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course of the transactions between those parties that have been before described, the only distinction among them being that sonic had been negotiated on behalf of Rapalto and afterwards redeemed, and the rest had never passed out of Mr. De Berckent's hands. The second set were received by Mr. Tomkins (mentioned in Case I.) from Mr. De Berekhem, in the course of the transactions between those parties that are described in the same case, and were after wards deposited by Mr. Tomkins with the Bank of England as security for money advanced to him by the Bank. That loan was redeemed en the 22d of October, 1841, and Mr. Tomkins received back the bills in question from the Bank, but was requested by Mr. De Berckem to retain them for the present in his own hands, as more particularly stated in Mr. Tomkins's evidence, p. 273, awl see Air. De Berckem's evidence, p. 329. It may be proper here to subjoin the remark that there are fifteen bills (being the second set in Case XXXL) on which claim made is to a partial extent only. It is also to . be recollected that we have re ported against the claim even to that extent. Sup posing this to be disallowed, it will follow of course, that in addition to the fifty-seven bills above referred to, there are fifteen more in respect of which no loss can accrue to the public, even supposing no question to arise upon any of the other cases comprised in our Repc,rt. 'We subjoin a full statement of the evidence which has been taken before us, and which we beg leave to lay beibre your 'Majesty as part of our Report. .111 which v. e humbly certify to your Alajesty, as ed by the Act of T'arliament. DEVON. - (L. S.) HENRY J. STEPHEN. (L. S.) • ROBERT MITFORD. (1 . .. S.) Gwydir house, Whitehall, Aug. 2, 1842. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STOURBRIDGE RACES—TgEsDAY. The Stuurbridge Stakes of 15 sovs. each, with 50 added. Mile and three-quarters. Mr. Jones' Portrait, 4 yrs (Mr. Jones) 1 Lord Ward na Esperanza, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Rogers na Image, 4 yrs The Cup Stakes of sovs. each; second saves his stake. Two miles and a-half. Mr. Copeland's King Cole, aged Mr. Foster's Miss Kitty Cockle, aged The Ladies' Purse of :30L, added to .a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Two miles. Mr. Ongley's Roderick, 3 yrs (Dodgson) '- Mr. Arthur's Star, 4 yrs Mr. Sneed's Emperor, 4 yrs. The }iitnky Stakes of sovs. each. Heats, one mile and a- quarter. .(Marlow) I c., 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 3 ,walked over Mr. Raworth's Chance, 5 yrs ABINGDON BACES.—TUESDAY The Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sons. each, h One mile. Mr. Et wall's Palladium (J. Day) 1 The Cup Stakes of 10 sous. each. Heats, two miles and a half Mr. Posey na Discord, 5 yrs Mr. Iviac Day's Tamburini, 6 yrs Sweep-stakes of 5 sous. each, 3 ft, with 20 added. Heats, (J. Day) 1 Abingdon course. Mr. Etwall's Pelerine, 4 yrs (J. Howlett) 1 0 1 Mr. .1. Day's Blazer, 3 yrs Mr. Bryan'; President, 4 yrs Mr. Sqvin's 'I he Baron, 3 yrs 0 2 0 The liolnie Park Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, and 15 added. Hears, Mr. I. Day's mby Nimrod, out of Bask, 5 yrs 2 1 1 Lord ►ossly'n's Cornuro, 5 yrs Mr. rahner na, Teetotaller, 3 yr 3 :3 dr Two others started Por the first heat. UHELINISFORD RACE.—TUESDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. Heats, two miles, Mr. lioger.s' Briftroom, 3 yrs — ...(Bartholomew) 1 1 Mr. '.•:iglttiligale's Ajax, 4 yrs Mr. Balehia's Sir Gregory, 3 yrs 3 dr Mr. Cook's f by Nonsense, 3 yrs 'rhe Stewards' Plate of 501. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Booth's Benjamin, 4 yrs (Sly) 1 air. Rogers' Prosody, 3 yrs 2 Sweepstakes of 5 sous, each, with 50 added. Heats, the • New Mile. Colonel Peel's Hawk's-eye, 4 yrs ... (Nat) 1 1 Mr. Skingsley's Fama, 4 yrs 2 2 Mr. Casidy na Snowball, 3 yrs 5 3 Sir J. Tyrrell's Miss Sally, 3 yrs 4 4 Mr. Baker's Appleton Lass, 6 yrs LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER. ST. LEGEL-5 to 4 agst Attila, taken ; 14 to 1 agst Eboracum, taken ; 14 to 1 agst Seahorse ; 16 to 1 agst Cabrera ; 30 to 1 agst Cattonite. No other change. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. TIMES.—It is understood that the mixed British and Portuguese Commission on the Portuguese mili tary claims will shortly be prepared to issue titulos upon more than half the number of claims which have been presented, and the whole of which amount to 2,060. There is also a report that the two Govern ments have entered into a convention, under which the instalments upon those titulos will begin to be paid immediately after their delivery, the money being given to the British Government to be distri buted under its orders. It is supposed that at each instalment an. equal division will be made among all the holders of these titulos, without distinction of rank or amount. In all probability the titulos will be divided into as many checks as there will be in stalments to receive, each of them bearing the half yearly interest, and will be made payable to bearer, so as to avoid all those injurious disputes respecting the distinction between original holders and trans ferees which have been known in the case of other securities of a similar description. The amount which will be finally awarded by the Commissioners will, it is supposed, be about 160,0001. or 170,0001., which is considerably more than double the amount which our Minister at Lisbon is reported to have pro posed some years back. The premium on gold at Paris is 8 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10,41. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 35i, and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 it follows that gold is 0.88 per cent. dearer in 'London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 433 per mark, which at the English :Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9, and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 10i, it follows that gold is 0.57 per cent. dearer in London than in Harnburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 107 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 2.57 per cent. against England ; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 clays' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. POST. —That most ill-used class, the holders of the " Treasury bonds," of Spain, feeling justly in dignant, not only at the duplicity of the proceedings of the Governthent in regard to their claims, but at the attempted shuffle on. the part of the agent to re convert their documents into coupons, and so transfer them into Three per Cent. Stock, are again bringing their case before the authorities. It has been pleaded by the public Press again and again, and although each successive exposure of the policy Of that country towards its creditors appears to be so bad that it cannot be exceeded, yet the new plea or shuffle of the recon version would appear to be such as could have entered but into the imaination of a Spaniard or his proto type. How far the hopes of any arrangement being etrected are to be indulged in may be gathered from the extract from the Madrid correspondence of a Morning Contemporary, who, by every means, has for a long period been endeavouring to delude its readers into a belief that a value was really attached to any document which might be issued by Spain " As far as I can observe, he (M. Calatrava) has shown no readiness to treat with the usury of contractors, to trifle with the corruption of public officers, and has a sufficiently clear view of the road 'which Spain must travel upon if ever she expect to improve her condi tion. But what can he do towards the realisation of his views or desires ? Coming into office with all the national revenues pledged f or two or three years—with all the odium of his predecessor on his back, with the attempts he has made to reform abuses, provoking all those interested in their continuan ce to still grepter resistance, his administration, it must be obvious, , can only be one of palliatives and expedients." When it is remembered that the Ministry of Bull was to eclipse each and every one who had filled the Finance depart ment, the above proves but a sorry prospect for the holder of any kind of Spanish bond ; and it would be well were the purchasers of new stock to consider their position. CAPTAIN MARETAT'S NEW WORK.—We are re quested to state that " Percival Keene," by the autho r o f Peter Simple," in 3 vols. po s t B vo ., is published this day by Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, and may now be had at aIL the Libraries. Mr. Colburn has also just published the following new works of fiction :- 1. Masaniello, an historical romance, edited by Horace Smith, Esq., 3 vols.-2. The Manoeuvring Mother, by the authoress of " The History of a Flirt, 3 vols.-3. The Lottery of Life, by the Countess of Blessington, 3 ' AL—The School for Wives, by the authoress of '° Temp : Ilion," 3 vols.-5. Passion and Principle, edited by 4 'a twin Chatnier, 3 vols.—and, 6. Lady Anne Granard, • r Keeping up Appearances, by L. E. L., 3 vols. We understand that his Excellency, Earl De Grey, ord-Lieutenant of Ireland, accompanied by his private vretary, Mr.. Arthur Magenis, is expected to arrive in Avn in about a fortnight from the baths of Wiesbaden, then his leave of absence from his Vice-royalty will ex ;,ire. The Noble Earl has derived much benefit from the ~ raters of, Wiesbaden. The Countess De Grey has been -staying for a week on a visit to the Earl of Enniskillen, It Florence Court. We hear that Lord De Grey has lot signified any intention of relinquishing his high ffice ; and after staying a few days at his mansion in t Jamis's-square, on his arrival from Germany, his Lordship will proceed to Dublin Castle, and resume the Government now administered by Lords' Justices. A clerk in the Rouen Post-office, named Roussel, was last week sentenced by the Tribunal of Correctional s!olice of that city to three years' imprisonment, for wtealing letters containing remittances. di rec SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FaG IHF. EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. G LOBE.—The Times this morning, in its anxiety to discredit the Anti-Corn-law League, is seized with a sudden scrupulousness against associations for any object. "We cannot but think," says our suddenly conscientious Con temporary, that "when men are content to ac knowledge that the ordinary constitutional channels, which are open to all, are in sufficient for them—when they form them selves into associations, whether Pro-Corn law or Anti-Corn-law—on one side of the ques tion or the other—for Conservatism or Reform —for preservation or amendment—for good or for evil—in either case, we say, we cannot but think that they prove themselves to be not over-scrupulous as to the ways by which they seek their ends." There is nothing like announc ing a principle large enough to be sure of including the case in .question; and if all associations deserve condemnation, it must be acknowledged the Anti-Corn-law League does so. But this League, it seems, is some thin°. worse than an Association. It is, namely, a League. And a League is a " confederacy"— and a confederacy is a " knot of conspirators." Now it really seems to us " confederacies," and " leagues," from the Swiss Eidvenossenschaft downward, have not always handed down a very bad name in history. There may have been leagues indeed on the side of a domineering power, spiritual or secular, like ,the Catholic League hr France, or the Orange or Brunswick Clubs in Ireland. Leagues have, however, more com monly, been formed amongst the weaker, against an unjust dominion; and whether in Switzerland, or the Hanse Towns, or the United Provinces, or the United States, such combinations of seve- rally feeble parts have been tolerably- successful hitherto in the vindication of political and com mercial freedom against the direct depredations, or fiscal depredations, of the lords of the soil in all ages. The Anti-Corn-law Leaguers, says the Times, have formed themselves " into a confederacy—for the purpose of assum ing to themselves a power over the laws—a power greater than that which of right belongs to them individually—a power which is to be gained for the purpose of procuring the overthrow of a legally established system." Now this is a very awkward symptom, we admit with the Times. It is against all rules of political fencing; like Mo here's servant-maid's lunges against Monsieur Jourdain. Perhaps we do not like it, any more than the Times does. Perhaps we do not like to see an important body of commercial capi talists persuaded that the . preservation of their capital, and means of employing labour, depends on subsidising systematic agitation against an existing law. But, we ask the Times,—if a law is made to serve one class.in terest at another's expense—and at the farther cost of great waste of national capital, and the means of public well-being—what are the aggrieved classes to do but confederate, for the purpose of exerting "a power greater than that which belongs to them indivi dually?" That is the definition of all combination against all injustice, from the beginning of the world. The right question is—Does the injustice exist? if so, the League is its natural conse quence. A very dangerous consequence we have often admitted it. We have cited Burke's warn ing respecting " a monied interest, iidured, but not destroyed." The interest, out of which sprung the League, deems itself injured in a vital part. Can you destroy it ? If not, what use to add insult to injury ? STANDARD.—The excitement in the manu facturing districts is nearly at an end; but although many bodies of operatives have re turned to their work, great numbers still remain out. The contest has, however, no longer any thing to distinguish it from an ordinary strike, excepting its extent. It is true that many of the operatives declare that they will not give in until their demands have been complied with ; but this is a threat which they are not in a condition to fulfil. One thing appears to be beyond a doubt, and that is, that these deluded people have become fully satisfied of the treacherous designs of their late Chartist and Anti-Corn law instigators. The last accounts from Man chester state that a body of the turn-outs in one of the suburbs of that town had refused to listen to the harangue of a Chartist, of the name of Doyle, on the ground that they had had enough of the Charter. The Anti-Corn-law League appears to be equally at a discount with them, for we have heard little of its prin. ciples from them since the first two or three days of the outbreak. They have probably discovered the extent to which they have been duped, and, ifso, they may be expected to assist in throwing some light on the investigation now in progress in Manchester into the real origin of the late disturbances. As we suspected, the Manchester Police Commissioner, Sir Charles Shaw, and his friends, are beginning to be aware of the awkwardness of the po sition in which the exculpatory letters of the Mayor and Mr. Maude have placed him. The reclamations of these gentlemen, al though correct so far as they go, do not tell the whole truth. It is admitted that Sir Charles Shaw wrote on the Tuesday a messing note to Mr. Maude, requesting him to accompany or follow Colonel Wemyss with the Riot Act to the outskirts of the town ; a clear indica tion of his opinion that the entrance of the Ashton operatives ought to be prevented. It is insinuated in the last accounts from Manchester, that Mr. Maude delayed for a considerable time to attend to this summons, and that when he did go he forgot to carry the Riot Act with him I The merit is also claimed for Sir C. Shaw by his friends of having "protested in a loud voice against permitting the mob to enter the town." Again, Sir C. Shaw's vindicators declare that his official intimation to the Magistrates reached them two hours and a-half before the entrance of the procession —a statement which would seem to affect the correctness of Mr. Maude's statement, which declares that he re paired to the scene of action as soon as possible, and found that the procession had already entered, and succeeded in stopping one or more mills. It is due to his own character that Sir Charles Shaw should not be content with an anonymous reclamation, but should reply to the statement of the Magistrates, if he considers himself injured by them, in his own person. The matter cannot be allowed to rest where it is. IRELAND. DUBLIN, AUG. 29.—A war of paragraphs is just now being carried on against the bakers, who seem quite indisposed to come down in their prices, notwith standing the great alteration which has taken place in the price of flour. At Cork, the anomaly of the pre sent order of things is made to appear in a very striking point of view, by a comparison of the prices of bread and flour this year with those in August, 1841. The following statement is given in the cork Southern Reporter of Saturday : " The price of wheat at Cork market in the week ended August 26, 1841, was from 325. to 355. per bag. And the price of bread for the same week-- wheaten loaf 10d., household Bd., per 4lbs. " The present price of wheat, say for the week end ing Friday last, August 26, is from 20s. to 245. 6d. per bag. The price of the 41b. loaf—wheaten 80., household 'rid. " It thus appears, that while there is a reduction of 33 per cent. on wheat, there is only a reduction of from 15 to 16 per cent. on bread, though the quality of the wheat this year is far superior, and therefore relatively cheaper. In Dublin, the public grievance is much about the same. A writer in a morning paper, who signs him self •° A County Dublin Farmer," states that, on the 27th of August, 1841, he sold his wheat in the Corn Exchange at 365. 6d. per barrel, and, on Friday last, better wheat in every respect, at 225., while the 41b. loaf is only reduced in price by one halfpenny to the public. A. very strong case indeed is made out against the bakers ; but so long as newspaper para graphs are the only weapon that assails them, it is not likely that they will feel very uneasy, or move with alacrity from their position. A commission is about to issue for the purpose of inquiring into the system pursued in a public depart ment connected with the criminal jurisprudence of this country. The three Commissioners appointed will commence the investigation in a day or two at the farthest. The Lords Justices have appointed Francis La touche, Esq., to the high shrievalty of the county of Meath, vacant b y the death of Coote Mulloy, Esq. The Marqui s of Waterford will act as one of the stewards at the Kilkenny October races. The Coun tess of Desart has promised to patronise the race ball. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) There was no material change in the state of the market yesterday., Owing to the continued absence of a large portion of the factory hands from their employment, the amount of business done is still limited, and prices are very irregular. Generally speaking, they were rather higher yester day than on the preceding Tuesday ; and the demand, especially for yarn, continues to be extensive. Until the factories resume work, however,no decisive opinion can be formed as to the actual state of the market. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, 1110.NDAY, AUG. 29. —There has been an improved demand for flannels to-day, and the buyers have purchased very freely; but the manufacturers have not been able to get any advance in price. The wool market has been very dull, and a very limited quantity of business has been transacted at former prices. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEM HER 1, SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COM PANY. The twelfth Half-yearly General Meeting of the Pro prietors in this Company was held yesterday, pursuant to public advertisement, at the Offices of the Company, No. 19, Bishopsgate-street Within, JoSeph Liggins, Esq., in the Chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, Mr. SAINSBURY, the Secretary, proceeded to read the Report of the Directors. It stated the satisfaction of the Directors at having to report the opening of the Company's first dock, on which occasion the Peninsu lar and Oriental Company's steam-ships, the Liverpool, of 500 tons, and the Tagus, of 780 tons, entered, and the former 'commenced discharging ; that the plan for increasing the pecuniary resources of the Company, agreed to at the special meeting held on the 11th of April, by which the forfeited shares were directed to be re-sold, accompanied by debenture notes, had so far realised the desired object, as to leave no doubt that it would furnish resources adequate for the purpose of the construction of the Tidal Dock. The Directors further re ported that they had received and accepted tenders for ad vances of money on the Company's debenture bonds, under their Act of Parliament ; but the Directors thought they were warranted in expressing their expec tation al a considerable revenue at an early period ; that the remaining subject which the Directors had syecially- to bring before the meeting, was a proposition that the payment of the 4 per cent. interest, directed by the Company's Act tq tv,,paid " until the said dock or docks, and other works, 4 11eTeby authorized to be made, shall be completed for the ieception of ships and goods," should cease on the WO September next ; the Direc tors, therefore, recoil:oo*d the .Proprictors to resolve, that the interest shutibi - ceaSe:at - .end of the ensuing month. Mr. SAINSBURY sal( 1, sinopt, that IfeVort had been writ ten, he had received the 'Report niade . by Jame,sWalker, Esq., F.R.S., to the Board of Com Missioners for granting loans in aid of public works. that Board having deputed Mr. Walker to survey and report on the Company's works, in consequence of the Directors' application for a loan of 50,0001 to complete the Tidal Dock. Mr. Walker's Report was then read ; and, in answer to the five points on which Mr. Walker's opinion was requested, he stated that in his opinion the Southampton Docks came strictly within the definition of a useful public work. With respect to the eligibility of the site his opinion was favourable. The third point referred to the practicability of dredging the channel of the river Itchin, leading to the docks, to a depth of eighteen feet at low water spring tides; and on this point Mr. Walker reported that he did not apprehend any difficulty. With regard to the stability of the works, Mr:Walker reported that he could not see any of the foundations, except the invert of the lock, in consequence of there being fourteen feet of water in the basin. The invert of the lock ap peared to be very substantial, as did also that portion of the basin-walls, at about level of high water, which he saw. The estimate of 83,0001. appeared to be nearly a correct one. The docks might be opened, he thought, in the course of the autumn. The last point on which Mr. Walker was requested to report was, whether the works were an adequate security fin- the loan of 50,0001. with interest ; and on this point Mr. Walker stated his decided opinion to he in the affirmative. (This Report was dated July 13, 1842.) The Report of Francis Giles, Esq., the engineer of the Company, dated August 30, was then read ; it was very short, and spoke generally in favourable terms of the condition of the work. From the abstract account of receipts and disburse ments from the commencement of the docks till the present time, it appeared that the receipts had been 285,140/. 6s. 9d.. and the expenditure 264,022/. 6s. 3d., leaving a balance of 21,118/. Os. 6d. in the Treasurer's hands. The CHAIRMAN then rose. He said that the contents of the Reports which had just been read rendered it in cumbent upon him now to move that they should be received, adopted, printed, and circulated. Perhaps, considering the length of those Reports, and bearing in mind tha: they had received a rebuke from a respect able Proprietor, who said that they had called the meeting at a late hour (two o'clock) to stifle discussion, he ought to put the Report at once without any . ob servations of his own ; but he should be doing a great violence to his feelings if he did not express, in the overflowings of a grateful heart, his sense of gratification at the very auspicious event which he witnessed on Mon day last. When he bore in mind the toil that they had endured, the labour they had undergone, and the anxiety they had felt, he was sure they would believe him when he affirmed that that event was a highly gratifying scene to their Directors, at the only drawback they ex perienced to the ple , of that day was that the Pro prietors were not all L . ,ant. He did hope to have the pleasure, however, soon, of seeing them all there, when the dock should be in a perfect state, and they could feel justified in bestowing on it that celebration which its im portance and merit demanded. He announced that dock to be the most magnificent in this country ; it was un surpassed by any other in its situation and the extent of quay wall ; it was altogether unrivalled from its natural and local advantages.—(Cheers.) From the kind and friendly co-operation of the Peninsular and Ori ental Steam Packet Company they were enabled to en joy the pleasure of entering the dock in one of their finest steamers, the Tagus, and they had the additional gratification of seeing coming up Southampton another steamer belonging to that Company, with a cargo and passengers just arrived from Gibraltar, Lisbon, Vigo, &c.; so the Directors not only had the delight of entering themselves amidst the cheers of the assembled thousands but also that of seeing a ship coming in with a mixed cargo. They looked upon her but as the forerunner of multitudes of others.—(Cheers.) They had also the pleasure to witness the consummation of that prediction, to the fulfilment of which they had so long looked for ward—the uniting of the Thames with the ocean—for in a short time they observed the passengers who had ar rived from Gibraltar and from Lisbon taken away by the railway from within a space of twenty feet of where the ship was lying. That was a sight which would soon again be repeated, for it was in tended by the Steam Company to take a new vessel called the Hindostan, now at Liverpool, to Southampton ; they had invited the Lords of the Ad miralty, her Majesty's Ministers, and the Directors of the East India Company to take a trip to her, and it was their intention to leave Vauxhall by a special train, which should • not stop till it delivered its freight on board the Hindostan in Southampton Dock,—(Hear.) In addition to this, the Directors had the pleasure to in form the meeting that at the present moment the most cordial feeling existed between the Directors of this Company and the Directors of the Southampton Rail way.—(Cheers.) That had not been always the case. One of the Directors of that, Company was now a Di rector of this Company, and he (the Chairman) did hope that that was only the indication of a further amalgama tion. Within the last few weeks he had been in personal communication with the Chairman and some of the Di rectors of that Company, and having full faith and con fidence in what they said, it was highly gratifying to him to be able to say that the very best and :most friendly feeling existed between the •Directors of the Railway and themselves. The Chairman of that Company also added that he should be most happy to receive any communication from him—(Hear, and cheers)—on be half of the Board, and would do all he could to meet their views. —(Cheers.) Now he would ask that meet ing, did this intimation point out to them a moral, or did it not ? If the members of separate bodies found it to be to the mutual interests of themselves and their consti tuencies that the best feelings should prevail between them, and that it was incumbent on them that they should have a unity of purpose, did it not clearly prove to them that, what he hoped would come home to the feelings of every one of them, there should be a strong cordiality and union amongst themselves ?—(Cheers.) It unfortunately happened that such had not hitherto been the case ; but now a new era had been commenced, and he hoped that to-day they would declare ageneral amnesty. No good had been gained by the course of opposition which had been pursued by some ; and if they could not all forget the past, he would earnestly express a hope that they should forgive it.—(Cheers.) He was afraid in the discharge of the duties which had devolved upon him, that he might at r,times have seen somewhat ungenerous in the expressions that he had used ; and if in the discharge of that duty he hid unfortunately given offence to a single Proprietor, he hoped that Proprietor would accept his best apology—(Hear, hear)—and he hoped that for the future it would go forth to the world that they were acting together as a united body, for sure he was that that was the best and wisest course they could pursue ; and if he could have anything like an assurance that such would be the case, he was sure it would act only as a stimulant to their Directors, who were of themselves a united body, to encourage them to further exertions. (Cheers.) Looking forward to unanimity then for the future, and forgetting the past, allow him to express a hope that as they had the most magnificent dock in the world, they might find it to be in the end the most prosperous dock in the world.— (Cheers.) He begged to move the adoption of the Re ports ; and if any Proprietor.had any questions to pro pose he should be happy to answer them. A PROPRIETOR having seconded the motion, Mr. Ricitaans wished to know how much money had been lent upon debenture notes ? The CHAIRMAN said the Hon. !Proprietor must be aware himself of the amount which had been lent ; and he would put it to his own practical knowiedge whether it would be prudent to mention the sum. It must be re membered that what they said would not be confined to the walls of that room, but would find its way over the whole of Britain. Mr. RICHARDS —Then I shall answer myself. He knew that a portion of what they said did go forth to the public; if all that took place had gone forth,as it had occurred, the situation of the Company that day would not have been so deplorable as it now was. He believed that though they were offering to pay 5 per cent. in terest for money lent upon their debentures, at a time when the money market was in such a state, that the Messrs. Gurney could not give them above 2> per cent. for their money, they had only yet received 700!. as loans upon their debentures. As regarded the opening of the docks in the modest way it had been done, he thought it perfectly proper that it should have been so ; but he did hope that a state of things might arise, though the present certainly was not that state, which might warrant the terms of gratification in which the Chair- man had spoken. Th — e lion. Proprietor then proceeded to remark at some length upon the contract by which the dock had been let to the contractor, as we understood, without good and sufficient bondsmen : lie should like to have that contract before him. With regard to ceasing the interest upon the 30th of September, he begged to say that they could not do so legally, and ho would wish to ask their Solicitor whether he would stake his legal reputation upon the legality of that proceeding ? He should certainly bring an action against them for interest up to the proper time. The 98th clause of the Act pro vided that they should not be in the situation of Nevi vit... a dividend till t we l ve mon th s a ft er th e o p en i ng o f t he Dock, and interest was. payable up to that time ($8 we understood). 11 , 1;. Richards concluded a long and rambling address by complaining, that whereas the Di rectors had Herapath's Magazine to report them pro perly, he was always reported as if he talked nonsense.:--- (Great laughter.) . Mr. BERNARD (a Director) said that the speech of the Hon. Proprietor was full of inconsistencies and con tradictions.—(Hear, hear.) The very Hon. Proprietor had advertised his shares for sale from day to day, at prices below the market.—(Hear.) Mr. RICHARDS—I deny that. Mr. BERNARD—The Hon. Proprietor knows that what I say is true. Brokers have called at his office and offered him the money, and he refused to sell. — (Hear, hear.) Mr. Richards says that he is an un willing Proprietor. Why does he not sell out at his own prices ?—(Hear.) Mr. RICHARDS—You shall have all my shares now, if you please.—(A laugh.) Mr. BERNARD—I would buy them, but not from you. —(A laugh.) You come here only to injure the con cern. You might have backed out if you were in earnest. Several brokers called on you and offered to buy your shares, and you refused to sell.—(Hear.) I do not know what you mean, but you come here only to injure the concern. Mr. RICHARDS—I want to have an answer to my question. Can this meeting authorise the Directors in refusing interest after the 30th of September ? The Solicitor is here by my side, and he can give an answer. Mr. SMITH (the Solicitor) said he had not the slightest doubt that the Act of Incsrporation fully empowered the Company to cease the payment of interest as soon as the docks produced any revenue.—(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Richards had brought up to-day several topics which had been over and over again discussed in the Court. He was not able to guess what the motives of the Honourable Proprietor were. If the meeting thought it worth while, he was quite able, after twelve half yearly meetings, to explain to the Company everything in which any Proprietor could feel interested. The Hon. Proprietor appeared to come amongst them merely for the purpose of provoking dis cussion, to show his own talents, and very good-naturedly to draw out of others the abilities which, only for him, they might not have an opportunity of displaying.— (Cheers and laughter.) He would, however, put it to the good sense of the meeting whether it was worth while—(No, no)—he put it to the good sense of the meeting whether it was worth while to go over the whole of the statements, and to answer, one by one, assertions which every gentleman in the room knew were not true? Mr. APLAREN put a question to the Chairman re specting the qualification of Directors. The CHAIRMAN said that the Directors were quite satisfied that there would be a necessity for going to Parliament again, and in any new Act the qualification would be altered. Mr. M'LAREN was then proceeding to impugn the con duct of the Directors in expending 1001. for that which they had undertaken to do for 501., when several members called out that that had been the case in many similar undertakings, and, after some confusion, Mr. A. GoLusMID said he had been but lately elected to the honourable place of Vice-Chairman of the Committee. He had no doubt that their affairs would be prosperous and remunerative. He was very sorry to see that some Proprietors were discontented with the conduct of the Board, and if there were any matters in dispute in which it was possible to reconcile the feelings of those below the bar with those of the gentlemen who sat near him, and who, he had no doubt, were as desirous as himself to make the Company prosperous, it would be better to have them settled by private conference rather than newspaper advertisements, and these jarrings, which were of no credit to the Company, and could not be at all satisfactory to the members, who complained of the press for not giving publication to everything they said, whether it was good or whether it was bad. The CHAIRMAN put the question that the Report be received and adopted. Mr. RICHARDS said he objected to that part of the Report which recommended the cessation of the four per cent. interest after the 30th of September. He would not venture to propose an amendment, but out of friendship to the Directors, he gave them his advice.— (Laughter.) He would not press an amendment, but as they were going on in an unlawful manner, he thought it his duty as an honest man, and art English man, to give them notice that he should take proceed ings against them fur his interest. The CHAIRMAN—We have no doubt of your good intentions—(Laughter)—but you would benefit the lawyers much more than the Company. The Report, as well as the resolutions founded upon the recommendations contained therein, were then put and carried, the minority consisting of Mr. Richards and Mr. M'Laren. The CHAIRMAN then announced tho business to be concluded. Captain EUGENE ST. CROIX said, before the mectinc , performed its last duty of returning thanks to the Chairman and Directors, he thought it right to inform the meeting that the docks, as far as they had been completed, had afforded a great convenience to the packets navigating the Channel between Dieppe, Havre, and the Channel Islands. He had no doubt that as soon as the docks were completed the Company would derive a remunerative revenue, and all dissensions wou.kl cease. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and the Board of Directors, who briefly acknowledged the same, and the meeting adjourned. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, AuG. 31.—Wind, this day at noon, NAY., fresh breezes and fine. DEAL, Auc.3o.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arrd. from the River and sld. Thames (steamer), West Indies. The Glenswilly, Port Philip ; John Line, Madras ; Ren frewshire, Quebec, remain. OFF DOYER, AUG. 29.—Rattlesnake, Carpenter; Kertch. LIVERPOOL, Aua. 30.—Wind N.N.W., moderate.— Arrd. Joseph Anderson, Jamaica ; South Esk, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Acadia, Quebec. Arrd. off, Sarah Beckett, Valparaiso ; Alice, Barbadoes ; Arcturus, Quebec. COWES, A no. 30.—Arrd. Helen Mar, Curry, Havannah. FALBIOUTH, AUG. 29.—Wind N., moderate.—Sid. Lady Mary Wood steamer, Vigo, &c. PORTSBIOUTII, AVG. 30.—Wind E. to S.W.—Arrd. off, Thomas Arbuthnot, Brown, Calcutta, left the Cape, June 22. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. off, Medicis, Maniere, Calcutta, for Havre. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Robert and James, for Newfoundland, 17th inst., lat. 43, lon. 34 ; Oxford, Liverpool to Nev York, 25th, lat. 51, lon. 12, by th e Joseph - Anderson, arrived at, Liverpool. John White, of Sunderland, for Richebucto, 31st July, lat. 47, lon. 50; Dibdin, of Newcastle, for Quebec, sth ult., lat. 51, lon. 39, by the Elizabeth and Catharine, arrived at Sunderland EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals —Thomas Arbuthnot, Brown, from Bengal, off Portsmouth, sailed March 24, Cape, June 22 ; Wil liam Jardine, Crosbie, from New South Wales, off Portland, sailed April 3, Rio June 20, Fayal August 3, Arrivals at Sydney, New South Wales —Mary Ann, Bolton, April I, from New Zealand ; Triton, Beck, from Cloudy Bay ; Sir John Byng, from Newcastle. Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of good Hope—Anion, June 22, from Liverpool ; Theresa, Driscoll, from Ply mouth ; Sampson, from Newcastle ; her. Majesty's ship Fly (in Simon's Bay), 20th, from England. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Now ready, in 3 vob. post Bvo., DOCTOR HOOKWELL OR, THE ANGLO-CATHOLIC FAMILY. A NOVEL. Ri.hard Bentlty, New Burlington-street. *,,* To be Had at all the THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. The Public is respectfully informed that this Theatre will OPEN FOR THE SEASON On SATURDAY NEXT, SEPTEMBER 3, 1842, Will be performed Bellini's Opera of NORMA.— Pollio, Mr. W. Harrison; Oroveso, Mr. Giubileii Flavius, Mr. Binge; Norma, Miss Adelaide Kemble; Adalgisa, Mist 11,,inforth; Clotilda, Miss Lane. After which will be produced a New Comedy, in Two Arts, writ. ten by Douglas Jerrold,'E-q., entitled GERTRUDE'S CHERRIES, OR WATERLOO IN 1833 Willoighby, Mr. Bartley; Vincent, Mr. W. Lacy ; Guibert, Mr. Diddear; Jack Halcyon, ,sir. Her ey ; Crossbone, Mr. Meadows; Angelica, Miss Cooper; Mrs. Crossbone, Mrs. Humby ; Gertrude. Mrs. W. Lacy. Doers open at half.past bix , ann the Performances begin at Seven. Dress Boxes is., Second Price 3s. 6,1 ,• First and SecondCireles 55., Second Price 'ie. 6d.; Pit 35., Seeond Price 2s. ; Gallery Is. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Whitlow, at the Box- Office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had. Private Boxes to be had at he Box-Otti e ; of Mr. Andrews, 107. New Bond-street; Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond street; and of Mr. Sams Pali Mall. THEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. F. MATTHEWS. Will be performed, the Dr ma of CHARLES THE TWELFTH. After which, Mrs. Planche's Vaureville of THE WELSH OWL. To be followed by the Ballet of LA SY LP HIDE. Donald, Mr. Gilbert ; the Splph, Miss Bailin. In the course of the Evening, Miss Lucombe will sing the cele brated Scena from " Der Frdschutz," and " A nld Robin Gray; and Mr. Ridgway "The Chinese War," and " Tinpitywitcher." To couclude with the Farce f FOR I Y AND FIVTY. Boxes, 4s. Pit, '2s.-- Gallery, Is. Doors eren at half-past Six; commerce at Seven; Half-price, a Quarter before Nine. Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Grogan, at the Private Box-offico ; and of Messrs. Andrews, Mitchell, Sams, and Bally, at their Libraries DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Immense attraction. 'I be Opera Company in Two Pieces. THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, •-•- Will be presented LOVE IN A VII LAGE. To which will be added, the splendid New Gram , . Fairy Opera, entitled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD.—The Overture, and the whole of the Me. sic, composed by Mrs. G. a'Becket, and executed by Miss Romer. Mrs Serk, Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Leffler, an increas d Band and Chorus, conducted by Mr. G. Stansbury. To conclude with Mr. Bruton's celebrated Farce, entitled B.AT ri. I NG, in which Mr. G. Wild will perform his original Character, Places and Private 3oxes may be ad of Mr. J. Kerechncr, at the cx Ottice, from Eleven till Four daily. LIGHTHOUSE ON THE COAST OF CUBA. The folloyWni has been received at Lloyd's Admiralty, Aug. 30, 1842. am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to acquaint you, for the information of the Committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, that my Lords have received from the Foreign-office a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Santiago de Cuba, representing that a Lighthouse had been erected on the eastern side of the Moro Castle, at the entrance of that harbour, with a revolving light, and that it was first lighted on the night of the Ist June, 1842. I am, Sir, &c., (Signed) JOHN BARROW. The following, from the Insulaire Franaise, is a striking instance of the still uncivilised state of Corsica: —" The bandit Santa Lucia. having threatened the me dical man at Rocasora with assassination, the latter, as a measure of prudence, sought an asylum in the chief town of the department. A few days after wards, at six o'clock in the morning, he was seen in the street by Santa Lucia, who instantly raised his gun and shot him dead. At the report of the gun the neighbours assembled in considerable numbers, and sur rounded the murderer, but with great coolness he drew forth his stiletto, and threatened to stab the first who should venture to lay hands on him. The crowd opened a passage for him, and he retreated quietly through the streets. As he passed by a post of custom-house soldiers, he was summoned to surrender. " Come and take me," said he, concealing his stiletto. A soldier having at• tempted to seize him, he again drew out his stiletto and stabbed the man in three places. He then continued his route, and two soldiers without their muskets having ventured to follow him, he discharged his carbine at them, but fortunately without wounding them, and then, having again reloaded, rapidly disappeared in the country." The Journal de Rotten relates that on Wednesday last, while Mlle. Ernestine Jobey, a young lady 21 years of age, was bathing in company with Mme. Bizet de Cantelou, in the Seine, near the Cote de Deux Amans, she suddenly sunk in a hole, at least 18 feet deep. At the moment of sinking she caught the hand of Mrne. Bizet, but soon lost her presence of mind, relinquished her hold, and went to the bottom. Every exertion was made to recover her, but an hour and a half elapsed before she could be brought to the surface, and then, of course, life bad fled for ever. THE GuAans.—The third battalion of Grenadier Guards, now quartered at Manchester, in consequence of the restoration of tranquillity there, is expected to return to town in a fortnight. The annual half-yearly change of quarters is fixed for to-day, when the first batta lion of Scots Fusilier Guards is expected to move to St. George's Barracks, and the second battalion to the Tower ; the first battalion of the Coldstream Guards to St. John's-wood and Kensington ; and the first battalion of the Grenadiers to Portman-street. The third battalion of G renadiers, on their return to town, will move to Wel lington Barracks. A CLASSICAL Howrlcuurnis.r.—At Sutton, near Abingdon, Berks, a board is fixed up on a small cottage al the - end of the village, with the following unique an nouncement :—" Thomas Cullum, arborist, florist, horti culturist, propagator of culinary and esculent vegetables, indigenous and exotic trees, shrubs, and plants ; budder, grafter, pruner, and trainer of standard, espalier, and mural fruit-trees, and operator of every practical branch of the horticultural geoponics.—N.B. Plantations laid out on the most picturesque, geometrical, and scientific principles, on the shortest notice." Prince Wasemskey and suite arrived here yester fily fro• (' ,., i i '! .„. T' - . Maio. A.i.c 1..)6* A•At.:.•• )1.•“, was effected Lu 124 hours. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Wrandola will commence this week at Half-past Eight OItAND EVENING FETES, MONDAY, TUESDAY, and THURSDAY, with the following matchless combination of uniq e attractions:— The celebrated MENAGERIE, recently enriched by several Zoo_ logical raritles. stupendous TYPO RAMIC MODEL A L.FRESCO of ROME from the left bank of the 1 then The PROMENADES Al oSICALES by the unriv Bed Baud of Wind Instruments, caneucted by Mr. Godfrey including Berlioz' Overture Fantastique, "Les Francs Juges ;" a New Grand Fantasia by Muller ; the Seltetions from " Acis and GalAtea," and "Oberon ;" Beethoven's Grand " tattle Sinfonia," with its extraordinary ioci. dental cflects ; and a variety of popular pieces After tha Concert the Illumination of at. Peter's, and the Giran. Bola of Saint Angelo, with Southby's magnificent Pyrotechnic Spec. racy, Extraordinary Aquatic Fireworks an the Lake, and Superb Cascad • of Fire. Admission to the whole of the Entertainments, One Shilling. Open at Ten in the Moining.—Feeding at Five.—Concertat Half. past Five.—Fireworks at Halm.p•st Eight, DUIH 'WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS PAY. .forning.— Si minutes after 1 , Evening ...49 minutes after 10. • 411 "§$ " rt. u t ' ' T SII, 4 I L I9' 16 ,4 s ~ • - • •r"!r2....:Tc7;r:zr—aa-uk, Et mos ••• rtie .111,11/4 LONDON : THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1E42 The members of the Anti-Corn-law League scarcely show vigour enough, we think, in returning the blows of their antagonists. They are fiercely accused by several Journals of having caused and fomented the out break, and in general they content them selves with denying and disproving the charge. They use their shield admirably, but they may scarcely hope for victory unless they also use their sword with equal effect. They may tire out their enemies by their passive fortitude, and in the end boast of the many blows they have withstood. By such a policy, however, they must incur damage, and thei r greatest merit will be to escape annihilation. They ought, we think, to change their course, and become the assailants. We, for our parts, were willing to forget the past, and, taking things as they at present stand, do our best for the future. But the Tories will not allow us. They will hurl forth daily their criminations, and will doggedly persist in reviving and nourishing all the hateful passions that keep classes asunder. They must, therefore, be distinctly told that they are the mischief makers, and it must be distinctly brought home to them, that, under the guise of order, they are promoting discord by the unbridled gratification of their own selfish lusts. For years they have had, with a slight interruption, the legislative and executive powers in their hands. The vast discontent of the people, therefore—their social deprivations, and social misery, are justly chargeable on the To- . ries. Were the people well off and contented, Trades' Unions, Leagues, Associations, and De - magogues, would be as powerless as is Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Corn-law in the face of an ample harvest. Those who, by their Corn and other unjust laws, generate the social misery, and the social di content, are the real authors of the outbreak, and ought to be branded as public incendiaries. The month of August was supposed to be, pe culiarly auspicious to any kind of insurrection i►, the North, because it reminded ,the thronged hives there of the Manchester Massacre. Tne, were about to do honour to the popular hero or that day when the turn-out began. - Now, than massacre was exclusively the work of the Tories. It was begun, continued, and ended on Tor • principles. So deep did it penetrate into the minds of the manufacturing classes, that mans years of subsequent prosperity fid'ed to oblite rate the impression. It may be said even to have deepened with time and reflection. The Parlia ment which defended it became generall: l odious, and forfeited from that moment the cha racter of protector of the people. The urgeri demand for Reform in 1830 is mainly to b( traced to the defence of the Tory massacre o 1819. The same party which then did so :•nuci, mischief is now again actively at work, using, the same tools. It both calumniates and im prisons, and would be more ruinous now than then, but fortunately for us it is shorn of somt , of its power. Again, in 1839, that party was extremely ac. tive in the manufacturing districts. The old spirit might operate in new men; the Ministers of that day bad imbibed it, and acted on the principles of Toryism. The Whigs, from a new born zeal to be efficient Ministers of the Crown, forgot their duty to the people. They allowed themselves to be unduly influenced by the terri fled Tories of the manufacturing districts, and sacrificed the principles of liberty to a desire to propitiate their political opponents. They set the constables and the police into motion some what according to the present fashion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM. They put down meetings, like the Tories; •and threw men into prison, like the Tories, on account of their opinions. From their Toryism, Chartism gathered strength, and be came rife in the land. First, then, the odious tyranny of Toryism, in our own day, led to Re- form, and next to Chartism ; and still the Tories, undaunted by disaster, and untaught by ex perience, are pursuing the same career. Fac tions may be annihilated—they cannot be.taught. The next step in the progress of Toryism will probably be Revolution; and if that come, we shall owe it to the men who daily abuse the Anti-Corn-law League because it opposes and struggles to overturn their mischievous legislation. What they did in 1819, in 1839, and at every period of our history, they are now doing— straining the law to their own purposes. It is not enough for them that they have the making of the law, unless they can also administer it. They hated the Whigs for nothing so much as fur su perseding them to some extent, and controlling them ill the administration of the law. What an outcry did they make about the Whigs appoint ing a popular magistracy under the new Corpo rtion Act, and how speedily did they set abuut placing Tories in the magistracy whenever they returned to office ! The law, in fact, is such a jumble that, in the hands of a cunning Magistrate, it may serve any purpose. A piece of parchment, a custom, or a decision of the Judges, requires a living spirit to interpret it, and the Magistrate or the Secretary cf State may make it speak what he thinks, and what he desires. The Tories thus dis guise their desires in the forms of law, and in its name they give effect to their own passions. In truth, what they call the law, and what they Ino:o th;th {I: ie tll., j;; rp)!l sacred forms. They make a law to give dim selves wealth and power, and they execute alter their own fashion, to attain t same end. Their perversion of law to tW complish their own objects, their inakii:g ti:e Constitution a mere instrument for securin2 them wealth and power, is the chief cause of the contempt into which the Con stitution and the law have fallen. By their con tinued injustice they are the authors of the public discontent and of the late insurrection. Of their faults it is now the duty of the League and its supporters to remind them, instead of allowing them to escape front their enormous responsi bility by defending the League from their attacks. It is impossible to read the Tor 3 journals with out perceiving that they contemplate making most important changes in society. They are by no means contented with its present condition and to carry out their principles, they must frame a number of new laws. They think popu tar assemblies endanger the public peace, and they must propose some enactments to restrain or suppress public meetings, if they cannot covertly, by the help of the police and the law as it stands, put them down. They object to the growth of manufactures— they eNpressly declare that it is not desirable to make England the workshop of the world, and they must take measures to prevent the growth of a manucturing and town population. They contend strenuously for making the master ma nufacturers support the workmen, whether they have any employment for them or not and they openly demand a law to regulate wages. The Parliament cannot possibly continue to restrict the supply of food without being driven into the most coercive acts for the suppression of public meetings, for the limitation of population, and for the regulation of all the employment and the rate of wages throughout society. Such being the logical results of their principles, Mr. COBDEN, on Thursday, very properly pointed them out in the following passage:— When they have put down the people, they will still have the far greater task to perform of finding• them em ployment and good wages.— (Applause.) I say it is their duty ; and why ? I would not say of a Government lik e th a t ot' Switzerland, which has no custom-houses, that it was the duty of a Government to find employ iti:,nt for the people ; but I say it is the duty of our Go vernment, who have undertaken to meddle by law- with every branch of commerce, and every pursuit of industry .in the country.—(Applause.) They cannot complain, therefore, that they are bound to find employment for the people. There is not a single article in which we deal that is not wrapped up, like a mummy almost, with Acts of Parliament—(Applause and laughter)—we can not move a hand Or foot in commercial transactions with out being hampered by custom,' laws ; nor can we take any steps towards exchanging the articles we produce for those of other countries vs ithout coming in contact with protective laws and prohibitory duties. — (Applause.) I say, therefore, it is the duty of the Government to find employment for the people ; and when they have put down these tumults, I say it is as nothing compared with the duty which they still owe, with the magnitude of the task which they still have to undertake, of finding em ployment and subsistence for the people.—(Applause). That must be done. That passage is now especially worthy of pub lic attention, because there is a great dispute in society as to the extent to which legislation should proceed. From Ci Tn-laws have already proceeded a responsibility in the Legislature to employ the people, and soon the Tories must proceed to limit their numbers, and regulate all the rewards of industry. They are, in fact, re ducing St. Simonism to practice in England, and will determine by law every man's remuneration. Such a system worked by a benevolent despot would be intolerable, but worked by a Legis lature consisting of more than a thousand per sons, and set in motion by a still more numerous tribe of journalists, and idle meddlers with other persons' affairs, will become a perp9tual inter ference with private affairs. Life, which the ALMIGHTY gives as a blessing, - will be converted into a curse. And let not the opulent and the noble suppose that they will escape. They may at present direct the system only against others, but they must in turn submit to its fetters. They cannot feed the monster without becoming its prey. We do not now allude to the conse quences of this meddling system for the first time, but as we see it growing and extending it is necessary that we should again place some of its inevitable consequences before our readers. From the remarkable silence of Mr. O'CONNELL since the close of the session on the question of Re peal, we began to entertain the belief that he had re solved to give up agitation for a time, and see what that great reformer, Sir ROBERT PEEL, would do for Ireland. He has surprised his friends here by the New Tariff, the New Corn-law Bill, and his ominous speech on the noble principles of free trade ; and he may still more agreeably surprise his political enemies n Ireland by some great and comprehensive mcasfre for consolidating the union between the two countries. Mr. O'CONNELL, it would appear, however, is not much inclined to trust to the present Government without helping himself, and he accordingly commenced the Repeal campaign at Drogheda on Sunday last, in a long and stirring speech. The meeting was held in the open air, and was attended, according to the re ports, by an "immense audience," who enthusiasti cally cheered the eloquent and skilful orator. We have always maintained that Ireland has yet many grievances to be redressed, and have ever lent our humble assistance in advocating her just claims to be placed in all respects on the same footing with Great Britain ; but between granting her just rights, and granting Repeal, there is a wide difference. The history of the Irish Parliament, certainly, cannot be urged as an argumefs for repeating the experiment, and the vast and beheficial changes which have been made in her laws and institutions within the last 15 years ought to hold out hopes for the future, and bid the friends of Ireland not despair of the Imperial Parlia ment. Two of the great evils complained of are the unfair proportion of the public debt with which she is burdened, and that crying grievance —a Protestant Established Church in a Catholic country. In the latter complaint every impartial man must concur, for a more absurd, a more dangerous, and a more un just measure, never was forced on any people. So much cannot be said against the amount of the debt, for it must be kept in mind that Ireland is less'taxed than any other portion of the United Kingdom, ex cepting the Channel Islands, and that the whole of the extensive English Colonies are thrown open to her inhabitants. Scotland does not complain of her portion of the debt, but with praiseworthy industry, makes up for what she considered a bad bargain at the time, by sending forth her sons into every colony, occupying in not a few of them even a greater share of power than her richer neighbour, and thereby enriching herself by that very Union which was to cause her downfal. Why should not Ireland do the same ? She has tre ble the population, her inhabitants have the same activity and spirit when their exertions are directed into the proper channel, and it is, therefore, absurd in Mr. O'CONNELL to abuse the Executive for giving situations to Englishmen, and declare to the multitude that if they had the Repeal, " there should not be a Custom-house officer, or any man in any situation in Ireland, but an Irishman." There are some other minor grievances of which he complains, but how these can be remedied only by an Irish Parliament, we have never yet been able to discover. If the peace able state of a cou.Ary is a proof of good government, we would say Ireland can have no reason to com plain. Contrast her condition with that of England at the present moment. Here we have a discontented population, one-half of the operatives out of work, and a still more violent cry from miliions for the Charter than there is in Ireland for the Repeal. Mr. O ' CONNELL, too, with his ten thousand followers, was al lowed to meet in the open air to consider their grievances, and though policemen were present, not one pulled him from the chair, or knocked down a single Irish. man. Can the same be said of England ? Here the people are hunted by the military, assaulted by police constables as if they were thieves and pickpockets, and any attempt to get up an open air meeting is re garded by the authorities as little better than high treason. In England Mr. O'CONNELL would not have been allowpd to finish a long speech in these strains : Oh ! glorious land, vLith Ow finest harhours—the roost spe:Ldid ,itAarie:s—the ;Mist extensive rivers—the greatest inland navigation, and the most capacious ports in the world—land of the religious, the temperate, the generous, and the brave, arise ! let your sons be com bined ; let them avoid secret societies ; let them struggle for your rights in open day ; let them rally for old Ire land ; and let their cry be—" Old Ireland for ever !" ('rrpmenfinus cheers.) i.t~. of weakness, as a manifestation of bad feeling, in the suspicious way in which every proceeding of England is regarded by a large proportion of the French Press. Whether we blockade Ningpo or St. Jean de Nicara gua—whether we propose commercial treaties with PortuBal or Siam, we are equally represented as in tent only upon making aggressions upon our al lies, and above all, intriguing against France. Our Gallic neighbours admit only the right of them selves to trouble the repose of the world. For France to interrupt for years the commerce of the Gulf of Mexico—to violate her own solemn engagements by the occupation of Algiers—to bully Switzerland—to foster rebellion in Spain—to intrigue in Greece—to humbug the Pacha of EGYPT—and to fill Syria with emissaries hostile to the Powers by whom that country was restored to the SULTAN, are matters to which allusion can hardly be made by the English Press without giving mortal offence to our Parisian Contemporaries. Then it is nothing to endeavour to ruin our linen trade by a nefarious treaty with Belgium—we repeat nefarious, for while it was allowable to France to in crease the rate of her protective duties, it was the reverse of fair or honest to make concessions to a neighbouring State for the purpose of obtaining the exclusion of our goods from a foreign market. Yet the treaty with Belgium for virtually prohibiting the importation of our linen and linen yarn into that kingdom did not elicit a single angry remark from the British Press. In fact, we scorn to indulge in retaliating the petty war fare carried on against us by the French Opposition journals. In the figurative language of FLOOD, we shake them off with as much unconcern as the lion does the dew from his mane. We are content to know that they as little comprehend the policy of our Government, as they do the spirit of our institutions and the feelings of our people. And yet is it not deplorable that the French will not en deavour to understand us bettor, and above all wilt not perceive that we have the good sense to know that we have more to gain by the prosperity than the adversity of France ? As one of the leading civilized States of Europe, she cannot acquire greater glory without reflecting some share of it upon England ; neither as our nearest neighbour can she superabound in wealth without pouring a part of the surplus into our coffers. There is no news of any interest in the French Journals received yesterday. The rapidity with which the French Chamber of Peers passed the Re gency Bill excites no surprise, as the Members are naturally eager to escape to the country. Some of the Paris journals are calling out for high duties to exclude the English from the markets of Algiers, to which; it appears, they now export large quantities of cotton goods Respecting the new tariff, imposing additional duties upon linen and linen thread, we find the following article in the Constitutionnel : Since the new convention bets een France and Belgium as to the importation of thread and linen, there has been much talk of a contraband system in concoction in England for introducing its produce in these articles into both France and Belgium. A few days ago, a Brussels journal mentioned a flotilla of lug-sail boats destined for this purpose, but it will be found that, however great may be the temptation, smuggling of these articles is utterly impossible. The lightest goods that are made the object of contraband dealing are muslins and silks, which are clandestinely conveyed from one country to another at a charge of not less than from 15 to 20 per cent., and, when the article to be sampled is more bulky, this charge amounts to from 25 to 30 per cent. upon the value. Now, thread and linen are certainly bulky articles, and cannot be passed from England into France or Belgium at a less rate than the latter per tentage, and, as the duty on this species of merchandise is only about 25 per cent., we conceive it would be much more certain and pro fitable to send in the goods by the ordinary chan nels, and to pay the duty. There is much greater temp tation to smuggle cotton thread, as it is entirely prohi bited from England, and is used in large quantities in the north by the manufacturers of tulle. To return to the question of thread and linen, it is more incredible that the English should attempt to smuggle these articles into Belgium than into France, for the Belgians are is far advanced in the manufacture as the English them selves, and have equally admirable machinery, with the material of their own growth, and labour at a cheaper rate, producing so much more than can be consumed in Belgium, that large quantities are exported to and sold in France. Under these circumstances, the idea elicited that English goods will pass into France through Bel gium is an extravagant hypothesis. There is, however, one consideration which may be seriously discussed, viz., whether England may be able to enter into competi tion with us by regular payment of duties. This is not impossible. When the duty on threads was 10 per cent., England had an unquestionable advantage in sending large quantities. We may readily admit that, notwith standing this duty, they yielded a profit of from 10 to 12 per cent. According to the new tariff, it would ap pear that the English can no longer export threads and linens to France with profit, paying the duties ; but, in the present condition of the Scotch manufactories, and with the perspective of new improvements in the process of manufacture, it would not be surprising to see large quantities again entering our markets in the regular course. The only way for the persons engaged in this trade in France, to avert the danger, is to devote them selves ardently to improvement in the mode of manufac turing with economy, and to set up machinery upon a larger scale than at present. The Duke de NEMOURS will find it a troublesome task to please the French people. Only a few weeks ago his hauteur was universally complained of, but now, since his appearance at Strasburgh, nothing is talked about but his hunting after popularity. Justice has not yet been called in to pronounce a final sentence on the serious charges brought against several officers in the employment of the city of Paris, when new facts which appear to be no less important are pointed out in another public office. We find the following state ment in the Gazette des Tribunaux :—" The police having discovered that frauds of a most criminal na tare were com mitted in one of the raostimportant departments of finance, and that by the aid of forgeries and supposition of persons, considerable sums of money were abstracted from the public treasury, has issued warrants to arrest the guilty persons. More than a dozen individuals, all accused of forgery, and of whom the greater part haVe fully con fessed their crime, were arrested on Friday." A letter from Rome, of the 16th of August, says : "We expect in three days the three steam-boats, built in England, by order of the Pontifical Covernment." Letters from Naples, of the 12th August, say that the Government has authorised -the construction of an iron railway from the capital to the Roman frontier at Terracina, and that Rothschild affil some other houses aro to supply the funds. The whole is to be completed in three years.—Commerce. The Governor-General of - -Algeria reports that a funeral service was performed at Constantine on the Bth of the month for the Duke of Orleans.—Coastitutionna ALGIERS, AUG. 20.—We hear nothing particular about Abd-el-Kader or the Arabs. The lei ter come in great numbers to Algiers, to bring all kinds of provisions. The Sheiks of the tribes between Cherchell Tenez lately made their submission. They have pre sented to the Governor-General, to be appointed for their Kaid, an old Marabout, whose head Abci-el-Kader was absolutely resolved to take. This think is an irre fragable proof of the necessity of their submission.— From the Toulonnais of the 25th. POSEN, AUGUST 15.--Travellers- who have come from Russia and the south of Poland affirm that that kingdom is almost entirely without troops, and that only in Warsaw itself there is a considerable garrison ; but that on the other hand great masses of troops, especially cavalry, are assembling on the banks of the Dnieper. It is given out that this cavalry is assembled merely for the approaching au tumnal reviews, at which it is known that an illustrious visitor is expected ; yet the conjecture readily tee:septa itself that the situation of affairs in the East, keeps itussia in a state of armed peace. It is indisputable that no European Cabinet understands the art of legerdem a i n better than that of St. Petersburgh ; in a ppearance it re mains quite passive and make compliments on all sides ; but-it has its hands always under the table, and beforeyou are aware, the trick is dot e to the .%mazement of all the spectators. Who it is that prepare.% fur the English all the little and great viubarrasnients the East, is indeed not officially known. BERLIN, Ana. - 18.—We have again all kinds of re ports about St. Petersburgh ; for instan,ae—that Count Gagarin, the Minister of Finance, had been killed by an officer, &c. These reports may probably be classed in the category of the mystifications which are propagated from tune to time respecting Russia,;and which, hem:l'er, often they are proved to be such, are still credited in some quarters.—Allgenteine Zeitung, Aug. 23. • BOUItSE . —PARIS, MONDAY, AUG. 29. First Highest Lowest Last French 5 per Ce n t s Price. • Price. P r i ce . 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