The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-13 00:00:00

N FRES EMIORATTON FROM MICA, In the Coionial Garette of last Wednesday, Mr. MeOgregor bird furnishes more illustrations of the great question of free African emigration. The first paper is one showing the cause of the present condition of Africa, and the proposed remedy by a statement of undeniable facts, with a comparison of the productive powers of the negro race under different c ircumstances. The second paper, showing the moral and tangible money gain to the Negro, the West Indies, and England herself, by the transfer of Sierra Leone to the West Indies, we give verbatim, and recommend it to the careful perusal of all parties. MEMORANDUM ON SIERRA LEONE. The harbour of Sierra Leone has been in virtual possession of Great Britain since the commencement of the sixteenth century. As it is the only harbour properly so called be tween Cape Verde and Fernando Po, it is an important point for any maritime power to hold it. Clarence Cove, in Fer nando Po, and Amboisas Harbour, under Cameron's Moun tain, are the only ports on the coast that a frigate can enter at any time of tide ; all other ports are bar and tide harbours. Our early voyagers saw the advantages it possessed as a port, and built a fort there in the reign of Charles the First. Its history as a colony dates from 1787, when an atterdpt was made to colonise it with American refugee Negroes : out of 341 landed, only 63 remained in 1791; who were settled at Granville Town. In 1792, the Sierra Leone Company sent out 119 Euro peans and others as settlers; who were reduced by the cli mate, in 1793, to 40 survivors. In 1792, 1131 Nova Scotians were added to the colony ; of whom one-tenth died immediately; and in 1826, 578 alone remained of those people and their descendants. In 1800, 550 Maroons, of all ages and sexes, were landed from Jamaica ; who in 1836 had increased to 681: these people took advantage of the first opportunity of returning to Jamaica; and in 1841 there were only 70 remaining in the colony. In 1819, 85 Negroes concerned in an insurrection in Bar bados were transported to Sierra Leone : they have peti tioned to be permitted to return to the West Indies. In 1818, 1222 pensioners from the West Indian and Royalist Regiments, and their families, were located in the colony. In 1826, Major Rowan states the apparent decrease in the population of the colony to be 8,924. Up to 1819, the number of liberated Africans located in the colony was 11,278. From that time to the 30th June, 1840, 51,524. The population now is supposed to be 50,000 souls. It is clear, that making all allowances for the excess of males over females among the liberated Africans, some powerful cause has been in operation to prevent a race, above all others prolific, from increasing and multiplying under the protec tion and patronage of the British government, and which has made so many of its inhabitants eager to escape beyond its bounds. That cause arose, it is believed, from three separate sources -Ist. From the poverty of the soil, which is incapable of producing exportable produce, or repaying the labour em ployed in its cultivation. 2d. From the non-existence of any national character in the population ; Maroons, Nova Scotians, and liberated Africans, from all quarters of the continent, being mixed together, with no common bond of unity or feeling. 3d. From the unhealthiness of the climate preventing an efficient European superintendence being established on the part of the government over these mixed and incongruous elements ; and deterring capital and skill from flowing into the colony from Great Britain, as it would naturally have done under more favourable circumstances. Any one of these causes would have been sufficient to pre vent the colony ever attaining a flourishing state : the three combined are more than enough to account for its present melancholy condition. It is incapable of supplying any exportable produce, from the poserty of the soil : from the same reason, it is inca pable of maintaining its present population, artificially in troduced. Its existence depends alone upon the lavish expenditure of the British government ; as the following statement shows— IMPORTS INTO SIERRA LEONE, 1839.... £lOO,OOO 0 0 Expenditure. Liberated Africans £12,755 14 7 Civil Service Judicial Colonial Militia 1,204 1 0 Clergy 530 16 0 Pensions Contingencies 2,463 14 10 Sundries £30,658 9 2 Military Service.. Salaries, Mixed Commission Court, and ex penses Commissariat and Victualling 3,096 16 1 £189,468 16 4 Estimated expenditure of religious societies 7,000 0 0 Ditto of men-of-war £206,468 16 1 Value of exports in 1839 .... £58,440 0 0 Expenses charged, probably included in imports, and gold, bills, Sc.c. not included in exports 106,468 0 0 Neat cost of keeping up Sierra Leone.. £lOO,OOO 0 0 Suppose this expenditure to cease, Sierra Leone would shrink at once into its natural dimensions, and be restricted to those advantages which it might derive from its harbour and position as a kind of depOt for the timber-trade and other trifling commerce in its neighbourhood. This £lOO,OOO per annum, therefore, is the balance paid by Great Britain to bolster up a place from which no advan tage can ever be derived ; as, from its situation, on no great navigable river, it can exercise little influence on the interior of Africa, and its position operates against communication with other parts of the coast. As to the structure of its society, a good deal has been lately stated about the progress the liberated Africans have made in civilisation and wealth : but it is to be observed, that the few instances brought forward are confined to Free Town, and those engaged in mercantile pursuits; and when the deadly nature of the climate, which prevents European competition, and the enormous annual expenditure of the British government, are taken into consideration, the only extraordinary thing is, that they have not driven out every White merchant long ago : as it is, there are not fifty libe rated Africans in the colony that have achieved independence, at the expense of the people of this country ; and, however amiable their character, all are agreedcountr that no good e ff ect on the people of the surrounding y has as yet been pro duced. It is possible that an extension of the colony, if a richer soil is to be found in its neighbourhood, might be useful, and agriculture might follow to a certain extent; but the expense would be great, and the impossibility of insuring a due proportion of Whites of a suitable class, in consequence of the fatal climate, would cause the experiment to h av e little result, as far as the civilisation of the Black race is concerned. The colony should therefore be abandoned as the principal station of the British in Africa, and the ex penditure proportioned to its real value ; say to £5,000 per annum. The withdrawal of the greater portion of its population to the West Indies would be advantageous to the individuals concerned ; to the colonies where their labour is required ; to this country, at whose expense they are supported useless members of the community ; and inflict a heavy blow and great discouragement on the Foreign Slave-trade. MEMORANDUM SHOWING THE COST OF A MONTHLY COMMUNICATION BY STEAM-VESSELS BETWEEN THE COAST OF AFRICA AND BRITISH WEST INDIES, THE COST OF TRANSPORTING PART OF THE POPULATION OF SIERRA LEONE THITHER, AND THE RESULT THAT MAY BE EXPECTED. Two iron steam-ships of 1,000 tons and 250 horse-power, each capable of carrying 1,000 emigrants, (men, women, and children,) on the plan adopted in her Majesty's transport service ; 2,000 tons, at £4O per ton . Twelve voyages of 6,000 miles each, being the distance from the coast of Africa to the West Indies and back, equal to a total distance of 72,000 miles per annum; at the cost, as per statement, of 20s. per mile 12,000 emigrants per annum, at £6 per head .. 72,000 48,000 emigrants in four years . ... Out of these 48,000 souls, it is presumed that one-fourth, or 12,000, would be effective labourers—equal to the produc tion of 24,000 tons of sugar annually ; which, at the present duty of 245. per hundredweight, would yield the Exchequer a revenue of £576,000 ; or at 12s. per hundredweight, to which it is hoped the duty on colonial sugar will be reduced, £288,000, or an annual return equal to the whole expense incurred, supposing the imperial government to undertake their removal. But as the colony receiving the emigrants would willingly pay the expense of their transport, the above sum would be clear gain to this country. It is proposed the government should supply the steam vessels, charging the colony a fair percentage on their value while so employed, say 12i per cent per annum. In addition to the revenue thus created by the transfer of so large a proportion of the liberated Africans from Sierra Leone to the West Indies, at least three-fourths of the government expenditure at Sierra Leone, or £75,000 per annum, would be saved ; the market for British goods would be increased from 40s. per head, their average consumption at Sierra Leone, to £7 ss. 4d. per head, the consumption of the Trinidad population, or in round numbers, £240,000 per annum; while the increased supply of 24,000 tons of sugar would reduce the price of the 200,000 tons consumed by the People of this country to £5 per ton, or a reduction of cost to the Consumer of £1,000,000 per annum. appears from the above statement, that the transfer of thes e Door would-he- people from Sierra Leone to the West Indies it is bleu as profitable in a pecuniary view as in a moral one what is motet and imperative on us to do it ; proving that wrong. rally right can never be politically or economically As to t h e ceive, let moral and physical benefit the people would re- West Indi es,g e Compare the Jourual of Gurney in the the despatches JklIT traveller's account of Sierra Leone, or Colebrooke, 0 ,4 Str. H. Light, Sir C. Metcalfe, Sir W. Doherty, Ca mp b e ri , n• M`Leod, with those of Governors that such a measure Jeremie, or , Finlay ; and all will agree the liberated Afriean s7 °uld be the greatest poss ible boon to It will be seen I p robe with their friends and --theit4r remove these people in masses, rela tions : there is ruptinelators, their families and rela exists.* The m ass of th em a o ._aay national feeling, for none -only kept from emighting hy '' th aa e xious now to go, and are tions : the instant our lavi s h exp gr d ?ssest misrepresenta univeriture in the colony is stopped, that desire will become the surrounding country. Sier ra t _s_al, and extend to all up .y will then become what it ought always to have been , native African,f instead of repellin g them by of refuge for the alien acts and religious persecution, as is now the case , To prove that I have rather under *than over rated the p. 13/ . : where Stipendiary M a power of production, I beg to refe , r to Parliamentary Papers on Antigua, Trinidad, gistrate A. C. Colquhoun states that a labourer in hi s apar ; time cultivated canes sufficient to makeolfiour hogsheads o f sugar, only working on Saturdays, h days, an d spare hours; earning his livelihood besides as a day labourer: to p. 80, the evidence of R. Darling, Esq : , that an addition of 10,000 labourers to the population of Trinidad would increase the production of sugar to 30, 000 hogshea Walker, to p. 17, the evidence of Stipendiary Magistrate W. where be calculates the earnings of an able-bodied man, his wife and two children, at £5O per annum, working only five days a week. The ultimate result will be the triumph of free over slave labour, the extension of our commerce, the civilisation of large masses of the Negro race, the creation by re-ernigra tion of a large population in Africa, speaking the English language and rising gradually in the scale of society : in a few years Great Britain would be exulting not only over the extinction of the slave-trade, but also in the annihila tion of slavery itself; and Africa would slowly but surely emerge from the blackness of darkness which has so long encom passed her. . 1, A stanch supporter of Sierra Leone describes the peculiar character of the popul at i on in these words—.. This peculiarity con sists in the nature of its population ; a heterogeneous mass, but mainly composed of the surviving cargoes of captured slave-ships; men who have undergone a Cleat shock ; uprooted beings ; com pelled colonists of a strange is.ad "—Buxton's Remedy, p . 364. t The Reverend John /term, recommending further settle- Inent, states—" I am convinced that thousands would lice to such places of refuge as soon. as they we re assure d o f pro t ec ti on ; an d thus a dense free population woo saw spripg up.—Buxton's Remedy, p. 387. • . lIATIMATE lISPIAAND TO, Pro Arm Roimeta o' tt u Ripenm of an iron gid 4 t 4 ' 14 4 1 Of 1 ,00 0 lons and 2n horsenpowert, between the !Vest Indies and the British Colonies on the West Coast of Africa, making six voyages annually—distance OM miles out and home Cost of steamer Floating Establishment— Commander 3 Officers Purser . 200 Surgeon 200 Assistant ditto 100 3 Engineers, £3OO, £250, £200 3 Assistant ditto, at £lOO 300 6 Petty officers, at £6O 80 Kroomen, at 20s. per month 960 99 men. Provisions, 10 officers at 2s. per diem 365 89 men, at £5 per day 6,000 emigrants, at 15s. 4,500 - 11,060 GOO tons of coals per voyage, for six voyages, 3,600 tons, at 50s. .......... 9,000 Oil, tallow, and small stores for engines, at £2OO 1,200 Ship-chandlery, at £2OO per voyage .... 1,200 Wear and tear, 20 per cent. on £40,000.. 8,000 Insurance and interest, 10 per cent 4,000 Second vessel £34,460 34,460 .C 68,920 Contingencies Total annual expense ...... £72,000 P.S.—The statements of the population up to 1830 are taken from Major Rowan's Report ; the exports, imports, and expenditure, from Dr. Madden's. That the present state of the Colonies in the West Indies is fearfully reacting on this country, and forms one of the principal causes of the present general distress, cannot be denied, when the a dditional sum paid for the one article of sugar is considered. The annexed statement speaks for itself. I firmly believe that the measures so fully advocated in this memorandum would be " twice blessed ; " that while doing our duty in civilising and instructing the African race, we should be taking a sure step to restore our commercial prosperity. - -•- . . Statement showing the Additional Price paid for the same quantities of Sugar the three years before the abolition of Slavery, and the three years after the termination of the Apprenticeship — cwt. 1831 .. 3,781,011 average price 235. Bd. 1832 .. 3,655,534 .... do. 275. Bcl. 1833 .. 3,651,804 .. do. 295. sd. 11,088,349 hundredweight, at 275. per hundred weight, the Gazette average of the three years, £14,969,26G. For the three years ending 1841, the average price was 425. 9d.: 11,088,349 hundredweight, at 425. 9d. per hundred-. weight—.£3,701,345, or 8,732,879 additional. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE OXFORD, SEPT., 10.—The Martyr Memorial is nearly finished, and shbws to great advantage on entering the city from Banbury or Woodstock, at the point where the two roads join, as it there appears in the distance between the trees which form the much-admired avenue through which Oxford is entered from the north. The prints of the Memo rial do not give a correct idea of its beautiful proportions, which, in order to be seen to advantage, the spectator should view at the distance of 100 yards at least from its base. The scaffold was wholly removed a few days ago, but another has since been erected for the purpose of executing some elaborate carved work on the upper part of the first story. On Wednesday the Rev. Lewis Lewis, of Jesus College, was elected a Fellow of that society. Her Majesty the Queen has presented the Rev. J. May nard, of Exeter College, to the rectory of Sudborne, with the curacy of Capella de Oxford, in the county of Suffolk. The Rev C. Plumptre has been presented to the rectory of Wickhambreux, in the county of Kent. The Rev. E. Edwards has been presented to the rectory of East Winch, in the county of Norfolk. The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. E. Tardy to the vicarage of Grinton, in the county of York, and the Rev. I. D. Winslow to the vicarage of Napton-on-the-hill, Warwickshire. CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 10. - The following appointments have taken place : Rev. W. Hodgson, M.A., of Sidney Sussex College, to the incumbency of Brathay, near Ambleside. Rev. William Brathwaite, 8.A., of Jesus College, to the curacy of St. Peter's, Jersey. ORDINATIONS TO BE HOLDEN. Sunday, September 18, Bishop of Exeter, at Exeter. Sunday, September 18, Bishop of Llandaff, at Llandaff. Sunday, September 18, Bishop of Limerick, at Limerick, The Court Circular says that the Queen and her consort will not return to Windsor from the North on the 15th, ac. cording to the original announcement, but on the 19th. THUNDER-STORM.--UP to Wednesday evening last we bad been free from any of those sudden and violent changes of the weather which have visited other parts of the country ; but about 7 o'clock an approaching storm was indicated by fitful flashes of lightning playing among the clouds at the ex tremity of the southern horizon. Before eight o'clock the storm increased in violence, and the distant sound of thunder was beard at intervals of short duration. The lightning at this time was much more brilliant, and the flashes followed each other in rapid succession. About half-past eight the effect of the electric fluid was truly magnificent, the whole expanse of the heavens, momentarily illuminated in the most beautiful manner, presenting one of the grandest scenes it is possible to conceive. From Magdalene bridge the whole of the churches and public buildings of the University within reach of this position might be clearly distinguished, and were beauiifully illuminated. As we watched the sudden and quick returning movements of the sublime element, and its gradual growth in intensity as it darted to and fro, and higher and higher among the masses of black clouds amidst which it seemed to sport, the thunder peals became louder and nearer, the clouds blacker and denser, and the fast-descending rain, and the rising winds, gave token that no ordinary storm was perparing. About nine o'clock it had reached its climax, and in the course of another half hour had abated consider ably of its fury. The chief feature of the storm, as it appear ed to us, was the lightning, which we never saw assume such fantastic shapes, and its brilliancy at the height of the storm was overpowering. We have not heard of any damage being done in this city or neighbourhood, beyond the smashing of numerous panes of glass in greenhouses and hothouses by the large hailstones which at one time accompanied the storm. — Oxford Herald. NOBLE INSTANCE OF SELF-DEVOTION IN A MINER. — A few weeks ago, two miners, named Verran and Roberts, were at work in South Caradon new shaft (which is intended to be sunk perpendicularly, through a granite country, to in tersect the lode at the depth of 140 fathoms). The present depth is about ten fathoms, and they had prepared a hole for blasting, the fuse inserted, tamped up, and all ready for firing. On these occasions the men are drawn up by a wind lass, and, as they are only three in a core, there is only one man at the brace, and he can only draw up one at a time— consequently, after the hole is ready, one man is drawn up, and the kibble lowered in readiness to receive the last man, who has to put fire to the fuse, and then both men at the windlass draw him up with the utmost speed, in order that all may get out of the way when the explosion takes place, which is sometimes so violent that large stones are thrown up to the top, carrying with them part of the roller and wind lass to a considerable height. It unfortunately happened that, as the safety fuse with which the hole was charged, was longer than necessary, they inconsiderately took a sharp stone to cut a piece of it off, and ignition instantaneously commenced ! They both flew to the kibble, and cried out to the man at the trace to " wind up ;" but, alas ! after trying with all his might, he could not start them. At this awful moment (while the furious hissing of the fuse assured them that their destruction was within half a minute's march of them) Verran sprung out of the kibble, exclaiming to his comrade, Roberts, ' go on, brother, I shall be in heaven in a minute !"—consequently Roberts was drawn up, and Ver ran threw himself down, and placed his poor devoted head under a piece of plank in one corner of the shaft, awaiting the moment when he should be blown to atoms. Just as Roberts got to the brace, and was looking down with trem bling apprehension on the fate of poor Verran, the hole went off with a tremendous explosion, and a small stone struck Roberts severely on the forehead as he was looking down the shaft. To the inexpressible surprise and joy of the men at the brace, they heard Verran cry out, " don't be afraid, I am not hurted ! ' Roberts immediately descended, and found that the great burden of the blast was thrown in every part of the shaft except the corner where poor Verran was coiled up ! This extraordinary circumstance has produced a consi derable sensation throughout the district ; not only do they view the escape as a miraculous interposition of Divine Pro vidence, but the conduct of Verran, as a noble instance of what a real Christian will do in the moment of extremity.— Mining Journal. Loss OF THE MONTAGU OF PERTH.—Extract from a letter dated Macao, the 10th of May :—" Accounts have just reached us of the total loss of the Montagu. She was coming on from Bombay, principally laden with cotton, and was classified as a fine vessel and a fast sailer ; but week after week passed, however, after she became quite due, and no Montagu made her appearance. At length, a few days ago, a letter reached us from the captain. dated Manilla, at which place he and all the crew had arrived in safety. It seems he had got through Dampier's Straits, and in the Jillolo Passage had very thick weather and calms, with strong currents run ning. On the morning of the 2d of March, at daylight, they found themselves within three miles of a reef, with the cur rent setting them down right upon it. They got out all the boats to try and tow her off, but without effect. About three p.m., she struck, and at four o'clock had entirely disappear ed ; the crew being in the boats at the time escaped, but without clothes of any kind et. provision. They got inside the reef to a small island with three cocoanut trees, where they remained for fifteen days, subsisting on fish, birds, &c., and after repairing their boats which had been damaged in crossing the reef, they set out to look for vessels without compass, chart,-or anything to guide them by. They were picked up by a London vessel bound for the coast of Japan, who supplied them with all their wants ; and they again set sail in their boatsto reach the Dutch settlement of Farwate, if possible. After being about fifteen days at sea, they were picked up by a vessel bound for Manilla, where they all ar rived in safety the end of last month. She was a fine vessel, and owned by Thomas Graham and Sons, of the fair city. The captain, I believe, has sailed for England. Helen's Shoal is the name of the reef on which she was lost"— Perthshire Courier. BRUTAL CASE OF STABBING. — On Tuesday evening last, about half-past 8 o'clock, a most brutal and savage case of stabbing occurred on the Chesterton-road, attended by cir cumstances of a most ruffianly and revengeful nature. The following are the particulars, as tar as we have been able to ascertain them :—lt appears that about nine months ago a quarrel arose at the Wheatsheaf public-house, Chesterton, between two men of the names of Nightingale and Larkins, of that village, and after high words had been exchanged be tweenen the parties, they stripped and fought for . a long time, h and eying Larkins crver that ever since he has at times been heard to make use a i ndhls a u tmng summoned u Tuesday last, Portland Arms been drinking all ' . between Lark' language, threatening the life of Nightingale, e o , r i k a several occasions followed him home late at night, another the Larkins and him he had no business this the three men veryc when rehangwhere eNe t (I:,Larkinsg malicious chatrinr spiritcarry ai hisea and happened ar o aepwapmate threats len s , dt h o i te m ox out, and proceeded towardsse far, however, before they said to settle the matter he,ecbuuttiohnadunntoitl go into the named Jolly had evening. A quarrel had taken place N m i a gh ' t it: g h a e l en, nightingale an d Jolly, wtold t Chesterton ; they had not gone began wo 1 o would not fight him, but he Nv u o. , i s ja t r o k l n nterfere in the matter. Soon after quarrel, when Nightingale fight him ,1 Larkins said he The other man, Jolly, attempted to rip lc phis b— g— out. his endeavour received a slight stab oneeE' Larkins off, but in who was now very violent, rushed is left eye. Larkins, aimed a blow at his thigh, but he onilviao slightlynNightingale and skin ; he then stabbed him in the arm, and raf grazed the nearly four inches long and two inches in icted a wound depth. T un fortunate man, finding he had been stabbed, be , ran back to th Portland Arms , w here the wound was dres sed by Mr. Wray, e and he was conveyed home to Chesterton in • surgeon, a dan gerous state. Larkins has been apprehended, and we 1 mar will be examined this day at the Town-hall.— .Cambrid ge Chronicle. PRESTON GUILD, Through soma error which we are are oven now at a loss to account for, we did not receive our special report of the pro ceedings on Wednesday and Thursday at this memorable carnival until Saturday morning. We now however, subjoin an abbreviated report of each day's occurrences since Tuesday. I VEDNESDAY. Shortly after eight o'clock in the morning every avenue into the town was crowded. The proprietors of all the mills and manufactories in the town and its vicinity having also agreed to give their hands a holiday, and pay them their wages for the day, added greatly to the holiday people of the town. On the lowest estimate 80,000 persons were congre gated in the town, enjoying festivities which, on account of ancient local recollections of religious and commercial rites, have attracted so much attention for many centuries in this and the surrounding counties. _ The grand ceremony of the day was the procession of ladies from the Guildhall, in Church -street, preceded by the mayoress, to the parish church. A mat was laid along the street for a distance of upwards of 300 yards, each side being lined by members of the Odd Fellows' Societies, who ex ceeded 3,000 in number. There were no devotional services, but the sublime oratorio of the Messiah was given with very excellent effect by a most efficient orchestra and chorus. The chief performers were Miss Birch, Miss Scott, Miss Maria B. Hayes, Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. Phillips. Miss Scott, a young debutante, sang with great effect, and promising ex cellence for the future, whilst the performance of Miss Birch was very much approved of. The church was crowded to excess, and upwards of 3,000 persons were present. The processions of the day were never excelled on any previous occasion. Supplying as they did such interesting reminiscences of former days, accompanied by historical recollections of a very ancient date, the living scenery was highly gratifying. At the head of the procession which accompanied the ladies to the parish church was the ancient order of Foresters, who were preceded by a cart, in which was a fine buck, presented by the Earl of Derby for the occasion. Robin Hood, Little John, and their " merrie men," were seen in fancied reality. After these succeeded the ancient order of Druids, with all the accompaniments of the early religious and educational rites of the country. The order of gardeners, mustering upwards of 500, next followed, being preceded by a model of a flower-garden, ornamented with every description of flower at present in bloom, and with the appropriate emblems of their profession. The vari ous other orders of the town followed in similar procession, who altogether included upwards of 10,000 persons, all of whom, engaged in loyal and peaceable pursuits, afforded a most interesting contrast to the condition of the town within the short space of three or four weeks. The ladies' procession to and from the church was pre ceded by the excellent band of the GOth rifles. From an early hour in the morning the town was the scene of melody from the bands connected with the different societies. In the evening a full-dress ball was held at the Guild ball-room, in the Corn Exchange, at which upwards of 800 persons attended. THURSDAY. This morninga grand performance of sacred music took place in the chapel of St. Wilfred, the principal singers at which were Rubini, Negri, Puzzi, Mademoiselle l'aciui, Made moiselle Ostergeard, Mr. Phillips, and Miss Birch. At the conclusion of the performances in the chapel, the Lady Mayoress gave a public breakfast in the Exchange-rooms, which was also numerously and fashionably attended. No less than 800 ladies and gentlemen sat down, and a most splendid dejeuner was provided by Mr. Lynn, of Liverpool. The races wound up the enjoyments of the day. They con sisted of the contests for the Stewards' Purse of £5O, which was won by Mr. King's (of Manchester) Atalanta; the Guild Handicap of £l5O with £25 added, which was won by Mr. Owen's Collina ; and the Holme Plate for £5O, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovereigns, which was won by Mr. King's Atalanta. The races drew together a vast assemblage, amongst which were a great number of the swell mob and gamblers of every grade, and several pockets were lightened of their contents. Nothing has been heard of the £1,990, nor the parties who eased the country gentleman of it on Monday last. It appears that he had gone with it to Messrs. Pedder's bank, and, being dissatisfied with the 21 per cent. offered on the deposit, he was reserving it for a more liberal establishment, when he was met in the crowd by a " gentleman of fashion," who with a lady kindly offered to show him the best way of getting through a mob, and whilst attending to the winning conversa tion of the frail fair one, her companion drew the book con taining the treasure from his breast pocket. On their leaving him he immediately missed it ; but for his consequent excite ment the parties might have been secured. After the races, in the evening, a grand concert, principally of vocal music, was held in the theatre, at which the singers before-named highly gratified the auditory by a display of their vocal powers. THE JESUITS. (From the Protestant Magazine.) A great meeting recently took place at Liverpool, having for its object the building of a large church in that town expressly for the Jesuits to exercise their vocation in. Now we put it to the members of the Protestant Associations, to Englishmen in general, (not being papists) and to the clergy in particular,—we put it, not in the way of declamation, of complaint, or remonstrance, but as a demand—Why do you suffer the laws of your country to be trampled on, and the whole population exposed to the workings of this leaven of malice and wickedness? It would be incredible if we did not witness it with our own eyes, and it is altogether inexplicable, that men who rallied round our Protestant constitution in 1829, and who, seeing they could not avert the mischief de signed against it, laboured sedulously to strengthen what remained, and to surround the fragment with every attain able safeguard, should now tamely, silently, and altogether passively, if not complacently, look on, while those safeguards are coolly, and at their leisure, taken down by the men against whom they were erected. Whence this pusillanimity, this treachery, on the part of English Protestants ? The statutes enacted in our country against the order of Jesuits are not only unrepealed, but were re-enacted, guarded by addi tional sanctions, in 1829 ; and the mercy of God inputting it into the hearts of our legislators so to guard the country from the climax of the curse, that mercy of God we now fling back in His face, by refusing even to avail ourselves of it ! There is not a man in England who cannot lay an informa tion against any Jesuit who has set foot on England since the month of April, 1829, or who has not registered his abode in it between that month and the November following. For the information of such as may not be aware of this fact, we I transcribe two sections of that disastrous bill : " Sec. 28.—And whereas JESUITS, and members of other religious orders, communities, or societies of the church of Rome, bound by monastic or religious vows, are resident within the United Kingdom, and it is expedient to make provision for the suppression and final prohibition of the same therein, Be it therefore enacted, that every JESUIT and every member of any other religious order, community, or society of the church of Rome, bound by monastic or re ligious vows, who at the time of the commencement of this act shall be within the United Kingdom, shall, within six calendar months after the commencement of this act, deliver to the clerk of the peace of the county or place where such persons shall reside, or to his his deputy, a notice or state ment in the form, and containing the particulars required to be set forth in the schedule to this act annexed." Any person failing to do this, the act proceeds, is to be liable to a fine of fifty pounds a month for his neglect, and the return so made is commanded to be enrolled in the records of the county, a copy being sent to the secretary of the lord lieutenant. " Sec. 29.—And be it further enacted, that if any JESUIT or member of any such religious order, community, or so ciety, as aforesaid, shall, after the commencement of this act, come into this realm, he shall be deemed and taken to be guilty of a misdemeanor ; and being thereof lawfully con victed, shall be sentenced and ordered to be banished from the United Kingdom for the term of his natural life." The next section provides that Jesuits being natives of this kingdom may return to it, on registering themselves as afore said ; and that a foreigner of the order may come into the kingdom under a licence from one of the principal secretaries oT state to remain not longer than six months. Yet the chairman of a meeting at Liverpool, at which 5000 persons are said to have been present, rejoiced that the order of Jesuits was about to be revived. Richard Shell, Esq., ex ults in the RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUITS. Next came O'Connell, and spoke as follows : " The greatest blow ever yet inflicted upon religion was the suppression of the order of the Jesuits, and accordingly a bitter punishment has followed upon the nations that com mitted that crime. They have been punished with the severity of a scourge of iron, and tears of blood would hardly atone for the crime which they thus committed against them selves ; they were abandoned to themselves, I think I may without profaneness say it, by the just anger of the Deity ! But here they are again ! The Jesuits again ! I remember the time when a man would have been knocked down who ventured to call out Hurrah for the Jesuits !' " (The meeting here gave three cheers for the Jesuits.) A Mr. Brewer, who announced himself a Benedictine, (one of the illegal orders,) rejoiced in the cordial concurrence of the vicar apostolic and romish priesthood of Liverpool in the project for re-establishing the order of Jesuits in Liver pool. [On this subject " The Protestant Witness of the 3rd instant, a periodical published in Manchester, has the fol lowing remarks :—" Grievously shall we be disappointed in our Liverpool brethren, if they do not try whether the laws of England are but spiders' webs before the arrogant ad vances of Popery. We have long made up our minds that the first distinct opportunity which may be furnished to us in Manchester, we will try the question in a court of justice."] RECEIPT FOR ICE CREAM.—Take a full cream-ewer, and place it carefully in a bachelor's bosom. The cream will freeze in seventeen seconds and a quarter. QUEEN MARY'S OMNIBUS.—The carriage which conveyed the Queen's ladies on this bridal expedition was a very droll, vehicle, and, redolent as it was with red paint, must have surpassed the splendour of a modern wild beast show. It is graphically described in one of Mary's own orders, as follows :—" We command you on the sight hereof, to deliver to our well beloved Edmund Standon, clerk of our stable, one waggon of timber work, with wheels, axletrees, and benches ; and fine red cloth to cover the said waggon, fringed with red silk, and lined with red buckram ; the waggon to be painted outside with red ; also collar, draughts, and harness of red leather. A hammercloth with our arms and badges of our colours; and all things pertaining to the said waggon. whfch is for the ladies and gentlewomen of our privy chamber."—Miss Strickland's " Lives of the Queen's of England." HYDROPHOBIA.—Mr. Ainslie, veterinary surgeon, of Nassau -street, Middlesex Hospital, has addressed to the editor of the Standard the following observations on this disease :—" In the human being it is called hydrophobia ; in the dog and other animals rabies. We are unacquainted with the nature of the poison, but it differs from all other poisons by remaining apparently in a dormant state for weeks, or even for months, and is not absorbed into the system for some time after the bite. No remedy is known for the disease, when once it is developed. None of the nostrums which are said to be cures can be relied upon. The cause of the disease it i i s s lhl e the e uq weather—the aea hottestetl y h; e u br n iT k t wt n wh o eee w h h p a, a.v dog-days oe gki Some ioao pwy r known 0; a , f v f, o e oro attributedmany The aaiprtnrs want of to heat present tdwe summerah e e a rh a vo o . er f only heard of one case in the metropolis. In many hot climates the disease is unknown, and it has raged among us in the coldest weather. In 1838 I had no less than 48 cases under treatment ; this year I have not had one, My predecessors, Messrs. Blaine and Youatt, as well as myself, have been bitten by rabid dogs, and we are all still alive; and we have operated on some hundreds of human beings who have been bitten by rabid animals, and in no case has there been loss of life. The preventive is as follows :---The person bitten should as soon as possible thoroughly wash and cleanse the bitten part; not suck the poison from the wound, as is too com monly clone, for inoculation may take place by an abrasion on the lip. If the wound be superficial and ragged, let the edges be removed with a pair of scissors, and then apply freely to every part the nitrate of silver, commonly called lunar caustic, and which may be had in any druggist's shop. If the wound be a punctured one, as in some cases it is from the tusk of the animal going deep into the flesh, the stick of caustic must be carefully pointed that it may reach the bot tom ; if necessary, the wound should be enlarged, care being taken in the use of the knife, or the poison may be carried by it over the fresh surface. The nitrate of silver completely destroys the surface of the wound, and neutralises the poison, which comes away with the destroyed surface without the absorbents acting upon it; and if freely applied to the part affected, the patient may feel himself perfectly safe. Ido not recommend the application of a poultice after the opera tion, but let the wound be exposed to the atmosphere ; and itst of should a o n li y ve il in o ffaylmation ensue, it may be relieved by dress- TO DANIEL O'CONNELL, ESQ,, M,P,, &c. " A worthy author to ground a report of antiquity upon, who, in relating the matters that fell out in his own time, descovereth him. self to be as egregious a liar as auy that this day breatheth in Chris. tendom ! ! !"—Primate Usher's character of Captain Philip O'Sulti. van. Religion of the Ancient Britons, page g 2.. London, 1631 SlR—The strain of exaggeration and falsehood which runs through the pages of all the Romish writers, political or his torical, from the Reformation to the present day, has unfor tunately exposed them to the scorn or contempt of the reli gious and literary world, and rendered the revivalof literature and invention of printing the slow but certain instrument of annihilating the delusions of Popery. Undeethis iinpression, I cannot but think that your recent speech at the Jesuits' meeting in Liverpool manifests the same spirit of falsehood and exaggeration which has been justly charged upon the controversialists and political writers of your communion ; and that while your abuse of Liver pool, and one of the brightest ornaments of the religion of the realm, is highly honourable to both, the publication of your rhapsody and the replies it will inevitably elicit will tend in no small degree not only to cool the zeal of the Protestant conciliators, but open the eyes of multitudes of the dupes of the Popish clergy to see and abhor the delusions attempted tb be thrown over them and their posterity by agents such as Captain Philip O'Sullivan was in the reign of Queen Eliza beth, and the Lord Mayor exhibits himself under the milder sway of Queen Victoria, whose religion you speak of in such atrocious terms as should exclude you for ever from her Ma jesty's presence, and occasion your expulsion from the House of Commons, which you once termed, from the knowledge you had of one of its members, an assemblage of 600 scound rels. Language like this sounds harshly in modern ears; the repetition of it, even in its' condemnation, cannot but be pain ful, and the necessary reply to it sounds somewhat like the unchristian rendering of railing for railing. After reading your resolution for founding a place of worship for the members of a society prohibited by law from remaining in the kingdom, much less openly holding their ministrations in one of the most Christian communities in it, you indulge yourself so wantonly in the use of scurrilous language as proves that such a man as you show yourself to be cannot be a competent judge on any case connected with the maintenance of Christianity. Your " words of sarcasm and scorn," whose virulence excited the laughter of your auditors, fell powerless from your lips, as far as respects the fair fame of Liverpool, and could be agreeable only to the lowest of the low, who owe the food they eat and the clothes they wear to those whom you denounce as merciless bigots— the opulent Protestants of that town—whom you hold up to their execration for building churches, and encouraging able and exemplary ministers' from Ireland to officiate in them. The language which you used respecting Mr. M`Neile, was such as could dishonour none but a man capable of using it; but it proves more than you intended—it demonstrates, to his honour, that the success of this gentleman's ministry there has given a mortal blow to the hopes of the Jesuits at that time surrounding you—men invited there, no doubt, by the parochial clergy of the Romish church, and sent to them by the college de propaganda fide, to maintain the cause of Antichrist, when they themselves were no longer able to do so. No gentleman, no Christian, could disgrace himself so far as to call such a clergyman " a fellow who had an excel lent trade in lying —one whose charitableness was paid for by the yard—whose falsehoods and calumnies were re munerated by the pound !! " The use of these false and disgusting metaphors, marks the society in which your early years were spent, and when you call that splendid orator " a lump of a liar," you must have taken it for granted that you were addressing an assemblage of ruffians, and their loud laughter proved how " like loves like," and how congenial such language was with that which marks the conversation of the lowest dregs of society. As to Mr. M`Neile's being calumniator general of the ancient faith of the land, this is an allegation quite in the style of Captain Philip O'Sullivan. The object of your in sane and malicious vituperation is a maintainer, and an un answerable one, of the faith of the ancient Britons and the ancient Irish, when, in the sixth century, they rejected the dominion of Rome, and the missionaries from Derry and lona were introducing Christianity in the north of England, such as they had been taught by the Greek in opposition to the Latin church. The doctrine now preached in the Protestant churches of Liverpool is, for sum and substance, identical with that pro pounded by St. Columbkill, St. Aidan, and many other pro pagators of Christianity, long before the novelties of Popery had been introduced into Ireland or England. But it was easier for you, both from education and habit, to call a suc cessful preacher of the gospel a liar, than to reply to his ar guments, as some one of the Jesuits near you ought rather to have attempted to do. As to your expecting to hear Mass in Westminster Abbey, it reminds me of the message sent to the neighbourhood of Londonderry, by one of your predecessors in agitation, in the month of October, 1641, when he said that he expected mass would be celelebrated in every parish church in Ire land before the ensuing Christmas-day. His expectation, however, was not gratified. The rebellion he had excited by language like yours was put down ; and while the same re ward for the head of a Popish priest and that of a wolf was offered by Oliver Cromwell's Irish government, Sir Phelim O'Neill was hanged, quartered, and beheaded in England. " Felix quem fuciunt aliena pericula cantum." Mass is not likely to be celebrated during your lifetime in Westminster Abbey, although you may hear it, as Phelimy Roe did at Tyburn, with a halter around your neck, confess yourself to be an unworthy member of the Church of Rome. _ _ _ As to your seeing what you call " the waves of catholicity extending day after day—bearing on one after another," and its rapid extension over the whole globe, this also, in O'Sul livan's style, is a vision existing in your own imagination alone. From the encouragement given to Popery in Eng land and Ireland, by a succession of timid and vaccinating governments in both countries, for the last half century, an imperium in imperio has arisen in our empire, and Popery undoubtedly has had an increase in both countries, which exhibitions like yours are calculated to expose in an alarming manner: but the growth of evangelical religion, particularly in Ireland, from the blessing of the Most High God upon such men as the object of your slander, has raised a fresh and firm banner against the further growth of a caricature of religion such as your Catholicity may be called, a system of superstition calculated to dishonour God, and render his people ignorant of his word here, and consequently blind as to their welfare in the countless ages of eternity. In your enumeration of the triumphs of modern Popery, you begin with North America ; but the one archbishop and 27 beggarly bishops there have been but the recruiting offi cers for the Unitarians and other infidels in it, one of whose disciples, Miss Martineau, favourable, of course, to their most useful instruments, you naturally quote, as saying " that all America would soon be Popish ;' and you quote a novel writer, a dealer in fiction like O'Sullivan and yourself, in proof of the " purity" of the lives of the transatlantic Romish priests, without remembering that in Italy, in France, in Spain, in Portugal, in the Low Countries, and in Ireland, similar proofs, from writers unused to mingle falsehood with truth, have been long requisite, but never yet adduced, in vindication of the sullied character of the "corporation of bachelors," who, in disregard of the example of St. Peter, profess celibacy. As to your quoting the King of Prussia as an enemy to the reformed religion, because that monarch, if you speak truth, prefers for the Christians of his realm the name of Evangelicals to that of Protestants, you make a dis play of ignorance and feebleness in argument quite charac teristic of a man struggling in vain to maint a i n a b a d cause . The time will come, in God's name, when the word Pro testant will become obsolete, when no error has been left to protest against, when all the ends of the earth will be turned from darkness to light, and the surface of the globe shall be full of the knowledge of divine truth as the occean is of water ; and in the meantime, the words Protestant and Evangelical, when compared to Popery and her twin sister, Unitarianism, who is likely to outgrow, if not survive her, may be deemed synonymous. In the meantime, the progress of Protestantism is steady and increasing in North Ameica, and the vallies of Ohio, which you ignorantly mention as strong holds of Popery, have had the benefit of the Christian labours of Bishop Chase, and the Clergy of this extensive diocese. Upper Canada is rapidly becoming a Protestant, and, consequently, a peace able and loyal dependency of the Imperial Crown of Great Britain and Ireland. And if Lower Canada has been of late years the reverse, and produced such Demagogues as the Lord Mayor of Dublin, to the disturbance of its peace, and and covering its plains with blood—this may be attributed to the ill-fated establishment of Popery in it, and such machina tion as your speech has proved to be now in operation at Liverpool. As to France, we know what Popery has achieved there : how it favoured the designs of Voltaire, Rousseau, and the philosophical infidels of that country. How it dishonoured human nature by the massacre of the Huguenots in 1569, and and the revocation of the edict of Nantz, 1686. And it is to be noted, i n contradiction to the alle ge d d ec li n e of Pro testantism on the Continent of Europe, that the Reformed religion is flourishing in France, where it was so long and so cruelly persecuted—that the power of the Pope has been set at nought in Spain—and that a Protestant Church is tolerated even in Rome. Was the whole power of Popery in Europe able to revive the Bishopric of Jerusalem, which has been so recently achieved by the Protestant King of Prussia and our own truly Christian Queen, whose religion you have so malignantly belied and revived? What do you think of the late consecration of the five Protestant Bishops of foreign sees, by the Archbishop of Canterbury ? is this a decline of t he Reformed religion on the earth? Have the whole of the titular Bishops in North America as competent and permanent a maintenance as the new Bishops of Gibraltar and Malta, two cities not long since overshadowed by the darkness and delusions of Popery. tut I cannot pass the boundaries assigned to such articles as this in a newspaper. So, waiting for a reply to this letter, if your multiplied avocations, or capability, will permit you to maintain your late allegations among the Jesuits of Liver pool—l remain, Sir, a close observer of y our movements, and a faithful monitor of the unhappy results of them, whichiare but too likely to result to yourself and your deluded ad mirers, JOHN GRAHAM. Mag . Wigan, near Londonderry, Aug. 29, 1842. WASPS.—These tormenting insects are enormously plenti ful this year. Great care should be exercised in the eating of newly gathered fruit. We have heard of two dosen wasps having been found busily at work in the interior of a plum. Bristol Mercury. At Worcester market fast week these insects were so numerous and troublesome, that the market people were obliged to burn rags, in order to drive them away by the smoke. RITES OF TIIE WESTERN PAGANS IN OLD AMERICA.- "The most important part remaining of these ruins," we quote from Mr. Stephens, " is called El Sacrificatorion, or the place of sacrifice. It is a quadrangular stone structure, 66 feet on each side at the base, and rising in a pyramidal form to the height, in its present condition, of thirty-three feet. On three sides there is a range of steps in the middle, each step seventeen inches high, and but eight inches on the upper surface, which makes the range so steep that in the ascending some caution is necessary. At the corners are four buttresses of cut stone, dimishing in size from the line of the square, and apparently intended to support the struc ture. On the side facing the west there are no steps, but the surface is smooth and covered with stucco, grey with long exposure. By breaking a little at the corners, he saw that there were different layers of stucco, doubtless put on at different times, and all had been ornamented with painted figures. In one place we made out part of the body of a leopard, well drawn and coloured. The top of the Sacrificatorio is broken and ruined, but there is no doubt that it once sup. ported an altar for those sacrifices of human beings which struck even the Spaniards with horror. It was barely large enough for the altar and officiating priests, and the whole was in view of the people at the foot. The barbarous ministers car ried up the victim entirely naked, and extended him upon the altar, pointing out the idol to which the sacrifice was made, that the people might pay their adorations. The altar had a convex surface, and the body of the victim lay arched, with the trunk elevated, and the head a nd fee t depressed. Four priests held the legs and arms, and another kept his head firm with a wooden instrument; made in the form of a coiled serpent, so that he was prevented from making th e least movement. The head priest then approached, and with a knife made of flint, cut an aperture in the breast and tore out the heart, which, yet palpitating, he offered to the sun, and then threw it at the feet of the idol. If the idol was gigantic and hollow, it was usual to introduce the heart of the victim into his mouth with a golden spoon. If the vic tim was a prisoner of war, as soon as he was sacrificed they cut off the head to preserve the skull, and threw the body down the steps, when it was taken up by the office r or soldier to who m the prisoner had belonged, and carried to his house to be dressed and served up as an entertainment for his friends. If he was not a prisoner of war, but a slave pur chased for the sacr ifi ce , t h e p r oprietor carried off the body for the same purpose." , . A SHIP ON FIRE : PERILOUS SITUATION. The following extract from the logbook of the ship Re nown, Captain Hosken, on her passage from Sydney, New South Wales, to this port, with a cargo of wool, gives an account of the breaking out of a fire in the hold, from the spontaneous combustion, it is supposed, of the wool; of the perilous situation of the crew and the passengers ; and of the skilful and persevering manner in which the parties on board subdued the flames, thereby saving the vessel and her cargo as well as their own lives. The narrative is highly in teresting. June 24.—At Ba. m. moved the spars on the larboard side, and in so doing perceived a curious smell. At 9a. in., re marked the same kind of smell in the cabin. Overhauled all the ship, but discovered nothing. At noon a similar smell. Latitude obtained 25 26 S. lon. 38 43. 25th.—At 12 30, p. m., cleared the sail-cabin, store-room, and everything out of the berths, and in so doing found the smell proceeded from the h o ld, between the bulkheads of the .cabin and quarter-deck. The smell increased, having every symptom of the wool being on fire. Pressed the people to work to get part of the provisions on deck, all the spirits, oil, rope. &c.: closed all down, and made all as air-tight as possible, and kept the ship before the wind for Rio. Pumps duly attended to, and all possible sail set to advantage. Cleared away the longboat and pinnace, got the tackle rove, and all ready for getting the boats out. Latitude 24 20, longitude 26th.—At twelve, p.m., commenced moderate breeze and cloudy : all sail set to advantage, standing towards the land. At 4, p.m., smoke was observed coming through the break of the second deck, and smelling like the smoke of wool. At 6, p.m., the smell increasing very much, and every symptom of the ship being on fire. The captain ordered the longboat and pinnace to be hoisted overboard, with masts and sails, and sent the most useless of the passengers in them. The boats being ready, put astern of the ship, with a cask of water, some provisions, and spirits, two chronometers, and what was required for navigating the boats to land. At this time the brass of the skylight and wood of the companion appeared redhot. Covered the coats of the masts, skylights, and companion with blankets and sails, which were con stantly kept wet. At 11 30, p.m., fire was discovered burst ing through the starboard side, a little before the main chains : water was thrown in to stop the flames. At this time there was nothing but a solid mass of fire to be seen inside the ship, from the holes made by the flames. The boats were now ordered alongside the ship for the remainder of the pas sewers, and some of the crew sent into them, except two of the passengers, who exerted themselves in a most able man ner for the safety of the ship, namely, Dr. Hampton, R.N., and Mr. Joseph Lane, the captain having determined to re main by the ship, in hope of saving her and cargo, keeping the mate and seven of the crew on board, who were employed pouring water into the holes made by the fire, at the same time constantly keeping the companion, skylights, and coats of the masts and deck wet. At midnight, light breezes, and fine weather : towing the boats astern with passsengers, the fire still increasing from midnight to four a.m., when the crew that were in the boats were ordered to come on board to relieve those that had been working all night. At daylight, being in sight of land, the captain determined to break into the ship, by cutting away the covering board where the fire appeared to be the most rapid : got some casks of water filled on deck. At 8, a.m., all ready, and the ship's company all on the spot, also Dr. H. and Mr. J. L. to assist, commenced cutting away with the broad adze, and pouring water into the hold. At 8, a.m., the fire appeared to be abated, and the half-deck hatches were broken open to find the extent of the fire. The hatches being broken open, water was thrown down as fast as possible. Cleared away the half deck, and found nearly all the sails were burned and the ship's stores and provisions all spoiled by the fire. At 9, a.m., the fire appeared to be extinguished. A sail in sight in shore : _sent away Mr. Lane and five men in the ship's gig to provide a passage for some of the passengers the ladies having ap peared to suffer much from alarm and being in the boats all night. At 11, a.m., returned, and reported the vessel was bound for Rio, and that the captain would take about six passengers. Captain Hoskin then put onboard Mr. and Mrs. Badley, Mrs. Rose, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Perry, and two sailors. At noon the captain returned to the ship ; hoisted up the pinnace and gig and towing the longboat astern of the ship. Pumps duly attended to. 27ih. At 12 p.m. commences light winds and pleasant weather : made all possible sail, plying to windward. At 4, H.M.B. Fantome spoke the captain kindly, offered us assis tance, and sent a boat aboard, with one lieutenant and surgeon to inspect the state of the ship, and there were no symptoms of fire to be seen. The Fantome's boat left the ship. At 8, light winds and clear weather: no appearance of fire; em ployed throwing water over the burnt part of the ship. Mid night, ditto weather : threw more water over the ship. At 4, a.m., a moderate breeze from W.S.W. running along the land : set all studding-sails. At noon, no appearance of fire. 28th. Lat. observed 23,20, long. 28, commences with a fine breeze and pleasant weather. At 3, p.m., found the wool to be on fire in the hold in the same place as before. All hands were immediately ordered to pour water on the fire and to take the burning wool on deck. At 4, p.m., there was no fire to be seen, but some of the wool was still very hot. At 8, light wind and cloudy, no appearance of fire : set a watch in the hold to watch for the fire breaking out again. At day light, saw the entrance to Rio harbour, bearing N.E. by E. : at noon, no appearance of fire. Lat. 23 9, S., at 4, p.m., anchored in the harbour of Rio de Janeiro. WEST INDIES. The Forth, royal mail steamer, arrived at Falmouth on Wednesday morning last from the West Indies. Her dates of sailing are from Vera Cruz Aug. 7. Tampico 8, Havana 15, Nassau 18, B ermu d a 23, an d F aya l S ep t. 1. Sh e brings Jamaica dates of August 8 and La Guayra July 28. Pas sengers—from Barbadoes, Mr. John M•Chlery and Master Knowles ; from Berbice, Mr. S. Davison ; from Demerara, Mr. W. A. Britton, stipendiary magistrate ; from La Guayra, Mr. S. M. Catta and Mr. John Boulton ; from Grenada, Mrs. Roberts; from Bermuda, Mrs. Tucker; from Madeira, Mr. R. Davis; from Jamaica Mr. John Clarke, Mr. George Prince, Mr. Joseph Merrick and wife, and Mrs. Lavinia Oughton, Baptist missionaries. On freight 135,000 dollars, 400 doubloons, 352 ounces of gold dust, 44 of silver, and 115 serons of cochineal. Capt. Burney, master, and Mr. Brown, purser, of the late Medina, are come home by the Forth. After landing the mails she received at Falmouth a supply of coals and proceeded up channel at 5 p.m. The Forth came up direct from Mexico, but brought no specie thence. The Dee left Havana for the Gulf of Mexico on the 10th August. The Tay furnished the Jamaica mails, and will be the next to come to England. The Clyde had not sustained such severe injuries by going on shore on Pe lican Point as was at first anticipated. She left St. Thomas's on the 10th August for Turk's Island, and on the 12th Sept, thence for Porto Rico and the other islands, with the Eng lish mails furnished by the arrival out of the Medway. The Solway had taken down the Gulf letters of this steamer. Her Majesty's sloop of war Pilot left Havana, for Vera Cruz, on the 13th August. The Rover was at Sacrificios, the Thunder at Bermuda. Spanish men of war at Havana— one ftigate with admiral's flag at the fore, one corvette, three brigs, two schooners, and two steam-vessels. Mexican men of war at Sacrificios—the City of Dublin, (steamer,) one brig, and a schooner. The Mexicans still appear determined to carry on the war against Texas, and proposed to send 800 men instantly to capture Campeachy, if they could do so. The sickly season at Vera Cruz had passed by. Accounts from Havana represent the extreme unhealthiness of that port, and that many British seamen and masters of ships had fallen victims to the direful fever prevalent there. From Jamaica it is learnt that Lady Elgin was improving in health. The House of Assembly would not meet earlier than the accustomed period in November. The immigration of Krumen from the coast of Africa, if j udiciously conducted, was regarded by the planters of Jamaica as a great advantage to that colony, and would tend to afford such an impulse to the labouring population as was calculated to produce the most salutary effects. It is urged that the government agent, in obtaining these people, should offer them the advantage of returning to their native country again in a course of years, an inducement which few of the better hands would, from their migratory disposition, refuse. The crops were super abundant in several districts, and some merchants complained of not having sufficient vessels at hand, near their ports, to receive the produce. On the whole the affairs of the island began to assume a better state than had for some time existed. We learn from St. Kitts that the crops were low. The necessity for immigration was urged on all hands at Demerara. Business very flat. The negroes appeared to be making strong efforts at this colony to provide grounds and houses for themselves, and were generally disposed to work ; the employment of their earnings in the purchase of lands had drawn off from the retail dealers much of their custom. The shares of the banks were at par. Government measures had not recently met with such opposition as formerly. The following summary of the intelligence which we take from the Guiana Times, of the Ist of August, will be inter esting to many of our readers : " This day, the First of August, is the FOURTH ANNIVER SARY OF EMANCIPATION. " In Town, the extremely depressed state of the times throws dullness and gloom over nearly all classes. The Merchant finds little sale for his goods, and the Master Mechanic dismisses his best hands, for the want of something to employ them with. The Peasantry on the Plantations, having money at command, will, probably, indulge them selves with an additional luxury or two ; but, even in the rural districts, there does not appear to be any symptom of general preparation for a high festival. " In the Summaries which we have already transmitted to England, have occurred statements of facts, capable, if in correct, of contradiction and refutation. If the labours of the Parliamentary Committee should be attended with no practical result, the blame will not be attributable to the want of data to calculate upon, or the absence of credible witnesses to examine. " At this time of day, no rational man will allege, that, for the mere sake of raising large annual crops, one portion of the human family ought to have been left exposed to the selfishness or outrageous ill-temper of the other. What the philanthropist alike, and the lover of his country, will regret is, that, as yet, no remedy has been effectually applied to the agricultural and commercial decay, naturally consequent on the conversion of coerced slaves into voluntary labourers. The gentlemen of the Anti-Slavery Society profess to think, that our assertions as to diminished productiveness are got up for mere party objects. If they lived as we live, on the spot, they would know that no m an i s so d angerous t o th e 'cause of humanity as he who builds fanciful theories, regard less of the truth. We blame no peasant for not performing field-work. Every man is now as free as we are. But, it is one thing to rejoice over the happiness of eighty thousand persons, and another to contemplate the miseries entailed, mainly through the perverseness of the visionary and the ignorant, on twenty thousand. " We cannot doubt that the parliamentary committee will draw the proper line of distinction between the results of emancipation, as they relate to the comforts of the vast mass of human beings, and its results as they relate to colonial prosperity and national wealth and greatness. Anxiety is felt by amiable men to convert the young freemen into inde pendent proprietors and cultivators. The benevolent object can never be carried out in this colony, unless drudges be introduced in large numbers, so needy as to be willing to do the work, which the others successively lose taste of, as they rise in the social scale. _ "The records of criminal sessions, just over, exhibit an increas of crimes, in variety, if not in magnitude. The Court has found it necessary to award many sentences for long terms of imprisonment. In the parallel stage of society in the Mother-country, capital executions were of frequent oc currence. The most well-grounded hopes of reformation, are conceived from the operation of the Penal Settlement in the River Essequebo. "The Report, (in our number of the 25th ult.,) exhibits the British Guiana Bank as possessing stability and compara tive prosperity amidst general distress. The timely warning given by several large failures among the Merchants, has had the most salutary effect upon the Directors. In tlitir sug gestations as to the necessity which exists for legislation as to Debtor and Creditor, every practical man completely coin cides. The prudence by which it is essential that capitalists, under the present state of the law, should be regulated, neces sarily cramps bank business. In spite of this disadvantage, however, the profits reaped by the Local Bank, and the sur plus fund, laid by reflect credit on all parties connected with t." 2 a " STERLING" Wii.—Tom Hood, writing of the light and heavy-headed " sovereigns" that perplex the people, says: They may talk of the plugging and sweating Of our coinage that's minted of gold. But to me it produces no fretting Of its shortness of weight to be told. All the sov'reigns I'm able to levy, As to the lightness can never be wrong, But must surely be some of the heavy, For I never can carry them long. THE QUEEN'S PROGRESS NORTH, (From Wednesday's Edinburgh Evening Post.) The royal cavalcade having struck into the great north road from Queensferry, reached Kirkiands about half-past one o'clock, and after changing horses, proceeded onwards to Kinross, where considerable preparations had been made to welcome the Queen. In various parts of the town were tri umphal arches, banners, devices, &c., appropriate to the joyous occasion. The royal party entered the town a little after two o'clock, escorted by a party of dragoons, accompa nied by the sheriff and a number of country gentlemen. The royal party then proceeded onwards by the Bridge of Earn, where the same enthusiastic reception was given to our be loved Sovereign, who appeared highly delighted with the loyal demonstrations of the people, as well as with the beautiful and romantic scenery ; which she surveyed with evident emotion. HER MAJESTY AT DUPPLIN. Dupplin Castle commands one of the best views of the valley of the Earn, both to the east and west. Seen from that spot, this extensive tract of country has the appearance of a well cultivated garden, fenced in by hills on the north and south, and diversified with lawns and woods, and culti vated fields ; while its serpentine river crosses its capacious course, with many fantastic windings, towards the Tay. At half-past three o'clock the royal carriage drove up, pre ceded and followed by detachments of the Carabineers. Four carriages succeeded, containing Sir R. Peel, Lord Liver pool, Lord Morton, the Duchess of Norfolk, Miss Paget, and others of her Majesty's suite. The royal pair were received at the main entrance of the Castle (the steps of which were covered with crimson cloth) by the Right Hon. the Earl and Countess of Kenmore. Her Majesty was led into the library by the earl—the Countess taking the arm of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The noble earl was dressed in his uniform as Lord Lieutenant of the county. A company of the 42nd Regiment was drawn up on the lawn in front of the Castle, and received her Majesty with the usual honours, the band of the 92nd Regiment, who ac companied them, striking up the National Anthem. A deputation, consisting of the Earl of Kinnoul, H. H. Drummond, Esq., M.P. for the county; Robert Smythe, Esq., of Methven, A.M. ; M. Belshes, Esq., of Invermay ; and Robert Whigham, Esq., sheriff of the county, were ad mitted-into the presence of her Majesty, in the library. Her Majesty, with the Prince at her left hand, stood at the further end of the room, and a little behind them stood Sir Robert Peel, Lord Liverpool, the Earl of Morton, the Duchess of Norfolk, &c. The address from the county to her Majesty was read by the Earl of Kinnoul. A similar address was then presented to Prince Albert. A deputation of the town-council, consisting of the lord provost, magistrates, and city clerks, was likewise received, and had the honour of presenting an address to the Queen. Suitable replies were returned. At four o'clock, exactly, 'the royal pair sat down to a splendid dejeunir, which was laid out in the dining-room of the Castle. Covers were laid for thirty. On the side-board there was a magnificent display of gold plate, formerly the property of his late Royal Highness the Duke of York, and presented to him, we understand, upon his marriage, by the late King of Prussia. The centre pieces were of solid gold from France. The Earl of Kinnoul sat at the middle of the table, with the Queen on the right hand and the Prince on the left. The following is a list of the company invited to meet her Majesty :—The Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Miss Paget, Lord Aberdeen, Lord Liverpool, Sir R. Peel, Lord Morton, General Wemyss, Colonel Bouverie, Mr. Anson, Sir James Clark, Earl and Countess of Mansfield, Lord and Lady and Honourable Miss Willoughby, Lord and Lady Kinnaird, Lord and Lady Ruthven, Lord Strathallan, Home Drummond, Esq., Sir Charles Rowley, Sir George Murray. Her Majesty remained about an hour and a half at Dupplin. HER MAJESTY'S ENTRY INTO PERTH. In accordance with the previous arrangements of the ma gistrates, her Majesty returned from Dupplin by the Hill town-road to Craigend, and entered Perth by the Edinburgh road. The bells commenced ringing immediately on her Majesty's departure from Dupplin, and as the royal cortege approached the fair city. At Moncrieff Hill her Majesty paused for a time to'enjoy the lovely landscape which stretches out before her, and ap peared to be highly delighted with the scene. On the right, the massy and lofty hill of Kinnoul, rising 600 feet above the level of the sea, attracts the eye ; its western side, studded with cheerful villas and luxuriant parterres. The foot of this sublime mountain is paved by the pure waters of the smooth gliding Tay, a stream which pours more water into the ocean than any other river in Britain. Lifting the eye off this delightful scene, and following the course of the river, the ancient city of Perth arrests the attention, with its stately bridge, its towering steeples and spires standing out in bold relief, and still adorning the place which was once dignified with the name of the metropolis of Scotland, and which ranks in point of precedence as the second Scotch burgh. Descending from this commanding and delightful emi nence, the Queen approached her ancient city of Perth through the splended avenue which intersects the South Inch, one of the spacious city parks. On the high grounds in the neighbourhood cf the city, and along the line of road, multitudes of delighted spectators greeted her Majesty as the royal cortege moved along. The royal cortege arrived in Perth at six o'clock, with the usual escort. On reaching the South Port, the Queen was received by the magistrates and town-council, and the Lord Provost in elegant court attire presented the keys of the city, which were graciously received and returned by the Sove reign. The gates of the city were now thrown open, and her Majesty and retinue passed through under a magnificent triumphal arch which had been erected for• the occasion. The city arms were emblazoned on its capitals, and the royal standard, surmounting its lofty height, waved in the gentle breeze. Outside the gate, and close to it on one side, the Lord Provost, magistrates, and town-council occupied a platform ; and on the other side, the ministers and elders of the presbytery of Perth had similar accommodation—the ministers dressed in their gowns and bands. The magis trates and council, in carriages guarded by the high consta bles, in a handsome uniform, escorted the Sovereign and retinue through the city, passing through Prince's-street, St. John's-street, George's-street, to the bridge. Through out the entire line' the streets were occupied by various in corporations, trades, and professions, in distinguished uniforms and liveries. The high constables and peace officers, aided bya thousand operatives, each bearing a white rod, preserved admirable order throughout. Every opening in the streets was fitted up with platforms of every descrip tion, and every window crowned with a well-dressed and joyful population. As her Majesty passed along, the densely thronged multitudes rent the air with their deafening cheers, and the waving of handkerchiefs from the casements indi cated the universal joy. Her Majesty appeared in excellent spirits, and received and returned the gratulations with much condescension and grace. The multitudes which passed into Perth from all quarters during the night and throughout the course of the day was beyond all precedent. Not fewer than from forty to fifty thousand were added to the population. All was regularity, order and peace, and no accident occurred. In the evening, 500 gsntlemen sat down to a sumptuous banquet, in the County-hall, in honour of the royal visit, while bonfires and coloured lights illumined the neighbouring heights. Her Majesty dined and slept at Scone Palace ; the seat of the Earl of Mansfield. (From Saturday's Edinburgh Post.) DEPARTURE FOR THE HIGHLANDS. Wednesday forenoon shortly after eleven o'clock, her Ma jesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by a numerous suite and retinue, set off from Scone Palace to Taymouth by way of Dunkeld. The day was again beautiful, and the royal party seemed in high spirits. At the western barrier of the Bridge they again received the respectful homage of the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Conucil in passing ; which they courteously returned. The north end of George-street, Charlotte-street, and along Atholl-street to the Barracks, were lined with an equally crowded but more exclusively re spectable assemblage than the day before; and the spirit of the people, unwearied by long expectation as on that occasion, seemed even more buoyant than then. The pace of the car riages were moderated to indulge the spectators, who con tinued their acclamations till the royal cortege were out of sight at the Barracks. The road to Dunkeld was crossed by occasional triumphal arches, near which the population of the surrounding districts were congregated from an early hour. The first passed by the royal party was that erected by the work-people at Lun carty Bleachfield ; around which they were arranged in order, under the eye of the m anager , an d a ll i n holiday dress. The next was that of the Stanley company's establishment, em bracing nearly one thousand operatives, erected at the junc tion of the Stanley and Dunkeld roads. This was perhaps as tasteful an arch as any in the county, and her Majesty paid both it and the preceding the compliment to order the carriage to drive slowly under them. The Stanley work people were arranged in order upon the hill to the west, and from their neat and orderly appearance attracted the royal notice in a favourable manner. Similar erections occurred at Bank foot and onwards towards Dunkeld ; the approach to the Highlands being indicated by the greater proportion of tartan dresses in the surrounding groups. ITER MAJESTY AT DUNKELD. Tuesday, about three o'clock afternoon, two companies of the 6th Dragoons or Carbineers, who had been billetted here, marched out to meet the Atholl clans on their way to Dun keld, and at seven o'clock evening they entered the town. The clans, who were in full uniform, led by their respective chiefs, and commanded by Lord Glenlyon, made a very im posing and martial appearance. The men were strong robust highlanders, and came in somewhat in the following order : The Hon. Capt. Murray, his lordship's brother led the Gre nadier company, the men composing which were six feet high, and clad in Atholl tartan, with white belts, and knap sacks, having the word Atholl on them, and carrying war axes. Captains Dru mmon d an d M`D u ff followed with 100 men, similarly dreccptl, hut carrying only swords and tnrgpts The Duke of Leeds followed with his clan, clothed in Dun blane tartan, with jackets the colour of heather. The dresses and general appearance of the clans commanded the admira tion of all present. Next came M'lnroy of Lude's men, who wore the Atholl tartan, with black belts. The Kin droggan, Dionanean, Faseally, Balnakiellie, Middlehaugh, Morand, and. Polkemet clans, followed in their respective tartans, led by their chiefs. After the clans, came the te nantry in the highland costume. The clans and the highland tenantry formed a bddy of upwards of 800 strong. The com missary stores with the guards, closed the procession into Dunkeld. The men all slept in tents in the Atholl home grounds. The states cOntiiir" provisions for 1000 men for three days. The pontage gate of the Dunkeld Bridge was, on Wednes day, thrown out to the public by the Duchess of Atholl. The gate was decorated as a Gothic arch, with side pillars, clothed with heather, and mounted with a crown. On the side of the left pillar was a mountain eagle, on the right a black cock, and about the centre stood a deer on each side, thus showing the produce of the country. Throughout the town there were crowns and flags, with the words " Welcome to Dun keld." About one o'clock in the forenoon, the Cathedral bells were rung, and a royal salute announced the arrival of the royal party. This was followed by the cheers of the many thousands assembled to obtain a glimpse of her Majesty. The Grenadier Highlanders, under the comnand of Captain Drummond, marched out and escorted the Queen to the Atholl grounds. When crossing the Dunkeld Bridge, the magnificent scenery seemed greatly to please and astonish her Majesty and Prince Albert. It is well known that this view is one of the finest perhaps in the Highlands, combining both the sublimity of Alpine scenery, with the beauty of a woodland landscape. On reaching the Royal Park, her Ma jesty was received by Lord and Lady Glenlyon, and a salute was immediately fired from the battery. Her Majesty then rose in her carriage, and bowed most graciously to all around. After alighting at the tent, she walked out with Prince Albert, along the line of the clans, Lord Glenlyon accompanying, and explaining to her Majesty the different dresses and bodies assembled. The Masonic and Friendly Societies assembled, came in for their share of royal attention, the Queen being much pleased with their appearance. Her Majesty first walked up in front of the clans, and returned between the ranks. At two o'clock, a splendid dejeuner was served in the royal tent--the table was laid down for thirty-four persons. At three o'clock her Majesty entered the Royal carriage and took her departure fot Tavmouth accompanied as before, under a royal salute from the battery. A guard of sixty Highlanders armed with large Lochaber axes, and preceded by eight pipers, accompanied the Queen. Through the kindness of Lord Glenyon all the respectable persons were admitted into the park, and upwards of 5000 availed them selves of the opportunity. The scene in the park was grand, the day being fine, the arrangements judicious, and the greatest harmony and loyalty prevailed throughout the day. On entering the tevn of fluDi:cld, ber Mujeao appeared rather thoughtful, but on reaching, the park, the beauty of the scene seemed to impart a degree of livelineig to the Queen, who smiled and bowed in return to the cheers of the assembled multitude as she passed. A splendid arch, surmounted by a crown of flowers was erected at the south of the bridge, with " Welcome to Athol'," in large letters across it. Flags and other insignia of loyalty. adorned the streets as her Maje s ty passed. The Carpenter s Society, with their banners, &c. were also drawn up in the park, as well as both the Mason Lodges, with their ornaments. Several gentlemen who had seen the ceremonies both in Edinburgh and Perth, expressed themselves much satisfied with what they witnessed here. A number of constables were in attendance, but their services were rendered un necessary by the excellent disposition of the people, who dispersed quietly. Her Majesty and Prince Albert on passing Inver village, the birth-place of Neil Gow, seemed much amused at their reception there. At the triumphal .arch 210 villagers assembled with . a piper—each in their hand had a glass of whiskey, and just as her Majesty came up, the toast was given, "The Queen, God bless her," with three times three. Her Majesty rose and bowed, as also Prince Albert. During the giving of the honours her Majesty smiled, again bowed to the villagers, and drove off. Sir Robert Peel was an object of interest, and was loudly cheered. The Inver villagers when his carriage passed, reversed the royal salutation. The call was, three times three for Sir Robert Peel, and a bumper to him after. PREPARATIONS AT TATMOUTH CASTLE. The most extensive preparations have been going on for some weeks at this splendid seat of the Marquis of Breadal bane, in anticipation of her Majesty's visit to the Highlands. On the road from Dunkeld, triumphal arches were erected; and at Milltown of Kineragie, &c., a mile to the east of Aberfeldy, a splendid arch was raised, surmounted by a crown, the whole being constructed with heather ; another arch of the same national material adorning the entrance of Aberfeldy. The first approach to Taymouth was also deco rated with a heather arch, as well as the bridge at Kenmore and other places in the vicinity. Marquees were._ erected in the neighbourhood of the Castle for the use of the High landers assembled. There is a battery on the hill in front of the Castle. On an adjoining eminence, and to the westward, near the foot of Loch Tay, others were erected, and flags were also in readiness on the adjoining hills to telegraph the ap proach of her Majesty. It was arranged that on her Majesty and Prince Albert alighting at the grand entrance, the Highlanders, to the number of several hundreds, and all equipped in the national dress should be drawn up, forming part of a large circle round the entrance, the remainder being completed by the company of the 92d Highlanders, stationed at Taymouth as the guard of honour, under the command of Major Camp bell. Upwards of twenty pipers had been collected to play a welcome to the Queen ; and the band of the 66th had also been stationed at the Castle. A general parade of the High landers-200 in number—took place on Tuesday. The style in which they went they went through their exercises would not disgrace any of her Majesty's standing regiments. HER MAJESTY AT TAI MOUTH CASTLE. Taymouth was a scene of the greatest bustle, animation, and excitement on Wednesday, the day of her Majesty's expected arrival. From a very early hour the population poured in from all quarters. Vehicles of every description groaning with loads of passengers, and troops of pedestrians, were wending their way to Taymouth—many from very dis tant parts—from Greenock, Dumbarton, Inverary, Oban, Inverness.snire, Forfarshire, Banff, Aberdeenshire, and from the metropolis of Perthshire, the fair city, in great numbers. At half-past twelve o'clock the Brenda(bane Highlanders were marched to the front of the castle, and underwent a review ; and a finer body of men (about 200) could not well be selected in any part of Scotland. They were divided into five companies. The first company, with their swords and targets, bad a very splendid appearance, while the light com pany were dressed as foresters, in shepherd tartan dresses, kilts of course, and had firelocks. This company was also much admired, as indeed were the whole corps, and especially the Grenadiers, a giant parcel of men. At half-past two a body of about sixty men, from the estate of Menzies, ele gantly dressed in Menzies uniform, came forward under the leadership of their chief, Sir Neil Menzies of that Ilk, Bart., and took their stations on the lawn ; and also about thirty men from Mr. Menzies of Chethill's property. The differ ent companies were liberally provided with pipers, flags, &c. At five o'clock a flag was hoisted on the top of the Crag of Dule, as a signal that the Queen was approaching. At twenty minutes to six her Majesty entered the elegant triumphal arch at the front of the castle, and, escorted by a party of the Carbineers, drove slowly along in her open carriage and four, followed by six other carriages and four, and several pair of single horse vehicles. The cheering of the many thousands who lined the road along, rolled on to the vast multitude who were assembled in the lawn, and who joined in the universal hurrah—nine times nine—to which the sur rounding hills re-echoed. She alighted at the main door of the princely abode at sixteen minutes to six, when a royal salute was fired ; and the royal standard—brought from England for the special purpose —was substituted for the Breadalbane flag on the top of the castle. The Breadalbane Highlanders were ranged on the lawn in front of the Castle, and the marquis stood in front, about 150 yards in advance of his men. As soon as the Queen approached, the marquis called out, " Highlanders attention !" and all followed the marquis in giving the grand salute. When her Majesty entered the castle, she was conducted to the balcony by the marquis, when the tlighlanders gave nine hearty Highland cheers. Her Majesty and Prince Albert immediately made their appearance on the balcony, when the cheering was again resumed, and graciously acknowledged. She then retired within, and the vast multitude thereafter dispersed, to assemble again in the evening to witness the fire-works. The dinner took place at 8 o'clock, her Majesty and Prince Albert occupying the centre of the table, the Marquis of Bread albane on the left of her Majesty, and the Marchioness on the right of Prince Albert. In front of the Castle there were platforms erected, where Highland dances took place by torch light, and her Majesty witnessed them from the balcony. On the lawn were the words " Welcome Victoria and Albert" in transparent lamps, which had a magnificent effect. The fort on the hill opposite the Castle was covered with variegated lamps, and bonfires blazed on every promontory. Many of the trees were hung with lamps, which gave the grounds quite the effect of a fairy land. PRINCE ALBERT ON THE HILLS.-DEER STALKING. On Thursday morning the Queen and the Prince break fasted alone at eight, a nd a few minutes past nine Prince Albert started for the hills. He was mounted on a chesnut pony, and dressed in a black velvet shooting coat, shepherd's plaid trousers, shoes and gaiters, and attended only by the Marquis of Breadalbane. He proved himself a good shot, for he returned to the Castle about three o'clock, after linv ing, with' his own hand, shot nineteen red deer, besides hares, rabbits, grouse, black-cock, and capercailzie.• It was pleasing to see " whig and tory all agree" on this grand oc casion, and a proof of it•was given in Sir Robert Peel and Fox Maule galloping away to the hills together; and their servants being out of the way, Fox Maule held Sir Robert's horse till he mounted. In the afternoon, her Majesty and the Royal party took a short drive to Kenmore and round the marquis' grounds to the Tunnel Bridge road. The royal visitors sat down at eight o'clock to a most mag nificent entertainment, in providing which the no ble host showed the most profuse h os pit a lit y , w i t h t h e most perfect good taste. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were supported by the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, and the rest of the company consisted of the Duchess of Norfolk,the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Liverpool, Sir R. Peel, and the members of the royal household. The party was very select. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO STIRLING. We understand that the horses for the conveyance of her Majesty's carriages, seventy-two in number, have been ap pointed to be ready at eight in the morning of Tuesday next, at Drummond Castle, and as her Majesty's expeditious habits are well known, it is certain that she will be in Stirling at not later than ten o'clock a.m. The sheriff and gentlemen of the county will receive her Majesty at the Bridge of Allan, and, along with the members of the late Stirlingshire yeomanry corps, who, at the request of their colonel, Mr. Murray, of Polinaise, have agreed to turn out on the occasion, will escort her to the Bridge of Stirling, where she will be met with the provost and magistrates who will there deliver to her the keys of the burgh. Her Majesty, it is expected, will then proceed along the road leading to the west end of Cowan -street, up Bridge-street, St. Mary's-wynd, Broad-street, and Mar place, to the Castle, escorted all the way by the provost and magistrates. After leaving the Castle, her Majesty will re turn down Broad-street, Bow-street, Baker-street, King street, and Fort-street. At the end of Port-street, the ma gistrates will take their leave of the Queen, who will again be met by the sheriff, gentlemen of the county and yeomanry corps, who will continue to escort her along the road to Fal kirk. Near the latter town the teuantry of the Earl of Zet land, and of Mr. Forbes of Callender, will join the escort, which will continue to attend her Majesty's progress as far as Linlithgow-bridge, were the royal party will be met by the Earl of Hopetoun and the Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire. Mre understand that with the view of preventing her Majesty being impeded in her progress through the town, it is the in tention of the magistrates to erect barricades in St, Mary's wynd, the Bow, and the tipper part of Baker-street, so as to exclude all passengers, except such as form part of the royal cortege.—Stirling Observer. ENIGMA.—What word is that in the English language. and in common use, which will describe a person or thing as not to be found in any place, and yet, without any other al." teration than a separation of the syllables, will correctly de. scribe him as being present at the same moment ?—(./liern ing Post.) This has been " running the round" of the papers for some time : we shall put our fair readers, who amueo thorneolvos with such riddlce, out of suspense by giving the answer, which is "nowhere"—" now here." INDIA RUDDER PAVEMENT.—Who would have thought of paving our streets, stables, and passages with India rub ber? Yet such a thing seems to be expected ; for we find in the Polytechnic Journal the notice of a plan for so doing. The price will be about the same as the best asphalt pave ment. It is so elastic that it will not fracture with the heaviest blow, which property prevents its wearing away. It can be altered, repaired, or relaid, at a small expense, as the old material can be taken back and reworked. We have un derstood that many persons of high rank have ordered that their stables be laid down with the caoutchouc pavement; the advantage of which, to the feet of horses, must immediately suggest itself. THE APPROACHING CONCERTS.—The arrangements for the Grand Musical Festival, in this town, are progressing most satisfactorily, and judging from the proficiency of the local choristers in their rehearsals, there is no doubt that their part of the performances will be sustained with efficiency and credit, and, upon the whole, that the public will have the opportunity of witnessing such a treat as has rarely been offerred, and certainly never in this part of the country. The vocal and instrumental music will be of the highest cha racter; indeed, the high caste of the concert, will be one of its distinguishing features and strongest recommendations to the public, and especially the musical part of the community. For sacred music the parties engaged are the very highest in the walk, and the plans selected are every way calculated to give effect to the performances. It is more than probable as some of the members of the Roy a l F a mily will be in this neighbourhood that they will honour the town by thei r presence on the occasion.—Newcastle Journal. TILE LORD PROVOST'S APOLOGY. — Some illnatured re marks having, been made about the Lord Provost of Edin burgh, on account of his being in bed, and having overslept himself, on the morning of the Queen's landing, a gentleman who is presumed to be well acquainted with the Provost's habits, has undertaken an apologetical palliation o f hi s con duct on the occasion, and in a letter to the e di tor of the Times, gives an assurance that no more loyal s ubjeet exists, and that the circumstance was entirely owing to his consti tutional absence of mind, and in proof of the assertion, he relates the following anecdote ;—When his Lordship's lady. says he, was about to be confined, her accouchment was ex pected about seven o'clock in the evening, and his Lordship showed every conjugal and even uxorious care that all ia attendance should he ready at that time, but as the event did Riot take place at the expected time, and no symptoms of EMI' probable distress occurring immediately, his lordship went to his own bed in a separate room, and slept till eleven o'clock next morning, being his usual hour of rising. Oa coming down to his breakfast, the nurse (who had vainly tried to wake him in his bed room) wished him joy of a sou and heir, but, to her astonishment, he was violently angry. and asked, in tones of great displeasure, " Why could not your mistress wait till I had got up and bad my breakfast ?"