The Sun. — London, England, 1842-08-25 00:00:00

--- !rti 00' pun 1 1 , 1 61 ' t tug in Is' gul it C roP' I 01 1 Ai/ - it a 1 - ,vai fC 0.01 of the ao sea at i oil!, io , ot de• Fe l Irs ' _last nthe C- a bat U gat 7. 0 , as • w ho 113 .vil El 3 r ° , half e ,9 fts nit C 'II' co t 3. ti 00 0 r, ;est) , , hay' seal ? The ce At the to ref o re ref°, fol" the c lllll ei blo art 5 o Ot -1 , ion - reputation is of importance, and such an expedi tion should not have been undertaken unless a lb - rCe could have been sent sufficient to ensure success. Captain SMITH'S detachment seems quite inadequate to cope with the large force of determined marksmen which the Boers can .41 -collect. • . Aro. 04 044 The announcement of her MAJESTY'S intention to Sy Y visit Scotland, has, we perceive, created the most _enthusiastic feelings of delight throughout the length and breadth of that country. The Highland Chiefs ‘e4f 2 ! ..,.,are all on the alert, and in the metropolis and its environs, rejoicings are expected to take place on the ..,,most imposing scale. "In order the more effectually to manifest the universal national feelings on this 'Cl`,. happy and auspicious occasion," says the Caledonian Mercury, "it has been suggested, and is strongly re ftia commended, that large fires be lighted, not only on the top of Arthur's Seat, but on other prominent hills • within sight of Edinburgh, and also on some of the highest summits along the southern shore of Fife. Such a manifestation will mark the affection and cor- diality with which her MAJESTY is universally wel corned in Scotland." This spectacle will doubtless be a magnificent one, but far more impressive will be the heart-felt, electrifying bursts of loyalty which will accompany the QUEEN at every step of her progress through her Scottish dominions. There will be no cold, forced homage—no showy parade of respect—no gew gaw, flaunting state-pageants, to gratify—as on a former memorable occasion—a vain monarch's love of ex ternal pomp and splendour; the national heart will prompt the national rejoicings, and where this is the ease, gorgeous Court ceremonials may well be dis pensed with. When GEORGE the FOURTH visited Scotland, he did it, apparently, quite as much to gratify his own love of holiday display, as to receive ay the homage of his northern subjects, and accordingly everything was sacrificed to effect ; there were re ti Views, levees, and public processions by day ; state balls, state-dinners, and state ceremonials of all sorts by night; the eye was dazzled, the head was bewildered, but the heart was not touched; there was more of the show of loyalty, than the thing itself; Scotland did her duty, but no more ; she may have reverenced the mo ', Larch, but she could scarcely have entertained any strong affection for the man ; for the Scotch, gene rally speaking, are a moral, prudent, sagacious, and conscientious people, who have a quick eye to con duct, and respect the decencies of society ; and it is hardly possible that their hearts could have warmed towards a man whose conduct throughout his career was marked by reckless selfishness and extra vagance ; who violated all the proprieties of domestic life; who, devoid of principle himself, disbelieved its existence in others, and was influenced solely by the caprice of the moment ; who was a bad son—a bad husband—a bad father—who abandoned in turn every friend that trusted him ;—in a word, who commenced his career as a riotous profligate, and terminated it as a sullen, secluded egotist. Scotland, we repeat, could scarcely have loved such a man ; it was to his kingly office, not to himself, that she paid the tribute of her respect ; but in the present in stance, it is the woman, not less than the QUEEN, that claims her love, reverence, and admiration. Ir reproachable in her conduct as a wife and mother, in dulgent and considerate as a mistress, and in her cha_ ratter of Sovereign sincerely devoted to the welfare of her subjects, Queen VICTORIA deserves, and will receive, every mark of heart-felt affection and veneration that it is in the power of Scotland to bestow. And here, while alluding to the Royal Visit, we cannot but call • to mind the memory of that great and good man, whose loss his country—and we may add, the whole empire—still deplores. If GEORGE the FOURTH'S Visit to Edinburgh be yet remembered with interest, it is so, chiefly in consequence of Sir WALTER SCOTT'S ' connexion with it. How would this illustrious novelist have rejoiced in the opportunity of a second time wel coming his Sovereign to Scotland! Hundreds of his countrymen, remembering his enthusiasm on the former occasion, will miss him, when the QUEEN is receiving the congratulations of her subjects at Holy -rood, and feel a momentary chill at their hearts, even in the midst of the general rejoicings. Several of the daily papers yesterday, advert to the unwarrantable and dangerous conduct of the police at Kennington-common, on Monday. It appears that owing to the incorrect accounts published in some of these journals, numerous communica tions have been forwarded to them, complaining of the unnecessary violence used by that body during the late disturbances, and stating facts which fell under the observation of the writers. One paper refuses to expose the excesses committed by that force, without the security of personal authen tication ; a second acknowledges the receipt of nu merous letters on the subject, but regrets that the press of matter prey nts their publication ; and a third, the Herald, very properly gives a well-written letter, de scribing the wanton and cruel attack made upon a peaceful and unarmed multitude. This letter is written by a Conservative correspondent, and, as it appears in a journal of the same character, it ought to make som e impression on our Conservative Home Secretary. As for the Commissioners of Police, we put them entirely out of the question. Their lieutenants, or whatever other new-fangled names they may assume, Would not have conducted themselves as they did during the late disgraceful scenes, unless they had good reason to believe that they would be backed by their superiors. The constitution of the force altogether IS of a military character, one of the Commissioners holds the rank of Colonel in the army, many of those under him have, from long practice, ac quired military habits, and are, therefore, the most unfit persons in the world to act against a multitude without the directions of the civil authorities. The military cannot attack the People until the Riot Act is read, and distinct orders are given by a Justice of the Peace. What right, therefore, has this new force, in defiance of the principles of the Constitution, and armed as they are with deadly weapons, to attack a pro miscuous multitude, without similar precautions for the safety of human life ? We earnestly call the attention of Sir JAMES GRAHAM to this painful sub ject, and confidently trust that he will judge of the pro ceedings of Monday according to the real merits of each case, and not from the reports and insinuations of interested parties. We were told that strict in junctions had been issued from the Home-office, corn Mending the police to use every possible forbearance, and not to interfere unless a breach of the peace was seriously contemplated. Now, all accounts agree that there was no violence, nor any fear of violence, on the part of the people, and that if the speakers had been allowed t o finish their harangues, the day would have passed Over, as at tho meeting in Clerkenwell-green, with out the slightest disturbance. We, therefore, leave the Home, Secretary to judge whether his intentions have been faithfully carried out. Of this, however, he may rest certain, that if he Wishes this new force to be useful, he must keep it under proper control, and not leave the ma nagement to military officers, always but too much inclined to treat the people with contempt. W e are anxious to see order preserved and all acts of violence repressed, and for these very reasons we de nounce the late violent proceedings. We have just received an account of an outrage committed at the Zoological Gardens last evening by one of the In -5 actors who figured on Kennington-common, but the attack appears so mad and unjustifiable, that wa refrain from publishing the account till we have fully ascertained the particulars. We have received the Paris Papers, which rare chiefly filled with criticisms on the new 'character assumed by M. TRIERS. The Goverr rnent journals, and his own paper the Constitutionnel, de fend his change of politics on the ground of well-ma tured conviction, while the ultra-Liberal papers cha racterise it as a wilful and selfish desertion of his party. The Constitutionne/ thus refers to the matter : M. Thiers has no idea of assuming power, and he is far from thinking of it either for himself or his friends. All who are acquainted with the present situation of affairs will understand this declaration. M. Thiers adopted his resolution from higher and deeper reasons ; for he well remembered that in the year 1830, when the question of the dynasty was agitated anew, he renewed his choice in favour of the constitutional monarchy, and rejected the counter-revolution and the republic. But we expected these interpretations and calumnies from the extreme parties ; for to ask them to recognise in M. Thi; , ms a defender faithful, devoted, and convinced of the value of the institutions of 1830—to expect the Legi timists NI praise M. Thiers for having exerted his influ ence in c, Insolidating the dynasty—or to think that the Radicals would congratulate him for preserving the Minority of . the young King from the dangers that might threate.'l it, would be to demand from both parties too much disint.Vestedness and self-denial. These bursts of anger, these accusations and violence on the part of the extreme parties, neither astonish nor irritate us. As to the Deputies of the Dynastic Left, who are to be reckoned among the 94 votes of Saturday's minority, God forbid that we should be unjust towards them. We believe them to be truly dynastic and constitutional. We conjure them, therefore, to stop short on the de clivity clown which the extreme parties desire to draw them, and not to allow themselves to be guided by hos tile minorities, who require involuntary allies and pro tectors. By far the greater number of the Deputies have already left Paris. M. Thiers started on• Monday evening for Switzerland, Baden, and Prussia: The following is the only intelligence of the slight est importance : The Moniteur of the 22d of August, has no official part. The Chamber of Peers will meet to-day to Nceive the Regency Bill, which was passed on Saturday, by the Chamber of Deputies. The Duke of Nemours will be twenty-eight years of age on the 25th of October next. The Count de Paris, who has become the heir-ap parent to the throne, will enter into his fifth year on the 25th of this month. His mother was twenty-eight years of age, on :he 24th of January last.— Le Constitutionntl. iIVIPOLTANT NEWS FROM THE RIVER PLATA. .Mr. Bellemare, delegate of the French of La Plata, has re ceived from Monte Video, news which he thinks it his duty immediately to make known. The great and im minent dangers which threaten the French inhabitants of that country, will doubtless excite, he says, the sym pathy of the country. He hopes that the Chambers and the Ministry will not remain indifferent to so many sufferings. " MONTE VIDEO, JUNE 7, 1842.—The army, or rather the hordes of Rosae, are again advancing upon us. The invasion of our republic by sea and land is imminent. Our city has just been declared in a state of siege. All able-bodied men, from the age of 40 to 50 years, are or dered to take arms, and immediate banishment is decreed against all those who shall evade this order, of which I send you an authentic copy. " Foreigners are arming. The English merchants take arms, and make their clerks do the same. They have already 150 volunteers. This morning there were al ready 2,000 Frenchmen entered on the list. " Our new Consul, M. Pichon, has just received his exequator; but the following is a fact ot' the highest im portance. The Government has just transmitted a note to the Consular agents, to inform them that as soon as the invading army shall touch the territory of the republic, th Government will be obliged to destroy without distinction, all the establishments in the country,* in order to place a deiert between the city and the enemy. " These events will paralyse commerce, and render all returns impossible. " The danger is immense to us Frenchmen, and I as sure you that we regret the part which France is made to act in this abominable work of destruction. May God protect us." M. Bellemare concludes his communication in the fol lowing terms : " I must refrain from all comments, and especially from all reproaches. I shall content myself with earnestly re peating the appeal which I lately made to the Chambers in favour of the population of La Plata." We, who have no reason to keep silence, will remind our readers that the treaty with Rosas, from which these consequences are derived, is one of the benefits of M. Thiers.—Le Commerce, Aug. 22. * The value of the property belonging to foreigner which is threatened by this decree is immense. BOURSE—PaIm, MONDAY, AUG. 22. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French 5 per Cents 119 40... 119 40... 119 35... 119 40 4i per Cents 106 50... 106 50... 106 50... 106 50 3 per Cents 78 70... 78 70... 78 65... 78 65 Bank of France 3267 50...3267 50...3267 50.. 3267 50 Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1030 ..1030 ...1030 ...1030 5,000 f 5045 ...5045 —.5042 50...5042 50 Belgian Fives 1024 ... 1024 ... 1024 ... 1024 1840 lO3 ... 103 ... 103 ... 103 Spanish Active 2li ... '22 ... 21i ... 22 Passive New Deferred 9 ... 9 ... 9 ... 9 Neapolitan... lO5 60... 105 60... 105 60... 105 60 Roman _lo3i ... 103 i ... 1034 ... 1034 RAILWAY SHARES, Versailles, L.B 9O ... 90 ... 90 ... 90 Rnuen Orleans.... 561 25... 562 50... 561 25 . 562 50 . . ~._ Strasburg to Bale 2OO ... 200 ... 200 ... 200 PUBLIC MEETINGS.—We have heard a great deal lately of the Three Tailors of Tooley-street, who began their address, " We, the Public," but what is their mo desty compared to that of a Newspaper Editor or a Police Sergeant, who, being alarmed at the horrible effects of a meeting of 10,000 persons, styles his indi vidual apprehensions a breach of the public peace ? The more numerous are public meetings, the greater may be the reason for the apprehension of nervous men and women, but the less reason is there for the public, which the multitude constitute, being alarmed. Our community offers to philosophic contemplation this remarkable circumstance. The immense masses of population which are or can be gathered to a single point, quite overwhelm and annihilate all sense of individual strength. The very condition, therefore, of the community, is calculated to in spire individuals with a notion of nothingness and alarm at their own self-annihilation. Now if this kind of alarm, when it seizes hold of the Editor of the Standard, or the Chief of the Home-office, or any old woman, is immediately to be set up as a sign that the public peace is endangered, and that meet ings of the people must be prevented, it may be safely predicted that the internal peace of Great Britain is at an end. The police will never be un employed ; alarm must be continual; the public peace, therefore, must be constantly threatened, and rows and riots will be endless. People should learn to accommodate themselves to their situation, arid tole rate the millions, since they constitute the glory of a State which levies and disburses 50,000,0001. as taxes. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Putilte eptuton. " Who runs may read." ronziGN. The King of the French left Paris for the Chateau d'Eu on Tuesday, where he will remain a few days. The Chamber of Peers met on Monday to receive the Regency Bill from the Chamber of Deputies. It was presented by Marshal Soult, and the Standing Committees were summoned for yesterday (Tuesday), to hear the Commission. The Bill is expected to be voted to-morrow, or Friday at the latest. Marshal the Duke of Reggio is dangerously ill at Bar-le-Duc. The accounts from Spain, and indeed from the Continent in general, are destitute of interest. The most complete tranquillity seems to prevail every where except in our own country. ELECTIONEERING. Lord Charles Wellesley, second son of the Duke of Wellington, was elected on Tuesday Member for South Hampshire, without opposition, in the room of J. W. Fleming, Esq., who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. _ _ By order of her Majesty's Council, Milnethorp has been constituted an additional polling-place for the county of Westmoreland. NAVAL AND MILITARY. Admiral Sir H. Digby died at Minterne Hall, his seat in Dorsetshire, on Ii ridgy last. He was the eldest son of the Dean of Durham, and married the Vis countess Andover in 1806, by whom he has left issue Jane Elizabeth, married, in 1824, to Lord Ellenbo rough, Governor-General of India, which marriage was dissolved by Act of Parliament in 1830, her La dyship having been since married to Baron Vermin gen. The deceased was at the capture of Minorca, and at Trafalgar. LAW AND POLICE. In the Central Criminal Court on Tuseday, the Grand Jury came into Court with a true bill against John William Bean, for a misdemeanour in assaulting her Majesty. Outlawry was made on Tuesday against George Henry Harrison in the Bankruptcy Court, in pur suance of his non-surrender. The Bristol Assizes opened on Saturday. There are about sixty causes, but the majority will be speedily disposed of. THEATRICAL. The Adelphi will open about the Ist of October. SPORTING. On the borders of Pembrokeshire and Cardigan shire grouse are in great plenty, broods of 14, 16, and 18 having been repeatedly seen on the hills of the latter county. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. 1`H1: SttN, tONDOSt; MOIINI/ster, AnattS f ir 25, 1642. 1 agst Artful Dodger ; 33 to 1 agst Sir Harry (t) ; 35 to 1 agst Golden Rule. DERBY.—Nc. betting. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. PARIS, AUGUST 23. The Royal Family left Neuilly this evening for Eu. The King will return on Saturday, to conclude Parliamentary business, and to prorogue the Cham ber on Monday. Three per Cents., 78f. 75c. The Augsburg Gazette has news from Constanti nople of the 3d. By the latest news the Shah of Persia was at Te heran with his court. Prince Kamran of Herat had died. The Divan had long sittings on the affairs of Persia. The Grand Vizier and Sariin Bey held opposite opinions, but in general the pretensions of Persia wer considered unfounded. Persian merchants were forbidden to leave the Turkish capital, some having left withot paying their debts. MONE Y and COMWERCIAL NEWS CITY, WEDNELIDAY EVENING. The prices of the funds remained very steady until the close of business, when Consols were 92. 92i for Money and for the Account ; Bank Stock, 169 170 ; India Stock, 2501 2511; Exchequer Bills, Old, 51 53 ; New, 49 51 prem. In Foreign Securities but little was done. The prices, however improved and Belgian were 102 103 ; Dutch Two-and-a-llalf per Cents., 524 52 ; the Five per Cents., 102 1024 ; Danish, 83 84 ; and Brazilian, 65 66. The quotation for Mexican was 34i 35. The Share Market appears to have lost somewhat of the buoyancy of yesterday, but no particular cause can be given beyond the state in which business is generally. London and Birmingham were 181 183 ; Birming ham and Gloucester, 40 45 ; Great Western, 851 861 ; the Half Shares, 61 611; South Western 621 631 ; North Midland, 58 60 ; the New Shares, 28 29 ; South Eastern and D over , 211 22 ; E as t ern Counties, 9 9,-} ; Northern and Eastern, 381 391;. Blackwall, 8} 9 ; and Bright on , 33 331 per share. The quotations for the Bonds were—Colombian, 20 201; Peruvian, 151 161 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 331 34 ; the Three per Cents., 19i, 20k ; Spanish Five per Cents., 20+ 21 ; and the Three per Cents. 20 20+. The proposed American tariff, as published in The Sun of yesterday, has created some attention. The protection given to the manufactures of the northern ' States of the union against those of this country, is far beyond what had been anticipated. In viewing the present document, it must be remembered that by the Compromise Act, one tenth of the excess over twenty per cent. levied by the former tariff, was omitted on the Ist January, 1834 ; a like proportion in 1836, 1838, and 1840, one half the residue on the Ist January in the present year; and the remainder on the lit July last ; so that no higher rate than twenty per cent. would now have been payable on any des cription of goods. By the present law, if it ever come into operation, white cotton will be charged 30 per cent., dyed cotton, hosiery, and twist, each 25 per cent., an increase in the one case, for one-half, and in the others for one-fourth of the old duties. In woollen manufactures blankets of less value than 75 cents. are to be raised from 5 to 15, and above that, from 15 to 25 per cent.; hosiery and yarn 25, and raw waste over 8 cents. the lb. to 30 per cent. From the mode adok)ted on calculation, those charges will be in reality more heavy than they appear, and as a similar advance has been in other goods, the export of wheat to America forming a con siderable item in our annual accounts, those changes cannot but prove a serious hinderence to our trade. It was announced scme time since in. the French papers, that an expedition had been fitted out, and had sailed for the South Seas with sealed orders. It was at the time supposed to be for the purpose of supporting the claims of France to a portion of New Zealand, and in con sequence attracted some attention, but no alarm, from the number of our vessels in that quarter. By intel ligence from .otaheite, via the Cape, a statement is made which requires the serious attention of Govern ment. It would appear that the vessels in question arrived off that island, inveigled some chiefs on board, and by stratagem obtained a cession of the place. The Queen subsequently discovering what had been done, sent missions to the Queen of England and the Presi dent of the United States, claiming protection. The account is given in a straightforward way, and is worthy of belief. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The prices of the Funds have been very firm the whole day, and several purchases of money stock have been small individually, but 'amounting to a • large sum in the aggregate. Consols are 92 92* for Money, and for the Account. Three per Cents. Re duced, 92. a 92 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Re duced, 101 101+; New Three-and a-Half per Cents., 100+ 1003 ' • Bank Stock, 1691- 170 k ; India Stock, 251 252 ; India Bonds, 34 ; - Exchequer Bills, Old, 51 53 • New, 49 51 prem. _ _ Foreign Securities are steady, with rather more business in Dutch Five per Cents., 1024; the Two-. and-a-Half per Cents., 524; and Brazilian, 65 654. Mexican is quoted 344 for time, and 35 for money. The Share Market has been very heavy, and a de cline of 2/. per share has to be noticed in Great Westerns, which have b een so ld a t 851 ; L on d on an d Birmingham Thirds at 604 ; North Midland Halves, at 591; Brighton, 33 ; the Loan Notes, 104. The only bargain made in the Bonds to-day has been in Spanish Five per Cents., at 204 for time. Papers to the 19th June have been received from the Cape of Goed Hope. They contain a despatch conveying the unfortunate information of a defeat having been suffered by the troops despatched against the settlers at Port Natal. Under any circumstances such an event would have to be regretted, but more so in the present instance, when the relative situation of the parties is considered. These men, descendants of the original Dutch colo nists, feeling dissatisfied with our rule, removed and located themselves in another district, and set all au thority at defiance, claiming to be independent, upon the ground that having first settled upon the land, though British territory, they thereby obtained an exclusive right to it. Although every privilege was offered them, both by the home and colonial governments, they deter mined to act on the defensive ; and now, in the first encounter, they have been successful. The improvement in commercial affairs which the intelligence during the last few months has noticed, still continued ; and as labourers became more nume rous, so it would appear the prospects of the colonists brightened. The Africans who had arrived were found to be extremely useful and willing, but the want of European emigrants was still much felt. The intelligence and superior strength of these latter rendering them far more valuable assistants than the former, in consequence of its being unnecessary to teach them every thing, whereby much time was lost, by the necessity of a. constant supervision. Every inducement was offered to pro mote immigration. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 23.—We cannot report any improvement in the Share Market. The only transaction is Lancaster and Preston, 394. Bank Stock .170 India Stock 254 pm 3 per Cent. Red. ........ 92# Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons 92 Ditto Old Annuities ... 901 3i per Cent. Red. lOll Ditto New Annuities... New 3i per Cent... loo# Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d. 49 pm Ntw 5 per Cent Ditto 5001— .. . 49 1 •m Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 49 pm Jan. 1860 ... ...... 12# Bank Stock for Acct.... Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 l2 5-16; Consols for Acct....... 92# FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent. _ Exchange Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian Bonds ... 65 Prussian , , 5 per cent. uenosAyres6 per cent. IRussian, 5 pei cent...., — paid) Chilian, 6 per cent — I Ditto, Metallic ...... . .... (65 s aid) 'S ' Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent...... 20i Ditto, 1824 2Ci Ditto, Deferred.... • i_ s 3 p p e e r r cent. cent. —f. —e. :_e ce ... Danish, 3 per cent lo so( paid) Mexican,G Ditto, reek 6 1 B p s2 e s r p, ecsre per cent. ct l e B n 3 t 7 . s 3 - - H 4 a A I 1 1 1: t FF D r t r u ee s t nn e c . c h hh,s2 p l e I pe c r en ce :. nt . ...... 10 52 2 1 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. I Ditto, Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... 48 85i 33 104 LL G oo r unn e d a di : got nno M R i aL e nno s dd t a e nß rn rNi Railw ay gohtet Brighton n( Blackwall (. . . _. paid) 100 paid) -1-, London and Birmingham (90) ...... Ditto Thirds (32 paid) London and Greenwich Railway (12/ 15s 4d pd) 5 and sch w Preference, Railways P t e r r i n v ( i 1e e 175 (411 6s 10d pd) b 3 63 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) North Midland Railway (1001 Ditto Half Shares (40 paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 p a id) — Ditto Scrip (10 paid) -10iDndlitatontnod South PRESTON, AUG. 23.—(PROM ACORRESPONDENT.) —Another man, of the name of Mercer, is just dead, in consequence of wounds received from the firing of the military, making „our altogether. The number of wounded I have not hear;]. It is Ft most lamentable cir cumstance that in Preston, where there has been perhaps the least damage done, the loss of life seems to have been greater than in any other place. —mongst the passengers who have en sli g i a P g e iiNp d i cab i3nssTfAorN.Alndia in this steamer, which will the following :—Mr. and M rs . C raw f or d, Mi ss , R i i l e l k s e t t a t r s from Lieut.-Col. Cock, n on 24th September next, Captain and Mrs. Ma r tt Mr. and Mr 3. Shaw, Mr. B ran d ret h, M r . C am pb e ll, i thelifessrs. s, Mr. Pearson, Mrs. Hudson, Lieut. Ne Miss r i j e c , n 3l g c l o y , ' 4 U acid S ,s c a p r t o. t L.,..t, M rs. Mrs. and r Mr. 1) 1- &c, COURT-FASHIONABLE. Tke Duke and Duchess of Bedford are now on a visit to the Earl of Fitzwilliam at Wentworth- Rotheram. Prince and Princess De Launtiz arrived on Tuesday morning from Austria. Prince and Princess Doria Pamphili arrived at Mivart's Hotel on Tuesday from Italy. The Countess of 'Westmoreland has arrived at Deal Castle, Kent. The Marquis of Anglesea returned to Uxbridge House on Saturday, from Cowes. The Earl of Jersey has arrived in town from Mid dleton Park. Lord Stanley arrived at Bromley on Monday from Netherby. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have left Carlton House -terrace for Pansanger, Hants. The Duke of Newcastle has arrived at Hafod, Aberstwyth. The Duke of Wellington is expected to arrive in town to-day from Walmer Castle. Lord Auckland, the late Governor-General of India, and the Hon. Misses Eden, arrived in town early on Tuesday morning from Portsmouth. . MISCELLANEOUS. Finloff, the Chartist agitator of Newcastle, has sailed for Buenos Ayres, having been assisted to'emi grate by his friends. The Dowager Countess of Headfort died at North Brook-lodge, Devon, two days since, in her 85th year.... The present Marquis of Hea,drort, and Lord George Quin, are her two sons. The sports of the ancient frateri.ity o! Chapmen of Stirling, after lying dormant for fifteen or sixteen years, were renewed there on Saturday last. The sport of riding at the ring was reviv,d, in which riders, mounted on horseback, tilt at full speed towards the object, till some successful competitor carries it off on his spear's point. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and her Il lustrious Consort took their accustomed walk in the forenoon to-day. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken out as usual. The Duke of Saxe Coburg attended by the Mar quis of Ormonde and Colonel Wylde, left at 11 o'clock for 'Virginia Water, on a :hooting excursion, and af terwards returned to the C,stle. This afternoon her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent, attended by the Duchess of _Norfolk, Lady Beauvale, and the lion. Miss Murray, rode out in pony phaetons. Prince Albert and the Duke of Saxe Coburg, attended by Viscount Melbourne, Lord Beau vale, and Colonel Buckley, followed on horseback into the Great Park. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Charlotte Dundas, and Sir George Couper, Bart., will join the Royal dinner circle this evening. Mr. Martin Colnaghi had the honour of submiting to her Majesty and Prince Albert an engraving by Mr. Ryall from the profile portrait of her Majesty, painted by Sir W. C. Ross, A.R.A., of which her Majesty and his Royal Highness were graciously pleased to express their high approbation. The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Saturday afternoon at Windsor Castle at half-past two o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester has arrived at Bushy House, Bushy Park, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, from her re sidence at Bagshot. M. Fortique, the Venezuelan Minister, transacted business at the Foreign-office on Tuesday. The Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy Governor, had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, yesterday afternoon, at his official residence, in Dowing-street. . . M. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Sir James Graham had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town yesterday morning, from Ryde, Isle of Wight. The Earl of Jersey left his residence in Berkeley.- square yesterday morning, for Middleton Park. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. TUESDAY.—The Trial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old, 7st 51b, 4 yrs, Bst 91b, 5 yrs, 9st 21b, 6 yrs, and aged, 9st 61b. A.F. The Beckenham Stakes of 300 sovs. each, h ft, for the produce of mares covered in 1839 ; colts, Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. One to the post. Lord G. Bentinck's b c (dead) by Bay Middleton, out of Camarine, b c Farintosh, and b f (dead) by Bay Mid dleton, out of Lady Emmeline ; Mr. Wreford's cby Bay Middleton, out of Margellina, and b c by Sultan, junior, out of Victoria ; Lord Exeter's fby Sultan or Reveller, out of Fanny Davies, and c by Velocipidc, out of Galata ; Col. Peel's f by Slane, out of Garcia, c Murat, and c by Slane, out of Vulture. The Grand Duke Michael Stakes, of 50 sovs. each. Brother to Phcenix, Rostrum (dead), Equation, c by Plenipotentiary, out of Antiope ; c, by Velocipede, out of Amadou ; Saros, Reversion, Abion, Revocation, Va lance, Mirabelle, Marshal Biron, Little Johnny, St. Bernara, Canadian, Gunter, Misdeal, Tedworth, Fly trap, Peloponnesus, Firebrand, c by Bay Middleton, out of Miniature. The Hopeful Stakes, of 40 sovs. each, &c. Last half of A.B.M. Lord Exeter's f, by Sultan, or Reveller, out of Rhodo cantha ; Mr. Wreford's c by Camel, out of Westcria ; Mr. Treen's Young Lochinvar; Colonel Peel's c, by Slane, out of Mary Ann, and Caen ; Mr. Thornhill's Brother to Egeria (dead); Lord Albemarle's Tilcho; Duke of Rutland's f by Bizarre, out of Minx's dam ; Lord Bruce's c by Elis, out of Rosalie ; Captain Colquitt's Pickpocket, and Mr. Ford's Poison. Mr. Osbaldeston's Devil among the TailorS, 3 yrs, lOst 71b (Mr. Osbaideston to ride) agst Lord Albermarle's Buffalo, 4 yrs, 9st. A.F. 200 h ft. Duke of Bedford's Oakley, Bst 71b, agst Lord Exeter's Abydos, 6st 71b, both 4 yrs old. T. Y. C. 200 h ft. Duke of Bedford's John o' Gaunt, 4 yrs, Bst 71b, agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Skipton, 3 yrs, ist 41b. A. F. 200 h ft, and 25 ft only if declared on or before the 12th of September. Mr. Byng's Tom Noddy, Bst 71b, agst Mr. Grerille's Edgeworth Bess, Bst 21b. D. M. 100 h ft. Off by consent. WEDNESDAY. 50/., for 3 yrs old, 7st 51b ; 4 yrs, Bst 81b ; 5 yrs, Bst 131 b ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st. D. I. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, fur three yrs old, &c. D.M. Lord Albemarle's Ralph, Bst 91b, agst Mr. Payne's Johnny, 7st 121 b. D.M. 200, h ft. Mr. Gregory's Una, 4 yrs, Bst 71b, agst Duke of Bed ford's Magog, 3 yrs, 7st 71b. T.Y.C. 100, h ft. THURSDAY. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, for three yrs old, 9st 21b ; four yrs, 10st 7lb ; five yrs, I Ist ; six yrs and aged, I Ist 41b. R.C. The Town Plate of 501., for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. D.I. The Rutland Stakes of 30 sous. each, 20 ft, &c. From the turn of the lands in :—Mr. Wretord's c by Camel, out of Westeria ; Lord Exeter's c by Beiram, out of Emilius mare, and f by Jerry, out of Macremma ; Mr. Treen's Bastile ; Duke of Grafton's c by Hornsea, out of Pastille ; Capt. Rous's Tyrolienne ; Col. Peel's Caen, and Turk ; Mr. Thornhill's brother to Egeria (dead) ; Lord Albemarle's Rowland ; Mr. I. Sadler's Testy; Lord Bruce's c by Elis, out of Rosalie. Match—Duke of Bedford's John o'Gaunt, 4 yrs, Bst 71b agst Mr. Osbaldeston's The Devil Among-the- Tailors, 3 yrs, 7st4lb. 200 h ft. A.F. LEE AND ELTHAM RACES-YESTERDAY. Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added ; winner to be sold for 1001. &c. Heats, about two miles. Mr. Scott's Ellen, 3 yrs, ist 81b (Cohen) 1 1 Mr. Button's Evasion, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b 2 dr Mr. H. Witby's Curassier, 4 yrs, Bst 71b 3 dr Ellen, the favourite. Won in a canter. The Eltham Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for 1001., &c.. Heats, twice round and a distance. _ Mr. Bacon's Fairplay, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Brick) 1 1 Mr. Balchin's Gog, 4 yrs, Bst 41b 3 2 Mr. Scott's Ellen, 3 yrs, 7st 81b Mr. Webb's Egypta, 3 yrs, 7st 4lb Mr. Whitby's Cuirassier, 4 yrs, Bst 71b Won easy. The attendance was very numerous, but the sport in different. • EGHAM RACES -WEDNESDAY. Having to contend against the rival attractions of Lee and Eltham, the races yesterday drew only a moderate attendance, and although productive of some extraordi nary fine sport, did not excite any peculiar interest. The weather was intensely hot, and but for an abundant sup ply of iced champagne, and other cooling appliances, at Nicholson's well provided marquees, would have been intolerable. In the course of the day considerable pro gress was made for next year ; the Earl of Rosslyn, Sir W. W. Wynn, and S. Ricardo, Esq., have accepted the stewardship, and, with the assistance of Col. Challoner, have obtained a respectable list of names to the Cup, Surrey and Aliddiesex Stakes, Magna Charta Stakes, &c. The following return will show that one of the races afforded six heats, two of which were dead heats : The Ankerwycke Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 30 added ; winner to be sold for 1501., &c. One mile heats. (3 Subs.) Mr. Morley's Conjugation, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Mann) 1 1 Lord Chesterfield's f by Muley Moloch, out of Young Petuaria, 3 yrs, 7st llb Mr. I. Day's fby Nimrod—Busk, 5 yrs, Bst 91b 3 dr Betting—Five to 4 on Conjugation; 5 to 2 agst Busk; and 5 to 2 agst Muley Moloch filly. After the first heat, 10 to 1 on Conjugation, who won both heats very ea , zy. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft, and sft only if declared. Two miles and a dis. (17 Subs., 13 of whom declared). Mr. Greville's Welfare, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Nat) 1 Mr. Scott's Mosque, 4 yrs, 7st 61b 2 • - -•• Sir G. Heathcote's Pannakeen, 3 yrs. 6st 21b 3 Betting-5 to 4on Welfare ;7to 4 agst Mosque, and sto 1 agst Pannakeen. The three walked to the betting stand, when Welfare made play to the first gap ; Pun nakeen then took it up at an improved pace to the dis tance, where Welfare regained her lead and won cleverly by half a length. A good race for second. Sweepstakes for 5 sovs. each, with 20 added ; winner to to be sold for 80/., &c. Heats three quarters of a mile. (Six subs). Mr. Rush's br g, by the Exquisite, out of Maresfield's dam, 4 yrs, Bst llb (Bartholomew) 4 4 4 2 1 1 Mr. Bignold'sCamille, 6 yrs, Bst 111 b 2 0 0 1 2 2 Count Bathyany's Nicholas 3 yrs, Bst 81b Mr. Dockeray's Pickwick, Bst 111 b 1 0 3 dr Mr.Gardnor's Mirabelle, 3 yrs 7st 31b 3 dr The first three heats were beautifully contested, but the others were won easily. Nicolas broke down in the third, and immediately destroyed. There are four races for this day's amusement—the Queen's Plate, the Sunninghill Stakes, the Egham Stake (heats), and a match. TEE CUP RACE ON TUESDAY.—Monops was ridden by Nat, and not by Chapple, as stated yesterday by mistake. YORK AUGUST MEETING.-MONDAY. The Wilton Stakes of 30 Sovs. each, h ft. T.Y.C. (Three Subs.) . , Mr. White's c, by Sareed, out of Ganymede (J.Tlolmes) 1 Sir W. Milner's f, by Sheet Anchor, Osberton's dam 2 Mr. Bell's Reviewer ~ 3 Sweepstakes of 30 S9vs. each, 10 ft, One mile and a quarter. Sir C. Monck's c, by Lugar, d. by Filho da Puta (Lye) 1 Mr. Smith's Newbold Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. Two miles. CoL Cradock'sTlie Proyost, 6 yrs -- (Templeman) 1 Mr. Osbaldestone's Woldsman, ,4` yrs 2 Mr. Allen's Margaret, 6 yrs /.1 . • . 3 Mr. Richardson's Alarm, 3 yrs 0 BETTING AT 31.4.NCUESTER.—TOkstAY ST. LEOEII. -6 to 4 agst At}:ila, j) ; 12 to 1 agst Seahorse ; 13 to 1 agst Fireaway; 13 to i **st I?plicy; .0 to 1 apt Cithrors i 25 to 1 agst Cattonite ;25 to DUTCH MAIL. HAARLEM, AUG. 7.—ln order to remedy as much as possible, during the continuance of the_ warm and dry weather, the scarcity of fresh Water, the Magis trates have ordered that all the public pumps shall be locked during the night, and open for the use of the inhabitants for two hours in the day only, recommend ing the inhabitants at the same time to be very econo mical in the use of the water, and to expend as little as possible in washing and scouring the streets and fore courts. THE HAGUE, AUG. 20.—We have heard that:the English Ambassador at this Court, in the name of the Lords Commissioners of the British Admiralty, has presented to Lieut. G. A. Tindal, a gold chrono meter, made by the celebrated Arnold, and furnished with a suitable inscription, as an acknowledgement for the services of that officer during a series of yea rs , in assisting to . make a chart of the North Sea for the benefit of navigators, and the part ofwhich, extending from the liorfilen to the latitude of Scheveningen, was published by order of the Admiralty in the spring of this year. DUTCH FUNEK,-.-AMSTERDAIV, AVG. 22. blone7. Mils. Aetna: Dc,bt, 2% per Cent Jitto, ditto 5 per cent. Arnett Syndic,44, percent. l:4* c4..4 Ditto, ditto, 33.4 per cent 7 7 ,i ;7% Commercial Cotopany, 4!:, per cent l4t :4 Ai Dlao (iC.^•5 and 1837) 5 per cent lOOl4 1(N;3 4 Loan 1837, 5 per cent. l-9,,, 10) Exchange on London, One month l2 173 w Two months Hamburgh, One month 35 93 3 4 Two months 35 t 8 Dutch Papers, Aug. 23. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Ana. 13. Five per Cents. Metalliques : . ICB7i Four per Cents. Three per Cents.. Bank Sharcs ..... .............. .............,.... 1628 Allgemeine Zeitung, August 17. HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE.—During the last week or ten days the hops in this neighbourhood seem to have " come out of the poles," so rapidly have they increased, and so bright and beautiful is their appearance. Hop-pick ing is expected to commence in several of the grounds during the present week. MEREWORTI - T, ,WATERINGBURY, &c.—The hops have grown within the last ten days more than they have been known to do, in the same space of time, for years, and there is now the promise of a crop of fine quality and fair quantity; but the slack bine will prevent :a full crop. The general opinion of the duty ranges from 135,0001. to 145,0001. lIRENCHLEY.—The late warm weather has proved very beneficial to the hops, and they are now grown out to a fair size ; even where the bine is slight there are more hops than we expected; therefore we are more in favour of the duty. HORSMONDEN, MARDEN, AND YARDING.—The hops in this district are now grown, and they were never more uneven. Some grounds are superb both as to quan tity and quality, when others are scarcely worth picking; the extreme drought having made them sap less, and the hops being in some instances withering on the poles. CRA;BROOK.—Picking will become general in about a week in the neighbourhood. In some grounds the hops are very fine, and in others, where the bine is strong, they are growing ve r y fast. There has, certainly, been a decided improvement during this last fortnight. FARNHAM.—There never was a better prospect for a crop of hops, except it may have been in 1826, not only in Farnham and its tithings, but also in the towns and villages around. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, AUG. 24.—Wind,this day at noon, N.W., light breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, AUG. 23.—Wind S.W. moderate.—Sld. Posthu mous. Sydney ; Navarino, Hobart Town ; William Bay ley, Cape ; Isabella Blyth, Mauritius. OFF THE SOUTH FORELAND, AUG. 21.—Anna and Louisa, OFF THE WIGHT, AUG. 23.—Duke of Arg3le, Webb, Calcutta, left the Cape June 18. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 23.—Wind W.—Arrd. Vernon, and True Briton, London, for Madras. Arrd. off— Esquitnaux, Nevis. FALMOUTH, AUG. 22.—Wind N. to E. fresh.—Sld. Royal Tar (steamer), Vigo. BRISTOL, AUG. 23.—Sld. Orlando, New York; Albion, Newfoundland. SWANSEA, AUG. 22.—Arrd. Sumatra, Harvey, and Heart-of-Oak, Evans, Cuba. LIVERPOOL, AuG. 23.—Wind variable and light.— Arrd. Iron Queen, O'Brien, Mobile. Sld. Jeremiah Gar nett, Valparaiso ; Margaret Elizabeth, Brazils ; . IL Shepherd, New Orleans ; Portland, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Traveller, Miramichi • Cheetah, Que bec ; Fenella and Native, Newfoundland. Arrd. off, Mary Russell, Montreal. SHIELDS, AuG. 22.—S1d. Thomas Scott, Cape de Verds ; Numa, Bombay. OFF EASTBOURNE, AUG. 22.—Claudius, New Orleans. OFF BEACHY HEAD, AUG. 22.—Theodor New Orleans, for Bremen. Hum., Aua. '22.—Arrd. Defender, St. Andrew's ; Truelove, Greenland. YARMOUTH, AUG. 23.—The Liberty, Lilly, from New castle to Southwold, has been towed in here, with stern stove, and loss of maintopmast, having been in contact last night off Cromer, with the John Proud, of Poole. The Navarino, Mathewes, arrived at Cork from Prince's Island (Africa) very leaky ( 98 days out), spoke on the 2d inst. the American brig Suplice, sailed to New York, in lat. 39, lon. 34, had landed her crew at Fay - al in a state of mutiny; a brig from Liverpool to St. John's, N. 8., had put in there (with passengers), short of provisions and water. NOTICE TO MARINERS.-PILOTS IN THE SCHELDT. The following is posted at Lloyd's : The Minister for Foreign Affairs gives notice to mariners, that from the 15th of August, 1842, there will be organised, at the mouths of the Scheldt, a Bel gian Pilot Service for vessels bound to Antwerp or to Ghent, via the Terneuze Channel. The distinguishing marks of the Belgian Pilot Boats are— Ist. The word " Antwerpen," surmounted by the letter " P," painted in black letters of the height of eighty centimetres, on both sides of the sail, as also the num ber of the boat. 2d. A red flag hoisted at the mast-head. The number of the boat will be sewed on to this flag in white figures. 3d. The words "Bateau Pilute," and the number of the boat painted on the stern. The advantages which the vessels bound to Ghent and to Antwerp will derive from shipping a Belgian pilot, are : lstly. For vessels bound to Ghent. A. To proceed direct from sea to Terneuzen without changing pilot. B. To pay at Ghent, after arrival there, the inward sea pilotage. C. To there pay also, prior to departure, the outward sea pilotage, and pilotage from Terneuzen to Flushing. 2dly. For vessels bound to Antwerp. A. To pay, on arrival at Antwerp, the sea pilotage inwards, and the river pilotage from Flushing to Antwerp. B. To pay at Antwerp, prior to departure, the sea pilotage outwards, as well as that from Antwerp to Flushing. The Belgian pilots at the mouths of the Scheldt are all invested with a distinguishing medal, indicating their station, grade, and number. They will be furnished with instructions for the use of the masters of vessels, printed in the English, French, Dutch, Danish, German, Spanish, and Italian languages. EAST INDIA' SHIPPING. Arrival in Table Bay—Sir Henry Parnell, Crockett, June 5, from Bordeaux. Departures from Table Bay—Emily, Newton, June 5, to Calcutta ; Eliza Scott, Ahler, June 6, to t. He lena ; Anna Robertson, Hamilton, June 8, to Madras ; St. Helena, Cauvin, bound to Algoa Bay ; Houghton le Spring, June 13, to Swan River ' • Maid of Mona, Jun e 15, to Port Natal ; Agrippina, Rodgers, June 16, to London ; Courier, Baigrie, June 18, to London. Arrival in Simon's Bay—Lady Fitzherbert, Jack son, May 29, from Plymouth, and sailed, June 5, to Adelaide. Departures from Simon's Bay—H.M.S. Minden, May 26, to China ; H.M.S. Southampton, June 14, to Port Natal ; Montrose, Peter, bound to London. Arrivals in Algoa Bay—Sarah Maria Ann, Williams, May 29, from London ; Coneb, Bell, May 31, from Table Bay. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Persia, Cork to Ceylon, June 26, lat 11, lon. 23; Messenger, from Lon don, on the same clay ; Marquis of Breadalbane, London to Ceylon, 28th inst., lat. 11, lon. 23 ; Rebecca, Monte Video to Cork, 17th lt., lat. 28, lon. 39 ; Kenne beck, Cadiz to New York, 30th ult., lat. 38, lon. 39 ; Sophia, Rosas, to Rio, lat. 11, lon. 23, by the Navarino, arrived at Cork. Mary Ann, Clyde to Batavia, 16th inst. lat. 48, lon. 18. The Theodore Korner arrived off Beachy head. The Lady Amherst, of London (whaler), with 2,200 Els, off Massafueroby, in March last, by the (whaler) arrived at New Bedford. Tasso, Cochin to London, 22d April, lat. 5 S., lon. 86 E.; Emma, from Newcastle, May 27, lat. 36, lon. 28 E., by the Carolina, arrived at the Cape ; Cherokee, Batavia to Singapore, and Will Watch, Sydney to ditto, 25th March ; Dryon, Cornwall, Cape of Good Hope to Sin gapore. 28th ; Harbinger, from Hobart Town, and Lu cretia, from Newcastle, both for Singapore, 31st, all in the Straits of Banca ; Willun (Dutch brig), April 30, lat. 17 S., lon. 82 E. ; India, Penang to America, and Ocean Queen, Mauritius to London, May 14, off Natal, by the Thos. Hoult, arrived at the Cape. Justina, Calcutta to London, April 26, lat. 8 S., lon. 89 E. ; Bumhopiside, Calcutta to ditto, 3d May, lat. 17, lon. 75 ; Henrietta, Ceylon to London, June 13, lat. 35, lon. 18, by the Henry Hoyle, arrived at the Cape. In consequence of the many fatal accidents arising from the breaking of axletrees upon the railways, a gen tleman of science in Paris has applied his judgment to their prevention, and the result of his ingenuity is an arrangement, patented in this country, which fully meets the humane object in view. It is so cunstructed, that should the axle be broken, or in any way displaced, the carriage may still proceed upon its journey. It is a very simple and ingenious contrivance, and we are indebted to Messrs. Leslie, of Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, for an inspection of it, where the scientific may be gratified with the means of personally assuring themselves of its merits. _ _ _ FIRE AT SEA.—The Defiance of Simitriand, Darnton, master, sprung a leoc itt the cr9l;naity roads, took tire, and is npvy trt the harhoyr dikAarging, the hull king partly destroyo. ner sails, rigging, See., have to p. 8(4 yea._ f05 47 44ir0 Ackfrti4ert EXCHEQUER BILLS FRAUD. REPORT. TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. (Continued from Th e S un o f S a t ur d ay .) The evidence before us contains many additional particulars with respect to the parties just mentioned, which deserve to be well considered, but which can not be properly appreciated without perusal of the examinations. There are, however, certain circum stances which occurred in the course of their trans actions respectively, to which we think it right to in vite attention in this place. First, it occurred with respect to Messrs. W. and J. Morgan and to Messrs. Mariner and De Berckem, some considerable time before the public discovery of the forgeries, to have bills placed in their hands respectively, by Rapallo, bearing a wrong rate of interest ; and Mr. W. Morgan admits that he became aware (in his own case) of the fact, being informed of it some time after its occurrence by his clerk ; but states that he did not consider it as a circumstance of suspicion. In the case of Messrs. Mariner and De Berckem it also appears that the fact was communi cated to both those parties ;but Mr. De Berckem's clerk (Mr. Mayo) who discovered ' it, had a strong conversation on the subject with other persons, the particulars of which are stated in the evidence, and which may have had the effect, very naturally, of leading both the clerk and his employer to consider the cir cumstance as immaterial. As to Mr. Mariner, he states a conversation between himself and Rapallo on the subject; and that, in answer to his own observa tion, that it was " a very curious thing," Rapallo re marked, that " they often made mistakes up at the office." He asserts, however, that he conceived no suspicion or dissatisfaction at the circumstance. On the other hand, it is alleged by Rapallo, that Mr. Ma riner was " in a very great rage" on this occasion, and wanted to write to the Chancellor of the Exche quer to complain of it as an official irregularity, but that he was prevailed upon not to do so, by a repre sentation which Rapallo made him that he " might be deprived of the agency if there was any stir about it." The manner in which this statement is met by Mr. Mariner will appear in his examination, Q. 7,085- 7,098. Another circumstance which occurred in the course of the transactions of Messrs. Mariner and De Berckem was as follows :—Some of the bills re ceived from Mr. Mariner had been deposited by Mr. De Berckem with Messrs. Bennison and Lennard, as security for money advanced by the latter ; and on the expiration of the loan, in the latter end of 1840, or beginning of 1841, he received back (as was sup posed) the same bills he had left in deposit ; but after a short period, he discovered that eleven of them were different bills from those that had been de posited (though agreeing in dates and amount), the substitution having been made by mistake. Upon this discovery he reclaimed the original bills from Messrs. Bennison and Lennard, but they were not in a condition to return them having in the meantime passed them away by inadvertence to another party, Mr. Cutting. Mr. De Berckem upon this applied to Mr. Cutting, but found that he had negotiated them in his turn to a party by whom they had been sold. Mr. De Berckem then conferred on the subject:with his brother, Henry De Berckem (who occasionally as sisted him in his business), and expressed his anxiety io recover the bills ; and upon the sugges tion of the latter, that it was possible to trace them out, requested [him to do so, and promi s ed to re munerate him for his trouble. Mr. H. De Berckem accordingly undertook the search, and with great dif ficulty succeeded; and received from Mr. De Berckem for this service the sum of 501., which was charged in account to Mr. Mariner, and by him charged in turn to Rapallo. A further statement of these cir cumstances will be found at Q. 2,537, 2,762, 3,150, 5,821, 5,597, 5,831 ; the explanation given by De Berckem at Q. 5,788, 5,789 ' • and that by Mariner, Q. 6,336. It may, perhaps, be material to remark, that at the time of the recovery of these bills the period for their exchange was close at hand, and that they had been actually advertised. We may now pass from the manner in which the fraud was carried on to the circumstances which at tended its discovery. Qn the 19th October, 1841, Mr. De Berckem employed a person to borrow 10,0001. for him, on the deposit of Exchequer bills for three months, at 6 per cent.; and this appeared so re markable in all its circumstances to a member of the Stock Exchange, to whom application was made for the loan, and who had just lent money on a similar deposit at 4 per cent., that he conferred upon it with several parties, and after reflecting on the whole that had come to his knowledge, thOught it right to enter into communication on the subject with the Chancel lor of the Exchequer. This led to further inquiry, and to the discovery that certain bills deposited by Mr. De Berckem on loan in 1839 (and of which the numbers had been preserved by the lender) were for geries. Under these circumstances, Mr. De Berckem was sent for by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and gave up some of the bills then in his hands ; and these being ascertained, by comparisole with the counter foils, to be forged, Mr. Smith was, on the 25th Oc tober following, taken into custody ; from which pe riod it may consequently be considered that the exist ence of the fraud became fully known to the public. On the 29th of October following an official adver tisement was published, announcing that bills sent into the Exchequer would there be examined with their counterfoils, in order to ascertain their genuine ness. A large portion of the forged bills were, in compliance with this notice, sent in, and examined, and detained, as not agreeing with the counterfoils. Others were kept back by the holders, under circum stances which appear in the correspondence set forth in various parts of the evidence ; but to this subject we do not feel it necessary to advert more particu larly, there being in our opinion (formed upon ma ture consideration of the evidence) no reason for im puting any improper motive to these parties, how ever questionable their course may have been in the point of discretion. Other portions of the forged bills had, prior to the notice in the Gazette, but after the fraud had in some measure become public, been carried in to the Bank of England to be funded, there happening to be at that time a funding of Exchequer bills in operation ; and it appears that almost the whole of the forged bills so dealt with 'were sent in by persons who, by that time, had had reason to entertain doubts of their genuineness, having regard to the quarter from whence they came. This carries with it, on the first impression, an unfavourable aspect; but, after taking much pains to probe the matter, we are fully con vinced, upon the evidence, that the parties taking this course were conscious of no impropriety in the pro ceeding. There was no other mode, until the next exchange, in March, of tendering the documents to your Majesty's Government for payment; and they conceived themselves to have a right, under such circumstances, to avail themselves of the opportunity of making the tender in that way. As to the result of the experiment, it varied according to the period of time at which the bill was brought into the Bank. In the after noon of the 27th of October, a letter had been re ceived by the Deputy-Governor from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, suggesting that more than common vigilance should be used with regard to any Exche quer bills that might be presented ; and, in compli ance with this intimation, all bills brought in after the 27th were detained and sent up to the Exchequer for inspection, so that the operation of funding, with respect to the forged bills, was in every case ultimately suspended. But from the 23d to the 27th inclusive, such forged bills as were presented were actually re ceived by the Bank, and converted into stock in the usual course ; and being afterwards sent up to the Paymaster's-office (as the law requires), were there also accepted as genuine, the Bank receiving from the paymasters the discharge usually given in such cases. In every instance, however, in which stock was thus obtained, a letter has been since sent by the Bank of England to the party who funded the bill, apprising him that it would not be received in payment of his subscription. Having thus endeavoured to lay before your Ma jesty, in a summary but comprehensive form, the general history of the fraud in question, we shall de vote the remainder of our Report to the specific con sideration of the several bills which are the subject of the present inquiry, and of the cases of their respective holders. And first, we have to remark that the great majority of these bills are the subjects of claim (so far, at least, as forged instruments are capable of being so considered), that is, there are persons who claim to hold them either as their absolute property, or as securities for money advanced; but there are other bills which no persons now claim to hold, though some mention has been made of ex p enses in curred by the partyin whose possessi on th ey were found, and of his intention to memorialise your 11Ia jesty's Treasury on that subject. We shall advert, in the first place, and principally, to the former class of bills, and shall trace each bi'l or set of bills (as the case may be) in a retrospective series, commencing with the claimant and ending with Rapallo ; and shall at the same time state the circumstances under which each successive holder came to the possession—subject to exception, however, in the case of the earlier hold ers, viz., Rapallo, Wm. and James Morgan, Wm. Mariner, and F. T. De Berckem—the circumstances under which these several parties came to the posses sion of the bills which they respectively negotiated having been already explained as far as the purpose now in view requires. CASE I. No. 6,495-6,497. (3 Bills.) Claimants.—Messrs. Bell and 'Ste wavil. Series of Holders.—Bell awl Steward, John Wm, Cook, Edward Lloyd I\organ, Harry Tomkins, F. T. De Berckem, Wu). Mariner, E. R a p a ll o . Alf,- 0 .1 Bell and Samuel Steward, solicitors, in Lin coin's Inn-fields, carrying on business limiter the firm of Bell and Steward, havLig oeeasion to lay out 3,0001. in Ex:chew-1: bills, gave an order for that UP9,4el obi ibq- 21st of October, 1841, to Mr. John V. Q(4 l the agent 1119 m they had for soveral years been in the habit of employing in such bus Mr. Cook was at this time clerk to Messrs. and James Morgan, but was allowed by them I business on his own account with his own friend connexions, and it was on such his private act. that he was always employed by Messrs. Bell Steward. Mr. Cook not being himself a memt the Stock Exchange, executed their order thr Mr. E. L. Morgan, son of Mr. Wm_ Morgan, E. L. Morgan being a member of the Stock change, and in the habit of transacting bus there for the firm of Messrs. W. and J. Morgan, also for Mr. Cook, in such transactions as he Ix. his own account. Mr. E. L. Morgan, in execution of the order Mr. Cook, and on Mr. Cook's private account, ' chased the three bills in question on the 22d of 0 ber, 1841, in the market on the Stock Excha from Mr. Harry Tomkins, stockbroker and agen shares, who received, as the consideration for sale, the sum of 3,0521. 10s.—viz., 3,0001. for bills, 361. for interest, and 161. 10s. for premiuzr 11s. per cent.; all which charges were respecti correct (supposing - the bills to be genuine), and cording to the current price of the day. Mr. Tomkins had received these bills on the s day from Mr. F. T. De Berckem, front - whom he been in the habit, since 7th December, LB4O, of curing money on loan, secured by deposits of chequer bills (or instruments purporting to be su( the nature of the dealing between these parties (wl was according to the usual course of business) bein; follows :—That Mr. Tomkins borrowed the mone his own name (without mention of Mr. De Bercki depositing for that purpose the bills which he previously received from Mr. De Berckern ; while the other hand he charged Mr. De Berckem as u loan from himself (Mr. Tompkins), secured by a posit of the same bills, but with a difference of it rest in his own favour at the rate of half per cent annum. On the particular occasion now referred Mr. Tompkins had received the bill in question fr Mr. F. T. De Berckem (together with the docume purporting to be Exchequer bills), in order that tl might be sole in the market to raise a sum of mor required for the redemption.ofbills deposited with 1 Bank of England as security for a loan prc,cured thl in the course of the transactions that had taken ph between him and Mr. De Berckem, as above state Mr. Cook having received the bills so purchase handed them over, on the same day, to Messrs. B 4 and Steward, without informing them of whom t purchase was made, and charged them with the su of 3,0541., being the same amount as paid to Tompkins, with the addition of 30s. due to Mr. Co( for his commission, which sum of 3,054/ . was fort ' with paid to hi m by Messrs. Bell and Steward ; ai they remained in possession of the bills until the pul lie discovery of the fraud. CASE Nos. 7,065, 8,284 , 8 , 3 88--3,400 (15 Bills.) Claimant—Major James Anderson. Series of Holders—James Anderson, Messrs. %\ and J. Morgan, E. Rapallo. James Anderson, Esq., Magi s t ra t e f or E ssex ar Middlesex, and Major in the East Essex Regime of Militia, happening to meet Mr. J. W. Cook (rr ferred to in Case I.), with whom he was personall . acquainted, was informed by hi m t h at i f he (Majo Anderson) had money unemployed, it might be ler for him, on the security of Exchequer bills, at 4f pe cent., for a period of six months. Major Andersor having at that time 15,0001. lying in a bank i. Scotland, at the interest of 4 per cent. only, deter mined to avail himself of this suggestion. On the 10th of April, 1841, he accordingly hande over 15,0001. to Mr. Cook, receiving from him at th same time fifteen instruments, purporting to be Ex quer bills for 1,0001. each, and also receiving fror him the following note of the transaction :—•" Len for Major James Anderson the sum of 15,0001., a the security of 15,0001. Exchequer bills, at 4i pe cent., till 10th October, 1841.---J. W. ook, Pope Head-alley, 10th April, 1841." The bills so delivere by Mr. Cook had been obtained by him from Messrs W. and J. Morgan, to whom he paid over the 15,0001 they thus becoming the principals in the transactior and Mr. Cook, in effect, their agent only, But Majo Anderson was not aware, until the discovery of th fraud, from whom these or any other of the bill hereafter mentioned had been obtained by Mr. Cook or who was the borrower of the money thereon ad vanced. A few days afterwards, Major Anderson havini occasion for money, and not supposing it necessary ti return the identical instruments deposited, gave ar order to Messrs. C. and H. M'Rae, his broker. (without consulting Mr. Cook on the subject), tc sell No. 8,248, one of the bills now in question, which they accordingly did on the 15th of April following, and handed him the proceeds, consisting of 5031. 195., and an Exchequer bill for 5001. The purchasers from Messrs. C. and 11. 31'Rae were Messrs. Cooper and Co., who afterwards sold the bill to Messrs. Knight and Co., who sold it to Messrs. C. and T. Brown, who sold it to Messrs. Cole and Mullins, in whose hands it remained at the time of the public discovery of the forgeries, when it was found not to coincide with the counterfoil. Upon this Messrs. Cole and Mullens, and, after them, each of the pur chasers above named, in succession, demanded and obtained from their immediate venders a return of the purchase money paid, with such interest as would have been due on the bill supposing it to have been gennine. And the sum which Messrs. C. and H. M'ltae, as the first vendors, were thus obliged to pay (amounting to 1,0511. 8s: 3d.) they have since received from Major Anderson, who consequently be comes claimant on the bill. On the 27th of May, 1841, Major Anderson pro posed to Mr. Cook to give up to him one of the re maining numbers for an Exchequer Bill for the amount of 5004 and 500/. in money, which transaction accordingly took place. On the 7th June, 1841 (the time for the June ex change of Exchequer bills having arrived), Major Anderson received from Mr. Cook, in exchange for the thirteen bills, which he had still in his possession, Nos. 8,388-8,400 (part of the bills now in ques tion), which numbers had been obtained by Mr. Cook, as clerk of Messrs. W. and J. Morgan, from Rapallo, and these bills remained in the hands of Major Anderson, until the public discovery of the fraud. On the 16th of September, 1841, Major Anderson inquired of Mr. Cook whether the party who had borrowed the money was willing to continue the loan on the same terms, and the answer being in the affir mative, the loan was accordingly, on the 21st of Sep tember, 1841, renewed until 10th April, 1842, at the same rate of 41 per cent. On the 10th of October following a sum of money being due to Major Anderson for interest on the loan, he provided Mr. Cook with money to the amount of the difference between that sum and 1,0001., and re quested him to lend out the latter amount for him (Major Anderson) upon the same terms as before. Mr. Cook, in execution of this order, handed over the money on the 12th and 16th October, 1841, before the public discovery of the fraud, to Messrs. W. and J. Morgan, and about the 28th of October following (being after the public discovery of the fraud), made an entry in his books, by consent of Messrs. W. and J. Morgan, appropriating to the account of Major Ander son the remaining bill now in question, viz.,No. 7,065, which at the time of such appropriation had been lying in Mr. Cook's hands since the 21st day of Oc tober then last (when the fraud was still undisco vered), among other similar bills deposited by Rapallo with Messrs. W. and J. Morgan for the purpose of raising money upon them, and which Mr. Cook, as their clerk, had in his possession accordingly. But Major Anderson never, in fact, obtained p ossess i on of this bill, Mr. Cook having afterwards, without his au thority, handed it over (with other bills) to Mr. Squire, partner in the house of Ransom and Co., on account of a debt due to that house from Rapallo ; and Mr. Squire (who was not aware of the claim of Major Anderson to the instrument) tendered it to the Bank of England for funding; when it was sent up to the Comptroller-General's office for examina tion, and being found not to agree with the counter foil. was detained. Under these circumstances Major Anderson make claim to the whole of the bills in question. CASE 111. Nos. 7,057, 7,063, 7,064, 7,058-7,062, 8,445, 8,446. (10 Bills.) Claimants.—Messrs. Currie and Co., and Mr. Henry Currie. Series of Holders.—Messrs. Currie and Co., John Moliett, Wm. May Simonds, F. T. De Berckem, Wm. Mariner, E. Rapallo. (To continued.) GROUSE.—The supply of grouse on Tueseiny morning in the market of Leadenhall, far exceeded in quantity any previous errival, the City of Aberdeen steamer alone bringing the enormous quantity of 470 boxes, each box containing upon an average three dozen birds. It is much to be regretted, that more attention is not paid to the forwarding this game wldle fresh, instead of keeping it merely to swell the number of packages ; in the pre sent instance more than one-half was in such a state decomposition as to be totally unfit for human con sumption. The Commissioners of the New Model Prison, a Pentonville, have appointed Mr. P.. Hoskins, Governor at a salary of 4001. per annum ; and the Rev. Mr. Ralph Chariot) at a salary of 300/. Mr. Bunn3 has, as we expected, advertised one more masquerade to take place at Vauxhall, on Thursday next for which delightful amusement the weather is now s , admirably adapted. The idea of a masqued ball in tlb open air is so charming, that it cannot fail to draw, as of the last occasion, a very great assemblage. STEAM ABOVE BRIDGE.—On Sunday last, then landed at Putney from the steamers 5,967 persons, inde pendently of those who landed from private limits. We understand the Lord Chancellor I .las appointe Mr. Sergeant Stephen a country Commissioner under th recent Bankruptcy Act ; and Mr. Francis Barlow one t the Commissioners in lunacy.