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LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1853.

M. ANTOMARCHI, if we remember rightly, or,
at any rate, one among the historians of the Cap-
tivity at St. Helena, mentions the fact that, on
the eve of NAPOLEON'S death, a Comet suddenly
made its appearance. A similar circumstance is
recorded by the Roman historian as having been
observed the night before O,EsAR'S assassination.
It does not necessarily follow that because we
mention incidents like these that therefore we
must inevitably be regarded as superstitious.
Occurrences of this character need not per-
versely be passed by as altogether frivolous.
It may be permitted to us, at least, to enumerate
them whenever noticed, as coming within the cate-
gory of curious or eccentric phenomena. In this
manner, perhaps, it may be deemed allowable, if
we venture for a moment to direct public atten-
tion to a somewhat startling coincidence.
On reference to Sir WILLIAM NAPIER'S histori-
cal narrative, descriptive of the conquest of Scinde,
and of its subsequent administration by his illus-
trious brother, the victor over the Beloochees—it
will be observed, that at the period of Sir CHARLES
NAPIER'S first invasion of those territories, a large
comet abruptly shone in the heavens. Afterwards,
upon the same great Captain's advance upon the hill
tribes of Bhoogtee, another comet was remarked in
the sky like an oriflamme. Again, as thousands in
this country have recently become aware, another
large comet was first witnessed with the naked
eye on Sunday evening the 28th ultimo—the
night before the hero's dissolution. Whatever sig-
nificance there may be in this really singular cc-
incidence—whether or not the threefold circum-
stance is entitled to one moment's consideration—
it is at least remarkable that the two former
of these celestial appearances should have been long
ago deliberately recorded b 7- the Annalist, and
that the crowning one by which they have within
the last few days been followed, should have been
simultaneous with the death of the Conqueror of
the chivalrous Ameers and their redoubtable
P,eloockees.

CHARLESHa Ap
Happily, for the reputation of Sir
it needed not the appearance of
three comets ItElt'
oisremind the world of the actual
splendour of his
of his charaet career, or of the real greatness
Both are by this time fully
recognised. Hiser achievements, indeed, consti-
tute the noblest attestation.—achievements which
possessions
have added to the
au European
of his country a
province as large as
Kingdom—
achievements which have Ealureay ropean
been engraved
upon the adamantine tabletsodfhistory by the
greatest of our military annalists--one
less to
iste—on -
and luminous stylus bears a e whose iron
the pen than to the sword ! It
HAating
be forgotten how remarkable are the records speedily
ciated with that one memorable life, recoofrrdcs
from the 10th of August, 1782, the clay
JAMES NAPIER'S birth, and the 29th of August,
1853, the day of his dissolution. It will loner be
cherished, we believe, even in the recollection of
an unadventurous age and of a commercial popu-
lation—the memory of the scenes traversed
during those seventy-one years, from the moment
when the child left his birthplace at Whitehall to
the moment when the veteran expired at Oak-
lands, near Portsmouth. The glory of his life,
of this we are satisfied, will not shine the less
brightly because he appeared in the thront of
historical events, when the maritime fa of,
England was in a measure monopolised by NEL-
SON, and its military fame by WELLINGTON. The
reputation of Sir CHARLES NAPIER need not pale
even before the renown of those heroic contem-
poraries. His fortunes were none the less re-
markable because of the test of that, formidable
Juxtaposition. And this because his oharacter
was as original .
as
it was heroic—because his
genius was
because
edependent as it was comprehen-
sive—and
splendour as shis achievements were in their
they were who'll wonderful as in their singularity
"out noptahralleled. It was some-
thing surely
of that great battle of
ivie
ecommon' 'the winning
anl ee, on the 17th of
February, 1843, when, with than two thou-
sand men (1,600 in the i
aggregateess sepoys and
Englishmen), Sir CHARLES
army of 35,000 Beloochees I NAPIERAgain, roted an
something to engage our "special lvo it was
wonder," his
subsequently making a campaign in sixteen days
dining which, with 5,000 men, he defeated up-

wards of 25,000, marching 200 miles in a tropical
sun, and capturing the two huge fortresses of Omer-
cote and Hyderabad? It was with this lightning
speed, and with this resistless vigour that the
Hero of Scinde conquered, within an almost in-
credibly short space of time, the whole of that
vast province, taking captive six Sovereign
Princes, and laying low the pride of the Lion of
" Cabul the British," the terrible SHERE MAHO-
MED. If the narrative of Anglo-Saxon conquest
ii Hindostan is illumined by the recollection of
the glorious defence of Arcot, it is suffused with
lustre also by the no less glorious march through
the desert upon Emaum Ghur. If, in the
catalogue of our Asiatic victories, Plassy is
remembered with peculiar exultation, Meeanee
likewise must be preserved among the proudest of
our military recollections. Wonderful, moreover,
as these deeds of prowess would have been if
viewed under the most favourable circumstances,
they may be regarded as little short of the mira-
culous, performed, as they were, under influences
of the most adverse character. Listen to what
has already in this matter been declared by the
voice of history. It has been remarked by the
annalist that, in the execution of these marvellous
achievements, Sir CHARLES NAPIER " travelled
on camels and on horseback at the head of
troops more than "—writing,twoatldioudseacniddinmgileosn,,
bew
"between
receiving, studying, u
four and five thousand official despatches and re-
ports (many very elaborate), besides his private
correspondence, which was extensive"—sustain-
ing all these fatigues without abatement "under
severe attacks of illness, at the age of sixty-three,
by a man covered with wounds, and in a
climate where . the mercury rises to 132 de-
grees artificially-cooled tents." Nay, nor
is that all—" they were sustained amidst
almost every mortification, every virulence
of abuse, every form of intrigue." It is the
moral of this extraordinary man's history—the
indomitable courage with which lie worked such
miracles by the pen and by the sword, as
a Conqueror and as an Administrator, in
the council chamber and on the field of
battle—in the midst of all this intrigue, abuse,
and mortification. It is the moral of his history.
SO—NELSON died a Viscount, when HowE and
JERVIS had won their Earldoms ! So—NAPIER
breathed his last at Oaklands, with a Collar
of the Bath hanging over the AMEER'S white
marble chair of state at the foot of his
bedstead. " Had CORNEILLE lived in my
reign," said NAPOLEON, " I would have created
him a Prince." Had NAPIER battled for, instead
of against, that most munificent and magnanimous
of Sovereigns, the latter would have awarded
something better than a cross or a ribbon to a
Paladin so splendidly heroic and magnificently
victorious !

his honourably acquired wealth on the result, and
he has not been disappointed. He advanced the
necessary funds, and made himself personally re-
sponsible for the entire outlay. His estimate of
Ireland and the Irish was not erroneous. The
pledge was faithfully redeemed. Not one shilling
loss will fall upon WILLIAM DARGAN, and he caa
look with unalloyed gratification at the work he
has achieved, which, without his invaluable
assistance, could not have been so completely or
so triumphantly successful—which has attracted
the Monarch of Ireland, the descendant and re-
presentative of a long line of Sovereigns, to her
ancient kingdom, and induced her, as the highest
reward she could confer, to pay a familiar and
friendly visit to the dwelling of her most merito-
rious subject.

It is but fair to the public to invite attention
to the principle of MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE. We
fully believe in it ourselves, and we think im-
partial consideration must satisfy the minds of
insurers generally. That principle is to offer
security against damage by fire at cost price.
Every man is, of course, desirous to insure on
the lowest safe terms. The only question, there-
fore, is, can a society which returns its entire
legitimate profits to the insurers, be a safe one ?
So far as five years' experience of most careful
attention to their business goes, the British Em-
pire Mutual Fire Assurance Society has solved
this problem. It can hardly now be questioned
that it can be done. Very long experience has
proved that, on properly calculated tables, half the
amount of the premiums has covered the losses
incurred by the companies. The five years' ex-
perience of the company just mentioned confirms
this result ; and though the amount of its busi-
ness cannot, of course, equal yet that of the old
ones, it is no less conclusive ; partly because, as
is well known, the average losses of a company
diminish with the extent of its business, provided
the business be conducted with ordinary care ;
but chiefly because so much responsibility lay on
the ten highly respectable gentlemen who com-
menced this company at their own risk, that their
observations have necessarily been of the most
careful kind. Mr. WATSON stated at the meet-
ing that 50 per cent. would cover their losses,
and that when their business, which is now
rapidly increasing, was somewhat enlarged, 25
per cent. would pay the working expenses, which
would leave 25 per cent. to be returned to the
insurers. In order to meet the fears of any
whom reasoning would not quite satisfy, a guar-
antee fund of 200,0001. has been established as
an additional security, on a plan which does not
interfere with the mutual principle. It is obvious,
however, that by a small sacrifice from their
profits (none of which they would receive from
the common offices) the insurers can easily accu-
mulate in time a guarantee fund of their own ;
one which they can always preserve in a ratio
proportioned to the extent of their risks. And
even in the almost impossible event of the
whole of this fund and of the premiums of
any particular year being swallowed up by the
losses of that year, the insurers would still
be gainers by the entire amount which had
at any time been returned to them. We be-
lieve the rates of the Company are not at
all higher than those of other respectable and safe
companies ; but the peculiarity of this company
is that, were they ever so high, the insurers would
be no losers, the total difference coming back to
them in the shape of profits. In mutual compa-
nies high rates are, therefore, no real injury—
they enhance the security without trenching on
the returned profits. We believe the British
Empire is the first mutual fire office of a metro-
politan and national character, and having been
conducted with such caution and success, it merits
a recommendation of its claims to the general
public. It is to be feared that the number of
persons in the middle ranks of life not insuring
their property against fire is very great. Every
day warns them of the risk they incur, yet the ex-
pense deters them. The British Empire seeks to
reduce that expense to a minimum, and but for
the extravagant duty imposed by Government, it
would be small indeed. Much to its credit, the
company is making earnest endeavours with the
Government to effect a reduction of this duty—an
effort in which it ought to be strenuously backed
by the public. The farmers succeeded for them-
selves, and there seems to be no reason why they
should enjoy this legislative protection alone. The
only excuse is, that the duty is in reality a pro-
perty tax. The answer is—Yes, and one of the
most unequal of all—land, funds, and everything
incombustible escape it. The proprietors of
perishable property alone pay it. Worst of all, it
is paid only by prudent proprietors. Others leave
their friends or their creditors to bear, in too
many cases, the consequences of their losses by
fire.

The feelings of affectionate respect and devoted
loyalty exhibited in the cordial and enthusiastic
reception of Queen VICTORIA by her Irish sub-
jects have in no degree abated during the Royal
sojourn in the metropolis of the sister kingdom.
Each day adds to the intensity of feelings alike
honourable to the SOVEREIGN and to her faithful
people. The protracted sufferings of bygone
years are forgotten in the joy of the moment.
The only thought in the Irish heart is how best
to testify the love with which it is overflowing, to '.
exhibit the zeal and fidelity by which it is ani-
mated.
Every thought and sentiment is, for the
time being, merged in the overwhelming im-
pulse. " GOD save the QUEEN" is the watch-
word that resounds throughout the length and
breadth of the land, given with every variety of
tone and expression, but in every instance with
equal truth and sincerity. It is impossible for
the sober and rather phlegmatic Englishman,
accustomed to the constant residence of her
MAJESTY in the capital of the United Kingdom,
to conceive the fervour of enthusiasm, the wild
burst of exultation that makes the blood career
more rapidly through the hearts of our impulsive
brethren, and stimulates them to the most extra-
vagant
demonstrations of boundless attachment.
Their QUEEN is once more amongst them,
not as a mere portion of a State pageant,
intended to dazzle the eyes but not to
win the love of the multitude, but mingling
in familiar intercourse with her subjects, proving
that, as a wife and mother, she is as deserving of
approbation as in her capacity as the constitu-
tional Monarch of a free nation, showing that she
could appreciate the intelligence and ability dis-
played in the brilliant and dazzling Exhibition,
which she examined with such careful and dis-
criminating attention. Yes, the " plain bonnet,"
which the discontented solitary scribe sneered at
in such atrociously bad taste, is the great attrac-
tion of the day. The costly jewelled diadem would
not have been welcomed with one-tenth of the
rapture, for diamonds are in the shade, and hearts
are decidedly trumps in Ireland,—not merely in its
capital, but on every hill and in every valley—in
the mansions of the mighty, and the hovels of the
humble. There is no necessity for salaried troops
to attend her progress or to guard her person.
She wants no stipendiaries to protect her from in-
sult and injury. She is surrounded by thousands
and tens of thousands of faithful men, any one of
whom would freely lay down his life in her cause
to save her from danger or hurt.
It is to be regretted that the character of
novelty is so greatly to be attached to a
Royal visit that the occasion should be
so very unusual as to produce this extra-
ordinary excitement. We must, however, re-
member that, although this is the seventeenth
year of her MAJESTY'S reign, it is but the
second time she has set her foot on Irish ground
—that four years had elapsed since her last laud-
ing, and that before that twenty-nine years had
passed away since GEORGE the FOURTH had, for
the first time since the accession of the House of
BRUNSWICK, showed that the existence of Ireland
was recognised as an integral portion of the Bri-
tish dominions, or that which now constitutes no
unimportant portion of "the United Kingdom"
was regarded in any other light than as a mere
province—a useful appanage of the British Crown.
We trust and believe that this grievance—for it
has been a real, substantial grievance—will be
completely removed ; that not a single year will
elapse without our gracious QUEEN receiving in
Ireland the ardent expression of Ireland's true
allegiance to her dynasty. Sure we are that a
week could not be more profitably, and we may
venture to add more agreeably, applied.
If anything could have increased the rapturous
enthusiasm of the people, it would have been the
well-merited honour accorded to the man who has
been as emphatically as accurately designated
" Ireland's most worthy son." By qualities which
can be appreciated on this as well as on the
western side of St. George's Channel, WH,Lual
nigh abilityv;iu and DAJiGAN had won his way from the very
humblest rank to his present proud position.
LY unceasing industry, unblemished integrity,
,jvtied.ailctihou, s and prudent caution, he had achieved
had low, been celebrate
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i could not exhibit steady and uninterrupted dili-
gence in their labours, or act faithfully t
those by whom they were fairly treated, that
they would not be willing to give the " fair day's
labour," in return for the fair day's wages, 1,
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noble enthusiasm, the extraordinary enterprise of
IV' Lmim DA RGAN that removed the impediments
that obstructed the way and might other wise
have proved insuperable. He had
" faith" in
his countrymen—he knew that they would not
be found wanting in the moment of trial, and he
I fearlessly hazarded a considerable portion of.

The company has already been quite successful
in one application to the Treasury. By a clause
in the Joint-Stock Companies Act, a shilling was
demanded for the registration of the name of each
holder of a policy. The demand bore with spe-
cial hardship on insurers for small sums—a class
which the company particularly wished to encour-
age. The company's solicitor, finding the
Solicitor-General inexorable, Mr. Low, one of the
Directors, appealed to the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, who took much interest in the case, and
obtained for them, and for all similar societies, a
reduction from ls. per name to ls. per sheet.
Moreover, the Committee of the House of Com-
mons on Assurance Companies, has recommended
the exemption of mutual companies from regis-
tration altogether. Should the company only be
as successful in obtaining the abolition, or even
reduction of the assurance duty, it will deserve
the gratitude of the whole community.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has left
London on a visiting tour in the Highlands, intending,
we belive, to visit the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton,
at Hamilton Palace.

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interpretation clause of the terms used. Under this act
the lighthouse tolls payable and the ballast rates, &c.,
are in future to form " The Mercantile Marine Fund,"
which account is to be kept by her Majesty's Pay-
master-General. The accounts are to be approved of
by the Board of Trade. For the purpose of erecting
and repairing lighthouses, &c. The Treasury may
make advances, and the Board of Trade is empowere d
to borrow money. Her Majesty may, by an Orde r
in Council, fix the tolls to be taken for new lighthouses.
Unclaimed wages, and effects of deceased seamen,
may he paid into the Exchequer. A gross sum is
to be paid to the Seamen's Hospital in lieu of an
annual payment. In order to prevent the undue assump-
tion of the British flag and national character, it is
provided by the 33d section that when it is assumed the
ship may be seized and adjudicated upon, and if the
si-
milation is proved the vessel is to be condemned. There
are clauses as to volunteers into the navy, and relating
to the payment of their wages. Facilities are given to
obtain seamen in the Australian colonies. The subject
of salvage is defined in several provisions, and other
matters are set forth to amend the law in relation to
the merchant service.
BREAKING A CONTRACT.—" A married couple," says
the Gazette des Teibunaux, "after living together on bad
terms for some time, resolved, a few days ago, to sepa-
rate. They sold off all their furniture, but, finding that
the sum it realised was not very important, they proposed
to commit suicide, and, yesterday, they went at an early
hour to the Canal St. Martin to execute the design. The
husband leaped in first, but after a while, being a capital
swimmer, he raised his head above water, and perceived
his wife standing quietly on the bank watching him. He
began abusing her, and said that, according to their con-
ventions, she ought to drown herself. Instead, however,
of complying, she accused him of intending to let her
drown whilst he saved himself by swimming. He called
on her to plunge in at once without any more talk ; but
she refused. Thereupon he got out of the water, and
gave her a tremendous thrashing. Some persons, who
came up, went to seek for the guard, and the loving pair
were arrested. On being questioned they made the facts
known."

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN FRANCE.—The Courrier de
la Dr6me states that an accident having lately occurred
on the works of the Avignon railway, near Valence, by
which, frOm a fall of earth, one man was killed and
four others were badly wounded, one of whom expired
afterwards. The English contractost cr the part of the
line in question has been arrested and is to take his
trial before the Correctional police fo no having taken
sufficient precautions.
OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE.—EIihII BORTH, who has
been for some time residing- at the Hague, has communi-
cated to the Minister of Foreign Affairs his plan for
establishing a uniform rate of postage between England
and the East and West Indies of one penny sterling per
letter. This plan has been well received by the govern-
ment, which has promised to favour its realisation.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1853,

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO
IRELAND.

Her Majesty, with Prince Albert and the young
Princes, went to the Exhibition as early as nine
o'clock, on Wednesday morning, and remained
there more than three hours. In the same manner
as during her numerous visits to the display in
Hyde-park, not the slightest ceremony or show at-
tended either her arrival, her stay, or her depar-
ture. Indeed, so nearly did she follow her former
course of quiet inspection that Mr. Belshaw's old
familiar face was the first which presented itself to
receive her, before the committee, in hot haste,
appeared upon the scene. The Queen seemed a
good deal amused at this surprise. When it was
over the Royal party proceeded along the Central-
hall, examining closely the objects which it con-
tains, and receiving explanations from those of the
exhibitors who were present. The specimens of
Irish lacework, the poplins and tabbinets, the ele-
gant " Shakspere " dessert service, exhibited by
Kerr, of Worcester, and which is manufactured
from materials principally Irish, the wonderful
collection of geological maps and sectional draw-
ings shown by Dr. Griffith, and which he ex-
plained personally, seemed to attract the special
notice of the Royal party during their stay in the
Central-hall. From it they crossed through the
Indian compartment, to examine an exceedingly
interesting collection of models, illustrating the
inland and coast fisheries of Ireland, and the mode
in which the Board of Works had been providing
for the arterial drainage of the country. A glass
vase containing salmon fry, produced artificially,
was also noticed. The time for the admission of
the public was now approaching, and her Majesty
withdrew into the picture gallery, where she re-
mained for more than an hour quietly enjoying the
works of art there collected. Sir John Benson
was presented to her Majesty and the Prince during
their stay in the gallery, and both expressed their
high admiration of the building. The manner in
which the gallery is lighted his Royal Highness
pronounced " perfect," and there seems to be but
one opinion on this point. The illustrious visitors
left by the same way as they had entered, attended
to the last by the members of the committee, and
loudly cheered by the crowds that had by that time
collected in the building.
In the afternoon a grand review in " the 15
acres" brought out to Phoenix-park nearly all Dub-
lin. The troops assembled consisted of the 17th,
21st, 46th, 63d, 90th, and 91st Regiments of the
Line, the Ist and 2d Dragoon Guards, the 11th
Hussars, the 16th Lancers, and Horse and Foot
Artillery.

LINCOLN RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA PH.)
QUEEN'S PLATE,

Young England .

Six ran.

COWES, ISLE OF JVIGIIT, Sept. 1.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.

There was a field battery of the Royal Artillery,
with six guns, in all about 6,000 men. The whole
were under the command of Lieutenant-General
Sir Edward Blakeney, Major-General Cochrane
being general of division, Colonel the Earl of Car-
digan commandant of the cavalry and horse artil-
lery, Colonel Garrett, K.H. (46th), commanding
the right brigade, consisting of the 17th, 63d, and.
46th Regiments, and Lieutenant-Colonel Macpher-
son commanding the left brigade, formed of the
21st, 90th, and 91st Regiments. His Royal High-
ness Prince Albert did not command, but received
the salute on the part of her Majesty from the
troops, when marching past. Her Majesty, Prince
Albert, and the Royal children arrived at half-past
four, escorted by four troops of the Queen's Bays ;
the Prince being mounted, and wearing the
uniform of Field Marshal. On the royal carriage
taking its stand at the flag-staff, the entire line
gave a royal salute, with colours lowered, the bands
simultaneously performing the National Anthem.
The force was quite sufficient to have made a very
fine display in so favourable a spot for military
evolutions, and with her Majesty present. Unfor-
tunately it begain to rain just as the review was
about to commence, and though the Queen stood it
out in an open carriage, everything like enjoyment
of the spectacle was at an end. The authorities,
civil and military, had made the most complete
arrangements for the occasion.
During the evolutions the rain began to come
down so fast that the Lord-Lieutenant recom-
mended the tops of the carriages should be closed
down, which was done accordingly ; but five
minutes had scarcely elapsed when—although the
rain had not in the slightest degree abated—they
were again opened, and her Majesty stood up,
wearing a plain dark brown hood. Her appear-
ance in this simple covering was very interesting
and attracted much attention. Before the skir-
mishing began, Prince Albert, followed by his
equerries, rode into the field towards the troops,
and during the entire review he was either engaged
in passing amongst the various regiments or riding
with Sir Eward Blakeney. The rain continuing to
come down heavily, the Queen directed one of the
outriders to carry to the Prince his over-coat, but
the messenger soon returned with the coat, his
Royal Highness, doubtless, declining to wear it
while the troops and officers •on the field had no
other covering than their uniforms. When the re-
view had terminated, he rode alongside her Ma-
jesty's carriage to the Viceregal Lodge in torrents of
rain, wearing merely his uniform.
On leaving the ground at half-past 6 o'clock, the
Royal party received a parting salute of 21 guns
from the field batteries of the Royal Artillery, her
Majesty and H.R.H. Prince Albert having ex-
pressed themselves highly gratified at the splendid
appearance and high state of discipline presented
by the whole of the troops reviewed. The Royal
party left the ground ; and as her Majesty and the
Prince passed through the avenue of the park
towards the Viceregal Lodge they were loudly and
vehemently cheered by the crowds, who, in spite
of a wetting rain, were determined to see them
after the review. It was surprising to observe
with what exemplary patience the most delicate of
the fair sex endured the dense rain that fell from
the time the review commenced, and continued
until a late hour in the evening, and the vast con-
course that passed from the review ground into
town was the object of great observation.
gs present on the ground
AdmiralweArem:----ontthe an
Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence, Com-
mander of the Victoria and Albert ; Lord Gough,
Lord Naas, M.P., Lord Monck, M.P., Colonel
Taylor, M.P., Lord Talbot de Malahide, Sir Ed-
ward 11'Donnell, Hon. Captain Lindsay, Colonel
Jackson, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur, &c.
It was understood that her Majesty and Prince
Albert would pay another private visit yesterday
morning,
at nine o'clock.
It was stated to be the intention of her Majesty
and her royal Consort to proceed on a visit to
Powerscourt, this day, should the weather be fa-
vourable. In that event the royal party, it is un-
derstood, will leave the Viceregal Lodge, en route
for Powerscourt, at about two o'clock.

It has also been arranged that her Majesty and
Prince Albert will honour the Earl and Countess of
Howth with a visit at Howth Castle, this
_day
(Friday).
The following had the honour of receiving invi-
tations from their Excellencies to meet her
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert at
dinner on Wednesday night at the Viceregal Lodge :
—Earl Granville, the Duchess of Wellington, the
Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Bath, the
Earl and Countess of Mayo, the Earl and Countess
of Clonmel, the Earl of Listowel, Viscount and
Viscountess Massereene and Ferrard, Viscount and
Viscountess Monek, Viscountess Forbes, Lord and
Lady Clarina, Lord and Lady Talbot de Malahide,
Chief Justice and Mrs. Monahan, the Attorney-
General, Hon. Miss Bolted, Hon. Colonel Grey,
Hon. Colonel Gordon, Sir James Clark, and Major
Henry Ponsonby, Aide-de-Camp in Waiting. Late
in the evening their Excellencies gave a concert, at
which 250 of the nobility and gentry were present.
By electric telegraph we learn that the Queen,
Prince Albert, and the young Princes did not
visit the Exhibition yesterday until the afternoon.
They remained about two hours.
A heavy rain prevailed all day.

ARRIVALS, —Aug. 28. Bianca, schooner, Earl of
Mount Charles, from Poole ; Miranda, cutter, John
Gray, Esq., Cherbourg; Julia, do., Win. Peareth, Esq.,
Portland ; Sultana, do., Marquis of Conyngham, do. ;
lone, schooner, Sir H. Oglander, Bart., do. 29. Kath-
leen, cutter, Viscount Bangor, Portland ; Pandora, do.,
Capt. Smith Barry, Western Porte ; Coquette, schooner,
Lord Godolphin, do. 30. Camilla, schooner, J. E. W.
Rolls, Esq., Torquay ; Raven, cutter, "Nm. Morgan,
Esq., Portsmouth. 31. Osprey, cutter, Lieut.-Col.
Huey, Torquay ; Alarm, schooner, Jas. Weld, Esq.,
Western Ports. Sept. 1. Petrel, cutter, Earl of Ilchester,
westward.

WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.—By command of the Queen,
an extra week's holidays have been granted to the scho-
lars of St. Peter's College, Westminster, in honour of
the birth of H.R.H. the Prince Leopold. The school
will consequently meet on the evening of Wednesday,
October 5.

THE MALDON BRIBERY COMMISSION.—The commis-
sioners report that open and direct bribery prevailed at
the last and previous elections for this borough : that a
large portion of the electors, consisting chiefly of the
poorer class of freemen, are influenced, not by the poli-
tical or personal recommendation of the candidate, but
by the money habitually employed to corrupt them, and
that the blame of this does not so much rest with them
as with their superiors who tempt them.
MURDER IN GOODILIN'S-FlELDS.—Yesterday after-
noon Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, resumed at the Lon-
don Hospital the adjourned inquiry respecting the death
of Caroline Mobbs the unfortunate young woman who
was brutally murdered by her husband, Nathaniel
Mobbs, at No. 7, Enoch-court, Goodman's-fields,
Minories, on the 24th ult. The inquiry was adjourned
from Friday last, in order to afford time to see whether
there was any probability of Mobbs recovering from the
effects of the injuries which he had inflicted on his own
throat. It appeared yesterday that he was progressing
favourably, but he was not out of danger, and there was
no chance of his being able to be removed for at least a
fortnight or three weeks. After the examination of two
or three more witnesses who added little to what is
already known respecting the melancholy affair, Mr.
H. Debenham, the house surgeon of the hospital, de-
scribed the injuries the deceased had received. There
was a deep incised wound in the, throat six or seven
inches long. There were ten smaller cuts under the lilt,
on the chin, and on the neck. The thumbs and fingers
on both hands were cut as if in self defence. There were
two black eyes, of some days standing. The injuries
were the cause of death. The Coroner then summed
up, and the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder
against Nathaniel Mobbs."

SAILINGS. —Aug. 30. The American cutter Silvie,
Louis St. Depau, Esq., for St. Petersburgh. 31. Xarifa,
schooner, Commodore the Earl of Wilton, for Dublin.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.— Capricorn,
lone, Sultana, Turquoise, Intrepid, Seagull, Aurora,
Miranda, Arrow, Gondola, Gloriana, Mosquito, Co-
quette, Titania, Swordfish, Pandora, Osprey, Gossamer,
Gem, Bianca, Kathleen, Raven, Alarm, Petrel, Ca-
milla.

LATEST FOREIGN ICE S

FRANCE.

Two days ago four Arab chiefs, whose costume
had made them the object of general notice at
Dieppe, were presented to the Emperor. In their
speech to his Majesty, they said they had made the
journey from Algiers to Paris, and from thence to
Dieppe, in order to see and express to him their
sentiments of devotedness and respect. The Em-
peror replied to them in the most gracious manner,
and on their leaving presented each with a valu-
able watch, bearing the imperial eagle and his Ma-
jesty's initials.

Prince Jerome, on his return from Dieppe, made
known to the deputy-mayor that the Emperor is
well disposed towards Havre, and that he shares
ideas expressed by Prince Jerome on the necessity
of having forts in the roadsted. He added that
his Majesty's intention is to hasten the destruction
of the existing fortifications as much as possible.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs left Paris on
Wednesday for Dieppe by the one o'clock express
train. In the same carriage with him were Lord
Cowley and an English general officer. M. Ron-
her, vice-president of the Council of State, went
by the same train. The Ottoman ambassador and
several attaches of his embassy have also left for
Dieppe.
The price of bread is not to be raised during the
first fortnight of September. It appears from the
monthly list of the prices of the hectolitre of wheat
in the various markets of France, as published by
the Moniteur, that the highest price is 32f. 82c. at
Hennebon, and the lowest 30f. 25c. at Strasburg.
Mention has already been made in The Sun of
the opinions of the Emperor, with reference to a
relaxation of the restrictions on commerce. It is
now believed that advantage will be taken of pre-
sent circumstances, not to proclaim free trade at
once, but at all events to make another step in
advance, and. to enlarge the limits of the present
system. _

The price of Public Securities again declined at
the Bourse yesterday, not from any political consid-
erations, but on account, it is said, of the pecuniary
sacrifice the Government has made to keep the price
of the 4-pound loaf in Paris at 80 centimes, which
otherwise must have been to 90 centimes, in conse-
quence of the rise in the price of flour. The Three
per Cents. opened at 79f. 40c., and fell to 79f., at
which they closed for the end of the month ; Or-
leans Railway Shares, 1,250 f. ; Rouen, 1,085 f. ;
Havre, 517 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 800 f. ; Paris
and Strasburg, 360 f. ; Paris and Lyons to the
Mediterranean, 817 f. 50c. ; Great Central, 555 f. ;
Shares, of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 861 f. 25c.

r.
received with the greatest distinction at Belgrade.
Two sentinels have been posted at the door of 145
hotel, and Prince Alexander paid him a state visit
with great pomp and ceremony.
The Council of the University of Cracow has pre:
posed that the lectures shall henceforth be delivered
in the German, instead of in the Polish language',
This proposal has been accepted by the Schools of
Law and Philosophy, while the School of Medicine
declared itself incompetent to decide on the (Ines"
tion. and
The abolition of the state of siege in Vienna -
Prague, and of the drum-heads in the Lombardo;
Venetian kingdom, is considered a sure indication
that the Emperor will very soon order milder ma
sures to be employed in Hungary and Transylvatu ;
The betrothal of Majesty will give the Viennes
an opportunity for a display of feeling, and it So
be expected that on his return to the capital the b
vereign. will be received with genuine enthusiast::
Those who are able to form a correct opinion
the subject are well aware that in future the relf
tary must be content to go hand in hand with the
civil power.
It has at length been resolved to construct a raila
way from Botzen to Verona, within three years 3,111,,
g
a half. The object of Austria probably is to et '''„f
better of Sardinia, which lith held out pros recta
accomplishing the journey from Alexandria to
ca l•
don, via Genoa and Turin, in 178 hours. It is .
culated here that the same journey may be 'per-
formed by way of Brindisi, Naples, Rome/ 13e For
zona, Constance, and Ostend, in 141 hours. 0
some unknown reason Prince Daniel of Monteilegr
has relinquished his matrimonial project.
It has not passed unobserved that the French
Government has affected not to notice the Austr°'
Belgian Family allance.
The Customs' tariff of 1851 has undergone as
thorough revision, agreeably to the conditions
the Austro-Prussian treaty of February last. It! to
be found in the new tariff, which will come
operation on the Ist January, 1854, that the tO.
trian duties are not very different from then
of the Zollverein, and that a great step has 'cles
taken towards the realisation of Baron Brunk's I It
of a great Austro-German Customs-Union',,.oo
cannot be doubted that for a time the Ans"-or
manufacturers will suffer severely, but if P,.11..ri0n
energy is displayed they soon will be in a post
successfully to compete with their neighbours'

PRUSSIA. an
The King returned to Charlottenburt
Friday evening, and in the afternoon of at—urdste
proceeded to Silesia. hie
Prince Frederic Wilhelm has accomPani inept
Majesty on this trip to inaugurate the wenn
to Blucher, and has since returned to Berlin. eri
The cholera has appeared at Berlin in a:.s ;
virulent form, though in a very few.
since the beginning of the month up till
fifty-two cases, of which thirty-seven were fa me
The police have been very careful for 5°9,11
time past in excluding from the markets coo
unripe fruit, particularly plums ; and tier'. on
Hinckeldy has arranged that every policelnab-ancl
duty shall be provided with a warm woollen oa
round the waist, to be worn next the sk.in'orxr
also a supply of stomachic cordial fresh ever/131os.
ing. It has bee/ resolved to build a cholera

pital.
I "h

ging Of

the course of next month both the - "ted
Prussia and the Emperor of Austria are aPec'the
in the capital of Bavaria, in consequence
recent engagement of the Princess ElizabetiWke
the
.Emperor. The father of the bride-elect, ":g of
Maximilian, is a rich man, and the 3/10011,i,-,a
.poets, painters, and hommes de lettres. -4-nbe
pieces of his, of which he has composed bc't',4
music and the libretto, are put on the stage %des
epiS,
pear, for the most representing scenes and is
of life in the Bavarian highlands. The Tketlie
also. a passionate sportsman, and is idolized Or
Highland Riflemen, whose chief he is.