The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-14 00:00:00

FOREIGN 6• COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE Accounts from Madrid of the 4th inst. prove that Senor Salamanca is decided on taking the goodwill of the pa triotic portion of his countrymen by storm. The Madrid Gazette publishes a royal decree, appointing General Espartero senator of the kingdom. The same journal contains a circular, addressed by the Minister of the Inte rior to the Political Chief, prohibiting all publications re lative to the private life of the Queen and her august con sort, under the penalty of the suppression of the journal and the confiscation of the security lodged by the proprie tor, or of a fine of .60,000 reals if the offence was com mitted in a pamphlet. General Manuel de la Concha, Marquis of Douro, had been appointed Captain-General of Catalonia. The General was admitted on the 3d to a private audience of the Queen, who gave him the most flattering reception, and presented him with a horse from the Royal stables. The General left in the ev( • Catalonia. It does not appear that General Nar as yet resigned the post of Ambassador in P • 2nd instant a body of Carlists entered the t g- the money in the public trea is. On the of Olat, in Catalonia, but on the approach of a su retired, after sei2 Tut.ing to deat Hospital .g in t icent than n the ex- The iw Ministz Escosura, H - omell .Cabalero, Foreign Sotelo, Marine, Ju Tved for t was sig return of all political e that all prosecutions coi left for the capital on th many pol thron acclar Queei and" Several friends of the ex-Regent had illuminated their houses. O❑ the sth, her Majesty attended a bull-fight, and on entering the circus was cheered with the greatest enthusiasm. General Narvaez had also repaired thither, but the jibes and jeers of the spectators compelled him to make a hasty retreat before the entrance of the Queen. _ _ _ tried to earn a liveli tourer ban to )osal has been n New South Wale establish a univ ler to enable yo born in tion iv i Alban The Cathot of priests in colOnies to complete their educa- 72 of which • Lola Mon of Bavaria. which was ti reported at I cured to her that the number She takes the title of Countess I t of a noble family now extinct. gave a of Elgin in the .1 of Durham has arrived at Montreal on a visit nnvernor-General and the Countess health T. — The noble Earl returns from :North America pring of next year. The Countess of Elgin's 'as greatly improved when the last accounts were T ROM Our co rres- received from Canada AMBASSADOR 3—as will be se Ax ENGLI - in Rom( a report curre. St. James's, in the person of Lord Minto, is on t the papal court. A similar report hr._ repeated in London by parties who ougt informed nn - -- • • it there th ► envoy from the mart of been confidently *-1 be well Daily News ikon Fr ntific of has just left Constar ly composed of Turlc arzenbach, has set man, Herr s and Mesor from Strasbui impossible to the present vi: treme. Immi f champagne a: ported, especially to the . north of .. Europe wine is falling while that of vessels increases. Ii ;Hers will return one cask of wine fo: sOme distric three empty A TRIPLE MURDER AT BRUSSELS.—On the 3rd in stant, during the absence at the theatre of M. Evenepoel, murdered his sister and two female servants, and stole a variety of jewellery. A large house-dog was also found id a little spaniel cruelly injured. ) were courting the servants, and a cab-driver, are in custody, on suspicion of having committed the offence. Letters from Berne of the 3d instant announce that, after a discussion which lasted two days, the Diet decided —first, that the question of the Jesuits was a federal one ; and, second, that the cantons in which that order existed should be summoned to dismiss them, and that those in *which there were no Jesuits should be forbidden to admit them under any denomination whatever. That resolution was voted by twelve cantons and two half cantons. The itatives of Lucerne, Schweitz, and `al of their cons killed, a men, wl Two young DENIINCIATI ON' 011' SMITH 0 7 BRIEN.- 4 Repladiation''. seems to be all the rage in Ireland. At Limerick• a con clave of Roman Catholic clergymen, together with a few civilians (all parties being repealer;), have unanimously decided '4hat William Smith O'Brien, by his conduct at the late election, and by his acceptance of the representa tion of the county, procured by the aid of the Tories, has forfeited our 'confidence." `REPEAL ASSOCIATION. — At the meeting of the Asso k. Monday, Mr. John O'Connell changed the ratglith authorities with cool and barbarous murder in their exportation of the Irish poor to Ireland. As to the collection of rates under the new poor-law, he would go so far as to dread that all the horrors of insurrection would occur when the collection of these rates was sought to be enforced by the military power of England. The rent for the week was £B9. THE IRISH. LOANS. of Monday that Killarney, ,__ mions of the south of Ireland have been for sor cition on paying We find from the Cork Examiner Macroom, and several -other whilst several have already d ged, in weekly instalments, their proportion of the gover loan. At a large meeting of the electoral division of cortnac, the Marquis of Waterford who was in the said that he would pay the _portion of both lar tenant minis property of nine townlands in that division, ana Jae Lenunts mignt pay mm their portion when they found it convenient to come in with their rents. Edward Roberts, Esq., said that he would do the same, as did also Thomas Nugent, Esq., and one or two other gentlemen. This is a glorious example for the other landlords of _lre . In the nei has been in extensive first it 14 sick soldiers lyi fadrid Gazette• publishes 11 Cordova 1 des Debats announces tl hia4irid on the 2d instant Minfster of scar; De Ros de Olono, Cor tment ; Sala The Presic of I ;ncy of the Council that the name of Espartero, y the public c :1 with hbourhood of this town, operation throughout ti numerous hands, men, boys, had _ been previously unemployed, were eng and women, many of whom in the cularly. nimble in this respect ; a finer clity th vast deal of grain fell under the sickle; on Wed there were occasional showers of rain, with boi wind, but the labour of t culturist was not r The crops in this immediate vicinity in prime condition, wheat and largely productiv ind barley beir Sligo Journal, THE ANTI-RENT MOVEMENT.-The " repudiation" of rents continues to manifest itself in the southern counties of Ireland, and is sure to spread. • The King's County Chronicle says, that, in Tipperary, a conspiracy has been entered into to depriye the landlords of, their rights. In night arr 3f the h portion of the arrears due. Turning fast Vindicator holds out but slender to the north, the Be setter in that quarter AN I land honest.and bold enough to state the fact There is one paper in Tr( th respect to the much agitated question of it of the Irish paupers by this country, as i from the following article, which we take really are, WI the treatmer will b fronirthe Cork Constitution of Thur been r Lt the death boy named d :bed before con tale union, and who on board t Mtn an .cond person, name -u-n-1 ion, froin exposure to of some angry ar But do the writer Irish inhumanity i ns on English in-1 'at there is such a thin fact, Irishmen wer the transgres -stricken paupers were shipped - for Liverpool and Do they forget that this continued for weeks together, and that, in reply to the remonstrances of these places, the response of the repeal journals, and of jour nals, too, that were not repealers, was, ' You shall get more of them'? Do they for k ,— paupers should be `passed over in thy._ land was compelled to adopt their own recommendation respecting the mode of providing for them at home, and that they were passed over regardless of the con..-- to those to Whom they - they forget that fever w ties previously free, mothers and children r t that they boast ^usands ' unt o unjustly shipped :ed among Commun pestilence transfe was there more n and that hundreds of -fathers from our shore to theirs What Id at inst. have. d to protect themselves by a quarantine, or t they should now endeavour to rid themselves of the die, or if there be a described, and never breathed when they thought they had landlords—is it for them -. to case the first sane 'F and are they to raise an outcry about two deaths when the measure which they commended and counselled was the cause of thousands COURT AND FASHION. We have the best authority for stating that her Ma jesty intends to return from her tour in the Highlands by the same route that the royal squadron took on the way to Scotland. Should the weather, however, prove at all unfavourable for a sea voyage, the Queen will land at Fleetwood, and proceed, in as private a manner as possi ble, direct by railway, to London. The weather at Ardverekie has not been very favourable THE LIVERPOOL STAN.WiItD. CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. The Rev. Dr. Warren, of Manchester, preached at the Temple Church, London, on Sunday afternoon last. The Hen. and Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley, Rector of Bishopwearmouth, brother of the Duke of Wellington, has gone to Bath to take the waters for the benefit of his health, which we regret to learn is far from satisfactory. A correspondent of the Church and State Gazette asks whether the Ecclesiastical Commissioners .have not mitishoped the Bishop of Manchester, as the report of their scheme declares, that the Bishop of Manchester " shall be invested with all the same rights, privileges, dignities, power, jurisdiction, and authority, as have hitherto been, and now are possessed by the Bishop of Ripon ?" We presume that the like were meant. DR. PUSEY AND THE " HERALD."—Dr. Pusey has contradicted the statements given in last week's STAN DARD, on the subject of his advising a Rev. Mr. Brown. to "go to Rome." He says, " I never advised any in dividual whatever to ' go to Rome,' or leave the English Church. Such advice mostly comes from a very different quarter. On the contrary, those who know me know well that, being convinced of the divine office and mission of the English Church, I have never ceased to endeavour to remove the doubts of any who have applied.to me." DEPARTURE OF THE COLONIAL BISHOPS.—Dr. Short, Bishop of the newly-formed diocese of Adelaide, South Australia, accompanied by the Ven. M. Hale and the Ven. M. Hale and the Rev. A. B. Burnett, embarked on Wednesday for his distant diocese. Dr. Tyrrell, Bishop of New South Wales, will leave England on an early day this week. The days for the departure of Dr. Gray, Bishop of Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, and Dr, Percy, Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, have not yetbeen fixed, but it is expected they will leave very early in October. iwledgement of the Earl of Powis's great benefit will remit from his medical knowledge, as a means of conciliating the good-will of the natives. Here after funds may be supplied for the establishment of an hospital,with a school of medicine and surgery. The scheme is one, in fine, embracing the conjoint dissemination of Christianity a;rd civilisation. The benefactions already received are most encouraging ; but more are yet wanted to complete the establishment. Donations -and subscrip tions are received by Messrs. Coutts and rummond, Glyn, and Co., Hoares, Masterman, and C0., d0., and Wil liams and Co., bankers, London. We trust the benevo lent and Christian public of Liverpool and its neighbour hood will not be behindhand in aiding this admirable in stitution. POLITICAL MISCELLANY. The electors of Wolverhampton, at a public meeting, have passed resolutions to the effect that, as the great question of free trade is now settled, therdo not see any public purpose to justify them on any public ground to disturb the peace of the borough, and therefore they ear nestly request Mr. Villiers to do them the honour of con tinuing to be their representative. We.pr.esume, there fore, that there will be another election for South Lan- cashire , and now successful, efforts to preserve the separate existence of the diocese of St. Asaph and Bangor, ang continues sh - all 'consist of the institution of scholarships or exhibi: tions, to be called the " Powis Scholarships," in such numbers as the funds collected will admit of, at one or both of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge, for the maintenance of students, natives of Wales, or one of the four dioceses of Bangor, St. Asaph, St. David's, or Llan daff, thoroughly acquainted with the Welsh language, and intending t(ibecome candidates for holy orders; stich ex hibition to be held till the holder is of a sufficient standing to take his B. A. degree ; and if the funds suffice, to he in part continued to him during a limited portion of the period of his occupying a curacy in Wales, under such regulations as shall be approved of by the Earl of Powis and the bishop of such see. PAL CHAPEL hich ha gecrating this chapel, v A.ndrew, took place on I am of a last, and was witnessed from all parts of the neighbourhood. Erected at considerable expense by Sir J. Gladstone, Bart., the chapel has been given over by him to the bishop of the diocese for the use of the adherents of the Scots Episcopal communion in all time coming ; and, having made provision for the endowment of an incum bent, he has bestowed the appointment on the Rev, D. A. Irvine, who, not having yet received priest's orders, offi ciates temporarily as a deacon, under the license of the bishop. Among the distinghished strangers present at the consecration were the Bishop of Oxford, (the son of the late William Wilberforce,) the Warden of Trinity College, Glensalmond, Bishop Skinner, of Aberdeen, &c. In consequence of the demise of the bishop of the district, (Moir, of Brechin,) the bishop primus (Skinner), assisted by the Rev. Mr. Henderson, of Arbroath, performed the various services, the Hon. W. E. Gladstone and his lady, the latter at the organ , _ leading the devotional exercises. We understand the Bishop of Oxford preached in the cha pel on the following day.—Montrose Review. IS IT LEGAL TO LET PEWS IN PARISH CHURCHES ? The Cheltenham Examiner says—" The abuse of pew letting, so long complained of, is at length likely to be put an end to. The Bishop of Gloucester, at his visita tion, on Monday, brought the subject before his court ; and from some remarks dropped by himself and Dr. Phillimore it appears to be pretty certain that the prac tice is illegal, and that the remedy may be easily admi nistered. It is a well-known fact that persons who never think of attending the church themselves, who reside at a distance, or are themselves members of dissenting con gregations, claim the right of property over certain pews, and derive a considerable revenue by letting them to other parties. Some pews, in good situations, let as high as £l2 or £l4 per annum. It is also well known that this abuse does not exist only in a few isolated cases, but that a large proportion of the seats which ought to be oc- cupied by - the parishioners at large, are made the subject Dr. Phillimore ex- pressed a very decided opinion on the eublect, court made an order on the churchwardens to make a re port of the number of pews so claimed, and the parties claiming, by the Ist of November next. It is likely that these parties, both lessors and lessees, may receive sum- .nd the mouse r s to appear before the ecclesiastical court, to ex plain the grounds on which they justify the pretence." THE CHURCH PARTY .—Whether we think the Church of England a divinely-appointed instrument for the evan gelising the world, or only a divinely-permitted society for working out great moral ends, all confess that it is one of the greatest institutions in the land, and intimately blended with the constitution. They own, too, that while its continuance and preservation promise perma nency to other institutions, by inculcating lessons of order, contentment, and morality, its dissolution would threaten disorganisation and destruction far and wide. Rather than risk these evils, many who are themselves but half Churchmen, either in discipline or in spirit, would rally round the Church when it was in danger, and refuse to ally themselves with those who sought its over throw. Let such as these consider the natural tendency of what are called "Liberal" measures, and let the religious Dissenter beware in time, lest he be beguiled by his have not as yc ELECTION OF Scorns!' PEERS.—The process of elect ing the representative peers for Scotland in the next par liament was gone through last week, •and was looked to with more than common interest, from the circumstance of Lord Dundonald (who has recently been restored to the order of the Bath) being one of the candidates. The following are the sixteen peers elected, with the voting for - each :—Marquis of Tweedale, 53 ; Earl of Morton, 54 ; Earl of Home, 54 ; Earl of Airlie, 51; Earl of Leven and Melville, 56 ; Earl of Selkirk, 53 ; Earl of Orkney, 50 ; Earl of Seafield, 53 ; Viscount Strathallan, 54 ; Lord Saltoun, 55 ; Lord Gray, 54 ; Lord Sinclair, 50 ; Lord Elphinstone, 54 ; Lord Colville, of Culross, 53 ; Lord Rollo, 49 ; Lord Polwarth, 53. The only alteration in the above list, from that of the representatives of the Scotch peerage in the late parliament, is the substitution of the names of Lord Elphinstone and Lord Rollo for those of Viscount Arbuthnot and Lord Reay. The fol lowing peers voted for the election of the Earl of Dundo nald :—Duke of Argyle, Marquis of Huntly, Earl of Sutherland, Earl of Stair, Earl of Breadalbane, Earl of Carnwath, Earl of Glasgow, Viscount Dunblane, Lord Elibank, Lord Torphichen, and Lord Cranstoun. In consequence of doubts which have been raised with regard to the difficulty in the way of Baron de Rothschild taking his seat in the house of Commons, some parties feeling interested in the matter laid a case before Mr. C. Egan, the Chancery barrister, and the view taken by the learned counsel is highly favourable to the 1 e ceremony of con- I member's return. it is to the fol —First duly elected one of the members of Parliament for the City of London, is not, by reason of his being a member of the Jewish persuasion, debarred from taking his seat in the House of Commons.—Secondly : lam of opinion that Baron de Rothschild may lawfully be permitted to take the oath of abjuration according to the usual manner of Jews, viz., on the Old Testament.—Thirdly : I am of opi- nion that the oath of abjuration may lawfully be adminis tered to Baron de Rothschild, omitting the latter words contained in stat. 6, George 111., cap. 53, " upon the true faith of a Christian." The learned counsel supports his opinion by a most erudite argument, and cites various ancient charters and legal decisiono to show (notwith standing that some writers infer to the contrary), that for upwards of 700 years the manners, customs, and religious principles of the Jews have been respected and admitted in judicial matters ; that whenever a member of the Jewish persuasion has had occasion to make an affirmation, lie has been allowed to do so " on his hook," i, e., the Old Testament ; that his right existed so early as the reign of King John, (A.D. 1200,) and that there dGes not appear to be any ordinance, statute, or legal decision to the con trary.— Globe. LAW INTELLIGENCE JENNY LIND AND MR. BUNN.—A singular application was made to,.Mr. Justice Williams, sitting in chambers, yesterday week, on the part of Mademoiselle Jenny Lind, in reference to Mr. Bunn's action against her for breach of engagement. The plaintiff being threatened to hold the defendant to bail, Miss Lind desired to compel Mr. Bunn to make such application forthwith : she was apprehensive that Bunn might cause her to be arrested at the moment of embarkation for the Continent. Mr. Justice Williams said he could not grant the application. In the Judge's Chambers, onTuesday , before Mr. Justice Williams, the question was argued as to the liability of Mr. bun combe, the member for Finsbury, had been arrested at the residence of his father, in Yorkshire, on a writ at the suit of Miss Elizabeth Goudy, for the sum of £3,400. The defendant brought the case before Mr. Justice Wil liams. to have the writ diseharaed on the around of his exemption from arrest as a member of parliament Justice Williams said that it had been liid down by Judge Blackstone that members were exempted for forty days after each prorogation of parliament, and he could not gainsay such an authority. The defendant was conse quently discharged. _ BANKRUPTCY' AND INSOLVENCY.—The new act on bankruptcy and insolvency will take effect on to-morrow, the 15th instant. It contains 21 sections, and is entitled "An act to abolish the Court of Review in bankruptcy, and to make alterations in the jurisdiction of the Courts of Bankruptcy and the Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors." By the act the insolvency business of the Court of Bankruptcy is transferred to the Insolvent Debtors' Court within twenty miles of the post-office, and the other business of that court, as well as the district courts in matters of insolvency, is given to the new county The new rules by the Insolvent Debtors' Court the new forms are, however, RAILWAY AFFAIRS. The Bishop Audkland and Weardale have sanctioned the sale of the line to the Wear Valley. Mr. Wilcox has retired from the secretaryship of the Chester and Birkenhead Company, and Captain Charlewood has been appointed the secretary of that company, now amalgamated with the Cheshire Junction Company. GREAT WESTERN MOVEMENTS.—OIar readers must not feel surprised if they should hear presently that the Great Western Company had become competitors for the pos session of the Chester and Birkenhead line, in order to command the large tr a ffi c w hi c h w ill, no doubt, be drawn by the Birkenhead docks.—Herapath's Journal. One day last week, while a train on the Bristol and Birmingham Railway was passing over the viaduct at Chosen Hill, near Gloucester, some burning coal fell from the engine ; and a labourer, named Barnard, kneeled down for the purpose of lighting his pipe, but before he could rise, another train came up, knocked him down, and killed him on the spot. = From official returns it appears that the amount of traffic for the last week, on upwards of 3,152 miles of railway, was £204,202, thus accounted for :—.£115,056 for the con veyance of passengers only ; £43,712 for the carriage of goods ; and a remainder of £45,434 for passenge r s and goods together, not respectively apportioned ; bei ng an increase of £29,908 over the corresponding week of last year, when the mileage was about 2,525. 7„ ELECTRIC .ELEGRAPH AND BRADSHAW'S RAIL WAY GUIDE.—The successful application of electricity, or galvanism, to telegraphic purposes is the wonder of the age. At present we can scarcely realise the fact that a signal may be communicated instantaneously, from one end of the kingdom to another ; but it is quite true. Electri city travels with the rapidity of light or lightning ; and an operator in London, touching the key of his telegraph, will ring the bell in Edinburgh at the same instant as the one in his own room. And the invention is yet probably rated t printing apparatus may be worked a thousand miles off. The Electric Telegraph has been in extensive operation in America for some years. Jn this matter Brother Jon athan has happened to " go a-head" of us ; has, however, been formed, called " The an association Pion+l4, r.,1 n principal lines of railway. iiradshaw's Sia 7 pentzy Rail way Guide for this month (September), in addition to the railway and steamboat intelligence, contains a very neat map of England and part of Scotland, indicating those lines on which the telegraph is in operation and those on which it is in progress. At present the use of the tele graph has been chiefly confined to railway nurnoses. hut mercial and the t that by )n for sub gdom to anothe Further information may be obtained from the map and from a perusal of the Company's prospectus, which will be found at page 119_of the Guide. The invention is of the highest community THE G REAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP, A correspondent of the London Times under the signa ture of "An Eye Witness," gives a most interesting ac- and of the perils attending that triumph of British ener g y and skill. After describing the preparations made on the 23rd and 24th of August by the crews of the Birkenhead and Scourge, along with the engineers and men employed for the purpose. On the latter day, the carpenters of the Birkenhead and the Scourge were busily engaged in ma king the temporary rudder and preparing the lighters for their position alongside the Great Britain. This position was to be under large logs of wood stretching out from the ports, called outriggers, kept down by large timber shores. Others of the ships' crews were employed in se curing the " camels," which, however they might have served as levers when filled with sand, were ill adapted to the work of lifting the ship as now applied ; for, being neither wind nor water tight, they were most of them useless as they were unmanageable. Others were la bouring heavily at the pumps. The tide rose high, and it was whispered that the gallant Captain Claxton, whose energy is no less conspicuous than his judgment, had de termined, if possible, to heave off his heavy charge upon the hawsers and cables of the iron ship itself. Surprise and anxiety mixed with misgivings accompanied the an nouncement The great Britain, lifted liy the lighters, camels, empty barrels, and rafts of wood, evidently moved and very slowly yielded, and only very little to the strain employed. All was animation, hope, and joyful expecta tion, every heart responding to the captain's hearty cheers. Darkness came on—a suddn crash was heard as the fall ing in of a roof, and now a noise like the report of can non announced the failure of the blocks of wood, the urptirrac and 411,3 nnymilei ser bands, by which under the engineer l s directions they had been too lightly fastened, became useless. It seemed, in fact, as if the enormous body with which they had to deal had surpassed their calculations and battled their energies On Thursday, the 26th, her Majesty's ship Birkenhead steamed auietly into her position as it had been previously occupied, "and carefully marked by buoys, having let go both bower anchors and veered to 100 fathoms upon each cable. The hawsers, 400 fathoms, laid down on the former trial, were taken in through the stern hawse holes, and on this occasion they were passed over the large paddle-box boats, each capable of containing 140 men, lashed together and placed close to the screw of the Great Britain, to which they (the hawsers) were fastened. A fulcrum was so provided for the lever which the hawsers would thus form for lifting the massive burden they were designed to move, without diminishing the force of the tremendous strain to be employed in dragging it from its stronghold. The signal v 8. 14, 1847. quainted with the narrow passage into Strangford Lough ; but it was very narrow, and the current very strong. The Great Britain was very unmanageable. She would neither lead nor drive in any steady course; sometimes she seemed as if she would go right ahead and give the Birkenhead the go-by, had it been possible. Again, she crossed her towing path to try the starboard side, and then, as if sulky under her restraint, presented herself al most broadside to the draught. The pilot looked aghast, and said, " The hawsers must be shortened ; I cannot take her in if she yaws in this way." At this critical juncture, near the shore, and narrow entrance to the bay, a thick fog came on, so dense as to render the land invis ible, and the very sight of the huge vessel, near as she was, to be indistinct. The Birkenhead's head was turned to the sea, and Belfast Harbour was determined upon. This was made with all the speed that could be made with such an unmanageable floating log. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SUMMARY. The money market continues to be affected by the announcement of failures in the corn market, or of parties connected with houses which have been engaged heavily in unsuccessful speculations. Last week upwards of half a million has been added to the defalcations previously made public ; and in the case of Messrs. Leslie, Alexanderr and Company, whose liabilities were originally said to be nearly covered by the assets, aided by the private fortune of one of the firm, it is now found that the amount owing is much larger than was anticipated, and that the dividend will be only two or three shillings in the pound. Rumours keep flying abroad implicating many m ost respectable houses. Some foreign ones, especially, are said to be very heavily hit, and the worst results are apprehended. In this town, much to the credit of our and sound sense, ice i speaking of; and it would Merchants, as men of foretht no casualties wort ieen attributing to peculation in grain, we have only dealing legitimately, to supply the real wants of the us the VE country Our cotton mark has again been dull, and prices maY rer, owing to an anticipation that the ported. The sales, as made up to Friday, were 18,500 bales, of which 650 were on speculation, and nearly 4000 for export, leaving only 14,000 f or th e t ra d e. Th e i mpor ts have been 0n1y.6,650 bales. The market for manufac tures continues limited, buyers being only willing to ope rate for immediate wants, the country houses being tho principal purchasers. The proposal to work the mills short time does not seem likely to be carried out, the spin , ry, uncalled and which if it do not bri the general stc • opposition from the operative classes ,ut, by means of a general turn out, of working recommended. Tile grain markets throughout the country have rallied slightly from their extreme depression. In this market _ ..seat, and from ls. to ls. 6d. per barrel flour, with a fair clearance ; and the same features were to be observed in London and the country markets. The ar both foreign and clastwi.e, have been light, the doubt, being too busily engaged to thrash out -nsumers bare of stock. Le Swordfish, which arrived on Wednesday with dates from PernTmbuco to the 30th of July, and from Bahio- to the 24th. The Petrel Packet, for Falmouth, left on the 29th. She brings in later news from the River Plate, and no political news from Brazil. A good business has been done in cotton, prices of which bad been forced up to 6,900 to 7,000 reis per arroba for first quality, 7 5-32 d. to 7d. per lb. The stock of sugar on hand was principally confined to Muscovadoes, of which there was little in hand. T he whole in first and second hands, was set down at 1,200 to 1.500 cases, and 2,000 to 3,000 bags white, and 3,0 00 cases and 10,000 bags Muscovadoes. There has been 3 - 1 .,11 of wet ; and the few samples wet were becoming Dry salted hides were in little re grees were 42,000 to 45,000 reis per iast rates for Liverpool id. and 5 per : sugar. £3 10s. and £3, and 5 per a market in the United Kingdom, £4 and 5 per cent. ; sugar, in cases, 15 per cent., less for bags ; additional rates if sent from the Channel to the ; £4 and 5 per cent. for cases obtainable for and other Mediterranean ports. No vessel in :gaged. Exchange.—Large transactions took place at the early part of the month at 6-id. ;it has since rallied, and little or no money obtainable to-day under 261 d. to 27. Rums Freight Channel Continent Trieste port di BAHIA TO JULY 24.—Last sale of codfish, 2,241 tubs, from Jersey, per Olive Branch, sold at 13,250 reis ; and haddock, at 8,500 reis ; wines dull of sale ; salt, 600 reis ; ew Irish butter, 800 reis ; ?.500 reis : coals, 12.000 D 2,600 re ;took of su 2,666 - , - ,;,ci2',60 reis per cowes, for London direct; Exchti Money in Lombard-street was on Friday in active re quest, at former quotations ; and although the brokers did not ask an advance, much difficulty was experienced in gaining discounts. In fact, the continuous failures in the corn trade have wholly paralysed credit. The bank di rectors separated on Thursday without altering in eel, rinveroch chair tiarmQ nf tannrin-wrrtnrln+in.r. A wet. now these are 5z minimum on paper for discount and per cent. for advances on Stock, Exchequer Bills an d other approved securities. In this latter way the membes of the Stock Exchange have the last few days receifv considerable facilities. vv Consols have shown a tendency to flatness throughout the week, and prices up to the close remained unsettled and feeble. The causes which may be supposed to exert ntly these= 3en Italy and aged Starch Etmon, Sui son, a With a the fo] addict Exi night, dexter tainba l tunatc A b cently bales--o Quinti n a nd So/ Pn seci o variou s re main Lone tranck 4 cou rse Publi c testirnor servic es .v erPool scribed On Woman, Manche fell dowi board, a dared that th injunction of flic No period was a ms in •eitz, and Va. Diet; but, as the assembly is to meet again in a few weeks, there is little doubt but it will then adopt coercive measures to enforce obedience to its decision. In the course of the sitting of the 3d, the Directory informed the Diet that the Government of Lucerne was constructing additional fortifications on different points along the fron tier of Argau. That communication was referred to the committee, charged with presenting propositions for the dissolution of the Sonderbund. PROPOSED ' EXPULSION OF THE JESUITS FROM SWIT ZERLAND.—WhiIst England is offering every facility for the reception of Jesuits, the Pope—the Holy Father of the Church to which they belong, is guarding himself against their devices ; and Switzerland, where they have settled in considerable numbers, is struggling hard to expel the dangerous fraternity. The Swiss Diet, on the 3rd inst., decided (by a majority of twelve Cantons and two half Cantons, against eight Cantons and one half Canton) to interdict the Jesuits from admission into the Swiss territories, and called upon the four Cantons in which they are now established to expel them. The in ternational differences of the Swiss Cantons are not, however, exclusively religious. Seven of the Cantons have formed themselves into a League, called the Son derbond, the object of which is probably more positively against the Radicalism of the other Cantons than in favor of their own toleration of Jesuitism. The population of this Republic within a Republic is only about 350,000, against a population in the remaining Cantons of nearly 1,700,000. The Swiss Diet first declared the existence of the Sonderbund illegal —a decision to which the seven Cantons of which it is composed have refused to submit, And as they may be expected equally to treat with con tempt the subsequent decision as to the expulsion of the Jesuits, the Federal Union of the Cantons is virtually at an end ; and war is, therefore, apparently inevitable. A Ccritious WILL.—The 6itrrier "des Etats Unis gives an account of a singular will left by a wealthy notary in Paris, about 25 years since, and which is yet in course of fulfilment. His greatest pleasure in life had been to gather his numerous friends around his table and treat them splendidly, being generous and a good liver, and he conceived the notion of perpetuating these social gather ings after his death. Accordingly, by his will he institu ted an annual banquet for twenty of his chosen friends, appropriating to the purpose the sum of 2000 f. The details of the feast were strictly enjoined, directing the expense always to be 100 f. a head. The memory of the deceased was to be toasted, and the subject of conversation to be as friendship or politeness might dictate. The feast was to be inviolably the same, 21 plates to be always set, (one for himself as perpetual head of the table,) and the 2000 f. to be expended. The first year the twenty friends were all there, but year after year they were removed by death, until in twenty years they were reduced to eight. These partook as customary of the feast, and toasted the memo ries of their departed companions. Last year, however, there were but two, who solely shared the luxurious but melancholy banquet. The two knew each other but little, and met yearly at this table. Their positions were very different. One was very rich, while misfortune had re duced the other to destitution. The rich and the poor man sat coldly opposite to each other, until, warmed by the wines, they had forgotten their different circumstances. On the Ist of June, this year, the feast again returned, but the rich man was dead, and the poor and only survivor seated himself at the table laden with silver, with its 21 covers and its delicious viands. There he sat the victim of poverty, subject to all privations, pervaded by a feeling of sadness and desolation, at a magnificent banquet of 2000 f. Pressed by his wants he made bold to request that the sum which was supplied to this yearly feast for himself might be appropriated to his daily sustenance. The law yer showed him the positive clause of the will, which he was compelled to see executed to the letter. The poor man retired in sadness, thinking how many days he would be obliged to go without a dinner, while once a year he was compelled to b e sur f e i ted with a feast prepared for 21 persons, and valued at 2000 f. A singular piece of folly truly. IRELAND. Mr. O'Connell's furniture was sold on Th ursday, b ut little competition. 1, the first Lord of the Admiralty, has And inspected the several naval es- there was very 1 Lord Aucklar paid a visit to iablishments there. A man, named Owen Lackey, died last week in K e ll' s Hospital, Ireland, of farcy, caught from skinning a de ceased horse. The Right Hon. Edward Pennefather, late Chief Jus tice of the Queen's Bench, Dublin, expired after a long illness on Monday. There are 2370 paupers in Cork Workhouse, where thirty-two died within the last week. The weekly cost of an inmate is Is. 50. An infant was cruelly murdered at Louth, a few days ago. Its mouth was wounded ! and part of its tongue cut off, and then it was thrown into a pound. There are strong grounds for believing that the mother of the child, a young Woman named klleu Tuxford, is the murderer. ied to th They di) not, „however, Majesty and the court return from Scotland this week: The Duchess of Kent arrived at Frogmore Lodge from the Continent on Wednesday. The Queen Dowager arrived at Bushy Park on Tues day, from the Isle of Wight. Yrince Waldemar of firussia left London on Thursdsy, on his return to Germany. Several letters addressed to her Majesty from Osborne have been opened on their way to Scotland, and a strict investigation is going on as to who has been prying into royal secrets. Sir Robert Peel has returned to Drayton Manor, Staf fordshire, from visiting in the north. Lady Peel and Miss Peel have also returned to the family seat from a visit to Mrs. H. Baring at Cromer Hall, Norfolk. The Duchess of Hamilton has purchased the beautiful tower and land, the property of the late Mr. Beckford, and presented it as a cemetery to Walcot parish. The extent of land, with two acres added, by Major Blathwayt, will be about five acres. The Infante Don Juan left London on Tuesday for Hamburgh. His Royal Highness will go to Marienbad, where he is to meet his august consort. The Conde de Montemolin accompanied his Royal Highness on board the steamer, until the moment the vessel got under weigh, when the two princes took an affectionate leave of each other, expressing a hope that Divine Providence might so ordain it that their next meeting should take place speedily and under more prosperous circumstances. GENERAL ESPARTERO.—The Duke of Victory has at length determined on quitting England for the continent. The gallant duke has taken preliminary measures to break up his establishment at Abbey Lodge, Regent's Park, and has made arrangements to leave for Brussels on or about the 28th inst., accompanied by the Duchess of Victory and Mdlle. Espartero. his niece. It is four years since General Espartero, with General Van Halen and fifteen companions in exile, arrived in England ; and we are as sured that the distinguished general leaves London enter taining the liveliest recollections of the sympathy he has experienced from a large and influential circle of friends in this country. _ _ CHRISTENING IN EXETER HALL.—Last Sunday morn ing, the infant son of the Earl and Countess of Ducie was baptized by the Rev. Dr. Cumming, in the large room, Exeter-hall. The noble lord with his countess stood up before the vast auditory which overflows Exeter hall every Sunday, and the minister put to him the vow and obligations that belong to this sacrament. Lord Ducie then presented his child in his arms at the baptis mal font, according to the usage of the Established Church of Scotland, and the minister poured water on its brow after the usual manner. The severe simplicity of the ceremony gave it, in the circumstances, an impressive character. A PRINCE TRAVELLING IN A CART.—The Prince Wal demar of Prussia recently paid a visit to Earl Fitzwilliam at Wentworth House, Yorkshire, and on arrival at the Wortley station, found that he could not obtain post horses to attach to his travelling carriage ; and the officials at the station, not knowing the rank of the passengers, said that the only means of conveyance available was a spring cart belonging to a neighbouring farmer. His royal highness and suite availed themselves of this vehicle, in which they arrived safely at Wentworth House. The adventure did not end here. A carriage and four, with out-riders, had been despatched to meet his royal high ness, who was not expected to arrive by so early a train as that by which he came. The two vehicles passed each other on the road without any recognition taking place, no one in his royal highness's suite knowing the carriage of Earl Fitzwilliam, and his lordship's servants not expect ing to meet a prince and his suite travelling in a farmer's market-cart. _ The celebration of the coming to age of the Hon. Ed ward Henry Stanley, eldest son of Lord Stanley, and grandson of the Earl of Derby, who attained his majority on the 21st July last, will take place during the present month, at Knowsley. We believe, that on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 21st and 22d instant, grand dinner par ties will be given to a large number of guests assembled at Knowsley-hall, to whom invitations have been dispatched through the surrounding neighbourhood. The morning of Tuesday will, we hear, be enlivened by a cricket match, appointed to come off on that day ; and the morning of Wednesday will be occupied by a feast to be given to all the labourers in the employment of the noble earl. On Thursday, a grand dress ball will be given to members of all the principal families in every part of this extensive county (including many, of course, residing in and near this town,) to whom, and to many in Cheshire, also, in vitations have been sent. For this entertainment a very handsome and spacious temporary room has been built and decorated. On Friday, a very large number of his lordship's tenants, residing within reach of Knowsley, will meet at a dinner, at which, it is rumoured, the Earl of Derby will himself p res id e , an d a t w hi c h man y o f hi s family will attend. In the evening a display of fireworks will take place, for the amusement of the wives and fami lies of the numerous tenants ; and the day, as well as the festivities of the week, will close with a ball on a large scale, to be given to the tenants and.9then connected with domain.the princely that which he desires to repair. The wisest Nonconfor mists, Owen, Baxter, Howe, and Robert Hall, recognised many excellencies in our system ; Doddridge and Matthew Henry expressly gave God praise for the national estab lishment of our religion ; and the great body of the Wesleyans support the Church upon all critical occasions. Besides believing its existence amongst to be a good in itself, they perceive also that it affords the surest pledge of toleration, which, in the event of Popery gaining the ascendant, they could not expect. —Berkshire Chronicle. THE MANCHESTER BISHOPRIC.—One thing is certain, that the bishopric was offered to Dr. Waddington, Dean of Durham, and declined by him. From all that we hear, it is most likely that the party selected for the newly-cre ated dignity will be the Hon. and Rev. Henry Montague Villiers, M. A., Rector of St. George's, Bloomsbury, London, a prebendary of St. Paul's. He was named six months ago, and of late there appears to be some reason for believing that he is to be the new bishop. Mr. Villiers is a younger brother of the Earl of Clarendon, and of the Hon. C. P. Villiers, M. P. for South Lancashire. If elected, he will be the youngest bishop, being only in his 35th year. He married, in January, 1837, Miss Hulton, the eldest daughter of William Hulton, Esq., of Hulton Park. He was then rector of Kenilworth ; but in 1841 he was appointed to the rectory of St. George's, Bloomsbury, on Dr. Short, the former rector, being elevated to the see of Sodor and Man. As yet, we believe, her Majesty's conge d'elire has not been sent to the (now) cathedral chapter of Manchester ; but we may expect it in a very short time. Meanwhile, we are in the - anomalous position of an episcopal see that never had a bishop. Since Wed nesday last, the Bishop of Chester has ceased to be our diocesan ; and there being no Bishop of Manchester ap pointed, any matter arising in the new diocese which may demand episcopal recognition, we suppose, must go to the Archbishop of York. in whose province the see of Man chester is ecclesiastically situate.—Manchester Guardian. THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETY, —The commit tee of the National Society, considering it highly impor tant at the present juncture that the Church should make great efforts to supply the country more adequately with duly qualified teachers, have recently sent letters of in quiry to the diocesan boards, in order to learn what force the Church possesses, or is likely soon to possess, in the department of training institutions. It appears that the institutions at York, Chester, Warrington, Durham, Winchester, Sarum, Chichester, Brighton, Readin g , Ox ford, Exeter, and Lichfield, continue to be efficiently conducted, according to the wishes and the means of their respective bishops and supporters. Three of those insti tutions (Exeter, Winchester, and Oxford) are about to be enlarged, and five new ones (Derby, Bristol, Carmar then, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire), on a sufficient scale, will, if the public afford adequate support, be ere long opened. The committee of the National Society having considered the foregoing facts, and the importance of stimulating the establishment of Church training insti tutions on an adequate scale, agreed to authorise endea vours to raise a fund for promoting the establishment and enlargement of diocesan training institutions throughout the country. They are resolved that grants should be offered out of the special fund towards the establishment of training institutions in those dioceses in which there are considerable mines and factories ; that such grants should be at a rate varying from £lO to £25 for every student whom the institution can accommodate and train ; and that this offer shall be in force for the next two years. BORNEO CHURCH MISSION INSTITUTION... -- We have great satisfaction in stating that an institution was last year formed, under the most favourable auspices, for the foundation of a church, mission-house, and school in Sa ranak, in the island of Borneo, from which incalculable benefits may be anticipated, by the propagation of Chris tianity provided the British people contribute some por tion of their means towards that desirable object. The committee include the Earl of Ellesmere (chairman) and many exalted members of the church and laity. A gen tleman (James Brooke, Esq.) recently obtained a grant of territory from the Sultan of Borneo, and now governs the extensive district with undisputed authority. He has already, by his own individual exertions, done much for the improvement of the Dyak and Malay races there, and will encourage, by all means in his power, any well-devised scheme for their education and elevation in the scale of social beings, the crowning object being to instruct them in gospel truths. Peace, order, and harmony already reign where this philanthropist located himself, about seven years ago. As is stated in a well written and authentic report of his labours, under his mild and peace ful sway, the rights of property are now respected, perso nal violence has abated, piracy has been suppressed, and his neighbours begin to understand that the peaceful pur suits of industry and commerce are preferable to roving warfare and aggression. The grateful Dyacks are ready to welcome any instructor who may come amongst them in the name of their " white friend." The land requisite for the church, school, &c., he has already offered gratui tously, on a favourable site. All our bishops encourage and support the scheme, and the subscriptions already received have encouraged the committee to recommend the Rev. F. T. M'Dougall, M. A., and the Rev. W. B. Wright, both of Oxford, to head the mission. Mr. M'Dougall is, in addition to his clerical vocation, a mem ber of the College of Surgeons, and it is anticipated that commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors' Court whose cir cuits are abolished by the act, will hold several courts at the same time, but such an arrangement would seem to be unnecessary, as the business under the two systems now committed to them could be disposed of by one court sit ting daily, without huddling parties into a room, and destroy the respect due to the, administration of public justice. CHURCH-RATES. — At the recent Stafford Assizes, Mr. Justice Pattison, delivered judgment in the case of Regina v. Bedwell, awhich had been previously tried at Staf ford before Mr. Baron Parke, at the Spring Assizes, 1845, when the defendant was pronounced guilty, but judgment was deferred, in order that certain objections which the defendant had urged, might be fully argued in town be fore the learned Baron. These objections having been disposed of, the defendant was brought up at the recent Stafford Assizes for judgment, and Mr. Justice Patteson, for Mr. Parke, sentenced him to six months' imprison ment in the County Gaol. He had been indicted for dis obedience to the order of two justices for the payment of 15s. assessed for church-rate in St. Botolph parish, Staf ford, and £1 12s. 3d. costs. His lordship, prior to pois ing the sentence, asked the defendant if he could pay the amount, and on hearing that he could not, passed the sentence. We do not refer to the case in any spirit of in timidation, but we would earnestly entreat the attention - of those who oppose (conscientiously we hope, and not factiously) the collection of the Church-rate in this town, to the remarks of the learned Judge in delivering judg ment. He said—" It does not become any individual to set up his own private and obstinate opinion in opposition to the law; and if such a course is carried on, it will certainly turn out that the law is the strongest." It is not our intention to argue the legality of Church-rates, as it has been over and over again established, and in allud ing to the above case we are only influenced by a desire to prevent the parish money from being squandered in use less litigation, and to avoid the unpleasant consequences which must inevitably fall on those who resist the collec tion of the rate. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, THE APPROACHING DONCASTER ST. LEGER. " Martingale," the well-known sporting writer in the Doncaster Gazette, after a minute examination into the qualities and pretensions of the horses likely to appear on Wednesday next for this race, concludes :—" Disregarding reports from private training grounds ; relying upon the test, the indisputable truth, of public running ; estimating all circumstances, probable or improbable, all twists and turns, in whatever shape, point, form, or degree ; viewing facts as they have presented themselves, and as they now stand, and using them as stepping-stones to arrive at a correct conclusion, the question again recurs,—What' to win Cossack, first ; Von Tromp, second." THE DONCASTER CUP.—The cup this year, executed after the model of Mr. Cotterill, consists of a cup and cover, very handsome in figure and elaborate in execution. The cup itself is richly decorated with tasteful ornaments is the early Italian style, and the cover is surmounted by an animated equestrian group of Richard Coeur de Lion and some Saracens, one of whom he has cut down with his battle-axe, and is preparing to repel the attack of an other, who is threatening him with his spear. The inci dent is supposed to have occurred at the battle of Ascalon, where Richard displayed, according to the old chronicles, great power and dexterity with his mighty axe. The height of the cup and cover is 3 feet 3i inches, and its weight 263 ounces. WHITSTABLE OYSTERS.—TO obtain, a few years since, in the provinces, these celebrated oysters—which are bet ter known as " natives"—was considered more than a rarity; but so rapid is the progress of emula • g competi tion and transmission, that they are now eceived with a promptitude and rapidity that could n be excelled were they under the auspices of the post aster-general him self. To those—and their names a • legion—whose tastes at such a season are only to be sa • ated with a plump and well-fed native, the following co munication from a local contemporary will prove grati •ng, more particularly as we can vouch for the unpara •led excellence of the fish. The letter is addressed to ie patrons of the Oriental Divan and connoisseurs in • • sters, and is as follows : "GENTLEMEN,—It is with treme gratification I inform you, that during a visit to the Tetropolis, I have succeeded in making arrangements wit , Mr. Bateman, of Billingsgate market, by which I shall y ily receive, by rail, an abundant supply of the choicest W tstable Oysters, which for fulness, freshness, and excellenc , are promised to exceed anything that has hitherto been s mitted to the palate of the provincial public. In size, they ar equal to those of the past year, which was one of the best se tons ever known, while in flavour they far exceed even descri ,tion. The prices at which they will be this year sold, owin: to the extensiveness of the contract into which I have entere. will be considerably reduced. Packed in Barrels for the ountry they will be charged 7s. or Three Barrels for .el. 0 ened at the Stall, or supplied in the Saloon, Is. 4d. per Score. A single trial, I feel satisfied, will establish their character, a d ensure a continuance of patronage to " Your obedient Servant, " 17, Clayton- uare. " JOSEPH FEENEY. "N. B.—The riental Divan, which is splendidly fitted, is de cidedly the best house out of London, for ,a Chop, a Steak, or a Dinner. Soups and Jonas from one to Aix o'clock, Billiard Rooms are attaclied.,, manned, and they b, .gan to heave, but t When the - Birkenhead took up her position the water was smooth as a millpond. The rising tide lifted the lighters with their logs of wood up to the outriggers, and the rest of the varied apparatus ; but the Great Bri tain overwhelming these with her monstrous wefght seemed to bid defiance to the means devised by human skill alone, although applied with steadfast perseverance ; some power superior was requisite. The camels, which were water-tight, were too large to be confined with the hawsers used, powerful though they were, and they bounced out of their stronghold with loud reports. Such as were leaky became waterlogged, and helped to obstruct the heave. The lighters seemed to slip from under their burden ; the blocks flew out of their places, some of the outriggers and their shores yielded to the pressure, crack ing with a frightful noise, and the great and powerful, but steady strain upon the hawsers, by the purchases and cap stans of the Birkenhead, was utterly futile. The iron mass could not be moved this day by this means, added to the lesser, although more numerous, purchases e m pl o y e d in the reat Britain itself. The signal, " She won't come off this tide," cast a damp of disappointment over every countenance, and of despair as to the result over the spirit of many deeply interested in the stirring event. Every exertion was made next morning to remedy the causes of failure, and the dreaded south wind brought in an increase of tide. On the first signal " heave," the hawsers already on the stretch were hove with a steady working step. " Heave with all your might," was responded to by the increase of pace applied with all the vigour of the men, each vying with his fellow to lift the vessel off. " She moves" animated every countenance ; each eye sparkled with the light of hope, which warmed also every heart with an in expressible mixture of gratitude and joy. The hawsers came in nicely. " She is all your own, boys," was re sponded to with cheers and fresh exertion. The great steam ship obeyed the hempen calls of her iron consort The weight again seemed all at once to - - sand " -(1 env,— nad come in contact with the Great Britain; but it was not so. Her gallant captain, elated, as well he might be with success and gratification, had prudently cast his anchor, limiting the distance of the first movement of the leaky vessel to a puint so near the low water mark as to secure her floating with the next_ flood tide ; but still so high and dry upon the sand as to admit of an inspection of her bottom, and such reparation as might diminish the influx of water, and justify or not the attempt to float her on the ocean. The retiring tide exhibited the celebrated iron steamer, upright, high and dry, at once the astonishment and the admiration of every beholder. Now were to be seen the carpenters, and every one else fitted for such work, with staves and wedges of wood and oakum, and grease, and everything that could be used with probability of success, stopping up holes, repairing breaches and stanching the leaks, which were terrific. At this juncture the Irish labourers refused to work the pumps, which compelled new labours from Her Majesty's crews. These indefati gable men were ready, though their summons was ex ceedingly short. A light at the Peak was to announce the want of men, and in five minutes, dark though it was when it appeared, away went 25 of the men who had been la bouring for previous days and nights, from each of Her Majesty's ships. The motion of the Great Britain was diligently watched. A messenger came for men to take up hawsers and bring in the paddle-box boats from the distance of near two miles. The boat was presently manned and pushed off. It was too dark to see what was going forward. But soon the foresail was spread—the wind which had lulled veered round from south to west, and now a gentle breeze from north-west came off the shore and favoured the floating off the Great Britain from the beach. She evidently approached the Birkenhead, insomuch as to create some apprehensions of her running foul of her. With her came the paddle-box boats, and then the crew of the Birkenhead to heave up the anchors. It was then made known that Captain Claxton had been forced to slip his cables and cut his hawsers, to escape being stranded afresh on the shallows of Dundrum Bay. To enable the men to heave the anchors, they had been taken from the pumps. Meantime it was apprehended that the leaks being so great, and the accumulation of water so rapid, the ship would scarcely keep afloat. It was a moment of intense anxiety. The labour of heaving the anchor seemed to have increased tenfold, and e very mom ent begot the painful feeling that without help at the pumps she must go down. She appeared low in the water, and, in fact, the engineer betrayed such misgivings as to require thnt both the Birkenhead's paddle-box boats might be lashed alongside, in case of an emergency he seemed to dread. The anchors up, the towing hawsers were soon attached, and when she yielded t o th e pa ddl e w heels of the Birkenhead much anxiety subsided. The return of men to the pumps reduced the water mark. Fresh hope was excited, a n d St rang f ord Bay, some two hours' distance, promised security to the heavy charge. The sun began to dawn, and we passed St. John's Light house, when " Direct f or Liverpool " was shouted from the sister ' vessel. On refl ec ti on , however, it was deemed by Captain Claxton, th a t men o f whatever mettle, ex hausted as they had been by the almost incessant labour of three days and nights, could not stand to the pumps, as it was needful, for the many hours ere the port of Liver pool could be made. The pilot provided was well ac- rtero to power in. Spain ; and, thirdly, to the almost positive certainty of au early negotiation of the French loan. All these conside rations are of importance at the present critical juncture of affairs, and they have more or less operated each in their respective circles to create Bear speculations, and produce general instability. Consols, from 87;1 on Friday, declined. to 87k fox Money, and from 871 to 87i for the Account- Bank Stock closed at 1951 to 1974 ; Three per Cents Re duced, at 871 to I; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., at 888 ; Long Annuities, at 94 ; India Stock, at 239 to 241; India Bonds, at 3 dis. to par. ; and Exchequer-bills, at"4s• Secondl to 7s. pm. On Saturday the Stock Market looked heavy, but there was very little doing. Consols for transfer have beell marked 871 to 87, and for time, 871 to 871. The closing of the stock books at the Bank limits business, as there can be none but special transfers now made in Reduced Three per Cent. and New Thiee-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities, or in Bank Stock. Exchequer Bills are quoted 3s. to 6s. premium, and East India Bonds under £l,OOO are at par. The commercial intelligence by the Cambria will be found at length under the general news brought by that THEATRE ROYAL, -SECOND APPEARANCE OF MDLLE.- JENNY LIND On Wednesday evening this distinguished vocalist ap peared in her favourite character of Maria, in Donizetti'S opera, " La Figlia del Reggimento ;" and as it was in this piece that she created the greatest sensation in London, we anticipated even a fuller house than was assembled on Monday night to hear her Aminl. In this, however, we miscalculated. With the exception of the gallery there were vacant places in every part of the house ; a fact which, we trust, will convince gentlemen who, in catering for the public amusement, have so keen an eye to their own PT" fit, in the provinces at least, however the world of Coot - neydom may submit, we are not willing to pay such exorbitant prices for our whistle. At prices a little more moderate the theatre would have filled, and the audience' been in better humour than they can be said to have been on either of the two nights. Another circumstance We may refei to as having given great offence to all classes- - the rumour of certain speculating shopkeepers being allowed to buy up and secure the best seats in the house, in order to make a profit by their resale. We dare say, however, that these parties have been sufficiently disappointed in their expectations to make them more cautious and less griping on a future occasion. La Figlia del Reggimento" is a light piece, full of lively and pleasing melodies, but with none of a sufficiently decided character to be remembered. The first act opens with a scene in Switzerland, in which the Marchese de Berkinfield (Madame Solari) is represented as watching, with her servants and rustics, the retiring army of the French. The second scene introduces us to Maria, with Sergeant Sulpizio (F. Lablache) ; and in the spirited dialogue which ensues we are made acquainted with the circumstances under which she was first found and adopted by the regiment as its vivandiere. In scene third Sulpizio is sounding her upon the subject of marriage, when a lover is brought in, Tonio, (Gardoni), a Tyrolese, who has had the fortune to save iaria from a dangerous fall, and who now, to be near her, consents to become one of the regi ment, greatly to the dissatisfaction of the enamoured ser-• genie, who seeks her hand for himself. The music in the following scenes is good ; and the scene, especially between Tonia and Maria, was beautifully sung by both. In this scene the discovery is made that Maria is the daughter of a brother of the marchioness, formerly a captain in the regiment, but killed in action. The incidents which fol low much resemble those in the " Bohemian Girl." The scene in which Maria is introduced to her aunt was de lightfully played by Mdlle. Lind, who displayed great archness and a rich perception of the comical ; and the more serious one, in which she bids farewell to her old comrades, was effectively played. Act second introduces us to Maria, in her new mode of life, for which, she has little taste. Sulpizio, who b 5 been wounded, is an inmate of the Marche's house, ape' his presence seems to keep alive the memory of old scene and events. Scene 3, in which an attempt is made tO teach her to sing some sentimental romance, and in which she breaks off into the spirited martial music of the regiment, was received with great approbation, and most effectively sung. The denouement of the piece is the marriage of Maria to her old lover Tonio, who has vvo o an epaulette. . We have said that " La Figlia del Reggimento" is 9 favourite of Mademoiselle Lind ; and certainly her sing' ing and acting throughout warrants us in coming to this conclusion. Her spirit never flags ; and the light and joyous music with which the piece abounds, flows from her lips with an ease and sweetness which convinces yo n that her heart is in the piece. There is certainly 113e1" power displayed in her Amine. In that character, he w-. ever, she is equalled, if not surpassed, by other singelT; (amongst them by Grisi); but in " La Figlia" she j r unique. It is of the class which pe cu li ar ly su its both lie f temperament and her style of singing ; and as a Pro it that in tragic opera she is not so grea t as in comedy , will be remembered that her .iVoeraa was geue/611Y P ro. nounced a failure. ab so il u N t vii 411.4.110ej ,1 oo rn , twer! ego eat C h ar 'l, , as a 4,: 5 1343 P50 n eo lu tn n hon c] Cduv, stre E of a l Jf Th e Can, Al befo] Arm. ble 1 spree of ti esti n , Chasi and In the On tis► n Chun( years tiated COrpo