The Sun. — London, England, 1849-09-21 00:00:00

THE SUN,_ LONDON, FRIDAY _EVENING, SEPTEMBER MISS PARDOE. This day is published, in 2 vols.with numerous Portraits, rrIIE COURT and REIGN of FRANCIS the FIRST, KING of FRANCE. By Miss PAIIDOE. Author of "Louis the Fourteenth and the Court of France, " The City of the Su:tan," &c. Richard Bentley, Nov Burlington-street, (Publisher In Ordinary to her Majesty.) THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste, Tlll3 EVENING, Will be performed the popular Drama of MARIE DUCAT GI Principal characters by Messrs. Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, Worrel and Madame Celeste. After which a new Farce, entitled A BIRD OF PASSAGE. Mr. Carry Chick, Mr. Wright; Mr. Chaunt Ginger, Mr. Paul Bedford:; Mr. Charles PusLer, Mr. Boyce; Frnest Hopeful, Mr. Worrell; Mrs. Waters Rummer, Mrs. Frank Matthews. To be followed by a Farce, called GOING TO THE DERBY THE DERBY DAY. Mr. Jeremiah Twiddle, Mr. Wright; Mr. John James Chucks, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Captain Nobble, Mr. Worrell ; Mrs. Chucks. Mrs. Matthews ; Mrs. Twiddle, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Farce of THE DANCING BARBER. Lord Mincifigton, Mr. Boyce ; Lady Flitterly, Miss E. Ilarding. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. In compliance with nitmcrous requests at the Box-office, the po puler Spectacle of MAZEPPi; or, the Wild Horse, will be pro &need with great splendour THIS EVENING, To be fe,llowed by an inimitalde display of SCENES IN TIIE Cr.R.CT,E. in which Marie Macarte will appear, supported by the fist Elaestrian talent of the lay. To conclude with a fetv3urite Farce. Box-otlice open from Eleven till Four. Mr, W. Writ. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BULDr4E, THIII Dar —Morning, 32 min. after 4 I Evenine, 51 min. after 4 T 0, 4 0 , 07— r_ qw, 8 min after 5 I Evening, 21 min. after 5 WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, SEPT. 21, THERMOMETER, Lowest, 45; Highest ; 57; Noon, 59 BAROMETER, 30.25. Wind N.N.E.—stormy, with rain, early in the Morning; Afternoon cloudy: ~.„),„..;! : •-• • /- ~ N ' l it flO . - ' • , , .7. -• -4-7- _ " ..;-• t. ~.. ''." 11 - F ,l l. b a'r • 1;1 os • • -- ' • Ro l `• 4 ..,..- • , 11,,,,,Lie ! but by the unanimous animadversions of the public press in every case that may come under their observa tion. Above all, we insist that it is an imperative dut . devolving cn the University authorities to discoun tenance such proceedings and to adopt such regula tions as will prevent tradesmen residing within their jurisdiction from giving unlimited credit_to:persons in statu pupillari. It is the duty of the State to protect me against foreign competition, says the Protectionist. It is the duty of the State, says the Socialist, carrying out the argument a step further, to furnish me with the instruments of labour (meaning thereby capital and tools), and thus to protect me against the tyranny of the capitalist. It is the duty of the State to render the tyranny of the capitalist impossible, and to give to every indi vidual a fair, that is an equal chance, in the race of life, by confiscating all capital, says the Communist; and the Communist is the most consistent logician of the three. Communism is the ultinta ratio of Protec tion. Three years ago we should have considered this reductio ad absurdum sufficient, but now-a-days there are to be found many Protectionists who, rather than give up their darling doctrine, would accept it with all its absurdities—who prefer marching under the banner of M. PEOUDHON to accepting the common sense of Sir Ron SET PEEL. It behoves us, therefore, to demonstrate the fallacy of the argument which is common alike to Protectionists, Socialists, and Com munists. The State is bound to do so and so, say they all. What is the State P Not a Prince FOR TUNATUS, wandering about the world with an inex haustible purse —not a lord and master bound to maintain all mankind, and authorised to demand the proceeds of the labour of all mankind in return. The days of r Etat c'est moi are gone; even Mello- LAS of Russia would not venture to announce himself as the Moi if he were to be held responsible for all the obligations which Protectionists, Socialists, and Communists would force upon TEtat. The state is not a person —not an abstraction possessed of certain rights different from the rights possessed by individuals, bound to perform certain duties different from the duties which devolve upon individuals, and having property distinct and separate from the property belonging to individuals. The state th tate is e simply the aggregate of the persons composing statef the ; properties it bby no of t m he ean p s er fo so ll n o s wsthat the aggregate o composing the state are the property of the state. M. PEOUDUON himself does not carry out his principles to this extent. Even Paounnom contends that he has a right of pro perty in his own hat, his own boots, his own coat, his own waistcoat, his own shirt, his own unmentionables, therefore we take it ea confesso that the aggregate of the property of the indi viduals composing the state is not the property of the state. Of what, then, does the property of the state consist ? Simply of the contri butions which are levied by the state from indivi duals, and those contributions can be justly levied only from all the individuals composing the state, according to their means, for purposes from which each individual derives a benefit. Thus all the indi viduals composing a state are equally interested in its defence against foreign aggression; therefore the expenses attending the maintenance of the army and navy are justly defrayed out of the I taxes, that is to say, out of the contributions levied from all the individuals composing the state. Each individual is equally interested, and therefore each bears his fair proportion. The same with regard to the administration of justice, the same with regard to the preservation of the public peace. These expenses are all most justly defrayed out of the common con tributions of all. But there are certain other ex penses which, although large portions of the indivi duals composing the state benefit from them, yet as all do not benefit, are not defrayed out of the taxes, that is out of the property of the state--(for the state can possess no property but that which it levies from in dividuals) : such are the expenses of lighting. The citizens of Liverpool are not called upon to defray any portion of the expenses of lighting the city of London, but the citizens of London, who alone desire the be nefit, are alone called upon to defray the expense. The Protectionist, however, demands that taxes shall be levied upon all for his especial _benefit. He is a corn-grower, we will suppose, and he asks that every individual in the community shall be forced to give him, say two shillings per bushel more for his corn than it could be purchased for in the open market of the world, that is to say, he asks that the shoemaker, the tailor, the cotton-spinner, &c., shall be robbed of a certain portion of their wages, the pro ceeds of which robbery shall be handed over to him, the corn-grower. This he calls protection. The Socialist demands an organization of labour. M. LOUIS BLANC, the head of this sect, proposes to or ganize the cabinet-makers in the first place, and he proceeds to organize them after this fashion. An un • certain number of cabinet makers associate them selves in a workshop, the state is to furnish them with capital for the purchase of materials, of shop room, of tools ; they are to work together, the idler is to receive the same wages as the industrious man, the idiot as the clever man, their wages are to be sufficient for the maintenance of all the men em ployed, and the remaining profit, if any, is to go not to repay the debt to the state, but to the formation of a fund for the maintenance of broken down cabinet makers. Thus all other trades are to be called on to contribute to the support of the cabinet makers, for be it remembered that the state has no property but what it levies from the individuals composing the state—all the other individuals composing the state are to be called on to take shares and pay up on those shares in this joint stock cabinet-making concern, without any ' hope of a dividend ; and among those so called on to contribute, be it remembered, are all those cabinet makers who are not members of this joint-stock company, and who are thus called on to pay towards the support of a concern in opposition to themselves. The propounders of this scheme call it the organiza tion of labour—we call it the organization of robbery ; and yet, if we admit the doctrines of Protection ism, we cannot argue against the doctrines of Socialism. If you protect the corn-grower against foreign competition, you are equally bound to protect the cabinet- maker and every other producer ; and if you protect the labourer against foreign competition, you are equally bound to protect labour itself against the competition ex cited in the home market by the capitalist, and you can do this effectually only by accepting the doctrines of Communism and destroying capital altogether. Communism is the logical deduction from Protection. Free trade, and the rights of property, or Communism, such is the choice we have to make; there is no middle term, for Protection fairly carried out, that is to say, equal protection to all against all is Com munism ; if not fairly carried, i. e., if more protection is given to one than to another, it is robbery. It is very true that Protectionists, Socialists, and Corn munists, alike seek to hide the truth under the flimsy veil of a pious care for the interests of the poor, but this hypocritical pretence has not even the merit of originality. It is now more than eighteen hundred years since their great prototype expressed a desire that the offerings of the faithful should be " sold for thirty pence, and given to the poor; but this he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and carried the bag." "YI w HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, SEPT. 18.—THE STATES GENERAL. —The sitting of the First Chamber commenced their labours this day under the Presidency of Coun► ZIMBURG STIRUM, who addressed the Members at some length, after which the Chambers went into Committee to decide upon the Address in answer to the Speech from the Throne. The Second Chamber also commenced their labours to day under the Members of the highest standing in Fears. Three candidates were then elected—namely, Messrs. VAN GOLSTEIN, TBORNDECK, and L. D. STROM, of whom his MAJESTY will be requested to lominate one as President of the Second Chamber. DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. The insurgents have kept the fortress of Bihac so iosely encircled from the 21st to the 25th of .ugust, that it wag impossible to reach it without r.k of life. On the 2d of September a very of tae insurgents retired into the mountains to shut up t e pssFage against the VIZIER, who has arrived at r.ukswaa with 30,000 men and 24 cannon. Ditches Live been dug and trenches cut in the defiles. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSDURGII, SEPT. 11. —The journals con• tin a very flattering letter from the EMPEROR to Cunt NESSELRODE, accompanied by a portrait of his MAJESTY, to be worn suspended from his button-hole, it token of the EMPEROR'S acknowledgment of bis Elvices. TURKEY. EEFUSAL OF THE SULTAN TO DELIVER UP THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES TO lUSTRIA. -lonour to ABDUL MESHID j honour to the Ttrkish Ministers! They have nobly done their duy, and have refused to become the panders to the vindictive blood-thirstiness of FRANCIS JOSEPH am of NICHOLAS. The Russian and Austrian Am basadors at the Porte demanded the extradition of the Hungarian chiefs, KOSSUTH, DEMBINSKI PEEZEL, MESSAROS, and their companions. A Rusian General arrived in Constantinople in the I.sti on a special mission, that special mission being to hilly the SULTAN into a compliance with the de maids of Austria. A council was held, and the Tukish Government resolved not to surrender the Ilutgarian refugees to either the Russian or the Austrian Government, and on this decision laing communicated to the SULTAN, he declared in th most impressive and determined manner that the re:ugees should not be given up, let the consequences be,whafthey might. We trust that Lord PALMERS TON willdo his duty as nobly as the SULTAN has done his, and that Russia and Austria will be given dis tinctly b understand that war with Turkey for such a cause means war with England. We are rejoiced to find fiat KOSSUTH and his companions are fur nished with passports from the English Ambassador, and we lust that every assistance and support will be afforded )37 England to the SULTAN which he may require, to defend the independence of his country against tie attacks of Russia and of her vassal, Austria. assault. 4ravity of the occasion ; and those who mistook its ;4tner leniency for weakness, will perhaps believe me ;n future, when I tell them that what I say as her Majesty's representative, I most assuredly mean to derfcrm. In the present instance, On re shall be n , amnesty until jnstice has been done upon the men Nhose crimes have disgraced the community to which hey belong. I call upon all good ciCz-ns to assist r-.te in this task. I call upon them to r, flect upon the nischief already done to the material interests of this island, by the interruption of its trade and industry at this most critical season. To all who are willing to aid in putting an end to this miserable insurrection, I promise protection, encouragement, and reward; and it is most consolatory to me again to advert to the excel lent spirit shown by many large districts, and to the exertions made by them in support of order and law. The criminals are now surrounded by her Majesty's troops, the coast is blockaded, and every boat in the ports of the island has been sent into the hatb Jur o , Argostoli, or surk. Their escape, therefore. if they should succeed in escaping for a few days, will be due to the smallness of their numbers, and tie nature of the country in v; hich they are concealed; but all may aid in bringing the matter to an end, by giving infor mation to her Majesty's officers, and by withholding as- Si-tanCo from the rebels, whose demands for food and shel:er they must resist, if needful, by force. Those who furnished assistance of any kind to Vlacco, or his bard, will do well to recoll-ct that martial law is no longer a mere word. It is at full force in Scala, and the adjacent districts of Coronus, VAlte a. Racli, Leo, and C a t o l eo . I t i s i n force throughout Omala, Icossimla, Talamies, Samos, and Pirgi; and their inhabitants will learn, if the slightest provoca tion be given, the terrible powers with which powers are now armed. It will be most painful to me to see those powers long, or largely, used, and I have abstained on that account, from proclaiming any district that has not been actually visited by the rebels. But whatever be necessary to crush the insurrection must be done. The Government feels that it has a sacred duty to perform towards those who have trusted it, and who are entitled to its aid, and in the execution of that duty I shall shrink from nothing that I find requisite for the complete re-establishment of the authority of the law. "H: G. WARD, Lord High Commissioner. "Thursday, One P K. " An engagement took place last night, at half past nine P.M., with the whole band of rebels headed by Theodoro Vlacco, and the Priest Nodaro, who attempted to pass the detachment commanded by Capt. Coote, in two lines, firing a volley as they went by. Vlacco's party was so closely pursued, that nine prisoners were taken, amongst whom were Spiro Vlacca, his cousin, and Michaele Cucotroi, upon whom immediate justice will be done." BANKRUPTCY. -(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPLIERD.) IN AZ PINKERTON. IMPORTANT TO BANKRUPTS.—This bankrupt had carried on business as a dealer in glass, &c., in High street, Borough, and to-day applied for his certificate under very peculiar circumstances. Mr. Turquand, the official assignee, said, that the fiat was issued in 1840 under the old Act, but the bank rupt did not obtain the necessary number of creditors to sign, but had gone into business and obtained credit; he now only had propery to the amount of the new debts, but as the new Act was coining into operation in a few days, he sought his certificate at the hands of the Com• missioner. The Learned Commrs•roNEf asked the,bankrupt why h• had not applied before? Bankrupt said it was neglect on his part, and he had not been able to engage a solicitor for want of means. His 11 ,, Noun said the bankrupt had acted very un fairly to his present creditors, for, being an uncertificated bankrupt, all the property he cow posessed could be claimed by the creditors under the first. bankruptcy. fie (his Hoi our) could not certify that the bankrupt bad conducted himself properly or conformed to the Act. The solicitor to the asAgnees said he was not in structed to oppose. His HONOUR said he should adjourn the case till Mr. Commissioner Fane (the Commissioner to the fiat) re turned after the vacation. The bankrupt had been with out protection which was now granted. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY) 'OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT and Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) MANSLAUGHTER.—James Newton, aged 36, described as a labourer, was indicted for tho manslaughter of John Jones, alias Richard Gunner. The prisoner pleaded " Not guilty." Mr. lionsem stated the case for the prosecution. The prisoner, he said, was what was called a dog-whipper, having the charge of a number of men engaged in the construction of a railway, and had recently been em ployed in that capacity in the East and West India Docks, and Birmingham Junction Railway. At one point of the line it crosses over the Great Northern Railway on an embankment, and the occurrence which formed the subject of the present inquiry happened at that spot. A temporary timber bridge had been erected for the purpose of conveying one line over the other, which, from some oause or other, became unsafe for ballast waggons to cross over it, but, although the attention of the pri soner had just previously been directed to that circum stance, he ordered one of the men under him to drive a truck over it, and the consequence was the bridge gave way, and the truck and its contents falling on the de ceased killed bim on the spot. Had the prisoner been absent from the spot, or ignorant of the dangerous state of the bridge, no blame could have attached to the pri soner; but the fact was, as the truck advanced a man engage,l upon the Great N-eth l ern ing oanctl out gu over, is is nut safe ; " an d in spite of this warning the prisoner insisted upon the driver's procee d ieg, which rerdered him legally responsible for the con sequences that iollowed. Mr. CLARKSON, who defend e d th e pr i soner, i ns i sted that the indictment could no t b e susta i ned, inasmuch as the death of the de cease d did not r(sult from any act of the prisoner. Th ere were, h owever, one or two facts connected with this case which the Court ought to be I in possession of before the point of law it involved was argued and decided upon. The bridge in question, the Court would remember, was erected in the first instance, by the contractor who employed the prisoner, in a good and substantial manner, but the Great Northern con tractor finding some of its supporters impeded his pro- 1 gress, had them removed, and thus rendered it unsqfe. That was the state of facts the case would disclose; but before the prisoner could be tried on such an indictment as this, the Court must decide whether or not the order given by the prisoner could be viewed in the light of an act. Mr. Baron PLATT thought it would be much better for the prisoner that his case should go before the jury than that it should be decided on the technical ot , jection raised by his counsel. Witnesses were accordingly called to prove the facts mentioned by the Learned Counsel for the prosecution. On cross-examination the witnesses who were present when the accident happened admitted that there had been some squabbling and legal disputes between the Great Northern and East and West India Dock contractors about disturbing the bridge., which was perfectly sate, before the Great Northern men began to meddle with it. There was a noisy engine at wDrk near the bridge, and it was doubtful whether or no the prisoner, heard the voice of the man who warned the driver of the truck of the insecurity of the bridge. Previous to the acci dent waggons had been continually passing and repos sing over the bridge, and the deceased during the whole of this time was employed underneath in raising sup porters for the bridge. Mr. CLAIMOON was about to address the jury for the defence, but he was interrupted by The Jury, who said they had made up their minds upon the case, and were satisfied the prisoner was not guilty. He was accordingly acquitted. Mr. Baron PLATT intimated that he bad felt it would be more for the benefit of the prisoner that his inno cence should be declared by a jury than that he sLould escape upon a technical point of law, and it was that ieeling which induced the Court to let the case go on. NE W COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—Ann Murphy was in. dieted for feloniously cutting and wounding Mary Hoddy, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. ale prosecutrix, a widow, residing in Shadwell, stated that on the afternoon of the 15th inst., she was standing in a court near her home, when the prisoner, who keeps an oyster stall in the same street, came up and spit at her. Upon asking her the cause of such conduct, she said, " I'll do for you ;" and taking a knife out of her pocket stabbed her in the arm. The wound was an inch deep, but was not of a very serious nature„ The jury found the prisoner Guilty of an, aggravated It was understood that the prisoner was enceihie. The FOREMAN, after a pauso, s aid, on second con- sideration the jury recommended her to mercy. The RECORDER sentenced her to one year's imprison meat in the House of Correction, care being taken that tier situation should be taken into consideration. E FRENCH REPUBLIC , e have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The Moniteur du Soir announces that the Counci of State is engaged in devising a project for the settle ment in Algeria of the convicted of 'Time, 1848, who are at present imprisoned in Belle Isle. The official lboniteur publishes an announcement of the raising of the blockade of Venice by the Austrians. The improvement in the health of M. DE-FALLOUry noticed on Tuesday was not permanent. He had a relapse on Wednesday, and recourse was again had to bleeding. The Patrie of last night says, " The state of M DE Fau.oux continues to be of a rather grave character; nevertheless we are assured that it is not of such a nature as to occasion serious uneasiness." The Committee of the National Assembly on the Budget met yesterday. It is said that they expressed an opinion that there was no necessity to have imme diate recourse to a loan. According to the Evenement, the Greek Govern ment has applied to the Government of the French Republic, requesting that no more passports for Greece may be given to political refugees. The negotiations at Rome still continue. The Assemble Nationale boasts that the POPE will make none but mere formal concessions, and of the nature of those concessions we may judge from the following letter addressed to the National, ley its Roman Cor respondent The concessions said to have been accorded at Gaeta, so far as the amnesty is concerned, amount to this—that the Pope, on his return to Rome, early in No vember, will grant an amnesty, from the benefit of which shall be excluded all the members of the Constituent Assembly, the Triumvers, the Ministers of the Republic, the leaders of the popular clubs, and the chiefs of the National Guard ; so that the amnesty would, in reality, embrace only those who have no need of it. As to the secularization of the Government, it will only admit laymen to offices that the clergy do not consider of much importance. In the same partial manner the Napoleon Code will only be applied in the reform of certain tri bunals, acd to matters which do not infringe on the y bad turned re ceivedpower t o h f e th s e an c e le ti r o g n y. of T t h h e e m r u o n p ic e i , pa w l il l i a law, which w fi h n i a c i h i into a consultative body, to be elected by municipal councils with power of deliberation on financial ques tions only." A number of Poles in Paris, desiring to quit France and proceed to America, to establish Polish colonies in that country, addressed a letter to the Prefect of Police, to be permitted to meet in order to discuss the means of carrying their plan into exe cution. The first meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon, in the Rue des Poules. The Commissary of Police of the quarter, attended by several agents, assisted at the meeting, which terminated by the nomination of a commission of six members, who are to occupy themselves immediately with the prepara tions for their departure. There were rumours rife in Paris yesterday of an impending Ministerial crisis. It has been finally resolved on that M. Da FALLOUE shall definitively retire from the Ministry ; and it is said that another of the Ministers, M. PASS; has also signified his intention of resigning in consequence of the opposition which his scheme for the imposition of an income-tax has encountered; his colleagues have strongly urged him to withdraw his unpopular proposition, after the example set by Lord JOHN RUSSELL in 1848, but M. PAM is of a firmness almost approaching to obstinacy, and he refuses to hold office except on con dition that he shall be permitted to propose his in come-tax. It has been determined to - re-enact :the tax on potable liquors. JACINTO MORENO, an aide-de-camp of General ORME, has arrived in Paris. It is stated that he is charged with an extraordinary mission relative to the affairs of La Plata. The Princess DE LIGNE has arrived in Paris. Signor DELLA Roca, ex-Minister of War in Pied mont, has also arrived in the same city. The Algiers journals of the 15th announce the total defeat and flight of a pretended Bou MAzA, who was endeavouring to excite the Kabyles of the Ju jurra to insurrection. PARIS BOURSE.—THURSDAY, SEPT. 20. The market has been again firm to-day, and prices have slightly improved—Threes, for the account, closing at 56f. 45c., and Fives at 89f. 35c. The market closed as fellows;—Threes, for cash, h6f. 35c.; for account, 56f. 45e.; Fives, for cash, 89f. 30c.; for account, 89f. 35c.; Bank of France Shares, 2,355 f.; Neapolitan, 88f. 50c.; Spanish not quoted. liAlLWAY£l.—There has been but little doing in Rail. way Shares to-day, but prices have been well maintained. Orleans closed at 755 f.; Rouen, 535 f.; Havre, 265 f.; Avignon, 225 f.; lirierzon, 312. 50c.; Strasbourg and Basle, 102 F. 50c.; Bordeaux, 405 f.; Northern, 441t.25c.; Paris and Strasbourg, 355 f.; Nantes, 302 f. 50c.; Monte reau, 1151.; Dieppe, 180 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, Sam 20. Northern of France, 2% dis.— Paris and Rouen,2l —Rouen and Havre, 10 Sambre and Meuse, 214. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 15th have arrived. Their contents are unimportant. MADRID lIOLSA, SEPT. 15.—Threes, 27 13 16 11 r, nAmange on London, 51. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. CENTRAL GERMANY. We find the following given in the Cologne Gazette as the basis of the arrangement proposed to be entered into by Austria and Prussia for the ad interim settle ment of the question of the Central German Govern meat : " 1. There shall be established between the German Governments, i❑ accordance with the administrators of the empire, a new ad interim Central Government, which shall be exercised by Austria and Prussia to the Ist May, 1850. 2. The object of this is to maintain the German Confederation as the indissoluble union of all the German States. 3. During the interim the affair of the Constitution of Germany is left to the free arrangement of the States. 4. If at the expiration of the interim nothing be dine, an understanding shall be come to with respect to the continuation of the new Central Govern. went. 5. A Commission of the Empire, composed of four members, two of whom shall be nominated by Austria, tw.) by Prussia, shall direct, under the presi dency of Austria (which presidency, however, shall be only an affair of etiquette), the affairs which were attri buted to the Special Council of the old Diet; the other governments of the Confederation shall send plenipoten tiaries to the Commission. 6. The Commission of the Empire shall only be responsible to those by whom it is nominated. 7. As soon as the Governments shall have given their assent to the preceding propositions, the Administration of the Empire shall deposit its dignity and powers in the hands of the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia." The Kings of WunTEMITIRQ and BAYARIA have consented to this. case, PRUSSIA. The Berliner Nachrichten states :—" It has been confirmed that a new Russian tote has been received, in which it is proposed that the affairs of Germany should be regulated by a Royal Congress, composed of those Sovereigns who signed the Alliance of 1815. 'We have, however, learnt that the Ministry is re solved to maintain the policy hitherto preserved, and not to place the decision of a point of domestic German character in the hands of foreign Powers." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, SEPT. 16.--COunt RADBTZZT paid a visit to the Minister of the Interior, D. BACH, to-day, as also to Baron Ilisz and General VON BENEDIC&. He will attend the theatre this evening, and by his desire " The German Warrior," Dir Deutsche Kneger, will be acted. According to some, the veteran Marshal has fixed upon Presburg as his future home, that being the residence of his daughter, the Countess VON WENKHEIM; according to others, he will resume his command in Italy. The Wiener Zeitung announces the sentence of the Supreme Military Court upon Generals Man. and SALELY for their share in the Hungarian insurrection. Both the generals are deprived of their military rank and pensions, and are further sentenced to five years' imprisonment. The conferences for the re-organization of Hungary were to commence on the 17th, under the presidency of the EMTKROE. The number of Hungarians who have taken refuge in Moldavia is between $,OOO and 4,000 men. The Turks have finished the tents, and they are encamped near Widin. The Emperor of AUSTRIA (who appears to resemble in situation and character CHARLES IX. of France), acting under the inspiration of his bigotted and vin dictive mother, has determined to show no mercy to age or sex in Hungary. He has actually set a price upon the head of Kossunes wife I I Surely the representative of such a savage ought not to be re ceived at any civilized Court. The besieging forces are assembling round Co morn, under the command of NUGENT and of the Russian General GRABS& The garrison have 500 cannon, 8 batteries, 8 field-pieces, 1,400 horses, and provisions for twelve months. General BUKAWINA, who commanded the Aus trian garrison of Temesvar, has died of the cholcka, S WED E N, The Swedish and Norwegian Consul in Ham burgh, and for the kingdom of Hanover, has, it is said, been dismissed. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, SErr. 15.—The Fadrelander states that the Government Administration in Schleswig has resolved, upon the demand of Count EULENBURGH, to quarter two Prussian squadrons in Holstein until the rejected Commission should return. THE INSURRECTION IN THE lONIAN ISLANDS. We have received the Extraordinary Gazette of Corfu of tie 7th, and extract the following : "Argostoli, Sept. 5. "Ceehahniots,—ln my Message to the Senate recom mending ar amnesty for the events of September, 1848, I expresses th e f ee li rgs w i th which my first visit to your island had :i:ispired me—my sense of the industry and en terprise displayed there, and my hopes that the new era, upon whica we were entering, would be marked, on boil. aides, by patience and peace. I visit you a second time under very different circumstances. In the midst of profound tranquillity, and at a moment when the whole poptlation ought to have b een em pl o y e d in securing that harvest, upon which its prosperity, and even its ex'stence, during the coming winter, depends. an outbreak has occurred in the districts of Leo, and Scala, marked by crimes of so atrocious a nature. that, if I could suppose them to indicate the spirit of the peasantry in general, I must deem unworthy of the name of Christians, or of men. Between the 28th and the 31st c f A ugust, the houses of seven resident proprietors were d estroye d— murders of the moat dia bolical character were committed. The Cavaliere Metaxa, a min universally respected, was burnt, with four servants, in his own house, while the whole popula tion of Scala looked on. Citizens well known to all of you Were seised and imprisoned, in order to enforce compliance with the most iniquitous demands; and, although the actual outrages were confined to the dis tricts of Leo, Scala, and Valtes, attempts were deli. berately m a d e t o exten d t h e system of teterrorismthrough out the isl a nd, th ere b e i ng h ar dly a family residing u p on its estates that was n ot warned that its turn was coming, while the wild es t re ports were circulatedof intended attacks upon Argostoli itself. The first information of these excesses reached Corfu on Thursday, the 30th o f August, at 8 A.m. At 11 A.M. I wrote to his Highness the President, and proclaimed martial law in the dis turbvd districts. At 3 1. H. the lonia sailed with the troops on board who were to carry this proclamation into t fleet. They reached Argostoli early on Friday, the 31st, proceeded to Scala at 11 A M., landed at 3 P.m, and, though resisted by the ruffians— e ho, after disturbing tams ues,i,..;e g their own —,....e,, Dad the audacity to fire upon her Majesty's troops—they were in possession of the vil lage by seven post meridian, and will now proceed to inflict upon it the chasti sement, wh i ch i t has so justly des, rved. Anxious to see the measures resolved upon by the Government promptly and t ffectually carried out, I left Corfu on the night of the Ist of September, and landed in Argostoli on the ed; at nine A.m. I found you in a state of unprecedental excitement and alarm. , The rebels were said to be adv.tncing in l arge num b ers ' upon the districts of Icossimia, Livato, and Ornate, while a combined movement of the disaffected upon the town was talked of, in which the mountain villages were to take part. The ships in the harbour were crowded with the families of your citizens. All busi ness was suspended, and the Custom House closed. My first care was to ascertain to what extent these appro. hensione were well founded, and I give you here the re sults obtained by inquiries, which, in so grave a case, I have felt it to be my duty to make personally, as well as by the concurrent testimony of the military detach ments, the primates. and the pollee. I believe that in Scala the number of robbers a n d mur d erers—for I will not honour them with the na me o f i nsurgents —in arms amounted, at one time, to between two and three hun dred. They were beaded from the first by Theodore Vacco, and the Papa Gregorio Nodaro, justly surnamed ' the Assassin,' who has been unceasing in his efforts to poison the minds of the peasantry, and to involve them in a struggle which would have made Cephalonia a de sert, had it been possible for it to be attended with sue- There is ample evidence to prove that secret socie ses were connected with this movement—that it has been many months in preparation, and is countenanced be persons still resident amongst you, who fancied that they could guide the passions which they stimulated and let loose. It was probably in the hope of giving a political colouring to crime that the rebels, on their marches during the short period of their impunity, were received by a flag and a cross—never so horribly desecrated before. After the occupation of Scala by Major King, Vlacco and the Priest Nodaro fell back upon Icossimia and Livato, where they endeavoured to induce those vil lages to join them by entreaties and threats. The first were resisted ; the second they had, happily, not the rower to enforce, the number of their follow era having been reduced from 300 to 42, with whom Vlacco arrived at Pirgi on Sunday morning, Sept. 2. On Sunday even ing, it was report e d i n Argostoli that the insurgents were crossing the mountains with large messes of men, and had reached San Liberals, on their way to San Gerasimo. A strong detachment marched to occupy the convent of San Gerasimo that night, and was pre ceded by Captain Middleton, one of my aides-de-camp, and Mr. Fyers, the head of the police, who ascertained at Valsamata that Vlacco, Nodaro, and forty-five men, had arrived in their neighb)urhood on Sunday after noon, and invited them to take part in an attack upon Argostoli, but that the Contadini of Valsamata and Frangata had refuse to _have anything to do with such projects, an d h a d desired Vlacca to leave their district, which he had pr om i se d to d o the next day. In order to satisfy himself that this information was correct, Captain Middleton proceeded on foot to the spot where the party w as sa i d to be encamped, and having ascer tained that t h ey were actually, at midnight, in the place, and in about the number stated, Muriel to meet the tr oops, who arrived at three A DI, on Mon day—just half an hour too late to capture the whole band. Having followed the troops to San Gerasimo at four 44 " 11 I and d ou bt s b e ing entertained as t o th e route tak en by Vlacco in his flight from Valsamata, I directed the village of Trojanata to he searched by Capt a i n Nugent, on his return to Argostoli. I have to reg ret there the death of the Primate, who was killed while executing my orders, by a ball fired, fr F Ea a Win dow, and aimed at those who were standing with me near the entrance of the church. He died most at my f eet. al most of her The two other men were killed, drew their f ate upon themselves, by resisting the en trance Majesty's hoops into their houses, and firing upon C aptain Lawley, while forcing open a !1 door. I t b e i ng now nearly certain that thisinfamous gang of mar au d ers is in the Black Mountain with its interests of chief s , an d it being most essential for the of Cephalonia th at an end should b e put, as speedily as possible, to a movement which is not more remark able for the smalln ess o f its means th an f or t h e great , near; of its guilt, I have offered, on the part of the Go vernment, a reward of 1,000 dollars for Theodore Vlacco or Gregario Nodaro, if brought lb deed of elite; and the gallant officer who commands her Majesty's forces has directed a combined movement to be made, for thn , -, Phteteb of bunting them down. Your. Excellent archbi V ahop has not hesitated to excom municate a priest whose garments are steeped in the tiood of the 'Vetere family, and, if taken alive, he shall certainly expiate his crime upon the spot where the b o di es of four of his victims are now buried, as two of his associates will do this day, the clearest eviden ce of their guilt hav i ng been obta i ned. His house has already been razed to the ground, in the presence of the whole of the inhabitants of Seals, and one of the men about to be hung is the Abate t ustachio Zapandi, Nodaro's follower and pupil, who assisted him in carrying the cross, and in administering unlawful oat. hs- Tho peaceable and well-disposed inhabitants of Cephalonia, whose lives and properties have escaped a danger which no efforts of their own could have averted, will see, by this plain reeital of facts, that the Govern ment has done its duty with an energy befitting the • DELIBERATE MURDER. Last night, between the hours of eight and nine o'clock, he inhabiquits of Princes-road, Lambeth, were thrown into a state of the greatest excitement in consequence of a report being forwarded to Lambeth Workhouse to the effect that a man named Henry Weston, a waiter at the United Service Club, Piccadilly, who resided in Wood street, Lambeth-walk, had deliberately murdered his daughter, a fine child about eighteen months old. It appears that the man Weston was a waiter at the United Service Club, but for some reason he bad not been engaged at that place for some time past. He re turned home in the afternoon and partook of tea, when he seemed in his usual state of health and spirits, and after he had sat for a short period, Mrs. Weston stated that she should leave the child in bed and go intoLanabeth walk for a few articles that she required for house hold tne. She had placed the infant on the bed, and having put on her shawl and bonnet she loft the house for about a quarter of an hour, and when she returned her hu4band was sty nding at the door. They both en tered the front parlour, when Mrs. Weston asked him where the child was, when he coolly replied, gq have murdered her, and you will find her in the :water-but." , He afterwards added, " You may give me in charge if you like." An alarm was raised by Mrs. Weston, when several of the neighbours came to her aid, and a light having been procured they repaired to the garden at the rear of the house, end upon looking in the water-but the body of the poor child was found at the bot tom in its night clothes. The child was imme diately rescued and carried with all speed to Lambeth workhouse, and in the meantime messengers were dis patched to procure the aid of Mr. John Jebfree, the sur geon, of Paradise.street, Lambeth -walk. That gentle- j 112§11 attended with the :greatest ptomptitude, gincl used ar ltentn4 2"1 LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1849. Final judgment has at length been pronounced in the case of Mr. CHARLES THROSIY. After repeated adjeurnments, by which that unfortunate young gentleman's incarceration has been prolonged to no less than four months, and very heavy expenses been incurred, the Learned Chief Commissioner of the Insolvent Court has declared that he is entitled to an unconditional discharge. Mr. Thomas RANDALL and his compeers, the champions of the credit system at the Universities, still continued obstinate, and refused to accede to the arrangement proposed by the afflicted parent of their victim—an arrangement which the Commissioner declared to be perfectly " f, air and reasonable." They adhered firmly to the rule adopted by the Oxford tradesmen : they would accept no compromise that involved the abandonment of any portion of their claims. It would be totally con trary to their principles to relinquish their liens on the future earnings of their debtors until the accounts, made up at " west-end prices and interest at five per cent. after two years," should be liquidated even to the last farthing. They would have the "pound of flesh" or nothing, and in the present instance their pertina cious and obstinate determination has met with a fitting reward. In vain the presiding Judge recom mended, nay almost entreated, that they would, for once, relax their stringent regulations. Tn vain, to use his own language, "he laboured for what he had conceived to be the interests of all parties." Actuated by a laudable anxiety to carry the intentions of the father into execution, and thereby to free the unfor tunate young man from filture liabilities, and at the same time to obtain something for the general body of creditors on account of their demands, he departed from his ordinary functions, and assumed the cha racter rather of an arbitrator anxious to effect an amicable settlement than of a judge adjudicating on the real merits of the case before him. The unexpected ii flexibility of some of the creditors defeated his praiseworthy intentions, and compelled him, unwillingly, to resume the position from whence —we say it with all respect—he should never hare departed. His futile effort only prolonged the im .prisonment of an innoc9nt young man for some seven wtc;lis additional, during which period he was not merely endut lug the loss of liberty, but was exposed to the demoralization inseparable from a continued association with the class of persons to be met with in a debtors' prison. If ever there was a case where the insolvent IVA s entitled, aceordlng to the true spirit of the cede, tc an immediate and unconditional discharge it was the one now under notice. There was nothing of fraud deception, or falsehood, that could even be hinted at. The Chief Commissioner, in delivering his first judg ment, declared that " he was happy to exonerate the insolvent from any charge of contracting his debts by false representations, or by any means that trenched on morality and gentlemanly con duct beyond his having involved himself in unnecessary expenses." That declaration, impor tant as it might be in ordinary cases, was su perfluous in this instance, for the slightest imputation of the kind had not been put forward—his creditors, in fact, had sought him, and not he his creditors—no inouiries were made. The greatest competition ex isted to obtain the honour of his custom, and to sup- ply him, not merely with necessaries, but with every luxury and superfluity that fancy or extravagance could dictate. Had he been desirous of so doing, or of what is termed " victimizing" tradesmen, there can be no doubt but ti it he could have obtained credit for as many thousands as he was indebted hundreds; but we find it admitted, even by Mr. RANDALL him self, " that the supply of goods were such as an undergraduate, in the insolvent's circumstances, might fairly require, and that, after the first year, he became more sparing of his orders, and only had • what was necessary." Here, then, the opposing creditor himself acquits the insolvent of any undue extravagance. If it could be at all ascribed to him, it was only during his first year, when he was but nineteen years of age, and, by the policy of the law, exempted from liability; for had he chosen to have availed himself of the plea of minority, be could have set aside by far the greater portion of his debts and paid twenty shillings in the pound on all demands for which judgments could have been ob tained with the 8001. which his father was willing to advance. It may be said that such a course would have been extremely disgraceful and reprehensible, but it would have freed him from all annoyance, and he should not be punished because his honourable and gentlemanly feelings induced him to confirm these liabilities after attaining hie majority, and not to have repudiated them, as he might have done, with full impunity. The only ground assigned_by the Chief Commis sioner that could possibly warrant a remand was that "he had incurred debts extravagantly and without reasonable expectations of payment." We must totally dissent from this view of the case. Mr. THROSBY, sen., was at least reputed to be possessed of a considerable fortune, which would have enabled him to bestow a much larger sum upon a favourite child than the amount for which his son was respon sible. Where no less than 6001. was actually sent over to satisfy the demands in the first instance, the aggregate of the debts only amounting to 7501., and where 300/. was freely offered to the last moment, notwithstanding the unfavourable decision, by which Mr. THROSBY, sen., was reported to have had more then 15,00 0 / . ster li ng, i t could not be said that the debts were contracted without " a reasonable expecta tion of payment," as seven shillings in the pound were we still forthcoming. A n d even i f it had been so, which totally deny, there would still be the fact of " nonage," which was not in any degree alluded to in the course of the judgment. We have now done with the case. We know on e e nothing whatev er o f any of the parties e erned either debtor or cre di tors. IVe t oo k the CS SO , entirely on public grou n d s , believing that the tionahle system was producti ve o f t h e most injuriousrnee.- sults to more persons even than to the victims, who in too many instances have their prospects in life blight e d , and who are compelled to submit to the greatest priva tion after they have attained maturity, through the thoughtless indiscretions of their early years, and the fatal facilities afforded for incurring unnecessary debts. We believe that the credit system is con trary to public policy, arid that it should be discouraged in every legitimate mode—not only by the decisions of Insolvent Commissioners, : ! The Rev. J. Aspinall, M.A., of Althorpe rectory, Lincolnshire, who is to be the successor of Dr. Hind, Dean of Carlisle, is, we believe, a moderate high churchman, and the author of several volumes of ser mons which are greatly esteemed both for their elo quence and orthodoxy. He has also written and spoke much on the subject of popular education; and we be lieve that the appointment will not be unsatisfactory to etburobmen.—Chronicle. POPULATIO N or LONDON.—The number of deaths registered in London last week (says a correspenden) was 3,183; that is equal to 454 every day, 19 every hour, and one person every three minutes. This may appear very alarming to some readers, but they must bear in mind that the vast extent and population of our metropolis, London and its surrounding, districts, con. tains nearly 3,000,000 persons. If this immense Dum ber of persons were placed in a line, at a distarce of 14 yards apart, they would reach to the extent of 2i,000 miles, or more than the circitniference of the globe; so led i m f t persons a6n d dy i e d before e t h f o e rl above taolot th the birthsp rata, e oe v pv i i z ee . r , iyn o n wL e eoc e nk v d, e o r in y t earsallowinge' w t t h h o r a n e t Were extinct. The Missibsippi United States stea m •f r i gate arrived at Leghorn on the anon 11th, with 1 65 passengers, g whom was Commod'ore Moran the squadron of the M editerranean. g , commanding ~: -~.=~ 21, !R49. 0 o'Ocl.( K. G RICI S. 92% 92:4 i - V,ft;rB UY ,- /OTIS)! , 1 1 .1cI). 3 per Cent. Consols AnnuitioA 92 1/Z %%% Consols for Account .... ...... f:xchequer Bills. 0 1 1 ,6 0. & 2d. 1,0001. June 36 MI p 39 p 5001. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. oNE OLO&IN( O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Small. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent 76 Do. Bonds.. — Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons Ditto, Ex Coupons Ditto, Account 27% 7 27' Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 4 per Cent. Active........, 56 1 ,4 56 , 4 ' Russian Bonds ... 1 07,'.i lh 107% Sp wuell, 5 per Cent. 1840 D . A i Ditto, 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild... 5.1 1 4 Ditto. ,: per Cent. Certificates 51.4 85% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING - iiIILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE.. berdeen 5O - Do. Preference - Amber. Nott., B os t on , ••• and Eastern Junction 6 ...... 6% % dis ..., Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7 1 4 - Belfast & County Down 26% - Barks & Hants Ex tens. (Gt. West. Pen 5 per et.) 6 - 00000 •.. •.. Birmingham and Ox 1, rd Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 - Do, without guarar,tee 20 ... - Birming, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... - Do. without guarantee 10 - Birming., Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 13/. 148 ... - Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June-- 20 - Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 7/. 45.... - p Bristol and Exeter 9O ... .. - Ditto, Thirds ..- - luekingharn*hire .. - .....• ... Caledonian Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... - Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 - OP • • Chester and Holyhead... 50 - •••, ....... Ditto, Preference - ••• .. .......... Clarence - ............... Do. Ist Class, 6 per CL 10 - ............... Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 - ••. ... ....... Do. Government Loan, .. 4 per Cent. .. lO •• - •.............. Direct London & Ports month - Dublin and Belfast June. 40 ...... - Dundalk & Enniskillen 27 1 4 - East Anglian, 251., L. & E. ancl.L. and D....•• 25 - Do. 18/., E. & H.... 18 - Do., 31. 105., Pref... 3% - - - Eastern Comities.- ..... 20 •-•,,,, VA % x.d..- Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10 - ..... ......... 111 Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6/.13e. 4d.... -...-.. ........ % p Ditto ditto, No. 2...6/. 13i. 4d... - ............... - Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. ......... 50 - ............... - Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 - - Do. New 43 - ... ............ Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 26 - ............... - Ditto, Class A, ditto... 3% - Do., C.,?ass B (L & B.) 25 - - ....- ......... Ditto, ORO C, ditto... 22%.., _ - Do. Scrip (6 peirmat.) 20 ..... ...- East Lancashire 25 - Ditto, New •-• 25 ••-• - ......... ...... Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 4 - .. Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 64 - - East Lincolnshire ...... 25 , - - Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... - .. Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. .. - - - Edinburgh and Northern 25 - - - Ditto, Newport Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch 2% - - - Exeter and Exmouth... 21s. - Ula-gow, Dumfries, and -.. Carlisle ....... ... -8/.65. 8d.... - ... ......... Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 . .1..1 Do. Preference Consol. - • ...... .• • • Great rorthern 3 Do., 1, 2 A Deferred - ... 4!,‘ Do.. 1 , B 6 p or Cpit... '1 ~ 2 Do., 5 per Cent. fret: 7 / - öVs••-• •••• ..... 5 treat South. and Welt. (Ireland) teat North of England 100 ...... - Ditto, New, 40/ 4O - ... ........... - Ditto, ditto B5 - mt.... ..... •••• Ditto. New, 30/ 3O - •• Ditto. New,ls! - Great Western 100 ...... 58% 56 Ditto, I ,i Shares 5O - ..... ••• • • •• Ditto, IA Shares Ditto, Fifths ...... ...... 20 ...... 1134 .„ Ditto, New 17 1 ........ 15 ... .. 7it 7 74 Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... - Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... - Do. Quarter Shares... 12% - Di.... ..... .... - Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ••• •• 47% Ditto, Thirds - LAncullire & YorkitiLteloo , ..... ,_. .... 6 1 / B dis, 11 1 / 1 1134 evcry possible means for upwards of an hour to restore animation, but unfortunately all efforts to resu,‘citate the deceased were fruitless. Shor:lv afkr the discovery of the nenrrkr, a large body polic,, arrived from the ;cation in .linnington lane, when the mm Weston (who h•td previously ben conveyed to Lambeth workhouse, and placed ueder re straint) was taken into cm.tody at a late hour last night, and conveyed to the place lazq named, where the chArge of wilful murder was preferred against him. This morning the suremoningfficer. (Mr. V. Roberts) , proceeded to Mr. W. Carter, the coroner, with informa tion of the murder, and that gentleman has i.,;stu:d warrant for the inquest, which will be held in the board room of the workhouse to-mot row (Saturday) forenoon. The mother of the deceased child is in a state of great mental excitement, and the sad- affair has completely shaken her. viONEY and uotvimERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was ex ceedingly dull, and prices of American were a shade lower. The sales we re estimated at only 4,000 bales, 1 000 of which were taken for expert and on speculation, and included 3,500 ATP erican; 150 Pernam and Maran ham, at 51(1. to 61.; 200 Bahia, at 54- 1 . to tid.; 200 Surat, at 4d. to efl,; and 60 Sea Island, at Is. Ofd. to Is. 3d. per lb,—The Railway Share market was greatly de pressed, and prices of every descriprion were lower. Tho Colonial produce markets have been tolerably firm this week, and there has been a steady demand fi r home consumption with a fair inquiry for export. The priers of Indigo, &c., have not varied much. Very favourable accounts reach us this morning from the Frankfort autumn fair, and the result, compared with the fairs held previously this year, has been highly en couraging for cotton and woollen fabrics especially, as they realised an advance of Bto 10 per cent. Leather also sold well. The Belgian journals contain the particulars of a plan for building a workmen's village upon the common land of Ixelles. A private capitalist has undertaken the task, but the Government gives certain assistance. The Foreign Stock markets were rather dull still at the latest advices received to day. At Amsterdam on Wednesday the Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents. were quoted 54k. The Vienna Bourse on the 16th inst. was depressed in consequence of the expoie of the Minister of Finance, in which the new loan was edeerted to, and being Sunday private bargains were made in the sub scription-rooms at a material decline, viz., to 96} for the Five per Cent. Metallics. The Hamburgh mail of Tuesday brings the rate of exchange on London at 13 10. It is really something delightful to bear of a plan for easing, much less paying off, the National Debt, and since Sir James Graham's book, advocating the right of the country to wipe it off entirely, these plans hare never found much favour, intolerable as is the evil which they are intended to meet. A citizen of Edinburgh, nothing daunted, however, comes forward with his views, and states that " the na tional creditor, as a holder of national capital, is en titled to bear his share of the burden. It has already been stated that the debt is divided into several different kinds of stock—Five per Cent., Three, Three-and-a- Quarter, Three-and-a -Half, all bearing a different price in the pubic market. It would, therefore, be manifestly unjust to secure to the holders of stock, in each case, the same amount of capital. The Five per Cent. Stock is clearly more valuable than the Three per Cent. Stock. Besides, in order to prevent juggling in the Money market, at a time when the arrangement shall come to be made, it will be necessary, before stating the tax to which the debt itself should be subjected, to state the principle on which it should be levied, and the debt paid. Every one knows how on the Stock Ex change prices can be raised or depressed. To prevent any improper action of this nature, it is right the holders of stock should be informed that the nation will never pay 1004 tor 601. or 701. which they received a few years ago, of which the interest has been regularly paid. Our proposal is to lay a tax of 7f per cent, on the capital debt of the nation, whether funded or unfunded, and to limit the capital on which the charge should he made to 801 for every 100/. of the Three per Cents., 851 on the Three-and-a-Quarter and Three-and.a-Half per Cents., and 1001. on the Five per Cents.; or, in other words, to pay the whole debt at 71 per cent, be-low the prices here fixed. It is necessary, whatever precise sum may be adopted as the basis, that distinct warning be previously given, otherwise the gentlemen on the Stock Exchange would run up the Three per Cent. Stock to 100/. and then cry out robbery. The prices above fixed are a fair valuation. In this proposal there is no breach of national faith—neither honour nor justice re quires more. The amount to be provided for-658,432,9451. A tax of 71 per cent. on this sum amoucts to 49,332,4701., but instead of carrying this to the credit side of the account, it will simplify the matter by at once deducting it from the amount of the charge, as the easiest mode of collecting the tax, and thus fixing the claim of the public creditor 49,332,4701,, leaving 609,100,4751. to be provided for by the country at large." The ways and means to be made available our author considers would be Church property, as well as that un der the control of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, a tax of 5 per cent. on railways and other pro perty, and 10 per cent. on land, yielding altcgether 678,225.000/. The Funds aro rather fluctuating. Consols 924 -a for present Transfer, and 92i for Account.. Exchequer bills are 365. to 395. premium. The Foreign Securites are flat as regards Mexican which are 27* to Spanish Three per Cents. are 34 Dutch Two-and-a-1141r per Cent, arc 3 Railway Shares are exceedingly depressed. ............ a• • „., "” .. ....... " Nurth Britiesl4 .. .. ..• Li, ••- ••• • ..... Ditto, Halves .. ..... 12% Ditto, Quarters ...... 6'/, ‘ Ditto, Thirds ...... .. 8 1 4 -- •••:::::".*:::::::: .. Ditto Preference North Staffordshire ... 17 , E 'orth Wale s . North-Western .... 13;N..-- _9:% ...... ...... .. ' s /4 — ... Oxterd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ... . 50 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 4 1 .. ... ••• ........ ... zicotthh Central 25 •••••• ...... . ........ Scottish Midland Ditto, New .. . ...... ........ Shrewsbury and Bina Ditto ditto. Class B. 7 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Lteretd. 4 S'irewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves ... ditto 9 . ' Ditto, Preferenct, ...... to ...... ........ ' ..... . FOREIGN RAILWAY , Ans;lo Italian (late Ita . . ..... ... hail and Austrian).... 5,i. —, ............ •• +iouiogn, and Amiens— 20 ...... u "' .. Central of France (Or- ..... . ..... leans and Vierzon)... 20 ...... —• ..... ... Demerara Dutch Rhenish 8 7 .....:?........ 3,a •••• .. r.a.A. Indian ...... .......... ... (.ireat Indian Peninsular 5 ...... "-- ...... Do. Do. .„ - ....... :::: ...... Louvain A. la Sambre 7%...... -- ......... Luxembourg ... Ditto Madrid . and Valentia 1 0 27 1 / 2, 1 7. ---- .. .. ...... "......................... --. • Namur and Liege ..., 2O ... .. .. •• ...... .s/ die Northern of France ld. 85... 2 5 , , ,, dis ....•... ..:f 78 ,0 7 ...... 3!- 4 % ex. cliv.• j'its..... Orleans and Bordeaux.. Paris and Orleans .. 1 Paris and Rouen ... 2O ...... -- 5 - %7 ::: .. ... ... .. .. .. J e 7 ,,L Paris and Strasbourg Rouen and Ilavre ...... 20 Santhre and Meuse ...... 20 Strasbourg a n d B as l e... 14 fours and Nantes fournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ..... 20 ..... West Flanders.... ..... 8 3 4 — ............... Ditto... B V2 — ....... .. ..... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Provincial of Ireland. ... 25 - ......... .. •1. Ditto, New ..... ..... 10 Union of Australia Ditto,New••....... ••• 2%••• — • ••.«........ ...... Union of London... ..... 10 Union of • Madrid .. 40 LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DA" LONDON, SEPT. 21.—Wi n d t hi s d a y a t noon, .0.- -g " light airs, and dull, cloudy, mild weather. DEAL, SEPT. 20.—Wind N. t o N.E.—Arrd., Boskett, Proddow, B onn y. A rr d. f ro m the River An ' sld., Ikuglas, Adelaide, South Australia. OFF BRIGHTON, SEPT. 18.—Louisa, Carpenter, CAW' COWES, SEPT. 20.—Wind N.E.—Arrd., Donna Mari* Schloer, Batavia. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT.2O.—Wind Hermann, New York. DARTMOUTH, SEPT. 20.—Wind E.—Sld., Escort, Labrador. LicznrooL, SEPT. 20.—Wind N.N.E.—A.rrd., Harbeck, Shrim, New York. Sid., W. D. Sewall, Now Orleans; Nathaniel Kimball, Boston; Triad, Bataviiii Frances, Calcutta; Robert Wbiteway and Bee, Limas Sailor Pike°, New Orleans; Scotland, Mobile; Adirow duck, New York. ULTEnsToNE,—Arrd. William Key, Quebec. QLJEENSTOWN, SEPT. 18.—Wind Wet Dixon, Quebec. Off Port, Boadicea, Valparaiso, for the Clyde; Di.vonport, New Orleans, for Liverpool. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 20.—Wind N.—Sld, Hari:doh Adelaide, South Australia. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE—FRIDAY . Up to our 'market coastwise the arrivals of English Wheat durir g the pr esen t wee k have amounted t o 3,420 quartets. By laud carriage the receipts ha ve been tole rably grod. The show of samples her e to-day was rn derate. Selected samples were mos tl y held at fully Monday's quotations. In the middling and out of con dition parcels very tew transacti..ll9 took place at late rates. The imports of foreign Wheat have ezceede 13,000 quarters. Fine qualities wale tolerably steady. but other kinds were neglected. In prices we have no charge to notice. We bad a moderate inquiry for grind , ing Barley; malting and distilling sorts ruled dull. The supply of English was small, that of foreign good' Although the supply of Malt was small, that article was a slow sale, at barely last week's. quotations. The arri' vals of foreign Oats being somewhat large, 28.030 guar tars the show of Oat samples was on the in crease. Good: sound corn ruled steady, at very full prices. In damp qualities very little was doing. Bons, FOP/ r, d Do. do. M. 13. f t 8... OS - Ditto, ditto - Ditto, 1,4 .iliares ...... .16 .... - _.. $ ' .d . Do. '..? . .tiariers ......... 22 1 ; -- -x.d. ........ 1 x j, T. , ..). F:fi 1,4._ ....... ; . „.., to - 8/ , Do. Third. Do. New G uaran t ee d 6 per Cent.... ~... 10 ~..... 1214... ...-* Do. Div e r ; . an d B ury 46 - Ditto (Iludlerstield and Sheri' ; 5O - - .... ....... Do. (W. Ridi ng U n i on ) 9 - x. 4 - ••••• Do. (Preston & tVyre) 25 - Do. 12 Shares (A)... 10 ...... - -•.... Leeds and Bradford 5O - Leeds and Thirsk - • ...- Do.. I'refer., 6 per Ct. 5 - ...... ."' D , ..,Pref . , ogr., IS i.l 9 - Liverpool, Crosby and ~.., L Southport . ........ ... 10 - . .............. 34 ondon & Blackwell 1 2 14 3 l / 2„ ... .. London, Brighton, and 70 South Cout.... .. 10) Do., New N., guaran• .... teed 6 r er Cent.. -100 - Dow uarmt. b per,t,.. 9 ...... - ..-, Do. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50 - ... Ditto. ditto 1).1 2 50 ..... - .. ............ .... f, ,, ndon and Greenwich 12/15s 4d,.. - ... ...... ..• oSDitto, Preferen ce .. . 20 10S ~ 0,(1, . .L. and N. Western 100 llO 110 1 4 1094 1214 Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 P , tto.Fift ~..... ...... 7 ..• .. Bt/ ............... ..- Do. 4 0/.Shares(L.sl.) 35 - ... ..... . ...... 2 4 Do. 107. (M. & B.) C. 1 - ........ ••••••• 9 Lon t. & S W., stern .. -. 50 Ditto, New 50/. ..... 42 1 4 - '• .... Iri, New 401 34 - ••••••• ... ..... Do.. New Scrip, 1848, ei Pref. 7 per Cent. ... 5 Len‘ionderryB.,Ctderaine 25 - „...... ........ .... Do. 14 Shares . .. 3 3 4 - ........ ••••••• ndonderry and Ennis- .. killer; ...... 25 ...... .... .... Do. 1 4 Shares.-- ..... 5 ...... - .............. ~$.l l Lowesteff guar. 4 Ferct 20 ...... - ex.div.. ...... ~ Ditto (6 per ct.) ..... 13 ..... - ........•... ' ManchoAcr,Buxton,and .... Matlock Ilmehe3ter, Sheffield, ... and Lincolnshire -.100 - •• ............. , Do. Quarters (No. 1) 23 . - ........••••••• ...- Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 - ............... D 0 . 14 Shares (No. 3) 12 1 4 - .......... *" ... Do. New 101. Pref lO ..... - ............... ..„, Ditto, Gt. Grimsby - ........ ...... .... Ditto ditto . ......... 19 - ......••••••" ...- Ditto ditto - ........»•••• Ditto Sheffield and .... Lincolnshire 22 1;4. ... - ............... .... Do., Grintaby Dock 25 - ... ............ Do., Manchester and ..... Lincoln Union. .... 4/. 2s. - ~ " c i 49;1 14 Midland„t...... ........ -.100 ...49% 50 1 4 4 0, 71 1 ' Do. Consolidated Pref.loo - ..».........•• 101 Do., do., 504 Shares 30 ... Do. Birm., and Derby.loo Do. Consol. Bristol and Binning., 6 per ct... 100 - ... ............ Ditto,Brist.& Glocstr. 42 - ........... ..• Ditto ditto .. - ••• ........ ". De.,ErewakiVal.,Pref. 50 • - ............... Ditto, Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.lQo - ............. Midland Great Western Irish - ......• ••..+ Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. 50 ...... - ....... .. ...... Newcastle and Carlisle.loo , - ...... . ....... Do. Quarters - -. ......... .. Newmantet ...... ..... . 23 - Do. Extension - ...........•••• Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ....•. —. ~..•••• Newry and Enniskillen 7 \ ewry, Warrenpoint, end Rostrevor 2O - .• ... ..... •••• Norfolk - ex. div.....• Do. New 201. - ............... Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 - pg. ••• d• ...... Do. Guaranteed 5 1 / 2 pc. 5 - Do. do. IV aveney V a l. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 %.° , / Ditto Oawestry ...... 18% Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference South Staffordshire 81.4 — ~... ...... ... South Ea.tcr:: vo. No. 1 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. ;-.t ..,-.. ...... 30 Do., Regietered No. 4, 10 .. ... 5%..... .•• •• •••• Do., Scrip No 4 -6 7 . 3.iutb IN ales S iottl Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole lO Sheflield, Rotherham, & Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per cent. ... 14% — ... . Do. do . (Sou. Div.) ... 5 ••••••• ...:; vans. & toughor tic Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 7 Caw Vale Extension ... 8 flames Haven Dock and Railway Vale•of Neath ... .. 8 Naterford and Kilkenny 20 . iVaterlord and Limerick 47% — ,Vatertd,Wxfrd,Wielslw and Dublin 3 •••• . -- . ............. Wear Valley 6 per Cent...... Guaranteed .. .. Do. do. do. ... 25 ..... Do. do. do. ... 15 .. (Vest Cornwall ...... ... 6 ... -•-• ............. -""' N hitehaven & Furness 10 Windsor, Staines, and ~.. South iWel.itern ..... ... 14 A . ilt.s, Somerset, & Way- 30 mouth York, Newc , istle, and 163 k Berwick. . . - Ou. Newcastle E x t en , 20 1)..,. (;.N.Li..l'reterc.zice 8 ... - •••••••'" ''. 204 York .ind IN orth s.C.dtand .50 . ...... 86!/, 48!e, GOlh 3% 40i ...,d i 1 Pi 53i -, i