The Sun. — London, England, 1841-10-07 00:00:00

EVENING SUN - SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE DAILY I'APERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.---We cannot help noticing a somewhat cool proposition of a Tory print, that those who talk so much about the public distress should pea their halide into their own pockets, during the recess, fur the purpose of reliev ing it. This is something like the recommendation of Sir Robert Peel some few years back, who, when. applied to for protection . to property, on account of the disturbed State Ofths cottntry, told the applicants they must protect thernselrea, for he had no assistance to tea them. Now, there is no doubt that there are many wealthy and en eellent men, on . both sides in polities, who would cheerfully contribute from their own means to the relief of their distressed fello:v-countrymen ; but tem porary private charity is not a fit, and could not be an effectual, remedy for evils of which the cause and the root are allowed to continue permanent. It is also to be remembered that a system of bounty, if it exalts the giver, must in almost every case humble the recipient ; and there will always he a suffieent field for hs exercise as a Christian virtue in those accidental and unusual cases - which should be the exception and not the general rule—for independence, and not dependent e, ought to be the condition of the people, at leant if we ere to desire the elevation of the hu man character. It is the duty of government to make pri vate charity in its common acceptation as much as poesible I needless, by exalting the condition of the people; and no risk will be run ofnsiving a check to good feeling, for there are many nobler and better ways than giving money, in which the truly charitable may practise the duty of bene volence. We hopes with our Tory Contemporary, that the hand of bounty will be liberally opened to the poor during the ensuing recess ; but we think it unworthy of a Government to shelter its own insensibility to the sufferings of the people behind the expected sympathy of individuals, which, however freely exercised, cer tainly cannot be practised to the extent required in alleviating the sufferings of the poorer classes of the community. STANDARD —ln the House of Lords last night Lord Radnor was pleased to make another display. He began by lamenting that the Duke of Wellington had put a final negative upon the proposition that the Corn laws should be in any respect modified, treated the corn question as a question per se, which ought to be dis cussed without reference to any other subject, and argued that the abundance of corn in the country was no proof that the people might not bs in want of it. We have already exposed the gross misrepresenta tion of the Duke of Wellington's words ; and last night his Grace himself took the unnecessary pains to expose that wilful and very gross misrepresentation ; but it may not be improper to touch upon Lord Radnor's other arguments?. First, it is, however, useful in con sidering this, as in considering every dispute, to recal attention to the thing disputed. The thing disputed in the lase before us is the necessity of immediately discuss inn tt o o.rn-law question as an efficient means of present relief to the pub:'.: distress. Now, how do Lord Radnor's a r..un(n!L app:: to this question ? He says that the Corn- 1 .2.w qtumttty.2 is a question per se. Setting on one side the monstrous nbsurdity of a proposi tion, that a law affecting the whole frai2e of social indus try, can be treated in this iselated manner, ie it quite clear that any measure, one of the effects of which snould be, seys Lord Charles Russell, instantly to withdraw two millions of acres from the plough, must not produce more vresent distress than it can possibly relieve ? We are not, in the discussion now in hand, to look to future results.. Granted that such results might be as bene ficial as, in fact, they must prove . calamitousis it, we repeat it, qnite clear, that to deprive instantly of em ployment the labourers upon two millions of acres, and instantly to deprive of their accustomed trade sa who find their principal purchasers among lard-ve - ners, professional men, farmers, and others dependant upon the land for their incomes, would not gen atl Y augment, instead of relieving, • )he present ni ste een ? This is a view of the matter to winch Lord Radnoie has not condescended ; but it is, nevertheless, an important one, in regard to the question, whether an immediate discussion of the Corn-laws, either per se or - cum aliis, would effectually relieve the present distress ? COURIR.—Our neighbour of the Chronicle is, or afieos to be, c'.seatistied with our valuation of the official capacities and seevices of Lords Clarendon and Clanri cards And Mr. Henry Lytton Bulwer. We are, to our loss perhaps, so little e s ecustomed to the favour of his approbation, and as little to Cater for his peculiar palate, that we have all the less difficulty in consoling ourselves for this unaveidable misfortune as € ict we may. And yet we do net find that he has much imp„sved upon our estimate either of the Lords or the Common.". I T" former, indeed, are briefly and coolly dismissed by ." 1131- self with very poverty-stricken testimonials to character, as thus in reference to Lord Clarendon. " Upon such a point, however, we presume the testimony of the Duke of Wellington will be deemed satisfactory-. and such was his Grace's estimate of Lord Clarendon's (then Mr. Villiers) capacity, that when called to power in 1835 he solicited him to retain the appointment at Madrid." Upon this it is necessary only to remark that the same compliment, for into nothing else but compli ment can it be 'tortured, was paid to Mr. Villiers as to nearly every other diplomatist then in active service. He was requested to remain because, as the then Govern ment regarded itself as only provisional, and rightly an ticipated the advent, so soon-realised afterwards, of an adverse parliamentary majority, the Great Duke, with equal disinterestedness and delicacy, refrained from more interference with existing arrangements than was abso lutely indispensable, in order not to embarrass his suc cessor and interfere with his policy, if policy as a system he may be said to have had. We believe that he did not disturb, or offer to disturb, a single appointment in any of the legations. That Whig practice under the same circumstances would have been essentially the re verse, there is ample evidence in the reckless jobbery and shameless precipitation with which every vacant place, and vacancies purposely created by forced retirements, were filled up on the instant, to the last moment of appa rent official life, and even indecently booked in the Ga zette after formal announcement of the resignation of office, since the famous " No Confidence" vote by which constitutionally the condemned Ministry should have felt itself interdicted from action of any kind. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS SUN.—The Market for the English Securities wore an improved appearance this afternoon in consequence of the telegraphic despatch, announcing the evacuation of Canton. Consols rose immediately from 88i- 89 to 89* and 894, being for the Account, which is the 14th inst., at nearly the sense range. The Market did not close quite so high. Exchequer Bills remained at 12 to 14 premium, and East India Bonds at par to 2 premium. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. were 981 to and India Stock was to 1 per cent, higher, being marked 246. There was not much sreculltion going on in Brazil Stock, but revertheless the price fell again to-day from 1i to 2 per e, nt. on time bargains. though the advices by the Columbus merchant ship to the 12th August from Rio de Jiinero, and the Ist September from Pernam buco, brought no intelligence of importance, at least as far as could be ascertained. The old Bonds were quoted 58 to 59i. The other Foreign Securities were also flat. Spanish Active Bonds declined from 23* to 221. Por tuguese New Five per Cents. were at 31+, and the Three per Cents, at 19. Colombian Bonds brought 20i. French Five per Cents. were dull at 114 f., and Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents. at 51i. Shares partook of the general flatness of the Money Market, and there were a good many sales effected upon easier terms. Great Western were 114, the New South Western 12i, and York and North Midland 26 premium. Brighton were 7to 8, Black NV all 15 to 151, and North Midland 34 discount. National Provincial Bank of England Shares were 1 discount, and Provincial of Ireland 151 premium. ..4.TEST MAN CH ESTER BETTING. MANCHESTER—TuEsniy EVENING. The attendance this forenoonhe only event t ouc h e d upon was an a verage one f or the period of the year. with any spirit was the important handicap race o f Tuesday next. Owing t o the figures Corner being so different t o thefrom Hyd e P ar k expect a ti on o f yester day (when the Squire was eagerly supported i n goo d quarters at 6 to 1 , 10 to 1), quite a ehange occ urre d d nd 'Welfare at 7 and in the pr o p osa l s ; five were offered in a capital quarter , the field, or take six. Ruler's ,to be giv en versus to about a score ; I l i o nlrwas all e e was 10 to 1, t a k en a One gentle man (lid manage to put upward s of 501. 01 on to 1. After the room broke u p , the figure was asked her at 6 ~f ur, but half a poin t less was the to p offer ; B o was so often called out, and his p r ice asked , 4 Pe"" that we really thought he was going " a-head," but 200 to 12 was repeatdly oohed in a leading channel. Th e Young-'un was in foree; , and was backed at 25 to 1, the party desirous to go on. After the room broke up, our figure was proposed ; 4 to I, to some money, would have been taken on the two mares, say Iliona or Welfare. After a variety of o&rs, and a desire to get against, out siders, we caught the prices as fidlow. These, however, will no doubt alter when private letters and the absolute finale to Tattersall's betting of last evening are on the tables : CESAREWI TCH STA R ES. 55 to 10 agst Lord Palmerstors.re—t and then offlliona—off to take 6 s 8 to I ags t M r . B e ll's The LAT 0_ taken 100 to 10 agst Mr. Payne's Welfare—taken t and then off r 100 to 10 agst Mr. Edison's The R 100 to 6 agst Col. Peel's l am-not-awaret and off 100 to 5 agst Mr. Holaies's The Young-' u n—t then off 100 to 5 at st Mr. Goodman's Orelia—off 100 to 4 agst Bob Peel—off 100 to 4 agst Johnny—off 100 to 5 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau 100 to 3 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Half-caste-0T t to 2 100 to 2 agst Emma—taken Offers to back the Duke of Wellingta.: for a pony against Wirrestrew or against Bosphorus., THE CLEAEWELL STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Attila —taken TINL Mowrzx STAKES.-3 to 1 was repeatedly offered on the field ; talcx s of 4 to 1 agst Lampoon; 6 to 1 agst Tuly, offered. THE DEnny.—Th e only offer we heard was to sup port Attila at the Loudon quotation, to a score; 15 to I was the the bid whenthe majority of th e s p ecu l ators h a d l e f t room. THE KNUTSFORD CCP (To-mouno).—Not a bet laid. THE CHASE. —The Cheshire Hounds will meet on Wednesday, the 13th, and Thursday, the 14th instant, at Dunham Hall, Cheshire, for cub hunting. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—In the first e!ass carriage, next to the engine of the train to which the accident happened on the Brighton Railway, on Satur eay, with only one second class carriage intervening, two ladies and a gentleman, who, with others in the same carriage, escaped without the slightest injury, al though the carriage was smashed nearly to pieces, and one of the ladies had her veil and clothes cut into shreds. THE SUN, LONDON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, lB4l. - • - TRE LE IG H. CONSOLIDATED , THE QUESTION OF LOW MINING COMPANY. (From the Railroad Magazin:!.) The annual ge neral meeting of the :bore Compe.ne The subject o'f.fares is one which, with the extension was held yesterday at the Office, 23, Threadneedle- street, of railways for traffic, must necoseerily attract much for the purpose of receiving the Directors' Report end the attention, and it is evident, that it now attracts a great statement of the Company's accoaats from the Scerc- deal. Like all other questions, it has two sides and two ry. i parties, one, which we may cull the passive party , that ta Mr. HEYMAN took the Chair. I which holds that the higher the fares the greater the The SECRETARY read the advertisement, calling the profit, and the other, which is an active party, which ad meeting together, with the minutes of the last meeting. vocates low fares as the only genuine source of. healthy The CHAIRMAN then called on the Secretary to read traffic and steady profit. Eor this latter cause we have the Report from the direction, from. which it app eared ! lon g laboured, both in the former series of the Magazine that although not s o sa ti s f a ctory and encouraging i and in the present, and we believe that we may claim the to the Shareholders a s the last Report in its several merit of having been the first and most persevering ad bearings, yet there was ground for , congratulation j vocates of this great principle. To us, therefore, to con to the Directors. The prospective improvement had i template the present state and prospects of the parties induced Captain Sincock, the superintendent of the I contending for low fares, must be most agreeable, and works, to recommend to the Directors the erection of a we know no period more fitting than this, when the steam whim, &c., for the more effectual prosecution of I yearly-meetings of most of the Companies have been the works. Acting upon this recommendation , the I It will be found from this investigation that the Directors had made a call upon the shareholders of ss. principle of low fares is no longer dependent upon on each share, in order to carry out this recommenda- the pen or upon theory, advocated only in the tion, but the returns had not realised their expectations, closet by a few, but that it is daily making and they were therefore obliged to forego the advan- I way, and coming into practical operation among tagus of. the proposal, and appropriate the funds so ! a large number of Railway Companies. It is evi ra:sed to the current expenses of the mine. In June dent that the sticklers fur high prices are alarmed, last the mine increased in value at Christor, inso - nuch I and although Mr. Chaplin and its other partisans may that it. more than paid its cost. But although the mine I thunder forth, from the Chair diatribes against writers was paying the. cost, the Directors thought that it would and theorists, lie and they will find that the rapid pro be necessary to call for a further ss. on each share, in ' grass of the other system already prognosticates the ulti order to carry into effect other improvements. I mate result. The following, among other Companies, The SECRETARY then read the report of Captain Sine have now declared themselves in favour of low fares : cock respecting the proceedings and working of the The Manchester and Leeds, the Glasgow and A y r, the mines. He then read a balance sheet of the Company, Glasgow and Greenock, the Croydon, the Blackwell, the and it appeared that the amount paid for various pur- Dundee and Arbroath, the Arbroath and Forfar, the poses by the Company was 7,1721. Os. 3d., whilst the Dublin and Kingstown, the Chester and Birkenhead, the receipts had been 7,422:1. 145., leaving a surplus gain to Hull and Selby , a nd the Stockton and Darlin g ton. the Company 0f..25C1. 13s. 9d. The liabilities still out- The following have affirmed the principle of third-class standing were 4371. 10s. 6d., whilst the assets were carriages at low fares :—The Great North of England, 940/. 13s. 9d. ; showing a balance in favour of the Com- the Greenwich, the Newcastle and North Shields, the pany of 5131. 3s. 3d. Eastern Counties, and the Birmingham and Gloucester. Mr. BIRDSEY inquired of tha Secretary what the We shall now proceed to give some of the testimonies raising would be during the next month ? to low fares, furnished by this year's proceedings from The SECRETARY—One hundred and fifty tons. the present volume of the Magazine. The Newcastle Mr. BIRDSEY— What do you calculate that will bring ? and North Shields Directors state that "they had ad- The SECRETARY-900L vanced the second class fares, and given increased acco- Mr. BIRDSEY—And what will be the cost of raising ? modat ion, at the same time they added a third class of The SECRETARY-65GL op en carria g es at a lower price.' The Grand Junction Mr. CURLING moved and Mr. SMITH seconded the announce " a further reduction in the rates for the car motion, that the report and accounts be received, which riage for goods has been made since the last general was carried. meeting ; the 'result of which has been an increase In answer to a question from a Proprietor, which we in the quantity, as well as in the money receipt from could not catch, this sourcs. The Directors have been guided by The CHAIRMAN said—Fifty shares, on which the calls a conviction that the prosperity of the un were not responded to within the tire they became due. dertaking would be promoted by the increase One gentleman was in Spain at the . time. And another of traffic created by such inducements.". The Green- Shareholder, holding twenty shares, the former holding with Directors confess that they have been obliged to thirty, paid on some, and was not aware that he pos- introduce third class carriages, "rather in deference to sessed so many, you will say whether they are to be the wishes of many of the Shareholders, and to the prac re-admitted or not. •.- flee of other railways, than from conviction of their own." A Puorairroamoved that the two Shareholclersshould At that meeting they seemed rather disposed to throw be re-admitted on payment of the last call. them up, but in July they say, " Some experience has The CHAIRMAN—Of course we shall charge interest. been afforded by the use of these lower-priced carriages The motion having been seconded, was carried. for the last twelve months, by which it would appear to The CHAIRMAN said, there was nothing further before be imperative, from the existing competition, that they the meeting, unless any gentleman wished to make any should be continued." They further recommend the observation. abolition of 2d class fares, and reduction of lst class Mr. BIRDSEY—I will bet any gentleman in this room fares. The Directors of the Eastern Counties a wager that their shares will be worth this time next say, " that they have been for some time in ne year.— (A laugh.) gociation with the Thames Haven Company, sale CHAIRMAN—We think they are worth that and the Harwich and Colchester branch, to decrease the now, Si:. toll." At the - North Midland meeting, the Chairman No Shareholder appearing desirous of availing himself stated that the Board were prepared to entertain the of Mr. Birdsey's offer, .question of a reduction in the Manchester and Leeds A vote of thanks was proposed to the:Chairman, and toll, as a matter only of revenue, but as a matter of prin the meeting was dissolved, having sat about 20 minutes. ciple there were some doubts. By the Manchester and Leeds Directors, who honourably lead the way in main taining the great principle, it is avowed that the Coni pans, have adopted this " principle of carrying a larger number at low fares in preference to a smaller number at high fares." In March the Croydon Directors announced that "they adhered to the opinion expressed in their late Report, that increased facilities and reduction of fares are the means most likely to lead to a remunerating revenue." Again in September, they say. that " they are firmly convinced that lower fares would so greatly increase the number of passengers as to add to the income of both Companies (the Greenwich and Croydon.) The Dublin and Kingstown Directors ex press their satisfaction with the result of the late reduc tion in the second class fares, and in the rates Of sub scription, and with the plan of family tickets. They also intimate an intention of giving greater facili ties. Notwithstanding an increase of a quarter of a million of passengers, or 20 - per cent., the expenses of the locomotive and carriage departments were 7721. less on the year. The Chester and Birkenhead Board report that the charges had been reduced, and the traffic has since steadily and progressively increased. The Directors of the Hull and Selby state that they have consented to grant monthly tickets to parties residing on the line of railway, allowing them to pass as often as they think proper, on the payment of ono fare daily. The Glasgow and Greenock board announce that their fares are unusually low, and that the result already con firms the soundness of their views. The Glasgow and Ayr Directors advocate a reduction in the fares of the joint lines. The report of the Black wall Directors states, that " although the present fares are unquestionably low (perhaps lower than any other railway in England), the rectors would deprecate any increase, until the pre seitt stes have had a fair trial, with the advantages of n;. 1; ' The Great North of England Di the extene:as ~at " third class carriages hive been at rectors state ' the trains, and the scale of fares fixed ta according to their means, to ched so as tto some or o enable all cht,S ses ? 'way." The Ulster Directors avail themselves of the rat- •eus to settle rates of fare a nnounce that " they are anx, „ m the subject is on as moderate a scale as possible. . Another proof of the interest taken . place , several of in the debates which have taken the meetings. At the Manchester and Leen: a long and interesting debate took place on fares, and ev,:n in that liberal Company a motion was brought forward's,' • give some additional accommodation to third-class pas sengers. At the Dublin and Kingstown meeting, emi nent for its maintenance of low fares, a motion for increased accommodation was similarly brought forward and dropped. At the Greenwich meeting some able remarks on the reduction of fares were made by the . late Resident Director, Mr. George Walter, and a long debate ensued. At the Grand Junction Meet ing a sound and sensible speech was made by the retiring Chairman, Mr. Moss, on the subject of brw fares. At the Sheffield and Manchester meeting 'Mr. Jackson advocated accommodation for third class passengers. It was at the North Midland meeting, however, that the grand debate for the year took place, on the speech of nr. Vickers, and although the motion was lost, the oppositiod was evidently of a very moderate character. A Proprietor. et the Glasgow and Ayr meet ing expressed an opinion in f`tv.9ur of high fares, but the sense of the meeting was agal 2st him, and the meet ing subsequently passed a res.elution declaratory of their desire for a reduction cf the fares on the joint line. At the South West. meeting Mr. Chaplin delivered a masterly speech in (I,e -fence of high fares, which may be considered as tue counterblast of that expiring cause against the opinions of Mr. Vickers. Discussions of questions were also raised at the meetings of. the Great Western, Birming ham and Derby, and Blackwell Companies: Thus the question of fares has come before the meetings of eleven Companies. We have now to sum up the names of the advocates who have this year declared themselves on either side. We therefore find among the advocates of low fares, Mr. Moss, late Chairman of the Grand Junction ; Mr. Houldsworth, Chairman of the Manchester and Leeds ; Mr. Routh, Chairman of the Blackwell ; Mr. Crawshay, Chairman of the Northern and East ern ; Mr. M'Call, Chairman of the Glasgow and Ayr ; Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, Chairman of the Croydon ; Mr. George Walter, late Resident Di- Director of the Greenwich ; Capt. Lewes, Superintend- • ant of the Manchester and Leeds ; Mr. Bass, Manager of the Glasgow and Greenock • Mr. Entwisle and Mr. Gill, Directors of the Manchester and Leeds ; Mr. Vickers, &c. Those who have stood forth in defence of high fares have been Mr. Chaplin, Deputy Chairman of the South-Western ; Mr. J. P. Maubez t ; Mr. Levi, the Turnpike Contractor ; and Mr. Henry Wheeler, Three tor of the Greenwich, who cuts so ludicrous a gure in our pages. One of the results of the agitation, which is not the least curious, and another proof of the progress of low fares, is the recent formation of a third party, which adopts modified views, and which may be regarded as a weakening of the high fare party. This party may be considered to have declared itself at the North Midland meeting. It was then put forward that high fares are to be preferred, but that low fares may be adopted, as expediency may dictate. Among the adherents to this expediency party we may reckon Mr. Glyn, Chairman of the London and Birmingham, and North Midland ; Mr. Hudson, Chairman of the York and North Midland; Capt. Porter, R.N. ; Mr. M. A. Goldsmid, Director of the Brighton and Greenwich ; and Mr. Robert Stephen son. Mr. George Stephenson expressed an opinion, at the Birmingham and Derby meeting, against high tolls on mineral traffic ; but we do not rightly understand whether he objected to high rates on mineral traffic on canals only. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER.—There was little change in the market yesterday. Owing to the near approach of the time for closing the shipments to Russia, some descriptions of yarn, suitable for that market, were more earnestly in quired after, and, in some few cases, a slight advance was obtained. On the whole, however, the market was rather quiet, and prices remain, generally, without change. In goods there was no alteration, either of demand or price ; and all descriptions, except fustians, continue much depressed, notwithstanding the firmness of the Cotton market. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, OCT. 4.—The demand for goods to-day has been better than that of last Monday ; but there has been no change in prices. In the Wool market there is nothing to report, except that prices remain firm. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, OCT. s.—This was much the same sort of dull market as that of last week ; per haps no worse, but still cold and inanimate. The chief •nd was for heavy woollens for the home trade, and dem .4" . for exportation. Prices remain pretty light fan.. firm. Busmes gin the warehouses is, on the whole, en couraging. PROMISSORI- _NOTES. (From Tuesday's Gaza._ of r : omissory An Account of the Average Aggregate Amour.. ' • bin Notes payable to Bearer on Demand which has Circulation in the United Kingdom, distinguishing . tho3,' circulated by the Bank of England, by Private Banks, a!ld by Joint Stock Banks, in England and Wales, by the Banks in S'ziitland, by the Bank of Ireland, and by all other Banks in Ireland, and of the Average Amount of Bullion in the Bank of England, during the Four Weeks preceding the 18th day of September, 1841, pursuant to the Act of 4 and 5 Victoria, cap. 50. The Memorial de Pau relates that a few days ago, while a fine young man, about 22 years of age, and a beautiful girl, about 17, who had arrived at one of the principul inns in the town, were at table together, their tete-a-tete was interrupted by a Com missary of Police, who took them before the Procu reur du Roi. The captive, and, as it appeared, capti vating youth, pretended for a moment to be an artist, and produced a passport in that character, but there were witnesses present to prove that he was the son of the Marquis de P-, of Saint Sever, and that the fair ladz_was the daughter of one of the most re spectablMncl wealthy inhabitants of Toulouse. Tho Youns gallant was committed to prison, notwith standing his companion took all the blame upon herself, and protested that he had been induced to make the elopement by her solicitations. It appears that the is:sappcarance of a case of jewels was also a subject of inviry, but the fair fugitive declared that it was left in safe hinds at Toulouse. Mademoiselle was delivered over to Iwo of her relations, and was taken back to Toulouse. In the year 1765, instead of agriculture being fettered at that time with Corn-laws in this country, we were exporters of grain. In 1766 the exportation for a short time received a ' , lmporary interruption, by an em bargo having been laik un the exportation of corn on the 29th of September, in consequence of a bad harvest, after which the exportation recommenced. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—A gentleman named Pugh, while sporting along with others, on the Beacon Hill, Radnorshire, on the 28th of August last, shot a fine grouse, attached to the leg of which was a small canvas bag, containing a silver fourpenny piece, wrapped in an, envelope on win ^h was written, " clock, q. Bs. Od." The coin is still retained by Mr. Pugh as a curiosity. ENGLAND. Bank of England £17,069,000 Private Banks Joint stock Banks 3,311,941 SCOTLAND. Private end Joint Stock Banks 3,092,549 IRELAND. Bank of Ireland 2,A77,92.5 Private and Joint Stock Banks .., 1,920,906 Total.. £34,049,4.57 Bullion in the Bank of England .... £4,803;000 HENRY L. WICKHAM. Stamps and Taxes, Oct. 4, 141. THE LATE W. HARRISON, ESQ., Q.C.— By the death of this eminent counsel, the following lucrative appointments have become vacant:—Counsel to the Trea sury and the War-office, and Attorney-General to the Duchy of Cornwall. SABBATH OBSERVANCE.--We learn that a meeting of the subscribers to the Tontine News-room is to be held on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of considering and deciding upon the propriety of shut ting up that establishment during the whole of Sun day. We trust that there will be a full muster of the subscribers who are not bit with the intolerant spirit of fanaticism now abroad, for the purpose of signally defeating this attempt. If successful in the east end of the town, of course it will next be tried to shut up the Royal Exchange Room also. The proprietors however, had better take care of lending a too ready ear to any such proposal, as, if carried into effect, it will, from what we have heard, inevitably lead to a large seces sion on the part of the subscribers. Neither the Ex change nor Tontine Reading-rooms need be matter of offence to those who do not frequent them—no man is compelled against his inclination to enter their door— and we would therefore recommend those who disapprove of their being open to mind their own affairs, and leave others to do the same.— Glasgow Argus. FEELING TOWARDS LORD MORPETH IN IRELAND.—The progress of this estimable Nobleman through the province of Leinster has been one continued triumph. Addresses have been presented to him from nearly all the principal towns in the county of Wexford. O 3 Wednesday last the people of Ross met his Lord ship at Mount Garret Brit3ge, about a mile from the town. " Shortly after three o'clock," says the Wexford Inde pendent, " a hearty cheer from the county Kilkenny side announced his Lordship's approach, which was re sponded and re-echoed by the multitude at the county Wexford side of the bridge. The bands then struck up Seethe conquering hero comes,' and the vast procession advanced at a quick step; and though the rain was ines-. sant, and flooded the roads, still the bands played with out intermission till the procession arrived in front of Shanahan's hotel. By this time there could not be less than ten thousand persons present,, and consider ing the extreme wetness of the day, it must be admit ted that it was a vast body, though certain we are that his Lordship would have been greeted by the cheers of 30,000 of our brave and temperate people if the day were favourable. Lord Morpeth then entered the hall of the hotel, and was ushered into the great roomby the Messrs. Talbot, O'Ferrall, &c. Mr. O'Ferrall instantly raised the windows in front of the street, when the cheering became tremendous. After the cheering had subsided, Mr. O'Ferrall commenced reading the address in a clear and animated tone of voice. His Lordship afterwards addressed th e meet i ng, and at the conclusion said, hi b l ed yet to h are it itin his power to advance the interests oflreland." - purpose Morpeth DEPARTUREoafrtrai d ep arture for M i v c e in tl g in hi t s h " i d 3 0 RPETH. —Lord the royal mail steamer Coluurmyeebsfi t oa e r. rday morning for the the United U h n o i s t t ed of Statesi Adelphi Hotel, having come u tg o l l d distin guished personages waited his Lordship at the of paying their personal respects, d o o l f fo a r t t t h en e d p i u n rp g r is e Lordship to the place of e mbarkation.. tich The following were of the party :—Lady Carlisle , 'on. C. ess of Suther land, Lady Dover, Lord Stafford,Howard, Lord Clifden, Hon. Captain Howard, Lord Burlington,d Mr. and Lady Caroline Lascelles, Mr. and Lady Grey. His Lordship . and party, about eleyvenEl,i3z,calboectkh, called at the Town-hall for the purpose of paying h respects to the Mayor. His Worship was, however, occu piedteir at the Revision Court. The Noble party inspected ectedthe spacious apartments at the Hail, and afterwards drove down to the Egremont slip, when Lord Morpeth took leave of his friends and embarked in the tender which was waiting to convey him to the Columbia.- I.iverpc.'_l Courier. A law exists in'the state of New Hampshire, in America, under which any woman from another state or country, who has lived two years within New Hampshire, and has not been claimed by her husband, has a right to a decree of di vorce. A young lady, native of New York, has recently availed herself of this privilege. She was married to the Count de Hautevilie, a Frenchman, but, being dis contented with her lot, fled into New Hampshire, and having remained there the stipulated time unmolested, obtained her divorce, and with it the right of keeping her child, the fruit of her marriage. • We are informed that the Brougham, which sailed on Saturday with the New Zealand Company's se cond staff of surveyors for Port Nicholson, passed the Downs on Sunday with a fair wind and cheering pros pects. It carries out a principal engineer and two assist ants, accompanied by their wives ; also ten cadet engi neers. The Brougham is accompanied by a transport, carrying 300 emigrants, men, women, and children. KINGSTON POLICE, elderly man, named B(;.-wird ICcarucg, was :,: - .au,.ght before Mr. John the Mayor of Kingston, cllarged with being disorderly. The defendant, vho is between fifty and sixty years old, and apparently in a most miserable state, was for merly in very good circumstances, ar.d was brought np at one of the UniverAtte;, and received a classical edu cation. In consequence, however, of his depraved habits, all his friends forsook him, and he was reduced to the most-abject state of distress, and has latterly . got 'his living by mending old saucepans, retiring at night to A miserable tent in Oil. Milt-lane, Kingston.. The charge against him on the present occasion was, that, while very drunk, lie had ; one to a beer-shop, kept by j a person named Shaw, and, when requested to leave the house, he refused to do so, and assaulted the servant who attempted to remove him. As he had acted in a similar manner on previous occasions, Mr. Shaw gave him into custody. Mr. ICING asked the defendant what answer he had to make to the chaii*.t., of assault ? The defendant cominenced an address to the Magis trate in Latin, but he iNpped him, and told him that this proof of the education - he had received only aggra vated his misconduct. It was melancholy to see a man possessing the advantages of the defendant conduct him self in such a manner ; but he felt himself called upon, under the circumstances, to commit him for seven days to the House of Coi'rection. The defendant was accordingly conveyed to gaol. A RO E'S HISTORY. - A convict named Thomas Rainbow, who was convicted at the last Summer Assizes, and ordered to be transported for life, and who has recently been removed to the Justitia hulk, at Woolwich, preparatory to his being sent out of the country, made the following extraordinary statement of his career of crime, to the governor of the gaol, prior to his departure. His statement was as fol lows :—He said that when a boy about seven years old, he was employed a s ia bird keeper in the corn fields, and ho saw the fine pheasaiits.walking through the corn, and he thought he should like some of them, and upon making in quiry of some young men in the village, he was informed how to catch them, and he bought two rat traps or gins, but he said he did not tslake much of them, as he sold them to the young men for a trifle, but in a very short time he found a better market, - and this made him look out for ..... hares, and led him on to visit gardens and orchards, stealing fowls, ducks, and anything else that came in his way. Soon after this he fell in with a gang of young poachers. and they were not satisfied with the profits of day poaching, but took a worse step by going out night poaching, and spending their days half drunk in the beer shops, and they then sallied out at night armed with guns, and took all the game they could lay their hands on. In 1830 he, with one of his comrades, was committed for house breaking, but on the trial they were acquitted. In 1832 he and another were committed for night-poaching. bat there was some difficulty as to their identity, and the Grand Jury ignored the bill. In the same year he was again committed, with two of his companions, for bur glary, and was again acquitted. The next assizes he was tried for fowl-stealing, - and was again fortunate enough to be acquitted. In 104, however, the law overtook him. He was convicted of night-poaching with gins, and was sentenced to. be kept to hard labour for twelve months. Since this time, he says, he was in ten or twelve different gaols for various offences. In 1837 he and two. of his companions com mitted a highway:, robbery and left the neighbour hood and went into. Wales, where they got work in the iron mines, and earned about eighteen shillings a week ; but this did not do for them, and they soon re turned to their old courses, and went from place to place stealing from houses and robbing every one they could on their way. They seldom, however, he said, committed a fresh offence until they had disposed of all the booty which they had obtained from their preceding act of plunder. They had a great deal of cash and a number of watches, and sometimes got hold of some plate, but they had no difficulty in disposing of the stolen property, no matter of what description it was. On ! - being . interrogated on the subject, he said that he did not recollect ever hurting any body that they robbed ; but if any resistance was offered, they gave them only a bit of a squeeze, and they were then generally glad enough to give up all they had, without any more violence being necessary. The convict, in conclusion, admitted that he had been concerned in more than a hundred and fifty robberies, axd that he knew of as many more having been committed by his companions, but in which he had taken no part. The country may congratulate itself on being rid of such a hardened ruffian as this fellow has owned himself to be. GALLANT AND ENERGETIC CONDUCT. In April last, whilst her Majesty's ship Conway was lying off Whampoa, a party, consisting of Licut. Bea• don (receatly made Commander), Mr. Smith, Assist ant-Surgeon, and Mr. Tournour, midshipman, and fourteen men, let her in a large boat, and pro - ceeded to Macao, where they stayed a few days, and left that place to return to the Conway about noon on Easter Manday. A fine breeze carried them safely over half their distifire, when, it being too dark to see the numerous fishing- takes laid down at the mouth of the river, or to discover any of the landmarks, they cast anchor about midnight. At one A.M., on the 30th, Licut. Beadon. feeling the boat ride uneasily,, gate or ders for the cable to be cut, but, before even this could be done, a heavy squall took her, and she filled head foremost, becoming instantly a wreck. The miserable crew clung on till daylight in spite of a terrific tempest, accompanied by violent thunder and lightning. Seve ral junks passed and avoided them (which, perhaps, is not surprising), but, to their shame be it spoken, an European boat, belonging to the same people at Ma cao, passed the helpless group with equal apathy. At length, after being washed about for. some hours on Its which Lieutenant Beadon, almost single-handed, bad nneold man they Lieutenantdescri ed a co cstructed, for, with the exception of a man and a boy, the iseve were too panic-struck to render much assistance fiscehini n-;esjutta itteong thCialaing toget her, one Beadon forbade any Whining supplication, but ordered the men to give three goodlearty English cheers ; the good old fisherman (who proved himself a Samaritan truly, whatever his creed) waved his hand, and instantly bore down to their assistance. and picked up their scattered and exhausted party, and gave them food and covering. Lieutenant Bea don offered him forty dollars to take them to her Majeity's ship Welleslekthat being the nearest). He did so, carefully concealing them from his own country men. They sustained the loss of one man, a carpenter, named Shroushire ; he was washed off the deck when too much exhausted to regain his hold, and sunk to rise no more. Lieutecant Beadon endeavoured, during fourteen hours of awful and appalling danger, to stimu late the crew to exertion, telling them it was a mockery of God to give themselves up to prayer without at the same time using the bodily powers and mental faculties he , (1 given them for the preservation of their lives ; - but immtZliately they were on board the junk he ad dressed the mt.:" u eon the uwful warning of the uncer tainty of life they tljust received, exhorting them to "umencement of a new life, by '•'s own urfitness and un tmhaekheetibpantftohende,raanodf t ia h m e e ci titing !Joon their imploring each to offer one up in his own heart. worthiness to offer ugh prayer of than.:.c..giving. earnestly arrival on board her Majesty's sh i p Welle;lPY they were warmly welcomed by Captain Maitland and of ficers ; the former immediately ordered eighty &Bare of the public money to be paid the old C'ninaman, in addition to the forty Lieutenant Beadon had promised from his private purse. Mr. Beadon was a consider able loser by this unfortunate occurrence, having lost his sword, dressing-case, spy-glass, clothes, bedding, some silver, a variety of handsome presents he had bought to send to his friends in England (from wham he has been separated beyond the usual period of foreign ser vice), also his desk, containing all his private papers and sundry articles of comfort for the ship's company, purchased with his own' money, about 3C/. worth, and a variety of other things, making altogether not less than 801. or 1001. worth.— United Service Gazette. ALARMING FIRE AT CHILDWALL.—On Sunday forenoon, between eleven and twelve o'clock, a fire was discovered to be raging in a large Dutch barn, at Childwall-house, a farm belonging to the Marquis of Salisbury. Immediately word was sent to the different fire stations in Liverpool, when two of the parish en gines, and the West of England, accompanied by a large body of firemen, proceeded to the spot. Fortunately there was very little wind, which enabled the firemen to confine the fire to the building in which it broke out. In the barn were deposited the produce of thirteen acres of wheat and four acres of oats, value about 6001., the property of the incoming tenant, Mr. Ro gerson, for whom great sympathy was expressed, as he is a very intelligent, respectable, and indus trious man. The7re was also about 250/. worth of hay, belonging to Mrs. Ashcroft, the outgoing tenant; a good part of W hich , we believe, was sold, but not delivered. The damage to the building, to the amount of 20C/., we hear, is not protected by insurance. All the firemen exerted themselves with great spirit in mounting the burning piles of straw, and throwing them down so as to enable the water from the engines to penetrate, in which occupation they were at times almost suffocated. J. S. Leigh, Esq., of - Childwall-hall, and Mr. White house, of the West of England Fire-office, were early on the spot, directing and assisting in the suppression o the fire. By twelve o'clock at night the fire was so far subdued that the parish engine and firemen were withdrawn, leaving the West of England engine (which office, we hear, is principally interested) to re main on the spot all night and all next day, to play upon the burning masses as.they were removed to the adjoin ing fields, two of whiali were covered with cartloads of the partially-burnt hay and straw. It is fortunate that the farm buildings on the other side of the yard did not catch fire, as also those in the occupation of Mr. l'ye, the adjoining tenant, in which case the amount of loss would have been 5,00C1. or GOOCL at least, We are sorry that there is reason to fear that the fire is not the result of accident, the grounds for which we are not at present at liberty to state.—Liverpool Courier. A young man nrrned Benin, of Doncourt aux Templiers, in the Meuse, sought a young woman of thatplace in marriage, b ut her p arents per emptorily refused their con sent, .although the at tachment was mutual. Yielding to the violent feel ing thus excited, he prevailed upon his sweetheart to give him a rendezvous in a neighbouring wood, where he, immediately on her approaching, shot her with a gun, and killed her instantaneously. Taking up the lifelesS•and disfigured body, he carried it home to the poor girl's mother, and, laying it down at her feet, said, "There's your daughter ; marry her to whom you will !" He then fled, and has not since been seen. • SILVIO PELLICO. The Semaphore of Marseilles, of the 18th, delivered an antouneement of the death of this celebrated poet and patriot, upon the authenticity of a letter written by Silvio Pellico's most intimate 'friend, Count Porro ; and on that account it would have been thought the reality of the misfortune could not have been doubted : but a sub sequent letter from Milan contradicts the statement. The subjoined notice of this amiable man was prepared for The Sun, upon- receipt of the first intelligence, but as the period of Pellico's life, apart from his iinprisonment,. is but little known, and Miss Sedgwick has .shed a new lustre on his memory in her recent hook, our readers, we are sure, will not again behold the face of their " old fa miliar friend," with any other sentiment than pleasure. Silvio Pellico was born at Saluzzo, in Piedmont. about the year 1789, together with a twin-sister, named Rosina. His mother, a native of Savoy, belonged to the house of Tournier, and the name of his father was °floret°. Silvio, in common with not a few men of genius, was of extremely delicate constitution ; one illness succeeded another, and during the intervals of these trying attacks, Pellico was attended by a priest of the name of Mena yells, to prepare him for a public school. Silvio, in his youth, was constantly subject to men tal delusions. Sometimes, after having experienced some sudden - alarm, he was accustomed towards the close of the day to behold a number of strange fantastic shapes running all around him ; and even when lights weretrought they only seemed to - withdraw into the less luminous parts and corners of the'ronm. At first he would make a great outcry, and try all means of avoid ing this singular species of persecution, and on these oc casions the good Lady Nonna was in the habit of consol ing him. " And what are.they like, my pretty Silvio ? What sort of faces had they ?" " Ah," replied the boy, "they have got long fares (so long), just like the Signora Nonna's." Perhaps this odd passage of Silvio's life may be, in some measure, cleared up by observing that the lady possessed the mysterious book of the Seven Trum pets ; and it Is probable that the child's imagination, being excited by perusing its strange legends, may have assumed this form of evening dreaming. About this time Silvio's twin-sister, Rosina, possessed of great beauty, was on the eve of marriage with a dis tant relatve in Lyons, and he accompanied her and his mother into France. Here for a space of four years he delivered himself up to his studies, and had almost for gotten his native land, when a poem of Foscolo's, called I Sepokri (the Tombs), appeared in 1806, and was read by Silvio. His heart gushed out anew in love for his country. The skies of France no longer wore the same transparent hue. The deep brilliant blue of Italy alone haunted his imagination. He grew abstracted, his friends questioned him ; till at length Silvio confessed that some poet on the other side the Alps had given him the Mal du Pays. "Who is he ? What is his name ?" was the inquiry; "and would he recite them a few of these magic verses ?" Pellico, in a deep fervent tone, gave an impro vised version of almost all the exalted passages. In a few days afterwards he quitted France for Italy. At Milan he was called to the Professorship of the French Language, at a period when it merited the title of the Athens of Italy, and in the society of Monti and Foscolo, and celebrated men of various nations, his poetical genius rapidly matured. Ippolito, Pindemonte, and Breme, were, among other coatemporaries, objects of his highest regard. The following is a trait of Pel lico's frankness of mind : Monti one day meeting Pellico at the Cafe Verri, addressed him on the subject of his quarrel with Foscolo. " Well," he said, " will you no longer deny Ugo's en mity and malice ? Ungrateful as he is I who brought him into notice ? The Sepoleri would have remained unknown to this day. He owes his honours to me, and, by a single word, I could consign them to ignominy and neglect." "There, dear Monti," replied Silvio, " you are wrong. You brought this poem into high esteem, to be sure ; but they, whose eyes you have opened, now partake the light, and can judge of colours as well as yourself. Befbre that, indeed, you might have treated them to the sound of the trumpet, and then have assured them it was the colour of scarlet ; but this is now out of your power." Monti struck his forehead. About a year pubsequcntly a distinguished actress, with whom Pellico had been much struck when young, re-appeared at Milan. Pellico and his friend Breme re cognised her, and Silvio's phly of Francesca was brought on the stage. The chief character was allotted to the now applaudio Marchionni. She played it ; it was re peated at Naples, at Florence, upon all the Italian boards, and with still increasing success. The Neapolitan Government had fallen, and Silvio's family returned to Turin ; but Pellico remained alone at Milan, the guest of Count Briae, and afterwards be came the tutor of his son. He next went to reside with Count Porro, with the same views of directing the edu cation of his sons. On his return to Milan he again resided at the housi of his friend Count Porro, with whom he lived on terms of the strictest intimacy, and where he met the most dis tinguished men, both foreigners and natives, of his time. It was there he , became acquainted with Madame tie Steel and Schlegel, then at the head of the critical writers of their respective countries. It was there he first saw Lord Byron, Mr. (now Lord) Brougham, Thor waldsen, the sculptor, Davis, with numbers of enlight ened travellers of various countries. Pellico had shortly before translated the " Manfred" of Byron. The latter xequestecl to see the manuscript of his drama of Francesca, which had not then publicly . . appeared. Two days after his Lordship received it he himself returned it into Pellico's ]:nods, observing, " You won't be angry if I have translated it ?" Ile had in fact translated it into English verse ; and he then added, " You ought to have translated the Manfred' into verse." in 1819, LodovicO Breme put forth an edition of the " Francesca," with the above-mentioned translation of Byron's "Manfred." Pellico now contemplated the establishment of a pe riodical work, to be entitled "The Conciliator," as an element for the social and moral improvement of the people, and a means of reconciling the then dis cordant elements of public feeling. Count Porro devoted all his energies and resources to the under taking ; but the oppressive Austiien Government watched this band of " Conciliators" with a jaundiced eye, and men who proposed to be the liberators and en lighteners of the people were dreadful to their thoughts. A storm burst upon the heads of the " Conciliators;" Count Porro was one of the few who had early enough the precaution to escape, while others were condemned to expiate the crime of loving their country in dungeons and on the scaffold. The suppression of this high intel lectual school, in which the young and beautiful spirit of Italy, was once more about to hecoine bright, and glad, and lofty, was hurriedly effected. Arrests followed ar • rests, and Austria grasped her victims. Pellico was about to visit his friend Pietro Maroncelli, and inquired fur him at his house. The answer was, he was arrested. Him self had scarcely entered the City of Milan before some one advancing close to him whispered in his car, " The police re after you !" " They know where I ant to be found," was the answer ; " I am goinesto wait fur them." He went, and they were in readiness for him. His pa pers, poems, tragedies, correspondence, were all seized, and he was compelled to follow his inquisitors to the po. lien prisons of Santa Margherita. The account of " My Ten Years Imprisonment" by Pellico is, indeed, a long detail of misery; exquisite for its lovely facts and language, and soul-touching from its unaffected pathos. The main charm of this hook of Pellico lies in the singular calmness and placid beauty of its tone. It is, says an elegant critic, one long tragic monologue, and the scene is a succession of prisons. And yet it presents a picture so interesting of a refined and amiable mind labouring against the most trying of earthly calamities—long and continued solitary impri sonment ; it exhibits him under so many touching as pects of weakness or strength—of patient mental exer tion, or the weariness and sickness of hope delayed--it is brightened by . so many interesting little episodes— glimpses of existence, as it were, seen through prison bars ; it is instinct throughout, with so kindly a spirit towards mankind, so anxious a desire to discover good even in evil, that it possesses the history of a romance combined with the truth of reality. It is at once an his torical doenment and a psychological picture, drawn, as the author himself says, from no motive of personal vanity, but as a legacy to those who may be placed under circumstances as trying. The circumstances of Pellico's imprisonment, which we have above but cursorily alluded to, are so well known to the world at large, that it would be but vain reitera tion on our part to again recount them; suffice it that we refer to the long-hoped for period of his release. The Ist of August, 1830, was a. Sunday. Pellico had returned from mass, and was preparing with his fellow prisoners his table for a sorry meal, when Wegrath, the Superintendent, entered, and conducted him to the Di rector of Police. This personage, taking a paper from his pocket, said, in courteous tone, " Gentlemen, I have the pleasure, the honour, of announcing to you that his Majesty the Emperor has had the kindness to grant you —. Here he stopped, and Pellico expected some diminution of punishment, but he added—your liberty. Maroncelli and Pellico left their dungeons. They ' crossed through Styria and Carinthia. As the happy evening of the lith of September dawned, Pellico had reached Turin. Who can attempt to describe the transport and conso lation his heart received when Pellico again saw and em braced father, mother, and brothers. He was once again in the bosom of home, and blessed Providence that he bad quenched all his past sorrows in the bounding trans ports of his present happiness. The latest tidings of Silvio Pellico come to us through Miss •Sedgwick's " Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home," in which, among the other iliustri she met with in her journey through Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, was the amiable object of our present memoir. " We have seen something here," says she, " that will proba bly interest you more than all the pictures in Italy—Sil vio Pellico. He lives near Turin, as librarian to a cer tain Marchese. We wrote him a note, and asked the privilege of paying our respects to hi m , o n the ground of being able to give him news of his friends, and our dear friends, the exiles who were his companions at Spielberg. He came imawdiately to us. He is of low stature, and slightly made : sort of etching of a man, with delicate and symmetrical features ; enongh body to gravitate and keep the spirit from its natural upward flight—a more shadowy _Dr. Charming ! His manners have a sweetness. gentleness, and low tone, that correspond well with his spiritual appearance. He was gratified with our good tidings of his friends, and much interested with our account of his godchild, Maroneelli's little ,Silvia. His parents have died within a year or two. have been very sorry to hear some of his countrymen speak alisanstfully of Pellico, and express an opinion— a reluctant one--that he had sunken into willing subjecs non to political despotism end priestly craft. It is even said that he has joined the order of Jesuits, I do not believe this, nor have I heard any evidence adduced in support of it, that tends to invalidate the proof of the incorruptibility of Pellico's soul contained in Le Mie Prigioni (My Imprisonments). He is a saint that cannot fall from grace. There seems to me nothing in his pre sent unqualified submission incompatible with his former history and professions. His phase of the Christian cha racter has always been that of sufferance. He is the, wntle Melauet.hon, not the bold aid valiant Luther; the loving John, not the fearb.,;s When to the inspiration of the poet and the glory of his son:, there is added the fervour of the patriot and his consequent nobility of soul, it may jusly be appre hended that the harmonious combination of the two, will prodt•_;e a character which shall challei.ge the ad miration, not only of contemporary, but after-times. This it was that Byron aspired to be, but Missolonghi quenched in death the high deires of his soul. This Pellico . became, by the bias of circumstances, around him. But, above all, it is beautiful to observe in the pages of this good man's life, how both the flame of the poet and the magnanimity of the patriot were softened down into a lovely mildness---a Christianized beauty, by the amiable religion which, supreme in Pellico's soul, swayed all his other thoughts and passions. The amaranths of the poet may be his, and his, too, the laurels of the patriot, but assuredly his brow, above all, will be ennobled with the crown .of the patient Christian martyr. FEVER AT MANCHESTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—I am somewhat surprised at the statement made by the Right lion. Sir R. Peel relative to the statistical returns given to him as regards the number of patients admitted into the fever wards of the Manchester Fever Hospital. In the years 1837 and 1838 I acted as clinical clerk to Dr. Bandsley, and during that time I find, on referring to my note-book, that I visited in the neigh bourhood of Deans Gate, from November, 1837, to April, 1838, 1,085 persons, all of whom were labouring under typhoid fever. The result was lamentable in the extreme, inasmuch as one in three died, and this great mortality was solely attributable to the large numbers that occupied small dwellings, together with the scanty pittance that they had been compelled (according to their own statements) to subsist upon for some time previous to the attack. I have, during the above time, visited no less than ten persons in one cellar, all labouring under the worst form of typhoid fever. They had no cover ing, nor yet had they a bed whereon to lie, except some kind neighbour sent them a pair of sheets and a bundle of straw, which to them answered every purpose of a bed. This is one case out of many that I could relate, where numbers of persons were huddled together; during my attendance in that neighbourhood. The squalid wretchedness and poverty, which was the chief charac teristic of every house I visited, told its own tale. I hope, Mr. Editor, you will give publicity to the above state ments, and when the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government again gives a statistical ac count of patients admitted, he will likewise state the num ber of out-patients that could not be received, within the walls of a fever hospital. ' I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, T. 11. WARDLEWORTH, Surge on. Rochdale, Oct. 5, 1841. THE POOR FELLOW DEPRIVED OF SIGHT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six--I have often joined in public reprobation of the inequality of punishment under our laws, especially as regards cases of assault, often producing miserable and cruel rezult.. I never saw a stronger instance of this than the one reported in your paper of this evening. A miscreant ruffian of the name of Foley, without the slightest provocaion, struck out the only remaining eye of a poor man, named John Hays, who bad served his King, and lost the other in that service. The Magis trate first recommends him to make some " compeusa tion' " which the injured man truly says money cannot make. And here I will stop to observe, teat had this been a rich mm, one of the Marquis of Waterford spe cies, be would have thrown down his 51., the value of which to him would be abcut what a penny would be to a poor man, and then have welked away with non• chalance, at liberty to commit, and buy off, other offences. Next. the Magistrate commits him for one month's hard labour. The fault here is, perhaps, more that of the law than the Magistrate. Now, Sir, I ear nestly contend, and appeal to just men of every party, that in all such cases the punishment should be double, or a fine, as compensation to the.party, lavied on the goods of the criminal, according to his station in life, from 5/. to 5,0001., and much more. LA no one start or smile ; for this, and nothing less than this, is perfect reascn and justice. If the compensation be excessive for the injured party, let a reasonable portion go to charitable purposes ; aad next, IA there be a personal punishment, according to the aggravation and enormity of the offence. It I mistake not, in several countries e Lich we are accustomed to term less free than outs, rich, and even titled offenders, do not get off with fines alone. In the case before us the injury is scarcely a step below murder : an honest and inoffensive man is made poor and unhappy for life. The case ought to have been sent to the Sessions, and the expense and trouble of the prosecution taken up by a paternal Ex ecutive. A month truly, for maiming a fellow-sub ject in this scandalous manner! Seven years' hard labour would not have been an hour too much. The case of this poor blinded mall appears to me singularly pitiable ; and I sincerely hope public sympathy will be directed to it. He appears to be at present in the Middlesex Hospital.— I am, yours respectfully, Oct. 4, 1841. CANTABRIGIENSIS. P.S.—I am trot a person to approve of the " Gailey SlaAta " system, but I really do think that such a let low as this would be appropriately placed, if working under some brand of public observation, and such a punisbmcct is exact!) , what would " tell." THE WESLE YANS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. beg leave to call your attention, and, through your valuable and well-conducted paper, that of the public, to the tyrannical and unjustifiable interference of the heads of the Wesleyan Methodists over their flocks. We may talk as we please ,of the cruelty prac tised by the Church of Rome over her subjects, but I very much doubt, if, in the time when her power was almost universal, she ever practised so much tyranny and cruelty over her subjects, as that now practised by the heads of the Wesleyan Methodists, through their modern inquisition—the Conference. They have pro hibited their ministers from attending to, or advocating, the cause of teetotalism, out of their own circuit. And they cannot do so without leave, of whom? I suppose ofJabez Bunting, or some other of their modern Popes. Yet, these are the men who profess to have so much anxiety for the welfare of their flocks ; who pretend to take so much trouble to save souls. And not only is their conduct most cruel in this respect, but in others equally so, which you will find by looking at the rules which they passed at their last Conference. What can be more cruel than their conduct, with respect to the non-attend4nee of their ministers at the la'e Manchester Conference, to advocate the cause of the half-starving of their flocks ? If they do not very soon alter their conduct, methinks that the people will very soon run away from the Conference, and, in a few years, there will not be lett even the name of :Methodist. VERITAS. LOVE, LA W, AND RE FRII3IITLON A somewl at curious story is at present affording a considerable land for talk to the gossips of a neighbour ing comma; ity. The principal figurantes in the tale are a converted Jew, an unmarried lady of independent fortuce, and a minister of the Etablished Church, who has on more than one occasion attracted a large share of the public attention. The Jew having abandoned the faith of his fathers, and be.mene a convert to Christianity, paid a visit, among other places, to a town in the vicinity of this city, where he received a ready passport to society through the instrumentality of several individuals, who gladly hailed the new prose lyte ; and, amongst others, it is alleged that he was honoured with the patronage of the Reverend Genfe - man to whom we have alluded. Prayer•meetings tea-drinkings, and other gatherings of a similar description, which lilies of a certain turn of mind love to frequent, followed as a ne cessary consequence ; and the stranger was at length fortunate enough in securing the affections of one of the ladies to whom he had been introduced, and who, we understand, possesses a highly comfortable and un controlled competency. Letters were interchanged be tween the parties binding them both to tie the indis soluble knot ; and if the day was not actual y fixed, at least certain necessary preliminary preparations were in progress, when the friends of the ladv, becoming alarmed at the aspect of matters, stepped in for the purpose of prevailing upon her to abandon the match. The clergyman, who had previously, it is sail, aided in bringing the Jew into notice, now threw his powerful weight into the opposite scale, and the lady was in duced to abandon her matrimonial intentions. A friend of the parties was employed to break the altered posture of affairs to the convert, with pea ers to arrange a suitable solatium for his wounded feelings. Some difficulty was at first cxperi enced, the Jew protesting that it was not "de monish, but de lady" that held the first place in his affections, but. he ultimat ply yielded to the powerful arguments that were placed before him, and agreed to give up his claims, upon consideration of a certain sum being forthcoming. So terminated the nffair, in So far as the lady was concerned ; b ut the m.. nister has to le extricated from the troublesome consequences ; for find ing that the delightful intercourse of society was no longer so freely thrown open to him, and believing that certain sayings of the clergyman were one cause of the estrangement, the Jew laid his grievlnee.s before a legal gentleman, who advised him to demand redress within the precints of ti.e Court of Session. Actiag on the advice thus tendered, an action for alleged defamation of character has been raised against the minister, and a summons, c oncluding for 5,0001. damages, was recently served upon the ROB. Gentlemw, on his return from a very interesting tour in which he had been engspel The tale is instructive in many points of view, but upon these it is unnecessary to dilate, the simple narrative being sufficient for every us.eful purpose.—Glas,gow Argus. In the Toulon port news we fitAl that the Geno roux, of the line, was making preparations for putting to sea. Several steam-boats had received orders to take in coal, and be ready to depart at a moment's notice. The hospital steamer Cerbere has started for Algiers, with twelve officers and other passengers, and ninety soldiers of different regiments. The Phaeton steamer, sent to Tunis with despatches for Commandant Leray, was hourly expected back. EVENING SUN . . C() I.i.N tit' IL: RA G !OZ.' - kiKNEitAI. AVE( AGh.: T'BICES OF BRITISH Cultr, t , For the Week ended ('et. I, 18.11, made up frmn the Refines ! the Inspe.ctorsiti the tlitterent Cities and T.tvii> in EnglauA , d Wales, per Imperial Qi;arter. t ilheat . is. , d. i Oats Baler 33;. al. 1 Rye AVERAGES OF THE LAST gll ‘VEENS.. 1.V. , 11( ending WHEAT. BARLEY.! OATs. RYE. , REANS• re t" '_.' TAtig.lB -- '76 1 '39 I ---- ut 5' 1 ----" 10- 1 ...."---43 9". 1---8 S , :pt. 3 74 . 34 1 2, 3 52 1 .•4 0 45 A. 10 17 • 7l 23910236 31 11 44 - 644 • ~, 04 8 39• 2 23 41 - ca 6, 41 )0 47 lf 24 Oct. 1 61 ti 33 0 '4 0 3d 7 I 49.', .• ' IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE fla wr , ", - Wheat Crts. (Ht. Oats ..........23:. 40. Beans .. : ...... 44 4 . 4 `. • Barley .. 374. 4d . , ((ye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. ' 9 N. Wheat ICE. Sd. I 020 ""' . ..... • Barley BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MAR' IrfIAGES. The " Third Report of the Registrar-General of Births, Death, and Marriages" has just been published, of which the h Hawing is an abstract. The following table will show the numbers registec ed in the year ending Jut e 30, 1840, compare) with those of the preceding years :- 1639-40. 1838-39. 1837.331 Births.... 501,589 480,540 399, 7162 Deaths ... 830 101 '331,007 355,95 6 Marriages 124,329 111,083 111,48 1 Thus showing an increase in the number of birthg gistered in the year ending June 30, 1840, ove r thnsl in 1838-39 of 21,049 ; over those in 1837-38, L° 101,877 ; in the number of deaths registered in year ending June 30, 1840, over those in 1838 39, ° 19,094 ; over those in 1837.38, of 14,145 ; in the nniv ber of marriages registered in the year ending June : 3 9' 1840, over those in 1838-39, of 3,246 ; over those I° 1837-38, of 12,848. The increase in the number of registered birtio f ,.. l said to be the result of the successful ()Petition ell new law. The increase in the number of re;is ere births has not been con fi ned to a few loca'itics, but hAt been generally diffused. During the last three years the proportion of ° i t ; and female children has been nearly the same. appears, from the Report, to have been an apeare rit ,: creese in the number of deaths compared with the preceding years. The first year's registration did no comprise the deaths of the whole y ear , w hi c h, iec luding those registered subsequently, amounted to 333,66 The real increase, therefore, over th e - registered d eath , which occurred in the year 1837-8 is 11,441. In sidering this subject, we should recellec; that the lation of England and Wales Ls increased free' to 1831 at the rate of 16 per cent. ; and it it ho , assumed (as is prole.ble) that this rate of incre.ssa tbd continued to the present time, the population i° tl years 1838-9 and 1839-40 will probably have inef, e69. to the amount of from 220,000 to 240,000 aonu a " l , * o f The proportion of male and female dla eas in e"" the three years has been nearly the same. s. Ft rn a les ; Year ending June 30,b, 1838... 170,965 - 164,99 i Ditto 5 ditto 1839... 169,112 .--% 89 /0 Di i t t f t o o. ditto 1840... 177,929 1 72, ..,,1 1, More than half of the excess over the deaths of 183 t" and more than three-fourths of the excess over tho e L 1837.8, consist of deaths• of children under fl ee ye a'' of age. This increase in the rate of mortality, v i l. 6 happy to say, has not been general throng ° „"s the kingdom. but has been confined to a few unbealtl4 .lecalities. From a tabular statement Lynched to t.be, report it appears that there has been a progressii!. t decrease of mortality from 1837-8 in the Nit:trope lo and in Devonshire ; and of progressive increase from 1837-8 in tee counties of Derby, Leicester, NortbaroPi ton, Nottingham, Rutland, and the northern par ts d, Lincolnshire ; tl.e counties of Chester, Salop, Sten'tit except the mining ;Jai t of the two latter ; Lancaster , sell of Morecombe-buy, etc: pt Liverpool and Manche= te r : the West !Wing of Yorkshire, except the northers; parts thereof; and Leeds; the City, Ainstv, a nd 1 1 , 1 Riding of York, Monmouthshire, Threforeshire, a(.I0 Wa.!s. The greatest increase of mortality has be Shar er the following cout,t.es :—Lancashire, Nottingban h i t e' rei West Riding of Y,rkshire, Leiceitershire, Ch"' - e Gloucestershire, Noi thumb/ rhnd, Durham, Derbysh.ri; and North Wales, the combined increase of ` vhf of alone amounts to 15,2:31 out of the total increase "- 19,097. It will be noticed that thi s i nc r e ase "„1 taiity has occurred among the manuf ac t ur i n g lor i l i t 7 lo - ° e the population. A great number o f d ea ths it districts is to be traced to the pr eva l ence of ePidenie e diseases, particularly typhus and s car let feverl s i o g besides these, other circumstances to which those ' n , C e e, in the manufacturing p a rts of E ng land are e s P" .. ele which will alway; he operating prejudicially to h en and cause an increase in the rate of. mortalitY• ta lity The Report shows a gre t variation inth;e in dif erent districts, especially in childhO6d .0, age. The deaths of' children under one } ear *I 11; f , constituting a fourth portion of the wholl e' rt .,', in appear to have been comparatit ely most nuteeree the mining districts of Staffordshire and Shropsh' r c o. south of Lincolnshire, Huntingdonshire, f 01 33c •hire bridgeshir e ; th e manu facttiring parts of 11-4 ; - Lee ds, and Yorkshire ; Manchester, Li verpoo !, an l 0 3 &c. The proporti on o f d eat h s at ad need ng e- he been greatest in D e v ons hi re , Dorset.%l l "re . Cornwall, in the counties n or th of Yu . r 1,191: ire, n e L O l l, ha Norfolk and Suffolk. It has be en ait in L've r rd . Manchester, Mrtningliarre_ Leeds, and the m.niLig tries of Staffordshiie and Shropshire. In the number of marriages there has bees crease to the amount of 12,848, as com pared 7 1 16 those registered in 1837-8, and an increase of 9 1 over thel:e of the year 1838-9. The number 0311110/h under the age of 21 was as folows 6, per women 17,909, being in proporenc to the whole o° le i f , married 4.90 per cent. and 14.40 per ce.t. respe°ll"o:o This proportion is in a slight degree high( r the" ' n o d }receding year, when the numbers were 5,62 8 We" 16,414 women, and the proportions 4.64 and 1 3 . 5 `",,e It appears frora the Report that in 13 Englitth,,,,i,des, ties, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and in no t more than 40 per cent. of the men married .co o 4 ie write their n am e s ; an d th a t i n 19 En g lish couo tie6 : e the West Riding of Yorkshire, and in Wa'es. t he 1- , n t: , existed ested with respect to mo e than half the vo e Yin It appears fr om the a h s t r ac t o f marr i a ges conttlio, the report, that in the whole of Eiglan and " flee, out of 124,329 couples, their were 4,1,812 Inc e ' p oi 62,523 women, who it is presumed either could write, or wrote very imperfectly. • k Or With reference to the nges . of those married, it OPT pears that in the years 1838-9 the average age ei r , - 2 5 riages was, for men, about 27 years ; for wom e i c s itee m a years and a f e w m on th s . It now a pp ears , fro lysis of the recorded ages in 10,019 marriages far occurred in June 30, 1840, that the average sib men is 274 years, for women 25.5 years- , The places re g i s t ere d d ur i ng 1840 f o r th6 - , o ' e t '''ogi tion of mar r i ages uaconnecte d w i t h t h e Chureb °' o re land amount to 188 Th e utaber registere d the ceding }car was 246. that COURT of OP SESSION.—We unders . ta?c l w t h “ i - 00: Lord President has given in his resignation , A , oCC been accepted ; and t'►at the usual letter on 11 ` ; ;dent' ions, appointing the Lord Justice Clerk to be r re nct. s. has been received in towne—Edi i b r i id prtiser , `" - hip , rg „, i , /., • 5 , ti , HUNTING. Shoreham branch Of the London and BriAton l'liillfor somen.as proceedin distance,g butUto se S hv( T )erni E l A lua : ml i l . : On Molld ay , II 0 , and cut in half by the train. aplo:Oarrepruasisl ov,l,lsitsh,.)cyrellq_c.-1.,e0 SILVER PLATED CORNERDISI4j7;fii: T. 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