The Sun. — London, England, 1837-11-23 00:00:00

Parliament of a new reign by bold and liberal measures worthy to be held "in lasting remembrance ;" instead of which they have done, what ? Why summoned the House nearly three months before its usual time of meeting, for no other purpose, it should seem, than to tell the country that it shall hare neither Ballot nor Triennial Parliaments I In his declarations on these points, Lord JOHN RUSSELL is certainly entitled to the praise of candour and manliness ; but what are we to think of his discretion—of his political sagacity ? Did he fill us With sanguine anticipations by his late speech at Stroud, only to disappoint us by his very next speech in the House of Commons ? Did he raise the cup of hope to our lips, only to dash it to the earth, the instant we essayed to drink of it ? We repeat, we are cruelly disappointed in his Lord ship. We now see that it is not to him we must hence forth look for remedial measures on a comprehensive scale. He will but dole out his Reforms by driblets. To get the full measure, we must seek elsewhere. We suspect that his Lordship has been betrayed into his—to say the least of it—very inopportune de claration, by the result of the last elections, in which he imagines he can detect a growing tendency in the popular mind towards mere luke-warm Reform. If this be the case, we can only say that he has read the signs of the times in the most purblind and perverse spirit. The elections, in every instance where the public sentiment had an opportunity of ex pressing itself, were decidedly favourable to prompt and energetic Reform. It is not popular opinion, but Tory gold, that has filled the Opposition Bench—a wide and striking difference, that none ought more thoroughly to appreciate than Lord JOHN RUSSELL. And what will be the result of his Lordship's dis heartening declaration ? Why, just this. A spirit o 1 distrust will be roused throughout the country ; agita tion will become more rife than ever ; the great midland towns, (Birmingham among the foremost,) and those of the North will bestir themselves ; and a general, uneasy ferment will take place of our former settled confidence and tranquillity. We cannot bring ourselves to believe, however, that Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in speaking as he did the other night, spoke the language of the Cabinet. He must have been delivering his own personal sentiments, without reference to those of his .colleagues. He could not possibly have been the mouthpiece of such men as POULETT THOMPSON and HOBHOUSE, both of whom are identified with Reform in the most liberal acceptation of the term. But were it otherwise—were it really the case that his Lordship's opinions were those of his colleagues— then we say, boldly and un hesitatingly, that such men are not fit to hold office a month longer. Who brought the present Ministry into power ? Who braved all the frowns of Toryism, and triumphed over all backstairs in fluence, in order to reinstate the MELBOURNE Ca binet ? Who trusted in them—bore with their occa sional vacillations—made allowances for their difficult position—agitated for them—fought for them—and conquered for them ? Who acted in this bold, gene rous manner towards the present Administration ? Who, but the People I And is it now that sacrifices such as these are to be forgotten ? Is it now that that same People is to be told that it is to meet with no return for its unwearied efforts to plant a Whig Government on the Treasury Bench ? That gratitude is all a farce, and that it has already got quite as much as it ought to have ? But no—we cannot possibly believe that such can be the language of a MELBOURNE Cabinet. It is Lord JOHN RUS SELL'S, and his only. Meanwhile, be the intentions of the Ministry what they may, one thing is clear—we must bestir ourselves. We must entertain blind confidence no longer, hut put our own shoulders to the wheel. When Ministers bring forward good measures, then we must support them ; but no more of faith—no more of implicit re liance—henceforth we must rely only on ourselves. And in the first place, we must agitate for the Ballot ; petition for it ; form Associations for furthering its progress ; and teach this haughty Whig Lord, that whatever may be his dogmas, we, at least, will not succumb to them. Moreover, we mu :t give him practical proof that we are the same people who carried the Reform Bill ; and that the determined energy we then displayed, still exists among us. Your pure old Whig requires a little rousing of this sort now and then. He is very apt to give himself airs; consequently a rough shock is the very thing to bring him to his senses. LONDON : THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1837. The House of LORDS did not meet yesterday. In the Horn of COMMONS the sitting was short, the only business transacted consisting of the ordering of a few Returns, and an announcement by Lord JOHN RUSSELL that her MA JESTY would receive the Address, in answer to the Speech from the Throne, at MO o'clock. The House then adjourned, and the Speaker, in his State carriage, attended by a great number of Members occupying other carriages, proceeded with the Address to the Palace. The Tories are in extacies at the .difference which has arisen between the Whigs and the Radicals, in consequence of Lora JOHN RUSSELL'S declaration on the subject of Reform. They see clearly enough the great advantage to them of disunion among the Libe rals, and they are using their best aforts to widen the breach which has so unfortunately been made in the ranks of the Reform party. In this we trust they will not be successful. Whatever may be the faults of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, or of the Administration of which he is a member, it is the first duty of every true friend to the interests of his country to consider how, under existing circumstances, those interests may be best promoted. There is not the least doubt that it is in the power of the Reformers, on whose opinions Lord JOHN RUSSELL has put a veto, by throwing their weight into the Tory scale, to turn out the Ministry, and to substitute a PEEL Administration in their room ; but it would be rather difficult to show what the country would gain by the change. It may be said that this would be a lust punishment to the Whigs for their backwardness in the cause of Reform. It might be so ; but still the question re curs—would it advance that causer Would the march of Reform be quickened by a Tory Administration ? If this question can he answered in the affirmative, then we say, " Out with the Whigs at once ;" if it cannot, our wh:est course must be to choose the least of two evils, and- take the little that we can get from the Whigs, in preference to the nothing that the Tories would give us. For our own part, severely as we condemn the course—we had al most said the treacherous course--of policy, which, if we are to understand Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S decla ration as that of the Cabinet, the Whig Government is about to pursue with regard to the great question of the Ballot, on which the people of the three kingdoms are almost unanimous—we cannot without a shudder of horror contemplate the picture which Ireland pre sents to our mind's-eye under a Tory Government. In mercy to that unhappy portion of the empire, we would implore the Reformers—not to think lightly of the treatment they have received as a party—not to repose an implicit confidence in the present Admi nistration—but to put up with it for the sake of Ire land, keeping a strict eye on its proceedings at the same time, and bracing it up to the full extent of its promises, and previous admissions, on those Reform measures which it has already attempted to pass through the Legislature. The people, whose feelings have been so disappoint ed, not to say outraged, will, as a matter of course, assemble in their various communities throughout the country, and by their petitions to Parliament in favour of the Ballot, convince Lord JoHN RUSSELL that he has mistaken their sentiments and their desires on this subject, as much as he did last Session those of the Dissenters on Church-rates. At a public dinner given last night by the Working Men's Association to Messrs. O'CONNE LL WA K LEY, LEADER, and several other Liberal Members of the House of Commons, some stern truths were spoken respecting the late disastrous declaration of Lord Jot N RUSSELL. Mr. FIELDEN observed that " after the conduct of the Ministry on Monday night, he must designate them as aWhig body moved by Tory springs." Mr. LEADER said " the Whigs committed suicide the other night. As a party, they were extinct. If they had not already coalesced with the Tories, he supposed but a few days would elapse before they did." Mr. O'CONNELL added, "We have the Whigs opposed to us. I had hoped that they were progressing with the people, and that they would be found supporting and advocatin g the popular cause. I used to boast that I was a Whig-Radical. Well, I am a Whig-Radical no more. My name from this time is Radical. And why have I thrown off this adjunct of Whig ?' Why, because Lord JOHN RUSSELL has declared that he never intended to extend the elective principle to the people of the towns further than it had already been extended ; an d that he did not intend to give to the county consitu ency a greater degree of power than he should be will ing to bestow on the borough constituency. This is severe language, but not more so than the case de serves. Ministers—there is no gainsaying it—have sadly disappointed us. We had expected that they would have been decided on the right, instead of on the wrong side; that they would have signalized the first THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1837. movement, and they will be tried at Carthagena. It is Gene ral Palarea who has had recourse to this measure. " The Baron de Meer has ordered iu Catalonia a levy of all the unmarried men, widowers, and men without children, from 17 to 40 years of age. The National Guard had been re-or ganized at Barcelona. " Tallada had fallen back upon Utiel. " There were no tidings of Cabrera. " On the 15th Oraa was at Valencia." This is the latest, and indeed the only interesting intelligence received from Spain. The Citizens of Nantes have petitioned the Go ♦ernment for an equalization of the duty on English and Belgian Coals. The First Chamber of the States of Saxony has referred the resolutions of the National Representa tives, against the abrogation of the Hanoverian Con stitution of 1833, to a Select Committee. The Frank fort Correspondent of the Chronicle writes that the States of East Friesland, have resolved neither to Elect Deputies under the Constitution of 1819, nor to pay taxes. Of such a resolution, Ernest cannot complain, inasmuch, as by his Letters Patent, of the the 4th instant, he virtually absolved them from all allegiance to his person and Government. He declared himself not bound by the Acts of his predecessor ; wherefore then should his subjects ? Letters from Africa state that acts of piracy are still committed along the coast by subjects of the Em peror of MOROCCO. A short time ago a Genoese vessel was plundered in the Bay of Melilah, under cir cumstances which showed too plainly that the local authorities profited by such acts of plunder. We regret to learn that JEROME BOUNAPARTE is dangerously ill at Milan. His physicians despaired of his recovery. " Several letters from Saragosa of the 14th instant state, that the Queen's General had come up with Cabrera on the 12th instant at Alcobaca, and took from the Carlists the greater part of the booty they bad plundered in the environs of Va lencia; but the letters add that the above report requires con firmation, and no doubt it originated in the following official despatch published at Saragosa on the 14th inst. :—" To the Captain-General of Aragon, Codenera, 12th Nov.—l left Samper this morning to proceed towards Castelseral, where I learnt that the enemy was to pass with his battalion, which ha was conducting to Cantavieja; in fact I found the Carlists in a position on the bight of Castelseral, but on my appearance they hastily posted themselves on the other side of the river, and it was difficult to dislodge them, and we could not get possession of the town without passing the bridge. Notwithstanding the danger of this enterprise, I gave orders for attack, and soon after the town and their positions were carried by the bayonet, a squadron of the Queen's, supported by the first battalion of Voltigeurs, over threw the Carlists, who were at the same time charged by the cavalry, the bands dispersed on the mountains leaving the field covered with their dead ; 140 prisoners, with a considerable quantity and various effects, were taken." " The news of the day is that M. Despans de Cubiere Lieu tenant-General, has just been appointed Governor-General of our possessions in Africa. Major-General Duescheret, Chief of the Staff. We give this news, surprising as it may appear, because it is generally credited. The mail from Madrid has not arrived for these two days. Letters from Saragossa of the 14th inst. say that Oraa has given orders to General Borso to pursue the faction of Cabrera, which is on its way to Cantavieja with rich booty, and not to stop till he has occupied Montanejos before the in surgent.. Oraa is at the same time advancing, by way of Segorbe, towards the high-road from Castellon to Morella. One of the columns of the Army of the Centre has already overtaken the rebels, and beaten them." A letter from St. Jean Pied de Port, of the 11th, in the Phare de Bayonne, says---." This morning the Carlists made an attempt to surprise the out-posts of the garrison of Valos, in which they failed. " The Queen's troops were all concentrated yesterday at Pampeluna ; from which it is suppoaed that the punishment ol the assassins of General Saarsfield and of Colonel Mendivi: will take place to-day."—Le Commerce. FriENCH FUNDS —PARIS, Nov. 21. Five per Cents., 11 - Of 90e. 197 f. Thre? per Cents., 80f. 65c. 00c. 7. c. 65c. Bank Actions, 2,f.5.5f. 2,600 f. rtente tie Naples, 100 f. f;.'c. 50c. 55c. Six. Roman Five per Cents., 101% 102. Spanish Actives, 2074 it Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, lOri. Brussels Society, 1,593 f 1,71 if Belgian Bank, i,545f. I,5:K;f. 1,55:f. 50c. Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents. 20h EICHA NUR. ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 45c. ; money, Vst. 45 Three months, paper, —c. ; money, 25f. 30c. LAST PRICES. Five per Cents. 10. f. 23c. Threc per Cents., S , f. 75c. Bank Actions, 2,tinuf. Romans, 102. Belgian Loin, 1035. • Belgian Dank, 1,5)2f. Mc. Brussels Society, I ,700 f. Portuguese Throe per Cents., 207 . Spanish Actives, 21. BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS ANTI-SLAVERY MEETING. (THIS DAY.) A public meeting, by appointment, of the Anti-Slavery De legates now in London from all parts of the United Kingdom, was held this morning at Exeter Hall, to take into considera tion the measures which should be adopted, in consequence of the grievous oppressions practised on the Negro apprentices of the British colonies. Soon after ten o'clock the great room was filled with a most respectable audience. We observed upon the platform Mr. Baines, M. P., George Thompson, Esq., the eloquent anti-slavery advocate, the Rev. J. Burnet, Rev. J. Hinton, of Reading, Joseph Sturge, Esq., Captain Harward, R.N., Rev. Dr. Cox, Sir Geo. Strickland, M. P., and Mr. Sandford, M. P. Captain HARWARD moved that Sir E. Wilmot, Bart., M.P., do take the Chair, which was carried with loud applause. The CHAIRMAN said if this were the first time on which he had to form an opinion upon this subject, and publicly express that opinion, he should have paused before he accepted the Chair on the present occasion, because he might possibly be called upon at some future time to give a judgment upon some legislative enactment. But it was his happiness, he might add his pride, that he had always considered the principles of the Apprenticeship Clause quite contrary, not only to all principles, religious and moral, but also to the compact which had been entered into—(Loud cheers)—not that he did not think some restriction might not be neces sary to protect the slave against himself—some protect ing arm to assist him when first gifted with liberty—( Hear, hear)—but, because he held that no restriction was justifiable which was not imposed on him solely for his own benefit.— (Cheers.) When, therefore, that clause was first intro duced he recorded his veto against it.—Cheers.) He still objected to it—(Cheers)—for lie had ever considered that slavery the most galling and the most atrocious which wore the mask of liberty—( Loud cheers.) In 1833 a motion was made by Mr. F. Buxton in the House of Commons, that the clause should exist no longer than 'necessary for the benefit of the slave.—(Cheers.) Since 1833, experience had convinced him that it had been attended with a worse species of slavery than existed before the Abolition Act had passed.—( Cheers.) Therefore it was that he did not hesitate to take the Chair on this occasion, though he regretted that it was not filled by a more important and more competent person.—(Cheers.) He could assure the meeting that all his efforts both in and out of Parliament should be employed to promote this hallowed ob ject.—(Loud cheers.) Another inducement to him to take the Chair was, that he had the honour to represent a county in Which one of the most important towns in this country was situated, and the residence of a gentleman who had done more for this cause than, any other person in the kingdom —Joseph Sturge, Esq.—( Great cheering.) As one of that gentleman's Representatives in Parliament, though differing from him on some political principles, he was happS , to bear his testimony to his upright conduct, his unwearied exertions, and the excellent character which he bore in that county.—( Cheers.) JOSEPH STURGE, Esq., (who was received with loud ap plause) then read a letter from F. Buxton, Esq. M. P., ac counting for his non-attendance ; in which (though his ill health was the principal cause of his absence) he expressed doubts as to the probability of their success, and fears of the ill effect which, in the event of their not succeeding, their exertions would have on the slaves. Mr. Sturge said peti tions had already been presented to Parliament and the Colo nial Legislators on the subject, therefore they were already., so far, committed to it—( Loud cheering)—and, with re spect to the second point, he for one never was afraid of asking justice for any man—( Loud cheers)—and, if denied, the consequences would be chargeable on those who refused, not on those who demanded that justice.—( Loud cheers.) J. HOWLEY, Esq., of Gloucester, then commenced a long statement, from official documents, of the oppressions to which the slaves under the apprenticeship system were subjected. He had scarcely begun, when Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., appeared upon the platform, and was received with the loudest and most enthusiastic applause. Mr. Bewley observed with regard to the intended re-appointment of the Apprenticeship Committee, that Parliamentary Committees were seldom of any good. This Committee had sat the whole of last ses sion, and bad come to the unanimous conclusion that the apprenticeship system ought not to be disturbed ; but they had made a number of recommendations as to its im provement, all of which had been disregarded.—( Hear, hear.) They had Joseph Sturge before them, and examined him for seven days. What additional value or credit his evidence could derive from coming through a Committee of the House of Commons, he (Mr. B.) could not conjecture—( Hear) —but the object of the reappointment of the Committee was to rebut that testimony. And anybody who supposed that it would not be contradicted, every word of it, would lee deceived.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Why, when slavery was attacked before the Abolition Act passed, " respectable " persons came before the House of Commons, Captains of the Navy—nay, Admirals—who said, that during the horrors of the " middle passage," the slaves were so happy that they jumped about the deck.—( Laughter, and Hear, hear.) There was at that time an individual, who once was not able to pay 20s. in the pound, but who having been so fortunate as, out of the twenty millions " compensation fund," to get enough to become the representative of the borough of Evesham, was now, if titles were true, an Honourable Gentleman"— ( Laughter)—who used to assert that the slaves were better off than the peasants of this country.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) No &alit, -then, Joseph Sturge's evidence would he refuted—(Hear, hear, hear)—and the result of the Committee then would be another huge folio of evidence, not one quarter of which would ever be read by one quarter of tie Members of the House of Commons.— ( Hear, hear.) He (Mr. B.) would, however, prove, from official documents, that the compact made with this country by the slave-owners had been completely broken.—( Hear.) First, as respected the flogging of women—(Hear)—which, by the Imperial Act of " Abolition," was expressly forbidden, he read extracts from the evidence of various persons, and from a proclamation of Sir Lionel Smith's to the Legislature of Barbadoes, showing that this revolting practice still continues. —( Hear, hear, and " Shame.") Females were ordered to be flogged at the tread-mills, and were flogged till death almost caused.— (Shame.) With regard also to the food of the slaves, the provisions of the Act had been disregarded.—( Hear, hear.) The colonies were divided into " home fed" and " foreign fed" colonies : in the foreign the slave cultivated land, set apart for the purpose, for his subsistence ; and the Act allowed him for that object half Friday every week. But in adopting the " eight hour," instead of. the " ninth hour" working system—the slave was in many cases deprived of that time.—(Hear, hear.) In Jamaica, Lord Sligo, addressing the House of Assembly, had mentioned this, and also bad called their attention to the fact, that the slave-grounds were often ten or fifteen miles from the plantations ; but his re monstrances were disregarded.—( Hear, hear.) Lord Glen clg, it was painful to state, had not thought it worth while to interfere.—( Hear, bear.) As regarded the " foreign fed" cc lonies, i. e. those in which the slaves were fed by rations from their masters' stores, the Act had been equally evaded. In Jamaica where, before the passing of the Act, the gaol allow ance was twenty-one pints of meal, and seven pounds of salt fish weekly, the slaves now had but ten pints of meal and three pounds of fish.—(Hear, hear.) In British Guiana only eight pints of meal and two pounds of fish. In the Mauritius, six pints of meal and three and a-half pounds of fish. In Tor tolu, only four pints of meal and no fish.—(Shame, and cries of hear, hear.) This, too, let it be remembered, is in direct 13aussELs, Nov. S. —We are assured that the subscriptions opened yesterday at the Bank of Belgium for a thousand shares of the Rhenish Company of the iron rail-road from Cologne to the Belgian frontier, amounts to the immense sum of (529,000 francs. The result of this subscription gives one certificate for 30,000 francs, and one for a sum below that amount. For every demand exceeding a million 34 certificates will be given for the first million, and one for every additional 300.000. TRIESTE, Nev. 14.--Everything here is prepared to re ceive the Archduke John, the Prussian Princess, and the Duke of Leuchtenberg, who intend to come to this city after a short stay in Athens. We learn at the same time from Athens that the dispute between M. V. Weichs an'l Sir J. Lyons is set tled, but it is reported that B ',rots Weichs is recalled from Greece, and will soon arrive at Munich. MUNICH, Nov. 10.—His Majesty will in person close to. morrow the session of the Diet for this year with the usua: formalities. rELGIAN 1 UNDS—Beirssm.s, Nov. Zl. Actual Debt, 2N:. per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions V2% Loan of City, 1532,4 per Cent lOl Society of Commerce, 4 ry per Cent l4l Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cen• National Society —Brussels Papers, Nov. 21. AUSTRIAN FUND.—VIENNA, Nay. 13. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. ........ ...... ...... .......... Three per Cents. Bank Shares 1403 —Allgenzeine Zeilung, Nov, 18. THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) CITY, T TVELVE 0' CL 0 CK. We have no arrivals this morning, with the exception of the usual foreign mails ; consequently, to all appearance, we shall have a blank day, both for intelligence and speculations in the Fu-ids. contravention of the Imperial Act, which enacted that the apprentices should receive equal allowance of food, medicine, &c., as they had received before the passing of the Act.— ( Hear, hear.) They were actually worse off now than before. —( Hear, hear.) Sir George Grey ind ee d h as sa id that this was hardly a fair way of stating it, because there were a num ber of " ors,"—such as, " so many pints of meal, or so many plantains," and so on—(that "or " was a common word in Colonial legislation.) In the Jamaica Act there were no less than twelve " ors "—thus leaving it to the discretion of the planters—which " or" the slaves should have.—( Laughter.) He (Mr. B.) would advise the Imperial Parliament, when next they legislate on the subject, to say that the compensation shall be 20,000,0001., "or" 5,000,000/., "or" 10,000,0001., "or" nothing at all.—(Loud laughter, and " Hear, hear.") Sir George Grey now said that inquiry was to take place on the subject. After four years of starvation it was time indeed that it should.—( Hear, hear.) And as "Sir G. Grey was a Christian professor, he (Mr. B.) hoped that he would act on the Christian rule, " Do unto others as you would have done to you.—(Cheers.) Then as regarded punishments. Ile apprehended that anything tending to degrade the slaves was at variance with the spirit of the Act.—( Hear.) It rather sought gradually to elevate them and fit them for perfect freedom.—( Cheers.) Yet these were some of the punish ments to which they were subject in Jamaica and other colo nies :—Absent without leave, 20 lashes ; refusing or neglect ing to labour, 20 lashes ; drunkenness, first offence, 20 lashes—oh, he wished there was a reciprocity here—( Loud cheers) ;—wandering beyond the plantation without leave, 30 l as h e s—why the Act, as he understood it, was intended to make the slave free, with the exception of 45 hours' labour for his master—( Hear) ;—insolence, 30 lashes—that is, a word, or even a look, under the severest provocation--( Hear) —insubordination, 39 lashes ; drunkenness, second time, 40 lashes ; carelessness with fire, 50 lashes—under the old slavery system, no domestic offences were punishable with more than 39 lashes—( Hear, hear)—yet for injuring property, 50 lashes; ill-using cattle, 50 lashes ; improper performance of work, 50 lashes; and any inferior misdemeanour of any kind, 50 lashes.—( Shame 1) For many slight offences, too, the ap prentice slave could be mulcted of the small time which the law allowed him to cultivate the land for his own subsistence. When the Act passed, Lord Stanley took nine exceptions, but eventually said he had confidence in the Colonial Legis latures ; yet of those exceptions some of the most important had up to this hour been totally disregarded by those Colo nial Legislatures.—(Hear, hear, hear, and much cheering.) He (Mr. B.) had next to refer to the evidence of Dr. Max,- well, himself a proprietor, as given on the 24th November, 1834. That gentleman stated on oath that the food of the negro in the agricultural districts was incompatible with the existence of good health.—( Hear, hear, hear, and cheers.) Now, here was the evidence of a medical gentleman to prove that the negro population were suffering severely from the want of those comforts which it was the intention of the Le gislature they should possess.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) The Colonial Government had broken their contract with the negro, and he had a right, he maintained, to throw down his hoe and refuse to work. Look, beside, to the difficulties thrown in the way of every Magistrate who is determined to discharge his duties. Mr. B. then alluded to the case of Dr. Palmer. That gentleman was dismissed from his office by Government, and on demanding an inquiry, Government in stituted a Commission, consisting of two 'planters and two special justices. (Hear, hear.) To what conclusion did the meeting think that Commission came ? That Dr. Palmer had administered justice more in accordance with the spirit of the law, as regarded freemen, than as the condition of the slave ; and that the disturbances in St. We stated yesterday that the overland express from India brought unfavourable accounts in respect to commercial affairs, which is confirmed this morning by the various private letters. Business was at a stand at Calcutta and Bombay, and paper on England could not be negotiated ; but there were no failures when the despatches left Bombay, the 27th of Sep.. tember, brought by the Atalanta steamer to Suez. Produce of all kinds had, however, considerably lowered, and money was so very scarce, that Government had advanced 28 lass of rupees to the merchants, on the security of the opium and cotton shipping for the Chinese market. The exchange on London had declined, and Company's paper was quoted at 2 to 24 and 21- per sicca rupee. The indigo crop this season is between eigity and ninety thousand maunds. At Bombay the exelange on London was Is. 9d. per Bombay rupee. These letters also contain accounts, through Bombay, from China, to the 18th July. All was quiet there at that date. • all its provisions had been universally defeated,this meeting fee e that as the comp a ct has been broken , t he only remeo y for the wrongs of the negro, the only security for 11nd11.5. future protection is the immediate, the total , and the uncoes tional extinction of slavery, and the admiss ion of the negro to all the rights and privileges of the British C o nstituttoe;. The Rev. J. H. HINTON, M.A. (f ro m Reading), second . : the resolution. He expressed a con viction that this meetl would arouse the spirit of English liberty , which would reeo. Co the Throne of a youthful Queen, and aw ake slumbering d,' Übe lonia' Administrations—and that the Neg ro would sha free indeed.—( Cheers.) The CIIAIRMAN put the resolution, which was agr eed to t la " nimously, with tremendous cheering. J. PEASE, Esq., M.P., moved the next resolution •.--0; " That this meeting, strengthened by the successful resultst_ immediate emancipation in Antigua w ad Bermuda, earnes call upon her Majesty's Government to take the earliest steps for terminating the apprenticeship sys:-cm —at lea st b y the Ist of August, 1838, the period at which the non prcedial slaves would CHARLES reed PELHAM eers VILLIERS, Esq., M.P., seconded the. resolution. He could not think it worthy of the honour : I ._ this great nation that it should suffer iteelf to be cheated co, of the 20.000,0001., wrung from the hard earnings of the 1;e - ple—(Cheers)—and be held up as an example of t u , Cheer s ' s ; m tintenance of slavery to all surrounding nations.—( At present the condition of the slaves was much we r ia than before the Act of Abolition passed.—( Hear, hear.) _ too many cases there was a combination between the Plantie; and the Justice—( Hear, hear)—and the punishment of t , slave frequently, giving a larger share of labour to the Planter, the latter hada direct interest ire the dolinquenelera of the slaves.—( Hear.) The only remedy —and the Plat e having violated the compact entered into with him by the '";:, perial Parliament, there was a clear right to adopt that r med.'—immediate and total abolition.— ( Loud cheers.) . 5 The Rev. JOIIN BURNET supported the resolution. ft vv ;di painful to think that the Imperial Act—improperly design° the Abolition Act—had proved a solemn farce, a nie tionat delusion.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") Th e emP re ought not to have alloeed it to pass.—(Cheers.) wssillt delusion to imagine that slavery was abolished.—( Hear') had only changed its name : it still existed in reality. e (Loud cheers.) Even the terms of that Act had not be : kept by the planters.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Sor r y Was eh that the only blot on her Majesty's diadem was that sut was a Queen of slaves.—(Loud and tremendous che,ering'i But it was not her fault._( Cheers.) She found that ble t e ( fa her diadem ; it was our's to wipe it away for ever.--(fi..s cheers.) They did not require thet re-appointment of le' Committee—( Hear, hear) : it was one of delay, n ot of 01- quiry : it was the enemy's manceeere : it would be the re r. of the cause of abolition ; for its deliberations might not concluded until 1840: it was like the bill of the veterinal surgeon, for curing your horse till he died.—(Loud laughter' [We shall give the Conclusion in a Second Edition.] Thomas in the Vale were owing entirely to him. The report was sent in to Government on the Sunday ; on the Mon day Sir Lionel Smith dismissed Dr. Palmer from his office.—(A gentleman in the crowd here cried out, " Palmer is in the room—a chair for Dr. Palmer ;" a call which was enthusiastically responded to by the meeting.) One word more. When Dr. Palmer arrived in this country, and laid his case before Government, what was the reply to him ? " That the grounds of the accusation against him were of too general a nature, and that they did not admit of any distinct refutation." He (Mr. B.) confessed that he had his political feelings as well as others—that he was willing to sup port a Liberal Administration—but that he held those feelings as little in the scale in comparison with that great principle of freedom which had been compromised by those proceedings. The natives of the colonies, he contended, had been sold and compromised to a little band of oppressors and tyrants. A sudorific draught had been administered to John Bull, and while his senses were steeped in intoxication, his pocket had been picked of 20,000,0001. ; but he could tell the oppressors of the negro that he was beginning to awake from his lethargy, and that they had better get out of the way of his clumsy fiat. Laughter.) Mr. B. concluded amidst loud cheering. Sir G. STRICKLAND, M. P., in proposing the first resolu f on, which was to the effect that that meeting regarded slavery, under every modification, as repugnant to the spirit of a free constitution, and the principles and preceptS of Christianity, said that in every word and sentiment of that resolution he most heartily concurred. He might be asked why he came there, and what his objects in attending that meeting were. He would describe them in a few words. fie came there deter mined, by every means in his humble power, to abolish the abominable principle of slavery in every part of the British empire.—(Cries of " hear, hear," and loud cheering.) He would even go farther, and say, that when they had brought the object of their present meeting to a successful termina tion, he would not cease his exertions to abolish the horrors of slavery, not only in the British colonies, but throughout the world. He was not going to afflict their feelings by a repeti tion of the horrors which had been just detailed to them. It was only necessary to tell him that slavery existed, and he knew that all these horrors existed along with it. In the colonies, however, these horrors had been aggravated in a much greater degree than the people of England were generally aware of. Hundreds of thousands of lashes were annually inflicted on the backs of the unfortunate slaves, in order to extract from them that which could be best obtained by kind treatment and honest wages. They all remembered that when the Bill for the Abolition of Slavery was brought into Parliament, it then contained no compromise of apprenticeship or compensation.—( Hear, hear.) The friends of freedom had, however, to contend with a powerful party in the State —a party whom he would only describe as the fr:ends of despotism and of tyranny all over the world.—(Cheers.) They had to contend against a phalanx of West India influence, and in order to carry their wishes into effect, they were obliged to agree to this disgraceful compromise.—( Hear, hear.) Though he, for one, did not think that that compro mise ought ever to have been entered into—for Britieh liberty was a right which could not be bought or sold—he still thought, that in the history of British extravagance, so large a sues had never been paid in so just a cause. As re garded the principle of apprenticeship, he thought it a bad scheme, and there was the most powerful evidence against it ; amongst which he would only instance the evidence of Admiral Fleming, who was in favour of unconditional and unqualified freedom for the Negro population. He, for his own part, did . -net.like the principle of apprenticeship even in England ; for he thought it only a qualified species of slavery. He thought `that if a young man, could acquire a knowledge of his pro fession or business in a year, or two years, it was a hardship to compel him to serve five more. (Loud cheers.) The system of slavery, however, in the West Indies bore no comparison with the system.of apprenticeship in Eng land. We have, thank God, no Colonial Legislature here to mar and destroy the benevolent intentions and acts of the Imperial Parliament. But alluding to the eloquent speeches which they had heard, he trusted that they had heard suffi cient to convince them of the justice and policy of the cause in which they were embarked. It was their duty to perse vere, and never relax in their exertions until they had obtained unconditional and unqualified freedom for the Negro slave. They had paid them money to purchase that freedom, and they should not be cheated out of the result. He thanked them for the attention with which they had heard him, and as they would no doubt hear more powerful speeches in advo cacv of those principles, he would not occupy their attention farther than to say that his exertions should be always devoted to the abolition of slavery—( Hear, hear)—not only in the British empire, but throughout the whole world. The Hon. Baronet sat down amidst loud applause. The Rev. Wm. ANDERSON, of Glasgow, next addressed the meeting. He said that he was an obscure individual, and he should nut have presumed to intrude himself upon their attention, but that he stood before them in the character of a delegate from the Anti-Slavery Society of Glasgow. There was no part of the empire, perhaps, in which the friends of the Negro had so hard a battle to fight, or where they had fought it so well. Every sort of abuse and calumny had been heaped upon them by the Colonial press of that city, but they were undaunted by every difficulty.— ( Cries of " Hear, hear.") A few, to be sure, who had once acted with them, had indeed succumbed, but the people had nobly stood by them, and deterred the rulers and scribes from laying hands on the apostles of piety and charity. In addition to all the motives which originally influenced them in advocating the abolition of slavery, love of their fellow-crea tures, and fear Of the judgments of God, they bad been actu ated by a feeling of indignation that they had been cheated out of their money, and that the condition of the objects of their humanity has been in no ways better.—( Hear, hear.) [The Reverend Gentleman, after some further observations, proceeded to say that the intentions of the Legislature had not been carried into effect by Lord Stanley's Bill, and that the contract with the Negro had been grossly violated. He con cluded by seconding the resolution. The resolution was then put from the Chair, and carried without a dissentient voice. Mr. O'CONNELL rose to address the meeting, and was re ceived with tremendous cheering. The Hon. Gentleman said that the people of England had been cheated, humbugged, and swindled.—( Cheers.) It was not a petty lerceny affair, it was not a matter of pounds shillings and pence,but 20,000,000/ sterling. Yes, 20,000,000/. had been taken from the pockets of the English people, and he would be glad to know where it had gone. He should like to know how much of that 20,000,000/. went to each of the planters, He applied in his place in the House of . Commons for information on the subject, and asked if Sir George Grey had an objection to give it. The Hon. Baronet replied that. he had not, but that, without giving notice, any motion on the subject would be informal. He accordingly gave notice of the motion, but Par liament was then on the eve of dissolution, and he left it in the hands of Mr. Warburton. The friends of the planters, however, succeeded in throwing delays in the way, and the motion fell to the ground. Now, he would say that the people of England bad a right to know how much of the public money had been paid to each man for his slaves—they had a right to know whether there had not been paid to each indi vidual as much, if the bargain was between private parties, as would have purchased them twice over.—( Hear, hear.) He denounced the so-called compact that had been en tered into between the British Legislature and the people. What was the justice of that compact ? He, for one, would not be bound by it—he Toted against the grant of 20,000,000/. ; others who were in the minority voted against it, and ought they to be bound by it ?—( Hear, hear.) But were the persons principally interested— the Negro population—parties to that compact ?—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") No. they were not. Lord Stan ley, in introducing his Bill, made a sublime and moving appeal to the humane and generous feelings of the British Legislature ; but when he entered into the details of MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAD ,- h i g —A few weeks ago we announced, that the Director s of t. Company had appointed Mr. Rastriek their engineer in ch,,„let, We understand that at a meeting of the Board on Monday '— Mr. George Watson Buck was appointed the resident Cl? giheer, with directions to enter on his active duties in 5a .. ,, t diately. This gentleman has been employed during the 16 7 i three years in superintending the formation of the Lend% and Birmingham Railway, from London to Tring, a of upwards of thirty miles. This part of the line is now eP k e , to the public, and comprises a great variety of heavy o ' er ,. the execution of which reflects the highest credit on the 9 61 and industry of Mr. Buck, and has given the utmost satisfac' tion to the Company and their engineer, Mr. Robert Stephew. son.—Manchester Guardian of Wednesday. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—The of the Grand Junction Railway have latterly madiellsdiorigsinetre:actrillii: terations in their system of management, which w conduce to the convenience of the public. Instructions hay been given to their servants at Birmingham, commanding. 0191 .whenever the mail shall not have arrived at its destinatio within one half hour of its appointed time, to despatch slif engine from Birmingham in order to ascertain the cause 0 ., the detention, and to afford such assistance as the emerge:lc./ of the case may seem to require. Birmingham Pith °. thropist. The Goldsmiths' Company gave a grand dinneff yesterday to the Livery, at their splendid 1%11, in honour ° her Majesty's late visit to the City. We learn from the first number of the Gateshead Observer, a Liberal paper, that a subscription of 2,oooTors been entered into to defend the petition against t he Members for Hull, and that this subscription was a spon tane("l ,ct on the part of the Reformers of Hull and its neighOtir- hood, and solely confined to them. f Yesterday morning we had our first regular fa-,- t snow, beginning and ending with a visitation of rain and St e The snow fell in sufficient quantity to cover the ground P ru 'l thickly, in spite of the rain which preceded it. The rain th,ae followed was not very long in removing it, and making to mud worse than ever.—Montreal Courier, Oct. 26. The Seine has risen considerably within a few daY s ' t and it is supposed that some of the low lands up the river Os be flooded. Yesterday a fine weather-beaten old man-o'-wa" man was charged at Worship street with being drunk, a nd in capable of taking care of himself. Mr. Grove—How l en ,f r have you been on shore? Jack—About eight weeks, Y e " nt Honour. Mr. Grove—And how much money have You g - f rid of in that time ? Jack—Nothing to speak of—a 601. or so. Mr. Grove—And have you spent it all ? Ju e , i ‘ r e The last shot, your Honour. Mr. Grove—lf you coins " t e a - it again you must pay a fine to the Queen. Jack—She have it and welcome, Lord love her, but she must paY something first. Jack was then allowed to sheer off. EXTRAORDINARY SAGACITY OF RATS.--t have read and heard of numerous and striking instances of t"" sagacity of rats ; but we do not remember any more extr a i ° , r ; dinary than the following, which has been communicated at us by a gentleman connected with the Peak Forest Ca h, Company. The workmen at the Crist Quarry at Bugsw e , r c,h which belongs to the Canal Company, have a horn in matter:, they keep oil for the axles of their waggons, &c., which t";bit have been in the habit of placing on the ground in an 0 1:t e s position. To their very great surprise, they have severe r aJl recently found the horn filled to the brim with very, sue, stones, and nearly the whole of the oil gone. This ore stance puzzled them exceedingly ; and, in order to d isc l ; o the way in which the oil had been abstracted, they placed t co , horn containing a quantity of oil, in its old position, a nd fn , vered the ground about it with very soft clay. The next tecl".th ing, they found, as before, that the horn had been filled stones ; the oil was gone ; and the clay was covered with el, pressions evidently from the feet of rats. —Manchester F a r it o The number of geese kept, fatted, and pluck ed Lincolnshire fur the London market is immense ; so ex te r s : is is one goose establishment said to be, that a steam-eog' n it kept constantly employed in grinding meal and ma shing into compost with potatoes for their food. dog Lord Willoughby d'Eresby officiated on M° ll , for the first time during the present reign, as Great Chanweof lain. Lady Willoughby and her daughter were in the 110,11.1.. the other House. The carriages of the Duchess of 'foe borough and other Peeresses were permitted to stand Den' 40 great gates of the new Palace, to view the Royal pro ceg ilie issue from the Palace on its way to the House of Lor a ' ( 1- Marquis of Lan s d owne , w hil e proceeding to the House of in his chariot, was bl oc k e d u p at the end of Georg o-s :h tr ic ee to among waggons, c a b s , coaches, &c., and it was irriP' el " the ' extricate his Lordship for s o m e ti me • but by the aid of police he was rescu e d, an d ena bl e d to proceed. • his - measure, there was a universal shout of indignation against it. England through her broad lands, Scotland by her hardy, intelligent people, and the suffering people of Ireland united together, in resisting the iniquitous details of that measure. Were they not of the same opinion still ? (Long continued cheers.) Yes, and they were there to say, that their determination was unchanged, and from the entire land the wishes of the British people would be proclaimed in a manner that it would be impossible for any Administration to resist.—(Cries of " Hear,, hear.") The people of the Colonies should enjoy freedom, not merely in name. What were the details of Lord Stanley's sagacious plan ? He apprenticed the negro to earn nothing —(Loud laughter)—for twelve years, and at the age of 70 he might hope, if he lived to the sweet age of 82, to be free for the remainder of his life. Part of the Noble Lord's plan also was, to levy 15,000,0001., not on the properties or es tates of the planters, but on the blood and bones of the unfortunate Negro. He would put it to them whether the condition of the Negroes, while they were slaves, was not better than in their state of apprenticeship. The case had been well put by some of the gentlemen who had pre ceded him. While slaves the master had some interest in treating them kindly, and prolonging their existence ; he had now no such interest.—( Cries of " Hear, hear," and loud cheering.) Four out of the six years were now over, and accordingly, as his property in the negro approached its close, he had a positive interest in his living no longer, for they should recollect that the planter would be obliged to make some provision for the destitute, old and infirm, after they had served the term of their apprenticeship.—(Hear. ) He called upon the people of England to stand between the negro and this murderous system. He held in his hand a me lancholy detail of the sufferings of the negro under the present system. In Jamaica alone, out of a population of 260,000 negroes, how many did they think , were punished by the lash ? No less than 25,000 males and 33,000 females, making a total of 58,000, being 1 out of every 5, and that in the space of only 22 months. Was that the compact that had been entered into. The . Hon. Gentleman th en alluded to the flogging of females which he denounced as brutal in the extreme. A practice which, notwithstanding the clause that he had succeeded in introducing into the Bill, had been persevered in to a frightful extent. He then made some strong reflections on the conduct of the Americans in continuing the system, and alluded in particular to the disgraceful treaty that had just been entered into between the President of the United States and the people of Texas, he called upon them to raise the voice of humanity, and to proclaim to the world their sense of the conduct of these men, whom he designated as the basest and the vilest of the human race. With respect to South America, he was happy to say that one of the first acts of her present Gracious Majesty was to conclude a treaty with the Co lumbian States to put an end for ever to this abomi nable system. The Hon. Gentleman concluded, by pro posing the following resolutio n That had the Act of Abolition been faithfully and honestly executed, and had it in any material degree ameliorated the condition of the slaves, this meeting would have confined itself to attempts for its improvement. But it having been proved by documents that the spirit and the intentions of the Act, and almost T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, &c., 47, Co r . n t , of London, informs the Public, that he has a considerable varielfers SECOND-HAND GOLD WATCHES, any of which be at EIGHT GUINEAS each. They have all been careful-11 amined, and are warranted.—Watches purchased in exchanges BIRTH. On the 22d inst„ in Cumber land-place, Regent's-park, I‘ ,r r`. 0' Marshall, of a daughter. MA . This morning, at St. Pancras ßßlED New Church, John Poyer Fo ir Esq., to Maria Jane, daughter of George Shepheard, Esq'' 100 On the , Guildford- 20th street inst.,, Russell-square. ' I, rl O at All Saints' Church, Maidstone. C- 3 b ' Peterson, Esq., of the 11th Light Dragoons, to Caroline Elizadbetth., relict of B. H. Blake, Esq., of the 4th Light Dragoons , en 0 11 11, younger daughter of the late Chas. Milner, Esq., of Preston in the county of Kent. On the `2lst inst. Putney, ,at Putne Captain William Burdett Dobsfoi R.N., son of Admiral Dobson, to Marian Frances, only daughte the late Captain E. L. Crofton, R N , C.B. of Colonel o Taylor, the of On the 21st inst., at Sandhurst, Be . rks, Wm. Blundell Fortesbeete; Esq., of Fullapits, Devonshire, to Harriett Maria, second dog, ut ,. Royal ° A g l v i Governorgo, et l e it il ar li v o C u o se lleg i On the 22d inst., at St. Mary's, Paddington, Charles la te the Middle Temple, Esq., to Sarah,eldest daughter of„,, th ,, e nn -c''2l----' F. Duval, Esq.,and ' in the same county, Lie DIED At. Kuttack, in the Presidency of *Bengal, on the 18th of J urie of Pelh l a i r th D N o a n t n iv it e h l o n ra fa e n l t V ry a , rr t e h n e , o E n s ly q. s , o l n .ie o u f f it en . a l n y t ar an re d n, L E lte s i rpre ia te i e;f n u t: c ri b , u y s r y , , E C s q h . e . s l h a u t e r . i t i , the KiN Brentwood. Essex EA. , °f • _, On the 18th inst., Sarah, relict of John Earley Cook, AT IVO ° On the 19th inst , Mrs. Newman Knowlys, widow of )- e ' de r :O r r: 3 er of London. • ~,,,., of On the 20th inst., aged 70, Mary, wife of T. Lewin , l' - ' The Mollies, Kent. At the Cape of Good Ho a Sonhil wife of John WOO: la te Dr. of the Bombay Civil Servfce ' , and the '' daughter o f the Roxburgh. Anne , the On the 21st inst., in Upper Islington-terrace, Mary 0f Ch wife of Mrlst.. B , at . H Southampton, aged 7 8, Ma r g aret, relict 0 . Epworth. Chamberlayne, Esq., Admiral of the Blue. went` ,ea 4, 1 9 : Sa On the 16th inst., Mr. Benjamin Mayo , of the Snowhill. General the a 0 Gene On the 21st., in Stanhope-place, llyde - p ark, Toe, of Cavan, aged 74. • ge „ietta ' On the 14th inst,, at Little Burstead Rectory, :. , s , infant daughter of Captain Fothergill, 69th Regirnetaf St. phi, On the 19th inst., Henry Bolden Turner, Esq ., ° oar toot wood-road. p v John On the 16th inst., at Exeter, aged 78, the '" e ' _war e ' many years resident in that city. ,„ rr i n gtoa volt On the 17th inst., Thomas Peake, Esq., of 1° ar it , st" and of Milton's-gren, Gerrard's-cross, Bucks, Serge e Gar tigi'd 67. Mr. Jan' s On the 14th inst., in Charles-street, Chelsea, leard, aged 85. London: Pi 7 inte d and Publi s hed by MO W° I.°tg..:lsitg;°4°'llitii4l; of Middlew 112, Strand , .a The ur S sd u a n O y,N.ftiocvee,ml,lobei,l2l32; ISeatran7!,l“ elation.—(Cheers.) He was most decidedly in favour of the Ballot.—(Loud cheers.) The Hon. and Learned Mem ber concluded by thanking the meeting for the patience with which they had heard him, and sat down amidst shouts of applause. I 'The following toasts were then given, and were most en thusiastically received :—" The Press ; may it be equally free from the slave-mark and trammels of government, and the corrupting influence of party!"—" Our invited guests ; may they continue to persevere in the cause of liberty, live to see the triumph of those principles, and be gratefully re membered when they die !"—" May Working Men's Asso ciations be universally established, and continue to progress in union, knowledge, and temperance !" Letters were received from Mr. D. W. Harvey, Mr. S. Crawford, Dr. Bowring, and Mr. Ewart, expressing their regret at not being able to attend, and stating their full con currence in the object of the meeting. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock. 21214 14 3 per Cent. Red. 99 1i 3 (4 3 per Cent. Cons. 93 %.4% 354 per Cent........ —.« ........ 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Preparing for publication, in 3 vols., post Evo., THE ELOPEMENT, A NOVEL. Richard Bentley, New Burlingten-street. The publication of TH SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 40 minutes past Three o' Clock. 'CU _--3aux. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. For some time back we have received communica tions respecting the frequent delays on the Grand Junction Itailway ; but we hesitated giving them inser tion, from a confidence that the Directors were using all due diligence to obviate the irregularities incident to a concern of such magnitude. And we are happy we did refrain ; for we understand every exertion is being made to meet the wishes of the public. Within the last three days we have had personal experience of the great advantages afforded by the Railway, having travelled upwards of 600 miles upon the Grand Junction, Liverpool, and Manchester Rail ways, in about 20 hours ! This fact alone is enough, we thinkoo establish the wonderful facility afforded by these stupendous undertakings for quick travelling, and their economy both in time awl expellee. But while we are sensibly alive to their incomp2- rabic utility, we, as public Journalists, are not blind to the defects complained or, and some of which we experienced ; but which, we think, may be very easily remedied by the good sense and energy of the Directors. Wishing heartily well to the undertaking, we would suggest the following alteration : The master-grievance with commercial men is the irregularity in the arrival of the Mail trains. And how does this irregularity arise ? Simply in the delays at Warrington, and the other stop page stations, to take up and set down passengers ; But this is not all : the mail train is over-lumbered with carriages, horses, &c. till the engine is frequently overpowered, and consequently retarded in its speed. Hence the manifold delays which it is almost impos sible to avoid, but which operate very detrimentally to commercial men, the punctuality of whose engage ments depends on the certain arrival of the mails. And how is this to be remedied ? "Very easily. Let the mail trains carry only a certain number of pas sengers at an increased charge, and no carriages, horses, or heavy luggage. The engine would then have fair play, and be able to perform its work well. Trains might start more frequently, if ne cessary, and so relieve the pressure on individual engines. This would obviate the long detention to which parties are exposed. In offering these observations we beg the Directors to believe that we do it in the best possible spirit. Indeed, for the last eight years, The Sun has stood alone in support of the extension of Railways, upon public principle—and we are happy to see our predictions in course of being happily realised— as the greatest boon to a commercial country. And while on this subject, we take this opportunity of returning our best thanks to the Directors of the Grand Junction Railway, and their agent at Birming ham, for the readiness with which they lent their aid in forwarding The Sun Express to Manchester, Liver pool, and the north. But for their aid we could not have achieved half so much. We direct the attention of our readers to a corres pondence between our Ambassador at the Court of King OTHO of Greece, and M. RUDHART, Minister for Foreign Affairs, which will be found in another part of The Sun. The second letter of Sir E. LYONS is highly creditable to the talee.ts, the prin ciples, and the prompt decision of his Excellency. But how happens it that we hear of no such spirited remonstrances against the oppressive policy of more powerful States ? We have yet to learn the tenour of Lord DURHAM'S protests against the seizure of the Vixen, and Sir FREDERICK LAMB'S denuncia tions of the meditated transfer of the Republic of Cracow to Austria by consent of the " three Pro tecting Powers." We shall see what the House of Commons has to say upon these subjects. The Paris Journals of Tuesday have all been re ceived. The following intelligence had been commu nicated to the Government by telegraph : " On the 19th Tristani threatened Puycerda with 3,000 Carlists. "On the 10th Malaga was placed in a state of siege. The Governor and several anarchists bad been embarked, after a THE F UNDS. Consols did not close 'yesterday quite so buoyant as they did on the previous day, although there were no news to affect the Market; but it was supposed that parties were realizing at the high prices. Consols left off at 93i for Money, and the Account ; for January settlement 933- ; opened this morning at the above prices, with little doing as yet. Exchequer Bills, 41 43 prem. ; India Bonds, 30 32 prem. ; Bank Stock, 212 213 ; India Stock, 272 274. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active at present stationary at the closing price of yesterday, 204 -a, with Coupons ; Pas sive, 4 4 ; Deferred, 6 j ; Portuguese, 30 4 31 ; Th ree per Cents., 204 i; Mexican, 2Si 29k ; Columbian, 254 ; Dutch Two-and - a - Halfpe L rC_e p n A ts s ., l s4 HALF-PAST L I VE O' CL CK. Intelligence has been received from Rio Janeiro of the 23d of September, by the Dolphin, arrived at Guernsey, stating that the Regent had sent in his resignation, finding he could not accomplish his object; also that an embargo had been laid at Rio upon all vessels bound to ports within the empire, as an expedition was preparing with troops for Rio Grande. A sum of three hundred thousand pounds was wanting by the Government. _ Consols have continued during the morning at 931 i for the Account and Money ; January Account 938. Very little busi ness has been transacting during the morning. Exchequer Bills 42 45 44 prem. ; India Bonds 30 32; Bank Stock Stock 2124 ; India Stock 272/. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 20, with Coupons; Portuguese lower, and heavy at 301 ; Three per Cents., 20 ; Mexican 284 29 ; Columbian 251 ; Dutch 28 per Cents. 54i; Brazilian receded from 808 to 798. TRREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 938 i• LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.--.YESTERDAY. The demand for Cotton to-day has been very general, and from 8,000 to 10,000 bags have been sold at full prices for American, and id. to 3d. per lb. advance upon other sorts. 1,000 Egyptian, 83d., lOid., and 12d.; 600 P ernams, 9d. 10. P.; 500 Bahia, 74d.11. ad. 9d.; 500 ranhams, 9d. lod.; 700 Laguiras, lid. Bd.; 1,500 Surats, 43d. a 6d.; 300 Madras, .53d. sd. and the rest American at 9d. per lb., with 25 New Orleans at 9fd. per lb. About 3,000 bags, chiefly Surats, and long staple cotton on speculation. The Aurora Borealis seen at Paris last Wednesday night was also visible at Lyons and at Brussels. The Strasburg Journal informs us, that on Wed nesday night and Thursday there was a heavy fall or snow in that city.