The Sun. — London, England, 1829-08-12 00:00:00

THE LATE STORM IN SCOTLAND. (Further particulars from the Elgin Courier.) When the storm and rains had somewhat sub sided, we visited several parts of the town and neighbourhood to witness the effects which their united influence had produced ; and never truly did we gaze on so mournlid a scene—seldom, indeed, has it fallen to the lot of mortal to wit ness such a one—as we then beheld. In what ever direction we cast our eyes we saw nothing but desolation staring us in the face—large trees uprooted, their branches broken ; the gardens prematurely stript of almost Al their fruit ; ex tensive fields of corn, nearly ripe, prostrate with the earth out of which it sprang, and in many instances entirely under water. The river Lassie, which runs betwixt Bishopmill and Elgin, over flowed its banks to an extent which certainly has not heen paralleled within the memory of man— perhaps not for a series of centuries. About forty acres on the estate of Main, in cluding the garden, occupied by Alexander Young, Esq., are entirely under water ; as are also the greater portions of the neighbouring farms. Between Sheriffmill and Gallowhill there was nothing to be seen during the whole of Tues day last, but one vast expanse of water—the whole of the corn growing there being com pletely under the liquid clement. The town of Oldmills was literally surround ed with water, of such a depth that a boat sailed a considerable part of the day round about it, rescuing pigs and other live stock from a watery grave. It was with great difficulty, and not without the aid of a boat, that some of the in mates of one of the miller's houses were saved from being drowned in their own house. Mr. Culbard's tan-yard, at the bottom of the Shambles-wynd, was covered with water to the depth of six feet, as were also parts of the ad jacent gardens. Mr. Culbard's cow was actually drowned in her own byre ; and one of his dogs shared the same fate in the tan-yard. The excellent bridge of Bishopmill, which was the medium of all intercourse between that village and Elgin, and which about 18 years ago was erected at an expence of many hundred pounds, is now lying one heap of ruins—it was entirely destroyed on Tuesday by the impetuo sity of the river. No less than 27 pigs belong ing to Mr. Smith, Brig-end, were either drowned in their sties, or carried off to the sea. The water also entered Mr. Smith's house, together with the mills ; but we have not heard the amount of damage done in them. The Bleachfield, or Dean's Haugh, was pe cuiarly subjected to the fury of the watery ele ment. It was surrounded by it, and it was something little short of a miracle that many lives were not lost there. The water broke into Mr. Pearson's house so suddenly, and to such an extent, that escape by the doors or windows would have been impossible. A boat was fortu nately procured, and the inmates were pulled out at the roof. From the top of Bareflat-hill the scene was dreadfully grand. The vast extent of level land, stretching from Leuchars, including Wester Cal cots, in the direction of Pitgaveny, and Loch of Spynie, was one vast expanse of water, except ing in those places where the foliage of trees was to be seen. The injury done on the farm of Wester Calcots, and other places in that neigh bourhood, is beyond computation. If Lossie after going through the Loch of Spynie had not fortunately broken out at the canal, it would to a certainty, by one fell sweep, have destroyed the whole of the fishing district of the village of Lossiemouth. 'Turning from the river Lossie to that of Find horn, the disasters of the recent tremendous stdrm and inundation are equally numerous and appalling as in our immediate neighbourhood. The quantity of corn and the number of houses destroyed by the river Findhorn are truly im- mense. The Lee-bridge on the Forres Burn is also demolished by the force of that usually small river, and one woman has been drowned, and her house destroyed, either by it, or by the river Findhorn, we are not certain which. In several houses in the neighbourhood of Forres, the lives of the inmates were in such jeopardy, that no assistance could be given them but by boats. One man is said to have clung to the roof of his house during the whole of Tuesday, to whom no aid could be, with safety to others, given. The slated roof of the mill of Cothalt was carried down the river entire, and had it not been for the dreadful devastation witnessed all around, one would in this particular instance have en joyed a good joke, at seeing a great number of rats which were carried along with it, running about the floating wreck, evidently in a state of the most dreadful alarm, and yet having such an instinctive dread of the water as not to jump into it. What ultimately became of the numerous little four-footed crew, we know not ; but there is every reason to believe they were all totally wrecked and drowned, as thousands of sailors before them have been. In the neighbourhood of Forres there were no fewer than six boats em ployed the whole of Tuesday, rescuing human beings, horses, cattle, &c. from the destruction which so imminently threatened them. One man in one of these boats was unfortunately drowned. The burn which runs by the village of Long bridge, about three miles eastward of Elgin, although usually scarcely one foot in depth, has also spread desolation to a great extent among the corn-fields adjoining its banks ; and what is more painful still, a man of the name of Proc tor, residing in Longbridge, in attempting to cross the sullen burn, was carried away by it, and unfortunately drowned. Proceeding upwards to the river Spey, in the neighbourhood of Craigellachie and Rothes, we are presented with scenes of a still more appal ling interest. The destruction of houses and other property in and about Rothes far surpasses that in any other place, so far as we have yet learned. The Rothes-bridge is broken down, and many houses laid in ruins ; and to such a height had the water attained on the adjacent farms, that Mrs. Riach only escaped drowning by getting on the roof of her house. We have not yet learnt the particulars of the disasters which occurted on the eventful Tuesday last, in the intermediate space between Rothes and Fochabers ; but the splendid bridge which crossed the Spey there, we regret to say, has been destroyed. This bridge was erected in 1801-4, at the enormous expence of upwards of 14,0001. A few moments before its falling, it is supposed there were about forty persons stand ing on it ; but it having been observed when be ginning, to give way, they all fortunately escaped, with the exception of a young lad, a son of the toll-keeper, who being lame, and unable to move without the use of crutches,- was.not so nimble as the rest ; he fell with the tremendous crash, and was instantly drowned. The damage done to heritable as well as to landed property in Garmouth and its neighbour- hood is painfully immense. A considerable number of houses are entirely destroyed, while a great many others are irreparably injured. On the lands adjoining the banks of the Find horn, the Lossie, and the Spey, exclusive of the damage done by smaller rivers in the county of Elgin, we may, we apprehend, state with a me lancholy accuracy, that there are many thousands of acres of fields of corn, turnips, potatoes, &c. almost, if not altogether, entirely destroyed. And we fear we are not guilty of exaggeration when we say, that including all kinds of pro perty destroyed and damaged, several hundred thousand pounds would not repair the injury done in our northern districts. _ . Tlc destruction of the feathered tribe, of al most every species, occasioned by this tremendous storm, and these tremendous rains, is uncom monly great. The woods and plantations in some parts are literally strewed with them. Even the rooks were so much exhausted and injured by them, that on Tuesday, when the rains had ceased, immense numbers allowed themselves to be taken by individuals without attempting to escape. Partridges, grouse, &c. have also suffered to a great extent. The destruction of lives and property at sea has also been painfully great. On Wednesday morning two bodies were cast ashore on the sea beach near Speyslaw, which having been carried to the parish church Urquhart, one of them, of the name of Winchester, was claimed by his relations in Lossiemouth, and belon g ed to a vessel from Limekilns. The other indi vidual is supposed to have been on board the same vessel. Since the above was written, we have visited those places in the neighbourhood of Elgin, in which the recent floods raged with the greatest fury ; and the devastation we witnessed would truly be sufficient to throw a shade of the deepest melancholy around the most callous and unfeel ing heart. In the Loch of Spynie there are four entire farms in the Watery Mains of Duffus, lying completely under water. Many of the lands in the Loch are, we are afraid, so seriously damaged that they will be entirely lost for many years to come. _ _ Our intelligence from Ross-shire states that on Monday they had a pretty strong gale there, ac companied with rain ; but the rivers have not swollen to such a height as to have done much damage to property. Not so, however, with the district of country in and about Grantown ; se veral bridges have been broken down there, and a great quantity of property either entirely de stroyed, or greatly damaged. A gentleman who has this day arrived from Rothiemay, informs us that some of the small rivers in that part of the country were swollen by the late rains to such an extent that they actually rose 15 feet above their usual height, while black cattle, sheep, pigs, and other descriptions of property, animate and in animate, were ever and anon seen floating down them. In the middle of the street of Kintore, the water had acquired such a depth, that the Star coach horses were almost drowned in wading through it. Mr. Brander, the guard, rode as postilion. The water was four feet deep in the inside of houses, and several boats were sailing along the street, endeavouring to save furniture. The economy of our commercial affairs is al ready, and will for some time continue to be, in a state of painful disorganization, in consequence of all communication, except by boats, being cut off between this and the surrounding counties. Our trade in Elgin and its neighbouring towns this week has been in a state of complete stagna tion, compared with the last few weeks. In regard to the extent of the late flood, as compared with the greatest floods preceding it in the recollection of any individual now alive, we may remark that it far surpasses any of those. The height of the flood - of November 3, 1803, was marked in Elgin, and the present one reach ed several feet higher than it. It even surpassed ' in height, fully 15 inches, the vast flood of Sep tember, 1786. MAIttGATE, AUG. 11. (FROG[ A CORRESPONDENT.) Few watering places can boast of a public build ing similar to the Boulevard here. Its fine classical stove entrance, which has been built under the di rection of Mr. W. Edmonds, commands universal admiration. Its interior corresponds with the grand entrance, and is one of the most splendidly fitted up saloons in the kingdom. It - now takes the lead as a promenade, being about 200 feet long, with a cor responding height, and stone floor; consequently very cool during the summer months. A thorough fare has just been opened through this magnificent place, leading to the western extremity of Cecil square. This affords a very easy access to the many carriages that visit this splendid establishment, and thousands now pass daily through it, it being a very short cut to Battison's, and also to Howe's fine Assembly Rooms, as well as it avoids the carriage road round Queen-street. The Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's visited this beautifully fitted up place yesterday, and it was observed, that the Duchess looked in excellent health, and much improved since her last visit here. BUONAPARTE'S BIRTHDAY. —The most expensive preparations have been making for some time past at Dunkirk, in France, for the celebration of the Anniverpary of the above event. Many English families and officers of distinction have gone there from different parts of France, to witness a grand fete which is to take place on Sunday; and to enable any person who may wish to go to witness it from England, that very large, power ful, and sea-worthy steam-packet, the Attwood, belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company, will leave the Custom-house on Saturday morning next, at half-past seven o'clock precisely, for Dunkirk, and return again to London on Monday, thus perforn - .ing this novel and inte resting excursion in three days, and will, no doubt, form a high treat to those who take the trip, and above all a very great service to the health of those who take such a voyage to France and back at this delightful season of the year. We have extracted from the Newark Times an account of a British and Foreign Bible Society Meet ing at Grantham, At that meeting the Rev. ROBERT CHOLMLEY alluded to some of the revolutions in public opinion respecting Bible Societies. " I recollect (he says) when I was Curate in a parish of Dover, I waited upon the Mayor of that town with a report of the British and Foreign Bible Society. He objected to it upon the grounds of its being in opposition to Government.—(A laugh.)— Some time after that excellent Prime Minister, that man above all we have to be proud of, Lord LIVERPOOL, him self presided at a meeting in Dover, and since which the Mtyor himself presided." When a Prime Minister once presided at a Bible Society, the goodness of the object could no longer be doubted ! Mr. CHOINILEV stated far ther, that " the Bishop of this Diocese, at a late visita tion, called the Dissenters his brethren ; it is worthy of him, and I say with the Bishop, it is these Societies that will make us all brethren." It will make us all brethren, but will it make us all Churchmen ? A true Churchman considers any thing good or bad, with reference only to the good of the Church—that is, the amount of property distributed among Churchmen. The Dissenters, as far as we can learn, have no peculiar reverence for Church tem poralities ; but a better understanding between Church men and Dissenters supposes either a growing indifference in Churchmen for t e mporalities, or a growing love for them in Dissenters. —Morning Chronicle. Snails are so much admired as an article of food at Venice, that they are attended to and fattened with the same cart that poultry is in England. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK• PRICES OF STOC K S THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 80%',4 3 per Cent. Cons. SS.% 314 per Cent. 9 3 34 Ditto Red. 0813 N 4 per Cent. '02 3 4 74 Ditto, 1t426 Ditto Scrip - Bank 1.. Ann. 9 0 1-16 20 India Stock 225 .)itto Bonds 57 53 56 pm. South Sea Stock ...... — Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, .£ I,(Wr 2d. 74 75 pm. Ditto... ...... ...500 2d. 74 75 pm. Ditto Small 2d. 75 7h pm. Ditto Commercial — pm Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Account SS N% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds — Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonita - Peruvian Bonds ............... Buenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds ............ Chilian BondslosN 5 C olombian Bonds Ditto, 1821 - Ditto, Russian Prussian, icew Old Danish — Spanish, 1521 Bl2 Greek Bonds —.- 1823 — Ditto, 1825 — French Rentes, 41 p. c. 105 f. 75e. Guatimala — ---- Exchange ...... 25f. 55e. Mexican Bonds 3 per cent —t. —c. Ditto, 1825 — -- Exchange ...... —4. --z% —___ PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE o'ci.ocx. - Paid. Per Share. Brazilian Imp. MM. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O 71 Ditto National 7!4 111y 2 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) £`39!4 II LA PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, RUC. 8. Bank Stock - St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 3W, per cent 98 National Ditto — Ditto, New — Patriotic Ditto 4 per Cent 102% Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3% per cent... 9S Provincial Ditto ...... Royal Canal Stock 44y4 Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock ...... ... —, Imperial Mine City Dc.b. 4 per cent — Mining Co. of Ireland ..... .. 11— % Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c — Commercial Buildings....... COURSE OF EXCHJ Amsterdam C.F 12 51 Ditto, at sight 12 3; Rotterdam 2 U 12 5; Antwerp 12 5j Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Altnna 13 15+ Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70 DI to 2 U. 25 90 Bordeaux 25 93 Berlin ......... Frank fort on Maine, Ex. M. 1521 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective fl. 2 M. 10 9 Trieste de 10 9 Madrid 3O Cadiz Gilboa Barcelona 36 Seville 36 Gibraltar 47 11 , TGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 47% Genoa 25 '75 Venice 47% Malta 48% Naples . 39% ?alum.) ptr ez. 119 Lisbon Oporto 45% Rio Janeiro Bahia Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork l% BULLION, PER OZ. X. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 Kew Dollars ,Silver, bars, standard 0 4 11 MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 0 0 Hamburgh 2 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jama ica 1 Dublin O FlunderA 0 0 Lisbon O France 0 0 Ma l t a 0 O Gottenburgh ...... ... 0 Mexico 0 Guernsey &Jeney.. 0 . 1 Waterford HIOH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGS TO-MORROW. 51 ,, rning... 30 minutes after 0. I Evening ... 2 minutes after 1. HAY ES.-MIDDLESEX. MR. JOHN ROBINS, of Warwick-House, Regent-street, informs the Public that the Sale of the Valuable Freehold Estate, comprising THE MANOR OF HAYES, with the Capital Mansion, Farms, and Land, advertised to be Sold by Auction at Garraway's Coffee-house, 'Change Alley, Curnhill, on THURSDAY, the 13th of August, IS POSTPONED until THURSDAY, the 22d of October. 170, Regent-street, August 12, 1829. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-110USE, STRAND. THIS EVENING (first time), a New Melo-Drama, called THE WITNESS. Mr. Henderson, Mr. James Vining; Frank Elton, Mr. Perkins Tom Tremor, Mr. Keeley; Mr. Holmes, Mr. F. Matthews; Harding, Mr. 0. Smith; The Witness, Mr. Baker. Catherine Henderson, Miss Kelly; Alice, Mrs. Keeley. After which MILITARY TACTICS. Monsieur Tateur, Mr. Bartley ; Colonel Belfront, Mr. J. Vining; Finesse, Mr. Wrench. Julie, Miss Cawse. To conclude with PRESUMPTION; OR, THE FATE OF FRANKENSTEIX. Frankenstein, Mr. Baker; Fritz, Mr. Keeley; , Mr. 0. Smith. Elizabeth, Miss Cawse; Safie, Mrs. Keeley. To-morrow, The Last Guerrilla, with Master's Rival, and Der Freischuetz ; Friday, a favourite Melo-Drama, with The quar tette, and Gordon the Gypsey ; Saturday, The Robber's Bride, with The Sister of Charity, and Lying made Easy. vernor, of Silistria, has been sent to Russia with SOO o his troops ; but Haggi Achmet is still at Silistria. Only part of the garrison consisted of regular troops, but the whole were robust handsome men. We are equally with out certain information respecting Ghiurgevo and Rudschuk ; it is reported indeed that Kutschuk Achmet had lately ne gotiated with General Kisselew for the surrender of the for tress, but we cannot learn that these negociations have led to any result. Reports of negociations for peace, or of an armistice, are again in circulation. SMYRNA, JUNE 27.—The English brig Mary, Captain Piam, and the French brig L'Heureux, Captain Baumier, which sailed from this port for Constantinople in the first half of this month, have been stopped at the Dardanelles by Admiral Ricord, and it having been found, on searching them, that their cargoes consisted partly of provisions, every thing of this description was seized and taken out. The ships then proceeded on their voyage. There is every reason to suppose that the Admiral, whose forbear ance may have encouraged some speculations, will restore their merchandise, and not increase, by confiscation, the distress under which commerce already labours. He will consider that the vessels did not attempt to 'violate the blockade, but suffered the Russians to come on ',bard with out difficulty, it not being expected that they would he treated with a rigour which is lawful certainly, but which had not hitherto been exercised by his squadron. Admiral Ricord has informed the Consul-General of the Netherlands that the blockade will be most strictly enforced, and that all provisions will be seized. FRANKFORT, Auc. 4.—On the application of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Government of the Netherlands, respecting the will of a person of the name of Brandt, who left a fortune of 400,000 florins, and respecting which there have been advertisements in almost all the Journals, answer has been given that all parts of the will have been carried into effect, and that the pretensions of all new claimants are rejected by the tribunal. BERLIN, JULY 30.—The author of the false report that was spread here of the death of a great Sovereign has been discovered : he is a Jewish speculator in the funds, who does not appear to have derived any profit from this specu- lation. Foreign Journals lay some stress on the new pacific over tures of the Prussian Cabinet. Prussia, however, has acted in the same spirit for many }ears, and nobody has an idea that our State will take any part whatever in the hos tilities. It is merely in giving good counsel to the Porte that Prussia has acted in concert with Russia. Quebec and Charleston Papers to the 12th July have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The following are a rew extracts : (From the Quebec Paper of the 11th July.) UPPER CANADA.-After this day, the Ist July, the rind lands within this province, in all cases where the rates and taxes have been suffered to run, or to be in arrear for the space of eight years, are liable to be sold by the Sheriff, he first giving six months' notice of the time and place of sale. The brig "William and James, from Limerick, lately arrived at this port with emigrants. Some of the pas sengers complained that the Captain took passengers to be landed at several ports in British North America, but brought them all to Quebec. MONTREAL, JULY 4.—ln some parts of the district the Wheat crops have suffered severely from the grub, so that it has been necessary to plough it down. The late rains have been favourable to the Grass crops. Oats and Barley are good. Some fears are entertained for the Potatoes sown in the low situations. The accounts from France received relative to the crops are interesting. The Dunkirk letters state that the crop of wheat was much laid down, but had not yet sustained any considerable da mage. In the neighbourhood of Nantes the harvest had begun, and was pronounced an or dinary crop. All along the coast, from Loire, La Plaine, Pornie, and Bourgneuf, the wheat was of fine quality. In Berry, Normandy, and in the interior of France, the harvest was expected to be middling ; but in Provence it was com pletely bad. There would be generally a short crop of barley, but the quality would be good. Of beans the crop would be short, and of oats middling. There was every appearance of an abundant crop of clover seed. We are happy to learn by the report of the Corn Exchange, this morning, that the accounts from all parts of the country represent the crops of wheat to be excellent and cutting every where. The Market was in consequence in a stagnant state—and prices are expected to be lower im mediately, much to the disappointment of the Jobbers. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, AUG. 11.—Wind N.N.W.—This morning all the outward-bound, except the Clio, for Quebec, sailed. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 10.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the New London, Redmore, from Prince Edward's Island. Sailed the Nancy, Pryce, for Swan River. FALMOUTH, AUG. 10.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W. —Arrived the Meteor steamer, from Plymouth, with AAmiral Earl Northesk. Sailed the Duke of York packet, for Jamaica and Carthagena. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. IL—Wind the Amphitrite transport for Dover, with a detach ment of the Rifle Brigade. BRISTOL, AUG. 10.—Arrived the Grecian, Mar shall, and Ceres, Dunn, from Quebec; and Marian, Williams, from Cullenborg. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 10.—Arrived the Ibbotson, from Quebec; Agnes, Young, from Howick ; Cooper, from Montreal; Frost, Alcyone, and Muir, from St. John's, N.B. ; Wallsend, Watts, from Mi ramichi ; James, Marshall, from St. Petersburgh ; Struggler, Baxter, from Riga; and Cherub, from Quebec. HULL, AUG. 10.—Arrived the Amazon, Bro derick, from Miramichi ; Unity, Todd, from St Petersburgh. The Countess of Chichester packet, from Fal mouth, an ived at Jamaica 24th June. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. STRUTT V. FINCH. In this case the questions arose upon the construc tion of the will of a William Halford. By his will he made several classes of bequests. The first en quiry rises under the terms—" and in case any or either of my said grandchildren shall happen to de part this life under the age of 21, then the legacy to him, her, or them, shall sink and not be paid"— whether the great-grandchildren of one of the classes of legatees were included ? The opinion of the Court wag, that they were. The next question also was, whether another set of great-grandchildren came within the meaning of " my said grandchildren," in a subsequent part of the will; and this too was dis posed of in the affirmative. The intention of the testator, as manifested throughout his will, war ranted this conclusion. Accordingly the Lord Chan cellor confirmed the appeal, which was from the judgment of the present Master of the Rolls when sitting as Vice-Chancellor. en_a , f - . OY4 , z; - • L. alk I.Ltif &t-'Al-2 • _ LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1829. Mr. DAWSON, Secretary to the Treasury, left town this morning for Ireland. Frankfort and German Papers of the sth inst. have been received this morning, but their con tents add nothing of importance to our previous information from the theatre of war. The motions of the respective divisions of the army were unknown on the frontiers of Wal lachia up to the 13th of July. It was conti- dently asserted that the advancing columns of General DIEBITSCII'S army had reached Aidos, but the reserve of 40,000 men had not joined the main army at that period. It would appear that Admiral RICORD main tains the blockade of the Dardanelles with great strictness, having detained an English and French vessel, from which he took out all arti Iles of provisions, and then suffered them to de part for Constantinople. We apprehend tha the recent change in the French Ministry will serve to precipitate a crisis with respect to the Russian blockade. It is understood that the Prince de POLIGNAC bears no kindly disposition to the ambition of the Emperor NiciioLAs, so that we may expect shortly to hear of some decisive remonstrance, if not a spirited demonstration being made by the French Government, with regard to the views of Russia. In the mean time the Russian armies push on their march of conquest, and are not likely to be diverted from their object by representations of a pacific character. If France and England mean to interfere effectually, it must be done promptly. Every step which the Russians advance will na turally make them more presumptuous, and less willing to abate in their former de mands. The conduct of the SULTAN, too, favours their purpose, because, while he refuses to listen to reason, or to accept arty terms short of his own dictation, the Russians benefit by the opportunity and delay thus afforded, to prosecute their conquests, and the indemnity must increase in proportion to the progress they make. It is therefore obvious, in the present posture of affairs, that the sooner the 1 urks make peace the better : • FRONTIERS OF WALLACHIA, JULY 13.—The epidemic has latterly abated in some degree at Bucharest, but in the country still rages as before. At Slobasia, M. Von Schlegel, physician to the Russian Staff, has fallen a vic tim to his zeal in the service. We are entirely in the dark respecting the operations of Baron Von Gei smar , some say he is before Widdi n or Nicopolis, while others affirm he is in Rachova. We are without any recent authentic news of the main army under Count Diebitsch ; but it is assert ed, that having successfully crossed the Balkan, he has arrived at Aidos. T he ex p ected reserve o f 40,000 men I has not yet joined the army. Serb Mahmoud, the Go- THE FUNDS.---(THIS DAY.) CITY, TIVELVS Cr.ocr The Hobart Town Papers to the 28th March, state that the managers of the Agricultural Com pany of the sister colony have fallen out amongst themselves, and they are about to form a new esta blishment at the east coast of New Holland, wive sugars are to be cultivated. By the new schedule of duties it will be seen that the following is the difference between the amount of duties in the two Colonies. In New South Wales the duties upon brandy and Hollands gin are two shillings per gallon less than they are here; upon rum the duty is one shil ling and sixpence less; upon wine, the produce of the British colony of the Cape of Good Hope, the duty leviedin New South Wales is 10 per cent. less than it is here. On the other hand the duty levied here on tobacco is sixpence per lb. less than is levied in New South Wales; bat it is to be recol lected that tobacco is a staple article of the growth of that colony. Consols, which left off yesterday at 88i 4 for the Account, opened this morning at 88i, with little or no busiviess doing as yet. The speculators are waiting for the arrival of the French Expresses, which are said to have arrived, but not as yet pub lished. The Foreign Market is uninteresting. Three per Cent. Consols, 881 I; Ditto, for Aug., 8S ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 891 i; Three and a half per Cent. 981 1; Four per Cent., 1021 1; Ditto 1826, 1051 s ; India Stock, 225 6 ; Bank Stock, 215 16 ; India Bonds. 56 8 ; Exchequer Bills, 74 5. Foasmx.—Brazilian, 581 1; Buenos Ayres, 20 21 ; Chilian, 16 17 ; Colombian, 16 ; Danish, 691 ; French, 108 9; Greek, 12 1 13 1 ; Mexican, 17‘ 181; Peruvian, 10 11 ; Portuguese, 441 ; Russian, 101 i 2 ; Spanish, 81. TW 0 O' CLOCK. Consols are not so good as in the early part of the morning, when they were at 88i, for the account, owing to the Accountant-General for the Court of Chancery, having sold 40,0001. Consols at 88i ; at present Consols may be quoted 8811, and fur money, the same; and for next account, 89; the continuation is from to 5-16. Up to the present hour little is doing, as it is known that an Express has arrived with Monday's prices from Paris, which, as yet, have not trans pired. The speculators are on the alert, and act with caution. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, 88/ sellers; buyers for the new Account, October, at 89. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 88i Danish Do. for Ac. 884 Greek, 1825 Brazilian Bonds Mexican, 1825 Buenos Ayres Peruvian Chilian Do. Russian Columbian, 1821, Spanish 8k ADAMS V. SMITII. The LORD CHANCELLOR, on the application of Mr. Tinney, stated that he would give judgment in this case, affecting a presentation to the living at Carslialton, before the sittings broke up. The LORD CHANCELLOR rose to-day at two o'clock, in order to have the honour of dining with his Majesty. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. The VICE-CHANCELLOR was engaged in his pri vate room until eleven o'clock, at which time he entered the Court, and proceeded with petitions in bankruptcy. Several were disposed of in the course of the morning, but they were not possessed of any public interest. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of Grain this week are extremely small, but we can do very well without, as abundance of every kind remains in the market. The weather having been fine since Monday, the trade in Wheat is, therefore, dull to-day, and Monday's prices can hardly be supported. Barley, Beans, and Pease, i.re unaltered. There is so little doing in the Oat trade, that it is very difficult to ascertain the value of that article. In Flour no alteration. Oats. I Flour. YOO qrs. 950 sacks English Irish Foreign - --- brls. TIM GREEKS. The following extract is taken from one of t ~.~ i ie Smyrna letters received yesterday : " It really appears to me that few people with you understand the Greek affair, which hag been going on for eight years now, and which The look upon as far as yet from its close. time will come when intrigues got up, and se' crets Which are now kept, by some from motive s of interest, by others from ambition and t hirst of promotion, and by others from wounded pride and personal feelings, will be known ; and then only the page of history will be able to pass judgment on numberless events which have taken place under the eyes of thousands of witnesses, wl'o actually did not understand or even see what was going on. I commissioned a friend at Constantinople some time ago to try and out whether our friend --'s cousin, Lieute nant —,—, was among the Russian prisoners there. My obliging agent has been successful in ascer taining that the Lieutenant is not of the number of captives in the capital. In giving me au ac count of his inquiries, my correspondent enters into some details relative to the Russ ian soners in general, which are not destitut e of terest. It appears that they were , on their fist arrival at Constantinople, placed, by orde r of the Porte, in the Baguio. They remained , how ever, but a short time there, the Danis h Minis ter, Baron de Hubsch, who, though not one of the representatives of one of the great Powers of Europe, is held in high estimation bot h by tho Sultan and his ministers, having exerted all his interest to obtain their removal to a more healthy and commodious spot. His humane find endeavours were crowned with every desirable success, by the prisoners being all of them sent to the great convent of the delightful island of Halcki, where a salubrious air, and plenty 0 1 bodily exercise, soon restored them all to per" feet health. The Baron also induced the Swe dish physician, Hedenborg, who is resident St Constantinople, to give his medical attendance to such of the prisoners as stood in need of it, and the zeal and readine , ,s with which he did so, has met with a munificent acknowledgment on the pa.t of the Emperor Nicholas. It appear s certain that Baron Hubsch has been privately commissioned by the Russian Emperor t o Ipol. after these prisoners, which, owing to the favour the Baron enjoys with the Sultan, is undoubt edly a fortunate circumstance for them. H e P ro' vides them with clothing and every necessary of life, and during the late scarcity of provisions in the capital, owing to the strictness of the block' ade of the Dardanelles, he obtained permissio n from the Russian Admiral for the free p assage of provisions for the prisoners, and also com missioned the Danish Consul here to send hit° up supplies to be applied to the prisoners' o ' . elusive use. My agent, in the pains he took t° find out --'s cousin, saw and conversed °t length with the most of the officers ; and he says that language cannot express the gratitude they seem to feel towards the Danish Minister. " Here we are going on in the usual way' doing a good deal of little business, and eel' nay flattering ourselves that the crisis of cal events is at hand. It is really wond erful that this country should for so many year s haye withstood the influence of events which have still greatly organized it. Our exchanges are 6 high, and must continue so until things t ake settled turn. This is the chief cause of inju r y to European trade. Bills have been done 0° England by this post at 71." P t THE REGATTA. —The regatta, the sec °n “ which has been held on the Mersey , took place on OO P day and Friday last. it was , as m i g ht have been el - • pected, much more interesting than the regatta of the pre' ceding year. The prizes were more valuable, and the A woman ha ennt o ld f ehie t ri h nd e Bc, n : competitors for them more numerous.—Liverpool Albioo• a l g 9 7l w 4 e s re years,app appre hended e ling Ft i,KeAds g e a cc o ei gaol 8 ( e n Hd a t Ai h iL e aLd 3 , d b yn swalloweds meansant, ga o lc: L' n o kr n a t su e r ul rasnet O pj:i f iA2caansiNiol A :unam: G moi rd,f N oohipo do E sslv: S tgizane din ci lVl :g ; c oo : ois i r i ttl; l l:ot f f the ns c i ture of the charge is aggravated by his being the husband of AGNES Mooar.— Glasgow Chronicle. We are requested to contradict the statement given in our last, that SAYILE LUMLEY , Esq., 31.11 ' ftl t r this county, had given 10,0001. for the purpose of• ing an organ in York Minster. It is his fa ther, the 11°,°.; and Rev. dont; LUMLEY SAVILE, of Rufford, in rt' county, and one of the prebendaries of York , who has quested to defray the whole of the expenses incurre . ' e s - re building the organ, cot what it may. Th e expo nc are estimated at 10,000 1 .—Newark Time s. Last year a cow in the neighbourhood °C Rlairgowrie, received a severe injury in one of its e l, and, in the hope that the parts would adhere , it was nettea and skilfully bound up. The bandages wer e not renle',,a till it was supposed all was nearly right—but it viiaa that the member had became separated fr om there,110;1:o The cow was a peculiar favourite of the g udewi bewailed grievously the misfortune. T o appease h er grief, a neighbour artfully constructed a wooden leg " Crummy," who is therey enabled to go about her 131 ' b ness like any other cow.—Perth Courier. Much interest has been created in the neig h h ; bourhood of St. Andrew's by the following rentar k : - e f circumstance, which occurred yesterday :—The 12 ' 1 1,0 a family who have lately taken up their residence in t 0 city, had occasion to order some article s of dress fr:•it London, which were desired to be sent by ates u P t he Leith. They were consequently on the outlook for of arrival of their parcel, but little dreamt b y what m ode conveyance it was to reach its destinatio n. Yesterday "ue ternoo n something like a box was observe d floatin g in tr„e °" hay a little to tl.e eastward of the p ier-head, and uponhe'7, picked up, the gentleman's address was found distinct 1.1 the cover. It was immediate l y carried to him, and oP t o% being examined proved to be the very articles expected', gether with the invoice, as sent from London, Theis" f not being water-proof, the artic les, consisting chiefl., silks, are of course much damaged. But how t ° r p count for its having got into that si tuation is a lortethe The most probable conjecture seems to be, that o n he arrival of the steam-boat, the parcel had been lent, ~ 11: of Fife coach from Edinburgh, or Leith, an d in Pit ibeingtakenncrossin out had been carried on by mistake towards Dundee, , Tay,t Cu it ps h r ad and sha s r e e sent in to S t. the A n dre wh% s•- g the a general ands mity that befel the Dundee boat on Monday las t ; 1113 0; " 4 from the situation of the winds and tides , its drifting.a this quarter can in some measure be accoun ted for. Herald. ts STATUARY.—One of the bolde st clic'''. be statuary that ever was attempted by any artist north o f t e, Tweed has just been completed by Mr. LAURSNCI{ DONALD, of this city, and will, in all probability, n s'! 7 : e of submitted to public inspection. The gr oo p consists thre e t rl n figures, all of which are colossal, and about eight l fe e , Fr d height. It represents Ajax bearing the dead body e d f p troelus, and at the same time is a bout to inflict a s blow on a foe, who is placed before him in a recunabent:o sition, leaning on one arm, knee, and foot. Tbe of Herculean strength and determination is forciblY reP sented in Ajax, and Ma great exertions are beautifully Oil nifested by the almost bursting appearance of his vei,lit l is the total abandon in Patroclus, who, from the flexin of the body, and the pensile state of one of his arms! Syri pears to have been recently killed. The prostrated q.utic, is, in point of marking and design, one of the most Ott o. , tive and correctly modelled statues we have ever gaze d ° Mar io; indeed, the success that has followed the artist's o ii effort on this occasion is quite apparent, and denasod! unqualified praise. The whole has been carefully inec'etire from living figures, and a dead body was actuallY Pr°uc r- ,„I that had been recently depri ved of life, for the figet Patroclus. Mr. MACDONALD, we understand, has bee P th , gaged on this gigantic work for ver y nearly twelve 110/n and, now that it is finished , h e has certainly aome callac Ibe proud of his labours.--Edinburgh .Ecening pot. ARRIVALS. Barley. 100 qrs Wheat. 350 qrs. 300 ASSIZES.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NORFOLK CIRCUIT—NORWICH, Aun. 11. Yesterday Mr. Justice JAMES PARKE arrived in this city, and proceeded to the Castle Court to open the King's Commission. Mr. Baron GAB ROW did not leave Bury until five o'clock, it was therefore a late hour before he arrived. This morning at 11 o'clock, both their Lordships went to the Cathedral, where divine service was performed (in the presence of thousands), after which, they were con ducted to the Court near the Castle. Mr. Baron GAR, ROW to the Crown, and Mr. Justice J. PARKE to the nisi prius Court. The county calendar contains only 30- prisoners, (a great number having beet. tried at the late sessions,) a sum mary statement of whose alleged offences we hereunto annex, and which goes to spew that the greater number are charged with crimes which affect their lives, and we regret to add, that the list is stained with two cases of murder, one of very recent occurrence. Summary state ment :—Murder, 2 ; housebreaking and larceny therein, 9 ; burglary, 1 ; horse stealing, 3 ; ass stealing, 1 ; sheep stealing, 8 ; pig stealing, 1 ; stealing in dwelling houses, 2 ; assault, with intent to commit a rape, 1 ; larcenies, 2. Mr. GREGSON, we hear, declined the office of solicitor to the excise, the income of which has, since the death of Mr. CARR, been fixed at 2,5001. a year. Mr. DEHANEY, who held the office of solicitor to the ex cise in Ireland bas, we understand, been since appointed to succeed Mr. CARE. M US IC-HALL.--Mademoiselle SONTAG made her first appearance in Liverpool on Friday evening. She realized our most sanguine expectations. la the style in which she sings, we never heard anything so perfect. Her voice is delightful, and her intonation scrupulously nice. Mademoiselle NINA SONTAG, who accompanies her sister in her musical tour, promises to be a tine singer, but requires experience. —Liverpool Albion. THE THEATRE.—Mr. KEAN'S short en gagement of one week has been the most attractive en gagement of the present season. The house was, on Mon day night, crowded in almost every part ; and the autlito ries collected, on the other nights of the week, to witness this great actor's tragic delineations, were often more nu merous than on the first evening. On Monday night Mr. KEAN opened with King Richard ; on Tuesday be played Shylock ; Wednesday, Othello, for Miss SMITHSON'S bene fit; Thursday, Sir Giles Overreach ; Friday, for the benefit of Mr. WA ADE, Lucius Junius Brutus ;and, on Saturday, Hamlet, for his own benefit. Traces of his recent indisposi tion are perceptible on his countenance, and he evidently labours under great bodily weakness ; but his genius is as vigorous as ever, and he pourtrays, as powerfully as he pourtrayed them in the days of his strength, the work ings of ambition, of revenge, of jealousy, as well as of the other passions which agitate the human bosom.— Liverpool .Albion. SOUTHWARK COURT OF REQUESTS.—It appears, from a return made to Mr. Secretary PxEL by the Commissioners of this Court, pursuant to an order of the House of Commons, that no less than 10,198 execu tions were ordered against the persons of individuals resid ing within the Borough, and the eastern half hundred of Brixton, during the years 1826 and 1827 ; and of that number, 2,298 were actually imprisoned for various periods of 20, 40, 60, and 100 days. Of the above, 1,693 were committed to the County Gaol, and 605 to the Borough Compter. Fortunately for the city, the expence of main taining prisoners from the half-hundred, exclusive of the Borough, was a few years ago thrown upon the county, other wise they must have maintained the whole number. The debts varied from a few shillings to between 41. and Si. A GRACE.—One day at the table of the late Dr. PEARSE, (Dean of Ely), just as the cloth was remov ing, the subject of discourse happened to be that of an ex traordinary mortality amongst the lawyers.s. "We have lost," said a gentleman, not less t eminent bar risters, in as many mo nths. The Dean, who was quite deaf, rose as his f riend finished his remark, and gave the company grace For this, and every other mercy, the Lord's name be praised !" The effect was irresistible. Mr. CALDECOTT, an account of whose clerk's misbehaviour at a gentleman's house, where he had called for payment, appeared a few days since in our columns, has written us a letter, in which he satisfactorily explains the facts of the case, and clearly proves that he was wholly ignorant of the misconduct of his clerk, and altogether dis approved of it.