The Sun. — London, England, 1841-09-07 00:00:00

MORNING SUN A VISIT TO THE AGA OF PRO- BOSSA. (From the Moniteur.) _ _ From the month of November, 1836, till the end of February, 1837, I was in garrison, with 50 men under my command, at Wonitza, a fort on the Gulf of Pro bossa. The rainy season had for the last month kept us mewed up in our barracks, during which time we were as dull as so many Turks. At length, how eves, the massive gray clouds that had obscured the sky broke up and sailed away towards the north, and the sun spread its dazzling light over the white houses of Probossa, a pretty town situate immediately opposite to Wonitza. A number of fisher men's boats were ploughing the waters of the gulf, skimming rapidly along in the haze, like a flight of sea-mews. Probossa, with it s lofty minarets, the countless masts of the vessels stationed in the port, the many-coloured streamers fluttering in the wind, the dark cypress trees rising like black lances above the gardens stocked with citrons and lemon trees, whose waving stirred masses of golden fruit and rich blossoms—all this formed an enchanting picture which was reflected in the gloomy waters of the lonian Sea. Probossa rose before me like an enchanted palace, which old Poseidon had called up from the bosom of the sea. I could resist the enticement no longer ; I felt as though the barrack walls were crushing me beneath their weight. I sallied out, hurried away to the Mob:), and, beckoning to Geozakys the fisherman, in whose company I had made many an excursion on the gulf, stepped into his bark ; and ere the shadows had begun to shorten beneath the noon-day sun, we had doubled cape Rephali tis Panagias, and stood before Probossa. The revenue officers invited me to take a seat ; • " Katz Effendi," said they—a mixture of Turkish and Greek, but exceedingly polite for revenue officers, especially Turkish ones ; and when I had declared my name and quality, and explained the object of my voyage, they bowed and wished me a pleasant one. In the first place, I went to the English Consul ; the streets were silent and lonely, as is the case in all Moslem towns, where all noise and activity is centered in the bazaar. From time to time I encountered a Turk followed by a slave bearing his tzembucky (chibouk or pipe), and once I passel a lady, who, although muffled up in her veils, turned her head towards the wall with an expression of contempt. An Albanese, who was basking in the sun, and whom I politely requested to point out to me the Con sul's residence, slightly raised his head, winked his eyes, made a sharp noise with his tongue, and quietly resumed his recumbent position—an expres sive piece of pantomime which I perfectly un derstood. In a short time, however, heaven sent me a guide in the shape of a venerable Greek dressed in the Armenian costume. The worthy individual, whose name was Antonio, gave me . all the information I re quired, and moreover insisted on bearing me company, declaring that I should be his guest, and that he would never suffer a fellow-countryman of his king to lodge anywhere but under the roof of a Greek. M. Meges, the Consul, is a German by birth, a man of the most amiable character, and who for the last 17 years had been at the head of the general consulacy of Albania. He had had a pavilion constructed adjoining his own residence for the accommodation of strangers, and he offered me hospitality with the most gracious politeness ; but I could not accept of it without wishing •to offend Antonio, who con ducted me to his own house. He heralded my arrival by the most noisy demonstrations, contrary to the Greek custom, calling out lustily after his wife and four daugh ters, who were all four of the most remarkable beauty. At about four o'clock M. Carlos, Secretary to the Consul, came in order to present me to the .Aga. An tonio accompanied us with five of his friends, that he might do honour to his guest, and enhance his import ance in the eyes of the Moslems. The Aga's house is entirely built of wood, with a magnificent yard attached to it, filled with fig-trees and cypresses ; in the antechamber a great number of slaves lay stretched upon the bare ground ; one of them rose and opened a door leading into a spacious apartment, but utterly unfurnished. A dozen slaves, who were then on duty, were gathered in a group, and intent on a game at cards. Through a second door we were conducted into the great audience chamber, the wall of which were tapestried with red cloth. On the divan were laid out several rich Smyrna car pets, fretted with black and green. Close to the chim ney, embellished with ornaments of gold, we perceived the Agra, in a squatting posture, whose motionless atti tude, carefully arranged beard, and grave unmoved countenance, gave hien all the appearance of a lifeless figure. lle was attired in black silk, and wore the Turkish red cap. By his side, on a carpet, sparkled a pair of Albanese pistols ; a magnificent yatagan inlaid with precious stones was suspended over his head by a red silken string. On his right stood four fine young men, attired in a picturesque costume, embroiderei with gold and silver, and near these were placed several subaltern functionaries. We approached him, respect fully inclining our persons, and placing our right hands on our breasts. After having returned our salu tation, the Aga bade us be seated by his side. We were presented with tzembuckys, and coffee was served us in little China cups and silver saucers placed round a plateau of silver, and covered over with a piece of red velvet, embroidered with gold and silver, and surrounded with a deep golden fringe. We soon entered into conversation. The Aga wade me undergo a close examination ; the Turks are very fond of interrogating Franks on the minutest de tails of European life ; but beneath this apparent desire .of gathering instruction there is a lurking curiosity, savouring considerably of satire. First of all we talked Politics, and from that we went on to the manners and usages of Europe. The Aga was anxious to know, among other things, how matters were conducted on the occasion of grand ceremonies, and whether women were present, and took part in the festivities. On my replying in the affirmative, he tetified great astonishment, and added, with an ex- preseion of pride, that he too, like the Giaours, had only one wife. This, indeed, was true, but the Moslem forgot to mention that, besides his legitimate spouse, he had a harem peopled with a round number of beautiful slaves. When we took our leaves, the Aga was kind enough to offer me the use of a horse, that I might I visit, on the following day, the ruins of Nikopolis, which are about four leagues from Probossa : this offer I ac cepted with gratitude. After taking a stroll in the environs of the town, we repaired to the Consul's, who was waiting dinner for us ; regaledhe us with Ilockheim, and under his hospitable , auspices I found Turkish life very tolerable. Anto nio and I returned home in high glee. I slept on the divan in company with all the family, including four young ladies. But notwithstanding this agreeable companionship, I passed a frightful night : the haun itions, a kind of gnat, whose bite entails con sequences of some danger, together with other insects, whose names are less poetical, kept me in a state of per petual torment. Antonio, who was taking his rest by the side of me, had laid his hand upon my shoulder, doubtless tae better to be aware of my movements. But I frustrated leis precautions, and slipped away to breathe the fresh air on the terrace of his house. The pale moon and a few dim stars were yet visible in the eastern sky, over which a red tinge was already beginning to spread. The town was plunged in profound repose, and a distant splashing sound fell upon the ear caused by the waters of the sea rushing through a narrow inlet , into the gulf. Suddenly the streets resounded with the noise of horses' hoofs upon the pavement below ; it was the slaves, who were bringing me the steed which the Aga had offered me on the preceding evening. I was soon mounted, and in a few minutes we were scouring at full trot through the winding streets, till, passing through the town gates, over the moat and drawbridge, we reached the open country. After a three hours' ride through an olive plantation, we arrived on a height whence we could descry the ruins of Niko polis roiled out at our feet. The reader will no doubt remember that Augustus built this town in memory of the battle of Actium. Beneath the arches of the entrance gate were erected several calibies, in front of which a number of Gipsy families were seated ; they cried out to me " You are an English man," I replied in Albanese that I had n o t t h at h onour upon which they began laughing and said, "You will not own it. All the English do the same, they aro afraid of being detained for ransom." Within a .quarter of a league from this gate stand the remains o f a theatre ; they crown a hill whence there is a v i e w of the gulf, the open sea, and an aqueduct, which stretches across the country for a distance of more than a l l e ague. The theatre has lustily withstood the hand of time, and is of vast extent. I r emar k e d t h e f aca d e o f an edifice, a t the foot of which lay scattered large portions of columns ; its entire length was a b ou t 260 paces. Th e ! ruins of Nikopolis are disseminated over an immense tract, of which it took me a whole hour to make the circuit. When we r eturned at about mid - day, I observed to my thement that every one saluted me as I passed, u w t i t l e e r re asni whereas on preceding day I was allowed to go by with astonishment the eompletest indifference. Of this sudden change I very soon disco vered the cause. For when I had di smou nted and wa s returning home on foot, ail these polite demonstrat ions were immediately dis continued, they had all bee n addressed to the Aga's horse, not to its rider. G eozakys pressed me to hasten any departure, for the wind was growing brisk. So I took leave of all my friends, and consigned myself to the care of my old Paliuurus. The breeze drove us rapidly across the gulf. The sea-mews had not yet returned to their nests, and I could still distinguish the streamers cluttering gaily from the masts of the war sloops sta tioned in the port, as I ascended the steep street which leads to the citadel of Wonitza. MY DOG v. atY WIFE.—A couple having got married, and being about to leave the altar, the bridegroom made a stand and inquired for—for what, reader, do you think ? His wife ! No. What then ? —perhaps some of the party to invite them to dine ? No. He inquired for what was uppermost in his mind — he inquired for what was far dearer to him than wife or friends—he inquired for " his dog !" THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—Some progress hr.s been made with the harv es t i n t hi s neigh bourhood, but very lit t l e i s yet housed, although a few better days would enable it to be so. Rain has not fallen till the last two or three days in any quantity, but there is not such weather as is well fitted for the grain at this season. We are glad to hear many who did com plain more hopeful of the average yield in this neigh bourhood, and we trust that a bountiful Providence will yet grant us such seasonable weather as will enable the fruits of the earth to be matured and got in. The crops now generally look well and promising.—Kendal Mercury. CREDIT.—The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. Sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or at nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six nights longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when he should be at work, he sends for his money the next day. IMPERIAL PARLIL.MENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. Sept. 6. The Duke of Wellington entered the House a few minutes before five o'clock, and took his seat in the place heretofore occupied by Lord Melbourne. He was sup ported on the Treasury Bench by Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Ripon, and the Duke of Buckingham. About the same time Lord Brougham entered the House, and took his seat exactly opposite to his former position, viz., at the head of the bench, close to the chief opposition one, which was soon after occupied by Lord Melbourne, Lord Cottingham (the late Lord Chancellor), the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Duncan non, the Earl of Minto and Lord Campbell. The LORD CHANCELLOR (Lord Lyndhurst) entered the House at twenty minutes past five o'clock, and took his seat on the Woolsack. The Duke of Sutherland entered the House shortly afterwards and caused considerable laughter, his Grace proceeding to the Ministerial side of the House, and not discovering his mistake till he found by whom he was surrounded. Upon his Grace attempting to proceed to the side of the House occupied by his political friends, Lord Wharncliffe caught hold of his hand for the purpose of restraining him, but his Grace, true to his political creed, was not to be led astray. On the motion of Lord WHARNCLIFFE certain correspondence between Lord J. Russell and the Magis trates of Nottingham was ordered to be laid on the table. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL. Lord COTTENHAM moved the committal of the Ad ministration of Justice Bill. The House having resolved itself into Committee, Lord SHAFTESBURY in the Chair, Lord BROUGHAM said their Lordships were aware that he bad some objections to make to the Bill, but he preferred bringing them forward on the bringing up of the Report. Lord CAMPBELL said it was his intention to move an amendment, with respect to the qualification of the ex-Vice-Chancellor, in order to remove doubts that might exist as the clause at present stood with respect to the right of the Crown to appoint to that situation a member of the Irish bar of fifteen years' standing. He trusted that their Lordships would have no objection to that amendment. The Bill then went through Committee, and on the question that the Report be brought up, Lord BROUGHAM said—Perhaps it would be more convenient to take the amendments in the order of the clauses. The 19th clause enabled the Crown to appoint two Vice-Chancellors, and he maintained that, although the arrears was such that it was necessary to give som e addition to the judicial powers, yet the arrears being of a temporary nature, there was no occasien to make the additional power permanent.—(Hear, hear.) By the Bill as it at present stood, one of the new Judges was to be permanent and the other temporary. The 20th clause provided that one of the Vice-Chancellors was to be permanent, and the other to be only during the life of the person originally appointed. Now, he thought there ought to be only one Vice-Chancellor appointed, and that the other should be but temporary. He would not detain the House by repeating the arguments he had urged on a former occasion. What had since passed had rather strengthened his objections, and he referred chiefly to the delay that had taken place with regard to the Bill. It was now fourteen months since the Bill had been brought into the House. It was referred by his Noble and Learned Friend to a Select Committee , _ and had been adopted by the House.—(Hear, hear.) It was then sent down to the other House, and there it fell through. He would not now enter into the reasons of its supposed failure ; but if there had been such an apprehension, and such an anxiety for the relief of suitors, he thought a delay of twelve months ought not to have been suffered. He was so impressed with that fact, that he took an opportunity of bringing another Bill into that House, which could not in any way interfere with the privileges of the other House, but the last Parliament did not think fit to pass that Bill, and the delay which had been consequent on that refusal rather confirmed him in the grounds he had given for his opposition to this addition. He would then satisfy himself with proposing on the 20th clause to substitute the word " and" in place of the word " to, " and the consequential alterations dependant upon that word. Lord COTTENHAM hoped their Lordships would not limit the relief proposed to be given by the Bill to the suitors in Chancery by agreeing to the amendment proposed by his Noble and Learned Friend, who had not said one word respecting the transference of the business now transacting in the Equity side of the Ex chequer, which must of necessity increase the business in the Court of Chancery. Neither had his Noble and Learned Friend in any way alluded to the Com mittee, which reported upon the existing abuses in the Court of Chancery. Before that Committee barristers solicitors, and agents, and, indeed, all persons concerned in the business of that Court, were examined, and the opi nion of all, without exception, was, that one additional Judge would not relieve them from the pressure. The evidence indeed led many to doubt whether two ad ditional Jndges would be sufficient, because it would be fully expected when the business in the Court of Chancery was freed from delay it would naturally increase, for they said it was now the constant practice for the profession to dissuade persons from coming into the Court, unless the cause was of some magnitude in consequence of the extreme delay in obtaining justice. The evidence given before that Committee had led many tc change their opinions. They went in with an opinion that one Judge would be sufficient, and were convinced that two would scarcely answer. An experience of 40 years in the Court of Chancery satisfied him that one additional Judge would not be sufficient. The amendment was then put and negatived without a division. Lord CAMPBELL then moved to insert the words "and Ireland," so as to render Irish barristers of fifteen years' standing also eligible for office under the Bill. The LORI) CHANCELLOR said he thought the amendment unnecessary, as the words " barrister at law" implied either an English or an Irish barrister. Lord CAMPBELL said he had consulted several legal friends on the subject, and as th e y th oug ht w ith himsef, that doubts might arise respecting it, he thought it im portant they should be removed by the Bill.—(Hear.) Lord BROUGHAM said if the words were added in this Bill, he thought similar doubts would be raised with respect to the present Vice-Chancellorship, created by the 53d Geo. 111. The Earl of WICKLOW thought the suggestion of the Noble Lord (Brougham) was very important. —(Hear.) It was evident that it was not intended to exclude any member of the Irish bar from office under the Bill, and therefore it was desirable that this Bill should not have the practical effect of excluding Irish bar risters from the other office. Under these circumstances lie trusted their Lordships would give the Bill such con sideration as would remove the objection stated. Lord CAMPBELL said their Lordships were all of opinion that Irish barristers should be eligible to these offices, and as far as the two new offices were concerned, the words he proposed were clearly sufficient. He was • most anxious that it should be understood that they were also eligible to the office as it then existed, and he would undertake to introduce words on the 3d reading which should certainly effect that object.—(Hear.) The LORD CHANCELLOR suggested that the Noble and Learned Lord would postpone his amendment till the third reading of the Bill. Lord CAMPBELL said that if, as the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack seemed to think, it would be more convenient that the amendment should be in troduced on the third reading of the Bill, he (Lord Campbell) was ready to ac:ede to the Noble and Learned Lord's suggestion ; but, certainly, before the Bill left that House he should ask tiler Lordships whether any doubts ought to exist in a matter of such importance. The Noble and Learned Lord then withdrew his amendment. Lord BROUGHAM read a letter from the Lord Chief Justice, deprecating the principle of compensation under the circumstances referred to. The clause was then struck out. The report was then received, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. A messenger from the House of Commons brought up the Earl of Scarborough's Indemnity Bill. PUNISHMENT OF DEATI-1 BILL. The Earl of WICKLOW begged leave to call the at tention of her Majesty's present Ministers to the fact that Ireland was not included in the Punishment of Death Bill as it had been introduced last Session. He had at the time pointed out the anomaly, and he hoped it would receive the consideration of the new Government. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he would call the attention of his Right Hon. Friend the Secretary for the Home Department to the subject. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Sept. 6. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a Quarter before Four o'Clock. There were about one hundred Members (principally Conservatives) at the sitting of the House. They took their seats on the Ministerial sides. The only Liberal Member who maintained his former place was Mr. Wakley. The Opposition benches were nearly empty, there not being more than a dozen Members, among whom we observed Mr. Hawes, Mr. Roebuck, Dr. Bow ring, Mr. Hunaphery, &c. Lord Ingestrie, Sir George Clerk, and Sir Thomas Fremantle, were on the Treasury bench. Mr. CRESWELL, and Mr. D. DUNDAS took the oaths and their seats. TAXES ON FOOD. Mr. HAWES presented a petition from a Mr. Wil liam Blaxton, of Burnley, stating that if a man and his wife, with two children, consumed food according to a certain scale mentioned in the petition, they would have to pay 14s. 6d. per week for it; whereas, if the taxes on corn and other articles connected with the food of the labouring classes were repealed, he would only have to pay ss. 11d., making a difference of Bs. 7d. per week, in consequence of the present system of tax ation. He therefore prayed the House to abolish all taxes on food. PETITIONS FROM FOREIGNERS. Mr. HUTT said he had a petition to present from a Frenchman largely concerned in the importation of watches. It was in the French language ; but he ap prehended that would be no objection to its presentation. The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member ought to be prepared to present a translation with it.—(Laughter.) There would be no objection to its being presented if it were accompanied with a translation. The petition was then withdrawn. Mr. SHAW brought in the Lagan Navagation Bill, which was read a first time. At a few minutes before five o'clock Lord PALMER STON entered the House and took his seat on the front Opposition benches. ELECTION PETITIONS. The SPEAKER then called on any Hon• Members having election petitions to present to do so• Petitions were accordingly presented complaining of undue returns for the following places ;—County of Cork, bo rough of Sudbury, borough of Athlone, two petitions ; city of Gloucester, town of Southampton, two petitions; borough of Kindale, City of Dublin, town of Nottingham, the Elgin district of burghs, county of Kerry, county of Tipperary, city of Lichfield, borough of Blackburn, borough of Dudley, city of Ro chester, two petitions ; borough of Newport, Isle of Wight; borough of Bewdley, borough of Newry, (from Sir John M. Doyle,) county of Wigton, borough of Wakefield, (from Mr. S. Lascelles) ; county of Flint ; borough of Cardigan, two petitions (one from Mr. Pryse Pryse) ; borough of Reading, and county of Louth. The Petitions were then ordered to lie on the table. The usual order was agreed to, that the Speaker issue his warrant for persons, papers, and records necessary for the trial of election petitions. EARL OF SCARBOROUGH'S INDEMNITY BILL The Earl of Scarborough's Indemnity Bill was brought up from the Lords. Sir T. FREMANTLE then gave notice of his inten tion to move that the Bill should be advanced immedi ately through its different stages. Such a course was not contrary to precedent, as appeared from the case of the Earl of lia,rborough's Bill in 1820. Lord PALMERSTON had no objection to the course proposed. Mr. WAKLET would not oppose the proceeding, but he trusted that, whenever a poor man might violate the law through ignorance, the House would be equally ready to Extend to him its indulgence. The Bill was then read a first time, read a second time, committed, read a third time, and passed. THE SUN, LONDON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1841. NOTICES OF MOTION. Dr, BOWRING said that he understood that the Rt. Hon. Gent. the Member for Taunton, who had recently held the situation of President of the Board of Trade, had been for some time past collecting the tariffs of dif ferent countries, and that a most complete collec tion had been made. A collection of a similar nature had been laid before the Congress of the United States of America, and had been found eminently useful; he should therefore take an early opportunity of moving that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty would be gracionsly pleased to give directions that there be laid before that House copies of the Custom-house tariffs, regulating the imports and exports in the different countries, with the weights, measures, and amounts of duties stated in British weights, mea sures, and monies. He also gave notice, that on an early day he should move for a Committee to inquire into the propriety of removing the prohibitions to the importation of foreign cattle— sheep, lambs, and swine ; and also for a Committee to consider the propriety of facilitating the importation of butter, cheese, hams, and pork ; and with regard to the motion of which he had given notice some time since relative to taxation levied on the land in foreign coun tries, and which he had postponed at the desire of some Hon. Members, he begged to state that it was his in tention to bring it forward to-morrow. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that whenever the House should go into Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Continuation Bill, he should move that the Board of Commissioners be abolished, and that all the powers exercised by them which might be considered requisite to the working of the measure, should be trans ferred to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Honourable Member also gave notice, that as soon as the responsible Ministers of the Crown should have taken their seats in that House. he should move that copies of all the instructions sent out to Mr. Fox since the despatch of Mr. Webster, should be laid before the House. Mr. BODKIN gave notice that he should on an early day bring forward a motion on the subject of the amend ment of the Criminal Law. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. On the Order of the Day for the consideration of the speech of the Lord Commissioners being read. Sir G. CLERK said that in the absence of the responsible Ministers of the Crown he should not think of making any motion on which any difference of opinion would be likely to arise, but it was necessary that the usual motion that a supply be granted to her Majesty should be made, before the public business could be proceeded with. He would, therefore, avail himself of the meeting of the House that day and to morrow, to take steps which would facilitate the progress of business when the responsibie Ministers of the Crown should take their places. He would therefore move that a supply be granted to her Majesty. The motion was then put, and tho Committee of Sup ply ordered for to-morrow. - The Navy Paß!l!_rl7sNpiit,)ln,erdlnVednesday. A petition was presented, complaining of an undue return, from the borough of Penryn and Falmouth. The House then adjourned. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. When the Duke, after leaving the House, ar rived at the portico, his horse was in waiting for him. There was a crowd of highly respectable gentlemen present, and as the Illustrious Duke was adjusting the reins, one of the crowd said, " Let us give him a cheer," and at the word a halfcheer was given, but was checked by the Duke coolly saying, " Stop till I get on !" which excited a burst of laughter. In a little time his Grace slowly mounted, and the cheers rose with hearty vehemence, to the great annoyance of the Duke's horse, who fancied the noise was levelled at himself, and he capered about in grand style while the cheers were repeated. The Duke took all things very quietly, but had some difficulty in managing the horse. As his Grace rode along, the crowd on either side prolonged the cheering, but the Duke made no return. The horse had it all his own way. At length his Grace went off at a brisk trot, and left the gazing wonderment behind. His Grace looked very well, but betrayed evident symptoms of feebleness. He was dressed in his everlasting blue frock coat and white trousers. It was remarked that all the Ministers wore white inexpressibles, while the ex-Ministers were all dressed in " the blues." There was much excitement both inside and outside the walls of Parliament. THE NEW MINISTRY. The Marquis of Londonderry arrived in town by the Birmingham railroad at five yesterday morning. The Noble Marquis, in the course of the day, had a lengthened interview with Sir Robert Peel in Whitehall gardens. Sir George Clerk and Sir Thomas Fremantle (joint Secretaries) transacted 'official business at the Trea sury yesterday. Both Hon. Gentlemen had long inter views with Sir Robert Peel early yesterday morning. The Right Hon. Baronet also gave interviews to the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Wharncliffe, Admiral Sir William Gage, Mr. Planta, the Earl of Beverley, and several of the Cabinet Ministers. Sir Frederick Pollock was sworn in before the Lord Chancellor (Lyndhurst) yesterday as her Majesty's Attorney-General, and Sir William Follett took the oaths as Solicitor-General. Lord \Marnelin transacted business at the Council Office on Saturday and yesterdry morning. We understand that L or d Chi e f Justice Dogherty will, in all probability, be Lord Chancellor of Ireland. A messenger was dispatched from the Home Office on Friday night to Beaumorris, where the Learned Judge is on a visit, requiring his Lordship's attendance in town. LIST ('F NEW PATENTS. AUGUST, 1841. John Thomas Carr, of the town and county of New castle-upon-Tyne, fur improvements in steam-engines— being a communication. Sealed 21st August—six months for inrolment. George Hickes, of Manchester, agent for an improved machine for cleaning or freeing wool and other fibrous materials of burs and other extraneous substances. Sealed 21st August—six months for inrolment. Charles De Bergue, of Broad -street, London, mer chant. for improvements in axletrees and axletree boxes —being a communication. Sealed 21st August—six months for inrolment. Frederick De Moleyns, of Cheltenham, Gloucester, gentleman, for certain improvements in the production or development of electricity, and the application of electricity for the obtainment of illumination and mo tion. Sealed August 21st—six months for inrolment. William Walker Jenkins, of Greet, in the parish of Yardley, in the county of Worcester, manufacturer, for certain improvements in machines for the making of pins, and sticking the same into paper. Sealed 27th Au gust—six months for inrolment. Sir Frederick Pollock was in the House of Commons last evening. The Learned Gentleman wa s on the Strangers' Benches immediately under the Gallery. MIDDLESEX ELECTION REGISTRATION.—. We are happy to hear that a meeting is to take place this day, at one o'clock, at the British Coffee house, Charing-cross, at which Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., is expected to take the Chair, to consider the best means to be adopted to defend the Liberal electors, who have been served with innumerable frivolous objections this year. We trust the Chairman will be well supported, and the Tories taught that it is useless for them to keep up this annual vexatious mode of annoyance to real good qualified claimants. CABINET COUNCIL.--A meeting. of the Ca binet Ministers was held yesterday in Downing -street. The Council was summoned for twelve o'clock, in order that its deliberations might be concluded in time for Lord Aberdeen's levee. All the Ministers were in attend ance punctually at twelve o'clock, and the neighbour hood of Whitehall was, during the whole morning, in an unusual bustle, from the number of official carriages which crowded its thoroughfares. The various Minis ters were at their different posts at an early hour. The •' new brooms" of office being, at present, all activity. THE EARL OF ABERDEEN ' S LEVEE.—The Earl of Aberdeen, the new Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs, held a levee yesterday in Downing-street, for the purpose of receiving the Foreign Ambassadors, as is usual on the accession to office of a new Foreign Mi nister. The hour fixed for the levee was one o clock, at which time most of the representatives of Foreign Powers had arrived, and were shown into the large room at the Foreign-office, where the noble Earl, after coming from the Cabinet, received his illustrious visitors. S 1 T of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—Though the Liberal c,:use has sustained " a heavy blow," it ought not to be felt as " a great cre discourament" to those who are desirous of seeing the standard of Reform eventually triumphant over the temporarily ascendant bannzr of monopoly. There is no doubt that ten years of almost undisturbed posses sion of office by the Whig party had induced a feeling of security on the part of its members that gave a check to that activity which is the condition on which strength is continued to the intellectual as well as the physical attributes of man ; and as an excess of violent action has often led to the exhaustion of the progressive power of Reform, it is certain that in this country too much repose has led, within the last few years, to enfeeblement. But the weakness that has given to the enemy the opportunity of achieving a tem porary triumph needs only to be known and acknow ledged, in order to be shaken off, and what apathy has lost will soon be retrieved by well-directed energy. Those who to the last have led the ranks of the Libe rals, and whose courage has rather risen with, than been damped by, the reverse they have sustained, are still at their posts, and it remains with public opinion to assist them in regaining the ground that has been lost, which is the only reparation that can be made for the apathy that left them without adequate support in the struggle, throu g h ou t which they boldly contested every inch that fell into the hands of the enemy. " A vigilant and virtuous opposition," the Times of this morning declares to be "an important auxiliary to the rectitude of British councils," and of course, therefore, a powerful b arr i er to any wrong de signs that may be entertained by the new Govern ment. The "vigilance" of the Liberal opposition must be such as to allow no official error to elude detection ; its "virtue" must be so stern and inflexible as to suffer no attack on the public welfare to escape the ignominy that ought to attach to it. The Tories have asked for a " fair trial," and in fairness it must not be denied to them. The veriest thief, who has been con victed at the Old Bailey over and over again, will be sure of a fair trial whenever he presents himself to the tribu nal of his country ; and surely what is nut refused to the commonest of culprits, ought to be readily granted to the Conservatives. STANDARD.—In Oldham the cotton trade conti nues dull, with which the diminished demand for muslins may have something to do, and profits upon all sorts of power-loom cloths are low, for reasons which Mr. Fielden has explained, and which we may ex plain shortly by saying that there are ninety-one power-loom mills in Oldham, which, albeit the number ninety-one is entitled to all veneration when it makes a Parliamentary majority, may be rather too many power-loom, mills for a town of no great magnitude—it appears to be at Oldham 14 too many. If men will go on multiplying power-loom mills at such a rate, they must expect profits to diminish. The main consideration is, however, the current of manufactures generally ; and it is plain that the direction of the current is to improvement. In nine out of eleven reports the improvement is acknowledged, though in a reluctant niggard spirit, which proves that the truth would be concealed if it were possible to con ceal it; of the other two places reported nothing worse than the ahsence of improvement is asserted. Things, then, are not so bad. as we were told they would be. Non regredi est progredi ; even if manufactures were stationary, we need not be in despair ; but they are not stationary—they are improving —and we are entitled to claim the improvement as the first fruits of Conservative Government, which, at home as well as abroad, thus early extends its beneficial influence. To what is the improvement owing if not to Conservative government ? It may be said that the favourable change in the weather has given promise of an abundant harvest, and in this way sti mulated the hopes of the manufacturer. We are not dis posed to dispute this satisfactory testimony to the import ance of the home market. We are well aware that the more corn bought at home, and the less bought abroad, the better for manufacturers ; but it would be going too fast to assume, that the prospect, still to some extent uncertain, of a favourable harvest, has already operated in the manufacturing districts. No, it is not the prospect of anything, but the actual possession of a wise and patriotic Government, the guarantee of many good prospects, th.tt imparts the universal confidence, which is the very element of industry in every de partment. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. (FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.) CHRONICLE.—The news from China, brought by the Overland Mail, has produced a farther fall in teas of 2id. per lb. The details received by this conveyance show that the Emperor had received the accounts of the fall of the Bogue Forts in great wrath, and had ordered Keshan, who seems to have been the organ of communi cation, to be cut through the middle ; but there are no grounds for supposing that the tea crops had been de stroyed. On the contrary, it appears, beyond all ques tion, that the judicious diplomacy of Captain Elliot, her Majesty's much abused plenipotentiary, had been attend ed with success in keeping open the trade, and that no 'less than about 20,000,000 lbs. of tea have, in all proba bility, been despatched from Canton. 11,000,000 pounds had actually been despatched before the 18th of May, and it was supposed that nearly as much more would be obtained by the end of that month. Captain Elliot has thus succeeded in one of the great objects of his negotiations, and accom plished a benefit of the most important character to the English merchants and to the British public ; not only so, but he has also been the means of supporting a most important branch of the public revenue, nearly 4,000,000/. sterling, which was placed in imminent peril, and which nothing but great caution and knowledge of the Chinese character could have preserved from destruction. The barbarous order for the death of Keshen proves that Captain Elliot was not mistaken in placing reliance upon the sincerity of that high officer of the empire. The treaty of the 20th of March has been maintained, by which the tea trade has been k e pt o p en , b y accom plishing which Captain Elliot ha s pl ace d t h e B r i t i s h public under a heavy debt of gratitude to him. The humane and generous course of forbea rance h e h as pursued in dealing with the Chinese can no t f a il t o have weight with the natives, and must tend to im press them with respect for the British name , an d a wish to extend commercial intercourse with this country . By the Arab, just arrived from Van 1. ieman's Land, very satisfactory accounts have be en rece i ve d of the extensive property belonging to the Van Dieman's Land Agricultural Company. The improved breeds of sheep and cattle the Company possess have been of the utmost consequence to the settlers, and high prices have been given for such stock as the Company's agents occasion ally dispose of. There has been a great increase of their flocks, and a considerable extent o f acres i s now arable, and competition is going on for l eases o f port i ons of their ' property in farms. The forests of timber on the Com pany's estate are becoming valu a bl e , an d i t i s expected that much and rich mineral property will speedily be evolved. TIMES.—The 4th of the.month falling on Saturday, the discount houses have been more than ordinarily oc cupied, since besides the double amount of business which occurs every Saturday, the great mass of mercan tilet paper became due to-day, and was met, under all ircumstances, with becoming promptitude. The rate of discount is about 4 1 to 5 per c en t. The accounts from Liverpool to-day state that the sus pended firm of Messrs. Anderson, Garrow, and Co., re sumed payments yesterday. A co - rniiarison of the prices of foreign grain with the English market having been requested, the following is subjoined : " The highest quotation of white wheat of th e fi rs t quality at Hamburg is 154 rix dollars the last, which answers to 50s. sd. the quarter. The highest quotation of wheat of the first quality in London is 82s. the quar ter. It appears therefore that wheat is 62i per cent. dearer in London than at Hamburg, and that with the sum of 41. 2s. a man may buy 13 bushels of wheat at Hamburg, whereas with the same sum he can only buy 8 bushels in London. " The highest quotation of Zealand white wheat of the first quality at Amsterdam is 340 florins the last, which is equal to 545. 10d. the quarter ; and the price of white wheat of the first quality in London being 82s. the quarter, it follows that wheat is 49} per cent, dearer in London than at Amsterdam. " The highest quotation of wheat of the first quality at 'Stettin is 79 dollars current the wispel of 24 scheffels, which is equal to 535. 9d. the quarter ; and the highest quotation of wheat in London being 82s. the quarter, it follows that wheat is 52i per cent. dearer in London that at Stettin. " The mean or average of the prices of wheat of the first quality at Hamburgh, Amsterdam, and Stettin, is 53 s . the quarter ; and the price of wheat of the first quality in London being 82s. the quarter, it follows that the price in London is 54,1 per cent. higher than the average price of the three a bove-mentioned places." It is understood in the City that a contract has been entered into in this count r y for the supply of 3 , 000 good cavalry horses t o t h e French Government, part of which will be shipped for Calais in the course of the present week. The price paid is about 361. each. POST.—The English Stocks have presented a very heavy appearance to-day owing to the continued scar city of money, which has , been obtainable at not less than the rate of s i x per cent. The late announcement of failures in the manufacturing districts has contributed greatly to increase tightness of the market, combined with the preparations necessar ily made to meet engage ments coming due on t hi s d ay (the 4th of the month), which has passed off addition to the l a t e commercial embarrassments. A rise of two or t h ree per cent. h as w i t hi n the last Place few days takenextremely well, and without any in the value of. Spanish Activo Stock. The quotation, at one moment, was within a fraction of 2 3, no great price it will be allowed for a five per cent, secu r ity, with six years' interest due upon it ; but, low as was that quotation, it has not been sustai ne d, for the simple, the very intelli gible reason, that, although a conversion of the overdue Coupons h as been greatly talked of, an d may possibly b e carried into effect, the Treasury department at Madrid' is notoriously in confusion, and that, whatever measure may have been determined upon for the r e li e f o f the foreign creditor, there is no confidence in the cont i nuous payment o f d i v i dends even on dividends that h ave accrued. We are glad to see by some letters whi c h h ave recently appeare d i n the papers, that the different classes of Spanish creditors are be ginning to look with a just discrimination to their own peculiar grievance s . Th e Committee, l e d b y M r. Thorn ton, are bound to u ph o ld a legitimate principle, and to exert themselves for each and every portion of them, not losing sight of the laws and decrees appertaining to the respective contracts. It is gratifying to perceive, that two years' dividends, out of the four years accrued, are at last about to be paid to the indemnity bondholders. This approach to something like a fair appreciation of what is due, has given an increased value to the Bonds. which are quoted 55 to 60 per cent, Portuguese Stock is heavy. People are shy of in- vesting their moneys in it, while the schemes and con trivances of the Government at Lisbon are so imper fectly understood, and the promised lists of the can celled Bonds remain unpublished. ADVERTlSER.—Notwithstanding the failures at Liverpool, Manchester, and elsewhere, within the last few days, and we are happy to observe, by-the-by, that Messrs. Anderson, Garrow, and Co., have resumed again, there has certainly been an improvement in business generally since the fine weather set in. A private, but high practical authority in the City, has handed to us a sketch of their views on the present state of matters, drawn up in the quaint but honest style of merchants of the old school, who detest speculations and bubbles, while they advocate free trade on sound principles, and in which they take occasion to remark :—" We have to record a further improvement in the demand for almost all articles necessary for manufacturing pur poses ; yet the accounts from the woollen districts re present the trade as unprofitable, for which, if true, the manufacturers have only themselves to blame, in unne cessarily continuing that ruinous system of competition; in, proof of which, the colonial wool sales now in pro gress, comprising upwards of 20,000 bales, are going off with great animation, at full prices; and not only that, but paid for in cash, and hurried down to the country by railroads, steam-boats, and other quick conveyances, as soon as they can be weighed off and delivered. We see no reason why a general improvement should not take place, as those who depended upon banking ac commodation are nearly all ruined, and the system itself got (almost) a death-blow ; in addition to which there is every appearance of an abundant harvest, more than half already well-secured, and as tte home trade is well known to be ten times greater than the export trade, as far as regards manufactures, we re peat that it is reasonable to expect a progressive improve ment. The accounts from the United States of Ame rica represent a growing distaste for Shares, Scrip, Bonds, and bubbles, and that the people are sobering down to legitimate commerce, consequently trade was beginning to improve all through the Union, the good effects of which will soon be felt by:Our manufacturers." In the whole of this excellent resume there is but one point upon which we feel disposed to throw a lance with our informant, and that is respecting the harvest, which, though possibly an average, will not be abundant. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.) IN THE MATTER OF DUNCAN AND DUNCAN. This day having been appointed for the choice of assignees to the estate of the bankrupts, who were'bro thers, carrying on business as general merchants, in Tokenhouse-yard, a great number of creditors appeared in Court, either personally or by their solicitors. After debts to a large amount had been proved, the choice of assignees was proceeded with, when Messrs. Henry Hemsley, of Tokenhouse-yard ; Thomas Brown, of the firm of Hunt and Brown, warehousemen, Wood street, Cheapside ; and John Bowel, of St. Paul's Churchyard, warehouseman, were chosen. THE WEATHER.—NooN, SEPTEMBER 3. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAToE-STREET Barometer Thermometer... 58 Highest 6l Lowest ... 3B Wind S.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. POLICE INTELLIGENCE MANSION-HOUSE. A young man named Roberts, eras brought before the LORD MAYOR, upon a charge, the details of which caused a good deal of amusement. Mr. Godbold, auctioneer, of Pishopsgate-street, made a long statement against the defendant, which we com press into the following: —The defendant, said Mr. God bold, came to the rooms on Saturday evening, and after making some inquiries about articles he had been look ing at on a former day, which we refused to let him have upon the terms he offered, entered into a very agree able conversation indeed, and, pulling a bottle of wine out of his pocket, asked us to taste it, which we accord ingly did, and very good it seemed, and agreeable he was in his observations. Well, the gentleman looked at some pictures, and said that he had sold a picture he had bought for half-a-crown at our rooms for the sum of 251., and another, which he had bought also for a trifle, for the sum of 15/. ; and I observed that he would find it to his advantage to be a customer. Well, our conversation was extremely agreeable indeed, and we were very pleasant. The gentle man then, however, began to talk of wagering. and of tossing for a bottle of sherry ; and I said, No, I never wagered nor tossed, for whatever sherry I opened I had to pay for. At last, however, for he persevered, I agreed to toss him for half a bottle of sherry, and he won it. Well, we had it glass by glass till it was ended, and then he proposed to play cribbage or whist for 5/. or 101. Oh, dear me, Sir, says I, I never play cards. However, he went on, for he would play ; and at last I agreed to play him a rubber of whist for four pints of bottled ale. The LORD MAYOR—Pray, how many of you were there ? Mr. Godbold—There were two gentlemen be sides the gentleman and myself. Very well, my Lord, it was all very agreeable, and we played and he lost. Well, it was time to give over, for it was getting dark, but he wanted to have lights, and to play double or quits for five pounds, but we resolved to go ; and as the porter had, upon leaving for the night, loAed the shop door, it was necessary to leave the premises by another door ; but the moment Mr. Roberts heard the proposal to go out of the house by any other than the way he en tered, he swore that he would smash everything in the place first. This was dreadful, as the gentleman had taken nothing to make him drunk. Well, it was pro posed by one of the party to leave him on the premises ; but I would not consent to that ; so he who proposed it determined to remove him, and took hold of him for the purpose ; whereupon he seized hold of a piece of valu able furniture, and in an instant did it an injury to the value of 41. Oh, I implored him, and I beseeched him upon the subject ; but he was deaf to my entreaties, and break it he would, after attempting to break my shins. Mr. Humphrey, who app.wed for the defendant, asked whether the defendant was not young enough to be Mr. Godbold's son ? Mr. Godbold (who appeared to be old enough to be the defendant's grandfather)—Why, perhaps that may be the case. Mr. Humphrey—Pray, Sir, do you not think you were wrong in allowing gambling to take place on your premises ? Godbold— No, Sir ; but I think there is a great impropriety indeed in— The LORD MAYOR—In what, Sir ? Mr. Godbold— Why, my Lord, in allowing cards to be introduced at all. —(Laughter.) Mr. Hu►nphrey—Exactly so. I thought I'd get you to admit that. Mr. Godbold—But, my Lord, I was not the only per son to blame. Mr. Humphrey—No ; you and your two friends and this young man were all to blame ; but you and your friends were the greatest aggressors. The LORD MAYOR—It was certainly an odd sort of an occurrence in an auction-room. Pray where did you get the cards ? Mr. Godbold—l sent the porter for them to a public-house in the neighbourhood. The defendant said that he had previously purchased articles at the rooms, and that,upon entering them, he was invited to play cards by. Mr. Godbold, who used every means to induce him, and that at the conclusion, as the party refused to let him depart at the shop-door, he sus pected their intentions, for he knew of no other door at all, and he determined to leave the house as he entered it. One of them then seized him, upon which he took hold of a piece of furniture to prevent his being d ragge d away, and thus the mischief was committed. He ad mitted, at the same time, that he kicked at the person who handled him so roughly. The policeman who took the defendant into custody stated that the young man was not sober at the time. A witness was examined to show that the defendant's conduct was reprehensible, but The LORD MAYOR said there was so much inconsis tency in allowing cards to be played in the roo ms w hi c h ought to be devoted to business of another kind, and the whole transaction was of such a nature that he could not think of interfering for the purpose of procuring remu neration for the loss sustained by the complainant, who must put down the matter as a debt. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, SEPT. 4.—The Bodleian library will be re opened on Thursday next, after a close of seven days, as usual at this season of the year, and on the 29th instant this library will not be open till ten o'clock and shut at three. The following members of this University have been appointed Prebends in the Cathedral Church of Wells:— The Rev. Fitz-Harding Berkeley Portman, Fellow W All Souls College; and The Rev. Noel Thomas Ellison, late Fellow of Balliol College. The President and Fellows of Magdalen College have presented the Rev. T. G. Calhoun, a Fellow of their So ciety, to the vicarage of Beeding, Sussex, to which he was instituted by the Lord Bishop of Chichester, on the Ist instant. The Dean and Chapter of Durham have presented the Rev. R. Clayton to the perpetual curacy of Croxdale, Durham. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—ThiS undertaking is at length brought nearly to completion Advertisements announce that the whole line from Lon don to Brighton is to be opened on Tuesday, the 21st inst. The inhabitants of Brighton, alive to the eminent advantages which must accrue to them from the success ful and rapid accomplishnient of this gigantic enterprise, have determined upon giving a public dinner to the Direc tors on Monday, the 20th instant, in testimony of the opinion universally entertained of the indefatigable zeal arid laborious exertiom by which they have brought the work to so splendid an issue. The Directors will make a preliminary trip throughout the line on the 14th instant, and the intervening week will afford ample time for per fecting all the arrangements consequent an the opening. At Maginville, in the Manche, are an octane= narian couple, who have lived together in harmony, sup porting themselves by their own labour, for 60 years. Their neighbours, who hold them in esteem, prevailed on them, a few clays since, to celebrate the sixtieth anni versary of their marriage, as they had suffered the usual epoch of the half century to pass by unnoticed. On the appointed day the whole village came to escort them to the altar, the bells were rung, guns were fired, &c. The venerable couple went to church, where a suitable ser vice was performed, and at its termination the old woman wished to pay the fees, but the priest refused, and went round among the congregation to make a special collec tion in favour of the. happy pair. REVIEW IN PHcENJX PARK.---On Friday there was a grand field•day in the fifteen acres. All the troops in the garrison, including the Royal Artillery, were present. After receiving the salute, the Lord Lieutenant advanced to the front of the lines, and all the officers present being summoned around him, he ad dressed the gallant assembly. The Countess Fortescue was also present.—Dublin Post. STATE OF TRADE. We are uo'ry to have again to mention the listres, at pr: sent prevailin:;. in this neighbourhood. G of people are seen standing in almost every stre3t in the town out of employment. Some of the factlries are working short time, a?d the poor hand-loom weavers are, almost at starvation point.—Bolton Free Press. The labouring population of Merthyr Tydvil, and those dependent on them, continue to.feel most acutely the effects of the late heavy reduction in the price of labour, and the enormous advance in the price of pro visions.—Cambrian. KIRKCALDY, AUG. 30.—Trade is still very dull. A few hands are out of employment. There is little prospect, in the meantime, of any improvement.—Edin burgh Chronicle. LEEDS-THE UNEMPLOYED OPERATIVES. IfEETING OF DELEGATES.-A meeting, which took its rise from the present depressed circumstances of the working population of the borough, was held in a large room at the Old George Inn, Briggate, on the evening of Tuesday. It was called by circular, and was com posed of delegates from the di&rent factories, mills, and workshops in the town and neighbourhood. About sixty individuals attended. An address was agreed to be issued to the woricrnen of the United Kingdom, calling upon them to adopt measures to ascertain the number of operatives who are Out of employment, in order that the result may be laid before the Legislature of the country. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, SEPT. 6.--:Wind this day at noon N. DEAL, SEPT. s.—Wind S.W. to N.N.W., moderate. — Arrived the Sarah, Johanna, from Amsterdam, for Ba tavia; Daniel, Dyer, Brazils ; Traveller, Queen, Stately, and Mary Ann, Quebec ; Horatio, Meg Merrilies, and Orbit, Westward ; Niagara, Champion, Calcutta ; Tele • graph, Bremen, for New York ; Fairy Queen, Ceylon ; Jean Baptista, Buenos Ayres. Arrived from the River Henricttzt. for South Seas ; James, Cape of Good Hope ; Grange, Montreal ; Samuel Boddington, Port Phillip ; Margaret, Berbice ; Savannah, Sierra Leone. Sailed the Malvina and Newton, fur Gibraltar. Pat back the Sultan, for Port Phillip. Mem., 7 20 p.m.—The outward bound arc preparing to sail. _ - - LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 4.—Wind N., fresh ; sth N., light. —Arrived the 'William Pitt, Parry, from Rio Janeiro, sailed 9th July ; Dale, Burton, and Princess Royal, Quebec ; Priam, Mowbray, Montreal ; Tomlinson, Con stantinople. Sailed the Isabella, for Singaporei Rapid, Demerara ; Caledonia steamer, Halifax ; IngleborOugh, Calcutta ; Charles, Rio Janeiro ; Thos. - Mellor, Pernam buco ; Lauristan, Trinidad ; John Taylor and Georgians, New Orleans ; Berbice, Berbice • Richmond, New York ; William Goddard, Boston ; Lady Basset, Phillipville ; Albion, Newfoundland ; .Messenger, Labrador ; Souter Johnny, Quebec ; Harkaway, Corhi ; Gh•ncairii, Odessa ; Tom Roberts, Leghorn. The Willington, bound to Miramichi, has put back with loss of bowsprit, &c., hav ing been struck by a sea. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT.4.—Arrived the Braganza steamer from Gibraltar ; sailed Montrose steamer, ditto. RAMSGATE, SEPT. 4.—Arrived the Anna Lucia, from RotterdaM, for Livc•rpool, with cargo shifted ; Jacoba Maria, do., cargo shifted; Active, Shields, for Marseilles, leaky, and with loss of bulwarks, having been struck by a sea. COWES, SEPT. s.—Arrived the Finland, Mearns, from New Orleans. OFF SALCOMBE, SEPT. 3.—Arrived the Liddell, from Quebec. PENZANCE, SEPT. 4.—Sailed the Jasper, for ;Malaga, JERSEY, SEPT. I.—Sailed the Falcon, and Maria, for Gibraltar. ST. IvEs, SEPT. 4.—The Thames, of Newport, has been towed in here with loss of boom and gaff masts sprung, and leaky. BRISTOL, SEPT. s.—Arrived the Ireland, Baldwin, from Quebec. SWANSEA, SEPT. 4.—Arrived the Elizabeth Beynow, Lours, from Cuba. LLANMADOCK, SEPT. 4.—The Bridget, from Llanelly to London, grounded on the Bury this morning, and is much strained. CLYDE, SEPT. 3.—Arrived the Czar, Roger Stewart, Curlew and Clutha, from Quebec ; Arethusa, Trinidad. WARRENPOINT, SEPT. 3.—Sailed the Brothers, Da niels, for St. John's, New Brunswick. CeRK, SEPT. 2.—Arrived the William Finch, Parker, from Halifax. WATERFORD, SEPT. 3.—Sailed the Novo Feliz, for St. Michael's. SHIELDS, SEPT. 4.—The Brothers, Warner, in pro ceeding to sea this morning, got on the Herd Sand, and has become a total' wreck. Crew and part of stores saved. BRIDLINGTON, SEPT. 4. —Arrived the Sophie, from the Orkneys, with sails split, and leaky ; Hibble, Shields for Rouen, with loss of maintopmast, &c. It has blown a heavy gale from N. to N.E. yesterday and the night previous. The Success, from Shields to London, brought up, having lost both topmast, sails, &c. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 4—Wind W., strong.-5. N.W. to N.—Arrived the Charles, from New Orleans; Adolph, Fischer, Rio Janeiro ; True Briton, London for Madrid. Arrived off, Lord Collingwood, Shields for Syra. ADERDOVERY, SEPT. 4.—The Neptune, from Quebec to this port, is on shore at the entrance of the harbour, and in a dangerous situation. YARmouTir, Aun. s.—Yesterday afternoon and last night it blew very heavily from S.W. to N. and N.W. The Robert and Ann, of Sunderland, and the Surprise, of Jersey, bound to Cadiz, got into contact yesterday ; the former became leaky and had her bows stove ; the latter afterwards got on the Cross Sands, and during the night went to pieces —crew saved. The Mary Ann Marvell, Cook, for Chatham, and the Minerva, of Montrose, have been in contact, the later received some damage. The Baron Holberghas lost anchor and chains. The Violet, Gray, has lost au anchor and chain off Hais borough. LOWESTOFFE, SEPT. s.—The Lester, Stephenson, ran on board the Stanford Light this morning. Both vessels have received damage. ROMNEY, SEPT. 3.—Off port,. the Harmony, from Que bec ; Veitch, for Gibraltar. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. s.—Arrived the Braganza, steamer, from Gibraltar, left 20th ult., Cadiz 27th, LiS bon 30th, Oporto 31st, and Vigo Ist. VESSELS SPOKEN WITIL—The Louisa, from Stock holm, 2d ult., lat. 6 N., lon. 32 W., by the Hopkinson, arrived at Li ver p oo l. Robertson, of Sunderland, 17th ult., lat. 47, Jon. 38. by the William Hinch, arrived at Cork. Cesari, St. Lucia for London, 30th, lat. 47, lon. 14, by the Charles, arrived at Portsmouth. Emerald, Fleetwood to Quebec, 28th, lat. 18, lon. 45, by the Dart mouth, arrived at Dartmouth. Phalanx, London to Van Dieman's Land, April 12, lat. 44 S., lon. 127 E., by the Slamis Castle, arrived at Calcutta. Sarah. London to Port Philip, and Cambrian, of Hull, July 21, lat.lo N., lon. 23 W., by the Ceres, arrived off Portland. W. Hine, Bordeaux to Mauritius, 17th, lon. 10 N. ; Robert, Lon don to Rio Janeiro, 18th, lat. 10, lon. 23, by the Imaum, of Muscat, arrived in the river. NOTICE TO MARINERS. NEW LIGHTS NEAR TO GOTHENBURG. Royal Swedish and Norwegian General Consulate, 17, Great St. Helen's, Sept. 4, 1841. SlR—Referring to my letter of the 21st of November, 1840, I have now the honour to inform von that an ordi nance has been issued front the Royal Navy Board at Stockholm, bearing date the 10th of August, of which the following is a translation : " The light on the coast of Winga,' at the entrance to Gothenburg, as also the auxiliary lights on the Bus karet and Botto, situate in the Channel up to the said town, will be exhibited, for the first time, cm the Ist of November next, and the lights on Winga will be con tinued the whole year similarly with all the other lights on the coast within the kingdom ; but the lights on the Buskaret and Botto will only be exhibited from the 15th of August to the 15th of April ensuing. " I have the honour to remain, Sir, your most obe dient servant, (Signed) " CHARLES TOTTIE. " To Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's." THE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY. CORN EXCHANGE. Last week's arrivals of English Grain were fair, and con siderable of Foreign Wheat. There was a moderate fresh supply of New Wheat, chiefly in tender condition, and of other Corn the supplies were small. New Wheat sold at 2s. decline, and Bonded at 3s. to 4s. per quarter from last Monday's prices, with a rather primer trade than on Friday. Barley unvaried. Beans and Peas dull at former prices. Oats found a rather better sale at hardly so good prices as last Monday. Flour very dull at last quotations. 6.ItRIVALS GRAIN IN LC Wheat. II Irish English Foreign 78,647 10 .NOON DU RIN 4; LAST WEEK. 4rlef. Oat 4. F10u ,442 qrs. 7,646 qrs. 7 2il saucy - 16,g01 ' 1,295 S I , I P nnall,new)., 400.411. - (old) . -s. - Tick (new) 35 375. uperfine -(old) ...,5. -5 -----Foreignfr e - Harrow (new) "0 'it Oats, F A- - ...... -.645. 70s. I Brank Os i , s• eed -s• -8. gYf ............ e ...... .6s 714. - New . Barley. ................ ....388 40s. - Poland ........_. ‘..,._.. . ,17 ............. 265 32, , .--.......- New . Fine 14 ............... 568. 60s, V i r a l i n t T ig g ............ 2tss 325. - Potatoev v..: 27:. Malt ......................... 2s. 35'. ----- lw ".°s ew "• . 6's 638 Irish ........ lt,s 19-.235. Pease, Grey, N ew •........ - ' ' - .... • ck) 60 . 656 -- Scotch ............ .... _ _ . 'ills 38s. Flour Town o,er 61 --- Maple New 40,: 4:is -- seconds. .............. tiONtSa. - White .341. 3 , 4 . .....--- North Country.•..so, 5.51. --.- Boilers ..3"/•,. 40s. ]Swan ............................ Bs. gl. TEA MARKET. The prices of Tea continue very unsettled, and the market dull. Sales were made in Company's Congou at Is. 104 d. per lb. cash. Free Trade sort quite nominal. The stock of Tea in the kingdom is now smaller than for many years past, which, with the large and inerea,ing deliveries, will (notwithstanding t were f was ull ;moderate realised. the accounts from China) , n o doubt, much influence prices. SMITHFIELD MARKET. The supply of Cattle with a brisk trade , The supply of Sh ee p and Lambs was middling, with a g ood and last at ma w r e k e e k t, s h pricesi s morning demand tar both ; the best Downs sold freely at 5,, per sto ne . The supply of Calves was . r&her short, with a brisk trade, and ss. Bd. was readily obtained for the hest qualities. Of Pi s the supply was pretty plentiful, with a geed demand for every description. Beasts, 2,795 ; Sheep and Lambs, 25,600. Calves, 163 ; Pi g s, 517. Beef. 4s. to ss. i Mutton, 4 s. to S i . ; Veal, 4s. to ss. Bd. ; Pork, 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. , • L amb, 4s. 10d. to ss. 4d. TALLOW MARKET. 7,061 1,115 Wheat,lted (old PRICES ON B ) ........ .545. 12s --... White (old) ...... 104. itis. ItedlB4t) ...... . 524. 558. ARD OF ' Beans, S ------ Fine ------ Suprfine 6:26. 646. — Whit(lB4l) 56 6 . 6:38. - Fine 64 The transactions in the market were upon a very li m i ted s cale, but prices did not give way. Fine Yellow Candle at 49 g . 3d. ea the spot, and 495. for delivery in the last three months. HOP MARKET, The market was dull, and prices on the decline, the ac counts being highly favourable for.the plant. The duty is esti mated at 190,0001. New Hops were sold at 91. to 91.2 x. 6d. PROVISION MARKET. The price of Irish Butter exhibited a downward tendency, and the demand is verylimited. The few sales made have been confined to the fine quantities at about 90s. to 955. per cwt. ; Fire ign Butter dull of sale, and nrices have slightly given wag' Fine Dutch can be bought at 935. per cwt. ; Bacon in veil limited request, and prices rather lower. Prime Waterford 628 per cwt. landed. Lard sou g ht a ft er , an d b roug ht full pr i ce'' PRICE OF BREAD. • lt,e h•ghcs' • rit e of rtrekid in the Marordia is 100 for the 41►. Loaf. Gocd Bread may be had at 9d. PRLES OF SEEDS, - • Per Cwt. Scw ErgYsh Red Clover...sos 80s 1 Old I it, Div() --s —3 ...Si New Foreign Ditto —s 56s SOs 01 i Ditto Ditto —s —s —s New White Clover 4Rs Fss 72s Old Di to Ditto —s —s —s New 'Freon... s 265 46s Old Lino —s 24s 455,' Tr. fol !um —s 485 70s English Carraway —s 46s 50s Foreign Ditto —s 44s 50s' Coriander —s —.s —s Per Quarter 'St. Foin s.— - -4 fßye Grass ... —.s 25s Vs Pacey Grass —s - -.3 '''. ' Linseed, for feeding --s sOs 51s Ditto, for sowing .._s SOs 63 ' (Ditto, for crushing ....—; 43s 5- 11 Hemp ..—s LFls 511 Canary .-812. 9 5 1351 Per Bushel. White Mustard ....ios Od to 15s o '. Brown Ditto 14s Oil to 17s 0 Tares 6B Cd to 114 PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. 0 Town Tallow £2 51 6 Melting Stuff XI 17 0 Yellow Russia White it 0 0 Graves .......... . . ............ 0 1 3 I :, Soap Ditto 0 0 0 Good D regs 0 5 u PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of Sibs. Price of 'fallow (as stated by the Tallow !delta's)... •,s, led PAICE JF OIL. Rape Oil. brown, per ton ....X6O 10 Ditto, refined Linseed Oil :32 0 Lins.:ed Oil Cake at the Mill (per 1000) l3 10 • Rik e t ake, per toli 7 7 COAL MARKET. ' 't Ships arrived since last market day, 23. 9; i Holywell Ma' n lB 0 Walls End Stewart's .24 is Original Windsor's Pontop 1 i 6 Tennant's Hartlepo o l l9' „ South Hartley Walls E d bewie e and Co. 18 3 Walls End Adelaide l9 ' Walls End Hi1da.............. 14 6 Walls End Barret t -IS 6 Walls End Killingworth ... 17 9 Halls 17 9 End Seymour T ees W. E. Braddyll' s li etton ... 20 0 Bl yt h e l2 6 Walls End Hetton '2O 0 C owpen : l6 Walls End Lambton 2O 0 Hartley ll ° Walls End Pembert on IS ti I Walls End Elgin l6 6 Per Quarter i i Carlisle Eiexham Morpeth Penrith Sheffield Winchest r Per Bushel. Carmarthen Cowbridge Swansea COUNT Wheat. s. to s. 76 74 80 66 81 68 '73 70 78 s. d. s. d. 4lt 7 8 79 80 76 84 j 6 92 0 80 93 6 18 6 P O 9 0 0 22 0 80 90 0 196 90 90 WAKEFIELD C Wneat, Red, Norfolk and Suffolk 'RY CORN MAR Barley. 3. to B. 35 33 3t 33 23 33 c. d. s. d. 00 40 ' 00 4C 4 0 44, Per 8011. Barnardcastl 15 Durham 16 Richmond l9 Stockton -- 1-5 -- Lin. and Cam. --- Yorkshire White Foreign, fted White Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk Oats. s. to S. 24 16 24 21 k 7 - 2t 27 20 26 s. d. 11.6. 00 23 00 Sill 26 3 0 64 76; 59 6 9 6 0 10 01 60 70i :ORN 61A , .....8. .9. ...i. ETS. Beans. s. to s. 46 S 6 40 03 45 40 42 s. d. a. d 56 00 50 43 56 60, 9• 1 , 6 00 106 9 0 11 0 90 116 RhEf. 6g.. to 653. Pease. a. to IL 46 '''' 3 - 3 4° AS 35 31 s. t.' A 0 t 6 00 655. to 565. to 66i. 65, to 71s. has. to 67d. Wis. to 68:. 30i. to Ms. 9 tf JP$ 9 0 1 0 9 0 I° 8 0 PO • finer fine tiO' fine 711 , fine 70 • rifle 70 , tine :4, ----- Lincolnshire .----- Yorkshire Wold -- Foreign Beans, New --- Old Oats, Potato .--1 to 265. fine 30 , . —.-. Poland —s. —s. to 2.ds. fine 30s - vrie3land and SrnaP. •....•.....•.. 00000 '....5. ...4. to :20s. tine 435. -b, eating Mulling Malt Rapeseed .... NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE. Red. White Wheat, Northurolserland CB,. 7ls 72s. 74..1 Norfolk and Suffolk 721. 76, 74s. 78s. ---.- Berwick and Scotch ti2s. 70s —l. :fi . I Foreign 7os. 745. ...... 72,. 76'. 1 Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk 4os 44s --s. —b. I Foreign 29s. 36$ —s. —s. . g Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk... —s. —s —s. —s. , -,--- Grinding and Feeding 3ls. 3S 5 ...,.. s', Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk SRS 62. Beans, Small 33 s. 40 s - Lick ....>+, 44s -- —s.ll. . - --- a s s .... 1 1 .. Pease, White 4os 4`2s. —.. —s. —F.. ;. ---- Gray 9ats, Northumberland, Potatoe 2 11. 'Ns —s. —s. 1 ; - Feed :Ai :26 , —s..-:. / Foreign - * ." . , 7. : Flour (per sack) slls. 57s 'lberdeen Berwick Coldstream Cupar (Fife) Dunbar Elgin Inverness Kelso Kirkaldy Perth Thu SCOI CH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. eirA Second Third Beans. Oats. 0 1 ,a* . -- --- '---- °6oto 70 27 to 28 21 to 25 —to 33 t ~/ 45 s'i 22 25 18 20 30 33 ) . ;5 .., '' 47 50 `2. 24 17 19 28 30 f;6 .' 48 65 26 31 IS 22 22 26 59 65 25 thi 21 24 37 38 57 58 60 26 27 22 25 18 59 1 48 60 23 28 21 2t 32 33 43 5. - i 24 27 !7 20 30 n 54 66 29 35 20 - 25 45 18 i 43 60 67 311 40 25 35 41 44 1...... , ize of the measure varies throughout the country. HADDINGION CORN MARKET. Wheat. 14 Arley. Oats. Se ns Peas e ' 82s 03 33s 63 23.5 04 44s Od , 42s' 78s 3d 35s 03 25i 09 I 42i Od ' .0s Od 30; 03 20s 04 403 Od i --5 04 verage 31. 16i. 113 4.l2ths. DALKEITH CORN MARKET. Wheat t oar.ev 1 Oats. Pease. ; acl i Bits , 0 3+s 0t ; 2 6, 01 41s 0:1 ; 444 ~., i',3, (Id :i4s 3d , - .3s 4ii Vs (Id , 4.2; " . 70s 01 27s 0.1 It- , 8J —; 62 . 335. Y" GLASGOW CORN I‘l,r ItKET. Wheat„ per 240th. s. ii. s. (I. oatfi, per 2641 h. British, old 36 650 40 0 Ir , .ki ...--- new Canada, free — 0 0 Beans, per 20611 i. . ,A 0 Irish Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish English iB 0 30 6 Pease, Scottish ..... :22 6 , c OC Scottish 25 0 27 0 Oatmeal,per I :91h.... 17 6.. 00 Irish - ..... 44 0 "- eirst Second Third (1 tO;Z 7 i 0 :00 THAMES EMBANKMENT.—On Monday we e - lc , Mr. Walker, the engineer, accompanied by Captain D a „`; lock, R.N., and the Harbour Master, and other Office r of the Navigation Committee, surveyed the banks. of t'd river above V a u x h a ll B r id ge , an d l a id d own a lia,._`e, embankment for the improvement of the navigation. Tuesday Mr. Walker was attended by Mr. Cubitt, t he builder, and by Mr. Simpson, the en g i neer o f the CJ' a., - sea Water-works, when a plan was agreed to be recur n i mended, embracing a spacious pr emena d e i n th e front of the extreme range of squares and crescents now in tk e , progress of erection by Mr.,Cubitt. The line is intend ed to follow the course of the river, so as to fall into i l l Mall at Chelsea, and will constitute one of the great° of the modern improvements of the metropolis. The S 3 ' . vigation Committee, while they protect the river &Wl', encroachments, are determined to prevent the wallo upon the banks from being enclosed. The private int ° ,; rests of a wharfinger and others, who have appropriat e. to themselves the exclusive use of the banks of the rive t in the more popular parts of the metropolis, interpose ,° g reat impediment, and effectually shut out th e pubk e from the advantages of an open and healthful promenade' such as is enjoyed by the inhabitants of every other OP pital in Europe. A GOOD STORY.—One day, a sturdy peasan t ' in the environs of E vreux , was at wor k i n t h e lick° amidst storm and rain, and went home in the evening' thoroughly tired, and drenched to the skin. He O s met at the house-door by his loving wife, who had bell at home all day.. " My dear," said she, " it has bell raining so hard that I could not fetch water, a nd 5° have not been able to make you any soup. As you 3re a wet through, I shall be obliged to you to fetch Me ;; couple of buckets of water ; you will not get any w ettee. s The argument was striking ; so the man took the bucke t and fetched some water from the well, which was at considerable distance. On reaching the house, he full ° his wife comfortably seated by the fire ; there, lifting bucket after the other, he poured both over his kind 1333 considerate partner. " Now, wife," said he, " you ur e e quite as wet as I am, so you may as well fetch w ater f° ; yourself ; you can't get any wetter."—E x c ur sions '- Normandy. DENT'S LECTURES ON WATCII t; AND OTHER TIME-KEEPERS.—An Illustrated Abstrac from TWO LECTURES on the Construction and Managr mcnt of Chronometers, Watches, and Clocks, delivered by P r : DENT, in May, 1841, before the Members of the United S er ." vice Institution has been arranged for the information of gene!", readers. The Abstract contains a statement of the relai! v r merits of English and foreign workmanship, and an explloa t , l° : of the different Escapements, with instructions for the clo'F b "; regulation, and management of all kinds of Tim€-keepers. 1 .„ 8 Pamphlet is published, by the Auth at No. 82, Strand, P riv One Shilling, but gratis to customers on application. SILVER TEA and COFFEE SERVIC- 65 Drawings of the newest patterns will b e f orwar d e d , post free' . ~„ any part of the country, in answer to a paid l e t ter , wit h f u ll pa., culars of size, weight, and price ; or Purchasers will find Sher Roams. extensive assortment of the Silve r S erv i ces in ti n! She r Roams. Either Tea-pot, Sugar Basin, Cream Ewer or Cott e pot, may be had separately. T. COX SAVORY, Silversmith, &c., 47, Cornhill ( Seven doors from Graeechur cb' street), London. TO FAMILIES FURNISHING.-INIME.W. SAVING. —RIPPON and BURTON'S new CP. r • l tlt ' LOGUE, to be had gratis (post free), co n t a i ns th e p r ice", to engravings, of every IRONMONGERY article sa..o. 6 "arY „f Prices as e%, t the furnishing of a house of any size, 25 par oeot• under a ' d . table spoons and forks, 12s. Pe. other old established house They subjoin. a , few ample ;—Nickle silver (so like silver as only to be told from ' I . s poons, 55 ; cruet frames, V 5 ' n ; dessert ditto, 13s. ; carve-s, pe r pair, 54 ' ; t a d nd itt a o s , l; durable)tea sp table knives, to balance' dozen; candlesticksz the se: n i; m s r dt aedistamp, dozen Pazfromdessert 10s ; warranted ivory b r onzed fenders , from 9 s; fire irons, from 4s; any article o° . changed tha t is not a pp roved of. No. 12 Wells-street, Oxford-st ree t. Establi s hed 182 0 . _ BIRTHS, On the let inst., at Brompton, Mrs. W. Paskin, of s son' On the Ist inst., at More C r it e hbill , Dorset, the lady of t he Rev. G. Sloane Stanley, of a son. of On the 3d inst ' at Philad e lphi a H ouse, Sheffield, the lad'', Captain H. Boys, Quern's Drago on G uar d s, of a son, st ill-Won t On the 4th inst., a t H anover-squar e, the lady Mary fl" d ' ° a daughter. On the 2d inst., at St M . Ge ß o ß rg i e' R s, D fianover-square, Ed ward Rush, Esq., of Chelsea, to Miss Henrietta Hicklin. On the 28th ult., at St. Pancras Church, the Rev: Denis" min Samuel Hollis, of Gibson-square, Islington , t o. i‘r jln i v e, daughter of G eorge D up ' ex , Esq., of Hamil-place, road. On the 2d inst., at St. Giles's, Camberwell, William C an n / nabee, of C am b erwell - green , to Elizabeth Sabina B ull 's' the Old Kent-roar. On th e 2d inst., at St. George's, Bl o om s bury, John O' Sul' t livan, E sq ., surgeon, Mount Pleasant, to Elizabeth, Y"nge.9 daughter o f th e l a t e J. Burge, Esq., of Great Ormond-street ond On the 2d i ns t., at Ha)es, the Rev. J. N. Gould , ., se at be. son of J. Gould, Esq., of Amberd 11. use, Somerset, to 1% of vine Emma, secon d d aug ht er o f Li eutenant- C o l one l Gran t ' Hayes Palk, Middlesex. ua re, On tho 4th inst., at St. George's Church, Hanover-gi ro f William, only snn of the Rev. Richard Vayasour, Bet t :l a te Stow, Gloucestershire, to Caroline, second daughter of t' r. of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Maghull Mervin VaTa g°6 o of the P r Spaldinwon and Melbourne, York, Bart., and sister sent Baronet. DIED. Cape of Go od Hope, On the 26th of June, at Riesbock, Maria Ireson, wife of Mr. H. Clarence. neorge On the 27th ult., in Arli ng t on - s t ree t , t h e Hon. gth Berkeley Molyneux, Lieutenant-Colonel commanding th e Hussars, aged 42. Vi• On the 30th ult., at Edward's.terra ce , Pententrille, La' Whitehead. Whitehead. On the Ist inst., at Torquay, Devon, Mr. A. Maitland , el d est son of Mr. T. 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