The Express. — London, England, 1847-11-02 00:00:00

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Wei minim : or direct from r 6 7 - .0.,.10, AryylAyboe. Refoovetroet. SECOND EDITION. From the GAZETTE of THIS RIGHT. BANKRUPTS. GEonoE SANDEMAN, York-street, Southwark, ironmonger. WILLIAM CRAPDLLOW, Jun., Jentlyll-Stmt, St. James's, wholesale saddler. Tnow as LaNIY4, Ede/storages& bcot maker. Aarnutt JOSEPH HELD, St. Peter's-terrace, Hammer smith, attornerat.law. haling HENZE PAGE, Pasaraw-lane, Cite Yawns ADAMS. Finsbury-square, surgeon. WILLIAM WILKINS and JOHN EVIEHETL Er.cvs, Trow bridge. %Viltshire, woollen drapers. Sconce Baxxtre, Southampton, wine merchant. ROWLAND TURNER, Old Cavendish.street, St. Maryle hone, tailor. NOSS AN Lewis, OxforeLstreet, linendraper. WILLIAM NEWSON, St. Mary Axe, City, commission agent. SEGE BEATH and GEORGE DCNN, Canterbury, &arm JOHN HENRY SPICER, ITAIIIIAWOELh, paper maker. Joa'c TERRY, Bath, ironmonger. EDWARD COWCHER, Lath, apothecary. JOSEPH Wltztem GARDENER, Wotton-under-Edge, Glowtotersbire, teazle merchant. COULEES Lows Sw.tixsox and JOHN Binctiwoon, Manchester, manufacturers. JOHN WEIGHT, Pendleton, Lancashire, dyer. WILLIAM WALKER COOKE, Denton, Lancashire, bat wsiudacturer. Joy; ROBINSON, Bradford, Yorkshire, worsted !ginner. HENRY WILDERS, Uttozeter, Staffordshire, farmer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ALEXANDER Dl , Dowsto, Kirkintilloch, baker. TRONA!) Sestrta, Dalquburn, near Dumbarton, carter. JANES Drum', Glasgow, broker. ADAM KILOOta and WILLIAM LEITH, Glasgow, mer chants Jules MORTON, Glasgow, wood merchant. AacutntLD THOMSON, Glasgow, cabinet maker. JAMES ANnEnsoz, Glasgow, mai engineer. ALEXANDER GRAHAM, Glasgow, baker. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY, Four o' Clock. As appointed by the proclamation in the supple ment to last Friday's Ga:ette ' both houses of parlia ment are to assemble on Thursday, the 18th inst. It is expected that the choice of Speaker, and other preli minary business, will occupy the next three days, and that the royal speech, on opening the session, will be delivered on Tuesday, the 23rd Inst. The following has just reached us : PORTAMOUTH, TVESDAT, 11 A.M.--The Terrible, steam frigate, Captain Ramsey, arrived at St. Helen's last night, and came up to Spithesd this moving early, from Lisbon, which she left on Thursday last, at fifteen minutes pest fame, p.m., making her voyage in four days four hum The elections bad not taken place, and were postponed for some two months. There was no doubt existing in Lisbon an to the early accession to power of Costa Cabral. The Queen Dowager left on Wed nesday last in the Howe, which was towed out to sea by the Terrible. The Scourge bad previously left for Ma deira, to announce the coming of her Majesty. The typhus fever had made its appearance in the fleet, several cases having occurred in the St. Vincent and Caledoaia; on board the last ship three new cases broke out on the day the Terrible left ; a marine, named Bray, had died of it on board the Caledonia, and a midabio man was on the point of death in the St. Vincent. Lisbon itself is very sickly, and diarrhrea very general, both ashore sad afloat. Two hundred marines have come home in the Terrible, and Commander Miller and Lieut. Wane, both promoted from the Caledonia. The recent measure of "government relaxing the provisions of the Bank Charter Act of 1844 is thus noticed in the number of the Banker's Magazine just issued: We, and those whe, like us, have opposed the restric tive clauses of the Bank Act from the time they were first linseet before parliament, are so well pleased to see them utterly set aside by the event which we always stated would ultimately prove their injurious character, that we are not disposed to be censorious with reference to the terms im posed by the ministry. We overlook the legalised usury recommended in the government letter. We exonerate Sir Charles Wood from the sole authorship of that document ; and we admire the statesmanlike quality he has shown in not clinging blindly and obstinately to an opinion which events lure proved tole erroneous. We extend the same praise to the several directors of the Bank of England who are known to be most violently in favour of the " currency principle," and who must feel mortified at its total failure on the E nt occasion that it has been brought into action. But those feelings will give place to others of a very dif ferent character, if we find that the relaxation of the Bank Art is intended merely " to keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope ;"—if the Bank's terms for ac commodation are to be increased in proportion to the urgency of the country's wants ; and if, like a petty usurer, tits Bank intends, as we hear some of its directors do in laid, to endeavour to raise its minimum rate to 20 per cent. if necessary, rather than exceed its obsolete " authorised isue" of 11,000,000! This is not the course which the country has a right to look for from the Bank. The directors are no doubt 'bound to protect themselves from the dangers of a run, and to preserve a sufficient amount of available assets for their probable wants ; but we will not believe that the men who were content with a minimum rate of interest of six per cut. in 1829, when their stock of bullion was only two mil lion, and a half, will exact twelve per cent from the mer cantile community when they hold specie to three times that amount. Of course we do not believe that the Bank can maintain the rate of interest permanently above its value in the market; but they may obviously add very much to the distress and embarrassments of these disastrous times by a course of policy in opposition to that which should natu rally follow the recommendation of government to afford smistance to the commerce of the country. We do not believe that the eight per cent. minimum will be long maintained: it should not be maintained one moment longer than the exigencies of the times may seem to warrant it. A usurious rate of interest is so contrary to the spirit of all our commercial institutions, and so deetruc tee in its consequences, that it cannot long be tolerated by the government with impunity ; and we are sure that we echo the sentiments of nearly the entire commercial com munity when we state that the recommendation of govern ment, that the Bank should not charge is,. than eight per cent. on its advances at this crisis, in order to attempt to keep in force an exploded theory, is a heavy blow and a great discouragement to our commercial greatness. The country banks of issue must prepare immediately on the assembling of parliament, to insist on having the same rights accorded to them which have been bestowed on the Bank of England. They must demand the rirht to issue without restriction, subject to the payment of their notes in itokl on presentation. This is the true cheek on an over Moue ; and with the public mind, now so well instructed as this point, if the banks act energetically, they will be PRESENTATION OF THE LORD MAYOR ELECT TO THE LORD CHANCELLOR. This morning, Mr. Alderman Hooper, the Lord Mayor elect, accompanied by Mr. Alderman Challis, the recorder, the chamberlain, under-aherifis, and second aries, proceeded to the private residence of the Lord Chancellor, for the purpose of receiving her Majesty's approbation of the election which the livery had made is the person of Mr. Alderman Hooper as Lord Mayor for the year ensuing. Upon the civic party being ushered into the presence of the Lord Chancellor, the recorder, as is customary, gave a short history of the Lord Mayor elect—of his having erred the various offices connected with the corporation, sad that his fellow citizens considered be was eminently qualified to fill the high office of Lord Mayor, for they were satisfied he would uphold the dignity and prlyilegeo of that high office. The Lord Chancellor, in reply, felt great pleurae in being enabled to convey her Majesty's approbation on the choice which the citizens had made, and congratulated Mr. A 'demon Hooper on his appointment, when the civic party retired. THE Pcrfato DIDEASE.—Within these ten days the disease, which had almost disappeared from our veget able market, by again manifested itself to an astonishing ex tent; and, in consequence, prime us rapidly declining. A few days ego the avenge FM war about 20s. per boll ; but me potatoes can be had from 7s. to 13s. In the Highlands, the disease appears to be rather more severe than elfrewhers, for the greater quantity affected is said to come from that quarter. Heavy rains have all along been the precursors of a change to the worse in the potato.—Pernishere Advertiser. ' Htecteows.—A correspondent of the Gardener's Chronicle says: In a ride through this county, from Hert ford to Hatfield, St. Alban's, Berkhampetead, &c., an observing traveller cannot fail to notice the amazing quan tity of timber, growing not onlg e in woods, but round evert field, and those fields of the smallest description, while high hedges on both sides of the road obstruct the view of a fine country, at the same time shading the land from the bench cial effects of the sun. No farmer, let his politics be what they may, will, I think, give the preference to small fields with hedges from 10 to 12 feet high, harbouring birds and vermin, which he pays to kill or scare away, with large timber trees and unsightly poUards of little value, doing great damage to both corn and grass, or deny the fact that larger fields, with close clipped hedges, would ensure a greater amount of corn for himself, and an increase of rent to the landlord, more than equal to the value of the timber grown annually round these small fields, which I should propose to enlarge to 10, 15, or 20 acres. There are few farms which have not a small piece of land where timber might be grown for the use of the farm, or if not, foreign timber can now be bought cheaper than is can be grown in this country. If the estate should be en tailed, I would suggest that the value of such timber might be funded, and the interest added thereto for the neat pro prietor ; by this means the present landlord would be Bene fited by an increase of rent, as well as those who inherit it hereafter. In an island where the increase of population amounts to 1,000 per day it is absolutely necessary to use every means of increasing the produce by the cultivation of waste lands, the reduction of woods, and an improved system of agriculture, by removing unnecessary hedges, hedge-rows, and trees round the fields, &c. The common field lands should be exchanged and enclosed, which has been talked of for the last 25 years. This would do away with the large balks which now divide them into small patches. from ball an acre upwards, making it very difficult for a farmer to cultivate to advantage ; in fact, the land gained by their removal would be very could - Table, and enable the tenant to give an increased rent. These improve ments would be a great relief to agriculture; but if this coun try is to compete with others in the growth of corn, the land lords must lend a helping hand, and bear en equal burden ; for as keg as rates and taxes press unequally, or until poor rates, church rates, county and other rates are paid out of a consolidated fund, and tithes provided for in some other way than the present, sufficient relief will not be given to allow the farmer tar wimps* enecesthilly with foreign countries. An equalisation of the land tax, as well as the Italie on articles of consumption, tea, sugar, wine , &c., with la legacy and probate duty on real as well as personal pro perty, would create a fund amply sufficient for all purposes. ' Then trade and commerce will flourish. We should then hear no more of cottages being pulled down to get rid of the poor out of the parish, ejectment', seizures, and oppres sions—no more law suits to establish the settlement of the poor, or hundreds of pound, spent to ascertain which parish ought to pay the trifling expense of burying some poor wretch—no more thrusting of poor women out of the parish while in the pangs of labour, and poverty no longer consid ered a crime. COMMERCIAL ti• MARKETS. _ d e MI MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE. Two o'awk.—The continued favourable prices from country parts, together with the quiet course of affairs here, contributed to make a firm market in the funds this morning, although without any remarkable advance in prices. Consols from 814 to 2 for money, and 821 to 1 for time, improved soon after the com mencement of business to 82 to for time, and 82 to 1 for money. They have since given way upon suc cessive sale., however, nearly per cent., being called 82 toy for time, and 814 to 2 for money, so that they are now at the exact closing rates of yester day. It is reported that the Overland Mail is tn, and brings unfavourable news. The large quantities of stock known to be held by various parties in the house is also one of the chief causes of this constant retrogression of prices upon every rise. Reduced Threes are 8O to 1. Three and-a-Quarter per Cents., 82 to 1. Exchequer Bills, 18s. to 13s. discount. Bank Stock, 183 to 5. . . Our foreign stocks remain without material change, and as few transactions as usual. Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., .531 to ; the Fours, 811 1 to 21. Spanish Fives, 161 to ; the Threes, 26 to 7. Portuguese, 21 to 2. Mexican, 151 to 161. Brazi lian, 761 to 71.,. Russian, 104 to G. We have considerable arrivals of gold from Ham burg reported this morning by the steamer, the amount in some quarters carried as high as half a million, which may probably be an exaggeration. Some portion would probably be from St. Petersburg, dispatched rid Hamburg. The meeting of Messrs. Barclay, Brothers', creditors is now being held. From what could be shortly gathered, it appears, as expected, that the house was brought down by its involvments in the Mauritius. Three o' Clock.—The stoppage of the Shrewsbury bank of Messrs. Adams, Warren, & Co., has just become known. It is sta ted in answer to inquiries at the house of agency, that advices were received to day from Shrewsbury to the effect. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock. 163 5 3 per Ct. Cons. Ae., 82 3 per Ct. Red. Aram. 301 1 3i Pr , Cent.- 62 3 per Ct. Cons. A WM, 813 2 t.rebequer:BUls, Is. 13.. die.FORM FUNDS. 6 per Ct. Austrian Bonds, 94 6 1 per Can. Grenada Bd.. 17 18 et per Ct. Betel= Bonds, on 9t 0 . 63646 Deterred Bd. • 3 ti 2, per Ceat. ditto, per Ct Ntexlean, 1946, Of 111 6 Wtt e o t Yew, 72 84. " 74 7 PoTt C 4. 29ee 32 6 w i l ,. . , ,st. c renos Arra mn . AB 7 da, 33 6 5 w tt e o t. Rat t ilie Ma i 101 6 Ditto Column. Def. 3 per Cr B ranleb lids.. 264 7 71 Columhkan Equador INK, 24 3 Awash Deferred Bda.. 13 14 3 per Ct. Danish Ada, 79 el Spani.ri Pedro Ma., 31 24 Per Ct. Deice Bele.. 63 2 per Ct. Venernela Bd., 33 5 4 per Ct. Cate buten. p l 4 24 Venezuela Deferred Ns., 810 RAILWAYS.—We had an improvement in the share market early in the morning, but it has become heavy in consequence of the decline in Console. North Staffords 4 tot discount, but most of the heavy shares are quoted rather higher. SALES EFFECTED Li' TO TWO IFID! DAT IN LONDON. (Verterdar's prier, will be found in last pagei. Amber., NOR., 800., & E. IA Midland Con. Brat. &Bk. 6 per Bit., Wo4v., & St Val., 51 I Ct., 115 Caledonian, 35f 6 North Britlab, 244 3 IL Coolidge, 16 1 Do. Halves, 101 F. Laneashire, 131 14 Do. Qrs., 4 Edinborgit Glasgow, 48 Do. Third., l 1 Do. RaTIM, 12 N. Btalfordabtre, 61 7 Gt. Northern, 21 1 Reading, Guild., a Reigate, al Gt. North of England, 216 IL E. k Dover, 27 8 Gt. Western, 93 6 Do. do. No. 3, Do. Qrn., 16 111 Do. do. No. 4, SI Do. Mahn, 221 3 York, Newc., & Berwick, 30 1 Tone. a Curial. Thirds, II Do. (Original Newt. & Bar.), Lane. & York., W. IL C.. 21 d 25 London and Blackwall, 51 Do. }stanza's No. 2 (Newt. k Lon., Brigh., aB. Coast, 401 48 Ber.), 104 Lon. and N. Western. 1494 50 Do. (IN.& Purrhoae, 71 8 Do. 102. oh., M. &B. (B), 101 York re N. Midland. 70 Lon. a 8. Weetern, 541 51 Do. E. & W. R. En., 254 Do. New 40/, 22 Boulogne and Amens, 134 f Do. Tentha Con., 49 Orleans and Bordeaux, 46 Do. Thlrde, 14 d Sambre and Mews, 5 41 Maud, 1064 Do 50/. .h, 71 West Flanders, 11 LIVERPOOL 6AI E. Comities, 121 Lan. & York. laths (late M. and L),l d Do. MRhs (late W.R.U.), 21 d Lend. a N.Weat., 1484 Do. New Qrs., 51 1 p Manch., Shea & Lincoln }let, 3. W. 4 d 8. Eastern & Dover, 261 Do. New, No. 4, 21 23.. 9d. d MANCHERTER 8 Hodder.. and Man. R. a C.., 3 d Law. and York. Fifth., 4 d Do. Mi. late Exton 6 1 Do. (W.R.U.), 27 d London and Nor. West., 148 Do. Manchester a Bir., 571 BIRMLNOHAM 81 Midland New, par Do. New, 21 d Dlr., Wol., k 8L Vila, 21 1 d N. StaffooPhire, 235. 9d. Ms. &IA .ES. Nome... 1. Midland, 106 Do. 40!. eh., 46 Do. Halves, 2) d Do. (Oessaol. B. k Derby), 81 N. Union (A), 2004 York, Newc., & Bev. (N. & B. Eat No. 2), par Leeds & Think New, 14 d N. Staffordshire, 1 d Shrew..., Owes., & Chaster, 31 d %LES, Novels... I. I Man , Sh., k Lin., Pref., d N. Brltkls Third. 1 d N. &E. &Dover, V Staffordshire, I 1 1 7-16 3-16 Do. (he. at 10L), No. 4, 21 1 LES, Novara. I. Shrews. & Elan., B, 43.. 90. d Shropshire Unice. 33. ki. 31 d 8. Staffarckhire, 3111. 9d. 4 YORK SALE! North Odd& Thinin, ee. ed. York, New.. & ker. (original New. & Be.), SITg Nov.*ocz 1. York, New., k Her. Es., No. (Ws New Berets.), 91 to TALLOW.—The market is steady. Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 4.5.. 3d. ; October to December delivery, 44.. 9d. January to March delivery, 465. 9d. SOAP TRADE.-Lorr Dos, Nov. 1.-The reduced price of Tallow under ordinary circumstances would oblige a reduction of the price of Soap. At the present time, how ever, considering the state of the Soap trade, the small quantity being made, and the increased value of money, no reduction appears to be isecesony ; and a steady adherence to the price will ensure its realisation. Price of Y. Candle on the spot, per ewt., London, 44a. 6e. to 455. 6d.; Liverpool, 45e. to 45.. 6d.; Town Tallow, nett price, London, 465. ; Rough Fat, letter price, per stone of 8 lbe., London, 2s. 71d.; Newgate market, for good Fat, average price per stone of 81bs., London, 21. 9d.; North and South American Tallow, London, 41s. 6d. to 445.; Liverpool, 42e. to 44e. ; Stuff, Lon don, 39e. ; Roogh Stuff, London, 251. ; Palm Oil, Liverpool, 28s. to 281. 6d.; Cocoa-Nut Oil, London, 66e.; Resits, tine, transparent, London, ss. ; Liverpool, 2s. 9d. to 2s. 11d. ; Alkali, strong and weak, per cent., London, 21d.; Liver pool, 21d. to 2 7-16 d. ,• Extra pale Soap, nett price, ex clusive of chests, freight, &c., per cwt., London, 50s. ; Liverpool, 48a. to Os. ; mottled, London, 525.; Liverpool, 45e. to 50s. PRODUCE. —Mumma-LANs, Self- oast Two.— The public sales of Sugar, oonsistn M g of 150 As. Bandon' and 6,000 begs Mauritius are programing steadily, whitest showing any material alteration in prices. Refined market also steady, Lumps, 62.. to Ms.—Coffee : The large public sale of Costa Rica bas gone off at rather lower prices, and other descriptions an heavy, scan* supporting previous price.—Coma dull. Rum has decanted to Is. 9d. to Is. 10d. for proof Inewards.—The public sales of Rios show a farther decline of ad. to Is. on cargo, which sold from 7s. 6d. to Be. 6d. ; very good yellow, 10e.; good Madras, 10a. ed. to Ils.--flehpstre : 1,200 bags, refraetion 4/ were offerskand nearly bought in, at 28s. 6d. to 295. Recap, dean, 371. to 371. 10e.—In Other 'Aisles no alteration. The general tone of the markets is firm, but, of course eon , - trolled by the quantities pressed on the market, which has somewhat exceeded the demand to-day. ~ ~U '~'~~-/~ y r t (fort.s No. 367.] LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 2, 1817. [3d. PRICES CI 81,0A14 per ewt. DLIT PAW. W. Indir,&o.bwr‘.3l4. 0,1.330. 06 Yellow &Grey 36 6...43 0 Pine 4l 0...48 0 Kaaritiur,Ororrr, ". - - 'URRENT. _ . No. 1. SO 0 . 0 • Moog II 13 • 0 Cargo at Cardiff bar • 0... 0 0 Swedish ll b 0 0 would be sellers at the former price. Peas on the spot 424. to 435. Danish held (or 365. Beans on the spot firm, at 38s. 6d. (or good middling. Oats on the spot purchased freely for Frenee, at 17s 3d. to 17s. 9d., weighing 351 be. to 36164. Danish Oats, 37Ibs. to 3816 a., held at 15s. 9d. to 16s. 9d. for autumn, and done at 16s. 9d. to 17s. 4d. for spring, and West Coast, 3511b5. to 36th.., at 16a. 6d. to 161. 9& Rapeseed without any transactions for autumn delivery, awl nominal at 251. 15s. to 261. for Lower Elbe and West Coast. DANTZIC, Oct. 26.—0n1y trifling supplies of new Wheat. A lot of new high-mixed, 591b5., fetched 51s. ' and some good mixed, 5811 x.,, sold at 43e. per qr., free on board. About 300 qrs. Liuserd sold at 375., free on board. —,broir4 29 0.. 33 37 0..A1 Floe. 99 0...47 BengalSdladree,b. 29 0...94 Yellow 35 0...39 _ White 39 0...47 Lau; at per ton. rig, beet KUM, sheet lB t 0... 0 0 19 5... 0 0 Bars 33 0... 0 0 Patent shot Bl . 0 ..0 0 .brolni.-. 29 0 'SI o Grey and white 35 O„A7 0 Refined, tlarabro' GO 0_66 0 Lumps COAL; In Bond. West India, ordi. red or minium l9 10...20 Bpelter 2O 0...211 OiLs, per 252 Imp. gel. d.p. Fish, Seal, pale 2B 0... 0 straw 2O 0. 27 brown & yellow 2ll 0.. 24 lerm Bl 0..82 Head Matter B2 Cod _ 26 10 ..A 25 0 , 33 0 G nary ood. Pine 65 0...130 0 Ceylon, goal ordi nary 32 0... 33 0 Moe ordinary 34 0... 36 0 Pine 4O 0... 30 0 MorbaoloodtonneSt 0...89 0 Gusts Itka, ordi naryto fine 33 0...59 0 Buroatra and Pa- IDestutato, Oct. 26.-Holders of Wheat having reduced their prices, a considerable business was done in good 621bs. to 63Ibe. red Wheat, at 50s. to 511. ; picked parcels up to 525. per qr. here, and our stock is now nearly exhausted. For Baltic, present and spring shipment, the few offers made are at late rates. Some Basle Barley, 511 b. per barrel, has been sold at 30s. 6d. per qr. ; Danish, 5310. to 5416., at 26e.; and 5016. at 245. 3d. per qr. on board. Black Oats, from the west coast, are still held at 17s. 6d. ; white, 361 b., can be bought at 16s. ; and Danish, 381 b., at 16s. to 17.. per qr. on board. Our supplies of Beans are increasing, and large have been sold at 375.; middle and small at 38s. to 395. 6d. per quarter. From the west coast middle are held at 36.. Bd, to 375. 6d. Good boiling Peas are selling here at 395. to 425. ; from the Baltic at 355. 6d. to 36e. Rapeseed is un altered. In Cloverseed a very limited business is doing at the late prices. Rapeeakes for delivery here are scarce, and fetch full prices. For Baltic shipment there is no demand. Linseed Cakes unaltered. Bones are more inquired for.- Oet. 28.-Pricee : Wheat, Anhalt and Mag. red, 145 155 ; Marks and Brunswick, 14.5 15.5; Meek. and Pom., 142 166; Holstein, 133 146 ; Lower Elbe, 130 145. Rye, Russian, 70 78 ; Marks, Meek., Pons., 84 93; Holstein and Lower Elbe, 8288. Barley, Anhalt and Magd., 84 92; Holstein and Meek., 80 87 ; Lower Elbe, winter, 60 70 ; ditto, summer, 60 70. Oats, Meek. and Holstein, 50 66 ; Lower Elbe, 44 52; Buckwheat, Meek., 80 102; Beans, 106 116; Pease, 107 125; Vetches, 100 135; Rapeseed, 158 165. RIGA, Oct. 18.-This year's export, to the last day of Sep tember, was: Wheat, 95,954 chetwerts (chiefly to England); Rye, 694,426 chetwerts (of which 187,581 chetwerts went to Holland, 182,487 chetwerts to Prussia, 112,924 chetwerts to Bremen; Onts, 557,845 chetwerts (chiefly to England) ; Barley, 81,123 chetwerts. South fies l5 0...27 0 01100,041140346.106 46 10...17 0 Cocoa Nut GO 0...G5 0 300 4 13 .04 p.le per ton 37 10... 0 0 I.62seed 24 5 .24 19 Plemmons, per Batter--Cork, Ist 87 0. 89 2nd 0 0 3rd 0 0... 0 DubllnOst 0 0... 0 Limerick, do B4 0..88 Carlos/OM 6B 0...96 N IVZe er = 0 0 0 80 0...92 Beef, Bed* per tiered Om( — 24 0... 28 0 Ti.., at per lb. Oitrla,Co[llolo.l 0 5i...0 9 Rea, at per amt. Bengal white II .. 16 0 7 0... 10 0 lava lO 0... 13 Patna IC 0 20 0 Carolina. 23 0...26 0 1 1 / 1 117111. Rum at per gall. Leeward Lind _ _ Prime Man 0 0 0 0 La ri::: : :::rk. Di ße :dr o lf" Be we lPe'rk'B.ll.4 7:7:ast, isader aterlard'"" : l4ark l o tr . 602 6 : 0 4 2 : 00 0 ° .. ........... 80 60 : 0 1 2 :0000 1;i0;r Demerara, 28 to 3,...per cent. ... 0...3 6 Jamaica, 30 to 38 per COIL O.P. 3 2 ... Favourite marks 4 4 ... 6 Brandy, 14t brands 4 6 ... 3 Andshophita, d.p. 10 6 ... 0 Acotch Inch lO 6...0 WiiierioenTeliity . p 30 51 . 60 0 Hiora, Oa and tAisr, at per lb. D. A. and M. Video, tellol.3d Es. 71d 0 3 . 0 31 Brazil, dry 0 44...0 6 &pelted 0 4 . 41 R7o, dry 0 4;..A 34 Lima 3t Valp. dry 0 3 ...0 6 West India, dry— 0 4 ...0 3 SOW 0 34...0 41 East India 0 4 ...0 104 Rip., H. Ayres, dry 0 7 . .0 Russia, dry 0 34...0 9 S. Amer.llorae, per bide 3 1 1 Russia, ditto 6 . a 1 Drs Wool.), at per too. Loprood,Jarnalsa—C3 0... 1 10 Honduras 3 . 5 3 73 FLAX, per ton. Rigs,P.T.H. £4 0...52 0 St. Petersburg, 9 bead 0 0... 0 Dutch and Flemish 25 0...05 0 Friesisnd Ems ~ t per toa. - 0-.53 0 outehot ...... a Halt clean Riga, Rhine outsbot pa. 38 0...40 0 Plaat theda Sum l6 0...18 6 Bombay 100.340 lute Campeschy 7lO 810 rustic, Jamaica I 10... G IC Nkantaus, lure sad solid 9 0...19 0 POTATOES.—DoNcasres.—A rather poor sup ply ; the demand brisk, and more money is asked, the greater part bk ing sold up at the following rates : Prince Regents, 7e. 6d. to 93. 6d. ; American Natives, 7s. 6d. to 9s. 61; Ban bury Kidneys, 71. 6d. ; Skews, ss. 64. to 7s. ; small ditto, ss. 3d. to 6s. per load o[lB stone. TIN, at per mt. Balza Se 0.. 0 0 , Wait. Coat. la biotic. BB 0... 0 01 per lace, at ton. Bart 4C9 10 R 8 Small 0 0 0 0 Lima 10 In 16 15 Sapen 10 10 16 0 Red Sanders 5 0 5 10 Brazil 10 0 50 0 CORN.—Arrivals at 1 Counties Railway, for the Malt %%eat Barley Oats granaries, by the Eastern L ending Oct. 30: Beaus Peso Herd Flour 8,131 saki. SUMDERLAND.—Potato taking up is nearly finished; the failures being very few, the crop has in general turned out productive. Prices still rule high, so that farmers must be realising good profits, which will, in some measure, make up for the loam they suffered last year ; although in this neigh bourhood a great number of our farmers made well out, having but few failures in comparison to most other districts. POces remain as for some time put, viz., from 10d. to 13d. per peck of about 161 b. BRIDLINGTON, OCT. 23.—Wheat met rather a ready sale, at lalt week's prices. The demand for Barley was good, but very few samples were offered. Oath were the turn d . Beans and Peas were without alteration. Wheat, 503 to 655. Barley, 28e. to 32+. per qr. Oats, 10d. to 101 d. per stone. Beans, 503. to 525. Peas, 38s. to 41a. per qr. HOPS. Bonoucll MARK r, TWO o'Cloek. Mews. Pattenden and Smith, Hop Factory, report that the market confines firm. New )414 fr. E. Kent. V. oto SI. 12 Yearling /Center. ewt. 21.10 to 3410 New WealJ of Kent., 218 to 4 0 I Yearling Bowleg „ 2 sto 3 3 New Susan . 210 to 3 10 I Old Hope ...... 1 oto 2 0 Farnhatne CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 30.—A short supply of Wheat, but • large one of Barley ; the quality generally very inferior, and prices for the latter were lower. Wheat, red, 435. to 525. ; white, 645. Barley, 265. to 30s. ; fine, 34r. Beans, old, 50s. ; new, Ms. Oats, new, 20s. to 24*.; old, 30.. to 325. per qr. Tug Duty.—The following is an account of the duty on Hops of the growth of the year 1817 for the undermentioned districts, distinguishing the eld from the new duty: Canterbury £94,121 B 4 Old duty, at 1 12.29 d. per lb. 11,344 13 81 New duty, at f 8.20 d. per lb. Additional duty of 3 per cent. per Act 3 Viet, c. 17 - - CIRENCESTER, Nov. I.—We are today scantily supplied with Wheat, and sales are effected at an improvement on last week of Is. to 2s. per qr. The supply of Barley is large, and more than equal to the demand. Consequently this article declined ls. to 2s. per qr. for middling. Oats quite as dear. In Beans no alteration. Wheat, 121. 10s. to 141. 10s. per load. Barley, 275. to 34,. Oats, 235. to 345. Beans, 50s. to 68s. per qr. HADLRIOR, Nov. I.—We bad rather a short supply of earn to-day, and the prices for Wheat advanced ls. per qr. Barley remains as last week. The same may be said of Beans, and Peas, and but few of either on offer. HUNTINGDON, Oct. 30.—Wheat brisk, and to obtain the best samples it was necessary to give an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr. upon the Ups of last week. Barley was fully Is. per qr. lower ; but there was no variation in the price of Oats, Beans, or Peas. KINDAL, Oct. 30.—A plentiful supply of grain, the sale of which was slow, and prices had a downward tendency. The weather continues wet and cold. Averages for the week ending Oct 30: Wheat, 565. ; Oats, 225. 3d. IsTOETHAMPTON, Oct. 30.—Wheat sold readily at RD ad vance of Is. to 2s. per qr. Malting Barley more plentiful, and barely support late prices. Beans and Peas continue to be in request at a turn cheaper. PRESTON, Oct. 30.—We had 4 fair supply of English Wheat this morning; and having a good attendance of dealers, it met a brisk sale, at an advance of 6d. to Is. per windle. Irish was likewise in request, at a still further Im provement; the advance being equal to 4d. per bush. Fleur is held for an amendment of Is. per sack and barrel respec tively, but the demand is limited. Barley as before. No change as regards Beans. Oats move off very sparingly, and we reduce the value of the best mealers Id. per bush., with out leading to any transactions of consequence. English Oatmeal was cleared off at 295. to 321. 'Upon a little more inquiry for Irish, the quality of which is well spoken of, our l i quotations of this day se'nnight were maintained. Indian Corn, and Indian Corn Meal, the turn higher. £34,124 8 4 Note.—The returns from the remainder of the districts will be published as loon as received.—L. S. LTNE, Ac countant-General.—Excise-office, London, Nov. 1, 1347. WORCESTER, Oct. 30.—There has been a slight revival in the Hop trade in connexion with our local traders here, in consequence of the government measures for relieving the pressure on the money market Purchasers had been hold ing back during the late extreme pressure in the expectation that some relief sooner or later would be afforded, and these are now coming by degrees into the market. The improve ment in prices, however, is but partial, and the following may be _qooted as the rates at which Hops have this day been sold in Werosater market :—Best• new Worm:star HopP, per cwt., 31. ss. to 31. 10s. ; fair, 31. •, hest yearlings, 31. to 31.10 c; fine yearlings, 21. 10s. to 31. ; old olds, U. 10s. to 21. 103. HAY.—SMITAFIELD, Zits Clock.—Messre. Cooper and Davis, Hay and Straw Salesmen, report that the trade is very bad. Primo Meadow 70e. to no Rowell to I Blum.. 'La' to 30., Inferior . . 6do. to 631.1 Clover . KM. to M. CATTLE, &c.—Total of Cattle received in London, by the Eastern Counties Railway, for the week ending Oct. 30 : Beasts. Sheep. Tine. Calves. At Tottenham At Stratford entice At London Total •-•-• COLCHESTER, Oct. 30.—The show of Beasts WU ex ceedingly good, and the condition very fresh, but no really fat ones; the trade ruled languid throughout the day. and sales could not be effected, unless at a decline of from 3 to 5 per cent. upon last week's prices. Sheep and Lambs, al though limited in supply, were the turn lower, and but very few sales took place. In Swine there was no particular al teration in value. SWINDON, Nov. I.—Finest samples of Wheat made from Is. to 2s. per qr. more money, inferior selling at last week's priers, between 48s. and 565. per qr. Barley comes now to market freely, maltsters not buying so readily, which caused prices to ge down 2*. per qr.; some very superior malting making but 32.. to 335. ; moderate, 301 ; some selling as low as 28s. The holders of last year's Malt seem ready to take any reasonable price offered. Oats, beet Poland., Me. per qr.; good black at 245. ; moderate, 225. to 245. Beans, this year's Eaglish, 545. per qr. ; fine old tick, 58e. Peas, best white, 545.; common, 50s; grey, from 465. to 48s. NORWICH, Oct. 30.—Our market exhibited a ♦ery large show of Scots and Short-horns ; and, there being a large attendance of buyers, an immense deal of business was transacted, at about last week's prices. Fat Beasts were scarce and dear, making from 84. 6d. to 91. per stone of 1411 s. Tke Sheep pens were badly filled ; good keeping Sheep were in request, at full prices. The sale for poor and ordi nary Lambs was dull, but those in fresh condition fully main tained last week's prices, making from 30s. to 325. per head. Fat Sheep, Si. 6d. to 9s. per stone, and all quickly sold. In store Pigs and fat Pork no alteration. YARMOUTH, Oct. 29.—Supplies moderate. Higher prices asked for Wheat, and the sales made are about 2s. per qr. over last week. Barley, Is. per qr. cheaper. Beaus and Peas slow sale. Oats quite as dear. Wheat, white, 52e. to 541.; red, 51s. to 63t. Barley, 30s. to 32e. Beans, 425. to 445. Peas, 445. to 465. Oats, 225. to 301. SWINDON, Nov. I.—The primeot Oxen this day reached lls. per score ; moderate, 101. 6d. ; coarse, 10s. ; some fatted old Beasts and Cows, On. to Si, 6d. Fat Calves were plenti ful, far which from 11s. to 118. 6d. per score was given. Sheep, of prime quality, Downs, made se. 4d. ; good half breds, ss. ; moderate, 41. 9d. ,• fat Ewes, and others, 4s. 4d. A good trade. A few fat Lambs ; yet prices were about those of beat Sheep. A good supply of fat Pigs; large, 10s. 6d. to 115. per score; delicate, 118. 6d. - - - LIMERICK, Oct. 30.-The supply rt Wheat at market to day war moderate, but sufficient to meet the wants of the few buyers who appeared. The trade was exceedingly dull, and down fully 14. per atone. Oats continue to come in large quanti , in, and meet a good demand, at firm prices. Indian Corn in brisk demand by the country millers, who have now plenty of water; price 6s. per ton higher. Alarge export trade in grain for London, Liverpool, and Glasgow. Wheat, red, per stone, 12d. to 14d. white, 134 d. to 154 d. Oats, Old. to 94d. Barley, 9d. to 10d. Indian Corn, per ton, 81. to IR 10e ; Meal, 91. to 91. 10s. American Flour, 30s. to 31e. per barrel; Irish, 325. to 335. per bag. Siioo, Oct. 30.-Oats, 9s. 6d. to 101. per barrel of 14 atone. Wheat, 225. to 24e. per 20 stone. Oatmeal, lls. 6d. to 12a. per cwt. Indian Meal, 91. to 91. 51. per tan. Barley, Bd. to 9d. per stone. Very small deliveries from farmers, and busload' generally very dull. WATERYORD, Oct. 30.-Our market has been scantily supplied with farmers' corn during the week, and the ar rivals from abroad have been trifling. Millen have gene rally paid an advance of fid. per barrel on all fresh samples of Wheat, and some quantity of old granary parcels have been cleared off at previous rates. Barley has found buyers at something over last week's prices, both for grinding and malting purlieus. Oate of fine dry qualities maintain late rates; but all damp and inferior samples have declined 3d, to 6d. per barrel. The best descriptions of Flour hay, met a free sale, both for export and home consumption, at a de cline of 6d. to Is. per sack, but inferior aorta are not cheaper. The demand for Indian Corn in the early part of the week was slow ; but during the last day or two there has been • goodsale for Danube at an advance of 6d. to Is. per brl. Wheat, millers', undried, per 20st, 26a. 6d. to 275. 64. ; shipping, 245. to 263. Barley, malting, per 16 stone, 15e. to 16.. 3d. ; r grinding, 13s. to 14e. 3d. Oats , white, per t stone,los. 10d. to 13s. ; black, lls. to 111. 6d. Premired : Wheat, millers', par 20 stone, 29*. 6,1. to 30s. 6d. ; shipping, 275. to 28s. 6d. Barley, malting, per 16 stone, 16e. to 17s. 6d. ; grinding, 14e. to 16s. 6,1. Oats, white, per 14 stone, 12a. to 13s. ; black, 12a. to 12a. 3d. Flour, super., per sack 40s. to 40s. ad.; seconds, 38s. to 384.6 d. ; thirds, 335. to 355. • fourths, 245. to 255. American, per barrel, 28s. Ind ian Corn, Danube, per 20 stone, 20s. 9d. to 21s. 6d. ; American, yellow and red, 20 1 . to 20s. 6d. ; Spanish and Portuguese, Ifie. to 19s. ; white, 18s. to 20a; damaged, for cattle, 15s. to 17s. Indian Corn Meal, per cwt., 9s. to 9s. 6d. Oatmeal, per cwt., 14s. to 16e. Rye Meal per cwt., 8s to 9.. Bran, per 6 stone, 4e. 6,1. to 41. 9d. Imports this week, exclusive of arrivals at Ross ; Indian Corn, 956 qrs.; Indian Meal, 290 barrels. HADDINGTON, Oct. 29.-The supply of ell kinds of grain to-day was smaller than that in lest market, with the 'sap- Lion of Oats. Sales were rather quick. Wheat, top, 65., and average ls. Ild. down ; weight of top per 4 bushels, llst. ne. Barley, top, 2e. 6d. ; and average, 4s. 10d. down ; weight of top per 4 bushels, 16st. 81b. Oats, top, 24. ; and average, ls. Ild. down; weight of top, per 4 bushels, 13st. Beaus, top, 6e. ; and average, le. down ; weight of top, per 4 bushels, lfist. 416. ALTERA, Oct. 26.-Wheat on the spot has declined, and if the supplies continue on a free scale further depression is not unlikely, if the English markets remain dull. Good, 631 b. to 641 b., red Upland is obtainable at about 60s. to 515. Lower Baltic Wheats may be had at about 455. for autumn and spring but there is nothing doing. Barley on the spot lower, and 801 b. Seale 30e. 9d. to 31s. For shipment in Den mark there is a limited bagmen doing at 25e. 6d. to 265. 6d. for 621 b. to 631 b., for autumn delivery, and for spring there °HIRAM FAIR.—In the cattle market there wu a consider. able quantity of stock brought forward. The market, how. ever, wu not a brisk one, especially in the earlier pa r t o f th e day, but towards the afternoon a goad many lots changed hands. Ayrshire Cows, in calf, fetched front 71. to 124 ; aged Cows, 41. to 61. 10s. ; farrow, 31. 10s. to 71.; two-year old Queys, from 61. to 91. ; &irks, from 21, to 41. Ersosnsw BANX. Fetes—Sheep were well supplied u to quality, but the stock were only in middling condition. Butane commenced slowly in the morning, but as the day advanced sales were more easily effected, and white-faced Highland Ewes fell back in price from Bs. to 95., and Che viot Wedders from to 6s. per head, and other kinds in proportion, am compared with last year's Prices. Prices ranged u follows: Cheviot Wedders, for twinning, from 20s. to 30s. ; Ewes, I3s. to 21s. 6d.; black•faced Wedders, lbs. to to 221. ; Ewes, Ba. to Its. per head. Fey Yesterday's Maraets we lase page. SHIPPING. Motu AIIRITED.—DubIia, 4 ; Waterford, 3; Donaghadee, 1 ; Hamburg, 1; French, I ; Flanders, 1. LONDON, Noy. 2.—Wind this day at noon, 8.8. W., light breeze and fine clear weather. DEAL, Nov. : Eliza, St. Vinerat's ; Lyra, St. Lucia ; Victoria, New York ; George of Whitby, North America, for Hull. Arrived from the river : Posthumous, Port Philip ; Protector, Cuba. Sailed : Terra Nova, and Colony, Algoa Bay ; 3fejestic, Antigua; General Green, and Charl es Challonsr, New Orleans. irrbtruoirwass, Oct. 28.—Fortitude, Quebec. PORT/MOUTH, Nov. I.—S. to S.S.E.—Sailed: H.M.S. Dolphin, Ascension; Isabella Blyth, Mauritius. Cowan, Nov. 1 .—S.S. W.—Put beck : Marion, for Jamaica. OPP ST. ALBAII . B BEAD, Oct. 30.—Henry Shelton, Haiti more, for Amsterdam ; Glynwood, Prince Edward's Island. PLTMOUTH.-3.B.E.—Arrived : Margaret, Labrador. Hamm, Nov. I.—Arrived: British Queen, St. John's, N.B. ; Joseph Cunard, Quebec. BRIDLINGTON, Nov. I.—W.S.W.—Arrived: Brothers. Middlesborough, for Whitstable, with loss of foremast sod bowsprit, spars, mils, C/c., having been in contact with the Tullock, of Shields, off Flamborough Head. Hutt, Nov. I.—S.W.—Arrived: 30th, Rewrote*, Sun derland, Amsterdam ; 31st, Sovereign, Quebec; Concord, Oporto; Thomas Ainsworth and Nyverdahl, Zwoole ; Daisy, Elea. Sailed: 30th Oct., John, Dantsic; Edouard, and Thomas, Memel; George Clifton, Windau; 31st, Blot, Gothenburg. Pug:sacs, Oct. 31.—The Vesper was spoken on the 28th inst. off Cape Fiaisterre, and reported that Capt. Barnes, of the Commodore, from Cephalon i a to Liverpool, had.died off htalsoe. Doman, Ott. 30.—Arrived : Naiad, Quebec. WATERFORD, Oct. 30. Arrived: George RUM), Quebec. CAOOIHAVIN, pot, 27.—Arrived: Ripley Pentecost, St. Domingo. PRNTLAND FIUTS, Oct. 28.—Arrired : John Bull, Mars. michi, for Leith. SKIRLDB, Nov. 1.-B.W. to W.S.W.—Arrivod Blurs; Demerara ; Carotins, St. John's, N.B. MIDELP4/101017011 Oct. 31.—n. Henry, of Hartlepool, from Quebec, out 48 days, has been spokes off Hsmburg, with bulwarks gone and very leaky, by th e G a dd er , arrived here. Arrived Liberia, Quebec. Orr ALDitolocom, ~Oct. 31. Arrived: Sovereign, Quebec. („tze z „Z. Wilvinavere•-• MAILS. The overland mane for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Wank. =Aden, Ceylon, India, Ilaugakiegand China, Ma Southampton. mode up as the mornings( the led Nwerslegh The ark ear SOY North lammila, ad the Unite! Steam wit tem& rip ea the meter of the id 77aeeegf the Inas, the Mew Its* Mme Ma, Portent , t om igTh /tletoke, s Serreale ad Beam Ayres, will be made no oil the et r. The emelml slued ale MenetAte, to the Mediterranean !OM Ad" Obrine. lolls, Ilan& b., will hem& up on the emlieigleftheik NOV. The rib tor Mee Oporto, Lebow, Madeira, Cadiz, and Gibraltar will hew& ep entha morning of the Bth November. The Wait Indk Math, excluding Bermuda, Niowau, Havanna, Honduras, New Orleans, Vera Crux, Tampico, and (Porto Rico, and Including time for lacineL Carthagena, Santa Menke, Chorea Panama, West Coast of South America, and St. Juande-Nicaragua, will be mode up on the morning of the 11th inst. The malls for New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zemandwill be made up on the evening of the 30th November. TO CO RRRRR ONDINTI. ..• lbeerrOoemesta lateeeel tor Tie lererse. Lads. svesieg . want be ..4 the OSee. 10, lieeteerleabreee. by Tore Want es On dee pablleatles. HIGH WATUI AT 14:101:10:0421D011. Tin. Dal —lOO.lO. 00. pow 9 £n....... 11 We. 00 10. TO.lO —11.0n106, 0 ada. pm 10 , Aftasoes, 21 au. 0010. LONDON, TUESDAY, NO Y. 2. Tng Bank is the target of the day. All the world will have a shot at it, from the point-blank and deadly aim of the Examiner to the more oblique missiles thrown by half friends and from side positions. Currency theorists are grieved to find that Bank di rectors were men of flesh and blood, and swayed by human motives,—now flexible and obliging under a pressure, now forced to think of the safety of their establishment and its observance of the law. Were the conduct of the Bank considered, and its motives scrutinised, at the moment or in the week of each of its decisions, both would be very intelligible. But viewed from the state of things into which the Bank and the law have been brought, it is easy to descry vacillation, to ignore good motives, and to throw the blame off the self-acting law upon the self-acting directors. Of the theorists some are most unreasonable. One who has clamoured over and over again for a large issue of one pound notes now stigmatises the permission to the Bank to alter the legal proportion between its issue and its bullion as a fearful innovation. Ministers, or those of the ministers who entertain doubts of the wisdom of the act of 1844, seem as little pleased with the Bank as the currency theorists. They seem to think, that the Bank having accepted in half coercion the law of 1844, ought to have been the first to denounce it publicly, when its working menaced ruin. Every one now knows that govern ment durst not have delayed its interference to suspend the Currency Restriction Act, for that Threadneedle street lay at the mercy of Lombard-street Nay, there were worse symptoms than ruin, and that was the recklessness of the Bank beneath it, the resignation of the directors to allow the bill of 1844 to run on to its own and the Bank's immolation. Ministers are accused of not having given the law of 1844 a fair trial. The fact is they did not interfere until the Bank and the act of 1844 were about to take the suicidal plunge, which would have disgraced all the statesmen of the day, tory and whig, and con victed parliament itself of the extreme of ignorance and folly. Never was indemnity so fully merited as that which will be demanded on the 18th of No vember. To hear political critics talk of the Bank, one would think that it had no connexion or sympathy with the high commercial and moneyed classes—that it was completely independent of them, absolute to deny and distress them, and quite be7ond the range of any vengeance or retaliation on their part. The examina tion of one or two witnesses before a parliamentary committee would soon dispel this error, and show that the Bank is quite unable to enforce by anticipa tion the stringent rule and order of the law of 1844, and that if it invariably acted on the first symptoms it would create ten artificial panics for one real one. But if the Bank be but slightly to blame, the bill of 1844 is declared to be quite impeccable. The absectite of even sufficient currency to give exchange• 'able value to exchequer bills, is declared to be a result, not of any Bank restriction, but Of national poverty! Six or seven millions' worth of manufactured goods going out of the coun try leave it rich as before, it seems, whilst the export of the same amount of value in gold leaves the country miserably poor. Whilst the prescription ordained to cure this poverty is, either that no more goods shall be manufactured, or that those already manufactured shall be sold to the foreign merchant at the lowest possible price. The lower the price, the richer the nation is declared to become, because the lowness of the price ensures the carrying off of the commodity, instead of gold. Talk of the nonsense of Birmingham! no theorist or philosopher ever in vented such nonsense as this. No doubt the country has of late years discovered a very profitable and tempting mode of investment, and annual savings have gone to this investment, so that idle or unemployed capital is not abundant. i No doubt it may be inconvenient this hurry to invest, this precipitation to change a mass of unproductive coin, or of coin slightly pro dactive, into such fixed value, as will re turn a large annual per centage. But surely this operation is not one which impoverishes a country, the wealth of which is in its annual produce, not its per manent hoard. Even if it have no permanent hoard, if the whole of its ready money be swept away, a country can be but the poorer by the amount ab stracted. To assert that the abstraction of this trifling amount deprives the return-giving, the produce-bear ing, wealth of the country of its value, and that the very great and casual inconvenience of this wealth not being exchangeable, is just, is deserved— that it is the natural result of prodigality, when it is in fact a result of industry—surely all this is but a perversion of language, a juggle of words, an attempt to suppose JOHN BULL out of his mind, and to send him, with his strong box full of title-deeds, stocks, shares, and Exchequer bills, to the workhouse as a pauper, merely because he has no change in his pocket, and that shillings are scarce in his neigh bourhood. MERE are twe great agencies whose influence over the Irish people at the present time has become a sub ject of interest. We allude to the priesthood and the press Up to the present time the conduct of the catholic priests has been most commendable. They have worked harmoniously with the authorities, have assisted in preserving order, and have done wh at they could to allay the sufferings of their flocks. We regret to learn that attempts are now made by certain parties to induce them to alter their line of con duct, and pursue a policy of neutrality and isola tion, throwing all the difficulties of the country upon the executive. But though there may be some mis guided spirits amongst the clergy (as amongst all large bodies), we are in hopes that the great majo rity of the Irish priesthood will pursue the patriotic course which they have followed hitherto, and not seek to make matters worse by withholding their ex ertions in keeping the peasantry from insubordination. Lord CLARENDON'S government has recently acknow ledged the important services performed by the catho lic clergymen at Broadford and 0 Callaghan's Mills, in preventing the people from assembling in large numbers. The prompt acknowledgment of those services, as shown in mr. REDINOTON'S letter to the catholic Bishop of RILLALOE, will sufficiently de monstrate to the catholic clergy that their service* in maintaining order are appreciated by government. The priests have, undoubtedly, vast power over the Irish peasantry. With that power there is a great responsibility attached to them. If they will not use their influence to mist the anthorities in supporting the laws, their conduct will not be wise or patriotic. We would commend to their imitation the conduct of Dr. DOYLE, the most eminent catholic ecclesiastic that Ireland has produced in modern times. No man went farther in exposing the social and political grievances of his fellow-countrymen than that prelate, but he took care at the same time to lend no countenance to anarchical proceedings. On the con trary, he used all his great influence in maintaining peace, and in supporting the laws. Ile never feared to risk his popularity amongst the lower classes by bearding and denouncing the agrarian disturbers and midnight incendiaries. In 1822, when many coun- ' ties were disturbed, the government of the late Mar gala Wattestsv circulated amongst the t r y in Munster and Leinster the vigorous ap of Doctor DOYLE and his earnest denunciations of the unhappy insurrectionists. And we feel assured that such an ' example as Doctor DOYLE will not, in this mo mentous evils, be thrown away upon the Irish catholic clergy. The other agency; that of the popular press, f ives cause for more anxiety. The tone of some o the popular organs in Ireland has become outrageous and incendiary and the liberty of the press has been abused to the worst purposes. Licentious doctrines on the nature of property have been openly broached and vehemently insisted upon in a series of inflamma tory essays upon popular suffering. Some of the Irish jourbalists have cast all t zudence and decency. aside. They have openly advocated toe nefarious doe nine of "violence: " with a wicked recklessness AS to the consequences of their culpable advice., and with a criminal indifference to the increased suffering likely to result from their pernicious teaching, they have with flimsy sophistry attempted to justify their con duct. One of these journalists writes: An unprotected and unfed people must have leagues and gatherings, and startle the whole community. And let them. We despair of anything except through the vehement de monstration of the people. We recommend the advice of the Marquis of Anelesey—agitate, agitate, agitate. We should be glad to see the Trish gentlemen and landholders in insur rection. We should congratulate the country on such a hopelul rebellion. We tell the gentry. if they will not join the movement of the people, the movement may trample upon themselves. The only alternative now lift to the people is the workhouse or open depredation. Then, after mentioning that at Limerick the " people " took away his potatoes from one priest, and his cows from another, the incendiary scribe continues: " This state of things is most ominous, but in the present condition of the country most 'natural and inevitable. Human nature is not proof against hunger and thirst— the rnob Fella rick at last of imitating Job.' " It is easy to calculate what will be the effects of such teaching upon the lower classes. The liberty of the press is naturally dear to ourselves, and none more abhor than we do the systematic persecution which the press was exposed to from fbrmer tory governments. But all liberties exist within due bounds. And if an Irish journalist so much fo ta his duty as to devote his pen to the Meal cc, and to.make his paper an organ for diffusing anarchical opinions, it is not right that he should be suffered to do so with im punity. Between using the press as a lamp to guide to the knowledge of public evils, and snatching it as the torch of an incendiary,there is as much difference as between drawing the freeman's sward in manly warfare and prowling with the knife of an assassin. A heavy responsibility, legal as well as moral, rests upon those journalists who are now in Ireland pub lishing inflammatory articles. So many things are done in that country in open contempt and defiance of the laws, that certain mischievous scribes suppose that their literary Thuggism can escape from condign chastisement as easily as the das tardly assassins of Tipperary. They are quite mistaken. They must not delude themselvm with thinking that they are beyond the reach of the law. There is no interest so vulnerable to assault as the press, and though the murderers of Mr. ROE can escape unseen, the journalist who stimulates bad passions, advocates " violence," and provokes to in surrection, can easily be dealt with by the authorities. A newspaper, with its presses, types, and editorial department, cannot run away atter it has done its work of mischief, like the cowardly ruffians who infest Tipperary. It remains an object palpable to government, and obnoxious to constituted authority. The scribes of anarchy, and degraded canvassers for the good opinion of " the mob " should therefore beware of supposing that they are beyond•responsi bility. It is much easier to imitate the heartless criminality of the Irish murderer than to obtain his impunity. Hitherto, the journalists of anarchy have been left unpunished by the law. But when the alternative comes, that either they or society mnst perish, it is not to be doubted, for the existence of which parliament and government will decide. WITHOUT being alarmists, we mast repeat that the present state of our West Indian colonies is very serious; and of their condition the able and intelligent governors who now preside over the large islands— Sir CHARLES GREY in Jamaica, Lord HARRIS in Tri nidad, and Col. Reln in Barbadoes and its satellite isle —are, we believe, in their more recent despatches, informing the Colonial-office, in most painful and con vincing detail. In reference to public opinion in them, one circumstance is full of significance. Steps, as we have already stated, have been taken to assemble in some central island—Antigua in all probability will be chosen—deputies from all the colo nies, there to deliberate on their future prospects, and to arrange a uniform system of policy. The proposal of such a congress is in itself sug gestive; but its value is amfmented when we know that three colonies, each without concert and in ignorance of the other similar movements, had con currently moved in the matter; and that invitations from all three were almost simultaneously and quite spontaneously issued. Though it is true that all colonial society is in its essence republican, the West Indian colonies have hitherto, however democratically inclined some of them may have been in the administration of their internal affairs, exhibited the most devoted loyalty to the crown. Nor do we venture now to impugn their allegiance ; on the contrary, they are, we know, most 11:3 Xiollll to preserve their connexion with this country ; but we cannot be surprised that, in fear and doubt as to the policy to be pursued by the imperial government, the subject of separation from this coun try should not be entirely absent from their thoughts, nor, it is to be feared, from their future deliberations. It is, however, quite idle to attribute the sad plight into which these colonies have fallen to free trade, or to the admission of Cuban and Brazilian sugar into this country, for they were fast approaching their present state before we were allowed to consume slave-grown sugars. Whatever may be the remoter causes, and however to some extent absenteeism may be responsible, it is in the main to the deficiency of continuous labour in the cultivation of their staple pro duce, consequent on emancipation, that the downfall of West Indian prosperity is immediately owing. The prosperity of the West Indies up to the date of emancipation was, indeed, by no means unin terrupted ; but their decline, since the abolition of the apprenticeship system completed the act of emancipation, has been steadily progressive. Eman cipatiou was undoubtedly a righteous measure ; and, disastrous as some of its consequences have been, its enactment is nevertheless still a subject of national con gratulation ; but it was assuredly imperfectly carried out. It gave complete freedom to the negro, bat it placed, practically, the planter in bondage to his former slaves; it gave to the negro a monopoly of the labour market of the West Indies, while it denied to the planter the opportunity of proving to the world that free labour is cheaper than slave labour, by preventing him obtaining abundance of free labour ; it gave to the blacks high wages, whilst it gave to the planters seriously diminished crops ; it increased the out lay on, whilst it lessened the production of, the wit ; and thus the restrictive operation of emancipation in the planter gave to the people of this country a yearly increasing pecuniary interest in the abolition of that monopoly which slavery had, by abundance in production, rendered comparatively innocuous, but which the abolition of slavery, by diminution of production, soon converted into a heavy burden oa England. Until recently, West Indian cultivators found in their other resources, in the wealth of their old con nexions on this side the Atlantic, and in the means which hope so frequently, at the most unexpected moments, brings forth, the funds necessary to continue the struggle in which they have been engaged since emancipation. But this external aid, as we on Friday stated, they can no longer expect; unless, indee d, new oourage be infused by government measures into those still interested in these colonies. Their own funds are exhausted ; their credit is at an end : mer cantile houses connected for half a century with these colonies are now refusing to accept any bill drawn thence upon them, no matter under what circum stances ; the most sanguine of the proprietary have now begun to despair. And the question for the consideration of the cabinet—for in its delibera tions the solution rests—has at last come to this : shall the West Indian colonies be preserved or abandoned ? The abandonment of the West Indies to their fate involves, it must be recollected, the comparative, if not the complete, failure of emanci,pation. Hitherto nothing can have been more satisfactory than the g=lwhich the negro population has made under ; they have advanoed in wealth, in comfort, in morals, and religion. Their progress has, however, been founded upon the diffusion of wealth, Apr civilisation in the West Indies is altogether con sentient on wealth ; and their present wealth has been acquired by transference from their former owners and present peeprienore. As they have improved, their employers have retrograded in material condi tion. The wealth, the comfort, the moral improvement of the coloured population in these colonies are, how ever, dependent on the sucoeseful cultivation of their staple 'production ; and in the cultivation of sugar the lI•Er9 has as deep, nay, a fa deeper intereet, than the ~~ !y' ~~ r, - ''''''-‘1164