The Sun. — London, England, 1841-08-05 00:00:00

~~ +~V/ _ + EVENING SUN. SECOND EDITION THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.) • BRITISH • FUNDS. Bank Stock 159 i India Stock 247 rs per Cent Red 3 per Cent Cons B 9 -a Ditto Old Annuities ... 34 per Cent Red 96z, Ditto New Annuities... New 34 per Cent 9B* Ex. Bilk, 1,000/....24d 16 pm New 5 per Cent — ' Ditto 5001 l6 pm Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small I 6 pm Jan. 1860. l2& Bank Stock for Acct.., ~ Oct 1859 lndia Stock for Opg. ... Jan. 1860. FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent lOll Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian 80nd5........ :Prussian, 5 per cent. .1) Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent 'Russian, 5 per cent — Chilian, b per cent...... • it to, Metallic — Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent l9i Ditto, 1824...:........... 20 Ditto, Deferred ... Danish, 3 per cent..:.... 79 French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange —f. —c. Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 per cent —f. —c Ditto, 6 per cent, 1625. Dutch, 2i per cent. ... 52h Peruvian,lB2s, 6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent 1021 SHARES Bristol and Exeter (60 paid) ... ..... . ... .. 32 Great Western Railway (65 paid) B4 Ditto New Shares (50 paid 5 B l, Ditto Fifth (4 paid) Grand Junction Railway (100 paid) — Ditto Half Shares (30 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid)... ......... London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid) lsi London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) 160 Lundon and Greenwich Railway (20 pd) Ditto New Shares (20 paid) London and South Western SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING .PAPERS OF THIS DAY. STAN DARD.—ThE SPEAKERSHIP.-It is not our in tention to enter into a controversy without our friend of the Morning Herald, whether he or the Standard is best able to give early and exclusive information—the public can and will form their own judgment upon that point—but we wish to set ourselves right with our Contemporary as to a matter of fact. In the Herald of this morning we find the following : "In the list,' which we gave on the 21st of July we subjoined theSe passages in reference to the name of Mr. Shaw Lefevre " ' The Speaker of the House of Commons—the Right Hon. C. Shaw Lefevre (whose re-election it is said not to be intended to oppose).' " And again ; on the 22d of We are by no means of the same political opinions as Mr. Shaw Lefevre. But we abhor any propositions of party' in relation to any gentleman, Whig or Conser vative, who has f►Cel the Speaker's chair with dignity, with honour, and with impartiality . ' . certain that Mr. Lefevre_ has earned the respect of all parties in that position. It. is equally true, that although the above notice (dated Pall-mall, July 21) made its ap pearance subsequently to our leading article of yester day, we remain under the same impression, on the subject which we then and therein announced?: " Never, to be sure, was a little expedition of discovery th:i subject of more animadversion than ours. )Nre were attacked, immediately, right and left, by all our craft and calling. The Times, the Chronicle, the 'Morning Post, the Globe, the Cowie`—all were angry—all reproved us, — some disputed one - or- two of the nominations in our list, —and even our fellow-labourer in the good cause, the Standard, at first rebuked our inopportune promulgation of such intelligence. The Sunday journalists took up the theme, the country papers after them: hut with the Cou rier and the Post, the head and front of our offending' appeared to be the having appropriated the Speakership to Mr. Lefevre." _ _ Now, it is undoubtedly true that the Courier and the Morning Post gave the Speakership to Sir Eardley ; but the Standard did not deny the accuracy of the ilera!d's statement in that respect. On the 20th of Ju! . , the evening preceding the publication of the Heralds "list," the following paragraph appeared in the Stnndard:— _ "(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) " We have reason to believe that the announcement in a Contemporary of a determination on the part of the Conservatives -tia oppose the re-election of the late Speaker, Mr. Simile, Lefevre, is premature ; as we ap prehend that no definitive resolution has yet been'tzken on that important subject." And again, on the following day, the 21st, we said— " " We give the following, as we have received it, from a respected Correspondent, but we believe that we are cor rect. in saying, that nothing has been decided with respect to the Spedership. It is true that what we have.said else where of the indelicacy and indiscreetness of bestowing offices in a Government yet to be formed, does not apply to the election of the Speaker, which is a matter com pletely within the power of the Conservative party, who soever shall be the Minister ; but it is obvious that while so many Conservative Members are absent from town, nothing can be definitively arranged. " DIE SPEAKER.—Sir Eardley Wilmot, Bart., the Conservative Member for North Warwickshire, it is now confidently stated, will be the Speaker of the new Par liament. Tile re-election of Mr. Shaw Lefevre was never for an Th .,:___ant thought of by the Conservatives, who are quite aavaie--Illat any such step would be taken as a proof of weakness and disunion in their party. So soon as Mr. Goulburn bad decided to accept the Home Department, it was arraneed that Sir E. Wilmot should be elected to the Speakership. The Conservative leader is just as likely to second the Address to be moved by Lord John Russell, as to consent to the re-election of Air. Lefevre, the Radical Member for South Rants. " Pall-mall, July 21, 1841.' " It it clear, therefore, that so far from saying that the re-election of Mr. Shaw Lefevre was to be opposed, we hinted the very reverse ; but what we. did say we now repeat, that until Sir R. Peel shall be called upon by the Queen to form a Ministry, it is neither delicate nor dis creet to anticipate the names of those noblemen and gen tlemen who are likely to become members of his Cabinet. COURIER.—If ever a Ministry in its death-bed struggles had reason to pride itself on the difficulties, embarrassments, cad financial deficits bequeathed to its successors, the Melbourne unquestionably has, for it has thrown all the affairs of the State, financial. foreign, co lonial, and domestic, into such perplexed and inextricable confusion as to require the efforts of the .ablest and must experienced statesman to readjust, arrange, or methodise, them. It is quite unnecessary for Whig writers to tax their imaginations in devising visionary difficulties for Sir Robert Peel's Government, as the out-going Cabinet has, with the admirable foresight and high-tened patriotism characteristic of its party, provided an accu intilation of them sufficient to satisfy the wildest desires of faction itself.." - Azor one of them separately would test the capacity of the most skilful Minister, but in their combined complexity they seem almost to set at d e fi a nce wisdom itself. The State is labouring at this moment under a complication of disorders that may well challenge the utmost skill of Ile physician, and the quacks now in attendance, finding themselves on the , eve of dismissal for incapacity and neglect, are endea vouring with all their might and cunning to aggravate the distemper, and consequently enhance the difficulty of the cure. There is, for instance, the China war, hardly yet begun, with its attending expenditure and risk—that war, upon the successful and happy termina tion of which tho Whig press had been so eloquently ex trauagant in January last. There is the M'Leod affair, sti simple in itself, vet so delicate and so perilous ; an a ff a ir which if timely handled had been settled without danger or difficulty, but which being now surrounded with so many entanglements, demands for its ami cable acljnstment (if such a contingensy be still pos sible) an effort of the highest statesmanship. - What need to refer to the menacing and troubled aspect of affairs in India—to the uneasy restlessness of Egypt, or the suspicious watchfulness and half-hostile attitude of France ? E qua lly needless would it be to d we ll upon the alarmir, deficit they leave behind them in the re venue, or the state of pu . rylysation to which their rash ness, their folly, and their incompetency, have reduced the industrial and-6041 inerc i a l energies of the n a ti on ? And vet if the Cabine s tp ro tem. be faithfully rep rsented by its organs of the press, is upon such exploits as these that they pride themselves, and ground their hopes of returning to office, sadde r, but n ot wiser men. There is, however, one point of their policy, one result of their tto years' role, which as being that for which they claim the highest degree of credit challenges a more seebarcstow hing notice than we have thought it necessary to .1 - )31 their foreign or financial blundering._ e need hardly say, that we allude to the state of Ireland " Look to Ireland," as the constant cry of' these convicted. cul prits. We may have unnecessarily as' wantonly involved the country in war with China, we may have_ im prudently as needlessly insulted and alienated haveFre, Russia may • have duped us, America may . bullied us, our financial projects may have proved blunders, all these things may be laid to our charge ; but look to Ireland, there behold the ripe and rich fruitS of our policy, it is there our statesmanship had widest field and fullest scope for the development and exercise of its healire , qualities and soothing virtues. We Ihund it discontented disturbed, convulsed, and leave it the scene of happy contentment and profound•tranquillity —without a cloud on its horizon or a ripple on its sur face. And all these grand and gratifying changes resulted from simply adopting - a course' of kind and conciliatory policy towards that country. We put it to the candour of our readers to say whether assertions of this nature; Lave not constituted the constant and never-ceasing theme of Whig-boastings for the last six years—and whether, when upbraided with their failures abroad, and the faults and follies of their conduct at home—when charged with a system of • paltry intermeddling in affairs that concerned them not, and with grossly neglecting what equally concerned 'the honour and the interests of the coun try—they did' not ' invariably point to the effects of their policy in the sister country, as a counterbalance to all theso accumulated imputations and disasters —as an ample and . more than eqvivalent atonement for the series' of crimes and calamities attending their rule in every quarter of the globe. And yet on what ~ - , , T oundS• do these assertions rest ? on what evidence are they put forth or maintained ? We well recollect tho state of Ireland on Earl Grey's aches sioa to power, and have no hesitation in saying that it was at that time less distinguished for agitation, ex citement, disturbance, or crime of any kind, than it had been at any previous period of its history, or than it has been at any time during the Whirr regime. The waters of bitterness and strife, so violently' excited durir 6 e the Itgitatien, and up t o ' t h e very pass i ng o f t h e Relief Bill, avere then b e gi nn i ng to subside. Sectarian animosity • Auld religious and rancour th were • then beginning to abate — e • great' b u lk of the people w ere return i ng to the pursuit s easeful _of industry, •and even the staff of raveling brainless agitators were beginning to forget their vocall.an and laya_otrle in • tL t ‘ h u !.ir mischi evous propen sities—the we a lth einalleipatca Roman Catholic body of the recently body exhibited in their conduct and language a grateful sense of the mea sure of justice and relief that had been conferred upon them—the higher orders of the. Roman Catholic clergy. had met, and published to the world their determi natiOn to abandon the field of politics altogether, as utterly at variance with their duties and functions—the repeal scheme was unthoughtof and unbroached—every thing wore the promise of peace, contentment, and re conciliation between those classes of the community whom the Relief Bill had placed on a perfect equality. Such is a brief, but correct sketch of Ireland's condition on Earl Grey's assumption of power. And now, after ten years' rule—after denouncing as an enemy to his country, the originator of the repeal movement, and then fraternising with him—after leading with him for the destruction of the Irish Church, and shower upon his hungry and worthless dependents the richest gifts in their patronage—how or in what condition have they left it ? Have they not succededed in rrkindling the sense of strife and bitterness assuaged by the wis dom and justice of their predecessors ? Have they . not by their ill-timed concessions flattered the vanity, minis tered to the pride, and added to the power of their for mer denouncer and present dangerous ally ?. ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL, WINDSOR. Perhaps a richer or more charming sight is not to be met with in the three kingdoms than that which, for many a past century, St. George's has presented on those Sundays when its services have been attended by the Court. Looking back on any of the reigns, in which Royalty has attended in this Chapel, historic recollec tion summons up . a host of scenes which, from the rich loveliness of their reality, look almost fair as the dreams -of fancy. The udor-Queens and the Plan tagenet, as also those of Stuart and Brunswick, have bowed at its altars, worshipped in its sanctuary, and poured out pure devotions in its courts. But it is not alone the title or beauty of its visitants, which invest it with charm and romance : there exist a number of other concomitant circumstances, which, each and all, to the eye of the artist, intertwine together to render the tableau most attractive to notice. Let any visitor attend St. George's, as have we ; that is, let them adopt the following recipe, and we will warrant them supremacy of enjoyment, both in eye and mind. The first requisite must be a superb Sunday summer morn, when the air' is a-blaze with sunbeams, and you know before you enter the chapel, that every nook and corner is springing with light. Requisite, too, that the Queen with her suite, which, of course, comprehends many pearls of beauty, be destined also to take part in the service ; and that also, of course, the "singing-men and singing-women" and horisters be all in array and warble. Pay no attention, meanwhile, when in chapel, to the delicate wood-carvings of Grinlin Gibbons, the paintings by Verrio, or the thick-clustered rose-mul lions and other ornaments of the ceilings ; but examine, while the sun is for a few seconds in nubibus, the Cruci fixion, in stained glass, on the great West window, or any of the six windows on the North and South side of the choir—rich-coloured with sacred histories. Wait for the felicitous moment when the sun emerging lights up the windows into emeralds and jacinths ; when the strains of the choir harmoniously cadence ; when the handsomeness of the Court appears fully brought out, and the rose-rays of the sun-light streaming through those antique windows shed so ethereal a softness of tint over their persons and features as make them seem • the habitants of some brighter clime. Watch for that moment, and we warrant no theorizer on optics or.vision can confess to one that would be lovelier. _ _ ___ Truly, those glass-stained windows are magnificent. They were begun in Richard Beauchamp's time, when he wore the purple pall of Bishop of Salisbury, and the skilful monks dyed every pane with that blood-red ruby which we have now entirely lost, and the place of which we have no colour splendid enough to supply. The chief window which now has the greatest quantity of this old material is the Great West Window, which is entirely filled with ancient stained glass, gathered together from different windows of the chapel, so that now all the piously ar ranged labour of Bishop Beauchamp has been made havoc of, and caused, like the pretty pink and crimson pieces , of the revolving kaleidoscope, to assume with the same ma terial, an altogether different shape. This great variety of single figures of saints, coats of arms, saintly and picturesque devices, &c., which were before time figuring everywhere, were thus put together under the direction of Dr. Lockman, Dean of Windsor, in 1774. From this time, however, it is sad to find that very blameable neglect lay among those who ought to have been the beautifiers and repairers of this fine edi fice; for in the year 1797; an antiquarian in going over the chapel, and observing the faded beauty of the paint ings executed by the hand of Verrio, left this record be hind him in a book which he published shortly after, ex hibiting in a forcible light the scandalous neglect which from that time to this has been allowed to exist. The splendid colourings of the ceilings, the traceries on its cedar-work, the frescos on its tombs, the devices on its heraldic adornments, were suffered shamefully to go un repaired. " Ply it is," says he, " that this chapel, which might be an d'Mament, should be suffered to run to ruin, and stand a mark of public resentment; for certain it is that since King James's reign, it has been entirely neg lected, though the care and repair of it is peculiar to the Crown, being no appendage to the Collegiate church." George the Third certainly did much towards reno vating the internal decays of the chapel ; but Wyaa, who was engaged to overlook the progress of the im provements, unaccountably did not effect their comple tion. The great Western Window, which we have before mentioned, is . a piece of magnificence in the way of stained glass, surpassing, perhaps, any other to be found in Berkshire. It is fitted up, as observed, with all the ancient painted glass of Beauchamp's time, while the late Benjamin West was directed to draw up a design on the subject of the crucifixion, with which it was destined to be decorated. West was handsomely patronized by George the - Third, and when compared with the: cus tomary grouping of his Scripture-painting, those designs with which he has embellished the chapel are no un worthy types of his skilfulness and power. If not quite so apocalyptic as his " Death on the White Horse"— wild and mystic vision of John of Patmos—they have all the significant arrangement of his " Raising La zarus," exhibiting the same symmetry of parts, and =sternness of disposal. This window has for many years past been considered to be in an unsafe con dition, and a bulging prominence of some inches signified the truth of the fact. Surveys were indeed made of it some years since, and whispers of repair went forth, but nothing from that time to this has been done. Now, however, the Dean and Canons have summoned courage to restitute it out of its crazy state ; the stone work is to be temporarily removed, the framework rebuilt, and the glass newly replaced. Mr. Blore superintends the work. The other great painted window, called the East Win dow, represents the resurrection of our Saviour. Benja min West equally designed this with the foregoing, and it was executed in painted glass by Jarvis and Forest, in the year 1788. A window by the same artist, represent ing the angels appearing to our Saviour, is placed at the east end of the south aisle. These splendid embellish ments are all modern, and owe their existence to the provident care of his Majesty George the Third, who was himself a liberal contributor to thaw, and who expended large sums -in procuring the whole of this beautiful structure to be thoroughly repaired, and its ornaments restored. In the windows on the north and south sides of the altar, are the arms of the Knights Companions of the Garter. The arms. of each Knight are encompassed with the Star and Garter, and surmounted with his crest and coronet. The George is underneath, with a blue riband attaching it thereto, on which the name and title is in scribed. The Knights Companions of this Order, toge ther with the Dean and Chapter of Windsor and the Pre late and Chancellor of the Order contributed to the ex pense of the east window, which is said to have cost 4,0001. These last-mentioned windows, to the number of six, are to have the dark panes of colored glass taken out of them, and transparent painted glass substituted in stead, which Mons. Villemont executes. In conclusion, we would add, that a pretty general, but very erroneous idea exists with regard to the supe riority of the colours employed in ancient glass-painting over those in use at the present day. It is believed by many, and taken for granted by others, that not only is the same brilliancy unattainable by modern skill, but that the art of p ro d u cing the colours themselves is itself entirely lost. This is a very mistaken notion ; for not only are those employed as durable and brilliant as the colours of the ancients, but others have been added, which they most probably did not know how to produce, or at least did not use. Amongst these are pink, straw colour,ve and other compound tints. That indiscriminating seriously for the antique, which has so often and so usy interfered with the claims of modern art to the .encouragement to which it is entitled, has operated more force than against g lass _p an ain a t o in a g ins a t nd an s;ai ot n h ienrg, art. With .I p v e i r t h h ap th s e fully have been lost for the t ex ception, perhaps, of th e command all the resources of ancient appearsruby,which weot oal t y o orsht centuries , ldartists, wonderfully reinforced with many t new.eo but are No service has of course beenp eded with, during these alterations for many past Sundays, in the chapel. O ne window was compl ete d on Saturday last, and judgiarforofimoiathheisd,, atshetoiothteen.gaernoefratlh ngwhole appearance aaprielln cwillew hdeonothhte. l ess assume a more splendid appearance than before. On Friday a spirited rowing-match took place pastor th of Ers on the Clyde, sear Erskine Ferry, between the Hon. Lord Blantyre •and the, Rev. Mr. St ewart, kine.parish. The principals form e d part of company in both boats, and the match, which the rowing v c ontested, attracted a g reat deal of intere st in theasn ably bourhood. Partly, however, from the want of experienceeigh as to the turns of th e current in the river, th e young nobleman was as unfo rtunate in the boat-race as he'ovul in the choice of a candidate at the late election for the county. The minister and his boat's crew stepped on shore the victors over that of- Lord Blantyre ; but the kindest feelings were manifested on all sides , after the health-inspiring exertions were terminated, b oth; by th e on-lookers and those engaged in the match—Glasg ow Argus. AUDACIOUS THEFT.—On Sunday, as a cha racter well known to the police was prowling about the North Inch, Perth, he fell in with a person lying asleep, apparently from the effects of liquor, and finding that he had a better suit of clothes on than his own, coolly pro ceeded to strip him, which he did to the shirt--habili tated himself with them, and left his o wn lying beside the unfortunate.son of Bacchus ; who, on awaking, and collecting his scattered senses together, no doubt felt much surprised at the change that had taken place in his condition. He went in a sorry plight to the police-office, stated his complaint, and William Wood, an active officer, succeeded in capturing the depredator the same day. He was tried the next day, and sentenced to sixty days' im prisonment. WHAT IS A BULBUL.—A lady of consider able pretensions to knowledge lately asked a well-known wit what sort of a bird the bulbul was ? The wag, with the greatest possible gravity, replied that he did not know, unless it was the male of the cow-cow (cuckoo), THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY', AUGUST 5, is4i REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE MIDDLESEX REFORM REGISTRA TION CLUB. Your Committee having performed the duties en trusted to them, have great satisfaction in knowing that their labours have been instrumental in deterring a second Tory candidate from offering himself for the county, and in securing for their venerable friend, George Byng, Esq., his return to Parliament for the fif teenth time. Your Committee were of opinion, previous to the elec• tion, that a second Liberal candidate would be certain of success, and they are proud to find this conclusion con firmed by the numerous letters that have been received from the electors residing in the various districts of the county and in other parts of the kingdom, promising their aid to two candidates who would support the policy of the present Liberal Government. Your Committee take credit for having successfully defended four hundred and seventy-two Liberal claims, and for having struck off four hundred and seventy-nine Tory claims, durinc , the last revision, making a total of 3,882 claims defended, and 1,879 struck off, since the election in 1837. The importance of the club is there fore manifest. - Your Committee, seeing the importance of a strict attention to the register, are willing to renew their exer tions, and hope to receive that support and assistance which the state s of the funds, as shown on the annexed balance-sheet, imperatively demands. By order of the Committee, W. 11. JAMES, Secretary. Committee-room, 11, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, July 28th, 1841. The objects of the Club are to protect the registration of 'electors of reform principles ; to prevent fraudulent registration ; and to promote the return of Liberal repre sentatives for the county to Parliament. It may be proper to observe, the Committee of this Club are de sirous of carrying out these objects effectually, and trust to the liberality of the friends of reform to aid their labours by a subscription to the fund. Subscriptions received by the Treasurer, Gilbert Pouncy, Esq., No. 65, Long-acre ; Mr. W. H. James, Secretary, 11, Beaufort-buildings, Strand ; and at Messrs. Cocks and Biddulphs, bankers, Charing-cross. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE CLUB, FROM NO VEMBER 1, 1839. TO THE GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THE 6TH OF MAY, 1840. Balance due to the Treasurer on last year's account Cash paid for advertisements Ditto for clerks Ditto for coach hire and travelling expenses 26 8 0 Ditto for postage and sundries, as per book 2O 10 2 Ditto for coals for office Ditto for Collector, due on last year's account 11 2 Cash repaid, xeeeived in error £164 5 3 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE CLUB, FROM THE GENERAL MEETING, HELD ON 6TH DIAY, 1840, TO 6TH MAY, 1841. Cash paid for advertisements... Ditto for clerks, messengers, and novice servers, eleven in number Ditto for printilig Ditto for books.and stationery Ditto for coach-hire and travelling expenses to the various parishes and districts of the county, incurred by various persons em ployed by the Committee 6l 12 2 Ditto for postage of letters, sent and received 39 2 2 Ditto for county registers, parish lists of claims and objections, and rroneys paid with claims 43 0 0 Ditto for coals for office Ditto for collecting subscriptions lB 17 0 Ditto for sundries, as per account book 59 5 4 Ditto for expenses during the three weeks of the revision, as per recommendation of the Committee Ditto for rent of offices up to the 29th of September, 1840 Ditto for Secretary's salary (three years) The attendance in opposition and defence of claimants in the Registration Courts was on the part of Messrs. Coppock, Holmes, and James gratuitous 25 0 0 20 0 0 £673 6 3i Subscriptions received from Ist November, 1839, to sth June, 1841, including Mr Byng's subscription of £2OO 419 4 6 Due to the Treasurer ..X254_ 1 _2l The foregoing accounts v. ere examined, and found to be correct. Juno 5, 1841. THOMAS DE VEAR, ROBERT M`WILLIA3I, Auditors. RICHARD SAVAGE AND el THE SMALLEST FOOT IN TOWN." " The shoes being placed in a bag, I was sent away, and soon found myself at the door of Mrs. L'Estrange. The servant to whom I imparted my business, directed me to walk up stairs into the front room, where I should find the lady. When I entered fhe room—which I did silently, the door having been what is termed ' a-jar,'— I discovered a very little woman, magnificently dressed, parading before a large mirror; now advancing towards, and now retreating from it ; anon skipping from side to side, in a manner so utterly wanting in vigour as to betoken that the performer was pretty well stricken in years. At length, either beholding my distant reflection in the glass, or hearing the short cough with which I sought tb interrupt her measured exercises, she turned suddenly round, and presenting to inspection a face highly embtillished with paint, said, " And, - pr'ythee; who art thou?" I stated frozn whom I came, and presented my cre. dentials. " And where is that respectful young man, who usu ally comes upon these occasions?" inquired the lady— "not gone, I hope?" I answered that d'pressure of business had prevented his attendance upon her. " Thou art a vast deal handsomer, child," she said, seating herself; " bui,l doubt whether thou wilt make thy way in the world as he will. Dost know how to handle a lady's foot," and she slipped off her shoe, and stretched it forth, gazing at it from side to side with much complacency. " What is the lad's name—Carnaby?—yes—Carnaby says," and she simpered, and continued to survey her symmetrical extremity under her half-closed eyelids, " that mine is the smallest foot in town. Come, give me one of thy shoes while thou fittest on the other." I heartily wished at the moment that Carnaby were there, rather than I, to put his praise and practice into operation. However, there was no help for it. Down I wnnt upon one knee, and laying hold upon the lady's ankle, endeavoured to insinuate the " smallest foot in town" into the shoe. " What, in the name of Vulcan," exclaimed Mrs. L'Estrange, "is the rude bear of a boy about ? Dost think thou art shoeing a horse? Thou yoang Nero, thou 1" and she saluted me with several smart taps upon the sensorium with the heel of the other shoe. I raised my head hastily, as well I might, and with an unpardonable inadvertence, caused it, with a crash, to come in contact with the lady's somewhat prolonged chin. I thought at the time, and so, no doubt, did she, that I had disarranged her dental economy. " Help! in mercy's name, help!" she cried, throwing herself hack in her chair. " Mr. L'Estrange where are you?" and she repeated these outcries, whilst I arose, disconcerted, to my feet.—" Richard Savage" in Bent ley's Miscellany for August. TROTTING MATCH. INTERFERENCE OF THE POLICE. A match was made last week, between Mr. Burke, of trotting notoriety, and a Mr. E. Russell, for 100/. ; the Tormer undertaking to trot a grey pony, under 13 hands, belonginc , to him, from the fourth mile-stone in the New Cross-road to Welling and back, a distance of i welve miles, within the hour ; th pony to draw a gig and driver (Mr. Burke), and an addtional weight of 15 stone 9 lbs. From the state of the roads and the tremendous hills— (namely, Blackheath and Shooter's-hills, the latter of which would have to be ascended on either side), which he wonld have to encounter, it was deemed an utter im possibility to complete the match, and odds to a large amount were laid, 100/. to 501. in one instance being taken. The match was to have come off on Tuesday morning, but was delayed in consequence of the absence of the backers. In the meantime the police, having re ceived information of the affair, determined, if possible, to to prevent the same, and at eight o'clock a number of the K division mustered opposite the station in the Black heath-road, and blocked up the road with scaffold-poles and long ladders. These preparations having come to the knowledge of the parties engaged in the match, they applied to the siting Magistrate for his sanction to allo w the match to come off. Accordingly Mr. Burke waited upon Mr. Grove, who said he could not give permission for its coming off, and after enumerating various offences that, he said, might result from the same, told Mr. Burke that he must take all responsibility upon himself for whatever might occur. Inspector Jenkins said that Mr. Burke would proceed through the most populous part of Deptford. Mr. Burke said that, unfortunately, he had been bound down to perform the match on this particular road, and his not doing so would make him liable to forfeit upwards of 1001. He would, however, undertake to walk the pony through Deptford. Mr. Grove said he could not but consider that there was danger to be apprehended, and he could not, there fore,. grant the application. Mr. Burke then,left the office, expressing his determi nation of starting, - Oieh, he did at one o'clock, passing through Deptford at a gentle pace, which he soon, how ever, mended, and ascended Blackheath-hill at a rapid rate. The greatest trial, however, was Shooter's-hill, which the pony went over at a most extraordinary rat,, which he kept up to Welling, where he turned, and again ascended and descended Shooter's-hill, in a manner which showed the wonderful musculer power he pos sessed. In going up the hill he broke once, and was pulled round. The numerous horses that accompanied the match began to show symptoms of distress from the severity of the pace, and the heavy state of the roads. The gallant little anima', however, arrived at Deptford a winner by 2 minutes and 32 seconds, having completed> the match in 57 m;nates and 28 seconds. Immediately after Mr. Burke had started, a mounted policeman was despatched after him, with instructions to prevent any obstruction or furious drivinw and the police at the sta tion-house wer e h e ld i n readiness to blockade upon the party returning ; but upon its being represented to the inspector that great danger might result from placing any impediment in their way, the idea of stopping the party was abandoned, and the piequet that had been posted were recalled. In the Broadway the mounted patrol endeavoured to stop Mr. Burke, but he . very cleverly evaded them. The party afterwards proceeded to town. THE CENSUS, LIVERPOOL The following exhibits the population of the parfsh of Liverpool at the five decennial periods specified, being all the years in which a regular census throughout Eng. land has been taken ; with the actual increase percent. during the same periods : Increase in Per centage 10 years. increase. 1801 77,653 1811 1821 118,972 1831 165,175 1841 224,954 ... . 57,779 Besides the parish of Liverpool, the townships of Ever ton, Kirkdale, West Derby, and Toxteth Park, are in cluded in the Parliamentary borough. The following ex hibits the population of these townships at three decen nial periods : 1821. 1831. 1841. E verton Kirkdale West Derby..... 6,304 Toxteth Park... 12,829 Total. 22,103 40,789 71,009 Taking the aggregate population of these townships, there appears to have been, in the ten years ended in 1831, an increase of 18,686 individuals, or 841 per cent.; and in the ten years ended last month, an increase of 30,220, or 74 per cent. Putting together the aggregate population of these townships, aril that of the parish, we obtain the population of the Parliamentary borough of Liverpool, viz., 293.963. The population of tho Parlia mentary borough, in 1831, was 195,964 ; but at that pe riod the borough was not so extensive as it now is, the limits having been extended by the Boundaries Act ; therefore no fair comparison can be made between them. BIRMINGHAM. The follonting is an abstract of the population returns, &c., for the borough of Birmingham : Inhabited houses - 36,104 Uninhabited houses 3,793 Houses building Inhabitants (males) 88,305 Inhabitants (females) Total number of inhabitants— 182,698 CANTERBURY. The return in our last did not give the population of those parishes which, since the passing of the Municipal Act, have become part and parcel of the city of Canter bury. The following statement will be found perfectly correct, being made from the returns of the several enu merators : Inhabitants in the city and borough of Canterbury 17,320 Inhabitants of the barrack departmen 2,012 Total ... 19,332 ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT—Lewes, August 3. The Comm _ssion was opened yesterday by Mr. Ser eant Taddy, and this morning both Courts proceeded to business. -- Lord Chief Jus:ice Tindal presided in the Crown Court, and Mr. Set. jeLnt Taddy at Nisi Prius. The Grand Jury having been sworn, and the Earl of March appointed foreinan, his Lordship proceeded to address some obseivations to them in reference to the eases that would be brought before their notice. His Lordship observed that although the number of prisoners for trial at the present assizes was not so very great, beinc , thirty-six, yet the offences charged were some of them of a most serious character, and would re quire their most attentive consideration. There were some charges of violence upon females to which he would not Advert more particularly, but it might perhaps as well for him to remind the Grand Jury that the Legislature, in its wisdom, had thought fit to abolish the capital puniehment for offences of this description, and to substitute transportation for life. Although, how ever, this was the case, offences of that description and some others were taken from the cognizance of the Quarter Sessions, and the Grand Jury would have, there fore, to look at all those points which experience had suggested as necessary to be proved in support of cases of this description, and to decide whether the evidence was sufficient to warrant them in sending the cases be fore the Petty Jury. There was also a charge against three persons of attempting to suffocate another. with intent to murder him ; and although it did not appear that there was any previous or grudge between the parties, yet if the Grand Jury believed, from the expressions made use of by the prisoners and their con duct at the time, that they really intended to murder the prosecutor, it would be their duty to find the bill. His Lordship observed that there was also a charge against two individuals of having maliciously killed a sheep, with intent to injure the owner, and the circum stances of the case were of a somewhat novel kind, for it appeared that the moment the act was co nmitted the prisoners gave information to a policeman, and said that their object in committing the act was that they might get transported. It would be difficult in such a case to suppose that they were actuated by any malice towards the owner of the sheep, but it was his duty to tell the Grand Jury that the law did not require any evidence of the malicious intention, but the mere act was sufficient to constitute the offence. His Lordship then alluded to one or two other cases, and dismissed the Grand Jury to their labours. -Henry Thompson, 19, a well-dressed young man, was indicted for stealing a ring, value 41., the property of Vincent Silvani. Mr. CREESY conducted the prosecution. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, who, there is no doubt, is a member of that fraternity termed the swell mob, went down to Brighton, accompanied by at friend on a " professional" expedition. On the 20th July he went to the shop of the prosecutor, who is a jeweller, and asked to see some mourning rings, and a number were shown him, but he did not like the " style" of any of them, and left the shop without purchasing anything, and very soon afterwards a black enamel dia mond ring was missed, and on the same day the ring was pawned by his companion at a pawnbroker's at Brighton. When the prisoner was taken into custody, he was very indignant, and said that he was the son of a gentleman on Brixton-hill, and that he was incapable of doing such a paltry act. A letter addressed to the prisoner was, however, found by Solomons, the chief officer of Brighton, from a confederate in London, on which he referred to a watch he had received from the prisoner, which he described as having "very thin cases," and a " very inferior :French movement," and assuring his " dear friend," the prisoner, that he could only send him 1/. 155., and praying him to send some better things as soon as he could ; and it appeared very evident that extensive trrangements had been made for plundering the tradesmen of Brighton, but which were frustrated by the timely apprehension of the prisoner. The prisoner in his defence declared that he did not steal the ring. The Jury found him Guilty. He was again indicted for stealing a ring, the property of Robert Nineham Brinton. In this case it appeared that the moment the prisoner left the shop of the last prosecutor he proceeded to that of Mr. Brinton, and he there also wished to purchase a - • mourning ring, but having looked over tell the cases that were shown to him, he said thal none would suit him, and left the shop, and about two hours afterwards one of the rings that had been shewn to the prisoner was missed from the fray in which it had been placed. No one else had been in the shop, and the prisoner must have taken it, and as no trace of it could be found, there is no doubt that it was duly despatched to the " dear friend" in London. Lord Chief Justice TINDAL, in his address to the Jury, said that whatever their suspicions .might be in this case, he did not think that the evidence was quite cogent enough to warrant them in convicting the prisoner, and he therefore directed an acquittal. There was another indictment against the prisoner for stealing a ring, but it was not proceeded with. The pri soner was then ordered to be transported for seven years. Henry Parker, 29, and Richard Johnson, 22, were in dicted for unlawfully and maliciously killing a lamb, the property of Thomas White. Mr. Johnson appeared for the prosecution. The prisoners pleaded Guilty. Mr. JOHNSON, addressing the Court, said that the Learned Judge would see by the depositions that the present case was one of a rather singular character, and he was instructed to leave the matter entirely in the hands of his Lordship. Chief Justice TINDAL said that he did not see any thing in the circumstances of the case to warrant him in preventing the law from taking its course. The prisoners had previously been policemen, and having forfeited their character, they had committed this offence for the purpose, as they said, of `getting transported. The offence was clearly made out, and the Court could not enter into the motives of the parties, but must visit an offence of so serious a character with the punishment it deserved. The prisoners were subsequentlp called up for judg ment, and his Lordship, addressing them, said that they had pleaded guilty to a very serious offence. The Court had nothing to do with any alleged motive, er objeot for its commission, but was bound to pass such a sentence as would be likely to deter others from com mitting the same act, The prisoners were then ordered to be transported for ten years. CIVIL SIDE. Mr. Sergeant Taddy sat at Nisi Prius, but none o the cases disposed of were not of the least public interest CHESHIRE.—Chester, August 3. (Before Mr. Justice ERSKINE.) TRIAL OF THE SANDYSES ON ♦ CHARGE OF POISONING THEIR CHILDREN. Robert Sandys, aged 25, Anne Sandys, alias Davan nole, aged 25, who called herself his wife, George Sandys, aged 28, and Honor Sandys his wife, aged 27, were in dicted, the two former with having administered arsenic on the 12th of October last to Mary Anne Sandys, by which they murdered her ; and the two latter were charged with being accessories to the crime before and after the fact. Both the female prisoners had given birth to children since their imprisonment, and nearly at the same time. Th., deceased. with whose murder they are accused, was the child of Robert Sandys and Anne Sandys, alias Davannole, and it appeared they had committed the crime for the diabolical purpose of getting the paltry sum of 3/. Bs. 6d. from the Stockport Burial Society, called the " Philanthropic Burial Society." One of the rules of this Society was, that each member should pay a penny per week, and at the end of seventeen weeks subscribers became full members. If a child after that period died, the parents became entitled to the sum of 31. 12s. ; and deducting ls. 6d. for the collector's fee, and 2s. for liquor, the clear sum of 3/. Bs. 6d. remained for the funeral expenses of the deceased child. The constable, in consequence of something which he had heard, went to the cellar in which the two principals lived, and found the body of the child lying dead on the bed, and removed it to the police-office. Mr. Ray ner, the surgeon of the Stockport Infirmary, on examin ing the body, found that it presented no appearances of violence, and was a healthy-looking child. But on examining the stomach it was found to present appear ances of poison having been administered. Indeed, ar senic was subsequently obtained in all its forms, not only from the tissue of the stomach and bowels, but from the contents of the stomach and bowels also. A paper containing arsenic was found by a man who took the cellar from the prisoners when they left it. It was secreted in a little niche in the window frame. A great deal of evidence was taken to bring the charge home to the prisoners. The trial occupied the whole of Monday and Tuesday. The prisoners did not appear at all af fected by the awful position in which they were placed. They were all respectably dressed for working people, and the two women had their infants in their arms dur ing the trial. William Hough proved that he had searched the eel. lars where the prisoners resided, without discovering any poison. Mr. H. Coppock, solicitor for the prosecution, then proved the examination taken before the Coroner. Part of these were evidence given by Robert and Ann Sandys on oath, as witnesses, when Bridget Riley was under charge. Mr. IVELsnir objected to this evidence being received. It was clearly not a confession, but testimony given on oath in the character of witnesses against another party, and was therefore clearly not evidence. The Learned Gentleman argued the point at some length, and cited several eases which bore on the question. . After hearing the Attorney-General and Mr. Town ; end on the contrary side, and Mr. Welsby's reply, The Learned JUDGE said he would receive the evi dence tendered, but as there were conflicting authorities, he would reserve the point for the consideration of the Judges, if it was necessary. The examination of Anne Sandys was to the effect that her daughter Elizabeth died about three weeks before . Mary Ann ; that she was only six months old, and re ceived no food except the breast ; that during the illness of the child no one gave it anything except herself and Robert Saudis, the father. The examination of Robert Sandys attributed the ill ness of Mary Ann to something she had received at Bridget Riley's. Mr. WELSEY delivered an eloquent address to the Jury, which occupied nearly two hours in the deli very. He forcibly appealed to them whether it was not most probable that the children (Mary Ann and Jane) had taken the poison accidentally at Bridget Riley'a, and this would be still more manifest, after the evidence he should adduce. All the circumstances of the case were consistent with the per fect innocence of the prisoners, fur they had made no attempt to conceal the fact of their daughter Elizabeth, during her illness, exhibiting precisely the same symp toms. With regard to the poison found in the cellar six months after the prisoners quitted it, the probability was that it had either been put there from the outside,. or it had been there for years. After adverting, at great length, to the facts which appeared most strongly to bear against his .clients, the Learned Gentleman concluded by asserting his conviction that it was impossible the pri soners could be guilty of the crime laid to their charge, the supposition was too horrible, and the only motive which could be attributed far too insignifioant. Mr. R. Thomas, an assistant to Mr. Sims, druggist, of Stockport, then proved that on two occasions, in August and September last, Catherine, the mother of Bridget Riley, purchased a quarter of a pound of arsenic. He also proved that the paper found in the house of the lat ter ♦was not of the same description as he had wrapped the arsenic in. Catherine Riley was then called, and she deposed to having part of the arsenic purchased, and which had been used to destroy bugs, left in a pan, or mug, in one of the rooms. When her daughter was in cu4tody, the witness sought for this parcel, but it could not be found. . - The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied. The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence with great minuteness in a charge which occupied nearly three hours in the delivery. The Jury, after a short consultation, acquitted all the prisoners. The Learned JUDGE then ordered the verdict of the Jury to be also recorded on the coroner's inquisition, but the Clerk of the Court informed him that it was not in existence, having been accidentally burned at the coroner's residence. The prisoner Robert Sands, immediately on the Jury having delivered their verdict, lifted up his hands and engaged audibly in prayer. The appearance of this prisoner was the most dejected ; and since the trial commenced his health appeared to have suffered very considerably. There are two other indictments against the prisoners, and the Attorney-General asked until to-morrow morn ing to consider the course he would pursue. WESTERN CIRCUIT—Exeter, August 4. THE CONVICT AT EXETER. Our readers will no doubt recollect the report of the trial of William Major, at Exeter, last Friday, and which appeared in The Sun of Monday. The old man was sentenced to death, and has been left for execution. Such a sentence, being now rarely passed, created a con siderable sensation. Bad as may have been the conduct of the convict, in what language of horror can the in famy of the wretched daughter of the man be depicted ; soe fiendish an act can hardly be conceived ; a woman first endeavouring to take away the life of her husband and children, and then by the basest perjury swearing away the existence of her own father. To talk of her being human is out of the question— she must be a perfect demon in human shape. It must be recollected that the father was indicted for adminis tering the poison. The statement I subjoin would go to prove, that though he might have procured the drug, still his was not the hand that gave it. It appears that the convict since his condemnation has frequently been heard to say in his prayers, " Oh, that I should have listened to any one." This induced some persons to ask him what he meant ; when at length he said, " I did not expect her (meaning his daugh ter) to come against me. She lived unhappily with her husband because he was always drunk, and spend ing his money upon drink ; and she said he should either be poisoned or have his brains knocked out, and she then suggested that some poison be got. I ac cordingly procured the arsenic, but her's was the hand that put it in the broth. I took the lid off the pot and put my hand in, but that was only to feel whether or not the water was hot. I did not have anything to do with putting the poison in the broth." It can be proved that this woman did not breakfast at home that morning, and that she instructed her little girl in the story she was to tell, and promised her a new frock if she told it well. Since the condemnation of the old man, the daughter has been walking about perfectly unmoved, while all the rest of the family have been to the gaol to see him, and I am informed the separation has been most heartrending. Such is the feeling here, that the clergyman of the parish has gone down to Bodmin to see the Learned Judge upon the matter. OXFORD ClRCUlT—Monmouth, August 3. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice OOLE-RIDGE.) Joseph Jones was indicted for stabbing William Snail ham, on the 12th of July last, with intent to maim him. There were other counts in the indictment, charging the intent to be to disable or disfigure the prosecutor, or to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Greaves conducted the case for the prosecution, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Selfe. It appeared that the prosecutor went out about nine o'clock from his house to a tramroad near Newport, for the purpose, apparently, of picking up bits of coal which fell from the coal-waggons as they passed along. While looking about him, he saw the prisoner, with whom he was previously totally unacquainted, standing; on the ground, and waiting for him. Upon the prose cutor's approach the prisoner said to him, " You are one of those persons who nearly beat me to death some time ago," and rushing upon him with a knife, which he held open in his hand, he inflicted a wound on the left side of the prosecutor, between the fifth and sixth ribs, which, if it had gone straight as directed, instead of having been turned aside by the bone, would, in the opinion of the surgeon who was examined, most pro bably have occasioned instant death. As it was, it in flicted a severe wound of about two inches in breadth and an inch and a quarter in depth. As soon as the prisoner had inflicted the stab he put up his knife and ran away as fast as he could. Upon his apprehension the prisoner said that he had charged the prosecutor with stealing some coal, and that ho had struck him with the ba g in which he carried it. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE summed up the evidence, and The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, with intent to do some grievous bodily harm. The prisoner was then removed from the dock. William Lewis was then placed at the bar, where he stood indicted for maliciously stabbing, on the 12th of June last, Daniel Williams, with intent to murder him. There were four other counts in the indictment, varying the intent, as in the former case. Mr. Millman appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Greaves defended the prisoner. The prosecutor was, with several others, in the tap room of the Queen Victoria beer-shop, in the borough of Newport, when a quarrel arose between two of the company, named Redman and Morgan, in which the pri soner, who was at the time sitting . on a settle about eight or ten feet from the prosecutor, interfered, and said he would strike Redman, who is an old man. The prosecutor desired him to sit down, and let the old man alone, and some coarse and irritating language passed between them, which induced both parties to advance towards one an other with apparently hostile intentions. The prisoner had a knife open in his hand as he stepped forward, and the combatants closed and fell to the ground, the prose cutor undermost, exclaiming " You have stabbed me." Upon examination it was found that the prosecutor had received a dangerous wound on the left side of the stomach, through which about two handfuls of his intes tines had protruded, and the intestines themselves were wounded. Most providentially medical assistance was ' immediately obtained, and from the skilful treatment adopted the prosecutor recovered, but it was stated that he would never entirely surmount the effects of the in jury. It should be observed that at the time of the oc currence the prisoner was the worse f r liquor. The prisoner received a good character for humanity. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, with intent to do the prosecutor some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE ordered Joseph Jones to be placed at the bar, and then addressing both prisoners said—" Joseph Jones and William Lewis, you have both been found guilty by the Jury, and it was inapossible upon the evidence that they should do otherwise, upon a charge of maliciously stabbing your respective prosecu tors, with intent to do them some grievous bodily harm. I am sorry to say that in the circumstances of both your cases there is something which very much aggravates the character of the offence of which you have been found guilty. From all that appeared on your trial, you, Joseph Jones, remained on the spot where the prosecu tor came up with you, for the purpose of avenging your self on him, and you inflicted on him a wound which, but for God's mercy, would have taken away that man's life. You, William Lewis, are also to answer for a similar offence. There is less before the Jury, in your case, of anything like malice or private grudge, but I have read the depositions, and from them it appears that on two former occasions you have had quarrels with the prosecutor, and that on both these former occasions you threatened the use of the knife, as if the use of the knife were a thing to which your mind familiarly had re course. It is because the use of the knife has become so frequent, that it is absolutely necessary to visit this offence with severe punishment. Now-a-days, the in stant a man finds that he has a little the worst of an en counter, out comes the knife, and lie plunges it into the body of his antagonist. I must make a severe example of both of you, in order to prevent other persons having recourse to the same deadly instrument. The sentence of the Court is, that you, and each of you, be transported beyond the seas for the term of 21 years." CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—On Monday an extraordinary sensation was occasioned in Guildhall, at half-past three o'clock, by the appearance of a fine large black cow. The numerous visitors of the Hall were astonished by a cry of drovers from without, and immediately , afterwards in ran the cow, amidst the alarming cries of " A mad bull, a mad bull." The cow, instead of turning to the right or the left upon en tering the Hall, walked up the flight of steps leading to the Court of Common Council and the Committee-rooms, and proceeded to the door, the very room in which the Markets' Committee had last held their meeting upon the subject of the alterations in Smithfield Market. Here the cow stopped for a few moments, but finding that there was no admission she turned round and made for the Hall again. Just as she was passing the Cham berlain's office Mr. Henry Sewell, one of the Lord Mayor's household, who had just left Sir James Shaw's apartments, turned round upon her, and apprehending, from the foaming of her mouth, and the hanging of her tongue, that she was a dangerous character, gave her a slap behind, and off she scampered down the steps and right through the folding doors to the Guildhall-yard. The crowd outside considered that the cow formed part of a deputation to the Markets' Committee, to apply for a small allowance of water upon the arrival of cattle in Smithfield. ..... NATURAL HISTORY OP THE SALMON.-- Various interesting observations have of late been made on this subject, t o which we have now to add t h e follow ing, which has been furnished to us upon the best autho rity. Tho manager of the Duke of Sutherl an d' s fisheries in S ti therlandsbire caused his men to mark all the spawned grilse which they took on th e 4 t h of March this fin, sye and ar, vithabrass wire, which they i nserted i n the restoredbackl to the rivers. One of thes e ta k en aboven the date, when it wei g h e d 4 lb s., same river on th e I st o f waso the caughtBlShin at the station July, when it wa s found to weigh exactly 141b s . 1 b e i ng a a an increase of 10 1 bs. in less than four months. This ratio far exceeds that stated by Mr. Sh aw o f Drumlan rig, but the difference may be explained by the fish in the former case having had free cope in the river; while in the latter they arc confined to ponds.—Perth Courier. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYDS. VESSELS SPOKEN NVITIL—John Tornkinson, Liver pool to Batavia, lat. 34 S. lon. 74 E. ; Gerera, Dutch Indiaman, June sth, lat. 49, lon. 10 ; piked up on:the 28th May off Scilly a boat marked " Fanny, of Greenock, T. S. Stoyle," by. the George, arrived at St. Vincent. Neuler, Sicily to Newfoundland, June 22d, off Cape ,d e Gat, by the Buoyant, arrived at Falmouth. Voyager, Cadiz to Havana, lat. 46, lon. 55, by the Athels!an, arrived at Leith CORN AVERA G_EN. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORY,. For the Week ended July CG, 1841, made up f ro m the Reliant 0 the Inspectors is the different Cities and fawns in Englaii., !Ilia Wales. per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 6Ms. ?ti. Oats Barley ni. li. !Id. Rye ... ...... 353. V.I Pease ......... 445. Id. AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS. Week ending wino: BARLEY. OATS. RYE. BEANS. 1 4 : 01 " June 25 63 5' 91 6 21 11 35 9 34 1 3 7 ! July 2 63 11 31 11 '22 11 3i .6 i 39 3 'l tr ... 16 23 66 3 32 9 22 9 3.5 5 :" 4 9 6 4 3 1 39 fB 2 as 11 23 1 35 7, 40 3 4 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF TIIX SIX ViI" S „ Wheat... 6ss. 2d. I Oats .......... 225. 5d Beans ........ .394. r, Barley. I 323. sd, Rye I.is. Id Pea5e........ 424 . v''' DUTIIS ON FORAIGN CORN. Wheat 21s. 8(1. 1 Oats 13s. 1.(1.1 Beans. ........ 1 6 L ". Ilarlev l4ls. 10:1. 1 Aye THE M COAL N Ships arrived since. s. d. Buddle's West Hartley I 0 Carr's Hartley Hebburn Main ll4 0 Molywell Man lB Leaze's Main l4 6 Nelson's West Hartley Old "lanfield Moor Pontop Windsor Ravensworth's W. Hartley 16 C West Pelaw ll t Wyla,n Walls E. d Rewicke and Cr'. :0 0 Walls End Brown's' l7 t Walls End Clennell Walls End Clarkand walls End Hedley RKETS. AUK ET. last market day, 41. P Walls End killing‘erth ... 18 9 W. E. Braddyll'afietton ... Walk End Haswell. ......•» ; Walls End Hetton ..... 2! '- Walls End Lambton ..... a" Walls End Whitwell Walls End Hartlepool • it Tennant's Hartle I :20 poo ......... 0 Walls End Barrett ............ 19 . 6 Walls End Farrington Tees [Walk:End Seymour Tees.. r l 7 • Wal s End 'lces ........ Co .. ...•. Pen ..... ................... 17 0 w Hartley ..... ....... " ...... 1 , 7 . 0 Walls End Devonshire ....• . COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. _____.-- 1 1'0 44 ' Wheat. ' Earley. Oats. I Beans. 1 .... .........--' 4 ..--.........1 to , Per Quarter. s. to 0. s. to w. s. to is. a. to : B. I A ',. 40 Boston Ilraintree 52 60 '27 34 23 29 33 38 •„,1 41 IST ighton 6O 0 2s 30 24 25 36 40 '' ' 4l Cambridge — 46 32 ... 24 30 *-- 40 Chichester A a 62 64 30 34 24 26 44 48 "„, 44 Dunmow 6l 69 ; ,'0 " O 36 94 29 34 33 .... Grantham Grimsby 56 64 25 33 IS 21 36 40 r, 51 Hailsham 63 68 26 30 22 25 37 sg Hitchin 5O 63 28 34 22 30 34 43 --,. 41 Ipswich ..... LCIVOS 65 65 26 59 22 25 34 8 8 4 7 ; 9 Lynn 6O 68 30 34 20 24 34 2 8 " --' Maidstone 59 65 36 39 26 32 38 40 _,--' 40 kiorwich Pctworth .- Rom ford 64 74 34 38 20 30 26 4 2 1 41 Sandwich 6ll 71 30 34 '6 20 35 43 I ° 7, ' 41 , Tnetford 66 69128 30 24 25 38 40 4 0 57 i Wisbech 4 1 44 54 Witham 164 71 132 36 27 30 37 4 2 " 1 -' 44 Yarmouth 66 70 3u 32 24 30 88 401 3 9 LIVERPOOL CORN 51.1/tKET.—Aug. 3 ID 01 WHEAT, English, 'White, per 701 b... lO. 6 14° 1 1 0 Red --- Scotch, Welch, and Manx 7 0 9 10 ---- Irish, White 9 8 0 0 R e d 8 U ~ 6 F ore i gn 3 OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 3 0 4 3 Irish Foreign 0 0 AA 0 •• ...... A „,... • , 2ARLEY, English, Malting, per imp. quarter 34 I; 4: a BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter -- Scotch and Irish, per 60Ibs. - Feeding BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter - Irish, &c - Foreign PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter F:reigr? Aug. 3 O ID Al ri 8 0 9 U 9 2 6 3 0 ; 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 96 0 , 24 0 4 4 4: 0 4. 4 4 . 43 0 4 1 0 341 0 43 0 44 0 4Q g 0 9- 0 0 . i ... 20 3 3e 0 r 0 C 44 FLOUR, English, per 28C1b. - Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 241111)s. ..... ..„ INDIAN Coast, per 4801 h. Rye, per Imperial quarter ...... 41sur, per Imperial quarter DUNDEE.—We are still unable to mentio n a re l, changes in the state of our trade and marlfi l t e o t :ign Notwithstanding the dull state of our m arket, ' 'j o t) prices continue very stiff. In the Rion m arket t are eager buyers at the prices demanded. In St : v of tershurgh there has been nothing_ doing—the gulls o f. the flax from that quarter not being well report tot Advices received from Archangel yesterday stat o -- only a small quantity of °thorny flax—saY t o th e de' was parted with by a needy seller, at 127 IS y n s ort mand for tows and codillas, particularly the Wi t. ot at of the latter, continued undiminished, the dealer 3 o w, all anxious to sell at present prices ; indeed both their and codillas have every appearance of maintainin. roe prices during the season, the demand being consl.ele' and the supply small. We regret the ship Plug 13 lie are is likely to suffer just now. Freights in the en flpz lower than we ever recollect of their havir i. „,7,,, e rs — i;urgh has been taken to the East coast from St: : ; a nd at the unprecedentedly low figure of 30s. pe r ;`), %%e even at this price cargoes are C.l:CeedilelY Se6IC. the de think that flax must soon give w.-„v—at least, 1 •es prle mand from this side govern the price. At Present tiscr. consumers can make nothing of it.—Dundee Adrer s From T. J. Pettigrew, Esq., Surgeon, F •lt ,'o . l, to Messrs. S. and B. Solomon', 39, Albemarle.street, Pi"•:id opposite the York Hotel, and 76, King William.street, BO' Gentlemen,—l have no hesitation in replYint your inquiry as to the results obtained by the use of 1 ° . . 1 " improved spectacles; being in the constant habit et readint I writing for many hours together by lamp-light, it is but justice , say, that your newly-invented spectacle lenses hare &fordo IDi the greatest comfort. When I employed the ordinary pebbleth ttereSt never failed to experience in the morning a great irritation la eyes. Since I have used your admirable glasses I suffer irons )1-, inconvenience of the kind. I shall ever feel grateful to ,„ toe. friend, Dr. Blundell, for having drawn my attention to the subJ —Believe me to be your's, very respectfully, T. J. PIETTIaILaw' s, of Saville.row, Jan. 4, 1539."—Fr0m the late Henry . Cowper, Tewen.waters, Herts, to Messrs. S. and B. Solomon' :--aant nde• haring been deaffor many years, I was induced rec°- tue les tion to try your Invisible Voice Conductors, sure to tell you that they eaable me to hear person s in r fl u g anY gres s ate place of worship most distinctly ; and in conseelue n " "Li% s advantage I have derived, I have recommended man! The you, and their report is similar to mine, most foourablveeti. es, Spectacles and Hand.glass which you have sent see a re ( 111 0 and I hate greet P od cellent, and suit my sight precisely, and surpass any tying •liisets kind I have ever tried ; the transparency of which it PP b ,.. t yet that although I have paned my 86th year, the 22d of May '''" t ' s o they enable me to read, &c., by candle-light with the greater and comfort to myself.—Gentlemen, I return you my Pelt g r J oe. and remain your obedient servant, HENRY C0%9'1.21. -90 ° th e 1839.—Messrs. Solomons have no connections with persons - —Maidstone Gazette. HUNGERFORD AND LAMBETH (PROPOSED) SUSPENSION BRIDGE. This very elegant chain or suspension bridge is in course of construction across the Thames, from Hunger ford-market to the Lambeth bank, at a short distance west of the brewery of Messrs. Goding and Co., and in a line with the Belvidere-road. The want of such a com munication as this bridge will present has been generally acknowledged since the erection of Hungerford-market, in the year 1833 ; shortly after the plan was submitted to the public, a Company formed, and an Act of Parlia nient obtained, authorising them to raise a capital of 106,0001. for the purpose. The engineer of the bridge is Mr. I. K. Brunel, F.R.S., who is also executing a stupendous suspension bridge across the Avon, at Clifton. The design presents a handsome arched approach from each back of the river, the road, or rather the pathway, being suspended by iron chains from two stone piers in the Italian style, corresponding, generally, with the campaniles of Hunger ford-market. The architect to the Company is Mr. I. P. Brunning, and the masonry has been contracted for at 63,000/., by Mr. G. Chadwick. The iron work will be executed at the works of Messrs. Sandys and Co., in Cornwall, at the estimated cost of 17,000/. The weight will be 700 tons ; the entire length 1,410 feet, divided as follows :—From each shore topier, 370 feet ; centre between piers, 670 feet ; the viaduct will be 28 feet above high water mark, or three feet higher than the crown of the centre -- arch of Waterloo-bridge. It will be adapted for foot passengers only, the toll being a half penny each person. On the Hungerford side the plat form will join the centre of the terraced roof of the co lonnade between the two taverns, whence the traffic will pass through the galleries over the colonnades of the fish market, by the level of the general market to Hun gerford-street and the Strand. The total cost of the bridge and approaches is estima ted at 102,254/. 7s. ; and the estimated return, based upon the traffic of the existing bridges, is as follows :- Ist. Ordinary traffic at a halfpenny each person is estimated at per annum 2d. Traffic from Lambeth to the Hungerford market v 260 3d. Matches on the River, for the sight of which the bridge will be particularly adapted 4th. Estimated traffic to and from steam boats 3OO sth. Rent of unappropriated portion of the pro perty already purchased £9,010 We trust these anticipations may be realised to - the full, for assuredly the new bridge must add considerably to the public convenience. As a point for embarking or debarking there will be a commodious flight of stairs at each extremity of the bridge, which will probably super sede the unsightly wooden piers now in use. The steam boat traffic at the Hungerfori Pier has increased from 100,000 persons in 1834-5 (thett&st year of the running of the small steam-boats), to upwards of 1;100,000 persons in 1839-40. The importance to Lambeth of the contiguity of a general market (particularly of an excellent fish market) will, it is calculated; ensure much traffic. The bridge will likewise afford a safe and agreeable prome nade ; and upon the completion of the new streets in Southwark and Lambeth (the Bills for which have been submitted to Parliament), the Hungerford-bridge will be the most direct line of communication between the southern, south-eastern, and south-western districts of the metropolis and Charing-cross, shortening the dis tance between many of these parts nearly half a mile. The works are now in active progress , and it is ex pected that the bridge will be completed in about eighteen months. Mirror. WESLEYAN CONFERENCE AT MANCHESTER. The ninety-eighth annual meeting of the Wesleyan Conference commenced sitting in Oldham-street Chapel, at Manchester, on Wednesday week last. About four hundred ministers were present. The Education Com mittee, on reading its Report, stated that a large in crease had taken place in the number of day-schools, and that it was their intention, for the present, to de vote the interest of the grant from the Centenary Fund towards the maintenance of teachers at the Glasgow Normal School. _ _ _ At the meeting of the Missionary Committee, it ap peared that from the great debt of the Society, amount ing to no less a sum than 3903001., but few additional missionaries had been sent out, chiefly to Ashantee and the Gold Coast. The aspect of this debt was gloomy, and would prove a serious check. Two new Theological Institutions were spoken of as now proceeding, one at Didsburv, near Manchester, and another at Richmond, near London. After a President, Rev. J. Dixon, and a Secretary, Rev. Dr. Hannah, had been chosen for the Conference, inquiry was made as to how many ministers had died during the past year ; to which it appeared that fifteen had died in England,' two in Ireland, and ten mission aries at foreign stations. On Thursday evening the. Centenary Appropriation Committee met, and the Treasurer announced that he had received to that time 190,0001. The following sums were then voted : Former appropriations Additional to the guarantee for the New Auxi liary Fund Additional to the Centenary Chapel Relief Fund 3,000 As a Special Fund, the interest to be applied for keeping the Centenary Hall in repair To be divided equally between the Theological Institutions and Missions . .£lBO,OOO 2,000 £200,000 The Conference was occupied, during the whole of Thursday and Friday, in investigating the characters of the ministers, and considering any charges that were made. The " gown question, as It has been termed, has, we understand, been mooted," but no decision has yet been made. As far as could be ascertained, the feel ing of the majority is decidedly in favour of the Wes leyan ministers assuming the ministerial costume. rCAPTAIN CHAMIER'S NEw NAVAL STORY, Tom BowLlNG."—This spirited tale of the sea seems to be generally considered as one of the best that has proceeded from Captain Chamier's popular pen. The Naval and Military Gazette says :—" There is some thing in the name of Tom Bowling that is essentially suggestive of all that is stirring and attractive in sea-life; and this Captain Chamier seems to have felt, for his novel is typical of all that is British seamanlike in the character of these whose home is on the waters.' A general idea of this novel is indicated in the fact that its author has made Tom Bowling the ideal of a British seaman in all the various grades of that character—from the, poor cabin boy of a collier to the great Admiral. But this is but a comparatively small portion of their contents ; the career of the imaginary hero being made the vehicle for placing before us incidental delineations, drawn from the life of 'several of our most celebrated naval heroes—Nelson, Collingwood, Jervis, &c.—to gether with a large variety of other sketches, both real and ideal, forming together one of the most charac teristic, spirited, and entertaining illustratio - .is of sea life that our recent literature. has furnished. THE CONVICT FRO47.—A gentleman who lately arrived from Van Diemen's Land says—" Frost was, in spite of the assertions to the contrary, an over seer of convicts, but he is no longer so. About ten days previous to my informant's departure, Frost, with a gang of his fe ll ow-prisoners, was missing. They had pro cured a whaling-boat, with which they had attempted to escape. After a week of very great privations they re turned to Hobart Town and surrendered themselves. Notwithstanding the declarations of the others that they had forced him to accompany them, ho had been deprived of his appointment, and has been sent to the extra penal settlement of Port Arthur. The Government believe that he must have had some foreknowledge of the attempts. Glasgow Courier. THE VALUE OF PINS' HEADS.—The prin cipal members of the Chancery bar were occupied for several days la s t wee k b e f ore th e Lord Charxeller in arguing lak a in q g ue o s f ti p on ins r , el i a i t e i a n d g s. to rarhpeatmenstts of the connected with the n proceed ing on both sides are said to amount to nearly 5,000/. EVENING SUN.- same name. b ir GOLD WATCHES, £B. aB. eac h P i g 311 finished Horizontal Gold Watches, jewelled in four h0',77,1' vest enamel dial, hand to mark th e : secon ds, &c., Eight s ' - 01.9 01 each. These elegant little Watches will be found elf te . o 6 time-keepers, and a printed warranty is given with file"_, • In which they will always , receive to y a tt en tion requir e' ' T. COX SAVORY, hi l l (wo. Watchmaker, Jeweller, and Silverimith, 47, Coin Doors from Graceckurch-street), London. N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in tichase% A PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FOR T AG, —CATALOGUE WITH ENGRAVINGS, P O ' „ talc; FREE.—The material is so like silver that it can 01 1 1 ;We from it on reference to the s tamp by p e r s ons well 1,( I n b eet with it. MANY SPURIOUS IMITATIONS ar e , o bi* sold. The genuine metal, whi c h we wa rrant more (- 1 1, the than silver, is only to be had at our Warehouse. I, joe same colour throughout, and can be engraved th e ' l os. silver. As a criterion, spoons and forks, full sized table, „trimeo desserts, 101.; tea, ss. per dozen. Th e Catalogue ,otY the prices, with engravings, of every IRONM o ON ARTICLE necessary to the furnishing a house f 1 0 1 25 per cent. under any other old established house. eet RIPPON and BURTON, 12, Wells-street, Oxfo:c1-10 Established 1820. BlR7'llB. 101 On the 2d inst., at Montp e lli er L o d ge, B r i g hton, th e of Captain onThmas st., Mar at ti ßlackheath-road,n, R.N., of a daugMrs. W hter. w iiiisre a On the 3d Taylor, of a son. te r, s On the 3d inst, at Elam, Mrs. G esc h en , a asub,- On the 31st ult., at the Rectory House, Rimptol , of the Rev. Montague Hawtrey, of a son. WV On the 31st ult., at Vine L o d g e, S even O a ke s th e John Rogers, Esq., of a daughter. e lOll On the 31st ult., at Bleud w o r th L o d ge , Horruleen' th of Sir William W. Knighton, Bart., of a son, still b or n. k t b• On the Ist inst., in Tit c hfi e ld- t errace , Regent's - P er lady of Joah Bates, Esq., of a daughter. , Gee r ' On the 2d inst., at Stokeinteignhe a d R ec t or y, De"; iOO. 1 giana Lubin, the wife of the R e v. E. C. Phillp o tts, of o f On the 2d inst., the lady of Francis B. Atkinson, Rampsbeck Lodge, near Penrith, Cumberland, of a 5 _ 0 : ife • On the 3d inst., at New Grove H ouse , B rom ley, Inv Sir George Simpson, of a daughter. e 3 On the 3d inst., in Oxford-terrac e , H y d e -park, the cri H. John Butt, Esq., of a daughter. f On the 4th inst., at May-place, K en t, the 44 ° Robinson, EN., of a son. „ , On the 29th July, at St. MARRIRD Luke's, Ch e l sea , b y the I . . n e ' o r R. G. Thomas, P. Pu ff er, Esq., o f Mi c h ae l' s -plice, '''''” On the 2d inst., at Noorf w P o i o c d ar ch dy- u p r l c a h c , e, J Ed ohn in c bu h r i g i: b i ; eio v, o g s .: ton, to Miss Steedman, surgeon, of Park-street, Grosvenor-square, to An p ut dol l ' only daughter of Benjamin Armstrong, Esq., green, one of the Magistrates for the county of diddlese"; On the 2d inst., at St. Luke's, Chelsea, Mr. Henry - e l des t of Belgrave-terrace, Eaton-square, to Ann Me r ;' bee. daughter of James Fortey, Esq of Stanley House; C e bter On the 2d inst., at U ffi ngto . n i , Louisa Jane, eldest de__ 4 Oa, of the Rev. Brownlow Villiers Layard, Rector of the r" an of granddaughter of the late Very Rev. Dr. Wal d ' het O r° Bristol, and first cousin to the Earl of Lindsey, to Pi cousin, Henry J. Margery, Esq., Lieutenant in • th . e 13°111 Engineers. Vidl itsi o f On the 3d i ns t., at S t. P ancras, E uston - e quate' bier Weyman, Esq., •f New York, to Emily, second deg 1 ,,, oell JoshuaMayhew, Esq., of Fitz r oy-squ a re. On the 3d i ns t., at Marylebone Church, Richard J°lcesto son of Ri c h ar d Peckham, Esq., of Beakesbourne Hou g o uty to Charl o tt e J u li a , on l y d aug h ter o f t h e l a te Char l es 1 . • Bourie, Oxford House, Bucks On the 3 d inst., at fo new St. Pancras . Church, the Roof th e Bouens, to th e Lady Julia Lambert, youngest da u g hte r late Viscou n t Kilcoursie, and sister of the Earl of C_ --' DIED On the Ist inst., at Stockwell-green, William Field, ‘_ 1 1 . On the Ist inst., in Ely-place, Alice, Want dim/Cu te ' Hepworth, Esq., aged 11 months. ' sox On the Ist inst., at Ramsgate, John Chapman_ _I3IIIM of Mr. and M rs . J o h n B ar ber, of Regent-square, M, et, On the 6th of February, at Sydney, New South Coroline Anne, wife of J. E. Bright, Esq On the 29th ult., in Richmond-street . , Portobello, — D i , of Malachi Fallon, Esq., assistant barrister for the Limerick. On the Ist inst., at Coberley Rectory, Gloncestershire,joy, Grisdale, Esq., youngest and l ast surviving son of the We B. Grisdale, Rector of Wallington, in the same c ounti• s tro t. On the Ist inst., Thomas Lack, Esq., of WeYre wife On the 2d inst., at Sydenham-hill, Frances offly, ~1.0 , 0 r • of Thomas Duffrus Hardy, Esq., of the Record-off', London: Printed and Published by 311iRDO 01.' pd, i - No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, the county of Middlesex, Thursday, August b, 1841• c Y V l, ‘. th e Rin la v tip( .., 1 1 , 4 , z, , 6 ~i