The Sun. — London, England, 1840-08-12 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. ERECHTHEIUM CLU B Or, AUXILIARY ATHEN'EUIII. The COMMITTEE of M A.\ AG EM EN T of this Literary and Scientific Association having, on Thursday, the 6th made their SECOND SELECTION from the List of Candi dates, pursuant to Advertisement, hereby g i ve Notice, That filo), will again meet. on Thursday, the 20th August, at One o'clock precisely, at the temporary Offices of the Club, No. 6, I Vaterlcon-place, Pall Mall, to make a further Selection from the List of Candidates, and take into consideration the several MANSIONS which have been offered for the use of the Club. Noblemen acid Gentlemen desirous of joining the Association are requested to send in their applications to the Secretary, 11 - E. Paine, Esq.. to whom all other Communications re 'Pectin this CILla must be addressed. (Signed) JOHN DEAN PAUL, Chairman. 11IS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of . 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THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains SEVEN HUNDRED DIVIDENDS, Amounting to £72,170, -• The Dividends being :45,000 £BOO £l5O £lOO £7O 5,000 600 120 90 60 1,500 400 110 80 50 1,000 200 AND THE FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION contains TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DIVIDENDS ' Amounting to £954,888, The Dividends being £14,000 £6OO £7O 0 £37 10 7,500 300 50 0 37 0 '.BOO 200 42 0 36 0 1,800 150 ita 10 35 0 1,200 100 39 0 'HEINE, BROTHERS, having remitted, during a short „rile, IA,OOO/., 9,0001.. 5.000/., 3,600/., &c. &c. &c., to Lon ris ; 3,600/., 800/.. 700/., to Edinburgh ; 3,600/. to Dublin ; ' 40 ,..9L to Beverley ; 3,600/. to Halifax ( Yorkshire); 1,2001. t e<wileaven Harbour; 900/., 6001., to Liverpool ; 900/. to N ewcastle-upon-Tyne ; 900/. to Hull ; 9001., 6001., to Man 1111,ester ; 600/. to Bideford; 600/. to Cork ; 600/. to Bradford ; it 73' shall feel glad to remit many Dividends of the said Dis- Ahutions to England, Ireland, and Scotland. ...The Bonds (which are no Lottery Tickets) can be cashed at ,7 i e tY- Ranker's connected with Germany in every mercantile vie's in the world. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. 14. ° 41 rth week of Haines' Historical Spectacle, " Jane of the Ratchet." Overwhelming succ ess, and increasing desire of tie Public t o witness it—the military evolutions of the hun 4ed Female Warriors, grand Tableaux d'action, and the ge neral effects in this extraordinary production. attract innu ?!ferahle crowds, and create universal admiration and de light ; it will eonsequently be repeated every Evening. THIS EVENING. AUG. 12. I be acted a Grand Historical Spectacle, of unequalled splen dour, entitled JANE OF THE HATCHET. Supported Withe entire strength of the Company, and One Hundred Female Warriors. After which, THE 11AD ACTOR. 14 Which Mr. Buckingham wilt give his imitations of London Performers. To conclude with ALICE GRAY. nOYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. `IGIITI.I WEEK, and CONTINUED BRILLIANT SUC CESS of BEETHOVEN'S BATTLE SINFONIA, With its novel and effective Introductions ! ! GRAND PROMENADES MUSICALES ET CHAMPETRES, By Godfrey's unrivalled Band. I) tegrame of the Concert for August oth, 11th, and 13th. ° vertures—Maid of Artois, Egmont Quadrilles—L'ln- Wfn (first time), St. Petersburgli, Le Rendezvous de Chasse. altz_ Die Berggeister. Terzetto fom S aramuccia Che Sue con questo." Duetto from Mose in Egitto—" Ah si 1; 1°12 ' Grand S e le c tion from Robert le Diable. Melange des auses from Le Corsair. Fantasia from Oberon. And /3. I3 ,EF.THOVEN'S GRAND BATTLE SINFONIA, BE augmented Band, with instruments of novel construe arid 340 rounds of artillery and musketry, giving the most lid realization ef the events of the Battle of Vittoria. i t! vast Panorama al Fresco of Iceland and its Volcanoes, by D enson—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. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday next. ADMISSION ONE SHILLING. Feeding Hour of the Carnivore, Five o'Clock. b..— Concert commences at Six. p " 1 011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. minutes after 2. I Evening 37 minutes after The Publication of the Evening Edition of THE SHE com menced at 10 minutes after Three. ,0', , :- -1 ' ^ ~ .•,%iz, -t1 A'a 41 5 ; \ wifg 1 f ~ • / 0, , ..... : - 7 ,--„,-; ~.-......5.f2...- Ann+, LONDON: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12. 1840. The Session of Parliament just closed was one of the most wearisome and least interesting we ever lel nernber. No party was pleased with it unless It be the printers, paper-makers, and draughtsmen, if t heY be paid by the job, for the Bills and Repoits twere very numerous. The bulk of the people dis- Ike the increase of the taxes ; the Radicals think li ° Progress h as b een ma d e i n reform ; the Anti e• Qrll "law men justly complain because that noxious Inl Post was not lessened ; the Whigs were dis- Pleased at the smallness of their power ; the Con te r vatives, accor di ng t o th e H era ld, mourn over th eir blighted prospects. Fruitf u l o f evil,' said our Contemporary yesterday, s nearly all Parliamentary sessions have, of late years, t h i _ n , , the sessi on . o f 1840 h as been, as we venture to tuo u s it, beyond, all comparison the most mischievous, the tou t "nin:Jus of disaster to the best interests of the Ti v ntr :;, which recen t times have witnes - ed cause of Conservatism has, during the Session of . 10 , re ce i ve d , i n d ee d , a heavy blow and great discou -uagement.' True Conservative principles have , in fact , i e xPounders amongst the leaders' of opposition. Sir v _ n bert Peel an d hi s more i mm ediate associates are but ne professors of a modified Whiggery; and, like genuine h ags, he and his a ides-de-camp approve themselves ir• dY, on a ll su i ta bl e occasions, to insult the dignity of d ' e law, to betray the cause of the Church, and to aban °n the defence of native industry." 'The Conservatives triumphs have ruined the Tory 'rause. The end of the fight is that Sir It. PEEL and t he Duke of WELLINGTON are converted, by the force of circumstances, to Whiggery. Lord S TANLEY cis Toryism by no means profitable, and the , ories begin to mistrust him. However much the Whigs may be flattered by the conversion, they see that it removes some of the obstacles which lay be tw'ixt the leading Tories and office, and multiplies the competitors for place. No parties are pleased With the Session, and all, we believe, are glad that it is brought to an end without any change, for Which neither the nation nor rival statesmen are Prepared. To the public the Session has been dead long e go. The Duke of WELLINGTON'S declaration against the Church Extension humbug, and Lord PALMERSTON'S excellent speech on our foreign policy, have excited some interest, but though delivered in Parliament, they were not much con nected with its business, and would have com manded attention wherever they might have been spoken. Some few Irish corporators may have looked anxiously to the passing of the Irish Municipal Bill, and some few minor Canons Or Bishops, whose power is to be increased b 'y the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues 13111, may have attended to this measure, but the public has not taken the smallest interest in either question. Nor are the people to be blamed for this or blamed for the general weariness they have felt at the conduct of Parliament ; their weariness has a reasonable and just foundation. 'The publicknow that these measures, and many others, with which Parliament has occupied itself, are now of no earthly Inportance. The time is gone by when they blight, perhaps, have lessened, if they could not have remedied, our social disorder. Now they are not even palliatives, and the public, in addition to their other causes of mistrust, begin to suspect that public men are either wholly ignorant of what they are doing, or totally insincere in what they say. W e do not blame tine Parliament for not having done more, we think it has done too much, and what it has done is not of the right sort. We could have dispensed with the debate on privilege, and regard the time which was devoted to Irish re gistration as entirely wasted. A great number of measures were discussed in both Houses which have come to nothing, such as Mr. KELLY'S Bill to abolish the punishment of death, and the LORD CHANCELLOR'S Bill to improve the administration THE SUN, LONDQN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12,1840, We have received New York papers to the 13th of July, by the Virginian, Captain HARRIS, three days later than the last arrival. They con tain no news of importance. Exchange on Lon don was dull, the first bills being at 7 per cent. premium. On the 10th of July United States Bank Shares fell lh per cent., but next day recovered, and sales were made at 71. In the other Shares and Funds there was no material al teration. The following are the only extracts worth notice, and we give them chiefly to show the great similarity between the people of this country and our brethren across the Atlantic. The following is from the New York Sun. We were not aware that flogging was carried on to such an ex tent in the American Navy as we are led to infer from this extract : FLOGGING IN THE NAVY.—That pride of our navy, the North Carolina, now lying off the Battery, is this day to be made the scene of the enactment of a relic of barbarism which . still attaches itself to our almost idolized navy ; and that, too, so near our shore that doubtless the shrieks of the wretched and writhing victim will penetrate the peaceable abodes of our citizens in the vicinity of the Battery, and cause many hearts to sicken at the suffering which extorts them, and many a cheek to blush for the law which enacts such barbarous re tribution. Fleming Levingston, the U. S. seaman, who mutinied a second time, after having been par doned the first offence, for which he was condemned to death, has been sentenced by the court-martial to receive 120 lashes, which sentence has been approved by the President, and is to-day to be executed on board the North Carolina. For this day, we should like to be in some other country. The next is also quite English : PICKPOCKETS IN BROOKLYN.—The Vice-President, on his visit to Brooklyn. on Friday last, was followed by a swarm of English and American pickpockets from this city, wlro laid a dozen pockets at least under heavy-contributions. In the Navy Yard, in particu lar, no less than seven of the light-fingered gentry were observed at one time by officer Stephens of the 6th wird police, who went over there, accompa nied by several of the Bowery boys, to watch, detect, and arrest, if possible, those chevaliers dindustrie. After the Vice-President entered the Colonnade G ir den, at about 5 o'clock, the pickpockets divided them- selves into small squads, the better to pursue their fur tive operations with success. In a short time the pocketbook of Mr. F. W. Leeds, of this city, con taining upwards of 700 dollars in promissory notes, and 1,500 in acknowledged accounts, was stolen, and the fact being announced to officer Stephens, he arrested a man named John Dollmgton, alias Dannineton, alias Wood, on whom he found the pocket-book of Mr. Leeds, and thereupon handed h imov eto on of' the Brooklyn officers, aim conducted him to prison. Soon after, the Bowery boys pointed out a noted pickpocket named Alexander Dugan, who called himself Wilson, and who had just picked tile pocket of Mr. E. L. Hotchkiss, of 288, Hudson -street, o f his pocket-book, money, and papers, and he was also arrested b 3 S'ephens, and handed over to the Brooklyn officers, A Mr. Smith, of Brooklyn, had his pocket picked, and his pocket-book put back, money taken— and the Bowery boys again pointed out a noted English pickpocket, rho resided at No. 64, Roosevelt -street, with his wife, and who only arrived in this city from England the day previous. He was also arrested end taken into custody by the Brooklyn officers, and com mitted to prison. Many other pockets were picked, but the operators escaped the argus eyes of the New York and Brooklyn officers, and the Bowery boys, an d escaped in the crowd with their booty. The following is a specimen of the amusements at New Orleans GAMBLING IN NEW OatEmis.--On the 29th ult., a great watch at billiards was played at New Orleans between an Irishman and a Frenchman, for 1,500 dol lars aside—eleven games up of one hundred and twenty points—the spot ball to count only three times in each game, excepting when a cannon was made. The match commenced at 10, A.M., and was finished at half-past 7 o'clock, P.M. It resulted in favour of the Hibern►an, he making eleven games to his opponent's seven. The excitement was very great. Hundreds of persons crowded the rooms to see the " crack-players," and it is estimated that not less than fifteen thousand dollars changed hands in by-bets. The :French Government has acceded to the wishes of the French Press, by authorising the trial of Prince Lours NAPOLEON and his accomplices by the Court of Peers, for an attempt against the safety of the State. The Royal Ordinance con voking the Court of Peers was agreed to by the KING ►n Council on Sunday, and appears in the Monitenr of the following day. We have no doubt that the object of the Government is to have the trial over before the arrival of the remains of the EMPEROR from St. Helena, with a view to take advantage of the national enthusiasm to com mute the punishment of the Prince to confinement in a fortress. That the Prince and some of his unfortunate followers will be condemned to death by men who were proud to have the honour of kiss ing the hand of his Imperial Uncle, we are pre pared to expect ; but our confidence in the humanity of the King, who will not suffer a drop of their blood to be shed, is only increased by that circum stance. Prince Lours NAPOLEONS destination . is a fortress, and provided his confinement is not rendered severer than may be requisite for his safe custody, we do not think his friends will have any reason to complain of the harshness of the reigning family. H►s late ridiculous attempt has deprived him of the sympathies of the British people, who now regard him as a madman. Poor old MoNTHoLoN ! Fool as he was, we find that his fate has excited some comn►isseration even in Boulogne. The fidelity of the old soldier to the Emperor, whose very name acted upon his imagination like a spell, and who wept like a child when he saw the Prince a prisoner, affected to tears many of the spectators. It was stated in Boulogne on Monday morning, that several influen tial members of the National Guard were about to forward a petition to the KING for the pardo❑ of the old General, who took no part whatever in the attack ►nade upon the troops. He had implored the Prince not to land, and only followed him be cause it should never be said that General MoN THOLON deserted the nephew of NAPOLEON ►wen his life was in peril. On the Eastern question the tone of the French press of Monday is generally moderate and pa cific. The Presse—the Court organ, in concert with the Journal des Delats—has a long ar ticle from a " distinguished" correspondent, and attributed by some well-informed persons to some individual in the confidence of Count MOLE, if not actually from the pen of that statesman, containing some very curious and important revelations respect ing the Eastern question. The Moniteur Pari sien, the official organ of the Ministry, contradicts the statements made by the correspondent of the Presse, in terms which leave no doubt of the con tradiction being the inspiration of the President of the Council. Both articles will be found in another part of The Sun, and will repay the trouble of an attentive perusal. A private letter from Paris states, that M. THIERS has triumphed over an intrigue of the Court to get rid of him, and that he is determined to continue in office notwithstanding his being the only obstacle to the petcific adjustment of the Eastern question. Another letter affirms that the quadruple treaty will not be enforced by the four Powers, as a very slight modification of its pro visions will satisfy France, who will then un►te with them in arranging all differences between the Porte and the VICEROY. Besides these countless other rumours were in circulation, the burden of which was that there would be no war, and that all that France wanted was some show of reparation for the injury offered to her self-love. The following is the substance of a letter from a correspondent of the Constitutionnel in Syria re specting the late revolt in that quarter. We do not vouch for the correctness of the statements it contains, the writer being evidently a warm partisan of the VICEROY The mass of the population took no part in the revolt, which was designedly magnified by the European resi dents and some of the Consular agents in Syria. The excesses committed by the Arnauts and other Egyptian troops had also been greatly exaggerated, and two villages only, flamana and Mallaka, bad been pillaged and de stroyed. In their further progress through Lebanon, So limen Pacha and Osman Pacha received the submission of all the shirks, and the people everywhere expressed the greatest indignation against those by whom they had been deluded. " When the mad attempt was over," adds the correspondent of the Constitutionnel, g. I ie tulned to Beyrout, and there I acquired a conviction that the English Government had been, in all this affair, the dupe of its subaltern agents. Yesterday ( Sunday) Capt. Napier being in my house, told me that when he arrived, he thought to find the whole of Lebanon laid waste by the Egyptians. I then showed him two letters, the one from S oilman Pacha, and the other from his Aide-do-Camp Arago. The Commodore appeared greatly surprised at their contents. This is (said he) the first serious information I have received. The reports currentiin Beyrout, represented matters quite under a dif ferent aspect.' To-day my brother dined board the Admiral's ship with the British Consul, Mr. Wood; and Captain Napier repeated that we had furnished him with the only accurate account of the situation of affairs in the disturbed districts. We have been deceived,' said he; then, as the conversation turned upon Syria gene rally, he added, Mehemet Ali is an extraordinary man ; he defeated us all ; we English, who consider our selves in point of activity the masters of the world, have been outdone by him, lie accomplished in a week as hat no European Power could have achieved in a fortnight. We had three ways of compromising him ; all of which he foresaw and defeated. The first was to prevent his squa dron leaving Alexandria—he was beforehand with us ; the second was to oppose the landing in Syria—he was again beforehand with us; the third was to detach the squadron from its allegiance, or attack it, or aid the insurrection— Mehemet Ali has upset all our plans. He is decidedly a great and a very great man.' We left Captain Napier un der this impression, and his language, I must say, breathed the utmost moderation." There is no other news of any interest in the French Journals. The following extracts include the only intelligence which we find in the German as well as the French Papers now before us : " The Ottoman Porte," affirms the Augsburgh Gazette, " having declined the proposals of the Viceroy, we learn that the ports of Egypt and Syria are to be blockaded by a British fleet, and that a Russian army will land at Sinope, and march towards the defiles of Adana, to attack Ibrahim Pacha." The Augsburgh Gazette asserts that an active corre spondence is going on at the present moment between Marshal Marmont and Mehemet Ali. To-day, about half-past five in the afternoon, a detach ment of the regiment which is in the barracks in the Rue du Faubourg Peissonniere, commanded by an officer, re turned from an expedition out of the barrier. It seemed to have been summoned to aid the civil powers in case of necessity. Behind the detachment there were two hackney carriages. In the first there was a man wearing the cnsignia of some order, and three gendarmes ; in the second, a lady elegantly dressed. There were three gendarmes in this carriage also. Both carriages seemed to be going towards the police-office. —Le Courrier Francais. FRONTIERS OF RUSSIA, JULY 24.—The grand prepara tions for this year's campaign against the Circassians con tinue to attract public attention. On the 14th of July 3.000 Russian Yagers, with forty pieces of cannon, crossed the Dniester at Mohilew, to join the troops detached from Bessarabia to the Caucasus. The mounted frontier guard furnished twenty men from each company, for the army of operatives. On the other band the Cossack Guards on the Pruth, towards Moldavia, have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march, probably to occupy the bank of the Dniester. The immense convoys of baggage and provisions daily accumulate. The peasants suff,.,r most severely by the necessity of providing horses Count Wormi u zouffshh p, mo asbeen Ah 7 sum moned A et h toSt. uG.o. Petersburgh. i ti o rit Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price c h per Cents 3 per Cents B2 30 1.2 fis. 30 ... Rank of erance 3l7a ..X425 ...3371 Latfitte Bak 1,03131.. h ll O ,l ...it 03 ...1100 5,0001. Sh b2+,o ..510$ Belgian Eank 31 cr cuts A c ive Passive 6% (.% ... 6 4 ... 64 Portogitese 3 per Cents 2 Oll 21 1 4 sits 01114 n Roman ll ,3 113 1(3 1(3 sels in the hal baur fired salutes on the occasion. Prince Saxe Coburg, who arrived on the 31st of July * has received the visit of her Majesty's major:clod - lb, Count de Santa Colons. On the following day both the civil and military autho rities proceeded to congratulate the Prince on his arrival. On the 2d the Prince was at the palace, reviewing the troops. He stood in the balcony near the young Queen, who appeared entirely absorbed with the natural pleasure at her age of hearing military music. If the Prince has come to ncptiate some alliance, it must be admitted that the time was not very seasonable. The British Consul gave a grand entertainment yesterday to the Prince, who is the eldest brother of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Vic toria. The French Ambassador, MM. de Mareuil and Gautier d'Are, and a number of English and French per sonages of distinction were present. M. Mathieu de la Redorte inspires general confidence. The Ayuntantiento has paid him their respects. The conversation was pretty long, and the French Ambassador congratulated Senor Llorcnto, the new political chief at Barcelona, upon his preclamation, v.hich powerfully contributed to the estab lishment of order. The Ministers arc expected tomorrow or the day after. The Mazeppa, a small Spanish steamer, has been sent for them. The Morning Post has just published in a Second Edition, the following Extraordinary Ex• press from Paris : PARIS, TUESDAY. The French Government steamer Papin, arrived at Toulon, on the Bth, with despatches from Alexandria. Letters from Constantinople via Vienna of the 2•2 d ult. state that the return of Sami Bey was relied upon to bring terms from the Pacha, which the Porte could accept. _ _ _ The news of the defeat of the Russians in Circassia is confirmed. Berlin letters of the 4th and Frankfort advices ex press the opinion that the peace of Europe will not be disturbed, as France will not oppose the execution of the Quadruple Treaty in the East. The following news," says the Toulonnais, of the 7th, " is announced as positive Admiral Lalande has quitted the Levant with the Jena to return to France:" For the execution of the King's ordonnance of the 9th, the Chancellor of France has just addressed to the members of the Court of Peers letters of convoca tion for the 18th instant. The Court, according to its usages in its first sittings, will confine its business to hear the reading of the King's ordonnance, and of the Requisitoire of the Procurcur General, and to order the decree, if it thinks proper, for the trial. The ulterior proceedings can only take place after the indict ment is ready.—Moniteur of Tuesday. The Gazette des Tlibunaux states that the trial can commence in September. A private letter stotes that Prince Louis Napoleon cannct be legally tried for high treason, as he is not a Frenchman. He can only be considered as a prisoner of war. Louis Philippe was at Eu, where M. Thiers was to he on Tuesday night. Guizot was at Tronville. The Prince of Saxe Coburg arrived on the 6th at Marseilles from Barcelona. - - Madrid papers of the 4th announce that Murcia is in a state of siege. The civil and military authorities of Grenada had resigned. Eleven Generals besides O'Donnel had sent in resignations of their commands. Madrid was quiet, and the New Ministry popular among the Exaltados. The following paragraph includes the only , news of any interest in the Dutch papers received this morning : AMSTERDAM, AUG. B.—The Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures of Amsterdam has published a notice to the effect that, according to arrangements made by his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, in concert with the Danish Government, American Cotton, no matter under what flag, and coming from any European ports excepting those of the Mediterranean, will be henceforth admitted into the Russian ports in the Baltic without being fur nished with clean bills of health delivered by the Danish quarantine officers. The American origin of the cotton must be proved by the requisite certificates delivered by the Russian Consuls in the ports from which it is con signed, or, in the absence of Consuls, by certificates of the local authorities. DUTCII FUNDs.—AMSTERDAM, AUG. 10 Bins Actual Debt, '2% per Cent . 52 Money. t.9.,‘. Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. Amert Svadic,4 4, per cent .................. 01 $t Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent ................. 75% 76X Commercial Company, 4' per cent Wit° (1635 and 1d37) 5 per cent. Loan 1837, 5 per cent. 9714 os% Exchange on London, One month.., ll 95 Two months ..... Dutch Papers, Aug. 11. A Five per U c S e ' n f t ll s. l l‘ A ie N tai F li U qu N e r.. — VlENNA, Ape. 1 109 5 ,4 Fear per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares lBOO —Altgemeine Zeitung, Aug. 6. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, Au°. 7. Bills. Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 4t, per cent. lll4 103% Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 1031 4 1011 4 Km:lunge on London, three months 6IN —Prussian State Gazette, Aug. S. We received yesterday accounts of the meeting at Birmingham, where it is said 10,000 persons assembled, for the purpose of adducing reasons to impeach Lord Palmerston, under the guidance of Mr. C. Attwood, but it turned out a complete failure. Mr. C. Attwood spoke for two hours. Our Correspondent, however, has not communicated one word he said, and we therefore conclude it was too absurd to be given. Mr. Collins, on a motion being made for demanding the execution of the Foreign Secretory, moved as an amendment that the people would not consent to join any movement which had not for its object the obtaining of the Charter. This was carried by an immense majority, and the multitude then retired quietly, and Lord Palmerston therefore has had a reprieve for the present. THE HORSE GUARDS.—Can any of our readers tell how the yellow-haired burly Saxons who compose the bulk of the Horse Guai ds come to have black moustaches? If they be died black, will any admirers of the hues of clinics more tropical than England, tell us the advan tages of the change ? Grouse shooting commences on Wednesdai next. Good sport is expected, as both grouse and black cocks are said to be abundant,'and strong on the wing. Already large parties of sportsmen are hastening away to the m oors.Noreastle Journal. HARVEST PROSPECTS.—The country papers continue to supply us with extremely favourable reports from their respective districts. We are promised an abund ant harvest. The wheat Was never known to look better, while the barley and bean crops in most counties are re. presented as indicatin g more than an average produce. The orchards, too, look well ; in many districts the trees a re said to be bent low by their burden of fruit The weather has been everything that could be des ired now f or a fortnight. The labours of the husban dman are in full o p e ration everywhere, and a co nsiderable breadth of grain has been secured in several parts of the country. A NEW SOLEMN LEAGUE AND COVENANT ......We understand that measures are now taking by some of the Non-Intrusion clergy to form an association, com posed of clerical and lay Non.ln:rusionists, binding them. selves to "retract, no, not an hair's breadth," from the doctrine laid down by the majority of the last Assembly, in reference to the settlement of Ministers. The formation of this league has not yet, so far as we know, been brought before the public, but circulars are flying in abandance throughout the parishes of Scotland, announcing a mectiog to be held in Edinburgh on the 11th instant, with a view to carry the object of the prejectors into effect. The circular is subscribed, among others, by the Rev. Messrs. Cavendish and Cun- C fo h r u m rch a n i ng h ame , Edinburgh; Buchanan , Glas g ow ; and Burns, Paisley ; and invites those to wh om it is addressed, t o join in the proposed league and cove nant, and t o attend the m eeting in Edinburgh for that purpose. Our readers are already o dy n a t w h a e re l2 t t b h a i t os t t h a e at A fo lo r d a er s a im te ila s r p ecti o o rp nof the oae_ro league in defence of Moderation; so that we are now, it appears, to have the two parties in the Church fairly pitted against each other, beyond the walls of the Church Courts. Hitherto the antagonist parties, unless when an overruling civil lower has interf ered, have confined t heir warfare to the arena of ecclesiastical discussion, and under cover of the forms and regulations of Church polity ; but now they are drawing their forces out into the open field, where, unchecked by forms and precedents, they will, of course, t is not ge nerally war with a more deadly result. " A house divided Bath conferred N c y r E edi L d u c N r G o zo of N i _ he I against itself cannot stand."—Glasgow Argus. ner N all E y L k s o ci o : upon the Duke of they was vacated by the death of Lord Nelson. Major-General the Hon. Arthur Wellesley (afterwards created Viscount, Earl, Marquis, and Duke of Wellington) was nominated a supernumerary companion for Lis services at the battle of Assaye, and in a letter from Earl Camden, the Secretary at War, to the Marquis Wellesley, after stating that his Majesty had been tl A iat N t D he pleased to raise General Lake to the dignity of the Peer. age, his Lordsnio went on to say that, in consideration of the eminant and brilliant services of Major- Gen. Wellesley, his Majesty had not only directed that the insignia of the order should be forwarded to him, but that be shculd be created an extra K n i g ht Companion of the Order; and that his creation and investiture should not wait for a suc cession to a regular vacancy therein. The Marquis of Wellesley was accordingly authorised to invest him, or to aoint any o ther person so to do. In October, 1805 (says Sir H a rris Nicolas), the Order and the country lost one of its brightest ornaments, by the death of Lord Nelson, at Trafalgar, and it is remarkable, that the military s hould have succeeded the greatest naval greatestin the commander of the age constituent number of com panions. DEPLORAPLE OCCURRENCE --A melancholy circumstance occurred on Tuesday afternoon, a b o ut four o'clock, near Belm ont, in the vicinity of Hereford. James Harris, a married man, 28 years old, was swimming in the Wye, with a boy of the name of William Chadwick upon his back, when the latter Incoming alarm e d, i n consequence of an attempt on the part of the other to rid hhaself of him, that lie m ight be induced to try to swim, grasped Harris round the throat for safety, and the efforts of the swimmer being thus rendered completely useless, both were unfortunately drowned.—lllerlie. The man who studies politics in Ireland has little time allowed him to look abroad. Repeal agitation revolutions —Ribbon plots, and the intrigues —municipal • of jobbers, are rsc)re than sufficient to occupy nis attonnou. —.The•Workl. • THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAt.) CORN EXCHANGE. `there has been very little Corn of any kind fresh up since Monday. '1 he factors showed a strong disposition to sell Wheat, but very few buyers could be obtained, so that the trade may be reported rather lower than on Monday. In Barley, Beans, and Pease no variation. For good Oats more money was asked, and other sorts found some sales at last quotations. Flotir unaltered. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Although the supply was moderate, the demand was not brisk, and prices as follow :—Beef, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 10d. ; Mutton, 3s. to 4s. ; Lamb, ss. 6d. to 6s. 4d. ; Veal, 3s. 10d. to ss. ; Pork, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. per stone of 81b, Poultry was in fair request ; the supplies were small, but in prices there has heen no alteration. Eggs in large supply at ss. 3d. to 6s. 6d. per 120, dull market. COLONIAL MARKET. Prices were firm, particularly for Coffee, Tea, Rum, and Spices ; Raw Sugar sold slowly, but the holders were not in clined to force sales, owing to the unfavourable accounts from the West Indies. The publie sales consisted principally of Mauritius Sugar and East India Rice, which went off without spirit, but in prices little variation occurred. The imports were to a fair extent again. • TEA MARKET. The demand was good, and prices firm. Company's Congou 2s. 2id. per lb. money down. Some public sales have been declared for this and next week. TALLOW MARKET. For P. Y. Candle 51s. 6d. per cwt. is asked on the spot, and 51s. 3d. for arrival towards the end of the year, but the de mand has been limited. PROVISION MARKET. _ . The Butter market ;;;;qtiiet,andrices on the decline, owing to large arrivals. Bacon sold freely, but prices keep high. Hams in good request. In Lard not much done. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL. COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.— WC have had a very brisk demand far Cotton to-day, and full prices have been obtained. The sales 8,000 bags, of which 3,000 have been taken on speculation, and 1,000 for export. LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST, Arc. 11. Chester and Berkenhead 2oa Eas►ern Counties Lancaster and Preston, three-quarter shares 331 pm. North Urion B5 Market still heavy, few buyers, offer►ng and prices nominal. The followng are extracts from Hale's New York Price Current of the 14th of July:— FINANCIAL—Since our last the indications of a speedy resumption of specie payment by the Philadelphia and Baltimore Banks of the whole South have been more favourable. United States Bank money has risen from dis. to 23-, and Exchange now rules 2-1 to 2} discount between here and Philadelphia. Money continues very abundant, and without any demand for it. The rise in Ex change and Bills is owing to the accumulation of Bank ba lances in this city in favour of the Ssuth, a fact which looks favourable to an approaching resumption. The decision in favour of the Boston creditors of the United States Bank has created much surprise, and has had an unfavour able influence on the stock of the Bank. " The Bankrupt Law has been flitted in the House since our last report. The Sub-Treasury Law goes into opera tion i►► this port on this day. The law now requires one fourth of all Government dues to be paid in specie; after June, 1841, one-half in specie." Havannah papers have been received to the 6th of July. They are discussing there the propriety of establishing a Bank at the Havannah. The Jamaica Paper Dispatch, of the 16th June, says there is no truth in the story about the fight between cer tain slavers and the boats of an English ship of war. The wreck spoken of in connection with the same matter was no slaver, but a Spanish brig bound from Cadiz to Havan nah. She was got off and towed to Havarnah by the Racer ship of war. NEW ORLEANS, JULY I.—During the few days which have succeeded our report of Saturday last, our market has been unusually quiet in almost all departments. We stated in our report of Saturday morning that the Cotton Market, though exceedingly firm at the advanced rates then quoted, was nevertheless rather inactive, owing among other causes to the difficulty of procuring vessels. Subsequently to the closing of that report, however, on Friday night, seven or eight ships arrived, which gave fresh impulse to business. The operations of Saturday having amounted to fully 2,300 rates at full prices, on Monday the market was quiet. The stock on sale now of all descriptions is very light. We have received Rio Janeiro papers two days later to the 22d May. EXCHANGE ON LONDON, JULY 30.—Stock, 76. The Quebec papers state that it is supposed that his Ex cellency's voyage is connected with the difficulties be tween Sir Colin Campbell, the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, and the Provincial Assembly. It is also said that his Excellency's intention is, to proceed to New Brunswick on matters relating to the boundary question. We copy from the New York Inquirer of the 14th July the following :—" New issue of the Government Bank. —There were yesterday circulating in Wall-street Trea sury, notes of the denomination of 50 dollars, payable at twelve months hence, and bearing an interest of 21 per cent. These notes are issued as a circulating medium ; they are the new issues of the Great Government Bank, of which Martin Van Buren is President." TUB FUNDS. The Queen's Speech in general is looked upon as pa cific, in consequence of which the British opened with an improvement at 91i i for the Account ; since then there has been a change in the market. Consols are not quite so good, and may be quoted at 91i 1, both for Money and the Account; Exchequer Bills, 24 26 prem. ; India Bends, 1 dis. 1 prem. ; Bank Stock, 173 174 ; India Stock, 253 254: Money continues plentiful. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 26+ i ; De ferred, 121 i ; Passive 61 i ; Portuguese, 341 ; Three per Cents. 221 234-;_ Brazilian, 7.9 i 80} ; Colombian, 251 24; Mexican, 291 304- ; Dutch Tvvo-and-a. Half per Cents. 5211 ; Five per. Cents. 1021 I. SUAREs.—Great Western Railway, 34 35 prom London and Brighton, Si i dis. • Blackwell, i / - prem . ; Birmingham, 79 81 prem. ; dis. 57 58 per .; share ; Croydon, 111- 12 per share ; Greenwich, 8,4 i per share. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Birmingham and Gloucester Bristol and Exeter ..... . 5O ...... 25 .. Eastern Counties Great Western Ditto 'New London and Brighton London and Blackwall London and South Western 3Bi 5B South Eastern and Dover JOINT STOCK BANKS. British North American ......... 40 COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY. Amsterdam ......0 F. 12 41 Gibraltar ... 48 Ditto, at sight ......... 12 11 Leghorn 3O 20 Rotterdam 2U. 12 5 ' Genoa Antwerp ....... ..•.... 12 5 Milan Hamburg... ...... M. B. 13 11 Venice 47 Alt ona ... 13 111 Naples 4Ol : I Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 40 Palermo, per oz 1221 Ditto, 3 months 25 65 Lisbon 541 Marseilles Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine ...150 Bahia Petersburg, 3Us 371 Buenos Ayres . Berlin ... 7 0 New York, 21 day s'sight 461 Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M... 10 4 Philadelphia Trieste, ditto lO 6 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Madrid - Portugal Gold,coin £0 0 0 Cadiz 37 Foreign Gold, bars... 3 17 9 Bilboa Barcelona ... 361 New Dollars O4 10 Seville HALF-PAST ONE. The Quebec papers contain a letter from their corres pondent at Montreal, giving an account from the Three Rivers of an unsuccessful attempt to burn the Governor-in- Chief and the Chief Justice in effigy. We have received the Dutch papers of the 11th August, by the Batavier Dutch steamer. Amsterdam price?, Two and-t- Half per Cents., 52 5-16 ; Five per Cents., 1001 ; Ardoins Spanish, 231. Last week they were all sellers, and at present they are all buyers. The Two•and.a- Half and Five per Cents. have improved from Saturday to Monday each 1 per cent. The British market, which bad a bright appearance at the opening of the market this morning, when Consols were 91f i for the Account, did not last long ; on a sud den the market gave ray, and several influential brokers appeared in the market as sellers to a considerable ex• tent, which caused Consols to recede to 91i -I. To the present hour we cannot account for the depression in any authentic shape. Within a short period a slight reaction has taken place, and Consuls have imp roved to 91 + 1 for the Account, since which are again 91+ ; Money 91+ ; Exchequer Bills lower, 26 24 prem. ; Bank Stock nothing done; India Stock 254. The Foreign Market is also very flat ; Spanish Active 26+ ; Deferred 121; Portuguese 34; Three per Cents. 22f ; Mexican 291; Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents. 524 i ; Five per Cents. 102} i ; the above stock has mproved. Tae Share Market is in a very dull state, and prices lower. RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain Versailles, R. B L.B. Orleans .. 4126 ... 5 0 ... 495 ... 497 50 S.raFburg to Bale &l.) ... 320 ...:IAO ... 3,6 We have received Madrid Journals of the 3d instant. General O'DONNELL had resigned th e command of the army of the centre, owing to some dispute between himself and General ESPA RTERO. The following is a summary of the latest news from Barcelona, where the Court is still sojourning BARCELONA, AUG. 4 --The Queen does not yet an nounce her intention of leaving this city. In the evening of yesterday her 116jerty, with her two daughters and some persons of the Court, took a trip to sea on board a magni ficent yacht, which was fitted up with white and crimson. A steamer accompanied the small. vessel. The young Queen seemed to take the greatest delight in fishing,. and, infact like, sent two fish which she had caught with her own Royal hands to the Palace. Night was drawing nigh whoa the Royal party thought of returning, All the yeti, of justice. The laws for regulating the future go vernment of Canada, for settling the question of Irish corporations, and for improving the distribution of the Church revenues, were all of them important, and each one, with the subsidiary business of voting supplies, would have been considered fifteen years ago to have been work enough fot one Session. But the current of society now flows so fast that they seem as nothing compared to the wants of society, while they were as much or more than Parliament could successfully achieve. The main business of Parliament should now be to clear away the obstructions which its predecessors have placed to the progress of society, and unfortunately most of what it has clone this Session has been to con tinue or increase the obstructions. We, too, like the Herald, therefore, are discontented with Par liament ; but we blame it much more for the direc tion than the paucity of its labours. _ _ After all, if society is divided in opinion, Parlia ment ought not to be united ; and being divided, three hundred Members voting on one side, and three hun dred on the other, nothing of great importance could be done. The Corn-law and the Church-rates, two promi nent subjects of discontent, are favoured, we must admit, by large masses of the people. The mob of farmers and of Churchmen are as unrighteous as the landlords and the Bishops, and support them in maintaining these obnoxious taxes on the Dissenters and the eaters of bread. Now, while the people insist on treating each other so unjustly, it can hardly be expected that their representatives —though the Legislature should set the people a good example, and make rules for their guidance— should be much better than the constituency. The people aim at oppressing and plundering each other, and the Parliament does but countenance their proceedings. It gives a technical sanc tion to some popular sentiment, and, till the popular sentiment take a decided cha racter, whether it be to abolish Church-rates, to extinguish the Corn-laws, or to establish the Charter, the Parliament will be able to do no- thing effectual. We have not the smallest concep tion of what that Conservatism is which the Herald wishes to see established, and from which Sir R. PEEL has dhparted—•for that journal on the ques tion of the punishment of death is as.anti-Conser vative as any journal we are acquainted with ; but the demands of the Chartists, of the Dissenters, and of the Anti-Corn-law men are clear and definite, and if nothing can be opposed to their demands but vague general terms, we may anticipate a time when they will be acceded to. We repeat, however, that the people must be united, or nearly united, on these or other subjects, before the Parliament can or will do anything effectual, and, consequently, it is foolishness to blame the Parliament for doing nothing, when the divided people will allow nothing to be done. Having said so much to indicate that all effec uai reforms must take their rise from the people themselves, we must, in conclusion, say that the Parliament was closed by a Speech, which for tunately contained no allusion to war, except the Chinese dispute; but it also contained no allusion to the condition of our people. We regret this. Great suffering exists in several places. At Car lisle, Leicester, and other places, great complaints have of late been made of distress. Now, if Go vernment and Parliament can do nothing to relieve the distress, it would have been gracious to men tion it, and might have soothed feelings which are every day becoming more bitter and exasperated. With this exception, the Speech may be described to be fully as satisfactory as the ordinary run of Royal Speeches. In the House of Commons on Monday evening the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER stated, in reply to Lord G. SOMERSET, that the Government had not yet decided what port the mail packets pro ceeding to the westward should sail from. At the same time he said that the Commissioners had strongly recommended Dartmouth. It is therefore very likely, we are informed, that Dartmouth will be substituted for Falmouth. The considerations which have led to this recommendation are, no doubt, facility of access and security of the anchorage, com bined with a closer vicinity to London. Dartmouth is 203, Falmouth 269 miles from London. Dart mouth has a good harbour with deep water, and is easily accessible, and may easily he left, we believe, at all hours of the tide and with all winds A consider able struggle, however, will be made to keep at least a part of the service of the packets at Falmouth, the inhabitants of which will certainly claim a vested interest in these vessels. T THEATRE. BOW-STREET-(THIS DAY ) EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—This morning, be tween eight and nine o'clock, the family of Alexander Moody. Esq., resieing in Bik,r-street, Portman-square, proceeded out of tew:i in the'r travelling chariot along the New North-road, St. John's Wood, when some thieves cut a large trunk fr )rn behind the carriage, containing plate and wearing app srel to the amount of 2001. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—OteIIo was re peated last night, and loudly applauded. The ballet was the Toreador, which, notwithstanding the beauty of the scenery, and the good taste displayed in the arrange meets, is as tiresome as any ballet can possibly be. The King of the Belgians and Prince Albert arrived just in time fur the ballet, but her Majesty did not honour the Opera with her presence. Considering the vast number of persons who were gone on; visit to the grouse, the house was densely crowded. In the pit the crowd was overwhelming. Thomas Foster and John Tay lor, two lads, eight with or nine years of age , were char g ed at Hull, last week, stealing some apples and o ther fruit from a garden then lloldernesse- road, about half-past four o'clock in the morn ing. The prisoners were ordered to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for seven days. EMIGRATiON. — Ther e are at present at ls the the port of London alone n o fewer Cian 23 vesse on berth, taking in goods and passengers for Sydney, New South Wales; 8 for Hobart Town and Launceston ; 4 for Port Philip, and 5 for South Australia ; being a greater number of emigrant ships for the Southern Hemisphere on the berth at ono time than Theer previously known. HULL COLLEGE. — office of Principal of Hull College will be vacant in the course of the ensuing I autumn, as Mr. Burrows boa acc e p t t h e eldest ointmet of private tutor to the Duke of Stherlan'ssonn, the Karquis of Stafford. EXTENSIVE POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.—John !hag, a Two-penny-Post Letter-carrier, was charged wall stealing a letter containing 70/ , with several other letters, one of which contained the sum of 200/., and Richard Hogg, alias Cooper, his father, was charged with feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. . . Mr. Peacock, the Solicitor to the Post-office, with several gentlemen employed in the establishment, were in attendance to prefer the charge, and from the number of witnesses waiting to be examined, the pro ceedings w:11 not terminate until a late hour, when it is understood that the prisoners will be remanded. The robberies were carried on in the most systematic manner, for it appears that when the younger prisoner abstracted notes from letters which be had to deliver, he banded the contents over to his father, who went about the country on foot for the purpose of negotiating them, and since they have been taken into custody it has been ascertained that they have by such means deposited from time to time con siderable sums in the funds. The elder prisoner wts apprehended in Kingston, with a large sum in his po:. session. There is a vacancy, caused by the death of Lord Durham, in the office of High-Steward of Hull. At their next meeting the Town Council will nominate his successor, who mug, it seems, by the charter be of the Queen's Privy Council. FATAL ACCIDENT.—This morning, between eight and nine o'clock, a fine little boy, five years and eight months of age, of the name of Blundell, Exeter street, Edgeware-road, who was playing with his brothers on the foot pavement opposite his parents house, ran off into the road at the moment a cart, heavily laden, was passing, by which he was knccked down, and the wheel passing over his head killed him on the spot. REVIEW OF THE 60TH ROYAL RIFLES AT Wooewicn.—Yesterday, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by his aide•de-camp, ar rived at half-past tour o'clock, escorted by a party of Royal Horse Artillery. The whoie of the marmauvres were gone through in a very steady and soldicrlike man ner, and appeared to give great satisfaction to his Royal Highness, their Colonel-in-Chief. His Royal Highness afterwards di.:ed at the mess of the regiment, accompa nied by Lord Bloomfield and his staff. A large con course of persons of the highest respectability were en the ground, which was kept by the artillery. MURDER OF ONE OF LORD BALCARItAS'S UNDERLOOKERS AT WIGAN. —Last week we detailed the murder of J. Coulton, an underlooker at the collieries of the Earl of Balcarras. The coroner's jury, after an examina tion of the evidence, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." Three men, exeavators, were apprehended on Sunday morning. Their names are George Swift, William Almond, and Thomas Sharpies. Subsequent inquiry has discovered that on Saturday night, the 20th of July, the night of the murder and robbery, the prisoners received their wages from the "gauger," or railway contractor, in whose employ they were, and proceeded, in company with a person 'lamed Halt, to Chorley, about seven miles from the spot where the murder took place. There they re mained drinking until near midnight, and then left. (The murder was committed about one o'clock.) They were next traced to , a place called Rawlinson-bridge, in the same neighbourhood. There they arrived about two o'clock, and stayed in the cabin of a boat, along with the boatman, about an hour and a half. These and other facts have come to light, but the evidence, as far as it has transpired, is hardly sufficient to connect them with the murder. After their examination on Saturday, they were remanded until Monday. CHARTISM.—The Leeds Times has a letter (the twenty-third of the series) from the pen of Colonel Thompson, containing a critical examination of Carlyle's Chartism. The Gallant Colonel does not concur with all that is advanced by the author, as will be seen by the sub joined passage :—." If the author (Mr. Carlyle) had not elsewhere given evidence of sincerity, he might be in some danger of being charged with wanting to set up a ' Sta tistic Inquiry' hum. When a man falls down choked with his neckcloth, we do not begin by counting the symptoms and waiting to make statistic tables of the effects of pres sure on the carotids. Nature has bestowed on us a homely faculty of going a nearer way to work. The dullest of us has the power of seeing that there is a cause of ac tion competent to produce the mischief felt, and that to remove this cause, and not to count the symptoms, is the part of men of sense. It is known to every body, except the Chartists, that the first move of the self-appointed legislators for the working classes, was to say to them—You shall have a shilling wages instead of sixpence, on condition that the shilling shall only buy as much of what we sell, as four pence did before. And this gross and babylike stra tagem, ending in making the working classes give three hours' work for their dinner instead of two, the working classes, or the active and talking part of them, were found utterly incompetent to penetrate. After this, that an aristocratic lecturer should rest the remedy on knowing how many twists and convulsions the choking man has gone through per decade, is lightly to be wondered at." THE MERCHANT TAILORS AND SKINNERS. —ln the reign of Richard 111., when processions, pa geants, and shows, were much in vogue, and in which the citizens of London took great interest, so many of the incorporated companies as then existed formed part cf such spectacles, anti took rank by precedence of incorporation ; among the rest the Merchant Tailors' and Skinners' Companies were prominent, but their date of incorporation and their charters were so nearly alike, that they each disputed the right of the other to take precedence, and to such a height was this hostility carried, that whenever they came in collision, blows were ex changed even to bloodshed, and deep and rancorous disposi tions engendered, and grew to such a pitch that the public peace was disturbed, and the authorities of time days summoned the offending parties before the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, who, after mature deliberation, first premising that the claims put forward were so evenly balanced as to admit a doubt which company was the elder, gave their judgment to the effect, that all animosities should cease, and that the companies should take precedence alternately each year, an I that each of the two should entertain the other with hospitality each year at their respective halls. This decree put a stop to future quarrels, and has bean acted upon up to the present time. Last week the anniversary festival was celebrated at the Skinners' Hall, when the emulation of good eating and drinking was carried on under the auspices of Mr. B. Dobree, the Master of the Merchant Tailors' Company, Mr. J. W. Ron sell, Master of the Skinners' Company, and a lull attendance of Aldermen, Members of Parliament, and others. THE WE kTHER.—We are still blessed with abundance of solar heat, and the weather is all that can be needed at this critical and important period of the year. In our own immediate district the harvest promise improves day by day, and at a diztance from Clydesdale the agri. cultural characteristics are those of luxuriance. We have observed many strong fields of wheat which have already assumed the yellow tint of autumn, and must fall abun dantly to the sickle before the end of the present month. Harvest commenced on a small scale in the neighbourhood of Dumfries on Wednesday last, and from all parts of the land the' tidings are of joy and abundance. The night dews are copious, and, fortunately, we have no morning frosts.—Liverpool Herald. CAUTION TO COACH PROPRIETORS. —We are informed, that the very general practice of overloading the outsides of stage coaches, has induced the tax-office to direct their inspectors in the several d'.visions to be more active in bringing offenders to justice; we hope, therefore, this intended friendly caution will not be treated with indifference. The penalty for carrying above the licenced number is 51. for each passenger. Two children under seven years of age, to be reckoned as one. There are special enactments in the 2d and 3d Wm. 4, cap. 120, respecting the number to be carried, and the luggage or. the top ; the latter to be in proportion to the height of the coach, and the person riding upon such luggage, as well as the driver of the coach, is liable to the penalty of 5/. The keepers of toll-gates will also incur the like penalty for neglecting to count the number on the coach, or to measure the height of the luggage. Di fivers refusing to stop to enable a gate-keeper to ascertain these particulars, will be liable to a penalty of 51. DEATH AND BIRTH AT SEA.—The Aber deen Steam Navigation Company's steam-vessel Duchess of Sutherland arrived here on Monday evening, at file o'clock, from London. On board the Duchess were a considerable number of passengers; one cf whom, a lady who had for some time been delicate in health, dic dla d denly on Sunday, after a few hours' illness. It is satis factory to know that there were three medical gentlemen on board ; but their services, we regret to say, were un availing. Next morning, by one of those striking coinci dences which, in the c ourse of Providence, so frcquin both en t ti v y o bring life and deat h to g ether before us, a female second mother c a a n b d i a daughter,was safely w e delivered p y o f t o a sfineay, are i grl d ; o a in n g d o t well. —Aberdeen Journal A A letter C C ACCIDENT dated pEN T mentions an unfortunate accieentaw 4 ihn*Ch occurred in the THE JoAIyPO27L,Lo B theEr, v ci r u D o t E i. d u i, e E n .-- n e , it ' of Charles V. on T Florence, O National Gallery there. floss por t nitro wall to which it was horseback, by Vandyk, Belvidere, and fractured the has been appointed to take the attached, struck down the celebrated hlelt°v,mo arm s , t statuehe of left the l e g, Apollo an i right foot. A comm.ittet. ose in juries._ (There must bo best means of repairing h in the Vatican at Rome.). g ive an account of a remark some error in this statement, as the Apollo Belvidere is important kind—and which would seem to lc invention —the results of which would indeed be of a The Paris novelable and very o in n g be a e fu o l r e r r o u n in tly , ( d ir e j s i c o r i i n h t ed d:a t i h sp , r u e / take ono more away from the ancient list of impassible papers problems — i : 1 0 17 t p to r b e fi v sd eii ns t evoe b n' a et i ri loons being at once adopted in lieu of o mnibusses ; we shall no longer think it wise to be amongst the sneerers, if perpetual motion and the phi losopher's stone be once more introduced amongst the sub jects of human research, M. Eugene de Fresne, the in ventor of the apparatus, of which such effects are pre dicted, has submitted his discovery, to which he gives the name of .ltloteur Atmospherique, to the Academy of Sciences, which body has appointed a commission for its examination. The commission is engaged in drawing up a repent, and it is observed that the reporter, M. Aragn, treats theinventor with great distinction. Meat time, the overt experiment, of which the papers have cognizance, is the following :—A few days ago, a small group of the learned and noble, which included M. de Chateauhriand , M. de Tocqueville, the Due de Noailles, and M. Ampere, were assembled on the Quay d'Orsay, watching with great interest the evolutions of a boat of singular construction, which glided up and down the Seine with and againstt wind and stream, without oars or sails , a nd having, as p b e e l i v o e n r g , a sort t: of w aeriallo erb, eartwheel, where , moving hitherto shouldi ng. be. tothis an ii or a steam chimneyinl sboats sung with such spirit and archness as to obtain an enthusiastic encore. With a little more prac tice, we think he will become an acquisition to the London stage, and produce effect in the parts formerly played by Liston. Previously to the performance of the King's Gardener, an interesting drama, of French origin, • entitled the Doctor, was played for the first time this season, and chiefly deserves notice fur the excellence of the acting of Messrs Strickland and Webster, to whom—aided by the intelligent and unaffected act ing of Mrs. Yarnold—the success of the piece was wholly owing. The perfo►mauces closed with the well-known plays of the IV - demon and the Turnpike Gate, in which last Mr. Rees undertook olt ) , Mun den's favourite part of Crack. The house was clowded at half price. THANKSGIVING ODE ON THE PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. The Session is over—llurray ! Hurray ! And Tories and Whigs may now go play, Like bays on a summer holiday— Adieu to the sFecches, to Dullness wed, That oozed from the Netherby Knight's thick head, Whose hapless bearers were always dozing O'er his heavy ten-parson-power of prosing ; Adieu to Fred. Shaw's dim twilight sense To sour-knout Stanley's eloquence, And to Ben's small beer impertinence ; Adieu to the plausible phrase of Peel, And the glittering tropes of poetic Sheil, To Dan's loud roar, and to Sibthorp's bray— The Sasion is over--Hurray ! Hurray Shout, boys, shout—Hurray I Hurray ! Gone arc the chances of place and pay, That tickled the Tories for many a day. Ere the close of the Session, with many a grin, They swore that they'd, one and all, be in, But—alas, for the hopes of the factious rout 1— The Session is closed, and still they're out! When snow shall fall from a frosty sky, And whiten the earth in hot July; When St. Pgul's, from his present position rent, Shall dance a quadrille with tke Monument, When the One-Tree-Hill in old Greenwich-park Shall steam to Boulogne, by way of a lark ; When--more marvellous still—the Lords so merry Shall laugh at the wit of Londonderry— Why, then, I think we may say, 'tis plain, The Tories will all be in again ! Meantime let's shout. Hurray ! Hurray And welcome this most auspicious day.; That bids all the factious rogues be dumb In St. Stephen's Chapel for months to come ! THE NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.—On Tuesday the first annual excursion in aid of the funds of the above institution tn:.lc place by, a trip to that eelighful spot the " Island Ta vern," 'Twickenham Ait. The Laurel and Richmond steamers were engaged for the occasion, and on the arri val of the company at the Ait upwards of 100 sat down to an excellent dinner in the spacious saloon in the grounds, and on the removal of the cloth the health of the Queen was drunk with three times three, the healths of Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the future prosperity of the Institution, the Press, the Stewards of the day, &c. &c., were also given and heartily responded to. Dancing then commenced to an excellent bend, and was kept up with great spirit until the departure of the vessels. The com pany amounted to about 300, and although the morning turned out rather rough the weather in the middle of the day brightened, and every one reached home in good time, and apparently satisfied with the day's pleasure. TIIE HARVEST.—We hear from all quarters the most gratifying accounts of the wheat crop, of which much has already been gathered in the finest condition. The scythe has this year been very generally substituted for the sickle. The wheat harvest in the more southern parts of the county is indeed fast drawing to a close. A considerable breadth of Barley and Oats has been carted, and the pea-crop, which is represented to be very deficient, has been secured. The want of rain is very severely felt. The uplands are quite barren ; and there is little or no feed in the lower grounds. The stock of old hay is very short, and the crop of new in this vicinity, excepting in some few favoured spots, was also scanty. —Essex Herald. COATBRIDGE.—EXTRAORDTNARY RISE IN TUE VALUE OF PROPERTY. - The following statement serves to show the astonishing increase in the price of landed property in the vicinity of Coatbridge, which is mainly to be attributed to the extension of the iron trade in that flourishing neighbourhood. Some years ago , the father of Mr. R. Carrick Buchanan, the press at proprietor of Drumpeller estate, purchased the lands of Dundyvan, of some 50 acres in extent, for about 3,5001. In the year 1833, the Dundyvan Iron Company feued part of them from Mr. Buchanan, for which they pay upwards of 2001. yearly feu-duty ; and the other day Mr. John Wilson, new sole proprietor of Dundyvan Ir in Works, purchased an other part of them, for which he pays 14,000/ —in addi tion to this, the Monkland Canal Company foied part of the property, which, taken in connection with other foes to smaller holders, has raised the value of the whole to somewhere about `22.oool. —Glasgow Argus. TEETOTAL FESTIVAL —Monday, in conse quence of Captain Trotter having allowed the use of his magnificent park, at Dyrham, flerts, two miles below Barnet, for a public temperance festival, some thousands of the foes of strong drink assemled in those delightful grounds. A procession was form b ed on the London side of Barnet, a little after ten o'clock, from whence the com pany proceeded with banners and music to the park. On arriving there, tents, marquees, and booths were pitched, arid the amusements of the day commenced : these consisted of dancing, singing, archery, and angling. There was no lack of provisions, and the company did not break up until late in the evening. ROYAL COLLEGE CONINIISSION.—The Royal Commission, consisting of Lord Melville, Lord Cening mcGwe.st as St. Dr. f r r i r o n e v Y m o t i f indisposition), n Sll ) id , rr nd M re o w n ; h t E e a i sm t d h ea i being epinMd ab ° s the n n e YP t Pe on the 28th and 291 h ult. We learn that the examination of the Principals and Professors related chiefly to topics which had been submitted to the Government as grounds for inquiry, previous to the passing of a general measure relative to the Scotthh Universities. The first and most important of these was, to prevent any recency that might occur in the chairs of Medicine and Civil History from being filled up before these chairs were converted into chairs of Natural History and Modern Language, as re commended unanimously by the first Commission and by the United College. The death of Dr. Beggs, Professor of Medicine, which lately took place, showed the necessity of this precaution ; and, under these ciicunet metes, we un derstand the Commission have wisely requested the Sena tus—the Patrons of the Medicine Chair—to delay the ap pointment of a successor to Dr. Briggs until they ha v further considered the matter. Tee Senatus have agreed to this request. Many other subjects of public impor tance were brought before the, Commission. —.Fife Herald. A CHILD HANGED.—AO inquest was held at he Infirmary, en Tuesday last, on the body of a little boy named Samuel Pearce. Robert 31artin said—Abeut twelve o'clock yesterday I observed some boys looking over the railing of a cellar, and on casting my eyes over I saw the deceased hanging by a small rope fixed to one of the iron s r a t of mine immediately ran down the and I took the child into the area, and my shopmate rope, iolsr.eceAiveshirtalit:cd's body, and another man cut the hut life was quite extinct. The cellar is theved the rope frem his neck, and conveyed the deceased occupied as a delng, and the . gate which leads down to open. John Fisher, who resided in Old the steps was ham-road, stated that the deceased was the son of Joseph rtoemoinfirmary, P r ice, an engineer belonging to the Preston Railway, and was about six years of age, and about half an hour pre vious to the time he was found hanging, witness sa'w him in the lobby of the house, playing with some pieces of string like those which were produced. The deceased was heard to say to I little girl, too young to give evi dence, with whom he was pl,ying, " This is the way the people hang themselves." The Jury returned a verdict--• Accidentally strangled."—Manchester Cbronick. EVENING EDITIO3.\. HA YMARK Mr. David Rees, from the Theatre Royal, Dublin, made his first appearance here last night in the character of Galochard, in the amusing farce of the King's Gardener. This gentleman has much comic humour, and belongs to the school of Liston, of whom he is a palpable imitator, and to whom— so far as we could judge from the distance at which we sat from the stage—he bears no slight resemblance We miss, however, the rich, racy tones of that ster ling comedian, and not less that ease and repose of mariner which characterized everything he did or said. Mr. Rees's voice is decidedly against him ; it is thin and weak, though possibly the agitation arising from a first appearance before a London au dience—for he seemed not a little nervous on his entrance on the stage—may have prevented him from giving full development to its powers. Another defect he has, is indulging too much in grimaces, of w Ilia he will do well to rid himsea, bearing in mind that a man may make the most grotesque faces, and yet possess very ordinary comic talent. We turn n)w to the brighter side of the question. Mr. ll.ces exhibits the odd and grotesque in character with infinite drollery, and in his delineation of Galochard lie gave us an excellent notion of the pompous, addle-headed old gardener, who loves his pretty young wife, somewhat after the mariner that Sir Peter loved Lady Teazle. In the course of his performance he introduced a mock sentimental song, which, despite the defects of his voice, he