The Sun. — London, England, 1847-07-08 00:00:00

TE4rE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MO Kw ready, in 2 vols. post Svo., with numerous Engravings, price lously diced away the liberties of the land, and 245. bound. LO RD CASTLEREAGH'S NARRATIVE plunged the national fortunes into a Maelstrom of OF HIS disasters and embarrassments. JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS, Had THROrGt/ EGYPT, NUBIA, ARABIA PETILEA, PALES- the discussion which is re p orted to have TINE. AND SYRIA. taken place at Granido between the Plenipo- Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street, tentiaries of the three Powers and the representatives Orders received by all Booksellers. of the Junta terminated otherwise than it did ac- HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, The Nobility. Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public. are re- tually terminate, we should have been compelled to 3pectlally informed, that there will be a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT t TITS EVENING, July 8, 1847, when will be presentedmer. declare that the tranquillisation o f Portu g al had been erbeer's opera bartered for an odious act of injustice-, and that the treaty had been sealed with the miseries of two dis tinguished patriots. We allude to the question which is said to have arisen at these final deliberations, whether the insurgent chieftains DAS ANTAS and SA DA BANDEIRA should or should not be excluded from the promised amnesty. Had those eminent, and in no respect culpable, personages been visited by that ignoble mark of vengeance, we should have been disposed to rejoice in the event of their possible liberation and triumph in the place of their expatriation—supposing they had acted with a promptitude and boldness like that evinced by their compatriot Bomrtm, now described as the Governor of Angola. In alluding yesterday evening to the circumstance of this moot-question about the two great leaders of the Portuguese people, Lord PALMERs- TON declared, amidst the acclamations of the House of Commons, " There is no doubt that both Si DA BANDEIRA and the Count DAS ANTAS are entitled to the full benefit of the amnesty." It was a remark of the Emperor NAPOLEON, that whenever you see the exercise of a rigorous cruelty among the victors on a battle-field, be sure they had been very nearly beaten themselves—be sure they are still in awe of the very men whom accident has enabled them to vanquish. Those words of wisdom would have ap plied with singular felicity to the Royalist party of Por tugal in the event of any such an act of inhumanity and bad faith as was threatened during the delibera tions at Granido. Besides it would have been an extravagant bar barity to have excluded DAs ANTAS and SA DA BANDEIRA from the benefits of the general amnesty when preparations were actually making for bring ing back the unfortunate prisoners of Torres Vedras. It would have been tantamount to the brutal jest of the Court minion, that the shores of Africa are only salubrious to the nobler enemies of ROBERTO IL DTAVOLO. Alice, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Isabella, Made. 4:asteilan ; Roberto, Signor Fraschini ; Rambaldo, -ignor Gardoni ; Sacerdote, Signer Bouche ; and Bertram, Signor Staudiel. To be followed by yam - a; Entertainment; In the Ballet Depart ment, combining the talents of Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. C. ROViti, Mdme. P. Stephan, Mdlles. Cassan, Honore. James, Julien, Largo [eta. and C. Grisi, M. Perrot, and Ni. St Leon. The Free List is suspended, the Public Press excepted. Pit Ilc ets may be obtained, as usual, at the °lnce of the Theatre, price 109, 6d. each. Applications for boxes, pit stalls, and tickets, to be made at the Box-office, at the theatre. Doors open at Seven o'clock ; the Opera to commence at Half-Past Pleven. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. For the Benefit of Madame Grid The Nobility. Gentry, and the Public, are respectfully informed that a OR iND EX TPA NIGHT will take plaea THIS EVEN ING (Thur da3 ), July 8, on which occasion will be performed Donl7.etti's Grand Opera of ANNA BOL E NA. Anna Bolena, Madame Grist; Lady Seymour, Mdlle.Corbari ; ' Smeeton, Mdlle. Alboni • Pe cy, Sign)r Mario ; Lord Rochfort, Sig. Tagliatico ; Hervey, Signor Tulli ; Henry the Eighth, Signor Tamburini. To conclude with L' A the N MOUR ew Di ET LA DANSE.vertissement, entitled '• Composed by Signor Ca/ atl. In which lidlles. Plunkett, Baderna, Benin, De MeEsse, Delec haux. Stephan, Duval, M. Mainlle, Br.c., will appear. Tickets, stalls, and Boxes, at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street: and at the Box-office, Bow-street The Doors will be opened at Half-past Seven, and the perform ance commence at Eight o'clock. TREATRE ROYAL, FIAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be pertbrmed the Comedy of LONDON ASSURANCE. Cha racters by Messrs. Farren, Tilbury, Holl, Webster, Brindal, Buck stone, Hudson, Mrs. Nisb3tt, Miss Bennett, and Mrs. Humby. After which the new comic drama, called THE JACOBITE. Sir Richard Wroughton, Mr. Stuart ; John Duck, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Somerford, Miss Fortescue. To conclude with HIS LAS T LEGS. O'Callaghan, Mr. Hudson; Rivers. Mr. Tilbury; Charles Rivers, Mr. foil; Mrs. Montague, Mrs. W. Clifford. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will In produced a new and original comedy. in three acts, called THE TITLE DEEDS. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, Boyce, Munyard, C. J. Smith, Worrell ; Mrs. Yates, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Harding, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, &c. After which The MAGYAR MULATSAG ; or, Hungarian Fetes. By the celebrated Hungarian Dancers and the Hungarian Instru mental Vocalists. After which an entirely new Petite Comedy, entitled FLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans lout!, Mr. Webster ; Margaret, Miss Woolgar ; Helen de Montereau, Madame Celeste ; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by the Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. a crown. With her Most Faithful MAJESTY herself will re-. main the power of rendering this pacification of poli tical parties in her dominions a permanent blessing to the people. Let her royal title, hitherto associated only with turpitude and dissimulation, be an augury of her sincerity. Let Massa DA GLORIA be in truth her Most Faithful Majesty. Her proceedings will be scrutinised with the most jealous attention by her subjects, and, consequently, there will be a twofold necessity for the preservation of integrity both in act and appearance. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. (Summer Season—Lyceum Company.) THIS EVENING (Last Three Nights of The Creole.) Will be presented a new comic drama, in two acts, entitled MAR GUERITE'S COLOURS. Principal characters by Messrs. Emery, Wigan, Vining, and Johnston; Mesdames Dickenson, Villars, Arden, and Griffiths. To, be followed by the new GRAND BILLET, in which the Spanish Dancers will appear. After which a burletta, entitled THE WATER WITCHES. Principal characters by Mesdames Villars, Dickinson, Daly, Arden, Messrs. Oxberry, Vining, Sec. To conclude with THE CREOLE; or, Love's Fetters. Characters by Emery, Leigh Murray, Omberry, Miss Dickson, and Miss Daly. In the course of the piece the celebrated Spanish Dancers will appear, In their novel and unrivalled Bouquet Dance. The debate which took place on Tuesday in the House of Commons, on the motion of Lord GEORGE BENTINCK, for an address to her MAJESTY, praying " that she might be graciously pleased to take such steps as might be deemed advisable to secure for the British holders of unpaid Spanish bonds redress from the Government of Spain," was indeed remarkable, and must prove in the highest degree satisfactory, not only to the Spanish bondholders, but to all the Eng lish creditors of repudiating or defaulting states. The Noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs spoke out boldly and manfully. He recognised to the fullest extent the principle advocated by the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn, " that, according to the law of nations, we should have a fair and full right to enforce obligations of this kind with the same rigour as those of a different character." He impressively warned the various defaulters of the consequences in which they might be involved lsy a continued per severance in their disgraceful and dishonest policy. Every reasonable indulgence should be afforded to those states who acknowledge the full measure of their responsibilities, and who would gladly de fray every just liability, and satisfy the fair claims of their creditors, but for various unforeseen circumstances that have interposed obstacles in the way of the discharge of their undisputed obligations, which for the time being were practically insur- 1 mountable. It is not to the honest but impoverished Governments, who are willing but unable to pay their debts, that the observations of the Noble Secre tary are especially directed, but pre-eminently to thnsA IA. hn with amnia mpens. enntinne to mis. the payment of the interest on their respective debts, to what they are pleased to term " the public service," and offer only frivolous and insufficient excuses to their national creditors, in place of the payment to which in equity they are entitled ; and also to others, who by a rigid adherence to a mani festly erroneous policy, and a ridiculous mismanage ment of the national resources, wilfully sacrifice the resources of the state, and render them insufficient for those purposes which could be provided for if a wiser course were adopted. The Ministers of such states will do well maturely and attentively to consider the significant language of the Noble Lord. He says— FRENCH PLAYS. —ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Third Appearance of the eminent Tragedienne Mdlle. Rachel. Will be performed the Comedie of LE MANTEALT ; ou, Le Reve in Mart. Darliere, M. Darris ; Gillot, M. Tomilion ; Mathilde, Mettle. Vallee; Emelie, Mdlle. Rahut ; La Baronne, 311lle. Angele. After which Voltaire's tragedy of TAN :REDE. Amenaide, Mdlle. Rachel. Reserved seats, Dress Boxes, is. Gd.; Pit, 59.; Amphitheatre, 59. ; Gallery, 3s. The performances will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock pre tieely. RINCESA'S TqE.VTRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lysiee and Manager. TillSt EVENING. Will be presented A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. James Vining; Twiggleton, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Aubrey. Miss Coope n r. To be followed by USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. C. Mathews. After which the new farce, entitled A SOVEREIGN REMEDY. Captain Pendragon, Mr. Ryde - ; Mr. Bottleby, Mr Granby ; Quackit, Mr. C. Mathew.; Alfred, Mr. J. Webster; Mrs. Bot leby, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Mary, Miss Marshsll. To conclude with a comic drama. entitled "LADIES BEWARE !" Colonel Vavasour, Mr. Granby ; Sir Charles Vavasour, Mr. James Vining; Matilda, Miss Cooper. ------- ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager Mr. William Batty. Un,:er the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. THIS EVENING Will be presented a gorgeous Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the historical events of the Spaniards' conquest of Peru, arranged from the original text of Brins:ey Sheridan's play of " Pizarro," entitled THE STORMING OF QUITO ; or, the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla, Mr. W. West. The extraordinary equestrian performances of La Petite Davidson and the New Scenes of the Circle, with the who 'e of the Entertain ments, having been attended with the most complete success, will be repeated every evening. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. In oz onsequence of the success attending the Eminent Englis% Vocalists, they have been re-engaged for Twelve Nights more, and will appear in " Maritana," as played at Drury Lane 100 nights. THIS EVENING _ _ . _ Will be presented the opera of MARITANA. Charles the Second, Mr. McMahon ; Don Caesar, Mr. Harrison ; Don Jose, Mr. Stretton ; 1.11 Mainfrtrth • lazurill, Snag. Manna of PAR? am the DRESS-MAKER of ST. ANTOrNE. Jean, Mr. Webb; Perre Garonse, Mr. Neville; M. Berville. Mr. Prede• ricks; Count St. Antoine, Mr. Tindell ; Marie Diddier, Mrs. Henry "Vining ; Marie Hoffman, Mrs. Ware. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a graicdhistorleal drama, entitled WALTER TT,RBELL, THE SAXON AVENGER ; or, The Life and Death of Sing William If. William 11., Mr. Dale; Walter Tyrrell, Mr. Hicks ; Editha, Miss Visicent. After which THE SEVENTH VICTIM ; or, The Ruby Ring and the Murder at the Dog and Duck. To conclude with TLIE PALACE OF GENEVA; or, The Spirit of the 'Fault. Boxes, is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Last Four Nights of M. Jullien.—Great Musical Treat. THIS DAY and TO-MORROW. Gibraltar by Daylight. Promenade Coneert by Jullien's unri valled band of One Hundred' performers, including Messrs. Bau mann, Barret, Prospere. Lazarus. licenig, &c., two of whom will perform a solo each evening. Splendid Menagerie. Gothic Bridge. Chinese Tower. View of the Interior Fortifications of Gibraltar. TaMninated Conservatory, and all the attractions of the gardens. CtirldUding with a grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the Siege of Gibraltar. Doors open at Nine, • N.; Feeding the Carnlvora, at Five; Pell e= and White Bear, Half-past Five ; Jullien's Concert, Quarter "at Six; Fireworks, ?kuda.artfseeri-opnas, I take this opportunity of reminding those Govern ments who may be debtors to the British people that the time may come when this House can no longer sit pa tiently under the wrongs and injustice inflicted upon the subjects of this country, that the time may come when the British nation may no longer see with the same tranquillity 150,000,0001. due to English subjects, the interest and principal of which are alike unpaid; and that if more proper efforts adequately to fulfil their en gagements are not made, the Government of this country, whoever may be the men who compose it, may be com pelled by public opinion, aye, and by the votes of Parliament, to deviate from the hitherto estab lished practice, and to insist upon the payment of those debts. Sir, that we have the means to do so I do not for one moment dis pute. It is not that we are afraid of any of these states, or of one or all of them put together, that we have abstained from taking the steps which my Noble Friend has urged upon us. I trust that we shall always have the means of obtaining justice from any country un the fsce of the earth. and also of compelling them to discharge their just obligations to us ; and, therefore, let no foreign country that has done a wrong to British subjects deceive itself by the false impression that the British nation and the British Parliament will f;)r ever remain acquiescent and passive under the wrong ; or, that whenever they call upon the British Government to interfere and enforce the rights of the people of England, the Government will not have ample means and power to obtain for them a full measure of justice." The energy anddecision of that Minister are too well known, too universally admitted, to suffer them to suppose it possible that this was a mere brutum fulmen, an idle threat. They may be well assured that if the occasion should arise (and that must wholly depend upon themselves, and the line of conduct they may pursue), the interference will be an effectual one, promptly and vigorously executed. We shall trust, however, that the hint may be taken in good time. That they may, of their own accord, with a good grace, and before they are compelled to do so by the force of British arms, de termine on doing full justice, not only to their Bri tish, but to all their creditors of every nation; and that they may promptly take such steps as will indi cate to the world their firm and zealous determination henceforward to pursue a more honourable policy. W EA:.l2lll.ll.—Scx OFFICE. JULY 7. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 65; Highest. 81; on,: , 71 BARom wrza, 29.88.—W1ND W.S.W. ; cloudy. f 11, .;: W. • 1'1" .).4 - I.K.ili-RKIDW rats LAY ning .. 55 raiautas after 9 I Evening . 31 minutes .oe , 10, --- Another portion of this singularly able address of the Foreign Secretary conveys an instructive lesson, not merely to the Spanish nation, to which especially it was directed, but to all the nations of the earth, of the evils incident to, and the abuses and mischiefs that result from, what has been foolishly termed " protection to native industry," and the adoption of the various prohibitions and restrictions by which it is merroneouslyah,tained Noble e a L t ord protectionsay says is afforded and i com mercial restriction "And . The why is the income of Spain . not larger? makes her ineora ' e Be cause ofo this day, Spain chooses to persevere in a system of . Fool rience and example ?aid exclusion, by which she positively other countries—in spite of Sir, Spain goes un tirequate to her expenditure. Why, Ipssons which have bee discussions and debate r' s re" in spite of all the expe taken place all over the wuoPZlto her —in spite of all the this subject which have ahr this her eyes facts all the consequences which and her ears to reason she a great portion ofethgeoecsoon excluding gantod pro naturally would i of sothe system, flow into her ports." And he traces the fatal con,e 1 by showing that there are no less than 1 I population of Spain employed in one yea ,(3 °° of the in the contraband trade, the most y active r ti enother e part of that population, who, if the labour, the energy, and ability applied to such demoralising pursuits were applied to industrial occupations, would add mate rially to the national wealth. The native industry protected is only that of the native contrabandist, and of the capitalists who conduct large establishments I for the promotion of smuggling on a gigantic scale, i and for which, in the words of the Noble Lord, Spain loses all the rerf , nue wh i ch she would derive h '-om levying mod e r a t e am ' , proper duties on the commo . dal . e. 3 now smuggled i nto the country, and no sort of in dustryame ng protected awl encourage d except that industry of engender which ten d s to demoralise the people, to hared or contempt of the law, and which m 4- th sg e man engaged t o -d ay in sinuvgling become s k,makes to morrow Tr robber, arid which leads the man who carried the contraband goods over the mountain one day to carry off the unoffending passenger up the mountain the ri , •xt day, in order to get possession of his property. That is the state and 2rinciple of commerce under which the Spanish Government voluntarily sacrifice a large annual income more than sufficient to pay all their foreign cre ditors, and which income might be received without in juring any Spanish interest whatever but that which I have now described." The same argument has repeatedly been urged in our own Legislature, in enforcing the propriety and expediency of reducing the duties on many articles of merchandise, which are of so exorbitant a character as to give encouragement to the smuggler in his illicit career. We trust that when the fitting season may arrive—when the mode of levying and raising the national revenue is discussed in the British Legislature—the principles that have so ably been expounded by the Noble Lord, and the evils he has so graphically delineated, may not be forgotten, but that a speedy alteration in the scale of the import duties may effectually destroy the system in this country, and banish it for ever, at least from the British dominions. It is said that the Austrian Government, in imita tion of that of France, is about to send a Consul to Calcutta, and that the company of the Austrian Lloyds has nominated agents in the three presidencies of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, for the steam vessels which, in the month of August next, will begin to make the direct service from Alexandria to Trieste. Intelligence has been received from Oporto, dated June 30, announcing that the Junta had surrendered on that day, and that the city was occupied by the Spanish troops, under the command of General CONCHA. Madrid papers of the 30th ult. have arrived. The Infante Dun FRANCISCO DE PAULA and his daughter, the Infanta JOSEFA, quitted the Palace on the 30th, and returned to their own residence on the Retiro. In the course of a week they are to leave the capital for the waters of Cestona or San Sebas tian. The removal of Don FRANCISCO from the Palace is openly exulted over by the hangers-on at the French Embassy, and is attributed to French in terference. The plan of the intriguers of the Tuileries appears to be to isolate the QUEEN, so as to compel her to abdicate if possible. The Clamor Publico com ments in very indignant terms on the circular which the Ministers have addressed to the liberal Bishops appointed since the death of FERDINAND, calling on them to resign. This circular is considered by the Liberals as an act of grovelling servility to Rome. Suspicions having been entertained that General PRIM was organizing a Progressista movement at Cadiz, he has been ordered to quit that city. The Three per Cents. were done at 294 for cash; the Four per Cents. at 17+; the Five per Cents. at 17k; the Debt without Interest at 54 ; and the Coupons at 13. many humiliations, prepares the way for perils of a far more direct character. No doubt, wiirn it is recollected that scarcely 150 years back some bands of shepherds—a mere handful of men—undertook the e , mquest of this vast empire, and after having succeeded in getting their au thority accepted by so many millions ofinen, added in the west new territories tot at Country, already so immense, it is impossible not to feel a cer,am admit uti.n for the gcnius and political talents of the Mantchoux. Unfor tunately, i is also true that their :tie h s always been exceedingly contested in the south of the empire—t:lat it was never admitted by certain populations of the Yunnan--that it was never much more than nominal in the Fokien—that except in the large cities it has always been exceedingly uncertain in the province of Canton — and that in all these districts it has been incessantly opposed by local insurrections, by armed bands, and secret societies plotting the expulsion of the foreign dy na.ty. But if this was the case when that Government had in its favour the prestige of force and success, what has it not to fear aftersomany disasters and humiliations ? It mnst also be declared wherever the Europeans pene trate they discover all around only symptoms of decadency and approaching dissolution, and in a tour which we (says the writer in the 'Abair) made through about one-half of the Chinese coast, from the mouth of Yang-tmeekiang to that of the Choo kiang, from Ningspo to Canton, we beheld nothing but insurgent populations—but smuggling and piracy carried to an extraordinary extent. But if the authority of the Government should fall to pieces—if anarchy becomes definitively mistress of the country—if foreigners behold themselves delivered up without gua rantee to the cruel passions of a stupid populace—will they carry their disinterestedness and their respect for Chinese nationality to the extent of purely and simply withdrawing? Or, even supposing that :heir ambition does not impel them to it, is it not to be supposed that the foreign powers, forced to provide for the sacety of their subjects, will at last establish on these ruins a regular government? Recent facts, indeed, show that England has begun to enter on this course. lii conse quence of innumerable acts of piracy, and of robberies committed by armed bands even on the territory of Hong. Kong, where the very habitation of the Governor was attacked twice, Sir J. Davis has jus' given orders to the English vessels stationed in the river of Canton to visit all the Chinese junks and search them minutely; to arrest and destroy all whose fitting-out causes their destination to be sus pected, and to hand over the crews to the tribunals of Hong-Kong. Nay more, the Chinese Government, in its weakness, favours this tendency, notwithstanding its being so dangerous for itself: Thus we learn from the journals brought by last mail, the tao-tai, the first magis trate of the army in the province of Fokien, not knowing how to get rid of the pirates who were committing their depredations even in the port of the town, at last prayed the captain of the English corvette, the Scout, to act in the matter for the Chinese Government. The deference of the English captain had already, at the last departure, led to the arrest and destruction of several junks. There are still many things to be said on this important subject, but we look to time to justify our predictions." In the Chamber of Deputies the Bill authorising the city of Paris to contract a loan of 25,000,000 f. was passed by a majority of 197 to 36, and in the Chamber of Peers the Greek Loan Bill was passed by 82 to 25. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The Presse has the following on a subject of uni , versal interest—the corn harvest : The Paris Bourse wore an appearance of firmness and ease on Monday to which it had long been a stranger, and for which no obvious cause existed except the mag nificence of the weather, and the high state of the tem perature (83 degrees of Fahrenheit). Stock and shares —the latter especially—improved in a rather sensible degree. The Three per Cents, dosed at 77f. 90c.; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 90c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2631. The. ex div.; Rouen, 957 f. 50c.; Havre, 640 f. ; Great Northern, 570 f. ; Avignon, 670 f. ex div. ; Vierzon, 592 f. 50c. ex div. ; Bordeaux, 505 f. ex div. ; Boulogne, 400 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 272 f. 50c.; Basle, 185 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 423 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 402 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 431 f 25c.; Lyons and Avignon, 4:38t. 75c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 456 , . 25c. ; Spanish Actives, 29i ; ditto, Domestic Debt, 24. MARSEILLES, JULY 1.-Marseilles and Avignon, 6851. ; Northern, 567 f. 50c. LYONS, JULY 3.-Paris and Rouen, 957 f. 50c.; Avignon and Marseilles, 6701. ; Vierzon, 588 f. 75c. ; Northern, 565 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 427 f. 50c. " The harvesting of rye has commenced in the Bas Limousin and Berry; that of barley is about to com mence. This is the end of the food crisis in the centre of France. In the south an idea may be already formed of the harvest; the wheat crops will yield as much as a good ordinary year, and the grain will be of good quality. In consequence the decline in prices gains ground every day. The last quotations of wheat are from 24f. to 30t. at Bordeaux, 33f. at Bayonne, and 24f. at Carcassone. At Marseilles grain is being amassed in the stores, and only finds rare purchasers. In the north the crops promise abundant products. Speculation seems dis posed to operate in potatoes; it makes considerable de mand of that article for Great Britain, with the hope of realising fabulous profits. We warn these adventurous speculators that their calculations repose on a very contestable hypothesis. The rumours spread by certain English journals of the general return of the potato malady are very exaggerated. Some very limited loca lities seem to be, in tact, partially affected by it, but it is not even proved that the injury done to the plant is to be assimilated to the special malady of 1845 and 1846 ; it is generally attributed to the action of a little insect of the aphis kind. Besides the Mark-lane Express, much better informed than the political papers with regard to all that concerns agriculture, affirms that the vegetation of the potato develops itself with admirable vigour in all parts of the United King dom. We can give the same assurance for the different parts of the Continent, and especially for ,. France. of ~aris have convinced us that their exists thus far no reasonable motive to suppose a deficiency possible in the potato crop." BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 6. Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Constituted), 2%—Cey lon, 1 / 2 —Namur and Liege, 418 —Paris and Lyons, s►,B— and Havre, 25—Sambre and Meuse, 7%. BRUSSELS AND DUTCH PAPERS. BRUSSELS, JULY 6.—Their Majesties the King and Queen are expected at the Palace at Lacken, on their return from London, on Tuesday evening next. Their Majesties will reach Ostend on Monday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is also expected at Brus sels in the course of a few days, on her return from Germany. " Leopold, King of the Belgians, to all persons present and to come, greeting, " On the proposition of the Minister of the Interior and Finance,—We have decreed, and do further decree, The accounts from the French provinces more than confirm these cheering statements of La Presse. There is nothing whatever in these accounts to con firm the rumours which have been industriously cir culated of the re-appearance of the potato disease. On the contrary, finer potatoes were never seen than those now brought to market in France, as the pro duce of the early planting. The Constitutionnel has a long article on the Ministerial scandals which have recently been brought to light, and in the vituperation of which the provincial journals are almost unanimous. The article, which is attributed to M. THIERS, declares that it is by the press that the Ministry will fall. Certain it is that the Ministry at present has only the Journal des Debats to defend it, and even that journal is no out-and•out supporter of the Ministry. "In Paris," says the Constitutionnel, " one paper only, the Journal des Debats, defends the Ministry. The Mi nisters, atter the satin nalia of publicity which they had themselves organized, and after the ruin of their fa vourite organ, returned with dissatisfaction to cast them. selves into the arms of their old and sole defender, but at the same time meditating further inconstancy. It is, in fact, well known that the Cabinet is urging its friends to found some new Conservative journal, which would entertain no vain scruples, which would particularly praise their faults, find pleasure in acts which ought to be condemned, brave public opinion, boldly become the aggressor, devote itself without delicacy, and, if neces sary, force the Journal des Debats to write favourably, notwithstanding its indocility and ill humour. But whilst they are expecting the new Epoque, the Ministers are defended only by a single journal. But that journal, properly understood, demonstrates by the involuntary concessions it makes to public opinion the profound dif ference which exists between the Government and the French nation. There are few great questions on which that journal has not hinted some fundamental objection to the resolutions adopted by the Ministry. It is true, it disapproves timidity—it contradicts itself from day to day, and frequently in the same article —it sometimes assumes the air of a bravo, and raises a shout in favour of Government ; but it is easy to comprehend that it would praise a better policy, and that it has but little taste for what is doing and tor what it is made to say. If the subject be the foreign policy of the country, it is like a partisan of the English alliance—it boasts of it on principle, and even at the risk of stigmatising the ex travagance and the culpable calculations on which the Spanish marriages were accomplished—it is aware of the sentiment which prevails throughout France as to the oppressors of Poland—it attacks the Emperor of Russia as frequently as it can, and even the murderers of Gallicia ; its language is consequently feeble when it expresses the gratitude of the Ministers towards the capitalists of St. I'etersburgh, or when it approves the leaning of our Government towards the Cabinet of Vienna, the sacrifice of the nationality of Cracow, of the liberty of Switzerland, of the popularity of the Pope, of the independence of the Christians of the East, of the pride of Greece, and the absolute policy of Austria. If the question relates to our domestic govern ment, it does not accord in opinion with the Ministers as to the amount of power to be accorded to the clergy, either on the question of education or on the principle of our system of Customs duties. It sometimes emanci pates itself so far as to ridicule the nobility with which the new dynasty wishes to surround itself, awl the court clergy whom it wishes to prepare at St. Denis. Neither does it dare to justify the derangement of our finances. In Paris, therefore, the Ministers possess but one sup porter, who resembles as much as it can an officious advocate. In the departments the press is divided into two camps. The Ministerial journals maintain silence, or are oblged to perform their service by supporting some revolting propositions. The Opposition journals of all shades and colours express, with an unanimity and energy of which we have not for a long period seen an example, scandal, c all n a honourableand of men f atth e indignation sight ewritehxiwicsthingh d the degradation of the Government. It is particularly -aprlee, filled t eh show themselves, that excites the where beginning to the departments." the system of corruption, of which the fruits are every on the relations subsisting- The following article n • and China appears in the between Great Britain organs of the press throughout th Mtbats. It is stated that the w ri t er has resided i n China for some time : " It is not yet five years since it has been observed by peace was signed with England, an d i t i s notor ious how the Chi nese. Blood has b een s h e d sever al times, to en whenever th e execut i on o f a new clause was and mired a rec ourse to arms was f oun d t o be necessary, and each time th e inexpressible weakness o f t h e I m perial etti the s militaryost active we cause e s s o , f this their incurableuiu Governmen t has m appeared in a light more menacing for them.L'besiadseys h malady o f di sloy . ltv sod blind pride, which incessantly brings on thta e e cannon of the Europeans, will not perhaps Venial anarchy, roused i nto existence by the died of PO ak n r In- " Article I. The time fixed for the decrees of the 7th and 20th March, 184% for the free importation—first, of flour and meal of all kinds—second, of cattle—are p nt a ha s eGn s c e eie d vx,ee f anc o ru r aet flour and treal of all kinds, till the Ist of April, 1848 ; for cattle, till the Ist of September, 1847." The frontier of the province of Luxembourg, are x cepted from the present decree, in that rulating to cattle. There shall be charged a right of balance o f ten cen times per co , t o hn o ao o rongtd k eot i dh, lnoe:epjraraucemnhs June 98, e t s hd flouro ies f lespr4ereo7..p e andproper ete p r: r e t a m l , e nand with er hew] LEOPOLD. AtITWERP, JULY s.—ln the first six months of 1846, 1,040 ships arrived at Antwerp, the tonnage of which was 144,130 tons; in the first six months of this year we had 878 ships, with a tonnage of 143,431 tons. Thus there was 162 ships less, but only 699 tuns less; there fore the ships which have arrived this year, have been superior in tonnage to those of 1846. Numbers of ships continue daily to arrive laden with corn, and every facility is given them to unload their cargoes, so that as little time as possible may be lost. EEASES. TO RE THE EDITO R YA R OF THE SUN . SIR,—In the proceedings of the self-styled " Irish Council" of Tuesday last, .I find a Mr. Bourke, a D.L. in this county (Meath), stating that " it the landlords and poverty thefarmers of Ireland employed a sufficiency of peopl e t o improve tyr former insisted en the country would their tenants e mploying more peopl e , t h ey wou ld , i n a great degree, enrich both the te nantry and themselves. " lie is perfectly. right, but w as too much surrounded e g reatltyheir lands, diminished; the andp by the Meath graziers to grapple with the cause of in sufficient employment , or denounce the restrictive leases which palsy exertion, and pauperi ze t h e very tract of country which in this council he represented. Irish bravery is a fine expression, but Irish cowardice is never heard of, and yet it is the want of moral courage (not physical) which hood winks th e Adminis tration, and deceives theEngli,sh n at i on in reference to the source of Ireland's ills. The a r i stocrat i c patr i ot i s perfectly safe in abuse, merited or t h e reverse, of Go vernment, but shrinks from th e exposition of local abuses and domestic oppression. The Irish party struck me, fro m the commencement, as parallel with the r i tliculas mus ; I could augur nothing effective or well-poised from the exclusion of discussion at its formation meeting, or the preposterous admission that " assent to the res o l ut i ons proposed was not to be considered as binding t h e menners to their support;" or the basis of union so ingenuously put for ward by Mr. Monsell last Tuesday being " an agreement not to differ!" Amongst the signatures to the l engt h y chain of reso lutions in the first instance presented to the Premier by their deputation, m y eye was caught by that of an extensive proprietor, who owns a thousand acres of grass land in this locality, and ties up his tenants by penal clauses to preserve ninety out of each hundred unbroken! while the secretary to the relief committee here applied as vainly for a contribution, as I did • annually, previous to the application of the poor. law to Ireland, when forming a summer fund for the sale of meat and potatoes at half price to the unemployed at the dead season. This course is too common in the midland counties, prevents a sufficiency of labour existing for the hands, and thus not only makes the enterprising and unfettered farmer and the benevolent free leasing landlord suffer, by the necessity of additional poor - rates consequent on insufficient employment, but also plants in poverty the seeds of indolence and disorder. I do not think it has been mentioned by the fi fends of Ireland, in and out of Parliament, how essential to its interests a curb on this practice has become. I am, 80-. •" D D LL. D" E. TI GHE G REG ORY, G to the Lo r d-Lieutenant of Ireland. J u ly 3, 1847. Paget Pri or y, Ki lcock, Ireland HE nOSJESMAIS—S—EGY—PTIAN 1 -,-, HALL.—The crowd of fashionable s t h at yesterday honou red the exhibiti o n of the Bosj esmans with their presenc e ' were greatly amused by th e appearance of the ce lebrated Ni gger singer, Ame r i can Barlow, who kini l y four o'clock Mr. volunteered his performance would services to see the effect his have upon the Bush people. accordingly, about his banjo and blackened face ascended the platform, tion. At the termination of the song he commenced one of his lively melodies, the Bosjesmans standing in Barlow, with elegant positions, indicating great surprise and satisfac a peculiar noise, like the bursting of a steam vessel ; the bush people started in affright, and the young one Mr. Barlow made im mediately seized hii bow and arrow with an evident in , , tention to act on the defensive. The n i gger me l e di sts then com menced the Railroad Ovet ture, and not only excited the ut t er astonishment of the Bus h peop l e, but also th e sat i s f action of a numerous auditory. Lords Comber Seymoumerp Barringt on Edwin Hill, Forrester ; Lady Seymour, Lady Payne, Colonel King, and many others of the ari s t ocracy, were present on the occasion. ACCIDENT TO T IM SEA KING.--Yesterday morn ing, about 2 A.M.,: owin g to the very dense fog which prevailed, th e steamer Sea King went ashore on the smallest of the Copeland Islands, on her passage from Liverpool to this port. No blame whatever is attribut able to Captain Gowan, who was on deck at the time. The lead was going consta n tl , and the vessel at slow speed, but the f og was so intens that no precaution was of avail, as a proof o f which we may state, that even after the ship struck, t h e land was invisible, though but y e fifteen or twenty yards distant. The passengers were all safely disembarked in the course of the morning, and came up to town by various conveyances.—. Liverpool I craig• RN ING, JULY 8, 310.NEY and COMZergire I A EMWS- (From The Sun of Last Night.) The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was firm at the previous rates. Sales 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 were American on speculation. American sorts sold at 6-141. to 71d., Egyptian, 84 - 1. to 9d., Surat 4 d. to 51d., and Sea Lland at I3d. to IV. per lb. In Railway Shales not much was (14,ing but pril es were fl.tm. Aecou..t. from Hobart Town, of March L 3, state that new wheat was worth 4s. 9d. to ss. per bushel, and fine flour 121. per ton. A larger number of sales are in progress in the Co lonial markets, but the fall in the prices of various arti cles has been so marked recently, that there is but little spi..,t to do business except for immediate wants. All holders of sugar, and rice especially, must be severe osers. Tee Lords Commissioners of the Treasury have inti mated mat the surplus amount of income over exp.•ndi ture available in the current quarter is 694,9121. 16.. Ild., and that, consequently, there will be 670,0001. invested in Deficiency Bills, and the rest in stock. We are glad to find Sir C. Wood pursuing the wise policy of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is manifestly in the highest degree absurd to redeem stuck on which the Go vernment payt but 3 or 31- per cent., while it has inte rest to liquidate on Exchequer-bills at a far higher rate, to say nothing of the importance of being inde. pendent of the Bank of England. The Funds have been rather heavy again. Consols are 88 to 89 for transfer, and 88i to 89. The state of the account influences the market still, but there is not much speculation. The New Three-and a-Quarter per Cents. have been 91 to 91k. Bank Stock is at 1961. Exchequer-bills have been at 9s. to 13s. premium. The Foreign Investments have been better, and the speeches in Parliament respecting the Spanish debt have caused some improvement in the quotations of the bonds. The Five per Cents. have been 214 to and the Three per Cents. 33 to 331. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 314. Mexican Bonds are 191 to j. Russian Stock is at 1 1 li; and Dutch Four per Cents. 90. The Share market is dull, but North Statfords have improved upon the highly satisfactory report made to the proprietors at the meeting. South Yorkshire and Goole are in some request. BRITISH FUND:, ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRI ES. Bank Stock .. 19654 19534 hree pe• Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 89% % 89% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 88% 89 88% 89 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Arms. 911 s 14 91 913( ong Annuities, Expire Jan. 8, 1860 .. 9 1-16 % 954 Ditto. 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 —8% India Bonds. 1,0001. .. . • • . 9 South Sea Stock .. .. • • .. .. Ditto Old Annuities 88% 'ovi,ols for Opening, July 16 .. 89 88% Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip .. • i , .xchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,0001... .... 9 13 p 500/. . 11 15 p Ditto, Small .... 15 19 p ONE FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • ~ Ditto, Small • • • • .. • • Mexican Bonds. 1846, 5 per Cent Ditto. for the Account .. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. • • Ditto, 4 per Cent .. • • • • • • 31 % Russian Bonds .. 1 11 54 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 21 1 4 Ditto, for the Account • • • • .. 21% Ditto, Passive Bonds .. 4;zi Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. 33 Ditto, for the Account • • .. 3354 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch TWo-and-a-Half per Cent .. 57% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 90 9t. PRICES OF BUSINESSCLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction . .• .. • •• • • 1 39 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .... 1714 .• ........ 17% Birmin g., Wolver., and Dudle .. 10 .... 15% . • .... • ... 15% Buckinghamshire .........Si. 45.... Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares 2% 2 2% • • ...... Eastern Counties . .. 20 . 2114 .......... 21 Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/ 13s. 4d. - Ditto, ditto.. .. No. '2. 6/. I 3s. 4d. % p.... .• • Ditto, York Extension .. 754 7% 7 7 54 •• • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .... 69 • .... •• .. Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .• •• • • ...... •I% Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 32 .... 30A, 31% .... 315 Great North of England . ..100 ....237 ...... •• .. 237 Ditto. New 30/. .. • .. 30 .... 70 .. • • 70 Great Western .. 85 ........ . 118 Hull and Selby .. .. 50 ....105 .......... 105 Ipswich and Bury St.Edmunds .. 14 ....... Ditto, ditto, and Norwich .. 854 .... 434 • • ........ 464 Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 .... 67 • • .... 67 London and Blackwall .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 7% ••• • • .... 7% London, Brighton, & South Coast 50 .. 55% 5 / 9 • ....... 5 - )% Ditto, Consol. Eighths • .. 10 .... 1354 .......... 1354 London an North-Western .. iOO —lB2 ...... •• .. 182 Ditto, Quarters Dtto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... .. •••• .. • • " Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (C) 1 ••• • .•••• • • • • London and South-Western 411. 65.10 d... 68 Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) • . 50 .• .. 57 •• • • .... • • Midland .. ..100 .... 13034 . .. •• • • Ditto, 40/. Shares .. .. 40 .... Ditto, 50/. Shares .. .. 6 .... 10 .• . • .... • • , Do., Consol. Bristol and Birm. :.ix per Cent. .. .. —lOO ....12 • • ....... 129, Newcastle and Berwick • • .. 20 ••• • . 29% Ditto, New .. .. 5 .... 8 1 4 % ........ 8 1 Norfolk .. • . 100 .. 12614 .. 19% .. .., 191 13p 15p 19p CLOSIN , PRICES. Ditto, Extension .. .. 10 .... 10 y .......... North Staffordshire 7 , 74 10 • • Preston and IVyre.. 25 .... 37 4 .• •.• • • • Ditto, ditto (11) 1 }4, .... 1% .......... Royston and Ilitchin .. 1% .... 1 South Eastern and Dovor • . Do., New (do. 101.) .. No. 4. 5 .... 4%% • • • South Yorkshire, Doncaster, And Goole .. , western.. 41s. .. • • 2% P•••• • • • • 2 13 Wins, Somerset, and Weymouth 20 .... 1034 111,4 xi.. 11 xi York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 38 373 ... . . . 37% Ditto, Extension.. .. • • .. 10 .. • • 10% .. 16% Ditto, Preference .. 8 .... 121,4 L ...... • • 12 York mid North Midland .. 50 .... . ........ Ditto, Extension .. 25 .... 4434 .......... Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.. 10 • 23 • • ........ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boningne and Amiens .. z 0 15% .......... Northern of France .. • • 8 .... 10% Paris and Lyons .. .. 8 .... 5 .......... Paris and Strasbourg .. S .... 4;4 . . Sumbr ; and Meuse .. .. 14 .... .......... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster .. 20 .... 26 1 ,4 .......... MINES. Real del Monte, Unretrimtered PROSPECTS OF THE HARVEST.—The weather has again become most propitious, and never did England appear more rich and beautiful than at this time. The crops of every kind and everywhere are most luxuriant, and we speak not as mere road-side spectators ; for we have gone with practical mem and extensive farmers among the crops, and have heard and marked their opi nions of them ; and they all agree that there never was a time when the harvest was more abundant. On Tues day we saw three pieces of wheat at Cooksbridge, near Lewes, belonging to Mr. Waters. The first was a piece of Talavera wheat, which was out in full ear; the straw strong and abundant; the ears as level as a bowling green, and every plant healthy and vigorous. Another and much larger field of red wheat was also very fine; the stems five feet high, and the ears level, full, well formed, and in bloom; but the third, and one of the finest pieces we ever saw, was a very large field not reckoned very good land, and which has been only brought into a good state of cultivation within a year or two by under draining and proper dressing. Here the stems were nearly six feet high; the ears very full, fine, and in full bloom, and with fine weather it will yield a most abundant return. Mr. F:llinann, at Landport, has als.) a capital field of barley, and another of wheat, lying together opposite his hou,e. But go in what direction ycu may, the crops almost universally look well, except in some very poor land, or where the land has been too highly dressed: for land may be over as well as under manured. The beans, peas, oats (with some exceptions), and barleys, look as well as the wheats, and nowhere have we seen au indication of the disease in the potatoes.—Brighton Herald. CAUTION TO PARTIES RESIDING AT THE COAST,--- Friday morning, about day-break, a gentleman occupy ing a bed-room on the ground floor of a house in the West Bay, Gourock, was awakened by a slight rustling noise in the apartment, such as might be produced by a mouse or a rat playing with a piece of paper. After listening for a few minutes, the gentleman got up, and having drank a glass of water, wa , returning to bed, when he observed the window blind, which was drawn down, wave as if moved by a current of air. This drew his attention to the tact that the window was opened, though it had been shut, but not snibbed down, when he went to bed. On farther examination he found that his pocket-book, which he had left on the toilet table, bad been rifled of its contents, and was lying outside on the window sill, and that some silver coin, together with a small gold seal, had also been abstracted from the table; the robbery having seemingly been effected by opening the window and using a short hooked stick which was found lying on the ground beneath the window.—Glaa gow Argus. - THE - POTATO CROP.—We are sorry to state that there no longer exists a doubt that as tar as regards the early potatoes, the same mysterious disease which committed such havoc the two last 3 ears has again made its appearance in this district (Kirkby Ire leth). We have not; heard of any well authenti cated case of its having yet attacked the more re cently planted potatoes, though, of course, great apprehensions are reasonably entertained respecting them. This is the dad( side of the picture. The bright one is, that the weather is most propitious, and there is every pronability of an early and abundant harvest. Should this fair prospect be, by the blessing of Providence, happily realised, the failure of the potato crop, should it occur, will not be productive of the same melancholy consequences as it was last year. By reason of the high price of provisions, the labouring portion of the population of Kirkby Ireleth, many of whom receive but scanty wages, have had for scme months back to endure much suffering, and it is only justice to say that they have done so with a patience and fortitude that do them credit.—Lancaster Guardian. BARBAROUS OUTRAGE. -- BITING OFF A MAN'S NOSE.—Yesterday, at the police-court, a young man named John Warren Tusely, a seaman on board the ship Columbia, charged George Douglas, the mate of that vessel, with committing a violent assault on him on Monday evening last. It appeared that the complainant was engaged along with his shipmates, in handing down the foreyard, when the mate, fancying the work was not done with expedition, called upon them to exert them selves, when an altercation ensued, in which it was al leged complainant drew a knife against the defendant. A struggle took place between them on deck, acd whilst the parties were so engaged, the prisoner forced his fingers into the eye of the complainant and bit off a portion of his nasal organ. The prisoner was committed for trial. —Liverpool;Courier. The New York Herald contains an advertisement fro m " a respectable young woman who wishes to act as wet curse to a Protestant baby." • , ii• • , a , 4-Fe,. d e ~k a ,, _ ....... ~, k... ""' - ,011 GU I .11.4 4 • , I t V 4 4 1 -W 11E u ma" ..:,:: ar — ;•o 'M.l lit t\ , ii:. '' .. ... :.• ~, , ' Illt, 7r . • - -_,,,-,-''' . '"'" :..:i ', •m° s - . _- -DROiT " .NIA.C.7 ‘"...-,,, .I ,r :. •:',..,,, ' ' Mang e*tilt LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1847. Nothing could have afforded the Government such an unanswerable justification, or have so entirely re futed the malignant aspersions of their antagonists, as the intelligence contained in the last dispatches from Portugal. Anarchy has ceased throughout that portion of the Peninsula, in consequence of the armed intervention sanctioned by Lord PALMERSTON. With the realisa tion of this advantage the star of COSTA CABRAL and his execrable partisans has faded and fallen. It is obvious, therefore, from that single cir cumstance, that the.: nurse adopted by the present Administra tion is one calculated to prove llio subjects of her Most Faithful MAJESTY. st beneficial Like EsuovezL xi to the ou nor, or OLIVIER LE DIABLE, ox any othe r part f avourite Gen who has risen to eLeficial emi the Cond e DR neglect nen ce b y a Tn o f a ll r i ghteous prin ciples, the destinies of his native lamn R has exercised over A d ai: p ar amount. I n as p ern i c i ous ..as it was unconstitutional ar en of for the .his discomfiture there i s th e b est sooial improvement and political emancipation urit y co o,ntry in which he h as hitherto domineered. Thee relentless influence of a w ill subversive of f all na tional immunities is prevented from a n y f urt h er nial festation, and a guarantee is thereby afforded that those immunities cannot in future be violated, or even so much as threatened. Lord PAnsiEasToN has, in a measure, taken example by the conduct of STEPHEN LANGTON. When the Barons—afterwards triumphant at Runnymede—were preparing the -clauses of Jfagna Charta, but were as yet sustained but 11- a rather doubtful authority against the puissance or King JoliN, STEPHEN LANGTON threw into the po pular scale the weight of ecclesiastical, and conse q: litly of Pap n i P M , connivance. Lord _ ALERSTON has in like manner secured success to the P ortuguese L e , rats by affording them the countenance, and, what is more, the e ncouragement, f and, what is more at m , t, vie physical assistance England. The imme diate to suit of this proceedin g the n the p ar t o f the Go vernm en, tof St. James' s i s suppression of those eivtl dis se.nsions which have solQng desolated the provinces of Portugal, and the ultimate advantage ens ured ily that timely pacification will prove, we earnestly. tr ust, the p-:manent dismissal from the Councils of DA GLORIA of men who, w hil e pandering 10 slleir own individual int eres t s , h ave oal- I 847. clYClet The gLlcen and Prince Albert, atten•sed by the Duchess of Sutherland and the Countess of Desart, ar rived tv, Buckingham Palace at twenty minutes past five o'clock yesterday afternoon in an open carriage and four, escorted by a party of Lanc , -rs, trim the I'-t:r!o , am ata tion of the Eastern C unties Railway. Et r 1 F-rteseu , , the M'rquis »f Ab, reurn, the Earl of XL - won, Mr Gio. Edward Anson. LiFut.-C ,, L.nei the P Pn4:l),, Major-General Bowies, Colonel Buckley, Lieu -Coknei Sesmour, and Dr. Meyer foiiowed in two eurri:4ges and four. Her Majesty and her royal consort were received at the Palace by the Hon. Misses Murray and Macd, nald sod Sir Edward Bowater. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar, attended by Count de Must, arrived in town yesterday morning from Cambridge. His Royal Highness proceeded to BuAy House, Bushy Park, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager His Exe,llehey er•unt c , e Danish Minister, and Mr. Francke, C>n;seiller d'E.st de Copen hague, had an intersiew witn mii rier Gibson yesterday at the office of the Board of Traci p, The Bishop of Cape Town had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial office. Dr. Nicolsou had also an interview with hi- Lordship yesterday. Lieutenant-Gem ral Sir Howard Douglas had an in terview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt yesterday-, at the office of tue Commi.-sinner, of RAilways in Great George-street. Sir George Grey returned to town on Tuesday from Cambridge. The Marquis of Lansdowne returned to town yesterday from Cambridge. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office. from the Governors of Van Diemen's Land and the Mauritius. . . Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of Hong-Kong and Ceylon. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET.—TUESSAY EVENING. INTRIES FOR WEDN)SDAY. Town Plate. Last mile and a distance of 13. C. Kimblesworth—br f by the Nob, out of Corrunna— Ziska Eothen Circassian Maid Nottingham The Admiral. Fifty Pounds, for three yrs olds, &c. Lord Orford's Footstool walked over. Sweepstakes, for two yrs olds. Last half of B.M. Winner to be sold for 200 sous., &c. Elusion—Brilliant—ch c by Redshank, out of Bride groom's dam—Glutton—b f by Erymus, out of Peerless, and Tippet. Sweepstakes, for three yrs olds.. New T.Y.C. Bit Nibble—Millwood—ch f by Hetman Platoff, out of Macremma—ch f by Sir Hercules, out of Passion—Sorrel. No betting on future events. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TVESDAY. THE LIVERPOOL CUP.-8 to 1 agst The Cossack (taken freely)-9 to 1 agst The Conjuror (taken, and afterwards offered)-10 to I agst Lightning (taken, and afterwards offered) -12 t• 1 agst Pic Nic-12 to 1 agst Inheritress -100 to 7 agst Plaudit (taken)-100 to 7 agst Gwalior (taken) —lOO to 7 agst Lady Wildair (taken)-100 to 6 agst Pil grim (take 20 to 1)-20 to 1 agst Quadruped (taken)-20 to 1 agst Pantasa (taken, and afterwards offered). LIVERPoOL ST. LEGER. 6 to 4 on Lord Eglintoun's two. 881 i 89 I%p 31% 111% 21tA 21% 474, 334 33 % GoODWOOD STAN:Kt-13 to 1 agst Stultz— 10 to 1 agst Vampyre— 10 to 1 agst The Questionable-15 to 1 ag,t Miss Elis-15 to 1 agst Milliner-15 to 1 agst Hydrangea. GOODWOOD Cur.-8 to 1 agst Fitz-Emilius-12 to 1 agst Halo. DONCASTER ST. LEGER.—Nothing done. WORCESTER RACES.—TUESDAY. The Severn Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. One mile and a quarter. (9 Subs.) Mr. J. Day's Kismet, 4 yrs, Bst 41h (Wakefield) Mr. Griffiths's Lady Lift, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b ....... ..... Mr. W. Smith's Master Downes, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b 3 Won by a neck, after a fine race. The Two yrs old Stakes of 10 sovs. each. and 25 added ; for colts, Bst 51b, and fillies Bst 21b. Half a mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. Minor's Shropshire Witch.... (H. Darling) 1 Mr. Goodwin's Sister to Dexterous .. Lord Caledon's b c by Simoon, out of Pergama Mr. Grifliths's Dinedor Won by a head—a fine race. The Worcestershire Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and only 5 ft if declared, with 50 added; the winner to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. Bristow's Marietta, 4 yrs, 7st 31h .. Mr. Flint , ff 's Princess R ,, y.11, 5 yrs, 7st 13!b Mr. Waller's Culumbus, 5 3 rs. ist 1011. 3 Mr. B. Collett's Pal, 4 yrs, 7st 91b 4 A good race, won by a head. The County Members' Plate of 50 sovs. Heats. Two miles. Mr. Griffith's Jack, aged (Archer) 1 1 Mr. Herbert's Powicti. 5 yrs 3 2 Mr. E. Herbert's Little latry, 5 yr 5...... ............... 2 3 Won easy. 130% 481 i 10% 5 4% 7% BARTHOLOMEW'S AND GUY'S CLUBS BOAT• RACE. This event, which has of late excited great interest in the aquatic circles, came off last evening; but owing to an unt-reseen occurrence, disappointed a great portion of the aquatic amateurs who had assembled to witness it. The distance was from Putney-bridge to Chiswick Eyot, and the Thames, Herne, Guy's, Bartholomew's, Thetis, Clothiers', and other boats were in attendance. Bartholomew's— Messrs. Girdleston (stroke) ; 3. Watson ; 2. Williams ; 1. Warwick ; Waship (steerer) 1 Guy's—Mr. Hewitt (stroke); 3. Cooper; 2. Mathorpe; 1. Brinekly ; P. Thompson. Mr. Chapman, of the Thames, officiated as umpire. A reasonably good start was succeeded by both parties veering from the course in which they should have rowed, the Guys too closely hugging the Middlesex shore, their station, and th, Bartholomew's, on their tovvßrac thn hioht. nn I " ) ! l a, te iff n ' a few strokes they were almost level, the Bartholomews having the lead for about a foot; then the Guys began to draw in advance, and off nose Bank had their length clear. It was a capital race all the way up to Hammersmith-bridge, the Bartholomews putting on some strong spurts, but the Guysi gaining at every stroke. At about 200 yards above Hammersmith bridge, at which time the Guys were leading by above three lengths, Mr. Mathorpe broke his thaul, and, of course, could row no longer ; the oth,r three pulled away as well as they could, but the Bartholomews gra dually came up to their opponents, and jumped their boat in half a length ahead. PUGILISM.—SAMUEL SIMMONDS AND THOMAS LANE, FOR 200 Sovs.—The encounter of these knights of the knuckle,whtch, from sundry misunder s t an di ngs as to the‘‘ venue," seemed more likely to end in a postpone. ment, or magisterial interference, was on Tuesday brought to issue on the borders of the counties of Northampton and Buckingham. The men met in fistic fray at tour minutes after three, and at t e n m i nu t es to f our o ' clock, Simmonels's second, Johnny Hannan, threw up the sponge in token of defeat, at the close of the 26. h round. The battle was by nc means remarkable for the scientific manoeuvres of either men. It was characterised by fast, wild, rushing exchanges, and the punishment was pretty equally balanced. Simmonds returned to town last night, and Lane, accompanied by his brother Ham mer Lane, departed for Birmingham, bearing the tidings of his victory. A COMEDY IN REAL LIFE.—The residents of the Sixth Avenue, near Thirty-second -street, were, on Wed nesday, treated to a very effective comedy by a couple of amateur performers, who went through their parts so well that it is generally believed they have had consider able practice in the same line. The main incidents of the piece are as follows :—A gentleman went home to his dinner, and, having suffered a trifling loss from a fall in the stocks, was disposed to make up for it by venting his disappiintment upon the unuffsnding members of his family. This is a very old prsctice among married gentlemen, and wives ought by this time to be used with it, as lobsters are to be boiled alive. But the wife of this gentleman didn't exactly nude' stand the mission ; and, when he remarked that there was too much pepper in the hot pie, and that the dinner generally was of fit for a hog, she replied that, if she bad known it was to be eaten by a hog, she would have made it fit for him. This, of course, led to a spirited reply; and the lady . at last for get ti ng t h e h um ili ty so b ecom i n g in a wile, jumped up in a passion, and dashed her plate on the floor. "0, ho," exclaimed the husband, "if you are going to play that game, I will be up with you.p , S o he seized a :ureen and smashed it against a crimson sofa. The lady, not to be outdone, upsets the table, and so smashes all the crockery at one blow, and toen dares her husband to go on To show that he wus as f u ll of spirit as his wife, the gentleman flings a water, goblet at the French clock on the mantelpiece, over turns his wife upon the floor, and darts the chair on which he was sitting through the window into the street, and then tosses the mirror which hung in the room after it. Having finished the work of destruction in side, he rushed into the street, and began to demolish the chair and the remains of the mirror. While en gaged in this work, a body of Al. P's., who had been sent for, made their appearance, and took the spirited gt ri tleman into custody. lie asserted his right to destroy his property, and remonstrated with the on their imuertinent interference. The officers of the law ad mitted his right to destroy his property, but denied the lawfulness of his doing it in the street ; and for that offence they took him off to the station house, where we lost sight of him, and remain in profound ignorance of the winding-up of the comedy. From the turbulent and unhappy conduct of this piece W. see' the wisdom of the old dramatists in ending their comedies with a marriage, instead of beginning their dratustic personages in that blessed c4Pndition.—Netv York Mirror. A NEW TRICK. --Some thieves in Paris dress as servants, and visit the diflerent tradesmen. requesting certain accounts ; they then dress as tradesmen, take the accounts to the parties, receive the money, and bolt. TRAINING THE YOUNG IDEA.—The following ad vertisement appears in a recent New York paper :—" A young lady, perfectly competent, wishes to form a class of young mothers and nurses, and to instruct them in the art of talking to infants in such manner hr ehmaerinsetrlf that aswillhin terest and please them. She flatters peculiar tact and great experience will erien enable ee her to lnthe-most g l i ns ve t.o e r n t t a ir e e t branch of household duties satisfaction." A New York journal states that a boy having got his father's snuffbox, indulged so immoderately in the tittilating dust that he sneezed himself to pieces. Hi s remains having been gathered up, a cort.ner's inquest was held over them, when the enlightened jury returned a verdict of Snuffed out," _ _ _ AN ANECDOTE.—" Martha does thee love me ?" asked a Quaker youth of one at whose shrine his heart's fondest feelings had been offered up. " Why, Seth," answered she, " we are commanded to love one another, are we not?'' " Ay, Martha; but does not thee regard mo with that feeling that the world calls love?" " I hardly know what to tell thee, Seth. I have tried to bestow my love on all; but I may have sometimes thought perhaps dud thee was getting rather more than thy share "I can't find bread for my family," said a lazy fellow in company. " Nor I," relined an industrious al liter," I sin obliged to work for it," 1 ANb PAPER-MA NUFACTURERS PROVIDENT 'SOCIETY. The eighth annual dinner of this society took place at the London Tavern, on Tuesday last. Mr. H. Teape, the wholesale stationer, presided oli Ihe occasion, sup ported by his r.irtners, and by Mr. Dickinson, Mr Bo! lingwer h, Mt. Gausien, Mr. Joyns n, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hoot, Mr. Bo) le. and indeed by nearly all the princip : . l inanufleteri.rs Sri l statii , ners, araiutitiiig t o 90 in wanner. After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts, Mr. I. E. Cooper, th.• honorary secretary, read a report of the proceedings of the society, from which it appeared that since the last anniversary the funds of the society, after fik!uetang all expences, had increased by the sum of 6511. 2, ;id., thus making the total funds of the society amount to 6.8254 7s. Id., of which 6,7541. 13s. 9d. was invested with the Commissioners for the reduction of the Natienal Di bt. The toast of the evening, "Prosperity to the Stationers and Paps Mu r,ufacturer, Provident. Society" folloised t he rep err, and in pr,posing it tie Chairman d welt in fort46lc terms on the great bemelits desired from this institution, arid ttf , er having read a letter from Mr. Spalding, recommending the plan adopted by his own firm of rewarding the faithful services of their assistants by making them members of the society, an example which if generally followed, would have the most beneficial ffeets, he urged upon the meeting the necessity of making a vigorous effort to carry out the suggestion of Mr. flollingworth, the chairman of the last anniversary, for the completion of the permanent fund, and he set the example by contributing twenty guineas himself, and by handing in a list of further donations from his friends, amounting altogether to 721. 55.; this was soon followed by a numerous list of donations from the several stewards, making a total of 6201.; and no little enthusiasm was created when Mr. Joynson, one of the vice-presitients, who had contributed fifty guineas for himself, and twenty-five guineas for his son, in order to increase the funds to 8,0001., offered to the meeting to double his contributions, provided the other contributors would follow his example, and the challenge was accepted by the majority present, though ultimately it was thought more prudent to defer the further donations until the next anniversary, at which Mr. Joynson was requested, and agreed to take the chair, and most of those present pledged themselves to support him or the occasion; and there seemed to be entertained but little doubt that on that occasion the permanent fund of 10,000 L would be conilieted. Various other toasts connected with the institution and the trade followed in rapid succession, and the cora. pang departed about eleven o'clock, after having had one of the most successful meetings of the society. Mr. Harker officiated as toast-master with his usual ability, and the vocalists, under the direction of Mr. Ransford, added much to the pleasure of the evening, whilst the dinner was such as to keep up the reputation of the London Tavern. ALARMING SII:-E - AD OF FEVER AMONG THE LABOURERS ON THE CALE- I)ONIAN RAILWAY. The amount of fever raging among the " navvies " engaged in forming the Caledonian line, is very great. It is of a very dangerous and fatal description —mostly black spotted typhus. A great number of deaths have occurred recently. A few weeks ago there were silt corpses, at one time, lying at Eccletechan. The num" ber of burials in Crawford church-yard was becoming 5 ° great, that, fearing the place would be shortly filled,. 6 piece of ground has been procured at Elvanfoot, 111 which a number of interments have taken place. It is a melancholy spectacle this spot, on tb• bank of the river, close by the bridge, along which the coach road goes. There they are placed in rega" lar rows, much the same way as are the victims of cholera in the supplementary burying grounds. Fune rals there are taking place daily, and now upwards of twenty bodies are laid in it. The fever has assumed the most alarming aspect about the highest summit level ; and the contagion has spread to a considerable extent among the regular inhabitants of the district. Tnere are very few who have not known the loss of on• or more of their relations. One man, who keeps small shop, had his wife, son, and daughter dead in one week ; and next week his sister, her husband, their son and daughter also died—all from fever caught by infection. The medical men attribute the extensive spread a th. , disease to the a!most entire want of vege tables—the general food being of a dry, hard nature. The appearances of the huts in which many of tba navvies" lodge would strike a stranger as being con.' duc,ve to disease—many of them are built of wet turf, on a damp mossy soil, and taken possession of imme diately on being roofed in. The amount of disease otherwise, caused by irregular habits, is stated to be veil considerable.—North B7lu sh Mail. OVERWORK AMONG THE FARMERS.—Near Gains' borough, Lincoln, and Louth, the labourers walk even longer distances than near Reading. I am informed of instances where they walk as far as six miles, that twelve miles daily, or seventy-two miles weekly, to and from their places of work. Let us consider the bare economy, the mere waste of labour, and what a state ~f agricultural management is indicated by the fact that such a waste can have taken pl ace . Fif teen m iles . a day is the regular march of infantry soldi e r s , with two rest days—one on Monday and one on Thursday . twenty-four miles is a forced march. The man who expends eight miles per diem, or forty-eight miles per o o th r e o v n a e lu h e un of dr a e t d least natsht t w o e y ea days' uselessly h ar that might be expended . use'ully and remuneratively . labour w eek expends per week, t in production. How different is it in manufac tories, and in some of the mines, or at least in the best ITIATISIVPA 511 , r 1 • - nt,itt c"nooeci t) lof thorn ! I n some w ines as much as 2,000 L and 3,000 L i s pa i d for new machinery to benefit the labour e r s , an d save them the labour o f ascending and descending by ladders. In many menu fac•tories they have hoists to raise them and their loads from lower to upper rooms , to save them the labour O f toiling up stairs, to economise their strength for piece work to mutual advantage. The Rev. Frederick reel, of Gainsborough, informs me, "I have farms under in,' knowledge where the labourers, going to and fro, do not walk less than a hundred mi:es a week." Th e w h o le of this mileage, paid partly by the farmer and partly by the labourer, and in part, eventually by the owner him self. may he set down to the law of parochial settlement -Mr. Chadwick's Speech at a Meeting of the Farmer'' Club. TRADE IN GODS !—Strange and even profane as this title may sound, it is literally a fact. La Derno cratie Pacifique states that there is a warehouse in Paris with the title, "Depot for African Gods I " The firm of Regis carries on an extensive business with Senegal, where there are about as many kings as mediaeval Italy had princes. These African kings make war by way of a little pleasant excitement. When one of them has lost a battle he dismisses his " gods," and enters new French ones from Regis and Co., who employ artists to make them of deal, with serpents' heads, lions' manes, and tigers' claws. When a Senegalian potentate obtains a consignment of new " gods," he goes to war in order to test their efficacy; Hitherto Regis and Co. have been lucky in their "gods. THE HAY HARVEST.—The fine weather has caused so general a fall of hay that mowers are ex tremely difficult to be procured. The crops, gene rally speaking, are good, but the coldness of the weather and the wetness which prevailed kdug vege tation,during the specimen s P lg rendered have, f esintlltaliany the Es . crops, - a some r ega localities, r t rye-grass, i which r g dr e fa g was th a t gr own by John mea sured five feet six inches in height, and D r. Owen Gwen Roberts has just had mowed, at nendreseen, Bangor. about four awe.; ef Italian rye-grass, cow-grass, and tr,foil. which appears to be as heavy a crop as ever was produced in th , se districts. When green about a week before mowed, it averaged, when accurately tested, six pounds to the square yard.—Carnareon Herald. SIIARSPERE'S HOUSE. Lecestus Posthumus" has taveuted us with the tollowing'suggestion regarding the purchase of the Stratford property, not without en ulterior object also t— , ‘ My first proposition is to recommend shilling subscriptions, that the many may have the privilege of giving some proof of their estimation of his unrivalled genius; and I am persuaded that no difficulty would be found in raising the required sum, even among the members and councillors of the various literary and mechanics' institutes, with which this country happils abounds. should this expectation be realised, I would further suggest, that a college or asylum he erected and endovt, d for the orphans of the necessitous children of literary individual, an inst4ution we may readily conceive to be a great desideratum."-- Douglas Jerrolars Weekly Newspaper. DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT.-011 Monday Mr. J. Payne, th, Deputy Coroner, held an inquest at the Vestry Hall, Tooley -street, Borough, on the body of William Hull Bennett, aged 27, whose death occurred under the following deplorable circumstances. It apeeared from the evidet.ce that the deceased belonged to a Deptford, boat, called the Mercury, and on Friday evening he pro ceeded to Billingsgate with some of the crew, and early the following morning (Saturday) he wits at Battle bridge stairs, Tooley-str, et, and in getting into a water man's heat he missed his footing and slipped into the water. Being unable to swim he was carried with the tide, and was never seen more above the surface until the body was honked out by means of the drags, some distance from the spot where he fell. Verdict, "Acci dentally- drowned." FEARFUL ACCIDENT.—EASTERN COUNTIIa LINE. —Yesterday evening, as Mr. itichardson, master of the carriage department on the Eastern Counties line, was proceeding to Tottenham in a special engine, he per ceived, when near t h e Ed monton station, a child huddled up, anti tipi.arentl) lifeless, ly ing on the side of the line and close to the rails. Ihe ensine being stopped, and the body lifted upon it, Mr. Richardson perceived iS to be a fine boy, between the age of ten and twelve :fears. quite insensible and covered with blood yet flow geg fr o m ex;i naive lacerations on the head. Two of tile consta• bulsry were instantly forwarded with the st.fferer to the Shoreditch terminus by the train then duse from whence Mr. Griinshaw, the station master, by medical advice, had him conveyed to the London Hospital. For a considerable time no clue could be obtained to the boy', parents, and it was equally impossible to account for the aceidetr, the injuries not being of such a nature as to warrant the conclusion of their having been inflicted by the passing. trains. At length it was ascertained that the hapless child, whose name is Henry Edwards, had wandered from his home in Green -street, Bethnal-green, to Edmonton, where climbing a high wall for the purpose of viewing the railroad, he overbalanced himself and fell over. Not any hopes are entertained of his recovery. REPRESENTATION OF BOLTON.—RETIREMENT OF MR, AiNsworerm—The Liberals of Sou:h Lancashire will rejoice to learn that Mr. Peter Ainsworth, after having misrepresented Bolton for the last twelve years, has at last deemed it prudent to withdraw, rather than coetest the b oroug h w i t h M r. Brooks and Dr. Bow ling at the approaching general election.—Manchester ,Examiner. t 4 " I 1