The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-19 00:00:00

AUGUST 19, 1847.
0. 17,135. LONDON, TICURSDAY EVENING SUN,

ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament.
Tins Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
ith respect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured
: is, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
'elturc of the policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ;
dso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
. rests to meet other conveniencies or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors
tt the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth
',onus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each
policy effected on the profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

Perma- Sum the
`.';',,:•, Annual Policy Bonus in' nent Re- Assured
we. e. I
mium. out in AssPre- taken addition Bonus in ductional of mrow ay bor
on-
,, . Annu
I; I Premiums. Policy.
I
--, _—_ ._ii
£ s. 4.1 £ s d. £ a. d. £ s. d.
1 1837 243 9 3,112 8 5 18 4 6 494 8 10
£ 1., . A 1838 218 48,99810 15 13 5 445 0 0
''''' 1839 192 110 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1
0 1000 74 3 4 1810 143 5 10, 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3
1841 138 14 2, 61 17 6 9 9 2 296 13 4
1842 111 6 8, 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5

The Annual Report, with tables of rates, &c., may be had at the
office, or any of its branches in the country; or, on application, will
to forwarded post free.

F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.

CIOMKERCIAL BANK OF LONDON,
Lothbui7, and 6, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden.
an AN-13‘ "AL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS,
t-the -.asking House of the Company, Lothbury, on TUESDAY
4 ulrztr, 1817.

DIRECTORS.
Richard Walker, Esq., M.P., Chairman.
John Taylor, Esq., Deputy Chairman.

Thomas Barnewall,_ Esq. I Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq.
William Beresford, Esq., M.P. l'Alward Oxenford, Esq.
William Sprott Boyd. r.sq. lorge Rennie, jun., Esq.
r. • ;.ist!„..l'.h ~.11,7; I ; Jut Savage, Esq.
Kew 0-
u c utz. rEsq. •-• uudtph Thompson, Esq.
James A. Douglass, Esq. j I Joseph Underwood, Esq.
MANAGYR.—Mr. Alfred R Cutbill.
SoLicrroas.—Messrs. Amory, Sewell, and Moores ; and Messrs.

NOriis and Sons.

The Advertisement calling the meeting having been read, the fol-
lowing Report from the Directors was read by the Manager :
REPORT. _ _ .

The Directors, in placing before the Proprietors the Seventh An-
nual Statement, have much pleasure in congratulating them on the
continued prosperity of the Company, notwithstanding the depressed
st 'le of commercial and monetary affairs dur fag the past quarter.
By the accompanying balance-sheet it will be seen, that after
writing of all bad and doubtful debts, and paying the charges and
current expenses of the past year, the net profits amount to 13,8781.
2s. 10d. Out of these profits a dividend, at the rate of six per cent.
per annum, for the half year ending 31st December, 1846, has been
already paid ; and the Directors have no • the satisfaction of de-
claring a div Bend for the half year ending 30th June, 1847, at the
same rate, and, as usual, free from income-tax.
After paying this Dividend, and allowing for rebate of Interest
upon Current Bilis, there will remain the sum of 4,4731. 19s. 7d., to
be added to the Reserve Fund, increasing that Fund, with the addi-
tions made during the year, to 14,8251. ss. Bd.
In compliance with the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, the
following Directors retire from office, but being eligible for re•
election, offer themselves as Candidates accordingly, at this
Meeting, viz.:—
THOMAS BARNEWALL, Esq.
HENRY CORNFOOT, Esq.
JONATHAN HOPKINSON, Esq.
JOSEPH 'UNDERWOOD, Esq.
COMMERCIAL SANK OF LONDON.
Balance Sheet, 30th JUNE, 1847.

X. s. d

Capital subscribed ~ • . , .•,•• • • • • £641,400 0 0
Capital paid up ..... ••••• • • • • ....
Guarantee Fund invested in 3 per Cent. Reduced Stock 10.351 6 1
Balances due to the Customers of Bank .•..••• • • • • • 409,925 13 4
Balance carried down, after deducting Bad and
Doubtful Debts, and paying all Charges and
current Expenses.. • •

13,878 2 10

4562,435 2 3

S. s. d

Cash In hand, Government Securities, Bills Die-
counted, &c. ••..•-•• • • • • • ••••••••••. •• • • • . • • • • 558,435 2 3
Value of Banking Premises, Fittings, and Furniture 4,000 0 0

43562,435 2 3

Dividend at the rate of 6 per Cent. per Annum, for
the Half-year ending 31st December, 1846, already
3,775 19 2
paid
Ditto at ditto, for the Half-year ending 30th *June,
1847 ...... ••..••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • 3,848 8 0
Rebate of Interest on current Bills • • ..... 1,779 16 1
Balance carried to the Guarantee Fund,
making that Fund now .... • • £14,825 5 8 4,473 19 7

£13,87. 2 10

Balance brought down .•••••••••••• . • • • • • • . • . • • • £13,878 2 10
The Report and Balance-sheet having been read, the Chairman
Richard Walker, Esq., M.P., on the part of the Directors, declared
a Dividend at the rate of Six per Cent. per annum, free of income-
tax, payable on and after the 2d August next.
1. Resolved unanimously—" That the Report just read be approved,
printed, and circulated amongst the proprietors."
2. Resolved unanimously—" That Thomas Barnewell, Esq ~ be
re-elected a Director of this Company."
3. Resolved unanimously—" That Henry Cornfoot, Esq., be re-
elected a Director of this Company."
4. Resolved unanimotPly—" That Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq., be
re-elected a Director of this Company."
5. Resolved ulianlinously—" That Joseph Underwood, Esq., be re-
elected a Director of this Company."
G. Resolved unanimously—" That the thanks of this meeting be
presented to the Chairman, Deputy-Chairman, and Directors, for the
very able manner in which the affairs of the Bank have been con-
ducted by them."
7. Resolved unanimously—" That the thanks of this meeting be
given to Mr. A. R. Cutbill for his effective and zealous services as
Manager of this Bank "

(Signed) RICHARD WALKER.
The Chairman having left the chair, it was resolved unanimously.
" That the thanks of this meetirg be given to Richard Walker,
Esq., M.P., for his able and courteous conduet in the chair, this day."
(Signed) JOHN TAYLOR, Deputy-Chairman.

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Thursday, at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Dr.
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TO PRACTITIONERS IN BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY.
f HE NEW FORMS, under the Act 10 and 11
IL Vic., cap. 102, will be sold, when ready, by J. S. HODSON,
Printer to the Court for Relief of Insolvent Debters, Clifford's Inn-
passage, Fleet-street.
All the Forms used in the Practice of the Insolvent Debtors Court
are now on Sale.

NICOL L'S SHOOTING, FISPIING, or
RACKET JACKET (Registered) is equally well adapted for
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correspond with the jacket in colour, &c. These can be had of the
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bill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; "trout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-
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Divine Service by the Jews was celebrated for
the first time on a Sunday, on the Bth instant, at
licenigsberg, in Prussia. There were about 600 Jews
in the synagogue, and more than 200 Christians, among
whom were some eminent functionaries of the town, in-
cluding the Director of Police, who strongly opposed the
intention of the. Jews to transfer the celebration of the
Sabbath from Saturdays to Sundays.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

- -
PORTSMOUTH, Auo. 18.—The Howe, 120, Captain
Sir J. Stirling, at present with Sir Charles Napier's
squadron, is ordered to this port to fit for the recep-
tion of her Majesty the Queen Dowager and suite,
whom she conveys to the island of Madeira for the
benefit of her Majesty's health. The 10th of Sep-
tember is the day named for the embarkation. The
fittings of the Hastings, 72, which conveyed her
Majesty to Germany, will, if suitable to the in-
creased dimensions of the ship, be adapted to the
Howe.

An Act having been recently passed for the estab-
lishment of naval prisons and for the prevention of
desertion from her Majesty's navy, the provisions of
which have for their object the abolition of flogging,
A lmiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the Commander-in-
Chief at this port (the originator of the plan, and to
whom, we believe, is due the credit of having got
this humane project established), accompanied by
Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent, and other
officers, visited the borough gaol this afternoon, to
ascertain if there was accommodation sufficient for
the reception therein of such offenders as are com-
prised in the provisions of the Act until the perma-
nent establishment of naval prisons. The Gallant
Admiral was fully satisfied with the accommodation
shoWn him by Mr. Hunt," the governor of the gaol,
and prisoners sentenced by court-martial to punish-
ments enumerated in this Act may now, therefore,
be sent to confinement forthwith, and flogging will
be no more heard of here for such offences as may
better be punished by imprisonment, mulct pay, and,
forfeit of time. At the same time, no man can be
imprisoned without the sanction and order of the
Commander-in-Chief.

The Cambrian, 36, Captain Plymtidge, was docked
last night to have her copper examined, which resulted
in her having new copper nearly up to her bends this
day put on. Men do not come forward with alacrity
for her, in consequence, it is rumoured, of the inten-
tion to establish the Ellenborough anti-smoking
mania on board universally. If she is not speedily
ready to receive Sir H arry Smith's family and suite,
and convey them to the cape of Good Hope, either
the Fury steam-sloop, Commander Willcox, or the
Geyser steam-sloop, Commander Brown (both nearly
ready for sea), will have that honour. The Geyser is
ordered to have a mizenmast fitted.
Anew steam-sloop, to be called the Plumper, is
ordered to be laid down in this dockyard.
The Fisgard, 42, Captain Duntze, sailed from Val-
paraiso for England on the 29th of May, with a freight
of 800,000 dollars in specie on merchants' account,
consigned to Shaw, Maxwell, and Co., of London.
She is expected at Spithead next week or the first
week in September. Whether she conveys any
freight on account of the Chilian loan in addition to
the above amount, is not yet satisfactorily known.
The Fury steam-sloop, Commander James Willco x
was last evening removed from the basin, and is now
alongside the jetty.
The Amphitrite, 26, Captain T. R. Eden, hauled
alongside the jetty this morning to take on board
stores. This vessel will be ready to leave the harbour
in a few days, and has got a crack crew, composed of
the best of the seamen paid off from the Conway,
Helena, and Lily. She has been in commission only
33 days. It is highly creditable to the zeal and
activity of Captain R. L. Warren, of the Trincomalee,
26, and his officers, that with a crew, numbering not
half her complement, and commissioned only 24 days,
they have managed to get her in such a very forward
state, yards across,, topgallant masts pointed, and
rigging rattled down.
The Phcenix steani-sloop, Commander J. S. A.
Dennis, was undocked last night and removed froth
the basin. She sailed to day directly from the har-
bour for Woolwich to have her defects made good,
which have been found upon examination to be too
serious to be rectified here without occupying more
time than can conveniently be spared.
The Fire Queen steam-yacht, Lieutenant Comman-
der C. R. Johnson, is in readiness to convey dis-
patches of importance out to Rear-Admiral Sir
_Thomas Cochrane on his heaving in sight in the
Agincourt, 72, hourly expected from the East Indies.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

BATTLE.—Looking towards thehoppTantations from
an eminence above the Brooks gives great pleasure, es
their luxuriant appearance and green colour indicate
that there will he, in the most fertile grounds, a satis-
factory crop ; but there is not a prospect of so many
being grown in Battle parish as there were last year,
god size ;
though the burr is making good progress and looks as if
the bloom would expand to a g
it also Appears
very thick on the bine.
BRIGHTLING.—The hops in this parish have not made
much progress since this day week ; haring bad eold
winds, burr is kept back on the grape. Most people are
of opinion that the grape hop will not be so thick as the
Jones's are, in our district. The Jones's are nearly all
in full hop, and are looking very well in most gardens.
Fauxusat.—Our hops are not looking so well as last
week; the falling off is in the best grounds. Very few
are found to back the duty, which is still called 5,000/.
GOUDHURST.—The bops are suffering for want of
rain; the shower we had the other day has benefited
them but little. The crop will be very short in some
gardens where there has been much vermin. There is
but little fruit; we shall be considerably short compared
with last year.
HIIRSTOREEN.—The hop bines in this neighbourhood
are looking very thriving, and show for a good average
crop, nearly equal to last year. The harvest is fast pro-
gressing, and every appearance of a very heavy crop,
excepting beans, which are rather blighted. The early
potatoes are dug up, and a good crop appears without
the least sign of blight.
NORTHIABL—The grounds which were most infested
with vermin have much improved during the last few
days, and the whole are getting pretty generally into
hops, which are looking healthy and likely to grOW to a
good size ; and although for the most part it must be a
top crop, we have reason to believe it will be a fair one.
MAYFIELD.—The hops have improved but very little
in the last week, except in the gardens where the bine
is good. Where they have been injured by the vermin,
they are nearly at.a stand-still; the two last nights have
been verreold for the season, with a strong north=east
wind prevailing coneequently, the burr is' some time
coming into hop, and to all appearance the picking will
be late.

ROTHERFIELD.—The hops in this neighbourhood,
through the cold nights which succeeded the late rains,
have been rather in a stagnated condition, but theim-
provement of the temperature has caused them to regain
their state of vigour and healthy appearance. The pre-
vailing opinion is, the average crop will equal that of
last year,
WADHURST.—The hops have improved greatly since
the late congenial showers, and are fast coming into fruit,
but their appearance at present indicates that they will
be decidedly in two crops. Large hops are to be seen
and the burr also on the same poles. Some slight im-
provement has taken place in the blighted grounds.
Should we be favoured with a few more showers, we
hope to report Advertiser. more favourably next week.—Sussex

MAIDSTONE:— The hops are improving very fast.
The weather is in favour of them. The duty must be
very large, and there is every prospect of their being
very good.

BRENCHLEY.—Owing to the cold nights of the past
week our hops have in appearance somewhat fluctuated.
They now again assume a very favourable prospect of a
good crop.- We are told by various travellers that our
plantations are very superior to many parishes in Kent.
—Maidstone Gazette.

P
HAMBURGH MAIL.
TRIALS.
BERLIN, Aug. 10.—It was generally expected that
sentence would be pronounced this day upon the three
chief offenders, Mieroslowski, Konuski, and Drom•
browski. The Court was consequently more densely
crowded this day than on any preceding part of the
week, and the report which had been circulated the
day before yesterday that Mieroslowski and Konuski
had effected their escape from prison caused a great
number of persons to press into the Court. Both re-
ports were, however, without foundation. It has
been decided that the publication of the sentence will
not take place till after thorough investigation and
completion of the process against the accused, and,
further, that not one of the prisoners, if the possibi-
lity of flight were presented, would dream of attempt-
ing an escape. The investigation was beset with the
greatest difficulties, demanding an intimate know-
ledge of the prescriptive laws of Poland, and a most
patient, deliberate, and sound judgment. No person
could have been selected for the responsible situation
of president more admirably 'qualified for it than
M. Kosk, whose presence of mind and calm
dignified deportment have greatly impressed
every hearer in the Court with the benevolent de-
signs of the law. The conflicting and contradictory
statements of the accused render it impossible to
arrive at a conviction of the truth of the facts. It is,
to be desired that those who insist upon finding in
this investigation the germ of a criminal process
could be present on this occasion. A main difficulty
is found on the following point :—The counsel for the
Crown, in bringing his accusation against the three
chief criminals, included in it the accusation which
had been already in a measure set aside by the Act
of the 17th of July. This included the previous pri-
vate Police Director, M. Dunke,
which examination
accused Konuski. A great
sensation,
was produced in Court, when
h e heldho however,
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Konuski, in his defence, declared that the con-
versation with M. Dunke had lasted four hours,
and, no witnesses whatever being present, that
he had at first denied all the charges, but upon
it being affirmed that the Government desired in-
formation upon the subject, he had thought it
best to acquiesce in all the cges. Much, however,
as the Court was for the moment interested in him,
and inclined to believe all he said, this favourable
impression was immediately obliterated by the reading
of a letter of Konuski, and his
prevarication in Court.
A very great impression also was made by a letter of
Mieroslowski to M. Dunke, in which he said, in order "
-
to justify himself, T
I. it is always and everywhere
of such great importance to arrive at the truth, you
ought not to forget that in political processes there
are two kinds of truth.
For us the opposite of that
is true which is true for the Government, and we
must, like besieged men, lie for the interests of our
own truth, than be upright for the interests of yours."
After such a declaration it was not difficult to form
some judgment what and how much may be credited
of the assertions of the accused, and whose counsel
concluded by saying that his client still adhered by
all that he had alleged, and was ready to take the
consequences upon himself. The defence, as we have
stated, turned mainly upon this, that the undertaking
was not directed against the Russian part of Poland,
and consequently the accused could not be subjected
to Prussian punishment.
llth.—To• day the Court pronounced the first sen-
tence of acquittal.
The priest Zielsdorf was accused of having know-
ledge of the fact. His appearance was extremely
imposing. He was dressed, in full canonicals, carry-
ing the Act of the Accusation and the Bible under
his arm ; he walked with a firm step, and addressed
the Court in the tone which he would have adopted in
speaking to his congregation. His knowledge of the
hcould render him
amenable to the laws. He was necessarily acquitted.
long
term of his
fact was under seal of confession, yet even then he
For his knowledge of the fact, the
half—was perhaps deemed sufficient
punishment. who are
We learn from this circumstance that all
subject to a longer
incarceration during the investigation—.a year and a
not immediately acquitted will be
etrial o
of that name are among
Verinski. Two noblemen or shorter imprisonment. All areth nowlookfincgoufonrts-
ward with the greatest interest to
the prisoners, but one s -atliberty upon immense
security. It is notorious that it was on his estate
against Posen was formed, which
night scene onthe bridge
of Wallisher.
thatterminated the conspiracy
ic that
last received from the Caucasus speak of
Accounts .
ns in Dagesthan, of the cordon
the military operations in Dagesthan, of the cordon
of Leighi, and of Ysche
tschnia. An expedition set
of Leighi, and of Y
of June from Gergebil to Chodsel
out on the 20th
e not disturbed by Chamil, who was
Machi, which was _
od He quietly suffered the attack
in the neighbourho .
la
that p ce, and did not make a sally
to be made upon
tragical
menthe Russian
upon
were returning. Count Argatinski
troops till they
compelled some of the mountaineers to fall
Dolgoraki Koissah, and then continued his
back upon
further Kara molestation to the Kasikumski
march without
Chodsel Machi is to be garrisoned by seve-
ral Chanel.
to
be put into a
with a few hundred of his.
posture of de-
fence. battalions, andcholera
had begun to abate among the
The
osmander-in-chief
, while the Samu
troops. The co
detachment was passing through the village of
Mager, ascertained by personal inspectionthe
exist-
ence of coal
which had been discovered b
mines,by
Professor Alric
h. Thi s circumstance is of the utmost
importance for the
welfare and defence of Dagesthan.
The want of fuel has hitherto hindered us from
in these districts till the month
stationing troops h t
Zudachar Akush dK .
a an asi-
of October, so t a
munski Chanal were exposed to the attacks of the
more than six months of the year,
mountaineers for
and could not always be kept back by the timely
advance of our troops. evil- will This great
forth be entirely abolished by the discovery of these
coal mines. From the
last report we learn that
Chamil has withdrawn to
Zilitti. The cholera has
f 1
commit fearful ravages •in the unsubdued
begun to
districts of Dagesthan, and especially in Anaria.
the cordon line of Leighi were
The accounts from
the chiefs -
that Chamil had commanded
to approach the lines as
heintended shortly to be in
Ankrake himself' In consequence of-this, every

point is being defended and garrisoned. Daniel Bek,
on his retreat to Klessutae, is said to have suffered
very much from sickness and distress. The cholera
is diminishing in those quarters. In Tschetschma,
General Nesteroff was approaching by a secret march
in two columns against Naib Mur Ali, who had en-
camped at Gechi, near the rivers Walosck and She-
loski for the purpose of protecting the flocks which
were at pasture there. The Ischerkpians were there-
fore suddenly attacked, but the skirmish appears to
have remained undecided. The -.Russians withdrew
with nine prisoners and eighteen slightly wounded.
No news of importance from the rest of the Cauca-
sus. The cholera has not appeared very generally in
Tiflis.—Hamburgh Papers, Aug. 13.
PESTH, AUGUST 5.—A programme has just been
issued of the solemn installation of the Archduke
Stephen as Stadtholder of Hungary. The solemni-
ties are to commence in the beginning of next month,
and to terminate towards the middle of October. The
Archduke, attended by Baron Vay, will accordingly
make a circuit through every part of the country ; he
will start from Ofen on the Ist of September, making
a circuit through Erlau, Karlstadt, &c., will reach
Vienna on the Ist of October, where he purposes re- i
maining till the sth, whence he will commence the
tour through Raah, Chennitz, &c., and arrive at Ofen
on the evening of the lath, when the festivities will
commence at that place. Such is the plan laid down;
but since this was done we regret to state that the
most painful reports are in circulation respecting the
health of our much-loved Archduke. He is said to
have been attacked by an inflammation of the lungs,
and the account, yesterday, said that his medical ad-
visers entertain not the slightest hope of his recovery.
As yet, however, we have received no official bulletin,
and, therefore, ardently hope the accounts may be ex-
aggerated.
.riitit HAGUE, Ann. day
_ the Minister of
the Interior, in the name of the King, closed the
legislative session of 1846 and .1847. In the closing
speech of Count de Randwyk, bespoke in defenee of
the project of law destined to give effect to the sixth
article of the fundamental law on the right of voting
at elections. The Minister refuted the unconstitu-
tional motive which has dictated more than a negative
vote, stating at the same time, with a frankness which
the feelings of his duty prompted, the pernicious
influence which the rejection of Government propo-
sitions necessarily exercised on the development of
our political institutions. There is not a man, who,
after this discourse of the Minister, will not be
bound honestly to confess that in this affair the
Chamber, by its veto, has left in abeyance the execu-
tion of an imperative disposition of the constitution,
and has strengthened the progress which the Govern-
ment had in view. The Minister concluded by say-
ing—" And you, gentlemen, who have refused your
aid to the Government in rejecting this law, let me
beg of you to reflect once more, whether, when you
return to your own homes, and recall your acts of
this session, you will be able to give yourselves this
testimony, I have observed and maintained the
fundamental law, and have not deviated from it in
any manner whatever.' "

AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Imam 7.
5 per Cent. Metalliques lO6 1-16
4 per Cent. ditto •••••••••••• • • • . • • • • • • • • 95%
3 per Cent. ditto ••.•••• • • • • • • . .. 68%
Lean, 1834 .. .. •• • • ••• • • • .............. 156
Ditto, 1839
Bank Shares ...... • • ••••••
Esterhazes Loan ••.• . • • • ••••••• • • • • • •
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand • • ••• • • • • • • 169%
Gloggnitx .. •. • • .......... •.. .. 123
Vienna—Milan . • • •• • • •• • • •. • • 109%
Grosetto .•••• • .. • • ..... ..
Oldenburg • • • • .. • • .59
Pesth Bridge .. • .... •••••••• • • • • • • • •
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BBILIN, AUGUST 11.
Bills. Money.
St.Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent •• ••••. • • • • 93% 92%
Pruss.English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent ••• • • .
Foreign Exchanges • • •
Exchange on London, X 1 Sterling, 3 Months 6 24% 6 24%

JENNY LIND AT BIRMINGHAM.—The first compo-
sition selected by Mdlle. Jenny Lind to sing in the
Music Hall, Birmingham, on the 26th inst., is Haydn's
charming song in the Creation, " With verdure clad."
She will also sing " Casta diva," some Swedish melodies,
and the finale to Sonnambula. Her harmonious coad-
jutors will consist of Madame Solari, Signors Gardoni
and F. Lablache ; M. Balfe will preside at the piano-
forte. What a phalanx of talent.
LORD-LIEUTENANCY OF GLOUCESTER.—We are
assured on good authority that two petitions to her
Majesty, one emanating from the electors, and the other
from the women of the county of Gloucester, are in the
course of signature, praying for the removal of the Earl
Fitzhardinge from the Lord-Lieutenancy. The grounds
of the prayer are, the Noble Earl's unconstitutional and
arbitrary interference in the late election for the wee ere
division; his alleged attempt, by oppressive measures, to
disband one troop of the yeomanry cavalry of the county,
and other reasons, principally of a personal character,
which render him, in the opinion of the petitioners, unfit
for the high office of chief magistrate of the county.—
Bristol Mirror.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.—WhiIe tl.O
steam-boat Premier was leaving Dumbarton pier yester-
day at midnight, a boat, containing three men, pushed
off from the dock-yard to ship some goods, and the man
at the stem having caught hold of the rope thrown from
the steamer, in fastening it to the seat the boat got such
a jerk that a young man, named James Thomson, sea-
man, who was sitting at the stern, was thrown overboard.
He was carried under the stern of the steamer, as he
himself afterwards affirmed that he saw the rudder above
him ; and not being able to swim, be was struggling with
the watery element, and was just on the point of sinking,
when his companion, David Paton, of the smack Argyle,
having daringly, yet praiseworthily, leaped from the
boat; caught hold of him and allowed him to get breath;
but Paton not being able to hold on any longer, let go
to save his own life. By this time a person in one of
the boats that had come to their assistance shoved down
his oar, when the half-drowned youth seized hold of it,
and was safely got on board. The usual restoratives
having been applied, he completely recovered from his
unexpected dip, and resolved now to learn to swim,
having seen the necessity of doing so by experience.
Greater caution should be observed by the persons who
use these little boats, as they are dangerous on account
of the sudden jerk which they receive when they come
in contact with the steamers. The captain deserves
praise for his humane exertions on the occasion ; and
particularly David Paton, who, in fact, saved the life of
the youth.—North British Mail.
DEPARTURE OF THE GUADALQUITER.—On Satur-
day afternoon this fine new steam-ship, of whose trial
trip we gave some account last Monday, took her de.
parture for Cuba, via New York, under the command of
Captain Hosken, carrying out upwards of twenty pas-
sengers and sixty tons of fine goods on freight, but no
specie. The Guadalquiver left the Coburg-dock about
one o'clock, and proceeded rapidly down the river in
fine style, notwithstanding that she had on board, in
addition to her cargo, upwards of 300 tons of coal ;
and, should the weather prove favourable, there is little
doubt that the replies she carries to the letters received
by the Britannia will arrive out sufficiently early to
anticipate those by the Boston steamer, which leaves on
Thursday next. She draws, we are informed, seven
feet of water only ; and on the whole, as she steamed
down the river, presented a handsome appearance.
Her insurance for the run to Cuba, via New York. was
effected at Lloyd's, we believe at a very low figure,
namely, 40a., with liberty to make a stay of six weeks
at New York to receive her flush decks. This fact is
peculiarly gratifying to the commander of the Guadal-
quiver. The following is a list of her passengers :
Mr. Sittig, Mr. Murray, Mr. Mlienzie, Mr. Mowatt,
Mr. Brodie, Mr. Blount, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Mercer,
Mr. Dunlop, Lieutenant Pechell, Mr. Draper, Mr.
Draper, jun., Captain Robinson, Mr. Wilson, Mr. bun-
combe, nurse, and two servants ; Mr. Ewart, wife, ser-
vant, and two children ; Dr. Carson, Miss Harbottle,
and Mr. Charles F. Shaw.—Liverpool
- -OPENING OF THE HADLEIGH LlNE.—This interest-
ing event is fixed for Friday next, the.2oth inst. Active
preparations are being made in the vicinity of the Had-
Leigh station. The goods and coal sheds are nearly
completed, and the station is rapidly progressing. On
Friday the shops will be closed at Hadleigh, and a gene-
ral holiday will be given. From the preparations that
are in progress, there is no doubt the directors will
meet with a warm and hearty reception. Ipswich
Express.
THE MESMERIST Ourwrrren.—At a recent mes-
meric lecture, in Exeter, by Mr. Hicks, one of the expe-
riments most signally failed, to the chagrin of the lec •
turer. Having, as he fancied, mesmerised a table and
man's band, and by some means held the two. so e
twuhaelltyhetrotgheetyhesrhtehualdt it all lagdearennhdeedpaorntedli,i_s_hee, I.nnpgi
cl_
shilling in tempting proximity to the lirdou` Icana take'
and exclaimed, There now, I"Pa.n.'Tilittnrlc yOu," said
A man who has been
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CURED PROVISIONS
AND CATTLE. A return
Member for Dublin, Mr. E. Grogan,
moved for by the 3.
imported into this country,
eehxtarreeme
t. of salted beef, 166,492 6 cwt.
cwt. of bacon, 147,727 tw
eapopviderrt
of salted pork, 24,131 oxen and bulls, 34,205 cows,
shows that in the year endleBd,29u9lyews,t.loBf4h7,amthee,re43wBe2re
5,638 calves, 107,634 :sheep, 3,370 lambs, and 3,639
eft
Advertiser.
swine and bogs.

BARON OF RENFREW.
The Court journals some short time ago contained an
account of an interesting little joke played off upon his
Royal Highness the Prince Consort. One morning
after breakfast, at Windsor Castle, the lord in waiting
brought in a card to the Prince, having upon it neatly
engraved " The Baron of Renfrew," and at the same
time delivered a polite message on the part of the baron,
craving the honour of an audience. Immediately
" Burke's Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage"
was put in requisition to ascertain who this dignitary
should be ; but, after much search, no such title could
be found in that great record of the British nobility.
Neither could his Royal Highness recollect that he had
ever heard the baron's name mentioned in the high
circles on the Continent. However, to make a long
story short, after the Prince had puzzled himself in vain
to find some clue to " The Baron of Renfrew," ho de-
sired that the baron might be shown up, when the
once solved
of Wales.
bythe marching in of his
eldestmy 5 t e
son—thery wa
sa
t Prince

As the Baron of Renfrew is to accompany our
Grseious Queen on her visit to her ancient and loyal
kingdom on this occasion—and further, as the royal
party, for the first time, is to pass those districts of Scot-
land which give titles of dignity to the heirs apparent of
the Scottish throne—it will not prove unsuitable if we
take this opportunity of reminding our readers that the
styles and titles of the baron are (according to our
ancient formularies) 63 follow:
The Right Excellent, High, and Magnanimous Albert
Edward, Knight and Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the
Isles, Earl of Carrick, Duke of Rothsay, Prince and
Great Steward of Scotland.

Amongst these titles, it will be observed that baronet,
viscount, and marquis do not occur, because these three
last are modern names of rank. Further, it is worthy of
remark, that baronet is an hereditary dignity between
baron and lord; viscount between lord and earl; and
marquis between earl and duke.
The title of baron in Scotland, and the title of baron
in England, are not one and the same; the latter and
our Scottish title of lord being equivalent. Baron in
Scotland is inferior to baronet. Baron in England is
superinr to baronet. The titles of the Great Steward of
Scotland illustrate this distinction in a very cleat way
for Baron- of Renfrew is just as distinct from Lord of
the Isles, as Earl of Carrick is distinct from Duke of
Roth say.
Yet there are, perhaps, not five men in the whole
peerage or baronetage of the United Empire who know
these distinctions between baron and lord; or are aware
that baron is a titulum honorem et statum, which has been
conferred by charter on many of our baronets and peers
before they were raised to higher honours.
It is a very remarkable circumstance, too, that the
title baron, as contradistinguished from lord, should
only now exist in Scotland as a secondary or subordinate
name of dignity. For, after all, in an old and proud
monarchy, what are the titles of honour that are chiefly
to be prized? The Baron of Renfrew is a right noble
title, almost as ancient as our hills. So are the titles
Baron of Polok, Baron of Colstoun, Baron of Riddell,
Baron of Ancrum, Baron of Mochrum, Baron of Den-
nistoun, the heads of which houses are, we believe, the
only six men in Scotland whose ancestors witnessed the
instrument of inquisition respecting the possessions of
the see of Glasgow, made by Prince David in 1116. Yet
five of these titles—titles 731 years old—are merged in
baronetcies conferred not two centuries back, whilst the
owner of the sixth, the late Member for Glasgow, has
long dropped it for that of esquire—sic transit gloria
, mundi!—North British Mail.

DINNER TO THE HON. GRANTLEY

BERKELEY.

A public dinner was given on Monday last at
Dursley, West Gloucester, to celebrate the return of
the Hon. Grantley Berkeley, who made a speech on
the occasion, in which he entered into lengthened
details of the different measures taken by his adver-
saries to oppose his return. It was no use to say
(said the Hon. Gentleman) that the Duke ofßeaufort
did not direct his tenants to vote against me, for I saw
the order.—(Hear, hear, and shame.) Lord Ducie
did the same. An elector wrote to me and said—
" When you write to me again disguise your hand,
for the post-master here is in Grenville Berkeley's
interest, and will report your correspondence with
me to Lord Ducie."—(Shame.) On hearing this I
wrote to Lord Ducie, and received a reply from Lady
Ducie, stating that her lord was ill, and declined in-
terfering in election matters. I replied to her Lady-
ship, telling her that if the Earl was ill he could say,
aye or nay, would he leave his tenants free to vote
for Grantley Berkeley if they pleased. The only
answer I got to this straightforward question waF a
most insolent letter from Mr. Morton, the Earl's
steward. The Lord-Lieutenant--you all know what
he has done. He brought down my brother Augustus,
who had not been at his castle for fourteen years, to
vote against me. He attempted to induce my brother
Henry to take the same course, but he remained
neutral, and Craven plumped against me, his brother.
—(Shame.) You all kn w that the most disgusting
scenes of debauchery, corruption, and bribery ever
witnessed characterised the late election. We never
shall have purity of election so long as the golden
sceptre of the peer can make poor men subservient to
the point of its own indication. The time, however,
is coming when lords will be compelled to lay aside
the pressure of the coronet, and act for the good of
the people.—(Loud cheers.) Gloucestershire and
Monmouthshire have taught the three lords a lesson.
Gentlemen (concluded the Hon. Gentleman), allow
me to thank you again for our proud position. Gra-
titude will cause me to take a more prominent part
in all that concerns your interest and the country at
large than I have heretofore done. Trust me, I will
do everything that is free in principle and correct in
purpose. Give me a fair trial, and you will not find
me wanting.—(Great cheering.)

MILITARY LEVEE.—Tuesday Lord Fitzroy So-
merset, as Military Secretary to the Commander-in-
Chief, held a levee at the Horse Guards. Among the
officers present were—Major-General Ewart, Major P.
Campbell, Lieut.-General Wright, Colonel Rowland,
Colonel Harding, Major-General Macneill, Lieutenant-
Colonel Schswonsor, Lieutenant-Colonel Davies, Major
Neville (Paymaster Royal), Captain Hon. J. Keane,
Rev. C. Davies, Captain Kincaid, Captain J. H. Grey,
and about forty other gentlemen.
SUDDEN DEATH.—We have to record the sudden
death of Thomas Andrews, Esq., of Blagden's farm,
Hempstead, which took place on the 9th inst. Deceased,
who was in the 78th year of his age, had been at the
polling district at Saffron Walden, for the election of the
Members of Parliament, and returned home to tea,
when, soon after his arrival, he felt indisposed, and died
in less than two hours, deeply regretted. The celebrated
Hempstead foxhounds were kept and hunted by Mr.
Andrews for more than twenty years.—Essex Paper.
STEAM VERSUS PROTECTION.—A free-trade elector
of North Ddrham, whom the Protectionists had booked
as " absent in France," unexpectedly dropped in upon
them at Morpeth, shortly after the opening of the poll
on Tuesday, and plumped for Sir G. Grey. He was at
Boulogne at eight o'clock on Monday morning, steamed
across the Channel to Folkestone, spent two agreeable
hours at that place, proceeded by railway to London,
devoted five hours to business, and then came forward to
Morpeth, arriving in time to be among the foremost
voters on Tuesday morning. How can " protection," ,
or, in other words, the isolation of classes and nations, '
exist in such a world of steam ?—Gateshead Observer.
EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION.—Tuesday, shortly
before twelve o'clock, a fire, involving a serious destruc-
tion of property, broke out in the premises belonging to
Mr. Morgan, a builder, in the Old Kent-road. The flames
originated from some unknown cause in the manufac-
tory, a range of premises about 80 or 100 feet long, and
of proportionate width. At the time the discovery was
made the fire had obtained a strong hold of the place,
and, owing to the inflammable nature of the stock de-
posited therein, the flames extended with more than ustui
ridity, so that in less than ten minutes the enhtai
rosPro-
perty presented one immense sheet of 1! ei.
telligence of the
bourhood. This circumstance caused
to the engine sta-
disaster to be speedily communicated_
1184 the spot was that
tions. The first engine that as
'.e Southwark-bridge-road.
high into the air, and completely illuminated
belonging to the brigade fr n_i
he
officer of the district. Mr.
with Mr. Henderson, the
of the West of England firemen,
Connorton, the head
company's engine and men from
next arrived with the
ent was lost in setting both
Not a mom
Waterloo road.
from the canal, but before a drop of
d upon the flames they had ex-
tended be discharge .
water coo e pile of premises, the property
d to another large
tende
Saunders, a butcher.
stone merchant, and also to the build-
ings, . Dalton, a
Mr.
tenanted by
trlrtkdifficu difficulty in approaching the burning
Owing to
out the flames, thewthe firemeng
property, but, nothing daunted, they were enabled to
encompass the flames on either side, and by discharging
the water round them they were happily arrested in their
progress; but it was a long time before they were extin-
guished, and that was accomplished by the exertions of
numerous other firemen of the Brigade and County Com-
mgc.un'ttweeddas,b
pany. The engine belonging to the latter company was
premisesd
ers severely working tools,al
o damaged
&at
also very early at the scene. By one o'clock the flames
hadt he machines
thintense
eg heat thrownl by
were nearly extinguished; but by that hour Mr. Mor-
gan's factory, together with the stock in trade, the men's
_rvaenfiddur
ect.ehdeTt
pohreoap
es
totalh
retsy,
loMofsrs Mr..
must
uaslstatounbn' ,-.
very considerable.
POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.—On the evening of
Thursday last, Mr. Hart, postmaster, Paisley, left the
office in the usual state, and on his return, about a quar-
ter-past one on Friday morning, he found that_ some
parties had entered and broken open various lock -fact
places, and stolen cash and postage stamps to the value
t entered
of about six pounds. It is supposed that
lt.hta
was they
the
same
by means of skeleton keys, and that
party who entered the Renfrewshire tilivertiser office on
half a
the same morning, and within han hou
uf
r o the same
false Y
sed at the
time. The circumstance of the y _
exactly the post-office door,
Advertiser office suiting
strengthens the saspicion.—Glasgoto Arg us.