The Sun. — London, England, 1827-09-26 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. In yesterday's Times, we marked with suffi cient distinctness our doubts as to the accuracy of certain impressions which seemed to be enter tained in some quarters respecting the occur rences at Constantinople. It now appears, as we learn from good authority, that the answer of the Reis Effendi to the note of the Allied IVli- nisters was considered by them to be a definitive answer; aud that, so far as they are concerned, the execution of the treaty may be looked upon as having actually commenced. On receiving the refUsal of the Ottoman Government, the Ambassadors of the coalesced Powers sent im mediate orders to the combined squadrons to act ; and it was presumed that the first object of their commands would -be to intercept the fleet and convoy of the Pacha of Egypt on its- way from Alexandria to Greece. It is generally under , stood that, the notoriety attending the equipment of this formidable armament, .and the anticipa tion of irretrievable mischief should nothing be undertaken to frustrate the landing of the 'troops, were the inducements which operated - on the Diplomatists of England and her Allies to make them reduce the intended 30 days to 15. Per haps the Pacha may not have been very eager to adhere much longer to the fortunes of the Porte, and would, therefore, not greatly lament the pre text for inaction thus afforded him by the promp titude of the Allies, with whom, undoubtedly, he would not court the risk of a gratuitous quarrel, fur the sake of a master whose yoke he was anxious to shake off, and to the certain extine tion.of those military and naval means through which he might best accomplish his independence. Theactiye measures proposed by the triple alliance against .Turkey, in case of her refusing their offer to mediate, have enabled the Pacha to exe cute, in compliance with all the forms of decency, whet lie must otherwise have attempted in spite of it—a desertion of his nominal Sovereign in the heat of battle with a nation of insurgents, in whose favour, .'whatever the Christian . States of Europe might feel s it is impossible that a ,Mussulinan Pacha could indulge any real sym pathy. Well . informed persons go so far as to say, that the Pacha sent at the same time, hints to the Allied Powers where they might find his Beet, and orders to his own officers against making the slightest resistance. A needless complication of hypocrisy all this, if true !. but eastern policy in numerous instances, prescribes, as a point of etiquette and honour,,that course of action which savours most of the spirit of dis simulation and duplicity. ,The subsequent steps to be taken by Great Britain and her allies, under their c onvention, now force themselves on public notice. It has been agreed that, under such circumstances as are said to have arisen, the Allied Powers shouls. l send Consuls to the Greek confederacy, and thus anno.unee that recognition of their independence which' seals the defeat 01 the. Turkish Government in this ea:nest. What ever measures the Allies stand pledged to take, there is no rashness in pronouncing, ought, with a view to the seiseraLrelations of the T.urkish-em pire, to be executed .without delay. The sooner that a - system,deliberately adopted, is acted upon and with the greater energy, the sooner will the evils which have suggested it be brought to their' desired termination. If driven to war, for , the sake of a more secure and permanent tranquility, the more speedily .we " strip to it," and the har der we bit, the sooner will peace be sin our p o wer. .We trust, therefore, that England at least will be honest and , wise enough to fulfil her en g ag ensons without flinching—that she will be- equally careful to escape the contempt of those whom 'she-. threatens, and the re sentment Or distrust of those with whom she binds herself to co-operate. If Russia sacrific ed to the solicitude and eabortations of England the probable advantages of a surnmanding m taryposition, and those personal though gigantic sebjects, in the pursuit of which she promised h e self, to the dissatisfaction of England, a quick and facile sticces:s.—if, in (stet, the result of the late Mr. Canning's long and asinsioui negotia tions with Russia washer acceptance of British ally for a generous and universally beneficial ens', instead of an isolated hut perhaps brilliant effort of- her own unassisted troops easil resources, for the attainment of a selfish one,--this'esountry is, beyond a question pledged to accomplish aut in ,demnity by which RUS.Soa 'was detached from her own peculiar and well-known schemes of aggran disement ; or, Ist, she forfeits her plighted ho now.; and, 2d, she releases the Russian Cabinet from conditions which are valid only. by being acknowledged as' reciprocal. Mr. Canning, we are satisfied, " being in," would have fele that " returning were as tedio us as go o'er,' :and more so, being in truth, to those who understand the Mae of • Europe; impossible. That Russia, if the treaty of Alliance he vigorously acted on, I should think of crossing the 1 3 ruth with an army, for objects exclusively Russian, while the three Powers distinctly negative by one .of its clauses 'di contemplation of personal or selfish proiects, we decidedly cannot 'believe. The Emperor of Russia is too upright a Prince to jussify. such unworthy anticipations. A military attack on those Turkish provinces whose position separates them from the affairs and interests of Greece, but as obviously connects them with whatever .has been esteemed by the Powers of Europe most alarming in the policy of Russia,.would be no less than a dissolution of those friendly bonds which now unite the Allies in a single and sacred enterprise—all abandonment of Greece to her own unsupported means, esid the pro bable'reVival of ancient tendencies in the great Governments of the west and south-east of E uro pe, to combine against any scheme of dis membering Turkey for the indulgence of Rom snn-place ambition. But silly rumours, buzzed abotst by the ignorant, are shadows unworthy to Russia, whose accession to the content with; English, ,and French alliance . deserves to be aps reciated as a humane and disinterested surrender has a right to our steady of a Russian 4,;.b i jectl .. fulfilment of the • promoes, by which she was gained lour proposals' In' -is is her part ready; an of Lord Dudley, Ay, g s con fidant and friend, there is nothing but spirit, con sistency, and decision, to be predicted.--.-Times. The use of ardent spirits has long been the bane both of savage and o f civilized life ; and it is extradrdinary; and no small reproach to the ,latter, that it is among the former that the first Kirin and decided step is taken to put an end to a" evil of such wide-spreading and alarming magnitud e . At c , a - talk" of 'North American Indians, it seems, these people determined to abolish th e Use of spirituous liquors, alleging, equalwith truth aml Simplicity, that " they drove them er a i y ," That ' It shQUld be left to savage life t o d i fact, reflects hilt little I . correct this important ccredit,ni.lon those civilisei. 2 States in the _practice p se ssils and mad dens andthousandthousands,,eon,et where not only no such resolution this is but where the very Government connives at the h madness and ruin of its subjects, and even condescends to raise a large revenue by such very means. Could the inmates of Bedlam, and of every. Lunatic Asy lum in this kingdom, be examined, for the pur pose of tracing the origin of their awful calamity, none so general as this would be found. Pride, disease, and mental affliction, are, we have no doubt, laige producers of insanity ; but those, and all oilier causes put together, would not, we are convinced, furnish any thing like the pro portion in the fearful catalogue, which would be found to have had their origin in this intellectual incendiarism. Those who mark the signs of the• times cannot be ignorant or indifferent to the truth of this ; nor can we reconcile to any of our ideas of consistency the recollection that we have had a Government so straight-laced and horror-struck at depravity as to abolish the state lottery, but which can go on encouraging, rather than taking any means to repress, this all-per verting contagion - . Whether the satire thus passed by these wild Indians upon civilised en couragers of this maddening habit, will have any effect in repressing its prevalence, we are not sanguine enough to conjecture ; but if we were asked, on the one hand, what it is that is more than any thing else destroying the manly, open character of the common people of these islands, we should say it is the use of ardent spirits ; and were we to prescribe, on the other ; what it is thal would bring them back to the habits and the character of former times, we should say that it would be by returning to the wholesome, the refreshing, and invigorating beverage of their hardy ancestors, ill-exchanged, indeed, for liquid fire.—Morning Herald. We extract from the Dublin Evening Post a letter on the subject of the ejected Irish tenantry. " The struggles (says our Dublin cotemporary) to pos sess a patch of luud—the distraints, the ejectments, the cantings of property, have led to the murders, burnings, and the terrible outrages which have so long disgraced and afflicted the South of Ireland." "There is not a single proprietor in Ireland—provided no middleman stands be tween hins and the tenant, that digs' and , ditches in the fields, who cannot, if he has no fear of the lighted brand Which may be applied to his mansion, or the musket bullet which may be lodged in his heart, in six mouths, clear his estate of all the beggars on it." We know landlords—we know one who is, perhaps, one of the greatest in Ireland, on whose grounds the system has been adopted—a man not influeneed by political animosity—a man, we verily . believe, above the feeling—and one, besides, who was for a long time a resident. Yet this personage, merely from a perception of his own interest—from the mere considera tion of making more pounds, shillings, and pence of his lands than he coukl do under the ancient plan, has adopted the principle—and is acting vigorously upon it—of con verting his large possessions into large farms, and turning the pauper population adrift. The plan, in fact, is adopt ing every where. In every place where it could be at all put in practice the tenantry are ousting." Our Dublin Cotemporary asks—" Is a whole population to be made the sport of a cruel expe riment—is it to be excited to the brink of insur rection, nay, into actual rebellion, because, at the eleventh hour, the Irish landlord has discovered that spade husbandry is bad, and that his lands would produce more .rents and be better paid under a new and more improved system ?" We answer yes. The Irish landlords may cover the field of Ireland with the bones of their tenantry if they please, and there is none to say them nay. We have again and again said and repeated that the Government of this country is exercised by an aristocracy—that in England the aristo cracy is controuled indirectly by public opinion, but that in Ireland there is no controul whatever --that a pure aristocracy, call it Irish, or West Indian, or what you please, is of all modes ol Government the most cold-blooded and relent less. The English would not , suffer any of themselves to be the victims of such inhumanity as that to which we allude, but they will not only look oh with indifference while the Irish are offered up a sacrifice to the avarice of their landlords, but furnish the landlords with the means' by which they can give effect to their purpose.- If Ireland had,not been'united to England, the instinct or self-preservation, and the interest of the tyranny, which is dear to them, Would have taught the Irish landlord to prevent the growth of an excessive .population, just as a similar interest teaches the Hungarian or Polish Lord . to prevent 'his serfs from outgrowing his means of controul. But the Irish landlord knew that he could command English bayonets, and he became, in consequence, the most reckless of all tyrants.. He could follow every impulse with impunity—,-encourage breeding when it suited 101; and disperse the wretches and fire their cabins, with as little concern as a man disperses the tenants of a Tookery, when his wants require that he should cut down the timber. It is use less to talk of nations having a right to exist. The Irish are not considered as a nation. The property of a nation belongs to a nation, and in countries occupied by nations, property is re spected, because it is for the interest of the pa,. ton that it should be so. But in Ireland, the people pot being a nation, are respected or not respected, just as it is for the interest of the holders of property that they shogld be so: It has been said by Pope, after - Leibnitz, that all partial evil is universal good. The question, why evil exists, has always been one of the most pcAing iii the whole field of religion and morals. But a pious man, ia.4,§qed that evil ought to exist, would say that Ireland is the scape-goat for Europe,--that, for some inscrutable reason, the people of that country are selected by Pro vidence for - an example to Europe, to warn the nations against the horrid evils that follow in the train of pure Aristocraey,—Mormng Clirpnzcle. It will be seen by an extract in another co lumn from the Allgenzein.e 2eittcng, that the no tice contained in the Gazette de France pf Sun day, which we gave yesterday, was merely a sum- mary of the more detailed and authentic state ment of the Austrian - Journal. This, in itself, is a remarkable fact ; 'for the Gpzt'(fr de France would not haveomitted the most important parts of so remarkable an article, if it had not'consi dered the information which they conveyed as more necessary . for the Government than for the people, taking it as a guide for the one, whilst it would only prow: A source of alarm to the other. The public have been all along aware that the Treaty of Alliance of the Gth of July was not agreeable to Austria; but they did not, perhaps, expect so : decided, or, at least, so early, an indication of her sentiments ; for, consider ing the state of the press in Austria, we cannot look on a political article in any of the Journals prii - 4ed in that country as expressing any thing but the will of its Government, Those who had ru mour from- what they fear," observe, that by tier I4mgarian dominions Austria is brought almost in contact with the Russian army of the Sppth ; and in - the event of any advance of the latter, to could form a junction with the Turkish forces in a nry few days. They re mark also; that her troops in that quarter have been silently receiving reinforcements for a consider able time, apparently in coptemplation of their service' -104 called for in the strug g le which, from the concin...t theYorte, they shortly anti cipate. Nor do they he4tate. ):2"ute that conduct principally to secret assurances that Turkey will receive support in her determination to resist the claims of the Allies, in the friend ship and co-operation of the Emperor. Prussia, it is observed, which has as much reason for dreading the power, of Russia in" the north; as Austria ha in the south, would they think doubtless join the cause of the latter ; and France, threatened in the north by Prus sia, and - entangled in the south by her en gagements with Spain, might very easily be reduced to a state of neutrality. Russia again, though powerful in appearance, is weak in reality, from the want of what has been justly denominated the sinews of war. She can nei- tiler commence nor carry on an arduous contest, such as, under such circumstances, a war against Turkey would be, without pecuniary assistance. There is but one source from which such assis tance could be sought, namely, England—and England has suffered too much from the conse quences of the last war to be lightly induced to enter upon another, for objects, which, thougil popular at the moment, would speedily cease to be so did they lead to new taxes and impositions. Such are the speculations to which the language of the Austrian Journals has given rise. It is unfortunate for the hypothesis, however, that it rests on a foundation wholly assumed—namely, that the Russians will, in consequence of the treaty of 6th July, forthwith declare war against Turkey, and that England and France will follow their ex ample. Even were such an event to take place, those who already ,anticipate a general war from the supposed interposition of Austria, ought to re collect that, by an attempt to drive back the friends of the Greeks on the east, Austria would expose much to hazard on thr west. The Alps are not quite so difficult to be passed as they once were ; and while Austria was supporting the Crescent on the Pruth, it is possible that the Lilies of France might find their way to the plains of Italy, where its Eagles have soared before. Nothing of all this is, however, likely to happen. The blockade of Turkey by the com bined squadron will, we trust, be more than suf ficient to reduce the Sultan to reason, aided as it will be by the forced, if not voluntary, neutra lity of the Egyptian Pacha.—New Times. POLICE WITELLIGBNCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—A poor weather-beaten man, named Young, came before the LORD M4YOR yesterday, to complain against the trustees of the Colombian Agricul tural AsSociation, in the hope that his Lordship would compel them to make him some recompence for the in jury he had sustained in going over to Colombia as a settler, &c. lie put into the hands of the Lord Mayer a paper, signed, or purporting to be signed, by Mr. Goldsmidt, Mr. Richardson, and another, who were represented as trustees. This paper particularised the conditions on which Young was to have a certain quantity of ground in Colombia,— ground which, it stated, the Government of that country had presented to the Association. When this Company was first set up, it was thought necessary to show that the Directors were in earnest in their efforts to establish it in the firmest manner possible, and, accordingly, immediate emigration was determined upon. Numbers of poor families, anxious to improve their condition, offered themselves as tillers of the Colombian earth, and were, to their great delight, accepted. 'A certain quantity of land 'was marked out upon the map of the colony as the property of each settler, and off they sailed, but it was only to have their .hopes most bitterly frustrated, and to roam about without 'being acknowledged, and in a complete state of destitution. As soon as - Yonng and the rest of the ship load disembarked, they went to the agent of the company ; but he told them that he knew nothing at all about them, and that he had no ground to give to them, or implements of husbandry, or other thing. " Why," said they, "we cause here in con formity with the written agreement, of which the trustees have a duplicate, and where are we to go if you don't act up to this agreement."—" I am sure I don't know," said he, " and I don't care if you all go to h—." Under these circumstances the unfortunate adventurers en- deavoured to get some employment through the coun, try, but it was useless AcrmaiWtlie 'otpiiiment: Young, by good hick, was taken on board a vessel bound for England, and worked his way home. He arrived a few days ago, after having experienced a great deal of suffering. The LORD MAvo read the paper, but said that he could not do any thing for the applicant, who was, he said, not the only person who was duped by the makers °from- panies. The applicant stated that he left a great number behind him, and God only knew how many of them would ever return. GUILDHALL—EIiza . Elliot, who had attempted to drown herself in the Thames en Saturday night, was again brought before Sir PETER LAURIE yesterday. John Thompson, her alleged seducer, was also in attendance, with his employer, Mr. Jones. Thompson, on being questioned by the Alderman, did not deny his having been intimate with the young Woman, but asserted that be had not seduced her. Mr. Jones put a letter from Mr. Seagar " to Miss Elliot" into the Magistrate's band, and made some observa tion on it in a low tone. Miss Elliot was then asked whether she would return to her mother ? She answered that her mother and Mr. Seagar had arranged she should return to him ; and that, also, was her own wish. Sir Penn, after conning over hastily the aforesaid letter, said it appeared to be a mere rhapsody, or something worse, and he should not deliver her • to Mr. Seagar until he was satisfied about this letter. It commenced thus : " The Wonderful Prophet.—He is not a wandering Jew, an old Levite, nor yet St. John, as some people imagine. His generation was in the world before Adam ; he was in the Ark with Noah, and with Christ when con demned to be crucified. The Scriptures snake mention of him ; he knoweth not his parents, nor was he ever so in dulged as to enjoy the comforts of a mother's breast. His beard is of the colour of vermillion, which is seldom, if ever, cut. He goes barefooted like a gray-friar. He wears neither hat, cap, nor wig. His coat is neither dyed, wove, knit, nor spun, nor made with hands ; neither is it silk, linen, woollen, or leather. He cares not for the ponms and beauties of thii wicked world, and would rather dwell in a barn than in a king's palace." The document ran on in the same strain to some length. Shortly after Mr. Seagar entered the roam. I sent for you," said the Alderman, rE to give you an opportunity of vindicating your character. Thompson and his master have put a letter into my hands which you sent to Miss Elliott, and there has been a bad construction put upon it. It is insinuated that you have intrigued with this girl, and that the bearing of this letter is to corrupt her mind. To me it is unintelligible. Taking a first view of it, and connecting it with your meeting her at an early hour in the morning, an.explanation is nece ssary . Mr. Seagar—On my word as a man,—l do not pretend to be a gentleman, bnt on my word as an honourable tradesman, of long standing in this city, I sent the letter to her under feelings of the strictest purity and fatherly affection, to divert her i pind, expecting she would busy herself for a time with it in p uezling all her fem a l e ac quaintances. I copied it from a manuscript of my fath e r's, dated 1793, the year I was horn. It is a Scriptural riddle, and the solution of it is a cock---(luud laughter) -._a justi game cock, Sir Peter. Allow me to read it f or my fication. Sir PETER_yop may. I sent for you that you might justify yOuiself. " Now, good ladies and gentle Mel, all, , said lir. Seagar, " I, having his Worship's kind permission, will read and expound this epistle as audibly and conspicuously as I can. —(Laughter.)_Hoping his hearers would be edified, &c. &c., be proceeded to his task of reading and commenting, showing that the riddle referred, here and there, to cir cumstances and observations set forth in the Scriptures, the cock and his crowing. respectingfld sbeing concluded, Sir PsTra inquired what chapel he attended? M • and : m : Soenae of r the Seagar.—l o g v o eis to ee th et e s o ch f u i r i c ia h t p of a S r t is . h nn and Agnes, Sir PETr.a.—And does your wife attach as much im portance to that riddle as you seem to de ? Mr. Seagar.---1. assure you, just the same.,—(Laughter.) After travellinf into sonic irrelevant matter, he said he was still ready to receive Eliza into his house, On her pro mise to be submissive, and take his advice. Sir was certainly deceived by Mr. Jones and Thompson as to the charicter of your letter. I think your kindness to this young wOma:n proceeds from enthusiasin,—: x. "e it no other name—wick I. do not think, as far as i II Can that yo u haye beep actuated by any improper motives. There is the man—(cried the Alderman, in a hitter tone of scorn And anger, raising his voice, and di recting the eyes of the crowd with his finger to Thompson) —there is the man who has the satisfaction of having ruin ed this young creature. You (addressing the prisoner) are now standing between two men of very different character —the one appears to be your destroyer, the other your protector. You must give me two pledgee, or I will not consent to your liberation—that you will not renew the attempt upon your life, or your connexion with Thompson. She faintly made this promise, and being dismissed, went away with Mr. Seagar. Thompson denied that he had made the promise of mar riage to the girl in the presence of Mr. Seagar, but Mr. Seagar re-asserted it. LAMBETH-STREET.--Mr. Thomas Hewett, a master-butcher, carrying on business in the Mile-end-road, was brought bofore Sir DANIEL WILLIAMS on a warrant, charging him with having violated the person of Mary Smith, the servant of a widow lady of fortune residing in the same neighbourhood: • The complainant, a young, handsome, and innocent looking female, stated, that on the evening of Wednesday week, during the absence of her mistress and family, the prisoner called on her at her mistress's house, when she asked him to walk into the parlour, where he remained but for a few minutes, when' lie commenced taking improper and indecent liberties with her person. This she resented ; but he proceeded to use violence, threw her down on the carpet, and, notwithstinding all her efforts to prevent him, accomplished his object. Sir Da/int—Did you not call out for assistance all this time? Complainant—No, Sir, I thought it useless, as there were no persons living in the next house. Sir DANIEL--You should have called out notwithstand ing. Well, what did you do after the defendant had corn. mitted the offence? Complainant—l let him out, Sir. Sir DANIEL—Why not have given him in charge to the watch? Complainant—l did not know what to do at the . time. • Sir DANIEL-When did you communicate to any person what had happened ? Complainant—On the following day I told my mistress's niece. The defendant being asked what he had to say to the charge, commenced by saying that his calling on the com plainant was by her own particular• invitation ; and so far from her offering resistance she offered to treat him with wine before be came away. Complainant—No, it was only water I gave you. Defendant--Well, but you asked me to take wine, but preferred water. Besides, did you not bring me a present of a dish of French beans on the next day, as well as a silk handkerchief ? Complainant—Yes ; but that was to have an opportunity of asking you if you would marry me. Sir D. WlLLiams remarked, that her conduct rendered redress in a criminal point of wiew out of the question, and dismissed the complaint. The parties, on leaving the office, retired to a neighbour ing tavern, to settle their business amicably. WORSHIP-STREET—Yesterday, at a petty session held at this office for the parish of St. Luke, the affairs of Mr. John Wilks, sea., the late vestry clerk of that parish, and parent of the member for Sudbury, became incidentally a matter of discussion. A great number of housekeepers had been summoned before the Magistrates for non-payment of the poor rates and paving and lighting rates. Mr. M'Hugh, a respectable tradesman, residing in Bun hill-row, being asked what objection he had to paying the rates, said, he objected to pay until the sum of nearly 6,0001. of the parish money, which had been embezzled, was accounted for. The vestry had never been able to obtain a statement of the accounts from Mr. Wilks, their late vestry clerk, and he complained of the tardy proceed ings of the parish-officers in the business. Under the &al act of Parliament, any of their officers neglecting to produce their accounts to the vestry at the required times, were liable to a penaltuf 50/. for each offence. Mr. BROUGIITOR said, the present was not the proper time for entering upon such a question, but he would willingly listen to any application the defendant might have to snake, if made in the regular way. Defendant.—Then I certainly shall apply to you, Sir, on another occasion. • It appears from what was said by Mr. APHugh and others, that proceedings have been commenced against Mr. Wilks for the recovery of the large sum with which one of his clerks absconded some time since, but the present in tention is to proceed against him summarily for numerous penalties alleged to have been incurred by - the withholding of vouchers and accounts from the vestry. The penalties, if recovered, would amount to a sum nearly equal to the loss sustained by the absconding of his clerk. QUEEN-SQUARE.—Mrs. Robella, of No. 53, Bur ton-crescent, a lady of fortune, was summoned to this office by the driver of the hackney chariot, No. 901, for refusing to pay him his legal fare. A livery-serveriti who attended for his mistress, said that his master was extremely sorry that the fare should have been .disputed, and he was ordered to pax the money. The servant then paid the demand, 35., and 12s. 6d. costs. TOWN-HALL, SOUTHWARK.— Thomas _Holds worth, Eliza Harris, and Matilda 2"urner, were charged, the first with stealing 1011 b. of coffee, and 61b. of choco late, and the other two as participators in the robbery. The prisoners were all well known bad characters, and fully committed under the 7th and Bth George IV., c. 29, see. 64, as amended in Mr. Peel's act. • UNION-HALL.—Yesterday Whitehead, one of the ,toll-collectors at the King's Bench toll-gate, appeared to answer to an information filed against him by William Cob bett, jun., for demanding and receiving under the name of a Sunday toll the sum of 6d., contrary to the General Turnpike Act. After some sharp language passing between Mr. Adols.. pima and Cobbett, the magistrate (R. J. CHANIBERS, Esq.) dismissed the information, being of opinion that the toll demanded at the above gate, under the name of Sunday toll, was strictly legal. Cobbett seemed to be a good deal chagrined at the de .cision, and before he left the office, intimated his determi nation of trying the question before another tribunal. • IMPORTED. Same pe- This riod last year. year. Bags, &c. Bags, &c, Liverpool 654,449 427,712 London 56,5112 54,449 Jlasgow Total exported in 1827 IRTS: EXPORTED. Previous. ly this year. Bags, &c. Bags, &c, 5'73 16,22 g 1,400 35,935 120 54,252. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY DlARY.—Famar, Sum 28. Alexander, A., Huddersfield—Court-house Huddersfield... 1 Beardmore, W., Levenshulme, near dauchester—Star, Manchester Beechen°, R., Stamford—Crown, Stamford 8 Birch and Co., Manchester—Star, Manchester lO Birch, S., Manchester—White's, Manchester 9 Cartmell, R., Penrith—Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool Croasdill, G., Canterbury—Guildhall, Canterbury l2 Duff and Co., Liverpool—Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool Fisher, J., Birmingham—Royal hotel, Birmingham lO Gibson, IL, Aldborough—Angel, Norwich 4 Gritton, P., Doncaster—Royal hotel, Birmingham Gorle, J. Males Owen—Royal hotel, Birmingham 3 Hogg Vi, Cardiff=—Mr. Big;, Bristol 1 Laiglit, It., Worcester—Shakspeare tavern, Worcester l2 Owen, C. inn., Whitley, Halal Owen—Mr. Cooper's Office, ,-. .. Shrewsbury - ll Pain, J., Paulton—White Lion, Bristol Percival, W., Leicester—White Hart, Leicester ,Dyke and Co. Bridgewater—Globe, Bridgewater ll Riding, 8., Liverpool—Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool Rigby and Co., Liverpool—Mr. Brookes, Liverpool 1 Robson, R., Hanley—Swan, Hanley Soren, D., Bideford—Glebe, Exeter Smith, J., Stafford—Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool ll Webb, T., Ledbury—Arnold and Co.,Rirmingliain INSOLVENT APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED , COUNTRY.---At the Gaol, at Heflin', Monday, October at Twelve o'clock. Shaw, T., Tynylltitk, Llanthaidr THAMES TUNNEL.—On Tuesday Mr. Bru nel reported, that on the preceding day he had commenced a forward movement with the shield, and that having overcome the late serious diffi culties, and the bed of the river having been re examined by new borings, the expectations of a successful completion of this great undertaking are higher than before the irruption of the river. WILKIE, THE PAINTER. A gentleman; who a few days since arrived from the Continent, left this celebrated Artist at Geneva, where his health was greatly advanced. He had visited Munich, Vienna, Dresden, and Prague, and was every where well received. At Geneva he was visited by the Duke of GORDON, Lord MOIRA, Lady CooTE, and other English persons of virtu who were in that town. His productions are in high estimation on the Con tinent ; 'and as an instance it may be mentioned, that an agent from Mr. PEEL attended at the sale of the property belonging to the late King of BAVARIA, and offered 1,1001. for The Read ing of the Will, but it was bought in for a much larger sum on behalf of the present Sovereign. 1 The Artist had finished anti sent, home one pic ture. He had nearly completed another, repre senting the Princess DORIA performing the re ligious ceremony of washing the feet of the female pilgrims during the Jubilee at Rome. The scene contains five other figures, beside that of the Princess DOR lA, and ampngst which was noticed by several Of visitors as a remarkably striking, though, as the the them English one, lish Artist stated, perfectly accidental, likeness of the Duchess of ST. ALBAN'S, in her more youthful days, when Miss MELLON. He had also made a very spirited sketch of the scene between BO NAPARTE and Pope Pius, when the EMPEROR commanded the Pontiff to sign the divorce of JOSEPHINE. It was observed by the Artist, that he had been remarkably unsuccessful in his search of the humorous, and had not seen a single trait worth committing to canvass. In fact, he was decidedly of opinion, that no where does it so abound as in Great Britain, where his friends expect him shortly to return. The Earl of Egremont's mansion at Pet- Worth has been for the last few weeks a scene of noble hospitality. Among the distinguished auests have been Sir Charles and Lady Burrell and family, Mr. Walter Burrell, M.P.; Lord and Lady John Townsliend and family, and the celebrated paint ers Si r W in . B eec hy an d M r . Leslie. several more guests are also expected during the shooti ng St. season. A most beautiful s t a tue by Flax an y Michael and the Dragon, has just been put in the Earl of Egremont's gal lery at Petworth. It h as b een no l ess t h an ten years in h,and.---li gn e s Chronicle, DIED. On the 19th instant, in the New-road, Matthew Flynn, Esq. of Symond's Inn, aged 75. On the 21st instant, at Burton, near 13ridport, in her 80th year, Mrs. Jackson, relict of the late Dr. Jackson, Canon Residentiary,of St. Paul's, &c.. On the 22d .instant, in the 60th year of his age, Mr. John Dungkison Gates, of Larkliall-lane, Clapham. On the 24th instant, at his father's house, Church-row, Stoke Newington, Mr. James Stride, aged 26. On the 21st instant, at Douglas, Isle of Man, aged 53, Anne, the wife of James Shaw, Esq. of Birmingham. On the 23d instant, at Tetbury, Gloucestershire, aged 73 years, Elizabeth, widow of the late W. Wood, Esq. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of Tuesday). Russ, BRANDY and HOLLANDS.—The sales of Rum last week were inconsiderable, being confined to 200 puns. Demerara, 5 and 6 over, at 2s. 6d. and 28 over at 3s. 9d.—The sales of Brandy are still" very limited; the prices in France continue high.— In Geneva there is no alteration. The deliveries last week are ,848 casks Rum, aboet a half fo r ex p or t. The Market is firm this afternoon, bet there are no sales. It will be recollected that in the early part of last year our deliveries for Rum, for rectification alone, amounted to upwards 5,000 puns., and the consequence of this extra demand was a reduction of our stock to a lower state than it had been since the peace. The importations up to the sth Sept. last year, were 18,448 puns., and this year they amount to '24,920 puns., making an increase in the supply, as compared with that of last year, up to the same period, of nearly 6,500 puns., and yet, not withstanding the extra deliveries of last year and the increased supply of this, so extensive has been the demand of this year that our stock is actually under what it was at this time last year. IRISH PROVISIONS.—There are several arrivals of Irish Beef, but no sales are yet effected. Pork is without alteration. Bacon continues in good de mand, and the prices would be higher except for the considerable stock. The arrivals of butter last week were 19,500 firkins Irish, and 6,100 Foreign; the prices are in consequence rather lower. INDlGo.—lndigo continues heavy; the brokers and merchants are busily employed in inspecting the India House sale. TOBACCO.—There are several arrivals of new To bacco, but no progress has yet been made in sales (only about 10 hhds. disposed of—quality indif ferent). The purchases of Tobacco are confined to inconsiderable parcels of the trade. HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.--The Tallow market continues steadily improving; very considerable sales have been effected at 38s. a 38s. 3d., and the holders are asking a further advance, and appear very firm. The deliveries of Tallow for consumption are very extensive : last week above 3,100 casks, being about 1,000 more than the corresponding week of last year. In Hemp or Flax there is little alteration. The letters from Petersburgh are dated 7th inst.— Exchange 10d. 15-32. Tallow 100 rubles; 1,500 casks bought since the preceding post. For deli very—Tallow, delivery last three months, 38s. to 38s. 3d. per cwt.; shipments on or before 31st Aug., 38s. to 38s. 3d.; free on board, 31s. to 315.,6d. per ton ; Hemp, shipment on or before the 31st August 38s. OILS.—The accounts yesterday from the Davis' Straits Fishery were so favourable as to the suc cess of this year's fishing, that Whale Oil fell 31. a 4/, per ton, from 291. and 301. to 261. All other descriptions of Oil are at nominal quotations ; the former prices could net now be recalled. FRUIT.—The arrivals of Currants lately have been considerable for the advanced season ; a public sale is advertised. Ordinary Red Smyrna Raisins have been sold at 50s. SALTPETRE.—There are considerable sales of Saltpetre at 245. and 245. 3d., the holders now ask 245. Gd. In Refined there is no alteration, 30s. is the quotation. The large public sale to-day attracted great attention, it consisted of 2,887 bags ; about 900 bags, no refraction, taken out, supposed to be disposed of at 235., remainder sold 245. a 245. Gd. COCIIINEAL.—By public sale on Friday, 35 bags Cochineal ordinary foxy silver to mid. shelly black 12s. a 14s. 6d. COTTON.—The Cotton Market continues steady : the purchases are considerable, the prices without alteration. The sales for the week ending last night inclusive, consisting of 120 Boweds, 6id. a 61d.; 560 Bengal, 4d. a 40.; 1,000 Surat, 4d. a 54d. ; 600 Egyptian (duty paid) 7d. a 7id. TEA.—The Market continues steady since the 'sale; but few inquires. SPICES.—Some sales of Pepper for shipment are reported at 30., some Nutmegs 3s. 6d. a 3s. Bd. fair quality Pimento 10d. to 100., which is a shade Lower. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING TH WEEK. Beans, Wheat. I Batley. I Oats, 8. tO S. 43 50 48 00 54 58 42 48 53 5'7 50 58 48 59 16 50 45 59 s. to a 30 36 33 37 30 32 28 33 30 34 2 Si 31 36 32 34 28 :14 I-- COTTON WOOL, LIST OF IMPORTS AND EXPI S. to s. 18 21 28 36 24 25 20 26 24 28 30 36 22 28 20 24 Per Quartir- Boston Grantham Grimsby Hull Lincoln . Maidstone Spilsby Stamford,".~.~--- BIRTHS. On the 19th instant, at Shobrooke Lodge, Devonshire, the lady of William Brampton Burke, Esq. of a son and daughter. On the 23d instant, at Streatham, the lady of William Hutchins, Esq. of Hanover-square, of a son. On the 21st instant, at Meunt Campbell, Ireland, the lady of the Rev. John Rowley, of a daughter. On the 24th instant, at Longdown, Bucks, the lady of Richard Bligh, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. On the 24th instant, at Birmingham, by the Rev. Rano Kennedy, A.M., Mr. William Henry Partridge, surgeon, to Elizabeth Fortune, the eldest daughter of R. Peyton, Esq. s. to a - 6:i 60 64 5$ 60 34 58 58 60 58 70 AMERICAN PHENOMENON. GREAT OPENING IN THE EARTH, IN SUTTON, MASSACHUSETTS. This immense chasm, which has been called for a great number of years " Purgatory," is situated in the south part of Sutton, near the centre of what is called the " Great South - Woods," about threg and a half miles from the Meeting-house. It is nearly half a mile in length, and from seventy-five to one hundred feet in width. Without measuring the distance from the top to the bottom, it would be estimated very differently by different individuals. The distance from the top to the bottom is about 114 feet. When I speak of the bottom, I mean the principal level in the chasm, not including the great number of apertures, which open in this bottom, and into which one may descend, a dis tance bounded rather by probable danger than any mechanical obstruction ; these are to be noticed hereafter. On first entering this immense opening an in describable sensation must be awakened in thebreast of every individual who delights in contemplating the works of omnipotence. Vast perpendicular walls of solid granite hound the observer on either side ; huge rocks huddled together in chance like insecurity beneath his feet ; the proudest itfv)oei fora g i a ml here r o e smu a es n it e d t nh t a h onl e cd r e e t hf a r eo s ns cipaet adamantine.ct e t a r i t i o i g r i tree w trees of a primitive forest mouldering into crust, awe, wonder, rocks, m .oi i d g e a l r y l and admiration. In advancing forward, new scenes present themselves for examination. A little opening in the common level, at the feet of the observer, in dimensions only sufficient to ad mit the descent of a single man, when once entered, becomes in extent ample for the accom modation of a vast number. One of the gen . tlemen of our party states, that he entered One of these apertures at least thirty feet, and stopped there rather from the darkness and dampness of the place, than from any obstacles that would have impeded' his progress in advancing farther. ' The feeling of security that accompanies one while in those deep recesses, is more the conse quence of known precedents than well established security founded upon observation, for in many instances huge rocks above, seemed confined only by a single point, which perhaps would support many hundred pounds, or which possibly might be detached by the weight of a few ounces. At first it seemed probable that there would be danger in these caverns from meeting with a de leterious gas, known by the name of carbonic acid gas, the same that is sometimes met with in, wells, vats, and other sunken holes, mid the same also that is produced by the combustion of char coal, but as no accidents have ever occurred from tills cause, it is probable that this gas does not there collect in sufficient quantities, if at all, to become dangerous. In the warm months, particularly Judy a nd August, there issues from these apertures a thick, damp al mist, alone e wouldi n s u p c h quantitiesproduce a very as unpleasant Visi ble, and I would al mos t ven t ure to say tang ible. This sen sation, but when connected with a temperature as low as 35 degrees, it becomes chilling and op pressive. This circumstance, I apprehend, con stitutes the greatest danger in -visiting this place. On the common level the temperature would, at this season, probably range from 80 to 95 ; descending one of these smaller openings, the temperature would not exceed 35 degrees. Here is a sudden change of 45 or 50 degrees, quite sufficient to check a free perspiration, which every one would find himself in after leaping over logs and rocks some half hour or more. Towards the lower end of the chasm stands a large birch tree gro'wing out among the rocks in the great common level, the circumference of which must be at least five feet. From among the roots of this tree a fine spring of water com monly issues, at which the visitant may usually satisfy any laudable cravings he may have for this simple beverage. The spring is completely dry at this time owing to the dry weather. Our guide told us, that lie never saw it in this state before. However, a few feet above this, and on the op' posite side of the tree, we found among the mail some exceedingly fine water, and without much trouble obtained a sufficiency for use. Ice i 5 usually found in abundance just below this spring in all seasons of the year. The writer has oir tamed it there in June, July, and August. I cannot do better in this place than reconv mend to every one who intends visiting this place , to supply themselves with some articles of food , as there is no house near by at which they could be accommodated, saying nothing about th e pleasure of eating in such a place. And w hoever s you may be, whether man, woman, or child , b e sure and leave your name cut on some tree, for thi s o I am certain, from the immense number th ere to be found, is the direct road to immortalit.Y. The d origin of ev t e h n i t s s chasm av i e s losttranpired in re.- among the mote ages, and tradition g assi n 9 so many cause for it, that a conjecture now would b e only' adding to the confusion. It is said that the devil has been seen there, thrusting his fiery tongue out of the deepest recesses with immer surable velocity, and declaring this to be the eo; trance to hi s mighty kingdom. A very goof story m ight be made out of tl • b y T • g . ► this Ir. especially if he could find a Tom Walker or 0 Dutchman to lend a hand ; or, were it a little nearer the north pole, C tap • Symes might c 0 1 ' vert it to a useful purpose. But not t o be tedious, this immense • quantity of stone, welie• lieve, will one day be removed for the purpose of building, or whatever else it might be required for. So extensive is the quarry, that I have no doubt a village as large as Worcester might be built with materials carried from it, and a mat' of good judgment declares his conviction, that the city of Boston might be rebuilt from the same source. A railway might be constructed from the chasm to the Blackstone canal, the di s ' lance h ; -e.ng only about four miles, thence to alit place on the canal the stone could be carried with great ease. The rock is all of the granite kind, and could be wrought into blocks or co' lumns of almost any dimensions. There is one single rock there which I do not hesitate to state, will weigh five thousand tons, and it may` be three times that weight. This rock forms one of the highest points on the left hand mar' gin as we go down, and corresponds with one 01 the same height on the opposite side. The twd faces show evidently that they were once united, as do the faces of the perpendicular walls gene' rally. Beautiful specimens of..mica slate may 1.4\ obtained near the spring quartz also finely set and. some specimens of mend°, may be met with' would do well to visit this et The geologist wou making the science his principal object. In fino I would recommend all to go to the Sutto o Chasm. I believe it to be one of the most stril‘' ing c uriosities we have this side of the Whit e Mountains, and richly worth the journey of day to see it. --National ./Egis. and P M. YOUNG, at tye PAINTaIt IIIILIMED b 3? Six•Orrtion, No. 112, Strand. • viol oir(HE Mai, THURSI •to receive under-Men itsty's Vic by the 15t next, viz. 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