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IBRAHIM PACHA. kv..r,i‘r,it•OVAl°
In the early part of yesterday the Pacha was wholly en-
gaged in private business preparatory to his departure from
London.

His Excellency Baron Brunnow, the Earl of Cardigan, the
Marquis of Westminster, and several of the leading aristo-
cracy, visited his Highness yesterday afternoon at Mivart's.
Lord and Lady Dinorben had the honour of an introduc-
tion to his Highness, and had an interview of some duration.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Saldanha, and Made-
moiselle Saldanha, were introduced to the Pacha by Colonel
Bonfort, who apprised his Highness that the Marquis was
well acquainted with the Pacha's son, now studying at
Paris, while at Vienna. The Pacha gave the noble diploma-
tist a cordial greeting.
'Shortly before six o'clock Edib Effendi, the Turkish Chargd
d'Affaires, accompanied by M. Zohrab, arrived at Mivart's,
and immediately after his arrival dinner was announced.
The Pacha received a select circle of fifteen guests to dinner,
inclusive of the several members of his suite. Captain Percy
Grace, Mr. S. Briggs, M. Hippolyte Lapeyre, Edib Effendi,
M. Zohrab, &c., were among the guests.
At half-past seven o'clock four carriages were ordered to
convey the Pacha and party to the South-Western Railway
station, at Nine-elms, Vauxhall. A vast crowd of persons
had collected in front of the hotel expressly to obtain a sight
of the illustrious Pacha, and the animation of the scene was
increased by the presence of a band of instrumental per •
formers opposite the hotel. On an intimation of the ap-
proach of his Highness, the band struck up the national
anthem, and amidst the loud cheering of the populace the
Paella entered his carriage, accompanied by M. Nubar, Sami
Pacha, and Major Dickson.
Colonel Bonfort, Edib Effendi, M. Zohrab, and the circle
who dined with the Pacha, followed iu the other carriages.
Just before the Pacha took his final departure, he sent for
Mr. Mivart, and through M. Nubar said how pleased he had
been at all the arrangements that had been made for his per-
sonal comfort, and the satisfaction he had experienced while
residing at the hotel. His Highness further stated that he
had left a handsome sum for the domestics connected with
the hotel as a substantial proof of his approbation.
We have also to add that his Highness has considerately
left a liberal gratuity for the police force, which has daily
attended at Mivart's during his sojourn there.
On arriving at the Vauxhall terminus of the South-West-
ern Railway, the Pacha and suite were received with every
distinction becoming his elevated station. His Highness was
welcomed by the chairman and deputy-chairman, and several
of the directors of the company, besides the principal officials
of that railway. The platform was covered with crimson
carpeting, and all pirties were unremitting in their attention
to the illustrious Pacha.

After a trifling delay the Pacha took farewell of Edib Ef-
fendi, his Excellency Sami Pacha, Mr. Briggs, and M.
Zohrab, and then entered the carriage allotted for his High-
ness in the special train. The signal was given, and the
train instantly started for Gosport, where his Highness was
expected to arrive by half-past ten last night.
We understand that circumstances may delay the Pacha's
embarkation till to-morrow from Portsmouth. As his High-
ness contemplates visiting Cadiz and Gibraltar, and most
probably, Lisbon, it is uncertain how long it will be before he
reaches Alexandria; but he is desirous of being there by the
15th of the ensuing month.
His Excellency Sami Pacha, after the departure of his
Highness, returned to Mivart's.

Sin ROBERT PEEL.—The inquiries after the health
of the Right Hon. Baronet, yesterday, were very numerous.
Sir Robert took a carriage airing yesterday afternoon, and in
a few days he will no doubt be able to attend the House of
Commons.

JACKSON'S UNIQUE RIDING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THN
NOW ADMIRED TOWN APPROACHING RENSMGTON-GARDENS.
—The new town that during the last few years has reared
its magnificent head in the vicinity of Kensington-gardens,
and seems to possess every comfort and advantage that fami-
lies of good means can desire—this said town (or city,
as it is now styled) still lacked the one thing, indispensable
both for the old and the young who congregate in this
locality—and that one thing was a riding-house: this is at
length accomplished, and the plan of novelty with never-
ceasing convenience is perfectly accomplished—in short, it
may lay claim to be without any contemporary—it is quite
a novel feature, placed within ten acres of rich land, encom-
passed by high fences, and an inner circle appropriated ex-
clusively for the ladies, who are taught this polite and in-
dispensable art by the Misses Jackson, while the gentlemen
are placed under the able direction of the sons, and in both
of these departments these young folks are at the top of their
profession. The establishment is, in fact, worthy of the first
locality in England. It has another great advantage: if it
should come on to rain the riding• house presents immediate
cover, and it is arranged with such ingenuity that fifty may
be accommodated at once, and during their ride have only
to look on the extensive flower beds that adorn and give fra-
grance to the interior. Jackson's establishment justly claims
to be called unique, and its character for respectability, talent,
and civility, marks its superiority over all its compeers
throughout, the metropolis. The stud is worthy of New-
market renown. The convenience far teaching the grown-
up folks the preparatory steps for arriving at perfection in
the art of leaping over fences, is quite perfect ; and we can
truly say the neighbourhood are greatly indebted to the
indefatigable proprietor for a riding- house that leaves all
others at an immeasurable distance.—P.S. There is an ad-
vertisement, we perceive, in our front page.
DEATHS IN THE METROPOLIS.—The total number
of deaths registered in the metropolis during the week end-
ing Saturday, July 11, was 901 ; of these 886 were deaths
from disease, showing a decrease of 21 in the number of
deaths from disease as compared with the week preceding.
RETURNED CONVICTS. 'rho Scotia, hired convict
ship, which lately left England for Bermuda, with convicts,
has returned to Woolwich from the latter place, and at pre-
sent remains at moorings, off the Royal Arsenal. She has
brought home 120 convicts, whose term of transportation has
nearly expired ; and with the exception of two retained on
board in confinement, for having broken open the store-
rooms on their passage home, the convicts have been re-
moved to the Warrior convict hulk, where they will remain
until liberated by an order from the Secretary of State for
the Home Department.
Railways have materially affected the value of fish.
The number of fishmongers in Birmingham has, since the
various railways which now centre in that town (since 1829)
increased from ten to forty; and the quantity of fish con-
sumed, from 400 to 3,910 tons annually. At Manchester the
poorer classes are supplied daily at an average of 2d. per lb.
WooLwlca COMMONOw FIRE.—On Monday the
wadding from one of the guns of the Royal Artillery ignited
the grass on Woolwich Common. Had not the fire been
promptly suppressed, it might have done considerable mis-
chief.

SALISBURY, JULY 14.—Some of the Protection far-
mers who attended Salisbury market this day, feel very well
satisfied with the present effect of the passing of the Corn-
law Bill. They previously imagined, as soon as a large
quantity of bonded corn was brought out, that the prices
would have been depressed immediately, and at least 6s. or
Bs. per quarter. The prices, however, were firm this day,
from 48s. to 545. per quarter. The barley trade, of course, is
but trifling at this time of the year, but that with other
grain was also firm, and this at a period when the crops are
looking exceedingly well, and a promise of a most luxuriant
harvest,which is already commenced in this neighbourhood.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—This very extraordi-
nary and usefal invention is now at work from Yarmouth
and Norwich to London—the first message sent by it was on
Thursday last from Norwich to London. It is not at work
at present between Yarmouth and any station from Brandon
to London ; this, however, occasions practically but little de-
lay, as a message can be sent from here to Brandon, and
there the clerk telegraphs to any intermediate station. We
believe it is not intended to have the apparatus fixed at any
station between Brandon and London in connexion with
Yarmouth and Norwich.— Yarmouth Chronicle.
MALicrous ATTEMPT.—On Tuesday morning last, as
the down mail train and the luggage train, which followed it
almost immediately, were proceeding from Bristol to Exeter,
on passing the bridge at Parson's-gate, near Bedminster-
down, a sudden shock was felt by the engineers, who, ima-
gining that one of the springs of the tender was broken,
instantly shut off the steam and made a careful examination
of the tender, but finding everything right they pro-
ceeded on their journey, and reported the circumstance
to the next policeman, who, upon examination, ascer-
tained that a large five-barred gate had been placed
across the rails. Inquiries were immediately set on foot by
Mr. Burton, the superintendent of the railway police, who
succeeded in apprehending three men for the offence. Yes-
terday the prisoners, whose names are Isaac Green, Thomas
Gray, and Henry Hazell, were taken before the Rev. Mr,
Mirehouse and Mr. T. Kingson, two magistrates for the
county of Somerset, at Charlton-house, Wraxall, and charged
with the offence. A witness, named Emma Shepherd, de-
posed that she was standing at the hatch of her father's
garden at about one o'clock in the morning; the moon 'was
shining, and she saw the three prisoners, who are well known
to her, with another man, whom she did not knows go
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have killed them.
DEATH FROM DROWNING.--COURAGEOUS CoNnucT
OF s. COAL PORTER.—On Tuesday evening, Mr. Carttar,
the coroner for East Surrey, held an inquest at the Crane
public-house, Wandsworth, on the body of William Henry
Everest, aged 13, who was drowned whilst bathing in the
creek. The deceased and two other lads went to bathe on
Sunday, and the deceased not being aware of the depth of
water,jumped in, and not being able to swim, sunk imme-
diately. An alarm was raised, and James Ockham, a coal
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dived four times did he succeed in finding the body t.nd
bringing it on shore. The usual remedieso _wee d to,
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SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.—This SUD",mer the banks
of the Cam exhibit an unusual multitude, of those singular
phenomena—cases of spentaneous ignit:ion and combustion
in growing willows. About a week Y.go we observed in one
instance, at a point of the river not far from Granchester, the
process rapidly going on. It wus really astonishing to look
upon a fine willow, in the full vigour of robust vegetable
health, pouring forth clouds of smoke from its half-burned
stem, and doomed speedily to expire—itself its own funeral
pile. How explain this ? How account for the fact that this
tree, yet hale and green, covered with a rich mass of foliage
and flourishing "like a green bay tree" on the river bank—
should suddenly burst forth into ignition, burn like tinder to
its very core, and to-morrow be prostrate There is no pu-
trescence—we think there can be no fermentation in this pro-
cess. If instances of spontaneous vegetable combustion
thus frequently happen, why dispute the analogous case of
spontaneous animal combustion? The tree which we oh-
served last week, as stated above, is now prostrate—its `eery
foliage charred—a vegetable ruin—as if stripped, shattered, _
blasted, and half-consumed by the electric fluid.— CaMbridge
Advertiser.
FICTITIOUS CHARACTERS.—Joseph Moore wait
charged, at Westminster Police-court, with obtaining a situa-
tion by means of a false character. Mr .G. W. B. Lee, of 43,
Wimpole-street, stated that about the middle of May last he
requested a Mr. Parrott to get him a servant, and, in conse- •
quence of a communication made by that gentleman to him, •
lie wrote to a Mr. William Turner Smith, Eaglesfield Lodge,
near Bishop Stortford, applying for the prisoner's character.
In three days he received an answer, posted at Southampton,
signed W. t. Smith, and, in consequence of that letter, he
took the prisoner into his service. Complainant subsequently
ascertained from the postmaster at Bishop Stortford that
there was no Mr. Smith living there or known in the neigh-
bourhood. He added, that he had been written to to forward
any letter addressed to that person to the poet-office, Mount-.
street, Lambeth, which had, accordingly, been done. Kr-
T. F. Parrott, residing at 5, Wilton-street, deposed to haviswg
suffered a similar imposition. The prisoner jl
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the charge. Mr. Bond fined him 10e, and,
mitted him for three months.