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It is said to be the Queen's intention to confer the honour of a Marquisate on Lord Clarendon, in recognition of his able, judicious, and impartial dis-

charge of the Viceregal duties, and as an evidence of the heartfelt satisfac- tion which the Sovereign derived from her reception in Ireland.

George John Danvers, Earl of Lanesborongh, has been chosen by a ma- jority of votes to be the Peer to sit in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, in the room of John Earl of Mayo, deceased.

Countess Sander is not, [was she not?] as it has been stated, in Paris, but is on a visit to her father, Prince Metternich, at Richmond. The Prince continues in the enjoyment of excellent health.—Morning Chronicle.

The Count de Chambord (Duke de Bordeaux) arrived at Cologne on the 17th instant, by the railway, from Hamburg, on his way to Ems; ac- companied by the Disc de Levis, the Due de Riviare, and M. de Barrande.

The Lord Chamberlain has issued orders for a Court mourning, in re- spect for the memory of " his late Majesty King Charles Albert, father of the King of Sardinia ": the mourning to commence on the 23d instant, to change on the 30th instant, and terminate on the 2d September.

The Indian mail brings news of the death of Mehemet Ali, Pasha of Egypt, at Alexandria, on the 2d instant. The political death of the Pasha occurred in 1847, when advancing age had so weakened his capacity to govern, that Ibrahim, his heir-apparent, was installed provisionally as Re- gent, with full powers of government; and on the death of Ibrahim before his father, Abbas Pasha, Mehemet's grandson, succeeded to the throne of which he was the next heir-apparent.

Born at Cavalla, iu Routnelia or Macedonia, about the year 1769, Mehemet began life as a humble tobacconist ; but he volunteered into the Sultan's army, and so distinguished himself by bravery and intelligence, that when his native town sent a contingent of 300 to assist in driving the French from Egypt, he was appointed to be second in command of that body. Discontents among the Turkish troops arose after the expulsion of the French, and the Pashalic became the ob- ject of intrigue and military violence. Mehemet's perspicacity and decision brought him speedily to the front in such a competition: he headed the soldiers in revolt, defeated the troops sent against him, and at last obtained the Pashalic itself from the Porte, on engaging topay a very full tribute of purses. In 1807 occurred that celebrated destruction of the Mamelukes which formed one of the turning-points of failure or success in his ambitions projects. The power of the Mamelukes destroyed, and the consolidation of his home government perfected, he successively subdued the revolted provinces of Arabia, and brought Nubia, Dongola, Senaar, and Cordofan, under his power; the expedition, however, cost- ing him the life of his eldest son, Toussoon Bey, and a vast expenditure of money and troops. When Candia was in revolt against the Porte, he volunteered its re- duction; accomplished his task with an army commanded by his adopted son Ibrahim, and held the island in subjection for three years; until, in 1827, the battle of Navarino destroyed his navy and compelled him to concentrate his power at home. His first invasion of Syria, in 1830, grounded chiefly on claims pre- ferred against the Porte on account of his sacrifices in Candia, and his successes against the Porte in the war which followed, were the first events which roused the jealousy of foreign powers, lest be should overturn the Turkish empire itself. His second invasion of Syria, in 1839, and its sequel, arc fresh in the reader's recol- lection,—the success of his armies till they were within a few hours' march from the shores of the Golden Horn itself; the intervention of Britain, Austria, and Russia, with the taking of Acre by our fleet; the expulsion of his armies from Syria; the capture of his fleet, and recapture of the Turkish fleet in the bay of Alexandria; and the ultimate adjustment in June 1811, of Mehemet's relation to the Porte as he- reditary Pasha of "Egypt within its ancient boundaries," with powers of quasi- independence in the collection of the Egyptian revenue and in the organization of his army.

Mehemet Ali had by his wives and concubines sixteen children; of whom only five, three sons and two daughters, are now living—Said Pasha, Admiral of the Egyptian fleet, born in 1818; Haleem Bey, born in 1826; Mehemet Ali Bey, born in 1833; Nazleh Hanum, born in 1797, widow of the Defterdar Mohammed. Bey; Zeinab Hanum, born in 1824, and married in 1845 to Kamil Pasha. Haleem Bey was four years in Paris, where he received a liberal education. Mehemet Ali's second son, after the late Ibrahim Pasha, was Toussoon Pasha, born at Cavalla; who left an only son, Abbas Pasha, born in 1813, at present Viceroy of Egypt. Toussoon Pasha died of the plague, at the camp of Daman- hour, in 1816.

Mehemet's personal appearance and habits are thus described by his favourable biographer in the Times— "He was most simple in his dress and cleanly in his person. He received strong impressions easily, was very frank and open, and could not easily conceal his mind. He loved his children with great tenderness, and lived in the interior of his family with great simplicity and freedom from restraint. He was very fond of playing at billiards, chess, draughts, and cards. In his latter years he be- came very merciful and humane, and generally forgave the greatest faults. Me- hemet Ali cherished fame, and thought a great deal not only of the opinions en- tertained of him during his lifetime, but also of the reputation he would leave at his death. The European papers were regularly translated to him, and he was affected/ by any attacks directed against him. His activity was very great. He

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slept little in the night, and invariably rose before sunrise. He received daily the reports of his Ministers, dictated answers, and frequently visited any improve- ments or changes going on in the public works. He learned to read only at the age of forty-five. He principally studied history, and was particularly interested with the lives of Napoleon and Alexander the Great."

Among the recent deaths in New York, is that of Signor Guiseppe de Begnis, once well known in the musical circles of London. The Daily News correspondent writes—

"I met him a few days before he died, in Broadway. He had grown somewhat corpulent. His face was strongly marked with smallpox, but his air and manner were gentlemanlike. He was a native of Lago, a town in the Pontifical states, and was born in 1795. At the age of eighteen he made his debut at Modena as primo buffo. Three years afterwards, he appeared at the principal theatres of Italy, with increasing reputation; and then married the celebrated Madame Renzi, and with her in 1819 appeared in Paris. He next visited London, and his career them is better known to your readers than to us. A separation from his wife seems to have led to his voluntary exile to this country, where he was always a favourite. He left behind him a handsome fortune for unknown heirs ; and it is now in the hands of the public administrator of this city, in default of a will. When he was carried to his grave, there was such a pressure of mortality, such a demand on the sextons for the interment of the previous dead, that his grave would not have been closed if Mr. Seguin, the English opera-singer, and a friend, had not taken up the spades and thrown in upon the coffin the surrounding earth, with which his own was soon to mingle."

Reports still continue prevalent of the attempts of Austria to raise a new' loan. So far as Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Co. of London are concerned, no negotiations of the kind have been contemplated on their part.—Globe.

A Malta letter dated the 12th instant says—" The heroine of Italy, the Princess Belgiojoso, arrived here on the 5th from Italy, with her family and suite. The poor Roman auxiliaries, who came here in the Maltese brig, are still on board in a starving condition. The Governor will not

allow them to land; the owner of the vessel will not take them away. They are supported by private contributions. Lord Hardwicke is said to have given 40L The Jernsalemeitan brig, which was ordered away some time ago with Roman refugees on board, returned off the port on the evening of the 10th, not having been permitted to land passengers at any of the ports of Barbary- She is refused admittance here. The people on board, 207 in number, are starving, and many sick. There is every pro- bability of a dangerous disease breaking out on board, cooped up as so many persons are in a ship's hold at this season. The poor creatures are even refused admittance into the Lazaretto, where they can obtain at least air and water from heaven, and will not be allowed to perish by their fellow creatures, although they have fought against the Pope."

In obedience to the command of her Majesty the Queen, the town of Cove in Ireland will henceforth bear the name of Queen's Town.—Post- eyftce Notice. A reduction in the officers and staff of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert has been determined on. In the tremendous sea on Sunday last, on the passage from Belfast to Greenock, the framework of this splendid vessel's engine gave way, and she is now undergoing repairs.— Weekly Chronicle.

Several railway meetings, annual, special, and extraordinary, have been held within the last few days. At an adjourned special meeting, the Midland Railway Company has adopted a report justifying its Directors. At a half- yearly meeting of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company, which was also an adjourned special meeting and en extraordinary meet- ing, it was resolved to adopt the report of the Committee of Investigation, suggesting a change of directory in order to conduct legal proceedings. It was announced that proceedings in Chancery had been taken against Mr. Hudson; and that an offer of compromise had been made by him, which the Directors did not feel justified in accepting.

The half-yearly meeting of the South-western passed off pleasantly; a dividend of 3i per cent for sic months (7 per cent per annum) having been declared. The Great North of England Railway Company has declared its renal dividend at the rate of 10 per cent; the Hull and Selby 91. 18s. per cent; and some other lines at the rate of 6 per cent.

The storms of last week have nowhere done any harm of consequence to the wheat: the wind served to raise the corn which had been " laid " by the wet, and yet, from the stoutness of the straw, it has not damaged the ears. The harvest has begun in Scotland, and has proceeded rapidly through the Midland and Northern districts of England, with highly en- couraging prospects as to yield, and an average promise as to sample. The potato crop continues on the whole safe from the disease of past years. In Ireland especially, the prospect of a large potato harvest has brought down the price of potatoes lower than it has been since 1846, and has se- riously checked the sale of Indian meal.

M. Eugene Guinot has recently joined one of the cheap trips to London, and has made his journey the subject of a fenilleton in the Slick. Among the amusing critiques, is the following on our Horse Guards at Whitehall. "In going to West- minster, curious stop at the Horse Guards barracks, situated at Whitehall, at the entrance of St. James's Park. The soldiers of this corps d'elite are of an ele- gance which is seen nowhere else than in the English army and at the Opera Comique. There is nothing martial in their uniform, but it is so elegant and co- quettish as to produce the best effect. Every one of these soldiers has the air of a walking gentleman on the stage, rather than of a real dragoon really mounting guard. Our readers cannot picture to themselves simple soldiers so well dressed, combed, brushed, oiled, pomatumed, blackinged, and varnished; their hands and nails are attended to as carefully as those of the most perfect gentleman ; their hair is curled with art, and any trooper whose hair is not properly arranged or nicely parted is sent to the black-hole. On that point discipline is inexorable. These soldier dandies receive pay proportioned to their elegance. Means are af- forded them of passing a comfortable existence. They are copiously fed, and take tea three times a day. Their uniform is splendid; the lowest grade serves as a pretext for ornaments; corporals are covered with embroidery, and lieutenants wear two large epaulettes."

Mr. William Ainsworth of Oldham gave an entertainment, on Tuesday, to 122 poor old people,—a roasted sheep, beef, plum-puddings, and ale. The president was eighty-nine years old ; the average age of the guests was seventy-six; the old- est was Mrs. Renshaw, who numbers nine-nine; and there was another person of ninety-three. The old folks sang, danced, and played music, and two ran a race, Captain Rochfort, of the British and Irish Company's screw-vessel Rose, ar- rived at Dublin lately from London; and reported having on his passage fallen in with a whale of large dimensions, on a Sunday morning at two o'clock, seven miles South-west of the Lizard. This monster of the deep was suffering severely at the time in an encounter with two well-known enemies of his tribe—a sword- fish and a thresher. These formidable creatures generally go together through the waters, and are reputed to be joined in a league of unrelenting enmity against the cetaceous animals. Captain Rochfort and the crew saw the combat for about three-quarters of an hour; but being obliged to continue their voyage homewards, they had to forego the pleasure of witnessing the struggle to its close, and of taking in tow to Dublin the body of the vanquished whale; for of his being event- ually worsted in the affray there was no doubt whatever. The sword-fish was seen once driving his tremendous weapon into the belly of his victim, as he turned on his side in agony. The thresher fastened on his back and gave him terrific blows, which were heard at a distance with great distinctness. The latter not having any power to strike in the water, it was the instinctive policy of the sword- fish to make the attack from below: this causing the whale to rise above the sur- face, which he did at times to a remarkable height, the other assailant, which was about twenty feet long, then dealt out his blows unsparingly, with all the force of his lengthy frame: between them, their victim must have suffered ex- tremely—he spouted blood to an immense height, and crimsoned the sea all around to a considerable distance. Being within 200 yards of the ship, to which the whale appeared to make for protection, the conflict was distinctly visible to all on board ; who regretted it was not permitted them to await the issue, and carry off the prize from epicurean whalers, whose palates are satisfied, notwith- standing all their labours, with the tongue of their unwieldy antagonist, upon which alone they condescend to feast; leaving the carcass to some coarser appe- tite, or, as it may be hoped in this instance, to some lucky fishermen, whose toil in securing it will be well repaid. It is considered unusual for marine animals, such as were engaged in the struggle now narrated, to be seen in such a latitude. But this point must be settled by naturalists.—Doblin Evening Mail.

The Reverend Richard Chapman has been suspended from his duties as Chap- lain of Coventry Gaol, for extraordinary conduct towards Mary Ball, a condemned prisoner. In the presence of the Assistant Matron, Mr. Chapman held the wo- man's hand over the flame of a candle till it was blistered, asking her what that pain was compared to the torments of bell for a hundred years 7 When ques- tioned by the Magistrates, the Chaplain admitted the charge against him, but said he was actuated by the best of motives: the prisoner was of obtuse intellect, and he wished to facilitate her notion of pain. Mr. Chapman's suspension is pro- visional until the holding of the Quarter-Sessions.

A serious railway accident has occurred at the Bury station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire line. While a train was standing on the rails ready to start for Manchester, an excursion-train from Fleetwood ran into it: some carriages were shattered, two iron pillars knocked down, and two passengers seriously hart-5 lady's leg was broken, and a gentleman suffered a concussion of the spine. The disaster originated in the inattention of the driver of the excursion-tram, who was drunk; and he has been committed to prison for triaL William Hepper, one of the privates of the Royal Artillery stationed at Chat. ham, has been accidentally killed by a comrade. On Friday sennight, a party ee men were practising ball-firing at Upnor. Hepper had just fired his gun at the target, and Private M'Donald, who was in the rear, was prepariog to take his place; while hi'Donald was placing a percussion-cap on the nipple of his piece, by some means unknown it exploded, and the charge was lodged in Hopper's back: he died instantly. A Coroner's Jury has returned a verdict of Accidental death."

Hannah Murphy, an Irishwoman, was killed at the Woolwich station on San day night. She, with her husband and some friends, had been spending the day in the town, calling at a good many public-horses. At night, Mrs. Murphy ;et separated from the party; she hastened to the railway, and finding a train moving towards Gravesend—her destination was London—she attempted to get into a third-class carriage, but fell, and the train passed over her. It appeared at the in- quest, that no blame attached to the Railway-people; and a verdict of " Aces. dental death" was given.

The indefatigable Joseph Ady is again in full practice. On Monday, the Lord Mayor read some letters which he had received from divers persons whom Ady had favoured with his advantageous offers--" for 20a." The impudence of Ady

is as great as ever; of his success is probably much less, in consequence of the frequent exposure of his tricks. He has managed, however, to pay all the Post- office demands upon him.

Results of the Registrar-General's return of mortality in the Metropolis far the week ending on Saturday last—

Total (including unspecified causes) 2230 1008 The temperature of the thermometer ranged from 87.0° in the sun to 345° in the shade; the mean temperature by day being colder than the average mean temperature by 1.1°. The mean direction of the wind for the week was South- west.

" It is one of the characters of epidemic diseases, that in some years their fatality is inconsiderable, in other years excessive. Since 1832 and 1833, cases of cholera have appeared in the tables ; but the deaths in the second week of Au- gust during the past five years have fluctuated from one to twenty-three. In the week ending Saturday August 18th, the deaths in London were 2,230; of which 1,230 were by cholera, 188 by diarrhoea. The deaths from all causes in the last seven weeks were 1,070, 1,369, 1,741, 1,931, 1,967, 1,909 and 2,230; the deaths from cholera, 152, 339:678, 783, 926, 823, and 1,230. The deaths from cholera exceed those in the previous week by 407; but in that week the mortality declined. The population is about 2,206,000; so that nearly one in 1,000 of the inhabitants now die weekly. The deaths from all diseases except cholera are 1,000, which is the average number of the season; and 539 were at ages under 15, 256 at the ages 15-60, 205 at the age of 60 and upwards. Of the 1,230 persons who died from cholera, 318 were under the age of 15; 721 were 15-60, and 191 were 60 and upwards: it carries off an excessive proportion of peo- ple in the prime of life. 597 males and 633 females died of the disease last week; at an earlier period of the epidemic, the deaths of males exceeded those of females. Of 6,194 persons who have died of cholera in London since September 1848, 3,524 died on the South side of the Thames. It has now crossed the river. The mor- tality last week increased in the districts of St. George Southwark, Newington, and Lambeth; it broke out with extraordinary violence in Greenwich; and on the North side of the Thames in Stepney, Shoreditch, and Bethnal Green, 55, 98, and 125 deaths were registered. The deaths from cholera in the last two weeks were 35 and 125 in Bethnal Green, 21 and 98 in Shorediteh, 24 and 55 in Stepney, 42 and 76 in the districts of the East, West, and City of London, comprehending the jurisdiction of the City properly. so called, 7 and 24 in Marylebone, 17 and 34 in Westminster District, 5 and 20 in Chelsea. " This excessive mortality must be viewed with great regret. Looking to the authentic reports of the effects of general sanatory measures, and of efficient me- dical relief placed within the reach, or carried to the homes of the people, it is quite evident that the measures now in operation are unequal to the emergency. The classes which have the greatest claim for public succour are not idle habitual paupers, but the hard-working artisan: yet it is stated that in some parishes the arrangements are such that medical relief is not procurable directly from the dis- trict medical officers, who are, to the utmost extent of their powers, discharging their painful duties with praiseworthy diligence and humanity. In a disease which so often attacks in the night, and is flital in twenty-four hours, the poor have to procure orders before they can be treated. Unless some change be made in these simple administrative arrangements, the mortality from cholera may be higher than it has yet been in London.

' To render all the assistance which the registration system can afford for the discovery and removal of the causes of cholera, the Registrars were last week requested to state in each case—' whether the house or street in which the death occurred was close, ill-cleansed, over-crowded, or otherwise unfavourable to health.' The results will be found in the notes; which show besides the sex, age, profes- sion, duration of disease, date and place of death, in every fatal case of cholera and of diarrhoea registered during the week?

By the daily returns, published since the foregoing table, we learn that in the current week the movement of the cholera has been as follows. In London, the attacks rose from 239 on Saturday to 494 on Monday, and the deaths from 118 to 220. On Tuesday, the attacks were only 322, and the deaths 186; on Wednes- day and Thursday, the attacks rose again to 404 and 400, and the deaths to 179 and 176; yesterday, they again fell to 383 and 173.

In the Provinces, the attacks rose from 446 on Saturday to 476 on Monday, and the deaths from 204 to 224. Oa Tuesday, the attacks fell to 331, and the deaths to 172. Ou Wednesday, they were 274 and 105; on Thursday, 369 and 187; and yesterday they were 389 and 153.

The Scottish returns do not admit of detailed statement: they have been about SO attacks each day, from half to three-fifths generally proving fatal. Number of Summer Deaths. Average. Zymotic Diseases 1659 .. • . an Dropsy, Cancer, and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat Tubercular Diseases 149 .... 190 Diseases of the Brain, Spinal Marron-, Nerves, and Senses 116 .... 119 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 95 .... 29 Diseases of the Lungs, and of the other Organs of Respiration 83 .... 81 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c 12 .... 11 Childbirth, diseases of the Uterus, &c......- 8 .... 7 Rheumatism, diseases of the Bones, Joints, &e Diseases of the Skin, Cellular Tissue, ftc Malformati ns Premature Birth 26 .... 22 Atrophy 31 .... 25 Age 15 .... 43 Sudden 7 .... 8 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance