The Sun. — London, England, 1833-09-13 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, SEPT. B.—Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Frederick of the Netherlands re turned from the Loo yesterday. The accounts from Westkopelle say, that the damage done to the dikes by the late storm is greater than has before taken place in the memory of man. The Prince Field Marshal arrived at the head-quarters of Telburg on the sth, in the afternoon. Our journals are full of accounts of the loss of ships in the late terrible storms. Persons who arrived at Flushing cm the 2 , 1 and 3d, say Viat the sea was in a manner covered with pieces of wreck and bales of goods. His Majesty's frigate the Palambang, Capt. Zvaanhals, sailed from the Helder on the 4th for the East Indies, having on board Rear-Admiral Bolken, Commander-in- Chief of the Dutch naval force in the East Indies. THE HAGUE, SEPT. 10.—Her Majesty the Queen has arrived to-day from the Loo. By the latest arrivals of the steam-boat de Beurs Von Amsterdam, Ciptain H. C. Nicol, bound from Rotter dam to Dunkirk, and stranded off Cadsand, it appears that if no unfavourable c;rcurnstances intervened, there are hopes that the vessel will be got off. THE HAGUE, SEPT. 9.—(Private Correspondence of the Handlesblad.)—l am happy to be able to give you some particulars relative to the treaty proposed by Holland to the Conference. It is founded by the treaty proposed by Prussia, with the changes made in it by our Govern ment, and which were inserted at the time in the newspa pers. As far as Art. VIII. Sec. 3, there are no changes, at least none of sufficient importance, to be mentioned. Sec. 4. Treating of the Scheldt is to the effect that the Netherlands Government provisionally engages to levy only, under the name of Droitde Peage (toll), a duty on all foreign vessels which, coming from the open sea, shall sail up the Netherlands West Scheldt to proceed to the Belgian Scheldt, or which, coming from the Belgian Scheldt, shall go down the Netherlands West Scheldt to proceed to sea. This duty shall he 150 f. for foreign vessels which, coming from the open sea, shall proceed up the Netherlands West Scheldt, to proceed to the Belgian Scheldt ; and 50c. for foreign vessels which, coming from the Belgian Scheldt, shall descend the Netherlands West Scheldt, to proceed to tl e open sea. This duty shall be levied at Flushing, under the regulations enumerated in the treaty proposed by Prussia. Art. IX,: respecting the commercial commanications, through Maestrecht and Sittard, besides the charges made on our part in the Prue-ian project, establishes a moderate transit duty, which, however, is not to exceed 1 per cent., and articles which in the Dutch Tariff now in force are rated higher, and that the duties below 1 per cent. paid for other articles cannot be augmented, except by common consent, these regulations shall extend also to Luxemburg, Lemburg, and North Brabant. The last article in which a change is made is, Art. XI. relative to the debt containing the stipulation that Belgium must pay the interest advanced by Holland to July, 1833, fur which Holland shall have credit in renter to the amount of 12,000,000 florins. In the other articles there are no changes, and it seems that no fear was entertained that the parties would not come to an agreement respecting those points, and that thereupon the King was required to make the application about Luxemburg. It is certain that all the members of the Conference desire to put an end to this business, and that none of the articles, but that of Luxemburg alone, gave occasion to the suspension of the Conference. As it appears, therefore, that the continuation of the negocia tions depends on the King, we may expect a happy result." DUTCH FUNDS—AMSTERDAM, SEPT. 10. Actual Debt, 2% per cent 47% to 48 Amort Syndic, 4j per cent....... Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent. Voluntary Loan, 1831, 6 per cent lO2 to 102% Ditto, 1832, 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1833, 5 per Cent. Exchange on London Two months —Dutch Papers, Sept. 11. ANGLO INDIAN ARMY OF 200,000 MEN. THE NAVAL and MILITARY GA ZETTE of TO-MORROW, SEPT. 14th, will contain a most comprehensive detail of the Anglo Indian Army of 200,000 men, with the ❑umber of European officers and their length of service; non-commissioned officers, rank and file, of the Indian Artillery (horse and foot); Engineer Cavalry, Infantry (regulars and irregu lars), &c., at Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, with details of the native commissioned and non-commissioned officers, and rank and file of the native regiments, at each presi dency, showing the actual strength of the European and native army for the last 40 years, the cost and strength of each regiment, King's and Company's, and of each Presi dency army (including the Staff, Medical and Commis sariat Departments, Pioneer corps, &c.), and the grand total numerical force and charge of the whole from 1813 to 1830. ADDISCOIII3E MILITARY COLLEGE, ec c .it.tions thereof, and number of cadets and medical officers sent out to India, from 1796 to 1830. . _ . To be had of all newsmen in town and country, price 7d. OFFICE, 19, CATHERINE. STREET, STRAND. BOURNIONT. General Bourmont began his career during the Revolution as an officer in the Royalist army of Vendee ; but after the authority of the republic had been established over the west of France he endea. voured to make his peace with the Consular Go vernment. He was imprisoned, but made his escape to Portugal, from which he was allowed to return after the French army had taken possession of the caph.t, lie then entered the Imperial army—was appointed Adjutant-Commandant in the army of Naples, and speedily advanced to the rank of Gene ral of Brigade. In that capacity he served during the campaigns of 1813 and 1814 ; and Napoleon re warded his bravery and conduct by making him Ge neral of Division. On the restoration, Bourmont was amongst the foremost to offer his services to the Bourbons. He was appointed to the command of the sixth military division at Besancon. He was there when Napoleon returned from Elba—he sanc tioned, at least by his presence, the proclamation which afterwards occasioned the execution of Ney ; he himself solicited permission to be allowed to serve under the usurper—he received a command of a division in the army w hick marched towards Belgium; and having been thus trusted, he deserted his post the night before the battle of Waterloo, and joined the allies at Ghent. The command which he afterwards enjoyed in Spain in the army of occupation under the Duke of Angouleme had been unable to efface the infamy of his former con duct, augravated as it was by the universally re ceived fact, that though he aided in prosecuting Marshal Ney to death, he had himself been an ac tive instrument in seducing him to join Napoleon. All parties had decided upon his character. Prince Polignac discovered too late the error which he had committed in placing so important a department of his government (Minister of war) in the hands of a man who was despised as well as hated. He endeavoured, it was said, to effect a change, but Bourmont was ambitious—he was Minister—he was supported by the Angouleme interest—and Minister he was deter mined to remain. He was afterwards sent with the army to Algiers, and " on the revolution taking place at Paris, General Cleusel was sent by the new government to supersede Bournrsont, who forthwith proceeded to Britain without taking France in his way, to render any account of the treasure which he had found in Algiers." 411:11)e 4 11 4ttn• ,t, THE BRITISH MUSEUM. The number of volumes of manuscripts in the British Museum in 1821 was 17,937, besides 16,423 charters, &c. ; between that yeer aid 1832 there were added to the former 3,667 volume a, which raised the number to 21,604 volumes of MSS. in the latter year. During the same interval 2,670 charters, &c., were added, and these raised the number, in 1832, to 19,093. Of printed books the number of volumes was, in 1821, 115,925, and in 1832, 218 957 ; the additional 103,032 volumes with which the library was enriched between those years arose from benefactions of 7,000 volumes, the gift of King George the Fourth ; 2,000 volumes of works on Italian history and topogrophy, by Sir R. C. Hoare, Bart. ; dona tions were also made to the library, either MSS. or books, by ti:e late J. F. Hull and A. \Volley, Esqrs., Rev. Thos. Kerrick, W. R. Stokes, and Hudson Gurney, Esqrs., Viscount Kingsborough, and late Count J. de Puisape, and the Rev. George Coze. We are glad to observe that the Parliamentary grant for the support of this noble establishment, has been much increased of late years. In 1821 it was 10,007/. 14s. 41., but it was reduced in 1824 to 4,847/. ; for this, compensation appears to have been made in 1825, when there was added to a regular grant of 15,4161. a spe- cial one of 7,500/. ; the largest annual grant seems to have been in 1829, viz. 19,899/. ; and that for the last year was 16,922/. The Museum has, besides, a small incom e of 1,289/. 151. Bd., arising from funded property ; so that, independently of a sum derived from an incidental sale of doplicite books, its income last year amounted to 18,211/. 159. Bd. The whole receipts for the year, including incidental receipts, were 19,5061. 84. 4d , and the whole expenditure 18,5721. 31. 2d., of which 9,925/. 3s. 9d. were paid in salaries and extra service money, and 4,522/. Is. lid. in the acquisition of objects of literature, science, fine arts, 84c. In 1831 and 1932 the Museum sold 12,338 volumes of printed books, which produced a sum of 2,043/. 17s. 31., or about 34. be useful to add, that the Mu every Monday, Wednesday, and !ept in the Chrismas, Easter, da Wednesday and Good Friday, and during the month of 'e from ten to four. The Read the same hours every day in Good Friday, the Christmas, a, and appointed Thanksgiving fled from Me Parliamentary LO ND ON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1833. Although the Duchess of BRAGANZA has, since her arrival in England, maintained great reserve on the subject of the cool treatment which she and the young QUEEN of PORTU GAL received from the French authorities on their way to this country, it has transpired, through an authentic channel, that shortly be fore the departure of the Duchess, an eclair cissement had taken place, which gave great offence to the French KING. As the affair, however, was strictly of a private character, it was hardly supposed possible that the Govern ment would adopt it, and be guilty of marked coolness towards the QUEEN. Indeed, the KING himself does not appear to have been a direct party to the discreditable conduct of the authorities ; but the latter, supposing from the hints which they had received from Paris, that it would be agreeable to the French Ministry to insult the QUEEN of PORTUGAL, went quite as far, and perhaps farther, than was de sired by the obsequious persons in the French Cabinet, who retain their places by making themselves the creatures of the KING'S Will. Perhaps no stranger instance could be adduced of the unconstitutional character of the French Cabinet than the servile devotion to the KING evinced in the proceedings towards the QUEEN of PORTUGAL. Even NAPOLEON, with all his absolutism, could not have found his Mi nisters more abject and complaisant. The smuggling transaction mentioned in yesterday's Sun, appears to have excited some public interest, and is indeed well worthy atten tion, because it is very far from being the first instance of fraud upon the fair trader, and the revenue, under the shield of diplomatic privilege. We are satisfied that the time must come when either the privileges of the corps diplomatique must be revised, or some effectual steps be taken to prevent such scandalous abuses of those privileges as have occurred in reference not only to Prince TALLEYRAND, but to Mr. CANNING, and the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, on their return from foreign missions, and very many others. The courtesy of the British Government has uniformly respected the privileges claimed by Ambassadors under the law of nations, and not only are bags of despatches passed unopened by our Custom-house officers, but Foreign Minis ters, residing in England, are allowed to receive articles from abroad, duty free, for the use of g tl u te la m r sel sm ve u s gg o i r h t i hei r gtra l d io e u s s e eho ern ls. Hence seems to leave e a arisen rbe y means of the exemption of Ambassador's goods, for if a smuggler has only the acquaintance of some one person connected with an embassy, he directs his goods to the Ambassador, and risks the detection of the fraud, protecting hint self by insurance. In case of detection, the Custom-hou se officers not only incur a serious I responsibility, (for an instance has been known of an officer having been suspended for opening an Ambassador's bag), but it is extremely difficult to ascertain whether the transaction has any sanction, direct or indirect, from the Ambassador. In the late case at Dover, it is said, though we trust incorrectly, that Prince TA LLEYRAND has not repudiated the affair so explicitly as might have been antici pated from so distinguished a personage as the Ambassador from the King of the French. Undoubtedly it is the duty of every ambassador to maintain and preserve from violation the entire privileges of his office ; but how it can be contended that an ambassador is entitled to carry on a contraband trade in silk and lace, we are wholly at a loss to conceive. Let us hope, however, that no scruples will weigh with the revenue authorities, so as to prevent the Baron FRANCESCHI and his goods being dealt with according to the law of the land. It would be infinitely better for all parties if no remission of duties were allowed to Ambas sadors, and if they were permitted to have their dispatches, and nothing more, without examina tion at the Custom House. Surely the French Ambassador is not so badly paid, that he cannot afford to pay the duty upon the wine he drinks, or upon the furniture of his house. The consi deration is too paltry to deserve notice. The thing comes to this, that either the Foreign Ministers ought to shew some means by which the recurrence of these frauds may be prevented, or they must be content to be deprived of a pri vilege which is far more injurious to the fair trader, than it can be beneficial to members of the corps diplonzatique, or to the service in which they are engaged. M. THIERS, the French Minister, is ex pected to return to London on Monday or TuesdLy next, on his way to Paris. His stay here, however, will be very short. During his visit M. THIERS has stated that his journey had no political object ; but as he is the fa vourite Minister of Louis PHILIP, we do not believe that the opportunity which this journey preFents of ascertaining the degree of support which the French King may expect to receive from our Government on particular questions will be neglected by M. TRIERS. During the short time that he was here on his way to the North, he had interviews with two of our Ministers, and was frequently closeted with M. de TALLEYRAND for a much larger time than would have been necessary for ob taining an itinerary of his route. It is an ill wind, they say, that blows nobody good. We hope that this homely old adage will be realized in the case of Saffron-hill, and that the frightful catastrophe which lately took place there will be the means of working great public good, by cleansing and purifying, and throwing open to the air and the sunshine of heaven, one of the closest, most pestilential, and demoralized neighbourhoods in the metropolis. A proposi tion to improve Saffron-hill and its vicinity was broached a few months since in the Court of Common Council, but rejected by the influence of that malapert busybody Mr. PEARSON 2 whOSC taste for the sublime and beautiful found ampler gra tification in Saffron-hill as it now stands and stinks, than in Saffron-hill as it would be, when well-sweetened and ventilated, and form ing a continuation of Farringdon-street, so as to constitute a direct, spacious, and salubrious line of communication with the New North road. The want of some such improvement as this has been long since generally acknowledged; and as by the late accident not a few of the main obstacles have been removed, there is now an excellent opportunity of putting it into execu tion. The Court of Common Council should at once decide upon the subject, and not permit themselves to be carried away by Mr. PEARSON's stream of eloquence, even though that stream may be as lucid and transparent as Fleet-ditch, and im pregnated with the classic inspiration of Saffron hill. The place is, and has long been, a crying nuisance, and the sooner it is made savoury and accessible the better. Though it is Mr. PEAR SON'S Parnassus, yet none can deny that it is the nursery of half the thieves, young and old, in the metropolis—the pick-pocket's Uni versity, where the student takes his degree, and is turned out on town an accomplished and well-educated conveyancer. Were its ap proaches widened, an airy, spacious thoroughfare would at once be established between the very heart of the city and its great northern outlet, by which the trade of all the intermediate neighbourhoods would receive a wonderful stimulus. While on this subject, we may express a hope that early next session Parliament will accede to the petition of that public spirited individual, who has proposed (almost at his own expense) to form an extensive and commodious cattle-market in the Lower-road, at Islington. It will be seen by the following extracts from the Prussian State Gazette of the 6th inst., that the Emperor of RUSSIA after being in peri lous danger of shipwreck in the late tempes tuous and far spreading storms, landed at Revel, went back to St. Petersburgh, and left it on the 31st to go by land to Schwedt : BERLIN, SEPT. s.—We learn the following from a letter, dated yesterday:— "A courier who arrived here from St. Petersburgh on the 3 , 1, in the evening, has brought word that his M ijesty the Emperor had left Cronstadt on the 28th of August, at nine o'clock in the morning, on board the Ischora. The courier left the capital some hours later. Both he and a second courier who left St. Petersburgh, on the 29th, and who arrived here to-day (the 4th) bring letters from her Majesty the Empress to her august consort, and the last also assures us that the supposition that his Ma jesty had landed at final to wait till the sea should be more calm is unfounded. Our illustrious guest may therefore be hourly expected at Swinewunde, especially as the stormy weather has abated, and the wind has been more favourable.". According to subsequent accounts his Majesty bad not yet arrived at Swinemunde yesterday evening at nine o'clock. The news of the landing can reach Stettin in a very short time, as signal forts are placed all along the banks of the Oder. (From the Prussian State Gazette, of Sept. 6.) BERLIN, SEPT. 6.-1119 Aljesty the Emperor o Russia arrived at Schwedt in good health, at half-pasi four o'clock yesterday afternoon. His Majesty did not land at Swinemunde as be intended to do. We learn that after his Majesty had embarked at Cronstadt on the 28th, the vessel was tossed about by violent storms in the Gulf of Finnland, for nearly three whole days, and his Majesty at length landed at Rual, whence, after a second equally fruitless attempt to continue the voyage on board the steam-boat, he returned in his carriage to St. Petersburgb, which city he left again on the 31st, in the evening, to make the journey to Schwedt by land. The storm was so violent at St. Petersburgh, also, on the 29th and 30th, that it was feared there would be another great inundation. In fact part of the city was laid under water, and the roof of the winter palace was totally de stroyed. Their Royal High:sesses the hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg Schweren, are gone to Schwedt, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam bridge to Hanover. Count Nesselrode, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, is gone to Bohemia. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, SEvr. 6 . Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch. 4 per cent 9B7i 96 3 A; Prussian English Loan, 1818, 5 percent.... IP3N, 103 4 , Ditto ditto 1822, 5 percent.... 1031 i 103Yi Ditto ditto, Bonds lB3O, 4 percent 91% 91 Prussian State Gazette, Sept. 7. It will be seen by the following that his Majesty has issued a commission for the pur pose of ascertaining to what extent it may be practicable to consolidate our statute and com mon-law. As the objects of the commission are highly laudable, we sincerely trust that it may be crowned with success : " William IV., by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith. To our trusty and well-beloved Thomas Starkie, Henry Bellenden Ker, William Wightman, Andrew Amos, and John Austin, greeting. Whereas we have thought it expedient, for divers good causes and considerations, that a commission should forthwith issue for the purpose of digesting into one statute all the statutes and enactments touching crimes and the punishment thereof, and also of digesting into one other statute all the provisions of the common or unwritten law touching the same, and for in quiring and reporting how far it may be expedient to combine both those statutes into one body of the criminal law, repealing all other statutory paovisions, or how far it may be expedient to pass into a law the first mentioned only of the said statutes, and generally for inquiring and reporting how far it may be expedient to consolidate the other branches of the existing statute law or any of them. Know ye, that we, reposing great trust and confidence in your zeal, ability, and discretion, have authorized and appointed, and by these presents do authorize and appoint you, the said Thomas Starkie, H. B. Kerr, W. Wight man, A. Amos, and J. Austin, or any three or more of you, to digest into one statute all the statutes and enact. ments touching crimes, and the trial and punishments thereof, and also to digest into one other statute all the provisions of the common or unwritten law touching the same, and to inquire and report how far it may be expedient to combine both these statutes into one body of the criminal law, repealing all other sta tutory provisions; or how far it may be ex pedient to pass into a law the first mentioned only of the said statutes, and generally to require and re port how far it may be expedient to consolidate the other branches of the existing statute law, or any of them ; and for the better effecting the purposes of this our com mission, we do by these presents give and grant to you, or any three or more of you, full power and authority to call before you, or any three or more of you, such persons as you shall judge necessary, by whom you may be the better informed on the subject of this our commission, and every other matter connected therewith ; and also to call for, have access to, and examine all such official hooks, docu ments, papers, and records, as may afford the fullest in. formation on the subject, and to inquire of and concerning the premises by all other lawful ways and means whatso ever. And we do hereby give and grant to you, or any three or more of you, full power and authority, when the same shall appear to be requisite, to administer an oath or oaths to any person or persons whatsoever to be ex amined before you, or any three or more of you, touching or concering the premises. And our further will and pleasure is, that you, or three or more of you, de, and shall within the fpace of one year after the date of this our commission, or sooner, if the same can reasonably be, certify to us in our Court of Chancery or Parliament, under your hands and seals respectively, your several pro ceedings in this matter, as the same shall be respectively completed and perfected, particularly how far it may be ex. pedient to combine both statutes so digested into one body of the criminal law, repealing all other statutory provisions, or how far it may be expedient to pass into a law the first mentioned only of the said statutes, and generally how far it may be expedient to consolidate the other branches of the existing statute law, or any of them ; and we will and command, and by these presents ordain, that this our commission shall continue in full force and virtue, and that you our said commissioners, or any three or more of you, ma} from time to time proceed in the execution thereof, and of every matter and thing therein contained, although the same be not continued from time to time by adjournment. And we do hereby direct and appoint that you, or any three or more of you, may have liberty to certify your several proceedings from time to time to us in our said Court of Chancery, as the same shall be respectively completed and perfected. And we hereby command all and singular our justices of the peace, sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, constables, officers, ministers, and all other our loving subjects what soever, as well within liberties as without, that they be assistant to you and each of you in the execution of these presents. And for your assistance i❑ the due execution of this our commission, we have made choice of our trusty and well-beloved James Lonsdale, gentleman, to be Secre tary to this our commissiun, whose services and assistance we require you to use from time to time as occasion shall require. "In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness ourself, at Westminster, on the 23d day of July, in the 4th year of our reign. " By writ of Privy Seal, " BATHURST." The Paris Papers of Wednesday have been received. They contain no news from Spain, but state that the meeting of the Northern So vereigns is to take place at Friedland. The Emperor NICHOLAS appears to be non est inventus, for no account of the steamboat in which he embarked had been received at Trop pau, and much uneasiness was consequently felt for his safety by the Prussian Princes who had been sent to welcome his arrival. Neufchatel has at length submitted to the Fe deral Diet, and thereby has deprived the Aus trians and Prussians of any pretext for military interference. The chateau lately purchased by Prince TALLEYRAND for the Duchess de DINo, in Switzerland, was burnt to the ground on the 4th inst : The Conslitutionnelle of Netifehotelois announces that the legislative body of Neufchatel, in a sitting held on the 6th inst., came to the following resolution The legislative body having taken cognizance at a letter from the Federal Directory, dated 3d inst., transmitting to the Council of the State a resolution of the Diet of the same day, containing a summons to the State of Neufchatel to send Deputies to the Diet by the 11th inst., under a threat of military execution in case of non-appearance, i❑ consequence of the advice of our Council of State, and with a view to preserve the subjects of his Mjesty and the State from the misfortunes which might arise from a military occupation, ord tins, I. A deputation from the State of Neufchatel, ap• pointed by the Legislative Body shall proceed to Zurich by the 11th inst., in order to attend the sittings of the Diet, after having taken the oath prescribed by the Federal Act of August 7, 1815. 2. The deputation is authorised to declare that the State of Neufchatel has never contracted towards other States any engagement contrary, or even foreign to the compact; but that the Conference alluded to in the deci sio❑ of the Diet, under the name of " Conference of Sarnen," having been dissolved, the State of Neufchatel, consequently, no longer forms a part of it. 3. The legislative body feels it to be its duty to declare, on this occasion, that in complying with the summons of the Diet, it does not wish any inference to be drawn from this act, contrary to the integrity of the Constitution gua ranteed by the Confederation, or to the rights of his Majesty the King of Prussia, as Sovereign Prince of Neufchatel and Valenzin. 4. Considering the urgency of circumstances, the legislative body trusts to the prudence of the deputies. With regard to their conduct at the Diet, they are to be guided by the compact of 1815, and demand instructions wren they shall deem it necessary. 5. The Council of State filiall be invited to announce to the Federal Directory, as soon as possible, that the depu tation of Neufchatel will appear at the Diet by the 11th instant. This paper also announces that Messrs. de Wesdeblen and Terusse have been elected Deputies to the Diet. The Augsburg Gazette of the 7th contains the follow ing of the 2d from Vienna :—" The last accounts from Prague confirm the report that the interview between the Monarchs of Russia, Prussia, and Austria, will not take place at Troppau, but at Friedland, a small town in the circle of Bunzlau, in Bohemia. " Business continues to be very flat on our Exchange, which is partly owing to the apprehensions of many spe culators, who imagine that the decisions of the approaching Congress of Sovereigns may lead to war, and partly to the stagnatio❑ and uncertainty now prevailing on all the ques. tions connected with the general interests of Europe. Among these are the affairs of Portugal, Belgium, Swit zerland, Italy, and Germany, to which some add those of Turkey and Egypt, asserting that the Envoys from France and England at Constantinople are constantly endeavour ing to disturb the close alliance of the Porte with Russia, which gives them so much umbrage. " 111etalliques, 5 per Cent., 93; ; ditto, 4 per Cent., Sli ; Bank Shares, 1,207 f. 10c." Extract of a letter from Havre, on the Frontiers o Poland, dated Aug. 27.: "Tire late disturbances in various parts of Poland have subsided. Such of the insurgents as have not made their escape across the frontiers have fallen into the hands of the Russians, who, relieved from their fears, now give themselves up to vengeance. More than 4,000 persons, the greater part of them belonging to the most distin guished families, gorge the prisons of Poland. The mere suspicion of an insurgent having touched the estate of a proprietor is sufficient for the latter to be treated as a criminal, and many whose innocence is fully and clearly established, are still detained in con finement. Among these are many old men, and even women. Their number increases daily, and the only diminution it experiences, is by those who undergo the capital punishment to which they are condemned, and which has been inflicted upon a great many. The most inquisitorial measures are resorted to, in order to extort from the prisoners confessions as to their relations with the inhabitants, and as to the means by which the insur rection was excited and upheld. The Prussian Govern ment vies in cruelty with the Emperor Nicholas. M. Flotvel came to Posen in, April last, with a pretended amnesty to such of the Polish subjects of Prussia, as, during the late war fir independence, joined the ranks of their brethren ; but this, after all, was nothing less than a confirmation of the doom denounced against them—for it did not abolish the term of imprisonment inflicted upon minors, nor the confiscation of property : men who were free from military duty, on account of their age or the state of their health, have been enrolled as parole soldiers. It is announced that the Prussian Government is about to make forced purchases of estates to a great extent, and transfer them to Prussians, in order, bydegrees, toextirpate the Poles from the province. The prisoners confined for political offences are treated with great rigour.— Galig nani's Messenger, Sept. 11. BURT, SEPT. s.—The Hermione frigate, lately arrived here, as she sailed pretty close to the cokst of Algarves, saw the flag of Donna Maria everywhere flying. Two of Napier's ships, one of them of the line, were at anchor in the bay of Lagos, and several others were seen cru;zing off the coast. The Hermoine having cast anchor for a short time in the bay of Algesuas, some officers went on shore, they there learnt that four persons whose names are well known in Lower Brittany, bad just embarked in a coasting vessel from Portugal. They were Messrs. de la Hoopaye, Gustavus and Adolphus, Dudure Dudandiere, and a fifth, whose name escaped them; all had assumed the title of Colonel at the least. The Chouan de Is Hoopaye, who seemed to take the lead, had with him his young wife and too servants. They came from Gibraltar on board an English packet boat. —Moniteur, Sept. 11. PARIS, SEPT. 10.—A traveller who has arrived from Florence, and was witness of the arrival of the Duchess of Berry in that city states, that the presence of the august Princess bad excited the greatest enthusiasm. Her Royal Highness had not left the city at the departure of our countryman, but it seemed that she would make but a short stay and proceed to Prague immediately.— Gazette de Lyonnais) FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, SEPT. 11. Five per Cents., 101 f. 50e 55c. Three per Cents., 75f. Ile. 20e. National Loan, 101 f. 60c. Bank Actions, 1,720 f. Rente de Naples, 90f. 70c. Roman Five per Cents., 8934. Itente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 40 , ,Y. Royal Spanish Loan, 82%. Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cants., 87 %- Belgian I oan, 1831, 95%. Greek Omnium, 10t. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 50c.; money, 25f. 45c. Three months, paper, 25f. 40c.; money, 25f. 35c. —Cours iluthentique. Tt is a curious circumstance that the negocia- L ion between the Duke of RICHMOND and the French post-office should have terminated with out the accomplishment of any of the proposed improvements except one, viz. the extension of the days of conveying the mail from four to six. It was proposed to consider the practica bility of reducing the rate of postage ; of per mitting persons sending letters to forward them without the necessity of paying beforehand ; of allowing newspapers to pass between the two countries either free of postage, or at a very small charge, and other points of minor import. The result, however, of twelvemonth's discus sion, has been the non-adoption of any of the points alluded to, and the augmentation of the rate of postage on letters received in France from this country, in the proportion of rather more than one-third beyond what was charged under the old system. We do not pretend to know where the blame ought to rest ; but we sincerely hope it is not too late to adopt a better course. We are enabled to state positively that neither the Marquis of FUNCHAL, nor any other member of the Portuguese embassy, has received letters from Lisbon of a more recent date than the 27th ult. The Windsor Correspondent of the Times, who states that the Marquis of FUNCHAL had received accounts to the Ist inst., has been misinformed. A strict inquiry into the late smuggling transaction is now going on. The :French Ambassador, Prince TALLEYRAND, had no other knowledge of the affair than what he derived from the papers. The parties are wholly unconnected with the embassy. It is said, but we know not how truly, that they are attaches of M. THIERS. If so, that Minister will of course, for his own credit sake, take proper means to punish the offenders. Dr. Johnson complains of the disappoint ment which en intimate acquaintance with eminent men often occasions. "At a distance," he says, "we see nothing but magnificence, and sublimity, and state ; but upon a close and familiar approach we discover narrow ness, meanness, and insignificance." BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, AND SPORTING CHRONICLE. Price S e venpence.—This popular Journal is the only Weekly Paper which now devotes a portion of its columns to correct Reports of the Sporting Occur rences throughout the Country ; embracing " The Turf," with the result of every Race in the Kingdom, brought down to the latest moment before publication. The Aquatic Register, including all the Sailing and Rowing Matches on the Thames and elsewhere. The Cricketers' Register, being a synopsis of all the important snatches played in this manly and scientific gime throughout th e country. "The Chase, Hunting Anecdotes, and Hunt ingahes sns ; Anglin g ; and every ; Pred!striant Appointments ;" " The Rin g ;" Wrestling . ; Pigeon oo y o Matches incident interesting i to the Sportsm an . 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Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1822 101) Russian Bonds, 1822 1024 Ditto Account lO2 New Loan lO6 Spanish Bonds, 1821 2:Y, 14 Ditto Account 2 1 % 1 4'4 1 Ditto Bonds, 1823 20% ' Ditto Account 20 5 ,E French Rentes, 5 p. C. —1 —c. Exchange —f —c. 3 per cent —f. —C. Exchange —f —c. Dutch, 21 p. c. I Ditto Account 49%U4 Ditto, 5 p. c 9314 4 Ditto Account 9 3%% 54 French Scrip 45,3 pm. Ditto Account _77 ............ Ditto Bonds, 1824 Ditto Account Di 4 Danish Bone 74 Ditto Ace( unt Greek Bonds 3'N Ditto Bonds, 182.5 Ditto Account — Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account ^7 .. ..., Ditto, fi per cent 3l Ditto Account 34• Neapolitan....... ....... —........93% PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCT. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO I 1) Bolanos Mining Company also 25 Brazilian Mining Company £s 1 3 4 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm ) £2O k-, Ditto National 2O Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes 5 Cata Branca Mining Company I% British Iron Mining Company £5O ColumbiLn Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) ' 51 % English Mining Company 12% General Mining Association l2 Hibernian Mining Co Mexican Mining Co £4B Real dcl Monte Mining C 0...., — United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. nm.) 40 Ditto New Scrip 5 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company General Steam Navigation Co National Provincial Bank of England 5 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 1254 55g 516 124 3 4 15,!,, 11 £1 7 0 18 555 414 2 pm. 36 FRICSS OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, SEPT. 10. Bank Stock .... 2154 St. Patrick Insur.(perShare) Consols, 3 Der cent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 954 National Ditt0............ Ditto, New 9q% Patriotic Ditto i per Cent — ' Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3% percent.... SS Provincial Ditto .... ........ Royal Canal Stock . ..... 41% i Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock lmperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent. — Mining Co of Ireland :l% Ballast Office Deb. 4 is. C. Commercial Buildings HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDOR TO-MORROW. hforning...29 minutes after 2. 1 Evening...s3 minutes after 2 GENERAL MINING ASSOCIATION, IN BRAZIL. Capital £200,000, in 5,000 Shares of £4O each. First Payment £3 per Share. THIS Undertaking is in possession of a Grant from the Brazilian Government, upon the most favourable terms, and has obtained Contracts for Mining Property of ascertained richness in the Province of Minas Geraes. Applications for Shares to he made in writing in the usual form, addressed to G. V. Duval, No. 10, Ludgate bill, where the Prospectus, and further Particulars may be obtained. 7 1 5% - 25 IN 13 10 I LONDON SESSIONS-(THIS DO') al These Sessions were held to-day (by adjournme at ) yfi Guildhall, before the REC ORDER , Ald er men Til lhe: BROWN, FAIRBROTII ER, and WINCH ESTER, the riffs, &c. ASSAULTING AN EXCISE OFIICEIt• re Thomas Kennedy, and Bridget, his wife, v" itof In dieted for assaulting an Excise officer, named Sin the exercise of his duty, on the 23d of August. o sj of Joseph Smith was an officer of Excise—On the August went to a house in Littl e A r th ur - s treet, I.l°, jog)square, square, accompanied by anoth e r E xc i se officer ww„, i te constables, in consequence of understanding that a PrligeOr still was worked there. On arr i v i ng a t the Pre d eb they found that the inmates of the house were irig awake as themselves, the only app earance o f a still 10 ; been there was a few bricks, which were still sva r o ;o. regular scuffle ensued, during which the assault wag mitted. At this stage of the proceedinge the prisoner col,. to plead Guilty. The COURT sentenced Kennedy to two monto iabour, and to find security for his good behaviour , I 'o4 in 1001. and two sureti e s o f 101. eac h. The squ' e fi discharged on the husband giving security for her behaviour in 1001. VIOLENT ASSAULT.-Zucchariale Stokes, and Robert Martin, three soldiers, were 10 for violently assaulting George John Wed, and other Wesolicemen, on the sth inst. d e° Vest stated th it he was sent for by the lanulor- Baal 's Head Inn, Smithfield, where the prisoners" te r raising a great d s urb ance . A s soon as w itness e . ° , t r he was knocked down, and s t ruc k w i t h a j ac k, 304 tV anent used for the purpose of r a i s ing carr i age s vine wheels are required to be cleaned. tas'sdi° Several outer witnesses clearly proved similar on the part of Hollefield and Martin, but only one I'v man, named Chadwick, sp o k e t o an y assau lt by Stole e, The Jury found Martin guilty on four indict :ll ot' Hollefield on two, and acquitted Stokes, observing , t e r; same time, that the soldiers had evident marks of struck, while the witnesses had not. for; The Learned Judge then sentenced Martin t ° mglaths imprisonment in the House of Correeti° ° ',o Hollefield to two, both to be kept to hard labour; Stokes was discharged. INTENT TO COMM , — Welch, $ fifteen years of age, was convicted of an assault oti ip ui beth Lynch, a little girl eight years of age, wi th to c3mmit a rape. The prisoner was sentenced to twelve months IMP ment, and bard labour. , MMIT A SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS Thomas Hancock was indicted for stealing is "aor , the 6th of Sept em b er , t h e property o f Th omas 13 3, ""e' Thomas Bachelor depo se d th at h e res id e d at 1 0r 0 He had bought a horse, and wishing to sell it ag t f o ' e 4 leading it to Smithfi e ld on th e 6 t h September, ior the Obelisk he met the prisoner, who asked if be to sell the horse. After the usual preliminaries , fi sfes gain was conclud e d f or 121. P r i soner sa id, yo ° l lead him into my s t a bl e , an d I w ill t hen P t i , ds ol l the money." The ho rse was th en put i°Crew Obelisk stable, and th e y wen t t owar d s the A 013" public-house, when the prisoner said be h a t e r 21., but he would giv e th e res t i n th e eve ning B . `„i, o'clock. He go• an acknowledgment for the i d v . paper was wrote a n d rea d to hi m , w h sc h h e sigri r could not read, but was led to believe that it Ws' - re st acknowledgm en t f or th e 101 . an d t h e h orse wits t° where he had put it till the money was paid. TbeY g: about half an hour. Whets witness went ove r 'o r ., stable, the hor se was gone. He went to the Crown; s o' evening, but did not see prisoner. He met bin' b „ Y e t dent next day, wh en h e sa id t h at he cou ld not ' him. There was another person with they then asked bim whether a bill svoill u tr u er; h:m. He said he could not wait longer than y t for the money. Th e y sa id t h at wou ld do. h ' e d gave him a bill, d a t e d on th e s t h, d ra wn by J o " - 4 , upon himself, at N o . 2, Y or k- street , Regent's - P a t , two months af t er dat e , to b e p a id on Tuesday neat was neither accepted or indorsed. Witness oev er b bill before, nor could he read writing well. Ile 'l ot been able to find Jones, nor had he ever e ither g horse or the money. in A R I r. Regent's -p h a w rk e , nt bn in t t c o nn Y l o d rk isntdreetn,43Y tjenrrbsoceojl:, 1 No. 2, was the residence of two respectable ladies Dale, (1 ° Other corroborati ve ev id ence was adduced, au ot nestes were called for the prisoner, to endeavour 1° that the transaction was a bona fide bargain. The Jury d a verdi of—Guy. The CHAlRMAN returne said, the ct ilt Court had no discretAu such a case. It was imperative upon them to ' e lf , him to be transported for lif e .—S e nt e nced accordi°s - r -- PRIVATE BILLS LAST SESSION' The total number of private Bills which recetiwill Royal assent during the last Session was 168. ° o p, 68 were for roads, namely, the Abergele and C O° o,iilli Aylesbury and Thame, Barnesley and Cudworth, Bicester and Aylesbury, Bishop's Waltham, Ble d Grp (Wilts and Somerset), Bodmin, Brimingham, °Lip terfield, Brougham and Penrith, Bury Sr. E d° a n d 7 Newmarket, Butterton, Cardidanshire, Carloo ,3 kenny, Carmarthen, Chepstow and Abergav e f ° ,ite,:}it hunt, Chester and Woodside Ferry, Crow'. Benenden, Darley Moor and Ellaston, Denblithcaliatol,al Egham and Bagshot, Faringdon and Burford, ), o p! Fyfield, and New Bridge, Gateshead and Se t i e s i ' slyfrl cester and Cheltenham, Gloucester, Over, an d sa„:tlef fr Goudhurst, Haddingtonshire, Haddon and CtlC',o ol stop, Highbury Place, Highland, Hodges ° ,;', - ,„y fi' A jorr;.' Huntley, Hyde and Mottram, Ipswich and t 1 " - '1, 8 5t 1 ' • Kentish Town and Holloway, Hull and Beverilitiode, Lewes and Brighton, Macclesfield (two) and Sutter's Brook, Moretonhampstea d, d Ott!, Norwich and New Buckenham, Forwich 8 ° se o o les Ockly and Warnham, Offham and WitchitTpleBll, Greenock, and Kelly Bridge, Rochdale an Ross, Abergavenny, and Hay, Bort:0 0 0 0 01 ; and Hinckly, Saltasb, Storrington , ' t , and Bury, Swindon, Tadcaster Bridge, Thors e I ;oo°,pr i f and Great Chele, Upton and Kingston, Wa rr e ; Wigan, Watling-street (Salop), Wel!sbourn 3°,41)e,r;‘,16, Wendcver, West Auckland, Whitchurch an P a i r l• Winchcomb and York, and Scarborough. OP and Kilkenny Road Bill was read a third tinee 18,1ort°i, but did not receive the Royal Assent. Tv iel ), ways, namely the Clarence (Durham, ttti o cti ° 4ocl,, (Leicester), Dublin and Kingston, Grand ' - 3 04 ,P P 0r cester and Swannington, Llauelly (railvOr et ic B Vld g London and Birmingham, London and Greet' a°,,134),,tA)e, land and Kirkintilloch, Stratford and Morel ° j;, ll ' ) , 0 '; i and Pickering. Twelve for enclosures, rol° e ee st er tfat e lJ (Sussex), Crakehall (York), Elkaton (G l° „o , ),'„ P h - f ) rew (Hereford), Great Givendale (York' "1,47(1) 8 ";cl: Langford (Wilts), Lakenheath (Suffoli‘J' a bol u sifii be, „'p' (Cumberland), Loughor (Glamorgan), il e ' ll et)t t or it' Oakington (Cambridge), Westmoor (S oe for Pa o e otl , o o , (Cambridge), and Wortley (York). Te,t, p roV e , io or i Lion, and the remainder for various w",,jogi r b icb markets, water-works, docks, lighting, P 3 ' se t be &c. &c. j, ogdel Bills for whi c h petiti ons w e re preserite ee pe iv ,l were never read a fir s t ti me , t w enty-t h ; . 3r idg e ' 1 3 A ri poi Road, Waterworks, Bideford B id A ef t o l r il d unk a a n r d d I(3rlirileelsatnod), gco,gurailloy000::;; Poor, Cheltenham and Gloucester Roa ° ',, cott°, o at' i r Hospital, Cornwall eptral Railway, d East Smithfield Improvement, Glasgmv,ridge.„eda gel Leeds Oil Gas Company, Limerick Ploy, v4 h Ol Navigation, London and Woolwich 1 18 , 1 ,10 d) ree'o o° Ferry, Marshland Roads, Mealiff , (“ . c ,; 01 10 , ipP Middlesex Sessions, Newcastle Wa ter m e tt°r Road, Prescot Gas Company, South • , ao o Company, and Vauxhall Ger,,f,otterY The Duke of SUSSEX is C%P ecteA Castle on the 29th inst. g O r '' r fofr and her struggling in DOVER, SEPT. 11.—Mrs. .F I- ; gel Lit # purpose of embarking for France. of Drury . • 4, b jo o 0 family arrived here in two elrr'i'e j;4 0 STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT' ; r ile; r° ere le 'clock in the evening, the Richmond et a soo , 0' 1 ,,,,t boat near Watetloo-bridge. Tbree e!. eked aP , 4O d• , others according to the general report, Wer e Ma tt ~/1 1 (Is i r, THEATRICAL PREPARATIOI jos°, 000t0; the water; one was P re JO" ftiv Strand The has been taken by M. C. . a tor 'l lie d' A o° , O a ses 30th inst., with three new dram aa• iirr c d, 1 ,0 pony, we understand there will be „„ w e it " de l f e i gl ra e del Salter, W. L. Rede, and Williams. l'_ .itb $ 0 ii , 11 ,eo r will commence on the Ist of October, w by AV. de al by by Fit ball, and a mythological P iece i b t vii tb •pciP ' ftie Olympic will open on the same q v i, pti lane), who will commence WI ' fig er 04 , pieces ; Liston and Keeley are the Wo traction (saving always herself). 84 11 , ~1l S ti t:l ta : ov , Duke , . P 0( pri me Int s„"b B e a„, . Veai,)