The Sun. — London, England, 1829-10-24 00:00:00

CONIPETITION OF LOCONIOTIVE CARRIAGES. (From the ..Ifechanie . s' Magazine.) The prize is not expected to bepositively awarded for some little time yet to come. It appears that the gentlemen who were appointed to act as judges, have had only the name and not the usual powers of jNdgcs conferred upon them. All that they.,have been required arid permitted to do is to• make an exact report to the Directors of the performances of the competing engines; the Directors reserving to themselves the power of deciding which is best en titled to the p re mi um . F rom the manlier in which such reserved powers have been exercised in other cases (witness the conduct of the New London Bridge Company to Mr. wilt), we should not be inclined to indulge in any favourable anticipations on the present occasion ; but it so heppens, that this competition has taken a course which makes it difficult for the Directors to go far wrong in their decision. What all the tests were by which the comparative merits of the competing engines were to be tried, it would be hard to say, neither the original " Conditions and Stipulations," nor the " Ordeal," which was subsequently substituted in their place, being separately considered sufficiently full and explicit on the subject; but this much is certain, that the performance of seventy miles for a continuance was one criterion of excellence to which all the competitors expressed a willing submission. " The Rocket" started on this understanding, and performed the distance at a rate of speed which, for a continuance, stands as yet unrivalled in the annals of railway-racing. " The Sans Pareil" next made the attempt, but in consequence of part of its machi nery-giving way, only performed about half the dis tance. " The Novelty" followed, but had scarcely started when it was brought, by a similaraccident, to a death stand.. Now, though we are of opinion that " The Novelty" is the sort of engine that will be found best adapted to the purposes of the railway, and_ are inclined to think that " The Sans Pareil" is at least as good an engine as " The Rocket," yet us neither the one nor the other has equalled " The Rocket" hi a performance, which had the winning of the prize of 500/. expressly for its ob ject, WQ do not see how the Directors can in justice do ocherwise than award that prize to Mr. Stephen son, Besides, whatever may be the merits of " The Rocket," as contrasted with either of its rivals, it is so much superior to all the old loco motive engines in use, as to entitle Mr. Stephenson to the most marked and liberal consideration, for the skill and ingenuity displayed in its construction. If a Parliamentary reward of large amount was justly conferred on Harrison, for being the first to bring the measurement of time within certain desired limits of accuracy—or on Parry, for penetrating to a higher degree of northern latitude than any pre- ceding navigator—the Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway cannot do wrong in award- ' ing to Mr. Stephenson a premium of 500/. for pro ducing an engine which has done what no locomo tive engine ever before accomplished —gone seventy miles continuously, at an average rate of about twelve miles an hour, with a load of three times its weight attached to it, which has realized a degree of speed and power, which, though much desired, had scarcely been anticipated even by the most sanguine. As the timekeeper of Harrison has been excelled by others of more recent construction—and new dist..tive.:y ships may be expected to penetrate still farther than the Reda and Floy—so may the " Rocket" be eclipsed by other locomotive engines, by the very engines against which it tried its powers on the present occasion ; but probable though this may be—nay, almost a matter of certainty—there is merit enough in what Mr. Stephenson has thus far effected, to cause the reward of the premium to him to be regarded with unmixed satisfaction by the ve101 , .; scientific %voila. The proprietors of the Liverpool and Manchester Rail•+•ay would be no losers were they to grant a liberal indemnity to the competitors, one and all, for the trouble and expence which they have incurred o►► the occasion. Such has been the good effect of this competition on the public mind, that the selling price of the Company's shares has advanced no less than ten per cent. since the day on which it com menced. Now, ten per cent. on a total capital of 1;50,0001. makes the nett sum gained by this judi cious scheme of competition, no less than 65,0001.; minus the 5001. premium, and any further sum which may be awarded in gratuities to the unsuc cessful competitors. SPEECH OF THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS. The following is a translation of the whole of the perch of the King of the Netherlands : " llis Mhjesty the King of the Netherlands opened th Session of the States-General at the Hague, on Nionday, the 19th instant, and delivered the follow t Speech " With satisfaction I see myself again surrounded by the Representatives of the People of the Nether larrds, from whom I have received, in the different quarters of the country which I have visited since your last Session, the most undoubted proofs of at tachment, and have been convinced anew that they bear towards me those feelings of love and confi dence upon which my heart places the highest va lue, and to which 1 have a claim by my ceaseless rare for their happiness. Those cares have, by the blessing of God, been amply rewarded. For some years past the situation of a great portion of the kingdom had not been personally inspected by me. Latterly I have been a witness of its considerable ' improvement in the chief branches of industry, and of the welfare consequent thereon. I have thus ob tained the certain knowledge that the measures adopted for accelerating the flow of all the springs of public wealth have borne good fruit. This re sult makes me cherish the hope, that, with the con tinuance of peace, the prosperity of the Netherlands and the happiness of its inhabitants will be more and more augmented. " Since your last meeting I have contracted an engagement which promises me much happiness, and which I flatter myself will receive your ap proval. It regards the intended marriage of my beloved daughter with Prince Albert, youngest son of the King of Prussia. I may, on every ground, anticipate that this union will secure not alone the happiness of my only daughter, but perpetuate the many and intimate relations which have connected the two houses from remote times. " It is pleasing to me, Noble Sirs, to be able to give you, on the opening of this Session, the assu rance that the Netherlands cont►nue to be united in the bonds of peace, friendship, and good understand ing with all the Foreign Powers. " A well-founded hope exists that the measures of the Government of our East Indian possessions will bring to a happy conclusion the troubles of that country. At home all the necessary measures are in operation to support those endeavours, and to add to the national force in that quarter the strength which will give confidence to men whom long experience has approved. " Various projects of laws will, by my command, be submitted to your consideration. Those which relate to the national expences, in their two di visions, and the means of meeting them, occupy the foremost place, and will be followed by others for regulating the manner of levying some of the mposts. " The result of your deliberations on the ordinary Estimates which I laid before you in the penultimate year of the decennial Term, have rendered a new proposal necessary ; your deliberations in regard to it will now be facilitated by the thorough knowledge of the financial situation and interests of the king dom which were obtained in your preceding Ses sion. To meet the wishes you then expressed, you will find that every possible endeavour has been made. Having in all respect; done every thing that, as far as I know, the general welfare permitted, I may now confidently hope for the concurrence of the States General; so that, in conformity to the provisions of the Constitution, this important portion of oar State policy may be settled, before the close of the current Term, for the safety of our country. " The Criminal Code, carefully revised, with re ference to the remarks upon it, shall be laid before you, together with what yet may be necessary to precede the organization of the judicial power; so that I can repeat the assurance, that the introduction of the new system of laws alone depends upon the result of your own deliberations on this subject. • " A law shall also be submitted to you relative to public education, in order that, by our common ac cord, more thought and consistence may be given to the liberal principles upon which, in regard to this important subject, we must proceed. " In regard to other subjects, which may require legislative interference, during the present Session, to insure the welfare and freedom of our fellow countrymen, I rely, Noble Sirs, upon your ready co operation. On my part, my subjects may be assured that, in thought and deed, true to the motto of my ancestors, I will use my uttermost endeavours to defend and strengthen the community which Provi dence has committed to my care." His 31,jesty was much affected when he ap proached the subject of hia (laughter's marriage. The King was accompanied by the Crown Prince; but Prince Frederick was prevented being present at the opening of the Session by a slight indisposition. FASCES OF STOCKS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. B .tak Ztoc!, • 2 i 16,1 South Sea Stock ..: ........... . 3 per Cent. Red 9O-7.54 Old 1innuiti5....,......:.,.. 3 per Cent. Cons. ...... ...91!,.% IA New Ditto • • - --- 3. per Cent. Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2cl. 1:. 15 pro. Ditto Bed, 99%38 itto l-pl. '73 '75 pin, 3 per Cent. 1726 — Ditto 500 Id. 7 3 7 5 pm. 4 per Cent. Ann..... ....... lon%y, Ditto l,ld. 73 7 5 Pin. Ditto, lf.ii Ditto Scrip Ditto lO. 73 75 pm. Bank L. Ann. India Stock lndia for Account — Ditta Bonds G 5 pm. Cons. for Account ...... 911'4i% PRICES OF FOREIGN truNns THIS DAY AT ONE o'cLocr. Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonus — Portuguese Bonds .1 9 1,i 3i Chilian Bonds ~, — Prussian, Old .................. Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New ...................... Ditto, 1824 l9y, 20 1974 Russian ........................... Danish -. Spanish, 18'21 ............... 9% 8•3,i Greek Bonds —, 1823. .................... Ditto, 1825 19y2 French Rentes, sp. c. —f. -- e . Guatimala — I— Exchange ...... —f. — C . Mexican Bonds — 3 per cent....... —I. --C. Ditto, 1825 - Exchange ...... —f. —,. NEW LONDON BRIDGE. It is at length determined, we understand, that the new London Bridge is to be finished with a close parapet instead of a balustrade. The specimen which has for some time Fist been set up on the east side to show the effect, has been approved, and is to be adopted. We rejoice at this decision. The close parapet, as must be obvious to all who have observed its effect, is much more in keeping with the character of the rest of the bridge than the old fa shioned mode of balustrades. The feeling in favour of lofty balustraded parapets, grounded on the idea of their combined security and convenience, because they allow the passer-by to see through the vacancies without danger of falling over, and thus preclude all temptation to climbing, a very little reflection will show to be a mere prtit4dice, the result, as all pre judices are, of a mere superficial view of the matter. Those who argue for the open parapet forget that the imperfect view of the water afforded by the spaces, instead of fully gratifying curiosity, only ex• cites it sufficiently to induce people to stop, and obs•ruct the way. To this may be added, the an noyance arising from the gusts of wind which rush through the balustrades. A parapet- elbow high, on the contrary, affords every security that can be desired, and actually removes every motive for climbing, for it may be looked over without even standing on tiptoe; nor is the passage liable to be obstructed by stoppages, since the passers-by may see whatever is going on below them, as well while they keep moving, as if they halted. Ihe bridge itself is nearly complete : all the cen tering is struck; and excepting that of the great central arch, has been entirely removed : this also is let down preparatory to its demolition, and the whole work is deprived of foreign support. The appear ance of the arches is already very imposing, especially when viewed from the river, or from one of the star lings of the old bridge; but when the immense span of the central arch shall be unobstructed by the cen tering, its effect and that of the entire construction will be far more impressive. To convey a better idea of the grandeur of these arches, it may be men tioned that when Blackfriars-bridge was built, the wide span of its arches was the wonder of the town, yet the widest of them is more than one-fourth less in reach than the smallest of those of the new bridge. The last work also is elliptical, and this makes it still more wonderful. The construction of the arch across Thames-street intended to form the approach to the bridge on the city side, and the land arches of the bridge itself at both ends, are advancing with a rapidity which seems to promise that the pledge given by-the contractors to the Duke of Wellington, that the bridge shall be ready for opening on the 18th of June next, will be redeemed.—Atheneum. The East India Company's ship I rancess Charlotte of Wales, outward bound, was all well in lat. 20. 40. S., long. 29. 30. W. The lady whose melancholy death took place on board the Soho steam-boat, and which has been de tailed in so mysterious and painful a manner, was the wife of a Mr. SHEPHERD, attached to the Embassy from the East India Company to the Court of Pirsia, from whom she had lately parted, with the intention of rejoining him in the spring. lllrs. S. had arrived in London only a few days before, and was on her way to Scotland, to spend the winter with her relations. —Edinburgh .Evening Courant. TILE BASIN IN TIIE GREEN PARK.—It iS understood that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in consequence of the accidents which have lately occurred by persons falling into the reservoir in the Green Park, have taken the circutust tnce into their consideration, with the view, it is hoped, of having an iron railing erected on the verge of the basin, as a preventive against future acci dents. The expense of the railing is estimated at about 1,0001., which would make the agreeable promenade en compassing the reservoir safe and secure, and by planting a shrubbery in the useless ground adjoining, which has at present a very unseemly appearance, it would beautify that part of the Park, and be altogether a very great improve ment. Some of the decayed trees near Rosamond's; Pond hare been recently removed, and others are to be planted iu their stead, and clumps of trees are to be planted also in other parts, so as to produce a picturesque effect, and ren der the Park a pleasing prospect from the Royal Palace. COOLING LOVE.—A few days ago the atten tion of the good people at St. Helens and its neighbour.. hood was excited by the following occurrence :—A per ion near the canal heard a sudden plunge in the water, and on looking, to ascertain whence the noise proceeded, saw a man floating, whom, with assistance, he imme diately rescued. The poor man's face was pale and wo begone, his eyes were shut, his lips closed, and his hands tied fast together. For a while he stood shivering upon the shore, mute, and in all the majesty of grief; but at length exclaimed, with great pathos, " Alt, why did ye pull me out? Oh, why didn't ye let me le drowned?" Upon inquiry it appeared that " love was the cause of his folly :" a few hours before he had been " popping the question" to a young woman, who, for the present, at least, declined to " buckle to," and in a fit of despair, he determined to bury his grief in the waters of the ca nal. It is whispered that the ducking of the. swain has melted the obdurate heart of the fair, who, lest he should be induced to make another attempt upon his life, has consented to be led by him to the altar of Hymen.-- Lincoln Herald. A great deal was said, two years ago, about the singular occurrence of a lady blowing out her brains with a pistol. That is not, in fact, a mode by which the other sex usually deprive themselves of life. A second occurrence of the same kind has, however, recently taken place. Madame 1., of Louviers, who for several years was subject to a malady which greatly affected her spirits, shot herself through the head with a pistol on Wednesday last (14th of October.) It appears that she had previously made an attempt with another pistol, which Hashed in the pan, and was found lying by her. About two years ago this lady had determined to put a period to her existence by the same means ; but the ball lodged in her throat, anti site afterwards recovered. Madame I. does not seem to hive been driven to the desperate act by any distracting cause. She was the widow of an official person, who was much esteemed, and the conduct of her children has al ways been highly satisfactory to her.—French Paper. AFFECTING ACCIDENT.--On Saturday as several boys were amusing themselves by sliding down the copestone of the staircase of the landing place near the bat tery, North Leith, a fine boy, between nine and ten years of age, unfortunately lost his balance, and was precipitated over a height of about ten feet. lie fell upon the top of the stone bulwark, and as he rebounded to the bottom, his head, coining in contact with the prominent parts of the building, was dreadfully fractured in several places. Ile was carried home, but expired in the course of the night. The boo's mother, who lives by the fruit of her own in dustry, about six months ago had the misfortune to lose her husband, who fell from the mast of a vessel on board of which he served as a sailor. Out of a family of seven children she has now only one boy remaining ; and it may therefore easily be guessed how poignant must be her ma ternal feelings upon this melancholy occasion.--Edinburgh Evening Courant. T HE COURT JOURNAL OF THIS DAY (No. XXVI.) contains:— Court and Fashionable Life—Movements of the Royal Family and Nobility, Projected Marriages, Foreign Courts, &c.—The Editor's Dinner in the Regent's Park—News paper Characteristics—Royal and Noble Residences, No. 5 —Windsor Castle—Mad Freaks of a Prince of Cond4— Letters to Garrick from Lady Spencer, Mrs. Montagu, Edmund Burke, and Gainsborough—Journal of a Detenu— Annuals for 1830: The Keepsake, Amulet, Friendship's Offering, New Year's Gift, and Juvenile Forget-me-not— Captain Mignan's Travels in Chaldea—Political News of the Week—Paris Chit-chat—Foreign Varieties—Critiques on the three new Dramas—Army and Navy—University Intelligence, &c. The Court Journal is published early on Saturday Morning, price 10d., and supplied by all Booksellers and Newsmen, postage-free. Printed for HENRY COL BURN, and published by W. Thomas, at the Office, 19, Catherine-street, Strand, where advertisements and communications should be forwarded. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Aneto Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £lOO 25 Ditto Subscription United Mex. Min. Co. (Im. at 21. pm.) .£30% ISY, PRICES OP IRISH STOC Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 3!4 per cent 99 Ditto, New — • 4 per Cent 10 2 ,!i ~ Gov. Deb. 34; percent 99 Royal Canal Stock —l Grand Canal Stock —, City Dcb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4 p. c — i ICS, DUBLIN, OCT. 21. ISt. Patrick Incur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto — National Ditto — Patriotic Ditto - Hibernian Bank - — , Provincial Ditto 'Royal Irish Mine — !Imperial Mine — Mining Co. of Ireland — Commercial Buildings HA Arrived. Due. O America 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayree 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Flanders 0 O France 0 O Gottenburgh 0 O Guernsey &Jersey 0 .NGE YESTERDAY. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam C.F 12 7 Ditto, at sight 12 41 Rotterdam 2 U 12 71 Antwerp 12 71 Hamburg M.B. 13 151 Altona 13 15; Paris, 3 days' sight 25 75 Ditto 2 U. '26 0 Bordeaux 9 6 5 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 1521 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective 11. 2 M. 10 9 Trieste do 10 9 Madrid 36 Cadiz 36% Gilboa Barcelona 36 Seville 36 Gibraltar 47% Leghorn 47% Genoa 9 5 E 2 Venice 47% Malta 48% INaples Palermo per ez. 119 Lisbon Oporto 45 Rio Janeiro Bahia 261'.; Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight I% Cork 1 y. BULLION, PER OZ. X. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars ,Silver, bars, standard 0 4 111 Arrived. Due. 0 Hamburg 2 0 Holland O Havannah 0 O Leeward Islands O Lisbon 0 O Malta 0 O Mexico 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 8 minutes after 0. I Evening ...20 minutes after 0. j -07bit LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1829. We have no arrivals to-day from France, nor indeed from any part of the Continent. Per haps by Monday we may be indulged with a German garbled copy of the Treaties yet missing. Russia seems to be as much ashamed of avow ing the amount of the plunder as Ttirkey is loth to tell the nature of the property. Several French captains of vessels, who have lately arrived from Hayti in the ports of France, greatly complain of the rigourous treatment they experienced by the officers of the police in the ports of that Republic, particularly since the new difficulties took place between France and Hayti. Letters from Havannah are in town to the 10th Sept. inclusive. A French vessel had sailed from thence with troops and provisions for Tam pico. The capture of the place, and the subse quent engagement, bad been made known at Havannah, and in the latter the loss of the Spa nish force, in killed and wounded, is said to be under 100 men. The East India Company seem to have enough on their hands at presmit, for what, with military remonstrance abroad, and civil discus sion at home, we think their private reflections are not the most enviable. The subject of a free trade to India is now the daily theme of contemplation and remark. There is not a large ma►►ufacturing town in the kingdom but has taken up the question, with an ardour propor tioned to the immense benefits expected to be derived from a participation in the commerce of Hindostan. The principle of self-interest sti mulates public bodies as keenly as private individuals, and with this manifest advantage, that the meanness applicable to individual sel fishness loses its disgraceful character in the universality of a public body, claiming and pro fessing a community of interest. The East India monopoly, like other monopolies, has had its day, and must yield to the force of circum stances produced by the temper of the times and the spirit of commercial enterprise. The large towns of England have had meetings on the subject of a free trade to India and China, and on Monday last a meeting of the Merchant Company of Edinburgh took place, for a report of which we have not room, but which the Cale donian Mercury informs us was conducted with great decorum, while the question was treated by the " enlightened individuals who took part in the discussion with a degree of candour, ability, and information, which does them very great credit indeed. It is in this way, and in this alone, that truth and knowledge are most rapidly and effectively diffused ; it is by accurate state ment and fair reasoning, not by declamatory Philippics or rhetorical exaggerations, that con , victim is produced, and the public mind prepared for judging of the real merits of the questiOn at issue." The more we consider the subject, the more we feel assured that we cannot too highly ap plaud the Earl of MOUNTCASHEL for his spi rited conduct at the Reformation Meeting lately held at Cork. He has come forward at a most seasonable period, when the crying nuisance of the Irish Church Establishment, its unwise plu ralities, and defective arrangement of property, are uppermost in the minds of all thinking people. How injudicious, indeed, must be the nature of ecclesiastical property in Ireland, how destructive to all good order and discipline, when a Protestant Bishop (Dr. ELRINGTON, of Ferns,) gravely comes forward, and asserts, by way of decisive answer to the charges of undue wealth preferred against the Irish Episcopacy, that his Right Rev. Brother of Derry has only fifteen, instead of twenty thousand, per annum ! The excellent resolutions preferred at the Cork meeting strike at the foundation of this evil, and delighted are we to learn that they have already produced a sensation not only in Ireland, but throughout England, where the same inju rious monopoly, on a more graduated scale, still exists, and will continue so to do till the axe of the woodman is applied vigorously to the root. The Irish 'Ecclesiastical Establish ment is a monopoly, and Dr. ELRINGTON has not been able ,to contradict us, of the richest and most extensive pluralities. It is an esta cblishment that provides for the few, while it im poverishes the many. It is at variance midi the spirit of the Gospel, with common sense, with the exigencies of the State, and gives to religion a mercenary, business-like air, wholly at vari ance with its character. As ardent lovers of our holy Protestant faith, we would wish to see it purged of these incumbrances. We would wish to see the system of pluralities abolished, or at any rate considerably narrowed in their principle, and the profits of a diocese equitably adjusted among the Clergymen of that diocese, instead of being devoted to increase the worldly luxuries of one or two pampered ecclesiastics. At the time of the downfall of the Papal hierarchy it was one of the chief objections urged against it by the Protestant Reformers that it was too rich—too worldly for its purpose. What is to prevent the same objection being urged against the present Irish Establishment ; and, if not timely attended to, what is to prevent its similar downfall, and with similar justice ? In publishing, two days since, the Speech de livered by the King of the NETHERLANDS, on the opening of the States General, it will be re collected we expressed some doubt of the sin cerity of his M AJESTY'S professions of liberality, and as we should regret being supposed to have made such an insinuation without foundation,, we feel bound to state the facts on which our opinion rests. The Debates of the last Session of the States General were the most stormy that have been known since the formation of the kingdom, and the general tone of dissatisfaction that prevailed among the Deputies, is pretty good evidence of the discontents that exist among the people. These discontents may be divided into two classes—the one of the party called Liberal, the professed object of whose endeavours is the amelioration of society—the other of the Catho lics of Belgium, including the Clergy and that portion of the Laity whose ruling sentiment is their attachment to their religion. The Liberal Party have been justly irritated by an attack lately made by the Government upon the Press, in using a power to arrest committed to it for temporary purposes at. :the return of BONA PA RTE from Elba, to imprison the authors of some remarks on the expediency of continuing that power indefinitely. Two gentlemen, whose characters both as literary and public men, stand high in the estimation of Europe (M. M. de POTTER and DUCPETIAUX) are new in prison for an offence of which they have never been convicted by a legal tribunal ; and what is very remarkable, within three days after their com mittal, the public opinion forced the Government to submit a project to the Chambers for the al teration of the law, and it is now wiped away from the Statute Book. When a Government thus attacks the free expression of opinion, people begin to look with mistrust at the advisers of such a measure ; but by the Constitution of the Netherlands, the Ministers are not responsible for the advice they give their Sovereign, although t h e maxim " the King can do no wrong " exists in its largest interpretation. The Jury has been abolished, and the Judges being removable at the pleasure of the Crown, the Press is now the only security in the Netherlands for the main tenance of Constitutional Freedom. As Eng lishmen, and knowing the benefits of the practi cal liberty we enjoy at home, we cannot help ex pressing our strong conviction that very much remains to be done in the Netherlands to settle the fundamental laws on a firm constitutional basis. After the union of two nations, which though originally of the same family, have been separated for centuries by difference of language, of religion, and of manners, too much caution cannot be used by the executive Government, in acting upon strict principles of impartiality. From all the complaints we have heard, we fear we can not say that such is the rnee. The greater por tion of civil and military cam is; Mod by Hollanders, and the interference of the Go vernment with the education pursued in the Catholic Seminaries by forcing the candi dates for orders to resort to the Philosophical College of Louvain, has arrayed all the Catho lics in the ranks of the Opposition. Catho licism in the Netherlands has united itself with the cause of Reform, and bids fair, as in Ire land, to become the advocate of every improve ment that is needed, or supposed to be needed, in Church and State. It is the more vexatious to see a Government like that of the Netherlands taking so little pains to conciliate the public favour, because no country possesses in a higher degree the elements of national prosperity. A thriving industry, a general diffusion of the comforts of life, education extended nearly to its utmost limit, are among the indications of a healthy, physical, and moral condition of the people. They are also symptoms, which it would be fatal to a Government long to overlook, of a state of civilization which will eventually compel the public servants to regulate their conduct by the growing desire which it manifests for every social amelioration that may tend to bring the body politic nearer and nearer to perfection. Lttters have been received from Carthagena, of the 4th September, stating that peace was signed with Peru, and BOLIVA ia was in possession of Guayaquil. The Elections had terminated, and trade was recovering. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE e t CLOCX. A vessel has arrived from Buenos Ayres at Liver pool, sailed 18th August; nothing has as yet trans pired of the information she brings. The New Orleans Mercantile Advertiser says that an important law case was pending before one of the Courts of that City, involving the right and duty of a Court of that County to deliver up a de serter from a foreign army within its territory. It arose from a demand made by a Lieutenant of the Spanish forces for the arrest and delivery of a de serter to his Officer, and is resisted on various grounds. No decision of the case has as yet taken place. The Manchester Chronicle says the improved de mand for certain kinds of goods, which we noticed in our last, has scarcely been maintained; in the pre sent week, however, sales have been effected to a large amount, but at prices which must occasion a considerable sacrifice to the manufacturers; we have heard of one or two instances in which sales have been made at a reduction of 5 per cent. from the former prices. The demand for yarns continue to be steady. At a late Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at Belfast, some curious information respecting the rapidly increasing trade and commerce of Belfast was laid before the Gentlemen present, sheaving that be tween the years 1786 and 1828 the tonnage of ves sels had increased from 38,421 tons to 241,500 tons. We have a great dearth of arrivals this morning, consequently no information of importance has as yet come to hand. We have an arrival from the Havannah, but the time of her sailing is not ai yet ascertained. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off at yesterday, 91f for money, and 911 for the account * with little .or nothing doing as yet. In the Foreign market Portuguese Bonds are not so good as yesterday ; Brazil are also lower. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 2151 16fr 34- per Cent. 991 India Stock, 2221 223 i New 4 per Cent., 103:} 3 per Cent. Cons. 911 4 per Cent. 1826 1014 5 Do., for Account, 911 India Bonds, 64 65 Ditto Reduced, 90/ i f Exchequer Bills, 73 74 FUNDS. Greek, 191 201 Mexican, 20. Peruvian, llf Portuguese, 481 Prussian, Russian, 104 f 5 Spanish, si 91 TWO O'CLOCK. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, OCT. 23.—Wind W.N.W.—AII the out• ward-bound have sailed. Arrived from London,the Eagle, Smith, for Sincapore; St. Andrew, Gilmorti for Trinidad; and Wellesley, —, for Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 23.—Wind N. to N.B.''' . Sailed the Lord Amherst, for Bengal; Bee Pitt, Hebden, for the Mauritius; and several others out" ward-bound. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 22.—Wind the Katharine Stewart Forbes, Canney, for New South Wales. TORBAY, OCT. 22 --Wind N.—Sailed the Thomas King, Williamson, and Albinia, Purvis, for Demerara, and the rest of the outward-bound. :.TANDGATE CREEK, OCT. 23.--Arrived the Delos, Christale, and Smyrna packet, Elsdon, from, Smyrna. MARGATE, OCT. 23.—Off Port, the William , Woodward, from Quebec. The Union, Ball, for Ramsgate, on going out of the harbour this morn' ing, took the ground on the Nayland, but it is ex' pected she will float with the tide without damage' LIVERPOOL, OCT. 22..—Arrived the Dryad , Power, from Pernambuco. Off Port, the Amos Armstrong, from Miramichi. CLYDE, OCT. 21.—Arrived the Thalestis, Roe' buck, from Demerara. CORK, OCT. 21.—Arrived the Mary Ann an d Louisa, —, from Miramichi. DUBLIN, OCT. 21.—Arrived the Cottager, 1 14- gers, from Cadiz. ABERDEEN, OCT. 21.—Off Port, the Branch' Patrick, from Riga. DUNDEE, OCT. 21.—Arrived the Venus, Bettie, and Lord Kinnaird, from Riga; Abeona, High, from Liebau; and Ceres, Miller, from Petersborg i b ' YARMOUTH, OCT. 21.—Arrived the John,'Liu dale, from St. Petersburgh. 13Eatnuams, OCT. 22.—The Jane, of and from Drogheda to Bangor, was abandoned in the Bay last night; she drifted over the Raven Sands, arid is nole laying on the beach under Llanfair, apparently without much damage. GREENOCK, OCT. 20.--The William Gies, M'Millan, arrived at Bengal the Ist of June, 101 Bombay ; experienced a violent gale at the Soo Heads, which tore tip and carried away the windiest' with all the apparatus; she lost two boom anchore and cables. The Royal Mail, Scott, from St. Helena, tO i arrived in the Downs. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF KING'S BENCH. THE KING V. CLAPHAM. Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with whom was Mr. FoL ° LET) stated, that this was a prosecution by the Master s and Wardens of the Apothecaries' Company, on the o th of the late King, against the defendant for practising lie‘ fore he was 21 years of age. By that Act it was 0 / considered proper that persons without education and t' knowledge of chemistry and pharmacy should make tiP prescriptions, or have the care of sick persons. It ill difficult to lay down any rule, but the Legislatuf e requires that persons should have attained the age ° i 21, and have served five years to some apothecary, be, fore they should practise themselves. They must obtal e a licence front the Company of Apothecaries, which th ey cannot do before they have b int i s i se f d re t q h u e e e n x tl a y m d in e a ce ti i o v n ed o , f ot th e Examiners of the Company. th e T p h a e rt E ie x s a ll i . n in er g s m i o ia re ing frequently ee e lud e d p un i s hment n L .- been detected, had brought two or three offenders to Jo e ' tire. The defendant to the present indictment bad Pro duced to the Company of Apothecaries an affidavit, Pu ri porting to be sworn to by him, that he was 21 years o f • age, and bad served five years' apprenticeship. Atten tion had been first drawn to the circumstance by a trial el a Court in Westminster. He was first asked (on ° lb ? how long he had been in practice, and having also told` e age, he was obliged to confess that he had imposed on e• Apothecaries' Company, and had obtained his certifiinte. by representing that he was of age. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to prove his ag e ' and called— John Watson; Secretary to the Court 'of E xa miner'. The course of practice for persons to be admitted Apothe . caries, is to require testimonials of moral character, e ther cation, and knowledge. They must leave their testime' nials with the beadle, witness then examining, and reel' hag on their correctness. In April 1823, John Clapham, the defendant, addreased his testimonials in the usual form. (The documents were then put in and read.) certain It is also necessary for the applicant to sign a declaration, which Clapham did in witness's presence hopnials, He was examined, upon the faith of those testinw nials, and certificate was granted to him. Witness eo stated the names of the persons who composed the CO° of Examiners at that time. Cross-examined by Mr. Baounnast—lt is usual Othrei; quire a baptismal certificate, but it was not req uired in, case ; saw the same person sign his name " Joh n " 813 ' ham, of Thorney," who had been examined. 110 Mr. Thomas J. Watson knew the defendant and faller and mother. Had known the defendant sin ce 10. was a week old. He assists his father, who is a n a p otbed i racy at Thorney. Did not now know his a g e, but kne that he was the son of Mr. J. Smith , Clapbam. Mei are both alive. Cross-examined by Mr. KELLY—The defen dant is eor of a large family. The baptismal register proved him to have been bir tized August 22, 1809. examined lVil mli at t trial of Oliver, short-band Cooperv. w writer, h a e k a ie rd y: the in diesferes: the Court of King's Bench. He swore then that he a licentia'e of the Apothecaries' Company, and was Pl . '" rising with his father at Thorney. pit Mr. BROUGHAM submitted that this evidence 50- es y admissible, as towards the end of the examinatirn Lordship thought that it ought not to go furtherieure, ought to be made the subject of an indictment. Ifr r t o h e el f , fore, the Court had suffered the examination t o p yst the defendant might have said something to explain fi he had before said. Lord TENTERDEN said he thought upon that o' be the witness had better not commit himself further tliel o aa had dome ; the witness then read the whole of the el _ _ which related to this indictment. foe Mr. BROUGHAM (with whom was Mr. xB ll it the defendant, stated that whatever he had.to 5 °7 0 41. the Court must be at another stage of the prole ho.. He thought, however, that the Apothecaries' Cnt o P l ing already gone so far against the young en an ' i s llf would consider what they bad done as suf f icien t, ueb when they went on an Act of Parliament w hich ha std a great hole in it, that by its clauses every chemist druggist in the kingdom can mix up Prescr iptions Wt out any licence from them as an apothecary . ~.600 Lord TENTERDEN—What you will have in rnit,b of must of course he for the considerati on of the CooeS2hir course I cannot dictate to the Company. His Lciesde then observed to the Jury, that no answer c ould be 0106, to such evidence, and they would therefore h ave no `' culty in returning their verdict. They immediately found the defendant Guilty. ofMr. Mr. BROUGHAM—I hope, my Lord, that th e COlll O will think they have gone far enough, andobhat thei not consider it necessary to pray for judgment . Lord TENTERDEN--I cannot dictate to them. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. CUHMING AND OTHERS V. naitzr• s.& The plaintiffs in this case are the assignees of 'A, Brown and Cavenagh, late bankers at Bristol anti 0 4 ,1 and they brought the present action to recover a o t s oi about 1,700/., which had been handed over to the &Vnto sok ruisol4 after the bankers had committed an act of b The case is likely to occupy the entire day. The„ proceedings under the commission being subjected "I defendant's Counsel to the strictest legal proof. LAW NOTICES. , 51310 N PLEAS. A PPOINTED Ton. 3 0 1 1:1 ,,, Johnston and a nolue- Strong an d • Strong v Johnst on another 6 01. I Hughes v Anderson, Mage r. Field Marshal Viscount BERESF ORD) General of Ordnance, has arrived at Endalef .r. county, on a visit to his brother , Vice-Admiral Sir -J BKRIfSFUAD, Bat. M.P..—Doncaster Ga41(11. COURT OF CO LONDON SrECIAL JURIES .4 Birch v Alexander and I another Gardner v Thierens Bottomley • Pugh Parr v Garrard FOREIGN Brazilian, 66i Buenos Ayres, 22 4 Chilian, 20+ 1+ Colombian, 19 20k Danish, 73f French, 5 per Cent. 107+ 8+ Ditto, 3 per Cent. 82k 3 Consols, which' 11 ere in the early part of the morning at 9l buyers, for the account, are not quite so good at present, and may be quoted at 911 buyers, and 91i for money. The public for several days past have been pur chasing in the Consols, owing to apprehensions being entertained that Government are resolved to pay off the Four per Cents., which is still the opi nion of the well-informed, and who have no doubt that Consols will reach 94. or 95. In the Foreign market the business doing was in Brazil Bonds, which lowered to 6.5 i, since which a re-action has taken place, and they got up again to 66; Portuguese Bonds have been done at 48 which is also a decline in the price. In other Foreign Stocks little or nothing doing. The American Papers, by the Colombia packet from New York, have not as yet been received. Accounts have been received from Oporto of the 10th October, bringing the melancholy intelli gence that two more executions hare taken place there on account of political opinions. Five of the same description transported for life, and four of the former were sentenced to witness the above execu tion. The exchange, by the private letters from Bue nos Ayres, on London, comes at 9d. per hundred dollars. We do not hear they have any political news of importance. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for Account, 91i; for Money, 914. The young Duke of RUTLAND, when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in a drunken frolic, knighted the landlord of an inn in a country town. Being told, the next morning, what he bad done, the Duke sent for mine host, and begged of him to consider the ceremonial as merely a drunken frolic. " For my own part, my Lord Duke, I should readily comply with your Excellency's wish; but Lady O'SHAuNEssY On Monday last, PHILIP CHARLES SIDNEY, Esq. was elec•eci Member for the Borough of Eye, in the room of Sir MILES NtenziNGALL, Knight, deceased. On account of the great scarcity of partridges, many Lords of Manors have directed their keepers not to kill any more birds during the present seasm.—Berks Chronicle. JEWISH OATH.—I swear by the Great God of Israel, and the five books of MosEs, that I will state the truth and nothing but the truth—So help me God. CHOLERA MORBUS.—As might be expected at this season of the year, especially after such an abun dance of fruit has been eaten, the cholera morbus has begun to make its appearance in this town. This dis onler, which occasionally earl ies off so many, has hitherto been of rare occurrence this season; bnt the present may not be an improper opportunity to remind the public that precautionary or remedial measures should be strictly and promptly attended to by all who are likely to be suf ferers.—Sheffield Iris. An extraordinary trout was, on Thursday last, caught by Mr. JAMES HARM, of the Royal Alills, D ar tford, in his mill-head, weighing 1211 b., and trea suring 23 inches in circumference, and 30 inches in length. This immense fish was sent to Windsor as a pre sent to his AIAJZSIT,