The Sun. — London, England, 1841-08-07 00:00:00

k 1- , ..110 Itil 011,WING . SU N • AND ° LADY 'JOHN RUSSELL SE L4 f l AT 'SELKIRK. e 4 j" ICLY had this a fternoo n a ,44e titir coigisl,, i l di.interes t we in our usually quiet and aOI think you may probably like to have a accoimt. or it. You are already aware that Lord came to Bowhill to spend the honey tir e with ~ 'oun 2: wife. Soon after his ar - With f th h e Magi s t ra te s and Council resolved to present him 0 4 , freedom of the old burgh, an honour Prince the liel of ' 1 " 7 " 1 adet : pted a short time before he became King of 0, gians A ' correspondence ensued, and three te e r e t k the afternoon - was appointed for the kw, ea Y,'When his Lordship was to pass through the on his way to Minto-house. Accordingly, at half rr,t,"._tlYelinhabitants of the burgh, a vast number 1, 1 4 k.iLlashiel s , and a few patriots from Hawick, assem % the Marketplace, and with flags, music, &c. , to l ;'' e d out to Meet his Lordship at the confines of the _sjuriSdi etioit ' 41.011.1ter waiti ng a short time; Lord and Lady Russell 1,444 e up sidendid carriage and four, when the e inarelied into town in procession. Her Lady of the at the inn, Lord John, taking the arm f ro e ,,, C hitf.:Magistrate, walked to a hustings erected te stis., Town .house, when the ceremony of in - tip," With the hurghship was gone through. In this 1 6 0 ,7 °11 3 . , licki ng th e bi rse , t h a t i s , dipping a bunch of t4l;elaker's bristles in a glass of wine, and' drawing L l ros the mouth, is the initiatory rite. After in presenting him with the burgess ticket, the made - a short complimentary speech, describing Goo a '' a statesman whom we were delighted to the haing had a large share in the passing e Leforin Bill, the Abolition of Slavery, &c. Ait:rto which Lord John made a most spirited reply. 14 % h l •P ra ising Scotland for the intelligence of its peo - N i t Il s Lord s hi p p l unge d h ea dl ong i n t o politics. He f`wde had no cl a i m t o our regards, no title to our 'kir wis hes, except in so far as his public conduct met Hd 4Pprobation. In the measures he had advocated cllt s t li ill' c rted, he had been solely actuated by a convic ;ll4 lat they were for the public good, and not for the I [l4 l Popular applause. On the contrary, had he ki,st6dt otherwise, he would have given . them his . L ,, ecide d opposition. From the safety with which 5 P0r4. -at measures of late years have been carried into her s u ) ni he argued that he must go on, and that there til)ii, il i c ',fears that, in carrying forward. measures of 4 {4 ' lu ertv, they would be abused. Look at the it tn s Bill, when first introduced ; it was assailed kikr e b, e-leafies as the precursor of revolution,- tklhits and bloodshed ; and yet those very ene -11,21-.‘y hailed it as the very means by which k~iichfished and hoped to gain that authority of i t ,ht b; th eY had been deprived. Again, take up tioq" c t of Negro Emancipation. had not the abo -454, this immoral and unchristian system been de ,l(l',L4eeidl as the . sure harbinger of ruin to our West i, 4 4 1 t,';', 41 , 11(18 ---as.soundin.r the death-knell of the white ZP ' it Yet what has. bet n the result ? Peace, • 1 4 ,11 :"' and prosp e rity. His Lordship then adverted Pe o , l p-Y to -the subject of national education. Let the I )',), z l,, e m be educated, said he—at least let the people of i4t , r , al " mid Ireland be educated up to the standard . so kl ek: Scotland; and -he had'nufear,that any future of political freedom' would be abused. No ; 'touline the s People education, and he would be per wLng to submit the government of the country to kkid enlightened •udivment. His Lordship concluded 6 ika s t t C Pur tY Cheers, which. indeed, had accompanied Antervals throaohout his speech. k 44 Mdress from the inhabitants of Galashiels was then Th alul Presented. k N e health. of Lady Russell having been drunk , a nd kililtilleers for the Queen, his Lordship returned to the the ti d s hortly aft er wards the happy pair drove off amid 44:-" Ato Ch huzzas and good wishes of the multitude. — ron icle. 11 E4 , HAMBURGH MAIL. Ltdtpr .ott.x tile , AtroysT L . —M s Majesty has conferred t he 'Red Eagl e o f the second class, with the I' o4 ' se u the H anoverian Privy Cabinet Counse ll or B ar on k ehele ; the o r d er o f th e R e d Eagle, second class, or e Ranoverian Counsellor Wile ; and the same IL 1. ' 1 : the third . class on the Hanoverian Counse llor ftz stedt. O°C prohibition to export horses is revoked. 14 ' 11 (1 30 The Russian squadron, corn „ ed ,JULY a' q e G ran d " Admiral Latke, with his Imperial Highness aft Duke Constantine on board, passed by ) ester ern,,fini, „' - '° ll , on its return to Cronstadt. tir,,. --- - w trtgate of 54 guns has arrived here from Ch.er ";.l7e.tv-p. h ear that it has on board M. Casimer Perier, , 4 1 . .4.15 / Ir - ;„ ell gh Ambassador to Russia. 31.—His Majesty the King will go ° - " %r to Pain for the benefit of the waters. JULY 28. 7 General Von Canitz, our Am %den. In Hanover, is now appointed Ambassador at 4~BENISR PRUSSIA, JULY 27.—Letters from Munster (1 4 Archbishop V. I)iate is extremely pleased that . %1 1 ,Prernment has at length overcome its long-c Objection to allow Dr. Iven, the Vicar-General ai . )- "%cl the POD to enter on his office. Dr. Iven is k w isi a to be one Pope, the moat zealous partisans of the ' r tl k -m i Qi ?l - 9, and as such refused to sign the report of the kk' P ani in the affairs of the Archbishop, and protested east the choice made b; the Chaplain of Dr. Muller , 11, 1, D tay 4 Postolical Vicar. People have no doubt.that the en by Government Will make the Archbishop in- T , Q , ° - ..is part to contribute to the final settlement of 44 question concerning him, so • far as he thinks compa -5r attwith his situation in the Church, and with his real h t i., D a l ) ° o ed duties.—Frankfort Journal. 'llti -IN°ll t, JULY 31.—0 n the 27th 300 ships from the t tw e h a 'nl the North Sea were in our roads. Towards Ihe t ,i a south wind springing up, about a third part of Caine from the ide set sail. At the de -1 't si b :: or the post at five in the afternoon, burgh Papers, AUg. only about are lyin g in our roads.—Ham 3. HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, Aua. 3. A tistri Rills. Money t t,afik s a k i. ' 5 Per cents. " I " a re' ..... it!lp.llussian ................... l4 IC7h ifis e . l .E" 4 per Cent. Ist aeries Certificate ko.;Ptien, Ist Seti»a lOl% 101% y le a r ° 4 s per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th Oya t tc ,• .•. ............................ d 4t7 1.1 Certificates 1 )4 Per Cent. (1540) 86% bi ttn ,ictual Debt, '2% i•er Cent ...... , ............ per Cent 4 . 41 45 fic C e ti ........................................... vtio4 .. 7) . ;;; .. .. .. to,:iLl i itn 14:;4, - 4 r r 71 • If `.44 /0.. New 5 per Cents Pt 11 4 s is EXCHANGES ON' LONDON. 4 1t1 4 %-a• At:G. 3.-11 sX.—Two months, 13 4 h oe : •itfLy 21. Three Months, 3%. -14 -N. JULY 27. e Seventy -live doff. IL 40 . rh. A USTRIAN FUNDS.—VilnirrtA, JULY 2'. po i lper Con s . M etalliquea T h .. Per Cents.... •••••""*" P7% Bank Psr C ent „ *"*"' ...... ah ar „ • '4 "Zefweine"ieiits;" . . rug. 1 ratisslAN Futrus.— BERLIN, JULY 31. St s ok Bi l l s . Money. "Uld• Sch., 44 per cent. 10415 103 X 14. 4i 1an Enlthrh Loan 1830,4 per cent 10t 101% ...p a p te en Lindon,three months 6 17% Owl Stale Gazelle. Aug. 1. h 't 11 \- 011.! TOIL AND TIIE POOR-LAW.-- ! From 4 tl'7"dent.)—" The Globe asks us Would we have t ,!tiv e ,„ le d for ourselves, that, in supporting the Conser r,,,,er f or tts who would not, were they in t Tly P'rmit these laws to continue ?' We unhesitat p, -n , sw er, Yes. We do most positively believe that V h 4 t 4 1 8- x vat ive Administration would either wholly re )? ew Poor.law Bill, or at lest so modify it, as no is hm^ ° le aie the liberty of the humbler classes of Eng- ' i 'ity " f ell the en'o tof their families, or their seen tiwal'''4l the death j en f starvation (Query, by the Corn- Sl„' at tile mere e of P Minister."—So wrote - tiro --)idurd on tl y ie 29th October, 1836, and it will 11 `tl't g r that print atify • tto learn that it is currently re 4, e d th e i f th un. Member for Finsbury, Mr. Wakley, will % th e first opportunity of bringing forward a motion i ° l / 4 , 1 11s e zi 'w Poor-law in the - new Parliament. As Tories have, from the hustings, denounced the ' 4 ,,_o ll.l( ata Whig Poor-law Bill," forgetting that it had v l r tifi c ,, i ded support of Sir Robert Peel and the Duhe of "111 'gton, they will, of course, on Mr. Wakley's ino tiii',,eolifirm by - their votes in the House of Commons t ilt e ‘,, e e a d udeirmatiou of the Poor-laws as at present admi t; i t t); MURDER AT EXETER.—The investiga gto this dreadful and mysterious affair is still pro e - - ktu l t • There arc, as usual,. many contradictory r Which we do not think . it right _p in the ktl e ,:lt stage of the proceedings. All that is certainly is, that Brinsmead has made a confession of the of a lstanees connected with the murder, the particulars tg itt xi,. have been given. We feel bound to remark , th e It has not the appearance of au honest statement of h t „ r ,, a th, but seems more like the story of . a man . who It is considered to himself out of a scrape. tXt t get who is by no means a pow (lt impossible that Pitts, 1 41 all, could have accomplished the horrid deed with assistance and least of all in the way described by k r rello w . t k , pris ' oners. On Wednesday last, after a con the betweenper tthe city and county Magistrates, N,„: 11 custody were removed to the "Castle, te s ;vhere an kl:‘11314ti oll took lace which was continued on the fol t'11:11,1(14Y, when p one ' of the men in custody wasdis 4kiit'e't• The others, Brinsmead . and Pitts, with two '`lti et t i l l at ned Fletcher and Sanders, and the women. El i -4brit S toneman and Jane Avent, were remanded t. u t u t ti a l th e a aY, when they underwent a further examination t % tt e l 'otinty WWI and have been again remanded until etlJ -4 Y next. A woman named Meringo, who keeps a Witt"4:g-liouse in the Butcher-row, has produced the i t l S 1 a Uf the deceased, which, with half a sovereign and 14 ' inin g s in silver, she received from Pitts th e morn qbr the m ur d er . A rewar d o f 1001. has been offer 'vi4 ter he Government for the discovery of the murderers, ktird. re e Pardon to any accomplice, not being the actual e i )ti v i r ;, r er, who will give such evidence as may lead to u P. it - d - r ll .. To this reward a further sum of 501 .will 'toni,r by the family of the deceased. — Western (try. h, A M - BOAT FARES.—The trivial amount of hi o , t t .se at which persons can travel by steam is now al trity Pcredible, and must be felt as a great boon. A f e tter from hence may reach London, via Hull, so far tth sr e is concerned (if content with the steerage),. for 411„thillings and six ence Glasgow, by steam to St.ir ii;!3,.. and thence by c P oach; for three shillings. To Sur -144 00e shilling. The opposition on this passage has 4114 4 /. Ofect of reducing the fares , to a very low rate, kti v r t 4 414ttgr of course it has caused a corresponding ,e du r i n •Y,oll the part of those competing—for efxattvo, lite i dg 144 ''exit; the Benledi sailed upwards . o . 4 •Ar c p re n miles to and from Newhaven, Stirling, for r. The Bridge of Allan, via Allow, can be reached is th w° ; and we have reason to believe that this griPreferable route—the distance f rom Allow to the t qe st: being similar to that from Stirling, and e_ coac to I) 44 ' a rkin both places is exactly the same. The to f p ar e e rth, %l e le e 'S two shillings and sixpence ; thence , and sixpence more. Largo and Leven, one ag and sixpence • and Dysart, uinepen ce. Kirk or O ne shilling. We have only noticed the st eera g e 4te°14.1 cabin tares.—Edinburgh Observer. THE PENNY POSTAGE. MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE LETTERS DELIVERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. Week ending June 20, 1841 3,773,136 Ditto 21, 1841 3,221,206 Ditto Nov, 24, 1841 1,585,973 Increase since 1840 on the week's letters 551,930 Ditto 1839 ditto 0,187,163 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAVERFORDIVEST RACES.-TUESDAY. The Pembrokeshire Stakes of 20 sovs. each, It ft, &c. ; two miles ; 20 subscribers ; 13 declared. Mr.. Jordan's Merry Lass, aged, 9st 21b (Harris) 1 Mr. Colley's Milo, 5 yrs, Bst Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, with 25 added ; two miles, heats. Mr. Parr's Aimwell, 6 yrs (Owner) 1 1 Mr. Henderson's Greedy Sam, 6 yrs Mr. Gough's Fausta, 3 yrs Mr. White's Jenny Jones, 6 yrs - Mr. Lock's Rowena, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes of 5 . sovs. each, 3 ft, with 25 added, mile heats. Mr. Gough's b Hampton, 6 yrs (Snapper) 2 1 1 Mr. P. Pettatt's Topsail, 5 yrs Mr. Parr's Aimwell, 5 yrs Match for WU, pp, two mile heats. Mr. Sumner's King William, 5 yrs, lOst,t(Owens), beat Mr. Child's b g, aged, lOst. HARWICH RACES—WEDNESDAY. The, Trades Cup of 601., added to a Sweekstakos of 15 sous. caul', (8 subs). Mr. Place's The Lord Mayor, 5 yrs (Peace) 1 Mr. Murray's Lady Paramount, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Clifford's The Emperor, 3 yrs 3 The Willoughby Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. Heats, twice round and a dis. Mr. Thompson's Taglioni, 5 yrs (Owner) 1 1 Mr. Clarke's Now-or-Never, aged 3 2 Mr. Hodgson's Honeysuckle, 5 yrs 2 3 The Hunters' Stakes were won in two heats, by Mr. Barker's Sam Weller, beating Mischief, Duenna, and three others. SALISBURY RACES.—THURSDAY. The Plate of 100 sovs., added to a sweepstakes (Han dicap) of 20 sovs. each, h ft and 5 ft, only if declared. 2 miles. 8 Subs., 6 declared. Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b, walked over. The Gold Cup of 100 sovs., by Subs., of 10 sows. each. 3 yrs, 6st 10Ib ; 4 yrs, Bst llb ; 5 yrs, Sst 101 b ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 21b, &c. 2 miles. Mr. Herbert's Arctic, aged Mr. Treen's Fitzroy, 4 yrs Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, 4 yrs Two-year old Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft.—Off. The City Members' Plate of 50/., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft. ; for 3 yrs, Gst 121 b ; 4 yrs, Bst 61b ; 5 yrs, 9st llb ; 6 years, and aged 9st 71b. Win ners extra. Mile and a quarter. Mr. Bayley's Belissima, 6 yrs, Bst 131b...(C0n011y) 1 1 Mr. Foster's Variety, 4 yrs, Bst 61b 9 dr Mr. Sadler's Defy, 3 yrs, Bst 61b The Surrey Handicap of 5 sovs. each, and 50 added. Mr. Osbaldiston's Curreycomb, Bst (Rogers) 1 Mr. Sadler's Diversion, Est 31b Mr. Trecn's Una, Bst 31b Mr. Herbert's Factory Girl, Bst 81b Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, Bst 21b ..(Percy, jun.) 1 A fine race. BRIGIITON RACES. THURSDAY (CONCLUDED). The Tradesman's Plate of 501., added to a subscription of 3 sovs. each, the second saves his stake, and the winner to be sold for 1501., &c. New course, heats. (Six subs.) Lord Eglinton's Amulet, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Oates) 1 4 1 Mr. Goodman's Mungo Park, 4 yrs, Bst 11b 2 1 2 Capt. Gardnor's Dismal Jemmy, 4 yrs, Bst llb 5 2 3 Mr. Balchin's Clematis, 4 yrs, Bst llb Mr. Clifton's Playfellow, 3 yrs, 7st 4 dr. The first and second heats were won by a head, and the third by half a length. FRIDAY. Handicap of 3 sovs. each, with 60 sovs. added. Old Course. (4 subs.) Mr. Shelly's Huon, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Chapple) 1 Mr. Goodman's Remnant, 4 yrs,.9st Gen. Wyndham's Aspatria, 3 yrs, Est 121 b 3 Lord Albemarle's Exit, 4 yrs, Bst Betting-7 to 4 agst Huon ;sto 2 apt Exit; sto 2 agst Remnant. Won by a neck, after a good race from the half distance. Handicap of 3 sovs each, w it] 40 added. Mile heats. (8 subs.) Mr. Balchin's Dromedary, 4 yrs, Bst 71b 6 1 1 Gen. Wyndham's Yorkshireman, 3 yrs, 7st 2 5 2 Mr. Garrard's Clematis, 4 yrs, 7st 91b 1 2 dr Mr. Cliftm's Playfellow, 3 yrs, 6st 51b 5 3 dr Air. Goodman's Remnant, 4 yrs, 9st 71b Mr. Shelly's Hellespont, 4 yrs, Bst 3 dr Mr. Smith's Myrtle, 3 yrs, 6st 71b 4 dr The first heat was won by a length, and the other in a canter. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. JULY 30.—The Forest Fly cutter, William Hornby, Esq., from Humble ; Brilliant schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq.,' from Cherbourg. 31.—The Petrel cutter, Earl of Ilchester, from Wey mouth. AUGUST 2.—The Camilla schooner, Thomas Halifax, jun., Esq., from London. 3.—The Gem schooner, Marquis of Ormond, from Brighton. SAILING S. JULY 30.—The Merlin schooner, William Lyon, Esq., for the Texel. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Hawk, Tarifa, Ariel, Brilliant, Camilla, Crusader, Gem, and Erin. Yawls—Kestrel, Alarm, Breeze, Water Lily, Wasp. Cuttersearl, Nautilus, Sparrowhawk, Ann, Lord of the Isles, Hobe, Emerald, Petrel, Reindeer, Medora, Naiad, Forest Fly, Phebe, Talisman, Witch, Midge, and Sapphire. The Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta is fixed for . the 17th of August, on which day the Queen's Cup will be sailed for in the evening there will be a display of fire works, which Jones promises (it being his twentieth ear), shall exceed all his former ones in bang and blaze . There are to be twenty fixed pieces, with numberless mortar baloons, mines, rockets, &c. Southampton Regatta is to take place on the 19th and 20th instant. The Isle of Wight races came off on Tuesday and Wednesday, the racing was uncommonly good, but the weather being wet, kept many from attending, still there was a large company on the ground whe, in spite of the rain, were much pleased with the sport—it was all neck and neck work. The proposed new town at East Cowes is likely to be proceeded with directly after Michaelmas, when the par ties obtain possession ; detached cottage residences are very much wanted, and from the mildness of the situation chosen it is likely to become a public favourite. An inquest was held on Tuesday on the body of Thomas, who was found drowned near the Vine-quay, early in the morning. She was a woman of drinking habits and loose character, having a husband and large family of children. Considerable sensation was created by some reports circulated as to where she was last seen; it appeared that she had left her home and children about eleven o'clock on the preceding night (her husband being then attending a benefit club, of which he was steward), as her body was found at four o'clock the fol , lowing morning ; her husband had been pacing the street during the whole night in search of her. No bruises were found on the body, and after the most serious con sideration of the Jury, they agreed to the verdict of " Found drowned." A Church-rate is proposed to be made at Northwood Church for this parish this evening ; strong parties arc mustering for and against. GRAND MORNING CONCERT, DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Mr. Eliason, encouraged by the success of the Evening' Concerts D'Ete, has been induced, at the request of several of his patrons, to try the experiment of giving a morning promenade concert in addition to the usual evening performances. Accordingly, at one o'clock yes terday {lie indefatigable Jullien gave the prelimi nary flourish of his baton, and the performances commenced with Rossini's master-piece, the overture to Guillaume Tell. At this time the attendance was rather scanty, but company continued to come in during the whole of the first part, and at its conclusion the audience was such, as we should hope would induce Mr. Eliason to continue these delightful morning entertainments. The theatre was lighted up and decorated with flowers, &c,, precisely as at the evening performances. In addition to overtures, quadrilles, waltzes, &c., we had the whole of ,Locke's music to Macbeth, admirably performed ; a solo on the Cornet-a-piston by Herr licenig, and an other on the flute by Richardson. licenig is a model for all solo players. There is nothing like trick or clap trap about his performances, no exhibitions of mere tours de force; nothing which, while it attracts the ap plause of the unlearned, makes the learned smile ; but every thing is done with science, taste, and judgment. Nothing could exceed the manlier in which he executed his solo yesterday. It is indeed a great treat to hear this young man, Richardson. The other solo performer of the morning, taking for his theme the air of The Swiss Boy," executed a series of variations of surpassing brilliancy, and evinced his complete mastery over all the difficulties of his instrument. The theatre, although not crowded, was very well attended, mid the audience was more select than at; the evening concerts. Altogether, we think we may fairly congratulate Mr. Eliason on the success of his experiment, winch, we hope, he will, ere long, be in duced to repeat. ACCIDENT IN THE CASTLE SLOPES. WINDSOR, AUG. 5.—A serious accident occurred to a workman, named Green, on Tuesday last, while he was engaged, with other men, in digging away a large por tion of the Slopes between the Castle and Adelaide Lodge, for the purpose of forming a recess in which is to be erected a small building, to be used as a summer house. The ground having been exc avated to a consi derable extent, a large tree at the top of the Slopes close to which Green was at work, suddenly gave way and descended to the valley below, a distance of nearly 40 feet, in an almost perpendicular direction, dragging the man along with it. Up on being picked up in an al -1 most insensible state, a nd medical aid being immediately procured from the Castle, it was discovered that, al though he was dreadfully bruised, and suffering under severe contusions, none of his limbs were broken. An- other man, who was at work close by his side, upon see ing the tree giving way, fortunately caught hold of some of its roots left in the ground, and thus preserved himse lf from injury. The soil, which was principally composed of chalk, had become exceedingly rotten from the late al -1 most incessant rains. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDA Y, AUGUST 7. 1841. ANIMAL MAGNET SM. (From the Medical Gazette.) • •, • We have attended one of the exhibitions by M. La fontaine, at the Hanover-square Rooms, and should have given reports of his proceedings, had not that task been already performed by those for whose pages things having but little connection with science are better suited—we mean, the newspapers. Through their medium the magnetisat of M. Lafontaine has already become a - matter of notoriety ; and in the Times, the accounts, though written with more respect for the marvellous thaw one accustomed to observe in medicine would have shown, are so correct, that we can.refer our readers to them for the apparent facts of the proceedings. We shall only say that the impression conveyed to our minds was, that M. Lafontaine is but a poor magnetizer, or rather that his patienta Are of an inferior class. The , phenomena which they exhibit are of the most ordinary kind ; they are merely thrown either into a state like that of a natural somnambulist, or into a deep cataleptic sleep, in which they are insensible to such impressions as the pricking of pins, or a slight galvanic shock, and in which some of their limbS are rigidly fixed. But there is neither clairvoyance nor prevoyance, nor the de velopment of any extraordinary power of the muscles, or of the imagination, or of the invention. The phenomena are far less striking than those produced in the patients of either Dr. Elliotson or the Baron Dupotet, and of course far less marvellous than those to which we re cently referred as forming the staple of the modern magnetizers in France. There is nothing, therefore, in these exhibitions, from which any member of our pro fession would derive either instruction or surprise ; he would find in them no phenomena with whose existence he is not familiar, nor any that would give him a deeper insight into the nature of the influence called magnetic, than he probably already possesses. With the public, however, the case is different ; to them the phenomena are striking, and being novel, are of course thought to be the results of some marvellous and newly-discovered influence. Nor would it be easy, till more stirring events than are now occurring engage their attention, to convince them of the contrary, or to prevent their eing,' for a time, cheated out of their com mon sense. Till some more diverting amusement is in vented for the loungers about town (of whom the great majority of M. Lafontaine's spectators arc composed), till Parliament meets, or till some fearful murder is com mitted, or some new genius in music or in acting ap pears, animal magnetism will, in all probability, be the leading topic of the day ; and will be discussed with all the curiosity and all the credulity for which unemployed Englishmen have ever been remarkable. To make that part of the public by whom such exhi bitions are • frequented judge rightly in a matter of science, or to make them believe anything to be less marvellous than it seems, when their discernment is flat. tered if they disbelieve the truth, is what no reasonable man would undertake. If it were desirable, it would not be difficult to show the fallacy which lies at the foun dation of a belief in animal magnetism—that is, in the possession by any person of a power, peculiar and else unknown, by which he can produce in others conditions in which their senses are displaced, or any of their faculties marvellously exalted. We believe that every rational man, accustomed to observe diseases, finds in the real facts of magnetism no more than the results of dis eased conditions, whose natural occurrence is well known, though rare, and which• are producni in those who are unfortunately subject enough to such influences, by vari ous impressions on the mind. The question so incessantly put, "Is there any thing in animal magnetism ?" cannot be answered so indefi nitely as it is asked. If it be meant •to ask whether, in the exercise of animal magnetism, there be employed any force different from those which are in operation every day, or deserving to be called by any other name than the force of imagination, or of imitation, or of fear, or of some commonly employed impression on the, mind, no one need hesitate to answer, No. There are in the facts of animal magnetism no other things than were known before it was invented ; no others than have been often seen, both before and since, in.diseases over which no pretended magnetic influence had ever been exercised ; no others than exist in the ordinary phenomena of cata lepsy and somnambulism, as they occur in those diseased from natural causes. On this too much stress cannot be laid,—the facts of animal magnetism are not new, nor peculiar to it ; and the novel effects to which it pretends to give rise, the seeing without eyes, the discernment of internal diseases in the patients themselves, or in others, the power of pro phesying deaths and ocher events, the peculiar discern ment of metals, the magnetizing of inanimate objects, the cure of organic diseases—all these, and all like them, are fallacies. For those who believe or profess them, there is no alternative but to regard them as either gross deceivers or themselves deceived; of folly or dishonesty, each in its highest degree, they, by the very fact of their pro fession, convict themselves ; for the effects, in which they declare their belief, have repeatedly, and in spite of them, failed of being produced before competent wit nesses. To adduce but one example—the great majo rity of magnetisers believe that patients can see by other means than eye-sight ; yet though M. Burdin has, for the last two years, offered a handsome premium to any one who will bring him a somnambulist that can read after her eyes are blindfolded, to his and others' satisfac tion, none of the many who have tried to gain the re ward have ever succeeeded. In every case the failure has been signal, and has manifestly been due, not to an accidental defect of magnetic power, or any such thing, but to the difficulty of accomplishing the trick of dis placing the bandage from over the eyes, when all the movements necessary for that purpose were accurately watched. These facts admit of no dispute ; and if, after knowing them, any person can still put faith in the as sertions of these extraordinary results being produced by magnetic influence, he must surely be insane in the love of error. But if the same question, " Ls there anything in ani mal magnetism ?" only means, " Do the persons pro fessing to magnetise possess any power of throwing others into states of sleep, or catalepsy, or somnambulism ?" it would be unwise to answer it with an unconditional ne gative. There are unoubtedly some unfortunate persons, weak and excitable girls especially, in whom these condi tions may be produced by any thing that strongly affects their minds, and more particularly by anything which they have known to produce the same effects in others or in themselves before. Such a patient once affected by what she has deemed an extraordinary or even a super natural influence, is afterwards completely in the power of her magnetiser ; each time that she is acted on, the mind becomes weaker and less capable of resistance, if there be any desire_ to make it ; till at last the phe nomena of the fit .may even surpass, though they will not differ in kind from, those known in the strongest natural catalepsy or somnambulism. Yet in all this there is no new power employed or engendered : in all ages effects similar in kind have been produced confessedly by mental excitement, and none know better than the mag netisers themselves that their manipulations are only essential, because the patients believe them to be so, and regard them as the sources of the strange influence. The influence of impressions on the mind, as the sole and sufficient means by which are produCed all the mag netic effects that are true, is abundantly proved. In the times which the magnetisers speak of as the earliest of the practice of their art, these were the only agents employed, and they produced effects which modern manipulations have not surpassed ; the history of fana ticism has facts far more marvellous than M. Lafontaine's. By the first Commission of the Academy of Sciences in Paris also, the energetic influence of the imagination was proved beyond a doubt ; patients exhibited the same effects whether they were magnetised or not, pro vided they believed they were so. In subsequent years, and especially by M. Bertrand, himself for a long time a believer in magnetism, the same influence has been re peatedly shown , ; and if there be any change in the cha racter of modern magnetism, it is only that now there is much more intentional deception. The late proceedings in France have sufficiently proved the readiness of magnet isers there to resort to any attempt at a juggle, when their experiments are in danger of failing ; and although we fully admit the possibility of phenomena, such as insen sibility, somnambulism, and so on, being produced at will in certain persons, we should not, without close in quiry and. examination, believe in the genuineness of even these ordinary phenomena, in persons influenced by any professor of the art, who came without good creden tials of his respectability. It is a very bad sign of the character of any thing that pretends to be a science, when its professors call upon the public to be judges of it ;—to a man with no more caution than is essential to one looking after truth, such a proceeding is at once sufficient to brand it with a strong suspicion of imposture. And this suspicion is increased almost to certainty when any professed science has been repeatedly before the public, and repeatedly examined and discussed by competent judges, and has yet made no permanent prcigyess either in the certainty of its evidence or in the number. and importance of its sup porters. This want of progress has been peculiarly the lot of animal magnetism ; nor would a person of ordi nary discernment in such matters, need more than the knowledge of its history to convince him that there must be some great fallacy in it. It has fewer diSciples now than in the time of Mesmer ; and among them there are fewer than ever of men who can lay any pretension to the possession of sound judgment.: the facts in its favour are not more numerous nor more Cogent : it has led to no general rules, no useful .applications : it . has been found to exerciso no more general influence, and to have no more connection with any other science, than it was supposed to have at its first invention. In a word, as a science, it has not made in the last sixty years one step. Now it is ridiculous to refer this to the incredulity of the public, or to the bigotry of men of men of science, or the prejudices of the interested. In the same period during which animal magnetism has made no progress, nearly every true science has had its field enlarged more than in any preceding period of double the extent, and those only have not made such progress which before were nearly perfected. In the same period, chemistry and electricity, and magnetism proper, have risen from being hardly more than collections of strange facts to the rank of certain sciences ; and why, if there be any truth in it, has animal magnetism alone stood still? As for the prejudices of the public, has not the same period of years Just passed seen more customs willingly abolished, more improvements, more reforms, more applications of science to the every day affairs of life, than ten times the num ber of years in any preceding age? For the willingness of medical men to admit improvements during the same period, need we do more than point to the establishment of vaccination after a few years partial opposition ; to the use of the stethoscope, now so general; to a thorough and repeated reformation of nearly every part of physio logy? There can be no doubt that the predominant cha racter of the last half century has been the love of no velty, the avidity for discovery; no period could be ima gined better for the promulgation of a new science; for nothing but inherant error, and that of the most obvious kind, can in these times long hinder the acceptance of a new doctrine. It is as absurd, therefore, as it is impudent, for mag netisers to rank themselves with the persecuted, and to place themselves in the same list with Hervey, and Gali leo, and Jenner: the opposition that these met with was speedily beaten.llo4 - 1, an:; scl'vcd only to demonstrate the force of their tritth. If magnetisers dare to'assimi late themselves to these great men in being opposed, why have they not lung since, with ever .advantage of mo dern times and circumstances, _p rived theinselves ,ytt more like them in triumphing? For this simple reason — that in animal magnetism there is no new discovery to be made, no fact of which the like has not been long known, no force which has not been long exerted. It is now earnestly to be hoped that its practice having passed into the hands of those who make money by the public ex hibition of its unfortunate victims, it will soon cease even to pretend to be a science. It may then be turned to the only use of which it is capable ; its facts, if they can be winnowed from its falsehoods, will afford an in teresting volume of evidence on the effects of impression on the mind. RUSSIA. The following communication has been received by [e Seeretary of the Russian Company : . " ST. PETERSBURCIL JULY 12, 1841. " SIR—I have the honour to transmit the copy of a note from Messrs. John Booker and Son, addressed to the Treasurer, dated July 8, 1841 : " We have to inform you that the Custom-house of this place has acquainted us this day that the following tax has been laid upon all the shipping, both foreign and Russian, for the use of the cookhouse, dedicating the amount to the profit of the town of Cronstadt : " Every vessel trading to this port is to be charged three roubles silver per last each voyage. " ' Every coaster with one mast two roubles silver ; and with two or three masts, three roubles silver for one summer. " • Every vadovick, or deck boat, employed in carry ng iron and deals, fifty roubles silver each voyage. -" Every cutter employed in transporting goods one and n half rouble silver one summer. Every ship proceeding to Petersburgh without en ;ering the harbour is exempt from paying. " That it is the intention of Government to request le Vice-Consuls of the different nations to collect - this revenue. " Taking the lastage of the last year as a criterion, the British' ships produced 74,238 lasts, at three roubles silver per last. Silver roubles, 2,227 14 ; or B. N. roubles, 7,794 99. (Signed) " JOHN BOOKER AND SON.' " By a manifest dated July 1, 1841, his Imperial Ma jesty orders the issue of notes of fifty roubles silver, of a new form, to the amount of thirty millions of silver roubles, to be advanced against securities of immovable property ; half the interest to be made by the banks of Moscow, and the other half by those of St. Petersburgh. " These notes to be placed on the same footing as the notes now in circulation, and to be convertible into the precious metals on demand. " For every issue of such notes, to any amount, the banks are obliged to deposit coin to the value of not less than one-sixth of the amount of notes so issued. " An ukase has just been published, ordering an ad dition to be made to stamped paper required for peti tions, billets of residence, ee. Bills are not specified : it is to be presumed they will remain as before. This ukase to take effect from Jan. 1, 1842.—1 have the ho nour to be, Sir, your.most obedient servant, " CHARLES 'MOBERLY. " Thomas Cope, Esq., Secretary, Russia Company." CANADIAN USURY LAWS. A subject of considerable importance to our Canadian colonies, which from being perhaps imperfectly under stood has not attracted the attention of the press in this muntry, is dwelt upon in -most of the advices to hand during the last few weeks, from that quarter ; we allude to the state of the usury laws. The experience of many years must have taught the thinking part of the British community the folly, and, indeed, the absolute danger of investing their surplus capital in foreign loans or improvement schemes, and it has often been a matter of regret that a good portion of the heavy amount locked up in those sources had not been em ployed to the benefit of our own transmarine posses sions. The small amount of money circulating in Canada is absorbed, at high rates of interest, in those necessary works and establishments, canals, roads, banks, and forwarding companies, and there, is still a wide field for. the profitable outlay of much more. An important artificial obstacle, however, has hitherto presented itself to the introduction of Britith capital for agricultural purposes, and thus is the great dispro portion between the legal rate of interest in the colony, 6 per cent., and that currently obtained from investments in trading speculations, viz., 8 to 12 per cent. To remedy this, a Bill has been introduced into the Provincial Par liament, under the auspices of Lord Sydendam, but which, it appears, will require some amendments to meet the exigencies of the case. The whole matter is well ex plained in the subjoined comments of a local writer:— " Every one in Canada," he observes, " is aware that money is worth more than 6 per cent., the present legal rate—that while thousands are willing to borrow at a far higher premium, few are willing to run the risk of losing principal and interest by. a violation of the law. Whil such a state of things lasts, the 'country can never prosper, or her resources be sufficiently developed. Capital will not be loaned by those possessing it when the law forbids their doing so, except at an undervalue and a sacrifice. " The change we should like to see effected in Canada would be this—declare that any rate of interest that the parties may agree on, not exceeding the highest possible value of money, say 12 per cent., may be received on any contract. When no rate is fixed, then the law should declare some adequate general standard. Our landed property will never become available as security fbr the raising of money until the lender and the borrower are allowed to fix on any rate of interest they please, and make any bargain they like without the intervention of a usury law, which may vitiate the whole contract, if they pressume to receive a higher interest than the present rate, which every simple ton knows is far below the actual value of money in this country. "Bank Stock, insurance companies, marine railways, forwarding speculations, pay their 8, 10, and 15 per cent., and, as a natural consequence,. engross every disposable farthing of capital in this country. Not a penny can be spared to lend the poor farmer to improve or pay for his land. True he can offer undeniable security, but the law says he must not give more than six per cent., and the moneyed man to whom he applies, tells him very coolly, buttoning his pocket at the same time, my good friend, I can invest my money in the Bank of Upper Canada, in the British American Insurance, in the. Ottawa and Rideau Forwarding Company, and get my ten per cent., and a handsome bonus occasionally—surely you cannot expect one to be silly as to lock it np with you at six per cent. ?' This is common sense. We cannot blame the capitalist, and yet we must pity . the farmer. " We understand that a Bill was to be introduced into ti e Provincial Parliament, to'assimilate the usury laws of Canada to those of England—in other words, to abo lish them so far as they affect bills of exchange and pro missory notes that have more than twelve months to run, and leave them untouched so far as they affect monetary transactions. "A change of this nature will be totally inoperative as a means of alleviating the evils now pressing so heavily upon the mass of our population. It can in no respect benefit the farmer, whose interests we are espe cially anxious to promote ; but it will be of no small benefit to moneyed men and all banking institutions. " We want in this country banking institutions which will readily advance money on security of real property. English capital, we advisedly assert, can be readily ob tained for such investments, provided a rate of interest be allowed by law, which will be something like the value of money." SLAVERY IN TEXAS. Texas papers recently received to the end of May give sonic curious details of the workings of republican slavery principles. In justice, however, it may be re marked that a peremptory denial is given to cer tain allegations made in this country respecting slave importation from the coast of Africa. The Galveston Gazette observes on this head that—" Sir Fowell Buxton, the English abolitionist, states in one of his publications that he has it from high authority which he cannot doubt,' that 15,000 slaves were imported into Texas from Africa during the years 1837-8. Now the whole number of slaves in the country last year, as appears from returns of the assessors, is only 11,323, and of this number we do not believe a single one was ever imparted directly from Africa." These remarks would seem to evidence a laudable desire on the part of Texas to bleach herself white of the re proach of slavery in time if not presently, but they contrast strangely with the tenour of a legislati le enact ment in the same paper, entitled " An Act concern ing Free l'ersons of Colour." By the first section of this Act it is ordained " that it shall not be lawful for any free persons of colour to emigrate to this re public." By section 2 it is ordered that the sheriff or any constable of the county, in which such free per son of colour shall be found to have immigrated, do arrest him, after ten days' previous notice, and take him before the Chief Justice of the county or Judge of the district, whose duty it shall be to receive the bond i of the prisoner in the sum of one thousand dollars, with the approved security of a citizen, for his instant departure from the territories of the Republic. Section 3 provides that if the person of colour shall not be able to give the bond security provided, he shall then be committed to the public gaol, with an order to the Sheriff- to expose him for public sale to the highest bidder, with four weeks' previous notice in the journals, and sell him into slavery for the space of one year, If, at the expiration of the term, he be able to give the bond security, he may be discharged, but if unable lie must be re-delivered to the Sheriff, who shall again advertise him for sale into slavery for life. Two years are allowed for the emigration of all free per sons of colour actually in the Republic at the passing of the Act. But if any master of a vessel, or other person or persons, be accessory to the introduction of any free per son of colour in Texas they should be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction fineable for not less than one nor more than ten thousand dollars ; cooks or other hands on board vessels not being consi dered to come within the provisions of the Act. It is quite clear from the specimen of Texan legislation that there is at least no immediate intention to provide for the gradual extinction of slavery, or to mitigate the seve rity of servile legislation. UNPARALLELED ROBBER.Y.—Tuesday night, at Woburn, at an inn where one of the body guards of her Majesty and Prince Albert was quartered, a robbery was committed of an unparalleled description. Mr. Peter Smith, of Bedford, broker, with another person, occupied a room adjoining one in which John Hough ton, a private in the 11th Hussars, or Prince Albert's Own, slept. A detachment of the above reg i ment es corted the Queen from Windsor Castle to Woburn Ab bey on Monday, but were quartered in Woburn, one of which escort was the said J. Houghton. The companion of Mr. Smith went to bed early, and was awoke when lie went to bed. Smith soon fell asleep, but his cempa nion having had a nap did not fall to sleep. Whilst ly ing he saw a person conic into the room in his shirt, and go towards the chair where Smith had wrapped up his watch and the guard in his waistcoat and laid them, and then retired. Mr. Smith missed his watch, and search for the soldier was made, but he had gone to the railway at Leighton Buzzard, with despatches from her Majesty. The rural police hearing of the circumstance, came on Wednesday to have the soldier searched, but found nothing. On looking between his mattrass and bed the watch and guard were found. lie was then taken before the Rev. H. D. Ward, who was visiting ' Woburn, and fully committed a for tri a l t o Bedford gaol. Another charge, of stealing lady s bracelet f rom an other room andhe house, is likely t o b e pre f erred against Min.—BedfMercury. USE OF. THE BIRCH.--A writer on. school discipline says :--" Without a liberal use of the rod, it is impossible to make boys smart." SALE OF SLAVES IN VIRGINIA. The following advertisement and account of a sale of slaves are noticed in a late Report of the American pAnti-Slavery Society : ' Monday next, at nine a.m., a; public sale, the slaves whose names follow, all negroes of the first quality:— Namely, Betsy, a negro woman, 23 years of age, with her child Caesar; three years old—an excellent cook, washer, and ironer; warranted healthy, Julia, a mulatto girl, aged thirteen, robust and active, a good field labourer; with the exception of a slight defect in the left eye she is without fault. " Let us proceed, gentlemen,' cried the seller of human flesh, in a stentorian voice, let us proceed. A woman for sale !An excellent woman—not a fault—and a little boy in the bargain ! How much for the mother and child ?- 250 dollars. Very well, Sir-250 to begin. Some one has bid 250. Truly, gentlemen, they sell cattle for a larger price; 250? look at these eyes, examine these limbs; shall I say 260? Thanks, gentlemen, some one has bid 260. It seem to me that I heard 275; go on, gentle men •, I have never sold such a bargain. How ! 280 for the best cook, the best washer, and the best dressmaker in Virginia ? Must I sell her for the miserable price of 280 ? 300 ; two gentlemen have said 300. Very well, gentlemen ; I am happy to see you begin to warm a little. Some one bid 310 ; 310, going -330-335-340 —340 ; going. Upon my honour, gentlemen, it is in deed a sacrifice to lose so good a cook ; a great bargain for 340 dollars. Reflect upon it a little, and do not for get there is a little boy in the bargain.' " Here our auctioneer was interrupted in his harangue by one of his customers, a man whose appearance had inspired me, from the first moment, with a feeling of horror, and who, with the indifference and sang froid of an assassin, made to him the following observation As to the negro child, it is good for nothing ; it is not worth a day's nourishment ; and if I have the mother I will give away the child very quick ; the first bidder will be able to have it at a cheap bargain.' " I glanced at the unfortunate mother, anxious to see what effect this barbarous proposal would have upon her. She did not speak, but a profound sadness was impressed on her countenance. The little innocent which she held in her arms fixed his large eyes on her, as if saying, • Mamma, why do you weep?' Then he turned towards the witnesses of this heart-rending scene with an expres sion that seemed to ask—what they had done to his mother to make her weep so bitterly ? No, never will this moment escape my memory. It has confirmed me for all my life in the horror that I already felt at this horrible traffic. The auction continued, and finally the crier, striking a heavy blow with a hammer, pronounced the award to Mr. for 360 dollars. The victim de scended from the table, and was led away by the pur chaser. The other slaves were sold in the same manner as poor Betsy. Julia was -sold at 326 dollars, and Au gustus at 105. They both fell to the same individual who had purchased the former lot."' In what a mean position in the scale of civilised na tions do the Americans place themselves by tolerating and legalising such barbarities ? SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYDS. LONDON, Ann. 6.—Wind this day at noon W. DEAL, Ann. s.—Wind W.SW., fresh.—Arrived the Indemnity, Robert, New South Wales ; Combatant, Quebec ; Barque No. 8,360, and Cornwall (steam-packet) westward. Put back, Duke Roxburgh, Sydney. Arrived from the River, Sumatra, for Ceylon ; Robert Scourfield, Moulmein ; Sir William Bensley, Quebec ; Edward Barnet, Cadiz. PORTSMOUTH, Ann. s.—Arrived the Foster, from Hull to Miramichi ; Anonym ' from London for Bombay ; Gilmore, ditto, for Port Phillip ; Arethusa, ditto, far St. John's New Brunswick. Sailed her Majesty's ship Indus, Cork. COWES, AUG. s.—Arrived the Het Vertrouven,Buenos Ayres, and sailed for Rotterdam ; N. Phcenix, London to Jamaica ; Auclim, Creivie, Arendahl, with loss of fore topmast. _ _ POOLE, Atm s.—Put back, Louisa for Liverpool, with loss of foretopmast. PLYMOUTH, Auc. s.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Wil liam Alexander, from Malta ; British Union, Short, Odessa ; Vclox, Morris, Cape of Good Hope. Sailed the Emma, for Miramichi ; Spermacitte, Quebec. FALMOUTH, Auc. N. to KN.W., fresh breezes.—Arrived the Martha Jane, from Candia for Hull. Sailed the Mag net Packet, for the West Indies ; Nimrod, Rio Janeiro. The Eugene, from Marseilles to Rouen, was abandoned at sea on the 20th ult., in lat. 38, lon. 12. —crew saved. LIVERPOOL, AUG. s.—Wind S. fresh.—Arrived the Scotland, from Quebec ; Primrose, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Favourite, Williams, Alexandria ; Princess Royal, Malta ; Tom Roberts, Marseilles. Sailed the Arragon, for Calcutta ; Susannah, Collings, Cape of Good Hope ; Cora, Miller, Bahia ; Thomas Bennett, Charleston ; St. Lion, Georgina, and B. Aymur, New York ; Conquerer, John, and Alcyone, Quebec ; Pandora, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; New Lee, Africa ; Baldassare, Trieste ; James Dunn, Naples ; Elem, Syrer. The Chester, from London, was in contact with the Pandora, bound to St. Andrew's, last night in the Mersey. The former had stern stove, and mainmast carried away ; the latter lost jib-boom. A brig, No. 1,374, has arrived, supposed the Reindeer, from Smyrna. _ _ OFF NEWHAVEN, AUG. s.—Brougham, Kert lewell, New Zealand, sailed 4th May. CARLISLE, Auc. 4.—Arrived Argus, Cottier, Dalhousie. CORK, AUG. 3.—Arrived the Mary, Nixon, London for Australia. SHIELDS, Aua. 4.—Sailed the Sultan, Boston, United States. VESSELS SPOKEN WITIL—The Reindeer, from Li verpool to Constantinople, Bth ult., lat. 36, lon. 4, by the Martha Jane, arrived at Falmouth. Ramsay, Ham lin, bound to Calcutta, 3d inst. ; St. Andrew's, Lon don to Quebec, 14th ult., lon. 33 W. ; Johannes, Bre men to Baltimore, 15th, lat. 45, lon. 31, by the William, arrived in the Clyde. Rope of Alarypert, 10th ult., off Anticosta, by the Lord Goderich, arrived in the River. Sir Walter Scott, 6th ult., off St. Peter's ' • Lavina, of Liverpool, 10th, lat. 46, by the M. Marshall, arrived at Wigtown. Homer, Sunderland to St. Andrew's, out 31 days, lat. 46, lon. 33, by the Aurelia, arrived in the Downs. THE CORN-LAWS. " In the abstract, it can be of no consequence to the people, it is supposed, whether they receive commercial reform, the needed reform of the present time, from the hands of Sir R. Peel or Lord J. Russell. What we want,' say a great number of persons, is a reduction of. the corn•tax and the ingar duties, With an extension of trade; and if Sir R. Peel wiltgiVe us that, as he can curry measures through the Lords which Lord J. Russell could not, we shall be as well pleased to see Sir R. Peel in Ace as Lord J. Russell.' That is a prevailing sort of worldly wisdom to which Sir R. Peel owes much of his success."—Sun. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. MANCIIESTER, Aug. 4. 'Sir,—Though taken from the Radical Sun, theabove extract is quite true ; hundreds here voted for Sir George Murray on this express ground. In Leeds and other towns the same ; the people were sick of the Whigs, and supported the Conservatives because they expected some good measures from them, which the Whigs had not the power to carry. But should Sir R. Peel disappoint their expectations, I need not tell you that these would all oppose him in future, and another election would tell a different tale. No more Leeds Conservative Members ,then, You may depend. You, Sir, have more :power than all the press besides, and I do trust you will warn the Conservatives- from splitting on that rock of non-attention to the public will. You, Sir, must know that any measure on the Corn-laws short of placing corn in such a position as to cause it to be a regular trading article from abroad, will not be satisfactory, and you also knew that a sliding scale, - of whatever amount, will prevent merchants from trading in it regularly as in other things. Now, for Heaven's sake, do . say• something on this point, and show the farmers, as' you very well can do, that they can prosper in the long run only as the manufacturers prosper, and point out the supe riority of a fixed duty to a sliding scale—in a thousand ways I need not tell you. But don't forget that with a sliding scale, corn, if wanted, must al ways be paid for in gold: not so with a fixed duty, when it would be imported by merchants, like all other produce, and only when wanted, for the law •of nature would keep it out when it would not pay. You 'mist see, that if the Conservatives are to stand or fall by adhering to the sliding scale, their fall is certain, and that before long. Let them give us good measures—duties to protect sufficiently, but not to prohibit. You have written in correspondence with these views before, many times ; now is the time for you to do so again, and if you could succeed in prevailing on the Conservatives to meet such molerate views , they aro safe in power for years to come ; but not else, as you Would say if you lived in Lancashire, and kneW any thing of the present state of 'manufacturers. Unless im provement come SOON, convulsion is inevitable. • CONSERVATOR. STEAM NAVIGATION. We are reminded by a document which has been laid before us, that the Brazils and Argentine States are the only countries of any commercial importance that do not enjoy the advantages of steam communication with Great Britain, although scarcely surpassed by the United States in the extent of their traffic, the annual value being computed at six millions sterling. The West Indies, North America, and the • Mediterranean, have received the assistance of our Government in the esta blishment of lines of steam-vessels, and similar en couragement is now claimed on behalf of South America. The Brazil mails at present are carried by the Government sailing packets, the voyage out to Rio and home occupying, on the average, by Post-office calculatioe, twenty weeks, which, were steam to be substituted, would be more regularly performed in eleven weeks, including the additional trip to Buenos Ayres. The Brazil packet service is suppoSed to cost England, under the existing system, from 50,000/. to 60,0001. annually, and yet so uncertain is the degree of despatch, that a large proportion of the mercantile correspondence passes through private chan nels, the French with their quick sailers participating not a little in the benefits accruing from the intercourse. What additional outlay the country would be subject to in the adoption of steam communication with these por tions of the great western continent we are not prepared to say ; but parties interested in the question consider that it would not greatly exceed the expenditure in curred upon the defective principle now in operation, and this only in the first instance. Vessels of large ton nage have received the sanction of the public as the safer and more commodious class of passenger ships. These, therefore, are recommended, the snore particu larly as they will be readily convertible to war purposes, if required. Alive to the superiority of steam navi gation, and anxious for its •introduction in connection with Europe, the Government of Brazil have entered into a contract with a Mr. William Morgan, acting for parties in this country, as an inducement to him to carry out the object, granting to such company as he may or ganise, the same privileges and advantages as are now en joyed by the Royal vessels of war. The attention of the British authorities is, under the circumstances, especially called to the matter, the greater urgency being used on the ground that a speedy determination must be come to, as the time allowed by the Brazilian contract for carrying the scheme into effect was no more than sufficient. Mr. Morgan's plan is said to have the full approbation.of the heads of our Post-office. He proposes that steamers should depart at stated intervals from a British port to land and receive mails, both outwards and homewards, at Madeira, the Canaries, the Cape de Verd Islands, Per munbuco,; Bahia, Rio Janeiro:), Santa Catharine, Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres ; the mails for Ma rauham, Para, and other ports on the coast to be de livered by the Brazilian steamers now on the spot ; the Peninsular mails to be conveyed from Gibraltar and Lis bon to Madeira, and vice versa ; mails to the several set tlements on the coast of Africa, and for her Majesty's cruizers, to be forwarded to St. Vincent's, in the Cape de Verds, and return mails taken from thence ; that six large steamers be built solely for this purpose, which would give a monthly mail, reserving one boat in ordi nary for emergencies. _ _ The French Government have, according to the late estimates, an intention of occupying this line, for which some vessels are already in preparation. The reason for the non-adoption of Mr. Morgan's proposition by our own Government is believed to be based on economical grounds, and those alone. If such be the fact, the mann lagturers have surely much greater cause to complain of the long course of financial misrule pursed by the Whigs...than of the protection afforded by the •Legis lature to native agriculture. The extra expense of a few thousands a year in the acceleration of our commercial intercourse with friendly nations of the vast capabilities of Brazil and Buenos Ayres ought not to be grudged, if the advan tages derivable from it are likely to be such as to afford employment and the necessaries of life to additional millions of industrious persons ; not that, in saying this, we would commit ourselves to the expression of any po sitive opinion as to the merits of the project under consi deration, however rational it may look on paper. The right claimed by Brazil to send by the proposed Company's packets goods, stores, &c., from one part of the empire to another gratuitously, though with certain limitations, and persons to Europe to be instructed in the sciences, or for any other object, at half the charge of other passengas, seems to us to be unreasonable, The presence of ten half-passage money students or apprentices, the privilege in favour of whom would be at all times availed of to its fullest extent, will be objec tionable to the better class of travellers, and too profit able a drawback on the independence and profits of the Company. The grasping demands of Brazil in these particulars, and in several others, are not to be tolerated; and it is surprising that they should have been for an instant entertained. Appreciating, in a more grateful spirit, the incalculable benefit derivalfe to the Republic from the establishment of steam on the shores of the Pacific, the Chili= Government never thought of impos ing like burdens on the Company organised by Mr. Wheelwright. On the contrary, every practicable faci lity and protection appear to have been throughout ex tended to it. CHICHESTER.—On Sunday, after the evening service at the Independent Chapel, the Rev. W. Malden invited his congregation to remain a few minutes while he laid before them a communication he had lately re ceived from Manchester on the subject of the repeal of the Corn-laws. It appears that twenty-eight Dissenting Ministers, of various denominations, who have held a preliminary meeting in that town, have issued an ad dress to their brethren throughout the United Kingdom, inviting them to a conference on this momentous ques tion. Having read the papers before him, which pro duced a very serious impression on the people, Mr. Mal - den said he had not the most distant idea of going to the convention ;• but because he approved of the object, and because he would act courteously towards his brethren in the north, he had thought it his duty to read their address, &c. On leaving the chapel, however, he was met by, some of the leading men of the congregation, who said to him, "This subject must not end here. Will you go, Sir, to Manchester ? The ways and means shall be provided, and you must represent us in the con ference." It was understood that Mr. Malden consented, and would join the conference, whose sitting will com mence on the morning of Tuesday, the 17th instant, at ten o'clock, at the Town-hall, Manchester. We hope the Baffin-lane congregation will send their minister, the Rev. John Fullagar, that the' convention may not be deprived of the weight of his influence and the power of his talents. A thousand ministers are expected at Man cheeer on the occasion, and we cannot doubt that the decisions of such a body of men will exercise a benign influence over the nation at large.--7Brigkton Guardian. The Great American Aloe, which is s a id t o flower but once in a century , and ver y seldom blooms in this country, may just now be se en in great perfection at Ham Green,' about fi v e miles from Bristol, th e res id ence of H. B. Bright. F..sq. , The flower-stem is at p resent 23 feet high, with 27 brandies, on which there are upw ar d s of three thousand blosso ms. The last of these plants so. whichpow erful was t flowered in attraction, a c c o t t i t (i n n t , thry4t visitors was at BCaine from a distance of fifty miles to obtain a sight of it. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals.—The Indemnity, Roberts, from Port Philip, in the Downs—sailed Bth April ; Brougham, licttlewell, from New Zealand, off Newhaven—sailed 4th May ; Velox, Falconer, from the Cape of Good Hope, off Ply mouth—sailed from Table Bay, 2d June. Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope.—The Munster Lass, Carre, May 10, from St. Helena • Bril liant, Ritchie, 20th, from Cork ; Ligonier, 24th, from Breede River; Louisa, 27th, from Mossel Bay; Le Paix, 29th, from Sordeaux ; Nehaut, 29th, from Boston ; Martha, Ashope, 30th, from Liverpool ; Hugh Walker, 30th, from Bombay; Sovereign, 31st, from Saldanha Bay. Departures from Table Bay.—The Matilda, Roberts, May 20, for New South Wales; Dale Park, Snell, 20th, for Calcutta ; Superior, Bell, 24th, for London ; Queen Victoria, 25th, for Algoa Bay ; Apprentice, 28th, for St. Helena and Rio. Arrivals in Simon's Bay.—The Princess Victoria, Blackmore, May 22, from Calcutta ; her Majesty's ship Melville, Dundas, 24th, from Macao to England. Arrivals at New Zealand.—The Lady Nugent, Sanley, from London to Hobart Town ; Bailey, Sinclair, from London ; Olympus, Whyte, April 20, from London. Arrivals at l'ort Philip. Sophia Pate, Harrison, April 2, from Sydney ; William Hughes, Cuthbertson, from Launceston ; Caroline, Wooden, 3d, from Hobart Town ; Fortitude, Hutton, from London and the Cape. Departure from Port Philip.—The Eagle, Backley, April 1, for London ; Indus, Clarke, to sail on the Bth, for Sydney. Arrivals at Launceston, Van Diemen's Land.—The Gem, Pearce, March 22, and William Hughes, from Port Philip. Departures from Launceston.—The Fox, Lowe, March 22, for South Australia, Arrivals at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land.—The Skerne, March 19, from Hokianga ; Abeona, 19th ; Isabella, 20th ; Maguasha and Elizabeth, Lloyd, 21st— all from Port Philip. Departures from Hobart Town.—James Todd, March 21, for New Zealand ; Maid of Mona, to Calcutta ; Napoleon, to sail April 1, for Swan River ; llindoo, early in April, for London. Arrival at Swan River.--The Stirling, Foster, from London. 1 MR. BUCKINGHAM'S NEW WORK.---" The recent elections have furnished abundant materials for sober reflection to men of a ll p art i es ; and Mr. Buck ingham, having had an opport un ity o f seeing the work big of our system, and comparing it with that of Ame rica, has given to the world the result of his conclusions, in an original sketch of an entire new plan of fixing the qualification, registering the electors, and taking their votes, so as to prevent much of the excitement, riot, fraud, bribery, and corruption of the existing system. The subject of free trade also is treated theoretically and p rac ti ca lly, with reference to sugar, timber, and corn as well as to manufactures. It is a small volume, neatly got up, at a very moderate price, and, from its high moral tone and tendency, deserves extensive circulation.”-- Globe. "OUR OWN ORDER." —...We had not expected to find so much zeal in the cause of free trade as has marked some of the contests in the south of England. Sussex, a county without a tall chimney, or fscarcely a steam-engine, has done itself honour by the triumphant return of anti -monopolists for Brighton, Lewes, phant At Lewes, the banners bore the inscriptions—" Ilar f° ,„, r _ employment, and plenty !" " Elphmstone and c131."_ merce !" Honour to the men of Sussex I—honour and Ry ( e i: the electors of Lewes 1 They have dealt a severe rebuke to the constituencies of Blackburn, Wigan, &c., by rush • ing from the plough-tail to the polling-booth,_ ham efully be from ruin the trade of those towns so s We attribute trayed by their own natural protectors to rescue the. West Sussex return greatly and Herald, cellent journals, the Brighton Guq. ' i r les has been long whose advocacy of free trade princ s _p lity. If the free to the e d ff ia o . r n ts of those ex characterised by first-rate zeal and ability. views, they must predominance of sound commercialeveral localities for the dis traders of our manufacturing boroughs would secure the support newspapers in their . s . Anti-Bread- Tax semination of right Circular. most extraordinary and se- An accident of the n Wednesday last to a lad aged rious character namedoccurred on Handley. He was em principles. fourteen years, ldin of the church now erecting in ployed on the scaffo . g his footing he fell from a height New Town, and losing the ground. The unfortunate boy of above fifty feet to was taken to the hospital, where it was discovered that he had sustained a in pound fracture of the jaw, a frac ture of both an d both thighs, and dislocated both wrists. Under the arm efficient and scientific treatment of the medical gentlemen connected with our admirable learn that, in spite of the ter are Nappy to . likely hospital, we this calamity, the patient is to do nature of this ter rible Cambridge Advertiser. MORNING- SUN. CHAMPIONSHIP of the THAMES. - TIIE GREAT MATCH BETWEEN THE GEN TLEMEN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAM BRIDGE AND LEANDER CLUB. This great and interesting trial of strength and skill, which will take place this day, at the present moment engrosses the attention of the sporting world more than any event in aquatics which has ever preceded it. The- interest is - not - confined to men who are alone engaged in river sports, but to the whole of the members of the respective Universities, to those who patronise the turf, and to all, indeed, who deserve the appellation of sportsmen. The rival crews, on whom nests the honorary struggle to decide the championship of the Thames (we might without much impropriety say the world), are well known, and, as might be expected first-rate. We subjoin their names : CAMBRIDGE. LEANDER. Messrs. Brett, Caius Col.—stroke Mess's. Dalgeish—stroke 7. Abercrombie, ditto 7, C. Pollock 6. Yatman, ditto 6. Ommaney 5. Cobbold, Magdalen Col. 5. Jenkins 4. Anson, Jesus College 4. Romayne 3. Selwyn, Trinity College 3. Julius 2. Hon. L Denman, ditto 2. Wallace 1. Shodrill, St. John's Col. 1. Layton Egan, Coxswain. Sheppard, Coxswain. This match may bo fairly said to have emanated from the regatta at Henley-on-Thames, on the 25th of June. The Leander and Cambridge gentlemen met there op posed to each other, for the 2001. grand challenge cup, and we regret to say, that within three minutes of the time of starting, very much to the annoyance of thou sands of anxious spectators, the boats fouled by accident, and the Cambridge claimed the victory, under the lien ley regulations that whether a boat fouled another by accident or design, they should lose all claim to the stake. The Leander were most desirous to have another match with the Cantabs, and after several meetings in London, the present contest was agreed upon, and the time appointed, as we have stated, for Saturday next, the distance being as usual from Westminster to Putney, with tide. Day after day, during the last fortnight, both parties have been bard in traininc, ; and although their rowing has been closely watched' by first-rate judges, it has been found impossible to form a de cided opinion as to which are the better men, and they are left to select their favourite from a knowledge of the previous performances of each crew. The Can tabs have three times, within the last four years, de feated the Oxonians; but it must be borne in mind, that the crew of the former is not composed of the same individuals as it was on either of those occasions, nor is it indeed the same crew who rowed at Henley, when the fouling we have alluded to so unfortunately occurred. Since that period, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cobbold, Mr. Selwyn, and the Hon. L. Denman, have been selected in the room of Mr. Vials (once the stroke of the Cambridge crew), Mr. Jones, Mr. Cross, and the Hon.- G. Denman, but the gentleman who has charge of the yoke lines is the same. The Leander has been considered for many years the first of the many great London clubs. They are experienced and scientific oarsmen, but, like their op ponents, have, since the regatta at Henley, shifted some of their members, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Ommaney, and Mr. C. Pollock having been substituted for Mr. Wood, Mr. Sherrard, and Mr. Gibson, the latter of whom steered at Henley. The start will take place at a quarter to five in the afternoon, and, for the information of the thousands of spectators who are expected to be present, we beg to s t a t e that the boats may be distinguished in the following manner :—The Leander boat is pink within, with a streak, and the oar-blades are vermillion ; the Cambridge boat is lilac within, and the oars lilac or light blue. There are about half-a-dozen steamers advertised to ac company the match ; the principal of these are the Anthracite, chartered by Searle fora select party of the gentlemen frequenters; and the Era, by Parish, the cele brated coxswain of the Leander Club, and Jack Williams, the veteran who rowed the match to Gravesend against time. May the best men win. HORSLYDOWN REGATTA. This wager took place on Thursday, but ended in a man ner very discreditable to those engaged in it. After four heats had been got through wish a great deal of contro versy and fouling, Henry Hopkins (pink) and George Radford (green) made a second start at dusk for the grand or final heat. They fouled shortly afte r s t art i ng, and on a sudden Hopkins s boat was seen bottom upper most, its occupant being immersed in the water, from which he was rescued in two or three minutes, and car ried, in a very precarious state, to a neighbouring pub lic-house. It was too dark, and there were too many boats around for us to distinguish the reason of the cap size, and different causes were assigned. Radford, after the unexpected stoppage of the other, rowed the dis tance, with his boat half full of water, to claim the first prize. At the time our reporter left, all was confusion, and the police were busily employed in endeavouring to quell the rioting and fighting which were going on, much to the disgrace of those concerned, and to the annoyance of the neighbourhood. _ _ A regatta upon a very grand scale is to take place above the bridges on the 17th inst., the cost of which is to be defrayed by the proprietors of the Mather Thames steam-packet plying upon the river. A purse of sove reigns and other prizes will be given on the occasion, to be rowed and sailed for by free watermen. Various other amusements are to take place, and several steamers are engaged to take the numerous friends of the Directors who will be invited to witness the sports, and to partake of the hospitality of those gentlemen. TO NON-ELECTORS. HOW TO GAIN _A VOTE, AND USE IT WITH- OUT INTIMIDATION. Every Reformer who is excluded from the list of voters, and does not possess the necessary qualifications to get his name on the register, may as effectually contri bute to the return of a Reform Candidate as if he had a vote for himself, and that vote was protected from inti midation by the ballot, if he will examine the list of voters, which may be seen at the house of any overseer at all reasonable hours, any day bey the 15th o f August, and make a note of the naWW.tind address of any Tory that appears on the register and is not i n every way qualified. He should immediately forward the information, with ground of objection, to some active Reformer or Registration Committee, who will object to him ; and if he is unable to prove himself qualified, will be excluded from the register, the onus of proof lying entirely with the person objected to. Thus the Tory vote struck off will be one gained to the cause of Reform, and given as secretly, if not xnOr• so, than a vote given by the informant under the protec tion of the ballot. Surely the thousands in the metropolis excluded from the franchise, and those who have been compelled to sacrifice their consciences, and submit to the most shame ful as well as shameless intimidation, will avenge them selves upon their intimidators, and thus regain the vote their private interest compelled them to give against their own honest conviction, EXTENSION OF TIME OF POSTING LETTERS. —Additional facilities for posting letters in London are about to come into operation. On and after next Tues day, letters may be posted half an hour later than at present, namely, till a quarter past six, at the Branch Offices at Charing-cross, Old Cavendish-street, and the Borough; and till half-past six at Lombard-street, on payment of a late fee of a penny each letter. But in order to enjoy this convenience, the charge for which is only proportionate to the additional trouble it will give the Post-office at the busiest time of its duties, it is ne cessary that all inland letters should be stamped, and that the fee of Id. should be paid by an additional stamp affixed to the letter. Foreign letters may be thus stamped or pre-paid in money at the option of the sender. Any letter not conforming to this regulation, and posted without an additional stamp, must of course be treated as though they were intended for the next doy's post. AN AFFAIR OF HONOUR ON WORmwoon T h Thursday sodn ylva moormrnl‘i,nogo,dasteariux SCRUBBS, ATT ENDED WITH SERIOUS CONSEQIJENcEs.— Esq.. and Captai n A nt h ony --, residing in Stanford- sheet. ! Ling; tool place Lambeth. At six o'clock precisely Mr. L. arrived on the ,s I ground, accompanied by his seconds, and in a . f w minutes afterwards Captain B. with his secon t et 16 Im mediately afterwards the ground was measur ed and paces, and the hostile parties took up their posi tion.bel 11 s inn' fired without either shot takinc , ef f ect. dTro".ur to obtain mediately interfered, and used every They ene fired a second a reconciliation, but without effect. antyonist . s shot in time, when Captain B. received : h his nd fel l the ground. the fleshy part of the right th.g..,a extracted the ball in ten A surgeon being in attendarnocbee,i, and he was removed to minutes afterwards withp accompanied by his seconds, a carriage in waiting, and, to which the hostile parties proceeded home, previo usd t transpire what was the cause of; shook hands. It id no the meeting. FURTHER E XPERI MENTS WITH PERCUS SION SHELL S, W o oLwicx,AUG.S. —Several A other i ion to the gentlemen who recently made parties, ! in addition percussion shells in the Marshes at experiments n applied to the Master-General and Woolwich, ha vi ng ee to be permitted to make further ex- Board of Ordinance shells constructed by them, their requests perinients w have been compl i ed with, and the experiments will take p l ac e immediately after the hay crop is got in, which lof the weather. There are still will depend on the state about 20 acres to cut. BREAK DOWN or SIR ROBERT PEEL.—A meeting o f the Clarence Railway Company was held at the George and Vulture Tavern, Cornhill, London, on Tuesday last, to inquire into the management and state of affairs of the Ccmpany. The 'engineer, Mr. Child, having • been asked in the course of the inquiry whether, during the past six months, coals had been lost for want of: engine power, replied, " Frequently ; but it arose from our having only a limited number of engines on the road, many of them having to undergo extensive re pairs. • We have the Coxhue , the Cornforth, and the Si r Robert Peel in the shed. The Coxhue is undergoing a thorough repair, and will soon be ready for service." A Proprietor : Is Sir Robert 'Peel in good repair ? Mr. Child : No ; Sir Robert Peel is always breaking down.—(Loud laughter.) So with the machine and so with the man, who, we verily believe, is likely to experi ence a greater break down before many weeks elapse than he ever encountered before. ANIMAL MAGNETISM.--. The aristocracy, as the London papers tells us, are filling up the interval between the elections and the meeting of Parliament, by crowding to the Hanover-square Rooms, where M. Lafontaine puts people to sleep by the wave of his hand.. As Sir Robert Peel passed through town the other day,, a worthy friend of his—one of that good class who take a man by the button, and bestow all their tediousness on your worship—wished him to stop and take a lessen. Me !—no, mon ami," said Sir Robert—" M. Lafon taine may put his audience to sleep by a wave of the hand ; but when I dare wave my hand, I rouse 300 hor nets." Poor Sir Robert A lady belonging to the Church last week re fused to have her baby inoculated with vaccine virus taken from a Methodist's child. She said she would not allow her children to b© made Methodists of. - to ;e ly Is 1- ~.