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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Sept. 7. The Lora) CHANCELLOR took his seat on theWoolsack at Three o'Clock. Lie Archbishop of CANTERBURY laid on the table tho 21st Annual Report of the Commissioners for building new churches. Ordered to be printed. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from an individual named Winter, residing at Wilton, in Somer setshire, in which he set forth that he was deeply in terested in an action of ejectment, which was instituted so far back as 1820, and at the present moment final judgment had not been pronounced. The cause was brought into that House by writ of error. It was argued, he (Lord Broughliam) -believed at the bar in 1832, and certain questions , were left to the .fudges. Their Lordships required another. argument of the case, which took place in 1839, and again the same. questions were left to the Judges, who had not as :-et given their Lordships the benefit of the i r decision. He blamed no one, for it was a case of the utmost difficulty, but the petitioner, who was seventy years of age, naturally prayed that a decision nnight be given as early as possible. While he was acdressing their Lordships he begged to call the attention of his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsacls to another matter, which he trotted would meet with immediate consideration ; he alluded to some of the penal statutes which still remained on the Penal Statute Boo's - . There were many dormant penalties still oa the books, but it had always been found that, wherever ach 'lnce appeaved, they were made the handles for working oppression, either to the malice or the over zeal of individuals. He could not give a stronger in stance of his meaning than what took place yesterday. There were penalties of a very severe nature attached to the offence of any Member of Par liament who should sit and vote without previously taking certain oaths and subscribing certain declarations. Now, if t.Nose penalties were of a moderate nature, and of a distinct amount, say 50/. or 1001, he believed they would be found to be perfectly stringent to ensure every person taking the oaths before he performed any legisla tive act.—(Haar.) But the penalties were of such a nature that it was found necessary to pass a Bill of indemnity, which na‘one:wculd think of were the penal tics of such an amount as he had named. But they were of a totally different nature, and were of so cruel a de scription that it never was thought of putting them in force, even if the offence were wilfully committed in place of by accident, as in the case alluded to. It amounted in fact to this, a total, 'absolute, and perpetual disqualification ever to hold any office or place of. profit under the Crown ; also a total, absolute, and per petual disqualification from ever sitting or voting in either House of Parliament, or of giving the proxy ; an absolute incapacity to sue in any action either at law or in equity, or incapacity under all circumstances of taking any devises or bequests, or of profit ing by any deed of gift. In fact, the penal ties amounted to total, absolute, and perma nent' civil incapacitation, and the consequence was, that whenever a person incurred the penalty, even if he bad incurred it wilfully, he should think it could never he exacted; but whenever it had been incurred, as in a resent instance, - accidentally, a Bill of Indem nity was invariably passed as. a natural result, Now that would not be the case if they altered the pe 'nalty, and instead imposed a penalty of 50/, or 100/. one would then think of •a Bill of Indemnity, and the penalty would be invariably exacted. He would noes call their Lordship's attention to other instances, anti he wished particularly to direct the attention of his Hon. and Learned Friend on the Woolsack to the cases to which he was about to allude. 'Their Lordships were aware that there existed on the statute-book Acts which had been passed in very remote times, for the purpose of compelling attendance at church on the Sabbath-day. There was a statute of Elizabeth imposing a penalty of one shilling on every individual who should - be absent from church any one Sunday, and by a subsequent statute passed in the same reign, by the 23d of Elizabeth, a penalty of 201. was inflicted upon every inch:- a-Waal who should be absent from church for four successive Sundays, and if the absencp were persisted in, the penalties became much more severe. 'those Acts still remained unrepealed, and he could not tee how magistrates, when called upon to do so, could re fusesto infliet those penalties. He had heard magistrates blamed_ for inflicting penalties under such circumstances, bat the fact was, that they had no choice. That had been done recently. Within the last three or four weeks eleven persons had sued for the lesser penalty, and had been convicted of one shilling. Some of these per soils had since paid the penalty, and others had not, and costs, amounting in one iustaiice to 145., and in an either case to 223., had been run up, and were still in creasing in consequence of the non-payment of the pe nalty and costs, in one instance for sixty, and in an other for sixty-ono days. Now, surely the person who was the most anxious to prevent the non-observ ance of the sabbath—the person who was • most :anxious •to promote . attendance on the public worship of the Church—would be the first to feel that this was a most unfortunate occurrence both for the one cause and fur the other, and that nothing could tend more to desecrate the worship of the Church ; and those statutes were never put in force except in many instances by the spite, and in all by the personal feelings and desires, of an individual. No blame could attach to magistrates for convicting in such instances. A- criminal information might v,o against them if they refused to convict in instances in which the law was so clear. He did hope that they should soon see all such Acts erased from the statute book, and the law left as it ought to be, and no legal rovision made on the subject. .COILEIG N CONSECRATION TO OFFICE OF .BISIIOP6' ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved the third res.:ling of the Foreign Consecration to Office of Bishops' Act ARI e;-dnient Bill. The Ear. of RADNOR did not know the ground on which the Bill had , been brought tbrward, and his present opinion was that the measure was a most unadvised and useless one. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said that the Bib. had been brought forward with a view to the better reguu•tion of the congregations of English settled in foreign countries, especially on the shores of the Medi terranearf.. and in the Turkish empire, and there was one gi....‘.at safety in the Bill, which was, that under its provisions nothing could be done with out the previous consent of her Majesty. He (the Archbishop of Canterbury), before he brought in the Bill. had consulted the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and several other persons well ac quainted with the subject, all of whom were of opinion that the provisions of the Bill would be attended with the best results. The Earl of RADNOR could not see the necessity or cause for such a Bill; it was in truth the enlargement of a Bill passed in the reign of George the Third, and it assume(' that it was' unlawful for the Archbishop of other countries. to consecrate Bishops without license from the Crown, He knew that such a thing was criminal in this country, but he did not seo why that should also be the case in other countries. The ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBURY said, that rnanypersons learned in the law had stated, that, as the law at present stood, it was liab?e' to great doubt ; and he was sure the Noble Earl would aot insist that he (the Archbishop of Canterbury) should participate in any act that was liable to the construction of illegality. The Earl of RADNOR had no wish to oppose the passing or the Bill, but it appeared to him altogether un necessary. Tbe Bill was then read a third time and passecL -ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL _ . On the motion of Lord COTTENHAM the Admi nistration of Justice Bill was read a third time; and on ;the question that the Bill do pass, :"':Lord COTTENHAM moved that the period at which thu' fZill"tiLY conic into Operation he. 'altered from the 25th to the 15th Dtheober, Lord CAAPBtI4, had prepared a clause, in pursu ance of the iiitentlo* he had given on a previous even ing, in order to remove doubts as to the eligibility of Irish barristers for the situation of Vice-Chancellor under the 'Bill then lvfore theirLordshcps.. It appeared to him that " l ithe Bid at present stood such._ elattse Was necessary, Th e • Bill referred to the English Court of Chancery and ; the clourt of Exchequer, and when it stated I;arris.! . .cr-at-law, it might very naturally be inferred that it- merely applied to English barristers. Ile trusted their Lordships would not o'!fer any objection to the clause, which was; the following effect :—" And be it furthef en acted and declared, that in the construc tion of this Act,: and of every other Act relating to of dices and appoiiltments„ the expression barrister, or bar rister-at-L,w be taken to mean barristers practis ing in England or Ireland, " unless where it may be otherwise expressly provided. Lord BROUGHAM thought it a very useful addition to he made to the Bill, and if it satisfied a respectable, a learned, and able body of men, it ought to be intro duced. He would remind his Noble and Learned Friend, 'how'ever, th a t when the-Bill was sent down to the other Hou se . l as t year, when he (Lord Campbell) was a Mem ber of that House, he had not then thought of intro ducing such a clause. -- It appeared to him that the Bill would merely make them eligible, and• • it not was very proper th at t h ey s h o uld be so but let it go for more than it was worth—le"' It be understood that there was no intention of appointing an Irish barrister to such a sittnttion. The Duk e of WELLINGTON thought the clause too comprehensive. The LORD CHANCELLOR had no objection to the e:ause. He believed that tinder the general term " barrister," the I r i s h b ar as well as the En g lish bar was included, an d h e was the more strengthened in his opinion, because, in acts where it was intended to confine the office to the bar of one country or another, it 'seas expressly so stated. He thought offices of that sort should be :open to gentlemen of both countries. He saw 210 objection to the introduction of the clause. MIN- a sew words' in explanation from Lord BELL, The clause was then agroed to, and the Bill passed. Lord WILIRNCLIFFE movtst that the name of the Lord Bishop or Derry be erased from the roll of the Housc., on the ground that his Lordship had taken his seat by inibake. The motion was agreed to. L. nies.age was brought up from the house of Com mons with the Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Navigation of the Thames. The Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into aid report upon the Colonization of New Zealand was also brought up. The Earl of GLENGALL presented a petition from the householders, ratepayers, &c., of the city of Dublin corn plainin of bnpropar practices having been had recourse .to by parties with regard to the burgess roll to be Son nder the new Corporation Bill. Ills Lordship ewen tl An to say that those practices were caLetilatt)d to produce a fictitious constituency. it reemet, impossible under the present system fly the ''' proper o '.cers to know whether or not one individual , lras persl.ating another when lie .canie up to vote. A Committee, which had been appointed to examine the books, he found very gross cases of fraud. It appeared in many of the rate-books, that houses valued originally at 71. had been changed to 101. No human power could, under such a system, make out an accurate burgess-roll. There were alterations and interpolations throughout the book, all tending to create a false constitu ency. If such an evil were to pass unredressed, the Corpo ration of Dublin would fall into the hands of repealers and agitators. He trusted, therefore, the Government would endeavour to apply a remedy to the grievance com plained of. The Duke of WELLINGTON was obliged to the Noble Lord for having called the attention of the House to the subject, but he did not think it was a case in which the House of Lords could interfere. The parties might, however, forward their petition to the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland or to her Majesty. If the Noble Lord left a copy of the petitibn he would take any steps in his power for bringing the matter under the conside ration of the proper authorities. The Earl of GLENGALL hoped that either the Lord-Lieutenant, or her Majesty's Government, would interfere to correct the abuse of which he had complained. Lord BROUGHAM said that the House of Lords had no power whatever to interfere in the matter. The Duke of WELLINGTON did not blame his Noble Friend for bringing forward the subject. All ho had said was that the House of Lords had no power to interfere. The petition was then laid on the table, and their Lordships adjourned at Six o'Clock to a Quarter after Thre© to• morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Sept. 7. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes before Four o'Clock. The SPEAKER then informed the House that the securities for the pr.lsecution of the election petitions for the following places had been received and were unob jectionable :—Great Marlow, Nottingham, Weymouth, Thetford, Clitheroe, Lewes, Wigan, Rutlandshire, and the borough of Harwich. Mr. WEST presented a petition from upwards of 1,000 inhabitants of Dublin, stating that under the Municipal Act the churchwardens were bound to furnish lists of the rate-payers ; but, on referring to the poor-rate as sessment, it was found that the lists were kept in so imperfect a condition that it was impossible to make the necessary returns. It was stated that the lists were thus imperfectly kept for electioneering purposes. The petitioners prayed the House to devise some remedy for the evil complained of. ELECTION PETITIONS. Petitions against the returns for the following places were laid on the table: —Thetford, Belfast, town of Nottingham, Wareham, Newcastle-under-Lyne, Carlow (two petitions), Lyme Regis, Merthyr Tydvil, Shrews bury, Downpatrick, Barnstaple (two petitions), Harwich, borough of Stafford (two petitions), St. Ives, Rutland, New Windsor (two petitions), borough of Carnarvon, and the city of Waterford. POOR-LAWS. Mr. R. YORK gave notice, that, on the introduction of the New Poor-law Bill, he should move to insert a clause to prevent the Commissioners from enforcing the separation of man and wife, and to provide that such separation should in no case be allowed where the appli cation for relief arises from infirmity, and not from im providence or crime. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Sir G. CLERIC gave notice, that to-morrow he should move that the House, at its rising, should adjourn to Thursday, the lath instant. WA OF SATTARA. Dr. BOWRING gave notice, that after the recess he should call the attention of the House to the case of the Raja of Sattara. PRIVATE BILLS COMMITTEE. Mr. EWART gave notice, that in consequence of the state of the House and of public business, he should postpone the resolution of which he had given notice, relative to Private Committees, until Tuesday, the 21st instant. QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS. Mr. GIiEENE proposed the following resolutions :- 1. That every p€rson elected and returned a Member of the House of Commons for any county, riding, or division of a county, or for any city, borough, or cinque port in England, Wales, or Ireland, or for the town of Berwick upon Tweed, whose qualification is ex pressly objected to in any election petition, shall within fifteen days after the petition be read, give to the Clerk of the House of Commons a paper, signed by himself, con taining the following particulars ; that is to say : If the qualification of such Member shall arise wholly or in part out of lands, tenements or hereditaments, then, a rental or particular of the lands, tenements, and hereditaments whereby he makes out such his qualifica tion. If the qualification of such Member shall arise wholly or in part out of personal estate, then the particulars of such personal estate, and of the income arising there from, and upon what security and in whose names such personal estate is vested, and - by whom the income thereof is payable. And that any person concerned may have a copy of such paper. 2. That of such lands, tenements, hereditaments and personal estate, whereof the party } - lath not been in pos session or receipt of the rents or income for three years before. the election, he shall also insert in the same paper, from what person and by what conveyance, as slgnment. or act in law he claims and derives the same ; and also the consideration, if any, paid for the same, and the names and places of abode of the witnesses to such conveyance, assignment or act in law or payment. 3. That if any Member whose qualification is so ob • jetted to shall decline to defend his election or return, and if any other person shall be admitted to defend the same, such other person shall, within eight days after be shall he so admitted to defend the same, leave with the Clerk of the House of Commons the like account, in writing, of the qualification of such Memberas is required from a sitting Member. 4. That if any sitting Member whose election or re turn shall be petitioned against, or any party admitted to defend the election or return of such Member, shall think fit to question the qualification of any petitioner, claiming to have had a right to be elected or returned in the place of such Member, such sitting Member shall, within eight days after the petition read, and such other party within eight days after being admitted to defend the election or return, leave notice thereof in writing with the petitioner or his agent ; and the petitioner shall in such case, within eight days after such notice, leave with the clerk of the House of Commons the like account, in writing, of his qualification, as is required for a sitting Member. After a desultory conversation as to the effect of the resolution, in which Mr. C. Buller and Mr. Hawes took part,,the debate was adjourned to this day. Dr. BOW RING gave notice that lie would postpone the followinm motion, of which he had given notice, to Tuesday, the 21st inst.—That an humble Address be presented to her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House, a return of the amount of taxes levied directly upon land in the different States of Europe, as far as the seine can be obtained from au- Cientie sources, by her Majesty's Diplomatic Agents and Consuls ; the Return to distinguish between taxes raised for the service of the State and those levied for local purposes, and to show the rates or amounts in the monies and measures of the different States, as well as in British monies and measures. Also, returns exhibiting, as nearly as can be estimated from authentic information, the proportion borne the direct taxes on land to the annual value or rental.of land in the various countries. Mr. ATT WOOD moved " That there be laid before this House, an account of wood from foreign parts chargeable with a duty of 10/. for every 1001. of the value thereof imported into the Isle of Man, in each year from 1820 to 1840, both inclusive ; shewing the quantity in cubic feet, the value declared for duty, and the duty actually paid. Account of the number and tonnage of ships built in the Isle of Man in each year from 1820 to 1840, both inclusive— the tonnage subsequent to the 31st day of December. 1833, being given in the old measure."—Agreed to. On the motion of Mr. GREENE the Order of the Day for the consideration of the Report on Private Business was postponed to Friday, the 17th inst. • A vote of supply was passed to her Majesty (Sir T. Freemantle in the Chair), and the resolution was ordered to be reported to-marrow. The House then adjourned at Half-past Five. THE NEW MINISTRY. The Earl of Aberdeen and Viscount Canning were in attendance at the Home-office shortly after eleven o'clock yesterday morning. A great number of gentlemen had interviews with their Lordships. Lord Stanley and Mr. Hope transacted business at the Colonial-office at an early hour. Lord Eliot, Chief Secretary for Ireland, bad a long in terview with Sir James Graham yesterday morning at the Home-office. The Hon. C. Manners Sutton having been appointed Under Secretary for the Home Department, the Hon. Gentleman transacted official business at the Home-office yesterday morning. Mr. Bingham Baring had an interview with Sir James Graham at the Home-office yesterday morning. Several of the Cabinet Ministers visited Sir Robert Peel yesterday morning at'Whitehall-gardens. Lord Wharncliffe (President of the Council) will give a grand Cabinet dinner to his colleagues this even ing, at his Lordship's residence, Curzon-street, May-fair. NEWLY RECOVERED LAND.—Since the open ing of the new cut from Eau Brink to Linn, which took place about twenty years ago, the old channel, which was very wide and spacious, by which the waters of the Ouse and its tributary streams were formerly conveyed to Lynn, has been gradually silting up, and much of it has now become firm land, producing rich , and flourishing herbage. A few days since a portion of this newly re covered land (containing about 900 acres), which is now embanked and fenced with live quick-set fences, and di vided into convenient pieces fur occupation, was let by auction, at the Globe Inn, Lynn. and the annual rental obtained fur it averages nearly Cl. per acre. Calculating upon this ratio, were an embankment of the Wash to take place, the annual value of the land which would be obtained by that undertaking we might reasonably esti mate at not legs. than 500,0001. At the last quarterly meeting of the Lynn Town Council, Mr. F. Lan e laid u p on the table a copy of a memorial presented to the Com missioners of Woods and Forests, which memorial re . (erred to the inclosure of the Great Level of the Wash, and was accompanied with a letter, stating that the appli cation to Parliament upon that subject was intended to be renewed in the next session.—Norfolk Times. DANTZIC, AUGUST 28.—Our wheat market has been very dull this week, because we have a con tinuance of fine weather, and the accounts from England arc discouraging. MIDDLESEX REFORM REGIS- • TRATION CLUB: A meeting of the . Members of this Club was held yes terday afternoon, pursuant to a requisition by.eirculer, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Committee, and in order that resolutions might be passed in respect of the report, and the future management of the Club. In consequence of the weather, the meeting was but thinly attended. Among the gentlemen present were Mr. Henry Tuffnell (Chairman), Mr. Williams, Mr. Cop pock, Mr. Leonard, Mr. A'Becket, Mr. Pouncy, Illr. J3rownly, Mr. Hammond, Rev. Mr. Potter, Mr. Barnard, Mr. Phelps, &c. The SECRETARY proceeded to read the Report, which was as follows : The Middlesex Reform Registration Club has now been established more than five years, and during that period the only attention paid to the registration in the county of Middlesex has been by the instrumentality of this Club, and more than 3,800 Reform votes . have been sustained, and. 1,900 Tory votes expunged by its means. During the present 'year a large number of votes have been registered, and a considerable addition made to the strength of the Liberal interest. More than 800 objections have been served on voters of doubtful qualification, and so far the Club has done all that could be done to the support of the Liberal interest. On the Tory side more than 1,500 objections have been served, and it is now absolutely necessary to adopt such measures as may effectually protect voters professing Liberal principles, and defeat Tory claimants. The great majority of the objections taken by the Tories are, it is believed, frivolous, and only require to be vigorously met to be set aside. It is also believed that the great majority of the objections taken *by the Club are sustainable, while no frivolous or vexa tious objection has knowingly been served by the Club. Of the utility of the Club the last election has been a test, and the triumphant return of Mr. Byng to Parlia ment for the 15th time, in spite of the boasting of the Tories that they could - return two Members, is owing to the care and attention to the representation which this Club has been able to give. The funds of the Club are totally exhausted, and a considerable sum is re quisite to meet the necessary outlay. If this can be furnished no doubt exists as to the result of the Liberal interest, and that its influence may be materially strengthened. In truth your Committee believe that by attention to this years' registration two Members may be returned for the county of Middlesex. At the conclusion of the Report, Mr. HULL, of Uxbridge, rose to propose the following resolution :—" That it is of vital importance to the Liberal cause, in the county of Middlesex, that - every exertion should be made to expunge the names of spu rious and illegal Tory voters from the register, who have been duly served with notices 'of objection ; and, also, that Reformers should be protected against the vexatious objections which have been served this year by the Tories upon nearly 1,500 Liberal voters." Mr. A'BECKET seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. COPPOCK proposed the next resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Barnard, and carried, "That to effect this important object, it is essential that a subscription be entered into for the purpose of defraying the expenses attending the Registration Cour;s." A subscription was then entereed into by the members present, amounting to 1601., and thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting adjourned to the 25th inst. We should have given the speeches of the Hon. Gen tlemen who proposed and seconded the resolutions, hav ing sent a reporter for that purpose, but the Committee considered that as this meeting was a private one, it would be sufficient if the Report, together with the re solutions, were published. The gentlemen of the Press were, therefore, not admitted to the room, but the Report and resolutions were readily furnished by the Secretary. The following letter was read by Henry Tuffnel, Esq., M.P., on taking the chair yesterday, and was omitted from our report : " West Cowes, Sept, 6, 1841. _ " Sir—l am sorry not to be able to attend the meet ing of the Middlesex Reform Registration Club to-mor row, which I should have great pleasure in doing had I been in London, but I was not aware of the day it was intended to fix, until it was too late to alter my own arrangements. I shall be obliged .to you to receive the enclosed small subscription to the fund ; and " I remain, Sir, your obliged servant, " To W. H. James, Esq. " R. GROSVENOR." SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The only remaining form through which such of the members of the new Government who have seats in the Lower House have to pass, previous to their entering upon the exercise of their duties, Parliamentary as well as official, is to be re-elected by their constitu ents—their seats in the House of Commons becoming vacant on their acceptance of office under the Crown. The forms of Parliament require that several days shall intervene before they can appear in the complex cha racter of Ministers of the Sovereign and Representatives of the people ; and, until they do so, little will be known of the policy on which their administration is to be con ducted, except so far as that policy can be predicted from what is on record as to their past characters and con duct. Fortunately for the country, which is naturally anxious to know as much as possible of the fate which it awaits, if not equally to the advantage of the Govern ment, their history is matter of notoriety. The nation has seen with astonishment, now rapidly merging into deep and settled disgust, a Cabinet formed of statesmen only remarkable for their former disagreements, and whose present association with each other is not less surprising than it is- dishonourable to themselves and dangerous to the country. Whether we look to the measures which are likely to emanate from such a Cabi net, with respect to our Foreign, Colonial, or Domes tic relations—their influence upon our position with other States, or their necessary influence upon the pros . perhy - and tranquillity of our own, we will not con ceal our apprehensions that clouds will overspread, if storms do not disturb, our hemisphere. The only hope which the lover of his country can indulge in its present circumstances is, that the distractions, which cannot fail to exist in the councils of such a heteroge neous mass calling itself a Ministry, will be speedily followed by an open rupture ; and the nation be thus relieved from a visitation not more injurious to its real interests, than it is derogatory to the honour and honesty which constitute the bases of its character in the estimation of the world. STANDARD.—In the House of Commons no less than twenty-six election petitions were presented. This is the last day for presenting such petitions. Several notices of motions, of greater or less importance, were given ; among others, a notice by Mr. Roebuck, as fol lows : "On going into Committee on the re-enactment of the Poor-law Amendment Act to move— " That the Board of Commissioners be abolished, and all such discretionary powers as may be deemed neces sary for the due administration of the law now possessed by the Commissioners, be transferred to the Secretary of State for the Home Department." . It is difficult to understand what Mr. Roebuck intends by this motion ; fur his attachment to the New Poor law in principle and detail has been too recently ex pressed to leave any doubt of his wish to continue the system exactly such as it is in its operation upon the poor. What he proposes is clearly impracticable. Tho Secretary of State for the Home Department already has his hands completely full ; and even if this were not the case=if the system of centralisation is to be continued, as Mr. Roebuck plainly intends it to be—some intermediate authority between the parochial governors of the poor and one of the Queen's principal Secretaries of State, would be ab solutely necessary in a constitutional view. It would be extravagant to suppose one of her Majesty's principal Ministers called nightly to account in Par liament for every case of alleged local mismanagement. But this is the only remedy which Mr. Roebuck's proposed arrangement would leave, and this after a little time would prove in practice no remedy at all. The truth seems to be, that the system of centralisation must be abandoned sooner or later, and the management of the poor once more assigned, under whatever terms the legis lature may think fit to impose, to kcal authority, subject only to the courts of law. Meanwhile, if there is to be a central authority, it is much better that that authority rest where it does, than in the Home Secretary of State's Office. COURlER.—Scarcely had four days elapsed from the resignation of the Whip ' s, before it was officially an nounced that Sir Robert Peel had completed the task as signed to him, and obtained for his Cabinet his sanction of her Majesty's gracious approval. To this important fact we wish to direct the special attention of our Whig- Radical Contemporaries, as signally falsifying all their reit crated predictions regarding the obstacles, perplexities, and difficulties which Sir Robert Peel was to have en counterel on his way to power and office. It must still be flesh in the public mini with what unabashed assur ance, and in what a tone of anticipated triumph, our Contemporaries were in the habit of menacing him with the most complicated disasters should he pos sess the incredible hardihood of approaching the precincts with no higher recommendation than the unbounded confidence of his country, as expressed in both Houses of Parliament. Woe betide him, was their incessant exclamation, should he adventure the formation of a Ministry, for beside the resistance he will be sure to met with in the highest quarters (and the mysteriousness of their language on this head gave fear ful force and significance to their ominous threatenings), the jarring jealousy and impracticable stubbornness of the materials from which the Cabinet must needs be con structed, will render the taslt, if not absolutely impos sible, at least one of the utmost difficulty. Such were the prophetic croaltings of the Whig Press, and such their mode of administering consolation to their patrons while still in possession of the seals of office. But the extreme facility with which Sir Robert Peel has been enabled to form a Cabinet, and the unprecodentedly short time he required for the completion of all his other arrangements, show bow wretchedly deficient either in veracity or foresight were these self-constituted political prophets. TILE " BEARD" MANIA.— A Berlin corres rondent writes th a t, a t a late review by the . King of russia, WI Majesty was much annoyed by observing many of the spectators wearing enormously large beards, and, turning to one of the hirsute gentlemen, he said with a significant gesture, "Pray, Sir, go and get yourself shaved, for here you run great risk of having your beard singed." OLD AGE.—Salezza de Pedrada praising an old lady for her beauty, she answered that " beauty was incompatible with old age." To which Salezza replied, "We say beautiful as an angel,' and yet the angels of all creatures are the most ancient." DINNER. TO LORD "VIVIAN BY THE OFFICERS- OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY. Lieutenant-General Lord Vivian, G.C.8., and G.C.11 * ., on his health being drunk at a dinner given to him by the officers of the Royal Artillery on Sa turday last, returned thanks in the following terms : " Gentlemen—l feel it quite out of my power to express as I could wish, and as I ought, my sense of the very flattering and the very gratifying manner in which you have received the toast my Noble Friend Lord Bloomfield has been so kind as to propose ; the painful circumstances under which we meet render it peculiarly difficult. When I say painful circumstances, fancy not that it is loss of power and of place, with the pride and pomp that attach to them, that I lament. Proud as I am of the distinguished office I have now had the honour for some years to hold, I could part with it without a pang, and retire, after nearly fifty years of uninterrupted service, to pass the remainder Of my days in the bosom of my family. The pain arises from feeling that this is the last time I shall hate the happiness of meeting, as the Master•Generai of the Ordnance, those I see around me, with whom, in my official capacity, I have had so much satisfaction in act ing, and for whom, as friends, I have had so much rea son to feel the highest respect and esteem. But, gen tlemen, it is well sometimes to call to our assistance a little philosophy, and especialy so on an occasion of this sort, when the feelings of the heart might other wise be too strong for the expression of that which it would dictate, and overpower the tongue. I must have recourse to the old proverb, and recollect that every thing is for the best in this world.' lam willing to be- , lieve the truth of this in my case ; I am certain of it in yours. My career in life has been more fortunate than I could possibly have hoped for or expected, I fear I must add than I have deserve& I am fast falling into the vale of years, and any energies, any powers of body or of mind I may ever have possessed, are daily and hourly becoming weaker and weaker. I cannot but remember that the poet, when speaking of one of the greatest men this or any other country ever had to boast of, has said that— " Tears of dotage fell from ,Marlborough's eyes.' And can. I, humble and 'comparatively insignificant in dividual as I am, hope to escape the feelings of my fel low man ? It must, alas! gentlemen, be the lot of us all, and it is therefore, perhaps, happy for me that I should be called into retirement before, in old age and infirmity, I may have failed in the proper discharge of my duties—before I may. have forfeited the good opinion which your reception of me on this occasion shows me I have now the happiness to possess. In re spect to you, gentlemen, the change will, I have no doubt, be an advantage. In my successor you will have an officer with talents better qualifying him to fi 1 the high and important office aid carry on its duties than I can hope to have shown ; with power and influ ence superior to any that I have possessed, and conse quently stronger to support such measures as he may think calculated for your benefit. The only point in which I will yield to no man is in a sincere and heart felt desire to promote your interests. Gentlemen, it is now above six years since I have had the honour of holding the distinguished effice of Master- General of the Ordnance. Before I was appointed to it, in the course of my military service, frequent opportunifes had been afforded me of being acquainted with the service of the Ordnance Military Corps—brave in the field, and well disciplined at all times—l had learne I to entertain for them the highest possible opinion. The experience I have had during the time I have been at their head has not disappointed my expectations. My command has been one, I may say, of unintsrruptsd satisfaction ; and if, gentleman, during that period it has been in my power to render any service to the corps. it is only to their own good conduct, their own merits, their own claims, and not to any favour on my part, that they are indebted for it. Gentlemen, before I conclude I must say a few words on professsonal subjects. England is now at peace, and I trust and hope may long continue so ; but, as soldiers, it is our duty to be ready for war. Throughout Europe improvements ere taking place in the arms of every description with which the forces of different nations are supplied, and in the use of them. My Noble Friend has referred to the circumstance of my having given a better arm to the soldiers of our own army ; in our heavy guns, also, I may add, some improsements have been made since I have been at the Ordnance ; but there is much yet to be done. Watch, I pray you, the progress of such improvements in other countries, endeavour to go ahead of them in your own, so that should your services be required in the field, the British Aitillery may at all times evince that superiority for which they have hitherto been distinguished when called on to defend their Sovereign and their country. Another point to which I must refer is to that institution which, originating in the zeal for acquiring information and promotine science of some of our junior officers, and supported by some of the seniors, has sprung up since I have been at your head ; I consider it of great importance, not only to the character of the corps, but to the country generally. 1 consider that_out of it great advantage to science and great credit to the regithent may ensue; I have there fore encouraged, fostered, and cherished it ; and I hope those around me aed those who follow me will continue so to do. The circumstance of officers of the Royal artillery being stationed in all parts of the globe—men who have ha.l a scientific education, and are conse quently able to benefit by the observations they may have an opportunity of making—affords an advantage that scarcely any a mount of expense in the employ ment of civilians would enahle the country to obtain. Again, then, I say, let the same spirit which originated this institution continue to maintain it ; it cannot bet contribute still more to raise the estimation and cha racter of the corps, and it may be of infinite use to science and the country generally. Gentlemen, I have done, and in concluding I can only again assure you, that wherever I go, whatever may be my fate, my heart will be with you ; I shall ever feel the deepest intlrest in the prosperity, the happiness, and the success of a corps, over which I have had so much satisfaction in presiding, and from which 1 feel so much pain at parting." On quitting the room Lord VIVIAN spoke as fol lows :—" Gentlemea, the time has now arrived when I must say,' Good night '—when I must bid you farewell. This is "the last time,probably, I shall wear. the uniform in which I now appear ; bolt in laying it dow: - . I shall not lay down that deep interest I must ever feel in the corps to which it belong?. Gentlemen, my heart will ever be with you. Your character, your honour, and your prosperity will always be dear t 3 me. You will, I hope, allow me still the honour of continuing a mem ber of your MCS3, and allow me, as such, hereafter to appear amongst you in a coloured coat. Farewell and God bless you all."—Standard. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. At the meeting of the vestry of Marylebone on Sa turday, the Clerk to the Board intimated that he had received the following lett:r from Lord Duncannon, in reference to the recent appointment of Clerk and Sexton to the parish : " Office of Woods and Forests, Sept. 3, 1841. " Sir—ln reference to the conversation I had with the deputation of the Vestry last week, I beg to inform you, that the Rev. F. Braithwaite has been appointed by her Majesty clerk and sexton of the parish of St. Marylabone, under the 36th section of the Act 51st George 111., to officiate by himself or .his sufficient de puty throughout the entire parish, which will include St. John's chapel and burial-ground ; and that it is not the intention of her Majesty to appoint a distinct clerk and sexton for the last mentioned chapel and burial ground, under the 41st section of the Act. I have thought it right to make this communication, although it be not required under the Act, the right of appoir t ment which her Majesty has exercised being absolutely vested in the Crown, and not requiring the consent and approbation of the vestrymen.-1 remain, &c. ~ DUNCANNON." " Mr. C. Flood, Vestry Clerk." The Report of the Committee which had been di• rested a few weeks since 'to communicate with Lord Duncannon upon this appointment was then brought up and read. It ran as follows : " S:.. Mnrylebone, Sept. 3, 1841. " At a meeting of the Committee appointed to con fer with Lord Duncannon on the subject of the recent appointment of the Rev. F. Braithwaite to the office of clerk and sexton, vacated by the death of Mr. Pau ; present, Mr. Sapsford in the Chair, the Committee beg to report that Messrs. Biers, Clipp, and Gomm, in pursuance of a le t t er rece i ve d from Lord Dun cannon's Secretary, attendel at the office of Woods and Forests on Tuesday, the 24th of ,August, and bad a length ene d interview with his Lordship in the presence of Mr. Pemberton, the solicitor. The deputation were anxious to ascertain to what ex tent, and under what section or sections of the 51st of Geo. 111-, cap. 151, the appointment in ques tion had been made. They endeavoured to show his Lordship and Mr. Pemberton that if the appointment was confined to the n6th section of the Act, the vestry had no desire to interfere ; but that if it extended to the 41st section, then the a ppointment was not valid until the consent and approbation of the vestry had been obtained thereto. Lord Duncannon stated that tbe appointment had tot then been signed by her Ma jesty, and that he was unab!e to staty how far the ap pointment extended, and under what particular section or sections of the Act it had been made : but he pre sumed that the appointment was similar to the one formerly made, and granted to Mr. Pau. As the re sult of the interview, his Lordship wished Mr. Pem berton again to examine the extent of the appointment after which his Lordship promised to communicate with the vestry on the subject. " S. SAPSFORD, Chairman. " .1. GOMM. H. BIERS. " WILLIAM CLAPP." The reading of this R eport an d t he preceding letter gave rise to a long dis cuss i on, in which Messrs. Biers, Skinner, Eyre, and Glazier too k part, and eventually it was resolved that the Committee be requested to hold a further communication with her Majesty's Govern ment for the purpose, and with the view of obtaining a legal compliance on the part of the patron of the ap pointment with the provisious.of the Churehei Act, 51 Gee. HI, cup. 151. ASSAULT BY POLICE-OFFICERS. (From the Liverpool Times.) Oa Saturda:, Mr. o::ver Shannon, a publican and master steieiore, residing in Norfolk-street, appeared at the Police Court, to bring a charge of assault against three police-constables. The case had been seat over by the Watch Committee to Mr. Rushton. Shannon stated that shortly after twelve o'clock on the morning of Wednesday week, he left his house in Norfolk-street, to see a friend on board the Carlisle pa•:ket, which was lying in the Clarence deck, and which was to sail about 4 A.M. He was accompaniel by Henry Dobson and Thomas Langley. Having seen his friend on board, lie and Dobson and Langley returned by the higher pfurt of the town, between two and three o'clock in the morning. At the corner of a street between Vernon and Orange-streets, he saw three officers standing together ; hut he did not inter. fere with them in the least, either by word or deed. Alter he had passed them about ten paces, one of them came running .up, struck him on the back with his stick, and said " D-- your soul, get along out of this." The officer then struck him (Shannon) on the temples, and knocked him down in the channel. The blood flowed copiously from his temples. Dob son and Lang'ey were two or three paces in advance at this time. Neither of them had spoken to the offices. The whole party were quite sober. After having * *necked him (complainant) down, one of the policemen took him by the hair of the head and dragged him along. the channel ; another lifted up his leg, and inflicted four or five blows on the sole of his foot with a stick. His companions, ufter the officers had retired, lifted him up, placed him on some steps, and endeavoured to stop the effusion of blood from his temples. Tney then led him up Tithebarn-street. After having gone forty or fifty yards, they met police man No. 199, stated what had occurred, and asked him for the numbers of the men on that beat. He re plied that he could not tell the numbers. They then went to the main bridewell, made a similar statement there, and preferred a similar request. They were told that they might obtain the required information by application at the watch-office, at ten o'clock in the morning. No. 265 was the man who held him down while the other officer was laying ou the soles of his feet. He (complainant) . had not been drinking at all previous to the occarrence in question. Henry Dobson, a smith, residing in Watkinson street, corroborated Shannon's evidence in nearly every particular. Thos. Langley, a labourer, who lives in Crosshall street, was then called.. His detail of the circum stances connected with the assault differed but little from that of the preceding witnesses. He added that No. 288 was present ; but, though this man told his brother officers that "it was a shame" to boat Shan non, he did not interfere to prevent it. On being cross examined by No. 265, Lingley's evidence was directly opposed to that of the complainant and Dobson, on one collateral circumstance. He said that after seeing Mr. Shannon's friend off, they went into Langan's public home. Mr. Shannon had a glass of sherry there. He (witness) had a glass of ale. They had only the one glass each, and probably stopped in the house about half an hour. No. 228 was then ordered to be sworn, and to give his evidence. He was reminded that his first duty was to the public, and not to the corps of which he was a member. He at first distinctly denied that he had seen either of the three men on the morning of Wednesday week, and then said that he had no recol lection of it. Dobson was recalled, and said he could not distinctly swear that it was No. 288 who used the words " It's a shame ;" but Langley was quite positive as to the iden tity of the man. Oaieer No. 265 was then asked what he had to say. He leased that on the morning in question two men passed him when he was; standing alone in Tithebarn street, and one of them said—" Here is another of those perjured villians." He (officer) asked him what he said, and then tolddiim to go home. Shannon thereupon made a blow at him, and lie (the officer) bit him on the rise. Shannon then struck again, and he (the policeman) hit him on the head. He should have taken the complainant to bridewell, had it not been for his two frieads, who said that he was a decent man, and that they would take him home. There was not another officer present at the time, and Shannon only received those two blows. He (the officer) struck in self-defence ; for he knew that Shannon was a man who had fought pitched battle;. Mr. Rushton painted to the discrepancy io the evi dence, with respect to entering a public-house, and asked Shannon why he denied the fact of hating en tared Langan's? The complainant persisted that he did not,enter either that or any other house. Dobson and Langley went in, but he stood at the door. Mr. Rushton then pointed out to Shannon that there was net only a discrepancy between his own evi dence and that of his witnesses, but that there was a considerable portion of the time, from 12 to 20 minutes past two o'clock. left unaccounted for. There was also the unaccountable circum:t ince of Shannon returning from the Clarence Dock to Norfolk -street, by such a route as that selected. These things threw some doubt over the case ; but still there was sufficient evi dence to justify him and his brother Magistrate (Mr. Theodore W. Rathisone) in the conviction that the complainant had been struck by N 0.265, with unjusti fiable violet ce. If the whole story of the complainant had been borne out in those collateral circumstances admitting of proof, they should at once have committed No. 265 to prison, to answer an indictment ; but as this had not been done, they should not send him to trial. They believed, also, that he (No. 265) had received provocation, and grievous provocat on ; bid still he ought to have abstained from siolence, and to have called for assistance. No. 288 had given his testimony in a very discreditable manner. The Magistrates would inquire more minutely into the circumstances, and thea give their final judgment ; but in the meantime, Nos. 265, 137, and ,288, must be suspended, and they woull net be restored for some time; if at all. This case, as invariably happens when charges are brought against the police, was most minutely, patiently, and carefully as well as skilfully investigated by Mr. Rush ton, and lasted for about two hours. IRELAND. DUBLIN POLICE. - HENRY-STREET OFFICE. On Friday List, as a constable of the C division was proceeding on his beat, in the neighbourhood of the Custom-house Docks, he saw a sailor-boy, who seemed to be wandering about without any fixed purpose, and whose we-fraught visage Evidently betokened a mind but ill at case. The policeman questioned him as to the 'lice he was bound to, &c., and finding his ;Answers anything but satisfactory, and seeing, moreover, something vary suspicious in " the cut of his jib," he considered it his duty to take him into custody, and ac cordingly he was brought before the Ma3istrates of this offict?, when, after some vain endeavours to support the character assumed— 'rite bashful look, the rising breast, Alternate spread al trms ; The lovely stranger stands confest A maid in all her charms I On being interrogated by the Magistrates, she gave the following account of lersell:—Her father, she said, was a boatman, named Lanigan, who resided at Tarbert, near Glin,on the banks of the Shannon. Ow ing to some 'family difference, and the severity of an un amiable step-mother, who treated her vary cruelly, and continually reproached her for not going forth to earn her bread, the poor young girl rashly fled from the pa ternal roof, and determined to wend her way towards Dublin, in the hope of procuring a situation. She walked the whole of the weary way, and on Sunday last arrived in the metropolis. In a few days her little stock of money was expended, and there appearing no prospect of her obtaining a s'tnation suitable to her sex and habits, she for a long time revolved in her mind as to what expedient she should adopt to mend her fortunes and save her from that dishonour and de gradation to which poverty and desperation have too often reduced the friendless. She resolved at length on assuming the garb and character of a sailor boy, and in that capacity earn an honourable subsistence. To this resolution her romantic mind was prompted the rather from having rea 1 in the columns of the news papers recently the glowing account of an adventurous damsel who assumed the character of a mariner, and succeeded in preserving it for many years. With this view she was proceeding down the quays with the in tention.of making application to the captains of the ves sels, when, as we have already stated, she was appre hended by the constable. The Magistrates appeared to take great interest in the prisoner's case. air!, after giving her many admoni tory cautions, told her they could not detain her in custody. She thanked their Worships, and expressed her deter mination to give up her roving thoughts, and to return to her father's roof, if she could only procure means suf ficient to enable her to do so. She knew that the step she bad proposed to herself was one indelicate and ill advised ; " hut," said the poor girl, " *hat could I do ? It was better than to stay in Dubiin, where I have no means of honest livelihood, and temptation besets me on all sides." Several gentlemen present, sympathising with the poor girl, contributed variously, for the purpose of rais in;; a fund to convey her in safay back to Limerick ; and Inspector O'Conner, with a feeling of humanity highly to be commended, offered her an asylum in his house for that night, having previously ascertained that she was worthy of such countenance. He volunteered, moreover, to make a collection among his friends on her behalf.—Dublin Register. The villages thrOughout Ttenfrewshire are now suffering to almost as great an extent as Paisley. In Johnstone, where there are 15 or 16 public works, only four are at present in operation.-- Gllsgow Argus. LAW INTELLIGENCE. PREROGATIVE COURT-TUESDAY. IN TILE GOODS GF ALICE KELHAM. The deceased died on the 27th of July, leaving per sonal property of the value of 34,0001., besides a real estate worth 2,0001. She left a will and two codicils, which were found locked up in a box, of which she had the key in her bedroom. The will was dated i❑ 1829 ; the codicils in 1833 and 183 g. The will when found exhi bited alterations made by the deceased herself, appa rently after the year 1838, in favour of Mr. lielham, her executor ; but, unfortunately, she had not had the alter ations attested ; they were consequently void under the Act, and it was difficult to ascertain what the words were before the alteration, except having recourse to parol evidence, which is excluded. The COURT directed that the paper should be exa mined by persons skilled in making out writing attempted to be obliterated. IN THE GOODS OF JOHN LYNN, OTHERWISE FINLAY. The deceased in this case died on the 11th of March, a widower, without child or parent. On the 7th of April administration of his effects was granted to Alexander Lynn, his brother, but who described the deceased as a " bachelor." The alias was accounted for in this way : The deceased had been impressed into the navy in 1796, and deserted ; upon which he assumed his mother's name of Finlay, which he retained till his death, at which time he was a publican, having been a master of a vessel till 1823. The COURT required some explanation as to the cir cumstance of certain stock, of which Mr. Alexander Lynn had got possession, having been purchased in the name of " John Lynn, mariner" as well as proof that he was the same person as " John Finlay, publican." The COURT disposed of several other motions of no interest. Dr. Daubeny sat for Sir H. Jenner. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Yesterday George F. Carden, a barrister, was charged with creating a disturbance at a station-house door, and refusing to go away when desired by the constable on duty. It appeared that a violent assault had been committed on a female in Long-acre, and when the. accused was conveyed to the station-house, the defendant, who had no evidence to offer, wanted to enter. He was prevented, upon which a crowd collected ; and as he persisted in re maining opposite the door, he was taken into custody and locked up for the night. After a lengthened investigation, the particulars of which are of no public interest, the defendant was or dered to enter into his own recognizance in the sum of 2M. to keep the peace for the next six months. THA UES-OFFICE. Russell Dodd, the Captain of the steam towing-vessel London, belonging to the Thames Steam Towing Com pany, was brought before Mr. Broderip on a warrant, charged with assaulting Mr. William Tucker, a master lighterman, on the river. Mr. Tucker stated that on Thursday afternoon he was alongside the Eagle, off Downe's Wharf, in his skiff, and saw the London steamer coming down the river at full speed towards him. He considered himself in the greatest danger, and called out to Captain Dodd, who was on the stage near the paddle-box, to ease her, and ex claimed, " Don't run over me," which he repeated several times. Next day I saw Captain Dodd. and informed him that I was about to make a complaint to the Magis trate, and the only answer he made was, " if I had sunk your boat or drowned you, I must have paid for it." I consider I had a very narrow escape of my life. • Captain Dodd said he had no intention to go near Mr. Tucker or his skiff, but there were boats on the other side of him, and to avoid them he was obliged to go near the brig and touched the skiff. Mr. BRODERIP asked if there were any boats on the other side of the steamer ? Mr. Tucker assured the Magistrate there were none at all. • Mr. BRODERIP said if the defendant had no further defence to make, he should hold him to bail for the as sault. In a case where a man rowed after another with the intention of rowing him down, and the party escaped into a garden, the Learned Judge, Lord Tenterden, held that the transaction amounted to an assault. He ordered the defendant to find bail, himself in SOL, and two sureties in 201. each to answer the charge at the sessions. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London Mercantile Journal of September 7.) SUGAR.—Good grocery descriptions of West India and strong qualities suitable for relining, were in demand to-day, and the show of samples being rather indifferent, the prices of Friday last were steadily maintained. The. low soft and brown sorts are not much wanted, and the merchants are disposed to accept lower prices. The private purchases afnounted to about 400 hhds and trcs. 100 hhds. Barbadoes were offered by public auction and disposed of 'at• -steady prices ; viz., low to fine yellow at 60s to 68s, and one lot low brown at 56s per cwt. MAURITIUS.-6,438 bags, in one parcel, were brought to the hammer, and disposed of with rather more spirit than recently, and obtained full prices in most instances, though the demand appeared to run chiefly on the better qualities ; good to fine bright yellow sold at Gls to 65s 6d, middling to good middling white at 55s to Os, low yellow at 54s to 54s 6d, low grey at 54s Gd to 555, good brown at 47s to 48s, and low to good bright brown at 45s to 48s per cwt. EAST INDiA.—There was a steady request for the good qualities of Bengal to-day, and fail prices were paid, but the inferior sorts. continued rather difficult of sale, and barely supported previous rates. An inferior parcel consisting of 1,667 bags, was offered at public sale, and sold slowly at easy rates ; low to good yellow at 53s to 535, and low heavy brown at 41s to 43s per cwt. FOREIGN.— The market continues quiet, and prices without alteration ; 491 boxes washed Havannah were offered at public sale, and bought in at stiff prices ; viz, good middling and good whitc.at • 265. to 28s, and mid dling ditto at 2 : is 6d to 25s 6d per.cwt. REFINED.—There was a good request for grocery goods to-day, and some large transactions took place at stiff prices : 81s is now the nearest price of, Standard Lumps. Crushed made from Foreign in demand for ex•. port at 30s per cwt. CoFFEE.-- - --The market remains quiet generally, with out any material change in prices ; 758 bags Rio from the, Cape, were o&red by public auction, and all bough in at the previous value ; common good ordinary at 40s to 40. s 6d, and good ordinary coioury at 41s to 42s per cwt. There were also put up to public sale 1,215 bags Padang, which were likewise bought in ; fair qaa lity at 40s, and common at.-.38s per cwt. There are en quiries after Ceylon, but the offers bei..g at lower prices, the holders are not disposed to realize. cocoa.—B. P. sorts are dull of sale, and 180 bags Grenada, offered by public auction, were chiefly bought in, at 42s for fair red ; two lots rather inferior sold at 40s and 41s per cwt. CASSIA LIGNEA.• —l,OBB boxes were brought to public sale, and disposed of with spirit at very full prices, viz., 96s to 98s for good middling thin quill. • PEPPER.—Prices are steady, and 738 bags Sumatra were partly disposed of by public auction at tld for fair quality, being the full value. RICE.—The demand for Bengal continues, very limited, and. prices still have a downward tendency, though the merchants from the serious lost that must arise by sales at the present low rates, very reluctantly offer their stocks, and we have had one parcel only put up to public sale, which went of very heavily, almost the whole quantity being bought in at, former rates. very good middling to good white at 12s. to 135.; a few of the best lots sold at 12s. Gd. to 13s. per cwt. Pri vately the transactions have been upon a very limited scale, at easier prices in some instances. Java is also dull of sale, but prices are unaltered, and the whole of the sound of 2,986 bags Offered by p u bli c auct i on was bought in at 9s 6d to Os for ordinary and low middling; the damaged sold at 8s Gd to 9s per cwt. There was little disposition to buy at the public sale to-day consisting of 1,315 bags Bengal, and the whole parcel was bought in above the value at Ils 6d for middling white. SriatTs.—The Rum market is dull, and rather easier prices are in some instances accepted. No busi ness worth reporting has been done in Jamaica, and only about 150 pulls Leewards have changed hands ; proof at 2s. ld, .5 over at 2s. 3d, and 7 over at 2s 4iii per gallon. East India is steady at former rates ; about 150 casks Calcutta have been soli, proof strength at Is 7d, and 13 puns 121 hhds at public sale realized Is lid to is Hid for 23 per cent in puns, and Is lldto2s Id for 19 to 20 over, in hhds. There has been an improved demand for Brandy, and an advance of id to 2d per gallon has taken place in almost all in stances. Geneva dull. British Corn Spirits in de man d at los 4d per gallon. TEA.—seldom have we witnessed a sale so well attended as it was thi s day, for, in(iep of the interest excited by the unlooked for intelli gence brought by the late overland mail from China, there were evidently persons disposed to think that prices would go low e r, a nd were consequently prepared to operate . had that been th e case :in 1 respect, however, they were disappointed , for th ere appeared to ta b ic e :el p a y t determined ftehle ev presentiie s ts offersspi i. that it ior ; were e disposedle consequently,p artof of holders not to e C? s ll te ldA _ p Souchongs at Is 100 to 2s Odd t c h o i la : ra , - Congous at 2s oid, an d good t. common dit t t , o r b at , a o few 4d perlb; Twankays sold at -is 10:-Id, the quality but middling ; young Hysons at 2s 10d to 3s Old, the quality but middling to good, and Capers at 2s to 2s ld per lb . We quote the reduction, compared with the last sale, 6d to 8d per lb, but if w e take Company ' s Congou at is 9 7 ,5:1 the lowest point during the panic last week—we esti mate the advance since then at about 3d per lb. The quantity offered amounted to about 11,029 and the actual quantity sold is estimated at only 3,200 chests. Privately there were inquires after useful qualities of Congou; and several purchases were made, common brought i s 100, and blackish le af kinds 2s to 2s 4d p er lb cash. Company's Congou was and business was done. at is to Is 11 2 d cash, the snore inquired after, market.closing with a firm appearance INDIGO.—There have been tew transactions in this ar ticle, but prices ar e without al . teration. The quantity now declared for the October sales is 12,300 chests. WooL—The public sales of Colonial Wool have con cluded ; the total quantity pat up was 20,481 bales, the attendance of buyers was large throughout, and the bidding spirited. Australian flock, an d good combing fetched 10d ~to 2s. 2i-d, fair ditto is 6c.1 to is 9d, superior clothing in fair condition Is 9d to 2s 3d ; ditto in burry condition is 21d to iss Bd,to fair average ditto is Gd to Is Bi-d; Lambs supe r i or 2 ) s . 70, ditto, fair average is 6d t o i s 10d , low and prickly is 2 d to is 6 d ; superior Skins and hand w ashed Is 5 4d to 2 s 2 d, pieces and locks lOid to Is 4-d, washed and in grease 8d to Is. Van Dieman's Land—superior combing is 10d to 2s 271 d, clothing is 6d to is 101 d, average flocks Is 5d to is Bd, inferior Is 3d to Is sd, in grease 8d to Ild ; Lamb is 3d to Is 9d, skin is to is 5:1-d ; Swan River, is 9 ;kd to is 7d ; South Australian, Is Id to is 3d ; Cape, superior bales, Is Sid to 2s 34 ; fair to gooci,,ls 3d to Is 9d ;l.pw an in he grease, 8d to is ld; East India, 24d to d per lb. TALLow.—There continues to be very little business doing in Russian Tallow, and prices are barely sup ported. Fine P. Y. C. on the spot is quoted at 49s per cwt. At public sale 647 pipes 158 hhds 63 barrels South American Tallow were offered, and chiefly disposed of at from 40s to 48s per cwt., according to quality. OILS.—In the value of common Fish Oils we have no alteration to report, and the market remains the same as last week, steady and firm. Sperm Oil is also without alteration. Linseed Oil has continued in brisk dernani, both for present and forward delivery, and large con tracts have been made at 32s for immediate delivery; tk similar price has also been given for above 100 tuns to be delivered up to the end of the year. Rape Oil very scarce, and higher prices looked for, owing to the short production and scarcity of Seed; the article is much wanted. and saleable at our quotations. Of. Olive 0:1 the quantity here is unusually small, and as the demand is increased by the scarcity of Rape Oil, prices continue to advance, and Gallipoli is now held for 721 to 731 per tun. GINGEII.-47 bags superior bold smooth Bengal wen) disposed of by the hammer at 30s to 31s per cwt. IRISH MARKETS. DUBLIN MARKET NOTE for ihe Week coding SEPT. 3. 238 ‘V h cat , per bar rc I to: swim 215 Bere ....... Iti r. tole Barley 315 Utts '4 stone Four, per cwt... Pstouv !:19 Oatmeal A stone Sold to Bakers only. 6,161 Cwt. k lour ....... Average price ..1 ih heat 411L1 Receipts of Flour, 12.931 ) tales of Do. b, 101 TtardA From 30 o 13 0 e To 87 14 0 0 0 13 6. Averap . 12 5 11 6 13 6 15 7 I I 0 I 0 I et s;ii Flour 51s 8d per sue' from 24'. Od to 4. Pd from 183. Od. to '..Ss .0d from 10a. lid. to 15a, Od PRIOR Ur RABAT)* Quarterr. }.oat ...... 10d 1-121.1 Quo'tern ..." 51. COltg AII.KETS. Sept. 4. Wheat (per 20at.)'9 , 0d.it33..61.1uata (per 1-Ist... 11 01 to 12, 8 1 Barley (per 16.d..)12 0 14 0 IFlorr (per cwt 1— 11 Oatmeal (per cwt.) ...... Od to :Gs Od Reef, 4d. to U.—Mutton, 541. tn6o..— Veal, 4.1 to ed Perk, 41d. to sd..—Fresh }lintel, 10d. to 11d per lb. PRICE OF RITFTItIt. To the Merchants. To the Country; Ftrst Quality." ......... 874 -•••••••••••••.••• ••• ...... 78 Second Third ......... •• • ...... 80 .. Fourth . ... ..... Fifth 73 Sixth ...61 .... 62 CLON NELL MA It KETS... Sept. 4 Per t wt. s. d. s d. s. d. s. e. New Butter PO Ott 102 0 Hider 1raw)..........-- I. to '.4 0 -: Oatmeal .... ...... ll 0 13 theouP.gs. .....44 C 46 0 Rendered Lard 0 b 2 9 Heads.... ..............2' ...' — 0 ). 1 ' Per EEL. Fleur, Second ..... 1' :- 6? 1 F tour,Tnada ..... .. 0 26 4 0 , 1 p - . Household.-- ti 34 01 --1.0utti15..... 5 .10 u _ Per Buret. 0 ( Bark , / 10 e , (lAA! ...... ........... 0 KILKENNY MARK EIS. Wlieat s inrbarrel)2Bi Od.to 355. tki. Baer ',',".er 1i'..... 04.06. 'o Os. i'd. Barley 12 0 15 U Mt:..tcn ........_ 0 5 u s ~,_ hats 14 0 15 l' l'ork ................ IS 4 0' 7 - Flour (14er bag) 20 0 ht 3 0 'jos , .........,.., .. 0 6 0 7 Butter(per ewt.) 90 0 101; 0 eresr , 1.-sus!er .... 0 0 1 0 B3COII Pigs 39 0 40 6 `Aalt Ditto .......... 0 1; 0 11; Coals 1 0 1 2 Potatoes per St.) 1, a V U -.: Rapesecd 2C 0 Here 13 0 ~... 0 SHIPPiNG INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) VESSELS SPOKEN WlTo.—The Hoop, Rotterdam to -P . • Batavia, 6th ult., lat. 25, lon. 18 ; Saray Crisp, of anti fY from London, 22, lat. 43, lon. 13; Brunswick, London to Quebec, 29, lat. 48, lon. 6, by the Diadem, arrived in the Creek. Enchantress, for Liverpool, 20th ult, lat. 41, lon. „ 11 ; Duke of Argyll, 2d inst., lat. 48, lon. 9, by the Betsy, arrived at Plymouth. Ariel of Limerick, off St. Paul's; Columbia (steamer):lat 45, lon. 53; by the Palsones, arrived at Cork. Puella. from Smyrna, off Cape Bon Patriot, Alexandria to London, off Cape Palos ; Ann? Newcastle to Malta, and Pegasus, Newcastle to Constnn- . tinople, off Cape St. Vincent ; Carolina, of .London, 49, lon. 10 ; Jane, Alexandria to Liverpool, 6th, off Cape de Gatt ; Calla, Alexandria to Dartmouth, 10th, off Gibraltar ; Elizabeth Wood, Liverpool to Bat badoes, 26th, lat. 43, lon. 16 ; Hymen, London to Honduras, Ist, lat. 45, lon. 11 ; brig Enchantress, 4th, lat. 48, lon. 7, by the Atalanta, arrived at Dartmouth. Brig Elliot,. 15th ult., let. 45, lon. 50 ; barque Hannah, 26th, Ist.. 48, lon. 21 ; Manlield, - .Harwood, 31st, lat. 49, lon. 7 ; by the Fair Acadia, arrived in the River. Lonsdale of , Leith, Ist, lat. 51, lou. 10, by the Orange Branch, arrived Lt Cork. PROJECTED LIGHT ON THE GOODWII4 SANDs.--7The Lords of the Admiralty and the Board of Trinity House have finally arranged with Mr. WV.E;sh, the engineer, that the casson which he has • now nearly completed, at Deal, will on Wednesday, the 15th instant, be floated to its berth on the north-east end of the Goodwin Sands. It will be remembered, some' weeks ago, we noticed the progress of this undertaking, which is now about to be sunk and firmly fixed to the Chalk Rock, which Mr. Bush calculates on finding about thirty feet below the surface of the sand. The casson will then form a base upon which a lofty column of stone will be raised, surmounted with a. light, and from its position and general usefulness to all maritime Icountries, will be called " The Light of all Nations," which will be inscribed on the column. This new Good win light is not only designed as a beacon to warn the mariner off these Sands, - which have been . so fatal to' thousands, but also it is intended as a guide from the North Sea through a swatchway, hitherto, from its •' danger, impracticable. This channel is about half a mile wide, and leads into' a capacious bay within the Good- .. win, having from thirty to forty feet water, and being sbelL'red from every quarter. Ships will theie rim with satety in all weatherS. A very large party are going out on the 15th to view the floatin. , of the cassom and the Government steamers are ordered to be ill readiness. it is expected that his Grace the Duke of •: Wellington, who takes a lively i n t erest i n t h e under - taking, will be present on the occasion. THE WEATHER.--A, most welcome and bene-- &jai change has taken place in the weather, and harvest . operations have proceeded extensively in this district. Dry bracing weather, and the influence of the sun by day, and the harvest moon by night, is cheeringly appa rent in bringing the crops to maturity. There are tew farmers in the more fertile parts of Lanarkshire who have not made a beginning ; some have nearly con cluded. Should the weather continue propitious, harvest will be almost universal in this part of the country by the end of the week. New barley was exposed, and sold in our market on Wednesday last.—Glasgow Herald of Monday. Lieut.-General Sir J. S. Keating, K.C.8., is to be removed from the Colonelcy of the 90th Li g ht In fantry to that of the 54th Regiment, which has become' vacant by the decease the late lamented General Gascoyne ; and Major General Sir Alexander Leith, K.C.8., succeeds to the Colonelcy of the 90th. --- DENT'S LECTURES ON WATCHES , AND OTHER TIME-KEEPERS.---An Illustrated Abstract from TWO LECTURES on the Construction and Manage-. ment of Chronometers, Watcher, and Clocks, delivered by Mr' DENT, ix May ; 1841, before the Members of the United Ser.. vice Institution has been arranged for the information of general readers. The Abstract contains a statement of the relative merits of English and foreign workmanship, and an explanatior' of the different Escapements, with instructions for the choice , regulation, and management of all kinds of Time-keepers. The Pamphlet is published, by the Auth,r, at No. 82, Strand, price One ;shilling, but gratis to customers en applicitien. SILVER TEA SERVICES.—A. B. SAVOR I -: and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, No. 14, Corninho London, opposite the Hank of England, submit the prices of the following SILVER TEA and COFFEE SERVICES. hh e Cottage Pattern is plain, standing on shell feet, the tea as , coffee-pots with a flower ornament on the lids. The King s Pattern is richly embossed with flowers and scrolls. The share of either is new and elegant : COITAGE PATTERN. XING'S PATTERN. S. g. Strong Silver Tea- p0t.....12 0 Strong Silver Teapot 12 0 0 Ditto Sugar Basin 616 Ditto Sugar Basin 71, Ditto Milk Ewer. 410 Ditte Cream Ewer 5 IL' Ditto Coffee-pot. 15 0 Ditto Coffee.pot 15 Complete £3B 6 Complete £4O ° A variety of upwards of fifty Tea and Coffee Services 10 , 5 ' be seen in the Show-ro o m s , w h ere ma y b e se l ecte d every ar ticle of Silver requisite for the sideboard or plate-chest. Pamphlet , of prices, illustrated with sketches of the various articles, gratis and forwarded postage free to any part of the kingdem,—A. Savory and Sons, 14, Cornhill, London, opposite tie Bank n` England. SUPERIOR LONDON TABLE KNIVE-, with Ivory Handles, 14s. per dozen ; Dessert Knives, 1 . 9" Carvers, 5s 11 . 6d. per pair ; T a bl e K n i ves, w i t h w hi te handles, as. sd. per dozen , Dessert, 6s. id. ; Carver h sA per pair ; Gl o b e - s h ape T ea - urns , 4 quarts, 2 7 5. ; new s ""r 395. ; Papier Nacha Tea-trays, gothic shape, 603 ; the ~et full sizes. ingCiartoanloingounegs,,,e.yonatnadincinugtiethrye.parr W %treatic a e tis. o every art icle in furnish' RIPPON and BURTON, ells-. , Oxford -street. Established 1820. On d, t t h h e e 1 2d a dyi norW. a t B t .1l Hemming, m loyal i t ß mi 7 ng ii :lnfi SE.s Esq., Infirmary, o a n t , er o l f o a o - s h o r t ! d . roa On the 3d inst., at Lindley Hall, Leicestershire, Mrs. Ar plewhelte, of a son. On the sth inst., in Grosvenor-street, the lady of Frederick Barne, Esq., of Dunwich, and Satterley Hall, Suffolk, of a o°o and heir. .On the sth inst., at B lackheath-park, Kent, Mrs. Jame s Smith, of a son, who died in a few hours. On the 6th inst., at Grove House, Hammersmith, the wi fe o f G. Goldsmith Kirby, Esq of a son. On the 6th inst., at the Grove, Clapham, the lady of th e Rev. Charles Hebert, of a son. MARRIED. J. Barrett At Everton, Lancashire, Thomas Stirling, eldest son of Barrett Lennard, Esq., and grandson of Sir Thomas Lennard, Bart., of Belhus, Essex, to Frederica. youngt daughter of the late Major Brooks, and granddaughter of t"" Right Hon. Gerard Vism unt Lake. O n the 6th inst., at the Roman Cath o lic Ch a p e l, Brighto n ; Charles William Edward Jerningharn, Esq., to Emma, runt es daughter of the late E. Roberts, of Grove House, Surrey, 1 On the 7th inst., Cecil Fans, Esq., to Harriet Anne, daughter o f th e late Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Black wood, Bart., K.C.8., and G. C. H. ED. On the Bth of January la st st, I at Port Essington, on board he r Majesty's ship Pelorus, William Crawford, Esq., Youngest On of Stewart Crawford, Esq., M.D., of the Circus, Bath. t On the 4th of st a y. at P er th, W es t ern A us t ra l ia , Assistan Commissary -General John Lewis, aged 48. On the 24th u lt., a t Lymingt on , in Hants, George Wal te : Adams Nares, Esq., youngest son of the late Rev. Dr. Dla r ' ,, ' of Biddenden, in Kent, aged 35. On the 29th ult., in Paris, Baron d'Este, aged 64. On the 3d inst., Eliza, the daughter of Mr. Charles pilo t. "' of the Grove House, Hampstead, aged 3. Miss On the 4th inst., in Duke-greet, Manchester-squarer Dyteley, daughter of Robert Dyneley, Esq. On the 4th inst., in Bury-street, St. James's, James J °4°- ston, Esq., of Straiton, in Scotland. CbS"l • On the sth inst., Mark Gregory, Esq., Iwo of Was lers' Hall, aged 76. m••••••••MMOMONV,PIPM of London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOU , - • a No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, , Strand ,3 the e,ounty of Middlesex, Wednesday, Septembei 8, 1841' Si 4 13 3 EVENING SUN THE SUN, LONDON, N SETNT