The Sun. — London, England, 1841-08-11 00:00:00

MORNING SUN• tit a • la Lie way of the Government performing that great and chief duty, the right of property s loat be modified. To prote ct industr y , and the itdustrious classes, is the first duty of the Go- Vernment. As it is plain that they are not protected, it is equally plain that the ruling classes grossly neg- A:et their duties. For many years these ruling elaases have been Tories, and Tory principles have been followed, and Tories have made the t it ". Every Sovereign is at heart, it is said, a Tory, implying that desp otism or misrule and Toryism are one. Owing to the influence of Toryism, industry has been deprived of its lights, and the industrious classes have not been protected. Toryism in fact is now, and has been r th e last half century, another name for a system of plundering, instead of protecting those cusses. Hence its probable advent to power is ken by them with dismay or horror, and is heralded by deep gloom, numerous bankrupt cea, great distress, and—let us solemnly warn , at Quack who is at the head of the Tories — still greater apprehension and greater danger. It was not to be expected that the Standard 0 'could silently behold the Times mauling and maiming the Protestant Association —that be loved body, with THE CnisnoLm at its head — Ind not ende . avour to shield it. The Evening Tory is, however, too prudent, or too faint 14,!arted, to quarrel with the Morning Tory, and lc it protects the Association, without hitting at tl.e Times. It modestly contents itself with say 11*.g that the Association, the language and con duct of which the Times vituperated, " surely eserwes the support of the country." The Times and th e country think not, fur the Association is ttst dwindling into a collection of self-appointed tEce-hearers. Our Contemporaries are becom lag at variance on so vital a point as the support t f Protestantism ; and as that will scarcely ad- Lit o f compromise, we expect to see them, ere ong, renew their former animosity. To both, who have lent their columns to the iale an d unfounded stories of the Irish Orange Journals, we must say that the tales they record 1) f voters being carried off and hunted out, can llot he true; for such offences, whether practised 112 7 Catholics or Protestants, would be offences at la w , and might be severely punished. If, in ked, the voters consented, and the violence were simulated as a mean s of protecting W rorii the vengeance of their la ndlords, for \thorn t h e electors would not vote, and ligainst whom they dared not vote, there Would be a good reason why the offenders lihould not be prosecuted. On no other supposi tion can we account that the numerous pretended outrages recorded in the Irish papers, and thence transferred to the columns of the London Tory Plats, have not led to as many complaints and Zlrosecutions by the abducted and outraged vo ters. The law in Ireland is strong and rigorous 'enough to punish such offences; and to affirm that they are committed without being punished' to calumniate the Tory electors and the Orange magistrates, who have the administration of the avr in their own hands. A Correspondent, vvhom we have every reason o beli ev e well informed on s uch matters, begs Iv will call attention to the reprehensible and l abecoming liberties which Tory gentlemen, so `called, and Tory ladies, we grieve to say, take mirth her MAJESTY'S name and character. It is a `common practice, we are told, particularly in shops, 41 1 and where the word of the said Tories, whether 'he's or she's, must not be contradicted, to lament 'that VICTORIA is Queen, and to throw out hints that she is unworthy to reign. It is quite %sufficient to prevent these Tories from buying an trticle to be told that it is named VICTORIA. I will buy nothing," is the remark, " called After the QUEEN, she is a bad woman." Whe ther meant or not, such insinuations produce a `considerable effect on the minds of shopmen, who shake their heads when the QUEEN is spoken of, and shopwornen, who thank their stars they are not like her MAJESTY. It is a gross "Iffence to speak ill of the political dignitary; hvlt to calumniate the woman is in the highest 4 Evree offensive. The super-pure Tory ladies and gentlemen who do so cannot be too severely '-ensured. We are prone to believe these state ments, because it is our fervent conviction that the Tories will do anything to get into office, a nd anything to voiat their spite at being kept out. The men and 'women who do not hesitate tto Cons i gn t h ousan ds of their toiling countrymen load countrywomen to .a premature death, will not stick at such a trifle as calumniating her MAJESTY. We publish, in another part of The Sun, Lord FRAN CIS EGERTON'S letter, exp laining the cir cumstances of the formation of a corps of yeo- Tanry, attributed to his Lordship. Than the Noble Lord there is personally no more amiable %ad enlightened gentleman ; but the political Principles which he has now u.lhappily em braced, and the political party to which he, un- Tortunately for him, belongs, co m p el ug to say that, as a politician, nothing can be s us p ected of hill which is too bad. The great party of op:t ient idle gentlemen, who can combine to with hold food from their labouring fellow-country luen, and who annually starve a great number 'Dut of existence, must not be surprised at the Public readily entertaining a notion that they Would have no hesitation to put those to death Y the sword whom they put to death by the ! L aw. Before Lord EGER TON ' S y eomanry were heard of, we had pointed out the exist ence of an armed body of men exclu sively under the control of the owners of =rent—and no better than serfs in all Inestions—as giving them a fearful prepondes- Ivace, and as being intended to enable them to Sustain their system of p lunder. Suppose that Lord FRANCIS EGERTON had done exactly what the Manchester Times and the Liverpool Mercury describe, he would only have acted consis tently with. the principles of his party and his order. Tie cannot complain of that being attri buted to him which he would be ready to do, And what his friends and companions glory in, luomely, arming themselves to maintain the sup rem acy of the law , and to enforce obedience to it, though that law b e the Devil's law, and the law which withholds food from the people. Th e French Journals of Sunday have aii reached us, but their contents are of little inte rest. They confirm the reports which have bear - hitherto circulated respecting the intrigues which the K I NG of the FRENCH is carrying on in Spai n . A revolution for upsetting the Re gency is already organised, and it is reported that larg e bodies of the National Guards and troops of the line have been bribed to support it. But tSPARTERO is a man of energy and courage, and we a re c onfident that if an attempt to overturn the Government be made, he will not be wanting in those resources for the protection of the State 'which the Cortes have placed at his disposal. The following are extracts from these Journals : PARIS, Auo. B.—Petitions to the Chamber are pre- Paring for the abrogation of the law of the fortifications. --Le Gazette de France. PARIS, AUG. B.—The illoniteur of the Bth has no otli• eial part. M. Guizot set out for Eu yesterday morning. We have received this morning the Toulouse jour , pals of the sth. The Journal de To: douse announces that on the )211 orning of the stei numerous ar rests took p lace at the 'onetime in different parts of the city. M. Arzat received on tke 4th a summons to ap pear on the sth to give his evidence as a witness before the President, in the affair of the disturbances. The Emancipation says that in consequence of the arrest of the editor of the Univers, M. Arzat has sus pended the publication of that paper ; the inquiry into I , ol e affairs of the disturbances proceeds with great ac tivity. It is announced that M. Denormand, formerly Caulmis - sary of Police, 'who has been arrested at Paris , 'will shortly arrive at Toulouse. —Lc Constitutionnel, August 8. :PARIS, AUG. 7.—The King wil l remain at Eu till th e en d of the month, when he will tome and reside at St. Cloud. „ --- Couriers are sent every day to Eu , w ith des p atches tor ti to several Ministerial departments. PA IS, AUG. B.—ThelEmancipat ion of Toulouse of the sth says, " It was reported that the day before yes terday M. Maurice Duval received 400,000 francs out of the secret funds for the payment of spies. After the re ceipt of this sum, part of the spies, who had not sufficient employment at Toulouse, are said to have been sent to the neighbouring towns. Let the patriots be on their guard against new faces. The police, or the extraordi nary Commission sent here, must have received some re ports, for we are assured that several detachments of troops have marched for different places.—Le Commerce, Aug. 8. -- - Since the above was written, an Express has arrived from Paris, dated Monday, bringing in telligence of considerable importance, both as respects France and Spain, which will be found in another column. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. We had but a small business doing to-day in the Funds, and money bargains were at / per cent. reduc tion on yesterday's rates. There seems at present to be more demand for discount accommodations, the increase or diminution of which must materially depend upon the extent to which speculation in foreign corn may be carried. Consols were not quoted higher, 89k for im mediate transfer, and 89' to for account. Bank Stock was dull at 169 ; and Exchequer Bills continued at l4s. to 16s. premium ; the New Three-and-a-Half per Jents. were at 98/ to ; and the Three per Cents. at 90 to 1. The bargains in the Foreign Market extended to a very limited compass, being confined to the following Stocks :—Active Spanish Bonds receded to 20 and 19i to ; the Deferred Stock of 1838 was 161, and that of 1841 at 134; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were steady at 52 to 1; the Five per Cents. at 1028 ; and Russian at 114. The Railway Shares were in some instances lower. Great Western at 18 to 18/, the New at 71, the Fifths at 5 to s*, the London and Birmingham at 70 to 71, and the South Western at 13/ to 131 premium. Brighton were 64, Manchester and Lee ds, New, 9, and South Eastern 201 discount. London Joint Stock Bank Shares were 2i premium. There was an appearance of heaviness in the Foreign Exchanges this afternoon. There seems to be still a de mand for bills. At Hamburgh, on Friday last, the ex change on London was 13 4, and the price of gold 429/. The rates most current here this afternoon were these : Paris, 25f. 55c. to 60c. ; Amsterdam, 12 to 4 ; Ant werp, 12 31 to k; Hamburgb, 13 9 to I ; Frankfort, 1491 to k ; and Trieste, 9 50 to 9 52. The following are the official returns of the exports of bullion for the week ending Thursday last : Silver Coin to Hamburgh 34,000 oz. 64 Rotterdam Mauritius (From The Sun of Last Night.) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, AUG. 9.—We have had a fair amount of business doing in the Cotton mar ket to-day. The sales cons ist of 3,000 bales, of which 750 have been taken by exporters. Nothing is reported in speculation, but prices are steady. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, AUG. 9.—The business in the Share market to-day has been very limited. The transactions are as follow :—Grand Junction, 198 ; Half Shares, 98 ; Manchester and Leeds, 5 0 . MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 9.—We have had a very inanimate market, and prices do not advance. London and Birmingham, 160 161 ; ditto, Old, 32/. shares, 531 ; ditto, New, 321. shares, 24 24-f ; London and South Western, 52 53 ; Bank of Manchester. 5. We have received Hobart Town Papers to the 10th April. It is our pleasing task to announce the safe re• turn to our port of her Majesty's discovery ships Erebus and Terror, Captain Ross and. Crozier, after a voyage of six months to the Antarctic Pole. The expedition has been crowned with the most complete success. As soon as the season promises a chance of additional success, Captain Ross will again explore the Antartic regions. The barrier of ice which impeded their further progress was traced for three hundred miles eastward. This expedition has penetrated four degrees further South than that of the French or Americans. The ap pearance of these inhospitable regions is represented as one continued scene of valleys of ice and mountains of snow. A discovery was made of a volcanic mountain in a desert of ice and snow, which must have been extremely strange if not terrific, and will, no doubt, in England, furnish the subject of many a panoramic painting. The officers and crew are all in the enjoyment of excellent health. COLONIAL BANR.—The first the half-yeth iyarlstant meetin a n g d a of this Bank was held on Monda y , n , general statement of the affexpressed airs of thethemselv sharehoes highly s iglily laid before the meeting, who gratified at the general statement, and the flattering prospects of the Company. A dividend has been de clared after the rate of 10 per cent. per annum upon the paid-up capital. PORT PHILIP.--SCARCITY OF MONEY.—A farm of 824 acres of land, situated on the river Plenty, twenty-three miles from Melbourne, together with 800 head of cattle, were disposed of, on Monday last, by private contract, for the sum Of 10,000/. HOBART TOWN MARKETS, APRIL B.—Wheat has come freely to market since our last, and the demand has been more settled and steady, but at our former quo tations, with no tendency to advance. The mistake of holding on for high prices last season is now seriously regretted by many, when too late. Wheat, 6s. to 6s. 6d.; Oats, ss. to ss. 6d; Barley, English, ss. to ss. 6d.; Hay, 6s. to 6s. 6d. ; Straw, 2s. 6d. to 3s. ; Port Arthur Coals, 18s. to 20s. per ton_ , _. Potatoes, 12s. per cwt. PORT PHILIP . MARKET.—FIour has, if anything, fallen in price this week, and it may now be purchased at from 321. to 341. Oats are looking up, from 7s. 6d. to Bs. 6d. Potatoes are down to 16s. to 18s. His Excellency trace Lieut.-Governor, as we stated in our last number, peded on Thursday last to Green ponds, and communicated to the Canadian prisoners the substance of a despatch which he had received from the Secretary of State, in answer to a recommendation for a mitigation of the sentences which had been forwarded home soon after their arrival in the colony. We were wrong in stating that they are immediately to procure tickets of leave, they will not receive them until February next, which will be two years from the time of their being landed here. By the Hamburgh Mail arrived last night, the ex change upon London comes the same as per last post, but Gold, mark higher, 4291. Should the present fine weather continue, we may ex pect that the harvest will be of a more cheering descrip tion than has been anticipated : persons who have come from the country agree in stating that the late rains have not done much damage to the corn. The British Funds opened this morning with a trifling improvement, owing to the fineness of the morning. India Stock, 247 248 ; India Bonds, 6 9 prem. In the Foreign Market Spanish is a shade better, left off 20* ;at present 201 ; Deferred, 9 1 10 ; Passive, 43 1 ; Portuguese, 291 3014 ; Three per Cents., 171 181; Colombian, 20* s ; Mexican, 25* 26*. Very little doing in Shares. Prices are rather lower. Great Western are 57a ; Ditto, Fifths, 9A- ; London a nd Brighton are 431 ; Manchester, New, 21 ; South E a stern and Dover, 17:f. Th e Tea sales, from the large quantity that is to be offered, nearly 30,000 packages, are not going off very briskly, and the result, we are informed, will show a slight decline on the previous rates. Black qualities, from their comparative scarcity as regards the more use ful descriptions, seem to attract most attention. Consols, Account, 891 ; Mexican 251 26 ; Spanish 191 20. Nothing doing. CLOSING PRICES, BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ............... 169 ; India Stock ........... 3 per Cent Red.......... 90 Ditto Bonds ............... —pm 3 per Cent C0n5......... 8% Ditto Old Annuities ... 3i per Cent Red........ Ditto i New Annuities... yew 31 per Cent......... [Ex. Bills, 1,000/....20 16 pm Ne per Cent. ......... I Ditto 5 001 ......... 16 p m Lon 'v s g . A expire Ditto 5ma11 ...... 17 p m Jan. nnu ities to 1860 .. 12 15-16 Bank Stock for Acct... 1859 .......... 'lndia Stock for 0pg.... Jan. 0 60 . ......... 12 11-16 Consols for Acc t B 9i Oct FOREIGN FUNDS. tustrian, 5 per cent... Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto razilian ...... Prussian, 5 per cent. Buenosß Ayres, 6 per cent Russian , 5 per cent ll4 Chilian, 6 per Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 194 Ditto 1824. ...... ..... Ditto, Deferred ... 10 Danish, 3 per cent ....... French, 5 per cent. —f. —e. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange —f. —c. Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 per cent —f. —c Ditto, 6 per cent,. 1825. Dutch, 2i per cent. 52 Peruvian,lB2s, 6 yer ct. Ditto, 5 per cent 102 i SHARES Great Western Railway (65 paid) B3 Ditto New Shares (50 paid 57 Ditto Fifth paid) 9A London and Brighton ( 50 p aid ) ... 43 London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) 160 London and South Western Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares (3( South E astern and Dove c,(10113E OF EXCHA/ Amsterd'im ...... CF. 12 6i Ditto, at sight ......... 12 —.2 U. 12 7 Rotterdar.o • ... ........... 12 33 1623 t, 70 paid) .. .• I paid) r (38 paid)... 17* iGE--(YESTERDAY). Gibraltar ... ...... 46 Leghorn .... 30 25 Genoa Milan Venice Naples 39i Palermo, per oz 118 i Lisbon Oporto s 2* Rio Janeiro 27 Bahia Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days sight 4b Philadelphia 46 PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz. Portugal Gold Coin £3 17 5 Foreign Gold, bars... 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars... 0 4 10 1 ',Silver in Bars 0 5 0, Alton ............. Paris, 3 days' sight .. 25 45 Ditto, 3 m0nth5......... 25 70 Marseilles ........ ..• . 2 5 75 Bourdeaux.... ............ 75 Frankfort on Maine... 15 Oi Petersburgh, 3Us :if 7 8er1in..,.. ......... Vi enn a, effeo. fl• 3 M. Trieste, ditto , ........ .•. 956 Madrid ............... . Cadiz .. . 361 .............. Bilhoz.. ............ 36 Barcelona ............. 36 Seville ........... 36 On 13unday last, the Hon. and Rev. Edward IL Grim. ;ton, late `I. I •. for the borough of St. Alban's, officiated for the first time as minister, at St. Michael's Church. Th e Rev. Gentleman, in the morning service, took f or hi s text the 27th verse of the 13th chapter of Corinthi an s, and for the evening the 13th chapter of the First B oo k . of Kings. The lion. and Rev. Gentleman has a living at Great lbeny, near .Sudbury. --Essex Herald. On St inday last, a Sermon, in aid of the Royal Dispensar y for Diseases of t he Ear, wa s preached in St. Bride's C; lurch, before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the ( lc , vernors, by the Rev. Ed ward Thompson, of ha rlott 2 Chapel, Pimlico. Many facts were adduced by the ' dev. Gentleman to show the value thesi tu tion. since its establishment, twenty-five years age, other uproar As of 12,000 persons afflicted with deafness and thra diseases of the ear have been cured or relieved ,ugh its instivmentality, • THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, - 'AUGUST 11, 184 i. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Vutlltt Opt Mon. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. We were misinformed respectingthe, postpone ment of the trial of Madame Laffarge for the rob bery of the diamonds. No time has been allowed for bringing her witness from Mexico. In the mean time those quacks, the phrenologists, have been at work upon the cranium of the unfortunate woman. On her appearance in Court, the Corre spondent of the Presse discovered that her mouth, although large, expressed a " sarcastic cunning, im patient to attack," and that her physiognomy pourtrayed " treachery and audacity." Of what use is trial by Jury in a country where men allow their minds to be in fluenced by such absurdities ? The King of the French and the ex-Regent of Spain are hard at work plotting the downfal of the Constitu tionalists in the Peninsula. Never did Espartero stand in greater need of the support of Lord Palmerston. We greatly fear that Spain will have cause to mourn in tears of blood the accession of the Tories to office. Among the most ridiculous of the designs of the French Legitimists is one for placing the young Duke of Bordeaux,HenryV., as his partisans style him,on the throne of Syria. Unfortunately, the Great Powers have recently declared the occupation of this throne to be one of the rights of the Sultan. The French Carlists, however, will not be content without a / throne for their idol, by way of preparing him for a triumphant return to France, when ever it shall please the Republicans to rid the world of Louis Philippe. The madness of a Legitimist, like that of a Tory, is incurable. As easy would it have been to restore the Stuarts to the throne of England twelve years after the Revolution of 1688, as to dream of reconciling the French to the sway of the elder branch of the Bourbons. ---------- - The force of steam and the increasing necessities of unrestricted intercourse are gradually breaking down obstructions. The movement of the Turkish provinces that border the Danube has led to the dispensing, on the part of Austria, with the quarantine at Orsova; so that travellers may now proceed up that river without impe diment, and make the passage from Constantinople to Vienna in thirteen days. The German Papers say that the Duke d'Aremberg intends to give a tournament on the occasion of his daughter's marriage to Prince Aldobrandini Borghese. Upwards of two hundred silver rings are to be prizes for the victors. From the Hamburgh brig Helene, which arrived at Falmouth on Sunday, from Buenos Ayres, we learn by the Master's report, that an action had taken place between the Buenos Ayres and Monte Videan squadrons, off Monte Video. A great many men were killed and wounded on both sides, and though their ships were much shattered, neither party boasted a victory. The second Affghan campaign has been of a dif ferent character from the first. From the beginning of January, 1840, to the month of March in this year, our troops have been engaged in 23 conflicts, chiefly with the fierce predatory clans of the country. We have sus tained 13 defeats or checks in the mountains, or before their natural fortresses. We have lost 1,400 men and 17 European officers ; and the service on which the British army is engaged, at an expense of 3,000,000/. or 4,000,000/. per annum, is a perpetual desultory warfare. PUBLIC OPINION. The Morning Post, with its wonted disregard of truth, accuses Ministers of having proposed an alteration in the Corn-laws with no other view than to trick the people, observing—" They hit upon an alteration of the Corn•law, and an extended application in other matters of the principles of free trade, as the talisman by means of which they thought they could charm the people of England out of all memory of what had passed, and all power of understanding what was to come. They cheated not the people, but themselves. The bait was not swal lowed." No other charge can be brought against Minis ters than that of having been much too dilatory in bring ing forward their remedial measures. They should have proposed them at least four years ago. It is their hav ing failed to do so that has occasioned the present gene ral feeling of distrust towards them. As for trickery, there is none in the case. The Tories monopolise this. The Advertiser is quite decided on the subject o the abolition of the Corn monopoly. Down it must go, observes our Contemporary. " The force (he adds) which at this moment is pitted in antagonism to the Corn-laws, is the force of necessity—a force so stern and unrelent ing, as inevitably and at once to crush into atoms what ever power may dare to oppose it. Not more mad or hopeless, should the approaching harvest prove deficient, would be the effort to arrest the progress of the flowing ocean, than will be the attempt, should it be made, in the coming winter, to resist the demand for the extinc tion of the Corn monopoly. Down that monopoly must go, and down must go the Government, aye, and fifty adverse Governments, were it possible to 'form as many, that dares attempt to support it." The Times thus defines its notions on the Poor-law Bill :—" We have urged, as we ever shall urge, in the name of humanity and justice, the discontinuance of a system which operates to the oppression of deserving objects. We have said, and we say again, that those who use a penal test are morally bound to discriminate, and that the sweeping application of such a test to all classes of paupers is an intolerable wrong. But what then ? We did not suggest that the administrators of the law should therefore enter into a moral classification of paupers, and apportion the degrees of relief to the relative degrees of merit. We suggested, or rather we demanded, in the name of the country, the immediate abolition of the present penal test, as vicious in principle ; and we insisted upon the necessity of substituting an other, which could be applied with equal uniformity to all able-bodied applicants for relief, and which would be quite as effectual in protecting the country against the demands of the dissolute and the idle." The Herald, in an article suggested by the present state of Belgium, advocates the re-annexation of that kingdom to Holland :—" The least excuse, or a lucky accident, will, in all probability, if the progress of events be undisturbed, restore the kingdom of the Netherlands, as laid down in 1815, to the territorial settlement of Europe. Now we venture to think that this quiet and peaceable re-annexation would be an event desirable for European peace and policy. The present position of Belgium is not, as we have seen, advantageous to her self, and it is perilous to Europe. There is no hope of permanent stability for her existing situation." A " quiet and peaceable re-annexation" is a manifest absurdity, after the acrimonious spirit evinced by Belgium and Hol land towards each other, in 1830, and some years pre viously. That spirit is not yet mellowed down, nor is it likely to be, for a long time to come. The Chronicle describes the present state of the country in these forcible terms :—" Sir Robert Peel will soon find that he has to encounter powers much more formidable than the combatants' of party interests.' The principles of justice, and even of self-preservation, are in the field against him. The blood of humanity is up, net for a party interest, but against an atro cious crime and a terrible calamity. Want is in our streets and despair in our cottages. Forebodings of riot and starvation are rising on the fancy. The poison of monopoly is in the veins of the social sys tem. The protest of religion against oppression is re corded in Heaven. • Whoever will rule in England must, willingly or unwillingly, untax the people's bread. No matter for votes, divisions, and party interests Relief is demanded by justice and humanity. The cry will not relax for the sake of Whig or Tory." Where, again we ask, is Sir Robert Peel's remedy for this state of things ? The answer is ready. He has no time to think of one. He is busy reconciling differences among his own party. He is engaged in the momentous task of persuading Lord Stanley to practice the soothing system. When he has done this--which we suspect he will never do—he will then have leisure to prescribe for the country. Was ever Minister so engaged at such a crisis ? MONEY-TRADE-COMIVIERCE. The silver mines in the island of Sark are now said to be yielding a lucrative return to the shareholders. Eighty tons of silver were shipped off last week. The Leeds Times observes that the decrease in our woollen exports is most marked and striking in those countries which may be characterized as corn-growing countries, and whose most abundant produce our absurd and ruinous restrictions prevent us taking in exchange for our manufactures. AGRICULTURAL. The next meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society is appointed to take place in Bristol. The tenant pauperising system is again in full vogue. It is announced, for example, that the Earl of Lonsdale, a t his last audit day, remitted from 20 to 25 per nt. to his tena nts on their rent. Has he demanded more yom them than is just, or is the remittance the price; of their votes ? The Leibeigners of Germany, are so named, we believe, as owning nothing but their bodies. Lord Lonsdale's tenants seem worse than the German Leibeigners, for they seem to own in integrity and independence neither body nor soul. Harvest has commenced in Bedfordshire, and wheat was standing in shock at the latter end of the past week. At Hereford the last week was very fickle; the hay harvest is much injured, The hops, though they have been damaged by the wind, will nevertheless turn out well. Accounts from Norwich state that the temp wea ther has covered whole fields with mildew. The wheat has not yet reached maturity, but it promises fairly. In East Lothian the grain crops promise an abun dant harvest ; but the wheat is still in a precarious con dition, owing to the two plagues of fly and rust. MAW AND POLICE. The case of Mr. Wood's will, which has been so long before the public, was expected to be finally settled Mon' ay, but owing to insufficiency in the number of jurymen it has been again delayed. ELECTIONEEI47IO. A Liberal dinner was given to Mr. Marjoribanks at le, on Thursday, in honour of his return. COURT-ratanomanx.Es. The baths of Lucca are, it is said, filling fast with Fashionable English visitors. Lord Holland is among the number. The Duke of Buccleugh has returned to Montague house, Whitehall. Viscount Melbourne will give a Cabinet dinner on Saturday, in South-street. The Lord Chancellor arrived in town on Monday. . Lord and Lady Villiers have returned to Drayton Manor. The Duke of Argyll has been seriously indisposed at Inverary. MISCELLANEOUS. On Sunday last Father Mathew administered the temperance pledge to upwards of 20,000 persons in the North of Ireland. The London and Brighton Railway will be opened the whole distance on the 15th Sept. A gentleman who has just come from the manu facturing districts, informs us that discontent and distress are very generally prevalent there, and that apprehensions of a serious crisis are entertained, should Sir Robert Peel not adopt a Liberal system of policy. A piece of Chinese artillery, taken from the Ad miral's junk, at the island of Chusan, has been presented by Captain Trail, who was" present with the expedition, to the Dundee Institution. A similar piece has also been forwarded to Cupar Fife. The University of Edinburgh on Monday last, con ferred the degree of Doctor of Medicine on 103 gentlemen. RUMOURS 01' Tll ritY. It is rumoured that the amount of our military force is quietly and hourly augmenting in Ireland. We learn that the Duke of Buckingham is to be ap pointed First Lord of the Admiralty. COURT C RCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert 1 1 enjoyed their usual morning's walk in the Slopes ; and her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken an airing in the forenoon and again in the afternoon. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col. Wylde and Mr. George Edward Anson, drove to the Kennel at Ascot this morning. In the afternoon her Majesty rode out in a pony phae ton, the Prince driving ; the Duchess of Bedford and the Marchioness of Clanricarde following in another open carriage ; and Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, and the Hon. Sarah Mary Cavendish, occupying another phaeton; Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel Wylde, the Duke of Bed ford, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Hon. Charles A. Murray riding on horseback with the Royal party. Lady 0. Taylour took her departure' this morning. This evening the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Hubart, the Marquis d'Har court, and Mr. and Mrs. llarcourt, of St. Leonard's Hill, will have the honour of joining the Royal Circle at the Castle at dinner. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Somerset, arrived in town yesterday, from their residence at Kew. In the evening the Royal Duchess and the Princess honoured the Opera House with their presence. M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Earl of Lichfield had an interview with the Mar quis of Normanby, at the Home-office. The Marquis of Headfort and the Lady Olivia Tay lour arrived in town yesterday morning from Windsor Castle. The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere arrived in town on Monday evening from Spa. The Hon. Major Keppel arrived in town yesterday from Windsor Castle. Despatches from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—MON DAY. The Trial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added. Mile and a quarter. (Six Subs.) Mr. Heseltine's The Shadow, 5 yrs, Bst 1 llb (Heseltine) 1 Mr. Denham's Compensation, 6 yrs, 9st 21b • 2 Mr. Mostyn's Prince Caradoc, 3 yrs, 7st 51b 3 The following also started, but were not placed:—Sir T. Stanley's Apothecary, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ; Lord Chester field's Molineux, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ; and Mr. Skerratt's Hu dibras, 3 yrs, 7st 51h. Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft. Mile and a quarter. (Four Subs.) Mr. Marshall's Vesta, Bst 31b walked over The Wolverhampton Stakes of 25 sovs. each, with 100 added, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared di the second saves his stake. Twice round and a dis. (64 subs., 32, of who declared.) Mr. Bell's b m La Sage Femme, syrs, 7st 71b 1 Lord Lichfield's The Corsair, 5 yrs, 7st 1 llb The following also started, but were no placed :—Mr. Painter's Ernest the First, 5 yrs, Bst ; Alr. Milner's Humphrey, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b ; Mr. Clarke's Recorder, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ' • Lord Chesterfield's Bro to Prizeflower, 5 yrs, 7st ; Lord Chesterfield's La Gitana, 3 yrs, sst 61b; Mr. Mynor's Clarion, 5 yrs, Bst 61b ; Mr. Robinson's Melbourne, aged, 9st 71b ; and Major Hay's Retriever, 5 yrs, Bst. The Ladies' Purse of 501. ; three yrs, 7 st 31 b ; four y rs, Bst 71b ; five yrs, 9st 11b ,• six yrs and aged, 9 st 3113 ; mares and gelding allowed 31bs, and half - bre d horses, 61bs. Heats, once round a nd a pis. Mr. R. J. Mostyn's Myrtle, 3 yrs ...(Lye) 1 0 0 1 Mr. Saunders' Chat Mr. E. Peel's Rancour, 3 yrs . Mr. Collins' ro f, by Sir Hercules 2 0 2 Mr. Davies' Margaret, 6 yrs Several others started, but were not placed. STRAND THEATRE. After The Frolics of the Fairies, which still continues to draw crowded houses at this theatre, we had last even ing a dramatic version of Barnaby Budge, from the pen of Mr. E. Stirling. Protesting, as we feel bound to do, against the principle of dramatising a romance before it is completed, and in opposition to the wishes of its author, we must yet do Mr. Stirling the justice to admit that he has performed his part most skilfully, preserving all the situations, and giving us the greater part of the dialogue of the original. Mrs. Keeley was, of course, the Barnaby ; and a more natural and, judicious piece of acting we never witnessed. The beautiful pathos, the trusting filial love, the wild imaginings, the yearnings after a something happier and better than this world, the idiot laugh of triumph—all were given with 1 a truth and earnestness that thrilled to the heart, and the effect of all these was immensely intensified by the calm repose which Mrs. Keeley threw into the part. Her Barnaby Budge is indeed a high triumph of art. May pole Hugh found an excellent representative in Mr. H. Hall. In the scene with old Chester, in which he drinks " to the drink," he was particularly effective, The Strand has already introduced three first-rate comic actors to a London audience, Mr. Strickland, Mr. W. J. Hammond, and Mr. H. Hall. We may now add a fourth to the list—Mr. Corrie. His old John Willet is one of the most unctuous bits of fat fun we have ever laughed at. Walk, dress, look, gesture, he is the very identical John Willet, of Boz. His words seem as if they came slowly bubbling up from the bottom of a cauldron of melted tallow. Miss Terry made a very excellent and espiegle Dolly Varden, and looked most enchantingly, pretty ; while Attwood made quite as excellent a Simon Tappertit, and looked most comi cally ugly. the getting up of the piece is beyond all praise. The tableaux are exact, and the last scene, the conflagration of the city of London during Lord George Gordon's riots, is a most superb effort, and perfectly astonishing, when we consider the smallness of the I s t a ge. The piece was decidedl y succ essly , and will, no doubt carry the management through in triumph to the Ise of the season. THE WEATHER.--NOON, AUGUST 10. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET Barometer 66 1 Lowest .... 4' Wind W. —Freezing Point 3 2 Deg. Thermometer... 64 Highest UGH BANK. could say " let me see that all the accounts of the Bank are in a clear and settled state." Mr. ABRAHAM (with great energy)—That was me, Sir !—(Great confusion and cries of order.) • Mr. ROY would ask Mr. Bebb whether, if this meeting were dissolved, they would not get into Chancery.— (Cries of " Yes.") Mr. BEBB—Perhaps it would be better so. Mr. ROY aid it was the first time that he ever heard that it was a pleasant thing to go into Chancery. In a pecuniary point of view .it would be against his in terest to recommend them not to go into Chancery, but if they did go into Chancery, in ten years' time they would regret they had not taken his a 'vice. But he would rather not give his advice on the subject ; there was a gentleman amongst them stand ing as high in the profession, and he would ask him if he did not agree with him. Mr. ABRAHAM said it was only three weeks ago that Mr. Roy said " Do not stick to the deed." Mr. ROY—Stick to facts, Sir. . . , . Mr. AnnAHAm, who spoke in a very excited tone, insomuch that we were at times unable to catch his observations, said he would appeal to their own Com mittee, when he (Mr. Roy) was in such a situation that he could not give in the accounts (as we understood), he (Mr.Abrahani) said, "you will not give me any informa tion ; it is better to let us all go into the Gazette." He then said, " let me explain." They knew (contineed Mr. Abraham) that the gentleman who was security for my cash payment could buy all the Directors together ; and forsooth lie must come forward and try to put me down because I owed the Bank 500/.—(Great confusion.) I Nes not going -to pay • this money when I knew the state of the affairs of the Bank. And I ask you, Sir, whether it was honourable in you to hold the direction of this Bank, the Westminster Bank, the London and Westminster sank and several others at the same time ? But, Gentlemen, he said could do it conscientiously.— (A laugh.) • I. ask him whether the report was true that the Directors .of the Marylebone Bank, and the London and Westminster Bank had entered into a compact conspiracy, viz., that the London and West minster Bank had pledged themselves to come forward and to supply this Direction with sufficient funds to meet the public 2—(The rest of the sentence we were unable to hear.) Mr. Roy said all this was to be jus tified. I deny that Mr. Roy is our representative, al though he ought to be ;he is all on one side. Twelve months ago we were told that forty thousand pounds were paid up, and now they tell us we are bankrupts. —(Hear, hear.) I know it is not for our interest to dis solve the Bank forthwith, and I think there is sufficient grounds for the Proprietors putting a gentleman in the chair from amongst themselves. Mr. MACLEAN said he was not anxious to screen any party—he ANTIS always for conciliating as far as it could. He was sure:he .was the last person that would oppose his wish to that of the Proprietors, and he did assume, then, that nothing but the illegality of the proceeding would prevent him from acceding to their wishes. He thought the Chairman should not be shackled with any pledge. The question was then put and lost. Mr. LEEKS said, having disposed of two of the Direc tors—(A laugh)—he would propose that Mr. Dow take the chair. Mr. Dow said he should decline. Mr. HANNAY here rose and said he had attended that meeting at great inconvenience to himself—(oh, oh) — but there was nothing in the affairs of the Bank that he wished to conceal, but he should decline acting as Chair man. Mr. ELKINS rose to urge the production of the ac counts, and to read some letters on the subject, but great confusion and interruption prevailed during the Hon. Gentleman's address. He said he wished to confine him self to one particular point (as we understood him), which was, that Mr. Hannay hid done that which he had no right to do.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to know if he was not entitled to seize him by the collar and take him before a Magistrate. The Directors once said, " Certainly, we wish you could get him."—(Laughter.) They then praised him (Mr. Elkins) for the straight forward manner in which lie acted, and now they said dissolve the Bank, and then sue the parties afterwards. — (Laughter.) Mr. HANNAY would ask to what transaction the Hon. Gentleman alluded ? air. ELKINS replied—l speak the truth, and leave the consequences to the Almighty. I will tell what I know, and I don't care who knows it. Mr. HANNAY rose, but was unable to say a word from the confusion that prevailed. Mr. ELKINS—The statement was that you were not authorised by the Proprietors to do as you did. Mr. HANNAY again rose, but was unable to be heard. Mr. MACLEAN said that he was always ready to give every facility. There were the accounts, they might look at them ; only let them ask that which was legal. Mr. ABRAHAM — It cannot be illegalwhen we all agree. Mr. DEuxs said they were called there that day to re ceive the statements of the accounts ; and secondly, to receive the resignation of Philip Hannay, and he wished to ask whether they should then go into these two ques tions or adjourn the meeting to another day. Mr. ROY said it had better be stated to what time they would adjourn. Mr. BEBB—For a month, because there must be 14 days' notice. Mr. BAMFILDE wished to ask whether Mr. Hannay's debt was secured ?—(Great confusion here ensued, which continued for some time.) Mr. VIZZARD said there was one thing in which he fully concurred with the Proprietors, and that was that the Directors had grossly mismanaged that concern, as they could not have been in the state they were if the Bank had been managed as it ought to have been; so he admitted also that a Director had become a very large debtor to that concern, and the thing was not to be de fended ; but he wanted to know how they were to get out of that difficulty. Now instead of talking about get ting into Chancery, he thought they had best consider ! how to get out of their difficulties. Now if the adjourn ment is made, appoint a Committee t o examine the books, and the Directors will give them every information, and at the end of 14 days make a report, which report shall i b_ conclusive. Mr. MACLEAN said that Mr. V i zzard had taken the observations out of his mouth ; but if Mr. Quilter, the accountant, had made a just statement, he saw no reason why an adjournment should take place —(Great con fusion.) Mr. ELKINS said he should not advice an adjourn ment of the meeting. Mr. DEEKS then said that Mr. Maclean on being placed in the chair would pledge himself to adjourn the meeting when it was called for. Mr. ABRAHAM said he should propose Mr. Boute as Chairman. This motion was put and carried, but Mr. Boute did not take the chair. Mr. VIZZARD wished, that, if they moved an adjourn ment, that they would do it legally. If they wanted an adjournment, why not put a gentleman in the chair that could put it legally. Mr. ABRAHAM said it was legal until it was decided il legal by the meeting of Directors. Mr. MACLEAN — I understand that you wish us to have an adjournment. Mr. ABRAHAM—And no dissolution. Mr. MACLEAN said that the Directors were willing that an adjournment should take place, and all they wanted was a Committee to look over the accounts. He would say that the Directors were extremely anxious to have the accounts looked into ; but he would rather that they would choose another Chairman, as they had rejected him once. Mr. ABRAHAM—No, it was not you ; it was the Di rectors in general. Mr. MACLEAN said, if he took the chair he should consider himself bound to adjourn that meeting. But he hoped they would investigate the matter clearly, so that they might see what they had lost and what they might lose. If there was blame, let it fall on those who deserved it.—(Hear, hear.) He was a large proprietor himself, and of course he wished that the concern should be wound up as soon as possible.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. DEMO then proposed that Mr. Maclean take the chair ; which, being seconded, was carried unanimously. Mr. MACLEAN said—Having been called to the chair, after a warm and not very satisfactory discussion,, he should be most happy to receive any proposal from any Proprietor. lie minutes o f th e l ast Mr. ROY then called on the Secretary, to read the ad verAtirise. m D e E n t t li c s all s i u ng gg t e hset edthat meeting. t annual meeting should be read, which was done by the more than right to allude to the Committee whic hth o ug h t Secretary. The minutes having been read, he it no _Hanaudabeey onn referred to therein. That Committee met Mr the full referred o p c u c r a ti s c io u n lars u all l the to affairsi n the __, for him to give of the Bank ; but he did minutes not do so. Mr. Hannay, however, rt su bsequently showed pro m pe eet y, th and fitting t b o u b t e h a e to them that lie was a man of was prevented, as he had to meet a lady. —(Laughter.) a Director. Mr. Hannay had to He (Mr. Hannay) stated that the Bank Y. N ( then in a g L ai a n t , i most flourishing state, and that the next y ear they might be able to pay seven and a half pe r cent, and there was nothing to fear , - es (Oh, oh !) ear as there were no loss es. -- (Oh, • He (Mr. Deeks) ghter.) said, " I understand you have lost 3,0001." " Yes," he said, " we have some thing of that sort, b u t t h en we h ave securities." Now, they had found out that these securies were all bankrupts. Mr. HANNAY said he did not think there was anything incorrect in what had just been stated ; but this Bank had no capital—(oh, oh !)—aud their object in getting Mr. Walker in, was to have a rich man in the % o h nee h ra aa He (Mr. Hannay) applied to his brother- in-law, and ° other brought a great deal of property into the Ban k,ds who had members of his family and private friends to them he joined. The statement lie intended to m ake ht should put in writing, that ea ch Proprietor mig be in possession of it.— (Oh, oh !) Mr. Roy would ask whethur Mr • Hannay would be present at the next meeting. I 1 . 11 not, it is impossible that I Mr. HANNAY—No, saa famil -.—(Oh! oh!) can be longer away from my _ L that Mr. Hannay had stated to Mr. ROY would say i.i. m away th e day a ft er to him that business would call n he Roy) t oug tit etter to morrow, and therefore ( the consequence of adjourn tell the Proprietors what. Confusion.) went would he•---( Tstated that 14,3421. Bs. 4d. is the Mr. MACLEAN—A, is Hannay to the Bank. debt due from Mr. , ould ask whether that amount was Mr. ABRAHAM NN nsent and authority of the Directors ? nted by the co gra_ •,_,- s aid he n would make his statement. — Air. LtANNAY --(No, no.) Mr. i f ABRAHA M said it had not been by the authority of the Di r ectors, lie wished to know whether Mr. Hannay n was i that situation that he could ha ve taken it from the till ? Mr. MACLEAN said he knew not what situation he stood in ; all he knew was, that the Directors had found, that he had overdrawn his account, but he was'secured to them. But he had no consent for the debt. Mr. ABRAHAM—Did you know of any loans to Mr. Hannay in 1840 ? Mr. MACLEAN—I know of none. Mr. ABRAUADI--DO you, Mr. Walker ? Mr. ABRAHAM--To explain this question, I should like the minutes back of the 12th of August, 1840 • and I should wish to know whether thes e l oans I speak of are a portion of this 14,0001 or not ? Mr.MAeLEAN—There is no entry rel a ti ro t o M r . H an - Bay on that day. . kr. ABRAHAM—It is then extraordinary, as I hold in m 3 hand a very singular document,—(Mr. Abraham then read from a paper he held in his hand a list of shares placed in the name of Hannay for several thousand pounds.) This is a true document ? Mr. HANNAY—It is quite true. Mr. VIZZAR.D said he thought that this was a proof that he meant to give security for his debt. Mr. ABRAHAM—I would wish to know whether it has been by the consent of the Directors, and whether he has drawn this money, he being an officer of the Bank. Perhaps he is in a situation to show that it is for our benefit. Now, if this is the case, I have no hesitation in saying, that I think steps should be taken to prevent Mr. Hannay leaving this room, more particularly as his brother has declared that the security is not worth 3s. 6d. Mr. HANNAY—I deny that he ever said that. Mr. AnnAnam—There is Mr. Deeks to whom it was said, and if that be true it is necessary that we should take some steps to secure ourselves and to secure Mr. Hannay. But I entertain the highest opinion of Mr. Hannay. When we had some bad characters connected with this establishment, Mr. Hannay was appointed on that occasion, and from his proceedings he appeared to be as honourable a man as ever I saw.--(Hear, hear.) Therefore, I hope that there is something that will qua lify his position. But if there is not a bona fide expla nation on his Fart, I think that, before we part this day, some steps should be taken to secure him.—(Hear, hear.) That is the reason why I ask of the Directors whether they know that he took this money, and that they gave him leave to do it, and took no security. If not, it is quite clear he had no right to have taken it, — just as well might I.have taken it. Ido hope something will transpire to prove that Mr. Hannay has not done this. It will be for the Directors first to an swer. I shall ask the Chairman whether he was aware of it ? Mr. MACLEAN—I am not aware of it; but when I afterwards mentioned the amount to him, he was sur prised at it.—(oh, oh.) Mr. ABRAHAM—Mr, Walker. Mr. WALKER—I never knew that he was in debt to the Bank. I have never sanctioned a loan in any way. Mr. ABRAHAM—Sir Francis Knowles. Sir F. KNOWLES, Bart.—No. Mr. ABRAHAM—Then it would appear clearly from this that every one of you gentlemen n never in any way sanctioned the drawing of the money. What I, there fore beg to move, subject to the explanation Mr. Hannay may give, is that Mr. Roy do instanter take such steps as will prevent Mr.llanany leaving this house, unless the meoting be satisfied with his explanation. Mr. HANNAY—I am not come here to vindicate the circumstance of my account being overdrawn, but I hope I shall show such a statement as will prove to you that you will not lose one shilling by me.—(Considerable confusion here ensued, and we were unable to catch part of Mr. Hannay's address.) It is a very serious affair to me. I can assure you it is my intention to pay all my debts. My account in 1839 was overdrawn 12/. 6s. In 1840 it was 8,0001., and in 1841, 12,000 L, and the reason of the great rise in the amount was because my shares was purchased to give a better colour to the Bank, and passed to my private account, although they were for other parties. These shares were to be sold out again, if the demand' for shares increased. A conversation then ensued as the amount paid for the shares, and whether they were all paid with the 4,000/., which brought the account of Mr. Hannay up to 16,000/. _ _ Mr. HANNAY continued to say that he hoped that from the sale of his estates, the Bank would rather gain than lose by him. He then proceeded to state that several of his friends had invested money to a consider; able amount in the Bank at his suggestion, and that he had done all in his power to support the Bank. Every check he had drawn could be referred to, and they would see that they arose from no extravagance whatever. He hoped they would consider that he was engaged to work a capital of 300,0001., and he found 6,0001., and during the period he had been there no fewer than three of the Directors had become insolvent, and no fewer than 90 of the customers. He regretted ex ceedingly that his account was so large, and it would give him the greatest pleasure to discharge it. A conversation then ensued as to several items in the account of Mr. Hannay. A discussion also arose as to parties who had been sued at the instance of the Bank solicitor. After a conversation relative to sale by auction of the premises, Mr. Quilter was called upon to state the amount of the assets and liabilities of the Bank, and he stated that the liabilities amounted to 30,0004, twenty five of which was to the London and Westminster Bank, the other five small amounts. The assets were 17,0001, ,- but that, if all the calls and debts were paid, there would remain three or foes thousand pounds to be divided amongst the shareholders. The doubtful debts were 23,000/. Mr. DEMO then moved that this meeting do adjourn to the first week in September, and that a Com mittee, consisting of Messrs. Abraham, Decks, Jackson, and Parnall, be appointed to investigate the affairs of the Bank and to make their report at the next meeting. Thanks were then proposed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. THE BATH ELECTION. The tumultuary passions aroused by the late election in this city among the defeated party having had time to abate, it is not unreasonable to inquire why such passions ever became excited. If those who have so intemperately yielded to them have done so on any grounds either of reason or right feeling, it must be au advantage to them to have an op portunity of vindicating conduct which, if unexplained, must be regarded by every reflecting mind as both sense less and disgraceful. The censure here pronounced may appear itself to need explanation, and certainly so grave an accusation demands that the conduct condemned, and the grounds of condemnation, should both be clearly stated. Were the intemperance displayed only a sudden ebul lition, likely to terminate with the occasion which gave rise to it, prudence, as well as charity, Would pass it over unnoticed, in the hope that with returning calmness of temper misconduct so glaring and indefensible would be speedily self-corrected. But the outrage on public morals is not of this transitory nature, neither is it so slight as to be contemned for its insignificance. For specifying the delinquency arraigned it is enough to say, what none of the accused will venture, or indeed feel dis posed to deny, for they actually glory in their shame, that the trading class of the burgesses have to a large extent been visited harshly and cruelly with loss of busi ness on account of votes conscientiously given, and that measures are systematically pursued for establishing a practice of exclusive dealing ; that the private intercourses of life have been suspended through the vindictive feeling engendered; that even friendships which had long endured have been rudely severed ; and that, so inveterate has been the hostile feeling generated, as to aim at the demolition of a long-established and most respectable society, which had for more than half a century supplied to the gentry of Bath an agreeable medium of social intercourse, and which, being of no political character, had its harmony never before disturbed by political contention. Such evils as the foregoing are neither slight in their nature, transi tory in their operations, nor at all of the harmless cha racter which would justify their being passed over unno ticed or unreproved ; and to the bar of public opinion are these delinquents now summoned, to show cause why public condemnation should not be pronounced against their misdoings—why their offences should not be visited with public opprobrium. It would be cu rious to see how • they who have been guilty of the conduct here reprehended would attempt its formal vindication. Their appeal must be addre ssed either to intellect or moral feeling. If tha suchnd if to con to intellect , they will find some -diffi cu lty in pro duct as that alleged is conson ant not exist which nrgeasont ; a moral feelings, the code of morals such dereliction of all moral would afford its sanction of all scrutiny of overt principles. But, independent l y n to tIY p " ewhich could have incited to act, the primary nu,q,uithiry. Will the parties commence these acts, demands assuming that their political their vindicatory plea views alone are riiinhutip? that their superiority of intellect le are such, that all who differ and purity mnutfest.Pnrorreit o r n , ly be wrong, but be so disreputable from them as to merit social degradation ? in their imp an c an extreme does the proscription of the in for to no less arty tend. If such be the notions of this party to lerant pi' nal exemplification of folly and arrogance a m ore could searscely be exhibited. rt To furnish even a colourable pretext for such high pre tensions as have been displayed, they who presume so to asse rt it ought surely to ha v e some claim to p re-eminence i n intellectual powers, high cultivation, moral worth, and exalted station. Do the leaders of the intolerant party belong to this category ? It is fairly presumable that they do not, for those so endowed would be little likely to suffer the base passions of their animal nature so to predominate over the intellectual and moral as to be guilty of such outrages as are now impugned. That the parties accused are at all distinguished, save by the acrimony with which they have vented their unruly pas sions, is yet to be learned ; and unless they can adduce some better claim to consideration than their self-estima tion furnishes, they will do well to forego their assumed importance, which, in the display made of it, can procure them no better return than ridicule and contempt. Far as they have gone in their wayward misdoings, they maylyet retract, and in pity to themselves they are exhorted to do so ; for if they persist in the senseless career into which they allowed ungoverned temper to be tray them, they will in no long time discern that in yielding to the impulse of turbulent and unrestrained passion, they have not only called down on themselves the ridicule of the lighter minded, but the severe repre hension of all whose judgment and principles are entitled to respect.—Correspondent of the Morning Chronicle. DISTRESS IN THE COUNTRY.--The news papers declare, what our own information confirms, that, the commercial and manufacturing districts in England and Scotland are suffering under great stagnation of trade, and that the labouring population, thrown out of employment by the many failures, are greatly distressed. Of the fact we have no doubt—of the ause there is just as little. —Stockport Advertiser. - On Sunday last, as a waterman of Limehouse, named John Stokes, was rowing off Brunswick-wharf, Blackwall, he found, floating on the surface of the water, the body of a gentleman, apparently 30 years of ag e. He conveyed it ashore , where it was examined, bu t g. , no marks of violence were perceptible. The dress consisted of a blue coat, black waistcoat and trousers, and Hes sian boots, all nearly new. The linen was marked "J. W., No. 3." The body had been in the water apparently about nine days. MARYLEBO THE SOLITARY SYSTENI.—Howard has the merit of having drawn attention to the miseries of pri sons—and he thereby did infinite good—but he was also a severe disciplinarian, and the promoter of what a writer thereon terms, " the climax of human oppression, solitary confinement." EXTENSIVE FIRE AT DEPTFORD.—Yesterday morning, about half-past three o'clock, a fire broke out in the skittle ground of the Britannia public house, near her Majesty's Victualling Office. The most prompt measures were instantly resorted to to get the engines into use, but the flames, nevertheless, reached the out houses of an opulent market-gardener, named Masson. On the arrival of the London engines, which were sup plied with water from some of the ditches in the gar dens, the firemen succeeded in arresting the fire, after the partial destruction of the above premises. The loss is estimated at about 2001., but insured in the Sun Fire office. No particulars could be obtained of its origin In the American navy an official order has been lately issued for all officers to cut oft' their soap locks, and enacting, where whiskers are worn, that they shall not descend beyond one inch below the tip of the ear, and from thence making a straight line to the cor ner of the mouth. Moustaches and billy-goaties are ab solutely prohibited to be worn by naval officers in uni form. IRELAND.—At a meeting of the county of ar. Carlow Mag istrates, held on Monday last, Mr. IL Cooper in th e chair, it was reso lved — " That the present s tate of the cou nt y re q uir es an immediate increase to the police force of h may applica tion be made to the Lord Lie utenant, requesting that his —atTleast tweiit y - the county te w E t ic ov x ue c n e , ti l ly l e ec bye forthwith added to th e consta b u l ary o f this be pleased o order f C t h at at A special meeting of the Proprietors of this Bank was held last night, at the Bank, in Wigmore-street, for the purpose of examining into the affairs of the Bank, and to receive the resignation of Mr. Hannay, the Managing Director. . . On the suggestion that a Chairman be proposed, Mr. ABRAHAM rose and said he thought the names of the Shareholders should be called over, stating those parties who had not paid up all the calls on their shares, as he should object to any party voting that had not done so. Mr. BEBB, the solicitor to the Proprietors, referred to a section of the Act of Settlement, which provided that no person should vote who had not paid up all the calls on his or her shares. Mr. ROY, solicitor to the Directors, said he thought it would be detrimental to the interest of many of the Share holders if the list were gone over for that purpose, espe cially as it would get into the public press.—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") He thought that according to the deed of settlement, a thousand shares should be paid up to constitute a legal meeting. After a short discussion the question was agreed to be waived. Mr. ROY then asked Mr. Bebb whether he would agree thai:i1:1;61;ai;;;;1:::;h;;enfiOiii the Board of Directors? Mr. BEBB, on referring to the Deed of Settlement, said, that the Chairman must be chosen from the Board of Directors, but a question would arise as to whether he ' was qualified as a general director. Mr. ROY—Certainly. Mr. Rossox then proposed that Donald Maclean, Esq., M.P., should take the Chair, which was seconded by Mr. Vizzard. Mr. BEIM objected to Mr. Vizzard seconding the mo . tion, as he appeared as proxy for another party. Mr. WALKER then seconded the motion, which was put and lost. Mr. ABRAHAM said he should certainly oppose a Di rector taking the chair. Mr. Bann thought that however unpleasant it might be, the only mode, according to the Deed of Settlement, was to propose each Director seriatim, rejecting each of them. But he thought the best way would be for the Directors to withdraw, and then they might, agreeing with the reading of the deed,proceed to elect aProprietor as Chairman. Mr. ROY said he would submit it to the opinion of Mr. Vizzard. _ . Mr. Beim said he should be most happy to submit to Mr. Vizzard the reading of the clause in the deed. Mr. VIZZARD said it was not possible to look at the clause and not see that it was not calculated to meet the difficulties of this question, as a Director could not be elected but . by a majority of the Proprietors. Mr. ROY said the deed distinctly stated that a Direc tor should be chosen chairman.—(No, no.) It did ; it confined the election to the Directors alone. Mr. VIZZARD said it was much to be lamented that the gentlemen present would not elect a Director and avoid this useless altercation. Mr. ABRAHAM said the objection was raised solely on account of the observation Mr. Roy had made as to its being injurious to the Directors to make the names of those parties public who had not paid their calls. Mr. Row said he was called on to act when the Bank was in difficulties, and he must say that blame attached to parties at head-quarters. He found matters that would require a great deal of investigation, and he thought the first thing to be done was to call a meeting of the Shareholders. A very respectable individual was called in, an accountant, to examine the accounts, and matters were thoroughly investigated by him. There were many things that it would be injurious to make public at a meeting of this description. It was to the interest of the Shareholdets to get rid of difficulties, and not to throw them in the way ; and he thought the best way of consulting the interest of all parties, would be to ap point a chairman at once, and then have the Bank dissolved. Mr. ABRAHAM said that if the Deed of Settlement had been printed sooner, it would have prevented the dilemma in which they were at present. Mr. VIZZARD asked if there would be any objection to Mr. Walker taking the Chair ? Mr. ABRAHAM said it was -eery plain that there were two interests in that establishment, although there .should be only one one for the Directors, and one for the Proprietors and that was the rea son they (the Proprietors) voted against any Di rector taking the chair. There were matters of late which had come to the notice of the Shareholders_ that proved this. There was evidently a wish on the part of the Directors to conceal something A great power was vested in the chairman, and therefore they thought it more expedient that one of their own body should be chosen.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BEBB begged to state that there was not the slightest feeling of objection against any gentleman of the Direction personally. The feeling was that there was a conflict of interests. Mr. MACLEAN begged to say on the part of the Di rectors, that the interest of the Directors was inseparable from that of the Proprietors. Mr. ABRAHAM said great doubt existed as to the ex pediency of dissolving this Bank at present ; and if a Director was voted into the chair, he would dissolve it that day. That was the only real and substantial objec tion to a Director taking the chair, as there was a power vested in the Chairman which they would rather not give to a Director.• 'Mr. HANNAY said, he could have no objection to any person being in the chair, if that was a legally constituted meeting. Mr. ABRAHAM would assert that this was a legal meeting, and he thought the Directors ought to with draw, and let them choose a Chairman. Mr. HANNAY—If the Directors withdraw, you would not have a thousand shares in the room, and consequently it would not be a legal meeting.—(Loud cries of " Prove it," and great confusion.) Mr. Roy said he thought the Directors were bound to be present; and, as far as they were concerned , he felt confident that there was nothing but what might be proclaimed at Cheapside. Any gentleman could pro pose whom he liked, but he thought the best way would be to propose the Directors seriatim, until they had a majority for one. Mr. BEBB said, that, with the desire of getting through the business of the day, and not because the Proprietors felt bound by the deed to give way, they would accede to this proposal. Mr. I)EEns said before he consented to a Director taking the chair, the Director should pledge himself that if a majority of the Proprietors present should wish an adjournment he will accede to it. Mr. RoY would suggest that the parties were met there that day to put au end to their liabilities in this concern, and what better mode could there be than of dissolving the Bank? and therefore he would say let them get through the dissolution as soon as possible. There fore asking the Chairman to pledge himself to such a course as that just proposed was without utility. First of all he did not think it was legal for a Chairman to pledge himself on going into the Chair, and next he thought it was not right. Mr. ABRAHAM — The power is in the Chairman's hands either to dissolve the assembly or not as he pleases. Mr. BEBB said he would submit that the accounts should be produced, and that the Proprietors should have the opportunity of investigating them, and that they could not legally dissolve until such an investigation had taken place. ,• ~ • Mr.. Row said. he had not said one word that the ac counts should not be gone into. Mr. ABRAHAM said, if an investigation were gone. into, there could be no doubt as to the Chairman. But it had been stated that one-fourth of the capital was lost, and it was in the power of the Chairman to dissolve the Bank. Now, the Proprietors were not to submit to a dissolution until these accounts were cleared up. Mr. VIZZARD said, before the Chairman could dissolve the Company, he must ascertain whether the existing fund had been exhausted. Mr. ABRAHAM said if this were understood, there could be no difficulty ; the Directors might come for ward with their accounts, and the Company could be dis solved forthwith. Mr. ROY said, if the Chairman dissolved that assem bly illegally, he took on himself great responsibility. Mr. ABRAHAM — We do not want him to take any re sponsibility. Mr. ROY said that if any Proprietor could show a point why this Bank should be continued, all the Direc tors would agree with him. But the expenses Were in creasing and going on. Many parties were holding back their payments till the dissolution took place, and in fact they were increasing their responsibilities id expenses by continuing the Bank beyond that day. Mr. BEBB said that Mr. Roy seemed to assume that the gentlemen present thought this was true. It might be, but they wanted to go over the accounts themselves. — (Hear.) He did :not intend to dispute the argument as to the responsibility, but what they wanted was an oppor tunity to judge for themselves. Mr. Rot said they would have plenty of opportunity to look into them after the dissolution.—(No, no, and confusion.) Mr. BEBB said the moment the partnership was dis solved, the weakest parties would go to the wail ; and he would say that no dissolution should take place till an investigation had been gone into.—(Hear.) Mr. Row begged to say, with regard to the expression of the weakest going to to the wall, nothing of the sort was intended by the Directors. The only object was, that the increasing expenses of the Bank should be pre vented. Mr. ELHINS thought that dissolving this Bank now was contrary to law and equity , and he said this , as he was aware that the Directors knew, three or four months ago, what was the state of the Bank. His poor unfortu nate client, who was a Shareholder, had directed him (Mr. Elkins) to take a managing Director by the collar. Mr. HANNAY—That was because you thought I should not come back.—(Loud laughter.) Mr. Emotes would say that this meeting, as at present convened, had the power to elect a Chairman. Mr D E eKs thought the best way would an b d e t t i c ien. g t o o . through the Directors , and reject them all, nominate a Proprietor. Mr. ABRAHAM would make a few observations before the question was put. He could not, after what Mr. Roy had stated, consent to Mr. Walker taking the ehir, he being a Director, and it was solely on the ground of He wassatiss being a Director that he objected t o hi m. fied that there was something on the part of the Direc tors which they wished to conceal—(Cheers)—and by g iving a Director the power of being Chairman, they e were cutting their own throats. Therefore, he o - h ped they would all oppose the election of Mr.iValker,not personally, but.. on the ground of his being a Director , tor, as a Director, he was on e o f t h e men to be screened, —(Hear, bean)! Mr. BOY said, on the contrary, Mr. Quilter v as re quested to screen no one, b u t t o ta k e t he small accounts first. And he (Mr. Roy) would say that, talking about the interest of Cie Shareholders of this Bank, that.there wa s a gentleman: in that room who refused to pay his honest debt to thatßank, and that not at a time when he MORNING SUN. Mr. WALKER—I never did.