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R7°! ®fir t has [essre• a ffair, A' the st• ~ ,uncut i ja on )once" I.llleill r C 011" th his as ac- Ld had e where wecess yy of o be usnee g ' the ye , oeforei discus/ Evelyn ;11ed to vo veil _o3ba l • Le Free Isider' n dicaP• Ind the Black d from PERIAL PARLIAMENT. - - ROUSE OF COMMONS—(HITS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Bayswater, Padding ton, and Holborn Bridge Railway Bill were considered and agreed to. The reports upon the following bills were considered and agreed t o , an d t h e bi lls were ordered to b e rea d a thin d time :—Chaytor's Estate ; Duke of Cleveland's (Rarie) Estate ; Sunderland Town Moor and Freemen's Orphan Asylum ; Treffry's Estate ; Pidgley's Estate. S. Mr. DUNCAN presented a ETITIO pe N tition from the medical profession at Dundee, in favour of medical reform. METROPOLITAN SEWERS ACTS CONTINU- ANCE BILL. On the motion forgoinginto committee of supply, Sir J. SHELLEY complained that this bill was the last instead of the first order of the day for 12 o'clock to-day. The inhabitants of the metropolis were up in arms about the measure, as it proposed to give powers to the present commission to raise rates for the next 30 years ; and he hoped, if the Government intended to persevere with so monstrous a proposition, they would Place the bill in a more favourable postion on the orders of the day. Mr. WILSON said it was impossible to fix any time for the bill until the Government got through the com mittee of supply. do believed that the noble lord the Secretary for the Home Department intended to bring it forward at 12 o'clock to-morrow, but that would de pend on the other orders being disposed to-day. Sir B. HALL considered that, as the bill would levy about half a million of money on the metropolis, an ample opportunity should be afforded for its discussion. After a few words from Col. SIBTHORP, the sub ject dropped. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS (IRELAND.) Mr. BUTT asked the Secretary of the Treasury Whether any arrangements had been made or were in tended to be made by the Post-office to alter the pre sent arrangements under which letters from the town of Youghal to the neighbouring borough town of Dun garvan, distant sixteen miles upon a good road, were convey e d by a circuit of several hundred miles, and occupied two days in the transit, as pointed out in the Memorial forwarded to the Postmaster-General in March last, from the Town Commissioners of Youghal ; and a similar question as to the communication between oughal and Tallow, complained of in a second me morial presented at the same time, and complained of the injurious effects of these arrangements on the postal ercourse of the south of Ireland ? Mr. WILS ON said he had commun i cate d w i t h th e I,° ost-office on the subject, but he had not yet received any reply. SUPPLY. through committee of supply in the hurried way pro - The votes which they were asked to sanction t°- daY amounted to no less a sum than 4,582,0001. When he first directed attention to these votes they Were only b e t ween 15,0001. and 18, 0001 ., b u t th ey h a d been going on i ncreas i ng ever s i nce , and they had now reached the sum he had now mentioned. He did not c lean to s a y th ere were not reasons f or t h e i ncrease, b ut he thought they sh ou ld a d o pt a nother course in a future „ i o ess icm, and submit the votes to a select committee be re they were proposed to the house. The house then went into committee of supply. On the vote of 20,0001. for civil contingencies Mr. HU ME went through the items of the vote, and i i ged. various re d uc ti ons ; and, after some discussion, e vote was agreed to. to o , a the question that 550,887/. be voted to her Majesty defray the expenses of the Commissariat Department, ,cr. tl HUME complained that nothing had been done v_,eirt :d e uc e the expenses of the department, although re ductions and abolitions had been suggested by the corn buP stairs. He thought that great reductions , e made in this vote, so far as it applied to the coloni es. M r. WILSON defended the vote, and stated that Government were doing all in their power to gradually r educe the vote. (LEFT SITTING.) M ARLBO.ROUG.H-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) CHARGE OF ROBBERY. Rogers was brought up before Mr. Bingham for al ex amination on the charge of having stolen a silver 131)° ,_°n, th e property of the Earl of Lucan. william Peto deposed that he was assistant to Mr. e n a g h arl, pawnbroker, of 163, Oxford-street, and that the W e dnesday, th e 27th of July, the prisoner came into shop and offered the silver spoon produced for sale. It tess nak e d hi m where he got it from, when he re lied that a Mau had sen t hi m with it. Witness told him to n _ s e e nd the Mari t o hi m which he dec li ne d d o i ng . Wit th:n gave him into custody. Mr. jr e-constable Lister, 146 D, said he was called into He toladughan' s s h op, and took the prisoner into custody. wit ness that he had picked up the spoon in the squa re , aA'.icl that he swept a crossing near llanover n - In th e e n, ec lusequence of this witness made inquiries spoon °s "° l 4hood, and found out the owner of the Willian NV^ A nano,ver(3u under-butler to the Earl of Lucan, 20, ally bee square, s tated that the prisoner had occasion - serva n t e mployed to run errands by his lordship's lo rds The spoon produced was the property of his s . • Lo Th e p. ,-' prisoner, who persisted in adhering to the ,tent he h e had made to the policeman, was committed for JEARkET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The near continental markets have ruled steady for most kinds of grain, the prices of which have been well sup ported. In the Black Sea ports, the value of wheat has considerably advanced, with au active demand. The latest advices from the United States are to the effect that wheat and flour were very dull and drooping. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were fairly supplied with wheat, in which only a limited busi ness was transacted, at barely stationary prices. In spring corn and flour very little was doing. The arrivals of English grain up from market, coastwise, were but moderate. From abroad we received 40,747 qrs. of wheat, 5,120 barley, 37,323 oats, 850 rye, 148 beans, 133 peas, 130 tares, 7,205 linseed, 75 mustard seed, 120 sundry seeds, 2,230 sacks and 8,402 brls. of flour. Fresh up to-day the arrival of wheat coastwise from Kent was somewhat extensive, even the time of year con sidered, and we received a full average supply from Essex, iu excellent condition. By laud carriage the receipts were but moderate. The arrogate supply being good, the im ports from abrcad extensive, and the news from Russia more favourable, the demands for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled exceedingly heavy, at a decline in the prices of Monday last of fully 2s per quarter. There was very little business doing for forward de li very, even though the growers freely offered parcels at 2s to 3s per quarter less money. We were rather extensively supplied with all kinds of foreign wheat. Millers and others operated with great caution, and the trade was in a depressed state at a fall in the currencies of fully is. per qr. Floating cargoes off the coast were very dull. In prices, however, scarcely any change took place. Indian corn for forward shipment was quite neglected. A sample of new English barley—the produce of Kent, and in good condition —changed hands at 395. per qr. Foreign barley sold at late rates, with a fair average quan tity on offer Malt was in fair average supply, and moderato request, at full prices. The show of all kinds of oats being very large, the oat trade ruled heavy, at a decline of from Gd to is per qr. Beans changed hands slowly, on former terms. The demand for peas was steady, at late rates. We had only a moderate inquiry for flour. In prices no change took place. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL, MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red ••.• new 45s to 51s Ditto • • - - • • old 45s 55s Hu°, White new 45s 553 Ditto.. • • .... old 47s 67s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 458 55s Ditto new • • • • .. 41s 50s Rve—Old .. • • .. •• • • .. 288 30s New •• •• • • • • . . • • 29s Bls Ba^ley—Grinding . • • • • 26s 29s Malting . • • •• 303 32s Chevalier .. .. • . • 333 36s Idalt—Suffolk and Nor folk • • • • • • 52s Brown • • • • . • . . • . • • • • 46s 528 Kingston and Ware 57s 608 Malt—Chevalier • • 61s to 63s Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed 19s 240 Potato ...... 24s 293 Youghal and Cork 81ack....... Igs 22s Cork, White ..... 21s 248 Scotch, Feed. • ... 24s 27s Beans—Tick ......... 37s 4i s Pigeons ....39, 47s Peas—Grey 331 38s Map1e......... 365 39s White... .. • ... .. 39 433 Boilers ••• • •.• 409 43s Flour—Town-made. • . 455 505 Suffolk .•••• • • • —37 s 13tockta 8; Norfolk 373 42s SMITHFIELD. ---- - During the last week the import of foreign stock into London amounted to 5,273 head. In the corresponding period of 1852, we received 7,733 ; in 1851, 7,885 ; in 1850, 6,250 ; in 1849, 5,248 ; and in 1848, 4,400, and in 1847, 7,564 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Harlingen 23 ... 16 ... Tonningen 2OO ... 400 ... - - Hamburgh 4l ... 1,867 ... Rotterdam 331 ... 1,384 ... 243 Amsterdam ... Antwerp Ostend .... Boulogne.. Bremen . .. - ..• 143 ... - Calves. Pigs• 88 ... 67 370 ... - 3S 4 17 ... 26 - . 98 Total _.. 738 ... 3,677 ... 243 ... 517 . The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 852 1,335 ... 4,446 ... 950 ... 514 ... 488 851 1,135 ... 4,908 ... 520 ... 683 ... 639 850 1,083 ... 3,999 ... 578 ... 461 ... 129 849 639 ... 3,980 ... 324 ... 224 ... 81 .848 563 ... 2,993 ... 346 ... 498 ... The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was exten sive, but in very middling c ondition. The demand for it was less active, at about stationary prices The arrivals of beasts fresh up to-day from our own graz ing districts, were tolerably good as to number, but very deficient in quality. The attendance of buyers being nu merous, the beef trade ruled steady, at fully last Monday's prices. The general top figure for beef was 4s 4d ; but a few very superior sorts realized 4s fid per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 500 Scots and short horns ; from the northern grazing districts, 1,7 00 shor t horns ; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 240 horned and polled Scots. With sheep, we were tolerably well, but by no means extensively, supplied. The trade was decidedly firm, and prices were well supported in every instance. The best old Downs sold freely, at 5s per 81bs. Lambs—The supply of which was tolerably good, moved off slowly, at the currencies obta ined on this day se'nnight, viz., 5s to Os per 81bs. The supply of Calves was but moderate, yet the veal trade ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Pigs were very dull, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. s. d. s. d. Prime Southdowu 410 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 0 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 8 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Smal porkers 3 8. 4 0 Suckling calves ..21 0 26 0 Quarter old pigs 20 0 25 0 s Od to Gs Od. Per Slbs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 4 Second quality.... 3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen 310 4 0 Prime Scots, &e. 4 2 4 4 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 310 Second quality ...4 0 4 4 1 Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 8, Lambs 5, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and Lambs .. • • ....`z9,700 Calves .. ••.. • • .... .... 36 t FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts •• .. •• • • . ........ .2.276 Calves,..... .... A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Aug. 9, 1852, and this day, Monday, Aug. 8, 1853. Per Sibs, to sink the offals. Aug. 9, 1852. Aug. 8, 1853 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 2 4to 2 6 3 oto 3 4 Second quality ditto ... 2 8 210 3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen ... 3 0 3 63 10 4 0 Prime Scots, &c ... 3 8 310 4 2 4 4 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 2 8 3 0 3 6 310 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 2 3 4 4 0 4 4 Prime coarse woolled. ditto ... 3 6 3 84 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto 310 4 04 10 5 0 Lambs ... ... 4 2 5 2 5 0 6 0 Large coarse calves ... ... 2 8 3 6 3 4 4 0 Prime small ditto ... 3 8 4 0 4 2 4 8 Large hogs .................2 8 3 4 3 0 ' 3 6 Neat small porkers 3 6 3 8 3 S 4 0 Beasts 4,416 4,832 Sheep 32,880 29,700 Calves... 395 361 Pigs 410 320 - - - - SUPPLIES ON SALE, Aug. 11, 1851.—Beasts, 4,209 ; sheep and lambs, 33,0u0; calves, 415 ; pigs, 410. Aug. 12, 1850.—Beasts, 4,129 ; sheep and lambs, 31,920 ; calves, 288 ; pigs, 205. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of each kind of meat on offer in to-day's market were tolerably good, but in very middling condi tion. The general demand ruled steady, as follows : Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 8 3 0 Do., middling 3 2 3 6 Do., prime large 3 6 3 8 Do., do. small 3 8 310 Pork, large 3 0 3 6 Lambs s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling, 3 8 4 4 Do., prime 4 6 4 10 Veal 3 8 4 8 Pork, small 3 8 4 2 ~.5s Od to 6s Od. BOROUGH HOP. All kinds of hops, the show of which is very limited, are in but moderate request, at last week's currency. Duty 14,0001. The imports have amounted to 28 bales from Rotterdam, 110 from Antwerp, and 6 from Ostend. Mid and East Kent pockets, 130 s to 180 s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 128 s to 145 s ; and Sussex ditto, 115 s to 130 s per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. No imports of foreign potatoes have taken place since Monday last ; but the supplies of English on offer are very extensive, and of good quality. A large business is doing in them, at from 60s to 100 s per ton. WOOL. The colonial wool sales, which will be brought to a close on Saturday next, have been fairly attended by buyers since our last, and the biddings have ruled steady, as follows :—Port Philip : Clean sheep's, is 5d to 2s 4d ; scoured, is 10d to 2s 3d ; damaged do., is 6d to is 10d ; grease, 1s to is 4d ; pieces, is ld to is 5d • locks, 10d to 1 s 4d ; lambs', is 8d to 2s sd ' ; clothing, is 9d to 2s ld ; skin, is 2d to is 6d ; combing, is 9d. to 2s.—Sydney : Clean sheep's, is 6d to ls Mid ; damaged, is 4d to 1s Bd. ; broken, is 2d to is 6d ' • clothing, is 9d to 2s ; combing, is 8d to '2s • hoggett, is 8d to 2s Rt.—Adelaide : Clean sheep' s, is 4d to is 9d; limbs', is 6d to is 10d.—Hobart Town : Clean sheep's is 6d to is 8d ; combing, is 6d to 1s 9d ; hard washed, is 6d to is 9d.—Cape : Clean sheep's, is 2d to 1s 8d ; grease, 10d to is ld ; lamb's, is 2d to is 8d. — Launceston : Clean sheep's, is Id to is 8d ' • other qualities, 10d to is 4d per lb. Rather large -p arce l s of East India and foreign have changed hands at from 4d to is 6d per lb. In the private market there is rather more doing in Eng lish wool, at very full prices. Last week's imports were 500 bales from Algoa Bay, 1,9.27 do. from Melbourne, 105 from Haniburgh, 67 from Gibr.%ltar, 792 from Port Philip, and 10 from Venice. SEED S. A few parcels of new English rapese ed have made their appearance, and changed hands, at front 241. to 251. perlst. New carraway has also appeared. linseed continues steady, at very full prices. Cakes are firm. Turnip,White, per bush. 95 to lls Swede 105 12s Mustard, Brown ••• • • . 7s Os White, new •• • 7s od 9s Tares,Winter, new .. .• Os Od Os Od Spring .... 4s 6,1 5s 6d Canary, per quarter . 405 44s Mover, Rea Eng . Rye grass.. • • 28' 3 " (cwt.) 448 645 1 Wflito .......... 48q 65 5 1 Foreign iced...... 44s 62; White.... sis 65, Trefoil, new.. 1849. Stock this day ...... 22,646 Carraw9Y••-•• 46 s 48s Coriandi `r • • •••••• • • 119 14s Hempsee, I, per quarter 38s 42s Linseed, l 'aig. - ;owing • • 561 COs Crush) Ub •• •••• •• 49e 51s Baltic ••••• • • • • • 478 50s Odessa ..... ••• • • 483 50 s Linseed Cal; 2, pr. ton— Englisli •• . 81 0- 9 lOs Foreign, per ton 7/ lOs 9 lOs Itape Cakes, p rton 4/ 153 55 5s Rapeseed, 2•I Vr,prist 24'0 3 'AV Os r Price of Y. C. • • 39s 3,1 • • t to 00: Od 2.5,380 36s 6d to OOa Od Delivery last week _ to 00A 207 ; I. 272 Ditto from Jane I .... 11,741 11, 493 Arrivals last week 149 4591 Ditto from June 1....! 8,917 !11,049 rrico of Town 405 Od 385 Od TALLOW. Owing to the pacific news from Russii 1, ou r market has become heavy to-day, and prices have ado wn ward tendency. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is selling delivery during the last thr ee mon ths 5] s 9d. per cwt. Town tallow is 50s 6d per cw t. ne t cas] ; rough fat, 2s lid per 81bs. at s`. ? , s 6 d. ; a nd for SHERIFFS' COURT,-(THIS DAY.) (Before R. Gurney, Esq., Q.C.) EVERETT V. WILES. Ltr~he plaintiff in this action is a news agent, in Broad- City and sought to recover of the defendant, t tk e- " , ,&c 'at the Auction Mart, City , a nd Wolverhamp a%' „.tue . ;,mount of a bill for the supply of the Times la s t Journal, from August, 1552, to February case had been adjourned for the attendance of the I, t e .hciant who bad, however since gone to Ireland on vf ine ss• The defence was; that the Mining Journal ki.Atiot ordered although a friend in town had been e'en to about it but that in fact the journal was sent in eet to him, and defendant, who was only occasionally he telidainillewon, the business being b conducted clerks, and el nothing about the order or delivyery, but the Pe to the Times was correct. Defendant not ap nialf„ug, and the positive evidence of the fact of the 11,,„ - "; 111 remaining unshaken judgment was given for Plaint for the amount claimed. °°t/RT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY. Commissioner Holroyd the commissioner . of vat e ria l_,.ngaged in his private room upstairs, over pri vr eto„ e v t , ln gs• (Air. 1 -- T OP THE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE. — th a t -e has been issued by order of the Lord Chancellor, Wll th e offic e of the Accountant-General in Bankruptcy 3cl l t o be to e b l e o r se n d ex o tn. the 10th instant, and re-open on the o ri ng this recess no dividend warrants will be issued r Pid. .47418DR/?/V STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. proprietors of the half- Yearly general meeting of the East Steam Navigation Company pr wa at,,ti ern when a highly 1 *nte test. rd aY at the London Tavern, w of this impor s held on t a. „thg and full report from the directors A ar ., amg was read, "" luide r t k. and unanimously adopted. o the 411gements have been made for the f co t n h s e tru no c in ti p o a n n ; th e ebgines and hull of the first ship o feet; e former being on the aggregate of 2,600-hors 6 e Bo power, t t 'd the dimensions of the latter—length, an t n re „ ; ad tli. 83 feet ;w epth, 58 feet ; ort d ti -Q ` ile s. Such ll be the gigantic proportions d d 0 1 e f 4 e " no vessels, which are destined ship build it, revolution in our present systemof considered to be th g. I he size above-mentioned is uisites o f emi r e staallest that will insure the req will not be fort eed, These vessels all that obli ge d and economy. ' t will carry to call anywhere for coal, bu besides 5,000 tons Ilk necessary for the entire voyage, cabins for passen ea'nreinent of merchandise, and 500 for troops and I f o ers of the first class, with ample space estimated to be ob t er-class passengers The speed will reduce the twi ned is fifte hour, and c to en knots per t a e, b he P age b t tlairt e ween England and between England and 3' or thirt th dand The hulls Au . thirty. ree ays, a tralia to thirty-thr e or thirty-si" days. and o f n.,f the vessels will be of e iron, of unusual strength, letely qotible constructio d divided into ten comptice of Water -ht n 2 an concluding our no this rep compartments. In cone marks of the clirectorrt, we close with the following re • publishing . , 17 . nr . anythi° directors would have refrained from the predic tio4 ng like estimates, but having to meet present clams s of failure made by those interested in the L3".of vessels, they think it right to state that the resultar. .their calculations (made on the assumption that thec the ;xJ.r_lg of for goods outward should be occupied at f r ,7 ef Q. lOs. per ton, being considerably below present I.allgi3hts, and only one-half of the cabin room occupied, at ..14 I.or first-class passengers, 651.; second-class, 35/. ; of ethird-class, 251., including provisions, giving to each such respective classes enlarged accommodation, and as -15 -, zkg that only one-third of the vessel's capacity would tlL necu Pied on the homeward voyage), is that after making e42llei_, Most ample allowance for working expenses, depTe , wear and tear, and insurance, a surplus remains t° _, fortY per cent. per annum upon the capital i3O—""Y. With the, prospects, based on sound commer t. Principles this tom an re requires no Government 481. static e • 2 is p y . c 1 rival all that necessary is that no rival route or „ „„company shall be subsidised to your prejudice. di,,eb are the views and considerations with which your rTh7Lrs have been led to make their final arrangements. i:73" believe, as they have before stated, that every coin uY, and every individual engaged in steam navigation, tag'eglo'nftlly become convinced by experience of the °Alvan -I_;:in conclusion, your directors desire to state that they z, the vessels of this company will supply the great ~ j_meraturn of the day, and will afford the speediest, the zunic.7"lB, most panctu.al, and most economical means of com atio ever devised between this country and her ° at distant Eastern colonial possessions." TRlc --- Denmark CROLERA.---The cholera continues its ravages in , with scarcely any diminution. - Up to the 2d L,,tlet. 3,122 had fallen victims to the epidemic. Nearly 40,000 of the inhabitants had quitted the city, which presented a most deserted and melancholy aspect. It is Stated that the disease is much aggra,vated by the appear ance of the yellow fever, brought here by vessels from St- ThOreae, and that it presents some new features 'worthy of obaorvation• ...r...,....... THE MN, LONDON, MONDAY gVEN'IN G, ArGIYST 8, 1.55. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Saturday. Business done this day. Aberdeen Ambg, Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct , Birming. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey........: 'Birkenhcl. Lancsh. Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20... ' Bristol and Exeter.., Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, &Pass. Dublin&BelfastJuuc. Dundee Perth&Aber. deco Junction Do. New ...... .... East Ang1ian........ D 0.,( 18E &H).. Eastern Counties... Eastern Union, A Stock . Do., B. Stock. ' Do., New A. East Lancashire East &West Ind. Dk, & Birming. Junc l Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Ed in. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock 'Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle k Do., Thirds Laneash. andYorksh. Do., Fifths Do. Wst. Riding Um Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwell 'Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. Lond. Bright & S. Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do .10/. Sh. , M&8...0 London andS. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Col eraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midid. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Nvvpt. Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. . Norfolk . Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., 2 A Deferred Do., 6 B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton .... Scottish Central , Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi i mg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Si aok Shrewsby. & Berefd Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ;.„ Do. Halves, t o Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall. Wimbledn & Croydon York Newctl • &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. 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Land all Submarine Telegraph 283 Van Diemen's Land ii - ii 64 -7 67 - lip ••• --- 4 d par P i- 1 P . - .- 1 10 - 2pi ii -- 37 -- ART-UNION PRIZES. A private view of the pictures took place on Satur day, at the gallery of the British Artists, Suffolk-street, which have been selected by the prizeholders of the Art-Union of London. As these pictures have already been noticed in these columns, w h en they were first se en in the various exhibitions of the present year, it will not be necessary to allude to them at any length. The most remarkable change which we observed by the difference of hangin g , was No. 4 of the present catalogue, entitled " The City of Syracuse, from the antient quarries where th e Athenians were impri soned, B.C. 413," which, certainly, does not gain in our esteem by being bro ught nearer to the eye, and therefore justifies the high p os iti on in which it was placed at the Royal Academy, concealing, as it did, o th e pre-Raffaelite detail of the near objects, and proves that " distance lends enchantment to the view." The price paid for it, namely, 2501., the odd 501. in excess of the prize being added by the Hon. F. Lygon, is at least highly creditable to the liberality of that gentleman. Another example of a similar kind will be found in the selection, by Mr. T. H. Maudslay, of a view of ‘.‘ Cwm Ogar, Glamorganshire, No. 84," by T. Tennant, the amount of prize being only 801., and the price of picture 1251. In this instance we not only compliment the buyer on his liberal spirit, but also congratulate him on having vindicated his judgment in selecting a fine, deep-toned, and powerfully painted pic ture well worth the sum he has paid for it. The rest of the pictures have found buyers at about the valuation put upon them by the artists, and do not, conse quently, require further notice in that respect. We cannot help saying, however, that No. 44, " The First Appearance of Columbus in Spain," by Mr. Hurl stone, is very reasonable at 1501., and Mr. H. Wil son ought to be well satisfied with having obtained, on terms so easy, by far the best picture the artist ever painted, and we are not quite certain whether, upon the whole. it is the most suggestive production of the year. "The Walk to Emmaus," by Mr. Henry War ren, is a water-colour drawing of considerable preten sions ; and although the general breadth of style in which it is treated is rather interfered with by the botanical detail, of which we complained when it was first exhibited, still we are happy that this approach to the high style of art should have found a liberal patron, to the extent of one hundred guineas, in the person of Mr. W. A. Richmond. These are the most striking points of the present exhibition of prizes— the remainder consist of specimens by many of the established favourites, and when the difficulty of ob taining a picture to fit the amount of the prize, and to suit the fancy of the prizeholder, together with the frequent want of pecuniary means to make the neces sary addition to obtain a more desirable pi ust cturee, are taken into considerati on, we thik that m bd mitted that the present display of selections gives a rather favourable indication than otherwise of a gradual improvement in the public taste, and sustains the hope that great benefit will be ultimately derived from the lottery of the Art-Union. HORRIBLE DEATH. —On Friday last a frightful acci dent occurred to a young man named William Abbott, engaged as foreman painter, in the employ of Messrs. Heathcote and Co., of Tifertoll, which shortly after wards terminated fatally. Lt appears that, on the day in question, the deceased was at work at Wiveliscombe, when he accidentally fell into a partly filled furnace of boiling liquid ; the unfortunate sufferer was, af of ter him by a short space , rescued by some persons taking hold the hair of the head. Surgical aid was called in, but the case was hopeless, and the poor fellow, after lingering in great agony, breathed his last the following morning, Exeter Oz.ette. OUR SECOND SWEETHEART, BE ELIZA COOL (Front Eliza Cook's Journal). Do not think, gentle reader, that we intend to indite a book of revelations, touching all the wooers we have had in our train : certainly not ? We shall betray no serious feeling, and trespass upon no delicate ground. No breach of faith shall be made in any way ; but as the harmless truth of the portraiture of poor Ben Hewitt, our" first sweetheart," appeared to give general satis faction, we are induced to believe that a few words re lative to Tom Ashton, our second devoted admirer, may prove welcome to those who can smile over " simple annals." At the time of this " tender attachment," we were living in the suburbs of London, and had just arrived at what should be, and what really was with us, the gawky rollicking age f twelve. We are perfectly aware that in this fast age, young ladies of such a matured span begin to have definite notions of bridal dresses, and learn to "con duct themselves with propriety ;" but we were brought up in a different atmosphere. We had a mother who cared much more for our principles and constitution, than for our politeness and conventionalism, and we had the constant fellowship of brothers, with whom we played, quarrelled, 'and fought, on the broadest system of "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity," to say nothing of our natural predilection for anything save " worsted work," or "sitting up like a lady.' It must be admitted that we were about as rude a specimen of primitive Tomboyism as ever horrified a finishing governess. We were " dreadfully uninformed," often tore our frocks and trousers, and scorned a parasol ; but our spine was perfectly straight, our disposition as frank as daylight, and our mind untouched by the sentiment of French novels. We were quite as innocent as when Ben Hewitt lifted us up and kissed us, just as a life guardsman might Tom Thumb ; and we had certainly lost nothing of the audacity which had prompted us to empty Dame Hewitt's jug of camomile tea and fill it with her best October brewing instead. The four years which had passed over our head had done little for it but deepen the shade of its curls. Would to Heaven the darkening shadows had always kept outside ! We had acquired no accomplishments beyond a most crude notion of ex ercising our toes in Paine's First Set, and our fingers in the Battle of Prague, and a pretty mess we often made of both,—in short, we were as wild and wilful as any scion of civilised humanity could be, and have often won dered since how we grew up into such a quiet reserved adults as we proved. At this time our brothers made acquaintance with Tom Ashton—a small-limbed, dark-skinned, black ' headed boy of about thirteen. He was the only child of a corn-factor in the neighbourhood, had never known his mother, and had been brought up between a very severe aunt and a very indulgent- father. Tom held that ex treme degree of contempt for anything in petticoats which we often see entertained by boys of that age, and when he excluded us from "Catch-ball," refused to turn the skipping-rope for us, and said we were not wanted at "Hide and Seek," our amazement and indignation were not slight. He impressed our brothers, too, and they were becoming despotic in their adoption of the Salic law. Tom evidently despised us. We bore his abominable conduct as well and as long as we could, but at last the crisis came. We were working in a strip of ground, honoured by the name of garden, and with a tool in our hand, known as "a dibber," were planting scarlet beans. In came the boys, with Tom Ashton, and of course we must "get out of the way" directly, and let them finish the beans. "There, be off," said Tom, " and give me that dibber." " I shan't," was our emphatic and laconic reply. "Yes you shall," said he, "for I want it directly," and he forthwith attempted to take it by force. We resisted vigorously. At length he gave us, not exactly "a blow," but something between a hard gripe and a desperate "shove," which sent the blood of all the Howards into our right arm ; and we have to record the disgraceful fact of positively knocking him down with the dibber, and that our brothers' cheered us lustily for the feat. Tom got up, looking very crest fallen, tried to cough, and said it was " only his fun ;" while we stood over our yard and a half of beans with a face like a crimson "passion flower," if there be such a thing, and quite ready and willing to "fight it out," if necessary; but Tom's masculine tyranny was crushed for ever; whether it arose from admiration or fear of our courage, we never questioned ; but certain it is, that he was in spired with a different feeling toward us from that moment. He allowed us to bathe his temple, only beg ging that none of us would tell a word about the affray. He wanted to shake hands and make it up ; and on the instant we offered him the disputed dibber, the rest of the beans, and a lot of sweet peas into the bargain. Tom's nerves were rather too much astonished to allow him to accept our generosity just then, but he came the next morning, black eye and all, and while he set the beans, we covered them with earth. Adam and Eve could not have agreed better in Eden. He even insisted on carrying the heavy watering-pot for us--an attention which we soon after returned in the shape of a beautiful new marble-bag. Torn never turned us out of any game we could play at, after this incident ; and if we hap pened to be reading a fairy tale while the boys were at leap-frog, he would suddenly leave them, and asked ii we would read it "out loud" to him. Then Tom began to give us ounces of "hardbake," wholesale portions of peppermint, and as for parched peas, the amount de voured between us was unknown. Within a short period, the annual vacation ball was given at Tom's school, and we were among the invited. During the preceding fortnight, Tom betrayed a strange anxiety to learn a few steps, and actually asked his father to let him join the dancing class, applying himself so suc cessfully that a quadrille ceased to be a mystery, and a bow a disgraceful impossibility. We shall never forget his asking us to be his partner in the first set, nor how he stooped to tie our sandal, nor how he took a large slice of cake with extra citron upon it apparently for himself, and slily insisted on exchanging it for our sweetmeatless piece, nor how he squeezed our hand at breaking up; but then Tom had had a number of glasses of negus. One day we admired a pair of primrose gloves on a young gentleman, and when Tom next appeared he sported a new pair of pale yellow kids, which har monised beautifully with a very school-boyish jacket and trowsers, all grease and grub, and considerably whitened at the wrists and knees. Then we fancied some white mice, and Tom brought us a "darling" pair in a round about cage ; but as the perfume from these little ani mals affords no trace of rose or jasmine, an ejectment of summary character was served on them by our paternal guardian, to Tom's great vexation, and so severely did he threaten the peace and well-being of the ejector, that we trembled lest he should commit a per sonal and murderous assault on the head of the family ; however, the mice were ensconced in Mr. Ashton's corn-loft, and Tom was never so happy as when he could persuade us to go there three times a day just to see how they were getting on. We went on in this fashion for two years, when matters become so serious on Tom's part that he worried his father for a tailed coat, and had the temerity to send us a valentine. It came very early in the morning, and put a temporary stop to the rapid consumption of a huge slice of bread and but ter. It consisted of a sheet of highly-glazed post, em bossed with pink, blue, and silver flowers of some "genus" unknown, saving that they are generally seen to grow in " fools' paradise." In the centre was a re markably plump Cupid, in ballet costume, flinging a remarkably plump heart at a young lady with scarlet roses and yellow shoes, and the perspective afforded a miniature likeness of St. George's ' Hanover-square, and a sort of sage-green gooseberry bush with a couple of doves perched thereon. Beneath the imposing emblems, the following original lines were printed:— Loved of my soul, this heart of mine I give to thee—Oh give me thine; But if thou wilt not deign to take it, Thy cruel words I feel will break it; and in an autograph P.S. was added, " your most de voted admirer, T.A." We remember that many remarks were made on the subject, which we could not fully under stand. We distinctly heard our parents declare that valen tines in general were very silly things, and that Tom's one in particular was the silliest of the silly; and Mary in the kitchen, to whom we confidentially showed it, said some thing about "Master Ashton being rich when he `groomed up,' and being able to keep us a carriage if we'd like to marry him by-and-by,"—both observations being swept from our consideration by the announcement of "Punch and Judy" being before the door. At this period, Tom was placed out in the world at a merchant's office, and we were taken into the rural shades of extreme Surrey, where we grew and flourished along with the other weeds and wild flowers. Tom had given us a " love of a work box" before we parted, and we had presented him with a tiny silver snuff-box, of no earthly use to either ; but people generally do make presents of what the recipients least need. Tom had uttered many words of folly on the strength of the valentine, and wanted us to promise eternal love and fidelity ; our parents were too wise to interfere in the matter, or possibly we might have deemed our case a very important one, and obstinately have fallen in love with Tom ; as it was, we only thought it " a bit of fun." During the summer months, Tom kept asking for undue holidays and got them (what a premium his father must have paid), and catne down to our cottage on the pretence of fishing. As autumn came on he merged into a consi derable dandy, began to talkiin to agrnelaitmh thedeal, wild cherry-tree and whistl ey whistled operatree fo airs us. swhenAwt lastaskede E he e s s uffi_ i c n i f e e n r t m ly at w ie o n m w a b n i l e y b , a b n eg d a d n id to n hintt think h enougha t we we could not quite fathom the meaning of, but which nevertheless excited an incl ination to box his ears. Then w of eoruers not e lv he mentioned the charms of Miss Louisa Newton, his master's niece, and implied that she was a very superior young lady to what we were. She had such lovely black hair in Grecian bands (ours was only eommon brown, and strongly emulative of limp corkscrews), her skin was eky it was him we d own had - no t vowed eternal fidelity ! How like the spring snow dro p (ours was the tint of autumn wheat), her eyes were a sp arklin g black ( o urs were sober grey), she danced like a fairy, she san g like a syren de sto h she talked like an angel, and * in short it w as becomin,g' th at Nis i s b N b er. v How n ad lu knocked quitewit h another evident sortlucky th at we become perfectly indifferent about his attentions ! Little Dick Morley, the wheelwiight's so ready to help us catch the pony, or go :l'was always blackberrying with us, and what did we want morel Tom was boasting one day of how many times he had danced with above named lady at the Polish ball, and how she the ie had compli mented him on his white teeth, until so upstairs we went and brought down we lost a ll p a ti ence ; "Here, Tom," said we, "take backthi tlie huge workbox : s rubbishing thin g , again, for nobody wants y ou ;" and Tomothering down here for it's no use to us, and don't come b again, but was the devoted swain never did come of Miss Newton for a whole year. We met him four years afterwards at a Chis - wick fete, with a very fair-haired young l a dy. A friend told us that Tom was a fickle mont a h s s quicksilver, a and had a fresh affection every f ew heard withinanother y ear thathe months, eg sure d ta eno sP ugh we sh girl ; however, he brok e th at off,, andngaavgeewourkboxaenisto another daughter of Eve, and this is the way Tom wen 1650. 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" Wh y, what ever inducedhim to marry such an unsuitable person ?" asked we whilst discussing the wonde r . "I'll te ll you, my dear," said an old gentleman, "she had thirty thou sand pounds, and that was the heaviest 'dibber' Torn has ever been knocked down with." "Indeed," we ex claimed, "and that levelled him with the married and happy, did it ?" "Query," returned our old friend, " just watch him and judge." Sure enough Tom sneak e d about the rooms as though he were afraid of meeting what belonged to him, and seemed to have-lost all his "big talk" and self-esteem. "So you are really mar ried, at last," said we as we greeted him in a quiet cor ner. Tom avoided answering, but we sat down and talked of old times. "Do you remember the scarlet beans ?" we asked with a smile. " Ay," said Toro, with anything but a smile, "they were happy days then. What a fool I was ever to pull up those beans ! but never mind, have you any commands for Australia ?" and sure enough within six month, Tom Ashton went to Australia, but without his wife. Ah, Tom ! our wooden dibber gave you an ugly blow on the face, but we sadly fear the golden dibber will leave you an uglier mark on your heart, and that the fate of our second sweetheart is worse than that of our first. LITERATURE. Lorenzo Benoni ; or, Passages in the Life of an Italian. Constable and Co., Edinburgh. The reader may form whatever opinion he pleases as to the object of the author, for the work may be considered a work of fiction, an auto biography, or, what it appears to us more strictly to be, reminiscences of early days, written by an Italian refugee. The thoroughly English style in which the book is written proves beyond doubt that the author must have lived long in this country. The first half of the narrative is con fined to the childhood and school-life of Lorenzo, which, but for the occasional introduction of amusing anecdote and description of particular character, and a brief sketch of the manner in which Italian education was carried on some thirty years ago, would prove tedious to the reader, if his risible faculties were not awakened by the ex traordinary precocity of children of from ten to thirteen years of age ; for certain Lorenzo Benoni had an overweening self-esteem as a boy. On his leaving college he becomes a great dandy, which, however, he is soon ridiculed out of by his uncle, a matter-of-fact Genoese merchant, who, in all his after-troubles, is his staunch friend. His mode of life is a sample of that of the generality of the Genoese merchants at that time : "Uncle John's style of living was, like that of the greater number of the burghers of Genoa at that time, simple, and even parsimonious. The house in which he lived was situated in a narrow dirty street, as most of the Genoese streets arc. It was choked up in front _ by another mansion rising just before it at the distance of a few feet, and at the back overlooked a filthy yard. In buying this house, some twenty years before, my uncle had been determined by the single consideration that it was not above five minutes' walk from Banchi, and that it was sure to let. As to air, open space, or light, he had thought no more about them than if things of the kind had never existed. Air, light, and prospect were superfluities ; if you could have them into the bargain, so much the better, if not, you did just as well without. " The suite of apartments which my uncle occupied on the second floor—the other stories were let—was spa- cious and lofty, but dark, and looked empty and cold. It was, however, be it said to its credit, deliciously cool in hot weather. _ The walls were whitewashed, and their nakedness was rather set off to advantage, than con cealed, by the half dozen or so of old family portraits that hung here and there. Thinly scattered through the apartments, at a great distance from each other, there stood a few old-fashioned, heavy, dark pieces of furniture, looking so lonely in their corners as to make one feel sorry for them. An ancient Venetian mirror, six feet in height, a dozen old chairs covered with faded yellow velvet, and an enormous clock in tortoiseshell of exquisite workmanship, constituted all the luxury of the drawing-room. But the walls of this drawing-room, which was very large and lofty, were, by a happy excep tion, filled to an inch by pictures of the best Italian Masters. No arm-chairs, no sofas, no carpets, no lamps, nothing of all that contributes to comfort. Uncle John did not feel the want of it, or rather was not aware that there was such a thing in the world. He had, in common with most of his countrymen, a strong pre- judice against fire, which he declared to be very in jurious to health, and the only chimney that existed in his apartment had been accordingly walled up. His only precaution against the cold, sometimes intense, consisted in rubbing his hands, or, in extreme cases, in going out to walk. "His meals were of patriarchial simplicity. A cup of coffee for breakfast. For dinner, soup, most frequently the national minestra asciutta (that is, a pottage of macaroni or other Italian paste, boiled for a short time, then drained dry, and seasoned with gravy and par mesan cheese), a dish of meat or fish, a salad, and fruit or cheese. For supper, a dish of boiled vegetables with oil and vinegar, and nothing more. Such was the fare, from which he never deviated, but which he imposed on no one else, for his guests—when he had any, a thing of rare occurrence—always found an excellent table at his house. And on state occasions, such as his own birth day for instance, Uncle John would give us a truly princely dinner, both as to the profusion of choice dishes and wines, and as to the luxuries of linen, china, and plate." Being destined for the law by his father (who, be it known, was an affable and agreeable com panion to the world, but a sulky old bear at home), lie enters the high college, of the manage ment of which, and the conduct of the professors, the author's own words can best express : "It was strictly required of the professors that they should call over the roll of their auditors at the beginning of the lecture, and mark down those who might be absent. After three absences thus proved, the profes sor was forbidden to give his signature to the student's card, which occasioned a loss of three months. No thing so provoking was ever invented—nothing giving rise to so many acts of servility on the one side and of gross partiality on the other, as this confounded system of calling over the names. It was a sword of Damocles, continually suspended over our heads, and really put us at the mercy of our professors, for where was the student sure of not being three times in three months a minute after the hour, and who might not want a little in dulgence on this score ? For the youth of independent character, who was above condescending to entreaty, the fatal cross was scarcely ever effaced, whereas it readily disappeared for one who could bow low, and make himself acceptable by fawning. "The letter was everything, the spirit nothing. The student who showed himself assiduously at the lecture, especially if very submissive, even although he never looked at his books, stopped short at the most simple question, and conducted himself in other respects no matter how, fulfilled the letter of the law, and that was sufficient—he was irreproachable. On the contrary, a conscientious young fellow who was above cringing, let him be ever so studious, ever so unimpeachable in his morals, was unmercifully pounced upon at the least in fraction of the letter of the law. The aim was to form machines not men. The University was like a huge press destined to squeeze out of the rising generation all independence of spirit, all dignity, all self-respect ; and when I pass in review the noble characters which never theless have escaped from this bed of Procrustes, I cannot help thinking with pride what strong moral ele ments our much-slighted Italian nature must possess, to come forth pure and vigorous from such a deleterious atmosphere. " A kind professor, who might sympathise with us— and. there were some such—dared not give way to his good-will so much as he might have wished, for he knew that he was watched as well as we, and that an unfavour able report might cost him his chair. The professors and the students were equally subjected to the espion age of the servants of the University, such as porters, beadles, janitors, watchmen, &c., &c., who were all in formers—informing being a condition, sine qua non, of their obtaining and keeping their places. These wretches did their best to overhear our conversations, which they reported after their own fashion, sending up notes con cerning various individuals. They felt their power, and used it like uneducated creatures as they were—that is, by conducting themselves with rudeness and insolence. And the student who might be tempt e d t o makeolieof these men know his place, entered upon a perilous un dertaking, for between the affirmation of a student and that of a servant, the latter was sure to obtain cre dence." During this part of his career, being about twenty-three years of age, he, together with his brother and some old college associates, begin to take part in the political agitation which then agi tated Italy. The machinations of the Carbonari, to which sect they belong, is, however, discovered, and the little party is almost annihilated by the sudden arrest of Fantasio, their leader, who is, however, only banished from Italy ; and at Mar seilles again infuseslife and v i gour i nto hi s par t y, an d organises another conspiracy, the fatal termination of which took place in 1833. The tyranny exer cised over the inhabitants of Northern Italy, and what the unfortunates suffered, is vehemently de picted, and many examples of injustice and oppres sion are given as examples, although the public need. them not, for they have but to read the daily accounts from Milan, or any of the Italian states, to meet with parallel cases :-- "Piedmont lay prostrate under the worst of all des potisms, the despotism of the sword. Military gover nors and commandants lorded it over the b c e o l u n i T itr h y t , era li i k ly e true Pachas. The power of these men unlimited, daily encroachments ot:ieenanjduriins‘dtiheetiono the civil authorities became inevitable inex tricable confusion and c onsta l n ts t o s f tr s u a g e g h le a for sta which were the natural resu knew neither where to seek nor peaceable citizen,teeeoPfrethmianegYs', nor to find justice, idea of the dignity and mo was who of course the sufferer. The fol lowing fact may give some A gentleman no deration these high . functionaries displaytehdaviii.lngthreatsiesd chirge of their duties. or of Genoa suddenly attacked his hat as the carriage in which tbe king chanced to be drove by, the . Govern him, and, loading him with the most virulent abuse, It so chanced that this knocked his hat off d h ta is head. one of the first families of Genoa, gentleman belonged and was moreover personally known to, and highly esteemed by, the Emperor Alexander of Russia, with whom he frequently corresponded. To these circum- ^ , vt i I s t * ,, , ,'Mt I_ l l ~„ . • ~, ......... .. , .._ . ....., .. K. stancei, tint on ii; demand from jir s i xwer virpitg ) latag r l L,.. - _.l:_'' \,,,1_;,:),' owed the satisfaction, eventually affo r ded }aim, ofthi u 411.i.:-.-- - " ....• removal of the Governor of Genoa to another govern- 7 . „ I . j' l4 Ty::Y ment. But how many acts of similar, and even of more gross misconduct, were left unpunished, for a single one that was not entirely so ! "The sway of the Commandants in the small towns, as arbitrary and unlimited as that of the Governors, was • still more immediately oppressive. In populous cities individuals escaped notice, but not so in country towns, where each man was known by name and by sight to the Commandant, and where, for instance, it became an unpardonable crime to pass before the little Pacha with out taking off your hat. "Next in authority, or rather in unlimited power, to the military, were the clergy, and the monks of every hue, especially the Jesuits. This celebrated sect had, AS it were, enveloped the whole kingdom in a net. They had establishments at Vogbera, Nice, Aostet, Chambery, T ur i n , and Genoa. These two l a st towns , were their head-quarters. They had, moreover, under their influence and innuediate direction, many brother hoods, half religious half political, such as the Ignoran telli, the Ladies of the Sacro Caore, the Congregation of St. Raphael for children, that of Sta. Dorothea for young girls, &c., &c. With such multiplied means of action, it is not surprising that they succeeded in monopolising public instruction. Primary schools, colleges, univer sities, all were under their authority. The Jesuitica spirit reigned at Court, among the high functionaries, and invaded every branch of governmental or judicial administration. In short, to get on at all, affiliation, real or supposed, to this sect, was necessary. By means of the confessional, and by corrupting servants, they obtained possession of domestic secrets, which they com municated to the pOlice, thus causing divisions in fizmi lies, scandalous law-suits, and reprimands ; in short, all the variety of measures termed economical ( ecortomiche), a general name for all kinds of arbitary injunctions, and p e tty interference in all and every act of private life, on the part of the police. Two Jesuits offered to the direc tor of police of Genoa to furnish him with all the infor mation he could desire. "The bishops, whose affiliation to the sect was nearly general, supported the Jesuits with all their might, and were in their turn supported by them in the most arbi ,trary and unjustifiable actions. The Bishop of Acqui caused a Jewish girl, afflicted with mental alineation, to be torn from her family, on the plea that she had mani fested some inclination to become a Christian. The mother and two brothers of the unfortunate girl, guilty of having claimed her, instead of redress were thrown into prison. The only daughter of the Belgian Charg6 d'Affaires at Turin fell in love with a young man whose situation in life forbade his aspiring to her hand. Her father was a Protestant. It sufficed that the young girl had whispered into the ear of a lady connected with the Jesuits that to marry her lover she was ready to become a Catholic, for the father to find on e ni g ht his dau g hter carried off.' After infinite search, it was discovered that the young lady was under the protection of the Ladies of the Sacro Cuore, but all the demands and solicitations of the diplomatic body failed to obtain the restoration of the misguided girl to the parental roof. "No warrant was necessary to put a citizen into pri son. The governor, the commandant, the director of police, the fiscal advocate, the justice of peace, the mayor, the carabinee rs , down to the lowest agent or spy of the poli ce , eac h had a right to arrest ; but if it was easy aoIT, n t get into . o Apriso p n r e is r on i was b terriblyset t difficult liberty to to - gt d e ay o b u y t order' of the magistrat e , and to-morrow an or der from the governor, th e di r eCtor of police, the commandant, would send him back to confinement. One fact among a thousand. " The Marchioness of - brought a criminal action against the mayor and common council of the burgh of Pecetto, for some alleged trespass on her estates. The Senate (the highest law court) non-suited the mar chioness, and acquitted the defendants. The judgment of the Senate seemed an insult in the eyes of the family of the marchioness, which was powerful, and had friends at court. So one day the mayor and the common coun cilmen of Pecetto were arrested and carried to the prisons of Turin. The barrister who had defended the cause before the Senate hastened to the director of police, and showed him the senatorial decree of acquittal. The director merely answered with a smile, ' The Senate has pronounced well, but I have done better,' and so sent away the lawyer without any further explana tion. The prisoners were not released till it pleased the marchioness that they should be so, and were ob liged to promise that they would in future behave like honest men, with the fear of God and man before their eyes.' "A political prisoner, who had been long detained in the fortress of Mondovi, made repeated applications to the commandant for permission to be shaved. The com mandant referred the question to the governor of the province of Cuneo, who granted the requisite authority by the following dispatch, which I give verbatim The prisoner shall have his hands, arms, and legs tied to a chair. Two sentinels shall be placed, one on his right, the other on his left, and behind him a soldier with a naked sabre. Fronting him shall stand the com mandant, with the major of the fortress on one side and his aide-de-camp on the other. In this attitude,' con cluded the dispatch, the prisoner is permitted to have himself shaved at his ease and pleasure 1' ( con tutto suo comodo )." Lorenzo about this time fell desperately in love. A fair Italian, the sister of one of the Carbonari, overhears him taking the oath of that society ; and with the sudden and wild affection of an Italian wo ' man, writes to him. Italian love-making and Italian lovers have been so often written on that little need be said on the subject, except that, true to her nature, she first loves to distraction, grows jealous, trifles with her lover, vows revenge, and as a climax, when he is on the point of being arrested, she warns him of his danger, and is willing to sac rifice everything for him. At length the fatal day arrived when all was to be brought to light. Hundreds were arrested, and tortures of the most revolting nature resorted to by the unscrupulous authorities to obtain confessions, and many of the unfortunate prisoners were forced to make false statements to be spared further torments, and to be released by death. The unfortunate Lorenzo, at length, after hairbreadth escapes and great suf fering, reaches the French shore, where he is re ceived with open arms by his friend Fantasio. His less fortunate brother Cassar, and other of his com panions, were shot or hanged without even the show of a trial. So ends the narrative of Lorenzo Benoni, the Italian patriot. Whither he went, or who he is—. who were his companions who, under fictitious names, have figured prominently in these pages— he leaves no clue. They alone who took part in those disastrous struggles will be able to identify the master mind of Fantasio, or the chivalrous devotion of Caesar Benoni. THE TURKISH SQUADRON. (From the Press.) We have just received the following particulars, im% portant at this moment, respecting the present state of the Turkish fleet, which is described to us as being, generally speaking, in capital order, and animated with the best spirit. We can vouch for the authenticity of the information we give, in all its details, excepting as to the names of some of the Turkish vessels, which we are doubtful whether we have rendered quite correctly:-.... IN BIIYUK SERVAL Guns. Men. Navik i bakri 54 Mirate safer 42 400 40 ............ 400 Farah ilak Messeri Ferak 24 ............ 200 IN BIIYUKDERE BAY. Faizi Marbout 2O ............ 200 Mahmoudieh 124 1220 Mookbiri sourour, 550 h.p. (5.).. 26 Mezhoudiek 118 ll4O Nesimi safer SO Peiki Messerit BO Shoe all i bakri 54 Nuzretiek 74 Kaidi safer 46 AT ANADOLIJ KAVAK. .36 . 20 Avni ilak Sherif numar CRUISING IN TER OFFING. Fedjri sefit - 20 INSIDE THE BANKS. Gul refia . Djai ferah . 22 .. 18 OFF SELVE BOURBON. Nizamieh Nedjat i fer Nedjmi feshan ~ 60 ~ 22 ...... 180 .. 24 AT BESMIC PATH. &Nil u bakri 22 ............ 150 1.50 Fetla. balent 2O .......... . . STEAMERS (PADDLE). Medjidieb, 450-horse power 22 ............ 300 22 ............ 300 Ja'eef, 450-horse power. 3OO Faizi bakri, 450-horse power Saiki rhade, 450-horse power 22 ............ 300 Esseri Dgedit, 300-horse power 2 Ereghli, 180-horse power ......... 4 130 Tair bakri, 180-horse power.-•• 2 90 Messeri bakri, 12 fpo 0 horse wer. 2 rom 40 to 100-horse power. Several small steame rs FITTING OUT AT THE ARSENAL. Menedouieh ........................... 90 . . With the irie exception . Of . the ............................... armaments a upper m ents decks, the lin e-of-battle ships .d are chiefly composed of guns of 32-pounder calibre and above. Excepting the `° Faizi marabou t , " the corvettes and brigs are feebly armed in respect of calibre and quality of gun.s. We have not received such precise details respecting the state of the Turkish laud forces, but the 'following, we are informed, are substantially to be relied on :-- Sixty thousand men, regulars and Redif (Lands** andthe V Albanians A are ll arna ; and ten thousand irregular marching to occupy the passes of the Balkan.these are under the command of Omer Pasha, a C roa ti an b y birth, a renegade, who ran away trom the Austrian y twenty-five Hohas yearsb isu ago. successful s sful He in B the only ge nera l i n T urkey. civil war with the Kurds and the Albanians , but him. has never h a d regu l ar troops opp osed to has the merit of looki n g well sia f after his men, by whom he is much beloved. In A being assembled, in the direction of are w eak points of the Turkish army are want of gor:a e officersand the absence of a commissariat. In the capital there are about twenty-five thousand men. cash ; N. M. 20 20 20 20 a -- 74i 5 1131 8g 1501 17i i 16 p 43 36 1 20 d 364 6 100 20 10 50 61 fi 61 it