The Sun. — London, England, 1842-09-27 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF WELLESLEY. This illustrious statesman, after a short illness, ex pired at Kingston House, Brompton, yesterday morn ing, .at four o'clock. Few public characters can be named, who have acquired greater distinction by. their services, in a variety of situations, than the :Marquis of Wellesley.. Ne..one can fail to be struck with the extraordinary nature of his career, and by ; the brilliant qualities which he brought to bear upon • the civil administration of Richard Wellesley, Marquis of Wellesley ofNorragh, Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley, of Dangan Castle, and also 9f Ireland, was born June 20, 1760. He was . the eldest cf four other brothers, and one sister, by his father Garret, who was born in 1735, and elevated to the rank of Viscount Wellesley, of Dungan Castle, and Earl of Mornington, in 1760. His brothers alluded to are William, created Baron Maryborough ; Arthur, Duke of Wellington; Gerald Valeria n , who is in holy orders, D.D. a Prebendary of Durha m , Chaplain to the Queen, and formerly, Rector of Chel sea ; Henry, created Lord Cowley ; and Anne, who married, first the Hon. H en ry Fit zro y, an d • secondly her former husband dying in 1794, Charles Cullen Smith, Esq. • The Marquis of Wellesley was sent at an early age to Eton. Here, it is said, he distinguished himself by a di sp l ay of' those talents among his fellow stu deets which gave a strong prognostic of the eminence he was destined to obtain on the great theatre of the world. To the last he retained his taste for pro ducing those classical pieces of skill, which came in a Latin form with peculiar grace from his pen, and a • Very beautiful specimen of which appeared in the leading Review of the day, about two years ago. Other specimens are to be met with in the " Flora Etonensis." Having finished his studies at Eton, he removed to Cambridge ; but the death .of his father inducing him to enter early on public business, he returned . home b e f ore comp l e ti ng hi s res id ence , an d was ap . p_ointed a mem b er o f th e I r i s h P r i vy C ounc il, an d a Knight of th e new ly-i ns tit u t e d O r d er o f St. Patri c k. • In addition to these honours, he was chosen one of the representatives of the Royal borough of 'Windsor, and in'this situation took an wave part in'the ,impor , tant debates which the disturbed state of Europe oc :: casioned in both Houses of Parliament. His views and expressions were both calculated .to inspire the Ministry towards pursuing the warlike counsels which had been proposed. ... In the year 1797 he entered on that wide and mag i nifieent scene of action which his appointment as Governor. General of India led him into. The Indian -. Government at this time presented difficulties which —st:ulents of the first order were required to control. • Party Spirit had not only begun to show itselfin a variety . of forms, but Tippoo Sultaun of Mysore, the most power ; Jul enemy of the British authority, had again re ; ..covered force and resolution. His Lordship instantly ae:adepted measures for the firmest resistance. France ; u .had. entered into union with this wily Indian, and his L e Slit movements were to counteract their junction. tonaparte having landed in Egypt, Lord Mornington dispatched a considerable part of the Indian army,. 41 ''440r Sir David Baird, to join Sir Ralph Aber ea'Crorntse who had the command of that from E ng l an d. The bold design of sending these forces up the Per sian Gulf having succeeded, his Lordship saw his ss.s issued crow ne d w ith t r i ump h. O r d ers were next lesued to obtain possession of Perim, a small island situated at the entrance of the Gulf of Combay, which forms a communication between the straits of Babel ... mandel and the Red Sea. By the possession of this Place, he saw that the passage of the invading army • would be effectually stopped, and India, in conse quence, be provided with a permanent and sure de fence. The Indian army, in the meantime, having assembled under General Harris, received directions to proceed against Seriogapatam, the seige of which city was accordi ng ly commence d i n A pr il, 1799. History has - few recitals of a military nature more horrible than this war furnishes. But for the press ing and energetic letters of the Governor-General, the , attacking army would have raised the seige. But, „ urged by the strong exhortations of Lord 'Wellesley, ,s General Harris carried on his exertions with renewed ss -vigour, till the fortress was stormed by a desperate assault, and Tippoo himself slain ; intelligence of the ?' important event was immediately communicated to -1: the Government at home, and the Earl of Morning.. • t 44-1 was created, as a reward for his services, Marquis a:1 of Wellesley. ''"''ft Further to commemorate the distinguished services 'o'•which he performed in India, he received, in addition ' e rf' to his title, the honour of having his family arms aug l'oraented, with an allusion to the scene and circum 11';',stances ofhis exertions. The addition to the former bearings were, in the language of heraldry, "an es : 57 -:tocheon purpure, charged with an estoile vert, bor nii.dered and radiated or, between eight stripes or spots * l .'sself the Royal tiger, in pairs, salterwise gold." To the dexter su pp or t er; which is a lion, was added, "In the tt paw,- 'the French Republican tricoloured flag de pressed, and the staff broken." The sinister supporter —ares aloe ordered to be altered from a lion to the Royal ,reetiger of TippoaSultaun, vert striped, ducally collared, lessaad chained or, holding in the paw the standard of Tippoo depressed, and the staff broken. To the crest, rfesof Wellesley was added "the standard of Tippoo Sul taun," and to the crest of Colley, which was a man's arm grasping a sword, instead of the sword " a flag staff with the u n i on s t an d ar d of Great Britain, sur mounting the tricoloured fl ag o f France and the standard of Tippoo." , . In the year 1805, his Lordship returned to Eng land.. Opinion, however, was not universally in his favour. He was said to have been extravagant in his i cravernment 9 and guilty of oppression t owar d s t h e • • native Princes Articles of i m p eac h ment were pre.- . aerred against him in the House of Commons, but these dropped, and a vote was given in his favour. Among others who were violently adverse to him on his return were many of the Governors of the East India Company, several .of whom strongly remon strated with him on the expense and extravagance of • • his Government. His answer was short and sarcastic. " Gentlemen," said he, " I can't govern kingdoms by the Rule if Three." Mar qu i s On re sum i ng hi s sea t i n t h e H ouse of Lords, the ' Marquis Wellesley again became a frequent speaker ; and, in the year 1807, on the Duke of Portland be- Coming. Minister, he was selected to accept the office of a Minister of State, but declined it. - In 1809, he succeeded Mr. Frere as Ambassador to the Court of Spain, and had the fortune to land at . Cadiz on the very day in which the battle of Talavera was fought, and, amid the rejoicings !which were tnade to celebrate the surrender of Dupont's army to the patriot forces. His arrival was attended with every demonstration of public respect. A French flag Wa.tspread u p on th e groun d f or hi m t o wa lk on ; hi s carriage was drawn by the people to the Town-house ; and what was a more singular proof of the heartiness of his welcome, they refused the gold which he pre pared to scatter among them. On the Marquis of Wellesley's return from Spain, Lord Grenville, on the 30th of March, 1810, moved :f• or the appointment of a Secret Committee, to whom -ie,..lt s he papers relative to Spain should be referr e d, that ova th ose documents might be prepared for publicatien. c.Tne Marquis of Wellesley, on the occasion, implored gi c th e House not to interrupt the acceding to this mo ai; t '°o; or to obscure, by their own acts, the lights ne se cessar t y for the full and clear knowledge of the ques tions involved. "A. most material part of the cor e( respondence consisted of his own dispatches during , his, late e m b ass y." He begged the House not to rob age public of the adVantage of an open manifestation ''' his conduct, and that the record of his transactions in Spain might be preserved, to the world whole • a nd entire. • • On the Bth of June, in the same year, the Marquis • made a full vindication of the several acts with which .t! he Was charged. Before proceeding to answer the .`,l, :grounds of obj ec ti o n against himself, he laid before .4.. their L or d s hi ps a b r illi ant s k e t c h o f the plan of Bri 14l' ,t $ll *rations as they had been crowned with success ' i • n the SPanish peninsula. He then proceeded to an wer the charges severally of which he was accused, 1 1 : '[. la ud:vindicat e d himself from the topics of censure as the Y ankte. His peroration on the occasion, and as ; d elivered, had a maguitieent effect. He reviewed the *nativ es of Bonaparte in a masterly manner, and laid tlkul to his audience the vastness of his designs, and , a s los Unprincipled' means to carry them out. "To him, ;Y• f a id - he, "force and fraud are alike—force that will tt4 °P k _ to all the base artifices of fraud—fraud that will „" ec ome armed with ell the fierce violence, of force. . seer t . ery thing which the head of such a man could con s, lrol, or the arm execute, would be combined and con • rotasated into one vast effort, and that effort would strained ter the humiliation and destruction of this • country." rn answering those who cried out that Spain was • 411 desperation and lost, he spoke thus :—" For my e! art, my . Lords, I can discover nothing in the aspect o f Spanish affairs that wears anything like the hue or complexion of despair. If, indeed, it had ap- Peared that the spirit of courage had began to lan gnish in the breast of the patriotic Spaniards, then 'fight it be believed that further assistance to the c ause would be unavailing. But fortunately there w• 4.9 not only life in Spain still, but her patriotic ' B 4 still continued to beat high. Our generous sentiment should be, still to stand by her a.. " her m omen t o f res i s t anc e. The struggle in which \I".. to • Zrthl was -engaged, was not merely a Spanish strug cs but one in which the fete of England was insepa ais"Y blended: Should we not, tlievefer?, stand by • "Iwr to the last--should we not at such a moment, if s . "'.`t appeared to be et the crisis of her fate, extend • 6 Ver t ie : a. more srixichi4s ? For in nature, and, • shove . quain; 'how often 49 the apparent •v all se . s sere s o ' ,s `son been the presages al . vine p ms of aissolu,... " g•ontinavd. Al°o- 6 ',lle. Therefore my Lords ggie Z • ,4ord, " I wouldcling " • tang I to Spam in he. . therefore I would watch her in her last agona.... would wash and heal her wounds ; I would receive 00 p) 40 41 ...•••• ...... 54 61 ... • .• ••• 0 4 1 , jai • 0 ...... 111 „. ” THE 41LiNt - , LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING,- SEPTEMBER 27, 1842. ENGLAND AND AMERICA. PORTSMOUTH . , SATURDAY.-By the arrival of the Warspite, with Lord Ashburto n , American papers of three days later date than those brought by the last packet have been received. Th e i r con t en t s relate Chiefly to the dinner given to his Lordship at New York. At the Civic-hall between 2,000 and 3,000 citizens were introduced to him, and at Astor-house he'was entertained at apublic banquet, w hi c h i s de scribed as one of the most important and interesting fetes ever given in - that country. Lord John Hay and the officers of the Warspite were invited to the (limier, and - the brief address whiCh his Lordship had ocasion to 'make - in the course of the evening has been very much approved of by. the citizens of New York. The following are extracts from the papers : RECEPTION OF LORD ASHBURTON AT THE CITY-HALL.- Wednesday afternoon his Lordship received visitors in the Governor's-room - in the City-hall. A deputa tion of the Common Council conducted his Lordship from the hotel to the City-hall, and the Mayor and Corporation were in attendatice to receive him in the Governor's room. The MAYOR addressed him as follows :—Lord Ash burton, the Common Council and citizens of New York are most happy to receive you among them. The pleasure is heightened by the circurastances under which you visit us. You came as a minister of peace to proclaim, we trust, an enduring amity be tween our respective countries. Although we are not officially inforined of the .terms of the treaty you have been instrumental in making, still, under a con. viction of the practical knowledge possessed by your Lordship, and by the authorities of the United States who have acted with you in this matter—of the in ,telligence, patriotism, love of justice, and chivalry of 7ilie people of England and of the United States, we feel assured that no treaty would be proposed byyour Lordship, or acceded to by the Union, that would be unjust or dishonourable either to propose or accept. The character of both people is Such, that should diplomatists succeed in making a treaty which would give unjust advantages to the one country, and con sequently cast &stress upon the other, our peaceful relations would be of short duration, for the people of the difihonoured land would seek and obtain occasion to cause collision, for the purpose of eradicating the treaty stain. All of us, impressed .with this truth, feel that the treaty you have consummated must be just and honourable -to each country, and will perpe tuate the friendly relations that the same language and kindred spirits demand. For your participation in producing such a result, in the name of this city I thank you, and bid you welcome among us. Lord ASHBURTON briefly replied—No circumstance of my life has given me greater satisfaction than that which led to my thus having the pleasure of, becoming acquainted with the Corporation of this great city. It would, however,, ill become me, in the present position in which I Stand, to enter into any detail of the negotiation which it has been my good fortune to perform. But the kind feelings which you have been pleased to express towards me, and the settlement of the differences of two countries between whom such strong sympathies so clearly exist, would be itself more than a sufficient reward for any labour I have performed. As to any par ticular conditions which that treaty may contain, they may be of comparatively little importance, but it is of great and paramount importance that, through it, two great nations, having a common origin and lan guage, and very many common feelings and sym pathies, should be thus united on terms of common reciprocity. Great and heartfelt is, therefore, the pleasure which I feel in making the acquaintance of the citizens of this great city under such circumstances. The MAYOR then introduced his Lordship to the Members of the Corporation, and a large number of our most respectable citizens who were present. DINNER TO LORD ASHBURTON. This great and important festival came off at the Astor-house last night. It was one of the most im portant and interestingfites ever given in this country. The assembling of so many merchants and leading men in this city to welcome here the British nego tiator of a treaty, and through him thus to express their gratification with the course of their own Go vernment, is calCulated to have the happiest effect upon our relations with Great Britain here and here after. Lord Ashburton, Lord J. Hay, Mr. J. Palmer, Mr. Grattan, and others, thus witnessing with their own eyes the general intelligence of the country, and its devotion to commerce and the arts of peace, cannot but carry home a high regard and a warm friendship, which such men in the end will diffuse through all society. The dinner was elegantly served. The appearance of the grand ball of the Astor-house was magnificent. The music, too, was superb. Everything was set forth most attractively for the eye. At the upper end of the room, behind the Chair man, there were three most beautiful and gorgeous canopies of pink, blue, and white satin drapery. Over, or rather on the top of the centre canopy, im mediately behind the Chairman, were these words, inscribed on broad white bands, in gpld letters : THE TREATY GREAT BRITAIN, of UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, ASHBURTON 1 842. WEBSTER, _ _ - Immediately after dinner, .Mr. JAY, who presided, gave the first toast, " The President of the United States." He then gave " The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." Drunk with cheers, the band playing " God save the Queen." Mr. JAY then gave " Our guest, Lord Ashburton ; happiness and honour to him who has contributed to preserve peace between two great nations." The music then struck up " The Fine Old Eng lish Gentleman." After which, Lord ASHBURTON rose and said :—Gentlemen, in returning thanks for the honour you have just done me, I apprehend that I shall not be regarded as de parting from the rules of ordinary custom of persons in my situation, in expressing my utter inability to express the feelings with which I am overpowered. I feel that the enthusiastic reception which you have been pleased to give to the toast just drunk has been elicited rather by the sentiments which ac companied it, than the name of the individual who has • the good fortune to be associated with it on this occasion. I can assure you, Gentlemen, that never did I experience more difficulty to express in a few words my deep feeling than on this occasion. Never have I been so forcibly impressed with the importance of the great subject with which my name has for some time past been 30 fortunately connected. Having, as many of you must be well aware, from the intimate connexion subsisting between British and American commerce, passed the early period of my life in active commercial pursuits, I had hoped to be enabled to pass my declining days in that peaceful quiet to which a life of industry is so well entitled.—(Loud cheers.) But, nevertheless, when there was presented to me the opportunity of aiding in the achievement of that which had long been the sincerest desire of my heart—the cementing to gether of these two great countries—and I can hardly call them two, for their denizens are one people, though they inhabit different continents—(Cheers)-- when that opportunity offered I could not for a mo ment hesitate. In these circumstances I visited your shores, in order to conduct the negotiations which have so happily terminated, and which have on this evening received your enthusiastic approval.—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I cannot but regard it as some what singular and auspicious that the respectable gentleman who presides at this hospitable board should happen to be the immediate descendant of a man whose name will live in your memories so long as honour, patriotism, and virtue are venerated—l mean the late Mr. Jay.—(Applause.) That illustrious man stepped forward on an occasion somewhat similar to that which you now celebrate, and, hav .ing visited England; happily succeeded in his er rand of peace, although made under circumstances of a far mote difficult nature than those which surrounded Inc on a mission which has had a like fortunate ter mination. The task imposed on Mr. Jay was indeed an . arduous one. At that period wild passions were at work, .and the voice of the messenger of peace could only with difficulty be heard. But amid all those trying circumstances that great man, and those who supported him, did maintain the independence of this country, and saved both nations froul a most serious war at that time, whilst war was raging amongst the nations of the earth ; and, undoubtedly, he laid the foundations of the great commercial prosperity of America.--(Great applause.) Fortunately, Gentle men, I have had much less difficulty to encounter ; for when I add to the reception I met with at Wash ington from the President—from his Cabinet—from the Senate and House of Representatives-'-that cordial welcome which I received at Bostonthat cradle of American liberty and independence—and also the re ception with which I have been greeted here, as well' in your City-hall—where I have been told that I shook hands with upwards of 3,000 persons, collected there by one common impulse—as at this festive board, around which I sea such a Ifirgg PryAur most respectable citizens, I naturally a s k, • w h ere i s p t o l a suesaer;); t o , 4 o f will I i v P e r n i t d y I fi l l c ei a iii i: sh a i a: the danger of war bet w e en E ng l an d and Ame- I rics:— no ( t G pr r e e te at n ap d Whatever may by hidden that I have RCP nothing but the gr ea t e ' s t and moist unaffected cordiality and Still, although my mission has been made i n ' pecu liarly happy circumstances, yet I trust that I shall not be chargeable with vanity in saying that " I, too, have dpnealto pt 4 te rrno service."—(fiopd ', pH? . con ti tined cheeriTig, in thp yoice pf . gajor tack Downing was heard vpciferating Bray°, t T ai§!!!) Looking I tiq ti* enuntry, find ittl)sprying PVerpvile4A the same vigour of intellect, and the sat& generosity of feeling, with which I had the honour to be ac- I lla i in i. t o pd tha l t na:l a y ph y is ear pq s ago, p I 4r c l rn n o l t bring myself to w. ever be brought to matte war upon each oiler. et tt has, Iznust confess, afforded me the greatest possible gratification to reflect that I have been the humble instrument of aiding in the settlement of those ques ► tions which formed the subject of the late negotiations. .But it were great in:nstice on . my part to assume, on this occasion, any peculiar merit to myself. -1 - 11111 bound to state, and I do it with sincere pleasure, that I have, as I before remarked, met with nothing on the partof the authorities' of yOur country- but the same earnest feeling of good-wilt and-ibe . same'desire for honourable peace with which I have mySelf been animated; • and more especially it.is my duty—as it is my pleasure —to offer my-humble tribute of admira tion and acknowledgment to that great man—great in every sense of the word he undoubtedly i s —your pre serdSecretary of State—a gentle Man distinguished, as you all know, by the highest description of talent. My only regret is, that from accidental circumstances, he is prevented attending on the present occasion, which I regret the more, because if he were present his eloquence would do appropriate honour to the oc casion.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I have now only to express the high gratification I experience this even ing, and, that I shall ever retain the most gratefiilre collection of you r ki n d ness. It is a common saving cf persons as far a d vance d i n years as m y se lf, that the recollection of the even t s o f the early d ays o f th e i r lives was most dearly cherished, but amongst all the memories which I shall carry to the grave, none will he superior to those connected with the last act of my life which brought me here, and which has so suc cessfully terminated.—(Loud cheering.) 11Then Lord Ashburton sat down he was loudly cheered, particularly by Major Jack'Downing% Mr. JAY then gave, " Daniel Webster, specially re presenting the United States in the treaty of Wash ington, he has nobly fulfilled the trust." The following letter was then read by some one, it is immaterial by whom " Washington, August 27, 1842. cc Gentlemen,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of yourletter of the 25th inst., inviting me to a public dinner, to be given in New York, on the Ist of September, to Lord Ashburton, in token of re spect for his character and of conatul tia , peon upon the successful termination of his mission oface. "Although it is my intention to go north within a few days, for the purpose of . health . and 'recreation, yet it will not be in my power to leave this city in time to be in New York on the Ist of September. "'I pray you to believe, Gentlemen, that none entertains more cordial sentiments of respect than my self towards the distinguished person who is to be your guest on the occasion. " I have the honour to be, respectfully, your obe dient servant, ' ." DANIEL WEBSTER." Mr. EVANS, of Maine, thenilike and said,—l regret for many reasons that our distinguished countryman, to whom you have paid the 'need of approbation so richly merited, is not present to thank you in his own expressive eloquence for the kindness you have here manifested, and for the gratification you have ex pressed in the result of an important negotiation in which he has so largely participated.—(Cheers.) As no other person is present who has been so near an observer of the progress of these negotiations as my self, allow me to thank you, in the name of that great statesman, for the favours you have bestowed on his labours, which have been so successfully terminated. The public situation which I so unworthily fill, has made me a near witness of the arduous and laborious duties of that great man, in bringing to a happy con clusion all subjects of difficulty between the two great nations. I am restricted, Sir,, from speaking minutely , of the correspondence which preceded the termination of this important negotiation ; but I may add, with out any breach of trust, that whenever the world shall be treated to a perusal of all the documents con nected with this matter, no American will find a blush on his cheek, when those important and able State papers, which have emanated from that man's pen shall be read to the civilised nations on earth. — (Loud cheers.) And sure I am, on the other hand, that there is no man in this land who loves his coun try, who regards the duty which he owes to God and his fellow-men, but will feel prouder of the land which gave him birth, at the manifestation of gigantic intel lect and noble patriotism which will then be seen in the documents to which I refer.—(Tremendous cheers.) You must be aware, Sir, that it was a most arduous labour to undergo—that it was no light mat • ter to cope with the clear, discerning, sagacious, ex perienced i n t e ll ec t o f the distinguished nobleman to whom sa gacity, the British Govern ment ' with a far-seeing had confided the important interests she had at stake.—(Cheers.) But, Sir, in addition to all else, the American statesman had a domestic treaty to ne gotiate with sonic of our own States ; and although lie was then occupying what was a new station for him, yet the, country had had before such proofs of his stupendous talent and patriotism, that they felt they could rely on his honour and judgment for the protection of our dearest rights, and the result has justified their trust.—(Cheers.) They did repose implicit confidence in the power and skill which he brought to bear on these important topics, and the whole country applauds him for the result.--(Great cheering.) %Ire all 'hail the prospects and blessings of a permanent peace, and consequently a prosperous and increased commerce. We all hail the removal of those vexation; causes, wiiieh might at any moment have precipitated two powerful nations into a war nations whose interests are so bound together ; in every quarter of the globe, under every sky, these two nations have interests in common.—(Cheers.) How desirable then was it to remove the cause of quarrel !—(Loud cheers.) The meteor flag of Eng• land is not. seen upon ' any sea where the American ensign is not seen _to float triumphantly by its side. Her ocean wariors cannot move in any part of the globe without meeting with the gallant defenders of our own flag, young th oug h ou r navy is, who are as renowned. for. their years, and as ready to bare their bosoms in defence of the honour and liberties of their coubtry, as the brave defenders of any other land.-- (Tremendous cheers.) With two such nations, then, how desirable is it that every source of difficulty should be removed without delay, never, never to re turn ! These two great nations should move on, ad vancing in literature, in science, in agriculture, in the arts, in all the pea ce f u l and God-like occupations that benefit the human race, and make them more nearly approximate the nature of their Divine Creator, until the remotest period of time.—(Loud cheers.) In these things only should they go on conquering and to conquer. For have we not a common interest ? Are we not a common family ? And wherever the English language is spoken, take m y Word for it, there the America n l anguage i s s poken also:— (Loud cheers and l aug ht er. ) O u r distinguished fellow-citizen, whom it i s your pleasure to remember on this occasion, has borne up nobly the honours you have - confided to him in his arduous task ; and he feels as proud of the burden as you do of the glorious manner in which he has sus tained it.—(Tremendous cheers.) But I have done. This is an occasion for us all to congratulate our selves through all time, inasmuch as the peace of two great nations has been maintained, compatible with the honour and ii grity o f eac h.—(Great cheering.) In the negot . i of this treaty there has been a frankness—an ess—a degree of talent and sin cerity, and an earnest desire to settle all difficulties i without dissimulation, display e d on both sides, which, seems beyond a doubt, has l a id th e foundation for a long, a lasting. and glorious peace between the two countries.—(Tremendous cheers) But I must close. I have just left the scene of other labours, where my arduous duties have totally unfitted me to address you to-night.—(Cheers) Allow m e, therefor e , without further preface, to conclude by offering you ' a sentiment, 'which I hope will meet with your ap- probation. I give Yon', " The Merchants of New. YOrk."—(Lond cheers.) The remainder of the proceedin gs o f the evening: we do not give, for the sufficient reason that the Com mittee and_Stewards.treated the representatives of the newspapers who were present with suc h gros s indig nity, that the reporters retie at this stage of the pro ceedings, and left the ivoo in y ri‘ a body proceedings at the dinnerhe is fo f r r e o g n o l i i n h g e r iv epb ei tt ,;, , , b ) f the Herald, the remaining rk i portion is from the Ereniiig Exp re a x , which states " that an accidental, but fortunate circumstance, enables us to give the proceßlintArs in full, and nearly all the sp eec hes of importance.' Mr. P. "HONE respondett to the sixth regular toast, " England an d America. Dr. J. A. SMITII responded to the seventh, in compliment to France and her illustrious Monarch. He spoke generally of the obligations we owed to France, even for the 1 i ac.ievenient Of our liberty, but in so low atone of voice that It was difficult to hear him at any distance. Col. BANK HEAD, United S tates 'army.wascallOtiu n to reply to th e t o ast comOimontary to ?he army. The Gallant Colonel said h e could not make a speech. He did not undertake to do such things, which were alto. gether out of the line of bis profrnion I hut he would take this oppprtnnity to glvv a toast., and that in ho nour of a worthy and honourable inq n , cc Sir George Arthur, late Governor of Upper Canada * " Commodore PMIRY !!Vi P P ° Called up. lie hesi tatpill hp said, much about rising at all, for though he might have much to say, yet he did not know how ill public, before such an assembly , to say „ , eVon a little. i , I da not thipti it opor then (he continued ) to' de tain the compaoy With a speech., I beg to be ex ensed 'from that. I ant no t:1-, public rh e re you bee. thap net finything too', tie More try, you also see. et me aff then with a toast;fl and the worth-, 3 Commo dore gave t h e f o ll ow i ng , which was received w i t h tr ,,* applause :_-_,,, The;two Rolf?! iiki. 4 or4)nti which ihe rerpnt trvuty TvriiiireOlifu ' D e ' st ationed en the coast of Africa. •Whil'their Officers and crews , , . are pup slling with generous rivalry Ole' , MIT4P Phheir dates IP tiTir rfq.)ppliye . 0 0 ,TrlltneTal 4 ; may th ey also emu. ate eaeh'other in .their endeartirs to m e li orate the condition o f th e . na tive African." To the ninth . regular toast, ~, ~" ' l'Clsllel'i%y to Com- Ipprp e ,," 4, 10 „ o ci ileyfiter- ugtlen,' President of the thainber of Commerce, was called upon to respond. Mr. OGDEN began with remark'ng, th a t t h e inte vat of cornaleree was so connected with tlie continu ance of peace, that there was rat propriety in ((An. • 1, mercial men expressing their' high 'gratification now over peace thus brought about. It was more espe cially proper in this case, for a commercial man, now a peer of the realm, had been the instrument of bring ing about a desirable treaty, and had thus identified his name With it in this country and in his own home. Indeed, all commercial mtn may feel, proud that one of their own representatives, with an . honoured title, had become a party to a treaty that - linked together in the bonds of amity two of the greateit nations of the earth. Your venerated father, Mr. l i resident (address ing Mr. Jay), was onc e a p ar ty t o a n honour similar to - this.- . flow proper it is, then, that you preside over an assembly gathered here, years and . years after, to celebrate a like o ccas i on , f or we mee t h ere to-night to rejoice over a treaty that not only averts war, but secures to us a permanent peace, settled relations, concord, amity, and good will. It is an occasion to gladden the hearts of all, none more so than of those whose ancestors have been honoured by a like pacifi ation. have no fear, Mr. President, that this country, even in the ardent pursuit of peace, will dis obey the advice of the father of our country, "to avoid entangling alliances with foreign countries ;" for I am sure we shall hold even our British brethren in peace friends, and enemies in war; but in the alli ances of commerce there is nothing entangling. In mutual prosperity there is nothing inimical to com merce and prosperity to suspend the sentiment of peace. If, however, these were }panting to ally us to England, there are other ties. We claim England as tile land of our progenitors. Her illustrious men have been ours, and we claim our share of the fruits of their labours and of their honours. And sure I am, England herself must feel honoured in seeing our " Star of empire westward take its way," and tracing in her posterity the marks of the race that has made old England herself as she is. —(Cheers.) In estimat ing the value of peace (the speaker continued) he should not limit it to boundary lines and other like matters alone. I ask you, if we should lose sight of what it does for our common care and happiness, or of the high encouragement it holds out to commerce and industry, or to the establishment among neigh bours cf a general good will ? Indeed, without peace there is little or no general happiness, no general prosperity, for it takes commerce, acting under the auspices of peace, to open the avenues of trade, to bringthe world together, to subdue and connect it, or to extend the blessings of civilisation everywhere.— (Loud sheers.) Peace, Gentlemen, 25 years ago, was most difficult to preserve • but that nation that now goes to war must have adequate means, and show good cause. The cost of war, too, has become so overwhelming that nations count it before they rush to arms; and all nations, too, must be doubly armed. Our example now, Gentlemen, will have its effect in extending and prolonging the culti vation of peace. Nations will learn directness in diplomacy from the treaty justconcluded in Wash ington. They will learn frankness too, when they see its good effects. Indeed, they will see in the mode of negociating that treaty, and in its results, lessons for high-minded, honest, free, and frank diplomacy, that cannot but favourably impress all mankind. Let me tender, then, to the framers of this treaty, the thanks of this commercial community ; and while we enjoy its fruitful benefits, let us hope they too will have their reward.—(Great and prolonged applause.) General TALLMAOE, President of . the American Institute, was called upon to reply to . the tenth toast, in honour of agriculture and manufactures. Allow me, said General Tallmage, to give you assurance that the toast which has just been announced as the senti ment of this commercial emporium will occasion much ratification to the great agricultural and manu facturing interests of the nation. Permit me to acknowledge I feel the compliment in being thus designated as a known and admitted advocate of those great interests whose prosperity is so essential to the strength and the welfare of the country. It is a decree of an all-wise Providence that agriculture, commerce, and manufactures are indissolubly con nected, and mutually dependent . on each other. In the spirit of this connexion the farmer and the mechanic have heretofore labelled their ploughs and their workshops with the motto of " Free Trade and Sailors' Eights," whilst the navy has given pledge that, thus sustained, it will ever hold its steady " march upon the mountain wave." By " free trade" is meant the just equality and fair reciprocity which agriculture, commerce, and manufactures have a right to ask--resting upon principles of the most liberal pacification. The barbarous ages, when rights were sought through war and bloodshed , have passed away. The ways of amity and peace are now the paths to known prosperity and national happiness. Surrounding countries will admire the new era of frankness, Justice, and dispatch in diplomatic rela tions, and the civilized world may learn a lesson of wisdom in the pacification of national difficultiei from the example now so gloriously exhibited. History will not fail to do justice not only to the respective Go vernments, but to the distinguished actors under whose administration war has been avoided—the ties of language and relationship unbroken—and all the blessings of peace secured. I will only add the fol lowing sentiment :—" The plough, the shuttle, and the ship, surmounted by the dove and the olive branch —the emblems of the recent triumph of reason which we this day celebrate in offering respect to our noble guest." To the eleventh regular toast, ' 1 The Peace of the World," Mr. J. W. Gin tan responded at length. Mr. Girard humorously commenced with remarking that a Committeeman in distress had besought him to reply to this toast. Mr. Girard then began by dwelling upon the importance of these words :—" The peace of the world." Do you feel, he demanded, what this political millennium is ? Do you appreciate what is universal peace ? Do you value enough the mantle that can thus cover the whole human family ? lam little or no public man, said Mr. Girard, no party man certainly, but my heart beat with joy when I heard this treaty was made. I did not wait to inquire into its particulars. It was enough for me to know the great question was settled, that the world would be at peace—(Cheers)—and then I rejoiced.—(Prolonged cheering.) I then learned the particulars, and I was happier yet. The unicorn of England iad lost no thing I saw. The old lion of England was not shorn of a hair on its mane.—(Cheers.) Nor had the eagle lost a feather of its plumage.—(Louder cheers yet.) The glorious deed was done to the honour of both.—(Prolonged and loud cheering.) I fear I am making a speeck—(Cries of "Go on, go on.") I cannot go on to detain you in making a speech.—(Cries of " Go, on.") Well, then, what have we done? The merchant princes of this great emporium of commerce have come here to do honour to the prince merchants of England.—(Loud and renewed a .) Therefore there is a nice pro -040 priety and ne s in what we do. 1, for one, came not tcreat nor to drink, but as all, no doubt, have come, to testify by their presence their sense of gra titude, and of gratification, to honour, if they avow, the occasion, and by ennobling such things to make men seek for them the more hereafter. The peace of the world ! Think of it, Gentlemen, as connected with the interests of nations. Think of what havoc war works to property. I need not dwell upon its destruction to morals and to life. Think of the Berlin and Milan decrees—of what ruin the wars of even other nations brought upon you. Nay, no people who ever venture beyond their boundaries can _go to wAr without in some respects wounding Og, Alr! Girard then concluded with some homoorous remarks upon the duty he bad discharged for the distressed commit tee-man, which were received with much applause. E Mr. M. 11. GRINNLL, after a few complimontary remarks, which we heard with great pleasure, gave the following ;- 7 " Lord Jolin Hay, Commander of her Majesty'. ship Warspite. Welcome for himself—, welcome for the messenger he brought," Lord JOHN lIAI4 on rising to lin was loudly c h eere d. I. need not say (he reinar remarked) that I ain untisPti to public speaking. It is not our profession (looking at Commodore Perry), A Cannot, however, let a sentiment so kindly tan erect pass without ex pressing my gratefltl acknowledgment. I can only' stay that, as a British officer, one of the MIA pleasant services I ever was orderp4 pot was to bring the messenger just Apaen of here. I deem it a high bonne, one ue the highest my SOVOIVie could h ave given me, as all has now tut . * aat.---4Loud cheer ing.) We had no sooner reached the shores of this great Pqntinent than the thousand clouds that had (instructed the vision of the future began to disperse, and the bright sun to peer through them all.—(Re newed cheering,) We have been received e ver y, where with the best feelings and with hospitality. 1 must express my thanks for such unlooked•for kind ness. 1 must express to you, too, my joy over the conclusion of this treaty, even if treaties are not sup posed to be what men in arms are desiring, As this good feeling is going on and ilwroasing (again look ing to Commodore Perry and other American offieers all in itullbrm) ' we may as well put haoh, and for ever, our swords into our scabbard% 14 we shall have no occasion to use thom,—(l4aughtor and great cheer ing.) I hope they may rust a long while there it they are to be drawn against each other,-,-,(Prolonged applause.) I hope the peace tiev be lasting, at least as long as I last,— (More cheers.) I have no desire ever to he engaged in such an unnatural war as must be one between your and my country.—(Renewed cheering. May you prosper long, Gentlemen, in all your ekitprprisea,may your country long enjoy the liberty guaranteed by your Constitution,—(llis Lord ship sat down amid fond *0 loeg 1 1 1 41 “Ilsoi) Mr. 0 G1441 APO intrOdoccd a'tilast complimentary 10 J. AlorAley Palmer, who was present at the table, which he prefaced with some complimentary remarks, that were received with great applause. Mr.PALMER addressed the asminbly at some length, but ip a tone of voice so low, that it was quite difficult to hear what lie said. lle began with showing that it was his just duty to express his if-Mehl acknow ledgment for the i k kut complimentary treat and as ccmplimentary reception. He then went on to speak of the greatgratification his visit to. this Country had afforded him. I)'iTtntliat trusted that he should not, as a British merchant, go beyond propriety if he tendered his thanks to the Noble Lord who had been so instrumental in bringing about this treaty,—thanks, at least, for himself if he could not take the li berty to anticipate the views of British merchants, and ;peak for them all. He was sure the countrymen of the Noble L or d would be gratified, not less than Americans were, when they learnt that he had ad justed difficulties that had existed for so many years— one of them indeed, upwards of half a century, thus en dangering private interests daily, but more particularly of late, as..the proximity of population had infused new wrath and new fire, into the old dispute. For five or six years, indeed, quarrels.had sprung up that were all the while threatening to embroil the two countries, but happily they had now been all adjusted, so that the future can be looked to with tranquillity. The gentleman next said that he looked upon this treaty as the first step towards restoring the prosperity of the country. Another great step, we understood him to say, was the late Revenue Bill that had just passed Congress. No country could get along, he said, without an adequate revenue. The Government could have no credit without, and when the Government had no credit individuals who lived under it would suffer by its discredit. With these two measures, he con tinued, better days would now come. He trusted such would be the result at least, for this country and his own country were now so much connected, that distress in one was distress i 4, the other, and what affected America re-acted noW upon Great Britain. I cannot say, however, he continued, that these two measures are all you need. A sound currency is a necessary ingredient of your prosperity,—im ade quate, a general, and a sound currency, for it is as in dispensable as anything else to national prospetity. Mr. Palmer then went on to advert to the facts re specting the negotiatiori of the treaty, and to draw from them the inference that whatever subject of dispute arose hereafter it would be settled in the spirit of this treaty, so that a long and durable peace might be looked for. He concluded with the follow ing toast—" Prosperity to the Commerce of the United States at home and abroad." The next toast was " His Honour the Mayor of the My of New . York." Mr. Moms, the Mayor, responded. to the toast in a neat speech. He was not vain enough, he said, to suppose this toast was introduced for him, but for the post he had the honour of filling. As for the treaty, on account of which they had assenibled, he could only say—as he had not, of course, seen an official copy—that there was reason to believe, from the re presentations of the Press, and gentlemen present, who spoke admirably of it, that it must be good, or else it could not be represented as it was. As there were, however, yet other subjects of difference, he would offer the following sentiment :—" England and America. Their peaceful relations, to be perpetual, must be founded in justice and reciprocity.' PROSPER WETMORE, Esq., in behalf of the Com mittee of Arrangements, then offered the following toast :—" The British Representative (on this occa sion) of the Dominion of Letters—Mr. Thos. Colley Grattan " Mr. (.41tATTAN, thus called upon, rose amid loud cheers, and in substance thus addressed the meeting. : Could any sentiment or toast on a day like this, Mr. President, be susceptible of a merely local or merely personal application, I should assuredly feel myself unfitted for even attempting a reply to that which has been, so unexpectedly by me, proposed. But - there are occasions, and this is one of them, when men cannot yield to weakness, and I must not falter, however I may fail, in performing the duty• to which I am encouraged by the inspiring associations of this scene.—(Great attention.) I see here the joint re presentation of the commercial communities of New York and London ; American and British diplomacy giving to each other the hand of brotherhood; and the gallant officers of both countries sitting shoulder to shoulder, and interchanging broadsides of good fellowship—(Loud applause)—and 1 am proud and happy of the opportunity of raising my voice in the chorus of general rejoicing sent up from this assem blage of the talent, respectability, and, I must add, the enthusiasm of this great city.—(Continued ap plause). This meeting, Sir, although it has taken the form of a social and convivial party, is far superior to common-place festivity, and to the every-day celebra tions of public events. Its immediate object is, nodoubt, to do honour to the noble individual who, in the con duct of a great transaction, has established his claims to a large measure of distinction. This dinner may be called the first instalment of the national debt of gratitude which is justly due to him—(Cheers, and cries of " Hear, hear")—and every generous ',wart will freely give its mite of sympathy to form the whole amount for the payment of that debt.—(Re newed applause.) But it appears to me that a still higher purpose animates this meeting. I cannot help viewing every man here as a relaresentative of national feeling, for the purpose of setting the seal of public approbation on the important document so often and so eloquently alluded to—(Great attention)—which although it might have gone through all its official forms is not wholly ratified until hallowed by the voice of popular applause—(tong and loud bursts of applause interrupted the speaker)—and never, Sir, was any public act more certain of that glorious consiminination.—(Cheering and great !sensation.) It is not here alone, not only in the halls of Boston and New York—from the Atlantic to the Lakes--; from the shores of Long Island to the Rocky Moun tains, that that voice will be heard. It will soon re verberate in the very heart of England ; and there caught up it will he sent to the remotest of her vast possessions in circling eddies of glad sound.—(Con tinued and yet louder applause and cheers.) Pee oe and good-will betw een )tmerica and England will be henceforth the watchword and the rallying cry of civilisation. Commerce, recovering from its para lysis, will put forth new vigour. Political asperities will be, one by one, smoothed down, Literature, with which my name has been so kindly and so flatteringly associated, will gush from its thousand springs to fertilise the New W or ld an d th e Old , no bitterness in its waters, and the lighted bubbles that float on them more buoyant and brilliant than ever.—(Cries of " llear, hear," and applause.) Wherever the Anglo- Saxon blood may circulate, or the English language be spoken, there hearts will beat and tongues wag merrily.—(Laughter.) And when we refleot, Sir, that it is from this room, this night, that so stirring anim pulse will be given to so large a portion of the cbris tian world, might we not to make it a night of noble revelry.—(Laughter and cheers,) Every glass may be filled without stint and emptied without reproach. —(Continued laughter.) Temperance itself needs not blush at a jubilee like this.—(Loud laughter and pro longed applause.) But, Sir, we must not in the de lightful anticipations of this day be led too far, We must not expect impossibilities or believe that eternal sunshine settles on our heads.—(Great attention.) Between countries so ardent, so enterprising, so emu lous of each other's greatness, new causes of differe nce , aye, of dispute, must be expected to arise. if, u n d er the euspices of your noble guest, and the example which he and his eminent associate in the lafo, nego tiation have given to the world, no (Lsturhan ce on questions of political right is to be feared, we may still look out for some on questions of international copyright.—(Laughter and cheers.) But I shall not (iwpil on that subj ec t. I n t h e words of a distinguished countryman of m i ne , Si r Lucius CI Trigger, " it is a very pretty quarre l as it stands."—(Renewed laugh ter.) But we, Oentlomen, can have no dread of any serious. 6ati) to those inevitable dis.;tissions of right or wrong. We, who have seen the lit cal atmosphere on many oc cas i ons l owering and cloudy—and on on e occasion peculiarly Afac-cloudy—(Laughter)—have also, aeon that the sun of coneillation is sure to shine through all.—(Great cheering.) The worst that is to be for the future apprehended between the two coun triea is diplomatic argument ani political agitation. Of the first we need not be now afraid. Of the latter I never had any dread. I believe political agi tation, when it stops short of outrage, to be the safe. guard or free institutions, and the very instinct of the common nature of the English and American people. —(Senskian, and cries of " Ilear.") I know, Sir, it is difficult to set limits to its exercise—boundary lines are the very hardest to draw clearly—(A laugh) —but the recent transactions have proved that they are the easiest to be honourably compromised. — (Laughter and cheers.) No, Sir, I have no dread of popular agitation,- 7 -(General attention.) As the sea is by its eternal motion kept pure, so are the waters of freedom preserved by their action from becoming stagnant. As long as the ocean has its tides and waves, and as long as the public mind has its passions and its afAtotions, no permanently noxious cense quenees can be generated by their 'leavings. Every storm-gust that ruffles their surface, or uplifts them in their depths, carries health and vigour on its wings frtun the elements it has so convulsed (Loud cheer ing.) This, Sir, is at least my theory. It may be, perhaps, a little too Irish ; but I hate still life in all its dull monotony. As the hero of the tragedy— " I like the rocking of the battlements." —(Cheers.) I hold that the straining of the public mind preserves while it proves its elasticity. It may bend and give before the tempest, but it will not warp y or break ; like the masts and timbers of the gallant ship, in which one of your noble guests is about to bear away the other, to their grateful and expectant coontry, which in their different spheres they have served so wel b -- (Sensation and cheers.) It faithfully now, President, only rema i ns for m r. and so inc to ask your permission to offer you a sentiment. The absence from this festival of some of those whose presence was I perceive solicited, f grateful to my a task peculiarly allows . MC to perform eelings. I will pro pose " The health and hap i missioners from Maine and p A n i ess of the seven Coin recent negotiation s at W assachusetts, during time ashigtcen. sidence in one o f those Ssas2s" My official nei gh bourhood to th e ot h er, have , and my clo .. se e advan tage of a personal acquaintance procured with me the of all of those gen tlemen : and I am sure without presumption, distinguished guest appeal to y our may Lord Ashburton for Ashb t on for the toll oration of my assertion, that in their late arduous duty they gave evidence, one and all, of the most anxious desire for the happy termiustOp or those labours which have led to this joyous 4 ra tion. Mr. Grattan sat down amid loud and long ap plause, after giving the followft toast :—" The Health and happiness of the Seven Commissioners at Washington from Massachusetts and Maine." The following toast was also introduced shy the Committee of Arrangements, to which Mr. Buchanan replied :—" Our distinguished and esteemed "t,, llovv- Resident, almost our Fellow-Citizen, the British Con for New York, James Buchanan." "The Health of Mr. Bradley," who assisted in pleading the cause of M'Leod, was also drunk. Lord ASHBURTON then rose and dwelt on the great pleasure he had had during the day and evening. He I must return his thanks to the people of New York for the generous kindness with which they had wel comed him. He should think of it hereafter with pleasure in whatever position or place it might he hi.s fortune to be. That common sense which so distin guished his own countrymen, and the people of this onefoig:lthnett,rt3he two nations, trusted ti a o n n d s w:o a N t ‘ n t ' c d p h h re e i r e a a r ( f:t . e e l ; : h e e n m regulate dwelt a si l o vl n ,a s ys o , r wo s t e d r ( i l ot a is iw d ay is s pu re t upon to both: disputes. It ctoerttahienfrlop,:tishfa:elhraiecritedoyalilecrit:sfi Ills Lordship then sat down amid much applause, when, after a few observations from Mr. Grinnell, and some complimentary remarks by Lord Ash burton upon .Jr. Jay, the president of the meeting, at about 12 o'clock the officers retired, and the people dismissed. BUENOS AYRES BONDS, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It appears that my letter, inserted hi your paper of the 17th inst., on the comparative quotations of the Chilean and Buenos Ayres Bonds, has pro duced some little excitement amongst the holders of the latter Stock. The intelligence received on Wednesday last of the flourishing state of the finances of the Buenos Ayres Government, removes all doubt of the capability of that country to do justice to their foreign creditors, and it may not be irrelevant to add that I have been officially informed, thabin the message to the Legis lature in the spring of this year, " The Government of Buenos Ayres made a so lem n declaration of the subject being under its anxious and most serious con sideration." I therefore hope, with such feelings, it will be their determination to pay in full all arrears of dividends, as well as principal ; thus firmly esta blishing the credit and honour of their country in the opinion of the British merchant and capitalist, and replacing their bonds as A 1, in the Stock Ex change list. I trust, also, that the mediation of this country will be successful in speedily settling the differences between the Argentine and Nionte Videan Republics. Not only does our commerce materially suffer by these petty %%ars, but the revenue loses considerably in the Income-tax, by default of the 11011-paying States to their English creditors. I am, sir, yours, &e., A. CONSTANT READER AND SUBSCRIBER. Sept. 24, 1842. FALL OF EARTH ON THE LON DON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. TO TDE EDITOR OF TILE SUN. Sts,--I beg .to inform you that an ext.nsive fall of earth took place this afternoon in one of the cut tings on the London and Birmingham Railway, in the vicinity of a place termed Budbrook. In conse quence of this accident, the " mixed train" from London, which ought to have reached Coventry at six o'clock, did not arrive at that station until very nearly eight o'clock P.M. The fall of earth had been discovered in time to furnish the usual signal of danger to the approaching down train to which I have referred, otherwise a catastrophe most awful and calamitous must have been the cOnsequenee. I predict, Sir, that no rigid and adequate scrutiny of the condition, from day to day, of the cuttings arid embankments on the railways will be instituted until a sacrifice of lives more precious than those of ple beians s h a ll s t ar tl e th e country " f rom i ts propriety." I was one of the " detenus" at Coventry, awaiting, during a space of nearly two lim', the arrival of the train.--I am, Sir, yours respectfully, .1. B. SMITH, Leamington, Saturday Night, Sept. 24, 1842. ' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTE IZSAL L'S EsTuar,Ay. THE CESAREWITCH.—The spectklions on this event were confined to a small number ot horses, but were in rather weighty sums. Thus 2,000 to 200 was betted agst Bellissima in one bet, 10 to 1 to 75i. agst Portrait, and the same odds to nearly 15Ci. agst Blue Bonnet (her hacker anxious to go op), 103 to 80 was laid on Flo rence ugst Blue Bonnet., and 150 to 10 agst Areanus. The closing prices were 8 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Florence—taken 9 to l agst Lord Eglinton's Blue Bonnet 10 to 1 agst Mr. M. Jones's Portrait 10 to I agst Mr. Sadler's Bellisima—.L a k e 12 t o 1 10 to 1 agst hord . Albeniarle%P.alph—no backer • 1.5 to 1 agst Mr. F. Charlce.Arcanns Mr. Forth dtclared that. Vibration and the Courtesan colt will nut start either for this race or the Cambridge shire stakes. Tut: Dkatur.--The only bets laid were . 2500 to 100 apt Mr. Bowes's Cotherstone 1300 to 50 agst Mr. Mostyn's Queen orrrump3c---4 twice 1500 to 50 agst Col. Anson's Progress e—twice • NEWMARKET.—FIRST OCTOBER MEETING Commences this day, and, judging from the list, will realize an average quantity of sport. The two year old stakes, however, will produce small fields of moderate horses, and will not have any influence on the Derby betting, For the Buekenham, the struggle will be between Lord Exeter and Col. Peel, as Mr. Wreford's will not start, and Farintosh is doubtful ; Col. Peel is the favourite. The Hopeful, one of those scrambling half mile races, to which we are glad to observe a growing distaste, will not have more than five or six starters at the outside ; the public runners in it are bad, and the dark ones arc not "flyers." The Grand Duke Michael looks like a certainty for Canadian —his opponents will be few and of feeble pretension, Misdeal being the most formidable of the lot. The only novelty in this day's sport, will be the appearance of Mr. Osbaldeston on the Devil amongst the Tailors, carrying lOst 71b against Robinson, or Lord Albemarle's Buffalo, 9st Olb three yrs old giving away a year, and 2 llbs with an amateurjockey,opposed t o th e fi rst r i der in the kingdom ! —this and another match complete the first day's bill of fare. On Wednesday, there will be a plate, and two handicaps (to fill) and a couple of matches ; and on Thursday, the Queen's Gnineas, the Town Plate, a match, and the Rutland Stakes, f or which there will not be more titan three or four runners. The full .entriefs appeared in this paper a short time ago. LINCOLN RACES.—Frana Y. The Hurdle Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 20 added. Heats, two miles. Mr. Higgins's Roulette, 5 yrs Mr. Simpson's Aggravator, ltged 2 dr The Noblemen and Gentlemen's Purse of 70L for 3 yrs old, 7st 21b. ; 4 yrs, Bst ; 6 yrs, and aged, 9st. Mares, B:e., Bowed 214 a 1 winners extra. Heats, two miles, Mr. Milner's Humphrey aged (.parson) 1 1 Mr. Bombay's Moss Trooper, m yrs Mr. P. Smith's At a lanta, 5 yrs .3 dis th.t Drowniow Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 23 added. One mile. Mr. Cr. Clark's Amebic, 2 yrs (Horner) / Mr. Brook's Idolatry, 3 yrs ................................. 2 aged ....... ....( G. Noble) 1 The following also started but were not placed :—M r . ; and tA:bbin's Edmond, 3 yrs ; Mr. Bell's Frva, 3 yr s to be l) s . old for Mr. W. Richardson's The Unknowl , , in 4 n 3 e ' i r . s. The Carbolen Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 20 add e d . One mile. Mr. Simpson's Aggravator, Mr. Cook's Water Lily, 3 yrs ....................... KELSO RACES.—FRIDAY, CONCLUDED, ....... ::. Mr. Stebbinigss;d:ll.4,,:o3 nyersmile..and...; half. ..... ... 2 The Stewards' Plate - of 50/. The Mr. W. E. Rams,y's Zoroaster, 6 yrs ... . - 3 5 . dr Mr. A. Johnston s f. by Voltaire 4 yrs ... 2, , 4 r I. I Lord Eglinton's Patroness 3 yrs . ... ~ d.' 2 2 Mr. I3innie's The Maid o f Mill " 1 4 dr Mr. Charleton'silecate, 5 yrs 2 5 4 aS 4 2 3 dr — Thtre no truth whatever in the Butler (formerly Fanny Kemble) repo lkt r a t s t .Zlz. intends to appear again on the stage. She and her family are on the point of departing for America. On Saturday the Committee of Common Council on the salary and duties of the High Bailiff of the Borough, came to the resolution to reduce the salary of that offic e to 6101. A. strange report has got abroad that the Court of Aldermen is opposing the election of Mr. Alderman Wood to the dignity of Lord Mayor, because he started as a candidate for the office of High Bailiff, in. opposition to their candidate, Sir William lleygate. The truth is (says a Correspon dent), the Court has espoused the interest of no candi date for this office, it being a principle with many of them, like Sir Peter Laurie, not to support any mem ber wh o has a vote in the Court of Common Council in seeking to be appointed to a place of profit i n t h e gift of that Court, especially as Common C ounc il men as bein g e qua ll y within are prevented by rule from becoming candid a t es , an d Ald rm t e h t e i should refs of i t i l l ie n offering, BOY PICKED UP AT SE 1.--011 Thursday last, about noon. the Queen of the Isle steamer, on her pas sage from Liverpool to Douglas, picked up a small boat containing a boy about ten years of age. The poor fellow, when brought on board, was in a state of partial insanity, arising from fear, and the effects of the salt waterle had drunk. It appears he Was a little forlorn wretch wandering about Douglas. Har ing on Saturday week begged a small bag of wea l, of which some boys endeavoured to rob him, he took refuge in a shall boat, which being set adrift by his. pursuers, he was carried out to sea, and, when disco vered by th e capta i n, was about forty miles from the place he h a d drifted from. A medical man being on hoard, every 'attention was paid to him, and he is now in a fair way of recovery. her parting breath ; I would catch and cherish the last vital spark of her expiring patriotism ; ye s — Date, Vulnera lye:phis • i Abluatn et ex:remas si quis super halitus errat Ore legam. • " Nor let this be deemed a mere office of pious cha rity ; nor an exaggerated representation of my feel ings, nor an overcharged picture of the circumstances that call them forth. In the cause of Spain, the cause of • honour and of interest is equally involved and inseparably allied. It is a cause in favour of which the finest feelings of the heart unite with the soundest dictates of understanding." In the debates on the Roman Catholic el;tims, which occupied the attention of the House in April, 1812, he, in' the course of a brilliant speech, broke out into this impassioned burst—" - What, in the name of God; is there in the nature of their. tenets dan gerous to the liberty of the people, or the security of the State ? - What do you fear f rom th e power of the Pope ? Has Bonaparte, who is, in fact, the pre sen t proprietor of his Holiness, be en able to wield his in fluence to any purpose? In Spain, has he, by his means, been able to establish a new dynasty under a person of his own family on the throne of Spain, or to shake the foundation of that monarchy ? Has Bonaparte, with the aid of the Pdpe, been able to shake any of those principles of liberty burning in the bosoms of the Spanish people ?" The Marquis proceed•ed to run on in a lofty tone of sarcasm upon this assumed bugbear, and laughed in the end to scorn the shadow of the power in the Pope. In concluding this memorable speech, he said, " it will be Well when the whole of this great.guestion is before you, to ex-' amine this great and fundamental doctrine whether the Protestant Establishment is be s t supported by civil restraints, penalties, and exclusions, or by a system of-. peace and of charity, consistent with the mildnesS of our religion, with the true spirit and principle of the Reformation, with the character of our liberty, and the parental spirit of this great State." After some years of retirement, the Marquis of Wellesley accepted the appointment of Lord Lieu tenancy of Ireland. • In consequence of this appoint ment,. he proceeded, in 1822, to Dublin, where his known friendly' disposition to the cause of the Catho lics prepared him for a highly popular reception. One of his first endeavours, on taking possession of of the Vice-regal Government, was to stop the custo mary, but fearfully irritating, processions, with which the Orangemen testified their admiration of King William's triumph over the Catholic James. Another was, his attempt to introduce a thorough reform into the Irish Magistracy. By his efforts, the practical jurisprudence of the country is by some thought to have been much improved, and faction to have lost much of its evil tendency and its power. Such was the favourable opinion of one party : but by another on the opposite hand his Government was considered so entirely unfortunate at this period, and so ill did his Administration uphold the former trust reposed in his discretion and sagacity, that contrast ing his splendid career at his outset in life in In dia, with his trial and failure of the " soothing sys tem" in the " Green Isle," it was jocularly, and with much felicity observed on the occasion, that "he had followed the course of sun ; in that he rose in the east and set in the west." The Marquis of Wellesley was twice married. His former lady, whom he married, November 29, 1794, was llyacinthe Gabrielle, only daughter of Pierre Roland, who died in November, 1816. He next married Marianne, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Richard Caton, Esq., of Maryland, i n N or th A mer i ca , and widow of Mr. atterson. Several speeches and pamphlets have been pub • lished by his Lordship at different times, on circum stances or questions connected with his administra tion, or with the great public events of the period. Among these are " Substance of a Speech in the House of Commons, on the Address," which appeared in the year 1794. " Notes relative to the peace concluded with the Mahrattas," printed in quarto, in 1804, and containing an abridged view of Indian affairs. " Letters to the Government of Fort St. George, relative to the new form of Government esta blished there," published in 1812 ; and " Letters to the Directors 'of the Ea3t India Company, on the India trade," which also appeared the same year. The dispatches, minutes, and correspondence of his Indian administration were, in 1836, ably edited by Montgomery Martin, as also his Dispatches arid Cor respondence connected with:his mission to Spain. Most of our readers will recollect the debate which took place at the East India House last year, in March, on the resolution of the Court of Directors to erect a statue to the Marquis in their Court-room : to so recent a circumstance we need not more than recur. The surname of this illustrious family of the Wel lesleys, rendered still more illustrious by its present descendants, was originally Cowley or Colloy, and appears to have been first rendered eminent by Walter Cowley, who sustained the office of Solicitor-General in Ireland in 1537, and that of Surveyor:-General of the Kingdom in 1548. The Colley and Wellesley families intermarried at the time of the .Restoration, and the former member from thenceforward bore the arms and name of Wellesley. His grandson in 1728 was raised to the Irish Peerage, and after having borne the office of Second Chamberlain of the Court of Exchequer, and represented the borough of Trim, became in 1746 Baron Mornington. His son Garret, who, in 1760, succeeded him, was, as we have before stated, the father of the departed subject of this notice. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, SEPT. 26.—Wind this day, at noon, easterly, with heavy rain. OFF THE NORTH FORELAND, SEPT. 22.—Maria, Copenhagen for Algiers ; Adolphe, Hamburgh for St. Thomas. • RAMSGATE, SEPT. 25.—Arrd. Chieftain, Newcastle for Jamaica, with loss of jib-boom, cutwater, &c. DEAL, SEPT. 25.—Wind E., strong breeze.—Arrd. Lady Sarah Bailey, Cairney, Jamaica. Sld. Orwell, Bombay ; Charles, Rio; Alfred, Sydney ; Port Fleet wood, Cape ; Vicar of Bray, Islay ; Munster Lass, St. Helena. BRISTOL, SEPT. 24.—Sid. Emily, Demerara. In the Channel, the Countess of Loudon, from Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 24.—Wing S.S.W. to E.N.E. —25. Wind N.E.—Arrd. Penelope, Brown, Saqui nay, leaky and with deck load thrown overboard, bound to London ; her Majesty's ship Jaseur, Jamaica PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 25.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Star of the West, Demerara. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—Wind N.N.W. to W.N.W., strong breezes and squally.-24. Wind N.N.W. to N.N.E., mod.—Arrd. Dorothea Wilhelmina, Waller, Buenos Ayres, sailed July 27 ; Canopus, Labrador. DUBLIN, SEPT. 22.— SW. Demerara, Demerara. CORK, SEPT. 23.—Ski. New City of Cork, Bar badoes ; Java (transport), Portsmouth. Arrd. .off, Grecian, Lawson, H av annah ; Margaret Paynter, Pierce, Porto Rico. BELFAST, SEPT. 21.—Arrd. Margaret, Quebec. LIMERICK, SEPT. 23.—Arrd. Ariel, Miramichi. Hum., SEPT. 24.—Arrd. Furst Menschikoff,Buenos Ayres ; Regent, Stephens, Miramichi. SHIELDS, SEPT. 22.—Arrd., Borodino, Trott, New York. Sld., 'Woodpecker, Demerara; Goddess, Fayal.-24. The Ranger, hence for Odessa, which put back 10th inst. leaky, is discharging her cargo. OFF PETERHEAD, SEPT. 22.—Monarch, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 24.—Wind E., moderate.-25. Ditto, ditto.—Arrd., Sisters, Short, Nassau ; Anna Maria, Roberts, Montreal. Sld., Anna Louisa, Charleston; Mary White. and Apparition, Valparaiso; Kelsickwood, Berbice ; Richard, St. Thomas • Free- , man, and Urgent, Jamaica ; Eben Preble, and Mid ford, New Orleans; Lanark, Victoria, and Mary, Mobile; Middlesex, Boston ; Menopia, Bermuda ; Benin, Africa ; Prince Albert, Tampico ; Trium finite, Havannah; Independence, New York. Arrd. off, Priscilla, Paraiba ; Lydia, llartley, Antigua ; Charlotte (supposed), Africa. A barque, supposed the Seagull, from Liverpool, was passed off Flores (River Plate), about July 31. STORNAWAY, SEPT. 20.—The Dalmatia, Howes, from Shields to Boston, has put in here with loss of main and mizen-masts carried away, on the 17th inst., in lat. 59, lon. 9, the vessel having been thrown on her beam ends. OFF SWANAGE, SEPT. 21.—Coriolanus, New York, for Bremen. OFF BEACHY HEAD, SEPT. 23.—Louise, Balti more, for Bremen. LYNN, SEPT. 23.—Arrd. Queen of the Isles, Quebec SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 24.—Sid. Hindostan steamer. East Indies; Royal Tar steamer, Gibraltar. COWES, SEPT. 25.—S1d. Ottavia, Carolina, Bahia. NEW YORK, SEPT. 3.—The Westchester, Ferres, from Liverpool is ashore on Hempstead Beach, crew and passengers (279) saved, the vessel is expected to be got off. VEssns SPOKEN WlTH.—Williarn and John, of Dart mouth, by the Grecian, arrived off Cork. William, of Poole, 20th inst., lat. 50, ion. 8, by the Penelope, arrived off Portsmouth, William Gales, Odessa to --, sth ult., off Malta. St. John , G ibraltar to —, 7th inst..h off Owe St. Vincent, by the Maid of Mona, arrived in the Creek, Duke of Gloucester, Guernsey to Demerara, 15th Inst., lat. 44, km. 12, by the Mary Isabella, arrived at Falmouth. Tanjore, of London, 16 th ins t., lat. 49, lon. 16, by the Gertrude, arrived in the Downs. Belle, Newport to Gibraltar, 17th inst., lat. 47, lon. 10, by the Jane. Mary, of Dartmouth, 18th inst., lat. 48, p, by the Nixon, arrived in the Downs. Lewe van Ai - pippin ? Groningen to Batavia, June 1, in the Straits of Stlnda ; Gpeenoclf, Clyde to Port and Ratavier, Rotterdam to Ratavia, 14th pit., !at. 18 N, lon. 27 Cookson, Rio Janeiro 4:1 Trieste, 31st, lat 37, lon. 34, by the Agcotta, Texel, Piaci; the Prince, Liverpool to Lima, 4th arr i n v i e t d , lat. 24 N, kg). P 3 NV, by the Burnhopeside, arrived in the River. Reaper, Poole to qttebee, 2d instant, lat. 51, lon. 46 ; Fenella, Liverpool to liewfoiinfiland, 6th, lat. 5 0 , lon. 38 ; Con stitution, Workington to Quebec, 7th, 1gt.'49 1 ion, 34, by the Normanton, arrived at Liverpool. liirmonie, Pa- dang to Rotterdam, 19th ult., off the Cape do `'girds, by tie VaJmnp, arrived at B or d e aux. Clio, Liverpool to Gibraltar, kith ipstae, let. 40, lop. 10 ; Corinthian, Livemool to AecOna; 12th, 'lat. 44, lon. 1 0 ,_ by t he - • sipAyecl Oio Cly4e t • Dis .