Star. — London, England, 1824-09-01 00:00:00

2 1. *HE .A'RMY. , n , e hod-quarters division of the Bth Regiment of Foot, Which . Te cendy ar rived from the Mediterratumn, sailed lately, on board the Green transport, from Portsmouth to Plymouth. .Pug e troo p of the Regiment of Life Guards marched on Mon. do f ro m 'Maidenhead to Egham. A division of the 72d will embark at Plymouth on board the Jo , h Green transport, for Edinburgh Castle. (Arial notice has been given that every Regimental Paymaster, 20 „ 'tr ying, or who may hereafter serve, in the East Indies, will be ei pocted, if required by the Local Government, to deposit with ac h Government his own separate security in the sum of 5,000 ro pros, and that of another person in the same amount. NAVAL INTELLIUENGE. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The Liverpool, for the undermentioned slave-vessels, via. Deux Ate, Constance, and Jenny, on the 6th inst. at 1.13, Great G e orge-otreot, Westminster ; and recalled there. The Jane, of Aberdeen, from Greenland, has arrived at Shet land--clean. Fausousn, Ano. 30.—Wind S.E. light airs.—Arrived the Nor way brig Industry, BASCLAY, from Longsound. Sailed the Success, llussam, for St. John's, New Brunswick. PI.I.IIOOTH, Aun. 30.—Wind E.—Arrived the following outward bound ; viz. firailsford, for America ; Eagle, Pull', for St. John's, New Brunswick ; Amity, Jamison, for Prince Edward's bland ; and Elisabeth, Tacreasou, for St. John's, New Brunswick. Possum;En, Ans. 51 from Rip. DEAL, Auo. 31.—Wind N.N.R. light airs.—Came down from the River and sailed, the Speke transport, ataanox, for Cork; Courier, Salinas, for Tenerife; and Superb, Spurn, for Alicant. the Hope, FARIAND, CUSTOM-HOUSE, A UG. 31. Slurs Remains laws am The Kleine Udia, from F_mhden ; Anna, from Tonaingen ; Flying Fisk, from Ostend ; Supply, and Reward, from Petersberglt ; Providentia, from Hernosand; Grace, and Fanny, from Riga; Pettus, from Frederickstaa• - - Rey, from Jansaies ; and 'Phalan, /roan DeaL Forms Orrwsase—The Carl, for Denude ; Nelson, for Per nambuco; Perseverance, for Hamburg'. ; Perseverance, for Calais; George Miens, for Antigua; Asia, for New South Wales ; Prince of Denmark, for Van Dieman's Land; David, for Grand Canary. Cumin's ArrwAsse--The Zeemeuw, for Antwerp ; Driver, for Bourdeaua; lively, for Sierra Leone; Frances Henrietta,for New York ; Industry, for Gibraltar ; and Barrkk, for Petersburg's. ; Lord Rod- FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER. Moaning Doris.—Shaded yellow jaconot muslin dress ; the s t r ipes in waves, with small sprigs of gold colour : the corsage ex blouse ' and the keg sleeves en beignets, having seven divisions formed by carded bands, equidistant. Plain cuff. the size of the hand, with a neat worked muslin rues : corded band round the waist, with a plain gold buckle in front. The skirt Is neatly trimmed with five double tucks, cut bias, and corded at the top and bottom : worked muslin square collar ► fastened in front with a small gold buckle. Round cap of white alp lime, drawn with amber-colour ribbon, and a large square lace veil. Wrought gold drop car-rings. Yellow kid gloves and shoes. Emma Dem.—Dress of white artpe line, ornamented with mansprig' of rose-colour floss silk t the corsage rather high, falls no each side of the bust, and is emened by a narrow pink satin 1 band at the top, supporting a row of snaddrcles, which unite and pint downwards: narrow tacker of es* Mend. The sleeve is very short and fell, and is decorated with tent tasty bows, formed of four corded Persian lilac leaves, united by a knot : the sleeve is' finished with a satin band, composed of three small roukaus. and a vaodyke blood lace beneath. The skirt has a deep bouilleesnis of white tulle, cot Mai; and headed with a band of three small row kaus of pink each:: the sane: is introduced to confine the beealitmeie midway, and a broad roulette is added beneath the small ones at the bottom, and two rows of pink antis bows, to correspond with the sleeves, are plated at rimer dklances in the bouilionnee. Large French bonnet of pink L doe, bent in from ; the brim formed of double folds, and ellwide pink satin and a narrow roukan ; tie crown ciradar,with a alai, cot into eight oblong divisions, each bound with satin, and edged with folded crape line: four large white ostrich feathers are placed in the front. The hair dressed in light curls, and two white China roses on each rile of the head. Emerald Decking, ear-rings, and bracelets. Long velite kid gloves, white satin shoes, lace fiche, or silk kigentiose.-- Esne *kermess 's Repeats". —,,.......—.. . WILL _OF SIR CHARLES 1111CARTHY. The will of the late unfortunate Sir Charles M.Car thy was registered in the Prerogative Office. in Doctors Commons, on the 28th (August) ult. Probate was granted to his sister, Adelaide Gueroult, Countess de Metre, wife of Charles Francois, Count de Metre, as sole heiress and executrix, the property being stated within the province of the Canterbury jurisdiction) to be ma& the sum of £20,000. is contained in a series of papers, :narked Nos. 1,2, and 3—the last being merely an envelope, with a superscription, and the first a letter declaratory of the purport of N 0.2, which is written throughout in Ft ench, and contains all his tes tamentary dispositions. It consists of three letters, ad dressed to his sister and her husband. The first of them is dated like the paper writing No. 1, the 27th of Octo ber, 1821. The tenour of the whole is expressive of the utmost affection and confidence in the Countess and his brother-in-law, to whom he gives the bulk of his pro perty, with certain provisions, at their entire discretion, for his natural children: of these there are four ; he mations them with much solicitude, and laments his never having foimed a lawful connexion: two of them are by tht same mother. The second letter in the tes tamentary paper, No. 2, is dated the 14th of Novetn• ber, 1822, and begins id this manner Thinking it was my duty to repair to the Gold Coast on account of a hostile aggression from the Chief of the Ashantees, a barbarian to vrbbm they give the title of King, and who, in the bosom of peace, has seized and made pri soner a Serjeanr, whom be may murder under pretence of his having spoken ill of him, I think proper to inform you," &c. &c. The last of the letters, dated the 29th of October, 1828, at Sierra Leone, consists chiefly of an enumeration of property, and notices the probability of his shortly having another child, for whom he in treats his sister's kindness and protection. The testator has left annuities of 500 francs and 300 francs to two aunts. The other bequests are very trifling. AU the documents are in Sir Charles's own hand-writing 4 Ttia tom. or SEPTIAISSR.—The dandy sportsmen now in town slept in their shooting dresses last night to take the field early this day, is the partridge shooting season commences. The different watchmen received orders to wake them early this morning, and flying con fectioners, provided with cakes and lollypops, and soda water, expect to have a busy day at Primrose‘hill, Hackney-fields, Sentishtown, Hammersmith, and High gate. The dandies are furnished with pop-grins, as they will not use gunpowder, it smells so nasty. The cock res, however have supplied themselves with abund ance of powder and shot, and woe be unto ducks and drakes, sparrows, pigs, and water-wagtails, in the vici nity of the metropolis. Bull-dogs and mastiffs have risen cent, per cent. in price, as many of them have been pur chased as poixters. At the close of one of the beats at the last Tunbridge Races, there was a universal uproar, oecasiosed by the suspicion of what appeared to be most extraordinary conduct in the proprietor of My Aunt. It was stated that be had entered Into some agreement that Fortune-Teller should win, which was discovered by the jockey who rode My Aunt poling het in to prevent her arriving Snt This so enraged the pegss that they sisrrounded him and Would Oft allow him to semi to the awd. on an Weal bring made t o the steward, he awed the delta obeall not be paid, 'Pon which the people need Me* bur2ll. i tleh ey, ald th e o wner o f t h e hone was W 1 . a :ram their rage. Re left the Course midst die mare sod bode( • the multitude, mg It was afterwards adored dot be not be allowed to enter a hone en that Course 1106 t band -I sitar four fold ante whit leau, midi the I the i Fret of do • the I each large fires: Ale wilt Fyn T thy Con Ma' ei sole (wit and of 1 mei a is wri tar dre is c bet ute brc per for me net are 1 tall E bet W 2 • a I bat t sill t SO( i of a yo; e of i an of'.. t ire t ha au e do ei IC TH te to id a of o it . ii a, i I )k . I . 8 t. I a a d n k e 0 ) tl • tl 11 as ti I ' jt i . S 1 b .1 a 3' THE CORN TRADE. The Following details of the. present Corn Act will be instructive to those vriio are interested in the opera tion of this law. One thing, howev.er, is to, be , remarked —Wheat, it will be seen, is admitted, into consumption when the average is 765. and other grain at, proportional pkices, on paying certain duties ; but this law, does not take effect with respect to Wheat till it has ,tisen to 80s. with respect to Barley, till it has rises to 40s. Rye, Peas, or Beans, 435. Oats, 275. Thus it was necessary that Oats should rise to 275. before the ports were opened for that grain ; but now they have been once opened to that grain it will con tinue to be admitted, subject to the payment of certain duties, till the price falls below 255. If the ports should be closed, they will again at any future period be open to Foreign Oats, subject to the duties, when the price of the maritime districts for the period determining impor tation exceeds 25s.—This circumstance the persons in terested in the prices are not uniformly aware of. The Corn Law of 1815 permitted import, free of duty, whenever our own corn, as returned by the averages, was at or above— Wheat . . 80s. a qr. I Barley . Rye, Peas, & Beans, 535. do. Oats . 40s. a qr. 275. do. The present Act repeals that of 1815, and permits the import for home consumption of foreign corn, whenever our own corn shall be at or above— Wheat . . . 70s. I Barley . . . 555. Bye, Peas, and Beans . 465. Oats . . . 255. subject to certain duties, the amount of which is regu• lated not by these prices, but by the following table :-- SCHEDULE (A). Foreign Corn. 1 Wheat. I R y e, Peal Barley, and Beans. Boar, or Bin. H the average o British Corn bel under, per Quar High Duty ... ...1...... 126 1 If at or above, pert Quarter ... 110 s. ... . 1 But under ditto . 8.56. First Low Duty ...... If at or above, per t Quarter 856. Second Low Duty..'... 00. i... To prevent an abrupt import or lowering of the mar. ket, the present Act imposes an additional duty on Wheat - ss. od. I Barley . - 2s. 6d. 1 531. .. ...I 1 ,... .. Bs. ... 65.1. 1 531. ... ... 1 ... 3s. !SU 1 425. 6d. 1... se. 1421. 6d. ... 4d. Bye, Peas, and Beans Ss. 6d. I Oats - Is. Od. On all corn, colonial as well as foreign, payable in ad dition to those in the schedules, during the first three months of admission to home consumption, whether the corn be taken from the warehouse or from on board of ship. Corn from Quebec, or our other North American co lonies, is admitted to consumption in this country when. ever our own averages are at or above— mme - Ws. Barley I Rye, Peas, and Beans 595. Oats At the following duties: SCHEDULE (B). Wheat I Rye, Peu'l Barley, I Oats. and Beans. Bear, or gg. , 1 I If British Coz b il at i I under per ter ... .. 67s .. 1 44 s ... 33s .. ... / 22s 6d High Duty 8s .. ... 61'.. 4s It st or above, per Quarter ... 67s .. ' 44s ... S3s ... . I ns 6d d But under, ditto .. 71s .. 1 46 s .. 33s 64 ... 24s Pint Low Duty ... ... 3s l ... 3s 6d ... its 6d .. 21 If at or above, per Quarter ...71s .. ,46s ... Sss ... ... 1 241 Second Low Doty ... is' ... 841 ... .. Sd i ... 4d _ Foreign or Colonial Corn at present in warehouse may be taken out and sold for home consumption, as soon as our averages shall be at or above the preceding rates respectively, of 70s. for Foreign, 595. for Colonial Wheat, kc. but subject to the highest duty, in the Sche dules A. and B. And, Corn in warehouse (at the time of the passing of the Act) may be admitted to home consumption in conrcre may with the Act of 1815, that is, free of duty, when averages rise t• the rates fixed in that Act, viz. Wheat Ms. I Barley Rye, Peas, and Beans SU. Oats STAGE-COACH CONVICTIONS. 30s. 20s. 4O 275. Johnson, the veteran regulator and enforcer of the statutes, has, it appears, surprised the " coachees" on the Western road. As nearly all the proprietors have been fined for infractions of the coach regulating statutes, Johnson has been noticed as having been " sent fishing ;" but this he has rebutted, by his laying his informations at Maidenhead, on the 19th and 20th ult. before Sir WILLIAM Ilawalla, when he convicted siz drivers in the penalty of Si. and costs. The others appealed. A Magistrate on the Bench said, that he also was an informer, in a case where the lives of persons were in dangek, and that be had laid an information against one of the offending parties. Sir WILLIAM HKARIIi said he was determined that such practices should not be allowed on the road whilst he had any authority. Informers bear a disgusting name to the public generally ; but on this occasion he should certainly protect and approve their conduct, as it was perhaps the means of saving many lives, which, without such information, would be endangered. Th• miss tiled, coediting bf di, were then ordered to pat the must of AS an& aid ewes. Johns= ilea Isid damn other informations against coaches on the same road► . Mr. V. BiTington, brewer, of the Barley Mow, in the Milk-market, Sandgate, Durham, having frequently observed his gill vat disturbed during his absence, with out being able in any way to account for it, was at length determined to secrete himself in the brewhouse, and watch. He had not waited long when he perceived a thermometer, attached to a cord, let down the wall from an aperture near the roof, by A secret hand. This was a source of gratification to the brewer. He then discovered the grand secret; saw the end and object of the inquisitor. He endeavoured to detach the instru ment by cutting the cord, but his knife failed, and the thermometer was quickly drawn up again. Determined, however, to catch the instrument of the intruder, be set an iron fox-trap, attached to the vat in a proper posi tion for the purpose, and continued his watch. It was not long before his ingenuity was crowned with success. On Sunday morning, the 15th ult. the same band again let down the instrument, which was caught in the trap, and soon secured by the watchful brewer, who now ex hibits it to his neighbours and friends, as a trophy or reward of his own vigilante, and an evidence of his neighbour's dishonesty. It appears that another brewer, envious of his rival's fame, had in this way endeavoured to discover the grand secrets of his trade. IRELANA • .. s: • • CORK . ,4 4 1 . *MRS. • HURD= OF THE FRANKS FAMILY. It will be in out Readers' recollection, that during the last Assizes, a respectable man, named Arthur O'Keefe, was taken into custody, and charged with the murder of the Franks'family ; that on his arraignment then, Rafter pleading Not Guilty, he moved to pastpone his trial for a few days, on account of the recency of his apprehension, the impossibility of being pre aced for trial, and the fact of his not having time to employ an agent or retain Counsel. The postponement for a few days, at the instance of the prisoner, was accordingly granted, by Mr. Toaasms. When that Assizes was, drawing to a close, the Crown declined to proceed, and Mr. O'Keeffe, with ot h er i n di v id ua l s c h arged, were de , tained in custody, bail being refused. Wednesday last, after M'Connell's trial had ended.l Mr. Serjeant GOOLD, as leading Cou nse l fo r th e C row n.' rose and stated to the Court, that he had an affidavit oil Major Carter's, in which he (deponent) set forth, that a material and necessary witness on behalf of the Crown in this trial, whose name he was, by the Crown Solici- 1 tor, desired to conceal, could not be produced at the! present Assizes, but that he had the best reasons for sup posing that he would be forthcoming at the next As sizes. Under these circumstances, he would move that the trial be postponed, without requiring from the pri soners any other security than entering ink their OWD: recognizances. The JUDGE observed, that this case did not come within the terms of the Habeas Corpus Act. Mr. JACKSON, as Counsel for the prisoner O'Keefe, just then came into Court, and resisting the postpone ment for which the Crown contended, said it was griev ous to impose any further condition on a man who had been detained in custody since the last Assizes, who was then, and is now, ready for trial, and who, when he then demanded to be tried, or held to bail, was still detained, even though he offered security to the amount of a thousand pounds. Mr. Serjeant - Gootn replied, that it was now proposed to let out the prisoner on his own recognizances. Mr. O'CONNELL, who just came into Court, denied; the tight of the Crown to conceal the name of the wit ness. The Crown could not postpone a trial without' making out a sufficient case; and in order to do that, the name of the witness, on account of whose absence the trial was to be postponed, should be stated by the Crown, and the reason why his attendance could not be procured. Such were the conditions upon which a pri soner could postpone, and he contended that the Crown lay under the same conditions ; that the prisoner was not brought in until last Assizes, was no fault of his; so far from absconding, lie remained openly in the coun try; and he had now to complain that without trial, he had been punished by detention in prison for six months. It was not a matter of course to send a man of his station iu life again into society without quashing the indictment. The crime with which he stood charged was horrible in the extreme; and was it nothing to send him back again to his friends and neighbours without relieving him from such an imputation ? Could he have the slifhtest dispute, on the most trifling occasion, with out being liable CO be taunted with having been detained in jail for six months, and that he might yet be hanged for the sanguinary murder, since the indictment still re mained over him ? The Learned Counsel further said, that he could get an affidavit to the effect, that at the last Assizes, there were certain individuals who could prove the perjury of the informer Magner, and who were then kept in custody by Major Carter, and were now bringing actions against that Gentleman. Serjeant GOOLD contended, that Mr. O'Connell was going out of the matter before the Court. The evidence of the informer Magner was confirmed by the testimony of unimpeached witnesses. In reference to what Mr. O'CouNzo. had said about quashing the indictment, the Learned Serjeant replied, that it had been ruled that no indictment, under such circumstances, could be quashed; and as to the suffering which O'Keeffe was stated to have endured, this was but the common lot of all who might be taken into custody without conviction. He was only detained from one Assizes to another. He deemed it necessary to protest against the doctrine, that the Crown was bound to disclose the names of wit nesses. He should be very sorry, indeed, if such was the law. Nothing would more defeat the administration of justice than the prevalence of such a doctrine. Mr. O'CONNELL maintained, that it would promote the ends of justice if the names were disclosed. For in stance, in this case, if they knew the name of the wit ness whom Major Carter thought so material, it might be in their power to find him out and serve him with a Crown summons, though not in Major Carter's. The prisoners, Arthur O'Keeffe and the rest, were then set at liberty, it being understood that no Magis trate should issue a capias against them. About ten in the morning of Sunday sennight, as Mr. . Jones,of Suit . Cottage, County Tipperary, was walking out of his lawn-gate, two miscreants, armed with short guns, and having their faces blackened, pounced upon him from a ditch. On struggling to disengage himself, one of the fellows stumbled, when a third came up with a blunderbuss, threatening to fire its contents through his head if he stirred. They then walked Mr. Jones to the house—where, on demanding arms and being re-1 fused, one of them went up stairs and brought down a gun, at the same time exclaiming it was not arms they wanted, but his life, which they would spare for that time, on condition of his giving up Flanagan's farm be fore noon the next day, and then left the house. Mr. Jones then mounted one of his horses, and soon ap prised Mr. M'Donough, Chief of Police at Thutles, who, at the head of several of his mounted Police, went in pursuit, and succeeded in apprehending a man with his face blackened in part. In the reign of James I. and his successor, according to Burton, some of the amusements of our citizens, and their Ladies particularly, were derived from monkeys and a diminutive breed of dogs ; and those of winter, arose from cards, tables and dice, shovel-board, chess, the philosopher's game, small trunks, shuttlecock, bil liards, music, masks, singing, dancing, ule gamer, fro lics, jests, riddles, catches, purposes, questions and commands, merry tales of Knights errant, Queens, lovers, Lords, Ladies, giants, dwarfs, thieves, cheaters, witches, fairies, goblins, friars, &c. " Some men's whole delight also,' he adds, is to take tobacco, and drink all day long in a tavern or alehouse, to discourse, sing, jest, roar, talk of a cock and bull over a pot, &c. or when three or four good companions meet, tell old stories by the fire-side, or in the sun, as old folks usually do, quer aprici meminere sena, remembering afresh, and with pleasure, ancient matters, and such like acci dents as happened to them in their younger years." 51"- VI INTELLIGENCA TIVERTON RACES—Amen 27. A Silver Cup, value .52p. given by the Trideemen of tvertac. Ben of three beats. Mr. klton's Grimace 1 1 Mr. Crapp'. b. g. Viscount 2 2 Mr. Worth's b. g. Enniskillen 3 dr An eiceUent race. Sweepstakes of Sp.eacb. Ten subscriberi. nest of dante tests, twice round the Course. Mr. Green's Grimace Mr. Hale's Viscount Sir H. Carew's b. m. Finesse The Ladies Cup. Best of three beats. Mr. Stevens's b. h. Eagle 1 Mr. Milton's Fancy . 2 2 Mr. Forward's b. na. Susan . 3 Z. A good ,race, and woo by Eagle; but the Cup was given to Eagle not being qualified. 8111C011D V --..• AT.IICIU ' ST 28. A Silver Cup, given by Captain Worth, for Yeomanry Cavalry horses of his Troup, was won in two heats by Mr. Ansley's b. m. Maria, beating Mr, &miter's Isabella and three other*. A Match for £5O. One mile. Mr. Allen's b. m, Its!. Mr. Ken naway's bl. b. ft ;rag a capital beat, and won by the Mick horse by half a neck. A Cup, for borses not thorough-bred, all ages, was won by Mr. Steven's Eagle, beatidg. Mr. Forward's Susan and Mr. Burch's Rosetta. A Purse of 10 sous. for Galloways. lien of three heats once . round the. Course and a distance. Mr. Sellwood's b. m. Fidget Mr. %Villesford's b. g. Harry Mr. Sharland's Fatima . Captain Born's Lezinka a Mr. Bire's Jack 1 1 2 2 8 di; 1 1 2 2 3 3 bolted 4 dr PEDISTRI AN ISM. The sporting match to Maidenhead and back, from Laid . on, was yesterday well done. Mr. Smithson, a pedestrian who had won all his matches, made his start. He engaged to do the 52 miles in ele ven hours and a half. He reached Hounslow in one hour and twenty-sevei , minutes, and after travelled his own winning length, and won the match easy in three minutes within the given time. Monday se'nnight, John Tovrnshend, the Lewis isedestrian, engaged to go six miles in one hour, in the hollowing manner : be *as to run two miles—then walk backwards two miles—and lastly walk two miles forwards. The place selected for this herculean performance, was from the Pelham Arms Inn, to a spot a quarter of a mile distant, on the Brighton road. He completed his task 55 seconds within the time, as follows : He ran the lst two miles in Walked backwards the 2d two miles in Walked forwards the 3d two miles in MU. BIC. - 13 0 - 110 30 - 19 57 PIGEON SHOOTING. TIER GREAT MATCH. The pigeon shooting season closed amongst the crack Clubs on Monday morning, on the Ferns on Bag shot Heath, between nine Members each, of the Ashton, New Hats, and Midgisam Clubs, by subscription of 10 sovereigns each ; the best to divide the £270. It was a real sporting day, and E to I was the betting against naming the winning Club. Some line blue ruck pigeons were procured for the sport, at twenty-one yards from the trap, charge unlimited, at seven birds each. It was de rided as under : 59 27 ♦SHTOII KILLED. Hawthorne 7 Newman 7 Foreman 7 Humphries 6 Freemantle 5 Jones 5 Harwood 4 Giles 4 Mildosay 3 my. a* xiusb. Nash 7 Gent 7 Pierre Tomos 6 R. Newman 6 Nicholls Wentworth 4 Medley 4 R. Young 2 moms= mum. Maul. PWitlpt Duvall Kent Gordon Groom HoHens Young Nash 48 I 48 I 45 In shooting off the des, at thrie birds rack, the Ashton men killed 46, and woo the match; the New Hats killing 45. Heavy stakes were pending on the match, and Messrs. Hawthorne, Nash, and Maule wen matched by their respective Clubs, who shall kilt like most bead of pale to Hampshire and Berkshire. THE RING. There was yesterday evening a strong muster of the Fancy, at the various Spotting Hews, in consequence of the second deposits being made between Cannon and Josh Hudson, and Martin and Jem Burn. Cannon has received instructions from his patron to back hinicelf for an unprecedented sum, and the report of his having done it with au amateur to the extent of £5OO is correct; the East enders are, however, dubious, and hesitating, and think their once great favourite cannot renovate in time. The match between Burn and Martin excites slight interest, and there is little betting. Ma. Bones—Through the medium of your widely circulated Paper, I beg leave to state that I am open to any customer that may offer, agreeable to weight, from the sister country. I understand that there is some chafing bias's. which I am ready to accommo date ; but it is not my wish to interfere with my countrymen ; but wishing to propagate pugilism, I am ready from £lOO to £3OO. P. HALTON. The Members of the P. C. expect that some of the London Prize Ring will accept of this offer, and come to the Land of Fat play. This challenge is open for one month. THE MARKETS. (711.046 TUB LONDOW PRICE CURRENT, AUGUST 31.) COTTON.—The businesi door in our Cotton market last week was very moderate, 'swept that about 2,000 Bengal& were taken in one contract, at Sid. to Sid. for shipment or resale: the total sales will hardly amount to 5,000 bales, all in bond ; viz. ISO Pernams - - lOid. to llid. per lb. 60 Boweds - Bd. to Sid. 40 Paras - - 9d. 100 Madras flid. to Sid. 220 Surats - - Sid. to 6id. 2400 Bengal@ - aid. to Sid. SUGAR.—The Sugar market opened rather heavy this morn ing : in Refined, the only purchases of extent were lumps, &c. for the Hamburgh market, and, as they are still scarce, very full prices were paid; in the other qualities of Refined there were few purchases reported, and no variation whatever in the prices. —Mo lasses were heavy, Ws. to gds. 6d. COSFEB.—The public sales of Coffee last week went off with great briskness, particularly on Friday: the ordinary descriptions advanced 2a. to 3s. per cwt. The finer qualities 4s. to 6s. per cwt. There were two public sales of Coffee advertised for to-day, but in consequence of the late hour at which the Sugar sale closed, only one was brought forward, 116 casks Dominica and Jamaica; th e whole sold freely, add the advance of last week was fully maintained. RICK.—By public sale, on Friday, 1,927 bags of East India Rice ; the whole were [Wien in at 1416—good white Bengal. COCHINEAL.—Tbe public sale on Friday went off rather heavily, 19 bags sold at 16s. 9d. to ifs. PROVISIONS.—Pork has advanced 2s. to ss. in consequence of orders from Hull and Liverpool, where the stocks are reduced. Dutch Butters have receded Ss. per cwt. and are steady ; the Lisit firm; and Cork rather improved, the stock being light. HOPS.—The prices are nearly nominal. SI LlLB.—The prices are higher, in consequence of the general improvement of the trade. INDIGO.—The public sale of Indigo this forenoon went off Sd. per lb. higher than the prices of last week ; it consisted of 60 serum Guatimala. HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.—The demand for Tallow has been limited, and in consequence of the heaviness here, and the fall in the prices at St. Petersburg's, a reduction of 6d. w is. per cwt. must be stated. lo Hemp or Flax there is little variation ; Hfuip for July and August shipments, 36e. sd. OlLS.—Fish Oils are without variation. Seed Oils are dull and rather lower. _ _ ASHES.—The public sale last week went off freely ; Pots 325. to 335. Penis 38s. to 395. RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLAND& The Rum market remains very firm. In Brandy there is little alteration. The last arrival of Geneva sold at Is. 9d. on the quay; since then no pur chases are reported. PIMENTO.—By public sale this forenoon, good Pimento-mild at Bid. and CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, SEPT. 1. The arrivals of this week are, English Wheat_lsoo, Barley 130, Oats 1400, Foreign Oats, 3300 quarters; English Flour, 2140 sacks. The weather continues so remarkably hoe for the termination of tile harvest round the nwtrupolis, that the trade for all sorts of Corp to-day is in a complete state of stagnation, and prices of every ankle may be reported almost nominal. ' ~'i 11 'A ■ t• . .