The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

VISIT of the EMPEROR and EMPRESS of the FRENCH to BOULOGNE. GRAND FETES. — SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. An Express Train will leave the London-bridge Terminus at 8.10 a.m., on MONDAY next, the sth inst., for Dover and FolkestolV, and two steamers will be in readiness on the arrival of this train (one at each port) to conwy the passengeis to Boulo6ne, where they will arrive at about one o'clock. A Steamer will return from Boulogne to Dover at 11.0 p.m. the same day, to enable passengers to reach London by the 2.0 a.m. mail train. La addition to the above, Tidal Trains and Steamers run both whys between London and Boulogne every day. G. S. HERBERT, Secretary. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 3, Will be presented Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMMTLA. A mina, Miss Rebecca Isaacs ; Elvino, Mr. A. Braham ; Rodolpho, Mr. K. Corri. After which, " God save the Queen." To conclude with THE WATERM Tom Tug, Mr. A Braham. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, lir. B. Webster — Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 3, Will be performed the Comic Drama entitled TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Cullen ord, and Keeley ; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley. Aft er which, will be presented SARDANAPALUS. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CFIORHAM. To conclude with WHAT! NO CAB? ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 3, Will te performed THE TIMES. Characters by Messrs. T. Farren, J. Johnstone, William Farren, H. Marston, G. Cooke, and Shalders ; Afeadrunes Anderton, H. Gordon, E. Turner, and Bartlett. With SHYLOCK, or, THE MERCHANT OF "VENICE PRE SERVED." Shylock. Mr. F. Robson. To conclude with TEE WANDZRING MINSTREL. Jem Bags, Mr. F. Robson. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. The Best Ventilated Theatre in London. NOTICE —Further Post ponement of the New Classical B'arlesque, in consequence of the hitherto unprecedented attractions of the memorable Battle of Waterloo. the admired Scenes the Circle, and the never tiring Pox Chase. Rank and Falb ion nightly crowd the Boxes, while the Pit and Galleries are 'filled to overflowing, giving to the Management a decided proof of the Public wish. No spectacle ever created so great a serisation as the revival of the Battle of Waterloo. To add to tie effect, a Military Brass Band has been expressly engaged. Return of Miss EMILY COOKE from her Continental Engage'arents, which have been attended with the most brilliant sucCAY,S. Due Notice will be given of Miss KATE COOKE'S First A prdearfuice is London. 99'va NIGHT OF THE CHASE. 'THIS EVENING, SErr. 3, As during the VPs e k, w ill b e presented (72d night) the renowned BATTLE OF WATERLOO. To be follow ad by an entire change in Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes ha the CIRCLE, introducing Miss Emily Cooke, the World's Wonder. Concluding With (99th time) THE CHASE; or, LIFE ON THE TURF—with. 'teal Fox Chase. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. IV. Weet DAILY WEATHER TABLE. SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the f o ll ow i ng plac.ev, at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. SOUTHAMPTON—S.W., gentle breeze—overceast. FOLKESTONE—W., gentle breeze -overcast. 'TIINBRIDGE—N.W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. GREENWICH—W., gentle breeze —overcast. STROOD—W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. SWINDON—N.W., light breeze —rain. CAMBRIDGE—N., gentle breeze —small rain. BIRMINGHAM—N., gentle breeze —rain YARMOUTH—W., strong breeze- cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Thursday morning at nine o'clock POR TSMOUTH—S.W . ., strong breeze—rain. SOUTHAMPTON S.W, gentle breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE—S.W., strong breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. STROOTJ—S., gentle breeze -partially cloudy. SwnsP.OoN—W., calm—partially cloudy. CA ('BRIDGE—S., gentle breeze--cloudy. BILMINGHAM—S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. Y ARMOUTH—S., strong breeze—heavy rain. CREWE—E., gentle breeze—overcast. HOLYHEAD—S.W., strong breeze—rain. WHITBY—CaIm—rain. DARLINGTON—E.S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tats DAT —Morning 50 min. after 1 Evening 10 min.aft. 2 To-Moaaow—M orn i ng 28 min. after 2, Evening 45 min.aft. 2 THE WEATHER. —Sum OFFICE, &Fr. 3. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 19—a rise of nearly half an inch since yesterday. It is new moon to-day at noon, and promi ses fine weather. WIND, W.N.W. to N.W.—Smart breeze, and cloudy, With sunshine. It blew a heavy gale last night, with rain. ......_______ t 4 -1.44 1 ; Ant --?2,...1.01:,.......- .. J LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1853 Seldom has the aphoristic phrase of T r AciTus, pessinvum genus ininticomm laudantes, meaning, of course, that flatterers are, of all enemies, the most dangerous, been more strikingly verified than it was on Thursday evening, on the occasion of the Cutlers' Annual Feast, at Sheffield. If everything that was there said in a complimentary manner in reference to the local trade were to be believed, the credit of the town was never more happily or more securely established. Whereas, if anything that was said by way of disparagement were to be admitted as correct, we should neces tarily be compelled to regard the reputation of the place as being, on the contrary, at this moment in the gieatest jeopardy. A glance at the reported proceedings of Thursday evening will demon strate at once the force and justice of these ob servations. It will be perceived from the speeches there delivered in the presence of the Master Cutler, on the occasion of his solemn inaugura tion, a ceremony rendered doubly remarkable thia year by the circumstance of his occupying at the same time the post of Local Chief Magistrate, tat some of the orators ventured upon words of 7-yarning, while others contented themselves with giving utterance only to the language of congratu lation. The latter circumstance was possibly, how ever, inevitable from the courtly nature of the toar3ts successively introduced. It was only rea scrnable, indeed, that agreeable and encouraging rYantiments should have been alone expressed 'in response to addreses in which were amiably eulogised the Duke of NORFOLK and the House of HOWARD, the Earl FITZWILLIANE and the House of WENTWORTH, the Lord WHARNOLIFFE and the Ifous e of WORTLEY. Besides it can only be re garded as natural that the position of Sheffield should be painted quite couleur de rose by the open 12_earted gu es t s w h o spo k e i n the hearing of the re ,7l' end historia n o f H a ll ams hi re. It was simply erefore, in accordance with what might alone have been anticipated, that Lord EDWARD How- Alt ' , for edxample, gratified the pride of the arisernble and. assistants,eubtlers, including wardens, searchers, doribt not es' his excessively cordial, and we Happily, there were welcome, felicitations. others present on Thurs 'clay at these festivities who ofwhohazarded a few whole some hints in the t advice . as to the present, and even of warnin g as 0 the future Mr. ROE thou:h BUCK, for example, ventured i this manner a corrective reflection, even aclnowledged, at the risk of bei b n as he himself death's head at a feast " for his pains. p e : i n n s s idered , 4 exastin,7 11 . e re minded his hearers that although the P was undoubted, although even. the was every prospect of its further continuan„ still it might cease ! He explained to them that it might cease, moreover, from t wo causes—either from within or from without, either from our own conduct, or from the conduct of parties abroad. A service.. able reminder, and one which, doubtless, sug gested to Mr. W. A. MATTHEWS, both Master Cutler and Mayor of Sheffield, his subsequent reference to some rather unpalatable remarks niado the other day in the course of an agricul tural dinner at Gloucester by Lord ASHBURTON. It, was then remarked by that Nobleman, that in the articles of cutlery and edgetools, the town of Sheffield was notoriously losing its reputation. Alluding to this assertion, the Master Cutler, it is true, gave the Noble Lord's remark a decided aaet positi ve contradiction. Yet, in the very act .? doing so, he blundered into an unintentional ZJUStification of it. Nevertheless, " Lord Aar littraT s remark," he said, "might be true in some case%:'' Remember —this after a distinct ' ll4 . of the p „ Were t o w, uraey of the statement. " They Ain added the Master Cutler, " that the erleaua beat t h e Sheffield manufacturers in A raththa t certain a , beat and er larg e admission 4 muse admit was true. e, " Y by n'o means satisfaetor 2 tiorl it appear s , indeed, from. and one, let us observe, On furth er exnlana oval showing, th a t this allegedthae Md a ster Cutler' s feriority of Sheffield goods, when coadpinairtedteciwt 'the goodsmanufact tired by the cutlers of m America,_ THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1853, within the same month of January—indeed in 14 days, from the 6th to the 20th—they made a further advance of 20 per cent., or from 2i to 3 per cent. Thus it stood for some months. Despite the formidable attack thus made, the tide of prosperity continued flowing. It is not easy to dry up the channels of industry that have been opened in propitious seasons. The working classes were still kept fully occupied, and everything still went on so smoothly that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the "smartest chap" of the Adminis tration of all the Talents, was encouraged to try his celebrated, although abortive, experi ment to diminish the rate of interest of the National Debt. The time was fixed with in which the options should be made, when on the very eve of the appointed day the rate was again increased by 16 2-3ds per cent., or from 3to 3i per cent. The great financial operation was thus marred—the saving to the nation was thus prevented. The Directors evinced for themselves a strong claim on the gratitude of the defeated GLA DSTONE. Once more, and, ao cording to our humble judgment, more than once too often, they have repeated the dangerous experiment. Again, raising the rate from 3/ to 4 per cent. ; and let it be borne in mind that this last increase, making the rate as high as it ever had been made, was made at a time when, according to the latest returns, they had more than 17,000,0001: of bullion in their coffers, and there were 7,644,8801. in notes unemployed, or more than three millions and a half sterling beyond the reserve generally con sidered essential for the banking operations of the " ancient lady." These matters will have to be fully explained on a fitting opportunity. The time will arrive when an adequate expiation must be endured, when the Directors will find it diffi cult to persuade a Parliamentary Committee that the Chinese insurrection (!), or the general em ployment of the working classes (! 1), or the ship ments to Australia (! ! !) afforded sufficient grounds for such an uncalled-for and injudicious proceeding. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO IRELAND. The wet weather which set in on Wednesday afternoon at the commencement of the review con tinued all Thursday, and the rain descended with out a moment's cessation. The Queen, neverthe less, paid a morning visit to th e E x hibiti on , an d remained there for about three hours. Accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the young Princes, she arrived at the private entrance to the building about half-past 9 o'clock. There Mr. George Roe, the chairman, M r . J . D eane, th e se cretary, and the members of the committee were waiting to receive her, and her Majesty at once re sumed her survey of the collection—directing her attention, however, on this, her second visit, more especially to the display of Irish contributions. About 12 o'clock the Royal party took their de parture, but before leaving, her Majesty, with a condescension and regard for the loyal curiosity of the visitors by this time assembled, traversed the entire length of the Central-hall in the midst of them. They conducted themselves with the most respectful propriety, and cheered loudly as she withdrew. As another example of the considerate spirit which actuates her Majesty in her patronage of the Exhibition, it may be mentioned that she has purchased her right of entry, and that of her family and suite, like the rest of the world who go there, being now the holder of ten season-tickets— a business-like tribute to the self-supporting cha racter of such undertaking s . The number of persons who visited the Exhibi tion was 11,314. Immediately after leaving the Great Industrial Exhibition, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Phipps, proceeded to the An nual Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture, and Ar chitecture of the Royal Hibernian Academy, Lower Abbey-street. The visit b e i ng unexpecte d b y t h e academy at this early h our , th e on l y mem b ers pre sent to receive his Royal Highness were the keeper, Mr. Kendrick,. and th e t reasurer, M r. P apworth. His Royal Highness seemed to take much interest in the Exhibition, and made purchases of two ca binet pictures. Yesterday (Friday) morning, the Queen paid her fourth private visit to the Exhibition. Her Ma jesty made an immense number of purchases of the works of art and manufactures which attracted her attention. In the course of the visit, Her Majesty and Prince Albert passed out to the exterior balcony, which overlooks Merion-square, where they were received with enthusiastic cheers by the thousands of ladies and gentlemen who were awaiting the opening of the doors for the admission of the pub lic. The Royal party left a few minutes before 12. At half-past 12 there was a cavalry field-day in the Park, at which Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales were present. On the return of his Royal Highness from the review, her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Royal children drove to Howth Castle,' to visit the Earl and Countess. In the course of the afternoon the Prince of "Wales presented a pair of colours to the boys of the Royal Hibernian Military School. In order to give every possible eclat to the visit of her Majesty, on the part of the fleet, Admiral Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence ordered a grand naval illumination and - broadside salute for yesterday (Friday) evening. Her Majesty leaves the Viceregal-loqge this evening (Saturday) at half-past 5 o'clock, and pro ceeds to Westland-row, where the Royal carriage will be in readiness to receivo her Majesty. The Royal party will embark at Kingstown about 6 o'clock. The Queen intends to proceed to sea in the course of the evening, should the weather prove favour able. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Another disappointment occurred yesterday evening ; but this time it was not confined, as on Wednesday, to the premature dropping of the curtain—there was abso lutely no performance at all. It will be recollected that on Wednesday evening the audience, naturally lo u d i n their remonstrances for having only one act and a quar ter of Norma, were pacified with a promise of tickets for another evening. This pledge was, it appears, ful filled, and last night, from about half-past six until an hour later, great numbers of persons arrived at the doors. It soon began to be whispered, however, that there was something wrong ; and at a quarter to seven all doubt was removed by a printed announcement that, in consequence of the illness of Madame Caradori, there would be no performance that evening ; with the addi tion that " all tickets or admissions issued would be admitted on the following (this) evening." The placard wound up with a medical certificate, stating that Madame Caradori was suffering under an attack of bronchitis, which renders it impossible for her to sing. As may well be imagined, this intimation created great annoyance, and, notwithstanding the certificate, there were many comments on the whole proceeding. The approaches to the theatre were filled with vehicles con veying parties to the scene, and but little consolation appeared to be derived from the promise held out of Acis and Galatea this evening. One cannot help feeling that if " special seasons" are to be attended with such failures, to whatever cause attributable, they ought never to be revived. and they have been courteous to me though I have spoken plain truth, and on their side they did not mince matters—l believe they have a respect for me as I have for them, and I admire their habit of saying what they think—l say I will not conceal from you that there was a doubt in some quarters whether Sheffield men would make good soldiers. I told the officers I believed there was no reason for that doubt. And now I am authorised to say that no better be haved men could have been assembled. This is a strong proof that civilisation is progressing, that the working classes of Sheffield are beginning to appreciate their posi tion ; and I am quite certain that, aided by the advice of my reverend friend, and of those who employ them, they will go on raising themselves in the scale of civili sation, and prove themselves worthy of still greater honour. (Cheers.) Mr. Alderman BIRKS proposed "The health of the Borough Members." (Cheers). He expressed especial gratification in the presence of their esteemed member, Mr. Roebuck —(loud cheers)—and was sure Mr. Roe buck would be much gratified by the expression of their 'good feeling. (Loud cheers.) Mr. ROEBUCK rose amid loud applause, and said—l am weak, gentlemen, and if you will be silent it will oblige me, while I return thanks to my friend who has proposed my health, and to you for the manner in which you have received it. Permit me also, as this is the first opportunity I have had, since the late long illness I have suffered, to return my thanks to my constituents for the kindness and generosity with which they have borne my affliction. Not one remonstrance have I had on account of my absence from my duties. But great kindness and sympathy have been shown by my friends, from a convic tion that I was absent not willingly, but in spite of my self. Having thus thanked you, I will depart at once from that topic, for it is never agreeable to speak of one's self. While I have been ill, I have not been an inatten tive spectator of what has been passing around me. Per mit me, following in the steps of other gentlemen pre sent, to congratulate you on the state of prosperity which you enjoy. But I beg you not to consider me like a death's head at a feast, if I warn you, though my friends have said that there is every prospect that this state of prosperity will continue, that still it may cease. It may cease from two causes—from your own conduct, or from the conduct of parties abroad. In a time of pros perity, capital increases fast, and with its increase there is felt the difficulty of employing it. Thereupon ensues an increased degree of hardihood and recklessness on the part of those who possess it. We have always seen a time of great prosperity followed by adversity, because the recklessness I have spoken of has led to unfounded speculation, and that to ruin. These are ominous warn ings, and not agreeable, but they are honestly and sin cerely given by me, and I hope will not fall on inatten tive ears. (Cheers.) But while a state of adversity may come from yourselves, it may also come from abroad. I cannot look around me without participat ing in the feeling of Lord Fitzwilliam, expressed in his letter. To be prepared for war is the best preservation of peace. (Cheers.) I was present at the great peace meeting the other day—the meeting of the fleet of Eng land. Depend upon it that meeting had more to do with the maintenance of peace than all the meetings you can collect of persons who profess to be the promoters of peace. (Cheers.) The man who bears an injury tamely is he on whom all the bullies around him will fasten, and if you give the world to understand that you will sub mit to insults and injuries, every bully in Europe will heap them upon you. But that day gave the world to understand that England was prepared ; and believe me it was a glorious sight, not merely because it showed our efficient means of defence, but the things which we saw, marked, proudly marked, the wonderful power of man of pure intellect to govern matter. We saw a magnificent vessel marching against wind and tide without the semblance of motion but her progress on ward. No propulsive power was seen, but, in the poet's phrase, she seemed " to walk the waters like a thing of life," and to dare the elements to stop her. That great steam fleet was the great curator of peace in Europe, and, depend upon it, it is no wise economy to cut down our means of defence. (Cheers.) No man loves peace better than I do, but peace is to be obtained only by making other people respect you. They will not respect you if they do not fear you ; and England, to be re spected and maintain peace, must be feared. It is use less to blink the question. It is idle to waive it. We are bound by the responsibilities of our position to act for you, and depend upon it you will never find me hesi tate to give the means to defend peace by maintaining the army and navy. (Cheers.) This may not be pope lar—(no, no)—but, depend upon it, it is wise. If you are looking to your own interests, you will listen to what I tell you, for your prosperity is dependent on the con duct of parties abroad. We are told—l have heard it to-night—that our great ally on the present occasion is France; but do you suppose that France would have been our ally if she believed that we would bear insult ? (Cheers.) No, the insult would have been given. If borne, it would have been repeated, and we should not have been a great people long. We are a great people, and we have the responsibilities of a great people. On England, at the present time, are centred the hopes of liberty throughout the world. In this corner of Europe liberty now has its refuge and home. If England were broken down, Belgium would follow—Sardinia would be nothing. The despots of Europe would walk oyes the whole, and liberty, freedom, and constitutional govern ment would take refuge in that great republic which emanated from you. But having confidence in the spirit of our country—believing that you are what your ances tors were, I believe in the future of England. I look to it as the great harbinger of civilisation. The world looks to it for the benefit of mankind ; and depend upon it that it requires you to tnaintain the glory—though that is a hard word to use—the honour, and the liberties of England. If her liberties were broken down, Europe would be prostrate, civilisation would be hurled back ward instead of progressing, and we should not be what we are, worthy descendants of our great predecessors. I told you I was weak, and I feel so. The few senti ments I have uttered have shaken me with emotion. It is not simulated ;it is what I deeply feel. I will act on these principles ; and in your name I will endeavour to maintain the power, the honour, and the integrity of this great country. (Cheers.) The worthy member for the West Riding has said, that much was done during the last session. No man knows that more than I do, though I looked on from a distance. Much was done, but more remains to be done. Great questions are com ing on next year ; and I hope that the same policy that has guided the vessel of the State safely for the last few months will continue to guide it ; that the prosperity that now pervades the land will continue to be the ap panage of the people of England, and that we shall re form our institutions while we are properous. (Cheers.) The Rev. Jos. HUNTER gave "The health of the Ma gistrates of the West Riding." (Cheers.) Mr. WR. STANHOPE, as the junior magistrate present, returned thanks. Mr. JACKSON gave "The health J. Hope Shaw, Esq., Mayor of Leeds, and the Mayors of the West Riding." The MAYOR of LEEDS responded. At this period Mr. Roebuck retired amid the cheers of the company. Mr. PETO, M.P., then gave as the next toast, "Pros perity to the Town and Trade of Sheffield." Mr. H. ATKIN (of the firm of Jos, Rodgers and Sons), as a manufacturer of Sheffield, and a past master of this honourable and ancient corporation, acknowledged the toast, and remarking that, if the Sheffield manufacturers would be true to themselves, they might defy the whole world, proceeded to propose . 'The Mayor and Corpora tion of Sheffield. (Cheers.) On a former occasion when the offices of Mayor and Master Cutler were filled by FUNERAL OF THE LATE RIGHT HON. SIR GdR „dal/ two brothers, he expressed a hope that they might take COCKBURN, Ban., G.C.B.—This morning ( 83 ` 31 ( heit* it as an omen that the two corporations would work the remains of this gallant and distinguished N o llf together. He had known their worthy Master Cutler were removed from Hertford-street, Mayfair, en. g reell many years as a consistent advocate of free trade, but deposited in the old catacombs at the Kens' it y an t i t i now found he had turned monopolist --for he now , mo- Cemetery, Harrow-road, with all that due solemnity na y , nopolised the two principal offices of the town in his pomp belonging to the rank of this distinguished ioti own person. (Cheers and laughter.) He did not say officer. On the coffin, which was covered with this grudgingly or enviously. He congratulated his black silk Genoa velvet, and ornamented with 9 ',, Tee friend on the honours so thickly accumulated upon him, silver plate, was the following inscription t-ninsset and he congratulated the town that those honours had Right Honourable Sir George Cockburn, Eighth - r iojor; fallen upon one who was worthy to receive them, and of Langton, G.C.B , Admiral of the Fleet , v o ile! one in whom they had the fullest confidence that their General of the Marines, and Rear-Admiral of the Ale d authority and influence would be exerted for the benefit Kingdom. Born in London ' 22d April, 177 2 ;, v of the town of Sheffield. (Cheers.) As a manufacturer Leamington, 19th Au t 1853." mongst tne taro, he could not refrain on this occasion, from offering their eipal mourners were the y Ve Rev. Wrn- C"ic od er most hearty thanks for the manner in which, on a re- Dean of York, Sir James Cockburn, Sir Ale/',_ 3 , gee. cent occasion, the Master Cutler took up cudgels and Cockburn, Sir James Hamilton, Admiral Aysco vindicated the character of the manufacturers of Shef- THE POPULAR COMPOSER.—Henry Russell,. a t t he field—(cheers)—when assailed by a peer of the realm mences his farewell series of his Entertainm ent (Lord Ashburton), who, from his connexion with one of Lyceum Theatre, on Monday next. ec hP the principal mercantile and banking houses in the MR. GLADSTONE IN INVERNESS At a.P ..„ country, might have been suppos e d to know something meeting of the Inverness Town Council, held_ 0 e n_,,,00: s a te. of what he spoke about, and whose opinions on that ac- day last, the Provost brought under notice t(1)1.. the count should carry more weight. H e augured from this, stance that Mr. Gladstone, the Chancellor ,f, h t e e ito t that so long as the worthy Master Cutler held office, chequer, was presently resident in that part of v the manufacturer of Sheffield, if placed in jeopardy, try, and suggested that it might be a fitting o n iur of Utbe would never want a zealous advocate. He gave "The to this eminent statesman were the freedoi to Mayor and Corporation of Sheffield." burgh offered to him. The proposal was asset-we:4o sorb dot The MAYOR returned thanks. From the peculiar with cordial unanimity, and the Provost w. ja or _,,, position in which he stood on the present occasion to correspond with the right hon. gentleneen ee a c;er some of his friends imagined him something like the to ascertain if the proposal would meet with 0316: Siamese twins. (Laughter.) He hoped, at all events tance. during the term of the two offices which he had the THE CHOLERA IN LIVERPOOL.—A death honour to hold, he should so discharge the dutis as to give cholera has occurred in Liverpool. The deZas °l33eci s satisfaction to all. He die not regret the remarks German emigrant, and had imported the disealnedgle: of Lord Ashburton to which reference had been Hamburg, and the death occurred in a crowded made, because he believed them calculated to stimulate house in one of the inferior parts of the town. wn to a Th t he the Sheffield manufacturers to renewed exertions. tention of the Health Committee has been dra wn of tb e ie Though he considered that some of those remarks were cage, and also to the dangeroutf overcrowdi ng nwne rous - somewhat unfortunate, yet as Lord Ashburton had en- d n -houses which are 71 5 00l f 4, • gaged to visit Sheffield about the middle of September, Liverp • L —A claim 0 - t ete he thought it would be scarcely fair to discuss the emigrants' lo g EXORBITANT CLAIM FOR AN matter in his lordship's absence ; but he must make a the Tilb ur y tial damage by severance require has just made for two acres.ofdlabnd and °onset:Ld remark or two in reference to one sentence of his lord ship's observations. The speech eif his lordship was THE COURSE OF juryoldlady, the vilu' oo of and Southend railway. The • awarded 650/.._, 50 01, OF EVENTS.—An made at an agricultural dinner at Gloucest er. becoming Q ue s hot re- a gunsmith, who was very nearly becone A sh of the agriculturists of England enjoying the highest . ns He spoke Sweden, died lately at Bergues, near Lille. — o l eo ' 1 potation throughout the world for their produc which were obtainin g almost fabulous prices, while lo the time before the revolution Bernadotte, wb o to via : i nduce be r ana manufacturers of England were excelled by those of sergeant in the army, paid his addresses _ re d lef t o other countri es , and that Sheffield, in particular, was Hiolet who was then young, and endeaV losing grou n d i n the articles of cutler y and edge tools, the means of persuasion in his power to Leaving the Manche-ter, Leeds, and Macclesfield people marry him, but the fair one was then antit_inonoscer: to speak for themselves, lie, with all respect, begged would not marry any one below the ra t n s k p o a i c ' e, Dero:, , most humbly and respectfully to that portion of Events soon after proceeded at a giant ' s ; ne m', ile eh . ) Lord Ashburton 's dotte rose from rank to rank to that of a & ai l, davii. o f his lordship's statement. (Ch remark might be true in some individual cases, but as a forgetful of his first love, married Mdlle. general fact, characteristic of the manufacturers of Shef- ter of a merchant at Marseilles, and 0 300 field, he entirely denied it. (Cheers.) But they must Joseph Bonaparte. bear with Holland of f him while he named more unpal a t a bl e t ru th s FOREIGN BEER.—An importation has if t pac eae r : in reference to some manufacturers . , They were told place by a steam-vessel from H in d o 0 0 . in I)6 ' if that the Americans beat Sheffield manu f ac t urers in cer- containing small quantities of different order to as tarn articles, and that we mu s t a d m it was t rue . But These samples of beer, which have been m ade _ cer t a in o who were the ,manufacturers who were thus beaten ? mark, have been brought here in sister-in-law; Were they those who aimed t o ma k e th e i r goods of the they are likely to become saleable in this country - best material ? (Hear.) No ; to the credit : of the f article_ of commerce. TAKING THE POPULATI • days P.a s the Americans be it spoken, and to the discredit of some o ing m anufacturers, the one established his reputation by pulitan Police Force as certain- _ ev e town in ourr nnly the best materials, regardless of price, while engaged in the outskirts of ving teen using have the other, to the injury of the credit of our town, made number of inhabitants, the same na his goods from inferior materials. (Hear.) This hAd by Lord Palmerston. Cfoornsstoamblees of the t g b ent:i especial reference to edge tools. The Manufacturer w, edge tools in America invariably used the best steel that Sheffield prod iced regardless of price, while some of the Sheffield manufacturers were ainiicg at a rofit, by making a cheaper artic le from inferior ma p terials. It was not in workmanship but in the use of the best material, that the Ainerlea cs gained any superiority. It was degrading to the pa' tion of any Sheffield manufacturer, so far to forg et hale hink self as to use an inferior quality oisteel, and then . recourse to extra finish to deceive the eye. That NV" the grand secret. It was only as compared with foreign goods sent out by such manufacturers tha t the edge_ tools had any superiority, and the manufa cturer Wu ° sent out such goods, whether he kept his own rep tion or not, neither sustained the character of Sheffiew nor the Lord EDWARD HOWARD proposed "The bealta Mrs. Matthews, and the Ladies of Sheffield. " d The MASTER CUTLER acknowledged the toast, nn the assembly broke up. CASUALTIES IN THE BURMESE wit, The following is a list of officers who hav e b ee n either killed, died, or wounded, or who ha s° T,,e. compelled to leave Burmah since the cometeP' ment of the war : Mid • slup_ no Indian Navy.— Commander A. E. Ball, • Cobbald, and Lieutenant Evans, dead ; Corninaucl,S,!tin. Campbell, Lieutenant Mitcheson Lieutenant T. ter, Lieutenant E. Brazier, and Lieutenant 5.... C e 1 _.. 3 i 55 5 , wounded ; Lieutenant F. Stevens, Lieutenant F.....1);:t0 Lieutenant Campbell, and Lieutenant Davies, 6 _'coed Europe ; Lieutenant Mitcheson, wounded a s e 0 Midshipm time ; Lieutenant R. Jermyn and Dawson, S. C. to Europe ; Midshipman to S. C. to India ; Midshipman H. Monk, S. Europe ; Dr. Costello, Dr. J. Welsh, Pay Litchfield, and Dr. Keys, S. C. to hills ; Clerk rl S. C. to India ; Midshipman Morehead and Lieutep6. Windus, S. C. to Europe ; Lieutenant H. Lamb, to India ; Lieutenant D. Duval, S. C. to hills ;;. 6 . master L. Horn, S. C. to Europe ; Dr. Wright, A DA. to hills ; Dr. Adridge and Dr. Crawford, S. C. to ' Mate ras ; Lieutenant A. Nisbett, S. C. to Europe ; Turner, S. C. to Amherst. ~a nt rnaste.rereefP Royal Navy. —Captain Loch, C. 8., and Lieute"mr, Kennedy, killed ; Admiral Austin, C. 8., R, ev ' dea cl: Bawer, Lieutenant M‘Murdo, and Mate Doug las ' Midshipman th e H on . J. Fi tzmaur i ce , S. C. to Eur ° Pd Dr. Morgan, Lieutenant Lisboa, Commander Rice, an d, Midshipman Fazakenly, d ea d ; Lieutenant Copelaund Dr. Woods, Dr. Ll ewe ll yn , Li eu t enan t Clarke, o, Clerk Penfold, S. C. to Europe ; Lieutenant B• liott, Lieutenant Ri ce , Mate Hynde, Lieutena nt 80 0 Lieutenant Wil s o n , Lieutenant Bushnell, Lieutesei; Pocock, Lieuten a nt Gl over , an d D r . Morgan won ° Lieutenant Donovan, S. C. to Europe. Bengal Marine.—Dr. Lawson, died. Her Maiesty's Eighteenth Royal Irish RegiM ent io .' Lieutenant-Colonel Coote, wounded ; Lieutenant Dad; and Lieutenant Cockb urn , kill e d ; C o l on el Coote , de o t Major Wigston, Lieutenant Woodwright, Lieuten .e Elliot, and Captain Bruce, wounded ; Gillesp dead ; Captain, S. C. to Europe. art , Her Majesty's Eightieth Regiment.--Major Lock pa Major Sayers, Captain Hurt, Lieutenant Hun . .,t , s p Lieutenant Montgomery, dead ; Lieutenant 111:d Lieutenant Wilkinson, and Lieut. Waverley, vv aen- by Lieut. Appleyard, S. C. to Europe ; Captain Orms S. C. to bills ; Lieut. Bowler, S. C. to Europe. tr y, Her Majesty's Fifty-first King's Own Light Int° . 01 —Major Hare, dead ; Captain Blundell and an t j e °r ; Capt. Armstrong, killed ; Lieutenant Batemar, Lieutenae Clarke, Lieutenant Westropp, Lieutenant Pl lir rd, and Captain Woolley, dead ; Colonel St. Maur, -. sr to Europe ; Najor Errington, wounded ; gaAn r rington, wounded a second time ; wounded ; Captain Woolley, S.C. to EuMrop' Li apt Carter, wounded ; Lieutenant Anderson, Liel lt i c alr Marshall, Dr. Ander son , E ns i gn M it f or d, Dr. I ‘-'ol—toham, ham, S. C. to E uro p e ; C apta i n D erroc k, S. • Madras ; Adjutant Cleeve, S. C. to Europe. ,aor Staff.—Brigadier M`N e ill an d B r i ga dier "'';' a Griffiths, dead ; Li eu t enant C ooke, Sur so Haynes, dead ; M a j or Atki nson, Major Bud'', h i 0, Brigadier Willi ams , S.C. to E urope ; M a j o r ,i l- • - e e a l wounded ; Capt a i n C oo k e , S . C . to E urope ; u'entirr. Steel, sick ; Captain Robertson sick to hills ; Lino , Christenson, sick to E uro p e ; Lieutenant Wroug ht S.C. to hills. Madras Artill er y—M a j or M on t gomery, M a jor 0a 1 ° 1 . 51 Lieut. Smith, an d Li eu t. D a ll as, d ea d ; Assistant-7r, geon Asten, S. C. to India ; Capt. Baker and o to Smith, S. C. to Madras ; Lieut. Playfair, S. `'•. k b, Europe ; Lie u t. M'G rat h , woun d e d ; Li eu t. 5 %; S. C. to Eu ro p e ; Li eut. R o b ertson, S. C . to hl'o. Capt. Fowles, S. C. to Madras ; Capt. Harrison, n' to Europe. , T ,„ 1 •00/ Bengal Artillery—Major Reid and Major A- - wounded. t ' T 0 Bengal Enginee rs —Li eu t . D ona ld son, killed ; t. Y oung, Trevor, wound e d ; C a pt. Youn sick to India ; Williams, sick to hill s ; Lieut. Trevor, NvO urj time. Madras Engineers— Captain Rundall, Lieutell Warne, and Lieutenant Vaughan, dead ; Dr. S. C. to hills ; C a pt a i n All an an d Li eutenant Dennis°oi S. C. to Europe • Lieutenant Foord and Lieutella Gahagan, w oun ded ; Lieutenant Mayne, sick to i. 0 11 1 ° ,: Lieutenant Ry ves , S. C . to Europe ; Lieutenant grave S. C. to Madras. Madras Fusiliers —Captain Nicolay, killed ;,.. 31 , ki ' ar Haines, dead ; Colonel Duke S. C. to ' hills • u 3 _,,P", 3 0 111. Dickson 'and Lieutenant Fisher, S. C Ea"' Surgeon Goodall, S. C. to hills. C. and l m ii B First Bengal Fusiliers—Lieutenant Ekins Car yng, dead ; C o l one l T u d or, sick to hills. Irregular Cavalry —Captain SheP pad, sick to hill s ' Fifth Regiment M a d ras Native Infantry Li e uten as : Cloete, and Li eu t enant W h i telock, wounded • Leiut i e l; unt Stunt, sick t o E urope ; an d Major Shubrick, s-c to hills. Ninth Regiment Madras Native Infantry—L ie nant Taylor, kill e d ; Li eutenant Ansley and Lieut era e . Ffawkes, wou n d e d ; Li eutenant Milton, S.C. to Lieutenant Taylor, S. C. to Madras ; and Dr. Willia m ' S. C. to hills. AP , Nineteenth Re g i men t M a d ras N at i ve Infantrr—C tain Sheppard, sick to Europe. 11 ,01 0 First Regiment Madras Native Infantry.--- de l, Hamilton, S.C. to Europe; Captain Wright, vgn un k - fv -' Thirty-fifth Regiment Madras Native Infan,"• - ' s .o Lieutenant Minchen, Lieutenant Cundy, - ' 11 ,; 5 1- 0 D'Oyley, and Ensign Perrin dead dead ; Lient e Sandvs, sick to Madras ; Lieutenant Lodge , ,l e ir to hills ; Captain Lighton, sick to Cape • ' fr . to tenant M`Donald, and Lieutenant Key, s6ic t, - letV Europe ; Lieutenant Godfrey, sick to hills ..* -- „, 8 • tenant Searle, and Lieutenant Leggatt, sick to till r f ,'"ro i Lieutenant Haines, wounded ; Captain Coode, S. u A ;.,,s, hills; Captain Tweed, and Surgeon Cox, S. C. to M Liea Fourth Sikh Regiment--M ajor Armstrong and tenant Rawlins, wounded. „ r ' Fortieth Bengal Native Infantry—Lieutenant -o ;7i a- Thompson, Lieutenant Mills, Ensign Denny, an d tenant Chisholm, dead ; Captain Gardener, killed; tenant Warren, sick to Europe. " n sot Sixty-seventh Bengal Native Infantry Williams, dead ; Lieut enan t Clarke, wounded , Price and Ensign Boileau, killed ; Captain Rake , to hills. Forty-Ninth Madras Infantry—Lieutenant •""- S. C. to Europe. an inferiority in the material and not in the workmanship, and that it has especial reference to edge-tools ! Upon this the Mayor and Master Cutler of Sheffield remarked on Thursday—" The manufacturer of edge-tools in America invariably used the best steel that Sheffield produced regard less of price ; while some of the Sheffield manu facturers were aiming at a greater profit by making a cheaper article from inferior material"— adding—" it was not in workmanship, but in the use of the best material that the Americans gained any superiority." Does not that very consideration render the conduct of these Sheffield manufacturers only the more, instead of making it the less, reprehensible ? The superiority of American edge-tools, recollect, is a superiority of material, and not of workman ship. And that very material is derived by the cutlers of the United States from Sheffield—the Sheffield manufacturers (let us give the deplo rable admission of the Master Cutler over again) aiming at a greater profit by making a cheaper article from inferior material ! Why, after this, no one can marvel if the American razor is preferred by the close-shaver, if the American scissors are selected by the sempstress, if the American scythe is taken by the mower, and the American sickle by the reaper, and the American lancet by the surgeon—instead of what were formerly unrivalled in the trade, the razors, the scissors, the scythes, the sickles, and the lancets of Sheffield. No wonder if the backwoodsman chooses the axe, and the adze, and the pruning-knife, and the bill-hook of th e U n it e d States to those manufactured in the workshops of Hallamshire. It is another example of the suicidal effect of following out the penny wise and the pound-foolish principle. It is a false economy of the better material in the foolish hope of securing larger profit. With this melan ' choly confession before us from the Master Cutler himself, we cannot for the life of us comprehend how Lord A SHBURTON can be pronounced rash or pre cipitate, much less how he can be viewed as un just or inaccurate, in declaring that in edge-tools Sheffield is losing her reputation. It will be fortu nate for that time-honoured capital of cutlery, if the enterprise of its manufacturers be revived by the serious reflections consequent upon this rather startling acknowledgment. A revival of energy the more requisite, for the maintenance of the prosperity of Sheffield, now that Aus tralia is being rapidly peopled under the in fluence of wholesale colonisation now that England in this, as in her other world-famous manufactures, has the prospect opened to her of some 300,000,000 or 400,000,000 fresh cus tomers consequent upon the triumph of the Chinese Revolutionists. Another attempt has been made to reduce the circulating medium of the country—another effort to arrest the tide of national prosperity ; to di minish the wages of labour, and thus to lower the demand for, and, as a natural consequence, the prices of the various articles of comfort and com parative luxury which have recently been placed within the reach of the working classes. It would almost seem as if the great desideratum were to screw down the condition of the industrious po pulation of the country to the " starvation point," to take care that there is no chance of those who earn their daily bread by the sweat of their brow " waxing fat " or " kicking." The Directors of the Bank of England are anxious to prove them selves hard task-masters, grinding down the poor and needy to the very utmost, and to the best of their power playing the game of the moneyocracy. With this view they have once more followed up the blows they have been inflicting at intervals since the beginning of the year, and on Thursday the " official" announcement was made at the break ing up of the Bank Parlour of the increase of the minimum rate of discount from 3' to 4 per cent. The same extraordinary prescience displayed on several former occasions, was manifested in various instances in the present movement. If distinct intimation had been given to certain individuals of the intention, they could not have operated with greater confidence. It must, how ever, have been either unequalled sagacity, or some mysterious power of vaticination belonging to the successful operators ; for it would clearly be unjust to suspect for a single moment such highly honourable men, or even a single member of the Board, of such undue favouritism as deli berately hinting the intention, or such weakness as letting it " leak out" beyond the precincts of the Sacred Chamber. The public only know that the valuable secret was in some manner discovered, that good use was made of the early information, and that the accuracy of the opinion thus acted on was established in due course. But it may be asked, as it has repeatedly been on former occasions, why should not the Directors of the Bank of England be entitled to charge such rate of interest as they may think proper for the use of their money, the only commodity in which they deal ? and why should they be bound to look in any degree beyond the interests of their constituents, by whom they have been elected, and the only parties to whom they are account able for their transactions ? In support of these views it has been stated, and with some degree of justice, that the duty, and indeed the power, of regulating the national currency, of contracting or expanding the circulation of the country, was com pletely taken away by the Act of 1844, which pro fessed to establish a self-acting regulator—an auto matical action that would dispense with any dis cretion or exertion on the part of the Directors, and that consequently they were only responsible to the proprietary for their proceedings, their duty being to obtain the highest rate of interest practicable under the circumstances of the money market. There would be some foundation for this argument were it not for the character of quasi nationality still appertaining to the Leviathan Establishment—the exclusive privileges which still confer upon it a species of monopoly, and prevent the possibility of " free trade" in banking. If the Bank Charter were repealed, or suffered to expire in due course, there would, of course, be no possible objection to the Directors doing what they liked with the enormous funds placed under their control and management. But while they exer cise such extraordinary influence on monetary affairs, owing to the restrictions on other banks, they cannot possibly rely on any defence founded on the supposed private character of their estab lishment. A brief sketch of the recent advances may be acceptable to the general reader, and enable him to form a more minute judgment of the step just taken. At the commencement of the present year, the Bank charge for discount was only 2 per cent. It had been gradually dimi nished from the time when, in October, 1847, it was, in obedience to the celebrated letter from Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and Sir CHARLES WOOD, which virt ua ll y suspen d e d the Bank Charter Act, raised to the exorbitant and usurious rate of 8 e Cent. pr , The Directors had con t es t e d ever y re unction, holding on at the higher rates until they fl'ilnd doors that they that i tl were under-bid by p ar ti es ou t o f being followieley.Were rapidly losin g th e i r pres ti ge , in moue g, in place of leadin g , o th er d ea l ers Y and that, unles s th e were roared to confor m t o the • y p make up their minds to o f the times, they should to meet th e i r propr i e t ors with a low er di vidend : of moneta The good eff ec t s o f th e cheap price accommodation was speedily perceptibl e. over -caution —the re remains r e - Th rY o remains of the commercial crisis were full y employed at 18 47 passed h admproved, away—the working-working-classes remunerative wages—th e revenue and was still improving, and " all vvent i a marriage bell." This state o f affairs merry as Was t o , good to last. The Directors, by way of a " Christmas-box" to the creators and producers of national wealth, struck the first blow At the termination of the holidays—during the first week of the New Year they raised the price of money 25 per cent., or, in other words, from 2 to 22 per cent. These complaints at this uncalled for interference with the national industry were loud and general. It was said that the other dealers would not follow in the same direction, and that the magnates of Threadneedle -street would speedily be compelled to re trace their foot steps. The Directors were, however, determined. I They speedily followed the first 4r)nslitught, and I COURT CIRCULAR. DUBLIN, SEPT. 1. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert visited the Exhibition yesterday morning, and in the afternoon were present at a review of the troops of the garrison under the command of Sir Edward Blakeney. His Royal Highness Prince Albert also visited the Model Lodging Houses, attended by Sir Edward Borough, and inspected the Public Baths and Wash houses recently erected. The following had the honour of dining with her Ma jesty yesterday :—The Lord-Lieutenant and Countess of St. Germans, Earl Granville, the Duchess of Welling ton, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Bath, the Earl and Countess of Mayo, the Earl and Countess Clonmel, the Earl of Listowel, Viscount and Vis countess Monck, Viscountess Forbes, Lord and Lady Clarina, Lord and Lady Talbot de Malahide, the Hon. Miss Bulteel, the Chief-Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Mrs. Monahan, and the Attorney-General. Dispatches were sent from the Colonial-office yester. day to the Governor-General of Canada and the Go. vernors of the other North American provinces. THE ROYAL CHILDREN IN SCOTLAND. The Royal party, embracing the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Princess Helena, with Colonel Bid dulph, Miss Hillyard, and Madame Roland, with at tendants, arrived at the Stonehaven station of the Aberdeen Railway at a quarter past one on Thursday. They were accompanied by several of the directors of the railway, who had proceeded to Forfar in the morn ing to receive them. The station was very beautifully decorated and converted into neat reception and dining rooms for the occasion. The party, after partaking of an elegant luncheon prepared by M r . D oug l ass , o f the Douglass Hotel, Aberdeen, proceeded in carriages by the Slug, or mountain, road, to Banchory, on their way to Balmoral, which they would reach not later than half past seven the same evening. The stay at Stonehaven occupied about half an hour. CRYSTAL PALACE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Let the opponents of the measure for opening the Crystal Palace on the Sunday read the following ex , tract from one of Theodore Hook's works (Peregrine Bunce, vol. ii., p. 83, 84, 85) : , " It may offend some readers to know that Mr. Nob batop's dinners—that is to say, meetings of friends at dinner—were regularly fixed for Sundays ; the true and just reason for that innovation, as some people call it, upon Christian , or rather Protestant p ro p r i e ty, b e i ng that upon no ay, excepting the day of rest set apart for abstinence from labour, could the indefatigable Nobbatop find time or opportunity to exhibit his hospitality or welcome his acquaintance. Whether this notion was really and truly less pious or less virtuous than in the times when the squire uniformly entertained the parson of his parish at dinner on the Sunday ; or whether all the Roman Catholics in the world are to be co a ndemned for ever fur keeping Sunday as a holiday, after the holy part of the day is past, who shall say ? But this we will say--that attempting to deprive the working classes of their air, their exercise, their amusements, and their one day's hot dinner in the week, by a rigid enforcement of Puritanical regulations which would have disgraced the Commonwealth, are at once indicative of hypocrisy, tyranny, and cruelty, and exhibits a spirit excited by a desire to drive those who are inclined to religion into a reckless disregard of all its just laws and ordinances. A , poor man must not be shaved on a Sunday morning to go to church ; his wife must not send their dinner to be baked, because it is wrong for bakers to work, while if she stays at home to cook it, she must abstain from divine service herself. In the afternoon they must not indulge themselves with a cake and a glass of ale after a healthful walk with their poor children. All public houses are to be closed, all merriment is to be stopped, and the day set apart by the Divinity, as a day of re creation, is to be made a day of gloom and confinement for those who, as we have just said, have but that one day in the week in which they can enjoy air, exercise, the society of their families, and the harmless amuse• ments to which in far better days than these the much better English people were universally accustomed."— I am, &c., ANTI-HUMBUG. Norwich, Sept. 1853. EXPORTATION OF BULLION.—It is expected that the shipments of silver to China and India, and of gold to Alexandria for wheat, by the Indus, on the 4th instant, will amount to a total of about 350,0001. MRS. BEECHER STOWE.—Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the authoress of Uncle Tom's Cabin, returned from the continent last week much benefitted in health by her quiet residence in Switzerland. During the past week she has been on a visit to the family of the Messrs. Low, her London publishers, whom she has just left for Liver pool, where she will remain prior to her departure for the United States, per the Arctic, on Wednesday next. THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE CORPORA TION OF LONDON.—The commissioners appointed to conduct this inquiry—Sir John Pattison, Henry La bouchere, Esq., and G. Cornwall Lewis, Esq.—have met and appointed their secretary, and have arranged to commence their labours early in the ensuing month. The precise day is not yet fixed, but it will be either Monday, the 3d, or Monday, Oct. 10 ; and in the course of a few days the requisite notices will be issued to the corporation. The inquiry will be conducted at Guildhall, probably in the court appropriated to the sitting of the Conunon Coun cil. It will be an open court ; and it is understood that the commissioners have determined on hearing all the evidence that may be tendered to them, either for or against the corporation. Among the first witnesses ex amined will be Mr. Merewether, the Town Clark, the Re corder, tke City Solicitor, the Chamberlain, a nd such of the Aldermen and Common Councillors as may choose to tender their evidence. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE AT WIMBORNE —Two PRI SONERS SUFFOCATED.—A very melancholy occurrence has just taken place at Winaborne, by which. 'the lives of two unfortunate men were lost in an attempt to escape from the lock-up houses. They had been apprehended by the officers of justice upon charges of vagrancy, hav ing been found begging, one of them upon the pretence of selling lucifer matches. Their names ware Wilson and Curtis. The constables locked them up in the usual place of custody, and nothing particular occtxrred till six o'clock in the morning, when smoke was obser' red issuing from the lock-up, which was found to be on fire. The doors were forced with all speed ; but the den sity of the smoke foria time defeated all efforts to get out the pri soners. At length they were got out, and Wilson was found to be dead, and his person very nine h burnt. Curtis was alive, but very ill, and he expired shortly afterwards. Previous to bis death he made a. statement, from which it appeared that Wilson had fired the place in the hope of burning down the door, and thus enabling them to escape. He stated that Wilson piled straw against the door, and ignited it with some matches \ which he found in his pocket, and which had escaped notice upon his being searched. The fire in a short time burnt most rapidly, and they then threw water upon it, in the hope of extinguishing it ; but unhappily they so much increased the smoke in their efforts that it overcame them, and poor Wilson was very soon suffoca ',ed. Curtis expressed his belief that the burns on the body occurred after death. A n i nques t was h e ld on Wil son ' s b o dy, before M r . C ast l eman, coroner, and a verdict i n accord aneer with the facts retu rne d. Th e j ur y a pp. ended to thei verdict a presentment respecting the state: of the prison. LIVERPOOL ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The attendance has be en excellent during th e l ast mont h at t hi s delight ful a n d popularplace of r ecrea ti on. A cap i ta l com i c proved a mostfe feature of amusem en t. Th e pantomime, in extraordinary talent of the Leclercq f am il y is which the ll unequalattractiveleddisplayed ecution exhibitedcombinatio n of rapidity, firmn ess , an d light in the dancing of Miss Louise Leclercq would render her a.firs to the t rate metropolitan fa vourite, and a mo e st pr v i a n l c u .p abl . valuable L acquisition al Q 134011, th ea t res . manage ment of any of the ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. The equestrian attractions here have been attended by an almost unprecedented degree of success. The grand and exciting military spectacle —the battle of Waterloo —still holds its ground, though it has now reached a 71st representation. The " scenes" in the circle are both novel and startling, andthe " real f ox chase" is not only cleverly done and exciting, but gives to the majority of the audience a most excellent idea of what perhaps they never had an opportunity of seeing elsewhere, for fox chasing, like many other amusements, is rather rare. Miss Emily Cooke has returned from her continental engagements, and again exhibit s th ose sur p r i s i ng per formances in the circle for which she previously acquired so much well-deserved fame. Her merits as a female equestrian are certainly of a very high order, and since her sojourn abroad, we think she has rather improved than otherwise. Her evolutions on horseback and daring feats will alone repay a visit to Astley's. Under the management of Mr. W. Co o k e thi s f avour it e p l ace o f amusement well maintains the character it held during the reigns of Ducrow and B a tt y , an d we are gra tifi e d t o find that it continues to receive the same generous sup port from the public. PRINCESS'S TEIELITRE. The season of this house terminated last night with the piece which has been its chief ornament, Sardana pales. A crowded audience attended on the occasion. and after the fall of the curtain on the smoking ruins of Nineveh a general call was raised for " Kean." Mr. Kean came forward, leading on Mrs. Kean, who looked as graceful as ever in the Greek dress of Myrtha, and, after he had led her off amid universal cheers, returned to the footlights, and made a short farewell speech. In this he thanked the audience for their patronage during a season which had lasted for the extraordinary period of 50 weeks, and had been prosperous throughout— adding that he was pleased to attribute the prosperity to two dramas from such legitimate sources as Shakspere and Byron, and concluding with the statement that he intended to re-open on the 10th of October. Speeches at the end of a season are often tedious compounds of complaints, hopes, indifferent jokes, and platitudes of all sorts, and hence Mr. Kean's little adieu, which was scarcely longer than our description of it, deserves com mendation. Her Majesty Queen Christina of Spain and the Duke de Rianzares, accompanied by the Countess de Castil lijo, the Countess de Vista Alegre, his Exc3llency Don Zavier de Isturitz, and a numerous suite, honoured with a visit yesterday the Diorama of the Ocean Mail, at the Gallery of Illustration, 14, Regent-street. COLONIAL MARKETS.—The colonial markets during the week have shown firmness, and, in some instances, an advance has occurred. Sugar has been generally steady, and, although the demand for Mauritius has been less, the good and fine qualities of the Benares de scription of Bengal and all crystallised kinds have been sought at rather higher prices. Several cargoes of foreign have also changed hands. There has been a better inquiry for coffee, and the fine and bold qualities of plantation Ceylon are fully ls. to 2s. per cwt. dearer. Native Ceylon has also been sold at an advance of ls. per cwt., and generally a large business has been done. Mocha is 2s. to 3s. per cwt. higher. Rice has been in fair demand, and privately three floating cargoes of Arracan have been sold. Saltpetre has been lately disposed of at easier prices. The tea market is still inanimate as far as re gards home demand, but there has been more inquiry for common congou for export during the last few days. The late China news was generally looked upon as fav ourable to prices here, as the market at Shanghai had not opened, and was not likely to open soon. As yet, however, this intelligence has produced no sensible effect. A public sale is announced for Tuesday, and, owing to the length of the interval since the last took place, it is expected that the quantity brought forward will be considerable. JMPROVEMENTS IN LONG ACRE AND ITS VICINITY.— Exonsive alterations and improvements in Long-acre are contemplated by the Mercers' Company, which has properly in that neighbourhood reaching along the northern boundary, from Drury-lane to Upper St. Martin's-rane, and which is now continually falling into the hands of the company, in consequence of the termin:ttion of the leases, after the expiration of a tenure whieb, in most instances, has been that of one hundred years'. Yesterday several houses were disposed of by auction, situate in Havover-street and Charles street, Drury-lane, by Messrs. Pullen and Son, by order of the company, which are to be removed for the purpose of forming a new street from Drury-lane to Endell-street, in the rear of Hullah's Concert rooms and of the coach manufactoiry at the junction of Long-acrean d H • ao Hanover street. 0 Mier improvements are desi g ned by the com pany on ti termination of the leases, as t he houses are in a most dilapidated state. THE SHOFFIELD CUTLERS' FEAST. The annual grand banquet on the inauguration of the Master Cutler (W. A. Matthews, Esq.,) took place on Thursday, and for the first time in the annals of the borough, this office and that of the mayoralty are centered lin one individual. In the morning the Master, War dens, Searchers, and Assistants for the ensuing year, attended before the magistrates, and took their oaths of office. They then returned to the Cutlers' Hall to lun cheon, and afterwards, in company with other members of this ancient corporation attended divine service at the parish church, the sermon being preached by the Rev. E. S. Murphy, the chaplain to the company. The guests began to arrive about four o'clock. They were met at the entrance of the reception-room by Henry Atkin, Esq., one of the past Masters, and presented to the Master Cutler. Much apprehension was felt in consequence of information that several distinguished guests had been seriously injured by the collision which happened on Wednesday evening to the Great Northern express train shortly after leaving London. Amongst those who were then on their way to partake of the hos pitality of the Master Cutler, were the Lord Mayor of London, Sir James Duke, M.P., J. A. Roebuck, Esq., M.P., Edmund B. Denison. Esq., M.P. The Lord Mayor, Sir J. Duke, and Mr. Denison returned to town, but Mr. Roebuck came forward, and arrived in Sheffield about two o'clock on Thursday morning. Mr. Denison came down on the following day. The anxiety mani fested in the town on Mr. Roebuck's account was very great, and exaggerated reports were circulated as to the injuries he had sustained. The hon. member arrived at the hall in company with Alderman Dunn. Mr. Roebuck looked feeble, and bore on his face the marks of the injury he had received. His entrance into the reception-room was greeted with loud cheers, and many were the congratulations addressed to him on his reappearance amongst his constituents, and his provi dential escape on the previous day. In consequence of the pain experienced in standing, arising from injury by the accident, a chair was provided for him, and he sat amongst the guests, in the reception-room, until dinner was announced. When the company had assembled the folding-doors of the hall were thrown open, and the gentlemen took their seats. The number of guests was upwards of 300. The Master Cutler was supported by Lord Wharncliffe, the Lord Mayor of York, Lord E. Howard, the Hon. Francis Wortley, J. A. Roebuck, Esq., M.P., B. Deni son, Esq., M.P., G. Hadfield, Esq., M.P., S. M. P e t o , Esq., M.P., Walter Stanhope, Esq., &c. The usual loyal toasts, followed by the "Army and Navy," having been duly honoured, The MASTER CUTLER then gave " The Duke of Nor folk, Lord of Hallamshire, and the house of Norfolk," to which Lord E. Howard responded in befitting terms. The healths of the Duke of Devonshire and Earl Fitz william having been drunk, J. JOBSON SMITH, Esq., proposed the health of Lord Wharncliffe and the House of Wortley. Lord WHARNCLIFFE returned thanks, and in the course of his speech said—Looking to the continent and at the face of the world, I cannot but anticipate a con tinuance of commercial prosperity. I cannot refrain also from an expression of satisfaction when I look at what is passing before our eyes in this country. We now live in remarkable times, and of all the events of the day, perhaps none is more remarkable than what has been called the exodus of the people from one quar ter of the globe to another. There is the exodus of the Irish to America, of the Americans to the shores of the Pacific, and of large numbers of our countrymen to dis tant regions. It is impossible that such events should fail to influence the relations of men at home, especially in their commercial intercourse. They have had that effect. We know now that there is an altered relation between the employers and the employed in this coun try. It not unnaturally arises from the course of events, that those who have labour to bring to the mar ket should expect to sell it at a higher rate than they could some years back when the supply exceeded the demand. There were times when, if such demands were made by workmen as are made now, they would have been made in a different spirit from the present. We can look back to times when strikes, turn-outs, and dis turbances of all kinds, bore a more threatening aspect than now. We see in all parts of the country that, though the expectations of workpeople may be raised too highly, higher perhaps than circumstances warrant, the result of their demands is friendly and rational communication—(hear, hear)—which tends ultimately to adjust the questions at issue and restore harmony. Hear, hear.) Looking at this state of affairs, I find another element—l may almost say another gua rantee for the continuance of commercial prosperity. I hope it arises from causes not temporary, and that we shall see, from time to time, a more con ciliatory spirit of communication between all who are employed in the various branches of in dustry. If that be so, I look with confidence to the time when I shall meet you again ; and whenever that may be, it will give me increased gratification to Lind you in unabated activity and with unclouded pros pects. (Loud cheers.) The healths of the Lord Mayor of London, the Lord Mayor of York, the Master Cutler, the Vicar and Clergy of Sheffield, were then given and responded to. The health of the West Riding Members having been proposed, Mr. DENISON, M.P., who was received with loud cheers, rose and said—l have again to thank you for the honour you have conferred on my absent colleague and myself, and to say that I wish for your sake, for his sake, and my own, that he were present to return thanks him •;elf, because I think that we all lose materially by his absence. The two noble lords and my rev. friend on my left have alluded in marked terms to the prosperity of the town of Sheffield, and they have made statements which cannot be contradicted. If their assertions were doubted, I could produce figures that would place the matter beyond all doubt, because I hold in my hand the Board of Trade returns, which shows that, within the irst six months of 1853, the exports of hardware and cutlery from this kingdom were one-third more than in the corresponding period of 1850. They have risen in that period from 1,246,6391. to 1,663,3021. Ido not presume to say that Sheffield has contributed the whole of that hut it has done it to a very material extent ; and if such be the fact as to the first half, what may we expect from the whole year ? for I am told, on undoubted authority, that trade is as prosperous now as it was at the begin ning of the year. I venture to congratulate you on this healthy state of things, trusting, as I do, that they who get rich will take care of those who are uneducated, and that the uneducated, while receiving large wages, will lay by something of their earnings to guard against an unfortunate reverse, What I have said of Sheffield, lam proud to be able to say of the whole West Riding, which I 'lave the singular honour to represent. The trade of the IVest Riding never was in a more prosperous condition than now. The staple trade of my native town of Leeds, which town may well be proud of my worthy friend, the Mayor of Leeds, who will hereafter address you, is as prosperous as tbat of Sheffield, or any other place. I believe it may be said of the whole Riding that we are getting rich faster than at any previous period in our history. Ido not say faster than any portion of Lanca- Mire ; but, I believe, while so large a part of her Ma jesty's subjects in the West Riding are prosperous, I may say without fear of contradiction that our agricul tural friends are throwing up their caps for joy as well as you. (Cheers.) And, therefore, at the end of seven years, since 1846, I am proud to he able to say that I believe I am in one of the happiest families in the United Kingdom—the population of the West Riding of York shire. But is this state of prosperity likely to con tinue, or soon come to an end ? It appears from the returns that America is swallowing up your pro ductions as fast as you can send them. Long may she continue to do so, and may we make with hera beneficial ex change, which should continually be made between re lations so near. As to Australia, we may consider that that market is hardly opened yet, and we know that the exports sent there have been of the most profitable cha racter. But there is another market opening, the re sult of which no man can tell. What is to be the issue of the movement in China ? That China can go back to what it-was, or can remain as it is, I think no sane man can believe. I believe that Christianity is beginning to dawn on China. What will be the immediate result, no man at present can tell ; but it opens out to my mind changes so immense, so overwhelming, that I do not feel able to express an opinion upon them. But of this I feel certain, that if Christianity should make head there, as I believe it it will, England will become more than ever the workshop of the world, and the 300 mil lion of people in China will become the customers of this country. (Cheers.) The state and prospects of the country, then, are of the most encouraging character. I know full well that we are precluded here from touch ing on politics, and I do not intend to do it. But I hope I shall not be accused of doing so when I allude, for one moment, to what has passed in Parliament during the last 10 months. I see some of my hon. friends on my right, and I am glad to meet in Yorkshire my hon. friend the member for Norwich and others. We have had one of the longest and most arduous sessions h 2 a o s th b A ee u n g d u o s n t. e ? N T ow ra , d w e i h th a o s u b t ee g n oi r n e g lie i v n e t d o ever known. It began in N ovem b er, an d en d e d on th e p to ol a iti l c a s r , g what ex tent from customs and exc i se d ut i es. Th at mus t b e a benefit even to you who were prosperous before, and it must be a still greater relief to those who are working for wages. Their tea is cheaper —the soap duty is repealed— other customs duties are reduced, and excise restrictions swept away. It is impossible that the public should be otherwise than benefited by these changes. There can be no doubt about that now. There may have been doubts some years ago, and if doubts yet linger in any mind, those who differ from us are entitled to respect. But the great fact is proved, that the more we repeal duties on articles received from abroad, or on articles manufactured at home, the more do we give expansion to the industry of the working classes—(cheers)—th e more do we add to the wealth of the nation, and the stronger does the country become. Approving and en forcing all that my friends have said on this subject, I believe that if it should unfortunately happen that Eng. land should be called upon to draw the sword or load her ship's cannon, the world would find th a t s h e has nev er been in a more efficient state. (Ch eers. ) B ut I n ca e nc r onfirm what has been said by others that the best way to avert this necessity is to be prepared and duly armed at all quarters. Deeply should I regret to see an economical system in the navy or army prevent our being prepared. (Cheers.) Before I sit down, permit me to say a word or two on a subject interesting to this town. Within the last few months, the militia regi ments have been embodied, and a great number of men for your town have been embodied at Doncaster. I was not at home at the time, but I am authorised by one or two of the officers to state that it is impossible any men could have behaved better than the men from Sheffield. (Cheers.) I will not conceal from you, and were they all pre sen t I would not conceal from them — for having had the honour of meeting them face to face now and then, we have spoken plainly to each other, 3Per c i ,Per c 21 ew , t o 3( 'zehi R 1( gra, .25{ Eg b l)Rl p _s4 ol e e ,,rat Rus sian 6,Nto pat t i , • -Lush `J `]ll and Shar Tl to th exp e Not rube, at 90 11 9 i .rh, 4.....