The Sun. — London, England, 1828-07-23 00:00:00

TREMENDOUS HURRICANE. The morning of Friday last was showery, inter spersed occasionally by partial gleanings from the sun's rays, and the surrounding atmosphere was re markably sultry and oppressive. About noon the ,clouds appeared violently agitated, and some of them assumed the peculiar form of what are generally called thunder clouds ; the lower stratum was then evidently nearing the earth, and every minute be coming more dense. One cloud, in particular, as sumed a dull lead colour, and was almost stationary for some minutes. At this time some labourers at work in a-field in Wyberton Fen noticed a remark able appearance in the hemisphere ; they state that a. small cloud seemed suddenly to descend in the shape of a column, and as suddenly a similar cloud appeared to rise from the earth ; the two joined, and formed a vast column, 40 yards in breadth, reaching from the earth to . the clouds. The form continued entirely perfeCt the whole period it remained in sight; it was quite black, and at a distance very much resembled smoke. When the column was perfectly formed, the magnificent body advanced ra pidly in a direction from the south towards the north•east, accompanied by a loud rushing sound, which, as it approached our informants nearly re sembled the discharge of artillery. It was seen thus advancing for several miles until it reached Wy berton Fen, which is only a short distance from Boston ; there its power and ravages were distinctly visible by several persons who were within a few yards of its track. Two labourers were employed in spreading ma nure upon a piece of land upon Mr. Clark's farm, of Wyberton. They perceived the mighty column approaching, and, filled with astonishment and ter ror, retreated in au opposite direction. The manure which they had been spreading in two lines, was 'take n up by the whirlwind, and some of it carried above an hundred yards. The terrific mass then . crossed a wheat fi e ld, b ea ti ng th e corn c l os e d own t o the earth; as the young straw easily bent no' further dam age was done so the corn. The immense breadth of the column is plainly discernible by its track through the wheat, and from admeasurement is found to exceed - forty yards, for which breadth the Qom is levelled as though some ponderous body had Pressed it to the earth. The north forty-foot drain then interposed, but it speedily swept across, and from the quantity of water it deposited immediately afterwards, there can be little doubt but that it dre w up the entire body of water which spread across its track. Arrived at the opposite shore, one of • the principal scenes of devastation occurred. On the north bank of the forty-foot, and very near the spot where the whirlwind crossed the drain, a farm-house and 'suitable buildings are situated, which was occupied bYthe late Mi. Bamberger, now by Mr. Horsewood; and on this farm considerable damage was dose.— The column drew into its awful vortex a very heavy cart, which it lifted with violence from the ground, and carried with amazing velocity the distance of 4 2 yards, and then it was dashed with great force to the earth; it alighted upon the shafts, which pe netrated nearly four feet into the ground. The whirl wind also took up an amazingly heavy roller from the same farm-yard, which is used to level ploughed land, and which requires four horses to draw it along the ground ; this huge machine it raised from the earth, and actually carried forward a distance of twenty yards . I Atter passing Mr. Horsewood's farm-yard, the whirlwind proceeded over another wheat field, and here it met. with a labourer, who could not retreat sufficiently fast to entirely elude its power. The accompanying air of course parto . ok of the vio lent motion of the whirlwind, and a portion of this came in contact with the labourer's dress, which it immediately set in motion . . He made a violent effort, however, and springing for ward, eluded the terrible engine which would in another . moment have caused his death. The column then passed towards Mr. Pepper's farm, where it . committed many devastations ; a large apple tree, standing in the orchard, was literally drawn up by the roots, and carried forward a considerable distance. Fifteen geese were also taken from the earth, to which they returned in a moment quite dead. A great quantity of pigeons were killed in a similar manner.--Boston Gazette. THE NEW WATERMEN'S FARES. Yesterday John Drinkald, Esq., was sworn in befor e the Court of Aldermen, as Master of the' Watermen and Lightermen's Company, and An thony Lyon, Esq., was sworn in as Senior Warden; John Jackson, Robert Thompson, and Joseph Turn- Esqrs., were sworn in as . Junior Wardens. These gentlemen will have the duty of putting into operation the now scale of fares, and also of enforc irig obedience to the new code of bye-laws which be put in force on the Ist of August next. F or the purpose of making them public, the Watermen's Company have had upwards of 5,000 eopies painted for distribution. Placards have b een posted at each of the stairs to give the , w atermen notice of the event. Th e l a t ter h ave , ho wever, received the regulations with an ex tremely disgraceful spirit. They have very gene l'4llY torn down the placards, or defaced them with m ud, as they erroneously suppose it to b e most to eh' interest that there should he no regulations Whatever, and that they should continue at liberty in "eh Instance to wrangle and extort as much as they C an. This practice and others rendered the water men almost as great black g u ar d s as th e ca d s t o t h e short stages, and it is well known prevented a large Portion of the public, females especially, from resort ' ing to that mode of conveyance. The new remu lat,iions, it is expected, will prom o t e b etter ord e r, and take from the watermenany apparent motives to be uncivil. The new fares are extremely liberal, and Place the watermen on a better footi ng t h an the i_ "" e 'rney-coachmen and cabriolet-drivers, when the great expenditure of capital, risk, and wear and tear of stock to which the latter are liable is taken the account. The watermen's business, like eve ry other, is overstocked, and the most furious courts took place for fares, in which contests th e n c, lll l and desperate prevailed, and the old and the the respectable, who were the weakest, went to an Wall. Th e public suffered in these contests, t c: i n th e cases o f the steam-boat passengers life i constantly endangered. To remedy this wkt , it i 9 provided by the new bye-laws, that the r a i r v e el men at each stairs shall ply in turn. No bo a t s — towed to lie b e f o re the stairs, but as fares ar- Th e lb e y b are to be embarked, one boat at a time.— t h:"Rh only one man at a time is allowed to ply, stie Public m a y, if t h ey t hi n k p ro per, reject him, and krk other whom they may whose, see at the stairs, in o l • they may have greater confidence. Other re lit . ati e% are to be enforced to secure order and good Itr, and the Watermen's Company ompany have de ed to employ insp ectors to v i s i t t h e s tairs and g : the l aws enforced. It is hop e d t h at a better .the n fee of the labour will be effected; and that inoidivabit of the public to resort t o t hi s mo d e of [ ince will be increased by enfo rc i ng suc h or d er eyo behaviour as th e i n t eres ts o f th e waterrnen ought Dave taught them to meintam. Tit - • Society for the Improvemet of Ireland Presented ,an Address to the LORD LIEUTENANT, I Ngratulathis__ckim upon the improved state of the Whit ) his his Exesuantcy returned a fl atterin g and 'uitabl e reply. - - a‘ LILIVERPOOL REGATTA._A grand Regatta VERP OOL bee n g i ven on t h e Mersey, at Liverpool, which excited 1 L 4 4 interest through ou t the neighbourhood. The at wa-4411ce of fashion anti beauty w as very strik i ng, b ut t h e o e o Aer, fur a tim e , was not propitious to the amusement. per, whale, however, it went off with eclat. t , OT RACE.—The long -expected foot race AirrcaLTE and BROWN, the celebrated runners, , c orn li sovereigns, took place on the road between Scotch l'h- d and Catterick Bridge, on F r id ay, the 11th inst. ►,d ak 4 tance, three miles, was performed in 14. minutes • -" n keconds, and the race, whi c h was exceedingly well , c Lb 4 it 4l won by AIRTCALFfi by abo u t a yard. MET t,4umb4 b all run 106 races, and h as won 10 4 out of that •-• , / . .Durham Chronicle, SELECT VESTRIES. On Monday evening a Meeting of an Association recently formed, called the" Metropolitan Parochial Society," established, for the purpose of opposing Select Vestries, and other objectionable modes of governing parishes, was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand. Mr. James Corder, the Vestry Clerk of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, in the Chair.- The Meeting was composed chiefly of Delegates from the different Metropolitan Parishes, including St. Andrew's, Holborn; St. Clement Danes; St. Martin's in the Fields; St. John's and St. Margaret's, Westminster; St. Giles's-in-the- Fields ; St. George's, Bloomsbury; St. James's, Westzninster ; St. Anne's, Soho; Christchurch, Surrey; Christchurch, Spitalfields ; and St. Paul, Covent-Garden. The CHAIRMAN rose to explain the nature and objects of the. Society. He said that the " Metro politan Parochial Society" was formed for the pur pose of opposing -Select Vestries wherever they existed; and also of endeavouring, by every means within the power of a body so constituted, to pre vent that- most obnoxious measure, the New Churches Building Act, from becoming a law; a measure which, repugnant as it was to the general feeling of the country, would have passed almost without notice, but for the watchfulness and activity of Mr. Wood, the Member for Preston.—(Hear.) — It was the intention of the Society to appoint a Committee from among its own Members annually, whose duty it would be to watch over the interests of parishes generally, and to oppose any measures likely to affect those interests, or the general interests of society.— (Applause.) Of course such a Society must have funds at its disposal, and it was proposed that a sub scription should be opened, of not less than five shillings annually from each subscriber, that sub scription to entitle him to become a member of the Society; and every member paying two guineas to become a life subscriber. He (Mr. Corder) had no doubt that when the objects of the Society came to be generally known and understood, subscriptions would pour in in abundance. One great object of the Society would be, to endeavour to procure the repeal of Mr. Sturges Bourne's Act, than which a more obnoxious and tyrannical measure could scarcely be thought of. By this Act the poor man, who contributed as much to the rates as the rich one, ac cording to his means, had not the same voice in the management of the parish affairs—he only having one vote and the rich man six. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Corder concluded with a forcible appeal to the Meet ing, to use their mo s t strenuous exert i ons to carry the objects of the Society into effect, and by ex pressing his firm opinion, that in a few years incal culable good would be produced by it.—(Cheers.) Several Resolutions in furtherance of the objects of the Society were then moved, and carried unani mously ; after which thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting separated. INVESTMENT FOR CAPITAL. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The present exceedingly high price of the Funds puzzles tnany of the " wise heads" at this moment. Few can dispassionately argue this point and arrive at a favourable conclusion. The 3 per cents. in France are not so high by 15 per cent.; and yet it is a fact as notorious and clear as " the sun at noon day," that the debt of France as com pared with England, is at the ratio of little more than one shilling for every sovereign. The brokers and dealers in money in the great city of the French Empire, contem plate a fall whenever a war takes place of at least 15 per cent. ; now, if their reasoning be good, in what a predicament will the fundholders of England be placed, should such an event take place. Without viewing the pic ture in as gloomy a state as such a circtunstance might suggest, it is quite certain that the capital of the stock holder would be reduced 25 per cent, or in other words, lose one-fourth of his principal. We are led to these ob servations by having recently heard these conjectures urged as a probable reason for so much land being in the market at the present moment ; and as a satisfactory reason for so much having already changed hands during the spring. We have reason to believe that 300,0001. value of land has already been sold by Mr George Robins, and by reference to our Auction department as much more will chang e ownership through hi s m eans i n t h e course o f anot h er month. The plain statement of thecase is this—the Funds are infinitely toe high, and beyond what is termed a " healthy price," and Land has been diminished in the same ratios. A sound reasoner would be at aloes to ac count, in a satisfactory manner, for either the one or the other, and it should seem that though it arrived late, the March of Intellect has at length discovered the great risk. which it encountered by holding Stock at such unnatural price. Money, it is notorious, is to be borrowed (on good security of course) at Two per Cent., and yet Land, at the present depressed rental, pays 31 per Cent. Philosophy will surely be puzzled to reconcile to tact or good sense the decision of a man who can be content with the former, while the latter (securing his capital at the present high price) affords so different and far more satisfactory a result. The Estates we have previously alluded to, and for imme diate sale, are— Acres. Branches Park, with Mansion and Farms in Suffolk 2,178 Lord Onslow's Estate between Guildford and Fara- - ham 1,797 The Huntingdon Estate, near St. Neott's, with Manors, and two parishes 1,838 The Trigon Estate, near Wareham, and the Right Hon. John Calcraft's Seat Pounds. The Estate approximating upon the City of Peter borough, and producing per year l,lOO The Manners, or Island Estate, including nearly four streets abutting on Regent-street, producing 2,5671. a year, with reversionary expectancy, which will increase the income to, per year 4,000 The latter is to be sold in One Lot, and will probably yield Six per Cent., independent of its perspective advantages. The sale of BROOKES'S Museum will occupy altogether thirty-five days. It commenced on Monday week, and we are happy to say, a considerable competition was every day provoked by the numerous attendance of the medical pro fession, not of London only, but throughout England, Ire land, and Scotland, all of whom are anxious to possess, in a smaller or greater degree, a relic of this highly gifted anatomist. As the catalogues will be a matter of history and reference in years to come, it is not to be wondered at that the first part has already passed through three editions. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—A few days ago, a young Baronet, who not long since came into the possession of his title and large family estates, put a pet iod to his own existence by firing the contents of a loaded pistol into his right side. The ball penetrated the heart. Although in possession of the causes which led to this me lancholy event, we decline mentioning them for obvious reasons. —Dublin Freeman's Journal. EXECUTION:—THOMAS WALKER, the late Clerk of the Parish.of Oving, in the county of Bucks, was, on Monday, pursuant to his sentence, executed on the lop of Aylesbury Gaol. It w ill b e reco ll ecte d t h at h e was convicted of p o i son i ng - his wife, and his trial was report e d in our Pap er o f M onday. The culprit took leave of his semis on Su nday, and did not attempt to deny his guilt. lie was unable to walk to the gallows without the assist ance of two of the Sheriff's men. The concourse of spec tators that witneseed the execution was considerable, though but little sympathy Was manifested in favour of the culprit. His 'body. was cut-down at nine o'clock, after hanging an hour, and was given for dissection. THUNDER SToßNt.—,During the heavv.thun der storm of Friday afternoon the electric fluid struck a s trong wall in Ordsall-lane, boundi ng t h e garden. of Tues. C n Elrit' Islington-house, Which it rase d to the ground.n t s, es more exhausfed p rogress north-west, it erd the gable end of some cott ages on the bank entering on one side dow n th e encountered vE a lower room wh ere several a chi mneyb o peopleve, forty r e t r y e yardss(wh i chitt;lts sp li t ) aa dt forcing the . head of a woman against the window, and on the other s i de down th e water. spout int o an ou t-h o use, where a youth named MarrtEws, whose parents reside in Islington-street, had been amusing himself with his rabbits, and building a hutch. He was leaning on the space and surveying his work, and it was by chanc e h e was d i scovere d i n an a pparently lifeless state. By the prompt and active assistance of the neighbouring medical as well as some private gentlemen , in about hall an hour he bega n to shew symptoms of returning anima tion, and in a short time afterwards was so far recovered as to be carried home, and now feels not the least incon venience. So gentle must have been the shock, that when disturbed he had scarcely changed the position in which he described himself as standing ; and his first notion on re covering was, that being tired, be had dropt asleep. Manchester Mercury. LICENCED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM. (From the Morning Advertiser.) This interesting establishment is now fast advan cing towards its completion. The western, or back front, is nearly completed, and presents an appear ance at once chaste, elegant, and perfectly appro priate to the praiseworthy object to which it is de. voted. The eastern, or principal front, is not y et out of the hands of the mason, but judging from the portion already finished, there can be no doubt that its effect will fully realise the expectations both of the architect and his employers. The western front consists of a plain surface, relieved in the centre by a projection of about eighteen inches, supported at either end by a plain stone pilaster, and which in cludes the Committee-room and the offices attached to it. The whole of this side is built and roofed, and a considerable portion of the carpenter's work of the interior is in a state of great forwardness—the entire will be completed by the 15th of September next. The stone cornice running around the whole of the top of the building gives it a finish very grateful to the eye, and the circumstance of both roofs falling inwards, prevent any thing like an un seemly effect in any part of the building. Those who have so liberally contributed to this establishment will no doubt be gratified to learn that their money is expended as it ought to be, and as they intended it should be; and we would merely recommend any members of that body for whose benefit the establishment of which we speak has been erected, and who have not contributed their mite towards its erection, to look at its present ap pearance, as we have done, and we feel very confi dent they would not for one moment hesitate to be come the patrons of an institution established for the best of purposes, and carried on with every view to judicious yet liberal economy. It was feared, by some of the patrons and pro moters of the Asylum; that the situation was low, and might possibly be unhealthy; looking, how ever, at the situation yesterday, and taking into ac count the quantity of rain lately fallen, the ground was dry, quite aa , thy as any in the neighbourhood: a satisfactory proof, to those who feared the damp. ness of the situation, that those fears were un founded. We cordially wish the Licensed Victual lers' Asylum success. SUMMER ASSIZES. SALISBURY, JULY 21. The commission was opened here on Saturday, and the Courts proceeded this morning to business, after the usual formalities. There are but seven causes in the Nisi Prius list, and six of them have been already disposed of in different ways in the course of about two hours. The calendar contains less than half the number of prisoners which were for trial at the last assizes. In the Civil Court, a verdict of :acquittal was taken in the case of "the King against Phoebe Hopkins and others." The defendants were all the servants of Mr. Seymour, of Crow-wood, in this county, who had been, at the assizes before the last, indicted for committing an unnatural offence with his own footman. Mr. Seymour and the foot man were, upon that occasion, acquitted on the charge. After the acquittal Mr. Seymour indicted the witnesses for a conspiracy, and the defendants preferred against him a cross-indictment for an as sault with intent to commit, &c. This latter indict ment, 'which related to the identical transaction which had been the ground of the capital charge, was tried at the last assizes, and Mr. Seymour and his footman were, upon that occasion, both found guilty by a Special Jury composed of some of the most respectable gentlemen of this county. Mr. Seymour has not come up to receive judgment, and is said to be at present upon the continent. When the indictment was called on, proclamation was made in the usual way, but no evidence having been pro duced on the part of the prosecution, the defendants were acquitted. BROOKE V. MILES AND WIFE. .. This was an action to recover damages for slander ous words, which had been spoken by the female defendant of the plaintiff, who is an attorney in this county. The case had been waiting some time for a Special Jury, after which an amicable adjustment of the case was effected between the parties, Mr. Sergeant WILD E, on the defendant's part, disavowing all intention of giving offence, or inflicting any injury upon the character of the plaintiff, The defendant also engaged to pay thirty guineas towards the - plaintiff's costs. The Court immediately afterwards rose at half past one o'clock. - Nothing interesting occurred in the Criminal' Court. CHELMSFORD—MownAY, JULY 21. This day the Judges, the Right Hon. Lord TEN' TERDEN and the Hon. Sir WM. GARROW, Knt., proceeded in state, attended by the Sheriff, Sir CHARLES JOSHUA SMITH, Bart., to the Shire-house, and opened the commission for the county, and ad journed the Court to ten o'clock to-morrow. The Learned Judges then adjourned to the Church, where Divine Service was performed, and a sermon preached on the occasion, by the Sheriff's private Chaplain. There are 30 prisoners in the Calendar, 24 only of whom will be tried; and although the number of criminals is small, there are several cases of peculiar atrocity. It is remarked in this town as a curious fact, that the whole of the offenders are from that side of the county nearest to London. In Nisi Prius there are not more than 16 or 17 causes en tered on the list. James Nash, aged 19, an ostler, was put to the bar, charged on the oath of Elizabeth, the wife of Willia►n Pettit, with whom he lived as ostler, with having stolen four 1/. notes of the bank of Brown and Co., of Sudbury; and one U. note of the bank of Alexander and Co., of the same place, the pro perty of the said William Pettit. - The prisoner made no defence, and the Jury found him Guilty, but recommended him to mercy. Lord TENTERDEN said he would attend to the recommendation. I John Piggott, aged 26, labourer, was indicted for having burglariously broken and entered the dwell ing-house of Francis Gates, shopkeeper, of High Ongar, and stolen therein a piece of twilled calico, a pair of fukian trousers, a piece of olive-coloured smock-frock linen, and a pair of worsted stockings, the property of the said Francis Gates.—Verdict— Guilty. John iViMona, aged 32, labourer, was indicted for having on the 25th, February stolen a bay mare, the property of Richard Stokes, of Epping. On the afternoon of the. 25th -of February the mare was safe in the prosecutor's field,' at Epping, and on the following -morning it was gone. In March following the prosecutor discovered the pri soner lying down in a shed, near his, residence, and having serve - suspicion that the prisoner was the thief who had stolen his horse, he took him into custody. An inquiry was set on .foot, and it was discovered that on the night when the mare was stolen the prisoner was 'in the neighbourhood, and had a remarkably small saddle tied up in a bu n dl e ; and a woman named Jones, in whose house,in Col lege-street, Tooley-street, the prisoner lodged, proved that en the following afternoon the prisoner came home on a brown horse, with a very small saddle. A few days after this the prisoner took the mare to Riverhead, near Tonbridge, where he left it for six weeks at livery. The prisoner, it was also proved, sold the mare to a person named Playfoot, of Eden, near Sevenoaks, in whese possession it was found.— Verdict —G uilty. At the late Winchester Assizes sentence of death was not passed upon a single offender. A most providential escape from drowning occurred at Margate, on Wednesday last. A boy of the name of LAMPARD, fishing at the end of JAavls's Landing place, fell into the water, and would in all probability have found a watery grave, had it not been for Mr. CHARLES BAYLAY (son of the Vicar), who nobly, and without a moment's reflection, plunged into the water, and conveyed Ititn ufoity to tJav KING'S THEATRE. Meyerbeer's pleasing and magnificent Opera all Crociate " was repeated for th e t hi r d ti me i n i ts present cast last evening, and notwithstanding the late period of the season, and the consequent thin ness of the town, produced a full house. We can not let this opportunity pass without congratulating the public on M. Laporte's having engaged the King's Theatre for the next season. The liberal and improved manner in which this Establishment has been conducted through the present, reflect the highest credit on M. Laporte, and all connected with him, and lead us to augur most favourably for the future. We trust he will.be an exception to Mr. Eber's list of Managers at the King's Theatre, and ' make, instead of losing, money by the concern, for he richly deserves it. SURREY THEATRE. A new candidate for theatrical and musical fame, in the person of a most interesting young female, made a very successful debut last evening,in the cha racter of Patty, in " The Maid of the Mill." It is impossible to say to what extent time and cultiva tion may improve the powers displayed by this young lady, but she is indeed a bud of promise, and has an evident qualification for attainment of the first rank in her profession, viz. feeling, both in her sing lag and acting. The part of Lord Aimworth was sustained by Mr. Philipps (the tenor singer) who was,most cordially greeted on his entree, and who acted and sung with his wonted energy and effect, which have made this part his own; his delivery of the Irish Melodies of " Love's Dream" and " Eve leen's Bower," are excellent specimens of the ballad style, and were encored by acclamation. But for some imperfections in the minor characters, as well as some orchestra deficiency, the opera was well played as a whole. Rayner's Ralph, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam's Fanny, were admirable; and Hall exhibited very strong comic effect in Sir H. Syca more. The performance gave universal satisfaction, and was anneunced for repetition, amid plaudits, by Philipps, for Thursday. The house was crowded in every part. DANIEL O'CONNELL. To THE EDITOR OF TYE DUBLIN EVENING POST. Merrion• square, July 17, 1828. _ _ . DEAR SlR—They say it is right to be accurate even in trifles. If you think so, you will contradict a paragraph which appeared in your last Paper respecting me. It con tained two mistakes--tirst, it asserted that I was born in 1774; and, secondly, that I was intended for the Church. I was not intended for the Church. No man respects, loves, or submits to the Church with more alacrity than I do; but I was not intended for the Priesthood. It is not usual for the Catholic Gentry in Ireland to regulate the re ligious destiny of their ckildren ; and, being an eldest son born to an independence, the story of my having beenin tended for the Church is a pure fabrication. I was not born in the year 1774. Be it known to all whom it may concern, that I was born on the 6th of Aug., 1775, the very year in which the stupid obstinacy of British oppression forced the reluctant people of America to seek for security in arms, and to commence that bloody struggle for national independence which has been in its results beneficial to England, whilst it has shed glory and conferred liberty pure and sublime on America.-1 have the honour to be your faithful fellow-labourer in glorious agitation, DANIEL O'CONNELL. Despatches were received yesterday at the Ad miralty from his Royal Highness the LORD HIGU ADMI RAL. His Royal Highness arrived at Dartmouth on Mon day evening, and it was expected would reach Plymouth in the course of yesterday. The Duchess of KENT visited the Duchess of CLARENCE yesterday, at her residence in Bushy Park. Her Royal Highness partook of a de'jeune with her Royal relative, and in the afternoon returned to her apartments in the Knvc's Palace, at Kensington. Prince LEOPOLD arrived in town on Monday evening from his seat at Claremont. His Royal Highness honoured Viscount SIUMOUTH with his company to dinner yesterday, at his Lordship's residence at Richmond, where a numerous party were invited to meet his Royal Highness. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday after noon at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was attended by the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earls BATHURST and ABERDEEN, Viscount MELVILLE, Lord ELLEN nolusuost, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Sir GEORGE MURRAY, the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. Hartßtzs, and Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD. The Ministers assembled at three o'clock, and sat in deliberation about an hour. The French Ambassador had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Antrim?Ex, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Austrian Ambassador and the Russian Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Viscount BERESFORD visited the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday at the Treasury. Viscount MELBOURNE departed this life yes terday morning. He was in a very advanced age, up. wards of 88. He is succeeded in his titles and est , ttes by his eldest son, the Right Hon. Wm. LAMB, late Secretary for Ireland. FASHIONABLE CHANGER.—Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Bowser, from Weymouth- street, for Chelten ham ; Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Clayton and family, from Gloucester-place, Portman-square, for the Cottage, near Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire ; the Duke of Ha milton, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle•street, for Scotland ; Lord and Lady Mar yboiough, from Saville street, for their seat, Fern Hill, Windsor ; the Hon. George Agar and Lady Georgina Ellis, from Spring-gar dens, for the Continent; Lord and Lady Brudenell, from Hereford-street, for Ireland ; Colonel W. Hughes, M.P. and Mrs. Hughes, from South Audley-street, for Kim mel Park, St. Asaph ; Sir John Oldfield, Bart. from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street ; the Marquis of Cholimn deley, in Piccadilly, from Grove House, Surrey; Lord and Lady Holland, at Holland House, from St. Ann's hill; the Hon. Captain Tomson, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Ireland ; Captain Hare, Second Life Guards, at ditto, from ditto; J. Chatteris, Esq. at ditto, from a tour ; the Duke of Rutlart.i, at his house in Dover street; Sir John Stewart, Rat. at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street; Captain James, R.N. and Mrs. James, at the British Hotel, Jerinyn-street ; Captain, Mrs. and Miss Bennett, from Manchester -street, Maacliester.square, for Hastings; Mrs. and the Misses Sargent, from Regent street, for Cheltenham ; the Rev. Mr. Mackie, in Pall mall, from Great Malvern; George S. Butler, Esq., Mrs. Butler, and Mrs. Butler, sen. at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square ; S. Edgeworth, Esq., Mrs. Edgeworth, and family, at ditto ; Major Bragge, Mrs. Bragge, and family, at ditto; Sir Thomas Croft, Bart. an d J. Croft, Esq. at ditto ; Rev. Phillip Thornton, at Lincolnshire ; C ount Oli v i er de Rochefau ditto ; Charles Winn, Eeq. and Mr s . Wi nn , f rom di tto, for Appleb y, cault, from ditto ; Sir Frederick Ford, Bart. from ditto ; Mrs. Manning from ditto ; Rev. Charles Boothby, from di tto ; Captain Edward Frankland, R: N, from ditto. ptions, including sh ares - o f The total tibscri the King's Collage, stow amount to nearly tiO,OOOL, mad of that sum more than one-half-is in voluntary contri butions ! No country, we believe, under Heaven, but our own, i s equal to su c h an exert i on a s t hi s ; and, equal or not, none but. Old England has ever made such an exer tion.—Aforning Paper. A laughable discussion took place last night at Sastnag"'s (Globe Tavern, Fleet-street), who opened his house for the first time, respecting the most approved method of draining the Lincolnshire Feus, when one indi vidual grayely Proposed that they should be qualified by a due infusion of brandy, rum, or gin, and converted into punch-bowls on an extensive scale. A humorous round robin, inclosing a petition to the Legislature on the sub ject, was then drawn up;' and the festivities of the evening were kept up unimpaired to a late hour. The grand sale so l ong announce d, a nd whi c h c ircumstances rendered necessary should be postponed, is now peremptorily fixed for the 29th inst. There are man y conjectures afloat, and much curiosity excited to know the name of the " distinguished Earl" who, at this owfhthice Year, will encounter the dreadf u l sacr ifi ce h is th e natura l resu l t o f a sa l e protracted oRt lateofßouters l: such i s e uoNep a s she o i r period. H owever, on th i s point GEOAGg t s nya as silent as the grave ; and although we have beard the names of at least a dozen (und every sue stated as on t he best authority), we are too much in the (lark to venture our unauthorized opinion. The amount of this sa l e , it is said, will exceed 50,000/. ; it will continue twelve days, and probably be very influential in keeping the great folks in town longer than usual. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE. Six o'Clock IM PERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) , HOUSE OF LORDS. The House met at five o'clock and forwarded se. veral bills a stage, after which their Lordships' ad• journed. PUBLIC MEETING THE SILK TRADE. A public meeting was held this day at the Lon don Tavern, for the purpose of appointing a Com mittee of the Silk Trade, with a view to furnish Government with information relative to the de pressed 'state of the Silk Trade. At about half -past two o'clock WM. KAY, Esq., was called to the Chair.. The worthy CHAIRMAN then said, that a depu tation from the Silk Trade had waited upon his Majesty's Ministers expressed a wish that further information should be afforded them, and in conse quence of this the present Meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a Committee to collect the required information. A series of resolutions would be proposed for their consideration, upon which he should be happy to hear the opinions of the meeting. The following resolution was then moved, se conded, and agreed to by the meeting:- Ist, Resolved, That the Silk Trade of the United King dom, in all its departments, forms a very important branch of the industry of the country, both with respect to the employment which it furnishes to a large proportion of the labouring classes, and to the very considerable amount of capital which has been embarked in it. Mr. WITTS in proposing the next Resolution, said, that the object of the meeting was to appoint a Committee to collect such faets as may come to their knowledge, and for the purpose of communi , citing them to the Government during the next twelve or eighteen months. alt was proposed-t - hat, the Committee should constitute a union" of all branches of the Silk Trade, and not merely repre sent the interests of a separate branch. This was the object of the meeting; and, however different the opinions of persons may be, on this point, he felt that the interests of all branches were intimately connected, and that No lasting good could continue to one branch of trade, while the others were op pressed. He believed the meeting would agree with him, when he stated in the words of the Re solution, that the provision s o f th e A ct , 1826, in tended by his Majesty's Minisiers to protect the different interests of the Silk Trade, at the same time that they admitted the introduction of foreign wrought silks upon a rate of duty, estimated at 30 per cent. have been found from the experience of two years to subject the trade to great difficul ties (indeed, I might say, nearly to destruction), which have increased in proportion as the foreign manufacture has found the means of supplying the British markets, at a reduced price,. with.a more abundant production of foreign countries. If Gen tlemen coincided with this resolution, they would lay the foundation for, the appointment of a commit tee, and for the inquiry which that committee pro posed to institute. lie concluded by moving the Resolution, the substance of which was embodied in his speech. The Resolution was seconded and agreed to. Mr. BALANCE, in proposing the third Resolution, felt gratified that the intention of the meeting war directed to one point, that of stating facts, rather than discussing opinions. Facts as regarded the manufacture itself, and the difficulties which, for the last two years, the trade and those connect ed with it, had experienced. With the reasons of these difficulties the Meeting at present had nothing to do. And the resolution Now in his hand was of the same character with the two former ones. It stated what he thought could not be cot troverted, that the trade and manufacture, of silks, although in activity, were still suffering under great depression. The Resolution embraced two points . — the first alluded to the unprecedented consumption of silk goods in this country ; and the second was as to the state of the British manufacture. He would, with the leave of the Meeting, dispose of the latter first. The Resolution said that the British manufacture was becoming less and less active; he asked whether that were true false.—(Cries of it is true, it is true.)—He asked the manufacturers pre sent to compare the activity of their trade in the Autumn of 1826,—f0r he preferred that period of the year for the purpose of comparison --with the condition of the trade in the Autumn of 1827, and to lell him whether the activity was not greater in the Autumn of 1826 than in the corresponding corresponding months of the last year. Let them also compare the condition of the trade this time twtive months with its present state, and he was sure that they would come to the same conclusion, that its activity was diminished. The next statement of the resolution was that there was a great depreciation of the capital embarked in the silk trade. Indeed, he might safely say that the capital was diminished was diminished not less than one-half since the changes in the system. Upon a rough estimate, the capital employed amounted to about three millions, and was it a tkifling circumstance, that such a diminuti on to such an extent should take place. He put it to the manufacturers, whose capital was disposable, whether that capital yielded much more than Government securities on that outlay. The resolution further stated, that there was a great reduction in wages. If he were to consider the broad silk weavers of the metropolis alone, he would say that that reduction amounted to 25 per cent., and that the reduction in some parts of the country, as far as 'regarded throw ing, amounted from thirty to forty per cent. (Hear.) We put it to the meeting, as men of moral feeling, whether they could extract one-fourth of their wages from the labouring classes, without subjecting them to manifest distress ? We put it to them, whether when they withdrew so large a proportion of the wages, they did not lay the foundation of moral debasement ? If disbelieved, let them go the attics of the weavers, and contrast their present state with what they were three years ago. Then it would be seen how much the comparison was in favor of their former condition. This was but the natural conse quenae, for not a man aft er a wee k' s to il fi nds that he has not a sufficiency fo r hi mse lf an d f am il y, he becomes reckless, he sees that his indust r y avails him not, he cares less for the moral order of his family, and less for the education of his childrep when he found them doomed to be paupers. —(Hear, hear.)-- 7 Many of the labouring classes were now wholly out of employment. No one cot(ld doubt this, as it was vouched by the most Teßpeclialrle authority from Manchester. Eyen i - 41 this Metropo lis a great number of lgoele were now out of em ployment, 410010 this could not be controverted, steternents were made on the other side, particularly its he Commons, apparently irreconcileable. It Was there said t h at t h ere was an increases importation o f the raw material, and dies therefore there must . incr e a se d act i v i ty i n t h e home manufacture , would not now e n te r f u lly upon this point: _ feel ing seti s fi e d t h at w h en t h e t i me c ame, the COITI- mittee would be prepara tp meet an d to . s nea• tralize that 4ronimt. ......(A pp l av ise.)—_ll, indeed, weight was identical withwithlength, derived f rom there would _he e be some force in the d orgurpenti increased importation of the '7, fu it 4 . should be r e membered, that a yar d of sinC,, no matter what its weight be, is still a Yard' At all events, it w depreciated, fled people put of emp l oyment, and this too at a time when silits were g reat l y in fashion, and when, io the w or d s of the res olution there was, woreciver, an unp rece d ented consumption of silk good s . H e s h ould, however, was evid d e e n p t rec that the trade was in dist ress, t h at capi tal be sorry that any gentleman left the NOM with the idea that this Resolution anticipated any thing like the overwhelming destruction of the Silk Trade. We, for one, had no such anticipations. The Act, of 1826, was not that towards which levelled the stateliest tree with one blast of heaven to the ground.--(Great Applause.)--No; it was the worm at the root, silently and invidiously work ing its destruction.--(Hear, hear, hear.)--The tree would not fall at once, a single branch would be found withering, whilst another by its side was shooting out to an unnatural length and with an unnatural foliage. Still another and another falls, and in the end all are involved in one common decay.—(Appl ause .)--F ar b e i t f rom h i m Ito anticipate what th e p roper remedy weuld be for this evil, it would he enough for the present purpose to state that the silk was entitled to protection, and that his Majesty's Ministers were desirous of giving the subject all the attention in their power. Mr. B. concluded by moving the following Resolution That although there has continued up to the present period an unprecedented consumption of silk goods, the na tional effect of which would have been to place the silk manufactur e of this country in a state of increased pros perity, yet the British silk manufacture is manifestly be iftewel ratßier s 2 t statements contained in it ; he denied coming less active. Capital has suffered a great depreciation, resolutionnh being put from the chair, s as a b r ee e greatly i r l i ow reduced, thrcnvo oit 0 andof em a y considerable ioym ent. begged to express his dissent from e was an unprecedented consumption of silk that there was any want of employment. *ere converting cot ton oh oh ! and hear, bear.) He maintained g(tstrili that amn oivor r ;hb u eist t ei.s, e i.orit o eofoho f rr, that there was no such want of ern ( p o lo h yri n e h nt u ; the " 'tis false," at s mo i r l ian k dn looms ylo plvmlahse:ri s s v en , e tt r ohl e vesh i le t kre fa .l ,co,to) man u facturersmi n s c . r ea ( si c n lr g vi es of (A Gentieman in the body of the Meetin g said that the Silk Looms were increasing in Essex,] Mr. MoonE said that it was equally tree with re spect to Derby and Manchester. He would appeal to the Chairman whether there was not an increase of silk looms. The CHAIRMAN--Certainly not. Mr. MoonE resumed—There might be distress among the weavers of Spitalfields, but this must be expected as long as the absurd prejudices which pre vailed there lasted.—(Hisses, and cries of hear.) — He contended that the mere fact of an increased-im portation of the raw material necessarily proved an increased activity in the trade. This observation applied to throwsters. It was clear that if 8,000,000 pounds of raw silk are imported, a greater number of men must be employed than if two millions only were imported. lie admitted that there had been a depreciation of capital some time since, from which he, as well as other manufacturers, suffered, but it was not so at present.--(0h ho, " 'tis false")--If, us had been said, wages were reduced twenty five per cent., they were still as high as they had been at former times, when provisions were not cheaper then they were at present. It was well known that wages had within the last few years had been raised at least 20 per cent., owing to the dearness of provisions, but as that cause no longer existed, it was but.fair that wages should come down to : their proper level. The grand grievance however was, that the profits of the Silk Trade were lower than they had been; but if these profits were lower than the profits of other manufacture., h ow came it that persons were investing their capital in the Silk Trade every day. A Gentleman from Manchester said that there had been a most extensive discharge of hands in the Silk Trade during the last few months. In Macclesfield a great number had been discharged, and many hundred looms were idle. Many factories were empty, and in others the machinery Was only working for a limited time. In Congleton they worked only five days in the week, instead of six. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to one observation be Mr. Moore's, said that he himself employed 2000 looms less than he had done in May, and he feared that he should be ocliged to curry his reductions still farsher. Mr. BAKEWELL said, that he had a few observe- Lions to make with respect to the Silk Weavers, but he was for some short time unable to get a hear ing, when he did, however, obtain a hearing, he said that great activity had prevailed in the City it! the Silk Trade during the last few days.—(Cries of no' and ,laughter, mingled with hisses.)—l n Spital fields such an increase had taken place. The Com mittee, he said, was a packed one, to serve particu lar. purposes. He would say on the part of the mauufacturere, that if they could get a reduction of the duty on raw Silk, Spitalfields would be again in activity, even though the duty on the foreign manufactured article were reduced to 17f, or even 15 per cent.—(Cries of No, no, and hisses.)—A number of French manufacturers had had been throwing goods on the British market at so cheap a rate 'as to cause a depression, but then they had ruined themselres in doing so, and sncla an occurrence was not likely again to take place, The Proposer of the Resolution denied the in creased activity in Spital-fields, arid at the same de precated discussion, as. the Committee was only ap pointed for the purposes of inquiry. A manufacturer said that lie had it from lkiessee, Lait and Co, of Old Change, that they at preseus did nothing except in jobs. Now, for the benefit of the gentlemen of the press, he would explain what was meant by jobs. A Gentleman begged to say that the explanation would be quite unnecessary, for the gentlemen of the press, from their constant atten d ance at the House of Commons, must be perfectly well ac quainted with a nature of jobs.—(A laugh.)--- The Manufacturer, in continuation, said jobs in the Silk Trade meant purchases made after the article was manufactured at a very low price. He had himself been applied to since Monday morning be. upwards of 200 labourers seeking emplayment .1 some of them belon ge d to M r . Moore-. }h.:, then all contended that th e on ly way i n the for e ig n mane all . been abl e t o compete at . e ich we had facturers w a s by me - ,,i„ g a victim of the weaver. Mr. C. Qr . ant had argued that employ ment must hen been increased, because the quan tity of raw silk imported had doubled itself: but in order to shew that this argument could not be re lied on, 110 would instance the statement of Lord Government Lavine Live.spoal seine years ago, who in allusion to the Ses sion of partiarau,o, sad signified their state of starvation of the people of Ireland c on _ propoeed and tended that it was caused by au abundant harVest what then would become of his argument, if Oyer prOdIACtiOM attended wi th such effect;, Th, bette r off in jail than at liberty. coil eStendeul tlte adapted by the Meeting. the of next t intention to take l epeTrahtaiont hoisf' ti= inti to the The fo ,, :lo ru w c in ein g si ß de e r s a o ti r o v n tio t n he waa then general in erests of t )e , into theft measure, it is expedient lc, for clo nof sonic permanent m a General Association of t h e Silk Trade, which shall e in ram the interests of all persons who engaged the preparation and manufac ture of Sill; 4hroughout the . LTnited Kingdom, and that the sahc "formed uuder the title of " A General Association A Treasurae and Committee. was then appointed by the Meeting, • Ig, titter which the following Resolu tion was also adopted :-- " That the Coa • nrnittee be instructed to use all practi cdrat able meant to obtain for the different interests of the trade extent of protection which will promise a remunera 'ol the employment of capital, and secure to the labour ing classes regular and su ffi cient employment." A subscription was then opened to defray the ex. pences of the Committee. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting adjourned. al)" present nsot t i e ° peasant Was CATTLE. An Account of Cattle imported into Liverpool from the 14th to the 19th inst., both days included. Cows Calves Sheep Pigs Horses Goats 813 210 4,'787 1,236 34 0 The proportion of deaths to the population is ne-third Jes 4 in England than in France; and that ot ,ondon one-tiltl4 lea* than the mortality of fresh i wet arket cer- )ricer wept Flour sdeks. ,11 in lmon ins t, ,w of t the 10. Oct. tined ?a is L this few was De- Head on of mpts t bu- Cat. 'S. -•-• war able to of Ito Ove, try. the rout Ou pro iiug Ayr thy