The Sun. — London, England, 1847-08-25 00:00:00

aglip ..........„...........-.. diE,4O,, LITERATURE. „ tiv il' AND TALES OF VMAVELLERS ItA.YELLING. By E. L. Bl anc h ar d. litti g ) r. 30.3 "nd us to the author of thi s mos t f ace tious It :i as one of the pleasantest of companions. volume, as the title-page merrily bath it, 1," 41 ,„tr-lt for everybody going anywhere, and is 4 ;714 out (both in regard to size, price, embellish- f itax;',ll.ll4 character) exactly after the manner o -.ure a . atipe nedel fo • Ttuar brochures which are intended to tatitert:et, the Bs Natural Histories _ of the Girl, and the Bore. Over each of ilecollznrks We have laughed consummedly. The a .._ 'of the Gent -the abhorred Gent—at the aq - -ee ttati o c , at balf-priee in the minor theatres, at certain *tow Pasti mes, and un d er every var i ety o f c i r - Illtitt s 4 nees, is f res h i n our memory. His railway vi t, th l ,; "is shirt-pin s , lik e overgrown white currants, km ( ~at t et on the brain ; his imitation of Paul Bed tbricle,.,4°7:s my r-r-r•r-rummy cove—how's my 15Dy.•'"w'exsY-wicksy-wilres ? I believe you my 104 3 '7+ Ste:), or of Wright ( ~4 Come, I say now N tike n ) Cl', none of them 'ere larks you didn't ought t?, totentleztihnlesifeafsistilon for the Lowther Arcade, and his his own distinguished appearance, are ,as reminiscences of yesterday. The Balle ti le ' 1 ", with her innocent partiality for cheap st:, her lore of white-bait, and her al ton rnrirarceticiolillesctidoencorum, is vividly impressed , as are also the characteristic aretZens of the Bore, who gives elaborate analyses vri..ithout.it ne w f arce at the Haymarket, &c. Yet, "'mil lit 4 l e P re ciatlng the humour of these three co manner kie i )toks, and without depreciating in any Itea c h . the abilities of Albert Smith or Angus B. lied t ,we certainly give the palm to the " Beads irtrAL___ l "s of Travellers and Travelling," by their si ng hurnourist E. L. Blanchard. Its pages are ta ttri over with drollery, and with the unforced tea% i h en , t ,_ of good humour. The very first sen lieetbere't pletToena'reyl,ntroduction" alludes to Dr. John "as a great plagiarism, seeing that tgteal not k aragle word in it but what has been 4 44 _ rein other authors." And, among the pre fa'r 4411 ii ta f ple a . 0 advice to those who are travellers V APN, 'We, the author talks in this wise of a tat :Pai, - 1, 3 / 4 ° :••-•••" There is a popular tradition that . a ' 4- 4 ~,,- a g will hold anything ; we believe it. It is Zond„..' enc Yclopcedia of light articles, possessing, like . _, ~S' teitF, c) ,"taibus, the algebraic property of contain; `gne ca. 4 . 1 Itself an unknown quantity. It has a perfect e0.44 - vqta e ze t4 e ap h o e city for stuffing ; its limits are as in Oregon territory. Nature herself chbi,::: a Z e onifest a greater antipathy to a vacuum. it, is the very epitome of fun in a carpet hColif• , Passa ge worthy of Leigh Hunt himself— % --• glorious Leigh Hunt, who has thought ,1111._en sitting in the inside of an omnibus : Nivel% Orpollt: It tek t at t an intense intimacy we . get with the face, h naissltcoat, and watchchain of the man who Who is he? What is his name? Is l i kek r great care -an affliction? Is his look of cheerfu - !O, t eal ? At length he looks at ourselves, asking him .sslit t:k_doubt, similar questions; and as it is less ple.st 'Ls% tz„": scrutinized than to scrutinize, we now set him ntile t ,Z,Pl cf turning the eyes another way. How 4; 0 1 Tiz.i t t it rau,t be to the very fat man to be so gazed m e et 1 th , T 4 if he sat as close to us in a private room in a b,__ -11 % sit he be would get up and walk away! But o zraor l i u. - e ~,,renst, and have his portrait taken by our . -tits piteo us "' sigh for his plethora with a breath al - hat % as his wheezing." 9 i itk i rho 4at L ei gh Hunt has thought, E. L. Blanchard ~..-'441e111,.'i----what Leigh Hunt has observed, E. L. Ptte -; h as observed—what Leigh Hunt has . tee all L. Blanchard has written—with a dif 7. th ath - ''" of them, but, in their way, as well. Which ;No ki; l a thi s ?..._,, We have always had a sort of are'' cosentemnt for umbrellas ; carrying one on a . af t ri r. d2het a P invariably appears to us a wilful invitation P, a„a l f a ' a pre -supposition of everything that . is l Veli ~ and disagreeable —a display of sceptic L a ke e h t i la the existence of sunshine?' It is E. ~ I l t,e ll sai t d cl ,Wne says it (see p. 12), but it might . haN e f rity "Y Leigh Hunt. In the same strain o 31 ter; sl io 11 , 0 1 a strain as dear old . Ella must have B._ Ytic kha h ,‘ ln eri he went a-gipsying to Norwood_ or ' vl et on -e- e (that is, E. L. Blanchard) says, fur -meee,, -,, that 1 ine tourist is no of • • ne t ., , 'your genuine y th erery,,, than he is THERE !—a kind of Wieland - Th': ar e 411 3' life, of whose stationary presence * • are certain five minutes together. itellarob."gre fly that coolly perambulates stalks map rom IL_ liortr, G ropes fly in your study, and f -.me te -4 Pole to the Mediterranean, before you have k4 treel., w hisk him off with your handkerchief,. 1 1141 : 1 ;,, - - o.,„ Beitr4 Pers over the whole continent with more '4,„ . '"osop - e ; viotild innocently imagine him to be the m ka h ' lyno, havin g discovered the perpetual mo kW . 8 etlrr v i n . -41 071 . g out its first principles in ase h lfi u s r h . tftli qu . °f its exclusive • privileges. The worthy . tie 0 ,,,, - ,P in tkp Dutch ft...,vcit l ee , - .---ruch legend might Z i ..tuatr Q . ' his sole legatee. He appears to have .- ` cl oo, zon of ri nging in his ears the energetic i_ . -mci lle , -, aonte phantom policeman, who, perpetually 9 h- Pe - ci aZrt lit ' nlm 'e on,' leaves his victim no peace. Ms ''". 6 leal l e _. €l4 - 8 to be the solution of a mathematical left melt involves the question of getting over the l ike a„,..Nssible amount o f gr ound in the smallest pos ' kith -.an iilit/ the add ; ,y "'me. lie goes Off 1171 1 4 14 4 : 14 01 1 lru l cialh feature of taking his stick along 011 11-e 0 simila r as we should like to transcribe . a s sparkling with re, tell7eceoi_thw.Pdaesssiastge: passages—passages r as c s o a r g is e cience warns us Zno:lbn Lunlission of a literary larceny. We have rreghen-tainticen?Preciation of the . copyright, and draw l'r c an em u ' th ough unwillingly, to a _conclusion. I. it lelli t e emus' the reader that in " Travellers and i 7 the .:. he will sure to ek e L e . ,lener . ! gem—heads or tales he is t % 1" li t he author has very evidently, man y a I e -.. l in . Bat opposite many and with his 11 al ld bee • the s Ileckei °tee intensely intim d ate his p 0 ,. 1 , 1 . : . and 1 , WI, his waistcoat, an ink C r k,... t of 'L e has given us his watc loistniblia2 Tourist ale taro ; -n e , ur ist, the Gastronomic Tourist, the . all—the Artistic pen and the li;lltal it:l'? - 1 - eurist, the Begging Tourist, the Sntj- . vattehualilst, and the Adventurous Tourist. F. L. ;.,!Ittrilotte their been their Pierce Egan, and ... ti .;,led N „,i th en. Cruickshank. The pages are iv o _ d er -4111. Altol‘ variety of wood-cuts in the styleast of essease;:ae_ther the book is about the merriest I . . v ,, ° _ , and .__ nd there have been no lack f merry pre r zbesce 1738..f:r ethrninent hands too. It will make many lkri .44teiPate With to yet ri dr'oller a y. . pleasure the toothsome things D i % n u i n i ecrhs won l d im the d Diners," by the "'ler . 3 ' : 0111 Yer l — ‘ a ' s . call h - -- _ COURT CIRCULAR- 02. \Ntier Iy!IitbEREKIE, LAGGAN, AUG. Prince of et -..ajesty and the Prince, with the Ltini and the Pri R o yal and the ncess Isio ngen, attesd d bthe Duke and Dun • hess of lefelk , the t e y Prince o f -- ` 4 ;l o r.G. e _ Earle Grey, the Viscountess % wed I octal v 1 enl Y s s , and Sir James Clark, • Vele e , 144 from Fort William at half-past twelve Jocelyn, ues,yesterday. 114dilan4,11tiesty was received at the Loch-bridge by a . 1 Re r I):_icuard commanded by M'Pherson, of Cluny. as 11 114( 14 ; Jesty alighted at the drawbridge, and iy • 11.:fittetat° sae riage on the other side, whicho, 'l„,rcor;er sty's arrival, by the Marquis I .e4 l t w'ili • atD,,, -tabue with ---..taing the unpropitious state o f . the trlllindra dun Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the The " l iting the afternoon. the D royal dinner party included her Majesty and b4 ela tice, tile Prince of Leiningen, the Duke and e tarl r 74 °1 Norfolk, the Marquis of Abercorn, b k a . ‘irey, ViEcountess Jocelyn, - Mr. G. E. Anson, JOr.fa deu rberal Clark Captain the Hon. A. Gor lilu Sir James . l lil tri tri s 3erv ice will be performed at Ardverekie toorning. 6141141e,ather again to-day was most unpropitious,. ,‘; The tb,:ght a hurricane of wind and rain._ ' 4 (4 i ' l ee of Wales and the Princess Royal :Ir ., n Perfeet health. k,ord c , '1 1.1 413 CR :11Pbell, Lady Stratheden, and the Ho fo n r . 4-14rtri;t1Pbell left Stratheden-house yesterday Diedl4l„4l-11°48e, Roxburghshire. ues from the Governor of the Gambia were Yesterday tehe at the Colonial-office. A 6 eol • of South swe sent off yesterday eveningfrom Ttistrithi.-'l4l-office for the Governor 8.4, ) ,, k , To AnSTRALIA.. A company has been in 74ifZu oY royal charter for the purpose of establish -I.•str ir °f steam-boats to run between India and s eti tt ic, l !' thlis completing the steam communication be.: Lite th,74:s country and Sydney. The charter received • Isklttli` seta on the 6th glt is calcula . t e c! :tLI %i t ' entire distance to Sydney will be accomplish, 4 ilt n t . °llt e ill about 64 days ; of these 42 days will ne s 1 .,` ezie,e-,„0.411 from England to Singapore, ten day ' , asitu,,'," .rort E ssington, and twelve days from Port !Li:Tett:lZ olzi,Lio'rwAtiNs 0 II ft..„ 4 to sytiney: , I Cl e E B T te ir rd r a o y Et THE ABOLITION s O o F . a meeting of this p one K au er o 1111411. Las held in the society's rooms, 17, Bridge-street, I t- `iv 16 4 , Mr. John Atkinson in the chair. Mr. G. call John the attention of the society to the Dose ofgsleeently held in York and Leeds for the pu or immediate and decisive measures theof In cities and tovvns. The speaker concluded by e d l t t- . toot,j,littlie urcent necessity there was for a public , t o w ci society attentionsgainst inotrramurai burials,Governmentinas ° prs es , e 7re from without. Other gentlemen 1 i t a o v g o :41141:411°Putrellin:glibar3.°0;tuhinedirobias upon the future Fourse b n le q 13 Y the society, the time for holding a vote of w as ultim kere e. deeht. thanks,'tO the Chairman the meeting adjourned. kobtidel vo 4 0 f the -a t et Y , Rev. rt 6 3' . arsi:in Grove, ,: l a b i t n . ' i n this county, has rendered vacant the rectory of *h ie ry Abbas, near Shaftesbury, the incumbenFy .n I it , w hikehabolutao(;ll or h l, if a century . Th e ltvi g of fir sir lt • C• GlYn, litt - rt t'l quota ) co • .i y id H i e s r i a n ld t . he patronage 'h.,.._. onto, the ,of last ol muissioN.—By an . Act passed 22d continued Copy hold Commission is ri l l: L . l l . l 2 ls Ist of October 1850. The copyhold system is " a l Witf 0) chauce: THE SUN', THE MURDER OF THE DUCHESS DE PR ASLIN. The announcement of several of the journals of the arrival in Paris on Saturday of Marshal Sebas tiani was erroneous. The Marshal, it appears, had quitted Geneva for Nice before the melancholy news of the assassination of his daughter could reach him, and, consequently, it was impossible for him to arrive in Paris so soon as has been stated. The body of the Duchess was removed on Sunday morning, at six o'clock, to a vault under the church of the Made line. It was accompanied by her utcles, the Duke de Coigny, and General Sebastiani, and two other members of the family. A mass was performed immediately after the body had been placed in the vault. It will remain there until the arrival of Marshal Sebastiani. We read in the Debots—" The Duke de Praslin is said to be still suffering from his attempt to poison himself. Three phials have been found in his chamber, one of which was still filled with nitric acid, another contained a white powder, which has been ordered to be analysed, and the third had contained laudanum, which it is believed the Duke had drunk. Every possible precaution is taken at the Luxem bourg to prerent his making any further attempt upon his life. Dr. Louis, his own physician, and Dr. Rouget de Saint Pierre, physician to the Luxem bourg, are in attendance upon him." Of the nine children of the unfortunate Duchess de Praslin, the eldest daughter is alone married. She is the wife of a rich Piedmontese gentleman, with whom she lives usually at Turin. The second daughter, aged eighteen, set out on the day of the murder to meet her grandfather, the Marshal. The four others have been taken to their grandmother, Mdme. de Praslin. They are ignorant of the crime imputed to their father. M. Edgard de Praslin, brother of the prisoner, was, when the murder took place, at the Chateau de Praslin, which has re mained the property of the eldest son of the family, and where he this summer occupied a pavillion. He has conducted there the three sons of the accused. Mdlle. Sebastiani had brought to her husband in marriage upwards of 100,000 f. a year, from the mother's side. She afterwards obtained as much more by the death of an aunt. M. de Praslin, on his side, possessed about as great a fortune. They had, in addition, to expect all the fortune of Mar shal Sebastiani, and of General Tihurce Sebastiani, the uncle, who has no children, and their share in the fortune of the Dowager Duchess de Praslin. The following affecting account is given of the manner in which the Duchess Dowager de Praslin, who is nearly blind, has been made acquainted with the death of her daughter-in-law, whom she loved most tenderly. She was at first informed that her unfortunate daughter had been murdered by rob bers. Upon this she desired that her son might come to her, and they would mourn together. Ex pressing her extreme surprise that he did not come to her, it became necessary to make her gradually and cautiously acquainted with the truth. Upon this she sunk into a state of complete despair. At the time of the marriage of the Duke de Praslin he was twenty-one years of age, and _Mdlle. Sebastiani only eighteen. Her hand had been promised to the Duke de Fitzjames, but a difference upon questions of interest unfortunately put a stop to a union which in all respects was most desirable. SIR HARRY .SMITH.—We learn from the subscrip tion paper which has been lying for a few days at the Royal Exchange, Glasgow, that the sum of 3201 . has been subscribed for the purpose of presenting this dis tinguished officer with some testimonial from the citizens of Glasgow, seeing that they are not to have the pleasure of entertaining him at a public dinner. SUNDERLAND DOCK.—On Monday at noon the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this under taking was held at the Exchange-buildings. In the ab sence of Mr. Hudson, M.P., the chairman of the com pany, Mr. C. Bramwell presided. The report stated that the execution of the undertaking was progressing rapidly and satisfactorily. Since' the last annual meeting in February, Mr. Rendell had made his survey and report, in accordance with which the immediate executien of the open basin, the half-tide basin, and the dock to the ex tent of 20 acres, has been determined on, and several preliminary contracts have been executed, and the half tide basin and dock itself has been recently contracted for. The financial report showed their receipts, to the 30th June last, to have been 21,6771. 18s. 11d.; their aggregate expenditure 18,1721. 19s. 9d., leaving a ba lance of 3,5041. 19s. 2d.; but since that period nearly the whole of the first call has been received. FIRE AT WRITTLE.—The cry of " fire" was again heard in our streets, to the great alarm of the inhabi tants, on Saturday last, a messenger arriving soon after one A.M., requiring the assistance of the engines at the Lordship Farm, Writtle, the property of the Right Hon. Lord Petre, and in the occupation of Mr. Lucking. Be fore, however, the progress of the element could be stayed, a cow shed, in which were four calves, and a barn containing a small quantity of tares, with some peas, were consumed, the animals perishing in the flames. A haulm wall then took fire and a large haystack ignited, the greater part of which was included in the work of destruction. Fortunately there was little wind during the conflagration or several large corn stacks must have fallen a prey to the flames. The buildings and stock are insured in the Essex Economic, and the loss is roughly estimated at 4001. —Essex Herald. THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—Yesterday the trustees obtained possession of all the houses required in Great Russell-street for the erection of the east wing of the Museum, including the extensive buildings belonging to the Clerical, Medical, and General Life Assurance Com pany, clearing the ground entirely to Montagu-street, Russell-square. ORKNEY ELECTlON.—Thursday the 19th being the day appointed for the nomination of candidates for the representation of the combined counties of Orkney and Zetlan6, the town of Kirkwall presented a scene of great animation. At the hour appointed both candidates made their appearance, each accompanied by a large procession of voters and others—Mr. Pandas, from the house of Mr. Gold, Grainbank; and Mr. Anderson, from M'Donald's Hotel. The latter gentleman sported blue banners—the former yellow and orange. James Baikie, Esq., of Tankerness, nominated Mr. Dundas as a proper person to represent them in Parliament, which was seconded by W. Trail], Esq., of Woodwick. Samuel Laing, jun., Esq., of Papdale, proposed Mr. Anderson; seconded by Dr. Scott, of Melby.i The two candidates then severally addressed the electors, and, on a show of hands being taken, the sheriff declared it to be in favour of Mr. Anderson. A poll was demanded, which was ap pointed to take place on the 25th and 26th instant. — Caledonian Mercury. The apprehension of further disasters arising out of those which have recently occurred was this morning shown to have been well founded, by the announcement of the suspension of Messrs. Castellain, Sons, and Co., a fiem of old standing, and one deservedly held in estima tion. For some days the position of the house had been a matter of anxiety, in consequence of the heavy blow inflicted upon it by the failure of Fraser and Co., of Antwerp; but a general hope was entertained that it -might be able to surmount the severe consequences of that event. The liabilities are stated at 145,0001., and the nominal assets at about 135,0001., although, of course, these will show a considerable depreciation in the wind ing up. It may be added that there has rarely been a failure which has caused more sincere regret, the mis fortune having fallen upon Messrs. Castellain, not from any speculations of their own, but from misplaced confi deuce in their foreign correspondents.—Times. COMMITTAL OF A WOMAN FOR MURDER AT BIR MINGHAM.—On Monday night an inquest was held, before J. B. Davies, Esq., borough coroner, on the body of a female infant child, said to have been reurdtred, and most inhumanly mangled, by its unfortunate mother, a woman named Elizabeth Steadman. It appeared that the prisoner lived as servant, the last two months, at the Hope and Anchor, Caroline-street. Her mistress, hav ing suspicion that she was in the family way, questioned her, but she denied the fact. On Thursday last, she was taken ill, and went to bed, still persisting that she was only labouring under a cold, for which she required some warm drink. This was supplied to her, and in a short time after she got better, and removed to another bed. It, however, eventually turned out that the unhappy being was delivered of a child, which was afterwards found concealed in the privy of the house, cut up into several pieces. The whole of the evidence, unfit for publication, having been gone through, the jury, this morning (Tuesday), at one o'clock, returned a verdict of murder against the prisoner. Three of the jury refused to sign the inquisition, but the prisoner was committed to take her trial at the next assizes, for the murder of the infant. SHOCKING SERIES OF MURDEROUS ATTACKS BY A MADMAN.—A man named Jean Thomas, formerly a sailor, aged 41, ran through the streets of Bordeaux, on Sunday morning, with a knife in his hand, stabbing every person he met. This man had long been subject to monthly epileptic attacks, and was once before gu ilty of acts of violence on a woman who lived with him. For a length of time, however, he has been quiet, until Sunday last, when, after ill using a woman who prepared his food, he snatched up a long knife, with which he left the house. He then entered an omnibus, concealing the weapon in his sleeve. When the vehicle stopped, he suddenly fell on one of the passengers and stabbed him; he then attacked one of the horses with the utmost fury, and actually bit the animal in the nostril. Being now thoroughly roused by the sight of the blood which he had caused to flow, he ran amuck through the adjoining streets, wounding successively a who woman, having a child in her arms; another woman , had three of her fingers cut off; next, another woman, whom he stabbed dangerously; next, a Mme. P., who keeps a diligence office, and her daughter, whose life is in danger, and several others. A workman named Roche at last ven tured to oppose the madman, and succeeded in taking him prisoner, though not without receiving a slight wound in the hand. The number of persons wounded is not lose than ten or twelve. The next day Thomas was twice interrogated, and replied to all questions with great sang froid. FATAL CARRIAGE ACClDENT.—Yesterday Mr. W. Baker held an inquest at the Queen Adelaide, Hackney• road, on the body of Henrietta Phillips, aged five years, daughter of Mr. Joseph Phillips, a clerk in a mer chant's house. Alderman Thomas Sidney, M.P., de posed t B , 4 a w i nab at a A t Alderman e n s r t m e 'fr a a l d n o ynC4a y pace,ope l n an o t r i n ,s in e g: u h ri e acr w ,, as dr p iv r e o n ce b ed y in is g ta to c e hen the t 'd ' eceast d suddenly ran across the road, and before the coachman could pull up one of the wheels passed over her body. Wit nessout, the and means n shewas sd she taken e to a surgeon's, but not withstanding got died in two hours. Verdict—" Accidental death." THE OCCUPATION of FERRARA BY THE AUSTRIANS. We received yesterday a supplementary sheet of the Corriere Livornese of the 16th inst., which sup plies the following interesting particulars relative to the occupation of Ferrara by the Austrian forces : " (From private Italian letters.) "FERRARA, AUG. 13. "To-day, at half-past one o'clock, r sr., the Aus trian troops occupied the posts of the grand guard and the gates of the city. It now only remains for them to occupy the posts of the prisons and the resi dence of the Cardinal Legate, who has loudly pro tested against this new act of hostility. The city is deeply agitated. " (From another letter.) "At half-pat one the Austrians took possession of the posts of the Place Publique, and the four gates of the city. The post of the castle remains in the hands of the Pontifical Volunteers, and those of the prisons in the hands of the National Guard. The occupation was first demanded by an Austrian major, accom panied by two adjutants and escorted by a picket of cavalry, in the name of the General-Commandant of the Austrian forces in the city and citadel of Ferrara. A similar requisition was addressed to his Excellency the Cardinal Legate, in a manner very improper and insulting to our Sovereign the Cardinal, and the city itself. His Excellency refused to cons-nt to the de mand, and only yielded to force, not without loudly protesting against it. Words, however, are impotent against fixed bayonets. Besides, the tighter the Gor dian knot is tied the more easily it will be severed. If the invasion advances a little further, I believe that the flames will burst forth. " (From a third letter.) "Early in the morning of the 13th four Austrian officers presented themselves to the Cardinal Legate, to apprise him of a military manoeuvre which they were about to execute in the city by order of their Government, and invited him at once to publish a notification for the purpose of tranquillising and pre paring the public mind in Ferrara for the evolution in question. The Cardinal replied, that he would not deceive his Ferrarese fellow-subjects, not being able to give credence to their words ; and urged them not to violate the pacts of treaties, protesting against the Austrian Government for all the consequences. The Austrians left, uttering menaces. " At about half-past twelve o'clock, P.M. two bat talions entered the city with lighted matches and va rious pieces of artillery • they occupied the posts, driving out the Pontificial soldiers. " [Another letter has just reached our office from a correspondent in whose good faith the utmost reliance may be placed, which, whilst it concurs in the main part of the above report, gives a different version of the details relative to the notification—that the Car dinal did not refuse, but on the contrary requested time for deliberation, &c. We deem it advisable to print our correspondent's letter at full length :—] " Here we are, in the power of the Austrians, or rather the city is in their power. This morning, at eleven o'clock, two Austrian battalions, one of chas seurs, and the other of Hungarians, on the left, and a body of hussars on horseback, drew up on the esplanade of our walls which is situate in front of the Austrian fortress. On the right were stationed three pieces of field artillery and the band ; at each piece of artillery were posted the gunners on horse back with lighted matches. The guns of the fortress were also pointed towards the city, and the gunners stood prepared to fire them. The troops were made to take an oath (I know not the nature of it). The major of the chasseurs, with an adjutant and a decree, proceeded to the residence of the Cardinal Legate, to communicate to him the dispatch of their General, who, in the most insolent manner and with new and increased powers, demanded that the posts of the Grand Guard in the Place Publique, and those of the city gates, should be given up to him. " This requisition was received by his Excellency with that just indignation of which you may readily form a conception. He replied to the major that he was not the man voluntarily to surrender to any foreigner the posts of a city which his Sovereign had chosen to confide to his care ; they were aware that he had no force adapted to offer any resistance to their proposal ; they might do what they pleased, but not dare to ask his consent, adding that he loudly protested against this new act of violence ; and, in fact, he caused a solemn protest to be drawn up, and imme diately dispatched a courier to Rome. " The Legate then requested the Austrian officer that the contemplated outrage might be at all events postponed until the morrow, in order that he might give notice to the inhabitants, and prevent the out break of any tumult or insurrection. The Austrian replied that no delay could be granted, and returned to his General. "Two corps of infantry were then detached from the battalions, and, accompanied by some hussars on horseback, entered the streets of the city. One of these corps directed its march to the Place, and, merely because they heard a cry of Viva Pio Nono,' raised, as they were passing under the Yolto del Cavallo, they halted and made ready to fire upon the people. In this manner they entered the Place. The confusion which prevailed at this moment baffles any attempt at description : the shops were shut in the twinkling of an eye, and the benches of the venders of goods in the Place withdrawn with magical celerity. The Austrians drew up before the small body of volun teers under the Palais de Justice, disposing themselves for the occupation of the guard post. Upon this the few soldiers who were there sallied forth, and, without rendering any military honour, repaired to the resi dence of the Legate, there to redouble the guard. At the same moment the other body of Austrians pro ceeded in like manner to occupy the gates, and they are now masters of these posts , a nd have four senti nels stationed there. It is said that several thousand Austrians are already stationed along the line of fron tier, and another reinforcement of the garrison is ex pected here. " The palace is still in the custody of the Volun teers, and the prisons in that of the citizens. The afflicting state of the city is indescribable; to see our selves in the hands of the Austrians, without the power of doing anything to liberate ourselves, is a torment which will be readily understood and appre ciated by every Italian mind.' The Journal des Debats publishes the protest of Cardinal Ciacchi, which was couched in the follow ing terms : " In the most holy name of God, under the ponti ficate of his Holiness Pius IX., Pontiff 0.M., fortu nately reigning the second year of his pontificate, of our salvation 1847, and of the Roman indiction V., at Ferrara, chief town of the Legation, this day, Fri day, the 13th of the month of August. " I, Dr. Elisea, son of the late Dr. Monti, ponti• fical public notary, residing at Ferrara, in the street of Giovecca, No. 2, in the parish of the Cathedral, by order of his Eminence the Cardinal Legate of this city, repaired to the castle, or palace, of the Govern ment, and there, in presence of the undersigned wit nesses, his Eminence Cardinal Ciacchi, apostolic legate of the city and province of Ferrara for his Holiness Pope Pius IX., our Lord directed me to write under his dictation the following protest : " ' Notwithstanding the protest which I addressed on the 6th instant to his Excellency the Deputy- Marshal Count Auersperg, commanding, in the name of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, the fortress and imperial troops, relative to the Austrian patrols which traversed the city, a protest which I communi cated to the superior Government, from whom I received an honourable approbation, as results from a dispatch of the most eminent Cardinal Secretary of State, dated the 9th instant, No. 72,725, Ist section, a military deputation came to-day at noon in an almost menacing attitude (in aspetto quasi minnac cioso) to present me a paper, written by the said Deputy-Marshal, stating" that a dispatch from Milan of his Excellency the General-in-Chief, Count Ra detzki, dated the 11th of August, 1847, gave him positive orders to occupy the granguardia (the prin cipal post in the place) as well as the gates of the city of Ferrara, in conformity with the principles of military service, and in perfect accord with our undoubted right." " ' That occupation was executed this very day, at one o'clock P.M., and as I consider that act as a manifest violation of the sacred rights which his Holiness and the Holy See possess over the city and province of Ferrara, and not wishing by my silence to impair those rights, in my quality of representative of the Holy See, and apostolical legate of the city and sovereignty oteosatfs owi t tf h i t e wt h h il a province of Ferrara, I formally protest, as it is my right, against the fact of the occupation which has just taken place, declaring it totally illegal, arbitrary, e:h o nee l overy ffomel S nyot e re e sederewe, aitsahog h ona i n, ntinsatmn dominions. aagtcutin,a ileli military tyt ah roeyrf and infringing the entire and absolute power of the representativeji occupation,r on the part of the Government or on the part of the inhabitants, having occurred to j a u t s t t he ify it, and tbecausewhen it took place in the noon d ay , the square was most filled w ith people,mtre moment who at t p h e e a r c e e w ab a l a y s . e o a c r c e u e p ly ied tim th e e todigffievreent notice t.o a r d l ts s i publicly insulting the P on tifi ca l Government ue an P uiostn of and, finally, in the most mena c i ng an d su d den troops,ner,so that it to the pontifical officers commanding those posts. scp :ce:it:Soururls,dcleyhedr declaredei i in t the thhaet ptarhrboecyt original archives nl o oa s ifl t o formallyosttteßt hßeverend pea rrtprotest t a :e n dsa d tnEds ril mh o oai s un t leed e no ffi cpbeye: lodged in the office of the Secretary of State, a copy with the Austrian Commandes - in-Chief, anothr with the communal m a g is trate of this city, and another with the Apostolic Legation, in perpetual memory of the fact. Prepared, read, and published in a loud, clear, and intelligible voice by rae, the unsl, r signed notary, in the Castle of Ferrara, in an apart ment of an upper floor, having three windows looking on the square of La Pace, in presence of the most excellent and most illustrious advocate Flaminius, son of Pierre Bottoni, residing in the parish of St. Btienne ; and of Dr. Francois Marie, son of the late We have received files of papers from Cape Town to the 12th of June. The South African Com mercial Advertiser, of that date, has an article on the necessity of establishing roads and facilitating the communication with the different parts of the colony, from which we make the subjoined extracts. Any person who carefully peruses Sir Peregrine Mait land's dispatches relative to the Kafir war of last year, will at once perceive that the main difficulties he had td contend with arose from the imperfection of his communications, the uncertain arrival of his supplies, and the consequent difficulty and danger of moving small detachments of troops : "In the absence of roads (says the Cope Town Journal), order, discipline, cannon, ammunition waggons, become positive incumbrances. In such circumstances barbarism has a decided advantage over civilization. The unencumbered Kafir, with his well-trained cattle, has ample time to shift before the heavy approach of the civilized force. It is like hunting quails with a pack of hounds. And in the rugged defiles or craggy and wooded drifts of the rivers, long trains of snail paced waggons offer an easy prey to the lurking and invisible enemy. __ is hoped that the lesson will not be thrown away. points to the only means of holding Kafirland in subjection. The chief instrument for its reduction is the pickaxe, and the soldier and the levies' should be at once armed with this irresistible weapon. Civilized armies seek each other. Large cities, the vital parts of an enemy, may be approached with any degree of caution. But in dealing with barbarians you must add wings, as it were, to your speed. You must be able to turn him, or at least his cattle •, and, without broad highways, prepared drifts, and these commanded by forts, this is impossible. " These military roads will often differ in their direc tion from commercial ones. The commercial road maker looks for levels. Where ver it is possible he creeps along the bottoms of ravines and winds by the bases of the hills. The military road must often ascend the mountain top to avoid being commanded. In as few places as possible must the line be within reach of an ambush, or the forts that watch the passes be overcrowded. " Kafirland, in this respect, is not so difficult a coun try as many in Europe that had to be intersected by roads for the process of conquest and civilization. There are no swamps in Kafirland, nor are the forests such as the Romans had to level in their progress northward among the Gauls and Germans. These were the most formidable obstacles to the march of civilization in ancient times; and it was in overcoming them that the legions and commanders evinced their superiority as much in battle as in the management of campaigns. " This is the more important, as Kafirland is to be peopled with the naive Kafirs and Africans, under Bri tish dominion. This seems to be determined on, and hence, for the safety of the col , ,ny as well as for the more speedy civilization of those people, safe, easy, and quick access to every portion of the country becomes indis pensable to the ruling power. " The physical subjugation of Kafirland, then, seems to be the first step, not to be retrac te d , that a prudent government will now take. The country itself must , t o use the Kafir phrase, be brought out of the bush.' Light must be thrown into its recesses, it must be aired, and great and small arteries of circulation conducted through the whole mass of its territory. And in this work, not only the regular soldiers, sappers and miners, with the levies receiving pay, but the Kafir people and the new settlers, should at once be engag ed. The Kafirs are at present suffering from want. a short time, it is highly probable, they will be in the jaws of famine. The new settlers, like all new settlers in savage lands, will Aso have their share of suffering from privation. It is impossible to see men dying of hunger without affording them assistance, if in your pow er. But here assistance should be given to able-bodied men, onl y through the medium of public works. Som e thousands of la bourer s could thus he most profitably e mployed, without i n a n y way encroaching on the ordinary and necessary labour of the colony, and skill and habits of application diffused, not only without expense or loss, but with a gain to the Government. As for the immediate outlay—what would that be compared to the expenses of a war con ducted as the last has been? For one-half of the money lost through the impracticable nature of the country during the last twelve months, Kafirland could be made accessible at every point, either for small parties in pur suit of cattle, or for troops to quell disturbances in their birth. " But these things are too obvious to escape the eye of Government." BEAUMONT LODGE.—This seat, possessing such superior advantages of situation on the banks of the noble Thames, and contiguous to the castle of Windsor, with its park and forest, was originally built by Henry Frederick Thynne, Esq., an ancestor of the present Marquis of Bath, in the beginning of the last century, who made it the usual place of his residence. The late Duchess of Kent next possessed it, of whom it was purchased about the year 1750, by the Duke of Rox burgh, for his son, the Marquis of Beaumont, whence it seems to have acquired its present name; but in Rocque's map it is called Bowman's Lodge. It was afterwards the residence of his Royal Highness the late Duke of Cumberland. The father of the present Marquis of Normanby (then Lord Mulgrave) was some time an inhabitant of it. The late Warren Hastings, Esq., the Governor- General of Bengal, then succeeded. He sold it to Henry Griffiths, Esq., who pulled down the old structure, except a part ot the west wing, and erected the present mansion, which exhibits a new order of architecture invented by Mr. Henry Emlyn. It was sold to the late Viscount Ashbrook in 1805, who continued to make it his residence till his decease, a few months ago. The pleasure grounds consist ot nearly 150 acres, rising in an easy ascent from the banks of the river to an ornamental upland, comprehending a walk of nearly two miles, part of it s fine winding terrace, to which is unfolded a prospect of great variety, beauty, and inte rest; the principal feature cons i s ting of the stat el y towers of Windsor Castle, with a fine range o f wood stretching on to the Forest ; S t . L eon ard's Hill is also seen. In the foreground th e w i n di ng s of the majestic river Thames, and the vale through which it flows; and in the distance the most lofty edifiees of th e g reat metropolis may be discer ned.—From Neal's Views. — [We observe that it is now advertised for sale by direc tion of the executors of the hte Lord Ashbrook.] GENERAL STEAM N AVIGATION COMPANY. —The tn' t.i;,s company usu al half-yearly meeting o yes terday at their offices, 69, Lombard-street. Mr. Wilkin took the chair. The direct ors ' re p o rt, and a statem ent of the accounts for the half year ending t w as held he 80th June last, were read to the meeting. The report stated the undiminished prosperity of the company ; and in the co urse of its reading was r ece i ve d with marks o f the grea t e st satisfaction by th e p ropr i etar y. The customa r y dividend being declared, the cor di a l thanks of the meet ing were voted to the chairm an a nd directors for t heir unremitting labours in promoting the interests of the company. ARREST OF A MURDERER IN AMERICA. —"About two months ago a horrible murder was perpetrated near Ballingarry. The unfortunate victim was a man named James Walsh, and the murderers his wife and father- in law, Edward Brophy, who buried his body in the bed of a river, where it was found a few days afterwards. The' offenders immediately fled to America, taking deceased's money with them ; they were, however, pursued by Constable Connor, of the Ballingarry station, who suc ceeded in arresting Brophy at the Gore of Toronto on on the 16th of July, Brophy being at the time, with other Irish emigrants, lying in a shed in fever. Brophy and his daughter will be conveyed to with and a s sn is as he has recovered from the mala d y whch he affected.— 7 ipperary Free Press. About four o'clock FIRE IN CLARE MARKET.' yesterday morning, the inhabitants of this densely popu lated neighbourhood were alarmed by a fire which was discovered to be raging in the second floor of the house No. 13, Clare-market, in the occupation of Messrs. Care and Co, grocers. Owing to a stiff breeze which was f blowing at the time, fears were at one time entertained the safety of the adj oinin g houses, but through the prompt exertions of th e firemen the flames were fortu nately confined to the fl oor in which they broke ed. out, The and which, with the first floor, are only damag stock in trade is not injured, and the inmates were aroused in time to make their escape. The origin of the fire could not be ascertained. The Manchester Regatta commenced its three days' annual sports on Monday, and there was a large day. There were five. The company collected on tbo banks of Irwell to witness the races contested o n that Trial Stakes for youths under 18 years of age, the win ners to receive 5/.; the Chadwick Cup, value 25/., with a greatest interest was that for the sweepstakes of 15s. each crew; the Stanhill-hall Stakes three four-oar gigs, in one of of 10/., with a sweepstakes of 10s. added; a sculling match for 21. 10s.; and the Irwell Stakes of 20/. The race Chadwick whichexcited Cup, which, the Princess and Britannia, Rowing Club's gig No. 3, the strokesman was Robert Newell, better known on the Thames than in the north. The other boats were the Little Wonder and the Lightning. The course is a mile up the river, going through one arch of one of the nearest of the Manchester bridges, and returning through the other arch to the starting point. The Little bet t w h e e en Wonder had the " crack" crew, including Thomas M'Cormick, George Collings, S. Wood, and Henry ut A 1 for stroke, and the betting was fl o e , too ne in their favour. All the boats got well off, and went at so great a pace that Lightning very soon found herself " no where," in sporting phraseology, and gave up the con test. There was a fine struggle at the commencement of the second mile between the other two boats, but Little Wonder, which had kept about a length ahead from nearly the beginning, gradually widened the distance, and won by about three lengths. The races were all well contested, and the large company congregated to witness them were app new much gratified. These sports are comparatively new to Manchester people, this being the fourth year since the establishment of them in that town. There were to be four races yesterday, and one of them, for the Ellesmere Plate of 251. in specie, being "open to the world," numbers amongst the extol s one from Loch Lomond. Rear-Admiral Phipps lit,rnby has b?en appointed to the command in the Pacific, to succeed Sir George Seymour, and will hoist his flag in the Asia, 84 guns, at Sheerness. LONDON, WEDVESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1847. Alphonse Carletti, secretary of the commune of this city, residing in the same parish, proper witnesses, invited to sign with the illustrious Cardinal, and with me, the notary. (Signed), "LOUIS CARDINAL CIACCIII, Apostolic Witittlon VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The third ordinary meeting of this company was held this afternoon. at two o'clock, at the offices, 449, West Strand; Viscount Villiers, M.P., occupied the chair. But a small number of shareholders were present. The seal of the company having been affixed to the register of proprietors, The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting. He said he had great gratification in stating, that it was likely no additional calls would be required before the next session of Parliament—certainly not this side of Christmas—for the purpose of carrying out the works which had been sanctioned. Out of the Bills which the company, in pursuance of the engage ments entered into last year, brought before Parlia liament, only two had been unsuccessful, and they were not of an important character. He regretted that they had been unsuccessful in opposing the reso lution which made it imperative on them to reduce the interest on the calls from 51. to 41. Every day's experience confirmed the opinion the directors enter tained, that the line, when completed, would yield an ample return to those who had invested their capital in it, and in order to bring about this consummation as speedily as possi ble contracts had been entered into for the construc tion of the lower part, extending a distance of nine miles from Neath, and the works were in active pro• gress. This part of the line would yield the earliest and most advantageous traffic, and the directors hoped to be enabled to open that portion to the public in eighteen months from the date of the contract; namely, June or July. Arrangements would be made with the South Wales Company, from whom they continued to receive the best assurances of sup port, and with the best part of whose line they would be connected, to open the lines simultaneously. The contracts for the Merthyr portion of the line would be let forthwith, and he hoped to be enabled, at the next meeting, to report that considerable progress had been made in them. Though they did not intend to seek powers from Parliament in the ensuing session to extend communication above the valley, their at tention would be earnestly directed to the best means of obtaining as much of the traffic of that locality as possible. The punctuality with which the calls had been paid gave him and the directors the utmost gra tification. Their line would intersect the central mineral districts of Wales, and, as it would afford railway communication east and west, and carry the vast traffic of the locality, they might look forward to a fair return for the capital which they had em barked in it.—(Cheers.) Mr. F. G. SAUNDERS, the Secretary, then read the report, which was to the following effect:— " The directors have much pleasure in stating, that an Act has been obtained authorising the construction of the whole of the works comprised in the Bill brought before Parliament in the last session. " The resolutions of Parliament compelled the di rectors to withdraw the clause authorising directors to allow interest on all calls, at the rate of five per cent. per annum. They are, however, enabled to continue the payment of interest at the rate of four per cent., and at the rate of five per cent. on'all sums paid in anticipation of calls. " Considering the depressed state of the Money Mar ket at the time the last call was made, the directors can not but express their satisfaction at the readiness with which it has been paid up. " Contracts for the lower portion of the line, extend ing about nine miles from the town of Neath, hare been let to good and responsible contractors, well acquainted with the locality, and in whom the directors have every confidence; and it will be satisfactory to the proprietors to know that the price at which they have been taken is below the estimate of the engineer. The works have been commenced, and the directors hope, on the occa sion of the next half-yearly meeting, to be able to report considerable progress in them. " The work of the greatest magnitude, and that which will probably require a longer time to complete than any other portion of the undertaking, is the tunnel at the Merthyr end of the line. The directors have not thought it right to proceed with this part of the work until they could be satisfied that funds would be forth. coming to enable them to complete it without delay. Upon this point they have no longer any doubt; and as the matter has been urged upon them by several gen tlemen well acquainted with the locality, and largely in terested in the undertaking, they propose to let the con tract for this tunnel forthwith. It is also their intention to proceed with the works on the remaining portion of the line with as much activity as a due regard to the in terests of the proprietors will allow. " The directors are not at present aware of any branch lines or deviations which will render necessary an appli cation to Parliament in the next session, and they trust that the expense attendent upon these proceedings will, for the ensuing session at least, be avoided." The accounts showed the receipts up to the 30th of June, 99,7721., and the expenditure 19,7181. 7s. 9d., leaving 3,4001. of Parliamentary deposits, and a balance of 76,6531. 12s. 3d. The adoption of the report having been moved and seconded, Mr. LEWIS inquired if the line was an independent one, or whether it was intended to amalgamate it with either the South \Vales or Great Western ; and whether any propositions, with that view, had been received from either of those companies ? The CHAIRMAN replied that the line, at present, was an independent one, and that it could not be amalgamated with any other company without the intervention of Parliament. He did not know that at present there was any proposition of the kind before the board; if, however, any proposition of the kind were made, and it was entertained by the directors, it would have to be submitted to the share holders for approval. Mr. LEWIS said he asked the question because he had heard it stated that the Great Western made a proposition of the kind at the time they took the lease of the South, and that the offer had been re fused, though made on similar terms. The CHAIRMAN replied that they never received any offer from the Great Western. A proposition was received from the South Wales Company, which was submitted to the last meeting, but as it was not acceptable the proprietors declined it. The motion having been agreed to, and a vote of thanks passed to the chairman and directors, the meeting separated. ' Legate of the City and Province of Ferrara. " M. P. FLAMINIUS BOTTONI, Advocate (witness). " FRANCOIS MARIE CARLETTI, Doctor of Law (witness). " ELISEO MoNTI, Doctor of Law, the Notary sum moned to prepare the above act." CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. NEWRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAILW AY.—(''HIS DAY.) The ordinary general meeting of this railway company took place to-day. The meeting was ad vertised to take place at the company's offices, 19, Moorgate-street, but in consequence of the number of shareholders present, the meeting adjourned to the Guildhall Coffee house. After having gone through the usual routine business, Viscount NEWRY took the chair, and, after a few observations, called upon the secretary to read the following report : " The directors, in their report presented to the Third Ordinary General Meeting, held on the 27th August, 1846. stated that they proposed in the first in stance to call up only such portion of the capital as would be required for constructing the line from Newry to Armagh, and to apply to Parliament for leave to open that part of the line, and also for an extension of time to complete the undertaking, and to enable the company to allow interest on calls. " It may be necessary to remind the :proprietors that as a consequence of the strenuous opposition which their original Bill encountered in Parliament, certain serious restrictions were forced upon the company in commit tee, and which, in the subsequent altered circumstances of the times, operated most injuriously upon their in- terests. " The directors particularly refer to that provision in the Act which compelled the company to complete the portion of the line between Clones and Enniskillen, a distance of twenty-two miles, before any other part of the line should be opened, and that the powers of the company should cease unless that portion between Clones and Enniskillen should be completed .by the 21st July, 1848, and further, that it should be constructed by thEs company, with an option to the Dundalk and Enniskillen Company to become joint owners thereof on contributing a moiety of the cost. " An inconvenience arose in consequence of the shares being 501. each, which rendered them difficult to nego tiate, and to obviate this a proposition was made for dividing the capital into three series of shares, and it was also proposed that no more than 20Z shares should be called up, except with the approbation of three-fifths, in value,: of the shareholders present at some general meeting specially convened for the purpose, and that future calls should be limited in amount to 30s. per share. In order to obviate these inconveniences, and to meet the wishes of the proprietors, provisions, were in troduced into the amended Bill. " During the last session of Parliament, the Dundalk and Enniskillen Company also applied for an amend ment of their Act to enable them to reduce their capital, inconsequence of the portion of their line between Clones and Enniskillen not having to be executed. The direc tors felt it for the interests of their proprietors in this compan b y e t in o g op e po nte s r e ed i tha n t to ßill, which , of opposition by each comp an y a g ainst the Bill of the other, and the directors ha ve the p leasure of informing the proprietors that the a mended Act of this company ded resulted i n a withdrawal a nego tiation h received the Royal Assent on the 3d of July last. Under this Act the company ere enabled to open the portion of the li ne between Newry e n Market Hill et , a distance of about thirte en miles, ond between Mark Hill and Armagh, respectively - , so soon as the same, or either of them, may be from time to time completed, and the period for the general completion of the work has been extended to the 2d July, 1852. The Act also aut h or i s es the issuing of sha res in series, and limits the amou nt to be called up to 20L per share (including the 71. already paid), except with the sanction of a general meeting. " The Act also authorises the holding of ordiaar ' meetings alternately in London and Newr y , and the extraordinary meetings of the company at such place, as the directors shall think fit, and it also empowers the company, if they shall think fit, to reduce the number of directors. "Ia cousequewe of 11, 411teber of the shareholders having made default in payment of the first and second c ells, the , directors were, after the exercise of 7 ;neatferb.earanee; compelled to in stitute procee( lings for the recovery thereof, but they were CI ,tined to the holders of stock upon which both call s were in arrear, the directors considering that in consequence of the pressure of the times it was right in the fir: it instance to coefitse the proceedings to those who wer, ►in arrear for both calls. The directors are gratified to state that the result of these proceedings has been most *satisfactory. They have reason to expect that the arrea rs which are still due on the second call will goner ally be promptly paid, and as this will make the total sum paid 71. per share, the directors sin cerely hope, tb at i n case of default reing made in the payment of flat ire calls, it may be sufficient to proceed to a forfeiture of t: Se shares. " Thy works on the first five miles of the line from Newry towards Armagh are progressing satisfactorily. " The direct( irs have only to add that the difficulties they have had t ,o encounter respecting the progress of this line have b eon felt in common with most other un dertakings of a similar kind in Ireland. They believe these impedimc mts, however, to be of a temporary nature, and that they v rill disappear with the distress and pecu niary difficultie ain wflich they originated, and they will continue to us e their best exertions to expedite the works consister itly with their desire not to press heavily on the propriet' ,rs, awd to bring at least a portion of the line into profit able operation with the least possible delay." The followin4 .; is the balance-sheet submitted to the meeting of the directors : Dr. To Engineering an d Surveying... ... £4,161 0 0 „ Law Charges ... 1,524 2 0 „ Witnesses' Expenses ... 2 2 0 „ Advertising and Printing ... ... 478 9 7 „ General Expeases ... 2,842 17 9 „ Mr. Dargan, Account of Contract ... 11,115 0 0 „ Land and Compensation ... 11,803 13 7 „ Amendment of Bill 334 17 0 Cash in Banki , rs' Hands:— £32,262 1 11 „ Union Bank of London, £15,530 8 11 „ Bank of Ireland ... 70 3 4 „ Belfast Banking Company, 673 18 1 16,274 10 4 £48,536 12 3 Cr. By Balance in hand at Third Ordinary General Meeting, Aug. 27, 1846...X24,185 18 0 „ First Call on 5,2121 Shares, at V. per Share ••• ••• ••• „ Second Call on 5,360 Shares, at 21. lOs. per Share ... „ interest Balance, 5641. 4i. 6d. having been paid on Calls „ Transfer Fees 10,425 0 0 13,400 0 0 ... 504 9 3 .•• 21 5 0 £48,536 12 3 After some considerable discussion the report was agreed to, as was also the balance sheet. The four directors that went out by rotation were Mr. W. Morley, Mr. Charles Jennings, Mr. Francis Carvill, and Mr. Hugh Dalzell ; of these gentlemen Mr. Morley and Mr. Dalzell were re-elected, and in the room of Mr. Jennings and Mr. Carvill, Mr. Robert A. Riddle and Mr. Lewis Crombie were elected directors. Mr. W. Spackman was elected one of the auditors in the room of Mr. George Scott. On the motion of ➢lr. SPACKMAN, seconded by Mr. SAMUELS, a resolution was unanimously carried, to the effect that the directors should call an extraor dinary meeting for the purpose of adopting some measures to reduce the number of the directors from thirteen to eight. Resolutions to the following effect were also pro posed and carried : That it is the opinion of this meeting that all calls up to 71. a share ought to be paid forthwith, in order that the works might be proceeded with.—That in all cases of default in the payment of calls, the shares be forfeited and sold for the benefit of the company, but that the shareholders who have paid 71. should not have the payment of such calls enforced against them by proceedings at law. Thanks were then voted to the Noble Chairman and Directors, and the meeting separated. SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY AUCTION.—(THIS DAY.) The sale of Railway Shares to-day, by Messrs. La mond and Co., was very depressed, and the quotations show a marked decline in many lines. East Indian shares were almost unsaleable at the quotation. The following are a few of the principal sales:— Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire .... £0 5 0 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B) 1 10 0 Shrewsbury and Hereford Northern Counties Union 0 10 0 East Indian Great Western of Bengal 0 1 6 Ceylon (scrip) ' Great Northern London and South-Western (scrip) Newcastle and Berwick.. 26 0 0 Eastern Counties, York Extension 6 9 0 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston...— 1 4 0 Shropshire Union and Canal 1 16 6 HOP INTELLIGENCE. BATTLE.--The bops for this last week have made rapid progress towards the perfection that is required of them ; they have done wonders, and in appearance they intend growing out to a full size, and with another week of quiet weather we may expect 1.5 cwt. to the acre on the best lands. The new planted hop ground has taken well this year in this district. EASTHOATHLY.-1 he hops in this district are Pro gressing most favourably, with every probability, as far as present appearances go, of producing a fair average crop. FLETCHING. — The hops are very uneven in this parish, consequently an average can scarcely be cal culated on. The wheat and oats are quite an average crop, and some farmers have quite finished harvest. A. few wet days would be of great service to the turnips, &c. HERSTMONCEUX. — The weather during the past week having been favourable for the hops, we have to report that they have improved since our last ; we do not expect to get a large crop, but we think quite an average one. MAYFIELD.—There is a slight improvement in the hops this last week, but the progress slowly; the bine that has been least injured by the attack of ver min looks full of hop, but they are small, generally. We shall have nothing like the last year's crop. NINFIELD. — The hops in this parish, and we may say in this neighbourhood, still continue to improve ; they look wed and healthy, and there is every ap pearance at present of a fair crop. ROTHERFIELD.—The hops are growing well, making the greatest possible improvement in the best grounds. RTE.—The hops generally in this neighbourhood are progressing very favourably, and it is anticipated that some plantations will produce quite an average growth. On the other hand, there are some patches where they will fall very far short unless a surprising change takes place. WADIJURST.—The bops continue to progress in our best plantations, and we may say bid well for a fair crop ; but still the opinion is, that th e duty i s let too light. Since our last report we have had some rain, and that has done some little go od to our blighted grounds.—Sussex Advertiser. FOREIGN FUNDS. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, AUGUST 17. IS per Cent. Idetalliques• • 1064 4 per Cent. ditto• ••••••• • • • • • • • ~ 96g 3 per Cent. ditto .• .•••. • • • • • •• • • ...... 6s Loan, 1834 ............................ 155 Ditto, 1839 • • • • • • . • • • 121 Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • • ............. 1698 Eaterhazy'a Loan ••••• • • • • • •.•••• • • • • • 61►% RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand .. ........ - . 168 to Gloggnitz .• • • .• ••••• • .. - ......... 121% Vienna—Milan .. .............. 109% Sienna .... 76% Grosetto ••••••...... • .......... •• • • 97 Oldenburg Festoj a • • • • ....... Perth Bridge Apeuninen 94% DUTCH FUNDS.—AKSTERDSM, AUGUST 24. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••••• • . 56 56% Ditto, 3 per Cent •••••••••• • • • • • • WI 69 Ditto, 4 per Cent. ...... .... —• • .... 8$ 88g Amort Syndic. 3% per Cent •• • ..... Commercial Company. 4% Per Cent 1695( 169% East India Loan, 4 per Cent. • • ....... Exchange on London, at sight ••••• • • • 12 05 Two months.• •.•• • .• ...... ii 92 On Hamburgh, at sight •• • • 35 50 Two months.• •••••• • • . 35 12 On Paris •• • • .... Two months. •••• • • • • ...... 56 50 BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausszis, AUGUST 23. Actual Debt, 23{ per Cent ...• • • .. •• •• .• Rotbschild's Loan, Five per Cent •• • • .... _ Loan of Thirty Millions, Four percent Ditto Three per Cent.. • • • • • • • • • • • • .... Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto .....• Ditto,ditte,l B4o .• • • • • • • • • ............ 96 7 Ditto, ditto, 18 42 .. .. • . • • • • • • • • .. .. . Ti Ditto, 1844.• • • • • • • • • • .........• • • 941 •• • 9814 Ditto, 1836... •••.•• • • • • • . '• • •• • 4 Ditto, 1838 ...... • • • • • • ••••• • • • • Ditto of the City, 1832 .... •••• • • 68 • •• • • • Ditto, 1843 . . . . • • • • • • .. •• • • 99 1 ,4 Bank of Belgium...—. .. •••••"• ' • •• • • 96% • Brussels Papers. Aug. 24. ••-•-'•• • • • • • • • 155 . It was rumoured on 'Change, yesterday, that a most respectable Louse in the corn trade in this town had faded for a large amount.—Liverpool Courier of this day. POPULATION OF ROME. —The city is divided into fifty-four parishes, containicg 37,';30 families. The ecelesiasti,:al population consists of 39 bishops, 1,514 clergymen, 2,417 monks and friars, 1,754 nuns, and 521 students. The whole population amounts to 175,883 ii.liabitants, not including the Israelites, who are 8,000 in nu m b er . Th e popu l at i on i nc reased since la: t year by 5,684. I e BONDING PRIVILE GES .--Messrs. Keeling and H unt, the einiuent fruit and provision brokers, have the rev, nue authorities, and obtained fel. alinor;ds in the shell to be added to ostets, at the lit ofu . dding fruits ellovvei to he bonded in their w lane and 13,tolph lane, Low , T The amount of property es y warehouses, d es street. down of the British Hotel , at 30,0001 the 19th of Jape, is estimated a t irpaerrPm,sion d t" t i r tro ed by the burning Bombay. on the night of , THE NEW P.. (IRMA:MEN-T. There is an odd medley )t names among the Mem bers of the House 01' C om' nuns recently eh , cted. In some respects they a re w e ll , chosen and con bined, as they are sure to possess .. I 'frfeet" .• Al an , zers,” and a p r oper Baring (though th, rt+ is a Ern un among these)'. There will be some distingui,hed society; and talthough they are all Commoners,- they h a - s i, among them a King, a "Duke" " Humphery."' a Knight, &c. list, on the other hand, ist'ley have one Member who is tryiti r and likewise a Kerr, a Posey, a Hog, a Fox, and, moseuver, a Packe of Fe4 . 9wes. - If Gaming be the question beiore the House, there will always be one For dyce, and one found to play his tr., 'ard-:well; and if on the Game-laws. ther'ss is a Deer-ing 'tribe r, to follow in the Traill of a Buck, and a Wood (and a Bro adwood, too,) for the Forrester, with Ban bedecked to ha nt in. There will be plenty of fields,too,at the dispose? of 1 'arlisment— a " Cabin" " Long," and evert Miles. Dan •e, will be a Scholefield, a Busfield, a Stansficid, a Cau/fieilk Etc.; a n d for each there is a Member to Mow-att," La the ho urs of amusement, there may be therein, Boft'es, or a " Morris"-dance, as well as Somerset& Howevel ' incor ruptible the Parliament, it will not be• without eta Price, and Guinesa will be ready. But whaover its acts (and they will give a Tynte . and colour to its proceedings;) it has its own Law, as well as a Lawless mem her. With The latter, perhaps, may be appropriately classed itts Fa y asni, its (we suspect, fineable) Dam-er, its 01. i ls'ailey, as well as " Bailey, jun.," its Kil-dare ani . many a Moody Member. As regards Time, the new Par liament will have its Somers, its March, ire Mundy ; vhd,enasit a wan p t r s ep to ara , t i i r o a n ise fo t r he eterni ty, its which way it blows, there is a V ' Ls o Ch t a o pl s i e n e . d e edently of its political weathercocks) ; and sh a .. a s e ult ill ha eP rough and bleak there will be Coles (LI Coke uc trov d e . The last election ht.s procured a - Tenn a eni n f or e ilo a u n (which has its Wall and decided Thick the' se and a Guest for the Parliament Hall. ifo ne r s s : t sake, we suppose, there is a Locke ; and Ist a ll . e vents one ` one Ward and a Ke-ogh. Th ere are, of coarse, plenty of " free and independent" Members ; b u t at all events there is one Verner (query Verna—a beadsman).- It cannot be asserted fairly that the trading-classes. are not duly represented, for there will be foun d an in telligent, Abel Smith, an unswerving Turner, a Taylor (who will be for doubling, or Dublin measures), a Jolly Gardner (and a Wodehouse ready fur him) and a C arter. There is no fear of the Commons not being hear d, for it has two Belle, with a triple Peel (and one es Bob Major, which it is well known has some 40,320 cheenges). Upon all contests or divisions there is a MersitaUl for the forces with an Armstrong to Cope with tho enemy, together with a Spearman, a llorsmaii (as we ill as a " Cob'd"'en), with P ennan t di s pl aye d, an . d suppc rted by Hope. In these encounters (if not Mangles), the To may be Gore and Goring, as there is a Horn-by. Stil P. there is a likelihood that all may be Heald ; and w e only desire to Wawn Members of the possible c Langer. Those who Wynn may Strutt, those who lose will be inclined to prove Walkers. The 1-louse has its Masterman and its "Master W, 'alter" —the first unexpectedly, and perhaps not for lo.t 'g the second as unexpectedly, but of course for , all Times. The House also has its Brooke (wilt th Bankes), and one to Divert. It is many-colcnreda Brown, Grey, besides those who are Green all or Black-all. It has its East, West. its e,,tenra and West head, its Southern and its Sourheron. Fur its fruits we must look to its Plumptre. Its Deedes may in some tars spects be Wyse; in others they may proceed tie tart Foley. They may have their good, but they will al:sta have their Baines. There is an O'Connor (a hom we: mention to show that the Charter-is test lergotlert) ;; an O'Connell, and many a still Border-o. There is. a Rice and a Currie, and a Prime Boyle. To accom- • patty them there ace hale, Meux, lieid. Bodges, and Barclay, besides a Butler. There is no want of Power to continue, and it would be easy to Seymour,. but we must have Dunn. We have intended No-el nor to Brand any; hut to extend Curteis-y to all, though we have brought Most yn to notice. The Parliament is young, and as a proof thereof is " Boy'd," and assuredly many a .Nu gent will be there, and n - lay we live to Sea-ham. To leave out the name of one Member, however, in particular would be robbing, " Adair" still, to depict all the sharers in the " Knight ley" " Jocelyn" that there will be in the House, eith the Rushout when it is Fuller than desirable, and the Bright as well as Bastie Deedes that will take place therein, would require the talents of a Raphael. 'There is one, however, in the assembly, and therefore to him we leave the duty, merely raising the gallant_ cry of " England! and St. George !" May it be received with right good Grace, Broadley over the land ; and, even among the French, find no Habeer. GOUDHUEST.—The following touching epistle was lately laid on the breakfast table of a gentleman of the highest respectability in this neighbourhood. It was written in a wiry text hand, covering two sheets of blue wove post, with the lines pitching fearfully down hill— the paper highly scented with bergamot. The repeated corrections and inky finger marks plainly bespeak tise labour it cost in correction, and the turbulence of the writer's feelings. As a specimen of orthography it oug64 to be preserved. — my deer wiliam, _ _ i no it is not fayshunable for ladys to rite fast but 7ou must exkuse this as my feelins is so great, I cannot help it, no doubt you are not aware there is a bein as loves you sincerely and that heir is no other than myself i have indulged what is call'd by un feelin people a opeless pashun for a very long time and that pashun is senttred on you o wiliam wiliam when i lust see you i had a strange sencashun fil my bussum with sea cashun i diskivered to be love, i never noed till then what it was to love in fact i bad olvis laf 'd at it, until then I coud olvis sleep of a nite's as well as anybody, eet too, but now glass I cant sleep a wink nor eet a mossel, rich is my feline, i have thus praymaturely ritten to you opin that complaysent smyle of yourn woud ripen to love, a shoud you kondesend to take compayshun on a young lady as could kiss s our very fit o how appy I shoud be, i no my fortun is small in comparysun to yourn, but then you no as the poet says resi prokal love is better than tortun and in myself you'd have a konfidin kreecher, i no my mama would be pleezed if you was to menshun the subjeck to her, do come down deer william it ant fur, she will let you no m y quallyficashuns in ousell an dome - stick dooty's of coorse it would not look well for me to pray's myself on that subjeck, o william william when I see you at your windor last nice i thought i shou'd have dropt, but i am not in the abbit of going off so i supported myself deer william pray rite by return of post if it is but jest to give me cumtort. i am yourn til deth j ulia. p.s. i forgot to menshun i have been very it with what ~he doctor calls the spasroatic in the chest which i attri bit to you. he has suckseeded in removin the drediul pane and it flue to my face and lett aen tuble two-thake, which i can't kure ultho i have tried every thing i could think on exkuse this bad ritin as i am all haste an speed. —Maidstone Journal. _ _ LIBERAL FESTIVAL AT ROCHESTER.—One of the most enthusiastic and gratifying meetings awhichhave ever taken place in Rochester, assembled on a l d c4,.Y4, 0 . w asln E o s d q p i a a o . provided for e b6 r e te : r ,c oB , esaa sat down. y celebrate the return of R. pfeo ß rr.s e o r tnt t h i hs a ae : t , .E' 0 1 under P a a r t ci n 0 ; a t f i n e t h c e it3. excellent CrownA (lodges, al dinner ennd ,c, commodious The booth was profusely decorated with ah 'r e splendid flags and banners nearly that nurn of the party, and with a profusion of laurels and ever greens, and lit with coloure d lam p s, arran g ed in lo yal and patr io tic devices. Captain Baker presided, sup ported by t..e two Hon. Members, and most of the lead. ing Liberals of the three towns. The proceedings were of the most animated and gratifying character, and the evening passed off without the slightest incident to mar its enjoy ment.—Maidstone Gazette. DEATH IN THE WESTMINSTER HOUSE or CORREC TION.—Yesterday Mr. Bedtord held an inquest in the Westminster House of Correction, on the body of Thomas Chapman, a prisoner. The deceased WO taken into custody in St. James's Park, on Sunday, the nth instant, for indecent exposure; and on the following morning, when the policeman went into his cell, he was found suspended by one of his braces, an and was Insen sible. By timely surgical aid he was _ w T a to d t le u ti: Wednesday, the 11th, was taken theto Bo and on y sank, and died on care of Dr. Levies; remanded. He was placed in d ll infirmary, under the Natural u death." the brain. Verdict — OF A CLERGYMAN.--We Sunday. The im.medib,a,utet g a r u a se u o a f - death was effusion on MELANCHOLY SUICIDE re gret to announce t his week the melancholy death of the Rev. H. Haggar d, assistant curate to the Rev. H. W. Wright, fterli , Church , i n this town. On Friday Johns w hile walking in company with his bro therhe suddenly left bim to ret urn h ome ; afternoon thisno ol last, St, town, frombat i. n what subsequently transpired the unfortunate gentleman, after taking a razor out of his room, pro ceeded to the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway station, and took the train for Carlisle. On arriving at that place he repaired to Mr. Teesdale's, the Railway Hotel, where he took up his residence for the evening ; but on the following morning, about eleven o ' clock, as he did not make his appearance or answer the call of the maid servant, she was induced to enter the apartment, when, she discovered the Reverend Gentleman lying in bed dead, with a large wound on the left side of the neck, and the razor lying by his side. In the course of the day an inquest was held on the body and on Monday his remains were interred at Carlisle. The Reverend Gentleman appeared to be about 25 years of age, was a native of Ireland, and had performed the duties of his office for about six months ; but during that time was observed occasionally to be labouring under depression of spirits.--Neweastle Advertiser. mind, upon /*flee sions convey frequently more to the . RUSTIC SIMPLICITY.—The most simple expres draeyasd o a f go a , tion, clergyman than w in 'or t d h s e f ut c ' e lie knew, but of whose meeting with a boy o c f u g un re ty ater c i l s a c r e n x e ss a few w e ~ flow old are you ?" li,a.kmvehabees 314.0,ausnaigreneqw,a,h—notls,ewBfaelno.,,thus addressed , him : doid." Some wise 'x years old when t h e pig " I was aere was quite a mo illi'llaugh at this, and call the boy a fool for giving such w ill unintelligible rtply, fait what was more na eotf.amthiely,":ll(iira'sckp€T time in the his a time of grief and suffering, the mo mentous tural?l,6Teeibeebnot3d.ie,:alttilhife, tory 0 loss of the pig, the chiet posse sAitai of the cottager, and the boy recolleca d at tint time he IV :. S six years old, but considered a calculatian of tba park' passed since such a calamity of no impartaace, the calamity itself eating up all other thoughts. •' When the pig doid" was a circumstance of as much inte rest to t is led, as when ti , e last ...lil.l, appealed to the phiiotiopher or as tronomer. There is mare than meets the ear iu the expression._ Shropshire Conservative. On the 21st instant, about four o'clock in the afternoon, a tiae partridge ran into the shop of Mr. Benzie, upholsterer, and was easily captured, being ap parently much frightened and fatigued as if it bad been Closely pursued.—Maidstone JourAuL 10 01 0 5 ,J 1 pe . )