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WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEO. CRUIKSIiiiNK, as all political institutions are, or ought to be in- LEECH, AND CROWQUILL, tended, to secure industry its due and proper re- The NOVEMBER NUMBER, price Half-a-Crown, of wards. It has l ong a pp ea red to us, and were p BENT LEY 'S MISCELLANy. CONTENTS sumo has appeared to many other persons, th a t : Mr. LEDBURY'S ADVENTURES AT HOME AND politicians are amongst the least skilful of men ABROAD. in attaining their own ends. They profess, year By ALBERT SMITH. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY LEECH. after year, and century after century, to be Chapter 111. Of the manner in which Mr. Ledbxiry exa anxious to promote the public happiness, to re mined by the Municipal Guard, and of his interview with the Prefect of Police. ward virtue and punish crime, to see th e p u bli c Chapter IV. Of the Quartier Latin, and of Mr. Ledbury's sentiments fairly represented, and they never, by 10(1' pings therein. any chance, fall on a new and a successful m e th o d Cvapter V. Of the evening party given by Mr. Ledbury and Jack Sohnson to certain students and g risettes, at t heir rooms in by which these objects may be attained. The the Rue St. Jacques. same old system of representation, chance be- The Haunted Mine, by R. B. Peake . The Life and Songs of Anacreon, by Barney Branagan. gotten, and chance reformed, which grew up six Her First Visit Afloat, by the Author of "The Naval Sketch- or seven centuries ago, increasing in deformity book," &c. and in anomalies as society has extended or al- A Campaign with the Christinos 1838 and 1839, by Charles F. Fynes Clinton. tered its shape, with one feeble and unsuccessful The Dying Child. attempt in:modern times to adapt it to society, The Persian Spy, by J. B. Fraser, Esq. still continues in :use, and convinces us, session The Junior Barrister. Malay Vengeance, by H. R. Addison. after session, and election after election, both The Youth's Death, by Mrs. Howitt. by the scandal of the returns and the abortive A Traitor's Doom, by H. R. Addison. A Monumental Pic-nic. laws which are produced, that it iswholly unfit for Ballad Literature of Ancient Greece, by Dr. W. C. Taylor. the purpose of governing the people in peace, and Paddy Carroll, the Piper. by Bryan O'Halloran, with an Illus tration by George Cruikshank. guiding them to prosperity. Nothin g better, how- The Pkilosephy of Fighting, Edited and Illustrated by Alfred ever, is ever suggested by politicians, and so far Crowquill. as they are concerned, mankind can have no hope Eyes, by T. J. Ouseley. but of going on for ever with labour insufficiently Richard Savage, by Charles Whitehead. Placing a Newaub on the Musnud, by H. R. Addison. rewarded, and peace at home for ever enda n - Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. gered. At length a novelty has been started, and though it may turn out to be wholly unsuit able to the end proposed, yet, as serving to " de facate the politicians standing pool," and agitat _ ing the thinking part of man, we hold it our duty to call public attention forcibly to the subject. A pamphlet has reached us, published by EFFINGHAM WILSON, entitled " Our Represen , .. 5,000 tative System ; its Tendency and Effects, with " 8,000 Practical Suggesti on s for its F orma ti on on a 5,000 " 2,000 " new Basis," which g i v es an e n tir e ly n ew t urn 22,000 to our thoughts. Assuming that representation 21,000 " is th e p ro p er mo d e o f cons tit u ti ng a G overnment, ••• ..71 () and not adverting to those great changes in modern times, which make it feasible to gather public opinion, 'and enforce it without passing it through the dirty strainer of a House of Com mons, the author suggests a novel method of collecting our representative assembly. We will not advert to the numerous evils of the present system, one of which, the giving Members to lo calities, instead of constituting them Members for the whole empire, thereby giving them local, instead of making them attend to general inte rests—now, we believe, for the first time fully developed and a remedy suggested —we will con fine ourselves to giving a very brief outline of his practical suggestions, though we shall state them in our own way. The author's NEW PLAN FOR COLLECTIN A HOUSE OF COMMONS is shortly this. Whoever can obtain the signature of, say 500 (the numbers throughout being solely for ex ample,) householders, attested by some known authority, from any part of the United Kingdom, shall be, without any other qualification what ever, placed on a list of candidates by some au thorised person, which list shall be published in the Gazette. An alphabetical list of all the candidates registered and gazetted, like a list of game certificates, shall be prepared and sent for sale to every post-office in the kingdom, as post. age stamps are now sent, where they shall be purchasable for fourteen days previous to the day ofelectionforonepennyeach. Anyand every per son may purchase these lists, and any and every per son may use them being of the male sex, and ap pearing to be 21 years of age. The plan, there fore, takes all qualification from candidates, and establishes the suffrage in all adult males who choose to exercise it, and can purchase a list of candidates. They may be foreigners or aliens, if they only be on the spot and give in their lists. The lists are to be used thus. The purchaser is to mark in the list 50 names—we do not see the use of this limitation, as the writer proposes that the House of Commons should consist of 500 Members, and we should suppose that each elec tor might vote for the whole 500, otherwise it might be possible that a much less number than the 500 might be elected—but the author pro poses that the holder of the list should mark 50 names, preparing his list when it suits his conve nience, before the time appointed for delivering them. A convenient and inclosed place being prepared, one for every 2,000 in habitants, or for every parish that con_ tains less than 2,000 inhabitants, at one and the same day and hour the elections are to take place throughout the entire kingdom. At that time the electors or persons who have purchased lists are to assemble in the inclosed space, and at that hour the entrance gate is to be closed, and no more persons admitted. At the exit gate each person is to deliver his list, and only to deliver one. It may be put sealed into a box, or otherwise. The lists so collected are to be exa mined by special commissioners or scrutineers, and the names of the five hundred candidates out of the whole who have the most votes are to be published in the Gazette, and are to be the members of the House of Commons. A Parlia ment so collected might be continued three years; it need not be dissolved on the demise of the Crown, nor would it be necessary to fill up vacancies caused by death or otherwise, except in case of the death of a Cabinet Minister, whose successor might not have a seat in the House, and who, it is proposed, should sit ex officio. " The election should be final for three years at least," says the author, " not only as respects the whole House, but individual Members of it; and thus avoid the degrading struggles and corn promises for seats, the expensive farces of elec t tion petitions, mock inquiries, and other abuses of a similar character, which have gathered round our present representative system." We give no opinion on this proposal except to say that it could not well lead to worse results than take place under the present system, both in electing Members and in making laws with partial and class objects to fetter the whole com munity. We are aware that we have not done justice to the author by omitting all his explana tions and all the illustrations which he gives of his proposal, b u t we h ave only intended to indi cate the principle in the briefest possible way, and leave the matter to the reflection of our readers. The proposal is in all respects at vari ance with our present system, and fails com pletely in that point of easy adaptation to exist ing institutions which is a strong recommenda tion to statesmen. Quoting one passage, to give our readers an idea of the authors manner, we shall conclude by saying, that we hope his ex pectations that his work will attract the attention of thinking minds, will be gratified : This, I know, embodies all that is asked for as " universal" or " complete" suffrage, but it embodies it in a way that gives to the elector full scope for per fec'z freedom of choice ;—to the elected complete inde pendence of any particular locality. He would be the representative of a class, the individual members of which can have no claim upon him, and with whom he need not, except for public purposes, come in con tact. It would give, unless I greatly err, to each rank in society, and to each class, representation propor tionate to their station, their energy, or their numbers; to individual property, talent, or position, that influ ence, and no more, which these will always gain for their possessors. The rich man, the great man, and the wise than will still guide others in their choice of representatives. Their influence will always, to a great extent, be vo• luntarily submitted to, and to that extent, and no fur ther, is it a " legitimate" influence. 411 FIGH T THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED MONEY DIVIDENDS will be divided in NEXT MONTH, amongst 8,200 SELECTED Bonds of the LOAN negotiated in the year 1820, andGUARANTEED by the GO VERNMENT and his Royal Highness the GRAND DUKE of BADEN. 1 Dividend 50,000 Florins ...... 50,000 Florins 1 do. 25,000 " 25,000 " 1 do. 12,000 " I do. 10,000 " 1 do. 5,000 1 ' 5,000 " II do. 1,000 " 8,000 " 10 do. 500 " 5,000 " 10 do. 200 " 2,000 5)0 do. 110 " 2'2,000 " 200 do. 105 " 21,000 " 467 do. 100 " 46,700 " 7,300 do. 94 " -- -- 8,200 Money Dividends, amounting to 892,900 Florins, or £74,400 Sterling Money. 8,200 SELECTED Bonds, each of which is sure to obtain one of the above Dividends. Largest Dividend £4,166 13 4 Smallest Dividend £ 7 16 8 12 florins equal to sterling, a trifle more or less, as per the day's exchange. ALL THE DIVIDENDS PAYABLE WITHOUT ANY DEDUCTION WHATEVER. Direct for the few Bonds which are still on sale, WITHOUT DELAY, to HEINE BROTHERS at HAINIBURGH. Bonds are on sale NOW at £l3. Against the end of this Month the price will rise to £l4, and the Sale will close in the first days of November. Those who remit £l5 BEFORE the 28th instant, will re ceive an order for 1:2, upon our London Bankers, together with the Bond. To those ordering too late for being attended to, their re mittances will be returned by first post. HEINE BROTHERS. HA3IBURGH, October 4, 1842.. THEATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING, OCT. 31, Will be repeated the English Version of R ossini's Grand Opera of SEMIRAMIDE.—The Character of Semiramide by Miss Adelaide Kemble; Arsace, Mrs. Alfred Shaw (from the principal Theatres in Italy) ; Assur, Mr. Giubilei ; Oroe, Mr. Leffler ; Idreno, Mr. Travers ; Shade of Ninus, Mn J. Bland. After which will be produced a New, Original, Comic Drama, written by Mr. Mark Lemon, Author of " The Ladies' Club," &c., entitled THE TURF. Captain Flatooker, Mr. Walter Lacy; Clovis Culpepper, Mr. Bartley; Gallop, Mr. Meadows ; Aaron Tret, Mr. Harley ; Mrs: Culpepper, Mrs. Hamby ; Miss Warren, Miss Lee. To conclude with the Ballet bivertissement of THE WOODEN LEG. Characters by Mr. Gilbert, Miss Ballin, Master and Miss Marshall, Messrs. J. and T. Ridgway, and Miss Jackson. Doors open at Half-past Six, and the Performances com mence at Seven.—Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 3d. ; First and Second Circles 55., Secod Price 2s. 6d. ; Pit 3s; Second Price 2s. ; Gallery Is. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Whit low, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had. Private Boxes to be had at the Box-office of Messrs. An drews, 167, New Bond-street ; Mr. Mitchell;Old Bond-street ; and of Mr. Sams, Pall Mall. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, OCT. 31, Will be presented THE MISER'S DAUGHTER. Prin cipal Characters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Lyon, H. Beverly, Wright, Sterling, Wilkinson, Maynard, Craven, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, Miss Faticitt. Miss Murray, Mrs. H. Beverly, &c. After which, DEEDS OF DREADFUL NOTE. Prin cipal Characters by Messrs. Wright, Wilkinson, Paul Bedford, and Mrs, H. Beverly. After which, THE DAUGHTER OF THE DANUBE. The Imp, Mr. Wieland; Fleur-des-Champs, Mdme. Proche Giubilei ; " The Frightful, Spiteful, Old Bachelor," Mrs. H. P. Grattan. To conclude with NORMA. Pollio, Mrs. H. P. Grattan ; Norma, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Adalgisa, Mr. Wright. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors open at half-past six, commence at seven o'clock. We have perused, with great satisfaction, a small publication entitled " Remarks on our present Position with Affixhanistan and China ;" and as the author, Mr. ROBERT "WISE, of Al ' lonby, a naval officer, who had served for years in the East, is evidently well acquainted with his subject, and takes a rational and manly view of our existing relations with these countries, we shall make no apology for quoting freely from the work. The information it conveys is the more valuable, as it is the result of personal ob servation obtained many years ago, and is ma tured and strengthened by the remarkable ope rations carried on by the British forces on the westandeastofourlndian possessions. Theauthor i n early life served on the coast of China and India, in his MAJESTY'S Ship Dover, 38 guns, which was lost in a hurricane at Madras in 1811; he afterwards joined the J ava expedition, and waspresenta t the reduction of a th ri a v t er i t s in la g n t d o and thie the rest of Dutch India. In DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. In consequence of the numerous applications for Mr. T. P. Cooke to appear in a succession of his favourite Characters, and the nightly overflows to witness his inimitable acting, he will change every evening, being► the last times of their performance. THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1 ill be acted a New Drama, entitled ESTELLE DUMAS, supported by the best Company in London. After which, THE PILOT. Long Tom Coffin, Mr. T. p. Cooke. To conclude with Mr. Albert Smith's new Drama, called BLANCHE HERIOT, which has met with most decided success. Neville Audely, Mr. H. Hughes ; Hugh Laneret, Mr. N. T. Hicks; Herrick Eyenden, Mr. J. Webster; Blanche Heriot, Mrs. R. Honner. Places and private Boxes to be had of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the Box •office, from eleven to four. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 4O minutes after 11 I Evening 0 minutes after 0. 2 1" 3. , Awr„i v mot 4 , Atn. LONDON : MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, 1842. It is becoming a universal opinion that " la bour (to quote the language of the Morning Post) is not sufficiently remunerated." On that point the Tories and the Chartists agree. The latter complain grievously, bitterly, and justly, that they do not get a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. That is the foundation of all their grievances. They labour a great deal more, and are not as well rewarded as other men. To re medy that great and enduring grievance, they demand the Charter. If labour were at all times well rewarded, we should not hear much of poli tical grievances. The Post says, that " unless the deficient reward of labour be cured, we must look to have a state of the public peace no more certain and secure than that which obtains in Ireland." It agrees, therefore, in substance, with the Chartists, that the insufficient reward of la bour is a perpetual source of danger to society. But while Tories and Chartists agree on these important points, they differ as to the means by which labour can always be secured a sufficient reward. How the Tories would secure this important object we are not aware, for their attacks on free traders, on manufactures, on capital, and on machinery, leave us entirely in the dark as to the means by which they would increase the reward of labour. At the same time they are the out-and-out opponents of the Charter, by which the Chartists assert they would secure a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. The Tories reject the Charter; they reject free trade; they repudiate the increase of manufactures, and the growth of towns; they belong to that class of politicians who grumble at a grievance, but lack the ability to prescribe a remedy. Theincrease of the Church, the use of coercion to put down the Anti-Corn-law League, the restoration of the restrictive system in its worst form, o b v i ously will not increase the food and the payment of the labourers. The Tories, in fact, show us no road to escape from the ()Teat difficulties which they say threaten us. Th e y are the least inventi ve of men. The cl o dh o pp e rs, who are reproa c h e d with great sl owness i n departing from old an d bad habits, move with railroad speed compared to Tory red tapists. They refuse to improve, and declare positively that nothing better than the old plans can be learned. What they offer us as a remedy for existing evils are nos trums which have been continually tried, and always with the same valueless ;results. Though the Chartist scheme may not be good .at least it has not been tried, and proved to be a failure, lik e the Tory scheme, and therefore we are not surprised at the Cha plan to that of the Tories. r tists preferri ng t h e i r W e have now, however, to introduce to the notice both of Tories and Chartists an entirely new scheme of representation, which is intended, - TILE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, 1842 'character of the Aff g ha n s, an d th e p ro b a bl e cause of our expedition against Caubul, he throws some light on the mysterious policy of Lord AUCKLAND, which has hitherto had such unfortunate results. The Affghans he describes as a nation of freebooters and man-stealers, who consider it a merit to conquer and rob every country and every nation which is not Maho medan—to massacre the inhabitants in cold blood, or forcibly convert them to the Mahomedan religion, and afterwards sell them as slaves. No treaty will be considered binding on their part, unless we retain fortresses and keep troops in the country sufficient to com pel them at all times to fulfil their engage ments. "In proof of these assertions," he adds, "I need only refer, in the first place, to the re peated instances of attempts made by the ances tors of SHAH SOOJAH, DOST MAHOMED, and the Affghan tribes, to invade India, within the last century, and the awful devastation and desola tion which they committed on the peaceable and unoffending Hindoos on the east banks of the Indus, and to a considerable extent in the in terior of Hindostan. Secondly. to the repeated breaches of faith which one head chief of their own tribes committed towards that of another, accompanied with the most savage cruelties. Thirdly, to the perfidious murder of Colonel BURNS and our Envoy, and the breaches of faith and awful cruelties exercised by the present generation of Affghans on our helpless forces, in their late return from Caubul towards India, under treaty of safe conduct." He attributes their late daring and treacherous conduct to their contempt for the Hindoos, acquired in their repeated and successful invasions of India, and adduces this as a reason why Indian born troops do not strike that terror into the Affghans which an army of less than one quarter of the number would do, consisting of strong and hardy British troops. In place, therefore, of keeping up such a large Indian force, he proposes that .troops should be conveyed direct from England to the mouth of the Indus, and thence, by steam-boats, up that river to Kalabagh, a distance of 1,.100 miles. We like the spirit of the following extract, which forms such a contrast to the reported policy of Lord ELLENBOROUGH, and the advice of those timid Englishmen who, like cowards, %lould put up with the most atrocious indignities ever in flicted by barbarians, strengthen the hands of our enemies in that quarter, and cause the ut most indignation, not only in the British army, but among the vast Indian population under British sway. Here is the advice of a true British sailor:— It appears imperative on us to read the Affghans such a lesson as never will be forgotten, and to settle the matter at once and for ever, as regards our power to hold such control over them as Government may deem fit, for the ultimate security of Britain. After completely subduing the different tribes in Affghan istan, if a few of the naturally strong points and for tifications were held by us permanently, and garri soned by European troops (at least in the more ele vated part of the country), and these troops were able to act at all seasons of the year, it would tend much to the restraint of the Affghan population. The en terprise of the British merchants, under such arrange ment and protection, will pioneer the way for the introduction of civil and religious liberty, which at present is making rapid progress in our East India, possessions. Nothing but our occupying the strong holds—the Gibraltars and Maltas of Affghanistan— and making them equally formidable, will convince the Affghans that it is utterly out of their power successfully to oppose us, even were they assisted by any other Power or Powers whatever. Mr. WISE concludes his remarks on this subject in these words, in which we fully concur, only re gretting that the Great Duke was so unfortu nate in his choice of a Governor-General : It is fortunate for this country that the life of his Grace, the Duke of Wellington, has been spared, till the occasion has arisen for taking decisive steps in these momentous questions. Of the dispute with China he takes the same judicious and practical view ; and on considering the question in all its bearings, he anticipates that the war, if conducted with energy, will ulti mately produce a solid peace, highly beneficial to Great Britain, to British India, and to China itself. As we have frequently contended, one great object should ever be kept in view in , the settlement of our disputes with China, namely—the opening of commercial relations with that country, and thereby affording employ ment to our cotton, woollen, and hardware ma nufacturers. The trade to China is capable of great extension, and if we can succeed in open ing up a more free intercourse with the north eastern parts of the empire, the manufactured woollens and cottons of Yorkshire and Lancashire could be sold there, to pay a fair profit, at a price one-third less than the Chinese can produce such articles. We should thus secure the clothing of many millions of people, give new life to the mercantile navy, and carry on a trade with the vast regions and islands in the East, which would greatly counterbalance the injury done by the six new tariffs. For this purpose Mr. WISE proposes that a few free depots should be established along the sea coast, on the pio montories of the mainland, and more espe cially on the banks of the great artery of China, the river Yangtse Kiang, on the prin ciple adopted at Singapore, which would certainly extend our general trade with China, as the settlement at that place has extended our trade in the Malay Archipelago. We may here remark, that the author ac- quits the English of all blame in the opium affair, and believes the Tartar rulers had made up their minds to break with us, having chosen the opium question for that purpose. The accounts which he gives of the sea coast of Mantchoo Tartary, of the Peiho river, of Yangtse Kiang, which traverses the heart of the empire for more than two thousand miles, of the country around Pekin, and of almost every gulf, promon tory and island along the extensive coast, pos sess great interest; and we, therefore, cordially recommend the little work to the attention of our readers. We have room for only one extract more, but it is rather an important one, as it con: tains a plan for bringing the dispute to a satisfac tory conclusion. I presume (says Mr. Wise), in conclusion, the only course left us, as holding out any reasonable hope of obtaining a satisfactory settlement, and a solid and lasting peace, is to prosecute the war with the most de termined vigour, by sending to China, from England, a naval and military force of healthy, strong, fresh Englishmen, fit and powerful enough to act at all seasons, in any , part of China, (the Indian-born forces will do very well in South China, but north China is too cold for them), to se lect and take possession of such a number of points on the coasts, islands, and rivers of China, as will give us the command of the mouths of all the great rivers of China; of all the islands on the coast; of the traffic on the imperial canal and Yangtse Kiang river, and of the principal sea -coast cities, such points being selected as we can securely and permanently hold, mainly by a sea force, against all and any enemy whatever, from any country;—after which to proceed to Pekin, and tender the Emperor a treaty of peace, by which he is to make reparation for the national insults inflicted upon us at Canton, by ceding to us in perpetuity, such islands, ports, and places, as we may have selected and captured, to gether with territory which shall produce such a re venue as we may judge will support a naval and mi litary force large enough to protect ourselves, and en force the fulfilment of the treaty (for the Chinese will break it if we leave them the power) ; by conceding to us a residence for a British ambassador at the Court of Pekin (Russia has a representative there) ; a treaty of commerce, defining clearly the duties to be levied in China on imports and exports ;—a disso lution and extinction of the Co-hong ;—a full open ing to us of certain points in China (beyond those ceded to us), for the purposes of trade and commerce; by which treaty we are to be indemnified for the ex penses of the war, and the cost of the opium destroyed, in cash down at once. The agitation of the Corn-law question has re commenced, and we are happy to add, under favourable auspices. The first great meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League , since the close of the session, took place on Thursday last, at Man chester; and it was " one of the largest and most enthusiastic "—says the Report, which will be found in another part of The Sun—" that has assembled in that town since the renewal of the agitation." Many of th a leading men in the neighbourhood attended; rind among the speakers were Dr BOWRINO, and 7 gessrs. THOMPSON and WALKEN, the latter of whom—and he is a wit ness whose evidence is t unimpeachable--bore the following direct personal testimony to the pre ! sent state of the commercial districts :—" The capital of our merchants and manufacturers is daily diminishing, the people are half-fed and half-employed,lthe poor-rates in our manufactur ing towns have increased three or four fold, our workhouses are crowded with inmates, the sav ings of the frugal and industrious are exhausted to supply the pressing wants of the day. The polished furniture of our artisans is exchanged for food, or distrained for rent to their landlords, their decent Sunday clothing is in the pawn shops, our shopkeepers behind their counters are wanting customers—in short, we have nearly a destruction of the social system." Here is a pic ture drawn, not from fancy, but from life—not by some ambitious orator anxious to create a sensation by means of eloquent and flighty ex aggerations, but by a sedate, observant, prac tical-minded man, of long experience, of high character, who hazards no assertions but such as he can support by irrefragable testimony, and whose sole object in hazarding them is to serve the cause of truth and justice. The statements of such a man are entitled to every attention, and though the Monopolists may discredit and ridicule them, they will sink deep into the hearts of all reflecting and unbiassed individuals, who will scarcely fail to read in them the virtual condemnation of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S temporizing policy. The Right Hon. Gentleman has now been nearly two years in office; he has paralysed opposition, and exercised an almost undisputed sway over the House of Commons ; he has had the advantage—no slight one—of the un popularity of his predecessors; the utmos t forbearance has been shown him by th e peop l e, who, howeversolicitous forprompt, decided, reme dial measures, have allowed him abundant time to conceive,and mature his s ch emes f good;—a n d what is the re su lt ?--- orthepubl ic digest, go g Why this, that the commerce of the country is in pretty nearly as rickety a condition as it was in when the Right. Hon. Baronet first took office ! We do not mean to deny that he has made more than one move in the right direction—still less that he is really desirous of doing his best for the people; but what we complain of is, that his measures have not been of a sufficiently decided or far-sighted character. They have unsettled many interests, but settled none. They have produced embarassment—confusion— distrust—apprehen sion—among large masses of the community, and alarmed the Monopolists, without affording due satisfaction to the advocates of free trade. Dr. BOWRING bore personal testimony to the annoyance they have occasioned the agri culturists, observing—" Travelling in that part of England in which I was born, I mingled a good deal with the rustic population; and I found, from the first to the last among them, no thing but the heaviest vituperations directed against the Premier. The language they held was, ' Drat him, he's worser than Lord JOHN Lord JOHN only touched the corn, but he has touched the bullocks. He's worser than Lord JOHN, and sorry we are that we ever brought him into power.' " Such, according to Dr. BOWRING, is the language of the agricul turists. Is that of the free traders more favourable to the Right Hon. Baronet? Cer tainly not, but, if possible, still more hostile. We readily admit that the Premier has a difficult game to play, but that is no reason why he should play it in a feeble, vacillating manner, and content himself with making half moves, when vigorous whole-moves best suit the exigency of the case. Do what he will—halt, hesitate, temporise as he may—Sir ROBERT PEEL will never regain the lost confidence of the Monopolists. If not his open, they are his concealed enemies, to a man ; he had better therefore set them adrift, and bid them do their worst, and devote his un divided energies to promote the cause of free trade. The accounts from Madrid are of the 20th instant. The Committee appointed to prepare a law on the liberty of the Press had held frequent meetings, and was believed to have nearly com pleted its task. The REGENT was anxious that the Bill should be presented to the Cortes at the opening of the session. It was reported that General VAN HALEN had tendered his resignation of the post of Captain- General of Catalonia, but that the Government had refused to accept it. The Minister of Fi nance, in the mean time, was making great exertions to procure and forward some supplies to the General. Two soldiers were shot, for robbery, on the morning of the 20th. The Three per Cents. were done at 20i for cash, and 21} at sixty days; and the Five per Cents. at 261 for cash, and 26 13-16 at sixty days The whole of the transactions on that day did not exceed 6,296,000 reals. The Paris papers are chiefly occupied with comments on Lord ABERDEEN'S letter, and re plies to a Morning Contemporary abusing the French press. " The private organ of Lord PALMERSTON," says the Debats, " makes it the text of a declamation which exceeds the bounds of propriety, of bad taste, and of ill manners. The French journals, which every day accuse the Ministers of allowing themselves to be led by the English Government, who denominate M.GuizoT the Minister of the Foreigner, and who reproach him with humiliating the honour and dignity of France before the exigencies of England, would be much astonished if it were proved to them that it is, on the contrary, the English Govern ment which is led by the French Ministers, and that it is Lord ABERDEEN who is the Minister of the Foreigner, and who sacrifices the honour and the interests of his country to the exigencies of France. This, however, is the proposition which the English journalist has undertaken to prove; and we must do him the justice to acknowledge that he proves it with the same success with which the French journals prove the contrary, and which would render difficult the task of setting them of accord it' we were inclined to undertake it. Be• yond, at this side of the Chaanel, the logic is the same. In France, M.THIERS' journals asserted hat' Lord ABERDEEN'S note was a concession that ought to be mistrusted—it conceals a snare. He extends his hand to us, in order the more easily to upset us, and gives us a trifling satisfac tion, i❑ order to induce us to accept the treaty of 1840.' In England Lord PALMERSTON'S journals say, This concession is the prelude to many others, it is a pilot balloon, it is intended to pre pare public opinion for the abolition of the trea ties of 1831 and 1833.' Arrange this mode of ar gument as you may, and endeavour to explain it. The only explanation you can give is, that the spirit of party is the same in all countries, and that it is copied an d re peated with an irre mediable poverty of invention. It is not our affair to defend the French journals against the asperities of which they are the object, but we must nevertheless, for the honour of the Press, express our regret that a journal which holds the first rank amongst its party should be so forget ful of all the proprieties of language." The Constitutionnel is of opinion that Lord ABERDEEN'S letter is honourable to the English Government, and it strongly urges the French Cabinet to take advantage of its admissions to procure the abrogation of the treaties of 1831 and 1833. It was generally rumoured in Paris that the French Government would not renew the li censes for the right of search, which expire in 1843. Admiral DUPERRE, the Minister of Ma rine, was in possession of such reports, it is stated, as convinced him of the danger of a col_ lision between French and English naval officers, if the licenses be renewed. " It must be ad mitted," adds our inf o rmant, " that in diplo matic circles a growing feeling is evinced of the impolicy of continuing to persist in the strict exe cution of the treaties conceding the reciprocal right of search, in the present excited state of public feeling in France. It would be better, it is argued, to allow the treaties to slumber until a reaction takes place in France, and the people become convinced that it is a philanthropical and not a political motive which has induced foreign powers to grant mutually a right of search of ves sels suspected to be engaged in the slave trade." The Scientific Committee of Algeria had ter minuted its labours. M. ENFANTINE, former father of the Sectarians of St. Simon, who was charged with drawing up the report of their proceedings, had submitted it to the President of the Council. The inclemency of the season having impeded the progress of. General BUGEAUD'S operations, the troops who composed the expedition re turned to Algiers on the 17th. The country which it had traversed was described as fertile, well cultivated, and inhabited by numerous tribes of Arabs, settled in small and well-buil t villages. The Frankfort Journal of Tuesday last, re ceived with the other latest German papers via Paris, announces, in Semlin letters of the 13th, that a courier from Constantinople had .arrived in Belgrade, bringing intelligence that the Porte had recognised the provisional Government of Servia, and confirmed the election of Prince CZERNY GEORGES. The firman of the investiture had been submitted to the SULTAN for the Impe rial seal, and was to be conveyed to Belgrade by a Commissary of the Porte, charged with the installation of the new ruler. BOURSE—PARIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27. First Highest Lowest Last Pr. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. 118 ice 50... 118 50... 118 30... 118 40 Four per Cents 101 25... 101 .. 101 25... 101 25 3 per Cents 79 95... 79 95... 79 85. 79 85 Bank of France 3270 —.3270 ...3265 .... 3265 Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1060 ..1060 ...1060 ...1060 5,000 f 5075 —.5075 ...5075 ...5075 Belgian Fives. 1840 lO4/ ... 104 a ... 104 ... 104 Spanish Active .. 221 ... 22A ... 22* ... 22 Portuguese Fives 324 ... 321 ... 321 ... 321 Neapolitan... lOB 30... 108 30... 108 30... 108 30 Roman RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, R.B ...... 265 ... 265 ... 265 ... 265 L.B 95 ... 97 50... 95 ... 97 50 Rouen Orleans. 585 ... 585 ... 580 ... 580 Strasburg to Bale 207 50... 207 50... 206 25... 206 25 VISCOUNT MELucitritik.-I'V r e feel great pleasure in being enabled to announce that the accounts received from Brocket Hall are very satisfactory, a bulletin was exhibited on Saturday morning► at the residence of the Noble Viscount, of which the following is' a copy :—" Lord Melbourne has had a good night, and is better to-day.—Brocket Hall, Oct. 29, 1842." A Privy Council will meet on Wednesday next, at Windsor, at which the whole of the Cabindt Minis ters will attend. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.---We hear, from a quar ter likely to be well informed, that the state of the country, and the probability of the existing distress increasing as the winter advances, has occasioned Sir James Graham to urge upon Sir Robert Peel the as sembling of Parliament before Christmas. The re luctance of the Premier to adopt this precautionary course is supposed to arise from the natural disincli nation he is likely to feel to meeting Parliament with the formidable defalcation in the revenue disclosed by the late official returns ; while the Home Secretary is naturally anxious to be relieved in some degree from the responsibility which rests on him to take measures for the preservation of the public peace. The Cabinet Council, which is summoned to meet on Tuesday, will detarmine the period at which Parliament shall assem ble for the dispatch of business. We hear from good authority that her Majesty's consent to the alliance of her Royal cousin, the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, with the Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg Strelitz, will be formally given at the Privy Council, to be held next week at Windsor Castle, and that the ceremony will take place as soon as the various preliminaries can be arranged. VISIT OF THE COURT TO BRIGHTON.—Mr. Saun ders, the Inspector of Palaces, left Windsor on Friday morning for Brighton, for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements at the Pavilion for the recep tion of the Court. It is expected that the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert will leave Windsor about the Bth of November, and remain at Brighton for about three weeks or a month. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal will accompany their Illustrious parents. It was at one time expected that the Queen would have abandoned the intention of proceeding to Brighton, in consequence of a report reaching her Majesty that a dangerous fever had manifested itself in some parts of the town ; but all danger upon that ground having been stated to have subsided, Brighton will again be honoured during this year with the presence of the Court. It is rumoured in legal circles that, in consequence of the declining state of his health, the veteran Lord Lyndhurst will shortly retire from the woolsack, which his brilliant talents have so pre-eminently adorned, and that he will be succeeded pro tern. by Lord Abinger, now Lord Chief Baron, who will shortly afterwards retire in favour of Sir William Follett. These changes will involve the elevation of the present Attorney-General to the dignity of Chief Baron, and, in all probability the promotion of Mr. Fitzroy Kelly and Mr. Cresswell Creswell.—Morning Paper. ADULT DEAF AND DUMB SOCIETY. Saturday evening a meeting of the subscribers and others of the above society was held at the institution in Bart lett's-buildings, Holborn, and which was respectably attended ; J. Robertson, Esq., in the Chair. Mr. J. G. Simpson the Secretary, read the minutes of the late meeting, which were confirmed. Amongst other topics, it was moved and seconded, and unani mously carried, that a printing press should' be estab lished, which would give employment to a number of hands, and be the means of increasing the funds of the Society, which at present, from the number of claimants for assistance and support, is in a depressed condition. The Rev. Messrs. Simson, Crouch, Stewart, Chappell, and others, addressed the meeting, and the various resolutions were carried unanimously. ENLARGEMENT OF SMITHFIELD MARKET.—A peti tion to the Corporation has been got up, and is being extensively signed by grazi ers , salesmen, an d o th ers connected with the markst, s till further to enlarge it, as notwithstanding the recent additions made during the last few years, the present space is not found sufficient, and great quantities of sheep and pigs are , every Monday obliged to be accommodated in the yards of the different public-houses. The spot most suitable for this enlargement is at the north end to wards Long-lane, where sufficient property might be purchased at a reasonable rate, and so as to pay good interest to the Corporation. ERRATUM.—In the Foreign Summary, on Friday, by an error of the press, Pekin was substituted for Perm, a city in Russia, which had been _destroyed by fire. STRANGE ANOMALY.—The Recorder, in his charge to the Grand Jury at Salisbury Sessions on Monday week, stated that, by a charter granted in the year 1612, in the reign of James 1., the Judges of Assize had no power to deliver the gaol belonging to the city of New Sarum, for the civic authorities therein mentioned had sole power to try prisoners committed for offences within their jurisdiction, and that the only alteration made by the Municipal Corporation Act was the appointing of a Recorder as sole judge of the session. The Recorder also stated that Mr. Justice Wightman, at the Summer Assizes, which were held at Devizes, had set at liberty one George Holloway, committed for larceny, when by the said charter he ought not to have been liberated.—Wiltshire Inde pendent COWMEN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR NO VEMBER.—The Editor of the New Monthly, Thomas Hood, Esq., appears determined to keep up his repu tation as one of the choice humorists of the age. ,Wit ness his contributions to the new number of this fa vourite periodical—the amusing " News from Chine —the admirable notice of " Boz in America"—and his facetious "No !" He is well supported by Laman Blanchard in his quaint notices of "Persons whom everybody has seen." Mrs. Trollope conducts her "Barnabys in America" with as much success as at tended Mr. Dickens in his recent tour. The author of "Peter Priggins" furnishes one of his excellent pictures of College life in a tale called " The Rector of Squashfield." " The Reminiscences of a Medical Student" afford one equally graphic with its prede cessors, entitled "The Story of a Genius." A very picturesque narrative by D. T. Evans, Esq., styled "A Glance at Gower and the Gowerians," and a cleverly written Legend by Miss Youatt, with a sin gular portrait of" A Moscow Councillor of Medicine," from the Note-book of an Anglo-Russian, make the Magazine for this month even more than usually entertaining. SINGULAR PHENOMENON.—The following singular phenomenon is related by the Courritr de la Moselle : —On the 15th ult., during the prevalence of an epi demic complaint at Villecey-sur-Mad, a commune near Metz, a medical man was called in to attend a woman forty-four years of age, suffering from the prevailing malady. On entering the room where she lay, which was on the ground floor, raised about half a yard from the earth, which was damp, he observed on the outside of the bedclothes a pale blue flame, which went out on opening the window, but left a pungent smell behind. The doctor, in relating this fact, attributed it to the electrical state of the atmos phere acting upon the person of the woman. Our readers will remember that an almost similar account was related some time ago in the English journals.-- Gali gnani. THE SCHOOLMASTER WANTED.—The following splendid specimen of orthography was, last week, posted up o n th e ga t e l ea di ng to Mr. Atkinson's,l the Shrewsbury Arms Inn, Oxton :—" Oxton 10 Octo ber 1842 Sintise is here By given i Thomas Williams Cunstabel off the Township off Oxton his intending to give up that hoffise and that the inabetins of the said Township Do Apint Another gentleman in my please hes I have sarved 11 year in that hoffise. Thomas Williains."--Liver.pool Paper. SUM ARY OF NEWS AND PittMC 1 4; pinto -it. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. A Cabinet Council was held on Wednesday at St. Cloud, at which the King presided. Count Friant, General in the National Guard of Paris, and Colonel under Napoleon, has been appointed Aide-de-Camp of the King, in place of the late General Count Alexandre de Laborde. The lndependant of Brussels of Tuesday says—"M. Olozaga, the Spanish Envoy Extraordinary, is to leave Brussels this day. It must not be inferred from his departure that a rupture of the negotiations has taken place. On the contrary we have reason to be lieve that the conclusion of a commercial arrange ment depends solely on some information which is being collected." The French Chamber of Deputies at Paris counts amongst its members 86 Administrateurs, 70 Magis trates, 65 Lawyers holding offices under Government, 61 officers in the Army and Navy, _53 Mayors, 36 merchants or manufacturers, 24 literary men and ar tists, and 8 medical men. In reference to the duel at Frankfort, which took place some time since, and was noticed in Galignani that paper states that a document was agreed upon by' the two seconds, burying the whole past in oblivion, and was signed by both the said seconds a few days after the duel. The Chamber of Commerce of Abbeville has no minated four delegates, merchants and manufacturers, to come to Paris, to oppose the commercial treaty be tween France and Belgium. Lieutenant-General Sebastiani has been sent for to Paris, by the King, to fill, it is supposed, some im portant post. PITIILIC OPINION. The Chronicle makes the following comments on Lood Aberdeen's letter respecting the slave-trade : " The letter of Lord Aberdeen, condemning the efforts of ,British officers on the west coast of Africa, to suppress the slave-cntar; is as much praised by the Government journals in this country as by those of the Opposition in France. It is not easy to say which is most creditable to the Noble Foreign Secretary. We gather from the observations of our Contempo raries that the censure pronounced upon the activity of the British cruisers was apropos of the destruction of the barracoons, or slave warehouses, at Gallinas, by Commander Denman. Although the subsequent proceedings at New Cestos, Sea bar, and Rio Pongas are referred to in the censure, yet it is only the first that is adverted to in the justification put forward in the Government Press. We presume there fore, that this is the strongest case that Lord Aberdeen is able to make against the British navy. Let this case, at all events, be understood before our own countrymen are called upon to join in the denunciations which, upon the suggestion of Lord Aberdeen's letter, the French Press has poured out upon that branch of our service. First, however, we should observe that it is alleged this letter was not intended for publication. By one we are told that it has ' crept' into print by accident, by another that it ' was brought to light by no act of Lord Aberdeen's, but was ensconced in the Appendix of the Report of the Parliamentary Committee.' The value of this excuse we are quite at a loss to understand. The ques tion does not so much respect the publication of the letter, as the writing of it. Undoubtedly this letter is of such a character that if it was necessary to write it at all, it should have been written in the shape of secret instructions, that could not have found its way into print. But we altogether deny that it ought to have been written. It is, we say, disgraceful to a Minister of this country to have put ' his name to such a document." The Times thus alludes to the subject of the Ame rican newspaper press :—" It appears to us that the influence of democracy in the United States is quite as detrimental to the public at large by corrupting its servants as to individuals by filching their good name. And we see no chance of any cure for this pervasive curse of the American Republics. If the power of legislation were virtually with the respectable part of the community, the mischief might be checked by the enactment of such a duty upon newspapers as should bring the periodical press to depend upon and cater for purchasers of a more civilised description than the readers who now buy the farthing ribaldry of the day. But, unhappily, these very readers are the go verning powers of the land—the possessors of the omnipotent popular suffrage ; and it would be childish to expect from them any law or regulation for cutting off the supplies that feed their own craving. Thus it is that the democracy acts upon the press, and the press reacts upon the democracy ; and, between the one and the other, the once hopeful Eden of liberty seems fated to remain a wilderness of weeds." The Post, speaking of the state of affairs in Canada, says :—" Many will say—and we are far from con tradicting them—that it would have been much better to keep the law s o that the concessions made by the Governor should be more evidently a matter of dis cretion—a something for the Cabin‘t to withhold 4r not, as should best consort with its free disposition. It cannot be denied that the concession will now be re garded as something in the light of a triumph by the agitating party, and it is hard to say what unpleasant consequences may result from the use made of thi feeling by designing and obstinate malcontents. Whigs legislation made it impossible for the Government to avail itself of the additional moral influence which the retention of a full discretion would give it. That which might have been kept in the hands of the Crown, to be given or withheld, as circumstances might make prudent and proper, the Whig Bills took up and handed over to the agitators of the province. There fore is it manifestly absurd to censure the present Government for acting promptly in the emergency put upon it. The invitation to Lafontaine and others was an operation of detail, the necessity for which was created by fundamental changes." MONEY-TRADE-COMMERCE. The number of loaves distributed during the month of September, 1837, to the out-door poor in the parish of Marylebone, was 2,688 ; during the correspond ing month in 1842, the amount has been 9.144. - At the meeting of the Proprietors of the Eastern Counties Railway, held on Friday at the Shoreditch station, it appeared from the Report, that for traffic on the 171 miles of the line, the receipts had been, in 1840, for fifteen weeks, 10,455/. ; in 1841, for the some period, 14,990/. ; and, in 1842, 17,4551. The traffic for the last half year had amounted to 22,9241., the disbursements to 12.058/. NAVAL AND MILITARY. A Court-martial was held on Tuesday last on b9ard the Impregnable, for the purpose of trying Lieut. Edward H. Alston, of her Majesty's ship Cambridge, for marked indifference in carrying into execution the orders of his captain and commander, and for having beaten Francis Fitzgerald, a volunteer of the first class, whilst on shore at Besika, and using violent language to him. The Co ur t Ind him guilty of the charge, and sentenced him to be dismissed the _service. LAW AND POLICE. George Frederick Purdon, described as the pub lisher of the Evening Star, was charged at Lambeth street on Friday with pulling the house-bell of a re spectable tradesman in Whitechapel, and fined in the mitigated penalty of 20s. Captain William Kitchen, the master of the ship Bombay, was on Friday charged at Thames-street with having wrongfully and wilfully left behind a seaman, named Samuel Stone, at Moulmein, in the Bay of Bengal. The Magistrate considered the case made out, and required the Captain to find bail, him self in 1001., and two sureties of 501. each, to answer the charge at the next Sessions of the Central Crimi nal Court. PINE ARTS. A large full-length portrait o f Sir 'William Hamil ton, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, has just been deposited in the National Gall ery by the Trustees of the British Museum. SPOILTING. A rowing match took place yesterday on the river between six watermen, at seven o'clock in the morn ing. The name of the winner was George Johnson, and the prize .a purse of sovereigns. Mr. Coombes, who is well known in the sporting world, and resides at Hampton Court, was thrown out of his chaise on the Frogmore-road on Mpadayi, by coming in contact with another gig, and - the Wheel passed over and fractured his skull : it is feared it will terminate in his - death. - • LITETZ.A.IZY /AND sciEwrznrc. The opening of the Walhalla at Ratisbon is said to have been most imposing. On a signal given by the King, the gates were suddenly thrown open, and as the fine monument appeared, the song of the Bards, composed by Stunts, was performed, while the com pany walked round the temple. The King, as founder of the temple, was received by 32 young women, clad in white, as representatives of the same number of States composing the German Confederation, and at their head one young woman, with a gold wreath on her head, appeared as the representative of Germania. The Walhalla was open to the public in the evening, when it was illuminated. NZISCELZANICOUS. Sir Charles Napier has just had remitted to him by the Paella of Egypt a medal, enriched with diamonds, and 'a sword, with the hilt and scabbard of gold. The anniversary of the Prince of Wales's birth will be celebrated at Windsor and other places on Tues day si'nnight. COtTnT—ritszczontaisx.E. The Duke and Duchess of 13uecleuch were expected to leave Dalkeith Palace on Friday for Broughton House, Northamptonshire. The Marquis of Exeter arrived in Grosvenor-square on Thursday, from Windsor Castle. The Marquis of Westmeath has left town for Nice. The Earl of Seafield arrived at Cullen House, Banff shire, on Tuesday last. The Earl of Shelburne is expected at 11•1/ 13 4 3 4" 71° House.at the close of this week. The Earl of Liverpool left Fife House on Thurs. day, for Pitchford Hall, near Shrewsbury. Lord Castler eag h h as arr i ve d i n Ch a p e l- s treet, over-,,l land from Marseilles. Viscount Lowther left Carlton House-terrace on Wednesday last, for Cottesmore, Rutlandshire. Lord on Wednesday,Bro uh for London left Brougham . Hall, Westmore land, MONEY and . COMMERCIAL NEWS' (Prom The Sun of Saturday Evening.) The Gazette of last night contains the statement of rt the average aggregate amount of promissory notes payable 'on demand, whi c h have been in circula tion a mount in the United Ki n gd om , an d al so t h e average of bullion in the B an k o f E ng l an d d ur i n g the fear weeks ending the 15th inst. This return w ould 9P• pear upon analy s i s to offer data for arriving at the conclusion that an improvement trade is considered mor e p ro b a bl e i n the provincial: districts, though the Bank of England has r ather. -•t curtailed its circulation, a ccor di ng t o the usual Nu rse ed about dividend time, an d it s s p ec i e i s s lightit creased. The diminutio n i n th e l a tt er is com Parr tively nothing, consid er i ng th e i mmense a mount tP c a t Bank has to pay out t o th e p u bli c annu itants; a n clearly shows that these latter have been almost en .; tirely supplied from the additional amounts, of sP,° t which have been received from abroad since the . 1 51 return. As the investments of surplus dividends jt now recommence, we may look for a steady incr eas " in the bullion, and if any financial project be in con . templation, possibly also for an ext ens ion of the cir 'illation, from this date. A comparison of the present with the last ret4, lll exhibits the subjoined results : Bank of England, Sept. 17 £19, 91 41,,t Ditto, Oct. 15 £411, 0 Private of England, Oct. 15 Sept. 17 x 390 402 Joint Stock England, Oct. 15 £3,04 ,539 0,819, 749 £244,7°' Decrease Increase Increase. Scotland, Chartered, Private, and Joint Stock, Oct • 15 Sept. 17 2,6 4 3 754 X9 5, _, 146 40 Bank of Ireland, Oct. 15 £3, 0410 .74 Sept. 17 Increase Private and Joint Stock of Irel and, Oct. 15 £2, 002 ' 78 0 Sept. 17 1,60 3 7 ° Increase Total, United Kingdom, Oct. 15 Sept. 17 34,9 49,5 9' Increase Bullion in Bank of England, Sept. Oct. 15 9 7801 ,0 Decrease The report from the Liverpool Cotton MaritetP" — ,,,,„.. the sales of yesterday, at 5,000 bales, prices cen k . i b"cl s . ing steady. For the week the sales are 27,0 00 t The stock is 512,000 bales, exceeding that of .7 0 year. In the Railway Share-market the qnete l l„ r e were not so steady. Eastern Counties, Newr „" - d, 10 ; Grand Junction, 173 ; Great North of DIM' ) 351; London and Birmingham, 181 ; and '— Eastern, New, 161. The tariff seems to be working a reduction in P. I ; 17 £9,Bl6,°°° Visions everywhere. A country dealer, vre P ereel n t.: who professes to have made arrangements vvitia is on the Continent, as well as in the United ' advertises American pickled pork at 3d. to„ 43 V r ecl lb.; do., corned beef, .to 4d. per - lb ; fine ne v ,r,i - to hams from Montreal (mildly cure d) from 4 w s • fh 4*d. per lb.; Prime rounds of beef from P is "; t 40.; famous Virginia hams, equal to the f i t f ora Westphalia, 6*-d. per lb.; good old cheese% - e se, Philadelphia, 4d. to 40. per lb.; and nevr e" e b i re , from New York, equal to the finest Ch h es prv e, to e`.' s _,* at 6d. to 7d. per lb. It is satisfactory to ° L' s- „ter however, that English produce is likely into competition, for cheeses are now advert' etov at from 4-0. to 7d.; hams at 7d. ; bacon at ' ld iot 6d ; and butter at 10d. per lb. We expect, ooh g e ld`, ict , report, in The Sun of yesterday, Pr' ves these will come lower, as the lengthened S mith e he with , graziers will be up and st* • comp wring to c reign fed cattle. • We are looking for the British Queen steamer. •of The Bank broker has been a purchaser aga in 10,0001. in the Reduced Three per Cents., but there is very little business doing in other respects, anal; that t market is rather flat. Consols for immediate tram' o have receded to 93i and 93/ ; and for Account ar same. Reduced Three per Cents. have declined to 93 and 928; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 4; 1014 and 1018 ; and Reduced to 100 4 and 1 1;c1 Long Annuities are 121 to 12 5-16. The unfu rl ds debt realises 58s. to 60s. premium ; and thelndia ne o n k have improved to 495. and 51s. prem.'; India St is quiet at 253. br isk. The Foreign Bonds are steady, but not er Spanish Actives realise 18* to 184 ; the Three,p o , Cents., 22 ; Portuguese, New, 38*, and the Ll°oo verted, 321. The Peruvian Stock is at 1611 1311 4 0 . business has been done in M ex i ca n or ColornuA,.o Buenos Ayres realise 221. Russian Bonds are at 1134 ; and Dutch iTwo-and-a-Half per Gee ° 521 to 521. The Market for Shares i s s till ra ther buoyant lis s i r; gards prices. Brighton are 138 ; Midl an d Countie s, Northern and Eastern, 8 ; and South Eastern' h eas discount. Great Wester n are 19 ; Birm in g:o - d Quarters 221; South Western, 18* ; and Yor%o. North Midland, 40; and Paris and Rouen, 21 Pf - 0 - c g t MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 28• t, • has been sparingly offered to-day, conseque ntly 13 '; in small amount of business has been done. Pr ice „„•e• most Railway Stocks have a tendency to ir 0 11„ Manchester and Birmingham have been sold a mi d. and there is some demand for North Midland/ land Counties, and South Western. Increase CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. .2,55 ro India Stock ........ yl I'o Ditto Bonds ....... Ditto Old Annuities .0, Ditto New Annuities...•ra Ex. Bills, 1,000/....d. ;.;45 PO Ditto 500 1 ... " tit) Ditto Small ..... Bank Stock for Acct. India Stock for Acct ... 93J !Consols for Acct. V FUNDS. , 'Portuguese, 5 per cell"' Ditto, New Ditto ..... ... Prussian, 5 per cent. • " 1131 Russian, 5 pet cent ""' ...- Ditto, Metallic..... ' 18} Spanish, 5 per cent...." Deferred.... 'f, ' 4l French, 5 per cent. -" f ..—c. Exchan. .......... French, ge 3 per cent. . 51c Dutch, 2} per cent.. lON Ditto, 5 per cent. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 92i 3 per Cent. Cons.... 3i per Cent. Red 10(4 New 3} per Cent... lolft New 5 per Cen' Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 ......... 121 Oct. 1859 Jan. 1260 FOREIG. Austrian, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds... Buenos Ayres6 per cent 21f Chilian 6 per cent. Colombian, 6 per cent — 9 Ditto 1824 2oi Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent 79 Danish, 3 per :ent . Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Mexican, 5 per cent 34 Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Peruvian,lB2s,6 per ct. 14 1 SHARES. Eastern Counties (23 paid) ... .............. ." 10 Ditto New (—paid) Great Western, (65 paid) Ditto New Shares a l 50 paid ............ 87 Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) ... ...... 3811 London and Brighton (50 paid).. ...... • .... 10i Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid) ... ........ b London and Blackwall ( paid) ••••••• ". 18 1 London and Birmingham (90) ......•••• " 471 Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid) ••••••••"" 30 Ditto New shares ( 2 paid.) ........... •_;; bt London and South W es t ern (4116 s 10dl) 54 Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) ...... 37 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) ............. a Ditto Scrip ( 5 paid) ....................... Paris and Rouen (18 paid) •. ...... ••• of South Eastern and D over (50 pa id)......' .. YO; York and North Midland (50 paid ••• .... ri l e, r g o ; t ie h rt e .t r ße , du ll . Ir. Kenneth Ma rr'streeelll9ver . Pied, • ss, after a sh M or is t s b iri-%.:a thaMackay, 70. 13u rin o e : 3 l , the 26th inst., at the residence t i st. Elizabeth t. Itose MdackalyPuTdingly u painful illness, d eeP lY sh's CaiEsoon has entirely disapPea re t S ol little idea may be formed of the tremendous se • a ht was out at the 'Sand, when such a ponderous we o 7 11 of iron has b een so cum letely submerg e 4. d 1 tli nt . ll h ad p particle remai ns t o direct attent i on to where 1' been.—Dover Chronicle. Morni n g It was announced some days back in the , . 0 c on- Herald that Viscount Lowther had succeeded 1 rn . ment for the transmission through its eluding an arrangement with the Austriaa.oTvetria Trieste) of the Overland Mail from India' ad d r essed tleman very much interested in this s ubject a, ,loving a letter to Lord Lowther, who returned the ° eh ar reply, from which it will be evident that na s u, ter ag ' rangement as that mentioned by the Morning •L' has been concluded : 4 1842 ' " General Post-office, October 2 9 , t,Dera l " Sir,—l am directed by the Postmasterre 294 domira .itis,gken. to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 1:?i: u l con not instant, and to acquaint you that his Lordsully,_ :ohs in answer your question as to the reported alte..7'wheo the transmission of the Overland Indian Ma ll nr „ for any changes in the Post-office service, neee- 5 7 il . ° dee the public information, are decided upon, due is always given of the circumstance. , fit , c .9 " I am, Sir, your most ol)-(lient sere a. .„1, :11 „. _