The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1849.

high authority is, that the peat-bog of Ireland, 100
tons at a cost of labour, &c., about 161., will realise
to the fortunate speculators the enormous sum of 911.
odd—and he calls this a second California. Now
three years since a company was formed here amongst
the merchants and tradesmen—their able chemist,
the relative of the great DREW, who wrote the Im-
mortality of the Soul, was manager—under 'six able
directors ; they leased the Government premises on
Dartmoor, which were formerly occupied as and
termed the French prisons; they erected steam-
engines, and laid out every apparatus considered
necessary with tramways running across Dartmoor
to the different bogs where this peat could be had in
the greatest perfection; they produced from it
naptba, ammonia, grease for railways, or candles,
gas, &c. It was burnt and used, and the
profits were held at as being equal to the
Ashley statement, for his products are correct. But
somehow or other it is a failure. 20,0001. and up-
wards have been expended; my brother tradesmen
right and left have suffered. Your correspondent
here, or I, will furnish you, if worth your attention,
with all particulars in figures, and the cause of
failure."

We have taken the trouble of quoting Mr. SEAMAN
in extenso, lest we should by any chance mistake him,
or do him any injustice, and we believe the most con-
clusive reasoning could not demonstrate the absurdity
of his interference in a matter of which he does not
even profess to know anything, and about which we
believe he really knows just about as much as he pro-
fesses. The project of Lord ASHLEY'S approval is
an experiment upon Irish peat, the superiority
of which over all other peat has been fully
tested by actual chemical analysis. Mr. SEAMAN'S
experience does not extend beyond the French prisons
of Dartmoor. The project noticed by my Lord
ASHLEY has been in successful operation in Ireland
for more than a year, yielding a large return to the
spirited and benevolent gentleman, Mr. OWEN, who
invested his capital to a large amount in the enter-
prise. Before Mr. SEAMAN can fairly bring his expe-
rience to bear upon Mr. OwEN's operations he must
show us that he knows something of Ireland and
ea Irishuti
ope should
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provehe b
effective
anxiouse w
e thatw ehuisldphrieleaonrethmroepnidc
him to take the great DREW to Ireland, where his
ability can have full scope, 'tis a pity to chain up
the genius of the relative of the great author of the
Immortality of the Soul within the dungeons of
Dartmoor. Do, Mr. SEAMAN, take him to Ireland
and try his genius in the distillation of real Irish peat.
If you fail then you will enter the field of argument
with some legitimate claim to be heard on the subject
of Mr. OwEN's project; until you do this you cannot
fairly lay claim to any credit from the public on a
project which you do not profess to say you have
tested. Should you act upon our hint, and change
the scene of your operations to Ireland, we would
recommend you a new board of directors, and, above
all, that you yourself should have as little as possible
to do with the management ; for if you should deal
as loosely with the accounts as you do with
arguments, we could anticipate nothing but
failure. We have strong doubts if the
great LIEBIG himself could by any process extract
any very marketable commodity from a pate that
could argue the failure of an Irish project upon
Irish peat, because he had failed in realising a fortune
in the French prisons of Dartmoor.
Even upon Mr. SEAMAN'S own showing, it is mani-
fest that there must have been gross mismanagement
in the direction of the Dartmoor undertaking. He
admits the correctness of all Lord ASHLEY'S products.
He says, " the profits were held as being equal to
the Ashley statement:' He does not question
the marketable nature or value of the articles pro-
duced, but he tells us, "somehow or other, it is a
failure, 20,0001. and upwards having been expended."
We are left in ignorance of how far this failure is to
be attributed to unnecessary preliminary outlay, or
what amount had been applied in the " erection
of steam-engines," or in the " laying out of every
apparatus considered necessary with tram railways
running across Dartmoor." Until these points are
fully explained, no accurate opinion can be formed as
to the causes of the failure of which Mr. SEAaIAN so
deeply complains.

One of those grand civic banquets peculiar to Eng-
land and to the city of London, took place on Wed-
nesday last at Fishmongers' Hall. A combination of
memorable incidents rendered the festive assembly of
the Fishmongers' Company especially interesting and
worthy of remark. In the first place, the enthusiasm
with which her MAJESTY'S name was greeted was
greatly increased by the recollection that at that very
moment she was departing on her auspicious visit to
Ireland. Again, the toast of "The Judges " was re-
sponded to by Mr. Justice TaLeouaD, who was
warmly welcomed on this his first public appearance
since his elevation to judicial rank. It must have af-
forded Justice TALFOURD peculiar gratification in his,
as he justly termed it," strange and solemn position,"
to find himself supported and encouraged by the ap-
probation and regard of so respectable and influential
an assembly. Sir ROBERT PEEL, on one occa-
sion, disparaging the over-estimated privileges of
office, observed that patronage occasioned its pos-
sessor more annoyance than gratification, for, while
he satisfied the one chosen individual, he disappointed
ninety-nine expectants. The recent promotion of
the author of lon has, however, produced universal
satisfaction. In this instance public opinion has been
especially unanimous, because the new Judge is not
only generally respected for his ability as alawyer,but
generally beloved and honoured for his excellent qua-
lities as a man. The pleasure which we experience
in the success of one who would himself be the first
to sympathise in another's success, or to weep for
another's sorrow, is infinitely greater than the ordi-
nary satisfaction with which we notice the merited
triumph of some intelligent but cold-hearted egotist.
It is not surprising, therefore, that the appoint-
' ment of the new Judge should have been .greeted
with so much approbation, nor that Justice TALFOURD
should have been so warmly welcomed in Fishmon-
gers' Hall. The profession of the law is, it would
seem, in no way inimical to literature, when we re-
member that the new Judge is the author of lon, and
the biographer of CHARLES LAMB, and moreover that
the eloquent writer of "Now and Then" is also en-
gaged in the same laborious profession. In addition
to the interest afforded by the first speech of Justice
TALFOURD, the banquet of Wednesday was rendered
remarkable by being another evidence of the sympathy
of this country in the struggle for Hungarian inde-
pendence. Counts TELEKI and Pur.sxr were present
at the banquet (seated on either side of
Mr. HustE). The cheers with which the noble
strangers' health was greeted expressed, if such
an expression were required, how warmly the good
citizens of London sympathised with Hungary and
the Hungarians. Count POLSRI, endeavoured to
thank the English for their sympathy. " The sym-
pathy of England," he said (and it is no empty
compliment) gives strength, because it is always on
the side of justice, freedom, and civilization." A
public dinner is sometimes considered a meaningless
affair; but we are disposed to regard our civic fes-
tivities in a more important point of view. In the
first place, they serve to commemorate the grandeur
of our merchant princes—
" The merchants of Old England—the seigneurs of
the sea ;"
and beyond that, they tend more closely to
unite together the various branches of the com-
munity. At this festive board were assembled
men of all classes and characters—merchants and
Lords, authors and judges, and Generals, Ministers
of the Crown, Members of the East India Company,
the Governors of the Bank, and a crowd of simple
citizens. So it should be in every event, however
otherwise trivial, every entertainment, however
seemingly insignificant, that helps to bind together
the val iota members of the great national family.
To make them feel their common brotherhood
and their mutual dependence, is honourable and
lA,
Wednesday
various
rri:), causes above
thy of commendation. For this reason, and the
mentioned,tionepde,
peculiarly
lhi the ' s
ihnnt leurne gs
tei rnsg'
banquet ot was
and remarkable.

It is with feelings of great satisfaction that we
contemplate the progress which the cause of reform
in the laws regulating lunatic asylums has made
within the course of the last few years. Four years
since the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society scarcely
numbered ten members, now it holds its meetings in
Exeter Hall ; three years since my Lord DErmem

more than insinuated that the certificate system, by '
which " two skilful persons" are enabled to incarce-
rate any one of their fellow-subjects, was, if not per-
fection,
a very near approach to it; now the
LORD CHANCELLOR himself denounces the system as
one requiring immediate alteration, and, as was stated
by one of the speakers at the late meeting at Exeter
Hall, it was the unfortunate illness of the LORD
CHANCELLOR which alone prevented a measure for the
reform of lunacy laws from being brought forward
last session. Three years ago Lord DENMAN
refused to inquire into the merits of cases of
alleged lunatics brought before him by habeas
corpus, or to look beyond the certificate of " two
skilful persons," or to at all interfere to compel
the Commissioners to do their duty. Now the
LORD CHIEF BARON, from the judgment-seat, tells
the Commissioners that it is their duty to discharge
all persons confined as alleged lunatics, who are not
dangerous to themselves or to others. Two years
since the inspection by magistrates was a " sham," now
in one county at least (thanks to the enlightened and
energetic humanity of Mr. PURNELL) it is a reality,
and lunatic asylum keepers have learned to their
cost that they must obey the law; but, above
all, and in this we rejoice the most, it is
now admitted by every one who has paid
any attention to the subject, by the com-
mittee of the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society,
by the committee of the Society for the
Amendment of the Law, and by Mr. PUR-
NELL and the Gloucestershire magistrates, that
there can be no safety for the liberty of the
subject unless some public inquiry shall be instituted
in every case of alleged lunacy previous to incarcera-
tion. When we first drew the public attention to
this subject wel contended that the public safety
absolutely required the institution of, a public
preliminary inquiry in all such cases, and it is grati-
fying to find that all who have since studied the sub-
Cordially do we congratulate our fel ow-labourers in
l
ject coincide with us in this view of the matter.
this great cause on the progress which it has made.
We would urge the humane not to relax one jot in
their efforts ; let the recess be passed in endeavouring
to indoctrinate the public mind in the provinces ;
above all, let no efforts be spared to procure signa-
tures to the petition, and we shall then, in the ensuing
session, ensure the passing of a large measure of
reform.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The PRESIDENT of the Republic returned to Paris
on Thursday. His reception during the course of his
tour has been such as to disabuse the minds of those
who fondly imagined that the people of France either
disliked or were indifferent to the Republic. Not-
withstanding the efforts of MM. DE FALLOUX and
LACROSSE, and of General RULHIERES, who set the
example of crying " Vive NAPOLEON !" the prevailing
cries of the people and of the National Guard were
" Vive ! le PRESIDENT !" " Vive I la Republique !"
At Saumur the Mayor proposed as a toast at the fete
" the health of the President Louis NAPOLEON," but
there were immediate cries of "BONAPARTE," and the
Mayor was obliged to add the word. The greater
number of the guests at this dinner were military
men. The PRESIDENT throughout his journey did
everything in his power to conciliate the Legitimatists,
and he in some instances went beyond the bounds of
prudence in his endeavours to do so,. as witness the
following speech which he made at Nantes :
" The journey which I have undertaken to come
amongst you will be deeply engraven on my heart, for
it has been fertile in souvenirs and in hopes. It has not
been without emotion that I have seen this fine river, be-
hind which the last glorious battalions of our grand
army took refuge; it was not without emotion that I
stood with respect before the tomb of Bonchamps; it is
not without emotion that seated in the midst of you, I
see before me the statues of Cambrone—(lmmense ap-
plause.) All these souvenirs, so nobly appreciated by
you, prove to me that if the fates willed it we should
again be great in arms. But there is another glory quite
as great, which is to prevent all civi land all foreign war,
and to become great by a progressive development of
our industry ty'd of our commerce. Behold this forest
of masts which languish in your port; they await but
the return of confidence to carry to the end of the world
the products of our civilisation. Let us be united, let us
forget all causes of dissension, let us be devoted to order
and to the great interests of our country, and soon we
shall become a great nation through the arts, industry,
and commerce. The city of Nantes, which receives me
so cordially to-day, is deeply interested in this question,
for it is destined from its position to attain the highest
degree of prosperity. I drink, then, to the city of Nantes,
and to its commercial prosperity."
Seeing that BONCHAMPS was a Monarchical Gene-
ral, who was killed in rebellion against the Govern-
ment of the Republic in 1793, a pilgrimage to his
tomb by the PRESIDENT of the Republic is somewhat
unusual, to say the least, and this speech contrasts
strongly with the speech at Ham, seeing that BON..
CHAMPS was in arms to upset an established
Government.

The arrival of M. D'HARCOURT in Paris is in con-
sequence of the differences which have arisen among
the French diplomatists at Gaeta, as to the terms on
which the POPE ought to return to his capital. M.
DE CORCELLES thinks that he ought to return free
and unshackled; M. D'HARCOURT, that he ought to
give guarantees to the people that he will not restore
the abuses of the former regime ; and M. DE RAY-
NEVAL, that the whole affair has been mismanaged
because terms were nob made with the POPE before
the bombardment of the city, and he does not agree
with his two colleagues as to the means of getting out
of the difficulty.
The Afoniteur announces that M. DE KISSELEFF,
the Russian Charge d'Affaires, has presented a letter
to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, notifying on the
part of the Emperor of RUSSIA. to the President of
the Republic the death of the Grand Duchess ALEIL
ANDER ALEXANDRINA, the daughter of the Grand-
Duke ALEXANDER NICOLAWITCII. The same official
journal publishes an address from M. DURAURE, the
Minister of the Interior, to the Prefects, apprising
them of the promulgation of the law on the press, and
requesting them to take measures to enforce its pro-
visions in their respective jurisdictions.

The Journal des Debali, with reference to the re-
fusal of the Austrian Government to grant an am-
nesty to the Lombards, says that the French Cabinet,
in common with the English Government, continues
its good offices for the termination of the negotiations,
and there is no doubt of a satisfactory arrangement
being come to.
Admiral TREHOUART has offered an asylum in
Corsica to those Roman refugees who had been refused
permission to land at Malta.
The Preece has the following on the affairs of
Rome :
" M. d'Harcourt has arrived in Paris, and has thrown
the Government into consternation. M.. d'Harcourt,
who certainly cannot be accused of being a Revolutionist,
complains bitterly of the conduct adopted towards him
by the Absolutists party, which has become more power-
ful and intractable than ever. He particularly complains
of being thwarted by M. de Corcelles and General Ou-
dinot, who openly take part with the adversaries of
French influence. That influence has completely disap-
peared, and France will be henceforward placed in the
impossibility of doing honour to the promise so solemnly
given by M. Barret in the tribune. Absolutism is tri-
umphant. The expedition will not be worthily com-
pleted until the day when our soldiers shall assist, mute
and desolate, at the execution ot the Roman patriots.
Patience—the day will come. The Government, which
begins to see the infallible results of its unpardonable
folly, now deliberates on the means of ameliorating the
untenable position which it has assumed at Gaeta and at
Rome. In despair it has d-eided that M. de Falloux
and M. de Montalembert shall write to the Pope, pray-
ing him to soften as much as possible the difficulties of
the state of affairs."
The Moniteur publishes the following official ac-
count of the PRESIDENT'S tour :
"The President of the Republic has just passed
through some of the principal departments of the West.
In his rapid excursion he has visited Orleans, Blois,
Tours, Saumer, Angers, Nantes, and in all these towns
he has been received by the population with the most
lively marks of attachment, both to the Republic and to
himself personally. This journey, represented a few
days since as a prelude to an approaching revolution of
the Constitution, gives, on the contrary, the most striking
contradiction to the absurd reports with which public
opinion had been excited. The President of the Republic
has had several occasions of uttering sentiments which
will have a happy re-echo throughout the country,
and will cause the disappearance of that uneasiness
which disgraceful manoeuvres have disseminated. It
is impossible to prevent a bitter feeling against
men who, speculating on public anxiety, invent and
propagate reports of imaginary conspiracies, and seem
in a manner to have a mission to watch for the slightest
symptom of a return of public confidence, in order to
destroy it in the bud. This disloyal tactic is not a new
one ; the history of the last 18 months furnishes us with
multiplied examples. All the world knows that the
event hidden under the words coup a'elat would be the
signal for civil war in fifty of our departroPnts and
bring abou! a fright!ul anarchy, in which the fortune of
France will perhaps be thrown into the abyss, while
:here are nevertheless men who would not hesitate to
agitate ideas for the most detestable of purposes before
the eyes ot the country, which, only wishing for repose,
too readily believes what might compromise it for ever.
This is not political passion ; these are weapons the use
of which is forbidden by every law of honour and
morality. The men who thus make a stake of the
tranquillity and prosperity of France are repudiated by
e,nvedryl,anfigonneagstemnaat:
n; they
characterise them." terms
sre the
sufficientlylost children of intrigue,

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, AUGUsT 3.
Luxembpurg, 2% ex in.—Orleans and ,13nurde1ux, 2%

—Paris and Rouen, 213%—Rouen and Havre, 10—Sambre
and Meuse, 2%.

AND

THE NORTHE.RN STATES.

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

The Kolnische Zeitung contains the following state-
ment :

" Our correspondent at Vienna, in a communication
of the dote of July 28, states. "femeswar, has been
compelled to surrender to the Hungarians.' This intel-
ligence reached us through a good source. "We give it,
however. with the reservation with which we believe we
are bound to regard all news from Hungary.
It was. however, known tc us that the aque-
duct with which the fortress was supplied
with water bad been destroyed by the line-
garians. The fall of this important place, after the de-
termined manner in which it has been besieged, does not
surprise us. Two other articies of news which we have
received from the same source are not of less importance.
The Hungarians have entered Semlin, and Prince
Paskewitch has been attacked by Dembinski
near Gyongyos.' The possession of Semlin gives
to the Hungarians the whole line of the Danube
from Essegg to Orsova, and flit.), thus can open c, mmu-
nications by the nearest road to Turkey, and, if neces-
sary, with the friendly city of Belgrade. French letters
have been received some days ago, which announce that
the Semlin dealers had packed up their goods, and had
set out for Belgrade, owing to a want of confidence in
the Austrian Government, and with a feeling that they
had nothing to fear from the Hungarians. In the course
of a few days we shall receive positive intelligence as to
the fate of this city. With respect to the defeat of the
Russians near Gyongyos we shall not so soon receive
the particulars."
Of the fact of their defeat, however, there can be
no doubt. The Imperialists themselves admit that
the position of PASKEWITCH is one of great danger,
he is completely cut off from the basis
of his operations, his magazines are in the
the hands of GEORGEY and DEMBINSKI,
and the cholera is decimating his troops. HAYNAU
has, it is said, been obliged to leave JELLACHICH to
bis fate in order to proceed to the assistance of
PASHEWITCH.

It is said that AULICH has suddenly appeared with
a large force at Dotes, between Comorn and Pesth,
and placed himself between the two chief Austrian
divi,ions. It was knout] that AuLicit was in the
neighbourhood of the Platten Lake, where he had
collected large masses of the country people, but it
was not supposed at Vienna that he could assume the
offensive in so bold a manner, as appears to have been
the case.

No passports were allowed, according to the last
accounts, at Presburg to go to Raab, so that it
would seem . that the communication between those
towns had been cut off by the Hungarians under
Auucu.

MONEY and COIWAIERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The, accounts from the manufecturing districts respect-
ing the or-orations of the present week ate very satisfac-
tory ag,in. _ . _

The- reports to hand from the Continental Stock
Markets, advise generally an improving state of affairs.
The weekly statement of the Bunk of England, made
up to the 28th ult., will disappoint the expectations of
those who cone ived that the Bank would he enabled to
profit much by the increased activity of trade to extend
their circulation. We have before expressed cur opinion
that the surplus of capital was in excess of the wants of
the commercial interests, and that most firms could
draw largely yet upon their own resources before they
would need discount accommodation, to an extent, at
least, that would relieve the barkers of much of their
idle assets. Looking at the weekly return before us, we
can scarcely wonder at the rumour which obtained rather
general currency on Thursday, and which we then no-
ticed, that the minimum rate of the Threadneedle street
establishment was about to be lowered, for there is a
curtailment again of active circu!ation. It is to be re-
marked, nevertheless, that the bullion was slightly drawn
upon; but another sign of diminished business is the re-
duction in the securities, representing ordinarily bills
under discount. The public deposits are now again
rising. Compared with the previous week, the return
gives the following results:—

Note Issuf d
Decrease

Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven Day and other Bills
Decrease ...
Government Securities ..,
Increase . , „
Other Securities

ile lair, Sheffield, and Lire.100
Oitto 1, Shaves( No. 1) .., 23 ......
Ditto. i 'o (No. 2) 25 ......
I)itto :",;?, St.e7es (No. 3)... 121,i ......
Do., ..,;e“ 10' Pre erence.. 10 ... .. -
N:-to, tii;nniy,- &Sl:efflehl 50
Ditto, (F.t.a. ...,—, - . to
Dia() e'tto
Ditto S:Jetlie'd krd Line. 20
Ditto, Giirosby Dock 25 -
Ditto. 51cr. & .1..-'_n. Unron 4/. ! ....

i I t' ..... ...I( 6514 to 664
Ditto, Pre'erence...100
Ditto. 50/. 5hare5........... 30 ..... -
)i;dii,rti d De
Midlard, Conso . Lii9to• arid
1341-ring-ham, 6 per cent.... 00
id,and, Bristol_ and G!oac. 40 ...
Ditto ditto 181. 2s. 6d
Dit to,ErewashVal., Pref... 50 - to
Midland, Leices. ard owar-
nington (8 per ct.gaa.).... 00 .
t4idtd. Great Wesi.etn( 47'A
Viddlesbro' ard Pocica.. 6
per cent. gua..
Newct tile and Car Ride
Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ...
Newmarket -
. _

Ditto Extension Scrip... 2/. 123.
Newport Abergy., and Heref. 6
Newry and Enniskillen ...... ,'
~ ewry, Warrenpoint, and
Rostrevor ..... ............. 20
Noriolk.
Ditto New 20/. l5
Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20
Do. Do. 51, per cent
Do. L • westott (guar. 4 p ct.) 20
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 ......
Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2
Northern Counties Union ... 4
North British .. .. ...
Ditto Fall Shares. .... ..... 121,E —
Do. Quarters 614 —
Ditto Thirds.... ....... -.... 8%......
Ditto, Preference ... 212 — ..... to
North Staffordshire... .. ...... 17 iii
North Wales
North Western
Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton SO
Reading,Guildtd.,& Reigate 15
Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 4%...... ex.int to
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland ..- .......
Ditto, New 221, — to
Shrewsbury and Birmingkana 11
Ditto, ditto, Class B. 7
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 3
Shrewsbury and Chester
(Nor. W. :din.)
Ditto Halves, Ditto... 9 ...
Ditto, Uswestry lB% ...... ...... to
Ditto ,New)...
Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref
Shropshire Union 5% .. ..
south Devon ..
Ditto, Preference ...... ..
South Staffordshire Bl/ — ... .. to
South Eastern!
Ditto, No. I.
Ditto, No. 2. 3O
Ditto, No. 3. _ 30 — to

Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10
Ditto. Scrip No. 4..
South Wales
South Yorkshire, Doncaster
and Gaole lO
heffield, Rotherham, and
GOO% (N. D) Gua. 5 per ct. 14% — to
Do. do. (South Div.) 5

,
Swans. and Loughor and Ca:
meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 7 -
Taw Vale Extension
Thames Haven Dock and
Railway l7l/2 to
Vale of Neath
Wattrford and Kilkenny 2O ......
Wateriord and Limerick ... .. 471.....
Waterford, Wexford, Wicklw,
and Dublin ... 3
Wear Valley 6 pet Cent.
Guaranteed ......•.. 50 ...... -
Do. do. do.
Do. do. do. ...... . 15 ... .
West Cornwall
Whitehaven and Furness l6 ... .. ..... to
Windsor, Staines, and South
Western— .. ..........

Wilts.Somerset,&Weymouth 45 — ...... to
r ork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25
Do. and Newcastle Exten. 20 ...... 133/4 -. .• to
Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8
Do. Hartlepool Dk. & Rly. 100
York and North Midland .. 50
Ditto, Preference
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo Italian (late Italian
and Austrian
Boulogne and Amiens 2O .• .•• -
Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon) ....
Demerara.
Datch Rhenish. 7% — to
East Indian
Great Indian Peninsular 5 .•.• • • ...... to --
Do. Do l05.
Louvain ii la Sambre ......... 7% — ...... to
Luxembourg
Ditto
Pdadrid and Valentia
Namur and Liege
Northern of France 14185... 34 dis. x.i to
Orleans and Bordeaux ...
Paris and Orleans 2O
Paris and Rouen 2O
Paris & Strasbourg ..... ..... 11
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse
:..itrasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14
fours & Nantes ... - ...... .• 11
fournay, Jurbise, Landen,
and Ilasselt ... ...... ...... ... 20
Wog Flanders 834 -- •...... to
Ditto ... ... 81,4 i —
MINES.
Anglo :lexicon lOO ...••• -
Asturian
Australian
Barrossa Range... 2Bs.
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50
Bolanos Scrio — -
British Iron
Brazilian Imperial ..... ..... 24%...... .- to
Ditto Cocoas and Cuiaba... 30

Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15
Cobre Copper ......... ........ 40
General ... ..... ......... ..... 20
Real del Monte. Unregistered -
Do. Black Debentures —
Do. Red Debentures ...
Santiago de Cuba
United Mexican ....... 2Bl -
JOINT STOCK EANKS.
Australasia
British North American .... 50 ......
Colonial .... .... ... 25 •••, • —»• •• to
Commercial of London ....... 20 ......
London Joint Stock •... ...... 10
London and Westminster... 20 — ex.d to
National Provincial of Engld. 85
Ditto, :New
National of Ireland «..... 22% — ..... to
Provincial of Ireland ... 25
Ditto, New
Union of Australia
Ditto, New .. 2I,E —
Union of London ........ ..-.. 10
Union of Madrid 40

COURSE OF
Amsterdam •• .• 12 2%1
Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 0%
Rotterdam ••.. •• 12 2%
Antwerp.. •• •• •• 25 70 11
Hamburgh M.B. 13 12%1
A1t0na.......... •••• • •
Paris, 3 days'sight .. • • 25 40
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 60
Marseilles ••.•••• • .. • • 25 60
Bourdeaux •.... . 25 60
Frankfort on Maine.... 121%
retersburgh, Sil. Rble.. 36%
Berlin.... • • ...... • • • •
Vienna, effec. flo • • • • ••
Trieste, ditto . • •• • • • • .•
Madrid. •• •• •••• • • • . • • 60
Cadiz • • •• •.•••• •• •• 50%
Bilbao.. •• •• e• •• ••
Barcelona • • •• •• •• •• ••
5evwe......:..• • • •• •c

EXCHANGE.

Gibraltar .. . • .....• •• ••
Leghorn ........ 31 0
Genoa.. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5
26 6
Venice.... • • .•. • •
4.
N Palermo, per oa :•• 40%
.. 120%
aMessina
Lhibon• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 53 4
ples•
••• .• •.
121%
Oporto •••••••• • • •• • • • • 53%
Rio Janeiro • ... .. --
Buenos Ayres .. ••• • •
New York, 21 days'sight
Philadelphia
PRIORS OP MULLION, PER OS.
Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0

1 New Dollars .. 0 4 10%
&Pieria bars ........ 0 4 11 fi

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, AUG. 4.—Wind this day at noon N.W.,
fresh breeze and fine clear weather.
.MARGATE, Aug. 4.—The Horrocks, schooner, from
Antwerp to London, is on shore on the Main, near the
Reculvers ; crew saved.
DEAL. AUG. 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Ralph Thomp-
son, Atkinson, Singapore; Hindoo, Prunder, Ceylon;
Daisy, Thomson, St. Croix; Daniel Huntley, Corelfict,
Nova Scotia. Arrd. from the River and sld. Winches-
ter, Carry, Launceston, V. D. L.; Wigrams, Thurtle,
Cape of Good Hope; Elizabeth Buckham, Bewley, Rio
Janeiro; Elizabeth Hastings, Gault, Jamaica; Pollock,
M'lntyre, Qat bec. Sld. Carl Emil, St. Croix.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. I.—Wind N.E. to S.E.—Sld. 3d,
Monarch, Calcutta; Southampton, New York; Mary
Seton, Wales, and Rio Janeiro.
OFF THE START, AUG. I.—Ealing Grove, Dominica.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 3.—Wind N .N.W.—Arrd. Re-
corder, Sharp, Calcutta; Theresa Jane, Wright, Maran-
ham, sld. 19th June; Rokeby, Rowland, Trinidad. Sld.
2d, Chieftain. Hong-Kong; Star, Halifax. 3d, Henrietta,
Shanghai; Nemesis, Calcutta; Elizabeth Grange, Lima;
Flirt, Cienfuegos; Arthur, New Orleans; Mary Ward,
ditto; W. A. Cooper, Philadelphia; Fairfield, New
York; Rectitude, Miramichi; Fingalton, Quebec; John,
ditto; Theodore, ditto; Runnymede, Newfoundland.
COWES, AUG. 3.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Adelaide,
Portznauuth, and sailed for Hobart Town.
POOLE, Aug. 3.—Wind E.—Sld. John Thompson,
Quebec; James, Labrador.
OFF DARTMOUTH, AUG. 3.—Fylla, Batavia.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 3.—Wind W.N.W.—SId. 2d, Lady
Peel, Quebec; Daedalus, ditto. 3, Sld. Success, Australia;
Flora, Labrador; Louise, California; Fanny, Prince
Edward's Islands.
BRIDGEWATER, AUG. 3.—The Dispatch, Walsh,
which arrived here Ist inst , from Quebec, is on shore
very leaky, and much strained.
CORK, AUG. I.—A vessel of about 150 tons, bottom
up, quite clean, was passed 30th ult., about 130 miles off
Cupe Clear, by the Clio, Robinson, arrived at Cork.
Arrd. Teaian, Risk, Porto Rico; J. W. Blodgett,
Loving, New York; Ocean Queen, Bergen, ditto; Clio,
Robson, Philadelphia. Off port, Gibson, New York.
BRISTOL, AuG. 3.—Wind E.—Arrd. Mona, Morris,
Mauritius. Sld. Fantee, Africe.
DUBLIN, AUG. I.—Sld. Susan, Quebec.

On Monday, the 23d ultimo, a magnificent parhe-
lion, or double sun, was observed by the inhabitants of
Weymouth about six o'cleck in the evening, which con-
tinued visible for nearly an hour. It was at a con-
siderable distance to the north of the material sun, and
had a very imposing appearance, its beautiful and varied
colours being finely exhibited.

MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.)
C3OVZ'Xirr-G.a.U35=1.5.
Tle, supplies of both Fruit and Vegetables on sale to-
day were large. On the whole the trade ruled steady
at our qu Fruit—Apples, Is 9d to 36 ; Pears,
Is -6d to 3s; cherries, 2s to 45 6d; Gooseberries, 2s to
4s ; and Currants, 3s to 6s par halt sieve; Pine-apples
(English), 5s 6d to 7s; and hot-house Grapes, 2s to 5s
per lb; Melons, is to 4a 6d each; Lemons, 7s to 9s;
Strawberries. 2d to 10d; and Raspberries, 4d to 10d
per pottle; torced Peaches and Nectarines, 28s to 345
per dozen; Plums, 2s to 8s per half sieve. Vegetables—
Peas, is 6d to 3s 6d per bushel; Walnuts for pickling,
8d to 101 per 100; French Beans, is 6d to 2s; Cab-
bage Lettuces, 8d to Is; Broad Beans, 10d to Is 3d;
and Parsley, Is 3d to is 6d per half-sieve ; Horse-
radish, 2s to ss; and Celery, 9d to is 4d per bundle;
Onions, 2d to 4d per bunch; Potatoes, 4s to 8s per cwt;
Shallots, 4d per Ib; Cabba,ges,46d to 8d per dozen;
Turnips, 2s to 3s; Carrots, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; and Greens,
Is 9d to 2s 6d per dozen bunches; Cucumbers, 2d
to 2s per brace; Radishes, 3d to 6d per dozen hands;
small Salad, 2s per dozen punnets; Cos Lettuces, 8d to
Is per score.