The Sun. — London, England, 1829-08-04 00:00:00

1-lambro' pens charged in Sir Abraham Bradley King's bill at 11. Is. per 100, are not noticed in the above Account, because he imports pens from England which do not correspond in weight with those used at the Stationery Office, and at prices varying from 14s. to 4s. a hundred. J. CHURCH, Comptroller. Stationery Office, May 1829. You arc in the habit of sending over a certi ficate of prices to Sir Abraham Bradley King every year ?—No ; there is an application made to the Stationery Office every year from Sir Charles Flint, desiring to know the prices Jif certain papers in the English market, that is, the English wholesale prices; that list is made out and transmitted to two of the principal whole sale stationers in London, who affix tip prices to it ; it is then returned to me, and I certify it, and transmit it to Sir Charles Flint_ _ _ Will you be kind enough to state whether there is any material difference in the quality of the paper supplied by Sir Abraham. Bradley Xing, and the paper supplied by the Stationery Office here ?—I should think no material diffe rence whatever. Do you mean to say that the paper supplied by the Stationery Office 50 per cent. cheaper than that supplied by Sir Abraham Bradley King is as good as what he supplies ?—I stated that Sir A. Bradley King's prices were 50 per cent. higher than cur prices, that is to say, in the proportion of 100 to 150 ; and I also know so far as this, that I think we go to market rather in a better way than Sir Abraham Bradley. King does, because I think we employ rather superior manufacturers than those employed by Sir Abra ham Bradley King in England ; but I do not mean to say that he makes a profit to the extent of the zlifference between his prices and our's, because I koow we can buy paper 30 per cent. lower than Sir _Abraham Bradley King eau. I know we buy paper at from 12 to 15 per cent. lower than the price of the wholesale stationers. How do you account for the facilities you have of buying cheaper than Sir A. Bradley King, and 15 per cent. lower than the wholesale stationers P—ln the first place, we pay for our paper in six weeks after delivery. I ought to have said, likewise, we contract once a year for the whn?e supplies of the year, and that contract may be to the extent of 30,0001., and very often a considerable supply beyond, at the same rate ; but we pay by a bill at 30 days after the period of delivery ; the custom c.',l the trade is, that the wholesale stationer has a cred from the paper manufacturer of three months ; in fact it is a sort of running credit, beginning at three, and ending at six months, it may be considered four months and a half; therefore the stationer may do. the greatest majority of our business ; so far from requiring a large capital, the mode in which we pay him assists him ; he is able to receive our money, and have two transactions with his sta tioner, and pay with our money without being a single farthing of his own capital in advance ; it is to be attributed partly to that, and partly to the competition between the stationers to get our business. I know we often get paper which the stationers supply to us at a lower price than they have paid for it. Then, all circumstances considered, a sta tioner in Dublin supplying himself to a consi derable amount from England could furnish it to his customers in Duh.'in at a very reduced rate below what is charged by Sir Abraham Bradley King ?—I should undoubtod! . y say he could furnish them at a considerably reduced rii:f and I am pretty sure there has been a consider able corre..?pondence between the Government and Sir Abraham Bradley King upon that sub ject ; and, if I do not mistake, Sir Abraham Bradley King agreed to limit his profit to 10 per cent. upon the prices he had paid for the paper, having over and above that his six or six and a half per cent. allowed for the expellees of ma nagement. Is there any mode by which any stationer in Dublin could obtain those articles you certify the price of at a less rate than you say the price amounted to ?—No doubt, at 20 per cent less. Then upon what grounds do you take upon yourself to certify that those are the current wholesale prices, if the prices might be 20 per cent.lower, knowing that it is for the purpose of enabling the public officer in Ireland to make his charges ?—how do you justify that those are the wholesale current prices P—l speak positively to a fact, that the prices which I certify are returned t o inc certified as the wholesale prices of Loudon by two of the most respectable stationers in Lon_ aon ;. that certificate is sent by me to Sir Charles Flint ; what the subsequent process is, I know nothing about ; but when I said that stationers in Dublin might be supplied with stores at 20 per cent. less, I did not mean less than those cer tified prices, but at 20 per cent. less than the prices specified in Sir Abraham Bradley King's account. Then he could not supply himself at 20 per cent. lower than those prices ?—No ; certainly not. How much lower P—l do not know that he could at all. Are the prices charged by Sir Abraham Bradley King conformable to the certified prices you send over P—Certainly not. How do you know that if you have not com pared it P—l did not look at the certificate at the time, because 1 had not got it ; but I had the prices sufficiently in my mind to know it is not so : and I must observe it was never intended it should be so, because in addition to those prices Sir Abraham Bradley King is allowed to charge a dealer's profit to the amount of 10 per cent., and his commission into the bargain. Would those two sums when put together amount to the difference between the charge made by Sir Abraham Bradley King and the prices certified ?—I did not examine the return which is now upon the table with the quarterly certificate ; I can do it ; but I was not aware it was required. _ _ _ Then is the Committee to understand that the wholesale prices are the same thing as the rates certified by you in your quarterly returns ? Yes; as far as I can rely upon the certificate of those respectable stationers : there is what they call a trade-list, published and distributed among the trade here by the principal paper-makers, and the prices on that certificate correspond with the prices on the trade-list. As you furnish the departments here at 15 per cent. less than those wholesale prices, is there any reason why the departments in Ireland should not be furnished at the same prices ?—ln the first place, it could not be done except through a Government office, because the mode of payment could not be made by an individual : our funds are furnished by the Parliamentary vote, and we have consequently always funds in hand, and are able to make those prompt pay ments that enable us to get our paper so cheaply ; the promptness of payment is the main thing; but it ought to be considered we advertise for tenders to be made of the prices of which paper of a certaisklescription, and in certain quantities, can be supplied, and we likewise specify the times at which they are to be supplied, and the quantities in which they are to be delivered. Have you compared the detailed account of Sir Abraham Bradley King's charges with the account which you certify of the wholesale prices in England ?—I have looked at it slightly ; it is impossible for me to give a detailed statement, because in the certificate given by the whole sale stationers, and afterwards transmitted to the Irish Government, the paper is taken in its raw state, unfolded, uncut, and ungilt, whereas in the account of Sir Abraham Bradley Xing there are charges foe paper in quarto and octavo, and ' paper hot-pressed and gilt ; none of those things are provided for in the London charges, it is merely the price of paper in its uncut state; besides that you will find in the London charges the e4act we►ght is specified ; in Sir Abraham Bradley King s bill it is not specified. Are there no charges of any description, either as to pens or other articles, by which you can compare the prices charged by Sir Abraham Bradley King, and those certified by you to be the prices of - the London stationers ?—The prices returned by us contain only paper, and not stores ; but if the Committee will give me leave I wall look into that account, and compare it with the London prices, and I should be able then to give more specific information than I am now ; but I might, perhaps, be permitted to state, that I am rather afraid that I have given an impression somewhat more unfavourable to Sir Abraham Bradley King's charges than they really deserve, and for this reason as I stated be fine, we are enabled to get papers at this cheap rate in consequence of getting them by contract, and paying for them as we do ; our papers are actually lodged ar.d paid for, and may have been a month in our warehouse before they are fur nished. Sir Abraham Bradley King is obliged to keep a stock to answer future demands, and he is not paid for the papers he issues till they have probably been consumed, and consequently he must have either a very considerable capital, or he must require a very long credit. In the return you have furnished the Com mittee with, upon the average, there is an extra charge made by Sir Abraham Bradley King of 25 or 30 per cent. above the charges made by the Stationery Office ?—I think. that the prices charged by the Stationery Office appear to be in that bill about oue,third lower than Sir Abraham Bradley King's prices, The Committee perceive that you have stated the price of sealing-wax furnished by the patentee in Ireland at 6s. 6(1. per pound, and the Sta tionary Office at 35.; do you know of your own knowledge e.,t all the ordinary price charged by wholesale stationers ?—I believe about 55.; I rather think we get our oaling-wax from the same individual that Sir Abraham Bradley. King gets ills from. Who is that person ?—A Mr. Field, who is a manufacturer at Lambeth. He furnishes you at 3s.?—Yes. Do you know the retail price of sealing-wax? —I believe, if you went into a shop and bought half a pound, you would have to pay 4s. for the best ; but I know that different retail stationers vary in their prices from 6s. to Bs. per pound. Can you state the retail price of Hudson Bay pens P—l cannot indeed ; I know we can get them Car 11. ls. a hundred, but they are not used generally ; w.a do not purchase one hundred in two years. i From 0. recent investigation, t ;iipp,ears that there are in this metropolis 40 mendicant impostors, who endeavour to excite public charity by writing in chalk upon the flag-stones in the post populous streets of London, and that their joint collectio‘s average 7,0001. per auptim. When the business of each day is Ayer, these fellows meet together and divide the spoil. They afprwards separate, newly decorate themselves, and in the company their "sweethearts and wives,' with their cigars (pure Ha vannalis) regale themselves at public plaees until midnight. —Evening Papa. There is, doubtless, some truth in this account, but, like the Popish plot story, niized up with a good deal of falsehood.—Morning Paper. N 1• BARTKELEWX, the author of a poem en titled Le ;c 7 ils de rgomme, ut‘ ,souvenirs de Vienne, and the printer and publisher, have been tried, and sen teneed—the author iD three months' imprisonment, and a fine of 1,000 francs, and the printer to a fine of 25 francs. -French Paper. Mr. JOSEPH LADE, of KeeseviN, advertises' his wife C4-.4.B.Lortit as having ~;loped from his bed and w i t h cg a eny justifiable cauw. Whereupon Mrs. CHARLOTTE replies, tlw.t Mr. JosEmi never had any bed, hut that she has taken her bed with her, and that she leaves it to the public to say, whether being knocked down afulturned out of .doors is or is not a ju4itiabie cause for 'eay. TneATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. TIIIS EVENING will be performed the New Grand Opera called THE ROBBER'S BRIDE. The Count of Viterbo, Mr. H. Phillips; Fernando, Mr. Sapio ; Roberto, Mr. Perkins. Laura, Miss Betts; Gianetta, Miss Cawse. After which PAUL AND VIRGINIA. Paul, Mrs. Keeley; Dominique, Mr. G. Penson ; Captain Tropic, Mr. Thorne. Virginia, Madame Cellini To conclude with (first time this Season) THE CORNISH MINERS. Hubert Kynan, Mr. Bartley; Stephen Kynan, Mr. Baker; Bobby Redruth, Mr. Keeley ; Githian, Mr. 0. Smith ; Sal-Ammon, Mr. Wrench. Anno Oswald, Mrs. Keeley. To-morrow, Der Frelschuetz; with The Sister of Charity, and The Middle Temple; Thursday, The Robber's Bride, with Lying made Easy, and Master's Rival ; Friday, The Sergeant's Wife, with Der Freischuetz, and Gretna Green ; Saturday, The Rob_ ber's BrideAwith The Sister of Charity, and other Entertainments RIRLIAMENTARY REPORT on the IRISH MISCEL.T..ANEOL'S ESTIMATES. JOHN CHURCH, Esq., examined. You are Comptroller of the Stationery Office in London 7—l am. You have furriished this Committee with " an account of the charges for paper supplied by the King's Stationer in Ireland, and of the charges for similar paper supplied by the Stationery Office in London ?"—I have. A Return of the London Wholesale Prices of such Papers as were supplied by Sir Abraham Bradley King, to the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the Quarter ending the sth of April, 1828 ; and of the Prices charged by him to the Irish Government for the same Papers, together with the Prices at which Papers of the same Size and Weight were purchased at the Stationery Office. 2 1§ Denomination. . ''' i r ii* %,.: 6:5 2 ' r''''' %V rf n ' , -, • ,-• , _, g . -' r. ~.5 2 ..5.. • .-:, '': a , ' = 7, 5 ..,--,--, - .i• :. a -- • - -, lbs. X. s. d.IX. s. d.;.E. s. d. .5 Medium, black edge.... 34 217 01 312 02 10 6 ti Demy, black or gilt do. 24f 2 1 (3 21+ 4 116 6 15 Propatria, extra 15 Ditto extra gilt • 20 115 6 2 6 61 1 9 6 13 Ditto gilt 10 Thick post i , itto gilt l9 112 0 2 2 41 1 8 3 17 Blutt ng l7 016 6 1 0 01 014 9 ... ---: X 13 10 3 -, 17 7 611 l 12 7 ---! 44 Cartridge.-- ..... ... 43 Ditto 42 110 0, 0 0 0 ditto 41 Bag Cap 6O 1 3 0 2 2 0 ditto Tis-ue (No sample) Nowt. Noprice 3 0 0, 0 IS 8 An Abstract of the Prices charged by Sir Abraham Brad ley King for various Articles of Stationery Stores sup plied to the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire land, and of the Prices paid by the Stationery Office at the same Period for Articles of the same description, as far as that description can be ascertained in the absence of Samples. Denomination. Sir A. B. King's Stationery Prices. Office's Prices. .g. s d. 1:. s. d. Pens, Hudson's Bay per 1(V 18 0 019 0 Pencils, extra--- per doz. 08 0 I 04 6 Ditto, conanum 0 5 0 0 3 4 Tape, red Ribbon, green ...........per card 03 0 0 1 6 Pins per paper 01 2 00 6 Ditto per lb. 05 0 03 6 Wax taper .— 0 4 0 • 0 2 10 & , aling-wax -, 0 0 6 0 3 0 Wafers, small box of Inkst.n.l. large ebony each 110 0 017 8 I n k- g lasses — 07 6 04 0 Cards per pack 03 0 00 01 Army Lists each 02 6 I 0 1 1 Erasiiir'..knives — 0 2 0 0 1 6 Paper-folders — 02 6 01 n 026 0 1 5 Pounce-boafexes —. Seals, wr, with ivory handles 00 600 4 6 .1)Itto common 0 ( I 6 0 0 9 £6 92 - j 314 11 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. . (From the Gazette de Fr-ince of Sunday.) MADRID, JULY 21.—A Royal Decree of the 9th inst. : fixes the mode and the conditions of the reor ganization of the Bank of St. Fernando. This Decree is divided into six chapters ; the first treats of the institution and destination of the Bank, the principal business of which will be to discount bills of exchange, &c., besides the other operations for which it is authorised. The second fixes its capital, which is to be sixty millions, divided into 30,000 shares of 2,000 reals, two-thirds of which will be in shares of the bank of San Carlos, which is going to liquidate its accounts, after having received from the Government forty millions, at which sum its claims have been fixed as well upon the public Treasury as on the Caisse d' Anzortissement. The three following chapters relate to the management of the operations of the Bank ; the division of its ofits and the administration. The last contains several general regulations. This important Decree revives an establishment which the misfortunes of the times had reduced almost to nothing. The shares are now worth 30 per cent. more than they were last year; and soon they will rise above the actual price. A Bank well administered will be a powerful auxiliary to the Treasury and public credit, and will contribute to the commercial prosperity cf the kingdom. PARIS, AUG. I.—We have just received the letter of the Pope to all the faithful, followed by the mandement of the Archbishop of Paris, for the Uni versal Jubilee granted by Pope Pius VII. on his ac cession. We shall to-morrow give fragments of these two documents, as well as the encyclic letter addressed to all the Archbishops and Bishops. (From the Journal des Debuts of Saturday.) TOULON, JULY 26.—The Faune brig arrived here last night from Algiers, with letters from the Com mander of the blockading Squadron to the Maritime Prefect. Hitherto no orders have been given to send to their destination the gun-boats which have been for some time in the roads, and which are daily exercised in naval evolutions. The arrival of the Faune, and the despatches brought by her, give reason to presume that their departure may be hastened; for in case of a bombardment, it is abso lutely necessary that it should be ended by the month of August, to avoid the dangers to which our vessels before Algiers would he exposed at a later period by the violent gales which prevail in those seas after the end of next month. (From the Messager des Chambres of Saturday, 2d Edit. ) PARIS, AUG. I.—lt is affirmed, say some Jour nals, that French officers of distinction accompany the Empress of Brazil. Among them are said to be a General, an old friend of Prince Eugene's ; two Colonels, a Lieutenant-Colonel, and five Captains, three cf whom belong to the artillery. The Ariso of the Mediterranean says that Colonel Fabvier has given a fresh proof of his attachment to the Greek cause, by refusing 250,000 francs coming to him as indemnity and prize money ; and has had the same distributed among the wives and children of Greeks who have fallen in defence of their country. ERRATum.—Our quotation of the French three per cents., from the express of Saturday, should have been 81f. 75c., not SOL 75c. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 89%4 3 per Cent. Cons. S B Mi 314 per Cent. 9814, Ditto !fed. 98%3y I per Cent. )02%% Ditto, 15126 Ditto Scrip - Bank 4 Ann. l9 15-16 '*l, India Stock 226% Mitto Bonds 5B 80 pm. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, .£ 1,600 2d. 75 '76 pm. Ditto 500 24. '74 '76 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial — pm Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Account BS%? PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds - Noapol i tan B7 Brazilian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds — Chilian Bonds — Prussian, Old t olornbian Bonds — Ditto, New ::.— Ditto, 1824 Greek Bonds Ditt0,71825 Guatimala - Exchange —f. —c. Mexican Bond.: , „. 3 per cent. —t. —c. Ditto, 1825 , — l Exchange —f. —c. PRICES OF SHARKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Brazilian Imp. Min, co, (iss. at 51. mm.) £2O 733 Ditto 1.14ti0n41 . ... ....... 4 Arrived. MAILS. Due. i Arrived. O America 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayree 0 1 Dublin , 0 O Flanders 0 1 France , , 0 O Gottentnirgh 0 0 Guernsey&Jersey 0 Due. O Hamburgh 0 O Holland O Jamaica 0 Leeward Islands 0 O Lisbon.,. ........... 0 O Malta 0 O Mexico 1 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ...30 minutes after 5. I Evening ...54 minutes after 5. , - -41Wh i:- _-,‘ ). „ • 4 . 1 . , it s To _-e.---,,- * ,._ -..-. lin# 4 _ LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1829. Mr. SARTON, an lonian messenger, arrived at the Colonial Office, this morning, with de spatches from Sir FREDERICK ADAM, Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Isles, dated the 27th July. He was likewise the bearer of despatches from Mr. DAWKINS, at Greece, dated 14th June, They contain no intelligence of any importance. The French Papers contain no news from the East. The Legislative Chambers having closed on Friday, will relieve the Ministry, if it be able to stand its ground, from a good deal of annoy ance. The blockade, or rather bombardment of Algiers, seems to engage the attention of the Cabinet, and the sooner the subject is brought to a conclusion the better, for by the end of 4pgust the autumnal equinox will driYe the French squadron off the coast, or render their situation extremely critical. We only wonder how the French Government, with a fine fleet, and a nntnerons army at its dis posal, should have so long delayed bringing the lley of ALGIERS to his senses. The French possess peculiar facilities for the enter prise —Toulon being nearly opposite Algiers, and every thing in their favow ar a descent on the coast, or a naval bombardment, or both con 7 jointly. Their long hesitation implies either pu sillanimity or want of energy. Private accounts from Nig, this morning, state that notwithstanding the confident reports of a change in the French Ministiy, none will Ilke place. Prince POLIGNAC returns to London immediately. his recent journey to Paris is said to have related to the progress of the Russian arms, and the affairs of the East generally. We received this morning St. Petersburgh Papers of the 21st Jelly, but they contain no news from the theatre of war. Indeed we cannot expect the first intimation of any event of con sequence from that quarter, the Berlin Gazette having hitherto anticipated every other channel of communication. It would appear by the fol lowing extract, that while the Emperor is inde fatigable in pushing forward his military con quests, the less obtrusive, but more silent march of commerce is not forgotten. The Russians seem to follow up their late successes in Persia, by the introduction of native manufactures, which have turned out so profitable a speculation, that a repetition of the mercantile adventure is to be put in execution without delay. Thus it will be observed, the spirit of Russian enterprise is armed at all points, ready to take advantage of every circumstance that may arise, whether in the eventful turmoil of war, or in the humbler walks of peace : ST. PETERSEURGH, JULY 20.—His Majesty the Em peror arrived on the sth at Kiew, on the 11th at Tscher nigow, and set out the same afternoo❑ for Bobruisk. His Majesty enjoys excellent health. A letter from Astrachan of the 24th June says, " Last year a manufacturer, of Schuja, sent printed calicoes and nankeens, to the value of 300,000 rubles, to the Persian port of Zinzili, on the Caspian. Part of these goods was sent to Tauris, where they were sold for 30 per cent. profit: the remainder were sold to advantage at Zinzili. The clerk who was sent with them is expected in a short time at Bukow, to receive another consignment of the same value." This example will, we hope, show to our manu facturers the advantage that may be derived from commerce on the Cispian. His Excellency Baron Alexander Von Humboldt arrived at Perau on the 13th June. Hobart Town Papers to the 29th March have been received. The wheat crop was rather damaged in the New Settlement, near Algoa Bay, by wet weather, which occasioned smut. At Sydney, wheat was 7s. 6d. per bushel, and at Hobart Town it continued at an average of about Bs. The crop of hops was most luxuriant and of a very superior quality. A Russian frigate was lying at the Cape of Good Hope, having on board sealed orders, which were not to be opened till her arrival at Hobart Town Bay. She was supposed to have been sent on a partial voyage of discovery. Demerara Papers to the 13th June have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house, but their contents possess no news of interest. Adviccs from Odessa, of the Bth ult., state, that the health of the place continued satisfactory, and all fears of the plague had subsided. Not more than 30 persons had died, and of these 16 were sick prior to their arrival. Letters from the Mauritius, to the 27th April inclusive, inform us that an English vessel had arrived there from Madagascar with intelligence of the loss of the French schooner of war La Turquoise, commanded by M. MARION. The officers, crew, and materiel, were saved. By the same channel, it was also asserted tha t several large French merchantmen have been sunk off Foul Point. The Allgemeine Zeitung, of the 28th July, contains an article, dated Cologne, touching the establishment of a direct communication between England and Prussia by means of the Rhine, for which purpose a society is to be formed, called " the Prussian Shipowners' Society," with a ca pital of 300,000 dollars, divided into 3,000 shares of 100 dollars each : COLOGNE, JULY B.—We hear that, for the purpose of establishing a direct communication by means of the Rhine, between Rhenish Pl usbia and England, a society, to be called the Prussian Rhenish Ship-owners' Society, is going to be formed here, for the foundation of which a capital of 300,000 dollars will be required, divided into 300,000 shares of 1,000 dollars each. At the first only small vessels of forty lasts are to be employed for a weekly communica tion with Hull, after which a direct intercourse will be established with London and Liverpool. This plan will certainly give new impulse to the commerce of the Rhenish provinces. It may therefore be expected that the Prussian Government will favour this undertaking. But some ap prehension may be reasonably entertained that the Govern ment of the Netherlands will throw obstacles in the way. We hope, however, that the Prussian Government, in con cert with the Great Powers, and especially with England, will not allow of the interference of the Government of the Netherlands, but insist on the complete fulfilment of the stipulations for the free navigation of the Rhine, and employ the requisite means to attain the object. We have a file of Papers from St. Chris topher's to the 10th June. The two 1 - louses of Legislature have met in Session. In the house of Assembly M. PIQUENIT gave notice of a Bill to remove the disabilities of his Ma jesty's Roman Catholic subjects in that island. In the Court of Common Pleas of Dominica an action had been tried, in which the Hon. WILLIAM BLANC, the Attorney-General, was plaintiff, and HENRY ASHTON, Esq., defendant. The object was to obtain a compensation in da• mages for an assault and flattery by Mr. ASHTON on the Attorney-General. It was proved in e vidence that the plaintiff had been kicked by the defendant, and the .jury gave a verdict of 1501. damages. Letters from Holland this morning, bring g l oo my accounts of the heavy rains in that coun try lately. Should the weather continue so mi:ch rower, fears were entertained for the c This parag ra ph appears to us t o carr y tl i :e psd air of a stock-jobbing concern about it —being intended probably to countenance the schemes of speculators nearer home. (g The weather— ihe dreadful wet weather !" is now the Gog and Magog of the gloomy adventurers on 'Change. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE o' CLocr. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off yesterday, 8814 for the Account, and 88ii for Money, with little doing as yet; at pre sent there is nothing doing in the Foreign Market, prices nominal. Extract of a letter from Perpignan, July 25. " We learn to-day for a certainty, that the greatest tranquillity prevails on eur frontiers, and the reported conspiracy which was to have taken place has not been put into execution. In the night of the 20th and 21st inst. 250 of the most respectable citizens were embarked on board a brig and sent to Ceuta, they were stripped of their clothes, and clad ;n the galley uniform. The greatest terror prevails at Barcelona." The Supreme Board of Health, sitting at Madrid, has declared-Ist. That vessels from the Gulf of Mexico shall not be admitted into Cadiz from the Ist July to the 30th October, but be sent to the laza retto at Port Mahon. 2d. That vessels from the United States of America, out of the Mexican Gulf, that shall have sailed from the beginning of June to the end of September, with clean bills of health, shall be subjected to eight days' observation and ex purgation. 3d. Vessels from the Mexican Gulf, ar riving from July to the end of October, shall be admitted into the port of Gallicia. Three per Cent. Consols, 88/ i; Ditto, for Account, Aug. 27, 881, buyers ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 89a 4 ; Three and a half per Cent. Reduced, 981 1; Four per Cent., 1021 j-; Ditto, 1826, 1054 4; India Stock, 2264 2274; Bank Stock, 213 14; India Bonds, 59 60; Ex chequer Bills, 75 6. Foanow.—Brazilian, 5Si ; Buenos Ayres, 20 1 ; Chilian, 161 ; Colombian, 154 16i; Danish, 69i I ; French, Five per Cent., 109- 10; Greek, 12 13; Mexi can, 17+ Peruvian, 10i 11i; Portuguese, 44i ; Russian, 100 i s ; Spanish, Si TWO O'CLOCK. The Consol market for these two days past has been entirely influenced by the weather; when the sun puts forth its rays the market looks lively, and when it appears gloomy and rains the market be comes sickly. This has been the case during this morning, and Contols have fluctuated between 881 and 884, at the latter price alternately buyers and sellers, with little or nothing doing. The Foreign market continues at present without a feature worth observation and scarce a bargain doing. The Hamburg steamer has not as yet arrived. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for Account, BS4, buyers. A report prevails that the Russians have made an attempt to storm Shumla. No particulars are mentioned, nor can w•e trace it to any authentic source. FOUR O'CLOCK.— , Consols 88i Do. for Ac. 88i I Brazilian Bonds 58i Buenos Ayres 21 Chilian Do. 16} Columbian, 1824, •CLOSING PRICES. Danish Greek, 1825 I Mexican, 1825 Peruvian Russian IOOk ISpanish 83- Sir FRANCIS BURDETT has taken, for a limited period, the delightful house and grounds in Twickenham-meadows, formerly occupied by OWEN CAMBRIDGE, Esq., the author of the Scribleriad, a mock-heroic poem, which in its day, was exceedingly popu lar. Lady BURDETT and the family remained at the Talbot, at Richmond, from the time of their arrival from Boulogne until they took possession of this large and con venient mansion, which, during 40 years of the life of Mr. CAMBRIDGE, was one of the most hospitable in the country. Here JOHNSON, REYNOLDS, GOLDSMITH, THOMSON, GARRICK, STEVENS, Sir C. HANBURY WILLIAMS, HENRY Fox, HORACE WALPOLE, Bun a, and other celebrated wits and statesmen, held many a joy ous carouse. CHATHAM, AUG. 2.—His Majesty's sloop Algerine was launched yesterday from this Dock-yard. She is decidedly an improvement upon that class of vessel, being built without a raised forecastle, with lower bul warks and smaller ports ; she has been commissioned by Capt. TALBOT, and is destined for the South American station. Madame MALIBRAN has left London from Brustels to sing at the Concerts of the Court, &c. She returns to England in a month to fulfil her engagements at the Music Meetings. The Carlow Morning Post says that the country is perfectly tranquil, but it is inclined to despond about the weather. At the Bruff sessions the four police men concerned in the late affray at Michelstown have been build guilty, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison ment and hard labour. The Earl of KINGSTON was on the Bench during the entire proceedings, and used every exertion in satisfying the ends of justice.—Dublin Packet. A man named BAKER, his wife, and two other women named BRYANT and CouslNl, have been committed to prison at Exeter, charged on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Mr. WILLIAM LANG MAN, a farmer, whose body was dis,covered, a few days ago, in a passage near a house of ill-fame in that city. On Monday last, at a funeral in the neigh bouring parish, the Priest bid the Protestants " begone, ye worshippers of Baal; ye'll be standing in hell with your hats on. "—Fermanagh Reporter. We have reason to believe that, for grouse shooting, the prospects of the sportsmen were never more flattering than for the present season. The game is most plentiful, and every thing has tended to make the birds in excellent condition. In the low country the partridges, both young and old, were greatly destroyed by the heavy and incessant rains of the 11th and 12th ult. Many of the young were then about quitting the shell, or had just left it, and in many instances the old ones were found dead, shielding their brood..—Perth Courier. Mr. BOLLAND is already named as likely to he the new Baron of the Exchequer, in place of Sir Joint Hum.ocx.—Morning Chronicle. ANECDOTE OF KEMBLE.—This great actor was once seated between the two Scotch Dukes of and of A—; the conversation turned on genealogy, and the two Peers grew warm upon the relative antiquity of their houses. KIMBLE, who had not drank pending the argument, and who saw with despair the bottle in abeyance between their Graces, after muttering his impatience for some time, broke out on a sudden with " D— both your bloods, send round the wine."—Book of the Boudoir. AN EXTREME CASE FOR MALTIIUSIANS. —.There are at present residing in the parish of Methuen, two twin brothers, whose father and uncle were also twins ; both are married, and their wives were twins, and each have had twin children. A gentleman holding a situation in the city, and residing at Denmark-hill, Camberwell, on Sunday night, pn his way . home, most imprudently ventured into one of those sinks pf iniquity that abound in the Mint, Southwark, along with two prostitutes. He had net been many minutes in the place, before he was robbed of his gold watch and append tt a . g re e:, tep to , g 4 eth ti e le r::: y h ten sl. notes. There were several ruffians in the house at the time, by Whom the gentleman was thrust out the moment he he wdiess;rOYbebrge'llitsYlePsstsercalneyd the two women were taken to Union-hall, but the gentleman refused to appear, owing to the fear of publicity being given to the circumstances under which he was robbed. The women were com mitted as disorderly prostitutes to Brixton, and as one of them was observed by the gentleman to hand over the watch aud money to a man who has since absconded, the Magi9;,rate has given directions to the constable to appre hend gim, and If possible to require the Agendance of the party robbed. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, AUG. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Yarmouth, Harrison, from Pernambuco; IV: Quixote, Whitall, from Trieste; Excellent, Strort from Demerara; Wilhelmina, Boha, from Altrolot and Mercy, from Barbadoes. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 3.—Wind S.W. to SP' Sailed the Ocean, Locke, for Quebec. Passed the Marquis of Lansdown, Noyes, r 0 from Van Diems Land, sail e d t h e 30 t h o f March; and °cell* Walker, from Sierra Leone. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 2.—Wind W.—Arrived fr° l3l London, the Gilmore, Geary, for Swan River. FALMOUTH, AUG. 2.—Wind variable.—Arriv e the Addison, from Havannah ; and Calenock, Pak° 4 from Zante, and sailed for St. Petersburgh. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 2.—Arrived the Sir Will l6- Scott, Earl Africa, and Micmac, Spear, from Per: nambuco; Exchange, —, from Mobile; Gang" Snow, from New O r l eans; Id r i s , W r i g h t , f r om o ' l vanNah ; Fanny, from At changel; and Mariano°, from Demerara. CORK, JULY 31.—Arrived the Tweed, Shackle' from St. John's, N.B. ; Heroine, Hall,from Quebec; and Joseph and Mary, Stratford, from Quebec. Arrived at St. Helena, the Coldstream, ?L IP ' bridge, and Abberton, Percival, from Bengal ; vina, Pearson, from Bombay; Sir Thomas Mal i k Crockley, and Fernando, from Manilla. The Margaret (cutter), of Liverpool, was lost Africa in April. The Eliza, Doughty, from New South Wales)L supposed to be arrived off Dover, sailed the of March. _A The Rocket, Murray, from Jamaica, is suppew'- to be arrived at Liverpool. The Elizabeth, Phillips, from Jamaica, is "r -posed to be arrived in the Downs. BARON HULLOCK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ,A SIR,—I agree in every word you have .sw about Mr. Baron Hullock ; and I wish that such men only were made Judges. I had mad e up my mind to write to you, before I saw th e very proper eulogium which you had written (711 . the before-mentioned learned person age , that / migl - t, through your excellent Paper, lay beff )re . the public ray opinion on the contrast between the two Judges of Assize who presided in the Court ° at the last Assizes ; but now I think it raO .A r e . imperative so t o d o ,—t o p ersua d e th e 14°' Chancellor, or the other Ministers who 04 have voices in appointing the new Judge, th at he or they may appoint one as nearly a s possibl e like unto the Lord Chief Justice Tindal; whos e clearness of perception, great good-humou r ' patience, and knowledge of the law, were so . perceptible, that every person i n C our t coni c ' , easily comprehend every part of the case. 111 ' deed the Jury were made to understand th e things to be determined by them so well, that their duty in ever y case was re d uce d to a smal l compass, and perplexity was completely throl by. After one o f hi s summ i ngs up , I hea r one of the Barristers exclaim, " Very gook", beautiful! no summing up can be more clear' In several cases ther e was muc h contrariety Uf swearing (yet there was no horse-cause), but il3 no case was his good humour overcome, or lu e 0 patience exhausted. One m an was so timi d ' that he was enough to try the patience of P h; but the Judge very mildly told him,when he 01s . done with, that he might go away, and that he might have kept away entirely. His only is, that he is hardly loud enough for our Coil But poor Judge —, what a contrast! think that in him nature is so far exhausted that he should retire.—l am, Mr. Edit °r ' your humble servant, Winchester, Aug. 2, 1829. ONE OF THE PUBLIC' TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. h Silt,—There seems to be a singul ar o versik t in the- letter of Sir Rufane Donkin, which app peared in your Journal of yesterday. Si r RufO e says—" I cannot persuade myself th a t the viol ri , TuvEPalAcro means to suppose or conjecture; Sir R. is aware that Tuy and PcaAcu are equi . valent to con and jacio, but seems to have fo r gotten that the English word conjecture is d e ' rived from con and jacio. The implied meaning of the word crup.,Ccad f /Las in the passage in question is evidently " .° conjecture," or come to a conclusion by a cons' deration of the circumstances—l should transla te it into Latin by conjecture assequor—thus rodotus 7-r,v oklity cruvEPaXAEro EEEW L ' j ; sErat, "by this he conjectured or concluded dreams to have come to fulfilment."—l am, 51. ' your obedient servant, JOHN WM. UNDERWOOD' ' 41, Leicester-square. • Mr. O'CoNNELL remains at Clare, we Under' stand, until the Assizes of Clonmel, whither he will P e r ceed with Counsellor O'GORMAN to aid the prosecuti on' against the police charged with murders in the cono t. t t - Tipperary. He then proceed s for Cork ; and, a ft er Assizes conclude there, he returns to Clare, when be 1 0 lay the foundation stone of a New Chapel at Kildysarte' d Limerick Evening Post. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Yesterday evening an extremely numerous Meeting (there being shq i 1,300 persons present) was held at the Mechanics' 1 0tv tute. It was the second monthly meeting of the AsO cis ; tines of Friends of Radical R e f orm . Th ere we re pree" Mr. HUNT, Mr. COBBETT, a n d o th er re f orm ers. $. 1.1 SAMUEL WELLS was in the chair, WINCHESTER, AUH. 3.---N Fair this day was not frequented either by dealers or P e r sons of pleasure, as it has rained nearly all day; verY,,„ je ) horses were bought, and at this time (past eight 1 16 „."1; there are upwards of 200 tons of cheese unsold. ";:, races begin to-morrow, but little sport is expected , 00 ' e .; we have a change of weather. Mr. ASHETON Sstl/'".4' M.P. for Andover, is the Steward. There is plen, of venison and turtle for the ordinaries, but we fear P n " weather will be wanted. THE GREENWICH HOAX.—ThO nr cli' nary triek that was played off by TupariTou npou r ur !: DALE, the coachman, an account of which we gave °;,. Paper of Wednesday last, excites very considerable ain, i n g ment in the town, and the circumstances are agate! i r e ;a to come before the Bench of Magistrates at Greeslou u '' ',- THORNTON has received a severe thrashing; and he a ri plied yesterday for a warrant against JOSEPH DA" his brother JAMES, for the assault upon him. UPr vel # . of various s w t e ,o r i 5 lS 'l,l,Hienny invisible bl t e h l e , i u e l: .,, suas e" fl o t f in y ic ati!r chlog into TriparcroN's I;'ands.' In the' whole of them nA fs h fs professes to entertain the most violent attachtne nt to " beloved E.;pia," states that her letters have worlced.P; up to a state of frenly, and earnestly desires the ba PP 111 (0 of pressing to his bosom the desired object of his hea rt. u, such an extent did THORNTON prey upon DaLg' S .d e lity, that we understand be had taken a house in 1 30 t f d street, Deptford, at a rent of 401. a-year, for his i nters bride; and his mother had actually purchased her also dress for the nuptials, and household furniture ha d E ave uP been bought preparatory to the happy day. DA" - to his situation as coachman to Mr. WHEATLEY, the s ge proprietor, at the desire of his beloved , Per ° 6sr THOANION ; and ho ie not now in emPkimeut" aL %el tat