The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-09 00:00:00

WALPOLE'S REIGN OF GEORGE 11. Jae P Ilbashed, for the first time in (the Bvo. form, ire '3 vols., with Portraits, price 86s. boand, ORACE WAL F POL E'S MEMOIRS THE REIGN OF GEORGE THE 'SECOND. Edited, with a Preface and litotes, By THE LATE LORD HOL - r„AND. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Ylarlborough-street, MEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, TO . 11.R.H PRINCE ALBERT. Now ready, in 7 vols. Bvo., Price ) :Is. bound, to range with the Wellington IY.spatches, LORD NELS.c,N'S LETTERS AND T • 3 7.SPATCHES. Edited by Sir NICOLAS, G.C.M.G. I" The most genuine am% true portrait of a great public character which the world has eve - ,e . seen. "__ Times. " The Letters of Ne „Atm will hereafter be the manual of the sailor, as the sister service, Gas found a guide in the Dispatches of the Duke of Wellington. 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Notice is hereby given, that a /MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS in the above COMPANY v, , 111 be held, in pursuance of the 9th and 10th Viet., cap. 28, at the LOridon Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, in the City of London. on Y &max, 'she 18th day of September next, at one o'clock in the alternr,on, for t h e purpose of determining whether solved. ..s the said intended Cow ,on, Ur partnership shall or shall not be dis- EVCIEY person attr- Acling such meeting must produce the scrip, or banker's receipts,' Jr the proxy of the holder ot such scrip or banker's receipts, in 4of which he claims to vote. JOHN CLARK. WILLIAM CRANEBROOK. Shareholder In the above Company JOHN GRAY. WILLIAM BAYNE. JOHN BENTLEY. D. CLARK, Agent, 11, Bucklersbury, Sept. 4, 1846. ScriP . .aoiders intending to vote for the dissolution of the Company, and v.nahle to attend the meeting, are requested to send their scrip or prosy to Mr. Clark, at the Railway Protector Office, No. 11, Buck lersbtrry, where blank proxies may be had. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their - Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a, reference), are respectfblly requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offers, ; .411Q1 ailvices of results will to forwarded by the first post after 'the sale, aul the proceeds imme diately disposed of accordirg to 'instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, 9 .7nreadneedle-street, London. THT:ArIE ROYAL, LYCEUM. T r iCDER THE U az4 .— AGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. The New Grand Fa'sy. Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled " The Magic Horn," having been, on each occasion of its representation, received throughout• with the most cordial marks of approbation and delight by crowdee , and fashionable audiences, is, in consequence, respectfully annoy -need for repetition every Evening till farther notice. The perform THIS EVENING Maces will commence with WATCH AND WARD . Af te r w "'' Fair Burl zh, a New Grand Operatic, Melod ramat i c, Romantic, y AF.que Extravaganza, founded on the Opera of " Oberon," entitled TIIE MAGIC HORN. Principal characters by Mes s r s . Fichb.r, Mat' .nws, A. Wigan, Kinlech, Collier, Yarnold, Bender, Silver, Rs and Keeley; Miss Keeley, Mi ss Vill ars, Mi ss F airbrother, Yrs* ,- Ero A Woollidge, Miss Arden, Miss Forster, Miss Laidlaw, Miss alley, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. to conclude with Mr. Selby's Popular Farce of BOOTS AT THE ,WAN. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, J. W. Collier, F. Vining, Bliss Ellen Daly, Mrs. A. Wigan, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. - UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be presented the popular Drama, entitled ST. MARY'S EVE ; or, A Story of the Solway. The principal characters by Messrs. Worrell, Wright, 0. Smith, Lambert, Cull.nford, Braid, Waye ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, Madame Celeste, &c. After which, a Grand Mythological. Burlesque Extravaganza, de nominated THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS ; or, The Pas de Pip pins. The characters parsonated by Messrs. Selby, 0. Smith, Glen naire, Lindon, Way e, Butler, Williamson, Aldridge, Mitchenson, Alderson, Ryan, Wright, Paul Bedford ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, Miss Taylor, Miss Harrison, Miss Si m p son , M t s . F. M a tth ews . & c. To he followed by an original Comic Sketch, called ARRAILIM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. To conclude with the Farce of A NABOB FOB AN HOUR. Characters by MessrP,, Worrell, Lambert, Munyard, Miss Harding, and Mrs. Frank Mathews. PEP;CESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Wirt be performed a New Comic Drama, in Three Acts, entitled Lore's TELEGRAPH. Count Theodore, Mr. J. Vining ; Arthur de Aolberg, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Baron Pumpernickel, Mr. CcsMpton ; Usher, Mr. Henry; Princess Blanche, Maelame Vestils ; Alice, Mrs. H. Hughes ; Marguerite, Miss Emma Stanley. ;To be followed by an entirely New Comic Drama, entitled THE .BARBER BRAVO ; or, The Inventor of Powder. In which Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Granby, Mr. Wynn, Miss E. Stanley, and Miss E. Honner will perform. To conclude with a new Serb-Comic Drama, entitled, A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. Vining ; Twiggleton, Mr. Charles Mathews; Charley Stanton, Mr. Fisher; Edward, Mr. Bonner ; Mrs. Aubrey, - .Ars. Stirling. STRAND THEATRE. • THIS EVENING. Tile performances will commence with THE HONEYMOON. To be followed by the admired Farce of HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS. In conscquene'a of the enthusiastic reception of Mr. GREGORY in the charactta of " Glo'ster," in " Richard the Third," by a h ouse overflowir t g rn every part, he will have the honour of repeating that character TO-MORROW, and on SATURDAY Next. Privat Boxes, &e., may be engaged at the Box-office, from eleven dll four, and at all the Libraries. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING 11 be performed Shakespere's Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, 31,r„ ..lptcre ft dr •. 7 ste rtes. lir, Mittrax..4.l.ln.i?l:l l 2s. lErllan ; Opttella, Mrs. Charles Gill. To conclude with an interesting Drama, entitled GRACE GAYTON. Characters by Messrs. Saville, Heslup, Webb; Mrs. Saville, iidis4 Terry, &c. Box Office open from eleven till four o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Pzlnce Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the PriNcess Royal. Immense hit of the New Spectacle, " The Steed of Syracuse" hailed with tumultuous acclarnation.s, THIS Fa•VENING Will be performed the popular Drama of THE STEED OF SY RACUSE ; or, Damon's Flight. Damon, Mr. J. Harwood ; Pythias, Mr. J. Dale ; Calanthe, Mrs. M. Brooks. Assisted by the nu m'r.ro,us Company, double Stud, &c. After which, magnificent SCENES of the HIPPODROME, by The French, German, and British Artistes. The whole concluding with the new Necromantic Ballet, en titled TILE VINE-DRESSER'S DAUGHTER. Roe-office open from eleven till live o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The magnificent Display of FIREWORKS on and in the Water, representing a NAVAL ENGAGEMENT, which was received with thunders of applause at the Juvenile Gala, will be re peated THIS DAY. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. CALYPSO'S FAIRY GrzOTTO, representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the most e.omplete and effective scale. Prc,eeiling the Volcanic Display, Mons. FARINELLI will descend from. a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet In li,?.ight, to the surface of the where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive him, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendiCily ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivora at half-past five; the Pelicans, &c., at six ; Concert at half-past six ; and the Eruption at dusk. THIS DAY, September 9, The (toys of the Royal Military Asylum and Caledonian School, with their Juvenile Bands, will pay their Annual Visit, on which occasion the Pyrotechnic Display on the Water will be repeated. On WEDNESDAY, September 16, the ROYAL SOUTH LON DON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY will hold their GRAND DAHLIA 5110 W, being the Last Exhibition of the Season. An extra Band, and an extraordinary Display of Fireworks will be produced on the occasion. ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 9. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 58; Highest. 73 ; Noon, 70, BAROMETER, 30.1.—WIND S.W., cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGF. THIS DAY. Morning .. 10 minutes after 4. Evening .. 30 minutes after 4. fer-, t . 4tit , / • frip lat * 11111 i „ , "AJ • , , 00rt or tr 1•,-.1-,43111113: zrcem; etrrningfli LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1846, An irreparable loss has been sustained by the English Legislature in the decease of CHARLES, Lord lirrcALrE. Statesmen of more brilliant capacities have undoubtedly been snatched from amongst us by death —men who have occupied a larger share of the attention of their contemporaries, either by their oratorical excellence, their Parliamentary celebrity, their aptitude for startling diplomacy, or their effi ciency as resident Ministers of the empire ; yet, as a distinguished ruler over our eastern and western de pendencies—as the British representative in distant colonies, and during periods of extraordinary political embarrassment—as a conscientious upholder of the immunities of the people and of the prerogatives of the national dignitaries, no public servant has ever departed this life possessing a more eminent right to our esteem, or endowed with purer claims upon the attention of posterity than the illustrious man whose demise it is now our melancholy duty to announce. The public services of Lord I IETCALFE have been the less appreciated from the remotness of the territories in which they were performed. Nevertheless, they have been productive of so much benefit to the population of our most gigantic colonies, they have organised so much that was previously and perniciously distracted, but, above all, they have tended so much to the consolidation of our Asiatic and American possessions, that their ulti mate acknowledgment is inevitable. Lord METCALFE was accidentally favoured by cir cumstances in the developement of his natural capaci• tin for the assumption of official responsibility. Born ;TUE SUN - , LONDON, WII)NESDA V EVENING, SEPTEMBER 0, 134 6. January 30th, 1785, the younger son of an influential director of the East India Company and a Member of Parliament; the offspring of a man possessing so much interest both in Westminster and in Leaden hall-street, that he was created a Baronet in 1802, CHARLES THEOPHILUS METCALFE entered life under the most propitious auspices. After a somewhat pre cipitate education at Eton, where the amenity of his disposition and the precocity of his intellect were conspicuously evinced, he was dispatched to India in 1800 upon his first appointment in the civil service. When his great personal merits, the acuteness of his judgrnent, the rapidity of his deductions, and the exteeding suavity of his deportment are remembered, it is not surprising that he here rapidly advanced to the most lucrative and authoritative posts, especially when we consider that his promotion must have been considerably expedited by the in terest still retained by his father in the Court of Directors. During the period of Lord MrrcALFE's sojourn among the Orientals, the succes sive Governors-General of India were Lord WEL LESLEY, Lord CORNWALLIS, Sir GEORGE BARLOW (as acting Governor for a few months), Lord MINTO, Lord HASTINGS, Lord AMHERST, and Lord WIL LIAM BENTINCK. Within that interval, extending from the commencement of this century to 1834, the services of Lord METCALFE were characterised by their extreme importance, by the promptitude of his arrange ment, the boldness of his policy, and the unostenta tious magnanimity of his principles. When accom panying. Lord LAKE as a volunteer against the Raja of BHURTPORE, in 1805 ; when dispatched as plenipo tentiary to Lahore, in 1808, for the purpose of allay ing the commotions which were then prevalent; when appointed Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government, in 1818 ; Private Secretary to the Marquis of HASTINGS, and resident agent to the Nizam of the Deccan, in 1819 ; while engaged in the campaign against DOORJAN LALL, in 1825, and when summoned to a seat at the Supreme Council, in 1827, Lord METCALFE incessantly displayed the generosity of his political views and the richness of his intellec tual resources. Time brought the fruits of so much talent and so much benignity, when in 1834 he vas elevated to the Governorship of Agra : and upon the departure of Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK, Sir C. METCALFE (for some time previously he had succeeded his brother in the Baronetcy) was sum moned - by acclamation to assume the office of Go vernor-General. Such was his career in raising him self from mediocrity to the highest dignities presented by the Oriental government, and in the prosecution of which endeavour he be trayed nothing base or truckling in his nature, but everything likely to ensure 'respect and to win affection. The spirited concessions which cha racterised his brief reign as acting Governor-General, but especially his abolition of all inquisitorial restric tions upon the press of India, while they excited sen timents of dissatisfaction in the Board of Directors, and ultimately led to his official resignation and departure for England in 1836, will long continue to arouse the admiration of all sincere lovers of freedom, and have imparted a perennial lustre to the period of his Eastern administration. Of his proceedings as Governor-General of Ja maica—to which post he was appointed in 1839, on the removal of Sir LIONEL SMITH—we could will ingly speak at considerable length, but that the recent period at which it transpired renders any detailed commentary more than superfluous. Notwithstand ing that the Government of that colony was then involved in a singular state of confusion, the active interposition and conciliatory bearing of Sir C. METCALFE led to the re-organisation of its domestic Legislature, if it did not conduce to the perfect fusion of the contending factions. Still less can we presume to enter upon any discus sion as to the character of his Canadian policy, such as it presented itself between his appointment as Governor-General of those gigantic territories, in 1843, and his retirement from office, in 1845. There is much that is attractive in the adroitness displayed by Lord METCALFE in amalgamating the divided interests of the more liberal among the Canadians, in annihilating, by one stroke of his pen, a factious and despotical House of Representatives, and in ever striving to promote the public advantage during the alarming ravages and excruciating torments of the head ;44rTeTilons only ltelo l 4 and arduous labours of this eminent man recom pensed by his elevation to the peerage—he was created a Baron in 1844. Towards the conclusion of the following year he embarked from America. On Saturday, September 5, 1846, he died from the effects of cancer in the face. In taking a retrospective glance at the character displayed by the deceased nobleman during his active and eventful existence, we find ourselves almost impelled to the utterance of a panegyric. There was so much of simple but real grandeur in the cast of his intellect, so much of benignity and of dignified conciliation in his deportment, so much of integrity and consistency in his public and private capacities. Peace to his manes ! The memory of CHARLES Lord METCALFE will be long 4nd grate fully preserved. The accounts from Ireland contained in The Sun of Monday evening are suggestive of the most painful feelings. It appears that in the county of Tipperary parties are beginning to take advantage of the distress unfortunately too prevalent from the failure of the potato crop, and to organize an anti-rent war. This may, in many instances, have had its origin in the harsh and oppressive course adopted by the landlords themselves. Until within a very short period they possessed the power of distraining the growing crops; this right, although in some instances it secured to them payment of rent which otherwise might pos sibly have been lost, was subject to the greatest abuses, and was productive of evils of considerable magnitude : it excited feelings of hatred and animosity on the part of the tenantry towards those to whom they should have been bound by the most amicable relations, and occasioned large additional expenses and much loss to those subjected thereto. The grievance was brought under the consideration of the Commissioners for inquiring into the laws relating to the occupation of land in Ireland ; and by their re port they strongly recommended the abolition of the power, that the occupier of the land might have an opportunity afforded to him of bringing his produce to market, and realising the proceeds thereof, before he was subjected to heavy legal expenses with respect thereto. Their suggestion was adopted by the late Government, and a measure was brought forward by Lord LINCOLN, when Secretary for Ireland, for the purpose, amongst other things, of giving effect to it. It was also approved of by the present Ministry, and received the legislative sanction im mediately before the prorogation of Parliament. Notwithstanding this enactment, several of the proprietors of the soil have, immediately on the cutting of the harvest, thought proper to make dis tresses. In one instance referred to it is said that the rent in arrear amounted to only 16Z., and that the wheat crop alone was worth at least 501., besides a crop of oats and one of turnips. Such proceedings must inevitably occasion great exasperation on the part of the public, and it is stated that previous to the days ap pointed for the several sales written notices have been posted, calling on the people to attend and to prevent the sale. These appeals have been promptly re sponded to. Multitudes have assembled on each occasion, and the law has been set at defiance, the parties distraining having shrunk from the conse quences of the act they had committed. Such a precedent is of the most injurious character; it proves to the people that there is a power more mighty than that of the law—that they can with impunity set up a successful opposition ; and there is little doubt that if such a feeling once takes root, that it will spread widely, and bring forth an abundant crop of outrage and disturbance. A systematic op position will be had recourse to in almost every instance, and similar difficulties to those which were found to attend the collection of tithe composition thirteen years since will be interposed between the landowner and the attainment of his rents. Much depends on the line of conduct to be pursued during the present crisis. The landlord is possessed of a giant's strength, but he must use it with discretion and moderation, and, above all things, beware of forcing on a colli sion. He must treat with the utmost leniency those who have suffered losses ; he must afford them every indulgence in his power, and give them ample oppor tunities of exchanging their produce for money, be. fore he enforces payment of his demand ; but if he finds a refusal proceed from one who is able but un willing to pay, and that he therefore is compelled to have recourse to legal proceedings, he must follow them up with firmness and determination, and under no circumstances yield to intimidation or succumb to the power of the mob. By these means alone can the impending danger be averted from the Irish land lords. Their situation at this moment is a most pre carious one. Their ultimate safety depends upon themselves. On their prudence and discretion de pends the preservation of the peace and tranquillity of the nation in general, the avoidance of scenes of anarchy and intestine commotion, which must be productive of the most fearful results. It is said, and we fear with too much truth, that the landlords are compelled to act harshly towards their tenants from the extent of the charges and incurn brances by which the majority are affected. They must, under any circumstances, enforce the means of keeping down the interest of the mortgages and other charges on their estates. It has been said by one of themselves, Lord MOUNTCASHELL, that two thirds of the rental of Ireland is absorbed in the pay ment of such charges, and that only one-third thereof remains for the c xpenditure of the landlords them selves, and their families; if this be so, it will at once explain the causes of the distress in that country. The man weighed down by encumbrances is obliged to exact from those under him the utmost that can pos sibly be obtained; he can make no allowance to the good and improving tenant; he cannot give the re quisite employment to the labourers of his vicinity. The estate of which he is the nominal owner remains unimproved; and the occupants in a state of destitution and misery. But why should things be permitted to continue in such a state ? The axiom " that property has its duties as well as its rights" now commands universal assent : if the present owners are unable duly to perform the duties incumbent OR them, they should make way for those who are more favourably circumstanced. The distribution of pro perty was not merely for the benefit of those on whom it was conferred ; and we have experience every day of property being taken from the owners for the public benefit, they receiving full compensation; therefore surely there can be nothing more beneficial to that public than that the lands throughout the country should be in the hands of those who can develop their utmost capabilities. This doctrine - may be very unpalatable to the class, who are little better than agents over estates, distributing the rents when received to the different encumbrances, but it is nevertheless too true; and ultimately they would find that they themselves would be in a much hap pier and better position, as the owners of small un encumbered properties, or even of sums of money invested in the funds, or in any legitimate specula tion, than as proprietors of large and heavily encum bered demesnes. The question of the means by which this may be effected may force itself on the attention of the Legislature ere long. At present we can only repeat to them our solemn warning —that their own future welfare, the interests of the class to which they belong, are deeply involved in their present proceedings. The members of the permanent Government of the Canton of Berne, under the provisions of the new Constitution, were elected on the 27th and 28th ult. They are all remarkable for their democratic opi nions. The Grand Council is composed of 226 Members—of these 190 are Radicals. The Con servatives have everywhere been, defeated. The patriarch Bishop of Erau, M. LADISIAS PYRKER, died at Carlsbad on the 28th ult., aged 74. He was the author of several poems, and had in early life been carried as a slave to Tunis. It is announced in the Weser Gazette that the Emperor of RUSSIA has written a letter to the King of DENMARK, signifying with regard to the succession to the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein that he is ready not only to renounce his pretensions to the eventual succession to the Grand Dukedom, but even to induce the Grand Duke of OLDENBURGEL to with draw his protest against the letters patent, on con dition that the King of DENMARK will with prompti tude and energy oppose all revolutionary proceedings in the duchies, both now and hereafter. According to Swedish papers the potato crop in c‘mnin is attacked by the prevailing disease, and the wheat and rye crops are ver y in f erior . On the 27th an ordonnance was issued abolishing all games of chance at the waters of Ramloese, the only place in Sweden where gambling was allowed. We have intelligence from Rome to the 25th ult. The Pore has determined that a railway from Rome to Naples shall be immediately constructed. The funds are to be provided by a daily subscription during five years, after which debentures of 100 scudi each, bearing interest, are to be given to the subscribers. One of the journals state that— " Deputations are daily arriving from different parts of the Roman States, with addresses of thanks to the Pope for the amnesty. The Bolognese have addressed a letter to the Romans, thanking them for their sym pathy on this occasion. Copies of this letter, finely written on parchment, have been distributed to the highest members of the clergy, the Roman Princes, and several savans and artists. Rossini is engaged to com pose the music of a hymn, written by Count ➢iarchetti, in commemoration of the amnesty." In the distribution of his charities, his HOLINESS is actuated by a spirit truly Catholic, in the strict meaning of the word. The indigent Jews have recently shared in his bounty. He has caused 350 scudi to be distributed amongst them in bread. To the Ghetto he has sent a similar donation. The whole kingdom of Naples is suffering from drought. Letters have been received from the capital, which announce that the extreme heat had entirely dried up the country parts. The peasants could find no water for their cattle, which were perishing of thirst, and making the air resound with their cries. The shepherds saw their sheep dying daily before their eyes for want of pasturage. The Government was occupied in dispatching water to the districts which suffered most from the drought, at a certain rate of quantity per family. In some parts of the country water was sold at the price of wine. The capital alone was exempt from the sufferings of this extraordinary drought, which had already led to tumultuous movements among the people. A vulgar opinion had spread that Mount Vesuvius had dried up all the water in the country surrounding it. The volcano was emitting neither fire nor smoke, and this gave rise to the fear of a sudden and horrible erup• tion. It was stated that the volcano was throwing up from time to time quantities of boiling water. Madrid papers of the 2nd have arrived. The lleraldo recurs to the subject of the mar riage of the Duc DE MONTPENSIER with the INFANTA, and contends that it is perfectly legal, whilst the Eco del Comercio and the Espanol as stoutly con tend for its illegality. In considering that question, it would be well to remember that one great object of the war of the succession, as set forth in the declara tion issued by King WILLIAM 111. at the commence ment of that war, was " to prevent the possibility of an union of the Crowns of France and Spain.' That object was accomplished by the treaty of Utrecht and .the renunciations by which the treaty was accompanied. The treaty of Utrecht has never been annulled, and although it may be very con venient for some parties to repudiate it, still it subsists, and all who were parties to that treaty have a right to call for its rigid execution. The question to be considered is ----Will the marriage of the Duc DR MONTPENSIER with the Infanta Luise give rise to the possibility of an union of the two crowns on the head of one Sovereign ? If so, it is contrary to the treaty of Utrecht. With regard to the other part of the question, viz., the Act of the Spanish Cortes excluding from marriage with the SOVEREIGN or with the heir to the Crown, all who are excluded from the succession to the throne of Spain, that is a consideration purely Spanish, and we leave it therefore to be settled by the Spaniards themselves ; but with regard to the treaty of Utrecht, that is a matter essentially European, and all the powers who were parties to that treaty have a clear right to interfere to prevent a violation of its provi sions by any of the other contracting powers. Don FRANCISCO has recovered from his recent illness. The Eco del Comercio states that MM. ISTURITZ, SANz, and ARMERO have resigned in consequence of a note addressed by Mr. BULWER to the Spanish Cabinet on the subject of the Ix xAz outrriar. lioldwzr i however as cured the correspondents of the English journals in Madrid that there was no foundation whatever for the report that he had entered a protest against the intended marriage of the INFANTA. The retirement of MM. ISTURITZ, SANE, and ARMERO, is spoken of by these journals, not as a fact, but as a probability. It is said. that as soon as the sanc tion of King Louis Pimarru is obtained the intended marriage of the INFANTA will be announced officially in the Gazette. MADRID BOMA, SEPT. 2.—The Three per Cents. were done at 3-li for cash ; the Four per Cents. at 213 ; the Five per Cents. at 22i ; the Debt, without interest, at 61 ; and the Coupons, 24. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. They all contain comments on the double marriage, and they all repudiate the idea that it can be con trary either to law or treaty for the Duc DE MONT-. PENSIER to contract marriage with the Infanta of Spain. It was generally considered in Paris that the British Government was not opposed to the match, because it was thought most probable that the intentions of the English Cabinet had been tolerably well ascertained before the decisive step was taken. The courtiers represent the whole affair as having been arranged by the KING himself, and state that the most friendly assurances were at the same time transmitted to the Queen of ENGLAND, at the Isle of Wight. " The skill and adroitness" of M. BaESSON are much lauded by the courtiers, and he has, it is said, been promised the reversion of the English Embassy. M. GUIZOT, who ,was to have left Paris for his country seat, has given up his excursion until the Spanish affairs are arranged. General NARVAEZ, accompanied by Count VILLA nEumosA and MM. RASHERAY and OURITO, left Paris on Monday for Madrid direct. The Duke DE MoNTrENsna, who will be accom panied by the Due DE NEMOURS, will leave Paris for Madrid on the 18th. Don ENRIQUE has left Brussels for Ghent. He has been ordered to return to Spain, an order which he says he will obey the moment he has received sa tisfaction for the insulting manner in which he was exiled. The potato disease is spreading in the north of France. During the last month upwards of 500,000 hecto litres of wheat and flour were imported into France via Marseilles and along the eastern frontier. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Monday at 84f. 55c. ; the Five per Cents., 119 f. 50c.ex div.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,285 f. ; Rouen, 980 f. ; Havre, 727 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 731 f. 25c. ; Avig non, 956 f. ; Vierzon, 640 f.; Bordeaux, 582 f. 50c; Bou logne, 495 f.; Troyes and Montereau, 362 f. 50c. ; Basle, 225 f.; Fampoux, 407 f. 50c. ; Dieppe, 390 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 507 f. 50c; Tours and Nantes, 517 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 537 f. 50c.; Lyons and Avignon, 495 E; Bordeaux and Cette, 487 f. 50c. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 38 1 h ; Ditto Domestic Debt, 33%; Ditto Passives, OA. The following are the quotations for the new lines :- MartsEaLLEs, SEPT. 3.-Marseilles and Avignon, 910 f. ; Northern, 710 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 525 f. LYONS, SErr. 5.-Paris and Rouen, 967 f. 50c. ; Avignon and Marseilles, 936 f. 25c.; Northern, 726 f. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 536 E 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPTEMBER 8. _ _ Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espelcte), 1 a—Direct Bombay and Madras, %—Louvain a la Sambre, I—Madrid and Valentia, I—Namur and Liege, 25i —Northern of France Constituted, 13)4 —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5% —West Flanders, 4. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. . _ _ _ , tf he sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about 4,000 bales, at full prices, including 150 Egyptian, at 6d. to 71d. ; the remainder were nearly all American. The market was firm.—Shares were again heavy. Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale yesterday went offrather flat, and prices somewhat lower. A fair business was done. Buyers did not come forward so readily. The following are a few of the sales:— Reading, Guildford, and Reigate £1 1 0 Reading and Reigate 1 1 6 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston Taw Vale Extension and Dock 0 11 6 Norfolk Extena. to Norwich and Brandon 2 7 0 London and York Eastern Counties, York Extension......... 2 5 0 Shrewsby., Wolverh., and South Stafford 2 7 6 Churnet and Blythe Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham East Indian 0 16 0 Paris and Lyons East Lincolnshire Direct Northern 1 15 0 Northern and Southern Connecting West Riding Union ... 5 0 0 Manchester and Southampton 1 4 6 Louvain ala Sambre •. 1 1 0 Great Western of Bengal 0 11 0 Over Yssel Boston, Newark, and Sheffield 0 16 0 Vale of Neath 1 0 0 Cornwall and Devon Central Leicester and Bedford Yorkshire and Glasgow Union 0 11 6 Great Indian Peninsular Paris am! Lyons 5 17 0 London and Westminster Bank, ex. div 27 12 6 South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 There are no ship arrivals to-day with late intelli gence of general interest. In the produce markets there is more disposition to offer goods, but it would appear that the failure of the potato crop, and the state of Spanish affairs, operate against extended transactions here, the same as in the Money Market. Althofigh still rather quiet, the English Stock market is decidedly firmer than it was yesterday, Consols hav ing realised 96 to 961 for present transfer, and 96* to 961 for time. The premium on Exchequer-bills Tias rather improved, being now 10s. to 15s. ; but here the market is not so well supported as for Consols. Bank Stock has been marked 2091 to 2101, being again very firm. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents have been 981 and the Three per Cents. 96* to 1. East India Bonds under 1,0001. have been quoted at 295. prem. South Sea New Annuities are 0 - si. The Foreign Bonds have been rather quiet again, but in respect to the Peninsular securities they - look better. Portuguese Four per Cents. haie realised 421 to 43, about one-half per cent. advance. Spanish Thrle per Cents. have been quoted at 38* 1. Mexican Stock has been at 251 Danish Bonds are 88*, French Three per Cents. have realised 84E, with the Ex change at 25f. 80e.; and Dutch Four per Cents. are 941. Shares are dull, and scarcely move at all in price. There is a slight rally, however, in one or two instances. CNE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK Bank Stock .. .210% 209 1 4 3 per Cent. Reduced Ann 5........ 96 1 4% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% Now 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities 98%', Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 10% 7-16 Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 India Bonds, 1,0001... Ditto under 1,0001.. .. .- 29 South Sea Stock Ditto New - Annuities ... 95% 951 3 Bank Stock for Account. Consols for Account... 9 6 1 /4 % 96% Exchequer Bills, 1,0004 I%d. ... 10 15 pm. 14 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... 88% 85 1 ,1 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 25% - 25 1 / ) , Ditto. Account 24% 25% Ditto Small CLOSING PRICES.: 211 96% 96:7 98 3 4 10% 10 3-16 Portuguese 5 per Cents. 85% Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 43 Ditto, Account 42% Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent 38% Ditto, Account 38% % Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent B4f. —c. 84f. —c. Exchange 2sf. 80c. 25f. 80c. Belgian 4% per Cent 97 97 Dutch, 2% per Cent., 12 Guild — Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 94% 94 1 / PRICES or BUSINESS DONE CLOSING BAILWAY SHARES P AID ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%..... 2 85% 43 42% 27% 6 38% 88 Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Aylesbury and Thame.. Belfast & County Down 2% — Birinin. and Gloucester. 100 l3O 129 129 Ditto New 17% — ..... .... Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birkenhead, Lancashfre, and Cheshire June.... 2 3 4. Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. Bristol and Exeter 75 Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester 3O ...... Bristol and Liver. June bucamgnamsmre Caledonian Ditto Half Shares 2 1% — ... ..... ..... Ditto Extension ...... 2% — Cambrian & Grand June 42s ...... . Cambridze and Oxford.. 1% l% Central Kent 2% Chester and Holyhead... 27 1 ,E Churnet and Blythe Chester and Manchester 425. — Cheltezham and Oxford 2 ...... . Clydesdale Junction l5 — Cork, Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford ... 1% — Cornwall . Cornwall & Cent'lDevon •2% Derby and Crewe 2% Direct Lincoln, East Ret- .. 78 15% I► 2 ford, and Sheffd. Junc. 2% Direct Manchester (Remington's) Ditto (Rastrick's) Am... - .... . .... Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and BelfastJunc lO Dublin, _ Belfast, and 1% 1% Ili 13 / 4 _ Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dundalk & Enniskillen 7% Eastern Counties 141. 165....... 22% .... . .... ..... Ditto New lOl. 16s. 7% p Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1.......6/. 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto. No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d... % p Do., York Extension.. 10s. ...... 2% EastDereh'at andNoech 1 — Eastern Union 35 .. ... Ditto, Quarter Shares 8% Do. Exten.(Harwich) 1 7 /, 8 — .. :. ..... ..... Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2% East Lancashire East Lincolnshire ...... 1 1 (4 ...... East & West of England IA.. . . . . Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... Ditto Half Shares ... 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Ditto, New ... 12% Edinburgh & Northern.. 10 Edinburgh and Perth... 3 ...... 2% Ely and Huntingdon ... 7% ...... Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2% Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 5 1 4 Glasgow, Kilrnar.,& Ayr 50 Ditto, New Do., 4 Shares (5 per cent. guar.) Glonc.,Aberystwith,and Central of Wales 1%..... •• Goole,'Doncaster, &c. .. 425. Grand Union (Notting and Lynn l% — .. .. Great Eastern &Western 2% • ........ ... .. GreatGrimsby and Shef field Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great Munster 2 l/ Great North of Scotland 2% Great North of England..loo • 230 Ditto New 5 — Ditto, New . Ditto, New Great Western 85 Ditto % Shares 5O — Ditto 1 4 Shares Ditto Fifths 2O Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 5 ..... . Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction ... 2 .-.•— Hull and Selby 5O Ditto 1 4 Shares Do. Hef Shares 25 — Inverness and Elgin Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 9 Do., do., and Norwich 2% — Irish North Midland ... 1% Killarney Junctions 1 V i Kendal and Windermere 1% Lancaster and Carlisle... 45 Do. New Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Carlisle Leicester & Birmingham 225. — .. 'Leicester and Bedford... 225. Leeds and Dewsbury ... 17% Leicester and Tam w., &c. 425. Lpool., llnchstr, & New castle Junction Liverpool and Bury London and Blackwell. 161. 133.4 d. ... . .... Do. New Ditto Extension ~ 5 ...... London and Brighton SO ' Ditto, Fifths London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 22% 23 Do. Guaran. 5 per cent. 9 ' 10 ... .. .. ~ London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... Do. Preference ...18/178 2d — ,•• London, Hounslow, and Western •••••••• • ••• .." London and N. Westernloo 203% 204 202... 202 I jDo. Quarters Do., ao., New Sha res .. Ditto Fifths ..... .... 2 Ditto, Eighths (G. J.) 12%.. D 0. ,: New 14 Shares 22% 7%p P 2% - 21/8 18 3 % 22 3 % 33 214 70% 62% ( G. J.) Do. 40/. Shares ( L. M.) 6 Lond. & S.Western 41/ •6i 10d 7 1 1,4 72 71 7l De. New Consol. 8 ths 40 Do. ;stow Do. New - London and York 2 l/ "1 5 2 Do. 1 / 2 Shares London and Windsor . 1 ... London,. Salisbury, and Yeovil .. ... ...........:. 2 1 / ...... 1 1 ,, 1 1 Londonderry& Coleraine 12IA Londonderry and Ennis- killers l2 IA Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereharn l5 - ....... •• . Manchester and Leeds... 82 113 Ditto i n i Shares Do. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths 3 —• Do. Sixteenths ... 6 1 % — Do. Extension 42s. 2IA p. Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. Quarters (A) 5 . Do. Quarters (B) ... 5 Do. Quarters (C) 1 Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 425....... Manchester, Birm., and Mould Junction ..... Mancliest. & Southampt. 2 ...... ......... .. Midland Do. Fifths Do. New Do. Birm., and Derby 100 Midlnd& East. Counties 2%...... Midland Great Western Irish Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... 42 5 / 1 ...... 4.”,' 1 Do. New Newcastle and Berwick 15 Do. North Shields ... 25 - Newcastle and Carlisle...100 Newport &Abergavenny 2 1 ...... Newry and Enniskillen 4% — .. ..... Newark, Sheffield,. and Boston ' 1 y - ... _ ••• •• .••___ 8.• ••• .... ..... .. ..... Norfolk 100 — 133 134 Do. Half Shares ..... ' 7 Do. Tenths .. 2 .• ... . ..... Do. Extension . North British ... ..... ... 25 ...... 37 1 38 Do. Half Shares ll ...... 164..............16 Do. Fifths 5 .. ... 74 ... 7% Do. Carlisle Extens. 1 1 ,A 4% 4 4% North of Norfolk 2 3 /4 .... .... ..... Northern and Eastern... 50 Do. Scrip (issd. 6 dis.) 45 Do. Quarter Shares... 12% Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 2% — ..••• North Staffordshire 42s. ..... 3% 3 / 4 p . 3 3 / 4 p North Wales ... ..... .. 3% 'h. •• % Northern and Southern _ Connecting Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham °. 2 Nottingham & Mansfld. - Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham..„ Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 -..— Portsmouth Direct ni Preston and Wyre Do. 1 / Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rugby, Leamington,and ._ _ _ --_ _ 'kirWick 425. Scottish Central Do. New 1021 A -- Scottish Midland Do. Extension 2 4 Sheffield, Buxton, Leek Potteries,andCrewe... 1% Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Do. Lincolnshire June. 114 — Do. & Great Grimsby. 10 Do. do. Extension 425. .... Shrewsbury and Birm... 2 1 ,(..... 2 5 1 N Shropshire Union Shrews., Wolverhamp., &S. Staffordsh. Junc. 2 Sligo and Shannon l ,B South Devon South Midland 42s. South & Midlands Junc. 425......425...... South StaffordshireJunc. 2% — South Eastern & Dover 33 1 Do., No. 1 26 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 D0.. No. 4 StAlban'snlatfield,and Hertford Junction ... 425. — Staines and Richmond... 1 ••••••• 00000000 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 — South Wales Swans. & Loughor &Ca- M dis 5/ r n /8 4 1 4 meron's Sten - . Coal. ... 2 Taw Vale Extension ... 2 Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke , 5 Vale of Neath Wakefield, Pontefract, & Goole 22% ••• ......... •• Warwickshire & London 425. Warwick and Worcester 425. — Waterford and Kilkenny 8 Waterford and Limerick 22 1 ,1 Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wexford, 11 , aterford, and Valentia Waveney Valley Welsh Midland West Riding Union..... 425. West Cornwall WestLondon,Old Shares 20 ...... 4 dis 23/ p Wexford and Carlow ... 2 1% Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 VT Illp, Qnmerset, & Wey mouth lo Worcester,llereford,Ross, „ and Gloucester 42s. .. .. ~.... Worcester, Tenbury, and Ludlow 2,4 - •.• - Worcester,Warwick, and Rugby . 42s. York and Carlisle 2 3 A — ... York and North Midland 50 Ditto 1 4 Shares Do. Scarboro' Branch. 25 — Do. Selby 3O Do. Extension 2O Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian.... 4 , Barbadoes 1 Boulogne and Amiens... 14 ...... 133%.. ... Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (kackenzie i s) 2 Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, and West _ Flanders Calcutta and Diamond Harbour ....... ..... 7s. Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast ' 1 .. — ... .. ......... Central of Spain ... . ... 2 Ceylon .. .... ss. Demerara 2% ... . ... — Dendre Valley 4 Direct Bombay and Madras 6 6 .. Dutch Rhenish ... 6 East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2 1 / 2 Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 ...... Italian and Austrian 3 Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 — Jersey Louvain it la Sambre ... 5 ... . Luxembourg 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 Mad ras 1 Madras, Nellore, and Arcot Madrid and Valeutia .... 2 ... .. Mauritius 1 Namur and Liege Nn of France Constituted 5 ...... 13% 13% North Jamaica... ...... ... 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 8 3 / 4 • 4 83 ,4 Over Yssel 4l3s 4d Paris &Lyons Constituted 5 Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Constituted Rouen and Havre 2O Sambre and Meuse ...... 8 .... Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic — , Tours and: Nantes Con stituted Tournay, Jurbise, Lan- den, and Hasseit....... 8 Trinidad West Flanders ...... 6 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial Commercial of London 20 London Joint Stock lO - London & Westminster. 20 National Prov. England. 35 ....,. _ — National of Ireland 22',4 — ... ......... ... Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Union of Australia Union of London lO ...... 1.1% ll% MINES. Real del Monte Unregd. LLOYD'S SHIPPIING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. 9. —Wind E.N.E., light airs, and fine weather. DEAL, SEPT. B.—Wind S.S. to S.S.W.—Arrd. Elizabeth, Quebec ; Hero, Quebec ; 'Diadem, Montreal. Sld. Albion, Ware, Quebec. Arrd. from the River, William Jardine, Small, China; Indus, Brown, Quebec. COWES, SEPT. B.—Arrd. Josephine, Howes, llavannah. OFF THE WIGHT, SEPT. B.—Charles, New Orleans, for Bremen. FALmouTir, SEPT. B.—Wind S.S.W., fresh.—Arrd. 7th, Chi-me, Petty, Qaebec. OFF PENZANCE, SEPT. s.—R•bert and Isabella, Quebec. OFF SCILLY. S EPT . 3. I ncons t an t, B eacon , Savanilla, for London ; Euphrates, Gifford, China. BRISTOL, SEPT. B.—Arrd. Sir Henry Pottinger, Corrigall, Quebec; Marquis of Queensberry, Quebec. MUMBLES, SEPT. 6.—Arrd. Gauntlett, Power, Callao, and sailed for Swansea. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 7.—Wind S W. to N.N.W., moderate. — Arid. Bengalee, Fisher, China; Chatham, ditto; Guardian, Singapore; Dorothea, Harrison, Calcutta; Hebe, Kemp, Paraiba; Phcenix, Trinidad ; Charlotte, Carter, Barbadoes; Felicity, Riddell, Jamaica; Murray, Hughes, ditto; Wood pecker, Williams, Cuba; Recovery, Moore, ditto ; Hija, Matan zas; Theodosia, Irving, New Orleans; Ondiaka, Gheddin, ditto; Rhodes, ditto; Washington, Benson, ditto; Parthenon, Woodbury, ditto; Tory, St. Andrew's; Matta keeset. Mobile; Salacca, Pictou ; Union, Mfratnichi ; Lady Shaw Stewart, Roper, Quebec; Robert Henderson, Todhun ter, ditto; Glen Helen, Parsons, ditto. Sld. Liffey, Cuth bert, Madras ; Springfield, Roy, Quebec. Off port, John M' Vicar, Calcutta ; Mona, Mauritius ; Ann hlinson,. Dining 91 rAlfligi 9 09 4141 4 li r iACCatt ""!. THE LATE MURDER at the GUILD HALL COFFEE-HOUSE. RESPITE OF THE CONVICT JOHN SMITH. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) We understand that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to respite John Smith, during pleasure. The convict is indebted for the preservation of his life to the jury who tried him—all of whom signed a memorial for mercy ; to the untiring efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Walters and their family, whom he has served for seventeen years ; to the members of the Coroner's jury who signed the general petition ; to the magistrates, clergy, merchants, and others, in London and in Norwich, who added three thousand signatures testifying their estimate of the value of character under circumstances wherein such testimony only can avail a prisoner; and, above all; to the kind ness and unremitting exertions of Mr. Alderman Sidney. It is earnestly hoped that banishment from his native land, where his family connexions have always borne an irreproachable character, and the severest trials, which must be the convict's just doom for the rest of his life, will be a warning to others to restrain those bursts of passion which inevitably lead to so dreadful a result. - u szuAltKET yr .u.a CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY A fair average quantity of English Wheat has been re ceived up to our market during the present week, mostly from Essex and Kent. To-day the stands were rather scantily filled with samples of both Red and White, while the demand was very steady, at fully Monday's enhanced currencies. Free Foreign Wheat was in good request, and "the turn dearer. Bonded parcels were held at is per quarter more money. The sale for Barley was steady, at full prices. Superfine white Malt was in brisk demand at extreme value ; 'in other kinds only a moderate business was transacted. Oats, the supply of which was limited, commanded a ready sale, at full prices. Beans, Peas, and Flour as on Monday. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. English ...... 1,310 qrs. 120 qrs. Irish ..... ... - - Oats I Flour. -- qrs. I I 1,630 sks. 2,190 I - 720 - Foreign .. • • •• 1,170 1,430 Malt, 1,320 qrs. WIIXTECEEAPZL. Each kind of prime Meat commanded a very steady de mand, at somewhat improved currencies. In all other kinds of meat a good business was doing, at late rates.—Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3a 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs. by the carcase. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SE; N. Sia,— Three years ago the Government steamer, Acheron, left Sheerness, to perform duty at Malta. She returned last week with only part of leer crew—l should say twenty men and f4iur boys minus. Would you have the kindness to inform Se how I can gain information as to what has become of them ; or, whether the com mander can leave his men and boys (part of his crew) in a foreign country.—l remain, Sir, yours, respectfully, Chatham, Sept. 8. J. It. [Our correspondent should apply to the Admiralty.— ED. Sun.] THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND THE LATE MRS. FITZIIERBERT. We have been requested by Captain Hill to publish the following correspondence : "My Lord Duke,—l humbly beg leave to ask if your Grace remembers that, in June, 1839, a person, under the name of Sophia Elizabeth Guelph Sims (Mrs. Sims, the wife of a journeyman baker, Islington), calling her self the daughter of Mrs. Fitzherbert and the Prince of Wales (George IV.), alleged that a Captain William Hill, on marrying Mary White, sister of Peggy White, her nurse, had received from the Countess of Jersey and Lord Rivers the sum of 2,000 L, for the maintenance of the child, Guelph ;' and that your Grace, in reply to a letter on the subject (September 17th, 1837), said to be from Mr. Simpson, at once declared—' I have not any reason to believe there is any foundation for the state ment that Sophia Elizabeth Guelph (Mrs. Sims) is the daughter of Mrs. Fitzherbert and George IV. " WELLINGTON.' " Now, the said Mrs. Sims having, seemingly with a view to prop up her story, designated me as the Captain Wm. Hill alluded to in her statement, and having basely and falsely asserted that I have changed my name from William to Joshua—whereas the official records clearly prove that, as far hack as the years 1793, 4, and 5, my name, Joshua Hill,' stands duly entered as an o ffi cer Of the Honourable East India Company's ship Bridge water, under Commodore William Parker—l hereby solemnly affirm, as upon oath, before the ever blessed God of Truth, that I am not the Captain Hill in ques tion, nor have ever borne that name; that I have never received any money for the maintenance of any child whatsoever; and, moreover, that I never knew anything whatever about the said matter of Mrs. Sims until it went the round of the newspapers at the period before mentioned—so help me Godl " Be pleased, my Lord Duke, to state as to the fact cf 'your Grace's reply above-mentioned. . "I have the honour to be your Grace's most obedient and very humble servant, "JOSHUA HILL, Capt., 1796, India, &c." " London, August 15. "F. M. the Duke of Wellington presents his compli ments to Captain Hill—he has received his letter (25th ult.) ; the Duke knew nothing of Mr. Simpson or Mrs., Sims, but he is quite convinced that the late Mrs. Fitz herbert never had a child in consequence of her con nexion, whatever its nature, with the Prince of Wales; afterwards George IV. "To Captain Hill, Tavistock place, Tavistock-square." WINDSOR, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. B.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will give dinner parties at Frogmore House, this evening, to morrow, and on Thursday. Her Royal Highness went to London by way of Richmond, yesterday afternoon, on a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester. Her Royal Highness, at tended by her ladies (the Baroness de Spaeth and Lady rAertlutgiraninsofroorthee k ending Maria ll : w a e w e te s o o Dawson) dinner. ,tionogk a carriage drive through Windsor Great Park this afternoon, and returned to F GRAVESEND AND R OCHES TER RAlLWAY.—Traffic sth of September, 1846: Passengers, 13,965; amount received, 3361. 19s. 11d. IMPROVEMENTS IN KENSINGTON. — Yesterday the workmen completed the demolition of the celebrat e d Half-way House, that stood nearly in the centre of the road to Kensington, and was long regarded is a very great obstruc'jun in that thorougwsre, t.1:1! carts and other vehicles oecasionasly assembled in its vicinity having rendered the roadway at times nearly impassable.. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FANS.) T irrl. s, PROOFS UNDER ILLEGAL CONTRACT S. —IN RE The bankrupt, who had carri ed on business as ; woollen-draper and liati!z.'r Nurwich, came uP P 3„• signees, on the ground that the ban.L. ru P his last examination, Whicii wa s opposed by the insufficient. • the alueil ui t's accounts A proof was tendered against the estate 1%:: of 550. 9s. 3d. under an award. it „ av rarilf The Learned COMMISSIONER, after perusing t said that it was one of the strangest documents hiil had ever come before him. It appeared that there been some illegal transactions in adulterating tebaefo and the bankrupt had received money on a ccount el l'ef claimants in respect thereof. The bankrupt, be wtl ed a had set up the defence that the contract was found an illegal transaction. ca ha The SOLICITOR said that it was denied that such eP had been The Learned o'M COMMISSICiNER said that he couli ,31 go by the award tendered in support of the prnoft e; be more unintelligible piece of legal jargon could not nr",,ad imagined; it went on to say that a general.vordiet been entered for the plaintiffs, subject to the refereet, but that if the award was entirely for the defeOffia then the verdict should be entered for the plaietigs 100 only 40s. debt, and la. damages. In the eye of rc us t a c i and common sense this was an absurdity, and an be °I wuflite not admit a proof on such an award without se nation; he did not know whether the absurdity eri'oo from a form, or whether it was erroneous—the awe' the face of it appeared to be erroneous. t The SOLICITOR to the assignees said it was a 105,ee"-, the •traordinary form, and was perhaps framed to al„aiii pleadings, as it was suggested that the. bankrupt be charged with the amount received as agent, i',llvitit{i• standing any illegal conduct on the part of the po i fo r The proof was rejected, and the case Aortic' . 0 the bankrupt to furnish further accounts, h is exc 7 o, being treble the amount of his profits; he had bet e ie to kept the usual books ; and said that he would be el"- show that the expenditure arose from losses. c ite The COMMISSIONER said a bankrupt was not retf. 0; to justify himself on that a ccoullt at the exatnilittter it was a subject for inquiry when he applied for In' - tificate. BOW-STREET.--(THIS Pit l ,„ n j re William Hutton, a shoemaker, who had v e- r i tni mended from yesterday week upon a charge of e r ' and wounding Henry Figgins, w h ere by his li' e t bii endangered," was again brought before Mr. Jaraileivg morning, and finally examined, the wounded mad e e vi' so far recovered as to be able to attend and Bence. fittedHe stated that on the day the offence was ea°l'l,jlo' (Sunday week) he was so drunk that he could re' 00 tinctly remember the whole of what occurrea:4 of lodged with the prisoner, and when he came 1 3 ° 13 P ' 0 1 0 night, having been out the whole day, theY,,, o ve t quarrel, which originated in play, and the 110 0 stabbed him and ran away. The landlord of the. 09 eli er came to see what was the maser, and met the rofoo on the stairs. He brought him back and fc policeman, and witness was taken to tLe hospital- The landlord of the house corroborated tile la lter le a of this statement. Policeman F 55 took the prisoner into custodYioceo found a shoemaker's knife, which he now P r ,3, o lying under a chair. It was covered with Liloc e j tb the way -to the station the prisoner said it serl'ol/e scoundrel right, and if he had had any fire-0:410; would have shot him. He told the inspector had given me the same provocation I would ha ve you the same." 11 0$' Mr. Stephens, .house-surgeen of King's Col lege. " pitak, described the injuries received by the first w i od He had five wounds in the chest, one of which w 3s an inch deep. Another would entirely have ki lleci had it not been stopped by the breast-bone. Othe r .: i ff o within the eighth of an inch of vital parts. -Mbe 1- he was likely to recover in a short time The prisoner said that when Figgins came br e bi: said he would have a row, and attempted to pre v i ° r ot into a quarrel. ' He (prisoner) was determined 00beei have any quarrel, but, after being knocked dolv l3 o s and after submitting to a great deal of abuse, he l 6l /Ji c i Y, i , up the first thing that came to his hallu' i ,o s ,' i i happened to be the knife, to defend 't He would not have used the knife b li " (V) Figgins was a much stronger man than he' i 4 prisoner is a very small man, Figgins is rath er Mr. JARDINE having caused the evidence le ' prisoner's defence to be taken down in the 0506 ner, committed him for trial. - ni- MARLBRa-STREET.—(THIS John Jones was placed at the bar, this 030;0...,,11P charged with being drunk and abusing the Pas9l-il, and placing the life of his child in danger, 1A f 100-place, yesterday afternoon. Constable C 42 said his attention was ca— fe va- t , lady, between three and four o'clock, to the d e „,;13 0 , 0 He was drunk, and pushed the people off the P 3 ' 0: 0 offering to fight some of them; but at one ti, l !;, e j'io ,10 was about to cross the road, he said to the cul' Ae r hand, "You young rascal, I'll shove you n 11 :0 51 4 ; buss.' " He gave the child a push, which ver- 7 ,,ip°' threw him below the wheel of the omnibus 1 155 " 0 5(1 the time. p if Constable A 143 corroborated the last • VI" 13 ,1 f , said complaints had been made to him of the "e by two ladies successively. for The defendant, when asked what he had to 59 .' using his boy, said, "Heis my only child." 2o' Mr. MALTBY ordered him to pay 51., o r got for two months, for ill-using his child. a t Helen Moriarty, a married woman, wag plac e i , yr bar this morning, charged with stealinVhirk„r4p, of printed cotton from the shop of Mr. Lia m P —* 1 Oxford-otroot. cot 4 Mr. Humphreys produced a piece of V II I A O: f p marked with a large ticket "Hoyle's pattern', ""t it was his. It had been brought to his shop pattern', about seven o'clock, by a policeman. It bad ho on a chair at his shop door half an hour before- do t George Saunders, 221 D, said he met the defen ot oj i S i Duke-street, Manchester-square, about hal f ro c b d i e r carrying something heavy in her apron, at'„ to above it. The constable suspected her, and °,l -- - I , l e cl- 1 ,6 bundle, which contained the piece of print 10°_,''"40 0 jf answer to his questions, she said a woman bau,t' - o os the cotton in a shop down the road, but C Oulu n - oc r r o what shop. As he saw the ticket still on it be ni t sa tt e fo to the station-house; but on the way there sbe id9 s 'p were three gown pieces in it, and she had Plvaii / them, and at the station-house she said she ha' p aid tt ea for the goods. The defendant fake her trial ,He len, Clerkenwell sessions. was commit LAMBETH-STREET.— THIS —,, Lh i c o;/ John Pile, a stalwart c o un try m an from NV",;; charged by the driver of ca b No. 1,501, with t 0 tendered bad money in payment of his fare. d tv:p' Richard Mason, the driver, stated that he h tt igr io) the prisoner from the tunnel at Rotherhithe toL'ofti'd hill, and that on arrivinc , at their destination iPe. to pay the fare of 55., and ultimately tender":, e d medal, in place of a sovereign, on which he car' . .41 to the station. is Der la On an inquiy MAGISTRATE, the P r :i ° e eV plied, with the t a most simplicity, that he lA' o London in search of work on Sunday afternoon , ` s ; 1 01e. his pocket, 21. of which had been dissipated by be ty when he went to the Thames Tunnel, wher ° , o o qit mained till all the boats were gone. Ile theo,"iptiy cab to Brixton-hill, and on putting his han.,uhoehe,o coat pocket, found to his-great surprise that he a few halfpence, instead of several s hillings' the l 't e tl p ariplied to his watch-pocket, w h ere h e kePt:, ; which he had received i n c h ange for a a 001 t - 0 and lle h t a e d nd b e e r e e n d dr w ie h k a i t g h , e an tb d ou w g it h s t sovereign, kite morning, conscious of what had become of his money f l yd av The charge was dismissed, the prisoner h a respectable ref erence , on t h e understandin g fare and the cabm a n' s ti me s h ou ld b e paid. iiss • THE LATE FORGERY AT et"' 0 ;!' AliD s RE-EXAMINATION OF CAPT. RICII MANSION-HOUSE.—(THIS DA ; „„,iifl , i f This being the day appointed for the re' of of Captain William Richardson, late cliairn°, 4 7 o ,4 Tenbury, Worcester, and Ludlow RailwaY and who is at present a prisoner, charged wit Co~~s altered a cheque, drawn by the companY °l3 a tieg 11 9 bank for 10/., to a sum of 5,0001., and appropti-a 0 5 0 / proceeds to his own uses, the court was cron rcl it e co pi c i ; early hour. Captain Richardson arrived at the 14 of house, from the Compter Prison, at a quarter -I) hi ,i) and soon after 12 o'clock (the morning nn ses o l l o i r i been disposed of by Mr. Alderman Wils °9 ,',l l ' o attended an hour earlier for that purpose) • CO Mayor entered, accompanied by Mr. and Mr. Alderman Wilson, and took his 5(4t bench. ttt ) It will be remembered by our readers till soner had drawn a cheque on Coutts' bank in '3 ,1 ‘ 4, ° : messenger of' Mr. Howells (a person emp his kl e va i ; 4 ' Stock Exchange), which, after receiving ture as chairman of the company, was then 5 " . „ . . 0 14 g l . of the directors for their names, and ft er ' $ cl ll.- ames, be turned to the prisoner. The amount in the c h ieb was ascertained had been altered to 5000 1 .9 1 ,,,' 0 0ef„ 1 r Alder 00, was paid in five notes at Coutts's ; and the P r 'ipS'iri few days after got 3,000 in gold at the Bank ° ue . for some of the notes received upon the ek ec l A for prisoner was soon afterwards apprehe nded forgery. d ctn 4 o # Mr. Bushe, of Busbe and Mullin's, oni l ,:,,lff; prosecution ; and Mr. Clarkson, with - p eer the office of Mr. Flowers, attended for the 1 06 4 . 0 0 0 At balf-ptist twelve Captain Richardson eri" bar. He lookd confident. „jerY Mr. Skinner e , 138 Dover-street, said he was - COY Wexford, Waterford, and Wicklow Railw_raY,',„,,e,sll, Richardson is a director of that railway. v"— him since October last. He remembered tritb. the Bank of England for bin' wss note for a thousand pounds. That he only note for such an a mount e . J3 4 ' t , t gone with in the month of July. At the . ni to p Oi ceived that note, his (witness's) name was writ cc i He believed that the note produced was the tispte 1 ,1 0 from Captain Richardson. Witness was directF f ? it changed, receiving 500 in notes and 500 sovereti.o.t.od went to the Bank of England and got it thus, He delivered that amount to Captain Richarosv board-room, No. 3, Exchange-building s. the Mr. Frederick William Cruse, clerk u In office, Baas of England—He remembered 1,11 Baas o,l coming to him and getting a thousand 01. b l oo d changed, he receiving 500/. in notes and 5 P 0 reigns. ndon 10 4 Mr. George brown, clerk at the 1 4 -7 "' X