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ta t)! of State for the Home Department, that the p e ntioners,some of whom were his (Mr.Huskisson's) own constituents, would receive even a portion, at least, of their claims. The object of the British Government was not to embark into a war with Spain, but to obtain compensation for British sub jects according to the terms of the Treaty ; and hav og entered intoa Convention for the negociation 9 1t•l the question, they forfeited their right of extort thga remedy by reprisals, and were left to the alter native of making remonstrances and crying appeals to the honour and good faith of the Spanish Govern ment; and on this part of the subject he would take on himself to declare that there never were any claims under a convention with a foreign nation pressed with greater p e rseverance, nay, with stronger Pertin ac it y , t h an the present claims were urged on Cpain; and he felt himself warranted in adding that It was essential to the honour of the Spanish Go vernment, and to the continued existence of the good understanding between both countries, that these claims should be satisfactorily adjusted. This \Vas the course pursued by Mr. Canning, and by Lord Dudley, and he was happy to learn that this seine course was followed up by the Noble Lord at Present presiding over the Foreign Affairs. With this expectation of an approaching arrangement, he should think it better that the House should leave the question in the hands of the Government, and abstain from the proceeding proposed by his Right lion. Friend who presented the petition. Sir J. MACKINTOSH, in reply, admitted that there was much difference between the just claims of the petitioners, and the amount of their present expectations. The mention of this difference brought to his mind an answer given by the late Mr. Sheridan to a dramatic author, who had a piece ac !eptea at Mr. Sheridan's theatre. On some point to dispute between them, the author said, " I'll bet You the sum that my piece produces." " No," re- Plied Sheridan, "but I'll bet you what it is worth," leaning thereby to fix the amount of the wager at a very low rate. Such was the difference between the Just amount of the petitioners' original claims, arid their present expectations. After what had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Peel) in strengthening the justice of the petitioners' claims, he would not press his motion for an Address. He, however, wished it to be understood, that he with drew his motion on the understanding, that it was the unanimous wish of the House (and if any Mem ber present dissented from it, such Member ought that moment to arise and declare his dissent as strong as if they had gone into a formal vote on the sub ject) that the Government should take the question into their, hands, and exert themselves to obtain compensation for the numerous and respectable trier chants whose names were affixed to the petition. The petition was then read, and ordered to be Printed. KELP TRADE. Mr. O'NEILL, hoping that the Government Would attend to the interest of this branch of our trade, should decline pressing the measure which he had intended; and would confine himself to moving "That the distresses and grievances of the manufac turers of kelp required the attentive consideration of the Government, with a view to afford them due protection against the importation of foreign alkalis." A MEMBER, whose name was not known in the gallery, seconded the motion. Mr. MABERLY hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would, before he gave any answer, de termine within himself whether the monopoly in this article should last another year. The CLIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not think much injury would result to the home kelp manufacture from the competition of foreign alkalis, it was rather affected by the effects of recent improvements in chemistry. He hoped, under the circumstances, the Hon. Member would not press his motion. After a few words from Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr. Trant, Mr. Courtenay, and Mr. Hume, the motion was withdrawn. CUSTOMS DUTIES. On the motion that the Report on the Customs 'Act, clause A, be read, Mr. LEYCESTER said, as the Government was placed in a difficulty between its promise to the home-manufacturer, not to reduce the duty on East India silk, and the pledge of Parliament in the Act of 1826, to reduce the duty, the Government ought to follow the least injurious course of injustice, namely, break its word to the home manufacturer, aid protect him against the smuggler, rather than violate their Parliamentary pledge to the East India s ilk trade, a measure which would cause to that trade immense loss. On the motion that the clause be read, Mr. DAWSON brought up the report upon the C ustoms Bill. Mr. P.THOMSON moved the same amend ment he had moved the other night upon the silk clause. After a brief conversation across the table, the lion. Member consented to withdraw the clause, ° n the un d erstan di ng th a t he should not, in so d oing, be precluded from again bringing it forward 'Ton the third reading, if he considered it expedient. Mr. Secretary PEEL complimented the Vice resident of the Board of Dade upon his disposi ti'n to do every thing to promote the general inte rests of the country. Mr. HUME felt perfectly convinced of the good :Vs position of the Vice-President of the Board of T rade, but thought that the result of the present s ystem of intercourse batween India and this coun try must be highly prejudicial. After a few words from Mr. WARD, the amend ment was withdrawn. Mr. BRIGHT objected to the amount of the d uty upon lead, and wished to have five shillings t aken off the table of duties inward. Mr. COURTErs'AY and Mr. HUSICISSON defended t he existing scale of duties. After some desultory conversation, the amend leeut was withdrawn, and the Bill, with its amend- Nuts, was ordered to be engrossed, and to be read a third time to-morrow. NATIONAL DEBT. On the Order of the Day for the second reading I t th e National Debt Bill being read, Mr. HUSKISSON begged to be understood as n ot snaking it matter of complaint against his Ma httY's Government, that by an unforeseen and un t4litroulable concurrence of circumstances , either this question, or the explanation of the financial 4 tate of the country, had not been laid before the ~ouse at an earlier period. In the general view 'ken by the Right Hon. Chancellor of the Exche -111er of the finances of the country and of its future t,espeets—i n th e gener al opinions which he had so and clearly expressed--he (Mr. lluskisson) . tdially concurre d ; an d a bove all, in that opinion ae,ieh the Right Hon. Gentleman had so d is t inc tly manfully expressed, that there should b e n o eking Fund, except such as might be supplied by lte surplus of the revenue above the expendit ure. bthis point all were agreed. H e knew he might al l the as one of those wh o h a d not adopted the modern discoveries in finance, but nobody i n euld arraign the correctness of his judgment, lamenting that the surplus was not more con thlerable. H e agreed that it was desirable that ti k country should be kept in a state to main to 4 1 its r an k, an d assert its pre-e m i nence , vindicate the public rights and honour, and to Preserve the balance of the other nations. He :Peed that we s h ou ld, i n t h e a bsence of war, ma k e tfenuous exertions to meet the engagements con 'eted u n d er c i rcumstances o f emergen cy and d an - L : d r ' Therefore he was disposed to lament that we not a lar ger Sinki ng Fund. Three millions was o r small a sum w h en compare d w i t h the amount O ur debt ; and he was, nevertheless, satisfied with the Course taken to make the actual surplus revenue the Sinking Fund. He concurred with his Right Hen. Frie n d in rep . robating the doctrine of those /1110 wished to reduce the three millions to one mil- I son and a h a lf, or an y ot h er small sum, just enough l guard-against our running debt. Th ere w as an- L.ner point of his. Right Hen. Friend's speech, too, \lth which he entirely concurred—he alluded to a valuable recognition of principle lie had made in the coarse of it, viz. that the remission of taxes liberated the trade and industry of the country, and contributed to improve the comfort of all classes of society.— (Hear, hear.)—He was as disposed as his Right Hon. Friend bad stated himself to be, to look at the unfunded debt of the country as a part of its finan cial situation, calling for the most watchful jealousy on their parts, and he was quite as anxious to place it on a more satisfactory footing. He owned he could not, taking all the circumstances of the un funded debt into consideration, and connecting them with the present state of the advances and discounts of the Bank of England, which ought never to be separated from the amount of the unfunded debt— he could not say that he was altogether free—he would not say from alarm o f present i nconven i ence —but of prospective disquietude and alarm—(Hear, hear.)--In 1819, when we were called upon to con sider of the resumption of cash payments we were told by the Bank of England that it was necessary that we should pay them the 10,000,0001. advanced by them to the Government, in Exchequer Bills. The 10,000,0001. were paid, but since then more than that sum had been advanced by the Bank to the Government, and that in a manner which placed the money less under their controul than when they advanced it on Exchequer Bills, and under circumstances which, should a case of emergency arise, would place the country in a situation of diffi culty, and possibly of eventual loss. In 1823 the Bank contracted with the Government for whatwas called the Dead Weight, that is, the purchase of an nuities to the amount of 585,0001. for forty-four years. Nov, certainly—and what he was about to state was upon his own knowledge—at the time this contract was made it was the expectation, he did not mean to say of the Dirictors of the Bank, but of those who treated with them on the part of Government, and also, he might add, the expecta tion of the public, that the annuity so purchased by them should be gradually distributed and sold to the public. Otherwise the Bank keeping the whole of the annuity, and paying not less than 13,000,0001. during 44 years, might as well have had its capital in vested in land or houses, or in any thing else not convertible into the means of meeting other engage ments. Had it been intended, on the part of the Directors, to keep the annuity permanently, the na tural thing to have done was, to have called together the whole body of the Bank Proprietors, and to have stated to them that such was the nature of the con nect, that it was an advantageous arrangement with the Government and them to have called upon them to advance the necessary capital. In that case the public would have dealt with the Bank as with any other party who made an advance of money. But as it was, instead of the capital being advanced in order to make the pay ments to the Government, all the Bank did was to lend its credit without an advance of capital being made on the part of any one person who had a pe cuniary interest in that corporation. The difference between such an advance and one on Exchequer Bills, was very material. If the advance was made on Exchequer Bills, in case of emergency they could be redeemed; and the public, if they thought the amount too large, might pay them off, or if the Bank found they were too much in advance, they might claim payment ; but now the public had no controul over the matter, for there was no possibility of their setting them selves from any part of the sum without the consent of the Bank. That body had advanced more than ten millions—he believed nearly eleven—on this score ; to be added to that was a large sum on ac count of Exchequer Bills; also eight millions in de ficiency bills, besides something considerable on the malt duties. The only description of advance in which the Bank was deficient was that on mer cantile Bills of Exchange.—(Hear, hear, hear.) — Looking to all these circumstances, and the distant possibility of a change in the situation of the country, be thought it desirable that we should not be placed in a position in which the Bank, in order to do justice to the engagements which it had elsewhere contracted, would be under the necessity of destroying the circu lation of the country, or of taking a course which might be inconsistent with the maintenance of our present metallic currency. Not only was it desirable that we should not for these reasons be placed in such a position, but also it was desirable that we should avoid, in order to guard against that which we must consider the greatest of all evils, the possibility of again having recourse to a Bank Restriction Act. What had been the result of the course lately pur sued ? We heard from various parts of the country that there was at that moment, or was likely to be, an obstructed and straightened circulation, owing to the calling in of the one pound notes. He did not believe that such would be the effect of that mea sure, and he knew that in the metropolis there was a perfect plethora of money ; indeed, such as had never before been known. The Bank at this mo ment, as he understood by the common rumour, had deposited in its hands 6,000,000/. of money, which could find no beneficial employment. This was a far greater amount than he , had ever known to be lying idle in its hands before. Every banker in London also had large deposits in his hands, for which he could find no employment, consistent with the ordinary operations of banking. If the country came to be placed in a situation in which it would be required to make great pecuniary exertions, a de mand for money would arise, and these deposits, amounting to si x m illi ons , wou ld b e w ithd rawn , which would prevent the Bank from diminishing the circulation. Under any of the unfavourable cir cumstances which, in the course of human events, must occur, he thought it desirable, upon principles of economy, upon principles of security, upon every principle which ought to regulate the proceedings of a country like this, that considerable efforts should be made. He did not call upon the Government to do it in one month or six months; but, as soon as possible, to place the unfunded debt upon a more contracted scale, and diminish its amount. The Bank of France, with a capital of 8,000,000/. employed half of it in mercantile discounts, the legi timate use of a banker's funds. The mercantile dis counts of the Bank of England, he apprehended to be at present very inconsiderable indeed. If the Bank Directors were to relieve themselves of the public securities, which he thought they held to an inconvenient extent, in proportion as the circulation was called in by their sale would arise ' the demand for discounts, and the oth er l eg itimate modes, i n which banks, for their own security, generally em ployed their capital. He did not mean to say that the safety o f t h e B ee k was b y any means i n d anger , as it was far too opulent to feel any ordinary shock; but the steps it would take for its own security would distress the other ranks of society in the same manner as in 1825. The signs and symptoms of those times were obvious to many, and before the event he him self had no t neg l ec t e d t o g i ve 'warning of what might happ en . H e i n t rea t e d hi s Ri g ht Hon. Friend not indefinitely, or long, to postpone the revision of that part of our finances which related to the unfunded debt, and the Manner in which so came to be placed b i o ll n b d ei t no h dg a s t .r_e c a o (d e n t a r e o a u r i v , second large a portion of th e credit and capital of the banker h o T a b g e h q t o t o e s h t a o s o , e foovre ther all its fu e h a e t . e t having been put, Mr. MABERLY thought the Parliament called upon to protect the country from the evils that might result from the Bank not having the free com mand of its funds. He hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would take the unfunded debt out of the hands of the Bank. With respect to the monopoly of the Bank, he must say, that he thought th e B an k had not done what it ought in consideration for it. All the Bank seemed to look to was its own pr o fit s .— Other Banks were discounting at two, three, and four per cent. ; but the Bank of England h a d a higher rat e o f di scoun t, because its funds were taken up by the dead weight, by mortgages, and advances to the Government, which, he agreed with the Right 1101/. Gentleman who had just sat down, were not legitimate objects of banking. He should wish to recommend to the Government the redemption of the Three and a- Half per Cents. He differed com pletely with the Right Hon. Member for Liverpool upon the subject of the Sinking Fund. The Right Hon. Gentleman himself had made use of an argu ment which was conclusive in his favour. He had said that the taxes being reduced had greatly re lieved the subject. Now that was exactly his (Mr. Maberly's) argument for wishing the Sinking Fund to be not more than a million, or just so much as would take off the unfunded debt, and leave the re mainder of the surplus for the reduction of taxes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER in what had fallen from his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Huskisson) so concurred in the main, that upon those minor shades of difference which existed between their opinions on the subjects referred to, he (Mr. Goulburn) thought it not worth while to occupy the time of the House. With regard to the Bank, in deed, he would observe that he thought the concerns of that establishment were matters of which its Di rectors must be the best judges; and that the Go vernment was not called upon for any further inter ference than such as a vigilant observance of their proceedings, with a view to the general interest of the country, demanded. (Hear, hear.) The argu ment of the Hon. Member for Abingdon (Mr. Mo berly) seemed to proceed upon a notion that he (Mr. Goulburn) had entered into some sort of understand ing at some future period, to apply the whole surplus of the revenue to the redemption of unfunded debt. But that Hon. Gentleman was quite mistaken in supposing that he had, on any occasion, so engaged at an antecedent period for the performance of any specific act hereafter to be done, in relation to a ques tion and to transactions of such immense extent and importance. (Hear.) All that he (Mr. G.) claimed for the Government was, that they might be left free and unfettered as to the course which, under existing circumstances, they might deem it necessary to adopt. Mr. HUME said that in the Committee he should move that amendment of which he had already given notice, namely, that, in respect of the appropriation of the 3,000,0001., these words should be added in the preamble--" provided, only, we have so much surplus revenue." He must express his entire dis sent from the doctrine of the Right Hon. Gentle man (Mr. Goulburn) about non-interference with the Bank, when he knew that if, upon that Right Hon. Gentleman's going to the Bank Directors, on the sth of July, saying, " Pray, lend me 6,000,0001. otherwise I cannot pay the public creditor his divi dends." The Bank Directors should choose to reply, " We cannot," or " We will not"—when he knew that, in such a case, the Right lion. Gentle man must be completely at their mercy—he cou!d not but feel that it was most necessary for the Go vernment to exercise the most vigilant superinten dence over the Bank's proceedings. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Moberly, and Mr. Huskisson, severally explained. After a few words from Mr. Leycester, the Bill was read a second time, and committed for Thursday next. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved the reading of the other Orders of the Day. The Slaves Removal Bill, the Customs Bill, and the Customs Duties (Sugars) Bill, were passed through several stages. The Report on the Butter Trade (Ireland) Bill, being brought up, Mr. M. TIT2GERALD intimated his intention of introducing a clause hereafter to mitigate the liabi lity of the farmer to Excise penalties. The House having gone into Committee on the Irish Butter Trade Regulation Bill, several clauses were agreed to without a division. On that repeal ing the Local Acts relating to the City of Cork, Mr. M. Fitzgerald moved it be omitted, when the Com mittee divided— For the Amendment l7 Against it 24 Majority _ _ —7 The House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. The other Orders of the Day having been dis posed of, the House adjourned at Twelve o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICE OF MOTION FOR THIS DAY. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer—ln the Committee on Consolidated Fund Bill, to introduce a Clause for ap propriating the Supplies of the year. ORDERS OF TILE DAY FOR THIS DAY. I. Customs Bill—Third reading. 2. Slaves Removal Bill—Third reading. 3. Lunatics Estates Bill—Report. 4. Butter Trade (Ireland) Bill—Report. 5. Benefices Resignation Bill—Report. 6. Small Debts Bill—Committee. 7. Deserted Children (Ireland) Bill—Third reading. ' 8. Welland Canal Bill—Committee. 9. Consolidated Fund Bill—Committee. 10. Exchequer Bills (16,046,8001.) Bill—Committee. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Next session. 1. Sir Francis Burdett—Motion on the subject of flogging in the Army. 2. Sir James Mackintosh—Consideration of Petition of Mr. O'Reilly, complaining of loss arising from the insolvency of Mr. Ricketts, Keeper of Registry Of fice at Madras, and from the negligence of the Trea surer of that Government. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYD'S. FALMOUTH, JULY 13.—Wind N. W.—Arrived off port Cornelius, Creighton, from Smyrna. Arrived the Susan, Holliday, of London, from Bengal. DEAL, JULY 14.—Wind W.—Arrived the Blen heim, —, from the West Indies ; Ringdove, Gardner, from Oporto—sailed the sth inst., and brought four Portuguese passengers, who have landed here. They bring the Corrcio do Porto Extraor dinario of the 4th inst., containing an account of the entry of Don Miguel's troops into Oporto the day preceding, and a Proclamation of the General of Division, Jose d'Azeredo Pinto, in the name of his Majesty Don Miguel I. They report that the Eng lish had embarked. GREENOCK, JULY 12.—Arrived the Pomona, Millar, from Jamaica; Phcenix, Cuthbert, from Bay Chaleur; and Two Sisters, Mackenzie, from Pictou. CORK, JULY 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Grecian, Allen, from Bombay; and Heroine, Hall, . from Quebec. DOVER, JULY FL—Arrived the Waterford, —, from Havannah. The Palmyra, Lamb, from Bengal, has arrived off the Wight. The Arethnsa, Johnson, from Singapore, has ar rived in the Downs. The William, Lushington, from St. Kitt'.,, is supposed to be arrived in the Downs. The Barnsley, of Sunderland, Bainbridge, foun dered on Sunday, off Cromer. LIVERPOOL. MONDAY, JULY U.—High water 45 min. past twelve. Wind N.W. blowing hard.—Arrived the Cato, from New York; Dennett, Lacey, from Tampico; Mary Howland, from New Orleans; Brilliant, Barclay, from Quebec ; Beaver, Poole, from Demerara ; James, Peak, from Pic.; tou ; Belvidera, --, from Rotterdam ; Henries, from Rotterdam ; Helen Fraser, from Riga.—One brig off at half-past seven. CLEARED OUTWARDS.—The Industry, Boardman, for Trieste; Superbe, Beck, for Elsineur ; Sirine, Steins mouth, for Konigsberg; Tamerlane, Johnstone, for Wesessset ; Harlequin, Miller, for Genoa, Leghorn, and Smyrna. Lord BEXLEY visited the Duke of WEL LINGTON yesterday at the Treasury. In this and the neighbouring counties, the hay crop, which is much above the average, is mostly cut down. Although in some parts of the country there has been a good deal'of rain, in others scarcely a drop has fallen for some weeks, so that the want of it is beginning to be felt; in consequence of this, the straw is s h or t, an d th e turnips are not mating such progress as was expected : upon the whole, however, there is a prospect of a very plentiful and early hat vest.—Aherdeen Chronicle. HAAIBtiRGH PAPERS. (From the Ramburgh Reportcr of Friday.) BORSEN-HALLE, JULY I 1, FOUR O'CLOCK.— Si nee Tuesday there have been some fluctuations in our market. An estafette from Vienna brought word that Bank Shares had fallen on the 3d inst. to 1066, in consequence of a report that Austria intended to assemble a strong military force on the frontiers of Bosnia and Servia. The following day we have, however, since heard the funds in some measure re covered, the intelligence of which was already re ceived here yesterday, by the way of Leipzic. This reaction has had a favourable effect upon our market. For time there are sellers. For Cash. Anglo. Danish Loan, 3 per cent Anglo-Russian Loan 90% Hainburgh-Russian Loan Anglo-Prussian Loan or 1818 9B Austrian Bank Shares 1077 Austrian Metalliques 9 3 ,4 Exchange upon London, at 2 months... 13. ON. -- at sight 13. 11. THE CAMP NEAR CARAsSU, JUNE 25.—The Em peror will remain here for as long a period of time as will be necessary to allow for the concentration of our troops. The division of Chasseurs ci eheval of the 4th Reserve Corps of Cavalry, to the command of which Count Alexis Orloff has been appointed, joined us the day before yesterday. The 7th Corps of Infantry, lately employed in the siege of Brailow, will pass the Danube near Hirsowa, and join the main army, which will then be six divisions strong. The 6th Corps of Infantry, under General Roth, which occupied Wallachia, was to have forced its way across the Danube, but will now also cross at Hirsowa, and immediately proceed to form the siege of Silistria. His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Michael has received, on the occasion of the taking of Brailow, the Order of St. George of the second class, and Count Wittgenstein the Cross of St. Andrew, set in diamonds.—Preussische Staats zeitung. CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 16.—The Porte has re ceived the news of the passage of the Danube with out betraying much surprise. The Grand Vizier is gone to Adrianople. The Sultan, full of confidence in his own power, exclaimed, upon receiving the in telligence, " we shall now see who is strongest."— It is said, the Sultan has issued a firman, according to which, all garrisons capitulating or surrendering, under any conditions whatsoever, are to suffer death. The garrison of a small fortress (probably Isaczi) which had obtained a free passage, are said to have already been beheaded by command of his Sublime Highness. ODESsA, JUNE 2.5.—T0 our great surprise a ves sel under Austrian colours arrived here yesterday from Constantinople. The passage of the Bosphorus had been allowed upon payment of 40 per cent. of the value of the cargo. Even two vessels under Russian colours had been allowed to sail to Tagan rog with cargoes of wine, and all vessels for the Me diterranean had been allowed to sail. There were several vessels at Constantinople in treaty with the Porte for permission to enter the Black Sea. It was universally believed in Constantinople that the French and English Ambassadors had been invited to return. A Journal which appears at Wesel states—" The Viceroy of Egypt, in order to put a stop to the decrease of the population, has ordered that the peasants from 15 to 60 years of age shall have at least two wives. To assist them in complying with this regulation, he has sent from one extremity of Egypt to the other parties of women, who are dis tributed in the villages like soldiers in their quarters." FIGHT BETWEEN BISHOP SHARPE AND ALIC REID, AT NO MAN'S LAND, JULY 15. FOR FIFTY POUNDS. These heroes of the fist agreed to settle their differences to-day for the above sum. They had fought once before, when Sharpe, after having the worst all through the fight, won it by one of those tremendous body left-handed hits for which he is so famous. Since that time Reid has been hunting up Sharpe for another shy, and at last, after con siderable grumbling, got up a match. Both of them were highly thought of by their friends, and backed ac cordingly. Alic is a very good two-handed scientific fighter, and " The Bishop" has always beaten his men, no one ever knew how. His strength is greatly superior to Reid's. Although the day was gloomy, swells and " screw-drivers" lined the north road at an early hour, and at a snore advanced period, a grand muster assembled at St. Alban's. Reid arrived there by himself at about 11 o'clock last night, and seemed in very high spirits. This morning he seemed rather excited and merry, than cool. His condition, however, was good. Sharpe took up his quarters, this morning, / at the Blue Boar. He seemed cool, determined, and rather anxious for the affray. He appeared rather too thin, and his friends considered him not in such good condition as en some former occasions. His never failing courage and confidence, however, in spired them with hopes.—Spring and Ned Stockman (the latter chosen by Reid) were engaged to pick up Alic, and Josh , fludson and Dick Curtis for Sharpe. The place of fighting was No Man's Land, and thither the group was in due time propelled. The mob was fertile in variety, and exhibited all that originality of character, humour, and sentiment, so peculiar to an English mill. The tout ensemble being put in motion, the green lanes showed a merry throng of smiling facts, and the she crea tures shone as they ought to do, and embellished nature, Reid arrived with his friends in a swell barouche and four, with crimson colours, and pinks in their vests. Sharpe arrived soon afterwards, and threw his hat into the ring, The odds yesterday were 6 to 4 on Sharpe, they then got to even, and at the ring 6to 4 was offered again. Alic soon followed with his castor, and offered to take Sharpe's 6 to 4 which was betted by the latter. Crimson for Reid, and yellow for Sharpe. The umpires and referee being chosen the men came to the scratch. Sharpe seemed to be on good terms with himself, and Alic " nothing loth." In jumping into the ring, Reid tore his leg with the spike of his shoe. Reporters were cautioned that it was not first blood. THE FIGHT. Round 1. 0a coming to the scratch, at two minutes to one, Spring won the toss for choice cf sides for Reid.— Both anxious, and Sharpe feinting, rallied, closed, and fell without mischief. Wrangle about first blood. Decided a tie. 2. Alic with more caution, Sharpe dodging, and feinting, caught it rum 'un on the head, gave one on the body and fell under. 3. " Fight first Alic."—Sharpe began a rally, in which heavy blows told en both sides, till Sharpe was floored, dipping--(Cheers for Reid.) ' 4. 'Sharpe went in and told with kis left, and running in bored Reid down. • 5. Sharpe after dodging, caught the other heavily in the neck, and then received some trifling hits, and they fell together. 6. The Bishop anxious, but could not plant a hit ; they got into a rally, and the Bishop was hit clean away, and they fell apart. 7. Sharpe went i n , pl an t e d a l e ft-h an d e d bl ow on Ali c ' s body, but had Alic' s j o b ; th e y clo se d, an d b ot h f e ll. R e id showe d s o me pun i shment. 8. Bishop still gay : be went in, but received heavy right and left-handers, till Reid was hit down. g. A rally, in which the Bishop went in, but was hit out right and left till he was floored. 10. Sharpe went after Reid, but was again hit away by a right-handed bodier, till he fell as before. 11. Alic cautious, and went in but was clean floored by Alic i a right hand—(every thing to nothing on Reid.) 12. The ma w _ p tenous—went down to save himself f r om Alic's Alit, you've got him.) 19. Abe received an ugly cut on the right eye, but it was nothing to the hits received by the Bishop. The lat.. ter went in, but fell after planting some hits. 14. The pigeons flown—Sbarpe went in, but was again hit out and floored in a scramble. Alic seemed to have it all his own way. D. The Bishop went in to plant his left hand in the body, but was met by Alic's left hand, and floored by the hit. 16. Sharpe planted a good left one on Alic's face, but received a bodier, and fell under. 17. Sharpe sparring for wind ; he went in with his left at the head, but was hit clean away, and floored again. " Poor Bishop !" 18. Alic made' a good right-handed bodier, and tried again but it would not do. Sharpe then threw him heavily. 19. Bishop showed signs of weaknes, ; he, however, went in, and after making a good hit or two, bad the best of the fall. Bishop getting second wind. 20. Alic received the left in the mug, and was followed by Sharpe for the throw, which, however, he had not strength to gain, and they fell together. 21. Sharpe rushed in, but was partly floored, and partly slipped down. 22. Sharpe took the lead, and after being slightly job bed, bored Alic down. 23. Sharpe was ready with his left, and told it on the eye, then on the throat, but was floored slightly. (Curtis in high glee.) went in, and after ° b il e slipped down. being 2 2 s 4 tsohp Alic apre dp on ho i t nt h e e a, d tgw e o f oo s w i d v l ; - aimed.l3is left-banderh in the head, and in trying to follow it up, was hit down himself by a bodier. Alit getting weak. 26. Sharpe tried again as in the last round, and was stopped ; but he get the fall in the struggle. 27. Sharp anxious—tried again, and gave and took seve ral counters at the body. He was hit away elean:bv left, and fell away. 28. Bishop followed across the ring, planted a good one on the throat, and fell from the force.—(Bravo Bishop.) 29. Sharpe made play, and retreated a nd ste pped ; he then rallied, but could not get the fall. 30. Sharpe made his usual rush, and after being well stopped, he fell on his face without a hit. 31. Sharpe rushed, jobbed on the retreat, and hit Reid down again. 82. A winder for Sharpe, he however fought wildly, and fell after being heavily hit. 33. Sharpe laughed, went in several times but could not plant a hit and was floored. 34. Bishop jobbed down again while rushing in. 35. Sharpe went in and planted two or three good ones, but fell again. 36. Alic began and drove Sharpe down with a queer hit. S 7. Alic led again, and Rooted him by several scrambling hits as the Bishop went in, but was stopped, and jobbed down again. 38. Sharpe commenced, and Alic, after scrambling fell without punishment. 39. Nearly the same as the last. 40 Sharpe went in, planted two throttlers, and got the fall. 41. A rally, Bishop planted in a left bander, and bad two or three before he fell. 42. Bishop gave a terrible counter, hat caught the right in the body and returned heavily, and they fell again. 43. Alic stopped the rush of Sharpe, and both fell. ~ 44. Sharpe planted two slight stomachers, and fell from a slight hit. 45. Sharpe seemed getting fresh again. After a rally both fell. 46. Sharpe rushed in and caught Reid's neck, and was thrown cleverly and heavily. 47. Sharpe was met left and right, and floored on the spot severely. 45. Sharpe made a body hit, and fell weak. 49. Sharpe met again by Reid's left, and floored clean by the job. 50. Sharpe male play, but was again hit dawn, by a one-two ; his game astonished every one. 51. Sharpe made two good body bits, but was bit clean down by an up hit from the right of Alit,. 52. Poor Sharpe came to the scratch again, but it seemed ever with him—he fell from weakness. 53. Just the same, jobbed down again. Alic had also received great punishment in the head. 51. Heavy right-handed counters, till Sharpe fell from a right-hander. 55. Sharpe tried to hit, but fell, weak, without a hit on either side. 56. Bishop down again, without a chance.—C" Take him away.") 57, 58. In these rounds, Sharpe always went in, and seldom planted a hit, but fell from weakness. He was still game and gay in his fighting. They had fought an hour in the hot sun. 59. Sharpe floored by a body blow'. 60. Sharpe was bored down weakly, without a hit.— (Loud murmuring.) 61. Sharpe planted a good one on the throat, but fell from the swing; his blows did little mischief. 62. A row among the time keepers—Sharpe down again. 6S, 64. Desperate rallies, in which they fought foot to foot till Sharpe fell. 65. Alic fought as well as at the beginning, and floored Sharpe cleverly. 66. Alic stopped Sharpe Ivell again, and Sharpe fell weak. 67. Sharpe fell in making a hit ; Alic quite cool. 68, 69, 70. Sharpe jobbed, dean down again. 71, 72, 73. Sharpe fell again in making a hit, and the seconds appealed to the Umpires. 74, 75. Sharpe still weat in, and tried at, or made a blow, but fell or slipped, weak. 76. Alic in retreating fell without a blow, as Sharpe had done by accident. This made them quits for falling. 77. Bishop made a good hit, and was loudly cheered. 78. Sharpe floored by a left jobber. 79. Sharpe terribly hit down with the right. 80. Sharpe made his favourite body hit, but was job bed down in trying to repeat it. 81. Reid went in and rallied with him till Sharpe fell. Reid now showed most punishment, and Sharpe was thought to have a chance. 82. Sharpe lost his slight advantage, and was floored again. 83. Sharpe floored, but came again. 84. Sharpe floored as before. 85. Bishop fought gamely, but had his last eye nearly closed as he was hit down. 86. Sharpe jobbed down by one hit. REID WON.—One Hour Twenty-Three Minutes. RE3IAnKS. Reid never fought so well before, and proved most strikingly the superiority of science and caution over native courage, hardihood. game, and strength. He got away from Sharpe's desperate rushes with first-rate agility and skill, jobbing him, and planting terrible body right-handers as he came after him. Sharpe proved himself as brave and game as a man can be. He made all the play and nothing but Alic's coolness could have beaten him. Reid was too well awake to Sharpe's left handed bodiers to be caught this time, and he never fought wildly or gave a chance away throughout tke battle. The odds have been again floored, but not a reflection can be cast on the brave Bishop. He lay senseless for a long time after the fight, and his body showed more punishment than we had ever before seen. He was bled and conveyed to St. Alban's, but his state was dangerous for some hours. Aiic was badly punished on the head, and must have been pretty game to have kept his fighting. The fight was one of the most interesting and well contested that has ever been witnessed, and even the losers refrained from com plaint. NORWICH, July 12. We have had showery weather during the wi . . _ __ :, and a good deal of Corn is laid ; to-day it ha; rained for twelve hours without ceasing, and still continues, hence there was considerable briskness in our market, and many of the farmers kept back their samples Wheat, though we think the quantity on hand is fully equal to what is gene rally held by them at this season of the year. The little business done in Wheat was at an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter from last week; and all other Grain fully maintained former prices. Flour has advanced Is. to 2s. per sack. Wheat (per qr.) ... 525. 595. 63i. Beans (per qr.) Barley Oats 2ls. 265. 28s. Flour, fine (per sack) 435. 45r. SECOND FIGHT. A second fight, for 51. a-side, and a purse, followed, between Richmond's new black and Bill Franklin, Jem Burn's pupil. The black was heaviest, and ,a first-rate cur, but the other could not hit, and they rumbled about for about two hours. Whitee falling after hitting, almost every round, and Blaekee consequently hitting foul. In the 73d round the umpires decided against him, and gave Franklin a claim to the stakes,-which he little deserved, from his shifting and want of pluck. CANTERBURY, July 12. The supply of Grain was short on our market this day, and though we have had a cousiderable fall of rain during the week, yet it had no effect upon our prices; which re main without alteration. The rain has laid the Wheat crop very much, and many of our farmers speak unfa vourably of it. Wheat, white 6os. to 65s -- red 52s to 60s. Barley —s. to —3. Oats - to 305.... . .. Old ...-5. to Beans 32s. to 40s. Pease 4os. to 42s SPRING'S DINNER AT THE CASTLE. Torn Spring, who seconded the winner yesterday, will givehis opening dinner on Thursday, at the Castle, Holborn. AU the wit, talent, and harmony of the ring will be there combined, and several new matches are expected to be made. Spring has fought his way to the top of the tree without 4 blemish on his character, and every man who wishes to see at one view the they-leaders of national sports, will give Torn a turn and take a ticket. CLARE ELECTION. - -The High Sheriff of Clare, has, it would seem, made an informal return. It will be sent back to that officer for the purpose of being amended, and it will then be returned to the Speaker, with the statement of the naked fact, that DA:ner. O'CA:norna., Esq. is elected a Knight of the Shire for the County of Clare. Thee, then, the matter will rest, until the next Session of Parliament, as Mr. O'CotaixtA, will not take his seat for the present Session—and though the against the return may be presented during the short re- cone idera mainder of this Session, it cannot be taken into tion until the next. —Dublin Evening Post of Saturday. 'CLOCK. — ASSOCIATION ROOMS, FO U R 0 - is ieh p a t r t t i o cu i arly numero us i f petiti ont three thousa n d keep The receipts of money at the Catholic Avia t io n T retur pace with the increasing interest of the aisle. . n far this week will probably pounds.—Dublin Evening Post of Saturday. J UL Y 9.—A melancholy and in am tis nt co t in - try..—Ar cen i n9 Insolvent Debtors' ' e nt Act, French Legislature, would pees . an . , urred on the Shannon, near Kilrush, last fore l g t ne w r :u a l t d B b o c ulog v n e e ry and con oi ve la n s A im d i v la er r ti t s o er t . hat which exists Safatatljulrdcasi:fyuEinitligtyrhC°t?ccwhen eleven persons returning in a sail boat from tbe fair of Carrigeholt perished in the waves, the bark having swamped when attempting to ga i n th e c reek on a tack. The bodies of eleven victims were found next, morning oh the slob at lorewater..--Dublin 'Evening Post. CRESTER.—Wheat, per islb. N. 9d. to 9s. Od. ; Barley, 3S qr ss. Od. to ss. 3d-1 Oats, 191 b. N. 01. to 3s. 3d. Natt'rwicx.--Wheat, per 751 b. Bs. '2d. to Ss. 6d. ; Barley, 33 qrts. ss. Ott. to ss. 3d. ; Oats, 501 b. '2s. Od. to 3s. Od. GLASGOW MARKETS, JULY 12. Since the 28th ult. there has been a very steady de mand for Raw SUGARS. The sales amount to 995 casks Jamaicas, 465 Trinidads, and 59 Berbice and St. Vin cent's; and full prices have been realized, except for Low Breams, which went at a trifling reduction. British MotAssEs 21s. 6d. a 225. about 600 pun cheons of Trinidad Molasses have been sold at 245. Sd. from the quay, and 21s. 6d. in the warehouse. Three tierces and 310 bags Demerara Cot-FEE were soli by auction; Triage, 265. 6d. a 30s. ; Ordinary and Broken Mixed, 365. 6d. a 40s. 64. ; Ordinary, 48s. a 17e. Good Ordinary, 518. 6d. a 575. 6d. Nothing done i❑ PIMENTO or GINGER. Fifty-six casks Carolina RICE sold at 1'75. The transactions in Jamaica Rum have been very limited ; small parcels were taken by the trade at 3s. 4d. 397 Egyptian , 6 7 1 .. a a n tl d. ; . b 7 5; for 16 0. P. Nothing done in Lecwards, which are held at 2e. a 2s. li. for Proofs and low- 0. P.'s. extensive, amounting to 2423 packages, The sales made in COTfON this wee i k mt ha n v o e been veto is prices can be quoted. The particulars are, 26 s e , Island, 14d. a 16d. ; 985 Bowed Georgia, bid. a 7d. ; 202 New Orleans, 614. a'7 d. ; 150 Alabama, 61d. ; 50 Maranham, ; the trifling sales made in Demerara, 7,1 d. a l5- 9 1 c1 . . ; ; Surats, 40. In Drios-000s there has been nothing done; Jamaica p ve o r t y s, fi l a s t 27, Logwood is held at 61. a 6/. 65., and Jamaica Fustic 81. at 30 a 303. 6d . , Is. a an , Pearls at 295• a 38s. retail N ot hing done in Tosacco; prices remain without al teration. y. C. T.ALLow is selli • selling in small parcels at 40s. a 40s. 6d. H w E er were, illilfo remainnt Montreal Pots, In consequence of the unfavourable reports of the Green :awl Whale fishing, Whale Oil has adaneed to 221. ; at that price several parcels have been sold. Pale Seal is held at 23/., and Cod at 21/. R. "21. per tun, old measure. The arrivals of Grain has been on a moderate scale. The continuance of fine weather has had an influence on the corn trade, which has been very dull, and prices are barely supported. COTTON WOOL. LIST OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. THE MARKETS. LONDON MARKETS, JULY IJ. PLANTATION SUGARS.—There is a very good supply of Sugars in the market this morning, but up to the present hour the business done has not been very considerable. Very full prices were paid for the line grocery sorts. FOREIGN SUGARS.—There are some inquirie.:, but very little business has been done. REFINED SuGARS.--The iniddling deseriptioiri continue very scarce and in great request, and parcel,. have been sold for delivery a fortnight hence. Seve ral parcels of crushed have been sold at last ‘veek% prices. COFFEE.--Upwards of 500 casks Plantation will be offered by public sale to-day, but at too late an hour for us to report the result. FRUIT.--Red Smyrna Raisins continue to be taken off freely at 465.; in other sorts there is VC! y little doing. SPlCES.—Business to some extent is doing. Pimento is in good demand, at 9d. for good quali ties, and 81d. to sp. for middling qualities. INDIGO. _The Company's sale of Indigo com menced this morning, and was fully attended. The declaratio n composes nearly 10,000 chests. The good and middling qualities on sale this morning, are going off at from 6s. 3d. to 'is. Od. per lb., being rather under last sale. The sale will not conclude for some days. Hors—The accounts this morning are satisfactory, and the estimated duty is now called so high as 190,000/. to 195,000/. The sale of Hops is very dull. TEAS.—The East India Company have issued their declaration for the September sale, and con sists of the following:—Bohea, 1,000,0001bs.; Con gou, Campoi, Pekoe, and Souchong, 5,450,0001b5.; Twankay and Hyson Skin, 1,150,0001bs.; Hy son, 300,0001bs.• total 7,900,0001b5., being 200,0001b:i. larger than cast sales. BALTIC PRODUCE.—TaIIow is on the, decline, being quoted to-day at 365. 6d. per cwt. The de livery of Tallow last week was under 950 casks. SALTPETRE is again very heavy at from 225. 6d. to 235. per cwt. and very little business is doing. In the OIL market there is a slight reaction. COTTON.—The demand for Cotton appears to (If'! reviving; Surats are principally inquired aftei ; Egyptians remain firm, the stock still continuing very low. (From the Calcutta Price Current of March 6.) EUROPEAN GOODS.—WOOLLENS continue very dull. COTTON price goods well assorted are in brisk demand. INDlGO.—Considerable sales have lately been ef fected, the American and Arabs being buyers. The market is cleared of fine and middling qualities, and lower qualities go off at improved prices. OPIUM.—The East India Company's sale of 1,624 chests went off briskly. SALTPETRE.—The market very bare. Prices firm. SUGAR.—The accounts of the new crop are favour able. The demand is great. SPICES in general are brisk. Freights to London, 41. to 71. Within the last few days higher rates have been paid for bilk. HAY 51ARKETS-(At _ ST. JA. per Load of 36 Trusses.) MESS. X. a. L. s. Inv/land Mead. Hay 3 0 to 3 10 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Rye grans Hay 4 0 5 0 New Meadow Hay 3 10 3 15 A moderate supply, and a alum _ SMITH X. 6. X. f, Clover Hay 4 0 to 6 0 Oat Straw ll4 114 Wheat kish trade, at Saturday's price, FIELD. X. s. X. a. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 5 to 3 15 Upland Ditto 3 15 4 15 e-grass Hay 3 15 4 15 New Meadow Hay 3 15 4 0 Supply rather limited, trade di s. X. F. Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 5 10 Do. extra tine 0 0 6 0 Oat Straw llO 114 Wheat Ditto ll4 IIS Lull, and prices u laat quoted. COUNTRY CORN MARK. 7FS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. f Beans. Per Quarter. S. to S. S. to 8. S. to a. S. to r Boston — 51 17 40 Gainsborough 52 44 Grantham —....-- 54 59 28 34 18 20 44 40 52 56 25 28 18 20 39 41 Horncastle---- 443 52 24 26 17 21 40 42 Lincoln Spileby 5O 52 26 28 16 22 40 44 Stamford. 42 55 26 29 21 25 38 York— 4B 58 25 30 16 24 40 44 IMPORTED. Same pc- This riod last year. year. Bags, &c. Bags, &c. Liverpool 3E10,621 470,697 London 41,856 40,434 Glasgow 26,469 33,383 Total exported in 1829 Same period 1827 Exeoarr.D. I'rcvloub_ 13 thi.. year Begs, &c. Bags &c. 8,(5O ,10S 36,425. 36,514. LIVERPOOL, JULY 14.—T0-day we have had a short supply of all binds of melt, which was in good demand, and a small advance on all kinds of stock has taken place—Bref sp. to 6d, ; Mutton 6d. to 6d. ; Lamb 6d. by ieY s NO the t his in 0 hid' nice cl to go ra cer Igo; jest' th 6l r 10 P e ' Prc' sible f the oilla ocre