The Sun. — London, England, 1842-08-31 00:00:00

- 70 211 9i,, 0 6 ." 103 i 357 6° 535 563 fi o 20' EX ~~ i~r ~~. ~~ 3 ks. 4 renl=: the spur Ivor, viz., pea.: `, not ent., ding ith [o to aP; auu t, in and gess arge this afitc- )011 a ,ome , eeks but 1g is built that of an ier pleted hat a le Sat about g reat a nd pre „i for • gad"' R irre jou.' Lot priceyl,2o 104 79 20 ;00 103 5 77 5 1021 jog SUMMARY OF NEVIS AND ut)ltt Opinton. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. Several of our Paris Contemporaries devote con siderable space to comments on the Report of the Com.mittee of the Chamber of Peers on the Regency Bill, - but they are without interest. It will be suffi cient for us in our notice of them to say that they are in the usual spirit of party praise or censure, being bestowed rather according to the general political °Pinions, of the commentators, than the real merits of the document under consideration. The- Commerce says ;—" A great change . I t s to take place in the beginning of October in the troops com posing the garrison of Paris and the camps. It is stated that those about to be removed from Paris will be previously reviewed by the Duke de Nemours." A letter from Athens, in the Augsburg Gazette, states that an intimation had been received there from Paris, that M. Piseatnry was about to be created a Peer, and sent as Ambassador to Greece. The U n i vers states that the S pan i s h Government has under its consideration a proposition for the build -I,ng of sixty vesse l s o f war, twen t y o f w hi c h are t o ne iron steamers, within a period of four years, the Contractors for the building of them to be paid by a privilege t o cut down timber i n the f orests o f Libi ena, for exportation. We much doubt the accuracy of this Statement, t he Eastern_ by a communication from the Prefect of -t4astern Pyrenees to the Spanish authorities, that ii2st of the Spanish -rebels who recently fell into the -"ands of the French have been sent to Calais on their the famous Engl an d. Th e th re e brothers and nephew of troops, Felipo, who was shot by the Spanish have hid Aurillac assigned to them as their Place of residence. PUBLIC OPINION. S peaking of the late riots in the mining and ma districts, the Times says :—" We ear .aestly trust that the mass of the workmen have been , `ntra ,pped by their reckless and designing leaders into f , ' vtion in which they have appeared as advocates c i to a c b e a use to which they are not, and do not intend , attach e d. We hope this may be so. But it is v°lll.able view which cannot and ought not to be e o ' ) carelessly ad to t opted. Their first , but words may have vie injustice heir designs it is at least possible that they may not. The failure of e Chart i st cry ma y have resulted from a want of bu,l3atily in them from whom itprofessed to emanate, may have proceeded.from a perception of those ni°tiles of policy to which we have already alluded. l a , t o lay hope the former, but we cannot forget the sy ''r alte rna ti ve . We cannot shut our eyes to the e~ours which have appeared that Manchester was p out ,° apt as a kind of forlorn hope to an Organised e r ,Z le ' I movement ; and that by the success which tal,led the efforts in that neighbourhood (we are 14;„_lag especially 'to what appeared probable at tl i , -. "'Yr) was the course pursued in distant parts of th s tl ° ll ,ntry to be determined. And being aliye to symptoms, we cannot but provide against the t4r , Which they menace. The law of self-defence, duty to society, and to the cause of order, bind ') gain a marked victory to defeat this power which tipi,..,ll' led its strength with the law ; they have from justice to power, and i t must be — we aiC °as been—clearly shown where that power re th-",• So only can we check in our present opponents 4: 11 ',; exaggerated notion of their own strength which 1 :: prod uce the most fearful results?' cl ev ''.hn following is from the Post :—" Amongst the Ices resorted to by the interested clamourers for oti 'e-trad e an d l ow wages , we know no more favourite ?. than that of an allusion to the disposition of other a' l °ns to deal with us for manufactured articles if t: a ueal with them for corn. It is coolly advanced c l i2,forei g n countries are animated by a more than tC,l,stian anxiety to keep us stout and thriving on v e beef an d b re ad, if we but forego the care of pro vni'llg beef and bread for ourselves. And, this bene to ent disposition is plausibly accounted for. We are re to them manufactures, and they, in exchange,' t ° send us food. TVery good,' say the ha lf-wi tted tt, ueeile s w h om th e k nav es of the League have im (o kB , e d. upon ; if this be so, let us have free trade and ‘ ,"` - law repeal by all means.' We should not cry tr,, el l good,' even supposingthe representation to be for we believe labour in nature's glorious garden j a s t ra r more condncive to man's happiness than the 1 ) 1,,,°, 14 ' performed in the unwholesome air of the thril ' l'ledicated to selfish avarice. But setting this aside g, s e ',aye another reason for refusing to cry very t a"-;,' viz., that the prospective representation of a .c o lltll , al interchange of productions with other nations t angent on England's abandonment or discourage 11erit of h er nat i ve agr i c ulture, is not true, but quite -true, and we shall presently prove it to be so. T he 1 1 Herald says:—" Lord Auckland has had no 4 tt jt e nce of reception from her Majesty. Strange and it)i tlQ us as is this circumstance, we still can scarcel i y l aill itige i n the hope that there is left in any man s ; f tis ' l connected with public affairs sufficient gravity ght to counsel such a reproof on the part of -alaje s t, towards a man who has had the dis - W: t ien of d being the instrument of great crimes. - ,again implore that so circumvented Nobleman tieigh himself against his coadjutors, and to con whether it is safe for him to.put himself in their and whether it is possible for him to retain 11 1 et Y of, purpose, unless he eaves himself from com tlE with those .whOm he must know have ,ki tf alsely with him, have spoken falsely of him, r,r e t hat to serve no object that he can comprehend. 14 4 , 1 , 4 , r e as yet but at the beginning of our Indian 'l.si a - :'eg, dishonours, and dangers. Lord Auckland 1 4. 0 t only brought upon us enemies from without, ca, e ;rection from within—he has not only brought li' o „Asla and over India the 61 ark shadow o f the litit - "ern Colossus ; but he has destroyed the sense of ~ r i „ in British officers, and of subordination in the ` l3ll service. What can we expect but insubor of and disaffection in our troops when thousands !Lta ) t ,„' e , lll , in peri.hing, went to the grave w i th the hp :Ledge that their dying 'anguish was commanded ` 4 ° stern necessity, and imposed by no. national kts-that they were the victims of the -"intrigues wo men and of secretaries ?" e Chronicle, alluding to the present state of the I, a mi lfacturing districts, observes,—" The question of t a Z es pis now the only one which seems to affect the t 4 il laeturing districts. At Aberdeen the Chartists and agreed not to turnout for the Charter k t ,,,T,Ything else. An attempt to get up a Chartist tl l ', l -I ,ng at Glasgow on Saturday last , turned out a t'ete failure. Still we perceive that in Lancashire \v t ,'len do not return to their work so generally as a nticipated. The accounts from Manchester of ,t l l4 ll f . da Y night distinctly state that the greater part of 414 they will not resume their employment until their lli kt ' e rs ‘ advance their' wages. One account states Po all the power-loom weavers, and a great It o la of the fine spinners are still out, and some eat ° hs accuse the manufacturers of being impli la n• - ` 4 in the prolonged cessation of work, in order ) beget rid of their large stocks, which they have Pyl e enabled to do at a considerable advance in the • It is also said that many respectable mill theers and others are subscribing to the support of 1 4,M:0rktnen in order to enable them to continue out.' Ivh, I nterruption of the public peace by bands of men Inpei those who are willing to work to turn tiO ria IS quite a distinct matter.from such combina ipp are above alluded to. Of the prudence or Ipe a ,, le ncy of the latter, the unitiated are without the 'hat s ''finflging. We know it has often been stated titi w ealthy millowners occasionally supply cora eor,,, at° P B with funds, to secure themselves against the rtition of rivals who would extend their opera the by means of reducing wages. In all trades be I:f t re secrets. The masters and workmen must t b , \Na l I .;° fight the matter out as they best can. In a 1 " Manchester the turn-outs can do little mis in th 4fter the authorities are put on their guard. But e °lli midland mining districts we fear a turn-out of rs generally means disturbance." Poip.brommy-mat.e...DE-CoavxmEracz. NI TA ' of the largest steam-ships in this or any a nd a r Y --- viz., the Great Western, Acadia, Columbia, (31 ) ,,, i ndostan—are at the present moment in the 4 ,817 g dock, 'Liverpool. Their burden altogether is Of 2 30 . trls, and their value is estimated at upwards Th . I b VAL= 'XiIdPROVZIVIENTS. tOll l new Pier at Kilteery, in Ireland has just . been T hi Meted by the Shannon Navigation Commissioners. ti inl Portant public work, which stands upon the . Ineriek Side of the river below Glin, will open taciunntsry-o, fineciciptidoritn,for the produce of a vast tract Of Atbca, Abbeyfeale, and Newcastle. •GreeVIANTA L AND INTIMITARY. n 11l ot w • ieh Hospital at present contains 2,710 pen • ers, 732 of whom are maimed. The II • LAW AND POLICE. 0 31k, 1 h u n dred s ess i ons f or S a liOrd, Manchest er , was ed on. Monday, at the New Bailey. The calen of. contains the names of no less than 358 prisoners. . 1 , 11 these 142 are for rioting in different parts of the tl_rudred, besides which there are 17 other persons on ` 4l r ,ges of misdemeanour, and 199 felons. o ,"eorg e Dean, a young waterman, was yesterday bed at the Thames Police Office by the. Cus o o ici or IA smugglin g "118 ' • S Solicitor 81b. of foreign tobacco the riv er , an d fined 1001., o r to be imprisoned ' l 2[lonth s in the Clerkenwell prison. I t Stephenson and Wi ll i am St ep h enso n, s,_tethers, were yester d ay fi na ll y examined at Bow - Cc t en the charge of embezzling, which has already for tr . 1 1 i f ated in The Sun, and both fully comm itt e d . rum ARTS. clThe ladies of Great Marlow presented Sir W. R. 'Yton, —' Bart., late M.P. for Great Marlow, with a agnificent candelabrum, weighing about 100 dunces, - at a public dinner last. On one of the compartments of the vase is the following inscription :—" Presented to Colonel Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., by 378 Ladies of Great Marlow, and its vicinity, as an ex pression of- their esteem for his faithful services through a period of nearly twelve years, during which time he represented the borough in Parliament, and also as a testimonial of their deep sympathy and af fectionate regard.—August 23, 1842." SPORTING. _ In most of the districts of Ireland grouse-shooting affords capital sport this season, particularly at Ennis. One sportsman bagged on the expanse of moor-land between Bangor and Belmullet, seven and twenty brace in five hours. The whole of the Earl of Chesterfield's stud at Bretby-park is to be brought to the hammer next week LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT COURT.-(THIS DAY) IN RE RICIIARD HARVEY. The insolvent in this case was• described as a gen tleman, and applied to be liberated upon bail until the day appointed for his hearing. Debts to the amount of 1,9001. appeared in his schedule, of which a large portion was:for accommodation bills, for which he stated that he had received no consideration. No person appeared to oppose his application. lii reply to questions put by the Learned Commis- HONER, the insolvent stated that he had been in the navy, from which he retired some years ago upon half-pay. He'had becomeTseetirity for a person im prisoned upon a criminal - Charge, who subsequently absconded, and his recognizances, with those of his co-bail, were consequently estreated. To this cir cumstance, combined with ill-health and the expenses incident to supporting and educating a large family, he attributed his insolvency. He stated also that he had appeared previous to his arrest to resign a portion of his half-pay for the benefit of his creditors, but two creditors refused to accede to this arrangement. Bail having, been justified in the amount of 7001., the insolvent was liberated. CRIMINAL .COURT.-(THIS DAY.) . OLD. COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) CHARGE OF STEALING MONEY FROM THE LON DON Docx COMPANY.—Peter Smith Rhind, aged 17, was indicted for obtaining fraudulently 10s. of the London Dock Company, his masters. Mr. Ballantine prosecuted, and Mr. Prendergast defended the prisoner. _ The prisoner, it appeared, was a clerk in the employ of the London Dock Company, and it was his duty to keep the muster book and the extra call-book. The muster book contains the names of labourers who muster at the Dock in the morning, in-.order to be in readiness if they should be wanted, and the extra call book contains the names of those who have been actually employed. It was the duty of the pri soner to call the men from the muster sheet as wanted, to tick off the names from the muster-book of these employed, to enter their names in the extra call-book, and to place a cypher in the muster-boa, against the names of those men who were not employed. Those whose names appearedin the extra call-book received two shillings and sixpenee at the 'end of the day for their day's work. On the 15th of August, the prisoner received a list of the names of persons em ployed from a person named Davis, in the employ of the Dock. Company. At the back f the list the pri soner wrote the names of four other persons as having been employed, took the list to Mr. Cheshire, the officer, whose duty it was to pay the men, and re ceived from Mr. Cheshire the money to pay the whole of the men, including the four whose names he had added. The names also ap peared in the extra pay-book. When the prisoner was taken into custody he said that it was a mistake, and that he had the 10s. in his desk, which he offered to give up. It appeared that the prisoner had offered to return the money previously.- ' For the defence, it was contended that the whole was a mistake, into which it was very natural that a boy of seventeen should fall, more espe cially. when it was considered that he had to make out his list from the statements of the men themselves; it being evident, from his writing the list at the back of Davis's list, and keeping the ac counts separate, that it was not his intention to repre sent that these men had been employed in Davis's list. Several witnesses, all of them employed in the London Docks, gave the prisoner an excellent cha racter. Mr. mmissioner BUi LOCK. having summed up, The Jury then retired, and after an hour and a half's deliberation, acquitted the prisoner. Elizabeth Cumming, ' convicted of stealing a necklace, value 65., the property of Earriett Charles, on whose case the. Court had taken time to consider its judgment, was brought up and sentenced to be imprisoned for ten days in Newgate. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL—(THIS DAY.) Thomas Braman was placed at the bar, charged under the following circumstances : City Police-officer, 276 stated, that on Monday evening he saw the prisoner in Holborn in company with another person, attempting to pick a gentleman's pocket. He went up to take them into custody, but the prisoner at the bar knocked him down and escaped. He was stopped, however, by another policeman at the corner of Field-lane. The prisoner had then a very ferocious dog with him, and he set the animal at the policeman who stopped him. The dog bit the policeman right through the leg in two places, and he was conveyed to the hospital, where the wounds were cauterised. The prisoner, with the assistance of the dog, managed again to escape, but was taken into custody this morning. The prisoner said in his defence—On Monday evening I was about half intoxicated. I own that I put my hand by a gintleman's pocket, and this here man he come up and 'tempts to take me off, so in course I then did strike him, because it was a false charge. Mr. Alderman Jonnox—Well, then, for that, you are committed for two months. The prisoner was then carried from the bar, having refused to walk. BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY . ) A little boy, named Thomas Smith, only thirteen years of age, was charged with stealing a silk-shawl and two blouies, the property of his mother, and another lad, named Thomas Blackwell, was charged with being an accomplice. Mrs. Smith, who appeared very deeply affected, stated that she went out yesterday, leaving her' son and a little girl at home ; when she got back she said " Where is Tommy ?" and the little girl told' her that he had gone out, and had taken her silk shawl out of the drawer, and the two blouses, which he had taken away with him,. Police constable L 102 produced two pawnbroker's tickets, which he had found upon Smith at the sta tion-house." They were respectively for the blouses and the shawl.. Blackwell had been given into his charge by the other prisoner's brother as an accomplice. John Smith, the younger prisoner's brother, said he gave Blackwell into custody because he had been told by a lad named Paton 'that he had pawned the things. Charles Paton was then called. He said that he was talking to the prisoner Blackwell in Little Wild street, when the other prisoner, Smith, came to him (Blackwell), and spoke to him. Blackwell and Smith then went together to Smith's house. Smith went up stairs, and shortly afterwards came down with a bundle. They then went away together. Mr. TWYFORD said the case must go before the Judge. It was a very bad case indeed. He should, however, remand the prisoners till Saturday, for . the attendance of the pawnbroker. MARLBOROUGH.STREET. (THIS DAY.) Henry Head, a young man, of respectable appear ance, and whose relations are highly respectable, was placed at the bar charged with robbing, to a consi derable extent, his employers, Messrs. Edgington and Co., Piccadilly, in whose employ he was as a confi dential servant; and also with embezzling divers Sums of money received by him for and on their account. The greatest reliance was placed in the prisoner's in tegrity, but unequivocal proof of his dishonesty hav• ing been discovered, he was given in charge, this morning, to police constable No. 163 of the C divi sion, who, on searching his boxes, found a great num ber of fine cambric pocket handkerchiefs which he had purloined from his employers. The prisoner, who was affected even to tears at his situation, deClined saying any thing in his defence. He was:remanded in order to give time for the cases of embezzlement to be brought against him. PROROGATION OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. PARIS, AUGUST 30. The Chambers were prorogued to-day till the 9th of next January. The Ordinances for the Prorogation were read in the Chamber of Peers by Marshal Soult, and in the Chamber of Depu ties by the Minister of the Interior. In the Chamber of Deputies M. Pascalis, President of the Commission of Electoral In quiry, announced, in the name of the Commis sion, that, in consequence of he prorogation, he was unable to present his Report, but that he should resume his labours in the approaching session. M. L'Herbette thought the labours of the Commission ought not to be suspended in conse quence of the prorogation. After a few words n explanation from the Minister of the Interior, ..he Chamber passed to the order of the day. The King, having returned from his chateau of Eu, received the deputation of the Chamber )f Peers, who presented the Regency Bill. Hiz Majesty left town in the evening.. OVERLAND MAIL. The India Mail arrived at Marseilles 'yester day. No news had transpired at Paris up to the :lour of our courier leaving last evening. MONEY MARKET and CIT Y NEWS. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—It is understood that the mixed British and Portuguese Commission on the Portuguese mili tary claims will shortly be prepared to issue titulos upon more than half the number of claims which have been presented, and the whole of which amount to 2,060. There is also a report that the two Govern ments have entered into a convention, under which the instalments upon those titulos will begin to be paid immediately after their • delivery, the money being given to the British Government to be distri buted under its orders. It is supposed that at each instalment .an equal division will be made among all the holders of these titulos, without distinction of rank or amount. In all probability the titulos will be divided into as many checks as there will be in stalments to receive, each of them bearing the halt yearly interest, and will be made payable to bearer, so as to avoid all those injurious disputes respecting the distinction between original holders and trans ferees which have been known in the case of other securities of a similar description. The amount which will be finally. awarded by the Commission ers will, it is supposed, be about 160,0001. or 170,0001., which is considerably more than double the amount which our Minister at Lisbon is reported to have pro posed some years back. The premium on gold at Paris is 8 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101-d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 35i, and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 571, it . follows that gold is 0.88 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 433 per mark, which at the English Nint price of 31. 17s. 10id..per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9, and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 104, it follows that gold is 0.57 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 107 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 2.57 per cent. against England ; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. POST.—That most ill-used class, the holders of the "Treasury bonds," of Spain, feeling justly in dignant, not only at the duplicity of the proceedings of the Government in regard to their claims, but at the attempted shuffle on the part of the agent to re convert their documents into coupons, and so transfer them into Three per Cent. Stock, are again bringing their case before the authorities. It has been pleaded by the public Press again and again, and although each successive exposure of the policy of that country towards its creditors appears to be so bad that it cannot be exceeded, yet the new plea or shuffle of the recon version would appear to be such as could have entered but into the imagination of a Spaniard or his proto type. How far the hopes of any arrangement being effected are to be indulged in may be gathered from the extract from the Madrid correspondence of a Morning Contemporary, whO; by every means, has for a long period been endeavouring to delude its readers into a belief that a value was really attached to any document which might be issued by Spain : " As far as I can observe, he (M. Calatrava) has shown no readiness to treat with the usury of contractors, to trifle with the corruption of public officers, and has a sufficiently clear view of the road which Spain must travel upon if ever she expect to improve her condi tion. But what can he do towards the realisation of his views or desires ? Coming into office with all the -1 uational revenues pledged for two or three years—with all the odium of his predecessor on his back, with the attempts he has made to reform abuses, provoking all those interQsted in • their continuance to still greater resistance, his administration, it must be obvious, can Only be one of palliatives and qpedients." When it is remembered, that the Ministry of Rull was to eclipse each and . every one -who had lined-the Finance depart ment, the above proves, but a sorry prospect for the holder of any kind of Spanish bond ; and it would be well were the purchasers of new stock to consider their position.' SUN:—Little alteration occurred in the Money Market since the afternoon beyond a e greater degree of sta bility, owing to a cessation of sale's. Consols left off at 92i 93 for Money, and 93 buyers for the Account. Bank Stock 1673 1683 ; India Stock, 251 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 51 53 ; New, 49 51 premium. . . The prices of Foreign Securities were—Belgian, 1011 1021 ; Dutch Two-and-a•;Half . per Cents., 521 521 ; the Five per Cents., 102 1024 ; Danish; 834 844 ; and Bra zilian, 644 654. The quotation of Mexican was again better, being 351 35 1 1. The only fluctuations in Railway Shares were in Bir mingham, Brighton, and Great Western ; the two former of which advanced, and the latter declined in price. Why either event should have occurred . in the first and last, is difficult to conceive on legitimate grounds ; the discount at which the latter is at present may justify a change. It is to be hoped that no such bargains have been entered into, as may bring these securities into a similar contempt to which certain other documents have been brought by like dealings. London and Birming ham were 187 189 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 42 44 ; Great Western, 834 841; the Half Shares, 65;1 661; South Western, 62 63 • North Midland, 57 59 ; the New Shares, 28 29 ; South Eastern and Dover, 21;1 22+ ; Eastern Counties, 84 8a ; Northern and Eastern, 37i 384. ex div. ; Blackwall, 7* 8 ; and Brighton, 334 33i per share. The rates of exchanges continued very firm, and the quotation upun Antwerp Was 12 4; ; Amsterdam, 12 61, 12 6/ • Rotterdam, 12 6, 12 64 ; Jlamburgh, 13 12, 13 12-f ; Paris, 25f. 774 ii.; 25f. 82 4 ; Frankfort, 151, 1504 ;_ Vienna, 9 5.6, 9 57 ; Madrid, 36,1, 364 ; and Lisbon, 521. The quotations of the bonds were, Peruvian, 15 16 ; Colombian, 204, 204 ; Portuguese Five per Cents, 331, 34 ; the Three per Cents., 20, 201 ;. Spanish Five per Cents, 21, 21-4- ' - and the Three per Cents., 204 204. COURSE OF EXCHANCE--(YESTERDAI. Amsterdam CF. 12 9 j9ibraltar... ..... 46 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 9if Antwerp Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 65 Ditto, 3 months 25 90 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 95 Frankfort on Maine... 1511 Petersburgh, 3Us ... 36k Berlin. Legliern ... .... 30 25 Genoa -- 25 95 lklilan Venice ... 47 Naples . ....... .. ... 491 Palermo, per oz 120 Lisbon . Oporto 52 Rio Janeiro 26 Bahia Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days sight 464 Philadelphia 46 PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz. Foreign Gold, bars £3 l 7 9 'al Geld Coin ...3 17 5 coußT—rAsszoNAßLz. Col. Sir E. Curry, K.C.8., died on Saturday last, near Bagsbot, in, his 64tkyear:.. _, • The ad battalion of Foot Guards will return to town in few days from Manchester. The Marchioness of Douro is on a visit to the Duke of Wellington at Walmer Castle. A numerous attendance of, the Nobility and Gentry is expected at the forthcoming Norwich Festival. znisonzialiivrous. Lord AliercroMl;y7L7rdEiWuieniat of Stirling shire, and the Noblemen, at Linlithgow, have each caused meetings to ae convened, to vote Addresses to her Majesty on her progress. The third annual genera/ meeting of the Royal Bo tanic Society of London took place yesterday in the Regent's Park. The total collection of plants was reported to amount to 3,160 species. The number of fellows,vvas now 481, and the subscribers of the past year were 149, being 42 more than the preceding ; while the subscriptions were 2,464/. 75., exceeding the previous year by 71.01., by which means the Coun cil had been able to reduce the debt of the Society from 2,1511. to 1,4071. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) STOURBRIDGE RACES—TUESDAY. The Stourbridge Stakes of 15 sovs. each, with 50 added. Mile and three-quarters. Mr. Jones' Portrait, 4 yrs (Mr. Jones) 1 Lord Ward na Esperauza, 4 yrs ... 2 Mr. Rogers na Image, 4 yrs The Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each; second saves his stake. Two miles and a-half. Mr. Copeland's King Cole, aged (Marlow) 1 Mr. Foster's Miss Kitty Cockle, aged The Ladies' Purse of 30/., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Two miles. Mr. Ongley's Roderick, 3 yrs (Dodgson) 3 1 1 Mr. Arthur's Star, 4 yrs 1 3 2 Mr. Speed's Emperor, 4 yrs 2 2 3 The Himley Stakes of 3 sovs. each. Heats, one mile and a-quarter. Mr. Raworth's Chance, 5 yrs walked over ABINGDON RACES.—TUESDAY. The Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft. One mile. Mr. Etwall's Palladium (J. Day) 1 The Cup Stakes of 10 sovs.. each. Heats, two miles and a half. Mr. Pusey na Discord, 5 yrs (J. Day) 1 Mr. Isaac Day's Tamburini, 6 yrs 2 Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, with 20 added. Heats, Abingdon course. Mr. Etwall's Pelerine, 4 yrs (J. Howlett) 1 0 1 Mr. J. Day's Blazer, 3 yrs Mr. Bryan's President, 4 yrs Mr. Savin's The Baron, 5 yr 5..... 0 2 0 The Holme Park Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 15 added. Heats. Mr. I. Day's mby Nimrod, out of Busk, 5 yrs 2 1 1 Lord Rosslyn's Cornuto, 5 yrs Mr. Palmer na Teetotaller, 3 yrs - 3 3 dr Two others started for the first heat. CHELMSFORD RACES.—TUESDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. Heats, two miles. Mr. Rogers' Bridegroom, 3 yrs ...(Bartholomew) 1 1 Mr. Nightingale's Ajax, 4 yrs Mr. Balchin's Sir Gregory, 3 yrs 3 dr Mr. Cook's f by Nonsense, 3 yrs 4 dr The Stewiards' Plate of 501. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Booth's Benjamin, 4 yrs (Sly) 1 Mr. Rogers' Prosody, 3 yrs 2 Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added. Heats, the New Mile. Colonel Peel's Hawk's-eye, 4 yrs (Nat) 1 1 Mr. Skingsley's Fama, 4 yrs 2 2 Mr. Casidy na Snowball, d yrs.... 5 3 - Sir J. Tyrrell's Miss Sally, 3 yrs 4 4 Mr. Baker's Appleton Lass, 6 yrs LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aua. 31.—Wind, this day at noon, N.W., fresh breezes and fine. DEAL, AUG. 30.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arrd. from the River and sld. Thames (steamer), West Indies. The Glenswilly, Port Philip ; John Line, Madras ; Tien frewshire, Quebec, remain. OFF DOVER, AUG. 29.—Rattlesnake, Carpenter, Kertch. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 30.—Wind N.N.W., moderate.— Arrd. Joseph Anderson, Jamaica • South Esk, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Acadia, Quebec. Arrd. off, Sarah Beckett, Valparaiso ; Alice, Barbadoes ; Arcturus, Quebec. COWES, AUG. 30.—Arrd. Helen Mar, Curry, Havannab. FALMOUTH, AUG. 29.—Wind N., moderate.—Sld. Lady Mary Wood steamer, Vigo, &c. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 30.—Wind E. to S.W.—Arrd. off; Thomas Arbuthnot, Brown, Calcutta, left the Cape, June 22. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. off, Medicis, Maniere, Calcutta', for Havre. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrival of Grain since Monday has been mode rate. There was more business done in Foreign Wheat at former prices. In other grain there was no variation. Flour sold slowly, at a decline in price. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Owing to the favourable change in the weather we have to report a better demand for all kinds of Meat and Poultry, for the salesmen asked higher prices, which were paid in some instances. Beef, Lamb, and Mutton a shade dearer; Pork and Veal about the same; Grouse, ls. to ls. 6d. ; Geese, ss. 6d. to 6s. Bd. ; Chickens, 2s. to 2s. 6d. ; Fowls, 3s. to 4s. ; Leverets, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Ducklings, 2s. to 3s. each. Eggs, 4s. 6d. to 6s. Bd. per 120. COLONIAL MARKET. There was a fair amount of business transacted, and prices were supported for nearly all articles. The parcels passed for sale were larger than of late. The imports were fair from most parts. TEA MARKET. There was a fair demand at the public sales, and full rates were obtained. The merchants showed much firm ness, and bought in large parcels. TALLOW MARKET. The market was dull for Yellow Candle Tallow at 475. 9d. per cwt. on the spot, and 475. 9d: to 48s. per cwt. for delivery in last three months. ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. We regret that the health of the venerable Primate has not improved since yesterday; the accounts from Addington Park this morning state that his Grace continues much the same. The inquiries at Lambeth Palace were more numer ous this forenoon than heretofore; the messengers from the members of the Royal Family were early in attendance. A bulletin, of which the following is a copy, was exhibited this morning : " His Grace the Archbishop has passed a tranquil night, and continues much in the same state as yes terday. " Wednesday, Aug. 31, 9 A.M., Addington Park." BRIGHTON, AUG. 30, 1842.—The General Steam Navigation Company's packet, Lord, arrived yesterday afternoon from Havre. The Dart arrived at noon from Dieppe, with 60 passengers, carriages, &c. Among the passengers were the Marquis of Fayal, family, and suite; the Rev. Mr. Torriano, &c. &c. The Countess Szafary, the Prince de Lichittlx and suite, Mrs. Fuller and family, Mrs. Stachs and family, &c. &c., went the outward passage. The outward passage occupied seven hours and a halt; and the homeward eight hours only. . . The following, from the Inszdaire Francaise, is a striking instance of the still uncivilised state of Corsica: —" The bandit Santa Lucia, having threatened the me dical-man at Rocasera with assassination, the latter, as a measure of prudence, sought an asylum in the chief town of the department . A few days after wards, at , six o'clock in the morning, he was seen in the street by Santa Lucia, who instantly raised his gun and shot him dead. At the report of the gun the neighbours assembled in considerable numbers, and sur rounded the murderer, but with great coolness he drew forth his stiletto, and threatened to stab the first who should venture to lay hands on him. The crowd opened a passage for him, and he retreated quietly through the streets. As he passed by a post of custom-house soldiers, he was summoned to surrender. " Come and take me," said he, concealing his stiletto. A soldier having at tempted to seize him, he again drew out his stiletto and stabbed the man in three places. He then continued his route, and two soldiers without their muskets having ventured to follow him, he discharged his carbine at them, but fortunately without wounding them, and then, having again reloaded, rapidly disappeared in the country." A C LASSIC 4L HORTICULTURIST.—At Sutton, near Abingdon, Berks, a board is fixed up on a small cottage at' the end of the village, with the following unique an nouncement :—" Thomas Cullum, arborist, florist, horti culturist, propagator of culinary and esculent vegetables, indigenous and exotic trees, shrubs, and plants ; budder, grafter, pruner, and trainer of standard, espalier, and mural fruit-trees, and operator of every practical branch of the horticultural geoponics.—N.B. Plantations laid out on the most picturesque, geometrical, and scientific principles, on the shortest notice." A clerk in the Rouen Post-office, named Roussel, was last week sentenced by the Tribunal of Correctional Police of that city to three years' imprisonment, for stealing letters containing remittances. The Journal de Rouen relates that on Wednesday last, while Mlle. Ernestine Jobey, a young lady 21 years of age, was bathing in company with Mme. Bizet de Cantelou, in the Seine, near the Cote de Deux Amens, she suddenly sunk in a hole, at least 18 feet deep. At the moment of sinking she caught the hand of Mme. Bizet, but soon lost her presence of mind, relinquished her hold, and went to the bottom. Every exertion wet made to recover her, but an hour and a half elapsed before she could be brought to the surface, and then, 01 course, life had fled for ever. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3l, 1842 Vienna, effec. 11. 3M. 957 Trieste, ditto Madrid ... 36i Cadiz Bilbao Barcelona Seville FURTHER ACCOUNTS. The squadron, on leaving the Nore, and upon rounding the. Maplin Sands, bore away in a north easterly direction, the Lightning and Shearwater steamers still towing the Queen's Royal George yacht. Upon its arrival off Walton-on-the-Naze, at about a quarter past four o'clock, a Royal salute was fired from the pier-head, amidst immense cheering from .the hundreds of persons who flocked round the passing fleet in crafts 'of all descriptions. The weather at the time was particularly fine, with aslight breeze blowing from the east. At a quarter past five o'clock the Royal squadron arrived in the Sound off the entrance of Harwich Harbour. Here it was met by the Orion and Queen steamers, tastefully deco rated with flags from stem to stern ; the former hav ing on board the Mayor and town authorities of Ips wich, and the other an excusion party. The military bands on board immediately struck up the national anthem, and as her Majesty and her Illustrious Con sort passed, they were greeted with loud buzzes. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert were upon deck, and gracefully acknowledged the cheers by repeatedly bowing. The Royal yacht, seen after leaving Harwich, hoisted her foremast staysail and jibsail, the wind having veered a point or so round to the south-east ; the Lightning and Shearwater steam ers still, however, continued towing, followed in the rear by the Fearless, Monkey, and the rest of the Go- vernment steamers forming the squadron. At half past seven o'clock it passed Aldborough and Orford ness, and the, last accounts received of its progress are, from Yarmouth, quarter past ten, p.m. The Royal yacht was then proceeding through the Roads. All the steamers had lights hoisted at their bows and mast-heads, and when off the town, Bengal lights were burned on board of the Lightning and Shear water steamers, which illumined her Majesty's yacht and the whole squadron, presenting from the shore a most imposing sight. The weather was still fine, and very little sea prevailed. IVooLwicn, AUG. 30.—1 n connection with her Majesty's arrival at Woolwich yesterday morning, and embarkation for Scotland, it is but justice to state that the authorities acted most liberally in granting a holiday to the whole of the workmen employed in the Dockyard. It appears that immediately after the Royal George yacht had proceeded down the river, deputations were appointed from the workmen in the various departments to wait upon Admiral Sir George Cockburn, G.C.8., First Naval Lord, previous to his leaving the Dockyard for town, and having obtained access to his Lordship, they represented that it was usual on all occasions when a crowned head visited or embarked at the Woolwich Dockyard, to obtain a holiday. The Gallant Admiral received the deputa tion in the kindest manner, and having consulted with Captain Sir Francis A. Collier, Kt.; K.C.H. and C. 8., the Superintendent granted the request of the workmen, and they immediately left the yard, but not before giving three cheers for her Majesty, and three cheers for the Admiral and Sir Francis Collier. The depot of the 87th Regiment has been ordered to embark at Hull for Edinburgh, to be present during, her Majesty's stay in Scotland. Her Majesty's fa vourite greyhound and terrier dogs were taken on board one of the vessels yesterday morning to be con veyed to Scotland. (From the Caledonian Mercury.) At two o'clock on Saturday morning the Steam Navigation Company's ship Monarch arrived at Granton Pier with her Majesty's luggage, including 37 horses, three carriages, and 40 servants, and at a quarter to six o'clock they reached Inglis's stables, in Rose-street, under the charge of Mr. Marshall, the Duke of Buccleuch's head groom, where they re mained a short time, and then proceeded to Dalkeith. The rooms of the principal hotels in town are all taken during her Majesty's stay. The Lord Registrar of Scotland arrived yesterday at Douglas's Hotel, and various important personages are daily, nay, almost hourly, expected. Mr. M'Dougall, the enterprising landlord of the Granton Hotel, has let all his windows at high sums, and the two last were let at 71. 10s. ' each ; the party who took the same remarking that hc, would have given 201. for the two rather than hay e been disappointed. We have just learned that as socn as the Royal , squadron appears at the entrance of the Firth, a 1 arge red flag will be hoisted at the summit of North .B sr wick Law, and which may be seen, should the weatl ter be clear at a considerable distance, so that th ere be no difficulty in telegraphing the announcement to the city. As we mentioned in our last, the greatest activity prevails in the erection of scaffolding, and. in the preparation of illumination devices. Talon, bootmakers, hatters, mantuamakers, milliners, and in deed all connected with fashionable apparel, alt.e in full employment ; in short, this day and to-me rrow will be two busy days. Almost the whole line of road which her M:kjex.ty and her Royal Consort are to take in entering rnd on her progress through the city, from Granton to to ly rood-house, as may be observed by our advertising columns, is to be studded with balconies and scafil &l ing erected for the purpose of obtaining a comfor': tble view of the Royal precession. This, with thc: win dows and eminences on the road, will afierd ‘". ala iple space and verge enough" for the gratification of the inhabitants of " our own romantic town," -us 1- Aid as the vast influx of strangers who will douttles, ; con gregate here to witness for the second time the se two centuries back the entry of their Sovereign ii: ito the metropolis of the ancient kingdom of Sec ithul. Amongst the most judicious of these arrange anent s, and one that must produce a beautiful and pi ea: .a at coup d' mil, will he the assemblage of the youths at- ' tending the High School, who are to be accommod : ited in 'front of that building,' one of the many spiel idid edifices that adorn the city. The Auxiliary Conn nit tee for building the Scott Monument are also to e rect a gallery in front of that site, the proceeds of wit ich, we have no doubt, will more than compensate any loss which might accrue from the clearing aura y of their building-sheds, &c., during the Royal pro 'ces sion: It will be observed that the new Granto n• road is to be shut up on 'Wednesday for carriages, 8 till after the Royal procession, but ample accommodation for them will be found within the fields on each side, which are effectually protected from the crowd by stone fences. This position is certainly one of the finest on the line for obtaining a view of the Royal cortege. The following memorandum for the members of Council has been printed, in regard to the arrange tm ats on the day of arrival : " 1. In all likelihood her Majesty's arrival at the mouth of the Frith of the Forth will be announced by a signal from Nelson's Monument, and the firing of one gun from the Castle. - " 2. One hour thereafter the carriages will call at the houses of the several Councillors, who will hold themselves in readiness to take their places, and pro ceed to the Council-chamber. In this way, it is ex pected that . the whole Council will be assembled, within two hours from the giving of the signal. " 3. Each gentleman will be dressed in the follow ing manner :—White stock and white kid gloves ;. single-breasted black coat, with bag annexed; lace ruffles at the breast and hands—no shirt collar to be seen ; single-breasted black cloth waistcoat, with lap pets ; black breeches, with white buckles ; black silk stockings ; shoes and white buckles ; a cocked hat. "Note.—Gentlemen who may contemplate attend ing the Levee will require to provide themselves with swords for that occasion. None are necessary when the Council present the keys and attend with the address. " 4. Having assembled in the Council-chamber and robed, the Council will proceed in their carriages to the barrier at Henderson-row in the prescribed order : "Carriage and pair will contain Councillors Thom son, Maitland, Dr. Macaulay, Hunter. " Carriage and pair will contain Councillors Grierson, Dobson, G. Duncan, Russell. " Carriage and pair will contain Councillors Tait, Urquhart, Logan, Dodds. " Carriage and pair will contain Councillors Banks, Lothian, Melville, Gray. " Carriage and pair will contain Councillors John Duncan Black, Geikie, Doud. " Carriage and pair will contain Councillors Richardson and M'Aulay, Convener Scott, City Clerk Bell. " Carriage and pair will contain the City Assessors. " The Lord Provost's private carriage will contain City Clerk Cunningham, City Chamberlain, with the keys of the City. "Carriage and pair will contain mace and sword bearers. " Carriage and four will contain Bailies Johnston and Wilkie, Dean of Guild Ramsay, Treasurer Sir William Drysdale. • " Carriage and six will contain the Lord Provost, Bailies Richardson and Thomson. " 5. Application will be made to the directors of the Edinburgh Academy for the use of a room in which the Council may wait till it is understood her Majesty has landed at Granton. " G. Having set down the Council at the Academy, the carriages will proceed to the east end of Hender son-row, and take up their position along the side of the pavement in the same order as that in which they left the Council-chamber, the horses' heads towards the east. "7. The Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council will walk to the barrier in procession as follows : " Council Officer. " Four City Officers. " Mace and Swordbearers. "City Chamberlain, with the Keys of the City. " City Clerks. " Lord Provost. " Bailies Richardson and Thomson. "Bailies Johnston and Wilkie. "Dean of Guild Ramsay, and Treasurer Sir Wm. Drysdale. " Convener Scott, with Councillors Richardson and M'Aulay. "Councillors Doud, Geikie; Black, John Duncan. " Councillors Grey, Melville, Lothian, Banks. " Councillors Dodds, Logan, Urquhart, Tait. " Councillors Russell, G. Duncan, Dobson, Grierson. " Councillors Hunter, Dr. Macaulay, Maitland, Thomson. " The City Assessors. " 8. The ceremonial of the presentation of the keys being over, the carriages will drive forward in order, and each gentleman will resume his place in the carriage in which he left the Council-chamber. The carriages will then form a part of the procession. " 9. The Council-officer will attend to the arrange ment of the carriages at the Council-chamber, and at Henderson-row, and each gentleman is requested im plicitly to attend to his directions. " City Chambers, Edinburgh, Aug. 27, 1842. " P.S. The Commander of the Forces has consented to the signal gun from the Castle. The kind of signal from the Monument has not yet been arranged." During the greater part of yesterday and last night the city and suburbs were enveloped in a dense fog, arising from a change of wind to the north. east, so dense, indeed, that even from the North-bridge, in the evening, the Calton-hill could not be seen. Should there be a continuance of such weather it has been suggested that, as the effect of the bonfires on Arthur's Seat and other heights would be utterly lost, the lighting of these should be postponed to the follow ing (or to the first clear) evening. It is to be hoped, however, that no such untoward event will occur to abridge the general joy upon this auspicious occasion. ...rtugL__ 'New Doubloons 0 0 0 Port , N?Av Dollars. 0 0 0 Silver in Bars... ..... 0 4 9i A curious procession took plaCes at Besancon a few days back, 'occasioned by a gitano or gipsy marriage. Some horsemen came first, throwing about sugar-plums on all sides. They were followed by, a number of young gitanos, each conducting' a young girl, also scattering sugar-plums. The bridegroom, a fine looking young man of thirty, walked with a stately step, clad in embroidered vest, large Spanish hat, red sash, and lace collar. The bridesmen who accompanied him, scattered sugar-plums over him in great abundance. The bride, a tall haughty looking woman of forty-six, a thorough-bred gitano, walked along, with a proud demeanour, accompanied by one of her sons by a former marriage. Her white veil con trasted strikingly with the colour of her hair, and the dark ' tinge of her complexion. Her hair was allowed to fall on a red shawl which covered her shoulders, and which was drawn in tight round the waist. As she was the object of especial honour, she was absolutely incommoded by the quantity of sugar-plums thrown over her. This woman's name is Ramonde Lopez. She is a native of Barcelona, and possesses a considerable fortune. She has been three times married, and has had children by each husband, but they had all given their consent to her marriage with her fourth lord, Baptista Antonio, a horse dealer. Everything went on smoothly until after the wedding feast, but wine then did its office, and drew forth the real sentiments of the children of the bride, who attacked the gay husband and beat him dreadfully. The honeymoon only lasted half a day. Antonio, who in the morning had appeared so bright in his handsome dress, hurried-forth in the evening with haggard eye, and vestments in disorder, to seek a passport, with the view of quitting Besancon. The night, however, brought peace to the tribe, and on the following morning the matter was made up. RUN FOR GOLD.—Some ludicrous incidents arose out of the withdrawal from the banks of the money be longing to several sick and benefit societies. One case has been mentioned to us in which the members drew between 3001. and 4001. from the bank, and resolved to place it in the hands of the landlord of the house at which they hold their meetings, The landlord, having no use for the money, and finding it would add to his cares, de termined to place it in a bank, and actually deposited it the same day in the very bank from which it had been taken. The members of another society having with drawn their money, were divided in their opinions as to the disposal of it. It was proposed to place it in the landlord's hands, but that was opposed, as were s e v era l propositions to place it in the hands of trustworthy mem bers, and to divide it, and they ultimately agreed to re turn with it to the bank from which it had been taken.— Raton Press. if ITIIE DUBLIN COLLEGE CONTEST.----Mr. Smith hav ing been promised, or promoted, to the Solicitor-Gene ralship, by the elevation to the bench of that truth telling person, Joseph Devonshir Jackson—the supposed necessity of the Government having an Irish law-officer in Parliament has caused, it seems, Mr. Smith to be started by the Government as candidate for Trinity Col lege ; and, of course, against the " great sacrificing" Conservative, Alexander G. Hamilton. We are told by the Government papers that the College will return any one named by the Government. We shall now see this assertion tested.—Dulbf A. singular fact is stated by the Journal de la Belgique. A man confined on the criminal side of the Prison de Petits Cannes; a few days ago, acknowledged to the Procureur du Roi that he was perpetrator of a crime committed last year in the parish of Cortenberg, for which three men, Geens, Bonne, and his -son, all three pedlars, were tried, convicted, and condemned to death by the Court of Brabant, but whose sentence was after wards commuted into hard labour at the hulks fir and exposure on the pillory, which last punishment they have undergone. The rest of their judgment is sus pended until the truth of the confession is ascertained. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOT LAND. PROGRESS OF THE ROYAL SQUADRON. Of the thousands who on Monday sailed from the eastern coast to witness the passage of England's- Queen through her native seas, Ipswich contributed her full share. The Orwell left this port with some 250 passengers' on board, provided with two pieces of cannon to salute her Majesty, and with all the flags and ensigns necessary to testify that respect to which the Queen is so justly entitled. It was expected that the Orwell would meet the Royal squadron in the river. We have been obligingly furnished with the follow ing detail of the voyage of the Orion. We are happy in having the opportunity of being the first journal to report the auspicious progress of her Gracious Majesty along the eastern coast of her dominions. The Mayor, with a large party of friends, hired the Orion steamer, with a view of meeting her Majesty's squadron on their approaching the Suffolk coast; and though the morning was threatening tem pestuous weather, it did not deter our fair country women from prosecuting their voyage when the ob jeCt was to greet their beloved Sovereign. The sun broke out in all his splendour, and the sea —calm as an inland lake—gave the party the oppor tunity of descrying the smoke of the steamers, which led the van of the Royal squadron, long before even the lofty topmasts of the R o y a l George were above the horizon. At length an experienced eye discovered the Royal standard of England proudly floating high in the air, and soon a crowd of vessels became visible at the distance of about 15 miles. The Orion came up nearly abreast the headmost of the two steamers which were towing the yacht near the Whitaker Buoy, and then put about and lay to for the squadron to pass her. Her Majesty and the Prince were first seen at the cabin windows in the larboard quarter, and the splendid band of the 13th Light Dragoons, under Herr Frisch, struck up " God save the Queen," in their well-known admira ble style. Her Majesty and the Prince then came upon deck, on NS hich three hearty English cheers from the passengers and crew of the Orion, in which the ladies most rapturously joined, were given. The Orion accompanied the yacht for some time on her larboard quarter—the Queen and Prince being all the time on deck—and then fell astern and came up on the starboard side of the yacht, the band playing " Rule Britannia:" The company again saluted her Majesty with three hearty cheers, and her Majesty and the Prince most graciously acknowledged them by repeated bows, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence and all the other officers standing uncovered on deck. On entering - the East Swin Channel, the sailing master unfolded a chart of the coast before her Ma jesty, who appeared attentively engaged in exa mining it. The superior speed of the Orion seemed to attract the attention of the numerous naval officers, who watched her with much attention ; and, covered as she was with flags and signals and her decks thronged with elegantly-d resse d ladies, she appeared well fitted to offer a welcome to the Queen of the Isles. After holding her way at about half speed on the starboard quarter of the yacht, as she passed along the outer side of the Gunfleet Sand, the party again gave three hearty cheers, and she dropped astern of the squadron, put about, and returned to Harwich har bour, all the party having passed a day of unmixed gratification, and being especially gratified at the gracious 'acknowledgments repeatedly made them by her Majesty and her illustrious consort. The admi rable management of Captain Swaffer was much noticed by them. THE " RIVER QUEEN."—This vessel, which also sailed from this port laden with loyal subjects of her Majesty, fell in with the Queen about four o'clock, and kept alongside the Royal squadron for twenty minutes. The company were delighted. Too much praise cannot be given to Captain London for his judgment in conducting the vessel, and his attention to the comfort and gratification of all on board.— Ipswich Express. IRELAND. DUBLIN, AUG. 29.—A war of paragraphs is just ; now being carried on against the bakers, who seem quite indisposed to come down in their prices, notwith standing the great alteration which has taken place in the price of flour. At Cork, the anomaly of the pre sent order of things is made to appear in a very striking point of view, by a comparison of the prices of bread and flour this year with' those in August, 1841. The following statement is given in the Cork Southern Reporter of Saturday : " The price of wheat at Cork market in the week ended August 26, 1841, was from 325. to 355. per bag. And the price of bread for the same week— wheaten loaf 10d., household Bd., per 41bs. " The present price of wheat, say for the week end ing Friday last, August 26, is from 20s. to 245. 6d. per bag. The price of the 41b. loaf—wheaten 81d., household 7d. " It thus appears, that while there is a reduction of 33 per cent. on wheat, there is only a reduction of from 15 to 16 per cent. on bread, though the quality of the wheat this year is far superior, and therefore relatively cheaper. In Dublin, the public grievance is much about the same. A writer in a morning paper, who signs him self " A County Dublin Farmer," states that, on the 27th of August, 1841, he sold his wheat in the Corn Exchange at 365. 6d. per barrel, and, on Friday last, better wheat in every respect, at 225., while the 41b. loaf is only reduced in price by one halfpenny to the public. A very strong case indeed is made out against the bakers ; but so long as newspaper para graphs are the only weapon that assails them, it is not likely that they will feel very uneasy, or move with alacrity from their position. A commission is about to issue for the purpose of inquiring into the system pursued in a public depart ment connected with the criminal jurisprudence of this country. The three Commissioners appointed will commence the investigation in a day or two at the farthest. The Lords Justices have appointed Francis La touche, Esq., to the high shrievalty of the county of Meath, vacant by the death of Coote Mulloy, Esq. The Marquis of Waterford will act as one of the stewards at the Kilkenny October races. The Coun tess of Desmt has promised to patronise the race ball. ITEROIC CONDUCT.—Mr. Baker held an inquest ye'sterday, at the Ship and Dolphin, New Gravel - lane, ',Dapping, on the body of Cornelius M'Carthy, aged nine years. Daniel Murphy, a labourer, of No. 19, Ship street, St. George's-in-the-East, said that, in the after noon of Saturday last, he saw several boys, of whom the deceased was one, bathing at a part of the river, near Wapping, called King Edward's-hole. He had not been many minutes w atching them when the deceased got out of his depth, and after struggling and vainly calling for help from his companions, sank. 'Witness, without re moving his clothes, leaped off a barge, swam to the spot where he had seen him sink, and dived several times in the hopes of saving him, but becoming at length ex hausted with the exertion, he was compelled to return to the shore without him. The drags were then got, but it was not until eleven.o'clock at night that the body was found. A juror said that the witness Murphy had upon a great many occasions risked his life to save persons from drowning. Many sailors who had fallen from their ships and boats would have been drowned but for his bravery. Verdict—" Accidental death." We understand that his Excellency, Earl De Grey, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr. Arthur Magenis, is expected to arrive in town in about a fortnight from the baths of Wiesbaden, -when his leave of absence from his Vice-royalty will ex pire. The Noble Earl has derived much benefit from the waters of Wiesbaden. The Countess De Grey has been staying for a week on a visit to the Earl of Enniskillen, at Florence Court. We hear that Lord De Grey has not signified any intention of relinquishing his high office ; amid after staying a few days at his mansion in St James's-square, On his arrival from Germany, his Lordship will proceed to Lublin Castle, and resume the Government, now administered by Lords' Justice - s. THE GUARDS.—The third battalion of Grenadier Guards, now quartered at Manchester, in consequence of the restoration of tranquillity there, is expected to return to town in a fortnight. '1 he annual half-yearly change of quarters is fixed for to-morrow, when the first batta lion of Seats Fusilier Guards expected to move to St. George's Barracks, and the second battalion to the Tower ; the first battalion of the Coldstream Guards to St. John's-wood and Kensington ; and the first battalion of the Grenadiers to Portman-street. The third battalion of Grenadiers, on their return to town, will wove to Wel lington Barracks. TRE QuEEN'S ToL'R.—Her Majesty, it is said, has expressed a wish to visit all the scenes of. Sir Walter Scott's novels. DUNFERMLINE. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) AUG. 29, 1842.—The strike which was agreed to by the operatives on Tuesday last still continues. With the exception of those engaged in the production of the necessaries of life all have struck work. There is, however, reason to believe, that a very great number have complied through fear. On Thursday last a very large meeting was held at Crossgrates, a village four miles east from this town, and the centre of a mining population, at which the resolutions of the Dunfermlime meeting were adopted and agreed to. On Saturday a meeting was held at Torryburn, a village four miles west, and on the borders of the county. The Sheriff; accompanied by the military, went to the meeting, and dispersed it in the Queen's name. They immediately crossed the boundary, and held the meeting in the county of Perth. The prin cipal speaker at all the meetings has been Mr. Thomas Morrison, shoemaker, and a member of our Town Council. He immediately left Torryburn for Kirk caldy, where a meeting was to be held hi the after noon. I have been informed that at that meeting the resolutions were negatived. A warrant was in the meantime issued for Mr. Morrison's apprehension. On his return to Dun fermline, at one, o'clock, Sabbath morning, he was seized, and went peaceably with the officer. lie after wards appeared at the window of the Town-house, and exhorted those collected around to retire peaceably to their homes.. One charge against him is, that he, • as Secretary to the Committee, granted a line to some masons, who were engaged at a job which could not without danger remain unfinished, and who said they were afraid to work unless they received such a line. He has been undergoing examination to-day. The result has not yet transpired. A requisition was presented to the Provost to-day to call a public meeting to-morrow, to consider the propriety of resuming work. He declined to grant the request. It is expected district meetings will be called to-morrow, and that all will agree to resume work at the latest on "Wednesday. I have Hilt heard how the colliers in the surrounding district intend to act. The probability is, that finding the country has not responded to the call, they will peaceably return to their employment. The authorities have done all in their power to pre vent and repress any breach of the peace. Hitherto there has not been any attempt at the least violence or outrage. The operatives seem to have the utmost confidence in their leaders, and attend strictly to their recommendation to obey the law. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 10.—The negotiations on the Syrian question, which, owing to difference of opinion, had been referred by the Foreign Ministers to their respective Courts, have once more been re sumed at the Porte. Sir Stratford Canning had a secret conference with Sarim Effendi on the 7th inst., and I think it highly probable that he has recently been furnished with more cogent arguments than those he has hitherto had recourse to by his Govern ment. I know that he has just received a long report on the subject of the Lebanon from the Consul-Ge neral of Syria, Colonel Rose. On the 9th (yesterday) M. de Bourqueney had also an interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and I presume the sub ject was in substance the same as that discussed by the English Ambassador. Lastly, and apparently, as the immediate consequence of these two con ferences, a third is this day being held between Sarim Effendi and Monsieur Titoff, accompanied by Prince Hautcherli, who, by the way, re turned here from Russia last week. I cannot help conjecturing that Sarim Effendi has addressed himself to his Russian friends to assist him in the scrape into which it is generally suspected they have contributed not a little to involve him ; and in which he is, to all appearance, fairly run down and brought to bay. If so, it is probable, that in regard to Russia he will find himself in the predicament of the " hare with many friends," that is to say, he will have abundance of good wishes, and little beside, I apprehend. According to the last accounts, Selina Bey was making a circuit of the Lebanon, collecting votes in favour of Omar Pacha. The Seraskier had commanded the Maronites to avow their opinions openly ; but only 4,200 signatureS had yet been givers in favour of the Shehabb dynasty, and these, as the Turks assert, are chiefly composed of those of the Christians of Antioch who have been influenced by their Patriarch. Selim Bey and Ali Bey will both of them shortly return to Constantinople, when the re sult of their mission will be laid before the diplomatic body. The Baron de Bourqueney went y es t er d a y t o the Palace, to present to his Majesty the Sultan the letters he had recently received with respect to the death of the Duke of Orleans. In consequence of a circular from the British Consulate, the English resi dents here have put on mourning, which is to last for a week. TRANSLATION OF A NOTE OF M. TITOFF. I have had the honour to receive the official memo randum which his Excellency Sarim Effendi ad dressed to me under date of the 14th inst., in order to engage the Imperial mission and the Consuls of Russia in the Ottoman empire not to grant passports of patents to Rayahs. Having given this document the most attentive consideration, I hasten to reiterate to Monsieur le Ministre the most p ssitive assurance that the wishes therein expressed on the part of the Sublime Porte will not fail to be scrupulously acted upon by the Imperial Legation, as well as by all the Consular agents who are dependent on it. Indeed, it is rigorously forbidden, by orders- of the Imperial Court, both to the mission and to Russian agents in the Levant, to grant their protection to any, whoever they may be, except those who are provided with passports in form, delivered by our authorities of the interior, declaring that the bearers of these titles are Russian subjects, sworn and inscribed as such, in virtue of the regulation and law of the empire. This being the rule rigorously prescribed to direct the conduct of the Legation and the agents of Russia, the Sublime Porte cannot doubt of my constant zeal 'to watch over their strict observance at Constanti nople, as well as all the ports of the Levant, where we have Consuls. In forwarding this information to his Excellency, I have the honour, &c. _ _ (Signed) TITOFF. The above official communication of the Russian Charge d'Affaires to the Porte: I have alluded to in a former letter, and I now send it to you as a specimen of the cajolery which Russia, when it suits her pur. pose, resorts to in her Eastern diplomacy. I have already explained to you how Russian passports were obtained by Turkish Rayahs from the " authorities of the interior," and the evasive tenor of this note will be apparent to you. Conciliation has for some time, however, been the cue of the Russian Minister here. He set his face against coercion in the Syrian affair, and still continues to blow hot and cold upon it in a way that is calculated indefinitely to defer its settle ment, and encourage the Turks in their contumacy. It is true, this attempt of Russia to propitiate the Government at Constantinople appears altogether in consistent with her hostile and incendiary policy in Wallachia, Moldavia, Servia, and Bulgaria, and yet there can be no doubt that it is partially successful. EXTRAORDINARY DELUSION.—An inquest was held at the Town-hall, Margate, on Monday last, before G. T. Thompson, Esq., over the body of a gentleman in independent circumstances, named Hubert Pringle, aged 57, who was found suspended by the bell-rope in his bed-room on Saturday morning. From the evidence of Mr. Price, surgeon, it appeared that the deceased had, for some time past, laboured under a deep-rooted delu sion, in reference to something going on at the Margate Pier—that he was under confinement for some crime he had there committed, but was unable to state what — that all the clocks and bells in the town had been stopped till the verdict should be given—that he was sensible the verdict would be against him—and that he should be dragged to the place of execution. Ha appeared quite rational in conversing on every other subject; but as soon as any allusion was made to the pier, he would commence crying, and immediately fancied himself in custody. His friends endeavoured by every means to dissuade him from entertaining the strange fancy, but their endeavours seemed only to confirm his conviction of the truth of the delusion, and believed that they were at the bottom of the plot for endeavouring to get him abroad. The Jury, without any hesitation, returned a verdict of "Insanity." WARNING TO BACHELORS.—The mortality of bache lors, from the ages of 30 to 45, is 27 per cent. Of mar ried men of the same ages, 18 per cent. For 41 bache lors who attain the age of 40, there are 78 married men. The difference is more striking as age advances. At tlni age of GO there are but 22 bachelors alive for 48 mar ried mess ; at 70 years, 11 bachelors for 27 married men; and at 80 years, for 3 bachelors there are 9 married men. —Dr. Caspar, of Berlin. SUDDEN DEATH IN A PUBLIC BATH.—A Coroner's inquest was held yesterday evening at the Cross Keys, Belton-street, Drury-lane, before Mr. Wakley, on view of the body of John Thomas Allin, aged 20 years. Mr. Godfrey Laughton, of 23, Bellevue-terrace, Isli.igton, stated that the deceased, who was a compositor, and re sided with his mother at 21, West Smithfield, accom panied him to the National Baths, High Holborn, at half-past seven o'clock on Saturday evening. After they had Leen in the tepid swimming bath about hair an hour, witness's feet came in contact with som , 4thing sit the bottom of the bath. He mentioned the circumstanee to one of the atti4dants, who immediately dived and brought up the body of the deceased. It appeared to be quite lifeless. Two surgeons promptly attended, but all their efforts to restore animation were unavailing. By the Coroner.—The deceased had recently been subject • to fits, and must have fallen down in one of them. There were snore than twenty persons in the bath, and it was surprising that no one had seen the deceased sink under the water. Witness saw him attempting to swim about ten minutes before the body was found. Verdict " Died in a fit while bathing." The Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company's steam ship Duchess of Sutherland suet the Royal squadron in the Swin about three o'clock on Monday afternoon. Two steamers were towing the Royal George. 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