The Sun. — London, England, 1842-09-30 00:00:00

ip iVit ° ft e t r . 1 141 e yei); )1P re. Ge o'. tor, At " er eet e e e Ot A F" ll st bhitsw i YI /P h tleet4' ;.0m er et a life rie oro to ofe be , o nvy( 'ner e t.he e tri je5ee565,04° 0 Jo 4' lP° '. 60' 4 0 01 8 'eV .tO 4 :ite O d e aw- THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1842. ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR. Mr. Max Bohrer, the distinguished performer on the MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. violoncello, gave a grand concert on Wednesday, at CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. the Halover-square rooms. Mr. Bohrer played three ' Prices in the Funds exhibited an upward ten pieces of his own composition, , one from Romberg was dency this afternoon, and Consols closed at 921 921 an e!egy on the 4eath.of,his.son. for Money, and 92/ 93 for the Account. India Stock declined, 247 249 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 49 51 ; New, 48 -50 premium. `The prices of Foreign Securities were, Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents., 511 52 ; the Five per Cents., 102 1021 ; Belgian, 102 103 ; Danish, 83 84 ; and Brazilian, 66 67. The Share market showed a decided improvement. London and Birmingham were 183 185 ; Birming ham and Gloucester, 39 41 ; Great Western, 81 82 ; the Half Shares, 59 591 ; South Western, 571 68 ; North Midland, 56 58; the New, 27 28; South East ern and Dover, 221 23; Eastern Counties, 81 81; Northern and Eastern, 35 36; Blackwall, 61 7; anfi Brighton, 34f 34-i per share. The quotations for the Bonds were—Colombian, 15 16 ; Peruvian, 15 16 ; Portuguese Five per Cents.. 35+ 351; the Three per Cents., 21 211 ; Spanish Five per Cents., 151 16 ; the Three per Cents., 201 21. Much has appeared upon the subject of frauds on the Customs, and which would lead to the inference that frauds were of recent occurrence. Such, how ever, is not the case, and, from practical knowledge, it may be stated that this great inducement to commit them was removed by Lord Monteagle, when Chan cellor of the Exchequer in 1833, and that the system then acted upon by the Government, leads but to the conclusion, that it completely carried out, robbery would be ended. The method by which these frauds have been committed has been by smuggling, with or without the connivance of the officers, or by de ceiving them, and thus causing them innocently to become agents thereto. It has been already stated in the public prints that some few landing waiters have lent themselves to what might be going on, and the lowness of the pay might have induced them to facili-. tate that, which with all their vigilance they knew they would not he able to prevent. So far they de served punishment, but it comes with a bad grace to extol the superior activity of the present authorities, whose information has been derived from the reports of their own officials upon petitions for the.restoration of goods which,had been seized under circumstances of suspicion. The frauds committed, at the several quays by shipping one description of goods instead of another (the latter being delivered for home consumption), has for years been notorious to every merchant. Changing pack ages on their way to the vessels for others, contain ing earth and bricks, by means of bribing the ser vants of the Crown to shut their eyes to the fact that the cart which bore a certain number up to ' a particular spot, bore an other when it arrived at the destination, caused the discovery of the famous opium robbery, and chiefly led to the reduction of duty upon this ar ticle. Shipping juniper•berries for the drawback, from which the virtue had been extracted, and importing coculus indicus, with a few orange berries mixed with it, and paying the duty upon the contents of the pack ages under the latter denomination, have all, years since, been brought before the Commissioners. It was not until the rates of duties were so greatly re duced, that a principal qualification of a merchant's clerk was to be able to obtain as large a tare as possible ; the articles being sold duty paid, and at the real tare to the purchaser, the difference of course being profit. An instance could be cited in which instructions were sent to Sicily to make lids of certain particular cases of the heaviest that could be found. The object here was to get a large tare, it being then the custom to weigh the cover and calculate the total at five times as much. To prevent detection, with the merchant in question, contrary to usual rule, it was stipulated that the actual weight of the chests should be ascertained at the warehouse of the pur chaser, lest (and this is important) the Customs' officers should by accident discover what had been done. In stance upon instance similar to these would be ad duced, but all temptations to these frauds have for years been done away with ; and by the tariff at pre sent in operation it is not worth the trouble of any to attempt to commit them. The articles chiefly smug gled now are tobacco, tea, and some such necessaries, loaded with heavy duties ; and the grave question arises whether greater comfort could not be given to the consumers by a further reduction, so as to render contraband trading unprofitable, and the huge ex pense; of the Customs' police unnecessary, whereby much would be gained and much saved to the country. (From The Sun of Last Night.) SP 011,17NG. The long pending pedestrian match in Kent, by a man aged 70, took place on Thursday last, on the Dane John, when Beale completed the distance in 'line minutes and a half. COURT-FASRIONABLE. The Marquis of Westminster arrived in town on Monday last from Eaton Hall, Cheshire, to transact business with his banker. Earl Grosvenor arrived in town on Monday from a tour, and leaves to-day for Motcombe Park, Shrews bury. The Marquis of Blandiord arrived at Mivart's Hotel Wedm slay, f..om Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. - His Excellency Earl De Grey left Wrest Park yesterday for Newby Hall, Yorkshire, and to-morrow embarks at Liverpool for Kingstown, on his return to The French Ambassador arrived at Manchester House on Tuesday last. • The E ar l of Falmouth arrived in St. James's square on Monday last. Sir James Graham has left town for the Isle of Wight. !MISCELLANEOUS. An immense block of Hayter, or Devonshire gra- Was Was conveyed on Wednesday to Chadwick's wharf, •L`lilibank, to form part of the statue of William IV., about to be erected in King William-street, City. Another block, of the same granite, will be removed t "I'LY to Trafalgar-square, Charing-cross, to form Portion of the abacus of the Nelson pillar. The resolution voted by the City of London, con ferring thefreedom of the city on the King of Prussia, rouse son Wednesd a yp resen t e d by th e LordMayor;at the of his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen ; it was en Krossed on p arc h men t, i n a ve ry fine style of writing. g: Several anci en t an d rare pi e ces of Cardinal Wolsey s furniture, presented to her Majesty by Mr. Thomp son, of Frognall Priory, Hampstead, are about to de torate Windsor Castle. COURT CIRCULAR. W INDSOR THURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Al bert took th e i r usua l ear l y wa lk thi s morning in theTthierr Park and Slopes. Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and 1....ne Princes s R oya l, accompan i e d by th e D owager Lyttelton were taken an airing in the fore ee°,"' Again in the afternoon the Prince and Prin e_re taken out, attended by her Ladyship. he Lan of Lincoln and the Hon. Miss Paget took then. y tr R.s departure from the Castle this morning. b Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended a u.r. Charlott e D u ndas, will join the Royal dinner circle at the Castle this evening. The C ' H on. Miss Hamilton arrived to-day at the Castle, to su ccee d th e H on . Mi ss P age t as one o f th e lUS of Honour in Waiting on her Majesty. , J.. ( 1-114 Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of 3 7 - 7 ,Itlenburi; Strelitz arrived in town yesterday, and i i. Bl4 ea the National Gallery. The Keeper attended Collection of of e Highness, during his inspection of the pictures. The Prince afterwards visited ItVal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, at his residence in St. James's Palace. Mr. Mayers, agent for Barbadoes, had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Baron d e M oncorvo, t h e P ortuguese Mi n i s t er , transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. ~Oispatche s were rece i ve d yes t er d ay a t th e Colonial °rnce, from th e G overnor o f th e C a p e o f G oo d Hope. Dispatch es were sent off last evening, from the Col onial -office, for the Governor of the Gambia, and also for the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. RE NEW TURKISH MINISTRY. 4zz l e, In every part of the empire the late Grand Vizier, had laid a train, which was everywhere to ex• rode, and b e attended ' with di ffi culties and perils for opean and Christian interests. Never was Minister *moved in more seasonable time. 11 - Notwithstanding the mediation of l England and -Russia in the Turkish and Persian quarrel, the late 'Vi • zier continued to collect troops both at Erzeroum lad Malatia. And our Alexandria letters assure us, tthat there were intentions of placing Ibrahim Pacha '4t the head of an army, which was to invade Persia 4: 1 )Y way of Bagdad. Mehemet Ali had been declared honorary Grand Vizier, which seemed preparative to the other more important measure, and in short there is no knowing to what length the violence of 'lzzet might have proceeded. His career, however, has been arrested. The prime mover of the Ministerial revolution is Riza Pacha, Grand Marshal of the Court, and fa vourite. His close connection and friendship with the relatives of the Sultan is known, and Halil Pacha and.Achmed Fetha Pacha, married to his Highness's sh,ter, are to have the best places, being those of Seraskier and Grand Admiral. Halil's post of Pre. -Bident of the Council is but temporary ; the office will, flit S supposed, be co n ferred up on H ass ib P ac h a . The members of the new Administration may not be remarkable for capacity. None of them are to be an compared w i t h I zzet himself d Tahir — tw o men of action, as th e F rench would say. The activity of these spirits was, however, directed in dangerous paths. Under old Raouf, as our correspondent writes, the empire of diplomacy recommences. —Morning Chronicle. FLANDERS and DUTCH PAPERS. BRUSSEES, SEPT. 26.—The Senate voted on Sa turday, by a majority of 24 to 3, the project of law relative to the loan, and likewise some other Bills, after which the Minister of the Interior read the de cree. closing the session of 1841-42. The assembly broke up with cries of "Vive le Roi !" The King was to go on Tuesday to the camp at f ileverloo. His Majesty's indisposition has caused his departure to be deferred. OTTERDAM, SEPT. 26.—We learn that a disco very has just been made, that a large quantity of sugar belonging to the Netherlands Commercial Company, has been stolen out of the public entrepots. The re- Porta on the subject, are, however, of such a nature --that we do not think it expedient to publish them at present. FRANKFORT, SEPT. 24.—Some newspapers have said, that in the diplomatic circle assembled round 'prince Metternich, of Johannisberg, the question of .::,the marriage of the young Queen Isabella of Spain, ' was discussed. We are enabled to assert that no diplomatic deliberations on the nature of a congress ` O r formal discussion took place, on this or any other question. This, of course, disposes of all other state ments respecting, the candidate for, the hand of the Young Q ueen. DUTCH FUNDS.—AIrnERDAM, SEPT. 26. Montt. 81 1 41. Actual Deb , 254 per Cent ....... ...... ...., 51% 52% Jitto, ditto 5 per cent. Amon Syndic, 44, percent. 91% 14% DAto, ditto, 8)4 per cent 764, 76' Commercial Company, 4 1 ,4 per cent 1314 374 Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent. I.oan 1837, 5 per cent.. .. ........... Exchange on London, (Inc month •l2 26 Two months ' 8, Hamburg h , One month 35 9134 I ' l ,it. Two months 35 OA "PI 1, , Dutch Papers, Sept. 28 , 'iel- • attual Debt, 2g per nt * Bothschild's Loan, Five per Cent lO ll4 Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 9l Three per Cent .... ...... '' """" - ---•Thirty.seven Milli. ns, ditto ' • ''..--,..........----...........-...—. (Igo 1C234 •• • Loan of City, 1892, Four per Cent 92 bociety of Commerce. Four and a Half per Cent B6 ' Bank of B e l g i u m. Five per Cent 75% National Society . !....,........................ ............ 7. , Exchange on London ( s h o rt) „, .• • • -••••• —Brussels Papers, Sept 21 . , Fire AUSFM A N FUN M.—VIENNA, Sem 19, , •' 4.;:. ... 1( 91 1 '',.ve per Cents. Metalliques 100% tour per Cents. 7 -.% Three per Cents Bank Shares elllgemeine Zeilung,Se pt. 23. tIAMBURGH BORSENT HALLE,. Sitz.2 . 4. i6Money. -• 110 Austrian 5 per Cents. 1645 Hank Shares — 109 1 4 1('94 An glo-Russian Loan Russian 5 per Cent., Ist sena, C er tificate ION' 103 % 103% -- Inanriptien. Ist series Russ'. 1 3 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th . Series 97% ' , Ma in Certificates ew N bB4, 614 4 per cent. (1840) Dutch Actual Debt, per Cent. ......... bitto 5 per Cent. - _ Po lish Bonds 144 w 'Pickets lea „An glo-Danish Loan 3 per Cent. Bl e namel]. New 5 per 'Cents. GIU NORTII OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. 7 rzffie returns for the week ending Sept. 24, 1842 : l'a,sengers Merchandise 350 16 9 £1,323 4 3 ntreoli rresponding week last year ....c1,351, Se 0 11 gton, Sept. 28. W. O'BRlEN cretary. The priniiipal feature in the market to-day is an increased demand for money, for which as much as four per cent. has been paid for advances on Stock. The extent of business in the funds has again been trifling, but without any mate rial alteration in prices, although the appearance is generally flat. Consols 92a 921 for Money, and 92i for the Ac count. India Stock, 247 249; New Three-and-a non per Cents., 100 a 100 i ; India Bondi, 36 ;.Exche quer Bills, Old, 49 51 ; Nessi;4B 50 prem. The firmness in the prices of Foreign Securities has not abated, the Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents. hav ing been sold at 52, and the Five par Cents. at 1021. A transaction has occurred in Chilian Bonds at 88. The quotation for Mexican Bonds remains at 351: The Share Market has also exhibited some little briskness : —London and Birmingham 1834 ; South Western, 57-i ; Eastern Counties, 81 ; Brighton, 34i ; Croydon, 10; South Eastern and Dover, 23; the Scrip, 111 12 ; and Edinburgh and Glasgow, 46k. Spanish are the only Bonds quoted to-day, the Five per Cents. 154, the Three per Cents, 201. It is stated that some of the larger holders of the Bonds of Buenos Ayres have it in contemplation to call a general meeting, for the purpose of adopting measures to obtain some portion, at least, of their long neglected claims upon that State. This is a ju dicious proceeding, and if carried out with unanimity will doubtless prove successful. The present condition of the various South American States, forbids the hope of any large payment immediately, but their resources are such as to enable them gradually to extinguish these debts. A part of the revenues of the Customs, for instance, regularly set apart and strictly applied, would speedily effect this. The sale of Chilian Stock noted above at 88 per cent., affords an ample proof of the correctness of the view thus taken. MANCHESTER. STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 28. Railway Shares are rather more in demand, but not much business doing. Bolton and Preston, 16i ; Midland CountieS, 59 to 60k ; North Midland, 56i to 57-i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 22 ; Bank of Manchester, 21.25. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. 'lndia Stock 249 pm Ditto Bonds .............36 pm Ditto Old Annuities ... Ditto New Annuities... Ex. Bills, I,oool—ad. 48 pm Ditto 80W... SO pm Ditto Small ...... 48 pm Bank Stock for Acct. India Stock for Acct Consols for Acct. FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red - 3 per Cent. Cons 92i 3i per Cent. Red... ..... New 31 ( per Cent... looi New 5 per Cen'., Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 .. Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 l2 7.16 FOREIGD Austrian, 5 per cent. — Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds... 67 Buenos Ayres 6 per cent. Chilian, 6 per cent BB Colombian, 6 per cent — Ditto, 1824 Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent BO Danish, 3 per cent Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent 354 Ditto, 6 per cent. 1637 Peruvian, 1825,6 perct. 164 SHARES. Portuguese, 5 per cent 5Bl Ditto, New Ditto Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian, 5 pet cent — Ditto, Metallic ...... . - Spanish, 5 per cent.. lss Ditto, Deferred.... French, 5 per cent. —f. Exchange — f —c. French, 3 percent --f. —e. Dutch, 4 per cent. 513 Ditto, 5 per cent. ... 104 ----- Eaatern Counties Railway (23 paid) ••• - Bl Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... 461 Great Western, (65 paid) Ditto New Shares (50 paid)... ......... 591 London and Brighton (50 paid) 341 London and Birmingham (90) ...... 183 f Ditto Thirds (32 paid) Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 53 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ...) 10 Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) 2l} Northern and Eastern (45 pa►d) North Midland Railway (100) South Eastern and Dover (50 Ditto Scrip (15 paid) . .. 12f The Victoria steamer is performing her last trip between Bordeaux and Southampton. She has been running all the summer at an enormous loss. Her crew consists of 40 hands, and she has been perform ing a voyage to and fro once a fortnight. To make her trips pay, she ought to carry each voyage ; atd e 10 ) 0 tons of cargo and between 40 a n d 50 ass she has never had on board during one voyage more than 40 tons of cargo, nor more than 20 passengers. The question is now decided that Bordeaux and Southampton is not a profitable station for steam na vigation. Bordeaux is a port anciently connected with Southampton, and a few years ago two sailing vessels regularly traded between the two ports. Both those vessels were wrecked, and the intercourse ceased for several years. GREAT 1! IRES.—The two great fires that have proved so extensively destructive at Liverpool, it will be curious to the lovers of coincidences to remark, have occurred in the month of September. The former immense one took place on the 14th of September, 1802 ; and the recent tremendous devastation com menced early in the morning of the 23d instant. Sep tember, indeed, appears to have been expensively dis tinguished in the annals of extraordinary fires, as the following few selections may show :—Covent garden Theatre was burnt 20th of September, 1808 ; Devon port Docl:yard, 27th of September, 1840; Moscow, 14th of September (the anniversary of the first terrific fire at Liverpool) ; and " last, though not least," un dexocuebuteendcley_o, th n e en g r r r e e a d t i fi n re se o p f t L ein or b id e o r t , i- 16 ‘ 6 ‘ 6 th . e fire," par THE Loss OF TH E NoisamANLAND.--The Gipsy, arrived at Belfast from St. Petersburg, picked up 10 of the crew of the above vessel, and a Danish man-of ' war steamer saved 90 ; the survivors state that 600 men were on board, and not less than 500 persons must have been lost. ail ," -he General Steam Navigation Company's steam- WE' Vivid, Captain Agars, that left London-bridge h n last F r id a y, arr i ve d a t H u ll in twenty-three :arf urs after. She r e turned from Hull yesterday, after APeassage of on l y twen t y -t wo h ours , notwithst an di ng Jough weather. ~.hT h e E ar l of Fingal and other fashionables arrived re, ttl yesterday morning, by the Antwerp Company's Pia 'ship Antwerpen, Captain Jackson. The pas ittg to the St. K a th ar i n e Wharf, Tower, was made clu tw enty hours,uotwithstanding the gale of wind 7,. 1 '43 the night. t or , following shipsof the General Steam Navio•.,,a -I,,,c`:•ornpany arrived in the river in the course .of f~ s :—The Ocean mail packet, Capt. J. 'C. as t, fro m R o tt er d am ; the Menai W , Capt. W. Phillip -3, . 11-1 Ostend ; and th e Wilberforce, Capt. J. Stranack , 1.011 1 Antwerp. ~Lord W. Douglas, Sir T revor Wheeler, Bart., otr 6 1 .•Lefe vre , Capt. Waugh, and Capt. Winning ton, arrived at the Brunswick pier, Blackwall, yes terdv, by the G enera l St eam N av i gat i on Corn rrny a st eam -3111'p N 1 ilberforce, C a pt. J o h n Stranack, °l3l AntlYerp. lal!ow-chandler, was then put in the same manner, t and about half the meeting held up their hands. The name of William Magnay, Esq., Alderman and stationer, was then put, tnd about fifty hands wer: held up. The name of William Gibbs, Esq., Alderman and fishmonger, was then put, and about fifty hands were held up. John Johnson, Esq., Alderman and spectacle maker, was then put, but no hand was held up. The remaining Aldermen.were then put in the same manner. A Common Hall was held yesterday in the Guildhall according to annual custom, for the purpose of pro ceeding to the election of two members of the Court of Aldermen, one of whom is selected by that Court to serve the office of Lord Mayor for the year ensuing. In consequence of its being known that the return of Alderman T. Wood would not be permitted to take place without a contest, and that the worthy Alderman was determined, in the event of his return being opposed, to go to the poll, there was a great crowd collected outside the Hall at an early hour. The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs arrived at the Guild hall shortly after eleven o'cloe.k, and at half-past eleven the Corporation proceeded in procession to attend Divine service at the church of St. Lawrence. Alderman T. Wood was very early in his attendance. He was among those members of the Corporation who attended Divine service, as were Alderman Humphrey and Magnay. The neighbourhood of the Guildhall exhibited all the bustle usually attendant upon a contested elec tion. There were several placards exhibited, all however of a business character, such as " Vote for T. Wood and Humphrey, the next in rotation," " Vote for Humphrey and Magnay," " Vote for the Lord Mayor and Gibbs." Although the occasion seemed almost to call for a display of the witty powers of the citizens themselves, not a single squib, or any thing having the remotest pretensions to one, was ex hibited. As the hour approached for the return of the Corporation from church, the hall began rapidly to fill , and by one o'clock it was crowded. The COMMON SERGEANT then came forward, and said that the Sheriffs were of opinion that the elec tion had fallen on Th omas 'Wood, Esq , Alderman, and framework-knitter, an d J o h n Humphery, Esq., Alderman, and tallow-chandler. This announcement was reeeiyed with-deafening shouts. No poll having been demanded, The Sheriffs, Common Sergeant, and the other officers, then returned to the Council-room in order to report. the election. to the Court of Aldermen. After an absence of half an hour, Mr. Alderman T. WOOD entered the Hall, and was received with loud cheers. The worthy Alderman ' then came forward to the front of the platform, and said that he had told them but just now that he should shortly appear before them in a new capacity, and lie did then appear before them in a new capacity, not as the selected, but as the rejected of the Court of Aldermen.—(Cries of " Shame, shame.") He b from rs) _ a o n n d e thatof t h •a ar re turned the Livery his sin cere th an k s f or the honour able support they had gi ven hi m, an d f or th e kindness which a s hes assembled—(Cheers)—and had le d received_ (e he e for no trifling gratitud e .—(L ou d c h eers .) Although his brethren of the Court o f Ald ermen h a d no t thought largest a es subject ub halls ever fit to trust him with the civic rule for the ensuing year, yet he hoped by the faithful discharge of his duties as a Magistrate, to secure their approbation, and having secured that, he cared little for any other consequences. (Loud cheers.) He hoped that day twelvemonths again to solicit their kind support ; for while he remained capable of wearing the gown fie would annually appear before them, rather for the purpose of receiving their approbation,--(Loud cheers) —than : for the sake of the office which had been re fused him.—("Shame, shame.") Nothing,could efface from his heart the. impression produced by the appro bation of the Livery, and thanking them cordially for the confidence they had been Willing to repose in him, he, for the present year, bade them farewell. Alderman T. Wood then retired amidst loud cheers. Immediately afterwards the Civic Officers returned from the Court of Aldermen, Ald. Humphery as Lord Mayor elect walking on the right of the Lord Mayor. As soon as Alderman Humphery made his appear ance, he was received with loud cries of " Shame, shame," mingled with faint cheers. On their arrival on the platform, The RECORDER came forward, and announced, amidst great confusion, that the election had fallen on John Humphery, Esq., Alderman and tallow-chandler. Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY then came forward to address the meeting. He was received with some ' cheers, mingled with loud hisses and groans. The hissing and groaning continued for a considerable time, during which the worthy Alderman in vain endeavoured to obtain a hearing. As soon as the uproar had in some measure subsided, he said if they would allow him one moment to ex plain to them the reason why he had take.' upon him self the office of Lord Mayor of the City of London, he was quite sure they would give him praise instead of any hisses whatever.—(Cheers,) When he went into the Court of Aldermen, his impression was that the Court would elect Thomas Wood, Esq., Alderman.— (Cheers, mingled with hisses.) The majority—the great majority of that Court of Aldermen=had thought proper to elect him (Mr. Humphery).— (Cheers, and groans.) There was was no than in that hall who could feel the unenviable situation in which he (Mr. Humphery) was placed by that electiOn.—(Uproar.) Mr. Aid. Wood was a friend of his, and he felt that if he could in any way serve him he would.—(Cheers.) But when he explained to him, and when he explained to the Court of Alder men, what would be the result of his refusing to take upon himself—for he was ready to pay the fine, and ready to abide the result of a refusal; the re sult of that refusal to Mr. Wood would be, that he would be again put up with one of the junior Alder men under him (Mr. Humphery). Every one of these junior Aldermen were ready . and - • willing to • take upon himself that office. lie (Mr. Humphery), therefore, felt that if he allowed any junior Alderme n below him, who was ready and willing to take on himself the office, that he (Mr. Iliimphery) would be sinking below them, which he thought he had no right to do. , If he could have paid the fine, and placed Mr. Alder man Wood in a position to he returned by the Court of Aldermen, he would have done it.—(Cheers.) But he was placed in that situation that it was impossible Mr. Wood could. be elected by a majority of the Court of Aldermen. He was therefore placed in an unenviable situation. A number of his fellow-citizens found fault with him for taking upon - himself that office.—(Loud cheers and groans.) He was placed before the Court of Aldermen, and he was selected by them by a large majority. If he could have resigned in favour of Mr. Alderman Wood, he would have done it. No man knew litter than he did what popular elec tions were, and he should have felt much more gratified if he had been elected by a ma j or ity of the Livery , than he did in being el ec t e d b y a majority of the Court of Aldermen. Th ere had been a placard published calli ng upon the Liverymen to vote for Mr. Alderman Wood and Mr. Alder man Humphery. That had been done unknown to him by the friends of Air• Alderman Wood. Their proper course would have been to have put Mr. Alderman Wood with Mr. Lain son, and then Mr. Alderman Wood would have been, returned; as Mr. Alderman Lainson being incapable of serving, the Court of Alderman would have had no other course to pursue. They must not, therefore, blame him (Mr. Humphery) for taking upon himself the office, beca use if he had not done so, Mr. Alderman Wood would have been rejected, and a junior Alderman elected., He, being thus elected, should endeavour, in the: situation to which he was called, to conduct' himself in a manner to give the utmost satisfaction in his power. He would endeavour to uphold the hospitality and independent cha rhcter of the Magistrates of their City while he held office. Nothing upon earth would be wanting upon his part to maintain that character. He should never express any political opinions whatever while discharging his official duties. He should endeavour to steer that course that no man should know his political feelings but by repute. He knew that it was a difficult matter to please everybody. If Mr. Alderman Wood could have been returned by his (Mr. H.'s) vote, he would have had it. Having been returned, he thanked them most sincerely for the honour, and respectfully made his bow.—(Cheers.) The Lord Mayor elect, was then invested with the insignia of his office , amidst cheers and groans. Mr. Deputy STEVENS then came forward .to dis charge the agreeable duty of proposing a vote of thanks to the late Sheriffs, - Messrs. Ma nay and Rogers. He had had the honour of proposing Mr. Rogers, and he would appeal to the Livery whether what he had said on that occasion had not been fully borne out by Mr. Rogers' conduct. Mr. Deputy.Pg , DroltP seconded the 'notion. The motion was then put and carried unanimously. Aldernian • Magiiay and Mr. Sheritl Rogers then briefly returned thanks. Mr. KING then Came'forward, and said that he had to propose a vote of thanks to a gentleman . to whom thanks were justly,Alua; and if he wanted a prece dent for, the ,xotl, he NYlis about to propose, lie. would refer them to the cases of Alderman Waith man and Alderman Garrett, Who had both served them well and faithftilly%. in the offic e of Lord Mayor. Se likewise had their present Lord Mayor; and he richly deserved a similar compliment. He knew it might be said that his. Lordship's year of service had not yet expired—that he had not yet closed his accounts ; but the real question was, would they thank him then, or would they not thank him at all. That was the question, an- a he thought he knew enough of them to know that they would una nimouslyropo propose —(Loud . cheering.) H e h a d atten tively the vote that he was about to p observed the career of Sir John Pink as Alderman and ,Sheriff, and as Lord Mayor, and he could confidently assert that although some might have done as well, none ley h a N d vou e ld ver do do v n e e ry be m t . te el r li It might be possible that Sir J o h n Pi r i e might be eclipsed ; but if they never had a worse Lord Mayor, they He had always kept u p the ancie n t f ame of the City for hospitality ; and one of the proudest charac teristics of his INlayoralty was that no one could tell Liverydifferent charitable be given to Sir from his conduct in this office what his politics were. —(Loud cheers.) The lion. Gentleman then pro jpcosheni th v a i t r Lh e. for thanks .the of s plendid hospitality with which be.. had, maintained his for his liberal contributions of fice.—(Cheer set ' ' ll ' , Mr. exalted rank, seconded • the motion. A institutions of the metropolis, and for his great atten tion th t a : k t s h o e ug d ht ise i l og iarge of the dUties of his high of the t oh e number of 'gotlenien there bad thought that a vote but no vote„ ~drawn, up, ,and while the last speaker had i lin 04ressi/ig them, the vote had been drawn Up, an w •eti iNiite,Ould be drawn up in such a short time, they m'os't' hallo' had a pretty g oo d sub ject to ehabie• thettilo 6 it. They all knew Sir John and Lady, - .4iPhiei, and , that there was not a eharituble'n ?instit u tion,. : in, : the metropolis which had.. not receixo,ti!eir patronage and support. Ile had great pleasure in seconding the motion, which lie trusted would be _ carried unanimously. The Corr - ration returned from church shortly after one o clock. There was no demonstration of popular feeling either as they were going to or as they returned frcm church. At ten minutes after one the Lord Mayor took the chair. The different civic authorities took their places on the platform, and the ball was opened in the usual form. Alderman T. Wood on coming forward was re ceived with mingled expressions of disapprobation, and applause. The applause, however, predominated. The Lord Mayor was received with light cheering. Silence having, been proclaimed. The RECORDER came forward to address the Li very. He said that they were assembled to exercise the highest privilege conferred upon them by the charter of their ancient City. According to their charter the legal qualifications for the Lord Mayor elect were, that he should be a member of the Court of Aldermen, and that he should have served the office of Sheriff. It was their privilege to return two indi viduals duly qualified to serve the office to the Court of Aldermen, in order that they might select one of those persons so qualified to fill the office. The names of those Aldermen who had not already passed the Chair, would be sub mitted to them by the Learned Common Sergeant, and it was their duty to return two of their number to the Court of. Aldermen. It was their undoubted right and privilege to choose which they liked. Of the fitness of the different parties to serve the office, they were the sole judges.—(Cheers.) They were to re turn those who, in their opinion, were the best fitted to fulfil the duties which would devolve upon them. The COMMON SERGEANT then read over the names of the different Aldermen qualified to serve the office, in the same order in which they were afterwards sub mitted to the Livery. The Learned Common Ser geant then read a letter from the medical attendant of Alderman Lainson, requesting that that gentleman might not be put in nomination this year, on the ground of ill health. Mr. Alderman THOMAS WOOD then came forward amidst much cheering and some marks of disappro bation, to address the Hall. He stood before them not in the capacity of a candidate for the office of Lord Mayor, but as the Alderman in rotation, for their ap probation and that distinction which belonged to honourable men.—(Cheers.) Aspersions had been cast upon him, and extensively circulated, with a view alike to damage the character he held in society and his interests as a member of their Corporation. He had sought for, he had courted inquiry three successive times—(Hear, hear)—in his own Court, and that had been refused him.---(Hear, hear.) He, therefore, stood before them without any charge substantiated to his prejudice, and if any accusation were then brought forward, he was ready to meet it. —(Cheers.) He had for the last two years been sub ject to as gross a persecution as a public man had ever endured.—(Hear.) Attempts had been made last year to prevent his return, but the kindness of his fellow- ' citizens had seen through the artifice, and had return ed him with the present Right Hon. Lord Mayor, for the selection of his brother Aldermen?: Not one single fact had since been elicited to the injury of his cha racter ; but still the old sore had been re-opened, not for any useful purpose, but in order to awaken dissensions which should have long since been buried in oblivion.—(Hear, hear.) He knew not to what that was to be attributed, unless it were owing to the fearless discharge of his public duties, and to his having compelled the performance of an act of justice which, though tardy in its operation, had procured for him an inheritance of persecution.—(Hear, hear.) If that were the reward which a public Magistrate were to meet with, he knew not how character could be secure, or public property could be protected, unless by falling back on the Livery, or the constituent body whose approbation he then solicited.—(Cheers.) He was, like all men, assailable in public. All he asked for was a fair investigation into his conduct. He stood before them for that pur pose. He had asked the Court of Aldermen what were the charges against him ; and when had he re reived an answer ? Why, yesterday, for the first time. And what was the amount of the charge ? It was this : that, in common with many other persons injured by public Companies, he had been misled and misguided by a public Company. It had been as serted, that, as a Director of the Talacre Coal Com pany, he had produced as the coal of. the Company coal of a different mine. To that assertion he gave an unqualified and unhesitating contradiction. (Cheers.) It was as base a falsehood, fabricated for purposes of malignity, as human ingenuity had ever invented to prejudice the character of a public man. He had been formerly prevented, by a feeling of be nevolence, and by the advice of others, from making known the position in which he stood. He now called upon his accusers to find out one single thing in connexion with the transaction in question to which he would not be prepared to give an immediate and satisfactory answer. — (Cheers.) He did not think that was the place for discussions of the kind ; but that was the place for the appeal of an honest heart to honest men.—(Cheers.) It was for them, judging without prejudice, un influenced by any sordid considerations to decide upon his claims on their support and approbation. There was another charge to which he should allude. He should first state that it had been made on him by one of his Aldermanic brethren. --(Hear, bear, and cries of " Shame ")—he meant Alderman Wilson.--(Cries of " Where is he ?") He was not there that day ; he had shrunk from stating in public the charges which he was so ready to ad vance in private. Mr. Alderman Wilson had thought fit to attack him on the ground of poverty. He never had pretended to be rich; he had not been sent into that Corporation to represent the rich; but he had been sent there for the purpose of maintaining the liberties and privileges of their City, and guarding its interests. He had been sent to discharge faith fully his duties as a Magistrate ; ar d he appealed to them, whether he had not, up to that moment, unex ceptionably performed the duties which devolved upon him.—(Hear.) And if that • was the case, was he to be excluded from the office of their Chief Magistrate, because he was not rich ?—(Hear, bear.) Was the amount of wealth to be the test of civic worth? And were personal qualifications to be disregarded ? If that were to be so, merit would be left at the mercy of money. Let them see what the rich Magistrate might do. He was sorry that 'the party he alluded to (Mr. Alder man Wilson) was not then present. But had they not a Chief Magistrate spending large sums of money in invitations not only . to the citizens but to his friends conferring his favours first on his family and then on the public ? They had seen the book of invitations leht to the secretary of a Com mittee appointed to collect for that Magistrate the sum necessary for purchasing a piece of plate ; while every one who had received an invitation was called upon to subscribe his guinea. The secretary was to be rewarded; but that reward was to be paid by the public, for the Chief Magistrate in question had procured for the Secretary the situation of an Income tax Commissioner. That was the rich man who dared to complain of his (Mr. .Ald. T. Wood's) poverty, That was the man who was so solicitous for the in dependence of the Mansion-house. He should then leave himself entirely in their hands. He cared not for the office of Lord Mayor on his own account; and if they thought he was not fitted for discharging its duties he did not wish for their support. All he asked was that a man should not be judged before he had been heard, that aspersions on his character should not be believed until an opportunity of answering them had been given. He would tell them to remember that until a man was found guilty, he should be held to be innocent": (Hear. hear.) He thanked them for the kind hearing they had given, and he hoped he should by and bye address them in a new capacity.—(Much cheering.) The COMMON SERGEANT then came forward, and said—All you good men of the Livery that would have Thomas Wood, Esq., Alderman and framework knitter, to he Lord Mayor for the year ensuing, will hold up your hands. Nearly three parts of the persons in the Hall held up their hands amidst loud and prolonged cheering. The COMMON SERGEANT then put the name of John Lainson. Esq : , Alderman and spectacle-maker, in the same manner, but there were only two hands held up. The name of John Humphery, Esq., Alderman and , The vote was then read by the Town-Cleric, put, and carried unanimously. .The LORD MAYOR, in returning thanks, said that heshould not at that hour encroach at any length upon their time. He should merely offer them his sincere acknowledgments for the compliment which had been paid to him. Fe could assure them that in the discharge of his public duties the approbation of his fellow-citizens was the only reward he desired.—(Cheers.) The Hall was then dissolved. ADELPHI THEATRE. It was with a feeling of melancholy that we entered the Adelphi Theatre last evening. Recollections of bye-gone times, " when all was-merry as a marriage bell," and of those who made those times pass so merrily, came thronging back upon us. We thought of Terry, of Mathews, of John Reeve, of Yates. Poor Fred. Yates—twelve months ago we saw him upon that very stage, delighting and delighted—and now, with him the last act of the tragi-comedy of life i; os er, he has made his final exit—the curtail has fallen. Alas poor Yet*, ! We could have better spared a better man. Mr. Gladstone, the present manager, has very judiciously retained all the old favourites of the Adelphi company, and has added to itg strength by securing the very efficient services of Miss Faucit and Miss Murray. The piece chosen for the opening was a new melodramatic romance in thrce acts, from the pen of Mr. Fitzball, entitled the Owl Sisters, or the Haunted Abbey Ruins. The Owl Sisters being certain Nuns who, having, with their Abbess, been more addicted during their lifetime to pampering than to mortifying their appetites, Were by St Mark, on St. Mark's night, transformed into owls, the Ab bess herself being condemned to live on as an old decrepid miserable beldame. Once a year, however, 'on the anniversary of their transformation, the ruined abbey is restored to its pristine state of splendour— the owls become for one hour beautiful Nuns—the Abbess resumes her youth—their paramours are re vivified, and for one hour they renew their unholy orgies. This scene of the revival of the nuns is the grand scene of the piece, and was excellently well executed, as far as the getting up was concerned. " But," exclaims the reader, if he be an old play goer, " surely I have seen something very like that before ?" To be sure you have, Sir, in Robert the Devil; but that is nothing to the authors of the Fitz ball school, who not content with " adapting," as they modestly call it, every good situation in every other play, generally contrive to make it ridiculous in the adaptation ; and such is the case in the present instance. In the original, there is something sublime in the idea of the sheeted spectres of the Nuns arising from their graves, but Mr.Fitzball has just stepped across to the ridiculous, and by the introduction of divers strange-looking figures, with gisggle eyes and flap ping wings, which do duty for owls, has rendered his incantation scene richly farcical. This annual exhi bition has, it appears, taken place every St. Mark's night for a hundred and fifty years, but as the Ab bess, who, during the other three hundred and sixty four days and twenty-three hours of the year passes off as Bess of the Woods, takes care frequently to in form us, during the course of the piece, " When the last of the race of Evelyn Hall, The last of the Glenburns his bride doth call, Then the doomed Abbess shall burst her thrall;" which consummation, after a due course of melo dramatic adventures takes place at the end of the third act, and it was hard to say who was the most delighted—the lovers that they were united—the Ab bess that she was dying, or the audience that the piece was over. This piece in its construction and its dia logue is below even the usual average of articles of the Fitzhall manufacture. Nothing but the powerful acting of Miss Faucit, as the Abbess, and of Lyon, as Michael, an old mendicant, who knows her secret, could have possibly saved the piece, and as it was, its anno uncement for repetition was not received without loud marks of disapprobation. The comic parts of the piece devolved upon 11. Beverley, Wilkinson, and Mrs. IL P. Grattan. To Mrs. Grattan the highest praise is due for the manner in which she per formed the part of Maud, an innkeeper's daughter. She exerted herself to the utmost put the audience into thorough good-humour whenever she appeared, and kept them so as long-as she was on the stage—sang three songs most exquisitely, and gave one, the " Frightful, spiteful old bachelor" with such admirable humour, and such excellent taste, that it was honoured most deservedly with a double encore. The scenery was splendid, and the'getting up of the piece admirable. Everything that could be done for this melodrama, either by the manager or the actors, has been done, and the author has nothing to com plain of on that score. After " God save the Queen" had been sung by the whole company, the farce of The Rifle Brigade was performed, in which Wright, 0. Smith, H. 3 y and his lady, and Miss Mur ray kept the nce continually on the titter, and Norma followed, with " Glorious Paul" as the heroine. The house was crowded. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CESAREWITeII STAKES.-7 to 1 agst Bellissima-8 to I agst Portrait (taken freely)-9 to I egg Blue Bonnet (t)-10 to 1 agst Florence-12 to 1 agst Ralph —l3 to 1 agst Arcanus-20 to 1 each agst Arcanus, Me Mie, and Pharold, in one bet-400 to 100 agst Blue Bonnet and Florence. DERBY.-25 to 1 agst Napier (t)-30 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps colt (t). OAKS.-121 to 1 agst each of the following in one bet—Maria Day, Wee Pet, Macremma f, and Extempore. Rutland Stakes (to-morrow) —All are scratched ex cept Bastile, Testy, and Lord Exeter's two. Entry fur the Queen's Plate (to-morrow)—Una, An tiope colt, Bridegroom, and Woldsman. Town Plate (to-morrow)—Everilda, f by Bizarre, out of Flatnbeau's dam, Lasso, Ma Mie, and Rosalind. WALSALL RACES—WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Heats, twice round and a distance. , Mr. Fowler's Sunflower, 4 yrs (Denman) 1 1 Captain Crofton's Muleteer, 5 yrs 2 2 Mr. Shepherd's Tresilian, 3 yrs The Welter Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 20 added. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Greave's Isabella, 6 yrs (Mr. Friend) 1 I Mr. Boycott's Donington, 6 yrs Mr. Evan Davis's Brewood, 4 yrs 2 dr Mr. Parrock's Jolly Boy, 4 yrs The Maiden Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added Heats as above. Mr. Woodhouse's Caitiff; 5 yrs (J. Day, jun.) 1 1 Mr. Tempest's Forester, aged 2 2 (RECEIVED THIS MORNING.) NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. THURSDAY. The Town Plate of 501., for 3 yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 31b. D. I. Mr. Combe's Rosalind , --(Rogers) I Mr. Stephenson's Ma Mie :Mr. Charlton's Lasso Duke of Rutland's fby Bizarre Flambeau's dam 4 Mr. Pettit's Everilda Betting 10 to 6 agst Ma Mie ; 10 to 6 agst Rosalind ; and 4to 1 agst Bizarre filly. Ma Mie made all the run ning, followed by Lasso and Rosalind, the others having little share in the race ; at the cords Lasso was shaken off, and Rosalind, passing Ma Mie, won in a canter by a length. The Rutland Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for 2 yrs old colts, fia, 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b ; the winner of the July or Chesterfield Stakes 71b extra ; all other winners 3lb extra. From the turn of the Lands in. (12 subs.) Mr. J. Sadler's f Testy, by Venison (Rogers) 1 Lord Exeter's f by Jerry, out of Macremma Mr. Treen's Bastile, by Defence Even on Lord Exeter's filly, and 6 to 4 against Testy. The trio started abreast, and ran so to the cords, where Testy quitted her companions, and won in a canter, by two lengths. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas ; for 3 yrs, 9st 21b ; 4 yrs, lOst 71b ; 5 yrs, llst ; 6 yrs and aged, lest 41b. R. C. Lord Albemarle's cby Plenipo, 3 yrs...(E. Edwards) 1 Mr. Rogers's Bridegroom, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Osbaldeston's Woldsman, 3 yrs..— 3 Betting.—Three to 1 on Bridegroom, and 7 to 2 agst the Antiope colt. Woldsman cut out the work to the Banbury mile, where he gave up ; the Antiope colt went on with the unning, and after a close and distressing struggle with Bridegroom, from the hill, won by half a length. Match-200, h ft, A.F., Duke of Bedford's John o' Gaunt, 4 yrs, Bst 71b, received forfeit from Mr. Os baldestone's The Devil among the Tailors, 3 yrs, 7st 41b. LATEST BETTING. THE CESAREWITCH STAKES.-6 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Bellisima (t)-8 to 1 agst Mr. Jones's Portrait (0-10 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Blue Bonnet-12 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Florence-13 to 1 agst Mr. F. Clarke's Arcanus-20 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Ma Mie (t be fore her race)—Bellissima and Portrait have been backed to win large stakes. DERBY —ll to I agst Mr. Blakelock's A British Yeo man-25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Napier (0-30 to 1 agst Bell's Winesour (t)-33 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Queen of Trumps colt (t))-40.to I agst Duke of Graf ton's Oxygen colt (0-50 to I agst Colonel Peel's Murat (t). OAKS.-8 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Maria Day (t). Mr. Greville's Canadian was taken ill on Wednesday evening, and, when we left Newmarket yesterday after noon, was said to be in a dangerous state. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. Nothing done. POSTPONEMENT OP THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO CLARE NHIT.—Her Majesty has abandoned the intention of leaving Windsor Castle, upon a visit to Claremont, as had been previously arranged, during this week. In deed it is now quite uncertain at what period the Court will proceed from Windsor to that delightful retreat. It may be observed that it is not expected the Court will visit Brighton until after Christmas, which her Ma jesty will spend at Windsor. The festivities of the season will be celebrated at the Castle with the usual magnificence and splendour which have been observed since her Majesty's aCCeSSIOU to the Throne. A numerous and distinguished party will be invited to the Castle to p ar take of the hospitality of th e S oyt , reign during that festive season, LITERATURE. EDRIC THE FORRESTER. A Ili.vtoricat Play, in Five Acts. By T. CROSS. Bell and Wood. London. This is a singular production, considering the daily occupafoa of the autho r , an d th e educa tion which one in his rank of life may be sup posed to have received. We understand he has been the drive r o f a stage coach between Lond, and C ambridge f or many years, and during his leisure . inoments . ,' influenc e d no d ou b t b y t h e classic inspirations of one e n d o f hi s j ourney, h as contrived to write a very respectable historical drama. The language is correct and ex pressive, and reminds us of some of the descriptions of country scenes .in " Thom son's Seasons." If the work itself were equal to the dedication, it might with safety be pronounced the finest production of th e p resent day. Dedications in general are formal, flatter ing, and pompous effusions, put forth to obt a i n some favour or some distinction, from the highe r classes; but this forms a noble exception. It is addressed not to a sovereign or a lord, or a pa- , tron, but to one of his own family and rank, and expresses in beautiful and affectionate language the purest and the best feelings of the human heart. It is addressed to a sister, and runs thus : " To one who Along the cool sequestered vale of life Has kept the noiseless tenour of her way. To one who, in affluence and adversity, has felt, and cherished, and practised those virtues that exalt the mind and betoken the true Christian : to her, whose pilgrimage has been marked with sympathising sorrows, soothing the cares, and smoothing the path through this vale of tears ; watching with meek and humble piety the departure of congenial spirits ; to her, the earliest object of his affection and esteem ; to Maria, this small but sincere tribute is offered by HER BROTHER. Cambridge, Aug. 18, 1842. The scene is laid principally in Shrewsbury and partly in Wales, and exhibits events which oc curred eight hundred years ago, comprising the history of one of the most powerful of the Anglo- Saxon nobleswho survived thebattle of Hastings. The hero of the piece inherited vast possessions on the banks of the Severn, and being of a bold and patriotic spirit, and ardently attached to the memory of the unfortunate Harold, he rose in open rebellion against the new dynasty, carried on the contest for years, but in the latter end of the reign of the Conqueror was subdued by Ralph de Mortimer, and dispossessed of all his estates. The play, we understand, is to be performed at the Cambridge Theatre next week, and, from the subscription list, we see it is patronised by some of the lead ing men of the University—among others, by Dr. Lee, the Regius Professor of Hebrew, and by Dr. Peacock, Dean of Norwich, late Fellow of Trinity College. The following extract will Five a favourable specimen of the production. The scene is pictured from life, and probably the description was suggested by the delightful change which every traveller on the top of a coach feels at the rising of the sun, and which our four-in-hand poet had witnessed times out of number How lovely 'tis to hail the morning's prime, To witness Nature casting off the robe Of darkness that involved the world around ; To scent sweet smelling odours from her lap ; To feel the fresh'ning gale ; to mark the steps With which she gradually unfolds the day. The chirping tenants of the thorny brake, Uncertain yet of light, unnestling slow, At still short intervals their notes prepare. The cock, at one shrill sound, proclaims that he Has felt the influence of returning day. The listless herd, now rising from the mead With outstretch'd limbs shake off the pearly dew, And bellow forth glad welcome to the morn. The distant tinkling of the leading ram, Purveyor to the flock, bleat following bleat In infinite succession, cheer the light. And now the world which, some few minutes back, Seem'd lost in solitude, once more revives From deathlike silence, starting into life. OVER -POPULATION. The attention of the whole country is at this mo ment fixed upon the question of " What remedies can be proposed for the existing distress and difficulties in our manufacturing and mining districts ?" We know that some would extend the inquiry to all classes of the community, and would also include those which are agricultural, trading, and commer cial. To this we have , no objection, since all are suffering more or less, from a great variety of causes. Amongst other reasons assigned for the present state of depression, is the vast increase of our population; but instead of meeting that fact by recommendations of emigration and co lonization, both home and foreign, there are multitudes of persons who are for adopting legal and penal checks against what are termed " im prudent marriages" among the working classes. Now, whilst we hold that he who marries without the fair prospect of being able to maintain his wife and children by his honest, or by their conjoint honest industry, in that situation or class of life in which they are placed by the providence of God, is a bad and worthless member of society; yet we do insist that "the increase of mankind is a blessing," and that the whole question of marriage must and ought to be left to the consciences and convictions of the contracting parties. We desire no premiums to be offered to the poor man to induce him to marry ; and we protest against any other than moral persuasion and influence to induce him not to marry ; and then only provided his health, age, de pressed career and business, or other causes clearly point out that it would be immoral for him to con tract an alliance, which must, if consummated, entail great and permanent misery upon others. We confess we are not amongst those who believe that checks to population on an extensive and national scale are ne cessary. 'We do not believe that mankind are likely to increase beyond the limits of the food which the earth is capable of yielding. And in this opinion we are confirmed, when we look around us on the many tracts still uncultivated in our own very thickly-peopled count;•y ; but, above all, when we reflect on the ex tensive and fertile countries at present little peopled, or wholly unpeopled. If also we reflect on how much better the ground might be cultivated, in almost every spot that can be named, and what progress is daily being made in the science of agriculture, we cannot but arrive at the conclusion that whatever may be apprehended for the remote future, the earth does not at present contain on its surface one-fourth of the number of individuals it is capable of maintaining in plenty and comfort. --Church and State Gazette. TUE QUEEN'S VISIT.--A paragraph has been going the round of the papers (originating, we believe, with a northern contemporary), estimating the expenses of her Majesty's reception by the Marquis of Breadalbane at 60,0001., or some such sum. We have the best authority for giving this absurd statement the most unqualified contradiction. The writer of the paragraph appears to be equally acquainted with the subject as , with the Noble Marquis's rent-roll and other family ma tters, all of which are stated with total incorrect ness. Another unfounded statement has been made in a Glasgow paper, that the noble Marquis had resumed the handsome uniforms in which his Highland guard ! of 200 men were equipped on the occasion of the Royal visit. We have express authority to say that this statement is utterly unfounded, and that every man of the Highland guard was presented with his entire equipment, joined with a recommendation that he should preserve it as a memorial of the late splendid occasion, and be in readiness to turn out again should another such opportunity occur.-4Coolmas• I iThe late Walter Blackney, Esq., died in embar• rassed circumstances, originating, we believe, in his untoward connection with the politics and representa tion of this county, his fortune being , small, and his family very numerous. lie was returned to Parlia. ment in 1832 (on the retirement, or rather flight, to Portugal of Sir John Maley Doyle), aft er a severe contest, and he continued in Parliament, with Mr. Wallaoe, until 1835, when both retired to make room for the late N. A. Vigor% Esq., and Mr. A. Raphael. Mr. Blackney has left a widow and a large family to deplore his less. We believe considerable property , devolves to the Marquis of Ormande by the death of this gentleman, who was the last life in some im portant leases. In the county of Carlow his death will create a change also, as his property there was held during his own life, which now passes away after a lapse of nearly a century, to Lord Kenmore, H. G. Morgan, Esq., county Wexford, and the Messrs. Newton, of the county of Carlow. The Radical re gistry will F i nftbr by his d ea tb,—o t rriote Sentinel, con tested election ell ' ST, L'Ultk'S PARISH.—ThO Vestry Clerk for St. Luke's parish was brought to a close yesterday afternoon. The candidates were, Mr. Wm. HottAphreys, son of Mr. Humphreys the solici tor i and Air. John Parsons, son of Capt. John P ar _ sons, R.N., and junior partner in the legal fi rm of Messrs. Burehell and Co. The numbers at the close of the poll were stated to be—for p ars _ se "us, 530 • Humphreys, 295 ; majority, 933. The salary, 1* had previously been 4001., has been increase u d:t:“ s ‘ rti v af F el li n and bonds far the thithful discharge of a l d le i r s k, nc :( v is s e t p lp. h some time since with 3,000/. i t e le a s n gi io v u e n n t of on 3th,oooe part of ce ing o l 6 ,ooo4 late ,: person had contrived than the s to ur t c l . Burton, who absconded and upwards of the parishTmhaotney, and posed to be In America. to unite In himself the preyleu Vestry Clerk and Cl er k to th e , wii sly distinct offices of default in the office of the latt ertees, after some addition to his salary, he ac • , and thus, with an effecting his extensive forgeries, 'Whit% it is clear bad been thr a considerable time ecoternplated by him, for bale the list of Trustees em powered to a , a'AR' upon them after Easter, tie intro and made use of these names only i n d r • names, awmg and clerkships ar e e d & Num The two t o apiu separate& PRICE OF SUGAR. EFFECTS OF MONOPOLY. LONDON, SEPT. 30, 1842. The following average prices, exclusive of duty, of Brown or Muscovado British Sugars, will be pub lished in the Gazette of this evening : s. d. West India 36 5+ per cwt. East India , 37 5 Mauritius • 3l 8 The total average price of the three descriptions is 365. Old. per cwt. The actual weights of Sugar sold on account of the importers, in the week ending the 27th inst., accord ing to the returns made upon oath by the Sugar bro kers, in conformity with the Act of Parliament, and on which weights the above prices are computed, con sisted of 28,051 cwt. West India, of 12,786 cwt. East India, and 6,671 cwt. Mauritius. 2,600 cwt. of raw and black sugars have been sold at from 20s. to 255. per cwt. in the same week, which being classed as East India and Mauritius, unfairly depresses the average prices of those kinds of Sugar, a; well as that of the total average. Manilla Sugar of good quality may be bought at from 15s. to 16s. per cwt. Porto Rico, equal to the average quality of West India Sugars are 16s. 6d. per cwt., and Brazil at from 13s. to 223., and foreign Mo lasses, which would serve excellently well for fatten• ing cattle or for manure at 7s. per cwt. This differ ence of prices clearly demonstrates that the British nation is paying the sugar monopolists 20s. per cent. more fur all the sugar consumed in the country than it is really worth, being equivalent to an indirect tax, levied from all classes to enrich the West Indians, of four millions sterling per annum, and when the fa is taken into the c a l cu l at i on, those four vouritism shown by. the duties on R um , C o ff ee , Cocoa, &c., millions will be increased to five. SPIRITS AND WINE. The number of gallons of proof spirits distilled i n the United Kingdom,. in the year ending J anuary 5, 1842, sins : in England, 5,919,207 ; in Scotland, 8,504,333 ; in Ireland, 6,359,124; total, 20 ,782,664.- The number of gallons of proof spirits on which duty was paid for consumption, during the same period, was, in "England, 8,166,985 ; in Scotland, 5,989,905 ; in Irelaud, 6,485,443: total, 20,642,333. The amount of duty paid upon this quantity of spirits was 5,161,6101. 15s. 6d. The difference between the number of gallons dis tilled and the number on which duty was paid fbr consumption, in England, gives us the quantity of whisky consumed in this country, namely, 2,247,778 gallons. The lovers of this spirit, who, relying on the professions of dealers, flatter themselves with the notion that they are supplied with " pure malt whisky," will be a little surprised to learn that the whole quantity of whisky made from malt consumed in England amounts to only 520,942 gal lons ! From Scotland we get 1,894,657 gallons of whisky, but the " canny" Scot takes care to send us only 519;009 gallons of the malt; the rest consists of a " mixture of malt with unmalted grain," which, doubtless, is considered good enough for the stomachs of English "loons ;" and so it is as long as they put up with it. From Ireland we obtain 1,933 gallons made from malt. Turning to Scotland, we find that of the 5,989,905 gallons consumed in that country 5,375,162 were made from malt, and only 614,743 from a mixture of malt with unmalted grain. In Ire land the case is reversed; of the 6,485,443 gallons consumed, 0n1y:527,196 were made from malt, and 5,958,247 from a mixture of malt with unmalted grain. The number of gallons of proof ruin, brandy, Geneva, and other foreign and colonial spirits, con sumed in England between the sth of January, 1841, and the sth of January, 1842, was 3,344,922; iu Scotland it was 88,814; in I re l an d, 30,338. The total amount of duty paid on this quantity of spirit was 2,417,166/. It is curious to contrast the consumption of spirits of all kinds.with the population, thus : Population. Consumption of Spirits. England (and Wales) 13,911,725 ... 11,511,907 Scotland 2,628,957 ... 6,078,719 Ireland ..... 8,205,382 ... 6,515,781 Without troubling the reader with minute fractions, the above figures give two quarts and one gill as the quantity of spirits consumed per head (that is, in cluding every man, woman, and child) in England; two gallons, one quart, and one gill per head for Scotland; and three quarts and one quartern in Ireland This account will probably excite some little mt.-. prise. If the question were mooted in any English or Scotch company, in which part of the United Kingdom the largest quantity of spirits was con sumed, the reply would immediately be " Ireland." The quantity consumed in Ireland certainly is l arge yet it is comparatively insignificant when contrasted with the quantity consumed in Scotland, which allows no less than two gallons one quart and half a .pint for every man, woman, and child We are accustomed to hear the use of ardent spirits spoken of as being the fruitful source of crime in England awl Ireland ; but what is the case as regards Scotland' The people of Scot land are, undoubtedly, the most virtuous andord i e t rly s portion of the population of the United Kingdom, and yet they. drink inure spirits than any other. Perso ns who are in the habit of drawing hasty conclusions m . ;pl i ' d say that in Scotland virtue and order resulte: i f rom the drinking of spirits. We do not say so, for not our purpose to draw conclusions, but merely to furnish the materials for speculation to others. As suming, however, that the use of spirits tends to pro. duce crime, there must be a strong counteracti ng i n _ fluence in Scotland. The number of gallons of foreign: wine on which duty was paid for home consumption in the Unite Kingdom in the year ended sth January, 1842, 6,184,960 ; of which Portuguese 2,387,017, Spa r •, s h . 2,412,821, French 353,740, Cape 441,238, Madeira 107,701, Sicilian and other sorts 401,429 a Rhenish 55,242, Fayal 137 . KIR K ,_ --In a late 'lumbar TH E QUEEN AND .THE tv i ,i i: Kirk during siie her hl recent we expressed an opinion that t h e Q ueen ha A---,- -- been well advised in avoiding -Intrusion organs for wha s t then en ^:e with which assailed visit The by tiNle• i 1. 1,1 11 ; 1 e o t n ) construe is a slight, or rather as a downright ' insult to the people of Scotland, shows that had she a contrary course, they would, in all probabil,hs pursu ed turned it to party uses. Irrespective, there - fo • ; If° the unreasonableness of supposing it im le of her Majesty to change the form of perative on her worship simply because she had shifted her geographical position, we h o ld th a t t h e present rebellous a of the Ch urc h wou ld h ave formed ittitude reason for her non-att en d ance on it 11 * suffici:ent s r We learn, however, on und ou bted tnmstrat;tons. W au t hority , that the real cau se o f h er M a j esty ' s not attending church when in Edinburgh, was her dislike to perform her devotions in a man • Vet• ostentatiously public. To be stared at by largn multitudes of people when en gaged ill that Virticular duty, was what sle could not recr.,ncile herself to, and hence she preferred Mr. 11amsay's ministrations at Dalkeith House. This fact is in accordance with all we know of the Queen's personal habits at Buckingham Palace, where she al ways attends the chapel of St. James's Palace in the greatest privacy; and although, as we have stated, 1 the course adopted by her Majesty would have beer, justifiable on widely different grounds, we think it proper that her actual motive should be understood by the public. it will, we have no doubt, be appre ciated by every devotional mind, and innst put to shame the indecent attacks levelled at her Majesty by 1 certain l lot-headed p ar tisans of the Church. —Scot.rman. RBI Amatory ACuinENT AT GonnoNx.-....0 n Friday Iv', Mr. Charles Hampton Turner, of L et , - 1 ,140, ', a young m an whose family is of g oo d standin g ii the neighl;Ourbocd , and who i s s° ll of Mr. c . if Turner of Rook's-n es t, was discovered by a l a l ' • in his employ, lyi n g b y the sid e of a ditc h . j"rer back, quite dead with a gun by his side on his brains blown out by means of a gun-sh o t, . 3 ' an d I'll I I head. An inquest was taken before Atr. iu his fore ' Coroner for the county, when the Ju • Carti., the v e r di c t that " the deceased di e d Jury brought in a from wound, but there was no d ec id ed a gun-shot by what means he received the - evidence to prove time they were led to believe satie; at the same it was from accident." f mu the evidence, th a t By a recent ordonnance of meat, the duty on p rinted the Neapolitan Govern. dominions of the King books imported into the The duty in future of Naples is reduced one-half. French per will be equal to 66 centimes size; lf. Pe, for volume for octavos, or books of a smaller redttetio _ n has, in fact, been virtually in existence by way of favour f or ' some tun past, but it had not been formally. e proclaimed. Under its operation, the im portation of books into the Neapolitan dominions has greatly increased. In 1839, only 26,609 volumes, of which 7,183 were from France, passed through the Custom Houses. In the following year, the number, Owing to the facility alluded to, was 60,916, of which 35,480 were from France. i ' IiKENIASONRI7.—The late Earl of Leicester, when Brother Thomas William Coke, was initiated into our Ancient and Honourable Fraternity. A mind like his could scarcely fail of being deeply imbued with a love of those active principles of benevolence which Masonry inculcates, and after devoting himself to its mysteries and duties, he r ece i ve d f rom hi s Royal i ighness, the Gr an d M aster, the highest honour his power to bestow, being named by his illus trious friend Provincial Grand Master of his native province, his installation being performed in person br the Royal Duke, in the ancient and venerable city of Norwich. In the village is a school-house, built and endowed by the late Earl, when Mr. Coke, for thirty-three boys and thirty-three girls; and there are almshouses for aged men and women, founded by the last Countess of Leicester. In addition to the scoools for th e b oys an d g i rls, our noble brother built i an d a school forn and supported a Sunday school, - fants.—Freentaeon's Quarterly Review for October. IS