The Sun. — London, England, 1847-08-16 00:00:00

The "AL CRIMINAL COURT. „ zhe A ( LUIS DAY . ) 6 4° 01, 1 .41 g1at sessign4 were opened this morning at k i d 4,l3ailey before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, kaitiOrraen Challis, Faracoinbe, Sidney, and Th: . Th e gr a nd jury having been sworn, Charge, l ie said the last session terminated on the '6th et . A lLy, and they were now assembled on the game s 4 ,1 11 ,,gu5t, with a calendar which contained the a %aid - 47 9 prisoners, and with the probability of . th e eoerahle addition being made to their number in Perm of thei r l a b ours. T h e sess i ons we re held Period - fa 7 m onthly as psssible ; but as a greater a tissio n ," a n a month h a d elapsed since the July thei r a n inceased num b er of prisoners awaited Frilled anal, The jurisdiction of the court corn tdaitio' Populati on approaching 2,000,000 ; b ut i n the rit i a lt . ° it, and it was appointed for the trial of lv ere 3° " t Y of cases o f a serious nature, sessions teiostc,,Periodically held at Hick's Hall and West teein-i, where minor cases, particularly charges th e Cal Juvenile offenders, were disposed of; so that kop or s ti b dar only presented an account of the larger . etste nt °ll of serious offences committed within the to de s . month. It appeared, however, that there was otei;g4oution of crime, and he was sorry to say that ites e e a l s °f violence against the person were on the hoa art e ; The limitation of the criminal code, so lee% l e l undertaken by the Legislature, did not qteh ie : have diminished the number of serious offe e — u of this nature. A large proportion of the th A ellar ged in the calendar consisted of larcenies f itt - receipt of stolen goods, with or with tete:llll,..gravation ; larcenies in dwelling-houses by tirel it4 ;,and others ; housebreaking, and the various kances under which the crime was committed h er e zg altog e th er 179 c h arges. Ei g ht persons st o l ar ged with receiving goods knowing them to B %e s o in,a 44 larcenies . committed by servants, anousebreaking, 80 ordinary charges of lar f ~,`4 lf ere a °f horse stealing, and 26 cases o a tL e 'smriptions of embezzlement and larceny, muse ia L l ew other cases not requiring any parti te,, lir of specification—making in the aggre rkitert "ea distinguishable as offences of stealing IN, ;either i n the capacity of servants or other ef etet • , here were no less than 52 ordinary charges la g from the person, generally effected by 14 ogli g Pocket s. There were three charges o f m a n - 4834 ult te ' t wo of rap e , two of robbery, and one of Oa r Pit h intent t o rob. There were five persons all l e i ° with the heinous crime of murder, in They v e herges o f offences against the person. e asei t oL el lid theref ore rea dily understand that the 414 a 1 ,7 b rought before them were of a painful 'be e a , a '°us nature. In addition to these seventy blesti-.."04„, there were thirty-two charges of misde - Na 9 Ls) of various denominations, against the person t hik st 'es of larceny, and about eighty four cases er the pe rsr,n, Then there were four cases of (44 41 T i e of bigamy, eight offences of counterfeit lars si ' t( ; 3l ;a three very serious charges of sending tetari t l lla g letters, demanding money or valuable s wi th bY means of threatening to charge the pa.rh e() tick et t s he commission of iniamous crimes, or with ' 4 41 4 , H O' a nature that might have the effect of in- Nicr t i,'"ern to part with their property, in order to vioria.ue threatened exposure, whether right or 14 Iv a , There were three charges of manslaughter, to l e en the occasion of the death of the parties was Oittrodattributed to the drunken state of the parties seactiae—'ed.hY which two human beings had been as-lased, and one case the death of a child was at• iki i ,""'L the other the death of a woman, a • pl a l a an having thrown a lad with whom he ta rse o ru tt. R upon the novawoman and she died in the -" la ' u e ht It nswer to the charge lato 3 : th at the g • had was • th ale. atio _ party put himself into a state of tY be, P r eviously—no plea that by drunkenness lauld harne unconscious of what they were doing receive d or held sufficient justificiation in ▪t ▪ e % r ecommend e d them to submit the five h e "u e Petty jury, and if in the more serious -gree of char charge could be reduced below the high Vtetild be Murder by the defence of the accused, it t garg et 7 attended to by that jury. There were two Z as , zee s ') ! rape, in one of which the party t ,„;, t h if 11; se nted to be eleven years of age. o ,7 4 ta tiee tee s considered that there was that absence of .7 4 t th e n: constitute the crime, or if they found 07 14 1 , or t 7e.e had been perpetrated . even with the t a ',Mtvl e d " e Party, the law constituted the crime v e ge of a child between the ages of ten and to ; I t Misdeme our as the law properly ex te it protection to Young persons of that age ; d ad. rf `u be regretted that it was not further e b." eB of 1 : ".e , had only to say, with respect to the Fa e rs r bi lt i n ee ,: i l v v .. i,ng stolen goods, that many of the l eok e .fore h e eu were very young, and it . would ltiestiC t e t e s i b er g io. aa e t r ei e r a matter for consideration whether, atteri barg e natu re ng youth, they were conversant with of the crimes they committed. The writi n .. gether forged instruments involved the alter of the the instrument was in the band it ,„ed b y hi _ party charged—whetherit was ei as Iltt ere T! and, whether, knowing it to be forged, s • hoe easa with his knowledge and consent.. In 4. 7 l cri D ai a ` the offence was one of the most serious `u • ota; s -b, and severely ish ble. With regard / Il se ) that of altering dat bY the adde'rin gPauPnosta-office order . for 10s. to tel t h e n of the figure 4, it was his addition th e i m that an alteration in adocument, to the of committing a fraud, was in law 14 th e eh to forging the whole of it. With respect 414 doff a !g es °f eUtti /I N o g sora ug and wounding . with the in tideeealab in the ss: grievous bodily harm, there was a . ilict .e4 th at tne let of Parliament that if a jury co . n Aot ed ' a nd tha r t e h -Y a grievous assault had been dini , !ai l s, it e intent of doing bodily harm . . d serd iet was comPetent for the Jury to limit their VIA .° assau . lt, and it was for the Court to deal . ed 14 , ' t e b b ougn the charge originally as - that Bth of ar ge of felony. By the 7th in 4t "4 Persons George IV. i t was enac t e d e t a l e tt er w i th the v i ew o f obtain on) ' d ar the the th reat of charging the person to e b e s 0 Stith he sen nt it with any cr i me, pun i s h a bl e b y D . 2 11 den aancis P2rY, he s h ou ld b e gu i lty o f f e l ony. Z l Ol a n d re_ were gener a ll y made in obscure lan ,, nees to Tared the aid o f co ll atera l circum rendttanueo them, In one of these cases the word °Ther • ce was used, and that, coupled with the a,._ circumstance pecia;Lly more es might show the object of the th e °llll s e r occasion. as he had been successful on lvi Act p assed in He wished to call attention to r espect to the the last session of Parliament, a: the ir „as,„on punishment of juvenile offenders. g nOuutt'ieu3ln ho-,—obscure from the neighbour -1104 felt a dee had no doubt that they . ISusti ee ___ Particu P i ilnterest in the administration a rdecl the Punishmary criminal justice, and as re . way s h" n 0.. ent of juvenile offenders. It had fram e di sadva u n is ta hied to draw att en ti on t o th e ex confined fora loge of offend ers o f a tender age being that ti me the rig time before their trials, as during associates, oftye 'were fre quent l y contaminated by the and rendered n Perhaps more ca ll ous with respect to t bad b nob f crime ; an d t hi s attempt had been meet_ w the of h e hoped it would with the success which • • Provide for the 4effienders, many under punishment .eurteen of of age, 'La.lr.after that time they rapidly advancedye t a n r pu s o be w y e, Tks were responsible for their conduct. For the corn ion of crimes of a particular description, they w ere to be summarily convicted by two justices, who • were Empowered to convict them for a period not eXceeding three months, and also, i n a ddi t i on, to , order them if they thought proper, to be once psi . vately whipped, but they might dismiss them without requiring their punishment Proceedings under the Act were to be a bar to all further proceedings on the Aka° charge, and the convictions were to be returned t 0 the quarter sessions ; and no forfeiture of the pro- Deny of the offender was to take place, as in convic tiamis for felony. This he believed would lead to a 'minter attached the stain which 4 , y re f orm, because thr ough life to a child who had stood at the bar of a Crinu • nal court, constituted as that court was, whether innocent or guilty, would in a great measure be,liel rooved by this summary mode of proceeding. The tstablishment of schools, under the auspices o o le State would relieve the parents of poor children • nt ,the charge of them from morning until evening • tr . ; they could not do a greater service to their coun• th t han by endeavouring to establish schools H .fars°ughout the districts in which they resided. e t ii o not think he had exceeded his duty by making doest,M o bservations, because he was sure they were as iro os as he was to advance the moral and social 741(lition of the humbler members of society. Be coes' the judges felt it their duty t o g i ve s imilar re atiVendations on the circuits t o th e gran d j u ries; he was sure they would feel proud that by their oidual exertionrthey might greatly contribute to retti t e the evils of ignorance and the misery under .V,A the po orer c l asses o f t h e peop l e l a b oured. ' O O grand jury then retired. s ition . _r -BOW- STREET.—(THIS DAY.) r"eph Sheercraft, lately a clerk in the employment v, Messrs. Dorrington and Co., Parliamentary agents, poltwella,.red before Mr. Jardine, with stealing a bank bill QM for 631.105. • 4s. %a,solicitor who appeared for the prosecutors, said, against him of uti'!lle prisoner was discharged by Messrs. Dorrington it •Co on account of a charge which had been made presenting a forged cheque at Messrs. th"netuonds. After he left their service they suspected detit.t the 'natter of the forged cheque was not the only th Inc lueoey the prisoner had been guilty of, and they ,uter,lefore searched the desk and drawer which he had that4e USe of while employed there. The result was, Dusted a letter was found which the prisoner ought to have closed B. was before, and in which he should have en a Bank post-bill for 63/. 10s. In a day or two a 1 ,,, hi PlRer brought a parcel directed to the pris?ner i: ai r e° ' °o bein r ,e• Messrs. opened was found to contai d n a till f °f old and a pair of new boots, an . road, ro i t o Rogers of ns9 r Ole making of the said new boots. A message • - was immediately sent to Messrs. Rogers to inquire if • priah,. bad clued a Mil post-b,ll to pay liar his boots. They found that he had not paid for the boots, hut that b e had deposited a Bank post-bill for a loan of 2/. Mr. White,.the foreman at Messrs. Rogers, held the bill, and refused to give it up. An application was made at the Lambeth Police-court; for a summons against Mr. White, and refused, Mr. White undertaking to return the hill on receiving a written authority for so doing from Messrs. Dorriogton. This occurred on Saturday evening, and on the same evening the prisoner called at Messrs. Rogers' shop, and Mr. White brou2ht him to Messrs. Dorrington', - , where he was given in charge. Mr. Souter, a clerk in Messrs. Dorrington's office, said that he gave the prisoner a letter to their agent in Ire land, inclosing the 631. 10s. .post- bill produced. The letter was open, and he desired the prisoner to seal it and post it. After the prisoner left Messrs. Dorring ton's, witness found the letter in his drawer. Mr. White said that on Monday or Tuesday last the prisoner (whom he had often seen passing the door, but whom he did not know) ordered a pair of boots to be sent to him at Dorrington's. The next day he again called, and said he wanted a pair of boots for immediate use, but had no money. He bad a Bank post-bill for 631. 10s. Witness replied that he would not cash it, but did not object to advancing him a few pounds. He advanced the prisoner 2/., keeping the post-bill, for which he gave the prisoner an acknowledgment. The prisoner wrote on the back of the acknowledgment a receipt for the 2/., and left the paper on the counter. He was fitted with a pair of ready-made boots, and went away. When the boots were sent home on Friday, Messrs. Dorrington and Co.'s solicitor called on him to demand the bill. He would have done so but that t he solicitor " was very insulting." He was now ready to do whatever the Magistrate pleased about it. Mr. JARDINE said the bill need not be given up till it was proved that Mr. White was not entitled to hold it. Mr. White might keep it for the present. hat after leaving the Mr. White went on to say, t Lambeth Police-court on Saturday, he returned to the shop, where shortly afterwards the prisoner made his appearance for the purpose of trying on the new pair of boots. He (witness) induced him very much against his will to go with him in a cab to Messrs. Dorrington's, where he was immediately given in charge. The prisoner made no defence, and Mr. JARDINE committed him for trial. THAMES.—(THIS DAY.) Wm. George Wells and Ann Wells, his wife, were charged with having plundered Mr. Robert Savage, auctioneer, of No. 241, Whitechapel, of furniture to a considerable amount.,, It appeared that the prisoners were tenants of Mr. Savage, renting part of a house in Tonguecourt, ad joining the auction-rooms. For some months past the prosecutor had missed articles of a valuable description, including chimney glasses, large pier glasses, bed fur niture, tables, &c., all of which had been entrusted to him for sale, and which he had been compelled to make good to the owners. On Saturday a Mr. Robert Bus sell, a broker, had forwarded him for sale two sets of bed furniture and some small articles, which, his own rooms being full of goods at the time, he placed in an empty house next door (also his property), and locked the premises. Sunday morning Mrs. Mary John stone, another of his tenants, came to his pri vate residence, No. 39, Brick-lane, and informed him that she had seen Wells get over the wall at the back of the house, and take two large tubs, and that she had reason to believe he was the person that had been robbing him for some time past. On going to the place, he found that not only were the tubs gone, but that the house next his auction rooms had been opened by means of a skeleton key, and the bed furniture which he had placed in it on Saturday night had been ab stracted. He then gave the male prisoner into custody, and proceeded to the Denmark-street station-house for the purpose of having the affair put into the hands of Kelly, an active officer of the detective force. As he was returning with a police-constable, they met the female prisoner carrying a large bundle. They stopped her, and this turned cut to be the identical furniture which had been abAracted. She refused to give any account of how she became possessed of it, and was also given in charge. On searching the room they occupied, they found the bed had been ripped open and a number of articles concealed between the tilt and the sacking. A child of the prisoners informed them that after his father had been taken into custody, his mother had occu- pied herself in burning a number of pew nbroker's duplicates, and they discovered the wood ashes of the fire which had been made from the staves of the missing tubs. The prosecutor added that 100/. would not cover his loss. The male prisoner stoutly denied the whole of the allegations.—The prisoners were remanded for a week. THE GEN ERAL ELECTION CARDIGANSHIRE. Colonel Powell was on Saturday re•elected withou opposition. WEST NORFOLK. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The election for West Norfolk closed on Saturday, at four o'clock. The numbers polled were— Bagge (C.) ... • . ... 3,106 Coke (L) ... 3,059 Hamond (L.) ... • • ... 2,938 Le Strange (C.) .. ... 2,676 Had the registration been attended to by the Liberal party, Coke and Hamond must have been returned by a large majority ; as it is, taking the gross poll, they have a majority of 215, thus Coke .. ••• Hamond ... 3,059 ... 2,938 -5,997 Bagge ... Le Strange 3,106 2,676 -5,782 215 The Liberals are now determined to watch the registration, and when another election takes place Mr. Hamonu may consider his seat safe. Mr. Bagge may then retire into private life, no doubt at Geneva, where he has resided for the last few months. Mr. Le Strange, and the old war cry of "No Popery" and " Church in danger," had not an at of a chance. R. A. NORTHUMBERLAND (NORTH). OFFICIAL DECLARATION. Sir George Grey .. .. 1,366 Lord Ossulston ••• .. 1,247 Lord Lovaine ... 1,237 WARWICKSHIRE (NORTH). CLOSE OF THE POLL. Newdegate ••• ... 2,912 Spooner ... 2,456 Leigh ... .•• . ... 2,273 SCOTLAND. SUTHERLAND COUNTY. Sir David Dundas has been returned without oppo• IRELAND. CLARE COUNTY. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Sir Lucius O'Brien 774 Major Macnamara ... 712 Cornelius O'Brien .. 578 Mr. C. O'Brien resigned on Friday. CORK COUNTY. The Cork Examiner of Friday states, that Messrs. Tierney and White, the Conservative candidates, have retired, and that there is every probability of the Repeakts having a walk over. KILDARE COUNTY. The nomination took place on Friday. The can didates aria the Marquis of Kildare (Liberal), Mr. Bourke (Conservative), and Mr. J. A. O'Neill i tinster Express, (Repealer). _ The Dole of Leinster has written a letter to the contradicting a report whic h had esr.lecycul!ated by the Repealers, to the effect t hat he vi 0 ,/ i ch . his• tenants to give their second votes to Mr. KILKENNY COUNTY. The nor aination took place on Friday. The can didates ave Mr. Pierce Somerset Butler, the late Member . kr. J. Greene, Mr. Welch, and Mr. kiely, Repealers. Butler The Mo nsell .. 581 .—F . R . ID A 4 Y 3 . 9 ... 472 psosaLhnm:(llmi:;H:lneooelßfY:l3.h.craKinedns.ow...l j as NT i .. n ....y.: favour of Messrs. F L IV E A(VES SAVED BY T--11 FIRE ES CAPE .—The efficacy an d importan ce o f the machine . used by the Society for the Protectio n o f Life from Fire wer e f u lly Afire occurred in a exemplified house x o o2n, Great Saturday Barlow -street , a x night h,w.s t l r a e s e t t . the windows, lebone. .A 31 means of escape, excepting High-street. were cut o. ff, as the staircase and the ow y er treet. biary premises w .ere in flames, and the inmates Zertotf the to crowd to the windows to avoid suffocation. 8 1 es were heard for assistance from the second flor, when the. conductor )f the machine, Robert Hutchins, arrived with it in front at the house, and succeeded in ascending and rescuing a raother and four children (one of them para -13 tic) trom their perilous situation. The society is en titled to gr a at praise fur its exertions in cases of tire, and should be te pported by the public. Its resources depend entirely on 1 , oluntary contributions, and when it is known that it has. the expense of maintaining 20 machines for escape, and the men employed in the management of them, it ma; y easily be conjectured that a large sum is requisite to defray the necessary charges. THE PO STMAN BRADLEY.--It iS stated that the Postmaster- General, the Marquis of Clanricarde, has allowed But idle% , the Lombard-street curier, who was so maltreated by the ruffians who attempted to rob him of the Post-offi ca bag in Wood-street, and defeated their plan by h'o, resistance, to retire on his lull pay. He is 63 years of age, and has been in the Post-office depart ment nee ,Ply 40 years. On II Tednesday last the Royal Corps of Uxb rid g e Yeoman ry Cavalry were inspected by Colonel Smith, of the Blues. The corps was mustered on Uxbridge- Froaot ), and went through a variety of movemen ts highly' the satisfacti o n o f the inspecting officer, who was g :e, steadiness, an d soldi e r-like conduct. The Pie aced to pay a very high encomium on their ap pea d tr e eo r ß p a u s n i t, N g e h r u F n r d e e d r e r t i h e e k command coxan o d f t H h e u i s r h c a p n t , m H e r u s h , e e 3 r , t , Eticis. j , • and Adjutant , Corbet. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. NEW Y„RK, JULY 31. t A yf l a e ss x tte i , p c a a s 7 n dth, a ep ff yr a e iapr are e , r a: they te oerk yi to a , v r, e es et ra been apc ei g travelling sf The Administration have discovered that, in re gardtriaietliire r h t t o a o s o an offering for their sins. The St. Louis Republican of the 17th inst. men tions the reception of letters from 'Santa Fe to the 27th of May. One of the letters states that "on the 22d of May Colonel Price discovered that there were instructions from the War Department, which had been received by the last mail, brought by Mr. Boggs, directed to the colonel commanding in Santa Fe, in which it was announced that the President refused to sanction any of the acts of General Kearney, so far as they conter any rights upon the citizens of the ter ritory of New Mexico as citizens of the United States ; and General Kearney, or the officer com manding, was directed not to per • mit to be carried into effect such of the organic and statute laws of the territory as confer such rights. On the strength of these instructions, Colonel Price officially demanded the release and remission of the sentence of Antonio Maria Trajillo, convicted of treason against the Go vernment of the United States. The accused was thereupon set at liberty." On this discovery, at this late day, I have no dis position to comment at present. Similar military usurpations were practised in California, and other parts of the Mexican territory. A few weeks will probably, bring forth something on the subject which may enlighten us all. Whether the orders which General Kearney received were, or were not, so loosely drawn as to be totally misunderstood by him, remains to be decided. If, however, he has thus acted without authority, he is in no great danger of suffering. He married a daughter of Colonel Bren ton, the distinguished senator in Congress from Mis souri. Everything seems to indicate that the Adminis tration batteries are preparing to assault General Scott, if it shall be deemed expedient. He is now charged by the subordinates with defeating the peace negotiation, in not forwarding promptly, the over tures of Mr. Buchannan, as presented by Mr. Trist, and referred to in my last letter. At the same time, it is said by the same party, that the General has halted, and will not enter the city of Mexico until it is ascertained that Mr. Bankhead's friendly mission has totally failed. It is positively asserted that Gen. Scott was ordered to halt. These statements and assertions are fabulous. The plain truth is, that General Scott has not been in a situation to advance. He was, at the last accounts (the 29th of June), so hemmed in, that he deemed it inexpedient to move until reinforced. He has been grossly deceived by the Administration at every step he has taken. Nor will he be commiserated, even by his friends. It is within my psrsonal knowledge that they warned him of the danger of being embarrassed by the Administration when he should most want and need their support. But he was credulous. The consequence is, he has felt, and continu es to feel, the direful effect f that credulity. In my last letter I stated that General Scott was included with Mr. Trist in the same commission. Thi s s tatement was incorre ct ; he was not named as a commissioner, and not being so named, he commit ted a gross error in refusing to forward, as requested by Mr. Wrist, a letter addressed to the Mexican Go vernment. Having nothing to no with the negotia tion, it was his duty to forward the dispatch pre sented to him even by Mr. Trist, who was well known to the General as the representative of the American Government. Some anxiety pervades this community in relation to the present situation of General Scott. lam not among the number that entertain any apprehension for his safety. I feel perfectly confident, if attacked even in his weak state, he will put his assailants to flight. It ma), however, cause him some hard fight ing. But a triumphant victory is considered certain. It is somewhat extraordinary, however, that neither Generals Cadwallader nor Pillow, who were on their march to join General Scott, have been heard from. It may be, but it is not probable, that a strong Mexican force has interrupted the progress of these detachments. Yesterday the steamer Washington arrived in this port, after a passage of 14 da y s and some hours, from Southampton. An English paper of the 15th of July, brought by . the Washington, commences an article, " The Mexican war is evidently drawing to a close." I wish I could say I entertained a similar opinion, but I cannot. I can see no present prospect of peace, and yet it may take place in ten days. This Government is most heartily sick of the war, awl none more so than Mr. Polk. It is a ridiculous false pride that induces him to continue it. An open, frank, and manly policy, would secure a treaty of peace in one month. Such an elevated statesman as Henry Clay would soon accomplish this desirable object. I regret to add that I fear Mr. Polk is more anxious to terminate the war than Santa Anna or his adherents, but he knows not how. The emigrant fever, as it is termed, has lost much of its terror in this city. It has not been extended to our settled population. Very few have been affected by it, and of those few a small proportion only have died. In Canada its ravages have been, and continue to be, most appalling. The various public journals con cur in representing it as of an alarming character. A. Montreal paper, under date of July 24, says, during the week ending at date there were 235 deaths ; during the same period last year 60 ; in crease 175. On Saturday there were 1,712 sick in the emigrant sheds, and 32 deaths in the preceding 24 hours. The St John's Herald states that of the emigrants who left Great Britain for Quebec alone, 4,095 never reached their destination, having died at sea or at quarantine. About 600 more perished at sea by shipwreck, making ,about 4,700 deaths up to the 30th June. The ship Avon, Johnston, of St. John's, was at Grosse Isle, with all the crew and passengers sick, and 136 out of 550 dead. Small-pox has again broken out on board her Majesty's troop-ship Apollo. One of the Church of England mer W. Ch a tt e rton, Lieut. Lloyd , R.N. Mr. n Cris s, Rev. ptain p°, Ca Christian, of the ship Sisters, and several others, are also dead. It is now certain that there are sufficient funds in the Teeasury of Pennsylvania to meet the payment of their August interest, du e on Monday. Foreign stockholders naturally feel some anxiety on the sub ject. The money market remains uneasy. Sterling Exchange firm at 51 to 6 per cent. Flour, moderate deman , i, and at 51 dolls. to 6 dolls. firm. P.S. Since writing the preceding, a telegraphic dis patch from Richmond furnishes the following :—"lt is proper that I should add, my opinion in regard to the question of peace or war remains unchanged." —Times. A GENEVESE TRAVELLER. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT.GARDEN.—On Saturday evening there were present the Prince Blanche robet skoi, the Duke and Duchess o f Beaufort, Lady Somerset, and the Baron and Baroness de Nieumann, the Marquis anc Marchioness of Worcester, the Earl and Countess of Westmorland, the E arl of Pembroke, the Countess Dowager of Essex and Miss Johnston, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount Cantilupe, the Count and Countess de Jarnac, Lord and Lady Rokeby, Lord Cranstoun, Lord Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lord George Paulet, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady Caroline Maxse, Lady Stewart, Sir John and Lady Harrington, Sir George Armytage, the Hon. Sir Edward and Lady Butler, Hon. Sydney Pierrepont, Hon. Robert Lawley, Hon. Mr. Fane, Baron de Paravicini, Sir Charles Ibbet son, Sir Charles Kent, Hon. Spencer Cowper, M.P-, Hon. Mr. Dundas, Hon. F. Craven, Hon. R. Gore, Hon. A. D. Willoughby, Sir George Wombwell, Sir Francis and Lady Lawley. Lady Jodrell, Captain and the Hon. Mrs. It) der Burton, Sir Charles Marshall, Lady Mac farlane, Lady Massey, Lady Shelley, Lady Seale and Miss Seale, Sir Samuel Scott, Sir Jasper and L•idy Atkinson, Sir James Evre, Lady Bayley, Lady East hope, Sir John Campbell, K.C.T.S., and Lady Campbell, Sir A. and Lady Maclean, Colonel Brownlow Knox, M.P., Miss Burdett , C. P. Leslie, Esq., M.P., W. Alex ander, Esq., J. Lloyd Clayton, Esq., Captain Groves, Henry Greville, Esq., Charles Greville, Esq., Lady Duff Gordon. LARGE SEIZURE OF TOBACCO AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY. -00" Saturday afternoon an extensive seizure of smuggled tobacco was effected by Mr. Marsh, a landing-waiter of Customs, on board a Rotterdam steamer, lying off the Custom - hou se Quay. The cir cumstances are somewhat curious, as showing the arti fice resorted to to evade the payment of the legal duty 12- mar t- sh ' gueht for the importation of the above articles. Amongst the on attempting iscovererwpi general cargo and free goods were several bales of pig hair, which article has lately been brought from Holland in, larg e_r, quantities. Whether any suspicion arose as to determined importation upon examiningn o one o f transpire,the bales, but Mr. atid pierce i n t n something h the bale than bee g hai r opened,was it turned out that been used as a t i t )lin the packages of pig hair had only more valuable d for secreting another article of a hist( dof a description. The bale apparently con number of bundles of hair of about fourteen inches square, but in the c entre o f eac h o f t h em was a bundle of very choice Bevan the above circumstance nah cigars, which, but for umstance w of any duty ould have passed without pay mentthe first experimentwhatever. The success attendant on induc e d maining packages, when a further search in the re- pri a z e. Mr. Mar s h accor di ng l considerable a dditi on was made to this valu a bl e seized the whole in the Queen's y I same in the warehouses at the e name, eustom. ho use , w h ere i t and deposit e d the will be condemned and sold, as no one I co me forward to claim it. will, of course, Auriol, the clown, appeared yesterday before a court - ma rtial, to stand his trial for not having answered the requirements of the conscription. It appeared from the evidence that he had been drawn at Marseilles, hut leading at the time a wanderin g life he was ignorant the fact. He had written to the Ma y or of Toulouse, of na ti v e town, to know what number he Lad drawn, and and his r, ceiving no answe r be took it for g ranted t hat he exempted, being un der size. The cour t , considering a : that he had acted with paled good f a i t h, acquitted him.—Galignoni. HER MAJESTY'S MARINE EX CURSION. DARTMOUTH, FRIDAY, AUG. M.—Many persons were on the hills yesterday, in the expectation of seeing the royal squadron with her Majesty pass down the Channel, but, to the surprise of all, about three o'clock the royal yacht was seen steering for the har bour, in which she was safely moored before four o'clock, the Fairy, Undine, Black Eagle, and Garland packets following in succession. The boats of the town were soon in requisition, and the royal yacht sur rounded by persons anxious to see her Majesty, whom they continually cheered. The afternoon was fine, and her Majesty with the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal appeared gratified with the scene which surrounded them. Mr. J. B. Smith, an old inhabitant and solicitor of Dartmouth, immediately went alongside the yacht, and Lord A. Fitzclarence having come down to him, he requested to be allowed to present a dish of very fine mulberries to her Ma jesty. His wish was made known to her Majesty, and he was requested to come upon the quarter-deck, where he received her Majesty's acknowledgment fur his attention. The mayor and corporation came in state along side, but as her Majesty declined seeing any one, they returned to the shore, gratified at having had another opportunity of showing their dutiful attach ment to her Majesty. About this time one of the boats of the yacht was seen to leave the vessel with Captain Crispin and two gentlemen in plain clothes, which pulled rapidly to the entrance of the harbour, and landed at Brookhill, the residence of Governor Holdsworth. The party walked up to the house, when Captain Crispin in quired for the Governor, and being informed by the servant that his master was not at home, the Captain said " he wished to show the gro unds to his two friends," which he did ; and then crossed in the boat to the Castle, where the party was received by Lieu tenant Aynge, of the Royal Staff Corps, the Master Gunner. The Scourge steam-sloop having appeared off the harbour, two guns were fired from the fort to inform her commander that her Majesty was there, and the Scourge soon after joined the squadron. Captain Crispin requested his supposed friend to allow him to make known to Mr. Aynge by whose presence he was honoured—a kindness which his Royal Highness Prince Albert instantly granted, to the great gratification of the old soldier. The party then embarked with the intention of calling at Gran field, the residence of the Hon. Mr. Hare, but find ing he was laid up with the gout, they abstained, and returned on board the royal yacht. The visitors book at Brookhill having been given to Captain Crispin, the following entry in their own writing placed beyond a doubt the names of his two incognito friends : " Aug. 12, 1847. Albert. " E, Charles Prince of Leiningen." During this time the Duke of Norfolk and Ear, Grey were walking about the town. At night the town was brilliantly illuminated, and front its peculiar situation, on the sides of two hills, having the appearance of a crescent at night, in the centre of which the yacht was moored, her Majesty must have enjoyed one of the most beautiful sights she has, probably, ever seen, as the evening was very lark and c dm. Soon after ten o'clock rau., the lights in the royal apartments were all extinguished, and at four o'clock A.M. to-day the squadron weighed and proceed to the westward. PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY, THREE P.M.—The City .of Limerick Dublin steamer, Captain Moppett, which left Southampton yesterday and arrived here to-day, reports that on going through the Needles at five o'clock in the afternoon she met a large fleet of yachts, apparently returning from escorting her Majesty from the Isle of Wight into the Channel. This morning, between four and five, the Li merick descried the royal steam squadron to the east ward of Start Point. They appeared to have just come out of Dartmouth Harbour. A large ship with two funnels led the van. She was followed by the royal yacht Victoria and Albert; behind the royal yacht on the starboard quarter camo the Garland, and on the larboard quarter the Black Eagle. The Undine was in the rear of the Garland, and the Fairy followed the Black Eagle. The City of Limerick, with the company's flag at the main, ensign aft, and union jack at her bow, duly honoured the royal squa dron as she passed under the sterns of the Garland and Black Eagle, off Prawl Point, a little after 5 o'clock. There was very little wind. The squadron was at full speed—say, 11 to 12 knots, and steaming a course W. by. N., which would bring them abreast of the Lizard. About 6 the Garland put on extra steam, detached herstlf from the squadron, and steered a more northerly course. Towards 7 o'clock the squadron was descr i ed from the Breakwater Lighthouse several miles outside the Eddystone, steering for the Lizard. The royal yacht was ahead, closely followed by the Fairy and Black Eagle. They had outrun the Shearwater and Undine, which were four or five miles astern. The probability is that her Majesty will pass Fal mouth and proceed direct for Milford Haven, and thus keep her engagements in the St. George's Channel. The steam-ship Ajax, Commander Mowle, belong ing to the Cork Steam-ship Company, which left Cork on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and arrived at Plymouth on Friday evening, reports that she passed the royal squadron, steaming for the Land's end, off the Lizard-point. Under ordinary circumstances the squadron would arrive at Miltord Haven by eleven o'clock on Friday night, but by putting on extra power they might r each that harbour shortly after nine. GLASGOW, SATURDAY NlGHT.—Arrangements on the most extensive scale a re i n progress for the re ception of her Majesty and t h e R oya l F am il y , w ho are expected to enter the Clyde early on Monday morning next. Amongst the other preparations in progress for this interesting event is the fit t i ng out o f t h e b oa t, which is now lying in the river, a little above the Glasgow bridge, by which her Majesty is to pass through the Crinan Canal. The subject, or groundwork, as it may be called, of this conveyance is one of the ordi nary track boats employed on that passage, but through the liberality of her owners and of the gen tlemen who conduct the li ne on w hi c h s h e pli es — Messrs. G. and J. Burns, and Messrs. Thompson and Macconnell—she is in process of being converted into a sumptuous barge, all trace of her vulgar origin and purposes being obliterated by the splendour of her decorations. On the quarter-deck a handsome canopy has been erected, surmounted by a gilt crown and sceptre; the roof inside is lined w ith scarlet silk, relieved b y ornamen t s o f go ld, and occupying the centre of the deck is a magnificent ottoman covered with scarlet cloth. The general fitting up of the cabin is also in scarlet and gold, the windows being hung round with scarlet silk, adorned with a profusion of elegant gold ornaments, while between the windows white silk pendants droop g racefully. An official letter has been received by Sheriff Coquhoun at Dumbarton, announcing her Majesty's intention to land at Dumbarton and visit the Royal Castle ; and the place of disembarkation will be at Denny and Rankin's Victoria Wharf. Her Majesty has expressed a desire that her entry should be as private as possible, and that the authorities are not to present any address. O n thi s becoming known, a meeting, which was very numerously attended, was called by the Sheriff on Thursday evening, at the County H all, where resolutions were entered into for the purpose of keeping all cratt from impeding the progress of the royal squadron ; and, to carry this into effect, the firm of Denny and Rankin, as sisted by that of Denny Brothers, very handsomely volunteered to supply boats, ably manned, to cruise about to keep the river clear. The Victoria Wharf will present a lively scene. The enterprising proprietors, in order to afford an opportunity to her Majesty's loyal subjects of expressing their loyalty and obedience, have caused three large stands or galleries to be erected, from which may be seen not only the landing of the Queen and suite, but her progress from the platform through the triumphal arch along the Castle-road. Yesterday the galleries were visited by the sheriff and a number o f gentle men, who were all satisfied with their strength, and also with the deco rations. It is expected that the Workmen are busy in decoratin g the castle of Queen will arrive at Du . mbarton about one o'clock. Rothesay, the site of which, in addition to that of the beautiful town, cannot but interest her Majesty, as it was this place that conferred the first ducal title in Scotland; and thus the eldest son of the S overei g n has borne the t itle of the Duke of Roth esa y ever In the event o f the arrival of the royal squa d ron a t Rothesay being l a ter than is expected, t h ose ac quainted with the da n g er of passing through the Kyles with such a fleet, except in br oa d d ay li g h t, feel assured of t heir anchoring for the ni ght in the bay, which for safety as well as beaut y is sur pas sed by none in this country. Shouldshe pass the night id th e re, it is decided and fß castle. 111., which Robert obe title i s d er ived m h • e d to have a splendid illumination in the evening. h a s been fifty-four y ears i n t h e serv i c e. We have t o announce the death of the veteran, Colonel Sir A rc hibald Christie, G overnor o f S t i r l ing Castle, and fo r many years Commandant at Chatham. and 1795 on the C ont i nent, an d wa s and the siege of Ni eu p or t. I n 1794 in July, 1793 ; served the cam paignsSprire s Aee present tt c lea h 7rt i 9e b rod a 3 : u d tnlhk7e9i rkair my he was at the expedition under Lord Mona, and was present at the driving the enemy from St. Andre. At Bommell, in Holland. Sir Archibald was wounded in the face.— United Service Gazette. Mr. Monckton Milnes, the Member for Pontefract, become a convert to the Liberal cause, and " came out very strong" last Saturday, in a has, we are happy speech delivered at the meeting of Lord Murpeth's friends immediately after the West 1; Riding election. — Leeds Mercury. to say, COURT CIRCULAR. Dispatches from tie Governor-General of Can9ds, and al-io from the Governors of the other North-American Provinces, were received on Saturday at the Colonial office. Dispatches were also received on Saturday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Gibraltar. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester; Ladies St. Germans, Sem pill Somerset, and Dowager Blantyre; Lords St. Ger mans and De Manley, attended the daily service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesteri ay. The prayers were read by the Rev. G. Repton; the lessons by the Rev. T. lielmere; and the communion service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The anthem was " 0 Lord my God" f l (Bull). Mr. Turle presided at the organ. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) AUGUST 13. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON . INTELLIGENCE. ARVALS Aug. 7. Aria schooner, Commodore the Marquis of Donegal, from Cowes Harbour; Coral Queen schooner, Viscount Seaham, from Portsmouth; Fair Rosamond schooner, Wm. Lyon, Esq., from Cherbourg. 9. Bacchante cutter, Benjamin Jones, Esq., from Poole; Fenella cutter, John Grey, Esq., from Liverpool; Noran cutter, Sir H. B. Hoghton, Barr., from Torquay. 13. Ganymede cutter, J. H. W. P. Smyth Pigott, Esq., from Portsmouth. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Capricorn. Ariel, Xarifa, Fair Rosamond, Flirt, Brilliant, Camilla, Maud, Proserpine, Magic, Coral Queen, Esmerald. Cutters—Pearl, Sparrowhawk, Peterel, Lufra, Dryad, Nymph, IFrisk, Witch, Osprey, Gauntlet, Lark, Gany mede, Naiad, Turquoise, Noran, Bacchante, Intrepid, Heroine, Aurora, Fenella, Arrow. Yawls—Dream, Waterlily, Albatross, Susan, Eagle. REGATTA. The first match, being for a cup, value 501, came off on Thursday. The two yachts started at ten o'clock, and arrived, the Aurora at midnight, and the Dryad at 4 A.M. on Friday. The second match takes place this day, between the Brilliant and Capricorn, for a prize of 501. Her Majesty's Cup of 1004 is to be sailed for on the 17th; a 501. prize on the 19th, fireworks in the evening; Prince Albert's Plate on the 21st; and the Duke of Beaufort's, value 1001, on the 23d. The Royal Yacht Squadron dinner will take place on the 18th, and the ball on the 20th. REVOLT AT MALACASSA. BLOCKADE OF THE COAST OF ALBANIA. The district of Malacassa, in Upper Albania, is in a state of insurrection, the inhabitants having risen en masse against the legitimate government of the Grand Signior, in the midst of a somewhat strong garrison of the Imperial guard, which has been re inforced by two battalions of regulars dispatched from Constantinople. The following official an nouncement has been made by the authorities at Malta to the merchants of that island of the blockade of the Albanian coast TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF BRITISH MERCHANTS, MALTA. . _ " Chief Secretary's Office, Valetta, Aug. 3. " Sir,—l am directed to acquaint you, for the intorma tion of the merchants, that the officer administering the government has received a communication from Lord Cowley, dated Therapia, July 27, 1847, stating that, with a view of repressing the troubles that prevail in Albania, the Ottoman Government is about to institute a strict blockade of the whole of the coast of that province. " When the officer administering the government shall have received the official notification of the measure a copy thereof will be communicated to you for the in formation of the merchants.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, " WM. SIM, Acting Chief Secretary to Government." ROYAL ITALIAN 'OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. A pleasant little divertissement, entitled La Nayade, was produced here on Saturday evening with great and deserved success. It is► a sort of Undine on a small scale. The Nayade (Plunkett) falls in love with a mortal, and fascinates him by her charms, tempting him to rush after her to her cavern beneath the crystal fountain, and to leave his mortal lover to her fate. The sub aqueous adventures of the pair afford an opportunity for the exhibition, by Mademoiselle Plunkett, of some graceful poses, and of some sparkling pas, which were admirably given and deservedly applauded. Even tually, the mortal is, of course, restored to his lady love. The divertissement opens with a dance of elves, which was given with a taste and an accuracy that would haxe done credit even to the Viennese children ; and in the second tableau there was introduced a very effective shawl dance. The scenery was good, and, take it for all in all, the Nayade is one of the most elegant choreographic productions of the season. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—His Royal Highness tke Reigning Duke of Nassau and his suite were present at the performances at her Majesty's Theatre on Satur day evening ; as were also the Duchess of Somerset, the Duke and Duchess de Vittoria, the Marquis of Douro, the Earl of Munster, the Countess of Blessing ton, and the Misses Power, his Excellency the Russian Minister (the Baron Brunnow), the Baroness de Mar chebko, and the General Count Hetkiff, of the Imperial service; Lady Shelley, Lord Brabazun, Lord and Lady Francis Russell, Hon. Julian Fane, M. de Berg, the Comte d'Orsay, the Baron Nicolay, the Count de Revel, Sardinian Chargé d'Affaires; M. C. de Koudriaffsky, Sir A. and Lady Woodford, Sir George Wombwell, Bart., the Hon. Mr. Temple, General the Hon. A. P. Upton, Mr. Hubert de Burgh. Captain Mansell, RN., Mr. Sackville Lane Fox, Major Broadhead, Major Buckley, Colonel Phillips, Mr. B. Baldwin, M.P., Mr. Broadwood, M.P., Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Cost, &c. Two plans were last week submitted to a committee of naval officers, appointed by Lord Aukland, to report upon the plupriety of constructing a coal jetty, in order t o give g reater facilities to her Majesty's steam-vessels for coaling in Portsmouth harbour. One plan was sub mitted by Commander Sherringham, which was to throw out a pier from a point its the harbour, known as " Rat Island," at the end of which a store was to be built, to hold a large quantity of coals delivered by coal vt ssels. The other plan was that of Captain James, Royal Engineers, and contemplated a junction with the South-Western Railway, at a point between Cold Har bour and Clarence-yatd. This latter plan, which was generally approved, would greatly expedite the transit of coals, one person having stated that ate could under take to load coals in Portsmouth Harbour in seven hours from the time they left Newport, in South Wales. The objections to both plans are, however, for the present, considered insuperable, inasmuch as any projection of that nature leads to an unavoidable accumulation of muddy deposit.—United Service Gazette. FIRE IN THE CITY.—On Saturday, night, a few minutes before twelve o'clock, an alarming fire broke out in the extensive oil and lead warehouse of Messrs. Potts and Nicholson, situate at 63, Queen-street, Cheap. side. Flames were first perceived issuing from the top of the warehouse doors by one of the neighbours, who, upon retiring to rest, fancied he perceived a strong smell of burning paint. Upon passing into the street he was surprised at seeing the fire inside the warehouse, when he gave an instant alarm, and sent a messenger for the Watling-street engine. An abundant head of water was instantly supplied from the main, and the en gine having been brought down, it was set to work under the direction of Scott, the engineer. Gerrard, the sub engineer, having broken a panel from the door, jumped in and dragged in the hose ; fortunately the fire, which was then furiously burning, was quenched before much damage was done, or a great quantity of the in flammable materials ignited, with which the warehouse was stored. Much praise is due to the brigade for their promptitude, and to the police for their activity during the fire. How the outbreak occurred is not known, one of the workmen declaring to our reporter that there was nothing on the premises to overheat, nor had there been any light in the warehouse during the day, or before the building was closed. The firm is said to be insured. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BERMONDSEY.— Yester day morning, between twelve and one o'clock, a destruc tive fire broke out upon the premises of Mr. Austin. chemist and druggist. of No. 161, Bermondsey-street, by which considerable property was consumed. Mr. Austin was insured in the Imperial office. A SMUGGLER DROWNED.—On Saturday evening, while the Ant steamer was going up the river with pas sengers, and just after she had passed under Waterloo brioge, a youth, who had been previously warned to leave the lat board paddle-box, got upon it again, and was told by Mr. Smith, the master, that he could not b ellowed to remain there. He was about to descend to the deck when he stumbled, and fell overboard into the water. The vessel was stopped immediately, a life-buoy was thrown out, and a dozen small - boats, manned by watermen, were almost directly under way, but all at tempts to save him proved unavailing, and he perished. It is due to Mr. Smith, the master of the Ant, to stab that he jumped overboard after the deceased. Owing to the tide carrying him under the craft moored near the Middlesex bore, no one could get at him. The deceased lett behind him a bundle, which, on being opened, was found to contain 81bs. of contraband tobacco, which was delivered to the Thames Police. A boy, about seven years of age, named John Howse, came on board the steamer at Dyer's• hall-% harf with deceased, and on be ing questioned by Mr. Lewis, the resident inspector of the . ' hames Police on board the Investigation station ship, off Surrey-street, stated that the youth who was drowneda was in the employ of his parents, "ds name Alfred March, aged seventeen years. T. the quiries and ascertained that Howse and L ewise his s m wife, convicted of parents of the child, bad been recently smuggling, and sentenced to pay a fine f 00/. each, and The lad, who in default bad been committed to pison. o n his way to a custom er at the west-end when he lost his life, was dressed in a black frock-coat, vel vet waistcoat, black trousers, and Wellington boots. His body has not been recovered. THE LATE Da. GRIFFITIIS.—Prayers were offered u p yesterday, in all the R oman Catholic churches in the me tropolis and its environs, for the repose of the soul of the Right Rev. Dr. Griffiths, Bishop of the London dis trict. A solemn dirge end requiem office will be cele brated on Friday next, at the church of St. Mary's, Moorfields, in the vaults of which the remains of the distinguished prelate are to rest. Dr. Griffiths was for some time President of St. Edmond's Col ege, and was made Bishop and coadjutor to Dr. Bramston, on th e death of Dr. Gradvvell, in 1803. Oa the death of Dr. Bramston, which occurrent in 1836, he was created Vicar Apostolic of the London district, which office he has thus held for eleven years and one month. He died after three weeks illness, as before stated, in the 56th year of his age. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY. 'The I alf-vearlv n eating of the shareholders of this company was held on Saturday at the Euston Station, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and also to obtain powers from the shareholders to raise on mortgage, or bond, such sums as the com pany might be entitled to borrow under their Acts. Sir Harry Verney, Bart., M.P., took the chair at one o'clock, and the usual preliminary proceedings having been gone through, The Worthy CHAIRMAN said, before he called upon the Secretary to read the report he would make a few observations to the meeting. He looked upon the position of this company at the present moment as most satisfactory.—(Hear, hear.) They had obtained from Parliament a sanction to their extension line to Brackley and other places, added to which they were connected with the London and North-Western Company, which had, without a desire to dazzle any one, accomplished works without the assistance of the Government such as no company in this country had ever done before.—(Cheers.) He was glad that his HOR. Friend the Chairman of the London and North- Wes+ern Railway was in Parliament, as he was sure he would do all he could to protect the interests not only of the railway with which he was connected, but that of all the other railways in the country, The Hon. Baronet then called upon the Secretary to read the report of the directors. The SECRETARY (Wyndham Harding, Esq.) read the following report : " The Act of Parliament, authorising the consolida tion of the Oxford and Bletchley, and Buckingham and Brackley Companies, and the construction of the exten sion of the Buckingham and Brackley line, northward to Banbury, and southward to Aylesbury, received the royal assent on the 22d of July. " The original features of the Buckinghamshire Rail way, as a link in a second line between London and Bir mingham, are thus restored to it. " The London and North Western Railway Company have, on being applied to, expressed their willingness to subscribe the capital for the Extension lines. " By a general regulation of Parliament applied to all the Railway Bills of last year, the payment of interest on the calls upon shares created under the powers of thi Acts of last session, is prohibited. " Under these circumstances, the London and North Western Company have consented to take up the allot ments of those proprietors who, having accepted Exten sion Shares with the expectation that interest would b allowed on the calls, may now wish to relinquish such shares. " In consequence of the consolidation of the two no , tuinaby distinct companies of which the undertaking consisted (namely, the Oxford and Bletchley-, and Buck ingham and Brackley Junction Railway Companies) hut, one company, to go by the name of the Luckinginuashirt Railway Company, which has been effected by the Ac' of this year, it has been necessary to compile a ne. register of proprietors, in which each proprietor, of either Oxford and Bletchley, or Buckingham and Brack ley shares, is entered as the proprietor of a correspond ing number of Buckinghamshire Railway Shares, of pre cisely the same value and amount. " In pursuance of this arrangement, the certificates of the shares of the Oxford and Bletchley, and Buckingham and Brackley Companies, as they come in for transfer, will be exchanged for a like number of certificates in the Buckinghamshire Railway Company. " The greater part of the land for the line now under contract (which comprises the whole extent of railway authorised in 1846), has been paid for, and the woiks are in full operation. The engineer is directing his especial attention to the preparation of the contract drawings for the extension line between Brackley and Banbury, with the view of securing, if possible, the opening of that portion of the line contemporaneous') with that of the Buckingham and Brackley, and Oxforn and Bletchley lines, early in the summer of 1849. " Rails have been purchased at moderate prices for the whole length of railway under contractt, and a consi derable portion of these rails has been delivered on the ground. " On the shares of the company (171. 10s. each) 81.45. per share is now called up. After another call the com pany will be in a position to avail itself of its power of borrowing. " The directors will therefore apply to the general meeting for authority to exercise these powers. "In pursuance of the vote of the proprietors at the last general meeting, the directors have taken measures for promoting the moral and religious instruction of the workmen employed on the line, and of their children. In this object they have been liberally seconded by Mr. Brassey, the contractor for the works. " The following directors go out of office :—J. S. Browning, R. Btnson, E. Cropper, T. R. Cobb, E. Dewes, Esquires ; these gentlemen are eligible for re election." After a short discussion the report was agreed to. A resolution was carried unanimously empowering the directors to raise by mortgage or bond a sum not exceeding 264,000/. for the purposes of the company. A sum of .500/. was voted to the directors - the auditors were re-appointed, and a vote of thanks having been carried unanimously to the directors, the meeting separated. THE HERO OF ALIWAL AND THE SIXTEENTH LANCERS. Last Friday afternoon Sir Harry Smith paid a visit of inspection to the 16th Lancers, at Brighton. The Gallant General arrived by railway at two o'clock, and was met at the terminus by Colonel M'Dowall, who went out with the regiment in 1822 as a Lieu tenant. He accompanied the General to the Cavalry Barracks, situate a mile northway of Brighton. Shortly after his arrival at the barracks, Sir Harry and Colonel M'Dowall went into the barrack yard, where the regiment was drawn up for an undress parade. As soon as the General made his appearance the band struck up, " See the conquering hero comes." The regiment was draw] up in squadrons by Lieutenant-Colonel Smythe, who so gallantly n led into the field at Aliwal. Sir Harry inspected the troops occasionally btopping as he pr oceeded down the line, addressiug some of the veterans, who I bore upon their breasts medals and stars, presented to them for their victories in India. Sir Harry in spected them on foot ; but afterwards mounted a horse, and put the regiment through a variety of evo lutions, which were performed to his great satisfac tion. This done, the regiment was drawn upin close column. Sir Harry rode up to the front, and ad dressed the troops as follows : " Soldiers of the 16th Lancers, I hope you are now as happy as you made your enemies unhappy. You served in India with the highest honour. Whenever you were called on, you were ready to obey your officers, either in the field or in quarters. If I have not this day addressed each separate individual whom I know, it is not because I do not feel towards you all as I know you all feel towards me, but because I do not desire to keep you and your officers on the ground. I have served many years, and commanded many soldiers, but never did I know a regiment of dragoons or of infantry superior, either in the field or in quarters, to my gallant comrades of the 16th Lancers. I think I now see you on the morning of Aliwal, marching in that order which weuld have done honour to a barrack parade—your hearts in the right place, your hand on your lances, and doing what I believe was never before done--charging twice through a dense mass of infantry. On the following morning, I saw half of you with your heads bound up, looking in the field of battle for your dead and wounded comrades. I saw you also, when the enemy had taken your baggage, with a cheerful heart and ready hand, ready to redeem what was considered a reverse, when I asked you to do it, and to make the enemy and the world know that you were equal to all trials. The Duke of Wellington has oaten talked with me about this regiment of dragoons, who have frequently distinguished themselves under his command, and also of the memorable morning of Aliwal. Soldiers of the 16th, I have on this occasion more particularly addressed you. I now beg to address Colonel M'Dowall and the offi cers of the 16th Lancers. That you are gentlemen, all know, and none know it more than the privates of the regiment, and that they have a commander and officer who will ask nothing of them which they will not obey. I r att e yh g l eee a tnba ri sa l tanl oid t du h (pd e ti uah l yrru 6 naiz t nit h znigi avg. L ,e Lancers eAr Aliwal, i h the nucleus of another corps, which in future times will achieve another Aliwal. I tell you again, what I told you t when I parted from you at Lahore, w here _Ri i i f nj h e e e r Singh asked if you were all gentlemen, d atlemen, on Majesty had many such regiments of gen J repeat it; that morning I told you 1 s a o n l d die t r h s e . love Aiy o d you again." oi s r y j kd oi o i n. t o to h e noneam o but gst f ee l ; fellows, you P S r ir ay H d a hem be 'e p t t o C a o e l y o n lo e e l7A g l e ' r D ., w a l l , l h ) e , and marched off the bands was so little known that groundtroTohpsetvhiwesoßitti tnhogrof the Sir a very few civilians were present. It was expected that the medal, commemorative presented on this occasion, but such was not the c ase. Sir Harry then ins p ected the hos p it al and barracks, accompanied by Coloneland a fterwards w r a o l rode and int o joinedthe town, the equestria ns on th e Cliff, where he remained some time, and returned to the barracks to dinner, where he also slept. Sir Harry was accompanied to Brighton by his three nephews, who slept at the Albion Hotel, and on Saturday morn ing, after having breakfasted at the barracks, the Gallant Hero took leave of Colonel M`Dowall, and the officers of the regiment, and re`urned to town by railway with his nephews. DEATH OF LADY ELEANOR FORTESCUE.—We regret to have to report the death of this amiable and excellent lady, at the seat of her mother, the Dowager Countess Fortescue, Wear Gifford, on Thursday, the 12th. Lady Eleanor was sister to the Lord-Lieutenant of the j county, and aunt of the Honourable Member fofor_rarY: mouth, Lord Ebrington, and the Hon. Member wrasßmonst Barn staple, Mr. Fortescue. Her Ladyship's unexpected. as she was only taken ill o . the nature of the attack was so found necessary to postpone an place on that day at Castle Countess Fortescue to a numerous supporters of Mr,Fortescu , 'arming that it was dinner which was to take n d r e r m h i ursday ; but Hill, given by Earl t a ke place party of Liberal Fortescue, at Barnstaple.— Western Times. (MITCH AND BELGIAN:4IIL. BRUSSELS, AUG. 13.—Mis -kL ..-Crtisis — l'l'o are assured that all the arrangLerieittilbr the forma tion of the new Cabinet are completed. Th e Moniteur will publish to-morrow, it is said, the decrees which accept the resignations tendered on the 12th of June by the Members of the Ministry of the 31st March, and which nominate M. Rogier—Minister of Interior. M. de Haussy—Minister of Justice. M. d'Hoffschmidt—Minister of Foreign Affairs M. F. Orbar—Minister of Public Works. • M. Veydt—Minister of Finance. Baron Chazal—Minister of War. The Moniteur will publish at the same time an ex position or programme of the policy of the new Ca binet. The new Members will take the oaths to morrow. Before nominating Major-General Baron Chazal as Minister of War, his Majesty will confer on him the rank of Lieut.-General. It is stated that M. Leidts, Governor of Brabant, will be nominated Minister of State. M. Dumon Dumontier is ap- . pointed to the government of Hainault, and Baron Macas to that of the province of Liege. We are as sured, in fine, that M. Leclerq, Procurator-General of the tiry to the e po C t o e u n rt a of Caseation,_ has as se accepted the mission of Plenipotentiary intends t The n h e e w m ß o m e tl moment Moniteur Beige the .following p rogramme of the po tadnat Ai wt linistry has published in the licy it preside over the ° aop:h— "At ich ga country to make known to it theg n e e ttehremCsatbhienpetriinsccipolnesotiftuthteegeneral ra polic y lbasis .0n which h e to h programme the Ministry direction of affa i rs, we owe it to the desires A t the to lheat) down o its n political expt constituted. d e the civil power in conserveall i t s degrees. to i clearly The a s o t d a t fi e it r i m s l l a y ic tl a a n t is chara ct er, im portant ov and to Government it i i t n in t a h y at b r e e e sp m e b c a t rr t a h s e se ac d. tioonnoft}t,E.he to h disengage erever other is important that there shall be a sincere respect for faith and dogmas, protection for the practices of religion, irder, justice, and benevolence for the ministers of -eligion acting in the circle of their religious mis ,ion. This double principle, in harmony with the .pirit of our constitution, forms the essential basis, aid, as it were, the starting point of the new Admi iistration. It will receive its application in ad legis• aitive and administrative Acts in which it may appear, end particularly in the matter of public instruction. The members of the Cabinet are equally agreed on the four following questions, which they have re solved to bring before the Chambers:-1. Jury d'examen n the University; to strengthen the action of the Go vernment in the nomination of members ot the jury, and consequently to change the present mode of nomination. 2. To cause to cease the mischievous effects of the law of the division into tractions of the commune, by return ing to the mode of election consecrated by the law of 1836. 3. The power of nominating burgomasters not in the council can only be exercised on the favourable opinion expressed by the permanent deputation. The use of this faculty, restrained to exceptional cases, and only having for its object an administrative and not political interest, the opinion of the deputation here becomes a rule of good administration. 4. The adjunction of the capacities to the electoral lists also enters into the views of the new Cabinet. It is understood that this can only refer to capacities officially recognised or brevetfes. They would be borrowed from the lists of the jury. With the compcsition of the Chambers iuch as the elections of Bth June have made it, with the firm principles and upright intentions which the new administration entertains, with the sincere and solid support which is promised to it by the Crown, a serious and permanent conflict between the ministry and one or the other Chamber does not appear to be feared, and the harmony between the great powers of the State will not be troubled. If the Government attaches a high importance to the development of a poli tical and national spirit, if it desires to maintain their elevated rank to intellectual and moral interests, it is not less penetrated with the great part which material interests must take in Belgian policy. These interests demand that security and stability shall flourish. The Cabinet will occupy itself incessantly with the means calculated to guarantee, to conciliate, to deve ope the different elements of public prosperity. The financial situation of the country will first of all call fur the attention of the Ministry. It is resolved to assure and maintain the equilibrium of the bud gets. The Cabinet will not throw perturbation into cur system of political economy by inopportune changes in the customs laws. It will oppose as a general rule, new aggravations of tariff's, and will endeavour to establish a liberal system with respect t > food. The law of 1834, relative to corn, will not be re-established. We will not cause the safety of agriculture to consist in the sliding scale or in heavy duties. It must have a more efficacious protection. This protection it shall have. Agricultural industry marches at the head of all others by the diversity of its labours, and the immense utility of its products. It has a right to count on the active and persevering solicitude of the Government. Animated by a sentiment of distributive justice for all the in terests, and all the classes of society, the Cabiuet be ieves that the attention and action of th t Govern ment ought particularly to be devoted to the material and moral welfare of the necessitous and labouring classes. In this respect the situation of the Flemish people must occupy the first place hi its deliberations and its acts. It is not possible to view with indiffer ence the distress in which several districts ot these pro vinces, formerly soflourishing, have fallen. They must be raised from this stare of decadence, for the - honour of Flanders, for the honour of the country and the Go vernment. The country desires, and we desire fur it, order and calm, with the free practice, and the wise de velopment of our institutions. Far from us the thought ot a reactionary administration, narrowly partial. We desire that it shall be benevolent, and just for all, with out distinction of political opinion. If we exact from functionaries the rigid accomplishment of their adminis trative duties, we will see their rights guaranteed and respected. Capacity, probity, devotedness to their duties, will always be for them the best titles of recom mendation to the favour of the Government. A feeble and uncertain administration would be fatal to the country. Every good citizen demands that the adminis tration shall be strong and stable. The Government must find this strength and stability, as was said at a previous period, in a per iect unity of views and conduct, in its moderation, in its impartiality, in a firm and upright system, in its sincere respect for all the generous principles of our constitution, in its pro found devotedness to the King and nationality. A . Government which should nut possess the frank co operation of its agents could not hope to do good, or to repress evil in all the extent of its duties and of its responsibility. Such are the principles, such the inten tions of the new Administration. Animated by a strong desire to see the country march in the path of wise and true progress, it has nut the pretension to repair all, to improve all, to change all. It knows that reforms have ne chance of life and duration except on the condition of having been enlightened by study, and ripened by experience. Time and measure are necessary to them. The mission that we undertake is surrounded by present difficulties. Others may be foreseen in the future. These difficulties will not cause us to retreat. Shall we triumph over them? There would be presumptions n promising it. We dare only answer for one thing, nd that is a sincere and indefatigable devotedness to the general in terests of the country. May all men of good hearts, experience, and good will, come to our aid for the accom plishment of our task!" DUTCH FUNDS.....-A.XSTEBDADS, ArousT 13. Bills money. • Actual Debt, 214 per Cent.• • Ditto,D i t o pt. i4, 3 :er p tisue e i sarprhi Cent..... . e c j irr_ e ceo n bae t • te,t . 2n. e . .n•... Fivel.. Millions, il . e.ei .. nro .. tic .. s . e. ~..1 ditto t t 0... .. .6 5 8: 9 5 8.3 1 . 589 6934 Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent ••••• • • • • • • Commercial CompanY• 4 % par Cent • • 170 EtmasetblanudgieaoLnotoni,idtnpe,ratCseitgith.t. . 2 : 8152% "sr Two months.. • • • • • • • • • .... 11 92 On Ramburgh, at sight .... 35 50 Two mouths . ••• • • .... •• •• 35 12 On I'aris ...............57 Two mouths. ..............56 50 RADIBURGI.I BORSENRALLE, Auourr 1 3. Bilis. "n e 'Y' Pilistrian 5 per Cents ...• . • • • _ _ .• .. 107 _ 1000 Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • .......• • • 06 —. Anglo-Russian Loan .• •••••• • • • • " e 1013 t Russian 5 per Cant., Hamb. Certifleat . ..,,.- 97 97 Ditto DDiitttt o. : lisnt Hopec se e r ra i t e ni s f id l ec t a t t c e., r . 3 i i . ! a o .. n . d . . 4 1 . 5 . ;ie .. ,: . i ... ... t ..... 1. ..6;: • •• 89 % New 4 per Cent., hope a nd ••• •••... • .. 88% 88% Ditto Stieglitz 'Cent • ";• •• .. .. .... .. 14% : I C . e : . 1: t 8 : : :: :: 14 hi Spanish New b er .. ..• ..• .. .... .. .. 23x, Ditto 3 p er Centl...o.an 2% per Ccnt • • Angio-rortuguese ' cen t ..... • • ; . . p ... e l r . o. per .. c a . n , . .8 . 4 . 4 . BILLWA.r, FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, AUGUST 14, ICaLitAtioecD:ttihseuiltaalllßD,Taneibiitkr,t:2lll,4mareiplilleiro Millions, 0 . u . r . . p . e r . AirDouvittscil:hb..iliew 4 p e •_- L Ditto Thirty-sev Cent en ..... . . . . Ditto,ditto, 1840.... • ' Ditto, ditto,lB42 .... • Ditto, 1844. • • • ~..... Ditto, 183 .. 6.. .. •• • Ditto, 1838 .. • Ditto of the City, 1;;32 • • • • • •• • - .•. •• .. 68 Ditto, 1843 • •• • 4 '•• • • • • • • 991 A ••••--- -- - Bank of Belgium • • n, —Brussels Papers. Aug. 15 T y9}‘ • .• •• ''• 995 u ...••••• ..• .•• . 85% HE BEAUVALLEN AND DUJARIEII DI:TEL.—The fatal issue of the above duel, in which M. Dujarier fell, and in which so many of the leading lions and literary notabilities of Paris figured either as witnesses or otherwise, is well known to our readers. Th. re was a report at the time that the pistols made use of had been tried the day before the duel by M. d'Ecu Dujarier was and M. de Beauvallen, and that, in faett,tlh)e.i time was murdered. £his was solemnly denieodf of the trial, Beauvallen was acquittedo iat but which he fled to condemned to a heavy fine, t d o , _si o v Lie d v in,.y (a soi-disant Spain, accompanied by M. E marquis), and who, according to the evidence on the present trial, which is one of an accusation of perjury spins t him relative t o the pract is ing with the pistols, seems to have a wide connection with notorious characters. M. Beauvallen has surrendered himself for trial. The issu e is looked for ward to with great interest by a certain class of Parisians, and the disclosures will not f a il t o b e scandalous as at the former one. Beauvallen h as b een as placed under arrest. The American liner Victoria, Captain Pratt, sailed from the London Docks yesterday, for New York, with upwards of eighty cabin passengers, a full comple ment in the steerage, comprising both English and Ger man emigrants, also alarge cargo chiefly of manufactured goods. Notice has been issued by the authorities at the General Post office, that by,the Act of Parliament of the 10th and 11th Viet., chap. 85, all restrictions' as to the weight of letters or packets passing by the post is for the present removed; and all postmasters, sub-postmasters, and letter receivers, will not therefore refuse to receive ur forward any letter or packet, whatever may be its weight, until further orders are given on the subject. .04" od ot. 0 0 lob •eal t o stie Oct' O t 41 1 °Lri Ic:o . 1 1 he is 1° 'OO i r° °ro 00 4 00 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1847. a ge rid. and ted for ted• ich Rad ICO O ' ...- 49 4 ki n d on - 2 ti le °II to 6 4 .10 4 -6 1 0 4, 0 19 s 6" tO 4 p )n 0 • $ ifel f o A bli 1 ot` lt9 olA b l ii t il r y e 1 : 0 01 30, , loot to' $ er Via»