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John Fisher, examined by Mr. WADDINGTON— Knew the prisoner at the bar. He was master of the • vessel called the Jarrow. Witness was chief mate of the vessel when it left Liverpool for Benin, on the 10th of March, 1841. There were French and English seamen on board, and four Spaniard s . There w ere seventeen seamen in all. The vessel arrived at Benin about the middle of May, discharged their cargo there, and got another. vessel left Benin in October. She was then in a very leaky state, not fit to go to sea, and they were short of provisions. In eight or nine days they made Prince of Wales Island, the vessel being in a worse state. Between Benin and Prince of Wales Island, witness was disrated, arid became a common sailor. Stopped a week at P r i nce o f W a l es I s l an d , b ut t h e ship was not repaired there, though there were means to do so. Took some live stock and four Spaniards on board at Prince of Wales Island. This was about the 22d of October. Left the island at the end of that month. Knew Jose, who was a good sailor, and did his work well when he was able. He was well enough when he came on board. The prisoner treated ' him very cruelly. Soon after they left Prince of Wales Island, the prisoner flogged him with a rope's end. Jose had been using his utmost exertions at the • Pump, but, in consequence of not pleasing the prisoner, he flogged him. The rope was about two inches round ; it was a piece of the end of the fore-brace. The . prisoner struck Jose on all parts of the • 'body, and gave him a most severe flogging. Ity two days afterwards, the prisoner again beat Jose with a piece of wood abaft the windlass. The wood Was extremely thick to beat a man with. After this beating, Jose became incapable .of doing almost any The prisoner's only reason for beating him was, that he said he was a d—d lazy fellow, and Should work. After this beating, Jose never worked at the pump. Witness had often seen the prisoner beat Jose, but never after he struck him with the wood. Jose when he was struck with the wood, was not in a good state of health. Jose died about a month after they left Prince's Island. Witness saw him the day before he died, when he was very weak. After they left Princes' Island, they were put on very short allowance, six or seven ounces of bread a day. The Srisoner s a id w i t h respect to Jose, and another paniard, as they had not pleased him ; he should them o n h a lf t h e a ll owance, and, that threat was p in in- E stantly carried into effect. This took place about a fortnight after they left Prince's Island. Jose died , while lying on the forecastle deck, and was thrawn overboard in three or four hours after wards. No medicine was given to him, and he fell from weakness, shortly before his death, into the scuppers. On the d a y o f J ose ' s death Joseph isher was first mate. He was no relation of witness, nor would he own such a blackguard. Joseph Fisher was boatswain, and was appointed first mate in the place of witness. Cross-examined by Mr. CLaexsoar—Saw Joseph Fisher before the Magistrate when he was examined for the Crown, and saw him also last Tuesday. The Jarrow was a brig of about 230 tons. Lost six of the crew when he went to Benin. The crew num bered about fourteen or fifteen when they reached Prince's Island. There was no ship yard at Benin, but the ship might have been repaired at Prince's Island. He believed the prisoner left that island Wilfully without having the ship repaired. At this time the ship was making about three, or three feet and a half of water. The pumps were obliged to be kept at work continually. When they arrived at Santa Cruz there was ten feet of water in the hold. It was necessary, to prevent the ship foundering to keep the Pumps working night and day. On one occasion the Prisoner himself worked at the pumps. Hoisted lights for assistance, but could not obtain it ; be thought, if they had, any one having any feeling for the crew would have abandoned a vessel that was in the state the Jarrow was. Did not know what terms the prisoner made with the Spaniards, when they first came on board. When they cam e on board the Spaniards were set to the pumps ; they had fine weather for sometime after they left Prince's Island ; if they had not the vessel must have gone down. Had been in a vessel similarly situated English the Cape of Good Hope. Did no t reco ll ec t th e Ktiqlish part of the crew saying the Spaniards did not bait work their spell at the pumps. Witness never ,"id so himself. Never heard any of the c rew grum "ling about the provisions being short, and that the they Spaniards h a d as muc h a l lowance as them, though did not do h a lf th e wor k . Wi tness swore deli berately that the only reason for his being disrated was because he said t o th e pr i soner on one occasion that h e Wanted when he instant!assistance to y told was never drunk on boahridm man some of the sails, of the r to . go forward. Witness never sold any ! o . r in the Cove of Cork, and Witnesa had occasionally takenovisions there or at Falmouth. butnever required calling _ a snoose when on watch, of the demijohn till he fell d . Never drank raw spirits out Recollected the surgeon of t o ile t : barque drunk Peruo n the s a d y e i c u k g . when he was ill that he had on a work being drunk, and that little g rk ot w th o e u f l e d ve d r o from good. Never had been found asleep on rin th e e es de l c s k l_a_n i d n the for enoon. On the passage from r to Ten er iff e t h e prisoner beat witness most cruelly, but for what he could not tell. He believed the Spaniards they took on board came from a slave ship that was captured. The homeward cargo was from 10 to 12 ,000 i. value. The whole crew were in a state of exha us ti on when the vessel arrived, from the great e ertions they h a d made to keep the vessel afloat. It as about a week or a fortnight after Jose was struck with the piece of wood th a t h e di e d. Th e • l iessel was i n so bad a state, that u p on severa l -occa-: s ons when w it ness was at the helm she would not answer it, but turned round in a con t rary di rect i on. - "ley were ten days at Teneriffe before any complaint was made againtt the Captain of ill usage. The pri soner had then made no complaint to the authorities wi th respect to the vessel and the crew. Witness never lias drunk either on the voyage outwards or homewards. fTa Henry All en , a bl ack, was shipped on board the ba rrow, at Li ver p oo l as stewar d—T he vessel went to nin and Pri nce ' s I s l an d , t h e sh i p was then in a very leaky state. Recollected some gentlemen coming 4 ,n board a t P r i nce ' s Island and had some conversa tion with the prisoner. One of them said, " Only hear mw your men are pumping. You are going home : )4 a wi n t er ' s coast, and the m en w ill b ecome ex hausted and cannot pump," to which the prisoner re- P L l ted, he would m a k e th em . Wi tness knew Jose, te e Spaniard, who died ; he used to be called Sarno and also Grand-dad. The prisoner used him very ', 41 , and repeatedly flogged him. Did not know what he "id it for as the man seemed to be doing all he could. The captain used to flog Samorella on all Parts of his body, and one of his hands mortified from it ' The ,captain beat Samorella about two days before he died, he was at this time in a ver y b a d s t a t e , and could no t do anything. The night before Sarno rella died, he was called by Joseph Fisher, the then mate to come on deck, but could not, in consequence of a the s t a t e o f hi s h ea l t h . H e was then hoisted upon s e ek. Saw Samorella the next morning at seven he seemed then to be half dead. Did not ' l low whether the captain saw him again. Samorella Wa s flogged a great deal by the captain two days be fore his death. The crew were very badly fed; they had only half a pound of bread, half a pound of meat, ' a nd thr ee quar t s o f wa t er , t o l as t th em t w enty-f o u r hours. There was no difference made with respect to the Spaniards while witness was steward. The captain had the same allowance the others had. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Did not know Whether the Spaniards were shipped at Prince's Island as able seamen. Recollected when Samorella was below sick. The captain gave him brandy and wine. This was about three days before he b di ed• He also gave hi m me di c i ne . J o hn dsher had never been charged with being drunk, and witness had never seen him so. He ana the Captain agreed very well, off and on, but now and then he flogged him. When the Captain dis charged him, he struck him severely on the head several times, with a piece of wood, just as if he was going to k noc k d own a b u ll oc k . Samorella was at tne pump the day before he died. Witness was dis charged from being steward before Samorella died, but he could not tell the day or the month when that took place. Re-examined by Mr. Anomius—The Captain beat Samorella after he gave him the medicine, and brandy and wine. Peter Jerrold, examined by Mr. Waddington— .,Tent on board the Jarrow in Mar c h 1841, as a sa il or. hiefore they left Benin, the ship sprung a leak. Re collected four Spaniards coming on board at Pri nce ' s L ls land. One of them was named Samorella, whom t ,"e had s een th e C ap t a i n b ea t sev er a l times. e beat "inl the first d a y w ith a rope's end over the sh ou ld er , because he said he did not work hard enough at the !trn_ps ; and on ano th er occas ion he struck him with IS lists. Samorella was taken ill a fortnight before his death ; during that time he had seen the Captain beat him to the pump, and tell the apprentice to put him on half allowance, as he was not worth his grub. This was about six days before he died. Saw the prisoner at Santa Cruz, when he was a prisoner there at the Castle. He said to witness that he had once been in a vessel where there were three Spaniards on board, who got 'Wasters of the Aip, And that be had never liked Spaniards since. Cross-examined by Mr. Cranium—The Spaniards that came on board at Prince's Island did not appear in ill health. Witness could not say that Samorella died from too hard work and want of provisions. Witness examined the body after death. It had a severe cut on the right hand, front which matter came some days before Samorella died. The Spa. niards did as much work as some of the English, and more than others. Witness told the prisoner, when they were put on short allowance, that it would b e impossible for the men to work unless they had more ' provisions to which he replied that he'd be d—d if they should not have less before they had more. Witness, on another occasion, said that if they had not had the -Spaniards aboard, and the crew 'had had their provisions, they would have done better. Until four days before they got to Santa Cruz it was not necessary to keep all hands at the pump day and night. Witness had been at the helm, and had seen the prisoner there and Fisher. The vessel did not answer the helm well, and he had known her go round. John Gorman, cook on board the Jarrow, gave similar.evidence to the last. witnesses as to the manner in which Samorella was treated by the prisoner. He believed the man died through ill-treatment, severe flogging, and starvation. Charles Washington Teacorrie, an American, and a sailor wh o was on b oar d th e Jarrow, gave similar testimony. On one occasion he had known the pri soner beat Samorella for upWards of a quarter of an hour with a rope on the feet and legs. Samorella appeared to be in pretty good health before this time, but afterwards began to get ill. This was the case for the prosecution. (The trial wax proceeding when we went so press.) NEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO STAB A POLICEMAN AT A CHARTIST MEETING.— William Checketts, aged 60, described in the calendar as a sawyer, was in dicted for attempting to stab a police constable. There was another count, charging him with obstructing the constable in the execution of his duty; and an other count, charging him with a common assault. Mr. Bodkin having stated the case for the prosecu tion, called the following witnesses : Paul Jones—l mu a police constable. I recollect being on duty on A ug. 22 last, at Bishop's-road, opposite,the terminus of the Great Western Railway, at about six o'clock. There was a great mob assembled. There had been a meeting there. The persons there were hooting and pelting the police with stones. I was ordered to disperse the mob in Bishop's-road, and in so doing I came in contact with the prisoner. I requested the mob to disperse. A person behind me pushed me and the prisoner down together. When we were on the ground the prisoner opened the knife produced with his left hand, and made a hook at me with it. He aimed at the lower part of my body, and said, " I am fighting for my rights ; now you or I fall." I saw the knife, and instantly rolled myself away. The knife was within eight or ten inches of me when he aimed at me. I saw Jilin open it ;he cut his finger in so doing. The k4fe had been fresh sharpened. Another policeman then came up, and the prisoner was taken into custody, and taken to the station-house. Dunkrey the other policeman, struck him on his hand with his staff, and took the knife from him. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—I was di rected by the Inspector to disperse the mob in the hollow. I had a truncheon in my hand. I struck no blow whatever with it. When the prisoner got up I did not observe his head bleeding. His hand was bleeding. When we went to the station-house the prisoner complained of his head, but I did not look to see if there was anything the matter with it. When he was first brought in I looked at his head and could see nothing the matter with him. His finger was bleeding. He showed me his finger going along. My brother constable had his staff out also. Thomas Dunkrey—l am in the D division of police, and was on duty in Bishop's-road on the 22d of Aug. I took the prisoner into custody, and took the knife from him. He was on the ground, and Jones by the side of him. I saw him attempt to stab Jones before .1 took the knife from him. I struck him on the back of the left hand with my staff, and took the knife from him. I did not strike him any where else. I struck him while he was making the thrust. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—I heard him complain of his head. He said he had received a blow, but did not know how. I did not examine his head. When I first saw them on the ground they were as close as they , could be, lying by the side of each other. The prisoner had rather the advantage of the constable. Mr. BALLANTINE, for the defence, contended that there was no proof that the prisoner had com mitted any act of violence until he came in contact with the police-constable. It was for the Jury to say what the nature of that contact was. Could they be lieve the policeman had been guilty of the inhumanity of not looking at the prisoner's head? He (Mr. Bal lantine) did not believe it. He believed that they had ascertained that the man's head had been cut, and that they would not admit it. He did not believe the story at all. The police-constable had no business to come into contact with the old man at all ; and if any one of the Jury had found himself in a similar posi tion to that in which the prisoner was placed, he would not be an Englishman if he did not defend him self. The prisoner had acted solely to relieve him self from a gross act of oppression on the part of a police-constable. By the law of the land, English men had a right to meet for free discussion, and as long as they conducted themselves quietly, no one had a right to interfere with them. If the prisoner chose to go among the mob quietly, to see what they were doing, he had a perfect right to do so. The story told by the police was a doubtful one ; and although the prisoner took out his clasp knife, he did it only to frighten the policeman, and having done so, did not attempt any further harm. With regard to the expression said to have been used by the prisoner, " I am fighting for my rights"— The RECORDER—I have got it down, lam fighting for my life. Mr. BALLANTINE had no doubt but that the Re corder had the words down which the prisoner had actually used. The prisoner was fighting for his life ; he had acted merely in self-defence, and he trusted the Jury would acquit him. Several persons gave the prisoner an excellent chit racter as a quiet, steady, orderly man. The RECORDER in summing up said—There could be no doubt but that persons had a right to meet quietly to discuss grievances, but whether pelting and hooting the police could be called quietly dis cussing grievances, was quite another thing. With regard to the alleged blow on the head, the prisoner had not called a single witness to prove that he had received any such blow, and therefore there was no pretence for alleging that any such blow had been given. • The Jury having deliberated a short time, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The RECORDER—Do you mean to say that the prisoner did not commit an assault ? The Foreman—He did not mean to stab. The RECORDER—No, but there is another count charging him with a common assault. Do you think he opened his knife by accident ? You had better reconsider your verdict. Mr. BALLANTINE attempted to interfere. The RECORDER—I shall not permit you to say. anything, Mr. Ballantine, until the Jury have consi dered their verdict, and I shall not receive the verdict until I am convinced that the Jury thoroughly under stand what they are trying. Gentlemen of the Jury, recollect that you are sworn todeliver a verdict accord ing to the evidence, and that this attempting to stab or strike in law constitutes an assault, although there may he no battery. If you disbelieve the evidence altogether, you will do right to acquit the prisoner. One of the Jury—l do not believe the evidence. The Foreman—He committed the assault. The RECORDER—YOU had better reconsider your verdict. The Jury having deliberated some time, turned round to deliver their verdict. The Clerk of the Arraigns—Gentlemen, are you agreed upon your verdict? How say you, is the pri soner, William Checkets, guilty or not guilty ? The Foreman—We find him guilty on the first count. Mr. BALLANTINE—No, no ; that is the count with intent to stab. The Foreman—Then it is on the second. The RECORDER—You should understand the dif ferent counts, Gentlemen' of the Jury. The first count charges him with intent to stab. On that count you have acquitted him. The second count charges him with assaulting a police -constable in the execution of his duty, and the third count charges him with a common assault. On which count do you find him guilty? The Foreman—We find him guilty of a common assault. The Recorder was about to pass sentence, when Mr. BODKIN interfered, and said there was another indictment against the prisoner, which he should wish to proceed with. The prisoner was then remanded, while the Court adjourned for refreshment. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Chambers conducted the pro secution, and Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner SECRECY.—In the debate in the United States Senate on the new British treaty, great care was taken to have the doors closed, and to keep everything secret. The weather being very hot, the windows were up, and Mr. Allen, from Ohio, who has a very shrill voice, talked so loud that any one could hear in the public walks outside the Capitol, and as he went over the whole ground, the details of the treaty were common talk in Washington before it passed the Senate. So much for secret session. HANOVER, SEPT. 17.—His Majesty the King, re turned this morning, "at a 'quarter before twelve, to this city, from Dusselorf. His Maje Sty has per fectly recovered from his late illness. TH E SITN, LONDON, PRI lIA I.IVENING, SEPTEIVII3I4Itt 23, 1842 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.--CrIUS DAY.) Joseph Potter and Eliza Gootburied were charged with stealing a silver watch, three wedding rings, a silver box, a steal ebain,_.and 9s. 6d. i n money , the property of Joseph Potter s iThensioner in Greenwich Hospital. The prosecutor stated that the male prisoner was his son, and on Wednesday took away the property named. The female prisoner admitted having pawned the watch. The other articles were not found. The prisoners were remanded till Tuesday. CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DA Y.) John Burden, a working jeweller, employed at Mr. Jones's jewellery establishMent, Red Lion-street, was charged with assaulting- - Mr. Ashcombe, surgeon, Graceehurch-street. Complainant said he was walk ing on Pentonville-hill last night between nine and ten o'clock, when he was struck a violent blow by a drunken man, to whom he had not given the slightest provocation ;. he tore his shirt, and treated him in the rudest manner. Witness turned round for the pur pose of. giving the assailant into custody, when the prisoner, who.was perfectly sober, struck him a violent blow on the left, eye. The prisoner was subsequently taken into custody. Mr. GREENWOOD-Why did you not give the person who assaulted you into, custody ? Mr. Ash combe—l begged . of police-constable N 150 to take him into custody. I showed him my shirt, which w as all torn, as well as my dress, but he refused taking him into his charge. _ Mr. GREENWOOD—This seems very strange. Po liceman, why did you not take the first person who assaulted this gentleman into custody ? Police constable—Because there was no mark of violence on the body of Mr. Ashcombe, and because the drunken man gave Mr. Ashcombe in charge as well as Mr. Ashcombe the drunken man. Mr. GREENWOOD—SO a gentleman walking quietly along the street may have his dress torn to tatters off his back, and no policeman will take the ruffian who so maltreats him into charge, because his flesh is not cut or bruised. is it possible that such a rule can exist among the police force ? Here a gentleman has his dress torn ; the party he complains of is drunk and disorderly, and is given into charge by the person thus grossly assaulted, and the policeman refuses to take the charge ; and the cause of all the riot is allowed to walk off unmolested. Such conduct is most reprehensible. The prisoner was fined 75., or seven days' imprison ment and hard labour. CITY OF LONDON REGISTRA TION.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. M‘Christie, the Revising Barrister, took his seat in the Court of Common Pleas, Guildhall, at ten o'clock this morning. The lists of liverymen were proceeded with. The name of Jacob Hatherley was struck off the inn-keepers' list. It was proved that Hatherley had died in 1823, although his name had ever since regu larly appeared in the lists made out by the overseers. The Clerk of the Company said he had no doubt but there were other names of parties long dead, appearing in the lists in the same way. Samuel Barpitt, who had formerly kept the Three Coats Inn, London-wall, and who was proved to have been two years dead, was struck off the list. Some other cases arose, but which possessed no public interest, and in many of which the decision was postponed till to-morrow. WESTMINSTER REGISTRATION. (THIS DAY.) The lists of the parish of St. Clement Danes were closed this morning, and in this parish as in St. Anne's, the Liberals have gained a very considerable advantage. They have succeeded in expunging no less than 88 Tory names from the register-71 on the house, and 17 on the scot and lot lists. They have also established three claims on the house list. The Tories also have established two claims on the house list, but they have only sustained 40 objections, showing. a clear gain to the Liberals in this single parish of 48 votes. - The parishes of St. Paul, Covent-garden, of St. Mary-le-Strand, and the precinct of the Savoy, were proceeded with to-•day. in St. Paul's, the Reformers make 35 objections and five claims, and the Tories make 13 objections and no claims. In St. Mary-le- Strand, the Reformers make 16 objections and three claims, and the Tories eight objections and one claim. In the Savoy, the Reformers make five objections, and the Tories six, there being no claims on either side. No case of interest came on up to the time of our going to press. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Funds remain in the, same quiet state as to the amount of bu3iness as they have done for several days past. In the expectation of a further advance in price, the jobbers, at the last account, took in large parcels of stock, the greater part of which they still hold, and until the remainder shall have been absorbed by a demand for investment, which will not occur to any extent until after the payment of the October dividends, but little speculation can be ex pected. The present easy rate at which money can be procured, offers another inducement to them to hold in preference to selling, it being far below the interest derivable from the Funds, and the decline which must necessarily take place, were any large amount to be pressed upon the market. Consols are 921 921 for Money, and 93 sellers for the Account ; New Three and-a-Half per Cents., 1001 101; India Stock, 249 251 ' • India Bonds, 36 37 ; E xc he quer Bill s , Old, 51 53; New, 49 51 prem. Transactions in Foreign Securities have been also limited, and comprise Belgian, 103 ; Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. 514 52 ; the Five per Cents. 1021 1021; and Danish, 841. The quotation for Mexican Bonds is 351. In the Share Market purchases have been more ex tensive.. Great Western, New, 594;, Fifths, 74-; South Western, 574 58 ; South Eastern, Scrip, 11/ ; Eastern Counties, Debentures, 101. 6s. 8d; Edin burgh and Glasgow, 471 ; the New Shares, s+. The bonds quoted today, are Spanish Five per Cents, 161, and the Three per Cents, 214. The operation of that part of the tariff relative to provisions, has been seen practically, for the first time, in the contract made yesterday by the Navy Board. It presents two remarkable features, one in the reduc tion in price, which is equal to about lid. per lb. in pork, and rather more than Id. on the beef, a saving of nearly 42,0001. upon 260,0001., which would have been the amount at the old prices. The other, is the circtun stance of the parties who have contracted for the greater part being foreigners, thereby leading to the supposition that it will be imported from America or the Continent, with both of which the firm in ques tion is connected. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. • R A ILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Ditto Debentures 81. 6s. Bd. 101. 6s. Bd. Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto New Great Western Ditto New Ditto Fifths London and Brighton ..... 50 . 331 to London and Greenwich London and South Western ... 41% ... .. 58 South Eastern and Dover Ditto Scrip. -- -- -- JOINT TOCK HANKS. Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 ...... 42 to MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, I.EPT. 22. The Share Market continues dull, and prices a shade lower. Dublin and Drogheda, 16i ; Manchester and Leeds, 71i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 20i 21 South Western, 57'1-58 ; Bank of Manchester, 21. 3s. 9d. and 2i. LLOYD'S SHIPPING . --(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. 23.—Wind this day at noon fresh from N.IV., cloudy. DEAL, SEPT. 22.—Wind N.W., moderate.—Arrd Burnhopeside Pratt, Calcutta ; Diamond, Dempster ) Tobago ; Wilton Castle, Quebec ; Clara, Maxted ? Jamaica; Transport (N o . 18), Lord Colli ngwoo di Ski. Plymouth, Boston ; John ?orster, Sierra Leone Sarah Scott, Sydney ; Earl Grey, Hobart Town. CowEs, SEPT. 22 . —Arrd. Ville de Paris, Nevi Orleans, for Havre. PLYMOUTII, SEPT 22.—Wind S.W. to Arrd. off, Penyard Park, Middleton, • Mauritius. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 21.—Wind W. to N.W., fresh; Arrd. Duraige, Williams, Rio de la Hache, sailed June 25, and from Nassau, Ilth ; Hopewell, Labrador. BRISTOL, SEPT. 22.—Arrd. L uc y A nne , S a l ter, Jamaica; Mary, Honduras; Minerva, Jamaica. SHIELDS, SEPT. 20.—Sid. J. T. Carr, Rio; Orwell; Bombay. SCARBOROUGH, SEPT. 22.—The Clio, which was on the rocks behind the pier, has been got off, and into the harbour. LIVERPOOL SETT. 22.—A rr d. M onongahela; Farley, Philadelphia ; Cambridge, Barbstow, and Siddons, Cobb, New York ; Fergus Tobasco ; De= vereux, Belmont, and Scotland, Quebec. Sld. Are quiba, Valparaiso; LlAwellyn, Buenos Ayres; Duni= barton, New Orleans; Cartaretta, Newfoundland. Arrd. off, Tartar, Valparaiso; Llama. Conx, SEPT. 20.—Arrd. Hannibal, Richebucto, and sld. for Dublin. HER MAJESTY'S EARLY RlSlNG.—Everybody surprised and pleased while the Queen was in Scot land, at the punctuality with which her Majesty kep every appointment, and with the early hours at which the Sovereign got up in the morning. While at Drummond Castle the Queen rose at half-past six o'clock, and breakfasted at eight—chocolate being the favourite beverage. In the forenoon, the Queen lunched, and drank cherry-water.—Scotch paper. ' The Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester is now staying at Piermont House, Broadstairs. THE MA lIKETs,(THIS DAY. / CORN EXCIIAGE. The arrivals o f E ng li sh Gra i n are moderate; of Foreign Whe a t, th e quantity was good. Wheat re mained very heavy, atrather less pr,ces than INlox.day. In other Grain no variation. Hoar met an it dif erent sale. SMITHFIELD. The supply being unusually short, the trate was better, and the best qualities of Beef average) 4d. per stone higher; in Mutton there was little altera tion, but Lamb was full 2(1. per .Stone lower. For Veal and Pork the demand' was good, and prices higher. Beasts, 505 ; Sheep and Lambs, 7,420 Calves, 265; Pigs, 342. Beef, 3s. 4s. 6d. ; Mutton, 3s. to 4s. 4d. ; Veal, 3s. to .ss. '4d.; Pork, 2s. 6d. to is. Lamb. 4s. 4d. to 4s. Sd. COLONIAL MARKET. Considerable parcels of goods were again offered at public sale, which went off without spirit at lower prices. 'West India Sugar was fiat, not more than 300 brls. and tierces were sold. Mauritius and Ben gal were about Is. per cwt. lower. Refined sugar was dull of sale. Coffee went off quietly, and Ceylon as well as other kinds of East India were lower. Cocoa was also lower, with little demand. Rice has become dull. Saltpetre firm in prices, but not much wanted. • - - • - - TEA MARKET. There was very little demand for either black or green descriptions, and the market was rather quiet at present rates. Common Congou was selling at Is. 81d. per lb. cash. TALLOW MARKET. Merchants refuse to submit to lower prices. Fine St. Petersburgli Yellow Candle on the spot was held firmly at 48s. per cwt. NATIONAL SWIMMING SOCIETY. The Grand Annual Races of this Society, com menced upon Monday, and finished this day. At exactly half -past seven, eleven competitors, the conquerors of the preceding days, entered the water. There might be present on the banks of the Ser pentine, from 6,000 to 7,000 spectators, and they were all highly gratified. After a very spirited match, the prize was awarded to Mr. George Pewtris, who will next year be entitled to contend for a gold medal and chain, valued at twenty guineas, with the eleven best swimmers from other parts of the country. Silver medals were also awarded to Messrs. White and Tupman, the second and third in the race. Thirteen boys next tried fora purse, which was won by George Clarges. Breakfast was served in the Park, and the immense assemblage dispersed in the highest good humour. All praise is due to Mr. Strachan,t he spirited mover of these exhibitions, and to M r . Williams, the super intendent, for his admirable arrangements. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS THIS OF DAY. CHRONlCLE.—Ourannouncement of the in tended treaty with Hanover, whereby an increase of the Stade tolls is to be conceded to Kith Ernest, is, we regret to find, confirmed by the authority of the Morning Herald. We must, therefore, again entreat the attention of the commercial word to an arrangement so deeply injurious to British honour and British interests, and which is so wholly unsupported even by the convenient plea of expediency—now the too ready pretext of the advisers of the Crown for the unscrupulous abandonment of British rights Ihe Herald admits that the King of Hanover i. now to have a duty of one-eighth per cent. upoi, all articles of merchandize. This is the very gist of our complaint, for it thus appears that Lord Aberdee n h as conce d e d to K i ng Ernes! 'twice as much as he is legally entitled to. Ha nover has no right to any Stade tolls at all, unless by virtue of the Sw e di s h treaty 0f 1691. This treaty fixed the ma x i mum duty at one-sixteenth per cent. ad valorem, and Hanover has received formal notice from Lord Palmerston that the British Government would not consent to any higher rate of toll. The odd thing is, that Lord Aberdeen, who at first, we believe, sincerely intended to carry out the policy of his predecessor, has since been hum bugged into a treaty, which concedes to Hanover just twice as much as the late Government would have agreed to. The King of Hanover employed a clever diplomatist t o ma i n t a i n hi s interest's a the Hamburgh conference s . At Hamburg!), during the late administration, that diplomatisi holed; but in London he has completely suc ceeded in outwitting the Foreign Secretary, and the result is this treaty, which is to double the revenues of the King of Hanover at the expense of the mercantile interests of England. The Herald is evidently quite at ImMe whet treating of the mysteries of the Stade tolls. Wt really regret that the Downing-street liaisons of our Contemporary havedeprived the merchants,ca this occasion, of his independent support, upon which they had every re tson to calculate. II matters little to the German trade at what pre• cise period Lord Palmerston first satisfied hint. self' of the illegality of the present Hanoveriar tolls, or whether the merit of that discover 3 does, or does not, belong to Mr. Ward, the Coin. missioncr of the late Government. The mei chants want to know why the tolls are not re duced to the legal standard; and we have looked in vain for any reason why such reduction has not taken place. Until the Herald can show that it is more advantageous to trade to pay one eighth than one-sixteenth per cent. upon mer chandize imported, we shall remain of opinion that British interests have been . disgracefully sacrificed by this Hanoverian Treaty, which, for aught we know, has been already signed by Lord Aberdeen, but which must one day be laid on the table qf the House of Commons. POST.—In the Parliamentary discussions fol lowing the introduction of the new Corn Bill, the Ministerial supporters of the measure de fended the proposed reduction of' duties by re ferring to the advances made in practical agri cultural science within the last twenty years. The improved processes of cultivation, it was argued, had made the soil so much more pro ductive than formerly—each cultivated acre averaged so much a larger yearly growth—that the farmer could well afford to give up a portion of the protection that was once necessary to the maintenance of Britain in the position of an in dependent country. We did not, and do not, oppose a rational and moderate attention to this consideration. But, as the enemies of all native agriculture sometimes, in their inconsistent way, endeavour to turn it to the promotion of their own views, it will do no harm to make a brief inquiry as to the ex tent to which it can be applied, without grievously damaging or destroying that great interest which is the solid primary foundation of our national strength and safety. Not a single member of the agricultural community, land lord, farmer, or labourer, would call for any protection to his property, or his labour, farther than is requisite to make his employment fairly remunerative to himself and beneficial to the whole nation. The more bread, meat, and vege tables produced by our soil, the more clearly advantageous becomes the soil's culture to every individual living in the country, as well as to those more immediately connected with the de velopment of' this mainspring of the public wealth. 'We have for several years had to notice, and we did so with hope and plea sure, the establishment, through the empire of agricultural societies, composed of farmers and others, whose object was to co-operate in the adoption of steps calculated to increase the productiveness of the land—to carry out the various auxiliaries which science was daily bringing to light in aid of the husband man's exertions—and to foster amongst culti vators a friendly spirit of emulation, beneficial to themselves and their country. That the ope rations of these societies have been successful, we may well judge when we reflect on the tre bled and quadrupled amount of agricultural pro duce raised in many districts. Even neglected Ireland has her agricultural societies, and glad we were to notice the amicable annual re-unions of men belonging to conflicting parties, on thin common ground of benefit to all. It is certainly not too much to attribute to the agricultural classes at least as high a degree of patriotism and public spirit as can be claimed by any other body in the State; and these feel ings we doubtless have to thank for no inconsiderable portion of the improvements wherein the nation has so much cause to rejoice. But, after all, in a general calculation on the probability of human motives, self-interest must always be amongst the most prominent key-notes of individual conduct. We may safely conclude that if the hope of ultimate remuneration had not entered into his mind, the British agriculturist would not have incurred the incredible sacrifices encountered by him of late years, to increase the fertility of his fields. The time and capital thus sunk were not squandered away in a mania of chance gambling. He calcu lated on the average prices of produce, and esti mated that he might reap a moderate living profit after lying out of his money for some time. This was wisely, prudently, mid laudably done. But the farmer could not dream that, after all his trouble, the Legislature is to step in and place him, in respect of the value of his pro duce, precisely in the same position as if he had idled his time and dissipated his money, and never applied a shilling's worth of either in re claiming the soil from its ancient sterility. If such a system be pursued towards him, what conceivable inducement has he to spend a six pence in substituting a perfect for an imperfect process? TIMES.—To sum up all we have said on the Boundary Treaty in two sentences, the highlands claimed by England do not divide the streams falling into the Atlantic from those e mptying themselves into the St. Lawrence. T he high lands claimed by America (besides another ob jection taken by the King of the Netherlands) do not extend to the sources of the Connecticut, or intersect a line drawn due north from the source of the St. Croix. And these two• state ments, each, we believe, incontrovertible, may help our Contemporary:" to comprehend what the Times means when it denies that the Com mission has proved that the words of the treaty are applicable to the features of the country." However, we suspect our Contemp orary ' s mo desty exaggeratesits own la c k o f comprehen sion. Another part of its article evidences an entire conception of our meaning. It has' oc casion to describe this same hOundary line ; and the very well judged gingcrlines . s with which that task is performed shows a most pro found conscio usness w h ere t h e s h oe p i nches. The boundary, it appears, " is to consist. ' of a line drawn due north from the head of the riveriSt. Croix until it meets certain, highlands," and then westward. " Certain highlands !" We will not do our Contemporary's wits the injustice of ascribing this convenient ambiguity to mere accident. The suppression is too pregnant to have resulted from a happy simplicity of heart. Not a word about the St. Lawrence or the At lantic. " Certain highlands" only ! A very passable foundation Ibr a Whig argument in England, but scarcely precise enough to meet. brother Jonathan's notions of negotiation! Good enough from the Morning Chronicle to its readers ; but it would hardly take from Lord Ashburton to Mr. Webster. To proceed, how ever, with the real question in hand. It appears from what we have said, that Lord Ashburton did not gain from the report of Colonel 'Mudge a right to insist on the full . British claim as a simple and unquestionable fulfilment of the terms of the treaty, but occupied substantially the po sition of preceding negotiators. This filet nega tives the whole W big charge; and we have been long, perhaps tedious, in placing it before our readers, in order to expose the only plea by which that party attempt to excuse then' violent opposition . to an arrangement which gives to England, as a matter of plain geo graphy, snore than all that they themselves in 1831 were content and anxious to , accept at the hands of the King of the Netherlands. The " abandonment of the Madawaska settler s ," which, in the words which our • Contemporary borrows from over the wa y, is calculated t o shock and to arouse with indignation any man who has hitherto felt himself distinguished and • • . t honoured by th e name of Briton, is no new idea. The King of the Netherlands suggested, Lord Grey's Government pressed upon America, and Lord Palmerston, if we mistake not, has since recurred to the same offer. The Commis sioners' survey has mended, but not established, our case. And even this it has done more by damaging the American, than by confirming the English arguments, It was go o d f or somet hi ng; but it will not make black white, or reinter that settlement disgraceful to the British name, which ten years ago it was the legitimate object of so much Whig anxiety to effect. Our Contempo rary is, no doubt, wise in loading his guns heavily, but before lie applies the match, he would be wiser if lie would take care that Lord Palmerston is not standing before the muzzle. _ - MONEY MARKET and CIT Y NEWS CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. ; TIMES.-It is understood that the proposition , of allowing the wine-merchants to bottle Portuguese wines for home consumption, and keeping them in I their own vaults under the lock of the Excise, that in case of a reduction of duty a return might be 'made r to theM, did not proceed frond the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but that the plan was propoSed to him 'by some of the houses concerned in the shipping branch of the trade, and . anxious ,to revive the im portation business from its present stagnant con— dition. The proposition was then submitted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the wine trade to as certain their feelings upon it, and so general was the disapprobation expressed by one of the largest meet ings of the 'Wine Committee ever known, that there seems no doubt it will fall to the ground, without any further steps being taken in the matter. One of the objections is, that by allow ing wines imported after such a measure should be passed to be put in such a position that a re turn of duty would be granted in. the event of some future reduction, a great injustice would be done to those who have already laige stocks on hand, and who would find themselves suddenly driven out of the market when the reduction took place, by an influx of the wine more recently imported, and with all the advantages of a lower rate of duty. That the measure would be a profitable one for the Exchequer they readily admit, since, the importation. being revived, of course the payment of duties would_ revive with it; but they consider this would be only obtained by a sacrifice of the holders of large stocks, who are the most substantial persons in the trade, and to this they will not consent. Besides, they have not altogether abandoned their hopes ofgettin , r the reduction allowed on stock in hand, in the event of the. expected change taking place, and they think that by accepting such a proposition as the one mentioned, they would not only take what would in fact be injurious to themselves, but close their own right of making a further demand, The proposition has tended to strengthen their hopes, since one of the reasons for which their petition was rejected last session was, that it would he impossible to provide ! so extensive a survey of stocks on hand as to prevent the commission of fraud. As the Government seems _ to admit the possibility of guarding against fraud with wines newly imported, the wine-merchants ob serve, with justice, that they do not see why the same machinery could n o t b e use d f or th e stocks on hand, and hence they argue that the plea of impossi bility must be abandoned. There is a motive of policy that has also had its weight in the rejection of the proposition, since many of the most influential members of the trade consider that by suddenly re viving business with Oporto, without completing the treaty, an encouragement would be given to the Portuguese to create as long delays as possible, whereas the present suspension of trade is likely to force them to a settlement. Whatever be thought of the weight of these argu ments, one fact is certain, which is, that not only has nearly the whole of the London wine trade agreed to reject the proposition, but that the letters received from the trade in different parts of the country are almost all in the same spirit. SUN.—The Money Market closed as firmly as it was during the first part of the day, Consols being 921 921 for Money, and 93 for the Account. India Stock, 249 2.51 ; Exchequer Bills Old, .51 53 ; New, 49 51 premium. The prices of Foreign Securities were—Belgian, 102 103; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 511 52; the Five per Cents., 102 1021; Danish, 83 84; and Brazilian, 67 68. The application of the excess of funds over the amount necessary for the dividends still affords a source of conversation to the would-be buyers of Mexican Bonds. The real holders, hoWever, appear to be perfectly satisfied to receive the dividend upon the debentures created out of the coupons in arrear, ‘and to wait until the agents are duly authorised to' pay off the principal. The circumstance of a parcel of this stock being brought to market, was made use of to depress the the quotation to an extent far below what the amount would legitimately have warranted ; and could the representatives of the Mexican Go . . verninent be induced to exceed their instructions, and redeem a part of the new obligations, an advance would of course take pl ace propor tionably advan tageous to those who had brought it about, but to the loss of the original sufferers. The quotation re mained at 35 35i. The improvement in Brighton Railway Shares was continued, and London and Birmingham ad vanced to 182 184; Birmingham and Gloucester, 40 42; Great Western, 82 83; the half Shares, 59:k 604 ' • South Western, 57/ 58/ ; North Midland, 56 58 ; the New Shares, 27/ 284; South Eastern 214 22 ; Eastern Counties, 84 84 ; Northern and Eastern, 36 38 ; Blackwall, 71; and Brighton, 33 331 per share. The quotations of the Bonds were—Colombian, 201 21 ; Peruvian, 15 16; Portuguese Five per Cents., 351 354; the Three per. Cents., 21 211 ; Spanish Fire per Cents., 161 16. a ; the Three per Cents., 21* 211. A party who arrived this afternoon from a periodi cal visit to the manufacturing districts, gives a favour able account of their co n diti on . At L ee d s an d Hurl- dersfield, business was extremely brisk, and;at the latter town there were many more orders than could he executed for some time to come. They were nearly equally divided between a demand for the home trade and for exportation. The season of the year would, to a certain extent, account for the former, but those for shipment are generally attributed to a decided improvement. The workmen in Lancashire had for the most part returned, or were anxious to return, to their work, except at Ashton • little apprehension was, 'however, entertain e d !nit ;hat matters would be speedily arranged there. It does not often occur that proceedings at police offices greatly attract the attention of mercantile men, but the late forgery at the Money Order Office has created some sensation. It is universally allowed that were this department of the Post-office placed upon a proper footing, and which any merchant's clerk with twelve months' experience of business would be able to do, the arrangement would prove of great utility, and that, as it is at present constituted, it is a great nuisance in all its details to those who may have to transact business with it. The simple fact of the forgery, which in itself argued great re missness, was commented upon pretty freely, and would have been before noticed had it not been pro bable that the ease might thereby have been pre judged. But the defence successfully set up, as re ported in the Second Edition of The Sun to-day, has caused much indignation. Not only was it proved that the delinquent was mad, but that such being the case was notoriously known to each individual in the office. It is said that some parties are much to he blamed for keeping a young man in such a condition in so responsible a situation, and that the whole of the system requires a thorough revision, if it be in tended to produce a benefit to the public commensu- rate to the charges made. The Cambridge packet-ship has brought intelli gence from New York a few hours later than that by the steamer, but no new facts. lIONIANTIC 1310GRAPHY OF THE AGE OF ELIZA BETH, BY W. (I. TAYLOR, LL.D., OF TRINITY COL LEGE, Dl7lll,lN.—This is a biography of the most in-, teresting nature, its object being that of unveiling the' mysteries with which history has enveloped the pri vate life of Elizabeth, and the leading personages in England and France who were famous in her reign, and destroying the illusions which have been blindly received for centuries ; for which purpose Dr. Taylor has wrought through diaries, letters, memoirs, and: other records to substantiate filets. We are led to ad-: mire this work, remarkable for its originality of style and matter, its accuracy and fidelity, and the strong moral sense which is evident throughout. From the' bye .ways of history much curious though neglected information is imparted to the reader. The follow ing list of celebrated characters, whose memoirs are given, will strUngly recommend it to general notice,. and perhaps induce a repetition in the way of an o th er. Prance,' publication equally delightful from " the non-existent personages," the Benedictine Brethren of Gl en " La M th ' &dough :—" Margaret of Valois ;" " Earl of Lei cester- ;" " Castelnau, Ambassador from who yields to few of his contemporaries in merit, and Norfolk 0 ;„ : l l iu eri: b - , of Walter, surpasses ,, them all in rectitude ; l c , • ~ Howard, fourth Duke of Earl of Tyrone;" and " N,,oetaiche.si first Earl of Essex ; " Dr. Dee ;" Geneva ;" " Whittingham, ani:i and the Church of the " Darrell ;" " Loyala, and the 1 1 Puritans ;" ;++ and ;" Six tus sth ;" "Charles de Valois ;" Pope renne."—Dublin Evening Ma' and " Viscount Tu-' Mail,. Yesterday, at the Woolwich Police C our t, d ur i ng a visitors case in which a n um b er of pro aid can., and hard swearing was the order of the day, some one who was their "Bible or rather n ervous a b ou t t a king , 'testament oath," W a lk e d off w ith thel book itself, and the los s 1 T - as not disc ove red in time to 1 the peopl e aroun ddeclaring their willingness to' the book. . ' . /4e their oath s they did not take PRESENTATION OF COLOURS TO THE SIXTEENTH REGIMENT. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY EVENlNG.—Theiimpos ing ceremony of presenting this gallant corps, with new colours took place this afternoon on Southsea cOmmon, in the presence of a vast assemblage of per sons, who had come from all parts of theeounty to witness it.. The regiment having formed three sides of &square, the new colours, having been brought to the centre of the vacant side, were delivered over to the two Majors, by whom they were laid out for consecration. The duty was performed by the Rev. Richard. Bingham, jun., of Gosport, at the request of Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell. The Rev. Gentleman eloquently then addressed the regiment.—" The prowess of your corr," he said, "will never he forgotten, when Oudenarde, or -Ramil lies or Blenheiin is remembered. There are those truly who Will ever rouse themselves, and think with honest pride how fields were won, as often as they "hear the name of Wellington. But can Marlborough ever pass into oblivion ! Yet with Marlborough the t a l 7 e ist S e' ll i pe il r i st ia r 3 t r ic h t i fire thc O old 16th earned many an unftulin,, ,-, wreath, while they basisr E nglan d 's g or a t n i d ia ,s t r n e i l w iTi en o l ui g ln r r hag been so nobly raised. Allow me,- however, again to remind you, that this your recognition of Him. ,who giveth the victory will most redound to the honour of your corps. Oh, never let it be supposed, my gallant friends, that the profession of arms and the acknowled gment of God are incompatible ...AiiraY with the absurd, I had almost said the impious thought, that the worst men make the best soldiers. Is it pos aible that want of principle can give courage, or a reckless disregard of all that is moral and holy invi gorate the mind for duty, or nerve the arm in the day of battle ? Believe me, gallant men, sound principles, and good morals, combined with reverence for -God you in the honourabl e di sc h ar ; .6;e of and his laws, will best support you in th e - h our of trial, or uphold your duties." The Rev. Gentleman then offered up prayer, - lifter which Ensigns E. F. and H. A. Macdonald received who:pro -f of th e i t l h o e u colours k b n r e i e e l f i n e g ulo r g o i m u a o d n y t t h 'a e k en hl gallant gallantry regiment. General Sir 11. Pakenham then (in the absence of the Colonel, Lord Beresford) addressed the commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell. He adverted to the advantage of numbering' of - the regiments, that " thus a regiment never _dies.; its ranks may be thinned in action; its strength may be reduced by climate, but the number always - remains, and by this clue we may trace with unerring accu racy how regiments have availed themselves of the opportunities afforded them of obtaining distinction in the former course of their service." The 16th had been at Blenheim, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, Dettingen, and Fontenoy. In reply, Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell remarked —" More than half a century has now elapsed since this old corps had the good fortune to front an enemy in the field. During this eventful period —a period into which mighty images are crowded, all more or less allied to our duties and professions• —many British regiments have been favoured with an opportunity of winning honour and renown ; not so the 16th,- whose destiny selms to have been shadowed with the'gloom of comparative obscurity ever since the memorable day (by a curious coincidence just 63 years !ago' th e very day he was speaking), when the regiment laid down their arms upon the glacis of ' Baton' Rouge.'" The officers of the regiment afterwards gate a splendid ddenner, served by Gunter, to a numerous party of fashionables, among whom were Lord and Lady Aylesbury, Lord and Lady Errol, General Sir Edward' and Lady Harcourt Paget, Lady POulett, Lady de Rottenb urg , L or d an d L a d y W. Paget, Sir Hercules and Lady Pnkenham, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, Lady Elizabeth hope Were, the INiisses Paget, Sir Thomas and Lady Austin, Lady - arid the Misses Pauletts, Admiral and Mrs. Elliot, Sir David, Lady, and the Misses Ximenes, Sir John,,Lady;and Miss Kirkland, Sir Bellingham and Miss GrahaM, Sir William, Lady, and the Misses Barnett,'Admiral Parker, Sir Richard Grant, Sir Thomas arid Lady Hastinzs, Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, and num erous other individuals, including a number of natal and military officers. This evening there is to be a ball, to which between 400 and 500 persons are invited. WOOL W ICH, THURSDA Y.. - The Royal George Yacht, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.11., arrived at Woolwich at half past two o'clock to-day, towed by the African steam vessel. The Royal lacht has been moored opposite the Dock-yard, with her head down the river, exactly in the said spot and manner in which she was moored at the moment of her Majesty's embarkation for Scotland. he Ithadamanthus steam-vessel, Master-Corn ander Thomas Laen, left Woolwich, on Tuesday, ith Lady Stuart de Rothsay and family, for gt. etersburgh. It was expected Lord Stuart de Roth ay would join the vessel. • The Salamander steam-vessel, Commander A. S. lamond, is under orders to proceed with Sir Uenr nnes to Rio Janeiro, in South America. ' • • 'The Lightning steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander leorge Snell, is expected to proceed in ft few days vith Lord 'Wilton t, Ilamburgh. The Fearless steam-vessel, Captain Frederick Bui 'oek, sailed to-day for Ramsgate. The Monkey steam-vessel, Master William lkyat, went down the river yesterday with several sc'eptific persons on board, to ascertain the state of Mr. Bus-he's Caisson on the Gaodwin Sands. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiral have caused a very handsome silver medal to be struck, to be presented as rewards to engineers of the first class serving in her Majesty's navy, who by their good conduet and ability deserve some especial Mark of notice, and as an inducement to all the Inkmbers.of that rank to strive to obtain this highly crNit l ible token of their Lordships' approbation. The medal as a work of art is of a superior description, and the em blematical devices of an elegant, yet chaste descrip tion. The intrinsic value of the silver must be: fully as, although a small degree less in size than a five-shilling piece, the medal appears thicker,.and con trasts strangely with the appearance of the Sultan's medals issued to the officers and men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, being equal in quantity of metal to about three of the Sultan's issued to the offi cers, and of the value of 120 of those issued to the men of the various corps which served in Syria. This medal for first-class engineers is the first of a series about to be issued to the most deserving of that important class of men, on whose ability, exertion, and careful services, so much of the efficiency of the steam. navy of Great Britain in a great measure depends. Oa one side of the medal is engraved, on the outer circle, on a frosted ground, " Mr. William Shaw, first-class engineer, 1842," mid on an inner circle the Aillowing letters have been cut in the die, " For ability and good conduct," surrounding a neatly-embossed figure of an anchor "on a polished surface. On the reverse is a beautiful figure of a steam-vessel with the _steam up, richly and tastefully embossed on a polished ground, with a representation of the water, on ;Oda she appears to be sailing, formed of frosted silver, having an excellent contrast and very p l eas ing effect. Underneath is a figure representing the head of Nep tune's trident, surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves with acorns. Mr. William Shaw, who has so distin guished himself as to be the first to obtain this testi emnovnioyus distinction of Lordship'sruitenserving p George 'W. Smith, then Lieutenant of the Tartarus steam-vessel, on the West Indian and North Arne • niir oiklut;doen; Commander earned the rican station. FATAL DUEL IN SPAIN. . MADRID, SEPT. lA—The Madrid journals teem with accounts of, and commentaries upon, a fatal duel which to have been took place within four leagues of Cadiz, between the political chief of that city, a M.,ll; ese h , an , . .. e I.lorente, the principal editor of the Globe newspaper, ` 4 a M. s o e n d : o be li, Bth inst. flue Tieii 1 consequence of some remarks made upon o a r. lso ti ( i r s samet a h ti e .ray n i)ap ! rr e se e s , upon the newspaper in question, for re f a us i n u ; t i o r T: e 7 i t a coinimmication eoedsithorst without effect, when by the corporation of passing through 11111C1 .1: 1 8' would The fire ia 1. . a t t i e . s the i 7:: other e w c a l s i s t f a o n u c n . e d . it was l e s, a . o e l i r l i e l l i x e l i. r i de r a: ei t d i s o t il iv)ey l) r 3 a , Thll t o h sthei. lot fell to Llorente, who fired, t it h9. next morning with a loaded_ the ball his antagonist's thest. The latter t e e ' : pistol grasped in his hand; the other discharged, by which he W as shot, and the coin which decided his Fate, were also found u p on the g r oun d. Llorente and his - usfriends ar e sa id t o have taken o refuge on b In the evening awl_ a Drench frigate in the Bay of Cadiz. the mob of Cadiz attacked and de stroyed th e off ice of the . Globe ne . On the calling ou t o f t h e National Guards t ' ll ' e slia molT dispersed and the city was perfectly tranvil on the post o f to-day coming oft: The Opposition journals here treat the Alit- as if the Government were to. blame in the transaction. The concluding sentence -of the Hera/do's homily of this evening upon the event will rive you an idea' of the spirit in which the . subjec‘ is discussed :—" We live," says the Hera/do, "under the dominion of villainy and of violence. .Tile ex piation of crimes like these is not to be expected in days like these! " The Patriota gives the other view lof the ease :—" A superior agent of the Governor , the first civil and military authoCadiz:,a n e i nt as ion vilely and barbarously assassimited." You Will pereeive I have no space toattempt ' . to reconcile tiles c onflicting opinions. Much besides of' . e the'real filets are still, of course, to be known. HonnousE An) CO.'S BANRRUPTCY.—An import tant sale of freehold ground rents belonging to the above estate, principally secured upon houses situated in Union-street, was brought to the hammer by Messrs. English and Son on Tuesday, They fetched, on an average, twenty-five and half years' purchise , Bath Chroni c l e . BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 21.—The average price of whea Ast week was 22f. 41c.; and that of Rye, 13f. 70c. OUR CONSUMPTION OF WINE. The following is the total importations from France, compared with those from Germany, from 1836 to 1841 : French Wine. German. 1836. Hectolitres ... 63,565 5,823 1837. 1838. 1839. 1840. -- 1841. 86 ,648 3,720 _ . IVhat a noise the French journals and the Belgian Opposition journals have made about the decree of 28th August. The above statement of the importa tions from Germany proves how perfectly ridiculous all this noise was. The programme of the fetes which will take place at Brussels on the 12th Anniversary of the Days of September is published. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. George Rising, and Mrs. Rising, at Long's Hotel, New Bond-street, from Weymouth ; the Misses Buchanan, at ditto, from Cowes ; Mr. Neil, at ditto, from Southampton ; James Watson, Esq., at ditto, from Brighton. DEPARTURES. The Baroness Wenman, from Long's H o t e l , N ew Bond-st ree t, f or Ni ce ; dr., Mrs., and Miss Portal, from ditto, for Brighton; Hon. Mr. Petre, from ditto, for Cheltenham ; Captain Cotton, from ditto, for Lan cashire ; John Thomas, Esq., from ditto, for Glamor ganshire • Colonel Chaloner, from ditto, for Portn a l Park ; the Chief of Clanronald, from the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, on a visit to G. L. Fox, Esq., Branham P ar k ; the Count d e Taverna a n d M arquis Fontinelli, from ditto, for Milan ; the Rev. A. Keppel and family, from ditt o , for Norwich ; Mrs.. Handley and family, f rom ditto, for Warwickshire. Yesterday a matchCßW two ekvens, select e d f rom a list of gentlemen en •lnsClplEay'red . at Lord's b e t ween en gaged in the wine and spirit trade, the proceeds prising from the admission of spectators to be appropriated in aid of the funds of th e Li cense d Vi c tuallers Asylum. The attendance was not numerous. The play alto gether was of the first order, and the ground, consi dering that the season is f a r a dvanced, was in very speaking, fair condition. S tr i ctly the game was not ay, as a match, but rath er a day's 1 it was not com pleted. p BRITISH YACHT CLUB. SAILING MATeu. -- The above-bridge sailing match' amongst gentl emen ' s yachts connected W ith this old established club, t oo k place yesterday. Th e race was for a silve r cup and cover, and the following, at half past two, took th e i r station off the l'en l Ple-gardens, to sail to Wandsworth Meadows and back : l°etter. Oberon, 7 tons, Short, red ; Dauntless, 7 , Edwards, ' blue, red cro ss • Foam, Davy, Bjue,,Pst-1 un. white ; Don Gardner, blue ; Secret, F ow l er, , The wind w as N .W., but there was too l i tt l e of i t to propel the b oa t s at any speed. On the signal being given, they all canted round, and made a very pretty start. The Fo am t ook the lead, closely followed by the Oberon and th e Dauntless, in which order they passed through Waterloo -bridge. The Oberon shortly afterwards passed th e Foam an , din Chelsea-reach the' Dauntless also went by her into the second place. This advantage on the part of the Dauntless was but temporary, as the F oam again passed her a l i tt l e a b ove the Red House. .I n this order they Battersea-bridge, th e ot h er two boats beingpassed under fairly dis tanced ; but on n ear i ng Wandsworth the Daunt l ess repassed the Foam, an d came close -upon the quarter . of the Oberon, who • first rounded the flag-buoy. After rounding the boats were partially becalmed, and the Foam again passed the Dauntless. On their arrival off Goding's brewery,. the Oberon, which had the lead, was put out of her way by a barge-road, and the Foam, passing her to leeward took the first place, which she held, first passing the buoy off the Temple to southward half a mi nute a head Of the Oberon, the Dauntless being about a m i nute astern of her. THE FUNDS ----( I I BRITISH iUSING PRICES.) FUNDS. 'lndia Stock Ditto Bonds Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities — Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 5l pm Ditto 5001 49 pm Ditto Small Bank Stock fur Openg — 'lndia Stock for Acct... iConsols f or A cc t. • •••• • 92i FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent. ... -- !Portugue se , 5 per c ent. Belgian, 5 per cent lO3 I Di tto , N ew Ditto .....„ Brazilian Bonds.. Buenos Ayres6 per cent — R us si an, S Dut ch p Chilian, 6 per cent 'Ditto, metallic . .. .... Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent. 164 Ditto., 1824 ` Ditto, referred.... Danish, 3 per cent 844 French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. P Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange per i cent cent. .. . .. .. .. - -- f —e. p Mexican, 5 per cent 35 French, 3 per cent. —f. —e. Ditto, 6 percent.. 11337 Du Ditto, s Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. Per cent. .. ... 1024 SHARES. paid) .. ......... . 34 ' Eastern Counties Railway (23 raid) ... . — Ditto Debentures .. .... • ...• ... ... ...... 10/ 6s 8d Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... ... 473 Ditto New Shares ( b Paid ...- ............ 5A Great Western Railway (65 paid) ........... Ditto New Shares ( 50 Paid).. ......... ... b9l Ditto Fifth (4 paid) ....•••• .............. .... 7 L 15 54 d pd) 43 L L n o n nd d o nn n and and G B r r e ig e l n it n o i n nh ( l s l o adway(l2l London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 573 South Eastern and Dover (50 paid).,..... Ditto Scrip (15 paid) . . ......... ...... ........ lli Bank Stock 3 per Cent. lied. ....... 3 per Ceut. Con. 34 per Cent. Red Neµ• 3i per Cent... lOO4 ti per Ccn', Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 ...... Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 llotterdam, arrive Navigation C ern the Th C e ol G u pan d y's vessel . l e o n b e i r n a e l , Steam from off the i Custom-house at two o'clock P.m., yesterday, with the Dutch mail. Also, the Neptune, Whittingham, from Hamburgh, arrived off the T ower at half-past twelve, P.M., yesterday, with the nantbur g h ma n. A MILD DROWNED IN A PAIL op WArta.--Last evening Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Crown and Sceptre, Charles-street, Globe-fields, on th e b ody of Charles Hanehard, aged two years. Edward Han chard, the deceased's brother, said that his mother left him and three other children . at home on Tue s d ay last, whilst s h e went to Waltham Abbey. Th e y theywere de sired n o t t o go i n t o t h e ga rden, but did not pay attention to what she said, and as soon as she quitted the house went thereto play Witness. was at step of th e gar d en d oor , and the deceased at the op posite side the children , when One of called out, " Look ! look ! baby's in the water." The deceased at the time 'he fell in the water was swimming a piece of wood in it. 'The deceased was dead before the surgeon came. Verdict—" That the deceased was accidentally drowned. The Earl of Chesterfield has purchased th e E ar l o f Wilton's - yacht, the Xarifa, which is to be lengthened, and other additions are to be made.for the accommo-• dation of a large party, who will embark froth Ports mouth early in Is:ovember, on a cruise for twelve months. i ‘ ~.