The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-31 00:00:00

FOREIGN 4- • COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE. AMERICA By the Royal Mail steam-ship Hibernia, Captain Kyrie, which arrived at the Mersey at midnight on Fri day, we have advices from New York to the 15th, and Boston to the 16th instant. The Hibernia has brought seventy p issengers. The French steamer Missouri, which left Cberbourg un the Ist instant, for New York, ran short of coal when fourteen days out; and when near some dangerous shoals, not far from Halifax, was boarded by a revenue cutter,. and taken into that port on the 16th instant. Having taken in a farther supply of coals, she left for-New York en the 18th. _ _ _ _ The Cambria arrived at Halifax at three o'clock on the morning of the lith instant, and proceeded the same twenty-five passengersof the Missouri. The Philadelphia left New York 'on the 15th instant for Havre The American steam ship Warrington -will not leave New York for Southampton and Bremen until the 24th fo September. Our advices from the seat of war are-uninteresting. Owing to the activity of guerrilla parties on the route from theinterior to the sea coast, conir ions of authentic nature are cut off. It was rumoured that Gen. Scott had advanced and taken possession of the city of Mexico, after an engagement in which he' is 'reported to to have lost 300 men. Later dates, however, contradict this rumour, and state that General Scott was still at Puebla,•waitinr for reinforcements. General Pierce had reachec Perote with his troops, after, experiencing much annoyance from guerrilla parties. General Taylor still remained at Walnut Springs with 7000 men. He would marchupon San Luis as soon as reinforced with 3000 fresh troops. As yet there does not seem any prospect of peace. Despatches from the British minister in 'Mexico are said to have reached the legation in Washington, explaining failure of Mr. Bankhead's efforts to procure a peaceful settlement of the dispute between the two na tions. he tots. here was muc sickness among the troops al From New Orl making fearful ravage We have late but uninteresting accounts from Canada Fever was still making dreadful havoc amongst the poor learn that yellow fever was emigrants SPAIN This country i position. The a gain in a most disturbed and critical ices from Paris to the 19th instant, The Duke is - still in a very dan, of the laudanum, state in consequent to reply I need time and strength, and both are wantin, The Presse say it is yes or no I have no knows for was a pistol loaded with ball ; bject it was charged, or if he ided using it against his wife. In this last hypothe sis, he did not dare to do so, on account of the noise of the report. He certainly struck his wife with the butt end, to finish her, as has been proved. When interrogated on the point, he replied that he desired to defend his wife against a murderer ; but on its being represented to him that there was no trace left of the flight of this mysterious murderer, he remained silent, and hid his head i n hi s hands. The Duke is embarrassed to explain away the scratches which are perceptible on his right hand, as well strength to reply.' The interrogatories which took place in the prison of the Luxembourg may be summed up in these few words. He made no avowal, he replied nothing decidedly. It is only on the afternoon of the 23d that the symptoms of poison again appeared with fresh intensity. The same night the evil gained ground ; dreadful suffer- ings tortured the prisoner, convulsions came on, and the next day it was evident that his death was approaching. The Grand Referendary went to him, it is said, and called on him to declare at what moment he took the poi son, and who prepared it for him. The prisoner replied that he took it at his hotel, but he did not say who pre , •" him. I' as WIC uun,...Nun on Lae leg. It Is generally ceueveu that, as the Duchess was able to ring, she was first struck in bed, during her sleep, but that it was after she had quitted the bed that the decisive blows were given. The hairs left in the hands of the victim, or fallen in the struggle, were brought together by M. Orfila. At first it was sup posed that the hair in the Duchess's hand, and those on the ground, fixed to the floor by the dried olood, were of a different colour, but when M. Orfila bad washed them, it was evident that they belonged to the same person, and the idea of different persons being engaged in the matter was laid aside. This hair, besides, is altogether similar to that of the husband. Some water tinged with blood was found in a basin. The interrogatory of the Duke has as yet furnished no information respecting the crime. He de clares he knows nothing of the guilty party. The crover neis is of Italian origin, and belongs to a noble family.' . Her name is de Luzzi (Laure), and not de Luzy. She is still kept apart at the Conciergerie. She allows that she was much moved and annoyed at being obliged to quit the ' ' family, and separate from the young ladies whose had superintended. She explains in ze of a letter written by her to the pared and gave it to was the cure of the parish du Haut-Pas who administered the last sacrament to the prisoner, near five o'clock ; and in a few instants after the duke appeared before another judge." The same journal says : " Doctors Pasquier (first surgeon of the king,) Tardieu, Canuet, Simon, and Boys de Loury, ascertained, on the of wounds and contusions in the person of the Duke Pras lin, viz., a scratch on the right arm, two bites on the left hand, a scratch on the left hand, a wound which had re cently been bleeding on one of the fingers_ anti on another , marks of nails, which had torn away some of the skin ; on the left leg a long excoriation and a superficial wound on the calf—all these marks and contusions were of recent date. The autopsy of the body was performed yesterday by MM. Tardieu, Carnet, Simon, Boys de Loury, and Orfila. By the use of Marsh's apparatus a large quantity of arsenic was discovered. The body remains at the pri son in the hands of justice." Private letters state that the Peers would declare them selves incompetent to entertain any charge against Mdlle. Duke de Praslin, and seized amongst his papers_ .. is certain is, that the Duchess took offence at the inter course subsisting between the governess and the Duke, and without a high intervention would have demanded a regular separation. The Duke, yielding to prudent ad vice, consented to the governess being sent away ; and the Duchess, in acknowledgment of this concession, settled on her a pension for life. It is said that some of the Royal Family interfered recently to reconcile the Duke and Duchess. The King, the Queen, and particularly Madame Adelaide, had a great affection for the Duchess. The Duke, who had been an intimate friend of like Duke of Orleans, was intimate also with the Duke de Nemours, who invited him to all his hunting excursions. They thought the Duke and Duchess reconciled since Mlle. tie Luzzi's departure. Marshal Sebastiani, it is said, intended de Luzzi in respect of the murder of the Duchess of Praslin, and that there being, in fact, no evidence whatever against her, she would be discharged without trial before any tribunal. It is said that, bating the imputations of improper intimacy with the Duke of Praslin, and which it was said she could successfully rebut, the character of Mdlle. de Luzzi was that of a woman of superior abilities and distinguished manners. SWITZERLAND.—In Switzerland there is every proba bility of recourse being had to hostilities. Extensive pre parations are daily being made by the Sunderbund and the antagonist states. Horses are bought up, and hired, all the saddlers in Berne are engaged in fitting up saddles, and batteries are being erected. The nation of innkeepers, notwithstanding, may contrive to postpone the decision of to set out for Corsica only when assured that his daugh ter was reconciled to her husband. The rumour prevails that letters have been seized at Mdlle. de Luzzi's which prove her influence over the Duke and their illicit inter course. It is difficult to suppose that she is not compro mised in the dreadful charge hanging over the Duke. It is also said that a warrant was issued against another mis tress of t'he Duke's residing in the,Rue de Varennes, but who was not found at her residence." SUICIDE OF THE DUKE DE PRASLIN The Duke de Praslir► died at tive o'clock on Tuesday last of poison. The event was announced in the Moni teur Par glen of Tuesday night. The following are the terms in,wh.;ch the National notices :this anticipated de nouement of 'one of the most tragical affairs of modern times : NATURAL OEATH . OF THE DUKE .DE PRASLIN " We had foreseen this conclusion, and we had been prepared for it two days since. Nevertheless, it appears to us, that the event ought to have occurred a little sooner or a little later, The Duke de Praslin died to-day (Tuesday) in his bed r in the prison of the Luxembourg, and the following are .t terms in which the-official even ing journal announces the fact : " M. de Praslin died to-day about five o'clock in the prison of the Luxembourg. The cause of his death has been ascertained and accounted for by men of science. It was with arsenic, takertin c. large dose, that the Duke de Paslin poisoned himself, at the moment when he saw that the charges had become_so serious as to render ne cessary his arrest and trial. The copious vomitings which he experienced on Wednesday aftereoon and during the day of Thursday, appeared alone to hay.e retarded the ef fect of the poison, which, after having wased on Friday and Saturday, resumed its entire force on 'Sunday." On this intelligence and the remarks of the Paris jour nals, the Times of Friday makes the following; remarks, which, from all -accounts, are in accoruanc e with the only rational conclusion that can be arrived at : The Duc de Praslin - has committed suicide in the cell of his prison in the Ln-xentbourg. The necessities of justice and the indignation .of tile people have been equally defrauded of their legitimate desire. How, or when, or where the wretched. murderer ebtaizied the poison which enabled him to escape from the itz:clig,oities of a trial that could have no result but . the scah 4 4l4 for himself, and infamy for the children of the unfortuilate lady whom he ..„.... ..... ........___ . so barbarously put to death, the French journals give US no satisfactory account. The palpable ins)nuations how ever, of the anti-dynastic party and the flimsy excuses of the organs of the Chateau, seem equally to paint to the Point at ate same conch Woo—that it was not; tvithcnit 1 senr montn to rue °ego - I=z or uctooer, ovirrn n the construction of the bridge over the Yare ;ati on anc The preparations for the genera meeting of railways in Birmingham are now very palpabk in many parts of the town. Houses in all quarters are razed, or being razed, and at present the aspect of the streets affected is desolate enough. Notwithstanding all the outcry about the press—.re of railway-making on the money market, the reports made to the half-yearly meetings show that the calls have very generally been well met. Thus the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester have received between £300,000 and £400,000, leaving a balance due of only £lBOO. the city election, on his London ba share of the election expenses, had been returned dis honoured, and how the petition now set en foot ostensibly for the expenses of a petition against the return, was in reality intended to indemnify the sheriff from the conse quences of this defalcation. Mr. John Reynolds, M.P., then addressed the meeting at considerable length, com menting on the want of punctuality on the part of Mr. Two men stopped a railway train on its way to Bristol, the other day, by waving a red handkerchief on a stick. They requested to have a lift to Bristol. The guard good- naturedly complied, took them to Bristol, gave them into custody, and they were each fined 40s. and costs, and in default of payment committed to prison for a month. From official returns, it appears that the amount of traffic for the last week, on upwards of 3154 miles of rail way, was £205,232, thus accounted for :—£117,246 for the conveyance of passengers only, £44,397 for the car s I riage of goods, and a remainder of £43,589 for passengers er, for f and goods tog Cher, not respectively apportioned ; being an increase of £30,014 over the corresponding week of last year, when the mileage was about 2290. Gregori, and expressing li petition on the merits. ] As perfect willingness to meet a Mr. J. O'Connell held forth at and called upon the landlords of Ireland to join the asso ciation in its endeavours to re-establish a local parliament, if they would not have their estates swallowed up under the poor law. He also read a letter from Dr. Gray, of the Freeman's Journal, on the result of the Irish elections, according to which there have been returned fifteen Whigs, nine r eaeransis or rrecursors, anu truriy-seven ttepealers, and amongst the county members a majority of four in favour of the repeal of the union against both Whigs and Tories. The rent for the week was announced to be £5l 18s. CONSPIRACY TO MURDER THE OFFICERS OF KILKENNY GAOL.—A very daring attempt to escape was made, on Alonday week, by the three prisoners now under sentence of death in Kilkenny—James Larkin, James Daniel, and Henry Walshe. After breakfast, the prisoners were turned into the corridor, for the purpose of giving them an oppor too often reminded that, by the decisions of the Courts of Chancery in the Exeter and Crediton and in the Birming ham and Oxford cases, they have power to direct and con trol their directors ; and that the Courts of Chancery will give effect to such directions and control, and expression of opinion —in other words, that they are not the tools of directors, but that directors are their servants, and are bound to obey their orders, given at a general meeting.— Railway Record. tunity of praying. One of the turnkeys, William Lee, was overtaken by Larkin, who struck him, saying " Now, you thief." Lee then seized him, and Larkin rushed towards the stairs, calling out to Walshe and Daniel, who followed him—" Boys•come on ; what are you doing ?" Walshe left the corridor close behind Larkin, but Daniel followed slowly. When Walshe reached the stairs, the turnkey laid 'hold of him, and a scuffle ensued. Larkin again cine AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND EASTERN JUNCTrON upon Let, which i n l d fo st l r o u d claiin o a t h i l l o o w o ro n u t he a a u d d w a i t tli em a ; o vi d rf u - RAILWAY.—On Tuesday, the half-yearly general meeting stone,c 7 through the m door-wa, followed by Daniel and of the shareholders of the above company was held in the W n , ,Araisl u ie, but was stopped by a prisoner named Forbes : a Exchange Hall, Nottingham ; W. F. N. Norton, Esq., prisoner, named Brenan, caught one of the culprits, and (chairman of the board of directors) president. The took two stones from him. The governor ran into the chairman said that before the report was submitted to police guard-room, and loaded all the carbines, while Ser them, he begged to inform them that Sir James Duke, of Coghlen and the other constables ran to the interior o f the bu i 1 ding and captured rm were some of o s o o fn n yt prisoners ryes stated,e p; conveyed i back when, oaoncnke r Tuesday the u s est theiri sh s de t a e v y d , M.P. for Boston, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Plant, and Mr. bcweiltlhtsw, co nsiderable ni o l sd f i d t p ' e fi ir e aac t be u l de r ndikni difficulty, y ic s ruolntys and : ws Larkineo Robertson had retired from the direction ; and he thought it his duty to return his best thanks, and the thanks of all y. the directors, to Sir James Duke, for his kind attention to the interests of this company, and more particularly for the very efficient and excellent assistance which he ren- evening, that they had agreed to kill Murphy and Corrigan dered them in the House of Commons in the hour of need. (two turnkeys), while attending mass on Sunday week, and (Cheers). He (the chairman) also begged to return then proceed to the back door, at which Lee was usually thanks to the other gentlemen who had retired, for the stationed when the prisoners were going to and coming aid which they had given upon all occasions in transacting from mass, and then make their escape. They were, how the business of the company. (Cheers.) An opportunity ev - -I-- _ . . would this day be afforded of replacing those gentlemen by other gentlemen, who would undertake the business which they relinquished. (Hear, hear.) He thought it was a just and true principle that those who found the money should have a full and efficient voice in conducting the business. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He was happy to say that some difference which had existed between the directors and some of the shareholders had been adjusted in a friendly manner. The views that had been proposed to the directors, respecting the management of the line, were precisely their own—namely, to carry it out with the utmost prudence and economy, and with the least possible inconvenience to the shareholders. (Loud cheers.) The chairinan then entered at considerable length and in a very clear manner into the circumstances under which this line of railway was undertaken, showing that with respect to the Grantham and other canal shares no under hand or fraudulent compact bad been entered into, and that the only question now respecting them was, as to when the stipulated engagements with the canal com panies should be completed. After stating that the directors were anxious that a call upon the shareholders should be delayed as long as possible, the chairman con cluded by requesting the secretary to read the report, and sat down 'amid applause. ie secretary (John Gough, Esq.) then read the directorsFreport, which will be found in our advertising columns. The report was adopted. Sir James Duke was much pleased with the manner in which his services had been acknowledged by the chair man, and took that.opportunity - of assuring the directors and proprietors that he should render the company all the service in his power, because he thought the undertaking was one that they would not only be proud of, but that would be exceedingly remunerative. Mr. Gee severely castigated the gentlemen forming the deputation from the shareholders' committee, and expressed a strong desire to learn the nature of the negotiations that had taken place with the directors. A long and exceedingly turbu lent debate ensued, the result of which was, that the minutes of the interviews were read. It appears the directors agreed, in consequence of the representations of the deputation, that information required by the share holders. committee shall at all times be freely furnished, and the ,directory be increased from thirteen to sixteen ; seven of them to be nominated by the deputation. In accordance with this arrangement, the retiring directors were displaced by Benjamin Badger, William Durham, Herbert Impani, and Richard Septiinus Wilkinson, Esquires, after much skirmishing. Francis James Alliott was then re-elected auditor to the , ompany ; after which the meeting diSioived, a vote of thanks being passed to Zlae ,chairman. .er, prevented from ca r rying this s c he m e i n t o execution, in consequence of -Lee having laid down the bolt of this door for security. Having been foiled in this attempt, they proposed to drag Lee into one of the cells, murder him, and conceal his body, on Monday morning, when he would be engaged in opening those small apartments. They calculated that when the governor would require Lee's services, in some other part of the building, he would ring a bell for him, and, on receiving no answer, would send another turnkey for him—this man was to meet with the same fate as Lee. If a third turnkey should come to look for the other two, he was to be murdered, and his corpse concealed also ;• and if the governor himself came, he was to be butchered too. By killing the officers they had hoped to make their escape. Larkin confessed that he had in tended to kill Lee ; but Walshe and Daniel said they had not ; and Lee assured us that he believed them, as even Walshe did not attack him with a paving-stone as did Larkin. Both Daniel and Walsh said they had endeavoured to dissuade Larkin from carrying out the murderous attempt; but he would not be off it, and the other two culprits were induced to persevere in the conspiracy by Larkin threaten ing them that, if they did not, he would expose them when going out on the drop. During the progress to Loch Lagg heartily welcomed by the mere handful of po i inhabit the district. She arrived at Ardverekie Lodge in the evening, and was received at the Loch-bridge by a Highland guard, commanded by M`Pherson of Cluny. The Queen alighted at the drawbridge, and was handed into a carriage on the other side by the Marquis of Aber- ity was ion who corn. Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather, her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the grounds during the afternoon. The Royal dinner party ningen, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl Grey, Viscountess Jocelyn, Mr. G. E. Anson, Major-General Wemyss, Captain the Hon. A. Gordon, and Sir James Clark. On Saturday eveninc , the wind gradually increased in The wind roared up the glen with when it blew a gale great violence, raisi _ _ no despicable height. At an early hour the marquees put un in the arounds of Ardverekie for the lICEI of thp rnvnl nto waves o servants were blown down, and a quantity of china and crystal was deitroyed. With such violence had the wind struck the tents. that the ropes, and in one or two cases ministry I ary for the three min rireatet . . speedily returned to their note, calling on her faithful Majesty to observe the 4th article of the protocal of May 21. This threat seems to have been partially effective, as 4ier Majesty sent for M. Fonseca, M. S. , Carvalho, and Count Lavradio. and invited them to take office; she re fused to commission any of them, however, to form a Ca linisters binet, and signified 1 for herself. They d after some demur the form a Cabinet, but hf tention t such term s so crippled him with restrictions, hie for him to do anything. In ill Majesty laugh at the con- appointed Fonseca to that it is quite impos this way does her most f iditiof so solemnly entered into by her, and to which she is indebted, doubtless, at the present time for her throne. From an article in the London Times of Wednesday, we make the following important extract :—" It was loudly proclaimed at this fatal season of last year, that the sole Object of th of Queen Isabella and th s was to tr ,vereign Inc ter the throne minion of Spain to the hus- and it is now actually alleged are on the very point of de- the regency of the Montpensier iisingthe facts band of her young that the ministry c mending to the corte pair ! There is, indeed, no con ceali already accomplished. It is too c of lasi autumn, which, in spite of every sum tion of de ency and honour, was forced upon an outraged queen by those most bound to protect her innocence and advance her happiness, has resulted in the very worst evils which were prophesied of its tendencies. A royal lady has been from a legitimate source of protection and en towards an attractive snare which was baited and especial capture. Her failings have been en vated, and exposed. Her friends and repulsed joyment set for courazed, have been YE Her. natural laced or detached from her sA tier on path, have abandoned I Her sworn of her enemy. Without a bella of Spain now sits in the cted and unattended, ready to advisers are in ti friend or a council palace of Madrid to her wander her birthright for an hou. By Madrid accounts of the ,ct, that it was had been summoned to ?acheco, with a v )f the King's cOnductt we are put in possession )wn upon that d Madrid, upon the sug w to his forming a cabinet. ay that Narvaez gestion of The of the Queen's-righ THE MURDER OF THE DUCHESS OF PRASLIN. The Paris papers of Sunday week confirm the account of the attempt made by the wretched Duke of Praslin to COMM found in his bed-room has not d the third had contained the Tirdr. rt an end to his exist( preven now taken to recurrence of the attempts. The agents of the where the Duke is confined. never leave t permission from.aqiigh quarter that the Duc de Praslin obtained the means of putting an .end to his most wretched life. It is impossible, with every desire to be credulous, to attach much credit to the statements, put forth on , authority, of the manner in which the duke com mitted suicide. Up till the account -we ,publish to-day it was generally believed that laudanum was the particular poison he had employed. He was represented as having swallowed the fatal draught at his own house. The most eminent physicians in Paris were called in to administer remedies, but until yesterday evening we heard nothing of any doubt as to the nature of the particular poison. More than this, no mention was made of this attempt at self-destruction until after he had been in the custody and under the watch of the police. On referring back to the accounts which we published from day to day, it will be found that there was no talk of poisoning at all until the Itduke had been put under careful surveillance. M. Allard and his agents are not men from whose vigilence it is easy to escape. The prisoner could not have moved or breathed without their connivance or_ permission. We can have no doubt that the Duke de Preslin swallowed poison •on two occasions. The 'first time was at his own house; and when he had been recalled to life by the efforts of the physicians it was necessary to call in, the means•were furnished him of repairing his first failure in his cell at the Luxembourg. We have but little doubt that en the first occasion the duke swallowed laudanum ; on the second arsenic. An explanation put forth by the Journal des Desbats, that after his arrest a phial was dis co•eered in the pocket of his dressing-gown, which had contained a mixture of laudanum and arsenic, appears .utterly incredible. Do men ordinarily comminele these poisons ? No :it was necessary to explain away the laudanum in the first, and the arsenic in the second in stance; and, therefore, the idea was devised that the duke swallowed a mixture of the two poison•. In order to free Chas f••-`, zee uovernment from suspicion, it oeen turther de clared•.that the swallowing of this compound potion took place at a period antecedent to the arrest of the duke. The farts, however, do not stand so, or all the accoul is we 1• Iti st be incorrect. With re- nave receives hitherto mus, gard /to the second dose (if a second dose was indeed taken,) it must have been in the prison of the Luxem- eyed. agents, that the - potion Was taken. Can we, Then, resist the conclusion that, in permitting. the prisoner an act_of•se4f-destruction, M. Allard was acting upon high authority ? If this be so, we much doubt whether the government have been well advised in permitting the prisoner to es cape from the sword of justice. Weextract the following from the,Patrie of Wednes- day evening : The Duke of Praslin died in consequence of arseni journal. It is not said who pre poison, and at s moment thy of credit, the circumstances of the morning of the 18th. 'The Prefet of Police and M. Allard, the chief of the police de .s.Vrete, arrived at the Hotel de Sebastiani about half-vast five in the morning. The commissary of police of the quarter and his agents were already in the chamber where the dead body was lying. The Procureur- General, M. Delangle, arrived about six o'clock. The Duke of Praslin was there, going and coming from one room to another, and expressing his surprise at the mode in which the murderer could have entered the house. After M. Delangle had carefully examined the localities, he declared in an energetic Manner that the had not come from outside, it being most evich belonged to the house. The Duke - of Prasli on hearing M. Delangle express himself thus nutes after the Procureur-General addressed tions to the Duke, which intimated the direction Which his suspicions took as to the author of the crime. The Duke became then of a cadaverous tint, and his agitation, his altered features, and his general bearing, showed to those present who ought to be considered the murdere,' fit*' ,. mag' the moment the examinin g .strates and tn. _ cureur du Roi entered, the Duke of Praslin disappeared immediately. He went to an upper floor on which was his bedroom. It is thought, with reason, that it was at this instant that finding himself suspected he swal lowed the poison. About three hours elapsed when the Procureur-General had expressed a suspicion. From that moment the complexion of the Duke became yellow ; this was the result of the poison. The disorder in the organiza tion augmented visibly when the Procureur du Roi told the Duke what overwhelming charges there were against him, ' Confess that you are guilty,' said the Procureur du Roi--` confess that you have assassinated your wife.' The Duke looked at the magistrate, and concealed his face with tude of ,sassin if not for society, you are bound to speak the truth makes this a duty.' The Duk trate, and appeared as if he was going to conic hut suddenly he_turned round, and said, ' l the honour of your fa-m Decidedly ; I cannot say that The Procureur- General i ited, but the Duke would not reply a single word. From this moment the Duke was rigorously watched. Dr. Louis and his habitual physician endeavoured to combat the effects of the poison, which in consequence of the over-dose did not produce immediate mortal 'overed poisoning THE COST OF ItHE VAR TO AMERICA.—SIX months ago, before the battles of Vera Cruz, the advance to Puebla, or the despatch of reinforcements, the costs of the war were stated in Congress by a calculating senator to ap proach 30,000,000 of dollars. By the same estimate the marketable value ofCalifomia was set down at 15,000,010. The French colonies, seeing the rapid strides public opinion in the mother country is making in favour -of slavery emancipation, have resolved to meet the wishes of their countrymen by taking the initiative in the question. The Colonial Council of Guadaloupe has addressed a pe tition, to the King, in which it declares that it is anxious to join in preparing the way for emancipation, and that it has appointed a committee to prepare a complete and safe plan for the total abolition of, slavery. FATAL ACCIDENT AT GENEVA.—A most lamentable event took place last-week at Geneva. The Rev. Edward Auriol, rector of St. Dunstan's in the West, Fleet-street, was on a tour through Switzerland with his wife and son, a youth of about 17, of the most amiable disposition, their only child. They arrived at Geneva in the begin-, ning of last week, and were planning an excursion on the lake. The morning after their arrival, the youth, with his parents' consent, went out for a stroll before break fast. Unaware of the peculiar dangers of the place, he got into a boat on the lake, was drawn into the current, hurried down the rapids of the Rhone, and totally lost. He was a youth of great promise, and obtained a scholar ship and the theological prize at the Midsummer exami nation at King's College, London, in the present year. A Colombo Times, extra, of the 15th July, (Isle of Ceylon,) contains a very alarming rumour with regard to' the relations of this country with China, and one which derives considerable probability from the recent rash con duct of Sir John Davies, the governor of Hong Kong. The report is, that the attack on the Bogue Forts had roused a desperate spirit of hostility against all foreigners, but especially the English, and had led to a general ris ing of the people of-Canton against them. The report further states that the consuls bad been compelled to leave Canton, and that the Europeans were preparing to follow them. The above news is said to have been brought to Colombo by the Haddington steamer, which received it from the captain of, a vessel who had been despatched to Calcutta for troops, to reinforce the garrison of Hong Kong. PUBLIC THANKSGIVING FOR A BOUNTIFUL HAR VEST.—Gottingen, Aug. 10.—A beautiful scene was pre sented in our fields on Sunday last. In the midst of the greatest abundance of corn and other fruits of the earth, many of our congregations, in the thankfulness of their hearts for the extraordinary bounty of Providence, as sembled for the purpose of Divine worship under the open canopy of heaven, to return special thanks to Almighty God for the manifest proofs of his beneficence which sur rounded them on all sides. Wonderful, indeed, is the change which has taken place here within the last few months. The people who were then wandering, and in vain seeking for employment, are now all full of life, health, and activity, the reapers and threshers are every where at work, the mill going day and night,'and an air of thankful enjoyment pervades every countenance. Corn has fallen ; wheat, which was 3 dollars and 20 groschen above the average price, has now fallen to 1 dollar and 20 groschen below it. The remembrance of so much mercy in the midst of judgment will, we trust, lead the nations of Europe to a thankful recognition of the love and wisdom of God, of the obligation to live up to their blessings and , . EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ABDUCTION AT MALTA. — A very singular case was tried ,on the 11th of August, before Judge Grunge, at Malta. The plaintiffs were Misses Sophia and Mary Ann Cannon, who keep a school at Valetta, the defendant Mrs. Emma, the divorced wife of George Savage Curtis, Esq., of Teignmouth, Devon; and the action was brought to recover possession of Miss Ellen Curtis, a daughter of the two latter. The young lady, it appeared, had been confided with two sisters by Mr. Curtis to the care of the plaintiff, with strict injunc tions that they should hold no communication with the mother, the young ladies themselves signing a formal document to that effect. On the 6th of August, one of the plaintiffs, with the three Misses Curtis, were crossing in a ferry-boat from Valetta to Sheina • to their astonish ment they were pursued by a man-o-war's gig, com manded by Lieut. Baker, of the Ardent, and which con tained Mrs. Curtis and her maid, who, it appeared, had arrived under a fictitious name from Southampton two or thrE days before. The crew of the gig grappled the boat, xnd Miss Ellen Curtis, who is only 19, was induced to step on board to see her mother, but said she would not stay, when the boat set off.—After the case had been fully argued by the counsel, and the fact proved that Miss Ellen Curtis was a minor, the court gave judgment in fa vniir of 41-In rslnin+;fro nnTl,lOl,-,2-41-1, M.O Pllrt ic to dr.livsztv wt. ua ualc 1.1.MUC111111116 .11Z. VIAL LJo La , up to them the young lady, to be by them re-conducted to their dwelling, there to remain under their charge until such time as Mr. Curtis, the father, might think proper to give other directions.—An appeal against this decision was fixed for hearing on the 16th August. RAILWAY AFFAIRS consequences. It was di, that it was not audanum that he had taken, but arsenic, and the first p - cCted it They gave him wi and ice ! The symptoms rth-western doctors could be mistaken. But after the 20th the improved. On that day he was in a state to be ink by an examining magistrate, and on the 21st he was re- rrogated iTIMATES qeville-street Mackay and R Ft 22d t Duke was much better He was able to weak to the Chan- cellor and the the whole day irand Iteterendary, and conversed during with his physician. This improvement e vomitings re and he was in such a state that he could with great diffi culty utter a few words in reply to the Chancellor. ' Did The Ulster Railway, from Belfast to Armagh, is expected to be opened for traffic in October next. The first sod of the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway was turned on Wednesday last, by the Earl of Courtown, Chairman of the company. The Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester have announced their amalgamation with the London The balance of their receipts would flown that three be distributed on the winding-up of their accounts. The contract foir the great central station , Newcastle, has been let to Messrs. ed, for X 92,00 The estimates, ays the On Fun(lay a man jumped on the Newcastle and Car lisle Railway, and, before he could recover himself, the iron plough in front of the Blaydon train swept him off • . Life was miracu: Ly preservec The opening of a portion of the Leeds and Thirsk Rail way, between Ripon and Thirsk, is postponed from the end IRELAND. The present amount of the military force in Ireland is 28,000 rank and file of all arms, with 21,682 enrolled pen sioners, staffs of militia, and recruiting parties of corps. We believe this is larger than at any former period. Miss Martin,.tbe heiress of the late anti-cruelty-to arrimals M.P., advertises in the Galway Vindicator that no person is permitted to bunt or shoot on her lands in Galway. all the mountains being poisoned. THE LATE MR. O'CONNELL'S EFFECTS.—The furni ture of the late Mr. O'Connell, at llerrion-square, is advertised to be sold by auction in the course of next month. It is expected to realize a considerable amount above the intrinsic value, as remembrances of the de parted agitator. The library is not mentioned. - WHEAT FROM SEED THREE THOUSAND YEARS OLD. —At Castletown on' the lands of J. 'Eastwood, Esq., within one mile of Dundalk, may now be seen a splendid crop of mummy wheat, the seed of which was taken from the mummy brought from Egypt, in which it was com puted to have lain about three thousand years. MORE "TRIBUTE MONEY."—The Irish people will never escape from the gathering begging hand of the O'Connells :—A '• Monument Sunday" is to be fixed soon after harvest, for the purpose of making a general collec tion in all the Roman Catholic chapels, for the purpose of raising a monument to O'Connell. This, the people are promised, is to be the final act of national gratitude. REPORTED ELOPEMENT.—Notice of an 'action for libel has been served on the proprietors of a Dublin paper for the publication of an article, on Saturdaylast, to the effect that the wife of a professional gentleman, said to be pointed out, had eloped with an officer. There is no truth in the report, if it apply to the parties supposed to be referred to. CURIOUS IMPORT INTO CORK.—On Sunday, 32 young pigs arrived from England, by the. Sabrina steamer. Such an importation to Ireland, at all times remarkable, until the failure of the potato, for the growth of pigs, is one of the strange occurrences of the day. Two of these pigs were sold at 15s. each. Young pigs, when offered for sale, realise very high prices. —cork Constitution. TRUTH FOR ONCE.-- : -It is seldom we hear such a senti ment as the following, from a Raman Catholic priest. It was spoken at the meeting of the Irish Confederation on Friday. " I would advise the people (said the Rev. Mr. Kenyon), not to be led unthinkingly by the opinion of any one—by priest, bishop, or layman. When a priest took part in politics, he did so, not as a priest, but as a politi cian • and they should not mind the cant of Concilliation Hall, which was—' It was a priest said it,—it ought to be re spected.' A priest was to be respected when he told the truth." The sentiment was received with loud cheers by a handful of people at the Music Hall. Dare we hone that that feeble but honourable recognition of the inalien able right of private judgement will ever be responded to by the public opinion of Ireland ? DARING ACT OF PIRACY.—The subjoined letter gives a more detailed account of a daring act of piracy off the western coast of Ireland, than has previously found its way into the London journals :—Westport,:Aug. 21. On the evening of the 15th instant, about the hour of five o'clock, as the schooner Royal Victoria, from Belfast, was passing Eagle Island, on the Erris coast, she was boarded by about thirty pirates, who commenced at once to smash the batches, and in a most savage manner attacked the captain, crew, and an officer and two marines belonging to the Dasher steamer, who were on board at the time to protect the cargo, flour and meal. the property of Messrs. Pinkerton and Thompson, of this town. In defence of his own life and that of the crew, the officer gave the word " fire" when a man named Peter Lavelle was shot dead, and his brother severely wounded, and three others taken prisoners. On Thursday last, Captain French, of the Dasher, arrived here, when informations were lodged against the prisoners, who have been committed to the county gaol. Mr. J. F. Bourke, coroner. and Mr. C. Kenny held an inquest, and the jury unanimously returned the following verdict :—" Justifiable homicide," adding, " that they highly approved of the cool and steady man ner in which the officer, Mr. R. Stourges, acted on the occasion." About 150 boats were pulling towards the schOoner, but were kept off by the marines firing at them. I regret to say that one of the four prisoners has escaped out of the bridewell, and as yet lie is not taken. HORRIBLE SCENE IN DUBLIN.—Mr. Curran gives the following account of a visit be paid, in company with two French gentlemen, to different parts of Dublin :—Near the " temporary hospitals," which have been described as so comparatively healthy and pleasant, he found " twelve persons, men, women, and children, lying indiscrimately along the pathway and the gutter, waiting to be admit ted," some stretched at full length, with their faces to the sun, their mouths open, and " their black and parched tongues, and encrusted teeth, visible even from a distance." Inside was a small shed, roughly covered with boards, but open in front, " like the sheds in farm yards for covering dung and rubbish." He took it for a receptacle of the cast-off rags of fever patients • but hearing heavy groans underneath the heap filth, he found, to his indig nation and horror, thirty-five human beings heaped to gether indiscriminately, heads and feet intermingled, on a wisp of straw. They called to him for water to quench their thirst ; and on inquiry it appeared that they had lain there for three days, without relief and without attend ance. Some were actually dying, and did die the night after the visit ; all were afflicted with typhus. mainder of Dr. Curran's letter sneculates on th The re- of submitting any part of the popUlation to such horrori, and censures the conduct of the government, which might have adopted a better system of sanatory regulations and precautions against the extension of disease. REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—At the weekly meeting of this body, on Monday, Mr. J. A. O'Neill, the defeated candi date for Kildare, presided, and spoke at considerable length. Mr. J. T. Somers, M.P., attacked the Freeman's Journal, charging it with supineness as to his own cans' in Sligo, but was called • - Air. J. O'Co” ;o °nit Mr.` Crean, the secretary, told the meeting how drawn by Mr. W. H. Gregory, one of the candid UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS. The Scotch bench of bishops has lost one of its members. Dr. Moir, diocesan of, Brechin, a gentleman of much amia bility, died last week. He was ordained fifty years ago, and consecrated in 1837. The Rev. George Henry Moore has been presented to the perpetual curacy of St. Nicholas' Church, Heyhouses, in the county of Lancaster, and diocese of Chester, on the nomination of Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie, of Huntroyd, Esq. The Rev. A. Hume, LL.D.., late of the Collegiate In stitution, has been appointed by the Crown to the incum bency of the Vauxhall district in this town, on the recom mendation of the Lord Bishop of Chester. For the four years ending at midsummer last, Dr. Hume performed the duties of curate of St. Augustine's gratuitously and without interruption ; and during nearly three years of this period he conducted a separate service for the poor in the school-room of St. Augustine's district, Upper Beau street, the position now occupied by the Rev. H. Marlen, of All Saints. LIST OF PERVERTS.--We have to add to the victims of Dr. Pusey and his confederates, at Oxford, the following : —5B. Rev. Francis New, M.A., St. John's College, Ox ford, a second curate to the Rev. Mr. Dodsworth. 59. Nicholas Darnell, Esq., M.A., Fellow of New College, Oxford. Mr. New, whose intention to join the c hurch of Rome we intimated many months before he relinquished his cure, conformed about five weeks ago to the church of Rome ; and was followed last week by Mr. Darnell. We believe that Mr. Darnell recorded his vote at the late Ox ford election in favour of Mr. Gladstone.—Church and State Gazette. RECONVERSION.—Miss Marriott, eldest daughter of the Rev. Harvey Marriott, formerly rector of Claverton, near Bath, and now vicir of Loddiswell, in the diocese of Ex eter, signed her abjuration of the fatal errors of Roman ism, through the impression made upon her mind while in one of the Roman convents, by a simple reference to the word of God. The document was read in her pre sence before the congregation assembled for the usual public service in Trinity Church, Plymouth, on the 18th of the present month, by the Rev. Hinton Smith, the re spected incumbent. He afterwards delivered an impres sive discourse on Luke xxiii. 31, 32, upon this deeply solemn occasion.—Plymouth Times. HER MAJESTY'S TOUR TO SCOTLAND Our last publication recorded the progress of the Royal squadron to Staffs on Friday night week. On the follow ing morning (Saturday) the weather was again wet and from an early hour of approac ng rain, the country peo- pleeameinth the village in g mained all night—and by 8 ci'clock the street was thronged with chieftains in their brilliant garbs, gay ladies who not many hours before had been threading the mystic dance, and plain country folks clad in rude tartan or in plain " hoddin grey." It was no longer a matter of uncer tainty whether the Queen should land or not. It had been announced on the previous day, by her Majesty's ex press commands, that she would leave the Royal yacht, and proceed on her way to Ardverekie Lodge, on this morning, and the most perfect confidence was reposed on her Majesty's well-known punctuality. Long before the appointed hour the stands were filled with eager specta tors ; and great numbers stood along the shore, or occu pied the windows of the neighbouring houses. b, a party •iigivanuers, clad in the celti, of Enniskilleners, and a posse special sonstables, were sta tioned at the pier -head to welcome her Majesty, and to guard her to the Royal carriage. On landing upon the pier (Fort William), her Majesty was saluted by Lord Lovat, Lord Ward, Sheriff Ty tier, and other gentlemen of the county, and loud cheers were given by the people. The huzzas and waving of hats in creased to the utmost degree of enthusiasm as her Majesty proceeded up the pier, followed by Prince Albert, who led the Princess Royal by the hand. The Queen and her royal consort bowed repeatedly to the people on all sides ; and her Majesty, with the condescension which has marked her conduct throughout the whole of the royal progress, gave every opportunity to the assemblage of gazing upon the features of their beloved Sovereign. After leaving the village, the royal carriages proceeded at a rapid pace, along the base of Ben Nevis, and were soon far advanced on the journey to Loch Laggan. The road from Fort William fo I deeply-interesting country, and, to t will afford ample food for meditation from Fort-William the eye falls upon the grey ruins of In verlochy Castle, situated a little to the left of the road, on the banks of the Lochy, noted chiefly for its being the scene of several feudal conflicts, and for its allegel though certainly exaggerated antiquity. Tradition, which always loves to throw an air of mysty magnificence around myste rious objects, alleges that Inverlochy was the residence of the Pictish kings when they came to hunt deer in the neighbouring glens ; and many other stories are told of a league which was signed here by Achaius and Charle magne, and of its being at one time the seat of an opulent city, and so on. Its round towers and quadrangular for m mble the castle built in Wales by Edward I. ; an 1 1 given to certain parts of the ruin, it is g - t was occupied by Panama. the Fami :ganruns through a five observer, About two miles from nam( nerally believed th decessor of the Itoym cy of Stuart, and by the family of Cumming, who bore great sway in the Highlands in the age of Edward I. It is obvious, from the thickness of the walls, the height of the towers, and its deep moat, that it must have been a place of great strength; and in the grandeur, almost princely, which still hangs about its mouldering ruins, there is a marked superiority' to the ar chitectural remains of a similar kind which are commonly met with in the Highlands. About two miles from Fort William the road enters an ive mora which, together with ti. braes o: Lochaber, by which it i by the floating bridge • and a little after six o'clock com menced to serenade the Prince, by singing in excellent style Bishop's fine glee—" Hail ! Smiling Morn !" The deep swell of their voices, mingled with the dulcet strain, of the violin, resounded over the bosom of th e L oc h, and was echoed back by the hills. The sweet sound fell with delight on the ears of all who heard it. It startled the Prince from his slumbers, and his Royal Highness, astonished and delighted; presented his thanks to the jolly tars. The party were afterwards entertained to breakfast, and remained at the Lodge during the rest of the day. POLITICAL MISCELLANY. CONSERVATISM IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT.—The Morning Herald, following up its important inquiry with accustomed industry, has carefully analysed the Con servative ranks, and it arrives at this conclusion : " Conservatives" who voted for the third reading of the corn-law repeal bill Conservatives who were absent on the third reading of the corn-law repeal bill 2B New " Conservatives" doubtful RR ~. ...V.A., ••• ll SV Protectionists in the .., last parliament, re-elected New Conservative members, protectionists 42 Thus we have of Peelites, doubtful men in the old ,parlia ment, and doubtful men newly elected, combined Of Protectionists, old and new l9O These figures, added together, give the total number of " Conservative" members returned to the new parlia ment—that is 328. THE LOT OF APOSTACY.—WhiIst persons are openly speculating on a coalition between Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, &c., with Sir Robert Peel and Sir James Graham, &c., the following is the manner in which the Globe, a paper received as an exponent of the sentiments of the present government, speaks of the ex-premier :—"He can pore over the driest details and measure infinitesimal quantities, ascertain to a nicety the effect on the consumer of a five-shilling duty on cobalt selling at £3OO a ton, or one of two shillings upon castor—(oil, we presume)—sel ling at £2OO a ton—nay, he can be frank, too, with the frankest, when occasion serves, and high merit may be claimed for it through all the well-dressed statements of succeeding years. But let investigation lead to any view of his own doings more fair than flattering, and he will none of it. It is for others with less wit and skill to make —he dresses statements." A CONTRAST.—An accident occurred at the Middlesex election, which is not unworthy of a passing notice. First at the opening of the second day's poll appeared Baron Lionel Rothschild, the millionnaire, and one of the newly elected representatives for the city, who recorded his vote for the Liberal candidates. In the same booth. and pre af rho env.," • . iself, having tor some time past been s. The objection was overruled, as it appeared that the poor man had been relieved from payment of the poor-rates, and he recorded his vote for the Conservative candidate, Colonel Wood. The circum stance is worth mentioning, as a curious illustration of the working of our free institutions. One of the wealthiest individuals in Europe, the head of a house whose favours have changed the destinies of nations, stands in the poll ing booth side by side with a man who has been relieved by his parish from payment of poor-rates, and they record their votes on opposite sides—the man of millions gave his vote for those who helot* to a party which has time after time been charged with aiming at the destruction of all property—the man who cannot pay his poor-rates votes for the candidate who professes the strictest conservation of property.—Dumfriesshire Courier. unable to pay his poor- outiA irIANNERS AND THE REPRESENTATION OF NEWARK.—The Duke of Newcastle has addressed a letter to the Times, from which the following is an ex tract :—" In your blind and unworthy crusade against dukes,' as you are pleased to call them, as if dukes were a peculiar genus, devoid of every quality estimable in man, and merely intended as game to be hunted down by envious and overbearing levellers, I observe in your paper of the 13th, that you have mentioned me in connection with Lord J. Manners ; and, for the sake of a point, you venture to deceive the public, by telling it that Lord John did not stand inspection at Newark, and has been cashiered, and that he is now looking for a more generous lodern patron than the Lord of Clumber.' :Joni J. M. and myself, I will not suffer this rtion to go forth without notice and contra- and a more In justice t dishonest a: The assertion may be very well suited to excite indignation, and extract the round denunciation of some fancied political purists, as well as of, I hope but a very few, malignants. Allow me to inform you that, unfortu lately for your anti-ducal argument, the assertion re is not fact. Lord J. M. never owed his seat to say patronage. He solicited and gained the ill of the electors, and, as I hope, received the full benefit of any influence that I may possess in the borough; his cashiering, as you term it, arose from his own delicate and high sense of honour, for, believing that he owed hi's seat to the friendship of the uncle of the present member, he resolved not to be in his way, •and signified his inten tion to . retire. No one can more sincerely lament the bias towards Romanism professed by Lord John than I do, but as to having had any hand in cashiering him, I dis claim it utterly—it is not true; what is true is, that I wished him to remain. With the exception of this error, as I think it, Lord John appears to me to be free of all others; a more promising young man, one of more ex alted views and higher principles, of more inflexible inte . ,cling Newarl grity, with perfect amiability and all the best qualities of head and heart that can adorn the Christian and patriot senator, would with difficulty lie found in her Majesty's dominions. Any constituency might justly be proud of him, his country may be proud to own him as one of her sons, and I will here remind you, that this man is the son of a duke, himself an estimable man, and the ho.. noured father of two other sons, worthy - who will be conspicuous in th( Their characters and al is of their count=y= %LP., o PROTECTION phenson, th engineer, ter the value of money A great sensation is created :among the Paris journals by the recent seizure of four of their number, namely, the Reforme, the Gazette de France, the Union Monar chique, and the Charivari. It appears that these papers have fallen under the reprobation of government for hav ing published some strong remarks upon the murder of the Duchess of Praslin, by her husband, and connected that event with the general state of corruption into which society in France has fallen. THE RIVER PLATE.—By the arrival of the Rattler steamer at Falmouth on Friday, intelligence has been re ceived from the River Plate to the sth of July. At Monte Video terms of armistice had been proposed by the minis ters of France and England to Oribe, to which terms Oribe added others, and accepted them, on these terms being sent to the Monte Vidtan government, they refused them ; in consequence of which, after the mails had been re ceived on board her Majesty's ship Rattler, instructions had been -sent to Mr. Hood, her Majesty's consul, to notify to the British merchants that he had just received instruc tions from Lord Howden, that, in consequence of the re fusal of the Monte Videan government to accept the armistice proposed by Lord Howden, he (Lord Howden) had given orders to Sir T. Herbert, K.C.8., to raise the blockade of both sides of the River Plate. The terms pro posed by Orbie was, " that during the armistice, the town of Monte Video should be supplied with 1,500 head of cattle per month, to be decided as to price hereafter, and that all the ports then ,rander blockade should be raised ITALY —HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE Aus- TRIANS AT FERRARA.—Extract of .a letter from Bologna, Aug. 14 ;—" A courier has just arrived from Ferrara. He left a dispatch for Cardinal Amat, and then continued his journey to Rome. This dispatch announced that the Austrians, on the 13th. occupied all the posts and the gates, with the exception of the residence of the Cardinal Legate and the prison. This fresh outrage on the ponti fical authority was executed in great haste, and with all the appearance of war. Cardinal Ciacchi was only enabled to issue a second protest. All the garrison, in fantry, cavalry, and artillery, at first showed themselves .on the esplanade, and then spread themselves over the city, leavmg at each post from thirty to forty men with an officer. The artillery was then drawn up on the Plaza, and the stre6 - , , were patrolled by strong detachments, so that the city may - be said to be under military occupation. several waggons win ammunition have arrived here from Pante Lagoscuro, and Nye entered thefortress. ,bridges of boats have been constrzActeci over the Yo, and several battallions are, it is slid, rea,gy to ems:, FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE On - Wednesday-the Queen Dowager arrived at Ryde, where she will sojourn until her departure for Madeira. Sir Robert and Lady Peel left Drayton Manor on Mon day (yesterday) for Wynyard Park, Durham, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, during the festivities attendant on the nuptials of the Earl of Portar ling-ton and`Lady Alexandrina Vane. NTE OF.SPAIN.—The Infante Don Juan of rim I pain, younger brother to the Count de Montemolin, just alriVe r d" froniVenice, left London on Friday morning to Meet the Count at Combermere Abbey, The Infante Don Juan arrived at a small inu, two miles from Combermere Abbey, about four o'clock on Friday afternoon, and im mediately•aent Chevalier Dameto to inform his brother of his arrival. So goon as the fact became known to Lord and Lady Combermere, they invited his Royal Highness and the Chevalier Dameto join the party at Combermere Abbey. - The meeting of the two Princes, after their long separation, was truly interesting. The Infante Don Juan will noiv join the Conde de Montemolino.n his tour. The Infante Don Juan Carlos is next brother to the Conde de Montemolin, and was tWenty-five years of tvre on the 15th of May last.: He is a general in the King 6. f Sardinia's service, and was married in February last to the Arch duchess Maria Beatrix of Austria Este, sister or the reign ing Duke of Modena. • the tent poles, were broken. By this mishap the royal servants were deprived of the only shelter they could ob tain. Early in the morning the carpenters were sent for , alwhinnie inn, the wind having by that time lulled so as to permit the river to be crossed without danger to the boat. One long tent was then erected, in which the servants obtained breakfast, having had the want of break fast added to the troubles of the night, from there being no place to serve it up in. Throughout the day the wind continued high, and a succession of showers fell. The tfi d i i nc s ie a pd g a r tt e eo e d a t Ih: that tos her re e of t ~vi Majesty ic would aweather have ve eh kept artet h gera e ne r gdta lka e, again ns j tbii e tie s eaw t u y con pacasirparish- church, ausnlh. ch T ur h c e h ,s , , t e w at o h m er il o e n s d m is o t n an d t ay fr m om or t n h in e g l7dg wa e s . 1 , 111 . 1 • • The sun shone, the lake was placid, and a warm wind crept up the glen. Prince Albert and Prince Leiningen, with the Marquis of Abercorn, went out to Glen Shirroc, to the grouse shooting. The forest of Ardverekie will be exclusively confined to deer-stalking, which sport her Majesty intends to view on a little black pony, about 121 hands high, the property of the Marquis of Abercorn, who purchased it from Mr. Macdonald, of Shirvamoor. This little animal can ac complish, though heavily laden, a distance of twelve miles an hour. As at Blair Athol, the sovereign is passing the time in comparative retirement, and all passages to the temporary abode of royalty are strictly guarded against strangers, po lice being stationed at various points for that purpose. Any such measures, indeed, to ensure privacy, would be quite unnecessary, as one might pass the forest a hundred times without observing a soul ; indeed, the country around bears the appearance of a desert. The nearest re gular post is about 18 miles distant, and, even with that, there is no habitual communication, nor is there, indeed, with any other place whatever. Persons desirous of reaching Fort William have a walk of about 37 miles in prospect. A temporary post between Ardverekie and Dulmhenny, about 16 miles distant, has been put on, for the express accommodation of her Majesty, in order that letters may reach the Edinburgh mail up to the latest hour. Queen's messengers are in daily attendance on her Majesty. The operations of the metropolitan police, consisting of In spector Howell and five constables, are confined to the interior of the grounds. Persons moving to and from the lodge are conveyed across the water by means of the floating drawbridge, which is carefully superintended by two Highlanders. On Wednesday morning, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, preceded by the keepers and dogs, rode from the Lodge to Ben-Aulder Forest, to enjoy the sport of deer stalking. The Prince succeeded in bringing down a royal stag and a roe-buck, and returned to the Lodge in time for dinner. While the Prince was in the forest, her Ma jesty rode out, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. Her Majesty and the Royal children were mounted on small Highland ponies. The clouds threatened rain, and her Majesty did not extend her ride further than the east end of the lake, whence she returned to the Lodge. Prince Leiningen and Mr. Anson, the Queen's private secretary, drove off at 10 o'clock for Strathmashie moors, and returned at 5 o'clock with 14 head of grouse. Earl Grey enjoyed an hour or two of Waltonian sport in the Paatock river, and was rewarded with a dish of black trout. Cluny Macpherson ca l l ei l ea e opm d utte a dtag t o. the Lodge and made his Royal Highness an offer of his shootings of Aberairder, On Thursday, shortly after 10 o'clock, his Royal High ness rode out, attended by Cluny's gamekeeper, to the grouse shooting at Aberairder, and returned early in the afternoon with three brace of grouse, some black cocks, of the Lodge. The sailors and a few hares. Her Majesty, the Prince of Wales, and ni e loo p rns re po se of neigh bourhoodtitileiefeteinrt the v e P h e r t i i P n r f t . i e n o s m e s e Royal F A o lb rt er rode a i e l ponies Royal yacht ai t es at in celebration of Prince Albert's birth-day. They serenaded the Prince, and performed several aquatic exercises on the 1 lake. They were early afoot, and mood pound to the Lodge to the elector tion to native industry ,e upon the question of protec -I feel the effects of the good I feel also the effects produced not only in this country, but times and the bad times by the changes in the law abroad. You know that lam locomotive engines. Some ( joyed almost a continental mon large manufactiiier of ght or ten years )1v of the su ; ago I en apply of lo- comotive engines to Germany, France, and Russia. They were unable to produce the same articles at the cost I did ; therefore, they bought them out of the market. But they soon found the injurious effects of the • • - Not t' is compel, _ injurious; on the contrary, it is of advantage to any man. I beg your attention to this case. I held the monopoly. They had no chance with me. Their government saw that the industry of the peo ple was shackled, although they were able to buy the ar ticle of me cheaper than they could produce it themselves. 'hey mig Leir money into_ our country, government of these countries—Fiance, Germany, and also Belgium—immediately resorted to the protection laws. They laid on a duty amounting to something that made the cost equal to receiving my engines, or making their own. The result of this was, that new factories were established, new industries developed, iron furnaces started up in every direction, and a new creation of wealth took place, instead of sending it into my pocket. I s osmawe afemwayrkeaedrsiamftperrovthemeseenptr.oTtehee ____ trader, I certainly had. but, on the contrary, a ft er vi ensiyely empl o y e d, new manufacto trspiiieoteoisnnpwgllaeewt r hws e eews c re r ee e rcm a eo t u e op d nia.e , tsrls a e.e n xedst d instead of sending their money out of Germany into England, they produced engines to my injury but to their own benefit; therefore, the protection laws are necessary to foster new businesses and new ma nufactures. France at present exercis( le same power in respect of railway ba bar-iron could be manuf produced at in France ; and for some time our Welsh iron-fields were principally occupied in manufacturing rails for French lines. The same case applied there, but not to me ; it applied to the Welsh ironmasters. The result is ,ney manufacture noir own rails, and make their own railways, perhaps at a little more cost, but then they keep all their capital at home instead of sending it abroad. TH.E CHARITIES BIRKENHEAD HOMEOPATHIC DISPEN SARY WEEKLY RE PO RT.—New Patients Total, 71.—Physician, Dr. Norton. J 26; Old Patients, 45 Cooke, Hon. SeC EASTERN DISPENSARY, ROSE-HILL REPORT OF CASES FOR THEWEEK ENDING FRIDAY, AUG. 20. —Persons relieved at the Dispensary, 73; Patients visited at their own homes, 137 ; Total, 210. Physician, Dr. Imlack ; Consulting Physician, Dr. Ash croft; Surgeons, Messrs. Lockwood, Harris, and Dodd; House-Surgeon, Mr. Ball. LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT, AuG. 28. DISCHARGED : In-patients cured, 22 ; Relieved and at own request, 4; Made Out-patients, 1; Irregular, 0; Dead. 5. ADMITTED In-patients, 39; Out-patients, 10; Casuals during the week, 11 ; Remaining in the House, 173. Consulting Surgeon, J. Dawson, Esq. ; House Surgeon, Mr. WCheane ; Apothecary, Mr. George Padley •; House Visi tors, la H in ar , m ße o v od BvirEanner, Blundell. a Richardndß. Gibson, T r easurer. eEassuqrrers.t NORTHERN HOSPITAL REPORT, AUG. 28. A DM ITTED: Accidents, 33; Medical and Surgical Cases upon recommendation, 29 ; Total, 62 . — DISCHARGED : Cured, 36 ; Relieved and at own request, 4; Attended as Out Patients, 19; Irregular,, 0; Died, 0; Remaining in the Hospital, 99. Consulting Surgeon, J. M. Banner, Esq. ; Physician and Surgeon for the ensuing weekr. Turnbull and Mr. HenryH Bainbrigge ; House Visitors, Holmes and R. W. Bateton, Esqrs. ; House-Surgeon, Mr. T. B. Oa dersleeves ; Treasurer, B. H. Jones, Esq.; Chaplain, Rev. Win. Hughes. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. NUMBER or NEW PATIENTS .ENTEIRED ON THE BOOKS OF THE DISPENSARIES DURING TILE WEEK ENDING Ave. 28, NORTH.—New cases received advice and medicine at the in stitution, 241; new cases visited at their own houses, and sup plied with medicine, 115: total, 356.—Visitors, Walter F. Mac- Gregor, Esq., Vice-President; Mr. J. H. Macrae, Mr. W. C. Fosberry, Mr. J. G. Morris. House Surgeon, Mr. Archibald Arnott. SOUTH.—New cases received advice and medicine at the in stitution, 199; new cases visited at their own houses, and sup plied with medicine, 99; total. 295.—Visito Esq., Vice-President ; Mr. James Mullet art, Rev. Cyrus Morrall. House St - nettx, Rev. D. D. St ,n, Mr. John Leech 00 BIRKENHEAD HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY ALTGUS HOSPlTAL.—Admitte d, 2; Disc 2; Made Out-Patients, 1 ; I\ol Dead, 0; Remaining, 4.—DisrENsa Discharged, ; 20 R ; Remain. Visitors for the ensuing week, 1 s m A i :m e t e e i d tk n e l d 6 u , ; a l r o ll y 1, 1788. Little; Consulting Surgeons, ....... Smith; Surgeon for the ensuingweet surer, Mr. It. Bryans, Jun. ; House clougall ; Honorary Secretary, Thomas Fry d, 0; Irregular, 0 Out-Patients—Ad : Home Patients— 1i Remaining, 34. Total . A: Obins and Mr. A r. Stevenson and Mr. 'lr. I.ingad ; Trea urgeon. Mr. Mac- TWE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Aug. 31, 1847. `'l 'tati o ! l 'at t 41 Ire for, T , HE the err fol foe for Tir e Th r 131a 3 tiva w ere W P rt : rlll . I , ll k } .1 0 }:t b ee t ' k ' _ art th e Th d ud e t 31 ,0 r 4,42 144; c ' e• t , te wi t ,-, °ent rat ify ' l lbl 3 !'en