The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-18 00:00:00

;Rm. 1-.. t 0 C4MS2SEi IMl , ' , ' ARYOF NEWS AND Vubite Optiitoit. " Who runs nuty read.' FOREIGN. Thie FrCnell revenue returns, so favourable as com pared, anorikAattjeet "ith. the English returns for the .last 37ear, gratulation in all the Paris * i°llrli ath 4,S,und fb a r y. "In TaThk,Voniteur Universel contains a Royal ordon ce:.4untersigned by M. Cunin Gridaine, Minister :to,.°` Oilunerce, reducing the export duty on almonds m # for .100 kilogrammes to 25 cents. (about vcpenee halfpenny.) The price of bread in Paris is fixed from the 16th t° the 31st inst. at 34c. the kilogramme, or about qd• the 41b. loaf. qt. jtec urding to the Constitutionnel, its patron, M. 4-'"ieri, mains book -making at Lille, and will n i o return to Paris before next month, being " exc u -BivelY" occupied with writing some ch . apters of the 'llistory of the Consulate and Empire. ' thT.be Constitutionnel complains in a bitter article of ti : Ingratitude of Belgium towards France, and cau ,llB the form er not to seek an alliance with Ger frannea3•l,-which will b e refused, but to look solely to t.as her sheet -anchor. Belgium, it adds, con -44116 e f a i e 3tire uses to pay the French expenses of the con siege of, ntwerp. Ea r thomination of the Abbe-Olivier, Bishop of p:r,axeto the office of Preceptor to the Count of ar 's, ia said to be certain. . i . Th e • .earis `l' m i ce of Capua and his family have arrived at .. an n i a , 'VW 8 have been formed in every department in ' a. a ," e tc collect the contributions for carrying on the againSt Texas A tre a t y of . has been concluded between Peru aadl3olivia. peace inttwarltanauth Tago re is said . by the Debats to have .to e„Pduced a number of European establishments into r"eutt a , as schools of medicine, &c: He has also eand,.„., _. t he i a q ur / i a ti r t oas commercial houses in India, Ch ula , and London. The PITELIC OPINION._ di P ost r'9Bt observes in reference to the present con- Whi of th e Whig party :—" What has become of the eeeasioAlt Y ? We observe some sma r t criticisms spirit, ,k 4. 5 1,1 in newspapers, written in a Whiggish rat e penny plaintive assurances in more elabo lag 5et744% that the Whigs are the most deserv afterar Nit i r eia . its on the face of the earth; but, fe iv Yea rs llhere,are they ? They were very potent a has Ov-a,age, and very numerous. What havehlaiice th CAvnelmed them? In what snow-wrath _ th ey stri , 4 ' 4 , buried ? .I.•hey had opportunities enough th e fr la their roots deep—where are the branches and to help.. They out ., a ) istor.a certain sense, am --ey will tell us, perhaps, that the are Ill av •° -1 ill Sir Robert Peel's policy. Here they and to a certain .. extent, make Plae s ib i r t °f plausible case; but it is no more than l l "siti o e ' and at the best will not account for the 110)e:ef F the 'Whig party. 'Why should . Sir_ e i taiPericir?bation of his friends be in wen if if, with the int o Whig policy is being car th4e, • effe ct ? If there were nothing wrong in ili spe 13 it credible that they should be thus scattered, th e braed, blown almost out of political existence by . 1511 h. ei r ,, e i ath of popular contempt, and yet with their all theries (according to their own account) triumphant with n while The truth is, that we contemplate We s to° Par.ticular satisfaction the state of wretchedv he, w hich the Whigs are now reduced as a prt., • ttacc h ag like separate heaps of chaff blown hither eow 4 Par at • e l', in strange confusion—now mixing liati• la g, - hut, apart or in unison, nothing better — the: . 11 1 - a -11° eh —no substance—no power of pr u is alb vivid effect upon the public mind. This h _ h ,,. 3 's the end of' manoeuvring, and trick, and s uf 1Q.," from month to month, and year to year, upon . , e w ere ~ - signs and pitiful excuses. The Whigs their fheinselves out in clinging to office long after th e position was despicably weak ; and at last when l lkl n ti n a th l _blow came, and they were , beaten out, they Th e f la g upon which to rally.' iiiine "'lowing is from the Chronicle :—" The E ee xa e i t 6 1. 1 ,°f 'kit Saturday again takes up the defence t ea Pit i ° , r ,4 r Government in regard to the h 4 4., ,ni 1l -•aon. We congratulate Sir Robert Peel and ` a cait uel tieen upon the zeal of their new s t up e rter ; Whief i I , \ ‘''? cannot compliment them upon the Indeed, our F es eh has displayed in their service. I :)eeon),;:seentemporary, since he has on this subject L° h ale li PPorter of the Tory Govern .e me o n v t e , r, se t e h m a s t li eltt ell e le ft behind him, in thus ,ivhi c h s a cif mind, and those power p s as of ai r g _ coning for i lazy ,itgeneral le" has been so remarkable . . A more 414 rs";zellhanee than this.last article of his we have li eeu a • ln t „,- read ,toven in the pages of those who are more Unilebrta%e,' ,the service which he has so generously °t ße i neroa s i.i.; 'l r e say generously because it is very iler teatt,,,,„.tP'lic,lPer so opposed to ' the Government on . 4 ,) the h3', ,have have stepped forward to support it fret infteea'• :•_ii4 distress. A friend in need is a need a f•,,..----, riti c l . nev . this 9ena the , "ever did a Government more ecasl'dh, i s st.teceaSrote the the present Government do on any'lge tte I.l•Ar 'Y I Vve found a. friend, too, who Man will l'ander, of whom it is said that but the Ili sta n d i. 'I his friend when he is right, is wren„..,,, Plander will defend him even when he m Al„ ,Th e 21 ntes , ebster - -43 ' 8 :---" The dis Ashbu„, e°lleludes Ills the . 'Lon, and ,late etch in which Mr. correspondence with Lord e vl ews „f cunnunicated to the Britsh Envoy jec t of th ' the itifet merchant American Government on the sub /lean e ltaPresstnent of ve ssels o British seamen . from Ame sah' elle " °h the Cone has given rise to very absurd Bierriet deser v( , s the ftiiiiiieent; but at the sam2 .. t r i . m s e_ e th h e . this_ prksaentioeteesagger t d consideration. _ A . l._ w a e tne hardships and evils, which 4h,.... occasioned in th liable which even . .e course of the last war. s it s mildest form was peculiarly moste to he abu sed, 1 rssible, yet the . , likely to ab us . Put into the hands of those . Redress . was almost im 43 act - 1 rialtebletr: of case in which redress ‘ )t i th uni 'Y obtain d s . that the irli,,re,s shciws Itietit e application of and seamen discharged the American Govern-0. l e 1 press that were ack abuses of this mode . ..t ,raty to Le f nowledged by the English Ad ' 7 96, t o ti.,,4 _l;eqUent, i ? tar of 5 i. ...‘ tn April, py roni the month . of July, stati ,i'ate a PPlied f ' 97 , the American e S cre li Lnernsele or the 'the of 271 seamen, a umbee 86 "t° be -.discharge. f - Wer e di Q h mei-lean citizens. . Of this iir want of ••• c ar ged, 37 more were detained re inei . proof of th , . or fli ng 1 48 h. , , , eir national character, but the t . ' n quir . y. T h A!I already sailed beyond the reach he two __.ll,_. .e increasing commercia • I relations of I kratino `;`)urrles and •ii L tide of emi - I .., which h especia iy tne vast ~ilores f , as flowed since the peace from the , Nat e ' 3 kirreat Britai to the United e s j' \ multi n ow, 0 ;. l the ports of Ivehstons of still More fro render these ainful and ri Mr. Ithi lai il,,r argaes with e ruTlutentthennudrrnceo;oity, that pa r ,„ ‘o,.kireat . -i-Z , iseitain qruan * ln ation to all muss / at World bth • encourages emigration, he' of c 0. within and beyond the . domi ett t eve. rown, 4 11)* ° ahn th • it is . i nconsistent and unjust to ~, Jeet s , at strict allegiance from her former .e , wi nc h e "Cr't)et -I,_ . she has encouraged them to transfer . It 04.1trteler. tifa U h h e deki .Ir---11t41.33E-covinimitcz. _ ae-"lty, t h elleY detected in the accounts of Mr. i By, Managing Director of the late Maryle- Ca!Otos altinunting to 17,000/., will fall upon the , the e;e.ltisively. 'l3y means of mutual conces ehar clam of the creditors,it is said, will be The t'cl in full. ete n , k 3 pit a l fi Soli. h, °Kis weavers at a meeting last night, - (iir a w eon • " Custom-house frauds, lIII NI .Fq th at , sider the late of the trade t a i o qi h e eaii 4Or the present no meeting_ . (iojhe result but but that they shou waitld to ascer by the over -- "1.. of any • vestigation instituted , l •il r Pent. HI 'ert l Aarti and Ili ,traqe hasa of Wakefield, engaged in the malt o _ . qNi„, failed to the amount of about 7, OO le else elms in Lancashire was considerable, and the iii to the extent of 3,000/. bt l l, l tiew b. r•CCLESIAESTICAL. n of the (!hi :of Luc 4-11shep of Meath is cousin-germa . _ istm e ' l •Y ow l clench. This appointment is said to be ", tin ' ti g to the influence of the Primate of Ire er whom .. he acted in the capacity of chaplain. s( lt ll tee Ite,„, ..74lezezirEmitiG. iia,,lfilo n ot,"'„ candidates are spoken of for the repre- Ri;ely , A.. t,oleraine, in addition to those in the field, At r irat e ofir• Lawrence, a Liberal Presbyterian Ma ' eri e h t the town: Mr. Richardson, a Tory ; and L. Zil a Scotch Presbyterian. q.ele,itenant'll.,3TAX. AND MILITARY. lith 1., c ol kx al 'ener Sir James Lyon, K.C.B. and rikht onel of the 24th Regiment, died lately 117 - ,, on, ''oet - "twi e h • ron, i . ,it is stated, will shortly be added to the Ac ' 'tan is of ' Foot Guards. IN, , uo rt.in . stations the _ j ot att l , 0 , , artial was held on Saturday . at Ports- L ittl iai pav'trintioard the St. Vincent, for the trial of Mr. 1 1 . 4 _s elf wi t ,, , gunner of the Jasseur, for absenting b e ' fiente...!iout leave, and neglecting his duty. He thirPerinitred to be severely reprimanded, and not to d cla ss ed ,. at any time hereafter to rise above the °L gaa • her Majesty's Navy. pete r s. sneers in t em er it„ , AV, AND POLICE. Ovlt 44 y, w.,",giles was charged at Lambeth -street yes • Al r. f l ;" having falsely represented himself as the 'onin k-hvana h • h •.t *t Ireland, and ob it33je. Sqb ser . g: 1 Parish pries . 1 i (Ir olin ill ~ i Ptions to a considerable amount to e a , ! x ford) - " ii ilding a Catholic chapel in his parish ni _ried on , The imposition appears to have been ended tilll° a large extent, and the prisoner was re reat' 8 W ionaturday next, to obtain further infor qt. ill • 'A 41, eet • ci roa.s was st dcharged at Thames tess i with steall 3 er ay , Thames was Hallett ann moropewrotyci valued at 1001., from Pester c° list: for trial f o etn felonry,rae at Ra t•en eru a, Joh n or he y Osborn, 1.01.! t avern , s . a waiter at the Three ob ing h outhwark, was committed for trial, for 13 employer to a considerable amount. A bro,,. 3rnz Ata z i s . .., -,„,..., , ... , -.444 au been struck to commemorate Mountjoy, the pedestrian, completed, on Saturday last, the remarkable feat of walking from Leeds to Bradford, and back again three times within fourteen hours, on six successive days, being a distance of sixty two miles each day. The amount raised by voluntary subscriptions as a reward for this extraordinary under taking was between 14/. and 15/. COURT-FULSUIONABLE. On Friday his Imperial Highness the Archduke of Austria, and Prince Esterhazy and suite, changed horses at the King's Arms, Berwick, en route for Scotland. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster ar rived at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, from town on Friday. The Earl of Falmouth has arrived at Tregothnan, Cornwall, to commence the sports of the field. The Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst are ex pected in town for the winter, at the. close of the week. Lord and Lady W. R usse ll are expected home early in the ensuing month from Germany. Lord and Lady Frederick Fitzclarence have re turned to Etal House, Northumberland, from Scotland. The Earl of Carlisle continues indisposed from gout, at Chatsworth. Lord Stuart do Decies has taken Marino, the seal of the Earl of Charlemont, near Dublin. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. Gregory, the senior Magistrate at Queen square Police Court, where he had presided for a period of 20:years, died on Sunday last, aged 53. The new Bankrupt Commissioners are to amount to twelve, and not ten, the full number allowed by the Act being thus made. Padre Galhano, a clergyman, who has for some time figured as Secretary to the Papal Iriternuncio, Monsignor Cappacini, has just been arrested in Por tugal, for the wilful murder of a man named Manoel Gonzalves, during the reign of Don Miguel. Galhano came to Lisbon at the beginning of the year, and took part in the bapti s m o f th e I n f an t e D on John, and the presentation of the Golden Rose to Donna Maria. The Northleach• House of Correction, at Chelten ham, in which Charles Beale has just died under the effects of the " starving-system" adopted within its walls, is described by a prisoner lately incarcerated there as "the most horrible damp prison in England; the prisoners are starved to death, not being allowed sufficient rations." The 'writer of this statement, a cabinet-maker, was in perfect health when he entered, and when liberated was A perfect skeleton. The House of Correction at Little Dean, in the Forest of Dean, is also said to be a miserable hole. The total rental of the county of Middlesex is at present about 5,990,0001., being an increase on the rental of last year amounting to 81,282/. LAW INTELLIGENCE BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY. IN THE MATTER OF CRIBB AND CRIBB. The bankrupts had carried on a very extensive business as printing-ink manufacturers. They were described as of Bloomsbury-court, Hoxton, of Cla rence Wharf. Regent's-park, and of Mitcham, at all which places they had factories. A solicitor, who appeared on behalf of the trade assignees, wished to examine the bankrupts with re spect to certain property which they possessed at Mitcham and Clarence Wharf, which had been taken by a bill of sale by their brother, Benjamin Cribb, in whose favour a warrant of attorney had been exe cuted previous to the fiat issuing. Upon the bankrupt being called at the hour named on the list, Edward Cribb alone answered, when Mr. Commissioner EVANS censured the conduct of the other bankrupt in not attending at the hour named, and said where such indifference towards the Court and the creditors was manifested it would be right to give bankrupts to understand that their protection would be withdrawn. Edward Cribb, in reply to the Court, said that the facts upon which the solicitor sought information would be found in his balance-sheet. Mr. Commissioner EVANS—Nonsense, Sir ; there is no su c h s t a t emen t i n t h e schedule. on't think you will escape by such equivocation. The bankrupt replied that his brother kept the books, and could enter into details more fully. Mr. Commissioner EVANS —And for that very rea son his absence is the more culpable.—The case was then adjourned. ths completion of the Thames Tunnel, and measures about two inches in diameter. The obverse presents a profile - of Sir I. M. Brunel: the reverse contains the following inscription :—" Thames Tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping 1,200 feet : 600 feet, 180,0001., subscribed by Proprietors, Jan., 1828. , Re -commenced 1836, by Parliament ar y grant, I 270,0001., and completed 1842." SPORTING. _ _ IN RE BAKER. The bankrupt in this case, was described as a mer chant, and had been well known as a large dealer in corn. The amount of debts was stated to he immense. Mr. Commissioner EVANS having inquired if army creditor wished to examine the bankrupt, and no per son answering, the proof of debts was proceeded with. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. • • (THIS DAY.) • RENTAL OF THE COUNTT-•SYSTEM OF ASSESSMENT. The CHAIRMAN said, as the case of one parish stood over from the business of yesterday at the Guildhall, - Westminster, which was:the .receiving parochial re= turns of assessments for the purpose, of making the. county rate and, as the return from th e p ar i s h re specting which there had been then some, difficulties, was now put in, he would take the present opportu nity of stating what it was important to the whole county to know—namely, the state of the law as to the county rate. About four or five years — 4;, an Act, introduced by Mr. Poulett Scrope, was passed for the purpose of making the rating equal all throughout the country upon the real property. That Act had created great difficulty, and it was sur prising how different were the assessments in different parishes. As far as separate parishes were considered, it was of no importance to the parishioners individually, how the assessments were made, if they were upon an equal rating. But it made a great difference to the other parishes of the county, if in one parish the rating was lower than in those others, as they had to bear more than their fair proportion of the rate. On this sukect there was considerable complaint in some of the greater parishes of Middlesex, that others were not rated at their proper rate ; and many at tempts were made to remedy the disease. But he thought there was only one way in which that could be done, and that must be by the aggrieved parishes themselves, by appealing against the improper rating to the Magistrates at Quarter Sessions, under the Act of the 35th of George the Third, under which the Magistrates themselves had now power of taking initi ative measures. If St. George's, Hanover-square, and St.Marylebone felt aggrieved by the too low rating of St. Pancras, they would send in an appeal to that bench, who had the power to relieve them, and would take care to do so. There was another mode, under the Act of the 55th of Geo. 3d, which applied to all the other counties in the kingdom except Middlesex. That Act gave to Justices the power to adjudicate on petitions, in such cases. But under the Act which he had referred to, the Magistrates could not initiate proceedings, without revising the entire assessment of the county, the rental of which was five million nine hundred and ninety odd thousand pounds —a task, which it was not for them to un dertake whilst another remedy was at hand. He, therefore, recommended the aggrieved parishes to appeal, and assured them that the Court would give the fullest consideration to so important a question. OPPRESSIVE BAIL. A middle-aged woman having been acquitted of a trumpery assault, on a charge of which she had been imprisoned already upwards of a month, having been committed by Mr. Clive (at Kentington) for want of bail, The CHAIRMAN said the woman ought never to "bate been imprisoned at all. There was no more oppressive abuse of English law than the practice of committing accused persons to prison for want of In this case the Magistrate ought not to have sent the woman to prison for a month on such_ a ground. Lord Prudhoe, when a boy of 14 or 15 years o ar , e and holding the rank of Alidshipman in the navy, was on board the late Admiral Cochrane's ship on the West India station, when a terrific hurricane de stroyed nearly all the houses, plantations, &c., on the island of St. Kitt's. The more wealthy inhabitants of the-island set on foot a subscription for the relief of their indigent neighbours, and, after a considerable sum had been raised, sent the subscription list on board the fleet. Admiral Cochrane added his name for 1001., which sum was also subscribed by the. Ad miral who was second in command. The list was then passed to the Captains of the several ships, who subscribed 501. each ; the Lieutenants followed, with 201. each ; and the Midshipmen were then called on for their contributions, some of whom subscribed 51., some 11., and some smaller sums, according to the state of their " lockers." When the list was placed in the hands of Lord Prudhoe, then Lord Algernon Percy, his Lordship wrote with a bold hand—" Percy, 1,6001." The list having been returned to the Admiral, he was greatly surprised on beholding this entry, and sent for the yo ung L ord, of whom he inquired if he had the means to pay the amount he had placed opposite his name. His answer,,wic, th A a d t m of ir a l en ß u a i i n d e warm heartedhe,, e answer sv le% .er not, Britishbut seemed the s t ona old a te t r h is o t m ic e , dc characteristic c noble, that Admiral Cochrane deterNa‘ma'nildilnptehad'3e'toiatc:; of Northumberland, to whom: he immediately commu nicate the facts to his Lord., wrote. r n T o s e p's father, the late Duke 'When his Grace received the Admiral'sin reference letter he burst into tears, and exclaimed, per to his son, " He is worthy the name of be paid," and immediately transmittede3thetomtohnneym- shallana. mana gers of the fund for the relief of the sufferers a c heck on his bankers for 1,0001,--Durham--DurhamAdveritiser. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-SaItEET.—(THIS DAY.) A fortnight ago a very respectably-dressed boy of the name of George Hurslaton, was charged at this office with attempting to pick pockets at, the Adelaide Gallery, and the case was then reported in The Sun. On his person was found the sum of 4/. 125., and Mr. Twyford, thinking this a suspicious circumstance, said he should remand him for further evidence. The boy then said he could, if he wus allowed time, satis factorily account for the possession of the money. He was accordingly remanded to this day, and Mr. Hum phries appeared this morning in his behalf. He pro • duced a bank book of the Kingston Savings' Bank, from which it appeared that the boy had the day he was charged received the sum found upon him. Mr. TWYFO&D said that from the very respectable appearance of the boy, he had been reluctant to re mand him, but the circumstance of the large amount of money being found upon him, it rendered a re mand imperative. He was happy, however, to say that the money was not only satisfactorily accounted for, but creditably. , The boy was then discharged, and left the Court with his friends. He has not been in custody during the time he was remanded for, but was admitted to bail. Thomas' Holloway, a letter-carrier, who had been remanded on a charge of stealing a number of letters entrusted to his care, underwent another examina tion, and was fully committed for trial. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM TILE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. ,• CITY, MONDAY, EVENING. TIMES. —The result of the Meeting held to-day for the purpose of. making three to four o'clock the hour of attendance on 'Change was the appointment of a Committee to carry the alteration Into effect. Nothing could be more decided than the expression of those who attended, comprising the most influential persons in the City, as the only objectio n that was made did not even find a seconder.. The objection itself was only to the extent that those engaged in certain branches of business could not complete their transactions at' four o'clock, and therefore that the time should be shortened half an hour, instead of a whole one. The appointment of a 'Committee was the only . act of the meeting; but the leading mer cliants, it is undersiJod, design to ,assemble at thus o'clock tomorrow on 'Change. As an endeavour has been made to mix up this alteration of 'Change hours with the alteratien .of. banking hours; though the one has nothing whatever to do with the other, it may be observed that the point agitated by the bankers was not once alluded to at this meeting. Indeed, from the steady opposition which is made in the west end to the banking change, the probability that it will be abandoned is now greater thadeVer. The exposition of the affairs of the Bank of Man chester, which appeared in print this morning, has attracted very general attention among the monied interests in the city. In one respect it is a novelty, for the shareholders are informed, apparently without reserve or concealment, of the real state of the con cern ; but a more barefaced avowal of waste and fraud, all occurring within a very short space of time, was probably never made beferean so direct and public a manner. All the capital, with the so-called "reserve fund," amounting together to above 300,0001.,. has been lost; and with respect to the call of 21. a share, which is made to prOvide for the defi ciency, a hope only is, held out that some portion of it may be received back. As such a state of things could hardly have existed without the knowledge of others besides Mr. Burdekin, the late manager, the suspicion is very freely expressed that his flight is connived at, and that. he is made the 'scape-goat of other parties. BeSides its consequences to persons more immediately concerned, the event''has given an additional shock to the system of joint-stock banking, which, by previous.exposureS of the same kind, was already fast ,sinking public opinion. On the trading interest generally it has inflicted the most serious mischief, especially in that district where the Bank of Manchester is placed, as the extensive an .1 injudicious advances to persons of no character et credit must have deluged the markets both at home and abroad with low-priced goods, and injured in pro portion the stocks of every fair and regular trader. It is not very common to hear any sympathy ex pressed for persons under charge of fraud, connected with any of the public departments, but such are the reports afloat of the character of Burnby, the Cus tom-house informer, upon whoseprompti ngs d ur i ng the pending in qu i r y th e Commissioners appear to be almost exclusively influenced, that it is believed to be next to impossible but that many innocent persons must be involved, or placed under such circumstances of suspicion, as to prevent their regaining their for mer position in society, though ultimately absolved by the Board. If the inquiry were public, such a consequence would not attach ; the matter would soon find its,Own level, and hence there is a feeling I abroad in the City, as aga i ns t suc h an i nqu i s i tor i al, un-English mod; of proceeding, in &Your of nume rous members of respectable families, who, ,in the Manner described, and upon such evidence, have been placed under suspicion. These are cogent arguments at any rate in f avour o f a prompt decision on the various charges of fraud, and of making that decision public, so that the rumours industriously circulated of participation in them by parties really innocent may be put a stop to as soon as possible. CHRONICLE.—In the advices lately received from America, great surprise is expressed at the failure of Mr. Robinson to negotiate a loan in Europe on account of the general government. Considering the great abundance of money, the vast resources of the United States, and the fact that their's is the only Government who ever paid off a large public.debt, this failure is certainly very remarkable. It would appear that there never had been the least idea, any quarter, to take . this loan, which three y ea ago wo u ld have excited th e liveliest competition throughout Europe. The cause of this. change, as we all know, is the strong . feeling of dis trust, which has been excited towards America, by the repudiating States, and the default of others to pay the interest on their debt: The non-pay ment of the interest, and the impossibility of realizing the capital, having occasioned great individual suf fering, the consequence is that American stock is proscribed almost entirely as an object of investment, and is of no use as a guarantee for the advance of money. In rejecting the securities of the General Government, and of all the States indiscriminately, European capitalists judge the character of the whole people by th e ac t s an d d e f au l ts of some fi v e or s ix States. This w e thi n k na t ura l, th ese St a t es consti tuting a part o f th e na tio n , been on and there havingthe part of the others no general and' popular dis claimer-of repudiation, th oug h i ndividua ll y repro bated by all p ersons o f c h aracter, without distinction of party. Th e cons i deration is, what is the remedy. for thi s di s t rus t, w hi ch is keeping back our unem ployed capit a l f rom our b est customer at the time of his greatest need, therebyprotractinghis financial-ern' barrassments, and preventing the completion of public works of undoubted utility ? In respect to the delin quent States, it is essential that they s h ou ld evince their deter m i na ti on to pay their debts, by- adopting a system of e ff ec ti ve taxation, and establishing order in their financ es . A n d as t hi s distrust is a national con cern, affecting the ch arac t er and interests of the whole people, the general Gover nmen t should a fford every co-operation which th e l aws and circumstances of the country will permit. It is important likewise tha the public feeling of America should be expressed in respect to repudiation, and the obligations arising out of a pledge of the public faith. As respects the Bri tish public, we trust they w ill j udge with candour the acts of the States_ and the general Government, mak ing due allowance for the unprecedented financial em barrassments now -existi ng in the United States. Confidence, when deserv e d, s h ould not be withheld ; the present alienation -bet ween t h e two countries has laSted too long. A pr o p er system of commercial in tercourse being established (and we think the common interest must bring it about ere long), nothing would more certainly promote the interests of our trade and manufactures than the prosperity of.the United States. POST.—A general body, to . be called, according to Mr. Thornton's suggestion, the " Foreign Loan As sociation," is talked of as desirable. Whether it foreig n l oans there most questionable. Of t r h e e al I ly ras , i t s i s i o n , po se r e ta m n s ce to of us ti t l o es b e e can not be two opinions ; but if the proposed association is to be anything in the nature of. the Committees of which the Spanish and the Portuguese are to be re nimtiemnesn, t i s t g fr a o r in d e those d will have no support we are in the habit of hearing on financial questions. Meetings ought to be constantly called for the pur - pose of enforcing the claims of the numerous holders as w fa h ir ose sPe se c of dishonoured and repudiated foreign bonds. But probably meetings even would be superfluous were the contracting houses only disposed to do their duty to their constituents. Of the benefit to be derived from the exertions of these firms an example is af fOrded in the case of the Chilian Loan affair. After years of , toil and almost endless correspondence, Messrs. Hullett (Brothers) brought 'their nego tiations for a compromise (in default of the full measure of justice for which they contended, which was nothing short of PaYinent to the last farthing, Chili possessing ample means) to the comparatively satisfactory issue just witnessed., Resumption of payment of the dividend s t wo y e a r s and a half ago, u p on a l a r ge scale in comparison with what was first tendered, was the result of tie labours of these respectable gentlemen. They, however, stand alone in the honourable position they occupy'- Vexed and irritated at the constancy with which they urged the claims o f th e b on dhold e rs, the executi ve of .San tiago, the reluctant Minister of Fi mince h as at length yielded to their remonstrances, but the next step was to eject Messrs. Hullett from the agency, and others (most worthy people certainly) are now in th e enj oy .. ment of the emoluments properly belonging to the office. So that what w as accomplished f or the bond holders was not accomplished by Messrs. 1-lullett with out a sacrifice of their pcheck interests to the geral good. Can it be that this sacrifice operates as a check upon exertion in other quarters? Probably it niight have a certain influence, but it happens that the stipineness which is . now the ,opprobrium of the Contracting houses, as a c l ass, was j ust as conspicuous befor e t h e transfer of the agency o f t h e Chili= Government, as it is at the present time. SUN.--4-A.further pirrchase on accountif the East India Company relieved the" Market from the'llatness which during the rnornirigUit pfryaded it, but did not cause any alteration In'the price of Consols which. remained at 92;,- 3 - 9.2 - for Money, and 93i for the count. The heavy Stocks having been chiefly in de mand for investment showed a greater improvement; Three-and- a -H a lf per Cents. Reduced ,bein g 1 001 New Th re e-and-and-a Half per Cents. 101' 3 - ; Three per Cents. R e d uce d , 928 ; India Ponds, 46 47 ; Ex chequer Bills, 5.5 57 premium. The Foreign market was flat ; Belgian, 103 104 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 521- 52k;. the Five per Cents.,loo 100, 1 ; ; Danish; 83 84 ; and Brazi lian, 63 64. The quotation for Mexican Bonds 321 328. What business was done i n shares was at rather higher rates. London and Birmingham 186 188 ; Great Western, 82 83 ; the New . shares, 60 61 ; South Eastern and ,Dover, 422. E 23 ; South Western, 57 / 57 i ; Eastern Oc(unties,'B44; Blackwall, 6 6i; and Brighten,' '3ff '37i lier, share. - The quotiatiOcis r;-13ondS were- Colombian 20i-„; Peruvian, 16 17; Portuguese Five .per UNION-HALL.—(THIS DAY.) GeorgeWingield, with scarcely any clothes on him, owing to the resistance he made to the police when taken into custody for brutally ill-using his wife, and threatening to cut her throat; was brought up on the charge. The wife, a delicate and genteel looking woman, stated that she married the prisoner five years ago, she having at the time considerable property. They however, had not been long ".together when he com menced treating her i n a most shameful manner, beat ing her and knocking her about, and he was in the habit of snatching up razors, and threatening to cut her throat. She added that she was confident he would murder her, as he had sworn that he would serve her as Jessup served his wife last week at Bermondsey. This was the fifth time she was compelled to give. him into custody, and he had been previously . held to bail. Mr. TRAILL said, that the defendant had been brought before him on former occasions for similar conduct, and that if he was not restrained, it was very probable that he would carry his threats against his wife into effect. The defendant was held to bail in two sureties of 401. each, and himself in 1001. to keep the peace. MARYLEBONE.—(THIS DAY.) Three juvenile thieves, named Alfred kin , Henry Season, and Daniel Hoare, were pla ce d a t th e bar be fore Air. Rawlinson. Dewhurst, 99 S, saw the prisoners yesterday after noon between three and four in king's-road, and as they appeared anxious to mid him he suspected there was something wrong, and took them into custody. On searching them he found some loaves, which they said they bought at a shop, mentioning a respectable baker's ; he took them there, but the parties denied all knowledge of them; he therefore took them to the station-house. Mr. RAWLINSON asked if they we re k nown as thieves ; and being answered in the affirmative, sent them each for one month to the House of Correction. John Clements was charged by James Bland with defrauding him of his fare. Complainant stated that defendant was put into his cab in Tottenham-court-road by a lot of friends. H e drove him .to Chester-terrace ; but as he could not, or would not, give the number of his residence, he drove him to the station-house. The defendant expressed his sorrow, and stated tha he had lost his watch and a quantity of silver. Mr. RAWLINSON let him off by paying the cab-fare .Ql7. - - - SEN--SQUARE.—(THIS DAY.) John Jakes, a cab proprietor, who drives one of his own vehicles, was brought up before Mr. Burrell charged with assaulting Eliza Chapman. Complainant stated that she was at a party last night with a friend of hers, and while coming home and passing the cab-stand in Grosvenor-street, de fendant was called out of the rank by her friend, and ordered to drive them to the Marsh-gate, Lambetb. Her friend there got out, and instructing the defen dant to drive her back home to Chelsea, he left her; defendant got' upon his box and drove her back, but turned out of his road after crossing the bridge, and got into the cab beside her, when he conducted him• self in a most indecent manner, and she screamed " Murder," when the cab was stopped, and she gave prisoner into custody. The defendant pleading that he had been drinking with complainant and her friend, and that he was very tipsy, was, after a severe reprimand, fined 20s. or one month's imprisonment. CL ERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.) very decent looking old woman, who seemed in He' deepest affliction, applied for assistance to Mr. Lodi ti under the following distressing eircuta steatites :-• She stated that she had lodged for some time back ixv Great Warner-street, Clerkenwell ; that all the money, she possessed in the world had been stolen from her, and it would break her heart to go into a workhouse. On Sunday night, at eleven o'clock, she went to bed, placing in a stocking under her head 501. in sovereigns of the present reign, 3/. in Spanish crowns, and 21. in English half-crowns. Soon after she awoke the following morning she found all had been stolen. Inspector Penny said he feared the poor woman would become insane—she hardly ever left the sta tion-house since the robbery occurred, and the .Po ice had been greatly annoyed by her. Mr. Coomn told her to compose herself as much as possible. He would forthwith send an active officer to make inquiries concerning the robbery. WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Joseph Isaacs, a Jew, keeping a fishmonger's shop in Petticoat-lane, was charged with attempting to pick a gentleman's pocket. Police constable 165 H, stated that at about half past eight o'clock yesterday evening he saw prisoner pass from his stall to the other side of the lane, and slip his hand three times into a gentleman's pocket. Wit• ness attempted to seize the prisoner, when a crowd of twenty or thirty other Jews immediately gathered round, evidently for the purpose of effecting a rescue. Another constable, however, came up, and the pri soner was secured. Nothing was taken from the gen tleman, who was at the time looking in at a shop window. The MAGISTRATE observed that Petticoat-lane was a very unsafe place to indulge such curiosity. The prisoner acknowledged that he had attempted to commit the theft, but it was the first time he had done such a thing. The MAGISTRATE said, he was inclined to believe that the prisoner was not an old offender. He should, however, remand him to givo time for obtaining further information respecting his character. HORN PAIR.—Horn Fair, which is at all times a place of great resort of the inhabitants of Greenwich, Woolwich, Charlton, and the vicinity, takes place this day at Charlton. It is a fair held on the estate of Sir Thos. Maryon Wilson, Bart., according to an ancient tenure, and is opened by the ceremonial of carrying a pair of horns round the estate. Sir Thomas, being a bachelor, the horns will be carried by his land agent, but had it been otherwise, they would have been borne by his eldest son. It is usual during the day for most of the officers and families of the neighbouring gar rison, as bell as the gentry residing in the locality, to visit the village and its attractions, which partake more of the character of a Venetian Carnival than a fair, from the long-established usage of assuming fancy , dresses. An anonymous contributor, hiding his benevolence under the initials "A. 8.," has forwarded the mum ficent donation of 2001. to the Charing-cross Hospital, through the hands of the Rev. G. H. Bowers, the Rector of Covent Garden. DEATH OF A PATRIARCH. —On Monday last, William Taylor, aged 102, died at Old Moss, Fyvie. He retained his faculties to the last, and was hale and healthy till within a few days of his death. About two years ago he opened a ball, on the occasion of a local festivity, and led off the merry dance with a de gree of vigour and hilarity that would have done cre dit to a youth in his teens. Nothing gave this worthy old patriarch more pleasure than to talk of the stirring events of the '45. He recollected well of the Duke of Cumberland's army marching north, and gave a gra phic detail of its arrival in the parish of Fyvie. He was in the field with his father at the time, who, dread ing their devastating propensities, despatched 'William to place the poultry in a situation where they would be free from scaith ; and, while others had their barn yards cleaned, the feathered tribe of the tenant of Old Moss lived to see other days. Among the remarkable incidents which happened on this occasion, William used to relate that the stable in which the Duke's ca valry were accommodated, was the parish church of Fvvie—the seats of which were taken out to make room for the horses. Our informant states, and truly, that the worthy old man has not left another in ti e parish who began the journey of life with him.—Aber deen Herald. Dn. Shinn, OF LIVERPOOL.—We have no know ledge of any individual of this narre and title; nor of the person who uses them in his movements in Lon don, relative to educating pauper girls to qualify them to become wives of professional gentlemen.— Liverpool Mercury. EMIGRATION TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.— The Margaret Hardy, despatched by Mr. Christo phers, being the fourth emigrant ship, left the docks yesterday for Algoa Bay with 84 emigrants. The first vessel had 28 posengers, the second 53, and the $ VA I THE SUN, LONDON,_ Tusspliv: EVE : NING, OCTOBER 18, 1842 Cents. 37+ 37 4 ; the Thr ee p er C en t s ., 22 22i: Spanish Five per Cents., 16 161 ; the Three per Cents., 21 21i. The indigo sales have made a better progress to day. than they have hitherto done, more than one-half of the quantity put up finding buyers; 1,523 chests passed the chair, of which 846 were sold at about an average advance of 4d. upon the prices of last sale. The orders from the manufacturing districts are stated to be extensive, but in consequence of the im• porters acting upon the intelligence received by the last mail, and demanding extravagant' rates, agents have not felt themselves justified in exceeding the limits originally given. At the meeting of merchants held to4lay,.upon the subject of altering the hours of business, it was agreed that the question should be referred to a Committee, and that their recommendation would be sUbsequenfly discussed, and agreed to or dissented from at . a future assembly. It may be stated that it has already formed a subject of serious consideration, and that the opinion of practical men is generally in favour of the change. TARIFF. The followTinHEg are NEW the new duties which came into operation on M onday, the 10th inst. :- Beef, salted, Bs. per cwt. Beef, fresh, or slightly salted, which was prohibited, Bs. per cwt. from foreign countries, 2s. from British colonies. Pork, salted (not hams), Bs. per cwt. from foreign countries. Pork, fresh, was prohibited, but now admitted at Bs. per cwt. from foreign countries, and both only 2s. per cwt. from British colonies. Hams, which paid 28s. per cwt. are now admitted at 14s. per cwt. Nutmegs now pay from 2s. Gd. to 3s. Gd. per lb., and after the sth of July, 1843, will pay 3s. 6d. per lb. from foreign, and 2s. 6d. British. Onion Seed now pays Is. 6d. per lb., and after the sth of July, 1843, will pay 20s. per cwt. from foreign and 10s. from British colonies. Timber or Wood-30s. per load of 50 cubic feet and 255. after the 10th Oct., 1843, from foreign countries, and ls. from British colonies. Deals, Battens, Brands, or other timber, sawn, 38s. per load of 50 cubic feet, and 325. after the 10th of October, 1843, from foreign countries, and 2s. from British colonies. Wood, planed, or otherwise dressed for use, 9d. per foot of cubic contents, and further for every 1001. value 10/. ; 7d. per foot after the 10th October, 1843, from foreign countries, and from British possessions only Si. for every 1001. value. Oil, Train, and Blubber, the produce of foreign fishing, now pays 261. 12s. per tun, and after the sth July, 1843, will pay only 61. per tun from foreign countries ; from British possessions, Is. per tun. Oil, Spermaceti, pays 261. 12s. per tun, and after the sth July, 1843, will pay 151. 10s. per tun, and be free from British possessions. Cork now pays Bs. per ton ; and after the sth of July, 1843, it will pay ls. per ton. Corks, ready made, pay 7s. per lb. ; a n d a ft er t h e sth of July, 184% will pay Bd. per lb. Whee Fins, of foreign fishery, pay 951. per ton; and after the sth of July, 1843, they will be admitted on paying 201. per cent. on value. EFFECTS OF THE TARIFF.-FAIRS, &c. That part of Sir Robert Peel's tariff which relates to the importation of butcher's meat came into opera tion on Monday, and we are informed that the whole quantity of beef and pork taken out of bond during that and the following day in Glasgow, scarcely amounted to fifty b arre l s . Thi s appears tohave been taken out principally as samples, as the duty was paid upon it in small lots of from three to five barrels each. -Scottish (Glasgow) Guardian. Tim TARIFF.-A gentleman farmer not two miles from Aberystwith, purchased at Lledrod fair, in Oct. 1841, nine head of cattle, and kept them w e ll w i t h turnip, hay, &c., during th e winter, and on excellent grass through the summer, and at the last Lledrod fair, held on the 7th instant, sold the nine, and had only realised to his pocket for their excellent keep the sum of 118.-Caniarvon Herald. The beneficial effects of the new tariff have, we congratulate the public, reached Bedford, by affording to us excellent American salt beef at 4d. per lb.- Bedford Mercury. FOREIGN PICKLED Po/tic-Good pickled foreign pork has been sold at Darlington at 3d. and 4d. per lb. Pickled dried tongues were sold at 2d. per lb. The inhabit an t s o f the "good old town " are be ginning to receive the benefit of Sir R. Peel's tariff. Canadian and American hams and pork have been offering in Halifax at low prices; and on Thursday the bellman announced the arrival of a boat-load of fine white potatoes at 4d. per stone, or 4s. 6d. per load. -Halifax Guardian. HULL FAIR.-Our annual fair for foals was held on Tuesday, and was more numerously attended, both by buyers and sellers, than has been the case for many years. A good amount of business was done, at en couraging prices. Superior foals were not numerous, and, being eagerly sought after, sold readily at good prices, from 201. to 251. The show of horned cattle was unusually large, including a considerable propor tion of Holstein and other foreign breads, a portion only of which were sold at moderate prices. Axminster fair, on Wednesday. was the fullest, both of bipeds and quadrupeds that we ever remember to have seen. The supply of sheep was particularly abundant, upwards of 10,000 head having been penned. Ewes varied in price from 245. to 375., and lambs from 16s. to 21s. each. Fat mutton fetched sd. per lb. The bullock fair may be pronounced good, though the supply was by no means so large as we have seen on former occasions. Best beef sold at 95., and lean stock at 6s. 6d. per score. Household cheese realised as much as 285., but the general price was 275. per cwt. ; raw milk cheese varied from 565. to 60s. per cwt. On the whole the fair was very dull, and many sales of stock were effected at actual pecu niary loss to the sellers.-Western Times. • TAVISTOCK, FAIR, OCT. 12.-This is the largest fair in the year, and, from the very fine weather, at tracted a greater number of visitors thane on any similar occasion for many yearsi 'The number of both cattle and sheep was immense, and a great deal' of business was done, but at low rates.-Thid. At Sweepwash fhir, on the Gth instant, there were not so many bullocks shown as on some former occa sions, but the greatest part were in fine conituiff' c. - )vs and calves in great demand, at from 111. to` 1k each ; steers, , lease cows, &c., were rather a drug; btit several bargains were effected in these at prices cor responding with the neighbouring fairs of late.-ibilL MALTON MICHAELMAS CATTLE FAIR.-On Tues day there was a very numerous show of cattle, at this fair, which were exhibited in the new pasture. The show of incalving cows and heifers was fair, and they sold also at fair prices. There was a great number of good steers, though few were sold, and those at bw prices ; of English heifers there was a fair supply, and good qualities sold at fair prices, though inferior sorts were not inquired for. The show of Irish heifers was numerous in quantity and excellent in quality; in fact, the best that have been exhibited for many seasons, but they only met with a dull market. Ewes and lambs experienced a bad trade, there being but little demand for them, and, where sales were effected, the prices were low indeed. Good turniping wethers met with a fair demand at from sd. to 6d. per lb. Altogether, it would appear there is either a scarcity of money amongst the farmers, or they are afraid of laying it out under the present unfavourable and un settled aspect of affairs in the country.- York Herald. BRAINTREE FAIR.-At this fair, which took place on Monday and Tuesday se'nnight, there was a very full attendance, particularly the first day. The show of beasts was larger than has been known for many years, but the demand was by no means brisk, one third of the number being turned out unsold. Of Welsh beasts the supply was very limited, compared with former years. In both kinds, prices were from 20 to 25 per cent. lower than were obtained at the last fair. The greatest depression was in the best description of beasts, which hardly found a purchaser, and they were nearly all moved off to Norwich. The trade was very limited, at a depression, in many instances, in the price of ewes of from Bs. to 10s, each; keeping sheep, of which the supply was short, were most in demand, and they obtained good prices. Down ewes fetched from 21s. to 265. ; Down lambs, from 12s. to 18s. ; half-bred Leicester lambs, 14s. to 205.; wethers, 265. to 325. Gd. About one-third of the sheep left the field unsold.-Of hops there was a larger supply than has been known for the last few years, and they were, for the most part, of pretty good quality. The sale was, however very limited, the prices for those of Essex growth ranging between 4/. 10s. and Si. 125.; Rents, of which there were few shown, 4/. 10s. to 51. 10s. A quantity of new Kent and Essex were sold by auction, by Mr. Surridge, and some of the latter realised 9d. per lb. The growth this year in Essex, we are informed, averaged from seven to eight cwt. per acre.-lierybrd Chron. AIR MICimALMAs HORSE FAIR.--This fair is being held at the Nolt Faulds to-day (Thursday). It is a dull market,, the supply being very short, r l te qualitt i inferior,- and the d eman d very slack. )s at first thought may seem remarkable, as keep of all kinds is both plenty and cheap ; but the languor that paralyses business and trade, and the uncertainty that perplexes the farmer, coupled with low prices, continue to make agriculturists keep as few idle beasts about them as possible.-:Ayr Advertiser. The October fair of Nenagh was held on Monday last, and was of the most cheerless character. It is said to be the worst fair which had passed for many years, fel‘sal t e h s ere an b d ei p n u g re a h to ns l e e rs ra , bl a y nd go;cl ric s e t s ocl a i n f 3 o . r th s i a n l g e, b bui remunerative. Beef from aid. to sd. per lb. Mileu2l. 1 cows, 71. to 9/. 10s.; heifers, 5 to 3/. 10s. ; wedders, 255. to 351.5. t .; o ewes, 6 hoggetts, 18s. 6d. to 28s. ; lambs, 1 /. ; is, to 18s. 6d. ; y 2 e l a s rl t i n o g 3 s s ; e pigs, 28s. to 325. per cwt. .Arna e•lt Guardian. and an ample supply of every description of stock was The fair of Tralee, on Monday, was well attended, exhibited, but the farmers and graziers were loud in their complaints of the low prices. On the other hand, we consider it but fair to mention that the but c h ers aver that these complaints are not well f oun d ed. However, all parties agree that the average price of horned beasts was fully . 1/. a head under last year's prices at the October fair here. The sales were cer tainly limited, and it may with truth be said that this fair afforded another of the many illustrations lat el exhibited that rents must be lowered, or the g f ra z and farmers will be beggared. Store shee iers from 6s. to Bs. ; fat ditto, 12s. to 155., antafefer:weptlCilmiede p r e i r or el d v i t t . t, ones 205.; god milch cows, il. to 91. ; 6/. to 61. 165.; pigs, from 345. to 365. , beef rated at 38s. per cwt., Kerry Examiner. At the fair of Charleville and mutton .sd. per lb., sinking offal. Mr. Condon seven ditto Ar. Keating sold ten cows at 91. 12s. 6d.; at 121. Mr. Keating ten ditto at 122 ' . Ss. CANADA. We (the Post) feel obliged for the permission to publish the subjoined private letter. Our readers will see from the date that it was written previously to the late political changes in Canada; but, though con ceived in a tone very much too liberal to 'suit our views of public matters, it will be found to possess considerable interest, as well by throviing a light on the events that led to those changes, as by having come from a gentleman wh o h o ld s a position in the colony that necessarily makes him personally con versant with public affairs : KINGSTON (CANADA), SEPT. 14, 1842. The second session of the Parliament of United Canada has commenced under lowering auspices. Sir Charles Begot has sought to form his Executive Council (his Ministers) from the leading members of the different political parties in the province. He has sought a broad basis for his policy, and has en countered only narrow prejudices. When he made Mr. Sherwood Solicitor-General for Canada West (late Upper Canada), the " Reformers," or Liberals, complained. They feared Conserva tive, or " family compact ' ascendancy in the councils of the Colonial Government. When Mr. Hincks was put into the Cabinet the Conserva tives were in alarm ; and when a few Canadians of French origin were put into the commission of the peace, the British of Canada East (or Lower Canada) began to polish their muskets in preparation to meet a new rebellion; and when M. Cherrier was offered the appointment of Solicitor-General, the same party were ready to hoist themselves the standard of rebel lion, whilst the Conservatives of; the western or upper section of the province looked on with a grave foreboding mien. Time rolled on. Parliament was to meet. The French, the only compact body in the Assembly, had added to their numbers since the pro rogation in September, 1841.:Mr. Baldwin's party in the west had gained no accession ; .but in any vote against the Ministry it would be joined by several members labouring under' disappointments with refe rence to the distribution of offices. A liberal, conci liatory, and just policy was observed towards the French Canadians. Eftbrts were made to inspire them with confidence in the British Government, and to introduce them to political power in the colony, Ap proaches were even made to Mr. Baldwin, who was in strict alliance with the French Canadians. The Conservatives now declared open war against the Ministry, and a vote of want of confidence was talked of as among the first movements of the coming session. The Baldwin party, thus fortified with the Conserva tive accession, became the masters of the House. In this state of things the Parliament met on the Bth inst. The speech of the Governor-General in open ing the session was conceived in a spirit of modera tion, peace, and promise in all respects commendable. It was delivered on the Bth, but not until the 13th was the Address in reply to it proposed in the As sembly. The intervening period was occupied in negotiations with the French and Baldwin party. The nature and issue of these efforts were disclosed yes terday in the debate. Mr. Attorney-General Draper read to the House the copy of a letter sent yesterday to Mr. Lafontaine by the Governor-General, offering .to that gentleman the office of Attorney-General for Canada East, in the place of Mr. Ogden, at present in England, who was to retire upon a pension to be granted by the House; to Mr. Baldwin, the office of Attorney-General for Canada West, in place of Mr. Draper, who was to retire ; offering also the vacant office of Solicitor-General East, to some gentleman of Mr. Lafontaine's party ; the office of Commissioner of Crown Lands to Mr. Girouud, gentleman high in the favour of the party, in place of Mr. Davidson, who was to retire on a pen sion. It was also intimated that Mr. Sherwood would probably retire. Offers so large, it was presumed, could not be rejected without showing that' office and legitimate political power were not the true object of the party in opposition. They were, however, rejected, and Mr. Baldwin, who wa s p a rti cu l ar l y oppose d to the pensions, h a d the satisfaction of being able to move an amended address of his own in place of the usual echo of the speech, concluding with a direct declara tion to his Excellency "that his present Ministry did not possess the confidence of that House." The debate lasted from four o'clock to near midnight last night,and was then adjourned to this day. Explana tions and recriminations between Messrs. Draper and Baldwin, and Messrs. Baldwin and Hincks, with speeches from Messrs.'Lafontaine, Aylwyn, and other leading Members, filled up the evening. Mr. Draper declared nothing could induce him to sit in the same council with Mr. Baldwin, but that he had always, and latterly very strongly, counselled the introduction of the French of Lower Canada into political power, Mr. Baldwin reciprocated the want of political con fidence with Mr. Draper, and paid a similar compli ment to Mr. Hincks. He could not enter the council as at present composed, and Mr. Lafontaine would not enter it without him. Mr. Lafontaine spoke in the highest terms of the conduct and sentiments of Sir Charles Bagot, with whom he had had several inter views. There was no particular displayed during the debate. Paltry feelings of personal re sentment seemed alone to stand in the way of harmony between the two great parties in the House. According to all appearances and calculations, unless the Con servatives come to the rescue, the vote of want of confidence will be carried. In that case, what course Sir Charles will take it is not easy to surmise. The demands of the French Canadians are believed to amount to something like the breaking up of the Union, and it is but natural they should desire to have again their old ascendancy and French As sembly in the Lower Province. Sir Charles Bagot could not assent to a policy having such a tendency without new instructions from home. Nothing can be more desirable for the country than a union of parties, especially such as should satisfy Lower Canada. But for this something must be given up by each; some sacrifice made upon the altar of the coun try, and personal dislikes ought to he held of no ac count where so much good is involved in the issue. To satisfy and pacify Lower Canada—to introduce the French Canadians safely into the possession of political power, to a substantive share in the councils of the country, was an understood object of the Union Act. There seems, however, to be an impractica bility somewhere—an indisposition to receive, in a mannerly way, what may be obtained rudely by seizure, which bodes ill for the country. Meanwhile these recurring embarrassments in the way of colonial government, are calculated to fatigue the hopes of the mother country. It is pleasing, however, to ob serve, amid the difficulties of the moment, the mos earnest expressions on all sides of a desire to maintai inviolate the connexion with the parent state. X. ARMAMENT. Lower deck Do. Main deck Do. Quarter deck and foreea s tl e . S 16 32 do. 39 TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.— It Will be remem bered that the Great Western, Lieutenant Hosken, R.N., sailed on the 3d of September, at five o'clock in the afternoon, from this port for NeW York. She 'reached that city on the night of the 17th, having made the passage in a fe w h ours a b ove 14 days. The British" and North American steamer the Acadia, Captain Ryrie, sailed on the 4th, at noon, for Halifax and Boston. After having landed and received the mails at -Halifax, she proceeded on to Boston, which she reached on th e 1 8t h , at two o ' clock in the after noon, the voyage having occupied under 14 days. The Belgian steamer the British Queen, Lieutenant EckrOyd, which sailed from Portsmouth on'the even ing of the 10th, arrived at New York on the morning of the 28th, the passage having occupied 18 days. On the afternoon of the 29th the Great Western left New York with 37 passengers for -Bristol. She anchored in Kingroad on the 12th instant, at nine o'clock at night, after a passage of 13 days and 6 hours. The Acadia sailed from Boston with 33 passengers on the Ist instant, at four o'clock in the afternoon, called at Halifax (where she stopped 11 h ours ), an d was off 'Holyhead on the 14th instant, at three o'clock in the afternoon, having made the run to that point (equal to a run to Bristol) in 13 days. At nine o'clock she came to her moorings at the Sloyne. The Columbia, Captain Miller, which sailed on the 20th ult. for Hali fax and Boston, arrived at Halifax on the evening of the 2d instant, and proceeded on to Boston.—Liver pool Albion. TRUE PRILOSOPHY.—Hein, a Dutchman, rose from a cabin-boy to be an Admiral, and was killed in an action in which he was victorious. Their High Mightinesses sent a deputation to condole with his mother at Delft. The old woman, paying no regard to their honours, or the honour done him, said, " always foretold Peter Would perish like a miserable wretch as he was; he loved nothing but rambling from one country to another, and now he has received the reward of his folly." Four gentlemen, amongst whom. was Sir Richard Sutton, killed 433 head of game at Buckenhain, on Saturday, Oct. 1, .amongst which there were only three rabbits- • the greater portion were pheasants And partridges,—Norwich Mercury. said Mr. Papineau.is- to be in New York, on his way to Canada. Mother Rut - hour, the old hag with a master-Generttl of M ontreal,—lialifax United States. thousand tongues, 0.45, hitrf a birth as ty Tost- Paper / • SUPPLY OF WATER 'TO LAM. BETH DISTRI . GT. Yesterday evening a meeting of the inhabitants of Lambeth took place at Mr. Thomas's, the White Hart Tavern,' Kennington. cross, for the purpose of taking into consideration the conduct of the Lambeth and Vauxhall Water Companies, in raising their rates for the supply of that necessary article of consump tion, from 30 to 50, and even liso.,per cent., without' any justification for so doing ; and, at the same time,, to receive the report of a Deputation who have had an, interview with B. Hawes, Esq., M.P., upon the sub ject ; also to adopt such resolutienS' as may be deemed 'expedient for forming a Society, to be called The Water Consumer's Protection Society, whose objects. shall be to afford legal assistance to its members in resisting the present extortionate demands • and to, promote th e f ormat i on of a Joint Stock Company; upon principles that will effectually secure them front' being at the mercy of any monopoly, and have the ultimate effect of reducing the charge for that indis , pi usable element of health and comfort. The great room of the tavern was crowded to suffo cation. At eight o'clock the Chair' was taken by —7 Baker,.Esq., one of the overseers 'of the parish. The CHAIRMAN stated the object of the meeting. The SECRETARY, Mr. Rogers, 'then stated that he had written to Mr. Hawes, who expressed his readi ness to render every assistance in his power to the inhabitants of the borough ; he declared he had no connection with either of these COmpanies, and said he was thankful he had not; ,he recommended that further information should be obtained before a public meeting was convened, and that some communication should be made to the Water Companies. Mr. Hawes, at the interview referred to, in making his remarks upon Water Companies, observed that the public had a right to demand explanation in respect to the altered rates of charges in question, as ,respected the trot) Companies referred to; an he concluded by,. saying, that if th e iuliabitants of the borough manifested is feeling in o pp os iti on t o th e co nd uc t o f the Compailie t) warrant him in taking the chair at a public meeting he should have great pleasure in doing so. This it was that induced him to issue the circular calling the pre-, sent meeting, which he was happy, to see bad been re 7 sponded to by so large an attendance of the inhabi ants of the borough.—(Hear, hear.) It was his duty to observe that Mr. Hawes suggested that it would be desirable to form a Committee; one of whose duties' would be to ask some explanation of the Water Com panies in respect to the course which they had pnr sued ; but be really did not knoW if this was neces sary, after the very summary way in which they had acted towards the consumers of water in that borough ; however, this was a matter for - their consideration, and with the meeting he would leave this matter.--- He had prepared .a series of resolutions, the first of which was as follows :—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that the conduct of the Lambeth and Vauxhall Water compani es i n ra i s i ng t h e rates fbe the supply of that necessary article, without assigning, ' any reason, is arbitrary and unjust." The second resolution had reference to the formation of a Joint stoCk Company, to compete with the existing water companies, and entered into detail as to the mode in which the matter was to be managed ; and the third had relation to a Committee to.carry out the object. He begged, in conclusion, to say it was for the meet ing to agree to or reject the resolutions, which were merely prepared with the v.ie;v of facilitating the object which they were met to carry out.—(Hear.) Mr. COOPER of Guildford-place, said he would have great pleasure in moving the first resolution, wfiich was seconded by Mr. ORME, of Gibson-street, and agreed to unanimously. : • - Upon the second resolution being read by the CHAIRMAN, • Mr. CHUBB, of the Brixton-road, thought that they ought not to enter into details, with respect to the formation of any Company, at that meeting. It would be sufficient if they determined that a new Joint-stock Water Company should be. formed, leaving for the public meeting the mode in which they were to work out the details. With that view, he would move that merely the first portion of the second resolution should be adopted, which was as follows :—" That it is expedient to establish a Company for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants of this large and popu lous district with cheap and wholesome water, upon principles that will effectually. secure them from the possibility of being subject to ank monopoly." The proposition of Mr. Chubb was carried, having been seconded by Mr. Bird, of Union-row, Kent-road. Mr. JOHN H UNT , of Lambeth, moved the third resolution, having reference to. the formation of a : Committee, for the purpose of carrying out the object" of the meeting, in the propriety of which he entirely concurred. Mr. BIRKETT, of Cisepham-road, seconded the pro position, which was unanimously adopted. A Committee, consisting of the following gentlemen, :was then appointed :—Mr. Chubb, Mr. Birkett, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hunt, Mr. J. Budge, Mr. Cooper, Mr • Oliver (Princes-street), Mr. \\Tilde. Mr. Bowles, Mr. A4xander,. Mr. Palmer, Mr. J. Fr. Rogers, Mr. Roger (New' Cut);`Mr. Atkinson, -and Mr:Hunt was appointed treasurer, and it was 4,1z0 agreed that five of. the. Committee should form a quorum. DRUMMOND moved, that the Secretary be in structed tirgnmiunicate to Mr.llawe.s the thank of the meeting, for his kindness in offering his aid to 'the inhabitants of.tftinbeth in the present instance. - • `• Wmotion having been seconded, was adopted. frAdV.4iate of tanks was finally passed to the Chairman, Jail& the meeting separated. LAUNCH OF THE -CUMBERLAND. . The Cumberland of 70 guns will be launched at Chatham on Friday, the '2lst inst., at half-past one o'clock. At the suggestion of the late Admiral Sir Thomas Ihrdy, whilst he was at the Admiralty, this ship was constructed to serve in the Baltic seas. Her dimensions are very large in relation to her force, whilst her draught of water is moderate. The fol lowing are her dimensions:—. , Ft. In. Length on the gun deck Do. of the keel for tonnage Breadth extreme Do. for tonnage De. moulded .. Depth in hold Burthen in tons... _ 2.214 No. Cwt. Ft. In. ... 4 8 inch 65... length 9 0 ... 22 32 Ors. 56 2 8 inch .65 ... 26 32 Firs. 50 9 7 6 D UNDEE. -- BUsiness bai teen rather flat this past week, and linen varns begin `again to accumulate on the spinners hands, though it is understood some pretty extensive sales could' be made, if low prices would be taken. Flax remains without alteration. The dates from Riga are to the 29th ult., when the market was much in the same state as for some time past, there being still buyers in small quantities at Ho. 28k, 254, and 214; ex. 38d. Ship-room con tinued abundant. From St. Petersburg]) the dates are to the 27th ultimo, when considerable purchases had been made at 80. 90 and 80, and the stock of 1842 flax was now reduced to about 1,000 tons, three-fourths of which was held by two dealers, who insisted for Ito. 9.. Some ves sels have been taken up at ' 38s. for 9-head. and 40S. for 6-head. The letters from Archangel are to the 21st ultimo, when bnsiness was •at a stand. Calcutta advices, of the 10th instant, men eflil7; l i ts t 11 e w s e t r oc e k e x i t n r e handmely t t o i o i n le .! - olf.tteinferior gr q c i a la t i c i l t c; . o a n l i I r , low at this latter port, as well as the other ports in. India. At St.. Petersburg!), •on the 20th ultimo, hemp. sd. p a A ni t l n 4l i s n . il f p() co prevails ce uv ii .aa:xl:tion '2ss. for tallow to London, and the ships were tench wanted, ow.account of the preva lence of easterly wind f s o — : plainsuch matters, the east mast, 1 to the metropo thtoo .n . that g than goods. . _ . loner l' i A ve r r b i :p . o o o o a r l i t ' i s , a ( 6l 7 1 1 i t i l ie i :Baltic, more shippin g the . service a permanent q ti l' artlrs I g ' e ° n ° e r ral G ly uA N E v D el s i — in A fo n r n vacated b ilnledpressio that Woolwich will shortly be add limn stations of Foot Guards, ‘.- ( e ; body of that portion of barracks recently 3 the also perform the duty Y the 73d R • egiment, and generall , ment stationed here ba 'b 3, deputed to the regi is only given as a report, ranch at Deptford. 'This may be correct, but it is not improbalole it Guards were ex as the 2d battalion of Grenadier from Canada on the to return home immediately from Scotland for ie arrival 'of the Pique, dispa tche'd Woolwich to the their conveyance. The vicinity of metropolis, acid the facility afforded every hour of the day ' by steamboat conveyance, would render it an eligible situation for the Guards, and an excellent change of stations with the others in the metropolis. WILL OF THE LATE LORD CONGLETON.—The will and codi c il s o f t h e late Lord Congleton (formerly Si r i lenry Brooke Parnell, Bart.) : have been proved in the Prerogative Court by the Hon. Henry, William Par nell, the second son, and as such the residuary legatee for life ; Lord Congleton, the eldest son of the de ceased, and the sole executor named in the second co dicil, having first renounced. The second codicil is dated as lately as the month of April in the present year. The personal property of the deceased Noble man has been sworn under 7,0001. Tan LATE SIR .111. O'LoGnx.r.N.---It will be grati fying to the admirers of this gentleman, and eman to those cif his friends who are about to erect ' o erect a statue to his , memory, to know that a cast from leis head Bh is was taken I shortly after his death by Mr. m it e . nes, the . sculptor,. r_ ' and that the likeness made from rect and perfect.' The countena l n s c e exeweeadsmsgolyi litho changed by death at the time thecast, was taken, that it bears all Ithe character - --- - • f ' from of life, 'and s ree -1C.4 . the ghastlinc,sB /Y if 1, nl '--. ..boelinieS Appears , 0P" # OW ro.OrtraitS, i n 9 offs d if {lj