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Own rights and develop° our own interests without
ennecessarily disallowing or trampling under foot the '
rights and interests of others." The significance of
all this must, we conceive—without another word—
be suffi;:iently apparent. Bit, to render the mean-
ing of his remarks more unmistakably comprehen-
sible the Noble Lord pursued—" The time is gone
by, thank Gon! when it was imagined that the com-
merce of each country would only prosper at the
expense of that of its rivals and competitors., and
when the principal aim of every mercantile negotiator
was to practice a deception on the other contracting
party. Juster ideas, ideas more conformable to the
intentions of Divine PROVIDENCE as far as those in-
tentions are comprehensible by mankind, are happily
at this hour almost everywhere recognized, and com-
merce, which has been hitherto invariably the pre-
cursor of liberty and of civilization, is appreciated,
and by no one more fully than by myself, as
the strongest link in that vast chain of humanity
which binds the nations of the earth together—repos-
ing the weight of the common interests in the balance
of peace." Assuredly those sentences constitute not
only a panegyric upon the principles of free-trade,
but one as fervid as any that could have been uttered
by either RICHARD COBDEN or by WILLIAM tins-

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The iloniteur states that the increase of money in
the Trea,ury has enabled the Minister of Finance to
reimburse to the Bank of France 25 million.; on ac-

count of the loan of 50 millions made by the Bank to
the Treasury in March, 1848. This reimbursement
took place on the 26th inst.
A funeral ceremony in commemoration of the anni-
versary of the death of Louis BoNAPAnTE, King of
Holland, who died at Florence on the 25th July,
1851, took place on Monday, at the Church of Napo-
leon St. L eu. From an early hour in the morning
an immense number of the country people assembled,
and the houses of the village were dressed out with
flags. At half-past eleven the Count DE ST. MAR-
sAULT, Prefect of the Seine-et-Oise, M. G. D'AEIRI-
BEAU, sub-Prefect of the arrondissement of Pontoise,
and the military and civil authorities of the place, as-
sembled at the church, which was crowded. Among
the persons present were several generals, and some
old soldiers belonging to the Imperial army. After
the religious ceremony, a number of them went down
into the tomb under the building, and placed wreaths
of immortelles on the coffin.;
A question which materially interests the public
health is at this moment under the consideration of
the municipal authorities. Among the gas companies
which supply gas to Paris there are some which have
their manufactories in the interior of the capital. The
householders in the quarters where they are situated
have addressed a petition to the municipal council
praying that these companies should be compelled to
remove their establishments out of Paris. in the
arguments which they bring forward in support of
their request they pretend, and with some reason, that
gas-works come under the denomination of dangerous
or unhealthy establishments, which, according to the
decree of 1810, must be placed at a distance from
private dwellings. Up to the present time the muni-
cipality has viewed the affair in a different light.
Will
Will it adopt a different rule for the future ?rting a
the companies on their aide persist in supp
o
right which they have enjoyed for twenty-seven
years? We should be rather inclined to believe, that
they will relinquish it beforehand. The three com-
panies interested in the question have for some time
past been taking their measures to conform, when-
ever called on to do so, to the decree of 1810; in
other words, that they are ready to remove their es-
tablishments outside the barriers. The question will
be thus simplified, and solved according to the wishes
of the householders. Under any circumstances, the
question merits the attention of the municipal council.
Mgr. ALExANDRE DEVIE, Bishop of Belley, ex-
pired on the 25th instant, in his episcopal palace,
aged 85. He was 29 years Bishop of Belley, and
had, under Louis PHILIPPE, refused the Arch-
bishopric of Rheims. He was officer of the Legion of
Honour, but never wore the decoration.
The heat of the weather still continues in the de-
partments of the south. At Montpellier on the 211
the thermometer stood at 40 degrees centigrade (104
Fahrenheit). The streets were deserted during the
whole of the afternoon, and the troops of the gar-
rison were confined to their barracks from six in the
I morning to four in the afternoon. At Bordeaux on
the 21st, the glass in the shade stood at 38 centigrade
(upwards of 101 Fahrenheit).
In allusion to the reception of the Prince Louis
NApOIXON by the people, the correspondent of the
Morning Post speaks thus decidedly from his own
personal knowledge. His account has reference to
the welcome spontaneously accorded to the PAINCE on
the occasion of his attendance at the funeral of Mar-
shal EXCEDmAiss, on Tuesday :
" The attempts that have been made to undervalue
the popular feeling in favour of the Prince render it ad-
visable to ascertain by personal observation the precise
reception he meets with when he appears in public. To-
day I have had such an opportunity. Without his in-
tended presence having been announced beforehand, the
Prince attended in person the funeral ceremony of
the latellatisahal Exeelmans. I saw him arrive at
the Hotel des Invalides, and leave it after the
religious services were concluded, and was close to
him on both occasions. He was in an open carriage
and four, attended by three superior officers,
escorted by a small detachment of carabiniers and fol-
lowed by a second caliche containing other officers of
his military household. On his arrival there were very
tiapdo7 honest,ro euvracrehtryei,ngegurreietaeestebi
few persons present, as the Prince had not been ex-
pected; but those who happened to be on the spot se-
erseehitovuuertdng
himet hf e crowdVivawithasilh ing.
creased, andn then p o Upon hie
thehi
dispute;s
d
and I heard the people, as ho drove down
the Invalides, discussing eagerly on
which the. avenue e ot
carriage he would sit, ant
--- then ran ince side of the
themselves on
that side of the road that they might"
have a nearer
view of him. Beyond the escort there
was no armed.
force; and the only police consisted of three Sergens de
Ville and four of the mounted Municipal Guard—two at
the gs.to of the Invalides and two on the Qaai, between
it and the river. This, at all events, was not an or-
ganised mob, and there was no military display to act as
a suggestion to enthusiasm."
The funds continued extremely firm, and railroad
shares considerably improved. The
our-and-a-Half
per Cents, opened at 103 f. 40c., and
55c. for the end of tho month;
the closed at 1031.
closed at 721. 75c.; Orleans Railway Three per Cents.
hares, 1,420 f.;
Rouen, 937 f. 50c.; Havre, 361 f. 25e.;
6521. 50e.;' Avignon, 4301.; Basle, 4M
n_ rest Northern,
and Strasburg, 640 f.; Paris
and • 50n ; Paris
Lyons, 747 f 50c ;
Great Western, 6301.; Lyons and Avignon, 6071. 50c.;
S. Dizier and Gray, 530 f.; the New Austrian
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS 951.
Loan,
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AT THE
JULY 28.
Dijon and Besancon, 2s/—Dutch Rhenish,
India, 27% ex div.—Great Indian Peninsula,en ,
3
s;g—East
Junction of France, 43/4—Northern of France,
—Grand
20/. 3 per cent. Bonds, 13% ex div.—P
aris and 2I!. onsYa—Dltto,
Paris and Rouen, 36N,—Paris and Strasbon yzL74,—
• ISambre end Meuse, 6k-West Flanders, 4—Western of
France, 10JA.

KISS 0 N.
As if to afford a direct application of his remarks to
the rumour already referred to—that of his nomination
to the post of one of the Secretaries of State in the
DEBBY Government—Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFB
spoke yet more decidedly upon the subject of these
ideas during the course of his address to the English
merchants at Constantinople. We obtain our know-
ledge of his observations from the columns of a
journal of that city, transcribed in the Courrier
d'Athenes. He is there reported to have said in addi-
tion to the foregoing—m The most lively and pro-
found conviction ought to vibrate in harmony with a
chord thus elevated, and in these enlightened days I
shotulwdhdaeeomermery,self unworthy of occupying any public
pos ts
im-
perishable truthi.i:my sentiments did not respond to them
if
and my conduct did not bear testimony to their
The declaration is noble, and
worthy of a great English statesman. But bow does
it in any way accord with the principles of action
guiding the councils of the most eminent in the
DERBY Government. Their convictions do not har-
monize with those elevated ideas, in regard to the
newly established commercial system ; their sen-
timents do not thrill responsively to their
dictates, and most unquestionably some of
them bear witness, by their conduct, to the
fact of their indestructible veracity. The de-
claration of Lord STRA TFORD DE REDCLIFFE Coin-
cides, however, entirely with the equally gallant de-
claration of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, quoted by ourselves
only yesterday—" Tbat which I thought right I
would publicly uphold, and I would stand by it or
fall by it. I never would be the tool of the will of
the people of this country, I would exercise my own
private judgment." Precisely in the same manner
Lord STRATFORD asserted for his own part, that if he
acted differently from this he should consider himself
unworthy of holding office in any capacity whatever.
The concluding portion of the remarks addressed
to the English merchants in the capital of Turkey by
the late British Ambassador at Constantinople,
although partaking of a more personal character,
and having reference to domestic incidents
almost exclusively, was, perhapr, of all the most
strikingly in accordance with his known benevolence
and enlightenment. We have restricted our
allusions, however, to those observations which we con-
ceive to have a peculiar bearing just now upon public
events of great importance. Coming to us, more-
over, as the account of this speech does, simultaneously
with the rumour of Lord STRATFORD'S appointment
as Foreign Secretary, we have commented upon the
sentiments therein expressed as illustrative in a
singular manner of the position of the DERBY Go-
vernment.

A very extraordinary case of alleged wrecking has
been reported to have taken place at the month of
the Thames, at the very entrance to the port of Lon-
don, that merits, and no doubt will receive, the most
stringent investigation. From the facts that have
already transpired it appears that the parties impli-
cated attempt to justify their conduct, asserting that
they were fully warranted in the course they had
pursued. Their object certainly could not have
been plunder, for the property taken from the wreck
was safely deposited with the receiver of droits at
Southend, thus giving colour to the allegation " that
they were acting for the real benefit of the owners,"
and very probably in the belief that their proceedings
were in accordance with the law of salvage. Nothing,
however, can be more erroneous than this opinion.
It would, indeed, be a strange code that could sanc-
tion a horde of armed men taking forcible possession
of a vessel, cutting away her rigging, and removing
portions of her cargo, against the consent, and despite
the remonstrances of the crew. If parties interested
in obtaining large remuneration in the shape of
exertions are to be the sole
time and the manner in
js
ua ldvgaegse ft:
of
t thheei r
which their services should be rendered the
most mischievous results would follow. Almost any
degree of violence woul be justified under such
Cular case under notice it
enactments. In the parti
might have been better for the owners if the men had
been permitted to adopt their own case. But the
principle would be exceedingly dangerous, leading
inevitably
to injurious consequences in the long run.
The Renown, the vessel in question, ran ashore on
the Nore Sand a little above the Nore Light and
close to—within gunshot of—the guard-ship. The
crew, in the first instance, took to the long boat, am'
made their escape. The weather becoming more mo.
derate they shortly after returned to the vessel,
which, in the interim, had been taken possession of
by some of the Coast Guard, who would certainly
have had the best right to remain in the vessel if any
such claim could be preferred. They, however, very
really
Properly withdrew when convinced that the crew had
returned to the vessel, and were about taking
active
measures to free her from her untoward and
dangerous position. The crew then had commenced
their labours ; they were engaged in stripping the
masts, and a craft was engaged to come off and to re.
cover such stoees as could be come at, so as at the same
time to lighten the vessel and secure the safety of the
goods. Such 'was the state of affairs when the would-
be salvors made their first appearance at the scene of
the accident.

They did not remain long idle. The most sum
nary proceedings were immediately adopted ; axes
were freely resorted to, the rigging cut away, and
the masts threatened. The mate endeavoured to
reason with the assailants, but in vain. His expos-
tulations were received in such a manner that he
deemed it expedient to take shelter on the tafTrail
with the remainder of the crew, from his uninvited
The authorities were appealed to as
possible, awl an armed steamer,
dispatched to the assistance of the
wasno:: however, until the commanding
crew. It was
atshpueexelAdi \ilifyrii:: 11. a:
boatmen that they could officer had threatened told
be
are
inudpuocnedtlitea refractory
boatmen
grounded vessel. No soreturned to Sheerness, t
raenr, htobWeevpearr,thiestadrtebteuArnferdicatna
Another steamer,
even
the Renown, and carried the work of destruction
the Wildfire, was again
sent out,
considerable difficulty the Aggressors
caonudlditbewiansduu-ciethd
Wildfire remained
in its vicinity in order to prevent
to depart from the wreck, and the
Now, there
for these
proceedings, -which, no matter what might
can be no posasnibylererurs
be the intentions or objects of the parties, were
nti.fication
neither more nor less than acts of piracy, subjecting the
perpetrators to very stringent p
however, as we have already t:tie_sdh,mtehnatt;
they acted
~u
d
under an erroneous impression as to the law of the
case, and that they considered themselves warranted in
what they ware doing, thinking that
asserting their own rights in refusing
vgthej,
weresurrender.epa ocesnt 6.
ldY
possession, we should deeply regret any annoyance
or inconvenience to which they might be
exposed
It is necessary, however, that the true
state
and. thatof n
otthaenl
only at
tshheounaldoutbheocltehae T
rlyexplainedhames t
all along the coasts of the United Kingdoms. The
law of salvage, tco, should be revised, with a view to
its amelioration. The preservers of human life
should at least be placed upon as good a footing
as the salvors of bales of cotton or tobacco.
Every just encouragement should be afforded
to men risking their own lives And undergoing great

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fati,eue, for the purpose of rendering assistance where i ITALY.
but it should also be nn.equi- 1 We learn from Florence, dated the 21st that M.
;parties should not commit de. 1_
' BOCCELLA has reconstituted the Administration.
Fuccemat is apeointed to the Interior;
,- -4ion under the guise of giving help ; and, shove I - - 0 e .
S ,rl7-,L , Justice ; en . TARTINI to the Finences.
ail, that they should not fierce their services upon _
A letter from GE nog, of the "31, says :—" A deli-
e•vtowcaailsyrslolywnre aihuairte
bee taken place in the Council of Ministers,
deli-
parties not willing to accept their aid.
wt3nhether the declaration of the clergy of Savoy
If the present transaction should direct the atten-
tion of the Legislature to the subject, and lead to a ngainet marricge should be brought before the tribu-
nals. It 7 as, hhowd.ever, decided that as the law on
revision of the salvage code, it will be exceedingly
civilsmenarartteagoe_ had nit yet received the sanction of
valuable to the merchants, shipowners, and under- be
as
Tot i
that
.of the KING, it had no
writers of the United Kingdom, to whom it is f the
I 'and c legal c lame er,
the utmost importance that the law should be placed other persons, were at liberty to express their opinion
upon a sound and satisfactory foundation. on it. Whilst the clergy of Piedmont and Savoy
declare themselves so warmly against the Govern-
ment., we learn that the Holy See entertains the
best ft el Inge towards Savoy. This paternal
eaTosition is attributed to the good coun-
sels of France. Count DE RAYNEVAL rp•
Pears to have arrived at Rome from Paris with coun-
sels which have had the desired effect. When the
porE heard of the law of civil marriage, tar from
being angry at it, he accepted and confirmed the pre-
sentation of Monsignor CHARVAZ to the Arch-
bishopric of Genoa. It is known that he was the tutor
of the eldest sca of his Majesty VICTOR EMMANUEL.
While the German journals, and among others the
Augsbury Gazette, say that the French are fortify-
ing themselves in the Pontifical States, and covering
with their guns the coasts of the Tyrrhenean Sea, it
is elsewhere said that they will evacuate them in the
beginning of 1853. In accord with Austria, which
will leave a force of 2,000 men at Ancona, they
will leave an equal force at Civita -Vecchia. In
order to complete his army, the POPE has modified
the decree respecting the mode of recruiting. It is
no longer indispensable to be a Catholic to enter the
Roman army.
The Giornale di Roma of the 20tb, gives a long
account of the construction of a subterranean electric
telegraph, which has.just been opened between Naples
and Gaeta. The wires are covered with gutta percha,
and the writer says it is the longest line ever con-
structed on the same principle.

RUSSIA.
The Merleld Gazette states that the Emperor of
RUSSIA has, in consideration of the age and bad state
of health of the Count DE NESSELRODE, consented to
relieve him from the distinguished post that he now
fills, and that Baron DE MATENDORFF is to replace
Count DE NESSELRODE as Arch-Chancellor and Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs.

LATEST FROM PARIS.

CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY.
(BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.)
PARIS, THURSDAY MORNING.
Drouyn de L'Huys is appointed Minister for
Foreign Affairs; Magne for Public Works; Lefebvre
Darufle, Senator.

M. Baroche would take part in the business of the
Council of Ministers.

BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTI-
TUTION.—(THIS DAY.)
The fifth annual general meeting of the friends and
sub3criblers to this valuable charity, which was founded
for the purpose of giving relief to aged and decayed
members of the building trade, was held this day at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate•street, for the purpose of
receiving the report of the directors, for the election of
officers, and upon other business; Thomas Grissell, Esq.,
president, in the chair.

- The CHAIRMAN, in a neat speech, called the attention
of the subscribers to the progress the charity was
making, and expressed a hope that they would not relax
in their exertions to extend its benefits. After alluding
to the establishment of a district committee at Brighton,
which he stated was making satisfactory progress, he
concluded by caling upon the secretary to read the
report.
Mr. HARRIS, the secretary, read the report, which
stated that the society, during the past year, had made
very satisfactory progress,
and that, owing to the in-
creased support received, the directors had been enabled
materially to increase both the number of their pen-
sioners and the amount of Three per Cent. Stock. The
total number of pensioners now upon the funds of the
society is 15, viz., 10 men and 5 women; but there are
still a large number waiting to be elected. The ball held
at Willis's Rooms in aid of the charity had been very
successful, there being an increase of receipts over last
year of 171. 17s. Bd. Since the last annual meeting a new
bye-law had been passed, extending the benefits of
the institution to the provinces, and very gratifying re-
sults had already sprang from the commencement at
Brighton, where a local committee had been formed.
An alteration had also been made in the rules for the
purpose of allowing unsuccessful candidates to carry
their votes forward until finally successful. The report
having announced that S. M. Pete, Esq., M.P., had
consented to act as president for the ensuing year, con-
cluded, by calling upon the supporters and well-wishers
of the charity to continue their support, and to use their
endeavours to extend the benefits of the institution.
The balance-sheet showed the total amount received to
have been 1,3211. 53. 4d., and after all the necessary ex-
penses had been defrayed there was left a balance in
hand of 21/. 12s. 61d.
The report having been moved was carried mem. con.

A vote of thanks having been passed to the conrci,
tee and to Mr. George Bird, the treasurer,' a similar
coinplimant was Faded to the chairman, and the meet-
ing separated.

stIERIFFS' CouRT.—(THIS DAY.)
(13efore Mr. WM. BuncuEm..)
SINGULAR CASE.—COX V. LOW E.
This was an action against the defendant as the in-
dorsee of a promiesory note.
Defendant put a plea on the record, denying his hand-
writing.
The plaintiff's Attorney said that it had been held that
under a general plea of non-indorsement, no other mat-
ter could be gone into, and the Learned Gentleman, in a
previous caaF, had hsld that the question of considera-
tion for the indorsement could nut be admitted. The
only evidence he would adduce would be that oF a gen-
tleman who knew the defendant's handwriting well.
signature being shown to him, he hesitated, and a solicitor, was called, and on the
Mr. Alfred Mayhew,
de-
clared he had such doubts that he did not liko to express
any opinion,
The UNDER-SHERIFF said that the witness must have
some belief.
Witness said be bad no belief one way or the other,
for there were peculiar circumstarc4s in the case. The
defendant was a gentleman residing at G. erdington
Croydon, and had been a client of his for some
y 1! ctgs e:
but his name was John Boyer Lowe, end he had
„away: known hits to sign " Jno. B. Lowe," and never
„ j,0," alone. The signature, however, vet)/ much re.
sembled his handwriting,. but that was not. at ell conclu-
was procured by the son,
sive ID his (witness's) mind, for ho held in his hand a
and was a guarantee to
document purporting to La the signature of defendant,
'witness; but there were circumstances which. !tory evi_
showed that it could not have been obtmed too
deEtly
and he (witness) refused to act on it. The Cigna-
time,
to each were very similar.
tarrti.he
UNDER-SHERIFF suggested a nonsuit, as plaintiff
come again it he obtained further evidence.—Non-
,fhie h
could
accordingly,
snited

F,coilisti CENTRAL RAu.wmr.—Traffic for the Weelt
_mu.' O. July 25, 1852 :
epaa;engers.(ls,769), parcels, horses,
and carragcs .£1,381 4 6
Goods, cattle, flc. 763 17 7

Total .. ... .. 2,14$ 2 1
Corresponding week in last year... 2,015 15 10
28, 1852.
Perth, July

square,
of the ar
-,-, —To-dav, in Davies-street, Berkeley.
I,IED.
widow of the late Thomas F
Sophia. w,.....,_ Chapman, .sq, of p• -
Exhibition of Manufactures now 0
tit century considerable quantities of gold
i “ch.
mood, Surrey, in the iith year of her age.
ingots of native gold. UP to Pen at
Pen end
theroyaal larg4
Silesia, in sands and deposits extending troth
by Loewenberg and Reichenstein to Goldberg,
Baliztaw
The last-mentioned town Was. built by the gold-seekers.
The extraction of gull wlaBs.).4Jandoned from the end of tl:;
senic mines of Reic.henstem b.,gan to abstract it from ar-
senic.i
constructedth g old se extractedin
sixteenth century up to . 7,, when the lessee
oßwfre elrsen thelafstovhtsieinariteei
ri:ne v e r a 1
Ile found it in sufficient quantities to Pay the eba'f'.
palace a-
Berlin, and the King has just given orders that three
t
pounds_ of Silesian gold shalt be sent to the goldsmith of the
Court to make a vase for the fount.
tpiesnnisnesi
itcyvnenitit
PLYMOUTH, TUEa)AY.—The Screw Steam Ship.
• vessel the Bosphorus, Captain H
ping Company s .
;the night. She sails Henry Ben.
son, arrived here durin. this afternoon
for the Cape of
Good Hope, whence she brings the Harbin-
ger'sbeen return mails., The latter vessel, in accordance with the
new contracts with the Government, proceeds to Calcutta
with the Indian mail. Captain Hall, late in command of
f the
been appointed to one of this company's
Bosphorus, hai, first
steamers.
MR. MACAULAY,—The electors of Edinburgh have
met with a serious disappointment. Mr. Macaulay,who
ci them, on Friday evening, for
was to have addressed
time since his election, has become so ill from a chest corn..
plaint, that he has been obliged, at the express command of
his medical advisers, to relinquish all idea of visiting Edin.
burgh at the present time. He vas stopping for
the last
week or two, for the benefit of Ins health, near Bristol, and
had returned to London, before proceeding to Edinburgh,
when his medical advisers issued the fiat which has de-
prived the inhabitants of Edinburgh and the country at
large of the views of the eminent historian on the various
questions which now agitate the public mind.
LORD DERBY'S FORESIGHT...-. TIMEATENING TO
SwALLOW A TILANSATLANYw STEAINI-BOILRK.--The Hon.
li. Watson, the new Member for Peterborough, asserted,
last week, that the Premier was not a man of foresight, as
was proved by an anecdote which the lion. Member related.
'l' wenty.seyen years ago a Committee of the House of Com-
mons was appointed to examine into the state of steam-navi-
gation. Lord Stanley was chairman of the Committee, and
on AIL Stephenson, the eminent engineer, s-
peaking of the
probability- of
steamships crossing the Atlantic, Lord Stan-
ley rose from his seat and exclaimed, " Good heavens! what
do you say? If steam-ships cross the Atlantic, I will eat the
boiler of the first boat.”— Lincoln Times.
THE YOUNG PRINCESS OF CoouG.—The supeiir-
tenclenee of the education of the young Christian Princess
of Coorg has, we understand, been transferred from Mrs.
Drummond to Viscountess Hardinge, who will assume the
charge after the departure of the Raja, which is at present
fixed for the autumn.