The Sun. — London, England, 1828-07-29 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUDLIC JOURNALS. The Session of Parliament closed rcslerday. The Speech by which that Session vas formally pat an cud to may be regar(letl, in its connexion with our foreign interests, as a continuance of the policy, or of the system rather, which had been successfolly followed in the course of namely, that of compelling the peolbt I;ng tarai to fill up, by their o.rn. 'conjectures, the hirAtst void which the Kings Government could possibly create Far 1-110 n, in such intelligence as might have }wren furnished from official au thority o:f every thing which it most concerned us as an i..nlependent nation to know. Alth o u g h the Affairs, both of the East and West of En -3.11e, are discussed in his Majesty's Speech, it is 'not practicable, for us at l e a s t, t o discover in what relation this country stunts, or is on th e point of standing, with the Piers which arc di rectly and by name referral to in that document. The country is indeed assured, that the efforts of the parties to tb Convention of July, 1821, for efkcong the nbjects of that important treaty, have continued unabated, and that their original intentions main unehanpd. These, -however, arc words 'Which call for further explanation. If 'die efforts of the Allied Powers for the relief of Greece have been unabated for a twelvemonth past, how happens it that a Turkish army is still in military possession of the Morea ? If military operations have been concerted, and are now, as report says, about to be executed, for dislodging the Turks from the Greek territory, it seems to in; that more light ought to have been thrown upon the part which is assigned to England in this project. If France, for example, is d e _ stilled to demonstrate the " unabated anxiety" of the British Ministers for the accomplishment of Grecian liberty, by sending a large army to occupy Greece, it might, we think, without im propriety, have been announced to its whether s!acli a phenomenon was to be exhibited with Tlie entire concurrence of his Majesty the King of England, or in spite of him ; and how the preponderance thus inevitably accruing to the French power in the Mediterranean is to be g uarded against, or compensated to Great Bri tain. So it is affirmed in the Speech that the Emperor of Russia has found himself " under the necessity of declaring war against the Ottoman Porte," on distinct grounds from any councAted with the Treaty for Greek independ ence ; but that his Majesty has " consented" to naive his belligerent rights in the Medit erranean , nod to recall certain hostile instructions which he had issued to his Admiral in that sea. It is liowever no where hinted whether his Majesty the Emperor Nicholas has consented to waive his right of occupying Constantinople, and thus effecting a total destruction of the Turkish em pire on this side the Dardanelles, a calamity which his Grace the Prime Minister has so lemnly deprecated from his place in Parliament, as subversive of the balance of power in Europe, and therefore, by implication, as one which Great Britain could not tamely behold. The neutrality of three or four Russian ships in the Mediterranean was thought worthy to he dwelt upon—and in a manner boasted of—as some thing on which the people of England might congratulate the Ministers who had obtained it, and themselves who were to be flattered by it ; but the possible, nay, most probable event, of the conquest of Constantinople, and extinction of Turkey, was too trifling a prospect for the Royal Speech to notice, it being moreover the declared hinge on which, in the contemplation of his Majesty's Prime Minister, the fate of Europe must inevitably turn. We are, therefore, left pretty much in the dark as to the sentiments of the King's Ministers upon that posture of affairs which is manifestly on the eve of being esta. 'dished, when Russia will be mistress of Con stantinople, France of Athens, and England, in her new livery of a satellite kingdom, left to stand behind the chair of either, a laughing-stock to both. With respect to Portugal, though little is disclosed which was not already notorious, we do riot mean to deny that something—and that of a consolatory nature—may be inferred from the language of the King's Ministers. It is plain from the first paragraph which relates to Portugal, that in the eyes of the British Go vernment, Pedro had not, at the period of Miguel's usurpation, completely abdicated the Portuguese Crown—Don Pedro was still considered as wearing the diadem on his own brow. He had not completed the transfer (not to 'Miguel, but even) to his (laugh ter. In the next passage his Majesty re lies upon the wisdom of the august Sovereign, the head of the I-louse of Braganza, to take the course which shall be best calculated to maintain the interests and honour of that illustrious family, and to secure the peace and happiness of the dominions over which it reigns."—On this declaration of the King of England, and on the tone of it as well us the substance, it is hardly too much to build a hope, that if Don Pedro requires that degree of active service and protection which it would be undoubtedly suit able to the interests as well as honour of the British nation to bestow upon him, he will not, in his exigency, have to reproach any English Minister With indifference—not even Lord -Aberdeen, who has been taught to identify the tools of Miguel with the friends of Britain. In speaking of our domestic affairs, the speech re verts to the Corn Bill, as a measure which had combined " adequate" protection for domestic industry, with ." due" precaution against th e consequences of a deficient harvest. We fear that in practice these terms will prove themselves not to have been felicitously chosen—that the protection to monopoly will be found more than " adequate,"—and the provision aga i nst f am i ne less than " dn e." It is remarkable, that the re peal of the Test Act—that measure by which both its friends and enemies will agree to distin guish exclusively the session just e . xpiral---,h as not receiv e d th e s li g ht es t notice front Iii!; Ma jesty's Mi n i sters; as if an y ac cession • tohberty, civil or re li g i ous, was a su bj ect pr oscribed by those in whose names Kings' speeches arc wont to be delivered._Times. We lay before our readers the report of a Committee of the Common Council of London, with relation to the execution of the duties of the office of Secondary: Here it is admitted , that great abuses have taken place—that inure , money has been exacted from unfortunate indi- ' viduals than ought to have been exacted ; but, as happened in the case of the negotiations of the police officers with the thieves, the Magis trates knew nothing of the matter, so he re t h e Secondaries were equally ignorant of the prac; tices in their offices. " In the course of our en quiry (say the Committee) we have discovered that a clerk, who has been employed in the Se condaries' Office for forty years past, and to , whom has been reposed with unlimited confi dence the duty of inquiring after the responsi bility of persons proposed as bail, has been in the practice of receiving much larger sums in respect of bail bonds than according to the scale above The affairs of Portugal continue to engross a large . share of public interest, and the anony mous mode of defending misconduct, or imbe cility, by palliatives and inuendos, appears only to have excited one feeling. The public seem ready to make every allowance for the spiritual bondage in which Portugal has been so long kept, and are fully aware of the extent to which the Usurper and his partisans have dexterously availed themselves of that lever ; but they cannot reconcile to themselves the idea that, in a ques tio❑ of right to the succession to the throne, the odds were so great as it is now attempted to represent them. There is a sound portion in the population of Portugal which would have shown itself, as it did in Oporto, Coimbra, Aveiro, Figueiras, Beja, Algarve, Almeida, and so many other places, as-soon as it had an oppor tunity, and as soon as the nature of the struggle was properly understood. The certainty of having the countenance and support of the rightful heir to the throne, coupled with the approbation of all Europe, not even excepting Spain, would have been more encouraging than all the benedictions of the cowled myrmidons, on whose aid and co-operation the Usurper seems mainly to have relied for success. Yet all this could not be obtained without a stand being made, and that stand must have been preceded by a battle. Why was not that battle fought, when evidently all the elements required for one existed- ? is a question at this moment in the mouths of every one. Not more than 1,500 men, we believe, at first left Oporto to march towards Coimbra. At Albergarria Velha, nine leagues from Oporto, they learnt the revolution in Coimbra, a sur rounding district, and received the printed pro clamations relating to that encouraging event.— On arriving at Coimbra they found the 2d Chas seurs already there, having come on from Tho mar, 13 leagues further on a nearer road from Lisbon. \\ien at Condeixa, on the 24th, on tolerably correct calculation, the Constitutional army mustered as follows :- 6th Regiment of the Line 10th 750 3d 4CO 9tk 2OO 2d Chassenrs 260 3d .160 6th 260 7th 3OO 6th 330 Regulars 4,670 Besides these regulars there were the militias of Molnar, Coimbra, and Figueiras, at least 1,000 more ; so that, independent of sick, outposts, detachments, &c. the Constitutionalists, on the 24th of June, and after the affair at Condeixa, could still present a front equal to 4,000 regu lars. At the Vougalso men in killed, wounded, and taken, and 600 militia returned home. In the whole line of retreat, however, from Coim bra to the Douro, only SO men deserted. Ar rived at Villa Nova, where the position was ad vantageous, a battle was fully expected, and announced ; yet those who were to have com manded the action were no longer to be found. Then it was that the army determined to cross the bridge—they entered Oporto 4,000 strong, as a spirited eye-witness declared, not men, but lions ! They there found the 18th regi ment,served in Monte 4 oostrontr , , ide 2 o o , o veterans, who - hadl besides volunteers. Them were 600 regulars 1 O s a o tv O alo prt n o ga o , two leagues on the other side of the city, with 90 cavalry and 350 militia. Out of all these materials,: even after great a ll owances for de sertion, which did not commence till the 2d, a General of courage might still hir,,y-easassneomtblteictlat a at the b e found etalsiialty force of 6 , 000 men, and. why General to moment , actuated these troo p s is under stood from their su bse q uent devotion ; but even in Oporto, and while their fate was still uncer tain, did not this very same army send a depu tation on board the Belfast, composed of three officers in their own confidence, namely, Ser. raiva, Torres, and Xavier, requesting- a leader to command them ? and were not those same three officers retained on board, or persua.,led not to re-land ? Did not the troops, when it was proposed to them to enter Galicia, say, to a man, " No, we will fight ; we prefer death to . ignominy ?" A n d wou ld no t such a body of 10th 3OO 12th 330 11th Cavalry 2BO 3 squadrons of 6th, Ist, and 9th SO 10th l2O Artillery, six pieces, & men BO refry-e( to, and has appropriated such over- I men, well commanded, in case of an emergency, charge to his own private use, as has been have gained the fortress of Almeida ? Nay, distinctly proved, and since admitted by such had the Usurper a force that could have rit"li ' clerk, whom we summoned before u s on the stood_ them.-11etv tinzes. subject ; and in consequence of t!.', , ' discovery I The King's Speech on the prorrigation of Par of the a!yavP. mal:ptai*Aice. Mr. Crowther, 'Lament, yesterday afternoon, like all its predeces tbe .1-aaa.liVig :Secondarr, has altogether dis- . gives no inf orma ti on w i t h w hi c h th e p u bli c Onarged him froin his employ ; that the Sr- sors,Nvere not previ ous l y acqua i n t e d. Th e on l y t hi ng ,cendaries have never sanctioned the receipt of in it of import ance i s th e announcemen t th at t h e larger sums than .ac c o r din g t o suc h sca l e , we Emperor of Russia has consented to waive th e :have been assured by Mr. Crowth er ; an d i n one exercise in the Mediterranean sea of any rights instance it has been proved, by the testimony of . appertaining, to his Imperial Majesty in the cha; a most respectable member of the profession ) ratter of a Belligerent Power, and to recall th e N that upon a sum of ..ss. being offer e d t o Mr. separate ord ers w hi c h h a d b een g i ven to t h e Collingridgt paraonally, for a bail-bo n d on a Commander of his Naval Forces in that sea, debt 0f2,1001. he declined to receive the same ' directing hostile operations against the Otto man stating that it was too much, and 3/. 3 s . only Porte. This, as far as ' it observations with it goes, is certainly im was ultimately accepted by him." The degree of acuteness a man displays in discol'erhig those portant. Hi s M a j es ty re truths he has an intcreal in discovering, and gird to P or t uga l are very cau ti ous ly wor d e d . those he hits an interest in not discovering, is He relies u p on t h e w i s d om o f' t h e augus t Sove ettencratly very different. The confidential clerk, reign at th e h ea d o f t h e H ouse o f B raganza to take the course which shall be best calculated to who for forty years had been in an office, and in liaain th e i n t eres t s an d h onour o f th a t illus the practice of receiving much larger sums than t iajl iioits family, and to secure the peace and happi he was entitled to receive, succeeded, it seem , , tress over which it reigns. And in another part in mystifying the unsusp ec ti n g S ec ondaries. But Majesty h ave b een di sappo i nte d, an d mea v„e are told that the just expectations of his though they did no t k now w h a t h e ex t or t e d f ro m I the public ) they knew what he received from them. ' 'The Committee say nothing on this point; though sures have b een a d o p te d in P or t uga l, i n dis it makes a ll th e difference in the world, whether regard of th e earnest a d v i ce an d repeate d this confidential clerk was or was not paid remonstrances of his Majesty. From thi s suitably by hip em pl o y ers , if we would esti- it would app ear t h at our G overnment h ave mate correctly the probabilities for or against the determined n o t t o i nter f ere w i t h t h e ques connivance of the Secondaries at the extortions. lion, but to l eave i t to D on P e d ro to sett l e i n If a man is seen to appear in a certain manner, an y w ay his Imperial Majesty may think proper. and to live at a certaix rate, with no other vi- the remarks with res p ect to t h e war b etween ' sable means of emolument than what he derives Turkey and Russi a ar e conce i ve d w i t h d ue re from a certain employment, and if the emoln- Bard to prudence ; and, und er a ll th e circum ment does not correspond to the expellee of stances of the case, we do not se e h ow th ey cou ld livin be changed for the better. W e are a f ra id, how g, the inference to ba drawn by men of the ever, his Majesty's friendly efforts to restore world would be, that there was an understand peace will only be laugh e d a t. Th e Sp eec h mg that more than the fair emolument was oh- does not contain a single word rel a tiv e t o I re l an d. tamed from some quarter or other. If th e man This is a complete answer to all th e f ear f u l an was underpaid, it was the interest o f th e Secon daries not to inquire too narrowly into the mat- nouncements which have been put forth by cer ter, because, if he wore n o t a ll owe d t o ay him- tam would-be Ministerial Journ a ls as t o th e dis p self at the expcn ce o f th e pu bli c , h e must be turbed state of that country. Day after clay we have been told that the Government were about paid at theirs. We regret that the Committee to adopt the most energetic measures to put did not, like men of the world, ascertain those down the Irish agitators—that Ireland was, in particulars, whi c h w ere o f i m po r t ance t o th e fact, on the eve of insurrection—and that a de cans pay their Custom-housejudging correctly on this poi n t. Th e Aineri sign existed for exterminating the whole Protes waiters officers and tide tant population of' tke country ; yet here we have well, knowing that it requires very little casuistry to persuade a man who is not paid the King's Speech, and not one word i n a llu s i o n fairly to pay himself unfairly. There is in this to these fearful doings. We have all along " ventured" to ridicule as unfounded these dire country but too strong a disposition to esc a pe ful -- ronos contemporaries, ad from the responsibility of what is p o sitiv e ly the p docugment stication in qu of estio our n, by its silence on th n e wrong, by the subterfuge of personal ignorance subject, completely justifies our remarks. - - of it, though such ignorance implies an opaque- Morning Herald. ness of intellect seldom found where men have not im interest in shutting their eyes.—Morn ing Chronicle. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVER I'ool, JULY 26.-The business done in British Plantation Sugar this week is rather limited, and prices barely supported : the total quantity sold is 700 hhds. Nothing dune in Bengal Sugars. A small parcel of fine white clavannah has been sold at 465. per cwt. About 300 punchy. Demerara Molasses have been dieposed of at 245. 3d. to 245. 9d. per cwt. off the quay. We have nu alteration to notice in our Coffee market ; the few trans actions that have taken place are scarcely worthy of notice. Cocoa, Pimento, and Ginger remain likewise without any alteration. Rums of good quality for the home trade meet a steady sale ; upwards of 200 punchy. have been sold, principally Jamaica 30 per cent. 0. P. at ts. 3d. to 4s. tid. per gallon. Our Cotton Market has continued steady till*, week, without alteration in the prices. The sales amount to 12,820 bags, consisting of 6d. to '7d. 74d. 7-0. chiefly at fild. 4580 Bowed, at -- - for middling 3 . 4242 28 210 to fully fair. 1510 Orleans, at 6 id. to 83-al., (10 ato4.) chiefly at Gil. to lid. 2270 Mol4de and Alabama, at Sid. to 64d. (10 at led. ) 270 Sea Island, at 13id. to 18d. 40 Stained ditto, at bid, to lOid. 770 Pernambuco, at Bhl. to 84d. 1820 Maranharn, at 7td. to Bd. 5-10 Bahia, at 724. to Bd. 670 Egyptian, at 71d. to 91. 90 Demerara, at 7:W. to 71d. 20 West India, at 611. 240 Surat, at 41. to 41d. About 800 bags Bowed have been taken fur export, at from bid. to 71. in bond. The arrivals are 16,556 bags. 1600 Sea Island are declared for auction on the Ist August. The Tobacco market remains in a dull state, and we have had no sales worthy of notice since our last. No thing worth reporting has been done this week in Caro lina or East India Rice. The Corn market has been on the whole without any material change during the week, but has been occasionally influenced by the unsettled state of the weather causing the holders to ask higher prices, which in some instances have been obtained. Canada Wheat, of the new importations, which prove to be of good quality, sells readily at Ss. 10s. to 9s. 21. per 70165. ; awl up wards of 600 brla. Canada Sweet. Flour have also been sold at 325. to 335. 3d. per bd. duty paid. American Sweet Flour for export is scarce, and sells freely at our quoted prices. Nothing has been done in Quercitron Bark. For Turpentine there has been a better demand, but without any improvement in prices : 3150 brls. have been sold at 10s. 9d. per cwt. for good quality. Of Tar the sales are 2000 brls. Stockholm at 13s. and a small lot of Carolina at 1 is. 3d. per brl. The demand for Ashes continues dull, and a further reduction has been submitted to in order to effect sales. The business done consists of 300 brls. Mon• treal Pot at 2Ss. fid. to 295. 3d. for new, and 265. to 275. for old ; 120 Inds.. Pearl at 265. to 2Ss., with 200 brls. New York Pearl Ashes at 275. per cwt. Dyewoods generally have been less inquired for since our last; the principal sales are 100 tons Campeachy Log-. wood, at 7/. 10s. ; 40 tons Spanish Fustic, at 6/. ss. to 6/. 10s. ; 80 tons Tampico, at 71. 15s. to 8/. ; and a smalllet of Camwood, at 12/. per ton. About 400 tons Cuba Fustic have arrived this week.---A few small purchases of Indigo have been made since our last, at steady prices. Of Cochineal no sales are reported ; a small parcel of black is announced. for public sale on the 30th inst. Some 'small lots of good Safflower have been sold at Si. 105. to 91., and holders are looking for a further advance. Shumac is steady in price, but rather dull of sale. Madders and Madder Roots remain without alteration. A parcel of 40 tons Morca Valonia has been sold at 14/. per ton. We have to notice an improved demand for Olive Oil, mid an advance on the lower descriptions of 1/. to 21. per tun. Gallipoli has also advanced about 10s. per tun. The sales of the week are about 200 tuns Gallipoli, at 32/. to 33/. ; 40 tuns Spanish, at 291. 103. to SU.; 40 tuna Sicily, at 29/. 10s. to 30/. ; and 20 tuns Trieste, at 30/. 10s. to 311. per tun. No sales are reported in Brimstone.. The business dome in Saltpetre is 420 bags, at 22a. 6d. to 235. 6d. per cwt. Palm Oil sells slowly, in small lots, at 241. to 241. 10s. per tun. About 200 casks St. Peteraburgh Yellow Candle Tallow have been taken at 395. to 40s. per cwt. Hides remain dull of sale. The business done this week is SOO New York salted Cow and Ox, at 4id. ; 500 Riga salted, at 74d. ; 500 dry Kips, at 9d., and a few small lots of Brazil'Hides at former rates. a. It is reported that a certain Dean has refused to allow the Monument of a Noble Poet to be placed with in the walls of the Sanctuary under his controul. By the Laura, arrived at Guernsey, from Rio de Janeiro, letters have been received to the 25th of May. By this conveyance, a letter of the 24th, from the Agent of LLOYD'S, conveys the distressing account of the murder of the crew of the Cumberland, Capt. CAIRNS, which vessel sailed from Van Dieman's land, in May, 1827, and was hitherto supposed had foundered. Capt. C. was \veil known and respected, and had, independent of his crew, several pas sengers win) have doubtless shared the same dreadful fate. Surely some steps should be taken to put an end to such enormities. Capt. C. has left three orphan children, kis wife having died in his absence. On the 7th inst., in lat. 2. S., long 22. W., the British barque Clorinda, Capt. CARER, from London to Batavia, was plundered by a pirate under Carthaginian colours. It appears that the Cumberland, Capt. CAIRN , / a vessel which sailed from Van Dieman's Land in May last, was taken by this pirate and the crew murdered. It is reported that two Portuguese vessels have been taken by this same pirate, both of whose crews wer e murdered. Mr. W'. HOLMES, M.P., for SLIGO TOWN. (FROM TILE SPIIYNX.) Sonic men there tilt, who :7 nand. by slow and painful labour; some, by mere enthusiasm and buoyancy of spirit ; some, by force of talent; others, by force of stupidity ; and a fifth class, by force of independence ; but there are many who rise in life by having good fortune, as it were, in a manner thrust upon them. Of these, Mr. W. Holmes is one; and it is very likely, if he were asked how he got on in the world, he would say, " Good fortune lay in his way and he found it." Mr. Holmes is a native of the Emerald Isle; and rumour saith, that he was born to no other inheritance than great modesty and a most mellifluous brogue. It was, therefore, necessary that something should he done " to drive the wolf from the door;" and Mr. Holmes•early be came an Ensign in a marching regiment, and one fine morning in the month of May, left his native town of Sligo, " the world being all before him, where to choose his place of rest." There are, however, unfortunately —or, perhaps, fortunately, and so it turned out in the case of Mr. Holmes— such things as regimental orders; and the young here who adorns this tale, and points its moral too, was soon shipped, with his regiment, for the West Indies. Here the young Sligenian remained till the fire of his Irish blood was somewhat dried up, and till, like Roderigo, he had " put money in his purse." Mr. Holmes had bethought himself of re turning to England, and the rather as, from his usefulness and tact, he had bees+ offered the civil si tuation of agent for Jamaica; the which, with his usual discretion, he at once accepted. Arrived in England, Mr. Holmes found himself incumbered with commissions, one of which led him to a dis tant part of the country. This journey, though re motely, was the cause of his success in life. The details may appear somewhat romantic and impro bable, but I have been assured that they are not the less true ; and it should be remembered, that " Le vrai n'est pas toujours vraisemblabe." Having taken his place in one of those useful machines called mail coaches, Mr. Holmes set out on his mission, crest high with hope, and fixed in a desire to serve him self; and, if need were, his country. The thought, however—the daring thought—of getting into Par liament, did not vet present itself to Mr. Holmes's imagination, and he was destined, like another of his countrymen—Daniel O'Connell—to be this day . plain Mr. Holmes, and the next morning 'an M.P. with all its honours. In passing through a borough near the end of his journey, Mr. Holmes found' the streets all bustle, and the faces of the worthy towns men big wit-h' preparation. The writ for electing - a burgess had already arrived ; the only candidate who had presented himself was very unpopular, and this fact Mr. Holmes was not long in discover ing. Now, of all the talents in this nether world, the talent of decision is perhaps the.most useful.— The unpurposed man, perhaps, is at a stand-still for life ; and while he is balancing on which side the egg shall be broken, another, anti a Wiser one, is swallowing the meat. Some there are who allow their " native hue of resolution" to be sicklied over by circumstances ; and others who leave - " enter prises of great faith and moment" unperfecte=., be cause they seem encompassed by difficulties which would vanish before perseverance. Among the number of these, however, Mr. Holmes cannot be accounted one. With all the quickness of thought, he determined, at once, to offer himself as a candi date for the representation of the town. The par ties to whom he tendered his services desiring an opposition, took the new candidate at his word, and led him forth to the rich burghers, and substantial dealers and chapmen, their associates—Mr. Holmes having first, however, transferred his baggage and credentials to the best inn in the town. Whether it was the manner of the man•— • his air—his port—or his promises, that took fast hold of the natives, I profess to be without the reach and means of my inquiry; but certain it is, that they became ena moured of Mr. Holmes, and he in turn enfeoffed himself unto them, to be for ever grateful, to do them all manner of precious services, and to procure them rich gifts and fat places, if in his power. The day of battle came, and Mr. Holmes was victorious : to the utter and most complete discomfiture of his opponent. What a change was here ! The young Sligoniar!, who but a few years before left his native town unincumbered with gold, was now a full-blown M.P., anti ready, like his countryman at the fair, to do all manner of kindnesses, first for himself, and then for all the world. • Mr. Holmes returned to the metropolis with " heart elate ;" nor was he long in taking his seat. At this period the late Lord Cas tlereagh was leader of the House of Commons, and possessed unbounded sway over the inmates of St. Stephen's Chapel. Perhaps there never was a man so lax in principle, and so really devoid of all heart, as Lord Castlereagh, more formed to attach and at tract numerous followers. To much cordiality and apparent warmth and sincerity, he added a grace of mariner, and a nobleness of deportment, which cap tivated at first sight. For his political friends, too, he was ardent and warm, anti for the cause which he espoused, he, on more than one occasion, evinced his readiness to risk his life. Gifted with much personal beauty, though - deprived of the higher attributes of mind, he nevertheless possessed strong common sense, deep knowledge of mankind, and sufficient of the reasoning power to distort and mistify any cause to which interest, duty, or corrup tion, led him to be opposed. True it was, he dic tated to Parliament in the language of Mrs. Mala prop, but it was a dialect which the Honourable Members well understood, for they gave his Lord ship the rankest majorities. Since the days of Cas tlereagh, as a tactitian, the House of Commons has not had his equal. His readiness, his thorough• pacedness, his brazen effrontery, and open contempt of all save what served his purpose, were unequalled by any other man—they were only surpassed by the more than calculating coolness of his own temper. Mr. Canning, with all his genius and, eloquence, was, in these affairs, but a child to Lord-Castle reagh. He could not stoop to these meannesses; his proud and lofty temper held no communion with, nor coald it be controlled by, such reptile souls ; and he fell a victim to too amity and nervous I ensibility. As to Mr. Peel, his elaborate and artigeial polite ness approaches to insult, and he is wholly void of influence with the Collective Wisdom, and at heart is even despised by them. With such a man as Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Holmes was the likeliest person in the world soon to fall in. In the first place, they were countrymen ; and, secondly, Mr. Holmes had a saving reverence for authority and power, and a very lively and acute sense of gratitude for anticipated favours at no distant day. His Lordship, too, was not insensible to any kind of merit, and was soon aware that Mr. Holmes might do the " State some service" in an humble way. Accordingly, the Member for Sligo was intrusted with the Minister's Portfeuille, and he soon display a s d hntl i olm c det e er r n;r n al hl Troop no n e: t d g o hiNe)tellf‘ie cheapening s h rbuee o leda s re v ps: , ge; hr h hoyi e emb n mee ,. a ad goti s aoi t e ) h t d nr. e iec a n eo n ,B - f l ' i ' e at p ti r ith t i e d i et , t h u s inti d h t s r e oe a lt y ‘ i ib. l i : sa y where he w as to b e f oun d : or if a country squire f were intractable, Mr. Holmes could devise the best system of mollifying him. He knew those who had influence with the Hon. Member, or hinted that a place given to his needy nephew, or younger brother, might turn the scale. The whipper-in could some times also out-general Lord Duncannon, and pair-off in the evening against a sick Whig or Tory who had died early in the morning-. At Election Committees he was great in striking off, arid unrivalled in nam ing a Nominee. He could make or unmake a House as occasion served; and smuggle in a Bill, or add a rider, with amazing dexterity. His votes were as mandates, and his beck had about it all the power of the magician's wand. These are the noble arts by which Mr. Holmes has risen to fame, and to the at tainment of the patent place of Treasurer of the Ordnance, which he nosy enjoys. Though the sub ject of this sketch could get others on their legs, and force them, as he often forced Lord Wallace, when a Member of th e Lower House, to speak against time, yet he never ventured to open his own mouth ; and his maiden speech, though an old Par liamentarian, is yet to be made. Truly, therefore, may it be said of Mr. _Holmes, " II a on grand talon pour le silence." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. SUNDAY, JULY 27.—High water 10 min. past eleven.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Mary, from Dantzic ; Briton, Burnett, from Cape Breton, in 23 days ; Jamieson, from Quebec; Nemeses, Strickland, from St. Petersburgh ; Tranky, , from Smyrna; Hanger, Robinson, from Archangel ; Caroline, Maria. Schillow, from Stralsund ; Favourite, ---, from Tobermory ; Lively, Coward, from Stornoway; St. Peter, —, from St. Petersburgh ; Eliola, Synnersburg, from Wyborg ; Hope, Hamner, from Memel; Success, Zimmerman, from ditto ; Mary and Eliza, Davis, from Pernau ; Mentor, Demstrey, from Streetin ; Caroline, Maria, Schillow, from Stralsund; Ben Nicholson, Logan, from Riga; Lady Maxwell, from Fort William. _ _ _ Holyherol, •luly 2(i. Last night wind N. E. to S. E., light breeze.-10 a.m. East, and hazy. 30 a.m.—Brig passed, outward bound ; had a blue burgee at the main. _ _ . At same time a brig passed, outward hound, with a ball at the starboard fore-top-gallant yurd arm, andgan English ensign at the peak. 3 40 p. in. lightbreeze, E.N.E. Signal station-3 50 p. m.—Brig off, inward bound, with yellow sides. Telegraph-office, July 26: Brig off Vole Naut, inward•bonnd, 471, the Harriet, from Africa. EXECUTION OF MARTIN CAFFREY. MARYBOROUGIL JULY 24.—1 have seen it some where asserted that the first sensation a man expe riences, on being condemned to the gallows, is a feeling of suffocation ; and I am inclined to believe ti at such was the case with this wretched culprit. No sooner was his sentence pronounced than he tore off his cravat, and threw open the collar of his shirt as if gasping for breath. Me then turned round to the spectators, and " left his death," according to the Irish phrase, upon the Fitzpatricks, relatives of the deceased, who had been very active in collect ing evidence against him. He also inveighed in violent terms against his parish priest, the Rev. Mr. Fanning, whose te s timony formed a very important link in the chain of evidence. He vowed that, living or dead, he would be revenged of him and his other prosectitors. A buzz of approbation ran through the Court when his doom was pronounced, and the multitude out of doors expressed their sa vage joy with loud yells and acclamations. The unfortunate wretch was afraid to leave the dock for some time, lest he should be torn to pieces. He continued during the night in a state of violent agi tation, but towards morning grew more composed, and reconciled to his fate. He was visited by Mr. Fanning, to whom he made the proper submission, as well as by Mr. O'Connor, the Roman Catho lic Chaplain of the gaol. To those gentlemen he made a full confession of his guilt, and acknow ledged that, from the moment he was compelled to vow eternal fidelity to the unhappy young woman at the altar, he had harboured the horrible design of putting her to death. It is the general belief that he was aided in the murderous work by one of the females who lived in the house with him. At the second inquest a person deposed to having seen two women going together towards the well about the time of the murder ; and the caution conveyed, at Caffrey's request, by the little girl (Margaret M‘Daniel) to Mary Gore, that she should " not stay at home that night," gives a colour td the suspicion. It has been also ascertained that when the school master (Brennan), whose name was mentioned at the trial, but who was not examined, entered Caf frey's house that evening after five o'clock, he s'ur prised Mary Gore in the act of undressing. It does not appear, however, to be the intention of the Crowx Solicitor to prosecute the inquiry any further. This day, at two o'clock, Caffrey appeared on the drop, attended by the two Clergymen above men tioned. Ha seemed but little daunted at the awful ness of his situation, and addressed the immense multitude who were assembled in a strong and un faltering voice. lie declared that he forgave his prosecutors, and that he was guilty of the crime for which he was appointed to die. He died without a struggle. Yesterday morning a countryman knocked at the door of the gaol, and begged earnestly to be ad mitted to an interview with the prisoner. This was of course refused, and, on his urgently repeating the request, the gaoler demanded the cause of such an application. "I will tell you, then," said the countryman; "about two years ago Martin Caffrey choked my cow; and as he is now going to leave the world, and cannot take his money along with him, who knows but he might pay inc for her ?" It seems that Caffrey had the reputation, whether justly or not, of revenging himself on those who displeased him, by destroying their cattle. This he is supposed to have effected by thrusting a short stick down the animal's throat, and, with a dex terous twist, putting an end to its existence. In short, nothing is too atrocious not to have been be lieved concerning him, and mach praise is dul to that truly patriotic Nobleman, Lord De Vesci, by whose vigilance so daring an offender has been brought to justice. It is expected that the Coroner, through w'Aose neglect on the occasion of the first inquest Caffrey had nearly escaped unpunished, will be called to answer for his misconduct in the Court of King's Bench. The Earl of HUNTINGDON took the oaths and his seat, on Friday last, for the first time. Extract of a letter from Oporto, dated the 18th July :—The Vintage, fer London, is detained, and may have to discharge her cargo. The Friends, for Bristol, is also detained, but the wine can be proved to have been shipped on order, and may be released. Other vessels are also detained, until the authorities: are satisfied as to the property on board. Captain Vivian, of the Heiress, arrived in the River, states, that the Friends, for Bristol, sailed from ()pinto on the 14th inst. in com pany with him, and left her over the Bar. The Rio letters state the exchange on Eng land to be 301 per milrea. No prospect of peace; the privateers still continue to harass Brazilian commerce; the Imperial squadron is stated to be utterly useless in protecting the commerce of their flag. The English Mi nister has used, without effect, every means in his power by friendly intervention between the contending parties, to restore peace, without effect ; and the whole coast swarms with privateers, which set at defiance the efforts of the Brazilian marine. CHARGE OF MURDER AT BLACKBURN.- The Inquest which sat at Blackburn last week, on the body of ANX MORRIS, the young woman drowned in the canal near that place, did not terminate until seven o'clock on Friday evening; when the Jury returned a verdict of Wil ful Murder against JAMES Hucxes, the soldier, who was committed by the Coroner to Lancaster Castle, to take his trial for the offence. As soon as the verdict was made known to the comrades of the prisoner, a great number of whom were assembled in the streeb, near the Inquest room, a strong feeling of irritation was produced amongst them. Having a full persuasion of the man's innocence, they complained loudly of the verdict, and threatened to rescue the prisoner from the constables who had him in custody. Their irritation was increased by the taunts of some of the people, and several battles and scuffles took place during the evening. The soldiers were it length , with some difficulty, sent to their barracks by the Officers, and the prisoner was immediately sent out of tows by a back way in a chaise towards Lancaster. On the following evening, owing, we believe, to some insulting expressions addressed to one of the soldiers, the angry feelinge which had been with difficulty subdued on the preceding day, burst forth with the utmoat fury. A number of soldiers, with drawn bayonets in their hands, ran about the streets, threatening and abusing every one they met, and be ating had not th e Off icers turn ed and wounding a number of persons , one or two of them rather severely. This outrageous conduct, of cour se , col lected a large mob, and a general row commenced in th New-square, which, in all probability, would h ave b een attended the vedi g it u h ard fatal consequenc es , repairel to the ,pot when, with , some di ffi culty, they succeeded in quelling the disturbance, and sending the soldiers to their barracks.—Manchester Guardian. BIRTHS. On the 9th inst. at Jersey, the lady of Lientenant-Col. Virq, of a daughter. . On the 27th inst. in Parliament-street, the wife of John Burder, Esq. of a son. On the 26th inst. at Golden-square, the lady of John A o a f a s daughter.. The Mrs. lady Handley, of E. Collector Burnet, Esq. of a son. On the 26th inst. in Grosvenor-place, the Visconntees Bangor, of a son. On the 27 th inst. at Calverthorpe, Lincolnshire, the Hon. or of his Majesty" C u stom', of the Ri g h t H onoura bl e H. W. W. W yn n, of a daughter. u, E sq . co r The sto lady Liverpool,l rz of lu al, n MARRIED.. On the 26th inst. at Lambeth Church, Edward Job" Lack, to Lucinda Frances, only daughter of the late Rev. John Nedham, Rector of On - they, Lincolnshire.. On the 24th inst. at Oystertniith, by the Rev. Samuel Dirk, J. H. H. Spencer, Esq. of Swansea, .to Harriet Sophia, eldest daughter of Henry Andrews, Esq. o flirest• - cross•house, Glatnorganshire. DIED.T a .v.L **ILL'S • On the 27th inst. Nicholas GrahaM, Esq. of Canterbini" row, Newington, Surrey, late of Lombard-street, aged 5 9 ' On the 26th inst. Sophia Mary, aged 16, third dangh tel. of Mr. Royes, of Lower Tooting. On the 19th inst. at the seat of James Nesbitt, Est Woodhull, county of Donegal!, Ireland, Capt. Evans, R•P IC On the 26th inst. suddenly, at Skipton, Yorkshire, M r. Abbotson, surgeon, of that place. of On the 26th inst. the infant son of Mr. S. Tudor , Dowgate-hill. iiirrrno and rUBLIRMED by M. YOUNG, at the SUN OFF No. 112, Strand, London LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREA D. The highest prier.if Bread in the . 'Metropolis is 8},6(1. tot the 41b. Loaf. There are others who sell from 'Ad. to I!.iid. below that price. New English Red Old Ditto Ditto—. Kerr Foreign Diti Old Ditto ---- White Clover. Old Ditto Ditti New Trefoil Old Ditto -- Rib Grass English Carraway Foreign Ditto St. Foin Rye Grass LICE SEEDS.—JuIy 28. lover Seed (per Cwt.) 12s. 50s. fine —s. 595. 40$. 4fis. fine —s. —s. 42.5. 5Ss tine —s. —s.. 30oi. —s. fine 4*. . 525. Tts. One 7fis. 828. —t. 30s. fine —s. 6.35. 20$. 30$. fine 3C.8. 38s. —s. 10s. tine —s. ISs.• 3Sf. 418. fine ....CS. —s. 30$. 40s. fine --s. --s. —s. —s. fine —s. 14s. fine —s. 17$. .(per —s. --s. 40s. fine 455. *Nis. 3.55. new 30s. 40s. Pacey I)itto ---. ........... 36,. 525. new ..-5. .....g. Linseed, fur feeding -------- --s. 88.5. tine --s. 40s. Ditto, for crushing-----. „ ---- -s. 3tis. %Rs. fine -s. Canary Seed, New..........,------- -s, 50s, ti ne ....,• yi s. Ditto 01d...----- - -s. -.5, -- s . fine --s. White Mustard Seed --(per Bushcl)—.s6. is, C.d. Bs. tine s-s. Brown Ditto -----...—. -5. 10s. I.is. fine--s. Turnip Seeds, Rounds. . „-- - s. fla. 10s. fine .-.4 Green and Red Ditto ------- -s. 95. 115, fine -is. • Tares, Old ».........__. -s. 315. 305. tine I)itto New........, _ -s. -s. fine 425. 50s. liapeSeed, English, fine (per Last) 26/. :?9/..„- Foreign -1. 241. PRICES OF HOPS.—July 2S. Kent Pockets— Sussex Ditto -2 /. ltis. 3/. 3s. to 3/. Rs. Essex Ditto 3/. 31. 3;. to 3/, 10s. Farnham Ditto, Fine _ 01. Os. 5/. es. to 11l (Is. Seconds . O/. Os. 4/. las to 51. se. Kent 2/. Ms. '2l. 1.55. to 31. 3s. Sussex Ditto Essex Ditto. —2/. I. 2/. 15s. to 3/. 01. Old Duty laid at £195,000. WHITECIIAPEI. HAY SFAIIKEC.—JttIy2(. /lay --. 724. Od. to 93,. Od. I Clover OA. to 115 s. Ott Straw 364. Od. to :A. Od. PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown .......... 331. Vs. Refined -- X 35 0 Lin,eed Oil ---- 22 fN ...... If/ 11 5 5 Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand Rape Cake, per ton PRICE OF POTATOES.--July 213 New 115. to nt. lON. per ton. Middlings 0/. Os. to 0/. O. ditto. PRICES OF Per lb. ci. Ftotts--.... - ,0 to ;,6113. it) 21 Di t to l)reotng Hitler --. 1.1,+ 17 Fine Coach Hides —.. 17 20 Ci op Hides, :15 to 401 b. 131 17} Ditto..,---.15 to 501 b. 18 . 20 Ditto 19 2 l RAW LEATHER. Per lb. d. to d. Tanned Horse Hides.... IN is Sp,•tnish Ditto 2`,1 27 Per dozen. CaiCShina..;li; to 1411 b. 19 24 Ditto 50 to 7111 b. 24 28 Ditto 70 to 801 b. 21 .24 Small Scab, Orecnlancl 19 1I RIDES. Per Stone. d. y u Per Stone. tg. tt. to g. d. Ite.t. !leiter. & Stcers3 2 3 6 Ordinary 2 2 2 6 Middlings •) 10 3 2 Mat ket Calf-- 8 8 each. • SHEEP SKINS. Os. Od. to Os. Ott. Shear Hogs...—. Os. Ott. to Os. 9d. Polled Downs. COAL MArlh Adair's Beaumont. 30 6 Charlotte 12 0 Dean's I'rimrose _„ 10 6 Felling 30 6 Heaton „ 0 Holywell : 3 -2 9 Killingworth 33 1) Liddell's Maiw—.„-- 30 0 Ord's Redhugh ;11 0 Percy ‘N 9 ['claw 30 0 2 0 Walls End Bell and Co. 11 9 Ditto Ilewicke and Co.—. 16 0 Ditto Brown's 33 6 Ditto ('arr and Co. 32 3 Ditto Clarke and C 0..,. '33 3 Ditto Cramlington--- .31 3 Ditto Hilda ----- 33 0 Ditto Hotspur----- Ditto Newcastle-- 13 0 Ditto Nort timberland ei 3 Ditto Peareth '33 o Ships at market, '753v —Sh Sought j on MilYord IRISH M DUBLIN MARKET, N RKETS _ Front t Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 1:3 0 Bete ---- 16 stone 10 0 16 Bade , - 16 stone 11 0 1,fi37 Oats,_. 18,065 Cwt, - 1. - ' - l - o — Jr -- -= 191 stone 1 4 ° 0 0 2,236 Oatmeal—. 11 stone l 9 0 Sold to Makers alp. 11,515 Cwt. Flour Average price of Wheat and Receipts of Flour, 11,103 Fi rs t s, Sales of Do. lti3OUS' PRICE OF BREAD. Quartcrn Loaf, llb. soz. Half-guar E F.—July 28. Walls End N ewin arch-. 345. 3d. l)itto Perkins and Co. 34 0 _ 34 6 Ditto Russell's :16 3 Stebarts' Eden 29 0 Fawcett 32 0 liarraton Nestiani 14 0 Eden Main 0 Walls End 17 0 Walls End Lyons—. 15 6 Walls End Stewart'a 0 Russell'alletton'sW.E. 16 6 Culm Cox 27 6 .12 ti 23 6 0 30 0 30 0 27 0 19 0 19 0 31 3 29 6 Marquis Main —.— Walls E. Old Etherley Ditto !lenderFon— Ditto Broad Oak —.. Old Etherley small —. Walls End small —... Tantield Trader—. Liddell's Trader...—. ips sold, 5034—Unsold, WAY, July 25. To M. F. :32 0 2ti 63i II 0 10 Th 0 13 0 2t 0 14 0 -•0 11 • 6 II 0, I ' I ' 22 0 1 16 ei fkl. per sack. lin '2ls. (M. to 225. 01 )in I Is. (U. to 18i. Od. )111 46. Cd. to lib. Od. 21b. 2oz. 4d• Wheat, per barrel 20 stone. Cork Limerick Waterford Clonmel 8e1fa5t..,,., Derry Carlow.._.. Trtlee Barley. Oats. I Flour, per cwt. per barrel per barrel , it; stood. 14 stome. I Ist. 24. S. d. a s. d. 120 0-24 0 22 6-23 4 20 0-27 0 28 0— 0 0 19 0-20 9 0 0— 00 20 0-24 0 0 0— 0 0 s.d.as.4l.ls.d.as.d. 12 O—N GllO 8-12 f) 102— 00 89— 00 10 0-11 0 10 0-11 0 11 0-14 th 9 4-10 0 12 0-15 0 13 0-- 0 0 12 8— 0 0 11 1-12 9 100-150 80— 90 On— 00 00— 00, s. (1. as. (1. 16 0-1 S 0 15 0-16 0 15 6-16 6 13 0-16 0 10 6-21 0 00-011 15 0— ft 0 0-- 0 0 s. d. as. d. 10 0-10 0 0 1".-14 6 n n-I3 12 0-14 0 0 0— 0 0 0 0— 0 0 0 0— 0 0 Beef, Mutton, . Pork,,, ---- Butter. . • ----- per lb. per lb. per cwt. I st. 2d. 3d. 4th. Sth. -- ----- - 4 1. a d. d. a 4. s. 4. a s . 4. A . 4. 5 . 4. 5. d. S. d. ~. -; 1 Cork -- 4-5 4- 6 N 0 -31 0173 11 1 0640 59 0 5:1 0 Limerick- :1 -5 4 -5 24 0- 10 073 01a) 063 057 0 51 0 Waterford 4 -5 5- 7 21 0-10 076 075 0 - 0- 0- 2 Clonniel - 3i-31 i -ti 00- 00730 72 0 6'; 0 tv) 050 0 Belfast --- 4 -510 -0 00 - 0051050059 0 49 0 -. 2 Derry -0 -0 0 -0 00- HO- 0- 8- 0- 0- 0 Carlow 4-5.5 - 6 230- 0(178076 0 66 0156 0- 0 Tralee 0 -0 0 -0 00- 00 7 8 0,72 064 054 046 0 _ L _ ._ SCOTCH MARKETS. MARKETS. . wheat. I Barley. Oats. I Beans. 'Oatmeal -- - Aberdeen 44 54 24 28 20 . 24 - - 30 :3 2 13 er w ick— :36 40 24 25 18 20 20 21 34 30 Coldstreani - 4.0 43 22 21 17 19 26 28 - -- Cupar --- 47 62 30 33 22 21 27 31) -.-- Dundee-- - 53 - - - 25 - - _ .... Elgin— 50 51 22 23 20 21 - 30 - -* Inverness— 5.2 56 25 28. 21 25 23 24 02 - Kelso ---- 40 44 23 25 18 '9O 25 27 -' "•-• Kirkaltly— 38 58 30 32 '23 21, 31 - 33 .- Perth --- 50 56 21 25 15 18 13 14- - 1*- The size of the measure varies throughout the country. At the Redcastle market on Wednesday, a great num ber of small Highland horses were purchased by Irish dealers at high prices. The Inverness market last week was indifferently at tended. Small parcels of clean wool were sold at 7 8 . to Bs. per single stone. Plaiding sold at Is. to Is. sid. per ell. Cheese from ss. to 6s. ; and Butter 16s. to 18s. per stone. Ia the horse market ponies sold readily, at prices varying from 51. to 10/. ; and young draught horses from 181. to 25/. Gibraltar Chronicles, of the 7th July, have arrived : they contain a spirited Proclamation, dated the 22d June, 182, from the Governor and Commander-in- Chief of tike Island of Madeira, JozE L. T. VaLnEz, calling on the inhabitants and garrison to arm for the de fence of the legitimate rights of Don PEDRO. He partly addresses himself to the Qd Regiment of Artillery, stationed in the Island, and it appears the Constitutional Charter, and the rights of Don PEDRO, have unlimited protection fiom the military and people. The neighbouring parishea were preparing to follow the same example. Already have 22,000 square yards of the stones broken by the Glasgow weavers, during 'the stagnation in trade, been disposed of. The new London. road will absorb about 0,000 square yards, at a cost of upwards of 1,0001. The price rims from Ss. 4d. to 35. 7d. a yard. The weavers received 2e. Oil. a yard for breaking them. Thus the speculation, besides relieving urgent distress, has not turned out unprofitable.