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Ilea' *o o ' ere ea 0 .3) proved at;;cieto f S3 e l' o f o inst 01 aga area', t, bun igo is d e ay for t° I. ge it S r C 113) Ln, w-- s 'elonY• ,ctrc - e Alhaal n D e ielock, , t , t l "' i g ht ab ° : tv to a c ° for 1 37 . • he el o • had - te t t#, sta ?ets in 0 , g ioo h e r esole t ior v i ew to g o but was ° 01 6 t e aling s i ti o:o s# 14, . detersceno Is DA rei r fi 1. 1 0° r Mr. 1311 1a his ivife,t)ie riven in Part of the paper.) The Police Inspector said he went to the lodgings, No. 47, Old Pye-street, West minster, where the assault was committed, and there saw a large pool of blood by the side of the bed ; the sheets were also stained with blood, and had recently been washed out ; they were still wet. The place in dicated that protracted struggle occurred there. The prisoner, on the charge being read over to him was cautioned, that whatever h e m i g ht say would be given in evidence—to which he replied, that he had struck hiswife-with his fist to prevent her stabbing him with a knife, it was only one bl ow th at h a d ma d e the cut on her lip. Inspector Beresford said that the upper part of the face of the deceased was much swollen and bruised, and she appeared to have received a heavy blow on the eye. rle was remanded until Tuesday. BANK, of tNGLAND.—(THIS DAY.) COURT OF PROPRIETORS. The half -yearly general meeting of the Court of Proprietors of Bank Stock was held this morning, at twelve 'o'cl oc k, in the Court-room at the Bank of England. Ww. CorroN, Esq., Governor, in the Chair. The minutes of the last Court having been read, The GOVERNOR said that this was one of the Quarterly General Courts, held in compliance with the prOvisions of the Charter, and also a General Half-yearly Court, held agree ably to the bye-laws, for the purpose of de claring a divide n d. Th e Court of Directors having considered the state of the accounts, were of opinion that they ought to recommend to the Court of Pro prietors- to declare a dividend of 3i per cent. in te rest and profits, deducting the 7d. in the pound, l' ai d . fer the income-tax, which would make the net dividend amount to about 31. Bs. per cent., instead of 3/. 10 a ! per cent. It had appeared to the Court of Directors better to make the dividend in this - way, ; Ito declare a di v id en d o f less amount than usual, n con nee of the deduction made on account of the income-tax, more especially as he hoped the in- c —me- tax . would not continue much beyond the Period . for which it was originally granted. kz order t o d eclare th i s di v id en d , t h ey were obliged to make a diminution of 5,996/. in the Rest:, The Rest in April, 1842, amounted to 2,869,2841., and after the payment of the present divi '4lbeinendga4iticome.tax, it would amount to 2,863,2881., 5,999/illess than in Ap r il. H e conc l u d e d b y Moving, . -• • " That th e C our t do order the Directors to declare a dividend of 3/. 10s. per cent. for profit and interest, deducting. theld. in the pound, paid to duty on in come and property." Mr. FIELDER said thot in 1834 the Government had offered , to pay back one-fourth part of their capital in Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, and the Bank had acceded to the proposition. Afterwards, to suit the convenience of the Government ; the Bank had consented to extend the period of repayment aver 26 years. If the Bank had held the Government to its first proposition the income-tax would only have been payable on the interest of the whole sum, whereas now, the inooine-tax was deducted from the annual payments which were made, partly on account of interest, and partly on account of capi tal. This was unfair, and he trusted representation Would be made 'to the Government on the subject. If the Bank had had any idea that such a course of conduct would: hive been pursued, the Court would have held the Government on that occasion to its first proposition. Mr. COOKE complained of the conduct of the Go vernment in regard to Joint-stock Banks, which had been most improperly permitted to encroach on the privileges of the Bank of England. Mr. ANNAN wished to know if the income-tax were deducted in the manner proposed whether the Proprietors would not have to pay the income-tax twice, • The GOVERNOR assured him they would n o t. With Zs Peet to the sul,eet alluded to by Mr. Fielde n , th e te Governor and hiinself, in compliance with a reso lution of the last . 'half yearly Court of Pro- Priktors, had waited on the Chancellor of the Exche quer to represent to him the unfairness of assessing the ; Payments r alluded to; and also the dead weight, to h leoe-tax. They had, however, failed in this nk d 7 e et, and It motion in the House of Commons for making h difference in regard to taxation between terininable and pernianent annuities had also been lost ; the. Direetois, however, still had the sub jeect under their most, anxious consideration, and Would do all in their power to procure a remedy for the injustice complained of. A.• PROPRIETOR wished to know whether Proprie tow whose incomes ware under 150/. would have to pay the tax ? The GOVERNOR said they must apply to the a ss e sso rs of the districts in whiCh they resided for the proper documents, on filling up which they would have the amount deducted returned to them. Mr.'ntoStrsoN asked whether the branch banks Were u source' of profit. The . tGOVERTioa-;-They are. Mr. TnomasoN then put a series of quesiions as to the amount of money lent at 31 per cent. in Exche quer-bills, and to whom, ,and as to the amount of money lent on mortgage, and how much had been lent t o th e D uke of Buckingham on mortgage. He also.: wished to know, whether there was any pro Vision making for the formation of a fund for the payment of dividends when the terminable annuities should cease. The ,GOVERNOR said that the terminable annuities consisted partly of interest; party of capital. The in terest only was appropriated at present to the pay- Inent of dividends, the vapital forming a fund for the AI L ture payment: With - regard to the other question, me thought it would not. tend to the prosperity of the Bank to proclaim to the world who Dborrowed m oney o f th em . With regard to the I lke of Buckingham, however, he would state that the Bank held none of his mortgages. In reply to questions from various Proprietors, to ri ;l_Le . GOVERNOR stated that if the Court were ta a 'stain from declaring any dividend the Govern ," Would still claim the same amount of income ; that th e Directors were anxious to pay the.in- _varae-tax on the amount of the profits, and on no more, Power th pay and that th ey wo uld use every means -in their the tax only on the amount of profit s, I t was impossible to state the exact amount t he ey would have to pay. They had been assessed on dead weight, but they considered that as the in !?lne-tax had been paid on the dead weight once, the Government could have no further claim on it. „ Mr. THOMPSON asked if th e B an k w ould be paid for the trouble of calculating and collecting the Income tax in the funds. The GOVERNOR apprehended they would. As Com !rdssioners himself and the Directors would be en titled to no remuneration, but the Bank, acting as a ssessors an d collectors, would, he apprehended, be entitled to the same ro rata remuneration as others. 4.11 reply to Mr. - WILLIAMSON, The GOVERNOR stated that the Rest was now ~"0/. more than it was in 1839, when the reanc "Tl.in the dividend had first been made. -, On the question being put, A PROPRIETOR moved the omission of the words v. ! ducting , therefore," and all the _words following in ) ; He tho ug ht th e income-tax- should be paid .4 - ora the Rest. , ,Mr. T HOMPSON seconded th e ; amen d ment. „,_ 4l rl FIEL DER thought. hat under all the circum rnees the b es t mo d e w a s to d e d uct t h e i ncome -t ax r ` ) .,' ll , the dividend. b SALOSIONS opposed the amendment. It would t: settin g a 'tad example to other public companies I,lll7oaeh upon the Rest to pay the income-tax. -- "a 'ter a short conversation, the amendment was put egatived, only four hands being held up in its The original motion was then put and carried. r ue GOVERNOR then announced that the dividend (Plants would be delivered and payable on Tuesday, th "etober 11 next; and the minutes having been read, (' Court adjourned. • OROSVENOR Housz.—The Marquis of Westmin ,x+y▪ las long contemplated some improvements in the Ite ": . thr of this s p ac i ous mans i on . Th e N o bl e L or d has to'"linglY made up his mind to remove the houses on e right and left, the leases of which have expired, and 6erect a magnificent screen of columns in front, in a fr ge With ,Grosvenor street. The model is to be taken clu A l the Meade of the late Carlton Ho u s e . b 0 ; 1.11 T UNI O N or LON DON .—N o less than 85,000 , B ,°, as have visited the exhibitio n o f pi c t ures se l ec t e d cumprizeholdors of 1842 ; and it i s a gra tifyi ng cir- . ~ pre—..ance to record, that, notwithstandin g th e great thessure occasioned by so large a body of visitors, not P eta re 6 lightest accidant has happened to any of the s. iP a ALmouni, SEPT. 12.—The remains of the late o a Pr-Gene ra l L or d VirTian were brought d o w n fr o m 4 ( lndon, b y the City of Lioier i e k , London and Dublin •L`:aMer, this morning, and were immediately taken on ard i n a barge, in tow of t;re Dart, river steamer, to t: 11 r" ; where they will be interred to-morrow in the .2ndy vault. It will be a privaie funeral. Whilst the ;ITPse remained in this harbour, the church bell was wiled from respect to his Lordship's mernory. A ALLowarics: FOR PICKING UP DIV3WNED BODIES.— zt an inquest, h e ld on Monday before the Coroner of l e n( lon. at the Vestry-room of St. John's, Horsley. "WE, the foreman, a licensed-victualler, stated that a Waterman had mentioned to him, that day, that he saw a i °l. l 3 so floating down the river, and abstained from pick. 11 g it up because the allowance of half-a-crown wr)uld not 4,:plunerate him for the trouble he should have. The Ju ry concurred in considering the allowance too small, „„tl _ , that the public advantage required that it should be A tl ereased. The C oro n er sa id b e was a l w ays anxious to I't° What the interest of the public required, and he should I future allow five shillings for bringing on shore a dead „_ °( IY ; and more than that in cases where unusual cit .. - urnstances, or more than ordinary trouble, entitled the Parties to it. Lord Redesdale has taken Lady William Den tinek's spacious mansion, overlooking the Green Park, In Park-place, called - Vernon House, for a term. SPEECH OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA AT COLOGNE. On the conclusion of the religious observances which preceded the act of laying the foundation stone, the King took the trowel in his hand. When he advanced in front of the stone, a loud shout of exulation arose, which continued until his Majesty by signs indicated his wish that it should cease. Silence being restored, his Majesty delivered. in a loud and clear voice, the following remarkable speech (of which we gave an outline some days since) : "I take this opportunity to welcome- heartily the numerous guests who, as members of the `Cathedral Building Association, have met here from. all parts of Germany to celebrate this day. Gentlemen of Cologne, a great event is about to take place among you. Your feelings will tell you that it is no common edifice you are about to erect. It is the offspring of the spirit of union and concord among Germans of every creed. When I reflect on this, my eyes are filled with joyful tears, and I thank God that 1 have lived to witness this day. Here, where this foundation stone is laid, will arise the noblest portals in the whole world. Germany builds them, may they, by the grace of God, be to her the forerunners of a new, a great, and a happy future. Far from them be all that is anti-German—that is to say, all that is base, false, and insincere. May this portal of honournever be disgraced by bad faith or by the un worthy disunion of German princes or of the German people. May this structure never disturb the peace of creeds, nor impede the progress of social order; and may that spirit which once inter rupted the building of this house of God, and injured the well-being of our common fatherland, find no en trance here. The feeling that has prompted the building of these portals is the same that 29 years ago made us break our chains, rolled back insult from our native land, and division from its shores ; it is the same spirit which, fortified by the blessing of my de parted father (the last of those three great Kings), two years ago displayed itself with a vigour undi minished in power and unimpaired by time; it is the spirit of German union and of German power; and oh ! may the portals of Cologne Cathedral be its most glorious triumph ! May the spirit which has given birth to this great work serve to complete it; and may it prove to most remote genera tions, that Germany is great and mighty by the union of her rulers and her people, and that she has without bloodshed consolidated the peace of the world ! May it attest that Prussia is happy in the glory and prosperity of her own fatherland, and in the fraternization of her different religious creeds, all one and alike in the eyes of the Divine Creator. I pray to God that the Cathedral of Cologne may con- , tinue to tower above this town and all Germany, and that it may be a witness of peace and happiness among mankind until time shall be no more. Gen- , tlemen of Cologne, your city has by this structure , obtained a high pre-eminence over all the other towns of Germany ; she has this day proved herself worthy of that pre-eminence. Join then with me as I strike the trowel on the foundation stone. Shout with me the thousand times repeated rallying cry Alaaf Co logne P " This speech, spoken with the most lively enthu siasm, kindled like lightening in the h€arts of the thousands present, and called forth an astounding storm of joyful shouts and acclamations. The King having i once more looked joyfully and enthusiastically on the assembled multitude and on the Cathedral, and the cheering having burst forth afresh, his Majesty struck the usual three blows with the hammer on the founda tion stone, and then retired to the Tribune, where he was received by the Queen, in a manner that pro duced a deep impression on the minds of all present. HOP INTELLIGENCE. WORCESTER, SEPT. 13.—the supply of new hops on Saturday amounted to between 800 and 900 poCkets, but there is no doubt the heavy rains pre vented several distant planters sending many more, which were ready for market. It was some time before any business was done, the growers being very reluctant to submit to the prices offered by the merchants, and several returned home without effect ing sales. As the day advanced,' however, many of them came to a better understanding with the trade, and sales became rather brisk, the returns showing at the close of the market a sale of 614 pockets, or about three-fourths of the supply at market. The quality of the samples this year is everything that could be wished, not one at all approaching to in feriority having been seen ; and the general run was so very even that not more than 10s. per cwt. diffe rence in value between the two extremes can be quoted, the currency being from 78s. to 80s. per cwt. There are no complaints of the crops coming down light, and the duty remains firm at 19,0001.. as last quoted. Weighed on Saturday —new, 614 pockets ; during the week, 15 ditto.—Worcester Journal. BOROUGH, SEPT. 12.—A very large number of new pockets have come to market, and the choice is now more extended. This week will no doubt bring in the samples rapidly. Present currencies range about as follows :—Sussex, 965. to 1055.; Weald of Kent, 100 s. to 1 . 155. ; Mid. Kent, 115 s. to 1355. ; and Farnhams 81.8 s. to 91. 9s. The - Worcester duty is called 20,0001., the Farnham 10,0001., and the total 150,000/. _ _ MAIDSTONE.--Picking proceeds with undiminished activity, notwithstanding that the rainy weather of of the last few days has been rather unpropitious. The high winds, too, have, by bruising and whipping the.branches, in some cases affected the brightness of the sample • the quality of the hops is however gene rally excellent, and everybody seems to be tolerably well satisfied with the quantity. • SCOTTISH MUSIC.—On Thursday evening, at Tay - mouth Castle, Mr. Wilson the vocalist had the honour of singing a selection of the songs of Scotland before her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the other noble and dis tinguished guests. The songs selected by hen Majesty to be sung by Mr. Wilson were—" Farewell ,to Locha ber," " The Lass o' Gowrie," " Auld Robin Gray," " The Flowers of the Forest," " Woe's me for Prince Charlie," and " Pibroch o' Donuil Dhill." Her Ma jesty was pleased to express herself gratified with Mr. Wilson's exertions, and graciously granted him permis sion to dedicate to her his forthcoming edition of the " Songs of Scotland." PORTRAIT OF THE WINNER . OF THE GREAT ST. LEGER.—Bell's Life in Lonclnn, of Sunday (Sept. 18), in addition to the fullest details of the Sports at Don caster during the past week, will contain a Portrait of Lord Eglinton's " Blue Bonnet," the Winner of the Great St. Leger, by Mr. IL Hall, of Newmarket, with his pedigree and deacription. Price of Bell's Life Five pence.—Office, 170, Strand. WESTMINSTER AllllEY.—lndeed to our minds there is nothing so saddening as a visit to Westminster Abbey. There is an incubus over everything • the fees, the in civility of Vergers, the hurrying round in a mixed and incongruous party, the longing after a moment's glance at beauties which are either entirely concealed from one, or from which one is heartlessly driven : the scoffs and jests which one is compelled to hear from the party to which, like the victims of the Italian tyrant, one is bound ; the impossibility of seeing or conceiving the pile as a Whole ; the ever present feeling of iron gates and threepenny fees ; all these, together with the barbarisms of the modern monuments, and the paltriness of the mo dern ornaments, make a whole of extreme wretchedness. —From the Ecclesiologivt, a periodical published by the Cambridge Camden Society. NARROW ESCAPE OF THE PLANET STEAMER. — On Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock the Planet, a Gravesend steamer, belonging to the Star Company, left London-bridge wharf with nearly 100 passengers on board, and she had not proceeded far before it was dis covered that the deck, in the neighbourhood of the boilers, was unusually hot, and that the vessel was on fire. Soon afterwards smoke ascended from the engine room in large quantities, the passengers became greatly alarmed, and the Captain brought up without delay to the tier off Alderman's Stairs, Lower East Smith field, where the Planet was made fast to the Duke of Cornwall, a Dublin steam-ship. The pumps of the Cornwall were put in requisition, and Captain Fisher, the superintending harbour-master, and the crew of a Thames police galley, with George Judge, their inspector, went on board to render assistance. The fire continued to increase under the deck, and it was found necessary to cut away a great portion of the deck to reach the fire, when one of the Thames police got a pannikin which he introduced full of water into some of the apertures and threw the water up at the burning deck. This was continued for some time, and plenty of water was poured down other apertures made in the deck, and the flames were fortunately extin guished before they had extended beyond the deck. While the fire was raging Captain Smith, the master of the Vesper, another Star steamer, came on board, and found the boilers nearly red hot, and very little water in them, owing to some neglect on the part of the engineer or his assistants, and upon asking for an explanation none could be afforded. The boilers were soon after wards filled up with cold water, and the Ruby, a Dia mond steamer, came down the river and the passeng ers were transferred from the Plan et and conveyed to Gravesend in the Ruby. The Planet was afterwards towed down to Elackwall by the St. Michael steam-tug for the nt cassary repairs ti be effected. Inspector Judge. of the Thaire, police, while assisting to put out the fire, was severe:y burnt in one of his hands. A large bonded warehouse, situate in Galton-street, Liverpool, the property of Sir John Tobin, and occupied by Messrs. Graham and Taylor, containing large stores of sugar, coffee, &c., was for the most part consumed on Tuesday night by a destructive fire. It is not known how the fire originated ; in emptying the stores, a labourer Was reverely bruised and crushed by a fall of bricks, and lies at the hospital in a dangerous state. At the Mansion-house, yesterday, a native of Switzerland, named Gabriel Ambits, wus brought be lore the Lord Mayor, charged with having committ ed an extensive forgery. A lengthened inquiry took place ; but the Lord Mayor, considering that the evidence against the prisoner was very defective, remanded _him till further evidence could be obtained. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 12.—The Chamber of Represen tatives, in its sitting on the 10th, adopted the project of law for the loan of 28,250,000 f., by a majority of 62 to 5. A project of law for granting an additional credit of 209,519 f. to the department of public works, to unanimously. Th e Ki ng pres id e d yester d a y in the Council of Ministe rs , an d transacte d b us i ness w ith the Minister for Foreign Affai rs , was agreed LORD ASHBURTON. RECEPTION OF HIS LORDSHIP AT BOSTON. (From the Boston Atlas.) His Excellency Lord.... Ashburton, the Minister Plenipotentiary from Englind, who has recently been so honourably instrumental in cementing the bonds of peace between that country and these United States, was received with great enthusiasm by the citizens of Boston on Saturday last. His Lordship having accepted the invitation - to meet our citizens in Faneuil-hall, the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen, the members of the Common Council; and the officers of the city Government, assembled" in the hall at half past, w eleven o'clock. The doors were at once thrown open, and in a very brief space of time the flcor of the hall, together with the extensive galleries, was com pletely filled with an intelligent and respectable body of citizens, who came spontaneously to pay their grateful respects to a distinguished foreigner, who had visited our country for so noble a purpose, and whose efforts in the cause of peace have been so pre-emi nently successful. When it is considered that the meeting was announced for the houi of twelve on Sa turday, among our population the busiest hour of the busiest day in the week, the dense crowd which filled the hall is certainly evincive of the high estimation in which the character and services of Lord .Ashbur ton are held by the people of Boston. At twelve o'clock Lord Ashburton entered the hall, accompanied by Lord J. Hay, Mr. Grattan, the Bri tish Consul, by Colonel Perkins, Hon. H.. G. Otis, Hon. A., Lawrence, and other distinguished citizens. Mr. Grattan formally introduced his Lordship to Mr. Chapman, the Mayor, who at once conducted him to the rostrum, and presented him to the assembly of the people. Old Faneuil resounded with the most enthusiastic and heartfelt applause. The Ambassador of peace was greeted by the well-deserved, acclama tions of freemen. It was not the homage orvassals, bowing down before the tinsel and the trapiiings of nobility. It was no hollow compliment, paid to his Lordship's rank or his wealth. It was the spontane ous tribute of the citizens of a free republic to the noble qualities of his head and heart—qualities which had led him,' in 'the evening of his life, to forego the comforts and indulgences of his home, and to visit a foreign land, for the beneficent and magnanimous purpose of averting the horrors of impending war, and preserving the relations of peace between two great nations, one of which was his own country, and the other bearing towards that country kindred connexions and a kindred origin. After the applause had sub sided the Hon. J. Chapman, Mayor of the . city, ad dressed Lord Ashburton and the people assembled as follows : " Your Excellency,—lt is my privilege, Sir, on this occasion, in common with my associates in the city Government, to represent the city of Boston and in its behalf, to speak the warm and hearty welcome with which you are greeted here. "We welcome you, Sir, as the representative of your country, and not yours only, but, in a tear sense, our own ; for so long as there is a tie to link a child to its parent, America will not forget that England is her mother. We partake in the honourable pride which must thrill your bosom at the recollection of her glorious history ; and, though the past only is common to us, we would yet pay, through you, a tri bute of respect to' the illustrious Queen on whose friendly errand you have come. Long may she live to preside, like a peaceful star, over the friendly alli ance which now unites our two countries. R We welcome you, therefore, in an especial man ner, on this occasion, as the friend of peace. We ac knowledge, with great joy, that through your instru mentality, in no small degree, the clouds of discord which lowered over two great nations, have been hap pily dispersed, and that they who boast a common lineage, and speak a common language, shall hence forth know no rivalry but that of friends. " We rejoice at this, Sir, for the great benefits which both nations must receive. But we glory in it most for the principle which has been established, and for the noble example which it exhibits to the world. It shows that nations do not stoop when they submit their differences to reason . instead of passion. Yes, Sir, you have helped to -teach the glorious lesson, that there are other and better guardians of a nation's honour than the sword, and that In the sight of man, as well as God, there is a loftier dignity in a noble, magnanimous, and Christian spirit, than in the proud est nrray of hostile armies or navies. " And we welcome you personally, Sir. We delight to know that your distinguished rank is the just re ward of a long life of activity, intelligence, and virtue. And we pray that that old age may be se rene and happy which has sprung, with the alacrity of youth, at the call of its country and in the cause of humanity. _ .• " We offer to you, Sir, the hospitalities of our city. We have not the custom of tendering what is called the freedom_of the city in a golden box, but we proffer you that which, if I understand you aright, you will prize far higher.. In republican simplicity, we tender you the 'respect and gratitude of a free people. "With these feelings, Sir, permit me to present to you the citizens of Boston. And, fellow-citizens, perinit me, in turn, to introduce to you the Right Hon. Lord A:shburton, the representative of England; the friend of peace; the man—ennobled indeed by , title, but 'far more ennobled as a benefactor of nations." Lord ASIMURTON then replied to the Mayor's address as follows :—" Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, it will be difficult for me to make myself heard in this vast assembly, but I am most happy to have the opportunity of greeting so goodly a number of American citizens in this free State ; it gives me es pecial satisfaction to announce that the important ne gotiation- to effect which I came to the United States has been satisfactorily adjusted, and assuredly, no place is more fit for >the announcement of the settlement of the Boundary question than the old Cradle of Liberty.—(Applause.) For here in this hallowed spot I behold the dawning of still brighter days for this great country and for the world. It is with feel ings which I believe to actuate every lover of uni versal peace and good-will to men that I meet the people of Boston on the present occasion. A long • contested and unhappy dispute between this nation and the mother country has been finally closed on grounds honourable and satisfactory to both parties, and on terms calculated to allay any animosity that may have existed in the breast of any American citizen towards the country which I have the honour to represent.—(Applause.) It was my happiness to find in your distinguished fellow-citizen, Mr. Web ster, a celebrated statesman, who, while he maintained the honour, and contended for the rights of his own country, was not insensible to the great interests con nected with the peace of the world; and, Gentlemen, it has been my good fortune to arrange the important negotiation which brought me to your free and happy country in a manner most agreeable to me, and such as I humbly trust will prove satisfactory and bene ficial to all.—(Applause.) I am now about to re turn to my home, for the purpose of laying before my Sovereign and fellow-countrymen the happy issue to which the negotiations have been brought, and I now fervently trust that the cordial good feeling which exists between England and America will be che rished by this great people to the remotest gene ration.—(Loud applause.) And, I assure you, it shall he my earnest endeavour, so far as is consistent with the honour and rights of my own country, to contribute to their being reciprocated.—(Great ap plause.) I trust the citizens of Boston will accept the expression of my gratitude, and believe that I have not been insensible to the friendly feeling which has been so cordially manifested towards me during my short residence among them. It is stow some thing like half a century since I first visited this city, and from that day to the present hour I have regarded the progress of . the arts, of science, and of free prin ciples among you, with the most lively interest. When I arrived in your country at this advanced period of my life, I felt that a great responsibility was resting upon me ; but the labour I had to perform is accomplished, and I can now return to England, and to my kindred, with the pleasing recollection of your kindness to me, and with the fullest assurance that every obstacle will be removed which has hitherto ob structed the two most powerful nations on the globe from indulging their kind and natural sympathies to , wards each other, and exerting their influence for the amelioration of the human race and the advancement of free principles and equal rights.—(Applause.) Most devoutly do I hope that a wise and liberal policy may be adopted by all nations, and that enlightened statesmen and legislators may enact such law's as may secure justice to all, and thereby extend the blessings of civil and religious liberty throughout the world. —(Loud and continued cheering.) His Lordship concluded by thanking his Honour, the Mayor, for the flattering manner in which he had introduced him to the assembly, and for the kind and considerate at tentions he had received on the part of the Common Council and the citizens generally. This speech was received with great satisfaction, and frequently interrupted by bursts of applause. , After it was concluded, a very large number of our citizens were introduced, individually, to Lord Ash burton, and had the pleasure to shake him by the hand—the introduction being made by the Mayor. A. large joint Committee of the Massachusetts Legisla ture—which 'Committee is now in session in this city, for the purpose of preparing a plan for districting the State—waited upon the Ambassador, preceded by the Sergeant-at-Arms and accompanied by various officers of the Commonwealth. The Hon. William J. Hub bard, Chairman of the Committee, made a short but appropriate address in their behalf, which was re sponded to by Lord Ashburton, and soon after our distinguished guest left the Hall amidst the continued cheers of the people. • Lord Ashburton dined on Saturday afternoon with a private party of gentlemen at the residence of the Hon. Abbott Lawrence. Yesterday he attended Divine service at Trinity Church, and, in the after , noon, dined at Tahant, with Mr. Grattan. He will leave this city this morning for Springfield, by the THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 15, 184 Western Railroad. May his rvoyage to his native land be a pleasant one—and !may that happiness, which is the best reward of good actions, !attend him through the remainder of his life. HIS LORDSHIP AT NEW YORK. (From the American of the 31st ult.) Lord Ashburton will receive any citizens who may desire to visit him to-morrow, from twelve to two o'clock, at the Governor's room, City-hall. It was first designed that his reception should be to-day, but, owing to the uncertainty of his Lord ship's arrival, it was postponed till to-morrow. Lord Ashburton came down from - Albany last evening. The dinner will take place at the Astcr House to morrow afternoon, and will be as fully attended as the spacious apartment will permit. Mr. P. A. Jay, the son of the man who signed the first treaty with Great Britain,:was, with great fit ness, invited, and has consented to preside. The President of the United States, and heads of departments, Major-General Scott, and other distin guished functionaries, have been invited to attend. Of those named, however, able to leave 'Washington just a t thi s momen t. Since the above was in type we h ave t hi s o ffi c ial notice : no one probably would be " The Committee appointed by the Common Coun cil to make arrangements for the reception of Lord Ashburton respectfully gives notice that his Lordship will receive the visits of the c iti zens at the G overnor ' s room to-morrow, Thursday, September 1, from twelve to two o'clock." QUEEN'S `VISIT TO SCOTLAND. edition Edin burgh Observer of Tuesday even i ng, We are indebted to a second d* • on of the e for the following account of the Royal progress from Drummond Castle by Stirling to Edinburgh :--- CRIEFF, SEPT. 12.—This morning Prince Albert set off by six o'clock for Glenartney, and was out shooting till three o'clock, when he returned to Drum mond Castle. The Queen, in the i n t er i m , reviewed the Drummond Highlanders, and made a great many good-natured inquiries about their dress, &c. She shook hands with a number of the young High landers, to the infinite gratification of the clansmen. Upon Prince Albert's return, her Majesty and he drove through the town of Crieff, v i s i te d F the residence of Lady Baird, Abercair erntower, ney, and Mon zie House, and returned through Crieff in about two that, both i n hours. It is almost superfluous to add, going and returning, her Majesty was lo u dl y c h eere d the people ran a great way alongside the carriage. ; HER MAJESTY AT STIRLING. STIRLING, SEPT. 13.—From the moment her Ma jesty's intention of vi s iting Scotland b ecame known, and that the Royal visit would embr ace a consider able portion of the magnificent scenery and interest ing localities in her Scottish dominions, the exertions of the Magistrates and inhabitants of Stirling, to be included in the number of those who should be ho noured by her presence, became indefatigable. To their repeated and earnest representation s , her Ma jesty was graciously pleased to accede ; and, from that instant the endeavours of all; classes were bent to enable them to offer such a reception as should be worthy of the Soverign accepting, and the ancient dignity and present importance of the burgh offering, the invitation. Long the chosen residence of the Stuarts, it was embellished by an architecture of rude magnificence, and fitted with appurtenances suited to the chivalric sports which lent a barbarous lustre to the period of their sway. It is true her palace halls are now deserted by their once Royal occupants,— that the tilting yard is no longer thronged by " Courtly Knights and ladies fair;" yet even still the crumbling walls and broken mounds are embalmed among the treasured reminiscences of centuries; nor can eve readily forget that here the chivalrous refine ment of James presided, and that here were spent some of the brief periods of happiness awarded to the beauteous and ill-fated Mary. No Sovereign having visited Stirling for several centuries,onosaall; greattheex,ciateamdenthte preparations on a splendidon the present occasion was scale. The road from the North, along which the Royal party was to pass, for several miles, was lite aally an arcade of triumphal arches, decorated with laurels, surmounted by floral crowns, and festooned by brilliant draperies of mountain -ash berries. A splendid over-arched barricade, with battlements be decked with full-length portraits of the Queen and Prince Albert, the Royal Scotch arms above the cen tre of the arch, and flags on each tower, was erected on Stirling-bridge, and another at the Burrow's-gate, on the road to Falkirk. At twenty mi nu t es p as t eleven, the guns of the Castle fired a R o y a l sa l u t e , announcing the arrival of her Majesty at the northern end of the bridge, where , ,stepped f o rward, and after making their obeisance, his Lordship addressed her Majesty, and then presented the keys of her ancient burgh. On the cortege bei ng a b ou t to pass on, the Provost again said— ' " Permit me one word of your 318./e, st Y° I had the honour to serve under your Majesty s la m ented father, his late Royal Highne ss th e Duke of Kent, for 24 years. It gives me sincere pleasure that, as Pro vost of this town, I ha ve h a d t h e h on our to receive your Majesty, under w h ose f ather I honour to serve." a a ee had the . Her Majesty then replied—lt gave her satis faction to meet in the Pro •" this ancient town, ward up Bridge-street, St. one who had served under her revered father. Immediately after wMch the • moved for ward procession Provost of Mary's Wynd, Broad- great 3treet, and the Esplanade. On arriving at the Castle gate, her Majesty alighted, and leaning on the left arm of Prince Albert, was received ' by Sir Archibald Christie, and walked slowly up to ' the Lower Barrack-square, where they were received by a guard of honour of the 42d Regiment. The Royal pair then entered the Governor's house,.. where directed the attention of the Earl e .L R . oval carriage they remained about 20 minutes. Her Maj est y splendid Palace of James V. On returning, they visited the Chapel Royal, where they were received by the Rev. Mr. Watson, chaplain ; they garrison vost and Magistrates left, and the Royal then er.tered the carriage, and proceeded slowl down o f Liverpool to the the street, towards the Burrow's_ gate, where tie Pro rapidly off about one o'clock, under an escort of the Inniskillen Dragoons, and attended the Stirling shire by Yeomanry. On leaving Stirline P 1 „le —oyai cortege passed through a succession of triumphal arc t r i o o a n d s l w ve i r t e h t u h ' i li a i k e l h y a t t h a e d h d a e m d. le A ts t party drove arches and other decora tions were placed at each end of the village; Ban nockburn presented no fewer than five of these taste tabbleeodnigrozeantdhede; ful erections ; Torwood-toll was decorated with an tain -ash berries, which strete a h Sn e t d d. NN a 'ij o lnl r. ai a ga s ne s s's oak laurel, interspersed with Glenbervie had a laurel arch; s. a handsome laurel arch; at fine ir Falkirk, at the west end, a flowers G iGilbert t a and m Stirling'soun gate was ornamented with an arch of laurels and a • ar be o rt he , a ; motto, " Welcome to Falkirk " era, heather, and evergreens ; at C l a a rg m e e 1 o fi n e , g t ; h r i e j e a 1 the east and north, ' " God save the Queen and Pr iiiee Albert," surmounted by "V. R.," handsomely done up in flowers, the whole decorated by evergreens. Here p her Majesty was received by two companies ofth6 6th which came from Glasgow e L'Y the railway in Foot,the afternoon. This being I alkirk Tryst, the Sheriff of the county issued orders that no shee or cattle should p be lifted from or to the New Market, between the hours of twelve o'clock—an arrangement wisely made to prevent confusion and interrupti on to the Royal party, and calculated to avoid danger to all. HER MAJESTY AT LINLITTIG OW. Tier Majesty arrived at the West Port of Linlith gow about half-past two o'clock. Every preparation that the zeal and loyalty of the civic authorities could suggest had been made for the reception. The Royal cortege reached Linlithgow bridge shortly before reaching the town, escorted by the Lord Lieutenant and a gallant cavalcade of the gentry and yeomanry of Stirlingshire, who were then relieved b y the Earl of Hopetoun, and the gentry and yeomanry of Mid- Lothian. The bridge had a triumphal arch across it, and the entire road thence, and the street through Linlithgow, was crowded with throngs that had pour ed in all the forenoon from the neighb our i n _ towns g and county. The Union flag waved aloft on the tower of the church, and on Queen Mary' s Tower of the Palace; while the Town house and numerous other houses were decked out with p- m , 1 , . -- .1 eanners (we counted nearly 100), with festoons of flowers and, above all, with fair and smiling faces. ) As the cortege approached from the westward, the interest became intense. The Magistrates and Council had been stationed for fully two hours at that point, under a double festoon .of laurels, and with a crown of dahlias suspended, and a scroll bearing " God save the Queen and Prince Albeit," „ I d it was intended that the Provost 'should here have presented an address to her Majesty, and an honorary bu rgess ticket to Prince Albert. The escort, however, and the postilior.s drove on so rapidly, that the proper Point W as passe d ere the Royal carriage could draw up to recei ve th ese marks of respect ; and before this could be accomplished the advance of the mounted gentlemen and the pres sure of the crowd was so intense, that 'Magistrates, con stables, and all were swept onward by the stream of the Populace, who were most ferven tin their demonstrations of loyalty. On reaching the centre of the town, the Royal carriage (unfortunately . for many, a close one), drew up in the area betwixt the Town-house and the Cross well, and the pressure around was fear ful—but no accident happened. The horses were there changed, and while this was going on amidst loud cheers, at that spot, Sir Robert feel's hands Iwere shaken b y many l u sty fists extend e d to him from both sides of his earricgc. After about half an hour consumed in the progress through the town and at the cross, the Royal pair went cut at the east port about three o'clock—the throng following and cheering throughout, and the usual demonstrations being made all around. At Boathousebridge the West Lothian escort of gentlemen were relieved by those of the Mid-Lothian who mustered to the number of nearly 200. EDINBURGH, TUESDAY NIGHT.—Her Majesty pas3ed through this city, on her return from the Highlands, at half-past four o'clock this afternoon, and at about five, or a few minutes after, reached Dal keith House in perfect s af e ty. Her ajesty seemed in excellent health and spirits; but travelling in an open carriage, exposed to the fresh and balmy air of the mountains, has somewhat embrowned her face, though it has detracted nothing from her beauty. At nine o'clock this morning, as I informed you in my last, her Majesty and the Prince left Drummond Castle, and, taking leave of her hospitable and kind hearted hosts, Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, set out on her journey to Edinburgh. Her Majesty changed horses outside of Edinburgh at half-past four o'clock, and then proceeded through the town to Dalkeith House in a private manner. Her Majesty. it is said, remains at Dalkeith House until Thursday morning, when she will embark at Granton Pier for London. The Town Council of Edinburgh give a grand din ner to-morrow in honour of her Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, together with Sir R. Peel and the Earl of Aberdeen, it is stated, were invited to be present at it, but they declined the invitation. THE TOWN AND CASTLE OF STIRLING. LUNDIE (to Cressingham)—l would advise Your prudence not to venture by that passage. The bridge is wood ; so old—and full of danger: Besides, too narrow for your numerous army, Whose moving weight may strain it ere the half Attain the other side. The bridge of Stirling is the most memorable spot, in Scotland. It was here that Wallace, by his valour and fortune, freed his country from the claims of a superior, and the Scottish people from the oppression of strangers. The facts as related by the annalists are as follow :—Warenne, the English commander, who wished to avoid a general action with the Scots, tried, even by negotiation, to induce Wallace to lay down his arms. The Scottish chief con temned submission, and answered in the lan guage of defiance, "We come not to treat, but to set Scotland free." So bold a defiance made the English army impatient to be led into ac tion. Warenne hesitated, but Cressingham, the treasurer, cried out, " Why waste we the King's treasures, by protracting the war : let us fight as the best economy." A narrow bridge—the bridge of Stirling—alone divided the hostile armies. Prudence, suggested, that a ford should be sought, as the safest passage over the Forth. Cressingham, however, blindly insisted in leading the army along this dangerous defile. The bravery of the English induced them to follow a leader, who showed, by his temerity, that he was unfit to conduct spirited men. Before one- half of this misguided army could form, after defiling from the bridge, Wallace charged them with as much creiu ct, as fierceness. Cressingham met his merited fate : thousands of his devoted followers fell on the field, or perished in the river. Panic seized that portion of the English forces, which had not felt the swords of the Scots : the fugitives burnt the bridge, built of materials from the neigh bouring Torwood, and fled to Berwick, before they considered themselves safe. The victory of Stirling put into the possession of the true owners the castle of Dundee, and other strongholds, with Berwick.— Chaltner s Caledonia, vol. i. p. 660-1. The ancient seal of the town of Stirling which may be seen in Astle's work on the " Scot. Seals," seems to commemorate this important victory. On the obverse of it is to be seen the wooden bridge, on which stands a crucifix ; the south side of the bridge has soldiers upon it, with their bows, the. characteristic weapon of the English, who are attempting to pass ; on the northern side are soldiers with spears, .the national weapon of the Scots, who defend the passage. The legend is, " Hic armis Bruti, Scoti stant hic cruce tuti "—a plain allusion to the safety of the Church and State, resulting from the valour and victory of Wallace. We cannot refrain from noticing that, despite the glory which Wallace solely obtained on this important occasion by his own powers, that in a copy of pro tection which he and Moray, as Commanders of the forces, gave to the Prior of Hexhildesham, that Wal lace modestly allowed the name of Moray to stand before his own, as the leader of the Scottish army.— (llemingford, i. p. 135.) The foundation of Stirling Castle is a fact of past history, which no antiquarian has satisfactorily traced. Boethius, if he may be credited on this point, states it to have been a place of great strength in the middle of the ninth century. The Romans had a camp and a military way on the west side, which is by some adjudged to have been their Alauna. Stirling is a miniature resemblance of Edinburgh, built on a rock of the same form with that on which the capital of North Britain is placed, with a strong for tress on the summit, impending over a steep precipice. In the interior of the Castle, stands the Palace, built by James V., a Prince much attached to the arts, as appears by his buildings here and at Falkland. This pile is large, and of square form, ornamented on three sides with pillars, resting on grotesque figures, jutting from the wall; on the top of each pillar rests a fanciful statue. Two rooms, called the Queen'sfand the Nursery are large, and the roofs, of wood, well carved. A closet also is shown, noted for the murder of William, Earl of Douglas, in 1452, trepanned here by a safe conduct from James 11. This Nobleman, too potent for legal execution, had entered-into associations injurious to his Prince, who commanded him to rescind the offensive alliance, and, on refusal, stabbed the Earl with . his own hand. In revenge, the friends of Douglas instantly burned the town. The Parliament House is a vast room, 120 feet long, with a timbered roof. From the top of the Castle is by far the finest view in Scotland ; to the east is a east plain, rich in corn. adorned with woods, and watered by the river Forth, whose meanders are, before it reaches the sea, so fre quent and so large, as to form a multitude of most beautiful peninsulas ; for in many parts the windings approximate so closely as,to leave only a small isthmus of a few yards. An old abbey, situated in the plain, with the country as far as Edinburgh, a view of Alloa, Clackmannan, Falkirk, and the Frith of Forth are to be seen. On the north lie the Ochil hills, and the moor where the battle of Dumblain was fought; to the west the strath of Menteith, as fertile as the eastern plain, and terminated by the Highland moun tains, among which the summit of Ben Lomond is very conspicuous.—Pennant's Tour, Vol. 111., p. 226. Stirling has experienced many sieges and other ca lamities of war. In 1175 it was delivered by William to the English, with several other places, as a security for his acknowledgment that he held the crown of Scotland from the Kings of England. "An inglo rious cession," says Major " extorted by his unfor tunate captivity. But Richard 1., the succeeding Monarch, restored them."—Major, lib. iv., p. 135. During the wars between the English and Scots under Bruce it often changed masters. In 1299 it was in possession of Edward 1., whose affairs at this period were so bad in Scotland, that he was obliged to send its governor an order to surrender. But the year following, he retook it, after a most gallant de fence by William Oliphant, who gave it up on terms which Were afterwards ill-observed by the conqueror. In 1303, it was again taken by the Scots, under Lord John Sowles : Oliphant refused the command, and in the next year sustained a second siege. It was battered most furiously by the artillery of the age, which cast stones of two hundred weight against the walls, and made vast breaches. At length, when the garrison was reduced to a very few, the brave governor submitted, and was received into mercy. It was the siege of Stirling Castle in June, 1314, by the Scottish army, that occasioned the movement of the English troops to march to its relief,—a move ment which brought both sides to an engagement, known as the celebrated battle of Bannockburn. , Robert Bruce headed the Scottish force, and Edward the Second the English. This battle decided the fate of Scotland, and seated the former firmly on the throne. Stirling is still further renowned for a battle fought at the same place in 1488, between King James 111. and his subjects, who marched under his son, in opposition to him. The King, who escaped from the field, was murdered in a mill close to the village, by a real or pretended priest, taking his con fession. During the wars of Edward 111. it was reciprocally taken and retaken ; the last time in 1341. Other great events connected with it have occurred, but the last was the memorable siege in the winter of 1746. when the gallant and aged officer, General Blakeney, baffled all the efforts of the rebels to reduce this im portant place. Stirling, or Sterling, says Boethius, the before cited authority, gave name to sterling money, because Osbert, a Saxon Prince, after the overthrow of the t...'cots, established a mint here. Others, however, doubt this derivation, and state the term to be derived from the merchants of the Easterlings. The town, also, was anciently called Striveling, as is said, from the frequency of strifes or conflicts in the neighbour hood, and from this old name the present is affirmed to have been formed.—Pceth. lib. v., p. 204. Among the houses of the nobility in Stirling, the most sumptuous was that of the Earl of Mar, begun by the Regent, but never finished; the front is orna mented with the arms of the family, and a quantity 01 sculpture. It is said to have been built from the ruins of Cambus-Kenneth, the ancient church of the St. Augustine order; and that being reproached with the sacrilege, the builder directed these words, yet extant, to be put over the gate—"Esspy. Speik. Furth. I cair nothe." Near Stirling Castle are Edmonston's walks, cut through a little wocd, on the steeps. Beneath, on the flat, are to be seen the vestiges of the gardens be longing to the palace, called the IKing's Knot ;" above the wa ks is th e " Ladies-hill," a spot where the benuties of former times sat to witness the knights exhibit their vigour and address in the tilts-and tour naments, performed in a hollow between this spot and the castle. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS, CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. POST.—With an exceedingly limited business in both markets the prices of stocks were once more a little heavy, particularly in the foreign house, where the operations entered into were for the most part with a view to the state of the account, the settlement of which is fixed for the 16th instant. The Spanisa fuLds had a very depressed appearance, and from this circumstance, rather than from any other, is derived the feature of heaviness that prevailed, to a greater or less extent, throughout, as there was in reality a mere nothing doing in any other description of foreign stock, and very little even in these. The Bank broker made a sale of Three per Cent. Reduced Stock for the Consol account, the amount sold being about 50,0001. The markets were probably influenced by this sale, coupled with which was a report of the Di rectors of the Bank of England, having it in contem plation to make a further reduction in their rate of dividend—namely, from seven to six per cent. per annum, a report which, however, was not heard to day for the first time, for something to the same effect was whispered about at least a week ago. The Liverpool letters received this morning an nounce the failure of an extensive cotton dealer at Manchester. No estimate is given of the general liabilities of the party, but they are probably very serious, as it appears he is indebted to the Bank of Manchester alone, of which establishment he was a leading Director, to the amount of 64,0001. The views of this journal on the management of joint-stock banks are sufficiently well-known. Some of the number deserve praise no doubt, hut in the case of the majority of them, and this must be acknowledged by the most strenuous upholders of it, is the tendency of the sys tem—there is too great a disposition to afford an un due credit to Directors. The Globe, in noticing this failure, indulges in comments on the practice hardly to have been looked for in a paper of the class to which it belongs. After stating that, of the sum due from the insolvent to the bank of Manchester, the institution will most likely lose one-half, as the secu rities held by it are not sufficient to cover the sums advanced, the City correspondent of the journal al- ' luded to says : - " This is another proof of the vicious principle adopted by the Lancashire Joint-stock Banks, of ad vancing largely to the Directors and their friends without obtaining adequate security. It has ruined many of them, and cannot fail to bring down all others which follow the bad example." It is to be stated, in fairness to the Directors of the Bank of Manchester, that at some of their more recent meetings, the error of the course originally and for some time pursued, was acknowledged, and a determi nation expressed to act, for the future, upon a sounder and safer policy—a policy which is by this time, it may be hoped, in operation. The debt of the in dividual who has just suspended payment is, it is presumed, one of long standing, and, in that case, it will form no criterion by which to judge of the pre sent mode of doing business. Mr. Richard Roberts is the party named. CHRONICLE.—A failure is announced this morn ing, that of Messrs. Roberts and Co., of Manchester, one of the partners of which was for some time a Director of the Bank of Manchester, and it is under stood that the house stands indebted to that bank in as much as 60,0001. The losses sustained by the Bank of Manchester are well known ; but the present manager is also well known to be possessed of great practical knowledge in monetary affairs, and to be peculiarly well-fitted for the arduous task of placing the important concerns which he superintends in a healthy and improved condition. The Bank of Man chester has long since ceased to be a bank of issue, and its liabilities have been in a constant train of reduction for some time past. HERALD..—The failure of Mr. Richard Roberts., a cotton dealer in Manchester, and one of the Direc tors of the Bank of Manchester, is announced to-day by the letters from that town. The full extent of the liabilities of the concern is not stated, but as the bank in which he was a Director appears to have been fa voured with his custom to such an amount as upon balance now to leave it creditor for, as mentioned, no less than 66,000/., it may be presumed to be a heavy concern altogether. The bank of Manchester seems to have had an extraordinary run of business— amongst its own Directors at least—for reports were current some time ago that one or more other Di rectors besides Mr. Roberts and Mr. Heron were on the books for very large sums, which they had obliged the bank by borrowing upon bills discounted or on loan. It is asserted that, in respect of the " indebted- _ _ ness" of Mr. Richard Roberts, the bank holds collateral securities which will cover one-half of the loss, but this is a fact which remains to be proved, and if proved would be a piece of good fortune to which it has been little accustomed. It is difficult to understand what could be the pretensions of a trades man of standing so moderate and of capital in his best days so comparatively limited as Mr. Richard Roberts to a credit at the bank of about 100,0001., for at one time it is stated that such was the balance against him for advances. This failure with the enormous bank bad debts accompanying it may be accepted as additional evidence, if any could indeed be wanting, of the vicious system of trade pursued in Manchester during the ten years pre ceding 1840, which corresponds with tolerable exact ness to the first creation and subsequent inordinate extension of joint-stock banks. The facilities of credit and money opened to all corners with such magnificent prodigality under the brilliant, though not long-lived, reign of the new banking system, na turally led to the prevalence of overtrading and specu lation in ratio proportionally extravagant, as the proofs have been since, and are still, in existence in the shape of countless new factories erected, filled with machinery and now at a stand-still, unfortunate operatives out of work by tens of thousands, and finally in the Gazette teeming with bankrupt traders and speculators. Mr. Richard Roberts was originally a dealer in raw cotton, and perhaps is so still, al though it may be inferred from his large deficit with the bank that he must have been engaged in other branches of trade or speculation also, for the means of carrying on which his position as a Director and his credit at the bank afforded him every possible advan tage, so far as an unlimited command of money. TIMES.—The funds have not mantained their usual firmness to-day, but no especial cause is assigned for the re-action, which was to the extent of a trifle more than an eighth per cent. In some quarters it appears to have been considered that the failure at Manchester, which is said to involve a heavy amount of liability, is an event which might probably have had some influence on the market. On mature re flection, however, this occurrence can hardly b e deemed of sufficient importance to have created this depression, since, if any effect at all were likely to follow such a circumstance, the probability is that it would have been much more severely felt. The gene ral dulness of business will undoubtedly be found to be the true cause of the slight decline. Official accounts are stated to have arrived of the shipment of cotton and indigo for the benefit of the Guatemala bondholders. The proceeds are estimated at $112,000. The advices from Manchester to-day brought the news of the failure of Mr. Richard Roberts, who, it is said, is indebted to the amount of about 60,0001. The Bank of Manchester is understood to be the chief creditor. Chance vessels have brought advices from Rio de Janeiro to the 2d of August, and from Buenos Ayres to the 3d of July. They furnish but a small quota of information, the arrivals of the earlier part of the week having absorbed all facts of interest. Notwith standing the accounts from the interior of Rio were more pacific, the exchange was on the decline, the last price quoted being 24i', and the local stock 69 ex div. The accounts from Buenos Ayres aro of the least interest imaginable. There was nothing new but tho completion of a treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, by Mr. Mandeville, between England and the Republic of the Uruguay. The number of vessels in port was 187, of which 46 were British. Excl-ange continued as before, 3 1-16 d. per paper dollar. -- - -- Private letters from Cadiz represent the prospect of any commercial treaty between England and Spain as lamentably distant, though there is no doubt of the benefit it would confer on the latter country. " Beason," says one of the letters, " does not rule in Spain ;" and while Andalusia in her wine interest alone wishes for the treaty, Valencia, that has a far greater interest in trade with England, and Arragon, that has not a particle of manufacture to protect, join the Catal. ns in hostility to this count r y , and will suc ceed in p. eventing the completion of the treaty. SUN.—The prices of the Funds left off this afternoon New, 49 51 p - :t shade lower than those in the morning, but still without a positive decline, Consols being I-.12-g- 92 1 for yesterday ; Dutch Money, and 92i 93 for the Account; India Stock,4'49 per Cents., 25 1 1 i, o ; Exchequer e s g o tt c e u r r l i t 3 i i e l Bills, ,reomhal remained e l (1 53 a s ; Two-and-a-Half; 52,i 52'1; the I'ite of Mexica a i l : - B -r oli a ds .. 102,3 ; Belgian, 102 103; Danish, 83 8 . 4 . n . d " - R 10 , 4 zilian, 671 68i. The quotations were 351 351- 1 _ _ The Share Market was very flat, and Great Wes tern, South Western, and Northern and Eastern were ather lower; London and Birmingham were 180 182 ; Pirmingham and Gloucester, 42 44 ; Great Western, 61 82 ; the Half Shares, 581 591 per Share; South Western, 57i 58i ; N or th Midland 56 58 ; the New Shares, 27 28; South Eastern and Dover,. 22 22.1 ; Eastern Counties, 8i- Bft ; Northern and Last nn,. 361 371; Black wa ll , 7 7i ; and Brighton, 33k 331 per share. The quotations upon the Bonds were—Cob:aft' bian, 204 21 ; Peruvian, 15 16 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 35/ 35;1; the Three per Cents., 204 211; Spanish Five per Cents., 161 161; and the Three per Cents., 20i 21. DUTCH MAIL. BRUM; SEPT. 6.—His Majesty the King has to-day invited the Rev. Archbishop Coadjutor, M. Johnnes Von Geissel. The Russian General Perowsky, who is well known as having commanded the expe dition against Khiva, arrived here to-day, and was presented to their Majesties, when the King returned at half-past two o'clock from the review. The King of Hanover is expected in a few days at the Palace of Bruht. TILBURG, SEPT. 11.—His Majesty the King is expected to pay a short visit to the town on Tuesday next,- on his return from Cologne. - A letter from Weimar of the 3d of September says--" The time of the marriage of our Hereditary Grand Duke' is fast approaching. Though it is en deavoured to keep them secret, we already perceive that preparations are making for the reception of the august bride. Among other things, .a number of young ladies of the city have resolved to have Dutch dresses made for them, agreeably to surprise the young Grand Duchess when they go to meet her." We learn among the shipping intelligence that the English vessel, the Kilmaurs, Captain I. Smith, was seen on the 21st of April last, to the south of the Cape . of Java, abandoned by the Captain in conse quence of the mutiny of the crew. This is the decla ration of Captain I. Silva on his arrival at Batavia. DUTCH FUN DS.— Assaraapsy, SEPT. 13. Monet. Pig e. Actual Deb , 254 per Cent ..... ...... Snip 53 • Jitto, ditto .6 per cent. ............. 101% It 2% Ain't t Syndic, 45 l et cent...... ........ 54% Ditto, ditto, aN, per cont. ...... 77 y Commercial Company,o4l n p , e o r n c t c h nit Ditto Loa n (18 31 3 7 5 , and 5 pe r 1 e 8 3 „, . S T. per w.o. cent , . months . 1 7 1 7 1 9 , 22 0 % 31 3 :4 1 0 4 ..7 One month ..... Exchange H on am 11::: Iwo months Dutch Papers, Sept. 14 BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussm, Ja Actual Debt, 2% per Cent, 52% Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent /004 Loan 9- % 71% ofT Th hi i r r t t y y. M se ll v_.e li n on: i , ili F ti o oh u nts r t7 p ai e p r ettr C oc e n e t 92 Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent Loan •••• Society C it o y zn i nTe 2 r6 F , o F u o r- T P : r and a per Cent. 7 86 5 National Society Exchange on London (short) —Brussels Papers, Sept 13. HAMBURGH BORSEN SIALLE, Sem 9. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares 1655 18 Anglo-Russian Loan Russian 5 Der Cent., Ist series, Certificate...- 103'4 I(3k Inscription, Ist series - Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4111 Series A9 Ditto in Certificates - New 4 per Cent. (1840)- .......... 89% SW4 Dutch Actual Debt, 2.4 . per Cent ......... 51% 51% Ditto 5 per Cent. ..... - Polish Bonds New Tickets Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. • 81 Spanish, New 5 per Cents. ........ 18 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SErT. 14.—0 n Sunday evening a Russiau corvette, of 20 guns, anchored at Spithead, where she remains. She is from Kamschatk a , bound to Cronstadt. - The usual port salutes were exchanged on her arrival. The Warspite, 50, Captain Lord John Hay, with Lord Ashburton, although hourly looked for, from New York, has not yet made her appearance. Accounts have arrived here from the Thalia, 42, Captain Charles Hope, from Singapore, of the Bth of May, reporting her arrival there from England, on her way to join Admiral Sir )1 illiam Parker. After leaving the Cape of Good Hope, on the 10th of March, she encountered a succession of heavy gales, and ex perienced some damage in sails and rigging. The crew was quite well. Spoke the Harlequin, 18, be= yond the Cape, for the same destination ; all well. The qualities of the Thalia, sailing, &c., are by no means commended. The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Myevil], bound to Mau ritius, with General Sir William Gomm on board, was spoken with on the 10th August, three days from Madeira. The Isis ' 50, Captain Sir John Ma rs h a ll, arr i ved in Simon's Bay, from Rio de Janeiro, 18th June, and was shortly afterwards order e d t o f o ll ow the Admirsd, Sir Edward King, to Port Natal. The Winchester, JO, with the new Admiral, had not arrived at the Cape of Good. Hope. The Inconstant, 36, will shortly arrive from the Mediterranean to be paid off. This fine frigate was built on the plan of the late Rear-Admiral Hayes, and her qualities in all res p ec t s are hi g h ly spoken of. She will, doubtless, be immediately re-commissioned. The Svren, 16, Commander Smyth, arrived at Calcutta from England, 25th April, and went on forthwith to join the China squadron. The Volage, 26, Captain Sir W. Dickson, by the last accounts from Halifax, of the 4th August, was more healthy, the fever having left her, after some mortality among the officers and men. The brig Lynx, 10, Lieutenant Burslem, was the only vessel in the Tagus on the 26th August. The Belvidera, 42, was daily looked for there, when the Lynx would go to Cadiz. The Satellite, 18, Commander Gambier, left Fun chal-roads, sth August, for the Brazils, having dis patches for Rear-Admiral Thomas, C.B. The Racer, 16, Commander Harvey, is hourly ex pected from the West Indies, to be paid off. She was at Barbadoes on the 26th July, all well. At Spithead—Russian corvette. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Imaum, Excel lent, Orestes, Nautilus, Echo, Rocket, and flag tenders. —Brighton Gazette. SUICIDE. Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. Carte; the Coron er - for Surrey, at the Angel Tavern, Rother hithe, respecting the death of Mrs. Mary Osborn, aged 29, who committed suicide from Waterloo bridge, on Wednesday last. The finding of the body on Monday last by a man of the name of Henley, off Shadwell, caused much notice. She was dressed in a black silk dress and white satin bonnet. Round her neck was a guard chain, and attached to it a handsome gold watch. Suspended from her neck was a gold eye glass, and on her fingers were four gold rings. She had also a fine enamelled gold brooch. Mr. Hunter, of 5, Bath-street, City-road, stated the deceased was his sister, and he was able to identify her by her clothes ; the body being dreadfully de composed. He saw her alive about a month ago, and she seemed then in a sound state of mind, and in per fect health. Her husband had married her for her property, and having ill used her left her, and went for ueh a a t fr l a e i a d s , t h s a e d v e l n ed ye t a u rs g . rea T t h s i u s h c se on i d u u e c u t t , i h r e re N gu v a - s abroad, and he b e li eve d s h e h a d not seen or heard of h to im o m larity in her conduct. Mr. J. Jarratt, of Bond-street, said he had known the deceased for about five years. He had not seen her for about five weeks before last Wednesday morning, when, about one o'clock, he was taking coffee at a coffeehouse in the Waterloo-road. She came in and upbraided him for being there ; she was in a very excited state, and although she did not ap pear to Lave been drinking he accounted for it by her being a woman of very irritable temper. She com plained that be should be so near and not call upou her. She sat down, but the landlady said she would have no words in her house, and sent for a policeman. The witness induced her to go with him , and they walked towards the bridge, and having got. () the re cesses,n the ce ntre h e i to ch l:e ehfiumsed.A sit fte d n o v s a v r down in importuned in she to know if he would call on her agai n, but he gave as her an evasive answer, saying hew ill. She th en suddenly left his arm, ran rapidly from him, an d went one of into one of the recesses ; the next he saw of her she was an the parapet, over which he saw her r o ll i nto the water. lie gave an alarm and went out in a b oat, but the body could not be found. The C oroner could have assisted in the d eat h of the ques tioned the witness as to whether any deceased, and he stated distinctly not, for no one was near. belief that was sisterr ecalled, deu ul and expr esse d hi s fi rm be have b een save d t h e l as t w i tness would have don e " Temporary insanity." Huniftehris A FOOLISH AND ROGUISH SON, AND lIIS PAL: On Tuesday. two young fellows arrived at one of the inns a Matiche s ster o coach , dressed in topcoats, in Buxton, by n for tl a ie th ri e v a a tr te e a r t oo t th he and round gold laced ea to a bed-r o o m being shown, by request, , they c p h d . anged their . clothes, took tea, bar,nthe then s h a e 3r n ot obtained d t taehidne)et.do mighttwothe down in the bill. Thep and while there the father p of the youngest — a theatre,b ticketsu t prona.ving lad of seventeen,—arrived in a gig, got a eo listable, and findin g ou t th e i r whereabouts waited out• side the theatre till the close of the performance, when they caught the son, while his companion, a rascal of twcnty-four years, got away. The fact is, the young : styr had robbed his father of 82/, and the other was laudably engaged in helping him to spend . it—having, it is said, first persuaded him to commit the theft, They had taken placers in the Amber-gate coach, en route for London the next morning ; taid after taking tea, the younger one went to a jeweller's shop and bought a gold waich for 171., tendefing a 50/. note in payment. The in, ney and watch were after ards re-exchanged between the jeweller and the father. It was unfortunate they were not all owe d to return f rom i the theatre to the nn, where they might both have been safely taken—us no doubt the most culpable rascal es caped. The father left Buxton the next morning, and afterwards sent for young Hopeful to go in custody of the constable on Thursday morning to Manchester.— Shefiidd BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—The works in progress fur the erectionLof a n ew ro y a l conservatory h ave b een sus p.ended The splendid state apartments have been par tially and the fur n it ure c o ve red up until the return of the Cou r t, w hi c h, accor di ng t o p r esent arrange ro will not take place until shortly before the meet ing of Parhammt in February.