The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-13 00:00:00

) .) o d h°zl -Arr i 11 0b41 e r, . A • deo Trisji 00 , th4foonk i ( ' o r'-'1 A o 1 14 C° ll. r , .e g 01, i 0 P l° 1; o r le l . /1 0 1 drj3l o IIla b" b 0 JO 4 :A; OP 111 !0 ° 3. - ditt- , r i , il o r to seo. • ell 13 0 v- 0 00 0 , 0 tr° iw0m.......... • 4 `~-. b I A —... .....................,,wamM4 t , 14 , we well supplied with foreign parcels. The Oat t ;" Was firm, and the quotations advanced quite Gd Fr quarter, with a full average amount oh business i5 () ; 1 g. The sale for Beans was in a sluggish state, yet •at were mostly supported, Peas moved off steadity, _ fully last weeks currencies. Indian Corn and Meal her e hell heal at higher rates. The Flour trade was some- U a ll ?, a ctive- Town-made qualities advanced 3s per - flys; and Foreign p a rcels is to 2s per barrel. sn„ , CURRENCY PER IMPERIA_L MEASURE. ot , --Esse z & Kent, ' Malt—Chevalier.. • • .. 71. to 725 110 . •• . . .... 52s to 605 Oats—Yorkshire and • Ditto,White, New 55s 62s Lincolash., Fesd. 21s 231 ITorfolk and Lin- Potato .... ...... 258 275 eoln, Red. •• • • 5" 56s Youghal and Cork, D itto, Whit e .. • ... 553 60s Black ... • ... 18 s 21 s Il lth. Red.... .... —8 —s Cork, White . • ... 22s 248 a bitto, White ...... —s —s Scotch, Feed. • ... 22 s 23 s 7, —01d .... —a s Beans—Tick .•. • • .... 44s 465 !Cew• •••••• .. .. .. 355 3 7s •••• • • • • Pigeons ...... .... 44s 46 8 854,,,. ~,, — Grinding. .... 25s 31a Peas—Grey .......... 355 405 .lalting ••••• .. .. 325 35s Maple. .. •.•. • . • • 365 465 li i p C llQYaller .... ... 35s 35 White... •• •• ... —5 —s I—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •• • ...... 445 495 1 , folk . "rn ••••• • • • . . kt —u tstonaud 'Ware 70s 71s Stocktn & Norfolk 355 385 The SIVIITEITIMI.D. gt,z e following statement shows the imports of live 1 , 1 1' 0 ' 4 into London during the past week : A,,, 1 . 11 whence. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. ”4 1 gua ~ ,,a .. ............ -- ••• " rhugen t Rog CI 4 , er„ am 527 ... 2,012 ... 52 ... 152 V u ltwerp... ... .. ... 20 te „ ~ 83 4 ., iiiep 4 4 harsh „,„ 63 ... 210 ... ... 10 Total ......... —1,206 ... 4,935 ... 117 ... 500 * Pigs, 20. t Ditto, 9S. Ditto, 2. A rivarge number of the beasts reported in the above ar bat the have come to hand in tolerably good condition ; at the quality of the other kinds of stock has proved See ry ~ , e inferior, especially the Pigs, many of which have ea nearly covered with hair six inches in length, form sukg a remarkable contrast to the English breeds. The Purposes, from A nt i gua h ave b een sen t hither for breeding and we may add that the import is a novel one. t tß,la various ou tp o rts the arrival, of foreign Beasts other stock have been again extensive, viz.: SOO xe n and Cow s , 2,000 Sheep and Lambs, 120 Calves , Th2oo Pigs, mostly from Hamburgh and Ro'terdam. e q u ality of these imports, however, has proved very isnterior. T o -d a y we had on offer 1,020 Beasts, 3,629 C heep and Lambs, 202 Calves, and 20 Pigs, chiefly from °Hand. This large supply met a very dull sale, at a ilia,neral decline in the quotations of from 2d to 4d per b • The supply of home-fed Beasts brought forward "as the largest on record, the time of year considered; And the m i sera bl e con dition in which the prinoipal droves came t o hand from the north fully P r oves the great scarcity of pasture herbage in the larg e grazing districts. Notwithstanding the im rnense number of Beasts brought forward, the priwest `Scuts, Herefords and Devons, from their extreme acareity, sold at prices quite equal to those paid on Mon day last, or from 43 2d to 4s 6d per Sibs ; but those of all other kinds suffered a decline of from 2d to 4d per Bibs, without a clearance being effected. Some of the most inferior Beasts were not worth more than 3s per gibs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamp tonshire, &c., we received about 2,300 short-horns ; from the east ern , western, and midland counties, 900 Here fords, runts, Devons, Scots, and short-horns ; from other parts of England fr om,, Scotland, England, 700 of various breeds ; and 120 horned and polled Scots. We were very heavily supplied with all kinds of Sheep, especially t h ose from the north, ow i ng to w hi c h t h e M utton trade w as i n a ver y d e p re ssed state, and the cur rencies receded quite 41 per Slbs—the highest Reneral t , figu re f or t h e b est old Do,,vii3 being .5d per Sibs. he quality of the Sheep was again very indifferent. The S omber o f L am b s was tolera bl y goo d ; b ut as t h e sea dois now rapidly passing away, the amount of business in that de s c r ipti o n of stock was trifling, at almost nominal prices. Prime small Calves sold at last week's 1 )6 : c 5 but the inf e rior kinds of Veal were 2d per Blbs aver. The Pork tr a de was in a very sluggish state, the quotations had a downward tendency. Per Elbe. to sink the offal. luate rl or Bouts-- to 3 0 3 d. end quality 3 6 3 Me `ritne large Oxe n _ 310 4 2 ~.., 01sScots•• . .. 4 4 4 6 coarse Calves 310 4 6 .".strlall ditto .. 4 8 Vsclunsg calve s ..1 8 0 28 0 6 3 10 '4rtrior Sheep .. 3 I. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 $ Southdown Nether 4 10 5 0 Ditto out or the wool Large Hogs • • .•3 10 4 4 Small Porkers ••.. 4 6 410 Quarter old Pigs —l6 0 18 0 Lambe • • ..... 4 6 6 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. I - 8 3 h 4 e g e f6 ft Calayses. I Pigs. 297 c IMNITGATE AND LEADENNA.X.L. t ke 4 ruParatively speaking the arrivals of country-killed n ,, t uP to our markets since Monday last have been Cerately good, though by no means extensive, the T I T ° of year considered, bat of very middling quality. L k : supplies on offer slaughtered in the metropolis have been on the increase. Prime Beef and Mutton e Bold f ree ly, a t full prices. In all other kinds of ' th Ve it Only a mo d e r a te bus i ness has been transacted, and er c urrencies have declined 2d per 81bs. About 3, 000 ,t ea s i cs of foreign meat have appeared on sale, and feu dispos e d of at low figures. At per ',tone by the Carcase. I . l tej laic H. d. to v. d. i s. d. to s. d. •• 2 8 210 Mutton, Inferior .. 3 8 310 hllddling .... 3 0 3 2 middling.. 4 0 4 4 prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime ••.. 4 6 410 Vtv P i lule small 3 6 2 S Pork, large •• .• .... 3 6 4 4 .***•• •••• •• 3 8 410 1- 5ma11........ 4 6 410 Lamb. 48 8d to 58 10d. C ar rs OIL OTT Gil AND SPITALPIELDS. Cur markets s till continue well supplied with Potatoes, 41 e ) Cale for which is active, at from 315 s to 518 s per ton. dr o ut five tons have arrived from Holland, in very mid irlg condition. HOROUGH HOP MATLICET. ( 14 4 , i ieW arrivals of new Hops have taken place since I?ast, but the condition is by no means first rate. t s i ' ‘ ,, h 45 4 rule fr om 5/ to 51 lOs per cwt. Old . ops, with 1 4 the mark e t i s fairly supplied, move off slowly, at 1 851 Y stationery 'prices. The duty is called from t o d ' oo l to 190,0001. Sussex pockets (yearlings), 3/ 1 4 s East ; Weald of Kent ditto, 41 to 41 18s ; Mid and Xent ditto, 5/ to 61 14s per cwt. Sin 1.V001.. 1 1 - Q ce Monday last the imports of Wool have con ,s ..ecl of 300 bales from Borntay, 976 ditto from Sydney, 44(1 4 ditto from Odessa, 662 ditto from Port Beaufort, „ 400 ditto from various other quarters. Notwith ati'ing the pressure in the money market, a fair tol e Unt of business is doing privately, and prices are ablywell supported. TALLOW. ea „ e transactions in this market, arising from the th,: t Te manif es t e d by the melters in purchasing in the L 4 eo of large arrivals from abroad, still continue on ;moderate)3 scale, and a further slight decline has been -46 t aitted to i n t h e quo t a ti ons . P.Y.C. on the spot is r fic3 3 , 64 for small parcels, and for delivery in the last two 4 0 "tes 453 6d per cwt. Town Tallow is 47s nett cash; u gh Pat, 2s Bid per Blbs. ( uR REY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.) D ``efore 'qr. PUCKLE and a full Bench of Magis trates.) C , l le adj ourne d sess i ons f or th e coun t y o f S ur r e y ac e nced this day. . he calendar contains seventy-six cases ; of this piber seventy are f e l on i es , an d s i x misdemeanours. f kA ,., fte erl of the prisoners can neither read nor write, w erf ill ectly , and i n , P '` e en read i mper f ect l y , f or t y -f our rea d a n d write three only read and write well. ato eorth r rush,a Millard, aged 21, was indicted for stealing ovti bottle of lavender water, and several jam arti cles of perfumery, the property of Mr. tes _ es Leare, chemist and druggist, carrying on busi ilat lleckham, in whose employ the prisoner was. The the e articles in question were found in the box . o the ~P riscal er, and he admitted to the prosecutor, in rresence of his late employer, that he had taken several of them, which were identified by the prose cutor as his property. ,_ The pris oner was recommended to mercy, and 17" se ntenced to one m on th' s so li tary con fi nemen t a t kiri xton. Crary Chuter, age d 48 , T homas Pratt, aged 52, and Brazier Laurence, aged 25, were indicted for f eloniously stealing, at Worplesden, in the county of Surrey, one gallon of wheat, the property of James Loe, Esq. Mr. Henry Nash stated that he was foreman in the t o ploy of James Loe, Esq., and was ordered by him watch the barn in which the male prisoners were e nraged in threshing the wheat of the prosecutor. After watching for some time he saw the two men fill 111) a a basket with some threshed wheat out of a tc o e ' in one part of the barn, and a short distance th -t 4, the spot they met the female prisoner, to whom te e s" k've the basket containing t he property. Wit arld3:len followed, and gave the wo man into custod y , and ""ortly after Mr. Loe, the prosecutor, followed, Ir e the two men into custody. th at e jury, a f ter a s h o rt consultation, considered Pri m th ere was no evidence to inculpate the female fo re ne r as a principal in the felony, who was there ten„ acquitted The two male prisoners were sen -4,3'd each of . them to six months hard labour in the U se of Correction. , THAMES. —(THIS DAY.) t h"hn Calt on , w h o rejoices in about f i fty a li ases , w as 'PE•c ablear ith having s t o l en t wo sovere i gn s from a re -I,looking ma n , name d Th omas Herbert, who, , 1 a turn was alleged to have embezzled the money. p ea ° l ll the evidence of a young man named Thomas rs ' it a eared that, late on Saturday night, the pr oseeut PP , or was very drunk in Osborne-street, W . hite ntPei, and attracted a crowd around him by his mad finethe". Witness saw a great many thieves collect on spot, amongst whom was the prisoner, who, watch euci "ls o pportunity, slipped his hands into the prose te°Tia pocket, abd pulled out two sovereigns. Wit iminediately seized him, when his own arms s we i r e pinioned to his side. A constable coming up, ziai l d e d the man who was pinioning him. Witness b br th i 3 is not th e t hi ef, that ' s him runn i ng up Os v,,Pestreet. Th e policeman sprung h i s rattle, and 4 e.."" wiPtuting t ness pursued, and eventually succeeded in In th • , e prisoner. jus defence Calton betrayed his Old Bailey as- I io ns by commencing, " Gentlemen of the in e ,„ t tota neh to u .‘ sr sWorship (correcting himself) don't listen 41 4 11 1 _ ' 37° Ung man. is it likely I would rob a poor tipsy ?--(Lau g hter.) I would rather care of him, and see him safe h o me.—(Laughter.) y tieYARDLEY said he might tell that tale to a jury. fel tny Q uid fully comm i t him to take h i s tr i a l f or the tuerTznzliip6ipreosecuntor Thomas Herbert, was then in his 'id 2i, the' dock, charged with having em -45.) property of his employer, Nr. TUE SUN, LONDON, Henry Usher Davis, lamp cotton and glass manufac turer, of No. 19, Maunders-place, Mile End-road. Mr. Davis stated that th- prisoner was in his em ploy. It was his duty to deliver goods, receive the money, and sometimes collect bills, but to pay all moneys received over to him every evening. lie had been sent on Saturday with a receipt for 2/. 4s. to Mr. Burrs, of Wapping, who had paid him the money, but as he never returned, and would not ac count for the money on Sunday, he gave him into custody. Mr. YARDLEY thought the money had now been accounted for. At any rate the evidence was not sufficient to sustain a charge of embezzlement, and he should dismiss the case. At this decision several persons in court clapped their hands, but the movement was instantly repressed. CLERKENWELL—(THIS DAY.) Two rough-looking fellows, named Davis and icholls, were charged before Ar. Combe under the following circumstances : Sergeant Brennan, of the detective force, stated that he was on duty in Maiden-lane last night, when he saw the prisoner lurking about the back of one of the large villa residences leading to Tuffnell-park. He concealed himself, but the prisoners having ob served him were about to make their escape, when he and another officer pounced upon them and took them into custody. Upon searching them three picklocks, two skeleton-keys, a bradawl, two chisels, and a centre-bit were found upon Davis, and three latch keys of different patterns and some lucifer-matches upon Nicholls. Mr. CoMBE said there could be no doubt as to what the prisoners' intentions were, and he should order Nicholls to find bail for three months, and commit Davis to the House of Correction for three months, with hard labour. They were both removed in the van. EDUCATION IN INFANT SCHOOLS. The following letter has been addressed by Dr. Kaye Shuttleworth to the Secretary of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society, Gray's Inn- road : " Committee of Council on Education, Council office, Whitehall, Aug. 14, 1847. " Sir,—Since the receipt of the report of her Ma jesty's Inspector on the schools of the Home and Colonial Infant and Juvenile School Society, the Committee of Council have had under their consi deration the course which it may be expedient to pursue as to the examination of candidates for cer tificates who have been trained at that institution. " You are, of course, aware that my Lords have no authority as to the distribution of the Parliamen tary grant, except that which is defined in the minutes presented to Parliament. " In determining the course to be pursued, their Lardships' discretion extends only to an interpreta tion of those minutes as they are to be applied to any particular case. " No training school can enjoy any benefit, as a result of these examinations of candidates, unless it be placed permanently under inspection. " Certificates granted to students who, at the pe riod of the examination, have been one year resident in the establishment, will alone be followed by grants in aid of the funds of the institution. " Their Lordships' intention may therefore be in ferred to have been, that one year should be the minimum period of training in any Normal school. " The minutes of the Committee of Council have not made separate provision for the claims of infant schools. Their Lordships' intention was to include infant schools under the general regulations of girls' schools, and the training schools for the mistresses of infant schools under similar rules to those of schools for the education of schoolmistresses of girls' schools. " Their Lordships were of opinion, that whatever peculiarities of method or of organization were ne cessary in infant schools, the education of an infant's schoolmistress ought not to be inferior to that of a girl's schoolmistress. " Their Lordships are prepared to examine in training schools all who have received one year's edu cation in these establishments, but none who have been trained for a shorter period. " Bat arrangements will be made in the several inspectors' districts to enable any schoolmistress, whe ther of infants' or girls' schools, to present themselves for examination before one or more of her Majesty's inspectors as candidates for certificates, even though they have not been trained during one year in any Normal school. " The trustees or managers of the schools in which such schoolmasters or schoolmistresses of infant schools are settled must make application on their behalf, and must place the school under inspection. " With these preliminary explanations I am now to inform you what is the standard of instruction, and what are the subjects of examination which can • didates for certificates as masters or mistresses of in • fant schools must prove that they have acquired. " The general principle of this arrangement is, that the master or mistress of an infant school should be as well educated as the mistress of a girls' school. On this ground the same standard of instruction will be required in both cases. " According to the minutes of the Committee of Council, mistresses of girls' schools are to train girls who are pupil teachers so as to pass an examination in— " The Holy Scriptures (in those schools in which re ligious knowledge is examined). " In English Grammar and Composition. " In general Geography. " In the Historical Geography of Great Britain. " In the outlines of English History. " In Arithmetic (written and mental). " In the composition of the notes of a lesson, in an account of the organization of the school and the methods of instruction used, and of an essay on some subject connected with the art of teaching. " In their skill in the management of a class under instruction, and in their ability to give a gallery lesson ; probably, also, in Vocal Music and Drawing. " Such being the subjects in which instruction will have is be given to pupil teachers in girls' schools during their apprenticeship, no mistress ought to ob tain their Lordships' third or lowest certificate who is not prepared to show an accurate knowledge or skill in these departments. " Their Lordships are also of opinion that these subjects, at least, should enter into the examination of the master or mistress of an infant school. "The scale of augmentation for masters or mis tresses of infant schools (who obtained certificates) would be the same as that of the mistresses of girls' schools. " The augmentation for the third or lowest certi ficate would, therefore, vary from 101. per annum to 13/. 6s. Bd., on the fulfilment of the conditions con tained in the minutes. " Their Lordships will therefore be ready to ex amine, in the training school of the Home and Colo nial Infant and Juvenile School Society, all candi dates who have been educated during one yeas in that institution. "My Lords will also be prepared to cause candi dates who have been trained for shorter periods to be examined in the inspectors' districts, if application be made on their behalf from the managers of their schools. " I have the honour to be, &c., " J. P. KAYE SHUTTLEWORTIL " Mr. John S. Reynolds, Hon. Sec." OPENING OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY FROM CARLISLE TO BEATTOCK.—This portion of the Cale donian Railway—a distance of forty miles—was opened to the public on Thursday. A sumptuous cold collation was set out in the large room of the Beattock Station, which was decorated for the occasion, of which those who had journeyed from Carlisle partook. Mr. J. J. Hope Johnstone, the chairman of the company, presided. Sir James Graham, the Hon. Colonel Lowther, M.P., and a number of other gentlemen, connected with the locality, were present. LINING OF LEAD CISTERNS WITH ROMAN CEMENT. —lt is generally believed that Roman cement will not adhere to lead; but we are informed by a gentleman that he had a leaden tank covered with a thin coating of good cement about three years since, which is perfect to this day. If this simple plan were to be generally adopted, no risk, as regards the tanks, would be incurred: an occasional inspection, in order to see that the cement had not chipped off, is all that would be required.—The Builder. TARING IT COOL.—A few days ago an English here from abroad, was hail e d in th e vesse l, usua l way, arr ivi ng y ,"W h at's the captain's name?" to which an was 7 tu a r ni ne e d ? , ” " r F ei l t a e x ra a t n e d d ctohdeillian,tearirr.o'g' h ator, inat'as We don't know, sir." " Where is a t s h t u e e s : t . c e o a r r p ia tain' nyo s n ame? H erronhteinued.the nd inquirer. indefinite emsa manner re in stra nge ven, and the captain not being in quiry into the matter, w fit w isi h eh i i c ic h )ga answers were g i ven, to be found when the ve h s eh s n el rie w t _ a t u s Dr boarded , nue nd d out 1: tctioh l e ua d rt 1. ettroh. the pooran man had died on his way e • who r-r u w E a s " s sentenced to A T s E i late Cambrige assizes, for neglecting to obey a magis rtreacteei'vsedorder remissionfor the payment imloAnutThYs'ili'm"—prjisaonanrenenßtidalit'ethile upon the first im prisonment from Sir George Grey, who.. ent. rocfhhuirschte-rrmateost, has application, refused to mitigate the In th e r n ee t o na r o 4 n s. th fo s Milner Gibson, and. other friends, howeve r, punis mintercefdicidis, and the result has been successful. For the costs o defence, and during his incarceration, the sum of 100/.. has been subscribed on his b e half by the opponents of church-rates, amongst whom is Mr. Bright, M.P., who sent a second donation of two guineas. A SIMILE.—The New Orleans Della compares the writing of a Jew police prisoner to " tiny black wor:ns in strong convulsions." Captain Paget, of the 54th Regiment, has been appointed by his uncle, Field Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey, Master-General :of the Ordnance, his Lord ship's Aide-do-Camp, in succession to Major Paget, who has resigned on &mita of ill health.—Naval and Alai tarp Gazette. ITALY AND AUSTRI A. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUY. SIR,—In the leading article of the Times of the Sth inst., it is mentioned that the treaties have assigned to Austria the possessions north of the Po, and in one of the early numbers of last month this river is named as the boundary of her dominions. I am desirous to rectify this error, by stating that neither in virtue of the treaties, nor by hereditary right, nor by the will of the peo;le, has Austria ever exercised undisputed sway in Italy. She imposes her iron sceptre by the open violation of the laws which have hitherto been the code of nations ; and by setting aside the hereditary rights of the Princes of Gonzaga, who reigned eleven hundred years in Lom bardy, and seven centuries in Mantua and its depen dencies. On referring to the treaties of the last century you will find that it was constantly enforced as an incon testable right that the Princes of Gonzaga of Guas tails (successors to the Duke Gonzaga of Mantua, who died in 1708,) and the Princes of Gonzaga- Castiglione and Solferino, should be reinstated in their possessions.—Vide the Treaties of Utrecht, Radstadt, Baden and Cambray on this subject. Art sth of the Preliminaries of Vienna of the 18th Nov., 1738, specifies that " the Emperor will render justice to the Duke of Gonzaga of Guastalla on his rights to the Duchy of Mantua." The Emperor Charles IV., who made this promise died on the 20th Oct., 1740, and the extinction of the House of llups burgh in his person in the male line was followed by the war of succession of Austria against his daughter Muria Teresa ; at which period, amongst the pre tenders to the throne of Austria were the Princes of Gonzaga-Castigliona and the Duke Gonzaga of Solferino, my great grandfather, both of the same branch of the house of Gonzaga-Mantua, who also claimed their rights to the Duchy of Mantua, and the Principality of Castiglione.—Vide vol. i., p. 273 of . _ _ the " Treaties of Peace of Koch," by Sc During the minority of my grandfather, his Serene Highness Prince Philip Louis of Gonzaga-Mantua, Prince of Castiglione and Duke of Solferino (mar ried in London the 11 th April, 1760, to Maria, daughter of the Duke of Medina Ccali), Austria took possession of the Duchy of Guas talla, and this monstrous usurpation was effected , when my grandfather was only six years old, on the death of the Duke Gonzaga of Guastalla, in 1746. This open violation of the rights of a minor can only be equalled by the present occupation of Ferrara by the Austrians just one hundred years after, and both are the consequences of the unprincipled ambition of French monarchs in assuring to their respective dynasties the throne of Spain. In 1792 our branch of Castiglione addressed re clamations to the Emperor Leopold IL of Austria (of the House of Lorraine), and this Monarch, struck with the injustice exercised towards our family, so nearly allied to him by the rights of blood, was resolved to restore our possessions, when, by a sudden death, the realisation of his promises was prevented. In 1797, on the 17th October, at the Treaty of Campo-Formio, Art. 7th, it is written, " The Em peror renounces all his rights on the possessions of Mantua- Castiglione, &c., and the countries forming the Cisalpine Republic of Italy." On the 30th July, 1799, Austria again takes pos session of Mantua ; and on the 16th of February this duchy forms again a part of the Cisalpine Republic, to be again transformed into that of the Republic of Italy in 1802. In 1814 the Emperor of Austria took possession of the above-mentioned territories provisionally, and the treaties of Vienna, in 1815, having been signed during our minority, we have protested several times against the acts prejudicial to our interests which are therein contained, and particularly against the right to dispose of the Duchy of Guastalla to the Arch duchess Maria Louisa, or to any other person, this duchy having been purchased, in 1539, by the Duke Ferrante of Gonzaga, son of our ancestor in direct line, John Francoi!, Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Isabella d'Este ; and it remained in our family until the unjust incorporation of Guastalla by Austria, without the shadow of a right, during the minority of my grandfather. The fact of my father, Prince Joseph Louis Gonzaga- Mantua- Castiglione, having been born in England, and that circumstance giving me some pri vilege to the sympathy of the British nation, and more particularly to those who support liberal principles, I shall rely upon your insertion of this exposition as soon as possible. Accept, Sir, the assurance of my distinguished con sideration. ALEXANDRE, Prince de Gonzaga-Mantua, Duc of Mantua. 19, Dorset-place, Dorset-square, Regent's Park, Sept. 10, 1847. LATER FROM AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. The packet-ship Yorkshire, Captain Bailey, has arrived here this morning, bringing papers from New York of the 16th ult., but one day later than those received by the last steamer. They contain nothing of the slightest importance, merely giving details of the Mexican news previously furnished by electric telegraph, and which reached this country by the last West India Mail. About 850 men were at Vera Cruz, expecting to leave in a few days under General Wilson, for the army. The deaths at Vera Cruz, of vomito, from 15th to 31st July, amounted to 35. Dates from Tampieo to the 30th July have been received at New Orleans. General Garey was reported to be within 10 miles of Tampico, with 3,000 troops, who have with them 14 American prisoners. Some of the Louisiana volunteers have been detected selling cartridges to the Mexicans. A letter in the Picayune, from the capital of Mexico dated the 29th July, states that the prospects of peace are about as far off as ever. Chapman, Democrat, is said to have been elected Governor of Albama. L• LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.—The royal ma il steam-sni p Cumbria, with the mails from Boston and Halifax, may be expected in the course of the evening. THE COUNTRYMAN IN LONDON. --- On Saturday information was received by the police that Mr. Scott, Devonport, had been plundered of seven 5/. Bank of England notes, four sovereigns, and a Spanish dou bloon, by two men with whom he entered into conver sation whilst viewing the paintings in Westminster hall, on leaving which the whole of the party adjourned to the Duke of York public-house, Vauxhall -bridge road, to take some refreshment, when the conversation turning on respectability, Mr. Scott was induced to ex hibit his cash, which one of the fellows insisted on safely placing in Mr. Scott's fob pocket, shortly after which they both left the room on some frivolous pretext, and not returning, Mr. Scott looked to his money and found that gone too. VICE-ADMIRAL TUE EARL OF DITNDONALD, G.C.B. We very much regret to observe that that distinguished flag-officer, the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., hus not been elected a Representative Peer of Scotland. After the honourable way in which her Gracious Majet ty re stored that ill-used officer to the distinction which he so well earned by gallant conduct before the enemy, we hoped that he would hare found among his own coun trymen that sympathy to which he had so cogent a title. We have, in common with the whole body of the naval profession, been disappointed; but we hope that her Majesty Queen Victoria, who has done so much to remove the slur which the cruel treatment of s most meritorious officer cast upon the country, will further mark her sense of this additional slight by elevating the noble Scottish Earl to a seat in the House of Peers with an English title.—United Service Gazette. THE SANITARY COMMISSION.—MT. Henry Austig, C.E , has been appointed secretary to the commission for inquiring into the sanitary state of the metropolis. Mr. Austin has for some years specially devoted his at tention scientifically to the remedies required, and for some time past as honorary secretary of the Health of Towns Association, has assisted their efforts in the cause of improvement. SOMNAMBULISM AT PORTSMOUTH.--A singular case of somnambulism, attended with remarkable pre servation of life, took place at St. Mary-street, in this town, early yesterday morning, A young man named Robinson, a shoemaker, had gone on a visit to his s o o t uoentidd break o f which itohteo brother residing there. He went to bed with him at a late hour. About 3 o'clock the brother was awakened h ro e th om e fan a c l house, i t e o d g e t p h r b e o c u r a b t e t y m atpthte ro e e d nm e proceeded risingv removed. d r o . m i ,Or o a n n m a hispro ceeding bedlio missed his brother, and observed a small window to the yard they found the young man on the ground, cold and sense l ess, and the window shattere d to atoms. The width of the aperture through which he was precipitated to the ground did not exceed 16 inches, was whilst the height f rom w hi ch he fell 16f feet. The yard into which he fell v' • ironbist six feet in breadth, bounded with a w a ll with highaas wall were discovered several raark,of On th ° ihe immediately, surgeon, of High-street, was i n attendance *P and after a most careful examination discovered small superficial wound on th e sca lp, a bruiseon t only the right arm, a severe contusion of the l e ft f oot , and some cuts on the fingers and back of the hand. No serious injury was inflicted, and no bad symptom has appeared since. ALARMING Fine.—On Wednesday forenoon, shortly before eleven o'clock , a fire broke out on the - of Mr. Wood, a bedstead - maker , in Cregoe-street. premisesA jar of naptha being kept in the cellar, a man was sent down for a supply. He took with him a little girl, the daughter of his master, to hold the candle, while he poured out some of the liquid. Immediately on his drawing the cork, the vapour coming in contact with the flame of t he candle, ignited, thereby setting the whole place on fire, and frightfully injuring the child, who was instantly co nve y ed to the Queens Hospital.-- Birmingham Advertiser. AUSTRALIAN WIIEAT.—T WO vessels have just ar rived from Australia, one from Port Philip, and the other from Adelaide, bringing 1,031 bags and 6,090 bags of Wheat respectively, the pcKluce of Australia. MONDAY EVENING, SEP 7 EMBER lB, 1847. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES. DONCASTER, SATURDAY NIGHT.—Up to the present time the at rivals of " man and hors•e" are not , very nu merous, but many lodgings and boxes are engaged, and, should the present fine weather continue, a good average meeting may be anticipated. It is out of our rower as yet to forward a complete list of the horses that will be here in the course of the week, but we have ascartained that the following have already arrived. or will be here, in the course of Monday:-_. SCOTT Sir C. Monek's Gaiety (Cast Steel filly) Sir C. Monck's Vanish Colonel Anson's Lazarillo Colonel Anson's Martext Colonel Anson's Crusade Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack Mr. Bowes's Bro. to Lunedale Mr. Bowes's Miasma Mr. Bowes's Mowerina KENT' Duke of Richmond's Lothario Mr. Gordon's Queen Mary Mr. Mostyn's King of Morven Mostyn's Planet JOHN D. Mr. Pvdley's Cossack Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure Mr. Fedley's Lady Mary Lord Warwick's YardiQy Mr. Meesou's Jovial PECK'; Sir R. Bulkeley's Montnensier Sir R. Bulkeley's Miss Orbell BLENKIIa Mr. Mostyn's Mr. Martin Mr. Mostyn's Swallow FOBER Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp Lord Eglinton's Eryx Lord Eglinton's Nerissa 'S LOT. Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin Mr. Jaques's Check-taker Mr. Hill's Punch ➢ir. S. Conway's Christopher Mr. F. B. Price's Whitewall Mr. G. L. Fox's Philosopher Mr. Stevenson's Black Dwarf, Captain Kennedy's Sir 'Patton Sykes LOT. Mr. Mostyn's Surplice Mr. 211o$tyn's Load Atone Mr. Mostyn's Dawdle Mr. Mostyn's Slander .Y'S LOT. Mr. Peciley's Miss Burns Mr. J. Days The Hero T. DAWSt Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale Mr. Harrison's Lady Mallorie Mr. A. Johnstone's Pair Helen Mr. St. Paul's Ulysses STEBBINI Mr. B. Green's Assault Mr. B. Green's Traverser LOT. Mr. Critclilev's Lym© Mr. Little's - Convict LOT. Mr. S. Hawke's Now Era MajDrYarburgh'sSallyMaggs I RN'S LOT. Mr. Alostyn's Sagacity Mr. Mostyn's Winchester LOT. Lord Eglinton's Da Witt Lord Eglinton's Astrxa N'S LOT. Mr. Brooke's Luminous Mr. Meiklaun's Lightning Mr. Meiklam's Aristotle Mr. Meiklam's Alliance IS'S LOT. Mr. B. Green's Sylvan (c by The Saddler, out of biotin tain Sylph) There will also be Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle, Mr. E. Peel's Spithead, Mr. A. W. Hill's Burlesque, Mr. A. W. Hill's Volley, Mr. Copeland's Arthur, Mr. Irwin's Horn of Chase, Mr. I'. Parr's Sylvanus, Lord Chesterfield's Cherry, Lord Chesterfield's Mainbrace, Mr. Cooper's Slug, Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy, Discontent, and f by The Provost, out of Miss Whip The betting rooms were opened this afternoon, and a few names put down; but business is not likely to com mence in earnest until Monday. Tattersall's sales commence on Tuesday, and will con tinue until Friday inclusive ; an immense number of horses will be put up. DONCASTER, SUNDAY EVENING.—The only arrivals since our last are Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy, Discon tent, and f by Provost, out of Miss Whip; Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, Pilgrim, and King of th e F orest ; M r . Cooper's Slug,. and Lord Strathmure's Brocardo and Crown Prince. Dawson's, Kent's, John Scott's, and lleseltine's, have not yet arrived. Clementine is expected to-morrow. but from the call of Cos ftTerhsemreadhea:s w n e ot oo b l e l e e n ot a t i h iy at b t e h t e ti nftgoldashas theyet, Cos sack, and that Planet, Foreclosure, and Van Tromp, are likely to be better favourites. The weather continues extremely fine. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST-END. ST. LEGER. Even on Cossack (the field 1,000 to 15 agst Jovial—t for choice) 1,000 to 15 agst Swallow sto 1 agst Foreclo- 1,000 to 15 agst Black sure—taken D warf— taken 6to 1 agst Planet 1,000 to 15 agst Horn of 6 to 1 agst Van Tromp Chase—taken. THE CUP. 6 to 4 on The Hero—offered. THE DONCASTER CUP. The wonderful and gratifying improvement which has been effected in the tastes of all classes, is in no work of art more strikingly manifest than in the form and design of the valuable pieces of plate, properly termed "cups," given at our several race-meetings. Twenty or thirty years since they were so many bank notes, or, by cour tesy, so many guineas; or, where they took another form, a mere pot, urn, or measure of fine silver, or silver gilt, occasionally containing the " balance" in bard cash. Ilow contrasted is the racing cup of modern days. It is now an elegant, elaborate, and frequently a most exquisite work of art, designed by artists at the top of their profession, and executed by workmen with a precision and delicacy which is hardly to be surpassed—if at all surpassed—by the most celebrated labours of the great Italian school in its best days. It has been our duty—a very pleasing one, cer tainly—to notice many such works of art, and congra tulate the public on the reciprocal benefits which the arts have conferred on the racecourse, and the race course on the arts; and on the patronage which artists have received in connexion with racing from the good taste and interference of a worthy class of persons, who may, with great truth, he called "noble sporting gen tlemen." It is now our business to mention the most recent production of this kind, and we are glad we can speak of it in terms of unqualified approbation—we mean the Doncaster Cup, which will be run for next Thursday, on the famed course of which it bears the name. The cup this year has been modelled by a veteran in the service of the arts, viz., Mr. Cot terell, than whom no artist is more capable of producing those beautiful c ques trian groups or statuettes which ornament the mansions of noble men and men of rank and fortune connected with the turf. The cup this year is a vase. The outline is Greek, but it is enriched and embossed in the manner of the fifteenth century, and ornamented with ara besques. The ornaments do not take from the purity of the design, nor is the elegance of the shape destroyed by too profuse an introduction of details. The cover of this vase is surmounted with a group of three human figures and two horses, the rule of composition being preserved very felicitously, whilst the introduction of a date tree, which rises abeve the group, assists the general effect, removes bluffness, and gives the whole an elegance and grace. The principal fl ure is on horseback, and represents Richard Coeur de Lion at the battle of Ascalon. The warlike monarch is habited in a Norman hauberk or chain mail, and wears on his head the peculiar helmet at the time of the crusades. lie is armed with a heavy battle-axe, having the crescent silspe a weapon i n t h e use o f which he is said tohav d e b e l x ad celled. With this deadly instrument he has overthrown one of his opponents, who, with his horse, is prostrate beneath the horse of the monarch. With his shield, the angular buckler of the Templars, on which are emblazoned three leopards, he wards off the attack of a Saracen apearwan. The whole group is full of energy and animation, and the respective character of the combatants is well preserved. The design does credit to the artist ; nor must the labours of the workers in the silver of which it is composed be overlooked. It is one of the best specimens of workmanship in the precious metals yet produced, and will add to the well established reputation o f M essrs . Garrard, of the H ty market, at whose establi s h men t it has been produced. CURRAGH SEPTEMBER MEETING.—THIIRSDAY. The racing was of a first-rate character, and the atten dance greater than on either of the preceding days. Sweepstakes, 10 soya., h ft, with 30 soya. added. Water- ford Post. 2 sous. entrance. Mr. Armstrong's ch f Vesta 3 yrs, 7st Glb ...(Foley) 1 Mr. Ilervey's br g Pickpocket, 4 yrs, Bst 31b 2 Mr. Buchanan's ch c Rector, 4 yrs, ist I Ilb ... 3 Mr. Barry's br h Sir Arthur, Mr. Watt's ch h Bright Star, Mr. French's ch h Pinkoen, not placed. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs for three-yrs•old : colts, Bst 51b ; fillies, Bst 21b. Two miles. Mr. Watt's br c Chat (Conlan) 1 Mr. Disney's br c Celesbe „, •.• 2 Mr. Whaley's b f Betty Swipes • ••• 3 Mr. Knaresbro's b h Irish King, Mr. Legrew's ch e Farnham, Mr. Ferguson's b c by Harkaway, out of Diana ; Mr. Igoe's bl f Wren, Mr. Armstrong's ch f Vesta—not placed. Betting-7 to 4 agst Coleshe, 2to 1 agst Chat, 4to 1 agst Betty Swipes, 4 to 1 agst Vesta. Won by half a neck. Sweepstakes of 25 SOYS, 10 ft, for two-yrs old, 100 !JOYS. added. Lord Waterford's bf by Touchstone, out of I'erdita 1 Mr. Irwin's b c The King of Kildare, by Tearaway 2 Air. Knox's b c Wee Mickey, by Birdcatcher ... 3 paid forfeit. forfeit. Mr. Colgau's Mr. St. George's f by Heiman Platoff, out of Whim ; 'sch p c la b e y e - d T . es sy r e aw e a r y al Sw€'epstakes of 10 sots. , h ft, wi th 30 sous. added from eh Lord c AI il Dubious—nott ow the, T ra i ne rs' Fund, for two-yrs-olds. Anglesey Post, 1 sof. entrance. Lord Ngoaterford's ch cby Harkaway, Red Rose ... M Walt's ch c Crazy Lad, 7st 7lb ... 2 Ar. Mr. Prestsrm's b f Rosins , 6s t 121 b 3 y Alba ; Mr. Clancy's f by Mateman's Schamyl, by Rough Robin; Mr. Hyland's Ihrkaway—Diana ; Mr. Harkaway—White Rose—not placed. f u h a y on' s s t . ch Lu c k e b , Allegretto, Match-400 sous., h ft. Anglesey Post. Mr. Quinn's ch o Farewell, 861 71b, aged; Mr. Preston's b f Rosina, by Tearaway, 83t 41b. Rosina walked over. FRIDAY'. An excellent days sport brought this meeting to a close. The follo win g is a return of the da y 's runnin g : Selling Stakes Swee p stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added, for all a g es. Three y rs ol d , 7 st 41 b ; 'our , Mr. L. Keegans b c Gamester, 2 y rs (Byrne) 1 Lord Waterford's f by Birdcatcher, Mist Cha nc e 2 Mr. J. Keegan's b f Flirtawa y , 4 y rs B fo s r t d 7lb ; Post. five, 9st ; and aged, 9 s t 41b. Water -3 Mr. Nolan's fby Birdcatcher, Wonder's darn, 4 yrs 4 Mr. Harvey's ch f La Danseuse, Lord Milltown's ch f Foinnuella, were not placed. Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for two yrs old fillies, Bst 41b each. Anglesey Post. Mr. Armstrong's filly The Darter, by Tearaway, un Lord Howth's Fring e, b y Launcelot 2 Sir W. W. Winne's f by Shamrock, un ; Lord Water ford's b f Wilmot, by Fraley, and Mr. Quinn's br Attraction, paid forfeit. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for mares, weight for age. Four miles. Mr. Disney's b f Panic , 4 y rs (Lilly) 1 Mr. Armstrong's ch m B eatri ce 2 Lord Waterford's fby Birdcatcher, Miss Chance, 4 yrs 3 Lord Miltown's f Foinnuella, Mr. Buchanan's ch m Blue Devils, Mr. Anderson's Gramachree, Mr. Sharkey's gr f Eighn, by Birdcatcher, Mr. Hervey's br f Guaracha, Mr Igoe's bl f Wren, Lord 11.owth's Lucy—not placed. Corinthian Stakes, 10 sovs. ea h, h ft, with 23 added. Ono 'nil° und a half on the Peel Course. Heats. - Mr. Doyi.,'s eh h Pinkeen, 5 yrs, 10st 10!1) (Ist heat, Mr.l'etl, retn,inder Mr.Kcnt) 2 0 1 I Mr.Liervey's br g Pickpocket, 4 yrs.llst9lb 1 0 3 2 Lord Waterford's b c Souter Johnny, 3 yrs, list l!b ... . 0 1 2 dr Mr. Montgomery's b c Corinth, 4 yrs, llst 91b 0 2 dis. Mr.E. Murphy's Little John, 5 yrs, llst llb 3 3 dis. Lord Howth's ch h Clifden, 5 yrs, llst 9lb 0 0 dis. Match of 25 sovs., pp ; 11st each ; half a mile. 'Owners to ride. Mr. Mansergh's b g Violoncello Mr. Gardner's br g Pickwick ... ... ] ... 2 FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 9.—Yesterday morning several workmen were occupied in raising the flag-stones where the murdered bodies of Mdlle. Evenepoel and the servants had been found. These bloody flag. stones have been transported to the Hotel de Ville, where they will probably be exposed at the bar as means for the conviction of the offenders. A report was current here yesterday afternoon that a person had been arrested at a goldsmith's, while in the act of presenting for sale one 01 the chains belonging to the unhappy victim ; others say that some evil-dis posed persons have broken into the country house of M. Evenepoel, at Laken, on account of the indifferent manner in which the two servants had been buried ; but these reports are entirely without foundation. The horrible deed remains enveloped in profound mystery. Search continues to be made with unex ampled activity. The inhabitants of that quarter are seized with a sort of panic. In the evening the streets are almost deserted, and all shut themselves up in their houses. The Obserrateur, says at the moment of going to press we are assured that three of the assassins of Mdlle. Evenepoel have been arrested in Russia. Some duplicates of the stolen property were found on them, with passports for England. We are further assured that they have accomplices, after whom diligent search is being made. Another account states that a person who may be relied upon says that the magistrates had admitted a young woman into their private room who was mag netised on placing in her hands a lock of Mdlle. Evenepoel's hair, she declared that it belonged to a person who had been assassinated by three persons, one of whom was a liberated galley slave, and another a joiner; that the delinquents had possession of the stolen property, and were going on board a vessel at Ostend, and were furnished with passports for Eng land, but upon their arrival in that city they turned back, and took a direction to the south or south-west. Without relying upon the faith of this narrative, the xnigstrates nevertheless have sent the officers chiefly in that direction. The funeral service for the servants who were as• sassinated was performed this morning at ten o'clock, and was far more numerously attended than that of Mademoiselle Evenepoel yesterday. A large number of servants belonging to the city were observed among the crowd. The funeral decorations had remained almost the same as yesterday. There were three priests at the altar and three at the reading-desk. In the choir were the relations of the young women, and the lover of one of them, as also M. Evenepoel and another member of the family. We also observed among the persons present several priests not belong ing to the parish. VIENNA, SEPT.4.—We are informed that his Ma jesty the Emperor has given permission to Baron S. Von Rothschild to make an entail fur his family in the Austrian states. We are happy to state that the disorders at Mann haartsberge have been put down, and that the troops have been ordered home. The mortality in Galicia continues unabated, and the disease is so great that the wages of day labourers have increased to a quadruple amount of what they received in former years. PESTII, SEPT. 2.—The festivities in celebration of the visit of his Imperial Highness the Archduke Stephen continue on a general scale. Deputations from various quarters have presented addresses, and his Highness is everywhere received by large assem blies of people, with every demonstration of respect and affection. The opening of the railway to Slolnok, the heart of Hungary, was honoured by the presence of the Archduke.—Flanders Mail, Sept. 11. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausslts, SEPT. 10. Actual Debt, 23{, per Cent . ...... ....... Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ••.•• • • • Loan of Thirty Millions, Four par Cent •• • • Ditto Three per Cent •••• • • .. Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto .. •. • • Ditt0,d1tt0,1840.....• • • ...... . Ditto,ditto,lB42.• • • • • • • • • • • 98% Ditto, 1844... •••••• • • .. • • ... 93 Ditto, 1836... ••..••.•• • • • • • .• .. •• .. 91% Ditto, 1838 .... ••••• • • • • • ....... .... 68 Ditto of the City, 1832 • Bank of Belgium ... • —Brussels Papers, Sept. 11. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, SEPT. 4. 5 per Cent. Metalliques •••••••••• 105 11-16 4 per Celli. ditto • . • • • . 961 ii 3 per Cent. ditto.. ••.• . • • • 17 Loan, 1834 ........ • . • • „ „ „ „ 151 Ditto, 1839 ..•...•• •• .• •............. Bank Shales ••••••• • • • • • • . .......... 1192 ISiterhs.vi'S Loan .....• • • • •.•••. • • • .• RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand ...... . Gloggnita ••• • .e •••• • • • • •• • 120!,;, Vienna—Milan • • ••• • • • • • • ............ 10834 Leghorn • • •••••• • • • • • • • • Sienna •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Pesti' Bridge .. • • •• •••••• •• •• • • Apenninen ••••• • .. • ••.••••••• • • • • • • • • 94 14 PRLISSIAN FUNDS.—Bantm, SLFr. 7. rills. Money. St.Sehuld Sch., 334 per Cent ••• • • ...... 9334 Pruitt. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent...... Foreign Exchanges •• .......... Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months 6 2434 6 2434 9S THE REV. MR. COBBOLD'S NEW WORK, " ZENON ; AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF THE EARLY DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY."— We are glad to observe that a second and cheaper edition of this interesting work has just been published. We congratulate Mr. Cobbold upon having devoted his time and talents to a work which must interest every one who has any sympathy with the fearful su ff erings endured by the primitive followers of Christianity. But, besides this, Zenon" is the pro duction of an accomplished scholar, who places before us the domestic life of a people whose name is associated with all our most cherished recollections of whatever is great and noble in human nature. Mr. Cobbold has evinced equal judgment and skill in his management of his subject.—John Bull. FREE-TRADE CONGRESS AT BRUSSELS.—The Free trade Convention, to commence on Thursday next at Brussels, will, it is hoped, be an interesting and impor tant meeting. Through some neglect in sending the invitations and making the announcements, the intention to hold this conference has hardly been known in this conntry till within the last two or three weeks. Had it been otherwise, a large attendance of English Free traders might have been expected. As it is, several of our countrymen will be present, amongst them Mr. James Wilson, M.P., Mr. William Browne, M.P., sent by the Free-traders of South Lancashire, Mr. Peter Fairburn, deputed by those of Leeds, Colonel Thomp son, M.P., deputed both by Bradford and Sheffield, Mr. T. B. Turton, the late master cutler of Sheffield, Mr. S. Mitchell, of that town, &c. It is not a little to be re gretted that Mr. Cobden is now in Russia, and will, therefore be prevented from attending. Colonel Thomp son, the veteran pioneer in the cause, will happily be among the guests. Thus the great manufacturing com mercial interests of the north of England will be fairly represented at the congress ; and the weight of the largest bodies of manufacturers in the world be given to the noble principles of freedom of industry and inter course among nations.—LeedsMercury. IMPUDENT ROBBERY IN A PUBLIC-HOUSE.—OH Saturday information was circulated throughout the police force that four men, of shabby-genteel appear ance, had entered the Brave Nelson public house, Old Gravel-lane, SL George's-in-the-East, kept by Mr. Collins, and having been served with some refreshment in the parlour, three of them contrived to keep the landlord and landlady in conversation whilst the fourth slipped out of the room. broke into the bedroom, and plundered it of 51. in gold and silver, and a quantity of wearing apparel, plate, &c., getting clear off with the booty, the robbery not being discovered till after they had all left the house. LICENSING DAY FOR THE CITY.—A. notice has been issued that a special session will be holden at Guildhall, on Saturday. the 18th inst., at nine o'clock, for the purpose . of granting licenses to persons about to keep inns, alehouses, &c., within the city of London. RAMBLES IN SWEDEN AND GOTTLAND.—We are requested to state that this new work, by Sylvanus, author of "Pedestrian Reminiscences at Home and Abroad," &c. (in Bvo., with illustrations), will bo pub lished by Mr. Bentley, to-morrow, the 14th inst. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER. —Yesterday morning a young man and two or three females were out in a small skiff on the river. When off Mr. Chand ler's steam-boat pier, owing to the strong breez e, and, it is alleged, unskilfulness of the parties in the boat, the vessel suddenly turned over, and the whole of them were immersed. The cries of the people in t h in) water b roug ht several persons to their a ssistance ; ut, no withstanding that every exertion was ma de, the young man who had, charge of the skiff was car r ied along with the tide and disappeared. The females were take n into a public-house at Millba sk, and when t h ey had suffi ciently recove red they returned to their homes. The females refused to tell the name or address of the young man whose life has been sacrificed. DEATH OF H O LLIPiGSWORTH, TUE COMEDIAN.— Jr. Thomas Hollingsworth, the comedian and theatri cal agent, expired on Saturday afternoon, at the age of 53. The deceased, who a few years since was well known in the metropolis as the representative of old men, went on Sunday afternoon with his wile to the Brighton Railway terminus, for the purpose of seeing her safe into the carriage, as she was going to see her chil dren at Brighton. He returned to his lodgings, 11, Bell-yard, Clare market, where he complained for the first time of a pain near the kidneys. He had the best medical attendance tbat could be obtained, but, in spite of every exertion, he " shuffied off this mortal coil." The deceased was the author of several successful farces. We regret to hear from undoubted authority that there is a moat extensive potato blight in Poland. This is an event to be deplored, even though it may not affect us, now that we are secured by a plentiful harvest, and by a profusion 0 foreign supply.—Observer. BELGIAN EASTERN JUNCTION should be lost in vigorously proceeding with that pars RAILWAY. tion of the lice which air. Bala- has recommended as An extraordinary general meeting of the poprie- the first to be commenced, and the cost of executing tors and shareholders of the Belgian Eastern June- which will, according to his estimate, be more tion Railway took place on Saturday, at the London than covered by the capital now at the disposal of Taverns - for the purpose of receiving the report of the the company. directors with respect to the present state of the " There are many reasons besides which appear company's affairs, and also to take into consideration to point this out as the most eligible course to be the course to be pursued for carrying out the objects adopted. of the undertaking. " The apparent certainty of receiving a consider- Sir Frederick Smith took the chair shortly after able per tentage upon the projected outlay would, of one'clock, and, the usual preliminary business having itself, be sufficient, but when contrasted with the beet) Tope through, enormous loss consequent upon the sacrifice of the The SECRETARY read the following report of the caution money , in addition to the other expenses that direotori, amid some l aug h ter and confusion : have been necessarily incurred, can scarcely leave a " This company being now lawfully constituted doubt that this is the most eligible course to be pur undesaAlaeir Acte de Societe, which received the royal sued ; and even on the supposition of the corn assent on the 2d of August, and was promulgated in pany being ultimately unable to raise sufficient the Gdyernment journal (the Moniteur Beige), on the funds to complete the whole line, after having ex 6th a that month, the directors have taken the earliest pended upon it the capital now at their d isposal , opportunity of calling th e s h are h o ld ers together, for it may r easonably be expected that, in that the aairpose of laying before them an exposition of case, another company would be Ciund will the ir. affairs. ing to purchase the concession together with "The shareholders are already aware, from the re- the works, at such price as would e nt ail a sacrifice portsmitle to them on the 25th of M arc h, 1846, t h at b ear i ng no' proportion to the loss( s above alluded to; the whole of the 42,500 shares into which the capital and, if that portion of the line which can be completed of the company is divided, were allotted, and that with the funds in hand, :should prove as productive as upon- 32,025 of those shares deposits were paid, thereby your engineer anticipates,ihe effect will be to improve realising the sum of 80,0621. 10s. your property so substantially, as to enable you, either " The directors were at that time advised that the by calls or loans, to raise sufficient moats to carry on defaulters might be legally compelled to pay up their the works to their final completion. In one case you deposits, and it was a matter of grave consideration will make a total sacrifice of your caution money, whether proceedings should be taken for that pur- and in the other it will have been released and em pose, but *the directors eventually came to the ployed in such a manner, as even in the most unpro• conclusion that it was not expedient to resort to such piteous event, to give you a reasonable prospect of a step:, until the operations of the company were recovering, if not the whole, at least a large portion of farther advanced, when they thought it not impro- the amount. bable that confidence in railway undertakings might " For these reasons the directors are unanimous in be restored, and the necessity for compulsory measures recommending you to proceed at once with the works, be thus wholly superseded. so far as the funds in hand will enable you to exe ",The amount, therefore, of the company's receipts cute them. under that head has not been increased since the last " The directors lament that, on this occasion it report. The total expenditure, up to the present should be a part of their duty to communicate to you, time, amounts to 24,4361. 16s- 6d. and the liabili- the death of their able and zealous colleague at Brus ties to 2,2511. 6s. sels, the late Colonel Beuckers to whose judicious " The particulars of these sums, as well as the pre• exertions may, in a great measure, be ascribed the sent state of investment of the surplus funds, will be successful result of their negotiations with the Bel found in the annexed account, from whence it will be gian Government on the subject of the concession and seen that including the caution money, there remains of the Acte de Societe. This gentleman died in July at this moment a balance of 55,963/. Os. 9d. available last, almost at the moment of concluding these nego for the purposes of the undertaking. tiations, after a lengthened illness and much suffer "Cdritiderable delay was unavoidably incurred in ing, which were greatly aggravated by his incessant settling the terms of the Acte de Societe with the devotion to the affairs of the company. Belgian Government, but, as every provision to which "In order, therefore, to give efficiency to the local the directors and their legal advisers attached any committee at Brussels, and to supply as far as pos seridus importance was eventually conceded to them, sible the loss which the company has sustained in the they feel that the time occupied in preliminary dis- death of Colonel Beuckers, the directors have ap cussion has net been expended in vain. pointed M. Graben, of Brussels, a very able and in k', In accordance with the 16th article of the Cahier telligent gentleman, to succeed him as chairman of des Charges, which required that the works should that committee, and they have arranged with Captain be commenced within a given period, that formality Logan, who has joined the direction, to proceed to was duly complied with on the 15th of July last, but Brussels, and form one of the committee there. This no:further steps have yet been taken for proceeding latter gentleman is, in the opinion of the directors, with them, with the exception of preparing the peculiarly qualified for the duties which he has under working plans, on which Mr. Baly, the company's taken. engineer, is now engaged. The plans and sections "The shareholders are aware, that since the di and other details, required by Article 2 of the Cahier rectors had last the honour of meeting them in this des Charges to be submitted to the Minister of place, they have lost the assistance of their late col- Public Works, were duly delivered to him within leagues, the Marquis of Winchester, Mr. Garnet, the period prescribed, and there is every reason to Mr. Head, and air. Hopkinson, these gentlemen believe they will receive the sanction of the Belgian having retired from the direction." Government. Arrangements have also been made for After a lengthened discussion, in which the feelings the necessary contracts. of the proprietor s p resen t was mar k e dl y expresse d to 4 lt will be gratifying to the shareholders to learn be in favour of the immediate dissolution of the corn that the anticipations of the directors on several im- pally, and the return of the money in hand, and an portant particulars announced in their former report endeavour to obtain back from the Belgian Govern have been fully realised. In that report it was inti- ment the caution money, the following resolution was mated that the good feeling manifested towards the moved by Mr. Head, seconded by Mr. Craddock, and company by the Belgian Government, afforded carried unanimously : grounds for believing that the result of the then " That it is the unanimous wish of the present pending negotiations would be the acquisition by the meeting that the undertaking should be abandoned, company of additional lines, ancillary to those pro- and the company dissolved, and that immediate steps mised by the original convention, together with an be taken for obtaining a return of the caution money, offer of certain valuable options. and that for the purpose of considering and reporting " The following comparative statement will show on the above objects the chairman and deputy how well founded was this belief, and how success- chairman of the company, with .Sir J. Carmichael, fully the negotiations then pending with the Belgian Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Head, be appointed a corn- Government were brought to a close : mittee for that purpose, and that the meeting be "ORIGINAL CONVENTION. adjourned to the earliest possible period to which the "Ist. The line specified in the original provisional committee can make their report. convention extended from Manage by Wavre, as far The CHAIRMAN, in putting the resolution to the as Landen, with a branch from Nivelles to Braine le meeting, said that due notice would be given of the Comte, the execution of the whole of which was period when the committee were ready to make their made compulsory. report. "CONCESSION ACTUALLY GRANTED BY THE CHAMBERS. A vote of thanks having been carried to the chair " Ist. By the concession the execution of that part man, deputy-chairman, and directors, the meeting only of the line, which extends from Manage to separated. Wavre, and which is the portion most approved of by Mr. Stephenson, as well as by Mr. Baly, the ere gineer of the company, is made compulsory, and while the power is still reserved to the company of extend ing the line to Landen as originally designed. The following important options are added, viz. : " Ist. Of joining the State line at Vertryck, in stead of at Landen. " 2dly. Of extending in this case your railway to the line about to be made between Diest and Hasselt. "idly. Of joining the State Railway at Neer winden instead of at Landen. " 4thly. Of effecting a communication with the line running along the valley of the Cette with the State railway at Tirlemont, by means of a branch line from Court St. Etienne to Maleves. " sthly. Of the additional and very valuable privi lege of constructing a branch line from the neigh bourhood of Genappe to Luttre, which will have the effect of bringing this line in direct communication with the Sambre and Meuse Railway, by means of the southern branch of the State line. The directors feel that in the present state of the money market, and with the present aspect of railway affairs, this is not the moment to discuss the advantages of the options thus granted to the company, but still they are anxious to draw your attention to the traffic tables and report furnished by Captain Logan as well as to the report of Mr. Baly, in reference to the great importance of the branch to Luttre, it being a branch in immediate connexion with that portion of the line, the execution of which is compulsory on the company. " From the foregoing statement it will be seen that the company are now in this position, that with in creased powers for the outlay of capital, if they think fit to exercise them, they may still reduce their out lay to considerably less than one-half what was stated in the prospectus, if the pressure of the times or other circumstances should make it expedient to do so Notwithstanding these facilities, it having been thought desirable, in consequence of the continued depression in the money market, to obtain an exten sion of the time allotted prescribed by the Cahier des Charges, for the execution of the different portions of the line, the president addressed a letter to the Minis ter of Public Works on the 14th of last month, di rected to that object. "The following translation of the answer he re ceived from the Minister affords grounds for the belief that the request contained in this letter will be substantially complied with : "'Brussels, July 15, 1847. "' Monsieur le President,—l have received the letter which you have done me the honour to address to me under the date of the 14th of this month, in which you request— " First, That the extension of the line which has been conceded to your company shall be considered optional as regards that portion of it which extends from Feluy to Wavre. " Secondly, That the period fixed by the terms of the Cahier des Charges for the completion of the works shall be extended.l " The former of these requests does not appear to me to be capable of being entertained, inasmuch as it would prove destructive to the very basis of the concession, and besides, if admitted, would induce the consequence of substituting for the line which has been conceded by the Legislature, a line much inferior in extent, and much more limited in its ulti mate objects. " With regard to the demand for an extension of the time prescribed for the execution of the rail way, it must be admitted that, taking into conside rition the time that has already elapsed since the passing of the law of concession, as well as the difficulties consequent :on the ;financial circumstances of the times, the company, can with c diffice disposedult y dis pense with this extension, I shall therefore ha b to make a proposition for it t o the Chambers, the more so as a parliamentary precedent maybesides be cited in its favour, which ought , in m y opinion, to lead to the completion of the li ne, in favour of which the pre cedent was established, not only more securely, but even more promptly than if the coercive measures authorised by the Cahier des Charges had been put in force. " But lam not enabled to speili positively as to the limit that may be assigned to this extension, &c. "' I cannot, however, conceal from you that the request, that this extension of time should be for a period of ten years, appears to me to be upheld neither by the extent of the enterprise, by the circum stances of your position, or by the magnitude of the works executed. " Receive, Monsieur le President, the assurance of my most distinguished sentiments. (Signed) " DE BAVAY, Minister of Public Works.' " The directors beg to lay before you a report fur nished by Mr. Baly, the company's engineer, which will explain his views as to the portion of the line which should be commenced in the first instance. "The traffic tables which have recently been com piled by Captain Logan, who has been specially re quested by the board to undertake this important matter, and who has gained most valuable information by personal inquiries in the immediate localities, will, with the assistance of his report, point out to you the advantages consequent upon the execution of the va ions portions of the projected line. " Under all these circumstances, although the con tinued scarcity of money renders it inexpedient in the judgment of the directors to make a call at pre sent, yet they are decidedly of opinion that no ti'6l , r THE BANK or ENGLAND.—Notice was issued on Saturday at the Bank of England that a general court of directors will be held on Thursday next, the 16th instant, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to consider of a dividend. This will also be one of the quarterly general courts appointed by the charter. DIFFICULTIES OF A NOBLE DUKE.—Within the last few days a great sensation has been caused in one of our English countit s by a series of legal proceedings, of the most rigorous nature, taken against a Noble Duke. Ilis Grace has himself, with a portion of his family, hurried off to the Continent, and is not expected to visit England again for several years. The princely establishment of the Noble Duke is completely broken up. An attachment has been laid on his personal effects wherever they could be come at. His pack of hounds, and even the poultry in his yard have been . attached by the creditors. The liabilities fbr which these proceedings are taken are said to have been chiefly contracted during his Grace's mut quisate. The parties at whose suit the proceedings are taken arc a wealthy Jewish firm in the metropolis, remarkable for the mag nitude of their monetary transactions. The heir to the ducal coronet, a member of the new House of Commons, is said to have added very materially, by his expensive habits, to the incumbrances of the family estates, and it is confidently stated in private circles, that a Noble Earl, who recently received the aid of the Duke's influence in a memorable electioneering contest, is the holder of bonds for loans to his Grace to the large amount of 50,000/.—Gbserver. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF PLATE.—On Saturday afternoon the police route furnished the following rob bery of plate to an extensive amount. It appeared that Mr. Burns, an auctioneer, of Stratton-street, May-fair, came to town on that morning early, and requiring breakfast, the butler was in the act of preparing it, when to his astonishment he discovered that the various bags in which the spoons, teapot, and other articles had been deposited were missing, and wooden models left in their stead. An inquiry was set on foot, but the under butler, who had charge of the property was not to be found. Messengers were sent to Vine street station, and on In spector Wall arriving at Mr. Burn's house, some of the duplicates of the stolen property (in amount about 2001.) were discovered. Subs,quent information proved that the under butler had decamped, and the electric tele graph on the Birmingham line was immediately put in. requisition. DEPLORABLE OCCURRENCE.—Yesterday morning, about half-past one o'clock, William Neary, the night pierman at Blackfriar's-bridge pier, was told that a man had jumped off the bridge iiito . the water. He imme diately rowed to the spot but could not find any one. He therefore returned to the pier, where ho took a couple of police-constables into his galley; they then returned, and on examining the piers they found blood running down the first, on the lower side of the Surrey slid of the bridge. With the light from the policeman's lantern they were able to sue, crouched between the two pillars of the pier-head, a man who was dreadfully wounded. They could perceive that one side of his face was battered in, and that he was unable to stir. It being then flood tide, they were unable to get nearer A than seventeen or eighteen feet to t h ?ea s r uffe a r s e c r e . nded ladder, however, having been procured, and, s Y ilter consi it, whilst the policemen held the h man oe , lospital. The sur geons,and removed to St. Bartholomew's I d w e a r s a b!e lowered tron bilen,toantdb the t bo n n o t. little i e p: b r a s o s o a n t :a b l e r n i risk, t th a e s severely i .jured, that little and that he was otherwise so of his recovery. The unfor tunate could be entertained b d e Beecham, and it is said upon examination, pronounced his thighs broken, is connected with a highlyerda 7 th e er curious importation, by s e s v i zs.q, square, re each considerable im p impressed d be w r i t o h f respectable family. tun T a h te er m e Dawtoactskhnsisamatime in the warehouses of the S. hieroglyphic characters, no doubt setting forth the name b K r a ic a s arine ains of the m far a eb k mo e u r tß a u nt se d ir a na t ch e h' of manufacture. Some of them are represented as having formed a portion of the cele brated Tower of Babel ; there are also several portions o v e f r ed statues noiwenunisttethrl i ie n obprri et b eetr l e a toi i g k el ty3ht. m phe% %her e , eii r cl marble , basalt,l ap ecerh,rreosa i j aec acharacters, er s , o r a n d granite , to those o eachs e versed c o. and largec Ah Arabic an casesh te i e r esat of books languages,. og e t k i i ! a i in n dd a m i whichut manuscript of much must have cost an immense sum and many years in the collection. The whole are, it is ex in tended for the B r iti s h M useum. If such should be the dock case, they will fo rm a very valuable addition to t h at in— stitution, and p rove t h ere, as at the expected, s subjects ot great interest. I t i s much to be regrette d that the vessel,. having got on shore during her voyage, the books have been much damaged, but can no doubt be restored to such a state as to render them intelligible. EXTRAORDINARY Fox CsiesE.—Friday morning about gre a t a t i h s t: the inhabitants of Bath-street were surprised by the a number of men and boys. neighbourhood, chased by the chase too close for him, took re , Reynard, finding c g - h a o t u s i e u , ll to six t e h d e appearance of a fox run u n b i l n i fuge in the Chequers p quietude and of the worthy landlady her family. Search. being made f or the varmint, he was found to have en sconsed himself in the bar amongst the ginger beer bottles, and with which he made some havoc. Some difficulty was now found in dislodging master reynard from his quarters, but by the aid of ropes and a pair of tongs he was ignominiously ejected, and borne eft' br his captor. We understand that the animal escaped from the premises of Dir. Knote, of the Abbey Green...-. Bath Herald. THE FIRE AT BANSTEAD.-.-The destructive fire which broke out on the premises of Messrs. Nelson and . Kenward, on Banstead Downs, last Friday, continued to . burn the whole of Friday night, and it was not extin guished until Saturday at noon. Fortunately, the mills and other buildings escaped. The following is Mr- Braidwood's official report of the damage done:—" Four stacks of hay destroyed, one stack of cats, one ditto ot tares, one of wheat, cue of barley, and a waggon con! I __ Burned. Cause of fire unknown." -- , I15!.1 45 1 4 12!ti 31i t i 74 27% 13 5 % 1N 724 s 26% s?i 1,~ 4 i .. , 3:s ~~ l 9~ 144 , 0 29!i 0. lot 9 4 i ;1 ~+~ a'i