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Times and the Standard, "to hear that his Royal Highness Prince Albert, in conjunction with her Majesty, mani festos] an earnest desire to act in strict accordance with the spirit of the Constitution, and to afford to Sir R. Peel every facility in the formation of his Government. The reception which the Right Hon. Baronet met with from her Majesty was most gracious and kind. Her Majesty expressed her determination to extend to Sir Ro bert Peel's Government her most implicit confidence and support, under the firm belief that no measures would be proposed to Parliament that would not tend to maintain the dignity of the Crown, to conserve the institutions of the country, and promote the happiness and prosperity of the people." Prince ALBERT, as if he had promoted the submission, is honoured by being placed before her MAJESTY, and is said, we are sure falsely, to have manifested an earnest desire to accept the Mas ters whom the monopolists by bribery, corruption, and intimidation, have imposed on the QUEEN. The Prince undoubtedly felt it his duty to be present with her MAJESTY, and inspire her with fortitude in her new and trying position, but it must be a libel that he manifested an earnest desire to facilitate the triumph of the monopo lists over the lady who honours him with her love, and shares with him.a throne. It being now the fact, however, that HER MAJE*TY'6 MASTERS are installed, and the hulk of them known, it may be worth while to look at the means ,by which they got their power, and Ivho they are. The notorious bribery, corrup tion, 'and intlmidation, which Vi ere the main ele ments of their success in the elections, are the least of the offences which should make them odious to the people. They have long headed the party which has resisted to the utmost all legislative improvement. If BAD LAWS be the curse of the country, as we, at least, sincerely believe, then are these men the authors of the curse, for they would not allow the bad laws to *be repealed. They have latterly crowned most ,worthily the labour of their lives, by obstinately resisting all attempts to abridge the monopolies of t h e West India Planters, the Canada Ship owners, and the Owners of Rent. They, in fact, are carried into power by a combination of all these monopolists, in order to put down then a little the ' , pro posals to un tax eve oread that nourishes, and t he sugar. that .yeetens, life. The foul calumnies, the bulk of the indus 7trious classes, and 'ate bulk of all those who do not beloeg to the, 'otate sect, by which the partizans of ib.n paQampolists itAVe helped them into place, are jP.st a s o di oni , A s the monopolies themselves. By traiitin g ail th e plundering interests into one firm TpLalaax, and by using arts worthy of their prin 'uiPles) the mooopolists have succeeded in making themselves masters of the QuEEN's person and Government. And who are they ? : ri e most respectable 'lame in the list as that of the Duke of WEL- J,INUTON• ' At was thought pitiable to see " ()an Marlborough's cheeks the tears of dotage flow ;" tilt it was better to wither harmless in the course Pf nature, than to use the last energies of life in inilieting misery on a tumultuously-grateful peo ple. the hero of a hundred battles, the reci ',lent of the nation's bounties, who owes Isis cas tire aud lii6 lands, and his income to the indus trious and grateful people, is to be the leader in the House of Peers of the starvation Ministry. In the Commons, the leader and the chief of Ail is Sir ROBERT PEEL. By the careful indus try of a manufacturer, he was made wealthy, and he uses his wealth and infiuen_:e to aid the monopolists in crushing rising wealth in others. Pie has acquired or affects a sentimental horror for long, dull lines of railroads, withgreat manu facturing towns at the end, and he heads the starvation Ministry to check the ordained pro gress of the manufacturing interests and guard game preserves from the, encroachments of loco motives. What can we say of Lord LYNDHURST.? Is he not the alien enetny'of Ireland? He has no love for starhtiou in. liis Om person; but the • foe of the Chancellorship makes him readily lend his aid to the starvation Ministry. __To____pranounce __the_ name- of the- -Duke-- of BUCKlNGHAnis'exiotigiti His ' .presence in the Ministry stamps its character. Not one jot of the sliding scale will he. give up. The Govern ment of which he is a Member must be for the bread-tax, the whole bread-tax, and nothing but the bread-tax. _ Mr. GOULBURN is the embodyment of the planter monopoly and of financial juggle. his accession to the Exchequer is the signal to revive all the exploded mysteries of enriching the na tion by-extorting its money. Lord WHARNCLIFFE and Lord STANLEY we place together, because both have signalized themselves as advocates of coercion to Ireland. Force properly follows financial chicanery, for it must provoke hostility, and may need pro- tection. With all deference to the Earl of ABERDEEN, neither his foreign diplomacy nor his attempts to legislate for the Scotch Church has made him so well known to the people that they do not ask why should he be Foreign Minister? We cannot answer the question. Judging by his outward man he is not an unworthy Member of the starvation Ministry. Sir JAMES GRAHAM is too well known to the public for his desertion of friends and principles ; but it is an ominous sign that he, who has avowed a more than ordinary hatred of Mr. O'CONNELL, and a more than ordinary attachment to the State Church, should be placed at the head of the Home Department, and have Ireland under him. As an administrator, he was successful at the Admiralty, but instead of sending him back thither, Lord MINTo is to be succeeded by the Earl of HADDINGTON. It would seem by such appointment as if both par ties were anxious to convince the public that the smallest possible quantity of previous statesman ship suffices to govern the navy. What will Sir CHARLES NAPIER bay to Lord BINNING that was, being First Lord of the Admiralty? If the starvation Ministry had wished to place a more insignificant Peer than Lord MINTO at the head of the Admiralty, they have succeeded. Lord ELLENBOROUGH, renowned for curls and sensible speeches; the Earl of RIPON, once Prime Minister, and then called by no flattering name, now a Lord of Trade and plantations ; with Sir E. KNATCHBULL, another staunch Corn-law Ad vocate. Ireland is to be governed by Lord DE GREY, best known as the brother of i the Earl of RIPON, and as having some taste in the fine arts, while his Secretary is to be Lord ELLIOT, best remembered as willing to lend himself, for reputation sake, to those who have New Zealand jobs to promote. (See the Times of last year.) In order to show their love for the slaves, for whose sake the monopolists would not untax the people's sugar, they have placed the son of a ci devant slave-holder, and the great promoter of the new slave-trade in Hill Coolies, in the Board of Trade. From first to last the bread-taxing Ministry seems to consist of persons well adapted to carry its principles into execution. Force, fraud, and hypocrisy are typified, and have their appropriate representatives. Looking at the Ministry as a whole, it is de cidedly aristocratic. There is no one Member of it who is a representative of a populous place. Eight Members of the Cabinet are Peers, and four or five only Commoners. Sir R. PEEL re presents his pocket-borough of Tamworth. Mr. GOULBURN sits for Cambridge University, and is sent to Parliament by the parsons. Sir JAMES GRAHAM is sent to Parliament by Dorchester, and represents, in fact, the Nobleman who com mands the borough. Lord STANLEY, who is, by-the-bye, more one of the Peerage than a Commoner, represents the tenants-at-will and the squires and factory owners of Lancashire. To show accurately how little the starvation Mi nistry regards the people, Sir GEORGE MURRAY, who has been rejected by them, is to have a place of honour and distinction. Behold, then, the revival of the Government of the aristocracy and the boroughmorigers. A Ministry so constituted, forced into power by such means, and In-tended to accomplish such purposes, naturally gives rise to much specula tion and to some curious thoughts. We are taught, it is said, to obey the QUEEN, but not to obey the monopolists. Though her MAJESTY, by the Constitution, may be obliged to accept them as her Masters, the people, the source of all power, are under no such obligalion. They trace the origin of the Ministry to its source in the most selfish desires and the vilest fraud, and they ask themselves very solemnly, can it be good—is it right for us to obey such a Ministry ? Do we not, by submitting to those who avow a resolution to plunder arid coerce us by measures of Parliament and the law, render ourselves accessories to their offences, and court the slavery they are resolved to inflict on us? These are very important questions, and they are asked through a widening circle. The theory of the Constitution is, that the minority must obey the majority--in this case the majority is required to obey the minority. The whole electoral body constitute a minority of the people, and of that body, were it polled man for man, it is doubtful whether the mono polists would be in a majority, while the bulk of the non-electors are against them. Neither is property on their side, for their possessions are not property. Their income is derived from taxation. Rent now springs from the bread-tax. Their right to levy the tax is questioned, and they decide for themselves that the right is in them, and they will exercise it. Their power to do so, how ever, depends on other men, and is only by the submission of the communiV that they can retain in their hands the means of oppressing it. To doubt their authority is to weaken—to resist is to destroy it. Sir R. PEEL and the Duke of WELLINGTON, by associating with the Duke of BUCKINGHAM, and constituting a starvation Mi nistry, may not mean to being things to extremes, but they have formed an extreme Ministry, and rather than submit to starvation, men will ques tion their power. Sir R. PEEL, on i,riday evening, was ex tremely anxious to snake the House believe that he is attar' He d to the principles of free trade. —gain boasted of the assistance he had given to Mr. HusKtssox, and of the assurances he had received from Mr. Husiussox that from no Member of the Government did he receive a more cordial support than from Sir R. PEEL. The Right Hon. Baronet also quoted two para graphs of a Royal Speech, drawn up by himself in 182,5, in which the extension of commerce, by removing inconvenient restrictions, was strongly recommended. Some of the followers of the Right Hon. Baronet have taken the same course, and have claimed a great deal of credit fur themselves, fur being disciples of Mr. Hus- KISSON. These declarations were issued a week or a fortnight too late. Had they appeared ten days ago, one of the leading Journals of the party might have suppressed, at least for the present, its attack on Mr. HUSKIBSON'S policy. " The reciprocity and free-trade system," says Mch wood, " introduced by Mr. Huskisson in 1823, and which for the nextten years was so perseveringly carried out by every subsequent Administration, introduced at the same time unparalleled success in the shipping interest of Britain, and beyond all question had the effect of re ducing one-half the value of all the property'held in that tbrin by the British merchants." There is more of the same sort in the same Magazine, intimating pretty plainly that this leading journal of the Tories regards Sir R. PEtc as a great fool for priding himself on having supported Mr. HUSKISSON, and having trodden in his steps. Though Sir ROBERT will not speak out, and will endeavour to delude and beguile us by assuming an air of liberality, his fol lowers have a thorough disdain of such hypocrisy. Blackwood declares that the "con test now going on is between the powers of Hell and those of Heaven ;" " Conservative Govern . - ment must be based upon religion as revolu tionary Government must be base upon worldly knowledge." "There .can be no dallying, no THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1841. truce, no compromise even, for, p. day - between these mighty powers.' He that is not with me is against — me." Sir ROBERT, PEEL, who is a cat dallyer—who is fond of compromise— who thinks himself only safe while a truce lasts = will not receive the support of the Tory Blackwood. We thought the starvation Ministry was uncompromising enough, but it will not suffice for the Magazine and the fierce zealots of the Tory party. We are slow to infer division amongst our opponents, but when there exists amongst them such fundamental differ- 1 ences—one set being all for compromise, and the other set fiercely declaiming against it—how can they, without a most unworthy sacrifice of prin ciple, work together ? Either Sir ROBERT must become a bigot, or Blackwood must cease to be a PEEL-ite journal. In noticing yesterday the new light which has broken on the Tories relative to the impossibility of the country being inundated with foreign corn, we omitted to state that the average duty levied on the great importation of the last three years has been less than 4s. 6d. per quarter. Now that fact is of considerable importance, and it dissipates, as far as facts can dissipate, the un founded delusions which have been encouraged on this subject. We have imported on the average upwards of 2,000,000 quarters of foreign wheat every year for the last three years at less than 4s. 6d. per quarter duty, and with that im portation no land has gone out of cultivation. We may hereafter discuss the question of the presumed unfitness of Greece for receiving a re gular constitutional Government, without going through the course of initiatory instruction re commended by France. But at present we are chiefly anxious to learn in what way the mode rate proposition of the French Cabinet will be received by Austria, nussia, and Prussia. To the Porte it must be a matter of the utmost in difference what fbrm of Government prevails in Greece, Another curious fact is mentioned in the cor respondence of Sir N. TERRIER, the Consul at Rotterdam. Holland, it is well-known, has long enjoyed an almost free trade in corn. Holland, too, is one of the most populous parts of Europe, and Holland did not in former times grow enough wheat to feed its own population. But while Holland has had a free bade in grain her own cultivation has extended, and Sir ALEXANDER TERRIER reports that " more wheat is now grown in Holland than is re quired for home consumption." Why might not that happen to England ? Why might not cultivation under a free trade be extended in England, that she might, like Holland, come to grow more than is sometimes required for home consumption ? Mr. M'CuLLocn, no bad judge, contemplates such a thing possible, or he would not propose to allow a bounty on the exporta tion of wheat. The example of Holland, is very encouraging for those who dread national de pendence as the consequence of a free trade in corn. yesterday. i The Paris Journals of Tuesday have all reached hay mosti In us, but their con t ents are without politicalinte rest, ben the shapeiii enantieipa ted our of general news, all that is to be found in them is included in the subjoined. extracts : " The crop of olives in the South of France," says the Courrier du Gard, " promises to be very abundant, and to indemnify the inhabitants in some measure for the ravages of the late inundation." A letter from Saragossa, in the Castellano of Madrid, says :—" On the 16th inst. a band of seven robbers plun dered with impunity all the travellers near Huesca, in the plains of Violada and Gurrea, six leagues from Sara gossa. The number of persons robbed during the day was twenty-eight, of whom two were females." A letter from Haarlem, 27th instant., in the Handds blad, announces the arrival of the Countess of Nassau, lately Countess d'Oultremont, and consort of the ex-King of Holland. She left immediately for Dieren, on a visit to the Countess Van Wassenaar. Another of those inhuman monsters, who violate all the rights and claims of nature by ill-treating their own offspring, has just been condemned, at Strasburg, to the totally inadequate punishment of 12 months' imprison ment, having been convicted of confining in darkness, and an accumulation of filth, and beating constantly, so as to leave the body covered with bruises, excoriations, and scars, his daughter, who was only four years of age. A violent attempt at murder, followed by suicide, has just taken place at Pothieres, near Dijon. A farmer, named Trison, had long solicited the hand of a widow of that place, who, on some pretence or other, constantly postponed the day of their marriage. He at length be came furious, and calling on her, a few days since, seized her by the throat, and, as he thought, strangled her. He then cut his own throat, and fell dead beside the body of his victim. The woman, however, soon after recovered from her insensibility, and with proper attention is in a • fair way of doing well. Yesterday morning, in pursuance with the Ministerial circular recently issued, the soldiers of the garrisons of Paris, whose time of service had expired, being the class of 1834, were discharged and sent home. The men were marched to the outside of the barriers, and there had their fuilLs de route delivered, while an officer and some men were stationed there to pre vent their return into Paris. On' the previous day an order had been read to them, stating that any soldier so liberated, and not a resident of the department of the Seine, who should be found in the streets of l'aris, would be arrested and taken home by means of the gendarmerie. A similar measure took place with regard to the garrisons of the Banlieue. It is stated to be the intention of the Minister of War to send home on pro visional furloughs, the men of the class of 1835, as soon as the recruits of 1840 shall have received the firstrst ments of their military education. A man named Lambert was tried on Saturday before the Court of Assizes for having murdered another named Leeune on the 22(1 March, at La Chapelle, St. Denis. He had suspected that Lejeune was the paramour of his wife, who had left him on account of the bad treatment she had experienced ; and without sufficiently ascertaining whether his suspicions were well founded, attacked him on the day in question with a bottle, by a blow from which he felled him to the ground. Lejeune cried out for mercy, but Lambert struck him on the head with an axe for cleaving wood, stamped on his body, and killed him. lie afterwards informed his uncle of what he had done, and made little or no resistance to the gendarmes who arrested him. The facts of the case were proved by evidence, but Lambert attempted to excuse the act by affirming that Lejeune had preliously menaced him with a knife. The Jury found him guilty, with extenuating circumstances, seve ral witnesses having sworn to his good character, and he was sentenced to 12 years' hard labour in the hulks. The official Gazette of Breslau announces that the King of Prussia has authorised the construction of a railway from Breslau to the frontiers of Saxony, passing through Liegnitz and Goertletz. A letter from the Baths of Kissengen, 16th instant, states that among the visitors at present stopping there are the Duke of Beaufort, Lady Morgan, Admiral La londe, M. de Nagler, Prussian Minister, &c. The Duchess of Kent, and the princely family of Leinengen, were expected. The Prussian journals publish a police regulation, by which any one inflicting wilful cruelty on animals is liable to imprisonment and personal correction. The third section of the railroad from Berlin to Frank fort on the Oder, passing through Dessau and Rosslau to Koswi , r, has been opened to the public. All the por tions LI the line which traverse the Duchies of Anhalt- Dessau, Anhalt-Coethen, and Anhalt-Bermberg are thus completed. The two vessels which were sent by the Pope tabring the alabaster from Egypt for the church of St. Paul, at Rome, entered the port of Civita Vecchia on the 10th instant. We published yesterday the substance of an official note, dated the 11th of August, addressed by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Powers of Europe, on the internal state of Greece. We have now the text of this docu- meat before us, and as the subject to which it relates is of the utmost importance, we shall give it at length for the more correct infor mation of our readers. Nothing can better de monstrate the hopelessness of private rernon- strauces addressee to King OTHO than this ap peal to the Governments of Europe. Indepen dent States are naturally jealous of the shadow of foreign interference in their internal affairs, and it is a maxim of internati9nal policy that such interference is only warrantable in cases of the last extremity. Nor have the Governments of France and England been less observant of this maxim as regards Greece, from any undue protective _ claims arising out of the share they have had in consolidating the in dependent nationality of the Greek people. While it was possible to hope that private remon strances would make any impression on the councils of the Royal idiot who sways the des tinies of that country, the idea of an appeal to Europe was not once entertained. But a King whose only answer to the official remonstrance _ _ . of a friendly Cabinet made through the mouth of an ambassador was in the first instance a month's silence, and when repeated, a silly laugh, could. not be expected to adopt any course I p i l k o e r l a y b - l t e o i k m e b e e p c t e y A . vor lr l v d e i r i e g no not t • a c e e r de o e i f t l s g iva in mere declamatory charges ag st the Kin,, of GREECE. The outline of (i.;te fact, which we have had from a well-i7,:rormed quarter, will demonstrate this. :some time ago the Am bassador of a Great Power at th e C ourt of Ather:s obtained an audience of the KING, CO read to him a despatch received front I :ts own Government, setting forth in sti ong lan guage the abuses which prevailed in the Admi nistration of Greece, and adding, that unless pro per remedies were employed, the Powers friendly to Greece would behold with sorrow the destruc tion of her most valued institutions. During the reading of the despatch, King OTHo, stretched at full length on a sofa, amused himself with strok ing his hair, and giving it a school-boy gloss with the palms of his bands, and when the Am bassador demanded what answer he should re turn to his Government, a stupid stave of no meanl o g was all the notice his MAJESTY cande s.'.;ended to take of the matter. The Ambassa dor withdrew much displeased, but by the ad vice of his Government he went again after the lapse of a month, and read over a second time his dispatch to the KING. His MAJESTY amused himself as before, and when the reading of the document was finished, burst into a horse-laugh in the very face of the Ambassador, whom he again dismissed without a word. If the weakness of the ICING'S intellect was exhi bited in harmless eccentricities of conduct it might be borne; but unfortunately he is as mischievous as he is wanting in all the higher faculties of the mind. He fancies himself an other NAPOLEON, talks incessantly of governing the kingdom by his iron will, and imagines that Providence has destined him to overturn the Ottoman Monarchy. He meddles with every thing, and is as great and as arbitrary in the kit Chen as in the Council of State. His first great . care is his hair, which he is constantly smoothing with his hands, so that it looks as sleek as the skin of an otter. It costs him more trouble to supply the fancied deficiencies of his barber than to rule his kingdom. In such troubled times as these such a man is not fit to be placed at the head of any Government, and, in fact, the circular of the French Minister is tantamount to an invita tion to the Powers of Europe to establish a vir tual Regency in Greece. We now subjoin this remarkable State paper, which we recommend to the careful attention of all who take a deep interest in the regeneration of the cradle of all that is greatest in arts and in literature : The attention of the French Government is turned anew to the state of Greece, now that less pressing ques tions absorb it. The solicitude of the English Cabinet was lately awakened, and the other Powers have directed their attention to unpleasant facts, which, though not at tributable to the Government of Greece, would excite a fear that that Government is not strong enough to keep its entrbyes within the bounds of a just, regular, and humane administration. This is the more to be re gretted, as the state of the kingdom, created by France, England, and Russia, seems to evince, that the Powers were not dominated by a mere illusion in making such sacrifices to regenerate and render independent that country. The population has increased, agriculture has unproved, and the revenue has been enabled to meet the expenditure ; there are symptoms of vitality and force, which, however, may be paralyzed or com promised by the weakness or negligence of the Ad ministration. King Otho, it is true, has exclusively the right of applying the remedy to these evils, which, though exaggerated, exist. To impose any measure on the King of Greece would be to deprive it of its effect, . and none of the Powers would wish to call in question his Majesty's independence. But all the Pow ers are interested in offering such councils to the Greek Cabinet as may avert the catastrophe which threatens the interests of Greece. But such councils, in order to be e ff ectual, should be unanimous, and should not ema nate from rival influences. They should also be maturely considered, and couched so as to offend neither King nor country whilst exercising that moral authority requisite to serve that country. The greatest of those evils, anti the cause of all others, is the weakness and inertness of the Government, unceasingly harassed by the rival preten sions of parties and individuals, and taking refuge there from in an isolation which removes it from the popular feeling, and places it in a position where it can ; neither know nor direct that feeling, it becomes alarmed, it stops short, puts off resolve, and appears as if. it would fall into nullity, for want of support anywhere. The most crying abuses and the greatest perils have been the result. It has sometimes been believed that a constitutional Government, in the general sense of that term, would be the best remedy for this state of things, by admitting in dependent powers to participate .in legislative functions and in the direction of affairs. Far fronfscoitig any ad 7 - - in this, the French Government do not see in the which it went off. In the midst of the brilliant cortege anterior organization of Greece, nor in th e habit s o f th e ro - of knights Were five young ladies, representing Mary of - pulation, ;the conditions requisite to ensure success. It Burgundy, Margaret of York, and their ladies of honour, thinks that such a combination would not be understood by I who personated their characters to admiration, It is ex the subjects of King Otho, and would furnish, on the con- i petted that this fete will he repeated another year. The trary, fresh materials for disorder and anarchy. Instead 1 subscription.raised by the citizens has covered ex .of exposing the nascent monarchy of Greece to this new pens'es, and has left 2,400 f. for the poor. danger, the French Government thinks that the means of I THE HARVEST.—It is now possible to form a pretty communicating fresh life, regularity, and support, to the correct idea of the harvest of 1841. The principal kinds Greek Government, might be found in some of the existing of grain are almost everywhere . got in, the quality and institutions of the country, For this purpose it might the quantity may be estimated, and it appears that the suffice to augment the attributions of the Councils of result is, that we have an average year, and that the State, adding provincial Councils to this Institution, as prices will not be such as to affect the subsistence of the well as municipal ones, of which the basis already ex- industrious classes.—(Then follows some notices respect isted in the customs of the country, even under Turk- fag the crops in different parts of the kingdom.)—We ish domination. This combination would fortify and will add to these details, which appear to us satisfactory, guide the Royal power, and would have the advantage that the stacks of old corn are still considerable, and of being grafted on national traditions, as well as of giv- that in many places they will make up for the deficiency ing a clear meaning to promises which may be differ- in the crops of 1841. It would be difficult at present to ently interpreted, but which there might be danger in al- form an opinion respecting the prices ; the prices in together neglecting. This arrangement could inspire foreign markets are about the same as in the no fear in those who dread the effect of popular in- French markets, so that we cannot rely on in fluence on a throne not long established. I hav e sue- portat i ons ; i n f ac t, the importations in the first cinctly stated the nature of the Councils that the Powers six months of this year, have amounted to no more might offer to the Greek Governm en t i n case they should than the value of two millions of francs ; in 1840 they join .the English Government in thinking it advise- were to the value of fifty millions. able to offer advice to King Otho on the abuses of his The crops of potatoes, beet-roots, turnips, carrots, government, and the dangers which might result there- &c., are remarkably abundant and of excellent quality. from. I have mentioned that the greatest delicacy should ' —La Constitutionnel. be observed, and the most confidential manner employed The Session of the Spanish Cortes was closed on the to avoid seeming to interfere with the Greek Government. 24th, but not by the Regent in person, who was pre- Communicate this despatch to the Government. If it is vented by indisposition. The Minister for Foreign Af not more developed, it is because its aim is less to obtain fairs stated on the preceding day that the negotiations an immediate and complete adoption of its views, than for the cession of Fernando Po and Annabon to England, to invite the allied Courts to take the subject into consi- .had been first set on foot in 1820, and that they were deration and communicate their reflection. We will resumed under M. Perez de Castro. "At the present give them the most serious examination. It concerns day," M. Gonzalez added, " the Government had been the honour of European States to apply a remedy to the able to fulfil, by other methods, certain obligations evils which might compromise their common efforts in towards England, and it withdraws the - Bill."—Le Com founding the kingdom of Greece. MC Tee. BOURSE—P4uus, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31. first Highest Lowest Last Price Price Prig . . Price French 5 ner Cents 4)4 per Cents _ 106 50 ... 103 50 ... 105 :.0 ... 105 W) 4 per Cents wit 70 .„ 99 70 99 60 .. 99 60 9 per Cents. qt. div 77 :5 . 1 7 40 ... 76 30 77 35' Sank or France '23o ...3235...230 ...n230 Laftitte Bank I.lloof. SI ares 1025 ...1f25 ...112i „.1095 5,0t:01 St arcs 5;00 ...51 .4100 ...51' 0 Belgian 3rcr Cents 7l 40 71 47 ... 71 40 ... 71 40 New Loan ll'4 ... 1 4 ... 104 ... 114 inartish Active ......... seapolttan Roman 11.2% 102 i, ...102 ... 10'2 3 4 HAILWAI sHAKEb. 3t Cermet , ' Versa:lles. LB 212 50 . 213 75 ... 212 50 il3 75 K. H 335 ... 235 ... 335 ... 315 Strasburg tonal, ,share3red. M 7 50 ... a 37 50 ... 237 50 .. 231 10 EXPRESS FROM PARIS. FRANCE. The Paris papers of Wednesday continue to speculate on the maintenance of peace from the accession of the Conservatives to power in this country. The Courrier Francais states that M. Hu mana, the Minister of Finance, insists on the army being reduced to 320,000 men, and the fleet to 10 ships of the line. The Toulonnais of the 29th ult. partly confirms this last assertion. According to the Ilinniteur of Wednesday, the quantity of wheat imported into France in July only amounted to 65 metrical quintals; other grain to 104; and flour to 9. The exports in the same month were—wheat, 6,712 metrical quin tals ; other grain, 11,191 ; flour, 3,634. The quantity remaininr , in the entr e pots o n th e I s t o f August was— wheat, e 115,693 metrical quintals; other grain, 20,069 ; flour, 20,411. The average price of wheat in the different markets of France, at the close of August, was 19f. 34c. ; in July it had been 17f. 4c.; and in June 16f. 15c. PARIS, SEP V. I.—Three per Cents., 77f. sc. for money ; 77f. 20c. for the 30th of September. Spanish, 21i. " A few days ago," says the Memorial des Pyrenees, " an old man of eighty was murdered on the high road, in the commune of Amendeuix, by an indiot, who, when discovered near - the body of his victim, said, The old fellow has had what he deserved, for he . said to me bon jour: The poor idiot remained by the body during the whole of the night, keeping guard with a knife, and in the morning attempted to stab the gendarmes who went to arrest him, but they succeeded in disarming and con veying him to prison." The Courrier de 1 . Eure gives the followitT account of an involuntary hoax played off a few days since at Ver neuil :—" The Bishop of Evreux being expected to per form mass at the Church of the Madeeine, and confer confirmation on the pupils of the convent, among whom prizes were to be distributed, every prepa ration was made to receive the prelate in a suitable manner. At the hour at which the prelate was to arrive, a carriage was seen approaching from Bre teuil, and at once concluded to be that of the new Bishop. The inhabitants went out to meet him, the bells rung a merry peal, and the carriage was escorted with every demonstration of joyous and respectful welcome to the Hotel du Grand St. Martin, the court-yard of which was almost paved with expectant faces. At length the door of the carriage was open and the steps let down, when instead of the Prelate came forth I the Marquis de D., who resides near Evreux, with a countenance expressing the utmost astonishment at such an unexpected cordiality of reception, rendered still more in contrast with ecclesiastical gravity by an im mense pair of moustachios. having ascertained the cause of all this empressement, he good-naturedly sent the fingers a liberal donation for their exertions, recom mending them to outdo themselves when the Bishop should really arrive." The Observateur of Brussels states that the Queen of Wurtemberg, being a few days ago with her two daughters at the village of Brock, the inhabitants of which are remarkable for their originality, expressed a wish to visit the interior of one of the houses, the prin cipal doors of which, it seems, are rarely opened to re ceive guests. The house of a rich widow was pointed out, and the owner was requested to allow some foreign ladies to visit it, but a refusal was given. It was then hoped that by mentioning the name and quality of the Royal visitors the permission would be granted, but the widow replied that neither Queen nor Empress should enter her house, having no business there. A grand historical fete took place at Arras, a few days ago, and as we learn by the Progres of that city went off with great eclat. A concert and ball were most nume rously attended ; at the former, M. Marie and Mmes. Doru3 and Pauline Garcia lent the aid of their powerful talents. A grand pageant, representing the entry of Charles-le-Temeraire into Art as, in 1469, was got up in excellent style, all the parts being most efficiently filled by inhabitants of the town, the Duke de Bourgogne being represented by M. Leroux-Duchatelet. In his suite .marched the Lords of the Court of Burgundy, and of the province of Artois. The corporations of the city, the dignitaries of the church, the Mayors, the Governors of the province and of the city, were all represented in the procession in the costume of that age. Companies of Archers, Pikemen, and Halbeodiers on horseback and on foot, gave an imposing and warlike aspect to the scene. Three large bands of music were in attend ance. A. tournament was executed in a most admir able manner, and to the a dmiration of twenty thousand persons who were assembled. Thirty-two knights, with their squires, entered the lists, and went through a regular co urs e of tilting. Several of the sub-officers of the 4th Lancers assisted at this part of the pageant, and contributod much to the eclat with SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid, of the 25th ult., state that the Government had positively an nounced its determination to pay off the two years' interest due on the old indemnity bonds, amounting now to about 6,000,000 of reels. Very advantageous offers had been made to the Minister of Finance, in order to induce him to enter into a private contract, forestalling the lease of the quicksilver mines of Almaden, but he had declared that they should be adjudicated only by public competition. The Five per Cents. were done at 26k for cash. Private letters from St. Sebastian, of the 28th ult., announce that the line ofcustoms would in the course of a fortnight be removed frem Ebro to the Pyrenean frontiers; that General Espartero had notified that determination to he irrevocable to the saommisAioner of Guipuscoa ; and that the reinforceinent lately ordered into the provinces, and the stationing of cruizers along the Canta brian coast, were for the purpose of enforcing that measure. It was deemed probable that this violation of thellleros would be resented by the people, and might accelerate the long pending crisis in the Basque provinces. GERMANY. Prince Metternich arrived at Coblentz on the 28th ult., on his way to Cologne. Colonel Barnett, - the British Consul-General in Egypt, and M. Kremer, the- Consul-General of Russia, sailed on the 11th from Constantinople for Alexandria in the Polyphemus steamer. MONEY and COM . +IERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SEPT. I.—Rather better business has been done in the Cotton Market to day, the sales amounting to 5,000 bales, of which ex porters have, taken 300. American prices remain steady. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, SEPT. I.—The fol lowing comprise the transactions at the close of the Stock Exchange :—Eastern Counties 8, Debentures 8. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. I.—We have had a very quiet Market, little business doing, and no alteration in prices. Her Majesty's packet Linnet has arrived with the mail from Brazil ; the dates are Rio 8, Bahia 18, and Per nambuco 24th July. She has brought throe passengers, and two boxes of diamonds on freight. No political news of importance. The young Emperor was to be crowned a week after the Linnet left. Exchange on England was at 301, and the Six , per Cent. Local Stock 71. Her Majesty's brig Hope has arrived from Mexico ; saileti from Tampico on the 7th July, Vera Cruz 10th, and Havannah 27th. She has brought 15,000 dollars on freight. No news of the least interest. Her Maiesty's packet Tyrian has also arrived with a mail from the West Indies. The dates are from Trinidad 16th, Demerara, 19th, Barbadoes, 21st, and Jamaica 29th July. The Barbadoes papers speak of the favour able change in the weather. The canes are improving, and a general cultivation going on of corn, provisions, &c. &c., the other papers do not contain any news of the least interest. Perfect tranquility prevailed throughout the islands.' The papers from Cornwall, the north side of the island, state that the island is quiet and peaceable, and we are happy to conclude from the general calm which prevails, that dissentious have ceased and both proprietors turd-peasantry are contented. Great effurts are being made in every part of the island to increase the coffee and sugar crops, and as the season promises .to be favourable on the whole, we look forward to the period when we shall be enabled to congratulate our fellow colonists upon the success which has crowned their efforts, and to convince the British public, maugre all that has been said on the subject, that the British sugar and coffee growers are capable of supply ing all their wants at reasonable and moderate rat's without the intervention of the Brazil, Cuba, or any other slave-holding and slave-trading country. Wr: pf A l ira r AND Vtailitt Opinion. " Who runs nun, read." 'mammon'. The wench Journals of Wednesday, like those of Monday and Tuesday, are occupied' with M. Guizoes speech, and the accession of the English Tories to office. We have already given the substance of their remarks so fully, that we may be excused the quotation of articles in which there is nothing new in thought, or remarkable in expression. The corn and olive crops are represented as more than ordinarily productive throughout France. The Spanish Government is reported to have remitted 60,0001. on the 24th ult., to meet the more pressing claims of the London bondholders. At Gratz, on the 19th ult., the statue of the Emperor Francis was inaugurated with great solemnity. The Emperor Ferdinand and the Empress were present. In the procession waked a number of Bishops and Abbots in full canonicals. M. Thiers was received by the King of Prussia on the 19th. He went to Court in the dress of a member of the Academic Francais. The audience lasted less than a quarter of an hour. Next day the ex-Minister quitted Berlin, on his way to Dresden, Prague, and Vienna. pußscac OPXWION. The Morning Post thus extols the excellence of the new Tory Cabinet :—" It would be idle in us to claim fur a Cabinet thus constituted the confidence of the country. There is not one of its Members who is not already well known to the people of England, or who has not by his past conduct in public life earned for him self a high place in their confidence and esteem." As respects Sir James Graham, never was compliment so misplaced as the above. What is there in his past con duct. that can entitle him to public esteem ? The utmost that can be said of him is, that he is a lucky apostate, who, after having been kicked out of his own county with contempt, and rejected with equal contempt at Pembroke, haS at length contrived to wriggle himself into the lucrative post of Home Secretary. And .the Duke of Duckingham, too ! . Is there anything in his conduct to justify the praises of our Contemporary ! He is known to the people at large only us the repre sentative of the Monopolist land-holders ; and his acces sion to office will be regarded as a proof that little or no substantial Reform will . be made in the Corn-laws. As for the Earl of Ripon, though a disciple of Huskisson, he may be supposed to be imbued with some liberal free trade views, yet he is notoriously a timid, vacillating statesman, and is chiefly remarkable for having taken fright at the battle of Navarino ; broken up the Admi nistration of which he was the head, in breathless haste ; and bolted from Downing-street, without even venturing to face Parliament ! And this man is President of the Board of Trade, the very post of all others which, at a period like the present, requires the utmost energy and decision of character The Ckronich speaks of the New Poor-law in the fol lowing terms :—" Whatever opinion may be entertained respecting minor details, the law is working well ; and not a few of those who made use of the unpopularity of the measure, in order to crawl into Parliament, under the shelter of misrepresentation and excitement, will now, doubtless, vote for its continuance ; and should some of their disappointed constituents ask them the reason why, their answer may be given in the words of Cruikshank's long-nosed bribed voter, "Not a word about the ducks 1" One thing is wanting to extract the sting from some of the necessary but apparently hard and harsh enactments of the New Poor-law. Re peal the Corn-laws, or at least modify them : then, when you have taken from the labourer pauper's bread, and given him the free bread of industry, you can hold up your heads. unabashed in the presence of the people, and gentbnien need not bustle to the hustings with " a lie in their right hand !" The Herald observes—" A great portion of the House of Commons is far behind the intelligence of the edu cated portion of the community ; and it would, under an extended suffrage, be an assembly intolerable from its ignorance and resumption. The exposure of this fact lis greatly owing to adjourned debates,' which are gradually becoming a positive nuisance. It is in the power of the Ministerial leader to put an end to this waste of public time,"and . obstruction of national busi ness ; for, being at the head of a majority, he can always, with temperate firmness and decision, defeat the motion for adjournment, and bring the real question before the House to an early decision."—We echo the Herall re mark that a great portion of the House of Commons is far behind- the intelligence of the educated portion of the community. And the reason is obvious. The mo nopolists and country-gentlemen landholders—not usually the most enlightened of beings . —are predominant therein. Even supposing. that these men possessed the average allowance of intelligence, still their interests, advice, and prejudices, would disqualify them for sagacious legisla sion. With respect - to the suggestion to the " Minis terial leader," to put a stop to speechifying, we doubt not. he would gladly avail himself of it, if he could, for Whig and 'Radical Members aro sometimes apt to blust out truths that must be very offensive to Tory ears. The- Times observes, in an article defining some of the More important duties of the new Government —" The most difficult part of the duty of the new Government, in the present anomalous predicament of society in Eng land and Ireland, will be to distinguish, clearly and constantly, between toleration' and liberalism.' The one is an essential principle of the constitution ; the other is absolutely opposed to it. The only real friends of toleration are those who know where to stop." This is a knowledge that the Tories possess in perfec tion. Their self-interests have here uniformly stepped in to the assistance of their, . natural cunning, and taught them " where tp,stop." Indeed, the art of stop ping is the. only ,art which they have practised with un deviating consistency. They have been stopping every Session for the last fifty years and upwards ; and, not content with stopping themselves, have compelled almost every valuable reform to stop also. To be consistent to the last—and we trust they will be so—they should take an early opportunity of putting a full stop to their own Administration, and leave the task of governing to those who know, not simply when to stop, but when to go forward. In another article the Times thus mildly. and be-. nignantly speculates on the future sufferings of O'Con nell :—" When the tellers announced the majority of ninety-one, the knell of O'Connellism was tolled. Now, it is quite right that the indocile spirit which formerly animated that lifeless carcase should pass into purgatory in the usual canonical way. It has a frightful amount of iniquity to get rid of. We hardly know of any fires that can sufficiently purify it. The Parliamentary ordeal, however, which still awaits. iris a pretty hot one. Its libels upon the women -of England will be burnt to tin der. Its calumnies upon the " six hundred scoundrels" will be consumed in « blaze. Its money malversations upon the factory question will demand extra fuel. Its venal boroughinongering must crackle in the flaming furnace. Its rent extortions will be reduced to ashes : and after the bellows and crucible have taken their inevitable effect, Mr. Daniel O'Connell will be delivered to his executors in the form of a calcined mummy." There is an amount of torture proposed to be inflicted on one solitary individual ! Why, the Smithfield fires were nothing to it ! Not only is O'Connell to have his " frightful amount of iniquity" purged away in purga tory ; but previous to this, he is to be " reduced to ashes," " burnt to tinder," and then " delivered to his executors in the form of a calcined mummy !" Our Contemporary has been often convinced of absurd, intem perate declamation, but he has fairly surpassed himself. The Dublin Evening Post,. commenting on the debate on the Address, remarks as follows :—" The very fac tion now virtually in office, grounded their opposition to the Address, on the pretence that the alteration in the Sugar Duties would be injurious to the Free Negro Po pulation of the Colonies—they—the patrons of the Slave Trade—the opposers of the Abolitionists—taking credit for their humanity, forsooth, and high principle. But this is only one amongst the innumerable practical lies of which they have been guilty. Indeed, it is upon the maintenance and the propagation of such lies as these, that their very existence, as a party, depends." The Worcester Chronicle remarks, in an article sug gested by the late debate—" The debate in the Com mons, though it has resulted unfavourably to the mea sures of free trade, by which Ministers had honourably determined to stand or fall, will go far to prove that the Liberal party have right in their favour, though their opponents are mightier than they. Though they were out-numbered on the division, they had an immense pre ponderance of facts and arguments in their favour. The Ayr Observer contains the following remark on oSuirolytoabbesrttail'eedersfrosigegc: n:—g"any explanation Though Si r o Robert regardingca.t i verptlrieolpeesrs ji be gathered t th it ; p s r t e a c t i e s e of measures affairs, it could might deemneexist from the general tenor of his remarks, that the course which he means to pursue will be one of straightforward independence." MONEY—TRADE—COMERCE. The supply of provisions of all kinds from Scotland to London by the steamers has :.been great during the la st three days. The Perth, in addition to upwards of 100 cattle, sheep, and 200 b oxes of salmon, imported of boxes of grouse f rom t h e moors. Sutherland imported 126 fat cattle , 300 boxes besides hogs, sh eep, and lambs, and l'e upwards of 300 bar rels of herrings. Th e Royal Victoria supplied 80 tons of Ponfcess 1 ''salmon, dead meat, an d t h e Rapid, from Berwic k, k 450 barrels of imported 114 boxes of sa l mon, 82 sheep an d lambs,.eat. brothers, fresh herri ngs, and 30 tons o f d e ad meat. The hou se o f L e b can , at Manbuege, has 450,00 0 francs, the assets are stopped p a y ment f or scarcely sufficient to bring 33 per cent. JIGIVECULTUTIA.L. In Edinburgh the alarm for the crops has completely subsided. In Perth the harvest has commenced for all kinds of crop. In Fifeshire, Barley-harvest is general. In Eoxburgslnre and Berwickshire reaping is actively carried on. The rapid p r ogress made in the growth of the hop. hines during the last few days, has nut been equall e d s i nce 1818. Theestimated duty for Kent is 104,000 L ; S ussex , 43,0001.; Worcester, 20,0001.; Farnham, 9,0001.; the Kingdom, 5,000/. : total, 181,000/. The olive crop in the South of France is this year over abundant. T}l FUNDS. The principal business doing in the Stock Exchange this morning, has been in Spanish Securities. The Active Stock has advanced nearly one per cent. since yesterday. It is now quoted at 22+ ; Passive, 51 1 ; Deferred, 101 11*. Consols are B,li for Money, and 90a i for the Account. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. London and Brighton London and South Western 3B& 52i..... to 52 Midland Counties fork and North Midland PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, SEPT. 2. 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half Stock 97} 'Grand Canal 5t0ck......... Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto llebs. 6 per cent... Ditto New 1830... 984 Ditto 4 per cent ... 3i per Cent. Debs. HALF-PAST ONE. Sydney aria New South Wales papers to the 24th April have been received, which state that middling and inferior descriptions of wheat hang heavily on hand. There is a good deal of grain in town wanting pur chasers. The crops, which are now being pulled, do not turn out so prolific as was expected. Flour remains stationary, the price of bread continues 7d. the 21b loaf. Since the early part of the morning the English Stock Market has become flat, and money haS advanced to 6 per cent. Consols are 90k for the Account, 891'I for Money ; Bank Stock, 170 ; India Bonds, 2 prem. ; and Exchequer Bills, 14 16. Spanish Active Stock continues firm at 22-1 ; Passive, 5* ; Deferred, 11* ; Mexican Bonds are 26; Colombian, 21+; Brazilian 67 ; Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cent: , . 52 ; and the Fives 1021. The Share Market is flat, with but little business doing. London and Brighton arc 47 ; South-West ern, 52 ex. div. ; Midland Counties, 76 ex. div. ; Yor and North Midland, 751. TWO O'CLOCK. No alteration to notice. QUARTER TO THREE. BANK OF ENGLAND. The following Notice was issued at the Bank of Eng land to-day : " The Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng land are ready, until further notice, to receive applica tion for loans upon the deposit of -approved Bills of Ex change not having more than six months to run, Exche quer Bills, and East India Bonds, such loans to be re paid on or before the 21st Oct. next, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, and to be for sums of not less than 2,000/. each. " Bank of England, Sept. 2, 1840." Consols, Account, 90* 4 ; Mexican; -'64 -;-• Spanish, 22i 2 4, with every appearance of being considerably higher. • • . . • • LAN I 7 AND POLICE. At the Eton Petty Sessions application was made to the Bench for license to open a large and splendid build ing as the Royal Hotel and Tavern, just erected by Charles 1)oteno, late steward of the Earl of Chesterfield, at an expense of upwards of 12,00 a.., close to the rail• way station at Slough. It was opposed on the ground that the house was not required by the public; and that it would inflict serious injury on .the established inns at StQugh, and cause the congregation of improper charac- EVENING SUN tern on Sunday. Thele - objections were, however, over ruled, and the license granted. At Carlisle last week, John Kirkpatrick and James Johnson were indicted for the wilful. murder of Thomas Jardine ' constable at the Carlisle election. Jardine was acquitted; but Kirkpatrick, found guilty of manslaugh ter, was transported for fifteen years. • At the Liverpool Assizes, held before Mr. Justice Wightman and a Special Jury, an action was tried on the part of the celebrated engineer (Mr. Vignolles) against the Right Hon. Thomas Lefroy, M.P., Director of the Centrall Irish Railway Company, for work done by plaintiff on that line, and his services laid at the amount of 5,0001. Mr. Vignolles' services could only be proved to a certain time ; the verdict was consequently for thf sum of 1,95C1, as compensation for tke period proved. ELECTIONEEIUNG. A Glasgow paper states that on account of some of the trifling formalities. which clog the working of the Reform Act, the whole of the Liberal electors, to the number of seventeen, claiming to be registered for Port Glasgow, have had their claims thrown out by the Sheriff At the Manor Court of Armagh a case was tried, in which the plaintiff, one of the agents of Mr. Fox, the Tory, had, prior to the Armagh election, purchased a pig of the defendant, a voter, for 3C I, giving 2/. as earnest; and the remaining 28/. to be paid after the election. This having terminated without polling, the plaintiff claimed the etrnest, and brought his action for its recovery. Amid roars of laughter the Court dismissed the plain tiff's case, with costs. A meeting of the Westminster Reform Association was yesterday evening held at Stannard's Hotel, Covent Garden. According to the Report it appeared that owing to the exertions used there were above 2,000 new claims fur Reformers this year. A meeting of influential Reformers took place in Par liament-street a few dayi since, to draw up rules and re gulations for the government of a Central Society. A deputation was ordered to wait upon General Johnson, Mr. S. Crawford, Mr. T. S. Duncombe, Dr. Bowring, and Mr. Wallace, to request them to become Vice-Pre sidents of.the Society. SPORTING. • The partridge shooting has opened well at Andover, and in the extensive stubbles about Munxton, Teyfield, Kempton, and Shipton, the birds are more plentiful than for many years past. THEATRZCAL. Mr. and Mrs. Wood have arrived from America, and make their first appearance at Yarmouth on Monday next in Somnambukt. Mr. Charles Keinble is at present in Paris, having lately recovered from a severe illness. courvr-FASEZIONAIILE. Yesterday, at half-past live, her Majesty, Prince Al bert, and the Princess Royal and nurses arrived in their carriages at Claremont, to stay there for a few days. The Privy Council, for receiving the Seals from the retiring Ministers and presenting them to the Members of the new Administration, will, it is expected, be held to-morrow at Claremont. Sir Robert Peel remained in town this morning at his residence in Whitehall-gardens. • Sir Watkin Williams Wynn arrived at Wynnstay on Monday last to make arrangement for the festivities there next week. The Countess of Cardigan has returned from a brief visit to the Continent. IVIISEXMANEOUS. There is now growing at the Bev. John Peel's, Wares ley House, Worcestershire, a species of snake cucumber, of the extraordinary length of seven feet, the growth of seven weeks. To-morrow will be the anniversary of the deaths of - Sir Edward Coke, who died in 1634 ; and of Oliver . Cromwell, who died in 1658. • Yakutsk, in Siberia, is supposed to be the coldest spot on the earth's surface. This is a mistake. The coldest spot—at least in a politician's estimation—is a backseat on the Opposition bench. Mr. Pistruca, has just executed a very beautiful medal of the Duke of Wellington in gold, silver, and bronze. The front bears the likeness of the Duke : the reverse an heroic helmet, &c. The King of Prussia is stated to have a splendid tent of cast-iron frame-work, which cost nearly 40,000 francs, made at Berlin, for the camp of Silena, with a view to giving in it a dinner and other entertainments to his officers. RUMOURS OX' THE DAY. It is stated that owing to serious affliction from his in cessant labours in the cause of science, Dr. Farraday is obliged to withdraw, at least, for a time, from the Royal Institution. CORN AVERAGUL4 . GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,' For the Week ended Aug. :.'B, 1031, m.tde up from the Return* the Inspectors in the di derent Cities and 'fawns in England anti Wales. 'ter Imperial Quarter. Wheat itts. Id. Oats 13aricy 39s. 7d. t Rya AVERAGES OF THE LAST 511 WEEKS. Week ending WHEAT. BARLEY.! OATS. I EVIL ; !BASS. --- July 23 30 Aug. 7... 6 668 3 2 3332 9 11 .1 I! 11 5 7 3 40 9 3 6 4 4 2 4 ft 41 :to 5 34 6 :3 U 1 35 11 41 5 44 5" 14 . IL , r , LI 23 11 36 3 42 1 43 1 4 21 - 3 46 a 21 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE ME wittxx VVhcat 7 ls. 41 I Oat S......... '23s. Pd. Beans.— ........ ild .. Barley, 3sa. 7d. I Rye DUTIES OK roaxtax CORN. Wheat rs. 84. Oats I Barley 9s. 4d. Rye THE MARKETS—THIS DAY. • COLONIAL MARKET. The operations in this market. were to a small extent. Ship pers, as well as the home trade operated with caution, but holders were firm, and former rates were fully supported. The imports were fair from most parts. TEA MARKET. The demand was limited, but holders were firm, .and in prices little variation took place. 2s. 3jd. was the value of Company's Congon e ast,. TALLOW MARKET. The Market was dull, and former rates were barely sup ported. ported. On the spot P. Y. Candle was 495. and 48s . 9d. or delivery in the last three months.. WHIIECHAPEL HAYMARKET.. The supply was middling, the trade on the whole very fail; prices without alteration. Clover, 31. to 61. 6s. ; Meadow Hip 21. to 41. 15s. ; Straw, V. 6s. to 21. 12s. LLO YD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY). LONDON, SEPT. 2.—Wind this day at noon S. to S.E. ,• DEAL, SEPT. I.—Wind E.S.E., moderate.—Arrived the St. Ann's, from Quebec. Arrived from the River , • and sailed, the packet Cape of Good Hope, Commo dore, Newfoundland ; James Lyon, St. John's. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. I.—Wind S. to W.S.W.—Arrived the Cicely, M'Leod, from Sydney, New South Wales, Sailed 25th April, and from Pernambuco 17th July Champion, for Bombay ; Broad Oak, Bahia ; Fortune, Tobasco, with loss of maintopmast ; Ann Moore, Patten, Quebec ; Lady Ann. Newfoundland. Sailed the ~• Herrings, Bathurst; Mary Balmer, Singapore ; Mary , Ann Peters, Africa •, Valiant, Demerara ; Traveller, • Jamaica ; Oswego, New York ; Sovereign, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Lady flora Ilastings, and the Duke, Quebec; Courier, Montreal. Arrived off, the Hopkinson, from Calcutta ; William Gillies, Bombay ; Renard, Monte Video ; Chilian, and Ann Baldwin. The Acteon, Duniam, was to sail from Sydney on the 26th April for Valparaiso, and the Emma 29th April for Liverpool. STUDLAND BAY, SEPT. I.—Arrived the Ann, Ham burg, for Newfoundland. r OFF SALCOMBE, AUG. 31.—The Onyx, Brown, from Ceylon ; Harrison, New York ; Stakesby, Quebec ; Jo hannes, Bremen. FALMOUTH, AUG 31.—Wind N.N.E. to N.N.W., fresh. —Arrived the Linnet packet, from Rio Janiero, sailed July, 8, Bahia, 18, Pernambuco, 31, with 35,000 dollars on freight ; Hope packet, Tampico, sailed July 3, Vera • Cruz, 10, Havannah, 27, with 175,000 dollars on freight; Syrian packet, West Indies, sailed from St. Thomas's, 4th ; Ctesara, Huelin, Monte Video, sailed June 24. Sailed the Dundee, for Rio de la Platt. Arrived off, the Emerald, from New York, for Havre : Arve, Smith, Quebec. • t OFF HASTINGS, SEPT. L—The fedora, from Ant- 'Pr werp, for Madeira. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. I.—Sailed the Oriental (steamer) d for Alexandri a . PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. I.—Wind N. to S.W. — A the Scotia and Windsor, London. for Calcutta. Sailed her Majesty's ship Elect A d PLYMOUTH, SEPT. I.—Win , . :e • Superior, fr the om Swanse a,Al exander , for Sydney, New f He s le c n iL A L l y ' . la .A b rlav,afl,:rs.the Nest South r ls ed , fro t m w Mal t u a. p and s ailed on the soth for Ma la ga. . Sailed the Excel, M e ssina ; Gazelle, Alicant ; Flying Fish, and T t: Bosphorus,)rSEP T. Newfound anr N e w y • the Great W es t ern s t ea mer, o SWANSEA, AUG. 31.—Arrived th e B ravo, L u l ea , f ro m i .3 d H ; E I.—Sa i led Sr a. Quebec, WORKINGTON, AUG. 30.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Wil son. Sailed the Argo, for Aliramichi. DUBLIN, AUG. 30.—Arrived the Hampton, Jewett, St. John's, New Brunswick; Perseverance, Scott, Quebec. • , CCRK, AUG. 30.—Arrived th e Rebecca, Piance, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Agostina, London for Syd ney, New South Wales. SHIELDS.--Sailed Elizabeth, Boston, United States. STOCKTON.—Arrived the Sheraton, Grange, William and Thomas, and Doncaster, from Quebec ; Thomas and Robert, Dalhousie. SUNDERLAND, AUG. 31.—Sailed the Jane Lowden, for Constantinople. HULL, AUG. 31.—Arrived the Stentor, from Quebec. YARMOUTH, AUG. 31.—Arrived Jubilee, Crute, from Quebec ; Napoleon, bound to Marseilles, with damage. TUE WEATHER.—NOON, SEPTEMBER 2• ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELA IDE • STR SFT' Barometer Thermometer... 70 Highest - 73 Lowest ..... 43 Wind S.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. A Ni.w PaocEss FOR PURIFYING THE WATERS SUP plied to the metropolis, as described by its author, Clark, professor of Chemistry in the University of Aber deen, consists mainly in adding quick lime to the Water, which separates the chalk from it, and chalk, in one • sluTe or another, is the principal substance which con taminates the water.. By Mr. Clark's process the water is rendered much softer, and a considerable quantity of soap may be saved. It prevents the water from furring.the vessels in which it is boiled, which, as all housewives know, is a great injury to kettles, boilers, and cocks, $ perpetual source of expense, and is sometimes the cause of boilers bursting. The fur stops up the feeding pipe' and the boiler bursts in consequence. Mr. Clark's pro-. • cess, for which he has a patent, is specious: and if answers, it Will be equally ativantavous to himself an . • the public. w r-- Ti (wall , Coti the Die Cot