The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-21 00:00:00

CONTAINING TUE DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT THE SAME EVENING, With all other NOM arriving up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS will be forwarded after the Post is closed by the Latest Trains. E li J _SUM LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1853, Well ! the Advertisement Duty is to be given up after all. The obnoxious impost is to be totally abolished---cut off root and branch. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has virtually yielded. Not with a very good grace certainly, but as he has conceded the matter, we shall not too closely criticise the manner of the boon. It is sufficient to say that the inequitable and impolitic burden, which the Right Honourable Gentleman himself admitted to be " a tax on labour and industry," is to be rem)ved—that a fiscal impediment to the full and free intercommunication of wants and wishes will no longer be maintained. Hence for ward the overtoiled and underpaid sempstress may make known her desire to obtain employment without paying, what in her miserable condition is a prohibitory price, for the notification. The tradesman may announce the nature and quality of the goods he has for sale, without having his profits absorbed by the additional cost of the advertisement, rendered necessary by the Govern ment duty. All persons having any wants un satisfied may obtain the necessary publicity, so as to achieve their objects on the most satisfactory terms, without being conscious of the presence of the tax-collector. Unrestricted publicity is, in fact, a suppl ement to the " unrestricted competi tion" which has been so highly lauded both in and out of Parliament, but which never could j be carried into practical execution so long as incidents so essential were wanting. As Mr. COB DEN justly remarked--.“ it Was a tax that, in a commercial community, struck at the root of all transactions." It opposed an obst ac l e b etween vendors and purchasers, masters and servants, employers and labourers, that operated very in juriously in the daily transactions of life h eckin , consumption, because pe rsons di d not know Where they could obtain the required goods on the be s t and cheapest terms—and inducing them to abstain altogether when a very slight temptation would have induced them to become customers. Th us the Customs or Excise Duty on the article wo u ld be lost, the profit of the tradesman which, if it arose, would be directly charged under the Income Tax, and a great portion of that which would probably be expended in exciseable commodities would be forfeited. It may be said "that good wine needs no bush ;" that the trades man who supplies a fair article at a fair price will never want customers ; but we deliberately assert that the sale of the pure vintage would be materially increased if the landlord were enabled to extend the knowledge of its excellence beyond the convivial circle of topers by whom he was habitually patronised. The fair-dealing tradesman would also be enabled to enlarge his premises, and his mode ad . d to hi s b us i ness, by the general appreciation of of d ealing, - comm un i ty, the and the advant a ges offered to But why multiply argu ments in a matter f.,,,0 universally acknowledged as the adva n t age to be derived h from a judicious system of Advertisements, hey are well k nown , y and thoroughly appreciated b e of business ; and if hitherto so very practical man to, the deficiency may be ascrill33eq—ttY resorted ieckr cent, to the duty which, on brief notifications added 50 the cost price for insertion. To the s i t ) antiquity, who laud the old-fmhioned styl e 8 for ; doing business, we may merely notice the negleeteoll stone which had for ages been merely used as a seat for runaway convicts , or solitary herdsmen, but which was eventually found to contain several ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, JuLY 21, Willbe performed THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Sup ported by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. After which, Lord Ilyrcn's Tragedy of SARDANAPALUS. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To be followed by CHESTERFIELD THINSIiLI. Characters by Messrs. Harley, M eadows, Addison, an d Mi ss Vivash. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIIL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, *Tula 21, Will be performed GENEVIEVE. Characters by Mess rs. B en. Webster, A. Wigan, Leigh Murray, Keeley, Parselle, Paul B e df ord, Cullenford, Woolgar, 0. smith, and C. J. Smith; Madame Celeste and Mrs. Keeley. After which, will be presented SARDANAPALIJS. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBIIA3L To conclude with JOHN JONES. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. First Week of a New Drama. THIS EVENING, JuLT 21, Will be performed a New Drama entitled THE TIMES, Charac ters by Messrs. Farren, T. Mead, H. Marston, William Farren, G. Cooke, and Shaiders; Mesdames Anderton, IL Gordon, E. Tur ner, and Bartlett. After which, an entirely New Burlesque, by Francis Talfourd, Esq., entitled SIIYLOCK, or, THE MERCHANT OF "VENICE PRESERVED." Shyloek. Mr. F. Robson. To conclude with (by desire) THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Bags, Mr. F. Itobson. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Now Under the Direction and Management of Mr. W. Cooke. The tide of success flows into this popular Establishment, to witness the present attractive entertainments. The Battle of Waterloo continues its triumphant career. 61st NIGHT OF THE CHASE. NOTTCE.—Parties desirous of witnessing the World's Wonder, Miss Emily Cooke, in her astounding Leaps, are requested to em brace the present opportunity as her engagement will shortly termi nate, when she immediately departs for the Continent. New Intro duction in the Circle—The Turin Perrots, Masters Alfred and Harry Cooke on One Horse. First Night of the Grand Cabalistic Pyramids. THIS EVENING, JULY 21, And during the week, the National Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes in the "CIRCLE," by artistes of celebrity, introducing Miss Emily Cooke, the Star of the Arena, who Leaps Forwards and Backwards through 16 balloons. Also, the Twin Ferrots, whose Whimsical Feats must be seen to be appreciated. - - • • To conclude with the successfill Hippo Drama of THE CHASE ; or, LIFE ON THE TURF, in which a real Fox Chase will take place. Doors open at Half-past Six. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Engagement of Mr. Distin and Sons (the original Sag-horn players; and Mrs. Theodore Distin for One Week Only, To-day, Panoramic View of CHUSAN, Splendid and interesting MENAGERIE, GODFREY'S unrivalled MILITARY BAND. VOCal and Instrumental Concert. Two favourite Songs by Miss Cicely Noit. A selection of cc ncerted pieces, Glees and Madrigals, by the celebrated Distil - . Family. Various amusing novelties, concluding with the extraordinary spectacle of THE FEAST OF LANTERNS, with grand display of Fireworks, and Explosion of Chinese Fire Rafts. Admission Is. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1853. state of the wind and weather at each of the following ' , lace:: at nine o'clock on yesterday morning. The stations a -e arranged in order of latitude. SOUTHAMPTON—N.W., gentle breeze —cloudless. FOLKESTONE—S.W., gentle breeze —overcast. TuNBRIDGE--W., g entle breeze —partially cloudy. BASINGSTOKE—W, calm —partially cloudy. GREENWICH—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. STROOD—W., calm —partially cloudy. SWINDON—W. fresh breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH-B:W., calm—cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICK—W. calm—partially cloudy. MULLINGAR— W., calm—partially cloudy. LEIGHTON--W., calm—partially cloudy. IIoLTHEAD—., gentle breeze—fine. WHITBY—N., gentle breeze—foggy. DARLINGTON—S.S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. SHAD—N., calm—overcast. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE: VILi DAT —Morning 4 min. after 2 Evening 31 miu.aft. 2 To-Nloar.ow—Morning 56 min. after 2 Evening 20 min.aft. 3 TUE WEATHER.—SoN OFFICS, JULY 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 72—highest since noun yesterday. 60—lowest this morning and during the night. 70 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29 . 93. WIND, W.S.W.—Fair, but cloudy. THE PUBLICATION OF " THE SUN" COMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, AND THE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, We have in former articles explained the origin and commented on the working of the Irish National System. We have indicated the clan gers to which that system is exposed, between the bitter hostility of one sect and the lukewarm sup port of its rival. We have pointed out the appa rent inclination of the present Government to tamper with its rules, if not to subvetrt its fun damental principle. It remains only to see how this inclination has been evinced, and what are the circumstances which have led to the retire ment of Archbishop WIIATELEY from the Board. It is well understood that among the friends of so-called " secular" education (a term, by the way, whose use has gone tar to create prejudices against the mode of teaching which it professes to describe) there exists a considerable diversity of opinion as to the ex tent to which the religious element should be introduced. One party—the bond fide secularists— content themselves with ignoring it altogether. These, however, are few in number, and their theory is generally repudiated. Others, again, are satisfied with the reservation of cer , ',ain days and hours for combined moral and literary instruc tion, allowing religious teachers of all denomina tions to have free access to the schools at fixed periods, as, for instance, on one day of the week, and before and after school hours on other days ; and stipulating only that, :in such teaching, the schoolmaster himself shall not be required to take part, and that attendance thereupon shall in no case be made compulsory. , A third section go still farther, and desire to see introduced into the general teaching of the school such religious lessons as can be given to all with out objection being raised by any sect. Between these two last plans the National Borkrd has at various times oscillated. On its first institution, a variety of works, partly of a religious character, were prepared and issued with the sanction of the highest authorities in both the Protestant and Roman Catholic Church. These, intended not as substitutes for, but as supplementary to, other religious instruction, were generally received into the schools, and read, with the consent of the Roman Catholic Archbishop, in school hours. But, objection being taken in Sol - D.O quarters to a portion of these works, the Board, anxious to guard against even the semblance of an en- croachment on conscientious scruple; laid down a rule to the effect that " where the parents of any child objected to that child using a particular book, its use in the case of that child should not be insisted upon." Considering that; so far as the practical operation of the rule was, concerned, ' the word " priest" might have been substituted for " parent"—and also that the concession here made, if largely taken advantage of, must have materially disturbed the discipline and, uniformity of the schools, it may, perhaps, be thought that the Commissioners went too far in th eir efforts at universal conciliation. But the fault;, if such it were, was on the right side. They might be taxed with imprudence —at least they could not be taxed with illiberality. Will it be credited that this concession is now complained of as inadequate ? and not only complained of, but actually done away, a rule being substituted which, de facto, allows the priest to make an index expurgatorius of every work which he may choose to disallow ? Yet such, unless our authorities misinform us, is the fact. By the regulation of 1853, if any parent object, on behalf of his child, to the reading of any book whatever, moral, literary, or scientific, that book i s thenceforth to be discontinued in the school w h ere such complaint is made ! We presum e that an appeal is . left open to the COM rckissi°llers ; but th e working of this rule tends to g i ve the parish priest an. absolute veto on all such teachin as he may , disapprove and thereby entire management that Archbishop Nv u friend to bigots—should virtuallyo t t h o g hand over to him the this innovation by continui; the Board. There is n ehaschool. Small wonder ATELEY-----110 bigot, nor a fl.e rheif.susaetdtattc:dsananccotioant revoersthedsguithseinsgo-evitthedif Nthai-s policy be not speedily tional System will become merely sectaria n , a n d assume the form of an exclusive grant in favour of Roman Catholic schools. And mark the injus ticedi thus perpetrated. A p u bli c and powerful society, compoged of Irish Protesta n t s 'wh o slike the administration of the Board, has for years past been organising an educational system of its own on purely Protestant principles. This society is excluded from the benefit of Government assis tance, on the ground that it is essentially see. tarian, and thus does not fall within the scope of the Act of 1832. Nothing can be fairer, so long as this Act remains in force. But where is the justice of continuing the exclusion, now that the National Schools are made by recent legislation to assum e an equally one-sided character ? The Lrgiunents of Messrs. HAMILTON, NAPIER; and WiumlDE, easily answered so long an the prin. Dnimsu FISIIERIES.--The report of the commis sioners for 1852 has just been published. The combined accounts bring out a gross catch for the year of 602,6604 Carrels being a result un d ou b ted l y below a general aver ag,3, and no less critch o f the previous than 122,7554 b arre l s b elow the gross year. THE OFFICE Or SPEAKER. —Sir Robert Inglis, on Tuesday evening, gave notice of his intention on Friday next to bring under the consideration of the House of Commons the report of the select committee, and to C ove that, " whenever the house shall be informed of the unavoidable absenc e of Mr. Speaker, the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means do take the chair for that day only ; an 4, in the event of Mr. Speaker's absence continuing for more than one day, do, if the house shall think fit and shall so order it, take the chair in like manner .any order day during such aboonce.:: pounds of sterling gold, sufficient to purchase many gorgeous lounges for princely saloons. Its value consisted in the knowledge of what it would afford on close investigation ; and such may be the case with many establishments now comparatively un known to the general community. It will be seen from our Parliamentary Report that the gratifying announcement was made dur ing the Debate on the Attorneys' and Solicitors' Certificate Duty Bill—which yesterday stood among the orders for a second reading. The Finaucial Minister was wise in his generation, for by deferring the statement of his intentions he succeeded in throwing out the Bill for the Exemp tion of legal practitioners from any annual duty for this session at least. The Right Hon. Gen tleman, who at this period of the session could prevent either measure from being carried, plainly intimated that he could not afford to give up the two sources of revenue—to surrender 80,0001. to legal practitioners in the shape of a total repeal of the annual tax, and 80,0001. to the general public in the shape of Advertisement Duties. An option as to which would be taken was all that he could offer. Under such circumstances, there could be no doubt as to which side the scale would incline. The repeal of the Certificate Duty would only benefit a class—a numerous and influential, and, despite the calumnies that have been from time to time uttered, we will add, meritorious and honourable class. The abolition of the tax on publicity will benefit the community at large. Every man who desires to make known his wants of any description will par ticipate in the saving. Not a single bill of costs would be abated a farthing in consequence Of the repeal of the Certificate Duty. The attendance would still be 6s. Bd. to 13s. 4d., or 11., accord ing to the time occupied ; but ninety advertisers out of a hundred will receive the full amount, and in some instances even more than the ls. 6d. now surrendered. There -would. ,be uo compensation worth speaking of for the abolition of the Certi ficate Duties; the busineBs would not be stimulated thereby, nor perhaps would it be very desirable to increase litigation, even if practicable. All that would flow into the Treasury would be the Income Tax, or 80,0001., or some 24,0001., and possibly a very trifling addition to the consump tion of taxable articles. We say a very trifling addition, because attorneys would be seldom de barred from any of the luxuries or comforts of life in consequence of the payment of 81. or 61., as the case may be. Whereas there would be an ample equivalent for the Ad vertisement Duties, not merely in increased con sumption of duty-paying articles, and in trades men's income tax, but more directly in the increased returns from the paper duties and the newspaper and supplement stamp duties. There could not then have been a moment's hesitation as to which of these taxes was the greatest evil, and which should be selected for repeal. We con gratulate, then, the community at large, more especially public journalists, on this auspicious ter mination of the vexata questio. We congratulate I Mr. IVlllsna GIBsoN and his able and energetic associates on the triumphant issue of their incessant and efficient exertions ; and, above all, we con gratulate the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the removal of a rock ahead, on which, had he reck lessly steered, he might have materially damaged the vessel of which lie had undertaken the pilot age, and prevented its safe arrival at the desired port. ciples of Lord GREY'S Government were adhered to, become now incapable of refutation. COURT CIRCULAR. The result is certain, and it is fatal to the attempted union of sects. If Roman Catholics are to monopolise the public funds in tended for all, a special and separate grant must be made for the benefit of Protestants. Thus sectarianism resumes its sway ; and the sacerdotal caste will, as before, have in its hands the form ing of the national mind. How that power will be used, experience sufficiently tells us ; and all this is done because Lord ABERDEEN and Sir JAMES GRAHAM cannot think themselves safe in their seats without the purchased support of the Bri gade. Yet we are said to live under a Ministry of progress! OSBORNE, JULY 20, 9 P.M. The Queen has an ttack of measles. The eruption appeared slightly yesterday afternoon, and is now well out. Her Majesty had much cough during the night, but is relieved this morning. JAMES CLARK, M.D. OSBORNE, JULY 20, 6 P.M. The Queen has less cough, and the eruption is more fully out this afternoon. Her Majesty has no symptom beyond those which usually accompany the disorder. HENRY HOLLAND, M.D. JAMES CLARK, M.D. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Gibbs, arrived at Osborne yesterday afternoon from Windsor Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales walked out in the grounds yesterday. The Marchioness of Ely has succeeded Viscountess Jocelyn as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty. Lord SHAFTESBURY and free voting do not ap pear to have any natural connection, but Lord SHAFTESBURY and suppression of vice hang well together. As might, therefore, be expected in his Polling at Elections Bill, his Lordship is obvi ously far more concerned to put down drunken ness, demoralising bribery and violence, than to secure the political liberty of the voter. Hence, though we always welcome Lord SHAFTESBURY as a legislator for juvenile mendicants, lodging houses, and the like, we must beg to decline his aid in a province where his sympathies, we fear, are all on the wrong side. The Tory Lieutenant- General for heading the Lords' deadly opposition to Jewish Emancipation, is hardly the fitting leader in emancipating the voters of Great Britain from the millionaire and the landlord. Lord SHAFTESBURY'S Bill is, indeed, withdrawn ; it has shared the fate of almost all reforming proposals, having died in a tolerably happy hope of entering into the clauses of the great Reform Bill of 1854, much as Hindoos placidly surrender their indivi dual existence, in expectation of that consumma tion of bliss, absorption into the essence of the DEITY. Still, from us, every serious proposition of the kind claims attention, the more so as the Noble Lords thought, that, in bringing his pro positions into public discussion, Lord SHAFTES BURY had obtained all he could just now particu larly desire. On his proposal to limit all the legal expenses to such only as should be incurred by a public officer authorised to conduct the election, we will not at present dilate. It would, of course, be impossible to do away with Committees, and with persons who should be the candidates' agents in dealing with the electors as to everything but mere pecuniary expenses. But if it be practicable, and we hope it is so, to elect a Member without putting him to any expenses but such as are really necessary, and which need not, therefore, shrink from publicity, any plan which would e ff ec t t h at should have our most hearty support. Lord SHAFTESBURY'S adoption of the Edinburgh Review scheme of house-voting by papers left and called for, as in the election of Poor-law Guardians, is the chief point of interest. Now, we have no ob jection whatever to a fair trial of this plan in a few of the next places which offer, just as we demanded the same trial for the Ballot ; but, look ing at its probable working previous to any trial, or with no better trial than it has already had in electing guardians, we do not hail it as the desired ultimatum. It will still leave an annual battle to be fought for the Ballot by all the honest Reform ers. We will not deny that it is an improvement upon the present mode of taking votes—miserable praise that—nor that it will at least annihilate one particular kind of bribery —waiting till after two o'clock to make the best market of the votes. It will also put an end to a system which has become quite a costly nuisance in boroughs—that of employing a large number of cabs to bring voters to the polling-booths, till expenses of con veyance amount to something like those of a county election. It will, however, even facilitate the commoner forms of bribery. The voting-papers are, of course, delivered some reasonable time before the day of collection. The voter knows that he must bag his bribe before the day ; the agent knows it also. The ss. or 51., therefore, will be paid with admirable convenience at the voter's house, the paper will bo marked and signed in the presence of the briber, and after that the latter will be as sure as he need be of the man's vote. It cannot, indeed, be given against him. It may be withheld, certainly ; but as all the voter's interest lies the other way, that is an improbable supposition. We have no doubt the old Freemen of Liverpool, Hull, Yarmouth, and Canterbury will thank Lord SHAFTESBURY for his plan. The voting-paper and the colour-ticket will be as regu larly exchanged as money and Mr. GLADSTONE'S new receipt stamps. Indeed, the voting-papers might be not inaptly designated the SHAFTESBURY bribe receipts. Let them also be stamped, for they will no doubt be regularly given for " value received." Earl GREY—his genuine Whig faith being confident of the immor tality of small constituencies—pointed out how easy it would be in small boroughs to purchase a seat to a certainty, since it would be only needful to buy the requisite number of voting-papers signed in blank. It would be unfair of us, how ever, to avail ourselves of cases which we main tain that any decent proposition of Reform ought to banish from our representation. Of course Earl GREY is perfectly right, if pocket boroughs are to survive the Coalition Reform Bill. He might have added, however, that the bribable portion of even very large constituencies could be manoeuvred with almost equal ease. There would be no small difficulty also in dis pensing with the delivery of the voting-paper by the voter himself, on the ono hand, or in re quiring him to stay at home until the collector called on the other. We are pleased to see that Lord REDESDALE took notice of this objection, for it has always struck us as a very serious prac tical one. Not only, as Lord REDESDALE pointed out, might the person in whose charge the paper was left withh o ld i t for a bribe, but, we may add, the facilities for personation would be largely increased. It would become quite a settled practice to look out as early as possible for all the dead and many of the absent voters, and to secure, perhaps by a bribe, the ser vices of their families. The great, the glaring defect of Lord SHAFTESBURY'S plan, how ever, is, that it leaves Lord SHAFTESBURY master of his tenants' votes. We call it a defect. 'rim bably in the eyes of the Premier, the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Lord WHARNCLIFFE, and the Earl of HARDWICK; it was a chief merit. It will render pocket-borough elections a little more decent, without delivering the dependent voter from his old masters ; and when applied to counties, which of course it would soon be, if only for consist ency's sake (as indeed Earl GREY seemed to take for granted), it would leave the tenants-at -will as much as ever without a will of their own. All the " influence" boroughs would be as amenable as ever to their respective nabobs, while every voter in fear of the screw, of the good customer, of the employer, of the landlord, of everything in a word but the mob, would be as unprotected as before. Indeed, the Earl of DONOUGHMORE de clared that in Ireland it would be no security from the mob itself, not for the collectors at least; but that these officials must perform their du'„ 3 , in hel me t s , or b e escor t e d b y t h e m i litary, if 3,hey were to be safe ; an d h e i ns t ance d a late electionof Poor-law G uar di ans . W e are contim driven back to the old conclusion that intimivation ad mits of but one cure, and bribery of but one grand check, and that is the adh2aive envelope en closing the anonymous voting-ticket deposited by the elector himself in the returning officer's ballot box. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice at Buckingham Palace yesterday. Their Royal - Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence•house, St. James's. A deputation from the Manchester School of Art, consisting of Mr. Bazley, the Rev. C. Richardson, Dr. C Bell, and Mr. Atherton, had an interview with the right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley yester• day, at the Board of Trade. The Greek Minister transacted business at the Foreign• office yesterday. A deputation from the Liverpool Chamber of Com merce, consisting of Mr. Hubbuck and Mr. Forward, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation was accompanied by the Hon. H. T. Liddell, M.P., and Mr. Horsfall, M.P. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Faulkner, Mr. Alder man Neild, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Cheetham, M.P., and Mr. Heywood, M.P., had an interview with Earl Gran ville (Lord President) yesterday, at the Council-office. Sir James Graham gave a cabinet dinner yesterday, at his residence at the Admiralty. The Lord Chamberlain has given directions that the funeral car of the late Duke of Wellington, being now placed in a temporary building in the court-yard of Marl borough-house, be exhibited to the public under the fol lowing regulations : On Mondays, Wednesdays, an d Th urs d ays , th e pu bli c to be admitted free. On Tuesdays and Saturdays admission to be granted by tickets, obtainable on application at the office of Messrs. Banting, in St. James's -street. On Fridays the doors to be closed. The first day of admission will be Monday next, the 25th inst., and until the Ist of October next the hours of admission will be from eleven to six o'clock. THE QUEEN'S HEALTH. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) OSBORNE, THURSDAY MORNING. July 21, 9 o'clock. The Queen has had a good night ; all the symp toms of the disease are abating, and her Majesty's state is altogether very satisfactory. JAMES CLARK, M.D. HENRY HOLLAND, M.D. ritt SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, J ULY 21, 185 EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION.-GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY. Yesterday morning between the hours of five and six, I a fire, attended with a destruction of property valued at some thousand pounds, broke out in the extensive pre mises belonging to Messers. Castell and Brown, whole sale confectioners, carrying on business at Nos. 44, 45, and 47, Princes-street, Leicester-square. The premises in question, independently of being of considerable height, were so deep that they nearly touched the houses in Rupert-street, and at one period it was feared that the Three Tuns tavern, in the last-named street, and several other houses adjoining, would have been razed to the ground. The moment the police dis covered the fire they sent for the fire-engines and escapes, and in less than five minutes afterward the Royal Society's escapes arrived, as well as numerous engines of the parish, London Brigade, and West of England Insurance Office. Fortunately, the whole of the parties living in the house in which the disaster com menced were enabled to effect a safe retreat, but so furiously did the work of devastation spread, that the whole of the warehouses on the second floor of Messrs. Castell and Brown's premises became wrapped in one immense sheet of flame. The heat was so intense that very quickly the houses occupied by Mr. John Farrell, No. 18, Rupert-street, Mr. Deaden, No. 19, in the same street, and the Three Tuns Tavern, the property of Mr. John Hodges, No. 20 in the same thorough fare, became ignited. The firemen upon arriving, at once saw that, unless the flames could be easily conquered, a fearful loss of property must fall a victim to the fury of the destructive element. They therefore lost no time in setting their en gines to work, or in taking up the best positions around the blazing pile, so as to cut off any futher extension of the flames. Fortunately an abundant supply of water was immediately procured from the firemains in the neighbourhood, from which the firemain, under the direc tion of Mr. Staples, Mr. Connorton, and Mr. Wilkinson (engineer), went to work in first-rate style ; but in spite of their most strenuous exertions, the flames continued t o mount high above th e surroun di ng houses. The firemen, however, stuck to their work, and by dint of great per . severance they succeeded before seven o'clock in getting the mastery over the fearful element, but not until the following damage was done :—The second floor of the warehouses burned out, the contents consumed, the lower part of premises seriously damaged by fire, water, &c. The stock and premises were insured in the Sun and Westminster Fire-offices. No. 43, in the same street, the property of Mr. Frederick Lane, baker ; 42, Mr. Fitch, bricklayer, are also damaged by fire, water, and hasty removal. No. 18, Rupert-street, Haymarket, belonging to Mr. J. Farrell, 19, Mr. J. Beadon, (let out in tenements), and No. 20, the Three Tuns Tavern, the property of Mr. John Hodges, licensed victualler, are also more o r l ess damaged by fire, water, and breakage. The origin of the misfortune is enveloped in obscurity at present. A short time before the above outbreak took place another fire happened on the premises of Mr. Cooper, a carpenter and builder, No. 111, Stanhope-street, Re gent's Park. It commenced in a range of workshops of considerable extent, and at the time of the discovery contained a vast quantity of work partially finished. The engines from the Albany-street barracks, several of the London b r i ga d e , an d th at o f th e W est of England office, were remarkably early in arriving, and plenty of water having being procured from the fire-plugs in the vicinity, the engines were set to work ; but, in spite of the exertions of all present, they were unable to get the mastery over the flames, until the workshops of M r . C oo p er were levelled with the ground, the stock in trade therein con sumed, and the workmen's tools destroyed. Mr. Cooper was only partially insured. The premises of Mr. Botts, dairyman, in Augusta-street, and Mr. Saunders, carpen ter, No. 2 in the same street, have also sustained mate rial damage by fire, water, &c. The origin of this fire, like the preceding one, is unknown. The police of the S division, under Mr. Superintendent Fergusson, ren dered essential aid to the firemen by keeping the great crowd of spectators out of danger. NOTTIN G HAM RACES, (THIS DAY.) (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS. Audubon, Brown Brandy, Bridesmaid, St. Leon, Mountain Maid, Evadne, lanthe, Constancy, Candle wick, Ludwig, Twinkle, c. by Ratan out of Miss Martin, Vestige, Antonia, Chief Justice, Peari, Village Lass, Puritan, Sharavogue, Cariboo, D e f orme d, Mi ss M ary, Nancy Martinson, Red Lion, Margaret of A n j ou , Angelo, Lerrywh eu t, Friendless, Incense, Cogniac, Horatio, Ann Eliza, Hungerford, Indian Warrior, Caliph, Ethelwolf, Italian, Calot, Luxurious, Meteora, Florist, Thirkleby, Sir Rowland Trcnchard. The ground is in good order. BETTING ON THE COURSE-12.50 rat. NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Audubon (taken). 6 to 1 agst Florist (taken). 6 to 1 agst Contentment (taken). 8 to 1 agst Galvanism (taken). 9 to 1 agst Placid (taken). Goonwoon RACES.—The following horses have left Mallon for Goodwood :—Daniel O'Rourke, Greylcg, Prince Arthur, Sycthian, Dervish, El Dorado, and Beauty. KNUTSFORD RACES-YESTERDAY. NORBURY STAKES. Remunerator Tumbler INNKEEPERS' PLATE The Admiral Cripple Kate CAVALRY CUP, Dunhaw ... Knutsford . SHERIFFS' COUBT--(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. W. Burchell.) ALLEGED FORGERY OF A JUDGE'S ORDER.-BLACKBURN V. DUMMER. This was an action to recover the sum of 2/. 18s. 6d., the balance of an account for goods sold, defendant having paid 30s. into court. Mr. Clarke (Bedford-row), who appeared for the de fendant, said that before the case was opened he had to make an objection. The plaintiff had sued in person, but last night he (Mr. Clarke) was served with a judge's order that he (plaintiff) should be allowed to appear by attorney, and he was now represented by counsel (Mr. Horne). The copy of the order was dated the 7th January last, which was before the action was com menced, and on inquiry it was ascertained that no such order had been issued. Mr. Horne said that no doubt it was a mistake in the copy, and that it ought to have been the 7th July. Mr. Clarke said that inquiry had been made at Judges' Chambers, and it was ascertained that the order could not have been signed on that day by Mr. Justice Maule, as it purported, for his lordship was on circuit, and the clerks knew nothing of the order. He , therefore applied to the Under-Sheriff to impound the original order. The Under-Sheriff said he did not think he had any power to try the question. All he could do was to hear the case. Mr. Clarke then submitted that as plaintiff had issued the writ in person, declared in person, and appeared in person on the record, he was not entitled to appear by attorney and counsel, and asked Mr. Horne whether he had been instructed by him. Mr. Horne said he had been instructed in the usual may by Mr. Hare, an attorney. Mr. Clarke—Then I call upon Mr. Hare to produce the original order. Mr. Hare's clerk declined to do so. Mr. Clarke said his object was to prevent frauds at Judges' Chambers. The Under-Sheriff repeated that he had no power in the case, and if there was any irregularity the trial would go for nothing. He never heard of such a case before. Mr. Clarke then objected to oounsel being heard, and requested that a note of his objection should be taken. Mr. Horne said that there was no occasion to take a note—the case was too extraordinary fOr A thenl to for get it. The Under-Sheriff took a note, and the ease pro ceeded, but was of no public interest. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN WHEAT. I RAMAT. I I I For the Week en d e d J uly 21, 1853, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the diff eren t Ci t i es and T9WII/ 41 EUglaila a nd V141°44 per Imperial Qu ar t er . 49s ed 1 28 s 11d 20s 11d 34s 10d 40s 5 d aus,. .'— TIIE SIX WEEIi'S AVERAGE , WHAT. 1 Rental-. OAT§. at& imAN s. I PEAS. O I s 94 29 4 4t l • 19s lid I 33s 7d I 39s 7d 35s 3d One. RTE. BE A RS. I 6 PEAs. DITTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WEEAT. 1 BARLEY. I OATS. EE. NS. I PEAS. Is Od is Od is Od I Is Y I BEA Od Is Od is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 86,200 ; Barley, 2,285; 2,819; Peas, 274 quarters. 1 Oats, 10,951; Bye, 159 ; Beans LATEST FOREIGN NE WS FRAN CE. The original columns of the Paris journals are almost destitute of interest. The Ministerial jour nals have said all that could be said in fa.,your of the pacific policy of the Government, and what are called the independent journals find it difficult in the present state of uncertainty, as regards the proposition which has been made to the Emperor of Russia, to continue their commentaries. The Minister of War went on Monday to in spect the military school of St. Cyr. On his ar rival he found the pupils in the refectory, and allowing them time to finish their repast, he went over the different parts of the establishment to judge by himself of the manner in which every thing was conducted. The pupils were then called out under arms, and a considerable time was occu pied in their going through the manoeuvres of the several branches of the service. In the gymnatic school, at firing at a mark, and in the fencing room the pupils also displayed to the Minister their acquirements, and he expressed his perfect appro bation of all he witnessed. On leaving the estab lishment, the Marshal addressed General Alexandre, the head of the school, and declared himself to be much pleased with the state of the establishment and with the efficiency of the pupils. The Minister of Marino arrived at Rochefort from Nantes on the afternoon of the 18th in the Roland, and was received at his landing by the principal civil and naval authorities. The troops drawn up to receive him shouted " Vive rE.- pereur !" - The Gazette du Languedoc of Toulouse has re ceived a second warning for publishing an address to the Count de Chambord. The Montteur contains the following decree : "The prohibitions imposed by the ordonnance of the Bth February, 1826, will cease provisionally as to corn and flour imported from the possessions of the 'United Kingdoms of Great Britain in Europe." A General a d vance i n G overnmen t Securities took place yesterday, at the Bourse, with a ten dency towards still further improvement at the ter mination of business. The final quotations were : —For cash—Three per Cents., 78f. 65c. ; Four and-a-Half per Cents., ditto, 103 f. For the ac count—Three per Cents., 78f. 65c. ; Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 103 f. ; Bank Stock, 2,705 f. An improve of 15f. occurred in Mortgage Bank Shares, which closed at 725 f. ; Societ6 Mobiliere Shares were last quoted at 830 f., being an advance of 35f. on Tuesday's final qu o t a ti on . A cons i derable amount of business was transacted yesterday in the Railway Share Market, and a general improve ment in the value of that description of public security took place. Closing prices :—Northern, 885 f. ; Paris and Orleans, 147 f.: Paris and Stras bourg, 933 f. 50c. ; Faris and Lyons, 937 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,120 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 760 E ; Western of France, 745 f.; Rouen and Havre, 505 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 640 f. 50c. TURKEY AND RUSSIA. The British steamer Caradoc arrived at Constan tinople on the 7th of July. It is said that she has brought the last proposals which France and England have transmitted to St. Petersburgh. The news of the invasion of the Danubian Princi palities had produced some excitement. The Seraskier, Mahomet Ali Pasha, votes for war. He would, at any price, resist the encroach ments of Russia. His opinions and sentiments are shared by some of his colleagues. The reconstruction of the Cabinet is considered as inevitable. A Ministerial crisis is thought to be impending. The Franks have thought it advisable to take measures for their own safety. They fear a hostile demonstration. The foreign vessels of war have placed themselves under the orders of the commander of the French steamer Magellan, the senior officer in the port. On the 6th the American Ambassador was sere naded by the political refugees. Count Guilay has arrived at St. Petersburgh, charged with a mission from the Emperor of Austria. The forces assembled in the camp at Krasnoje Selo amount to 100,000 men. The Russian forces entered Oltonitza on the 7th instant, an important position on the Danube, which was crossed there in 1828 by an army of 40,000 men under the command of General Roth. Some of the inhabitants of the Danubian Princi palities have sought refuge on the Austrian terri tory. They were expelled by the Russians, who did not like their presence in their native country. The Russians are fortifying Jassy and Bucharest. Russian agents aro active in Servia and Bosnia. They cause masses to he said in honour of the Czar, and for the success of the holy cause. The Assemblee Nationale says :—" We learn by a private letter, which merits absolute confidence, that at the date of the sth of July, the representa tives of the four great powers at Constantinople, France, England, Austria, and Prussia, were com pletely in accord to the terms of the arrangement to propose to the Porte and Russia. This arrange ment could not be submitted to the sanction of the Sultan on account of the Ramazan, during which official relations with the Porte remained sus pended ; but there was little time to wait to solicit and obtain the sanction, since the Ramazan ended on the 7th. In considering, as it is permitted to hope, that the Sultan has given his sanction, it might have been sent off to St. Petersburgh, so as to arrive by the 15th of this month ; and the de cision of the Russian Cabinet may be known about the 25th." The Cologne Gazette gtates that the protest of the Divan against the occupation of the Danubian Prin cipalities by Russia, reached . Vienna on the 15th, having been conveyed there by - Mehemet Saftaluge. According to the Press of Vienna, :the Divan replies in the most energeti c man ner t o th e a r guments put forward by the Czar in his manif es t o , :whilst the Sultan, on his part, protests solem n ly agaost the reproach of having violated his word, and calk;` on all the Christian communities to testify that he ha.' never knowingly and wantonly oppressed them, and that wherever inferior authorities have at tacked their rights and privileges they have been punished. The document enters into details on the persecution of the Jews at Damascus, and declares, with respect to the invasion of the principalities, that the Porte protests in the most solemn manner against it, as an act of violence which nothing can justify. The Nuremberg Correspondent has the following from Vienna :--- The Baron de Meyendorff made on the 13th a communication to the Austrian Mi nister for Foreign Affairs explanatory of the circu lar despatch of Count Nesselrode. M. de Meyen dorff is said to have declared among other things that the Emperor of Russia was ready to accept a mediation provided that it shall recognise the jus tice of his demands." The Wanderer of Vienna asserts that the Rus sians have been favourably received by the inhabi tants of the Danubian provinces. Their outposts are near the banks of the Danube. A letter from Varna of the 30th ult. states that the Turks Were displaying great activity in repair ing the fortifications of that place. In addition to the men already employed 3,000 had arrived from Adrianople for this purpose. The works are under the direction of Mussa Pacha and a Prussian colo nel named Kutschowski. It appears by a letter from Constantinople of the Bth, in a German journal, that a rumour was still current there of its being the intention of the Bri tish Government to recal Lord Stratford de Red- cliffe. A letter from Constantinople of the 7th says : " The Turks celebrated the Bairam this morning with all the customary pomp and ceremony. A great number of Europeans and foreigners of all classes were present at the passage of the cortege, and at the Sultan's reception of kissing hands. The members of the Embassy of France, who went from Therapia l had places reserved for them in a part of the buil:a l :l' pf the Mini s t r y o f Fi nance, situated v in the Era coiirrt of the Palace of Top Kapou. Everything pa sse d 6:ff with perfect order, and in such a way as to dik - A persons might h are conceic. ed as to the dispositions w:te the fears which some of the Mussulnaan populations towards the Chris tians." between Austria and Piedmont, on the subject 0 t the refugees of Lombardy, are still very far fro having reached a solution. Her Majesty the Queen Dowa g er of Sardinia .lef La Spezia on th e 15th, in the Governolo steamier , for Massa, there to meet her august relation, the ex-Empress of Austria. The German Journal of Frankfort states taat pontifical bull rendering mixed marriages wo re difficult than theyare now will shortly be published at Vienna. We stated some time ago that Col. Calandrelli had been pardoned by the Pope at the intercessiolf of the French Government. The Opinione 0 .- Turin subsequently contradicted the news of h i s ' liberation • but we now find by a letter from M r ' Giovanni Calaudrelli, his father, in the ISPo er Gazette of Berlin, that his liberation has takeil place. M. G. Calandrelli, however, corrects . 0 1 statement of the Independance Beige, which b attributed his liberation to the good offices of the French Government, and declares that it is solely owing to the efforts of the King of Prussia. The committee for the withdrawal of P 3 l )er money from circulation at-Rome has issued a n°' ,l : announcingfication, announcin that since the last month sum of 390,449 scudi (2,169,182 fr.) of paper man e ' ," has been withdrawn, and replaced by an equal sill ° of coin. DENMARK. The Copenhagen journals of the 12th publish s ' circular of the Danish Minister of Foreign Affai° to the diplomatic agents of Denmark, dated so fa l , o back as the 9th May. This document enters an elaborate review of the motives on which 08 opposition in the Diet voted against the BO' message of the Bth October last, definitively the succession to the throne, in accordance wl the treaty of London— a vote which it will I . remembered led to the dissolution of the Die,' According t o the Mi n i s t er , th e o pp os iti on as V' as the government and all the Danish nation , approved highly of the selection of the Prince Chri!' tian of Glucksburg and his male descendants by 1 1' 5 , wife the Princess of Hesse, as successors to the throve' but that it thou g ht th a t th e messsage went b e yond the treaty of London in enacting that the sal e order of succession should be observed in all tb B States submitted to the sceptre of his Majesty well as to Denmark Proper—and that the ore,,eet of succession for these States established in la d should be abrogated. But the Minister announces the intention of the Government of persisting i ll all the clauses of the Royal message, because, he says, au it is convinced that they will not only be vant ageous to the country, but that they O f necessary for the full execution of the treaty London. He directs his agents to explain foreign governments the views of the opposition: and to inform them of the determi n ati on o f II Government ; and he concludes by s t a ti n g thI I J the governments will see, from them, the cause . the delay, which, to the great re gre t o f th e Danish Government, hag taken place in the execution ° I the said treaty. ENTIRE ABOLITION OF THE DUTY O 1 ADVERTISEMENTS. (From the Morning Advertiser.) It will be seen from our Parliamentary report, th the information was correct which we exclusively 01 in our paper of yesterday, relative to the intention Mr. Gladstone to agree to the entire repeal of the ','`` vertisement duty, provided the house would enable 1 1119 ' to throw out the bill of Lord Robert Grosvenor for abolishing the duty on attorneys' certificates. Befor e the house divided on the second reading of that bill, tbs, right hon. gentl eman s t a t e d , i n terms as exp li c it . P could be desi re d, th a t, i n t h e event of the house rejecting the measure, h e wou ld, see i ng t h e strong f ee li ng w ill's existed in the country on the subject, acquiesce in tly entire remission of the advertisement duty. We 0 35 , therefore consider that rem i ss i on as a f ac t virtualv accomplished. (Front the Daily News.) . Mr. Gladstone, like a wise tactician, is no longer ill: dined to force down the throats of an unwilling pub li f and an adverse H ouse o f Commons his opinion a b o e' the advertisement tax. He has a hundred and a t id thousand pounds surplus, at any rate, in hand ; though he would rather keep it all, he declares liims 6 " not unwilling to surrender the beggarly 80,0001. he pr°: posed to get by taxing the advertiser, or, in Pia' terms, by checking publicity and p reven ti ng t h e e xter 4 sion of trade. He admits that the Ho use o f Commoi l i , "has expressed a strong desire for the repeal of the ' vertisement duty "—a very modest way of eharacterisill the divisions in favour of repealing that duty ;- -3 , P er declares that th e G overnmen t, h av i ng t o c h oose whet they shall give up the t ax on a tt orneys or th e tax on IP A licity, they prefe r re li ev i ng th e press to g i v i ng 80, 001 P a-year to the lawyers. This decision will be popel ibr „,. throughout the country. The agitation of Mr. IViiics . " Gibson on the subject of the press has contributed to the growth of public opinion respecting the Pres s laws ; and the great injustice of the treble tax on news' papers is now v ery generally condemned. Men 6e:l when that one art i cle happens to be a newspaper —the that to k ee p th ree taxes one one article is unfair ; an d or —the chief engine of modern popular enlightenment—the ill' pression that some change should be made takes yell deep root. The Newspaper Stamp, the Paper DetY' and the Advertisement Tax, are now very ge neralli regarded in their true light, an d t h e remova l o f One of these three imposts—the striking off of one c log -- from the Press will be hailed by the country at la r g e , e as an equitable, wise, and proper s t ep taken by th Ministry. The reduction of the t ax f rom js. 6d- 0 6d. on each advertisement was advocated upon the principle that by such reduction no loss of revenue would ed arise. The increase of advertisements, the increase consumption of newspaper s t am p s an d of excise paling paper, would, it was shown, have made up the deficienel created by the r e d uc ti on o f th e di rec t advertisement duty. But, as Mr. Gladstone now points out clearly enough, he has at any rate some 150,000/. to di s p o se of ; and as the real question left for the House of Common s and the Cabinet to settle—between contending and powerful claimants—was whether the pressure of the Attorneys' licence should be lessened, or the tax e n publicity be wholly removed—there could be no rooln for doubt which should be done. All trade licences ar e { 1 bad in principle. As means of raising money, they be' long to a mischievous and theoretically exploded systeln of finance. But until all of them can b 3 removed, to reduce the tax on one class of licences would only be to render still more irksome and unjust all those left Inv t o ,:ched. m r , Gladstone's decision to abolish the advertisement tax i s th,refore exactly the one to be expected from 3 wise and ju o l'cious minister, and the h ear t y sp i r i t W ith whi c h th e house accepted his resolve was shown by the very significant division that followed soon after b e had made his statement. It now only remains for the H o use of Commo ns t o pass the needful bill repealin g th e a dver tisement tax, and ally parties concerned will find a mple materials for satisfaction in the results that must display themselves. Trade will obtain new powers of extension through greater facilities of publicity, whilst the news' paper press will have to thank a f ree - tra d e Ministry for the removal of al` shackle p u t upon i t i n those gloomy days when tyrannical governments were fertile in schemel for checking the growth of a free newspaper press. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday, July 20.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Tagus, Captain if- K. Joy, which left this port on Monday with the con tract mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gilr raltar, retu rne d this morning about 5 o'clock,' in cense-. quence of having sustained a damage to one of the engines, which rendered it impossible to use more than one of them in propelling the vessel. The accident occurred on Tuesday, when about 50 miles to the west ward of Land's End, and Captain Joy judged it expedient to retrace his course to Southampton in order to get the necessary repairs properly effected. Captain En g l e d u e, the superintendent of the Company, on the arrival of the Tagus at Southampton, ordered the City of London, Captain Cargill, to be immediately dispatched, and the mails, passengers, and cargo were at once transferred to that ship. So great was the expedition used in performing this operation that the City of London was ready for sea at 11 a.m., and started for her destination shortly after that time, to prosecute the voyage unsuc cessfully undertaken by the Tagus. The latter vessel, it is expected, will take the place of the City of London on the Constantinople line, and the adjustment of the ma chinery will probably be accomplished in time to enable the vessel to start within a day or two of the ap pointed time—viz., the 27th inst. The Pen:niailar and Oriental Company's steam-ship Indus, Soy, took her departure at 3 p. m . to-day Captain John for Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria, with the usual semi-monthly mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, India, China, and the Eastern Archipelago. The Indus had about 50 passengers, a full general cargo, and the following specie on freight :—For Malta, 2,0801. in gold ; Alexandria, 15,0001. in gold; Bombay, 23,0001. in silver; Madras, 3001. in silver; Calcutta, 5,000/, in silver; Penang, 2,0001. in silver ; Singapore, 30,0001. in silver and 3001. in gold; Hong Kong, 15,200/. in silver and 10,0001. in gold ; Canton, 6,5004 in silver ; Shanghai, 5501. in silver th e total b e i ng 209,930/. The United States malt steam-ship Washington, Capt. E. M. Fitch, also sailed this afternoon for New York, with the British, French, and German mails, up wards of 150 passengers, and a very full a n d va l ua bl e cai - go of co n ti nen t a l merchan di s e L tlayre. Th e G enera l S cre w' shipped fro m Bremen and' Steam-shipping Company's sip Queen of the South, Captain Norman, which left Calcutta for Plymouth a nd Southampton on the 14th of May; and would call at Madras, Ceylon, Mauritius, the Cape, and St. Vincent , is shortly e x p ec t e d a t Plymouth and Southampton. The Queen of the South has a full cargo, the chief items of which are 83 bales and 63 cases of raw silks, 449 ' chests of indigo, 2,237 packages of saltpetre, &c. The Mauritius, belonging to the same company, is now over due, due, in cons equence o f h er mac hi nery b e i ng out order, but is daily expected. BREAK DOWN OP T HE T A LUS.—The Peninsular and Oriental C om p any ' s steamer T agus , w hi c h l e ft South ampton at 3 p.m. on M on d a y w ith the Peninsular mai l, broke down near the Start, and returned to Southamp ton at 5 a.m. yesterday. By 11 a.m. the mails, passe gers, and cargo were transhipped on board the_ a b ove' named company's chartered steamer the City of London , and the latter had steamed out of the port. The Gibraitar portion of the mail from the steamer Tagus wa s p laced on board the Indus, which, left Southampton yesterday with the Indio HAY MARKETS. 1/575s to o to 1 5 / 1 14s per load. Os; clover, Td ri straw, ta S tod u e, lT fi i m FA . E s L t D o .- 6 - 1 31 0s e l do a w nd ha, 3 1 1 CUMBERLAND.—Meadow bay, '4l Os to Si Os; clover ditto, 5/ Os to 6/ Os; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 15s per load. A moderate supply, and a brisk trade. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 15s to :5/ Os; clover, ditto, 5/ to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 158 per load: Supply limited, and trafl:o firm. MEAT MAB4ETS r 7, NEWGAI:g ,AID LEAPE.NUALLi — fac . ii Lind. of meat was in steady ,request to - fly, at very full prices. Beef, from 3 ` . .. Od to 4S li ; Mutton, 3s 04 to 58 act; Lmb, 5 00 . to 68 4d; Veal, 38 l(k1 to is 1,4(.1; Pork, 33 2d to Is 'AI per 81bs , by the carcase, ROMFottD, JunY 20, —The general demand at this market to-day ruled brisk, at the following quotations :-_-- Beef, from 38 6d to 4s 84 • lantton, 3s 10d to 5s 4c!._; Lamb, 58 2d to 6s 6d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s al ; Pork, 3s Od to 43 2d DrRI h " s e- — ''' S ' ' otlekling a %Ives 20s to 27s eaeu • and quarter old store pigs, 108 to 25 s eac ' h, SquIIErALL, JULY 20. —Our marl st was very inv are the and prices were on tVi'adranee. Tip 0 following 5 8 Oa ; quotations :--t e t as to 4s 64; ND it, `, on, 3s 10(1 to roils active, Lamb, 5s al to 6s 2a, Veal, 3s :8(1 trA . A Ali 34 g t 9 gei Oti pox 81b5, to olak tlig of U. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. The friends of Mr. Sims Reeves rallied round him in great numbers last night, when he took his annual benefit at Drury-lane Theatre. The house was filled. Upon this occasion the popular tenor revived the Fra Diavolo of Auber, in which he appeared several times during the last evanescent reign of Mr. Bunn. He played the part of the fascinating brigand with great vocal ability, suggesting the regret that such manifest talent as he possesses should have no national field for its exercise, but be continually wasted either upon occa sional operatic translations, or upon the trivial plati tudes of the concert-room. The audience was in a high state of delight during the time we were present, and the most enthusiastic applause followed his exertions. The part of Zerlina was sustained by Mrs. Sims Reeves, whose embodiment of this pleasant personage is as well known as that of her husband's Fra Diavolo. She sang the popular song " On yonder rock reclining," with much agreeeble naivete. The opera, which w as f ur th er sup ported by Miss J u li a Harland, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. M9,nvers, went off with great spirit. The remaining entertainments consisted of a solo on the flute by Herr Reichart, and the old musical farce of the Waterman, in which Mr. Sims Reeves played Braham's once-famous character of Tom Tug. ADELPHI THF4ATRE. Sardanapalus, the "fast" King of Assyria, a bur- Aesque of the first water, wag performed here for the first time last evening, and met with the most complete sue cess. Liko most of the Adelphi's extravaganzas, it is one act, yet, in that one act, every telling point in the magnificent original is very cleverly compressed. The curtain rises and discovers the breakfast-room in the palace of Sardanapalus, the housemaids of the palace being in a state of revolt at the tyranny exercised over them by Salamenes (Mr. Keeley), " the king's private mother-in-law," and who is by them voted to be a "public nuisance. " Sardanapalus (Miss Woolgar) enters, suffering from the effects of a " lark" at Green wich, and, after trying soda water and brandy, prepares to receive his five hundredth wife, Myrrha (Miss Collins), in this case a fair Patlander. A pit-the to the Vale of Palms is proposed, and Salamenes raid her daughter Zarina, the four hund re d an d n i nety - ninth wife, are not included in the invitation. The king's mother-in-law, overhearing the arrangement, determines to follow the royal barge in a wager-boat, and arrives only to find the place deserted, and all the "nic-naca" any thing but agreeable, Sardanapalus having, on hear ing of her approach, emptied the pepper -box into the apple pie, th e vinegar into the sherry, and the salt into a trifle. Determined not to be baulked in his pleasure-trip, he visits his military encampment at Can vass-town, and here a "night surprise" is effected, the military evolutions consisting of a " waltz march" and a " polka square." Durin g th e t i me the king is "idling his time," the usurping Mede, Arbaces (Paul Bedford), has succeeded in gaining over the "affections" of the army, and at a night orgie, at the Assyrian palace, vanquishes the king, who had previously ordered all his goods and chattels to be made into a bonfire, well knowing that they were all insured. However, with the general con sent of all, things take a favourable turn, and the curtain falls amid blue fire and a chorus. The engrossing topics of, the day all come in for their share of hits and puns, most of them being greatly relished by the audience. The acting of Miss Woolgar, Miss Collins, Keeley, and Paul Bedford was capital. The musical portion of the burlesque consist of parodies on the newest ballads— Mario 's delicious =erect:tux in the last scene of Verdi's opera Rigoletto, not escaping the appropriating hand of the adaptor. The scenery and dresses were magnificent in the extreme—the Adelphi burlesque rivalling in splen dour the Princess's spectacle. Like Mr. C. Kean, Mr. Webster has talven Layard as his authority, and winged bulls, &c., &c., are found in abundance. The burlesque was announced by Miss Woolgar for repetition every evening, amidst the applause of a house crowded to the ceiling. throughout the metropolis of Yd. in the 41b. loaf, whie!, l is now increased from 6d. to 7d., a very large inc* to a, poor man with a numerous family, where ''oread is the staple article of food ; animal food, chee:se, bacon, and similar commodities, from the increase scarcely within their reach, there being increase of wages and employment. 'WEYMOUTH —STEAM SEA TRIPS.—Tke of price, are Ile , c' price, "Prince " pro. ceede d on an excursion from this towr3 on Thursday last, July 14, and called at the following, places ;viz., leaving Weymouth at 10 a.m., for Bridr,Jort ; 12.30 p.m., for Lyme ; 1.30 for Sidraouth ; 3 for Torquay (to remain , that night). July 15.—Lek Torquay at 10 a.m. for 1 leavin g homewards, at 1 -p.m., and arriving at Torquay Sr. JAMES'S THEATRE.—The performances of the Germr,di company this week take a decidedly Shaks perez‘n turn. Last] night Hamlet, which achieved such a s'access last year, was produced with Herr Devrient as the Prince of Denmark, and Othello, with Herr P, es . soir as the Moor, is announced for to-morrow. A Ger man version of this latter tragedy will be a novelty to the London public. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. —Mr. Cooke, of this establishment, is upon the eve of -,, flie proprietor eturning from Paris. A new equestrian act of a pec in preparation for Mr. Alfred Cooke , 'Aar character is the premier rider of the establishment. Mr. Cooke, trip, made several very important i• Juring his continental Emily Cooke, who will shortly engagements for Miss make her debut in the presence of the Imperial Cor Ar t of F ranco. STREET.—This successre, diorama, ROYAL GALLERY OF week by the follewing- T ALLUSTRATION, 14, REGENT illustrating the route of the Ocean Mail, ',las been visited during the past Bishop of personages :—The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland and distinguished and fashionable Lady Somerset Pane, the Marchioness of Clanricarde and party, Earl %d e Grey, Earl of Rosse and family, the more and „., nay, Lord Visrjount Barrington and party, Lord "se Worcester and family, the Countess of Strath. party, Lord Ashburton and pa r F Lord and Lady Overstone and party, Sir John s ' ! ,ount Ranelagh and a Lady Harrington, General Sir Richard Do' an tverty and party, Sir Richard King, Sir Thomas P - "l i ke and Lady Acland, Lady Joddrell and party, Sir Cfenry Webb, Bart., Colonel Boyd and party, Major i Gore, Mr. Scholefield, M.P., and party, &c. &c. RISE IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yesterday another advance took place amongst tne second-class bakers Dartanouth, and proceeded •ap the River Dart to Totnes, at 3.: 30; Sidmouth, at k 5 ; Lyme, at 6.30 • Bridgp or t, at 7.3 0 Th e scenery of the Dart has justly been at this seasoi 1 of the year considered as equal to that of the river • Rhine. Amongst the numerous objects o! interest pres a eted to the excursionist in his progress up this de. lightS. al river, may be enumerated—the Castle of Kings weal:, Gomereck Castle, Mount !Boone, Old. Mill Bay , Maypool, Anch or St one, Vill age o f D i tt i sha m, Warlde ton , Court, Sanbridge, Stoke Gabriel, the Rv.ins of bun eann on, the celebrated Echo, and Wind I,Vhistie Cot tage., The "Contractor " left here July 714th, at. 7,30 a.m. , for Portsmouth and Spithead, calling at powes ; and Pell Portsmouth a t 4 p.m., for Co.wfS, aid Wey moui;b? to view th e grand fleet, which are 'daily ma 110311.yruigAthere _ . _ _ . SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 15th ins:: It appears that the President of the Council was very anxious that the question of the concession of the Northern Railway should be settled at the Cabinet Council which was to be held on that day. M. Moyano, the Minister of P ublic Works, de manded a further' delay of eight days, in order that the investigation of the matter which he had con fided to a Commission, composed of Messrs. Caveda, Isidro, Arguelles, and Ybarrola, Should be termi nated. The Three per Cents. were done at 43 ; the New Three per Cents., at 23/ : the Debt of the first class, at 10a ; and that of the second, at N. ITALY. The Band, of Bale, announces officially that the Austrian authorities are allowing certain citizens of the canton of Ticino to proceed to Lombardy to look to the preservation of their property there. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 16th, states that the imperial commissary of the district of St. Fedole (Lombardy) has invited the landed proprietors a the village of Erbonne, who are all Ticinese, and live at Muggio, to return to their estates and perform the usual agricultural opera tions there. Who Pim of Vie 11114 fitatQfi that tho CliffereiNefi