The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-01 00:00:00

MAG.--I.Z4ti E DAY. BL :CKWOOD. An electioneerin g jest—. kit—squih—gibe—rcrica or whatever else vou may please to call it, is ' , ll opening art i c l e in Blackwood for September. It scarcely caustic enough for a lampoon, end yet glitter s her e t. an there with sa r c as tic an d satirical al • 3. Signor Pasquin might have fathered it, as far as .its extravagan ce i s concerne d ; an d M r . War !"'et might have subscribed his name to it as far as its homely shrewdness and domestic ingenuity may be taken into consideration. The paper is headed, _now I Stoed f o r th e D reep d a ily B urg h s ," an d re counts the en d eavours o f a ra il way specu l ator to release himself f rom t h e very aw k war d respons ibilit y devolving upon him from the purchase of indifferent andscrips ..... e the simult aneous p an i c o f th e mo ney mar ti resolves t o d e fy hi s cre dit ors by i n vesting himself,, with the san c tity aga i ns t b a iliff s p ecu liar to a Member of Parliament. To this end he schemes with a brother in distress, and " puts up " for the I,P.l.'esentation of th e D reep d a il y B urg h s . The result ? that the candidate ends in becoming a stag ; and a hi llgostus Reginald Dunshunuer pens the narrative of linslbpolitical and pecuniary vicissitudes from that e ° of defaulters—Boulogne-sur-Mer. One odd episode in the story, is where this said Mr. but flirts with the daughter of a grocer and t out leys, I , the question—whereat he justifies him „elf to the reader with the pert enunciation—" I hold the Individual who dislikes flirtations to be a fool ! " Premier Pas is a ver y agreea ble rechanfftte of Q• 1 ttes from th e F renc h o f th e C om t e A. de la , h a , ,rd u e • _Here i s one a b out a m ili tary roc k e t that p from the obscurity of a counting-house to the ee ')f Parade and the barracks. It might be called 110 ,, Scien ce o f G ett i ng - on -i n - t h e -A rm y Made B Y , only that ev e ry warldie scrivener doesn't fall in Ea B Y," rre, snug park of artillery the first time he tints his regimentals. _ h alf , Nleinherr Tetteuborn was passing the weary, h eo : w PllPii hours at a werch let's desk, kicking his prob a bl y, on one of those tall in easy stools which, , rlet at , ra e -, e mockery of disproportion, raise the lowe.a ?es: ,nary to the highest focitig, but which neverthe• l':..,nc_itiltribute to preserve the due distinctions of society. ? el !, tf cting all possible discomfort on the elevated sitter. toil e t aPs there was some association ot ideas between the si ona l r l Y Profession, and the equestrian position he occa Mae b Y f ound it convenient to assume ; however that t h 4 Meinherr Tettenborn suddenly bethought him, his tall bl se k bestride a high-trotting horse instead of stool. He threw away the pen for the N " At this time all Europe was uin arms against aPnle an th e r ;so that, although he entered the• service of eortli " 4l Peror of Russia, he was still but enlisting in the t erest ",n cause, in which his own Germany was more iris sup :u, t harl any other country. He entered, as may be es : 1 ) , - , e " , in the lowest rank of officers ; and, as cornet, of with some such title, you may picture him at the head qtli n ciaail troop of horse, despatched for forage or some d ucti arY service of the like kind. As he was thus con is a :I R, his little troop, he spied something black' lying The Ge l by the side of the road. He cantered up to it. of he sif'rnething black was nothing less than a small park hirxriallery, sixteen gm"' which the enemy had left be tters th ere, perhaps in some false alarm, or for want of pose of to draw them, but apparently the very pur ortiee et being captured by Nleinherr Tettenborn. He t uo . re d up his little troop, harnessed their horses to the and rode back triumphant to the camp. The Em peror himself was present. News was speedily brought t , i ill ou cf the capture of a park of artillery, and the illus. tik s victor was introduced. Many questions were not h ar , e cl of th e how, or the when, or the where ; the guns from to be particularly welcome ; the Emperor took pee., his own-neck the order of - the Iron Cross, and us it round the neck of the fortunate young soldier, l' ett et ,, in ,% him, at the same time, with the title of General t o his The General was a brave mica, was equal to r . ! n ,ew position, captured other guns in another man th 'Pao rose, we will not venture to say how high, in e tts Perial'service , et r ` . ) ne thing is certain—that a Tettenborn has never 14.1 Performed deeds such as those of Gustavus Ado l- , h, ll Pomerania, or as Prince Eugene in Provence. .elB a st i ll b e t ter s t o ry, and one that is somehow eithar to us : olth 4 ln the pa l ace o f a cer t a i n Russian prince, whose off ° ' course it is impossible to remember , for it is one boa n '" names you do not think of attempting to pro It tvi s 'even to yourself—you look at it merely, and use hinese their more learned combinations of ttlathraC; where they pass at once from the visible. sign Pal s : ju ett, without any intermediate oral stage. In the tpl, t e ,,,of this prince, you are surprised to see in the most h eh of its splendid suite of apartments, suspended fore d o gilt's case—a set of harness !—common harness gentle of coach horses, such as you may see in any tint t e j cil t , '` stable. Of course, it attracts mare 'wen stio.'"au all the pictures, and st , ttu,s, and marble tables their porphyry vases and gold clocks. ',The thin g you know is neither rich nor rare, In Rut wonder how the devl it got thare !' :114h.cl'ire, and are told the following story Prinee of -- w a , one night led Into ha' t - r a n cl Gsperate play. e hid staked t stste after t oN e• 'lnd lest them ; he had staked tea plate, his pie tittra'llis jew e l s , the furniture of his house , and lost le a I ' l3 retin.ion itself, and lost it. The luck weuld in R i •,; t n. His miring.. and horses hail beet. lo.ig v. nit heti him at the door, he staked thew and lost ! Ile ( .14 e t i l9t 'in!'-', more; he threw up the win d o w, a nd leant ht "in utter despair. There stood his carriage and th it 8, th e y ct of his last wager. He had now tio ta.enig le ,fte Yes ! There was the harness ! Nothing had wer e 8 1 4 'd of the harness. The carriage and the horses ,thi s but not the harness. Fits opponent agreed to , erpretati on of the wager. They played for the 110,," 3 . He won Th y played for the carriage and pla te '—he wo n . Th e y played for the palace, for the for ,: t 's pictures, the furniture.—he won. They played algal ate atter estate,—he still won. He won all back !at uad rose from that table the same rich man he had 143 rte t ° ite Had he not ood reason to suspend that 11 l a h . ?'' The is very best saloon he aut .r anecdotes, and another about Napoleon's Cso nt i 111 .„ sister the Princess Pauline, and a fourth tui lli l \- \ "ew and a diamond-ring—such an incident Could D israeli with all his Caucasian predilections of a l not well justify—are merely the preamble and . (In ger story, entitled "The First Patient," of t i le tr anslated from the same source. One ing °Pening sentences of this simple but touch „at arrative has is singular resemblance to a passage 'e Sketch the th r ._ „ "Len, by Box of the poor gentleman in kee Beve 7obare coat, who used to read with so much ci . the h e , an ee in the library of the British Museum. 1 .,"° 1 11•1 8 1; ) „ of the piece is supposed to be a physician o• no n ,:"g in Paris, an officer of the Legion of 'tole th - e a t ud a professor of the Faculty. But at the the b B ory opens he was very differently situated lag "OrSes Il• i,' ea that drew his carriage were not then "euriq ii Ys the writer, " the pole of his landau was tkoeiautsedr withgreeng in the forest." The circumstances ae o • i iithe acq uisition of the first patient ee at of the joys and sorrows of a lottery. Soh C ob i,'nlise" is a well natured review of Dr . 'Juth ‘er's adventures on the western coast of ° ,..,L . ,serve e , tri th er ina, although the reviewer very justly /I "nttett oa , r a u t ,l " after the pungent and admirably erro an of that accomplished, able seaman, hulas apn M elville, few books of the same class but 41 onth 5 'l a r e , "fat and unprofitable." "Three number anti is a continuation from the July tttlated anti " Taxidermy in Rome" is cal tion ‘o t h e afford both a musement and informa- Aa el egant cur iosity monger and the naturalist. I)ito D a. and picturesque tale called " of 13 0 1 00 a a ' e ! l nia; introduces us to the student e other st, in the fourteenth century, and among bareb. h ero to the glorious and immortal Pe `` The s re is the of him as a stripling :- 3231.1 th very studious able for his beauty, was in his ' h urt velvet cloak ils of elegance in his dress; and the 'ace, was , always its border of gold or silver moulded fig tai a ß. t t h be e a painter". over his slight, eyuereo,fwiSi thrownbut firmly a grace which would have satis a, 1,1 seen to brush away, From time to time he by "of dust which or to shake off, the a e onve had settled on it or to readjust, , 014 8 rnent intended to appear unconscious, the sectil ent . th it th ener 10 t1 r Y. The notion of the delicate re on hr. motes of dust is suggested almost in the Ruage by one of the last chapters of " Dom tat it, th ere Mr. Carter is described as barking like a ide vit ,! sunlight. W h i le we are di s p ose d t o coin h'ardin_unacitwood in a very great measure, in re which flist ith impatience the fragmentary manner in t he Q uee Yis now written amongst us—Lines of ”len.„_ zi n 3 l, - ---Liv es of the Kings—Lives of oqr States of all these adtxti re th of the Lord Chancellors—we cannot but c„andour with which the most fragmentary Z ia s of fragmentary histories, namely, the "Bye he it , l , l i. story," by Mrs. Percy Sinnett, is praised. j am " of Henry IV.,' by Mr. G. P. tn:V, thanes, is commended with equal libera- Popo._ "gn the critic of Maga remarks that this of qu747_le novelist "h as ne i ther the philosoph i c g l ance neinP arab for the milit ary fi re o f N ap i er, nor the in dee utin g eript,ye powers of Gibbon." Without of E nti _7 4 2l . d to the blernises of Mr. James as a writer Preei ni "L, blemishes arising in the main from the N4 .8 4: 4 ..' 1 ' 11 of perpetual and hurried composition— shed" the same time, so alive to his very distin isata abiliti es , and especially to the fecundity of _ si on rintion, the wealth of his diction, the profu !leVs of ~11 , nlageries and the ingenuity of his inven ingsiaidielt°ts--.that we gladly transcribe the follow too 0, 041 7 1 sentences both of praise and Eleprecia l'ather Pages of Blackwood. It has become a . itiu s i tll _ - "",_Prevalei l t fashion just now to derogate, if %h oles ' , &pm the literary position of Mr. G. P. R. tUate rc i , ‘S a truthful and generous denial of this of hi s tai w e e y;ive the subjoined very accurate estimate entitled As a , nts his manner, and his popularity. rora ai see writer, Mr. James unquestionably is to a high place. lie has great historical infor 'outit r i es olist.acielaPecially of the olden times and their leading ; au accairat e personal knowledge of various l and ,more particularly France, Flanders, and Eng . itud I,eo'great acquaintance with the dress, manners , arms. abl e mutrements of former days ; and a very remark a'reatsvo:ver of des cr ibi ng as well the ever-changing tat aro story as the varied scenes of inanimate, tarl. ' M (1 1115 BUT b eat n , ovels, Philip Augustus, , e , The Robbers, The Smugglers, .1 E IN Hoary Masterton; are happy sr- 4: • tc4 eiinene o the historeeil ,Oelatiee Tie e. (tt• sewed SUCCPSS which his attendee th un,firii edifier' el his novels now ill course of publication. nay proves that his reputation rests on a broader and securer basis than the fleeting patronage of fashion or the transient interest of individual satire. The great risk which he runs, is from the number or his works. It is dangerous to write thirty le. oks. The most prolific itne gination runs into repetition, when repeatelly tasked with invention. Homer himself could not hare written twenty Iliads ; Shakspere's tame has been not a little enhanced by his having left only twenty seven plays ; that of Sophocles, by only seven of his having come down to modern times. Perhaps the best thing that a good fairy could do for James's fame—as was said of Dryden—would be to withdraw two-third, of his pro ductious from sabsequent times. "One of the greased charms of Mr. James's writings is the beautiful ideas, clothed in felicitous language, which are to be I rund profusely scattered over them. It is not the general opinion that he excels in this respect ; on the contrary, nothing is more comma n in conversa tion than to hear it remarked, that it is in depth of thoueht, and knowledge of the human heart, that he is deficient. But this opinion arises from the frequency, sometimes, perhaps, redundancy of his pictures of na ture, and the brilliant colours in which he never fails to array her finest scenes. Thoughts the most beautiful are frequently concealed atniilet prieusien of descrip tion, as fruit sometimes amidst luxuriance of leaves Take tor example the following, on one of the most familiar objects in nature—a drop of rain : " < We spoke of the rain, and I foolishly enough, in mentioning all the annoyance it had cccasioned me, loaded it with melt dictions.' ‘" Call it not accursed, my son,' said the monk. Oh no! remember that every drop that tulle bears into the bosom of the earth a qualiry ef beautiful fertili.y. Re member that. glorious tree, and herb, and shrub, and flower, owes to those drops its lee, its freshness, and its beauty. RemetnberViaf half the Lite line ss of the green world is ail their gift; and that, without them, we should wander through a dull desert, as dusty as the grave. Take but a single drop of rain el iistered in the green fold of a blade of grass, and pour upon it one ray of the morning sun, whir. , will )ou get lupidsry, wi h his wiliest skid, to cut a diem , nd that shall shine like that? Oh no! blessed for ever be the beautiful drops of the sky, the retreehing soothers of the seared earth—the nourishers of the flowers—that calm race of beings, which are all loveliness and tranquillity, without pas sion, or pain, or desire, or disappeintment—whose lie is beauty, and whose breath is perfume.'"—Henry Mas terton. The laborious and learned compilati n by the Se cretary of the Fine Arts Commission-- modestly christened by the author "Materials for the History of Oil Painting"—obtains a very eulogistic but not undeserved notice of the September number of Ebony—a number of peculiar diversity, and, in some particulars, of great ability. Besides the contribu tions already enumerated, we must mention the simple lines by Delta to " La perdona" of Mozart— had Moir forgotten that Byron's " Fare thee well" had been set to that same ravishing strain ?—and a charming piper, half sermon half pastoral, yclepped "The Cru sade of the Children." FRASER. The Fraser of the present month opens with an elaborate critique on De Lamartine's history of the Girondists, in which the writer while he does full justice to the brilliant and poetical series of tableaux, which the poet statesman has presented to the world, gives it as his opinion that the book will never be quoted as an authority. " With the young and enthusiastic," he says 6. who will read his work as an epic, the book must ever be a favourite; even with the middle aged and old, the graces of its style must captivate and seduce. But that the book will ever be quoted as an authority, or except for is sty le, in elegant extracts, we greatly doubt." This article is followed by a dry dissertation on the science of grammar under the title of " A Defence of a Classical Education;' and then we have stirring tale of horrors entitled " Juan Moreda, the Slave. Hunter." The author of " Literary Legislators" give us a batch of Parliamentary barristers—Sir F. Thesiger, SirJ. Jervis, Sir F. Kelly, Sir D. Dundas, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. M'Neill. The sketches are well drawn, and the author is, we think, correct in his estimate of the powers of these gentlemen. We agree with him in the opinion that Sir Frederick Thesiger is a complete failure, and that Sir David Dundas might, if he chose to take the trouble, achieve a brilliant success. Sam Slick continues his graphic sketches of " Life in a Colony ;" and a writer, on whwn the mantle of Christopher North appears to have fallen, contributes an admirable paper entitled " A Day on the Moors." 'We are rejoiced to find a writer open ing up the question as to the gain or loss to history by the writings of Walter Scott. It is a question that will hear discussion, and that must be discussed frequ ntly to put history " right," and rescue his torical truth from the beautiful and fascinating, and therefore most dangerous, misrepresentations of the great %. izard of the north. The political articli , of the month is on " Sanitary Reform," and we coin mend it to the espy cial notice of Lord Morpeth ; as the writer justly observes, " Sanitary reform will be the test of the stuff the Whig Ministry is made of;" and if they wish to stand, their measure must be " a large measure—it must be a strong measure—it must be a privztical measure." They must be prepared to wage a war of extermination with the hypocritical jobbers who brawl about " local self government," which being interpreted means local competition and local jobbing. "It is, as this writer truly remark-, " notorious to all the world that local self govern for sanitary purposes has failed " In addition to these articles the present number contains a pleasant antiquarian gossip about hands and gloves ; an amusing account of a " Visit to the Wine Country of Portugal," and several amusing tales. The Fraser of this month can boast of variety at any rate. TUB MAILS.—SOUTHAMFION, AUG. 31.—The Orieni al Coino-iny'a steam-packet Montrose, Captain Olive, artv(d from Italy at nine o'clock, A.M., this day, and took her usual station in the docks. Her dates are Civita Vecchia, Aug 14; Ls ghorn, 16; G"noa, 19; arid Gibraltar, 24. Tne Montrose brings the T.llowing pas sengers,—two Misses Wiles, two Misses Walford, Mrs. Green and child, Mrs. Mackey, Mrs. Bohn and child, Miss Spiers, and Miss Fakey; also a very full cargo, consisting of silks, works of art, anchovies, paper tor exportation, gums, oil, paste, &c., from Italy; from Gib raltar, 475 boxes of almonds, 208 cases of lemons, a quantity of leeches, &c. No British ships of war were at the Italian ports, tier Majesty's ships 'Trafalgar, Hibernia, and Superb left. Gibraltar on the morning of the 24th for the eastward; the day the Montrose started the Virago and Gladiator steamers were at Gibraltar. The Montrose passed the Peninsular packet Jupiter. bond to Gibraltar, on the night of the 24 , h off Cape Trafalgar; and off Cape St. Maria pai,eed the Indus with the Indian mails for Alexandria, on the 25th. Overland dispatches to England from the Italian ports have been received since the departure of the Montrose from those ports. She landed several passinigers a; Gibraltar from Genoa, &c. On Aug. 30, off .he Start, SW. 70 miles, she spoke the Danish schooner Narnon, from Lisbon to London, out eight weeks, and supplied her with water and provisions.. • A COUNTY COURT IN THE CITY OF LONDON.—On the 29th inst. an Act of Parliament, passed on the 23d of July, will come into operation, entitled, " Alt Act for the more easy recovery of small debts and demands within the city of London, and the liberties thereof." The Act contains 128 sections with a schedul , of fees; many of the provisions, as also the table of fees, have been copied from the New County Courts' Act. The Ccurt of Requests in the city of London is to be abo• fished. " And whereas the city of London is a county of itself; and whereas the Sheriffs' Court for the 'sire London is a court of ancient jurisdiction, having cog nizance of all pleas of personal action to any amount ; and whereas it is expedient that the mariner of pro ceeding in the said court for the recovery of small debts and demands shoat be alter. d and regulated." On and af , er thi. day named actions may be commenced in the Sheriffs' Court, for sums or damages not above 201., to be heard and di termined under the provisions of this Act. All other proceedings miy be carri.d on as it this Act had not passed. The mayor,aldermi n, and com mons are to appoint the place and days for holding the Sheriffs' Court for the purposes of this Act, and the order for holding the first c urt is to be advertised, and notice given for the period of at least one month. before the day appointed for the first holding of the court. The judge of the Sheriffs' Curt (Mr. Commissioner Bullock) is to be the judge under this Act. In actions ::hove 51. a jury of five may be summoned, as in the New County Courts. By the 40th clause it is declared that a sum mons (the action being by plaint and not by writ) may issue, provided the defendant, or one of the defendants, shall have dwelt or carried on his business therein at so:ne time within six calendar months next before the time of the action brought, or it the cause of action arose therein. The Recorder and the Judge of the Sheriffs' Court are to frame all new rules and orders, subject to the approval of the three chiefs of the com mon law courts. The parties, as well as their wives, may be examined on the trial. Any goal in the city of London may be used as a prison for the purposes of this Act. A bailiff and other officers are to be appointed, and by a special provision it is declared that the officers performing duties in the Court of Requests, may be ap pointed under this Act. CHARGE OF AIANSLAUGHTER.--4Y-eSterday Mr. W. Carter held an inquest at the Bedford Arms, East-lane. Walworth, on the body of Mrs. Mary Olds. She died on Thursday, and her husband is at present in custody. It appeared that the deceased had managed to hoard upwards of 904 Her husband, on Saturday week, in sisted on having some of it, and on her refusing made a violent assault upon her. He caught her by the throat, and while on the ground knelt on her chest. Her son, a lad of sixteen years 01 age, ran to the station house, stating that his father was murdering his mother. '['he police interfere!, but on the foilowing Thursday the de ceased died from the effects the ii.jurtes she received. the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against the tinily-incl. OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.--Last night, about nine o'clock,saq;uaadrYe. named B r o W m a iinurnw, by the Tor r b the horses drawing an omnibu ' s ' the I C:Ter of Tot tn tenha court-road and Oxf or d s i t? ri street, 'ho wheels pass ing over her abdomen. Iler daughter, aged four years, who was with her, escape,' most miraculously with some trifling injuriee indicted by the home hoofs, 3 ei i o bet N, N. QW ry) N., WI Ei IVNT rf gr; A v HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE HIGHLANDS. (Proni,the North British Mail.) LOCH LAGGAN, SATURDAY, Nom Yesterday her Majesty and the royal children rode out on ponies to Loch Arb—a mountain two miles distant from the Lodge. The Prince, attended by Mr. Catanach, head keeper, also rode out during the day, and made a survey of the deer forest In the afternoon her Majesty drove out in a char-a-banc, with the intention of visiting Strathmashie ; but a thick drizzling rain, which began to fall as the royal cortege approache I the floating-bridge, compelled her Majesty to return. The Queen was accompanied by the Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Jocelyn, and the royal children, and attended by the Duke of Norfolk, Gene ral Wemyss, Sir James Clark, and Mr. Anson. In the evening the Earl of Aberdeen arrived at the loch in a carriage and four, and proceeded to the Lodge. To-day, the Prince is shooting grouse in Strath- Paatuck. The weather is favourable. The proceedings on Thursday have given general satisfaction ; and great admiration of the agility and strength displayed by the Ilighlandinen engaged in the games has bten expressed. The race was a very extraordinary feat, and capable of being accom plished only by the hardiest mountaineers. The course was about a mile and a half in length out and in, and lay over very coarse and steep ground. One of the most interesting episodes in the day's proceed ings was the introduction of Cluny Macpherson's youngest son—a little boy about eight years of age — to the Prince of Wales, each of them arrayed in " the garb of old Gaul." Great amusement was created as toe little fellows formally saluted each other. After exchanging bows, they spent the afternoon together very happily on the lawn. COURT CIRCULAR. ARDVERIkIE, AUG. 29.—0 n Friday the Earl of Aberdeen arrived on a visit to her Majesty. On Ssturday the only additions to the royal party were the Marquis of Abercorn and the Earl of Aber deen. This day (Sunday) her Majesty and the Prince and the royal biusehold attended the performance of Divine service at Ardverikie. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of New South Wales, and also for the Governor of Van Dit-men's Land. SIR R. PEEL'S CURRENCY BILL. T.) THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR, — When so many complaints are made against Sir ft. Peel's Currency Bill of 1844, I have to re quest that you will give insertion to the following extract from a pamphlet which I published seven years ago, miler the title of " Reflections on the Currency, by a Yorkshire Manufacturer." This extract against the principle of allowing the entire circulation of the country to be increased or diminished in exact amount with the quantity of bullion imported or exported, was written before Sir Robert Peal induced Parliament to sanction this principle as the law for regulating the currency ; and it is for your readers to judge how far the working of the present Act has verified my expectations, both in stimulating the railway speculations of 1845, by making money so excessively cheap, and has since prostrated the commerce of the country by greater pressure than need have been the case, if the principle in use for arranging the monetary transactions of dis • tent parts of the same country with each other was acknowledged in regulating our transactions with foreigners; and it is only reasonable to expect that ;is our transactions with foreigners increase in extent, the necessity becomes still greater of placing our currency on a proper tooting, or our seasons of scarcity and abundance of money will probably become more frequent and severe. I remain, Sir, yours respectfully, A YORKSHIRE MANUFACTURER. Aug. 28, 1847. The following is the extract referred to : " The int. rnal currency of the country is regulated by each town or district borrowing from or lending to the others, as circumstances require, through the medium of the Londun money market, and we conceive the same principles are equally applicable to regulate the currency of the whole country with that of other countries. " We will just imagine what would be the effect if the internal circulation of each county or district was con fined to one bank of issue, and their separate issues were contracted ai , d increased in exact pi opertion to the amount of bullion which they each possessed. by supposing the bulk of the agricultural produce of Lin colnshire tee he generally sold to the manufacturing p epu lation get Yorkshire, and that the Lincolnshire farmer in return buys most of his clothing from the Yorkshire tiranuiacturer. Tains , cone san untavourable season for a. ricultiire throughout the country, but it so happens that in Lincolnshire agricultural produ a is more than usually' abundant, and although this difference may rarely occur betweeii t.vo adjoining districts in the same ce,untry, it is of frequent occurrence when applied to the productions of mare distant places; the season being on the average bad, agricultural produce will rise in value, but the Lincolnshire farmer having more than a usual supply, is enabled to sell an increased amount, of his produce to the Yorkshire manufacturer, and will require in return an increased Tomtity of manufactures to Is, sent in exchange, or the etiffereeece paid in specie ; b t specie teeing sent, will cause the Lincolnshire banker tee make. an equal increase in hi. paper circulation, thereby raising prices in Linciehishire, whilst the York shire hanker must at tree same time eitiniiiish his circula tion, tee order to lower prices in Yorkshire. to such a degree as will cause the specie tee return. But during this . roc ss the Lincolnshire farmer will sell corn high and purchase his clothing at a low price, and dies it will be doubtful whether all the gold which could possibly be drained from Yorkshire would be sufficient to adjust the balance, without the assistance of the Lincolnshire people purchasing more than a usual supply eel clothing; and this surplus must either be held fey the speculator, or each individual must purchase clothes for some time to come, or must be clothed in a much more costly manner. But this is an unnatural state of thnigs, and car, oiely be of short duratio n, for while agricultural produce in the other districts in England has been limited, the. Yorkshire manufacturer has been forced to sell clothing to the Lincolnshire farmer at lower prices than he could afford to make them for, and still take dear corn in exchange. But the next season we will suppose the case to be reversed ; agricultural produce is every where abundant ex cept in Liecielnshire, where they have little mere than will supply their own wants ; if they still continue to purchase clothing as good and as costly as they got last year, they must give more for it. and still ta ke less tor heir agricultural produce, as the Yorkshire manufac turer has now various other cu:tom , ra wanting clothing, and they possess abund ince of agricultural produce to give in exchange; thus the gold must now flow out of Lincolnshire into Yorkshire, to purchase clothing for those who can still afford to buy it; this causes a con traction eel' the Lincolnshire circulation tee bring it back again, by lowering prices, hut it still leaves the inhabi tants tee go poorly clothed during some years, and ex pensively clothed lee oihers. "This is a lust specinie n eef ,he alternate prosperiiy and depression which would ellways occur in the different districts of this country, it' toe circulation of each dis trict was regulated by that system, which is by some considered tee the- only sound principle on which to regulate the currency of the whole country. We will now contrast It with that more improved system, by which all the productions of one particular district in this country, as compared with that of others, are so balanced as tee b of the ere 'test possible advantage to the whole, and a system mist intimately connected with its pr:esperity as a commercial naiien. " In the supposed c est., under our present admirable system for regulating the internal circulation. if the Lincolnshire farmer sells a greater amount of agricul tural produce than usual to the Yorkshire manufacturer , end it it exceeds the value of the clothing which he re quires, the balance is adjusted, not by draining all the precious metals out eel circulation in Yorkshire, but by bills payable in London. which, being paid to the Lin (-celestine .ianker. does not require him to re-issue an equ amount eel fresh circulation, and thus raise that dipTrict to an unnatural st.de of prosperi y, at the very time when Yorkshire is much depressed—but the greater portion eef this capital is investeel in the purchase of Go vernment securities, or is sent to be employed by the London bill broker, either of which will be of service' to the Yorkshire bank r—one by finding him a purchaser for s , curities which he way wish to realise, in order to obtain capital which he can employ better at home— and the otner by enabling the bill-broker to discount bills tor the Yorkshire banker, which he may require to enable him to assist his manufacturing customer, while he is usable to sell his goods. These transactions will eventually adjust themselves when capital becomes more abundant in Y hire, the London money market at all times taking off the surplus capital of one district and supplying the wants of others." SHAMES ON THE ENGLISH COAST.—The extraordi nary number of mackarel which have visited the Eng. lish Channel this summer appears to have attracted a party of sharks to the Downs. On a fine evening, says the Hants paper, with the wind off the land, those rapa cious creatures may be seen close in to the shore, skim ming along the surface of the water, a large triangular dark coloured dorsal fin being the only part visible. It i s qu ite a novelty to see the fishermen on the south coast of England enjoying the hazardous sport of har pooning. Such, however, may be seen off Dunnose and Luccomb (Isle of Wight) every fine evening in moderate weather. A gentleman of Bonchurch, while fishing, and unable to account for the unusual shyness of the finny tribe, was in a few minutes surrounded by sharks. On raising the alarm, a Luccomb fisherman hastened to the sp.at with a h arpik in, and soon tratisfixec one 01 the vt , rte i,iu, strangers (nearly 11 feet in length), which, after a llOrding the roost exciting nlay fur nearly 2u minutes made its escape. On the arrival of SOM.- boats from Shanklin another shark was stru c k by a waterinan, g" of Y arre l and aft,r 35 mii.utes' play was, with the ass i stance of alio left-boat, towed into shallow water and captured at theofcll‘ ' y p i: r r) beule , and measured tietio-y ever, feet. Letters from Rome state t hat on the 13 th instant ( L t u t ' e c rnu l h i s s Cu shar k rnub r i a w a s , " the Pope paid a pr i vate visit to th.• Rev. J. H. Newman, at the house of Santa Croce. The circumstance had attracted attentive. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE• DISTRIBUTION Or THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. MALTA, AUG. 22.—Off Madeira, the Thetis, 30, and Amazon, 26. At Lisbon, the America, 50, on her way from Lis bon to Malta; the Hibernia, 104, hearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart., the Com mander-in-Chief. At Gibraltar, the Virago war steamer. At Malta, the Ceylon receiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear- Admiral Sir L. Curtis, Bart., second in command and Superintendent of Malta Dockyard ; Hecla and Bulldog war steamers, and Wee Pet steam tug. At Corfu, the Mutine, 10, and the Spitfire steam sloop. At the Piraeus of Ath, ns, the Fanto.ne, 16 : and on her Kay thence to Malta, the Locust steam sloop, In Phalean Bay, the Albion, 90; R rdney, 90 ; and Vanguard, 84. In the Gulf of Zeitur, the Volage surveying vessel, with her tender, the Research cutter. At Vourlah, the Harlequin, 16. At Beyrout, the Srartan, 26 A t Constantinople, the Meteor steam sloop. MAIL STEAM-PACKETS. At Malta, the Flamer; on her way to Malta from the lonian Isl►nds and Patras, the olcano ; and at Mar , eilles, the Ardent. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S MEDITERRA• NEAN PACKETS. At Malta, the Atiel ; and on her way thither from Constantinople, the Tagus. On her way from Malta to Gibraltar and South ampton, the Ripon. Between Smyrna and Trebizond, the Sizel. Between Trebizond and Constantinople, the Sultan. On her way from Leghorn and Genoa to Sauth amptoni the Montrose. At Southampton, the Oriental, Achilles, and Erin ; and on her voyage from. Southampton to Gibraltar and Malta, the Indus. NAVAL MOVEMENTS, &C., SINCE AUG. 16. The Ripon, which arrived from Alexandria on the morning of the 16th, proceeded on her voyage to Southampton on the same night. The Ardent left for Marseilles on the same after noon with the overland mails for England. The Spitfire left for the lonian Island on the 17th, and on the 18th the Hecla for Tunis, which latter re turned on the night of the 20th, bringing advices from the British Consul-General, announcing the arrival there of two French ships of the line and two large steamers, besides a small war steamer, under the usual pretext of defending the Bey against a contemplated attack from the Sultan. The Magellan, French steam-frigate, mounting 24 guns on two decks, left Malta on the 17th for Tunis, having on board the French Consul for Malta, who retains the French screw steamer in Valetta harbour for some special service. The Titan, another French war steamer, arrived from Smyrna and the Pirseas of Athens on the 15th, and left for Toulon on the 17th. The Ariel, which left for Alexandria at midnight on the 14th, arrived there in three days and ten hours, and might have started a few hours after on her re turn voyage had she not been detained by the British Consul -6eneral for the possibility of dispatches arriving from China, which our readers will recollect had not arrived in time at Ceylon for the Haddingtou —last mail. The Ariel, after a splendid run of three days and eleven hours, reached Malta at eight P.M. on the 22d ; and the overland mail, for England, will be dispatched at eleven, by the Flamer. 'The Ariel only brings one of f 'ur India passengers brought by the Bombay mail, one having taken the Marseilles route, and two having embarked for Liverpool by the Nautilus screw steamer, laden with beans, at 15;. Bd. per quarter freight. The \Vaterwich, another screw steamer, had left Alexandria likewise, for Liverpool, with pulse. Neither the mails from Greece by the Locust, from the lonian Islands by the Volcano, nor from Con stantinople and Sinyrna by the Tagus, have as vet arrived, and consequently all will be too late for the Flamer. The Tagus has a cargo of figs. PORTSMOUTH, AuG. 30.—Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the Commander-in-Chief at this port, has just received a most magnificent present from his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, in token of the Prince's appreciation of the attention and munificent hospitality of' the distin guished admiral. The testimonial consists of a su perb vase, made of the purest porcelain china, stand ing on an urn pedestal, magnificently gilt. The vase is 33 inches in diameter across the top, and when mounted on its pedestal is upwards of 40 inches in height. On one side of the vase is a representation of the port of Cronstadt ; on the other side, Neptune, drawn in a chariot by four sea-horses. On the toot of the pedestal is this inscription,- -" Presented by his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia ti Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Commander-in- Chief at Portsmouth, August, 1847." The Gallant Admiral, on receiving notification of the arrival of this noble mark of respect from the Grand Duke, re.. fused to receive it, British officers being forbidden to receive favours or testimonials from foreign princes without the sanction of the British Government. Baron Brunnow, the Russian Ambassador, however, immediately sought an interview with Lord J. Russell upon the subject, who, through the Earl of Auckland, at once granted Sir Charles the necessary permission to accept the present, which arrived a day or two since. The vase will stand in the anteroom connecting the drawing and dining-rooms of the admiral's mansion. This evening Sir Charles, accompanied by his flag • captain (Pasco, of the Victory), proceeded to Ryde, in the Myrtle steam tender, to a grand enter tainment given by the Queen Dowager, Rear-Ad miral Hyde Parker, C. 8., was also invited, but is too unwell to attend. We are informed that there are five Courts of Inquiry called for on board the Rattler, which, if pro secuted, will result, it is expected, in one or more C o urts-martial. The Fury steam-sloop, Commander Willcox , is getting on rapidly with her equipment. Until within the past few days the ship has been without either first lieutenant or master to superintend her fitting. She is to hav e h er f unn el and paddle - wheels coated with the compo s iti on i nv ented by Mr. Hay, the chymical assistant and lecturer to this dockyard. CHATIIAM, AUG. 31.—Th e Arab, 1 6 guns , was commissioned yesterday by Commander J. Morris. She is to have a complement of 130 men, including marines. The Antelope steam-p ac ket, Commander F. Smythe, is ready to proceed to sea. The officers of the dockyard battalion appeared last evening for the first time at drill, with the battalion, in their uniforms. The uniform for the men, it is expected, will not be issued before next spring. WooLwicii, AuG. 31 —The Oberon steam vessel, recently built at Deptford, was commissioned yes terday at Woolwich by Lieutenant George J. Gard ner,and is to have a crew of 60 men. The Pluto steam vessel Lieutenant• Commander Frederick Lowe, from the 'coast of Ireland, and the Prometheus steam sloop, Commander John Hay, rec ently from the coast of Africa, are to be paid off at Woolwich on Thursday next. 'The Marion hired vessel has dropped down the river to Woolwich, to receive on board exiles for conveyance to Hobart Town and Port is under the command of Captain Kerhe, with Dr. Philip. She Andrews as superintendent. Owing to various reports put into circulation yes terday, it was considere d necessar y to use every pre caution in the evening w hen the men of. the dock yard battalion left the dockyard.after denfinish o ing thei ß r drills, and Mr. Mallalieu, sliperin:ent f the division of police; Mr. Field. air. MiGill, and Mr. Budd, inspectors of the dockyard . force, with Mr. Levi, inspector of the branch doing duty in Lieutenant-Colonel . Elsom, the town, and about nearly three times the usual number of police, were at hand to act master-attendat, very Judiciousl dismissed the men three quarters of an hour earlier . than . usual, and the men left the dockyard when it was lighter than on the upon an emergency. . previous evenings when the annoyances took place. n n e knowingnded bei ng the pr p e r se e n pa t r a a t tio th n e s This arrangement prevented e a sembling . of a great departed to their homes th w e ho m c u r s o u w al d h o o f ar p , e a o n p d le without showing the slightest elsillition of feeling in any shape whatever. of morning a far better spirit prevails, and some of , which were made, the men who have been dis ll d missed or suspended hare ca . e at the dockyard gate and stated to Mr. Field, the inspector, who has been indefatigable in endeavouring to trace the offenders, such circumstances as will lead to the really guilty • meeting with the punishment they deserve. parties The men deny that they were aware of any plank being partly sawn through, as stated by the w it ness Wright, and it wi ll be greatly in their favour an d ex culpate them from that charge if they can establish that he is unworthy .of credit ; but s h ou ld t h e con trary be the case , it is their duty . to themsel ves an d families to give every information in thei r p ower t o relieve themselve s from having to work with such as sociates in future. the , dulness En comes e L s ILE i ,„ most BT OR, .111 p E ubi S ie T a A ti G o whiely has for THE PLAYERS ; si , m ,• l ime reigned at the mon wing lih - ,ries. There are few writers who po . -s!s- su•ti a thor , ugh acquaint :tam, with theatrical life. lit Itil . its various phases, 83 Mr. Serie and he has turned his knowledge t) excellent o T p . p j: r . tu S n E ,. RL ln E , , ,in E k, R n Q t .— : o r r r e h i l i s eve. account in these am using volumes. C om bi ne d w i t h a dornestie s t o ry .4 inure than ortfun,ry interest, they con tain man y piquant greel:7room revelations, scene, behind the Ec. , tn-s, aid characteristic ske•ehes rplating iii actors. , ielressus, manig. rs, ..urhoi S, anal . t he ata ein gr ip. rat, which will be eag7 - riy petuscd. I ' o the thousand, who 4,re crowding for brut h and recreation to the sea-sine, a more amusing book thou " The Players" could hardly be recommended. a. • •• P,Vlll4 4 llif 471148E8 L„..-11447 LA'I'EsT PRICES OF SHARES ASSURA NCE. AND OTBER e:')Mf- PANIES' STOCK. From tTie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUBADAT AND FRIDAY EVENIRG. LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31. JOINT-STOCH BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. —..------ —...--- --...... •E e. d. #• a. d. Australasia ...• •• •• •• 40 0- 0 40 0 0 .3ritsh North American Si. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 lommercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 • Londn and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 274 .o radon Joint-Stock .. • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 %lett opolitan .. .•.• • • • 25 0 0 710 0 Provinctalof Ireland.• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto, Sew... • • •... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 I Nat. Provncial of Eng. , Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 36 Ditto, New.• •• • • ... 5/. per cent. 20 0' 0 10 0 0 1 Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Union 01 London •• • 51. per cent. 50 0 - 0 10 0 0 134, CANALS. • 1 i .: . I Dividen ul Names 01 Dividend Names of i.. Price. per Price. Companies 2 , per Companies. Annum. a: i Annum. t.o ----.-... --- - 1 Asian& Oldh 57 51.55. p c 70 Monmouthsh 101 , 101. - Xiihny-d.la-2 . 113 41. - Mntgomrysh 100 W. - Barnsley - -1160, 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 15 Basingstoke 100 1 - - Neath .• -• • 100 211. 340 Brkiik&Atirgi 150 51. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - Dromford 1 100' 141. - Peak Forest. 78 3h 40 Dudley 1 100 41. - Regent's .. -33 11. 4s. 20 Derby . • lO Ol 6/. 63 Rochdale .. •. 85 41. 54 Ellsmre&Chs l l33 4/. 81 Shropshire .: 125 81. - E:ewash lOO 321. - Som rset Co al 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clydllool 41. - Do.Lk Fddt 12 6/. p. c. - DrandJunctnllool 6/. 80 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 275 i"rand Unionlloo 11. 10s. 21% • Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - alamorgnsh .11721 13%1. - ISt SWU ourbM on ridg A v e.. 145 9 20/. 305 ,41str& Brklyi 96 1 .00 - - 7 1 / 1 . . 1 8 0: . - ..Irantham •. i 150 121. - Severn and/ Liuddersileld. 57 -- - Wye Rail._ Kennt & Avu 39 1 7,,_ bd. 5% Trnt & Mr-1 6 0 3 , :u. Lancaster 471 11.10 s. - sey ••.. 3 - Leeds& Livrp , 100, 341. 505 Thams &Med 19 - - Leicester ll4 O, 101. 75 Worestr & 78 21. 41 Leicstr &Nth l 83 ! 41. 36 Birming. 5 Loughborogh 142; 701. 530 Wilts Sz Brits 67 11. 11 DOCKS. i ' Dividend , Amount Name of Company. per ' of I Paid. Price. Annum. ' I Share. 1 .........! ..................• ..m././.... ' X s. d. A s. d. Commercial .• .. - East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. - 126 East Country ... 1/. per eh. 100 0 0 - _ I 3ndon ••• • • • ..... .• 51. pr cent. i Stock. - - 102% At. Katharine ••• • •• • - 1 5 per cent. Stock. x 5 S ou thampton •• • • .... ' 21 • per cent. ! 50 0 0 0 0 0 - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Pea. Annum. Share. _--------- ---- £ a. d. £ s. d. Albion ••••-• • •• - • • 31. 101 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17% Ditto Marine.. •• -6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 5' alas .• • •• • -13 s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11% British Commercial .• 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 6% i 2eriel,Med.BtGen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 20% :.ounty ...• ••••• • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown •.-•• •• •..... 12s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 it Kagle • • Eng.& Scot. Law •• .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - European Life .• - -5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Freemasons' .•• • • .... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 ..A)be - 127 Guardian .... • • •••• - 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 47 Imperial Fire .. • • .... 61. and bonus 500 0 0 • 50 0 0 2103 y Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Indemnity Marine •• •• 11. sh. St ha. 100 0 0 513 1 - LAW Life.. -•• • • .... 1/. 55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Landon Fire •.•• • • .• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1434 Lyndon Ship •.•• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% Marine .. ••• • • ...... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. [trend ScOen.Life 434 /. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/. Bs. National Lean Fund• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - N.LtlOlllll Life ••.. • .... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - P Wadi= Life •• • ..... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 41s xd P.H.enix • • - 185 Protector Life.• • • ... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s. Provident Life •••• • • .. 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - [tick Life •.•••• • • • • • • 4s. 50 0 010 0 A% s,,y al Exchange .i • ... 51. per cent. Stock. - 181 Niin Fire • - - 210 I )itta Life •• • • ... 11. 61. - - 49 Victszia Life - 40 0 4% LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- ---- - A a. d. £ a. d Hank of Scotland - 100 0 0 169 Itoyal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 150 British Linen Company Ni. per cent. - 100 0 0 200 Commercial Bank •. •. 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 162 National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Union Bank of Scotland 734 1 . pr gent. - 50 0 0 88 Western Bank ••.. • . - 61. per cent. ,- 50 0 0 82% North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 o 634 Clydesdale Bank .•• • - 61• per cent. - 10 0 0 131. le Eastern Bank •• •• -.• 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 llt 5. Caledonian Bank - 210 0 41. 96 Edlnb•St Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. - 50 0 61. 12. City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 ,I2L 11 icottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235. Od Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. ilOO 0 0 10 0 0 12% ['intr. Co. of Scetlnd Si. per cent. ,10 0 0 All paid. 9 North British Incur. • • 5%1. pr cant. '2OO 0 0 10 0 0 26 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. l loo 0 0 10 0 0 225 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 IS gdin.&lllasg. Railway 11.10 s. per s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 64% Ditto, 1 4 Shares•• • . 7s. Gd. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 15% Edin., Leith, St Grantn - 20 0020 0 0 I 1954 ,11asov & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 61% ;leggy, & Greenck Bail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 18% 'llsgw&Garnklrk Hail. M. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 itundee&Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 Atandard LifeAsetance,l N. per cent.l 50 0012 10 0 9 WATER.-WO Naito. Name of Company. Dividend Amount per of Annum. Share. Paid. East London..•• •• •• •• ;rand Junction •• • •• 81. 31. 108. 100 0 41 18 1100 0 Vauxhall .• • • • • • • • • • • 100 0 0 West Middlesex . . . 51.15s.prent.i 63 12 9 MARKET INTELLIGENCE (From the London New Price Current of Aug. 31.) Sucatt.—To- day no further advance took place in the value of Raw Sugar, still there was no material de crease in the home or export demand, as buyers were desirous to operate, and merchants evinced firmness. West India Muscovado was in good request, and for all purposes; whilst the rates obtained were equal to those of Friday, and the private sales reached 350 hhds and tree. A public sale of 151 hhtls and 52 trcs Barbadoes went off at full quotations, viz., fine) ellow at 45s to 465, eood 43s to 44s 6d, middling 41s to 42s 6d, law 39s to 40s 6d per cwt, and the whole sold. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were in excellent request by the home trade, and prices were firm, at 56s for standard, and 55s for brown grocery Lumps. Bonded Crushed Sugar dull of sale; first sort at 31s 6d to 325. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Madras sugar offered at public sale amounted to 5,660 bags; the strong sorts sold at .tie full value, but soft kinds were chiefly taken in at stiffer rates. Of Bengal the four parcels offered at public sale amounted to 5,434 bags; the white and soft yellow kinds were chiefly taken in above the value., MOLABBEB.—Holders submitting to further reduced rates for West India, caused 600 puns to be sold at 14s to 19s for low to fine. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the demand was active for all sorts - : and two parcels offered at public sale, amounting to 7,410 bags were nearly all sold at the full currency of Friday. FonEicx.—The demand continues on the increase for all descriptions of Foreign Sugar. and for every pur pose, whilst merchants have manifested more firmness, and supplied the market less freely. The demand has been good by private treaty from export.-rs, and the purchases made by them have been at prices showing an advanee, on those previously current, of 6 I per c wt. TEA.—The market has been in a tranquil state since our last report. and the small amount of business trans acted privately was at rather lower rates for green, but black is generally held ter the former currency. Tne ealueofeennaton soundCongou for cash is 94. good ord Twankay. low yellowish leaf 7d to 8 , 1. and Hyson com mon Is 2d to 44 per lb. 31 the 5,500 pkgs offer, d at public sale, ,inly 1.200 were sold: There has been no arrival since this day week; whilst during that time duty was paid on the large quantity of 513,946 pounds. CoreeE.—This after noon the demand for Mocha Coffee was limited, and 270 bales, 12 half-bales, at Ruction were only in part sold at former rates—mid yellowish clean garbled 61s, ordinary 50: 61, and triage 25s 611. but :ow mid yellow was taken in at 58s. Native Ceylon is little required, and 1,222 bags only in part sold at easier rates—real good ordinary at 375, good ordinary 36s 64, and damaged 31s 6(1 to 355. Of Plantation the quantity offered at public sale amounted to 915 bags and 6 casks, when the whole sold, but at rather lower rates. RICE.—To-dity there was little demand for Ea,t India Rice, and privately only small parcels were sold. At public sale 1,452 pockets Bengal were off red; tLe sound was taken in at the full value—low white, dusty, and rather broken at 15s to 15s 64, but the damaged sold at 9s to 14s. Of 1,350 bags Madras, the sound was mostly bought in at the full worth. SPICES. -- To-day at public sale two cases of Mace sold at 2s lld to 3s for middling dull red : 5 cases Nutmegs ordinary brown 2s Bd, middling 2a 9d to 2s 10d, and good middling 3s 3d per lb. SPIRITS.—There has been a good business transacted in all descriptions of Jamaica Rum since Tuesday last, in consequence of holders submitting to a reduction on former rates of Id per gallon. The sales have amounted to 400 puns. Of Havannah there are several par cels on offer at is 8d to is 9d proof strength, but few .buyers are to b e met with. East India is heavy of disposal and can be obtained at the moderate rates of 25 to 3s id proof, with certificate. To day 200. puns Jamaica Rum were sold at rather lower rates, viz. to 38 per cent overproo f at 35 Sd to 3s 10d for middling and good quality. Leeward Island is dull of sale at 25 3d to 29 44, and Calcutta at Is lld to 2s per gallon proof strength. INDlClo.—Although East India can be obtained rather under the quotations of the last quarterly sale, still all kinds have been operated in with caution by the home trade, whilst the shipping orders are trifling. Spanish is little required, and there are sellers of Cortes at Is 10d to 2s 9i, cobras 2s 94 to 35 54, and of Flores at 3s 64 to 4i 44 per lb. Lec InE.—The deliveries are going on -satisfac torily, and nearly as large as they wr re in the past season by nearly one-hilf, and the whole of the stock is smaller by 2.317 chests. P. ices are, however. above those of la e y . ars, and the q iiintity expected to ar r i ve is small . Holders have conti wilco, and bubrnitced none to ;uw is auction; but privately the purchases made have , been of little moment. COCHINEAL. —To-day only a limited demand existed, end 67 bags Mexican at auction wore only in part sold J at rather lower rates; middling black went lit 5, 21 to 5s 3d, and love to middling silvers 4, 9,1 to 4s I Id per lb. W bola—The public sales have terminated, and throughout were well attended by the trade. Although the quantity of Colonial offered was immense, still the demand was active, and nearly the %hole was actually • sold, whilst the ratesobtained were equal to those of the last auctions. There was ada sire generally on the part of the trade to get supplied, as prices ruled moderate, compared with late years; whilst there is a large con sumption going on. Other sorts met with a good de mand, and brought fair market rates. OILS.—The market for common Fish Oils has pre sented a firm appearance since our last report, and there has been a falling off in the supply. whilst the arrivals have been of little moment.. Pale St al met with a brisk demand, and brought stiffer rates. In ('ed several transactions have taken place at 27/ 5s to 271 10s, aed at which holders are firm. South ern of all kinds is wanted, and the parcels disposed of in the private market were at full rates. At public sale 43 tuns went at 24/ 10, to 261 55 for middling to fine. The market continued to be well supplied with Sperm, anti prices are on the decline, and purchases to a fair extent have been made privatek At public tea e 112 tuns of Colonial were tie srly all sold Rapeseed Oil is little required. Linseed met with a good home deniand, whilst exporters have been pur chasers to a Lair extent; there is, however no further im provement to notice in the value, as the supply L, larger. In Olive• business has ben chi eked by Ito ilers insist!, g upon higher prices, and oi.ly small purchases have been made. For Palm the market is pi a quiet stale, and prices are on the deoline. although there is not a ' large stock, for flee quality 34. to 35, per cwt havitiu been accepted. For Cocoa Nut prices rule high on ac count of the small supply, but pu-chasers operate with caution, still they are compelled to pay 55s to 56, for fine Cochin, and 54s to 55s for fine Ceylon. In Ltd Oil little has been done, but fine is 13 , 1 d fur 48s to 49e. African ground Nut Oil is dull of sale. TALLOW.—The amount of business traniacted here in Russian on the spot has been upon a small scale only, tor all purposes, although further reduced rates hare been taken, and 46s 6d to 47s per cwt is the present va lue of fine P.Y.C., at which there are ready sellers. Fer delivery in the,;last three months of the year few con tracts have been concluded, although there are rollers at 45s 6d to 465; Home made is required, and can be bought at 47s 6d nett cash. For other sorts the market is still quiet, and prices are on the decline. THE TAW VALE RAILWAY. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterdaylat the London Tavern, at one o'clock, for the transaction of the ordinary business of the undertaking; Emanuel Cooper, Esq., in the chair. But a small number of shareholders were pres-nt, and some difficulty was experienced in getting thy number necessary to constitute a meeting. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, and the seal of the company affixed to the register of proprietors, The SECRETARY proceeded to read the report, which stated that the directors had the satisfaction to state that the Bill for the branches to Bideford and Southmolton, and for enlarging the docks a t Fre mington, had passed the Houses of Parliament, and r- - ceived the royal assent on the 221 of July last. The works reported to be under contract at the last general meeting were proceeding satisfactorily. The permanent way is laid down for nearly the whole of the railway from the docks to Barnstaple, but the directors have not con sidered it advisable, under the recent circumstances of the country, to proceed very rapidly in constructing the railway. The surveys are completed for letting the entire works on the remainder of the line from Barnstaple to Crediton, and the surveys are nearly complete for the Bideford branch, which it is the intention of the directors immediately to proceed with. This branch will, in connexion with the line already completed, and the other parts which are in a state of forwardness, enable your directors simulta neously to open for traffic from sixteen to nineteen miles of the line, and this they expect to effect in the autumn of next year. They were unable to proceed with the Bill for leasing the railway to the South. Western Company, owing to the Committee of the House of Commons, to whom it was referred, having devoted so long a period to the South- Western and other projects west of Salisbury and towards Exeter. They, therefore, availed themselves of the resolution of the House of Commons to allow the Bill to resume its present po:dtion in the ensuing session of Parlia ment. They had pleasure in congratulating the shareholders upon the success of their e South-Western Company, during the past session of Parliament, by which the interests of the two companies are materially promoted. The agrtement for leasing the Exeter and Crediton Railway, under guarantee of the South-Western Company, has been approved by the shareholders of the resp ctive companies, and sealed accordingly. In conformity with the agreement with the London and South-Western Railway Company, the directors recommend that the interest due to the 30th of June last upon the deposits and calls of the capital stork of the company, raised under the Act 1 Vic., cap. 27, and the 8 h and 9:h Vic., cap. 355, shall be paid. The statement of the accounts up to J une 3 showed the receipts to have been 98,223/. 3s. 4d., and the expenditure 81,482/. 25. 7d., leaving' a balance in hand of 16 741/ 04. 9d. The CHAIRMAN stated that tower& the end of last week one of, his colleagues and himself had 'gone over the line. and, were enabled to report that the progress already made had been most satisfactory ; and that from the information they had collected, that the line, when completed, would realise, the most sanguine expectations which he and the directors had formed with respect to it. As stated in the report, considering the monetary condition of the country, they had not felt it advisable to proceed very rapidly with the works. They had felt that they should best and earliest promote the interests of the proprietors by proceeding with the Bideford branch im mediately, a distance of six miles, which, in con nexion with other lines, would enable them si multaneously to open from sixteeen to nineteen miles in the autumn of the ensuing year. They did not intend to call upon the shareholders to raise the capital for the two branches referred to in the report as having received the royal assent, ani they were precluded by the recent Act of Parliament from paying interest on that part of the capital, but they should be enabled to pay interest on the bills authorised and specified in the report, the usual adoption of which, with the accounts, he begged to move. In reply to several questions, The CHAIRMAN replied that their original intention was to pay interest on all the capital. Two thirds of the proprietors of the Exeter company were in favour of leasing the line to this company, which could not obviate running over nine miles of that line. Means had been taken by injunction, through the instrumentality of another company, to prevent the laying down of the broad gauge upon it. Their 'line, which would be 45 or 46 miles in length, must take advantage of this small line, but about six miles in length,, and it was natural to conclude that the narrow gauge should be laid down on both. If it were to be _constructed on the broad gauge they would be compelled to carry a parallel line by the side of it. About 3,000/. of the calls remained un paid. The directors had all paid upon their sham. Those in arrear were charged Si. per cent. interest and 51. besides, 101. altogether, so that the company would not he great losers. Mr. BAI.DoN entirely approved of the resolution of the Legi-lature, as he believed it wou d have a salu tarythat I,2oo l . wl i a l ur a gu d ei i been sum mlv e v f o o t tr e i seo t us o ttnina tt l E ta t ten directors, and etlect upon that anti other companies, lie saw a l t i t n e e n , th h ni e t t r o ust t , h d e as tha i t t w th a e s y a affairs of the conpany. The CHAIRMAN assured the Hon. Proprietor that they would leave nothing undone to advance its in terests. The motion, together with one respecting the pay ment of interest on the capital referred to in the re port, was agreed to. A SHAREHOLDER hoped that the agreement with the Great Western would be ultimately carried out. The CHAIRMAN said ther e was no dou•it about it ; but should they fail , a com p any, which formerly made overtures to them; which were notaccepted, iva s willing to give suc h terms as they would accept. The advantageous n ature of the line was beginnin g to be perc eived. been awarded to the gmeeting separated. ChAairmvoatne aoL Price. 841 d BANK of ENGLAND. —ELECTION OF GOVERNOR. (Continued frOm our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Preciely at four o'clock the balloting for the new Governor ceased. The Court of Directors being bound by their by e-laws to kee p t he ballot open until that time, although during the last hour only one person came forward to give his vote. The glasses having been sealed in the presence of the directors, the scrutineers proceeded with them to an adjoining room, for the purpose of count ing them, and after an absence of a few mi nutes returned into court, and stated that by the ballot James Morris, Esq., Governor elected by seventy eight votes to the office of during appointed b re maindery of the ye ar . The scrutineer s the court were Thomas Gribble, Esq., John Vines, Esq., and Robert Sutton, jun., Esq. Mr. KNIGHT, the secretary, then read the minutes of the proceedings, and the court adjourned. Lieutenant. Colonel Crofton, of the 6th Regiinent, who, it will be remembered, went out in June, 1846, to the H.ud-on's aty Compßny's territories. in command or an expeditio n on t.pecial t•ervice, hae arrived in 'England by the la,t r•ti-i , mer from Bo .ton, having perloi tu. , 11 tin duties as,igned to him. The we understand, will return to England next year, either by litichub's BLy or th" roire of La S i ptoior to ettotola DEATH OF FREDERIC SOULIE.— Ihe Journal des Thatres announces the death of M. Soull6, caused by a comp l a i n t, A gainst which he struggled for many wens. RUII.I tri ItED STEAM CA rASTROPUE. BRISTOL, ssnAr.—Consi,ierable excitement iris been occasioned in this city this afternoon by the rumour that the Glamorgan steam packet had met with an accident occasioning the hiss of .200 lives. On making every inquiry possible, we find that there is some truth in the report, but happily, we hope, without the loss of life mentioned. It appears that yesterday morning the Glamorgan started fro"z Bri'tol upon what is called a " cheap excursion" to Mine head ; the weather being remarkably fine, as many as 500 persons embarked for the trip, and proceeded to their destination, landing a number of pass-ngeTS at Weston super •Mare. The packet was announ , .'eti to return in the evening. and in cons , quetice of its not arriving thefriends of those who had gone upon ti.e excursion were terrified with fears for their fate, and this feeling was inctea:ed by the arrival this afternoon of several passengers from 13r;dgewater, who stated that the boiler of the :teamer had burst, that the vessel was set on fire, and that they, with about forty others, escaped in a sailing boat to Watcher, awl thence to Bridgewater what Lecame of th ,, other passengers they could not tell. We went to th. , ffice of the Navigatioa CIOTIVITIV, and found that they had no dt 4 tinlie phrt4'illeirS of the atitil, a nd that the oul) intelligence they had rt-eei,ed way o, rough soine nasserwers whet lad come u from i3t idg and left Frdi-patchedu~.bliged to ed the ht;al' ee: ll assistance t'i 'S hoped that with this eveni n g' s tid e more fav ' ou ' rable news wilt be received. LOSS OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP WITH THREE HL'ND►REI) E •!IGItAN rs. (From the Aberdeen Herald.) _ _ _ On Sunday morning some parts of the south a n d north were visited by a most disastrous storm, that was but slightly felt in this part of the c .untry. We had here a pretty severe gale, accompanied by heavy rain, but no harm was done, even to the crops. But on the coasts of ,Sutherland and Caithness the storm appears to have been awful, and to have been attended by the most melancholy consequences. A large -mi grant vessel is said to have been driven upon the rocks of "Far-out-head," near Durness, and three hundred unhappy individuals perished, the whole that the vessel contained—swallowed up in one common grave. We annex such par iculars of this visitation as our correspondents have as yet transmitted to US :- TONGUE, TUESDAY, AuG. 24.—We had a dreadful hurricane here on Sunday, and much loss at sea has been the consequence along our northern shores; one vessel, laden with rye, and another with meal, are total wrecks, at Thurso and Reay. I have heard of nothing else as yet, but I fear a few days will bring in more accounts of losses and shipwreck.—Since writing the above, I have seen the Durness postman, on his return from that place, who brings the disas trous filings of the total wreck of a three masted emigrant ship, with upwards of 300 passengers, on the rucks at the " Far-out-head," in Durnes•—not a soul is spared, all have perished -and the ship is a total wreck. Only sevent, en bodies have as yet come on shore. The headland where the vessel struck is a bold unapproachable place. It is reported that the vessel is from Hull ; but you may have soon more authentic accounts from other quarters. The magis trates I understand are on the spot. The vessel is the Canton of Hulk but as no proper accounts have yet been got of the number of passengers on board, all is taken from surmi-e, by there being a great deal of cl )thing and chests coming on shore. Toe 17 bo dies are said to be those of seamen. NEW ZEALAND. BY aavices received we learn that on Thursday, the Ist of April, a grand public dinner was given at Nelson in h , uour of Governor Grey. Ut wards of sixty sat down to table. The guest= were, his Excellency the Governor, :mine of the officers of the It flexible steamer, and others. The hand of the Itiflexible was in attendance. The 1 - ion. C. A. anon rook the chair. After the usual loyal toasts the chairman, in a most complimentary speech, proposed the health of the Governor. In returning thanks the Govert or expressed himself as follows, when alluding to the colony : ‘• I m ver fel:, any doubt as to the eventual success of this co'ony, sad my co fitit•nce was founded upon a knowledge of tit , charactt r of the persons engaged in it. Nelson ha- had the advantage of being fount;ed 'by a class of men whose character, previt us ststion in l if e , and abiliti s must have entitled them to dis'incti n in my community ; they were accompanied or followed by a body of tmig.ants from among the working classes, forming with than a thorou,,hly British community which I felt satisti-ed was capable of overcoming any difficulties they might encounter. And that you have surmounted the many obstacles which impeded your early progress, and are now on the hishw ay o success and prop lily, is to me satisfacto rily demonstrated by the fact that Nelson is the only settlement in New Zealand which yields.. a revenue more than equal to all the expenses of its government, aed in one respect, and that a most important one, Nel son stands pre•erninent not merely above the other set tlements in New Zealand, but perhaps above any com munity of equal extant in the world—l allude to mora lity. Since learning the excessively small amount ofcrime occurring here, I have become rather alarmed at the idea of spending 800/. on a gaol, seeing how little it is re quired. and considering how much more usefully the money might be employed. Again, your settlement contains extensive coal mines, and from the geological formation of this portion of the colony, I have no doubt that its mineral resources are great, and will one day become of incalculable value. Upon the whole, looking at the capabilities of.this settlement, and the character of its inhabitants, I feel confident that it is destined to be come a great and important community." The following is an extract of a letter, dated Wel lington, April 7, 1847 The land claims are at last settled in this district; the governor has shown a cordial wish to perform the work that brought him to the south, but has been in such haste to return to Auckland that he has not given the general satisfaction he intended. His bargains with the natives for land have been characterised by such liberality that the natives are more exorbitant in their demands than ever in such transactions. The pa) went of 5,0001 by instalments to the Ngatitoa tribe, of which Rau. peraha, Itangiaiata, and Puaha are at the head, has raised a numerous band of opponents of his policy amongst the most respectable settlers of this place and cost Nelson. of the "The Governmenttogreat trooathdes blast o the valley inf wprozuraeis:thattoutghhe Povirua, and to Wairarapa , by way of of the Stull, will not cost less than 25,0001. The blocks of land bought by the local Government are to be open t o t h e for selection. The Governor, s N ures however, Z h e a a h i deserves e m d o p u t a h r n r g y o r u a g t tu t h d ee Legi fur slative cofiatihnerii,m,zi for the pretty equal division of the expenditure in the north and south Trade is very flow ishing, and we are looking forward to be g: sm e ti ai r i e n ir i ii i pe n th o io v wn : e m srhe e i t pl it ipiue i t n vti t t h isi e .i,dt e n t , : eow;: y r. g enerally. G-vernor Gte) to, k board the fler.ibt eti,iiiurat‘il3toai;swtedi•lNaes ORKNEY ELECTION. KIRKWALL, THURSDAY, ONE O'CLOCK, P.M. Dunde.s Anderson 62 Aloj3ri`y here for DuodaA 13 .''..TROMNESS, TWELVE OCL WK. 73 60 Andre son Dundas ••• at S t romneFs for AnderFon 13 Both eVeti. There are no returns fro oritnt Shetland as yet, lat Mr Anderson is sure of a innjy th, re ; so that little doubt need be entertained of his success. Tne official declaration takes on Saturday. Roman l o etTl a erl a OF THE REV. ROBERT GILLOW.—It iS lit:i.ruplrideustt.ytt:e r it ec e , v w . d ß t , h ,b e er d t ea o th isi o . t ,A . ,, a vv uu h t , h , , h r u v to typhus fever. the deceased was the son of soC u l i a : l : ii h chP a tgo'se r Ail d n Gillow, Esq., of Leighton Hull, near Lancls.er During the recent prevalence of the malignant disea e which had cut off eight of his falew-labour. rs in the ministry, the Reverend Robert Gillew was unre /flatlet< in his attention to the sick, and lett , rly he had to visit several very bad cases of typhus, the ra tients residing in the mess filthy dwellings. On Satur day week he felt indisposed, but on Sunday he was able to celebrate mass. The deceased was educated at Ushaw College, county Durham, and finished his theological studies at Rome, where he resided two years. He was remarkable for his attention to the sick, the poor, and the schools, together with the whole of the duties of his ministry, and he attended the sick in SL Patrick's dis trict during the illness and after the death of the clergy man attached to it.—Liverpool Mercury. RED LION -SQUARE, BLOOMsBURV.— INSTITUTION FOR THE ADULT PEAS' ° AND u n d etDUMB,et aunderstand insti tution are making the most active en proposed at the annivere that the secretary and committee ofdteheis:euxrceetloleinntereasethe amount of a building fundoa n establishment on a theA'oinrethreyaseilg sary meeting for the erec d ,1 G. Simpson, Esq.) have al readylions of the secretary ( • of demandsmk4e ext e u u p d o e n d s t c h a e l e i . institution. The adequate p prais e worthy s e d by the patronage many mem bers been rewarde d andnobility, mentioned her Royal Highness the Duchess of be e louceste n a s n titu mu t : i Gloucester, who, while torwarding a bets of the royal fam il y handsome contribu tion to the futd, signified her intention of becoming for the future the patroness of the institution. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE CHICHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY. ---NUTBOURNE, Ara. 31.-- The inquest oil the body of John Greg ry, the driver of ene , f St. ph ns .n' , pit nt loc, un•tives. with out-ide cOthders. wleeh li runeine if the line at I.l':4l(op'es l'oppice, on the Chichester and Pt rt..T.,•wth Railway, killed t; r 4 gurN and took ..if the arm 01 Peel. the • tok,r. on :ht 31 , t of \laylt.t, w , w. h, H nponno. by A i .0 on 3. ht +or th. third lime. be ore John Luintai. e. , Toner or W. ".11:00.x. The C cif the :Aso huv.• ad)• been r,porzel in this p.q.er. j t how allb,red that Peel, ihe .i.juitd sL au , t o ol twconse owing t. , d vk as tumble. to give evitiebe,-. One of the juror. was ulbo ill, 9'A ar e I inquiry was again adjourned for a month.