The Sun. — London, England, 1842-08-23 00:00:00

HAMBURGH, 12TH AUGUST, 1842. HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, AND HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF. PRUSSIA,_ Baying AUTHORISEDand GUAttANTEED several DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY DIVIDENDS, by which, though they are NO LOTTERIES, LARGE FORTUNES slay be obtained. HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, are Selling GENUINE and WARRANTED SELECTED BONDS for the said DISTRIBU 'IONS. Persons desirous to purchase may receive. PREVIOUS o giving any order, the PROSPECTUS with full PARTI CULARS, upon addressing, WITHOUT DELAY, a line to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH. P.S.—NEXT PRUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION on 15th OCTOBER, 1843. NEXT POLISH DISTRIBUTION on 15th MARCH, 1843. NEXT AUSTRIAN:DISTRIBUTION on Ist of NEXT MONTH. SELECTION for tlfe PRUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION on lit JULY next. SELECTION for the POLISH DISTRIBUTION on Ist MARCH next. _ _________ The SELECTION for the AUSTRIAN DISTRIBU TION has already taken place, namely, on Ist of JUNE, THE DISTRIBUTION TAKING PLACE ON THE FIRST OF NEXT MONTH. :__ THEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 23. Will be performed MRS. WHlTE.—Charac ers by Messrs. Gran.. by, Wien, Oxberry Miss Stanley, Miss Crisp, and Miss Ridgway. Aft r w..i TH E RES &—Carwin, Mr. Diddear ; I bores Miss Faucit _ • _ o which will be added, the Farce of LEAP AS A POST.— Tristram Sappy, Mr Harley; Sally Maggs, Miss Stanley. To conelude wi h the Ruilstta of BLUE BE A RD.—Blue Beard, Mr. J. Bland; Shackoblack, Mr. Oxberry ; Fatima, Miss Crisp; Irene, Miss S:a ley. Boxes, as. Pit, 2s.— Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half.past Six; commence at Seven; Half.price, a Quarter before Nine. Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Grogan, at the Private Box-office ; and of Messrs. Andrews, Mitchell, Sams, and Baily, at their Libraries. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 23. The performances will commence with Seliini's LA SONNA M. BU LA.—Amioa. Miss Ramer; Liza, Mrs. Serie; ltodolpho, Mr. Leffler; Elvin*, Mr. W. Warison ; with an increased Band, and a powerful Chertis, conducted Mr. G. Stansbury. Afterfhich, THE QU AK ElL—Steady, Mr. Leffler. To conclu with the peculiarly eccentric New Drama, entitled THE MEM OIRS OF THE DEVIL, supported by the entire Corn. "' gees and Private Boxes may be had of Mr. J.:Kerschner, at the I3ox Office, from Eleven till Four daily. Him; AA , ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning...—. 10 minutes after 3 I Evening .... 24 minutes after 3. *lt ;fo ilb Altt. LONDON: TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1842. Every word which inculcates and encou rages mutual good feeling, and especially which serves to inspire respect for the suffering work men of the manufacturing districts, now deserves to be recorded in every journal of the empire. We quote with pleasure, therefore, in another place, the testimony of the Manchester Times to the general good conduct of the Turn-outs. To some delightful words from Lord FRANCIS EGER TON we must give a more prominent place, as we cannot allow them wholly to pass by without a comment. What we quote will speak for itself, but we omit the latter part of the Noble Lord's letter, which speaks rather the language o wounded and angry vanity than of the good and calm feelings of a reflecting and wise man:— tress that existed among their body, but advised atm to persist in their refusal to work. In the meantime, a mes esager had been despatched to Manchester to apprise the authorities of their proceedings and intentions. Determined to act with spirit and effect, the two Ge nerals, Sir Thomas Arbuthnot and Sir William Warre, and Staffs, Colonel Wemyss, and Messrs. Wankley and Wood, County Magistrates, with Captain Burke and two companies of the Ist Dragoons, two field-pieces of the Royal Horse Artillery, and two companies of the Grenadier Guards, accompanied by fifty of the police force and two omnibuses, left Manchester at noon for the locality of the rioters. They proceeded out of the Regent's-road, in the direction of Pendleton,-aud were guided in the track of the rioters, and came in sight of them in a field close to the Bury high-road, when the Generals and Staff with ten dragoons, immediately started off in advance. One look at the red-coats was quite sufficient ; no fox ever showed a greater desire for the security of his person than did these gentry on breaking cover ; nor did ever a guerilla band take so many roads to safety. At the words "gallop—charge," the colliers gave leg-bail, setting off in all directions scampering over hedges, climbing gates, running through bushes, leaping ditches, swimming the canal, and wading the river. But the dragoons were on them, and there was no chance of escape, and less disposition to resist. The Generals and Staff pur sued a party to the Bury and Bolton Canal, across which a barge was laid, with a plank to communicate with the opposite bank ; but in the scrambling to get over the plank gave way, and about a dozen were im mersed in the water. The dragoons made for a bridge at a little distance, and were in time to cut off their escape, and to capture nine, two of whom were so ex hausted by the sousing they had in the canal, that they could not walk. They were handed over to the police, who handcuffed them, and conducted them to an omni bus. The Staff then forded the river Irwell, and pro ceeded to Henley, thence to Whitfield Church, got out on the Bury new road, and rode up to a tract of moss or bog. Here they found four men, who, on being questioned, said they were pigeon-flying to Oldham ; but the General, suspicious of their veracity, ordered them into custody. _ During this - time the remainder of the detachments had not been idle. Dividing themselves, they made a wide circuit, sweeping round in fine style, and driving as it were the mob into dozens, making them prisoners, and handing them to the police. The detachment returned to Manchester about four o'clock, having fifty-seven prisoners, whom they safely lodged in the New Bailey. One or two such examples as this, and intimidation will soon be at an end. There was no one the least hurt in the capture. Two Generals and their Staffs found employ ment and amusement in galloping ,down a few poor colliers who, though they met at Kersall Moor, and talked of persisting in their refusal to work, are not accused of rioting or doing mischief to any body. Let them speak and spout, and their hearts will be relieved without burning down houses, or embruing their hands in blood. Stop them from speaking, and you make them assassins. It is so gallant, too, in armed Generals, attended by an armed Staff, and fol lowed by armed dragoons, mounted on heavy horses, with two pieces of artillery, to ride down English colliers, that it is worthy of an ex press to London to tell of it We regret to see the—we dare not call it what it deserves to be called—but it certainly is not courageous con duct of the Generals and their Staffs, and of the police, now that the danger is for the present blown over—now that the people are returning to their work of their own accord—and now that the combination is, by the fine weather and the abun dant harvest, effectually broken up. We regret such conduct more than we can tell, be cause if anything can stir the bile and the blood of the people, make them spiteful and re vengeful, it is this sort of hunting them by Generals and their Staffs for amusement. If the Turn-out become a great and organised political insurrection by Christmas, we shall be indebted for it to such bright achevements as that re corded by the Correspondent of the Standard. It will be seen from our report that a number of persons gathered on and about Kennington Common yesterday, notwithstanding a warning to the contrary, stuck about the neighbourhood by the police. We inquire not into the legality of the warning, or into its propriety, and we presume not to defend the conduct of those who went thither. At the same time their offence might have been visited by a more appropriate and orderly punishment than' was inflicted by the police. Instead of guarding all the avenues to the Common, and preventing persons occupying it— instead of occupying the Conunon as they might, it seems that the police allowed the crowd to collect, a table to be placed on the Common, a Chairman to be appointed, and speeches to be commenced, which were stopped short by a fu rious assault of the police when they began tc refer to that body. A party of mounted it seems, armed with heavy cutlasses, and a party of police on foot, armed with their blud geons, galloped and rushed in on the crowd, knocking down all who stood in their way, and inflicting on several persons severe injuries and wounds. One of the Inspectors is described as taunting the people to a combat by using such language as this, " Come on you devils, we are ready for you." Similar words we are positively assured were several times repeated, as if there were a kind of drunken desire to provoke a quarrel in which the armed host was sure to be victorious. The whole conduct of the police, with the language of the Inspectors, seems to us for better calculated to ensure a breach of the peace than to prevent it. We forbear at present from making any further comments on this proceeding, but if it be desired to fill the land with bloody outrages, if some men, now that they cannot carry on war abroad are desirous to engage in that royal past time at home, they cannot fall on any method to attain their desire superior to that we have described in the present and in another article. For our parts, we think peace and harmony ex tremely desirable for a commercial community, and we will do our best equally to hold up to public reprobation any stupid violence of the Turn-outs, and any wanton violence of the soldiery and the police. From all the mining and manufucturing districts the accounts continue to be of the most encouraging character; and from all we can gather on the subject, the disturbances would seem to have subsided, quite as much from the returning good sense of the Turn-outs, as from the efforts of the civil and military force em ployed against them. Considering how much positive destitution has had to do with the matter; that for months and months past the prospects of the operatives have been as deplorable as it was possible to be; that Chartist agents have been incessantly at work to impress on their minds the absolute necessity of their agitating for the five points of the Charter, as being the only means they had left of bettering their condition ;----considering these things, and considering also that Parliament has broken up without providing any measure for their immediate relief, but, on the contrary, has left them to the mercy of the chapter of accidents, and the benevolence of Providence ;—considering all these things, we cannot but repeat our conviction that the Turn-outs have exercised an extraordinary degree of forbearance, and proved that they are a very different I class of men from those reckless, ignorant mobs who, in the early days of HUNT, were so constantly bent on mischief. We trust, under these circumstances, that Govern ment will make a point of regarding their case with lenity, and studiously bear in mind that they had more than one opportunity of throwing the whole north of England into a state of absolute anarchy, but refrained from doing so, from that lingering sense of justice and honesty which seems never to have wholly deserted them, even in the most desperate crisis of the outbreak. It is something new in English history to see thousands and thousands of half-starved operatives marching through towns and villages, and in most cases studiously refraining from plunder, but contenting themselves with prevent ing their fellow-operatives from working at, what they imagined to be, inadequate prices. A " fair day's Ir.i,ges for a fair day's work" appears, in the majority of instances, to have been the sum total of their de mands; and if they endeavoured to procure this— their undoubted right—in a manner which the laws of the land forbid, let not the illegality of their proceed ings be visited on them too severely, but let mercy temper: justice—for this is one of those rare cases where to be most merciful is to b e most just. We are quite aware that the dignity of the law must be vindicated, and that those who transgress its behests must pay the penalty of their transgression ; the safety of the social system requires that such should be the case; but we do hope and believe that the law will pot: be vindicated on the principle of Terrorism, for it is a most erroneous principle, however warmly patronised by the CASTLE REAGH and SIDMOUTU school of politicians, and never yet produced the desired effect. It is not by visiting them with severe measures of retribution, that Government• will prevent the working-classes from engaging in future outbreaks, for hunger and desperation set all personal apprehensions at defiance ; this desirable object must be accomplished by promptly and im partially inquiring into their condition, with a:view to provide an adequate remedy for the grievances under which they may be labouring. The French Chamber of Deputies, after three days' discussion, passed the Regency Bill on Saturday evening by a majority of 216, there being for the Bill 310 votes, and against it 94. This Bill, differing materially from the Regency Bills passed by the British Parliament, makes the right to the Regency, like that to the Throne, hereditary, and enacts that the Prince nearest to the Throne, in the male line of the House of ORLEANS, being 21 years of age, shall be REGENT of the FRENCH. The Duke of NEMOURS of course will, by the passing of this Bill, become the Regent apparent, and in case of his death the right will descend to his next brother, and so on in regular succession without any legislative enactment. There may be some advantage in this regulation, from the fact that it will to a certain extent prevent agitation or Parliamentary, discussions on contingencies si milar to that which has caused such general sorrow in France ; but these will be more than counterbalanced by other grave and probable cir cumstances. In this country, for instance, there would be serious objections to a law by which the King of HANovErt would become Regent, in the event of the QUEEN'S death, and in the case of Spain, the objection would be still greater, for the Regent would be Don CARLOS, who claimed a right to the throne, and involved that country in civil war to assert his alleged rights. Should France be placed in similar circumstances, a special law would be necessary, and dangerous animosities might be ex cited, which, but for this hereditary claim, would not have existed. The great majority of the speakers, however, did not seem to dread any contingency of this sort, and consequently voted for the Bill as origi nally introduced. M. num made a most remarkable speech at the conclusion of the debate, which naturally roused the ire of his old friends on the Left. Sir R. PEEL, in fact, could not have made a more Con servative speech, or one calculated to give a higher idea of the British Constitution. "My object," said he, "is to approach and resemble the strongly or ganised monarchy of England, that admirable pro duct of time and experience." An outline of the speeches made on the occasion will be found in another part of the paper. By accounts received this day, we learn that the schism between M. TRIERS and his friends has caused great excitement in Paris. The Opposition Journals com plain bitterly of the openness and harshness with which this singular personage reflected on the dan gerous principles which he once professed, and are still retained by those who chose him for leader. A coalition Ministry is not at all improbable. 'There is no other news of any importance whatever. BOURSE—PARIS, SATURDAY, AUG. 20. First Hig hest Lowest Last Price. PAce. Price. Price. French 5 per Cents 119 40... 119 50... 119 40... 119 50 4 per Cents 102 ... 102 ... 102 ... 102 3 per Cents 78 55... 78 55... 78 55... 78 55 Bank of France 3265 ...3265 ...3265 .. 3265 Laffitte Bank 5,000 f 5045 ...5045 ...5045 ...5045 Belgian Fives JO2 .. . 102 .. . 102 ... 1021 1840 lO3l ... 103/ ... 103 ... 103 Dutch 211 per Cents , 53% ... 53% ... 53% ... 531 Spanish Active 2l/ ... 221 ... 211 ... 21i Passive ...... 3/ ... 3/ ... 3% ... 3% Neapolitan lO5 50... 105 50... 105 50... 105 50 Roman RAILWAY SHARES.. Versailles, R.B ...... 285 ... 285 ... 285 ... 285 L.B 9O ... 90 ... 90 ... 90 Rouen Orleans. Strasburg to Bale 2OO ... 200 ... 200 ... 200 BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussims, Am. *2O. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent, S2W Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent. lOO% Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent ld Three per Cent........... --=-- Thirty-seven Milli< ns, ditto lol' .....,_lll (1840) —... I 004 Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent 92 Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent 98 Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent ..... 77 National Society . Exchange on London (short) .......•.. ***** - -Brussels Papers, Aug. 20. AI • _s 'fltl A 1.1 r• LI IJ D N....VIENNA, AVU. 12 ' Five per Cents. Metalliques . • .... 118% Four per Cents. lOO3, Three per Cents... -., t 4. Bank Shares ......... ................. . . ......... ......... 11128 Allgerneine Zeitung, August 16. HAMBURGH BORSEN HALLE. Avo. 19, Buis. Money, Austrian 5 per Cents. Rank Shares 16.5.5 1656 A nglo.litissian Loan l, lit, 11.404 Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate +tl3% 1f3% Inscriptive/4 Ist series . Russian i per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series Ditto in Certificates New 4 per rent. (1840) Dutch Actual Debt, 234 per Cent. ........ iil% 51 Ditto 5 per Cent. .......... ..... - Polish Bonds . — New Tickets 1,9 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. 801( 80% Spainsh, New ST:rCents : __ ...... is EXCHANGES ON LONDOY. HAMIIIIRGII, Auo. 19-13 9%, Two months 13 lA. PICIEGHBURG, Auo 12.—Three months. 37X, pence. RIGA, Ava. 11. —Three Months, 3S. STOCKHOLM, Atm. 12.—Seventy.five days, 12 15. PtiUSSIAN FUNDo.—Bsaux, Ago. 16. Money St. Sehuld Sch., 4 per cent. Prussian English Bonds, 1630, 1 per cent... 26, 102% Exehange on London — 6 22% Prussian State Gazette, Aug 17. ib . .....7. ... ' Q ,, , ~:. 4 , ...I, ti ‘,.., ? 7.:-... .",.• 4 "...WA...IL 4, 4 0• ,i, ~ Lt4 -'; ',, , . .„„ ' ~ 0 4 4 ..., , , • •• 07 it J -"•••t",g' ... " 7'044 7 7 ir .'' t, ' , . 0 $ ~. •77 .0q o 1 . ,v , , . r 1',. , , p., •.Mt \ , --- - ~,:• TO THE EDITOR OF THE MANCHESTER COURIER. Worsley. Aug. 18, 1842. Sir,—Your readers acd yourself will, I hope, acquit me of unnecessary ostentation if, at this juncture, I re quest your insertion of the copy of an address which I have just received from a large body of colliers in my em ploy, with some explanation of the circumstances which have produced it : (Copy.) " August 17, 1842. " To our great and worthy master, the Right Hon. Lord Francis Egerton, his virtuous and most gracious Lady, Mr. Fereday Smith, and all in legal authority over us. " From a consciousness of the good feeling which pre vailed amongst us when your Lordship addressed us in such an affectionate and kindly manner, we feel, as your Lordship stated, that we are utterly incapable of ex pressing our gratitude and love tioA ards you ; therefore, as with the voice of one man, we declare our design that we are willing - , as far as life and safety seems probable to enable us, to defend your honour and all in connection. " Your loyal and obedient Colliers." I shall be utterly misunderstood if I am supposed to desire the publication of this document with the object of bringing under public notice any deserts of mine. The practical good which, with the best intentions, can be effected by one connected with a large mining popula tion, must be small. Any moral influence can exert must be gradual, and any physical amelioration of their condition which the most felicitous combination of wis dom and liberality i❑ his dealings can produce, must be both gradual and partial. I claim nothing tor myself. I do claim, however, for the colliers of the Worsley dis trict, that their conduct should be known and their feel ings appreciated. It cannot be too widely known how liberally the working ilisses of this country are disposed to reward, with their good will and affection, those to whom, right or wrong, they attribute .si nilar feelings . towards themselves. This is excellent testimony to the character of the working classes ; and will Lord F. EGERTON, therefore, condescend to instruct all the mem bers of his own class, how it is, when the " working classes are liberally disposed to reward with their good will - and affection those to whom, right or wrong, they attri bute similar feelings towards themselves," that they are not universally respected and ho noured by the working classes? Lord F. EGERTON, amiable as he is himself, must not shelter his class under such accusations of others as cowardly instigators, "combined in- , cendiaries," for the .great mob is composed of working classes, whose hearts' are filled with any sentiments but those of love and respect for the classes to which Lord F. EGERTON belongs. What do all the Chartists want? To deprive the aristocracy of their exclusive political power. Would they seek that, if they loved, respected, and honoured the aristocracy ? Certainly not. The Turn-outs, therefore, whom Lord F. EGER TON nevertheless abuses, while he bears so flat tering a testimony to the virtues of the working classes in general, are a decisive proof that Lord F. EGERTON'S class have not so behaved as to merit the good will and affection of the work ing classes. If the working classes deserve, as we believe they do, all that Lord F. EGERTON says of them, why does not he and the rest of his class show them sympathy, and place confidence in them? Why will he not admit them to a full share of political power? If our memory is not trea cherous, Lord F. EGERTON took a prominent part in the session which has just expired, in opposing the wishes of the working classes, whom he now discoverS are liberally ready to reward those who trust them. As an individual, Lord F. EGERTON trusts them, and they love him; as a legislator, he mistrusts them, and converts them into de magogues, incendiaries, rioters, and Chartists. A great master of political wisdom, whose les sons arc thrown away on this generation, and whose doctrine;, under the name of Political Economy, which the author of the Wealth of • Nations despised and overthrew, are continually sneered at by ignorant witlings, taught the appa rently humble but important truth, " that what is wisdom: in private life cannot be folly in States." Will Lord FRA NCIs EGERTON reflect on that, and instruct his compeers to reflect on it, while lie tells them that if they trust and respect the working classes, the working classes will trust and respect them ? At the same time, we are not of opinion that the working classes are treated with respect when Lord F. EGERTON, or his agents, watches over—their breeding as lie watches over his cattle, and considers them only as &inning part of the wealth of his estate. But while, according to Lord F. EGERTON, the working classes are so worthy of respect, in what manner are they treated by the military ? We say nothing of working. girls and working men shot by mistake,. as if the hand of the sol dier . were not remarkably steady, and if he could not see, from some blinding cause, the ringleaders of a mob—but we copy from a Tory Journal the following account of a chase, as if the Working classes were to be hunted down for the amusement of newly-appointed Generals and their Staffs. The Manchester Correspondent of the Standard writes as follows, and the article was sent by express:— MANCHESTER—SATURDAY. To-day the soldiers have had a l!ttle exercise and ex cursion, but of the most harmless description ; and on the whole, we think they would scarcely have had better sport if they had been invited to a fox-hunt. For several days a large tract of l an d, a b out t h ree miles from Manchester, between the Bolton and Bury roads, gilled Korsall-moor, has been the general rendez vous of the dibaffectud. About ten e'clock. this morning the colliers mustered at the usual place, and some delegates from the distant wurio harangued them on the subject of the great dis. ~; THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1842. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND public eptittott. Who runs may read." M 0 NEY-TRADE-C 0 MIK ER C E. The contraband business in Spain is carried on to an incredible extent. The value of cottons alone in troduced by this means is estimated at about 3,004,0001. sterling per annum. NAVAL AND MILITARY. Another portion of the Niger expedition arrived at Woolwich on Friday, only six persons of the Albert steam-vessel, including Corporal Edmonds, having survived the effects of the climate and river fever. The rest of the Royal Sappers and Miners who ac companied the boats of the expedition are also on their way to England. It is reported that a hundred of the oldest Captains in the Navy, not under 60 years of age, are to be allowed to retire with the rank of Rear-Admiral on 20s. per day. LAW AND POLICE. Upwards of 100 prisoners from the disturbed dis tricts have been lodged in York Castle, while the ori ginal calendar itself contains no fewer than 137 pri soners. The trial of the latter alone will occupy three weeks. IVilliam Moorhouse and John Townsend were tried at the York Assizes on Friday for a burglary in the house of the Rev. James Nelson, at Warby, and sen tenced on two indictments to e transported for 15 years. There are at present 397 prisoners in Newgate, 265 of whom are males, and 92 females. A meeting of the firm of Messrs. Acramans, Mor gan, and Co.'s bankruptcy was held at Bristol on Saturday, at which Mr. Thomas Holroyd, one of the bankrupts, passed his examination on his personal estate. MOINE Y and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. The principal topic of conversation to-day has been the intended meeting this evening. The accounts from the country, received both by the early and second deliveries of the post, gave a firmness to the funds, and that firmness has been strengthened by the preparations to prevent any breach of the peace occurring here. It is not to be concealed that the events which take place in the country, have created much sensation among mercantile men, and since it has been probable that like scenes may be enacted at the seat of business, great anxiety has been felt. To a certain extent business has for some days been all but actually suspended, and idlers among mer chants, taking advantage of the leisure, have gone themselves to observe the precautions which have been taken. In the neighbourhood of the intended meeting large bodies of police have been stationed since the morning, and all the troops have been under arms, ready to act at a single moment; these, with the reserve of the constabulary, will, it is to be hoped, be sufficient to: protect lives and property from any violent outbreak. Consols left off at 92 for Money and for the Account ; Bank Stock, 1698 170 ; India Stock, 2504- 2518 ; Exchequer Bills, New, 49 51 ; Old, 51 53 prem. Foreign Securities were firm, but, however, with few transactions—Belgian, 1014 102+ ; DutchTwo and-a-Half per Cents., 52 521 ; the Five per Cents., 102 102+ ; Danish, 828 83f ; and Brazilian, 65 66. The quotation for Mexican was stated to be 348 35*. The improvement in the Share Market continued — London and Birmingham were, 181 183, ex div. ; Bir mingham and Gloucester, 48 49 ; Great Western, 878 888 ; the New Shares, 62 62}; South Western, 624 634- ; North Midland, 56 58 ; the New Shares, 27 28:k ; South Eastern and Dover, 214 224 ; Eastern Counties, 9* 98; Northern and Eastern, 394- 40:}; Blackwall, 88 91; and Brighton, 33+ 334 per share. The Members of the Foreign Stock Exchange re turned to their new rooms to day ; but the old, it is stated, would have answered all purposes of business at present, bargains in the Bonds having been limited to Colombian at 20+ 20f ; Spanish Five per Cents., 208, and the Three per Cents. at 20*. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The accounts from the North continue good, and the mercantile letters received this morning represent that all fear of any further movement is removed. They mention, also, that some improvement is visible in business, and that some additional orders have arrived, but which, for the present, will have to be supplied from the former accumulation of stocks. The Funds have been firmer to-day : Consols being 91i 92 for Money and for the Account. Three per Cents. Reduced, 928 928 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 101 ; New Three-and a-half per Cents., 1008.1004; Bank Stock, 170 1704-; India Stock, 2501 2518; India Bonds, 36 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 49 51 ; New, 51 53 prem. Foreign Securities have been quite without busi ness, the only transaction having been in Dutch Five per Cents. at 102+. Some bargains have been made in Mexican at 361 for Money, and 348 for Time. Extensive purchases have been made in the shares of several lines of Railroads, but without material va riation in price. These would appear to indicate an increasing confidence in this description of security, and to evince a disposition to invest in them, at a time when our own funds bear so light a value. This has occurred, too, at a time when the returns show an immense falling off in the number of passengers during the past week on ac count of the late disturbances.—London and Birming ham, Quarter Shares have been sold at 47 ; Thirds, 594 ; New Thirds, 30 ; Great Western, 878 ; and the New Shares, 62 ; South Western, 624 ; Greenwich, 44, and the preference 164, both ex div.; Brighton, 334, and the Loan Notes 10*; South Eastern, Scrip, 6f; Eastern Counties, Debentures, 101. 1 ls. Bd.; York and North Midland, 878 ; and the New Shares 36 ex div.; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 47 ; and the New Shares, 3*. Spanish are the only Bonds quoted to-day ; the Five per Cents., 208, and the Three per Cents., 24, both for time. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, AUG. 20. 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half Stock 991 Grand Canal Stock Ditto Reduced ...... — Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... Ditto New 1830... 99 11 Ditto 4 per cent .. 3i per Cent. Debs. . 91i Royal Canal Stock — MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 20.—The greatest flatness prevails in the Share Market. Man chester and Birmingham, 24. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. ........ 92i 3 per Cent. Cons.-- 92 3-e per Cent. Red... 101 New 3% per Cent... ...... 100% 111.4. 5 per Cent • Long Annuities to expire • Jan. 1869 ... l2l Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 l2* FOREIG. A chat ian, 5 per cent. 113 Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds... India Stock 251 pm Ditto Bonds ....... 36 pm Ditto Old Annuities — Ditto New Annuities Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 49 pm Ditto 5001 49 pm' Ditto Small 49 pm Bank Stock for Acct India t.t oek for ()pg.... Con4ols for Acct. ...... 92 FUNDS. Portuguese, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto Prussian, 5 per cent. - . Buenos Ayres6 per cent. Russian, 5 pei cent...... Chilian, 6 per cent....... Ditto, Metallic . .... Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 2oj Ditto, 1824 ............... Ditto, Deferred.... . , Danish, 3 per cent....... French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. Gi eek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange Mexican, 5 per cent 35 French, 3 percent. —f. —c. )itto, 6 per cent. 1837 - Dutch, 2} per cent. s2* Peruvian, 1625,6 peret. , SHARES., 5 per cent. .. ... 104 Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) ... ..... Ditto Debentures .. . Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... 47 I)it.to New Shares ( 3 paid . Great Western Railway (65 paid) B7i Ditto New Shares ( 50 paid) 62 London and Brighton (50 paid) , 33i Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid) London and Birmingham (90) . ..... ,. lB2 Ditto Quarter Shares (25 pai d) .. 47i Ditto Thirds (32 paid) Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) ... ........ ... 30 London and Greenwichßailwav (12115 s 4d pd) 5 Ditto Preference, or Privilege London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 624 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) Ditto New Shares (30 paid) . •.• • 32 Paris and Rotten (18 paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid).........paid)......... Ditto Scrip (10 paid) York and North Midland (50 paid) .... ..... 8 4 Ditto New Shares (20 paid) THE ANGLO-INDIAN ARMY IN AFFGHANISTAN.— Mr. ‘Vyld, of Charing-cross, has just published another valuable map connected with Affghanistan, by means of which the movements of the Anglo- Indian troops in that country are traceable with the greatest precision. The military positions of these routes, the heights of the various passes and moun tains of 'the country, together with the distances accurately calculated along the line of march, speci fically present to the inquirer a variety of important information. The map is further enhanced by an in sertion of the names of many ancient localities as they correspond to the modern topography. SCHOOL OF DESIGN. — (Front the Nottingham Jour nal.)—The following communication having been re ceived from the Earl of Lincoln, a meeting, convened by the Mayor of this town (Mr. R. Morley), was held at the Exchange-rooms on Wednesday last, to take the subject into consideration :—" Whitehall-place, August 1, 1842. " Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of a letter, signed by yourself and four other gentlemen, re questing me to use any influence I may possess to obtain for the town of Nottingham the advantages of the esta blishment in it of one of the proposed district schools of design. I have lost no time in forwarding your applica tion to a leading and influential member of the Council of the School of Design, and you may rely upon my anxious desire upon this, as upon every other occasion, to promote to the utmost of my power any measure which appears to me to be conducive to the welfare and prosperity of your town. As soon as I receive any reply to my communication, I will write to you again, and shall be very glad if lam able to announce a favourable result.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, LINCOLN. Richard Morley, Esq Mayor of Nottingham." ERRATUM.—We have to apologise to Sir Benjamin Heywood. We remembered yesterday his exertions to found a Mechanic's Institute at Manchester, and to promote the improvement of his fellow-men. We had quite forgotten that he received a title from the Whigs. THE NEW TAunT.—We continue to have impor tations of cattle under the new tariff, and if the specu lation continues to answer the purpose of the spirited gentlemen who engage in it, the meat market will no doubt be soon lower. On Sunday, the Emerald Isle brought twelve cows, two bulls, and twenty-four sheep. The sheep were immediately sent off into the interior. The Rob Roy, on Monday night, brought forty beasts, which were in capital condition. They were in our market next day, but not meeting with a sale equal to the expectations of the importer, they were sent off to Wakefield. They were fed in Jutland and Holstein, and thence driven over to Hamburgh, a distance of about sixty miles. The Innisfail has also brought, since our last, cows from Gothenburg. We have had also a small importation of pigs by the Hanseatic boat, the Ham burgh.—Hull Rockingham. A correspondent writes from Constantinople on the 27th ult. :—" It appears that the Cabinets of Europe have entered seriously on the question of Syria, and that the despatches brought to Sir Stratford Canning by the Phoenix, warrant him in maintaining the representations made to the Porte on this subject. Already two English ships are moored in the Bay of Besika, and the French squadron, under Admiral La Susse is, it is understood, about to approach the Dardanelles. The Marquis de Lavalette, who has been sent express from Paris, and is hourly . expected here, is to stop at Vienna, in order to try to induce the Austrian Cabinet to concur in the pro posed measures ; but the changes which have been made in the Turkish Ministry may render all diplomatic exertions superfluous." ACCIDENT BY LEAPING FROM A RAILWAY.-011 Tuesday, as the two p.m. train from Ayr was leaving Paisley towards Glasgow, and at a short distance from the former place, a young seaman, beloeging to Paisley, leaped from a third class carriage after his hat, and NJ as taken up insensible, in which state he still remains. His life is.despaired 4dvertiser. ALARMING STATE OF' THE CITY! EXTRAORDINARY FLUCTUATIONS IN THE PRICE t TURTLE TUMULTUOUS PROCEEDINGS, Iv CONSE• QUENCE, IN THE TURTLE-DISTRICTS-INSURRECTION.- ART SPIRIT AMONG THE ALDERMEN-DISAFFECTION IN THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL-CALLING OUT OF THE BEEF-EATERS - MARCH OF THE TRAIN- BANDS TO THE DIANSION-ROUSE---SANOUINARY CON- FLICT BETWEEN THE LORD MAYOR AND A FAT SPE CIAL-AND LOTS OF HORRORS ! Sir Robert Peel's Tariff—at least that portion of it which relates to the prices of turtle and turbot—has, it is well known, occasioned for some weeks past con siderable agitation in the turtle-districts of the metro polis ; and the discovery by Mr. Charles Pearson on Saturday, of an old Civic Charter of the date of Henry the Eighth, which enacts that the prices of these dainties shall be kept up at one uniform rate, for the convenience (as the document asserts) of his Majesty's loyal Aldermen and Burgesses of the City," has, we regret to state, thrown the entire neighbourhood of Guildhall into a complete state of insurrection ! At an early hour this morning the Court of Aldermen assembled to discuss the question; and after lamenting the, present fluctuations in the prices of turtle and turbot, came to a resolution that they would stanl by the Charter, and would not cease from agitation till that portion of the Tariff, which tended to neutralize its spirit, was repealed. Alderman Humphery was the first to proclaim him self a Chartist, and was followed by Aldermen Square stern and:Fatsides ; the latter of whom swore, amid the cheers of the Court, that he would die in the last ditch in defence of the Corporation privileges. He added, that the Common Council had also "nailed their colours to the mast," and had just passed a vote, to the effect, that they would either conquer or die in up holding the Charter. News of these insurrectionary proceedings was immediately conveyed to the Home office ; a Cabinet Council was held; and at ten o'clock it was determined to call out the Beef-eaters, and dispatch two troops of the Train-bands, and a detach ment of the City Light Horse, into the heart of the disaffected turtle-districts. The following particulars are from a City Correspondent, on whose statement:, we can place implicit confidence : " GUILDHALL, 10 O'CLOCK, A.M.—lnsurrection is spreading hourly through the turtle-districts. An immense body of Common Councilmen, with Alder man Puddinghead as their leader, have just passed up Cheapside on their way to the Mansion-house. They look stern and sanguinary, and each man has his fist doubled. The shops are all shut up, and business is at a stand-still. God knows how all this will end I fear the worst !" (EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER, DATED THREAD NEEDLE-STREET, ELEVEN O ' CLOCK.) " The Beef-eaters are in full march for the Man sion -House, and it is reported that the Lord Mayor has proclaimed himself a Chartist. Placards headed The Charter, and no fluctuations in turtle and turbot,' are everywhere disseminated through the City! 1 have just learned from the Water-bailiff that it is the intention of the insurgent Aldermen to set the Thames on 'fire, if their demands are not complied with. What have not Ministers to answer for ?" (FROM OUR OWN REPpRTER.) " The heather is on fire ! The turtle-districts are in a blaze ! I have this instant seen a Common- Councilman who tells me that a sanguinary conflict has taken place between the Lord Mayor and a fat Special, and that his Lordship's left eye is seriously damaged ! It is rumoured, also, that the Beef-eaters have refused to fire on the insurgent Aldermen, ob serving in justification of their refusal, that the eyes of Europe are upon them !' " (FROM OUR CITY CORRESPONDENT.) " The Three per Cents. are down to two ! No business is doing in Consols. A detachment of the Train-bands have just charged a body of Chartist Aldermen, and wounded Alderman Fatsides in his hinder parts. The Commander of the City Light Horse was seen half an hour ago to place his fore finger beside his nose, and wink in a very mysterious manner at the Colonel of the Lumber Troop ! This you may rely on as a fact." (ny EXPRESS.) " CITY, TWELVE o'cLocK.--Things are hourly # growing worse ! The Goldsmiths' Company are up in arms, rind have joined the Chartists. Bleaden also and his waiters have unanimously declared for the Charter ! It is reported in the Poultry that a body d the most violent Aldermen have resolved on marching to Whitehall Gardens, armed with spits and carving knives, and sacking Sir R. Peel's pantry ! Thank God, a Wellington still heads the British army !" "IMPORTANT IF TRUE.-At half-past twelve o'clock two Chartist Common Councilmen were seen to walk into the Night-Shirt and Nutmeg, in Blowbladder lane. They looked mysterious, and called in a stern and determined manner for two glasses of brandy and water. The nature of their conference did not transpire, but from what I can gather from the land lord, the brandy and water was not paid for." Sun Office, Four o'Clock.—At the period when we went to press, the insurrection iri the turtle-districts was a little abated, in consequence of the Chartist 'Aldermen and Common Councilmen being com pelled to go to lunch ! It is feared, however, that it will break out at night-fall worse than ever. Should anything of consequence transpire, we shall make a point of communicating it to our readers in a Second Edition. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The St. Leger betting was confined to a select few, viz., Attila, Fireaway, Ballinkeele, and Priscilla Tomboy; of this lot Attila was backed at 11 to 8 and 5 to 4 (120 to 100), and at the higher of the two prices backers would have gone on eagerly. Fireaway's price was 13 to 1, taken two or three times, and afterwards offered to be laid. Ballinkeele's friends stood out for 20 to 1 and suc ceeded in getting on about 1001. A strong commission in favour of Priscilla Tomboy was executed partly at 25 to 1, offers to bet the latter at the close. The odds quoted against Seahorse, Policy, Cabrera, and Cattonite are nominal. Closing prices:— ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 agst Colonel Anson's Attilataken and afterwards offered . 12 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Seahorse 13 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Policy 13 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Fireaway—taken, and afterwards offered 20 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Ballinkeele—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Cabrera 25 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Artful Dodger—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Eboracum —taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. S. King's Cattonite 30 to 1 agst Mr. Kitching'sPriscilla Tomboy—taken freely 30 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Golden Rule 100 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor 400 to 100 agst Retriever winning the Leamington Stakes, and the Great Yorkshire Stakes—taken. EGHAM RACES. Nominations for the Gold Cup :—Arctic, aged ; Mo n Ops, 5 yrs ; Tamburini, 6 yrs ; Mosque, 4 yrs ; Dark Susan, 3 yrs. Acceptances for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes : Arctic, Welfare, Mosque, and Pannakeen. BRO MYA RD RACES.—TUURSDAY. The All-aged Stakes of 5 sovs, each, and 25 added, once round and the length, were won, in two heats, by Mr. Robins' President, beating Isabella and Fitzganabol. The Broxash Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 25 added, once round and a dis., were won, in two heats, by Mr. Hall's Young Rambler, 6 yrs, beating Dick Turpin and two others. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. An einge was pronounced last week at the Institute in Paris, by Baron Walckenaer, on the late Major Rennell. _ C OUET-FASHIONAnLE. The Duke of llamilton left town last week for Hol , yrood House, Edinburgh. The Archbishop of York has arrived at Bishops thorpe, his palace, near York. The Marquis and Marchioness of Camden will see company next week at the Wilderness, Kent. Lord and Lady Walsingham have arrived at Merton Hall, near Thetford. Lord Stanley and Major Graham have had excel lent sport on Bewcastle-moors. Farl Howe is still residing at Gopsall Hall. The Earl and Countess of Kinnoull left Hamden House on Saturday, for Scotland. The Countess of Beverley came to town on Satur day, from Richmond. Viscount and Viscountess Beresford are expected to pass the autumn at Brighton. Colonel and Lady Alice Peel returned to town on Friday, from a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailaa, at Isleworth. MISCELLANEOUS. The Lady-day in harvest was celebrated at Lime rick last week by a general holiday of the labourers and townsmen. The notorious Vidocq, whose memoirs excited so great an interest some few years ago, and who has for some time past been employed in recovering debts, &c., has been arrested, with one of his clerks named Gouffe, for illegally confining an individual and com pulsorily obliging him to execute certain deeds. It has been proposed that a strong wire fencing, such as is used in the Zoological Gardens, should be placed over the top of the Monument, reaching from the iron rail to the summit of the column. This safe guard might be so coloured and manufactured as to have very little, if any, unsightly appearance. Herr Cline, the rope-dancer, bas been killed at Mexico by a party of laigaildo;- , `----:* FRIDAY. The Purse fin. Ponies was won, in two heats, by Mr. Lewis' Little Rambler. It is proper to state that Charles Twelfth is not in the Leamington Stakes—his name was published among the acceptances by mistake. Lord Westminster has determined on reducing his ex tensive racing stud, a large draft wilt be put up for sale at Eaton, on the Tuesday after Doncaster ; the Liver pool races will commence on the following Thursday. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE: A BIRTH IN THE STREET.—On Tuesday last, about noon, a woman, who had that morning come from Wales, was suddenly seized, in Hardman-street, about fifty yards above Rod ney-street, with the pains of labour. As soon as her condition was discovered by the passers• by, persons ran into Rorliiey-street for a surgeon to attend the delivery. Before one arrived, however, the woman was actually delivered, on the flags of the footwalk, of a fine child. Some horse-clothes were brought from an adjoining stable and placed under and around the mother and child. A clothes-rail was also brought, and, someearpet being thrown over it, a kind of screen .was made to keep off the crowd who had assembled, and who ►ere exceed ingly intrusive in their demeanour. The su►geon, as soon as he arrived, performed the necessary part of his duty. A gentleman then sent for a coach, and the poor woman and her infant,were conveyed to the workhouse. They hare since, we understand, done as well as though the delivery had taken place in a chamber, with " all ' appliances and means to boot."—Liverpsol Albion. PUBLIC DINNER TO PROFESSORS WIIEWELL AND OWEN.—In compliance with a request to that effect by the inhabitants of Lancaster, our distinguished towns men, Messrs. Whewell and Owen, have signified their acceptance of the invitation to a public dinner, intended to be given early in the, ensuing month, in honour of these Wilbtrious oruamesito of science.—Zancaster Guardian. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queer► and Prince Albert took their usual early walk, and the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken out as usual. Her Majesty rode out this afternoon in a pony car riage and four, attended by the Duchess of Norfolk, and the Maids of Honour. Prince Albert, the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the whole of the Gentle men of the Suite, were on horseback. His Excellency Baron Nieumann, Sir R. Peel, and the Earl of Aberdeen left this morning. Viscount Melbourne, and Lord and Lady Beauvale, arrived at the Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess- of Kent, his Se rene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, Lady Char lotte Dundas, and Sir George Couper, Bart., will join the Royal dinner circle this evening. Sir James Clark arrived at the, Castle on Saturday, and returned to town yesterday morning. Sir James had the honour of joining the Royal dinner circle on Saturday. Mr. Moon had the honour of submitting to-day to her Majesty and Prince Albert the finished engraving from the full-length picture of the late Countess of Burlington, painted by Mr. Lucas for his Grace the Duke of Devonshire. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen is expected to take his departure to -morrow for the Continent. Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in White hall-gardens at an early hour yesterday morning, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Sir James Graham paid a visit to the Right Hon. Baronet in the afternoon, at his private residence. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Captain of the Royal George yacht, transacted business yesterday at the Admiralty. Mr. Mayne, Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, attended at the Home-office. Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, had an interview, last evening, with Sir James Graham at the Home-office. The Earl of Aberdeen returned to his residence in Argyll-street yesterday afternoon, from a visit to the Queen, at Windsor Castle. The Turkish Ambassador transacted business yes terday at the Home-office. Despatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were received yesterday, at the Colonial -office. SERIOUS DISTURBANCES ON KkINNINGTON COMMON LAST NIGHT— CONFLICT WITH THE POLICE. FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) Placards were extensively issued yesterday and circulated on the other side the water, for the purpose of calling a meeting, to be held on Kennington-com mon, of the Chartists, to discuss the principle of the Charter and the present distressed state of the coun try. In consequence of this placard a public notice was immediately issued by Mr. Commissioner Mayne, cautioning persons not to assemble on Kennington common, and warning the public, that if a meeting were persisted in the utmost exertions would be made to take the persons so assembling into custody. These placards, of course, caused the neighbourhood of Ken nington to be in a very excited state. Several divi sions of police were stationed on and near the Com mon, for the purpose of preserving peace. Several troop of soldiers were also in the vicinity, with two or three pieces of cannon. By about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon the avenues leading to Ken nington-comtnon showed the • same appearance as on the days of the races at Epsom, • ex cept that there were no carriages. The crowd continued to increase till about half-past five, when, on the Common and round it, there could not have been less than five or six thousand persons, com prising men, women, and children, there being a great number of the latter. The congregation con sisted chiefly of working men, with a great number of the white jackets. At six o'clock the Common had the appearance of a fair. There were those well known gentlemen who place snuff-boxes on sticks to be thrown at with short sticks " three a penny." These gentlemen were there in abundance. On another part of the Common a party was playing at cricket, and everybody seemed in search of amuse ment rather than the discussion of politics. At about half-past six o'clock several of the persons appointed to address the meeting arrived on the ground, and a large table having been procured, was placed in the middle of the Common, and an immense concourse of persons gathered round it. It was then moved that Mr. Nortley do take the Chair, which, being seconded, the motion was carried amidst loud cheers. The Chairman then addressed a few observations to the assembled multitude, calling upon them to pre serve good order to the utmost of their power. and to show a due submission to the laws. He then called upon Mr. Anderson to move the first resolution, who -commenced by saying that meetings like those could be defended upon every principle of liberty. He was proceeding to condemn the conduct of " the Blue bottles," as he rather aptly termed the police, when a loud cry was raised of 4 The Peelers, the Peelers !" On turning round, it was discovered that about a dozen of the horse patrol, armed with heavy cut lasses, and backed by several divisions of police, were rapidly advancing upon the crowd. In another moment the horse patrol galloped into the assem blage, knocking down several persons, some of whom were severely injured. The vast multitude was then seen flying in all directions, pursued by the horse patrol and the other police. The conduct of the police at this time, we cannot but say, was most in judicious. Persons who were on the Common as mere spectators, were knocked down with their staves without a word. From all parts of the Common, men were seen coming away with the blood streaming from their heads. One poor man, who said he had attended merely as a spectator, was struck to the ground, and a frightful wound was inflicted upon his head. He came into the road which runs along the side of the Common, and held up his neckcloth, which was completely saturated with blood, and cried out, " Englishmen, look at this ! Is this England that we live . in ?" If any poor fellow happened to make the slightest resistance, he was knocked down, and then beaten severely about the head. Our reporter saw at least a dozen instances of this sort. But this was not all. We regret extremely to be obliged to say that the conduct of the Inspectors of police who were on horseback, was most unwarrant able. One of these individuals who appeared to be "the General," a short thick-set man, with a great quantity of silvery hair, and who appeared to be near sixty years of age, made himself culpably conspicuous. He walked up and down the street waving his staff, and crying out to the men in white jackets, " Come on you devils, we are ready for you." Some persons in the crowd called out " White headed Bob," and he turned round and said, " Let those people come up by my horse, • and I will soon lay them down," at the same time flourishing his staff over his head. Several times he cried out, Come on, we are quite ready for you ;" and on one occasion of his doing so, some one an the crowd said, "We are not ready now, we shall be ready on Wednesday," and he r e pli e d, " Very well, come when you will we are ready for you." One of the Inspectors came up to this man and said, " Shall we gallop them down ?" and he gave him the order to do so, and the man galloped off at full speed across the Common, appearing determined to execute the order to the utmost. The crowd continued to increase till about nine o'clock, when the place became a little more tranquil, and by eleven o'clock, th e t i me at which our reporter left, the multitude had very con siderably decreased. The police were, however, to remain on duty all night. They continued to take parties into custody who refused to " move on," and the police station must be crowded with charges. A great number of persons were, of course, wounded— many of them seriously. We cannot conclude our account of what took place without expressing our conviction that if the police had not interfered all would have passed off quietly, as at the beginning of the evening, as we before remarked, the appearance of the place was more like a fair than anything else, the people appearing to be in search of amusement. Loss or THE ULYSSES.—The following particulars of the loss of the ahoye vessel, and the sufferings of her crew, will be found interesting :—On the night of Thursday the 28th July, the Ulysses was found to be making water fast ; all hands were called to the pumps, but, Capt. Lakeman finding that with all their exertions they could not keep her free, deemed it advisable to wear ship, and endeavour to reach Marseilles. It was blowing at the time a terrific gale of wind from W.N.W. The Ulysses under close reefed topsails and foresail. The gale increasing the foresail was clewed up. Capt. Lakeman was in consequence unable to make the land. The Ulysses was then put round on the other tack in hopes of being enabled to stop the leak, which appeared to be aft, but this proving unsuccessful, Capt. Lakeman, on Sunday morning, 31st July, d ec id e d on , ma ki ng Corsica, but the wind soon after veered to N.N.W., with a very heavy sea, an d s h e was o bli ged to b e b rought to the wind. The leak having now greatly increased, there being eight feet water in the hold, Capt. Lakeman determined to abandon her, more especially as she was expected to have started one or more of her timbers. After great difficulty the boat was got out, and the cap tain and crew, nine in number, then left, momentarily expecting her to go down. They had not time to put anything in the boat beyond a small .jar of water, which unfortunately broke soon after by accident. This hardy boat's crew were now without the slightest means of subsistence, and remained for four days and nights with out food or drink, in a small open boat, until they arrived at Ajaccio, the birthplace of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. In about half an hour after Capt. Lakeman and his crew left the Ulysses she was seen to heel over on her beam ends, and go down immediately in lat. 42. 30. and lon. 6. 20. FALL IN THE PRICES OF GRAIN IN THE BIDEFORD MARKET.—Wheat, in Bideford market, has fallen in price, within the period of three months, full 25 per cent., upwards of 16s. per quarter. The early and fine abundant harvest, no doubt, will cause a much greater reduction in the price of that article. Fine samples of new wheat were offered in Bideford market on Tuesday, dry, and fit for milling purposes, at ss. 9d. per bushel, and we are told several parcels sold at that price.— Demp)rt Independent, OPENING OF ERITH. PIER. Malty of our readers hi“-o, hits-it:; ,- tin river, oeless felt a de:ire- to visit the li(ta. of Erth, the ivy-clad church of which, situated at the foot of a beautifully wooded rise, forms such a picturesque object. That desire may now be gratified —a pier for the landing • of passengers has been erected at Erith, and was opened yesterday, and henceforth we uaderstand that the greater • • number of the Gravesend steamers will land and embark passengers there. As might have been expected, yes-. Pe terday was a great day at Erith. From au early hour , j•• , i in the morning persons poured into the town from the neighbouring villages, anxious to witness the ceremony Of the opening of the pier. Booths were erected in the streets, and in fact there was a complete fair held in the town. • At twelve o'clock the Sylph steamer arrived from Lon- don, being the first vessel which landed passengers at the pier. She had on board a party consistizig- of the trends of Mr. G. Warriner, of the George and Vulture Tavern, Cornhill, the lessee of the pier, and the proprie-• for of the Pier Hotel (situated close to the pier), a biell has been erected within the last fortnight, and which is . a wonderful instance of what energy and• enterprise can accomplish against time. A fortnight no there was not one brick standing on another on the site of the Pier .• Hotel, and yesterday the building was so far completed that upwards of five hundred persons dined in the eotree room st different periods of the day. On the arrival of the Sylph several of the. passengers formed in procession and preceded by a military band, opened the pier. A discharge of maroons from the grounds in front of the hotel, at twelve o'clock, announced the commence ment of the various sports by which the opening o f the pier was celebrated. There was a series of boat races on the river, and on the village green a variety of rural sports. the most amusing of which was, a John Bull imitation of the Mat de Cocagne. On the Continent the prize to be snatched by the victor from the top of the greased mast is a garland. As an Englishman, how' vtr, prefers the useful to the ornamental, the solid pud pin..' (as in this instance meat) to the em pty praise, in stead of a garland there was suspended a leg of mutton, a prize, doubtless, infinitely inure to the taste of the for tunate individual who obtained it, than would have been all the garlands that Covent-garden Market could have supplied. At half-past four o'clock, about 1.50 ladies and gentlemen sat down to a most sumptuous dinner. tastefully laid out in a marquee, pitched in the grounds -at' tached to the hotel. The dinner, which, with the e%" ception of the soups, was a cold one, consisted of all the • • delicacies of the season ; and the manner in which it v 1.94 put on the table reflected the highest credit o n Mr. G. Warriner, the spirited proprietor of the hotel, who vv o caterer on the occasion. The wines, also, were of th e very first ratequality, and, a sine qua non in this weather, were all as deliciously cool as ice could make them' The musical department was under the able superin tendence of Mr. Lansford, and 'amongst the vocalist' present we observed, in addition to Mr. Ransford, Lloyd, Mr. Jones, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Beater -4/1e Beuler—the first comic singer and song-writer of the d a Y . The cloth having been withdrawn, Non Nobis stl°g l and the usual loyal and national toats having been (11.01' with all due honours, The CHAIRMAN proposed " Success to the Pier, so d the Pier Hotel, at Erith." _Drunk with three tim es three, and one cheer more. Mr. WARRINER, in returning thanks, said, that, weeks ago, he scarcely knew the town of Erith.. short time sin ce , h owever , lie had visited it, had adoli r° the 'beauties of its situation, and felt that nothing 0.69 wanting but energy t o ma k e it a p o p u l ar wa tering-pla ce , He had seen th a t a l t h oug h th e pi er was b u ilt, there v‘ ,l • 9 no possibility of opening with any chance of succe, o unless something mor e were d one . li e h a d taken pier on lease, and had erected the Pier Hotel for the ac commodation of visitors. A fortnight ag•• there vvas In° such building a 4 the Pier Hotel in existence, and to-d#,,, 500 persons had dined in it.—(Loud cheek) That Wi d " an example of v, hat energy would do.—(eo"lil e i s cheers.) He was determined that no exertion, ou part, should be wanting to give satisfaction to his viOW and he did not doubt of success.—(Loud cheers.) Song by Mr. Turner—" The old Oak." The health of the Chairman and several other toasts & were then drunk, and the company returned to I•°'' al by the steam- boat at nine o'clock. There wits a ball 1 • the evening, in one of the marquees. • Mr. Warriner seems determined to conduct his sPe c e li o ; lation with spirit. He has announced a grand fell ' on the 29th, in honour of her Majesty passing by her route to Scotland. THE WOMEN OF THE INSUR RECTION. One of the most hideous features of the pres ent in: surrection among the working classes, is'the turn-nub, of women! Many thousands of women, mothers of families, have travelled from Lancashire into Yor k c i shire during the past week, urging on the men , And supporting them in the daring work they have lin: dertaken to do. Can any one measure the as'. amount of suffering which has been necessary thus t° invert all the laws of nature, and to draw woman forth from her home, which is her true sphere, int o . the bustle, turmoil, rioting, sabreing, aid shooting, °f this frightful insurrection? From the commencement of the strike, the w omen have mixed in all its excitement, and taken part in ell its dangers. Thousands were to be observed 09 Skircoates Moor, near Halifax, on Tuesday, many" r , them. fifty miles from home, as determined in thei r strike as any of their male companions. They urg e " the men to retaliation, raising the howl of indignation against their " oppressors" and " tyrants." Is n ot the entire scene calculated forcibly to remind us of the early events of the French Revolution, which, in the striking language of Burke, arose " Amid the tierce cries and violence of women !" "; Picture the scenes on Halifax-heath—the encamp ment of about fifteen thousand people on the purple heather, the women collected together in groups, singing Chartist songs, and stirring up the men to rescue the prisoners which had been made ! These women also entered Halifax almost at the head of the mob. When they reached the North -bridge , where the military were drawn up to oppose their. progress, numbers of women sprang forward alai seized the horses' bridles to turn them aside, exclaim ing to the soldiers, " You wouldn't hurt women' would you ?" On one of the infantry presenting his bayonet at a woman's heart, she put it aside, saying , " No, no, we want not bayonets, but bread !" %cords which furnish a key to the entire movement of the working classes. The " rebellion," from beginning to end, i s one °f the belly." It is only those who are, or have 1 "g been in want of bread, Who have joined it. There IS no wealthy person among the turn-outs—no middle class man or shopkeeper, and exceedingly few of the better-paid class of operatives. 'They are all of the°, of the worst paid class, wretchedly roar, and redu ce ' by long continued starvation to a state border in g almost on the condition of savage lite There is n ° bread in the homes of the Lancashire mothers ; hen ce are they driven out like famished hyenas in search i• food for themselves and their offspring. We observe that the same feature characterizes th strike in every part of the country. In the Staff''' . shire Potteries, the women c h ee r on the men, h ° ?" at the soldiers and the magistrates, and take r...-" 4111 all the riots and assemblages. Can any one preal, c,., ,; the end of these things ? Rememb e r, the class 1 ". which these women belong, constitutes the nati °ll • the children which they rear man our fleets, and sup' ply our armies. It is the women who train and rest' them, who instil into them their opinions, prineiPin and feelings, be they right or be they wrong. may be the issue of the present state of things, tf ri t ; promptly remedied ? Why, th a t i n a f ew years the e entire working population of the country, soldiers an sailors included, will be trained into deadly h a tred 0 f the Government, the authorities, the upper cla sses ' and the entire institutions of th e State! • Surely, these considerations ought t o be sufficl e nt to induce all classes to combine heartily for an arr e ; lioration of the bitter grievances of which the wor 1 " 11 ° classes have so long complained.—L ee d s Times. 'HO THE WARM WEATHER ON 'T CONTINENT. The warm weather which has prevailed so long,. t° t an excess perhaps tending to personal discomfort, old has nevertheless proved, and is proving so genial en seasonable in respect of vegetation and the lan est in f . this country, the seed sowing an d ear l y prom ises o d which were so greatly damaged at the:lose of last en d the beginning of this y ear b y cont i nuous ra ins 01 ,.A 1 considerable p re j u di ce on th e C ontinent bleak winds, appe ars on th e contrary to have caused g enera The accounts fro m th e eas t o f F rance, from Alisaccie and the con ti guous d epartments, represent inaee that the c orn h arves t was f avoura b le an d a b u ndant . The ears were full and yielded much farina, but litt le chaff. The straw was short, but forage vas at a I ° w price. Other grains and clover were on the contrary a failure. The vines, however, suffered exceedingly from the excessive heats and e x t rao rdinary droug h '' , which had been experienced for nearly three month s past. Scarcely had the grape succeeded the fl o wering when it was attacked by the moth (pyrale), by whic h, as it may be said, it has been ungrained. All the win e country of the Upper Rhine, from Ribeauville to Guebwiller, would thus give but a very indifferent yield. On the Lower Rhine, on the reverse, t° ktiquewhir, N% here the vine is generally ahout fifteen days late comparatively with the Upper Rhine, th e vine harvest proceeds prosperously, although the won t of rain was much felt. Manufacturing industry wa s in a state of great depression in Alsace. In the corn mencement the stagnation affected only the finer mils - • fins for printing, but calicoes and yarns are now • equally depressed. 'The demand had almost ceased and sales not to be effected even at considerable sacri fices. Large numbers of operative printers were thus thrown out of work, or, as expressed, were upon the pave at Mulhausen. In addition to the distress of trade and want of demand all the spinning, weaving, and printing worlo. moved by hydraulic power were at a stand-still, more or less, from the want of water. Under the circumstances stated, this scarcity of water, • which otherwise should be accounted a misfortune, may be esteemed rather a great advantage, as tending •. to prevent the markets already so overstocked from further overwhelming accumulation of supplies. Similar accounts of the depressed condition of trade and manufactures in other parts of the Continent, ill Germany and among the States composing the Prus sian • Cuatent-house League more especially, will y~. ~-- r. ~.radzF ~ P nt I un ate tnnans of rnisfirtun i ahhough Mu c h . had eausc( ( essive the reduced. t Prom D r e all , ed mu small gorD sulerable not been ( interrupts terested n' of th e din ( lends. ~ Prom s "'able th; Well as in (lead. PA .