The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-13 00:00:00

hit ~, .."-- -.— ....—.....--,. . trade " supplied with foreign parcels. The Oat Pet ~,,t ts firm, and the quotations advanced quite 6d pi tii .„'" a „,rfer, with a full average amount of business pric es -the sale for Beans was in a sluggish state, yet a.- Itt f ill mostly supported. Peas moved off steadily,_ :. * .ereh lY i lls t Weeks currencies. Indian Corn and Meal )vh at e t d ; at higher rates. The Flour trade was some -2861b;. Town-made qualities advanced 3s per ~ '' 11:1d Foreign parcels is to 2s per barrel. "4,lo,Lvtlvitiar.Nc I' PER lAIPERIAL MEASURE. , ._ s h . " 3 ,:ex & Rent, Malt—Chevalier .. .... , Is to I 2 bitt, - ; 4 "• _,, Ico, ;White, New 56s 62s Liucolush., Feed. 21s 2 ., .. ‘ fGlt and Lin tit,(7.°ln, Rm... —50 s Potato .......... 555 2, I Youghal And Cork, 1, :White... LIM, lied... —8 —S tty I)"l( V‘Vhit . " Cork, White . —22 s % " - -014 c•••• . • —a —s Scotch, Feed. •• • • 22s 23s 4n:4w ** .. .... .. • • • • • • 35; 37s Pigeons .••.•.........448 46s 4 1 * -- i Cirladi ng . .. 25s 31; Peas—Grey ...... .... 3S , s 40e. ,fitlu ti ' l g •••• • • • ~.7aller .... - ... —8 —8 Jurrolk and • Nor- Boilers pro lk ' ....... •• •• 635 67s Flour—Town-made... 40s 45e In." ..• ••• • • ... 588 64s Suffolk .......... 34s 35; --.Titon and Ware 70s 71s Stocktu 8; Norfolk 355 38s i rt,,, c ~ SMITHFIELD. °. fott: ' ° ""ing statement shows the imports of live " into London during the past week S t,,fitig u w a lle nce- Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. ,11, ri . ••• ........ ••• 13 ..• t n ingen ...... 536 ... 2,247 ... L 'Ot erd 224 R 6 95 ... 152 i t A n j u wam ...... 527 —. 2,012 _. -- ... 20 i ie4 IV P. " ...... -- ". .7 ' " -- - 9 4 5 h i . e P 83 ... dv. .. -- —. ° '4' , 'gh ......... 60 .•• 210 ... Ti Calves. -stal .......... .. 1,206 •... 4,985 ... 117 .. A * Pigs, 20. t Ditto, 98. Ditto, 2. emi r le number o f th e beasts reported in the above htit tk it 3 have come to hand in tolerably good condition ; " 3 quality of the other kinds of stock has proved Y inferior, espe c ially the Pigs, many of which have h4llnearly covere d w i t h h a i r s i x i nc h es i n l eng th, form remarkable contrast to the English bree, l s. The Iltlr; Pfr ona Antigua have been sent hither for breeding At n i ° l ' e s, and we ma y a dd th a t the import is a novel one. and 2, v arious outports the arrivals of foreign Beastso 13 x Qt ner stock h ave been again extensive, viz.: 80 sod ela 2f tt . ,'d Cows, 2,000 Sh ee p and Lambs, 120 Calves , Pigs mostly from Hamburgh and Rot terdam. ell e e"ty of these imports, however, has proved very 6‘ Slie% t—r • To-day we had on offer 1,020 Beasts, 3, 9 ttro, -11 and Lambs 202 Calves, and 20 Pigs, chiefly from Qtn„,„ , This large supply . met a very dull sale, at a alb a t, T decline in the quotations of from 2d to 4d per 4 .l:' th The supply of home-fed Beasts brought forward end e largest on record, the time of year considered; tit., t he miserable condition in which the prinoipal PrOv e : came to hand from the north fully the i R a the great scarcity of pasture herbage in fa"se grazin districts. Notwithstanding the . im number of g Beasts brought forward, the primes number a tti ",,` s, lierefords and Devons, from their extreme tia; sold at prices quite equal to those paid on Mon-. last,% or from 4s 2 d to 4 s 6 d per 8 1 bs ; but those of tibether kinds suffered a decline of from 2d to 4d per to 3, N+itbout a clearance being effected. Some of the tit inferi or oa Beasts were not wort h more t h an 3 s per t n From Lincolnshire, Lei ces t ers hi re, Northamp inshire, fx,c., we received about 2,300 short-horns ; from ` re eastern, western, and midl an d counties, 900 Here p4(lB, runts, Devons, Scots, and short-horns ; from other l ins of E ng l an d, 7 00 of various breeds ; an d ,?ra Scotland, 1 20 horned and polled S cots . were very heavily supplied with all kinds of Sheep, specially t h ose from the north, owing to which the tiatatt.on trade was i n a very d epresse d s tate, and the cur rencies receded quite 4d per 81bs — the highest fitnerai figure for the best old DOWU3 being 5 d per Sibs. quality of the Sheep was again very indifferent. The t0.,131,ber of Lambs was tolerably good ; but as the sea tl,ll 's now rapidly passing away, the amount of business n o ,, s n g in that description of stock was trifling, at almost n r il l nal prices. Prime small Calves sold at last week's f ow ' e e r but the inferior kinds of Veal were 2d per 81bs and The Pork trade was in a very sluggish state, t 6 quotations bad a downward tendency. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. 8. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. t 'ar korZ li eft B ll..... 3 0 3 4 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 ti~ e Onle .... 3 6 3 8 Coarse-woolledditto 4 6 4 8 Ze Oxen.. 310 4 2 Southdown `Nether 410 5 0 Scots . ..... 4 4 4 6 Ditto eut of the wool /'?l4 l ,: ° Use Calves 310 4 6 Large Hogs ......3 10 4 4 Itlek ti *rnkil ditto .• 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers ••.. 4 6 410 eri o l,,Calves —lB 0 28 0 Quarter old Pigs • .16 0 18 0 ' ut eP •. . 3 6 310 Lambs ..... .... 45 6 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. 5,0i,r 1 Sheep. Calves. 1 Pigs. I 31,810 I 358 1 297 CO:3IIIO7GATE AND LEADENHAX.L. blea t Parstively speaking the arrivals of country-killed 114 0(1 uP to our markets since Monday last have been time go o d, thou g h by no means extensive, the The of Year co ns id e r e d, but of very middling quality. 21 11 811 PPlies on offer slaughtered in the metropolis /14 1' b 5 50 on the increase. Prime Beef and Mutton 4 4E 4 44 ; 1 freely, at full prices. In all other kinds of the "'Y a moderate business has been transacted, and tkreearreneies have declined 2d per Sibs. About 3,00 0 14 etn its :. 8 of foreign meat have appeared on sale, and "'sPosed of at low figures. At per stone by the Carcase. , s• d. •• 2 8 210 j Mutton, inferior 3 8 310 Art • 3 3 2 middling.. 4 0 4 4 lar • e • .• • 3 2 3 4 prime • • 4 6 410 Aweitc small • •. 3 6 3 8 Pork, large .• • • 3 6 4 4 ..... ••• • 3 8 410 I— small .• . 4 6 410 Lamb. 4s Sd to 5s 10d. O n tiortouGs AND SPITALTIELDS. the sale m arkets still continue well supplied with Potatoes, Ab o - „ 4 ,* for which is active, at from 315 s to 518 s per ton. " five tons have arrived from Holland, in very mid condition. A fe mid- BOROUGH HOP MARKET. sti r Iv arrivals of new Hops have taken place since 'ast, but the condition is by no means first - rate. hi c e e l ! rule f rom 5/ t o 51 10 3 p er cwt. Old Hops, with i krel th e market is fairly supplied, move off slowly, at 180 stationery prices. The duty is called from tizi 4 7 031 to 190,000/. Sussex pockets (yearlings), 3/ 14s 4 it 1 , 4 s ; We a ld of Kent ditto, 41 to 4l 18s ; Mid and Kent ditto, 51 to 61 I4s per cwt. WOOL. ti 3 w ee Mond ay last the imports of Wool have con -247`101 300 bales from Bombay, 976 ditto from Sydney, and ditto from Odessa, 662 ditto from Port Beaufort, itii i , d 4 ! )o ditto from various other quarters. Notwith aranh—ng the pressure in the money market, a fair tolb t ; 11 ,, of business is doing privately, and prices are mu'Y well supported. TALLOW. ehtiti transactions in this market, arising from the tLe t°, 4 manifested by the melters in purchasing in the N o t e of large arrivals from aroad, still cotine on 11 114W: 1.14 e scale, and a further slight decline n has u been 1 6s 6 ,," 4 7d to in the quotations. P.Y.C. on the spot is mo st ' ls r small parcels, and for delivery in the last two 401 1p - 1 , 8 , 45 s 6d per cwt. Town Tallow is 47s nett cash; .•4 at, 2s Bid per Blbs. NUR_ (II f ` ( -EY SESSIONS.(THIS DAY.) e ° re Air. PUCKLE and a full Bench of Magis- Th e trates.) et to ,„, 4 djourned sessions for the county of Surrey Th e this day. I lan% c alendar contains seventy-six casec,; of this - r , er seventy are felonies, and six misdemeanours.. f ou ' l ifte en of the prisoners can neither read nor write, ir e tte pt read imperfectly, forty-four read and write Wii i e ; ct lY, and three only read and write well. t ot - 17 °771 Millard, aged 21, was indicted for stealing oth °- brush, a bottle of lavender water, and several tress as articles of perfumery, the property of Mr. tless e a s t L - r , e4 re,,chemist and druggist, carrying on bu i- The;rteieckletisarnin the in whose employ the prisoner was. f question were found in the box . o th e Prlscner) and he admitted to the prosecutor, in Pres ene seve ral f ,? of his late employer, that he had taken tat er tu ern, which were identified by the prose- S his property. ayes 1187 prisoner was recommended to mercy, and trizteontenced to one month's solitary confinement at n. Jazzes Chuter, aged 48, Thomas Pratt, aged 52, and S,rY Brazi er Laurence, aged 25, were indicted for Z io niously stealing, at 'Worplesden, in the county of urrey, one gallon of wheat, the property of James De, Esq. 114. Henry Nash stated that he was foreman in the e mploy of James Loe, Esq., and was ordered by him to watch the barn in which the male prisoners were engaged in threshing the wheat of the prosecutor. After watching for some time he saw the two men Sll U a basket with some threshed wheat out of a % f l r t % i lt p ir one part of the barn, and a short d is t ance 1 , 11 ` ) _ the spot they met the female prisoner, to whom gave the basket containing the property. %Vit ae:: then followed, and gave the woman into custody, a n d S hortly a ft e r Mr. Loe, the prosecutor , followed, It ve the two men into custody. th at th iary, after a short consultation, considered Pri so e re was no evidence to _inculp:,hteo the was f t e h m er a e le . nor • • i n the felony, who sen iore , 4 a principal ten_ acquitted. The two male prisoners w UJ ec l each of them to six months hard labour in the 114 °f Correction. T HAMES.—(THIS D •) John Calton, who rejoices in about fifty al iases, was t g_ . + 2 ,l with having stolen two sovereigns from a re in mole-looking man, named Thomas Herbert, who, r 3 turn was alleged to have embezzled the money.as /l e r ° ll l the evidence of a young man named Thom_ Prc,4148, it appeared that, late on Saturday night, the olaBecutor was very drunk in Osborne-street, White antics' and attracted a crowd around him by his mad th e le s• 'Witness saw a great many thieves collect on lo g s r) amongst whom was the prisoner, who, watch cute !S o Pportunity, slipped his hands into the prose -3 pock e t and pulled out two sovereigns. IVit e"him,when arms NA,ere Im mediately seized . pinioned to his side. A constable coming up, eized said thine man wh o was p i n i on i ng hi m . Wi tness b or is not the thief, that's him running up Os ,,ithne-styeet. The policeman sprung his rattle, and vapitnur:in.itness pursued, and eventually succeeded in the prisoner.' so t i nt " B defence Calton betrayed his Old Bailey as loie",l°ns by commencing, " Gentlemen of the -- to t C l 4. Your Worship (correcting himself) don't listen fan that Sour man. I s it lik e ly I w ould rob a poor t a k e was tipsy ?—(Laughter.) I would rather I Qare of him, and see him safe home.—(Laughter.) rhoARDLEY said he might tell that tale to a jury. felonsid fully commit him to take his trial for the felo ny e t-- Prosecutor, Thomas Herbert, was then in his b4etz4zlPled in the dock, charged with having era -14 24 U.) the property of hie employer, Mr. THE SUN, LONDON, MON Henry Usher Davis, lamp cotton and glass manufac turer, of No. 19, Maunders-place, Mile End-road. Mr. Davis stated that the prisoner was in his em• ploy. It was his duty to deliver goods, receive the money, and sometimes collect bills, but to pay all moneys received over to him every evening. He had been sent on Saturday with a receipt for 2/. 4s. to Mr. Burrs, of 'Wapping, who bad paid him the money, but as he never returned, and would not ac count for the money on Sunday, he gave him into custody. Mr. YARDLEY thought the money had now been accounted for. At any rate the evidence was not sufficient to sustain a charge of embezzlement, and he should dismiss the case. At this decision several persons in court clapped their hands, but the movement was instantly repressed. CLERKENWELL—(THIN DAY.) Two rough-looking fellows, named Davis and Nicholls, were charged before Mr. Combo under the following circumstances : Sergeant Brennan, of the detective force, stated that he was on duty in Maiden-lane last night, when he saw the prisoner lurking about the back of one of the large villa residences leading to Tuffnell-park. He concealed himself, but the prisoners having ob served him were about to make their escape, when he and another officer pounced upon them and took them into custody. Upon searching them three picklocks, two skeleton-keys, a bradawl, two chisels, and a centre-bit were found upon Davis, and three latch keys of different patterns and some lucifer-matches upon Nicholls. Mr. CosinE said there could be no doubt as to what the prisoners' intentions were, and he should order Nicholls to find bail for three months, and commit Davis to the House of Correction for three months, with hard labour. They were both removed in the van. EDUCATION IN INFANT SCHOOLS. The following letter has been addressed by Dr. Kaye Shuttleworth to the Secretary of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society, Gray's Inn- road : " Committee of Council on Education, Council office, Whitehall, Aug. 14, 1847. " Sir,—Since the receipt of the report of her Ma jesty's Inspector on the schools of the Home and Colonial Infant and Juvenile School Society, the Committee of Council have had under their consi deration the course which it may be expedient to pursue as to the examination of candidates for cer tificates who have been trained at that institution. " You are, of course, aware that my Lords have no authority as to the distribution of the Parliamen tary grant, except that which is defined in the minutes presented to Parliament. " In determining the course to be pursued, their Lordships' discretion extends only to an interpreta tion of those minutes as they are to be applied to any particular case. " No training school can enjoy any benefit, as a result of these examinations of candidates, unless it be placed permanently under inspection. " Certificates granted to students who, at the pe riod of the examination, have been one year resident in the establishment, will alone be followed by grants in aid of the funds of the institution. _ _ . " Their Lordships' intention may therefore be in ferred to have been, that one year should be the minimum period of training in any Normal school. " The minutes of the Committee of Council have not made separate provision for the claims of infant schools. Their Lordships' intention was to include infant schools under the general regulations of girls' schools, and the training schools for the mistresses of infant schools under similar rules to those of schools for the education of schoolmistresses of girls' schools. " Their Lordships were of opinion, that whatever peculiarities of method or of organization were ne cessary in infant schools, the education of an infant's schoolmistress ought not to be inferior to that of a girl's schoolmistress. " Their Lordships are prepared to examine in training schools all who have received one year's edu cation in these establishments, but none who have been trained for a shorter period. " But arrangements will be made in the several inspectors' districts to enable any schoolmistress, whe ther of infants' or girls' schools, to present themselves for examination before one or more of her Majesty's inspectors as candidates for certificates, even though they have not been trained during one year in any Normal school. " The trustees or managers of the schools in which such schoolmasters or schoolmistresses of infant schools are settled must make application on their behalf, and must place the school under inspection. " With these preliminary explanations I am now to inform you what is the standard of instruction, and what are the subjects of examination which can didates for certificates as masters or mistresses of in fant schools must prove that they have acquired. " The general principle of this arrangement is, that the master or mistress of an infant school should be as well educated as the mistress of a girls' school. On this ground the same standard of instruction will be required in both cases. According to the minutes of the Committee of Council, mistresses of girls' schools are to train girls who are pupil teachers so as to pass an examination in— " The Holy Scriptures (in those schools in which re ligious knowledge is examined). " In English Grammar and Composition. " In general Geography. " In the Historical Geography of Great Britain. " In the outlines of English History. " In Arithmetic (written and mental). In the composition of the notes of a lesson, in an account of the organization of the school and the methods of instruction used, and of an essay on some subject connected with the art of teaching. " In their skill in the management of a class under instruction, and in their ability to give a gallery lesson ; probably, also, in Vocal Music and Drawing. " Such being the subjects in which instruction will have to be given to pupil teachers in girls' schools during their apprenticeship, no mistress ought to ob tain their Lordships' third or lo west certificate who is not prepared to show an accurate knowledge or skill in these departments. " Their Lordships are also of opinion that these subjects, at least, should enter into the examination of the master or mistress of an infant school. "The scale of augmentation for masters or mis tresses of infant schools (who obtained certificates) would be the same as that of the mistresses of girls' schools. "The augmentation for the third or lowest certi ficate would, therefore, vary from 101. per annum to 131. Gs. Bd., on the fulfilment of the conditions con tained in the minutes. " Their Lordships will therefore be ready to ex amine, in the training school of the Home and Colo nial Infant and Juvenile School Society, all candi dates who have been educated during one year in that institution. "My Lords will also be prepared to cause candi dates who have been trained for shorter periods to be examined in the inspectors' districts, if application be made on their behalf from the managers of their schools. " I have the honour to be, &c., " J. P. KAYE SHUTTLEWORTH. " Mr. John S. Reynolds, Hon. Sec." OPENING OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY FROM CARLISLE TO BEATTOCK. — This portion of the Cale donian Railway—a distance of forty miles — was o p e n ed to the public on Thursday. A sumptuous cold collation was set out in the large room of the Beattock Station, which was decorated for the occasion, of which those who had journeyed from Carlisle partook. Mr. J. J. Hope Johnstone, the chairman of the company, presided. Sir James Graham, the Hon. Colonel Lowther, M.P., and a number of other gentlemen, connected with the locality, were present. LINING OF LEAD CISTERNS WITH ROMAN CEMENT. —lt is generally believed that Roman cement will not adhere to lead; but we are informed by a gentleman that he had a leaden tank covered with a thin coating of good cement about three y ears s i nce , w hi c h i s per f ect t o t hi s day. If this simple plan were to b e genera ll y a d opte d , no risk, as regards the tanks, would be incurred: an occasional inspection, in order to see that the cement had not chipped off, is all that would be required.—The Builder. reAfrofmewabdraoYads ago an English Tes T s x. o ri n G ar l r T ivi e ng oo h L e . name?" bailed in the to which an usual way, " What's the captain's na , answer was returned, " Fax and ccdilla e si ' r the captain's name?" reiterated the interrogator, ` t ` What's stentorian voice. "We don't know, sir." Ea W r lier ia a the captain?" continued the inquirer. " He's gone e i : fishing, sir. The strange and indefinite manner in which the answers were given, and the captain not being to be found when the vessel was boarded, led to an in quiry into the matter, when it turned out that the poor man had died on his way here.—Dundee Courier. T I E " CIIURCII-RATE MAUTYR."—James Bidwell, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the late Cambrige assizes, for neglecting to obey a magis. trate's order for the payment of 4s. for church-rates, has received a remission of three months of his term of im prisonment from Sir Georg e Gre y , who, upon the fit application, refused to mitigate the punish nt. Mr. Milner Gibson, and other friend s, however, interceded.and the result has been successful. For the costs of his sent as - e r c a o te n s d , defence, and during his incarceration , the sum of 100/. has been subscribed on his behalf by the opp onents o church f donation a m ng s o t whomftil guineas. is Mr. Bright, M.P., who A SIMILE.— The New Orleans Delta compares the writing of a Jew police prisoner to " tiny black worms in strong convulsions." Captain Paget, of the 54th Regiment, has been appointed by his uncle, Field Anglesey, Master-General „o Marshal the Marquis of 1 ship s Aide-de-Cam in Majorf the Ordnance, his Lord has resigned on account of ' Aide-de-Camp, succession to P t who age t, Lary Gazette. i ll health,—Naval and Mili tary ITALY AND AUSTRIA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In the leading article of the Times of the Bth inst., it is mentioned that the treaties have assigned to Austria the possessions north of the Po, and in one of the early numbers of last month this river is named as the boundary of her dominions. I am desirous to rectify this error, by stating that neither in virtue of the treaties, nor by hereditary right, nor by the will of the people, has Austria ever exercised undisputed sway in Italy. She imposes her iron sceptre by the open violation of the laws which have hitherto been the code of nations ; and by setting aside the hereditary rights of the Princes of Gonzaga, who reigned eleven hundred years in Lom bardy, and seven centuries in Mantua and its depen dencies. On referring to the treaties of the last century you will find that it was constantly enforced as an incon testable right that the Princes of Gonzaga of Guas talla (successors to the Duke Gonzaga of Mantua, who died in 1708,) and the Princes of Gonzaga- Castiglione and Solferino, should be reinstated in their possessions.—Vide the Treaties of Utrecht, Radstadt, Baden and Cambray on this subject. Art sth of the Preliminaries of Vienna of the 18th Nov., 1738, specifies that " the Emperor will render justice to the Duke of Gonzaga of Guastalla on his rights to the Duchy of Mantua." The Emperor Charles IV., who made this promise died on the 20th Oct., 1740, and the extinction of the House of Haps burgh in his person in the male line was followed by the war of succession of Austria against his daughter Maria Teresa ; at which period, amongst the pre tenders to the throne of Austria were the Princes of Gonzaga-Castiglione and the Duke Gonzaga of Solferino, my great grandfather, both of the same branch of the house of Gonzaga-Mantua, who also claimed their rights to the Duchy of Mantua, and the Principality of Castiglione.—Vide vol. i., p. 273 of the " Treaties of Peace of Koch," by Sclevell. During the minority of my grandfather, his Serene Highness Prince Philip Louis of Gonzaga-Mantua, Prince of Castiglione and Duke of Solferino (mar ried in London the 11 th April, 1760, to Maria, daughter of the Duke of Medina Cceli), Austria took possession of the Duchy of Guas talla, and this monstrous usurpation was effected when my grandfather was only six years old, on the death of the Duke Gonzaga of Guastalla, in 1746. This open violation of the rights of a minor can only be equalled by the present occupation of Ferrara by the Austrians just one hundred years after, and both are the consequences of the unprincipled ambition of French monarchs in assuring to their respective dynasties the throne of Spain. In 1792 our branch of Castiglione addressed re clamations to the Emperor Leopold 11. of Austria (of the House of Lorraine), and this Monarch, struck with the injustice exercised towards our family, so nearly allied to him by the rights of blood, was resolved to restore our possessions, when, by a sudden death, the realisation of his promises was prevented. In 1797, on the 17th October, at the Treaty of Campo-Formio, Art. 7th, it is written, " The Em peror renounces all his rights on the possessions of Mantua-Castiglione, &c., and the countries forming the Cisalpine Republic of Italy." On the 30th July, 1799, Austria again takes pos session of Mantua ; and on the 16th of February this duchy forms again a part of the Cisalpine Republic, to be again transformed into that of the Republic of Italy in 1802. In 1814 the Emperor of Austria took possession of the above-mentioned territories provisionally, and the treaties of Vienna, in 1815, having been signed during our minority, we have protested several times against the acts prejudicial to our interests which are therein contained, and particularly against the right to dispose of the Duchy of Guastalla to the Arch duchess Maria Louisa, or to any other person, this duchy having been purchased, in 1539, by the Duke Ferrante of Gonzaga, son of our ancestor in direct line, John Francois Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Isabella d'Este ; and it remained in our family until the unjust incorporation of Guastalla by Austria, without the shadow of a right, during the minority of my grandfather. The fact of my father, Prince Joseph Louis Gonzaga-Mantua-Castiglione, having been born in England, and that circumstance giving me some pri vilege to the sympathy of the British nation, and more particularly to those who support liberal principles, I shall rely upon your insertion of this exposition as soon as possible. Accept, Sir, the assurance of my distinguished con sideration. ALEXANDRE, Prince de Gonzaga-Mantua, Due of Mantua. 9, Dorset-place, Dorset-square, Regent's Park, Sept. 10, 1847. LATER FROM AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. The packet-ship Yorkshire, Captain Bailey, has arrived here this morning, bringing papers from New York of the 16th ult., but one day later than those received by the last steamer. They contain nothing of the slightest importance, merely giving details of the Mexican news previously furnished by electric telegraph, and which reached this country by the last West India Mail. About 850 men were at Vera Cruz, expecting to leave in a few days under General Wilson, for the army. The deaths at Vera Cruz, of vomito, from 15th to 31st July, amounted to 35. Dates from Tampieo to the 30th July have been received at New Orleans. General Garey was reported to be within 10 miles of Tampico, with 3,000 troops, who have with them 14 American prisoners. Some of the Louisiana volunteers have been detected selling cartridges to the Mexicans. A letter in the Picayune, from the capital of Mexico dated the 29th July, states that the prospects of peace are about as far off as ever. Chapman, Democrat, is said to have been elected Governor of Albama. - LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.—The royal mail steam-ship Cambria, with the mails from Boston and Halifax, may be expected in the course of the evening. THE COUNTRYMAN IN LONDON. -- On Saturday information was received by the police that Mr. Scott, of Devonport, had been plundered of seven 5/. Bank of England notes, four sovereigns, and a Spanish dou bloon, by two men with whom he entered into conver sation whilst viewing tke paintings in Westminster hall, on leaving which the whole of the party adjourned to the Duke of York public-house, Vauxhall.bridge road, to take some refreshment, when the conversation turning on respectability, Mr. Scott was induced to ex hibit his cash, which one of the fellows insisted on safely placing in Mr. Scott's fob pocket, shortly after which they both left the room on some frivolous pretext, and not returning, Mr. Scott looked to his money and found that gone too. VICE-ADMIRAL THE EARL OF DUNDONALD, G.C.B. We very much regret to observe that that distinguished flag-officer, the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., has not been elected a Representative Peer of Scotland. After the honourable way in which her Gracious Majesty re stored that ill-used officer to the distinction which he so well earned by gallant conduct before the enemy, we hoped that he would have found among his own coun trymen that sympathy to which he had so cogent a title. We have, in common with the whole body of the naval profession, been disappointed; but we hope that her Majesty Queen Victoria, who has done so much to remove the slur which the cruel treatment of a most meritorious officer cast upon the country, will further mark her sense of this additional slight by elevating the noble Scottish Earl to a seat in the House of Peers with an English title.—United Service Gazette. THE SANITARY COMMISSION.—MT. Henry Austin, C.E , has been appointed secretary to the commission for inquiring into the sanitary state of the metropolis. Mr. Austin has for some years specially devoted his at tention scientifically to the remedies required, and for some time past as honorary secretary of the Health of Towns Association, has assisted their efforts in the cause of improvement. SOMNAMBULISM AT PORTSMOUTH.—A singular case of somnambulism, attended with remarkable pre servation of life, took place at St. Mary-street, in this town, early yesterday morning, A young man named Robinson, a shoemaker, had gone on a visit to his brother residing there. He went to bed with him at a late hour. About 3 o'clock the brother was awakened by a sound which he fancied proceeded from an at tempt to break into the house, but on rising from his a bed t the oo end missed of his th brother, ero o a l a to n g d e o t h b e s r e observed o a y s e m d. al On window pro. ground,cwy eaaersdd precipitatedi nign into 0000 which e hai y ne dha to r s d he tu t eh h see e fl y geelrsl f os o u. w u na n nad d sd d theitbdent windowyo st o u ex n xf g c ee e exceed t m sd anlan6tbt breadth, inches, shattered dhd the tethso: atoms.whilstbounded th T ew h iht e he i width af wall lo o mw f iw t t h hh e iac a hh p ih e ge r h t ure through which he fe ir ll on wa p wall were discovered several marks of bl sa o l o li d s6aci M efe: r t.O ß n o T lp thh h ee , surgeon, of High-street, was in attendance immediately, and after a most careful examination discovered only a small superficial wound on the scalp, a bruise on the right arm, a severe contusion of th e left foot, and some inflicted g e t e e r d s a a n n d d b n a c o k b a o d f t s h y e mp h t a o n m d. o a p s p e e r a i o r e u d s cuts injury onwtahse has N since. ALARMING FIRE.—On Wednesday forenoon, shortly before eleven o'clock, a fire broke out on the s sn t r'ise,premisese sent e t of Mr. n Wood, apt h abeing tl n bedstead-maker, the cellar, la r e i re a m t. a g o- t. A jaro f down for a supply. He took with him , a littlegirl, asn daughter of his master , to hold the candle, ile the he poured out some of the li q uid. Immediatelywhile on his drawing the cork, the vapour coming in contact w ith the flame of the candle, ignited, thereby aeens I s i e o t s t p in it l l t . fi Be, whole place on fire, and frightfully injuring the child, whiromnwiagshiani Advertiser.nstantly conveyed to the g AUSTRALIAN WIIRAT.—TWO vessels have just ar rived from Australia, one from Port Philip, and the other from Adelaide, bringing 1,031 bags and 6,090 bags of Wheat r espectively, the poduce of Australia, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES. DONCASTER, SATURDAY NIGHT.—Up to the present time the arrivals of " man and horse" are not very nu merous, but many lodgings and boxes are engaged, and, should the present fine weather continue, a good average meeting may bo anticipated. It is out of our rower as yet to forward a complete list of the horses that will be here in the course of the week, but we have ascartained that the following have already arrived. or will be here in the course of Monday:— SCOTT'S LOT. Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin Mr. Jaques's Check-taker Mr. Hill's Punch Mr. S. Conway'', Christopher Mr. F. R. Price's Whitewall Mr. G. L. Fox's Philosopher Mr. Stevenson's Black Dwarf Captain Kennedy's Sir Tatton Sykes Sir C. Monek's Gaiety (Cast Steel filly) Sir C. Monck's Vanish Colonel Anson's Lazarillo Colonel Anson's Martext Colonel Anson's Crusade Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack Mr. Bowes's Bro. to Lunedale Mr. Bowes's Miasma Mr. Bowes's Mowerina KENT' Duke of Richmond's Lothario r. Gordon's Queen Mary Mr. Mostt•n's King of Morven Mr. Mostyn's Planet JOHN D. Mr. Pedley's Cossack Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure Mr. Pedley's Lady Mary CARR': Lord Warwick's Yardley Mr. Meeson's Jovial PECK' Sir R. Bulkeley's Montpensier Sir R. Bulkeley's Miss Orbell BLENKIKi Mr. Mostyn's Mr. Martin I Mr. Mostyn's Swallow FOBER Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp Lord Eglinton's Eryx Lord Eglinton's Nerissa S LOT. Mr. Mostyn's Surplice Mr. Mostyn's Loadstone Mr. Mostyn's Dawdle Mr. Mostyn's Slander :Y'S LOT. Mr. Pedley's Miss Burns Mr. J. Day's The Hero LOT. Mr. 6ritchley's Lymo Mr. Little's Convict LOT. Mr. S. Hawke's New Era Maj Dr Yarburgh'sSallyMaggs I RN'S LOT. Dir. Mostyn's Sagacity Mr. Mostyn's Winchester I'S LOT. Lord Eglinton's Do \Vitt Lord Eglinton's Astrma T. DAWSI Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale Mr. Harrison'► Lady Mallorie Mr. A. Johnstone's Pair Helen Mr. St. Paul's Ulysses N'S LOT. Mr. Brooke's Luminous Mr. Meiklam's Lightning Mr. Meiklam's Aristotle Mr. Meiklam's Alliance ;S'S LOT. Mr. B. Green's Sylvan (c by The Saddler, out of Moun tain Sylph) There will also be Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle, Mr. E. Peel's Spithead, Mr. A. W. Hill's Burlesque, Mr. A. W. Hill's Volley, Mr. Copeland's Arthur, Mr. Irwin's Horn cf Chase, Mr. T. Parr's Sylvanus, Lord Chesterfield's Cherry, Lord Chesterfield's Mainbrace, Mr. Cooper's Slug, Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy, Discontent, and f by Tho Provost, out of Miss Whip. The betting rooms were opened this afternoon, and a few namcs put down; but business is not likely to com mence in earnest until Monday. Tattersall's sales commence on Tuesday, and will con tinue until Friday inclusive ; an immense number of horses will be put up. STEBBINI Mr. B. Green's Assault Mr. B. Green's Traverser DONCASTER, SUNDAY EVENING.—The only arrivals since our last are Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy, Discon tent, and f by Provost, out of Miss Whip; Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, Pilgrim, and King of the Forest ; Mr. Cooper's Slug, and Lord Strathmore's Brocardo and Crown Prince. Dawson's, Kent's, John Scott's, and Hese'tine's, have not yet arrived. Clementine is expected to-morrow. There has not been any betting as yet, but from the oilers made, we collect that the field has the call of Cos sack, and that Planet, Foreclosure, and Van Tromp, are likely to be better favourites. The weather continues extremely fine. LATEST BETTING AT THE 1W asst Even on Cossack (the I,ooosfileldLEllG,Eoo.to 5 st Swallow to 15 a gs t J ov i a l—t for choice) sto 1 agst Foreclo- 1,000 to 15 agst Black sure—taken Dwarf —taken 6to 1 agst Planet 1,000 to 15 agst Horn of 6to 1 agst Van Tromp Chase —taken. THE CUP. 6 to 4 on The Hero—offered. THE DONCASTER CUP. The wonderful and gratifying improvement which has been effected in the tastes of all classes, is in no work of art more strikingly manifest than in the form and design of the valuable pieces of plate, properly termed "cups," given at our several race-meetings. Twenty or thirty years since they were so many bank notes, or, by cour tesy, so many guineas; or, where they took another form, a mere pot, urn, or measure of fine silver. or silver gilt, occasionally containing the " balance" in hard cash. How contrasted is the racing cup of modern days. It is now an elegant, elaborate, and frequently a most exquisite work of art, designed by artists at the top of their profession, and executed by workmen with a precision and delicacy which is hardly to be surpassed—if at all surpassed—by the most celebrated labours of the great Italian school in its best days. It has been our duty—a very pleasing one, cer tainly—to notice many such works of art, and congra tulate the public on the reciprocal benefits which the, arts have conferred on the racecourse, and the race course on the arts; and on the patronage which artists have received in connexion with racing from the good taste and interference of a worthy class of persons, who may, with great truth, be called " noble sporting gen tlemen." It is now our business to mention the most recent production of this kind, and we are glad we can speak of it in terms of unqualified approbation—we mean the Doncaster Cup, which will be run for next Thursday, on the famed course of which it bears the name. The cup this year has been modelled by a veteran in the service of the arts, viz., Mr. Cot terell, than whhm no artist is more capable of producing those beautiful equestrian groups or statuettes which ornament the mansions of noble men and men of rank and fortune connected with the turf. The cup this year is a vase. The outline is Greek, but it is enriched and embossed in the manner of the fifteenth century, and ornamented with ara besques. The ornaments do not take from the purity of the design, nor is the elegance of the shape destroyed by too profuse an introduction of details. The cover of this vase is surmounted with a greup of three human figures and two horses, the rule of composition being preserved very felicitously, whilst the introduction of a date tree, which rises abeve the group, assists the general effect, removes bluffness, and gives the whole an elegance and grace. The principal co figure r monarch i s habited in a Norman doL i i s on on at ho t r h se e ba b c a k t , tle an o d f represeAscalon.ntso rT ß hc i eh c haianr warliked mail, and wears on his head the peculiar helmet at the time of the crusades. He is armed with a heavy battle-axe, having the crescent shaped blade, a weapon in the use of which he is said to have excelled. With this deadly instrument he has overthrown one of his opponents, who, with his horse, is prostrate beneath the horse of the monarch. With his shield, the angular buckler of the Templars, on which are emblazoned three leopards, he wards off the attack credit in the eeetdrahgi combatants t e soai r n e vt c dhe erena artiston f s i m w e ai a hts r ii; m oc whnn e ,eo n. T it lr and the h whole e respective character i s full of of musti p s r c e o m e r thepv o e s d l ea . db b labours r h s e o f theoverlooked. design workers doe I s t is one of the best specimens of workmanship in the precious metals yet produced, and will add to the well established reputation of Messrs. Garrard, of the Hay market, at whose establishment it has been produced. CURRAGH SEPTEMBER MEETING.—THIIRSDAY. The racing was of a first-rate character, and the atten dance greater than on either of the preceding days. Sweepstakes, 10 sovs., h ft, with 30 sovs. added. Water ford Post. 2 sovs. entrance. Mr. Armstrong's ch f Vesta, 3 yrs, 7st 61b ...(Foley) 1 Mr. Hervey's br g Pickpocket, 4 yrs, Bst 31b ... 2 Mr. Buchanan's ch c Rector, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b ••• 3 Mr. Barry's br h Sir Arthur, Mr. Watt's ch h Bright Star, Mr. French's ch h Pinkeon, not placed. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs for three-yrs-old : colts, Bst 51b ; fillies, Bst 21b. Two miles. Mr. Watt's br c Chat (Conlan) 1 Mr. Disney's brc Celeshe ... 2 Mr. Whaley's b f Betty Swipes ... •• • •• • 3 Mr. Knaresbro's b h Irish King, Mr. Legrew's ch Farnham, Mr. Ferguson's b c by Harkaway, out of Diana ; Mr. Igoe's bl f Wren, Mr. Armstrong's ch f Vesta—not placed. Betting-7 to 4 agst Celeshe, 2to 1 agst Chat, 4to 1 agst Betty Swipes, 4 to 1 agst Vesta. Won by half a neck. Sweepstakes of 25 soya., 10 ft, for two-yrs old, 100 sovs. added. Lord Waterford's bf by Touchstone, out of Perdita 1 Mr. Irwin's b e The King of Kildare, by Tearaway 2 Mr. Knox's b c Wee Mickey, by Birdcatcher ... 3 Mr. St. George's f by Hetman Platoff, out of Whim ; Lord Milltown's ch c by Tearaway (un), Mr. Colgan's ch c Dubious—not placed. Several paid forfeit. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs., h ft, with 30 sovs. added from the Trainers' Fund, for two-yrs-olds. Anglesey Post, 1 soy. entrance. • ••• ••• Lmorr.dl4N,Vatatt,sercfhorod'csrcahzycLbaydH, 7 a s rka tn w b ay . ,. Red Rose ... Mr. Preston's b f Rosina, 6st 121 b 3 Mr. Ferguson's ch c by Harkaway—Diana ; Mr. Mateman's b c Schamyl, by Rough Robin; Mr. Hyland's f Allegrette, by St. Luke, Alba; Mr. Clancy's f by Harkaway—White Rose—not placed. Match-100 sovs., h ft. Anglesey Post. Mr. Quinn's ch c Farewell, Bst 71b, aged; Mr. Preston's b f Rosina, by Tearaway, Bst 41b. Rosina walked over. FRIDAY. An excellent days sport brought this meeting to a close. The following is a return of the day's running : Selling Stakes Sweepstakes of 5 sore. each, with 25 added, for all ages. Three yrs old, ist 41b ; !our, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six, and aged, 9st 41b. Water ford Post. Mr. L. Keegans b c Gamester, 2 yrs ... (Byrne) 1 Lord Waterford's fby Birdcatcher, Miss Chance ... 2 Mr. J. Keegan's b f Flirtaway, 4 yrs Mr. Nolan's fby Birdcatcher, Wonder's dam, 4 yrs 4 Mr. Harvey's ch f La Danseuse, Lord Milltown's ch f Foinnuella, were not placed. Sweepstakes of 30 sous. each, 20 ft, for two yrs old fillies, Bst 41b each. Anglesey Post. Mr. Armstrong's filly The Darter, by Tearaway, un 1 Lord Howth's Fringe, by Launcelot ~. 2 Sir W. W. Winne's f by Shamrock, un ; Lord Water ford's b f Wilmot, by Freney, and Mr. Quinn's br f Attraction, paid forfeit. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for mares, weight for age. Four miles. Mr. Disney's b f Panic, 4 yrs (Lilly) 1 Mr. Armstrong's ch m Beatrice 2 ••• Lord Waterford's fby Birdcatcher, Miss Chance, 4 yrs 3 Lord Miltown's f Foinnuella, Mr. Buchanan's ch m Blue Devils, Mr. Anderson's Gramachree, Mr. Sharkey's gr f Eigbn, by Birdcatcher, Mr. Hervey's br f Guaracha, Mr Igoe's IA f Wren, Lord Howth's Lucy—not placed. Corinthian Stakes, 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 25 added. One mile and a half on the Peel Course. Heats. Mr. Doyle's eh h Pinkeen, 5 yrs, lOst 101 b (Ist heat, Mr. Peel, remainder Mr. Kent) 2 0 1 1 Mr. Hervey's br g Pickpocket, 4 yrs,llst9lb 1 0 3 2 Lord Waterford's b c Souter Johnny, 3 yrs, list Ilb 0 1 2 dr Mr. Montgomery's b c Corinth, 4 yrs, list 91b ..• 0 2 dis. Mr.E. Murphy's Little John, 5 yrs, Ilst lib 3 3 dig. Loxd Howth's ch h Clifden, 5 yrs, llst 91b 0 0 dis. Match of 25 sovs., pp ; I Ist each ; half a mile. Owners to ride. Mr. Mansergh's b g Violoncello Mr. Gardner's br g Pickwick ... ••• 1 ... 2 FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 9.—Yesterday morning several workmen were occupied in raising the flag-stones where the murdered bodies of Mdlle. Evenepoel and the servants had been found. These bloody flag- stones have been transported to the Hotel de Ville, , where they will probably be exposed at the bar as means for the conviction of the offenders. A report was current here yesterday afternoon that a person had been arrested at a goldsmith's, while in the act of presenting for sale one of the chains belonging to the unhappy victim; others say that some evil-dis- , posed persons have broken into the country house of M. Evenepoel, at Laken, on account of the indifferent manner in which the two servants had been buried ; but these reports are entirely without foundation. The horrible deed remains enveloped in profound mystery. Search continues to be made with unex ampled activity. The inhabitants of that quarter are seized with a sort of panic. In the evening the streets are almost deserted, and all shut themselves up in their houses. The Observateur, says at the moment of going to press we are assured that three of the assassins of Mdlle. Evenepoel have been arrested in Russia. Some duplicates of the stolen property were found on them, with passports for England. We are further assured that they have accomplices, after whom diligent search is being made. Another account states that a person who may be relied upon says that the magistrates had admitted a young woman into their private room who was mag netised ; on placing in her hands a lock of Mdlle. Evenepoel's hair, she declared that it belonged to a person who had been assassinated by three persons, one of whom was a liberated galley slave, and another a joiner; that the delinquents had possession of the stolen property, and were going on board a vessel at Ostend, and were furnished with passports for Eng land, but upon their arrival in that city they turned back, and took a direction to the south or south-west. Without relying upon the faith of this narrative, the magistrates nevertheless have sent the officers chiefly in that direction. The funeral service for the servants who were as - sassinated was performed this morning at ten o'clock, and was far more numerously attended than that of Mademoiselle Evenepoel yesterday. A large number of servants belonging to the city were observed among the crowd. The funeral decorations had remained almost the same as yesterday. There were three priests at the altar and three at the reading-desk. In the choir were the relations of the young women, and the lover of one of them, as also M. Evenepoel and another member of the family. We also observed among the persons present several priests not belong ing to the parish. VIENNA, SEPT. 4.—We are informed that his Ma jesty the Emperor has given permission to Baron S. Von Rothschild -to make an entail for his family in the Austrian states. We are happy to state that the disorders at Mann haartsberge have been put down, and that the troops have been ordered home. The mortality in Galicia continues unabated, and the disease is so great that the wages of day labourers have increased to a quadruple amount of what they received in former years. PESTII, SEPT. 2.—The festivities in celebration of the visit of his Imperial Highness the Archduke Stephen continue, on a general scale. Deputations from various quarters have presented addresses, and his Highness is everywhere received by large assem blies of people, with every demonstration of respect and affection. The opening of the railway to Slolnok, the heart of Hungary, was honoured by the presence of the Archduke. —Flanders Mail, Sept. 11. BELGIAN FUN DS.—BRUSSELS, SEPT. 10. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •••• • • • • ...... Roth.schild's Loan, Five per Cent •••• • • • • -- Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •. • . Ditto Three per Cent • • • •• • • ••.• • . • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto •.• • • • Ditto, ditto, 1840 . • • • • • • • • • • • ...... 98% 1842......................98%........ 98% Ditto, 1844... ••••••• • .. • • . . ••• • • •• • 93 Ditto, 1836... ••..••• . • • • • ............ 91% Ditto, 1838 ••••• • • • • • .... 68 Ditto of the City, 1832 • • • • • • • • • ... Ditto, 1843 . Bank of Belgium.•..• , Brussels Papers. Sept. 11. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, SEPT. 4. b per Cent. Metalliques.. •• • • ..... 105 11-16 4 per Cent. ditto ••••••• • • • • • • •. 96% 3 per Cent. ditto ••••••• • • • • • • ... ........ 67 Loan, 1834 •••• • • - • • 154 Ditto, 1839 .••• • • • • Bank Shares • • • • • • • • •• • • •• • • . • • . • . • . 1592 Esterhazv's Loan ........ . •........... RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand ••• • . • .. • 163 N Gloggnitz • • es ••• • • • Vienna—Milan • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • •• • • .. 108% Leghorn • • ••••••• • • • • • • • Grosetto .•••••.. • • • • • • • Oldenburg • • •• • • •• • • • • • • Pestoja • • ...... ••••• • • • Pesth Bridge .. • • ...... -• Apenninen •• PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Baaux, Szrr. 7. Isills. St.Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent .• •• ...... • • 93 1 ,E Primo. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent • •• • • Foreign Exchanges• • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months 6 24% 6 24% .. 99 • • 97% Money, THE REV. MR. COBBOLD'S NEW WORK, " ZENON ; ♦N HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF THE EARLY DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY."— We are glad to observe that a second and cheaper edition of this interesting work has just been published. We congratulate Mr. Cobbold upon having devoted his time and talents to a work which must interest every one who has any sympathy with the fearful sufferings endured by the primitive followers of Christianity. But, besides this, " Zenon" is the pro duction of an accomplished scholar, who places before us the domestic life of a people whose name is associated with all our most cherished recollections of whatever is great and noble in human nature. Mr. Cobbold has evinced equal judgment and skill in his management of his subject.—John Bull. FREE-TRADE CONGRESS AT BRUSSELS.—The Free trade Convention, to commence on Thursday next at Brussels, will, it is hoped, be an interesting and impor tant meeting. Through some neglect in sending the invitations and making the announcements , the intention to hold this conference has hardly been known in this country till within the last two or three weeks. Had it been otherwise, a large attendance of English Free traders might have been expected. As it is, several of our countrymen will be present, amongst them Mr. James Wilson, M.P., Mr. William Browne, M.P., sent by the Free•traders of South Lancashire, Mr. Peter Fairburn, deputed by those of Leeds, Colonel Thomp son, M.P., deputed both by Bradford and Sheffield, Mr. T. B. Turton, the late master cutler of Sheffield, Mr. S. Mitchell, of that town, &c. It is not a little to be re gretted that Mr. Cobden is now in Russia, and will, therefore be prevented from attending. Colonel Thomp son, the veteran pioneer in the cause, will happily be among the guests. Thus the great manufacturing com mercial interests of the north of England will be fairly represented at the congress ; and the weight of the largest bodies of manufacturers in the world be given to the noble principles of freedom of industry and inter course among nations.—Leeds.llfercury. IMPUDENT ROBBERY IN A PUBLIC-HOUSE:On Saturday information was circulated throughout the police force that four men, of shabby-genteel appear ance, bad entered the Brave Nelson public house, Old Gravel-lane, St. George's-in-the-East, kept by Mr. Collins, and having been served with some refreshment in the parlour, three of them contrived to keep the landlord and landlady in conversation whilst the fourth slipped out of the room. broke into the bedroom, and plundered it of 5/. in gold and silver, and a quantity of wearing apparel, plate, &c., getting clear off with the booty, the robbery not being discovered till after they had all left the house. LICENSING DAY TOR THE CITY.—A notice has been issued that a special session will be holden at Guildhall, on Saturday, the 18th inst., at nine o'clock, for the purpose of granting licenses to persons about to keep inns, alehouses, &c. , wit hin the city of London. RAMBLES IN SWEDEN AND GOTTLAND.—WS are requested to state that this new work, by Sylvanus, author of "Pedestrian Reminiscences at Home and Abroad," &c. (in Bvo., with illustrations), will be pub lished by Mr. Bentley, to-morrowi the 14th inst. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RlVER.—Yesterday morning a young man and two or three females were out in a small skiff on the river. W hen off Mr. Chand- ler's steam-boat pier, owing to the strong breeze, and, it is alleged, unskilfulness of the parties in the boat, the vessel suddenly turned over, and the whole of them wereimmersed. The cries of the people in the water brought several persons to their assistance ; but, not withstanding that every exertion was made, the young man who had charge of the skin was carried along with the tide and disappeared. The females were taken into a public-house at Millbank, and when they bad suffi ciently recovered they returned to their homes. The females refused to tell the name or address of the young man whose life has been sacrificed. DEATH OF HOLLINGSWORTII, THE COMEDIAN.—'- .dr. Thomas Hollingsworth, the comedian and theatri cal agent, expired on Saturday afternoon, at the age of 53. The deceased, who a few years since was well k n own in the metropolis as the r epresentative of old men, we nt on Sunday afternoo n with his wife to the Brighton Railway terminus, for the purpose of secirg her safe into the carriage, as she was going to see her chil dren at Brighton. He returned to his lodgings, 11, Bell-yard, Clare-market, where he complained for the first time of a pain near the kidneys. He had the best medical attendance that could be obtained, but, in spite of every exertion, he " shuffled off this mortal coil." The deceased was the author of several successful farces. We regret to hear from undoubted authority that there is a most extensive potato blight in Poland. This is an event to be deplored, even though it may not affect lus, now that we are secured by a plentiful harvest, a by a profusion of foreign supply.—Observer, an BELGIAN EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. An extraordinary general meeting of the proprie tors and shareholders of the Belgian Eastern Junc tion Railway took place on Saturday, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors with respect to the present state of the company's affairs, and also to take into consideration the course to be pursued for carrying out the objects of the undertaking. Sir Frederick Smith took the chair shortly after one'clock, and, the usual preliminary business having been gone through, The SECRETARY read the following report of the directors, amid some laughter and confusion : " This company being now lawfully constituted under their Acte de Societe, which received the royal assent on the 21 o f A ugust, and was promulgated in the Government journal (the ilioniteur Beige), on the 6th of that month, the directors have taken the earliest opportunity of calling the shareholders together, for the purpose of laying before them an exposition of their affairs. " The shareholders are already aware, from the - re port made to them on the 25th of March, 1846, tha' the whole of the 42,500 shares into which the capital of the company is divided, were allotted, and that upon 32,025 of those shares deposits were paid, thereby realising the sum of 80,0621. 10s. " The directors were at that time advised that the defaulters might be legally compelled to pay up their deposits, and it was a matter of grave consideration whether proceedings should be taken for that pur pose but the directors eventually came to th e conclusion that it was not expedient to resort to such a step until the operations of the company were farther advanced, when they thought it not impro bable that confidence in railway undertakings might be restored, and the necessity for compulsory measures be thus wholly superseded. " The amount, therefore, of the company's receipts under that head has not been increased since the last report. The total expenditure, up to the present time, amounts to 24,436/. 16s. 6d. and the liabili ties to 2,251/. 6s. " The particulars of these sums, as well as the pre sent state of investment of the surplus funds, will be found in the annexed account, from whence it will be seen that including the caution money, there remains at this moment a balance of 55,9631. Os. 9d. available for the purposes of the undertaking. "Considerable delay was unavoidably incurred in settling the terms of the Acte de Societe with the Belgian Government, but, as every provision to which the directors and their legal advisers attached any serious importance was eventually conceded to them, they feel that the time occupied in preliminary dis cussion has net been expended in vain. "In accordance with the 16th article of the Cahier des Charges, which required that the works should be commenced within a given period, that formality was duly complied with on the 15th of July last, but no further steps have yet been taken for proceeding with them, with the exception of preparing the working plans, on which Mr. Baly, the company's engineer, is now engaged. The plans and sections and other details, required by Article 2 of the Cahier des Charges to be submitted to the Minister of Public Works, were duly delivered to him within the period prescribed, and there is every reason to believe they will receive the sanction of the Belgian Government. Arrangements have also been made for the necessary contracts. " It will be gratifying to the shareholders to learn that the anticipations of the directors on several im portant particulars announced in their former report have been fully realised. In that report it was inti mated that the good feeling manifested towards the company by the Belgian Government, afforded grounds for believing that the result of the then pending negotiations would be the acquisition by the , company of additional lines, ancillary to those pro mised by the original convention, together with an offer of certain valuable options. " The following comparative statement will show how well founded was this belief, and how success ' fully the negotiations then pending with the Belgian Government were brought to a close : "ORIGINAL CONVENTION. " Ist. The line specified in the original provisional convention extended from Manage by Wavre, as far as Landen, with a branch from Nivelles to Braine le Comte, the execution of the whole of which was made compulsory. "CONCESSION ACTUALLY GRANTED BY THE CHAMBERS. " Ist. By the concession the execution of that part only of the line, which extends from Manage to Wavre, and which is the portion most approved of by Mr. Stephenson, as well as by Mr. Baly, the en gineer of the company, is made compulsory, and while the power is still reserved to the company of extend ing the line to Landen as originally designed. The following important options are added, viz. : " Ist. Of joining the State line at Vertryck, in stead of at Lauden. " 2dly. Of extending in this case your railway to the line about to be made between Diest and Hasselt. " 3dly. Of joining the State Railway at Neer winden instead of at Landen. " 4thly. Of effecting a communication with the line running along the valley of the Cette with the State railway at Tirlemont, by means of a branch line from Court St. Etienne to Male yes. " sthly. Of the additional and very valuable privi lege of constructing a branch line from the neigh bourhood of Genappe to Luttre, which will have the effect of bringing this line in direct communication with the Sambre and Meuse Railway, by means of the southern branch of the State line. The directors feel that in the present state of the money market, and with the present aspect of railway affairs, this is not the moment to discuss the advantages of the options thus granted to the company, but still they are anxious to draw your attention to the traffic tables and report furnished by Captain Logan as well as to the report of Mr. Baly, in reference to the great importance of the branch to Luttre, it being a branch in immediate connexion with that portion of the line, the execution of which is compulsory on the company. " From the foregoing statement it will be seen that the company are now in this position, that with in creased powers for the outlay of capital, if they think fit to exercise them, they may still reduce their out lay to considerably less than one-half what was stated in the prospectus, if the pressure of the times or other circumstances should make it expedient to do so Notwithstanding these facilities, it having been thought desirable, in consequence of the continued depression in the money market, to obtain an exten sion of the time allotted prescribed by the Cahier des Charges, for the execution of the different portions of the line, the president addressed a letter to the Minis ter of Public Works on the 14th of last month, di rected to that object. " The following translation of the answer he re ceived from the Minister affords grounds for the belief that the request contained in this letter will be substantially complied with: — "'Brussels, July 15, 1847. "' Monsieur le President,—l have received the letter which you have done me the honour to address to me under the date of the 14th of this month, in which you request— " First, That the extension of the line which has been conceded to your company shall be considered optional as regards that portion of it which extends from Feluy to Wavre. " Secondly, That the period fixed by the terms of the Cahier des Charges for the completion of the works shall be extended. " The former of these requests does not appear to me to be capable of being entertained, inasmuch as it would prove destructive to the very basis of the concession, and besides, if admitted, would induce the consequence of substituting for the line which has been conceded by the Legislature, a line much inferior in extent, and much more limited in its ulti mate objects. " With regard to the demand for an extension of the time prescribed for the execution of the rail way, it must be admitted that, taking into conside ration the time that has already elapsed since the passing of the law of concession, as well as the difficulties consequent 'on the I financial circumstances of the times, the company can with difficulty dis pense with this extension, I shall therefore be disposed to make a proposition for it to the Chambers, the more ( so as a parliamentary precedent may besidest be c r lt cite to _ °thieea pd e in its favour, which ought, in my opinion , to the completion of the lin e, m favour of whi c h cedent was established , not onl y more szumreel3e-:nbrues had t eve n more promptly than if the coe rcive au thorised by the Cahier d es Charges been put in force. But I am not enabled to the li m it that may be assigned dttoo speakh is extension, positively &c. ~ , I cann ot, however, conceal from you that the req uest, that this extension of time should be for a period of ten years, appears to me to be ul,lield neither by the extent of the enterprise, by the circum stances of your position, or by the magnitude of the works executed. " ' Receive, Monsieur le President, the assurance of my most distinguished sentiments. (Signed) " ' DE BAY AY, Minister of Public Works.' " The directors beg to lay before you a report fur nished by Mr. Baly, the company's engineer, which will explain his views as to the portion of the line which should be commenced in the first instance. "The traffic tables which have recently been com piled by Captain Logan, who has been specially re quested by the board to undertake this important matter, and who has gained most valuable information Will, with personal i nqu i r i es i n th e i mme di a t e localities, with the assi s t ance o f hi s repor t, point out to tlyoule Ia t . he . advantages c onsequen t u p on the execution of ious portions of the projected line. " Under all these circumstances, although the con tinued scarcity of money renders it inexpedient in the judgment of the directors to make a call at pre sent, yet they acre decidedly o f o pinion that no time . should be lost in vi gorous ly p rocee di ng w ith tl.utt por tion of the line which M r . B a l y has reconamen,de4 .as the first to be commenced, and th e cos t o f exit- 'uting which will, according t o hi s estimate, be xllore than covered by the capital now at the disposal of the company. " There are many reasons besides which apps to point this out as the most eligible course to bt -- adopted. . "The apparent certainty of receiving a consider.' - ' - able per centage upon the projected outlay ,would; itself, be sufficient, but when oontrasted with the enormous loss consequent upon the sacrifice of the caution money, in addition to the other expenses that have been necessarily incurred, can scarcely leave a doubt that this is the most eligible courso to be pur sued ; and even on the supposition of the com pany being ultimately unable to raise sufficient funds to complete the whole line, after having ex pended upon it the capital now at their disposal, it may reasonably be expected that, in that case, another company would be fou ad will ing to purchase the concession toget her with the works, at such price as would entail n. sacrifice bearing no proportion to the losses above alluded to ; and, if that portion of the line which can be completed with the funds in hand, should prove as pro ductive as your engineer anticipates, the effect will be to improve your property so substantially, as to enable you, either by calls or loans, to raise sufficient money to carry on papt willhinl to e di3o, l4 ieunind ' s or taih k enke s vese t oun o atthh : et h or e t l ia r tl fi n al rhi c fia o cv m ,ee pletion. In on e case you give you oaus o bae fev reasonable sui releasedonrn t c ah a b eul mt et prospect n ) satn m ud o npe money , f recovering, if no at t oni the whole, at least a large p onion of the amount. " For these reasons the directors are unai limous in recommending you to proceed at once with ti be works, so far as the funds in hand will enable you to exe cute them. " The directors lament that, on this occ ,anion it should be a part of their duty to communicat , a to you, the death of their able and zealous colleague at Brus sels, the late Colonel Beuckers to whose judicious exertions may, in a great measure, be as nibed the successful result of their negotiations with the Bel gian Government on the subject of the cone; tssion and of the Acte de Societe. This gentleman clitt.d in Jul 3r last, almost at the moment of concluding th ese nego tiations, after a lengthened illness and mi. ich suffer ing, which were greatly aggravated by hit; incessant devotion to the affairs of the company. " In order, therefore, to give efficiency i;o the local committee at Brussels, and to supply as La r as pos sible the loss which the company has sustained in the death of Colonel Beuckers, the directors have ap pointed M. Greban, of Brussels, a very able and in telligent gentleman, to succeed him as chairman of that committee, and they have arranged with Captain Logan, who has joined the direction, to proceed to Brussels, and form one of the committee there. This latter gentleman is, in the opinion of th , a directors, peculiarly qualified for the duties which he has under taken. " The shareholders are aware, that since the di rectors had last the honour of meeting them in this place, they have lost the assistance of their late col leagues, the Marquis of Winchester, Mr. Garnet, Mr. Head, and Mr. Hopkinson, these gentlemen having retired from the direction." After a lengthened discussion, in which the feelings of the proprietors present was markedly ea:pressed to be in favour of the immediate dissolution of the com pany, and the return of the money in hand, and an: endeavour to obtain back from the Belgian Govern ment the caution money, the following resolution was moved by Mr. Head, seconded by Mr. Craddock, awl carried unanimously : " That it is the unanimous wish of the present meeting that the undertaking should be abandoned ' and the company dissolved, and that immediate steps be taken for obtaining a return of the caution money-, and that for the purpose of considering and reportin on the above objects the chairman and deputy , - chairman of the company, with Sir J. Carmichael, Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Head, be appointed a com mittee for that purpose, and that the meeting be adjourned to the earliest possible period to which the committee can make their report. ' The CHAIRMAN, in putting the resolution to tble meeting, said that due notice would be given of this period when the committee were ready to make thei'm report. A vote of thanks having been carried to the chain.- man, deputy-chairman, and directors, the meeting separated. THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—Notice was issued cm Saturday at the Bank of England that a general court of directors will be held on Thursday next, the 16th instant, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to consider of a dividend. This will also be one of the quarterly general courts appointed by the charter. DIFFICULTIES OF A NOBLE DUKE.—Within title last few days a great sensation has been caused in one of our English counties by a series of legal proceedings, of the most rigorous nature, taken against a Noble l)uke. His Grace has himself, with a portion of his family, hurried off to the Continent, and is not expected to visit England again for several years. The princely establishment of the Noble Duke is completely broken up. An attachment has been laid on his personal effects wherever they could be come at. His pack of hounds, and even the poultry in his yard have been attached by the creditors. The liabilities for which these proceedings are taken are said to have been chiefly contracted during his Grace's marquisate. The parties at whose suit the proceedings are taken are a wealthy Jewish firm in the metropolis, remarkable for the mag nitude of their monetary transactions. The heir to the ducal coronet, a member of the new House of Commons, is said to have added very materially, by his expensive habits, to the incumbrances of the family estates, and it is confidently stated in private c i rc l es , th a t a Noble Earl, . who recently received the aid of the Duke's influence in a memorable electioneering contest, is the holder of bonds for loans to his Grace to the large amount of 50,0001.—Observer. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF PLATE.--011 Saturday afternoon the police route furnished the following rob bery of plate to an extensive amount. It appeared that Mr. Burns, an auctioneer, of Stratton-street, May-fair, came to town on that morning early, and requiring breakfast, the butler was in the act of preparing it, when to his astonishment he discovered that the various bags in which the spoons, teapot, and other articles had been deposited were missing, and wooden models left in their stead. An inquiry was set on foot, but the under butler, who had charge of the property was not to be found. Messengers were sent to Vine street station, and on In spector Wall arriving at Mr. Burn's house, some of the duplicates of the stolen property (in amount about 2001.) were discovered. Subsequent information proved that the under butler had decamped, and the electric tele graph on the Birmingham line was immediately put in requisition. DEFLORABLE OCCURRENCE.—YeSterdNy morning, about half-past one o'clock, William .Neary, the night pierman at Blackfriar's-bridge pier, was told that a man had jumped off the bridge into the water. He imme diately rowed to the spot but could not find any one. He therefore returned to the pier, where he took a couple of police-constables into his galley; they then returned, and on examining the piers they found blood running down the first, on the lower side of the Surrey end of the bridge. With the light from the policeman's lantern they were able to see, crouched between the two pillars of the pier -head, La man who was dreadfully wounded. They could perceive that one side of his face was battered in, and that he was unable to stir. It being then flood tide, they were unable to get nearer than seventeen or eighteen feet to the sufferer. A ladder, however, having been procured, Neary ascended it, whilst the policemen held the boat, and, after consi derable trouble, and at no little personal risk, the man was lowered into the boat. He was then and removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. h broken geons, upon examination, pronounced his thigh s that at little and that he was otherwise so severely j got ashore, and it is said tunate man was named Zebedee Beecham, _ _ respectable fa ily. of hopes could be entertained of his recovery and unfor is connected with a highly There is at this time in the w arehouses s tafi t he b St. considerableim.r im portation, of a Katharine Docks a rather curious vessel each impressed with bricks, about 13 inches square, _ocubt setting forth the name from Bussorah, hieroglyphic characters, of manufacture. Some of them are t em of the maker and date o having formed a portion of the vit., a are represented as cele brated Tower of Babel ; there are a lso several portions of statues in black marble, basalt, or granite, each co vered with hieroglyphic characters, and to those versed in ancient lore they will prove of much interest ; but in addition thereto, there are several large cases of books w in us h m ic a h n mu c s ri t p h t av i e n co t s h t e an Pe im rsn m ia ens ad Arabicensumand man y langu years in the t collection. r mThe very whole valuableare it i itio senxpteoctthedat, tended for the British Museum. If suc h should be thew case, h add stitution, and prove there, as at the docks, subjects of great interest. It is much-to be regretted that the vessel, having got on shore durin g h er voyage, the books have been much damaged, but d to can no doubt be restore such a state as to render them intelligible. EXTRAORDINARY Fox CHASE. —Friday morning the inhabitants of Bath-street were surprised by the, appearance of a fox running at full speed about the , neighbourhood, chased by a number of men and boys. Rey card, finding the chase too close for him, took re. , , fuge in the Chequers public-house, to the great dis • quietude of the worthy landlady was f and her r family. S e a r h ond to have - being made for the varm in t, he _ sconsed himself in the bar amongst the ginger bee' bottles, and with which he made some havoc. Some difficulty was now found in dislodging master reynan from his quarters, but by the aid of ropes and a pair o tongs he was ignom iniousl y e j ected, and borne off his captor. We understand that the animal escaped from the premises of Mr. Knote, of the Abbey Green.— Bath Herald. THE FIRE AT BANSTEAD.—The destructive fire which broke out on the premises of Messrs. Nelson 844 Kenward, on Banstead Downs, last Friday, continued tee burn the whole of Friday night, and it was not extino guished until Saturday at noon. Fortunately, the mill e and other buildings escaped. The following is Mi Braidwood's official report of the damage done:—"FoLt stacks of hay destroyed, one stack of oats, one ditto e. tares, one of wheat, one of barley, and a waggon cony sumed. Cause of fire unknown," ~~~~~. 101 rif°l )bst' Cs!: - Sit ' lista Ro t ' Nel f lino, 9 e° ' o et 10 1° 00' 0 4 10 0 Id Pt r o- e US 10 .