The Sun. — London, England, 1829-09-17 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND--(1 HIS DAY.) A Meeting of the Proprietors of Bank Stock was this day held at the Bank of England, for the purpose of de claring a dividend. The meeting was also announced to be one of the quarterly meetings of the Proprietors re quired by the charter. The minutes of the laid Court were read. Mr. Youwc expressed a wish to have the proceedings read of the Court which was held in March. The GOVERNOR said, that the regular way was to re,d the proceedings of the last CoUrt, and those only. Mr. YOUNG wished to know if the resolutions moved b 7 himself in the Court held in March were inserted on the minutes? The GOVERNOR. replied in the affirmative. Mr. YOUNG—Then I am satisfied. The GOVERNOR now said that the Directors, consider ing the state of the affairs of the- Bank, had agreed to re commend to the Proprietors a dividend of 4 per cent. in terest and profits for the List half year. A PR OP RIETOR—How can we tell whether we ought to agree to this recommendation, without having a balance sheet laid before us. The GOVERNOR said, that the present proceeding was Precisely the same that had been adopted by the Bank for a irit 'd of 120 years. tie then put the motion, that a d ividend of 4 per cent. profit and interest be agreed upon for the last half year. Mr. Youwa said that before the motion was put, he !mist claim the attention of the Court to the terms of the BAnlt Charter. Be _that Charter, he contended that the birectors were bound to furnish the Proprietors with ma terials to enable them to judge of a dividend. If not, the rec ommendation of the Directors was absurd, for the Pro prietors had no means of forming an estimate whether the dividend was too much or too little. It was necessary that the Proprietors should have some information laid before the m , and if the G(Wernor would appeal to the legal adviser of the Company he Would find that no dividend could he legal unless the means of judging of its propriety were fur nished to the Court of Proprietors. If no information Were given the PrOfirietors could not consider of a divi dend, and of course the Charter could not be fulfilled.— He begged leave to ask what the amount was of the issues of the Bank for which value had been received, and which had not been redefined by payment. - The GOVERNOR said, that there never had been any ob jection to answer that question. Mr. YOUNG feared that his question was not under stood : he wished to know the amount issued and not re deemed by payment: The GOVERNOR—That is the amount in circulation. Mr. Youwc —No ; for I contend that the deposits are as much a part of the circulation as the notes in actual cir culation, although such deposits may be locked up in your drawers. The Govaexon—The amount of our circulation is 18,708,0001., but the amount of our deposits cannot be given. It should be kept secret, for its promulgation Would lead to questions which ought not to be answered. If made known it would have the effect of driving away every Customer of the Bank. The Hon. Member referred to the n Ye-Latv of the Company, but he (the Governor) would, sip* refer to th e p rac ti ce f ar a per i o d o f 120 years.-- e the year 1711 the dividend had been recommended in the sam e manner as at present, and almost in the same Word s . After some f ur th er remar k s , Me. YOUNG then moved, that the Directors be re quired to submit to the Court of Proprietors the amount of zdePuilits with th em as b an k ers , i n or der to enable them to J u dge of a dividend. The GOVERNOR then put the motion, which was car tied in the negative. The original motion was then put, that a dividend of Per cent, be agreed to. PR OrRIETOR--I move that a dividend of 10 per cent. ' be agreed to.—(A laugh. ) The mot i on for a dividend of four per cent. was then t greed to, and it was announced that the dividends would de Payabl e on the 10th of October. OLD BAILEY-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. T hous Edwards, aged 18, and Henry Duffy, aged 20, stood indicted for stealing, on the 3d of August, two c em's, value 401., th e property o f J o h n B acon, o f Somers town. Edward e pleaded guilty, but Duffy, not guilty. Evidence It 'll then called, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both. i rark Joel, aged 29, was indicted for breaking and " t i e ring the h ouse o f J o h n Bl oom, on t h e 27t h of April, li ng stealing 900 yards of silk, value 3201. s. Catherine Bloom d e p ose d th a t en t h e a b ove d ay s h e di scovered, ;t one o'clock in the day, that her father's shop Window had been removed, and that the silk had been taken. The provcutor's son, a few days after the robbery, saw t „nto piec es o f silk (produced) in the window of Mr. v ulson, t a il or, of No. 94, Regent's-quadrant. He seized 1t o and gave it into the custody of an officer. Mr. Poul son now stated that he boug h t i t o f a Mr. aoolhridge of No. 105, Tottenham-court-road, who i l ' t t ed or that he bought it of a Moses Vanburgh, who now d.„ -e that he sold it on commission for Isaac Israel, who -rsai„,nsed that he sold it one ommission for the prisoner. ne ofcer who apprehended him said, that he at first he did not k now I srae l, b ut I srael on being sent for I)4i nted him out from twenty other persons. The prisoner made no defence, but called several wit -0 ales who gave him a good character. The Learned JuracE summed up the evidence, and the ° 'lry found the pri s o ner gu il ty of stealing in the dwelling.. i i ; 4 4e, but not of breaking and entering. The Learned 4 ' l o refused to grant expences to Israel and his nephews. Robert Carter, Elizabeth Carter, (his wife) aged 41, 41 / 4 1 Robert Carter, aged 18, (his son) were indicted for aling a 251. B an k of England note, and other property lo nging to Richard Farre. (The trial was not finished when our reporter left.) We regret to say that the statements in the Glob e an d M orning Herald, relative to the partial blind bces of the KING, are but too true. His IVIAJEsxr is af flicted with cataract, and, we are enabled to add, will be operated upon shortly. —Brighton Gazette. We h ave h eard from a private channel the Vtlry Unel PeCted iWormation, that a serious misunderstand tje has arisen Letween the French and English Govern 'etita. Without guaranteeing the accuracy of this state -1144t, We c an assure our readers that it is derived from a , of very high authority.—Brighton Gazette. 0 On Monday afternoon the body of SAMUEL 1,, Lb114 )r, Serjeant to the Court of Requests at Ipswich, 2 1 found drowned in the river Gipping there. The de -7,,r1 left h ome on the Saturday previous, and di ffi culties i ll 4 4 cir cumstances, it is thought, induced him to commit e lleh act. When found, his hands were is his pockets. °n Sunday morning, the 6th instant, the seat ihi tSir R. B. Pitman, Bart., Picton Castle, Pembroke re, was burglariously entered by a gang of thieves, who i• I ec ted an ent rance t h roug h a window, and afterwards I,._ ght ed a candle, an d f rom appearances must have been oe l lY acquainted with the premises. The thieves carried • c onsiderable quantity of plate, wearing apparel, 444, jewellery, and other pr o p er ty, t o th e amount o f y is u n'ired pounds. Se vern • RECENT FLOODS.—TiIe rise of th e in c a n s °4 the ni g ht o f F r id ay l as t, was particularly rapid, this co e q u tllce of which, the meadows at Ashelworth, in Were overflowed to a considerable depth; and 11ter.ls- f err y to s t a t e t h a t a va l ua bl e cow , th e p roperty o f ri ver ‘,37.olxsTica, of that parish, was washed into the tett drowned. Cheltenham Chronicle. THEtb Q r O EVEIIO7 FLOODS.—In consequence of Pr e , e a Pid ris e o f the Severn and the high spring tides of the r ltee rat w eek, the m ea d ows a l ong th e whole line of th e ~, l‘t lvk ar i 7 unde r water, an d t h e races at Gl ouces t er an d " uS ty are postponed until the inundation has sub ----Cheltenham Chronicle. lit„%rne respect a bl e Coffee-house keepers have t° the Covent-gard e n Company to subscribe ` the "et 2 ,000 t, for which they would expect to receive kie e ' e lteta to the amount of 4,000/ (thus making the E of each ti c k et 3s. 6d. ) , engag i ng to di spose o f t h em Cts , table persons only, and to send only a limited , 1 " : 4 01 „ n 'ghtly during th e season . A s th e nu mber nightly 1 1'4P exceed sixty, most of which would probably be - mtat nf to pe rson , who would not otherwise go to the rrtt clear t the money thus raised would he for the greater gain ; but it is to be feared that the mode of ths " "might bring th e th ea t re i nto some di scre di t , not al 'Hog th e respecta bi l i ty o f t h e promoters of the ° lel ) ,'' We regret that the subscription should go on so • A as to rend er such as proposal necessary. t 9 atteridge, in this county, on Monday the of ' 5 4 1 . • the flood rose eo:quiekly, and to such a height, a s e ' t a ,: graund o f M r. J. BLANCH'S entirely of its cr o p t to (supposed to be 16 tons) then recently cut : "N I ' t e mad e to save the crop; but they were inef -64. the Whole was lost, Chelten ham Chronicle. THE MARKETS... (TIIIS DAY). GENERAL AVERAGE; I'ltICE (W BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Sopt. I I, 1129, 111 A,, up from the lleturn, al the Inspectors the di Irorent Cities and Towns 1:1 Eng Lind and Wales, per Imp:Th:l Ouarter. Id.l Oats -- 235. 10(1.1 10s. :3d. Barley..--335.10d.1 y ...-- 31s. s,LlPease.--- 375. 70 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OP THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING.' Wheat-665. IOd.I Oats - 2.35. 3d.1 Ss. 1 Id. Barley...--.323.10d.1 Rye - 225. 1d Xs. 10d. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. 8,1.1 Oats -12 s. 3d.1 13,1, Barley-13s. Mid liye 21s. 3d.1 Pease -15 s. tie!. HAY MA lIKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to -£2. 15 New Meadow Hay 2 15 3 5 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 31(; Fine Upland Meadow and ttye-grass Hay ...... Clover Hay 3 10 5 5 Oat - traw £2 oto £2 4( Wheat 'craw ... 2 3 2 s Straw from 2s. to 3s. per load lower than last quoted ; in prices of Hay no alteration. Supply good, and trade very dulL • SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowlani Meadow Hay £2 4 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay 2 10 3 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 3 3 10 Fine Utland Meadow ant Ityc-grass Hay 3 to 4 s Clover Hay (extra fine)....£s 10... Generally Oat Straw £2 oto £2 4 1 Wheat Straw 2 4 2 6 Straw Is. per load l ower than last quoted; prices of Hay sta tionary. A great supply, and a very languid trade. SOUTHALL MAREET.—Sept. 16. In this day's market, which was largely supplied, and thinly attended by buyers, each kind of meat experienced a very dull sale, at the following prices per stone of Sib. to sink the ofEtls:— Beer' ----. 2s. ed. to 3s. 10d Veal 3s. Bd. to 4s. Rd. Mutton ......,..—. 3 2 4 2 I Pork 310 410 Lamb ls. Bd. to 4s bd. Beef and L•:mb 2d., Mutton from 2d. to Id. per stone lower than on this day se'nnight ; in prices of Veal and Pork, no al teration. Much of the stock left the market unsold. The Sheep and Beast Salesmen assert that their trade would have been bad beyond precedent had it not been for the presence of a consider able number of Smithfield and lower market jobbers. LEWES MARKET.—Sept. 15. Beef..----. 3s. 2(1. to 4e2d. I Veal ---—4 s. 2d to 4s. 6d Mutton .—.. 3 6 4 6 Pork —.— 4 2 4 Lamb - . 4s. Od. to is. Bd. A good supply, and a dull trade. RUMFORD MARKET.—Sept. 16. ft. d. to s. d. s. d. a. d. Reef 2lO 310 I Veal Mutton Lamb 3s. Sd. to 4s. Bd. Suckling Calves from 14s. to 425. ; Quarter old l'igsl2s.to 15s. each. Supply good, and trade very dull. COURT-MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN DICKEN SON, R.N.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 16. The Court assembled at the usual hour (nine o'clock), and remained in secret investigation with dosed doors...— At eleven it was intimated to Captain Dickenson that Isis attendance would not be required until two o'clock, pre vious to which hour he received another intimation, stating that he would be relieved from attendance until to-morrow (this day). The Victory, although the weather was very unfortunate, was crowded to hear the judgment. Many surmises are in existence as to the delay ; some say that it is owing to a despatch fram the Admiralty relative to the propriety of admitting Sir Edward Codrington to examine witnesses, in contradiction to what appeared in the public papers, and in fact to commence the battle of Navarin de novo ;• others say that it is to the length of time which the reading of the evidence occupie, which must be volu.. minous; but I am assured it will be certainly given to morrow, and the delay solely originates from the dispas sionate examination of such a body of contradictory evidence. THE ARMY. The following detachments have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to leave Ireland, for the purpose of joining the service companies of their respective regiments stationed at the undermentioned places, viz. :—The 10th Regiment of Infantry, 10 rank and file, for the lonian Islands; 11th ditto, 10 rank and tile, for the lonian Islands ; 12th ditto, 20 rank and file, for Gibraltar ; 19th ditto, 20 rank and file, for the West Indies ; 22d ditto, 50 rank and file, for Jamaica ; 33d ditto, 40 rank and file, for Jamaica ; 73d ditto, 10 rank and file, for Malta; 77th ditto, 100 rank and file, for Jamaica ; 84th ditto, 60 rank and file, for Jamaica; 86th ditto, 40 rank and file, for the West Indies; and the SSth ditto, 50 tank and file, for the lonian Islands, making in the whole 100 rank and file for the Mediterranean, and 310 ditto for the West Indies. The dinner to Mr. °TWAY CAVE, at Thurlea, is likely to he well and respectably attended.— JAMES SCULLY, Eq., of Tipperary, is selected to preside on the occasion.—Dublin Morning Register. It is not the intention of Lord F. L. GOWER to honour this city with a visit on his present tour, as the time appointed for his return to Dublin is nearly expired, and several official duties of course await him there. His Lordship still continues, and will remain till Monday, at Mitchelstown Castle, the seat of the Earl of KINGSTON. _ Cork .Repot ter. ARRIVAL OF THE MOST REV. DR. KELLY, CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF TUAM.-It affords us most sincere satisfaction to announce the return of this virtuous and venerable Prelate to Ireland, after an absence of nearly twelve months, during the greater part of which his Grace has sojourned in the city of Route. ,We under stand that official documents, showing tire importance to Catholic Ireland of the objects to which his Grace's la bours were directed during his absence, will speedily be published. We have the happiness to state that his Grace has returned in excellent bealth.—Dublin Morn. Rey. The Dean and Chapter of Canterbury have revived the use of the curfew in that city at eight o'clock. —Morning Paper. In several parishes about Canterbury, the churchwardens have ordered the tolling of the " curfew bell." The practice commenced on Friday night. The din and confusion created were only equalled by the eager application of persons desirous of knowing for whom the knells pealed forth their solemn notes. A Paris Correspondent informs us that MA* THEWS and YATES have repeated their performance in Paris with equal effect, but to an audience of comparative thin ness. Their engagement with LAURENT, however, was for only three nights; and as they pay only 1001. for the use of the theatre during that time, their profits must be considerable. ARUNDEL.--The funds of the Commis sioners of this port are likely to receive a very consider able augmentatioa under rather peculiar circumstances. T►.e Druid frigate arrived at Portsmouth on Sunday seen night from Jamaica, having on board cochineal and one million three hundred thousand dollars, which she brought from the Spanish Main on private account. In conse quence of some part of the Arundel and Portsmouth Canal being dry, the dollars, which were of the value of 270,0001., were brought coastwise into Littlehampton harbour for the purpose of being forwarded up the river to London. The packages tvere discharged into lighters, and on the master of the vessel (the Elizabeth) waiting on the collector to pay the harbour dues, he was not a little surprised to learn that they amounted to 7871. 10s., the Act imposing a due of 7d. for every 10/. value. This demand was however resisted, but on what grounds it is difficult to imagine, the Act apparently not leaving room for a doubt on the subject, and the consequence has been the detention of one of the packages by the collector. The lighters proceeded up the river with the remainder on Sunday. A special meeting of the Commissioners has been called to take the case into consideration.—Brighton Gazette. A shocking accident occurred last evening at the new river, near the Scalp, a few miles below this town. One of the bankers, named MARTIN DUCKWORTH, was on board a lighter, at work, when the tide came in very forcibly; in arranging some ropes in the vessel, one of them, a new cable, was twisted round the poor fellow's leg, and before he hail time to extricate himself, the flood drove the vessel on with such powerful velocity, as actually to sever the bones of his leg just above the uncle. The foot and the connecting part of the limb immediately fell overboard, and the agonized sufferer, fainting from intense pain and loss of blood, also fell into the water.—He sunk twice, but rose again, and some of his companions imme diately hastened to rescue his maimed body from a watery grave, and to afford him that assistance which he so truly required. They directly formed a litter, upon which a number of them bore him to Boston, a distance of above three miles, the stump of his leg bleeding profusely all the way. About half past six o'clock he was brought past our office, and his countenance was then of the most ghastly 1 description ; indeed death appeared to have terminated his sufferings. Upon the same litter several portions of his splintered leg were carritd, and altogether the sight was truly horrid. He was promptly attended by Messrs. SNAITII and TUXBORD, surgeons, wh o s h ort l y a f terwar ds amputated the leg immediately below the knee joint. Up to the period of our going to press this morning, the man was pronounced in a dangerous state , —Boston Gazette of Tuesday. THE LATE EARL OF 11 ARRINQTON, This illustrious and venerable Nobleman, who ex• pired on Tuesday morning,. at Brighton, enjoyed the personal friendship and patronage of his hire Ma jesty nearly half a con!ury, and during that period the King confer! cal noon his Lordship many of the most distingui,l , Cd offices in the Royal Household, The Earl, at the period of his demise, was a General in the army, and Colonel-in-Chief of the Ist Regt. of Life Guards, Captain, Governor, and Constable of Windsor Castle, Gold Stick in Waiting to his present Majesty, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, &c. The Earl is succeeded in his titles and estates by his eldest son, Chinles Viscount Petersham, now Earl of Harrington, born 1781, a Colonel in the Army, and unmarried. The Coun tess, who was a daughter of the late Sir John Flem ing, Bart., of Bromptori Park, Middlesex, died in 1824, leaving a numerous family. Tie Hon. Col. Lincoln Stanhope, C. 8., lately commanding the 17th Lancers, and second son of the late Earl, is heir presumptive to the Earldom. The Hon. Colonel Leicester Stanhope, another son of the late Earl, has also distinguished himself in the Army, having served in the East Indies, as Deputy-Quartermaster- General to the Forces, but the Gallant Officer has since retired upon half-pay. The Earl's youngest daughter, Lady Charlotte Augusta Stanhope, born in 1792, married, in 1818, the present Duke of Leinster, by whom she has the Marquis of Kildare, and other children. Lady Anna Niaria Stanhope, the Earl's eldest daughter, is the wife of the Mar quis of Tavistoek, to whom she was united in 1808. The late Earl of Harlington entered the service on the 2d of November, 1769, as an Ensign, with the rank of Lieutenant, in the Coldstream Regiment of Guards, and was promoted, on the 20th of July, 1773, to a company ►n the 29th Regiment of Foot. Ile served the campaigns of 1776 arid 1777, in America, and was present in the different engage ments with the northern army. His Lordship was appointed, on the 16th of January, 1778, Liente mmt-Colonel in the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards; and was transferred, on the 30th of August, 1780, to the 85th Regiment of Infantry, from which period he served two years in the West Indies. General Harrington received on the 20th of No vember, 1782, the rank of Colonel; was appointed, on the 12th of March, 1783, Colonel of the 65th Regiment of Foot, from which he was removed, on the 28th of January, 1788, to the 29th Regiment of Infantry; and on the sth of December, 1792, to the Ist Regiment of Life-Guards. Lord Harrington was raised, on the 12th of October, 1793, to the rank of Major-General; on the. Ist of January, 1799, to that of Lieutenant-General ; and on the 25th of September, 1803, to that of General. He was employed, whilst Lieutenant-General, for a short time, on the staff of Great Britain. His Lord ship had a command subsequently in the London district, and in Ireland. The Earl of Harrington was appointed, on the 11th of April, 1812, Gover nor of Windsor. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Bristol, at his seat, Ickworth-park, Suffolk, from a tour ; Major and Mrs. Fletcher, in Regent-street, from the Continent; Captain Harris, in Bryanston-square, from Ramsgate; Edward Hawkins, Esq. at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Paris ; James Montague, Esq. at ditto, from ditto ; Captain Macdonald, at ditto, from ditto ; W. Os. borne, Esq. at ditto, from Brighton ; the Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley square, from Paris; A. Grant, Esq., at ditto, from ditto; Viscount Ennismore, at ditto, from Norfolk ; the Rev. Craven Ord, at Nerot's Hotels and Baths, Clifford -street. DEPA RTURES. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, from Arlington. street, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Sefton, Stoke Farm, Berks ; Sir Herbert Jenner, Bart., for his sea in Kent; Captain and Mrs. Marshall, from Brighton, for Cheltenham ; W. Salway, Esq from the British Hotel, Jerinyn-street, for Oxford ; the Right Ron. the Earl of Buckinghamshire, from Nerot's Hotels and Baths, Clifford-,treet, for Hampden House; Sir William Rawlins and friends, from ditto, for Paris ; the Rev. Mr. Child, and ladies, from ditto; Spencer Mackay, Esq. and family, from ditto; Wm. B. Flexney, Esq. from ditto, for Lord Down's; J. Colson, Esq. from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Ox ford ; Viscount Duncannon, ;from Cavendish-square, for his seat, at Roehampton ; Lord Nugent, for his seat, Lilleys, Bucks; Major and Mrs. Scott, from Bfanchester-square for Cheltenham. ARRIVALS AT BRIGHTON. Admiral and Lady Keppel, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Stanhope, General Devereux, Count Flahault, Mr. Charles Greville, Mr. and the two Misses Levison Gower, Miss Burgess, Mr. Lewis Burnand, Mr. F. Villiers, Captain Campbell, Colonel Bellaise, Captain Viner, Mr. Terrail, Mr. and Mrs. jEaton and family, Mr. Slice, Mr. and Miss ;O'Brien, Miss Lowe, Captain Stan. hope, Mr. Hare, Mr. Lee, Mr. Bowker, Mr. Streatfield, Mr. Bolland, Captain Colgrave, Mr. Lock, Mr. Moore, Mr. Chris.. tophers, Mr. and Mrs. Hill, Sir Charles Bltint, Mr. and Mrs. Leeds and family, Mr. Coetho, Mr. and Mrs. Holder, Mrs. Ran dall, Miss Raymond, Mr. A. Mackenzie, Mr. Foss, Mr. and Mrs. Fitzroy Maclean, Mr. and Mrs. Hewett and family, Hon. Mr. Howard, Mr. Tollemache, Mr. and Mrs. Coope, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop and Mr. Hornby. ARRIVALS AT TUNBRIDGE WELLS. Captain and Mrs. Manning, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons, Mr. Bur chell, Mr. and Mrs Wulbeir, Mr. and Mrs. Davison, Lieut.. General and Miss Raymont, Mr. and Mrs. D. Salomons, Lady Hyde Parker and Miss Parker, Mr. Bryan, Mrs. and Miss Gut teridge, Mr. and Mrs. Grwme, Mr. E. Phene, Mr. Wm. Shep pard, Mrs. Plumtree, Mr. and Mrs. Capper, Earl Jermyn, Mr. and Mrs. Burchell, Mrs. Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, Captain Macleod, Mrs. Greaves, &c. ARRIVALS AT BATH. His Grace the Duke of Bedford, Lord Winford. Lord Thos. Cecil, M. P., Lord St. Vincent, Sir Compton and Lady Dunville and family, Sir Henry Jardine and family, Sir C. Paget, Hon. Mr. Jarvis, General:and Mrs. Walsh; Colonels Grxme, Hippings, Jones; Captains Lely, Brenton, Haines; Rev. Dr. Gardiner, Bev. Mr. and Mrs. Gore, Rev. Messrs. G. Gardiner, S. North cote ; Major Fortesque, Mr. and Mrs. Horton, Adeane, Brodney, Westwood, Atkinson and family, Ferchild, l'enrol, Forbes, Keville, Methuen, Futon, Chapple. ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM. Marquis and Marchioness of Bute, Lord Thomas Cecil, MT Countess of Beauchamp, Hon. Colonel Browne, Hon. James Somers Cocks and son, Lady Catharine Howard, Sir Robert Tristram Ricketts, Rart. and family, Sir John and Lady Sher_ brooke and family,:Sir C. Bethel Codrington, Sir Lewin Glynn, Bart. Sir Hungerford and Lady Hoskyns and family, Lady and Mr. Murray, Lieutenant-General Gerard, Colonel Vinicombe, Colonel Spread, Dr. Wyndham and son, Dr. and Mrs. Bree, Dr. M'Mullin, (ley. Mr. Corrie, Rev. C. H. Taylor, Rev. Mr. Gan non, Rev. J. Bradney, Rev. C. Griffith, Rev. T. Sutton, Captain and Mrs. Hamilton, Captain Browne, Captain Smith, Captain P. Maughan, Captain A. Ross, Lieutenant Pike, R.N. Mr.and Mrs. Rothing, Russell and family, Hambleton, Dolphin, King, Mrs. and Miss Cunningham. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, Pc companied by the Princess AUGUSTA, came to town yes terday morning from their residence in Bushy Park. The Princess SOPHIA visited their Royal Highnesses a: their residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. The Royal party partook of a dejeune at one o'clock. The Duke and Duchess, accompanied by the Princess ABGUSTA, returned to Bushy in the afternoon. The pediment of the principal portico in the King's new Palace in St. James's Park has been sculptured with a representation of the Triumph of Britannia, in high relief. Above the window of the first story, behind the portico, is a design illustrative of the Progress of Naviga tion. The garden front of the Palace has been embellished on either side of the central projection with subjects executed in bas relief; that on the eastern side, the Ex pulsion of the Danes from England ; the other, ALFRED giving Laws to the Britons. Drury-lane Theatre, it is said, opens with a new tragedy from the talented pen of Miss MITFORD the heroine of which will be personated by Miss PHILLIPS. YOUNG also is to sustain oneof the principal characters. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India-house, when Captain 4ortEaT LINDSAY was sworn into the command of the ship Macqueen, con signed to Bengal and China. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India-house, when the following ships were thus stationed, viz. :—For Bombay and China, Thomas Coutts, ALEXANDER CHRYSTIE ; Duchess of Athol, EDWARD M. DANIELL ; Abercrombie Robinson, JOHN INNES ; _Berwickshire, FREDERICK I'iIADAN; Lord Lowther, CHARLES STEWART.—For St. Helena, Bombay, and China, Orwell, R. M. IsAcßE.—For Bvngal and China, Dunea, J. P. WILSON; William Fairlie, THOMAS BLAIR.; MaCqUeCil, ROBERT LINDSAY; Reliance, CHARLES S. TIMMS; General Harris, JOSEPH STAN-. TON. —For Madras and China, London, TIMOTHY SMITH; Castle Huntly, H. A. DRUMMOND.—For St. Helena and China, with liberty to go through the Straits of Malacca, Marquis Camden, THOMAS LARxINs.—For China direct, Edinburgh, HENRY BAx ; Sir David Scott, D. J. WARD; George the Fourth, T. W. BARROW ; Earl of Bakarras, B. BRouGwroN; Canning, Puma BAYLIS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER MEETING 1829. DONCASTER, TUESDAY NIGHT.—At all early hour titi• morning the bustle in the streets sufficiently testified tin, interest whit Ii the great St. Leger excited in all ranks ; the streets were lined by visitors of every grade, and large tnasscs of ti e c•o.wtry people assemb'ed in the road-way, insomuch, that long before the time of moving to the course, the obstructions were surmountable only by great personal exertions. At twelve o'clock there were several thousands congreg ited in the main street, the great point of attraction bein,; the betting-rooms, which were so full, that many were unable to gain admittance. About half an hour after, a movement was visible, and at this mo !tient nothing could be more animated_a perfect sea of heads was seen in every direction, the crowd being so dense, that it was a miracle no accidents occurred. The majority contrived to reach the race-ground at half-past one, and no pen can give an idea of the grandeur of the scene at this moment. The Grand Stand was crammed in a very short space of time, the minor ones being also full to an overflow, and many hundreds unable to gain an entry. The principal Nobility began to arrive about this time, several of them in state ; the most dashing equipages were those belonging to Lord Fitzwilliam, Duke of Devonshire, Lord Chesterfield (two sets), Lord Harewood, Mr. Petre, &c. His Grace the Duke of Wellington arrived this morning, and was present at the races--it is in contem plation to present his Grace with the freedom of the town. Besides the Noble Duke, we observed the following dis dinguished members of the fashionable world :—Prince and Princess Esterhazy, Duke of Leeds, Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's, and the Ladies Pe tuclerk. Duke of Devon shire, Marquis of Graham, Marquis of Worcester, Mar quis and Marchioness of Londonderry, Marquis of Clan ricarde, Marchioness of Tavistock, Marquis and Marchio ness Cleveland, Marquis of Sligo, Earl Fitzwilliaro, Eail Verulam, Earl and Countess of Jersey, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl and Countess of Newburgh, Earl and Countess of Wilton, - Earl and Countess of Scarborough, Earl and Countess of Southampton, Earl and Countess of Harewood, and the Ladies Lascelles, Earl of Howth, Earl Clanwilli im, Lord and Lady Strathaven, Lord Castlereagh, Lord W. Powlett, Lord Ranelagh, Lord Milton, Lord Durham, Lord Petre, Clanmorris, Lord and Lady Belfas'a Lady Janet St. Clare, Lord George Bentinck, Lord Henry Bentinck, Lord Longford, Lord Lowther, Lord Hawke, Lord Wharnciiffe, Lord Stourton, Lord Kelburne, Lord Kilmaine, Lord W. Thynne, Sir Mark Wood, Sir John Beresford, Sir W. Askew, Sir Rowland Hill, Sir George Cockburn, Sir Tatton Sykes, Sir B. Graham. Hon. E. and Mrs. Petre, Hon. P. Stourton, Hon. W. Lascelles, Hon. T. 0. Powlett, Hon. Colonel Anson, Hon. R. Grosvenor, Hon. C. Abbott, Hon. Stewart Wortley, Hon. Misses Wortley, Hon. T. Duncombe, Hon. W. Went worth, Baron Oxenstiern, Count Montrond, General Sharpe, Admiral Sotlieron, Colonel Hull, Colonel Peel, Colonel Etistace, Colonel Townsend, Colonel Clifton, Colonel Fatty, Colonel Althorpe, Colonel Thoysts, Colonel C. Gardiner, Colonel Cradock, M.P., Colonel Crawford, Colonel Hancox, Colonel Lyster, Major Parry, Major Yar burgh, Major Fleming, Major Healey, Major Ellis, Major Wcod, Captain Brown, Captain Hankey, Captain White, Captain Davis, Captain Grant, Captain Macnamara, Captain Locke, Captain Dowbigon, Captain Taylor, Captain Ewbank, Captain Byng, Captain Hunter, Captain Radcliffe, Captain Healey, Captain Methold, Captain Stewart, Captain Hibbert, Captain Smith, Captain Owen, Captain Buller, Captain Vyner, Captain Berkeley, Messrs. T. Houldsworth, M.P., Fenton Scott, J. Childers, Walker, Brandling, R. Ewbank, W. Ewbank, Dawkins, Chol mondeley, Fairfax, Crompton, Watt, E. Peel,.F. Charlton, Delme Radcliffe, Markham, Sitwell, Codrington, Gas coync, R. Gascoyne, De Castello, Dundas, Quantock, G. Baker, Arinitage, C. Wilson, Mitford, Baird, Finlis, B. Thompson, Telford, Holyoake, Payne, Clive, Foljambe, • Worinald, Wyvill, W. Lailbroke, R. Milnes, M. Stapylton, Norvell, Forester. Gratwiche, &c. The names of the prin cipal female visitors will be given in a future report. From a comparative view of the present with former meetings, there is an evident decline in the mere number of the visi tors, although equal in point of rank ; the failing off is at tributed to the bad state of trade in the manufacturing dis tricts, particularly in the great trading towns in Lancashire, which have hitherto sent thousands. The first race appointed for decision was the Two-year Old Produce Stakes, which was run at the precise time fixed for it ; and we here take an opportunity of stating, that in all things connected with the meeting there was a most praiseworthy attention to punctuality—even the St. Leger, which one would think was likely to give most trouble, was only ten minutes beyond the hour appointed for it. The supetior importance of the last-named race must plead an excuse fur giving it precedence to the Pro duce Stakes. The jockies having weighed (nineteen in number), assembled in the weighing-house, and received _ - the usual instructions as to saddling, parading from the Grand Stand, starting, &c. ; after which Lord Wham cliffe explained to them the necessity of going off the first time, referring them to the St. Leger of 1828, as a proof of what might he done by attending to the regulations.— It is right to add, that these directions were obeyed to the letter, and that a better start could not have been desired. Having saddled, the horses were cantered up the Course, and then paraded in line before the Grand Stand,—a cere mony trivial in itself, but of considerable interest to the spectators; in fact, it created quite a sensation, particu larly in the Grand Stand, where the most intense anxiety was manifested. Precisely at twenty minutes before three they were all at the post, and immediately after the race same off as follows : The Great St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs. each, for three yr-old colt, Sst. 61b. ; and fillies, Sst. 31b. St. Leger Course. Ninety-eight Subscribers. Hon. E. Petre's ch. c. Rowton, by Oiseau 1 Marquis of Cleveland's br c. Voltaire, by Blacklock 2 Lord Langford's bl. c. Sir Ilercules, by Whalebone 3 The following also started, but were not placed by the Judge Marquis of Worce,ter's Felt Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde Mr. Forth's Frederick Mr. Robinson's Bolivar Sir E. Dodsworth's Young Patrick Mr. Forth's the Exquisite Lord Grosvenor's Parnassus Lord Cleveland's Stotforth Lord Kelburn's Georgians colt Duke of Leeds's Rbodaeantha c. Mr. Riddell's Lawn Sleeves Lord Fitzwilliain's Sister to Mulatto Mr. Clifton's Don Jose Mr. Gibbeson's Lady Sarah Mr. Athorne's Wandering Boy Mr. Earnshaw's Elastic In the course of the morning the odds changed repeat edly. Forth backed his horse freely; of course this led others to do the same, and the consequence was, that be fore starting he was second favourite, Rowton, in the meantime, having taken precedence of Voltaire, leaving off first favourite. The following were the closing prices :- 7 to 2 agst Mr. Petre's Rowton (taken) 4 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Frederick 9 to 2 agst Lnrd Cleveland's Voltaire (taken) 7 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde 10 to 1 agst Lord Lan ford's Sir Hercules 14:to 1 agst Mr. Th eo bald' s Th e E xqu i s it e 20 to 1 agst Marquis of Worcester's Felt 20 to 1 agst Duke of Leeds's Rhodacantha colt 20 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Stotforth 20 to 1 agst Mr. Athorne's Wandering Boy 40 to 1 agst Lord Kelburne's Georgians colt Without any thing like a false start, they went off nearly together, Parnassus having a decided advantage as to starting, without improving it, for be immediately fell back into the crowd ; for the first fifty yards the jockeys had enough to do to pick their ground, which settled, the order of running was thus :—Frederick in front, Rowton close at his heels, Stotforth next, Sir Hercules and Clo•• tilde immediately astern, well up, and the others in a body behind, with the exception of Voltaire, who was the most hindmost horse. They went up the hill without any change, nor was there any change when they got into the dip, unless it was that Rowton was mending his pace, and evidently gaining on Frederick, whom he passed at the gravel road ; he then made strong running—the places continuing as stated, till they were at the Red House, where the inferior horses invariably begin to drop off; ac cordingly, we found that between this point and the rails the following were beat off:—The Exquisite, Parnassus, Lord Kelburne's, Lady Sarah, Wandering Boy, Don Jose, Sister to Mulatto, Elastic, and Stotforth. At the lied House, Sir Hercules headed Stotforth and Clotilde, and was directly followed by Felt, Voltaire all this time keep ing in the back ground. As they approached the rails he began to creep up (F re d er i c k h ere b e i ng b eat o ff) , b ut i t was not till they had passed the distance-post that Chifaey made his push for the race. He then went by Clotilde, Felt, and Sir Hercules, in succession, and at the Grand Stand was up with Rowton. A very severe race home termi nated in favour of Rowton, by a clear neck, amidst deaf ening acclamations. Felt (who was sold to the Marquis of Worcester before the race, for one thousand guineas) was fourth, Clotilde fifth, Frederick sixth, Bolivar seventh, and Young Patrick eighth. Losers will always have some reason for their favourites not winning; accordingly, f , ;bl nisnti of Voltaire's liacker3 attributing his de (71:ifney's bad riding ( 1 ) They Say he waited to, that if he had made play sooner, he wool, _ . ; to us that Voltaire,lik ! !moo', tl o?,. speed than strength ot; ;hit m.i.kioz ,y sooner war, .1 h lye rendered his de -I..nt morccert,in—he never c , n:hl vt. las!, d with now tun, who is a h!,!-so of infinite!y greater bottom, and of sort that can run on. The fact is, that the Yorkshir, jockies do very well for every day work, but cannot appre ciate the vastly superior style of riding of those from New market. This is the third year in succession that Mr. Petre has won this Stake, and, with the exception of On late Lord A. Hamilton. is the only gentleman who has had such extraordinary good fortune —moreover, he has z remarkahly fine lot (winners) for next year's race. Tin value of the Stakes is two thousand four hundred and twenty-five pounds. The winner was rode by IV. Scott ; Voltaire, by Chif ney ; Sir Hercules, by Conolly; Felr, by Robinson ; ClotiWe, by Templeman ; Frederick, by Forth; Don Jose, by J. Jackson ; Stotforth, by J. Day ; Young Pa trick, by Nicholson ; Lied Kelburne's, by Boyce ; Duke of Leeds's, by Nelson; Sister to Mulatto, by Lye ; Lady Sarah, by H. Edwards; Wandering Boy, by Jacques; the Exquisite, by F. Buckle ; Bolivar, by Garbutt; Elastic, by Dodgeon ; Lawn Sleeves, by ,Lhnson ; and Parnassus, by Dockeray. The running of the two horses proves what the party have ws-erted, viz. that Frederick is a stone better than the Exquisite ; if, therefore, Mr. Theohald eid give three thousand guineas for the latter (and which we very much doubt), we can only say that Forth has got well out of him. LEGEIt WINNERS FROM ITS :COMAIENCEMENr. cr. co: , v < - , , P., 7 Owners. Winners. Fires. • r 1 ' 776 LAl.tiockingtiarn..• i:r. bay Idly • Sampson 675; 5 1 777 Mr. Sotheron '778 Sir T. Gascoigne... Hollandaise .... Matchem ~' 779 Mr. Stapleton Tommy Wildair l5 10,10 ' 780 Mr. Bethel Ruler Young Marskt 17 71 7 I 781 Col. Radcliffe 782 Mr. Goodricke lmperatrix ' 7. 1 :3 Sir J. L. Kaye Phenomeno n ... Kin g H ero d ... 9 4 4 784' Mr. Coates , 7851 Mr. Hill 7861 Ld. A. Hamilton... Paragon Paymaster l4. 8 8 787; ' 783 ... \ oung F10ra.... Highflyer...... it) 5 5 . 789' lAL Fitzwilliam ... i'ewet Tandem 96 6 7901 Mr. Goodricke .... Ambidexter .... Phenomenon l6, 9 3 ' 7911 Mr. Hutchinson... Y. Traveller .... King Fergu s l4l 8 8 1 792' Ld. A.Hamilton... Tartar . 793 Mr. Clifton ....... Ninety-three 791 Mr. Hutchinson... Beningbr nigh .. King Fergus llll 8 8 795 Sir C. Turner . ..... H a mni eton i an.. Ki ng Fergus.— 12 5; 5 796 Mr. Cookson ....... Ambrosio Si r P e t er l5l 71 7 797 Mr. Goodricke...., Lounger D rone l 2l 8 ; 2 798 Sir T. Gascoigne... Symmetry' Delpini 799 Sir H. Vane Cockfighter Overton l2l 71 7 800 Mr. Wilson Champion 801 Mr. Goodricke .... Quiz Buzzard ' 802 Ld. Fitzwilliam ... Orville Beningbrough 151 71 7 803 Ld. Strathmore . Ilemembrancer Pipator 23 8 8 • 805 Mr. Me11i5h......... Sancho Don Quixote.. 24'11 ; 2 905 806 Mr. Clifton 807 Ld. Fitzwilliam ... P au li na . Sir Peter 44161 4' 808 D. of Hamilton..... Petronius ........ Sir Peter 28 121 3 809 • 810 D. of Leeds ......... Octavian Striplin g 4O 81 4 1 • 811 Mr. Gascoigne Sooth sa y er S orcerer 812 Mr. Rob 813 Mr. Watt Altisidor a Di c k Andrews 50 1 7 1 3 ' 814 D. of Hamilton ... William 815 Sir W. Maxwell... Filho da Puta... Haphazard 59 151 4 816 Sir B. Graham Du c h ess L even C ard i nal York 133 13, 3 817 Mr. Peirse Ebor Orville 818 --t Reveller 819 Mr. Ferguson ...... Antonio 820 Sir E. Smith ........ St. Patrick 821 Mr. 0. Powlett ... Jack Spigot Ardros.orMar. 19 13 5 822 Mr. Petre Theodore Woful 7323! 3 823 Mr. Watt Barefoot 824 Mr. Gascoigne Jerry Smolensko 77 23, 2 825 Mr. Watt Memnon Whisker B9 30: 2 826 Ld.' Scarborough... Tarrare Catton 95 27' 2 827 Hon: E. Petre Matilda Comus 9O 26' 3 828 829 The Two-yr-old Stakes of 100 sows. each, b. ft. ; colts, Bst. 51b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. Red House In. Six Subs. H. E. Petre's ch. f. Laura, by Figaro ... 1 Duke of Leeds's b. f. by Whisker Lord Milton's h. c. by Cervantes 3 Mr. Houldsworth's ch. c. Thoresby 4 b. c. Beagle Mr. Ridsdale's ch. f. Miss Frizzle pd Even on Laura; the other three went off abteast at a good pace, the favourite waiting upon them till they got to the distance, where the Duke of Leeds's was in first ; she then went up, challenged, and, after a fine race, won by nearly a length—rode by Robinson ; Duke of Leeds's, by Johnson ; Lord Milton's, by Lye ; and Thoresby, by Darling. Value of the stakes 4001., deducting the win ner's stake. The Renewed Doncaster Stakes of 10 sous. each, and 20 added by the Corporation, for three-yr-olds, 6st. 101 b. ; four, Bst. 51b. ; five, Bst. 91b. ; six and aged 9st. Two miles. 15 Subs. Lord Fitzwilliam's Medoro, 5 yrs Lord Scarborough's Cistercian, 3 yrs 0 dr This was a dead Leat between the above two. The following also ran, but were not placed :- 1 Hon. E. Petre's Delphine, 4 yrs Duke of Leeds's Moonshine, 5 yrs Mr. Watt's Coulon, 4 yrs Ten paid. Even on Medoro. Cistercian made play, followed by Deiphine to the distance, where Medoro ran by the latter, and challenged Cistercian ; between these two a tremen dous run home ended in a dead heat; the Stakes were di vided between their proprietors, and Medoro cantered over out of form, rode by Lye, Cistercian by a clever lad named Gilbert, Deiphine by Robinson, Coulon by Nicholson, and Moonshine by Johnson. The Corporation Plate of 501. ; three-yr-olds, 6st. 71b. ; four, 7st. 91b. ; five, Bst. 91b. ; six and aged, Bst. 101 b. ; mares allowed 31b. Heats, two miles. Mr. Haworth's Brenda, 4 yrs (Nicholson) .... 3 1 1 Duke of Leeds's Jenny Mills, 4 yrs (Lye) 1 2 2 Lord Scarborough's Melrose, 3 yrs (Gilbert) 2 dr Mr. Steele's Wellington, 3 yrs (Gray) 4 dis The Gold Cup—The most important race now to be decided is for the above splendid prize. It continues to excite very considerable interest in all classes, without pos sessing that pre-eminent attraction which distinguished it prior to the defeat of the celebrated Zinganee, who is so decidedly amiss that Lord Chesterfield declines starting him, and he is now on the road to Newmarket. The favourites now are Fleur de Lis and Laurel, whose parties are numerous and influential ; the field, however, is likely to he larger now that Zinganee has disappeared from -it ; fur there can be no doubt that had he won yesterday, he would have frightened more than one out of the field. The Nobility haul backed heavily to win that and the cup, at odds, beginning at 9 to 2, and finishing at 2 to 1. The St. Leger has paralysed all speculation at present, so that we have no variation in the odds to report. No symptoms of an extraordinary desire to get into Parliament have yet manifested themselves among the Roman Catholics in Ireland. Lord STOPFORD, one of the present Members for the county of Wexford, in which there is a strong Catholic interest, having an nounced his intention to retire after the present Session, three new Candidates, viz., Mr. RAM, Mr. ARTHUR CHICHESTER, and Mr. CAD WA LLAD ER WADDY, have declared themselves candidates in the event of a general election. These gentlemen are all Protestants. Sir THOMAS ES3I ONDE, who is the head of the leading Ca tholic family in that county, has declined standing, and there is no idea of any other member of the Catholic body offering himself. THE LATE J. C. CURWEN, M. P. FOR CUMBERLAND.-Tlais distinguished champion of the agricultural interest was sadly addicted to the fairsex. Many were the little CHRISTIANS (his former name) and little CURWENS about Workington Hall, whom the world knew by other names. About fifteen years ago Mr. Cultwxx, who was almost a dictator in the little town of Working ton, where he kept the only chandler's shop in the place, and paid his labourers their wages in goods (very much to their dissatisfaction), wished to induce the good people to agree to some measure which went greatly against the grain. They demurred ;he convened a public Meeting, and addressed them from the chair. His arguments were evidently not sufficient to conquer the repugnance of the town's folk. At last he got warm and eloquent. " What ! (said he) will you not listen to me, your best friend ; I who hare made you what you are; I who am the father of you all !" The orator was cut short by a voice from the end of the room, " Noa, noa, Maister, doan't thee zsy that ; thee may be father to a good many o'us, but, odds bodilikins! thee be's not feyther to us all." DREADFUL FIRE IN HIGII HOLBORN.— Between two and three o'clock this morning, a fire broke out in the house of Mr. HANSON, the silversmith, No. 75, High Holborn, next door to Mr. HOPKINSON'S large coach manufactory, which in a little time communicated to Mr. RAY, the tinman's house, No. 74, and trout thence to Mrs. DREW'S, the poulterer's ; all of these houses were built of wood, and being on fire at the same time the conflagration was awfully grand. It was with the utmost difficulty that the inmates of the different houses were -enabled to save their lives in their night-clothes. The wooden enclosure round the new Post office was yesterday nearly removed, and iron pallisade erected. The building now appears to advantage, the si.c ate be broad and convenient.ing r c o l a ear:dbytheremoval o f houses. All the avenue, SPIRIT OF' THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The grievance inflicted both on the United Kingdom and on India, by the various modes , )f vexing and embarrassing the trade of the King's subjects with the latter territory, of which the existing law protects the exercise by the East India Company, and the grievance—still more palpable and barefaced—arising from the open monopoly of trade carried on by the same trouble some Company with China, have roused, as is well known, the attention of a large number of enlightened individuals throughout Great Britain, who have formed associations in the most of time great commercial towns, and have agreed on a variety of measures calculated to establish an ef fectual resistance to any such renewal of the Company's expiring Charter, as might tend to prolong those pernicious monopolies and privi leges from which the freedom and productiveness of British industry have hitherto deeply suffered, Nor is there a shadow of decent pretence, or of reasonable motive, even on just views of the Company's own commercial interest, for' pressing upon the legislature the continuance of noxious powers. The trade of the India Company itself has been gradually withering under the shelter r i of this much-cherished monopoly ; while private merchants have, under every disadvantage , 7, H s ilo created by the charter, been laboriously but suc- Ai u 9 cessfully extending their commercial intercourse 1 with China, but through the medium of fo reigners more favoured than themselves. The trade of the Company, whether carried on from India or from England with the Chinese empire, has been comparatively insignificant, or in no degree worthy of speaking of, progressive. Ac cording to returns printed by order of Parlia. ment, the trade of the Company, from its In dian dominions to China and back again, was, including imports and exports, in the year 1820-21, 602,000/. ; in the year 1826-27, it was 362,0001. In the same years respectively, the private trade between India and China was, at the beginning of the seven years, 3,328,0001., and at the end 3,764,000/. So with regard to the British and China trade, for even a much longer series of years. In 1814-15, the Coma pany's British trade with Chinawas 2,900,0001.; t in 1827-28, it was above 100,000/. less ; while the private trade in the same period had increased f r om 2,570,0001. to 3,760,0001. Again, too amount of British manufacture exported to Indict by the Company in 1814-15, was 787,000/. ; in 1828-29, it had fallen to 398,000/. While the Company's trade with its own territories 614 been so declining, what, under many restraints and hindrances, has been the growth of the private trade with India ? In 1814-15 it amounted to upwards of 22,000,000 of rupees ; in 1828-29, to upwards of 36,000,000. In 1814-15, the invoice value of the Company's trade between England and China was 3,950,0001. ; in 1827-8, it was 2,690,0001.—a falling off of 10 per cent ! But the American home trade with Canton has more than doubled in eleven years, from 1815-16 to 1826-7. As against the British consumer, however, the Com pany knows how to drive a thrifty bargain. From a table of the cost prices of tea imported by these monopolists into Great Britain, it ap pears that they buy at about ls. 3d. per lb. and sell at about 2s. 4d.—a profit of 90 per cent., levied in great part upon the working classes of the inhabitants of this country. A comparison between the prices for which an English family can purchase tea from Leadenhall-street, and au American, French, or Dutch family can have the same comfort from a private trader, forms an instructive, though somewhat mortifying, branch of the information contained in the Parliamentary returns. This system will never do.—Tines. The Duke of 'Wellington, M. Matucewitz (the Russian Envoy), &c., continue at Don caster, to discuss the affairs of Europe as well as enjoy the pleasures of the place. We are assured that his Grace entirely approves of the course which Russia is pursuing, and expresses himself quite free from apprehension as to the ambitious designs of that power. Nicholas reiterates his professions of moderation, and his Grace believes him perfectly sincere.—Morning Chronicle. iis:teeaall'tltellidyn d s The ease with which the Russians overrun Asiatic Turkey, may be accounted for without much difficulty. It is the interest of every man who possesses property, to favour, rather than oppose, the occupation of their country, by a Government which, however defective, is much better than the Government of any portion of' Turkey. Burckhardt, who was so intimately acquainted with the East, gives a dreary picture of the condition of landholders under the Turks. " No great merchants (he says) are settled in Medina ; the trade is merely retail ; and those who possess capital generally invest it in goods, as is usual throughout Syria and Egypt, there not being any public Institution like banks, or national funds, from which the capitalist might derive interest for his money. The Turkish law rigorously forbids the taking of interest ; and even if it were other wise, there is not any Government, nor any class of men to which the people would intrust consi derable sums. The investment of capital in landed property is also liable to great risk. By a Decree of Mohammed Aly, in 1813, the pur chase of land in Egypt is rendered impracticable, for it orders all the Moltezims (or landed pro prietors who shared in the possession of villages and grounds, and who formed a class living on their rents in the country towns), to receive their yearly revenue from the Pacha's Treasury, where they suffered every kind of humiliation and in justice ; and the whole of the soil was declared to be the property of Government, or, in other words, of Mohammed Aly himself, who leaves the cultivation of it to the fellahs, on his own terms. It happened lately that the fellahs, who farmed five thousand acres belonging to the village of Danikour, near Cairo, were deprived of their leases, on the land being declared public property, because the Paella wished to sow 1 clover for his cavalry upon the soil that the fellahs had possessed. Landed property in Syria also subjects the owner to great incon veniences : lie is oppressed by every Governor of a district, and by every soldier who passes ; he out watcho:. all ls his is peasants, profi ts. suffers in his receipts from the extortions of the Paellas, which generally fall more heavily upon the cultivator than upon the moneyed man : bh a a n en d iesf i t f : l h oc e sift d ep o crto i tb i: pa d obl e ny oi ct i There is, perhaps, nothing in the present de and happiness of de plorable state of eastern society that has a more the people than the necessity of continuing, during their whole lives, in business full of in trigues and chances. The cheering hopes %shich animate an European, the prospect of enjoyivg in old age the profits of early exertions, are un )