The Express. — London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

I, A 2 r (2-e-'7.Ae • _ Z.- -- Ail! eTINSI On the let of Noversterawke SA 6d. roan. lilt efts. PUNCH'S POCK ET-BOOK for 1848, in addition t , n o r repoldto RI'S! N EBB INFORM AT IO N, will contain a m.. Cu.. Article% in prom and erne, with a Coloured Frei:l ow,. b.tchings by JouS Lawn, together with Serge Woodcut* by Ruh •ao Dot ta. Lemke: Pnbltshed at the ?smell Moe, 86. Met- atreet. LIBEL trox SIR JOHN GERARD, BAT.—On Friday evening, at fi ve o'clock, • schoolmaster named Daniel Rile, of Eve'won, near Lancaster, was brought be. fore the magistrates at W4an, charged with publishing '• a scandalous, wicked, and malicious libel on Sir John Gerard, Bart., of Ashton-in-the-Willows." It appeared from the evidence that Sir John and Lady Gerard had been annoyed by the receipt of numerous anonymous letters, re sting upon the conduct of the former, and charging him with inunorelity and seduction. It was evident that the let ters bad been written with the_ object of producing (Orange. meat between Sir John and Lady Gerard ; and the motive moire to have originated in Sir John Gerard having caused Rile's discharge from • school at Ashton, of which he had been the master . The hand-writi ng o f the prisoner haying been setiafactorily proved he was committed to the seethes for trial. One good reason why government cannot well ex tend its banking operations to its own, or to the na tional advantage, is the fact of their being already very heavy. The Lune of Exchequer Bills has be come a standing item in the budget to the amount of 18,000,000/. This sum is more than sufficient to cover the difference between the income and the re ceipts of the treasury in the heaviest quarter of the year. We had, moreover, a week ago • sample of the terms upon which, on an emergency, it would alone be possible to force an issue of Exchequer Bills with a contracted circulation. The deposits in the savings-banks form • new species of liability, amounting to 30,000,0001., which, what ever shape they may assume under the hands of the commissioners, we must not forget are liable to be called for in coin. To give any power to answer this call in notes would be tantamount to exposing the credit of the government to very unjust suspicion, nor is there anything in the present emergency that calls for each a stretch of power. It must, besides, not be forgotten that the Bank trades on government responsibilities to the value of fourteen millions. It cannot be often enough repeated, that the trading world requires no extension of bank issues, and still lees does it ask for government paper of any descrik tion. Neither is there any distaste manifested for a currency in sovereigns in due subjection to the more secure and less expensive exertion* of credit. What is demanded is freedom of action in those spheres to which the Bank influence cannot reach, because they have outgrown the circle traced for its operations. It is not an accession to the power of the Bank, but an infusion of vigour into the trading community at large, that is required. If the truth must be told, we believe that any trouble it may cost to collect money to pay the dividends with at quarter-day, is a matter of secondary interest for the nation at large, when compared with the supplies required to pay wages. The Examiner talks of nothing but of Bank braes, and the hardness of heart manifested by directors. We keeitt be view the growing wants of commerce, which to allowed to make its way whatever maybe e state of things in Thread needle-street. We believe, moreover, that the simplest mode of removing all grounds of complaint is that which at the same time will relieve the minister and the merchant. Let them cease to be competitors for coin in a limited market, and they will find that they do not stand in each other's way. If bank notes and coin are not forced down into the manufacturing dis tricts to pay wages withal, they will be more abun dant in the capital where the dividends are paid. We cannot see what is to be gained by mystifying the public or the government on so very plain a matter. Let the fetters, not merely which the law has rivetted upon the Bank, but which the law and the Bank have put upon the country at large, be loosened, and then we may breathe freely. To exchange one strait-jacket for another would profit little in the end—would profit nothing for the present. The sub stitution of a government office of issue for the Bank would not only have the defects of the present system, but would render a full and fair system im possible. No government can feel the pulse of credit, or be a judge of it. Government must go by role, and all rules fail. PEEL'S self-acting bill is a mockery. The only self-acting principle of movement most be a combination of mercantile intelligence, freedom, and experience. That a government can never have. Englishmen ought to stand aghast at a proposal to lay down the arms of a civilised state, and to sub stitute those of rude times and barbarous nations. Nor can we conceive that any candidate for popularity would propose the adoption of the monetary policy, which now holds down the commercial and manufac turing powers of three-quarters of the globe ; which, by keeping alone in view the wants of the Exchequer, at the most not exceeding fifty millions annually, would enthral commercial operations to the extent of five hundred millions, from which Englishmen draw their daily bread. It would be confessing, that it has been all along a great mistake to suppose that we were at the head of the world. And this conviction would be proved by our resolutely setting ourselves at its tail. Dl. COLVERWELLN GOIDN TO HIALTH AND LONG LIM ao s r pocket culonytee lac Po etalopo. I, AL. WTTOEA 1) AND AVOID ; otill DIA Tall. far el doeffilmi•ta ay P. .7 . Casysswa.a. /L 111.1.0.6, L.A. Caarrarr.—Hoer aireatp. a geed Ml:Zap Arabi tbeTar%e ibm it am No die awl dialesiall pasta* a allarlag lopplllmi ard, sorb In= awed s e la MI6 fg b. MA d lberserk IL rairresiar raw, _• oansb..l4l. WSW, aired }Jima IA OEMS ; It a = a 4Of Wiwi Irani ; or &set trace ilbr raw. Ir. A 17711111•16. No. 355.] LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. 19, 1847. [3d. week's prices scarcely maintained. The supply of Barley is as vet not extensive, and sales are made at late terms. Oats, Reins, and Peas continue In fair demand. Wheat, 121.105. to 141. 10i. per lost. Barley, 280. to 36e. Oats, 234. to 33e. Beane, 49a, te Axe. per qr. Dono.airria, Ott. 16.-A large supply of Wheat, but • slow trade, at Is. reduction, with several samples unsold at the doss of ihe market. The condi , ion of new Wheat not so good as for some time previous. Oats, either old or pew„ are in limited request, and to effect sales of any quantity less prices are takes. The prices of malting and grinding Barley are about equal ; we note fine malting samples le. lower, with a doggie - It demand. Russian Ryemeal sells at Is. per stone. Winter Tares in slow request, at lower rates. Wheat, new, 200. to 21s. ; fine, 225. to 23a. 6d. •, old, 20s. to 21s. ; fine, 225. to 23'. 6d. Blendcorn, 18e. to 20s. ; fine, 21a. Rye, 16a. to 16s. • fine, 17s. Beans, 19e. to 205.; fine, 21a. ; old, 21s. to 235. Peas, white, 170. to 18e. ; grey, 16s. to 17s. per three bushels. Oats, new, 22e. to 21s. ; fine. 26e. to 265.; old, 255. to 265. ; fine, 30s. to 36e. Barley, 33a. to 3.5 e. ; fine malting, 3 6 5. to 375. 6d. per qr. HADLEIGH, Oct. 18.-Though our attendance was good, yet we had a moderate supply of Corn, and the sale was. dull. Prices for Wheat PoU le. lower. Beans as of late, and Peas Is. per qr. lower. 6d. per lb., and met with a ready sale ; but for lean Cattle the demand was rather dull. Fat Pip, which were in post abundance, also realised from 6td. to 6d. per lb., and the price of stores was rather high. Mutton sold readily at t 6d. There was but a middling show of Horses ; good were inquired after, and found plenty of purchasers. DARLINGTON FORTNIGHT FAIIL—A middling supply of Dade, of rather inferior quality ; anything really good met thready sale, but generally the market was heavy. The 'Sheep market was unusually full, but a very dull sale. Beef sold at from 6e. 6d. to 6s. 6d. per stone. Mottos, from 6d. to 6d. per lb. DRIPPINLO Foaretoev MARXIT.—We had a tolerable supply of fat Beasts, and a mull show of lean Besets and Sheep. Beef, Se. to 6s. 6d. per stone. Mutton, 6d. to 6jd. per lb. NORWICH, Oct. 16.—Our market exhibited • tolerably pod show of etore cattle ; the wide was very firm, and last week's prices well supported. Fat Beasts vary scarce, and quickly sold at &. 6d. to Bs. 9d. per stone of 141 be. The pens were badly filled ; keeping Sheep and Lambs the tare dearer ; and at the close of the market a fair clearance was made. Fat Sheep, Ss. 6d. to 91. per atone. In stare Pigs and fat Pork no alteration worth notice. EWLANDI HAIR WASH.—This Is s sr.: f i r m? te didn't trial I=l gib? ocir.• sZA N Parraat of la add the bar ayr a fear mime sir Sao mob. Ko a %ae WV * t h i:Wha al / 4, l mhb l boadial effort. an e t e tti sh• arl =Wk. ft araellitilliaM3.ll WWI aa VINMIMIIIIIINIMMW. 3a 6d. Far a. - 'miss, ikibilisonlm LONA" ar aid WM.& • COMMERCIAL 4. MARKETS. MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE. Two °T . /wk.—The failure of the Royal Bank of Liverpool, the fullest details of which are given in the Daily News this morning, from its intelligent Liver pool correspondent, and which was the cause of the extraordinary panic in the Stock Exchange yester day, and more especially in the latter part of the day, has almost ceased to occupy attention ; and, but for reports of a large mercantile failure in that city consequent, would scarcely be remembered more than any of the great catastrophes which have sig nalized the last few months. There is no doubt entertained in any quarter of the ultimate ability of the bank, with so rich a propri etary, to pay all its liabilities in full. It is stated that the chief cause of its misfortunes was im prudent advances on railway shares to parties and partners is the bank, known otherwise to be of un doubted wealth. Although the funds continue in de cline, we have less excitement and gloom in the market. Consols were first quoted at 791 to 80 for account, money price not made. They are now rather better, at 80 to I. for account, but only 79; to # for money. Reduced Threes, 78 to 1 . Thtee-and-a- Quarter per Cents., 79; to 3. Exchequer Bills, 355. to 30e. discount. The sales of money stock yester day, understood to be chiefly for account of Liverpool hanks afraid of, and in preparation for ) 4 rue I upon them, emeequeni oft tie stoppage of the Royal Bank, and which were to the amount of between 300,000/. and 400,000/., make the market heavy, and dealers timorous of dealing for money. Bank Stock, 178 to 182. _ . LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY, Four o'Cloek. The Augsburgh Gazette announces, almost offi cially, that the Austrian government is at present lining the Swiss frontier, from the Lake of Constance to the Lego Maggiore, with troops. The necessary instructions have already been given to the military commandant in the Tyrol and Lombardy. Al though the number of troops now assembled on the frontier is considerable, reinforcements will, never theless, be sent on all the points of communication. There will be 5,000 men at the Voralberg, in the Tyrol, and a similar force will guard the deifies of the E ngaddin. "It is not known," adds the Augs burgh Gazette, " if the other neighbours of Switzer land will follow the example of Austria, the negotia tions commenced some time ago for that object having been without result. Bt.t g,%ren should her isolation be resolved upon, Austria hopes that iimy will not the less contribute to the maintenance of the internal peace of Switzerland." ll CNTING DON, Oct. 16.—A limited quantity of Wheat, the best parcels of which were sold at al.out the terms of last week ; but inferior temples were 2s. per qr. lower. Barley remained about the same. Beans, Peas, and Oats were all quite u dear as last week. . 1311EHBORNE FAIL—The dullest for business that has been for many year,. The want of animation at Weyhill had a sensible effect here. A short supply of Beasts, but enough for the demand. O xen b roug h t from 121. to 151. • head. Beef, per score, 8c 6d. to 10s. About 11,000 Sheep were penned, but it was impossible to effect sales unless atniatarial reductions. A lot of Lambs were bold at 13s. per head, for te'..ktis '2oa. had been refused in July. The pr i er at which sales were made are as under : Wethers, 365. to 48s ~• Lambe, IN. to 225.; Ewes, 22a. to 32c per head. In the Horse fair some of the best found purchasers at good prices; but very few of the inferior animals changed hands. A middling sup ply of Pip were penned, and they sold at about the same rates as those of last week. IC ',moron Oct. 16.—Our supply of Wheat was small, consequently the prices of last week were fully maintained,, although the trade must be considered dull. e: we had an seeeelfe, with ;< r little alteration in vales. Wheat, 480, w ouo. Barley, 31a. to 34a. Peas, 441. to 46a. 1.110181118, Oct. 16.—The market was freely supplied with new Wheat, and a good deal of Wainer was transacted at per qr. below the prices of last week. Barley, Oats, knit Beans fully maintain their prices. Flour is scarce, and in request at former rates. SWINDON, Oct. 18.—Benito were plentiful ; some good Devon reached Ile. per coon; moderate Herefords and Short-Horns 10s. 6d.; many inferior Besets sold at 10s., while contrail fetched but 9s. Fat Calves slow of sale, at 10.. 6d. to 1 Is. per soon. A good supply of Sheep, in fair condition ; the beet Downs, 4s. 10d. to ss. 2d. per stone ; some fine half-bred, 4s. Bd.; moderate Sheep, 4s. 4d. ; com mon, 4s. A few pens of Lambs old at 4s. Bd. per stone. Small Porker were Its. 3d. to Ils. 6d. per score. Large Bacon Hogs, 10.. 6d. to Ils. • CIITHIL Meta Seam. Tarez.—There were from 3,000 to 4,000 Sheep of all kinds on the ground, but, from the want of purchasers, only about one-half was sold, varying in pries from 275. to 35e. Several lots of two-year-old oxen, for the gram, brought 71. 100. to 91. a head. OIIIYAN HORSE FAlL—Thera were a great many dealers present, and a fair show of home. Few were of first-rate quality, and few sales were effected. Some riding Ponies were sold from 101. to 151. Of good work horses, of about three or four years old, few were shown ; 601. was offered for one good animal, but refused. Horses rising two to three years old sold at from 251. to 351 ; aged horses from 51. to 201. On the whole the market was dull. MALTON, Oct. 16.—Wheat Is. to 2s. per qr. lower. In Barley no alteration. Oata id. per stone lower. New Wheat, white, per 40 stone, 60s. to 695. ; red, 565. to 61s. ; white, 60e. to 665. ; old red, 64e. to 601. Barley, per 32 stone, 30s. to 361. Oats, new, per stone, Ild. to 110. ; old, 13d. to 16d. We have accounts from St. John's, Newfoundland, to the 26th Sept., which are of a very gloomy cha racter. The fishery for the season had been extremely unsuccessful ; and, to add to the misfortunes with which the settlers would have to contend in consequence of this failure of their staple trade, disease had made its appearance in the potato crop, upon which so large a proportion of persons depend for subsistence. n some districts the people were already redaoed to a state of distress, which was likely soon to reach all parts of the island. This had engaged the attention of the government, and Sir Gas par- I.e Marchant was understood to be organising system of relief by taking measures for affording general employment. Upon this subject we fi nd the following in the St. Joan's Morning Post -It affords us no slight degree of gratification, to state that the accounts of the prospect of want and suffering prevailing in the outporta during the approaching winter have not fallen unheeded on the ear of the executive. They have received the most prompt attention and serious consi deration from the head of the government here, which have led to the timely adoption of such precautionary and pro visional measures as it was deemed would be found hem adapted to meet the threatened evils, and materially to relieve them. The governor has transmitted in functions to the magistrates in the various out ports to forward immediately • full and correct statement of the present condition of the people in their several districts, the nature and extent of the re sources they can with certainty depend upon this Demon, and the probable state they will be in next winter. In ascertain ing these facts from the mist authentic sources, the intention of the government is, to obtain sound data whereon its arrangements may be based for meeting the exigencies which are likely to arise, and we are happy to learn that the means will not be wanting to carry these arrangements fully out." With regard to the potato disease in the island, the same journal says " The potato disease, from which that valuable root has heretofore escaped in New foundland, has at length attacked it here, and its ravages are extending with certain and fearful rapidity over different parts of the country. Between St. John s and Bay Bulls the blight has already made dreadful havoc, laying waits in all directions the crop which, until now, gave pro f miss of yielding • large return of wound and excellent pota toes. The prospect which this new and sad intelligence has opened et an additional cause of suffering and want during the comfits winter to those with which the country was threatened before, may well and reason ably awaken a feeling of deep anxiety, and maim the swims' inquiry of what timely steps had best be taken to provide against the consequences of this further visitation. Under this impression, we would submit the suggestion. that in addition to the provision the executive may be making, something to the rase effect should he done among the wealthy of Newfoundland, and the funds thus obtained might be invested in the purchase of provisions, to be held to meet any future emergencies that shall arise at • season when it may be entirely impossible to obtain food of any kind from abroad." Our prices for foreign stocks are scarcely more than nominal, though all in decline, and business difficult to be done in them. We quote Danish lower, at 78 to 80. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 51 to 3; the Fours, 80 to 2. Mexican, 17 to 1. Portu guese, 18 to 20. Spanish Fives, 161 to 171 ; the Threes, 261 to 71. The transactions were few, and in the nature of forced sales by parties under pressure for funds. Nownsamrrox, Oct. 16.—Wheat has mct with a dull sale, ►t a decline of from Is. to 2s. per qr. Malting Barley also heap heavy on hand, but little or no alteration in price. Beans continue to come sparingly to hand, and are making • little more money. The same may be said of Peas. Oats no alt. ration. NOITINOIAM, Oct. 16.—A. large supply of Wheat ;• trade was dull at a decline of 2a. per qr. The supply of Barley was much greater than last week, and excepting choice samples, it was le. per qr. lower. Oats declined ls. per v. in value. Old English Beans again dearer; no alteration in new ones. Wheat, old white, 555. to 60s. red, 635. to 58s. ; new, white, Ms. to 60s. • red, 545. to 58s. per 36 stones. Barley, malting, 345. to 365. per qr.; grinding, 28s. to 30s. per 30 st. Oats, old, 30s. to 345. ; new English, 24.. to 295.; foreign, 255. to 31s. per 24 stones. Beans, old, 58s. to 62a.; Egyptian, 42a. to 445. per 38 st. Flour, superfine, 435. to 455.; tine, 395. to 42.. per 20 stone. It is satisfactory to know that, in the midst of all these very serious embarrassments, the banks in town and throughout the country, have been strengthen ing their resources, at the same time that they have been lessening their business, and consequently their liabilities. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 178 03 Cl. Cam Ae.. 84 i 3pa Ct. Red. Anna., 4 3 1 P P r er Oat.. TM 1 3 per Cl. Cow. Anne, 7B I 194 4 chequer 41111 s, 35z. to 30e. dla.. FOREIGN FUNDS. Ca Austrian Bonds, Pt 6 1 per Cent Grenada Bda, 174 184 S 4 per et. Belgian Booth., 87 5 Grenada Deferred Bets., 34 per Cent. ditto, Spa Cl Mexican, 1846, 17 S por Ct. Brazilian 8d.., 73 6 6 per Ct. Peruvian Rda, 21% Ditto New, 71 1 C0..,, 1d5, 18 20 8 per C.Y. Buenos Arr.:. Bda, 33 6 l ' = " rtuedan ,. Boa., 103 5 Ditto Chili= Nds., 84 T Ditto Spanish 8d.., 161 171 Ditto Colurob. Der. Ude, 3 per Ct. Pp .isli Bda, 161 71 eolumblen Equador &P., 16 2 Spanish Deferral Itle., 13 14 3 per Ct. Danbth WK, 78 80 Spankh Pandre Ilds. 34 4 21 Per Ct. Dutch 41416, 51 3 2 . per Ct. Venezuela Bda., 34 5 1 pa et. Cala. Dutch, 802 1, enezuela Deferred Ma., 8 10 For Yesterday's Manias as last pap. SHILISWBHURY, Oct. 16.—The market was well &treaded, but the trade ruled dull u follows Wheat, 6e. S. to is. ; Barley, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; Oats, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d. per imp. bushel. SHIPPING, Ms ma Anativan.—Dublin, 3 ; Waterford, 2; Denagbadee, 1; French, 1; Flanders, 1 t Hamburg, 1. LONDON, Oct. 19.—Wind this day at noon, 8.5. E., light breeze and fine weather. DEAL.-B.B.W.—Arrived: 'lathe, New York • Lord Wellington, John Munn, and Renovator (brig), 4usbec. Arrived from the river : Thames, Jamaica ; Calista, Belize ; Gladiator, New York ; Egerton, Cardiff and Valparaiso. Orr DOVER.—Curraehmore, Quebec. Cowan, Oct. 18.—W.8.W.—Artived: Maria Elizabeth, Havannah. SwiNnort, Oct. 18.—The Wheat trade rather dull, the Aupply exceeding the demand. Prices fur all kinds, excepting a few samples of very superior, must be quoted 2s. per qr. lower. Barley sold freely, though not till a reduction of Is. to 2. per qr. was agreed to; best malting, 38e. per qr. ; good, and grinding samples. 38e . to 365. ; moderate, 32e. to 345. ; old malt, 81. Gd. per bushel. Oats, from 245. to 28s. per qr. Beans and Peas still very short, making fully as much as last week. RAILWAYS.—The share market is in a mod depressed state. The jobbers will not deal except at extremely wide prices, and consequently but little business has been done. Where sales have been made, lower prices have been submitted to. YAILKOL TH, Oct. 16.—A good supply of Wheat and Bar ley, which have sold on the same terms as last week ; but to day the trade is dull for both articles, and fully le. per qr. lower than on Wednesday, for both Wheat and Barley. Very few Beans or Peas come to market, and the prices are with out alteration. Oata rather better sale. White Wheat, 535. to 545.; red, 50s. to 52a.; extra, 631. Barley, 30s. to 32e. Beans, 445. to 465. Peas, 445. to 475. Oats, 22. a. to 253. per quarter. OPP THE NEEDLES, Oct. 14.-141.1ranhara, St. John's, New Brunswick. r, Oct. 18.-B.W.—Sailed: Thames (st.), West Indies. Poor.z, Oct. 16.—Arrived: Eliza Stone,. Newfoundland. Off St. Albsn's Head : Josephine Buccan, for Antwerp; Ocean, New York. 16th : Progress, Rio Janeiro, for Ant werp; Numa (barque), tluebec, for Newcastle; Agenoria, St. John's, N.B. PLY - mourn, Oct. 18.—S.—Off Port : Atalanta, New York, for Bremen. Ore rue Bow) Haim, Oct. 16.—Schiller, Baltimore, for Bremen. SLIGO, Oet. 16.—Oats, in smell supply ; 9s. 6d. to 10s. per barrel. O►tmeal, 12s. per cwt. Indian Meal, 9s. 6d. per cwt. Wheat, 225. 6d. per barrel. Flour, 30s. to 326. per barrel. ANCONA, Oct. 2.—ln consequence of the demand for Rome, grain has risen: 2s. to 3e. per qr. moat be added to our Wheat quotations. Indian Corn is held firmly a► equal to 21s. to 21s. 6d., f.o.b. DANTSIC, Oct. 9.—We have nothing particular to com• municate. Supplies still keep off, and the business done since our last has been totally for consumption, at former rates, excepting about 50 lasts of 61 lb. Wheat, which were taken for shipment to the Channel Islacds, at 52a. per qr. free on beard. Peas continue to be scarce, good boilers fetch log 39.. per qr. free on board. iii;;;ELEB ROADS, Oct. 18.—Arrived : Sunbeam, Cube ; Lively, Quebec. Donlon): (Bear), Oct. 18.—Arrived : Formby, Pietou, for Liverpool. Cow:L.OM. 18.—E 8.8.-Bailed : Nautilus, Portland, N.S. Orr KTNBklll.—Avon, 81. John's, N. 8., for Bridal. Orr CAPE Ci.nas, Oct. 12.—Lacome, St. John's, N. 8., for Dublin. Oct 18. —W.S.W.—Arrived : Quebec. Hum., Oct. 18.—W.N.W.--Sailed: Boadicea, St. John's, New Brunswick._ SHIELDB, Oct. 15.—The Mary Ann, which was abandoned some time ago on her peerage to Lond on, arrived here to-day, considerably damaged. FAL34ol.7tkl, Oct. 17.—The Ireland, Newcastle to Cadiz, having struck upon the Newcomer Sand, has been surveyed and found to have received no damage. BELKULLIST, Oct. 16.—The Claudine, from Trinidad to Greenock, which went on shore on the western coast of Ems on the 25th ult., has become a total wreck. 357 casks, 7 half-auks, and 20 barrels of molasses have been landed. SECOND EDITION. THE LIVERPOOL DEPUTATION TO THE PREMIER.. A deputation from Liver _ 1, consisting of the Mayor, Mr. W. Brown, M.P., Mr. Chapman, Mr. Stuart, Mr. A. H. Wylie, Mr. Hon all, Mr. H. Hormby, Mr. Niehol, and Ur:Turner had an interview to-day with Lord John Russell, in Downing-street, in order to represent to him lordship. the present distressed condition of the manufactny. rag and commercial interesh of the country. In reply to the representations of the deputation, Lord John Russell is understood to have expressed the deep sympathy felt by the government for the numerous . which were at present suffering from the effects of the panic and distrust so generally prevailing. The govern ment, he said, had anxiously weighed every measure of re lief that had been proposed, and they did not preclude I themselves from further considering any suggestions that might be offered ; but hitherto every description of inter ference that had been proposed was likely, in their opinion. to bring on a recurrence of the present evil, in an aggra vated shape, at a future time. From the GAZETTE of THIS NIGHT. BANKRUPTS. JONATHAN Duxcix, Wellington-street North, Strand, printer. WILLIAM HUMPIIRTES, Covent-garden, tavern iteeper. Prran Pornsoer, Cornhill, tailor. JOHN EDWARD FELDMAN, Albert-road, Regent's-park, boarding-house keeper. SANIVEL Lowry''', Church-street, Luton, Betifordsh;re, straw plait denier. lowa ALDHAX PHILLIPS, Richas.court, Lime-street, City, merchant. KOBIET MAY, Choumert-piace, Peckham, Mock broker. JOHN Kamm., Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, brewer. _ lizsar Cociaa, Hatherasge, Derbyshire, needle manu facturer. JOHN Hroaas, Fronbaulog, Llanddeiniolan, Carnarson shire, miller. MAILS.—AMERICAN.—MaiIs will be made up for Now York, to be forwarded by the United States mail packet Washington, Captain Hewett. This vessel will sail from Southampton on Sunday next, the 24th instant. The postage on letters so forwarded will be the same as the British packet rate, vie, Is. on a letter not exceeding half an ounce; 24. not exceeding ens ounce, end so on. Nowspari will be liable toe charge of twopence each. Letters, &c., intended to be sent by this conveyance must be specially ad dressed "By American Contract Packet." Mails will also be made up, and forwarded to the same destination, by one of the French government packets, which will sail from Havre on Sunday_, the 24th instant. BAHIA AND MCI DR JANRIRO.—Ship letter malls for Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, will be forwarded by the auxiliary serow.ineamer Antelope, Captain O'Bryan. This reseed Is expected to sail from Liverpool on Saturday next, the 23rd instant. EASTERN COUP47IEB RAILWAY.—Arrival and de liveries for the week aiding Oct. 16 : Arrivals. Deliveries. Fleur „...„..........„......„.„ 8,767 mks. 4,692 ALL Malt ......„, _ . „„ 4,620 qrs. 01 We. Wheat _ „,...„,.. 2.293 „ 1,333 „ 296 „ OW • IS :• 211 „ •••••••••••••• Beans .... 7.......... Se .. --...... 405 „ Pe.. „„ „,„„,„,, 10 0.14 .... sa s 41. IV .11. 18,979 11,791 Ikeet. 7 1 446. Caine. • 3 213 RAILWAY AccIDENT.—An accident occurred on Wednesday on the Ulster Railway at Lieburne. The custom is to unload the luggage carriages as they stand on the line, the hones and earn bang plessd across the line. = Two carts i, with their driven Wag 1101111 the trucks, when a lug gage -train was sent tlt is supposed that the carters might have bed withdrawn at once, but one of them endwwae to draw off his horn and cart was caught by the train, lung bsek over the line, and killed in stantly. The second we. so much injured as to be in a hope less state. The carts were broken, and one of the hones lulled. The driver of the engine of the train up is in custody, bet it is said he had no notion that there was any obstruction at the terminus. SALES EFFECTED UP TO TWO THIS DAT IN LONDON. (Yesterday's prkse will be found In last page). Arnb., Nett., Boa, k Ll., 1 1 Lon. k N. W. Paths, 10 8ir.,W0!... k Dud.. 121 Do. 401. eh., M. lk 8., 541 Mato! k Exeter flunk, 10 Do. 101. M., M.& 8., A. 6/ Buckinghamshire, 4 d Marmites. Do. 101. eh., M. k B. B, 18, 7 61 Caledonian. 33 Bux Chester & Holyhead Pref., 34 Midland, 'loo I ton, & M E. Countlea 151 1 Do. 401., SS Do. Peril. 5 per Cent„No. 1, 1 d Do. 3411., 51 Do. do. No. 2,1 d Do. Bina. and Derby, 72 Do. Tett Eaten., 71 4 Norfolk, 87 Edixi. & Glasgow, 46 TRHt, 124 i Do. Maims, 11/ ms, 91 Gt. Northern, 21 Do. Qrs., 31 101 Gt. N. of Fag. New 301. eh., 621 Do. Th a lrf i s x:, 3 / 4 1 el Gt. Westan, 871 5 North IS 51 Do. H 013 04 152 Do. (Irk. 1 Oxford, Wor. , /lc Me IS Reeding, Guild., & Reigate, 61 Do. Plfthe, 11 Scottish Central, 221 Do. New 171. oh., 61 1 Work, Nowa., a Berwick (Orig. Ips. mid Bury St. Film. Eaten. Neva. & Be.), 251 8 Scrip (late Cam. k Ely), If Da Extension No. 1 (York & lan. and Casiials Thirds, 10 4 Neva), 101 11 Lan. & York. Fifths, 34 Do. No. 1 (Nowa and 8e..), Do. Prest. & Wyre Mee., R, 11 II 1 Leeds arid Mink, 11 Do. O.N.E. Porthase, 71 61 Do. New, 24 York & N. Midland Pre, 14 Lon. and Blackwell, S Boulogne and Amiens, 13 lon., Brisk., k S. Coast, 37 8 Cen. of France (OM. k Vier.), 141 Do. Cons. Eighths, 8 Luxembourg, i Lon. and S. Western, 531 4 N. of France, 101 Do. Thlrde, 11 2 d Paris and Lyme, 41 Lon. and N. Western, 144 334 Paris mid Roma 331 4 Do. Drs., L. and 13., 26 1 Sambre and Men" 51 Do. do, New, 61 1 Edinburgh and arario., - 41 . ; Lan. k York. PM; (late W. R. U.), dI d Yank., Bbef & Lin. Pre, I d Midland (Cowl. B. Jr Derby), 73 Preston & Wiz* Halms,, I p Sir., and Oxford Jo., 31 p Skim 3 lane, 64 F. Lane. New Qre , 1 1546 d Hod. and Mobster B. B C., 5 d Lane. and York., 7 Do. Ma, 15-16 1 d Lwe. d k Yorkshire W. R. Unice, 31 Leeds and Think Pref., 11 d ... Antis, & - Boston, ate.9d. d Y. Staffordshire, 1 23.. 9d. d Shrews. and Mr., A, 1 735. 9d. d ZS, Oeroara 16. South Erten k Dover New (No. 4), 2f d Leeds and Think Prof., 2 d Ot. Wet, &Canal, 20f d Shrews., Orweat. k Chest., Sf d Do. (101. ah., guar. 6 per ant., If p ALES, Oerount Pl. k N. W. (Man. k Dir.), 644 Man., She., k Line. Eighths, 4 d Do. Prof., d N. %,fferdehl-e, 1 3-16 11-14 d nhropahlre Colon, 2 13-16 d S. Eastern and Dover (La at 101.), No. 4, 2 13.16 3 d York, News., &Berwick Exton" No. 2, 3.16 d LES, Demean 18. Shropettire Union, 34a. u. 2 1 4 S. Staffordahne, 2 d LEEDS E. Lanearhire Qrs., B.U. d Gt. Northern, 54 d East sad West Yorkshire, 74 d Leeds sad Thirsk, 20 194 d Do. Pref., 14 d HULL SALES, Cierossa 13. Malt, Wham., Boa, 14s. Its. Bd. I Lane. ,k Yak. WALLY., 61s. 84.4 Hull and Selby Halves, 48a . North British gra, Els. 44. 4 YORK SALER, °ROM 18. Gt. Northern, 2 1 21 . 76 . York, Newr.,t Berwick Ex.,No. 2 Lamas. k York. (W.R.U.), Ps. (the New Ber.)), 104 N. British Thirds, 12a. 10s. 6d. York; N. /Maud Pref., Li Ist Do. Qrs., 31 I, Ocrweta IL west Riding Unice, 631. 64e. d N. Bridal tllw. SOL d Do. Thirds, 9e. 6e. d New. and Der. New. Se. 2.9. 6d. p PROIN:CE.—MINCING-LANE, Half-past Two.— The public gales of Sugar, consisting of 150 hhds. Wcst India, 8,000 bags Mauritius, and 4,000 bags Bengal, &reprograming heavily; good qualities about sustain pnces, but low and middling, of which the hulk consists, are selling at rather lower prices.-Coffee 800 bags good ordinary Ceylon sold in public sale at 33e. ; a few lots at 325. 64., which is 6d. to Is. lower than the last public price.— Indigo: The sale to-day has gone off heavily, and the small advance quoted yesterday has not been sustained. —Tea : The melee are progressing without spirit, and Hy sons are again quoted lower.—Rum neglected ; proof Lee wards, Is. 10d. to Is. 1 lel.— Rice dull and neglected.—ln other articles no alteration, but a general gloom hangs over most articles. TALLOW.—Our market has declined for Peters burg Y.C. to 465. 3d. on the spot, and there is nothing doing in forward business. SOAP TRADE.-Lorworr, Oct. 18.-The large arrivala and the state of the money market have caused a considerable reduction in the price of Yellow Candle Tal low; a small part only of the New South Wales, Topiary, and Odessa Tallow, offered at public gale on Friday, was sold. Price of Y. Candle on the spot, per cwt., Lando., 465. to 45e. Gd.; Liverpool, 48s. to 48s. 6d. ; Town Tallow, nett price, London, 50e. ; Rough Fat, letter price, per none of 8 lbs., London, 2e. 9d. ; Newpate market, for good Fat, average price per stone of 81bi., London, 2s. I Id. to 3e. ; North and South American Tallow, London, 44e. Gd. to 455. Gd.; Stuff London, 40e.; Rough Stuff, London. 255. to 275. ; Palm Oil, London, 34e. ; Liver pool, 295. to 30e .; Cocoa-Nut Oil. London, 60e.; Resin, fine, transparent, London, 6e. ; Liverpool, 2s. Ild. to 7s. ; Alkali, strong and weak, per cent., London, 21d. ; Liverpool, 21d. to 2 7-16 d. ; Extra pale Soap, nett price, exclusive of chests, freight, &e., per cwt., London, 604 ; Liverpool, 48e. to 495. ; mottled, London, 525.; Liverpool, 44e. to 484. HOPS. --- BOROUGH MARKET, Two o'Clock. Messrs. Pattenden and Smith, Hop-factors, report tat the Hop market is brisk at the late advance. New al id a a. item st. oto 61. 6 1 Yemeni 114644 w. cwt. 21.16 to 3/.10 New Wald of Rolla 3 oto 4 4 Yearling 844442 210 go 3 3 Now Bunn . ..... 21444 3 10 Old Hops ~ 1 0102 0 Lott.ol.--zialptiacrorr, Oct. 16.—1 n Wheat very little business done, except in prime samples for sowing, but millers would not buy excepting at • reduction of le. to 2s. per qr. Barley was in short supply, and sold freely at for. Toter rate,. Other articles were • dull sale at the prices of this meltnight. When, 6.39. to 665. Barley, 28s. to 325. per gr. Oats, 10d. to Ild.; old, ls. Id. to ls. 2d, per stone. Beans, 50s. to 112 s. Peas, Br. to 41s. per qr. CAMBRIDOE, Oct. I6.—A large supply of Corn, with n• alteration in prices. Wheat, red, 48s. to 528.; white, 565. Barley, 30s. to 3.55. Beans, old, Ws. ; new, 40s. Oats, 181. to 28e.; old, 365. to 38s. per qr. •• - - - - CIEENCIATER, Oct. 18.—We continue well supplied with Wheat, in which the trade ia rather flat to-day, and lees 131)(0A, Oct. 6.—We continue without anything being done besides the small sales to the millers ; still holders are very firm, and high in their demand for prism soft Polish. HiMARRO, Oct. 14.—Prices have advanced 2.. to 3s. per qr. for Wheat. Wheat, Polish, 150 to 160; Mark. and Brunswick, 150 to 160: Mecklenburgh and Pomerania, 150 to 162; Holstein, 142 to 154; Lower Elbe, 137 to 150. Rye Russian, 80 to 86 ; Marks, Mecklenburgh end Pome rania, 95 to 195 ; Holstein and Lower Elbe, 93 to 100. Barley: Anhalt and Magdeburgh, 90 to 97 ; olitein and Meeklexiburgh, 86 to 94 ; Lower Elbe, winter, 66 to 76 Lower Elbe, summer, 66 to 74. Oats : Mecklenb u r g h a n d Holstein, 61 to 57 ; Lower Elbe, 46 to 53 Buckwheat : Meeklenbergh, 85 to 108. Beans, 112 to 116; Peas, 112 to 136 ; Vetches, 110 to 140 ; Rapeseed, 160 to 170. KONIOSBFRO, Oct. B.—lt daily becomes more certain that the yield of the late Weed has been overrated ; and, the late Potato crops being almost entirely lost, our corn prime are likely to rise shortly. We continue to be without sup plies, and we rb not believe that our stocks of Tares and Pees exceed 20 lasts, whilst we had in former years some thousands. In some parts of the interior there seem to be no Potatoes at all ; and as Pule* must be substituted for the same, this article will be much sought after. We do not, therefore, expect any supplies of oonorquence, except Wheat and Rye. Our Wheat prices continue high, and about 160 lasts hare been bought for shipment to Holland, for which purpose prices equal to 50s. free on board for good 1281 be. old Wheat have been paid. It is reported that there are orders here for Scotland, which ore limited as high as 61.. per qr. free on board for new Wheat. Our accounts from Poland and Russia inform us likewise of the reappearance of the Potato disease in those countries; and, as this root is the principal food of the people there, this must have the effect of keeping supplies beck and prices high. MARSZILLEA, Oct. 11.—There has been a rather better feeling in the Corn trade during the last few days, and prices have advanced about Is. 6d. upon our late quotations. Ar- rivals from the Black Sea are incessant, and yet the whole of our importations gradually run off for the country. Rogrocx, Oct. 11.—The little corn which comes forward of the new crop is eagerly taken at advancing prices: good" new Wheat cannot be put free on board under 455. to 465. Barley, 255. 6d. to 28s. There are orders here from Holland, Belgium, and the Rhine, which are, however, unexecutable from the want of supplies. &terror, Oet. 11.—Our stocks of old line Wheat are nearly exhausted, end a reduction in prices is not at all likely. Our supplies are hardly sufficient to meet the con sumptive demand. The only purchases which were made last Friday were for Berlin account, and the prices which were paid were equal to 484. per an free oft board. There are vary few Peas offering, for which holden' s.. asking lees prices. Barley and Oat. none. Rye again higher, and fetches 33r. to 319. per or. 0 wiog to the want of foo d for the cattle, our small stocks of Rye's:mai goes off by degrees. Tatters, Oct. 4. —Our Wheat market has been supported of late, in consequence of some demand, ehir fly for the supply of the Austrian troops in Italy. Indian Corn has advanced considerably, and good quality of Ibraila must be quoted at WI. to 301. ; the general opinion appears to be that prices 11 1 are now more likely to advance than decline. POTATOES.—ANDoSea, Oct. 16.—Potatoes are rising rapidly in price. Beet red-nosed Kidneys, 9a. to 10s. ; Jersey. blue and red, Bs. to 9s. ; round Shawn and Lemons, 86. to Bs. 64. per sack, being le. per sack dearer. - - - - Boxcaaren, Oct. 16.—The supply is somewhat limited, and the demand being being brisk, fully last week's prices have been obtained ; those for pig feeding are very scarce, and high prices obtained. Prince Regents, 7s. 3d. to 9s. ; American natives, 7s. to 9s. 3d. ; Breadfruits, 9e. ; Shays, 51. fid. to 7s. ; small ditto, 5,. 6d. to 6e. Larne, Oct. 15.—The supplies are rather larger this week, and prices about the same. Best Warps, la. 9d. to le. 104 . ; Sands, Is. sd. to la. 6d. ; small, Is. lid. to Is. 2d. per 421 b. o s2CMDERLAND, Oct. 16.—A great portion of the Potato crop has been secured in excellent condition, and with few, if any, wore failures than in ordinary year,. Prices remain steady, at from 10d. to 13d. per peck. CHEESE.—CnEarEa FAIL—An unusually large quantity was pitched. Buyers were very scarce, and prices were much depreciated. The decline front last fair averaged from Ss. to 6e. per cwt. luferior dairies sold from 48e. to 50s. ; middling, from 501. to 5.5 e. ; and the best qualities from 555. to 60s per cwt. Few if any dairies sold for more than the latter figure. A large proportion of the Cheese remained unsold. HA Y. —SMITHFIELD, Two Clock.—Messrs. Cooper and Davis, Hay and Straw Salesmen, report the trade brisk, at the following quotations : Patna* Meadow 70. to 80a I loam r. to —a. I &raw.. 2EB So 33. Inferior Ws. to 6.86. I Clovor . 76a. to 068 CATTLE, &C.—BRDA LE FORTNIGHT FAIL—The supply of Bests of all descriptions was only limited, and the quality generally harrier, nevertheless fat Callers pretty well sold up at last fornight's quotations. Holding Cattle continue to decrease in value; the demand also in very slow. Of Sheep there was e very good show, which ware sold up at previous rates. CtIESTER Pita.—A large exhibition of stock, particu larly of Sheep and Piga. Good Beef fetched from M. to gilt erimiss• MAILS. The eiteleM mei kr Clie;lta 1, Mahe, Greets, the laabaltkelbr rerpt.hiehOirlikbilkaikeepioarg. awl Ma, via keetrambea, .01 le meee ea the reentketef the 3011 October. The dime alikk N. Ifilinilas. to the Miliernerea. =ai = 46 l kLai Neva tee& ka., will be male alp ea the Mike s i r elm over a. at lVtebta, Weak% Oils. mil alkalis, will Ma up ea the the 47th Oskar. The ail Fr New Meath aka. Yea IllemeWe IDA me New , aeredelll naley theaembeg Ihreenbeis The Wale be Sake etah karatkg awe eke kr NW" limaemss, sad M Hnar.l.w he orb op ea the merkrretthe lea Soweiber. fir male kr MI& Meek Aatarira tta le. me the Thew etetee, vat be mit up ea kr maks the lkeesher. The =Mk kr as kr& I=ftmt Maim WY% Pntetta bleaska rid Ayres. be Rade up on the =l. el the 4th Noeeelhee. 00111=MNDINTle. •.• bementleetbeels ememall• fee LW.. Lemke eneleg . ewe be WWaled, es the elge reblieneles. MON WATEMir NDON-11/IDOL Twos D 0 —11.1•04.. • I . AR••••••• • 0 WA. pre 11. —/A.natas, bad. per 10 1 Aforsom. I maw mall. LONDON, TUESDAY, OCT. 19. TRE Roman magistrate who treated the people to the cruel, but all-interesting, games of the circus, in which men slaughtered each other for public amuse ment, was always present at the spectacle, and pre sided from a conspicuous place. We know not whether it was a similar mute of propriety which prompted Sir ROBERT PEEL to visit Liverpool at a moment when the death draggle between credit and restricted currency was at its height, and when, as an appropriate victim to Sir ROBERT PEEL'S own ordinances, the Royal Bank of the sewed commercial city in the empire bit the dust. On the ex-Premier alone, however, does not lie all present responsibility. Other ministers share it, and are, no doubt, this moment taking council u to when may be the fit time to interfere to stop the mutual destruction of commercial men, who, for no muse but from self-defence, are compelled to deal death to each other. At such a moment one turns in anxiety to whatever may be considered an expression of minis terial opinion. Some journals generally play this part; bat at present such organs are 100 to he vein. The - Times throws the whole blame all a cause which has as much to do with the nullilloadesed credit and the disappearance of the currency, as Tie. terden steeple has with the Goodwin Sands. To reason with its ravings would be idle. We turn to the Examiner, which strenuously repu diates anything like ministerial inspiration. And we give it full cr ed it for the denial. But it speaks at Lead the ideas of men who profess much the same doe trines as the present ministers, though perhaps they are more able and intelligent expounders of them. We cannot, therefore, but take the Examiner as the cream of the party. And we must conks our selves highly dissatisfied with its suggestions. We have met, if we mistake not, some such com plaints, with similar remedies for them, as those pat forward by the last Examiner, in a pamphlet by ?dr. CowELL. The worst of these suggestions is, that they destroy me another. A temporary inconvenience is said to arise from the payment of dividends quarterly, inasmuch as the government is obliged to take peculiar measures to provide the large amount required to make those pay ments, and these measures, it seems, destroy the equi librium of the money market. One suggestion is, that the payments should be oftener made, perhaps monthly, so that there should be twelve, instead of four, instalments of the interest on the national debt in the year. The change has been frequently pro pmed, but it is clear, that were it adopted, all necessity for the minister's discounting six months' bills would be superseded. This latter is the second suggestion, and has, in many shapes, been put forward before without meeting approval. NEVER were countries so completely the sport of diplomacy, as those known under the name of the duchies of Parma and Piacenza, and, we may add, of Lucca. For upwards of a century they have been tossed about like shuttlecocks from power to power. In each suecesaive treaty of the last treaty-making century, they were made to change princes—now Austrian, now Spanish, now French : a native of these provinces could ill tell to whom he belonged. The formal abdication of his principality of Lucca by the duke, and its occupation by Tuscany, have just been accomplished, and readers may like to be informed under what circumstances this apparent revolution has taken place. • The duchies of Parma and Piacenza, it being ap parent that the family of FARNEBE, which held them, would become extinct, were assigned, as soon as that event should take place, to the younger sons of Plitur V., the BOURBON sovereign of Spain. This arrangement, made in 1718, did not take place till towards the middle of the century, when Don PHILIP beams Duke of Parma. lids is the ancestor of the present Duke of Lucca. Parma and Piacenza re mained in the possession of the family till the con quest of the French under NAPOLEON. Lucca remained up to that same time a republic, and in many respects a singular specimen of repub lican government, having as part of its constitution a system of ostracism, by which every citizen, no or otherwise, considered dangerous to the re public, was exiled by the tacit vote of his fellow citizens. In 1799 Napoleon remoulded Lucca in the Ligurian republic, with a directory, subject to the French commandant. Parma was still eft to its BOURBON prince, it being then NAPOLEON'S policy to respect and conciliate the royal house of Spain and its interests. And soon after, at the death of the then reigning duke, his son, an infant, was put in posses sion of Tuscany under the title of King of ETRURIA, his duchy of Parma being annexed to France. This arrangement merely lived as long as the caprice of NAPOLEON, of which it was born. The conquest of Portugal having been determined by that despoiler of kingdoms, he proposed removing the Prince of Plans from his kingdom of Etruria to another throne, to be carved out and erected for him by French arms in Portugal. The result of this ambitions scheme is well known ; and one of its consequences was, that this Bourbon prince who was born Duke of Parma, then crowned King of Etruria, the same who has just abdicated the duchy of Lucca, remained a Jean sans terry, without his own patrimony, and without means of any kind. la 1814, the diplomatista of the great Powers, caring or knowing little of the existence ef this claimant, arrigned Parma to the late Empress of France, MARIA Lorm, and to her son. _ _ In 1816 the Powers were more just They con firmed MARIA LOUISA in poss ese i o n o f P arma during her life ; but they at the same time assigned the sue amnion of the duchies to the disinherited Bourbon, who for the present woo only given the ducky of Lucca, with its twenty square miles, and 138,000 in habitants, the poverty and paucity of the little terri tory being made up to the duke by a supplementary amount of 20,000/. a year, to be paid by Austria. It now appears that the Archduchess is weary of her principality of Parma, and would gladly exchange it for retirement on the 20,000/. a year hitherto paid to the Duke of LuccA. Such at least is the rumour. Her resignation would thus pat the duke in posies 'ion of his hereditary dominions of Parma, Loma be coming incorporated with Tuscany, and thus revert ing to the house of Austria. This portion of the agreement has already taken effect. The Tuscan authorities have occupied Lucca ; the abdication of Parma by MARIA LOUIHA is not SO certain ; and until it is accomplished, Tuscany is to indemnify the Duke with a large annuity. We need not say that the Luccheee will be rejoiced at the event, whilst the Parmesans cannot experienoe a change for the worse. Nothing, indeed, can be more pernicious than a system of life-sovereigns, between whom and ' the people they govern, there exist neither links of attachment nor of common interests, nor of future prospects. WE hare said as little as possible on the subject of charity to Ireland, broached as, we think, this quee flan was, unseasonably and prematurely. We have been overwhelmed with accounts of emeutes on thanksgiving day, clerical resistance to beginning charity elsewhere than at home. Some of the Irish patriots have insisted that their corn shall not be sent to fetch a prioe in the ungrateful markets of England. Certain English bare adopted tie same kind of repudiation with more justice. Some, indeed, put forward bigot motives—others fair and sound ones. And, on the whole, the only mode of now opening English hearts and purees towards the Irish would be, not to depict the miseries of the latter, but to show what seeps have been taken by all classes of the Irish themselves to meet and to remove them. It is the old *Dry of the waggoner, who prayed to Jupiter for aid. Help thyself, is the answer. Such feelings in England have been more aug mented by the demands of some unreasonable Irish men, blinded by self interest, compliance with whom would be no less ruinous to Ireland herself than to the empire generally. They really talk as if they believed the Thames mother Pactolus, or fancied that Sir Cuaaces WOOD had the touch of Mums, or bad mastered the wet secret. They think it easier for England to advance ten millions of money for the relief of Irish distress than it is for Irishmen to make the smallest effort to help themselves. Niggardly of their own exertions, they are prodigal of our gold. To accede to their requests, we should change places with them. They ask for an alms that would t the alms-giver, as if LAZARUS, instead of E r ling the crumbs, had clamoured for the table from which they fell, and petitioned for the rich man's purple and fine linen. Now, to be compelled to dis appoint expectations like these is net very distressing to our feelings. It is only when requests are modest that to refuse them becomes a painful duty. The difficulty of the rulers of Ireland consists not in resisting monstrous demands, but in dealing with propositions which, wearing • reasonable semblance, might, if rashly consented to, enhance the public embarrassments enormously. We are not to be surprised if Irish gentlemen are not always as eowidsrete as they ought to be in the plans they suggest to do government ; they do not consi der it their beams to be tender of the imperial finances. net office, however, somebody must dis charge. &onager end benefioenee mast go hand in hand. It is difficult to moderate between a suffering people end an esebenessed treasury ; it is • teak that de- Amide peal Iremenity, combined with great firm s= Mai CretlOD. DON loses no fair opportunity of iisw= spa the minds of Irish country pother= that the time is come when they mot dossed mainly on themselves for extrication Ikea their embarrassments. His reception of the deputation from the county of Clue (the object of ,coh was to obtain advances of money to complete the works commenced under the Labour Rate Act) was in the best manner of a man who feels that his Woken is for something more than to govern. Irish gentlemen know how to colour their statements. Mr. FITZGERALD, one of the deputies, drew a highly coloured picture of the state of his county; " the fields were open, the fences broken down, and the lands trespassed on by cattle ranging from one farm to another ; the farmers were put to inconvenience, and the lands left uncultivated," all because the road-works begun under the Labour Rate Act had been left unfinished. To this, Lord CLARENDON was so unfeeling as to reply " that a very small amount of labour on the part of individuals would repair the fences where they had been impaired. For his part, he would not allow his cattle to stray,•nor would he allow his neighbour's cattle to trespass on him without putting up stone walls or some other description of fence to protect his lands." Only conceive a body of landed pro prietors coming up out of the provinces with a complaint to the Queen's representative about broken fences and wandering cattle! Only imagine the crown invoked to kelp the farmers of Clare to perform the rudest and cheapest agricultural opera tion ! And such a reason to allege for leaving the lands uncultivated ; such an apology for such a crime! The gentlemen of the county Clare would surely have been better employed at home urging their tenants and neighbours to a little honest and manly industry on their farms, than in travelling up to Dublin to lay so ludicrous a case before the Lord-Lieutenant. All Colonel VANDELEUR had to say for himself and his fellows was, that "the works had been left un finished, and the deputation simply demanded money to complete them." The Board of Works began, and the Board of Works must finish. Such was the burden of Colonel VANDELEUR'S song. The next ap plication will be to have his garden put wider the board. We do not see why the Board of Works should not cultivate peaches for country gentlemen, as well as repair their fences. Sir LUCIUS O'Bazxic sapiently observed that the object they had in view was to get oat of their difficulties ; a very im portant object, no doubt, but there are other people in the empire as well as Sir LUCIUS and the gentlemen of Clue who have difficulties likewise to get out of, if they can. This was ably observed on the other side. His excellency said, nobody could deny that they were in great difficulties, and whilst they dwelt upon these they should remember the state of the treasury in England, with • declining revenue, and the distressed state of the working dames there. Whilst they complained of distress here, where it existed under their own eyes, they should remem ber that there was distress in England and in Smtland also; and as they were all in the same boat, and as there was every disposition on the part of England to relieve Irish dls true, they should not press it unequally. The case was hard at either side; but all should do the best they could. It wee then urged by the deputation that a " mo derate sum would effect what was required." Sir Lucius O'BRIEN said that on some roads 61. would complete the works ; others, now in a dangerous state, would require 201., perhaps more." We should like very much to have a return of the expense of the Clare deputation, their journey to Dublin, their sojourn there, and their journey back again to their coantry-houses. We suspect the amount would cover the repairs of a good many of the roads in question, perhaps even those " in a dangerous state." But to re peirtheir own roads would have been to rely upon their own exertions and resources, and the ANDELEURB and O'BRIENB are such very independent men that they will not even depend upon themselves. The ally weakness in their characters is to depend a liUk 'Ron the Castle, the Exchequer, and the Board of Works. Mr. FaIGERALD took the lead again, and the following dialogue took place : Mr. Fluvial said he feared the government was not aware et the Mob of the countvy. The lands had been left "ring ; with the prospect of the potatoes coda Fsemidifespsies, the people left their lands untitled and ila gs f raismyy mid, surely it would be a hard ease that herlandrieue dosses in this country and in England Assad he mode to pay for such disgraceful and criminal at=as that. Vandelear said the people had been told pub =not to till their lands—that the government would till provide seed for them—and the consequence was, that almost every second field in some parts of the country was uncultivated and unsown. We cannot acquit these Clare proprietors of being oarticipea criminu in what the Lord Lieutenant so justly stigmatises as "disgraceful and criminal neg lect" What were they about, to suffer their tenants and neighbours to violate the first duty of man to society—to leave their lands untilled—and this on the express ground that made cultivation more impera tively their duty than ever—" the prospect of the failure of the potato "P How can we acquit these gentlemen of having participated last year in this unheard of folly, when we find them this year al leging, as an excuse for its repetition, that the B oar d of Works will not repair their fences But we may gather from their own lips what the usual employ ment of the gentlemen of Clare is when they are at home on their estates. Let Mr. FITZGERALD speak for them. We shall give him the full advantage of his trip to Dublin, and audience of the Lord Lies tenant : Mr. Fitzgerald said that if driven to outdoor relief, it would be better to set the people to work on the roads, rather than not get anything at all in the shape of labour for their support. His Ex.-allelic,: It would increase outdoor relief fifty fold. With respect to the Land Improvement Act, scholars the landlords doing is the county of Clare Mr. Fitsgeral, l : Trying to elle ; they have their OW* embameiments, Lrolik not getting their rents. " His Excelleuey ; In several parts of Ireland the rents were extremely well pad. He bad had letters from gentian** in Leinster and Munster, who informed him that the tenants were paying their rents, and, is some cases, offering them without they being demanded. He °eked, loss there nothav doing in the may of improvement r Mr. Fitzgerald—Nothing. One part of the county was composed of lime-stone gravel, which did not nattily shahs egsn • other parts would require draining, b u t it was men by cottitr tenants, and he could not see bow it could be • What are the landlords doing ?" demands his ex amine,. " Trying to exist," replies their spokesman. 'Ho same question is repeated, and the same answer is =in other words—more hiessioally—" Heikki." Table country-gentlemen I Mr. FITISCMLUM is the very ideal of patriot !quire. His seespation is "try ing to exist," which is no very Whom employment, since he explains it himself to mean much the some thing as doing nothing. Lord CLanzienow,, mew tomed to live with men who do sonwaing, I trying to exist, mast be greatly edified • reamo t o7 h a n t of order; ord d wetni e his r e r hyr one ku ti : ::nother w p: o ledge kagman o o f o f f oo th m tti o ankip orer oomi th.e d titn2 . assigns, in the presence of the LORD • • ' , T excuses for utter inactivity, at a strilki • l. lir Is °