The Express. — London, England, 1846-09-08 00:00:00

meat. Even in the case, if any such cats can be found, of articled the use of which cannot be increased by making them cheaper, the consumer will, when they shall be cheaper, hays greater means lets at his disposal [or procuring other objects of desire, while the capital of the producer will be in part set frse,'and will be employed for the preparation of the ineranna quantities of objects so demanded. A machine hi s reseasly been invented and put to use for cleaning the streets of Law don. The employment of one man in leading the horse by which this machine is drawn, is far more efficacious than the irksome labour of many men employed In the ordinary manner, in sweeping together and shovelling into carts the mud and other filth that, in the winter tints, accumulates so rapidly in our streets. One would imagine that So relieve men from such a loathsome occupstion, must be deemed by every one a great improvement. Not so, how ever. Shortly after the introduction of this machine, I was walking with en amiable person, of the protectionist school, who stopping to contemplate the efficient manner in which the mud was, by the simple moving forward of the horse, conveyed from the roadway to the body of the cart, addressed me in thew) words, 'lt makes my heart ache to think what will become of the poor scavengers, if these con trivances "hall come into general use,' a remark which for cibly called to my mind the very different view taken of the same case by the late Mr. Deacon Hume, a man whose heart was ever alive to the finest impulses of our nature, and who while observing one of these pitied scavengers in the exer cise of his calling, remarked to me, that the time would tome when such degrading offices must be performed by the aid of ma'-hinery, or that it would be necessary to bribe a man to the task, by pay equal to that of a babe a State." Nor should we omit an example by Mr. Porter, very proper for quotation in this journal, of the fallacy tlett when any particular produce abounds, an is sold at a low price, then the producer gains less: " The error into which the author has here allowed him self to fall, is beginning to be understood in England, where large profits are made by means of low prices. It is found that greater gains are made by cateti tg fur the m allots. than by providing for the demands of the affluent. Weekly journals, which if sold at prices until lately general, would cert anly not pay their expenses, are made to yield handsome incomes to all connected with them, when sold at prices that bring them within the reach of the many. For the exten sive application of this discovery, which is not now confined to matters of literature, but is fast being extended to a great variety of objects in a way that adds most importan tl y to the comforts and enjoyments of the labouring classes, we are under much obligation to the Messrs. Chambers, of Edin burgh, and to the able and ingenious publisher of the Penny Magazine." It is also mob gratifying to us to observe what is said by Mr. Porter on the probable results of M. Bastiat's labours in France itself: "This very clever little volume comprises by no means all that M. Bastiat has done and is doing in order to awaken hi/countrymen to the consideration of questions connected with the freedom of commerce. He last year translated into French and published many of the speeches and documents proceeding from the members of the Anti-Corn-law League, and he enriched that volume with an admirable preface, well calculated to fix the attention of his countrymen. By the course which he has since adopted, M. Bastiat seems thoroughly impressed with the wisdom of the plans adopted by the leading members of the English League ; he has on various occasion* delivered lectures with the view of enlight ening the constituencies, and has been mainly instrumental in forming a free-trade association, having the Duc d'Har court for its president. This association seems destined to meet with V- e same want of approval on the part of the French government which so long, on the part of our own government, accompanied the labours of the League in this country. Individually it is believed that the members of the French government are not unfriendly to the adoption of free-trade, but the presumed necessity of deferring to the protectional constituencies of Franco renders them fearful of holding nut encouragement to an association, the princi ples of which are considered hurtful by those constituencies, and this conduct will no doubt be persisted in by the minis. tern until a change shall ha re been wrought in the public mind upon these questions. Whenever this change shall be effected, we may feel certain of witnessing a correspond ing change in the policy of the French government, and this desirable result will assuredly be all the more rapidly accom plished by reason of the example set by the British legisla ture, and the blessings to this country, which cannot fail to be the result of the recent reforms in our commercial legislation." We forbear further extract, as our readers cannot do better than purchase the work of M. Bastiat, which has, in addition to its other merits, those of cheapness and portability. 'be Braun. SURREY TREAYRE.—The tragedy of Hamlet was played at this theatre last night, as the first in a series of performances that will include those great dramas of Shak speaie, with which in the memory of the present generation the recollection of Mr. Macready will always be associated. It would be difficult to name any character in which the peculiar power of this great actor is so forcibly and so dis tinctively exhilked. Of some performers the passion is felt and admired ; others subdue the spectator by tenderness, and, save when terror or pity is to be excited, the audienoe is un moved : but they who witness the acting of Mr.Maeready forget his mastery over emotion in wonder at the intelligence which is its n correlative. Such an actor only is Otto play the part of Hamlet, in which so many grand problems of psycho logy are involved—love, ambition, revenge, madness, suicide, superstition, fatalism. We have not space, nor, the lateness of the hour considered, time to discuss a themo so controver sial as is the idea which the poet intended to develop in this play. Last night it seemed as if Mr. Macready thought it identical with that si sublimely treated in those peat dramas of which the descendants of Pelops and Labdaens are the heroes ; Destiny, relentless and inexorable, accumulating horrors on one family, till its own guilt works its own exter mination. The passage in the second scene of the fifth act, beginning with "We defy augury : there is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow," wax spoken as though, like the concluding part of the Greek Chorus, it contained the mystery of the action. This pas sage, undoubtedly, is the one which first relieves the mind of the render or spectator, from the trouble and conflict into which it has been thrown by the inefficacy of the superna tural visitation, and the misfortunes to which it has led. Of the performance is particular SCRIM it is unnecessary to speak, as its excellence is well known, and, even in its minutia, appreciated. The audience, which filled the house to the roof, though occasionally betrayed into vehement ap plause, ill-timed, because interrupting the action, seemed thoroughly to enjoy, and by no means to misapprehend, the subtleties that belong to the view which Mr. Macready takes of the character. They deserved tosee him better supported. We shall refrain from stating names; but the representation on the whole appeared to us to be the converse of the old joke—like the play of Hamlet with everything but the part of Hamlet left out. Better no Polontus, no Ophelia, no Horatio, th sn such a Polonius, Ophelia, and Horatio. We ought, perhaps, to except from this censure Mr. Cooper, who as" the majesty of buried Denmark," assumed a voice so cavernous, that had Dr. Johnson beard him, the Ghost would never have been sneered at as " chatty." NAVAL. Ptrunt-rig, Strr. 7.—The Thetis, 36, has been re eoppered and was undoeked on Saturday afternoon, being ready to hoist the pendant —The Express (packet), Limit. Commander E. Herrick. arrived on Friday from Fa lmouth; she is to be refitted with all despatch.—The Madagascar will leave this port for her destination (Ireland) on Friday next, and the Andromeda will, as soon as fitted follow for the same place, Vie Shannon, as store ships.—lie America 60, Captain the Hon. J. Gordon, is to have her defect; made good and will be ready for sea in about a fortnight.— The Dee steam-vessel will be repaired and proceed to Ireland with troops in a few days.—The following vessels are in Harbour: Tho Sylph (cutter), with the flag of Admiral Sir J. West, K C. 11.; Calethmia, 120. Capt. M. H. Dixon, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Fir S. Pym, H.C.B. America, 50, Capt. Hon. J. Gordon ;. and Dee steam - vesse l. THE LORDS OF THE Anntastrit.—The Earl of Auckland and the other Lords of the Admiralty are expected to arrive on Thursday next, and will dine with the Port Admiral on Friday. A New FRIGATE.—The keel of the Indefatigable, a splendid frigate of 50 guns, designed by W. Edye, Esq., of this dockyard, was laid in No. 2 building slip on Wednesday last. Her dimensions and armarr ents are as follows: Dimensions - Length of lower deck,lBolt.; extreme breadth, 51ft. bin; depth in hold, 16ft. 6in. Armament: On main deck, 2S 56-pounders. w.iglit 65 cwt., length 9ft.; Quarter deck and forecastle, 22 32-pounders, weight 45 cwt., length Bft. 6in. Bnrthen In tons, No. 2,044. There is not at pre sent a ship in the navy so powerfully armed ; her broad sides will throw a weight of shell equal to 2,272 pounds, or upwards of one ton each time she fires. ROYAL NAVAL ENOINEERS.—It is stated, upon good an thoritr, that a large number of individuals from the private factories are to be immediately entered into the Royal Naval Engineer service as second and third engineers, in conse quence of the paucity of that class of men in the Boyd Navy, and this is likely to be still further augmented, owing to the breaking up of the Royal Naval Engineer Apprms• tices' School, under the superintendence of Captain Smith, in H. M. dockyard, Woolwich, caused by the alleged harsh conduct of the captain towauls these youths, who refs simultaneously cn moue against him, and drew up • pea tion to the )Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, ecia• twining a list of their grievances, which, after an official investigation, resulted in the breaking up of this excellent establishment, and the boys being immediately shipped of ...T. Sept 5, 10443.—Lteut. R. Willot to &emit. THE. FRENCH SqVADRON OP EVOLUTION.—NAPLES, Ana. 27114.—According to existing treaties, the number of foreign men of war in the ports of the kingdom of Naples is limited; in consequence the French squadron has bon obliged to divide between Naples, Bahr, and Castel s. The squadron is in Neapolitan anchorage since the Ifith August, and will remain in all probability till the 10th September. Counter orders have been received from Toulon by the Cacique steamer, eseeeding to which Vice-Admiral Prince de Joinville has been =heed to proceed directly to Breit, with all the naval Moul=der his command, instead a cruising as he had inteteled. to .ea. MILITARY MOVEMENTS, fisrr. i 7.—Brigadribor Cap per's. company, 9th Battalion Royal Artillery, lea *Gioia& this morning en route for Southampton. da sinbark for Gibraltar, to relieve Capt. Bhone's , 6th Batta lion, stationed in that fortrem sine, August, 1840. As Brigade- Major Cappage does not proceed with his company, the savuoand devolves as Becood Cas. J. B. Demob. SPORTING. TATTERSALLS—Yzarituaw. Orly la two lieu will tlia adds s i. boirail• Zell to r.ry to risysziostlissilsoo quoted at Waridalt. Str Tan= Slim. u • say be teemed at 3 to 1, althal 89 we were esit i tilettettO was looked cw term son UNIUMiIe to tie . tw 1 voll i t i o mi aoni basked postai opt litesordo; Ilto Ms Wow Sou PIM Ron 33 . 19. I& tori. = Mal MIS Olorileit. Wm* steam t. kr N aga Yr. 11 mom bet so to t thdr plow thseihro soot to looms: said. Si so moth to maks tag said ;NStoMwWW la Us arty poet of= bat so oilosoold to ANNA allotwords ;POto 1, wisp, ovoid Ott istorea wok. Chios IMMO : St LIKIEZ. 3 to 1 old Mt IWO= 0,010 U to 1 opt Oistbrook 6to 1 Soloardo (t) 13 to 1 Pro Lome Bto 1 Tipster 90 to 1 @dog 9to 1 Posy Day (t) 40 to 1 Itan T.llloeh 10 to 1 V im.= SO tO 1 - Roo:mum 10 to 1 GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 803 I nit Quadruped 18to 1 apt Ennui (t) 6 to 1 Jim 10 to 1 Craaebrook 8 to 1 litimath DERBT. Me Is 39 apt Liberator (takm) It is proper be venial on the Bt. Leger, that Thursday Nu"' mim 0. " 1 21 11. 44 1;0 TICE LAU 1133111274C1 STUD. Ile Bret division of the leviethes elan, bill purchand by Mr. =of Lord George Benda* was oil by Moms. Tie n toss numerouely Mead* sidled a dog of seeped ties dor a few of the prime lees, mid ms the Tealleed the total of rtsagalessa. The followft are pailwire or 1M wins ins : 4 yn, b 7 Bay Mrs. Gerd Cites oo du=pe as, 49 gs. ; Wila. elm sat. to Mem MI p. ; The Oath Obi, tyre, by Kay ast of Flamands, $ go ; Legg" 4 yrs, I cr lay Middle -7...g1et Missewlet, 5210 x.; Taws, I m, sist. lo , St gs. 4 by Day Middens, out er P't ' 41 gs.; yg a; oat of Cummins's dam p.;SO Kitten. 4 Boy sat of Pussy, 45 go. ,• Papilla, 5 rs, by Bs ad et leib Peel's dam, 511 • Mare. 4 re, by Bar M ad Kelvins, 70 p.: . 3 yre, by Liverpool, out of Brasile, 100 p. ; eink, 5 yrs, by axxasar, out of Jingle, 30 ri a .., . ..... Nato, 5 gat. to Curetted" 19 ; All-mand-mr- S /firklef oat of Cleapes 30 p.; Men of nem, li lersad, inset to • dass, WO g• ;My Dow, kyle, May out at 111 M Letty, at p. ; rltebos, by Pluditom by .13 as. ; Skill, 5 yrs. by Bay 311daetw, out of Skilin S= aouvenanee, 7 yrs, by Bay Midaelsost a:Souvenir, at p. • by Mulatto, 105 p.; Clumey, 4 yte, by Bay Middleton, 150 p.; 4a by Bay Middl et on. 110 es. ; Meese Ace, 3 yrs, by Bay 600 p. ; Bliekbird3 yra, by Plentpo, 320 gs ; Marquis of qt hl e. T . , C 3 eXalll a iTZ 1riCi&P;7:07:..3 Irlby , Baultil,e out of Mae, Petworth, 100 p.; a bar yealing• colt, by OW oat of blilful, 100 gs. •, a ehmmut year yearling colt, by plies Bran, oat at 17 p. The Raker the two cede Wise tide Mar. WM Tows Annum RDBArrA.—The regatta neempt geodimen row teWA Oterwitin libsesson, and &toe Me mentors M may deiseMis ea of eahlailestilleir MB and power, owe =M m ip al Ater Metalbe • et silver Monies. pdmo. Men to liaamemnalth =llllll =WI owe von Ise we' of wldei elbowed a geldeigieerislis by Mown geratton sit MORll.Dississ.lllftsisarl sigma The win mono* Moira, ad MOIL way bur kostia. Is the course of as lhoek imports Ileeelega toliM, Ow bows= la As thin bug (MOO snot tbe Mods of Ms me aping a pan beat. sod spill its SIM bast Mist lisempeolee tine ~3 . l e ttse s. umptre's lot, and Its nee woe emilmor is its end. Match Ilig a pair eat esilabje nk eneeeden prima, VIII Wilk alas, akar three being sesentL —The miner took the lest and be It our Oar Meek Ss a peseition direr sop oafs% sail redder. Alter thou heats The Anal dab (green) weft winners. It was • capitol rms. The embyne leek the led, diesel by the Yellen, th: ce 7set Awl Aral being sionet a emelt alp • Ins feet ealifin, all le the meet plientelpt• The Ariel Oa ohelissgoi the SO mi. a met god oat ens *Mow* Milk wassintineed until Barn lams, Mien Ow Arid drew themselves clear, wed Beet It, winning by duos or Isar Isegtha. A protest woe dos put to spirt the Abel reetblng th e mks, when the committee blaming** intention of milks a meet ing to give the matter proper atlestien at ea early period, and with drawing the prize until then. Kato Enttlltgence. COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—(Tutnn DAT.) The inquiry into the state of mind of Mrs. Catherine Cumming, which had previously occupied two days, was resumed yesterday at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, before Mr. Commissioner Barlow and • special jury. The ad journment from the previous Monday was granted to enable Mrs. Cumming (who had not been professionally re presented on the first day), to prepare for her defence. Mr. Robinson, solicitor, now appeared on the part of Mrs. Cum ming, who was also present. After some evidence of no great importance, chiefly establishing the eery unhappy terms on which the late Capt. Cumming and his wife lived Martha Bowen, a former servant in the -family, deposed that the captain's meals were irregular, sometimes at three o'clock, and sometimes at seven o'clock. Mrs. Cumming always cooked the captain's dinner. On one occasion she threw a fork across the room at witness. Her conduct towards her husband was very bad ; she used to curse him, and he frequeney was ready to faint with hunger. The cats were kept in an up-sta;ni room, which was not Mrs. Cumming's bed-- oom. The witness gave a disgusting de scription of what occurred with the animals. On cross-examination she added that Mr. Cumming's con duct was not kind to Mrs. Cummins. They led " ant and dog" life. There were two pounds of beef boiled daily for the cats. The captain had part of the gravy, but it was boiled exclusively for the cats. It was boiled for two hours. Witness feared violence from Mrs. Cumming, and that was the reason she would not stay. After a time however witness returned under a false name and Mrs. Cumming did not know her.—Commissioner: Mrs.Cumming says that she told you that she knew you.—Witness: No, she said my face was familiar to her.—Commissioner : Why did you throw a fork at her ? —Mrs. Cummina I never threw a fork at her. It is a gross falsehood.—By the Commissioner: Captain Cumming did not know me until Mrs. Cumming told him.—By the Jury : I went under the name of Phillips the second time. Elisabeth Greene, who went as servant in March, 1845, and remained till June, declared that there were soups and confectionery sent for the captain, who had his meals pretty regularly. He was not starved he had three or four meals a-day. The captain and Mrs. Cumming used frequently to quarrel. They were both of violent tempers. Julia Healey, another servant, corrobora'ed the previous testimony as to the violence of temper, adding that Mrs. Cumming used upon feedin7 the cats to lay a cloth for them and give to each of them a plate, which was done every day. The captain never had his meals regularly. I asked Mrs. Cumming how many children she had got. The reason I did so was because she appeared so strangely fond of the cats that I thought she could not have had any children. She then said she had a daughter in India, whose name was Sarah. Elizabeth Browne, also a nurse to Mrs. Cumming, deposed to her exhibitions of temper, hatred to her family, and cruelty to her husband, adding that she accused her (witness) of impropriety with the captain.—Commissioner (to Mrs. Cumming) : Did you ever accuse her of such a thing ?—Mrs. Cumming (emphatically) : Oh, no, gentlemen, look at her face : it is not likely.—The witness went on to state that Mrs. Cumming used to hide money in her hoots. Witness saw her take 51. and 101. notes out of her boots, and she fre9uently slept in bet boots.—Cross-examined Captain Cumoung's language was very bad towards her. A bottle of wine and a bottle of brandy need to be consumed daily. Mr. W. T. Rees, suryeyor and land-agent in Wales : I know the property of Mrs. Cumming in Monmouthshire. It has been greatly neglected and mismanaged, and has suffered thereby a depreciation in value of about 15 or 20 per cent. The income is 500/. a-year, and is worth from thirty to thirty-five years' purchase, from which 15 to 20 per cent. is to be deducted. _ _ It being now nearly fire o'clock, at the muest of the jary the corarnissicn adjourned the proceedings Wl this day. POLICE.-YESTERDAY. XANSION-HOUSE. A ROMANTIC MYSTERY. A rg man of respectable exterior, and good address, named i Smith, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having annoyed Mr. Sparks, of the London Assurance aka, by asking for relief.—Mr. Sparks said the defendant had called at his office, asked for assistance, and refused to leave the place, contending, that as he had been frequently relieved before, he had•decided claim upon the complainant. Defendant—The circumstances in which I am placed are rather unusual. I suppose that I am en illegitiMate child, and, I believe, that Mr. Sparks and Mr. Wilson, • viucc table solicitor in Chancery-lane, know who my parents are. The gentlemen I have named have from time to time sup plied me with money, and paid for my education, and it is sdmitted that their contributions have not been made from themselves or from motives of charity. I am now in a state of actual starvation. I have been brought up as a surveyor and engineer, but I have not had any thing to do profes sionally for the last four months, and I naturally called upon Mr. Wilson and Mr. Sparks, who know who I am, for I know iaat myself, to aid me in this emergency. Mr. Sparks says be has already given me money, and I want to know whose money it is that he has been giving me. Surely that is not an unreasonable demand, from an individual, situated as I am.—Alderman Gibbs : Have you applied to Mr. Wi!son upon the snbject ?—The Defendant : I have, and Mr. Wilson, when I urged him to tell me who I am, said that he must see Mr. Sparks about it, sod thus I am kept in the dark by those two gentlemen who must know all about me. Is it my tither or mother who has paid for my support and education, or am I indebted to any one's charity ?—Al derman Gibbs : Have you received mon y from Mr. Wilson —The Defendant: Certainly I have.—Alderman Gibbs: Well, Mr. Sparks, you hear what he says.—Mr. Sparks : I do not know who his parents are. I know nothing about them. Mr. Wilson asked me, as I was more conveniently situated than he, whether I would pay Mr. Smith's school bills ; lag,reed to do so, merely as a favour to Mr. Wilson, to whom I have referred the defendant for information on the subject of his parentage.—The Defendant: I was brought up upon their authority at a school at Edmonton, and Mr. Sparks and Mr. Wilson paid for my passage to, and fitted me out for, Australia. Did all this arise from a mere charit able feeling upon their part towards me, and if such be the ease, why withdraw all feeling now, when without misconduct upon my part, I am reduced to a tate of absolute want ? Mr. Sparks: I have given the defendant money out of my own pocket to relieve him—Alderman Gibbs: Had you any particular reason for doing so ?—Mr. Sparks: He has not the most distant claim upon me, but I taw that he was a youth who was desirous to make his way in the world, and I assisted him for that raison.—Alderman Gibbs: Well, Mr. Smith, I must call upon you to enter into your own recognisance*, in the sum of 501., not to molest Mr. Sparks for twelve months. My advice to you is, to apply respec!.- fully to . Mr. Wilson, who seems to me to be likely to be in pensesewn of the information which you require.—The ' daiadant entered into his recognisance, bowed to the alder man, and retired. ssouooLuco AND SDBPECTID ROBBEIY.--Mr. Potbury, of the office of the Solicitor of the Customs, appeared to sertain ialbeneatioa against a nu lamed John Andreir3 irk* Ives emeassed he leaving hem MEd la a quesa*y at lbw plate, via which tE i rt l ; lll lad mat bees p ile plats bad bees all seized, aed the panellise arecht amounted to SINK lie. The dehoint, woe big oiled three thaw, did not appear, sad the cam was entered hate by Aldermen eibbe and- Musgrove.—t3}. Maddox stated that on the 27th of July, es he was on duty, his attention was called to a skiff under the stern of the Columbine steam-vessel, lying off the Custom-house, and he saw a bag handed out of the stern-window of that vessel to Andrews, who was in the skiff, and who placed the bag in what was called the state-room of the latter, and began to row towards shore. Witness stepped into the skiff and asked the defendant what he bad in the bag, to which question no answer was given. Witness then asked him whether he had anything in the bag liable to seizure, and the defendant said, Open it, and you'll see," Witness accordingly opened the bag, and found that it contained 276 ounces of foreign silver plate, (filt. The Alderman examined the plate, which it was evident, from the external figures and devices, hsd once belonged to a Roman Catholic chapel. There were five silver-gilt basins, three dozen of silver-gilt spoons, of curious fabrication, four silver-gilt stands, twenty two saver-handled knives, and three 'dyer cork screws. Maddox said that he inquired of the crew of the Columbine whether they knew the defendant, and was answered in the negaive. He then seized the property, and deposited it in the Custom-house, and he took the defendant ' s address, ac cording to the re gulations in such matters. Alderman Gibbs asked from what place the Columbine had come ? Maddox replied from Rotterdam. Aldermen Musgrove said that the probability was that the plate belonged to some place of worship; that it had been stolen as well as smuggled, and that if the particulars of the charge appeared in the press, a legitimate owner for it might appear. Mr. Potbury said that such was certainly his impression. The goods were then taken to the custom-house. GUILDHALL—As arereta. TEIBP.—A lad, about 16 years of age, named Frederick IVinscons, was brought upon a remand from Friday last, charged with having nineteen sovereigns, eleven half-sovereigns, seven shillings, and three sixpences, besides having a loaded pistol, bullet mould, bullets, gunpowder, cape, &e., with some guide books to various places in the metropolis, supposed to have been stolen. On Friday last, whilst Constable Gardiner, 327, wall on duty in Farringdon-street, he was informed that there was a young lad purchasing a pair of boots in the neighbour hood, and showing a large quantity of gold. He proceeded to the spot, and after questioning him as to how he obtained ion of the mot sy, and receiving a reply that his father new l all about it, coi.veyed him to the station-house. On being brought up hit Friday, he stated that his father res'dod at Winchester ; but that for some time past he had lived with his brother, a watchmaker, at Bittern, near Southampton, until about a fort night since he had a quarrel, sad suddenly left hint. Previous to that he found the money (be believed about 301.) under a hedge on the road side, just outside Bittern, when he took it home, and hid it in the c,slhole until he decamped. He proceeded to Ports mouth, where he staid for a fortnight, and purchased the pistol and other things found on him. He bought the pistol to protect himself from being robbed on his arrival in London. He was then remanded until this day, in order to communicate with his parents at Win chester, to ascertain whether his story was true. The father, a most respectable-looking man, said he had just arrived, and in answers put to him by Alderman Wood, stated that there was unfortunately no truth in his son's statement relative to the money. The fact was, he had robbed a person in whose house he resided, in Broad-street, Portsmouth, about two nights, of 291., and decamped. He had left home about three weeks, but he wished the magistrate to give the prisoner into his charge, ILI he had celled on the parties, and made such an arrangement that they world not come for ward and prosecute. Under those circumstances, coupled with its being the first time his son bad ever been in custody on such a charge, he hoped the worthy alderman would comply wi th his request. Alderman Wood, after making some further inquiries, declined discharging the prisoner, and instructed the officer to take him down to Portsmouth before the magistrates there, the case being in their jurisdic tion, and it would be for them, if there was no prosecutor, to discharge him. The prisoner, with the reatest effrontery, still persisted in the truth of his story, and evidently was careless as to what was done with him. WORSHIP.STREET.—Tess RacoLr its o NUISANCE.— Yesterday was appointed by Mr. Broughton to resume the investigation into the circumstances attending the discovery of a quantity of human bones and broken coffins, which were found exposed on Saturday morning in a piece of waste land adj oining the Kingsland-road. But as two of the principal witnesses did not make their appearance , the case was a journed. A DONKEY STORY.—William Newcombe, a cab-driver, was charged with stealing a donkey, the property of William Howard, a purveyor of asses' milk, in Dalston. The animal we stolen from a field is. the above neighbourhood, where it had been turned outrto graze on Mondry evening se'n night, and information having subsequently reached the prosecuter that it was in the possession of Mr. Seale, a cab owner in Worship-street, he proceeded tothat person's yard, where he was informed that the donkey had been brought there by the prisoner, who gave such a strange and incredi ble account of his possession of it, that he was given into custody.—ln answer to the charge the prisoner protested his innocence, and stated that while on a stand in the city, he was engaged to drive two young gentlemen of stylish ap pearance to the Red Cow tavern and tea-gardens at 'Balaton, where one of them alighted and invited him to take some brandy-and-water at the bar. Having discharged the fare for that distance, the gentleman told him to drive the friend whom he had left in the cab, who was rather in delicate health end fast asleep, to his residence some distance up the road, which he accordingly did ; but on reaching the destination, as he received no reply from his fare to his repeated questions, he opened the door to inquire the number of the house, and was astonished to find that the only occupant of the vehicle was the jackass he was accused of stealing, and which must have been clandes tinely introduced into the cab by one of the gentlemen while he was partaking of the hospitality of the other—Hayward, the warrant-officer, said he had ascertained there had not been the slightest ecneealment on the part of the prisoner, and that the subject had been the common topic of conver sation in the neighbourhood, where it was regarded as a capital practical joke for some time before his apprehension. —Mr. Broughton was inclined to believe that the prisoner's defence was a correct version of the affair, as he had made no attempt to convert the animal to his own use, and he should therefore order him to be set at liberty. MARLBOROIIGH-STREET.—APPRIMENSION OP SVR PECTED RECEIVERS OP STOLEN GOODS.— William Wil liamson, John Franklin, Mary Taney, and John Walker, were yesterday placed at the tsar, before Mr. Maltby, charged by the police with having a large quantity of valuable pro perty in their possession, supposed to be the produce of various robberies.—Police-constable Mount, C 1118, said he was on duty with other constables watching . the hiouse No. 3 Chapel-street, Soho, that morning. He raw the prisoners Franklin and Williamson go into the house No. 3, Chapel. street, and in about an hour afterwards Walker entered the same house. Franklin and Will:amen soon afterwards came out, and then witness and other constables took them into custody. Williamson made very great resistance and attempted to get a life-preserver out of his pocket, but he was prevented and finally overpowered. Police-con stable Gray, C 10, corroborated the statement of last witness. While they were watching the house, they saw the woman look out at the door twice, evidently to see if any one was on the look-out. Witness, after taking the prisoners Franklin and Williamson into custody, proceeded to the house, Ne. 3, Chapel-street, and, on gaining admission, he went up stairs, and found Walker in the act of erasing marks from mercer's blocks. In the room was a large quantity of silk, serge, and cloth, all of which had the appearance as if it bad been stolen. When taken into custody, Walker said it was a " bad job." Franklin, at the station-house, told the police they had been " very cunning, but not cunning enough."— Pohee-serjeant Whop. C 16, confirmed the statement of the other constables, and added that Tilney at first said she was Walker's wife. The place was searched, and about 150 J. worth of property, consisting of cloth and woollendraper's was found.—Police-constable Mount said, when he goods Franklin go into the houae Franklin had a bag with something in it with him.—Mr. Maltby asked the police if they suspected the property to be stolen property.—Police serjeant Whall said he had no owners at present; but he was satisfied all the property was stolen, and, he had no doubt he should be able to bring proof of this, if the prisoners were remanded.—A clerk and porter in the employ of Messrs. Macken and Co., tailors, Conduit-street, said he stopped the prisoner Williamson about ten weeks ago with a piece of cloth, stolen from his employers' warehouses, in his posses sion. Tke prisoner, however, contrived to escape. The prisoners all declined to make any defence. Mr. Maltby re manded all the prisoners until Tuesday week. MARYLEBONE.—A PRETENDED NAP. —Yesterday, George Goddison, a young man well known to the police, was placed at the bar. It appears robberies have lately been committed in the neighbourhood of Bryanstone-square and that yesterday morning, about three o'clock, Serjeant Ben nett, 18 D, hearing a cry of " police," rep And to a house fa Edward's place, in the locality alluded to, and there disco- vend the prisoner lying on the second floor landing, pee. tending to be asleep ; there was a " life-preserver" close to him upon the stairs, and on his being taken into custody and searched, a number of lucifer matches were found upon Mn. It was proved that he was a constant associate of thieves, and that he had before been convicted, and as he was unable to amount satisfactorily to the magistrate with regard to his being on the premises, he was scut to the House of Correc tion for three months. SOUTHWARK.—ROBBING Poerxxx.—Two stout young fellows, named Boons and Stanley, were charged with assaulting and attempting to rob two letter-carriers of the General Post-office, named Pitts and Francis.—The complainants, while passing along High-street, Borough, between two and three o'clock in the morning, were attacked by the prisoners and two other men at the corry.,T of Falcon court. They were knocked down, kicked, and beaten, while on the ground, and the watch of one of them (Pitts) from his fob, and would have been taken, had it not held by a strong guard-chain. On the alarm being given that the " crushers " (policemen) were coming, the priso ners ran away, but were subsequently taken into custody.— The prisoners were committed, the magistrate remarking that of late several very daring street r‘, bevies had taken place on the south aide of the metropolis, sad that he should send cane of this description before a jury. DESTROYING REGISTRY OP VOTERE.—ElizabetA Brown, a young girl. was charged with tearing down the registry of voters for the county of S , Mixed to the door of St. Georges ' Church , Southwark. Beadle of St. George's parish stated that between two sad throe o'clock that day the defendant, who was assengewded by another young women, ran up the steps of St. Glesentes Church, and; approaching the list of votive he the county affixed to the door, tore out two leaves, the Ind esettalning the names of the overseen. When she was ranmesleeted with for such a wilful set she became very violist s end it was a difficult matter to take her to the staties-heass. The beadle pro , dated the torn register.—Hr. gsisshad her the rot son she acted In the moaner deserlbaltrees NOW, that she did it oat of a " lark."--.llr. Cattientuun You have omitted an offence for which pea an liable to pay a penalty of 4th., for trr7fltllj taring the nester of voters of 1 r the wasaty.—The defradant Mid sbe wee .2iLa u fil or she would net hare dime welt a th cads *et bee endue ia running up the church steps and dedbelag may paper whatatiever, was extremely im proper, and chewed that abs was a woman of reekler beha viour.—The theandant hoped the full penalty would not be inflicted, and she would never act In a similar manner.—The magistrate inflicted a mitigated fine, and, in default of pay ment, committed the defendant for five days to jail. BOW-STREET.---- .RBBERY AT THE ROYAL Maws. — Henry Lewis, aged twelve years, was charged with having stolen a silver watch and guard, value 71., the property of T. Jackson, a groom in the service of the Queen Dowager , and Jane Elliston, an elderly woman, was charged with having received the same knowing it to have been stolen. Constable 167 A, said, that when he took the male prisoner to the station, he centered having taken the watch from a drawer in the mews, and sold it to the female prisoner in Bedfordbury for sweet stuffs. Witness went there, and after finding the watch, he questioned her how she got it, and she told him she had given 3s. 6d. upon it to a boy who was in the habit of buying cakes from her.—Mr. Henry ordered both prisoners to be remanded, and inquiries to be made into the prisoner's character. WESTMINSTER.—" LIEUT. Muasttem."—Yesterday William Brunel, a Frenchman, who has been passing him self off as Lieutenant Murrell, and obtained charitable con tributions in that name, was finally examined, charged with the following impudent robbery :—A pour German, named Solomon, went into the George and Bull, Orchard-street, when the prisoner, who pretended that he was about to make a purchase of him, induced him to ask the landlady for change of a half sovereign. Solomons had no sooner placer! a half sovereign on the counter than the prisoner adroitly substituted a coin of about the same size, and at the same instant was seen by the landlady to put the half sovereign in his mouth. His teeth were forced open with a key and a knife, and the coin dropped from his mouth. A solicitor's clerk attended for the prisoner, but was of no ser vice to him, and he was accordingly committed to the Middlesex Serious for the larceny. The pri oner is well known to the Mendicity Society as a notorious impostor. Several cards, with the name " Lieutenant Murrell" written on them, were found upon him, as also a letter from Baron Hoffman, regretting he could not grant the " lieutenant" an iuterview, but ecicloeinga bank-note. There were also other matters found on him which made up the stock in trade of an imonstor. LA's( BET EL —Fees AT THE MINOR COURTS.—Yester day Air. Richey, a summoning officer belonging to the Southwark Court, which is regulated by an net in the last sessien of parliament, appeared before Mr. Eiliott, to show cause why he detained a mangle and some articles of furni ture, belonging to a poor old woman, named Mary-Ann Smith. The case was important to the public, inasmuch as its hearing disclosed a system of charging fees which is not sanctioned by the act under which the court is consti tuted. The defendant, before the evidence was entered on, handed in the Small Debts Act, and referred to a section in it by which he said the court to which he belonged bad the power to dispose of such cases through its judge, and urged that the magistrate was deprived by the act of jurisdiction in the affair. Mr. Elliott remarked that he was perfectly aware that the court had the power to dispose of such cases, if he, the defendant, had done his duty ; but the fact was, he had neglected to do so. The act of parliament before him clearly pointed out the course to be pursued where parties other than the defendants set up a claim to goods seized. This course was, to summon all the parties before the judge, who, on hearing the ease, had the power of adjudicating in ' the matter. Instead of doing this, which was his own duty to do, as well as the means of protecting him from an action of trorer, the defendant chose to tell the poor woman that in the first instance she must pay two shillings for a summons and two shillings more for the hearing. The act not being complied with by the defendant summoning witnesses to determine the owner ship, the case was not taken out of his (Mr. Elliott's) juris diction, and he had a perfect right to deal with it as an illegal detention of property.—The complainant was then sworn, and deposed that in January last the defendant brought an execution to her residence, to levy upon the goods of William Taylor, her son-in-law, but, upon her assurance that the goods in the place were hers, he went away. On Wednesday last, however, he again called at her residence, and although again assured that the things were hers, he carried away her mangle, which was her sole means of support, and every other article in the place. In reply to the questions of the magistrate, the applicant stated that after seeing his worship she went to the defendant, who told her, upon her saying she had been to a magistrate, that he, the magistrate, had nothing whatever to do with it, and that If she wished to make any claim to the goods, she must in the first plice pay 2s. for a summons, besides 21. for hearing the case.—Mr. Elliott, to the defendant: Did you tell this poor woman that she must pay 2s. for a summons, besides 2s. for hearing?—Defendant (after some hesitation): Yes. I gave her the form of summons, and told her she must pay for it, as it was usual to pay for the summons by parties claiming goods.—Mr. Elliott: I liars read the table of fees authorised by the act, and can find nothing to justify such a charge as that of a summons or hearing to a party, as in this case, seeking to obtain posses lion of her own property.—Defendant : The fee does not go into my pocket. It is the perquisite of the clerks in the office who fill up the summons.—Mr. Elliott : Then it is highly improper and illegal to exact such fees. The proceed ing, where the ownership of property is disputed, is one chiefly for the protection of the officer in the execution of his duty, and should be put in motion by him without ex pense to any party. In fact, nothing could be more repre hensible or illegal than imposing such fees upon poor persons, who were unacquainted with the law, and unable to protect themselves.—Mr. Elliott was about to adjudicate upon the case, when the defendant requested it might be postponed to the following (this) day, when he said he would be able to produce some witnesses on his behalf : and the magistrate complied. with his request. Never. CHARGE.--Morris Murphy, a decently-dressed and good-humoured look , ng Irishman, was placed at the bar.— Constable P 78 stated that the prisoner voluntarily came to the station-house yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, and demanded to be locked up, as he was not capable of taking care of himself. The constable, seeing that the man was fit to be entrusted with his own keeping, refused to entertain the charge, and told him to go home; but he refused, saying he had no home to go to. Ile was put out, but be persisted in being locked up, and threatened to break open the doors if not taken charge of. Finding he was so determined upon taking up his quarters at the Button-house, he was at length gratified, and, in addition to his original request, he was kept all night, and now brought before the magistrate. The prisoner said he had been escorting a brother of his on his way back to Ireland that morning, and having sat up with him all the preceding night drinking, he felt overcome with sleep and fatigue when crossing Camber well-green, and, therefore, begged as a favour to be locked up for a couple of hours, until he recovered himself; but the police had unfairly kept him in all night, and he now hoped his honour would discharge him. as he did not find the police station as comfortable quarters to step in all night, as his own home. (Loud laughter). Mr. Elliott having ascertained that the prisoner had not used any violence, ordered his discharge. THAMES.—A VERY SMALL CHARGE.— Win. Cusack, a messenger at the Record-office in the Tower, was charged with steeling two sheets of brown paper ' the property of the Queen, and valued in the charge-sheet at 3d., though in reality not worth half that sum. - -Robert Lu gsden, who stated himself to be a foreman in the Record-office ' stated that about six o'clock on Saturday evening, he saw the prie Boner take two new sheets of brown paper, and fold up his clothes in them. Witness told him he had no right to use that paper, but should have taken old paper for the pur pose, and cautioned him that if he attempted to take it out, he should be stopped at the gate. The prisoner said that if any attempt was made by the witness to stop him, lie (the prisoner) would knock him down, or pitch into him. Wit ness stopped the prisoner as he was going out with the paper, on which the latter struck him. He was then given into custody. Witness had lately been charged specially to watch the species of property which the prisoner was taking away.--M'Mahoa, 32 11, took the prisoner into custody, and found the paper in his possession. He also saw the prisoner strike the prosecutor—The prisoner, in his defence, said he was warranted by his superior, Mr. Harding, who was at present out of town, in taking the paper, and that the prose cutor was influeneed by mere private malice. Re ad mitted he struck the prosecutor when the latter seized him by the collar, and charged him with felony.—Mr.Charles Roberts, one of the assistant-keepers of the records at the Tower, under Lord Langdale, who is the keeper-general, here came forward, and spoke most highly as to the character of the prisoner; and, at the same time, described the prose cutor as a person of drunken and disorderly habits, who had been known to threaten the prisoner from some private motive. Mr. Roberts added, that not the slightest felonious motive could attach to the prisoner, who was a man of most untainted reputation; and be was warranted in applying the paper to the purpose for which he had used it.—Mr. Broderip said the case was one involving some difficulty. On the one hand, an assistant-keeper of the records at the Tower came forward to defend and justify the conduct of the pri soner, and bear testimony to his character ; whilst, on the other hand, a person, who said he was specially directed to look after the paper, charged the man with felony. Under such circumstances, the only course which be (Mr. Broderip) could pursue was to hold the prisoner to bail, himself in 801., and two sureties of 401. each, to answer any charge which might be preferred against him at the ensuing session of the Central, Criminal Court. Mr. Roberts, who seemed very indignant that such a charge should be brought fon; and, expressed himself determined immediately to suspend the prosecutor. 11 MMERSMITH. &nu !rim AFFAIR. Yesterday, John Freeman, ginger -beer maker, of Cottage-place, Little Chelsea,' and John Shears, bricklayer, of Chelsea-grove, were charged with having assaulted Mr. Langley Bracken bury, a retired military officer.—Mr. Brackenbury stated that on the evening of Friday, the 28th of August, about half-past nine o'clock, he was at Little Chelsea, when he heard the cries of a girl at a short distance from him. He immediately went to the spot and found a young girl, the daughter of witness's laundress, in the hands of a fellow of the name of Barnes, one of the overseers of Kensington, against whom he should bring an action, who was dragging her along the ground, u was stated, to a slaughter-house to kill her. There was a crowd about, who called the girl a —, and there was a great deal of bad language used about her. Witness interfered to prevent her being ill-used, when he was much beaten and ill-wed by the crowd. Witness called " Murder," and " Police," but on a policeman coming up, witness was given into custody and taken to the station house in Milman's-row, Chelsea, where he was detained for half-an-hour, and then liberated and told he might go home. —lnspector Morgan here informed the magistrate that he knew something about the case, which was one in which the parochial offlmn of Kensington had much interested themselves, bat the particulars of which had never been set right before the public.—By Mr. Paynter : The girl came to witness's house about half-put 7 o'clock that night, and he had seen her part of the way home. She was the daughter of his laundress. He went to see her safe home heelless she had been much annoyed, on going home from his house, by persons for her going there. He left her at the corner of Park-plaoe, Little Chelsea, which was about forty yards from her home. Did not know why he did not go all the way with her. Knew no rearm why the mob should attack her. Thought the defendant Shears was there, sad bis wit ness would swear to Freeman. Mr. Paynter esLI hispplared to him en extraordinary affair, but he 'opposed hip abould soon get to some explanation of it. Martha Hellman deposed that she lived at No. 4, Cottage-place, Little Chelsea, and washed for Mr. Brackenbury. On the evening in question she sent her daughter to the complainant's house. Saw her daughter about twenty minutes before ten o'clock the same night, trying to get away horn Martin, the Kensington beadle, beadle, who had hold of her, and threw her down. The complainant interfered, and she saw the defendant Freeman strike complainant en the chest. Did not see Shears there. The complainant and her daughter were pelted with brickbats and stones by the mob. Complain ant went is the station-house. By Mr. Paynter : Her daughter went to complainant's house at half past nine o'clock that evening. If any one bad stated it was half-psat seven o'clock, it was wrong. Witness could walk there and back in ten minutes, and supposed her daughter could. The houses were half a mile distant. Her daughter was fourteen years of age. She was brought home by Martin, the beadle.—Both defendants positively denied having touched the complainant, and Freeman called a wit ness, named Evans, who swore most positively that Freeman did not go out of his doorway.—Mr. Pavnter said the man ner in which the evidence was given in support of the sum monses showed there was something left in the back ground. The ev.dence of the mother of the girl was also so contra dictory, that be could place no reliance on it ; and as Free man's witness swore positively that her son did not strike a blow, he should dismiss the summonses.—Freeman said he wished to ask if Mr. Brackenbury had a right to carry a great bottle-axe with him about the street.—Mr Paynter said he might do so, but he must not use it, or intimidate persons with it —The parties then left the court. MONEY MARKET. MONDAY Evamita. We have a heavy and declining stock market to-day in both houses. The decline in home stocks was attributed to the considerable rise in the prices of corn in Mark-lane this morning. Opinion points to a state of higher prices still, in view of the advices from various parts of the continent of the shortness of stocks, and the partial failure of the wheat and other grain, as well as of the potato crops. Consols were at 96 to 6 for money, and 961 to 11 for time, nearly all day, and so closed. Reduced Threes, 96i to 4. Three-and-a-quarter per Cents., 986 to 1. The Bank broker was served with 6,0001., Three-and-a-quarter per Cents., at 981, for the savings' banks, and 8,0001. more at the same price for account of unclaimed dividends. Exchequer Bills fell to 15s. to 17s. premium. Bank Stock, 209 to 10. India Stock. 24 to 260. Long Annuities, 10 5.16 to I. The undermentioned stocks will shut, preparatory to the payment of dividends, and open again at the dates sped- Sled :- 110 k Su* ...... that, 11th inst.; open, 11 th (Seedier. , ........-a-quarter per Cents , shut, Ilth inst.; open, 20th October. Threes Reduced shut, 10th inst.; open, 20th October. Long Annuities Annuities for terms of years The foreign market was thrown into some confusion this morning by the unexpected intelligence from Portugal, im porting that the government was about to impose a tax of 20 per cent. upon incomederived from the foreign debt ; that is, that 20 per cent. would he deducted from the funds, to be remitted for the payment of dividends on the loans contracted ' abroad. This appears to be a bold stroke of financial policy, or of desperation, as the case may be. It is only some four years since a former Portuguese ministry opened a com pulsory conversion for reducing the interest of a consider able portion of the foreign debt, without leave asked, or meeting called, of the creditors concerned, at all. The ope ration was assisted by some of the financiering notabilities here, who, having purchased bonds at the depreciated rates consequent on the cessation of dividends, and the then de eland insolvency of Portugal, were understood to have realized very large profits by the conversion scheme, which rallied prices to a high figure, by the promise of a certain dividend of 4 per cent, in exchange for the 5 per cent. contract dishonoured. It was, perhaps, in return for such services that, additionally, the Portuguese government has been so liberal of baronial, knightly, and other honours and decorations to the money-making capitalists of this market. It remains to be shown how the Portuguese government can stand justified in imposing a tax upon the property of parties non-resident, not subject to its jurisdiction, and not even registered in the state books as owners of state property. The enormity of the impost is a monstrous aggravation The bondholder, moreover, is placed under two fires by it. For whilst already taxed three per cent. on the income from his bonds, on receipt of dividends at home, he is henceforth to be mulcted in twenty per cent. more by the stoppage of remittances to the account from Portugal. It becomes a case, therefore, for government to determine whether the right of taxing British subjects and property lies abroad or at home, since it will scarcely be contended that it can be rightfully taxed in the ono case as well as in the other. The assumption on the part of Portugal amounts to nothing less than a confiscation. Some few days ago, Count Tojal, Minister of Finance in the late Cabral Ministry, and now here, addressed a letter to the Morning Herald, dwelling lar.!ely upon the excellent security of Portuguese debt, and the unassailable position in which the due payment of dividends was placed, by certain financial arrangements adopted, according to which the pay ments would tame from the treasury direct, invested with ample facilities for the end, and not be, as heretofore, dependent on complicated and circuitous banking operations. Upon the strength of this letter, and the authority of the writer, the bonds advanced some 2 or 3 per cent , or more. What will the Count say now, after this financial demonstra tion of his government ) . What, also, to the charge of the Lisbon correspondent of a morning paper, that the govern ment, of which he himself was a member, had resolved, be fore their expulsion from office, upon suspending the pay ment of dividends upon the foreign debt altogether for three years—perhaps indefinitely ? On Saturday, Portuguese Fours converted were done at 48 ; to-day they are at 41 to 3, and not movable. Spanish were in decline also, the prices being now quoted 36i to 711_; the Threes, 381 to 1; Deferred, 17 to 1; Pas.ive, 6 to 1; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents, 591 to 60; the Fours, 941 to 5; Belgian, 98 to 100; Danish, 88 to 9; Austrian, 109 to 10; Russian, 1101 to 111; Mexican was tolerably steady at 26 to 1 till the regular close of business, but immediately after declined to 261 to 61 ; Brazilian, 98 to 100 ; Chilian, 101 to 3 ; Buenos Ayres, 42 to 4 ; Peruvian, 37 to 9 ; Venezuela, 42 to 3. The foreign market generally was heavy and depressed. ENGLISH ltreD6.— Fr. India ►fork, 200 Oaemole for Acct., NI Ex. BM.. fl.OOO. lad" 13 13 17 Ditto C3OO, 13 17 pan. ' Dino, Small, 19 13 17 FUNI'H THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1846. Bank Stock, 204 toi per Cent. Iteeoced Ann., Me I I 3 per CL Consols, Ann., 96 1 1 I New .1 p. Ct. Ann, 9311 14 4 Long Ann , Exp. Jan. 5,1860, 10i POK11:114 5 "per Cent. Austrian BOncca,lo . Gu. f, 1104 I per Cent. Brazilian Ms., 894, 84 5 per Cent. ditto Acct. Sept. 15, 481 to 9 6 per Cent Buenos Ayres Acct. Sept. 15, 434 24 per Cent Dutch Equador Bonds, 3 4 1 per Cent. Greek Bonds, 1821 and 5, 74 S per Cent. Mexican, Acct., Sept. 15, 1646, 26 4 6 II S pi? Cent. Mexican Small 201 4 per Ct. Portuguere Honda, 43 2 Ditto, Aoct., 43 407 3 2 5 per (tit. Spannih Bonds, Dir. from Nov. 1310, 271 1 Ditto Acct. Sept. IS. 274 to 7 Ditto Pin tiond4,ol 1 Ditto Deferred, 171 Ditto indemnity, rz 3 per CL Spanish Bond., 35 SI Ditto AreL, Sept. 13, 381 to 1 24 per Cent. Dutch Exchange, 12 GulL, 591 EXCHANGES AND STOCKS ABROAD. FLtirerno, Serr. 4.—Austrian: Five per Cents., 112 hills. Rank Shares, 1570 bills. Russian: English Lain, Three per Cents., 108 bills, 1071 money; Fire per Cents. 11.imbluif Certilicate , , 101 bills; ditto, lit Series Irowriptiona, 1021 bills; ditto, Hope and Co, 3rd and 4th Series, 9hl bills; ditto, in Certificates, 9, bills; New Four per Cent. Hope and Co., 90 bills ; Ditto Sleights, 821 bills. Spanish: Fire per Cents., 18 hills, 17; money; Ditto, Three per Cents., 31 bills. Dutch : Actual Debt, Two-and.s.-Half per Cents, 591 bills. Polito: New Loon Four per Cents., 791 bills. Danish: English Loan Three per Cents., 86 hills. Exchanges on London, 'Limburg, Sept. 4-13.94; ditto, two months, 13.8 ; St. Petersburg, Aug. 25, three months, 37 1.5-16ths; Riga, Aug. 20. three months, 38 1-16ths ; Timm, Aug. 27, three months, 9.59; Stockholm, Aug. 28, ninety days, 12.1. Rwitime, Seer. S.—Prussian Funds.—St. Schuh! Sch., Three-and-a- Ilalf per Cents., 941. Exchange on London, two months, 5.24 i ; on Hamburg, two months, 1491; an Paris, two months, ,0 1-12th., 791. RAILWAY NEWS. The share market was flat yesterday, with no varia tion of prices worth notice. The transactions at Liverpool were on the same limited scale as of late, and prices were not better, except perhaps for London and North Western, in which there was a slight improvement. Little business was done at Manchester : prices were slightly in favour of the buyer. A conxiderable amount of business was done at Birming ham. There was a heavy demand for Shropshire Unions, and for Wolverhampton and Dudleys : sales were effected in the latter at 48s. 9d. p., and in the former at l dis., and at the close of the market at par. Stour Valley and Shrews bury, Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire, were also in demand. At dintgow prices were maintained during the week, though business was limited. Clydesdale Junction advanced from 241. to 29/. ; Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, from 741. to 741. 101. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow also advanced. Lresieriot, September 7.—Bales: Cheoter, Birkenhead, (201. sh. I d.—E. Counties (York ester) 36a p.—London, N. Western, 205, —Do. (4 sh.) 22 p.—Do. (new, ob.), 15 4, p.—Do. (4 ski. G. J. 24 p.—N. British (Carlisle Reg.), 3, 24 p.—Preston, Were, 154—She - field, Manchester (I eh. No. 3), 4 p.—S. }actor (new, No. I) 6 p.— Do. (4 sb.) 16 p.—Caledonian, d.—Do. (4 sh.), 4 d.—E. I.ancaohire, 94 p.—Grimeby, Sheffield, 2 d.—Lan ter, Carlisle (4 sh.) 34 p.— Leeds, 1 hink, d.—Liverpool, Bury (new M.), 14p.—Shrewa. bury Oowestry, Chester, 1 4 d. Birkenhead, Lmseashire, Cheshire Jn., 14 p.—Birmingham, Dudley, 24, 4 I, —Binning. ham, Oxford In., 44 4 p.— Boston, Stamford, Bir lls. d. —Buckinghamshire, 7 e. d.—lluddersaeld, Halifax, liradford Un., 2+ i p.—Liverpool, Ormokirk, Preston, 44 4 Se. 2d. p.—Mattock, Midland, Ja., 14 p.—Newry, Warrenpotnt, 4 d.—N. Staffordehire, Western, 40. 3d. p.—Shrewsbury, Herefordakire, I d. 're tin. It. and C., 4 d.—Trent Valley Midland Grand In., p.—W. Riding Un., 580. 9d. p.—E. India, 130. p.—Caledtmian Ex., 19s. d.—Goole, Doncaster, 4 d.—Leicester, Tamworth, Is. ad. d.— Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, Southport, 16e. 6d. d.—Manche ter, Midland, Grimsby, 19s. 6d, d.—Manchester, Southampton, 3 d.— Warwickahire, London, f d. BIRMINGHAM, LICHTINAD, AND 31ANCDESTER.—A spe cial meet -15 of the shareholders In ghl• erngemy woe held in Bir mingham ytsterday; B. apemen lag., 11LP., Is lie glair. The object of the meeting we, to &dais tbo mart dem tothe side of the line to the London and Mcmtb-W•stern y. Mr. Spooner dated the terms of the agrommagg r lboy have wsred in the Deily 1 Nacs—that the North-Weelat o =any peg thaw= of WOO/. wards &fro) ing the by Si sempory (Mr. Owner announced tint they it mood tltat amonnt) ; fwther, th they should alio give ais of 20,1304 win* being dh:ded, will afford a premium of U. on coal dime. A readolgos wan annint wad ratifying the sale; and, in reply to a gamin tat • pro prietor, Mr. Chawner and that the North-Wailers Onspnly were levered to immediately carry out the prevision et the agreement. STAFFORDSHIRE AND SHROPSHIRE JUNI-CIO tag ahareboldets L under the Diaaolotion Act no. ara r sisia.place, Gray'a-lno, pmetartioy, W. 'Lc chair. It appeared that the meetbsg had bran eon one Instead of three of the provisional committee, and that it no not legally constituted. The chnrman, the the chair, and the meeting broke up. RAILWAY SHARE LlBYB.—Lorroorr, Nora.—The quotations of lines in Roman characters transaatious: those at lines in Italics sacs' p Paid. Paid.. 13 . _ I Aberdeen 911 , 1 11/ " Ambs 2 itirmingb. rgratts & Gloster I 1 Do. New Iles. 74 d) 324 4 Illbsa.& Dittoed June U 4 SrlstoLlc Exeter It.. New al 114 p. /cleat and Gloster Su 2p. Buckinghamshire ad Caledonian Do. 4 shares l4+ Do. Extension 1 Cambridge & Oxford 1 Mester 4. HotyheoS 14 Id. urnat & Blythe . . 2 [Ark use Waterford wall I Wen Northam .. 1 Dublin & Belfast Int. 4 Delis. tielivey inallignamiass 23 24 4 Do. New 71. Do.P.byere. No 1 I p. Do. Do. 2 ‘ p. Do. Yrk Estonian 14 OR laaavadre 254 II Mat lAnoolnshire ittosintrsA elaaspr .0 72 Do. 4 sham 0,. 1 shares lidinkand Northern - Stye iltiatingibli Glas t osrlCiton.l4.4pr Goole, Denis., It Ski Grand UnionNotee. 'Manchester a I Do. 4 Urns Do. Do. Do. Do. Mooch, Buz. & ilanah. & Wail Midland .... Do. New Do.Diren.+ I Neirerelk+ Do Do. New INewcostle& Der 7 1 .;reack, Shill. end Che liloolh Boned Do. 4 Mares Do. llike Do.Estrar. (II Norfolk Northern & Fi N.A . nit + Dir.! North Staffordo Northarnp., Bar Woofer, & Portrotouth Du ilia/co 4. Wrr Do. 4 shares. Bich ond 1 237 p . lip. Re; 77.7 ScottiAh Midlan Shresvrbury R 1 Shropghire ur6 Isowth , Worth Midland j& . t.istern & 1 _ _ awl Lynn ...... . Gt. 8 0 . & West tire! ' Gt. North of Eagland Do. New Great Waters ! Do. shares Do. 1 shares Do. Fifths ,l/aff ¢ Selby I Do. J shores Do. 4 sharer Loot-aster *Carlisle Do. New Leeds sod Bradford Leicester & Bedford Leiceetcr & Binning. Lek. Tow. Trent Val Amodio.. Lis. Mao. # N. Jon. Lonskat&ltlarlwalL. Ds. New Landward Brighton Do Fifths London & Croydon Lowiirw*reanwrish London & N.Wastorn IN.i alarm Do. New shares 31 80e 11230 Do. N. (3310 s Do. N. (do. Si D. N. (do. xith Ways tVale of Neagh Itisnoscksh.4. Waterford A iretsA West %tiding Witts,Son.t Wiab.St.lors,Us York Ikilirtiale Tork ♦ lior'A Do. k shorn Do. Scarboro Do. Selby Do. Extenadoi Foxtrots R.n.r 14 Boulogne & Aft Hord 7'o.4l.C:etre 4 Dadra VIIII#7. O Dutch Ilhen4l I. East Indian as Great Irul.Penir 3a Great West. Hi 3 IGt. Nor. Frame. si•Gt. Wearer', en 3 Lousain I la Ein I 114 errs cid den 4 I Laze ▪ INsaluVAt ar deo . o 10 Orleans k Plot , Oticans k Bak 44 Oyer Tavel Path & L i 10 Paris et D) Paris and Roo I Paris & Btrosb.l 10 Mane', and Ha 8 i tlsmbre and Me 14 Strasbourg and 5 Tows. Itiottes, S ,IFsra Flanders Do. Afar Do Eighths Do. N. sk. Do. ZiOsk.,L..ll. London 1< S. Western Do. New 00111. Bthe Do. New . ...... Do. New London & York Lee.. SAW., ¢ Yeovil Lossdry. &Goloshes Lynn and Ely Lana and Derehana W•sseAsa , er & Lomb .1);". Do. •Aura Do. 'Mho Do. Si:tem:As.— Do. Ext....mien . sas p. . 61 3p. . 63 .fl . 33 las 5 .1 24p. 25 fp. 18 20p. 54 70 6 r70 • I II d'Pur 64 21 10 Ilp. 23 11 1 16 i I N 20p. , 72 55 251 6 6 .p. 2 'I/ id. II 131 13 30 sp. ,521 5j p. 11 22 1 19.1). COMMERCIAL AND MARKEI PRODUCE.—Misetxuaasr, Sept. 7.—Refined at dull today, but prices are not quoted lower, standard Rice has been in fair demand, and buyers freely prices of hat week, but holders demand rather high checks business • the advance in corn and the increase the failure of th e potato cztends to streng th en op article ruling very high d the winter, but it in beard it is now 50 per cent higher than it was in Jun continues Ilan at 425. 3d., 42a. 6d. new, 41s. Oft old, rough fat 2s. 4d. The arrivals but week were 2118 a rules 1585 casks ; the present stock on band 10.08 same period last year it was 10,021 casks. —Oda rem pale, 29/. ; straw, 27/., 281. ; brown and yellow, 2.51 77/., 791. ; cod, 271. 15a.: South Sea, 24/. 25/. 125.; 42!., rape pale, 32/. 10s., W.; linseed, 24/. los., 21 has been dull of sale during the past week, and sal effected without giving way in price's.— gown has al demand, the high price* having checked business ; quality arc saleable at full prices, other descriptions 01 Cakr : 1000 hags common good ordinary Ceylon hal private contract at 395. Gd., which reduces quotation. I LONDON WEEKLY DOCK RETITILsi Imported. Delivered. , 1 1 SUOAI, Weft bail.. 0111111 I 1,137 1,342 li Mauritius bags 1,224 3,249 0 ' Bengal Sc Madras bap 3,370 12,017 13 Corms, Went India osslos 127 &I Ceylon Yap 12,730 3,167 16 Mocha boles 3 134 E Coous B. P. top 272 133 1 Forainv — 33 . 1 Rum, Meat Indta = I 163 433 111 COTTON.—Lzweareloi, Sept. 7.—A Ten - stiff marl the sales 9,000 bales, 2,300 of which were on spa export. YORK, Sept. s.—We have a good supply of wheat, b at market. Wheat has met a fair sale at 455. to 52+. f, to 565, for white. Harley is selling at high prim, .ay gurrter. Otto same as Lan week. In utner a rtick itiIIBCROU, SEPT. S.—Pawn OP heat : Pol Arch. and Magd. red, 130, 146; do. white, 133, 150; Mu wick, 129, 141; Silesian 3ellow, 129, 144 ; do. white, 1: and Pool. ' 129, 149; holstein, 127, 130 • lower Elbe, I Silesian, 108, 122; Arch. and Magd., 110, 123; Mack. 31 108, 12.3. Barley • Arch. and Magri, 80, 92; malt, Upland, 49, 60; * heck, and holstein, 55, 62 ; lower BOON 95, 110. I'eaa, 95, 120. Gape seed, 127, 134. COALS, Sept. 7.--Shipa, 29; odd, 25. --• - NICIFCMITILIS. _ . . et "(Mgt Davison's West !burley.— las 6d Walls E.Braddyll's Ilolmell ?data l6s 6d W 111134 End Ilagwel Ord 's Ittallteugh l4s 6d Walls End Whittri BErcill - 31—btroen .4.40 Etroars.—lbe Belgian g jUst. published • table of imports and exports for months of this present year. We extract the fo regards imports it was to be expected that owing between France and Belgium, Wks and wines would better sale In that country. This has not proved to b the contrary a decrease Is visible. The importations 1844 amounted to 40,159 kilog., and in 1845 to 42,; I 9 exceed 36,000 kflog. in 1840. The importation of wine amounted to 59,477 hectolitres, did not exceed 43,701 1846, a diminution of 16,000 hectolitres, or more Ur: ' And this diminution is the more remarkuole, re after t the treaty with Belgium, according to the illecrtiOlUol !of that treaty a great increase was predicted. The art rim which gore rise to the moat important trammed, More than 83,000,000 kilogrammes of corn entered 1 the first seven months of the current yrsr. This is dm City imported last year, and eighteen time= mon• than in 1844. The *ate of the harvest and the potato disci large and sudden increase In the importation of fore*" garde export Lions, cast iron is the prominent article. nine million kilogrammes of cast iron were exported for different countries principally for France. The threads and linen tissues felt a alight check during months of 1846. SHIPPING AUL DUX. G Dublin 4 Waterford ..... 0 2 Donaghadeo 0 Guernsey 0: lea 0 I I 12,taburg 1 Holland I INTELLIGENC AWL DLL Flanders 2 Prance 0 1 Liption Sept n Mediterranean ... 0 India Ma Mar ge-Wm 0 !E.-M I ARIL_ 0 ts) ch 0 Ben O Ilex 0 Wee 0 Bnu GRAVI., , END, Sept. 7.—Arrived 'Therm, from Stettin Mau; M. rton, from Bunk ; Basaurah Merchant, [run John Modem, from Guernsey; Apollo, from Gurnee, !Oiled: Germania, for Dantrlin ; Mary moor; Airone, for Trieste; Australs•ian racket for and ARLI. for (Joel".; Tiberius, for America; Willi lock. i Thalia, Garkind, and Woolaington, in ban.ut ; LIVERFOOL, SFR. 7.—Arrived : Elsinore. from New from New York ; Mary shield, from i John Tunkinsan, from Cuba; Mattakerset, from I (et.), from Iluvre.--Sailed : Belmont, for Rt. John'J wick ; Earl Dalhousie, foe Demerara ; Nicolas I nia, and llottinguer, for New York ; Borah Sb; lachionla ; Lord Nelson. for Africa ; Victoria, for Ca r, for La Guacra; Louisa, for Mobile; Caprunni, Edwin, for Providence; Soda, for Memine ; --talla for Gibraltar and (MHz; Sir R. Jackson, for !Moire for Dentate ; Svendlnc Mathilde, for Bergen ; Al .Wkl San Giuranc Roulet; for Gem*. [Adyertisement3—THE EARL OF AL AND tiOLLOWAT'ff Po.ta.—An astounding cure by tb tnet.eine, after every other means had failed. See es lordship'. letter, dated " Villa Menem, Leghorn, Feb. Profewor Holloway.— Sir,—l beg to acquaint you that effected a cure of a disorder in as, liver and .tomach moat eminent of the faculty, et home and all over had not bean able to effect ; nay, not even the waters Marienbad. signal Aldborough "—These wonderful any disease of the liver or atoMach. Sold (also Its merit) at Professor Holloway's Eatabliatunent, 244, Stru medicine vendors throughout the civilised world. Dept 4. at Kfrklingtrat Ball, Notts, the wife of A. Rau daughter. Pepe 5, at Oayatreet, Bath, the wife of the Rev. R. 0.1 dadgbtari. Sept. 1. at 223, at Vlacest.street. Glasgow. Mrs. Walogr, Sept. 4, at Aron, agar }Harwood. Hrs. Vtutus DtarZof lILRRIAGSS. Sept 4. at St. •, Biosmsbary. W. P. Pauostes, second daughter of C. R. Mao., Esq. Sept. 2. at St. Edsuad Cherub, Salisbury, P. 0.2.7,, of the btu t..4pt. 0. H. Xmas. Sept. 3, at iibbertoa Church, A. E. WILL.... Esq.. third Iles. J. H. W. WtaataY, of Pomba,. AB Saints, Suffolk. to woad daughter of J. Downes. Mu., of Abherton, near C4l , Sept. 2, at Stoke Darrel, Davenport. C. J. Ca arrow. Diner Temple, to Blazoner. Agile, eldest daughter of (Apt. Sept. 3, at limboLefever, Cardiganshire, B. Polar, i with, to Euetaarg, eldest daughter of J. Lee Lei, Rm. Sept. 4, at tit. Martian, church. Haverfordweet, the 1 Vicar of limed y. Pembrokeshire. to Mn. B. sea, of Urology Sept. 3. at St. Bride's church, W Peon, ma of B. W of Chapel UMW, Wit itehavea, to ELII M.l, eldest daughter oats. Ltq.. of Birkenhead, late of Whitehaven. DEATHS. Sept. 4. at tbs VICWO, Wed* LlTlagtoll, Wilt., to the age, the Rev. K. C. Cm. stt, R.m. 4, at Norwood, Sorter. A. P.,,.0, Esq. Sept.:. at Freshwater, laie of Wight, E. BRIM.. Esq rinse, Leedom. aged Sept 2, at Ardmore. 8. D. 611{1.11110, Esq.. of Oleoberele. Sept. 2, at Castlekeolass, Pembrokeshire, It Maras ts, Sept. 1. at Malahide, J. Batt. Sot.. late MOrtteeth. boar N Sept 4. at the Mount, Chlibilked. Ere:, 4. Ds bat mums tat o Semple, aged 40. Prieto' aad labliabed by "'mauls A Joao.. of Na. eta tis wish at at. Bride. bs tie City of London. Printer. at Mr and Eva•a, Lawabaraadreat, as the redact a the CU, Of landoa.—Tasaaar, lair aaaaa 02 I;' IS S 03 I 6 411 40 17 , 14