The Sun. — London, England, 1835-08-24 00:00:00

at Quintanapalla, of immense wealth belonging to the French, having seized a convoy consisting of several millions of francs, and of other valuable property. lie distributed all the gold amongst his s o ldi ers, who were actually glutted w i th i t; an d merely kept for himself a few dozen pair of silk stockings." REGISTRATION. Reformers must not forget that the 25th of August is the last day for giving notices of objections in counties, and for snaking claim s an d o bj ect i ons i n boroughs. W e h ave rece i ve d from all parts of th e country comp l a i nts o f t h e manner i n w hi c h the Tories have o bj ecte d, a l most i n di scr i m i na t e ly, t o th e Re forming votes upon the Register, whilst we regret to say the Reformers have not been equally active. There are Timbers of bad Tory votes, which will pass if the Reformers do not o bj ect to them. We call upon the Reformers to do their „ a tity ; and for the convenience of those who may not have ` sat hand, we g i ve t h e f o ll ow i ng f rom M r . C oppoc k' s Elector's Manual." The overseers can enter their objections to any persons on the list of county voters without notice to the parties objected to ; but it seems that in relation to OBJECTIONS BY OTHERS THAN OVERSEERS, S ony person al rea d y i nserte d on t h e reg i ster , or c l a i m i ng t o notice may object t o an y p erson or c l a i man t on the li s t, b u t thereof must be given to the overseers, and to the per son objected to, or left at his place of abode, or personally de iivered to the t enan t i n occu p at i on o f th e p rem i ses ; suc h no tices to be signed by the objector, and in the following form : FORM OF NOTICE TO OYERSEERS. I To the Overseers of the parish (or township) of -. .hereby give ou notice, that I object to the name of [John Smith] being etaned in the list of voters for the county of [or for the riding, parts, or division of the county of, as the ea se may be]. Dated the --. day of in the year (Signed) A. 8., of [place of abode.] The following, which must also be delivered, is the FORM OF NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS OR PARTIES IN THE LIST. To Mr. Jo Smith. I hereby giv e y ou notice, that I object to your name being retained in the list of voters for the county of -- [or for the riding, parts, or division of the county of and that You will be required to prove your qualification at the time of the revising of the said list. Dated the day of in the year —. Olgned) A. 8., of [pl a ce o ' r abode]. ti:these notices must specify the place of abode as well as name of the object or . Th e o bj e ct o r a nd the claimant, or so Ina one on their behalf, rnu t attend the revising barrister, or all the ed. objection or the claim, as the case may be, will be dis w With respect to BOROUGHS, we cannot do better than tran scribe the instructions put forth by the Worcester Reform As sociation, adding the forms. 'They are as follow : REFORAIERS ! ?Mt ELECTIONS ARE ONLY ICO BE GAINED BY A VIGILANT ATTENTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. S ER THAT ALL GOOD VOTERS ARE ON THE LIST ; "rY Occupier, as owner or tenant of a house, warehouse, ;I,.ktincr-house, shop, or other building, separately or jointly, 1 *" l aA, within the borough, occupied as owner, or as te nant under the same landlord, of the clear yearly value of ten ? M uds, provided he has occupied the premises for twelve ea j'udar months before the last day of July, and during that time een rated i n respect o f suc h p rem i ses to a ll rates f or t h e re ratesf the poor, and paid before the 20th of July all Poor , and Assessed Taxes due before the sixth of I pl t'us and resides within the borou g h, or within s e vene miles thereof, IS A GOOD VOTE ! J oint occupiers, when the yearly value of the premises is of all amount which, when divided by the number of occupiers, rles a sum of no t l ess th an 101. f or eac h, p rov id e d they ha ve my occupi e d and been rated, and paid the rates and resided within the distance as above mentioned, ARE GOOD VOTES! cc h O upiers of ifferent premises in succession, provided they ave complied with the above conditions, ARE GOOD TOTES ! Every, Freeman admitted before the Ist of March, 1831, or si nce that time, if admitted in respect of birth or servitude, pr°vided t h ey res i de w i t hi n t h e b oroug h , or w i t hi n seven m il es °4l the Guildhall, for six calendar months before the last day of July, And if ARE GOOD VOTES ! omitted ustfrom the lists, claims must be sent in before t he 25th of Aug. REFORMERS! S EE THAT NO BAD VOTES ARE ON THE LIST! O ccupiers where the value is less than 101. O ccupiers as t ena nts of houses, &c., and land under different landl°rds where neither is of the value of 101. b rint occupier s , where the value when divided is less than Occupiers for less than twelve calendar months, before the " t day of July. Occupiers not rated. 6v ocoupiers w h o h ave not paid all rates and taxes due on the a of April, before the 20th of July. • ninOccupiers not resident within the borough, or within seven es thereof, for six calendar months. el P e ctipiers who have received relief at any time within twelve eridar months. Fr eemen admitted since March, 1831, except by birth or s crvitud e . wirjln eemen not resident for six months within the borough or t . seven miles of the Guildhall. v 'rcemen who have received parochial relief at any time twelve months, ARE BAD VOTES, And must be objected to before the 25th Of August. :The foll ow i ng are f orms o f clauses and objections. C l aimants, for Boroughs are yet in time, if they have duly Pads their rctes, &c, f r T he party c l a i m i ng as occu pi e r, or in any other right than I ,; Q trian or live r y man , mus t cau s e a claim to be delivered in ruing to the overseer, as follows : ,T 0 the O verseers o f t h e par i s h ( or township) of se t hereby give you notice, that I claim to have my name in thrted in the list made by you of persons entitled to vote in e election of a member (or members) for the (city or bo e°tlgh) of and that my qualification consists of a house street, in your parish. Dated this day of 18—. If h ( Signed) of (place of abode.) eot• t e party ommitted to claim as a freeman , he must give a • tee to lng form the town clerk of the city or borough in the follow- Te the t own-c l er k o f t h e (c i ty or b oroug h) o f _ hereby give you notice, that I claim to have my name in -llrtted in the list made by you, of persons entitled to vote in rt.' election of a member (or members) for the (city or borough) t hat I res and that my qualification is as a freeman of and ide in Dated this day of 18—. If (Signed) of (place of abode). bor the person omitted claim as a liveryman, he must give clerk in Writing to the returning-of f icer, and also to the T ef his particular company, as follows : o the reterning-officer or officers of the city of London, (or tio the clerk of the company of ) EN . h ereby g:vc you notice, that I claim to have my name in t ted in the hit made by the clerk of the company of (or Y You, if to the clerk) of the liverymen of the company of entitled to vote in the election of members for the city of Da London. ted the —. day of 1 8—. (Signed),, A. 8., of [pl ace of a bode and name of company.] these notices of claim must be delivered to the proper Part ies, by the 25th day of August in each year. °t3JecTIoNTS TO PERSONS NOT ENTITLED, BEING OCCUPIERS OR Any • lect to the FREEMEN. Y ergiving' person w names of ose na»ze other persons has been inser aste not d in bein any li entitledst, may , C g or causing•to be given, to the overseers or town lc, Who made out the list, a notice of objection, as fol lows To the Overseers of the parish [or township of or to the Town-clerk of the city [or borough] of -. 1 do hereby give you notice, that I object to the name of ▪ being retained in the list of persons entitled to vote in the election of a Member [or Members] for the city [or bo rough] of -, and that 1 shall bring forward such objection at the time of the revising of the said list. Dated the - day of- in the year -. ( Signed) A. 8., of [place of abode.] OBJECTIONS TO LIVERYMEN. Any person may object to a party in the lists of liverymen, by delivering to, or leaving at, the usual place of abode of the ,Person objected to, a notice in the following form .loh Smit. I her e b y g i ve you notice , that n I objec h t to your name being retained in the list of persons entitled to vote as freemen of the city of London, and liverymen of the Company of - In the e l ect i on of members for the said city, and that I shall °ring forward such objection at the time of revising the said Dated tho -- day of -- in the year -. (Signed) A. B. of [place of abode]. The li st of claimants and those objected to will be made . ° l l-1 t by the O verseers an d a ffi xe d to t h e Ch urc h d oors, or b y the Town clerks t o the Town-hall, as th e case ma y be, o n o -first-two Sundays in September. These lists Reformers ust carefully examine. * Notice of objection to parties on the list of occupiers or J r eemen is not required to be given to the person objected to. t To Livery men , no t t o occu pi ers or f reemen , t h e not i ce o f objection must be given to the party objected to, or left at his Usual place of abode. - On the 12th instant a lad, aged seven years, residing a t St. G eorge ' s, Kingswood, attempted to drink from the Pout of a teakettle, which was upon the fire. Before, how ever, he could do so, his pinbefere caught fire, and the poor + fell ow darted into the road a volume of flame. He continued '° run so fast that no one could reach him until his clothes Were literally burned off his body. The poor boy was brought It ) Our infirmary in a most horrible state, the skin of his whole • (31 Y, his legs only excepted, being crisped, parched up, and I , r .'ueed perfectly brown. The boy was quite sensible, and con- Valued to cry out for cold water, Lis thirst L-eing unquenchable ; 11,.,0 remained in great agony notwithstanding all medical en t"avours to afford.. relief during six hours, when death put a Yriod to his sufferings. We cannot help calling to the atten tion of some of our readers the dreadful custom which prevails f t ea ° i n t g , st s poor people, of allowing children to suck water d r th m e fi re L e-ties. It is not unlikely that if the boy had escape he would have been kiiled by suddenly taking into the • ..a. i !th, throat, and stomach a quantity of scalding water.-- 4t ul Qetet te. , S, t CHAPTER tg r4LLES. ry, properly ,on does to the loyalty, he patience, ty, the gen' os, by a de lis dangers , )litical prin. xn Gerlicgal9 Iroaative of tle of Baron le bent his ved never to lers. This the present :harks X., and each batting the glories in rds as so trtli. The imid, time les only be r to wealth, 'roved him-. e hope of a 'es from as- s which are at events in aything but influence of 3. Viewed principles, volume will of it which , Jual his ar o ;ht through' dispute the 3en Donna iry legend. following Carlos and m given to d the travel that brilliant rye summer's V were co pid rate to ►gno ; young scene an aP .ed with the om I pointed led the head irking to my of the martYr sk of Luxor, )flowed each that no edi- Domed to be the work of traction ; in a few years , al, and hale a species or I cast my us travellers sized Louis- I quickly re you, Site. French, who hastened to 2cl that somo s royal grey !sty ; Chloe ° in courtesy at Louis- My worthy rsing his d 0 ear up, with alliance.' 0 the King +' :s contrast* rinciples re )ming, as it n had struck by absorbed editation by Louis-Phi- - grace not to sage of the p sinister ac- ;pain, the to relate n 7 dastard 1 in which ;enerosityy mging lice to the he liveliest r opening ;fore every shed with d General y partial, with the Id strange f the firs t forth Castillo by ent him 0 ad scarcely home, en d ntinued the Villaviado . advised to ias. After ,o holy or" re feet two notwith features 200 [0 man was ' time ; be , and only hilst in the his horse , T Merino s ngst there , rders them lowed by a ee or for e next daY• r his trop? ess as Ile t wretched 'hen he err Lity of log of pistol , underbuss• generally Th e n abo ut ices M the is obligel &entity 0 hock f'r°- late ma n ' task is ;es in )1 19 11 Castile. that RUC, tOgether, V. Vir i ll h en a s tire d , slacken' inos, ela, at the rgos fro": n o verru n scort than nor M eet it of b i g' ; iroverb al• ricrs, Ana . wer nipen , • his w erl ndividunly inoffen • orirue• as u , ct of roo rino. At assessed, PARLIAMEN TAR i' SUMMARY. The House of COMMONS met on Saturday, at noon, when the Report of the Committee on the Dublin. Police Bill was brought up—(an Abstract of this Bill appeared in The Sun last Friday). The Dominica Relief, and the Stamp Act Bills passed through a Committee. A petition from Sir Harcourt Lees, in favour of Orange Societies, being presented, Mr. RUTHVEN characterized it as an exemplification of that indivi dual's political insanity, upon which the Learned Recorder of DUBLIN rose in the defence of the sage Sir Harcourt, whose language, he admitted, was warm, but that was, he appre hended, no objection. The petition of the great Birmingham meeting, held last Tuesday, was presented by Mr. T. ATT.- WOOD. The Honourable Gentleman described the meeting, and gave a succinct account of the proceedings and sentiments of the petitioners, glancing at the probability of a collision— ,of the re-organization of the Birmingham Political Union-- and stated the fact of the people's refusal to send any petition to the House of Lords, and supported the petition in a short speech, the subject of which appeared to command profound attention. The Honourable Member for Birmingham sup ported the petition. Lord J. RUSSELL then corrected a mis. take which occurred in the report of his speech in the Chro nicle on Saturday, declaring that he had no wish, in his place in Parliament, to throw imputations on the motives of the Members of the other House. Mr. WAKLEY, in noticing a petition which he should present in a few days, agreed to at a large public meeting, made some remarks on the struggle for political supremacy which has now begun between the Com mons and the Lords. The Bill for indemnifying Mr. BUCK INGHAM for losses sustained by him through the despotic acts of the East India Company, was read a first time. Some pe titions were afterwards presented, and the House adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. LIST OF THE MAJORITY Of 47 who voted in favour of Mr. Tulk's motion for leave to bring in a Bill to provide for Compensation to Mr. Buckingham, to be paid by the East India Company, for certain losses of pro perty occasioned by the Acts of their Government in India. For the Mot Against it ion 47 Aglionby, H. A. Attwood, T. Baines, E. Baldwin, Dr. Dish, T. Blake, hT. J. Bowring, Dr. Brabazon, Sir W. Bridgman, H. Brothert• in , J. Brudenell, Lord Bulwer, I. L. Callaghan, D. Cavendish, Hon. G. Clements, Lord Crawford, W. S. D'Erncourt, C. T. Flelden, J. Heetor, C. J. Majority Hindley, C. Howard, P. H. - Hume, Joseph Jephson, C. D. 0. Macleod, It. Morpeth, Viscount Nagle, it O'Connell, D. Parker, .1. Pease, Joseph Pendarves, E. W. Philips, 31. Pryme, G. Rudiven, E. S. Ituthven, E. Scholefield, J. - Sheil, IL L. Smith, B. 29 Stuart, Lord Dudley Thompson, 'Ald. Tulk, Charles A. Wakley, Thomas Walker, C. A. Wifli.oe R. Warburton, 11. Williani4, W. Williams, W. A. Young G. F. • PAIRED OFF I'o2. Bernal, It. Cave, Otway Codrington, Sir E. Ewart, W. Harvey, D. W. Russel!, Lout John Wilde, Thomas Baring, F. T. Cooper, K J. Dillwyn, L. W. Ferguson, Sir R. Forster, C. MINORITY. Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Labouithere, H. Lennox, Lord G. Lygon. Colonel O'Ferrall, More O'Loghlen, M. Robinson, G. R. Smith, It. Vernon Steuart, R. Wilson, Henry LIST OF THE MAJORITY Of 59 who voted in favour of Mr. Warburton's motion for appoint- ing a Select Commit neeted with the Con water at Plymouth. Aglionby, H. A. Baines, E Baring, F. T. Barry, G. S. Blake, M. J. Blamire, W. Bellew, R. M. Bowes, T. Bowring, Dr. Brabazon, Sir W. J. Bridgman, Hewitt 13,therton, J. Callaghan, D. Carter, J. B. Crdrington, Sir E. Crawford, W. S. Dillwyn, L. Vs. Duncombe, T. S. Dykes, F. L. Ewart, W. ttee to inquire into the circumstances con [tract for supplying Limestone to the Break- French, F. Hall, B. Hawes, B. • Hindley, Chalks Jephs 'n, C. D. 0. Lennox, Lord G. Lushingtnn, Dr. Lynch, A. H. M.Leod, H. Maher, John Mangles, J. • Manic, Hon. Fox Morpeth, Vi,caunt Murray, J A. Nagle, Sir IL 0 Brien, C. o'l,nahlen, Sergeant Ord, W. H. Oswald, J. Parker, J. MINORITY. Jackson, J D. Pelham, John C. Plunkett, Hon. R. Praed, W. M. Shaw, F. Pease, Joseph Pechell, Capta'n Pendarves, E. W. Potter, R. Power, James Rickford, W. Rolfe, It. M. Ronayne. D. Seale, Colonel Smith, B. Stanle:, E. J. Steuart, R. Thorneley, Thomas Wakley, Thomas Wa'ker, C. A. Williams, W. Williams, W. A. TELLERS. Hume, Joseph Warburton, H Ashley, Lord Becket, Sir John Di.:k, O. Elley, Sir J. Hayes, bir E. Tyrrell, Sir J. Vesey, Hon. T. TELLESR. Bonham, F. R. removal, Colon I COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours arrived in town yesterday afternoon from Brighton. The Duke of Cambridge arrived in town at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning from a visit to their Majesties at Windsor CAstle. The Duchess, accompanied by the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, and attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt and Prince George of Cambridge and his Preceptor, the Rev. Mr. Wood, arrived at Cambridge-house, in two carriages and four, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, from Windsor. Castle. The Duchess of Glocester visited their Royal Highnesses in the evening. The Duke of Cumberland arrived in town at 6 o'clock yos terday afternoon from Frogmore Lodge, the residence of the Princess. Augusta. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta, of Cambridge, attended divine service yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Duke of Sussex visited the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday. Baroness d'Ornpteda visited the Royal Duchess yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held at half-past 2 o'clock on Sa turday afternoon of the Foreign-office, which was attended by all the Ministers. The Council sat two hours. Despatches from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. The French Ambassador and the Turkish Minister tran sacted business on Saturday at the Foreign-office. The Marquis of Lansdowne entertained the Cabinet Mi nisters at dinner on Saturday evening, at Lansdowne House. A Meeting of the Lords of the Privy Council was held on Saturday morning in the Council Chamber. It was attended by the Lord President, the Commander of the Forces, and the Vice-Chancellor. Lord Holland had a dinner party last evening, at Holland House, Kensington. WINDSOR-SUNDAY. His Majesty drove out yesterday in his pony phaeton in the park. This morning the troops assembled in the Quadrangle of the Castle for inspection, but the weather becoming, un favourable, they were immediately dismissed by his Majesty. Their Majesties and Household attended divine service in the Castle this morning. The Rev. Mr. Gossett officiated. The Duke, Duchess, Prince" George, Princess Augusta, and the Infant Princess Mary of Cambridge, with nearly all the distinguished visitors at the Castle, left on Saturday. The Earl and Countess Howe leave this evening. The Queen attended divine service this evening in St. George's Chapel, attended by the Dean of Hereford, Sir C. Thornton, and her Lady in Waiting. The Rev. Mr. Knyvett officiated. The service was King's in D. The anthem, " Who is this that cometh from Edom ?" Kent, was sung by Messrs. Jarman, Harris, Salmon, and Mitchell. Mr. Elvey presided at the organ. Her Majesty walked to and from the Chapel. On Tuesday their Majesties are expected to attend at Eg ham Races. On Wednesday the King comes to town to hold a Levee; and on Saturday a Grand Investiture of the Bath will take place here. The Knights Grand Crosses of the Order (military and civil) will afterwards dine with his Majesty in St. George's Hall. The stay of the Court is expected to be prolonged till the 31st October, when their Majesties will go the Pavilion. RAMSGATE. This afternoon (Saturday), about three o'clock, Le Courier, French Government steam-packet, came into this port ; it being low water, she was not able to get into Dover. She had on board his Royal Highness the Duke of Nemours and suite, who disembarked on the pier immediately, and went to the Albion Hotel. As soon as his carriages and luggage were landed, the illustrious visitor departed for the metropolis, which he was anxious to reach with as little delay as possible. A numerous party assembled when the carriages were drawn up to the door of the hotel, and greeted him with hearty cheers. We understand that his Royal Highness intends to remain in this country about two months. The facilities offered at Ramsgate for intercourse with the Continent are daily becoming more apparent, as steam and other vessels can enter and depart at all times of the tide, and land passengers and carriages on the pier ; whereas the mouth of Doter harbour is frequently closed by the bar which is thrown up when the wind prevails from the S. W. This day the French packet preferred this harbour, as her passengers and carriages could be landed on the pier immediately ; whereas the latter could not have been put on shore at Dover at low water. It has long been a matter of surprise, that the Post-office packets, which convey the mails between this country and the Netherlands, have not been established here, as, in addition to ' Ramsgate being decidedly the nearest British port to Ostend, the circumstance of vessels being able to enter and depart at all times of tide, point it out as an eligible situation for placing the mail packets. The influence exercised to preserve the Ostend, Calais, and Boulogne packet trade with Dover, when this port offers such superior facilities, is a confirmed proof that favouritism still flourishes in that department which regulates the intercourse between England and its two nearest neighbours. The Ramsgate steam-packet, Captain Shambler, runs two or three times a-week from hence to Calais and Boulogne, occasionally going and returning on the same day; thus af fording to the visitors to the Isle of Thanet an opportunity of seeing their French neighbours without passing a night from home. During the last week the visitors to Boulogne have been very numerous, to witness the gaieties of the fair there, which lasts twenty-one days. Ramsgate has to boast of a very numerous selection of visitors at this time, among whom we may mention Lord and Lady Braybrooke, Lord - Eliot, Viscount Combermere and family, Dowager Countess of Beauchamp, Hon. Captain Cust, Lady Elizabeth Talbot, Sir John and Lady Lambert, Sir Wil liam and Lady Curtis, &c. &e. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria are expected to arrive in the course of next month, several houses having been engaged for their reception. I'VooDcocKs.—Within the last few d-tys two woodcocks hare been seen in the estate of Godfrey Went worth, EN., of Woolley Hall, near Wakefield. ..~.llw ._.~ THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY', AUGUST 24, IS3Z. NE W YORK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir—ln the New York Commercial Advertiser, of this day, I find an article copied from The Sun of the 11th ult., pro fcssing to be a report of Lord Stanley's remarks on the ques tion of voting by ballot. As I have always entertained a high respect for that Nobleman's good sense and general informa tion on political affairs, and being aware of the opportunities enjoyed of attaining knowledge touching political subjects in the United States, I can hardly bring myself to the belief that the reporter has sketched his Lordship's observations ac curately. The exclamations of Members, however, during the delivery of his Lordship's speech, compel me to admit the probability that the reporter has discharged his duty faith fully, and, assuming such to be the fact, beg leave, with great respect, to offer a few comments upon his Lordship's re marks. His Lordship states as a fact that "the vote of every indi vidual is quite as well known, and even more jobbed for, in America than in England." With great respect, I may not be accurately informed as to the extent to which bribery and corruption are carried on at the elections in England —my in formation on that subject being gleaned from popular English publications and English newspapers—but if it be true, as I have read, and have no reason to doubt, that English electors (especially those of that class who chiefly compose the Hunt and Stanley district) are openly 'bribed by liquor, provided at the expense of the candidate, and bought up by money, fur nished by candidates, or their obliging " Committees," there his Lordship is in error concerning the extent of bribery in this country. I venture to assert that no party in this country would dare to offer the electors, as such, refreshments and money on the eve of, or pending an election. Large sums are raised here to defray the expenses of elections, but the money is always spent for room-hire, printing, liberty-poles, flags, carriage -hire, &c., &c. Not one cent. of it is employed in open or direct bribery. It is true that the different parties pay the naturalization expenses of poor foreigners who vote on their side, but beyond this there is no open act of corruption ever practised; indeed I should not feel myself safe in offering drink or money to a native American for the purpose of influ encing his vote ; for there is nothing on which a true blooded citizen of these States values himself so much as his perfect " liberty of conscience," and his entire independence of thought and action, free from all controul or interference. His Lord ship, then, I respectfully insist, is utterly mistaken concerning the extent of " jobbing" for votes in this country. But there is a practical considcrattion on this point which should not be passed by in silence. It must be admitted that in a political com munity like ours, where every citizen is entitled to a vote, a large sum of money would be required to bribe the fifth part o f the electors. r For example, in the city of New York, where party organization is more perfect than in any other section of the Union, the number of voters is 36,000 ! of which number a full third are poor foreigners by birth. The funds raised to carry on an election rarely exceed 50,000 f. on each side, and generally not more than 10,000 f. or 20,000 f., and the expenses of room-hire, printing, &c., &c., usually swallow up the whole amount. Neither party has any other funds to operate with, and consequently it is out of the question to bribe to any con siderable extent. But let us come to the point of " secrecy." His Lordship deems it "impossible" to cast a secret vote. Impossible Imy Lord Stanley ? Yes—that is certainly a fair deduction, pro vided your account of the " coloured paper" ballots be laid down by way of premises. But I do most sincerely assure your Lordship, that although I have attended our most bitterly contested elections for years past, I never have seen any other than white paper used for ballots. Indeed, it would be ut terly useless to resort to the expedient of green and blue ballots ; the minority would regard such proceedings with a jealous eye, and immediately adopt ballots of the same colour. I maintain, therefore, that it is not " impossible" to preserve secrecy in voting by ballot. I admit that secrecy is not pre served in this country—it is a fact, and I opine not a discre ditable one—for our people are quite too independent to wish to conceal to what party they belong, and with few excep tions would treat with scorn the man who should fear to avow his political principles. But, be it remembered, we have here no tyrannical landlords; we have here no men whose influence can awe the poor man into acquiescence with their arbitrary will ; but every soul in the community, as a general rule, is free and unshackled—at liberty to do " what conscience dic tates to be done, without fear or favour." Excuse me for in directly reflecting on the social and political condition of clear old England. I reverence that land of our fathers, and regard her misfortunes with grief, and not with exultation. I cannot help expressing my surprise at the positive man ner in which my Lord Stanley affirms that he had seen " a hundred times over" green and blue tickets used by contending parties ; and I confess that I am not a little amused at his de scription of an American election. •Our elections by ballot are not after the fashion described by his Lordship. His Lordship's account is well worth copying. He said, the first step in America previous to an election, consisted in the meet ing of the electors to express their opinions, and declare what course they should take with respect to the candidate ; so much did public opinion revolt against the idea of se crecy. Would there be more concealment in England if vote by ballot were resorted to ? What was the next step after • the meeting of the electors, and an open expression of their sentiments ? An urn was placed in the corner of a room, at the door of which stood an agent of each candidate, one with a green ticket, the other with a blue, and as each voter advanced, he reached from one or the other of them a ticket of the colour adopted by the candidate whom be meant to suppart. —( A cry of " No, no.") Now what is the fact? It is usual in the state of New York for each party to call a separate meeting of its own clan,-for the purpose of giving vigor to the ensuing contest. (In Vir ginia both parties meet together, but that is a viva voce State.) No person is obliged to attend these meetings, and may keep his " secret" by remaining at home, and indeed these meetings are exceedingly meagre, excepting in high party times. Our preparation for an election is far more solemn than his Lordship seems to be aware of—l speak particularly of the state of New York. The Sheriff of each county is obliged by law to give several week's public notice of the election, and three judges or inspectors of election are appointed in each town or ward by the municipal authorities to receive and return the ballots. These inspectors are sworn officers, as are also their recording clerks, and are paid by law for their services. The election comes on, but no where is to be seen such as his Lordship de scribes. If several classes of officers are to be elected, a bal lot box is provided for each class, and the name of that class is distinctly painted on the side of the box. On the top of each box (which is locked) there is a small aperture just large enough to receive a ballot—each ballot is marked with the title of the class of officers voted for ; as for example, if for town officers, " Town ;" if for Representatives in 'the Na tional Legislature, " Congress ;" for State officers, " State." The inspector receives the ballots, the name of the voter being first registered, and deposits each in its proper box. The elections last three days, and as soon as the sun goes down, one of the Inspectors seals up the aperture of each box in the presence of his colleagues, and takes it home---in the morning the seals are broken in the presence of all or a majo rity of the Inspectors, and the election proceeds Thus it-will be perceived that an American election is rather a serious mat ter, differing widely from the account given by my Lord Stanley. As to the " agents" referred to by his Lordship, I would re mark that our elections are never elections of men but of parties. The candidate' is never considered, and takes no trouble about his election ; that matter being attended to by the party which brings him forward. The practice in Vir ginia, however, is similar to that in England, with the ex ception that the candidate seldom has the, audacity to offer to buy votes, directly or indirectly. In New York you will seldom hear candidates spoken of—in Virginia, as in England, the personal influence of a candidate has great weight. I have thrown together these remarks in great haste, being, like most of my countrymen, too much occupied with other business to compose an elaborate essay on any subject. I can not close this communication without recommending to English men generally, and Members of Parliament in particular, to become better acquainted with the customs and institutions of these United States. Some statements made by men of sense on the floor of the House of Commons (in the Lords there still appears to be some doubt of our existence), seem to us exceedingly absurd, and highly discreditable to English intel ligence and candour. For example, in The Sun of the 11th (I believe), Mr. Barlow Hoy (a gentleman whose fame has never before crossed the water) is represented as saying with the assurance of an oracle, that the United States Bank had employed twenty-eight millions of dollars in acts of bribery. It is true that there prevails a great deal of party slang about facilities afforded by the Bank to certain leading politicians ; but the most abandoned Newspaper never dreamed of counting the outlay by millions ! The fact is that the whole capital ofc the Bank is only thirty-five millions of dollars, and of that amount sixteen millions in specie are locked up in its vaults, and seventeen millions arc in circulation in the shape of Bank notes. These facts sufficiently refute Mr. Hoy's assertion. I have the honour to be with great respect, Your obedient Servant, AN AMERICAN. New York, July 18, 1835. TIIE WOOLLEN TRADE. THE LEEDS TRADE.—The market has been brisk at both Halls this week, and upon the lower description of goods there has been a trifling advance in prices ; there has also been a considerable influx of country buyers during the week, and, in consequence, business has been brisker than for some time in the warehouses. BRADFORD MARKET, AUGUST 20.—We have had a better piece market to-day, but great complaints are made of the scarcity of goods. Middle qualities are most in demand, and prices are quite firm. The price for yarn keeps up, and prices are fully as high as recent quotations. A better demand for Wool is expected in. the course of a short time. HALIFAX MARKET, AUGUST 15.—The amount of manufac tured goods in the Hail to-day has been very limited, and a scarcity of water for the processes of manufacturing and finish ing is tending considerably to impede trade, and to render the storks on hand smaller than they have been known for sevefal years. In the yarn market there has been an average quantity of business done at stationary prices. Wool has been dull of sale, and few extensive purchasers have been in the market. Regarding the price of Wool, there has been very little varia tion, as stapplers generally oppose any reduction. SADDLEWORTH.—The Woollen Cloth business is in a ilou !•isking condition ; the trade for export _continues very brisk; indeed, the trade h as no t b een so goo d for several years past as It is at present. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, AUGUST 1 7.—We have hail another good mark e t t o -d a y ; fin e and middle qualities were in great demand, and met with a very ready sale. G. Chester, Esq., surgeon, terminated his ex' s ' tence last Thursd a y a Birmingham, under great excitement, occasioned by an accident and the use of spirits. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 22.—The Spartiate, 71, Captain Tait, arrived on Monday last from Rio de Janeiro, from which place she sailed on the 22d of June. She left there the Dub lin, North Star, Rapid, and Talbot • the latter ship arrived from the East Indies on the 23d of June. The Spartiate brings neither news nor treasure. The Conway, 28, Captain Eden, was expected in about a month with silver from the coost of Peru, Chili, and Mexico, and would be followed in November by the Satellite, 18. Captain Tait was so unwell that he could not wait on the Port Admiral here. The Spar ti to sailed yesterday for Plymouth to be paid off: The Alligator, 28 guns, Captain Lambert, which arrived of Saturday evening last from the East Indies, left England on the 26th of November, 1831, since which period she has been 823 days under sail, and has gone over a space of 79,167 miles. She is come into this harbour to be paid off, and will be placed in ordinary about Thursday next. The Rattlesnake, 23, and Raleigh, 16, were at Bombay on the 17th of June ; the Victor, 16, left the Cape for the Mau ritius on the 11th of June ; Thalia, 42, was at St. Helena on the 27th of June ; Scylla, 16, at Jamaica, June 8 ; Wasp, 18, at Carthagena, June 14 ; Comus, 16, at Barbadoes; June 25. The Comus, 16, left Jamaica for the Caymanas, and the Gannet, 16, for Carthagena, on the 29th of June ; the Pickle and Skipjack, schooners, were at Port Royal ; where the Ser pent, 16. arrived on the 12th of June from the Caymanas. The Pylades, 11, Commander Castle (at Plymouth) is des tined for the coast of Africa. The following is an extract of a letter, dated his Majesty's ship Tyne, Barcelona, August 4.—" We sail to-morrow for Alicant ; having visited (with the Scout in company) Valencia, Malaga, and Tarragona. At Valencia, where we were four days, a vessel being observed hovering off the town, the Go vernor requested Lord Ingestrie to board her, as it was sus pected she had arms and ammunition for Don Carlos ; she proved, however, to be only a smuggler. At Tarragona a con vent had been burnt, and thirty priests murdered in it, and the Governor fearing outrages, got the Tyne moored within the mole, but nothing happened ; the guns were loaded and extra sentries planted. The Scout has been despatched to Malta with a report of the proceedings, and we remain on the coast until relieved." A Court-martial was held on Monday on board the Victory, in this harbour, Rear- Admiral Sir Frederick L. Maitland, K. C. R , President ; Captains, the Right Hon. Lord Adol phus Fitzclarence, G. B. Lambert, E. R. Williams, G. W. St. John Mildmay, and T. Hastings; James Hoskins, Esq., officiating Judge Advocate ; to inquire into the cause and cir cumstances attending the loss of the schooner Jackdaw, on a reef off Old Providence, which reached off .that Island some miles farther out than is laid down in the Admiralty charts, and to try Lieutenant Edward Burnett, the Commander, Officers, and crew, for their conduct upon that occasion. There were only three witnesses examined, when the following sentence, which embraces the facts as adduced in evidence, was pro nounced by the Judge Advocate :—" The Court was of opinion that the loss of his Majesty's said late schooner Jackdaw was occasioned in consequence of the reef on which the said schooner was wrecked off Old Providence, extending several miles farther than is laid down in the Admiralty charts ; and also, in conse quence of a supposed current setting to the south-west. The Court, was, however, of opinion that the said Lieut. Edward Burnett was incautious in carrying so much sail at night in hazy weather, and when he had nearly run the distance he intended; and the Court did therefore admonish the said Lieutenant Edward Burnett to be more cautious in future. The Court was further of opinion that after the said schooner bad struck on the reef every exertion was made by the said Lieutenant Edward Burnett, his Officers and ships' company, in attempting to save the said schooner, whilst the hope of doing so remained; and also afterwards in saving the crew, with the provisions and stores of the said schooner; and the Court did therefore acquit the Officers and ship's company of his Majesty's late schooner Jackdaw, except the said Lieu tenant Edward - Burnett, who was thereby admonished to be more careful in future." Another Court-Martial was held the same day, before the same Court, to inquire into the cause and circumstances attending the loss of the late schooner Firefly, off Belize, on the 27th February last, and to try Lieutenant John Julius M'Donnell, the commander of the said schooner, his surviving Officers and ship's company, for their conduct on that occasion, when the following was the sentence pro nounced:—" The Court is of opinion that the loss of hie Ma jesty's schooner Firefly was occasioned by the said schooner having been drifted on the reef called the Northern Triangles by a strong N. W. current, the winds having been light and variable, with occasional calms ; and it appearing to the Court that from the observations taken at noon, and from the longi tude deduced from the evening sights for the Chronometer, that there was every reason to suppose that the said schooner was 24 miles from the before-mentioned reef at four P. M. the Court doth therefore fully acquit the said John Julius M'Don nell, the surviving officers and ship's company of all blame re specting the loss of the said schooner Firefly, and they are hereby fully acquitted accordingly. The Court, however, cannot but express its surprise and regret that a British officer and British seamen should have left their commanding officer, or any human being, exposed on the shore in so helpless and melancholy a state as Lieutenant M'Donnell was when he was abandoned by Mr. Malcolm, the clerk in charge, and the men who accompanied him; the Court is further of opinion that the conduct of Mr. Nott, the master's assistant, was mere torious and highly praiseworthy, in proceeding to Belize, and by that means obtaining assistance, and saving the remainder of the ship's company, who had been left on the sand teach and wreck, and subsequently proceeding in search of Lieut. M‘Donnell, and rescuing him from his perilous situation. A Court-Martial will assemble on Tuesday, on Ward the Victory, to try Dr. Al`Diarmid, late Surgeon of the Algerine, for having been guilty of acts of drunkenness and other un-- officerlike conduct, on board his Majesty's brig Algerine, at various times between the 6th of September, 1834, and the 30th of November following, and particularly for having been drunk on the 4th of November, 1834; and, secondly, for hav ing on the 4th day of November, 1834, administered liquor to, and made drunk, Alexander Robertson, the Steward of Lieut. G. C. Stovin, on board the said brig. PROMOTIONS ARD APPOINTMENTS.--Lieut. J. Robilliard, to the Cleopatra ; Lieut W. Fcnwick, to the Wanderer ; Mr. Mattecott, Second Master, late of the Pylades, to the rank of Master ; F. W. Paul, from the Spartiate, to be Second Mas ter of the Talbot; Mr. J. J. Lancaster, Assistant-Surgeon of the Vestal, to the rank of Surgeon, and his appointment as Acting Surgeon of that ship confirmed; Mr. J. C. Bynon, to be Mate of the Excellent. PLYMOUTH, Aue. 22.—His Majesty's ship San Josef, 120, is ordered to be paid off, and the Royal Adelaide, 120, is to be brought forward in an effective state for the flag of Admiral Sir William Hargood. The San Josef is not to be dismantled, but is to be converted into a receiving-ship for the Royal Ade laide. The Leveret brig and the Quail cutter are also orde re d to be commissioned ; an there is now no doubt of the Rod ney, 92, being immediately brought forward, though no orders are yet arrived. Captain Sir Hyde Parker was presented to his Majesty at the Levee on Wednesday, on his appointment to this superb man-of-war. His Majesty's ship Russell, 74, sailed from Portsmouth on Tuesday for the north coast of Spain, from whence she will proceed to the Tagus, to follow the orders of Rear-Admiral Gage. The Magicienne ' 24, followed on Thursday for the sam e destination. The Victory, 120, is immediately to be paid off at Portsmouth, and the Britannie brought forward in her room by Captain Williams. His Majesty's ship Victor was at the Cape on the 7th June. The Thalia, with Admiral Campbell, C. 8., was about to leave the Cape for St. Helena and the West Coast. The Charybdis had been at the Cape for some weeks, from the West Coast ; she had taken one prize, and was awaiting letters from England, to determine the nature of the Ad miral's despatches to the West Coast, St. Helena, or As .cension. The sickness on board the Flamer steamer originated in the poisonous effluvia generated by the action of the sea water upon the coals, through a leak which could not be got at in consequence of the quantity of coals on board. The surviving Officers and crew being now convalescent, and the Flamer having been reinforced by ten men from the Cruiser, had sailed for English Harbour, Antigua, where she was to be hove down and repaired. The Cruiser accompanied the steamer, in order to render every assistance that might be required. Lieut. S. Grenfell, and P. Rainer, are appointed to the Thalia, and will go out to India in the Jupiter. Mr. Walker, assistant Master-Attendant of this Dock-yard, proceeded to Milford on Tuesday last, with a party of riggers, and some seamen from the San Josef, to take the Vanguard, 80, which is to be launched at that port on the 25th instant, to Portsmouth. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BARNET.—Just before daybreak yesterday morning a lamentable ire broke out in the warehouse of Mr. Smith, tallow-chandler, oilman, and grocer, Barnet, which burnt with the most tremendous fury. The parochial engine was brought to the spot without delay, but, with shame be it spoken, was found to be so much out of repair that it was entirely useless. Several fire office agents living in the town deemed it advisable to have the assistance of the London engines, and, notwithstanding post-horses were pro cured. with a view to facilitate their arrival at the scene of destruction, no less than eight houses, with their contents, were entirely consumed, and property to a large amount destroyed, the whole of which is insured in the British Fire Office. The utmost praise is due to the London firemen for their exertions, for, until their arrival, although several persons were present at the commencement of the fire, not the slightest notion seemed to have prevailed as to the best means of stopping the progress of the devouring element. Three cows, several pigs, and other live stock, perished in the flames. How the fire originated is at present unknown. The Mitre public-house has experienced much damage. During yesterday a great number of persons from London visited Barnet, and it was with no small trouble the crowd were kept back, so as to enable the firemen to work their engines on the ruins. It was found necessary, yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, .to pull down a house, to prevent the extension of the fire, which had the desired effect ; and last night some of the engines returned to town to their different stations. FALL OF A BRIDGE.—A short time ago his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, in accommodation to his te nants, erected an iron suspension bridge of 109 feet span, upon a new principle, over the Scaur, near to the manse of Keir. Hitherto the bridge had answered the purpose very well, but on Saturday last, as three of his Grace's servants were returning from the lime-works with six horses and carts, and while two of the men and four of the horses were yet on the bridge, in consequence of the pressure being too severe at one end, it fell with a tremendous crash into the river, toge ther with the men, horses, and carts.. It seems almost him dible that both men and horses were not instantaneously killed. The men escaped with a few slight bruises. One of the horses its fore leg broken.—Edin6urgh Advertiser. EARTHQUAKE IN LANCASHIRE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) Early on Thursday morning last, this county, and espe cially the northern part of it, was visited by a violent 'con cussion, which appears to have been too violent in its action 'and extensive in its range to be ascribed to any other cause than an earthquake. We have received two letters giving accounts of this phenomenon, one from Clithero, and the other from Blackpool, which we subjoin : Clithero, Aug. 20. As it is possible that you may not hear from any other quarter of the visitation which this neighbourhood had during the last night, I proceeed to giVe you a brief sketch of it., as far as I can collect from those who heard and felt it. In short, we have had an earthquake, two shocks of which were distinctly felt, the latter by almost every person in the neighbourhood. Those who heard and felt the first describe it as a slight vibration of their bed-rooms about 12 o'clock at night, but so light that, if nothing else had followed, it would have been forgotten altogether. How ever, about half-past three, a rumble like distant thunder was heard, which was instantaneously followed by a violent shaking of the doors, windows, and furniture of all the houses in the district ; many people leapt out of their beds, and some rushed into the streets for fear. One man tells me that, feeling much alarmed, he got up and went down stairs, and his dog was so much frightened that be was_ obliged to lay hold of it, to prevent it going through the window, and that when he opened the door, it ran up and down the streets as if it was mad. • I was awaked by hear ing the doors of a wardrobe in my room shaken as if some one was dancing on the chamber floor, and, suspecting the cause, I made ready for a rush down stairs if I heard it, again. I learn already (10 o'clock a.m.) that it was felt at Downham, Wisivell, Pendleton, Milton, Waddington, and all the surrounding villages. Blackpool, Aug. 20. ' As you will shortly learn something on the following: subject, I write you what did occur, if you choose to notice it on Saturday in the Guardian. At about 25 minutes to four o'clock this morning the majority of the inhabitants here were disturbed by a violent tremulous motion, and the sensation of heaving or rising and falling of the bed on which they lay, which was followed by a distinct noise re sembling distant artillery, as many assert. For my own part I did not hear the noise, being rather deaf. On leav ing_rny chamber I found the majority of the inmates assem bled on the stairs and landing-places of the Hotel, inquiring the cause of this extraordinary circumstance, which we are as yet at a loss to account for. It was about four o'clock, just day-break, when I walked down to the sands, and met two labouring men who had been up more than an hour, but perceived nothing on the shore, as they said. We find that the shock was experienced, but in a very slight degree, in this town and neighbourhood, more parti cularly about Cheetham-hill and Kersal-moor. It appears also from the Liverpool Mercury of yesterday to have been felt in that town, and to have been violent at Lancaster, where it threw down a chimney in Bridge-street, but with out doing any serious mischief. It was also felt with con siderable violence at Ulverston, Kendal, Garstang, Preston, and Blackburn, where it caused great and general alarm. We have seen the guard of _the North Briton coach, who left Carlisle yesterday morning. He says that be did not hear the shock mentioned until his arrival at Lancaster, from which we may infer that it was not felt far to the northward of this town. It may be worth while here to remark, that a slight shock was experienced a few days ago at Chichester, where, indeed, several others of a similar kind have been felt at various periods during the last 12 months. The follow ing paragraph, too, copied from the Gloeester Journal, appears to relate to a phenomenon of a similar kind ; - "An extraordinary concussion of the air was felt and heard on Tuesday, the 4th instant. It 'has been described as a report as of heavy ordnance, and followed by a rever• berating heavy sound for some seconds. A great pe culiarity attending it, and mostly showing the immensity of its distance, is the impression it made on all those who heard it, as Nit was immediately in their vicinity." (From the Preston Pilot.) The shock of an earthquake was felt very forcibly in this town on Thursday morning, at about 27 minutes before 4 o'clock ; and from the numerous - accounts which we have received from different quarters, the same appears to have been very sensibly experienced throughout the county ge nerally ; and we have also already beard, that it was felt at Halifax, and some other places in Yorkshire. 'We learn that the shock was so violent at the residence of the Rev. Mr. Clay, at the Cliff, as to cause the bells in the house to ring: The noise produced by the internal thun der has been well likened to the sound of some heavy piece of artillery being dragged very rapidly over a pave ment ; and the whole duration of the shock to the latest vibratory motion produced by it, could not be less than 30 seconds. We have not heard of any particularly serious misfortune occasion by this trembleinent de tern'. " - f_ -•- ,: _fie THE BURNHAM MURDERERS. The following particulars of the last moments _of the wretched women who were executed on Monday week are derived from an authentic source. The culprits made a full confession of their crimes, and requested that it might be published to the world in such manner as might best atone for the injuries they had done to society by operating. as a weaning to others. Billing was a woman of no ordi nary endowments, and had formerly been a regular attend. ant on her church, and a frequenter of the sacrament—but in an evil hour she admitted into her bosom a guilty passion for the profligate husband of a neighbour ; and to this un lawful attachment she expressly attributed all her crimes. Her wicked paramour had enticed. her from her church, and had even made a pretence of his religion as a means of withdrawing her from the company of her husband. He promised her marriage if,the sacred ties which bound them both to others should be dissolved. It was this promise that put her upon devising, with the assistance of Frarey, the destruction of her rival. She confessed that she mixed arsenic in the gravy, the flour, and the sugar, in Taylor's house, and that Frarey finished the dreadful tragedy by mixing still more in the gruel which she prepared. She also confessed that they had agreed to remove her (Bil ling's) husband by the same means. Frarey confessed that she attempted to poison her husband before she became ac quainted with Billing—that it was a little before Mary Wright was taken up for a similar offence, and that the inves tigation of that transaction alarmed and deterred her from repeating the attempt till last February. .On the 19th of that month, Billing-. mixed arsenic with pills which Frarey's husband had to take, and Frarey gave him two of them, which made him very ill. They afterwards adrufigstered to him four doses of the same poison in tea and porter. Thee infatuated and abandoned women were in the habit of consulting reputed witches, in the expectation that these hags would, by their incantations, remove those whom they afterwards took more effectual means to destroy. Two of these mischievous pretenders to supernatural agency reside at Wells, one at Burnham, and one at Sall. Frarey con fessed her profligacy, and even named some of the partners of her guilt. A Mr. Gridley having been mentioned in an examination of Billing, as having been impro perly acquainted with Frarey, it is right to state that the latter solemnly declared that she never had any criminal intercourse with Mr. Gridley, although she had boasted of such intercourse to Billing. After the culprits' condemna tion, the whole of their time was employed in confession, supplication, and prayer. It was impossible for any crimi nals to more fully acknowledge and bewail the enormity of their offences. Hannah Shorten, the witness who was ex amined on the late trial for - murder, is•the same fortune teller whom Mary Wright applied to to know her fortune previous to her destruction of her husband. A curious custom prevails at Amsterdam, of ob serving what is called the Ilartjesdag (the day of love.) On that day, after an ancient custom, the origin of which nobody well knows, the whole population crowds in a mast to the Haarlem-gate. Nothing extraordinary is done, nor to be seen there, excepting the prodigious crowds filling and surrounding the beer and gin-houses, or the booths erected for selling the bad beer and still worse spirits, kept in reserve for the occa sion. Yet no twin of the working classes will attend to his cal ling on - that day, nor be satisfid unless he has reached the Haarlem-gate. The inducement to see the innumerable mul titudes thus moving on attracts also the superior classes, and you may see the windows of all the principal streets in the line leading to the spot filled with ladies and gentlemen, visiting for that very purpose some one of their friends or acquaintances dwelling in that part of the town. This happened on the 17th of the present month, exactly as it happens every year, and without the least symptom of any disturbances, though it was feared advantage would be taken of the occasion to excite disorders. THE WEATHER.—From the accounts obtained from the guards of the mails who came up on Saturday and yesterday morning, there appears good ground for hoping that the desired change of weather has commenced, and that re freshing showers arc extending all over the country. The change seems to have commenced on Friday afternoon. On Friday night at Hinkley, the Leicester mail first came upon the rain which was there and onward, pouring down copiously. At Grantham, in Lincolnshire, heavy rain had commenced in the afternoon. The Holyhead mail came up with the genial shower at Bilston, again at Birmingham and at Wcedon, and at the intermediate places found traces of a recent heavy rain. The Dover mail first reached the rain near Canterbury. At Manchester and around short but heavy successions of showers had occurred. At Tamworth a great deal of rain had fallen. The Edinburgh, the Exeter, the Stroud, the Ludlow, and other of the mails, bore marks -on the splashing boards and the wheels of the miry state of the roads they had in parts •parsed along. The storm was felt refreshingly at Hastings, at Brighton. Gloucester; Worcester, and Blenheim. Nearer London the rain was quite general. The mail-guards who came up yesterday morning speak of still further showers of a most gladdening kind. -..,1_~ - ,S!LIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) PROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, AUG. 22.—Wind S. W., moderate ; 23, W. S. W., fine.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Glasgow, Wylie, from Cork; Seamfield, Keillay, from Jamaica; Susan, Fudge, from Cerk ; Gratitude, Jenkins, from Smyrna; Ganges, Laid ley, from Bombay ; Lucretia, Muirhead, from Calcutta ; Blanche, Laws, from St. Kitt's ; Hindostan, Redman, from Calcutta ; Andromache, Andrews, from Bombay ; Betsey Black, Anderson, from St. Dorningo.—Arrived from the River and sailed, the Mary Taylor, Easty, for the Mauritius; Nora Creina, Heather, for Cork ; Alert, White, for White haven • Kingston, Saunders, for the South Seas ; Edward, Fell, r Quebec.—Arrived from the River and remain, the Edward, Thompson, for Miramichi ' • Mark Breeds, Riley, f or Trieste ; Lady Flora, Ford, for Calcutta.—Chief part of the outward-bound remain with the Courier for St. Domingo, waiting orders. GUERNSEY, AUG. 21.—Arrived the Tower, Hardwick, from St. Petersburgh. JERSEY, Ave. 21.—Arrived the Concordia, Luss, from Rostock ; Argus, Vanteer, from St. Petersburgh ; Provi dence, Kempt, from Gottenburg; Two Sisters, Fellerson, from Kiel. BRISTOL, AUG. 23.—Arrived the Susan, Penton, from •De merara ; Antigua, Planter, from Antigua ; Grand Turk, --, from Virginia; Charlotte, —, from Quebec; Voyager, Cunson, from Archangel; Clifford, Taylor, from ditto; Hen rietta, Giassen, from Memel ; and Skylark, Hay, from Ca tania. In the Channel, the Charlotte, Backie, from St. An drew's; and Velax, Snell, from Smyrna. PoRTSMOUTII, A UG. 22.—Wind W.—Aug. 23.—Wind S.W. to W., fine weather. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Emma, Spicer, from Miramichi. FALMOUTH, AUG. 20.—Wind S.E. to N., fresh breezes, with showers.—Au;. 21.—Wind W. to S.W., fresh and fine.—Arrived the Skylark packet, from Rio—sailed Jun 17, from Bahia on the 7th ult., and from Pernambuco on the 15th ; Tartarus steamer, —, from Malta—sailed on the 6th inst., from Gibraltar on the 14th, and from Cadiz on the 15th ; and Harley, Hunter, from Aux Cayes. Off port the Paria, Shaw, from Matanzas ; and Margery, Wheating, from Pictou. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. In the past week there were moderate arrivals of most de scriptions of grain, and the trade was duli, and rather in clined to be lower for Wheat and Oats. This morning there has been a good fresh supply of wheat, chiefly new, very dry in quality, some very fine, and some thin and dark in colour. Of other grain the quantity f;.esh at market is moderate. Fine dry old Wheat maintains last quotations, as there is not much of that tried for sale ; other sorts are ra ther lower. New wheat, except superfine, is Is. to 2s. cheaper then this day sen'night. Barley of the new growth finds sale slowly, as it chiefly comes flinty ; the prices arc rather lower last Monday. Beans are rather dearer. Pease, both boiling and grey, firmly maintain last quotations. The Oat trade is dull, and inferior parcels full Is. per quarter lower. New fine h_!avy Polands have sold at 24s to 255. The prices of Flour remain as last reported, with little doing in the trade. PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. ;Cleat, Red (old'. —s. —s. Beans, Small flt• --Wl:ite (old'.. —e. 8 . --Red ,18:.',4) ...'.45. 3 1 .75. Tick (ne . ----- Fin - : 33s 3Ss. — (eh -- Superti. e.........2)5. 4)s. Harrow —Wli to (1834) 31i. 41s. -- Fine 425. 435. Superfine 445. 4gs. Foreign free —s. s, 30s. 245. r..w) Id) —4. —s. !W) 3ls Eas .._ • '5,3. :368. (new) 346.355. (old) a!is. Drank... -~. -~. Oats, Feed Rye New - P01and,.,,, --No :atoe Ur.24s. -8.-8 2 - 2 s 24s Grinding 2ils ➢t:tlting - Pct L i.•. 265. Malt _ 445. 50s. - Fine New s'is. 624. Pease, Croy, New ......3'ls 32:. --- Maple New 32s 345. _.....-- White "0,. 32. , . --- Boilers 3 3, 3.55. - Scot - It isl Flour To, ..18,. r sack) :kis.34s. 313.355. uutitry :304 82s. 9, I.le. N Bran ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. r- 7 . . _l7. I ,:.• .. o g - • .: •,.; ~:, „ 2 0 .. From Whence. ~ . A '3' r' ' = i' . . l. ---- 1,4 , . Qre. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Trs. Qr. , . Sa k kl,r,oro.igt.: I.•ateu h 3 .0 ..... ~., t',.!clieNter 7ll/ —49 J - CO 373 ;..' ) 113rwich 133 291 25 533 .~) ..., ) ~,,!,J 8 —. I._ lil a ItIo.• ..... Lx,ler ;.,!1. - 140 pswich ,ent 40 W C.:4oft ..• ,I . :.:.') 113 ..ynn 5l -- 08 62 'o le lye — 17 2 1 ioutharnptun I , httikwold -r(V.! "):, .o. :3 (1 ..... ..-- —•—• 203 30 —1 ,*:, •• , ..,.! .. I % • ~,..en1.,,..en. -- 6..)16 71 U. '2056 3'33 501 21S; IRISH Cork — I 859 ~.liway Lunt-rick ...... ... 1 If"L'Il —..— , ;e,v V 06' , - El . A Wexford. FOREIGN. Archangel... — 219 1 Firemen — 310 .G. Ilope 3.:"..Y.1 Liethenburg — 730 12.4 oamburg... — 100 2 6 le,ustac:t - -- —I Randers — 340 1 lastock ---... • • ....^. • • •••*—. ..... .-..---I . .—..—... • . . • • • • " . .•—•••••••• Total.— 7066 71 1315 1 11065 I 775 IPO 4163 From Whence, Al,ll,omigh Latow h t'o!clieNter ilarwich ) „cigh ..... x: ter ..'t Ipswich %tt)t r_AIWCAOit Lynn `iouthatriptun tioatik wold •Ztr,C!.• Wo • • V I . , Util • 411..ei1 • ..... • IItISII. Cork Nov 067 %VC ford FOITEIGN. Archangel... firemen C. G. Hope Gothenburg Hamburg.... Neustadt Randers rtastock AGGREGATE rjr,, 1 QUA :TITIE! ',Vet 1315 S OF ds1;0. 'OTHEI lirank, . KIND 7S OP istard, 1 PULSE. .19-S,eds, 1 PO SMITHFIELD MARKET. This day's sari what dull, at the ralcEs igy was moderately good, and the trade was som , :. following EIC STONIC OF 81.13. TO SINIC THE OFFAL. s. d. to s. d e. (i. tO 0 2 2 Inferior Sheep „ . 2 2 '2 4 Interinr Be a sts - fv,:ond quality ditto -) ti 3 2' Second quality iiitto 2 6 213 ['lime large t:xen 3 4 3 6 Coars.3-waolled ditto 3 2 3• 6 Prime Scots, .kc Large coal', Chivas 3 2 4 0 Large Hogs ....... Prime small ditto Slekling Calves each lO ii 30 0I Quarter old Pigs each) 8 0 12 0 Lamb 4s 0.1 to ss. ed. SUPPLY, AS rEit CLEKK's STATEMENT. Beasts Sheep 1 . Calves. I . Plas. 2,:.32 1 2 , ,610 14) 37') Aben; 1. , ,01 of the B,:aits CM: e up the St. Alban's road ; about 1000 up tly. , other i,,,rthern roads; 4 1..,w 2) Ouch:ding Irish) from the western a 4,.: mtd!and divricts ; a'. , ou t 150 !ro:. Norfolk, Sufl:dk, Essex, and Can,- Ir•ti,eshire ; about 30 from Nt is and Sussex ; and most of the remaiAer from the marshes, &e. h. the neighbouthoOd of London. DENITALL MARKETS. ,y the Carcass. NENVGATE AND LEA At per stone, L, s d to s 'd s d to s d neer, inf rior 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior 2 2 2 4 - middling „... 2 4 .2 6 .- middling -- plane large - prime - prime svx.i 's 2 3 4 Pork, large 2 6 2I r Veal -sma:l 3 8 4 0 Lamb f.', 4d. to 4s. 43. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET—Aug 22. Though we had only a moderate supply of Wheat from the farmers to-day, with a single sample of the new crop, yet the continued fine weather made the market again heavy, at about the prices of last Saturday. The quality of the new Oats appeared very fine, and sold at 20s. and 245. per quarter of the old. The sale was dull, with little change in value. Barley nominal—fine Malt steady. New Rye in limited de mand at 325. and 345. per quarter. There is little doing in Beans or Peas. The ship Flour is mostly cleared away, al though in some cases at a decline of Is. per sack. New. Old. - Wheat, Northumberland 'S.. 41s —e. —s.l Nog', ilk and Sailoll- - --- Berwick and Scotch 35.. 5.... .. —1 3i) . Foreign a ( . 0 . , ..S. Rye, Norf , lk and Suilolk Foreign —s. a. --s. —s. !,.? Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk nes. 34s ...... —s. —a. zt ----- Grinding and Feeding .. ->. 275...... —s. —e. ri Malt, Noriiilk and Sutrolk. . sls. 57Fii —s. 53:. '''' & Beans, Small 'ls 35a —s. —s. Tick Pease, White 'lle 31s. .... —s. —s. ---- Gray - - -- - Ins. 32.; —a. —s. i .—. , Oats, Northumberland, Putatne ..... thi; 275. —s. —s. -- —... Feed Foreign —s. —s —., .--,..) Flour, Fine, (per sack) . —s, —s;.„ 29s. :i24. On Finlay an inquest was held at the Crown Inn, Hampton-court, before Mr. Stirling and a respectable jury, on view of the body of Mr. Charles Thomas Nettleford, aged 59; who destroyed himself under circumstances of a peculiarly afflicting nature. Mr. Charles Harris, of Hampton, deposed that he bad known the deceased a number of years. On Tuesday morning last, about five o'clock, witness was walking on the bank of the Thames at Hampton, when he saw the body of the deceased floating on the surface of the water. Witness caused it to be immediately taken out : life was quite extinct, although, from the appearance of the corpse, it was evident that it had not been in the water many hours. Francis Sackville, of Hampton, deposed, that he had rescued the de ceased from drowning on Sunday last, when the unfortunate man threw himself into the River, upon which occasion he (deceased) expressed regret at being saved, and stated his determination to rid himself of an unhappy state of existence. After other witnesses were heard, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary derangement." - - - - - - _ Shearing has began in tire neighbourhood of Inver ness, and will be general in a few days. At I3ught and Camp field the cutting of barley has begun, and at Avoch a field has been reaped. At Wester Kessock, shearing has also com menced, and in Morayshire it is very general.—lnverness INCENDIARISM.—About tea o'clock on Friday night, an empty house, No. 3, Frederick-place, Bromley, near Bow, was discovered by a policeman to be on fire, and on breaking in the front door, he found the stairoaso in flames. It was not so advanced but that circumstances were sufficiently , apparent to prove that a fire had wilfully been kindled under neath the staircase. An alarm was instantly given, and many of the establishment engines were promptly brought to the spot, and the destruction was confined to the house in which it commenced. The neighbourhood iS a low one, and from the character of the inmates, the houses, about twenty in number, have obtained the nick-namn of " the Irish Row." They are easily accessible in the rear. The house destroyed is the nroperty of Mr. John Morgan, of Bromley, and is insured in the County Office. No apparent motive is said to exist for the malicious act, by which the lives of many were placed in kap ful jeopardy. • ' Biriey - ;nnas. firth C ,