The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-22 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

A bricklayer, named Nyland, was charged before Mr
Henry with negligently throwing two bricks from the roof
of a house in the Strand, and thereby endangering the lives
of Mr. Harvey and Miss Tomkins, a gentleman and lady,
who were passing at the time.
It appears that the prisoner was removing come bricks to
the roof of a house, and instead of laying them carefully on
one another, he threw them from.the trap door, and the con-
sequence was, that as soon as the heap arose above the para-
pet the bricks went over and fell into the street. Mr. Harvey
and Miss Tomkins were passing at the time, and were struck
on the head by two of the bricks. They were both severely
injured.
A certificate was produced from Mr. Skeld, surgeon, saying
that Mr. Harvey was suffering from a concussion of the brain
and that his life was in danger.
Mr. HENRY severely reprimanded the prisoner for his
carelessness, and said that if Mr. Harvey was to die there
was no doubt he would be convicted of manslaughter. He
must remand him for a week, in which time there might be
some change in the state of the injured man.
The prisoner's employer (who attended to give him a cha-
racter) offered bail.
Mr. Ilidiny said that as the life of Mr. Harvey was in
danger, he could not accept bail.
the prisoner was remanded till this day week.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—CATITION.
Yesterday afternoon, between one and two o'clock, another
of the very many distressing and fatal accidents which have
lately occurred •on the river, from persons venturing in
small boats, and not knowing how to manage them, took
place at Chelsea, which proved fatal to a highly respectable
young man, named George James Clarke, residing in the
York-road. The unfortunate young man and his cousin were
rowing up the river in a very small wherry which they had
hired at Westminster, and had proceeded in safety as far as
Chelsea, when they rowed against a barge thatwas-at anchor,
and she instantly filled and went down. Mr. Clarke was
seen to catch hold of the barge's cable, but before assistance
arrived to him he was forced to let go his hold from exhaus-
tion and sank. His cousin forte nately clung to the oar with
which he was rowing, and by struggling very much kept
himself above water until he was rescued in a very exhausted
state by a waterman.
COLLISION OF THE STAKESBY AND LllZON.—lntelr-
gence was received at Lloyd's yesterday morning, by means
of the electric telegraph -upon the South-Eastern Railway,
that the ships Stakesby and Luzon had been in contact, and
put back to the Downs damaged.

iMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS

Lord SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Woohack at
a Quarter-Fast Two o'clock.

Several Bills were.advaneed a stage.
LORD LYN,:ii URST'S EXPLANATION.

Lord LYNDHURST rose and said, Ifeel it incumbent upon
me to call your Lordships' attention to a matter personal to
myself. As many Noble Lords may not be aware of the
circumstances, I will briefly call your attention to
the case. In consequence of the representations made
by a Noble Lord last night in the other House, I feel it my
duty to make some exp!anations. When the late Government
went out of cffice I thought that, from the particular position
in which I stood when it was known that I was no
longer a candidate for official appointment, I might
endeavour to effect a reconciliation of the parties without its
being supposed that I had any personal object in view. In
consequence of this, I communicated with several of my
friends in the other House of Parliament. I told
them what I was desirous of accomplishing. I
thought it a matter of great importance that
the various differences sho ld be forgotten now
that the great measures which had caused these
differences had been passed, and that the parties should again
be reconciled to each other. I did not make the proposition
with a view to any measure or to any set of mea-
sures ; my object was only that the Conservative
party should again be formed, and that when
formed they might take such steps with reference to any
measures as might be considered necessary ; and I made known
to every person whose co-operation I was anxious for the
course I meant to pursue. I called upon my Right Hon.
Friend who was at the head of the late Ministry, and stated
to him what I intended to do. I called upon him not to obtain
any opinion from him. I did not wait upon him to obtain his
coacurrence. My sole object in calling upon him was
for the purpose of stating the course I was pursuing
and intended to pursue. I stated upon that occasion
the course I meant to pursue, and also what I stated to every
other person whom I consulted upon the subject, namely
—that what I was doing had no reference whatever to any
particular measure, or to any particular set of measures.
--(Hear, hear.) I was only desirous of putting an end to
the existing differences, and of again uniting the party.
I made the same communication to th; late Right Hon. Secre-
tary of State (Sir J. Graham), almost in the same words, and
with precisely the same qualification. While this was going on,
and after I had seen several friends upon the subject, a gentle-
man with whom I was much acquainted, but intercourse
with whom had been suspended, in consequence of recent
political differences, called upon me on the subject. I communi-
cated to him the course I meant to pursue, and he did not ob-
ject to it. I found it, however, impossible to communicate
with individuals who had entertained feelings hostile to myself
and to the late Government, to any sufficient ex-
tent to accomplish the object I had in view.
Lord Stanley was absent from London at a considerable dis-
tance, and it occurred to me as the best course to pursue,
under the circumstances, to open a communication with the
Noble Lord, who, had been selected as the leader of the protec-
tionest party in the other House of Parliament, Lord G. Ben-
tinck. I accordingly sent a simple message requesting to know
whether he would see me, for the purpose of considering
whether the differences between the different parties could not
be amicably settled. I sent that message by the gentleman
to whom reference has been made. It was a mere
message, nothing was said in it about the Sugar Bill;
nor did it once enter into my contemplation
no allusion of any description was made. It was a mere mes-
sage. The short, simple answer to which, that I received,
was that he was disposed to decline the proposition, because he
wished any communication of that nature to be made rather to
Lord Stanley, who sat in this lituse, than to
him. Nothing further passed upon the subject.
The gentleman who bore the message was not
known to me ; I had not seen him before. I know nothing of
what passed on the occasion ; and with reference to the cir-
cumstances the only thing which passed that I am cognizant of
was the return of the message to which I have alluded. Now,
my Lords, it is said that the object of seeking this union was for
the purpose of opposing the Sugar Bill. I can assure
your Lordships that, so far as I am concerned, nothing was
said upon the subject, nor was it in the most distant manner
even alluded to. I have only seen the gentleman who
carried that message once since the occasion referred
to. I sent the message, I received the answer,
and I dismissed the subject at once from my
mind. I, twice, in two or threee quarters, but
I found so much bitterness of feeling, so much personal
hostility, that I abandoned the task, and took no further
steps in the matter. I made no concealment of the course
I wanted to pursue. I stated it to the Noble Lord oppo-
site, wham I have now in my eye (Lord Clarendon). I told
him, that I found there was so much hostility among the parties
that it was impossible to accomplish it, and I therefore aban-
doned it.—(" Hear, hear," from Lord Clarendon.) The story
built upon this was, that I wanted to raise a fac-
tious opposition to the Sugar Bill. My Lords, I took no
part in the discussion, I did not vote upon the occasion ; the
course I adopted had no reference whatever to the matter. It
is also insinuated that I was desirous of forming an union
with the party of which Lord George Bentinck was
the leader, in order that I might come into
office with them. My Lords, everybody knows that at that
time I was no longer a candidate for office ; everybody holding
office has been acquainted with the fact that, in consequence of
a late severe illness, office has been a most irksome task, and
that I have been anxious to retire from public life, and
pass the remainder of my life in retirement and in
the bosom of my family, and nothing whatever would
have dragged me forth upon the present occasion
except the virulent attack which has been made

upon me by a Noble Lord in the other House.
Now I thought it right to communicate with the: gen-
tleman who acted as messenger on the oceasion in question,
and that gentleman has authorised me to state what were
the real facts of the case. I have taken the statement

of this gentleman down in writing, from his own dic-
tation, and it is as follows :—" I stated to Lord George
Bentinck that I had come with a message from Lord Lyndhurst,
the object of which was to expiess a desire on the part of Lord
Lyndhurst that the Conservative party, amongst which
an unfortunate split had taken place, should be
re-united ; and with the view of taking steps to accom-
plish that object, Lord Lyndhurst would be happy
to come into personal communication upon the subject
with Lord George Bentinek, either at his own house, or at the
house of Lord George Bentinck." The reply that was made
was, " That Lord George Bentinck was acting under Lord
Stanley, who, like Lord Lyndhurst, was a Member of the
Upper House of Parliament, and he thought it
better that all communication on the subject should
pass between Lord Lyndhurst and Lord Stanley, with whom
he himself was in full and cordial co-operation. The gentle-
man who acted as the messenger said this was all that passed
upon the occasion, and for myself I can undertake to say
that it is a correct representation of what passed as far as I
was concerned.—( Hear, hear.) Now, with regard
to the assumption that I was desirous of hold-
ing office under, er with Lord George Bentinek,
their Lordships would see from the document he had just read
that there was not the slightest foundation for such an impu-
tation.' Indeed, from what had occurred within the last few
months, must have satisfied them that he was no longer
anxious to hold or accept office, but, on the contrary,
he was most desirous of retiring into private life.
He had thought it due to their Lordships to make that ex.
planation—due also to himself. There was nothing incon-
sistent in the statement he had made—nothing inconsistent or
discreditable in the course he had pursued. One word more ;
he had received a communication from the Chief Baron of the
Exchequer this morning, and he was authorised by him to
state that the office of Chief Justice of Bombay never
was pressed upon his brother either by himself or any other
person, and that until after the appointment he never said a
word to his brother upon the subject ; that what he did say
then was only that he thought his brother had done right in
accepting the office. Their Lordships were aware that infer-
ences had been attempted to be drawn from the communications
he had made to Lord George Bentinek, discreditable to him-
self ; and it was to repel those unjust inferences which were
attempted to be made, that he had felt it due to their: Lord-
ships and to himself to make that statement. The reason
he sent the gentleman alluded to was, because one of his
private secretaries, to whom he bad intimated that he was
unacquainted with Lord George Bentinck, and knew no one
who was acquainted with that Nobleman, recommended him
as a personal friend of his own, who was also acquainted with
Lord George Bentinck.—( Hear, hear.)
The Duke of GRAFTON thought when charges and state-
ments were made against members of that House, which
called forth counter-statements, it was the duty of their
Lordships either to express their feelings of satisfaction cr dissa-
tisfaction at such counter-statements. For himself, he begged
to state that he was perfectly satisfied with the Noble and
Learned Lord.—( Cheers.)
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was sure the Noble and
Learned Lord did not make his statement with any such inten-
tion, and for himself he differed with the Noble Duke who had
just eat down, for he considered discussions on these statements
and charges ought not to take place.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord LYNDHURST said he did not make the statement
with the view of calling forth any discussion upon it.
The matter then dropped.
The New Zealand Loan Act went through Committee, and
was ordered to te reported on Monday.
The Steam Navigation Act was reported.
The Commons Inclosure Bill, the Public Works (Ireland)
Bill, the Spirit Licenses Bill, the Turnpike Roads Bill,
the Public Works Commission (Ireland) Bill, and several
other Bills, were read a third time and passed.
Several Bills were brought up from the House of Commons,
were read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time ;
among which were the Consolidated Fund' (8,000,000/)
and the Constabulary Force (Ireland)
Bill, and the Poor
Em-
ployment (Ireland) Bill.
- The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, with respect to the last
Bill, stated that he should on Monday move the second read-
, ng of that Bill, and call the attention of their Lordships to its
general provisions.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
LEGAL QUAYS (LONDON).
The Lords' amendments to this Bill were adopted on the
motion of Mr. BROTHERTON.
BRITISH INTERESTS IN MEXICO.
Lord G. BENTINCK gave notice that, on the motion for the
first order of the day, he should call the attention of the House
to this subject, in consequence of the war now existing be-
tween Mexico and the United States.
DISFRANCHISEMENT OF VOTERS.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from the Tower Ham-
lets, complaining that the petitioner had been deprived of his
vote, in consequence of not having paid an increased poor-
rate, although he was placed on the register.
PRIVATE BILLS BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
CONSOLIDATED FUNDS ( APPROPRIATION) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE BILL.
This Bill was also read a third time and passed.
CONSTABULARY (IRELAND) BILL.

On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. HUME said that he thought it was a bad thing to enact
one set of laws for Ireland with respect to the police and
another for England. He did not wish to impede the progress
of the Bill, but be would just point out, that if they paid the
police frum the Consolidated Fund, the profit would go into
the pockets of the landed gentry. He would warn the Govern-
ment that next session they would have to bring in another
Bill to amend it.
Sir R. FERGUSON complained of the principle of the
Bill, but would be quite ready to bear bis share of the expense,
if he, with the other landowners, had the control of the police
force.
Mr. B. ESCOTT would also raise his voice in reprobation
of the principle of this Bill, fur he could not see why the
landed gentry of Ireland should be relieved from the expense of
the constabulary force—a force which was rendered necessary

by the conduct of these gentry themselves. He had listened wita
approbation for five years to the cry of those who now occupied
the Treasury benches for equal law between England and Ire-
lard. But was this equal law ? Certainly not ; it was neither
more nor less than relieving the gentry of Deland, not the
people of Ireland, at the expense of the pereple of this country
Mr. SHILL said that, when Sir Rebert Peel brought in his
great measure for the repeal of the corn-laws, he had expressly
stated that. Ireland was entitled to some compeesation.
Mr. B. ESCOTT denied the fact.
Mr. SHELL was, on the force of this assertion, inclinedt
doubt his memory, but he hada strong conviction that such was
the purport of Sir R. Peel's argument.
Mr. T. DUNCOM BE had objected to this Bill in its
previous steps, on account of its unconstitutional character, as
giving, in fact, the command of a standing army to the Lord
Lieutenant. He did hope, however, that there would be no
necessity for the use of these extraordinary powers, but that
her Majesty's Ministers would now take an altogether new
course. He believed that they would do so, and that they should.
hear to snore of coercion Bills, and the exasperation arising
from them, and he saw ao earnest of that new line of conduct
in the restoration of those gentlemen to the commission of the
peace who had been deprived of that office by the late Lord
Chancellor. He trusted also that in Ireland, were this mea-
sure was duly appreciated, that the landed gentry would be in-
duced so to act as to render those on their estates an honour
and an advantage, instead of, as they too often were at present,
a mischief and a disgrace.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that this Bill was brought in 00
what the present Government considered a pledge on the part
of their predecessors ; but they did themselves conceive it to
be a good, and wise, and necessary measure. So far from its
being an unconstitutional measure, it was precisely consti'
tutional, for it gave the Lord Lieutenant the power to do that
which was the paramount duty of every Government—the
protection of the lives and properties of her Majesty's sub.-
jects in Ireland, through the aid of the peace force of this
country.
Mr. WAKLEY thought that the Irish Members had he'
hayed so generously, so justly, so fairly, and so nobly on the re;
peal of the corn-laws, that Ireland was entitled, through h,
Members, and it was but sight that every advantage show,
be given that could be given to the Irish gentry ; yet be
must say that the people of this country would rather se:
money spent in Ireland for any other object than that fo
which this grant was to be made.
Mr. BROTHERTON quite agreed with the Hon. Member
for Finsbury concerning the conduct of the Irish Members 01,1,
the corn-law debate, but he thought that the benefit would fa"
back upon themselves, for they had by the removal of the re'
sanctions on aseade only given a greater opportunity for their Mae
people to consume more fond, for it was the Irish labourers le
the manufacturing districts who, together with the manufactot"
hag population, were the great consumers of Irish provisions.
Mr. P. BORTHWICK was also glad to hail a pacific PI
on the part of her Majesty's Ministers, not on the gr°°
alleged by the Hon. Member for Finsbury, who approved the,
conduct for the restoration of those gentlemen who had
t.sati
tended certain Catholic demonstrations. but because the,' mane
restored those who had been deprived for attending meetings -
a precisely opposite character. This policy would, he eOgP.
ceived, be as successful as it was pacific.
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) No. 4 BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from a gentletu
eat
who had been chairman of the quarter sessions, and the e--ba
magistrate in Berkshire, praying the House to dismiss t
Poor-law Commissioners, and to impeach them for their 00°
duct with respect to the Andover Union.
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL.
LEASES (IRELAND) BILL.
These Bills were read a third time and passed.
The other orders of the day were then postponed.
GENERAL -POST- OFFI CE. t the
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to call the attention 0-
al)
House House to the petition of Thomas Mitchell, late sub-sortercie",
the General Post-office, complaining that his dismissal we: a.
casioned by proving in evidence certain malversations saga et-nea
ruptions ou behalf of his superior officers. He bad 1)01°60.
out a great many previous abuses in this large faint:
blishment, and had been told that all his coatiPleae
were ineffectual, and that nothing could be tett,
respecting them. An inquiry was, however,
before the solicitor to the Pod-office, who certainly Aas
person qualified to inquire into the matter, although his ate.
•
pomtment did not give general satisfaction. many of lea
abuses had been remedied, and in the course of the jetlas");
Thomas Mitchell was called before Mr. Peacock. Be see
for protection if he should speak. the truth, and 'nil)
assurance that he should be protected he made ecerafr.
statements with reference to the mal-practices 01,teny,
Kelly. Copies of those statements were furnished to Mrs '''was s
institu
and shortly afterwards it was whispered that Mitchell hell,
marked man. On another inqUiry being instituted' Miutied be
was again called, and on a fresh assurance that be sheisra of
protected, he gave information that 70,000 of the
Mr. Kelly had been sent through the Post-office free, thefocr4
defrauding the revenue. He had become a marked manatteaell
without any complaint having be enmade against him. . a his
who was not in good health, was so fatigued after givlnrhieg
evidence, that he was compelled to go home, and on rest%
to
his home he was so ill that he was compelled to senirsl
office to state that he should be unable to attend to h. eau tbe
That was strictly within the rules of the establishment! Detb,c
circa_
er_ba
received his dismissal very shortly after, the letter statMgetital
the dismissal was in consequence of his having atlsiace
himself from duty without leave. Another ground b.aa_ ear
been taken up, and it was stated the man was dismissed were
sequence of insolent conduct. These SUbterfUgelt.oisco
of the ,°_, re-
proofs of the weakness of the case
authorities, and since this dismissal Mitcheetltlernaest" aiers
ceived an appointment as a general
is
punishment
stating .that it was in mitigation of
If the man had neglected his duty ought to be
gaged at all—( Hear, hear)—and if he had
nbe6bdegraded to the
reinstated in his original position, and
trs had since been
rank of a letter-carrier. Other sub-
se'rtoleclined to give lot
called before Mr. Peacock, and they bad
r of being treated
evidence against Mr. Kelly from 'ea. h him a petitioa
as Mr. Mitchell was. He bad with of tbe
f tbe
from 195 employed in the establishm . fear o
treatment Mitchell had received, and expressing a
hich cer
like treatment for themselves. The case was one w
tainly called for the severest investigation of the House, her
vcant' 4cuoitrnheiphul:aifintilig be
en'
he therefore moved that an bumble address be pres.ented t° sa.
.
Majesty, praying her to appoint an inquiry into the roelir
ment of the General Post-office, the particulars of tbeftsia
missal of Thomas Mitchell, and also with regard to ej et; be
private speculation in that office, and whether it oar" -
continued or not.
Mr. PROT HEROE seconded the motion. He did lot Lail)
the man had been properly treated. A dismissal for ape offho
absence, seeing that he had been ten years in the service 5 the
Post. office, was most harsh and unjust. Whatever !vtataaat
nature of the charge, whether true or false, he did ir
iP
the Post-office authorities had conducted the inalla the
creditable manner. He would conclude by secondi
motion.

!a

(LEFT SITTING.)
FRANCE,—IIHNES AND STEAM
POWER. as rtes
lisped Journal des Debats, in recent numbers, b firceS
lished two remarkable articles on the mineral res°; of
and steam power of France, probably from the Pebich
M. Michel Chevalier, some of the chief details of w the
are here extracted. The statistics are founded °ll,,ort
year 1844. France, it is said, in the order of iinrthst
ante in coal-mining wealth takes the third ranicil;;or
is, comes after England and Belgium. In iron.% coil'
cupies the second place. The absolute and relal it is
sumption of iron and coal in those states in wbic
officially known is thus stated : Iron.
Coal. ,000

England 23,500,000
80,0
France - 4-, ‘,OO
Belgium 3,200,000 ............ 12n,,u,„„
Zollverein
These figures give the consumption per hea, 75
England, at 870 kilog. ...... 40 kilop
Belgium BOO „ .........30 " 71
France
Zollverein 110547 7, ..
..
..
.....
..
..... cLleria
In 1844 France reckoned 425 mines of eo:pc, 173
about 450,000 hectares ; 252 were in wore 252 mines
mained still in inactivity. The working dw,,mong 0010
the greater part of which were distribute
44 554 worlirnelY;
principal basins, employed in 1844, 2-' rice),ooo S.
and produced 3,033,000 metrical tons
anthracite, and 141,000 of lignite ; total of c( 3 000,00
material,3,7B3,ooo tons, or in kilogrammes, 3,78 of Pr'
This was about the seventh of the production „OP
land, and a little less than the total Belgian extrvantior
For, it must be noted, that, in addition to the quoted
consumed at home, as before stated, Belgium eNer°:
of coal, u,ro._
bustible
in that year 1,300,000 tons. Since 1839 the nun' to to °'
the mines worked in France had increased only ss- ?or.
but the extraction advanced from 28 to 30 per een'loo,,'
duction,. however, was still so much in arrear of 03:56,001"
lion as to require from Belgium and England I:piatall:
tons more. It is as yesterday only, so to say, that. s'cires",
been employed as a moving power, and yet t -re tbli,;-1
furnishes the globe with a force estimated ata.,nre
10,000,000 of horses, or 66,000,000 of men- '"oteci.4
effective of steam engines in France is thus Berfl;
For purposes of industry the number is 3,64'n' raseobt
4,214 establishments and manufactories, and reerdraag,
ing 45,781 steam horse-power, or, at tbre
horses per steam-horse, 137,340 draught hors.e. the Pali.
1839 this mechanical material had increased.„l"ities -036
portion of 45 to 50 per cent. The steartreVed t°
ployed in navigation form a total of 382, a131),70-h°r-bs,
vessels, with a collective force of 12,789 steaart-bet
The increase under this special head, in saish„," 101%-ra.
only been from 25 to 30 per cent. 11'; steii•se,
of passengers transported in 1844 L'iackl34-ist
vessels was 3,287,000, and of o -Bra
1,082,000 tons. The number of -11
compared with 1843 was about
fur the latter in decrease. The competsittiaotni°l3:l3rliiielbsci:o-1:1:,
would account for the fact. The loconintin, of r,-a•
gave, in 1844, a total of 299, serving 16 ',lns; orit°l-10e
way. Of this number 168 were of French facre TO
ship, and 124 of foreign origin. This was 1842'4 01
of 46 machines upon 1843, and of 88 ul".11, 04'011500
total, France possessed, in 1844, 4,319 stea'"of 691(„at
all sorts, of the collective steam•horse fore%
of aeaco
or of 188,847 draught horses ; or, at the rateo. to
six men to one draught horse, of 1,321,929 ffir-pishe.9ol,
is the industrial army which steam now otchis ical
France, and, whatever may be written agai"st vectipathe
we do not find that the employment of this r.3iace:oo
power has yet left the people bereft of werk:.„ otacb' to
last four or five years, the number of ate
_au'ecessalleol
augments rapidly in France, and yet, it i 5
mecba
say, it represents scarcely the twelfth of the
power employed in England. CT
s A
-- - - - 11E0 you011
SINGULAR CASE UNDER THE SSCALL app.' „Ali'
On Friday, at the rising of the Palace Court, sei stirro,',o3ts!
was niade to discharge a person named Soon', S3'..„' aileo
had been sonic days in Horsemonger-lane Cl°' sallll' 03°
had bee ader ~0
Shaw. It appeared that the prisoner u toe
as defendant in an action, " Ridsdale it:edit°
Small Debts Act, which summons he did not
coorit
Tuesday last lie was taken into custody anamained. sthe
Horsemonger-lane Gaol, where he had since re..stody irst to
davits were read, showing that the person in
_`; was
father of the debtor, and he had stated that 11
uaht•
person against whom the action had been 10%..gr. 1.,"-., beer' ost,
e
tion arose whether an application should not
to a Judge at Chambers, but it was urgedhe con, be
as he was committed for contempt of the Court,
arty 1°
discharged. The Court eventually ordered v.'
„oat)
discharged from prison. 0pterp...04,.
on Tbursth
IMPORTATION OF FLOUR.—
ALSO [Or
York, with 3,114 barrels of flour on b
about leo
the Victoria arrived in the St. Katloraerridn,e 1)100 Onsrteels
of Indian corn, 717 barrels of oil-cake, and
very.
with 4
of beef.
greatl. aresatisfaction,ethen,r__tier6. 'lo_,udieeP
to withdraw the Spanish troops front I 0,"
affairs be
• state of
e ab enabled to
orderssta t e , h
aa
ed
end is put to the very menacing
Spain and Vortugal.—Chronicle. we
cisoenst°froin 3,.1%dra10

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. i LITERATURE.
The ConvivialTOßK AUGUST MEETING.-FRIDAY. I THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW. No. X.
k Stakes of 30 soya. each, 10 ft. T.T.C. (9 Subs.) 1
r. A.. vir.
kr. Re "• hill's bf, by Plenipo, 7st 111 b (Marlow)
, t sseltine's Tom T So. many critical periodicals are now published that
1 : one i
with this
it,Bst 4lb s almost a repetition of the other. Nevertheless,
6,. .. 2 even with this drawback, the North &dish Review i,-;
Sweeps 2 '31,1 Twilight fill) Won easy by a length and a half. I Peculiarly entertaining. A most elaborate essay upon
-elps of 30 soys. each, 10 ft, for three-yrs old colts, Bst 716, the character and writings of the celebrated John Foster
kand fillies, 84 41b. One mile and a quarter. (10 Subs.) , opens the number, and is not unworthy of a noble su
Alrr.. Bank's puke of Richmond, is
L 0..,
,tklam's Alliance
' .j,c' Foster was one of those few men who wrote so ;veil
.-.. )4_7, westminster's Caprice
k.u.:.}'Ox's Shelforth :4_, ! that we wish he had written more. The scanty trags
'-'n ments which he permitted to appear, after a thousand
w,B_lei.klam's bc, by Touchstone, out of Laura 7.,. emendations, and the most scrutinising supervision, are
sheial.n a canter by four lengths. Betting-7 to 4 agst. evidences of the possession of qualities seldom granted
to one individual. From a most unfortunate fastidiou!•
The p,L,ni and 5 to 2 agst Dnke of Richmond.
The Sapling Stakes of 50 soya. each, 20 it, Sit 41b each. ness as to the merits of his own most superb composi•
kr. W One mile. (6 Subs.) tions the literary greatness of Foster was stunted.
1/ , 11. Brooks' Luminous
' oaques's Diphthong ... (Lye) 1 Still, from what little he has left, we
can discern the
2 vastness of his intellectual proportions. Ex ped 6
The Won in a canter. Ilereulent. Would that others would take example from
Consolation Scramble of 50/., added to a Handicap of the diffidence in publishing peculiar to that eminent
kr'r vir 5 sous. each. Five furlongs. author 1A • rather dry, though instructive, paper on
kr. t.,.. _ alters's Ratcliffe, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (Wintringliam) 1 " The Jacobites ;" another of those interminable
L,ird'o!t• Price's Kismet, 3 yrs, sst 101 b
tir%anley's Abdiel, 2 yrs, 4st 61b 3 disquisitions upon ( a most uninviting topic 1)
."Russia
rseLamsay's Mid-Lothian, 4 •rs, 7st 71b ; Mr. Aleiklam's
3 under Nicholas ;" about the nine hundred and ninety-
78t 617.) 6 yrs, Bst 61b ; Mr. Boy,nton's Poussin, 6 yrs, ninth review of Newman on Development ;" an
kat , Mr. S. L. Fox's Paalmainge_ sr 4 yrs, 7st 41b ; Mr. earnest and deserved eulogium upon Si!. James Mackin-
-5 Yrea'The Premier, 3 yrs, 7at ; 51r• Fox's Little John, tosh, with articles upon the New_ Timon, and Baron
ir. yet 111 b; Mr. Allen's Lady Alice, 3 yrs, 6st 416; and Humboldt, make a pleasant number of. a pleasant.publi-
-3 tsitTles'a, Spur, 3 yrs, sst„ also started.
m(1;1 agst Abdiel, sto 1 agst Kismet, Bto 1 agst Ratcliffe cation. Our opinion, however, upon its merits judged
by the number before us-is rather one of negative, cam-
The `' to leach Mid-Lothian and Trueboy. Won by a neck, mendation. The readers of "Nicholas Nickleby' will re-
,,,x_r,ea. t Yorkshire Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100. member that when Mr. Lillyvick asks whether his
`"4Ba, for colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b. The second
"' receive 501. out of the stakes. One mile and three-
%tamnephew's infant "is a nice bang," Newman Noggs replies
kis. 1/
Ira- (116 Subs.) " Well, it ain't a navy one 1" Ju-t such an opinion do
Non •Itlam's Poynton (Templeman) 1 we feel compelled to give 44* the North British Review.
Lord Anson's lago ... 2 'lr-- "'-----1------
The Glasgow's f by Retriever, out of Emilia
kiss, following also started, but were not placed :-Mr.
sh:2B Fitzwilliam-Mr. Banks's Charcoal-Mr. Brown's
e:14) n-Lord Chesterfield's Spanish Jack-Mr. Harland's
A k
li-7'.i Maid-Mr. E. R. Clark's The Conjuror-Mr. Reed's
is eas-Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm-Mr. Wormald's Quad-
ti-and Earl Zetland's Ada.
Po tting•_Even on lago' 4to 1 agst Conjuror. sto 1 agst
wlnton, and 16 to 1 each agst Quadruped and Emilia filly.
TO by a head, lago beating Emilia filly by a neck.
' tiimcrack Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 100 added, for
II") Yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b. The second
0 receive 25/., and the third to save his stake. One
tBile.. (28 Subs.)
Olt. Harcourt's fby Lanercost, dam by Tomboy (Lye) 1
firr.Pedley's Foreclosure
.„.4. Scott's Tim Whiffler 3
beam's
also ran :-Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin-Mr.
seeL6w,-; 111'_s Deloraine-Mr. Osborne's Hyderabad-Mr. W.
ISe" 8 Dashing White Sergeant-Mr. S. L. Fox's Chapeau
uee•-..as
teseast r• J. Merry's Limestone-Mr. Mostyn's fby La
Alfred., out of L'Hirondelle-and Mr. Whitelock's Prince
gatl eWou bY a length.
antlit.bers' 'Plate of 50/. ; 3 yrs old, Est 101 b ; 4 yrs,
allowed 64 Yrs, Bst 1016 ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st ; mares, &c ,
„sone saii: b i winners once, 31bs, twice, 51bs extra. Heats
Mr. S. L. 1,441 a half.
Lord Cliesste°,! 8 Waxholme, 3 yrs
"ield's Snake, 3 yrs ... 2 2
' Won by a head.
The Trialtak
•
PASLEY RACES.-THURSDAY.
'esl of 5 sous. each, 3ft and 25 added. One
air.
Kensiss , mile. (4 Subs.)
3 '''"Y abf by the Doctor out of Mildew's Dam,
b, 313, 73t 21b (Prince) 1
14141,211,814-aori\Johnstone's Marian Ramsay, 4 yrs, Bst 41b... 2
Mesmeric 4 yrs Bst 41b 3
Thet liars Sir Charles, aged,' 9st I llb
kr, ltirgh Members' Plate of 50 guineas. Heats, two miles.
Mr. wierir Pilot, 4
yrs (Robinson) 1 1
fir A , • Johnstone's Roper's Daughter, aged 3 2
7118 Glow's Surety, 5 yrs
es— 'up, 1011 soy, added to a Handicap of 25 sous.
kr, It-clB, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles.
Lend -isyrrY's John Harris 4yrs, 7st 51b
kr. ,-.rsglinton's Plaudit, ,4
yrs, st (Robinson) 1
2
The 4Selli,r•laild's Elemi, 5
soy, ist 21b
Selling Stakes of 5 s. each, 9 ft, and 25 added. Heats,
Sir J. .r.
once round and a dis
air, J, Bo
Claudia, 3 yrs (Rutherford) 1 1
1/I".botiaid: The 6 Bashaw, aged
r. liar_ s,on s Maid of the Mill, aged
The ic,"3' Saddlebow 5 yrs
10 80 aisley Cu '
Ilia:irk eaph pof 40 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of,
..""ttiag ` ' 11 ft, was won in two heats by Mr. Merry s
-`3', Bst eilll Yrs, Bst 41b (Robinson), beating Marian Ram-
The seh4I3ERYSTWITH RACES.-WEDNEsnay.
nnY Raw Stakes, of 5 so s. each, 3 ft, and 20 added.
!Its; parr,B v . One mile and a half. (8 Subs.)
. n Faith 3 yrs (W. Butler) 1
The rarlard's British Grenadier, 4 yrs 2
,_ tt.iganshire Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and only
!Ir. ps.' ,If declared. Two miles• (9 Subs ; 6 paid.)
Ile Cor 8 l'aith, 3 yrs Gst * walked over
), ""od Stakes' of 5 soya. each, 3 ft, and 15 added.
Ir, p
kr., Pr Heats, Heats, one mile and a half.
,_ • Bailin'
kr alar3hall' a Chance, aged, 12st (Williams)Nl ii 1 1
s Needwood, aged, list 71b
41r. Da..• 8 British Grenadier, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b 3 3
The ils 'Waterloo, aed, lI st 31b
,11,,teeaktes e
of o r3essovgh `Members' Plate of 251., added to a Sweep-
eats by a• each, one mile and a half, was won in two
r' Pars Lr Bullin's Ulysses, 7 t 131 b (Ennis), beating
s
adY Harriet, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b.
Illsoe,slradearnen's Cu THURSDAY.
half. each, 5 ft, I) Sweepstakes of 10
kr I. (9 s 6. and only 3if declared. One mile and a
Th'rarr's p nus., 4 of whom declared.)
far.Glioliagstsedclatnia, 3 yrs, 6st 51b, walked over.
Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft. and 20 added,
ashelYass, 48, 4 miles, 2 subs., were won by Mr. Builin's
Coui;t„„Lra, (Mr. Thomas), beating Chance aged.
Air, is ' 41,,eMbers' Plate of 25/., added to a gweepstakes
Air. Bares p:11:,3 sous. each. Heats, two miles.
Toe tract. ,-,`lB, yrs, 6st 61b (W Butler) 1 1
e tract. c, -13 mish Grenadier, 4 yrs, 7st 71b 2 2
' stakes of 1 soy. each, and 10 added ; the second
kr. h to receive 21. Heats, one mile.
I.r Waterloo, • •
1.1. lqarsh list 61b...( Mr. Williams) 4 3
as ,ii . alPs Mountain Maid, lOst 41b 5 1
k,. Cilia's The Lady, 9st
14. Sadler's Landseer, list 81b 3 4
t Powell 's Charley, 9st
**Jilt) Ladies' Plate, by subs. of 3 soya. each, one mile, was
1/ 4 in three heats by Ulysses, Bst 416 (Ennis), beating Lady
Irriet, 9st 61b.
laii.: i 3 announced in the " Sheet Calendar," that "the stud,
dais the property of Lord G. Bentinck, will be sold in lots
43,411 g the Doncaster and Newmarket meetings, and at
stus'Park Corner." It is clear, from the above, that the
'ls sold, but to whom has not yet transpired.

RAILWAY RETURNS.

1 1
2 2
3 dr
4 dr

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Millbank-Prison Commission had a meeting
yesterday, at Gwydyr House, Whitehall. The Com-
missioners present were. the Earl of Chichester, Lord
Seymour, and Mr. Bickman Escott.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
special general meeting yesterday. There were present
tke Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Rochester, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Chichester,
and Sir George Grey.
The Committee on Education of her Majesty's most
Honourable Privy Council, had a meeting yesterday
afternoon, at the Privy Council-office, Whitehall. The
Lords present were the Lord President, Lord John
Russo I, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Auckland, and
the Eat 1 of Clarendon.

HER MAJESTY'S MARINE
EXCURSION.
THURSDAY.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert left Wey-
mouth at six A.M., and proceeded to sea, kept along the
coast, laying-to off Lyme Regis, Sidmouth, Babacomb
Bay, passing through Torbay, and round to Dartmouth, her
Majesty passing the night at anchor in the River Dart.
The royal yacht anchored at a quarter after three P.M.
The weather was very wet, and there was a good deal of wind.
FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert left Dartmouth
at six o'clock A.M., and arrived at Plymouth at half-past
nine o'clock.
The Admiral, the Commander of the Forces, and all the
principal naval and military authorities, went on board the
Royal Victoria and Albert yacht, and paid their respects to
her Majesty.
The Countess of Mount Edgecumbe also went off to the
royal yacht, to pay her respects to her Majesty.
The Queen will take an excursion up the town on board
the Fairy, and will be present late in the afternoon at the
launch of the Thetis.

*1781:L"Or Tkerric.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail-
4sptctithe past week—that is to say, up to the date to
2 io us which the
*eel, 417. returns are
year made, together with the receipts of the same
Ll_____a_erev :—

MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE.
TIM TURNER. FAMILY.—A private performance took place
on Wednesday at St. James's Theatre, in presence of the
Duchess of Somerset, the Duchess of Leinster, the Mar-
chioness of Clanricarde, the Countess of Lincoln, the Earl
and Countess of Charlemont, Lady Palmerston, Lady Wharn-
cliffe, Lady Lawley, the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Dawson
Darner, General Upton, Lady Stewart, and other fashion-
Wile persons, of the Turner family, recently arrived in
London from Somersetshire. These are three gifted Lilli-
putian instrumentalists, of the respective ages of four,
six, and eight years, all girls. Miss Caroline is the eldest,
and she plays on the b arp, as also Miss Rosins, who is second.
Miss Sophia is the star of the little troupe, and she is a vio-
linist, handling her instrument, which is as big nearly as
herself, with the self-possession of a Paganini, and casting
most patronising looks-at her auditory. It is curious to see
Miss Caroline and Rosina playing on one harp, the one sitting
and the other standing over, whilst little Sophia fiddles away
gloriously. A very clever musical family is that of the
Turners, with natural abilities that may be turned to good
account, but we hope the poor things will not be taxed too
heavily in their studies and labours. Much kind encourage-
ment was bestowed on their exertions.

THE MERCHANT NAVIES OF
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
(From La Presse.)
At the moment when the principal Chambers of Corn
merce of the kingdom are forming an association which
proposes to itself " the extension of navigation by the
development of the maritime relations of the ports," it is
not uninteresting to sum up, in a few words, the situa-
tion of our merchant navy in comparison with that of
Great Britain. We shall borrow the statistics which
establish on one side the superiority of the English
navy, and on the other the inferiority of the-French,
from the official comments published by the Governments
of the two countries, and recently republished in a pam-
phlet entitled Progress of the Commercial Navigation of
England.
It follows from these documents, that in the year 1820,
the effective of the English merchant navy amounted to
25,374 vessels, measuring 2,648,593 tons, and in 1844 to
31,320 vessels, measuring 3,637,231 tons.
Has there been an analogous progress in France? Very
far from it 1 Instead of an increase, as in England,
there is a deplorable decrease, at least the following
figures prove as much. Tkne, in 1827, the effective of
our merchant navy was 14,322 vessels, measuring
692,125 tons, and in 1844, 13,679 vessels, measuring
604,637 tons. We ought to add, that out of this num-
ber, of 13,679 vessels, 8,900 measured less than 30 tons(!)
2,852 measured from 99 to 300 tons, and 219 from 300 to
600 tons. There are, definitively, only 652 vessels ca-
pable of navigation OR a large scale, and amongst all
these ships there is not one measuring 700 tons, whilst
England every day dispatches vessels of 1,200 tons bur-
den and upwards. This superiority of the British navy
is no less evidently disclosed in the coasting navigation.
Thus, in 1841, the French coasting trade conveyed, ex-
clusive of the coasting fishery, 2,424,246 tons of merchan-
dise, a traffic which employed 79,483 loaded vessels;
or, to speak more exactly, which occasioned an equal
number of passages from one port of the kingdom to an-
other. If to this number we add that of passages on the
east, which amounted to 31,768 vessels, representing a
tonnage of nearly 705,000, there is found, as the entire
movement in the coasting trade in 1841, a general total
of 111,251 vessels and 3,128,802 tons, worked by a naval
personnel which always, taking account of the passages
repeated by the same vessels, represents the service of
crews amounting in number to 434,896 men. At this
same period—that is to say, in 1841—the coasting trade
of Great Britain was nearly five times more consider-
able than ours; it amounted for one of the two move-
ments alone—coming and going—to 11,318,000 tons,
and the passages, which had been 215,000, had employed
more than 800,000 men as crews; and at least an equal
number are employed either in loading, or in the pre-
servation of the merchandise.
This state of things has not changed since 1841, at
all events, not to our advantage. The French coasting
trade has remained nearly stationary, while that of
Great Britain has increased. It is true that the ma-
jority of the transports effected by our coasters, present,
from one year to another, very few variations. We
allude to woods, materials, salt, wines and brandies,
grain and meal, coal, iron and manure, which form in
weight three-fourths of the cargoes of our coasting
vessels.
As to the steam navy, the ensemble of the movement
of our navigation (entrances and denartures together)
amounts, on the average, to 6,545 bi;ats (or voyages),
with cargoes, giving a total of 750,000 tons, whilst in
England the effective of the steamers employed in the
transport of merchandise is thirteen or fourteen times
higher than in France.
The coasting fishery shows, on its side, the same in-
feriority with regard to England. The official tables
give, on an average, 6,431 boats, navigated by 27,286
men, but, on deducting the unable ones, only 22,000 men
can be reckoned, whilst on the English coasts the popu-
lation engaged in the small fisheries amounts to more
than 150 000 individuals. It is true that the English
coasts are more extensive than our own; but in an equal
space, they do not the less offer double the number of
fishermen. It is true that our great fisheries offer more
resources, but that branch of navigation is very far
from being ameliorated; and, for the last seven years,
it presents a reduction of about one-fourth.
These various statistical facts afford a material
proof of the inferiority of our merchant navy. The
inferiority of our "military" (war) navy is an intlisput-
abb4 fact Thus, therefore, in every respect, our na-
vigation is incapable of entering into competition with
the English.
It appertains to the Chambers of Commerce to seek
out the most proper means of raising the state of our
navy. We do not doubt the success of their efforts,
convinced, as we are, not only of the goodness of their
cause, but of that want of reform which makes itself
'eh on all sides, and which will, we hope, lend a fresh
mpulse to the Conservative policy.

'Reek 4
:I
ending Last a t ts:
NAME OF RAILWAY. week. T, m- co
••••••.......... - 6 g
44, 15
X X
258 239
...... Arbroath and Forfar •••••- • • ••
••
•• 14 Bristol and Birmingham .•••••• • • • • '' 7136 715
13 Chester and Birkenhead ••••••• •• •• • •
934 b3O
18 "e,xlblin and Drogheda• ••••••••• • • • . • • 16 Dublin and Kinstown ••••••• • • • • • • • 1,142 1,130
1)n,,,,
417 378
15 ~--•-•.ec and Arbroath .• •
657 400
156 ..4KUrdb-'8h••- and Sunderland .•••••• •• • • • •
4 735 3,221
16 X,,,bOrgh and Glasgow' •• • • •••• • ' -
398
6,248
15 t ast-etnrn t.Counties and North Eastern .. 8,984
15 10,_ mon.. •••• • • • • • •
.....
15 GlAarr, Kilmarnock, and Ayr •
.. 21;226411 21;020282
6 0 ea:„7,,,n8/:_ and Greenock -:..::•• : . •• :
..
339 283
IE, l'lreai" .qesn
taenrud Rochester.........
20,453 20,033
902 589
• • • • • • • •
165 Loauxtidoepn°l
L 0... n and Nerth Western, &c. .....
1,496 1,244
15 Lo"'°n and Blackwall- •• • ..... •• • •
--- London and Brighton. -
16 1,„„nd,,°11 and Croydon • ...........• • • 9,830 8,593_
81 8 864
16 ‘,.'"'uon and South Western .•••• • • • • B'l '22 •-• -4,llchester, Bolton, and Bury ••• • •• 1,239 1,0
Ifs,, - -
15 ....--ohester, and Birmingham•
, sta.
.5 u,--,„ohester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc- 7,784 7,6_5_4_
15 -,.•;',Land Counties • .... .....
15 Newcastle and Darlington"••
15 Newcastle and Carlisle • •
539 569
16 ''Bweastie and North ShieldS• ••••• ••
~ Norfolk-. •• .. ............•••• • • 1,575 -
'. North British ••::••-•••• ' • • • • . • • -
•••• ~
.... Aorth Union and Bolton and Preston -
F
7 Paris, ,orbeil, and 0r1ean5..........
8,129 7,410
axis d R
15an ouen . •• • • • • •• - •• • • • • ••
1127 61,-612
..._ Preston and Wyre ••••••••• • • ' • • • ' -
1,419 848
is Richmond ~ • • - -
15 Sheffield and Manchester.. •• •••• •• - 1,931 1.305
South Eastern
;4, South Davon ..... ........ ......... 10,168 8,246
. 1,145 -
••
:. Taff Ve • • ..„......... 1,247 1,203
16 Ulster al
• •-••• • • " • 748 593
7,478 6,339
.5 York Ltd North Midland. •. •••• • • ••

IntA6I2°CRFORT MANUFACTURERS' A SSOCIATION.—A
legng of the 3,lanufacturers' Association was held at the
Bulkeleyten Arms Inn,
on Monday last. It is generally
he at the must ave had
tened th
ttrence to a contemplated i'vorkingmeeting of short t hime, and this
etion is strengthened by a knowledge of
in fact that
toe
'ma in Stockport, extensively engaged the cotton
manufacturel, has already reduced its weavers to short time.
t1e.1,5 fact coming in connexion with the present temporary
by the
of trade, and the example to the same effect set
f- (Pe manufacturers of Blackburn, may have had the effect
ti.aotermining the manufacturers of Stockport to the adoption
kre,enilar course. We trust, for the sake of both manufac-
Reueland operatives, that the event may prove that the
supposition is unfounded.—Manchester Times.
tirrlNG BURGLARY. —Yesterday information was
toll-4,11-ed among the metropolitan and City police of the
two '"ng burglary in Cheapside : It appears that be-
the.,,,t‘wo and three o'clock on the morning of Monday,
Quee,'n instant, two individuals were perceived about
tothr-street and other streets adjacent to Cheapside, but
oelat:s at that particular time was observed in them cal-
e...leloo to arouse suspicion. A few minutes before three
ol.ess",' however, a noise was heard at the premises of
eitqa;s• ICeates 'and Leger, hatters, &c., No. 74 Cheapside,
her a narrow court in Soper-lane, Queen-stree.t, and iet
eovered that some persons had effected theirescap
„ettncrn°,,ll,_• Upon examination it was ascertained that thed
'Pon 'ailso had been entered, the locks and desks force
Lod 'band 19114 in gold and 40/. in Bank of England notes
tirents. e
P
der een stolen Th olice have as yet no clue to the
for EnaTioN ry of State
OP CONVICTS.—The Secreta
has Rome Department (by her Majesty's royal clemency)tinrt,
to/wife(' warrants for the release of one hund.reffan
horn `-,P recently brought to England in the Scotia transportte
tern, -uer
a mans, and placed in the Warrior hulk. Part of
ehn.
lotionportation having been remitted by retcnonTex.
em t 0 her Majesty's free pardon, on account. of
bagareY conduct. The men are leaving Woolwich daily, and
to e; l'ceived sums varying from 51. to 20/, each, accordins
fa,idoilitistuandue2ffroirentdhse. purpose of carrying them home tote Ir
111,11.—mEr(CIAL ADVANTAGES OF THE ELECTRIC TELE-
cial g'''s-The fact of the suspension of the Leeds Comm, er-
'elo:ing Company's business, which took place a.t twelve
en Monday last, was known in Birmingham in abou
trie artler clan hour after that time, by means of the elec-
Midlae4g!aPh, which has been recentiy completed on the
lntelli line of railway. Immediately on the arrival of the
lie ogence it was forwarded to the various banks and pub-
hitnuTtcos untithis town. The advantages of such an almost
mode of communicating intelligence
.so im-
Detlonart_anetrteo3ithe mercantile world is too obvious to requlre any
the ui nt,, and great praise is duo to the railway officials for
te'tromptitude with which they communicated the news
Jo„oneatrnore interested portion of the public.—Birmingham
Tot ClTYthe CHA3IBERLAIN'S OFFICE.—The office of
the Y Chamberlain has been closed for a vacation until
tke;',Q of
44 be Setember. During the vacation no City " pren-
nlado.

SCARCITY OF FRUIT.—We believe the price now
paid for good ripe fruit is much above what it has been
during the last twenty years. The following comparative
statement shows bow scarce and dear good apples, pears, and
stone fruit are:—

1845.
Pears per p0t...75. Od. to Bs. Od.
Plums ditto ...4s. Od. to ss. Od.
Damsons ditto .4s. Od. to 53. Od.
Apricots a doz. Os. 4d. to ls. Od.
Peaches ditto...ls. Od. to ls. 6d.

1846.
28s. Od. to 30s. Od.
18s. Od. to 225. Oi.
253. Od. to 40s. Od.
ls. 6d. to 3s. Od.
2s. Od. to 3s. 6d.

And so on with other fruits in like proportion.
ALTEN MINING ASSOCIATION.—The half-yearly
merting of this Association was held yesterday, at the office
in Old Broad-street, J. Labouchere, Esq., in the chair. The
report showed an actual loss in the last eighteen months of
3,0001., but the six months just past had realised a profit of
1,3001. Should this success continue. the directors proposed
to make a dividend of ss. per share in October. The produce
of copper was 541- tons. The assets in Alten were
4,1231.135. 7d. ; and the assets in London, 8,0481. 3s. 10d.
After a short discussion the report was adopted.
Letters which have just bi.,en received from Gibraltar
mention a report, that General Cavaiguac had in the pro-
virce of Oran surrounded and put to death an Arab tribe,
consisting of 600 men, women, and children; that the war
is now carried on on the principle of extermination, and that
the French soldiers receive ten francs for every pair of human
ears they bring in, whatever the age or sex of the original
owners of these ears may have been. It is but justice to the
French people that the publication of such rumours should
give their rulers an opportunity of contradicting or explain..
ing, them. It is with this view we make the statement, and
it will be gratifying to every friend of humanity if the
DEbats, or any other paper speaking from authority, could be
enabled to contradict this report.—Chronicle.