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

le a :ef ,:il i net 4 a m•-• 6 , o . 4 I 4 0 6 . 4 0 4 11 018 all 0 0 Ili& s 0 rio t° blf w0..0 r " d C 0 14 So 41 him 4 ' is till .0t ob Ir Og i .1. iO ll t • , nAL CRIMINAL COURT. k_The A (PHIS - DAY.) INA Oidngust sessions were opene d t hi s morn i ng at ,A ade bailey before the Lord M a y or , th e R ecor d er , 4 411. Me n -Challis Farncotnbe, Sidney, and 1, 4 11 gran d :Jury h avin g th 2 R e co _ been sworn,. 4 D ER proceeded - to deliver his usual - ofj- iii e said the last session terminated on the L t hil of . A . „Y , and .they were now assembled on the Zile& o f "g,,, i ist, with a calendar which contained the siusider.A!,‘9 prisoners, and with the probability of a ergo addition bing made to their number in rie ttti their labours. The sessions were held setai r e tiod thYtarnenthly as pissible ; but as a greater o a a month had elapsed since the July the ir ll 4: l ll . I nceased number of prisoners awaited rm4eci The- jurisdiction of the court corn 44tlitie9:Poteulat1on approaching 2,000,000 ; but in es ta i n tn , it, and' it was appointed for the trial of h;_ Trer e of cases of a serious nature, sessions_ t , - quate e ",leally held at Hick's Hall and Wes - uses a w v :ere l minor cases, particularly charges e e-cal end e offenders, were disposed of; so that ri. QPoes• - ar " 1 Y presented an account of the larger e e tlirt ii lc Z e f th !erlolls offences committed within the oteniahti e „ 4 -t appeared, however, that there was lslices of ror crune, and he was sorry to say that i erea se.: . ~vlolence against the person were on the 1114 alier h e limitation of the criminal code, so I t'ete te,lindertaken by the Legislature, did not *Fet tles I,?ave diminished the number . of serious !tea, c„ this nature. A. large proportion of the :th t - l a rged in the calendar consisted of larcenies 4 % 4 , ae r , re ceiPt of stolen goods, with or with •4/ante—svation ;. larcenies in dwelling-houses by titeue,nd others housebreaking, and the various s h a g under which the crime was committed Cre e hZ altogether 179 charges. Eight persons e . leer. r ged with rece i ving goods knowing them to Zee 44 larcenies committed by servants, 8 zy, 4 a- ebreak ing , 80 ordinary charges of lar 'eroet ,°F horse stealing and 26 cases of a re!eseriptions of embezzlement . and larceny, kod w other cases not requiring any parti gateeee e of specification —making in the aggre- Ivis P e e'l rec.' distinguishable as offences of stealing either i n Or her the capacity of servants or other t, atec h e were no less than 52 ordinary charges Lagbte ti e e. "g from the ' person, generally effected by ke te• There were three charges of man kllt • w ° of rap e two of robbery, and one of k, Wit neh • • 111 Red . Int ent to rob. Th e re were five persons 1 1. Jvith the heinous crime of murder, in w `marg es of Offences against the person. 41 e 1 44; , be°4lbd_otherefore readily understand that the La s eri r urght before them were of a painful I " caseiLe.tut nature. In addition to these seventy e7, oe. there were thirty-two charges of misde v74-Znf variou s denominations, against the person f Qaia a t 7 h " of larceny, and about eighty four cases en 7Rery, Person • Then there were four cases of t h l ll , - 4 c i n e t ,, , of bigamy, eight offences of counterfeit i e Zteei iin .".Fee • very serious charges of sending t; ti es letters, demanding money or valuable "teteith Means of threatenine• to charge the par oteid th e tl u d uct o f Commissi on of iniamous crimes, or with . g th em a natur e that might have the effect of in -7° the to Part with their property, in order to ont.. Ithreatened exposure, whether right or V t) l ,;e'l l til l :re were three charges of manslaughter, ne 4441 occasion of the death of the parties was . e ee _ - "ed, b " J ilted to the drunken state of the parties Need two human beings had been .. , 1,443 - . ll : th o n ne case the death of a child was other the death of a woman, a e4 , - ; g ayi T te 7l having thrown a lad with whom he t o , r ile of ti p upon the woman, and she died in the l e b 49 th at 'f, n ight. It was no answer to the charge th i 7liottei party had put himself into a state of eohlY bees en P r eviously —no plea that by drunkenness 1 10 ;4 belnise unconscious of what they were doing ou t , • 4 ee eivecl or held sufficient justificiation in ot e l a 'to e t !! c ommended them . to submit the five eir th e Petty jury, and if in the more serious .h le e ta ,e of ~,a r ge could be reduced below the high old h e "'Oder by the defence of the accused, it sea afttended tole that jury. There were two k vt t epr o e - se rape, ire one of which the party Ne n it the nted to be eleven years of age. f. tsel l ; B 2tar kee t Y considered that there was that absence o ar the 04' constitute the crime, or if they found Dent o f o t , l ee had been perpetrated even with the tle", °Wled " e Party, the law constituted the crime w e qe ge ef a child between the ages of ten and a ded its Inisclerneanonr, as the law properly ex- Liu le was rotection to young persons of that age ; ;; 1 7 1 e . gbe regretted that it was not further ex perais of re ,, e , had only to say, with respect to the th -a 4 i n ; e ' v ing stolen goods, that many of the koi t t .s e be olv e d were very young, and it would th I ng e "le a matter for consideration whether, eh t seri eu tlaei r e 4. Youth, they were conversant with etiarße of ne‘ure I esti, Utterin of the crimes they committed. The ‘‘liti Wheth g forged instruments involved the nie Ch e r the instrument was in the hand it7vre.by t h . th e Party charged—whether it was with nes er un, and whether, knowing it to be forged, d ese er e ase t h e with his knowledge and consent. In e el n ation offence was one of the most serious t a ,f le n ; a t e o a t s e e i :t a l f:l ll e ev erely punishable. With regard du t - • 10s, 4' l ll of altering a Post-office order for 10s. addition of the figure 4, it was his th e e? 1•1 that an alteration in a document, t 0 ctit-zntion committing a fraud, was in law eeiv.4charc, for committing the whole of it. With respect o te "'„, (4 doie s of cutting and wounding with the in tid.sion ie ti a i e rne grievous bodily harm, there was a fli e re d th at e Act of Parliament that if a jury con-- to (1, and 4 ,l_ 7 nerely a grievous assault had been in yeLe.xist, it ' . ? . at the intent of doing bodily harm did v alet e n anyvaz competent for the jury to limit their aurae it, t l i l as ault, and it was for the Court to deal d a eteugh the charge originally as that" . 'lar ge of felony. By the 7th 2 George g•• Pers on IV. it was enacted n one sent a letter with the view of obtain -0% 1 4 _on the threat of charging the person to ea ri th th B ent it with any crime, punishable by be e hdem arl e ,Y i llery, he should be guilty of felony. stan ce, and were generally made in obscure lan ,,,eea hei eTured the aid of collateral circum otletnitteneeeP t heta. In one of these cases the word :v e t r er,eteourtne stwas used, and that, coupled with the e a nces, might show the object of the th ,rne r oeca. e,s_Pe n cially as he had been successful on Wi l h Aee pass Z d ° i He wished to call attention to their to th n e thelast session of Parliament, in Positi e Punishment of juvenile offenders. 14 counties ho from the neighbour of • fele a had no doubt that they J u atice_______eeP interest in the administration n w rd e d the P...u_rtlltc.ularly criminal justice, and as re ays b est r i l l: !shMent of juvenile offenders. It had o .7 t ne °heect to draw attention to the ex trfinea for aeirageereofoffenders of a tender age being au .s at oc l e l ti t ci e " t e h c e i y lo , o g id ti i m n before their trials, as during e nd ;Qum, 'oft en , frequently contaminated by the e crime, whom they met with, Com m i s P e rhaps more callous with respect to tnule by t he n °f crime ; and this attempt had been tneetthee L egislature —a n d he hoped it would p r ovide LuforpsBuecess which was predicted of it—to or ath 811; more speedy punishment of those ter' a them under fourteen years of age, ate at time they rapid! advanced to puberty, tai ' s der that responsible for their conduct. For the coin crimes of a particular description, they be summarily convicted by two justices, who acre ceding to convict them for a period not rectin g three months, end also, in addition, to Order th em, if they thought proper, to be once p, ri_ Vately whipped, but they might dismiss them without 'requiring their punishment Proceedings under the Act were to be a bar to all farther proceedings on the same charge, and the convictions were to be returned to the quarter sessions ; alnd no forfeiture of the pre tbe rty of the offender was to take place, as in convic qans for felony. This he believed would lead to a alllutary reform, because the stain which attached th „rnugh life to a child who had stood at the bar of e a ,„"rninal Court, constituted as that court was, whether „.nocent or guilty, would in a great measure be re iis-rted by this summary mode of proceeding. The eh -aul hhraent of schools, under the auspices of as the State would relieve the parents of poor children a n e tl ,e chargei of them from morning until evening ; tr; they could not do a greater service to their col : th' i r , t han by endeavouring to establish scho l o i ,tli t rgnout the districts in which they resided. . e th not think he bad exceeded his duty by making dssesire observations, because he was sure they were . as 13 , 10drietti O t t as he was to advance the moral and social of the humbler members of society. Be ,eokses' t he Judges felt it their duty to give similar re lead benclations on -the circuits to the grand juries; . -le t ii y .% was sure they would feel proud that by their Ititi s . s _ h lual exertions they might greatly contribute to iee• ie s4 te the ev il s of ignorance and the misery under e• te . ti t he poor er classes of the people laboured. grand jury then retired. j ) W-STREET.—(THIS DAY . ) of i ,„ -- seiPh Sheereraft, lately a clerk in the employ men t it a ;"osrs. D orr i ngton and Co., Parliamentary agents, po: eha rßed bef ore M r. J ar di ne, w i th stealing a bank for 63/. 10s. thittk solicitor who appeared for the prosecutors, said, aii:,.‘the prisoner was discharged by Messrs. Dorrinton en.‘.;o• on account of a charge which had been made st hita of presenting a forged cheque at Messrs. tlituattirnoods. After he left their service they suspected the matter of the forged cheque was not the only I;loquency the prisoner had been guilty of, and they lefore searched the desk and drawer which he had %ate leB6 of while employed there. The result was, pos..", e was found which the prisoner ought to have posted, a week before, and in which he should have o en i; ta - 1 8 Z, a tlook post-bill for 63/. 10s. In a day or . tw ,„,phietin,gon brb,enainght parcel directed to the prisoner, trif fr :f old and opened was found to contain a a pair of new boots, and a hki, f in Messrs. Rogers, of 31, Westminster-bridge , . 41 the asking Of We eivici aeW WM. A message THE SUN, was immediately sent to Messrs. Rogers to inquire if the prisonerhactehanged a Bank post-bill to pay for his--I boots. They found that he had not paid for the boots, but that he 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 bill on receiving a written authority for so doing from Messrs. Dorrington. This occurred on Satu rda y evening, and on the same evening the prisoner called at Messrs. Rogers shop, and Mr. White brought him to Messrs. Dorrington's, 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 63/. -10 s. 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 sail that on Monday or Tuesday last the prisoner (whore he had often seen passing the door, but whom he did not know) ordered a pair of boots to he sent to him at Dorrington's. The next day he again called, and said be wanted a pair of boots for immediate use, but had no money. He had a Bank post-bill for 631. 10s. Witness replied that he would not cash it, but (lid not object' to advancing him a few pounds. He advanced the prisoner 21., 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 21., 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 the 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. Mr. White went. on to say, that after leaving the 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.) Win. 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 Tongue-court, 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 shy 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. Be 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 out to be the identical furniture which had been abstracted. 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 ti. k 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 pawnbroker'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 1001. would not cover his loss. The male prisoner stoutly denied the whole of the allegations.--The prisoners were remanded for a week. THE GENERAL ELECTION CARDIGANS HIRE. 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 ... 3,106 ... 2,676 Bagge ... Le Strange .:.---5,782 The Liberals are now determined to watch the registration, and when another election takes place Mr; Hamonet 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 atom 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 sition. 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 Repealers having a walk over. KILDARE COUNTY. The nomination took place on Friday. The can didates are the Marquis of Kildare (Liberal), Mr. Bourke (Conservative), and Mr. J. A. O'Neill (Repealer). The Duke of Leinster has written a letter to the Leinster Express, contradicting.a report which had been circulated by the Repealers, to the effect that he wished his tenants to give their second votes to Mr. O'Neill. KILKENNY COUNTY. The nomination took place on Friday. The can didates are Mr. Pierce Somerset Butler, the late Member, Mr. J. Greene, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Hely, Repealers. The show of hands was in favour of Messrs. Butler and Hely. LIMERICK COUNTY.—FRIDAY. Monsen Smith O'Brien.: ••• 581 472 Powell • ••• ••O'Connell • ••• ... 420 FIVE LIVES .SAN-------------HE FIRE °f L ife machine used by the f a o n r dthime 131";rottue.EnclionnoYf T EECAPE.—The la Life from Fire were fully e s ffi o my y a h ouse No. 2, Great Barlow -street, . 11 A i fire occurred in street, Diary exemplified on Saturday ni l) fby the windows, a o g te w h s e r part of the re obliged lebone. All means of escape, CI ies were cut off, as the staircase and the lower premises were in flames, and the in to crowd to the . windows to avoid suffocwatei were heard for assistance from the second flue, when the i conductor of the machine, RObert Hutchins, az:rived with it in front of the house, and succeeded in ascending rescuing a mother and four children (one of them para lytic) from their perilous situation. The societyis en titled to great praise for its exertions in cases of fire, and should be supported by the public. Its resources depend entirely on voluntary 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 may easily be conjectured that a large sum is requisite to defray the necessary charges. THE POSTMAN BRADLEY.—It is stated that the Postmaster. General, the Marquis of Clanricarde, has allowed Bradle , , the Lombard-street carrier, who was so maltreated by the ruffians who attempted to rob him of the Post office bag in Wood-street, and defeated their plan by his resistance, to retire on his full pay. He is 63 years of age, and has been in the Post-office depart ment nearly 40 years. , On Wednesday last th e R o y a l Corps of Uxbridge 1 eomanry Cavalry were inspected by Colonel Smith, of the Blues. The corps was mustered on Uxbridge common, and went thr,ugh a variety of movements highly to the satisfacti,,n of the inspecting officer, who was pleased to pay a very high encomium on their ap pearance, steadiness, • and soldier-like conduct. The troops were under the command of their captain, Hubert de Burgh, Frederick" Cox, and Hugh Hammersley, sc i B ') Mcl Aclitit4nt Cqbet, AMERICAN AFVAIRS. NEW YORK, Jura' - 31. The Administration have discovered that, in re gard to Mexican affairs, they have been travelling rather too fast, and, preparatory to retracing some of their hasty steps, they are seeking " scape-goats," as 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 confer anylrights upon the citizens of the tel ritory of New Mexico as citizens of the United States ; and General Kearney, .or the officer com manding, was directed not to• permit to be carried into effect such of the organic and statute laws of the territory as confei such rights. O❑ 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 Mexiban 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 pieparing to assault General Scott, if it shall be deemed expedient. He is now charged by the subordinates with defeating the peace negotiation, in nut forwarding promptly, the over tures of Mr. Budhannan, 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 personal knowledge that they warned hint 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 continues to feel, the direful effect of that credulity. In my last letter I stated 'that General Scott was included with Mr. Trist in the same commission. This statement was incorrect ; 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. Trist, 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 may, 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 days 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, and 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. cbAue 1. 1 311 n Canada o n iinonnsrt etrpaerpaeplsappalling. its g i,at representing ravages The e havevari various been, p.o bc n d continue j nn rna Ia t en n n a d sf e r date a n a n ] a f r min j n l g y c 2 h 4 a , r , a cte says, r during crease deaths; I t d7 h sn e .r w n geoe thek. n en sas d tau in mr g de a yp a t e rhi d en a rd e t e were ther elast e, w rl2 e 6 r so e i c; k2i3ni n 5 . 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 ministers, Rev. W. Chatterton, Lieut. Lloyd, R.N., Mr. Crispo, Captain 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, due on Monday. Foreign stockholders naturally' feel some anxiety on the sub ject. The money market remains uneasy. Sterling Exchange firm at 51 . t0 6 per cent. Flour, moderate demand, 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, C O VENT.GARDEN.- 011 Saturday evening there were present the Prince Trobet skoi, the Duke 'and Duchess of Beaufort, Lady Blanche Somerset, and the Baron and Baroness de Nieumann, the Marquis anc Marchioness of Worcester, the Earl and Countess of .Westmorland, the Earl 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 E►ward 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. Dunda,i, Hon. F. Craven, Hon. R. Gore, Hon. A. D. Willoughby, Sir George Wombwell, Sir Francis and Lady Lawley. Lady Jodrell, Captain and the Hun. Mrs. By der Burton, Sir Charles Marshall, Lady Mac farlane. Lady Massey, Lady Shelley, Lacy Seale and Miss Seale, Sir Samuel Scott, Sir Jasper and Lady Atkinson, Sir James Eyre, 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., Bliss 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. 215 O CTCH AE A G. N I D 3._ B m E nv - L is , G TI7 I B A IA N L BRUSSELS, are assured that all the arrangem eth 's for the forma tion of the new Calsis.',et are completed. ,The Illoniteur - will publigh to-morrow, s . tit said, the tie s 'o4eS 'Which accept the resignations tencts7ed on the 1 9 111 of June , _ by the Members of the Ministry' of the 31st March, ' and which nominate M. Rogier—Minister of I nteri o r. - • „. M.-de Haussy—Minister of Justice. - ' blurt M. d'Hoffschmidt—Minister of Foreign Affairs. - M. F. Orbar-*-Minister of Public Works. , . - M. V ev dt—Minister of Finanee. 7. 71 Baron - Ch az al-4ilinister of War. • -• The Moniteur will publislt at the same time an.4±,x position or programme of the . policy of the new Ca" binet. The new Members will take the oaths to morrow. Before nominating h 1 or-General Baron Chazal as Minister of War, his Majesty Will confcr on ; him the rank of -Lieut.-General. It is statt - tel that M. Leidts, Governor of Brabant, will be nominated Minister of State. Dumon Dumontier s . pointed to the government of Hainan. and Warms. Maces to that of the province o f Liege. We are os- - sured, in fine, that M. Leclerq, rrocurataeGeneraki, moT72l2l.tecunrewßßeigelegtihane following of the Court of Cassation, has accepted the inis:iion:o. Plenipotentiary to the Holy See. licy it intends to adopt : o ntr l y g phraosgrpaumblmiseheodf the thoe. " : "At the moment at which a new policy is about to. • preside country to make known to it the general basis on which . the Cabinet is constituted. At the head of its political programme the Ministry desiee lay sto down inexplicit terms the principle of the inde endenceo f the civi l power p in all its degrees. The state is laic, and it isimportant to conserve to it clearly and firmly tha • charac!er, an d to disengage in that respect the action of ;he Govern men t e . wherever it m ay be embarrassed. On the - other hand, it is important that there shall be a sincere respect fo.r faith and dogmas, protection for the practices of reli k tion ! order, justice, and benevolence 'for the ministers of religion acting in the circle of their religious neje , - sion. This double principle, in harmony with the spirit of our constitution, forms the essential basis, and, as it were, the starting point of the new Admi nistration. It will receive its application in eel I. gis tive and administrative Acts in which it may appear, - and particularly in the matter of public inetructio 011ns The members of the Cabinet are e q uall y age eed the four followin g questions, which they have re solved to bring before the Chambers Jury d'eseatnen to the University; to s!resgthen the action of the Go verement in the nomination of mt mbers of the jury, .111c 1 eerie( quently to change the preeent mode of noluinutiula. 2. To cause to cease the mischievous eff, eta of the law' of the division into fractions of the commune, by return- . I,l ff to the mode of election con<ecrated by the law of 1836. 3. The power of nominating burgomasters not in the council can only be exrcistd on the tavouroble. opinion expressed lAktfpermanent deputation. The 1.15 e of this faculty, reStr ed to exceptional cases, and oniy having for its obPct an administrative and not politioal interest, the opinion of the deputation -here becomes is 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 offfcially recognised or bructEes. They would be borrowed from the Hats of the jury. With the composition 6f the Chambers such as the elections of Bth June have made in, with the firm principles and upright inten:iohs which the new administration entertains, with ttla sincere and solid support which is promised to it by thee. 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 gresst powers of the State will not be troubled. If the Government attaches a high importance to the development ©f a:. poll . tical and national spirit, if it desires to maintain their elevated rank to intellectual and moral interests, it is not let's penetrated with the great part which mate' ial interests must take in Belgian- policy. These interests demand that security and stability shall flourish.. The Cabinet will tecupy 'itself incessantly with the , means calculated. to` goarantee, to conciliate, to deve lope the different elements of public prosperity. The financial situation of the country will first of all- call for 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- oar system of political economy by inopportune changes' in the customs laws. It will oppose as a g eneral rule, new aggravations of tariffs, and will endeavour to establish a liberal system with respect to 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 for in heavy duties. It must have a more egieatheus protection. This protection it shall have. AgrieSultural industry marches at the head of all others b . „v the' diversity of its labours, and the immense utility of ita e products. It has a right to count on the active persevering solicitude of the - Government. -Animaee d by a sentiment of distributive justice for all the in terests, and all the classes of society, the Cabinet bee , • ieves that the attention and action of th•J 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 in its deliberations and its acts. It is not possible to view with indiffer ence the distressin which several districts of these pro vinces, formerly so flourishing, have fallen. Thee must be raised from this state of decadence, for the honour of Flanders, t'or the honour of the country and the Go vernment. The country desires, and we desire for it, order and calm, with the free practice, and the wise de velopment of our institutions. Far from us the thought of 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 perfect 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 not possess the frank co operation of its agents could not hope to do good, or to repress evil in all the extent of its du s tier an responsibility. Such are th e principles, such the dof its 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 not the pretension to repair all; to improve all, to change all. it knows that reforms have , no 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 surroundedby 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 presumption ipromising it. We dare only answer for one thing, a t_it . t a sincere and indefatigable devotedness to the general in terests of the country. May all men of good hearts, experience, and goodwill, come to our aid for the accom plishment of our task!" DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTEBDAM, AUGUST 13. money. Bills A c tual Debt, 2% per C ent •• •• •• • •06 57 Ditto, 3 per Cent •• • ..... •• •• 69 69% Ditto, 4 per Cent.•• •• ...... •• •• 88 89 % % per Cent • • • • •• • • • • Amore Syndic, 3 Commerc ial Company, 4% :70% East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••••• • • • • • 88 3 ,4, bts Exchange on London, at sight •• ••••• ••12 • py - Two months...." • • • ..... 92 On nameureh,at:slght •• • • 55 50 T w o months., •• • ........ 35 14 On Paris • .. „ „ 57 56 __ 50 Tvr HAMBURGII BORSENHALLE, AUGUST 13. - , kustrian 5 d i p : t e bnt r t 0, Cents . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Bank Shares .... .•.• • • . • •••••••••• •• 1600 Anglo-Russian Lean .•••••.• • • • • •• •• Russian 5 per Cant., Ilamb. Certificate• 12 2 1311 .-- Ditto Ist serieslnscription .. • ••,::.. • 97 Ditto,llope and C0.,3d ttud 4th sen ... 89 Ditto, 97 '- Ditto, in Certificate• ••• • • ••,::: ....... 89% 7 84 , New 4 per Cent., Hope and ..,••• • ...... 88% • Ditto Stieglitz • • . ... . : ....... 14% 14, 1 ; Spanish New 5 per Cell .. .... ........ 23% Dutch Actual Debt, ............... ..... Ditto 3 per Cent. .._ AnDglitot_opclrpzigr Lefetriax,...,p.2.• .. 1844 • SO exit. i . 0, Polish New 4 per c Aziglo• National N•Ds —BaUSOILs, A.UGNIT 14. BZLOIAN FIT , Cent ditto ..... .Cent• .. .. al Bank Shares.• •• • • •P•e•r•C•ern—t•—• 1 thschild'a LOILII, live per Cent ........ __ . Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent.... • • DIM Three per Cent • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ....... I Actual ° D I;s j l i t t t t o o a 11: : d i it s t 3 o B , lb . . 4 . ' 2 1) . 3e . r . . P . • e . .. r .. Cent.... ... ...•... 1 . ... 1 . .•, i ... .• . •8•: • :999 •CI Ditto, 1844... .. ~ ~ ~ Ditto, 1836„ ..... •••••••• • • • • • • • ' 94% Ditto of the City, le^7 • • ••• • • • Ditto, 1843 .. Bank of Belgium —Brussels Payers, Aug. 15 .•.. 6A% j • ~1 •••• 9 ......••• •.• •• .••• THE BEAIIyALLEN AND DUJABIEIt DIIEL.—The fatal issue of the above duel, in which M. Dujarier fell, and in 'which so many of the leaciing,: lions and literary notabilities of Paris figured either as witnesses or otherwise is well known to our readers. ,Tht re was a rep o rt at Le time that the pistols made use of had been tried the day before the duel by M. d'Ec ti cl_ue_: villey and M. de Beauvallen, and that, in fact, 1 1 ; e ui Pe e r was murdered. This was solemnly denied t of the trial, Beauvallen was acquitted hi o c f h condemned to a heavy fine, to avoid which Spain, accompanied by M. d'Eicoque the marquis), and who, according. present trial, which is one ot . an ~ against him relativ ' eto the practising w! to have a wide connecdtere _ himselffor Beauvallen has.surren d is looked forward to wi th ' class of Parisians, an as scandalous as he fled to (a soi-disant evidence on the amturder,_ but accusation of perjury th the pistels, seems The issue Con with notorious pharacters. M. nter t ett l. by a certain will not fail to be at the former one. Beauvallen has been h e disclosures gr eat i p l ace d under arrest. . , - The American liner Victoria, Captain• Pratt, sailed from the London Docks yesterday,' for New Yoik, with upwards of eighty cabin - passengers, a full comple ment in the steerage, comprising both English and Ger man emigrants, also a large cargo sliiefly of manufactured goods. Notice has been issued by the authorities at the General Post-office, that byithe Act of Parliament of the 10th and 11th Viet., chap. 85, all restrictions as to 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 or forward any letter or packet, whatever may be its weight, until further orders are given on the subject.. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1847. HER ':MAJESTY'S MAIWEJ EX" C LT RSION. DARTMOUTH, FRIDAY, AUG. 13.—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, UT - Alpe, 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 for his attention. The:mayor and corporation came in state along side, but as her Majesty declined seeirg 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, a n d l an d e d at Broukhill, 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 grounds 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 fir e d 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 CT' ren field, the residence of the Hon. Mr. Hare, but find ing he was laid up with the goat, 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 Earl Grey were walking about the town. At night the town was brilliantly illuminated, and from 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 dark and calm. COURT CIRCULAR.. Dispatches from the Governor-General of Cauida, and also 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 Mauley, attended the daily service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The prayers were read by the Rev. G. Repton; the lessons by the Rev. T. ilelmore; 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" (Bull). Mr. Turk presided at the organ. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) AUGUST 13. • ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Aug. 7. Ariel schooner, Commodore the Marquis of Donegal, from Cowes Harbour; Coral Queen schooner, Viscuunt Seaham, from Portsmouth; Fair Rosamond schooner, Wrn. 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, Bart., 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, 'Frisk, 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 1001. is to be sailed for on the 17tb ; 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 piece on the 18th, and the ball on the 20th. J ---. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was heldon Saturday at the Euston Stlition, 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 th e 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 satisiactory.—(H ear , h ear .) Th e y h a d o btained 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 Hon. Friend the Chairman of the London and North- Western 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 pap:tient of interest on the calls upon shares created under the powers of the Acts of last session, is prohibited. " Under these circumstances, the London and North Western Company have consented to take up the allot mehts of those proprietors who, having accepted Exten sion Shares with the expectation that interest would be allowed on the calls, may now wish to relinquish such shares. " in consequence of the consolidation of the two no• minahy distinct companies of which the undertaking consisted (namely, the Oxford and Bletchley, and Buck ingham and Brackley Junction Railway Companies) into one company, to go by the name of the Bucking: mshirc Railway Company, wh►ch has been effected by the Act of this year, it has been necessary to compile a neW register of proprietors, in which each proprietor, of either Oxford and Bletchley, or Buckingham and Brack le) shares, is entered as the proprietor of a correspond ing number of Buckinghamshire Railway Shares, of pre cise►y the same value and amount. " in pursuance of this arrangement, the certificates of the shares of the Oxford and Bletchley, and BUckingliam 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 wolks 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 contemporaneously with that of the Buckingham and Brackley, and Oxford and Bletchley lines, early in the summer of 1849. " Rails have been purchased at moderate prices for the whole length of railway under contract, and a consi derable portion of these rails has been delivered on the ground. - " On the shares of the company (171. 10s. each) 8/.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. " Tho 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. Brasscy, the contractor for the works. " The following directors go out of office :—J. S. Browning, R. Benson, 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 264,0001. for the purposes of the company. A sum of 5001. 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. REVOLT AT MALACASSA. LARGE SEIZURE OF TOBACCO AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY.—Ors Saturday afternoon an extensive seizure of smuggled tobacco was effected by Mr. Marsh, a landing-wailer of Customs, on board a Rotterdam steamer, lying off the Custom-house Quay. The cir cumstances are somewhat curiew,. as showing the arti• five resorted to to evade the payment of the legal duty for the importation of the above articles. Amongst the general cargo and free goods. were several bales of pig hair, which article has lately been brought from Holland i is n t9so l n a l F d g i e se q o u v a: r t e i c t l ies. Whether any suspicion arose as to it turnedlue o n ua t is importation did not transpire, but Mr. Marsh determined upon examining one of the bales, and on attempting to.pieree it something more than hair was inches square, but within; the' packagesa n d upon o t f h the baleig hair being been usedblind for secreting another article of a the above eircumstane, snore valuable of a nureber whatever. c n a n af farther r t c h i description. The bale apparently con sistedb ad opened, only choicein d i u e a c e v of bundles of hair of about fourteen ip the centre of each of them was a bundle of very would have passed without pay mentthe first experimen,t of any duty geranse a r w c h h i which, t b h u e t for The success attendant on re maining packages made to this valuable' prize. 'a considerable addition was seized the whole' in the Qru'ete.' Mr. Marsh accordingly same in the warehouses at thens Custom-house, and deposited the ustout-house, where it will be condemned and sold, as no one will, of course come forward to.claica it. , Auriol, the clown, yesterday appeared before a cou rt-martial, to stand his trial f or not havinganswered the requirements of the conscription. It appeared from the evidence that lie had been d rawn at Marseilles, but leading at the time a wandering life he' was ignorant of the fact. He had written to the Mayor of Toulouse, his native town, to .know what number he i!.ad drawn, and receiving no answer he took it for grantee that he was exempted, being under size. The court, considering ' that he had acted with perfect good faith, acquitted ' him.—Gulignani. : Soon after ten o'clock r.m., 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 Blabit Eagle, off Brawl 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 herself" from the squadron, and Steered a more northerly course. Towards 7 o'clock the squadron was descried 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 Shear water 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 Milford Haven by eleven o'clock on Friday night, but by putting on extraafter in n po e. wer they might reach that harbour shortly ft GLASGOW, SATURDAY NlGHT.—Arrangements on the most extensive scale are in progress for the re ception of her Majesty and the Royal Family, who are expected to enter the Clyde early on Monday morning next. Amongst the other preparations in progress for this interesting event is the fitting out of the boat, which is now lying in the river, a little above the Glasgow bridge, by which her Majesty is to pass through the Criean 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 line on which she plies— Messrs. G. and J. Burns, and MesSrs. Thompson and Maeconnell—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 with scarlet silk, relieved b y ornaments 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 gracefully. 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. On this becoming known, a meeting, which was very numerously attended, was called by the Sheriff on Thursday evening, at the County Rail, where resolutions were entered into for the purpose of keeping all craft 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 a progress g f r t o h m e t c h e a s tie . platform road. t lc h e r o s t u e g r h d a y the e t r triumphalgalleries were visited by the sheriff and a number of gentle men, who were all satisfied with their strength, and also with the decorations. It is expected that the Queen will arrive at Dumbarton about one o'clock. Workmen are busy in decorating the castle of Rothesay, the site of which, in addition to that of tahseitbewaaustitfhuilstpolwaene, co a a n t n e o n t n b f u er t inredtetrheestfirhsetrdnAa ducal title in Scotland ; and thus the eldest son of the Sovereign t P" in sin fro has borne the title of the Duke of Rothesay ever since the reign of Robert which title is derived from the town and castle. t a n d reugh the In the event . of the arrival r t i h v a a n l of is the royal , sq t r o d s r e on ae a s t Rothesay being Kyles with such feel assured of their anchoring for the night in the bay, which for safety as well as beauty is surpassed night ac quainted with the a fi d e a e n t, ge e r xe o e f p to have a splendid illumination in by none in this country. Should she pass the there, it is decided the evening. w arty years Commandant at Chatham. --- been fifty-four years in the service. We have to - announce the death of the veteran, Colonel Sir Archibald Christie, Governor of Stirling 1793 ; served the cam paigns 1'93 1794, and 1795 on the Continent, and was C sßi a re s t Archibaldl entered n , te a r u e d d lto the eh has r m y . , . in July, ieuport. In 1794 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. present at Dunkirk and the siege of N• Mr. Monekton Milnes, the Member for Pontefract, has, we are happy to say, become a convert to the Liberal I cause, and " came out very strong" . last Saturday, in a speech delivered at the meeting -of. Lord Murpeth's , friends immediately after the West Riding election.-7. k Leeds Mercury. r - 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 CIIAIENAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF BRITISH MERCHANTS, MALTA. " Chief Secretary's Office, Valetta, Aug. 3. " Sir,—l am directed to acquaint you, for the informa 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 sparklingpas, 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 the 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 Bareness de Mar claenko, and the General Count Hetkiff, of the Imperial service; Lady Shelley, Lord Brabazon, Lord and Lady Francis Russell, Hon. Julian Fane, M. de Berg, the Comte d'Orsay, the Baron Nicolay, the Count de Revel, Sardinian Charge 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, R.N., Mr. Sackville Lane Fox, Major Broadhead, Major Buckley, Colonel Phillips, Mr. B. Baldwin. M.P., Mr. Broadwood, M.P., Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Oust, &c. Two plans were last week submitted to a committee of naval officers, appointed by Lord Aukland, to report upon the piopriety of constructing a coal jetty, in order to give greater 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 iii 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 vessels. The other plan was that of Captain James, Royal Engineers, and contemplated a junctien with the South- Western Railway, at a point between Cold liar hour and Clarence-yard. This latter plan, which was generally approved, would greatly expedite the transit of coals, one person having stated that he 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 mutah damage was done, or a great quantity of the in flanamable 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 bad there been any light in the warehouse during the day, or before the building was cloied. The firm is said to be insured. lIMSTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BERMONDSEY. Yester day morning, between twelve and one o'clock, a destruc tive' Are 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. AL 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 brittge, a youth, who had been previously warned to leave the larboard paddle-box, got upon it again, and was told by Mr. Smith, the master, that he could not be allo wed 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 wattermen, were almost directly under way, but all at tempts to save him proved-unavailing, and he perished. It is•elue •to Mr. Smith, the master of the Ant, to suit, that; he jumped ti,erbeard after the deeea ed. Owing tip the tide carrying hire under the craft moot, d near the meacilesex -hore, no one could get at him. The deceased lett. behind him a bundle, which, on being opened, was fonncl to contain 81bs. of contraband tobacco, which was delivered to the Thames Police. A boy, about sew.' years of age, named John Howse, came on board the steamer at Dyer's- hall- wharf with deceased, and on be ing questioned by Mr. Lewis, the resident inspector of the Thames Police on board the Investigation station ship, off Surrey-street, stated that the youth who was drowned was in the employ of his parents, and his name was Alfred March, aged seventeen years. Lewis made th in quiries and ascertained that -Howse and his wife, parents of the child, had been recently convic h td o_f stnUggling, and sentenced to pay a fine of 100/. eac , and in default had been committed to prison. The lad, who was on his way to a customer at the west-end when he lost his life, was dressed in a black frock-coat, velvet eraistcoat, black trousers, and Wellington boots. His body has not been recovered. Tun LATE Dn. GRIFFITHS.—Prayers were offered u p yesterday, in all the Roman Catholic churches iu the metropolis and its environs, for the repose of the soul of the Right Rev. Dr. Griffiths, Bishop of the London dis trict. A-solemn dirge and requiem office will be cele brated on Friday next, at the church of St. Mary's, lloorfields, in the vaults of which the remains of the distinguished prelate are to rest. Dr. Griffiths was for so me time President of St: Edmond's Col'ege, and was made Bishop and coadjutor to Dr. Bramston, on t h e death of Dr. Gradwell, in 1303. Ontelis te e edreeaethd Vicar Apostolic Bramston, which occurre d i n 1636, he W Apostolic of the London district, which office he has thus held for eleven years and one month. H e di e d s after three weeks' illness, as before stated, in the 56th rm . of his age. •-• 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 drawn up in squadrons by Lieutenant-Colonel Smythe, who so gallantly led it into the field at Aliwal. Sir Harry inspected the troops, occasionally stopping as he p roceeded down the line, addressing some of the veterans, who bore upon their breasts medals an d 'stars, presented to theta 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 l 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 would have done honour to a barrack parade—your hearts in the right place; your hand on your lances, and doing SNllat I believe was never before done--charging tw :ce 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 r.-' , ake the enemy and the world know that you were equal to all trials. The Duke of Wellington has often 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 regard the 16th Lancers as the nucleus of another corps, which in future times will achieve another Aliwal. I tell you again, what I told Tou when I parted from you at Lahore, where Rlinjeet Singh asked if you were all gent l emen , and if h e r Majesty had many such regiments of get_itlemen; it; that morni I told you 1 loved you. I ps and soldiers.t he toe iy of deara comrade fellows,ra de you again." l is T ej k o n i o ce wn to to be rne g eaonb g ustt " Pray do not let loud huzza, and marched off the troo ps then gave is tahiednlCubren i n k g e p t t o C a n o l y o n i oel4l:rD., , a 1 1 :11 1) e , Sir HARRY then ; an id d a P r i r i l in 4s so little known that g round Thef vwiws civilians t r o i re.ent. It was expectf-d fthebi were p very e that the medal, 'commemorative of Aliwal, would be prese nted on this occasion, but such was not the Case. Sir Harry then inspected the hospital and barracks, and afterward s rode into the town, acco mpanied by Colonel M‘Dowall, and joined the equestrians r o nd on the Cliff, where he remained some time, and the barracks to dinner , where he also slept. e Sir nephews, o rn Harry l w as accompanied to Brighton by his t who slept at the Albion Hotel, and on Saturday m ing, after having breakfasted at the barracks, the Gallant Hero took leave of Colonel M`Dowall, and the officers of the regi men t, and re urned to town by railway with his nephews. DEATH OF LADY ELEANOR FOETESCUE._We regret to have to report the death of this amiable and excellent lady, at the seat of her mother, the Dowa ger Countess Fortescue, Wear Gifford, on Thursday, the t i- t t ii Lady Eleanor was sister to the Lord-Lieutenant o county, and aunt of the Honourable Member f or Ply mouth, Lord Ebrington, and the Hon. Membr was most staple, Mr. Fortescue. Her Ladyship's dem ise_hursd i unexpected. as she was only taken ill on . .., t f it was fol. Barn the nature of the attack was so alarmi , ic r., 'found necessary to postpone a \ place on that day at Castle Sill, g iven Countesi Fortescue to a numerousa33a di_nneri:s e b n supporters of Mr. Fortescue , . by Earl and 11 was to take party of Liberal rnstaple.— Western Times, J: ' :“. - 1 .- _ - _, 2 , - :,:,.. , ,,nt E.' - • • g„i 1 i !: :Vr513.37 rA e nch at 0 ~~ ALIA , ° 1711 4 , to"a 4 4 161 to •4'l p°°r