The Sun. — London, England, 1842-09-06 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE . A FARMER'S OPINION ON THE CORN-LAWS. •BANKRUPTCY.-.(THIS DAY). IN RE ROUT. SPILMAN. The bankrupt was described as an ironmonger and hardware merchant, carrying on business in Oxford street. A proof upon several joint promissory notes of the bankrupt, and his father-in-law, Mr. William Lloyd, amounting to 570/., was endeavoured to be made. The ultimate consideration of this claim was ordered to be adjourned. Several other proofs were admitted without opposi tion, making in the aggregate about 3,500/. on the amount of claims admitted against the estate to-day. IN THE MATTER OF WILSON AND MAYERS. Messrs. Walter Jackson and William Hinessey were chosen assignees in this matter. RE GEORGE CHAPMAN. The bankrupt was a cowkeeper and extensive dairy man in Islington. Upon coming up to pass his final examination, a point was raised by the solicitor to the fiat, with re spect to the right of allowing certain debts which were alleged to have been contracted during the time the bankrupt was in partnership, proved against the sepa rate estates, which was ruled in favour of the claim. POLIcE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL—(THIS DAY.) The Magistrate, Sir G. CARROL was occupied some time this morning in hearing a charge made by George Smithhurst, a waiter, against the Licensed Victuallers' Society, of having defrauded him of 2s. The complainant stated that he was a waiter in the employ of Mr. Ibbison, of Nicholas-lane, in the the Licensed Victuallers' Society, to pay 2s. to ho have Mr. Ibbison's name put on the b oo k s f or a pot y. Re 'sent to the office, and paid the money to a person of the name of Cole, in the presence of the ecrOtary, Mr. S m i t h , an d h e was told to call again in a fe w days. He called several times afterwards, and he was then told that the 2s. had not been paid. Mr. Smith, the Secretary, on his oath, said, that the statement of the complainant was without founda tion es' , nas ce the m oney was never paid to him or in his pre. sir GEORGE CA.RROLL said h e cou l d not imagine that it respectable Society would attempt to commit a fraud for two shillings. There was, doubtless, some mistake on the part of the complainant, and he must dismiss the case. CLERKENWELL—(THIS DAY.) Richard Saul was brought up before Mr. Combe, on a charge of using abusive language, and violently assaulting Major-General Boardman, his master. General Boardman, residing at No. 12, Euston- Plane, deposed that at about half-past ten o'clock last night'the defendant returned home, after having had !ha holiday for the afternoon. Witness rang the bell that e servant might come and prepare: his bed, and also ' ll the meantime • sent his nephew to see that the ladder of the area had been removed. Defendant, on ti ring ent e th e room of his master, cried out to him, you have sent your puppy of a n e ph ew to look a fter the l a dd er of the area : He used some further abusive language; and on witness telling him to go out refused, and when he endeavoured to push him out of the room, defendant caught him by the collar of the coat and threw him down. On witness's wife re proaching him he said he would serve her in the same 'Way. The. Pri soner t h en retired, and witness's nephew went for a policeman, to whom he gave him in charge. The prisoner, who allowed that he was not drunk at the time, and who had been taken back into his Master's service, said that the General fell as he at tempted to push him away. Mr. COMBE said that his conduct was v an d unwarrant a bl e , an d as according to most his io own lent statement he was not drunk, he should sentence fine to the ut mos t pena l ty he could impose, viz., a line of 51. or two months at the House of Correction. The fine was paid, and the prisoner discharged. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—The present majority in the House of Com mons, having been principally formed by the influence of the agricultural part of the country, led on, a course, by the promises of the landlords, that their interests should be scrupulously protected, at whatever cost ; it having also become so, general an opinion, not only amongst the manufacturing but likewise with the commercial part of the community that the late measures of the present Cabinet, instead of being framed for giving that impetus both to the trade at home and in the foreign market, which is necessary for the real interest of the country, had been formed more for the interest of agriculture and protection of the British farmer, I have been induced to send you• the present letter with the hope that many of your impartial readers would come to a different con clusion. Never were measures of any Cabinet calculated to injure the farmer to so great an extent indirectly as those recently carried by the present. Since 1834, whon the New Poor-law Bill effected a considerable saving in the agricultural districts, landholders have very generally raised the rents of their farms, thus pocketing in every instance what should have been for the benefit of all. Again, more recently, the sordid desires of this all-grasping class have not been by any means satisfied. The years 1840-41 will be remembered by many as years in which a general advance took place throughout the country; since which time they have continued con siderably higher than during any part of the war time. This artificial price of land has tended most mate rially to the injury of all our manufactures in one way or other : it has in many cases ruined the frugal and industrious occupier of land, it being impossible, with'such rents, to realise a fair remunerating profit it has brought to the verge of starvation and rebellion (in many places both of these have actually taken place) thousands both of our agricultural and manu facturing population ; and it is bringing, fast as the energies of a self-willed aristocracy and bigoted clergy can do, the entire country to a state of ruin. But what must be the remedy both for agricultural and manufactoring interests ? what can prove a last ing beneficial measure for both ? is the question eagerly asked by many. Not an Income-tax, or a " scale" for duty on corn, that dexterously " slides" the last sixpence from the pockets of a famished yet still industrious people. As a practical farmer—as one who has been en gaged in this pursuit between thirty and forty years, and during that time has watched minutely all events connected therewith, and as one having the interest and welfare of my country as well as myself at heart, I would most unhesitatingly declare that free trade in corn will be the only thing that will bring the value of land, and consequently the relations of society, to their proper basis. This will enable our manufacturers to supply their goods lower than any other country; this will, con sequently, enable them to defy competition in the foreign market ; this, after the first year or two would enable the farmer to go on much more satisfac torily than at present; and this, alone, would restore that peace, plenty, and content: lately so miich un known amongst the English population. A BkITISH FARMER. Bedfordshire, 2d September, 1842. .EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA AUG. 22.—The Great Liverpool ar rived here on th e morning of the 18th, bringing with her 56 passengers for India, amongst whom were the Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddale and suite, on their way to Calcutta. Mehemet Ali has taken up his abode for a few weeks at a country house on the banks of the canal. His son, Said Pacha, is expe c t e d d own i n a d ay or two from C a i ro , an d it appears that a fresh order has been given for the fleet to prepare immediately to proceed to sea, and the Pacha is not coming into town until after its departure. It is riot known what the intentions of the Pacha may be in sending out his ships, and it is said here it is only to exercise the men off the harbour. Mr. T. Wilkie, brother of the late artist, sent to the Pacha this month his portrait, begun by Sir David when here in May, 1841, and which he took with him intending to fini s h it i n E ng l an d . Th e Pacha said he would take the picture if his friends thought it was like him ; but as all who saw it seemed to agree that the portrait did not resemble him much, it goes back again to London by this steamer. The price demanded was 2101. sterling, and it is likely that Mr. Thomas Wilkie will obtain a much higher sum for it in England, it being Sir David's last work, and a most beautiful painting. Hekekyan Bey is gone over to Suez, to fix upon a plan for the hotel which the Pacha has promised to build for the Peninsular and Oriental Company. It is to be an immense building, to contain at least 85 bedrooms, and the cost will not be less that 2,5001. sterling. The Pacha has an idea of bringing out a house of sheet iron from England for this purpose, which certainly would be a great improvement, be sides being less expensive. Mr. Blonde], a Belgian traveller, who had been taken prisoner in the upper part of Abyssinia, has been released from the hands of his captors, and is now at Cartoum, through the me dium of Mehemet Ali, who sent strict orders to Ahmed Pacha, Governor-General of Soudan, to em ploy every means to liberate him. The Pacha has lately been taking into consideration the improvement of the transit through Egypt. At one time he talked of having a railroad laid down between Suez and Cairo, but the difficulties and expenses attending this work would be so very great, that he now seems de termined to cut a canal through the Desert, thus having an easy and free communication by water all the way across the country. On the 19th inst. the Government sold by public auction 10,000 ardebs of wheat, which fetched an average price of 47 piastres per ardeb, equal to 19s. per imperial quarter, free on board ; also 10,000 ardebs of beans, and 5,000 ardebs of lentils, which found buyers at 28 piastres per ardeb, equal to 11 s. per quarter, free on board. Prices of all seeds and grain have declined from 12 to 16 per cent. since the arrival of the English steamer. Hopes are now entertained of having a good Nile this year, and during the last fortnight the water in the river has been increasing rapidly, and on the 17th the canal of Cairo was cut, which proves that then the land began to be inundated. - TUE FUNDS—(CL USING PRICES.) FUNDS. India Stock 251 pm Ditto Bonds ...... —pm Ditto Old Annuities — Ditto New Annuities Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d pm Ditto 5001 pm Ditto Small 49 pm Bank Stock for Acct — India Stock for Acet... Consols for Acct....... 931 I FUNDS. Portuguese, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto IPrussian, 5 per cent. Russian, 5 pei cent ll2 Ditto, Metallic ..... Spanish, 5 per cent l6i Ditto, Deferred.... • , French, 5 per cent. —f. —e. Exchange —c. French, 3 percent —f. —c. Dutch, 21 per cent. 52 !Ditto, 5 per cent. .• ... 102 k SHARES. Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) 49 Great Western Railway (65 paid) 844 Ditto New Shares ( 50 paid).. 6l* Ditto Fifth (4 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid) 331 Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid) London and Blackwall ( paid) 7i London and Birmingham (90) ...... ........ Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid) 4Bi London and South Western (411 6s 10d pd) 59/ Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) Ditto New Shares (30 paid) Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid)...... 231 1 North Midland Railway (100) Ditto Thirds (211. 13s. 4d. paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid)... 221 Ditto Scrip (10 paid) BRITISH Bank Stock 1661 3 per Cent. Red. 931 3 per Cent. Cons 92& 3i per Cent. Red 1011 New 3i per Cent... loli I\l , m , 5 per Cen: — Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 ... l2i Oct. 1859 Jab. 1860. . FOREIG Austrian, 5 per cent. ll2 Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds — Bueno s Ayres 6 per cent — Chilian, 6 per cent Colombian, 6 per cent — Ditto, 1824 204 Danish, 3 per cent B3k Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent 36 Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Peruvian, 1625, 6 per et. ALLEGED VIOLENCE OF THE POLICE ON KEN.. NINGTON-COMMON. — An inquiry was commenced yester day at the Lamb public-house, Lamb's-fields, Bethnal green, before Mr. Baker, on the body of Richard Ellis, aged 62, who was examined at Union Hall, and ordered to find bail for attending a - Chartist meeting on Ken nington-common, on Monday, the 22d ult. The de ceased attended the meeting of Chartists at Kennington on the day named, and was taken into custody. On his return to Highgate after hiS liberation, he complained of severe ill-usage from the police, whom he said beat him about the head and arms with their truncheons. He was insensible from Thursday week up to his death, which took place on Thursday last. Previous to his decease, he was removed to his wife's residence, No. 4, Lamb's•gardens, Betl:n►►l-green, and was attended by Mr. Taylor, a surgeon, who could not state the precise cause of death; but it was his opinion the deceased had died from natural causes. The testimony was of a con flicting character, one witness stating that the deceased had sustained personal injuries at Maldon, in Essex, about a fortnight since, and the surgeon denied there was any appearance of bruises on the head of the de ceased. It was stated deceased had had brain fever, and was subject to fits, and the investigation was ad journed until this day, for the purpose of obtaining fur ther medical and other evidence. -.~,a '~ ilborne' luipage mdered ate was t to the for ad against inst the D. R. Irded of ler that of the )ther be ommis praying Kl. al Mill ,rd Ed- ton and nt : the rred by the late gilled at lined at istrates, 'ltafford tted for No. 60, ?.sterday thrown don and the lives the full of Wry-. kg satis 'th inst. iankrupt iated at s father, 7day at aeries on LI West ich have both re- ►ool, and ty of it, 3 he lec danger, pits in long the ies now mnd are •on, and jar con o a . very 00 years is splen ill enjoy their re tein,, at .rday fur at Lou- tumn at T. ?k onto Pcirth- Bagshot ,t4O for the .ecturer, DEAR LE. this , 6 1 - e report le parti y-school left by ground- an, and. en went to the a saw her ;ed only 'poll the and told n going form as w, being r, under length, ced that ing the ling the Ter hadt eceaseap , oor, but as de .nd then •• tbourert 1, 'under the day irveyer, ur, and er (the ig some ion, ex he was .1, Mr. at Dor inquest Satur- Ne risoner. ini --- wit i h quite sed was • Lniralty, Tetary) visit to Sir G. salute Sunday visited towards oads on ikwater he coast Edge protee- against ensue. Dock ing en eads of ed the - y scene bion, inport 'fluster when rncon• 7 COT 11" HE MARKETS. —(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL MARKET. There was a.fair amount of business transacted, and full. rates .were given. The quantity pressed for sale was small, but some large and important auctions have been announced. IZaw Sugar firm, and wanted ; brown West India 575. to 605., and yellow 61s. to 68s. per cwt. Standard lumps 775. per cwt TEA MARKET. The biddings at the public sales wero brisk, and nearly th e whole offered, amounting to 10,000 chests, were sold at full rates. TALLOW MARKET. The market was dull, and the tendency of prices down wards ; sellers of P. Y. Candle at 475. 6d. on the spot, and, the saw for artival. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. There was a moderate supply of Hay and Clover, with a good demandi the fine and middling qualities were in request, and fully realized 2s. per load higher ; the ordi nary a fair trade. Clover, 21. 12s. to 5/. 10s. Hay, 2/. 10s. to 4/. 109. ; New Hay, 3L to 41. ss. ; Straw, U. 12s. to 11. 14s. POST OFFICE. M ONTHLY STATEMENT OF LETTERS DELIVERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM :- w eek endinglAug. 21, 1842 . week ending Aug. 22, 1841 . Week ending Nov. 24, 1839 Increase since 1841, on the week's letters • • • . . . 135,931 In crease since 1839, on the week's letters • • • • . . 2,247,907 . 3,833,880 . 3,097,949 . 1,585,973 SURREY THEATRE. Alr. Butler made his first appearance since his re turn from America at this theatre last evening, in the character of 'Ben Nazir, the Saracen, in Colley Grattan's tragedy of that name, This character was written expressly for the late Edmund Kean, and, if Ive mistake not, under his immediate superintendence. As might be expected, therefore, it abounds in those trrifie bu rs t s o f pass i on, i n t h e del i neation of which ean was so pre-eminent ; and had the tragedy been Produced at a time when he was in the full possession I: 1 his powers, Colley Grattan's Ben Nazir would no doubt have become quite as popular as Maturin's Ber lren• The tragedy, however, was not produ c ed u n til h L .ean had f a ll en "i nto th e sere an d ye ll ow l ea f." Af ter Ts last return from America Ben Nazir was pro 'Laced at Drury-lane ;at that time Kean's bodily Powers were so exhausted by disease, that he had not 1 2 l l3'sinal energy sufficient to go through the character, hile at th e same t i me his memory was so impaired ch at he could not repeat ten consecutive lines of his btrt• Under these circumstances, as might have een expe c t e d, t h e trage d y f a il e d . Kean, however, t ","( 1 the manliness to take all the discredit of failure on himself, and always spoke in the hest t erms of the capability of the part. Fr om that time, now fifteen years since, until the pre sent, the tragedy of Ben Nazir, although printed, has p n ever been performed in this country until last even -1,,,g• During hi s recen t pro f ess i ona l t r i p t o A mer i ca , 1 3 ;ralutle r revived the tragedy of Ben Nazir, the play ,„ c ltale popular on the other side of the Atlanti c , g r the audience of last night ratified the 4,eision of the American pl a y- go i ng p u bli c . to a character of Ben Nazir, to the dew h,l2,alent of which ev e r ythi ng e l se i n th e p i ece i s - ire subser v i en t, is a compound of craft and ferocity. 13The - Saracen has all the plotting, hypocritical, un "neipled cunning- of Richard the Third, joined to the th tr ific energy of Bertram. In the delineation of this ti o acter Mr. Butler was most happy. With tempta ens, which to a less judicious actor would have been t o esis tible—" to tear a passion to rags, to very tatters, sillit the ears of the groundlings," Mr. Butler Ir'er mice o ' ers t e pped the modesty of nature." to e was "not to o t a me neither, but suited the action tac word." H e was ene r g etic without rant, im- , `" • s ioned without bombast, and his performance, as klight have been expected, was completely successful. . w e ver was act or more h ear tily a p p l au d e d, and never er e applause s more richly deserved. The tragedy l es been admirably got up, the scenery is beautiful, 4 . 2 1 (1 the costumes gorgeous. It was followed by . the - "vv drama of Welcome Home, and the evening's performances concluded with the farce of Bathing, 1 2? which George Wild kept the audience in a con stant roar. The house as usual was crowded. M UORONER'S INQUEST.—DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A 10. 41 1, AHED NI NETT . SEVEN YEARS.—This morning, at 7 ,;_'enio'clock, an i nquest was h e ld at t h e s i gn o f t h e Tl ll3 urg Arms publi c -h ouse , i n W e bb er - s t ree t, N ew - cu t, r u beth, before William Carter, Es q., the Coroner for "*Y, on view of the body of William Humphries, ,ged 97 years, who was found lying dead in his bed on t. s li daY mornint , last, with his thinat cut. The soft i n s of the neck were completely cut through to the r le The evidence adduced proved that the deceased Il itted th e ac t hi mse lf ; h e h a d f or some t i me past e ltn n bedridden, and his mind had evidently become `"leeted b y t h e i nfirmities i ncidental to his advanced Y e ars- Verdict—" Temporary insanity." LOULOGNE HARBOUR.—We understand it is defi- Intively settled that our jetties are to advance six hun dred yards farther into the sea, so that vessels drawing twelve feet water will be enabled to enter them at all : t ours of th e d ay and n i g h t. Wh en t h ey w ill be cora enced is one quest i on —b ut, w h en fi nis h e d i s anot h er . our English readers must not imagine that we —no, not W e, but the poets-et-cleaussces, ha v e yet learned . to go ahead by `team, as our unfortunate hamour too plainly demonstr a t es . —B o ulogne Gazette. In his early glorious days, Buonaparte was as thin as "ter gruel. His face was sharper than is usual in ( lur race, and that enabled him to cut his own way to Preferment. Fat men ar generally good for nothing :b ut ald ermen an d judges ` ; although at the Sandwich -Islands they are made into chiefs. SAL MON •AT THREE-PENCE PER POUND.—A great Quantity of salmon and grilse have been taken at New rort, Pembrokeshire, this year, indeed, much more than r the last ten years. The selling price is three pence Per pound.— Welshman. AY.) fruih. ilautta, we 13; ~Oge.fl, rrot igh t.-- Cadiz ipittle, ent's. !uebee... , lien- 1 .0 anti deuce, assiun, Luz., _ B. -001 'able& iously tiff at, iford, THE. SUN, LONDON, TUTSDAY EVENING, QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. ANOTHER A TINT. EDINBURGH, SATURDAY NING, SEPT. 3.—At an early hour in the morni'g tse crowds began to assemble. The Canongate was the first position in which the great bulk of the population took their ground, and from the termination of this antiquated street—a street not to be equalled in the strangeness of its appearance, and the many remarkable historical facts with which it is connected, by the streets of any other capital in Europe—up to the Lawn-market, and thence to the very entrance of the Castle, where the way is almost precipitous, as compared with streets in general, the whole length of road was in a manner choked up with a living mass. Close to the Exchange was erected the "barrier"—a row of strong pieces of timber, placed perpendicularly, and capable of resisting the attack of a small rising. It was here that the keys of the city were to be presented to her Majesty by the Lord Provost and the members of the Town Council, who, for that purpose, were in attendance in the Council Chamber, which is in the Exchange, awaiting the arrival of the Royal carriage. Within the walls of the Castle and on the esplanade before it, a great number of persons were admitted by tickets. Those who were fearful of the crushing in the main gangway of the street, were to be seen at the windows and on the seats of the scaffoldings erected against the sides of several of the churches and public buildings, and in these places also were to be seen the females and children. Every window to the highest story or tier of every house was occupied ; even in some places spectators were to be seen seated on the roofs of the houses, and com manding a sort of bird's-eye view of what was being transacted many feet beneath their almost perilous situation. The crowd was tremendously thick in Bank -street, the street leading from the Lawn-market to the "Mound," the connecting link from the old town to the new. The " Mound " itself was swarming with human beings, the dwarf wall which forms one boundary of it was covered with people, and the trees behind were studded with groups of boys, who were swayed backwards and forwards in their seats as the wind and their own weight moved the branches. On the opposite side were hundreds on scaffoldings, whilst in the arena between were thousands of persons on foot, and a long line of vehicles filled with those who preferred to move about at in tervals from one place to another. Along Princes street, leading to Dalmeny Park, the crowd was also dense, whilst at the windows of the houses and hotels, with which this district abounds were spectators of a higher class and rank. At the New Club-house, which is situate in this street, exactly opposite to the Castle, were the elite of all the beauty, rank, and fashion of Edinburgh and the adjoining country, indeed of all Scotland, and certainly there was an adinirabledisplay of the feminine beauty and grace of the north. The line of route beyond Dalmeny Park, Queensferry, &c., also had its crowds, but they were not so thick as in the streets just named. The Royal party quitted Dalkeith about half-past ten o'clock, with an escort of the Enniskillen Dra goonsyand arrived at the bottom of the Canongate at about twenty minutes past eleven. Their arrival was immediately announced by a salute of twenty-one guns from the Castle. Here the body-guard of Archers, under the command of Lord Elcho, fell into the procession, and took their place around the. Royal carriage, the Dragoons riding in advance, six abreast, and clearing the way, which, as they proceeded, was no very easy task, and another guard of the same regiment following. The 53d regi ment was also employed to keep back the pressure of the multitude, and was placed at intervals along the street. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert were in an open phaeton. Her Majesty was wrapped round by a blue shawl or scarf, and wore a white silk bonnet and feathers. His Royal Highness was in a plain brown coat. They both looked remarkably well, and returned the enthusiastic shouts which arose from thousands of throats immediately as they entered the city, and by which they were accompanied through out their whole passage, with their usual affability and condescension. The cortege, which consisted of a long line of car riages, in which were to be seen the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duchess of Norfolk, the Eirl of Aber deen, Sir R. Peel, who was repeatedly cheered, and others in attendance an her Majesty, proceeded, amidst the usual demonstrations of loyalty, to the barriers, 'where the Royal carriage was met by the Lord Provost and the Members of the Council, in full civic costume. His Lordship at this point of the pas sage advanced to the Royal carriage and presented the keys of the city to her Majesty. This ceremony having been' concluded, the Royal cortege proceeded onwards towards the Castle amidst the cheers of the beholders, and entered the esplanade about five minutes before twelve o'clock, where they were received by the Commander of the Forces, Sir Niel Douglas, who accompanied her Majesty and Prince Albert in the inspection of the various parts of the building which attracted their attention. The. Queen and the Prince were recognized as they looked down from the lofty battlements, by the people on the Mound, and were immediately cheered. The Duke of Argyll, Lord Melville, and the Lord Justice Clerk, were also at the entrance of the Castle to receive her Majesty, and accompanied her in her inspection. The Royal party made, however, a very short stay in the Castle, for at twenty minutes past twelve the whole cortege passed through Bank. street, and debouched upon the Mound. The Mound at this time presented a scene the most animating that can be imagined ; perhaps a larger mob of persons could not be collected together in so short a space of time in any given point of a modern city as was collected here to-day at the moment the Royal cortege appeared on the higher ground coming down from the Castle ; there could not have been less than 30,000 persons, all to be seen from one point of view, and all thickly wedged together. This immense clus ter was momentarily increased by hundreds of persons hurrying across the North-bridr, and from the dif ferent closes and " wynds " leading from the High street, as the cortege passed, the shouts that rent the air were really tremendous, and it required some nerve in the illustrious per sonages it was meant to honour not to feel alarm at the uproarious welcome. Fortunately her Majesty and her Royal Consort pos sessed the firmness, and received the welcome of her Scottish subjects as it was meant. And now a most painful scene occurred, which if it have not occa sioned the death of any persons, has, been the cause of broken limbs, dislocations, and bruises, to upwards of 20 individuals, many of them females. Just after her Majesty's carriage had entered Princes-street, a large portion of a scaffolding erected at the corner of that street, opposite the shop of Mr. Hill, the pub lisher, suddenly gave way, and in an instant nearly 150 persons were precipitated from a height of 20 or 25 feet to the earth, amidst the falling of planks, heavy pieces of wood, small beams, &c. The reserve guard of the Enniskillens, with the most prompt hu manity, immediately cleared the ground around the place, and afforded an opportunity for the maimed and wounded to be extricated from beneath the ruins of the scaffold, and carried to the houses in the neighbourhood. Many were conveyed asVay on boards, bleeding and mangled, and others were put into carriages and taken home. A female with a child in her arms was amongst those who fell from the highest altitude, yet both escaped ,miraculously unscathed. This mournful event was the only draw back on the proceedings of the day, but it is satisfac tory to state that no lives have been lost. When the Royal procession reached the corner of Charlotte-street, which is on a right line with the western end of the castle, the guns of that fortress thundered forth another Royal salute, and the multi tude set up a cheer that almost seemed an exaggerated echo of the report, so loud was it, and so perfectly overpowering. The Royal procession then moved slowly along Queensferry-street and the Dean-bridge to Dalmeny Park, the seat of the Earl of Rosebery, where the Royal party partook of a splendid luncheon provided for them by the noble owner. After a short stay at Dalmeny, her Majesty re. turned by the Leith Queensferry-road, proceeding along it, Jamaica-street, North Leith Junction-street, Hermitage-place, Leith Links. to Seafield Baths, and thence to Dalkeith, by the Portobello-road. Through out the entire of the route her reception was of the most enthusiastic description, and could not fail to make a happy impression on her Majesty's mind. The morning, though very lowering, was tolerably fine, but in the evem9. the rain set in, and continued till after her Majesty s arrival at Dalkeith. DALKEITH PALACE, SUNDAY EVENING.—At half past eight o'clock this morning her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert went out privately, and walked for some time on the terrace and slopes of the pleasure garden 3, unattended by any member of their respective households. At eleven o'clock Divine service was performed at the Palace, the principal dining-room being appro priated for the solemn duties. A temporary pulpit and devotional c h a i rs i n t h e G ot hi c style, of oak, richly carved, and t r i mme d w i t h cr i mson velvet, were used - on the occasion. In addition to the Queen and Prince Albert, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch Duchess of Norfolk, Lord and Lady John Scott, Earl and Countess of Cawdor, Lady Caroline Thynne, Earl of Morton, Hon. Miss Paget, Colonel Bouverie, and the j un i or branches °tithe Duke's family, were present. The Rev. E. B. Ramsay, of St. John's Episcopa lian Chapel, Edinburgh, officiatedon the occasi on . The Earl of Aberdeen, with Sir Robert Peel, Earl of Liverpool, and Mr. G. E. Anson, went to the Established Church of the town of Dalkeith. This afternoon, at half-past four, several of the illustrious guests, inmates of the palace, went out walking, and at 20 minutes to five her Majesty, with the Duchess of Buccleuch, went for a drive in a pony phaeton, the Duchess driving—his Royal High ness Prince Albert, the Duke of Buccleuch, and the Earl of Liverpool, accompanying the Queen on horse back, attended by out-riders and grooms. The Royal party were absent from thq palace upwards of an hour. PREPARATIONS AT TAYMOUTH. I Ever since it was' known that her Majesty and •er Royal Consort were to honour famed B ea lalbanAith a visit, - tradesmen and labourers of every class and grade have been employed, from grey dawn to dusk, in putting every thing.in and around the princely Castle . of Taymouth in a state of preparedness worthy of its noble proprietor, and, it is trusted, of the Royal visi tors. Triumphal arches are being erected at all the approaches to ,and from the castle, asAvell as at each end of Kenmore-bridge, which nobly spans the infant ' Tay, and at the pier at Acharn, two miles distant from Kenmore, where her Majesty is expeeted to land from her excursion on the lake, when she visits the.far fained Falls of Acharn—the hermitage and approach' to which have undergone scrubbing for the purpose. A party of 200—it is even said of 250—brawny Highlanders, in full Highl an d costume, are to assem bl e at Taymouth on Friday, the 2d, and are to be put in training for forming her Majesty's guard of honour during her stay. They are directed to appear provided with full camp accoutrements, and are .to have their bivouacs there till she leaves on the 9th. The tenants and other visitors are also requested to come provided each with his quaich (cup) to join in drinking to her Majesty's health—the beverage, best mountain dew of course, is to be provided by the Noble Marquis. Such huzzas, we are sure, the Highland hills never reverberated to before. Four platforms, 20 by 24 feet, are also to be erected on the lawn in front of the Castle, where her Majesty will witness " Tullochgorum," and other national dances, in all their peculiar evolutions and variorums, tripped with all the characteristic airiness of High landers. It is not supposed that Prince Albert, as has been reported, will go to the Black Mount Forest—the shortness of the stay of the Royal party indeed precludes the possibili ty of i t, i f he is to in dulge in any spert around Taymouth. It is rather expected that he will spend one day at grouse-shoot ing in Taymouth and Kenmore hills, and another at deer and roe-hunting in Drummond Hill. We understand that the Highland gentlemen have arranged triumphal arches along the road by which her Majesty will progress from Perth to ICenmore. From Rannoch to Aberfeldy there will be nearly 600 Highlanders in full costume, who will meet at Ken more. From Atholl to Dunkeld there will be an equal number of Highlanders, headed by Lord Glen. lyon, and Fascally, Balnakeilly, Lude, &c. The Atholl men, so much admired at the tournament, have been greatly augmented in force, and will be com manded by Lord Glenlyon and his brother, the Hon. Captain James Murray. It is expected that the Queen will corne,from Scone, by the 'bridge of Isla, through Meikleour, to Dunkeld, and lunch with the Duchess of Athol. This is probable, from the great attachment uniformly evinced by the Athol family to the Crown. The whole Societies of Dunkeld go along with the Highland bands; and all, we believe, will meet in the home grounds of the Athol family, ---_____,. FRENCH EXPRESSEs. In our City article of this day a subject is glanced at which has attracted and deserves no ordinary at tention from the commercial classes of England. We mean the trickery which appears to be resorted to by ' the French Government in their dealing with the Indian news which our vessels bring to Marseilles. Our readers have probably long been f am ili ar w ith those arbitrary interferences, unsancti one d even b y their own not very independent Courts of L aw , b y which they have exerted themselves to impede the transmission of news safely and accurately to the English Press. It is not easy for an uninitiated public to detect the inducements to that apparently gratuitous sacrifice of character which necessarily at tends-upon a' despotic and obnoxious course, pursued, as we have said, i n th e ve ry teeth of form a l d ec i s i ons pronounced by F renc h Courts in favour o f th e r i g h ts of the for e i gn Press, and literally condemning th e Governments conduct. These acts, however, o f oppressionnotmoraiyetybe whichca carried on the nec essary and on without t h at very instant may be un almost immediate resu lt of their present een p t r e o s - t pro ceedings. Th e p ropr i e t ors of a journal with the to Government e entof themselvesone of the great European fairly Into a Powers, and th e ma tt er ma y blow ove r . J ust i ce, even when ther e i s a f a i r pros pect of gettin g it, may not always b e wort h t h e diffi cu lties and di sa d vantages which ar e it s pr i ce. Th ose w h o are obliged or wh o are anxious to run their couriers, however legally, across the-whole length of France, are too dependent upon th e vexat i ous impe di men t s which Government hostility. foralas last In b d o i l a d n er mail, however, ha s fur nished may be pl ease d to interpose experiment.willingly to p rovoke Themoistts important stateme n t o f the telegrsThic despatch for warded and an n o unce d t o th e p u blic by Governm en t authorities h as b een f oun d t o b e u tterly unjustified by the detail s o f th e I n di an news . A statement was coined by some b o d y , ca l cu l a t e d to produce---and which did pr o d uce — a v i s ibl e e ff ec t on prices, and th e falsity of whi c h mus t h ave occas i on ed losses as seri ous as undeserved to those wh o f oun ded their speculations upon it. This is no longer a private but a public injury. It is an act of dishonesty which calls forth the reproba tion, not of one, or two, or three individuals, but of the commercial classes of two great countries. It is an act which a Government, or a Government func tionary, would ha r dl y ha ve ventured upo n from th e mere caprice of power or personal animosity. Its im portance is too great, its detection too certain and too immediate, to ad m it o f th i s hypothesis. We do n o t know whether the business morality of the Bourse at Paris is less exacti ng th an that which re i g ns in the commercial circles of London ; but let our readers conceive the indignation which would burst upon the head of ony member or employe of an E n glish Cabinet, who, having in his hands correct and important ac counts, was proved to have deliberately misled specula tion by publishing, with the authority of Government, a garbled or perverted statement of them. . not anEyen in this country, we say, w h ere stoc k jobbing is ordinary crime of Ministers, such a breach of faith to the public, such an a b use of powers delegated for the public service, would elicit not merely energetic com plaints of carelessness and consequent injury, but, pointed and unsparing accusations of interested dis honesty. Nor certainly would our knowledge of French politics lead us to be more chary of our in ferences with respect to the authors of the present deception, even if rep or t did not po i nt to a gentleman high in the confidence of M. Guizot as not very cre ditably implicated in the manoeuvre. The transactions of the Cabinet and of the Bourse have unfortunately been too frequently mixed up in that country to allow us to wonder at, or dismiss as incredible, such an accusation, however much we may regret the stain which it casts upon a Ministry to which we wish well. Nor is this trick much less discreditable in a na tional than in a commercial point of view. It is some considerable advantage to the French port of Mar seilles to be made the rendezvous of our East Indian packets. It is not altogether a matter of indifference, whether or not the current of communication and of voyagers which those packets occasion is carried to England through Marseilles and Paris, or by some other and independent route. We do not wish to magnify this convenience or advantage; but a con venience and advantage it certainly is which is con ferred upon parts of Prance in this choice of a har bour by the English Post -office. Call it even a con fidence, a compliment—and in return even for such an act of friendship, fair play, one would think, might at least he expect at ed ; and an E ng li sh Ministry might fairly complai their allies findin these pow er w hi c h t h ey h ad confided to unscrupulously a b use d t o the misleading of themselves and th e B r i t i s h public— to the creation of false impressions, not, perhaps, at the present moment of any very vital importance to their interests, but which, in other and more critical circumstances, might exert a seriou s influence upon their Parliamentary or other political contests. But it might be answered that we are reversing the relations of the parties; that if we are to strike a debtor and creditor account at all, France is not fa voured in being made the means of transit for our Indian intelligence, but favours England by allowing herself to become so ; that we have no choice in the matter, and must for our own interests take the only safe and rapid means of gaining our news, and be thankful that that is permitted us. We think not. It is, we believe, a mistake to sup pose that the shortest route by which news can he transmitted from Alexandria to London is that by Marseilles ; and taking into consideration the system of impediment at present pursued by France, we have little d ou bt th a t, by an arrangement with Aus tria and other German Governments, an equally speedy communication might be effected through Venice, which would shake us free of the petty and unworthy obstacles to which we are now liable ; and we presume there can be little question of the readi ness with which Austria would second an arrange ment so conducive to the prosperity of a seaport of her own, of which she is wisely and naturally anxious to increase the importance. We should be glad to believe that the misconduct of which we have now to complain resulted from the ignorance, the misapprehension, the animosity, or the hurry of a mere subordinate. It is with reluctance that we admit the suspicion that any functionaries of a higher rank in public opinion, ancfin the responsi bilities of their office, can be , partie s t o a proceeding indeed, sho u ld we have al so discreditable. Nor, lowed that suspicion to enter our minds were the pre;- sent a mere isolated case. Unfortunately we have ourselves had reason to complain that it is not so, and from the treatment which has been perseveringly ad ministered, in spite of justice and declared law, to our selves and oth ers , we are co mpelled t o conclude that there is some more powerful influence at work than the officer in charge of a telegraph—that it is not to an not to an acc i dent but to a agent but to a pr i nc i pa l, system, that th ese di s h one st tamperings are due. And for the sake of justice we are glad that they have now . reached a point which brings them into conflict, not with the protests and actions at law of detached indi viduals, but with the powerful voices of those in- PTEMBER G. 1842. fluential classes wh o d o no t usu all y exer t their voices in such matters in vain.—Times. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES. , ---The false colour thrown over the news from India by the French telegraphic dispatch, pro fessing to give its leading points, is beginning to at tract that degree of attention in the City which pro perly belongs to it. Among the great capitalists, and the Money Market generally, there is but one feeling, and that of indignation, at the treachery which they believe to have been practised in this instance by the French Government, affecting for the moment not only the funds of our own and other countries, but produce and every description of property, and this, as they are firmly persuaded, from motives of a personal and sordid nature. It were greatly to be desired that the men at the head of affairs in Fi ance, and who are responsible for, if not actually participat ing in, the deception practised, could hear the judg ment passed on their conduct by those on whom it has inflicted more or less of injury. If not absolutely cal lous, they would s h r i n k b ac k an d f ee l eternally dis graced under the infliction. If this is the system meant to be persevered in, it will become a stigma on the whole country, and the principle of honour among Frenchmen, which has had f or ages th e con fid ence of Europe, will be given up as lost. It is difficult, per haps, to state in figures the entire consequence of these misrepresentations. It is not merely •by the difference of one-quarter or one-half per cent. in the value of British and foreign securities, which was observable in the quotations before and after the publication of the telegraphic despatch, that the in jury is to be estimated, though that, spread over hundreds of millions, is no trifle, but that check to public confidence which is thus wantonly interposed, and which disturbs the operations of every man of property and every merchant. No trust could be more sacred than that which is placed in the French Government under our Post-office treaties, which make France a part of the high-road to our Indian possessions, and to violate such a trust is pronounced on all hands to be utterly dishonourable and base. If this conduct is not made the subject of a remon strance on the part of our own Government, and the observance of better faith in future stipulated for, no confidence can exist among our merchants and capi talists under the present arrangement, and they will catch eagerly at every proposal and ever y y project cal culated to render them independent of }ranee for the future in the communications with India. The annexed letter, which appeared in the last number of the Banker's Circular, deserves some at tention, as evidence of the present state of feeling among the banking interest, who believe that all the banks of issue in the kingdom will be called upon to defend themselves, or, as they term it, the public in terest, against the Ministry of Sir R. Peel. The writer of the letter is Mr. James Taylor, of the firm of Taylor and Lloyd's, of Birmingham : " TO THE COUNTRY BANKERS OF ENGLAND AND THE MANAGERS OF STOCK BANKING COMPANIES. " Birmingham, Aug. 25, 1842. " Sirs,—When the Bank of E ng l an d Ch ar t er comes under the consideration of Parliament, it must lead to a discussion on the national currency. " Having had my attention drawn to this subject by banking engagements for the last 42 years, and it being my earnest desire to see all banking establish meats put on the soundest and firmest basis, as I am persuaded that continuance of prosperity in manufac tures and commerce can only thereby be maintained, I am led to submit my reflections for public con sideration. " The Bank of England has been compelled to find all the specie for stock and country banks, and it has therefore very naturally striven to absorb to that Cor poration the exclusive right of issuing promissory notes. A late Act, which obliges stock and country banks to make a monthly return of the amount of their notes actually in circulation, may by degrees operate in favour of the object so much desired by the Bank of England, and lead to that Company becoming a much greater, if not the sole, issuer of notes. " The object might be obtained by employing the Bank of England as the agent, and by* resting the validity of the new note-issue on the Government, and without the Government being exposed to any hazard of loss. " Possibly the late discovery of the Exchequer fraud may have made currency quacks aware of the danger of exposing the State to the issue of a national paper note circulation ; and more probably so, when these individuals shall have learnt that mush of the advantage of such note circulation may be obtained without risk, and at a comparatively easy cost to the Government. " The monthly returns of the banks of issue having declared the amounts of the notes outstanding of every such bank, the Government might encourage these banks to pay into the Treasury (there to be re tained so long as the bank shall continue a bank of issue) one-fourth more than the amount of the bankers' notes outstanding (viz. 50,0001. if the monthly return be 40,0001), to make up in a degree for the notes that are held as a rest in every banking office, by an allowance of 3 per cent, interest to be paid by the Treasury, by which the Government would be borrowing the money at an average rate of Exchequer interest. " These payments might be made into the Trea sury by monthly instalments, and warrants might be given, addressed to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, requiring the Bank to supply the party with notes to be issued by that Company, de signated Provincial Notes of the Bank of England,' made payable only at the Bank of England; but within an engraved border in the centre of these notes there should be, in print and in writing, the place of re-issue, the local banker's date and number, the firm of this bank, and the signature of a Director or partner. Every bank, through its London agent, should be obliged to clear its own re-issue of these notes, when paid by the Bank of England, in the like manner that it now does all of its draughts that now get into the Bank ; and if it failed in doing so, it should lose the privilege of issuing the provincial notes of the Bank of England ; anti as the notes re-issued by such bank be paid by the Bank of England, it would be reimbursed by the Treasury. " The adoption of this plan would set at liberty some portion of the capital reserved to pay the bankers' notes at the place of issue, as well as the place where they are made payable in London; and every individual, poor or rich, would be quite certain of receiving the full value for these notes. " There could be no reason why the provincial notes of the Bank of England should not be made a legal tender to the fullest extent that Bank of England notes are now admitted to be a legal tender. The re spectable banks of issue might find it advantageous to receive the Government allowance of interest, and to obtain, by the re-issue of their share of provincial notes, whatever rate of interest money shall produce in the market. " Since the panic of 1825 and 1826, an Act has passed which makes it legal for country banks of issue to pay their notes, if presented in any sum ex ceeding the amount of 51., in Bank of England notes; and for the better security of the Bank of England, it might be very desirable (should it not be judged right to authorise the Baok to pay the provincial notes always in silver) to give to the Bank at least the option of paying the provincial notes in gold or silver. " The Bank of England, for the cost of provili!ng the provincial notes, and for the trouble of paying them, might be remunerated by a commission of 10s. for the first year on the total amount of the issue to be paid by the Treasury, and of ss. afterwards on the amount of these notes annually paid at the Bank of England. - "Could a banking system on this principle he ex tended to Ireland, I have been told by an intelligent Irish friend, that a great benefit would thereby be conferred on that country. "I have the honour to be, Sirs, your faithful and obedient servant, "JAMES TAYLOR." The Director of the French Customs has granted Messrs. Waghorn and Co. permission to send the bag gage of Indian passengers through France via Mar seilles, under their seal, provided an inventory be pre viously handed to them for transmission to the autho rities at the port of landing, who have received direc tions to dispatch them without being opened. A route-book has been published by the same firm con taining useful information for Indian passengers. CIIRONICLE.—The increase which has taken place in the circulation of the Bank of England, has been occasioned, to a great extent, by the amalgama- ' tion of several private banks and joint-stocks within the last twelve months into the capacity of agents for the Bank parlour, and their ceasing as such to issue anything except Bank of England paper. Ile de crease in the circulation of the private and joint stock banks is partly accounted for by the same cause, but chiefly by the general stagnation of trade. With a constant glut of money in London, there 'is still ' little evidence of a greater supply of bills. 1 The circulation of the United Kingdom last year, as compared with its present state, is as follows : 1842. 1841. De• Aug. 20. Aug. 20. Increase. crease. E. .C. Bank of England 20,351,00017,928,000 2,4f2,M0 Private Bank s Joint Stock Banks 2,823,000 3,215,253 392,253 Chartered, Private,! vnd Joint St oc k Banks in Scot- 1 land tank of Ireland 2,831,750, 2,950,875 1 119, 1 2 5 Irish Private and 1 Joint Stock • 1,632,6171 1,869,3611 Bullion in the Bank 9,570,c00 4,801,01,014,769,000 Gross Circulation 35,463,920 34,881,382 582,738! The result i s , th a t no t w ith s t an di ng the , increase of j, 2,423,0001. on the part of the Bank of England, and of 4,769,000/. of addition to the store of bullion, the decrease of the notes in issue by the joint-stock and private banks, has counterbalanced it in so much that the whole currency of the United Kingdom is now only 582,738/. greater than it was in August, 1841. We shall see whether the flush of the October divi dends, and the exertions o f th e B an k to ma i nta i n their dividends to the stockholders, will have the effect of inducing an expansive action on the part of the country banks of issue. As far as figures go, our previous views in regard to the currency are likely to be verified. The action of the Income-tax will check the glut to be occasioned by the October dividends, and the reduction of the rate of interest on loans is calculated also to absorb it by anticipation during the shutting. SUN.—A further improvement, has to be noted to have taken place in the Funds, towards the afternoon, and Consols finally left off at 92/ 93 for Money, and 931 931 for the Account. India Stock, 249 251 ; Ex chequer Bills,Old, 51 53 ; New, 49 51 premium. The prices of Foreign Securities were—Belgian, 1014- 1024 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 521 524; Fives,lo2 1021; Danish, 83f 844; and Brazilian, 66 67, this latter having advanced fully one per cent. The quotation of the Mexican was rather higher, in consequence of the cessation of sales, 351 354. The Share Market closed firm. London and Bir mingham, 184 186 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 41 43 ; Great Western, 85 86 ; the Half Shares, 61 62 ; South Western, 59160 i ; North Midland, 56 58; and the New Shares, 274 284; South Eastern and Dover, 214 224 ; Eastern Counties, 8-a 8/ ; Northern and Eastern, 371 384 ; Blackwall, 72 84_; and Brighton, 331 334. The quotations of the Bonds were--Peruvian, 15 17; Colombian, 204 21; Portuguese Five per Cents., 341 35-1 ; the Three p er C en t s ., 201 211 ; Spanish Five per Cents. 161 164; the Three per Cents., 21 214. A rise of upwards of 4s. per quarter in the price of Wheat took, place on the corn market to-day. This is to be wholly attributed to the machinations of cer tain speculators, alluded to some days since. It is stated that no legitimate reason exists for this ad vance, and so consumers ar e t o a grea t extent obliged to pay more than should be the case. Large quantities of bonded grain having been released, the grand object of operators now is to raise the averages, so that the grain now in the ware houses, or about to arrive, may be excluded from the market. This system is much to be deplored, and the working of it has never been more clearly deve loped than at the present time. A letter, from a person who has just left Wednes bury, states that the colliers have not yet returned to work, and that arrangements between them and the coal-owners were far from being completed. The consequence of this has been to advance the price of cotton yarns 71, and in some cases 10 per cent.; or ders to this effect have been universally forwarded to their various agents here. It is stated that orders, uncompleted, are so numerous that it is necessary to supply the givers with a per tentage or dividend upon the amount. DR. PAYERNE'S DIVING-BELL EXPERIMENTS at SPITHEAD. On Friday, the 2d instant, Major-General Pasley went out to Spithead to inspect the operations against the wreck of the Royal George, and, at the same time, to perform, a promise he made sometime ago to Dr. Payerne, to afford him the means of proving whether his invention for producing pure air, fit for the respi ration of man, and for supporting flame, without communication with the external air, which he had so often successfully exhibited in London, in the diving-bell of the Polytechnic Institution, would be equally efficient at Spithead. Of thii great doubts were entertained by the General, on his first inter view with Dr. Payerne, after having witnessed his performance at the above-mentioned institution, for, as he told the D oc t or , t h oug h h e was satisfied that he could produce good air at any depth, the pressure of from 12 to 15 fathoms of water at the bottom of the anchorage at Spitliead would compress the air in a diving-bell so much, that though men might exist in it, they would not be able to work to advantage ; being nearly up to their necks in water. Therefore, unless the Doctor could get over this difficulty his ingenious and novel invention would not be attended with any practical benefit, at least in deep water, as it would not dispense with the necessity of still using an air pump to expel the water from the lower part of the bell, according to the system hitherto in use. Dr. Payerne, who at that time was not possessed of any experience in diving, his first attempt having been made at the Polytechnic Institution, was not prepared for this difficulty; but, having afterwards fully considered it, he adopted an expedient for re moving it, which proved completely successful, on giving it a fair trial at Spithead, as we shall now pro ceed to relate. This consisted in filling four iron cylinders, with condensed air, which was forced into them by a small air-pump until the guage proved that the pressure was equal to nine or ten atmospheres. These cylinders were four feet long, and about a foot in diameter, with hemispherical ends, being the same that had been used for containing condensed gas during the period that the Portable Gas Company was in operation. Each of these cylinders held about three cubic feet of compressed air, and the whole were lashed to the bottom of a wrought-iron diving bell 'made two years ago by Mr. Taplin in Ports mouth dockyard, according to the dimensions pre scribed by Major-General Pasley, to be used ever the wreck of the Royal George, if required; but which had not yet been done, as it was found, contrary to previous expectation, that helmet-divers were far more efficient than bell-divers could possibly have been. When the preparations were completed Dr. Payerne took his seat in the diving-bell, accompanied by Major-General Pasley, who, having full confidence in the goodness of the Doctor's air, but less in his ex pedient for keeping out the water from the bottom of the bell, took the precaution of putting on a water tight diving dress, offering another to the Doctor, who rejected it, in the belief that he would be able to keep the bell completely dry. They had, however, scarcely descended more than 10 or 12 feet below the surface, when the water came in upon them so fast that the Doctor requested that the .bell should be hauled up out of the water, as he said he was spre that it must be leaky. This was done accordingly, and on letting it down empty his assertion was found to be correct, for the air issued rapidly from the top of the bell, in consequence of the cap over the hole, through which air would have been forced down in the common mode of using the bell, not having been screwed on tight enough. This defect being remedied and the bell let down empty a second time, there still appeared a slight leakage from the lower part of it, which was so inconsiderable that Dr. Payerne and the General went down a second time, the former having put on a diving dress also. One of the air cylinders had been emptied in their first descent, so that only three were now available, the contents of which they let into the bell by turning the cocks at the end of each, so that when they descended to the depth of 12i fathoms or 75 feet, the water only stood ab ou t s i x inches high in the bottom of the bell, when they were hauled up by mistake of a signal before they had quite reached the bottom. After this, Lieutenant Hutchinson, the executive engineer employed at Spit head about the Royal George, and Mr. Hardiman, Dr. Pay ernes assistant in the mechanical and engi neering branches of construction connected with his inventions, went down together, but as the slack tide was nearly over, they would not wait to have the cylinders filled again with compressed air, which could not have been done in less than an hour. They were, therefore, obliged to make the signal to stop lowering, after they had only descended twenty-three feet, the bell being at that time nearly half full of water, which was gradually increasing upon them, owing to a small leak at one of the rivet holes in the lower part of it. Such were Friday's proceedings, at which a number of naval and military officers and men of science attended, and which were also honoured by the presence of many of the fair sex. Amongst the former we observed Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, Major-General Sir H. Pakenham, Sir I. Brunel,Capt. Dickenson, R.N., who is himself a distinguished sub-marine operator, having recovered the lost treasure of the Thetis frigate, on the coast of Brazil, some years ago, in a manner which did him and his gallant seamen the highest credit; Captain Codrington, R.N., Dr. Richardson, &c. The French General, Count D'Henin, and his amiable daughter, were also present, besides numerous specta tors from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. On Saturday the same experiments were repeated, but in the presence of fewer spectators, and the diving-bell_ had by this time been made perfectly water-tight. Dr. Payerne and Major-General Pasley went down twice, firkt to the depth of twelve fathoms and a_ha_lf, when they were pulled up by mistake of a signal before they reached the bottom, to their great disappointment. After ;the four cylinders were filled again with coin pressed 'air, which was done in about an h our, they descended a second time , and as the m en above had strict orders not to stop lowering until the diving-bell reached the bottom, and not to haul it up again, unless they pulled the signal line three or four times, Dr. Payerne had the satisfaction'of getting a small piece of wood from the wreck of the Royal George, after which they made the signal to ascend. Another experiment, of still greater interest, was tried at the suggestion of Lieut. Hutchinso n , who w ent down without any air cy li nders, accompanied by Mr. Hardiman, having the end of one of the diver's air-pipes with them, through which air was forced into the bottom of the diving-bell by one of the small pumps which usually supplies air for a helmet-diver. By means of this pump the water was expelled from the lower part of the diving-bell, and replaced by condensed air, which enabled them to descend to the very bottom, there being n o c yli n ders to prevent the bell from takin the ground, as in the former experiment ; and Mr. liardiman also brought up some small relics from the wreck. Some uneasi ness was caused, both to them whilst at the bottom and tv the men above, by its becoming Impossible to communicate with signals, in consequence of the signal line becoming entangled with the bell rope, by which the bell had been let down. 'the result of these experiments is, that both Major- General Pasley and Lieutenant Hutchinson expressed their high opinion of the m er it o f D r. Payerne's in tention, as applied to the diving-b e ll ; for they con sidered that the air they breathed in the bell was per ' fectly good • and the whole apparatu s f or pur i fy i ng it was contained in a case not larger than a common portable writing-desk, which gives no trouble but that of turning a small winch or handle occasionally, and as, besides water, two very cheap and simple ingre dients only are used, the manipulation requires no science on the part of the person in charge ; and, when the diving-bell is once filled with compressed air, either by letting it escape from vessels previously filled with it, as in the first experiment, or by four men pumping for less than half an hour, as in the se cond experiment, no more pumping is necessary, as the air in the bell never requi res t o b e changed. In the common mode of working the diving-bell, on the contrary, a powerful pump, manned by six or eight men, would be required at Spithead, which must be kept constantly at work the whole .time that men are down in the diving-bell ; and this incessant pumping is so laborious that from twelve to sixteen men, work ing in two reliefs, would be necessary for the purpose of expelling the water. It is to be remarked that the French have for many years speculated upon the practicability of submarine boats, as we know by having seen French pamphlets on the subject. We are informed that one of Dr. Payerne's countrymen, the Marquis D'Aubusson, has been engaged in this object for several years, and that after planning all the other arrangements to his own satisfaction, he could not satisfy himself as to the means of supplying the men in his submarine boat with air. Dr. Payerne stated, that a conversation on the subject of the Marquis D'Aubusson's plan with a person who mentioned it to him, first induced him.to consider whether it might not be practicable to pro duce pure air under water, without any communica tion with the atmosphere, and that this led to the in vention which he first tried at the Polytechnic Insti tution, and of which, as applied to the diving-bell, he has proved the safety and superior efficiency at Spit head. The diving-bell is necessary in so many works of importance, which either cannot be executed at all, or not so well, without it, that Dr. Payerne, by this most ingenious invention, has rendered a great service to the civilised world. ADDRESS FROM THE MUNICIPAL ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF DEBBI', TO THE AUTHORITIES OF THE TOWN. Gentlemen,—We, the u n d ers i gne d , M un i c i pa l Elec tors of the 3orough of Derby, respectfully request your attention—First, to a statement of the facts con nected with the suppression of Mr. Vincent's lecture, advertised to be delivered at the Theatre, on Thurs day evening last; and Secondly, to a calm and candid expression of our opinion, upon the conduct pursued by a part of the Magistracy upon that occasion. On Wednesday, August 31, Mr. Vincent's friends received notice of his intention to give a lecture at Derby, on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 1, upon " the present state of the country, and the necessity and safety of. extending political power to all classes of the people." • They immediately engaged the Theatre for the purpose, and issued placards ann ounc i ng t h e particulars. Various attempts were made to prevent the spread of the information—shops were entered, and the placards requested from the windows, and, during the night, the whole of those posted upon the walls were torn down. The next morning, however, more bills were printed and circulated. In the course of the day, a private meeting of a part of the Magis trates was held—the lessor of the Theatre sent ibr, and warned, that by letting the building for any such purpose, he would become liable to a heavy penalty. the result was that he withdrew his permission. A compromise was however subsequently effected—the doors of the Theatre were opened, and the parties were put in possession. The acting Magistrates hearing of this, sent down a posse of constables, who by sheer intimidation, induced the lessor to authorise them to eject the persons then in possession, and the Theatre was thus finally closed against them. To exemplify the spirit actuating the prime movers of this proceeding, it may be as well to mention that one of the Magistrates, under whose a u th or ity these scenes were enacted, was called upon by a party, who believed that a -clear statement of the case would remove all fear, and this Magistrate re fused to hold any communication with the individual, and repeatedly stated that he would hear no explana tion whatever. We fearlessly assert, that all the circumstances of the case prove, that there was not the remotest pro bability of any breach of public order. The Complete Suffrage Union, with which Mr. Vincent is identified, is peculiarly characterised by its pacific principles. Its leader, Joseph Sturge, is a man of peace—the constitution of the Union particularly inculcates the use of none but moral means, and, above all, the Tory press has openly expressed its dread of the movement, in consequence of its peaceful character. But Mr. Vincent's reputation needs no extrinsic support. .He has already lectured to a crowded au dience in the Derby Mechanics' Hall. All who heard him will bear testimony to his uncompromising con demnation of riotous proceedings, and his powerful advocacy of a peaceful expression of opinion. Many gentlemen of high respectability were present, and expressed their approbation of his sentiments. And if this is not enough, we may point to the startling result of the Ipswich Election, as an incontestible proof of the high estimation in which he is held. In addition to these facts it must be bdtne in mind that for more than a week previous to the proposed lecture, the town had not exhibited the least symptom of excitement. And finally, let it be remembered, that the placard earnestly requested the attendance of the middle classes, and that this fact alone was an ample guarantee for the peaceful intentions of the assembly. We think, therefore, that the case clearly resolves itself into an attempt to deprive us of the right of publicly expressing our opinions. We conceive such an attempt to be an invasion of the liberty of the sub ject—an invasion sanctioned neither by the laws of the land, nor the laws of equity; and a direct violation of one of the most important privileges granted by the British Constitution. We cannot discover upon what principle we are to concede to any individuals the right to dictate to the people what they shall say, and what they shall not say. We do not see the propriety of giving to any individuals the power of defining sedition, and vesting in the same parties the office of punishing it. This is neither more nor less than the prerogative claimed by the veriest tyrant that ever breathed. And if the door is once opened to such an interference, every opposition to the Government may be construed into sedition, and we may bid adieu to our political freedom. It is our conviction, that by the exercise of this arbitrary power, the authorities are not only in fringing the rights of the people, and acting contrary to all sound principle, but that they are inadvertently adopting the most effective means of breaking that peace which it is their office to preserve. They may be assured, that a stoppage of the lawful expression of public opinion will ultimately induce its unlawful expression, in some way f ar s t ronge r and more dan gerous. l:xperienee has ever shown that when free discussion—the great safety-valve of society—is put down, the pent-up feelings of the multitude will gra dually increase in intensity, until they find vent in some dreadful outburst of popular indignation. We therefore, the undersigned Municipal Electors of the Borough of Derby, feeling the necessity of re sisting this encroachment upon our political rights, respectfully enter our protest against this unjust ex ercise of Magisterial authority, and at the same time express our firm I ietermination to use all lawful and peaceable means to oppose this infringement. And in conclusion, we earnestly call upon all th e Lib era l Magistrates of the town to stand by us in the im pending struggle, and zealously to co-oPerate with us in the maintenance of our constitutional privileges. Derby, September 2, 1842. • STEAM-BOAT TOUTERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—A similar case, in some respects, to that de tailed in your journal of Saturday last, in the Man sion -house report, occurred to me recently. having occasion, on the morning of the 4th instant,to proceed to Woolwich, I went to the Old Shades, 'at London bridge, and finding the Waterman, No. 5, at the pier, I was going on board, when I was forcibly detained by one of the hands (the Captain, I believe) of the Locomotive, No. 1, who, on my remonstrating with him on the absurdity of his conduct, abused me in the most unqualified manner during the greater part of the half hour I was obliged to wait for another boat. The motive, of course, was to induce me to go by the Locomotive, instead of the Waterman. Had the conductor of an omnibus acted in this way, he would have been liable to a fine; and r think it it highly necessary that some measure should be taken by the Legislature for the protection of the pul d li c from this touting nuisance.-1 remain, &c., 6, York-road, Lambeth. J. It. S. ANDV:SON. hmA.—The Government of India have lately sent an officer, Lieutenant Macpherson, to observe some prac tices of the • Khouds," a race occupying the mountainous region of the Gangam and Cattack distritts. They wor ship the "Bern Pennon," or Earth-god, and believe that the earth was uncultivated and unsible till this deity ordered human blood to be spilled before him, on which it became firm and productive. Ur.der this creed, the Khoud thinks that every field roust be enriched with human blood, both at sowing and harvest, and Hindoo victims are yearly purchased for this express immola tion. They are torn to pieces, while living, by the crowd, and their blood sprinkled about. The Govern ment considers itself morally bound to stop these pro ceedings, but military occupation of the country is Almost. impossible,