The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-16 00:00:00

UNITED STATES. Since our last we have had two arrivals front New York. The New York packet-ship arrived on Wednesday morning, bringing intelligence to the 19th ult. frOm New York ; and the Britannia, North American royal mail steam-shiP, which entered the Mersey on Wednesday 'morning at 7 o'clock, having left Boston at half-past two p. m. on the let, and Halifax at a quarter to four on the 3d. The most important items of intelligence brought by these conveyances relate to the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, and the tariff which was proposed in July last, and quashed by the vote of the President Tyler, on the 9th ult. The con gressional proceedings in relation to these two matters have been curious and interesting. We have given elsewhere all necessary particulars connected with these two great ques tions. The treaty was carried by 39 to 9. The Caledonia reached Halifax on the 31st ult., at 7 a.m., and sailed for Boston at noon. The cotton crop promised to be the most abundant ever re membered, and the quality was everywhere spoken of as ex cellent. Some of the new crop bad been received at New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, and Charleston. The merchants were preparing for the fall trade, and deal ers from the south _were flocking to the city. The cotton market bad been dull for some time past. But little business had been done in flour which had fallen to 4 dollars 87 cents er barrel, with every prospect of a still further decline. The des of Exchange were on London 71 to 7i, and on France to 5,371. A cargo of Liverpool Orrell coal had been at 7 dollars 50 cents cash. iord Ashburton was to be invited to a public dinner at r York, at which the son of the man who signed the first ty with Great Britain. His lordship had met the autho s at Boston. her of those e speculating money-dealing "institutions have ruined so many persons in the United States, spread immortality and extravagance through all classes of the people, has recently failed in New York, and its stock, amounting to six millions of dollars, is become " not worth a dollar." Some of the most respectable business men in New York are said to have been largely concerned in it. The plan was to loan moneyonihe --- sectulty - of real property and other securities, on an interest of seven per cent., taking the bonds of the parties and issuing its own, which were in high and upon them money was speedily raised, chiefly in England, at five per cent. The cause of the failure is said to be the depreciation of property since 1835. The New York American states that the promise of the cotton crop continues favourable to a very large yield, and that the new was already coming freely into the market at New Orleans, and selling at very low prices, ranging from c. to Bc. The wheat crops had realised the utmost hopes. crops throughout the Canadas are represented as most Pundant, Exchan was in fair demand at New York, and the best asked and obtained 71 per cent. for moderate The supply was not large, but was fully equal to the demand. Advices from Texas and Mexico state that a campaign was projected by the Texians against Mexico, and that the yellow raging at Vera Craz TARIFF OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, the sixth Congress ; to take effect from and after ay of February, 1842, payable in gold, silver, or Per cent. adv 10 „ 5 cents Ale, and all other kinds of malt liquor Allspice, per lb. Bagging, bale rope, and twine for packing cotton and stationery jets, ladies .. er, per 1b... ', per 200 lbs 25 t, dols. 3 00 3, per lb s, testaments, and primary school- Cattle and stock of all kinds ... Corn and corn meal per bushel of 50 lbs Cider, in cask or bottle.... Chocolate, per lb Cigars, Spanish, per 1,000 „ American ........ Carriages, pleasure Cheese, per lb Chairs 2 cents dols. 1 00 Clothing, ready made Flour, per brl Fruits, dried and green Furniture, and all manufactures of wood . Fire-arms of every description Farming utensils, implements of husbandry, and furniture, the property of emigrants in actual use, not exceeding in value 500 dols Harness of all kinds Hats 20 cents . 10 per cent.adv 3 cents. 5 00 3 00 35 per cent. adv 3 cents 30 per cent. adv Hardware and Cutlery 30 per cent adv W If 25 ~ 15 „ 15 „ House fromes Iron, pig, bar, or rod . .. „ all manufactured articles of which it forms a component part 15 If 15 „ uors—brandy, gin, rum, cordials, and ther Liquors-Ist and 2d proof .. dols. 0 50 per gal, Whiskey, Ist and 2d proof . . 0 25 „ Lard, per 1b 3 cents 15 per cent adv .r bushel of 321bs, 15 cents ;erm, per gallon 30 cents r, black, per lb per brl. 5 cents. dols. 3 00 rid beans, per bushel cents 30 per cent. adv Porcelain and crockeryware bushel of 501bs. 2 cents. 10 cents. 15 per cent. adv agar, brown, per 1b 1 cent. 3 cents Sugar, )af and candy bar, per lb. shaving and perfumed 2 cents. 3 cents. 30 per cent. adv 30 per cent. adv 30 ~ Sweetmeats and conserves Shoes and boots. . cco, manufactured 30 ~ t i 30 ~ ~ the property of emigrants . . _ ;ar per gallon -- t and other grains per bushel of 601bs tree. 10 cents. 20 cents. 30 per cent. adv Ware, crockery .. Wine, Burgundy, Hermitage, Chambertin, and all other varieties of Burgundy, except Champagne iampagne.. 15 per cent. adv 2 50 per doz, 10 per cent. adv, 10 cts. per gal. Claret in cases " in cast rench, the produce of France; and im ported in French or Texan vessels .... earing apparel, the personal property of emigrants . tides not otherwise enumerated 15 per cent. adv. nods imported in foreign bottoms, with the exception foreign vessels which by treaty or act of congress permitted to enter on payment of the domestic duty— in additional duty of 5 per cent. All other —From and after the 19th day of May, 1842, shall be laid on all vessels which may enter any port of epublic from any foreign port or place, a tonnage duty f GO cents per ton on merchant vessels, and 30 cents on teamboats, according to register tonnage. 3NNAGE Promissary notes and government bonds are not received for duties on goods imported after the Ist of February, 1842. CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. The livings of Wragby and Panton, vacant by the death of Rev. Algernon Turnor, have been given to the curate, Rev. G. B. Yard. Patron, C. Tumor, Esq. Rev. T. Waite, to be chaplain of Giltspur-street Compter. Rev. John Image, A.M., to the endowed vicarage of m, in the county of Sussex, on the presentation of Thomas. The Rev. Thomas Philips, M.A., chaplain to the House of Industry at Newport, Isle of Wight, to the vicarage of Toiler Fratrum, with the chapelry of Wynford Eagle an nexed, in the county of Dorset, void by the decease of Edw. Butt, M.A. _ _ _ The Rev. John 11. La Mothy, curate of St. Paul's, Pres ton, Lancashire, to the vicarage of Lezarvre, Isle of Man, vacant by the death of the Rev. H. Maddrell. The Rev. Henry Caesar H. Hawkins, to the perpetual curacy of Chilton-super-Polden-cum-Edington, Somerset. The Rv. Mr. Ralph, to be chaplain to the new Model Prison, at Pentonville, London. THE WEATHER AND CROPS. HUNTINGDONSHIRE. — The harvest in this county is nearly nought to a conclusion; there is here and there a piece of but most of the corn has been got in in fine condition. The stack-yards are not so well filled as we have seen them. The yield is not great, but the quality is good. The late fine rains have done much good to the pastures, and also the turnip crops, both of which have improved greatly these last six or seven days. There is now but little com plaints of any shortness of keeping, and stock are doing well. Prices continue very low. The fallows are in fine condition. The weathe r has been favourable for them throughout the season. to carry, . N onFor.x.—We have now arrived at the full conclusion of the harvest (with the exception only that the crop of beans is still standing,) an d p er haps no period can be referred to, within the memory of the present generation, in which grain of every description had been secured in such fine condition as that to which our observations are directed. with regard to the crop of wheat, as far as quality is concerned, there can be but one good. °Pinion—namely, th a t th e s a mple is superlative HADDENRAId.-- The harvest about here is getting nearly mpleted, and generally is well got together and in very od condition. has been very showery this last week. e had a very hears' thunder shower last Wednesday night, t have not heard of it doing any damage. - E wMARKET.—The h arvest in this neighbourhood is quite hed, and the plough is kept actively employed. We un and that one farmer in this town has thrashed since 4 u pwards of 1,400 comb s of wheat. Not amiss, we this; for one ,SIIIAE.—The weather d • tnt—damp and close eeK nas been unfavourable for harvesting_ the most of last to-day (Friday) very apt to cause the sheaves . to grow As cleared it, and may continue so,'altr "harvest home," .: 3 1' I gh it is watery hasxthers only Several farmers have had their as good as the Nveathera: been, the e cheer was .ests would no doubt ne highly entertained :quire one or two dry days to follow the same eally the farmyards are well filled in this neighbourhoodtn and above an average. We may confidently say cutt i ng i than three-fourths accomplished ; another week of good more w ther would finish this branch o f husbandry. Our Nithsdear correspondent says, " that with them the cutting is near ly over about Thornhill, farther down, and even into Annan. dale." We learn from another correspondent that their crops were all cut last week, and ere this we believe they will have had a " rantin' kirn" to comfort and cheer them after their severe labour.—Glaxgow Chronicle. EARLY HARYEST.—On Saturday last , th e 10th instant. there were in the Corn Exchange, Newcastle, 183 samples of wheat, 176 of which were of this year's crop, the quality very fine.—Tyne Mercury. RENFRES id if tl The herring-fishing this season in Lochfine has been very successful. The take has not been quite so great as has oc casionally been drawn in the same waters, but any deficiency in quantity has been amply counterbalanced by the quality of of the fish, which is excellent. The salters are making ready purchases, and giving good prices, and the fishermen are in high spirits. T ar b ert, wh i ch is the chief station on the loch, presents every morning a very lively scene, and one of con siderable novelty and interest to the stranger. The harvest is making progress on the banks of the loch, and in general throughout Argyleshire. There is now a cheering prospect of a plentiful and cheap supply of the very best potatoes and herrings, which form the staple diet of a large portion of the poorer classes.—Glavoto Argus. lERICAN BOUNDARY TREATY NORTH steam.; The Britanni noticed elsewhere, has broiiiht a copy of the treaty as signed by Lord Ashburton and Daniel Webster, and ratified by the senate of the United States, on the 20th August, 1842. This treaty contains twelve articles, of which we give the two first entire, as they define the boundary line. ARTICLE I It is hereby agreed and declared that the line of boundary shall be as follows : Beginning at the Monument at the source of the river St. Croix, as designated and agreed to by the commissioners under the sth article of the treaty of 1794, between the go vernment of the United States and Great Britain ; thence North, following the exploring line run and marked by the surveyors of the two governments in the years . 1817 and 1818, under the sth article of the treaty of Ghent, to its in tersection with the river St. John, and to the middle of the channel thereof; thence up the middle of the main channel of the said river St. John, to the mouth of the river St. Francis ; thence up the middle of the channel of the said river St. Francis, and of the lakes through which it flows to the outlet of the Lake Pohenagamook ; thence south-wes terly in a straight line to a point on the north-west branch of the river St. John, which point shall be ten miles distant from the main branch of the St. John, in a straight line and in the nearest direction ; but if the said point shall be found to be less than seven ;miles from the nearest point or sum mit, or crest of the highlands that divide those rivers which empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the river St. John, to a point seven miles in a straight line from the said summit or crest ; thence, in a straight line in a course about south eight degrees west to the point where the parallel of latitude of 46 deg. 25 min. north intersects the southwest branch of the St. John ; then southerly by the said branch to the source thereof in the highlands at the Merjarmette portage ; thence, down along the said highlands which divide the waters which empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the head of Hall's stream ; thence, down the middle of the said stream till the line thus run intersects the old line of boundary surveyed and marked by Valentine and Collins, previous to the year 1774, as the 45th degree of north latitude, and which has been known and understood to be the line of actual division between the states of New York and Vermont on one side, and the Bri tish province of Canada on the other; and, from said point of intersection, west along the said dividing line as hereto fore known and understood, to the Iroquois or St. Lawrence river. ARTICLE II It is moreover agreed, that, from the place where the joint commissioners terminated their labours, under the sixth ar ticle of the treaty of Ghent, to wit : at a point in the Nee brik Channel, near Muddy Lake, the line shall run into and along the Ship Channel, between St. Joseph and St. Tam many Islands, to the division of the channel at or near the head of St. Joseph's Island ; thence turning eastwardly and northwardly around the lower end of St. George's or Sugar Island, and following the middle of the channel which divides St. George's from St. Joseph's Island's ; thence up the east Neebrik Channel, nearest to St. George's Island, to the mid dle of Lake George; thence west of Jona's Island, into St. Mary's River, to a point in the middle of that river, about one mile above St. George's or Sugar Island, so as to appro priate and assign the said island to the United States ; thence adopting the line traced on the maps by the commissioners through the River St. Mary and Lake Superior, to a point north of Isle Royal, in said lake, one hundred yards to the north and east of Isle Chapeau, which last-mentioned island lies near the north-eastern point of Isle Royal, where the line marked by the commissioners terminates ; and from the last-mentioned point, south-westerly, through the middle of the sound between Isle Royal and the north-western main land to the mouth of Pigeon River, and at the said river to and through the north and south Fowl Lakes, to the Lakes of the height of Land, between Lake Superior and the Lake of the Woods ; .thence along the water communication to Saisaquinaga and through that Lake ' • thence to and through Cypress Lake, Lac du Bois Blanc, Lac la Croix, Little Ver million Lake, and Lake Namican, and through the several smaller lakes, or streams, connecting the lakes here mentio ned, to that point in Lac la Pluie or rainy lake, at the Claud iere Falls, from which the commissioners traced the line to the most north-western point of the woods ; thence along the said line to the said most north-western point, being in latitude 49 deg. 23 min, 55 sec, north, and in longitude 93 deg. 14 min. 38 sec. west from the observatory, at Greenwich ; thence, according to existing treaties, due south to its inter section with the 49th parallel of north latitude, and along that parallel to the Rocky Mountains. It being understood that all water communications, and all the usual portages along the line from Lake Superior to the Lake of the Woods ; and also Grand Portage, from the Shore of Lake Superior to the Pigeon River, as now actually used, shall be free and open to the use of the citizens and subjects of both countries. The 3d article grants to the citizens of Maine and New Brunswick the mutual right of navigation of the St. Johns. Article 4th confirms the titles to all lands, and the validity of all claims arising within six years of the date of the treaty within the limits of the territory, which by this treaty fall within the jurisdiction of either party. The sth article pro vides, that the "Disputed Territory Fund" shall be handed to the Government of the United States, to be paid by that Government to Maine and Massachusetts in the proper pro portions. The commissioners are also to transmit reports and maps to the two governments. The 7th article makes the St. Lawrence, its channels, and the Lake St. Clair equally free to both parties. Article Bth stipulates, that each party shall maintain on the coast of Africa a squadron, to carry in all not less than eighty guns, to enforce separately and respectively, the laws, rights, and obligations of each of the two countries for the suppres sion of the slave trade. These squadrons are to be, and act independent of each other, but the two to act in concert on such matters as shall be hereafter agreed. This article, it is afterwards provided in article 11th, is to be in force for five years, from the date of ratification, and afterwards till one or other party shall signify a wish to terminate it. Article 9th pledges the two governments to use their influence in per suading all nations to close their ports against the introduc tion of slaves. The 10th article provides for the mutual de livery, upon requisition and evidence, of all criminal offenders who may seek an asylum in either country, the cost to be paid by the party who makes the requisition and receives the fugi tive. The last article provides for the mutual ratification of the Treaty. The correspondence connected with the Treaty had only reached the public in an epitomised form. The Creole case had been presented in strong terms by Mr. Webster. Lord Ashburton's reply was, that as the news of the affair had E reached ngland but shortly before his departure, he was who sets his foot upon British soil, as much as do the&:vs of Massachusetts recognise as free every foreign slave when he lands in Boston; and that they cannot be altered. But be promises that directions shall be given to the government and other officers of the English West India Islands, to do nothing in this respect (when it can be properly avoided) that may tend to the disturbance of " good neighbourhood" between them and the United States. His lordship also states that he has no authority to treat on the subject of the right of search. On the subject of the Caroline affair his lordship reasons at much length, pointing out that the British authorities were compelled to destroy her, and he expresses regret at the circumstance. Mr. Webster, " as directed by the President," gives the British government a full discharge from all further blame on ac count of the Caroline. The Boundary, as fixed by the Treaty, had produced dif ferent impressions in different quarters. The opinion re specting it among the British may be found in the following paragraph from the Quebec Gazette : "We hope the terms stated are erroneous. There is, however, no doubt that one-half of the Madawaska settlers under the faith of the British government are given up. We think there must be sonic mistake in the assertion, that the line runs from the second lake on the St. Francis branch of the St. John, to the source of the Connecticut, giving up the head waters of the Chaudrere, Lake Megantic, and 1600 square miles of acknowledged British territory, surveyed and partly settled." A Boston paper has the following, which shows that the people of the United States have more reason to be satisfied : " The ridiculous story about our giving away 2,000,000 of acres of land, is exactly opposite to the facts. We get 4,000,000 acres of the finest agricultural country, and several acknowledged English settlements. Among the latter, we have nearly the whole of the great Madawaska settlement." THE LATE STORM--LOSS OF LIVES OFF THE COAST (From the Herald of Monday.) From the various accounts received on Saturday from dif ferent parts of the kingdom, we regret to state that the storm which visited the metropolis on Wednesday night, and the hurricane of the following day, have been felt throughout the kingdom particularly along the coast, and have been attended with the loss of a vast deal of property, besides human life. During the whole of Wednesday and Thursday the wind blew from the west-south-west to south-west, which did consider able damage amongst the shipping on the eastern coast, several having their whole suit of sails, rigging, anchors, and cables carried away, and were obliged to put back into the Yarmouth Roads, Margate, and Harwich, being unable, from the damage sustained, to proceed on their destination. Off Mellford, on Thursday, Captain Rees, of the Fair hope, of Aberavon, passed a smack ashore in Ramsay Sound, and a schooner on the rocks, off Skomer Island, both deserted, and also the mast and part of the bulk of a smack, N.E. of the North Bishop, which is supposed to have foundered, and the crew perished. So violent was the gale that the Phoenix coasting vessel belonging to Cotton's Wharf, while off Folkestone, lost one of her men of the name of John Button. The poor fellow was reefing the mainsail, when he was blown over and lost; the mate scarcely escaped the same fate, he being washed overboard and saved with cons ide ra ble difficulty. Between the night of the Bth and the morning of the 9th, the Halcyon, loaded with salt, from Gloucester, was wrecked on the west end of the Gore Sands, and the whole of the crew, supposed to be nine in number, met with a watery grave. In the course of the day, two of the bodies were picked up on Blenheim Strand. On the Welsh coast the loss of life has been considerable. The Milford packet lost a man of the name o f Williams, a. native of St. David's, Pembrokeshire, wh en t h e vessel was about four miles west of the Smalls; in consequence of the terrific violence of the gale, the poor fello w was blown from the crosstrees, and although several spars and ropes were thrown out, these exertions were ineffectual. From the state of the sea, arising from the fury o f the gale, it was found impossible to lower the boat ; w i t h in a ' few minutes after the accident the poor fellow disappeared. Off Cardiff, the De Esterning, bound from Amsterdam, had a seaman washed overboard ; and at Madoc, the followino, melancholy event occurred :—ln the morning of the Bth, a boat left the port containing three lads, amongst them was the son of Mr. Rees Jones, for the purpose of mackerel fishing, in which the party were very successful having, i n the course of two hours, loaded their boat. On returning to the port a sudden squall arose whichcaught the boat a n d turned her over. Assistance immediately put off, but only two of the youths were saved, the son of Mr. Jones met a watery grave ; the other two were completely exhausted when rescued from their perilous situation. Along the Scotch coast, the same calamitous results took place, a number of vessels were damaged, and at Bude, a large vessel laden with grain was w recked near Sharp's Nose, and with one . ex ception, the whole of the crew were lost ; the poor fellow who was wa s h e d as h ore was in so exhausted a condition as to be unable at the time to give any information as to the name of the ill-fated vessel or number of the crew. E ca MANsr.Auc arr RAT ARMLEY, NEAR. LEEDS.—At an early ho ur on Sunday u morning last an eve n t occurred at Armley w hi ch great excitement in that village and the neighbourhood. Ased was killed on the hi gim e cloth manufacturer of the sa m e place, Myers"ul"g man of the name of John Myers, son of Jo sep h having been the ca use of dteoathY. have since been commaiYtt t e h d ere, and three o f hi s ne i g hb ours o r kr he Castle e charcharged t w h r i e t l e i and James Gu Brigg s an d J osep h Briggs(two brothers),parties committed are leis Thomas They two for mer arc s i ng l e men, and the latter is married y. baurtethall, the two to i3 r t i r z a g d ee e s , engaged in the manufacture of cloth, ' alsoa f s a s r is m t twhheiirehfaitlleieorc,ewuipthies. whoFinrum they live, in cu lti va ti ng a small the evide nce pro d uce d at the inquest held on the body of the deceased, it app eare d that the prisoners and t he deceased had quarrelled . t" a on com i ng home from a public - house , soon after which deceased was found dead on the road. The jury returned verdict of " Manslaughter " a g ainst the three prisoners, and' expressed an opinion that the c rime was of a very aggravated enaraeter. —Leeds Intelligences. METROPOLITAN TRADESMEN AND OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATIONS On Tuesday evening the second annual meeting of the above associations was held at Exeter Hall, London. About 3,000 persons were present. Mr. B. B. Cabbell was called to the chair, and on the platform we observed Sir F. Nichol son, Rev. H. Stowell, Rev. J. Maclean, Rev. A. S. Thelwall, Rev. T. Watson, 13tev. T. Cuffe, Rev. K. Grove, Rev. J. Atkins, Mr. Lord, &c. The proceedings having been opened with prayer, _ _ The aaiiman said, they were assembled to celebrate the second anniversary meeting of the Metropolitan Tradesmen and Operative Protestant Associations, and it must be a source of great satisfaction to every well-wisher of this great country, that at the moment, he might say of almost anarchy -Jew business to step ot. _ of their usual sphere and rushed into the agitation of matters of which they had scarcely any knowledge,—he said that at a moment when large nu m b ers o f persons had, to the injury of themselves and families, combined together for the pur pose of disturbing the public peace, it was a source of satis fation to witness such a meeting as he then had the honour of addressing, assembled for the express purpose of main taining peace and order—(cheers,)—and also to support a government closely associated with our Protestant religion— s government which he believed to be the best under the face of heaven. Never let them forget that the liberties of Englishmen were inseparably associated with Protestantism, and that the surest way to destroy them was to permit our holy religion to be undermined by the insidious encroach ments of Rome. To resist these encroachments the Pro testant Operative Association had been formed. In two years they had done much, but much still remained to be done. He now begged to call upon the secretary to read the report. The report stated that eight Operative Protestant Associa tions had been formed in London ; viz., in Finsbury, South wark, Marylebone, Tower Hamlets, City of London, Lam beth, Shoreditch and Hackney, and Peckham and Camberwell. The six first were in a flourishing condition, and the two last, though but just formed, promised to be eminently useful to the Protestant cause. Mr. R. H. Benden, Secretary to the Marylebone Associa tion, in a brief speech moved the adoption and printing of the report. __ _ The Rev. K. Grove seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The Rev. H. Stowell, who was enthusiastically cheered upon rising to address the meeting, moved the next iesolu tion to the following effect :—" That the increased efforts made by the church of Rome to re-establish her heretical system in our land, together with the re-organisation of that fruitful source of anarchy and revolution, the order of the Jesuits, in defiance of the existing laws of the country, call for the most strenuous, prompt, and energetic measures from the Protestant operatives of England, and from all well wishers to the peace and welfare of their native land." It did his heart good, he said, to see, however other classes might become cold and faithless, that the operative classes of the country were still faithful to Protestantism. (Cheers.) They had had evidence in the recent tumult in the provinces, that there was wanting more attention to the masses of the people ; and if masters did not enter into the moral, spiritual, and intellectual wants of their servants, and if the aristocracy did not make themselves acquainted with the wants and wishes of the working classes, it would not be long ere mischievous men would get such mastery over them, that they (the work in., classes) would become like an ungovernable ocean, tossed about by the winds, and make shipwreck of all parties in church and state. Whatever might be the errors and faults of the working men, they had originated to a great extent in the errors of those above them. There ought long ago to have been provided church accommodation for all the working classes.- (Cheers.) What meant a national church unless she had her adequate supply of nurseries for her rising chil dren? (Hear, hear.) Ought not our church to have a parish school for every parish church,—(church,)—and her parish church sufficiently large, and not too large, with one accre dited minister to watch over the poor ? We had allowed the poor to grow up in ignorance of their moral and religious du ties, to be the dupes of demagogues and Papists. We had allowed the Jesuits to creep among them, and were now witnessing the results of our neglect. (Hear, hear.) The marvel was not that the working classes were so restless, but that they were so patient and so forbearing, neglected as they had been. He bore testimony to the patient bearing of the poor in the manufacturing districts, under long and accumulating distress, and could say they were the com pelled, rather than the voluntary agents, in the disturbances that had recently taken place. The great mass of manufac turing labourers in Manchester would have worked on in contentment, had they not been driven from their quiet employment by the force of a foreign mob—(hear,) and whilst the youths, who took the most active part in the mob, were from schools where they had not been taught sound principles, it was delightful to find that not one belonging to the Protestant Operative Association took part in the dis turbances—(cheers.) He mentioned this fact with the more delight, because it had been insinuated that they were making the working classes restless and disaffected. He would say that had it not been for the degree of moral influence and enlightened conscience that had been produced amongst the masses of the people by the quiet operations of our church and our church schools, and the schools of Wesleyans and others, that teach the truth—he hesitated not to say, that had it not been for that moral influence and enlightened con science amongst the masses of our population, it was not the police, nor the regiments of soldiers, nor the artillery, that would have availed the authorities ; for if the entire working classes were once to arise, he scarcely saw how, if Gon did not miraculously interfere, to calm the storm. But, thank Gon, there was so much of conscience in an Englishman's mind, if not debased by Popery or defiled by infidelity, that he could not be brave to do that which was bad—(hear.) Take them as soldiers fighting for their native land, they were the bravest of the br ave; b u t w hen they had not r i g ht - upon their side—when their conscience was not with them, they were the greatest cowards, he believed, upon the face of the earth—(hear.) The reverend gentleman then took a luminous survey of the doctrines of the church of Rome, and sat down amidst loud cheering. The Rev. J. MACLEAN seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. SELBY and others addressed the meeting, and a petition against the grant to Maynooth having been adopted, the meeting separated. WEST INDIA STEAMERS (From the Times.) Considerable anxiety is expressed among several of the shareholders of the West India Steam Navigation Company __,„„„,- frnrn the adoption of and has argued an annual loss of 4:170.000, exclusively of the loss by wear and tear, casualties, &c. The calculation on which he bases this opinion is as follows : Actual cost of steaming Actual cost of sailing £390,000 40,000 To be received from government 430,000 240,000 Receipts from passengers, &c, 190,000 20,000 Loss.. 170,000 This calculation presents a serious aspect, but explana tions have been offered. In the first place, an error into which we ourselves were led in the first instance has to be removed. This error consists in representing the figures as pounds sterling instead of miles, when it was in miles, and not in money, that the statement was intended to be made. In the item of steaming this makes no difference, as the expense is reckoned to be, as nearly as possible, £1 per mile, so that the figure £390,000 is a correct one—that is, for a statement in round numbers. But the expense of sailing being considerably less, the £40,000 should repre sent miles only, and not proceeds, and about £lO,OOO, it seems, should be substituted for it. This emendation, however, goes but a little way towards clearing up the diffi culty, as it still leaves the expense, less the sum from go vernment, £160,000, and the loss £140,000. It is therefore asserted by those who advocate the new system, that the sum of £20,000 set down for passengers and freight is much too small, as even in the present disjointed state of things the receipts are at the rate of £lOO,OOO, and it is thought that the improvement when the new system is established may be fairly estimated at £60,000 additional, which would completely make the receipts balance the outlay. If this explanation be correct, the shareholders will have the satis faction of perceiving that if the prospect of gain is distant, there is, at any rate, no fear of a serious loss. BRISTOL POLICE At the Council House, Bristol, on Wednesday, Mr. Gregory, solicitor, appeared before the bench to prefer a charge of assault against Police-constables 215 and 60. He said, he had a most painful duty to perform, which was that of appearing before them to prefer a charge against the two policemen for a brutal assault upon his wife. The facts were as follows :—On Wednesday his wife went into High-street market to purchase a little fruit for one of the members of her family, who was indisposed. She agreed for fourpenny worth of fruit, took her purse out of her pocket, and having selected a sixpence, asked change. On looking at the six pence, Mrs. Gregory saw it was a darkish colour, and said, " Dear me, this looks odd ; I will give you another." and immediately took another one out of her purse, when she found that the whole of the silver was of the same colour. The moment this occurred, Police-constable 215 came up, seized her by the arm, and snatched the purse with the money out of her hand, saving, " You must come with me, I take you on suspicion of attempting to pass counterfeit coin." She was very much alarmed, and said, " Take me to my husband, Mr. Gregory, the attorney." Now, his office was very little mere than 100 yards from the spot where this transaction took place; and the policeman might have taken her there, but he replied, " Oh, no : you shall go with me; you have plenty more about you." He then took her through the market in High-street, passing by the shop of Mr. Chinn, the butcher, with whom they were in the habit of dealing. She said, "This is my butcher's; let me call in here, and they will confirm what I tell you." He took her in there, but Mr. C. was not at home. His daughter said, " Why, you have got Mrs. Gregory in custody," and immediately sent to his (Mr. G.'s) office ; but he and his son having to attend a public meeting, were not to be found, and they remained in ignorance of the circumstance for some time. Several persons passed at the time she was in the shop, who knew her, and informed the police who she was, but he would not be satisfied with the representations of any one. In the meantime police-constable 60 came up, and notwith standing every remonstrance of his wife and several other persons, who knew Mrs. Gregory, the police dragged her from the shop, through High-street, towards the station house; she was then almost fainting, and had not Mr. D. Vickery very opportunely come to her assistance and sup ported her, she must have fallen to the ground. When she reached the station-house, Mr. Bell, the inspector. insisted upon knowing her name, when a person named 'Plummer then said, "This is Mrs. Gregory, wife of Mr. Gregory, the solicitor." Mr. Bell said, "That will not do ; I must dis sahe ha i de charg e my d uty ; te ll me your name, I mus t pu t it d own i n the pri n t e d charge-sheet." Mr. Pl ummer th en sa id , " M rs. Gregory, h ave you not h a d some quicksilver in your pocket ?" immediately small thermometerrecollected th intot o her tehre pocketprevio for r safety, evening ndsl put a as they were removing from Iledland, and that probably some and ent hismt Mrs. Gregory eldest son y e p n u m r s i e n g a n i d n tn silver ; the s t o a t n in t n h . a h t o ü b s e e i n a of the me rcury had escaped, and communicated with her tg ihcneomwonna, was discharged. After hearing evidence of the above facts, the magistrates expressed their regret that Mrs. Gregory should have been placed in so unpleasant a situation, but stated that in conse quence of the extensive circulation of bad money which had recently beet' complained of, the police had received orders t o keep a sharp look-out. Thinking, therefore, unfortunate as the circumstances were, that the police had not exceeded their duty, they dismissed the case. A Goon SIGN.—The doors of the prison in Moor -street were thrown open on the morning of Saturday se'nnight, owing to there not being a single person in custody. Several individuals availed themselves of the opportunity to inspect the cells and other internal arrangements of the establish ment.—Aris's Birmingham Gazette. UNION H ALL, MONDAY.—Elizabeth Bailey and Benjamin Lovell, both well dressed, were charged with stealing from the person of Mr. Marquis, of Accrington, at Preston Guild, the sum of £2,000, ou Sunday the sth instant. The only evidence against them at presentwas some suspicious circum stances deposed to by Thomas Stowell, the informer; but, as the police declared they had other traces, the magistrate, Mr. Trail!, remanded them. TRACTARIANTSM of the Re, Sia,---In a letter recently - published, I stated that the Tracts for the Times" were circulated by the Romish priests in Ireland among their flocks, in order to prove to them that the Church of England was rapidly approximating to the Church of Rome. A contradiction of this statement was copied from the Belfast Vindicator into the columns of the Morning Post of the Bth of August, and the editor of the Morning Post thought prop& to add a comment of his own, in which he charged me by name with want of veracity. I wrote a letter to the editor of the Morning Post, which I requested him to insert, and in which I clearly showed him that he had drawn an erroneous inference—that even if the fact were otherwise than I had stated, still he had no ground t f or imputing to me intentional falsehood ; but that, in reality, the paragraph which he had copied from the Belfast Vindicator did not contradict my statement, but was quite compatible with it. Finding that,this letter was not inserted, I made repeated efforts to induce the editor o f th e Morning Post to publish my defence against his public charge of falsehood, assuring him, besides, that I had not made the statement on light grounds. It was, however, in vain. The editor suppressed miletter. I am now able to authenticate the truth of my statement by a letter I received this morning, and as it will vindicate me from the charge of seeking to advance w h a t I deem the cause of truth by fictitious inventions, and at the same time exhibit the partiality of Papists for the writings of the Tractarians, I shall feel much obliged by your insertion of the accompanying letter, as well as of this. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, Sept. 9, 1842. FRANCIS T. HILL. (Copy.) Newcastle-under-Line, Sept. 8, 1842. Dear Sir,—l have just received your letter of the 27th ult., which was forwarded to me from Achill ; in reply to which I•beg to state, that the information which I gave you when in Cheltenham relative to the circulation of the Tracts for the Times by the Romish priests in Ireland is quite correct, as I have had an opportunity of knowing it, while staying for some time in the King's County last January. While there I had frequent conversations with Romanists on the different points of controversy between the two Churches. When they failed in argument, they invariably referred me to the Oxford publications (as a refutation of my statements, and as a proof of their own,) which they said they could procure for me out of their circulating library, established in the town through their priests for their instruction in the right faith. They frequently pressed me to read these publications, as being written by the head of my own Church, and men who were led to see things in the right way. This is the circumstance which I had in my mind when speaking to you on the subject, and of which I have very good proof if required. Should you wish for further information on this subject, I shall feel most happy in com municating any particulars with which I may be acquainted. I hope you may be at no inconvenience by the great delay occasioned by forwarding your lettir to me here. You may mention my name if necessary,, and make what use you think fit of this letter. Yours, most truly, WILLIAM M. BOURKE To Francis T. Hill, Esq EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF SWINDLING At the Cambridge petty sessions on Monday, Eliza Den man, otherwise Demman, wife of Mr. John Denman - , for merly Fellow Commoner of St. John's College, an illegiti mate son of an uncle of Lord Denman, was charged with having fraudulently obtained. £2O from Messrs. Matthews and Gent, grocers, by falsely representing herself the sister of the Hon. Richard Denman, one of the sons of the Lord Chief Justice. The court was crowded, as it was understood the present case was but a prelude to many of a similar nature. Mr. John Gent stated, that he was in copartnership with David Matthews, grocer. Knew Mr. Richard Denman, of Trinity College, when he obtained his degree of B. A. some years ago. He was a customer of the firm while in college, which he left four or five years since. He is the son of Lord Denman. Saturday last Mrs. Denman came to the shop and spoke to witness, saying, " You don't know me, perhaps ; but, you knew my brother, Richard Denman, of Trinity Col lege." Witness replied, " Yes, I knew him, but not you." She then said, "Mr. Richard Denman was a customer of yours," and asked witness to cash a draught for from £l5 to £2O. Witness agreed to do so ; whilst he was getting the money Mrs. Denman observed that she had handled his bills before. Witness asked her whether the draught was to be drawn on a banker's or not. She replied, not on a banker's, but on the solicitor from whom she drew an annuity, and saying witness had better send for a stamp, gave him 2s 6d to pay for it. The stamp was procured, and Mrs. Denman wrote a check on James Hamilton and Co. for £2O, signed Eliza Denman. Upon this witness gave her £2O in money. Witness parted with the money in consequence of her having stated herself to be sister of the Hon. Richard Denman. The check was taken to London by Mr. John Matthews, and re turned by him this morning, he not being able to get cash for it.. I had no means of knowing at the time that her state ment was false. I afterwards went to Mr. Richard Denmau's brother, and he told me he had no sister of that name. A witness who went to London to ascertain if the drawer of the draught was known, deposed that he presented it at 2, Hen rietta-street, Covent-garden, and that the money was not paid. He referred him to Mr. Espin, of the Temple, who informed him Mrs. Denman was in the habit of receiving money through the firm mentioned by her. It was an annuity payable half-yearly, under the deed of separation from her husband, and paid by them as agents for Mr. Mosely, of Derby, and that she could have no power to draw checks, as the money when due was only payable to herself. , _ The Hon. George Denman, having been sworn, said—l am a member of Trinity College, a bachelor. lam son of Lord Denman, and brother of the Hon. Richard Denman. My brother took his degree in 1835, and shortly afterwards left the college. Mrs. Denman is not personally known to me, but I do know the fact that she is not one of my brother Richard's sisters. I have six sisters, and have not one named Eliza. Cross-examined.—l know that there is a Mr. John Den man, an illegitimate son of my father's uncle. _ Mr. Cooper, for the accused, called Mrs. R. Pratt, who deposed that she knew Mrs. Denman about seven years since. She lodged at witness's house. She is the wife of Mr. John Denman, of St. John's College. Does not know that she is now separated from her husband. Charlotte Denman, about 18, daughter of Mrs. Denman, deposed that sh. .rds with her mother on Saturday Itteharti Den - ulAiran - a !cis ufOrncr , atber_said. " I believe You don't know me, but I believe you know my family. ' I am rather short of cash, and shall be glad if yon will cash me a bill foi £l5 or £20." Mr. Gent said, " Certainly," and sent for a stamp. Mrs. Denman then wrote the draught, and he gave her the money. My mother said she had an annuity. She did not say that she was sister of Mr. Richard Denman, nor that Richard Denman was her brother. After some consideration, the magistrates were of opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to detain the prisoner, who was accordingly liberated. LONDON INSOLVENT COURT, SEPTEMBER 13 IN RE HENRY CHARD, ALIAS HENRY LEIGH ALLEYNE. Mr. Cooke applied to the Court in this case, and made a statement to the following effect. The insolvent took the benefit of the act of Parliament in the month of July, 1837, under the name of Henry Chard. He described himself in his schedule principally as " out of business ;" the only de finite occupation being that of a tidesvaitet in her Majesty's Customs for some short period. He had previously been made a bankrupt, and the commission is still pending, his last examination having been adjourned sine die. and himself committed to Lancaster Castle for not giving a satisfactory account of his affairs, and for not answering the questions put to him. He got out of prison by petitioning this court. He has since been living under the name of Henry Leigh .Alleyne, an alleged sister of his being married to Mr. Demp ster Heming, Caldecott-hall, Warwickshire. Some recent actions in which these parties were concerned have excited considerable interest in the public mind. It was the trial of these actions which first induced* the creditors of Henry Chard to look after the insolvent, for in consequence of his assumption of the name of Alleyne he had quite escaped from their observation. Since his discharge he had been living in a first-rate style, keeping his servants, horses, car riages. &c. The debts under the insolvency were about £lO,OOO, and the creditors believed that there was ample property to pay them all. The learned counsel then read an affidavit from Mr. Benbow, of Liverpool, the assignee under the insolvency; which, after setting f or th t h e a b ove f acts, added that he (deponent) believed that the insolvent's sister married Mr. D. Healing in 1839, and that the insolvent had since that time been residing with them, passing in the neigh bourhood as a man of considerable wealth, under the name of Henry Leigh Alleyne ; that Mr. D. liming was a banker at Hinckley, and that the insolvent (as deponent was informed) had large sums of money passed through the bank in his name of Alleyne, and that he is a large creditor of tho bank ; that deponent was well acquainted with the handwriting of the insolvent, and that the letter, signed " Henry Leigh Alleyne," mentioned in another affidavit, was in the hand writing of the insolvent, Henry Chard. The next affidavit was that of Mr. Ivison, (as we Anderstood,) accountant, of Bishopgate-street, which stated that the deponent was em ployed to make up the books of Herring and Needham, bankers, at Hinckley, Leicestershire, on account of a disso lution of partnership ; that the insolvent was also very active, and in frequent communication with deponent respecting the winding up of the affairs of the bank ; that on examination of the books deponent found an entry of the date of the 6th of July, 1840, of a sum of £3,000 to the credit of Mr. Demp ster Heming, but which it was plain had been written on an erasure, the original entry having been to the insolvent's credit under the name of Alleyne. Deponent, therefore, wrote to the insolvent, who was in London, and received an answer from him begging him to restore the true entry, and place it to his credit. (This was the letter identified by Mr. Benbow as being in the handwriting of the insolvent.) The bank business was transferred to the Leicestershire and Warwickshire Banking Company, and the insolvent depo sited in the bands of that company, ih the month of Decem ber, 1840, a sum of £lO,OOO as security, for which he re ceived from them four drafts, at 21 days each, viz., one for £l,OOO, and three for £3,000 each ; that the said drafts bad not been honoured when due, and the insolvent had commenced proceedings against Mr. Hall, the public officer of the company, and had issued a declaration, but had pro ceeded no further. A sum of £3.000 was claimed by the insolvent from Mr. Needham, and proceedings in Chancery had been adopted. The learned counsel applied, under the 89 section, for the following rules, viz., one on Mr. Hall to hold and retain all monies due to the insolvent in his hands; also on the insolvent to show cause why he should not pay £lO,OOO to the ass i gnee appo i nte d b y th e court ; and also on Mr. H. Needham. The court granted rule nisi. INTERESTING DISCOVERY.—A short time since as Mr. W. Benstead was walking over a wheat field just above the Iguanodon quarry, -Maidstone, he picked up upon the surface an ancient coin, about the size of a fourpenny piece of the present day, though very dionsiderably thinner. It is a half penny, or, perhaps, more correctly speaking, a baubee of Alexander I. King of the Scots, whose reign terminated in 1124 ; so that it must be upwards of 700 years old. The in scription, which is in that character usually termed Lombar dic, is not easily legible, owing to the irregular form of the coin, though from those letters which remain perfect, there can be no doubt that the correct reading is as follows :—(jb. verse, X ALEXANDER DEI GRA—reverse, REX SCOTORIa I k . The obverse represents the King's head, apparently in profile, with long flowin g h a ir, an d a crown of three fleurs de lys ; the same emblem terminates the sceptre of the monarch. The reverse, as is usually the case with old coins, is quar tered by a large cross, the arms of which intersect the sur rounding inscription, a pierced mullet of six points occupy_ ing each of the four inner divisions. Although the name of Alexander belongs to other Scottish monarchs, there can be no doubt that this relic is correctly appropriated to the first, who was a son of Malcolm 111., and son-in-law of William the Conqueror ; as the second and third bore the style o f King of Scotland, and not, as in this legend , " King of th e Scots." B u t, notw i t h s tanding the great antiquity assigned to it by this conclusion, the coin is in such remarkable pre serration as to retain precisely its original weight of twelve grains, or just half a pennyweight :—a pound of silver having been anciently such by weight and tale. It exactly Poises one of our colonial silver three -halfpenny pieces, thus con firming the recognised estimate which makes the wei g h t of our old penny coins about thrice what it is at present._ Maidstone Journal. R MAJESTI"S PROGRESS DEPARTURE EROM TAYMOUTII SATURDAY, 'SEPT. 10th.—This day opened with a beau- tiful September morning. At a few minutes before eleven O'clock the royal carriage drew up at the entrance, and soon after her Majesty and Prince Albert, along with the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane. entered in and drove of to the Flower Garden, where her Majesty, in presence of the illustrious party, was graciously pleased to plant two oaks and two firs, in commemoration of the Royal visit. Mr. Dewar, the head forester, attended on the occasion, and the small spade used had the handle encircled with crimson velvet, and no doubt will be long preserved as a valuable relic, while the Royal plants will be carefully cherished, and, we trust, are yet destined to obtain a tirre-honoured name. On her Majesty leaving the Castle, a royal salute was given from the Battery. The barges, which had been manned an hour previously, were all floating gracefully on the waters opposite to the landing place, which is a few hundred yards below Kenmore Bridge. The royal suite walked up from the Castle to the place of embarkation, which was covered with crimson velvet; but her Majesty, with Prince Albert and the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, immedi ately after the ceremony of planting the trees, drove up to the Kenmore Gate, and from thence to the Dairy Gate, at the back of the village of Kenmore, which is immediately adjoining the pier. The barge of her Majesty, which had the Royal standard hoisted at the prow, was steered by Captain M'Doguall, R. N. All the seats were cushioned with the Breadalbane tartan, and those in the stern sheets were fringed with gold ; the cushions set apart for, her Majesty were covered with velvet of the Breadalbane tartan • the drapery in front was of brown satin, on which the emblem of the Breadalbanes— a boar's head—was beautifully embroidered along with a wreath of thistles. The awning was also of the same material and handsomely decorated with gilded knobs. The other barges which displayed the Breadalbane flag were of an elegant construction, and chastely adorned. A few minutes previous to her Majesty's arrival at the landing place, the band of the 66th were received on board of the gigs, which was steered by an admiralty bargeman in state dress ; another gig also steered by an admiralty bargeman, took the first in tow, bringing it up a little way beyond the bridge, which was crowded with spectators. At half-past eleven o'clock, her Majesty stepped into the royal barge, accompanied by Prince Albert and the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane. Her Majesty was dressed in a pink bonnet, without collar, light gown, brown fringed shawl, and slippers, with 'white stockings. The beautiful fabric was immediately propelled by eight stout rowers, arrayed in tartan and white trowsers, into the centre of the creek, the band playing the national anthem, and the crowd on the bridge enthusiastically cheering. As the barge glided through one of the arches of the bridge into Loch Tay, the scene was most impressive. The Loch Tay barge followed, which was steered by Lieutenant J. Campbell, R.N., (b.) in full uniform, and wearing an Acre medal. In this barge were the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duchess of Norfolk, the Earls of Morton and Liverpool, and Lord Belhaven. The thifd barge, which was steered by Lieut. Patrick Campbell, R.N., contained the Earl of Aber deen and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. A fourth barge suc ceeded, in which were Sir Robert Peel and others. As the flotilla swept past two barges of the noble Marquis, which were moored a short way above the bridge, a salute was fired from the latter, while the more powerful battery on the west ward of the Castle also delivered a salute which reverberated among the hills, and had a fine effect. Altogether this was one of the finest spectacles connected with the royal visit, and formed a meet conclusion to the memorable festivities of Taymouth Castle. The assemblage collected on the bridge lingered for a con siderable timeeregarding the progress of her Majesty amidst the wooded hills on either side. A short way up from the bridge the view opens up and discloses the Alpine scenery to the westward, amidst which the royal, party proceeded to Achmore, a seat of the Marquis of Breadalbane. The High landers had been dispatched on their march to this point at five o'clock in the morning, for the purpose of forming a guard of honour. After partaking of a luncheon at this seat, her Majesty and Prince Albert took a kind leave of their noble host and hostess. I'he equipages had been sent forward from Taymouth to Kan, being carried up the whole length of the loch—a distance of sixteen miles. At Killin her Majesty was reeeived by a salute of cannon, and by the divisions of the clan which had come from the western district of Breadalbane ; and who, being on their return home, stayed to escort her from the boat to the lake, and to give her their parting homage.- Thence the royal suite proceeded up the vale of the Dochart, a wild rocky stream that runs through a sterile glen, and round by Glenogle to Lochearn Head, and thence down Strathearn to Drummond Castle. This route is longer than the direct road by Aberfeldy and Glenalmond, but was probably chosen as giving to her Majesty a still different view of mountain scenery than any she had yet seen. Along these wild and rocky glens cultivation is hardly known—the whole district being a continuation of bare precipitous mountains, rugged rocks, foaming streams, or treacherous bogs. In the more populous districts of Strathearn groups might be met with at almost every conspicuous point of the road ; and in some parts, where the characteristic industry of the popula- tion would not allow them to quit their employments, sen tinels were posted on that part of the road which commanded an extensive view, with fowling-pieces in their hands, to give warning, by the discharge of their pieces, of the approach of the royal suite. It was amusing, also, to observe at Comrie and other villages, that where an unsightly part of the road occurred, ingenious devices had been resorted to by the cut- ting up of trees, or otherwise of concealing the eye-sore. It had been arranged that her Majesty, in this day's jour ney, which extended fully fifty miles, should lunch both at Auchmore, a seat of the Marquis of Breadalbane's at the upper extremity of Loch Tay, and at Dumra, the seat of Sir David Dundas, Bart., a considerable way down Strath earn. /She accomplished the first part of her purpose, but though the barge in which her Majesty came up the Loch (a neat model of a gig, built by Mr. Nicol, of Greenock, and preferred to another sent down for her Majesty's use by the Admiralty) made rapid progress through the water, yet as nearly three hours were spent in coming up, word was sent forward to Sir David that it would be too late for her Ma- jesty to keep her engagement, and thaTsliel;tiiuiryOnto Drummond Castle. Though this arrangement was thus broken through, yet Sir David met her at the boundary of his estate to the westward, and accompanied her in her pro gress. Seven triumphal arches had been erected in honour of her Majesty, and her approach was watched with anxiety by thousands. On arriving opposite tamers, the hospitable and beautiful residence of Mrs. Robertson Williamson, her Majesty was welcomed by a salute of canon ; and the whole r ee pot r y of the estat , . we i r- to eroet her with tLota acclamations. The roya party was Jolliet( by Auereanney as curs t'•;..- r -ietreso. On pas-to e; the property of Mr. Coiquhoun of Clathick to Ocbtertyre a royal .elute of twenty-one guns was fired from the Octagon, at Ochtertyre, by the orders of Sir 'William Keith Murray. Sir William, accompanied by his whole tenantry, also by his family and uncle, the Right Hon. Sir George Murray, was in waiting for her Majesty at his western march. The party received her Majesty with hearty cheers. The guns from the Octagon told uncommonly well, and the evening being one of the finest, the beautiful scenery could not fail to attract attention. Her Majesty passed very rapidly towards Crieff. A tri umphal arch had been erected by the inhabitants at the top of Burrel-street, with an inscription " Queen of the High land hearts, Welcome Victoria! " Her Majesty's eyes seemed fixed on this object till the royal carriage had passed. The crowd here was immense, and the cheering and waving of handkerchiefs most enthusiastic. The line of road was beautifully kept by the special constables, and as her Ma jesty passed along she was welcomed most cordially. Ano ther arch was erected on the east end of the Bridge of Crieff ; but here, unfortunately, a heavy shower compelled the Queen —evidently with much reluctance—to order the carriage, which had hitherto been open, to be shut. From this cir cumstance her Majesty was prevented from seeing to advan tage the beautiful avenue along the highway from Bridge of Cricff to Drummond Castle. The magnificence of this ap proach is well known ; and the shower was the more to be regretted that it did not last many minutes. The road on each side was lined by horsemen, the tenantry of the neigh bouring proprictors,'and of others whose lands did not touch the royal route. They received her Majesty with the usual honours. HER MAJESTY AT DRUMMOND CASTLE . _ _ At best, Drummond Castle can be called little else than a " Keep." Part of the old bulding which has survived the ex plosion of the "45 " stands, and forms an arched entrance to a half moon court by which the newer and now occupied part of the castle is approached. It forms two sides of a quadrangle, facing north and west, and has evidently been patched up, at various times. Rising abruptly on a rock which towers in the midst of a splendid policy, redolent of all the external beauties of gentle hill and shelving dale, dot ted by old clumps and lines which lengthen out long vistas, and alive with the kine and oxen which browse and fatten, and the red deer which in hundreds frisk on its pastures,— Castle Drummond, is in every sense of the word the most prominent and majestic object in a panorama, all parts of which are lovely. Overlooked by the Grampians, and over looking the rural richness of Strathearn and Strathallan, all men would say that Castle Dru mmon d, w h en inhabited by a Queen was beauty's self. The policy extends to two miles every way, and, to those skilled in land metering, the num ber of acres will be easily ascertained. But they contain. in addition to the wood, glade, and fell, and timber of aged growth, attractions which one may ride over broad Scotland, and look in vain for their parallel. On the north there is a beautiful artificial lake, with the foliage depending to the water's edge, and rendered animating and gaudy by the troops of swans that are constantly swimming on its 'waters. On the south side, and immediately fronting the principal face of the castle, lie the matchless flower gardens of Drum mond, which, though situated in the north, are as well known by repute to every gorist, and every man of cultivated taste in London, as is the Lion of Northumberland at Char ing Cross to every veritable Cockney _ We have no meaner authority than the Duchess of Sutherland for saying, that these gardens are unequalled in Europe, according to their scale. They have been called Dutch, but the fact is, that the old common garden of Drummond has been transformed by Lord Willoughby into the floral gem which it now is. Look ing from the Castle esplanade, there is a lower terrace,. the under parts of which are fringed with green branches of the yew tree. Lower still, a sloping bank of beautiful shrubbery shelves away, and the imagination is in truth carried back to the " Hanging gardens of the Hesperides," when gazing on the level expanse of the Drummond gardens laid out in every conceivable form of beauty, containing every floral treasure which is known to our clime, interspersed with beautiful pieces of statuary, and the walks shorn by the scythe and levelled by the roller, till they have attained the beau ideal of a velvet sward. They contain a series of beautiful groups, mixed like a fairy dance, but all squared with mathematical exactness, and among things worthy of note in this deeply interesting parterre is a dial, which figures as a centre-piece, and was first planted there by one of the unfortunate nobles of Perth. The gate-way, which so imposingly overlooks this lovely spot, is approaching by the archway under the ruined part of the Castle, and at the opposite end was situated the modest porch by which royalty entered the Castle of Drummond. On reaching Drummond Castle gate, it was greatly to be lamented that her Nlalesty had not been an hour earlier in her arrival. The tenantry of the House of Perfh were drawn up in a line on the north side of the magnificent avenue. The left side was filled by the tenantry of the Viscount of Strat hallen, and the other members of the clan of Drummond. Farther on the line of approach was literally crammed with men, women, and children—the families of the numerous tenantry on the estates. But, owing to the royal carriage being shut, the assembled parties could not see their Queen, and were evidently uncertain which carriage her Majesty oc cupied. Their mingled loyalty and curiosity, however, were abundantly displayed. On ber Majesty's arrival about seven o'clock, at Drum mond Castle, she was received by Lord Willoughby, who was on horseback. But it is almost impossible to describe the singular scene which presented itself. The Court-yard is not large ; hut on this occasion it was completely sur rounded by a detachment of the 42d Highlanders, the band of the Enniskillen Dragoons, a Highland guard of honour consisting of 120 men, in complete costume of Drummond tartan. And the moment the royal carriage stopped a royal salute was ordered and executed in beautiful style. The late ness a the hour was much to be lamented, as the splendid scenery was seen at a disadvantage. A splendid dinner was given to the royal pair in the even ing, and at nightfall Crieff was beautifully illuminated, and about ten o'clock bonfires blazed from every towering peak within the range of the eye. MONDAY.—EarIy this morning Prince Albert, accom panied by Lord Willoughby D'Eresby and others, left Drummond Castle for the royal sport of deer stalking among the wilds of Benvoirlich, and Stuck A-Chrone. The day was line, and Prince Albert enjoyed the sport exceedingly. He brought down one noble hart, and wounded another, besides killing three hinds. At three o'clock, he returns to Drummond Castle, and afterwards accompanied her Ma jests on a visit to Abercairney. The royal suite consisted of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Willoughby, &c. &c. There was no escort. The party proceeded by Crieff and Ferntower to Abercairney Abbey, where her Majesty and Prince Albert were received by Major Moray, and his sister-in-law, the Hon. Mrs. Douglas (Mrs. Moray being at present at Leamington, on account of the state of her health,) the member for the county, and Mrs. Drummond, Admiral Bowles, Mr. Little Gilmour, Mr. and Mrs. Smythe of Methven, and Miss Mackenzie, Mr. Whigham, Mrs. Maxtone, Captain Hunter, &c. &c. After walking through the magnificent suite of rooms, and viewing the noble structure of the building, the royal party returned to their carriages. The tenantry, cottars, and all the tradespeople on the estate, were so placed on the lawn as to have an admirable view of her Majesty and the Prince as they walked up to the house, and returned from it ; and on both occasions her Majesty was greeted with a loud and cordial cheer. The royal party returned to Drum mond Castle, visiting Monzie, Ochtertyre, and the monu ment erected in honour of the gallant Sir David Baird, on her way. In the evening there was a ball at Drummond Castle. _ _ The ball-room was erected for the occasion, and, consider ing the short space of time in which it was got up, reflects the highest credit on the liberal exertions of the noble pro prietor. The room was about fifty feet long, and between twenty and thirty broad ; it was brilliantly lighted with wax candles, and decorated in a variety of colours, the prevailing being pink, blue, and white. In the middle of the room at one side, seats were fitted up for her Majesty and Prince Albert in a tasteful manner. At each end of the room was a massive gold plate, which an an cekor of Lord Willoughby D' Eresby had obtained from Queen Anne, and himself from George IV. About a quarter to ten the Queen and Prince Albert entered the ball-room, when her Majesty led off a country dance with the Hon. Mr. Willoughby, Prince Albert dancing with lady Carrington a daughter of Lord Willoughby D'Eresby. • Her Majesty requested to see the gentlemen present dance some Scotch reels, which was instantly complied with ; Mr. Campbell giving Tullochgorum with infinite spirit. The Hon Mr. Willoughby also danced a Scotch reel before the Queen. Her Majesty seemed greatly delighted with the Scotch airs and reels,and left the ball-room about half-past eleven. She - wore a plain white satin dress, with the order of the Garter. DEPARTURE FROM DRUMMOND CASTLE On Tuesday morning at a quarter-past nine . her Majesty bade adieu to Strath Erne and started for Dalkeith. After passing the village of Muthill, and on reaching the estate of the Viscount Strathallan, her Majesty passed under a beau tiful arch, which his lordship had erected, and over which there was inscribed the words " Adieu fair daughter of Strathearn," in allusion to the title of her father as Duke of Kent and Strath Erne. All along the line of road and through the village of Dunblane there were many groups of spectators. But the great point of attraction was the boundary of the two counties of Perth and Stirling. In Perthshire, and opposite the beautiful gate and approach leading to Keir House, there were ranged all the people employed at the Deanston cotton works. They received a holiday, and were arranged in the greatest order, with a band of music, and innumerable flags. Near to the boundary of the county, Mr. Stirling, of Keir, had erected a magnificent arch over the public road, with the inscription ." Farewell to Perthshire," " Scotland's Queen." All along the road, triumphal arches, formed of laurels, heather, and other plants, marked the enthusiastic loyalty of hamlet, village, and town, the inhabitants of which seemed to vie in the magnificence and tasteful character of these pleasing and elegant erections. Amongst others, on this line of road, we noticed one at .St. Blain's Rood, three at the Bridge of Allan, and two of the most extensive and beautiful kind being forty yards apart, at Airthrie Castle Lodge. The cortege went at a slow pace, and her Majesty and Consort were hailed with the warmest acclamations by the thousands who lined the roads as they passed, her Majesty and Prince Albert acknowledging these tributes, by bowing in a very gracious and affable manner. THE QUEEN AT STIRLING Fitting preparations were made for her Majesty's recep tion in the town of Stirling, which is rich in romantic features and historic recollections. At the lower extremity of Stirling Bridge, where the keys of the town were to be presented, a most gorgeous and imposing arch was erected, with a battlemented top, and having four youths on the tur rets waving flags, inscribed with the word " Welcome !" The magistrates and town-council at eleven o'clock pre sented addresses to the Queen and Prince Albert, to which the royal pair graciously replied. The royal party, instead of taking the low road and coming up the High-street, wended their way to the Castle by the upper road along the base of the hill, entering Broad street from St. Mary's Wynd, and pass'ed on by Mar-place up the colonade, arrived at the Castle gate shortly after twelve. The esplanade presented a gay and animated sight; in deed, we must say of " old Stirling" that on this occasion she nobly did her duty. The streets - were densely thronged, a great influx of strangers having arrived by the early con veyances from Glasgow,- Edinburgh, and other adjacent towns. We have seldom, if ever, seen a more beautiful and picturesque scene than the streets and neighbourhood of Stirling upon this occasion. So soon as her Majesty and suite had alighted at the gate of the castle she was.received by the Governor, the gallant veteran Sir Archibald Christie, who conducted the royal party to the lower quadrangle, where a company of the brave 42d were drawn up, and where her Majesty inspected the battery called the seven-gun battery, we believe, which was laid round with scarlet cloth, two chairs being placed for the convenience of her Majesty and her royal consort. From this point the royal party ascended to the upper quadrangle. The Queen was leaning on Prince Albert's right arm, and on her left was Sir Archibald Christie, in earnest conversa tion with her Majesty, who looked cheerful, in excellent health and spirits, evidently improved by having inhaled the fresh mountain breezes. She was dressed in the royal tartan, and wore a red coloured shawl. The Prince was in plain clothes, and also looked extremely well. Her Majesty entered the Governor's house, the steps being laid with scarlet, and partook of a dejeuner; in the meantime, Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord .Liverpool, and others of the royal suite remained in the quadrangle, and viewing the grotesque and antique emblematic figures with which the old buildings are ornamented. On leaving the Governor's house, her Majesty and the Prince inspected the armoury, which contains John Knox's pulpit, and other ancient curiosities; the members of the suite and the clergy of the burgh following uncovered. It lvaa--.-xpected that her Majesty would have visited the Georap 11.chanan, " taught the Royal Boy," but the late ness of the hour prevented her; and the royal party de scended by the same path to the gate, and entering the car riage drove slowly down the esplanade, amid the most enthu siastic acelainations of the assembled thousands. The other carriages followed with Sir Robert Peel and the rest of the party. The premier was loudly cheered, and hundreds avail ing themselves of the opportunity, shook him heartily by the hand. ENTRANCE. INTO FALKIRK Early in the morning, strangers were moving towards Fal kirk, and as it approached to twelve o'clock the main-street became very much crowded. The shops were mostly closed, and the population appeared dressed in their holiday clothes. The town crier at this time summoned the special constables to their place of meeting by tuck of drum. The town soon presented a very gay and cleanly appearance—the fronts of all the houses being ornamented with flowers and evergreens tastefully arranged. A number of banners were also dis played, having devices and inscriptions complimentary to her Majesty. At the entrance of the house on the Stirling road, a triumphal arch was erected, adorned with evergreens, and surmounted by a crown, having the inscription—" Welcome to Falkirk." It having been arranged that her Majesty was to change horses within Callender Park, this, as might have been ex pected, was the great centre of interest. Mr. Forbes' te nantry, about sixty of them on horseback and double that number on foot, guarded the road, the forther occupying the ground immediately opposite her Majesty's guard of honour, the 66th regiment of foot, who stood at the spot where the relay of horses was ready to be yoked to the royal carriage. The high grounds of Callender Park presentedia scene of life and bustle never before witnessed within this noble demesne. The anxiety of the multitude was now at its highest pitch, when about half-past one o'clock, Mr. Ramsay, of Barnton, arrived, announcing the near approach of the royal company. In half an hour more, the cheering outside proclaimed their arrival, and shortly after two o'clock the cortege entered the grounds. At this moment the crowds who had followed her Majesty through the town, rushed into the western gate with a fury which no force could have opposed, every one running at the top of his speed towards the lawn before the house to get a second glimpse of the Queen. The cheering from 15,000 voices was absolutely deafening. Mr. Forbes and the Earl of Zetland accompanied the royal party ; the former in the uniform of a deputy-lieutenant, the latter at the head of a large body of his tenantry. The royal - cortege re-entered the public road by the gate at Lauriston Toll, which was, like the others, decorated with a magnificent floral archway. The soldiers then gave three cheers for the Queen, which were readily re-echosd by the vast multitude present, the Camelon band playing the Queen's Anthem ; and after accom panying the royal cavalcade as far as Linlithgow Bridge, Mr. Forbes's tenantry returned to the Callander, where dinner was prepared for them, to the number of 180. We are sorry to have to record an accident which it was supposed would prove fatal. A dragoon was pitched from off his horse, which kicked him severely on the head while he was on the ground. PROGRESS THROUGH LINLITHGOW• From an early hour the town of Linlithgow was full of excitement and bustle in anticipation of the royal visit. For some days past the most active preparations have been in progress, with a view of improving- the aspect of the burgh. The Cross-well—one of the curiosities of the place —which had grown dusky and dingy in the course of time, was renovated ; and everywhere houses, which. were but lately begrimed with smoke, presented a trim appearance. At ten o'clock the town rapidly filled, and was decorated al?;14, wr cal rwrictjaa being visible. At the West Port a double festoon of ever greens, with a crown depending from the centre, and an in scription, s• God save the Queen and Prince Albert," had been raised. About half-past one o'clock her Majesty arrived at Lin lithgow Bridge, where the Avon forms the boundary betwixt the counties of Stirling and of West Lothian. At this point of the great viaduct on the railway, with the beautiful vale of tha Avon peeping beneath the arches, and the river gently winding till - it is lost to the eye amidst the woods, pre senting a scene which, strikingly picturesque in itself, was heightened and animated by the accumulation of the living masses assembled on the spot to great her Majesty with the expressions of their loyal enthusiasm. The Earl of Hope toun, who was accompanied by the Hon. Charles Hope, M.P, for the county of Linlithgow, and by the county gen tlemen, received her Majesty when she crossed the Bridge, and entered the county of West Lothian. The road was lined by the tenantry on horseback ; and as their numbers were great, so was their appearance admirable. Her Majesty proceeded on her route towards Linlithgow, which is distant about a mile from the bridge. All was breathless expectation—every hat was removed—every white handkerchief was unfolded—as the royal cortege appeared on the declivity of the West Port. In descending, however, the cortege unfortunately went somewhat- beyond the mark ; for the carriage could not be drawn up until it had passed some paces beyond where the Provost and Magistrates were assembled. It had been intended to present addresses to her Majesty and the Prince, and to confer the freedom of the town on the latter; but owing to this unlucky accident, it was found necessary to abandon the previous arrange ments, though, we understand, the disappointment occa sioned not less regret to her Majesty than to the authorities of the town. The crowd, however, which immediately fol lowed the royal carriage,was such as p rec l uded the possibi lity of fulfilling her Majesty's'wish. The acclamations, as the royal cortege proceeded, were incessant ; her Majesty and tlrePrince ack now l edging in the most gracious manner the manifestations of loyalty and re gard. The royal carriage drew up betwixt the Cross-well and the Town-hall to change horses. Sir Robert Peel was recognised immediately after the royal cortege entered the town. ..He was accompanied by Lord Aberdeen, and his reception was most cordial. At half-past three the royal cortege passed through Kirk• liston, and at half-past four reached the railway tirminus, at Edinbugh. The party entered the city by Athol Crescent, along Maitland-street, and into th e L othian-road—at which point the castle guns fired a royal salute, and the royal standard was hoisted. The cavalcade next turned into Bread Street and proceeded along Lauriston. The bays of Heriot's Hospital, and the schools of this institution, and the boys of Watson's Hospital, numbering several thousand children, were assembled in front of the railing, and as her Majesty' passed they sang the National Anthem in a very pleasing manner. At the head of the Meadow-walk, stationed on a platfOrm, were the Bailies and Mag , strates of Easter and Western Portsburgh in their official rotes,. whom the Queen and the Prince recognized in the most grxious manner. In front of Mr. John Maclachlan's souse, Lauriston, the word " Welcome," made up of flowers, had a very fine appearance. The royal party were cheered along the whole line into Bristo-street, Chapel-street, Buccleuch-street, Hope Park End, Preston-street, and Newington. ARRIVAL' AT DALKEITH Throughout the whole of Tuesday, Dalkeith presented a busy scene, in consequence of the expected arrival of her Majesty. The Duke of Buceleuch, with his wonted libern lity, laid open his grounds to the public, who entered by the Lupton gate. In the afternoon, about three o'clock, an im mense multitude had assembled, w ho lined the road through the park, by which the royal cortege was to reach the palace. Along the road towards Edinburgh, numbers of people had assembled in carriages, on horseback, and on foot, who waited patiently for upwards of two hours, ere the royal party approached. Soon after three o'clock the Duchess of Buccleuch arrived, and was greeted with great cordiality by the assembled crowds. ' The church bells in Dalkeith were tolled in honour of her Grace's arrival, and continued to ring their merry peals until after her Majesty 'had entered the Palace. Flags were hoisted from the steeples of the churches, and every face appeared gay_ and happy. About a quarter-past five an advanced guard of the Enniskillens an nounced the approach of the royal cortege which shortly after wards appeared, when her Majesty and the Prince were greeted with huzzas from every quarter. The royal carriage entered by the Queen's gate, and proceeded along the park at a rapid rate. Inside the Park presented a most beautiful and ani mating picture. Every part of the road was lined with the inhabitants of Dalkeith, and also a considerable number from Edinburgh, who cheered the royal party as they ap proached. A party of special constables and county police lined the inside of the Park, and contributed much by their presence to preserve that order which adds so greatly to the delight of such a scene. Immediately after her Majesty had entered the Palace, the Royal standard was hoisted on one of the turrets. A party of the 53d were stationed within the Park, and their fine band continued playing until the Queen approached, when the national anthem was performed. The colours of the 53d were kept in an adjoining house, but as soon as. the Queen had arrived, they were conveyed to the palace gate leading to Dalkeith, where a guard is placed, and unfurled. The gentlemen and yeomen of the county who ac companied the Queen from town escorted her down the Park, returning by the Dalkeith gate, and proceeded in small groups homewards. Her Majesty and the Prince remained in the palace during the evening, the journey performed yesterday'having fatigued the Queen. At eight o'clock the Royal party sat down to dinner. Covers were laid for twenty-eight. It is generally understood that her Majesty will remain in Dalkeith Palace during this day to rest from the fatigues of the journey from Drummond Castle, From her Majesty's well known activity, however, many anticipate that she wilt walk through the grounds at Dalkeith, this truly noble park being well worthy of inspection. Her Majesty was expected to embark from Granton Pier on Thursday, (yesterday,) and, if it suited her Majesty's convenience, the embarkation might easily have taken place at 9 or 10 o'clock. SPEECH DELIVERED BY HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUSSIA ON LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE NEW BUILDINGS DESTINED TO COMPLETE THE CATHEDRAL OF COLOGNE. On the conclusion of the religious observances which pre ceded the act of laying the foundation stone, the King took the trowel in his hand. When he advanced in front of the stone, a loud shout of exultation arose, which continued until His Majesty by signs indicated his wish that it should cease. Silence being restored, His Majesty delivered in a loud and clear voice, the following remarkable speech : " I take this opportunity to welcome heartily the numerous guests who, as members of the Cathedral Building Associa tion, have met here from all p ar t s o f G ermany to ce l e b rate this day. Gentlemen of Cologne, a great event is about to take place among you. Your feelings will tell you that it is no common edifice you are about to erect. It is the offspring of the spirit of union and concord among Germans of every creed. When I reflect on this, my eyes are filled with joyful tears, and I thank God that I have lived to witness this day. Here, where this foundation stone is laid, will arise the noblest portals in the whole world. Germany builds them, may th-ay, by the grace of God, be to her the forerunners of a new, a great, and a happy future. Far from them be all that is anti-German—that is to say, all that is base, false, and insincere. May this portal of honour never be dis graced by bad faith or by the unworthy disunion of German princes or of the German people. May this structure never disturb the peace of creeds. nor impede the progress of social order; and may that spirit which once interrupted the building of this house of God, and injured the well=being of our common fatherland, find no entrance here. The feeling that has prompted the buildino , of these portals is the same that 29 years ago made us break our chains, rolled back in; suit from our native land, and division from its shores ; it is the same spirit which, fortified by the blessings of my de parted father (the last of those three great kings), two years ago displayed itself with a vigour undiminished in power and unimpaired by time ; it is the spirit of German union and of German power; and oh ! may the portals of Cologne Cathedral be its most glorious triumph ! May the spirit which has given birth to this great work serve to complete it; and may it prove to most remote generations, that Germany is great and mighty by the union of her rulers and her people, and that she has, without bloodshed, consolidated the peace of the world! May it attest that Prussia is happy in the glory and prosperity of her own fatherland, and in the fraterniza tion of her different religious creeds. all one and alike in the eyes of the Divine Creator. I pray to God that the Cathedral of Cologne may continue to tower above this town and all Germany and that it may be a witness of peace and happiness among mankind until time shall be no more. Gentlemen of Cologne, your city has by this structure ob tained a high pre-eminence over all the other towns of Ger many ; she has this day proved herself worthy of that pre eminence. Join then with me as I strike the trowel on the foundation stone. Shout with me the thousand times re peated rallying cry 'Ake Cologne. This speech, spoken with the most lively enthusiasm. kindled like lightening in the hearts of the thousands present, and called forth such an astounding storm of joyful shouts and acclamation, that we are justified in s a yi ng th a t th e hi s tory of the world can hardly show a similar meeting between the Prince and his people. The King having once more looked joyfuly and. enthu t..,,,any on cue asemtneu inuitituue mind un the Cathedral, and the cheering having burst forth afresh, his Majesty struck the usual three blows with the hammer on the foundation stone, and then retired to the Tribune, where he was received by the Queen in a manner that produced a deep impression on the minds of all present. THE GREAT BRITAIN.-THE LARGEST VESSEL IN THE WORLD. Some few particulars respecting this immense iron steam ship, the largest vessel in the world, now building by the Great Western Steam-ship Company at Bristol, and which will be, ready for sea in the early part of the next year, can not fail to be interesting at this period when the questions of transatlantic steam navigation and of our communications with India form prominent subjects of discussion. The Great Western steam-vessel commenced running between Bristol and New York in the spring of 1838, and has con tinued her voyages ever since, often, too, under the most ad verse circumstances, with a speed and regularity unequalled. The Great Western Company, in order to maintain the high ground which they had attained, and taking advantage of the improvements made known by scientific research, resolved to build an iron steam-ship of such vast dimensions and power as should as much surpass the Great Western as that vessel had itself surpassed everything previously afloat. As the new vessel proceeded, it soon became apparent that she would be a most extraordinary vessel, and the emphatic exclamation of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. on the occa sion of his being shown over her on his Royal Highness's late visit to Bristol, viz., " She is justly named The Great Britain,' and is a noble specimen of British skill and British enterprise : I feel that no other nation on the earth could produce such a ship, and that she will truly be one of the wonders of the world," will be fully borne out by every person who sees her. Taking advantage of their experience of the peculiar excellences or defects in the Great Western and other steam-ships then in exi s t ence , an d w i t h the power of adopting every improvement that skill or vigilance could suggest, the directors proceeded to build a vessel with which nothing yet seen upon the waters of the world can be com pared, and which is destined to prove experiments as novel and of as great public interest as the first opening of the transatlantic steam navigation. As the huge ship proceeded on her stocks various names were assigned her, among which, in allusion to her immense size, that of " The Mammoth" became the favourite. After mature consideration, however, she was named " The Great Britain," a name appropriately emblematic a British skill and British greatness. She has been variously described at various periods, but now that she is all but completed I have obtained the following de scription of her, which may be relied on as being accurate : The Great Britain is built entirely of iron, with the excep tion of the flooring of her decks, and the flooring and orna mental parts of her cabins. She is 324 feet in length aloft, or upwards of 100 feet longer than our largest line of battle ship. Iler extreme breadth is 51 feet, and the depth of her hold 32 feet. She is registered 3,200 tons, so that her bulk far exceeds that of any two steamers in the world. She has four decks, the lowest of which is of iron, and appropriated for the reception of the cargo. The upper deck, with the ex ception of a small break in the forecastle, is completely flush from stem to stern, without building or elevation of any kind, so that, besides the masts and funnel, there will be nothing above deck to offer resistance to a head wind. The two intermediate decks are appropriated exclusively to the use of passengers and the equipage of the ship, and consist of four grand saloons, forming together a length of dining room of 300 feet, two large ladies' cabins or family rooms, and etatP rAnnla, atme,h nr••..a; 33 aa tirr~ hiCCIALAE, La rtb~ r so that, besides the poitibn appropriated to the crew, ste ward's department, &c., the immense number of 360 passen gers can be accommodated each with a separate bed without requiring a single sofa to be made up in any of the sal oons . The principal saloon is 108 feet long by 32 t . eet wide, and 8 feet 3 inches high. Besides the vast space appropriated to • boilers, &c., she has sufficient room for the stowage of 1,000 tons of coals, and 1,200 tons of measurement goods. There are three boilers, capable of containing 200 tons of water, which will be hetaed by:24 fires, and she has four engines, eac'l of 250 horse power, making in all 1,000 horse power. Some idea may be formed of her vastness, when I state that 1,400 tons of iron have been used in her construction. The most novel feature about the Great Britain is her mode of propulsion, which is by the newly improved screw-propellor, patented by Mr. Smith, of London, ( with improvements made upon it,) and applied by that gentleman with complete suc cess to the Archimedes. With a view to ascertaining the powers of the screw, as compared with paddles, the Archi medes was hired some months by the Great Western Com pany, and a series of experiments made with screws of various size and form ; and it being found that fully an equal velocity with an equality of power, could be obtained as with paddles, conferring a great advantage under adverse circumstances particularly in strong head winds, the machinery at the same time being infinitely more simpl e , an d a t no, t i me an encum brance to the vessel, it was resolved not to use tbs paddles in the Great Britain, but to adopt the screw, with the im provements which had been made in the course of the various experiments with the Archimedes. The screw with which she will be fitted w ill b e 16 f ee t in diameter, and placed under the stern, between the stern postand the run of the ship, in which situation it will be quite out of the way of injury. It is calculated that this substitution of the screw propeller for the paddles will re li ev e the Great Britain of 100 tons of top weight, and admit of the boilers and engine s b e i ng adjusted in that part o f th e s hip which is best suited to receive them, and where they best act as p er manent ballast. The Great Britain will he fitted with six masts, on five of which a single fore and aft sail only will and illbectaorprimedas, topmast T m h a e in s; main mast alone being rigged with yards masts will be low as compared , with the size of the ves s el, although the mainm a st will be 9a feet long, and the quantity of canvass, though inconsiderable to what she would carry as a full rigged ship, will still be as much as would cover three quarters of an acre of ground. Her decorations are intended to be in the first style of nautical establishment. The executors of the late Marquis of Hertford have offered a reward of ten thousand pounds for the recovery of the certificates of French stock belonging to that nobleman, and for detaining which, Suisse, the late Marquis's valet, has been tried and acquitted.