The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

and which Sir Robert Liglis loves to recite in his own
oily way over poor Mr. Roebuck—it begins " Qui&
Lula* Gracchos ?" and M. Etude de Girardin, hi
his character of a peace-prophet, will not permit
us to forget its force and application to modern times.
We see in some of the reports of the last meeting
that M. Coquerel opened its proceedings by producing a
little book containing a scheme for universal peace, that
had been conc,)cted by the Quaker Penn some hundred
and sixty years ago. The scheme was us good a scheme
as any of these devisers of airy nothings could have de•
sired. llon:ist Penn, with his shovel-hat, had imagined
something to the full as satisfactory' as the famous
"arbitration idea" which is the leading characteristic el
the present peace theory. Now, in spite of all the it :go-
nuity that bad be, n lavt,hsit by poor Peen on his greet
plan for regen-rating inank:r.d, what fias•heen the his-
tory of Europi• since his day t Is it anything else than
a record of wars—of Louis XIV. aid Marlborough's
wars—of Chatham's wars—of Frederick the Great's
wars—of Nspoleon's wa,s—and of we know not what
wars beside ? What it fiance bus a little collateral
preaching from a set of harmless enthusiasts ex-
erted up n the pis-ions, this prejudices, and the
follies of mankind ? An Ear pan war is be-
coming every day more and more impossible, not
though any peace preaching, but because by the
natural development of society, a nation now-o'-days
would refuse to enter upon an armed coniest to carry
out the mere views of its rulers. In fact, as we piiinted
out last week when writing upon this subject, interna-
tional wars—that is, the wars of nation against nation—
are not the evil of the time. We are soinewnat more
modest of prophecy than Mr. Cobden, or we should say,
looking at what has taken place in Europe since the
February days in Paris, and that the continental nations
have passed through the fiery ordeal without a general
war, that such an event appears now to be very ream'e
indeed. Our friends of the Peace Congress, however,
are firing their blank cartridges away at a delusive
nark as merrily as a squad of raw recruits on practice
days. If they would turn their attention to composing
internal differences and social anomalies, each man in
his own country, they would be much more usefully and
profitably employed. The strange inconsistency of
choosing Paris as the place of session for the Congress
appears to have struck at least one of the speakers. We
spoke just now of the production of Penn's little book
by M. Coquerel, and of the effect it would most probably
have produced on any one not blinded by prejudice, en-
thusiasm, or interest. But there was something before
the eyes of every member of this precious peace meeting
which should have been more convincing than even the
practical exposition of a scheme such as their own, with
its results. There was a monument before them more
striking than the record of a Quaker's harmless folly;
there was Paris itself, with its arches, its quays, and its
bridges. The Congress was heal in a vast city, every
brick and stone of which gave a practical denial to every
one of their assertions. It you enter Paris by that mag-
nificent arch dedicated to the recollection of Napoleon
and his triumphs, or pass along the quays and bridges
which be ar the names of the great battles in which
Frenchmen have triumphed; or enter the public galleries
and look upon walls covered from the ceiling to the floor
with painted representations of battle and
slaughter—you will find the attention of the
population, past and present, to have been busy
with little else than the pomp, pride, and
circumstance of the battle-field. Every little gamin you
meet or see at his play is in some way or °tiltrprepar-
ing himselt for burning cartridges at a future nay.
There is certainly a kind of propriety in holding a ses-
sion of a Peace Congress at such a place, just as there
would be just now in giving lectures upon the Asiatic
cholera in Walworth or Bethnal green; or as there
would have been two years back in delivering a series of
discourses upon probity in the neighbourhood ot Capel-
court. One word in conclusion. It is somewhat unfor-
tunate for Mr. Cobden that where foreign nations are
concerned he never ventures upon a striking prediction
without some event happening instantly afterwards to
cover him with confusion. e all remember the time
when Mr. Cobden, who had gone out from amongst us,
like the dove, to report upon the condition of the
troubled waters, came back. after a careful inves-
tigation, with a sprig of green in his mouth. No
sooner, however, had he arrived than the windows of
Ileaven were opened in every direction, and the flood
begun in right earnest. That was the time when Mr.
Cobden returned from his continental journey, to tell us
that we were to have tranquillity in Europe for the'next
century. The prophecy was uttered in January, 1848,
or thereabouts. We have now a pendant to that little
prediction. Some three or four weeks ago Mr. Cobden,
at a public meeting, crumpled up a sheet of paper in his
hand, signifying thereby that he was prepared to serve
the Emperor of Russia in the same way on the smallest
provocation, and that the Emperor in question had no
greater force of resistance than the sheet of Bath pest
so crumpled up. Well, now, look at Hungary, and
think of this second instance of Mr. Cobden's political
sagacity and foresight! Mr. Cobden will do well to re•
member a very homely proverb, and confine himself to
those topics with which he is practically acquainted, and
in discussing which he has earned the high reputation he
has lately seemed anxi,ius to d stray.

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Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. I„ 0
First 50, Od 28, Od 22s Od —s Od
Second 47s 6d Od 213 61 —s Od I pd
Third 423 Od 23s Od 19, Od —s Od
Oatmeal, per bag of 280os. imp., 288 to 2950°' pd
GLASGOW, AUG. 23.—Provisions—Cheese, 401 to 411_,r
per cwt ; retail, 54c1 to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 18s to
cwt. Country tri-sh butter, 9d to 10d per lb ; rbd
dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale
p,
oil
to Bd. Country eggs, 9d per dozen; carried hen ditto, 55
per hundred, or 7d per dozen. Hens, 2s Od per pair;
2s Od.
KxLso, AuG. 24.—Wheat, old, 00s to 00s; ditto, ne-iicito
to 4 a d ; barley, new, 17s to 20s Od ; ditto old, Os
oots'
Os ; potato oats, Os to Os Od ; ditto new, 13s to 1550 d ;
mon oats, 12s to 14s Od ; ditto new, Os Od to Os Od ; Petis,
to 25s Od; beans, 24s to 25s per boll of six imperial bou'ditto
STIRLING, AUG. 24.—Wheat, foreign, 22s to 26s 04; per
home, Os od to 030 d; ditto ditto new, 22s Od to 005; barlef,64;
of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new, 17. Od to 192,
oats, common, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 12, 0d to I"pisli
ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Ud ; ditto ditto new, Os 04;10,05•
distillers, 35s to 38s ; ditto brewers, 375 0d to 395;
!Oh
per boll, Os 6d to Os Od; ditto new, 15s Od to 17s 6a; jai°.
145 6d to Os Od ; flour, new, per sack, 348 to 35s • ditto co; od;
Os' Od to 11_04;
ditto, 24s Od to 25s 6d ; oatmeal, per load,
ditto new 26s Od to 28s • ditto per peck of 71bs, t° ro 7d;
fresh butter, per lb. gd to 10d; eggs per dozen, "
hay per ton, 45s to 50s.
nri PERTH, Ana. 23.—Wheat, 40s Od to 483 Od ; 28t
to 25s Od ; oats, 17s to 205; peas and beans, 255 oa to
per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 261 to 28s. d.
FALKIRK, Aug. 23. —The supply of grain in t ;
market was 230 bolls; wheat at 22s 6d to 23s 6d Fei-iis Od
barley, 00s Od to Os Od ; oats, 14s 3d to 16, 6d; beatOP
to 00s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. ditty
HAWICK, AUG. 23.—Wheat, new, 378 Od to 43s Out tar
old, 00s to 00s ; barley, new, 18s to 21s 6d ; potato
13s Od to 15s Od ; common oats, lls to 14s Od ; peas, 233
to 25, Od ; beans, 23s Od to 25s Od 'per boll of six iioPer
bushels.
, BERWICK, AUG. 23.—Wheat, 655 5d ; barley, 245 91d;
oats, 20, ; rye, 00s Od ; beans, 28s 8d ; peas, 00s 04 at'
rage per imperial quarter.

NAVAL IA TELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—Salutes from the flag-
ships and the platform at five o'clock this evening
announced the arrival at Gosport of the Lords of the
Admiralty to make their annual inspection of this
important station. The movements of the Board of
Admiralty having become so hackneyed a subject of
detail, especially on petiodicaLvisits to the dockyards,
and as all dockyards are much alike in their equip-
ment, and consequently afford no diversity for
description in chronicling the perambulations of
visitors, whether official or less consequential, we
shall not inflict upon the reader the task of wading
through the monotonous chapter of arrival, embark-
ing, saluting, steering, landing, reception, inspection
of stores and houses, re-ernhirkings, re landings, and
such like uninteresting minutia connected with the
duties of this puissant body, but leave them to per-
form their tedious labours unintruded upon. Should
their visit, however, be productive of any benefit to
the port or to the service, or should any vessels be
commissioned, new works ordered, or occurrence of
interest take place consequent upon their Lordships'
presence, the public shall have the benefit of it; but
we think it high time that the chronicling of mere
cursory inspections and " dining out " of official
bodies should give place to the more sensible chroni-
cling of business.
The Pallas, Russian frigate, did not sail last night
for Madeira, as she appeared to have done by getting
under way and firing salutes of 21 and 17 guns, but
after working round Spithead, and displaying consi-
derable seamanship in her movements, she dropped
anchor again to know the reason why her parting
compliment of 21 guns to the garrison was not re-
turned. Captain Purcell, of the Superb, communi-
cated immediately with the Commander.in-Chief, and
we believe the circumstance was through him com-
municated to the Lieutenant-Governor, as the salute
was eventually fired by the Platform battery, a few
minutes before eight o'clock, by moonlight. We are
informed that a poor Marine sentinel is charged with
the offence of not "reporting" the Russian's fire ; but
at this moment (six P.m.) we have not time to inquire
whether the report be correct or not. It seems,
however, both too absurd and too tyrannical for truth.
A salute from the garrison at so unusual an hour
caused no little consternation at the port, no one but
the officials knowing the cause. At six this morning
the Pallas sailed for Madeira.
The Elf4d, royal dispatch yacht, Master Com-
mander Ball iston, having had her bottom scrubbed
and the needed stearn-ppes fitted, was taken out of
deck to-day, ready for service.
The Encounter screw corvette was taken into dock
this morning, to Lave her bottom inspected, prior to
commission by a Commander.
Wind—West; light breezes and fine weather.
PLYMOUTH, Mao. 25.—0 n Tuesday next, on board
her Majesty's ship Impregnable, 104, Captain Sir T.
Maitland, in Hanioaze, a court-martial is to be held
for the purpose of trying Commander Pitman for
alleged acts of cruelty, oppression, and tyranny,
towards the officers and crew of her Mejesty's sloop
Childers, 16, when recently in command of that ship
on the African station.

COAL .MARE E
East Adairs Main 133 6d 1
Hedley's Hartley
Holywell Main
Ord's Redheugh
Ravensworth'sW.Hart 15s 6d
snfield Moor
Wylam ..
Wall's End, &c.
Brown's Gas . l3s 6: 1
Morrison lss 6,
Riddell's lss Od ,
Bell
Belmont l6s 9 ,
Braddyll

T.—YESTERDAY.
IlTetton
Haswell l7s !,;
Lsmbton
17$ fi
Russell's Hetton 17 uu
• 6d
Stewart's ............. :
Kelloe iss
West Hartlepool 165 ;id
Adelaide Tees
Consett Tees 17$ ,4
tees
Alloa -
92 64
Garnaut 5t0ne....... •
Bartley .......... 16$
Ships at market, 109'

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS'
BRISTOL— Au.a. 27. 4131' STOCK EXCHANGE.T hemarket has been As. ' -f0 s
scarcely any transactions having been closed in Exchang
hours.

LIVERPOOL, AUG. 27.
; Wag.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was very little business down
acted in our share market to-day, and prices have a uu,ord,
ward tendency. The sales are—Birmingham and 0%,
24—Great Northern, 11% dis.— 'itto (5 per centPrefere2lutti'.,',
15,4 dis. - Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths. 4 dis. vt:ern,
Halves (L. and 8.),12% dis.—London and North- _
148 c.— itto, New Quarters, 2% p.—Midland, 624
Ditto, Halves, 15% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick
N. E. Purchase). Preference, guaranteed 6 per cent., 413
—Shropshire Union, 5-s. ' d. dis.
MANCHESTER, Aug. 27.
_Dm 0 Excitation. —The transactions
foIIoSTOCKw : Eastern Counties, 8 4 East Lancashire, y Prefereric-
-7,-;,—Dover, No. 4 (Scrip), 6 13-16—Manchester and Leal'
—al
Fifths, 4 1-16 dis.—Manchester and Birmingham kw' Quarters, 2 13-IM p.
BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 27,
STOCK EXCHANGE.— There has been a considerable 01'
vance in the price of South Staffordshire shares which which :lber6ir'
done at 4% dis—North Staffordshire, 614 d' shroP-
Union, 3 dis.

Sir Henry Floyd,
Bart.,
accompanied by Cap
Peel, R.N., came pasierigers by the General Steam o
vigation Company's steam-ship Soho, from Antwerp
yesterday, and arrived in London early Yester"
morning.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—Astoniabing Cure of very
od Bad Leg of Thirty Years' Standing by
Holloway's prise f
►intStockton-on-Tees,ment,—The wife of Mr. George Bourne, butcneA4l
Stockn-on-Tees, suffered for full thirty years with a dread
bad leg, apparentlyoriginating by the bursting of a vein inte
naily r
es
; the pair was intense. The most eminent medical _
in the neighbourhoOd tried to cure it, but in vain ; at last 'P
was induced to try Holloway's Pills and Ointment, when, t,
the astonishment of herself and all who knew her, the leg,A,
the course of eight weeks, was thoroughly healed and ca,
lri`":
and has remained sound and free from pain for the last S.
msotwatbhiLT.Seonit. 2db4,
by all
Strand,Dru London.ggists.ancl at Professor HoL oWAY
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FATAL ACCIDENT TO Tun HON. T. E. PAGET
GRAVES: ANOTHER ACCOUNT.—On Friday after-
noon the second master of her Majesty's ship Impreg-
nable, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., the flag-
ship at Devonport, and Mr. Croke and Mr. De Mon-
tezuma, midshipmen, and Mr. Brownrigg and the
Hon. Thomas Edward Paget Graves, naval cadets,
were in a small shore boat, cruising about the
Hamoaze, when, passing between the Impregnable
and the Mount Edgecumbe shore, a proposal was made
by Mr. Croke to change seats with the second master,
and Mr. Graves, who had been steering, proposed
that some one should change with him, so that he might
pull awhile. All the parties stood up in the boat to
make these changes, and immediately the boat upset,
and they were all precipitated into the water. The
second master and Mr. de Montezuma, on rising to
the surface, caught hold of the boat, which was lying
keel up, and held on until they were taken off by a
boat from her Majesty's brig Crane, on board of
which the accident had been observed. Mr. Croke
took charge of Mr. Brownrigg, and with him swam
towards the shore, and after having proceeded some
distance, was taken on board a boat by Mr. Banks,
ship-builder, of Cremill, who, on seeing the accident,
had at once called the assistance of some of his work-
people, and put off in a boat in the hope of relieving
the young gentlemen from their perilous position.
Having Mr. Croke and his charge on board, Mr.
Banks wired if all were safe, and found that
one was missing; and this turned out to he the
Honourable Mr. Graves. After rowing round the
place where the boat had upset, a young man, named
Robert Bruce, in the employ of Mr. Banks, be.
lieving he saw the deceased some distance down in
the water, gallantly dived, but found the object he had
noticed to be a handkerchief; which he brought up.
Drags were obtained, and after about one hour'
and a half's labour the body of the unfortunate
)(hung gentleman was recovered, quite dead. The
deceased was the eldest son and heir of Lord Graves ;
he was a naval cadet belonging to the Southampton,
Admiral Reynolds flag-ship, but was serving on
board the Impregnable, and was about thirteen years of
of age. The body was subsequently removed to the No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 14%7444
London: Print©d and Published by KURD° YOteb-1,2,
family residence on the banks of the Tamar, and I Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the o
kudcueoz, Tuesday, August 28, 18*
about two miles sad half fkom the some of the sea-

BIRTHS.
On the 21st inst., at Heydon-house, Essex, the wife of di.
Rev. C. Boothby, of a son.
• I'
On the 23d inst., at Weetbourne-terrace-road, the in.° cf
E. M. Perkins, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 23d inst., at Oak-cottage, Hanover-park, PeckllB°4
the wile of Mr. E. Fyffe, of a daughter. obyr
On the 23d inst., at Gainsborough, the wife of M. --
jun., Esq., of a daughter.
On the `44th inst., at Southampton-place, S'ew-road, 21111
R. D. M'Cracken, of a son.
bra,
On the 24th inst., at Stanley-villas, Kensington-park,
G. Hay
hees, of a son.
On t 25th inst ,at Gresham-place, Dalton, Mrs. rode
rick W. Pr ce. of a son.
On the 25th inst., at Stratford,
.Essex, the wife of
Van Putten, of a son.

MARRIED. k
On the 14th inst., at St. John's, Notting-hill, Freieric
Bell, Esq., of Springfield, High Wycombe, to Caroline Jc":11.
son, third daughter of the late William Barr, Esq', °I
.134
place, Peckham,
ile.
At the Cathedral, Manchester, on the 23d inst., Neil Pf
nisb, Esq.. merchant, to Eliza, third daughter of T.
—war,
Esq., the Howe, Douglas, Isle of Man. Mr on
On the ',3d inst., at St. George's, Hanover square,
von,
Dennis, second son of Mr. R. Dennis, of Hartland, 1,0
to Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Mr. J. 11°"it'°1,
of Winchester.

DIED
On the 2lst inst , at Old hrompten, aged 6'.
the 1161:10.

Morgan, many '
years curate of St. Martin's-in-the-Fier
and late of Camden-villas, Camden-town. tnd-
On the 20th inst., aged 39, Helen, the wife of E. it- '''''--
cock, Esq. B of
On the 20th inst., at Pentonvir.e, aged 44, Mr. Bird's-4
Bow Church-yard.
On the 2,:d inst , at Margate, Anna, the wife of C. Cradock,
Esq., of Burton-crescent, Tavistock-place. aged 58. Esq-, Of
On the 23d inst., aged 95. Arthur Palmer, sen.,
Park-row, Bristol. We
On the 23d inst., at Putney, Harriett, daughter of the
Charles Shepherd, Esq, of Bedford-row.
r wen
On the 23d inst., at Cheltenham, the Rev. Ralph ~,e
Benson, formerly rector of Easthope, Shropshire, aged 50.
~
At °acre-terrace, Lee, Kent, on the 24th inst., Ann, secOnu
daughter of the late Mr. J. Clark.

dent. On Saturday an inquest was held on view
the remains before Major Herring, the Mayor ot,
I Saltash, when a verdict of " Accidentally drowned,
Iva! returned. The interment of the body is to take
place in the family vault at Antony this day. It is
remarkable circums!ance that Lieutenant, Boys °`
the Impregnable, had only on the previous day beep
speaking to the deceased and young Brownriggsloll
learning to swim, and had given Mr. Brownrigg °13„"
les:on in the arts, and the deceased had consulted hts
father about learning to swim. As Mr. Brownrigg
had got so much confidence by his single lesson as in
swim a fe.v strokes, it may be presumed that this ls
some measure contibuted to his escaping the fate of
hi,. young triend.
SUNDAY, At:G. 26.—1 n honour of the birthday
the Plince Cori,ort, Prince Albert, the Rqiii
Standard was hoisted at an early hour at all the nsvi
arid military stations, at the Royal Western YsePkt
Club, and at other public establishments, and the
i;
naval and merchant ships in port were profuse's
decora'ed with fLigs. At one o'clock royal salutes
were filed from the citadel at Plymouth, the plat
at Mount Wise, and the battery at Mount Edgeeug97l
and were promptly responded to by her Blajestfis
flag ship Impregnable, 104, Captain Sir Dot,
Maitland, in Hamoaze, and by the steam bloclou'r
La Hogue Captain M'Dougall, in Barn pool.
Wind—N.W., light breeze and fine weather.
WooLwicu, AUG. 27.—The African steam Yess'if
was taken out of the inner basin to-day, being na
again nearly ready for service.
The Vivid steam-vessel, Captain Smithett, bee
returned to Dover, and resumed her duties as a 13°1
l.
packet on that station. This vessel, when attenl
the Queen as one of the royal squadron, perforine..
her work remarkably well, and proved the fastest ;
well as the most serviceable vessel in the Wb°
squadron.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS. of
The following is the official statement of the quantitils in
corn, &c., received in the port of London from the Por,l4g,
Essex, from the 20th Aug., 1849, to the 25th Aug.,
both inclusive :

CHELMSFORD, Ausi. 24 —We had a large supply d
wheat in good condition at our market this cay, and 01
of it was sold at about ,he prices of last week. Last lesfo
crop is now almost unsaleable at any price, °ds.
samples are generally rejected. All else without lois Io
Wheat, white, old 44s to 50s; new 46s to 525; fedtiller
Id
40s to 420; new, 40s to 46s ; barley, —s to —a ; 01k°,,4 b4i
—s to —s; grinding 22s to 28s; oats 17s to 235; °la; to
to 565; chevalier 54s to 58s; peas, partridge, new ku,;"l,;
3is ; old, 30s to 32s ; white, new, 28s to 30s ; old, 29, to
dun, new, 278 to 30s ; beans, tick, new 289 to 31s ; old, to 31s; harrow ticks, new 28s to 31s; old 303 to 329; op
Sagan, new 243 to 26s ; old 26s to 28s per qr. j 420
, COLCHESTER, Auo. 25.—Wheat, white 463 to 52s ;
joie
to 465; barley 3Us to 00s; beans, mazaga.n 26s to 28s; mid
and small 28s to 30s; peas 26, to 30a per qr. Of
H ADDINGTON, A tic. 24.—The following are the prices
grain at our market to-.day
W heat. Barley. Oats. Bpd
First ... 54s Od :18s Od 223 Od 3:3 04
Second 463 9d 26a 8d •20s 7d 323
Third 40s 6d 24s Od 179 Od 315'014
Total quantity of Wheat in market 296 qrs., 281 cjil
Do. Barley do. 51 qrs., 5,5051 d
Do. Oats do. 234 qrs., x"
Do. Beans do. 39
45 ors.,
quota
KIRICALDY, Auc. 25.—The following are theTic.'
up to this date : -