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Met. AINSNROF .TH'S MISCELLANY, ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. Price RALF- A - CROWN. The AUGUST NUMBER of AIITSWORTIT'S MAGAZINE. CONTENTS : THE MTSER'S DAUGHTER, B * y HAR'ctISON AINgWORTH, Esq. With Two nu itrat: a ' Book I .I.—C' a piers , 111 , IV., V., and VL Nary O'Brien- ,ons on Steel, by GEO. CRUIKSHANK. Nero. BY J eiff olffl PayLII ord. By Lady Harriette D'Orsay. ' To the Lady f,lizabeth Leveson Gower. By Mrs. Gore. A Gossip at .tout " England's Helicon." By Robert Bell. Tlye Twe ' Ith Meeting of the British Association. By W. Francis . Ainsworth. The Sbr .ift on the Raft. By Charles W. Brooks. .., ,Land By C. S. `"' Amery rOd s " and " Taking the Benefit." By Uncl e Orders," , .Ite Coquette's Week. A Viton of Coventry. The Argel of the Flowers. By T. J. Ouseley, THE CEMETERY AT KENSAI GREEN. By LAMAN BLANCUARD. With Foutteen Woodcuts by W. ALFP.IID DELAMOTTE. Hu* Cunningham, St. Itiortin's-'place, Trafalgar-square. UNDOR THE PATRONAPE OF PRINCE ALBERT. THE SPORTING 'MAGAZINE for AUGUST Will 'oe Embellished with 1. Portrait of Vice Hawthorne. 11. 1111i.stration of " The Stage Coach, or Road of Life." cortrittirs : THE SP I JRTING LIFE OF ENGLAND, By JOHN MILLS, Esq., Auf.hor of the Old English Gentleman. • A Remedy for the Evils of the Turf—The Liverpool Cup— Crieketinp , : Kent i rigaitist All England—Reason and lestinct--A nec d r , tes. ' A Day's Huotiv.g with the Hounds of p i . nice Ernest of Saxe-Cobc,aeLuearDresden Gibraltar to Races longs of t S easons , by a Rusti• jiknow, in his native Dia' Ac t SPr .ring in France, in reply to .laptaiu Tolfrey ,taving, past and prospective sketches of Western Sport /Prospects of the Game Season Newmarket July Meeting 'London : M. A. Pitttnan, No greet, and all Booksellers. John Day, and his Establish ment at Danebury Liverpool July Meeting The Stage Coach, or the Road of Life, by John Mills, Esq. The Approaching Grouse Sea son Royal Thames Yacht Sailing Match for the Challenge Cup Sporting Intelligence A Word or two from Good wood, &c., &c. ;. 5, Warwick-square, Newgate- HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 5 minutes atter 5 I Evening .22 minutes after 5. ,m _ %../. -11.1 t, itto„ ktroitb Xbition SUN OFFICE Three o'clock. We have received a brief account of a meeting held in the neighbourhood of Burnley, to take into consideration the case of a number of poor awn, who, it would appear, had been committed to the county gaol of Lancaster for non-payment of poor-rates. The requisition for the meeting war. numerously signed, and on being presented to the Constable of the district, he convened a meeting of the inhabitants vn Monday last, when the chair was duly tnieen . by a rate-payer, and resolutions were passed strongly condemnatory of the conduct of the vestry, and also tb e corn nitting Magistrates. If the statements in these resolutions are correct, a more harsh and unwarrantable stre.ti.b of power, we will venture to say, was never exer ci-Ad, e . ten by a country Justice of the Peace. The un f men are described as paupers (not, we should zonceive, in the strict sense of the word), but the miserable paltry sums for which they were arrested prove that they must have lived as paupers, one of them being committed for non-payment of a rate of is. lid., another for lid., and the rest for similar trifles. It is stated, also, that the men wore dragged from their homes, placed in a dungeon, and on the following morn ing were conveyed like felons to Lancaster Castle, a dis talllVO of 44 miles, bound in chains. We have these facts on the authority of a bookseller of the place, who gives his name and address; and as the meeting was held under the sanction of the local Magistrate, and was attended by great numbers, many of whom must have been acquainted with the proceedings, there can be little doubt that a series of gross outrages has been com mitted. The Home Secretary, notwithstanding his high opinion of the discretion of Magistrates and Police constables, cannot sanction such cruel persecution as this ; and it would be, therefore, advisable to draw up a memorial on the subject for his consideration. A peti tion should also be transmitted to Parliament, setting forth all the facts of the case; and if they are as stated in the resolutions, we doubt if any one Member of the House, however he may slight the sufferings of the poor, would raise his voice to screen the oppressors. It is im passible to justify measures by which a rate-payer, whme rite is only lid., is chained like a felon and committed t‘o prison. Those who framed the law never c intemplallad that ft would be enforced by acts which would be - reckoned disgraceful even in Russia and Turkey ; and it is the duty of the Government, there fore, to see that they do not encourage a breach of the peace by abetting such practices. Mr. Ronnuci p.m an :outline last night of the resolutions he is to move to-night. They are as follow : That the compromises of Election Petitions, as brought to the knowledge of this House by the Report of the Select Com mittee on election rivet edings, must, if for the future they be allowed to pass without punishment or censure, tend to bring this House into contempt with the people, and thereby seriously to diminish its power and authority. That ail such practices are hereby declared to be a violation of the liberties of the people, and a breach of the privileges of this House, which it will in all future cases strictly inquire into and severely punish. That, whereas, in the late elections for Harwich, Notting ham, Lewes, Reading, Falmouth and Penryn, and Bridport, the I resent laws have been found insufficient to protect the voter from she mischievous temptations of bribery, it be ordered that Mr. Speaker do issue no writ for any election of Members for the said towns, till further legislative enactments have been adopted to protect the purity of elections. We quite agree with Mr. Itoi:xci: that all the parties to those compromises ought to be punished, and we know no punishment so appro priate as to disable them for ever from taking any part, either as representative► or electors, in that system of representation they have sought to corrupt and destroy. We do not, however, see that an equally strong reason justifies the suspension of the writs. The eye of the public being now directed to those places, they will act with comparative honesty and freedom, and ti ottingham should have the opportunity of redeeming its character by electing Mr. STURGE• The only arguments which apply to the small bo • roughs implicated, would apply to all the small boroughs in the kingdom, and Harwich ought not to be temporarily disfranchised while Tavistock, Mor peth, and a score of small boroughs, send Members to Parliament. Mr. ROEBUCK is, however, more likely to carry the latter part of his reselubion than the for mer, because the House of Commons cherishes class feelings and disregards justice. The French Journals received this morning supply the details of the opening of the Chambers, on Tuesday, which will be found in another part of The Sun. Thu poor KING was deeply and painfully affected when alluding. to the irreparable loss which he had sustained in the death of his chivalrous son. In reading the ac count, the lamentation of another bereaved Monarch, that of DAVID, when apprised of the death of ABSALOM, seemed to ring in our ears. The stern Monarch, who had passed apparently unmoved through so many stern vicissitudes of fortune, " lifting lip his voice and weeping aloud," was a sight calculated to move a less impassioned assembly than the French Chamber of Deputies. " The KiNG's emotion," says Golignaa s Messenger, " was so great that he found it imposside to give utterance to leis words. He made the attempt a second time, and again he was unsuc oessful. He at last found utterance, but his voice was thick, husky, and broken w ith ag it a ti on . At th e w ord " consolation" the KING could no longer withstand the torrent of his grief ; he laid down the printed speech, and burst into tears. Again he resumed, and his voice became stronger, until he spoke the words mon fits (my son), where it again faltered. At mu tendresse, tears again prevented his proceeding. At the end, his MA JESTY sunk back in his seat, and sobbed convulsively, hiding his face in his handkerchief." These few brief sentences present a picture of parental afflic tion hardly less moving than that recorded in Samuel, to which we above alluded. " The KING covered his face, and cried with a loud voice, 0 my son ABSALOM! 0 ABSALOM my son, my son! Would to GOD I had died for thee, 0 ABSALOM my son, my son !" That in the presence of such genuine grief the audience was deeply moved is not surprising. We can, therefore, well believe thole eye-witnesses who inform us that they never beheld so affecting a spectacle as the Chamber presented during the delivery of the Royal Speech. But, moved as were the Deputies with the grief of the KING, we learn that the Opposition are resolved not to content themselves for this session with the passing of a Regency Bill. They propose beginning with the now usual mode of impeaching Ministers, that is to say, vo ti n g that they have not the confidence of the Chambers. Rumour affirms that M. GUIZOT and his colleagues are quite prepared to stand such and that they rat h er court it than other a tot, other wise. If i t be made at all, the sooner the better. There is some talk that the Opposition will propose M. ODILLON BARROT for the Presidency of the Chamber ; the Ministers of course will support the claims of the ex-President, M. SAUZET, who we have no doubt will be re-elected , A section of the Opposition , were for bringing forward M. DUPIN, but the irrita bility of his temper, and the causticity of hi: gibes, have obtained for him far more admirers than friends among the Deputies. It was therefore soon dis covered that his chance of ever again being elected was a very poor one indeed. Ministers calculate that the effect of the KING'S appearance at the opening of the session will decide the votes of numerous waverers in favour of the Cabinet, and we entertain a similar opinion. If the Opposition strike their grand blow before the first im pression made by the KING'S appearance wears off, there is little doubt of the triumph of the Cabinet for thi present. The Vigil, a Dieppe jourpal, says,—" People talk much of an approaching visit of the King to Eu ; they even pretend that he will pass three months there. These reports should seem to be in some measure correct by the presence of M. Fontaine, architect to the Court, at the Palace of Eu. It is certain that the workmen employed in the palace are proceeding with the greatest activity. " We have received the Moniteur Algerien of the 20th of July. A general order of Lieutenant-General Bugead, dated the 17th of July, communicates to the army the telegraphic despatch which announces the death of the Duke of Orleans. The Moniteur Algerien publishes two general orders, one appointing General Changarnier to the command f the provinces of Medeah and Milianah, comprehending the ex-Caliphats of Sidi, Embarrak, and Berkani, and fixing his official residence at Blidah. The other general order, which is addressed to all the officers of the African army, the Governor-General recommends the utmost caution in their intercourse with the Arabs. As their submission' has been forced, they cannot, he remarks, sympathise with the French population for a considerable length of time, and they may seize on what they conceive to be favourable opportunities to break what they call their chains. The utmost caution is, therefore, says General Bugeand, to be practised. The order says : " Let not your soldiers even pass the advance post without arms, and in strong detachments. Always keep a picket ready to march at a moment's notice. Let no Arabs be permitted to enter your markets or quarters armed. Watch unceasingly, and try to have amongst them some friends who may give you information of any plots against you. Never forget that mis trust is the mother of safety, and never be remiss in any point of careful service. Never send any detachments but when they are dispensable. I prefer that the service of couriers and ordonnances should be made by the Arabs. In this way you will take care of your soldiers' health, and will not be ex posed to untoward accidents." BOURSE—PARIS, TUESDAY, JULY 26. First Highest Lowest Last Prise. Price. Price. Price. French 5 per Cents 117 50... 117 65... 117 50... 117 55 4 per Cents 101 35... 101 35... 101 35... 101 35 3 per Cents 77 60... 77 65... 77 55... 77 65 Bank of France 3190 ...3195 ...3190 .. 3195 Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1020 ..1020 —.1020 ...1020 Belgian Fives lO3 ... 103 ... 102/ ... 102/ 1840 lO3l ... 1034 ... 1031 ... 1031 Spanish Active 221 ... 22/ ... 221 ... 221 Passive ...... 41 ... 44 ... 4i ... 44 Portuguese Fives 271 ... 271 ... 271 ... 271 Roman RAILWAY SHARES, Versailles, R. B 290 ... 290 ... 290 ... 290 L.B 95 ... 95 ... 95 ... 95 Rouen Orleans. 550 ... 550 ... 550 ... 550 Strasburg to Bale 2OO ... 200 ... 200 ... 200 BELGIAN k UNDS.—BRUSSELS, JULY 26. Actual Debt, x3i, per Cent. twthschild's Loan, 5 per Cent lOl% Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent 9114 Sper cent. ..... 7om Thirty.seven• - (1740) ll2 Loan of City, 1`=32,4 per Cent. P3 ii, Society of Commerce, 4 }i, per Cent Fil Sank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 73 National Society ..... .. ..... . .... — Exchange on j.ondo o (sh ort) ....... - -Brussels Papers, July 26. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JULY 16 fiveper Cciits. Metalliques Four per Cents. 1; 0 1 4 Three par Cents. Bank Shares ..... ••••»•.••••••••••«•••••••••••••••« se •••••• 595 EXPRESS FROM PARIS PARIS, JULY 27. The Opposition, though consenting to present no amendment on the Address, nor to go to any division on the Regency, have still resolved to bring forward a mo tion for overturning the Ministry. M. Guizot is not reluctant to accept the challenge. M. Barrot is the Opposition candidate for the Presi dency. The Ministry will support Sauzet. The Chamber of Deputies is occupied to-day . in the appointment of presidents to the bureaux, in which the Conservatives have a decided advantage. The return of M. Emile Girardin is contested. MADRID, JULY 20.—The Infanta and family proced to Santander, not Seville. VIOLENT THUNDER-STORM. About half-past twelve o'clock last night the metro polis was visited by one of the most awful thunder storms that has occurred here for many years. The weather during the preceding daYwas very cloudy and sultry, and towards eleven at night vivid 'flashes of lightning were seen in quick succession breaking through the dark clouds in the east. On the Surrey side of the ziver it commenced a little after midnight, and towards one o'clock a flash of lightning, which illumined the streets in every direction, was followed almost in stantaneously by a tremendous peal of thunder, which shook every house in the streets. Three or four similar shocks followed in succession, and by the tremendous crash of the thunder and the bright flashes of lightning the greatest alarm was created throughout the neighbour hood. The rain for a short time fell in torrents, and towards two o'clock the storm appeared to have passed away, hut about five in the morning it commenced increased fury, and loud and almost continuous peals of thunder prevailed for more than an hour. We regret to say that it has done considerable damage to steeples and houses, but we rejoice to say that, as fur as yet known, the loss of human life has been small. The spire of St. Martin's church in the Fields was struck by the lightning about half-way clown, and a num ber of stones were dashed down upon the roof, but the amount of injury has not yet been ascertained. Sur veyors are now engaged in examining the injury, and serious fears are entertained that a part of the spire has been seriously damaged. The following are the accounts received from different districts : About six o'clock this morning an alarm of fire was raised in Vincent-square, Wes:minster, by the inhaLi tants of Nos. 1 and 2 (the former occupied by Mr. Howell, surveyor, and the latter by a gentleman named Cooper) appearing at the windows and . cry ing for help. The fact was, the electric fluid had struck a chimney stack, which was thrown on to the roof of No. 1, and forcing its way throug'a to the top floor. The lightning appeared to enter by the chimney, and descending to the drawing room, scorched the paint and paper, and scattered the furniture about in all di rections, breaking chimney-glasses and windows in almost every part of the house.. The furniture is nearly destroyed, and the building extensively damaged. No. 2 escaped with slight damage to the building. Mr. Hon ell is insured. The old clock tower of the Fishmongers' Almshouses, at Newington, was also struck, and the clock shattered to pieces ; the bell was also torn down, and the windows round the tower broken. The storm was more violent at the western suburbs, particularly about Battersea and Wandsworth ; also Putney, Mortlake, Roehampton, and Barnes. In the two latter villages a number of houses were unroofed, -and several valuable haystacks almost wholly destroyed. A number of barges on the River between Vauxhall and Putney bridges were sunk. About half-past five o'clock, a boat in which were two men, named Holmes and Farley, was swamped, and melancholy to state both perished. This occurrence took place off Wandsworth Meadows. Both the men were lightermen. In various neighbourhoods, stacks of chimneys, and also roofs of houses, have been thrown down. Great damage has been sustained amongst the different craft in the Poo], many of which have had their masts and rigging shattered by the lightning. It is reported that the steeple of Barking church, in Essex, has been totally de molished, but our informant has not been able to ascer tain the truth of the report. About 20 minutes past 12 an extraordinary escape of a whole family took place in New-street, Vauxhall. A thunderbolt went down the chimney of a Mr. Moss, a greengrocer living in the street ; every article in the house is broken to atoms, and the house itself shattered, but neither Mr. Moss, his wife, nor four children, received the slightest injury, although the thunderbolt passed through that part of the house in which they were sleep ing. From as early hour this morning the premises have been visited by hundred of persons. The trees in front of the Magdalen in the Blackfriars-road, are very much scorched by lightning. About the same time a working man, named Jarvis, was struck with lightning while crossing Kennington-common, but, most providentially, the only injury he received was a slight scorch on the left cheek. The damage done, both in London and the country, will no doubt be very great. On the various bridges numbers of persons viewed the storm, notwith standing it was so wet. St. Paul's, with the surrounding churches, were seen as plainly as in the middle of the day. Since the above was received, we regret to learn, that about a quarter before six o'clock, a labouring man who was going to his work, was killed by the lightning in Hammersmith New Road. We have also heard that the spire of Holloway church was struck, and con siderably damaged. All accounts agree that such a destructive and alarming thunder-storm has not occurred in the metropolis in the memory of man ; and we fear that more disasters will be communicated. Some of the inhabitants were quite frantic with terror. The inmates of the same houses in many streets rose from their beds, crowded together in one room, and offered up prayers for their safety. THE CAMBRIDGE ASSIZES.—The Assize business, of which a detailed account is given elsewhere, closed for the county of Cambridge on Friday last. It is most gratifying to state that with two exceptions, that of the two Hullers for forgery, and one prisoner for sheep stealing, there was not a charge upon the ealendar that could be considered as of suffi cient importance to call for particular observation. The com paratively moral state of this county in a time of such pressing necessity, leads us to confer at once high praise upon those en trusted with its local executive, and upon its distressed labour ing population, who have forborne even to murmur , and will forbear—till forbearance will be no longer a virtue.— Cam bridge Advertiser. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—The benefit of Mr. Oxberry took place at this theatre last evening. T he best performance of the night was Deaf as a Post; in which Mr. Oxberry and Mr. Harley were greatly applauded. In the favourite burletta, also, of Capers and Coronets, Mr. O x b errrs enactment of the mercurial valet was happy and excellent. Mrs. Grattan's comic and sentimental song, a portion of the Stabat Mater, the burlesque on the ballet Grizelle,.• and the nautical piece of tl:e Dream at Sea, and other amusing inter ludes, made the audience, which was numerous, well gratified with their evening's entertainment. TE-1 lig TIN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 285 1842. -4 THE ANTI-CORN-LAW CONFERENCE. 1 (THIS DAY.) The members of the Conference met this morning at the King's Arms Hotel, Palace-yard, at the usual hour. P. A. Taylor, Esq., in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by reading the following communications : " National Anti-Corn-law League, Manchester, July 26. " Dear send you, as promised in my last, the letter received this morning from Bloxwich. " The Manchester market to-day has been, as I am informed, much the same as last week, but I don't need to tell you not to take the Guardian as an authority. "I have great pleasure in forwarding to you a copy of the Resolution passed at a meeting of the Association this evening : "Moved by Mr, Andrew Hall ; seconded by Mr. Thomas Woolley :—' That the members of the Deputa tion in London be requested to take into consideration the expediency . of creating, in such way as may seem to them most advisable an interest in favour of our prin ciples in the Methodist Conference, now about to com mence its sittings in the metropolis.'—Carried unani- mously. "We had a good and full meeting this evening, with some animating speeches. " The insolent expressions of the coxcomb Stanley to the Deputation of merchants, as reported in the Morning Chronicle, is about to be published and placarded on the walls of this town and North Lancashire. " I am, Sir, yours very respectfully, "JOHN BRINDLE, " Secretary to the Manchester Anti-Corn-lawAssociation. To ➢iR. HICKEN. " Bloxwich, July 27, 1842. " Dear Hickin,—l received yours this morning ; not knowing you were in London I wrote to your chambers at Manchester on Monday evening last, and lest they may not have forwarded the letter to you, I repeat the contents. On Monday morning the Birchills miners and iron-men (being under notice to drop from 2s. 6d. to 2s. 3d. per day) struck, and on the same day pro ceeded to visit all the works in the neighbourhood, and actually succeeded in stopping them every one without resorting to any kind of violence, except throwing a few flats into the canal at the Birchills at starting for re fusing to go with them. " Yesterday the town was full of working men, and two troops of soldiers are quartered in the town ; the Yeomanry Cavalry are also parading the town, although there has not been any attempt at a breach of the peace. As to the state of trade, it never was anything like so bad as it is now since I have been in business. Trades men in general have not more than two days' work a week. Some of the wiseacres attribute this state of things to machinery and castings, but this is all a farce, as awl-blades, chains, and other trades that neither machinery nor casting moulds can touch, are in equally as bad a state as the trades in which machinery operates. Believe me, dear sir, yours truly, "BENJAMIN WELCH. " P.S. The works are all still, and likely to con tinue so." "TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE " Old Grafton House, Oxford, July 27,-1842. " Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of several communications from your body, for which I and my friends tender our most cordial thanks. " On the return of our delegate, Mr. Towle (who sat for a week at your conference), we called a public meet ing at our theatre, to adopt resolutions witn regard to the immediate repeal of the abominable Corn-laws. After several long addresses, which were listened to with marked attention, an elector moved as an amendment, in consideration of the present character of the House of Commons that the People's Charter -is the most de sirable object to secure the present prosperity of the people of this country,' which was carried by a large majority. " The last Anti-Corn-law meeting held in Oxford (prior to this), several hundred citizens were asembled in the Town-hall, when ittwas suddenly broken in upon, almost at the commencement, by the members of the University, who rushed from prayers at their respective college chapels, and conducted themselves like furies from the regions below, dealing blows and execrations on all around, which lasted for some time ; windows, doors, heads, and benches, were broken, and the city authorities could only disperse these educated physical force, embryo divines, by extinguishing the gas-lights, and thus leaving the numerous combatants in impenetrable darkness ! "I have lived in Oxford about forty years, and never knew it so dull and be-gloomed as at the present time. Numbers of shops are closed in all the principal streets (a thing unknown a few years ago), and in the lower many more. I counted seven houses closed within a stone's throw, in a new and once populous neighbourhood. " Poor rates are increasingly heavy ; the workhouse, too full for this season of the year, containing several persons who once moved in most respectable circles; the out-door relief last Thursday amounted to about M. for the eleven united parishes. In the large University printing-office,vvhe rethey used to employ 60 or 70 press-men for bibles and prayer-books, and where they use all paper duty-free, steam-presses and machinery are introduced—their hard-working old hands are paid off, and many of them, with their families, are driven to the poor-house, when (Oh! most astonishing selfishness and cruelty) these same wealthy heads of col leges refused both individually and collectively to bear a just and equal 'burden of the. poor-rates ! ! Grasping and selfish as landlords, overbearing and exclusive as cus tomers, haughty and disdainful as neighbours, though they themselves are represented in Parliament, they ex ercise gross oppression and intimidation with the Iran chise of others. Toryism and Puseyism are the pre siding demons of this den of semi-Protestant i priesteraft, where the tree of liberty is stunted in its growth, and the souls and bodies of men are placed under te ban of fana ticism by a proud and sensual banditti, who hoiSt their Church and State banner of passive obedience and non resistance.' I, myself, have been a grocer in Oxford nearly twenty years, and once could put by a respect able sum annually; but owing to the reduced means of the multitude through the exaction of a million a week for misgovernment, and a million a week for the insolent aristocracy, I am prepared to swear that my income is now less than 1501 per annum, and shall suffer the spoil ing of my goods, rather than submit to be Peeled by a Paul Pry Income-tax.—Sir, I rennin, your obedient servant, "J. J. FAULKNER. " Chairmfin of the Oxford Board of Guardititt " P.S. As Mr. Towle will not have occasion again to meet you, you are at liberty to make what use: you please of this communication." Mr. J. CROSSLEY (of Brighouse, near Halifax), then addressed the meeting. He said that Brighouse till within the last eighteen months was one of the most flourishing little towns in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but now they were participating in the general depres sion His own business of a grocer and tea-dealer' had fallen off to a great extent, but he was happy to say that the cause of the repeal of the Corn-laws was progressing, and he should return to Brighouse determined never to cease his exertions till they were abolished. (The Meeting had not concluded when we went to Press.) SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Ptibitt ptIlt(11%. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. Most of the articles in the original columns of the Paris Journals are on the important subject which has led to the convocation of the Chambers some days earlier than was intended. Generally speaking they are nearly in the same strain as those by which they have been pre ceded ; but we gather a more positive assurance from the organs of the Opposition, that although they are re solved to prevent, if possible, the separating of the Chambers, after having performed the great duty for which they have been convened without an effort to bring Ministers to a conflict of principle, instead of wait ing for the regular session, it is not intended to make the Regency Question the ground of party struggle. On this question, therefore, there is a prospect of something approaching unanimity. The Constitutionnel has an article on the distressed condition of the industrious classes in Great Britain After painting it in colours not more gloomy than the reality, but inulging in a prediction of increase of misery from an increasing depression of trade, says— "lt would be a mistake to suppose that the distress in England is confined to the manufacturing classes. In Ireland there are no manufactories, and yet the misery there is beyond comparison greater than in Great Britain. The fundamental cause of English pauperism will be found in the vicious distribution of the soil, and in the inalienability of the great bulk of landed property. For a long time the breeding of cattle has been substi tuted as much as possible for the cultivation of corn ; fields are transformed into pasture-ground to suppress labour and to increase the nett produce of the landlord. Little attention has been paid to the raw produce, which is definitively the important point in the economy of a nation. The great object has been to obtain the greatest nett revenue possible, and for that purpose small farms, requiring a considerable number of labourers, have been done away with." The Commissary of the Bourse has received notice that it will remain open on Saturday nest, and is to be closed only on August 3, the day of the-funeral service for the Duke of Orleans. The Courrier de la Gironde having given from its Paris correspondence an erroneous account of M. Lafitte's visit to Neuilly after the death of the Duke of Orleans, the Journal de Rouen, the opposition paper in that city, for which M. Laffiitte has been re-elected, has the follow ing :—" The day after the death of the Duke of Orleans M. Laffitte repaired to Neuilly, and asked to see the King, but his Majesty not receiving any person, M. Laf fitte was not admitted. He then requested one of the Aides-de-Camp on duty to express to his Majesty his grief and regret, and withdrew. In his turn, the King charged General Gourgaud to write to M. Laffitte to tes tify to him how much he was touched with his proceed ing, and to thank him for it. Nothing else took place." A Madrid letter in the Memorial Bordelais states that the Regent of Spain has sent an autigraph letter of con dolence to the King of the French. The Constitucional of Barcelona states that General Zurbano, amongst his instructions to the Military Com mandants of Barcelona, has ordered that any person seized by rebels who shall, in order to obtain his release, pay the sum demanded as ransom, shall be shot, and that any person applying on the part of the captive to his fa mily for the amount of ransom, shall undergo the same penalty. The Constitucional mentions that two inhabi tants of San Esteban de Slemana, have been shot, one of them for giving a letter of recommendation to a monk who accompanied the rebel Felipo, the other for giving food to the monk when concealed in a cavern. The Berlin State Gazette announces that, on Sunday, 17th inst., the Palace of the Regency at Dantzic caught fire, and burnt for four hours before the flames were subdued. The upper storey and the roof were consumed. In this part of the building were deposited public acts, and other valuable documents, the most important of which, however, were saved. The fire is unaccounted for, and considered the more extraordinary, as these deposi taries were always locked up with the greatest care. Commissioners are at present actively employed, say the Brussels Journals, in examining the Belgian Rail roads, in order to be better able to decide on the line to be chosen between Cologne and Berlin. The Berlin and Stetten Railroad is in full course of execution, and the part between Venstadt and Everswald is already ter minated. 'lt is expected that the line between Berlin and Frankfort on the Oder it•ill be terminated in October. PA.RLIAMENTAItir. The House of Lords did not meet yesterday. The House of Commons was almost exclusively oc cupied with the Bribery at Elections Bill, which, after Mr. Mackinnon had withdrawn his opposition, was dis• cussed in Committee at great length. A good deal of difference of opinion was evinced at particular clauses. Some discussion took place, but the Bill went through a Committee. The House rose at Half-past Two. MONEY-TRADE-COMMERCE. An Anti-Corn-law meeting took place at baton yesterday evening, when Mr. W. Rawson, the treasurer of the League, addressed a numerous audience. Another meeting was also held by the inhabitants of Kings land, who were addressed by Messrs. Moore and Bright on the same subject. A concert for the distressed manufacturers is now in con templation by the musical professors of London, and the ' en ter t ainment is proposed to be given in the Opera-house, or the largest hall that can be obtained for it, early in the ensuing year. Sir George Smart has consented to act as conductor on the occasion. . A large public meeting was held last night at Tooting, on the subject of the present distress of the country, when a re solution, declaratory of the firm determination of the meeting to continue their agitation until its object was attained, was passed by an unanimous vote. At 11;nley, in the Potteries, most of the colliers have gone to work ; at Bilston several masters have given their men no tice ; and at Walsall a turn-out of the iron-stone miners em ployed at the various works at the Birchells took place on Wednesday. They are going about and stopping all the works they can. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. It is in c(ToriteiTißa7tioniCTfoiTraiieWPirir at Notting-hill, to be called Kensington Park. The site proposed is the rising ground in the vicinity of the Hippodrome. The Grand Jury of the county of Mayo, convinced of the advantages that would result to Ireland if a measure of general registration of births, deaths, and marriages were adopted in that kingdom, on the same plan as has been found so beneficial in England, adopted a declaration at the late assizes to that effect ; but, considering the present burden of taxation on the country, added, that it would be useless to attempt it, until some simple and unexpensive plan can be devised. The wood-paving in Newgate-street, to be continued through the Old Bailey, is now being laid down by the workmen. It forms part of the contract entered into with the City for the paving of several of the principal thoroughfares with wood. LAW AN 0 PO Llb2l. At Union Hall yesterday, Mr. Jones, who resides in the neighbourhood of Vauxhall Gardens, stated that the fireworks let off there at night caused his family great annoyance. On Monday night a lighted rocket fell through the skylight of his dwelling; another penetrated through the tiles of the stable, and a third, unexploded, had fallen into the garden. The party who attended for the lessee promised to alter the time for letting off the fireworks, and also to remove them into some remote part of the Gardens. At the Stafford Assizes, on the 26th inst., George Dodd and George Baker were indicted for stealing the mane and tail of a horse. 1t appeared the prisoners had been in the habit of going out at night and cutting off the hair of the mane and tail of every horse they could catch, and selling it to dealers. One of the prisoners had described the trade as very amusing as well as profitable, and dilated particularly on the merriment he experienced on seeing the astonishment of the farmers in the morning when they found their "poor devils so queerly trimmed. They were found guilty, and sentenced, one to nine months' and the other to threa months' imprisonment. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. _ . _ The Highgate brickfields contain a great number of fossil and petrified remains and a fine specimen of an incrusted fish was discovered there on tiaturday. Shells and bivalves abound in some of the strata, which also have a large proportion of iron pyrites, strongly impregnating an adjacent spring with sulphur. SPORTING. The annual contest for the coat and badge, bequeathed by Doggett, the celebrated comedian, in commemoration of the ascension of the present Royal family to the throne, takes place on Mor,day next, between six watermen. The moors of Lanarkshire, Peebleshire, and the south gene rally, contrary to the accounts from other quarters, are by no means plentiful ; the birds, for the last three years, have been diminishing in these districts. - COURT-FASHIONABLE. The Duke of Devonshire intends to pass a past of the autumn at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield leave Goodwood on Saturday, for the Isle of Wight. The Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond left town on Monday, for Taplow Park. The Earl and Countess Clanwilliam have left Belgrave square, for Ireland. The Karl and Countess of Carlisle have left Grosvenor place for Castle-Howard, Yorkshire. Lord Francis Egerton has purchased the estate of the late Admiral Williams, called Burford Hall, which adjoins Oatlands. The Earl and Countess of Rosebery proceed to Dalrnany Park, near Edinburgh, next week. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended July 23, 1842, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Downs in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 6ss. 4d.1 Oats Barley 271.104 1 Rya - ----- AVERAGES OF THE LAST S.IX WEEKS. Week ending WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. RYE. ! BEANS. I PEASE June 17 63 10 20 10 '2l 6 36 10,34 9 32 6 25 63 11 27 6 21 7 31 7 34 a 32 .;. July 2 64 3 27 7 22 4 32 3 34 9 35 6 9 64 10 27 5 22 2 29 5 35 1 34 0 16 65 8 27 4 22 6 38 6 34 10 35 5 23 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AvERAGEs OF THE SIX WEEKS Wheat 64s. 7d. Oats ......... 21s. 101.1 8ean5.........345. 8d Barley. I 275. 6d. Rye DUTIES OX FOREIGN CORN. Wheat Bs. 0,1. Oats I Barley 9s. Od. Rye THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). COLONIAL MARKET. __ There is no particular change to notice in this Market. A steady business was done in most kinds of merchandise, and prices were firmly sustained. In West India Sugar a fair busi ness was done, at very full prices, especially for the middling grocery sorts. Mauritius and Bengal firm in price, and mid dling and good yellow Mauritius 625. to 685., and low to good white Bengal 635. tid. to 695. 6d. per cwt. In the value of Refined goods no alteration took place. TEA MARKET. A fair business was done in Congou, chiefly at Is. 80. to Is. Iod. per lb. ; and the market exhibited a firm appearance, with large deliveries and decreasing stock. Company's Cengou, Is. 9bd. per lb. TALLOW MARKET. The market was dull, but prices clenot;ary. Fine Yellow Candle at 483. on the spot, and 48s. 9d. for delivery in the last three months of the year. WHITECHAPEL HAY-MARKET. The market was well supplied, with a very limited demand. Clover, 2/. 10s. to 51. 10s. ; Hay, V. ss. to 41. 4s. ; New Hay, 31. to 4/. ; Straw, 1/. 10s. to 1/. 14a SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY. ) GOODWOOD—WEDNESDAY EVENING, Slx O'CLOCK. The Covrdray Stakes of 25 sovs. each, for 2 years old, 7st ; 3 yrs, 9st 21b ; and 4 yrs, 9st 91b. Fillies allowed 31b. Winner to be sold for 1501., &c. T. Y. C. Mr. W. Stanley's Cecil, 4 yrs (Butler) 1 Lord Chesterfield's f by Muley Moloch, 3 yrs 2 Lord G. Bentinck's Tiptoe, 3 yrs... 3 Won cleverly by a length. _ _ . . _ _ The Members' Plate of 50/., w‘ith ° so added by the Ladies, and 10 from the fund for the second; 3 years old, 7st 41b; 4 yrs, List 71b ; 5 yrs, 9st ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 41b. Winner to be sold for 3501., &c. Heats, once round. Lord Eglinton's The Young-un, 5 yrs ... (Lye) 4 1 1 Mr. Treen's Fitzroy, 5 yrs... Lord G. Bentinck's fby Camel or Rockingham, 3 yrs 3 3 dr Lord Verulam's Concertina, 4 yrs Won easy. Fitzroy broke down in the second heat. CUP BETTING. _ _ 2to 1 agst Charles Twelfth I 10 to 1 agst Belcceur—taken 9 to 2 agst Th e S qu i r e 14 to 1 agst Fireaway 15 to 1 - it Thisti 'hippo~ o 1 agsL ostle Whipper—taken. DUDLEY AND TIPTON RACES—MONDAY. The Members' Plate was won, in three heats, by Mr. Peel's Barelegs (Whitehouse), beating The Star, Jolly Tar, and five others. The Horseley Stakes were won by Mr. Whit worth's Lady Mary. The Tipton Stakes were won by Mr. Kellick's Henley; and the Yeomanry Stakes by Mr. Graham's Gipsey Lass. TUESDAY. The Gold Cup Stakes were won by Lady Mary ; the Hurdle Stakes, by Vagary ; the Sweepstakes for beaten horses, by Aimwell ; and the Himley Park Stakes, by Hudibras. PUTNEY REGATTA. This regatta, on Tuesday, for a purse of sovereigns given by the Nobility and Gentry residing at Putney, Roehampton. and its vicinity, was very excellently attended. It was a sculler's wager (two pair in each boat) in three h ea t s , somew h at strangely arranged, the last men in the first heat being entitled to row in the second, thus making three starts in each heat. The first heat consisted of John Cobb and James Green, yellow ; Wm. Cobb ant Chas. Cobb , white ; Wm. Robinson and Thos. Green, stripes ; and the second of Joseph Robinson and Joseph Woolsoncraft, pink ; James Robinson and A r th ur Simpson, blue. After disputing the distance in style in three heats, stripes, yellow, white, and blue started for the' grand heat, to row from Putney-bridge, down round a boat below the cedars, up the South shore, round a boat off the VieF-Chanael lor's, and then through the centre arch of Putney-bridge. After a few strokes white took the lead and kept it, winning by half a-dozen lengths ; stripes were second, yellow third. DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE. The annual contest for the Coat and Badge, bequeathed by Doggett, the celebrated comedian, in commemoration of the ascension of the family of her present Majesty to the throne of Great Britain, will take place on Monday next by the following six young watermen : George Henry Ross Greenwich John Wm. Rugg King Edward-stairs, Wapping George Edward Rose Horselydown Lewis Louis Sholl Tower James Leddy Wandsworth William Meekiff ...... . Horseferry To the livery is added the interest on some South Sea Stock left by Sir William Jolliffe, which amounts to 41. is. 6d. for the second man, and 2/. 12s. 6d. for the third. Meekiff is the first favourite, and Leddy, who is a Abarp sculler, is spoken well of. The General Steam Navigation Company's steam ship Wilberforce arrived this morning at a quarter to seven, having left Antwerp the previous afternoon, thus performing the passage under 18 hours. She brought the Antwerp and Brussels papers of Wednesday. THE WEA THER AND T HE UOUNTRY.—Notwith standing the unsettled state of the weather during the earlier part of last week, in this neighbourhood, the greater portion of the hay then out has been secured, and anticipations of the corn harvest are beginning to haunt the mind of the farmer. Last night the air was excemingly close, with indications of a high state of electricity. Fine weather is now desirable for the ripening both of corn and fruit, the latter of which was never more abundant throughout the country. Considerable num bers of Irish labourers have already arrived, and may be ob served persevering ill a louth-easteru course...Sheffietd Iris. I MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Funds remain exceedingly firm in price, but with very little business. Consols have been all day 9I A for Money, and for the Account ; Three per Cents. Reduced 9 ; Three and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 100 a 1001 ; New Three and-a-Half per Cents., 100 100 a ; Bank Stock, 167 169 ; India Stock, 249 251 ; India Bonds, 30 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 51 53 ' • New, 49 51 prem. Foreign Securities have also been without transactions of moment, although prices are steadily maintained. Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cent. Bonds have been sold at 51i, the Five per Cents. at 1004, and the Brazilian at 65. Neither the intelligence from Mexico, or the arrival of a further amount of specie, and the information that Government was about to send another conducta forward, have been sufficient to induce a single bargain in the Stock to-day. The accounts, though they add but little to those last received, are still of a favourable character, and would appear to lead to the conclusion that in reality the difference between Texas and Mexico will be amicably arranged, though each of the countries is loud in its boast ings of invading and conquering the other. The one is stated only to wait for reinforcements from the United States to com mence operations, and the other the arrival of two steam-boats from this country to begin the war ; which boats, by the way, the Texians state they are determined to take before they reach their destination. But the 'Whole may be expected to be carried on privately, as the blockade has been on paper. As long as peace is maintained so long the engage ments with the English creditors are likely to be kept, and either country is too well acquainted with the advantages of quiet to wish an open warfare, however great their blusterings to the contrary may be. The Share market has been better, the purchases have been —London and Birmingham at 182; New Thirds, 30i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 27%; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 48; Great Western Half Shares, 63k; South Western, 62; and South Eastern, 23. Two bargains appear to have been made in the Bonds—Co lombian at 20i 21; and Spanish Five per Cents. at 20i- 21. The commercial intelligence received from the West Indies, by the Tweed, and which comes from Jamaica to the 26th ult., is not of great importance. The expectation which had been formed of larger crops this year than had been raised last, ap pear to be about to be successfully realised, while scarcely any improvement had taken place in trading depression. The wea ther had been extremely propitious for cutting the canes, al though in some districts heavy rains had somewhat impeded this operation, but not to an extent sufficient to cause serious injury. The want of labourers continued, though in the prin cipal islands the negroes were working steadily, but still not sufficiently for the proper cultivation of estates. The mismanagement of the West India steamers continues to excite much complaint throughout the whole of the colonies. The quantity of sugar received from these colonies in 1841 was 2,151,217 cwt., and in 1831 it had been 4,103,800 cwt. Rum had fallen from 7,844,157 gallons in 1831, to 2,770,161 gallons in 1841. Coffee had decreased from 20,030,8021b5. in the first-named year, to 9,927,6591b5. in the last. Demerara had produced less sugar by 386,873 cwt., less rum by 1,397,235 gallons, and less coffee by 1,245,7211b5., the defici ency almost wholly arising from the want of labourers ; and the accounts of the prospect of the forthcoming crop represent that it will be far below that of the last year. Between these periods the consumption of sugar in the United Kingdom increased from 3,781,011 cwt. to 4,058,431 cwt. The defici ency in the produce of the West Indies being supplied from the Mauritius and India, the former raised its exportations from 456,546 cwt. to 724,826 ewt., and the latter from 113,524 cwt. to 1,066,032 cwt. As similar complaints as to the want of labourers are of constant occurrence at the Mauritius, the Colonial Passengers' Bill will be of great benefit towards pro. moting the prosperity of this valuable, and now necessary colony. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Edinburgh and Glasgow Great Western Ditto New - MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY if.-Our market evinces a more healthy feeling, accompanied with a general dis position to buy, but, in consequence of sellers expecting to realise higher prices, they are holding back. Manchester and Birmingham are in good demand, also Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and South Easterns. The sales are—Manchester and Birmingham, 28 28i ; and Eastern Counties, 9. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. India Stock 250 pm Ditto Bonds Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities — Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 5l pm Ditto 500/ 5l pm Ditto Small Bank Stock for Acct — India Stock for 0pg.... Consols for Acct. ...... 91k FUNDS. Portuguese, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent cent Ditto, Metallic . Spanish, 5 per cent 2Ol I Ditto, Deferred......— French, 5 per cent. .—f. —e. Exchange French, 3 per cent 77f. 25e. Dutch, 2i per cent. bli IDitto, 5 per cent. ...... 10174 SHARES. Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... 48 Ditto New Shares ( 3 paid Great Western Railway (65 paid) Ditto New Shares (50 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid) . . 33i London and Birmingham (90) ...... ........ 1801 Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 62 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) Ditto Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 5 Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) 26i North Midland Railway (100) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 23 Ditto Scrip. (10 paid) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. .. 914 3 per Ceut. Cons 9IA 3k per Cent. Red 1004 New 3k. per Cent... ..... 100 k New 5 per Cen: Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 ...... 12i Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 ._l2i MIMIC Austrian, 5 per cent. — Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds... 65 Bueno sAyres 6 per cent. Chilian, 6 per cent Colombian, 6 per cent — Ditto, 1824 2l Danish, 3 per cent Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. GOODWOOD RACES (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS). Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, h ft. Mr. Sadler's Decisive.. Lord Chesterfield's Peter the Hermit Mr. IVreford's Victoria colt Lord G. Bentinck's Gaper. T.Y.C. A dead heat. The Molesworth Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft. T.Y.C, Lord Maidstone's The Caster Mr.lVreford's Victoria colt. . . 2 Lord G. Bentinck's Bramble . Won cleverly. The Cup will not be run for until near four o'clock. We shall give the result in our Third Edition. Zbirti 'ambition GOODWOOD RACES (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) The Duke of Richmond's Plate of 1001. New mile. Lord Rosslyn's Camelino Mr. Forth's Vibration ..... Fourteen ran. Won by a neck. The Racing Stakes of 50 sovs. each, &c. New mile Lord G. Bentinck's Misdeal Lord Westminster's Van Amburgh 9 Won by a length.—Meteor and five others ran '1 HE GOODWOOD CUP. The Goodwood Cup of 300 sovs., &c. Cup Course. Mr. Johnstone's Charles the Twelfth... (Robinson) 1 Mr. Forth's Policy 2 Mr. Ferguson's Fireaway 3 Won in a canter. Nine ran. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) OTTEY V. PENSAM. His Hoxouß gave judgment in this case, which came before the Court on two petitions, for the purpose of having it de clared whether a solicitor, named Burton, was entitled to a lien on the fund in Court. The case was wholly devoid of public interest, the principal question being one Of costs. His Honour referred the case back to the Master. His Honour Vice-Chancellor Bruco sat to-day in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY.) IN RE HENRY OOLDSMID. The insolvent was described as of no business or profession, residing formerly at Vine-hill Cottage, Henley.upon-Thames. The amount of debts in his schedule was about 3,5001., and in which appeared the name of his brother, Colonel Albert Gold smid, as a creditor for 2,800/. Mr. Nicholls opposed on behalf of several tradesmen in Hen ley, and Mr. Cooke supported the insolvent's petition. It appeared from the evidence el the opposing creditor, and the insolvent himself, that he had been made a bankrupt in the year 1827, when the docket was struck against him as a wine -merchant ; and although 95.• 3d. was paid in the pound he never sought his certificate. Soon after that time he went on the Continent with his family, and his wife, who possessed an annual income of 214/., which, along with an allowance from his mother and sister, who accompanied him, and were persons in very independent circumstances, enabled him to mere in a respectable sphere of society. •In the early part of the year 1840 he returned to England, and took Vine-hill Cottage, upon which he expended a considerable sum in improvements, and his style of living there, and the ret•pecta bility of those with whom he associated in Henley, induced the tradespeople to give him credit to a large amount. He attri buted his inability to meet his debts to the fact of his mother and sister not having come to live with him according to a promise they had made previous to his contracting those debts, most of which were for furnishing and repairing the cottage, The balance of debt remaining with his brother, which was not claimed, was about 700/., and the sale of the lease of the cot tage and furniture realised a sum which would afford a dividend among the creditors of about ss. in the pound, and had been lodged in the Court by the insolvent immediately after his arrest. Mr, Niel -toms addressed the Court, and contended that the debt had been fraudently contracted, under false appearing, for that his clients would never have given the insolvent credit had they known he was an uncertificated bankrupt, or that his means of :support depended upon property which was solely his wife's. Mr. COOKE spoke in favour of the insolvent's petition to be discharged. The Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER said there were cer tain dates in the schedule which he wished to see amended, previous to passing judgment ; and also it would be more favourable for the insolvent, if some evidence were to be pro duced establishing the facts to which he attributed his insol vency. He should therefore order him to come up again on next Saturday week. WEST INDIES. FALMOUTH, JULY 26.—The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's vessel the Tweed, Captain Franklin, arrived here this morning from the West Indies, with the mails. Dates by her are to the 29th of May from Panama, 18th of June from the city of Mexico, 25th from Jamaica, Ist inst. from Havan nah, 4th from Nassau, 10th from Bermuda, 19th from Fayal. On freight 200,000 dollars and t. 9 serons of cochineal. Passengers.—From Lima : Mr. Arvelina Arvazo. Jamaica: Messrs. Browse, E. Bryan, R. C. Thompson, Burton Taylor, W. M'Aulay, and Mr. F. H. Smyth, of the Customs ; Col. S. W. Short, late of the Guards ; Colonel Giffard, 60th Rifles. Hayti : J. W. Thompson, British Consul. Trinidad : Messrs. J. Cahoren, Louis Pauten, and A. Elizonda, Mr. and Mrs. Cadett, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cadett and child. St. Thomas: Mr. S. Bahusen. St. Croiz : Mr. George Burrows. Deme rara: Archdeacon Austin, Mrs. Austin, four children, and servants ; Mr. J. Gibson. Antigua : J. Martin. Barbadoes : Messrs. J. Whitle and J. Bishop. Turk's Island : Mr. W. E. Darrell. Havannah : Messrs. J. J. Hardwen, J. Hughes, and servant. Bermuda : Mr. J. Harvey. Fayal : Messrs. D. Twining, G. Large, and R. Dart. The British ship of war, 'Thunder, was at Nassau. The British ship of war, Ringdove, was at 'Bermuda, and was to sail for Jamaica. The Sylla was also there, and was to sail for Barbadoes. The Fair Rosamond arrived at St. Lucia on the 25th of May, from a cruise. The Tweed received her Havannah and Mexican mails at Nassau from the Trent. The Forth had arrived at Havannah. The Teviot was gone to the Gulf. The Tay had left Turk's Island to replace the Tweed on the Jamaica line. The Clyde had also sailed to take the Windward Island station. We have received papers to the 112 el and 23d ult., from which we extract the following bulletin : " We have much pleasure in announcing that the Countess of Elgin was on Sunday last safely delivered of a daughter, and that both mother and child are happily doing well." By the arrival of the Mary, from Baltimore, we learn that a severe shock of earthquake was felt at Ponce, Port Royal, on the 7th ult. It lasted for three minutes. The inhabitants ran out of their houses, and knelt down in the streets, pray ing. Several hogsheads of sugar and molasses on the beach were destroyed. HATTI.—This unfortunate Republic is now completely up set, both by the late destruction from earthquake, and the tyranny of the despotic Eoyer, who is now, however, approach ing his last moments. It will be observed that, during the last twenty-four years, Boyer has amassed a considerable fortune from that Republic by theft and arbitrary measures, taking every step to conceal his fraudulent acts, as it is evident the banks of France hold a deposit of about twenty millions of dol lars on his private account, which now stands as a security for the national debt. The Senate, that intelligent corps of the Haytian administra tion, have hitherto accorded supreme power to the President, whose mode of administering justice has been by expelling in telligent men from the House of Assembly, and other similar acts of barbarism, to maintain himself in office. The blacks are now, however, likely, ere long, to give the fatal blow—the result of Boyer's flattering proclamation. ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL HEREs.—On the night of the 9th May, between the hours of nine and ten, General Thomas de Heres was treacherously murdered in his own house, by a shot from a blunderbuss, fired at him from between the jalousies of one of the windows of his cabinet, where he was sitting with the Bishop of the diocese. By the paper from which we extract this, it appears that the inhabitants of Carracas are grieved and enraged at the event, and that the assassins are suspected. Proceeding to de plore the melancholy event, the paper in question says— " Yes, in the presence of a pastor, whom all Venezuelans love and venerate ; perhaps, whilst discoursing on religion and virtue, or of the pleasure of friendship, a sudden blow de prived him of life—surprised and horror-stricken, the pastor springs to succour his friend—both are prostrate!—the one gasping, and the ether staining his sacred hands in the blood of his friend, whose wife, revived from her swoon, lives hut to eternally mourn her husband's fate!" This is a stroke of Republican politics with a vengeance. Our friends, the Haytians, may rejoice with their companions in semi-barbarism. JUNE 11.—A vessel arrived from Port au Plat this morning, reports that few lives were lost, and little damage done there, by the earthquake ; but that many people were killed at Cape H ay tien. The merchants of Demerara are up and doing. On the 18th of last month two hundred and twenty-two of their body pre sented a petition to the Combined C our t, w hi c h conc l u d e d b y praying (inter alia)— " Firstly—For a careful revision of the expenditure of the colony. " secondly—For a reduction in every department of the establishments of the colony which can be effected with pro priety and justice to the claims of individuals, and with a due regard to the efficiency of the public service. " That especially to the attainment of this object a respectful representation be made, with the least possible delay, to her Majesty's Government.• setting forth the inability of the co lony, under existing circumstances, to support the present Civil List. " Thirdly--For the encouragement of immigration on an extensive scale, such immigration to be under the special regu lation and control of her Majesty's Government." Upon this a series of resolutions were agreed to, promising to attend to the foregoing important points. The published returns of exports show a lamentable decrease in the staple productions. JUNE 21.—The Volage, Captain Dickson, Bart., arrived at Port Royal from Santa Martha and Carthagena, with specie. Occasionally shocks of earthquake were felt throughout the islands, though we are happy to say withont any serious results. From Panama we learn that the misunderstanding between Peru and Bolivia was being adjusted ; the contending parties were about to enter into a treaty. Chili, Venezuela, and New Granada, were quiet. CENTRAL AMERICA.—Nothing further from thence. Sir Charles Adam was daily expected in the Illustrious from Ber muda from Belize. FROM MEXICO.—The Congress was to meet on the forma* tion of a new constitution. All parties were agreed as to the invasion of Texas. Santa Anna was in the city ; he had con centrated eight thousand troops at Jalapa, and they were to embark at Vera Cruz on board of two steamers expected from England, when they would make a descent on Texas by way of Galveston. The Government has announced that a conducta wouldleave the city of Mexico on the 28th of June. The various market: in Mexico were well stocked with Eng lish manufactures, and we regret to find that husiness was dull. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, JULY 25.—The Moniteur announces this morn ing that the Government has received the new Mexican tariff, which will take effect on the Ist of November next. JULY 26.—The Senate is convoked for Tuesday next, the 2d of August, at two o'ilock. The letters from Ostend say that his Highness the reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg observes the strictest incognito. There are not even any sentinels before their Majesties' palace in honour of him. It was announced that her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent would pass some time in Belgium. Her Royal Highness will shortly go to Wiesbaden. We hear from Bruges that the rye harvest is proceeding rapidly ; more than half the rye is already reaped, and the whole will be got in in less than a week, if the fine weather continues. The farmers assert that the produce will be above an average crop in quantity, and the quality will be excellent. We have similar accounts from the other parts of the province. Mademoiselle Rachel has more than fulfilled all the expecta tions which her high reputation had caused the inhabitants of Brussels to entertain. THE POTTERIES. BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY EVENING. —The intelligence from the Potteries is highly favourable, Many of the colliers have already resumed their work, and in spite of threats and other means of intimidation it is thought that in the course of a few days many of the pits will be in full employment. The turn-outs in some neighbourhoods attempted to prevent the workmen from going to work, but the determination of the in dustrious artisan, and the protection afforded them by the mili tary force in the neighbourhood, it is hoped will speedily put an end to this system. The works of Lord Granville are closed, and, as far as his Lordship's immediate connexion with them is concerned, it is said, for ever. The injury done to the industrious and well-disposed artisans of the Potteries and their families by the recent outbreak and unlawful combination, may be judged of by the following state— ment of the average wages paid by Copeland and Garrett at their extensive manufactory at Stoke. Average wages paid by Messrs. Copeland and Garrett the week ending the 16th of July inst.:—Slip-makers, 245.; plate makers, 245.; throwers, 265. 6d. ; turners, 225. 3d. ; handlers, 295. 2d. ; dish-makers, 28s. ; pressers, 28s. ; saucer-makers, 28s. ; saggar-makers, 355. ; biscuit firemen, 255. ; glost fire men, 30s. ; engine -men, 245. ; warehousemen, 245. • packers, 265.; labourers, 15s. The same establishment—the conduct of which may be taken as a test and example of all the rest of the most respectable houses in the Potteries—for the week end ing the 9th of July, paid 180 colliers 2241. Is. 4d., indepen dent of engine-men and boys, being at the rate of 255. per week per head. In Walsall and the neighbourhood affairs have also taken a favourable turn, and the " turn-out" may be considered at an end. PUBLIC MEETING AT TOOTING. Last night a large and highly respectable meeting was held in the large room at the Rising Sun, Tooting, for the purpose of receiving a deputation from the Anti-Corn-law Conference, to consider the present distressed state of the country, and the causes that have produced it. The room was crowded to suffocation, and a large number of ladies occupied the. benches around and in front of the platform. On the motion of Mr. Aitken, seconded by Mr. Williams, Mr. Martin took the Chair, and introduced the deputation to the meeting, by a few prefatory remarks on the critical condition of the country, and the necessity of totally and immediately abolishing the Corn-laws. The deputation consisted of Mr. Paulton, from Bolton, the Rev. Mr. Bonner, from Bilston, and Mr. Wink, the delegate from Leicester The Chairman introduced Mr. Paulton to the meeting, who entered at length into the evidences and matter-of-fact state ment of the universally pervading wretchedness of the people. He showed that distress did not exist in isolated localities, or the great seats of manufacturing industry only, but that it per vaded the whole length and breadth of the land, and was as severely felt in the strictly rural, as in any other parts of the country. He gave a harrowing description of the privations and misery of the agricultural peasantry, and showed how rapid had been the spread of pauperism and crime within the last few years in the most strictly agricultural counties. He proved these afflicting results to be the necessary consequences of our restrictive laws ; and contended that the interests of the culti vators of the soil were as much identified with the repeal of the Corn-laws as those of any other class of the community. The Rev. Mr. BONNER next addressed the meeting, and exposed the horrid state of destitution that pervaded the mining district from which he came, and the fearful desperation that was rapidly growing out of the horrors of destitution. He then appealed to the religious sentiments of his hearers, and in the most effective and feeling manner, showed how awfully the selfish legislation of our rulers, contrasted with the revealed law of God, and the religious and civil duties of men. We have not room for a full report of the speeches, but throughout the proceedings of the meeting the most earnest and enthusiastic spirit was manifested, and the whole assem blage was powerfully affected by the pathetic and eloquent ap peals in favour of an immediaie repeal of the Corn-laws. A resolution, declaratory of the firm determination of the meeting to continue their agitation until its object was attained, was passed by an unanimous vote, and the large assembly se parated. THE LATE SIR WILLIAM WOODS, KNIGHT.—We announced yesterday, in our , obituary the demise of Sir Wil liam Woods, Garter Principal King of Arms, who expired on Monday last, at Laurieston Lodge, his villa at Hampstead, after a lengthened illness. He was in his 56th year, having been born in 1786. Sir William was appointed Blue Mantle Pur suivant in April, 1819 ; Norfolk Herald Extraordinary, in 1825 ; Clarencieux, in 1831; and Garter Principal King of Arms, in July, 1838. The deceased was highly esteemed by the late King William IV., by whom he was knighted in 1834. In addition to his high appointment in the College of Arms, he was appointed officer of arms attendant on the Knights Commanders and the Companions of the Order of the Bath, and Inspector of Regimental Colours; both of which appoint ments he received in 1831. ~..,' MONEY MARKET and CITY N. EWS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DA N. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVE NINO. TIMES.—It is a somewhat singular circumsta see tint g C e o n n e s r o a l l s ly ha;e ve t n he is s , ame quotation for Money and the M' time to time sold lo) t ' h count so long before the settling day, The exV Winn!' the progress of the former account, for t:le puilio , the e a sqpiemenetliattyerosf for r oc th k e is ri s n e o svjurfri closing that account, and that all the stock in the nu rite. e , is continually absorbed by the purchases of t he pt it Thus, while on the one hand the operations have. 1 ; 4 such as to depr ess th e va l ues f or t i me , on the other he the public have steadily supported the money prit .e stock. As, however, it is expected that the remain s the old " Bull" ac coun t are nearly all disposed of, it s thought that the time-value of stock will soon 118. Va firmness corresponding to the money value. Though it has ceased to be necessary to offer tie caution to the public in the affair of the Westminat e h r Loan and Investment Comp an y, the circumstances W. hied arise from day to day r e l a tive to its proceedings, n e " the actors in them are not unworthy of notice. Th ese' for the most part, are very fully described in the pail reports, but several Correspondents have coninre-ite° strongly on the conduct of the solicitor, who, by his ni account, had been employed by the shareholders to w in . up the concern, and who has since admitted that t he only person with whom ho held any communication, 01° Mr. Charles Kerry Nicholls, the Managing Direct° and Secretary, who held -all the property, if any e 5; isted, under his control, out of which the liqu Idationtl to be effected, and who was the chief party t o he-1110.8 responsible to the shareholders and depositor S for their losses. The solicitor's proper course would have be to learn first whether any assets remained, al then,. l any respectable shareholders were forthcoi fling ni had been wholly unconnected with the manageauent, by this to guide his further movements, not f or gettl there was another class—that is, the depositors-- - W!, were still more in need of protection. After -What 1 " 1 " transpired, however, through the police reports, the pr o ' bability is that there is nothing to divide. CHRONICLE.—The claims of the wine trade te n drawback on their stocks on hand, so as to give then the benefit of any reduction in the duties throut -11 a en n mercial treaty with Portugal, seem to be well found e d Sir George Clerk is old enough to know that these st not times for attempting to defeat the ends of justice bd rt drawing technical distinctions. Sir George s.tys that is not the practice for the "Board - of Custom s' to pose or to make a return of duty on the stocks . onptt: r i We shall not directly di s p u t e th e p rac ti ce o f this, of Customs, in opposition to a member of the .Gare l "; ment possessing such perfect means of obtainin g corre c information; but we remember very well that in 111 . S 1840, when Mr. Baring imposed the .addition al 17, centage on the Custom and Excise duties, the mei •eart s j i interests made a serious complaint that the adi itie duties were made exigible on their stocks, in hail d, strong remonstrances were forwarded, in const.jtlen'' to the Treasury; but we do not understand thu t.th e tb se s remonstrances were attended with success. Ctn contrary, it was shown by Mr. Baring that or iwhen vious occasions, and particularly in June, 1830, Mr. Goulburn was Chancellor of the Exchequer, 0 0 , 4 additional spirit duty was imposed from the date .of "1_ resolutions, and levied upon the stocks in the wareholls," in this country. • • The only concession granted was u Pr; vision in the Bill founded on the resolutions applie s to contracts by which, in cases where delivery had n taken place, previous to the date of the resolutions , t ile , duty was ordered to be added to the price. When see, therefore, that on previous occasions the Crolc,o reaped the benefit of the additional duties imposed, d, seems but fair, on the other hand, that the trade stle.; l now enjoy the advantage of the reduction on the 0/ .0 affecting the wines of. Portugal. Surely Sir Ge er; Clerk does not mean to contend that there can I: 0 rule for the Board of Customs and another for the 130 9 : 5a of Excise. Yet it is beyond the power of dispute tl i Ari as respects the Excise duties at least, " it has been practice" to impose the additional duties on accouali the stocks on hand, making provision only for cases previous contract not completed by delivery. SUN.—The Funds left off more firmly, if possible; t 11 ,,,. ° they were in the early part of the day, and the c los ; prices of Consols were 91 91+ for Money and for ti Account. Bank Stock, 167 169; India Stock, 249 20 Exchequer Bills, Old. 51 53 ; New, 49 51 prem. •.0 To-morrow is the day fixed for settling time bargi l io in Foreign Securities, but as no such transactions.ce, them have been entered into it merely remains to n o f or that such is the fact. The usual rate of i3terest P. money upon such a day as this has been froin s 7 l . twenty per cent. per annum, varying not on the Yo R of the security, but on the credit of the horror"' ans' l and so little has tie event been regarded to day , r money was freely offered on worthless bonds at cent., the lenders, however, being perfectly no bargains had been made which would justify bor _7 O „ ing. Prices were—for Belgian, 101+ 1024 ; Dutcha;io.,' and-a-Half per Cents„ 511 51i; the Five per Ce pa 101 i 102 ; Danish, 81+ ; and Brazilian, 64 65. quotation for Mexican was 36+ 361-. on° The Share Market was decidedly improved. L on and Birmingham were 180 182; Birmingham Gloucester, 48 50,-; Great' Western, 87 -4_ ; thf a t o Shares, 62 63; South Western, 61+ 621; - Ner,L ll g ala 59 60 ; the New Shares, 29 30 ; South v x-'7. ti t 3 e ; rn Lo a aware t o _, Dover, 23:1- 23+; Eastern Counties, 84 9 1;1 °- 13righto n Eastern, 40 41 ; Blackwall, 9 9+ ; gl -33i, 33i per share. 1 ..• /I 20i 21 t The bonds were thus quoted ' qn l 331'; Peruvian, 15 16; Portuguese Five per uents., the Three per Cents. 19f 20 ; Spanish 201 20k ; and the Three per Cents., 201 201. Five per en, HOP INTELLIGENCE WORCESTER, JULY 27.—We have this week a better rert of the appearance of the plantations, which are represente° improving ; the blighted grounds, which at one time were co°.. sidered to be incapable of doing anything, have in mall stances thrown out fresh shoots, and with favourable weat t l i s o may yet produce half a crop, or even more ; while those; bir altogether escaped the blight, _and where the land is big 0, cultivated, have done wonders, and are likely to produce o f abundant crop. In our market there is scarcely any hn n ,,„t,. doing. The best 1842's are nominally worth 61. per cwt., n i a few lots have been disposed of by - forced sales at consid era l less. The duty is now doing at—l 2 to 13,000/. Weighed ° Saturday 93 pockets, and during theweek one. KENT AND SUSSEX.—Various are .the opinions as to t..-Lio, cult of the crop of Hops; they have,decidedly improved Witt, this fortnight, but there is much slack , bine, some fire -h ';', and the burr appears as if it would: not come thick in 5° 40 grounds. An alteration in the weather, however, would to much difference at this particular time. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAIL - Wil l ' , Traffic returns for the week ending' July 23, 1842 Passengers - £986 6 Merchandise 448 13 11 £1,435 1 6 Corresponding week last year ...£1;425 8 2 Darlington, July 4 7. W. O'BRIEN, Secretary'' We are now enabled to state that the great bulk of, the hay in this neighbourhood has, within the last ft;:; s . night, been secured in excellent condition,' Such P o . o been the genial and propitious weather with which er have been favoured, that the grass has been no I' o : i s cut down than it was ready to stack. In some P; a . c. " o * where the land is light, the pastures have suffered 1 1 . 19 1 ,, the drought, but on the whole, we believe, there col no doubt that the crops are abundant.—Derby Chron: c FANCY TRADE.—A number of the master fan g manufacturers in the neighbourhood of Huddersfield s';,' putting out more work at present than the have d °ll o for a conEideriible time past ; still the improvemen t but very partial. Last week a very extensive W el t , manufacturer made a reduction of about twelve per c el3 , lV in the price of weaving one sort of fine waistcoat i viz., eighty shaft witches.—Leeds Times. 4 . 1 , WHITES AND BLACKS.—" I find from 4....e•'; ° _„4 of supplies, which have been passed by our careful ""1' considerate House of Commons, that the sum of 30,0iNd, has been voted for the purpose of education in Engh ll 2,„, and 24,0001. for the like purposes in the West 111 0 T e• The population of England is 17,000,000 ; that ef,,,'" he negroes in the West Indies under 1,000,000. • amount per head for the education of the blacio therefore, about 7d ; for the whites rather morellis n Ath farthing and a half ! If the sum voted for the lea >r be not a.lavish one, that voted for the whites must . 10 , 0 very scanty one."—Correspondent of the Bolton: f f Press. . THE CORK CATTLE-SHOW.—Such is the scar 1 ,../ and extravagant charge fur beds in Cork tbis.o,., where. so many hundreds, or rather thousands, cu9l — , gated to the great cattle-show, that M'Dowell, one,:ai t ",f hotel keepers, found it necessary to publicly ckett i i charging 31. 10s. a night for a s i ng l e room !—Illm"-11 Pilot. BIRTHS. 10 On the 20th inst., a t P ar i s , th e l a d y o f G . S. W 4, roe,. Esq., of Ank erw y c k e H ouse, B uc k inghams hi re, o f a &eV" still-born. c i e' On the 23d inst., at Wi m bl e d on , M r s. W. Stoton, Of ; e m , se ,r-- On the 25th inst., at Boaley House, Kent, the Lady fi l a r garet Marsham, of a son. On the 26th inst., the wife of Mr. Francis Bulleyi ser g e°ll ' Reading, of a son. '' - WV On the 26th inst., in Albany-street, Regent's-park, the of D. Geddes, Esq., surgeon, R.N., of a daughter. ,e,j- On the 26th inst., at Limpstield Rectory, Surrey, " pole, of a son. ... On the 27th inst., in Eccleston-street, Chester-square' the wife of James Scott, Esq., of a son. ' Of !' On the 27th inst., at Connaught-terrace, the w ife Cuthell, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 26th inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, J. For ster ; Esq., surgeon, of Mount-place, London Hospital, to Ef zi : : ;f Susannah Ann, youngest daughter of Mr, William Wo°" ° ' Devonshire Cottage, Wandsworth-road. On the 26th inst., at Lee Kent, Alfred, eldest son eolftebsst late Alfred Thrale Perkins, ' Esq., to' Fanny ValPi, d daughter of T. A. Shuter, Esq., of Lee. DIED. n ater — At Haverstock Hill, on Wednesday evening, Clara , " 3 " l "This of Mr. Edmund Robins, of the Piazza, Covent-garden' is the second visitation that has befa:len him and his . _aw l ;pc wife within the last two months, arising out of the Wl' cough. On the 18th inst., at Maidstone, Elizabeth, valet of the l ate Alexander Stephens, Esq., of Park House, Chelsea. t On the 23d inst., at Treba r th a Hall, Cornwall , the AI Edward Rodd, D.D., aged 74. On the 24th inst., in Russell-square, Anne, wiee ll of the late Dr. Whatley. On the 24th inst., Henry William Lovett, Es 4' of (',ray's Inn, the istbarrer-atlaw. m'ddleseXs On 2sth inst., at Hampton-court Bi lge ' s - • Flora, relict of the late James Willis, Esq. On the 25th inst. Mr. J. Pattison, of Cornb ith bash • On the 25th ~ Charlotte, wife of Timothy Rboay. Esq., of Banbury, aged 44. ON London ; Printed and Published by MIJRDO YO No. n 2, Strand, at The Sem Office, No. 112, Stand, in the County of Middlesex, Thursday, J 517 211, 11142! 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