The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-17 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1846.

The triumphant return of the Right. Hon. TITOMAS
BABINGTON MACAULAY, as the representative of the
city of Edinburgh, is a consummation of that inte-
resting election which cannot create the slightest
astonishment. A love for civil and religious liberty
has penetrated too deeply into the popular heart to be
eradicated by a sickly puff of fanaticism : the pro-
priety, ,not to say, the ,common justice of the endow-
ment which has so stirred up the bile of certain ultra-
religionists is too indisputable a fact to be, over-
whelmed by the prejudices of a feeble minority. Sir
CULLING E. SMITn has discovered himself to have
been the victim of an enormous delusion. lie
erroneously conceived that he was unfurling a gon-
falon before the citizens of the Scotch capital, when
the symbol of his principles of opposition was a 'thing
more than the fly-leaf of a hiltpenny tract. It is
hardly credible that any candidate should have been
entered against Mr. MACAULAY upon a plea so sin-
gularly vexatious ; and the adventure partakes more
of the characteristic of rashness, because of the conso
' mince which has hitherto prevailed without interrup-
tion between the political and religious sentiments
of that constituency and the .Paymaster of her
MAJESTY'S Forces. Perhaps, however, we should rather
congratulate ourselves upon the circumstance of this
antagonism, since through its intervention another
most signal victory has been elicited in favour of
liberality. Perhaps we should rejoice at the appear-
ance of the rejected candidate upon the hustings, be-
cause by that interposition his successful opponent is
"set off" as by a foil. Nothing, indeed, could be
more gratifying than the manner in which this
pseudo-contest hasbeen brought to a conclusion. Upon
the final close of the poll one thousand ~even hundred
and thirty-five votes are found to have been registered
for Mr. 'l'. B. MACAULAY ; eight hundred and thirty-
two only for Sir C. E. SMITE, confirming the elec-
tion of the former by a majority of nine hundred and
three. More than double the number of electors
were, therefore, pulled in favour of the Ministerial
candidate above those who supported his antagonist.
That is but natural, considering the uniform affec-
tion of the Edinburgh population to the most compre-
hensive and the most generous of political policies—
it is but natural, considering the candour with which
Mr. MACAULAY'S genius and his integrity are there
appreciated—it is but natural, considering that a.'
career of judicious and popular legislation, and a
mind gifted with the most splendid übiliies, was op-
posed merely upon the irritation of a single class,
merely upon the warp of a single measure, merely
upon the questilnable character of a single act of
legislative charity ! 'We will dispassionately concede
that every individual inimical to the nomination of
Mr. MACAULAY was actuated s ,lely by motives the
most conscientious—we will grant this much, nay we
will go so far as to believe it ; nevertheless everything
proves those 832 persons to have been mistaken in so
thinking. The verdict of the national jury has been
given against them-1,735 individuals out of their
own constituency hive proclaimed their bugbears to
be altogether illusory. And, as though in confirma-
tion of that announcement, Mr. MACAULAY, in re-
turning his acknowledgments and congratulations to
the electors, has declared that he believes his now
triumphant cause to be " the cause of true religion."
lie believes it to be the cause 'of true religion !
An intellect so keen in the perception of a truth,
and so analytical in the scanning of a sentence, '
would never celebrate the realisation of his Par-
liamentary hopes by the utterance of a para-
dox ! Nevertheless, Sir C. E. SMITE! and his
adherents ussvrt their conviction that the policy 01
the new Paymaster of the Forces is not, only detri-
mental to the interests of the Established Church,
but is subversive of all religion. These conflicting
opinions have been submitted to the decision of the
enfranchised citizens of Edinburgh, and by an ac-
cordance of more than two to one the views of Mr.
MACAULAY have been sanctioned. That approval is
a remarkable triumph for the world-wide doctrine of
civil and religious liberty, and this not so much from
the man and the principle involved in its con-
sideration, as from the fact of that victory having been
achieved in the northern metropolis. It will be wel-
comed with alacrity throughout the country, and will
act as a salutary lesson both in England, Ireland,
Scotland, and Berwick-up-)n-Tweed. MACAULAY is
worthy of Edinburgh, and E I inburgh of Macatmay.

One of those horrible occurrences that shock and
outrage every feeling of humanity has recently tikett
place in the immediate vicinity of the metropolis, and
has terminated in the death of the unfortunate victim
of military severity, and of one of the remnants of a
barbarous anti inhuman code. Although every exer-
tion appears to have been used for the purpose or
keeping the revali' g transaction from the know-
ledge of the public, yet, owing to the
promptitude of Inspector LAWRENCE, of the
T division of police, and of Mr. 13aEmT, the
Coroner's summoning officer for Heston, it has been
made the subject of en inquiry before the Co-
Toner, which, under any circumstances, must be pro-
ductive of much benefit; for if the circumstances con-
nected with the case have been unduly exlgtrerated,
the feelings of horror and indignation that now affect
and disturb the minds of the public will be
appeased and mitigated; or, if they have been
truly stated, - and the revolting and- bruta-
lising features should be found to exist, we
doubt not that the feeling, will become universal, and
that the voice of public opinion will so loudly de-
mand the abolition of corporeal punishment, as to
cause its total and speedy abolition.

It appears that a private soldier of the 7th Hus-
sars, named FREDERICK WHITE, has recently been
flogged at Hounslow Barracks for some viola-
tion of military discipline; that after the in-
fliction he was removed to the hospital of
the barracks, where he died on Saturday last.
No mention, however, was made of the transaction,
and he was to have been buried on Wedzwday,
without any inquiry into the circumstances by which
his death was occasioned. Owing to the vigilance of
the persons we have already mentioned, the burial
was stopped, and a jury were yesterday even-
ing impanelled before Mr. WAIELEY to investi-
gate the cause of his death. The inquest
was adjourned until some day in the course of the
ensuing week, in order to afford an opportunity to
the friends of the unfortunate young man, to whom,
it appeared, no notice whatever had been given of the
inquiry, or even of his melancholy end, of being pre-
, sent and watching the proceedings, anti also to have
the several witnesses in attendance, and to give time of
a medical man, unconnected with the army, to
see and examine the body—precautions, which the
secresy observed and the frightful appearance of
the body, rendered prudent and necessary. It is
-Aid that the back, from the nape of the neck
to the loins, presented a deep purple appear-
ance, and that a large piece of flesh, nine inches
one way and eight inches another, had been cut
away from the middle of the back, where the
greatest inflammation had manifestly been. We
shall, for the present, refrain from any corn_
ment on the foregoing statement, as it has
been made the subject of judicial inquiry,
which will, doubtless, be conducted in the most
stringent and efficient manner. If, however, it
should appear that the death was in any manner
occasioned or even hastened by the flogging, a
serious responsibility will fall on those who attempted
to keep the facts concealed, and to hasten the funeral,
without procuring that investigation which should
ever take place w:iea a Briti,h subject has lit his
life through any but natural causes.

IVe have mi., been consc:76ntiOilfly opposed to the
whole system of military flogging. There never can ,
exist the imperative acceoity whioh could

tify so horrible an alternative, when tie country is
at peace, and the regiment at barracks, when the
ordinary and more humane remedies of increased
drill, stoppage of pay, solitary cunfinement, or ether
Means within the power of a commanding officer,
will be found amply. ufficient to preserve the necessary
discipline, and to procure the proper discharge of
the regimental duties by the soldiers. In many of
the regiments that are so fortunate as to he placed
under the command of humane officers, the lash, with
all its degrading incidents, has been practically abo-
lished, and yet as full and efficient a control has been
kept up, and a better and happier soldiery
bear testimony to the efficacy of the milder rule.
The man who has once bean brought to the triangles
is ever after rendered useless as a soldier; there is not
a single instance of such a man afterwards redeeming
his character and conducting himself well. The iron
has entered into his .soul, he feels that he has
been degraded beneath the rank of a man
before the eyes of his comrades. No longer can he
entertain the proud feeling which would in-
duce him to attempt the zealous discharge of
his duties, and thereby to raise 'himself in
the good opinion of his officers and companions, and
thus to obtain the promotion which it might be rea-
sonable for him to hope for ; his heart has be-n.
more severely tortured by the stripes than his body ;
he becomes reckless, and seeks forgetfulness in the
baneful vice of intoxication. A nuisance to his corps,
he is at last, perhaps, driven from it in disgrace to
misery and destitution. Surely, it is not in
such a manner that British subjects, our fellow-
coun'rymen, who have taken upon themselves the
most arduous duties, who have yielded up a portion
of their liberdes for the pubic protection, should be
treated.

Much has lately been said of the necessity of im-
proving the barracks, and the condition and comforts
of the soldier—of affording to him the blessings of
education, and raising him in the social scale. The
example other nations has been adduced to us,
and the valuable results that have followed in
every Instance where such a course was
adopted have been pointed out and commented upon,
and we fully and entirely agree with what has been
urged, and think that it is imperatively demanded at
our hands, not only by considerations of policy, but of
common justice. Let, however, the first improvement
be the abolition of flogging ; let not the mere whim
of a heartless and cruel commander be suffered to
blast every prot.pect, and to degrade the gallant
soldier, perhaps for some trivial and insignificant
offence, or bre.tch of regulations. -flow can you ex-
pect the man with any degree of education, with any
moral pride, or manly feeling, to enter into
the ranks where such humiliation, such degraiation is
possible ? It cannot be; you'must remove the disgrace.
Let it not be said that the British army is so demo-
ralised, so insensible to every better feeling, that they
can only be governed by the intervention of the lash.
%Vint ever may be the degree of blame attachable to
any party in the present instance, we sincerely hope
that an earnest effort will be made on behalf of our
military brethren, and that such practices may to
longer be sanctioned under the Briti.h flag.

A letter from Rome, dated July 2d, published in
the Aupbargh Gazette, states that the Pons the day
before went on foot, accompanied only by a few pre-
lates and some Swiss soldiers, to the church of the
Salesian nuns, where the festival of the Visitation was
being celebrated. The inhabitants of Rome were
.:.surprised to see the POPE walking through the
streets, a circumstance which had not been witnessed
since the days of Pope GA SGAN EL LI. his lIOLINEss
on his return was received with great enthusiasm, and
the acclamations of the .crout4 increased- when he
condescended to receive a petition presented to him
by a poor man. On the Ist of July, the six car-
dinals, LAMB RIACHINI, BERN ET TI, AM AT, GIZZI,
MATTE!, and MAcam, met to deliberate, and the POPE
submitted the following questions for examination :
First—How and in what manner slKuld an amnesty
be granted ? Secondly—ln what way can the public
debt be paid off? Thirdly--Would it be prudent to
discharge the foreign troops? Fourthly—Would it
be better for the Administration to possess one or two
Secretaries of State ? Deputations daily arrived f:om
all parts a ith ad Tresses of congratulation to the
POPE. It was stated that the scientific men of Rome
would this year be permitted to be present at the
Scientific Congress at Genoa, and that the Congress
I would be celebrated next year at noMe ; the system
of public instructixi would be modified, and the cen-
sorship less .severe, particularly on scientific matters.
The expedition to the interior of Africa, proketed
by the late Pope, is now organised. It consists of
Monsignor CASOLANI, recently appointed bishop,
Father RYLLO, Dr. KNOB LOC II ER, and AN G ELO
VOX°. The last two were to leave Rome on the
2 1 of July, and to traverse Africa from Abyssinia to
Senegambia, and from Congo to the Barbary States.
CASOLANI and RYLLO are to leave Rome in No-
vemb,r, to proceed to Egypt, and from thence en-
deavour to penetrate into the interior of Africa.
The Go!lrrier de ilurseille publi4les a letter from
Rome of the sth, stating that the POPE having re-
ceived hit that some young 'men from Bo-
logna had been ordered to return to the city, because
some sonnets and satires upon the Papal Government
had been found in one of their trunks, has desired
that the order should be revoked, and expressed great
auger at this infringement of personal liberty fur so
Might a cause.

The Cologne Gazette states that letters have been
received from -Warsaw, which state that during his
recent vlsit to that city, the Emperor NictioLas an-
nounced his intention of immediatorly proclaiining the
abolition of slavery throughout his dominions. It
appears from these letters that the EMPEROR, during
his stay at Warsaw, frequently perambulated the
streets, and visited the public places without guards
or attendants.

According to the Journal of Frankfort, there will
be a meeting of provincial deputies held at Berlin
early in 1847, to con,idera proposition for rwforming the
present mode of taxation, and for the discussion of vari-
ous financial questions which will be submibted to them.

Madrid papers of the 9th have arrived.
The Clamor Publico states, that during his stay in
Paris, the Infante Don ENRIQUB received visits at
his hotel from M. -Guizor and from M. Oomois
I3ARRO?.

These pipers contain intelligence from Lisbon to
the 3d instant.

In the Diario of that day is a dispatch from the
Civil Governor of Vizen, announcing the com-
plete restoration of tranquillity in the province
of Tras-os-Montes. A Spanish transport, with
286 soldiers on board, had arrived at Lisbon
on the 2d. She had left Ferrol for the West
Indies, but the soldiers had mutinied, and forced the
captain to convey thetri to Lisbon.

iSlatuun Botsa, JULY 9.—The Thtee per Cents. were
done on the Madrid Bourse at 33 cash ; the Five per Cents.,
at 203/4 ditto; the Pamivel at 6% ditto; the Shares of
the Bank of San Fernando, at 3SS ; and those of Isabel,
at 200.

We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
Monday being the fourth anniversary of the la-
innted death of his Roy al Highness the Duke
•D'OIZLEANS, a solemn Servicz., was performed in the
funeral chapel of Dreux, in presence of their MAJES-
TIES and several members of the Royal Family, who
had arrived from Paris for this pious ceremony. A
service was also performed in the chapel of St. Fer-
dinand, at Sablonville. In all the churches of the
capital mass was performed for the repose of the soul
of the deceased Prince, and most of the theatres were
closed.

According to the Courrier Francais, "a modifica-
tion in the Ministry is spoken of for the period at
which the Chambers are to be convoked. Marshal
SOULT is not the only one who retires. The retire-
ment of M. Matertm (du Nord) is also mentioned.
He is, it is said, to cede his place to M. liunzaT ;
and M. DELANoi.g, Advocate-General" of the Court
of Cessation, is to replace M. llEuzier as Proeureur-
General et the Cour Royale."

The Opposition papers are labouring hard to create
" a sensation" by the Pritchard indemnity cry, but
without producing much effect. The disaster on
the Northen itailroal still engro,:sess public at-
tention.

U. FR iss A RD, the Government Inspector of Railway,
h:-..sultiressecl a report on the subject to the Minister of.
Public Works. The point of the running off the rails
indicated, he Says, by a *kat rail, and the mark

of a wheel for the distance of 108 metros. Having
described the occurrence of the accident, M. Faissaun
proceeds as follows :

"Thy causes of the accident are to be sought for either in
the state of the road, the traction, or in the materiel. With
regard to the first point it must be observed that the acci-
dent took place on a straight part of the line over an em-
bankment of seven metres in height. When an affair of
such importance is in question it becomes necessary to go
into a very minute examination, and we therefore carefully
examined the, level of the road both lengthwise and across
it, and the result of this examination shows that the rails
have undergone no alteration from their longitudinal posi-
tion, with the exception of a slight depression caused by
the carriages running off' them. This could not be otherwise,
for the embankment was completed before the winter of 1844,
and was made with earth and chalk. This embankment,
raised on a spot of' peaty ground, experienced. successive
sinkings, which were filled up and afterwards required but
little attention to keep it ie its primitive level. It therefore
clearly appears to us that the execution of the line was in
no way conneced with the accident of the Bth inst. Neither
can any fault be found with the manner in which it has
been kept up. That portion of the line having been given up
to the company from the Ist of Arm!, it has since had the
charge of keepin it its repair, and on this part of the line
great care had bi en taken. At the spot where the acci-
dent occurred the rails are displaced, the chairs are broken,
and from the violent shocks, the sleepers placed en new
ground were forced down, and thus caused the depression
above alluded to. We have mentioned this depression be-
cause it has been stated without reflection and without exa-
mination that tite accident was caused by the giving way
of the embankment formed on marshy ground. But even
supposing this
accident, which it did not, it 'could not have occasioned it,
for very sensible depressions are frequently to be found at
the junction of embankments with works of art, and some-
times the clearing btoom of a locomotive has touched in go-
ing over those depressions without any inconvenience being
felt by the train. The condition in which the road has been
kept is therefore as little to be blamed as the execution. We
now come to the traction, and have to inquire whether the
too great speed of the train was the cause of the accident. or
a sudden check broke the connecting chain of the carriages?
The time at which the train passed the different stations
proves that the average rate of going was rather slow than
exees -ive ; the last distance front Arras to Fampoux, which
is about eight kilometres (about five miles English), was
gone ever in 22 minutes, which only gives 22 kilometres per
hour. But the average rate of going does not prove that the
slope of Om. 004 was not gone down with great rapidity.
W hat might cause it to be presumed is the disposition of the
fir'group ; it indicates, in fact, that each of its elements must
have been animated by a great speed to pass beyond the ele-
ments which preceded it, and to get before it in place of re-
maining behind. The speed of the other groups was dead-
ened by ploughing up transversely a greater length of the
embankment. It may thus be considered that if in the de-
cline of a slope where the rate of going is usually more rapid.
a rise of a greater inclination is being surmounted, there will
be a slackening of speed at the header the train, whereas the
rear will continue to move with its primitive speed ; the
middle of the train would then find itself compressed, anti
pushed out of the way. This hypothesis, which may explain
the three points where the train was broken, and the dis-
placement of the rail on the left pushed towards the empty
space, would not accord with the movement of other groups.
However, if the engineers, on perceiving a disorder in the
:rain, tried to stop the machines, the effect of the compression
may have added to any other cause of going off the rails. A
going off the rails may be occasioned by the rupture of one
or several parts of the materiel; but how, in the
midst of these broken fraginetes, can effects be sepa-
rated front causes? • The mnte,iel has been exa-
mined with great care; the wheels and axletrees
are in excellent condition; none Of the latter have
been broken or even biassed; some wheels present slight
marks of collision from striking against the rails, particularly
these of the baggage waggon which was first precipitated.
There have been broken only a few junction-bare and sonic
uniting chains, anti the euspension-springs of the waggon
just mentioned. It is impossible to say what piece was first
broken, and that is perhaps the cause of the accident, for the
rupture of a juction-bar produces oblique shocks, and may
occasion a going off the rails. Every one has rivalled in zeal
to lessen as much as possible the results of this deplorable
event. The authorities did all they could to aid in saving
the victims, and the last duties were rendered with all de-
sirable propriety."

M. FRISSARD concludes with the following " sum-
ming up :"
The catastrophe of Farnpoux cannot be attributed either
to the execution or the mode of keeping 4.,f the road. The
cause of it must therefore be sought for elsewhere; but how
can the truth be discovered by interrogating witnesses, pre-
judiced and troubled or fragments flung together, in the
midst of which effects are confounded with causes. If, not-
withstanding all our researches, it has been impossibe for
us to arrive at a positive conclusion, we have been able at
least .to rectify many facts that were misrepresented and
exaggerated by inexact reports. The Cour Royale cf Douai
having taken up the affair, an inquiry, eateren into by en-
lightened magistrates, will bring to light many facts and
circumstances which remain mikuown to us. The courts of
law will come to the aid of science by furld,biag new data
to resolve a question so interesting to public sattry."

The report is considered by the National and. the
Courtier Francais as completely insignificant. The
latter journal concludes a long article on the subject,
by giving the following as the causes of these dis-
asters :

" 1. On the parts of the line which required sleepers, on!y
four were placed in lieu of five, as all tue rules of art demand d
The Northern Company was informed of this necessity, but
in order to comply with it, it would have been necessary
to take up the rails along the whole line. 2. However
the Ministry did not fear to deAgnate for the company
the day of inauguration. The company. placed in the alter-
native of °peeing the line, cr giving reasons for refusing to
do so, preferred running the chances of a disaster, which was
certain since it was foreseen, to depreciating their shares,
by declaring that the line delivered by the Ministry was
badly made, and that it was indispensable to take it up for
the fifth sleepers. 3. Once that the line was opened, the
Prefect of Police imposed on the company the obligation of
:deriverinttit to public circulation, or to declarethe mxives
for which such a course was to be suspended. It was again
not to depreciate their shares that; the company decided • ofi
delivering to circulation a line which it knew to be &fee-
live; it adopted this course notwithstanding the detestable
organisation of its servic,, which alone caused the disaster of
the 9th July. In all that the company kas culpdile a the
Ministry : the fmner has given proofs of an inexcusabk
eAgern.,s4 after gain; the second of an u! parouable indif-
feience for the lives of passengers."

The Journal de la Somme states that in addition to
the fourteen persons killed as described in the official
report, three have since died of the wounds. The
Aid-de-camp of General OUDINOT is rapidly recover-
ing. He is now considevd out of danger.
It is stated by the Univers that in consequence of
this accident parapets sufficiently high to prevent
the waggons from falling over the banks, and strong
enough to resist, a, violent shock, are to be established
on the bridges and other dangerous passages along all
the railroads in France.

The Prince DE JOINVILLE and his squadron ar-
rived at La Goulette, near Tunis, on the 27th. The
BET invited the Prince to Tunis, where he remained
from the 28th of June to the 3d of July.
His reception was most cordial and courteous, and
Tunis was the scene of continued festivities during
the whole time of his stay. The Amiodee, was dis-
patched to Malta on the 4th, for coals. On the same
day the squadron sailed for La Goulette, but its
•
destination was unknown.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Tiles-
os, 1,272;. 70c. ; Rouen. 932 f. 717 f. 50.!. ; Avignon, 8781.
av
.
50e.
dat 83t. 30c. ; the Five per Cents., 121 f. 70e.;
Orleans,
7Hs,,cN:ri,v7 1
lite.iirtiz.l,.r:n)Ga, dr6eaS3to Nrthern
Shares,
Bordeaux, 556 f. 25c. ; Fampoux,are
407 f. 50e. ; Paris and Strasburg, 487 f. 50e.; Tuurs and
Narite, 5001. ; Paris and Lyons, 525 f ; Spanish Three per
Cents., 351; ditto Domestic Debt. 31i; ditto Pa..tsivei, 5.
The following are the quotations. for the new lines:—
Lyons and Avignon Den-naives, 493 f.; Bordeaux ditto,
480 f.

BUSINESS FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TUE
LONDONE STOCK EXCHANGE, J%LT 15.
Boulogne and Amiens, 12% —Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette
(Esneleta), 1 4 —Dutch Rhenish, 6%—Great Western Canada, 44
—Louvain and Jenrippe, 114 --Luxembourg, 2 —Namur and Liege,
3%—Northern of France Constituted, 13 4 —Orleans and Bordeaux,
—P.tris and Lyons Constituted. 5%--Paris and Rouen, 3d
Rouen and llavre, 2l 4.

THE PENthSULAR MAILS.

(From the Herald.)

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. - The Queen, Captain
Russell, arrived off this port this morning. Her dates
of departure are :--Gibraltar, July 6 ; Lisbon, Jul:,
10 ; Oporto, July 11 ; Vigo, July 12 ; Corunna, July
13. The Albion was in the Tagus, and the P►►lyphemus
at Gibraltar. The Queen brings forty-four passenger;.

LISBON, JULY 10.—The Miguelite movement is rapidly
subsiding. The fact le the leading men of that party, seeing
the utter inutility of the attempt, have thrown cold water
upon the ardour of their fellow partisans by positively re-
faursmring. taonhdavtoe
wanhyotmhintghe tstoidnosuwrigtehnso hopeless an enterprise.
Not one influential bligueiite has taken any part in it.
General Porvas, who at one Lime commanded the Al ignelite
Queen's authority. naturally looked as a
leader, has set his face against the undertaking by joining
with the other members of the Trasos Diorites jutra in au
.address to the Miguelites calling upon them to submit to the
they have of course given up the game for the present, al-
are rain, though a few insignificant guerrillas may ,yet contbue to
wander about the northernprovince for a while'
The otlicers and eoldieprs who were implicated in the
Under circumstances so discouraging,
intended to do, fur the purpose of-presen. presenting Almeida revolt in 1844 have returned from their exile in
Spin, by virtue of the amnesty recently accorded to them.
On reaching Abrantes, however, they were informed that
they would not be allowed to proceed to Lisbon, as they
themselves in a
body before the Qu fin ehrsuat t
tlhteart„
each
een
a "here we
individual. would.'be furnished with a passport to return to
his own home.
Colonel Ctesar de Vasconcellos, who is at
their ' head, and having left his
.aainidd sunaatpipiainnghathteoiry.,
scouted this proposal,
men behind him,
Government the “ s,of so arbitrary
- -y and the wherefore"
store of rockets were suet fizzinge and
a resolution. In expectation that the whole body were
coming down the Tagus, an immense crowd of people
had assembled proceeded- to- this city to demand of the
at the Blockhouse-square to welcome
them 'with bandy of music and sky-rockets in emu -
dance. The disappointmeht at finding that he had come
alone was of coarse very t • neverthelaes the whole
reiro hold out against alluwin
tonuur. It appears that this apparently trifling question
cracking in his
is very likely to bring about a partial change of Ministry.
The bake of r alinella and two of his colleagues are
willingiml to give
t the other two Ministers, Monsiuho and Lea-
hoaft4
proposed triumphant entrance into the capital, and as they
are the minority,
Theoir discordance and are d 4ee ' led not to yie.l,l the point,
they will no doui)t be e;
h'irgield to retire fr.m Office.
to be succ4ded probably bs 'Viscount SA da Bandeira a d
M. Aguiar, both of whom are of the Septeinimst party.
(lip
:ill.
as
rt
s.e d
31Lsit„huzies i
nepimeu;ipgeartanundat
isLtcn:u,ig.me
ujarikom,enwti theirhthe
movements of the Givernment, and it is well therefore that
they should resign,
55 their ineffectual Attempts to repress
the growth of the democratic element of power only serve to I
keep up a dangerous state of irritation. The Duke of Pal-
Uldileg Policy it far Sri • ; it Li • • °"''•

people take their fling till they are tired of it, after which he
will man:n4f, the m lila own wad•.

Ile is plan of finsoeial reform,
the completion of' which has been eelayed by differences of
opinion between the in. mbers cf the commis-ion appointed
to frame it. In co,:semience of this, the coin►ni,sion has
been partially recome ructett. by the reigns ion of two of The
dissentient niemi ers, Vise( unt Sada Bandeira and M. Lopez
Branco, and the appointment of three new members, Messrs.
Avila, Garrett, and Polycarpo Jose Machado. There is no
doubt that it is intended to effect very mat reductions in all
salaries and allowances, including those to the Queen and
Royal Family, as also in the nuinher of civil employes, and
to bring down the army to little more than half its present
force.

The Government is much embarrassed at present; the
Collection of the revenue in the provinces is at a standstill,
and the only resources are those derived from the Custom-
houses and tobacco contract. A bold measure like this,
thetefore. s?oms almost inevitrVe. The bate mention of it,
however, has created so much alarm among the public?, that it
will, pr,tbiy, not be resorted to but in the last extremity.
The July dividends on the internal debt are now in course of
payment at the Board of- Public Credit. The holders of
bonds of this portion of the natknal debt are safe enough;
whether the fi,rei;ti bondholders are equally so, remains to
be seen. limk of Lisbon notes are still at a discount of
about 2i percent. The bank continues its piyments, but to
a very limited extent. _ _

It is pretty certain now that the meeting of the Cortes
cannot take place on the first of September, as intended, the
plan which is to regulate the elections not having yet been
agreed upon by the Ministers. This delv has created much
discontent, and is :-:ttti',:uted by public opini,n to the oppo-
sition of Messrs. Mousinho and Lureiro.
A Spanish transport entered this port last week, having
on board between 200 and 300 soldiers, who In.d take i
part in the recent. Gallician insurrection, and :kilo, a
punishment for that oflence, were condemned to serve
in the island of Cuba. She was on her way to
that island, in company with several other transports,
under convoy of the brig of war Nervion, when the soldiers,
taking advantage of the disappearance of the brig of war,
rose upon the crew, and obliged the m to bear up for the
Tagus. The Spanish Envoy, .Nl. limbo, has demanded them,
as:deserters, but the Pori ugmose Government has refuted to
give them up, and they have since been landed, aid are now
in safety. _

With a view to the perfect restoration of trangnillitv,
decree, i.f which the following is the substance, has been
issued-by the Gov,roment, viz :
Article Ist. The districts' of Oporto, Broga, Viana, Villa
Real, Bragarca, and Aveiro, are to rm together one ad-
ministrative circle; and those of Vizen, Coimbra audGuarda,
another similar circle.

2d, Each of these circles is to be place 3 under the dire c-
tion of a central authority, with the title of Superior. Civil
Chief, to whom the administrators of districts are to address
all their reports, and whose orders they are to obey.
The promulgation of this -decree was followed- by the
appointment of Vim!aunt Beire and M. Fon,eca Mo-
gathaes as civil chiefs of the two circles respectively,
and they both proc < ded immediately to enter upol the
exercise of their turici ions a such. The measure, however.
is far from being likely to produce the desired effect,
t'or by the telegraphic accounts received yesterday it appears
that M. Fonseca M,gathaes, on arriving at Coimbra, was
received with a sort of chorieuri by the pe”ple, told all the
civil gAernors who were to have been subordinate to Lim
have resigned their offices.

The Five per Cent. Inscriptions have got up to 53.

THE LONDON JOINT-STOCK

B A.NK.

The annual general meeting of this Compary took place
yesterday, in the Board-room of the Bank, Pfinces-.tree!,
Mansion-house, when there was a very full atteudence of the
proprietors.
The Secretary, Mr. F. HEWET, having read the adverti=c-
milt convening the meeting, Mr. Chriatie.took the chair,
and the usual preliminary bii,iness having beef transacted,
the follow;ngyeport WS
The directors have great pleasure in presenting to the
shareholders the half-yearly statement of the affaits.of the
Bank.

" It will be seen by the annexed accounts that the net
profit, alier providing fir the current expenses, proportion of
building, had debts, and rebate of•interest on bids not yet
due, amounts to 31,132/. 3s. 7d.
" Tiiis result euabes the directors to declare the usual
dividend for the half-year. at the rate .of 6 per cent. per
annum, free from ipcine-tax, and to carry a surplus profit
of 13,132/. 3..7d. to the credit of the guarantee find,
which, with the addition of interest which lids accrued
there,m, will increase that fund to 110,673'. 15s. 2d.
"The directors think it desirable to cal the attention of
the shareholders to the fac', that in the half year's accounts
now presented, the gross amount of the profits of the western
branch is included with those at the head office. and
the current exp,nses cf that branch have been likewise
added to those of the head office. On former occasions only
he net profit of the western branch was included in the
accounts. .

"The dividend will be payable on and after Friday, the
h July in,t."

The tlei,ieyl was then declared.

On the tivoion that the report be adopted,
Mr. McoaE objected to the very large amount (18,132!.
3s. 71.) t vac wAscarried over to the guarantee Inpd, which was
Aready ;:utlicientiy large He also objected to the annual in-
creave 01 the expenditure.; of which the proprietors never
receivoi an. detailed account.

Mr. Counk.v n ished that the directors would state t what
point the rest in the guarantee tuna would take place.—
(Hear, hear.) .They would then have an increased dividend,
or receive a oonus.—( Hear. hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said that the subject should receive the
very best consideration at the directors. It was only during
the last three days that they were able to estimate what sur-
plus fund there would remain. There wad a feeling or. the
part al the directors that tiie establishment should he placed
o❑ the tirm,st pos,ilile bask and they therefore ceasidered
that 150,000/. ought to hi the minimum of the guarantee

The report was thin adopted, and of er passing a vote of
thanks to the Chairiwitt, the meeting. se,,arated.

EXPEDITIOUS JOURNEY TO

NORWICH AN!) YARMOUTH.

•
A special train left, the Shoreditch station. s este, dad- at
three minutes after five, to convey the pa,sengers; to the
Norfolk steamer, which was appointed to sail for Rlterdain
at a quirter liefore nine o'clock. The train propelled by
engine No. 32, upon which were Mr. Borthwick, the engi-
neer, and Mr, Sr ott, the suiwrintendent of the Eastern Coun
ties RAI way Company, consisted of f ur 6mr7bodied carriage,,
containing about sixty pas•, engers, and a new and powerful
brelk and luggage van recently introduced on this line. The
train reacht:d Bishop Sr,rtford (321/2 miles) in forty-six
minutes, and Cambridge (57%) in one hour and twenty-
seven minutes, including a delay of four minutes at Bishop
Stortford for watering. Here an additional carriage was put
on to accommodate twenty passengers, who bad been booked
at this station, and seven minutes were allowed for the re-
freshment of the London passengers. Brandon, 31 milei
from Gimbridge, and $Bl4 from London, was reached at
eighteen minutes past seven. The Eastern Counties Railway
engine was here detached and one belonging to tlu. Norfolk
Railway, under the special charge of Mr. Marshall, the resi-
dent engineer and locomotive superintendent of that Com-
pany, was coupled on. From Brandon to Norwich, 38 milas,
were completed in forty-seven minutes, and from Norwich
to Yarmouth (20 miles) in twenty-six minutes. The total
distance of the later place from- London is 146 miles, and
this was accomplished in three hours and thirty.seven
minutes, includiag stoppages, or without stoppa';es three
hours and sixteen minute, about 48 miles an hour. It is
-t, ri4ht to 'state that the passengers expressed themselves
aig'ily gratified with the complete ease and comfort with
which they travelled—indeed, the almost total abscwe of
oscillation or jarring motion was the subject of general
observat ion.

Immediately upon the arrival of the train at. the atb.v. -
named towns, and likewise at Dy and Tnetfoul, e,pies of
t h.'morning% Sun, Times, Post, Herald, Chrowele, 11 Daily
News, were di:patched by special messengers on horseback
to the houses of the principal residents and the various
hotels. As soon as the passengers were embarked, the Nor-
folk put on her steam and left Yarmouth in spitndid styli,.
and the promoters of the "Pleasure Excursion to Rotterdam
via Yarmouth," fully expected to deliver copies of yesterday's
morning's Lotahm journals at the Hague and at Amsterdam !
at an ee.rly hour yesterday evening.

MONEYS IN ThE EXCIIIQUER.
An account " of ul :neys in the Exchequer, or remaining to
be raised, on Cie 5! h day of July, 1846, to complete the aids
granted by Parliament fur the service of the years 1841 and
1845 ":
ConsAdated Fund, 6,969,856/. 10,:. 31; per
Act 7 and 8 Vice. c. 104 ... £158,676 19 5
Consolidated Fund, 10,869,239/. ls. 'd.;
per Act 8 and 9 Viet. c. 130

... 994505 10 1

Whitehall, Treasury Chambers,
July 13, 1846.

.£1,151,182 9 6
J. PAP►KEE:.

ANOTHER ADVERTISING NUISANCE, --A new and
cheap mode of advertising has Leen adopted. Men are sent
about town, dressed in white frocks, upon which are in-
scribed in large legible characters, such as workhouse cl,•ithes
are branded with, the things to be sold, their prices, and the
houses where they are sold. Even the Ant, Bee, and other
cheap steam-boats have adopted this extraordinary means
of advertising themselves. The men so enga;ed are not pre-
vented following other out-door occupation; as all their
employers require is, that they should be constantly walking
about.

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWER.—The improvilments
and alterations in this ancient fortress at e making rapid pro-
gress. Last week a hanthome tier of twenty-one steps, lead-
Mg from the Traito.'s-gate to the parade, en which the bar•
racks are now erecting, was thrown open to the public, itt
place of the steep ascent which they had formerly to climb.
A great progress has been made in the erection of the new
Wellington Barracks, which have now risen to nearly lot ty
feet from the ground. Tice efficial residence of the ma ter
furbisher in its rear, called Queen Elizabeth's Tower, f,
the circumstance of her confinement there by her sister, has
beri restored. Many other alterations are projected, parti-
cularly the enlargement and modernizing of the buildings in
the neighbourhood-of the old Mint, whil!ti has long been con-
sidered the most unhealthy part of the fortress.
THE NEWSVENDERS' DINNER.—This enured festival
took place at Highbary Barn Tavern on Wedwiday, wh,ni a
large number of that uieful and active class—who so effec-
tively carry out in their persons the utility of the press—at-
tended, and the consequence was a happy and joyous meet-
ing. The dinner was a goad and substantial one, and well
sustained the credit of Mr. Milton, the proprietor of the
establishteent„ as a capital purveyor of the good things of
this life. Mr. VAld, of Catheline-street, Strand, presided on
the occasion, and gave great satisfaction to the company by
the minn,..tr in which he exercise: the duties of his office.
The cloth having been removed, the Chairman gave the
usual loyal twists,. which were wit miy responded to, as was
also the toast of "The Press." The chairman also compli-
mented Mr. Hinton for the excellence of the dinner, and that
gentleman's health was drunk with enthusiasm. The health
of the qewards, :Messrs. Alley, Ayres, Fielding, Spelling, and
Wild, was also cordially responded to by the company, after
which the wives and sweethearts" of the male portion of
the company—many of whom were present at the dinner--
repaired to the ball-room, where they were quickly joined by
their relations and friends, and the evening was spent in a
most agreeable manner. In the early part of the day the
"boys" were treated with a dinner, and during the day they
amused themselves at various games in the spacious
ground:
of the tavern.

It appears from a recent return that the population of
the gauss &eta is now 476443

MONEY and CO Eit CI A N
The Sun of N ghr,
The business done in Cotton at Liverpool ye,terday was
large. Saks 10,000 bales. The market wls very ti .m at
FriAay's rates fi,r American sorts. Other qualities have been
without alteration. Sliares have been very quiet.
Tht re is a continued absenee of late arrivals, and of local
news we have also very little.
The exertions of the committee formed to devise mea-
sures for relieving the sufferers by the fire at St.
John's, Newfoundland, deserve a hearty response
from the public at large, who by small subscrip-
tions can accomplish what it weld be impossible
for the merchants directly connected with Newfoundland to
bring about. There are many objects to which the public
are at present called upon to contribute, but the details in
our advertisement columns will show name more deserving of
consid4-ration than this. The ummittee have themselves
set the best possible example—they have subscribed them-
selves.

wheat to-day is 5s per quarter.
The duty upon foreign
The market for the - PuOlic Securities has been rather
firmer this morning-, and there is less fluctuation, arising from
the settlement of accounts. Consols have been 9534 :or
money and time. The premium on ExcLvquer-bi;;s con-
th,ue at is. to Iss. ; nod 4,n East India Runt, it is 20s. to
275. The New Three-and-a. Quarter per Cents. have realised
971, 3A.
There is as little as ever d,Anginthe Foreign Investments.
Spanish Three per Cents have been 36_101, and steady. Porn-
guese Four per Cents have realised 46 to Brazilian New
Raids at quoted 155; Columbian Six per Cents. are 15%, and
Mexican 267/ii ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. realise
5914 to 5934. .

The settlement olthe Account in tl!e Share Market, as well
as in Forei,,tn Bonds, together with the arrangem, nt of the
Con of differences, nice sari!y restrict other business. The
position of the Share Malk4 certainly a p•ars to be
improving, as tar as the confidence of bona fide
holders is concerned, and we have no do b: but that
after the registration of the scrip in lines which have re-
ceived Legislative sat c ion, there still, other things remain-
ing as at present. be far less difficully in obtaining paymts of
the calls, than IT sotne parties is anticipated. Tr,ere is no
danger, either of the least tampering wilt the currency to
ease the prmition of individuals who have too ex-
tensive s stake in new railways, and who, for the
ben, fit of all parties, are best “u: of the field, or at
Juliet Us w quie:l3 go ~n with a
least will act wisely to resttict liabilities i 3 time. The
an, good ii vestment.
t must ultimately reap the tewald of any jo-e-ent sacrifice
either a- TVgantS time or money. 01 course, we speak of the
re•dly gond lines, which it would be invidioul twee
speciH-
eally to entitle to here. : t
.. nti
itillinfill FUNDS.

41KE
0%. LticK.
Three pei Cent. ltedueed Annuities 96 114 96
Three per Cent. COlLS9lS.Ainatutles
New Three-and-ft-Quarter per Cent. aims. 9734,44 IA
India isonds. 1.0001. •. .. 20
Ditto, under 1,000/. .. 27 20
ConFtls ter Opening .• 95%
l'..xebequer d.
1,000/. .... 15 11 —-- pm. 10
hOOr. • • - 11 15 pot. 10
Ditto. Amid( .... 11 IS pm. 10
ONE (.I.OBINt

(!i 4.SINu,
9614,
91)%
1,7%

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent .. ..
Ditto, New Bond*, 1829 and 1839 .. $5
Columbian Boma .. 15
:Mexican totls. 1837.5 per Cent .. 26%
Portuativ,se Four per Cent 46
Ditto, ttir the Account 46}sj
Ditto, Vassive _
Spapish Itonds, 5 per Curt
Ditto, Three per Ceut
Ditto. for the. Account „ „
on the ;a.m.- payable in London.
Belgian Four-turd-a-Halt per Cent 97%
Innen 'rwo-and-a-lialt per Cent .. 59%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates ~ 94,04 94.4
BUMNEsS
OF DOSE AT CLOAINt:
'RAILWAY SIIARES. PAID' PUICE.S.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Aberdeen.. .. .. 15 .... 8 .......... By 2
Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. lOU ....131 .. •••• • • .. 131
Borminghatni and'Oxiord Junction 2 .... 414 4. • .... 4
-Boston, Stain Cord, & Birmirghtun. 221. dis... dis.

•• ••
3614

Derby and Crewe .. • • • • 2%. •• • 6% 6••• • • •
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 214.... sjp..
Direct Northam .. • • • . 2(? % I, ••• • I.
Eastern c•aatties 141.
Ditto New .. 10/. 165..... ti%% p
Uu i'en.et., 5 per Cent. No. I. 6/ 13s. 4a. • • ..••
Ditto. iiiito, .• No; 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. p..•••• ••
Dui", Yuri, Exten,i.in 1G5..... 214 2 .. 2
Goole, !),Itcast., told 1141lield,Stc. 425..... tbs.—
Grand Junction .. ..100 —......—
Ditto Quart, r Shares .. •?5 .. •.• • • . 27
Great North of Logland . —lOO .. .• •• • ••• • ••

Ditto, New „ - _ _
Great Western .....152 .... • .....
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 10 .... 22 .. •• • • ....
Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 33:!:, ••• • • ....
Farehatn, & Portstnoth 5 514 ..........
Ilud and Selby 50 .... LOS ..........
LilllC423teT nut Carlisle .. .. 40 .... ••••• • • • • -
Ditto New .. .. 5 .... 10 ..... • .
Leeds anal Bradford .. • . 26 .... 65 ..........
Leicener :nut Bed'ord 225..... di5....• %
Liverp., 31auch.. & Nov, .... 114
London no • 224 .... 221
Ditto, Quarteir . .. 2 .... 30 31 20 4t .... 3014

DAN), I lit 2 ......
1 ondon and Ittaekwnll 161. 13,1. 4a, 9N
noon and Brig:4ton 50 .. . 6t ..........
Ditto ditto Fifths .. 30 .... ......
London and Croyaon • • • 131. I'4l Pd... 234 ...... •• ..
London and Greenwich .. I z/. 15s. 4d. ..........
London and situtli. Western -41/. 6s. 10d.• • ........ -

Lon.ltet . 2!... •
Ditto, liall sit .res 214 ....
Manchester atet Lett" .. • • 82 ......
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto Extension 425. ...• 2y4 p.. .. • • 214 p
titchter dud larrtdnt barn .. 40 .• —••.-•• • • • -
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) I ....
Manchester. Buxton, & Matlock 425.
Manchester and soutilarrit•ton .. 2

% 1. .

p • • • •


Ditto, New 21 .... 394 1014 .... 404
Newcastle and Darlington 25
. idtto, New 1 .... 114%.•••• •• 11%
Ditto, New, Brandling 25 ..•..
,t,•,,cit.tie and lierwte:‘ •• 15 •••. 2,,%4‘ ..... 264
.... 26 .. •••• • • • . 28
Noru, 11 itisl,.. •• 2231 •• .• •••••• • •
,•.,rlisli. Extension .. 21,E%.• .. • • • 2%
Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... 7,i .......... 75
1%; 41,, Kent and Direct Dover .. .... 14.-- • •
.••• orth StallordAhire •• •• 428. •• 2% 3.P.• 3% P
rortsmouth Fqroct •• 31k .... 436
l'restoli and Wyre •• 25 is . 3134 •••••••
arid .... 2% • ..... '..•• 24.
: I%i dig •••••
S nthl2,4. 14 dig Par,— .14
S ~:ent I 'odor •. 3:11,4.... 45 44% 4538 ••
t4tti, New (iss ti 32!.) No. 1. 16 •.. 224 • • •• 224
Do., N. (a,, I)3i. No. 2. 11) 16 •• • • .• 16
S,,v :s0 .) No. 3. 15... 20 ... • • 20k;
New (th) 1:!.) .. No. 1. 2%...
• . 3%,41••••••.. 34
South Ales . 5 ....
West iii,LocUition •• 425. • • 24% 1)•• •• • • 2% I
York and Carlisle .. •. •• .2qi •• •• •
York I N ortil -.%1
Ditto. iseartiorough Branch .. 25 .... 50 .......... 50
Ditto, S.:liiy 30
.... • . • • .. 78
Ditto. Ext,sion .. 15 .... 35i4 ..........
1)0. E. and W. Hiding Exten... 1 131.4%.•
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

121 i.