The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-06 00:00:00

Tit .E SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1845.

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THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER.
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated PAST AND PRESENT. Marquis de St. Victor,
Mr. Stuart; Count de Florville, Mr. H. Holl ; Julian de St. Victor,
Miss Julia Bennett; Larose, Mr. W. Farren ; Marchioness de St.
Victor, Mrs. E. Yarnold.
In the course of the Evening, Mr. John Parry will sing his New
Song of " Young England."
After which will be repeated a New Dramatic Sketch, entitled
MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES; or, Matrimonial Chap-
ters. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Buekstone ; Mrs. Caudle, Mrs. W. Clifford.
To conclude with the Comedy of BORN TO GOOD LUCK ; or, an
Irishman's Fortune. Pandeen O'Rafferty, Mr. Hudson ; Nina, Miss
P. Horton.
Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Halt each.
Tickets and llaces to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-office.
from Ten till Five o'clock.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTI
THIS EVENING

Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled CLAIIISSE ; or, The
Merchant's Daughter. Martial, Mr. Webster; John Cabot, Mr.
3lnnyard ; Barbillon, Mr. Wright ; Galon, Mr. Paul Bedford ;
Clarisse, Madame Celeste ; Milanie, Miss Woolgar.
After which, will be repeated, TILE B IV KING; or, Petite
Peccadillos. Louis XV., Madame Celeste; De Lauzum, \lies Wool-
gar. In the course of the piece, Grand Review of the Lifantine
Infantry.
To be followed by a farce. in One Act, called MRS. CAUDLE
ABROAD AND AT HOME. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Wilkinson; Mrs.
Caudle, Mr. Wright.
Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Painter, Mr. Pitt ; Leader of the
Band, Mr. Mellon.

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY
Twelfth Night of Two New Dramas, and Last Night of " Les Fees."

THIS EVENING

Will be repeated a New Farce, entitled ENQUIRE WITHIN.
Principal Characters by Mr. Meadows, Mr. Emery, Miss Arden, Mks
Grove, and Mrs. A. Wigan.
To which will be added a Comic Drama, in Three Acts, BY ROY kL
COMMAND. Principal characters by Mr. Diddear, Mr. Vining, Ilr.
Emery, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bender, and Mr. Meadows; Miss Fairbro-
ther, Mrs Woollidge, and Mrs. Keeley.
After which, an entirely New, Original, and Novel Grand Fairy
BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled LES FEES. In which Les
Danseuses Anglaises will appear.
To be followod by a New and Original Comedy, to be called THE
GOVERNOR'S WIFE, with entirely New Scenery, Dresses, and
Appurtenances. Principal Characters by Messrs. Diddear, Kee!ey.
F. Mathews, F. Vining, and Collier, 'ass Dawson. and Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with A MODEL OF A WIFE. Characters by
Messrs. Meadows, Wigan, Turner, Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Woollidge.
The Box-office is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Grogan
from Ten till Four.

RE-OPENING OF A,;TLEY'S ROYAL AM PIIITEti,ATRE FOR

THE WINTER SEASON.
PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER, MR. W. BATTT.
. _

Immense Novelty, Re-engagement of the unequall.d French
Troop. First Week of the New Grand Egyptian Spectacle, entitled
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE; or, The Oracle of Latona, in which
the celebrated Mr. Denvil will perform. Stupendous Effects—New
Magnificent Scenery—Combination of Stage and C role at one time ;
the whole arranged in tweiVy Tableaux ; the Scenes of the Arena
will comprise new and popular acts of Equestrianism The whole
con.luding with a Pleasing Afterpiece.
. .

Full particulars will be given in the daily programmes.
111x-0r11c.2 open from Eleven till live. Equestrian Tuition given
as usual.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Nightly Overflow—Re-engagement of Madame Vestris and Mr. C.
Mathews, and Miss Collett—S xth Night of "The Captain of the
Watch."
THIS EVENING

Will be performed TILE CAPTAIN OF THE WATCH. Viscount
de Ligny, Mr. C. Mathews; Baron Vnnderpotter, Mr. Neville ; Kris-
tina, Mrs. H. Hughes; Katryn, Miss Martin.
After which, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Beauty, Madame
Vestris; Beast, Mr. Binge; John Q.nll, Mr. C. Mathews.
To be followed by PATTER versus CLATTER. Captain Patter,
Mr. Charles Mathews. _ _

To conclu le with DARNLEY ; or, The Keep of Castle Hill. Lord
Darnley, Mr. N. T. Hicks; Will Elliott, Mr. Ileslop ; 1:11en Todd,
Mrs. H. Hughes.
Haul and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Bi,x-
-o rce, from Eleven to t'our.

A DIFFERENT SUBJECT EACH SEASON,
SECOND WEEK OF THE COMET,

The Brilliancy of the Pyrotechnic Finale exceeds all imagination!
The Day-light View of the Colossal Pictorial Representation, suggested
By HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT,
Is hailed with Universal Approbation.
ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS. WEDNESDAYS, and THURSDAYS,
Will be presented a Magnificent
MODELLED REPRESTATION OF EDINBURGH,
The Pride of Scotland and f Scotchmen.
The Unequalled Menagerie—Giraffe and Chimpanzee.
THE MAGNIFICEN T MODEL OF YENLCE,

Shewing with the great,st accuracy every portion of that far-famed
City ; this wonderful Work of Art occupied seven years in
completion, and cost 2,000/.
THE PROMENADE CONCERTS,

By the unrivalled Band of the Establishment, conducted by Mr. Godfrey.
At tusk will take place the most extraordinary
EXHIBITION OF FIREWORKS EVER ATTEMPTED,
Introdueing a Representation of the COMET, which takes its ..Erial
Flight from the extreme height of the Gigantic Model;
And, as a Finale, a Grand, Royal, and Patriotic
AQUATIC TABLEAU,
Fifty-two feet in height, will be exhibited in the Centre of the T.ake ;
The PORTRAITS of IIER MAJESTY and PRINCE ALBERT,
Surmounted by Fame, and surrounded by Emblems and
Other Devices will be introduced.
This, combined with the Feux D'Artifice, the Salute and Dischirge of
Rockets from the Castle and surrounding Heights will form the most
BRILLIANT PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY EVER WITNESSED.
The Tableau de•igncd and executed by Mr. Wilson.
Pyrotechnist, Mr. Southby.
Admission, One Shilling.

Feeding the Caraivcra at Half-past Four ; Pelicans, !km., at Five ;
Concert at Half-past Five ; and Pyrotechnic Display at Half-
past Eight.

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, SEPT. 4.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest, 58; Noon, 56.

BAROMETER, 30.20.
WIND N.E.. light breezes, cold, but fine.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
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Empire and the more modern Courts of
the Bourbon Kings—became the pensioned slave,
the aljact tool, the obsequious ally of France.
For the scandalous retainer he annually received from
Louis XIV. this royal traitor sold the interests
and sacrificed the honour of his country; deserted
the championship of the liberties of Europe; be-
trayed Holland, and left Spain a prey to
the successful intrigues of French ambition. It
was this CHARLES whose royal hands never
hesitated to peculate in every branch of the
public revenue, or the moneys voted for the public
service, as often as he could appropriate them to the
immoderate demands of his sensuality and extrava-
gance. It was that CROMWELL who curbed the power
and vanquished the fleets of France; who made the
name of England respected, feared, and honoured from
Archangel and Moscow to Lisbon and Rome; it was he
whose naval captains planted the standard of England
in the noblest colonies of tl.e West Indies, and
whose mere intimation of intended interference was
sufficient to protect the persecuted interests of
Protestantism in Germany and the Low Countries.
Of this man it is, however, whose courage, inflexible
intrepidity, and perseverance and military genius
in carrying out the orders of the Parliament
raised the character of the English armies
he commanded to a pitch of renown for
enthusiastic devotion, strict discipline, and almost
uninterrupted success, not attained by those of any
other State of Europe. Under his vigorous Pro-
tectorate the resources of his country were developed
to an extent they had never before attained, in spite
even of the undoubted oppressions and military
tyranny which sullied his goverrment. To these
latter drawbacks from its reputation may
safely be opposed the important additional
merits of the improved tone of moral feel-
ing and the ennobling influences of public
confidence, which, combined with the exhibition of
intellectual power, developed by the stirring charac-
ter of the times, impart to that age of Roundheads
and the Commonwealth an historic value as well as
lustre that makes their contrast with the courtly
pomp's attaching to the reigns of the first CHARLES
and his two sons the most impressive recorded
in our annals. To talk of PERKIN WARBECK or
JACK CADE in the same breath with OLIVER CROM-
WELL, IS to put the desperation of a Spanish pirate
on the same level with the majestic heroism of
NELSON, or to compare the partisan achieve
ments of a Guerilla chief with the glorious
career of WELLINGTON. The political neces •
city and the moral guilt of CHARLES'S execution ;
what was due to the virtues, the genius, the
accomplishments, the tastes, the generosity (for
we concede them all) of the man; what was merited
by the bigotry, the obstinacy, the pride, the violence,
the unconstitutional tendencies (and no man can deny
thew) ; how much was CROMWELL'S power of re-
sistance ; how much the Parliament's power of
compulsion; what were the relative proportions
in which it was necessary to curb the
powers of the Court, and to restrain the
increasing influence of the people; how far
in the case of the latter the guilt of rebellion
%las really extenuated in the case of the former,
the criminality of its deportment aggravated ;
these are all historical problems hitherto but
partially solved. Judging only by overt acts,
e must conclude, whatever virtues we may allow
to CHARLES 1., that he was a dangerous tyrant ; and
that CROMWELL, whatever guilt was associated with
his attainment of the supreme power, used it, when
once acquired, boldly, manfully, and victoriously,
towards the consolidation of his country's greatness
and strength. Let him, then, take his place among
that country's " Worthies," whenever and wherever
their effigies are collected together.

The Registrar-General has addressed a circular
to the different Coroners throughout England for
the purpose of obtaining more
,specific and correct
information respecting the causes of death that
come under the observation of Coroners' juries.
This is a subject of very great importance,
not only as regards the prevention of accidents,
hut the loss of life from ignorance, negligence, or
crime, as will be seen from the subjoined list of fatal
accidents within the space of only one year. Exclu-
sive of suicides, executions, some doubtful cases
omitted, and 971 imperfectly returned, 3,805 per-
s,m3 were killed by mechanical injuries of
various kinds, caused by falls, machinery,
railways, waggons, carriages, horses, and other agen-
cies—fracturing their bones or crushing their bodies ;
1,950 lives were lost by water (drowning); 3,057 by
tire (148 by explosions, 2,577 by burns, 332 by scalds) ;
188 persons were accidentally poisoned ; 65 were mur-
dered in ways not stated in the " informations ;"
and there were 83 cases of manslaughter. Now
it amounts to certainty, that in many of these
numerous fatal cases, life might have been saved had
the parti,,s been aware of certain facts which are
pointed out by the Registrar-General as indis-
pensable in making a complete return. In cases of
death caused by lightning, for instance, it is neces-
sary to state where the person was struck, what at-
tracted the electric fluid first, whether he was
under a tree or in a house, and in what part of the
house, the nature of any visible injury on the body,
and all circumstances which can explain the course
the lightning took. Were facts such as these made
generally known, possibly there would be a diminu-
tion of deaths from lightning by at least one-half.
With regard to fires, too, similar information
would be found extremely useful, such as a statement
of the cause of the fire when known, in what part of
the house it commenced, and the article of dress
which caught fire when persons are killed by the
burning of their clothes. But it is needless to mul-
tiply examples, for the necessity of correct details is
manifest as soon as attention is called to the subject.
We subjoin from the circular a few specimens of re-
turns which would leave little to be desired:—

Accidentally run over by a cart, while trying to stop a run-
away horse—fracture of his skull, ribs, &c.—lived 10 hours.
Accidental fall from a ladder, by which his skull was frac-
tured—lived 2 days.
Murdered by -- in a duel, with a pistol ball; lungs per-
forated ; lived 3 days.
Erysipelas from a wound in the leg, caused by the falling of
a bar of iron, which struck him on the heel while at work—
wound 9 days—the erysipelas 6 days before death.
Stroke of lightning in the Finchley-road—lived fourteen
hours—symptoms like the stupor of apoplexy—no morbid ap-
pearance found in any cavity of the body ; but two slight burns
were discov6rable on the inner side of the tore-arm.—(lt should
have been stated whether any object was near to attract
lightning.]
Poisoning with arsenic, and exposure to that substance during
work in a candle manufactory.—[The effects of the poison
should have been stated.]
Exhaustion, following a burn of the arm, 19 days since—the
shirt sleeve caught fire over a candle.
Erysipelas of the arm, following accidental application of
sulphuric acid to the fingers. (3 days.)
Temporary insanity-2i oz. of laudanum, and strangulation
with hankerchief.

We have accounts from Madrid to the 28th ult.
Ile majority of the merchants and shopkeepers hari
complied with the formularies required by the new
system of taxation. The shops were, therefore,
opened on that day as usual, and the capital was per•
fectly tranquil. Great excitement, however, prevailed at
Sarago:sa, many of the warehouses remained closed,
and there had been an attempt to create a mob, which
was suppressed by the authorities. The QUEEN was
expected at Madrid about the 15th inst.
On the Madrid Bourse the Three per Cents. closed
at 32 for Cash, and the Fives at 22i for the Account.

The Paris Constitutionnel has another article on the
report of the Naval Commission which furnishes a
low additional details, and, like most of the writings
in that journal, when the navy of England is men-
tioned shows a most ungovernable passion for an-
other trial of strength between the two countries.
ERS has but lately been engaged in describing the
piparations male by NAPOLEON for a descent on
England: in the fourth volume of his work he has
pointed out the practacability of the scheme, even
with the boats then in use, and now that steam-
vessels have furnished France with additional means
for landing troops, he seems to believe that the con-
quest of England is only a matte? of time and oppor-
tunity. " If a war break out between the great maritime
powers," says his journal, " which, GOD forbid, it is
evident that each of them would seek the mode of action
offering the best chances of success. France has
for a long time performed her part at sea ; she has
fought glorious battles ; she has shown what she can
do. She would, if necessary, re-enter the lists and
recommence the duel. Nevertheless, if a more cer-
tain means of reducing the enemy presented itself,
why should she not have recourse to it ? Steam
transports affords that means, and it only requires to

determine its u:;1-,I in a more methodical manner.
Steam has rendered a war of inva,ion practicable.
That Wa7 is not without its difiScultiei and casualties.
It may be termed daring, and even ra,,h, but it must
also l.?, admirted to be possible. The fi,-111 i:, open—
we must study it, and steam transports are the prin •
cipal elements of that study. Nothing in this
should resemble a defiance—it is a study, and
nothing else." Possibly it is only a study,
but unfortunately it is a study which M. THEIRS and
his party seem to be constantly dreaming of, and
which they confidently believe will one day be put in
practice. With these remarks we give the outline of
the plans recommended by the Prince DE JOINVILLE,
which we are happy to say evince a different spirit,
and are directed chiefly to discover the most efficient
propelling power for steam-vessels. In the first in-
stance, the report lays down the principle that a
formal distinction must be made between war-steamers
and transport-steamers. It advises " that there
shall not be placed on the stocks at the same
time a large number of vessels of the same kind,
but that the increase shall be made according
to the results of the experiments with one or
two of each sort. As regards steamers for
combat, the Commission recommends . that
their powers shall be gradually increased,
so as to arrive at the limit of what is possible and
useful. After the question of the materiel of steam-
fleets, the Commission was naturally led to inquire
into that of the personnel. In this respect the pam-
phlet of the Prince DE JOINVILLE has borne fruits.
The next point was the new propelling power, the
screw. Hitherto there has been only one experiment
of this kind under the eyes of our naval officers, viz.,
that of the Napoleon, bu It at Havre for the
postal set vice between Marseilles and Corsica.
The Napoleon is acknowledged to have been
pretty efficient at sea, and its speed, without
being extraordinary, is satisfactory; but, unfor-
tunately, serious inconireniences have been
created. The machine broke repeatedly, and, al-
though the navigation took place in a sea which
was propitious for the experiment, frequent accidents
proved the existence of a vice in the ensemble of the
system. This, however, is not astonishing. The
steam principle has existed twenty years, but the
screw is of recent date. It has been ameliorated in
England, and it will be further ameliorated until it
shall have effectually replaced the paddle-system.
This: is a problem still to be solved, and to which the
Commission has directed the attention of the Govern-
ment. The Pomone frigate is to be furnished with a
screw, and thus the experiment can be tried on a
larger seal,: than with the Napoleon. The Commis-
sion, in accordance with the Ministry of Marine, has
had the good sense not to enter upon questions which
do not admit of an immediate solution. It has con-
tented itself with laying down principles from which
advantages are to be gained."
The Journal des Debatg, which boasts of a cor-
respondent at Macao, gives the substance of another
of his extravagant stories relative to the designs of
the English with respect to China. According to
his account, Hong-Kong is declared to be a failure,
and some other settlement must be obtained by foul
means or fair. The following are the remarks of
that journal :
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stateave
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th.
e English so some ine-
Eithastrelsapdeciat mail
lthwe
esta-
blishments in China. It appears that the island of Hong-
Kong, of which the sovereignty has bean given to Great
Britain, has not answered the expectations previously formed
of it. It is a possession which seems condemned to perpe-
tual insalubrity. It is a sterile island, which does not pro-
duce as much in a year as will feed the inhabi-
tants for eight days. It is good as the head
quarters for
the opium merchants, but it is now certain that it will
never he a commercial place. It appears therefore that
the English are already endeavouring to secure to them-
selves a better position. They have at present the island
of Chusan in their hands—a position which is healthy
and fertile, to which the great increase of the fo-
cign commerce at Shang-hai gives a great degree of
importance, in a maritime, military, and commercial point of
view, but they only hold Chusan as a guarantee, and the term
of their occupation of it is limited to the 31st of December,
1845. It would, therefore, be necessary for them to obtain
from the Chinese Government either a new concession of the
sovereignty of the island, or to find an opportunity of exacting
it. Some imprudent attacks on the part of the Chinese popu-
l.tion, like that which took place at Macao on the person of
Mr. Davis, the English Commissioener, or that at Canton on
Messrs. Montgomery Martin and Staunton, and for which the
English have, perhaps designedly, deferred ,lemanding repara-
tion, may probably, in case of need, furnish the opportunity
which they are seeking. In the meantime they are expending
a great deal of money at Chusan, and are laying the foundations
of a durable establishment."

The Journal (f Frankfort states that the departure
of the Empress of Russia for Sicily has been decided
upon. She %s ill reside at Palermo, where she has
hired for herself and suite the palace of the family cf
a Prince. Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess
OLGA will accompany her mother. It was not known
at St. Petersburg how far the ENIPEROA would ac-
company her.
The Three per Cents. closed at 841. 25c. ; the Five per
Cents. at 1211. 85c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,313 f.
75e. ; Rouen, 1,115 f. ; Havre, 915 f. ; Avignon, 1,078 f. 75c.;
Vierzon, 8171. 50e.; Bordeaux, 7201. ; Boulogne, 63.51.;
Troves and Montcreau, 5-15 c. ; Basle, 285 f. ; Spanish Three
per Cents., 38,1 ; ditto Passives, 7,
Thf following are the quotations for the new lines :-
Paris and Lyons (Latlitte), 42f. premium ; ditto
(Calon), 15f. ; ditto (Ganneron), 22f. 50e. ; ditto (Lapin-
sonnii;re), 15f. ; Northern Line (Laffitte), 80f.; ditto (Ro-
camel), 42f. 50c. ; ditto (Pepin Lehalleur), 33f.; ditto
(Decan, Lebeuf), 32f. 50e. ; Paris and Strasburg (Ganne-
r,n), 201. ; ditto (Hinguerlot), 20f. ; ditto (Bechet)
9f. ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie). 20f. ; ditto
Drouillard), 10f. ; ditto (O'Neill), 15f.; ditto (Lefevre), 11E;
Lyons arid Avignon (Talabot), 501. ; ditto (Lecointe),
221. 50e.; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 15f. ; Bordeaux
and Cette ( Mackenzie), 6f. • ditto (Espeleta) 16f. ;
(,'roil and St. Quentin (Kvsaens), 10f.; ditto (Carette), 10f. ;
ditto (Colbert), 61. ; eharleroy (Kysaens), 50f. 50c. ;
Maubeuge (Kysaens), 2f. ; Dijon and Mulhouse (O'Neill),
3f. ; ditto (AllegrY), 3f• ; Dieppe (Sellieres), 45f. ; Caen
( Delamarre) SE 50e.
BUSIN!;'SS DONE IN FOR
LONDON STOCK 1
Anglo-Belgian ........... 6
Boulogne and Amiens.. -
Bordeaux &Mediterran -
Bordeaux and Toulouse 214
Do. and Cette.........

Central of Spain ..
Dendre Valley
Dutch Rhenish ...... 917 s
Dieppe & Paris Junct.
Non and Mulhouse ...
East Indian ..............
Grt Northern of France
(Lailitte'') ............ 714
Ditto (Itosatnel's) ..• 31/4
Do. Peppin le Halleur 474
Great I'aris and Lyons.2l

Jam aka .Junction
Do. North Midland —
I.ouvain and Jemeppe 5143
Lyons and Avignon 3
Luxembourgh..
Namur and Liege ....•••

MON RAILWAYS AT THE
KCHANGE, SEPT. 4.
Orleans and Vierzon 211/2
Orleans and Bordeaux 14%
Orer Yssel
Paris & Lyons (Lafitte) 33/4
Ditto Ganneron's).
Ditto (Calon's).... 214
Paris and Orleans.--
Paris and Rouen 42%
Paris and Strasburg
(Ganneron's)
Do. (Compte de L'Est) 31/8
Paris and St. Quentin.
Rouen and Havre.--
Royal North of Spain. 2%
Sambre and Meuse 9
Strasbourg and Basle .
Tours and Nantes
( APR enzie's) 3
Do. (Lefebvre's) 2
Verona and Ancona —
We,t Flanders

THE SILK-TRADE.—A meeting of the silk manu-
facturers of the metropolis was held at the Weavers'-hall, on
Wednesday, in reference to the Act of last session, known as
the Silk Weavers Act. The object of the meeting was
to adopt proceedings to carry out the Act, and it was agreed
that from the 20th instant, the imperial measure of thirty-six
inches in the yard (instead of the present 37 inches) should by
introduced, and 'hat the same should be recommended for
the general adoption of the trade. The meeting considered
the new Act as a mutual protection to masters and weavers.
and resolved to pay their men for work not returned at the rate
of 3ti inches in the yard, from the 9th ult., when the Act was
passed. A committee was named to draw up a form of ticket
required by the Act, and to recommend its adoption through.
out the trade. The resolutions were ordered to be advertised
to all the daily papers.
EXETER PALACE.—It has been determined by the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners that Bishop Phillpotts shall no
longer have an excuse for non-residence ; 3,0001. have been
voted for the r storation of the palace, and in spite of himself
he will have to go through the form of residing at his episcopal
residence—when there, he will be constrained to exercise hos-
pitality and charity to the poor.—Plymouth Journal.
THE LATE BENJAMIN :WOOD? ESQ., M.P.—The
will of the late Honourable Member for Southwark was proved
on Saturday last by the executors, Gordon Whitbread, Esq.,
and his nephews, William Page Wood and Western Wood,
Esq. ; to each of them, as well as to his brother, Robert Wood,
Esq., he has left a legacy of 1,00/. To his sister, Mrs. Duns-
ferd, 1001. a year; annuities to some of his nieces, and legacies
to others, and a bequest to his sister, Mrs. Watkins. The re-
sidue of his personal estate, which was sworn under 81,0001.,
he bequeaths, to his wife abs•dutely. He also gives, devises,
and appoints to her all his real estates, freehold or copyhold, to
her and her heirs anti assigns. The will was made in March,
Iti-1 4 . The deceased died at his seat, Eltham Lodge, Kent, on
the 13th of August last in his 68th year.
TERRIFIC GIG ACCIDENT AND MIRACULOUS
and presently the driver
ESCAPE.—Yesterday morning between twelve and one, a
gig, in which were three individuals, evidently under the
powerful influence of the " rosy god," was observed to be pro-
ceeding rapidly along Chancery-lane,
was perceived to have lost all command over the horse ; the
animal having taken fright, the consequence was that on gain-
ing the end of the lane, instead of turning either to the right
or left in Fleet-street, the horse came with such force against
the door of Mr. Groome, the well•known confectioner, adjoin-
ing the middle entrance to the Temple, as to shiver the door to
atoms. The occupiers of the gig were thrown therefrom with
considerable violence, and it was at first imagined that one, if
not more, was killed, but to the astonishment of every one, it
was soon ascertained that they had each miraculously escaped
with a momentary deprivation of consciousness, one of them
evincing the happiness he felt in his fortunate escape by flight,
which he did with the speed of an antelope, leaving his com-
panions to arrange the affair as best they could. The horse
and gig were much damaged, and the parties, on leaving their
cards of address with the police, were suffered to depart.
GooDwooD ltAces.—The new weighing stand, we
hear, will he erected at the extremity of the enclosure, close
to the judge's chair, and will no doubt afford ample and sepa-
rate rooms for the accommodation for gentlemen and profes-
sional riders. The roof. we would respectfully submit to the
Duke of Richmond, might be so contrived as to give the trainers,
Re., a view of the racing. The course vdl be further
widened by throwing back the rails about half the width of the
present weighing stand.—Brighton Paper.

MOVE and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)

,„
The sales oi.Cotton at Liverpool yestc7rlay were 7,000 bags,
of which 2,000 were taken on speculation. There was rather
less animation, but the market closed firmly. Shares were
rather quiet and lower.
There are no arrivals to-day with late news of any in-
terest. _ _

The attention of the Continental States has been attracted
to the treaty of commerce said to have been quietly concluded
between England and Siam. Letters from Batavia received in
Holland state that the population of Siam is at least three
millions, and that the English have secured great and ex-
clusive privileges by the treaty, with the right of import-
ing into Siam. a number of articles which the Dutch
and Americans, the greatest traders in those parts,
next to ourselves, have not been permitted to intro-
duce. It appears that to our resident agent at Bangkoch in
Siam is mainly due the obtainment of the advantageous
treaty in question ; and that the manufactures, for
which there is the greatest opening, are those
of cotton, silk, and glass ; fire- arms, perfumery, and
trinkets being also very saleable. We should not be at all
surprised to find the commerce of Siam becoming second to
that w.th China, provided suitable exports can be found
there in sufficient quantity to make returns for our goods,
since no trade can be carried on with a drain of bullion.
The appearance of the Stock Market is at present heavy,
and the main cause probably is the anxiety of parties to take
the current rates rather than await the chapter of acci-
dents between this and the re-opening of the transfer-
books. Consuls have been marked 983/4 to V, for present
delivery, and 983 A to % for Account, being 1/8 per cent.
lower than yesterday. The premium on Exchequer-bills
has continued at 455. to 475. The New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. have been done for Money at 1013/4 to
102, a further decline. East India Stock is 271 to 272.
Foreign Stocks are affected by the tone of our own Secu-
rities. Spanish Three per Cents. bring 381/2, and the Passive
7. Mexican are worth 32% to 334. Peruvian are worth
38 to 39. Grenada Deferred are firm at 5%. Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. have been 62 to 62%.
Railway Shares are dealt in to some extent, but in the
majority of cases they may be bought on lower terms, both
as regards the old and new.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 983/4 % 98%
New 314 per Cents 1021/8 1013% 102 102%
India Stock
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d.
Ditto 5001.

Ditto Small

ONE
O'CLOCK.

pm. 46

CLOSING
PRICES.

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS.
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... —
Ditto, Account 32% 3314 3314,
Ditto, Deferred l7l/8 171 A
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 39 38 381 h
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 631/2
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Passive
Ditto. Deferred
,11/

15%

Ditto 3 per Cent. 3Bq 38V)
_
Dutch, 2% par Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certific 991,4% 99%
Granada Bonds — 23
Ditto Deferred —5%
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush _ 1% 23/4 Ys
....._

2%
133

Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 - 133
Ditto, Extension...... 1% .....• 53A1/4
Bristol and Exeter 7O
-
00. New
Caledonian
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln 1 % ...... 4% IA 1/2 4l/2
Canterbury and Dover.. 1% 214
Chester and Holyhead... 15
Cork and Waterford ... 1% 2%
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir.
and Leicester 1
Direct Manchester
(Remington's)
Direct Northern
,üblin and Belfast Junc 2y2 9 .-

Dublin and Galway..... 214 53/4 6is 6l/2
E•istern Counties 141. 165...... 19% 20 Vs
Ditto New 4/. 16s. 6% 7%8 p
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, Igo. 1—.5/. 13s. 4d. — ...
Ditto ditto, No. 2
EastDereh'm andNor'ch 1
.._

3/ p
1%
33

v.:astern Union 2O .. ... 33 ..Ditto Extension . ... 11/2 33/4
Ely and Bedford
E xeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 23/4 3l/. ...
Glouc., Aberyst with, and
Central of Wales
Grand Union l% 3 23/4
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Ditto Extension
G: eat North of England..100
great Western
Ditto 1/2 Shares
lull and Selby
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121/2...... 21 . 21
Do. Half Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle
Leicester and BedfJrd... 225.
London and Birmingum kr.3tock) 224 222 222
Do. 1% Shares - ...... ......... 27
1 .ondon and Brighton... 50
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d.
Do. New l3s 4d l3/
Do. Guaranteed 5 per
Cent.
Lon., Chet, 0x.,G10., and
Hereford .
London and York 2l/2 6%%
Londonderry &Coleraine 21/, 6 5 tA...... ......
:VI ancheAer and Leeds... 76
Do. Quarters 2
Manche:ter and Birnun. 40
Do. Quarters 4
Do. Continuation and
Welsh Junction ...
Mancliester,Buxton, and
Matlock 225...••. 81/2X5/81/1 Bl% P
Midland 100 175 173 1741/2... 1741/2
Do. New
Midland, Birm., Derbv... 100
Midland Great Western
(Irish)
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction 25 ...... ..........•• ..
Do. New Brandling l5
Newcastle and Berwick 11/2 161/2
New Ross and Carlow... 225.
Newark, Sheffield, and
Boston
North British
Do. New - 101/8
N. Kent & Direct Dover 23/4.... 41/2%3/4 ......•••
North Staffordshire 225.
North Wales
Norwich and Brandon... 14
Do~ New
Oxford and Worcester... 2% 10%3/4 lA_ .....
Portsmouth Direct 2l/.z 6l/2 7... .. ......
Preston and Wyre
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
Scottish Central
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 2%..... 81/2 73/4 PA 8 8
Shrewsbury and Trent
Valley Union 22s.
Shrewsbury, Hereford,
and North Wales 2% 4l/2 •••
South Midland 225.
znuth Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 48 A
Do., No. 3
South Wales ..... ... 21/2 534 6111— •

13/1 p
7%
2%
iz
6%

40
73
13

53/4
101%
6t/!
4614,
7

G%
48'%
9

Trent Valley and Holy-
head Junction
Warwick & Cheltenham 11% 2
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin • 1%.... 21/8 2l/8
Welch Midland
Worcester, Shrewsbury
and Crewe Union
York and Carlisle ....... 514
tork and North Midland 50 lO9 110 llO
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 54% 54%
Do Selby
Do. Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and A miens... 6
Bordeaux and Toulouse 2
Dendre Valley ..... 2
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian ... ss.
Great North. of France
(Laffitte's)
Do. do. (Hosamel's) 2
Do. Peppin le Halleur 4 ..
Great Paris and Lyons 2
Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ...
Lyons and Avignon 2
Luxembourg
Namur and Liege
$ Means and Bordeaux 4 ....
Over Yssel 413 s 4d....
Paris& Lyons, Latlitte's 2
Paris ard Lyons, Gan-
neron's,
Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...
Paris and Strasbourg
(Ganneron's)
Do. (Compte de L'Est) 2 ...
Royal North of Spam
Sambre and Meuse
fours and Nantes, Mac-
kenzie's 4
Do. do (Lefebvre's) 2
Verona and Ancona 3
West Flanders
MI
Real del Monte,Unregis.

.. 63/4 71jy -
... 31/2%

... 2%14 • ....... -**
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JOINT STC
London & West►ninster. 20
COURSE OF EXCIIA/
Amsterdam CF. 12 9
Ditto, at sight l2 7
Rotterdam 2U. 12 9/
Antwerp 26 0
Elamburgh MB. 13 15}
Altona

Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80
Ditto, 3 months 25 0
Marseilles 26 5
Bourdeaux 26 10
Frankfort on Maine 122

Petersburgh, 3 Us..
Berlin —

Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M lO 3
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 364
Cadiz
Bilbao

~. 2%3/4

...

... 2% 3

314,
81/2

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214
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3%

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Gibraltar...., —
Leghorn ......... 3O 70
Genoa
Milan ..........
Venice ...,........
Naples ........_ .. 40
Palermo, ter oz l2Ol
Lisbon ......... 53*
Oporto .
Rio Janeiro
Bahia
Buenos Apes
New Yo. k Sys sight --
Philade.ll,ll . ••••
?wogs BULLION, rata OZ.
ForeignC.,ll,bars. £3 17 9
Portagat (.4,)1d Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons.-- 0 0 0
New ..);..lars 0 4 9f
Silver !ti Bars . 9 4 114

Barcelona

Seville

SUICIDE OF A DRUNKARD.—Thursday Mr. Baker
held an inquest at the P.atobello, Turville- street, Bethnal-
green, on the body of Robert Wakeman, aged thirty-seven, a
porter. It appeared from the evidence of deceased's wife that
he was an habitual drunkard, and that he had been intoxicated
from Tuesday week to last Tuesday, the day of his suicide.
He had frequently threatened to destroy his wife and children
and she had often found his razor beneath the bedclothes. He
had latterly purchased a new shoemaker's knife, found since
his death. On Tuesday, in the absence of his wife, he hanged
himself from the handrail of the stairs. It was proved that
deceased laboured under delirium tremens, and tbat he de-
stroyed life during an attack of it. Verdict—" Temporary
insanity."

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE

CONTINENT.

GOTHA, SEPT. I.—Yesterday the Queen attended
Divine service in the parish church of St. Augustine
here. It is an old and simple looking Gothic building,
without any external ornament, standing near the centre
of the city. It was formerly an old monastic edifice, but
the greater portion has been pulled down. The interior
is fitted up with three ranges of galleries one above the
other ; the painting and ornamental portions being
somewhat gaudy and theatrical, as is the case in many
of the continental churches. The pulpit stands at the
east end : near it, on a level with the first range of galle-
ries, is the ducal box, fitted up with windows, &c., like
the one at Coburg. The frunt of the galleries is orna-
mented with the arms of the Coburg and Gotha
families, and a variety of heraldic devices in white and
gold are displayed in various parts of the building. The
church also contains a fine organ, and at the east end is a
splendid painting of the Crucifixion, by Jacobus. Her
Majesty and the Prince arrived shortly after eleven
o'clock, and were conducted to the ducal pew by the
clergyman. With her Majesty came the Duchess of
Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Coburg, Prince Ferdi-
nand, and several members of the royal suite. The Lu-
theran service was performed, the greater portion being
chanted, and all the congregation joining. In addition
to the organ, which was finely played. there was a full
military band, with kettle-drums and trumpets ; and
although the music was, on the whole, of a very high
order, the noise at times was overpowering, and spoiled
some of the most beautiful passages. The service ter-
minated at half•past twelve ; the Queen returned to
the palace in her carriage, and the Duke and Duchess
of Coburg walked back on foot, without even a single
attendant. Her Majesty afterwards drove out to Mols-
dorf, one of the Duke's chateaus, about twelve miles
from Gotha, thence to Ohrsdorf, a hunting lodge, of
which a portion stands in the territories of the Duke of
Coburg, and a portion in those of Prince Hohenloe.
The royal party afterwards visited Tehterhausen, where
luncheon was prepared, and partaken of, and the Queen
returned to Gotha to dinner. _ _

In the evening the Queen and the Prince paid a private
visit to the tombs of the Dukes of Gotha, where the
Prince's grandfather and great grandfather are interred.
The burial place is a wooded little island, in the centre
of the public park, and is reached through long hedge
rows of beech and poplar, quaintly cut and trimmed.
There is a very large sheet of water, well stocked
with water fowl, on the southern side, and a little
floating bridge carries the visitor over to the burial
ground in a few minutes. The little islet is
thickly studded with weeping willows and cypresses,
dipping their long green plumes into the glassy lake
below. The pathways are bordered with flowers, and
in the centre stand, not marble mausoleums, but beds of
flowers perfuming the air with their fragrance, and on
the adjoining trees wreaths of flowers and immor talks
and simple tablets, which indicate the names of the
sovereigns who sleep beneath.
The town has been a series of military bustle and
musical excitement since eight o'clock this morning ; a
grand musical festival being arranged for this afternoon,
at which a thousand singers and performers are to assist.
The performance will take place in the open air, a large
amphitheatre in front of the palace, and below the ter-
races, having been prepared for the performers and the
audience. The grand business of the day will com-
mence at three o'clock, but the different military bands
and sangervereins, or singing unions, who are to take
part in the concert, are already mustering and marching
in from the surrounding districts.
RETURN OF THE QUEEN.

BRUSSELS, SEPT. 2.—The following paragraph is from
the forthcoming number of the Politigue
" A courier, who has arrived at Brussels, from Co-
burg, brings the positive, intelligence that Queen Vic-
toria and Prince Albert will proceed direct from Co-
logne to Antwerp, and reach the latter city on Satur-
day, the 9th instant. Their Majesties the King and
Queen of the Belgians, the young Princes, and
all the Court, will meet the illustrious guests at
Antwerp, who will be accompanied by seven,'
high personages from Germany. The Queen of
England and the Prince will be entertained at a
banquet in the Palace of Antwerp, by their Belgian
Majesties, who will remain there for the night. Queen
Victoria will sleep on board the Royal yacht the Vic-
toria and Albert, and leave early on the morning of the
7th. The banks of the Scheldt and the tower of Notre
Dame will be brilliantly lighted up during her Britannic
Majesty's embarkation, and there is some talk of a fete
similar to the one hich took place at Cologne. Count
d'Arschot and Mr. Conway, of the royal household,
have gone to-day to Antwerp, in order to make some
arrangements with the local autholities re,pecting the
.fite, the expenses of which will, it is said, be partly de.
frayed by the civil list."