The Sun. — London, England, 1837-09-09 00:00:00

WINDSOR-FRID kY. This afternoon the Qu — een took her accustomed airing on horseback. Her Majesty was accompanied by the Duches s of Kent and most of her suite. The Royal party visited Virginia Water. The Kin , - and Qieen of Belgium walked through the streets of Windsor. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex drove out in the afternoon in a pone} i:hiteton, ac,ouvanied by Lord Jul n Churchill. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will arrive at the Castle to-morrow. Sir Henry Wyatt, of the Life Guards, and Colonels J o ldrell and Barnard, -of the Grenadier Guards, Lad the honour of dining with her Majesty and the Royal suite last night. I aron Stoekmar, Sir IL?nry Seaton, and Lord Mel bourne took their departure for town. Lord Melbourne returns to-morrow morning. COURT CIRCULAR. -------- The Duke of Sussex left his residence at Kensington Palace, en Thursday afternoon, on a visit to the Queen, at Windsor Castle. Viscount Melbourne arrived in town yesterday after noon, from Windsor Castle. The Duke of Cleveland, the Earl of Albemarle, and Mr. Beilby Thompson, had inter lien/ with the Noble Viscount in Downing-street. A meeting of the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt was held yesterday at the Treasury. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor and Deputy -Governor of the Bank of England were present. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General, also at tended. In the afternoon the Chancellor of the Ex chequer left town for the residence of the Earl of Lime r►ck, South-hill Park, Berks. The Right Hon. Gentleman will afterwards proceed to his seat, Mountrenchard, near Limerick, Ireland. M. de Bourqueney, the French Charge d'Affaires, tran sacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. Despatches from Governor Hindmarsh, at South Aus tralia, and from the Earl of I;osford, Governor of the Canadas, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Sir Thomas and Lady Munro, arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, yesterday, from Antwerp. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES. The Earl Fitz william, from Peterborough, Northampton- shire, for Wentworth House, in Yorkshire ; the Earl of Hare wood, from Wortley Hall, for Harewood House, in York shire ; Lord and Lady Rolle, from Stevenstone, near Tor rington, for Bovey Hall, in Devonshire; Lord Braybroke, froln Oakingbam, in Berkshire, for Audley End, in Essex ; Mr. Musgrave Briscoe, from Brighton, for Hastings ; Sir Ralph Lopez, from Westbury Hall, in Wiltshire, for Maris ton, in Devonshire ; W. Massey Stanley, Esq., M.P., from Falar Cottage, Blair Athol, N. 8., on a visit to Lord Mac donald, at his scat, Isle of Skye. DEPARTURES. ~Sir James and Lady Flower for their seat, Eccles Hall, Norfolk ; Lady Monson, from the Carlton Hotel, for Scot land ; Monsieur and Madame de Magnemour , f rom ditto, for Paris ; Mons. and Madame de Schweiger, from ditto, for Paris ; le Viscomte and Viscomtesse Beuret, from ditto; for Paris; Baron Hertling, from ditto, for Paris; the Hon. and Rev. E. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor and family, from ditto, for Ire land; Charles Hyde, Esq., from Nerot's Hotel, for the Continent ; Mrs. and Miss Irvine, from Green's Hotel, for Scotland ; Mrs. Colonel Caulfield, from ditto, for Chelten ham ; Mrs. and the Misses Tufnell, from ditto, for Ramsgate• ARRIVALS. Lord swel Lady Aylmer, at the Carlton Hotel, from Hall Barn Park.'; Lord a nd Lady Charles Townsend, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their scat, in Nor folk • Mr. and Mrs. Brownlow, at ditto , fr om Ireland ; Mr. and :Ni rs . Walford, at ditto, from their seat in Sussex ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Sandford and family, at Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from the Continent ; Davies Davenport, Esq., at his seat, Capesthorn, near Congleton, Cheshire, from the Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. Vander Hoop, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from a tour ; Colonel Hunter, at ditto, from India ; Monsieur Mauguicr, at ditto, from Paris ; Major Lambert, in Brook-street, from Ramsgate. LIVERPOOL (YESTERDAY.) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SEPT. 8. The sales to-day are not so large as on the preceding days of this week, but the market is very steady, and closes at very in n prices, The whole sales of the week are nearly 36,000 bags. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.-Seer. 7. Owing to the prevalence of fine weather since our last, our trade is again inanimate, and prices are rather declining. The arrivals of Wheat from Ireland are fair, but there has been very little arriving coastwise. Holders of foreign continue to clear from band, and several fine parcels have been sold this day at Bs. to SS. 4d. per 701bs. ; the best white, Bs. 3d. to 9a: In English and Irish Wheat the trade was dull, and a reduc tion of 2d. per 701bs. was acceded to. Oats have given - way id to id. per 451ba. There were several small lots of new Wlleat offering at Bs. to Bs. 6d. for English, 7s. 6d. to Bs. per 701bs. fur Irish. A few new Irish Oats were selling at 3s. 2d. to 3a. 543. per 451135. ; old Oats are rather scarce, but there is more than enough for the existing demand. Flour goes off freely at 425. to 475. per 2801bs. Oatmeal likewise sells readily at 225. to 275. for old, and 30s. to 31s. per 2401b5. for new. Beans and Pease are without any alteration. There war,sold to-day a cargo of Baltic Wheat in bond at 4s. to 4:. 31: per 701131. LIVERPOOL SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Thursday, Sept. 8, 1837. Wind S. W., light.—High Water, 31i. 48m. p.m..-- , Arrived the Jessore, Janvian, from Charleston ; Oporto, Martin, Oporto; Ann M'Kenzie, Scott, Africa; Liverpool, Lewis, Cadiz ; Wakefield, Sullivan, Quebec; Margaret, Poole; Su san, Limerick; Buram, Woolmcr, and William and Ellen, Raidivell, London. _ ENTERED FOR LOADING, SIIPT. 8. Active, Taylor, for Antwerp ; Sisters, Reid, Algiers ; Mu.. ley, Kington, Ceara; Gertrude, Heickins, Constantinople; Catharine, Schorn, Hanaburgh; Lanark, Simpson, Halifax; Stat esman , Quiller, Hobart Town; Clifton, Hill, Launces ton ; Victory, Gowan, Mob ile ; Eliza Warwick, Welsh, New Orleans ; and Isabella, Dearness, Pillau. CLEARED OUTWARDS, SEPT. 8. Algonquin, Turley, for Philadelphia ; Morra, Gill, Mauri tius Lord Nelson, Quinton , B e y oncre; Mary, Dobson, Tri nidad; Eliza Scott, White, Constantinople; and Water Witch, Butcher, Palermo. SHIPS SAILED, SEPT. 8. Algonquin, Turley, for Philadelphia. TELEGRAPII-OFFICE, SEPT. 8. Wind at Holyhead.—Morning . , S. W., light breeze; Noon, ". ; Night, S. W. Off Point Lynas, inward bound, the Tallyho ; Jean Hastie from Halifax ; Liverpool, London ; and Earl Grey, Manilla. Off Point Lynas, outward bound, yesterday, the Reliance, fur Bombay. 4l THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY . TWELTE O'CLOCK. Bombay papers to the 22d of April have the followin g : " We believe there is little to add to what we have already Riven regarding the disturbances on the Malabar coast. It Was reported, ou the authority of a private letter from the coast, that a portion of Mangalore had been set fire to by the hostile tribe or tribes, and that a general gaol delivery had taken pace. It is. also said that the insurgents do not in any Way interfere with the natives, but that their wrath is directed against the European functionaries. Such are the reports, but little faith is to be placed in them." Cape of Good Hope Papers to dime 29, state that—". By Some late accounts by waY.of Ceylon, we learn that the dis turbances at Mangalore had been quelled, and the order for troops from Colombo had been countermanded." TIIE FUNDS. We have few arrivals this morning to notice, and they are not of much importance ; consequently, there is little doing in the various funds to the present time. The British Stock left off firm yesterday at 91i 92 for the Account ; Money 91 11 In the Foreign Exchange yesterday afternoon there was Scarce any variation, and Money continued plentiful, and it was expected that it would soon find employment for mercan tile speculations. Produce is looking up. in consequence of thi notice issued from the Bank of England, reducing the rate of iuterest fiorn 5 per cent. to 4 per cent. This will give peat relief to the East India and China trades, large sums becoming due soon for produce. Consols opened this morning at 91i for the Account; Mo r'ey, 91 ; Exchequer Bills, 50 prem. ; India Bonds, 50 prom ; Bank Stock shut. In th e F ore i gn Market Spanish Active c l o sed at 19 k with c "Pons, opened at 191 20 ; Portuguose closed at 38 1 , t, "Petied at 3 8 39 ; Three per Cents., 254; Dutch Two and -a-Half per Cents., 521. HALF-PAST-ONE. Extract of. a letter from Madrid, received this morning : " All the plate and jewels belonging to the suppressed con vents are about to be brought to Madrid, and applied for the Purpo se of the State. There was ever y p ro spect of the Go :lninent succeeding in obtainin g an a dvance of 120 millions °f Yeah in anticipation of the receipts frlin the titulos by the Cortex II the use of the State. The negociations for this ad- Lel" 'igiilated wi M. Mendizabal, and was on the point of Ang concl u d e d when that Minister left office." s umof 60,000 dollars had bee n forcibl y collected by the self b e ~a l , l )oilited authorities in Vittoria, from persons supposed to !.- lists, in that city. cou Consols have been during the morning at 91k for the Ac littlLe% a lternatelbuyers and sellers, at the above price, with ledi a t h ig for M oney, 91k. Exchequer Bills, 48 50 prem. ; 1 '; ‘ - ' °l " ls, 48 50 rem. ; Bank and India Stocks shut. Pot': Foreign Market Spanish Active 19k, with Coupons ; T wo u gueseimproved to 391 - ; Three per ,Cents, 251 ; Dutc h . IL L " 4 "-a-I - lalf per Cents, 52i ; Columbian, 25 ; Brut,. n. S Vanith A • L so Active improved to 20k, with Coupons. C otls f or t h e 71-MEE O'CLOCK Account, 911. Ti 1 c NT Btat t larcn i oness Con wham continues in a delicate or health. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 7. LORD MULGRAVE AND THE MAGISTRACY.—The case of Captain Vignolles and Gleeson have been eagerly seized by the Orange prints for the purpose of attacking the Irish Government. The investigation into this stipendiary Ma gistrate's conduct has now terminated, and the only result is that he has been removed from one station to another. The two Dublin Orange papers take a somewhat dis• similar view of the case, agreeing only in the calumny, but arriving at their conclusions respectively by different routes. The first sacrifices Mr. Vignoles to its loyal rage ; the se cond would offer the Lord Lieutenant himself as a sacrifice to the wounded dignity of the police magistrates. It will be remembered that at a public dinner given to Mr. O'Connell at Carlow, tome time Lest winter, cer tain atrocions expressions were attributed to him, in a speech which he made on that occasion, and which was afterwards made a subject of discussion in the House of Commons. The language attributed was this : " Men of Carlow are you ready ?—(Aye, aye.) lam the last man to recommend the shedding of one drop of blood ; but we have tried every means of attainin6 our just rights, and the) have failed. We have no course left now but that which I have hitherto always deprecated—the shedding of blood ! Blood must be shed.—(Uproar and hurrah.) My reason for now saying that blood must be shed is to prevent the shedding of blood : for if your ene mies again get power they will shed your blood."—(Loud cries of hear.) A correspondent of the Morning Advertiser says—' I was present at the meeting, and reported the speech in question, and at the time I felt myself bound to publish a contradiction of it in some of the newspapers. Soon after a public meeting was held in Carlow, which was attended by the principal persons who were present when the speech was made, and who all denied in the most positive terms that Mr. O'Connell ever made use of such expressions, and called upon Mr. Clayton Browne, who promulgated the report, to come forward and give up his author, which, as a matter of course, he refused to do. I was in Carlow shortly after, and heard that Mr. Vignoles was the actual author of ' the blood . ) , speech. " CONSTITUTION OF HANOVER. MUNICH, AUG. 31.—M. Willich moved, at the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies of the 29th, the following re solution respecting the affairs of the kingdom of Hanover . The Constitutional principle is the acknowledge d basis and the best guarantee of the existence of tranquillity and public order in Germany and in Europe. Agreeably to that principle, the federal compact provides that there shall be for each of the States of the Germanic Confederacy a separate Constitution. The 54th Article of the final Treaty of the Congress of Vienna intrusts to the Diet the care of attending to the accomplishment of that promise. The 55th Article permits the Sovereigns to regulate them selves their domestic concerns. The 56th Article adds, that Constitutions once in vigour can only be modified by Constitutional means. Finally, the 25th Article confers on the Germanic Diet the right of co-operation in the maintenance of public order and tranquillity in the in terior of the Confederation. Now, in order to attain that end, the Constitutional principle must be respected. What has lately occurred in Hanover is not calculated to conso lidate order and tranquillity in Germany. Consequently it is the • duty of the Governments of all the States of the union energetically to resist the consequences of the acces sion decree of King Ernest. Let it not be said that what happens in one of the States of the Confederation ought not to concern the others. It is to be hoped that thin g s will shortly be re-established on their former footing , thanks, in a great degree, to the efforts of the German press. There is, however, as yet no certainty in that respect. Prudence consequently requires that the Legislatures, now in session, should come to an understanding on that point with the re - - spective Governments. The States of Baden and Saxony have set us an example worthy of imitat: on." This proposition being put to the vote, was adopted by a majority of 82 against 40. " The adoption of the proposition of M. Willieb," ob serves the Franconian Mercury of the 3d instant, by F.,0 large a majority, is a fact of vast political importance, in asmuch as it proves that a re-action has taken place against the system of government pursued by the King of Bavaria. This Prince, it is true, has considerably amended his ideas since Prussia has modified its political course, and M. de Metternieh has been compelled to give up the Russian alliance, to form a closer connection with England. Thus, behold three States of Germany, Baden, Bavaria, and Saxony, protesting against the coup d'etat of the King of Hanover, who has moreover incurred the formal disappro bation of his august f a ther-in-law. If the States of Wur temburg were assembled, the Second Chamber would net fail to protest in its turn, animated as it is with the motet liberal spirit." THE HARVEST. In our 'agricultural observations last week we antici pated, somewhat too confidently, an ensuing week of fine weather for the completion of the harvest in this neigh bourhood -;"instead of which we have bad several showery days, when ! the work of the field has been interrupted. Upon the whole, however, there is little reason for Complaint. Sunday Was by far the worst day, but the rain which then fell so heavily was succeeded by a brisk breeze, which ena bled the farmer to set to work early on Monday, and to ac complish a great deal of what remained to be done ere the return of the rain on the evening of that day. The fact is, that in Cornwall the custom of securing the corn in mows in the field as quickly possible, affords great protection against any material injury from catching weather, until the whole can be carried safely into the homestead. Some re ports have reached us of partial blights affecting one half of the ear of wheat, so as to render the sheaf proportionably light and nnproductive—but taking this county generally, and the'crops collectively, we believe that we are fully jus tified in retaining our opinion of the great productiveness of the season. Of barley it is admitted that the crop is unu sually abundant. The potatoe-crap never bore a more luxuriant appear ance than it does at the present moment. And as for turnips, after all due deductions for the ravages of the fly and the caterpillar—the mildew and what not—a greater or more superb breadth of this valuable plant never met the eye, The accounts continue favourable of the wheat ; disparaging accounts do, and always will, prevail at this season, but on the aggregate we hear nothing substantial to shake our belief in a full average return. Many reports are also current prejudicial to the barley crop, as being light on the ground, short in straw and ear, less breadth sown than usual, and others of a similar tendency, but these state ments arise from partial information, and are not to be taken as representing the general crop, of which few, if any, com plaints are uttered from those counties which are more par ticularly dedicated to the cultivation of the article. Oats, in this county, though stunted in growtb,have headed well, and will be little, if anything, short of an average produce ; while in Ireland, the out-granary of the kingdom, the whole land seems to smile with plenty, and only the continuance of fine weather is required to ensure a bountiful return to crown the anxious hopes of the farmers. In Scotland, however, the season has been attended with much solicitude to the agriculturists; and the harvest, should the weather even be most auspicious, must be late and very precarious.— Cornwall Gazelle. • We have much pleasure (observes our Retford corre spondent) in stating that nearly the whole of the hat vest has been secured in this neighbourhood; in the best possible con dition ; and a few more fine days will see the whole of the white corn safely housed. Indeed, with - the exception of a little barley in the clays, all of consequence is got in. The crops of wheat, particularly in the clays, are considerably above the usual average ; and on the sands they have proved to be very good. Barley is admitted to be deficient in quantity, and coarse in quality. Other descriptions are pretty good and not to be found much fault with.—Don cosier Gazette. The frequent showers during the last week have mate rially retarded housing the corn ; and we are sorry to find there is still much wheat out, much more than we expected. Indeed, several farmers on the Downs in this neighbour hood have cot finished cutting their wheat ; and on Friday and Saturday last the wheat that was out sprouted, in many situations in the Weald, in a greater degree than been seen for many years. Very little oats or barley is as yet carted, and the barley is growing fist. The oats arc discoloured, but not materially injured as yet. On Monday the corn was in good order for a few hours, and a great deal was housed ; but the rain that fell during the night put a stop to the work, and in very few situations was anything done on Tuesday in securing any corn. The rain has certainly done a great deal of good to the turnips and grass, and in many instances to the fallows ; but yet the damage done to the corn is, we fear, of a more extensive and serious nature than vas at all thought c.f.—Brighten Gazette. The King of Holland has ordered the construction of a steam towing-vessel of GOO-horse power, to take mer chant vessels up the 11Vne from the sea to Cologne. EXTRAORDINARY BIRTII.—Last night the wife of ;lame.; Battle, a carpenter, residing at No. 7, Barnett's yard, Soho, gave birth to three children, two - boys and a girl, who, with the mother, arc in good health ; this makes seven children she has been delivgrPd of in little better than three years, having given birth twice to tw 4 lti, who are all living'except one, which was carried off a shcrt time si n ce by the tricules. Yesterday mDyning about 11 o'clock, as a gentle man named Ridley was crossing OA Strand near Northum berland-house, bc was knocked down by g wgtpr-cart, and one of the wheels paised over his c hest, lie wis parried t o cbaring-cross Hospital, and 4 considered to be in 4 vet,' reartrielo THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, is: BRIGHTON RAILWAY. AMERICA TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—In a Report from Mr. Robert Stephenson, the engineer, condemnatory of Rennie's Brighton line, as sane tinned by Parliament, in the September Railway Maga zine, few can fail to be struck with the smallness of com parative excellence he ASSUMES even for his more W( stern Line. As to one point of the aforesaid assumption, small as such is, the real state of the case must diminish it still more, if not turn the scales, and leave Rennie's to have a prepcinderanee of population, and to a greater certainty, pro vided that Line commences at Croydon. Has Mr Stephenson forgotten that the passengers from Dover in such case, and intermediate passengers between Dover and Earlswood Common, would, on their way to town and back, use the said 10 miles from Earlswood Common to Croydon ? Moreover, that travellers from Dover to Brighton would find it much more expeditious and econo mical to proceed—firstly, by the South-Eastern Railway to Earlswood Common, and thence .by the Brighton Railway to Brighton, and return by the same route ; that inde pendent also of the greater traffic from London to Brighton, owing to the greater proximity, wherefore, convenience per sonal, and PURSE AND ALL, to the majority ,Of the start from London-bridge over that from Nine Elms ? Has Mr. Stephenson any doubt that Croydon, with a population of 10,000, equals that of Leatherhead and Dorking, and another small place or two UNITED ? Has he env doubts that all those other places on or NEAR his Line, which he has enumerated, are certainly equalled by those remaining un-mentioned for Rennie's Line, but which exist, never theless, with equal certainty, if not on the Line, nearly .so, or near enough for the inhabitants' to use it—viz., Reigate, East Grinstead, Ditebling, besides Cuckfield and Crawley, which many small places he HAS named, and Lewes . and Newhaven, that without the contemplated branches would use the main trunk, Shoreham as well ? FURTHER PARTICULARS. MEASURES TO BE SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS. Upon this subject the New YO..k Morning Courier of the 17th ult. contains these remarks.:— " As the period approaches when Congress is to assem ble, the anxiety of the public to know what measures are to he recommended by the executive very naturally in creases. To arrive at anything like a correct supposition in this matter, it is necessary to look at the position of' the party,: as it has justly been called, and the prospect of their actin.- in harmony in carrying out what are evidently the views of the administration. We do not ourselves be lieve that 11Ir. Van Buren will recommend the adoption of any course ; but, as in the ease of the. Safety Fond Law in this state, he will submit to the consideration of'Congress projects which have received the sanction of tried patriots ;' and then, if these projects are adopted, lie will claim them as his own, while, if rejected, or if they become unpopular, he will wash ids hands of all responsibility, and instruct his presses to . declaire that he never - committed himself in re lation to any of them." FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—The following par ticulars of a railroad accident,. which occurred in Eastern Virginia on the Ist of Augnst last, on the Portsmouth and Roanoke railroad, are taken from the Norfolk Herald. It appears that the regular d lily train left Portsmouth on Friday fnorning at eight o'clock, with thirteen passengers, and other cars, and nearly 200 passengers, the greater por ‘tion of whom composed a party of pleasure from the coun ties of Southampton, Isle of Wight, and Nansemond, who had come down the previous day, and been on a steam boat excursion to Old Point Comfort, &c., and were re ' turning to theicbornes. The train having made the usual stop at Suffolk, bad proceeded on to Smith's Bridge, a high embankment over Goodwin's Landing, a mile and a half beyond. Here there is a gradual rise in the road, and at the termination of the embankment the road makes a curve. But before we proceed further, we should state that there was a lumber train then on its way down, with 15 cars heavily laden with staves, which must necessarily pass the passenger train at one of the turn.outs above Suffolk. When the locomotive of the pasen-ger eaii' . lied reached the curve, and while the whole train was on the embankment (which at that place is at a greater elevation than at any other on the whole line, being 35 feet high), the lumber train suddenly appeared in sight, sweeping down the curve. The engineer of the passenger train promptly stopped the locomotive ; but he of the lumber train was either un able (owing to its being on a descent) to stop his, or did not see the danger in time, for his engine drove furiously on against that of the passenger train, forcing it back upon the first car, which was driven against the second, the second against the third, and the two latter were crushed to pieces in the dreadful cbncussion. The greatest havoc, however, was in the - second car, the first having been lifted from the rails and propelled over it, raking as it were, fore and aft, and crushing to death or horribly maiming the passengers who remained within it. We must leave it to the ima gination of the reader to depict the petrifying horrors of that. awful monient, and of the scene which ensued! Many who were young and active leaped from the cars and rolled down the embankment, at the hazard of life or limb. A gentleman who was casually seated next to a young lady in the second ear, saw the coming death, and warned his fel low passengers of it—he could do no more—and sprang down the embankment. As soon as he was upon his feet he looked up—it was all over, and she who had sat beside him within the passing moment, lay a mangled corpse upon the seat which he had left. As for places wrritiN ten miles of town, they are much on a par, and if Stephenson's had a communication to within five miles of town for that COMPANY'S Line, whilst Rennie's cannot approach nearer than ten miles, Stephenson's CosupanY would have had a sufficient set-off to any supe rior quantity of traffic so near town, by the greater expense of constructing a Line in a Metropolitan vicinity. Respecting Epsom Races, lot it be recollected that the direct Line would afford great accommodation, and al though unequal to the other in its set down, sucx as united with the greater convenience of its starting point, would place them altogether pretty much on a par ; for by the direct Line passengers would be set down a couple of miles South of Croydon, at the foot of the Banstead Dowl s, from whence a mutually profitable interchange of kind offices between the deposited persons, and a posting and coaching establiament, or such provision in the Com pany's hands for the races only, might be insured ; and any one knowing the country would admit the accession of agreeableness to the trip for Londoners generally by a jaunt of six or eight miles over those fine Downs, which, with the previous twelve by Railway, might all be accom plished within the hour and a quarter. Then, again, there arc Reigate Races, and Reigate is but a mile from Earls wood Common, and is besides a place to which people fre quently come over night for the Epsom Races, which are but eight miles distant there also. The direct line, therefore, though receiving little profit from their two-mile passengers to Epsom Races, would still afford the public, in conjunction with the Greenwich and Croydon Railway:, considerable accommodation on those days, and, doubtless, bring vast numbers from Brigl.ton to the same point, of whose fare, for the forty miles or so, they would be the ONLY recipients. On the other points, there has been enough previously published to make any thing Mr. Stephenson has advanced (which is in the article alluded to BUT little), innocuous. I remain, Sir, your obedient Servant, A CONSTANT READER. London, Sept. 2, 1337. Yet only three met with instant death ! That the num. her was not greater under such perilous circumstances, is, indeed, wondeildl, and, strange as it may seem, the first car, and the passengers in it, escaped uninjured! Five minutes would have sufficed. to have brought the lumber train to the Suffolk turn-out ; had the passage cars, therefore, been detained only that brief space, nothing would hare happened—nay, a single minute, either later or earlier, would doubless have prevented the collision : for it would have allowed sufficient time for either train to have cleared the curve, .so that each could have been apprised in time of the other'sapproach. It is worthy of remark, too, that at po other point on the road could such an accident have oc curred, unless, indeed, through the intention or neglect of one of the engineers. • Those killed were Miss Elizabeth .11 I‘Clenny, daughter of Mr. Jona" M'Clenny, of Nansemond, Miss Margaret Roberts, daughter of David Roberts, Esq., of Isle of Wight and Miss Jemima Ely, daughter of Mrs. Maitha Ely, of the same county, who was herself dreadfully hurt. Among those who were dangerously wounded, were Mrs. Ely, Mr. Wiley Watkins, his wife, infant child, and maid servant, William Daughtry, Miss Martha and Miss Eliza Holland, Mrs. Meredith Watkins, Miss M'Clenny the vounger,.. Mrs. Storey, Mr. Rees Phelps, and Mr. James 'M.. Holland::: The accident . occurred withiri•loo yardeof . the residence of Mr. Richard Goodwin, where the dead and wounded were carried. From this kind and hospitable family, as well as from the ladies of Suffolk, the unfortunate suf ferers received every attention that could be bestowed. Mr. Goodwin's house presented the appearance of an hos pital. Es cry room was filled with beds containing the in jured, whose cries and groans were heard afar off. Under the large shed of his turpentine f..ctory lay the bodies of the deceased young ladies, surrounded by their mourning relatives and friends. Two of these young ladies were very soon to have entered the married state. The accepted of one of them was by her side, when the death-blow came upon her, and he could have escaped unhurt, by leaping from the car, which he said he refused to do, unless he could have saved her. He remained in his seat, therefore, and received such injury as he will probably never recover from.. The young gentleman to whom the other was co g:Ted came to the scene a few hours after the accident oc curred, and by. the expressions of his grief too well told the wounds of . his heart. • The Directors of the Company, upon hearing of the dis aster, procekded with an engine forthwith to the house of Mr. Goodwin; accompanied by Drs. Schoolfield, Butt, Watts, and Collins, of Portsmouth, and Dr. Williamson, surgeon of the U.S. Naval Hospital, who promptly volun teered his valuable assistance on the occasion, and reachia there about dark. Immediate and indefatigable attention, however, had been given to the wounds of the sufferers, in the interim, by Drs. Webb, Rddick, and Cohoons, of Suf folk, and Dr. Purdie, of Smithfield. ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT. — When the Directors and physicians left the engine, it returned to Suffolk for vtood and water, propelling before it the coach in which they had come up. The night was dark, and a heavy rain falling, so that no look-out could be kept on the road. When within 100 yards of the watering-place, the coach and engine passed over Mr. James Woodward and Mr. Richard Oliver, two citizens of the neighbourhood, who were walking on the track, and so mangled them that the former died almost immediately, and the latter is so badly injured that he cannot possibly recover. This accident was wholly unavoidable—the engineer could not see through the dark '. uess (having.a large passenger coach before Lim) that the unfortunate- men were in his way, and they, .by the same -cause, together with the pattering of a heavy shower of rain filling at the time, were rendered unconscious of *the approach of the train, until they were struck down. The day's disasters arc as follows : = Four killed, 13 severely wounded, 25 or 30 slightly, An inqu - est was held on the three deceased'young ladies; and another on Mr. Woodward, whose verdicts are sub joined. From all that we can learn, there is not a shadow of cause to justify complaint against the agent and engineer of the passenger train. The whole blame rests on the agent of the lumber train, whose duty it was to have de tained it at the, turn-out abo‘e Suffolk, until the pasiengor cars, passing -at their regular hour, had. gone by. But he is in the hands of the law, and there let us leave him. VERDICTS OF THE INQUESTS. Young Hyson, 66,034 ; Hyson, 14,278 ; Gunpow der, 7,288 chests ; Imperial, 6,175 ; Skin and Twankay. 25.1`49. Green„ „, 11A,90 Black Bohea, 1,700 ; Suuchong, 21,022 ; Poit chong, 3,866 ; Pckoe and Orange Pckoe, 783. Total Black 27,37 " We, the Jury, are of the opinion that the deceased came to their death on the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail road, neap Goodwin's-landing, in the county of Nansemond, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock A.M., on Friday, the 11th of August, 1837, by the violent concussion of the lumber-train coming in-contact with the regular train, which concussion was occasioned by the wilful mistnanagernent and gross negligence of the c.iptain and engineer of the lumber-train,' Gordens Etheridge and Williams, by running down a rapid descent on a curve of the slid road with great velocity, at a time when they might reasonably have ex pected to meet the regular train." " We, of the Inquest, find that the deceased came to his death accidentally on the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad, on Friday night, during a_ heavy rain, by a car and engine running over his body ; that we entirely exone rate Mr. Culpepper, who had charge of the engine ,from any and all charge of blame, of negligence, or mismanage ment on his part whatsoever." CANTON, APRIL B.—Tile ship Splendid, which vessel brings you this, is now under immediate despatch hence di rect for New York, laden with a general cargo of teas, adapted for your market, a few silks, and sundries, in con formity to the Custom-house Report of-her cargo, which please find enclused herewith. I subjoin, for your informa tion and guidance, the total amount of the exports of teas from China to the United States, this season; up to this date, including the cargo of the ship. Splendid, viz.:— Chests. (irand Totol „ .„ i 5 Vrey pr9b4bly Hine Tai (itiPsbui SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE HIPPODROME.—YESTIIRD 4 i. The superior value of the prizes advertised, added to the in troduction of a two-years-old stakes in each day's programme, has considerably enhanced the reputation of the Hippodrome as a racing place, and we have not the slightest doubt that a continuance of the judicious and liberal spirit which has hither to marked the management will ensure a profitable return to the enormous sums laid out, in spite of the unworthy opposi tion set up by the inhabitants of Kensington. The weather yesterday was unfavourable in the morning, but cleared up by twelve o'clock, and for the remainder of the day was delight fully fine. Besides several fashionables the utter dance In cluded Count D'Orsay ( steward), Lord G. H. Bentinek, the Hon. G. Anson, Hon. Charles Forester, C. Greville, Esq., J. Hunter, Esq., Colonel Copland, and several other gentle men of influence in the racing world. Very free use was made of the free gate, and that by persons who, from their dress and appearance, one would have thought incapable of the mean. ness of defrauding the proprietor of the small sum charged' for admission. The racing was excellent, and " came off " with a punctuality which we cannot praise too highly. The fol. lowing return will show that the stakes were as attractive to the proprietors of horses as they were to the public. The Doubtful Stak-s of 10 sous. each, with 30 added, for two y rs old; colts, est. 71 b ; fillies, Est. 41b. T. Y. C. 6 Subs. Mr. Stevens's g. e. Gimcrack ',„ Hardy 1 Lord Egremont's b. f. Cho y Mr. Bond's ch. c. Kensington, Brother to Rioter 3 Mr. Marley's b. c. Brother to The Stag Mr. Boast's b. f. Brcetland, by Sir Benjamin .... 5 Mr.. Bond s b. f. Smelt (Sprat f.) 6 Won cleverly- A Gold Cup, value 110 sovs., givon by the Proprietor. The win ner to be sold for 300, &c. Heats, two miles. Firth's ch. c. Cavalier, 3 yrs, ist. I llb Hornsby 9 1 I Fvster's b. .m: Nike (h. b. ), aged, 9.t. 41b ...... ... 1 0 3 G. lleimessy's b. g. Bravo, 4 yrs, 9st 0 0 2 Messer's b. f. Armenia, 3 yrs, Est. 91b S. Smitli's b. in. Eagle, aged, 9st. 1 llb 3 3 dr Hodges's br. c. Cranbrook, 3 yrs, 6st. 131 b ..*. King's b. In. Hectic, 5 yrs, 9st. 21b... 0 0 dr Bond's b. m. Candia, 3 yrs, bat. 13Ib Three excellent heats. The Olympic Stakes of 3 sons. each, with 25 added. Heats, two miles and a distance, with four leaps in each heat. 7 subs. Mr. Elmore's Lottery, aged, 1 Ist. 71b Mr. J. Mason 1 1 Mr. Matthews's Nranoyke, aged, list 41b......Mr. Sinimonds 2 2 Mr. Seffert's Birthday, aged, 1 Ist. 71b......Captain Beecher 3 3 The following also started in bath heats :—Mr. Whittington's Madman, 1 Ist ; Mr. Rice's Poacher, 6 yrs, 1 Ist ; and Mr. Totten ham's Redman, aged, 1 Ist. Wow cleverly. WESTERN MEETING AT AYR, SEPT. 6. Match, 50. sows. One mile.—Sir J. Boswell's b. m. lAeria, 5 yrs (Mr. T. Canningliaire), beat Lord Eglinton's br. g. Pilot, aged. Gold Cup, value 100 gs. Two miles. Mr. Ramsay's br. h Despot, aged Sir J. Boswell's ch. h. General Chasse, 6 yrs Lord Kelburne's ch. c. by Albany, 3 yrs 3 Sir J. Boswell's b. f. Sunbeam, - 4 yrs 4 Lord Eglinton's b. g. The Potentate, 5 yrs ... Sweepstakes of 5 sows. each, with 20 added. Mile and half Mr. .11eiTy's ch. c. Patriot, 4 yrs Mr. Campbell's b. g. Roulette, aged Mr. 'W. Crawford's hi. 7,. by Viscount, aged ' 3 Plate of 501. Two mile heats. Sir J. 13oswzil's b. in. Bella, 6 yrs Holmes 3 1 'I Lord Kelburne's ch. f. Landrail, 4 yrs Mr. Davidson's br. g. Milton, 6 yrs .• —_ MORPETH R A CES.—VVRDNEIDA r. The Borough Plate of 501. He.ts, mile and a half. Mr. Clarke's hr. f. Elizabeth, 4 yr 5...... ...... ...Clark 1 1 Mr. Arrowsmith's ch. tn. Fitzy, 5 yrs... 5 2 Mr. G. Dawson's Bonny Jack, 3 yrs Alr. Tait's b. m. Tweedsiile, aired 3 5 2 - 2 is Mr. W. Boag's br. g. Daniel, 5 yr, The limiters' Stakes of 5 soys, each, with 25 added, two miles and a half, were won by Mr. Davison's h. to. Eliza, aged •(Mr. Charlton), baatin„o - Mr. Watson's hr. g. Donald Caird, 4 yrs, and Mr. Ogle's b. m. Miss Isabella, 6 yrs. THURSDAY. The. Hunters' Stakes of 6 soy;. each, with 26 added, two miles and a half, were on by Lord Levison's hr. g. Donald Cairdi 4. yrs (Mr. Donkin), beating Mr. Ogle's b. m. Miss Isabella, 6 yrs; Captain Potts's ch. g. Trefoil, 5 yrs ; and Captain Coulson's br. in. Cottage Girl, 6 yrs. The Gentlemen's Subscription Plate of 501. floats, two miles. Mr. S. L. Fox's b. in. Miss Laura, 4 yrs • 1 1 Mr. G. Dawson's Ur. c. Bonny Jack , 3 yrs... 2 dr NEWTON ABBOTTS RACES.—TAIUBSDAY, . Newton Stakes of 1() sous. each, 5 ft., with 20 added. Two miles. Sir W. P. Carew's ht. m. Vision, 6 yrs, aged... Col. Gilbert I 1 Mr. W'hiteway na. b. m. Preference, 4 yrs... 2 2 3 3 Mr. Carlisle's b. c. Sarnian, 3 yrs The Galloway Stakes were won by Mr. Carlisle's Countess of Devon, beating Mr. Oliver's Grey Rover and two others. The Ladies' Plate. Heats, a mile and a quarter. Mr. Ley's Rattle, ]lst. 71b ..... 1 1 Mr. -'s Cornet, list. 21b The Yeomanry Stakes were won in two hcats - by Mr. Conch's Gratitude. 9st., beating Grey Rriver, Io,t. 31ls ; Mr. Payne's hack, 7g. 31b ; and Mr. Carlisle's Countess of Devon. CURRAGII MEETING.-7'uFspj r. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs., h. ft , with 25 sovs. added. Second horse to save his stake. Three Years Old Course. Lord Mulgrave na. Sister to Thump, 4 yrs, 7st. 111b—Edwards I Lord Howth's br. f. Bacchante, 4 yrs, 'ht. 91b ............. 2 Mr. Seely's f. by Legacy, 3 yrs, 6st. 121 b ...... Colonel Westenra's Zora, 5 yrs, Bst. 41b .......... .... 0 Lord M.ltown's gr. h. Argirio paid forfeit. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 103 added, for two yrs old ; colts, Bst. 41b ; fillies, Bst. Anglesey Post. Mr. Holiness's ch. f. Verona Wakefield 0 1 Mr. Knox's ch. c. George 0 2 Eight others started, bet were not placed: WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs., b. ft., with 25 added. Second horse to save his stake. Three Years Old Course. M. Henchy's eh. 1. Lightning, 3 )•rs, 7st. 21b ........... ; ......... 1 Mr. Vaughan's lir. f. liaealante, 4 yr:, sat. 41b .,••..,••'"' Four others started, but wire not placed. Wellington Stakes of 30 sovs., h. ft. Three Years Old Course. Second horse to save his stake. Mr. Fergusson's eh. c. Harkaway, 3 yrs, ist. 91b .................. 1 Air, [l, Diphson's c. Austerlitz, 4 yrs, Sst ......... Mr. usliorne's ge, 0. Aiet.cuiy, a yri, Ist. 4 Three others started, but were not placed. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs., for any horse, &c. ; four yrs old, lOst. Sib ; five, I Ist. 71b ; six , 1 let. Plb ; aged, 12st. ; 31b. al loyiea to mares and gelding 3. Four miles. ipboi no's k. f. i‘Nri4, 4 yrs. „ M`Nunn 1 +' siet'it. . !". 4 1 C4t0.41 SliPeel q. TLFve Qthers 04494, hong-merchant) will, -ere long, be made and declared a bankrupt by the local Government. I have in this date AdvibLd you that he was -indebted to the Chinese and foreigners near two millions of dollars. Kingclu t, bong merchant, bas obtained an extension of his debts for three years, interest payable at 12 per cent. pee annum per dollar. but a few exceptions, the bong-merchant 3 are ver) —Journal of Commerce. poor UNITED STATES BANKS. According to the report of the Bank CorniniF.soners to Congress on the Ist January, the amount of bank-notes in circulation on the 31st December, throughout the States, was estimated at one hundred and twenty voillioes, while the amount of specie in their coffers was stated to In forty-five millions ; so that the circulation exceeded the stock of bullion by seventy-five millions. Since this period about ten millions of specie have been taken from the banks, and their notes had been materially augmented ; but there is no data to ascertain the exact amount of the present cir culation. To establish an exclusively metallic currency, as many writers in the American journals seem desirous should be done, is quite impracticable ; for a certain amount of p 'per is absolutely necessary to represent the value of the commerce of the country to be carried .on. The revival of a wholesome state of trade is what the Americans want ; but the resumption of specie payments by the banks would be of limited and only temporary avail, for the same dis tressing state of things would soon occur, unless assisted by the suspension of the specie circular, and, in fact, a return to a position of affairs similar to what existed prior to 1834. The Jackson-Van Buren party, it is thought, will make a stand upon the question of the specie circular, on the meet ing of Congress, and resist the rescinding of it ; but the opinion against it seems so unanimous that the Government will be compelled to give way, and any vexatious oppo sition will only tend to throw greater odium upon the • Administration. At the meeting of the Convention of " business men" at Philadelphia, on the Ist ult., which was composed of delegates from all parts of the Union, to consider the best mode of relieving the country from its present embarrassed position; it was argued that much good would accrue by doing away with the present regula tions regarding import duties, and obliging them to be paid in specie ; and a resolution to that effect was determined upon as follows -- " That the great object of civil government, the promo tion of the happiness of the people, cannot be obtained in the United States without a well-regulated system of pro• tection to all the great business interests in which our citizens are engaged ; and that as the system of credit upon import duties has a tendency to encourage excessive importations, and to produce ruinous fluctuations in other branches of business, the adoption of the system of re quiring cash for duties would prevent much of the embAr rassment to which the country is exposed, and would be of essential importance to all the great interests of the United States." The third resolution adopted at this meeting, which is annexed, alludes to the various measures and systems which have tended to bring such ruinous consequences upon the United States, and deprecates the wild schemes which have been entered into with a view of becoming rapidly wealthy. " 3. That among the causes of the ruinous results in which the business, the enterprise, the industry, and we may add the happiness of the country are involved, .are the ithdrawal of a large amount of money, collected for the public use, from its ordinary business channels, and the consequent interruption of the usual facilities for the fulfil ment of commercial engagements ; the distribution of a portion of the public revenue among the States, as im posed by the Act of Congress, at points remote from the places of its collection ; the excessive issues of bank paper and the consequent abuse of bank credit ; the extensive and rash contracts in the purchase of lands, city lots, stocks and other property, in which men . of limited re sources, in their zeal " to make baste to be rich," have engaged ; the neglect of a suitable attention to that most useful and honourable employment the cultiva tion of the soil, and, as a consequence, the im portations of large quantities of bread stuffs, the great excess of importations above our exports, and in this way the contraction of large foreign debts, the payment of which requires the withdrawal of a correspondent amount of funds from the ordinary chanels of business at home ; the idleness, luxury, and extravagance in which too many have indulged ; the intense political excitement which has pervaded all parts of the country, and has subjected every public measure to the test of its 'probable effect upon party influence, and by which the moneyed institutions of the country, and the ordinary pursuits of business men have been involved in the violence of party conflicts." The twelfth resolution alludes in cheering terms to the prospect of an abundant harvest, and contrasts the result of industry and economy with reckless speculation. " 12. That the substantial blessings which a bountiful Providence is now showering upon the fields of our agricul tural brethren, warn us, as it were, in the silent and do qucnt language of inspiration,-to leave the delusive mazes of speculation with which all branches of trade have. bean mixed up, and return to the practice of industry and eco noniy, and to the enjoyment of their solid rewards."_ Morning Chronicle. GENERAL JACKSON'S LETTERS "Hermitage, July 23, 1837. "My dear Sir,—l have just received the Globe of the 13th, and am pleased to discover from it and other papers that the democracy arc untiring upon the plan of separat ing the Government from Corporations of all kinds, and to collect the revenue, keep, and disburse it, by their own agents. This alone can secure safety to our revenue, and control over-issues of paper by the state banks. The re venue, reduced to the real wants of the Government, pay able in gold and silver coin (no credits), to be disbursed by the Government in gold and silver, will give us an un deviating metallic currency, pievent hereafter overtrading, and give prosperity to all branches of businoss ; whilst the banks and the commercial commun;ty will be left to manage their exchanges, and all matters between them, in their own way. I hope and trust that the whole . democracy of the whole Union will unite in adopting these measures, and the democracy of numbers will never have another contest with the aristocracy of the few and their paper credit system, upon which they at present rely to rule the country. " I hope no Treasury notes will be issued. The Treasury draughts upon actual deposits are unconstitutional, and do not partake of paper credits as Treasury notes, which are subject to depreciation by the merchants and banks, and shavers and brokers ; and will be, if issued, and the Go vernment cannot avoid it. Different must it be with Trea sury draughts, drawn upon actual deposits ; and from the conduct of the banks and the merchants, they deserve no favours from the Government, which they have attempted to disgrace, and to destroy its credit, both at home and abroad. It is the great working Blass that deserves protec tion from the frauds of the bank." " HERMITAGE, AUG. 9.—Now is the time to separate the Government from all banksHreceive and disburse the revenue in nothing but gold aud'silvcr coin, and the circu lation of our coin through all public disbursements will re gulate the currency for ever hereafter—koep the Govern ment free from all embarrassment, whilst it leaves the com mercial community to trade upon its own capital, and the banks to accommodate it with such excle.inge and credit as best suits their own interests 7 -both being money-making concerns, devoid of patriotism, looking alone to their owl. interests, regardless of all others. It has been, and ever will be, a curse to the Government to have any enlargement or interest with either, or more then a 'general superintend ing care of all. " But the commercial community hitherto has been fos- tered by the Government, to the great' injury of the labour of the country, until the mercantile aristocracy, combined with the banks, have assumed the right to control and ma nage the Government as their particular interest requires, regardless of the rights of the great democracy of numbers, who c they believe ought to be, and they arc determined they shall be, hewers of wood and drawers of water. 1 repeat, that I am proud to see the firm and noble stand taken by the Executive Government on this Occasion, The people are with it, and u ill support it triumphantly. " The history of the world never has recorded such base t-teachery and perfidy as has been committed by the deposit banks against the Government, and puroly with the ►iew of gratifying Biddle and the Barings, and by the suspension of specie payments, degrade, embarrass, and ruin, if they could, their own country, for the selfish vicws of - making large profits by throwing out millions of depreciated paper upon the people—selling their specie at large premiums, and buying up their own paper at discounts of from 25 to 50 per cent., and now looking forward to be indulged in those speculations for years to come, before they resume specie payments." CANADA. By the accounts received fTorn Quebec yesterday to the ult., it appears that the Committee appointed at the. great meeting of the inhabitanti of the city and vicinity of Quebec, held on the Esplanade on the 31st of July last, waited on his Excellency the Governor-in-Clticf, at the Castle of St. Lewis this day at 2 o'clock, and presented the following address T o his Excellency vho Right Hon. Archihald. Earl of of ....nude s , i n th e county closfArd, Baron •Worliogliatn, of Suffolk, Captain-General and Governor in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada, &c. " May it please your Excellency, " We, Her Majesty's dutiful and lqyal subjects, the un dersigned inhabitan4 of t1 - 3a city and . viciniti of Quebec, formi,n4 ¶c 4 Uttet of a public, meeting bald on the Es planade on the a st of July now last past, for the purpose expreolna the opinion of the said tnectini oq Fciinlp S oh attempts made at other meetings held in - f; this pr(At:nce, and to convey their opinions glifi#llo4o Government, humbly approach your Exce •.? seining our gracious Sovereign in this pro n itp r .„: mity to the resolution by which we are app I? 'l7 respectfully represent on the part of the said t " 1. That we have observed, with deep regret i , C St 41.43-14 1 / 4 7 tempts which have been made at meetings recently hull in d fferent parts of this province to disseminate disrespect for the public authorities, and disaffection towar.ls the I.lr. tish Government and Parliament, ant so excite to the vio lation of the laws. "2. That whatever differences of opinion may have pre vailed in the province in regard to its pubic concerns, the inhabitants thereof have hitherto maintained a d's.inguished character for fidelity to the Sovereign, a love of public order, and obedience to lawful anther ty ; and it is our .lnty and determination still to n.aintain this character, and re sist to the utmost all acts or attempts contrary to the alle giance which is due to the British Crown, or against the publ'e peace, or in violation of the laws. " 3. That we feel the entire conviction that the present unrortunate condition of public affairs in this province is in great part owing to the misunderstandings and dissensin:%s which have prevailed in the Legislature and amongst the inhabitants of the Province ; and that a remedy is to - be found in avoiding these misunderstandings and dissensions for the future, and in the cordial union of all classes in promoting the peace, welfare, and good government of the province. " 4. That it is equally the duty and interest of the Go vernment, and the subjects in the colony, to co-operate in the remedy of all abuses which may be found It, elist, to the end that the peace and prosperity of the colony may be effectually promoted,.and all classes of the inhabitants be maintained in equal rights, and in the full enjoyment of security of person - and property, and all the peculiar privi leges which they enjoy, or to which they are legally entitled. " 5. That under the present circumstances it is our duty humbly to assure her Majesty's Government that it may fully rely on our fidelity to the crown and affectionate at tachment to the connexion subsisting between this province and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. " We beg leave to assure your Excellency that the per sons who attended that meeting, and concurred in the sen timents now expressed, formed a majority of the inhabitants of the city of Quebec, and they humbly pray on the part of the sad meeting that the aforesaid expression .of their opinions, and their loyal assurances, may be transmitted to her Majesty's Government in Etiglarql. " Quebec, Aug. 2, 1837." To which his Excellency was pleased to retuta the fol lowing answer : " Gentlemen,—l have much pleasure in transmitting. as •ou request, to her Majesty's Government in England the address which you have just presented to me for that pur pose, and I am convinced her Majesty will receive with entire satisfaction the assurance of fidelity to the Crown, of obedience to - the laws, and affectionate attachment to the connexion between this province and the United King dom, which so numerous and highly respectable a portion of the inhabitants of the city and vicinage of Quebec have thus come forward to tender. These assurances, in con junction with that union of loyalty and public spirit which has so recently been, manifested in this town, cannot fail to prove pectiliarlyneceptable at a time when the most artful and insidious attempts have been resorted to to disseminate doctrines at variance with morality and justice, and tending to the overthrow and violation of those laws and institu tions which secure to the whole body of her Majosts's Ca nadian subjects'the rights and immunities they nom enjoy. " While I deeply regret these attempts, and while my earnest endeavours shall be directed to avert the calamities they arc calculated to produce, I can assure you I shall not cease to adhere to the principles which I have ever held, and shall always be ready and anxious, while I fill the high situation confided to me by our gracious Sovereign, to co . operate in the remedy of abuse, it promoting the welfare and happiness of this provitice, and in maintaining all classes of its inhabitants in the full and peaceable enjoy ment of equal rights. . " Castle of St. Lewis, Quebec, Aug. 7." BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. The course of proceeding at the . Liverpool •meeting ad mits of being shortly sketched, so as at least to convey to those who have not attended on former occasions, some no tion of the principal sources of interest, though the nature of the subjects which will be brought before the sections, or produced in Lhe' - general assemblies, can seldom be com pletely In - Own beforehand. The order of business is in some degree defined by the - Peculiar constitution of the Association, whieb, being destined primarily for the ad vancement of science. by .the. united efforts of the whole body of 4s.cultivators, joins to itself 1.1 still larger circle of persons _who are interested in the useful applica• tions of knowledge, or desirous of contributing by their in fluence to its progress and expansion. • To the Council and its particular Committees is entrusted the duty of cousidJrinc , , from year to year, how •particular departments of knowreJge may be best improved ; their re ports on such subjects arc submitted to the General Corn mittee, which, in consequeiwe, directs the execution of par ticular researches, requests the aid of distinguished indivi duals, philosophical institutions, and public bodies, at home and abroad, and provides funds for the expenses attentLng .those operations. The... General Committee, the directing pwer of the whole Association, holds its first meeting to-morrow (this day) the 9th instant, to receive the repor t of the Council for the past year, consider proposals re.r . alteration of laws, •ules, &c , and ,other impoitant obj2ct s .. To all the proceedings of the week, except the sittings of Committees, all members are equally admitted on pre senting their tickets. They may attend any one or all of the sectional - meetings, between 11 a. m. and 3 p. m., on every day of the week, except Saturday. The Amphi theatre and Town Hall will Le . open to them in the even lags at 8 p. m,, and under particular regulations they may obtain Tickets, which admit ladies to all these evening meetings. Fronl 100 to . 200 communications, on selected points of science, have been read at each of the meetings of the As sociations, and discussed by those most competent to dis criminate truth from error ; and thus new and important important results (corrected and enforced by the highest authority) become rapidly and correctly understood ; use ful knowledge is thus directly conveyed in the most com plete form to those who have assembled from great distance to obtain it, and who will be enabled, from their several centres of influence, to diffuse amongst the community at large a truer. estimate of the nature and value of scientific pursuits, than from other sources they might have been in duced to adapt. After these separate labours in the morning, the Mem bers collect together in the evenicgs for more popular and general purposes, which are, however, not less important for the main object of the Association. It hag been usual on the first Monday evening, for the President of the past year to resign the chair to the President elect. On this occasion the Karl of Burlington will receive the office from the hands of the Marquis of Northampton. - After the observations frcm the chair, a di.tinguished officer of the meeting (Dr. Tra.llN has been requested to read an address on the state and progress of the Association, the influence it has exercised in the augmentation of knowledge, and the probable direction of its future advance. On Wednesday evening, a gentleman eminent for his discoveries in electricity (Mr. W. S. Harris) will deliver a lecture, illustrated by appropriate experiments on a large scale, on the theory and effects of lightning conductors ap plied to ships, a subject of • national importance, and espe cially interesting to the comme rce of Liverpool. Tuesday and Thursday evenings are directed to soirees in the splendid rooms of the Town-hall, and it is probable that this new and pleasing feature of the arrangements will be productive of the happiest effects, by uniting in personal friendship those whose minds have travelled towards the same high points of knowledge, by mixing in one friendly group--Science and Art—Philosophy and Literature, and by ee.menting these not discordant elements to the common sympathies of social life. Friday evening is purposely left unoccupied to admit of any arrangement with regard to lectures, Or miter objects that may be sanctioned by the General Committee. On Slturday, at the concluding General I‘l.t. , eting of the whole Association, the Members will be informed of the results of the labours of the Committees ana Sections, and gratefully bid farewell. to the hospitality of Liverpoul.—Liverrool Mercu. 3, LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7. Amongst other foreigners at present in the town, or hourly expected, are Baron Dupin, M. Gay Sussac, Professor de la Rive, M. Dufrcsney, Professor Leisbigh, M. E. de Ver neuil, M. Fresnel, jun., &c. ; whilst among our own country men distinguished as patrons or active cultivators of science, are the navies of the Earl of Burlington, the President the Marquis of Northamptop, the late . President ; Earls Fit zwilliam and Balcarras ; Viscounts Cole and Sandon ; Sirs David Brewster, T. Brisbane, Wm. Hooker, W. Ha milton. &C. ; Dr. Faraday ; Provost Lloyd ; Professors Buckl Ind, Whervell, Peacock, Bab'oage, &c. &c., with the three Vice-President s , th e venerable Dr. Dalton, whose im proved state of health is such ns to lead to anticipate his presenceieh ; nd inducted Bishop of Nor tolev Egerton, one l of the repre.ent a ti ves o f wick ; Dr. sir I),Stanley, G. E g the er newly South Cheshire. At this early period nearly 800 members have been enrolled, although the great majority of members will not arrive until to-morrow or Saturday. The Dublin Steam Navigation Company have liberally placed one of their vessels at the disposal of the Association f or th e con veyance of members free from Dublin ; w hil st steam corn qntreirca:,i towns t est ‘tvith'ns Glasgow, Manchest er, Birmingha m , an d will gin 41vnt facility for the arrival of new members, r z