The Sun. — London, England, 1840-08-28 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. AFFAIRS OF THE EAST. 'TOE TREATY OF LONDON OF THE 15Ta OF JULY. We are enabled this day to submit to the attention 1 ou: readers a document of the greatest importance, Lie precursor of other documents, which must soon see the light, on the all-absorbing Eastern question. It is the memorandum addressed by Lord Palmerston to the French Ambassador on the day of the signing of the treaty of London. This valuhble State paper will be perused with the deepest interest, as the manifesto of England, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, against the isolated policy of France. The political personage who has favoured us with this eommunication, expresses his conviction that it must prove the disposition of the four signing Powers tb conciliate France, and establish that their policy is eqsentially pacific, and for the general advantage of Europe. - We deem the document of such importance that we make no apology for publishing it in the two lan- guages : LORD PALMERSTON TO M. GUIZOT, Foreign Office, 1; Juillet, 1840. La Gouvernement Francais a recu dans tout le cours des r.e4ociations qui comre encerent I'automne de l'annee passes, les preuves les plus reitereN les plus manifestes et les plus iucontestables, non seulement du desir des Cours d'Au triche, de la Grand Bretagne, de Prusse, et de la Russie, t,'.J river a une entente avec le Gouvernement Francais ur les arrangements nelessaires pour effectuer la pad:- i . e.:alien du Levant ; mais aussi de la granda importance que ne es cours n'ont jamais cease d'attacher a l'effet moral que produiraient Portion et le contours des einq puissance!, dans une affaire d'un jute:et si grave et si intimement au maintien de la Euroi.Lnne. Les quatro Cours ont vu avec le plus grand regret que tons leurs efforts pour atteindre leur but c::t 6 e infructueux, et malgre quo tout derni6rement elks aient propc6 ala France de s'associer avec die pour f.a r:t executer un arrangement entre le Sultan et Mehemet Al,l fonde , sur des ides qu'auraicnt 6:6 emises vers la fin de Pant a derni6re par I'Ambassadeur de Prance a Lon 4.tres ; eeperulant le Gouvernement Francais n'a pas cru pouvoir prendre part a cot arrangement, et a fait dependre i).l conc.:ars avec les autres puissanccr, des conditions que vs puissances ont jugecs incompatibles avec le maintien ce ri n de,entianee et d 3 l'integrite de ]'Empire Ottoman, et a tee !e repos futur de l'Europe. (),es cet. 6.. at de chosce, les quatre Cours n'avaient choir que d'abandonner aux chances do Pamir les grandes off oires qu'elles avalent pris ]'engagement d'ar rAn;zer, et :tins' de constater leur impuissance et de livrer I paix.,_Euroe.mne a des dangers toujours croissants; ou bit..n de prendre la retolution de marcher en avant, sans la o v e:-ation de la France, et d'amener au moyen de leurs a IfJris 16. this une solution des complications du Levant, et .ufurrne aux engager - Liens que les quatre Cours ont con t r act6, cutters le Su:tan, et propre a assure: la paix future. Pla-Ls entre ces deux choix et p606.t.r6?5. de l'urgence d', 4 o dLision imn.6 iiate, et en rapport avec les graves iriT(.l•i:s qui t[ouvent engag63, les quatre Coursa clu leur voir d'opter pour la deraiere de ces deux alt r ',awes, et elles vlenneut par cons6quent de conclure avec le Suitt'', LINC convention destirfea a rd,oudre d'une ma n Zre satisfaisante Its complications actuellement existantes .tiat.s le Levant. Los quatre Cour; en signant cette Convention n'ont pu ) , , as ..4entir lo pins vif r6gret de se trouver ainsi momen t,i,,ea.ent te,34lLs oe la France dans une affaire essentiel errient .Euroi.Lnne; mais ce regret se trouve diminue par i„ de,,f a r,ations re:!6. Ls quo lc Gouvernement Francais leur a faites, qu'il n'a rien a objector aux arrangements quo los que re Paissances dinircnt faire accepter par Me hornet A i, si Mclie.mvt Ali y consent; que dans aucun cas is Frat.ce no s'oroosera aux meiures que les quatre Cours, e!e e: , neart avec IC Sultan pourront juger ELessaires pour obtenir l'assetAiment du Paella d'Egypte ; et quo lc seal motif qui a ernfeche la France de s'associer aux autres Puissances a cettc occasion r'e,•ive de conside:ations de .livers genres qui rendaient impossible au Gouvernement r dr,ois de preudre part a des mesures coercitives contre I\4lebonet Ali. Les quatre Conrs done en'retiennent l'espoir fonde, quo tour separation d'avec la, France a ce sujet, no seta que de courtc durL ; et ne portcra aucune atteinte aux re'Lettons de sincere arnitit; qu'elles deairent si vivernent conserver avec la France. De plus ells s'adressent avec ns tanet; au Gouvernement Francais afin d'obtenir du moins malg,re qu'elies no penitent en esperer une e(,-cperation mate toile. L'inilucnce tau Gouvernement Francais eat puipante Alex.indrie et lea quatre Ccurs ne pourraient elles pas •verer rne:ne demander de l'amitie du Gouvernement iranesis, quo cette influence s'exerce auprea do .Mehemet Ali claw le but (fame:ter ce Pacha a donner son adhesion :.ux arrangements que lui vont eLre propose par le Sultan ? Si le Gouvernement Fraegais pourroit de cette maniere contribuer efficacement a metre un ternm aux complica tiung du Levant, le Gouvernement acquerrerait un nouveau titre a la te,:ontiaissance et a l'estime de tousles arnis de la THE THIRD VOLUME OF AGNES STRICKLAND'S " LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND," IS NOW READY, Price Bs. 6d. boond, with Illustrations. Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher , 13, Gleat Marlborough-street. 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The Bones (which are no Lottery Tickets) can be cashed at every Banker's connected with Germany in every mercantile place in the world. TRANSLATION. raix. Foreign Office, July 15, 1840. The French Government has received during the whole ceurse of the negotiations, which commenced in the autumn of last year, the most reiterated, manifest, and incontest able proofs net only of the desire of the Courts of Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia, to come to an under striedieg with the French Government on the necessary arrangements to effect the pacification of the Levant, but also of the great importance which these Courts have never ceased to attach to the moral effect that the union and concurrence of tha five powers would pro duce in en affair so seriously and intimately connected e erh the maintenance of European peace. The four Courts have sten with the deepest regret that all their etroets to attain their object have been fruitless; and not ,c,;hstanclin4 that even rece: - ,tly they have proposed to Fence to join them in the execution of an arrangement I.)ereveen the Sultan and Mehemet Ali, based on ideas eeoenced towards the end of last year by the French Am bassador in London, still the French Government has not iought it could join in this arrangement, and has made concurrence with the other Powers dependent upon reeelitions which those Powers have 'considered incompati ble with the maintenance of the independence and inte g'ity of the Ottoman Empire, and with the future tran yliility of Europe. 1.1 this state of things the four Courts had no other choice than to abandon to chance for the future the great effeirs which they had engaged to arrange, and thus to prove their impotency and to expose the peace of Europe to daily increasing dangers, or, on the other hand, to adopt the resolution of proceeding without the co-operation of Fence, in order to bring about, by means of their united ti hurts, a solution of the complications of the Levant, in conformity with the engagements which the four Courts have contracted with the Sultan, and of a nature to ensure future peace. Placed between these two choices, and persuaded of the urgency of an immediate decision, and in conformity with the important interests involved therein, the four Courts ,have thought it their duty to resort to the latter of the at;ereatives; and they have consequently just concluded with the Sultan a Convention destined to settle, in a satis feetory manner, the Complications actually existing in the Levant. The four Powers, in signing this Convention could not but feel the greatest regret to find themselves thus momentarily aeparated from France in an affair so essen ially European ; hut this regret is diminished by the rt i crated declarations which the French Government has suite to then that it has nothing to object to the zerengereents which the Four Powers desire to _melee Mehemet Ali accept, provided Mehemet Ali coments to them ; and that in no case will Feanee oppose the' measures which the four Courts, in ,•oricert with the Sultan, might judge necessary to obtain the assent of the Paella of Egypt; and that the only mo tive which has prevented France from uniting with the eeller Powers on this occasion is derived from considera titins of various kinds, which renJered it impossible for the French Government to take a part in coercive measures iigairist-Mehemet Ali. The four Courts entertain, then, the well-grounded lieve.tbat their separation from France oat this subject will; be only of short duration, and will not in any ,manger interfere with the relations of sincere friend. si-ip which they so earnestly desire to preserve with .France ; and, moieover, they anxiously address them .lves ti the French Government, in order to obtain, its rnoi-al support, notwithstanding they cannot hope for its nwitellai co-operation. ,frizti?„ Ixt - . ,JAL" - -.' Y -4 ' "t 1 k i • ,t • tc,, 4 ~ ) 1 lk -..2 ' ~, ' , 0 --s------__la_ ~~~~~~ ~~~~0- LONDON: FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1840. Great as has been the European interest excited by the signing of the Quadruple Treaty of the 15th of July for the settlement of the Eastern question—general as have been the forebodings of an European war, consequent upon the ratification of that treaty—and deep as has been the regret of the people of England at finding France all at once isolated from a friendly co-operative alliance with the mighty members of the European family of nations, it is reasonable to expect that the publica tion of the State Paper, which will be found in another part of The Sun, setting forth in the clearest light the course pursued by the Four Powers—their object in pursuing that course-- and their solicitude to prevent that isolation of France which has afflicted the friends of peace throughout Europe, will excite a still greater, dcepe', and more general, curiosity, interest, and anxiety. This important paper is a copy of the note addressed on the 15th of July—the very day of the signing of the Treaty of London—by the Re presentatives of England, Austria, Russia, and Prussia to M. GUIZOT, the French Ambassador and Plenipotentiary at the Court of London. In this note the Four Powers emphatically state, that for a period of at least six months, that is, from the autumn of 1839 to the 15th of July, 1840, the whole time of the negotiations on the Eastern question, they did all that they could to prevail upon France to unite with them in a measure fo r the pacification of the Levant—that the measure now resolved upon was submitted to, and approved of, by France, provided MEttEmET Aer could be brought to submit to it—that in the judgment of the Four Powers this measure could not be aban doned without exposing to certain danger the peace of Europe—that France refused to become a party to it on considerations of delicacy, wholly uncon nected with the shadow of an objection to its in trinsic justice—and, finally, that in signing it the Four Powers sought from the goodwill, the pacific intentions, and the friendship of France, her powerful mediation with Mehemet Ali for the set tlement of the question in the manner proposed, without the necessity of having recource to a joint coercive policy. Assuming, as we have a right, and as we are bound to do, the correctness of these statements—taking for granted that events THE MANTES TUNNEL.—Th e p , I succeeded events in the manner here so clearly and w nat i 3 termed " driving the piles" in this undertaking °f ' so satisfactorily indicated, we are totally at a loss to seeding rapidly. The total number of feet fi l e ,T i mo n rh g eet i h w s ,, l p lie r i e : , r 1 0,„ Walming to that on the Rotherhithes' exactly 1,300, when the Tunnel is completed. ' discover any just grounds for the irritation—the war like frenzy—manifested by the French Governmen t men, having reach" the NlRldlesex side of the river, and peopl subsequent to the signing of the treaty engaged in carrying the extent of the Tunnel r a , - as tte wharf wall at Wapping, to reach which only .3:f ' t r of London. France was not duped, as the French more are required, and then the whole distance will be acco mplished. T he avera g e number of feet w hich the Journals have not only insinuated but asserted, man arc able to finish in a week is three; there is every It was neither the wish nor the interest of the Four pee b a bilipv, therefore, of the Tunnel being completed in and fou r months from this period. The Powers t o t a k e any steps without her knowledge , h ,,h t o wit. e .e o n t. three the premises which it was requisite to remove f or \ and if possibl e , w i t h out h er concurrence. She 7hc purpose of form in g the entrance at SA apping have been had an interest with England, Austria, and Russia, lied down, and the expenses attached to purchasing the • V i ,r u eoertv, which was very valusble, and remunerating the in the settlement of the Eastern question in such a .ccmlpiers of the houses, will form no small in the manner as s h ould secure the independence an d in pecearits ; as it is , ho wever, the 'funnel wilt terity of T ur k ey . 13 ut w h at serves f or a com b, Cti:rat I.,ted at a cost of less than half a million of money, pi g ete answer to th ese i ns i nuat i ons w hi c h are i n ri.c mi,•Dr; -3 STEAM -SHIP. This vessel tended to ma dd en F rance, by represent i ng ;,,twerp from Londo n on t he 20:h inst:, in 22 I hours: Having arrived on the Flemish cuast much sooner her honour as woun d e d , the very bas i s o f t h e sto p her en g ines I Treaty of London was in th e wor d s o f th e thin w as expected, she was obliged to :about tw o h ours , wa iting for daylight , b efore the p ilot wi,uld take h er i n to t h e Scheldt ; in conseque nce of which by note " enounced toward s t h e en d of last year site had th e e bb t id e o f th a t r i v er to contend against the French Ambassador i n L on d on I" all the I atay ; she h a d, a l so th e fl oo d tido of the Thames against I Thus the her in going down th e river; b u t for these circumstances, Four Powers were content to receive from France the very ideas upon which the tre a ty i s b ase d , and she would h ave ma d e a remar k ab l y qu i c k passage . NEW C HESHIRE M AGISTRATES. —W e are to ask no more from her than th at s h e would abide I glad to learn that the Lord Chancellor has appointed the -llowing gentlemen Magistrates for the c(of Ches- t o .--namcly, Henry Winch, cf Lith un d by the policy officially and authoritatively• indicated herself only a few mouths before the (late of the Seas,lembe ; I. W. Harden, of Liscard, Esqe,rEaß.riarrisjte!"3: by at-Law ; and J. C. Ewart; et New Brighton. Literal in i• sq. \s treaty in question. It was then France who shifted believe that all the three. tete services are much po and . we are quite sure that theirher course, and expected that the Great Powers ired in the district in which they will be called required Would quietly move in her wake without hesitatio n or upon to act. Liver. wool T'inies4 remonstrance. The policy of Europe was expected The Mfluerce of the French Government is powerful in .Alexandra ; and may not the four Courts hope, and even demand of the friendship of the French Government that this influence- be exercised with Mehemet Ali, with the view of inducing. the Pacha to give his adhesion to the arrarrgementS which ar,:. about to be proposed to him by tl e &limn? if the French Government could by these means effi er.cit.Nusly contribute to put an end to the complications of the Levant, this Government Would acquire fresh titles tutke gratitude and esteem of all the friends of peace. to be changed to hatmonize with the change in he r Cabinet. As we stated several me alths ago, M. THIERS had rashly given pledges to' MEHEMET Am, which were only to be redeel ned by veer ing in a contrary direction from.. that fol lowed by Marshal SOULT and Cotunt MOLE. The Four Powers had gone too far to _recede with honour, or to remain stationary without perilling the repose of Europe. Lamenting the secession of France they could only offer as a salve to the wounded amour propre of the Minister, who had only himself to blame, the dignified and imposing office of mediator between them and the Viceroy. Whether the office was formally accepted we ex pect soon to be informed ; but the mission of M. PERIER to Alexandria would indirectly authorise the conclusion that it was, and the failure of that mission, that it was rejected by the ungrateful pro tege of the French Premier. In whatever way, then, the French Government and the French nation receive the publication of this most important State Paper, the publication of others as well authenticated, and of a contrary import, will be necessary to raise a suspicion in the breasts of our countrymen of the good faith and the amicable intentions by which Lord PALMER STON and his colleagues were actuated throughout these very delicate negotiations. Neither the carp ing of Tory Journals, nor the misrepresentations of the French Press, will close their eyes, or pervert their understanding, to the obvious and all-compre hensible fact, that France was the original pro poser of the Treaty of London, and that the policy of the Four Powers was the very policy chalked out by France only a few months ago. Again Englishmen cannot fail to observe that while no . new phase of European politics offered a pretext for the sudden • change in the Oriental policy of France, the Four Powers in their joint note carefully abstain from ' characterising, as they might have done, such levity in the disposal of questions affecting the repose of the world, as France has here exhibited. In their desire to soothe and conciliate France, wounded in her vanity by the egregious presumption, and un scrupulous faithlessness of M. THIERS, we cor dially unite ; and we trust that the exposition no N given, will remove whatever impression remains on the minds of Frenchmen unfavourable to the un changeable good faith of this country. As a mediator between the Great Powers and the Viceroy, France has it still in her power to perform a part worthy of her greatness, her civilization, and her glory—a part which will give her a claim to the strongest friendship of contemporary nations, and the grati tude of posterity. May she have the wisdom wor thily to discharge the glorious functions of a peace maker and peace-preserver ! The desperate straits to which the Tories are driven to find fault with the Ministers, whose greatest fault is their imitation of the Tories, was well exemplified by the Times of yesterday morning. It appears, according to that journal, that some schemer has invented, or fancies he has invented, a plan which " involves the annihilation of every known system of naval warfare." " , The Sailor King' was caught by the invention, and referred it to Sir RICHARD KEATS." "In company with a naval officer of forty years' standing, who fought at Trafalgar, and was the companion of Sir SYDNEY SMITH, (not a few imbeciles might fulfil the conditions,) he examined it, and reported that no ship in the navy, nor garrison on shore, could resist this stupendous combination of forces ;" all which, and ten times more was said of the steam-gun ten or twelve years , ago, which has dw indled into a mere toy to amuse i the holiday boys ' When they visit the Gallery of Practical Science. Before the good old KING could reward this 'murderous inventor, he was called away, and since then it appears the Ministers have turned the cold shoulder on him. Poor man, he has " expended 35,000/. in perfecting his inven tion, and has involved himself in the most distress ing embarrassment," and " the Ministers will not advance him any money." We pity him ; but only the rabidness of a disappointed captious party spirit, at a loss for just ground of censure, could torture these into " alarming and disgraceful facts, for the national supremacy, if not safety, is endangered by the culpable conduct of her Ma jesty's Ministers." A schemer is not rewarded, and England's supremacy or safety is endangered 1 What a glorious piece of absurdity. If her su premacy or safety depended on such- circumstances it would not be worth a week's purchase, and would be held at the mercy of the greatest quack of the day. A more idle and disgraceful accusation was never made by a journal pretending to a character for common sense and common sagacity. It is un worthy even of the present furious partizanship of the Times. , The manner in which the writer in that journal 1 mingles abuse with pathos and horror is quite . amusing. " The base creatures of the Admiralty," it says, " are willing to expose to danger the lives and property of all their fellow-subjects, in order that they may enjoy a few months' salary." " Great is the culpability of Lord MELBOURNE, and most serious the responsibility he has incurred to his country and mankind." That is a sample of the abuse. Then comes a sorrowful lamentation over our departed greatness : " our Navy might still have existed." It is blown up then already, gone sailors and all, and men know it no more. " Now," adds our Contemporary, " that the inventor is compelled to go abroad, or appeal publicly to his countrym en , the de struction of our wooden walls by a foreign foe, or its disuse by ourselves—(the grammar matches the logic !)—is inevitable." " For John Bull," says the sagacious scribe, who has seen him pay million after million for ships to rot in harbour, to be built and pulled to pieces again, " will not I submit to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to build a ship, which at three miles' distance may be sent into fragments at a moment." There is the horror. All the nautical skill of our sailors is at once annihilated. Some single schemer has put an end to Britain's greatness: BONAPARTE, at the head of all the armies of Europe, was a mere fly, compared to this giant of destruction. The great deed, how ever, which the Times seems to have expected of him, was to blow the Ministers out of office ; but they enjoy " a few months' salary," in spite of this potent genius, and his potent ally. Neither our wooden-walls nor the Ministers, are yet destroyed by these annihilators, who resemble each other in making a prodigious fuss, and effecting nothing. They may ruin themselves by their inventions, but we must see the proof, before we believe that they will injure others. Within our recollection there have been at least a score of similar inventions, each of which was to change the whole face of war. They have, how ever, had but a very slight influence, and have not altered in the least, that we are aware of, the rela tive power of the different nations of Europe. Such inventions soon cease to be secrets, and their advantages or disadvantages arc shared alike by all. The greatest change in the art of war folloted the invention of gunpowder. Whatever influence that may have had in insuring the superiority of Euro peans over the natives of America and Asia, it does not seem to have altered the relative force of the different civilized powers of Europe. The whole article in the Times, therefore, is framed on false analogies and exaggerated views ; the reasoning is , ' ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Sixth Week Ofl-aines'"Lieof the Hatchet." 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Ile vast Panorama al Fresco of Iceland and its Volcanoes, by Damon—Breaking up of the Ice—Melting of the Snows— Release and Departure of the Discovery Ship. Carter's astonishing " Koniaphostic," or " Lime Light. Eruption of Mount Hecla, &c. ADMISSION ONE SHILLING. Feeding Hour of the Carnivora, Five o'Clock. Concert commences at Six. TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Phocion" shall appear when we can find room. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. r ne 23 minutes after 3. I Evening 38 minutes after 3. ►he Publication of the Evening Edition of Tux St( corn. meneed at 10 minutes after Three. THP' ITh , LONDON, FR • I TINY, AUGUST 28, 1t440. i unfounded and illogical ; and instead of damaging the Ministry, can only make the Times supremely I ridiculous. We have given in another part of the Paper a full account of the meeting of the Eastern Counties Railway Proprietors, held yesterday at the London Tavern, which will be read with inte rest by the farmers and landlords in Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk. The report on the whole is favour able. Considering the vast intercourse between these districts and London, and the great advan tages of speedy communication even for agricultural counties, there can be no doubt that this line must ultimately be completed. In the allusion to the late melancholy event in the Report we entirely concur. Can any conclusion be more absurd than the verdict of the Jury ? They return a verdict of Accidental Death," and at the same time give a deodand of 5001. on the carriages. No blame is imputed, and why should the Company be punished for an accident ? All the writers, of the least authority, on political science represent Government, in the abstract, with its taxes, its restraints, its coercive laws, as an evil, the necessity for which they deplore. We have never yet met with a writer who represented Government se , of whi c h i t was not possible too much. per uch.The su m o f the to a haves a g doc trines taught, by the old teachers of political science (we have not many of this generation worth notice) is that Government is, per se, an evil, and the less of it the better. The more it can be dispensed with, the greater is the liberty and the happiness of man kind. Such is their theory : the modern practice is directly the reverse, and legislators seem to think that nothing is well arranged unless they arrange it, and that the sphere of their operation cannot be too widely extended. Either their practices or the best accredited theories are erroneous, which time and the world must decide. We have been led to these reflections by a little pamphlet, entitled " An Appeal to the Govern ment and People of Great Britain against the pro posed Niger Expedition," &c., by ROBERT JA MIESON, Esq., from which it appears that the ex pedition to the Niger, which lies as far beyond the appropriate sphere of Government as an attempt to explore the moon by balloons, will be very inju rious to the undertakings and commerce of indivi duals. If Government has any duty, it is that of protecting the tax•payers ; but in this case it acts on a scheme, to gratify some monomania about slavery, which will injure or ruin some of those whom it is bound to defend. Mr. JA MIESON, as a merchant, resident in Liverpool, will pay his share of those taxes which, being de voted to the Niger expedition, will ruin himself. We always felt great repugnance to the Govern ment lending itself to Sit F. BUXTON'S quackery, and Mr. JAMIESON'S pamphlet has confirmed our impression. He says— I have been given to understand, that although no com mercial pursuit will be engaged in by Government, yet that merchandise, designed to promote the objects of the " Society," may be, and is to be, conveyed up the Niger by such Government vessels—vessels equipped, manned, and sailed, at the public expense. If lam correct in this, my Lord, then is it not apparent that the private merchant, who conveys his merchandise to the same quarter at his own cost, and especially by so expense a means of tran sport as steam navigation, must necessarily retire before such unequal competition--and that tbus the Expedition will defeat one of its own professed and principal objects, the encouragement of trade with Africa: while the giving away of presents to chiefs, in articles of merchandise, as I have every reason to believe is intended, will further be injurious to the formation of commerce—as being a direct and unfair interference with the trader in the same articles —and as establishing a precedent which he cannot afford to follow; because his presents would, in the natural course of things, be made only in proportion to the extent of ti ade done, in order to induce and encourage its in crease ; yet the continuance of the mischievous precedent above referred to, would nevertheless be looked for, per.. haps insisted on, from him, at every fresh visit. For these reasons, my Lord, I withdraw my steam vessel from the Niger, if the Expedition ascends that river. But on other grounds likewise, I appeal against its pur poses ; and I pray that your Lordship will not suppose that I make this appeal from any motive of personal ad vantage. It was not until I had invited and failed to obtain, the co-operation of gentlemen in London, who have since be come leading members of the " Society" now urging the Niger Expedition upon Government, that I ventured to engage, single-handed, in so expensive and hazardous an undertaking as the opening of a trade with the interior of Africa by mean.; of steam navigation. I was well aware, my Lord, of the difficulties and losses which would have to be encountered and sustained, perhaps for years, before the trade could be made remunerative; and I looked for the competition of my fellow merchants as soon as it was known to be so, as a necessary adjunct towards the ulti mate success of the grand object ; for it is from the vigour of competition that commerce advances and flourishes. I should therefore feel satisfaction, and not disappointment, in withdrawing for a time from trade upon the Niger, if tl ts a l n e d ad p i r n o g secuted by others to a successful i t i sn li s e uae p . u w r a s y u i whichwere gavet to be h otpakeenofti But besides injuring the commerce of individuals, this expedition, which is to cost the public 61,0001., will rather serve, according to Mr. JAMIESON, to retard than promote the extinction of the slave trade : come a to your Lordship' s But it may not before ha ve new gu l es e t t i th d e British public ; and however much it may b e knowledge that the traffic had r et i red Biafra. This information i3 from the Bight of knowledge of the Bight is foundedon dby those whose so i 7 t e his yca h rs old, it is nevertheless the fact th at so ent 7rteal s B t 11 , g e r ci s these ipanlnadc:Cus question,—nor ih e o e r n o ,g— e r n en s a , ot r thes lhadar y e e w m a t er tr n se o s fb l a ef v eo n e r mv any nr s yd e a l f 0) a rs t case, that at the latest dates fro m Bonny, ()lel ' Calabar, f i m a n n o y t n l i t o e i viously,while, on the other ha n d, accord i ng to the ad vices of my own people, at present trading there, there were lying at Bonny alone, on the 13th of April last, no less than thirteen British ships engaged in trade for palm oil, ivory, &c. At Lagos and Wydah, in the adjoining Bight of Benin, it is believed that a slave trade is still continued, but on a very reduced scale,—and there is no doubt that, with the increased powers of capture now pos sessed by her Majesty's cruisers, the slave traffic here, and on the coast generally, will speedily be suppressed, especially if assisted by a few suitable steam vessels. But, my Lord, on the great range of coast in Western Africa, south of the line. scarcely any commercial inter course with England exists ; and from this cause, and the extent of coast to be watched, as well as its favourable position in reference to Brazil, the slave traffic, if it con tir.uos at all, will continue to be found here. Would it not be more for the benefit of Africa and of England to at te.apt the formation of commerce where a slave trade is prosecuted, and no trade with England is found, than to disturb a great and rapidly increasing commerce in quar ters from which the slave trade has retired ? The com. rneree already f orme d i n t h e Bi g h t o f Bi a f ra i s sure, i n i ts advancement and extension, to be the means of introducing the knowledge of agriculture and civilization into the heart of Africa —a work which, in the nature of things, cannot be done in a day, and which has not been accomplished in Sierra Leone in half a century. As a commercial man I ant convinced, that no corn. mercial or agricultural advantage can result frcm the ac quisition and military possession of territory in the interior of Africa—while, on the other hand, I a m certain that no informati on could be more gratifying to the slave-dealer of Southern Africa, than that England was about to waste her energies in the northern parts of the Continent the news would be received in Brazil with surprise and satis faction, and the slave traffic be recommenced with fresh vigour, by many who would otherwise have relinquished it; nor is it possible to contemplate-, without the deepest concern and regret, the chagrin a nd disappointment , and the consequent paralization of fresh effort, which must at tend the failure of this expedition in the accomplishment of its professed objects. But whether the expedition fail in its object or not, whether it be the wisest ur most foolish scheme that ever was engaged in, our objection to it would not be diminished. The design lies wholly beyond the proper attributes of Government, which are limited to protect its own subjects in their lawful callings and pursuits. To us nothing is more a subject of regret than to see the Government con tinually forego its functions of reflecting for the community, and engaging with blind and un reflecting activity, under the influence of a pool passion, a mere an i ma l i mpu l se , or low ambition, in all s o rts of projects which any interested or foolish quacks may recommend. To limit the operations of the Government, and to compel those who ad minister it to reflect much before they act at all, is now one of the most essential duties of the people. There is an abundance of ~.._ Eastern speculations on the day, but th e pu bli cat i on o f t he Note of the Four Question i n the Paris j o urnals of Wednes. Powers, addressed to France the day the Treaty of London was signed, deprives them of all interest. The Journal tles Debuts asserts confidently that MEHEAuii - T. ALI will resist the execution of the treaty, that the Great Powers cannot control him without kindling the flames of an European ‘var. T. Comn2eice, on the other hand, intimates that the ..,Ission of Count DE SAINT AULAIRE to Koni;l-I , ,votth, where he has had interviews with Prince 1 1'IL:TTERNICEI and Count WORONZOW, is Pacific, and that the French Government is already on the verge of re-uniting with the Four Powers. The Univers has a long and very able article on the Eastern Question, to some points in which we shall take an early opportunity of calling attention. The illoniteur of Wednesday has the following significant notification The Minister of Justice has just ordered the Law Officers of the Crown to !investigate the transactions which have lately taken place at the Bourse." "In exe cution of the order of the Procureur-General," adds the Gazette des Tribunaux, " the examining Magistrate has commenced the investigations of the recent transitions on the Stock Market." The following paragraph is from the Ministeria' Presse : " Those who circulate false reports on the Stock Ex change for the purpose of influencing the price of the public funds. are less guilty than those who have made use of the Government information to realise immense sums by time bargains ;"and states that "a public func tionary, whose name is in every one's mouth, received from one stock-broker a sum of 1,164,000 f. (equal to 46,0001. British) for his profits on one month's time bargains." "It was said yesterday evening that M. Dosne, father-in-law of M. Tillers, and Receiver-General of the Department of the Nord, had quitted Paris for Lille. His departure, which is said to have been caused by some observations of a Deputy in the salon of the President of the Council, has led to comments which we will abstain from repeating." If the inquiry be pursued we have no doubt that some very disgraceful transactions will be brought to light. The only general intelligence from Paris will be found in the annexed extracts from the Journals of Wednesday : Mr. Porter, the English Commissioner, has arrived in Paris, it is said, bearer of powers to sign the com mercial treaty with the French Commissioners. A letter from Leghorn of the 20th instant states, that the Sphynx steamer having been despatched from Tou lon to Malta in quest of a personage of distinction com promised in the affair of Louis Bonaparte, and that personage having sought refuge in Tuscany, the steamer brought instructions to the French Consul to demand that he be given up, and returned to France on the 19th. The same letter adds, that the Russian Go vernment had freighted 80 transports for the purpose of conveying to Constantinople a portion of the army destined to protect the integrity of the. Ottoman empire. The (Jourrier Francais states (and a letter from Berlin corroborates the statement) that " the reason why the Emperor of Russia did not come to Dresden to meet Prince Metternich was, that he was not on good terms with the King of Prussia, who he expected would have abdicated in favour of his brother Charles accord ing to a promise which the Emperor asserts the King had made him 12 years since." All who return from the Levant speak of the Emir Bechir as having acted treacherously to the people of the Lebanon. But for him, the mountaineers would have made a very different resistance to the Pacha. The French Consul was constantly with him, and his physicia❑ is a Frenchman. Our readers may draw their own inferences from this. Letters from Constantinople, published by the Leip• sig Gazette, relate that at the last review of the troops six musket shots were fired at the Sultan, and that his cloak was pierced by two balls. It was accordingly, to all appearance, a vast conspiracy. A letter from Con stantinople, dated the 6th, stated that within this fort night mere than 1,500 persons had been strangled and thrown into the Bosphorus. The plan was to place on the throne the Sultan's brother, who is only nine years of age, with a Council of Regency, of which Khosrew Pacha was to be the head.—La Gazette de France. We find the following statement in the Independant de la Moselle of Aug. 24 : " The following fact, the authenticity of which we are able to guarantee, may give an idea of the sentiments which animate certain States of the German Confede- ration. " In one of these States very near to our department the name of which we suppress because we should al. ways regret exposing to danger the most influential men of a population, which has given us marks of lively sympathy—in one of these States, we say, the principal merchants assembled to consider of means to avert the inconvenience of certain measures arising from existing circumstances, but very prejudicial to their in terest. In the order of ideas there is but one step from commerce to politics, and this step was soon taken. Our neighbours compared the honourable and disin terested conduct of France and that of the Powers who signed the - treaty of London, and wholly approved of our proceedings. The conference, commenced in this manner, soon went further. One of the persons present, hurried away by the effervescence which prevailed in the meeting, having expressed a wish that the State of -- might be united with France—this wish was received with enthusiasm by all the persons present, who were the principal citizens of This fact may afford matter of reflection to the So vereign of the German Confederation.—Le Constuu tionnel. BOURSE.-PAkIS, WEDNESDAY, Atia. 26. 1 irst Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price French 5 I.er Cents ll2 75 ... 113 20 ... 112 70 ... 113 20 3 per Cents 7E/ 45 ... 80 5 ... 70 45 80 5 Rank of terance 3175 ...3180 ...31C0 ...3190 Latlitte Bank I,ooof. Sh loio ...10511 ...1050 _lO5O 5,000 f. Sh 5150 ...5150 ...5130 ..51:0 Belgian Bank 5 rer Cents 3 uer Cents 6O 30 ... 60 30 69 ... Spanish Aciive ... 25% 25 1 / 4 , ... "25% Passive ... 6% ... 6% Portuguese 3 per Cents 22% 22% ... ` - e2 Neapolitan lOO 100 100 100 Roman ISO 100 ... ... 100 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain 465 445 463 460 Versailles, It. B LB. Orleans . Strasburg to Bale 355 ... 355 ...:145 ... 350 BELGIAN 1 UNDS—Baussats, AUG. 26. e.ctual Debt, 23 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. ............ 14)% Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. -- 3 per Cent. 19% Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent Society of Coramree, 4 % per Cent lO9 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 85% National Society. Exchango on London (short) —Brussels Papers, Aug. 26. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, AUG, 18 liv per Cents. Metalliques • lOB% Fotcr per Cents lOO% Three psr Cents. Bank Shares 1766 —Allgenzeine Zeitung. Aug. 23 HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, Ann. 25. Stills. Money. Austrian 5. per Cents. Bank Shares.... ..... . 1695 Ariel°. Russian Loan ln+ 1073 i RUSSi7.II 5 per Cent. !st series, Certificate 103 Inscription, Ist Se.: toS lO3 Russian 5 per Cent. Hops and Co. 3d and 4th Series 97M: Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 2% pe r C en t 50% 50 Ditto 5 per Cent us Polish Bonds Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cene eh* 74% 74% Norwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cu:.e EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, AUG. 25.-13. 4A —Two months, 13 3, CtlßlsrlAalA, AUG. 15 —Three months, 4 74. STocKnoLm, Aun. 18.—Seventy-five days, 11, 40. LEiesie, Ann. 21.—Two mo„ths, 6. 13. BERLIN, Ann. 22.—Three months, 6. 18, PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO THE CITY.—\% stated hist evening, in our Second Edition, that the visit of his Royal Highness to the City would be post poned, in consequence of the alarming illness of the Princess Augusta. 'lbis morning, however, her Royal Highness not being considered in immediate danger, the foliowing Notice has been stuck up at Guildhall : " Friday, Aug. 28, 1840. " Notice is hereby given that his Royal Highness Prince Albert will positively visit the City this day, as originally intended. (Signed) " G. F. 110 OKE Y, Comptroller." THE RIVAL TWINS.—Mr. Gregg, commonly called Reverend, to the great abuse of an expressive word, has been raving a speech, it appears, at Llverpool, in which he spoke of Popery as "anti-Christian," " ab surd," " knavish," " most abominable," " devilish," " filthy," " fulsome," " blasphemous ;" of the Popish religious service as " a mockery," "a dumb mass," " a horrible profanation," " necromancy," and " witch craft ;" of Popish priests as " Romish wolves," " special instruments of the devil." " The Popish system," he said, was " worse tha❑ Paganism," a " puppet-show" system, " the Babylonical beast of Rome." " Popery was of the devil—it abode beneath the wrath of the Most High—it was the prime plague and pestilence of the world." Considerin g the close resemblance of the Church of England to the Church of Rome, that their faith is the same, their ritual alike, their religious service similar, it is less politic than cor rect in Mr. Gregg so to describe the Church of Rome. Ho is, no doubt, well acquainted with its character, and, being a priest of the closely connected Church of England, is initiated into all its mysteries. The public will derive much benefit from certain charlatans ex po.';ing each other. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—In a few days we shall have the part of the line between Bristol and Bath open for the public accommodation. During the past vreek many splendid runs have been made on the lino by the powerful engines already hece. The longitudinal bearings give a solidity of appearance to the rails, Which altoucthor removes any fear from the spectator, even when the engines are travelling at their greate,t speed. They move with noiseless rapidity, and no sound is ceard but the " breathing," as it. may be termed, of the monster, who rushes past at a pace double that of the fleetest horse, --Bristol Standard. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, arrived! in town at eleven o'clock yesterday mornin g f rom h er res idence in Bushy Park, and paid a visit to tl,c Princess Augusta at Clarence House, St. James's. The Duchess of Gl"' nester came to Clarence House while her Majesty was staying there. The Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar called at the residence of her Royal Highness. The following account of the health of the Princess was issued yesterday:— " The Princess Augusta has passed the night with a great deal of refreshing sleep, and her Royal Highness is more comfortable to-dal. " Clarence House, August 27." Sir Henry Halford and Sir Matthew Tierney at tended the Princess in the forenoon, and Mr. Moore was also in attendonce on her Royal Highness during the: day. Among the inquirers after the health of her Royal Highness yesterday, were the American Minister, and Mrs. Stevenson, the Netherlands Minister and Madame Dedd, the Saxon" Minister, the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, the Marchioness of 'Westmeath, the Ear l of Westmoreland, Lady Catherine Buckley, Lord F. Fitzclarence, Lord Augustus Fitzclarence, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Sir John and Lady Cowen , and the Rev. Dr. Kuper. The Queen Dowager remained at Clarence House upwards of an hour. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, left Marlborough House, at half-past tlaree,o'clock, on her return to Bashi' Park. The Duke of Cambridge honoured the Duko of Somerset with his company at dinner last evening, at Wimbledon Park. Mr. George Lewis and Mr. Vizard had interviews with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday, at the Home•ofice. Lord Adolphus Fazelame° has left town on a tour , and will afterwards visit the Duke of Beaufort, at his seat at Cowes. _ Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. DEATH OF LORD GARVAGH.—This Noble Lord, who obtained hi s P eerage through Mr. Owning, t° . whom he was related, died last week at Chaloneesn fr Marne, on his way home from Wisbaden. His Lordship was in his 52d year, ha v i ng b een b orn i n N ov. 1778. ! 1803 he married Lady G eorg i ana S tewart, d aug h ter o f t?, first Marquis of Londonderry, by whom (who died in . _ l o ° l months after) he had no children. His second wife, wee„ . .. he espoused in July, 1824, was Rosabella, eldest daughte r of the late Robert Bonham, Esq., and by, her he has left a daughter and two sons, the eldest of whom, Charl ie Henry Spencer George—now Lord Garvagh—is ill " 15th year, having been born March 18, 1826. The late Baron was as Irish Peer, F. R. S., and F. S. A. and Lord .. Lieutenant of the county of Fermanagh, which appoint' ment is rendered vacant by his death. MeETROPOLITAN FlRES.—Notwithstanding the great and valuable effici e n c y o f th e L on d on fi re brigade , there is one point in which they are sadly deficient-- - rt . . immediate obtainment of water. In this respect. tr . Liverpool fire brigade far outstrips London. In Liver' pool about 100 men are picked from the police force, ..!: although they do duty the same as their brother ir, l 7:, constables, at a somewhat higher rate of salary, they r tM o l a very efficient fire brigade. The stranger in Liver s is instantly struck by their appearance. Pendent ft!u e _ polished brass chain slung round their necks is a steel_ tir_ strument, which at first sight looks like a weapon of de'' fence, but it is in fact a water-key. Hence there_i e u; spread immediately, and an abundant supply o running to and fro for the turncock, the alarm f of fire is ready long before the engines ca n p oss ibly ar rive. in th e great e u i e r h g a r n ea d t ful fi o re f i rn n e L n, iv u e n rp d o er ol th i e n di l r B e 3 ct B i ' on th o e f Mr. Whitby, called forth the thanks of the whole t In London the water is locked up, the ladders arc lock ed ' the fire escapes are locked. estes .Y 0 occurrence took place at Blackfriars _ bridge, y ° LUDICROUS AFFAIR.—A rather ludicrous evening, between seven and eight o'clock. Just e av r,, workmen employed on the bridge were about le Me. , work, a middle-aged man, in the dress of a mechanic, 1 ::: o f able b d i i s r , e b c r w t a o l f t ; seen to descend the steps cn the City side, and vegf ia liberately to walk into the water, which was very 10 7_., the time, and, after advancing a few paces, he threw b 1 self self into the stream, and began to flounder aboutatelrusel manner not unlike an overgrown porpoise on a ativell day. For some time these diversions were corona; _ ate , disregarded, but eventually a crowd began to cong e d e e b i o which being observed by the desperate fellow, he Ina th e way into deeper water, and really began to goe‘,., esses i watery element. Several persons, who had not ty t !O"' sf r„t e the commencement of the farce, really thought _ a o t e eresea might prove a tragedy, and called loudly to the 7, 13 ,,, re to put off in their boats to save him, which, after 5 ' eare d to reject their proffered aid, and again plungedand th . inl: water ; but reaching the middle of the stream, ing that matters had gene .. quite far enough," on rer'..a ing the piles, he clung to them, and called lustily alo u d for assistance. The watermen, however, suffered th e mock desperado to remain for some time in this chosen spot, till his " flights of fancy" had been satisfied, when he very quietly got into the boat, and, on being brought ashore, was consigned to the care and protection of thu s police, the jeers and taunts of th e bystanders. , It was under this heading—" Prorogation . c'' Parliament"—that a cynical knave of an editor lately hP. formed his readers that " the number of dogs shipped on,±i certain Saturday night, in the port of Loudon alone, wa" no less that 480." But h e did not di st i ngu i sh the sniff's!, according to the packs they severally belong to, nor state what proportion o f th em were i n t h e U pper House , and , how many, being puppi es e l ect i ve, come more pro perly ; under the lash of Mr. Billy Holmes. sfllY o i THREE BOYS DROW NED .—L ast Werl.ne _ ~0 at Seaforth, near Liverpool, th ree lath, at school wit h 7 0 Rev. Mr. Rawson, wer e dr owne d w hil e b at hing. 1 ether boys also had a very narrow escape. a s still A LUCKY HIT.--At a later period he w e; for DR. SOUTHEY.Rumours have, for a con s i- better paid for a more trifli ng exertion of his leu the derable time, b e e n curren t respect i ng t h e h ea l th of Dr. having met at a dinner-p ar ty t h e l ate M r. Strabane Southey, th e P oe t L aureate . D e li cacy no longer requires King's Printer, then s u ff er i ng from gout and old Abe' the withh o ldi ng o f t h e me l anc h oly fact, which will give though his intellectual faculties remained unimpaire d, i-- the greatest grief to ever y l over o f l iterature, t h at , t h roug h sent him next mornin g th e f o ll owing jeu d'esprit o y our l ower li mbs seem'd far from stout overmuch intellectual l a b our , D r . S out h ey ' s fi ne m i n d h as been so much prost ra t e d an d s h attere d, t h at i t i s very un- When last I saw you walk ; likely that he will ever again appear before the world as a The cause I presently found out writer. Our information on this subject is derived from When you began to talk. a letter written by Mrs. Southey to a friend in this city.— " Bath Chronicle. The In power e r that proportionp rop s spread,the REVIEW AT WOOLWICH O N S ATURDAY.— In you mounts upwards, and the strength His Royal Highness th e D u k e o f Cambridge was so All sttles in th head." pleased with his recent visit t o W oo l w i c h , that he purposed This compliment proved so highly acceptable to the old 1 . paying it another visit, an d Th urs d ay was originally in- gentleman that he made an immediate codicil to his., w.1....` tended for fulfilling hi s d es i re , b ut i t has ultimately been by which he bequeathed to the writer the sum of 3001 fixed for Saturday, and orders have been issued to all the James Smith's Memoirs, 4.c, pit' troops in the garrison to be prepared for the occasion. CLEVER HIEF.—.... wasless His Royal Highness will arrive at Woolwich about eleven T T startledbya r- ‘ ,. her story (a standing dish in Italy), in which my e°IIIP A o'clock, and will visit the various objects worthy of notice. He Will then inspect the regimental school, and the field nion had himself played a part in the south of France. batteries will commence precisely at two o'clock, and con- robber stopped a diligence, and stripped all the 11 _ ere of their ready money, while eight of his comrades 7, 4 elude with a splendid scene on the common, and filing in seen behind some bushes with their muskets lecut o the f marshes. It is to he hoped the weataer will prove favourable on this occasion, that the public may not be dis- When the thief had secured his booty, it was found t' ier appointed of witnessing the whole proceedings, the dreaded eight were merely scarecrows dressed uP 1 LORD JOHN RU SSELL IN I NVERNESS-SHIRE, the occasion.—Rau mer ' s I ta l y an d t h e Italians. GREENWICH.—Th e enjoyment of the visitor ,0 ;.. —This disti ngu i s h e d member of the Government arrived o e 1 on' this delightful spot is not a little heightened when in Inverness-shire last week, and is now at the Duchess back, as it were, into the vale of years, and recalls to el l oo ° of Bedford's beautiful residence of Donne, in the district the various royal and celebrated personages who, in c° g o of Rothiemurchus, at the:foot of the Cairngorum mountains, mon with him, took a pleasure in contemplating the scen es and by the finely-wooded shores of Loch.an-Eilan. A before him. Among these may be enumerated the P i° o lovelier spot the sun never shone upon, and we trust the and learned Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester ,• the cieg s e , Noble Lerd will enjoy health and repose amidst its ro- and fascinating but cruel monarch, Edward IV. ; the ca tie mantic seclusion. Lord John intends remaining six weeks ning and avaricious - Henry VII.; his remorseless and desr ie , in Scotland. He has not, we believe, visited this country son and successor, Henry VIII. ; his unfortunate vie s t y l i . since his early days, when he was a pupil of Dugald Anne Boleyn ; the amiab:c young Prince, Edward Y .,;:i Stewart at Edinburgh, and mixed in the literary and the sanguinary and vindictive Queen Mary, who inh erl i e e scientific society which distinguished our Scottish metro- all her father's brutality ; her illustrious and learned _ on polls at that period. Some of it, most brilliant lights cruel sister, Queen Elizabeth ; the weak and imbeuthe have been extinguished—Stewart, Playfair, and Leslie Imes I. ; the unfortunate and ill-fated Charles I. ; an d are no more. These eminent men respected the promising daring and successful Oliver Cromwell • the licentio us e el talents and virtues of Lord John Russell, and would gladly l uxurious C harles 11. ; and proudly have welcomed him back again, after twenty- his tat w pious consert Queen Mary, by whom the Hospl _ o( i five years of distinguished public services and undeviating endowed. Here also delighted to wander the merry and and the good ' King Willisol a 0 consistency in the path of honour. Our countrymen are I;ght-hearted Nell Gwynne, the learned John Ev ei r'Dr. seldom slow to acknowledge merit, and in the Highlands celebrated Flamstead, and the accomplished scholar:3ord the name of a stranger is still a holy name. We hope, Johnson. Greenwith may hence be considered bel t ! is es so o ro i u n n ti t a f t r e o l m y astshoecihatiestdo.rical recollections with ;Thi e l. e ye therefore, that the noble visitor will not be allowed to de part without receiving some mark of public distinction e a - 1. • from the people of Scotland . — lnverness Courier. B ut though thefo otstep .tb ally and the voice of revelry are no longer heard i n , o k THE POLISH EXILES.—The two fetes given Palaoc, or Park, the rich foliage and hegverdant turf I bi s this year in aid of the distressed Polish exiles turned out not less bright and beautiful than in t days of complete failures. The first, at the Beulah Spa, was monarch has passed awe ; all thatremains of him is - es tolerably well attended, but, notwithstanding, unprodue- memory of his virtues, or away his crimes handed down T his five ; the second, last week at Cremorne House, from the in the page of history • butthe ' scene—the theatre 01 - , ,s state of the weather, was a thorough failure. To meet career on earth __st il l ; — , Sutra the the deficiencies thus created, as well as minister to the ve D at e r ar —sti I continues unchanged. A a, G fenwi , (ju st published). 'ci lre° pressing wants of the distressed Poles, a subscription h r a y s teen entered into , and it a pleasing to find, part' l l There Is at, present residing at Tredegar og , icu ar yat Works, a man named William Davies, of of 1 the age cls this moment, that amongst the foremost whu have c and tra y forward in aid of this benevolent design, are Lord le3ealle- He is a pauper belonging to the Dore Union, a er) q uAfr merston and M. Guizot, the French' Ambassador. Other on foot from Tredegar to Abergavenny once e ?.v e „ lig . offli old. stb9 names of high station and repute are of the number who have subscribed, but it is the many that make those things ter, to receive his pay from Mr. Price, the nd r is li " working S ter. He is in a perfect . st . ate of health, a productive, and we hoc the sympathies of allclasses the Iron Works.—Cumurian. A MAO' re quire no stimulant to excite them in a cause like the present. SINGULAR INTERRUPTION OF . eve nid CORONER'S JURIES.—At an inquest held yes- RIAGE CRItEMONY.—We understand that, . o e-_, a oaf' terday before Mr, Baker, in the parish of St. Mary r i ve , last week, the Rev. Mr. Nixon was officiating s' ti ding a tte ad is and inculcating on the parties the duty of Whitechapel, Mr. Garrett , the summoning officer, corn- to the sanctification of.' the Sabbath, and being f l e ter• plained of the difficulty he had in forming a jury, in con- their place itt the sanctuary, when the bridegroom !rat sequence of many of the parties whom he summoned no- rupted him, and both he and "the best man" (P" "arricu glecting to attend; and this he attributed to the leniency . of the worthy Coroner in not enforcing the fines for non• the Re. , . Gentleman's right to be so pointed and P to t he 'l , -i urging faith in the doc:rines, and obedience is ire attendance. The Coroner observed that he oertainly cli-1 null e i rrieg . not feel empowered to inflict the fine, though se':eral of , laws of Christianity, and plainly avowed senti consistent with revelation, and subversive 9f r " c oati his colleagues considered that the chaise ire I:ne Jury Act as a religious ordinance. Upon which the CleTerely relative to fines on alsont Jur o rs gave the m anthority to t o ld them that if they regarded the marriage uni" a b w out it ' do so. For instance, Mr. w a ki ey an d M r. Payn e en- as a civil relation, as one having nothing sacred ot her forced obedience to their summonees by fining parties ne- i : , it per fo rme d ` - • teey ingot get to attend in the soot of five pounds ; but he (Mr. person as pleased them; but he would not dishun? he was Baker), as a lawypr, teas decidedly of opinion that the self or his office, or desecrate the religion of 'chic" _ f w en elapse referred to did not apply to Coroners' Juries. hous minister, by prostituting its rites at the bidding . However, th ere wag ono thing he could do, and that was, who avowed their infidelity. Ultimately he left th e we are to send the names or o ne c hi neglecting to obey the without further proceeding with the ceremonY. eelied SUIIMIMIA reqii!slng their attendance as Jurors to the Sea- , told, however, that another cicrgyman,.on being °Yr sions, which would cause an infliction of a penalty of forty i to, completed it.--Montrose Review. infortrn• shillings upon each defaulter; an d this in future he should , air irIYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. -- ha m ys" certainly do, as the duties of Jurymen fell very heavily ton has been given and bills circulated relative tet i... Jo . upon those persons who were willing to attend when disappearanceof Mr. James Baxter, ot toe ... ireo'"' serious others refused to do so. Bowing e j 4, Adelaide-terrac e Islington, under the fo Augu st STRANGE LETTER ADDRESS. Lately, a stances :___/t appears that the morning of T hree ppears that on d to the a letter came through the Post-office, Crieff, with tbe fol. the gentleman left home and proceeded to __ tra ined . 5 _ lowing address :—.. T o the care o f Charles *List', Let- Brew, rs, Lower -road, Islington, where on h r' ILe follovo n g Out ter Carrier, Crieff, for the use of Peter Mactavish and the day and night, and left at six o'clock.was made.. ~,,, Brotherhood, to be delivered immediately with speed, or morning, from which time every inquiry 'l' 91 scone; i S po.asihle if you can, Crieff. 1 him, but no tidings could be traced of bits. We have received the Journal of Antwerp, of yes terday's date. BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, AUG. 25.—At the open ing of the Bourse some sales were made for German Account, which was followed by a reaction to .51 5-16, but soon after they were done at 512 to 13-16, on the news of their coming higher from Paris. The other National Funds took the same turn. The Actions of the Society of Commerce got up to 2 per cent., and the tendency of the Bourse was very favourable, in con sequence of the belief gaining ground that the Eastern question will be amicably settled. Ardoin's Spanish was rery animated before 'Change hours ; it was done at 23 1-16, and 23 afterwards fell to 222, but later it improved to 23y, an improvement of about per cent. THE FUNDS. The settling of the British - Account yesterday has passed off better than was anticipated. There was also one failure, and that of minor importance. Consols opened this morning at 90 for the Account, but soon after the market became heavy, and they re ceded to 891 since which the market has a better appearance, and Consols have again reached 90. i for the Account ; Exchequer Bills 21 23 prem.., Bank Stock, 1681 1691; India Stock, 2481 2491. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active rather heavy, left off 251, at present receded to 24i 25 ; Deferred, 121 ; Passive, 5- 6i ; Portuguese left 34i 351, at pre sent 34i 35i ; Three per Cents., 221 23 ; Colombian, lower 241 ; Mexican, 281-729 ; Brazilian 791 801 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., .511 2 ; Five per Cents., 1014 1021. Shares—Great Western Railway, 23 24 premium ; London and Brighton, 10 91 discount ; Blackwell, 1 1 discount ; Birmingham, 79 81 premium ; South ampton, 56 57 per share ; Croydon, 111 2 per share ; Greenwich, 61 71 per share ; Manchester and Birming ham, 101 91 discount. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Birmingham and Gloucester BO .... 70 Great North of England ... ..... 65 Great Western London and Blackwall London and Croydon (Trunk)... 131 . to Ditto Scrip - JOINT STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster - MINES. Real Del Monte. Registered 63 - Ditto Unregistered HALF-PAST ONE. Yesterday the British Market which was in n boiste rous state, thin morning has heeonie calm. We hear that some of the small fry, the Alley speculators, have not made their appearance to settle their differences. Money in the House is at 41 to ?; per cent. for Oc- tober Account, and 5 per cent. for a few days. Consols at present 90h for October 14th ; Money, 89 ; Exchequer Bills lower, 20 21 18 20 premium ; India Bonds, 4 discount, Bank Stock, 169, India Stock, In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 25 ; Pas sive, 6 ; Portuguese, 34i- ; Three per Cents., 22 3- ; Mexican, 284 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 511 ; Five per Cents., 1021. In Shares very little doing. PNENING THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There has been a fair supply of English Wheat this week, not much other Grain, and a good quantity of Foreign Wheat and Oats. Toe elntinuAnce of fine wea ther has caused the Wheat trade to be very dull, and Monday's pric?s cannot be obtained. In other Grain no variation. Four met very little demand. London Ave rages—Wheat, 15,437, 793. 6d. ; Oats, 4,735, 325. 81. ; Beans, 1,083, ; Pease. 650, 48s. 3d. SMITHFIELD MARKET. A large supply of Beet; the demand very dull ; but a reduction was not acceded to. Mutton and Lamb in request, and a brisk trade doing in both; the coarse sur;s of mutton :cold at an advance of 2d. per stone, but mid dling and prime Downs were unaltered. Lamb was 4d. higher. Veal realised 4d. to 61 advance, and inferior Pork . about 2d. Beef, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 4d.; Mutton, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; Veal, ss. to ss. Bd.; Lamb, 44. Bd. to ss. 6d. ; Pork, 4a. 6d. to ss. 4d.—Beasts, 652, Sheep and Lambs, E,500, Calves, 344, Pigs, 327. COLONIAL MARKET. Prices were &intl., but the operations privately were on a small scale, and the public auctions were unimportant. Few vessels have arrived since our last report. .TEA MARKET. There was little activity in the market, but prices were firm-; a part only of that offered at public sale was sold. Company's Congou at 2s. 34d. cash. TALLOW MARKET. Prices did not give way for P. Y.' Candle, but the demand was limited, both on the spot and for arrival. The former 525. 6d., and the latter 525. Dd. per cwt MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Hamburgh Mail of the 25th inst. has arrived, bringing the Exchange on London A shilling lower 13 14i ; Gold the same as last post, 427 ; Metal, 1051- ; Bank Actions, 1,695. The above mail does not bring any news of importance. All the Foreign Ambassadors residing at Vienna have assembled at Marienbad. LIVERPOOL COTTON • MA RKET, THURSDAY.—We have had a dull flat market to-day, the sales 2,000 bags, chiefly American. LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST, AUG. 26. Edinburgh and Glasgow Grand Junction Half Share Ditto Quarter Shares, 55 ex.div. New Quarter Shares London and Brighton 2O The Market has been very quiet to-day, and prices tending downwards.