The Sun. — London, England, 1841-09-09 00:00:00

PIP 1T of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. tion of stocks occasioned thereby. Still this is but a quarter of an hour before the prisoner was brou g ht another argument in favour of a modification of the into the shop, he saw the watches safe. They were Ipresent duties, with the additional truism to enforce placed in the window for sale, and were worth 331. it, that when such a state of things exists, both The officer who took the prisoner into custody corro grower and consumer must be injured. L as t year borated the evidence of the former witness. The prisoner the quantity of British Plantation Sugar, imported said nothing in her defence, and she was fully committed into London, up to the Ist of September, was 46,094 for trial. hogsheads 4,669 tierces, and this year it is 48,766 hogs heads 5,598 tierces. In 1839, however, we had received as much as 63,061 hogsheads 5,958 tierces up to the same date. The consumption last year during the same period exceeded what it has been this year by upwards of 16,000 hogsheads, having been 60,240 hogsheads 6,067 tierces ; whereas fur 1841 it stands only at 44,346 hogsheads 4,757 tierces. Then as to the stocks, though greater than in 1840, they are still not much more than half what they were in 1839, for in September of thai year they were 30,955 hhds.; in the same month last year 14.631 hogsheads,and now 30,955 hhds. The chnsump tion of Havanah, Brazil, and Porto Rico, is very trifling ; but in that of Bengal there has been a great increase. The imports, consumption, and stock of rum have fallen off this year, but this not being essentially necessary to the comfort of the poorer classes, is no evil. The ex portation, we perceive, has rather increased. Coffee has not benefited so much by the dearness of tea as might have been expected ; for while the consumption of some qualities has increased, that of others has fallen off. The imports show a decline generally, but the stock of that imported by way of our colonies—the Cape of Good Hope, for instance—and thence admitted for home con sumption at the reduced duty of 9d. per lb., has increased nearly two-fold. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY, GLOBE.—The Times of this morning commenced an nrtiele in its own peculiar style upon the nuisance of svhat it calls " a sort of one-sliilling-gallary-class in the nresent House of Commons," whose hindrance to pub lic business is really a serious annonyance to those who come to Parliament not to behave rudely, but to legislate. That there is such a party in the House we are well aware ; but it consists of Conse rvat i ves rat h er t h an o f Radicas, and the only duties its memberS appear capa ule of performing are the supporting or damning, as the case may be, any legislative drama or farce that the Tories may wish to be received with applause, or con demned without even being listened to. This system of engaging claqueurs should, we think, be left ,to the theatrical managers ; for, if it is carried much further in Parliament, we may expect to find Sir Robert Peel called for at the end of a speech, and Lord Stanley greeted with showers of bouquets, as Rubini (not his Lordship's superior in astonishing roulades and remarkable faLetto passages) is inundated with floral trophies at the termination of an opera. We really think the Lower House would not suffer much in character and respectability by the exclusion of those Honourable Members whose facilities in imi tating the crowing of a cock, or the braying of an ass, are the only attributes brought into play in the dis charge of their senatorial functions. Perhaps the ac complishment that enables some of these gentlemen to utter sounds like those emitted by a donkey, would not be thought so surprising if it were only to be remem bered that nature may have even more to do with it than art; and that " braying" is an easy and perfectly natural, instead of a difficult and acquired, mode in witch to express themselves. Perhaps, as the legisla tive pieces to be produced in the ensuing season by the Tory managers will be intended to succeed, the human attrit.ut is of the (liqueurs will be put into more than usual requisition, and " hear, hear" will be substituted for "cock-a-doodle-doo," as the substance of their future speeches in Parliament. - STANDARD—What do the Protestants of Ireland care about Ministerial offices ? Is is not enough for them to see that they have no enemies in the Cabinet— that we are all to be governed by the statesmen who in 1835 sacrificed office rather than desert the Pro testant Church, and who have since fought the battle of the Protestant cause for the last , seven years ? If they doubt the ch arac t er o f t h e new Government, let them read Mr. O'Connell's last speech. But the leaders of the Irish Protestant party are neglected. We know of no leader of an Irish Protestant party ; we know, indeed, of men who destroyed the Irish protestant party eight or nine years ago, but we know now of no Pro testant party in its leaders. We know of the Protestant party of the empire, but we know its leaders to have been for years such men as the Duke of Newcastle, th e Duke of Buckin g h am , Lord Lowther, Sir Edward Knatchbull, and others. But we find the son of the Duke of Newcastle in office ; we find the Duke of Buck ingham in the third place in the Cabinet, in official rank preceding even the Premier ; we find Lord Lowther in office ; we find Sir Edward Knatchbull in office ; and, an appointment which will rejoice every sincere Pro testant, we find Colonel Perceval in office. If we do not find other men as good in office also—Lords Win ehilsea, Lorton, Farnham, Sir Richard Vyvyan, Sir Ro bert Inglis—it is because office has no charms for them. Lint the heads of the Protestant party in the United King dom have had their full share in the disposal of offices and the Protestants of Ireland know that they may trust them. Were any ill intentions towards the Protestant cause entertained exactly the opposite course would be pursued. " The Irish leaders" would he secured by plsce, which has never failed to secure them, and the "impracticable ultras" of England would be, carefully excluded. But would we have it in rred frbm this that the design of the new Government is not to use all the means that ought to conciliate the Roman Catholics of Ireland ? Certainly not. Sir R. Peel will unquestionably employ all such means—and he ought to do so, for he is called to administer impartially the government of a whole people. He may fail—it were wrong to say he will fail—but he may fail ; but in what position will -.uch a failure place him and the Irish Protestants who shall co-operate with him ?—in that high position of power and character which is always the reward of well Acing . Irish Protestants ought to believe us when we promise this, because we have never made them a promise which has not been fulfilled to the letter. We told them in 1836, that by dissolving the Orange :societies they would arm all England in their favour. The elections of 1841 will tell whether we were right. Let them heartily support and implicitly confide in Sir Robert Peel's Government—we promise them if they do so, if not victory, what is better, the fruit of victory without the pain of a contest. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. LAW INTELLIGENCE. PREROGATIVE COURT.-TUESDAY. IN THE GOODS OF 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 2,000/. 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 in 1829 ; the codicils in 1833 and 1839. The will when found exhi bited alterations made by the deceased herself, appa rently after the year 1838, in favour of Mr. Kelham, 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 nam e 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 11. Jenner. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Boatswain Smith, who was on Tuesday charged before Alderman Pixie, at Guildhall, with having caused an ob struction in Smithfield, appeared at the Justice-room yesterday for the purpose of representing to the Lord slayor the " severe infli c ti on " t o which he had barn subjected in the station-house, upon being locked up in the den of confinement there, when apprehended for preaching on Monday evening. Alderman WILSON, who sat for the Lord Mayor, re cognised the old Billingsgate preacher at once, and re ceived him with kindness, expressing at the same time regret that it had been found necessary to interfere with his liberty, _ _ _ THAMES-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 corning 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. Smith said that his principal object in waiting upon the representative of the Lord Mayor was to return thanks to his Lordship for having ordered his liberation from the station-house, in which he had been locked up for a considerable time, upon his own recgnizances to appear to answer the charge. He had commenced his proceedings (which those who know him were perfectly aware did not correspond with the vile transactions of the Fair, when Inspector Hodson, of the City police, caused him to be dragged to the station-house like a felon, and locked him up for four hours in a cold damp cell, in which there was no bed or accommodation of any kind, and in which he should have been detained if it had not been for the humanity of the Lord Mayor. Alderman WiLsoN--Was there no place in which to lay down ? _ _ 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 801., and two sureties in 201. each to answer the charge at the sessions. SEIIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (Lun-D's) LONDON, SEPT. 8.--- 2 Wind this day at noon IV. to S.W. DEAL, SEPT. 7.—Wind W.S.W.. fresh breeze.—Ar rived from the River the Conquest, for 'Westward, and Cove, Shields to Bombay. LIVERPOOL, SEPT.'!.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Rothschild, Lucett, from Bombay, sailed from St. Helena 16th July ; Honor, Cleveland, Smyrna ; sailed Lady Lilford and Corea, for Bombay ; Haidie, Newfoundland ; Amelia, St. Michael's ; Copia, Constantinople. Arrived otf, the Duke of Wellington, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Sarah Fleming, Africa. OFF BEACHY HEAD, SEPT. 3. —The Louisa, from Buenos Ayre,. for Bremen ; Earl Justus, Port-au- Prince, for ditto. OFF DOVER, SEPT. 7.—The Pauline, from St. Thomas, for Bremen. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT 7.—Wind- W.N.W., fresh.—Ar rived the Sultan, London, from Port Philip. Sailed, the Trnu Briton, for Madras POOLE, SEPT. 6.—Saile,i Triumvirate, Newfoundland. DUBLIN, SEPT. 3.—Sailed the Princess, for St. John's, New Brunswick; Lady Leitrim, Malta. Coax, SEPT. s.—Arrived the Dement, Nelson, from Quebec. Sailed the John Brooks, for Grenada. Arrived off port the Felicity, from Macao ; Christian, Orkney, from Jamaica. FROH THE MORNING 'PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. TIMES.—The accounts from Liverpool of yesterday's date, in alluding to the temporary check business had received through the late failures, state that in more than one instance the extent of liabilities and ultimate loss to creditors had been much exaggerated. The failures in connexion with the cotton trade would not prove so dis astrous as were at first imagined ; the market for that staple was, nevertheless, dull. The statutes which have been passed and approved by the King of the Belgians for the formation of a " Bank of Flanders," have been published in the Belgian official papers. Ghent is selected for the head-office of the Bank, which, however, is to extend its branches in any direc tion, with the authority of the Government. It is em powered to issue notes payable on demand, the amount calculated upon the capital, and their value to be deter mined by the Administration, and approved by the Go vernment. The capital is to consist of 10,000,000 f. di vided into 10,000 shares of 1,000 f., with liberty to the Company to commence operations when half the capital :is subscribed, and in the event of an increase of busi ness, to increase its capital to the extent of 20,000 shares at the same price as the original. Such an increase re quires the consent of a majority of three-fourths of the Shareholders, and the approval of the Government. The :affairs of the Company are to be directed by a Presi elent and four Administrators, all to be appointed by the general meeting, and a Secretary is to be appointed by the administration, who is to countersign the correspon dence. The operations of the Company are to consist in discounting bills of exchange, in collecting the amount ef bills, &c., placed in their hands by others, in receiving sums and paying draughts for others, in opening de posit accounts, in making advances upon ne•ionaf secu rities or upon commercial bills, in opening are 'its in ac count current on receiving sufficient secu ity, in issuing 'bligations bearing interest, and in invest,..,; capital in. real securities or the publi c f un d s , th at i s , by making purchases. as speculation of any kind, whether in the funds or in merchandise, is strictly prohibited. The :profits are to be divided, first by an allowance to the sshareholders of 5 per cent. as interest, the remainder to orm the Company's dividend. The principal feature in the formation of this Bank is its immediate control by Government, whose sanction, it is seen, is required to determine the amount of issue. At the same time, while full control is thus given to the Government, the Bank is prohibited from being under :edvanees to the Government, so that it will not in its earn exert a reciprocal influence, which might ultimately emable it to have the Government at its mercy, as is the case with the State Banks of America. What will be t' - :e progress of the institution it is impossible at this time to conjecture, even in the remotest degree, as even the principle on which the notes are to be issued is yet un .ietermined. Everything, supposing the requisite means .are at hand, will depend on the wisdom, caution, and tieresight of the Belgian Government. CHRONICLE.—We understand that letters from Li verpool armounce that the houses of Molyneux and Co. and Maury and Co. are likely to pay 20s. in the pound, Their engagements may be computed at 500,0001. The stagnation in trade and the distress now prevail ing in the manufacturing districts have been produced iby the disturbing influence of the Corn -laws upon the .currency. Our readers will excuse us for repeating that truth, and for not only denying, but endeavouring to dis prove the assertion of the Tory Premier and the monopo list press, that they a re th e o ff spr i ng of over-tradinee tared by the joint.stock banks, arid of the unsettled state of our political relations with foreign countries. W e do not .lispute that some of the . joint-stock b an k s h ave departed C ror n the legionfate purposes of banking, and entered into transactions with manufacturers of an injudi cious c haracter, which have ended disastrously fur all concerned, and thus aggravated in some degree the evil s which the cotntry suffers. N e i t h er do we disput e that our export trade with the United States, the Levant, and rho E as t, has been iejured by the recent political differ j ences with, and in , thos e countries ; but we lo o k i n vain j for the root of the disease now preying en the vitals of ' our productive industry to any Or all of these causes. ' arrive at the seat o f the com p l aint , we must r" tor ita 39 ( , )f abftuelr home, and by direct in g our attention to the tta lion which attacked the Ban k of Englf: fid in the b a d h ar vest of 18 33 , we at on discover the origin .reel seat of the national mal arl _ f HERALD.—The Yr'l, K ress of Indian commerce and industry must natura ll y be watched with much interest in this country a nd especially so far as relates to the in cease in th .'se e roducts o f the soil or of manufacture on u pith 'p -4ost t' mainly depend the improving capacity of i'rearaptien f or British produce and. manufactures. -6" gratifying therefore to find. that in respect of the production of exchangeable articles the progress of - lris not onlyat ; steady and prosperou s, but r ea lly BOW-STREET ' , zrprising an d all that can be wished. Th e f act of T ues d ay G eorge F. Carden, a barrister, was charged elf is a sufficient assurance that the trade of that m- with creating a disturbance at a estation-house door, mense region is as yet but in its cradle. In respect of `and refusing to go away when desired by the constable qugar, the mercantile advices b 3 the overland mail re- on duty. present that the trade there, as : e rywhere else indeed, It appeared that a violent assault had been committed was almost altogether paralysed v b e the intelligence of on a female in Long-acre, and when the accused was conveyed to the station-house, the defendant, who had no the famous sugar duty and 'iens-1s - free trade tamper evidence to offer, wanted to enter. lie was prevented, projects of the late Ministry, as purchasers naturally oott aloof until the question of lowering upon which a crowd collected ; and a s h e p ers i ste d i n re errfe sugars should be decid e d. t he import on mauling opposite the door, he was taken into custody and ADVERTISER.—Th e sugar question, though in I locked up for the night. ab , -yance, has n o t y et l ost its Interest, and after a lengthened investigation, the p ar ti cu l ars o f the exertions - na:cang by our colonies to increase production b ever dered to enter into his own recognizance -I which are of no public interest, the defendant was or means in th e i r power, in order, by g feedin our aarkets Y in the su m o f to deprive us o f part of the present ground for n well' ' 9 5/. to keep the peace for the next six months. founded complaint, naturally call for remark. It is i War? Ryan was brought up yesterday before M r . evident that t o t h e agitation which has existedin Jardine, j charged with stealing several gold watches, the mother count r y may be attributed this increased 1 to the value of 331., from the shop window of Mr. Jones, ens-rgy on the part of the West Indiana ; but it then pawnbroker, of 185, High Holborn. becomes also a matter of some importance to aster- I Thomas Bowles stated was going along High IN taiu whether this will be kept up so soon as the sine. the shop imagine the immediate danger gone by and a fresh lease lof the rosecutor he heard a crash ofglass, and on turn- Y I born on Tuesday evening, and as he was pas , o mcnopoly granted them by the accession of a Con servative 'Ministry. At present, however, we may at saw agold watch. The witness seized hold of ; a .n n ,f d , r t c a ni i i :n e d out the prisoner put her hand into the window ?east congratulate the people at large—that is, the great her and she dropped the watch on the pavement. Wit body of consumers—upon the reduction in the current I floss took her i n nt( p ) the prosecutor's shop, and another gold I prices of sugar, though, as f ar as they are concerned, watch, with a gold cain, was taken from her person, three is still room for a greater f a ll, and which has un- A constable was sent for and the prisoner was taken into questionably resulted from the proposition s of the late custody. On being asked wh-she had committed the Government h av i ng . led to th e f orwarding of in- robbery, s h e sa id shed" id it because she chose." The creased supplie s . There is, however, another point to prisoner appeared to have been drinking, but was net ho considered in this matter, viz., the tendency of intoxicated. high prices to ch ec k consumption, and the accumula- James Smith, the shopman to jr. Jones, stated that Mr. Smith replied that there was neither bed nor covering of any kind, and the want of that sort of com fort was very likely to be felt by a man of his advanced period of life. He could answer for it, that confinement in such a place was calculated to endanger life, and he determined to represent the fact for the sake of others who might be justly or unjustly deprived of their liberty by the City police. Inspector Brake, in answer to a question from Alder man Wilson, said there was no bed in the station-house for the accommodation of those who were locked up. Alderman WiLsoN—l should have thought that Mr. Smith was sufficiently known to the City police to be believed upon his promise to attend before the Alderman to answer for any alleged violation of the law, without being locked up in a cell. I must bear my testimony to his conduct, of which I took par ticular notice during my mayoralty. I have heard him frequently addressing crowds, and I am convinced that everything he uttered was good. I have learned, too, that he has done 'most extensive benefit through the king dom, for ho will go into places where other preachers will not attempt to show themselves. I am convinced that the City Commissioner is a gentleman incapable of issuing orders of such severity against an individual who never has been known to say anything of an injurious or, even doubtful character, and I think that the circum stances ought to be represented in that quarter. Inspector Brake (as we understood him) said that the orders issued were of a general nature for the protection of the peace, which was exceedingly liable to be broken at such a place as Bartholomew Fair, and under such circumstances. SHIELDS, SEPT. 6.—Arrived the Meanwell and Ro bert and Ann, from Quebec; Dement, Miramichi. WHITEDOOTH ROADS, SEPT. 7.—Arrived the Andro mache, Hunter, from Constantinople. HULL, SEPT. 7.—The Progress, from Port Dundas to Rotterdam, has put in here leaky, and with loss of fore topmast, yards, &c. THE WEATHER.-NOON, SEPTEMBER S. ROYAL GALLERY ON SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET, Barometer Thermometer... 65 I Highest 65 / Lowest ...... 40 Wind W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE: ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM.—TUESDAY. Maiden Plate of 501. One mile heats. General Wyndham's Aspatria, 3 yrs, ist 41b 1 4 1 Mr. Booth's Russell Frost. 4 yrs, Bst 7lb Mr. Mason's Lady Mary, 3 yrs, 7st Ilb 0 2 2 Mr. Robin's Zephyr, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b Mr. Balchin's Affection, 3 yrs, 7st llb Mr. Stirling's The Comptroller, 3 yrs, ist 41b 4 0 dr Susanna, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b, and Fanny Fletcher, aged, 9st Ilb, were not placed. Won by a length. The Rockingham Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added ; the seconi saves his stakes. Heats, one mile and a half. 6 Subs. Mr. J: Skinesley's Jessica, 3 yrs, 7st llb Mr. Hum), 3 yrs, 7st 41b Mr. Garrard's Dromedary, 4 yrs, Bst 71b Mr. Booth's Colchicum, 5 yrs, 9st Mr. Duppa, nd Munchausen, 6 yrs, 9st 41b 4 5 dr Won by a length. The Rochester and Chatham Members' Plato of 501. 3 yrs, ist 41b ; 4 yrs, Bst 71b ; 5 yrs, 9st ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 41b. Mares, &c. allowed 31b. ; winners once, 41b ; twice, 71b extra. Winner to be sold for 2001., &c. Heats, two miles. 11r. Dockeray's Dispatch, 4 yrs...(Cotton) 2 1 2 1 Mr. Franklyn's Diplomatist, 4 yrs Mr. Hornsby's Revoke, 5 yrs The first heat was won by half a neck ; the others by a length. RADCLIFFE BRIDGE RACES.—MONDAY. The Wilton Stakes of 7 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 30 added ; the second saves his stake. Heats, thrice round and a distance. (5 Subs.) Mr. Robinson nd Lady Mary, 3 yrs (Bradburn) 1 1 Mr. Clarke's the Marquis, 4 yrs Mr. Pratt's Mary Ann, 4 yrs 2tol on Lady Mary. Won in a canter. The Pony Stakes, with 101. added, thrice found, were Nicolas, da won in two heats by Mr. R o bi nson ' s f, by Figaro (Joh nson ), b eating Cu and Lancet h easily, m WARWICK R .. cEs___ TrEsDAy. The Guy Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3 yrs. One mile. (6 subs.) Mr. Cooke's Seguidilla, Bst Ilb (Whitehou se ) 1 Lord. St an l ey ' s Nightshade, Bstalb Capt. Lamb's bc by Squirrel, out of Suke, Bst 4lb ... 3 Betting, 5 to 4 agst Nightshade, and 6 to 4 agst Se guidilla. Won by two lengths. The Leamington Stakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added. Two miles. (113 Subs, of whom 60 declared.) Mr. Eddison's The Recorder, 5 yrs, 7st ...(Francis) 1 Lord Stanl ey ' s Rh o d anthe, 4 yrs, 6st 101bs The foll ow i ng a l so starter! 2 clan, Isaac, The Dean, —The Lord Mayor, War- Mungo Park, Tr Champagne, Currycomb - - .lodesty, Kingston Robin, Bos- Champagne, Marialva, Tupsley, Betting— , " 4 to 1 agst Rhodanthe, 6 to 1 agst The e Baron, and Vapour: Record -it 7 to 1 agst Champagne, 8 to 1 agst K ' .gston Robin, 10 to 1 agst Currycomb, 10 to 1 agst Modesty, 12 to 1 agst Marialva, 10 to 1 agst Wardan, and 10 to 1 agst Isaac. The Re corder made first running, but was headed at the top turn by Marialva, who kept the lead, with Recorder, Tupsley, Kingston Robin, and several others in attend ance, till within three-quarters of a mile from home, when The Recorder resumed his lead, followed by Rhodanthe, who challenged at the Stand and made a fine race home, The Recorder winning by a neck only ; Kingston Robin was third. The Warwick St. Leger Stakes of 25 SON'S. each, &c. Once round and a dis. Mr. Bristow's Sterne, Bst 81b (Ches.swas) 1 Mr. Fowler's Sunflower, Bst 3lb 2 Lord War w i c k' s S yr i a, Bst 31b Won by half a l engt h. The Maiden Plate of 501. was won in two heats, by Mr. Key's Image, ist lib, beating Mr: Samwell's The Knight, Bst 101 b. The weather was unfavourable in the extreme, and the ground excessively deep and muddy. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL stated that in his mayoralty he had been obliged ;to interdict holdings forth of all kinds in Smithfield, on account of the previous political matter which the Socialists and others used to pour out there. Mr. Smith begged leave to say that he was not con nected with any party political or theological, either at Smithfield or at Billingsgate, and that his object was to check as far as was in his power the moral atrocities which he saw daily committed, and of which Bartholo mew Fair presented the most hideous instances upe every occasion. The shows, at one time, were re'' ,..ace - d " emthee but the exti nc ti on o f t h e f a i r was t h e only we dyine• the horrible evils, and wh en in th child'ren who are supported by th e cf• "' midst of of r .•rit h advocated, y he addressed th ose w h o were di - ...posed to listen to him, he was seized an d t a k en o ff ' co the stati on -h ouse where out, he th oug h t i t was really his pockets were t urne d too hard. —I think s o t oo, i n d eed, and I Alderman WTI- Lk) , advise you to go to th e Ci ty Commissioner, who never slip: his cars to complaints, to my k now l e d ge. If, howe7er, you are not allowed to' do good in the City, I trv.st you will persevere elsewhere. A young woman, tamed Mary Oliver, barmaid to Mrs. Walters, of the King's Head public-house, Pud ding-lane, was charged with h av i ng comm i tted several paltry theft s i n the house of her mistress. The com plainant and her daughters would in all probability have discharged the prisoner without appearing against her, if it had not been for the fact that another servant had been turned away from suspicion of having committed the many robberies which the prisoner had been guilty of ; and the prisoner was the person who awakened and aggravated the suspicion. The most important article missed was the wedding-ring of one of the young ladies, a sort of memorial regarded with peculiar—indeed amongst many of the sex—with superstitious veneration. The ring was found in the prisoner's trunk, in a purse which had been given by one of the ladies to the poor girl who had been turned away ; and quantities of silver on y were fo und amongst the prisoner's cloth es , o f w hi c h m n't doubt was en t erta i ne d s h e h a d i mproperly pos ses"i herself at the bar which she attended. The prisoner d ec l are d t h at a ll t h e articles were her own, with the exception of the wedding-ring, which she found on the floor, and intended to give to t h e owner, but her memory failed her. The owner of the ring asked the prisoner where she got the purse ? The prisoner —The purse ! Why, the ring was in it when I found it. The owner of the ring declared that that was quite impossible, and that the prisoner must have stolen the purse from the girl whom they had described as a thief, and to whom witness had given it some time before. The prisoner impudently denied the truth of the state ments against her, and was remanded for further exami nation. SHIP-LAUNCH AT BLACKWALL. On Tuesday a ceremony of this description —one in which the English above all people ought to take, and do take, a deep interest—was witnessed at the building-yard of Messrs. Green, Wigram, and Green, Blackwall. This vessel, thus sent forth to " find her home upon the deep," has been built for the General Steam Naviga tion Company, and will form a valuable addition to their already splendid fleet. She is of large dimensions, mea suring between 900 and 1,000 tons by the old, or from 1,000 to 1,100, of the new, measurement. It had been fixed that the launch should take place at four o'clock, but the state of the tide did not afford quite sufficient depth of water at that hour, and it was rather more than half-past four when the business of the day actually came off. Nothing could have been more successful: The noble vessel took the water as if she had always been used to it ; and her debut was hailed with the heartiest cheers by an assemblage far more numerous than the unfavourable weather had permitted one to hope. At the appointed signal, Lady Eleanor Lowther was good enough to undertake the office of sponsor, and with the usual observances conferred on h er young charge the name cf the " Trident." Many members of the General Steam. Navigation Company were present, naturally anxious to see the first of this new creation of their own capital and enterprise, and the Directors had also invited several of their friends, among whom were Lady Grenville Somerset, and one of her sons. Colonel and Lady Eleanor Lowther, and the Misses Lowther, Lady Adelaide Webber, Sir Henry and Lady Willock, Mr. Holmes, and some other ladies and gentlemen, between sixty and seventy of whom partook of an elegant dejeuner, provided by the Directors at Lovegrove's W r est India Dock Tavern. Mr. Wolverley Attwood, the Chairman of the Company, presided with the urbanity and savoir-faire of which he has so fre quently afforded proof on similitr occasions ; and with the collation, where the best taste was exhibited in every sense of the ward, were concluded the amusements of a day that will be looked back to with much pleasure by all who had the good fortune to be present. --- THE WEATHER.—PARIS, MONDAY. ---The cold was unusually severe for the time of the year on Saturday night and early yesterday morning. At mid night on Saturday the thermometer stood at 10 1-10th above Zero of the Centigrade scale, or 50+ of Fahren heit ; at four yesterday morning it was at 8 C.. or 461 F., a degree so low that M. Chevalier, of the Tour d'Horloge, declares it to have been unparalleled in the early part of September during the last forty years. At six the mercury rose to 10 5-10 C., or 50i. F., and at seven to 12 3-10 C., or 54+ F. The afternoon was wet, cold, and uncomfortable. During the storm on Friday evening, a tree near the bridge of Asnieres was struck by lightning, and stripped of its bark from the top down to the roots. The storm appears to have been severely , felt at Rouen and the adjacent parts of Normandy, as well as Lille and the surrounding districts. Hail fell at Evreux of an enormous size. At Lille the lightning struck a tree on the ramparts,• close to the powder magazine. MORNING SUN THE SUN, LOND6N, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1841 BANK OF ENGLAND. In October, 1839, the Bank of England was sax el from bankruptcy by a loan of 2,000,000/. from the Bank of France, and the bullton in the Bank eoffers was diminished during the •period from January to October, 1839, from 9,336,000/. to 2,545,000/. Mr. Horsley Palmer told the Com mittee on Banks of issue, " that the transmission of bullion, and the use of a credit by the Bank of Eng land upon Paris, amounted to fully 10,000,000/. ster ling between January and October" of that year. On being asked " to what causes do you attribute the drain of bullion which took place in the year 1839 ?" he said, " I attribute it principally to three causes. The first cause I take to have been the very dirge amount of American Securities that was sold, or for which credit had been given in the year 1838, and to February 1839, which increased considerably the bills upon London in the continental markets. The second cause I attribute to the unprecedented extent of the purchase of foreign corn towards the end of 1838, and almost through the whole of 1839 ; and the third cause from the doubt existing upon the Continent after May and June, 1839, of the ahiLty of the Bank to maintain specie payments." Here, then, we have the origin of the drain upon the Bank explained by a leading authority and eminent Bank Director, and a most influential city monopolist. This evidence can not be repudiated by the monopolists, for it emanates from one of themst Ives, The extent to which the sale of American securities aided in carrying off the gold during the period referred to was limited, for laying out of view the 1,371,9.57 quarters of foreign wheat imported in 1838, no less than 2,862,680 quarters were imported in 1839 ; and if we say that the price paid the foreign merchants was but 50s. a quarter, while the average price of British corn was 70s. Bd. per quarter, we have in round numbers 7,000,000/. as the price paid at the expense of the Bank coffers in that year, which fully accounts for the drain from 9,300,000/. to 2,500,000/., shown by the Gazette returns during the period in question. Not only is this fact established by the evidence of Mr. Horsley Palmer, but we also see that doubts were in consequence entert lined on the Continent "of the ability of the Bank to maintain specie payments," which added to the pressure by throwing all long datel hilla upon this market for im mediate !discount, and nothing hut the pawning of the " dead weight" to the Bank of France for an immediate advance on loan saved this co intry from the shock and convulsion to public credit which must have followed from the bankruptcy of the Bank of England. Although that misfortune itself was averted by the means above mentioned, by raising the rate of interest, and by the side of Exchequer Bills and Stock of the Funded Debt, vet the conse quences that did follow from that crisis, and the crippled position of the Bank of England, are now developed in the pinching necessity of money, ruinous depression of prices, want of confidence, aid lamentable wide-spread stagnation of trade. The Bank Directors were compelled, in self-defence, to diminish and cuetail their circulation and discounts. to sell securities, and to increase the rate of interest, The same course was followed by the other banking establishments throughout the country. The change wee brought about, too, with great violence and ra pidity, because it was left undone too long and done too late ; for although the deficiency of the har vest of 1838 was well known in August of that year, the first measure by the Bank for stopping the export of bullion (with the exception of a sale of 260,000/. Exchequer Bills and 300,000/. stock 3/) did not take place until the 16th May, 1839. The re-action, therefore, operated with great, force and power, and being unexpected, it had the effect of re ducing many persons engaged in manufacturing spe. culations, from the refusal of the usual banking ac commodation, to an immediate condition of insole vency. In some eases, again, the banks who had made advances to their customers of that descrip tion continued, and even increased them, in the hopes that things would come round ; instead of which, owing to the unsettled state of our foreign affairs, trade became worse, and thus the mischief was extended, and only put off for a time to act in the end with the increased energy upon all concerned. This is the true history of the " over tradine" and " over banking," upon which the monopolists de pend so much. It is a mere part of the effect of the disturbing influence of the corn-laws upon the currency, and in no degree can it be looked upon as a cause of the existing distress. Sir Robert Peel is reported to have said in his speech on the amendment to the address, that " if he could believe that the e'teration of the Corn laws would cure the lamentable distress of which they had heard so much, he would recommend to the land-owners, for their own sake, to mike a sacrifice." This is a most valuable concession from the head of the Government, and ought not to be lost sight of for a moment. It says, " Prove to me that the Corn•laws are the cause of the existing distress, and I shall do my hest t o remove the cause. " Meeting him the same fair and mo d erate spirit, we have traced that cause to the dr a i n o f gold upon the Bank in 1839. and that drain we h ave ext e deny, to ' ',Mown by evide nce , w hi c h h e cannot ilave been occasioned by th e un p rece d ente d ..,t ' of the purchase of foreign corn in almost every continental port towards the end of 1838, and through the whole of 1839. That purchase reduced the Bank of England to the very verge of bankruptcy. With 2 3.367,000/. of liabilities, it left her with only 2,500,000/. of bullion. From thet moment to. this the Bank of England has been in n exc h anges t o get b ac k her gold by keep difficulties, struggling with an unf avoura bl e state of tight and prices low, ac d a ll that she has itnhge money yet accomplished is to increase her gold to 5,000,000/. which is just about one-half of what it ought to be, to place the establishment in a sound posi tion. From that moment to this also the manu facturing interests have been in a depressed and stagnant condition. Prices at th e l owest e b b, and production at the same time very greatly diminished. The country bar, in fact, been suffering under great distress since the year 1839, and the currency has been diminished 3,300,000/. since July of that year. The monopolists cautiously avoid this topic. It seems to have been elegantly understood to be tabooed" amongst them ; but they will be com pelled to discuss it when Parliament reassembles ; for, exclusive of other reasons, the whole question of the renewal of the Bank Charter must then be thoroughly investigated. It must, then, be seen, that if the same demand for foreign corn should occur again as was experienced in 1839, the same drain of gold would ensue, while the Bulk has only half the stock of bullion on hand that she had on that occasion, and thus only half as well able to encounter the storm, so that a suspension of specie payments would inevit• ally follow. Surely, then, it is demonstrated that an alteration of the Corn-liwe, and an approximation to free trade, so as to induce the exporters of foreign corn to this country to receive payment in British manufac tured goods, instead of gold, would relieve the country from a constantly impending risk of national bank ruptcy at every bad harvest, and would, at the same time, revive our export trade by opening new markets, and thus give new employment to the starving opera tives in our great manufacturing districts. An altera tion of the Corn-laws would, therefore, " cure the la mentable distress of which we have heard so much,' and therefore we call upon the Premier in his own words to recommend to the landowners " for their own sake to submit to a sacrifice." POLITICAL CHARACTER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGION. From the Duke of Wellington we expect no legis lative good. He does not comprehend—and at his advanced age it is impossible he ever can comprehend —the genius of the British Constitution. He reads the provisions of that Constitution in precisely the same spirit as he would pen the order of the day in a military campaign. All the attributes of a dictator are inherent in his natur e ; and if too old to exer cise tbo functions in his own person, he would be content to delegate them to some one else. He would be satisfied to gove rn by proxy. And Peel, he knows, would, with a little amount of manage ment, be just the man to serve his purpose. Every word the Duke ever uttered, every action he ever performed, has had more or less in it of the essence of despotism. Who was it that in 1F129 ren dered himself so odious in public estimation, by a course of despotic practices, as that he dared not venture into the c ity o f L on d on, lest his presence should lead to an anpalling b reac h o f the public peac e ?—The Duke of Wellin g t on . Wh o was it that, in the ar d our of his ad miration of that borougbmongering system of represen tation which enabled any Minister of the day to prac tise whatever Oppressio n he pleased—who was it that pronounced this rotten-borough system to be the very perfection of human wisdom, wid resisted with all his might every attempt to popularise it it ? The Duke o f W ellington. W ho was that, in the unrestrainable intensity of his hatred to popular principles, virulently assaled the character of Earl Grey, immediately after that venerable man, in one of tie moat affecting speeches ever delivered within the walls of Parliament, had re signed the office of Premier, and withdrawn from pub lic life ?—Tile Duke of Wellington. And who was it that, in the course of the discussion in the Heal. e of Lords on the amendment to the recent Address to her Majesty, ins.ilt3d the sufT,ting and starving maves in the manufacturing districts, by telling them that every industrious Man in this country might rise to compe tence, if not to affluence —who was it who at this period of deep and deplorable distress, when all the in dustry in the world could not procure a morsel of bread for famishing families, had the heartlessness and the wretched taste to give utterance to such language —who, but the Duke of Wellington ?—Adverliser. A person died in tile Far West last fall who was s o excessively good and pious, that it took a whole churchyard full of tombqunes to contain his epitaph.— Missouri Gazette. ALt;kitlA. The following interesting narrative of the exchange of prisoners near Oran appeared lately in the Toulonnais, and is part of a letter from an eye-wetness : " On the 15th of June, the day fixed for the Inters view, Colonel Montfregat left Oran, at the head or part of the garrison, taking with him 56 Arab prisoners, among them were 30 women and children. The prin cipal prisoners were two captains of the Red Cavalry and three women belonging to the family of Den Yacoub, a personage of importance, and formerly the age of the Garabas ; they had been taken in one of the razias which so brilliantly distinguished the commence merit of General Lamoricicre's career in the province of Oran. Conspicuous among the rest for her mag nificent figure was the daughter-in-law of this chief, a young woman of great beauty, if we may belie‘e those by whom she was carried off, who, more fortu nate than ourselves, were enabled dining the tumult to catch a glimpse of those features which a thick and very ungraceful veil concealed yesterday from our sight, while we were accomplishing the pacific task enjoineJ on us of protecting her by our cannon, that she might re join her husband in safety. " The camp of the Figuier (fig-tree) is situated on an immense plain at the extremity of the great lake, and it was on heights, standing at about three leagues from this camp, that the Arabs, escorting our French, were to show themselves ; our eyes were for a long time fixed in that direction without perceiving " the slightest change in the monotony of the horizon. One or two specks, however, appeared, and then as quickly disappeared, as by turns they were hidden or discovered by the in egulari:ies of the country ; these finally took the definite form of a goum (group), consisting of 50 or 100 horsemen and infantry ; that they were our count-yrnen could no longer be doubted, and as they advanced our impatience became greater and greater. Tue Arab prisoners betrayed no lees emotion, and in spite of the air of resignation and dignity with which their pride struggled to disguise their natural feelings, it was evident that for the first time their hearts were beating in unison with ours, under an influence common to all humanity. " When we were not more than a league distant from each other, the goum made a halt and took up its position on the slope of a hill. The Colonel im mediately gave orders that the Mussulman prisoners should be placed in sight of their countrymen on a slight elevation in front of the camp, and that the troops sheald remain distinct behind them. This mas nceuvre had not the effect of persuading the goum to advance ; a few detached herkillen only came forward and rushed aloft g the plain with a headiseg rapidity which those alone can conceive who have seen these Modern Numidians, holding a bleeding head in one hand, scour this very battle-field, whero a handful of Chas seurs sustained alone the shock of their attack, and saved the infantry, overcome by the heat. " These riders, sent out by the chief of the escort, conveyed a billet, pencilled by the hand of Captain Morissot and couched in the following terms Pray send the Mussulman prisoners as fat as here, for the Arabs are obsti na t e l y d eterm i ned not to proceed fur ther. This want of confidence was found displeasing, and a verbal answer was returned to the effect that, ac cording to agreement, the exchange was to take place at the Figuier, and that they were bound to advance. In ether respects they were allowed to communicate with the prisoners, and all was going on for the best, when a curious incident threatened to compromise the whole affair. "An old marabout, who had been remaining some time at the Figuier, where be had brought despatches from Abdeel-Itader relative to this affair, got up from his pallet, where he had hitherto challenged no remark except for the size of his chaplet and the queereets of his dress, and addressed the horseman as follows : ' You are not fulfilling your duty ; all the conditions laid down by the Sultan have not been adhered to ; you give up all the Christians, and the Christian do not deliver all the Mussulmans ; two of the faithful, Mohamed &el Mohtard and Hadji Ben Kaddour, are laden with chains.' It was indeed so. These two chiefs, one formerly an age, the ether one of the old cadis of Imelas, who had been overwhelmed with bene fits by the French, and one of whom had received the croir d'honnetir, having been surprised im flogrante delicto of desertion, had been arrested and tarown into our prisons. The Christians,' continued. the ex hortation, also keep in the condition of slaves certain negroes and negresset whom I do not see here,' " The old Jackal! was right again ; a negress and two little neeroes had been stolen away by our allies, the Arabs of Mustapha, and, not being considered in the light of prisoners of war, were not included in the list of exchanges; but the marabout was carefully silent as to the fact that the negress was a woman still sufficiently young and agreeable to tempt the robbers, and that the two little negroes were her progeny. He was the more obstinate in defending his position, be came, as every one, he alone excepted, was perfectly contented with the arrangement which was about to he put in execution, it was very much to his interest that he should break it up, in order to establish it on a new basis. Treacherous insinuations, subtleties, menaces, all was employed to hying ove; the horsemen to his views, and he in part succeeded. " The word of a marabout is so influential, and submission to his orders so inveterate a habit, that the horsemen shared his sentiments, dnd were beginning to dispute with each other and then with Ali, the faithful interpreter in our diplomatic relations. All this dis cussion was carried on on horseback, within a short distance of the Arab prisoners, who thus saw their fate again reduced to uncertainty by the cursed pil grim. As for him, he had taken care also to be mounted, when he saw that the cards had been suffi ciently shuffled, according to his wishes ; after having largely taken advantage of all the interest we hail in not offering him any violence, finding, however, that the mountain air would prove more favourable to him than the neighbourhood of our cannon, he pricked for ward towards the goum of Arabs to instil his poison there . also. All would have been broken off had he been allowed to effect his project ; but one of us, per ceiving his movement, immediately warned the Colonel, who sent him word that he desired to speak to him, and had him' guarded within sight. " This discussion had lasted two hours, and at last several officers having requested permission to go into the midst of the goum, and ascert a i n t h e f ee li ng of the Arabs, the C o l one , who sow that it was the only way of terminating the affair, singled out for this mission M. Houssaie and M. Agcma de Montgrav:er. These offi cers immediately set out, and had the satisfactio n of being the first to embrace Captain Morrisot, and to bring a few words of hope to the other prisoce•rs. " M. Azema de Montgravier, addressing himself to the chief of the escort party, said—. The chief of the French of Oran is at the Figuier; he is hurt at the want of the confidence which thou hest in him. The exchange must take place at the Figuier, as has been agreed ; he has chosen an officer to deliver thee up the Mussulmans and receive the Christians from thy hands. Follow me then, for thou must be anxious to release then..' The chief to whom these words were addressed was a young man of five-and -twenty, a cousin to Kalif Ben Tami. He replied that he would advance a , one towards the Figuier, provided we would remain as hos t iges. M. Houssaie told him that it would be sufficient , that one alone should remain, while the other accom panied the chief. " This offer was accepted. It was agreed that M. de Moragravier should conduct this Arab to the Grnt- Indnder.in-Chief. The Colonel, on - seeing. the Arab, said that, as there was no proof of the pretended death of three Frenchmen who were not represented, he would keep in hostage three Arabs of the tribe of Beni Amer, in which it was supposed that the Frenchmen had died. These conditions were equally acceded to. Meanwhile the goum having, to our great satisfaction, marched in our direction, the two lines of prisoners were brought to very near quarters, and the exchange was effected. " In the evening, while returning to Oran, the author of this articl,3 fill into conversation with an old Turk who had been present at this anim3ted scene, without however appearing to take any interest in it. • What think 3ou of this?' said Ito BAha-Ali. I think,' re plied he, that at the time when I was headsman to the Bey, if any marabout had said only half the foolish things this one said, the Bey would immediately hare requested me to try my yataghan on his neck ; and if it is really a holy one, the finest tempered yataghan would not so much as have grazed his skin, and if he is an impostor he would have received his due.'" On Tuesday the 12th half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of the London and Croydon Railway Com pany took place at the London Tavern, Mr W. A. Wil kinson in the Chair. The Report congratulated the Proprietors on the p ar ti a l o p en i ng o f t h e Brighton line, and the immediate prospect of its entire completion. A great diminution in the expenditure of the half-year had taken place, but there was also a decrease of receipts from passengers, which was attributable to the high toll pay able to the Greenwich Company. On that part of the railway, independent of the Greenwich toll—namely, between Croydon and New Cross, the Directors have reduced the fares ; the result has been that the number of passengers between those stations has been doubled, as compared with July, 1840. The accession of the Brighton Railway encouraged the Directors to hope that at the next general meeting. they would be able to recommend a dividend, while the ex . petted opening of the south-eastern line would not fail to improve much further the prospects of the Company 'the total capital received by the Company to the 31st of July, 1841, was 631,8151. 14s. 64d. The coaching and carrying account for the Walt' year realized 17,5451. Gs. 60., and the expenditure was 15,449/. 18s 7d., leaving a balance of 2,0951. 75. 1 lid., to which add a former balance of 7,956f.95. 2d., making, 10,0511. 17s. lid. The number of passengers during the half year was 51,569 first class, 168,627 second class, 24,511 third class ; total, 244,707 passengers. The toll paid by the Brighton Company to the Croydon Company, since the opening of the Brighton line, was 1,3301 T having bee n a d o p te d, a l ong controversy took h p e la ß ce epo be r - t tween Mr. Maubert, Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Knight, and some other proprietors, which. ended rather amicably, and a vote of thanks was passed to the Directors, and the meet ing adjourned, STEAM NAVIGATION TO INDIA. In looking over a file of Indian papers, it is particularly I interesting to observe the growing attention which is paid to steam navigation in India, and the expectations which ate Indnletd t;:1 to. the advantages to be derived from this source. From the monthly packets that tire to start froth Calcutta, and proceed by Madras and Ceylon to Suez, the inhabitants of India anticipate a large influx of visitors from England,and frequent deputa tions from the East India House to watch the state of itiraifB; India ; It 15 6Nlitattl; hill he! , ,ttme a new resort for travellers for pleasure, to whom every deitifilry In Europe has grown stale. In 45 days, it is calculated, they will reach Calcutta from England, then embark on a river steamer and visit the most remarkable places on the banks, proceed to Ferozepore. take the Indus steamer dtliVil to Refachee, and thence fake llottilitty en their re turn home. The Indian commercial men, on the other hand, will, it is supposed, pay frequent visits to Eng land, as well as natives, who, finding the difficulties sit travelling removed, will gradually throw off the restric tlollA caste. England will be selected by the officers of the Government when seeking the restoration of health in preference to the Cape or 'Van Dieman's-land. While on the subject of steam navigation, all con cerning which is in the Indian journals brought under the wile head of " Steam matters," the energies of the Peninsular and Oriental Company are advantageously contrasted with the inertness of the " Comprehensives." The constant delay of the latter in commencing opera tions is considered to have been their fatal error, and it is thought that an early commencement of operations would have led the Peninsular Company to have en tered into a joint concern. To show the deep interest that is taken in the question of the merits of these Com panies, it may be remarked that there is scarcely a month's file of' papers in which lung articles of discussion on the subject do not appear. Among' the objects to be effected by the application of steam navigation, one most desired is the formation of a complete ferry system at Calcutta. The papers contain an account of the meeting of the Steam-ferry Company, which is said to have been mach injured by over exertion. The capital is two lacs of rupees. A small tuggirg steamer of 12-horse power had been sent out at a cost of 12,000 rupees, and the London agent had - signed a contract for two vessels at a cost of 185,500. Sundry expenses had increased this amount of expenditure to 210,000, and altogether it was calculated that 00,000 rupees above the capital would be required. To help the Company out of its dilemma four plans were offered at the meeting ; it was proposed an additional 60,00e1 should be raised, and the undertaking, with two boats completed,- or that only one boat should be received, and the other thrown upon the hands of the contractors, on the ground that the vessels had not been completed in time, or that the contract should be completed, but one of the boats be sold ; or, finally, that both the boats should be sold, and the Association wound up. The Company adopted the third plan, namely, the sale of one boat at a loss of ten percent.; an act which appears to have been considered as very discreditable, and as showing agreat want of public spirit. The monthly income is supposed to be so far exceeding the 60,000 rupees, that it should have been subscribed at once. The establishment of a steam4erry at Calcutta would, it is supposed, draw to it all the land carriage of the provinces on the right bank of the Ganges, so that Calcutta itself might be the terminus of the Be nares road.- —rinzes City Article. COMMISSION OF LUNACY UPON AN INMATE OF THE COUNTY PAUPER LUNATIC ASYLUM. Yesterday a Commission of Lunacy was issued before Mr. Commissioner C. K. Murray, at the Duke of York Tavern, Hanwell, to inquire into the state of mind of Salomon Cohen, formerly of Whitecross-street, and now an inmate of the County Pauper Lunatic Asylum, at Hanwell. The circumstances which gave rise to this proceeding were of a novel character, and it was stated to be the first inquiry of the kind that had occurred in this county. The C3rnmission was taken out at the instance of the parish authorities of St. Luke's, to which parish Mr. Cohen was chargeable, upon their discovering that a share of 1,6631. 3s. 4d. Three per Cent. Consolidated Bank Annuities had been bequeathed him by the late Mr. Lewis Cohen, of Great Prescott-street, Goodman's fields. From the evidence of several witnesses it appeared that in the month of September, 1828, the alleged lunatic used to disturb his mother and other members of his fa mily by laughing loudly during the night, and upon one occasion he threatened t o p u t hi s e ld est sister's child upon the fire, and it was with great difficulty he was pre vented from carrying his threat into execution, On anottrer occasion, when the black fast is annually ob served by the. Jews took place, and which commences upon the beginning of their new year in September, he rinsed his mouth with some water, which was so serious a departure from their religious observances that his fa mily looked upon it as the first positive indication of his insanity, He subsequently repeatedly talked incoherently about the Rabbi and a female to whom he became suddenly attached, and who disappointed his affections. He also threatened to murder his mother and sister, and he, was removed to Miles's Lunatic Asylum at Hoxton, where he remained about three weeks, and then returned home, but was again obliged to be placed under the care of the parochial authorities, and after remaining some time in the workhouse he was admitted into St. Luke's Hospital, and after a lengthened confinement he was discharged as incurable, and then he became an inmate of the Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell, where he had since re mained. During the time he was in St. Luke's workhouse he . fractured one of his legs in at tempting to escape ; b u t s i nce he had been at Hanwell he had been harmless, and had not been subjected to coercion or restraint. He laboured under general paralysis, arising, in the opinion of the medical gentleman, from the softening of the brain. His recovery was said to be quite hopeless, his case being characterised as one of a'imentia or fatuity. Mr. Cohen was stated by all the witnesses to be totally incapable of managing himself or his property. In the course of Dr. Bogby's (one of the surgeons of Hanwell Asylum) examination, he produced a book, called the Day-book, which contained a short history of each patient's case, and where the particulars could be obtained. The following is a copy of the entry in reference to Mr. Cohen : " Solomon Cohen, aged 34, single, was admitted on the 22d of September, 1838. His brother-in-law states — Nine years ago the patient met at - a wedding party a young woman, with whom he fell in love on the spot. He saw her home that night, and called upon her two days afterwards. Her parents asked him his intentions? 'He said he should call again next day, and declare them, but being ill he was not able to keep his promise. The young woman called at the house of Cohen's mother• in law on the day Thllowing, and left a message for him that he need not come to her again. Cohen, on being in formed of this, fretted very much, and walked up and down the street opposite to her door. He sent her let ters, but not receiving any answer he became very dis consolate. In a fortnight after, unequivocal symptoms of a deranged mind had manifested themselves. He was sent as a private patient to Huston, by the advice of a Jewish medical man. His friends not being able to bear the expense, he was removed from Hoxton in three weeks, and afterwards sent to St. Luke's Hospital, from which he was discharged incurable, and came from that establishment to the County Lunatic Asylum. In the workhouse he was mischievous ; he used to beat the nurses, porters, and aged paupers. On one occasion he attempted to escape fram the workhouse, and broke his leg. His father died at the age of seventy• nine, and was sane and healthy. His mother, who is still living, is eighty-two years of age , an d in the enjoyment of good health. He has four sisters, all healthy and of sane mind. Sarah Cohen, his sister, attributed his insanity to the girl not returning his affecti ons , an d un iti ng her self to a pawnbrok e r inFarrin g d on - street. " The Jury proceeded' to the Asylum, and had a short interview with the unfortunate man, who returned no answer to their questions, and seemed utterly deprived of his reason. On their return to the tavern, they found that Solomon Cohen was now of unsound mind, and in capable of managing himself or his property, and that he had been so since the Ist of November, 1828. COMPARATIVE INCREASE OF THE POPU LATION OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH.—The population of the northern section of the Union increases much faster than that of the southern, both in the old and new settled districts. In 1830 the population of New Eng land was 1,954,717; in 1840 it ampuntcd to 2,234,822 ; increase over 14 per cent. In 1830 the four middle States contained 3,664,412; in 1840 about 4,604,345 ; in crease nearly 26 per cent., or over one-fourth. While in the five southern Atlantic States and the district of Columbia, the increase is from 3,538,274, in 1834, to about 3,791,950, or only a little over seven per cent. And yet the latter section of the 'Union is far less m densely ore ro room meopLed the than expansiont e twooformer, population.an d o u g A h 5 t a t ion ,havethe free States and territories of the north-west, ,6 in 183 . 0, contained 1,470,018 souls ; in 1840 about 9 (n)featrhle.y westlo2 per a4d cent. While south-west, i e le oßl t rt h i e- 111 I 7,364l;d•ing tsireihnolBl3no, 2,237,281, had increased in 1840 to about 3,460,142; an c S r t e a a te se s increase of only 64 per cent.—Boston Notion. DREADFUL SUICIDE AT HORNSEY WOOD. —On Tuesday a coroner's inquest was taken before M r. - Wakley, M.P., at lionise) -Wood House Tavern, Horn sey, on vi ew o f t h e body of . Mr. Jonathan Ogden, aged 24, a hatt er , w h o was found with his throat cut i n Hornsey-wood. T he finding of the body hav i ng b een proved, poli ceman Sands, N 369, stated that he snrched the pockets of the ieceased. From one of them he took a letter, which led to the discovery of the deceased's re lations. The letter, which was addressed to Mr. 'Wm. Ogden, Laurence Pountney-lane, his cousin, was as fol.- lows:—" Dear cousin—Please to send word that I am dead and no mistake. Give my love to my mother and all the rest. It is now about three o'clock. Excuse writing so bad, but I have done my best. Give my respects to Ed ward Cook's wife, and God bless them. I may be no more as soon as dark. Give my respects to brother John. God bl ess a ll. Give my love to ail. JoN.A.TrrArt OGDEN." The Coroner inquired whether there w as any f urther ev id ence ? Crouch, the summoning officer, said that the deceased's relations had promised to attend, but that they had not arrived. He had seen the cousin, who in ormed him that for some time past the deceased had threatened to destroy his life. He had been married 18 months, and had no family. For the last few months he had appeared dsjected. On Thursday last he was with a friend, when, on leaving him, he observed that he could not attend to business, and he stated to him that he was then going to take a walk in the fields, after which he would sit down and die. He showed a letter to his cousin who said that it was in the deceased's handwriting. Verdict, " Temporary insanity.'' CAUTION TO FARMERS. —Mr. Honey, of Hollingbourne, having last week applied some arsenic and soft soap to the backs of his sheep and lambs, it was afterwards discove re d th a t some m i stake had been' made as to the - relative proportions which should have been used, in consequence of w hi c h 11 9 di ed within two days. —Dover Chronicle. • • • • • • ' MOR I NT-i SI I N WANDS WORTH POLICE. A PoucEMANI FAN a 1 3 110Pn 11T police constable 268 V., mis placid at the bar, before Mr. Punter, charged with stealin a fun boa. Charlotte Weston stated that she was n widow, and lived in Plough-lane, Battersea. The fur boa produced , ralite Od., she lost on the evening of the 4th of Sep' tembei, in Battersea Washway„ and gave informatio o her loss at Clapham station-house. James Titmo, a youth, about thirt4m years of °Vi said, that a little after that time he found the boa on the foot-path. The iirisoner, who was close upon hi heels,: asked him what h e h a d go t, an d h e sa id, " A puss} and prisoncv said, " I must have that, my man." ll e took it up, and put it inside his coat. Police Sergeant Emerson proved that information of the loss of the boa was received at the station on Satur day, and at nine that night it was read in orders to the men going on and coming off duty ; - the prisoner being one of those present, he was asked if he found any such article, and he said he had not. He was asked again 0 0 the following morning, it he knew anything of it, and he said he (lid not. It was his duty to have brought the boa to the police-station, after finding it. The prisoner said a few words in defence, that amounted to nothing, and was fully committed to the Central Criminal Court for trial. THE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY. CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals *of English Grain since Monday have bean smolt; but of Foreign Wheat good. The late wet weather occasiooo the factors to demand higher prices for both English and Fo reign Whrat ; but the buyers appeared .unwilling to give more than Monday, at which rates the trade was firm. In other Grain no alteration. Flour as last reported. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. There was a good supply. and trade was dull for all de' scriptions except the best qualities of &el'. which brought 4s- Mr stone ; other kinds with ou t a l tera ti on . B ee f, 3 s. 2 d . to 4s. utton, as. 4d. to 4s. 2d. ; Veal, 4s. to 4s. 10d. ; Fork, 3s. Bd. to bs. ; Lamb. 4s. 6d. to s s . p er s t one of 8110. Poultry was in good supply, the demand goed, and prices, the same as quoted on Saturday, with t h e exce ption Grouse which were rather cheaper. Eggs in large supply, 51 ''' the trade dull. COLONIAL MARKET. The market was quiet, there being few export orders, an d the home trade operated w;th caution. Holders were not dis posed to submit to any further de.-line in prices. Raw Sugar , however, was in better demand, and prices were fully Or ported. The imports were fair. TEA MARKET. The deMand on the increase, and fair purchases were mad at firm rates for F ree T r a,l e , some o f th e leading rnercbOt" having come to the determination not to sell at existing rate s ' An opinion existed that prices have sees their lowest. CO" pany's Congou in good demand at Is Ilia cash. The delive" ries keep large, and are likely to continue so. - TALLOW MARKET. Prices rule high, 495. 34. being the value If fine sorts on the spot, and 48s. 9d. to 495. for delivery in the last three months ; 'but the trade operated with caution. The arriva ls from Russia are large. - WOOL MARKET. The pUblic sales of Colonial have finished. The attendanc e throughout has been large, and the demand brisk for all sores :: Nearly all of the immense quantity of 21,000 bales has bet, actually sold, and at fully last sales rates ; indeed fine 3 have brought a sma ll a d vance . Th e mar k e t l oo k s heathy, a further adva n ce i n p r i ces o f fi ne sor t s i s ex p ec t e d to place. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last market day, 111. d f 4 9 Bell, Robson & Co. Hartley 10 0 Walls End Haswell. ... 1 5 Can's Hartley 7 0 Walls End Hetton 2O ° Hebburn Main 17 3 Walls End Lamlston . ....... 11l New Tanfield M00r... ...... Old Tan field l5 0 Wa.ls End Pemberton l9 ' 4 Ord's Redhugh l4 0 W a ll s E n d R usse l l ' s Hetton 1' "; Original Windsor's Pontop I i ti W a ll s E n d St ewart ' s Pontop AN indsor . l6 CO, Walls End Whitwell lB 5 Stella Freehal !4 0. Walls End Caradoc l9 f ' Town:ey... . ... Wast Hartley ..... Walls End Bell and Brown 18 njTees Hartley l4 S Walls E 4 tietvic. , e and C.. 18 3 Walls End Adelaide l9 5 Walls End Clennell. Walls End Clark and Co. d 1 10 S Walls End Josforth Barrington Evenwoo,t Tees 16 ° Walls End Heaton 16 . 0 ' 18 18 1 3 ) Walls "ail End E''d B S e o y u m th ot b r u T rra s m ." 1 1 8 1 Walk End Hilda .............17 6 Walls End Tees ileum' Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth Walls End N.rrihU vberland 17 0 Cowpen: l6 6 W. E. BraddylPsHatuni .., 20 0 Howard's Netherton Main ll 0 Walls End Belmont ......... 18 9 South Pelton ....... ......... Walls End East Hetton...... 18 6 Victoria Steam IRISH MARKETS. OUBEIN MARKET NOTE for %he Week ending SEPT. 3. From 30 gl 13 0 0 0 10 To • Averar 37 0 32 14 0 13 3 00 ° 13 6 12 ?, 1) 1 - 13 6 1 Ir, 23 Wheat.per barrel kt, 5t0ne...... 215 Bore .. .. ltisto le Barley l6 stone.... 315 Oats '4 stone.... fo Flour, per cwt. 219 0atmea1.,...,.,,,,.....,, fl stone . Sold to Bakers only. 6,161 Cwt. Flour.. ' . ....... ~ ....... .... 10 0 ) i 6 0 I 21 M Average price Jr V‘hp.st anti Flour 51- Sd per rack. Receipts of Flour, 12,891 ~, Fn.', from .z.ls. Od to 16.: o °_, 1 17ales of Do. b,IOI Jecon is ...—. from 18a. Cd. to ...- f/ Ss ..1 Ttard. from xos. Cd. to 15s 111, 11 ti PI WIE U. - BREAD. Qttarterr. Low: ..... 10d. 1 halt Q..attern COIF 51 A RKETS —.Se;4t. 4 Wheat (per 208:.)9)s 0.1 . t0:134. (i I.tttp. per list. .11 Oa. to 12$.0: 1 Barley (per 163 1 .)1 3 0 14 0 I I•loi'r (per cwt II II - Oatmeal (per cwt.)... ...... Od to Iris Od Reef, 4d. to 7d.-51utton, sd. to 6o.—Veal, 441 to fld Pork, 41d. to 5d.--Fresh Butte,. 10d. to lld per lb. PRICE OFRtYPTER. _• To the Merchants. To the Cousittl , First Quality••• . 000000 •••••••••• 871 ~•••••••••••••••••... 000000 ••• 7 5. ' Second 93 .... ..• • •••••••••••••• Third Fourth 00000 ••,• 77 ...........•••••....,... ••• 68 Fifth 73 ..»...... . Sixth ..• 6? ... „„ CLON hik:LL Aloft KETS.— Sept. 4 Pe , t wt. s. d. sd. s_ d. IL (I. dew Butter llB 0 t o lo2 I) ti!der ,raw)..........-- ~ tr `,qo 0, Oatmeal 13 0 13 6 IL, •t? -- aeon riga" .......... 41 'tendered Lard 0 52 VI ricads Per EEL. . 6 o flour, Second — I t lout, 0 4 0 34 . 0 I Rapeseed ..... 2O 0 Bore Per lintel. 01 Barley 10 0 CAA , «....« ..... KILKENNY MARKETS. r.d. W.eat t p9rbarrel)2Els Od.to 355.014. 1,9e1 '..es W..... O. Od. t 0 Os. Barlzy 12 "0 15 0 11iutte............, 0 5 0 '..,. 1 / a ts .4 0 15 ~ Pori. . ... o 4 0 • Flour (pier bag) 20 0 :38 0 :'e•• • .............. .0 6 0 7 Hutter(perewt.) 40 0 10.. 0 ,rest Birtter .... 0 0 1 '../ R3COII Pigs 33 0 42 0 4a.t nate ~....... 0 f. 0i" Coals 1 0 1 2 Potatoes t per qt 4 i., 9 u 11 FUNGUS VEGETATION IN WINE CELLARS', —ln the wine vaults of the London Docks this kind t o vinous fungi hangs like dark woolly clouds from the roof, completely shrouding the brick arches from o bser' vation. On a small piece being torn off, and applied, to the flame of a candl e , it b urns lik e a p i ece o f tinder. Should wine escape from a cask in a moist and ill-vents' lated cellar, it will altogether resolve into fungi of a sub stantial kind. A circumstance of this kind once cant° under the notice of Sir Joseph Banks. Having a cask, of wine rather t oo swee t f or i mme di a t e use , h e ordcrea, that it should b e pl ace d i n a ce ll ar t o r ip en . A t t h e en" of three years he directed his butler to ascertain th e -state of the wine ; when, on attempting to open the cellar door, he could not effect it, in consequence of some powerful obstacle. The door was therefore cut down , when the cellar was found to be completely filled 16° 3 ' a firm fungous vegetable production, so substantial as to require an axe tbr its removal. This appeared e° have grown from, or to have been nourished by, the de' composed particles of the wine ; the cask being emPqr and buoyed up to the ceiling, where it was supported by the surface of the fungus. ANTICIPATED TURN-OUT AT STOCKPORT' —We regret to learn that in consequence of a contd . ° . plated reduction in prices, on the part of two or thre e large manufacturing establishments in this town, a veil extensive turn-out of factory hands, principally spinners , is anticipated. Judging from the representations whic h have been made to us, the reduction will amount to r nearly one-half the earnin gs o f man y s pi nners , and, if they should be compelled t o c e ase wor ki ng , th e misery of their present condition will, of course, be greatly aggr 4. vat ed.—Stockport Chronicle. COX SAVORY, Silversmith, Sic' 47, Cornhill (Seven Doors from Graccchurch-street), London The best wrought Fiddl e -P a tt ern S poons an d F or k s , at 7s. 2d. per ounce. The following. are the weight s r ecoil , " mended, but the articles may be had lighter or heavier at the same price per ounce:— 7 2 1, i . d . dle 7 pat 3 ter 4 n... c . las 7 is d"' 3 7 . 2 d. ... 1 4: 0 15 '. 0 d. ... 1 1 1 ' i u° 230 0 0 z. aatt 12 Table Spoons 11 1 222 2 ttG Tablel a e v Dessert yr t t 4 r odd Forks i i t t ot t a O n s ~ . . . ..... . . 30 at 7 2 ... 10 15 0 ... II 4 . 20 10 at at 7 7 22 ... 3 7 1 3 1 4 8 ...... 4 7 I j ' s. l'' 1 Soup Ladle ... 10 at 7 2 ... 3 11 8 ... 3 ''' s, 10 at 7 8 ... 3 16 8 ... 4 ° 0 , 4 Sauce ditto 4 Salt Spoons(gilt strong) 1 Fish Slice the hiandolel9th.e..shiape4o` u 8 c I : . admired 0 .: r ...... its (42) s i m il 7811, 0 12 Tea Spoons 1 Pair Sugar Tongs (strong) elegance• l a ssi i c i is l a ia rw p,t p t =T with g 1 ) 11 at 7 m plain ; it has been approved, and in request for Pattern Spoons can be sent into the . than thirty years. _..!- ainreilieh, BIRTHS. On the 2d inst.. at the Royal Infirmary, Waterloo —bridg e " road, the lady of W. B. Hemming, EFq., surgeon, of a gm On the 3d inst., at Lindley Hall, Leicestershire, Mrs. Air plewhtlte, of a son. On the sth just., in Grosvenor -street, the lady of Frederick Berne, Esq., of Dunwich, and Satterley Hall, Suffolk, of a $ OO and heir. On the sth inst., at Blackheath-park, Kent, Mrs. Jani e° Smith, of a son, who died in a few hours. On the 6th inst., at Grove House, Hammersmith, the wi fe of G. Goldsmith Kirby, Esq., of a son. On the 6th inst., at the Grove, Clapham, the lady o f the Rev. Charles Hebert, of a son. RRIED. At Everton, Lancashire A Thomas Stirling, eldest son of .1- Barrett L eonar d , Esq., and grandson of Sir Thomas Barrel Leonard, B art., of Dams, Essex, to Frederica. young eg _ daughter o f the late. Major Brooks, and granddaughter of the Right lion. Gerard Vismunt Lake. On the 6th inst., at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Bright on, Charles W i lli am Ed ward Jerninghana, Esq., to moms, youngest daughter of the late E. lloberts, of Grove House, Surrey, Of l ' On the 7th inst., Cecil Fane, Esq., to Harriet Anne , daughter of th e l ate Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Blac k' %%nod, Bart., K. C. B. , and G. C. 11. DIE D. On the Bth of J anuar y last, at Port Essington, on board he r Majesty's ship l'elorus, William Crawford, Esq., youngest son. of Stewart Crawford, Esq., M.D., of the Circus, Bath. On the 4th of May. at Perth, Western Australia, Assistant Commissary-General John Lewis, aged 48. On the 24th ult., at Lymington, in Hants, George Wai te ! Adams Nares. Esq., youngest son of the late Rev. Dr. Pliir e "" of Biddenden, in Kent, aged 35. On the 29th ult., in Pa:ris. Baron d'Esfe, aged 64. On the 3d inst., Eliza, the daughter of Mr. Charles Bailey, of the Grove House, Hampstead, aged 3. On the 4th inst., in Duke-street, Manchester-squarc, Miss Dyneley, daughter of Robert Dyneley, On the 4th inst., in Bury-street, St. James's, James John ston, Esq., of Straiton, in Scotland. On the 6th inst., Mark Gregory, Esq., late of Wax Chand• lers' Hall, aged 76. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG; Ile. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Stranuir' the county of Middlesex, Thursday, September 9,1841• ma, the ex? for, late and SIM( One CI Ile •eci Ow cei tvh ma thi thi