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persons connected with the trade, would relieve Monday of much business, and consequently diminish the pre paratory labour on Sunday ; and here the Committee may add, that it has been strongly urged by many wit nesses that important advantages would arise from changing the market now held for live stook on Friday to Thursday, by which alteration the supply would be more erinaliatd, and the butcher, as.cell as the :imp. sumer, generally benefitted. . • That much violence is used fowards the cattle in Smithfield is maintained in evidence, to the regret of the Committee, but they are induced to hope that such violence may be principally attributed to the necessity of driving in the cattle during the night, in order to secure accommodation, and to the custom of keeping the cattle in off-droves or rings, and generally ro the confined space and inconvenient arrang ements of th e market. The Committee have every reason to beteve that an evident improvement has taken place of late years in the conduct of drovers and butchers. Mr. L.iycock de nies that their conduct is cruel, or their behaviour disso lute. Being asked, is there much inconvenience to the inhabitants of Islington from the driving of the cattle from their lairs during Sunday ? His answer was, no, none at all; and bring further asked, it the men are rioting in public-houses in Islington? he replied—As far as re-, gards my own place, it is as still as possible; I never hear an oath in the place ; Were is as much difference between the drovers now and forty years ago, as there is between the long-stage coachmen of that time and the present day ; and 1 can assure the Committee that the drovers who have children pay more attention to their children than the generality of that description of people. The Committee thus indulge in the gratifying hope that a gradual improvement is taking place in the morals and behaviour of this class of society. They regret, however, the necessity of contrasting the con duct of those who attend the cattle market with the description given by an officer of the Corporation cf the behaviour of those who attend the horse market.— This officer states that this market bringatogether all the thieves and rogues within ten miles of London ; it is the most abominable scene that can be imagined ; I had rather be there ten Mondays than one Friday after noon. The men who attend the horse market are the most lawless set I ever saw; if we interfere, we are generally obliged to take our staves and fight. I have repeatedly taken those persons before the Magistrates, and lucked them up for being disorderly ; and being afterwards asked what inconvenience would arise if the , horse mat ket was abolished? he answered, I cannot see any ; it would only be an inconvenience to the public houses. The Committee, therefore, urge the propriety of the Corporation of London taking into their imme diate consideration whether the horse market might not be altogether and forthwith abolished, greatly to the advantage of the neighbourhood of Smithfield, and without any serious detriment to the public. That the sanguine expectation of thoie who aim at the sudden reform of abuses, without reference to the habits and prejudices of the people, may be disappointed with this Report, the Ci.tornittee anticipate; but they conclude with an earnest disire that the evidence should be carefully read and examined. Such examination will prove the necessity of dui caution, and that while the Committee had to guard against the too zealous wishes of the philanthropist, they had also to contend with . much personal interest, confirmed habit, and invete rate prejudice. Ti e City of London may effect a tempuras y and immediate improvement, by a* strict attention to the police, by directing a More early and active discharge of the duty of their officers at Smithfield, by giving them (if, after full consideration, it shall be still thought advisable', a distinguishing dress, by strictly enforcing and improving the bye-laws, and,' perhaps, by closing the thbroughfares on Mondays and Fridays, even without the intervention rf Parliament; but the Committee cannot but hope that more perma nent advantages will accrue from this investigation ; they trust public attention will be seriously called to the subject, and that the Corporation of London Will give eatery facility to the - adoption of effectual remedies.— 'Mose remedies should embrace as well the removal of t' e nuisance of the market, and consequent driving of live stock through the streets, as the improvement of the present system of slaughtering cattle; and, if adopted with due consideration of the rights of individuals, the convenience of the trad', and the welfare of the public, would confer a mosti ni poi tott benefit on the inhabitants of this great and increasing metropolis.-19th July 1828 A serious altercation took place yesterday in the Fo reign Stock Exchange, between two highly respectable Members of the House. Very high words were passed, 'and it was understood a duel would be the result. Busi ness being slack, the dealers employed themselves in caricaturing the transaction. Some chalk was procured, and the.form of a grave drawn or. the floor, at the head of which was placed a mule and wand, covered with black. In the dispute a threat was given to pull the nose, and some soap was hung up, as was said, by order of the Committer, to soap the nose of each. About this time last year, Mr.-James Leighton, far mer, Moor Pearsie, was stung by a bee, which nearly plowed fatal to him ; and, on Thursday se'nnight, while assi-ting some bees to get into the hive, which had cast off in the course rf the day, one of them stung him in Vie wrist. He retired immediately iuto his house, and had scarcely given utterance to his tears that he would be as much distressed as formerly, when he dropped down a lifeless corpse. Yesterday 'afternoon an accident occurred in Loam bard-street, by which the lives of two Ladies and a Gentleman were placed in 'great peril. The parties alluded to were proceeding in a chaise up Lombard-' street, when tire butte suddenly took fright and ran off with great spied. animal's progress was arrested opposite the Guardian Fire Office, by the wheel of the chaise coming in contact with that of a waggon. The concussion was so great that the two Ladies and the' Gentiemap Mere thrown with great force to the ground ; one of thaiLrdies was taken up apparently lifeless, and, conveyed into the Guardian Office, and medical aid instaotly procured. It was found, however, that no bones were broken, and after being bled the Lady re covered, though severely bruised: the other Lady and Gent!eman escaped with trifling injury. The chaise was completely shattered to pieces, and the horse having di eirong.ecl himself from the shafts, again started, but was soon brought hack without injury. ACCIDENT AT CAMBEiWZLL FAta.—Toesday night, a man in a stale of ii ,t ixicati•in entered one of the booths in which wild beastr are exhibited, and in spite of the exhortations of the keeper, insisted upok putting his hand into "the lion's den," following i (he example of the keeper, who had done so in perfeCtsalety. The ani mal seized the unfortunate man': arm, and actually tore off the mu ,des to the bone,, from the elbow to . the wrist. This had the effect of immediately sobering him. li t was cafs,veyed into the shop of an apothecary near the lair-ground ; hut so prufuse was the bleeding from the ironed, that after partially binding up the lacerated ligaments, he had him conv eyed to Guy's Hospital in a hackney coach kis feared amputation will be necessary. FRENCH PAPERS. FROM TUB GAZETTE Di FRANCE, AUGUST 18. ODESSA, JULY 24. Admiral Greig has sailed towards Varna with his squadron. to second the operations of r ur army. The Guards have left Tulczvm, and ate marching towards the Danube; 60,000 fresh troops have just re ceived orders to leave Volhynia, and proceed to the trciiitiers. On the other hand, the cantonments left by the troops of Volhynia are occupied by fresh troops coming from the interior of the empire; 500 000 men have long since assembled on an extent of 80 leagues, and may march at the first signal in all oirections. We hope that no more extraordinary measures will be neces• sary.to restore to us the blessings of peace. A great quantity of Congreve rockets have been em balked here for the army. ANCONA, AUGUST 1. Mr. Stratford Canning arrived here on the 30t", and NI. de Itibeaupierre had left Bologna on the 31st to join him here. A Russian brig, which has arrived here with dis patches from Admiral Heyden, announces that Count Capo &Istria, alter having visited the head quarters of G neral Church, who is, with 4 000 men, between Me tica and Dtagomestre, intended to return to Poros. It was also said that Ibrahim I)..clia had capitulated with the Allied Commanders, and that he was to eva cuate the Morea in three weeks. PARIS, AUGUST 17. Our correspondent at London assures us that all the assertions of the Liberal Journals respecting the state of the relations of the French and English Governments are destitute rf foundation. We are assured that Eng land is perfectly agreed with France respecting Greece, and t b the same Powers neglect nothing to preserve the good understanding. The Liberals are much de ceived if they think that the policy of the Duke of Wellington is inspired by tear of a war. The Noble Duke, says our correspondent, does not fear war any more than he desires it. His feeling is founded on the principle strung cuivie, which, as we know, is not the principle of the French Liberals, and this may account for their ridiculous anger. Besides, the speech which the English Ambassador addressed to the King, and his Majesty's answer, confirm whit our London corre spondent wrote to us. His Excellency, in the name of his Government, expressed the most pacific intentions. He observed, that he had known France only under the Bourbons, its legitimate Princes—that he had laboured under the late King, and in concert with him, to main tain the good understanding between the two'countr les, and that he will Continue so to employ all his efforts to obtain'the same result. _ _ _ The King, in his answer, said thathe would endea vour to maintain this good understanding, for two yea. sons—the first, and the most weighty, in his opinion, because it is the interest of France and of Europe--the second, out of gratitude to England for the reception which it gave, in times of misfortune, to the French Exites.—A letter from Moscow announces that the fortress of Bakdad has been taken by storm by the troops of General Paskewitsch. TOULON. Am 9. EXTRACT OF A LETTER. " Every thing passes here with the greatest mystery; and we are reduced to conjecture. What seems certain is, that the expedition will soon sail. Many troops at. rive from the neighbourhood, .and now Toulon is full of transports. Twenty-five arrived from Matseilles yesterday, and as many-More are expected this evening. There were already fifty-seven, so that the number will now be eighty-two. The Royal Port, as well as the Mercantile Port; is in a grear bustle. The streets are crowded with strangers, so that one Tan hatdly pass along the Quays: Every, thing leads us to believe that thii expedition is destined for the Morea. Yet there are persons who. affirm .the contrary." THOM THE QUELTHHENNE: I.ISBON,gAue• 2.. : • PRINATE.CPRREEPONDENCE. An. Order of the Day of the SOth July contains a list of the Officers and Employes who, after having served in the ranks of the Constitutional Army, presented themselves to take advantage of the amnesty. We per ceive there figurein it—one Colonel and one Captain of Artillery, 15 Captains, 17 Lieutenants, and 12 En signs of Infantry; three Captains, four Lieutenants, and two Cornets of Cavalry. Before the dissolution of his corps d'armee, General Povoas published an Order of the Day, in which he points out all the corps which distinguished themselves in the short campaign against the rebels. The Order cf the Day is a detailed recital of the marches and affairs Which took place up to the entry of the Royal troops'into Oporto. The Marquis of Lavadrio, Deputy of the Municipa lity of Torres Vedras, has just addressed a very re markable discourse to our young Sovereign, to felicitate him on his accession to the throne. The following phrase deserves to be noted, " Your. Majesty has been pleased to appoint us Judges of the cause of the Portu guese nation, a cause so gloriously won, and which will .save not only this nation, but perhaps all Europe." The Gazelle of this day consecrates a great number of its columns to the giving a.review of the labours of the Three Estates during the time they have been as sembled; it also gives .their decision in favour of Doh Migul the First, a decision adopted in conformity with with the ancient laws. The exi.editioh destined to subdue the rebels of Ma deira has not yet set sail.. A battalion of chasseurs which is to form part of h, and the Ist, Sd, and 13th regiments, are ready to embark. Their effective strength is 2,200. The preparations for the rejoicings on the coronation of our beloved Sovereign, are carried on with activity. The day for the ceremony is not yet fixed, but we think that it will be very soon ; already, however, the citizens anticipate it by private fetes, and by meetings, to pre pare those general rejoicings for which the capital will give the signal to the whole kingdom. • On the Slst of last month the English settled in this capital met at the house of their Consul. It is affirmed that severe reproaches were addressed to this Agent, on account of the advice by which he had endeavoured to terrify his ccuntrymen with respect to the disposition er tertained towards them by Don Miguel. The Consul excused himself by throwing the whole on Mr. Lamb. PROM THE CONSTITUTIOHNEL. • • PARIS, Auc. 16. According to the last intelligence from Toulon the vessels which are preparing for the embarkation of the cavalry are not yet fitted up. The departure of the Iphigenie has been suspended; she will form part of the expedition. FROM THE JOURNAL DES DEBATE. PARIS, AUG. 16. _ The Chamber of Peers terminated its labours this evening. The Budget of the 'Receipts was carried by a majority of 161 votes to 2. I't►e Members of the Chamber of Deputies now in Paris are summoned for o public sitting on the day after to-morrow (Monday) at two o'clock. The Royal Proelarniftion for the prorogation will be brought down by Commissioners. • PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. • PARIS, Austin 16. The Festival of the.Asstimption, and the Perpetuation of the Vow of Louis the Thirteenth, were" celebrated bete yesterday w ith the usual ceremonies. That Monarch having placed himself and his family under the especial protection of the Virgin, and vowed to perform a Mast and to carry the Virgin it) procession every year, his descendants on the Throne of-France fulfil these obli gations annually with the most scrupulous exactness. The King, therefore. accompanied by the Dauphin and ' the Dauphine, the Officers of State, the Judges, 'and many of the Nobility, attended Vespers in the Cathe dral of Notre Dame, where Mass was performed by the Archbishop r f Paris in the most solemn manner. The a hole of the Church was thronged with spectators, and the galleries erected on both sides of the Nave and in the Choir wete lined w ith Ladies, so that that the scene, as the It ay al Cortege advanced to the canopy, was very grand and imposing. The M ass being ended, the pro cession, headed by the image of the Virgin, and the Clergy of Notre Dame, moved on foot from the Cathe dral, and advanced along the Quai des Oifevres to the Pont Neuf, and returning by the Palais de Justice. The sit eats in the Isle dd Palais are the most narrow and d rty in Paris, and the troops had great difficulty in keeping a passai.e open through the mob. It was a singular spectacle to see the Monarch, and Heir Appa re. t, and the Duchess d'Angouleme, who was magnifi cently dressed, walking among the lowest of the people, as if the continuance of their dynasty depended upon their compliance with this ancient custom. I was sur prised•at the perfect order and tranquillity which pre vailed, uninterrupted by a single cheer, or a single cry of " Vise le Roy !" Whether this augurs favourably of the King's popularity, I know not ; but we are very sure, that . if the King of England were to go to St. Paul's on any occasion, the cheering would be loud enough to be heard at Kensington. Charles the Tenth looks remarkably well ; for a man above seventy, he is as hale and hearty as you can imagine, and he will, I have no doubt, fill the Throne'of France for many years to come. PARIS, Alla. 17. A very interesting Meeting has been held .by the Directors and Supporters of the School of Commerce and Industry. Upwards of two thousand persons were present ; among them were the Comte de Chaptal, Pre sident; M. Charles Dupin, M. Lafitte, the Abbey de Pompieres, Prince Ipsilanti, several young Egyptians now pursuing their studies in France, and many other foreigners. This School was founded iu 1818 for the purpose of instructing the youth of Paris in the prin ciples of commerce and commercial law, in geography, political economy, and all auxiliary brinches of infor mation. On this occasion of distributing the priies.for the year, a discourse was delivered by M. Blanqui, the Professor of Political Economy, in which he gave a luminous sketch of the presint state of the industry and commerce of France. In alluding to the situation of England and Spain, he took occasion to compliment the memory cf Mr. Canning, and to express his fears for the countrythat has been deprived of so great a Minister. But in apprehending any change in the commercial system of Great Britain, M. Blanqui has greatly erred in sup posing that it is not too firmly e.tablished to be shaken by the present Ministry, even if their inclination led them to do it, which is well known not to be the case. The following are M. Blanqui's words— " The first thing that strikes us, Gentlemen, is the progress that we have made in the coarse of one year. It is just a year ago that I sketched out to You the af. flitting parallel of England, France, and Spain : Can ning was then alive, and I saw with regret •the British Empire preparing to strip us for ever of the palm of industry; the misfortunes of Spain then excited our commiseration. Now all is changed ; but, in one sense, fortunately for France alone. To the embarrassments of England have. been added the death of a great man, and the ever green and bloody wound of Ireland—the darkness of Spain has been thickened by the shades of Portugal. For us alone, Gentlemen, a more propitious sun has shone, and in the same autumn our fleets, our electors, and our industries, have discovered the road to victory." It cannot indeed be denied, nor observed without pleasure, that the internal prosperity of France is rapidly advancing.' Her iron manufactures, though retarded considerably by the want of coal, and the dearness of other fuel, now employ 65,000 men, and produce a value of 75,000,000 francs. The fabrication of steel has much improved, and at Imphy and Vienne utensils of copper have been made equal to the best English specimens. In machinery, improvements are daily seen; in clocks and watches the workmanship is become so familiar, that excellent watches ale now selling at 200 francs, or 81. 6s. Bd. the dozen. The machinery for shawl weaving has produced a perfect revolution in this article, and 200,000 shawls of silk, woollen, and cachmere, are now annually exported from France: The manufacture of fine cloth now supplies the whole population, and is of the annual value of 300 millions bt francs; the duty of 33 . per cent. on foreign wool, however, is a serious check to this branch of industry, and gives a great advantage to England, who, in con sequence of her low duty on foreign woo), now exports to the value of 100 millions of francs', or upwards of tour millions sterling. The silk trade, according to M. Blanqui, is in a very thriving state, and .the fears en tertained by the Lyonese of being beat from the market by the Bengal silks, and the measures adopted by Eng land, begin now to vanish. " Let us not, however, Gentlemen," he adds, " lose sight of how sharply the English are disputing sub us the silk manufactare— that Queen of our Industries—as the Minister of Com merce lately called it. We must not forget that since the reduction of their importation duty to 30 per cent. the British manufacturers have taken a surprising start, so much so, that at this moment numerous silk establish ments are springing up in Scotland, and threatening to become formidable to us." Some ingenious improvements in the spinning of cotton have appeared; but this branch does net seem to have been much augmented, but to have suffered from the loss of demand in Spain, and other causes. The amount of French cottons exported—viz. 40 millions of francs per annum, still bears a very small proportion to the 800 millions of francs worth exported from Great Britain. This inferiority, however, is in some degree compensated by the acknowledged eminence of the French in draw hat.., in silk blonde, in cotton tulle, in lithography, and especially in glass, crystal, and por celain. In chemical arts, such as dyeing and tanning, they are as ingenious as ever; and they are fast ad. vancing in the workmanship of musical instruments, and in the fabric of carpets, in which line many English speculators have lately settled at Paris and at Aubus son, and elsewhere in the country. Such is the general view of Frenchindustry taken by Professor Blanqui. He concludes withan allusion to shipping and corn tierce, which donut seem to have made any remarkable progress in the last.year ; and he enlarges on the expe. diency, in every point of view, of the French Govern ment recognizing the new south Ainerican RepUblics, which, one would think, cannot long be avoided. E s , concluding exhortation to the French y' uth will on , doubtedly have the good effect which the el'gnence • and information of M. Blanqui are well calculated to. produce. 'l'Hl4. 141VENING STAR. LON DON. WEDESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1828. STOCK KXCHANGH, TWEIXR 0*C1.0( K. The Hamburgb steam.boat bas arrived, with letters and pare r to the 16th instant ; but contrary to expectation, it h.s roe brought any later accounts Irons the Russian' armies thati . th, er previously received. The exchange was rather lower, and the funds were somewhat higher. For the best Wheat, on the 15th. Instant, 375 marks ; Oats, 126 marks ; Barley, 150 marks; wisd p is about from 15 to 20 per cent. higher within this (-milieu. Owing to there being a great dearth of information, we are the same dull state as yesterday in the City ;; but, the fine weather, with a hope that no further rise will take place in the Corn market this morning, has given a spirit to the Cenral market, as Console opened at 871, went up to 871 3, and are at present 871 sellers. Letters from Constantinople, of the 19th ult. received yesterday, state, that the great magazine of St. Stephano had, by accident, et. P loded and 600 Turkz, with 200 Jews, perished. CITY, HALF.PAS:T, ONE O'CLOCK. There being no intelligence of. the least importance to the pre.. sent hour, the chief attention of the public is drawn to the operatives of the Corn Market this morning, which gives every' prospect that the heretofore gloom of a further rise in that article will vanish ; there appears to have been a good supply and no purchasers. Ts; BuUs in the Corn Market hang down their beads, and are grea t l y disappointed in their speculations. The Coastal Market bas remained steady the whole of the morns ins, at 871, alternately Buyers and Sellers. No speculation of con sequence has taken place. In the Foreign Market Russian, Portuguese, and Brazil Stocks, have rather improved. PRICK OF STOCKS AT 'TWO O'CLOCK. Bask Stock 2131 India 80nd5..113 3 per Cent. lied. 814 7; Si South Seat Stuck 3 per Ct. Cons. 871 i A Old. Annuities • 31 per Cent. 96/ New Ditto 3g per Cent. lted.96j g I £lOOO Excheq. Bills 71 2 4 per Ct. New,lol g £5OO Ditto 71 2 • 4 per Cent. 1826, £lO4 and £2OO Ditto 71 Long Ann. 20 1 18 Bank for Acct. India Stock 243 Consols for-Acct. 871 • , ' FORKIHN FUNDS, TWO o'cl.l WK. Brazilian lids. spCt. Port rg.l3ds. 5p C. Do Acct. 611 g DoAcct 52; 3 D.niqh lids. 3 pCt. 61t • Russ. Mkt 81.2, 5 wet. Mex.845,1825,6p Ct. Do. Acct. 951 Do.' Acct. 581 j Spanish Bds 5p Ct. 101 11 Neapolitan Bonds, 5 p C. 77 Dv. Acct. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK. SHAM IMIn. 100 95 300 290 Anglo 'Nlezican Bolanos Brazilian United Mexican • 271 40 38 290 285* £4- . 20i 21 Last.night we received the PAO: Papers. of Sunday, and Gazelle de Frame, dated Monday. The lattEr l 'Oß the guilicrit'y of accounts from Odessa of the 24th ult. states that Admiral GREIG had sailed towards Varna . with his squadion, with a view to co-operate with the army.under General SurcuaLiw there. We are also informed of the increased exertions of his IMPERIAL . MAJESTY to render his operations as effectual as pos sible. 'The Guards are on their march towards the Danube; and sixty thousand fresh troops have re. ceived orders to march from Volhynia to the hontiers, who are to be replaced by fresh troops from the interior. It is added that 800,000 men have long since been as sembled on an extent of eighty lelgues,. who are ready to march on the firit signal, on any point where their services may be required. • From all these mighty pre parations', it appears that'efie Eirrsaoa aims to strike decisive blow. The fate& on theintrenched camp at Schumha . fmes upeettid . to be , most sanguinary, as the Turks were in. resit forte; amounting it is said to up wards of oesdnindred thisusand men, and animated at the same time by the recollection of the successful resistance they had made on former occasions in the • same position. These troops ate commanded by Hos- SEM PACHA, one of the most distinguished Officers in the service of the Porte; but we expect these advantages will be of little avail against the steady courage and superior discipline 9f the Russians. The Gazette de France dwells at some length on the good understanding that exists between the Eng lish and French Governments, and gives the substance of the speech lately addressed by the British . Ambas sador at Paris to the KING, and that of the answer of his Mos' CHRISTIAN MAJESTY. His Excellency, in the name of his Government. expressed the most pacific inten tions. He observed that he has known France only under the BOURBONS, its legitimate Princes—that he had laboured under the late King, •and is concert with him, to maintain the good understanding between the two countries, and that he will continue so to employ all his efforts to obtain the same result. — The Kuso, in reply, said that he would endeavour to maintain this good understanding, for two reasons; the first, and the most weighty in his opinion. because it is the interest of France and if Europe; the second, out of gratitude to Eogland for the reception whiCh it gave in times of misfortune to the French exiles. — The affairs of the expedition seem still involved in con• siderable mystery. The letters even from the spot express the doubts of the writers as to what quarter it o destined for. The means of embarking the horses are not yet provided. The number of transports assembled at Toulon now amounts to 82. The town, it is sute` i, is in a state of bustle and excitement. • The German Papers received this morning c3otlin the following particulars, relative to the insurrectionar! movement of the troops in Bosnia, a short account of which appeared some weeks ago : FRONTIERS OF BOSNIA, JULY 12. On the 19th of June, Abdunaham Pacha, Govern or of 130018, received, by a Capedgi Baschi, a Erman from Constantinopk, which, ccimmenicating the manifesto issued b y the Porte, 00" mended him to march 40,000 Bosnian' partly towards the * riter Drina to observe the Servians, and partly through Scura to J . den ; and it also ordered that the n ewl y or g anised troops he clothed, before they began their march,with the new unifornosenc for that purpose. Abduttabain Pacha gave notice that this finnan should be read the following day (J une 20) in the great Iteglt" at Sarajevo (Boma Saar), when the Bembaschis (Colonels) of the new troops, as well as the Captkins and Beys of the &Wen and