The Sun. — London, England, 1841-08-18 00:00:00

EVENING SUN. THE MARKETS—THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. trarte ,.. : Monday we have. had fine 7 Weather k : which caused the b-Ulla_for all kinds...of grain; :" Very_few. salea were erected in either Free or Bonded ‘Vbe:lt, but the currency re 'zains without alteration. Oats were held firmly, but the sal:, was very limited at the prices of last Market day. In other articles no alteration. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. • Meat was in large supply, trade very dull, and prices as fol low, :--Beef, 3s. 2d. to 4s. ; Mutton, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. ; Lamb, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; Veal, 4s. to ss. ; Pork, 4s. to ss. 2d. Per stone of 81bs. Poultry of kinds was dull of sale, the sup plies large, and prices were a shade lower. Eggs in good sup *. trade dull at 4s. 6d. to 7s. per 120. COLONIAL MARKET. There were large public sales of Produce, still prices were 'OM, and the demand good for most articles. The public sales announced are large and important, The arrivals small. TEA MARKET. • There was little business done, and the Market was in a quiet state. Holders were more disposed to realise, and ac cepted 2s. Bd. for Company's Congou, cash. Public sales will take place on Friday. TALLOW MARKET. Prices kept up, but the market was quiet, the trade buying duly for their immediate wants. P. Y.C. on the spot, 495. 6d. 4 00 495. 3d. for delivery in last three months. PROVISION MARKET.. ' Butter in good request. Fine Dutch at 935. to 100 s. and the heft Irish, 93i. to 965. Bacon sold freely. Prime Meat al tits. to 645., and inferior stts. to 60s. per cwt. Lard in brisk request at 725. to 765. for the best. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) RIPON RACES.—MONDAY. Two yrs - old Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. T.Y.C. Lord Relburne's cby Retainer (W. Oates) 1 Air. Thompson's f The Biddy 2 Mr. Orton's f Hope buke of Cleveland's c Cable 5 to 3 on Cable. The City Members' Plate of 501. Two-mile heats, Arr. Johnson's hr f Miss Lydia, 3 yrs (Oates) 1 1 Mr. sseltine's Betty Baylock, 3 yrs, 6st 91b ... 2 2 Itr. Dawson's b g Macedonicus, 3 yrs, 6st 91b ... 4 3 Mr. Hepple's Sambo Sutton, aged, 9st 1 llb Mr. Appleby's fby Mulatto-Priestess,4 yrs, ist 11lb 5 dis Mr. Watson's Musician, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b 6 dis 5t04 on winner. The CHELMSFORD RACES.—TUESDAY. "'he Chelmstbrd Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft., and 5 Only if declared, with 50 sovs. added. Once round and a distance. Duke of Grafton's Florence, 3 yrs, 6st 81b ... (Hall) 1 Mr. Houblon na. Tenebrosa, 5 yrs, 7st 41b Won by a length. The Stewards' P4ate of 50/., for 3 yrs, ist ; 4 yrs, Bst ilb ; 5 yrs, 9st lib ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st slb : winners extra ; mares, &c. allowed 31bs. The winner to be sold for 250/. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Rogers's Jessica, 3 yrs (Bartholomew) 1 1 Mr. Abel's .2Eolian, 3 yrs 3 2 M r . Goodman's Isabella, 6 yrs 2 '3 Mr. Casidy's Fame, 3 yrs Won easy. Sweepstakes of 5 sous.. each, with 50 added, by the County Members ; the second to save his stake, and the winner to be sold for 1201. Heats, tho new mile. 5 subs. Mr. Casidy's Fame, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Hall) 1 1 Mr. Drage's Sister to Glencoe, 3 yrs, 7st 51b 2 2 Mr. Rogers-nd. Vigilance, 3 yrs, 7st slb A ir. Tuftsll nd. Tenebrosa, 5 yrs, 9st Air. Hussey nd. University, 3 yrs, 9st 5 dr Won by half a length. HUNTINGDON RACES—TUESDAY. "0 yrs old sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft ; last - half mile. 5 subs. kr. Booth's St. Jean d'Acre, Bst 71b (Sly) 1 Colonel Peel's c, by Camel, Jason's dam, Bst 71b 2 - Won very easy. 4. he Cup Stakes of 10 sous. each ; the winner to be sold for 4001. Once round and the mile. (8 subs.) ?fr. Beresfora's Bob Peel, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Mier) 1 *tr. Pettit's Langola, 3 yrs, 7st A good race. The Ladies' Subscription Plate of 501., with 10 added. Once round and a distance. 4 r., Tomlinson's Miss Twickenham, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 1 2 ai r• White's Susan, 5 yrs, 9st 21b Two well contested heats. PlateOßD RACES.—TUESDAY (CONCLUDED). of 501., given by the County Members ; the winner to be, sold for 2001., &c. Two mile heats. ,„ 'Qptain Pettat's Caliph, aged ......(Darling) 4 1 1 ;Ir. Holmes' Vulcan, 4 yrs 1 2 2 rd Hu . ntingtowcr's f:by Langar, 3 yrs V . r. R aw li nson ' s Chil son, 5 yrs 4I Lr. J. Day's Mulciber, 4 yrs Won in a canter. LICHFIELD RACES—TUESDAY. 11 . 1 e Two yrs old Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 20 Boys. added, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; winners to carry 31b extra. ,4 0 41 horchester na b c John 'he Staffordshire Stakes of 25sous. each, 15 ft, and 5 Only if declared, &c., 50 sovs. added by the City ; the second horse to save his stake; the winner of the Wol verhampton or Holyoake Stakes in the present year to carry 41b extra ; two miles. •W. Y. Peel na ch h Retriever Meiklam's b c Broadwath 'qr. Bell's b m Ltt Sage Femme 3 41 1..‘ Denham's b g Compensation dive others were drawn. Mr. The Member's Plate of 50 sovs. Heats, two miles. Ir. Key' s b c Fitz Gambol 1 0 dr. . Jackson's Wings crow's b h Catherina 3 1 Catherina walked over the second heat , GREAT SOMMERS' CONTEST. he public were yesterday entertained with a match t l 'hich possessed the great charm of novelty. It is a well 4nown fact that the distance by which first-rate men of all grades bare been tested is from Westminster to Put l'eY, and whether with the patrician eight single pair of kUlls, for many years past this has been the p stipulated c ourse. The London and Westminster Iron Steam-boat l at . "mpany, with a desire to encourage the spirit of emu 40n amongst watermen, and add their mite to the 4 14ati e amusements of the season, announced their inten -1:°11 a fe w d a y s s i nce o f g i v ing a purse of sovereigns to e rowed for, and Noulton, the experienced waterman of l ambeth, was directed by the directors to select the t Alit best men (the champion only excepted) to contend 14 three heats for the various prizes. The following Ive re chosen : FIRST HEAT. James Maynard Lambeth Yellow. G'.orge Campbell ....Lambeth Blue. li. Shelton Lambeth Black. J. Phelps Fulham Green. SECOND HEAT. J. Kelly Putney Pink. . IL Godfrey Old Swan White. Connaway Horalydown Stripe. L. Perry Lambeth Red. , 4 -1 -, 0 enter into into any lengthened detail of the merits t ,nese men would be a work of superero , S gation ; a few ord4 only 'will su ffi ce. Phelps, Kellyhelton and Ca mpbell are old favourites. They have all been, , and first-rate and celebrated men ; Connaway and T h Ynard have more recently come into public notice. former of these was third in the Coat and Badge rger last season, and since that period has rowed some hY hard single matches, but was never engaged with a f °4 t of picked scullers until the contest a fortnight ago ; 1. Cup given by the proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens. w e : l 'Y and Godfrey made their debut yesterday. They k r e unknown until then. This might fairly have been sf „ tu leq three distinct races, and three. finer were never upon the Thames. All the trying contests hitherto titre every Doggett's Coat and Badge) have been with mabut this was against it ; and as such afforded the vl"ne, who were much interested, an opportunity of / 3 ew ing the match from the shores, and from London r idge to Chelsea. Those who felt a desire had an ample ipertunity ofgratifyingit. The first heat was from London Swan to L ambeth Palace; the second, from there to the at Chelsea ; and the third, the latter distance. At ; s quarterast four the first beat wus started. Mynard the bes -p t place. and the • others followed in the order 14 which they stand on the - list. Maynard took the lead, 4r1,1 kept it, followed by Campbell. Shelton was third, b ut only held it a few seconds, when Phelps, who was t he favourite at starting against the field, took it. 'layeard had to work hard to keep the leading place, 111 il , when within a mile of the winning place , Phelps , , had been husbanding his strength, made a grand "tt for the second place, and there is but little doubt li °t lld have succeeded that accident him. 1‘,.. -e Was on Campbell's q uartohis starboard when in p a ssing through nc'Litminster Bridge his starboard scull fouled some it in consequence of the t bf a l d u r . er, and he was held by th , going under for half a minute. Maynard won neat. C am pb e ll was second. The next heat was at arted immediately afterwards, and in this the great ! Ila n" of the day was concerned. Connaway divided the interesi with Whelps —each was backed to win his heat. orinawa,y made play at a wonderful rate, and took the fir st place. Kelly waited close upon him, and a pp eared Tore steady . in his style of working. Perry was evi ,elltly. a dashing scull er , b u t h e h ug ged the shore too e iosely in his desire to have the advantage, and scraped th e ground. Kelly gained upon Connaway as they Reared Vauxhall-bridge, and front there to Cubitt's l _ v arehouses ensued a fierce conflict. At the latter place Unnrt ay was evidently winded, and Kelly overhauled 7 11 , keeping the first place well, a n d w i nn i ng by five or IN lengths. The ( - mind heat was not started until nearly s even o'clock, when Connoway in the drawing got the l e st position and Campbell the worst, Kelly and h 1 ! speed lying between them. Connaway p u t all 4 1 ! sPeed on at the first, and made for the sh ore , th e ide runniter hard down at the time. Kelly followed in ahnost the same course. Campbell and Maynard, from the nature of their position on the Surrey shore made a l arger shOotand went outside a barge, which was a little ", - nead of th e s t art i ng -place. Connaway got fi rst into t4lO sleek, and Maynard and Campbell together. m„ y . I ( .ird was on the outer quarter of Connaway's boat, while ampbell f a i r ly out-rowed him inside. Maynard tried hard to pa ss Connaway, but being in the strength of the t ile, l Could no t at th e mome nt succeed,. and Kelly came t ',l l a hand over band, rowed by the pair, who had for moment accidentally fouled, and took the second " te e. ' Maynard shortly afterwards passed Connaway, and went up to Kelly, when after a most beautiful race, 1 1 .11 Which th e y were scu ll an d s cull for a mile, overhauled , it n• Campbell won by about six lengths, Maynard ' a steeond Kelly third.. The prizes were given the men nn board the Bachelor. Margate is now more full of company than it leas been for several seasons. All the best houses and lodgings. *with sea views are occupied. Provisions are quite as dear as in London ; meat 9d. per lb; Butter $. 4d; bread 100. the 41b. loaf; fish plentiful, but dear. LEVANT NEWS. ...Yvre_haye,recnived _Malta -.papers to -.the sth-inst., and papers and letters from Constantinople to the 27th ult., Smyrna L'Oth, and Syria 18th. , • • TURKE Y. A Constantinople Correspondent of the Oriental Ob server writes on the 27th ult.:— " Said Bey and Sami Bey have been occupied during the past week in paying and receiving vi-its. They' were yesterday presented to the Sultan, who received them with marked urbanity. The son of Mehemet Ali is of the middle size, but enormously stout for. so youner a man. On Saturday last the Kapi Kehaya (Charge d'Af faires) of the Paella of Egypt gave the illustrious visit ors a grand dinner, and we hear that on Thursday next. the Minister of Finance will give another, to -which ali the great Pashas of the capital are invited- to meet his guests. Not a • word is yet said • regarding the main object of the —visit of Said Bey. Both the Egyptian steamers, the 'Nile anti the Reschid, Continue to lie in our port. On Saturday M. Christides, the Greek Minister, had his audience of leave of the Sultan. He was accompanied to the palace by M. Ar- • ghiropulo, whom he presented to his Highness as the gentleman who is to remain as Charge d'Affaires of the Hellenic Government. The same day the weekly Coun cil was assembled at the Porte, and on Sunday all the members - went in a body, on the occasion of their new organisation, to pay their respects to the Sultan, who in an animated speech expressed his hope that they would succeed in devising- measures for the amelioration of the state of the empire. He urged them to unite, hand and heart, and not to be discouraged by any difficulties that might arise. The health of the Sultan is much improved, and he applies himself strenuously to business. The steamer Polyphemus arrived here on the 22d, with Sir John APNeill, Sir William Symonds, Colonel Barnett, and an engineer sent by the Government to su perintend the reconstruction of the Britiskpalace, which was burnt down in the great', fire of 1831, and has re mained in statu quo ever since. The :Polyphemus pro ceeds on Thursday next to convey Sir John APNeill and snite to Trebisonde, whence his Excellency will haSten via Erzeroom to the Court Of Persia. On her return from the Black• Sea she will receive on board Colonel Barnett, her Majesty's Consul-General for Egypt, and , take him down .to Alexandria. Mr. Wood, the Consul for Damascus, is still here, but is shortly to set out for Syria in a ship of war. We hear that her Go vernment has determined on sending out as jeunes de langue two young gentlemen who are to be instructed in the Tur kish language, with a view of serving hereafter as interpre ters. Nothing could be more judicious. France,Austria,and Russia have•dragomans of their own nation, and we see no reason why Englishmen should not be able to learn the language as well as others. Indeed we have proofs not only that they can, but that they pronounce Turkish much better than most other foreigners. By the com mercial steamer arrived this morning from Odessa we learn that several stoppages had taken place there ; among others, the house of ESlinger for 400,000 roubles, and Isais for 200,000 roubles. We have not heard if they affect the Levant, but may state that in general failures in Europe do not, for this reason, that the Levant is always indebted to Europe, and has very seldom any capital there to lose." Extract of a letter from Constantinople, 27th ult., in the Malta. Times " The Turkish steamer Paiki-chevket, which a short time since arrived here from Candia, whence she was sent by the Capudan Pacha with a report of the cundi tion of the island and insurgents, and asking instructions how to proceed, left here on the 15th for La Canoe. It is generally believed that the Capudan Pacha, is or dered to come to a compromise with the insurgents, and by granting them certain privileges• and immunities to endeavour to put an end to hostilities there. The new Ministry has issued a firman, which was read in all the principal mosques, requiring the Turkish women to wear their veils so as to conceal their features, and ano ther ordering all Franks to leave the Turkish quarters where they may have obtained residence. Mr. Wood, her Majesty's Consul for Damascus recently appointed, has not yet sent out for that place. In consequence of the sanctity which is attached to Damascus, by Mussul mans in general, the Porte refuses to grant him any Berat or Exequatur, and, as he declines receiving a Vizieral letter (or letter of recommendation to the Go vernor), he will therefore depart without any official document making him known in his new capacity. His diplomatic talents, knowledge of the Arabic language, and Arabian customs, will, however, go far towards making him respected. Mr. Wood is the only Dragoman of our Embassy who has received an English education, and, though he well merits the Consulate of Damascus, and will fill it with credit to himself and ho nour to his country, still lie can be ill-spared from the Embassy. He carries with him the best wishes of his countrymen in Pera and Galata." CANDIA: (From the Manzari Shark of the 30th.) CANEA, JULY 19.—A correspondent from this place, and on the above date, thus addresses us. We extract the following from his letter with considerable pleasure:— ` Since my last the whole of the island has submitted, with the exception of the strong and mountainous district of Sfakia. Mustapha Pacha, after having disarmed all those who have submitted, is now on his march to the principal passage into Sfakia. " From the best acceunts it appears that the Christian Greeks now assembled in Sfakia cannot amount to more than 3,000 men ; their position is certainly very strong, but when we consider. that the troops of Mustnpha Pacha now amount to 14,000 men, what chance have the Greeks of succeeding " He will, it is said, attack them on the 21st, in four different parts, and Tahir Pacha will sail from Suda to morrow for the south part of the island, in consequence of a:report which is generally credited, of the .long wished-for succours having at length arrived for the Greeks, in the shape of five large armed brigs. " Tahir Pacha has received positive orders from the Sublime Porte not to allow the consuls or commanders to mediate in any shape whatever, unless to make the insur gents lay down their arms as soon as possible. " The Didon, French frigate, from Athens, sailed for Toulon to-day. " We have in the port of. Suda the Benbow, Tyne, and Vesuvius steamer, with the Minerve and .Andro mide French frigates. A great deal of correspondence has taken place between the insurgents and the comman ders, but without leading to any satisfactory result." NOTE ADDRESSED TO THE CONSULS OF THE THREE GREAT POWERS. Gentlemen—The undersigned, on the part of the Christian people of Candia, have the honour to request you, in the name of your august Sovereigns, and in the name of humanity and Christianity, to grant them an in terview, with proper security, in any place you may judge convenient. The object of the interview asked for is, that by your interposition an arrangement may ,be made to settle the present melancholy state of the island, and we can assure you that the people will irrevocably conform to any just decision that you, the representatives of the three Great Powers, and the commanders of the ships or war united, may make. In consequence, we hope that you will be pleased not to refuse this interview, which we ask in the name of humanity, and in favour of general peace, conformably to the principles of your august Sovereigns, and we are the more sanguine in this hope, that we accompany this request, as already said, with the assurance that the people will receive with eagerness any just decision that you, gentlemen, may make. Waiting in this expectation, we have the honour to be very respectfully (Signed) A. CHARETIS, C. BUSSOS, N. BISTACHL i 4 fakia, 30th June, 1841 (old style). The AI aha Times publishes a letter from a correspon dent in Candia, dated 16th ult., which states, that the accounts of the cruelties committed by the Turkish troops in the insurgent villages have not been exagge rated; and, in support of this assertion, quotes some do cuments drawn up by the Candiotes which, if true, would show that the brutality of the soldiery towards the young women and boys had surpassed all credulity. These do cuments, which are too long, and in many respects unfit for publication, are dated as far back as the 22d June, since which period,contradictions of these cruelties hare reached us from the most respectable and almost official sources on the Turkish side. We are, therefore, still in. dined to hope that some over-statement or misrepresen tation has existed with regard to this affair. The follow ing is an extract from the letter above alluded to : The news of the:e unhappy occurrences reached here on the 27th ult. and chilled every one with horror. His Excellency Tabir Mucha sailed immediately for Candia, where he spent two or three days, and on his return denied every one of the circumstances ; but as letters continually come from respectable mercantile houses in that city, and from the Consular Agent as well as from some other European residents there, all of which confirmed these lamentable events, • Capt. Houston Stewart, the Senior Officer commanding the British forces in the Archipelarro, ordered her Majesty's frigate Tyne, Capt. Towshend, taking on board the English Consul, to go down and investigate the affair, and report the truth. A French man-of-war also went for the same purpose, and all returned agreeing in the confirmation of the same statements, and bringing back document s signed by the suffering villages to the same effect. They also saw some of the women wh o 'h a d suffered the most brutal outrages and treatment from the Turkish soldiers. On the report of these officers being made public, his Excellency went a second time to Candia to inquire into the affair, and returned confirming his original assertion, that not the least disorder had occurred. But of what use is it to conceal these facts ? They are confirmed by the united testimony of the English and French officers, the Consular Agents resident at Candle, and most re spectable Greek merchants, independently of every other class of the people." . SMYRNA. (From the Smyrna Journal.) A dreadful calamity has just visited the town of Smyrna, and plunged twenty thousand of its inhabitants in desolation and misery. A terrible fire, such as in the memory of man was never known in this country, has destroyed, in the space of eighteen hours, nearly half the town, and wholly ruined twenty thousand persons. The lire broke out on Wednesday at midnight, in a coffee- . house of tbe Goldsmith's Bazaar. Two hours afterwards the fire had spread over an extent of half a mile, and hund re d s o f h ouses w ere burning at the same time. The violence of .the wind drove the flames with incredible fury tosfards the different quarters of the upper town • and rendered all human succour useless. The nature of the localities, and the bad construction of the old buildings, which were greatly agglomerated, with the intense heat, and the want of water on several points, with the wind, all con tributed to render the disaster complete. A third of the Turkish town, all .the JeWs' quarter, several bazaars, amongst which were those of the goldsmiths, the grain- THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 1811 dealers, the shoemakers, the sadlers, the confectioners, the clothes'-dealers, the druggists, &c., a-great number of mosques, seven synagogues, and nine to ten thousand -houses, were reduced - to ashes, and are at this moment only heaps of burning ruins. Several persons 'havC perished in this horrible catastrophe ; the number is not correctly known, butit is estimated at from 30 to 40. As to the loss, it is incalculable ; it amounts, however, to several millions. It is impossible to give an idea of the ad mirable conduct of the Austrian navy in this cruel circum stance; it was carried to the extent of heroism. Command ers, officers, sub-officers, sailors, and soldiers, all signal ised themselves, and courageously exposed their lives for several hours : all have acquired the same right to the eternal gratitude of this place, for what remains of it was positively saved by them. The Admiral was the first to set the example, and was repeatedly present at the fire giving his assistance. The French brig Alci biade, which had been compelled to sail on Wednesday evening to give succour to a French merchant vessel in imminent peril ut the northern extremity of the island of Ourlac, hastened to return to Smyrna, where it arrived in time to send ashore its pump, and part of its crew. This assistance was not useless, for the fire broke out again yesterday evening with some violence, and the French sailors, assisted by the Austrians, soon got it under. The detachment of the Alcibiade, which was re lieved every four hours, will remain on the spot until nothing more is to be apprehended. More than twenty thousand persons, without bread and without shelter, are scattered on the heights which dominate the spot where were lately their houses." FETES AT BOULOGNE. TILE COLUMN AND STATUE OF NAPOLEON. MONDAY, AUG. 16.—The fetes on the inauguration of the 'statue of Napoleon are continued with increased energy. The town to-clay is, if possible, more crowded than yesterday, and the inhabitants and visitors appear to-day as fresh as if pleasure were no fatigue. At an early hour this morning the streets rang with the beat ing of drums and the clangor of trumpets. Troops were marching in all directions, and spectators hurrying znd crowding to see what was to be seen. At half past eight o'clock all the military bands and the numerous detach ments of the National Guards assembled, as on yester day, at the bathing establishments, and thence proceeded to the Place d'Armes. Here, at ten o'clock, a sort of in spection of their general appearance was made by persons appointed as judges. This lasted about an hour, after which the procession proceeded in the following order to the Tintelleries, as the place is calleo., on which, the bands were to contend in musical skill for. the prizes:—First came a body of Sappers and Miners, then a corps of drum mers drumming away most valiantly, then the band of the National Guard of Boulogne, and two companies of the Guard. These were followed by other bands of other corps of National Guards, and detachments, and by the judges of the day, the authorities of Boulogne, both civil and military, public functionaries, &c., the whole being brought up. by a detachment of the National Guard of Boulogne, consisting-of two companies. The procession passed through the Corn-market and along the Grande Bue in gallant style, reaching completely from one end of the town to the other, and affordieg from the top of the hill, beyond the church, a fine mili tary spectacle, the whole being visible to the spectators at one view. A gay octagonal pavilion, supported by Corinthian pillars, was here erected in the Tintilleries, a large open space under the ramparts, in which the various contesting bands should display their musical pretensions. Another gallery of an oblong form, also supported by Corinthian pillars, was erected for the ac commodation of a jury, specially appointed to judge of the merits of the performers and to adjudge the prizes. It bore some strong resemblance to the orchestra at Vauxhall-mardens o with the exception that no part of it was enclosed. Around the orchestra were placed, on the turf, seats and forms for several thousand persons. These were surrounded with rails, connected together with wreaths of leaves, and beyond was standing room,. within another enclosure, for several more thousands of spectators and auditors. The houses on the two - sides of the grass-plat had their windows provided with seats, and .many scaffoldings weie erected hi front of them for those who chose to pay for places. There was no charge for admission within the great enclosure, but tickets were liberally and gratuitously supplied by the Mayor and the authorities to all respectable applicants. It might be twelve o'clock, or something past, before the business of the day, as it is appropriately termed, commenced. Eight Judges, called the Jury, amongst whom were Mr. Cramer, of London, we re a pp o i n t e d t o d ec id e on th e merits of the respective bands as musical performers, and on their claims for general appearance, &c. The rules laid down in the programme w e re cl ea r, and th e u t mos t fairness of decision prevailed throughout, as far as we were able to learn. At one o'clock the enclosure was one immense mob of many thousands. Those who were fortunate enough to get seats close to the orchestra had no reason whatever to complain or the manner in which the overtures, airs, and marches were played. The various military bands fully answered the high expecta tions formed of their professional knowledge, and ac quitted themselves excellently well. There were two prizes of 3CO francs each, three of 150 francs each, and others of inferior value ; these were distributed at eight o'olock in the evening. The " Concours d'Harmonie Militaire," as it was called, lasted nearly all day, and most astonishing it was to see with what stoicism men, women, and children bore the burning rays of the sun, which during the greater part of the time descended on their heads. At night there was a ball and fireworks at a place of public amusement, called Tivoli, which was well attended, and to-morrow the process of amusement will bo diversified by races on the usual course, about five miles from the town on th e C a l a i s road. Many of the houses surrounding the ground, besides being decorated with the tri-colour, exhibited effigies of Napoleon, with eagles and other allegorial accessories, upon a scale of grandeur and expense which would shame many of our theatres. As another instance of the taste of the people for gimcracks of this sort, what think you of a wooden copy of the famous Luxor obelisk, erected in the midst of the market-place, painted to imi tate red granite, and with all the hieroglyphics elabo rated in ertensu, for the edification of the apple-women and dealers in fish and butter ? The entertainments concluded with what is called an extraordinary representation at the theatre, where Daja set, the Parisian Vestris, delighted the Boulognese with her piquant performance, in a piece abounding with those double-entendres., in which the French so mach delight. It would be vain, however, to attempt giving you any ac count of the affair, as, if translated into another lan guage, it would lose much of the force, and acquire still more of the indelicacy it bears in the original. All par ties to-day must be considered as resting on their oars. They are girding up their loins, or rather bracing their stomachs for a great public feast, which is to be given to-morrow—a species of feat in which the French can play their part as ably as the first-rate cormorants of the London Corporation. We have learned to-day that the falling of the scaffold ing, on the outside of the enclosure on Sunday was at tended by more serious consequences than we then heard of • several persons were severely brui se d, an d a F renc h lady had her arm broken. She is, we are happy to say, doing as well as she can, after'so severe an injury. We alluded to the presence of thieves from London. These fellows were in considerable force, and committed depre dations on the unwary with their usual adroitness. An English lady was robbed, by her own account, of 2001. in bank notes, which she had foolishly placed in her pocket. If this be the fact it verifies the old proverb of the parting of a certain class of persons'and their money, and shows that England sent fools as well as rogues to the inauguration. These fetes have been distinguished by two things, viz., the great politeness shown to stran gers by the authorities, both civil and military, and by the good humour and harmony with which they have been conducted throughout. There has not been the slightest offence to anybody, none of that sort of minor rioting called " row," for want of a more elegant term, by which in Ehgland. large congregations of the people are too frequently rendered nuisances ;. no drunkenness, and none of that sort of annoyance which arises from the folly of the blackguards both of high and low 'degree. The non-appearance of his Majesty at these solem nities has been a great disappointment to the worthy Boulonnais, who religiously expected him up to the last moment on Sunday. We were amused at the simplicity of an old gardening labourer, who, litirsting with ex ultation announced to us on Saturday evening, that the King had just arrived in the disguise of a peasant ; " Comae ca," added he, pointing to his own casquette and fustian frock ; and that upon his Majesty's identity being recognized, the guns were immediately act a-firing. The guns were firing, indeed, but only in accordance with, the announcement laid down in the programme. AUGUST 17 . — Preparation s afe making by everybody to go to the race-course on the Calais-road. It is ex pected the running will be of a better character than that of last week. The prizes are higher in value, and the horses in reputation, than on the first day. In the evening there will be a grand ball in the saloon of the theatre, for which some thousands of persons have re ceived: invitations from the Mayor and his co-adjutors. The crowd will, of course, be immense, and from the size of the building in which the ball is to be held, we do not see how accommodation is to be afforded to one -quarter of the persons who will attend. The town last night was as full as on the night of Saturday. As yet no di minution in the thirst far pleasure, and no lack of strength to support its results, are visible ; everybody is as fresh for the operations of the day as if the files had. only commenced, and full of anticipations of fur ther amusements. An editor of a newspaper in a rural district of some importance, ventured to write an article on the Corn-laws, and to suggest the propriety of making some alteration in them, inasmuch as the present laws had been tried and found wanting. lie had 'also the temerity to say, that he thought a small fixed duty would have the probable advantage of preventing the great fluctuations in the prices, so ruinous to the farming tenantry, fze. This heretical article prodticed a most extraordinary sen sation. The landed proprietors met in consultation, and determined on summary punishment ;_and after many abortive arguments it was at length decided that the editor should be informed that unless he wrote an article praising the present Corn-laws, and deprecating the doc trines advocated in his " alarming and wicaed article" of the past week, they would not only cease to take his paper, but use their interest to deter their neighbdurs, and induce them to follow their advice and example. This was conclusive ; the poor scribe wrote another ar ticle, praising- the starvation laws as the most profound monuments of human legislation ; and thus he satisfied his many masters, who declared that if he had not given an antidote to neutralise the poison he had so injudi ciously spurted out, he would have lost liv e hundred sub scribers ! Such is the conduct of the Corn -law mono polists. DISTRESS IN PAISLEY.—PROPOSED EAII GRATION.—On Tuesday a meeting of the unemployed operatives was held; in the Philosophical Hall, Paisley, Mr. William Morrison in the chair, to consider the ex pediency of emigrating to Port Philip or Sydney, free passages having been offered to eligible parties by the bounty ships, to sail from the Clyde in Sep tember and October, provided the parties can obtain clothing for the voyage. Resolutions were adopted, to the effect that in the embarrassed state of the trade and ma nufactures of Paisley, and throughout the country gene rally, without a prospect of employment, it -with better for the operatives to transfer their industry to one of the above-mentioned colonies, where there is a great demand for labour, and where labour is heel e r rewarded than at home, dependent on the charity of others ;—and that the meeting use every exertion to obtain free passages by the bounty ships on or before the Ist of September, the period beyond which certificates cannot be received. It was further resolved, that as the uniortunate operatives were not provided with the clothing necessary for the condition s of emigration, an appeal be made to her Majesty, to Lord 11elbeurne, and the other Members of the Cabinet, as ,Well as the wealthy of the land in 'general, for, pecuniary assistance, in the hope that they will regard their attempt to lift themselves from a state of poverty and dependence to one in which th ey can earn an honest subsistence; as praiseworthy and deserving of sup port. The lowest computatiOn of the sum necessary. fur the outfit of each person is 4/. per head, and reckoning the number for each ship 250, it will require 1,0001. for each vessel that sails. kis hoped that the cause of these distressed but industrious men will meet with sym pathy in the hearts of their, wealthy countrymen, as well as in -the high quarters to 'which they are • aNtt to appeal. ANTI-CORN-LAW CONFERENCE. MA NCI-7 ESTER, TUESDAY, AUG. 17.—The great Con ference of. the Ministers of Religion on the subject of the Corn-law and other monopolies affecting the food of the people, commenced this clay. From the first an nouncement of the intention to hold a meeting *so novel in its character, and bearing upon so highly important a subject., a large share of public attention has been at tracted to it ; and as the period of its assembling ap proached, the interest with which it was regarded appeared to increase rather than diminish, it being con sidered that the deliberations of so influential a body of men, and their publicly-declared opinion as the result of such deliberations, were likely to produce a powerful impression on the country. The number of replies fa vourable to the object of the Conference which were received by the Committee, surpassed the expectations of the most sanguine. Up to Saturday evening no fewer than 656 clergymen had announced their inten tion of being present at the Convention ; and it may be mentioned, as a proof of the great interest—we might almost say the enthusiasm—which the people of Man chester felt on the subject, that many of the most respect able families in the town vied with each other in offering the Reverend Gentlemen accommodation in their houses; in addition to which an excellent dinner will be provided daily at Mr. Hewitt's splendid Adelphi Hotel. This morning the members of the Conference assem bled in the Town-hall, and the benches were completely tilled. At ten o'clock the Rev. Mr. FLETCHER said it would be necessary to appoint a Provisional Chairman, in order that a Provisional Committee might be appoint ed, whose duty it woulß be to fix upon gentlem e n t o fill the offices of Chai rmen , Vi ce -Chairmen, and Committee men for managing the affairs of the Conference. He, therefore, moved that the Rev. Dr. Cox should take the Chair. The Rev. Mr. BEARDSALL seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The Provisional Chairman having taken his seat, The Rev. Mr. APKEnnow moved, "That the Ibllowing gentlemen be appointed the Provisional Committee : Revs.: Thomas Spencer, of Hinton ' • J .R. Beard, of Manchester ; James Gwyther, of Hulme ; James Grif fin, of Manchester ; G. Peters, of Rochdale; Robert Hal ley, D.D., of Manchester ; W. Fraser, of Bolton ; Hinton, of Dewsbury ; R. W. Hamilton, of Leeds ; W. Bevan, of Liverpool ; J. W. Massie, of Manchester ; Da niel Hearne, of Manchester ; J. L. Poore, of Manches ter ; Thomas Lee, of Sutton-in-Ashfield ;. John Thorn ton, of Stockport ; Fras. Skinner, of Blackburn ; W. Chaplin, of Bishop's Stortford ; Thomas Scales, of Leeds ; G. G. Pike, of Derby ; Sibree ; Richard Fletcher, of Manchester; and W. Mlierrow, of Man chester." The Rev. Mr. GWYTHER seconded the motion. which was carried unanimously, and the Committee retired. The Rev. Mr. MEEnnow then stated, that out of 1,500 replies which the Committee had received, only six were decidedly opposed to the object of the meeting: about an equal number expressed, doubts upon the subject ; whilst the vast remainder were decidedly in favour of the object. The meeting, however, would be disappointed a t no t seeing several eminent p,ersons who had promised to at tend, but were prevented at the eleventh hour by various circumstances, but chiefly indisposition. The Reverend gentleman then read letters from the Rev. Dr. Chalmers, the Rev. Mr. Bunting, the Rev. Mr. Hugh, of Glasgow, the Rev. Mr. Reid, of London, expressing their concur rence in the object of the meeting. The Provisional Committee having returned, The Rev. Mr. SPENCER, of Bath, read the following resolutions to which they had come . " That the following Gentlemen be requested to act as the officers of the ConferenCe during its sitting, viz. : " President for each day :—Revs.: Akins ; W. Chaplin, of Bishop's Stortford ; F. A. Cox, D.D., of Hackney; T. Spencer, of Hinton. " That the following Gentlemen be appointed the Ex ecutive Committee :—Revs. Thos. Scales. of Leeds ; Brown • R. W. Hamilton, of Leeds ; J as . A cwor th, of Bradford ; Hinton, of Dewsbury- ; J. Carlile, of Hackney ; F. Beardsall, of Manchester ; Jones ; James Gwyther, of Manchester ; Robert Halley, D.D., of Manchester • George Payne, D.D., of E xe t er ; J.L. Poore, of Manchesterl ; J. Barfit, of Salisbury ; So merville ; Bowen ; J. Kelly, of Liverpool ; Giles ; J. Birt, of Liverpool ; S. Laidler, of Harleston, Norfolk ; J. M. Obery, M.A., of Halifax ; W. Roaf, of Wigan ; G. G. Pike, of Derby . ; G. Redford, D.D., of Worcester ; H. J. Roper, of Bristol ; W. Scott, of Aire dale-cottage ; T. East, of Birmingham ; J. R. Beard, D.D., of Manchester ; Harvey, of Glasgow ; —Baird, of Paisley ; Brenton, of Paisley ; Burder, of Stroud ; Lewis, of Rochdale ; Thomas Thomas, of Pontypool ; and Davis, of Carmarthen College." The Rev. Dr. Cox then resigned the chair to The Rev. Dr. ATKINS, who addressed the meeting in as eloquent speech. lie said that at no period of his life had he found himself placed in a situation of greater responsibility than at that moment. Ecclesiastical his tory recorded numerous instances of religious synods and councils held with all the pomp and circumstance pecu liar to such assemblies, but the present meeting was un precedented and unparalleled. Ministers of Christ from all parts of the empire, not in hostile array, sect against sect, and party against party, within the narrow lines of sectarian demarcation, but occupied with an object greater than which could hardly engage the minds of the most eminent Christians. They had met at the call of suffering humanity, which reached their ears, not from a foreign land, but from the green valleys and popu lous streets of their own beloved land. At the outset, however, they were met by the question, " What have Christian men, and, above all, Christian Ministers, to do with temporal politics ?" But when they became the denizens of another kingdom, were they to abandon the duties of this ? It was not necessary, when they became Christians, that they should cease to be men. For his own part, he would have considered himself a traitor both to religion and humanity had he refused to obey the summons to attend the meeting. What was the present situation of the empire ? Here was a country great in arts and in arms—the school of science and. literature—the mart of literature—the cradle of luxury—the emporium of the moral world—occupying the highest position amongst surrounding nations, and shedding its light over the most distant lands. Yet this country, possessing within itself inexhaustible resources, whilst it was the richest in the world, was, in one sense, also the poorest. Its population, instinct as it was with ardour, and unrivalled for its industry, was unemployed and in want. Looms were silent—manufactories were closed —commercial men looked at each other in consternation and despair ! What was the condition of the poor artisans and peasants? Their lank arms hung idle by their sides —their grim visages were pallid with privation and care —and their worn forms exhibited but the skeletons of men. What is the cause of such a state of things ? It was to be found in the laws which prohibit the exchange of labour for food. Our population see abundance in the countries around them, but they are debarred from enjoying it. Like the poor disciples of a poorer Master, they shake their tattered garments, and sing " Gold and silver have we none, but we will purchase your corn by our industry." It was to put an end to such an unwise and unnatural system as this that they were assembled— to put an end to it, not by violence or clamour, but by means equally scriptural and constitutional. The moral atmosphere was chmrged with thunder clouds. If the tempest burst upon the country, it would carry desola tion in its tract. It was the part of the wise to furnish a conductor by means of which the danger might be averted. The eyes of the country were turned upon Manchester. It was necessary, therefore, that those assembled should stand clear of all imputation, and it was most desirable that they should avoid committing themselves to any dis tinctive line of party politics, which might compromise them in public opinion. Let them adhere firmly to prin ciple, but avoid giving offence to any one—uniting to the courage of the lion the gentleness of the lamb.—[This speech was much applauded in the course of its delivery.] Dr. PYE SMITH followed with an energetic appeal to the sympathies of his audience. lie contended that the Corn-laws were a part of that vicious system of legisla tion which had its origin in the night of ignorance and barbarism. Some persons objected to take part in the proceedings of the Conference because they said it was interfering in a matter of fiscal regulation. Such ought not to be received. He protested against the doctrine that ministers of religion ought not to interfere with poli tics. The alternative now presented to the country was this, the removal of iniquity, or the ruin of the nation. The Reverend Gentleman concluded a powerful address amidst considerable approbation. The Rev. Mr. Masser and the Rev. W. Fletcher also shortly addreised the meeting, after which the Confer ence, it being one o'clock, was adjourned till half-past four o'clock. At that hour business was resumed, the Rev. Mr. At kins in the chair. The CHAIRMAN then took the sense of the meeting as to whether Mr. Cobden, .M.P., should be introduced to address the Conference on the part of the Anti-Corn-law League, and an unanimous vote having been carried in the atilrauttive, Mr. Cobden presented himself amidst g , neral applause, and proceeded to address the meet ing with his accustomed ability, detailing a variety of important facts bearing upon the question under con sideration. • The Conference assembles again to-morrow. As, in her Majesty's present condition, any undertaking involving anxiety or fatigue might prove injurious, we understand that Dr. Locock has interposed his veto ; and that the New Parliament will be opened by Commission, instead of by the Queen in person. CHILDREN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.—This truly benevolent institution, we are happy to hear, is not to be entirely abandoned. We understand that some members of the Committee are in treaty - for some land in Kent (about 100 acres), upon which it is intended to employ destitute children,• to train and instruct them under the same judicious regulations as were adopted at the late asylum at Ilackney-wick, and to retain them on the es tablishment until the age of 16, when it is presumed they will have acquired such useful and practical know ledge as will enable them - -to make their own way in the world. Such an institution will be a great na tional blessing, as a means of rescuing many a child of want and neglect from the paths of vice ; and will, w e firmly anticipate, meet with immediate and powerful sup port, not only from the patrons and friends o f t h e l ate Children's Friend Society, but, as•it deserves, from the public at large. • , A FACT FOR JOSEPH ► STURGE —The poor in England are sometimes harnessed together in roie tackle, to tracks, exactly as one may see bullocks at a plough, or dogs in a dog-cart. Some of th e p oor devils ins belonging to the great Union-house, are frequently rov seen i o drawing a covered truck from the city, full of provisions. This we think a greater degradation than sla ver y . T en, twelve, and even fifteen, are sometimes seen harnessed together, drawing provisions, oakum, rod iron to make nails, and various other things. We suppose, however, that Sturge and his fellow-labourers lean behold these human beings, thus degraded, with the utmost uncoil „ill. With so large a field for philanthropy, it were better for these agitators and pseudo phil an th ro pi s t s t o remain in Eng4ud.—New York Paper. WEYMAN, THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL. Since his condemnation this 'wretched Min bas con ducted himself with the greatest propriety, and has en tered with becoming earnestness upon his religious exer• vises. Anxious, however, for a prolongation of his he has been engaged in writing letters, awl amongst others he has addressed the Duke of Wellington, in the live that the favourableimpression he created for bravery on several trying occasions during the Peninsular war may induce an effort to he made on his behalf. It appears that at an early period - of life he entered the Infantry, but shortly exchanged into the 2d battalion of the Royal Artillery. He was present at twelve regular engage ments, and, it is said. was in four "forlorn hopes." He distinguished himself at the retaking of Ciudad Rodrigo, one of the most brilliant exploits of the British army. It may be recollected that after an advanced work had been gallantly stormed by the 52d Regiment, under Lieut.- Colonel Colborne, which allowed the first parallel to be driven within 530 yards of the wall, the siege was carried on by the four divisions alternately. After incredible la bour and fatigue two breaches were declared practicable, and the assault was committed to the elite of the army, to a party of volunteers, and a "forlorn hope" of twenty-five, led on by Colonel Gurwood. Sir Thomas Picton and General Crawford, two of the most gallant and intrepid officers that the age produced, led their respective divi sions to the breaces—the former survived to share the honour of victory, but the latter was struck by a musket ball in the hottest of the fray, and fell into the arms of the murderer, Weyman. In drawing attention to this and to other instances of devotion to a soldier's duty, Weyman hopes to excite a sympathetic feeling towards him in the breast of his surviving officers ; and having, he states, on one occasion been severely wounded on the head, he thinks the circumstance will not be with out its weight when the details connected with the la mentable act for which his life has been forfeited to his country are considered. A petition, we understand, is in course of signature in this city in his be half, but the result of course cannot be predicted. In the mean time the miserable man is preparing for the worst. He wrote his will yesterday, bequeathing such articles of wearing apparel as are of any value to his relations. His mother is 86 years old. He has a brother and two sisters, one of whom visited him yesterday. The execution is expected to take place this day week, should a postponement not take place by order of the Home Se cretary.—Gloucester Chronicle, Saturday. WHAT ARE THE STARVING LABOURERS TO DO ? Seriously we entreat the attention of all classes to this alb important question. At this moment, thousands of our fellow workmen, of the fellow creatures of the com mon family ; beings possessing immortal souls, born for high and noble ends, are literally dying in the midst of plenty, although willing to labour for the scantiest remu neration. Within the circle of our own individual knowledge there are, in two districts of Manchester alone, upwards of two thousand men wholly destitute of the means of livelihood. These men are walking in little knots up and down our streets with despair upon their spectre-like coun tenances and bitter hatred to their oppressors, we fear, strengthening in their raging breasts. Why not go to the workhouse ? it may be said. First—Because in nine cases out of ten they have no settlement. Second—Because by going there they consider they undergo imprisonment for the crime of poverty ; a crime not of their own voluntary perpet ra ti on , b u t of the mo nopolist's infliction. What must these men do ? Must they dio quietly in our streets ? They ought to live, to be happy. Must they beg from their more wealthy neighbours ? alas they, too, are sinking. Must they steal ? No, it would be a crime. What then are they to do ? Let us con sider a little. They are starving in consequence of the §plendid pro fusion of the land-owning monopolists. The monopo lists around Manchester receive double rents as the price of the miseries of the poor. We hear the landowners are generous, we will test their generosity. Thomas Trafford, Esq., a bread-taxer, residing at Traf ' ford, two miles from Manchester, gains about 20,0001. a year by the Corn-laws. Lord Francis Egerton, residing at Worsley, seVen miles from this town, gains much above 50,000/. from the bread-eaters. Lord Stnniford, who lives at Dunham, ten miles off, gains by the same means 8,000/. a year. Wilbraham Egerton, Esq., of Tatton, fifteen miles distant, about 25,0001. The Earl of Wilton, Heaton Park, three miles from the town, about 15,0004 Total gains, per annum, of the fire "generous bread taxers" by the sufferings of the masses, 118,0001. Let the starving two thousand make personal applica tion to each of these men for assistance, and let them offer to dig over and sow with grain their spacious parks and pleasure-grounds, as the only means they have of recompensing the landowners for their charity. By this plan the landowners will be no worse ; the poor men now starving will be fed, and Lord Francis Egerton will be relieved of the necessity of arming his tenants, to put down the starving weavers who may rise and demand the food they are unable to purchase.— From the first number of a publication called the Anti-Monopolist, published at Manchester. THE REGISTRATION.--It Abould not be for gotten that Wednesday, August 25, will be the last day for leaving with the overseers objections to county electors. The Tories bestow much attention tin those matters ; and the friends of Reform should not suffer themselves to be surpassed by their political adversaries. SNUFFERS NOT EXTINGUISHERS.—In the parish of D—, a small party of rural friends were en joying themselves one afternoon over a bowl of reeking Glenlivet in the village inn. Daylight had failed to " toom the stoup to friendship's growth," and as the candle burned dimly with a gradually augmenting top, it was discovered that the usual appliances for remedying the evil had been forgotten. The bell was rung, and the little girl who acted as waiter, ordered, in a face tious tone, to " bring ben a pair o' the auldest snuffers she could find." " A pair o' the auldest snuffers," quoth the lassie to herself, as she closed the door of the apart ment, in considerable perplexity and astonishment at the demand. But woman's wit is generally "fu' ready," and she did not hesitate long in doubt. After a few minutes passed in a hasty excursion through the village, the girl returned, accompanied by two well-known sep tuagenarians, whom she ushered into the presence of the company as "the tvva, auldest snuffers that she kent of in the haill parish !" The burst of laughter with which the announcement was received, in some measure discon certed the worthy pair of snuff-takers, who had been led to believe that they were wanted to speak on some press ing business in the inn. An explanation, however, and an invitation to join in the conviviality of the party, speedily led to mutual feelings of merriment.—Corres pendent of the Ayr Observer. INSENSIBILITY OF WORLDLINESS.—The thoughts of worldly men are for ever regulated by a moral law of gravitation, which, like the physical one, holds them down to earth. The bright glory of the day, and the silent wonders of a starlit night, appeal to their minds in vain. There are no signs in the sun, or in the moon, or in the stars for their reading. They are like some wise men, who, learning to know each planet by its Latin name, have quite forgotten such small heavenly constellations as Charity, Forbearance, Universal Love, and Mercy, although they shine by night and day so brightly that the blind may see them; and who; looking upward at the spangled sky, see nothing there but the re flection of their own great wisdom and book learning. It is curious to imagine these people of the world, busy in thought, turning their eyes toward the countless spheres that shine above us, and making them reflect the only images their minds contain. The man who lives but in the breath of princes, has nothing in his sight but stars for courtiers' breasts. The envious man beholds his neighbours' honours even in the sky; to the money hoarders, and the mass of worldly folk, the whole great universe above glitters with sterling coin—fresh f rom the mint-stamped with the sovereign's head—coming always between them and heaven, turn where they may, So do the shadows of .our own desires stand between us and our bet ter angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed, —Dickens. NEW RELIC OF BURNS.—About two mil es from town stands a remarkable beachen tree, in fact, o ne of the finest in the whole district, upon which various persons have engraved their names, some so l a t e as the year 1808. Among the first of these st an d s the name of Robert Burns, 1791, but whether carved by himself or by some other person it is impossible to state with anything like certainty. From certain turns in the let ters, it appears very probable they were cut by the bard's own hand.—Dumfries Courier. TltE FREEMASONS OF PARIS.—The Free masons of Paris have bad no hall exclusively appropri ated to their meetings, and therefore are obliged to hold their lodges and chapters in private houses, not always suited to the institution. Thanks, however, to the con sideration of M. Thomas, the proprietor of extensive plots of ground near the bonding -warehouses of the Marais, a masonic hall or temple is about to be raised in the Rue Native Sam son . The first stone was laid last neck, with all due masonic ceremonies, under the direc tion of a deputation from the Grand Orient Lodge of France, assisted by other members of the fraternity, to the number of between 200 and 300. AUGUST 16Tu, 1841.—Reader, exactly 22 years ago ago, we witnessed the bloody tragedy perpe trated by a drunken yeomanry on the plundered Labourers of Lancashire, gathered together in tens of thousand;; upon Peter's Field, there to exercise a con-. :ititutional right, that of petitioning. For what ? For Univer al Stilfrage and a repeal of the Corn-laws. W e dare not allow ourselves to comment upon the awful tragedy which abruptly terminated that day's proceed ings ; suffice it to say, that the starving petition ers f or bread were answer ed by the sharpened steel of the yooman's sabre.—Anti-Ilinnopolt.• Virginia Water and the adjacent grounds are be come places of Royal recreation. It is not generally known, but it is nevertheless a fact, that the extensive sheet of water presents the largest lake within one hun dred miles of the metropolis, which, with its picturesque banks, is become very attractive. The grounds and lake are open to the public, who avail the mse l ves of the pri vilege in great numbers during the summer. The sister and the brother-in-law of the Pre• sident of the United States have embraced the Roman Catholic faith.. Ibe Grand Signor is obliged, by an express command in the- Alcoran, to learn and practice some handicraft trade. There is not a solitary pawnbroker in the town of Carmarthen ; "a fact," says the Welshman, " which illustrates the virtue and prudence of her inhabitants." EVENING TO SIR JAMES GRAHAM, BART. LETTER lIL •. Srn,—lt maybe that you plead "not guilty"to the charge o f unscrupulously p e r ver ti ng t h e Scripture whichl brotight .ainst you in my last letter. But such a plea, it must be remembered, can only be supported on the suppoSi- Lien that you are among the most ignorant of mankind, that, indeed, your education has been so negilected that you know nothing of Babylonian or Macedonian, Nebu chadnezzar or Alexander, or of the final subjection of what we may call the fragm en t s o f T y r e, w hi ch survived the shock of both, to the Roman yoke, but fendly inut gined that the Tyre of Herod's days was the Tyre of the Prophets, the same in wealth, the same in power, the same in grandeur, magnificence, and commerce, the parent of them all. In plain words, Sir James, you are between the horns of no very pleasing dilemma. Yoa have perverted the Scriptures, either wilfplly or igne, randy, in a most extraordinary manner., Take your choice. Shall we say that you were a wilfitror an igno rant perverter of them ? One or other of these two cha racters certainly y ou are i n thi s instance. N, But while pond er i ng over t h e awkward lapilli lingua which I have exposed, perhaps you will yet be inclined to carry on the argument and to maintain "that, even in the days of her greatness and commercial prosperity, Tyre was still dependent upon foreign nations for her supplies of corn. But how was she dependent, while her fleets swept every sea, and her mercantile navy pene trated to every coast of the then known world ? It was a dependence which could only be felt under a most sin gular combination of circumstances. There mast have been an union of all nations against her, or the elements and seasons must have conspired against the crops in all lands at the same time, before she could have been cut off from obtaining food. But I pause on this point. Any one less ignorant than yourself must have known that no analogy can be traced between Tyre and this country at any period of the history of the fomer. She was *Am tically a city without any corn-growing territory attached to her, and, therefore, when her commerce went, all went together. Could, indeed, greedy monopolists and Anti-Christian Quarterly Reviewers have their will, and cut down and starve down the people of England, until they brought them within the capabilities of their own soil, there are in this country broad plains and fertile vallies to retire upon for support. But it was not so in the case of Tyre. To tell her inhabitants to grow oont for themselves, would be like telling the Londontrmir the men of Manchester and Birmingham that they must have no supplies of corn beyond what they could pro duce in their own streets, or on their own fionse-tops. Verily, Sir James, we cannot say oqtrar sense, tares acquirit cundo, as we proceed with the analysis of your Dorchester speech. But I have not yet done with you. After the extra ordinary and astounding perversion of Scripture of which you were guilty, you crowned the whole by . thus exult ingly exclaiming, " Now I believe this to be written for our learning and instruction." I answer, that the arch saint of Toryism himself is said to be able to quote Scripture when it pleases him to do so. But only fancy what a howl about blasphemy and infidelity would have been raised by you and your party, had some unfortu nate Radical thus employed some text from Holy Writ to prove the correctness of some wordly orject. Let us, however, have a little further talk together on this fresh point which you have 'started. You t lus that Tyre fell because she was not a corn-growing c ntry. You gather, you say, this information from the Sera tare, and, borrowing the language of an Apostle; exultingly ex claim, " This I believe to be written for .our learning and instruction." If you do, Sir, then you can believe anything. In this case, however, you make your own Bible, and then announce your faith in it. But the Bible in general use says not one word, breathes not a single hint, about this fall of Tyre from not growing-her own corn. It leaves no place, indeed, for you 'or any man to coin and circulate such fictions;, for it speaks out positively and loudly, and states, in language too clear to be either misinterpreted or misunderstood,. that Tyre fell under the withering influence of the Divine displeasure, and that displeasure was pro= yoked by the vices, and pride, and pomp, and insolenee, and oppression, which prosperity brought with it, and which turned the hearts of her high andlofty into .s state of rebellion against the Most High. You, Sir, and the rest of the aristocracy of this country, would do well "to point the moral" for yourselves. In the Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Amos, and Joel, you will had much information on the points to which I have alluded, but not one of them, even in a passing Word, gives the slightest hint that Tyre fell because she was a corn-im porting city. That valuable fact remained in the store- house of hidden secrets until the year 1841, when it was brought to light by the researches of the Rev. Hugh and welcomed with a faith, amounting to cre dulity, by his one disciple, Sir James Graham. And now, Sir, let me ask yo u , In all seriousness, how long is the melancholy state of things, -w we see around us, to endure ? How long is the vampire 01 monopoly to prey upon the vitals of England's trade and England's industry ? Is it really to be as the Man of Tamworth tells us ? Is nothing to be done to avert the destruction which seems to be even now impending over this once happy land ? Is Sir Robert Nap take office simply to watch, like the poet's idiot, from-the windows of Downing-street, until the flood of calamity has run itself out ? Is it to be over again, Rustics expectat dum definer amnis; at file Labitur et labctur in onme volnbilis Levum? But beware, lest you try the forbearance and long suffer ing of the people of this country too far. • Human pa tience and human r es i gna ti on have their:limits, and it is not the part of wise men to put them through too severe an ordeal. And, hark—did you not hear it?, There is a sound upon the breeze. It is like the mourning of the distant storm—but it approaches nearer. The voices of frantic women are mingled with the imprecations of starving and maddening men. They try Out , against their oppressors, against those who cramp the channels of commerce and trade, and set the iron heel of monopoly upon the efforts of industry. They ask for food, that. the common children of one common Father, they should not be cut off from the blessings which .his bounty has prepared for them, but which the impious legislation of men has intercepted in their course to them. You will say, perhaps, that I speak warmly on this subject. It may be that •I do, but of the people mid from the people, I am, with all my heart and sold ? t . /4 and for the people. I pity th e i r sorrows, I feel or Mir wants, and my heart beats with emotions which I cannot de scribe, as I behold them bowed down in tit,ter misery and wretchedn ess , th at pr id e or v i ce may trick-itself out with a little gaudier apparel, or luxury purchase new sources of enjoyment, as its old ones cloy and pall upon its sated appetite. This, I doubt not, will be thought Strange and unwelcome language to address to the aris tocracy of England. Elevated on the lofty pedestal of SELF, and arrayed in all the gorgeous drapery of self satisfaction, self-love, and self-idolatry, they are not ac customed to hear such plain and homely truth. But it is truth, nevertheless. Let them beware, and retrace their steps before it is too late. The old Noble.sse of France had their warnings, but they beard them-without heed ing them. And what was the result ? Thc , social ava lanche fell. You know the rest. And now, Sir, as I conclude, a word with you on an other subject. In all the fantastic gambols which your faction—the Tory faction —play before the • eyes of an astonished world, in all their political vagaries, all their oppressions, cruelties, and bigotry, it is their fashion to identify thems e l ve i w i th the t . )hurch. As t‘ Clergyman of that Church I beg leave to tell you that she utterly disowns and utterly repudiates the whale of you. I am a Churchman from conviction, and next to the evidences of her truth which Idraw from the Scripture, I find it attested, in the strongest manner, by the simple fact that she is not only able to struggle on, but to upraise her head, and enlarge her borders, in spite of the load of obloquy and reproach which the pro fessed attachment of the Tories to her brings upon her. They tell me, indeed, that the age of miracles has passed away, but I say that it is a daily and Imurly mira cle in behalf of the truth of our venerated Church, that she is what she is, that she still commands reverence and wins affietion, when she is so constantly disgeaced before the eyes of men by the affected adhesion to her of a party who, in all their doings, outrage the Christianity Which they profess, and talk of religion while they practise op pression, whose lips speak o f c h ar ity, while bitterness and bi go t ry are in their heart, and who will tell you of their love and pity for the poor, while tlie—snarifie!_of nation's i n d ustry upon the altars o f nwn oply is all top little t o p amper t h e i r l uxury an d f i edthe l p u r m ide o f h a t 1 1 t i l e e t d r swelling a pp et i te f or pump an d show. of you. Farewell, howe ver . for the present. I emphaticallysay, say, fur the present, because I may agiun, and a t no dis tant period, be tempted once more to mingle in th e aren a of political strif e upon which I have row entered, and w e may again cross lames in the melee. These are st i rr i ng ibberhi the f. 1 ,-/tail ; and, people, i s , I in doin g it, times, and every man , howeer small may think, bo un d to be his ability, x who tert hciatincils,ielf in aii)•thaing•r I w ill h av e an especial eye upon yourself. Farewell. " We meet aga in at Phili ppi." A CLERGYMAN OF THE CHURCH • OF Aug. 12, 184 1 . ENGLAND. • ---• CuRIOUS FIGHT.--ft. tame gull, a remarkably fine bird, brought from the cliffs at Flamtiotough, about six moats ago, and since domiciled in the garden of Mr. 0. Shepherdson, I)riffield, the other day - walked inte Air. S.'s kitchen, and finding a cat and kittens, the gull cast an epicurean eye upon the young feline race, and was about to help.hunself . to one of theswrider morsels, when puss, with maternal instinct, ifilVediately com menced a furious attack upon gully, whiCh he as fiercely repelled. The household dog then came to the assist ance of pussy, but the strong and piercing -beak of the gull drove them both from the field, and his gullship then, at one gulp, bolted a fine young kitten. Another kitten then became his prey, which, lifter making rather more easy of passage, was soon in his capacious maw.— Ccurant. To diminish the considerable number-of cretins in the narrow valleys of the Alps, an establishment has been formed for the education of children, Who, in their infancy, present indications of this condition: It has long been ascertained that all young cretins might be cured by transferring them from their low valleys to the high mountains ; and that, at a distance of about 3,000 feet above the level of the sea, these tuThippY creatures arc no longer met with. All the midwives of the narrow wallies easily recognise cretinism at the divie of birth : they know that. every child, born with a stupid expres sion of fsce, uttering peculiar cries, and making strange movements, is sure to be a cretin. When such a one is born, a report will, in future, be made to the civil autho-. rities, that the child may be taken to the national insti tution, which is now founded on a mountain in Bernet Oberland, and i n w hi c h a ll the necessary arrangements arc taken t o - secure the complete physical, intellectual, and moral development of the young children.— Gazette Medicale— On the Cure Crctini.sm, 4-Dr. Guy genbuhl. T o , morro w will be the anniversary of a very melancholy and disastrous event, the sinkin&A)l the Roy a l George, the officers and crew, off Spithead, ni b )e e ttr r riB 2 , just 59 years ago. EGYPT. We have received advices from Alexandria to the 26th ult., but they contain no political intelligence of interest. A Correspondent writes on that date : " The other day all the June overland passengers reached this, place too late to proceed to England in the Oriental steamer, though they arrived at Suez on the morning of the 15th of July, and the Oriental departed hence on the morning of the 20th. The passengers state that their disappointment is to be attributed either to Messrs. Hill and Co. not having adequate means. or to their negligence. • I have also this moment learned that of the 22d July passengers per Oriental for India only four reached Suez in time for the steamer there. The others, among whom were several ladies, were left at station-houses in the desert, two of the party suffering from a coup de Soleil. Had there been such means of conveyance as are promised and advertised by Messrs. Hill and Co., both parties would have reached in time to embark in the steamers, with at least 24 hours to spare." SYRIA. From Syra (29th ult.) we learn that two British ships of war had arrived from Candia having on board the English Consul ; also 300 or 400 men, Greeks and strangers, who had left Candia. Disorders continue to afflict the neighbourhood of Beyrout and the mountains. The,Government couriers are stopped. A relative of Selim Pacha has been severely wounded. The plague is still at Damascus. Three ships of war are lying off Beyrout. MALTA. (From the Malta Papers.) " The Acheron, which left Gibraltar on the 26th ult., arrived here on the Ist instant. The Iberia left on Tues day for the lonian Islands. In the roads of Suds (Can dia) are the Benbow the Tyne, and Vesuvius, and the two French frigates the Minerve and the Andromede. The Hazard bad proceeded to the same place. At Gibraltar are the Thunderer, the Jaseur, and the Lizard steam-tender. It is said that a division of five ships of the line are to remain in Malta harbour, waiting the orders of the new Government. It is also rumoured that two ships of the line are to be stationed in the harbour of Alexandria during the winter,. and in Aboukir Bay during the summer season. " The Implacable, now in port, is under orders to proceed to Tunis the first change of wind to watch the French division off there. On the 25th ult., Captains Maunsel, of the Rodney, Sir Samuel Roberts, of the Calcutta, and Commander Warden, of the Medea, paid their respects to his Highness the Paella, who having expressed a wish to go over to a British ship of the line, had immediately offered to him the Medea, to convey him, at his pleasure, on board the Rodney, which it is expected he will avail himself of. From Syria we learn that a malignant fever has followed the cessation of the plague throughout that country, and is not only com mitting ravages among the Turkish troops, but has also attacked the British sappers and miners at Caiffa, of whom four have already fallen victims to it. The re mainder of the detachment has been removed to Beyront for change of air, and it is supposed will be shipped thence for England very shortly." STATE OF THE WEATHER AND CROPS. (From the Latest Papers ) Thursday was fine and pleasant, with sunshine and warmth natural to the season. Yesterday the rain re commenced, and everything- looked gloomy, without a gleam of sunshine. Symptoms of unsteadiness are still apparent. The prospects of the harvest, which has par tially commenced in this neighbourhood, are, we regret to say, not very promising. — Tipperary Free Press. The strong chill wind and heavy' rain which prevailed during the week, have considerably increased the danger of the crops, and augmented the well-grounded fears of the agriculturists. Wheat and oats, which, during the earlier months, promised most luxuriant crops, are now creating serious apprehensions, and the potatoe fields, in many districts of the King's and Queen's Counties do not indicate either an early or plentiful supply. The hay, even at this advanced period of the season, lies in a most precarious state, and in many places we fear the low meadows are irrecoverably lost.—Leinster Express. Yesterday and to-day indicate a take-up in the weather. We have heard but little complaints from farmers of in jury to the crops. Oats are fine and potatoes abundant, but soft. Wo find other parts complain much of the wheat crop, but here that grain is but little sown in comparison to other places, and we are, therefore, un able to say muck on its quality, under the effects of the season.—Enniskillen Chronicle, of Thursday. The rain, as we anticipated in our last, continued throughout the whole of Tuesday night and Wednesday. Heavy showers also fell with but slight intermission during the remainder of the week. On Monday for the first time we had fine harvest weather, which still con tinues, and we trust that, from the change of the moon on Monday night, we may hope a continuance of it. A great deal of corn has been cut, and some carried ; and we are assured, on what we hold to. be good au thority, that the wheats never looked better, and that a good general crop may be confidently expected, should we be favoured with a continuance of fine weather. The clovers, turnips, and potatoes are in fine order, and under all these circumstances, we cannot but express our astonishment and regret—astonishment, that the farmer should be so blind to his own interest, as to wish to maintain the present enormously high price of corn, — regret for the wide-spread evils which such unjustifiable conduct causes. • The London average of last week was 9s. 7d. per bushel ; and at Cambridge, Bs. 11d. ; the price of bread remaining at 10d. and 9i-d. the quarttrn loaf.-- Cambridge Advertiser. The weather during the last few days is extremely wet ; when we have not heavy rain we have continually a very humid atmosphere. The crops must suffer.— Galway Advertiser. The weather during the week has been for the most part wet and cold, with the exception of Wednesday and Thursday, particularly the latter, which was an exceed ingly fine day, and was taken advantage of by the farmers to get in the hay. crop. On Monday morning the rain fell in torrents, doing serious injury to several fields of wheats and oats. Unless we are favoured with some weeks of dry warm weather, we fear that the crops will greatly disappoint the hopes which we entertained at the commencement of the summer of a favourable bar- . vest.—Dcrry Sentinel. For the last fortnight rain has fallen at intervals, but up to Thursday night no serious apprehensions were entertained that the crops would sutler to any extent ; but on the night of Thursday and the entire of Friday and. of Friday night the rain has come down in torrents —creating the greatest alarm amongst the farmers. We fear very. much that in consequence of the heavy rain a t this critical season the crops will suffer severely, the oats in several fields about the town being quite laid down, and hay-making consequently suspended ; but perhaps the greatest injury of all is done ; to the turf, o.n which the comforts of the poor. people of the country mainly depend.—Tuam Herald. TAGLIONI AND THE . DOG -STEALER.—Ma demoiselle Taglioni has a beautiful dog of King Charles's breed, to which she is greatly attached. This pet was stolen a few days after her late arrival in London. She did not, of course, fail to put immediately an advertise ment into the newspapers, offeringa reward of five pounds to whomsoever should bring the dog back to her, at No. 10, Pall-mall. Next day a man called, and said that the dog was found ; that it was in the pos session of a man living in the City, and that it would be returned on ipayment of the aforesaid re ward. Taglioni gladly handed the five pounds to a servant of the house, who followed the man, and re turned with a dog which was not Taglioni's... As the animal had been delivered up to him in a distant street, the servant said that he should be unable to discover the individual he had given the money to. Next day another fellow called on Taglioni and declared that her real dog was found. On this occasion Taglioni of course declined parting with her money before she saw the dog. It was produced, and proved to be her favourite. On her ask ing the reason why she had been made to pay for two dogs, the thief coolly replied, that having observed that on her way to the Opera House rehearsals she regularly gave a shilling to an old man who swept a crossing, he had concluded that so charitable and liberal a lady could easily afford to pay fur two dogs instead of one.—Par is Paper. AN AFFLICTED FAMILY.—It has seldom fallen to our lot to record a more afflicting and melan choly case than we are about to present to our readers. About two months since a fine young man, only seven teen years of age, son of Mr. Thomas Cardinall, reliev ing officer at Halsted, in this county, was taken with malignant fever, and in three weeks died ; the father, who had been ill for a short time previous, died just a fortnight after the son was buried; another son, aged ten, died with the same disorder as his brother. A widow is now left 'totally unprovided for, with five children at home, one of whom, the eldest son, it is feared, is fast sinking, with that slow but fatal disease, consumption._ Essex Herald. . A LONG CHIMNEY.—The largest chimney•in the world is at the Soda Ash Manufactory of James Mitspratt, Esq., near Liverpool. It is the enormous height of 406 feet above the ground, 45 feet diameter inside at the base, 9 feet ditto at the top, and contains nearly 4,000,000 of bricks. The Address in the Commons on the Royal Speech will, it is reported, be moved, or seconded, by Mr. M. Phillips, one of the Members for Manchester. - [ Heir The tors rie- ~ "=