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FOREIGN 15- COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE• SPAIN. 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 evening for Catalonia. It does not appear that General Narvaez has as yet resigned the post of Ambassador in Paris. On the 2nd instant a body of Carlists entered the town of Olat, in Catalonia, but on the approach of a superior force they retired, after seizing the money in the public treasury, and put:ing to death 14 sick soldiers lying in the Military Hospital. The Madrid Gazette publishes the royal decree of the new Ministry :—General Cordova, Minister of war ; De Escosura, Home Department ; Ros de Olono, Commerce ; Cabalero, Foreign Department ; Salamanca, Finances ; Sotelo, Marine, Justice. The Presidency of the Council is reserved for the Duke of Frias. The Journal des Detats announces that a royal decree was signed at Madrid on the 2d instant, authorising the return of all political• emigrants without exception, and that all prosecutions commenced against them should be annulled. The Duke of Frias left Bayonne on the 4th instant for Madrid. The Duke of Sotemayor likewise left for the capital on the same day. On the 3d instant the Queen, by a royal decree, recalled General Espartero, and created him Captain General of the army. Accounts to the 6th state that the name of Espartero, proclaithed through the streets by the public criers, re vived many political recollections. The squares were thronged with people, and her Majesty was greeted with acclamations. The cries of " Long live the Constitutional Queen," were mingled with those of "Viva Espartero," and " Viva the National Militia." Several friends of the ex-Regent bad illuminated their houses. On 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. Nothing is more common than to see Spanish officers begging alms in the streets of Madrid, after having vainly tried to earn a livelihood as servants, or as common la bourers. Official notice has been given that the coast of Albania is under blockade. A proposal has been made to establish a university at Sydney, New South Wales, in order to enable young men born in the Australian colonies to complete their educa tion without proceeding to Europe. The Catholic Almanac for 1847 says that the number of priests in the United States is 834, being an accession of 98 in one year; and also that there are 812 chinches, 72 of which were erected during , the past year. Lola Montes has been created a countess by the King of Bavaria. She takes the title of Countess Lansfeld, which was that of a noble family now extinct. It was reported at Munich, that a large annual income was se cured to her. She gave a grand entertainment in conse quence. The Earl of Durham has arrived at Montreal on a visit to his Excellency the Governor-General and the Countess of Elgin. The noble Earl returns from North America in the spring of next year. The Countess of Elgin's health was greatly improved when the last accounts were received from Canada. AN ENGLISH AMBASSADOR AT ROME.-011r corres pondent in Rome—as will be seen by his letter—refers to a report current there that an envoy from the court of St. James's, in the person of Lord Minto, is on his way to the papal court. A similar report has been confidently repeated in London by parties who ought to be well informed on such a subject.—Daily News. The first Turkish expedition ever undertaken for a merely scientific object has just left Constantinople. A caravan of sevens, chiefly composed of Turks, but led by a German, Herr Schwarzenbach, has set out for the Taurus and Mesopotamia, with orders to measure heights, hunt for antiquities, and gather ethnographical, geogra phical, and geological details. THE VlNTAGE.—Letters from Strasburg state that it is impossible to conceive anything more magnificent than the present vintage ; it is rich and abundant in the ex treme. Immense quantities of champagne are being ex ported, especially to the north of Europe. The price of wine is falling daily, while that of vessels increases. In some districts the sellers will return one cask of wine for three empty vessels. A TRIPLE MURDER AT BRUSS'ELS.—On the 3rd in stant, during the absence at the theatre of M. Evenepoel, some robbers broke into his residence, murdered his sister and two female servants, and stole a variety of plate and jewellery. A large house-dog was also found killed, and a little spaniel cruelly injured. Two young men, who 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 representatives of Lucerne, Schweitz, and 1 alais respec tively protested in the name of their constituents, and de clared that they would maintain the Jesuits in spite of the injunction of the Diet. No period was assigned to the four cantons in which the Jesuits are - settled (Lucerne, Friburg, Schweitz, and Valais) to obey the decree of the 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 CURIOUS WILL.—The Courrier 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 be was compelled to be surfeit e d 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 Thursday, but there was very little competition. Lord Auckland, the first Lord of the Admiralty, h as paid a visit to Cork, and inspected the several naval es tablishman ents there. A m, named Owen Lackey, died last week in Kell'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 ls. 51d. An infant was cruelly murdered at Louth, a few days ago. Its month 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 Ellen Tuxford, is the murderer. DENUNCIATION or SMITH O'BircrEN.—" Repudiation" 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 repeelers), have unanimously decided "that 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 ciation on Monday, Mr. John O'Connell charged the English 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.—We find from the Cork Examiner of Monday that Killarney, Macroom, and several other unions of the south of Ireland have been for some time paying off, whilst several have already discharged, in weekly instalments, their proportion of the government loan. At a large meeting of the electoral division of Rath cortnac, the Marquis of Waterford who was in the chair said that he would pay the portion of both landlord and tenant on his property of nine townlands in that division, and the tenants might pay him 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 Ire land. SLIGO.—In the neighbourhood of- this town, reaping has been in extensive operation throughout the week ; numerous hands, men, boys, and women, many of whom had been previously unemployed, were engaged in the good work ; the crops which were sufficiently ripe have been timely cut and secured against any casualty from change of weather. Monday and Tuesday were parti cularly favourable in this respect ; a finer day than Tues day last for harvest work could not be desired, and a vast deal of grain fell under the sickle; on Wednesday, there were occasional showers of rain, with boisterous wind, but the labour of the agriculturist was not retarded. The crops in this immediate vicinity are represented to be in prime condition, wheat, oats, and barley being sound and largely productive.—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 deprive the landlords of their rights. In several instances formidable bodies of the peasantry assem ble by night armed with deadly weapons, reap and carry off large quantities of corn. In one instance, at Lower Ormond, 50 acres of grain crop were cut down, and the greater portion of it carried away. The object of the law less gang was to evade its seizure for two-and-a-half years rent. Tenants are afraid of settling, and landlords are merely seeking for a portion of the arrears due. Turning to the north, the Belfast Vindicator bolds out but slender hope of matters being better in that quarter. AN HONEST JOURNALIST. — There is one paper in Ire land honest and bold enough to state the facts as they really are, with respect to the much agitated question of the treatment of the Irish paupers by this country, as will be seen from the following article, which we take from the Cork Constitution of Thursday last :—" A great outcry has been raised by the Dublin and provincial papers about the death of a boy named Duignan, de spatched before convalescence by the parochial authorities from the fever hospital of the Rochdale union, and who died on board the vessel employed to carry him and other Irish paupers to Dublin. A second person, name un known, died on the same occasion, from exposure to cold and wet, and the two deaths have been made the subject of some angry animadversions on English inhumanity. But do the writers forget that there is such a thing as Irish inhumanity ?—that, in fact, Irishmen were first in the transgression '?—that whole cargoes of unfortunate fever-stricken paupers were shipped for Liverpool and Bristol ? 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 forget that they boasted that paupers should be ' passed over in thousands' until Eng 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 consequences to those to whom they were so unjustly shipped ? Do they forget that fever was thus diffused among communi ties previously free, and that hundreds of fathers and mothers and children died of deaths contracted from the pestilence transferred from our shore to theirs ? What was there more natural than that they should at last have endeavoured to protect themselves by a quarantine, or that they should now endeavour to rid themselves of the burden improperly imposed on their rates ? and if, in do ing so, casualties occur and paupers die, or if there be a lack of proper provision for their comfort, is it for jour nalists who acted as we have described, and never breathed a syllable of censure except when they thought they had an opportunity of making the ' exports ' a charge against landlords—is it for them to ' cast the first stone '? and are they to raise an outcry about Iwo deaths when the measure which they commended and counselled was the cause of thousands 1" 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 sate 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 of late, and, consequently, her Majesty and the court have been confined to the Lodge. They do not, however, ap pear to have been without amusements within doors. Her 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. Prince Waldemar of Prussia 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 Harnburgh. 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 belon g ing 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 preside, and at which many of his 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 sc ale, to be given to the tenant's and others coanect,cd with domain. the princely THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. The .Rev. Dr. Warren, 'of Manchester, preached at the Temple Church, London, on Sunday afternoon last. The Hon. 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 unbishoped 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 yet been fixed, but it is expected they will leave very early in October. THE POWIS TESTIMONIAL.—It has been resolved that the testimonial in acknowledgement of the Earl of Powis's long continued, and now successful. efforts to preserve the separate existence of the diocese of St. Asaph and Bangor, shall 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 to become candidates for holy orders ; such 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 be 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. FASQUE EPISCOPAL CHAPEL.—The ceremony of con secrating this chapel, which has been dedicated to Saint Andrew, took place on Saturday last, and was witnessed by a large portion of "the curious" 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 Wilbeeorce,) 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 of this system of sale and barter. Dr. Phillimore ex pressed a very decided opinion on the sublect, and the 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 monses 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 political half-brother to take part in the destruction of 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, Misa 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 cong6 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.—ltlanchester 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, Reading, 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 vecatiea, a mem ber of the College of Surgeons, ,audit is anticipated that great benefit will result from his medical knottitedge, as a means of conciliating the good-will of the patives. 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 and 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. --4-- 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, they do 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 presume, there fore, that there will be another election for South Lan cashire. ELECTION OF SCOTTISH 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 &afield, 53 ; Viscount Strathailan, 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 reprgentatives 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 honourable member's return. It is to the following effect :—First : I am of opinion that Baron de Rothschild, having been 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 : I am 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 decisions 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, he 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.P. 1200,) and that there dLes not appear to be any ordinance, statute, or legal decision to the con trary.— Globe. LAW INTELLIGENCE. —*— JENNY LIND AND Mat. 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,beforeMr.J ustice Williams, the question was argued as to the liability of a member of parliament for arrest. It appears Mr. Dun 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 discharged on the ground of his exemption from arrest as a member of parliament. Mr. Justice Williams said that it had been laid 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 rew county courts. The new rules by the Insolvent Debtors' Court have not as yet been printed ; the new forms are, however, in a state of preparation. It is understood that the four 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 pass 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. RAILWAY AFFAIRS. The Bishop Bishop Auckland 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.—Our 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 traffic which will, 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 passengers and goods together, not respectively apportioned ; being an increase of £29,908 over the corresponding week of last year, when the mileage was about 2,525. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH 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 in its infancy, though it has been demonstrated that a printing apparatus may be worked a thousand miles off. The Electric Telegraph has been in extensive operation in America for some years. In this matter Brother Jona than has happened to "go a-head" of us ; an association has, however, been formed, called " The Electric Tele graph Company," who have secured some patent rights and are now engaged in laying down the telegraph on the principal lines of railway. Bradshaw's Sixpenny 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 purposes, but the Telegraph Company expect that by the commence ment of te next year the principal towns io the kingdom will be connected ; and they propose then to convey com mercial intelligence and other information for subscribers and the public, so that messages may be conveyed at any time from one part of the kingdom to another. 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 interest and importance, and one that concerns the whole community. THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP. A correspondent of the London Times under the signa ture of "An Eye Witness," gives a most interesting ac count of the exertions made to float the Great Britain, and of the perils attending that triumph of British energy 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 by 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 sudden 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 wedges, and the camels, which, bursting from their how ser bands, by which under the engineer'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 baffled their energies. On Thursday, the 26th, her Majesty's ship Birkenhead steamed ouietly 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 litie large paddle-box boats, each capable of containing 140 hmen, lashed together and placed close to the screw of the Great Britain, to which they (the hawsers) were fastened. A fulcrum, was so provided' fcir 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 was given—the bars of the capstans were ready manned, and they began to heave, but they heaved in vain. 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 employed in the Great 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 w ith 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 increase, as if the sand had 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 point 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 every moment 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 that 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 to the paddle wheels of the Birkenhead much anxiety subsided. The return of men to the pumps reduced the water mark. Fresh hope was excited, and Strangford 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 for Liverpool " was shouted from the sister vessel. On reflection, however, it was deemed by Captain Claxton, that men of whatever mettle, ex hausted as they h a d b een by th e a l m o s t incessant labour of three days and nights, could not stand to the pumps, as it was needful, for the many hours era the port of Liver pool i)e made. The pilot provided was well ac- 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's to win ? Cossack, first ; Von Tromp, second." THE DONCASTER Cur.—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 Cceur 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 31 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 emulating competi tion and transmission, that they are now received with a promptitude and rapidity that could not be excelled were they under the auspices of the postmaster-general him self. To those—and their names are legion—whose tastes at such a season are only to be satiated with a plump and well-fed native, the following communication from a local contemporary will prove gratifying, more particularly as we can vouch for the unparalleled excellence of the fish. The letter is addressed to the patrons of the Oriental Divan and connoisseurs in oysters, and is as follows : "GENTLEM EN, —It is with extreme gratification I inform you, that during a visit to the Metropolis, I have succeeded in making arrangements with Mr. Bateman, of Billingsgate market, by which I shall daily receive, by rail, an abundant supply of the choicest Whitstable Oysters, which for fulness, freshness, and excellence, are promised to exceed anything that has hitherto been submitted to the palate of the provincial public. In size, they are equal to those of the past year , which was one of the best seasons ever known, while in flavour they far exceed even description. The prices at which they will be this year sold, owing to the extensiveness of the contract into which I have entered, will be considerably reduced. Packed in Barrels for the country they will be charge d 75., or Three Barrels for .t . l. Opened at the Stall, or supplied in the Saloon, Is. 4d. per Score. A single trial, I feel satisfied, will establish their character, and ensure a continuance of patronage to " Your obedient Servant, " 17, Clayton-square. " JOSEPH FEENEY. "N. B.—The Oriental Divan, which is splendidly fitted, is de cidedly the best house out of London, for a Chop, a Steak, or a Dinner. r-oups and Joints from one to six o'clock, la. Gd, each. 13illiard Rooms are attached." Sept. 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, do! crossed her towing path to try the starboard side, an then, as if sulky under her restraint, presented herself al most broadside to tlie 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 critic juncture, near the shore, and narrow entrance to the ball' 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 he 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 heavd,l in unsuccessful speculations. Last week upwards of half a million has been added to the defalcations previougl made public; and in the case of Messrs. Leslie, Alexander , 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 most respectable houses. Some foreign ones, especially, ar e said to be very heavily hit, and the worst results are apprehended. In this town, much to the credit of our merchants, as men of forethought and sound sense, we, have had no casualties worth speaking of ; and it wade seem, that whilst all the world have been attributing to us the very maddest of speculation in grain, we have only been dealing legitimately, to supply the real wants of the country. • Our cotton market has again been dull, and prices iusl be quoted a shade lower, owing to an anticipation that the crop of last year will, after all, not be short as was re ported. The sales, as made up to Friday, were 18,5ey__, bales, of which 650 were on speculation, and nearly 401" for export, leaving only 14,000 for th e t ra d e . Th e importg have been only 6,650 bales. Th e mar k et f or manufac tures continues limited, buy ers b e i ng only willing to oFor rate for immediate wants, the country houses being the principal purchasers. The proposal to work the' mills short time does not seem likely to be carried out, the spin ners and others not being able to agree upon a combined action. In the meantime a. part of the trade are begin ning to reduce wages—a movement certainly very uncalled for and unjustifiable at the present moment, and which will meet with strong opposition from the operative classes if it do not bring about, by means of a general turn out, the general stoppage of working recommended. The grain markets throughout the country have rallied slightly from their extreme depression. In this ma rket on Friday we had an improvement of 3d. to 4d. per 701b 9 • for wheat, and from Is. to ls. 6d. per barrel for floor , with a fair clearance ; and the same features were to be observed in London and the country markets. The ar rivals, both foreign and ciastwise, have been light, the farmers, no doubt, being too I.usily engaged to th r ash out extensively, and consumers bare of stuck. We have advises from Brazil by the Swordfish, which arrived on Wedn .s,day with dates from Perm mbuco to the 30th of July, and from Bahio to the 24th. Th e Petrel Packet, for Falmouth, left on the 29th. She brings later news from the River Plate, and no political news from Brazil. A good business has been done in cottony prices of which had been forced up to 6,900 to 7,0 00 reis per arroba for first quality, 7 5-32 d. t o 74d. p er lb. to Muscovadoes, of which th ere was li tt l e i n hand. The ' whole in first and second ha n d s , was set down at 1,20 0 tO 1,500 cases, and 2,000 to 3,000 b ags w hit e , an d 3,000 cases and 10,000 bags Muscovadoes. There has been s good deal of wet; and the few samples wet were becoming damp and inferior. Dry salted hides were in little re quest. Rums 22 degrees were 42,000 to 45,000 reis Per ' pipe. Freights.—Last rates for Liverpool 4d. and 5 per cent. per lb. cotton : sugar, £3 10s. and £3, and 5 Pe r cent. ; Channel, and a market in the United Kingdogn £4 and 5 per cent. ; sugar, in cases, 15 per cent., less for The stock of sug ar on h an d was principally confined bags ; additional rates if sent from the Channel to th e Continent ; £4 and 5 per cent. for cases obtainable O r ' Trieste and other Mediterranean ports. No vessel port disengaged. Exchange.—Large transactions too place at the early part of the month at 62c1. ; it has since rallied, and little or no money obtainable to-day und er 264 d. to 27. BAHIA TO JULY 24.—Last sale of codfish. 2,241 tub' c i from Jersey, per Olive Branch, sold at 13,250 reis ; s. ll haddock, at 8,500 reis • wines dull of sale ; salt, 600 re?! jerked beef, 2,000 to 2,600 reis : new Irish butter, 800re 1 00 Dutch cheeses, 1,250 reis ; oil, 2,500 reis ; coals, 1... 0 ,ez reis ; stock of sugar, 14,400 cases ' • prices, 2,000 and 2,5 7 4 reis per arroba, and in demand; freights, 80s. ; cowes, 1 orders, 70s. London direct; Exchange, 27d. Money in Lombard-street was on Friday in active a i d quest, at former quotations ; and although the broke rs in not ask an advance, much difficulty was experienc eu e gaining discounts. In fact, the continuous failures ill di corn trade have wholly paralysed credit. The ban K a o , rectors separated on Thursday without altering in we ll degree their terms of accommodation. As our reader , d 5 know these are 51 minimum on paper for discount , 5 Fondbers , per cent. for advances on Stock, Exchequer 01 11 other approved securities. In this latter way the Me rl " ; v ed of the Stock Exchange have the last few d a y s reee'' considerable facilities. Consols have shown a tendency to fiatigiiii‘throughout the week, and prices up to the close remained unsettled and feeble. The causes which may be supposed, to exert the greatest influence on this market, are shortly these -- ; First, the inauspicious state of relations between Italy st!e. Austria. Secondly, the recal of Espartero to power .1! Spain ; and, thirdly, to the almost positive certainty of an early negotiation of the French loan. All these coneside_ rations are of importance at the present critical ju ttur; of affairs, and they have more or less operated each in ne'l respective circles to create Fear speculations, and prodel general instability. Consols, from 874 on Friday, declines. to 874 fm Money, and from 874 to 874 for the AccolO r Bank Stock closed at 1951 to 1974; Three per Cents Ile , duced, at 874 to I; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents- , ,r 88i • Long Annuities, at 94 ; India Stock, at 239 to 2 4 ;',: India Bonds, at 3 dis. to par. ; and Exchequer-bills, at 4' to 7s. pm. On Saturday the Stock Market looked heavy, but Of re was very little doing. Consols for transfer have marked 87i to 87, and for time, 874 to 874. The closi of the stock books at the - Bank limits business, as th e / can be none but special transfers now made in Reducti ., e., Three per Cent. and New Three-and-a-Quarter per C e Annuities, or in Bank Stock. Exchequer Bills are q uo te I _ A r i 3s. to 6s. premium, and East India Bonds under £ l,ou " are at par. . be The commercial intelligence by the Cambria virlh i ,„t found at length under the general news brought by vessel. THEATRE ROYAL.-SECOND APPEARANCE 011 MDLLE. JENNY LIND. On Wednesday evening this distinguished vocalist or:. peared in her favourite character of M ar i a , i n DO n i ze ttl i ' opera, " La Figlia del Reggimento ;" and as it was i n 010 piece that she created the greatest sensation in London' we anticipated even a fuller house than was assembled o 0 Monday night to hear her Amine. In this, however, We miscalculated. With the exception of the gallery their: were vacant places in every part of the house ; a fact r t c he we trust, will convince gentlemen who, in catering f or no _ public amusement, have so keen an eye to their ( Y lcll , l -, o r e k. Cock fit, in the provinces at least, however the world of neydom may submit, we are not willing to paY su re exorbitant prices for our whistle. At prices a little Iv_ moderate the theatre would have filled, and the audien" been in better humour than they can be said to ha ve bee s' on either of the two nights. Another circumstance 7, may refer to as having given great offence to all classes , the rumour of certain speculating shopkeepers beingallor,„: to buy up and secure the best seats in the house, in (0 11 _7 to make a profit by their resale. We dare say, hovre,• o ' that these parties have been sufficiently disappointee 1 0 'their expectations to make them more cautious and le se on a future occasion. d " g Figlia del Reggimento" is a light piece, f ull lively and pleasing melodies, but with none of a sufficial Of decided character to he remembered. The first act WI with a scene in Switzerland, in which the Marchesf Berkinfield (Madame Solari) is rep V resented as watching with her servants and rustics, the re ti r i ng ar my of French. The second scene introduces us to maria,w l .o Sergeant Sidpizio (F. Lablache); and in the sP“ 1 0 1 0 dialogue which ensues we are made acquainted with A circumstances under which she was first found and adoP,l'i, by the regiment as its vivandiere. In scene third Su/pao is sounding her upon the subject of marriage, when a le.l ai t is brought in, Tonio, (Gardoni), a Tyrolese, who has 13;,0 the fortune to save Maria from a dangerous fall, and v". now, to be near her, consents to become one of the regl ment, greatly to the dissatisfaction of the enamoured Sc; t e # gente, who seeks her hand for himself. Th e m usic in ''ll following scenes is good ; and the scene, especially bet/00 Tonia and Maria, was beautifully sung by both. In of scene the discovery is made that Maria is the daughterty a brother of the marchioness, formerly .a captain in c o l , regiment, but killed in action. The incidents whickibe low much resemble those in the " Bohemian Girl." de' scene in which Maria is introduced to her aunt wa g d lightfully played by Mdll e . Li n d, w ho displayed B'o archness and a rich perception of the comical ; and 0 0 more serious one, in which she bids farewell to her comrades, - was effectively played. Act second introduces us to Maria, in her new n lO lOO life, for which, she has little taste. Sulpizio, who 0 0 been wounded, is an inmate of the Marche's house,,eg his presence seems to keep alive the memory of old se e to and events. Scene 3, in which an attempt is ina u bjell teach her to sing some sentimental romance, andinth e she breaks off into the spirited martial music regiment, was received with great approbation, and, the effectively sung. The denouement of the piece 0 0 0 marriage of Maria to her old lover Tonio, who has an epaulette. Is We have said that " La Figlia del Reggimento s ier favourite of Mademoiselle Lied; and certainly het„ tl ing and acting throughout warrants us in coming t 7gn conclusion. Her spirit never flags ; and the Be / r ot° joyous music with which the piece abounds, flow s _ tro o her lips with an ease and sweetness which convincesio4 that her heart is in the piece. There is certainlY bog ( ' power displayed in her Amine. In that characterL,ol, ever, she is equalled, if not surpassed, by other (amongst them by Grisi); but in "La Figlia' ber, unique. It is of the class which peculiarly suits botlAre! temperament and her style of singing ; and as 0 .1 5 ,, 1 c I that in tragic opera she is not so great as in c ol pr „ ' will be remembered that her .Norma was generallY flounced a failure. Se