The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1845.

manner at once the most flattering and gratifying. The
accompanying document will inform our readers of the
way in which this is proposed to be eff,c'ed :
" The following noblemen and gentlemen, subscribers to
and frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre, anxious to
testify their sense of the ability, liberality, and judgmen,t
which have distinguished Mr. Lumley's management of
that great establishment, and their sense of the courtesy
they have always experienced at his hands, have re-
solved to present him with a memorial of those senti-
ments, and of their estimation of his successful exertions.
It is, therefore, proposed that a subscription should be
entered into, not exceeding two guineas each, and the
amount thereof to be applied to the purchase of a piece
of plate, recording the variety and combination of talent
which by his exertions and skill have been brought before
the public.
. _ _

" The following noblemen and gentleman have already
tendered their namcs :—His Excellency the Count de
St. Aulaire, his Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, his
Grace the Duke of Somerset, Field-Marshal the Duke
of Wellington, K G., his Grace the Duke of Leinster,
his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G., his Grace the
Duke of Cleveland, K.G., his Grace the Duke of Bed-
for,', the Most Noble the Marquis of Clanricarde, the
Most Noble the Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G., the Most
Noble the Marquis of Granby, the Right Hon. the Earl
of Pembroke, the Right Hon. the Earl of Lonsdale, the
Right lion. the Earl of Harrington, the Right Hon. the
Earl of Bictive, the Right Hun. the Viscount Temple-
town, time Right Hon. the Viscount Somerton, the Right
Hon. the Viscount Ranelagh, the Lold William Lennox,
the General Lord Aylmer, the Lord Adolphus Fitzela-
rence, the Lord Harry Vane, M.P., the Lord 'Ernest
Bruce, M.P., the Prince Radzivil, the Prince Paul Lie-
Yen, the Prince Troubetzkoy, the Count Eaterhazy, the
Count Batthya,ny, the Chambellan de Berg, the Count
Koudriatfsky, the Count de Lashi, the Count de Jarnac,
the Hon. Colonel Leicester Stanhope, the Hon. Colonel
Dawson Darner, Colonel Fitch, Lieutenant General Sir
Andrew F. Barnard, Sir John Lowther, Bart., M.P.,
Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Sir Henry Meux, Bart., Sir
J. Guest, Bart., M.P., Sir Francis Shuckborough, Bart.,
M.P., T. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., W. A. Mackinnon, Esq.,
M.P., Bernal Osborne, Esq., M.P., Henry Baring, Esq.,
M.P., Joh❑ Stewart, Esq., M.P., E. Munday, Esq., M.P.,
C. Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., R. J. Eaton, Esq., M.P.,
James Ewing, Esq., M.P., B. Botficld, Esq., M.P.,
Henry Broactwood, Esq., M.P., John Bowes, Esq., M.P.,
Montagu Gore, E,q., M.P., R. Painther, Esq., Hubert
de Burgh, Esq., T. Mills, Esq., E. Moore, Esq., Major
Buckley, Captain Smith, Sandford, Esq., E. Smith,
Esq., H. Brereton Trelawney, Esq., George Wombwell,
Esq., Fitzwilliam Hume, Esq., Ralph Eden, Esq., J.
Phtitp Beavan, Esq., S. Beasley, Esq., Guy Cham-
pion, Esq.
" Communications for the Committee to be addressed
to the care of one of the following gentlemen Pain-
titer, Esq., Treasurer, 5, Grafton-street, Bond street ;
or C. Barry Baldwin, Esq , M.P., Hon. Secretary, 6,
Parliament-strm et.

" Subsriptions to be paid in to the Treasurer's account,
at Westminster Bank, St. James's-square ; or Messrs.
Strahan, bankers, 217, Strand."
Grateful as this testimonial must be to Mr. Lumley's
feelings, he has recently received another, which is per-
haps of even a more flattering nature, inasmuch as it is a
tribute not only to his excellence as a manager, but to
his kindness of heart as a man. His generosity to
artists is well known—not only are their salaries fixed
on the mist liberal scale, and paid with the utmost
punctuality, but he is in the habit of constantly making
them very valuable presents, and in moments of exigency
he has frequently rescued an artist from difficulties in the
most unexpected and generous manner. His great kindness
to Montassu, who was incapacitated from an accident
from pursuing his professional career during the course
of last season, will never be forgotton by those who ad-
mire and appreciate a generous action. The artistes of
the theatre, to show the sense they entertain of the kind
and generous treatment they have exp, rienced at his
hands, presented him last week with a magnificent silver-
gilt vase, bearing the following inscription :

" Hommage
a Monsieur B. LUMLEY,
par les Artistes
du Theatre de sa Majeste
en commemoration de I'heureuse evenement
qui assures ce theatre
la continuation de sa bienviellante
et juste administration.
18 Juillcs, 1845."

These latter words explain the secret of Mr. Lum-
ley's good fortune. His :administration is bienviellante
and juste, and, therefore, is it successful.

THE WEATHER .AND THE CROPS.
NORTH OF IRELAND.—During the past week, there
have been some days of weather favourable for the com-
mencement of the early grain harvest, and advantage
has been taken of this by the farmers in a few places.
There have, however, been heavy rains, by which
weighty corn crops have been partially laid down, and
their ripening thus retarded. In the neighbourhood of
Belfast, particularly on the Downshire side, several fields
of barley have fallen before the sickle, and the yield,
both in grain and straw, is stated to be at least an ave-
rage. Very little winter-sown wbeat is as yet ready for
cutting ; but, in one or two very early districts, a few
patches have been reaped ; and the return of grain pro-
mises well. The last of the flax crop has been pulled ;
and the greater proportion of the season's produce is now
undergoing the process of grassing. The quantity of
fine flax is likely to prove grcater than was at one time
anticipated. The growth of the potato plant progresses
as favourably as the most sanguine farmer could wish ;
and there is no doubt that this crop will far exceed in
quantity that of any year since 1840.—Banner of Ulster.
During the past and present week we have been over
several miles of the country in our neighbourhood, and
we can safely say that a few days of sunshine would
give us a crop unequalled even in the late plenteous
seasons. Everywhere—and more particularly in the
rich valley of the Ayr— the wheat and oats are very
keavy in the ear and long i❑ the straw ; thus pro-
mising abundance for man and the inferior animals.
In the neighbourhood of Gadgirth and Enterkine
we observed several fields of wheat far advanced
in ripeness, and only waiting a glimpse of sunshine to
fit them fur the sickle. Farther up the Ayr, to the
banks ' of the Lugar, oats are the prevailing crop ;
and though greener than in the lower lands, they are
also very heavy and abundant. Barley is generally
pretty far advanced ; but—sunshine 1 sunshine ! As-
tonishingly little grain of any kind has been
laid by the rain. Beans have a very promising
appearance. In the potatoe crops we observed no
failures ; partial failures may have occurred, but so
far as we can judge, the root will be very plenteous.
The late wet weather has marred the finishing of
the hay harvest ; generally it is cut, but a consider-
able quantity lies upon the meadows waiting for
heat. I❑ our immediate neighbourhood the crops wear
a very luxuriant appearance, though it will be some
time ere the sickle be in active operation. Friday and
Saturday last were brilliant days ; but the mornings
and evenings were exceedingly chill. In fact, the frost
on those mornings lay, in some places, quite white.
This visit of the rude northman was anything but
welcome. On Sunday the wind blew strong from the
south east, driving before it heavy and successive
showers. Yesterday the wind rounded to W.S.W , and
the sun shone strongly.—Ayr Observer.
On this increasingly important subject, we regret we
cannot report very favourably for the past week, rain
having fallen almost every day since our last publication.
The worst fears have coesequently been entertained by
the farmer throughout the district, not so much because
of the injury already done to the crops, as on account of
the damage that may yet occur, should the protracted
wet weather continue much longer. The only day on
which no rain fell was Saturday, when considerable pro-
gress was made in securing the hay. In Yorkshire and
some of the southern counties, the crops are said to be
in a very fair condition, and appear to have suffered
little from the inclemency of the weather. This, we
believe, is also the case in Scotland and Ireland ; and
should the weather take a favourable turn, as we fondly
hope it will, we may yet have fully an average harvest.
—7'yne Mel cwy.

It would have been a matter of no ordinary gratifi-
cation to have recorded, this week, that the state of the
weather, upon which every thing now depends, had at
length assumed that settled and sun light character
whichlis essentially necessary to bring the forthcoming
crops of grain to a state of perfect maturity. Un-
happily, however, such is not the case. One day,
marked by a character of general brightness, has been
succeeded by one of almost incessant and extremely
heavy rain—at least, for the greater part of
the day. This was the case on Tuesday last, when
the showers descended literally in torrents, and
must, we fear, have occasioned much injuty in those
localities where the crops are flaggy and heavy upon the
ground. Even the occasional recurrence of a bright day
is succeeded by one of gloom and heaviness. We know
nothing of a uniform continuance of clear and cloudless
skies, and of that high and also uniform state of the
atmosphere, without which the wheat crop cannot yield
that bountiful produce which, at one time, presented
very gratifying indications, and without which the most
lamentable results will ineviably ensue, in embarrass-
ment to trade, the prostration of enterprise, the de-
rangement of the money market, from the effect of
which railway speculations could not escape, and in
privations and sufferings of no ordinary nature and
extent. These considerations aro of the more import-
ance, when it is remembered, that, with the immense
daily consumption of a rapidly increasing population, the
stock of bonded wheat now on hand only amounts to
about twelve days' consumption. We tru-t, however,
that in most localities no serious damage has yet been
occasioned. But, at the same time, it cannot be denied
that the harvest, especially with a continuance of the
present weather, will be protracted to a late period ;
and that, consequently, the risks of the crop being
secured in good condition, arc doubled, and that the
stocks on hand, as we have before remaiked, will expe-
rience a daily diminution before the new grain can be
possibly brought to the market. In proof of the lateness
of season it need only be remarked, that last year—
an early harvest, certainly—wheat, in the higher loca-
lities in this district, was cut on the sth of August, which
corresponds with Tuesday last, and now the crop is as
green as grass. To the generality of crops, indeed, a
late harvest is invariably injurious.—Doncwter Gazette.

The disposal of the deanery of Worcester, which
will become vacant at Christmas next, when its present pos-
sessor, the Bishop of Rochester, removes to his new see, is
now a canvassed question. It has been generally assigned to.
the Rev. John Peel, Canon of Canterbury, and brother of 'die
Premier, and it is also stated that it has already been 'offered
to the Rev. Gentleman, but that he declined accept:mg it._
CAeltenham Examiner.

CORONER'S QUEST.--Yesterday aftaernoon,
Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Breck mock Antis Ta-
vern, Camden-town, on the body of Mr. H. T. _Bromley, aged
'29, the landlord of that establishment, who was ki'iled by a fall
from his horse, when returning on Tuesday
Barnet Races.—Verdict, Accidental Death, wie,
A adeodand of
Is. on the horse. from the

RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES

IN THE

PRINCIPAL CITIES AA
SCOTLAND,

cD TOWNS IN EIS
AND IRELAND.

'GLAND,

NAMES or RAILWAYS.

Aberdeen • • •• • • •• •• • • • •
Airdrie and Coatbridge . •
Arbroath and Forfar •• .
Ditto Half Shares •• .
Armagh, Colr., & Portrush
Bandon and Bantry ••
Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down
irknhd, Lan. & Ches.Jne.
Birmingham and Glo'ster
Do. New (iss. at 7% dis.)

Ditto Half Shares :
Birminglnn & Oxtrd.June.
Illaburn, and Preston.•
Blekburn, Darwo,& Bolin
Bolton, Wigaii, & Livcrpl.
Boston, Stainfrd and Itirm
Brighton, Lewes, & Ilast.
Bristol and Exeter . •

Ditto New . .
Bristol and Gloucester • •
Bristol and S. Wales Junc.
British and Irish Union..
Caledon. and Ayrsh. June
Caledon. & Dumbar. Junc
Caledonian • • • • • • • • • •

Ditto Extension • • • • • •
Cambridge and Lincoln.•
Chester and Birkenhead..

Ditto New Shares

Ditto Half Shares •• • •
Chester and II lyhead • •
Cheltenham and Oxford
Chichester and Brighton
Churnet Valley •• • • •• . •
Clitheroe Junction • • • • • •
Clydesdale Junction • . • •
Cork, Blackrck & Passage
Cork and Bandon .• • • • • •
Cork and Killarney .• •
Cork and Waterford • •
Cork and Youghal .• • •
Canterbury and Dover. •
Coventry and Leicester • .
Cornwall ......• ••
Derby and Crewe
Direct Lon. and Manchstr
Dias, Beccles, & Yarinoth
Direct Northern • • • • • • • •
Direct Norwich .. • • • •
Dublin and Belfast June
Dublin, Belfast, & Coir. e
Dublin and Drogheda.
Dublin and Galwoy
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Dundee and Arbroath . ••

Ditto New . . • • • • ••
Dundee and Per.h •• ••
Durham and Sunderland
East Lancashire (No. I)
Ditto (No. 2)
Eastern Counties . • • .. • .

Do. Perp.s pr Ct., No 1

_ .
Do. do. No. 2
East Dereham & Norwich
East Uni0n.............
Ditto Extension • • • • • •
Edinbgh, Gins., and Dum.
Edinburgh and Glaigow..
Do. Quarter Shares • • •
_ _

Do. New Quarter Shares
Edin b. Leith, and Granten
Do. I'ref. 5 per Cent..
Edinburgh and Northern
Edinburgh and Peebles • •
Edinburgh and l'erth . • • •
Ely and Huntingdon • • ••
Enniskillen and Sligo.. • .
Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr
Fltwood, Prstn, & W. Rid.
Garnkirk and Glasgow • •
Glasgow and Ayr .•• ••
Do. Quarter Shares • • • •
Glasgow and Greenock ..

Ditto New . • .. • • • • • •
Ditto Preference • • • • •
Glasgw, Dmfries, and Car.
Glsgw,Kilmarnek, & Ard.
Glasgow and Belfast Un.
Goole and Doncaster . • • •
Grand Junction .........
Ditto Half Shares • • • •
Ditto Quarter Shares • .
Ditto New Quarters • •
Ditto Eighths
Grand Union . • • • . ••
Great Eastern & Western
Gt Grimsby & Dk Extens.
Gt Grimsby and Sheffield
Gt Sthrn & Wstrn (hind)

Ditto Extension •• . • ••
Great Monster.. •• . .
Gt Northern of Scotland
Grt Northern of England

Do. New• 401. Shares

Do. New 301. Shares ..
Great Western .. •• •• •• • •
Ditto Half Shares •• ..

Ditto Fifths • .. . • •
Guilfrd, Farehm, & Ports.
karwieh . •. • • • • .. • • • • • •
Iludrsfld & Man. R. & Canl
Huddersfield and Sheffield
Hull and Gainsborough . •
Hull and Selby • • • - • - • • • •
Ditto Quarter Shares • •

Ditto 'Ralf Shares • • • •
Inverness and Elgin •• ••
Isle of Jersey • • • • • • .. • •
Kendal and Windermere
Kingstown and Bray • • ..
Killarney Junctions
Lancaster and Carlisle • •
Lancaster and Preston ..
Leeds and Bradford ....
Ditto Extension .. • • ..
Leeds and Dewsbury • ...
Leeds and Thirsk • • • . • • • •
Leeds & W. Riding June.
Leicester & Birmingham
Leicester and Bedford ...
Limerick and Waterford
Liinrck, Ennis, & Kil. J ne.
Lincoln, York, and Leeds
Liv. Man. & Gt N. of Eng.
Liverpool and Manchester

Ditto Half Shares • • • •

Ditto Quarter Shares..
Li verpl, Ormskrk,& Prstn
London and Birmingham

Ditto Thirds•

Ditto Quarters•• •• .• ••
London and Blackwall • •
Lon.&lllan.(Remingtotes)
London and Brighton. ••
Ditto Consolid. Eighths
London and Croydon • • • •
Ditto New . -•• • • •• • •

Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt.
London and Greenwich • •
Do. I'ref. or Privilege. •
London and South Westrn
Do. New Cons. Eighths

Do. New, 501 Shares..
1)o. New, 401. Shares. •
London and York .• • • • • •

Ditto (Bantry) .• • .. • •
London and Windsor•• • .
Londn, Salsbury, & Yeovl
Londonderry & Coleraine
Londonderry &
Lynn and Ely • •
Lynn and Dereham .....
Manchester and Leeds ..
Ditto nail Shares

Ditto Quarter Sharea•.

Ditto Sixteenths ......
Manchstr and Birkenhead
Manchester &Birminghm
Ditto Quarter Shares..
Ditto New Quarters . •.

Do. COLL& Welsh Junc.
Manchcstr, Boltn, & Bury
Mnchstr, Buxtn, & Matik
Man. Shef. and Mid. Junc.
Manchestr & Southaniptn
Midland
Ditto Fifths
Ditto New

Do. Con. Birm. & Derby
Midlnd Gt Westrn (Irish)
Do. Extension to Sligo
Newest! & Datingtii June.
Do, New (Brandling) ..
Newcastle and Berwick ..
Newcastle and Carlisle..
Nwcstle, Durham, & Lan.
Newport & Abergavenny
Newry and Enniskillen..
Newark and Sheffield .
North British ..........
Ditto New Shares ....
Northern and Eastern ..

Do. Scrip (isa. at 5 die.)
Do. Quarter Shares ..
North Devon .•
North Kent • • • • • • •
North Staffordshire ....
North Eastern • • • • • •
North Union (A) • • • .....
Ditto (8)........
North Wales Mineral....
Ditto New Shares • • • •
North Western
North Wales ••••• • • • • •
Norwich and Brandon • •
Ditto New. .
Not., Belvoir, & Granthm
Nottingham and Boston..
Nott., Es weh. Vol. & Man,
Nottingham lk Mansfield
Oxford and liffining. June
Oxfbrd and Worcester
Oxford and Cambridge • •
Perth and Inverness
Portsmouth Direct • •
Preston and Wyre • • , •••
Ditto Half Shares
Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Gusr
Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div.
Preston & Wyre Exten.
Richmond & W. End June
Rugby, Woreestr, & Tring
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland .
Sheffield and Manchester
Ditto Quarter Shares..
Ditto ditto (No. 2)..
Ditto ditto (No. 3). ,
Sheffield and Lincoln,
Sheffield and ItOtherham
Shrewsbry & Grand June.
Shrewsb., Wor., & Crewe
Shrws.,Wolv., 'AWL& Bir
ihrwsbry & Trnt
Shrws, Herd/JAN.
Slamannati . • • • • • • • • • • • •
South Devon. •••• • • • •
South Midland ..... • • • • •
South Eastern and Dover
Do. New (las. 321.) No, 1
Do. (i55.331,C8,8d,),, 2
Do, (les, 301.) ~ 3
StaineB slid Richmond .• •
Staffordshire &Shropshire
Stirling and Dunfermline
South Wales.... • • • •
Tean and Dove Valley • •
Trent Valley ...
Do. and Holyhead JAM°.
Vale of Nentli

Aug.
21.
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117%
47
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224%
46
28%
10%
1p
176%

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25%
130%

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73%

166

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4-3-66 d

434
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175
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West London, Old Shama-
West End & Sothrn Coun.
Wexford a'd Carlow
Warwick and Cheltenham
Waterford and Kilkenny
Watrfd,Wxld,Wick & Dub
Wakefield and Bradford
Wakfld, Fontcfrct, & Gool
Wakefield and Harrogate
Warwick and London
West Lancashire •
Worcester and 'fling • - • •
Whitehavon and Furness
1)o. New Half Shares. •
Welsh
,‘„Ve't (:0rnwa11...... •
,"C...st Yorkshire • • .. • . •
dilsontwn, M. & Coltness
Wilts, Somrst, & Weymth
Yarmouth and Norwich
Ditto New . .. • • •
York and Carlisle
York and North Midland
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Scarbro' Branch
Ditto Selby • • ••• • • • •
Ditto Extension .. •
Yorkshire & Glasgow fjn.

10914

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71s6d

1%
28e9d

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13%

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8141
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4153 d!

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4389 p,

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342 p

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1156 d

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Aug.
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5356,11
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2256 d
111 s
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115sp.

117861

HULL,

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The
Shares, 249 —Loadou and 1):

Aug.
20.

AUG. 21.
sales are. -Hull and Selby, Half
i 1 ckwall,lo96—Ditto, New, 4%

pm.—Preston and Wyre, Half Shares, 84—Blackburn,
Darwen, and Bolton, 94—Caledonian, 104—Great Grimsby
and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, 35s.—North British, Half
Shares, 9—Leicester and Birmingham, 17s. pm.— London
and Birmingham Extension, 19s. 6d. pm —London and York,
54—Newcastle, Durham, and Lancashire, 265. pm.—Newark
and Sheffield, VA—Nottingham, Erewash, &c., 40s. pm.—
Nottingham and Boston, 9s. 6d.—South Midland, 6j,"3 pm.
—West Yorkshire, 14% .
liUDDERSFIELD, AUG. 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great Grimsby Dock
Extension, 24—Dundee and Perth, 4—Grand Union, 10s. p.
—Glasgow and Dumfries, 28s.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield
Junction, Quarter Shares, 35s.—Huddersfield and Man-
chester, 14% —Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 141
with new—Leeds and Thirsk, 134—Liverpool, Ormskirk,
and Preston, 64—Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation,
15s. pm.

YORK, AUG. 21.
STOCK EXCIIANGM—The sales are—Eastern Union Exten •
sion, 31/4—Midland, New, 261,4—North British, New, 91/4
York and North Midland Extension, 241%—London and
York, 51. 6s. 3d.—Manchester, Buxton, &c., 81/4—Newcastle
and Berwick, 24k—South Midland, 61. 15s. 6d.—Wakefield,
Pontefract, and Goole, 4614—West Yorkshire, 1334.
EXETER, AuG. 21.
There has been little or nothing done in railway matters
this day.

EDINBURGH, AUG. 19.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 3/. 65.-
Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2/. Us. 6d.-Arbroath and For-
far, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151.-Armagh and Portrush, 2/.
-Banffshire, 21. 25.-British and Irish Union, 3/. 95.-Bel-
fast and County Down, 3/. 17s. 6d.-Cambridge and Lincoln,
3/. 10s.-Caledonian, 10/. 10s.-Caledonian Extension, 21.
16s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 31.175. 6d.-Clydesdale
Junction, 9/.-Direct Northern, 21. 55.-Dundee and Ar-
broath, 371. Is. 6d.-Ditto, New, 18L-,-Dundee and Perth,
4/. 6s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 21.45. 6d.-Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 86L-Ditto, Quarters, 211. 158.-Ditto, New,
141 155.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 11. I7s. 6d.
-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 241. 10s.-Ditto, Prefer-
ence, 161. 10s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 1/. 135.-Ditto,
New, 11. 25.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 2/. 125.-Edinburgh
and Perth, 1/. 14s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 891.-Ditto,
New Stock, 221.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3/. I Is. 6d.-
Glasgow and Neilston. 21/. 10s.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 41/.
-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, IL ls.-Glasgow and
ureenock, 211.-Ditto, New Stock, 101. 58.-Ditto, Pre-
ference, 21.-Great North of Scotland, 2/. 15s. 6d.-Inver-
ness and Elgin, IL 35.-Kilmarnock and Ardrossan, 5/. 15s.
-London and York, 4/. 10s.-Londonderry and Coleraine,
3/. 17s. 61-Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3/. 155.-Monk-
land and Kirktntilloch,33/.-Morayshire, IL-North British,
31/. 10s.-Ditto, halves, 81. 17s. 6d.-North Wales Mineral,
New, 61 55.-Perth and Inverness, 2/. 28.-Scottish Central,
71. 14s. 6d.-Scottish Midland, 2/. 75.-Shrewsbury, Os-
westry, and Chester, 4/. Is. 6d.-Slamannan, 18L-South
Midland, 5/. 18s.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 11. 10s.-Stir-
ling and Dunfermline, 1/. 155.-Waterford, Wicklow, and
Dublin, 11. 165.-Wishaw and Coltness, 39/.

LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.

We have received the minutes of evidence taken before the
Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to
inquire into the truth of the allegations in Mr. Bruce's peti-
tion. We have only space to-day for the following outlines
of the proceedings of the Committee, when they proceeded fi-
nally to consider their report:—
"Motion made (Mr. Duncombe),—That the following pa-
ragraph form part of the report :—' The Committee think it
right to add, that in the very small proportion of cases which
have been substantiated and partly supported, much of the
evidence adduced was collected subsequent to the presentation
of the petition, and they are of opinion that Henry Bruce
made the serious charges contained in the petition without
taking the most ordinary means of inquiry ; that the petition
was presented with the view of stopping the further progress
of the London and York Railway Bill, and to promote the
private interest of a rival company, of which the petitioner
was Vice-Chairman ; and that the conduct of Henry Bruce in
presenting that petition has been a great abuse of the right of
petitioning.

" Question put.
" Committee divided—
" Ayes 5. " Noes, 2.
" Mr. B. Ayes,
" Mr. Warburton
Mr. Christie Mr. B..Escott.
Mr. Astell
Mr. B. Denison
Mr. Duncombe
" So it was resolved in the affirmative.
" Motion made (Mr. Warhurton)—' That the following pa-
ragraph form part of the report :
" That your Committee, in consequence of the very ad-
vanced period of the session at which they were appointed and
commenced their sittings, although they have applied them-
selves most assiduously to the inquiry entrusted to them, have
not been able to make a complete investigation into the whole
allegations in the petition of Henry Bruce, respecting the pro-
ceedings under the subscription contract of the London and
York Railway Company.
" Amendment proposed (Mr. B. Baring),--' In the pro-
posed paragraph, to leave out all the words after the word
"that," in order to insert these words:—" The petitioner
further states, that he is still pursuing his inquiry into the
bond fides and responsibility of the said subscription list, and
that he does not doubt that he shall discover numerous other
instances of similar fraud besides those specifically alleged."
"' Your Committee have had no time to enter into any
such general charges, nor are they- inclined to think that the
character of the evidence already adduced is such as to make
it desirable that any such investigation should be entered upon;
they are the mote disposed to entertain this opinion as such an
inquiry could in no way affect the justification of Mr. Bruce's
previous conduct.'
" Question put,—' That the words proposed to be left out
stand part." _ _

" Committee divided.
" Ayes, 2.
" Mr. Christie
Mr. Warburton

" Nces, 5.
" Mr. B. Baring
Mr. Astell

Mr. B. Denison
Mr. Duncombe
Mr. B. Escott.

" So it passed in the negative.
" Main question put.
" Amendment proposed (Mr. Warburton),—' To leave out
all the words after the word " that," in order to insert these
words—" In the absence of material witnesses, and from the
want of time to pursue the inquiry further, your Committee
are precluded from forming any opinion on the general alle-
gations in the petition.'
Question put,_' That the words proposed to be left out
stand part."._

4‘ Ayes, 5.
"Mr. B. Baring
Mr. Christie
Mr. Astell
Mr. B. Denison
Mr.
Duncombo
_ .

" Noes, 2.
" Mr. Warburton
Mr. B. Escott.

" So it was resolved in the affirmative.
.4 Main question put and agreed to.
" Motion made (Air. Warburton)--` That the following sub-
scribers to the London and York Railway contract were sum-
moned as witnesses, and did not obey the summons.'
[Here follows the list of names.]
" Question put and negatived.
Report again read, and agreed to.
" Ordered—' That this report, together with the minutes of
evidence, be reported to the House.'

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by
their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe
Weimar and Prince Edward and the Princess Anna
and Amelie of Saxe Weimar, and attended by Lady
Gore, Earl Howe, Earl of Denbigh, and Sir David
Davie', left the Royal Hotel at Clifton, yesterday morn-
ing, for Bristol. Her Majesty and suite left the
ter-
minus at Bristol at half-past twelve o'clock, and travelled
by a special train on the Great Western Railway to the
station at Slough, where the illustrious party arrived at
a quarter before three o'clock. The Queen Dowager,
the Duchess Ida, and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar,
Lady Gore, Earl Howe, and Sir David Davies proceeded
to her Majesty's residence, Bushy House, Bushy Park.
The Earl of Denbigh proceeded to town.
His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Dispatches from the Governor of Hong Kong were
received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Lord Granville Somerset has arrived in Italy, and has
joined Lady
.Granville Somerset and family.
The marriage of Lord Macdonal with Miss Wynd-
ham, daughter of the Countess of Listowel, was solem-
nised yesterday morning in St. George's Church, in the
presence of the Earl and Countess of Listowel, the Duke
and Duchess of Somerset, the Earl of Rosalyn, and a
select circle.

-
THE HARVEST IN FRANCE.—A. Bordeaux paper
informs us, that the wheat harvest in the department of the
Gironde is abundant, but that it is got in with great difficulty.
The weight of the wheat varies from 77 to 79 kilogs. the
hectolitre. The wine-growers have much fear as to the result
of their harvest, as it will be fully' three weeks later this year
than the last, and there is hardly ground now to hope that
there Will be sufficient heat to make the grapes of good quality.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Thursday, an inquiry
was begun before Mr. Carter, Coroner for the county of
Surrey, on the body of Ellen Tyrrell, elm was on Tuesday last
found drowned in the Surrey Canal, under very suspicious
circumstances. After a lengthened inquiry the proceedings
were nest, in order that additional evi-
dence d
mightREMARKABLE PRESENCE OP MIND.—A workman
ajournbeed tillp ro Mondaycured.
employed in one of the mining shafts of the Scottish Central
Railway lately had a most miraculous escape. He had lighted
the (traces connected with the charges of powder for the purpose
of blasting, and gave the signal to be drawn up, but the rope
slipping, the poor fellow was suspended a few feet above where
the explosion was to take place, with no other prospect before
him but instant death. With great fortitude and presence of
mind he called out to lower him, which was immediately done,
and, advancing cautiously to the burning fusees, be extinguished
them. On examination they were found to be burned within
half an inch of the powder.
It will be remembered that some three or- four
years ago the traveller of Mr. Richard Pattinson, of Carlisle,
was stopped near Greenhead, and robbed of a sum of money, by
two men of the names of Getty and Mooney. One of these,
Getty, was followed into Ireland and cleverly captured, by
Thomas Hetherington, then of the police force ; and being con-
victed at the Northu.nberland Assizes, was transported for
fifteen years. On Tuesday, Hetherington, who is now re-
siding in Liverpool, arrived at Carlisle with the second offender,
Mooney, and, having had him identified, proceeded with him
to Morpeth gaol. We understand that Hetherington acci-
dentally met with the prisoner in the streets of Liverpool, in
the dress of a railway labourer.—Cumberland Pacquet.
FORGERY IN I. ARTS.--A corn-factor, named
having discovered that some forgeries had been lately com-
mitted to his prejudice, gave information to the authorities, and
declared that he suspected his clerk, a young man named X—.
A search-warrant was granted, and at 'the moment the com-
missary of police entered the latter's lodgings, he was in the
act of preparing for immediate flight. He had taken out a
passport for Barcelona, under the name of Bouby, in which he
desitmated himself homme de lettres. In his room were 10,0001.
in French money, 3,0001. in foreign gold, and 25 napoleons.
There were also found four receipts of the Bank of France,
bearing the forged signature of 1111. C—; two bordereaus.
prepared to be presented to the banks of Gouin and Ganneron,
for the purpose of being discounted, and bearing the forged
signatures of ten or twelve of the most respectable bankers in
Paris ; and a great quantity of papers and bills with Mr. C--'a
f
SHOCKING OMNIBUS ACClDENT.—Yesterday after-
noon, about three o'clock, as an aged woman, named Esther
clerk arrested.
signature. 'lhese various articles were seized, and the
Cruickshank, of No. 51, Great Arthur-street, St. Luke's,
was crossing Bishomate-street, opposite Sun-street, she was
knocked down by the horses of one of the Hackney omnibu•es,
and before she could be extricated she was severely trampled
upon by the animals, and rendered insensible. Besides some
severe contusions and lacerations, she sustained a serious in-
jury of the spine. The aged sufferer was without loss of time
removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where she remains in
a deplorable state of suffering.

GREAT PROTESTANT MEETING
AT LISBURN.

Lisau as, AUGUST 20.—A meeting for the avowed purpose
of sjmpathising with James Watson, Esq., of Braokhill, on his
late dismissal from the magistracy and deputy-lieutenancy of
the county Antrim, was held this day in a field called " School-
hill," adjacent to Lisburn, belonging to a Mr. Beatty, a tanner,
residing in the town. The place is beautifully situated, being
on an eminence overlcolting the town and surrounding country,
the approach to which is by a narrow circuitous road, a full
view of it being had from the spot where the platform was
erected ; and as the numerous Orange lodges advanced in pro-
cession, each bearing their respective banners, and decorated
w ith scarfs and ribbons, and other political emblems, the scene
was gay and enlivening. At about 12 o'clock the first of the
lodges entered the field, and took their place about the plat-
form, where they remained till the termination of the day's pro-
ceedings. For nearly two hours these bodies continuet4 to ar-
rive, until at length the entire place (occupying between two
and three acres) was completely filled with a very respectable-
looking and well- dressed body of men, who appeared to be com-
posed entirely of the yeomanry class of the community. There
were also a few private carriages and other conveyances, occu-
pied for the most part by ladies, in which, and upon the plat-
form, were observed the following persons :
The Most Noble the Marchioness of Downshire ; Right
Hun. the Countess of Annesley ; the Marquis of Downshire,
J.P. and U.L. ; the Earl of Annesley, Castlewellan ; Hon.
Hugh Annesley, Castlewellan ; Colonel Verner, M.P. ; Isaac
Curry, J. P. and D. L. ; John Temple Reilly, J. P. and D. L.,
Scarva House ; Robert Dulling, J. P. ; Henri Waring, J. P. ;
H. Wilson Rowan, J.P. ; Thomas Johnston Smyth, J.P. and
D. 1.. ; the Very Rev. Dean of Dromore, J.P. ; Thomas
Crawford, J. P. ; William Caldbeck, Sub-Sheriff of Down ;
the Rev. Thomas Waring; Rev. Edward Leslie, Rector of
Dromore ; Rev. J. W. Knox ; Rev. J. Hopson ; Rev. Mr.
Henderson, Hollywood ; M. W. Knox, Esq., Loughgall ; James
Hamilton, Deputy Grand Secretary of Orange Lodges; Jona-
than Richardson, Esq., Ingram ; John Reilly, J.P., Hills-
borough ; Charles Armstrong, J.P., Cherry Valley • Major
Waring, J.P., Newry ; Richard Waring, Esq. ; the Rev.
Charles Waring ; Maxwell H. Close, Esq., New Park ;
Colonel Hawkshaw, Blaris ; E. H. Reid, J.P., Killala ;
Major Crossley, Glenburn ; Thomas Waring, Esq., Waring-
field ; Rev. J. Lefroy, Loughtrickland ; Robert Alexander,
Esq., Loughtrickland ; Wm. Beers, J.P., Grand Master of
Orange Lodges, county Down ; Wm. Ellis, Esq., Deputy
Grand Master, county Down; Rev. W. H Wynn, Moira;
Rev. J. Wilson, Moira ; Thos. Caldb-ek, Esq., Lisburn ;
H. Caldbeck, Esq., Lisburn; Rev. C. Boyd, Ballinahinch ;
Alexander Lindsay, Esq., Milltown; Rev. J. Green, An-
trim; Joseph Greer, Esq., Tyrone ; Captain Crawford, J.P.,
Lissor ; M. Smith, Esq., Lisburn ; Rev. J. W. Garrett ;
Rev. Dean Knox ; Rev. John Mussen, Magheragull ; Rev. J.
Smyth, J.P., Lisburn; W. R. Deane, Esq., Enniskillen;
James Blackwood, J.P., Sandfield ; J. Henning, Esq., Wa-
ringstown ; Rev. W. E. Tyrrell, Dumbeg ; James M. Reillj,
Esq., Lisburn ; H. Hardman, Esq., Mount Pottinger •' F. C.
Beers, J. P., Bally ward ; Rev. T. D. Gregg, Dublin ; Colonel
Munroe' late 81st Regiment; John Macarten, Esq., Warings-
town ; John Wakefield, Esq., Brookhill; James Graham, '
Esq., liallymaglaine; John Cromie, Esq., Draper-hill; James
Johnston, J.P., Knapp ; Henry J. Garrett, Esq., Lisburn;
Dr. Gaussen, Lisburn, &c.

It would be difficult to state accurately the number of per-
eons present, so many and different were the opinions enter-
tained on the subject : however, the general opinion was, that
there were from 15,000 to 20,000 on " School-hill" at one time
during the day. At half past two o'clock the Marquis of
Downahire was called to the chair amidst great applause,
which lasted for several minutes. When silence had been
obtained,

His LORDSHIP rose, and said that if the requisition, signed
by so many and respectable of the inhabitants of Lisburn and
the surrounding country had not b_•en presented him, request-
ing him to take the chair at that meeting, which afforded him
so great a pleasure, as its principal object was to condole with
his friend Commodore Watson, he would have offered his ser-
vices for that purpose.—(Cheers.) lie was prepared to say,
and he spoke advisedly, that a more unjust, unconstitutional,
and tyrannical proceeding had never been adopted by any
Government than that which had been used towards their
friend.—( Hear.) He was not in the habit of defying any
one, but if he were, he would defy the Government to
prove that it was a constitutional act. He would again
repeat, that if he had not been called upon to preside that
day he would have offered his services, which he thought would
be a sufficient reply to the various opinions expressed by both
sides of the press , and he would add further, that he was pre-
pared to take the responsibility of the act.—(Cheers.) The
Noble Lord then expressed his hope that on the termination of
the proceedings, those persons who were there assembled would
depart quietly to their respective homes, without insulting or
wounding the feelings of any one, and then concluded by intro-
ducing to the meeting
The Very Rev. the Dean of DROMORE, who expressed sa-
tisfaction at seeing such an assemblage presided over by his
Lordship. He said that was as it should be, for it was such an
assemblage as ought to take place in Ireland. He, therefore,
did not—surrounded as he was by so many friends—think it
necessary to urge any argument to induce their adoption of the
resolution he held in his hand, when he knew they were as-
sembled to condole with his friend Commodore Watson, for
whom he called upon the meeting to give three cheers, which
were immediately responded to. He (Mr. Watson) was then
upon the platform, and held a more exalted position amongst
them than any that Sir Robert Peel could give him. The
Rev. Gentleman then concluded by moving as fellows :
" Resolved—That it is the indefeasible and unquestionable
right of every British subject to express, in a lawful manner,
his opinions of the conduct and measures of the Ministers of
the Crown."

JAMES B. BLACKWOOD, Esq., seconded the resolution,
which was passed unanimously.
JONATHAN RICHARDSON, Esq., of Ingram, in a very
lengthened and eloquent speech, next moved—
" That we witness with regret, apprehension, and dissatisfac-
tion the system of policy which her Majesty's Ministers have
for some time pursued, and appear resolved to continue, with
reference to her Majesty's loyal and devoted subjects, the Pro-
testants of Ireland : the disaffected and disloyal being the ob-
jects of confidence and favour, while the faithful and attached
arc treated with contempt and disregard, subjected to insult,
and made the objects of unmerited persecution."
Which motion was seconded by fIIOMAS J. SMYTH, Esq.,
J.P., and passed.
The third resolution was proposed by Colonel VERNER, and
seconded by the Rev. H. HUDSON, and was as follows :
" That we consider the removal of James Watson, E.q., of
Brookkill (a gentleman respected and venerated by all who
know him), from the deputy-lieutenancy and magistracy of the
county of Antrim to be a wanton exercise of arbitrary power,
unjustified by the letter or the spirit of the statutes which have
been made the pretext for his dismissal, and at direct variance
with the spirit of the constitution."
'I he Rev. Mr. KNOX then moved, which was seconded by
R. Dowlea, Esq., and carried—
" That it is repugnant to the constitution of this empire that
her Majesty's subjects should be required to yield obedience to
the views, opinions, or declarations of any single constituent of
the legislative powers, the united concurrence of the three
estates of the realm being essential to constitute an obligatory
law ; and that any attempt to fetter the actions of British
suhjecis by the maintenance of a contrary doctrine is subver-
sive of oar rights, and P.,eht not to be tclerated by a free
people."
CALDBECK, Esq., moved-the next. resolution, which was
seconded by Major WARING :
" That the Protestants of Ireland, being upw.:fis of two
millions, are entitled by their position and weight, as a relikus,
orderly, loyal, and educated people, to the confidence of the
Crown and protection of the Government ; whereas, on the
contrary, we see our venerated clergy insulted, our Chute!)
endangered, her revenues confiscated, our faith maligned, our
up: ight magistrates dismissed, and our sacred and venerable
institutions prostrated, in order to conciliate the avowed foes of
British connexion ; we therefore solemnly pledge ourselves to
associate, as Protestants, by every lawful means within our
power, in support and defence of what still remains of our vene-
rated constitution, and in the sure conviction that such a course
is become essential to the security of our lives and properties,
to the maintenance of the Throne, and to the preservation 01
the empire."
The Rev. Mr. LESLIE next addressed the meeting, and read
the following address :
" To the:Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.
" May it please your Majesty—
" We, your dutiful and loyal Protestant subjects, desire to
approach our Most Gracious Sovereign, and lay before her
throne the grievances under which we labour. Our
British birthright, liberty of private judgment, is uncon-
stitutionally shackled by the persecution of men who have
earned our respect and confidence throughout lives of un-
blemished private and public integrity ; that we, Protestants
of Ireland, who have been at all times loyal and ;peaceable
subjects—whose forefathers placed your ;Majesty's illustrious
house on the throne of three realms, and who are ready to shed
our blood in its defence—think ourselves entitled, as an im-
portant section of the British nation, to the confidence of the
Crown, and the protection of Government, which we feel,
with regret and alarm, are now withheld from us. We see our
beloved National Church in danger, our venerated clergy in-
sulted, our magistrates dismissed in some places, and massacred
in others, our venerable institutions encroached upon to con-
ciliate those whom past experience tells us can never by fair
concession be satisfied. We have further seen our conscien-

tious convictions on the ♦ital question of scripitnal education
disregarded, and our humble petitions for a share of Govern-
ment educational funds treated with contempt. We therefore
humbly pray that you would be graciously pleased to take the
case of your Majesty's faithful, attached, and loyal Protestant
subjects in Ireland into your favourable consideration—the posi-
tion in which they are placed, and the persecutions under which
they suffer, being stated in simplicity and truth in this their
dutiful address—and that you would issue your royal mandate that
henceforward an undue preference may not be shown, nor an
ascendancy in variance with the spirit of the Protestant con-
stitution, be conceded to a party in the country opposed to
British connexion, and inimical to the British throne ; and we
would further implore of your Majesty, that, as an act of grace
to your faithful Protestant subjects of Ireland, you weuld be
pleased to command that James Watson, Esq., be restored to
the office of deputy-lieutenant, and reinstated as a justice of
the peace for the county of Antrim."
After which he moved:—
" That an humble and dutiful address be prepared and pre-
sented to her Itlajesty, praying that she may be graciously
pleased to issue her royal command for the restoration of Mr.
Watson, her Majesty's faithful, loyal, and attached subject, to
the deputy-lieutenancy and magistracy of the county of Antrim,
for whose removal from which, we are of opinion, no just,
legal, or constitutional cause has existed, or been assigned."
Which was seconded by EDWARD ANDERSON, Esq., and
passed unanimously.
The Rev. W. G. WYNNE then moved,:which was seconded
by Joirs.rsTon, Esq., as follows:
" Resolved, That an address be presented to Mr. Watson,
with a copy of these resolutions, expressive of our continued
respect and confidence, and containing our assurance that his
character stands too high in public regard to be otherwise
affected than by increased public estimation by the arbitrary act
of depriving him of the commission of the peace and deputy-
lieutenancy ; and that the Protestants of Ireland are deeply in-
debted to the Dublin Er•ening Mail, and the Protestant press
of Ireland, for its able, continued, and uncompromising advo-
cacy of their righ's and privileges, and that. our Noble Chair-
man be respectfully requested to communicate this resolution
to its very able and highly appreciated proprietor and con-
ductor."
The Rev. Dean Waring was then called to the chair, when
a vote of thanks was passed to the Marquis of Downshire, and
the meeting separated at five o'clock.

TnE SrAvE TE.AnE.--The trial of Captain Bellet, 1
of the ship Luiz d'Albuquerque, for carrying on the slave trade
on the coast of Africa, all the circumstances of which we gave
in announcing his arrest and committal, commenced on the
►3th instant, before the Court of Assizes for the department of
the lle et Vilaine, held at Rennes, and was not finished until
the 15th. The captain is a fine man, still young, was elegantly
dressed, and conducted himself throughout with the utmost
pripriety, using language showing an excellent education. The
evidence was various and contradictory, much of it coming
from his own men, who were of a very questionable character,
and prejudiced against their captain, from the punishments he
had been obliged to inflict upon them for their misconduct—in-
somuch that the jury could not give credit to their testimony,
and returned a verdict of acquittal.— Galignani.
A letter from Bucharest, cf July 29, states that all
the documents of the archives of the Russian consulate had
been stolen, and as the thief was not satisfied with taking 1,100
ducats, which he found, it is supposed that some secret inten-
tion prompted the robbery.

IRELAND.
GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.

DrnrAN, Arc. 18.—Sir Thomas Fremantle, who ar-
rived at the Chief Secretary's Lodge, Phamix Palk, on
Saturday, attended at Dublin Castle to-day. Mr. Penne-
lather, the new Under-Secretary, and Mr. M‘Kenna,
the new Chief-Clerk, entered upon tho duties of their
respective offices this day.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

The weekly meeting of the Association was hell this
der ; Mr. Law in the chair.
The following letter from Mr. O'Connell, addressed
to the Secretary of the Association, was rt ad :
" Darrynane Abbey, Aug. 14, 1845.
" My dear Ray,—l see that I have been misunder-
stood. It has been supposed that in my project for
working out the registration of the repeal voters, I in-
tended to suggest the appointment of two additional re-
peal wardens f,,r that particular purpose—even in parishes
in which there were already that number or more.

" I expressed myself badly when I spoke of two repeal
wardens for each parish. I should have said for each
parish in which there aro not already at least that
number.'

" My plan, therefore, is to work out the registration
with the present repeal wardens in every parish in
which there are such, and to have at least two appointed
for every parish in which there are none at present, so
as if possible to have at least two repeal wardens in every
parish in the isl❑nd.
" You will thus see that it was not my intention to
supersede any of the present repeal wardens. Indeed I
should be exceedingly sorry if I were thought capable of
showing any disrespect to the existing repeal wardens.
I am too grateful to them for their exertions to offer
them any slight.
".We owe the progress we hare made to the zealous
virtue of the wardens. The fact is, that the repeal cause
is indebted for the magnitude and efficiency of its present
position to the patriotic and disinterested services of the
repeal wardens. The proof of the interest which the
people take in the repeal cause, is placed beyond doubt
by the amount of the weekly repeal rent coming by and
through the repeal wardens. The exertions which they
make to preserve the peace and prevent the violation of
the law in any respect, enhance their merits beyond the
power of any eulogiuin of mine. The time is not distant
when, after achieving the repeal, men will boast with
pride and exultation of the exertions they have made
as repeal wardens to revive the nationality of Ireland.
" This subject would be alone sufficient to induce me to
address the Association again. But I have the still more
powerful motive of again and again pressing upon the
Association the necessity of organising the registry of
voters in every county and borough In Ireland. We
must not relax our efforts for one moment to secure at
least seventy Repealers for the next
Parliament. Another session such as the last would so
bundle up Whigs and Tories as to put a total end to the
distinction between them. New parties will have to be
formed, probably under new denominations. If we have
at such a period but seventy staunch Repealers to turn
the scale, no ministry can be formed strong enough to
postpone the discussion of the terms on which to found
the restoration of the Irish Parliament.

" It is impossible to contemplate steadily the events by
which we are surrounded, without the conviction being
forced on the mind of every rational man, that the peo-
ple of Ireland have it in their power to gain the restora-
ton of their domestic Legislature. All that is necessary
is, to make use of anti exert the constitutional means
within our reach to achieve that measure. Organisation,
registry,'repeal rent, and occasional monster demonstra-
tions of the unanimous, though perfectly peaceful, de-
termination of the people to have Ireland a nation
again—these are the means by which the statesmen of
England must be made to perceive the wisdom of acced-
ing to our wishes.
" Contrasting the public demonstrations of the re-
pealers with the recent Orange exhibition at Fermanagh,
must afford the most sincere gratification to every friend
of the peace and tranquillity of Ireland. The Go-
vernment no longer think it necessary that either mili-
tary or police should attend at any of the meetings of
the repealers. Our meetings assemble to declare their
opinions in enormous and overwhelming multitudes.
But they assemble unarmed. There is no intimidation,
no insult, no injury to anybody ; and, what is still more
strange, such is the kindliness of demeanour of the
people towards each other, that not even an accidental
injury has been sustained by any person at any of our
monster meetings.
" How different, I repeat, are the Orange exhibitions.
On their first revival in the present year, a shocking and
barbarous murder stained that event. The widow's son
was slain at Armagh.
" Rejoice, Repealers! at the contrast y -et have afforded.
Wo would not purchase the repeal at the loss of a single
drop of human blood. We do trust in God that the
men of Ulster will soon see the propriety of following
our example ; by holding, whenever they deem it neces-
sary, their public meetings to seek the redress of
grievances, or supposed grievances, without breaking the
peace or violating the law in any respect.
"It is, I repeat, melancholy to think that several
repectable Orangemen of Enniskillen should have under-
stood their own partisans so well as to be apprehensive
lest Mr. Steele should be assassinated by some of the
body, though his object in going to Enniskillen was known
to be nothing else than to assist in preventing the Ca-
tholics from impeding or in any wise interfering with
the Orange exhibition.
" It is quite clear that no person could entertain the
slightest apprehension that any Orangemen would be
killed, or even insultsd or maltreated in any respect, for
attending at a repeal meeting ; on the contrary, ats
Orangeman would be received on the platform of a re-
peal meeting with courtesy and civility, and would be as
safe there as if he were in his own dwelling-house, in
the midst of Fermanagh.
" I do strongly submit the suggestion to the consider-
ation of the Association, that another address to the
people of Ulster should be prepared ; that the contrast
between the peaceable monster meetings of the Re-
peaters and the unhappy results of the Orange exhibi-
tions should be put forward in the least offenaive man-
ner, but in a manner calculated to win the attentic n of
the considerate and respt stable portion of the Orange
confederacy. They should be assured that there is no
matter in difference between the Catholics and Pro-
testants. It should be shown to them that repeal is as
much a Protestant as it is a Catholic question ; this is
to say, that it is essentially Irish. It should be pointed
out to them that religious ascendancy is at an end—it
having been, even by the present Government, aban-
doned, not only in words but by some very unequivocal
actions.
" It is quite true that these addresses to the men of
IJ;,;ter may for a time produce little public effect ; but
WO are essentially in the right in looking for the
restored
na,,Lsnality of Ireland, and they are so essen-
tially in the wry .ae; fomenting i
unavailing and mis-
chievous religious (I'm,:nsion, that it s to be hoped that
sooner or later common iss.ttso and patriotism will pre.
wail, and induce all parties aint':n,gst Irishmen to combine,
in order to procure for Ireland tht: protection of her do-
mestic legislature.
"To return to the registry. The cotti: of Tippe-
rary, it is said, requires some exertion to place it in a
satisfactory state. There is, however, one great conso-
lation, that we have two excellent Members foe time
county—there could not be better found. There is no
truer repealer nor better Irishman living, than my loved
friend Nicholas Maher. The junior Member, Mr. Fitz-
gerald, is not only a gentleman of fortune,family,and talent,
but also a most sincere patriot and ardent repealer. Both
have mare than once occupied the chair of Conciliation
Hall. The association has every possible motive to in-
fluence its best exertions to place the registry on the
most triumphant footing. This can be easily done, and
should be done speedily.
" One word as to Cork city. It is a deplorable mis-
fortune that the repeal principle should make it inevitably
necessary to procure a substitute for Sergeant Murphy.
lied he been a repealer there could not be a
better Member. Ile is a man of great talent, emi-
nent knowledge of his profession, and great in
dustry. In addition to these advantages, his rela-
tions and connexions in the city of Cork are of the
first respectability, and of considerable popular influence.
What a pity it is that he, being so desirable a represen-
tative in every other respect, should not be a repealer.
This is at least quite certain, that when the Cork
repealers part from so efficient and patriotic a member
as Sergeant Murphy, merely because he is not a re-
pealer, it is essentially necessary, in point of consistency,
that the repeaters in all other constituencies should pe-
remptorily reject their present Whig representatives,
and substitute unequivocal repealers. Let not the Whigs
lay the flattering unction to their souls, that this rule of
electing repeaters only will be relaxed in the slightest
degree. After the rejection of Sergeant Murphy, it
really cannot be relaxed ; and I have no hesitation in
saying that, after that rejection, it will be infinitely bet-
ter for the repealcrs, and more consistent with honour-
able feeling, to permit a Tory to be returned rather than
a Whig non-repealer. After nil, repealers have now no
controversy with Tories. The Whigs are rather the
bitterer enemies of the two. I declare distinctly, I have
no preference for a Whig over a Tory, and this senti-
ment of mine will, I am sure, be prevalent in every re-
peal constituency at the next election.
" Let me come back to the registry. Register ! Re-
gister ! Register ! Remember we shall be able to
carry the repeal if we have seventy Members in the next
Parliament—seventy Members, backed by eight mil-
lions of a loyal, dutiful, peaceable, but determined
people.
" Need I say anything to excite the Repealers of Dub-
lin ? I appeal to the repeal wardens in each of the
wards. I appeal to the aldermen and town councillors
—to the candidates for the office of town councillors—
to the popular poor-law guardians—to everybody who
can influence a single elector. It would be a noble blow
if we were able to recover the city of Dublin from the
non-resident freemen who are non. Repealers. Register,
I say, register, and then—Hurrah for the l peal.
" Believe me to be very 641 fully yours,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL."

Mr. JOHN O'CoNNELL, M.P., urged upon the Ite-
pealers an immediate attention to the registry. It should
6irin the paramount object of their exertions, and be
eve❑ wished it to take preecede•nce of the collection of the
repeal rent, but it would be most desirable that both
sh.iuld proceed pari passu.
Mr. STEELE haring entered into some explanations
with regard to his appearance in Enniskillen when the
late Orange demonstration was being held, urged on the
Government the immediate abolition of the oath which
declared the Roman Catholic religion to be damnable
and idolatrous. To the continuance of that oath he
attributed the dissensions which existed between the
Protestants and Catholics.
Mr. J. O'CoNNELL adverted to the recent trial, in
which Mr. Duftly, the police magistrate, was defendant,
and pronounced the gross accusation made against that
gentleman to be the result of the nefarious spy sys-
tem. In his opinion Mr. Duffy was triumphantly
acquitted. It was dreadful to think that such
a system should be tolerated in any Christian
country ; its results were fraud, perjury, and mur-

der. Having called on the Government to abolish such
an iniquitous practice, he proceeded to observe that
there was a subject on which he felt it his duty to touch,
though it was with considerable pain he did so—he
alluded to the indications, as conveyed through the
press, that some of their prelates were abut to receive
that act which he had so frequently styled the infidel
colleges act. At a recent meeting in Cork, a Doctor
Bullen had declared that he spoke the sentiments of the
dignitaries of the Catholic Church when lie expressed
his approval of the Government education scheme.
When he read that speech of Peel and Graham's friend,
1)r. Bullet), he could not keep out of his head the chorus
of a very old song, which ran something in this way,
" Lillibulero, Bullen—a lad." lie paid little attention,
however, to the expressions of such small fry as the
gentleman he had alluded to, but there had been a.
meeting held in Armagh, at which sentiments had been
uttered in a high quarter, which deserved their most
serious consideration. It had been said that the amend-
ments made by the Government in their Education Bill
had satisfied the Catholic hierarchy of Irelard. If that
were the case. then indeed they, the lay Catholics of
Ireland, who, in the discharge of what they believed to
be a conscientious duty, opposed the Colleges Bill,
were placed in a most unenviable position.—(Hear.)
The Catholic Members of Parliament who opposed the
Education Bill, waited anxiously with feelings of the
most ready submission and reverence for the declaration
of the prelacy ; and had they been told they were satis-
fied with the GOvernment's amendments, they should
sadly, sorrowfully, but still obediently and entirely, have
withdrawn their oppesirion to that Bill, which they
regarded and still regard as a curse.—(Hear, hear.) The
Archbishop of Tuam was under the same impression as
they were—that the aenendmerets were not satisfactory,
and his letter to that effect has remained uncontradicted.
He trusted that some authoritative expression of their
combined opinion would at once be :given by their re-
verend prelates, raid then by set the public mind at
rest. Let that decision be what it might, they would
submit to it most heartily ; but he hoped that the peo-
ple would not be left any longer in a state of uncertainty
and doubt on that fearfully important question. The
hon. gentleman then commented on an article which ap-
peared in the 'lbw-piny Chronicle, ridiculing the absur-
dity of attempting to conciliate the Orangemen, and ex-
pressed his entire dissent from its premises ; on the
contrary, he had evt•ry expectation tl at the Orangemen
would see tke folly of disunion, and would ere long co-
operate with the repealer s in endeavouring to achieve
that which alone could benefit their common country—
a domestic legislature.
At the termination of the proceedings, the rent for
the week was announced to be 224/. 14s. 3d.

The meeting then adjourned.
DIMINUTION 01? OUTRAGES IN THE
NORTH-WET.

The Lonyfind Journal says—" The hitherto disturbed
portion of this county, bordering Leitrim, is becoming
tranquil, no outrage having been committed in it for up-
wards of three weeks. everal stand of arms, which
were taken by the Molly Maguires, have, during the
present week, been given up to P. C Howley, Esq.,
R. M., and the respectable farmers have volunteered
their services as special constables to aid the police in
the suppression of any further outrage."

. _
A FisnrNG PARTY.—One day last week a party
of four gentlemen, not much accustomed to boating, set out
from Helensburgh to the buoy of Roseneath, for the purpse of
enjoying a few hours' fishing. As the evening drew on,
resolvedeactho
and
dturanil heofmteh,emaniti
theirth
lines,
eekhavininagnferiuylledte
the
)
oars. They were but indifferent rowers, and made asto-
nishingly little progress. A strong tide seemed to be run•
ning against them, and the more they pulled the more obstinate
grew the resistance. Eight—nine—ten o'clock came, and
found them almost as far from the shore as ever. Never-
theless, they continued to tug away with the most despe-
rate perseverence, although completely worn out with fatigue,
until about eleven o'clock at night, when they discovered
to their infinite chagrin, that they had neglected
to lift the anchor ! The party soon after gained
the shore, but in a state of total exhalstion, having laboured
incessantly against anchor and cable for upwards of ;four hours!
Great, of course, is the chuckling amongst their numerous
friends, in reference to this famous boating exploit off Rose-
neath. We likewise understand that the song usually called
for in any company they may enter is the favourite one of
' " The anchor's weighed."— Glasgow Citizen
LOCK-JAW PRODUCED BY FRlGHT.—Yesterday
morning, Miss H. Bressy, residing in Seysell-street, Camden-
town, was alone in the house, the servant being out on a mes-
sage, and hearing a knock at the street-door she proceeded to
answer it, and upon opening the door two men forced themselves
in, and whilst one held the door the other took a valuable time-
piece from a bracket in the hall, and pushing !Hiss Bressy down,
they decamped. On the return of the servant she found Miss
Bressy lying in the passage in an insensible state. Medical as-
sistance being obtained, it was discovered that the young lady
was labouring under lock-jaw, produced by the fright she had
sustained, and she is considered in very great danger.
SCALDED TO DEATH.—Yesterday forenoon Mr.
Payne held an inquest at the Dun Horse, High-street., Borough,
on the body of Henry Watson, aged fourteen months, son of a
general dealer residing in Mint-street. On Sunday last
deceased's mother had strained the water off some boiled potatoes
into a large pan. Deceased was playing about the room, and
as he was walking along he lost his perpendicular, and fell
backwards into the boiling water. Deceased died on Tuesday
last. Verdict, "Accidental death. " _

PROCLAMATION OF OUTLAWRY.—Yesterday being
the adjourned County Court day, Mr. Hemp, the officer to the
Sheriff of Middlesex, declared the following persons as out-
laws :—William Le Poer Trench, Alexander Dalglash,
William R. Brinkman, otherwise Broadhead ; Gilbert
Anesley Young, Richard Fulke Greville, commonly called
the Honourable Richard Fulke Greville; Richard Grey,
' Patrick Leonard O'Reilly, Sir Charles Edward Gray, Knight,
Sir Henry Wyatt, Knight., .I,,seph Ferdinand Count Ta-Ife,
H. C. S. Irvine, Charles Irvine, Charles White, the Rev.
George Brydges Lee Warner, Clerk ; James Whittaker, Mor-
timer Percy Drummond, at three suits ; William Randall,
' Alexander Roper, B. L. Vulliamy, John Hunter, and some
others, whose names we could not distinctly catch.
NORFOLK. RAILWAY.-011 Saturday last no fewer
than three accidents occured. About half-past one in the
morning, as the mail train was coming past Wymondham,
where the men are at work all night, the horses of the ballast
carriages, as usual, were taken to the opposite side of the line;
but just before the train got up, three of them shyed, and
ran into the train, which in a moment cut them to pieces ;
all were killed, but no ill consequences to the train, which
proceeded on its journey. The next was a small accident
about a mile and a half on the London side of Bishop Stort-
ford, on the old Northern and Eastern Counties line. Here
a wheel came off the engine by the axletree breaking, so
that the passengers had to wait two hours for the
next down train, which took them on to Cambridge. The
third case was on the line between Norwich and Yarmouth.
Some sheep having got upon the line, the train passed over
some of them, and several were killed, but no further misahief
happened, nor was there any danger, not even so much as
might have attended a horse and gig under such circum-
stances ; but a considerable delay was occasioned, and some
alarm and anxiety were felt. In addition to these there have
been other slight accidents in the course of the week • one be-
tween Thetford and Brandon, when the bottom of the furnace
fell out ; another, when a carriage in starting got off the line ;
but in which cases there was no danger, though there was
delay. —Bury Post.
Two CHILDREN SEVERELY BURNT.—Last night,
between eight and nine o'clock, a fire occurred in a back room
on the second floor of a house in Wilde-street, Drury-lane, in
the occupation of a woman named Lynch. The mother, who
had incautiously placed a lighted candle on a chair by the side
of the bed where the two children were lying asleep, went out
for some tea and sugar, and during her absence the candle tell,
a,:d set the chair on fire, which-communicated to the bed.
clothe'. A lodger in the house observing a great light in the
room, opined the door, and hearing the children screaming,
she ran into the room, happily in time to save them from being
burnt to death, though both were much injured about the feet
and legs.
M. de Krabbe, the oldest diplomatist in Denmark,
died lately at the great age of t4B. Having no children or im-
mediate relations, he has len. the whole of his large fortune,
estimated at 1,200,000 f., to charitable institutions. On re-

tiring from public life, in 1843, he declined the pension of
30,0001. to which he was entitled.

It is stated that Ilafod, the Duke of Newcastle'3
summer seat near Aberystvvith, has been purchased by Mr.
Hoghton, of Bold Hall, Lancashire.— Worsestershire Chro-
nicle.

RE-BUILDING OF THE NEW PRISON, CLERKEN..
WELL, UPON THE SOLITARY PRINCIPLE.—It is understood
that the demolition of the New Priscia, Clerkenwell, will shortly
commence, for the purpose of the erection of a new and consi-
derably enlarged place of confinement in the county of Middle-
sex, on the solitary principle. after the plan of the Model Psi-
son at Pentonville, the magistrates of the county, assembled in
quarter sessions, having resolved to do so on account of the
great increase of late years in the number of commitments, and
the crowding of the present prisons which have resulted there •
from. The period occupied by the erection of the intended
new prison will, it is anticipated, be about eighteen months.
NEW RAILWAYS SANCTIONED LAST SESSION.--Of
the various new lines of Railways sanctioned by Parliament
during the recently-terminated session, the longest is the
South Wales line, which extends to 182 miles and upwards,
and the next the Caledonian, which is to be 137} miles in
length. By far the larger number, however, are compara-
tively short, and it is curious to notice what remarkably
miniature railways some are described to be. Thus, Ike
Brkol and Exeter branches extend to 150 yards onTje,
though the capital is stated at 500,C001. Again, the Man—
chester and Oldham is one mile and a quarter in length, the.
Newcastle and North Shields, Tynemouth Extension, line is a
mile and a half in extent; the Sheffield and Rotherham, three
furlongs ; the Yarmouth and Norwich, two furlongs, &c. The
total length of the new railways sanctioned by Parliament in
the last session, together with that of the amalgamated and
Irish lines, is no less than 2,841 miles; the capital proposed to
be raised, 44,322,235/. ; the estimated revenue, 4,672.'264/,
and the calculated dividend is expected to amount to 2,817,3114.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF GENOA.—Situated on the%
shores of the Mediteranean, Genoa forms a semicircle rising-
with the slope of the mountains, which surround it, and has a
magnificent appearance. The palaces are so numerous, that
one might believe, that Genoa had only princes for inhabitants,
and it was this that made Madame de Stael exclaim, when she
visited the place, that the grand street seemed to have been.
built for a congress of kings. The vestibules, the courts,
the porticos, and especially the staircases, are hardly tos
be equalled. The terraces and gat dens are laid out with
remarkable skill, and no better ma,erials, than ate in.
this city, could be found for the study of the art of landseap%
gardening, and of other accessories, which the architects of
Italy were well conversant with, but which those of our owra
country arc accustomed to neglect. The arangcment of the
steps at the entrance door. the grottos and fountains, are somo
of the points to which attention may be profitably directed. it
is evident, that effects tl.e most remarkable are often obtained
by means the meat simple. Each town of Italy has its parts.
cular description of architectnral beauty, and Genoa is most
remarkable for the disposition of its plans.— The Builder.
THE BOILER EXPLOSION ON THE SOUTV-WESTERN
RAILWAY.—The accident on the line of the South-Western
Railway, which took place on Wednesday morning last, at
the Walton-on-Thames station, is likely to terminate far more
seriously than was at first anticipated. Upon making inquiry
last night at St. Thomas's Hospital, very slight hopes were
given of the engineer's life. Several other persons were in..
jured, but not very seriously.
Lieutenant F. Iligginson, 11. N., in command of thE
coast guard station at Rochester, having been discharged from
that service, nil' be succeded by Lieutenant Clayton, R.N.,
from the Paignton station, port of Dartmouth.—Kentig Ob.
server.
CANALS CHEAPER THAN RAILWAYS.—WO haYßit
on good authority that the railway company has actually beer
forwarding coals and iron from their own wharf to Norwich be
water, as being cheaper to them than taking them on their own
rail. This speaks volumes as to their power to compete with
such a navigation at we laave,—.Norwich Mercury.