The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-23 00:00:00

• ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. • Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. splendid Midsummer Holiday Juvenile Fetes. TIIIS EVENING Will be presented a gorgeous Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the hist3rical events of the Spaniards' conquest of Peru. arranged from vile original text of Brins Sher.dan's play of " Pizarro." entitled 'T !jig STORMING OF QUITO; or. the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla, Slr. W. West. vae.talled SCENES In the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of lT irsizumiship, introducing the Foreign and British Artistes. To conclude with the CHARMED HORSE OF THE BLACK T 1.141, EY. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. 'a.; Boxes, 43.; Upper Boxes, 3i ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, LOYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. In consequence of the success attending the Eminent Eng Vocallsts,they have been re-engaged for Twelve Nights more, and will appear in " 3laritana," as played at Drury Lane 100 nights. THIS EVENING be presented the opera of MARITANA. Charles the Second, )Jr. McMahon ; Don Caesar, Mr. Harrison; Don Jose, Mr. Stretton ; LlnAtana, Miss Rainforth ; Lazarillo. Miss Isaacs. To conclude with a drama, in three acts, and a Prologue, of the most extraordinary and novel interest, entitled The RAG-PICKER or PARIS and the DRESS-MAKER of ST. ANTOINE. Jean, r. Webb; Perre Garouse, Mr. Neville; H. Bervillc, Mr. Freda . s ; Count St. Antoine, Mr. Tindell ; Marie Diddier, Mrs. Henry :ag ; Marie Hotnnan, Mrs. Ware. Pit, is.; Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Six, commence • • 7 -.01. , ,rr Ft Six. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING 11311 be performed a splendid drama, by Fitzball, called JANE ; or, the Victim of Persecution. Jane Paul, Miss Vincent ; hacl Paul, Mr. Hicks; Necker, Mr. Bird; Hedgehog Jack, Mr. `e. sr which a new barletta, entitled the CROSS-BOW LETTER ; Miller of Whetstone. Characters by Messrs. Bird, Searle, • . • ,Iner, Miss `"intent, Mrs. flicks, &c. lelnda with The KNIGHT CRUSADER ; or, the Deformed ..3 Jruehenifells. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, Gd. ; Gallery, 3d. i a` ~. NOTICE. REV. R. COBBOLD'S NEW WORK, " Z E N 0 N," Is Now Ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. ry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. .1 , . •k by the Author of " Emilia Wyndham," " Father Darcy," " The Two Old Men's Tales," &c. Just Ready, in 3 vols., r oat Bvo., -11 kr: ) RMAN'S BRID GE; or, THE MODERN MIDAS. By the Author of " ELI ILIA WYNDHAM," &c. Richard Bontley. New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re anceltilly informed, that there will be a grand EXTRA NIGHT on !CO-MORROW EVENING, when will be ➢resented Bellini's opera of LA SONNAMBULA, Arehm, Male. Jenny Lind ; Lisa, Madame Solari ; Count Rodolph, Signor F. Lablache ; and Elvino, Signor Gardoni. ""o be followed by various Entertainments in the BALLET DE- P_'',fITMENT, combining the talents of Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi, )idle. Rosati, and Mdlle. Cerito, 31. Perrot and M. St. Leon. 'fie Doors will be opened at half-past Seven o'clock, and the per fo•-. „ince Commence at Eight o'clock. The Free List is suspended, the Public Press excepted. Pit Tictets may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, 'nice 10s. 6d. each. The Select SWEDISH MELODIES will be repeated forthwith. TYZATIIE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. li. Webster, sole Lessee. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles's Comedy of THE LOVE CHASE, Sir William Fondlove, Mr. Tilbury ; Master Waller, Mr. Howe ; Widow Green, Mrs. Glover ; Constance. Mrs. Nisbett. Tr) be followed by a new comic drama, called THE JACOBITE. Sir Diehard Wroughton, Mr. Stuart ; John Duck, Mr. Buckstone lady Somerford, 3li.ss Fortescue. conclude with an entirely new and original farce called WIIO 2il? THEY TAKE ME FOR? Colonel Templeton. Mr. Howe ; ',-see O'Reilly, Mr. Hudson ; Mrs. Dorrington, Mrs. Seymour; Prudence Pickings, Mrs. HumbY. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UndeYthe direction of Madame Celeste- THIS EVENING wtii b 3 produced a new and original comedy, In three acts, called TIIE TITLE DEEDS. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, Boyce, Munyard, C. J. Smith, Worrell ; Mrs. Yates, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Harding, Miss E. Pica n, Mrs. Laws, &c. Atter which The 3IAGYAR MULATSAG ; or, Hungarian Fetes. 117 Ilia celebrated Hungarian Dancers and the Hungarian Instru :mental \ ocalists. Auer which an entirely new Petite Comedy, entitled ELYTNG COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans wut,S.,,Mr. Webster ; Nlargaret, Miss Woolgar ; Helen de Montereau, ,kiat.bur...e Celeste; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. followed by the Opera Buffs Sketch, called JENNY LIND. c h a racters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, -34eiby, t ulenford, and Miss Woolgar. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING. - ; •l7i t.c presented the comedic-vaudeville of MICHEL PERRIN. Perrin, 31. Bouffe ; Bernard, 31. RhozeTil ; Therese. Mdile. To ,-....1c1ade with a new comedic-vaudeville, in two aets, entitled • Ator:SSE. Julien, Mousse, M. Bouffe; Jenny Laroche, Mdlle. r; Madame Moran, Mdme. Grassau. ▪ - ,A;c4es, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3i. ; Gallery, 2s. R‘! see and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, ;IS, ,rd-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open 'idly from Eleven till Five. gERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. celebrated ETkHOPIAN SERENADERS' performances must • t.ruatte at she End of the Present M.u.th. They will repeat their -Iltable ENTERTAINMENTS at the above Theatre TO - • Thursday, for the Benefit of Mr. Harrington, 1 every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening. berft 01 en at Eight o'clock. They will also :give a DAY EltrOlZM:'• NCE on Wednesday Morning next, commencing at I.:tit-past Tao. and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, 011 Bond-street, and at ! ,, te lion-office of the Theatre. ;RINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be presented a comic drama, entitled LOVE'S TELEGRAPH. Arthur de Solberg, Mr. C. Mathews; Count Theodore, Mr. Vining : YrillCeSS Elanehe, Madame Vestris. To.be followed by A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. James Twiggleton, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Aubrey. Miss Cooper. After which a new comic drama. entitled "LADIES BEWARE!" Co'opel Varasour, Mr. Granby; Sir Charles Vavasour, Mr. James fining; Matilda, Miss Cooper. To conclude with Sheridan's drama of THE CRITIC. Sir Fretful putl;tlr3 and Puff, Mr. C. Mathews. ROYAL. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. : , r the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince . Alfieri, the Queen Dowager, &c. •••tlit every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Adadssion, ()fie Shilling. JURTII WEEK OF M. JULLIEN'S ENGAGEMENT. No Extra Charge! THIS EVENING, June 23. ,•~ Proprietor has much pleasure in announcing to the Subscribers, • • -um or Music, andthe public, that he has succeeded in re- engag- JU I.IIES and the Principal Solo Performers of his unrivalled icitidin,: Richardson, Baumann, Barret, Lazarus, Prosperc, , and Her Koenig, for a invited number of nights. Which, •, • c. GODFREY'S Splendid Band, aided by a selection from : eipal bands in the Metropolis, will form an orchestra of One . ~ttt PertotTners. • Proprietor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable -:,;;e, erected a new Entrance, and a magnificent Walk, with •• borders, statues, and a Central Fountain, in front of the t Pictorial Representation of THE TOWN AND BAY OF GIBRALTAR. Nrenagerie contains many specimens, including the Giraffe, &e. The Promenade Concerts, conducted by Godfrey. A .Presentation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge .Ata:ues. The grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR. , ^hEvri•t;; the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc- Si•rr of the Town. and Blowing up of the Battering Ships. The ?loyal South London Floricultural Society will hold their 110 c 1 grand FLORAL FETE t%w 'Flowers and Miscellaneous Plants, on WEDNESDAY, June 23. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE. JUNE 22. TIMItMuMETEIt, Lowest, 53; Highest, 67; Noon, 66. BA ROM ETER, 29.77.—W1ND W.S.W.; fine. t. ',TER AT LON - DON-1314.11)(ii. TRt DAY. MC: .. 25 minutes after 9. I Evening .. 54 minutes 4fte• 9. Planta LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1847. A more injudicious, or, strictly speaking, a more indecent proclamation could not by possibility have been penned than the one addressed to the Portuguese, on; the ninth instant, by Queen MARIA DA GLORIA. Had her Most Gracious and Most Faithful Majesty keen desircus to render a reconciliation with her subjects odious beyond all description, she could not .ore effectually have compassed her intentions than the publication of such a manifesto as the one • have mentioned. In the very construction of sentences there is visible the partially-suppressed r-v.iice of a domineering but conquered Sovereign. .P‘'..nciples of liberality are there enunciated by toe lips of a woman whose career has, from the - moment of her accession to the throne of the thw inzas, been subversive of every national and every constitutional prerogative. Those R34ied principles are glozed over with the lan gitige of the most insidious hypocrisy, and the l'aXotic insurgents, by whose loyalty to the Charter $110143 been alone driven to the acceptance of a li lkeniconventi. - m, are treated withal as culprits end "'Y worthy of her royal displeasure, and are inso alluded to e& the recipients of an unparalleled gT7usitY• We cannot indeed find expressions of =u ,eat earnestness to indicate the disgust and in atlivtion with which we have perused this miserable arriment. Its very introduction is a mockery, the molt gratuitous and the most reprehensible. Queen :\i CIA reproach es *L er people because of the recent 4' - union of Portuguese blood" —when the homicidal ]..ers of that blood were the tools of her malapert espotism ; because of the recent " destruction of pro ;ertv " when the pillagers and incendiaries were )I.)ne oi,her than her own mercenary supporter s ; an d ,e of the " dissolution of social ties "— when 411 e iterself was the one who snapped the bonds of affh2tion asunder by abetting the cabal of the Cabrals ins,tead of promoting the happiness by securing the liberties, of her loyal and utioflending people. What, we ask, is the sequel to this ab lictrrent induction ? It is a sequel eminently worthy of a QUES:I4I who throughout the whole of her ill- omened reign has huckstered the privileges of the nt3.tion for the emolument of an unprincipled favourit e. " Fatal illusions," says MARIA DA GLORIA, " have caused some persons to take up arms against ray amthority, and against the constitution of the State." Fatal illusions! forsooth. Why, if any one thing is not%orious throughout the length and breadth „,,,,,... 4t . ..*.„l '',” 1 . -°'• .. ' 7,,,,,,, 1 4•Au1kim -, s lik , '‘'; , ..e g ,' 4 , - , , ,. - PiaU . vi,ll‘ . iti - E';r ~, , ,*'. ,',.:::. A r•n u , .:',7 l'lll' : - ';;;T 44, j3 Ti citi; , • - -..t 6,-1):1. .....:- • f . % ----, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORN LNG, JUNE 23, _1847 of Christendom, it is that the guilty proceedings of the Court of Lisbon have goaded the population of Portugal to a manifestation of their august wrath, it is that the people of that land have been justified in taking arms against the Supreme Government, it is that the royal authority and the constitution of the State have been leagued one against the other in con sequence of the policy adopted by the ruler of Por tugal. This has been proclaimed in Parliament ; it has been acknowledged by that very Adminis tration through whose generous interference Queen MARIA has been alone preserved from the possibility of a speedy dethronement, and an ignominious expa triation. Mr. MACAULAY has proclaimed the late revolution in Portugal to have been most justifiable on the part of the insurgents, and most reprehensible on the part of the Cabinet. And yet MARIA DA Gusias speaks thus contumeliously of the Junta, as having assailed at once her Royal au thority and the constitution of the State ! Neither against the authority of their Sovereign nor against the articles of their common constitution were the soldiers of the Oporto Junta arrayed. The Por tuguese had armed themselves especially for the pro tection and vindication of the constitution, and for the restriction of the royal authority within reasonable and legal limits. Heartily do we confess that we have not the inclination to analyse either the language or the sentiments of this odious manifesto. After the. oriental fashion, the QUEEN has thrown a peace offering to her people, but the peace-offering is nothing better than a poisoned cake. The gorge Of the nation will rise at this ungracious recompense of a loyalty which has survived all the throes of civil contention, and all the incitements of popular success. The peace-offering of MARIA DA GLORIA will be spat forth derisively as it deserves, and a significant assurance will thereby be conveyed to her councils that the scorn of a virago is not compatible with the di nity of a Princess, and that the diction of a des.- p o 1 is ever r way h suited ere w a t s o the a m a mouth nifest of necessity f constitutional er the S ereign. reformation of a Cabinet that necessity is at th moment conspicuous on the banks of thc Tagus. Let her Portuguese MAJESTY take warning by the insane measures adopted in 1814 by the obese reviver of the ancienregime—let her bear in recollection the consequences of the abor tile projects born in the effete imagination of King Louis XVlll—let her remember the calamitous effects of the Ministerial treason and the legislative crimes of King CHARLES X.—let her draw the obvious analogies which are discernible in the revela tions of history, and trace out her course in ac cordance with the deductions derived therefrom. Her destinies are now at her own disposal as far as human destiny can he controlled by human judgment. Whether her reign is to be branded as infamous among the records of the land she governs, whether her name is to be handed down to the execration of posterity, or whether, in obedience to the dictates of a purer pur pose, the assertor of the national liberties and the object of national gratitude, is a consummation still hidden in the womb of futurity. As yet not even the glimmer of a hope has gilded the gloom of her sovereignty. Still there is no reason to despair for Portugal. According to the practice that has heretofore pre vailed in the administration of public business, it is in vain to hope for any improvement, however glaring or obvious the defects of the system may be, until actual inconvenience has been sustained by persons of sufficient influence to give weight to their remon strances, and to enforce a patient consideration of the grievances. The principle adopted with respect to the prosecution of offenders has long given occasion for many well-grounded complaints, has frequently led to a failure of justice, to the escape of criminals, and to a vast additional incorr, enience and expense to those who, having already been sufferers by the acts complained of, are further obliged, either to advance the costs of the prosecution—an expense which they can ill afford—or to abandon the duty they owe to the public, and suffer the accused party to escape, and to persevere in his vicious courses, until he shall have injured some person of greater wealth or energy. Private prosecutions are in every respect objectionable. They appear to be founded on feelings of individual resentment in place of being carried on for the vindication of the ma jesty of the law. They induce parties to suppose that they can escape by means of a private arrange• went with the person who is prominently put for. ward as the claimant for redress, and too frequently inquiries are smothered, the aggrieved party accept ing compensation for the injuries sustained, and an indemnity against any loss that may possibly be oc casioned by the forfeiture of his recognizances : while in others they enable parties to gratify mali cious and vindictive feelings, and to persecute and op press others under the cloak of law. A private per son has a right to institute proceedings to obtain re dress for any injuries that may be inflicted on him; but the moment they assume a criminal character, the private injury is merged in the public wrong. Public justice has been outraged, and the State which takes upon itself to afford protection to the person and property of its citizens becomes the aggrieved party, and should immediately interpose, and take care that the proceedings are conducted in an efficient and proper manner. _____ From the answer given on Monday by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to the question of Mr. STUART WORTLEY, we are led to hope that a great improvement in this respect will speedily take place. He stated " that an arrangement was in pro gress which he hoped would obviate the inconve nience." He, however, added, " that be could not say that fees would be given in every case, as the expense now fell wholly upon the public." Now, with all possible respect for the Right Hon Baronet, we must ask on whom should that expense fall? And how will it increase it, if it is in the first instance defrayed by the State, or by a private individual who is afterwards reimbursed out of the public purse ? By the one mode of proceeding there is a security that leverything will be conducted in an efficient and proper manner, worthy of this great country, and the magnitude of the interests involved. In the other there is no such security. The party selected for the duty may be wholly incompetent to the task ; or, under the most favourable circumstances, sup posing him to be of tried ability, he will necessarily be influenced by a feeling of partisanship, an anxiety to succeed for his client, and cannot possess that im partiality which should distinguish the public prose cutor, whose sole object should be to elicit truth, and not to gain a favourable verdict from the jury. In Scotland things are much better managed in this respect than in this country. Attached to the Supreme Court and in every district throughout the kingdom there is a public pro secutor, at whose instance all crimes are pro secuted at the public expense, before the Court in which he officiates. To those functionaries is left the whole responsibility of determining whether any par. ticular criminal charge shall be prosecuted or not. The strictest investigation takes place, in the first in stance, and unless there is a fair prospect of conviction, no party is subjected to the disgrace, the inconvenience, and expense of a public trial succeeding to a pro tracted imprisonment. If the case is so strong as to afford a fair presumption of his guilt, founded on legal evidence, he is committed for trial, but in every case (not capital) he is entitled by the statute law to his liberation on giving good and sufficient security to come forward and abide the result; and let us here say that there is scarcely ever an abuse of this pri vilege, or an instance where a criminal escapes from justice by reason of the indulgence so afforded. He has every opportunity of preparing for his defence. If guilty, he meets with deserved punishment ; but it Is seldom that an innocent man Here, crim e , although subj ec t e d b e f ore tr i a l to an i mpr i sonmen t , w hi c h ngh w e th re e libertyi would be a more than sufficient expiation for the im putedeventof e stthaeblsiust subject t against him. spokes of ore rotundo, how often do we see it un n ecessarily taken away in practice ? How often do we find judges directing the ' • juries to acquit prisoners on the ground that there was • no evidence against them ? Within the past week we have seen cases of parties detained on coroners' inquisitions, although the magistrates refused to send thorn to trial. Surely there is no subject of greater i mportance to the people in general, or more urgently demand ing a revisal and alteration of the system. The Journal of St. Petersburgh publishes a letter from the Caucasus, dated Bth May, which states that on the sth of May Colonel STEPSTOFF defeated SCHAMYL on the banks of the river Assa, and forced him to retreat to }'ortanga. Madrid papers of the 15th inst. have arrived. A letter from Zamora announces that a division of the army of General CONCHA took possession of Bra ganza on the 11th inst. It was rumoured in Madrid that a change in the Ministry was about to take place, and that General NARVAEZ would be the new President of the Council. The Three per Cents. closed on the Madrid Bourse on the 15th inst. at 304 for cash; the Five per Cents. at 18; Passives, 54; and Coupons at 1.5 for cash. We have received the Paris Papers of Sunday. Both the Constitutionnel and the National, confirm the rumour to which we alluded yesterday, that the Committee of the Chamber of Peers, have recom mended that M. DE PALEPRAT, M. PARMENTIER, General CUEIERES, who was a member of the Cabi net of M. TRIERS, and M. TESTE, the late Minister of Public Works in the Cabinet of M. GUIZOT, should be impeached for swindling, bribery and cor ruption. The Chamber of Deputies was occupied on Satur day, in discussing a Bill introduced by the Govern ment for the better organisation of the Courts of Justice in the Colonies. The object of the Bill is to render the judges in the French Colonies, indepen dent of the slave-owner 3, so that they may be in a position to administer impartial justice in cases in which slaves are concerned either as accusers or ac cused. The Journal des Dgbats says that the Bill, which seems well calculated to effect the object, will be voted by the Chamber on Monday. The Count and Countess DE ST. AULAIRE left Paris on Saturday for London. The Three per Cents. were done in the Passage de I'Operae Paris, on Sunday, at 77f. 70c. MARSEILLES, JUNE 16.—Marseilles and Avignon, 738 f. 75c.; Northern, 597 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNK 21. _ _ _ . Ceylon %—ltalian and Austrian, 2—Northern of France, 11 1 4—Rc;uen and Havre, 25 3 4—Sambre and Meuse, 7%. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—The steam-ship Pekin, ur. rived at the Cape on the 6th of April, and left for the Mauritius and India on the 9th of April. The steam- ship Pottinger arrived at the Cape on the 9th of April, and sailed for the Mauritius and India on the .Bth of April. Her Majesty's ship Nimrod left Table Bay on the 13th of April for Algoa Bay, taking Sir Henry F. F. Young to that place to assume the duties of hh Go vernment. Her Majesty's ship Rosamond arrived at the Cape on the 12th of April; her Majesty's ship Helena arrived on the 17th of April; and her Majesty's ship Media arrived on the 18th of April. thought, long remain there. The English vessels, the Vanguard and the Albion, would soon return to Malta. The Rodney was to remain at the Piraeus. The Egyptian Government steamer, the Nile, touched at Malta on her way to Tripoli, with 800 soldiers." INJURY TO THE APPLE CROP. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--it must be of the highest importance at the present time for the people to be accurately informed of the state of the plague of aphides which has fallen upon us, that we may be prepared beforehand for any failure which is likely to occur. During the last few days it has become manifest that the aphides infesting the apple -tree have committed most serious damage. In some instances they have en tirely killed the leaves and young shoots, the fruit being dried op or fallen off. Many apple trees are so much in jured that they are not expected to bear fruit for two or three years, and one market gardener at Enfield assured me that upon the most moderate computation two-thirds of his crop was destroyed. With respect to the potato plant, the disease in the underground stem, from the mischief inflicted last year, and the gen e r a l appear a nce r, how ever , i s i ncreas i ng a ll is has good. le s s e n e T d h round aphisund London, vasa t 0 over the kingdom, and if, nothing occurs to destroy ir, the insect may be expected to evince its injuries next month.—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant, ALFRED SMEE. P.S.—Communications upon the potato plant, and the ravages of aphides are solicited. 7, Finsbury-circus, June 21, 1847. NE W ZEALAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—ln The Sun of Monday I noticed an account of the " extraordinary " produce of some New Zealand seed wheat. I beg to inform you that such production in the colony is not by any means considered extra ordinary. Not long since I saw on the farm of Mr. --, on the banks of the Hutt River, near Wellington, such a crop of wheat, then being reaped, that would do an English farmer's eyesight good. A neighbour of his offered me heavy odds that it would average 55 to 60 bushels per acre, and 631bs. weight per bushel. In England 40 bushels are considered good average quantity, and 60 lbs. per bushel good weight. Potatoes are taken from the ground far use nine months out of the twelve. When I left the natives were bringing in large quanties in " kits " (baskets made of the flax leaf ), from 40 to 60 lbs. weight, which they sold at 6d. per kit. Ido think it would not be a bad speculation to import a quantity of seed of a new stock from Van Diemen's Land or New Zealand. From both places excellent " stocks " can be had. To cultivate from tubers is artificial and unnatural. It we breed "in-and-in " the breed (or stock) must deteriorate, and will eventually be destroyed. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, N. Z. London, June 22, 1847. FOREIGN CORN and the HARVEST. DANZIC, JUNE 11.—Freights seem to have at tained their highest standard. There is at this mo ment no demand for ships for corn. A few days ago 265. was paid for London, to-day 255., and future bargains have concluded at 245. per load. GOTENBURG, JUNE 12.—There is a great want of ships for freightage here, and consequently our ship ►nents were very inconsiderable last week. ODESSA, JUNE 4.—ln consequence of the fall of grain in the corn markets of Western Europe the de mand of ships for England and the harbours between Hamburg and the Havre have visibly decreased, al though only very few vessels have come in. Three Russian ships, which are now going from here to England, were freighted for return and reloading. Our imports of corn from the interior are very nume rous, but as the number of ships for transporting them is insufficient, it is said that in our corn and grain store there is an accumulation of 500,000 chet werts. BRESLAW, JUNE 12.—1 t is very evident that the further rise in the prices of corn can be checked only by the extraordinary influx of corn from the interior, and this is the more confidently to be ex pected from the circumstance that at the reduced price there was profit. Much anxiety has been ex pressed with respect to the seed, but even if the present cool weather keep back the vegetation of the late rye, yet the copious fall of rain has been very beneficial to the summer seeds. We learn from foreign markets that the rise of prices in England has again given impulse both to wheat and rye, while in France, Belgium, and Russia, there was a decline. Our market was very active. HAMBURGH CORN MARKET, JUNE 18.—We are not doing much business, there was a slight rise in the prices of wheat since Friday, but favourable accounts from England again occasioned a fall. For rye, too, there has been a fall, but there are not many buyers, as a still further reduc tion is still confidently expected. Peas and vetches have likewise fallen ; linseed cakes rather higher. Wheat flour maintains its price, but every thing seems to indicate an approaching fall. There is an ample supply of fresh Russian wheat, which has evidently declined within the last eight days. WESEL, JUNE W.—The very favourable change in the weather, and the cheering prospects of the ap proaching plentiful harvest, have produced an aston ishing effect here, so that poverty is gradually dis appearing. This is evident from the fact that, within the last week the public authorities which furnish the poor with soup and provisions have had three hundred less applications than hitherto. The soup society will remain in operation so long as the wants of the poorer classes call for it. ST. PETERSBURG, JUNE 3.—Bread has bean rising here for the last fortnight. The general Government has therefore resolved to let the flour dealers and bakers have flour from the store-magazines of the city at a reduction of six silver rubles on condition that the bread shall be sold according to the tax. In consequence of the above-named rise his Majesty issued a command that there should be a conference of the corn-dealers, which in fact took place a few days ago. In this conference the Minister of Finance communicated the desire of his Majesty that the corn-dealers should keep back a tenth part of the quantity intended for present exportation, in order that the poor may have bread at as low a rate as possible. All the corn-merchants who were present instantly declared, without discussion, not only in their own name, but in that of the corn-dealers, who were absent, that they would gladly respond to the noble design of the Emperor, to the full extent of their power. They accordingly placed in the hands of the Minister two Acts, signed with their signatures, by one of which they pledged themselves faithfully to adhere to the wishes of the Emperor; and by the other, bound themselves to de liver.the tenth part kept back in reserve, - to the inha bitants of St. Petersburgh, at very moderate prices. Immediately on receiving these important documents from the Minister of Finance, the Emperor wrote with his own hand the following words :—" Assure the merchants of my sincere thanks, and tell my noble brethren I expected no other line of conduct from them, for I know their sentiments, and I am proud of them." FR ANK.FORT•ON. THE-MAINE, JUNE 14.—The con siderable rise in the price of corn which has taken place in Munich, Augsburg, Erding, &c., is by no means general, indeed, it is an exception to the rule. In Wierzburg, Stutzgardt, Stettin, Rostock, Baden, Cologne, &c., there is a conti nue d an d very perceptible fall, which promises to be prominent and general from the magnificent prospects of the approaching harvest and vintages.—Hamburg paper, June 19. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE RACES. NEWCASTLE, MONDAY NIGHT. The following horses have arrived since our last:— Eryx, Van Tromp, De Witt, Plaudit, Sheraton, Tim Whiffler, Prince, Alderman's Daughter, Luminous, Daring, Bellenden, The Spaniard, Barnton, Meux, La Comte, Vermicelli, Maid of Motherwell, The Pilgrim. Nine more from Dawson's stable expected. LATEST BETTING ON THE PLATE. 5 to 1 agst Conjuror (t) 15 to 1 agst Milden 6to 1 agst Conspiracy (t) 16 to 1 agst Eryx (t) 6to 1 agst Blackbird (t) 20 to 1 agst Tom Tough (t) 7to 1 agst Griniston (t) 20 to 1 agst Geo. Hudson 10 to 1 agst Executor (t) 20 to 1 agst Red Robin 15 to 1 agst Morpeth (t) 100 to 7 agst Inheritress Nothing done on the Cup. ERRATUM.—In the concluding paragraph of Mr. Samuel Browning' s l et t er on t h e N av i ga tion Laws, pub lishedin our imp ress i on o f yester d a y, for " minor ad vantage" read " minor disadvantage." DEATH OF Ma. EMERY.—Mr. John Emery for merly proprietor and editor of the Guiana Times, and latterly of the journal bearing his name, published in George Town, British Guiana, and well known as a powerful political writer, died on board the steamer Trent, on his passage from England to Demerara. His remains were interred at Barbadoes.—Jamaicu paper. ROYAL SURREY Z OOLOGICAL G A RDENS.—The in defatigable Jullien brought out on Monday at these gardens a new waltz, which he has named the "Swedish Nightingale," being composed on airs sung by Jenny Lind. It is, we should say, a decided hit, and likely to become very popular. The gardens were crowded, and the representation of the Siege of Gibraltar seemed as attractive as ever. HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF TIIE CHEST.—From the occasional record just published, it appears that the legacy from the late Rev. Henry Campbell has been invested in Government securities, to which sum a legacy of 2001. from the late Miss Churchill, and 100/. from the late William I'raed, Esq„ and a further sum of 2001. from Miss Catherine Lee,:of Knightsbridge, will, when received, be applied to the funds devoted to the purchase of the gruund at present occupied by the hospital. THE CONSTABULARY FORCE OF IRELAND—The effective strength of this force in the counties, cities, and towns of Ireland on the Ist of January last, was 10,639 (general force, and 372 reserved force). The expendi ture upon the said force for the whole of Ireland in the year 1846 amounted to the sum of 483,640. The total amount of the force employed on the Ist of January, 1847, was 11,404, and its total expense 492,8811., of which 340,8331. is the proportion borne by the Consoli dated Fund, and 15 2,047/, the amount borne by coun ties, cities, and towns. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was animated. Sales 10,000 bales, including 1,200 American and 800 Surat for export, and 500 American and 1,000 Sara:. on speculation. There was an animated market, and prices of American under 7d. were id. per lb. better. Surat and M,:cao was 4d. per lb. dearer, ard all other sorts were Id. per lb. higher than last Friday. 'l'l;e sales included 6,000 bales American at 61d. to 71d., 100 Bahia at 71d., and 3,000 Surat at 4d. to 51d. per lb. There was a firm market for Railway Shares, with a tendency to improvement, but the buying orders appeared to be but few. At the sale of Railway Shares to-day, by Messrs. La mond anti Co., prices were steady, in the absence of any very active demand. The following are a few of the principal sales : Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate £0 12 0 Louvain ala Sambre •• 1 1 0 Manchester and Southampton 0 9 0 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Vale of Neath 1 17 6 London and South-Western (scrip) Great Northern Great Luxembourg Ceylon ... Shropshire Union and Canal 2 4 0 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 1 3 .0 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston., 1 7 0 Newport and Abergavenny . 1 1 0 East Lincolnshire North Staffordshire We stated a day or two since our belief that there would be further unpleasant occurrences in mercantile circles connected with corn and other speculation, and the fall at Marseilles of the great house of Forbin, Janson, and Co., for an amount estimated at about half a million sterling, but little of which, however, will be due to English merchants, serves to strengthen our statement. As regards the house in question its chief connexion was with the sugar trade. The auspicious weather, and the prospects of progres sive advancement in the growing crops increases the disposition to do business, but as yet we cannot report that activity either in the produce or manufacturing markets which appears to be desirable. Symptoms of confidence and augmented consumption have indeed manifested themselves at Liverpool and other places, and all that seems requisite is that this should " ripen," as it were, until the fruit is perfect, or in other words, until buyers operate liberally upon their conviction. The only ship arrival from abroad with late intelli gence of interest is from Monte Video. The inhabi tants were all on the qui vice respecting the mission of the English envoy, which it was hoped would prove successful. The English Funds opened rather firmer this morning, but have receded a trifle since. Consols have been 881 1, and are now 881 I fur Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 90A to I; and the Three per Cents. 881 1. Exchequer-bills have been again quoted 7s. to 10s. premium. There is not the least animation in the Foreign mar ket. Portuguese Four per Cents. are quiet at 32 to 321. In Spanish no dealings are reported. Dutch Two- and a-Half per Cents. have been 581. Railway Shares are looking firm again, but with a paucity of transactions. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 88 %34 88% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 904 %lA% 901,4 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9% Ditto. 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. B %s India Bonds, 1,0001. .. 4 Ditto, under 1,000/. .. .. 4 4 Consols for Opening, July 16 88%%34 883 Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,0001... .... 7 10 p 10 p 5001.-. .... 149 p 9p Ditto. Small .... 19 13 p 13 p ONE CLOSIN , FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. . —923 Q Grenada, 1 per Cent .. . 19% Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. 203 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, 4 tier Cent Ditto, for the Account .. 32 1 4 3214 Russian Bonds .. 110% 110% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, Three per Cent .. 35 DlvidendA on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 58% 58% B USINESS PRICES OF CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. P,LID. DONE AT PRICES ONE O'CLOCK. Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .... • Ditto, New .. .. 15 .... 14 .. •• • • .... 14 Buckinghamshire .. 6/. 45.... .......... % dis. Dublin and Belfast Junction: 15 2 Eastern Counties .. .. 20 20% 20% Do. I'erpet., 5 per Ceut. No. 1. 6/. I 3s. 4d. . • .... •• .. Ditto, ditto.. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. p.... .• • M P Ditto, York Extension 7% .... 67 .. • • .... • • 6 %s East Lincolnshire .. 6% .... 7% ! ..... •• .. 7% Great Northern .. 34i.... 22% .„ 2g Great North of England . ..100 ....234 .......... 234 Ditto, New .. .. 5 .... 60 60 Great Western .. 85 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 70% Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12%.... 17% Ditto, New .. .... 8% Leeds and Thirsk .. 26 .... Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. • • 3% • ...... • London and Mackwad .. 161. 13s. 4d. 7%.... 7% Ditto. New, No. 1 . .5% • ..... Ditto, New, No. 2 .. 21. 13s. 4d. % p.. ....• • • % p London, Brighton, & south Coast 50 .... 55 54% 55 55 Ditto. Consol. Eighths .. 10 .... 1434 Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 .... London an . North-Western ..100 ....180% lBO% Ditto, Quarters .. L. and B. 7 .... 24 23% 23% Ditto ditto, New Shares • . .. 2 .... 12% 13 l3 Ditto, Fifths .. 2 .... 17 • • 17 Ditto, 401. Shares 31. &B. .. 40 .... 70 . 70 Ditto, 101. Shares 31. &B. (A) 5 .... l l l% Ditto, 10/. Shares M. & ii, (B) 5 .... lll4 Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (C) 1 .••.. • • • • 7.A London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d... 66 6.5% .. Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 49 49 Ditto, New .. 27 1 % .... 30% 31 1 4 Ditto, Scrip.. .. • • .. .. 5 „ „ Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 103 .... Ditto, half Shares .. .. 38 .... 45 1 4 ,- Ditto, Thirds (Reg.).. 45... par „„ „ 14dis 31anch., Shelf., and Lincolnsh ..100 Ditto, 1 A Shares (No. 1) .. • . 8 .... 11 Midland .. •• ..100 ....125 124 1 ,E Ditto, New 36 41% Ditto, New 6 Do., Consol. Bristol and Birm. Mx per Cent. .. ..100 —127% ....... 127% Newcastle and Berwick • • .. 20 .• .. 28 % .......... 28% Ditto, New .. .. • • 5 •• .. %.... 7% Norfolk .. ..100 .... . . l2B North British .. 25 .......... Ditto, Half Shares .. .• • . 12% .. •• • • .... 1 5 % Ditto, Extension .. • • • • %•• • • %•••• • • • • • 'Fs Ditto, Thirds .. .. 1 .. • . .. North Western .• .. 4 .... 2 % Oxford, Wor'ster, & Wolverhamp. 22% .... 13% ..... 13% Preston and Wyre.. .. 25 •• .. 37%.. •• ...... 37% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3%.... 314 ••••• • .• • • 34 South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% •• • • ••••• • • • • • Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 20 •• .. 20% ...... 20% Suth Wales .. .. 10 .... •• • • 7 West Riding Union .. • . 4/.25... par .. • . par Windsor. Staines, &S. Western.. 425..... 2% 2 p...... 2 p York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 37% 38 37%.. 37% Ditto, New.. .. 10 .... 15% .......... 15% Ditto, Preference .. .. 8 .... 11% ........ • • 11% York aitd North Midland .. 50 .... 85% .......• .. 86% Ditto. Preference .. 6 .... 15% ........ 1544 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ceylon .. ss. % .......... Louvain ala Sambre .. • • .. 6 .. • • 1 .......... Luxembourg Namur and Liege .. .. 10 3%.......... Northern of France 8 .... 11►4 .• • • ..... Sumbre and Meuse .. 14 .. . . 7 ►,(• •.... . . • • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Commercial of London 20 .... 22 .......... MINES. Real del Monte. Unregistered 3 1 4 • . • • - COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam .... —C.F 12 5% Gibra1tar.............. — Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2 U l2 6 Genoa Antwerp-• ............ 25 95 Milan ................ flamburgh .... • • M.B. 13 12% Venice • • .... Naples ...... • • .... • • 40% Paris, 3 days' sight .. •• 25 65 Palermo, per oa 12036 ,o Ditto, ...... 25 95 Lisbon.. 59 Marseilles • • • • Bourdeaux Frankfort on Mains— Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • Buenos Ayres ........ Berlin .... Vienna, effec.flo.. .• .. 10 6 Philadelphia • Trieste, ditto • • .... 10 6 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Madrid .... .... 473 2 Foreign Gold in liars ...£3 17 9 ._ .... . .. Cadiz .. ... : ........ 46 U New Dollars • • .... 0 4 9 3 1 ~ 8i1ba0........ • ....... Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 Barcelona ............ Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 eville.. —....—•• • • .. Silver in bars ...... •• 0 4 11% REDUCTION OF SHIPPING RATES IN LIVERPOOL.- A special meeting of the Liverpool town council was held at the Town-hall on Monday, for the purpose of taking into consideration certain reductions on cotton, iron, coal, and shipping, recommended by the dock com mittee. The mayor presided. The sub-committee re- commended reductions as follow, namely:—On goods, 24,5801. ; tonnage, 14,136/. ; total, 38,7161 A schedule of the proposed reduction was produced and approved of, as also a reduction of tonnage duties charged for certain classes of voyages. CALLS TO THE BAR.—INNER TEMPLE, JUNE 11.---- The following gentlemen were this day called to the bar by the lion. Society of the Inner Temple, viz., William henry Leathley, Esq., of Trinity College, Cambridge, 8.A.; Charles Frith, Esq., of Park-village west, lie gent's-park; Samuel Stephen Bateson, Esq., Trinity College, Cambridge; the llon. William Frederick Ca d , gan, of Oriel College, Oxford; Springhall Thompson, Esq., of St. John's College, Cambridge, 8.A.; Elliott Grassett, Esq., of Emanuel College, Cambridge; and Edward Hoare Sirr, of Trinity College, Dublin. B.A. SulcinE uNDEn. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.—A man of the name of Stevenson, who resided at Cross Stabbs, near Barrhead, committed suicide on Thursday morning under the following singularly painful circum stances :—" The person in question, about twenty years ago, was following some b us i ness a t L e i t h , an d was at that time sentenced for a certain crime to be executed, but through the sympathy and pleadings of a number of individuals on his behalf, the sentence was commuted to that of transportation. By some means or other, however, he managed to escape after a period of about two years. At this time he resolved, that whenever in depressed circumstances, or otherwise unfit to maintain himself, he would carry the sentence of the judge into effect, which lie did on Thursday last, while under the effects of strong drink, by hanging himself on a tree, with his own cravat, by the side of Thornly dam, a few hundred yards from Glenfield. The wretched in dividual tied himself so low, that, when discovered, his knees nearly touched the ground, which showed how determined he must have been in the perpetration of his wicked aet.—Renfrewshire Advertiser. THE LATE FIRE AT MAUDSLAY AND FIELD ' S. — A large and influential meeting was held in the Vestry Hall, Church -street, Lambeth, on Monday, at which donations and subscriptions amounting in all to near 2001. were con t r ib ute d f or t h e p ur poso of replacing the valuable tools l os t by th e w orkmen In the above destruc tive conflagration. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, atterC,ed by the Lady in Waiting, took an airing yest.rcky, in an open carriage and four. The Equerry in Waiting, Lord Alfred Paget, attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr. G . E. Anon, ,iunt, yesterday morning, to the office of the Duchy of_Clornw,ll, in Somerset House. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a Committee meeting for Promoting and Encouraging the Fine Arts, and the Re-building the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived at the new Palace at a quarter to three o'clock, attended by Colonel Bouverie. The Commissioners present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Mahon, Viscount Morpeth, Lord John Russell, and Mr. Vyse. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the perform ance at her Majesty's Theatre with their presence yes. terday evening. The royal suite consisted of the Nlarchioness of Douro, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Paget, Lord Byron, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Bouveiria. tier ALjesty the Queqn Dowager took an airing yes terday. coinpanied by her Royal Highness the Here• ditary Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, in an open car riage• and-four. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duchess of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George, attended by Mr. Edmond M. Mildmuy. honoured the performance at the Royal Italian Opera House with their presence last evening. A depu►ation consis►ing of Messrs. Lace, Land, Rigge, and Clay, from the Birkenhead Dock Company; Mr. Bicknell for Mr. Vyner; Mr. Davis for Mr. Mainwaring; and Mr. Potts for Mr. Price, had a meeting with the Commissioners of her Majesty s Woods and Forests, yesterday, at their office in Whitehall-place. Governor Mathew accompanied by Mr. Monckton Milnes, M.P., had an interview with Earl Grey, yester day, at the Colonial-office. Le Comte de Lalaing had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday. Lord Robert Grosvenor and Mr. Spooner attended yesterday at the Home Office, with Sir George Grey, to present a memorial to the Queen from the Women of England, signed by 100,000, praying that the Bill for preventing trading in seduction may pass into a law. The following is a copy of the petition : "To the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, " We, the undersigned, women of Great Britain and Ireland, plated by Divine Providence under the sway of the British sceptre, which God has committed to your Majesty's hands, most humbly beg leave to make known to our beloved Sovereign the heavy and cruel grievance that oppresses a large portion of the female population of the realm. " A system exists by which, not only are undue faci lities and temptations held out to the immoral, the giddy, and the poor, to enter upon a life of infamy, degradation and ruin, but unwary young females acd mere children are frequently entrapped, and sold into the hands of profligate libertines. " Agents are sent into the towns and villages of the United Kingdom, whose ostensible object is to engage young girls for domestic service or other female employ ments, but whose real design is to degrade and ruin them. " Female agents are also employed in London and many of our large towns to watch the public convey ances, and decoy the simple and inexperienced into houses of moral pollution and crime, by offers of advice, or temporary protection. " By such and other means, the entrapping of inno cent young women is reduced to a regular trade, the existence of which is, in the highest degree, discreditable to the nation. " Despite the efforts of right-minded men and of benevolent institutions, to suppress, by means of the existing laws, this vile trade of female innocence, thou sands of the most helpless of your Majesty's subjects are annually destroyed both in body and soul. " We, therefore, appeal to your Majesty, beseeching you to extend the shield of your Royal influence and protection around the daughters of the poor, by pro moting such vigorous laws as the wisdom of your Ma jesty's Consellors may see good to devise, and thereby deliver your Majesty's fair realm from a system of pro fligacy so offensive to Almighty God, so injurious to our national virtue, and so fatal to the personal, social, temporal, and spiritual well-being of the women of Eng -I:md. " And we, your Majesty's loyal subjects, will ever gratefully remember and appreciate the deliverance wrought out for our country-women, through the in strumentality of our beloved Queen." A deputation relative to the Clerkenwell improve nients, consisting of Messrs. Galloway, Walker, Lamp lough, Anderton, and Wallat, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth on Saturday at the office of the Woosis and Forests. PORTUGAL. The Madrid Gazette publishes, from the Diario do Governo of Lisbon, the following proclamation, addressed by her Majesty to the Portuguese people:— " Portuguese,—Our country has presented to Europe the deplorable spectacle of the effusion of Portuguese blood, the destruction of property, the dissolution of social ties, and all the evils caused by civil war. Love of country and of liberty could not triumph over those fatal illusions which have been inspired in the design of leading Portuguese to arm themselves against my royq authority and against the constitution of the state. In order to obtain the submission which is due to me, and to re-establish public order, I have resolved to adopt every measure dictated by humanity and the public safety, such as according a very extensive amnesty, and the restitution of all employments and of all honours. I have also resolved to convoke the Cortes, and to proceed to the elections, after submission shall have been duly made, and public order restored in every point of the kingdom, in maintaining in all its plenitude the liberty of elections, the free exercise of all rights, and the scrupulous and im partial execution of the constitutional charter, in all its provision 3. The Governments of Spain, France, and Great Britain, decided on the adoption of efficacious means to assist me in puffin.- an end to calamities so dis • astrous, and which set such . a dangerous example, not only gave notice of those measures to the chiefs who pro voked and directed the resistance, but secured their ex ecution by demanding the immediate submission of those chiefs to my royal authority. The chiefs refused to submit, feigned to doubt the stability of the guarantee offered by the allied powers, and preferred combatting against the laws of their country to relying on my royal word, as well as on the faith and power of my august allies. " The true motive of illusion has now ceased, and the impossibility of prolonging the civil war is evident, after the services which the foreign powers have commenced to render me. My sentiments of generosity, however, remain unchanged, and I have resolved to grant to all persons implicated in the fatal dissensions, without any exception, the same benefits, the same extensive amnesty up to the period when the publication of this royal decree begins to produce its legal effects, assuring equally the execution of all our Royal decisions for the observance of the constitutional charter of the monarchy. Portu• guese, it is impossible that you can misconceive the kindly sentiment which dictates these measures, and the necessity of a prompt re-establishment of peace, concord, and obedience to the laws. Whatever may be the difference in political opinions, the first duty, the first want, is the due observance of the constitution. " My most sincere desire is, that all my subjects should profit by my kind intentions ; but when they shall be known to all, justice, the necessity and the safety of the state, demand that those who should refuse to submit, and should attempt to prolong the evils now agitating the country, shall be subjected to the action of the laws." This proclamation is followed by a decree, proclaiming a general and complete amnesty tor all political crimes and offences committed since October 6 ; the whole to be buried in oblivion, and stating that all persons deprived of their honours and distinctions shall have the same re stored to them. SPAIN AN]) PORTUGAL. The French Government has published the following telegraphic dispatch : " A letter from Zamora states that the Spanish Gene ral Concha occupied Braganza on the 11th with a divi sion of his army." MONTE VIDEO PLYMOUTIL JUNE 21.—The merchant bark Minstrel, Captain Simpson, belonging to Plymouth, came in this morning from Monte Video, with 700 hides and 300 pipes of tallow, for the owners, Messrs. Haycroft and Pethick. The Minstrel left on the 16th of April, in company with the barque Caroline, brig Belgrano, and screw-steamer Fletcher, bound to Liverpool, and the barque George IV., for Havre-de-Grace. About 150 merchant vessels were at Monte Video, only three of which, the Melody, Ipswich, and Clio, were English. The Anastino, an American barque, under Monte Videan colours, was to sail in ten days for Liverpool. Freights—Hides, 41. 10s., and tallow, 51. 10s. per ton ; current dollar, 45d. Beef, ls. per lb. Bread scarce ; the American barrel 255. General Oribe continued to invest Monte Video, whose inhabitants were occasionally shot by his forces- About a fortnight before the Minstrel left, an English quartermaster was murdered, and the carcase of his horse sold for beef in the market-place. Various opinions exist as to the intervention of the British and French authorities. A very general impression now prevails, that if those Governments had not interfered, the troublesome affairs of the River Plate would have long since been settled. The French are much disliked by the inhabitants of Monte Video. At Monte Video—Her Majesty's frigate Vernon, 50, Captain John C. Fitzgerald ; her Majesty's frigate Raleigh, 50, Commander Sir Thomas Herbert ; her Majesty's 18-gun brig Satellite, Commander Robert H. B. Rowley ; her Majesty's 16 gun brig Grecian, Com mander Alexander L. Montgomery, and a number of Government steam-vessels. Her Majesty's steamer Rattler, Commander R. Moor man, with Lord Bowden, had not arrived. Great hopes of an amicable arrangement were anticipated from the presence of his Lordship. Several English and French men-of-war steamers were cruising about, conveying troops, &c., between Maldonado and Colonia. The united forces of England and France still kept Buenos Ayres under blockade. All her salderados (salting houses), were in full employ, trade was very brisk. There was an immense store of produce at Buenos Ayres, large quantities of which were conveyed by small craft to Monte Video. The Minstrel brings passengers Mr. John and Mr. Peter Jackson, residents at Monte Video, Mr. Ridley, of Plymouth, his sister, and child. On the passage home spoke the American barque Baltic, from Cork, for Havannah, out 56 days, short of water ; and the brig William Flitton, or William Pitt, out twelve days from Newfoundland, bound to Demerara; all well. GREECE AND TURKEY. The following telegraphic dispatch has been received by the French Government:— " MALTA, JUNE 15. " The Purte has accepted the proposition of Prince Metternich for settling the difference between Greece and Turkey. The Grand Vizier's letter has been handed to the English Minister, and by him forwarded to Vienna. The difference is regarded as settled. M Mussurus will return to Athens, but will not, it is LITERATURE. PICTURESQUE ILLUSTRATIONS OF AN CIENT ARCHITECTURE IN HINDU- S TAN. By James Ferguson. As a traveller in the land of Buddism and idolatry, Mr. Ferguson has done essential service to the uutra• yelled by preserving so vivid a recollection of the rem nants of ancient architecture still scattered over Hun dostan. With the assistance of his written descriptions, and of the beautiful coloured lithographic plates by which those descriptions are accompanied and embel lished, the veriest provincial may in imagination pass under the gorgeous gateway of Sanchee, lie down by the mud huts near the great temple at Bobaneswar, watch the adoration of Jugernaut on the plain of Puri, wander among the prostrate pillars near the Black Pagoda at Kanaruc, pluck the herbage that grows around the base of the temple of Kupila Devi, at Bobaneswar, or observe the two Hindoos like the children in the song of Burns, that " paid'lt i' the burn Frae mornin' sun till dine," hard by the Chaori in Mokundra Pass. The illustra tions are as bold and picturesque as the companion letter press is animated. The writer, however, strikes us as being rather too flippant in his account of the worship of the idol Jugernaut. To him there may be something of " sublimity in the earnest act of adoration ou she part of a hundred thousand human beings " to " a block of wood about six feet in length and about the same in girth" carved into the hideous semblance of a visage and a bust. To us there is something inexpres sibly sickening in the mere notion of such a spectacle. " So much as been written," he says, " about the horrors of this festival—of the hundreds of dead and dying pilgrims that strew the road with their bones that whiten the plains—and of the victims that throw themselves under the wheels of the car—that I was most agreeably disappointed to find the pilgrims hurrying to the spot, talking and laughing like people going to a fair in Eng land, which in fact it is." So far from their being any such bloody sacrifices of human life, the writer says that a kick or a slap soon aroused .all the prostrate worship pers " amidst the laughter and shouts of derision of the people." That at least is a satisfaction. The car o Jugernaut is a fable. EXPERIENCES OF A GAOL CHAPLAIN comprising Recollections if Ministerial Intercourse w i lls Criminals, of various classes, with their Confessions. In 3 vols. Since the appearance of the " Diary of a Phvsicien," no series of Magazine papers has prjduced such a sensation as the " Experiences of a Gaol Chaplain," which have appeared from time to time in Bentley's Miscellany. It is not alone for their vigorous writing, their in tense power, their heart-rending pathos, that these papers are interesting. The suggestions they contain for the reformation of our criminal code, and of our prison discipline, are most valuable, as being the fruits of the experience of one who has deeply studied the subject, and who, with the feelings of a philan thropist, possesses the mind of a philosopher. These papers are now collected and published separately, and we augur for them, not merely a temporary popularity, but a permanent place on the shelves of the library. FINE ARTS. PORTRAIT OF SIR HARRY SMITH. _ Painted by Henry Moseley. Lithographed by Thomas Fairland. A portrait of the hero of Aliwal, Major-General Sir harry Smith—and, what is more, a faithful and charac teristic portrait—must be peculiarly acceptable to his ad miring countrymen. Such a portrait has come from the easel of Mr. Moseley, and has been excellently pencilled, from the original painting, upon a lithographic stone, by Mr. Fairland. The countenance of the gallant officer is indicative of that intelligence and audacity ..hick might have been anticipated in the features of the con queror of Aliwal. The engraving is as simple and natural as a daguerreotype. SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—A melancholy accident occurred at Ticehurst last week, to a young married man, named George Miller, a blacksmith, wh o formerly resided at Ringmer. It appears that, a ft er deceased had left work, he walked out with his sliopmate, and on their way stopped at the bowling. alley of the Bell Inn, which adjoins the turnpike-road, there being only a temporary slab fence for sepa rution ; and the party hearing the rattling of pi ns , which weighs about they walked in, but owing to some circumstance the game was discontinued, and those who were playing conceived the idea of exhibiting their muscular powers by seeing pounds o an co d ul a d throwhal the e e ball, which One Nril. six i lam Clarke was in the act of throwing the ball, when his arm became slightly entangled with his round frock, and the ball, taking an obique direction, struck the said George Miller, who was standing about two bleeding profusely. yards off talking to another man, violently on th e ordered him to b . • head, felling him to the ground, where he lay for soma A h s o tate, surgeon L carried home, and surgical means were immediately was tiln s i o n o n a called, senseless w' applied, but he lingered till about five o'clock the following morning, when morning, when he died, leaving a young widow almost distracted. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdi c t o f " Accidental death " returned.—Brig /ton paper. I N vEnNEss.—The potatoes are everywhere healthy, strong, and thick. A correspondent from Lochbroom says—" 1 am sorry to state that Mr. Adam Scott, of 'l'ullich, has lost a whole field of potatoes this season. Mr. Scott had dipped the seed fo com post of soot and lime, but they r preservation in a wanner somewhat similar t became affected i n a o the disease of last year. We suspect that the poor are lacing ou the present pot a t o c ~ —I too much reli ance rop.nverness Courier. HAMBURGH MAIL. HAmnuaGn, JUNE 10.—The fine three masted vessel, the Princess Royal of Russia, the property of the Royal Society of Maritime Commerce of Berlin has just left our port, completely laden with a cargo of manufactures and trade of Prussia. JUNG 17.--It is the intention of our Burgomaster and Senate to found a University in this city, and a Committee has already been appointed to draw up the plans for a liberal system of education. HAMEURGII, JUNE 17.—Disturbances, occasioned by the high price of potatoes, have occurred in the Market-place, which gave opportunity to evil disposed persons to attack the houses of some of our peaceful citizens at night, to injure their property, and to commit other excesses. In consequence of this, the Senate immediately took the most stringent measures, imprisoned the ringleaders, who are subject to s evere punishment, and for the purpose of obviating a simi lar recurrence, has called out an armed force, and published a circular, desiring the inhabitants, under pain of arrest, not to assemble in numbers in the streets. And those places which are patrolled shall be frequented only by such persona as have business, or who reside there. Every master of a family is exhorted to keep a watchful eye over his sevants and appren tices, and not to permit them to he out later than nine o'clock at night. Every public house, and other places of public resort are to be cleared at ten o'clock, until further notice. In conclusion, the Senat e ex horts the tnhabitants to consider the pressure in conse quence of the scarcity of provisions, will not be de creased, but augmented by public disturbances and acts of violence. JUNE 18.—There has been a renewal of the dis turbances to-day. During the month of May 3,091 ships passed the Sound, of which 814 were English. HANOVER, JUNE 15.—Yesterday evening, about eight o'clock, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia, with his Consort, arrived here by an extra train from Hamburgh. His Majesty and the Crown Prioner (for the Crown Prince continues extremely unwell) received their Royal guests at the entry of the Pa lace prepared for their reception. Their Imperial High nesses started this morning for Darmstadt. BERLIN, JUNE 16.—About half-past four this mor.: ing, the Curie decided the important question olt° the majority of 220 to 215, that the Jews shal l be considered eligible for holding all public office. whatever. The Diet is prolonged for an indefinite Pe ri c ' cl ' much business still remains to be concluded. - w e The decision of the Curie of the Nobles, as i h have before stated, was not in favour o f Jevvs emancipation.—Hamburgh Papers, June 19. RACES T The following is the list the season of 1847: Newcastle it Writtle Newmarket Lancaster Mansfield AUG Ripon 2 Brighton Norwich Wolverhampton Chelmsford Reading ll Lew es ll Yarmouth SEPTE Warwick Knutsford Aberdeen Donca.:-ter Leicester Lichfield Stafford 5 Newmarket, S. 0 ll NOTE] Worcester not fixed [The meetings against terisk have not been (Achill bability will take place at th O COME. of fixtures already w ade for I Carlisle .................. LT 14 i Liverpool .•• ........... 20 Nottingham ............ 4.... Goodwood ............... 2i ; Leominster •••• ........ MST. Y E 1k ha . m ......... .................... ,4 24 ...... 1 4 * . 8 , Derby .................... 25 *Hereford •••• .......... 26 *Huntingdon ............ 27 *Canterbury ............ 30 Stourbridge ............ :MBER. 22 Redford .................. 22 Walsall .................. 22 Richmond ........... 28 *Lincoln ............... 29 Newmarket, F. O. Sandbach ............. I OBER. 25 --- - Newmarket, 0•••••••"' BEN. Tarporley ............... which we have pla an ay ly announced, but in ce all pro' he time mentioned.] IRISH RAJE Curragh June 22 I Killarney 3O The Heath July 5 Mallow Down Royal Corpora tion :6 TO COME. t ICurragh ............ Sep • . 1 Lusk .................... 21 Limerick .................. 27 Fermoy .................. Tuam ..................... 21, Cork .................. Oct. d 12 Carlow 2O 1 Curragh ................. . Ballyeigh 29 Down Royal Corpora- 19 Phoenix Park Aug. 10 tion ....................................••..,%.,1 Kilcock Aug. 16 Kilkenny ................. Cork Garrison THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AT THE MANCHESTVI EXCHANGE.—The electric telegraph between sbe„f change and the Manchester terminus of the osak, chester and Leeds Railway at finned pa rj et was completed on Thursday, and, for the first ti mea ns into operation on that day. This interesting t of inter-communication between the most distant places, promises soon to effect wonders in this Pa rt the country. The electric current, according to th th re ee culation made by Professor Wheatstone two or e years ago, travels, as near as can be estimat ed, at !,bet rate of 288,000 miles per second, or, if we multip_lY The large number by 60, 17,280,000 miles palm inute celerity of this agent of information is st incredible; Any person, however, who studies the sohj ec 7 will readily perceive that when once establisohoeu, universally upon all rail ways in the kingd_ it is calculated to confer inestima ble advantagexs. upon the entire community. On Wednesday some periments were made with the telegraph now cOmPl st but then in course of being fi n ished, between .10_7. Exchange and the Victoria sta tion, on the Ma nebe " ter and Leeds Railway. The experiments were er. fined to the Exchange building, the One wiresstal: n having been laid throughout the entire di between the rendezvous of the merchantsef thea manufacturers and the railway stat ion. statio ns questions put on Wednesday was, " How tea l ?Y ? •• The are there on the Manchester and Leeds2ie those answer made by some wag,who wished throw rd with at the other end of the telegraph off their gos the view of testing the efficiency of this novel communication, " Twenty-seven and a ha lf" ,•• de object of the " half." however, was so )11 tected, and the answer thoroughly understood. In answer to the following question Where doe Mr. So and So. live ?" This answer Was given • _ odrrhoef "He lives in Hope." Of course the object of such 0 reply was to throw the parties in charge of the machine off their guard, but the result was the same as i n the ease of the first question—a convincing proof of the immense usefulness of the electric telegraph even in its infancy! Manchester Courier. ULVERSTON THEATRE — .Mr George Owen, the youthful tragedian, of whom we have bad fre quent occasions to speak in the highest praise, during his performances last season at the theatre, intends visiting Ulverston the first week in July, and giving whentwo gwraend have le c n t o u d r o e su ondoubt h e S w h i a l l k in s p e f e r t e w , written ithe ver willmend, y mr 110 c cw being al accompany yt a .e ho y fe e r r t very great n g T : e ha a en t adt r f ed a u r ß • r o i n ny r ga i t i e in e ncourage' U lverato s beautiful pieces. some of Shakspere' is an actress of great credit, and will no doubt add to the evening's amusement. Mr. G. Owen has , • e his visi t to Ulverston, been very successful in sine N tti n g . Derby. ° a ham, Norwich, Devonport, Exeter, &c., and Purr going to America in September ne xt.— wh wolves Herald. Of THE FARMER AND HIS VISITORS.—A friend ours has several relations who are wealthy farmers is the vicinity of Northwich. One of these informed bill' the Covent vrl se l .enYtt°u.hgr lecture gdote. e a few days ago, that he had received a visit in w e preceding week from a party of Liverpool gebtle rpe h t who requested permission to go through ;";,- potato fields. He directed them to ex trn4 ' breadths of the favourite root, flourishing in green 11: riance. " They went through th' fields," said h e, P a t u ing up first one set and then another, and looking 'em all through a burnin'-glass (meaning a rasgei s l; an' then they threw 'em down again as if they coulee t find what they wanted. At last I asked one of 'em they were looking for? Oh,' said be, weht": 11 " looking for a Fides' (aphides). A Fides! I tho u g what's a Fides? I never heard tell o' such ; thing. At last I asked a servant lad, as wa s walking behind 'em, what they were looking fo r } They're come to look for a vast tater (vastator), heerd 'em say.' A vast tater,' says I, t h a t's a his, 'un I suppose; but they cannot expect to find an Yl 'uns yet.' St: said to one of 'em, If it's a big P°rre you're looking for —." No, no,' said he, ; 11 looking for the potato disease.' Oh,' said he, Yet/ find none of it here, thank Heaven! Only look et ' e l and see how they are growing; it does one's heart g se to see 'em. But they did not seem over muc h p les ti either, and they went on pulling up and looking all. turning over, till at last they found one with rusty sin on the leaves and a black spot on the stem, such as egt o have seen many a time twenty years before the disease was heard of ; and so they seemed s atisfied , Is"' ' they pocketed that chap and walked off with it . pool Albion. THE WEATHER AND CROPS.—We have had , Wa rin _f and showery weather since our last, and the cops... ( , very description have made immense progress in tin garden, and in the field. Wheat in the neighbourhoo.ll, is almost bursting into ear, and the potatoes never exbt_ bited better promise of abundance. IVe have just vette! gentleman from the west coast, who says, that on the shor of Gairloch, the potato:crop is most luxuriant; and, inde ed _ we may say, generally, that the corn and other crops, i n the Highlands never looked better. The wet has in terfered with turnip sowing a little, but a few da osys dry weather will put every thing right. The potatt°, blight appeared last year in the first week of Auge s ring and—the antecedent appearances were very flatte; While no symptoms of blight has app eared, we m wait some weeks ere we can pronounce all safe. Rosshire Advertiser. WOULD YGU LIKE TO KNOW ?—A country wopa d asked one of the letter carriers the other da y if he b a r a letter for her. After much interro ga ti o n as to th e prying, residence, and other particulars o f address, prying, impudent nature of which, as it seamed to lr . ' d was beginning to nettle her, he discovered t hat he 1"1„, none. Do you think then, she said, you wil l have om to-morrow ?—lnverness Paper. sack 151 5 pinrgestehn Aft, tespec Spirit' The and L Upon t The Oat Lon Which doubt s Ileve se may ni iame n . shall b holding 118 of It Wag Was Cc H. w aS al eoi mestre3 The Rre at lt Lord Prove t hPref c Str a -Adordsl MI Lc other had More moat Roos Tt Passe not ii Lo tthair refer Th Conn Loi he shl this I Loi chure Prayil , TI icnkil