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EVENING ED En ON. lamounted to 400/. a year. The case of the Attorney '• General was equally strong, he had a salary of 8001. `, end lind three classes of duties to perform ; he assisted the Governor and Council in drawing up Ordinances, he advised the Governor as to questions of law, and he represented the Government in all proceedings in the Courts where his presence was required on their be half. Now the number of Ordinances issued in the couse of six years amount to twenty four ; he had to I advise the Governor on matters of law in a Court where questions connected with English Law never arose ; and he had to advocate Government causes which were conducted in a language which be could not speak. Such were the duties of the Attor '. ney-General. The question was not whether these officers had performed their duties well, but whether the people of Malta could afford to pay such sums for such services.—( Hear.) The Chief Judge was now paid 6001. a-year, thereby making a saving of ,!,000/. per ' annum ; and it was quite obvious, when the facts wore entered' into, that the services rendered were not o such a nature as to justify such a tax being levied on the people of Malta. He had reason to justify himself from the charge of having attacked the Colonial Admi ministration of his Noble Friend, and had consequently been led into these details. Lord BROUGHAM thought this was a matter not quite so easily disposed of as his Noble Friend, in his terse and self-complacent speech, had apprehended it to he. He was not at all disposed to agree with his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack on this subject, and still less could he agrce with his Noble Friend be hind him. What was the meaning of his Noble Friend in asserting that the letter of the Treasury contained nothing like censure on the individual alluded to ? Why, that letter said Mr. Cumberland cannot complain, that he has not more compensa tion awarded :to him, because he must be well aware that the cause of his dismissal was his own gross inefficiency and his not attending to the dis• charge of the duties of his office. A more cruel cen sure than this he never had heard ; it was, in fact, stating that for the incompetent discharge of the duties of his office, he was receiving a salary of 700/. He would appeal to his Noble Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whom he respected in his private and his public capacity. Cases were brought before him in which he had the assistance always of two Judges, for there was an old-fashioned custom of giving him Judges for assessors. Now, suppose his Noble Friend held his office for life, and it was found necessary to abolish it, and he had applied for compen sation, what would his Noble Friend say if he were told lie bad no right to compensation, on the ground of his inefficiency and incompetency to the discharge of the duties of his office? The duties of the office being small made the charge stronger. His Noble Friend would say that such a charge was harsh, was cruel, was nonsensi cal, was untrue. Oa grounds of public policy he ob jected to the abolition of these places without (riving adequate compensation. H e h a d a l ways contended that this was not only cruel and unjust, but was the worst possible economy. The accusation in the Treasury letter against this deserving officer was utterly unt rue , utterly false, it was a f a l se an d a defamatory libel, and if any one had published such a thing he would have been liable to an action for damages, of to a criminal prosecu tion. It was very hard on this gentleman that after him- self and his family had been ruined he should be defamed to boot; he hoped the justice of the Government would see him righted. Until that evening he had not had an idea .that the case was half so bad as it had proved to be. Governments who were called on to award com pensation, were placed, he was aware, in a most delicate predicament ; on the one side, they were guardianS of the public purse, and on the other it was their duty to take care that no individual injustice was committed ; but he found, that instead of executing either of these duties, they frequently neglected both—and while they lire harsh to individuals they were unjust to the public. He had himself, in the year 1832, brought in a measure for the abolition of various offices, the salaries attached to which varied from 10,0001. to 1,000/. a year. One of these offices was that of Clerk of the Crown ; the person who held the office received 1,500/. for a mere sinecure ; the person who executed the duties of the office received 700/. The duties were of the highest responsi bility, as he might make a double return to Parliament, and give seats to two persons, neither of whom could vote, and keep the duly elected Member out, and no power could reach him, because he might say it was an error of judgment, and at this time 6,00/. was paid for a seat in Parliament : he merely mentioned this to show the resposibility attached to the office. The principal office was abolished, and addi tional duties were imposed upon the deputy ; it might have been supposed that they would have raised his salary to 8001. perhaps, but instead of this the Trea sury actually deprived him of 2001. a-year, and gave him increased duties with decreased pay. Seeing how the Treasury had acted in that instance, he had said he should be slow another time to bring in a Bill abolish ing offices, without providing in the same Bill for the amount of compensation, instead of leaving it to the discretion of the Treasury. If adequate compensation were not provided, they would never get individuals to assist them in the abolition of offices. He had alluded to this subject because he deemed it a subject of toe utmost importance. He did not contend that the holders of offices should be consulted as to" the propriety of abolishing those offices, that would be like consulting prisoners as to the sentence to b e passe d, on tn e aa..w...aaaeeeraitaa - au probability end in ticrsetitebee being passed at all ; but he did contend that they should be examined as to the duties of the 1 offices, their kind and amount. He believed his Noble Friend admitted that thi s h a d never b een done. A Lord GLENELG explained. Lord BROUGHAM sa id t h at t h e o ffi cer i n ques tion, who was remarkable, among his other excellent qualifications, for the possession of a memory more accurate than falls to the lot of the e.enera lity of persons, had stated, at p. 22, that he did not recollect being questioned by the Commissioners ' as to the amount of the duties of his offices, which he must have remembered had he been so ques tioned ; and in point of fact, he said that the Commis , s i oneT ers had never once examined him respecting those duties. Now let them look at the consequences of this. 1-I.:_a Noble and Learned Friend on the Wool ! sack said that I'e found the Chief Judge was engaged only 115 days for three hours a-day ; now if the Com missioners had inquired they would have found that this was the year of the plague of the cholera, when there was very little doing; but if they had taken any other year, they would have found that his duties were much more onerous. This showed that even astute and learned Thebans were not quite com petent to find oat the truth unless they adopted the plan of ordinary mortals, and made inquiry. An ordinary mortal, he was going to say, more ignorant, but that was impossible, but, as ignorant on these subjects as a Maltese Commissioner would have instituted in quiries, and would thus have acquired a knowledge of the matter, but a Maltese Commissioner disdained to do so, and therefore still remained in a state of blissful ignorance. If they had examined Sir John Stoddart, he would have put to flight I.is (Lord B.'s) Noble Friend's argument, and his statements would have en lightened their minds as to the real facts of the case. lie had taken the trouble to look into the proceedings of Mr. Bankes's Committee ; that Committee was ap pointed for the express purpose of reporting sinecures, yet they did not report one, not the most notorious sinecure that was, without evidence, not only from other parties, but from the party holding the office. They called before them Mr. Abbot, the Speaker, Sir Thos. Grenville, Lord Mahon, Mr. Canning—every one the holder of the office they were inquiring into —nay, even when they went so low as offices of 201. they heard the parties upon the duties they had to perform. How dif ferent was this from the conduct of the Maltese Commis sioners. Then he came to the number of days ; his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack, said the Chief .Justice sat only 113 days of three hours a-day, and therefore the office ought to be abolished. If that prin ciple was good for Malta, surely it would be equally so. in regard to this. country. Yet who ever heard any one apply or dream of the abolition of the Court of Session in Scotland. The Judges there sat five months and-a-half in the year ; they sat five days a-week, for they kept Monday holy,: as many men did in this me tropolis, who worked harder than they did.—(A laugh.) They sat four hours a-day generally, but take it so that did not make up 115 days of three hours, yet who ever even whispered that that Court ought to be aboltshed. Again, the Judge of the Admiralty Court in London ; he did not sit above 28 days in the year; he knew that from sitting on a COMmittee of the House of Commons, which was appointed to attempt to raise the salary of that Judge, and remove him from his most anomalous situation of being dependent upon an annua vote' for his salary ; they were met by the fast that he only sat twenty-eight days in the year yet who for a moment ever dreamt of abolishing that office ? His decided opinion was, that if dive were six. Maltese Judges,there ought to be an English Judge of AL). peal. There were now 30 or 40 Ordinances introduc- ing English law ; how he would ask, was that most dif ficult of all experiments, the Trial by Jury, to be intro duced by Maltese Judges ? He would venture to say that no foreign lawyer could possibly understand the system ; indeed, he had often seen their utter asto nishment when introduced into one of our Courts, Where there was a Judge trying a cause with a jury— illny,could not understand it. To show how difficult a subject it was, he would only mention that after an ( *Perien ce of twenty-five years, Trial by Jury h a d no t "et succeeded in Sc o tl an d, although it had had the ex- P s lenne of English lawyers, and that country had enjoyed the system in criminal cas es l ong b e f ore . These Maltese Commissioners were utterly ignorant even of that which almost all the people of England g, Somethi n knew These Commisioners knew ail they knew of the trial by Jury was gleaned from the News papers, for they had the folly to say that there was no material difference between the trial of crime by a Jury or by a Judge ; such a statement required not a word of eon/Mont' 1 he law in M a l ta was half-English, and the other 11,:'f was founded upon the Justinian Code ; : ,, ( I t iart was and Sir John N e well practised civilian ralta. before he went to iv-knew general princi- NEWCASTLE RACES.—TUESDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sows. each, for three-yr-old fillies, Bst. One mile. (Six sub .) Mr. F. Walker's b f No. 3, by Jerry (Hesseltine) 1 Duke of Cleveland's b f Eliza, by Physician Mr. S. King's b f Tivy, by Langar Lord Eglintoun's b f Lais, by Corinthian 4 Mr. Gascoigne's by f Eborina, by Langar Mr. Haworth's b f Fair Louisa, by Voltaire Betting -6 to 4 agst Eliza, 4to 1 agst No. 3, and 4to 1 agst Lais. Won easy. The Tyro Stakes of 25 sous. each, and 25 added by the Town, for two-yr-old colts, Bst, 41b. ; fillies, Bst., T. Y.C. Three quarters of a mile. (Eight subs.) Doke of Cleveland's bf by Physician, out of Matilda (Lye) 1 Mr. Blakelock's ch fby Curtius, out of Fancy Mr. Attwood's b c Avicenna Mr. Rainsbay's b c Naworth, by Liverpo o l ................ 4 Lord Eglintoun's br c Dr. Caius, by Physician Lord Kelburne's ch c by Retainer, out of Emilia 6 Betting-6 to 4 agst Naworth, and 7to 2 against the winner. The St. Leger Stakes of 25 soy. each, with 100 added by the Town, for three-yr-old colts Bst 51b, and fillies Bst llb ; the second to save his stake. St. Leger Course. Once round. (9 subs.) Mr. Stephenson's b c Lightfoot, by Velocipede —J. Holmes . 1 Mr. Vansittart' s b f b y S an db ac k , out o f D ar i oletta Lord Eglintoun's ch g Zoroaster, by Priam 3 Mr. Orde's b c Johnny Boy, by Jerry ... Betting-5 to 3on Lightfoot, who won in a canter. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. 3 miles. Duke of Cleveland's b c by Cetus, out of Pucelle, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Mr. Bell's b fLa Sage Femme, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Mr. Stephenson's b c by Physician, out of Fisher Lass, yrs, 7st 2lb Mr. S. King's br f Juvenile, by Jerry, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 4 Mr. Haworth's b f Fair Louisa, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 5 Mr. J. Walker's br f Sweet Jessie, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Even on the Cetus colt. Won very easily. GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND. -- Shak speare's delightful comedy, As you Like It, and the suc cessful opera of Amehe : or the Love Test, will be per formed at Covent Garden this evening, for the benefit of this excellent institution. Need we say that we anticipate, on Itgenerous public, an over fl ow i ng attend arlctehe onpaanrt of occasion so truly praiseworthy ? The claims of the veteran actor upon the sympathies of a pleasure-lov ing people are as sacred as the rights of humanity ; and we bdlieve that there are in this country few so hard of heart as not to rejoice in opportunities of reciprocating, by well timed acts of benevolence, the pathos which imparted reality to human suffering in Tragedy, and the humour hich clothed Comedy in smiles, and Farce in laughter. pies well, as did most English lawyers, and that went a great way, because in almost all cases he was merely a Judge on appeals, Were the principle good, why were their Lordships allowed to sit in appeals in volving the very nicest points of Scotch law ? The Commissioners would not hear of it for a moment. But what he wanted was perfect justice—perfect purity on the Bench, and he thought it was absolutely necessary to have an English Judge of appeal over the six Maltese Judges. He considered it ill advised to have adopted the opinion of these Commissioners. The responsibility was entirely on the Government, and he considered all experience was against their recommendation of abolishing the offices of Chief Justice and Attorney- General. Lord NORMANB Y said, at this late hour there were only one or two points on which he would trouble their Lordships. The result of the recommendation had been to give satisfaction to the people of Malta. With regard to the case of Mr. Cumberland,he had had the pleasure of knowing that gentleman early in life, and entertained nothing but feelings of kindness to wards him. The remuneration which was to be gives to him had been made previous to his assuming his present office. His Noble Friend had referred to his having written to him (Lord N.) He was sorry that his Noble Friend had brought the subject before the house, because he could not hut say that he thought the original appointment of Mr. Cumberland was inju dicious. He had none of the qualifications necessary to the efficient discharge of the duties of his office. It bad been said that Mr. Cumberland had not been in formed of the intention to remove him from his office. He certainly was informed that there had been an in quiry as to the duties of the office. The report stated that Mr. Cumberland, the present collector, was per fectly inefficient—that it was notorious not only to the subordinate officers, but even to the public at large, and that he did not perform the substantial duties of his office. It appeared that he never had transacted the duties of his office, but that they were performed by deputy for a small portion of the remuneration which he received. When he recol lected that there were 23,000/. collected from small tene ments, it was obvious that a gentleman of Mr. Cumber land's habits was ill-fitted for the situation conferred upon him. He could not consider Mr. Cumberland an unfortunate man, but a fortunate man in having had such an office conferred upon him ; for he had suffered no detriment, but had enjoyed for six years the income of an office the duties of which he had not discharged. A great deal had been said about the removal of Sir John Stoddart and Mr, Langston, but there had been some misrepresentation of the fact, or the statements would not have been made. As to the necessity of an Eneli,h lawyer presiding, it ought to be an English law yer accustomed to such courts ; but Sir John Stoddart was a civilian, and as to Mr. Langston, he could not con sider himself as injured in his (the Marquis of N.'s) estimation, because he (the Marquis of Normanby) had since made him several offers, which he should not have made to a person whose character had been af fected by anything which had taken place before. Every effort should be made to raise the Maltese population, and for that purpose the object had been to do away with needless offices. He was sorry that this case had pressed hardly on Mr. Cumberland, and the letter from the Treasury was not intended to be offensive or inju rious to him. He (the Noble Marquis) had done all be could for him in his recommendation of him to the Treasury, but he was not competent for the office he had held. He agreed with the Noble and Learned Lord near him, that it required more time to test the good working of this system. At present, with the approbation of the Governor in favour of it, he was not prepared to recommend any alteration. He should al ways be happy to employ the Chief Justice and the Attorney-General in any office that might open for them. Lord BROUGHAM explained. Lord MELBOURNE could not but think the Noble Lord opposite had allowed his feelings to run away with him on this occasion, and that he had argued the question as if he had thought these offices were filled, not for the benefit of the public, but of the par ties put into them. His Noble and Learned Friend had argued it on a much more comprehensive scale, but it was not his intention to follow either through their arguments. He had only to make one observation or two as to that which more particularly related to his own department, namely, the compensation that had been allowed. It had been said the Treasury had been very hard. It was all very well to talk of libe rality or parsimony on these cases, but it ought to be remembered such terms were not applicable, because the funds were the public funds. It was likewise to be remembered that the statute of the 4th and .sth William IV., chap. 24, settled the amounts of compensation, and the years for which they were to be given. It settled that for ten years' service four -twelfths of the salary should be given, and that was the exact amount that had been awarded to the Chief Justice. That was the largest compensation that could have been given to him, if he had even been employed here. The Attorney-General had not held his office for ten years ; and the arrangement at the Treasury was, that he should have one year's salary awarded to him, and that in the meantime, in all probability, he should be able to have offered to him some office in which, in the prime of his life, he could make his talents useful, and which would, he had no doubt, be more acceptable to him, than that he should have to pass his time with out occupation. As to the case of Mr, Cumber land, his case was to be regretted, but still there were many others of the same sort. He did not wisl to advert to the letter from the Treasury more parti cularly. In his opinion it would have been better had that letter not been made public at all. But while Mr. Cumberland's case was held up as a hard case, and one calculated to call for public sympathy, the Noble Lord ought not to wish to have it represented (as that was contrary to the fact) that 100/. was all the com pensation that was to be considered as coming to him. Earl RIPON made a few observations in reply, in which he contended that Mr. Cumberland had been perfectly competent for the duties of his office—that he had discharged them properly, and that in short he had been an ill-used man. The motion for the production of the papers was then agreed to, and the House adjourned at Eleven o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TTERSALL'S7—(YESTERDAY.) GOODWOOD CUP. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Holdsworth na. Deception—offered ; to 1 agst Mr. ,Ferguson' s ll ar k away— t a k en 6 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Richard Roe—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Galewood—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's, The Doctor—taken THE GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Lord Mayor 14 to I agst Mr. Radcliffe's Wee Willie—taken 16 to 1 agst Humphrey Clinker—taken 20 to 1 agst Hooghley—taken 20 to I agst Mr. A. Pearson's Romania—taken to 1 agst f. by Merchant, out of Turquoise—taken 20 to 1 agst Prizeflower—taken 25 to I agst Albemarle 25 to I agst Lord Eglintoun's St. Andrew--taken 25 to 1 agst Confusionee—taken 40 to 1 agst Chit Chat—taken 500 to 15 agst Barnacles —taken 500 to 15 agst Ruby—taken 1000 to 30 agst Mervan—taken ST. LEGEIt. 3 to I agst Bloomsbury 12 to 1 agst Bolus—offered 15 to I agst The Commodore—offered 15 to 1 agst The Provost—taken 15 to I agst Charles the Twelfth—taken 25 to 1 agst Marquis of Westminster's Lord Mayor—taken 30 to 1 agst Hetman Platoff—offered JULY STAKES. 3 to 1 agst Hellespont 5 to 1 agst Margaret—taken 5 to 1 agst Crucifix—taken 7 to I agst St. Preux—taken 6 to I agst Stamboul—taken 10 to 1 agst Liffy—offered The room was crowded, but the betting was not brisk. LONDON : FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1839. In the Lords last night the Bishop of GLOUCESTER took the opportunity of presenting some petitions against the Church Discipline Bill, to deny that he had insti gated the clergy of his diocese-to. petition against the Dill. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER, on presenting a peti tion in favour of the Ballot, strongly recommended that plan. The Duke of WELLINGTON, on presentLig a peti tion against the Blackwell Railway Bill, announced that he should oppose the second reading of that Bill. The Marquis of NORMANBY fixed this day for the second reading of the Jamaica Bill. The Earl of WINCHILSEA, on presenting a pe tition against appointing Catholic chaplains to gaols, opened his Protestant battery against that measure, which he declared would never pass through the Peers. The third reading of the Usury Laws Bill wag post poned till this day, in order to enable the House to consider some amendments to be proposed in it by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE. The High Sheriffs' Expenses Bill, intended to regu late those expenses, and throw them on the county rate, instead of making the High Sheriff defray them out of his own pocket, was thrown out. The Duke of RICHMOND contended that gentlemen should pay for the honour of being High Sheriff, and to throw the expense of the office on the county-rates, would be making the poor pay for the rich. The Earl of WIN CHILSEA and the Marquis of LANSDOWNE were of the same opinion. Lord CoLnonNu consented to the amend ment, as he had no chance of carrying the Bill. If the office of High Sheriff be necessary for the public service the public ought to pay the officer, if it be not, the office ought to be abolished. The Earl of Rios brought under the notice of their Lordships the cases of the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, and the Collector of the Land Revenue at Malta, each of whom had held his office for a considerable number of years, and all of whom had been cashiered unjustly, and without compensation. The Noble Earl complained of this as inflicting a great hard ship on those individuals. He also said that the Report of the Commissioners had been concocted by the Goverment at home,and differed from the original Report. The facts, on the Noble Earl's showing, seem to be, that three gentlemen who held useless offices had been dismissed without receiving, as they expected, large annual pensions from the country to enable them to live in affluence on the labour of others. Lord GLENELG disposed of the whole case in the first sentence, when he said that the abolition of an office was not cashiering or affronting the hol der of it. The Collectorship of the Land Re venue was a complete sinecure, the duties being done by a deputy. The situation of Chief Justice was not wanted, for since the office was abolished jus tice had been administered more promptly and satisfac torily than before. He denied that he had concocted the Report, though he admitted that he conferred with the Commissioners on minor points. The Noble Lord made out a good case for himself, by proving that he had studied the public interest by removing the three individuals in question. The LORD CHANCELLOR showed that Lord RIPON was wrong. Lord BROUGHAM supported Lord RIPON'S views. The Marquis of NORMANDY defended his part of the transaction ; the papers moved for were ordered, and their Lordships adjourned. In the Commons a brief conversation took place as to the public business, which looks as if the end of the Session were not far off. Mr. LABOUCHERE stated, in answer to Dr. LUSHING TON, that the Legislatures of Barbadoes and St. Vin cent had passed vagrant and contract laws, conformably to the Orders in Council. The Report on the vote for education was agreed to without any further division, the Tories being satisfied that they could not lessen the majority of two. A few observations were made on the misappropriation of charitable bequests, which is a scandal to the guar dians of the commonwealth. The House was occupied the greater part of the evening with the Beer Bill (Mr. PACKINGTON'S), in Committee. It was a far more interesting subject than peopling the Colonies, and the House was crowded with 'Squires. A good deal of discussion, and two divisions took place ; by the first the first clause was rejected, and by the second, an amendment proposed by Lord SANDON was got rid of. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a whole series of new clauses, which makes the Bill a different measure. The House then resumed, in order to take these clauses into con sideration on a future day. The Sugar Duties' Bill was afterwards forwarded a stage. The Removal of Electors Bill was read a third time and passed, after a division, in which the numbers were 137 to 122. A Short Debate took place on the Register of Births, etc., Bill, which was ordered to be read a third time on Saturday. The other Orders of the Day were THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1839 QUARTERLY SALE OF MISCELLANEOUS FOR FEITED PROPERTY. DEBENFIAM and STORR WILL SELL, at their Rooms, King-street, Covent-garden, on Moan y, July I, 1839, and following days, at Eleven, A Valuable assemblage of FORFEITED PROPERTY, reserved agreeably to Act of Parliament for Quarterly Sale, comprising several thousand volumes of books, square and cabinet pianofortes, pedal harps, violins, flutes, French horns, trumpets, &c., excellent mathematical and surgical instruments, a gentle man's very superior turning lathe fitted in mahogany, with several chucks, &c.—collection of fine paintings, engravings, and drawings —fine old china carvings in ivory, in' aglios, cameos, and other effects pledged prior to August 1838, with Burgess, late Field and Morris ; T. N. Brown, Gofton. and other pawnbrokers. May be viewed and catalogues had at the rooms. ILLUSTRATED WITH TWO ETCHINGS BY BUSS. THE JULY NUMBER OF COLI3URN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND HUMOURIST, EDITED BY THEODORE HOOK, Esq., Contains, the following interesting Articles:-1 MRS. TROLLOPE'S, " WIDOW MARRIED," A Sequel to " Widow Barnaby," Chapters 8,9, and 10. Illustrated with Two Etchings, by R. W. Buss. Public Amusements. By the The Life and Times of Peter Editor Priggins, College Scout and A Dish of White Bait Bed Maker A Day to One's- self The Morality of the Stomach Westminster of Old A Summer in Bavaria. By Sketches of Illyria, Italy, and the Hon. E. Phipps the Tyrol. By the Rev. The Phantom Ship. By G. R. Gleig Captain Marryat The Patagonians Literature of the Month, etc. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. then disposed of and the House adjourned at H/T.lf-past One o'Clock. The propositions contained in the Circukr, are not of a character, under the circumstances of the case, to cause any immediate important improvement in prices, but will in connection with the fact that the crop of the United States of 18389, including the stock remaining on hand the first day of October list, will not exceed 1,400,000 hales, counteract the downward tendency in rates, that immediately fullowed the advices of the Greast Western up to the day of the publication of that circular. FLOUR.—The Market continues extremely inactive, and the prices of all descriptions of Wheat Flour have receded fully 37:} cents. per barrel since Saturday ; and we now note Western, common brands, at 6 dollars 25 cents. ; Fancy, 6 dollars 50 cents. ; common New York and Southern kinds, 6 dollars 12f cents. ; Georgetown and Howard -street, at 1 dollars 75 cents. ; and Richmond City Mills, at 7 dollars 88 cents. ; Corn is selling at 95 a 92 cents. for all sorts ; and Northern Rye at 8 dollars 6 cents- per bushel. Wheat at 1 dollar 46 cents. a 1 dollar 60 cents.—New Yurh Times. THE GREAT WESTERN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. BRISTOL, JUICE 26. have the pleasure to communicate to you that the Great Western left New York on the 13th instant, at half-past 12 o'clock P.M., and arrived here this day, at midnight. The following are some particulars of the voyage : Thursday, June 13, wind variable, easterly—at one 1' m. passed the Battery ; at three pilot left, off the hook. Squally and heavy rain, moderate and fine, lightning, squally, dirty weather. 14, Variable, northerly ; lat. 40 23. long. 70.10. ; distance 170. Squally dark weather, with lightning, moderate and fine. 15, Variable, easterly ; 40.41. 65.51. ; 197. breezes and fine; saw Gulf Weed. 16, S. easterly ; 41.35. 61.39. ; 194. Increased to strong breezes and squally, sea rising fast. 17, S. easterly, westerly ; 42.59. 57.24. ; 206. Alode rate gales and S. E. sea, decreased to moderate breezes and E. S. E. swell. L igl 18, S. W. , 44.31. 52.18. ; 240. Moderate breezes, an hazy, swell going down. 19, Westerly, W. N. W. ; 46.6. 46.58. ; 245. part thick foggy weather. 20, Southerly ; 47.3.5. 41.56. ; 225. Light variable winds, and foggy weather; fog cleared off. 21, Northerly ; 49.5. 36.58. ; 216. Light breezes and dark cloudy weather; northerly swell. 22, Northerly; 50.15. 31.15. ; 239. Fresh breezes and squally, light rain, and less swell. 23, N. E. ; 50.54. 24.55. ; 246. Squally and rain, less swell, moderate and cloudy, 24, Northerly ; 51.13. 18.46. ; 230. Light breezes and cloudy ; a short N. easterly swell. 25, Variable; 51.13. 12.30.; 232. Light variable winds and northerly swell. 26, N.E., northerly ; 51.00. 5 .44. ; 255. Moderate and fine, fresh breezes, and dark c l ou d y weather. Four passed Sur i d a y m, Islsair, your obedi en t seruant,nd; midnight arrived i n Ki ng ' s-road. JAMES HOSKEN, R.N. Captain. Latter LIST OF PASSENGERS. Rev. T. H. Skinner, Mr. Etchevery, Mr. Caste, Mr. Fielder, Hon. Mr. Ingham, Mr. Mills, Miss Mills, Mr. James Hosier, Mr. William Borrowe, Mr. and Mrs. Plitt, Mr. and Mrs. Lampson, Mr. C. Perin T.Mr. Strecher, Mr. A. T. Hall, Lieutenant Cooke, 43d Regiment; Mr. R. Frauenkr,echt, Mr. J. Forster, Mr. M'Brian, Mr. W. Jacobs, Mr. F. H. Deane, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Schevere mont, Mr. Petersen, Mr. J. W. Macrae, Mr. C. S. Tom linson, Hon. Judge Eustis, Mr. Broadbent, Mr. M'Goffin, Mr. J. K. Bradbury, Mr. G. W. Taylor, Mr. H. Frazer, Mr. H. B. Gleason, Mr, and Mrs. Hardy, two children, one mate and one female servant; Mr. Charles Morrier, Mr. Marinio, Mr. Godeffroy, Mr. Van Bibber, Mr. Watjen, Mr. Orange, Miss Orange, Mr. J. P. Much, Mr. E. Harris, Mr. Droosken, Mr. Lecomte, Mr. John Humphreys; Ali, Hassein, Hassan, and Moses, Bedouin Arabs ; Mr. Well, Mr. Robert Well, Mr. Linan, the Rev. Dr. Strachan, Archdeacon, York, U. C. ; Mr. Mulligan, Mr. Farrel, Mr. Geddes, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Walker, Mr. Armstrong, Dr. Smith, Mr. Lawton, Mr. Gunter, Mr. Quijano, Mr. Tanco, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Wright, Mr. P. A. Cazenove, Colonel Booth, K. H., 43d Regimeat ; Mr. Cuthbertson, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Oliver, Mr. F. Hall, bearer of despatches; Mr. F. Arcer, Mr. Ward, Mr. James Gaunt, Mr. Stultz, Mr. G. D. Post, Mr. J. Sichel and servant, Mr. Vogeler, Mr. F. Effrey, Mr. J. Willerton, Mr. Burgess, Mr. R. Heath, Mr. Steuart, Mr. Barbar, Mr. Hugee, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Miss Fitzgerald, baby and nurse; Mr. Mowatt, Mr. S. B. Taylor, Mr. J. H. Hadwen, Mr. P. L. Hinds, Mr. J. H. Patterson, Dr. Barnard, Mr. R. Davis, Mr. Meletta, Mr. Mitchelson, Mr. White, Mr. Morris, Mr. and Mr. Magnus and servant, Mr. J. Wallack, and M. C. E. Vandamme. —Total 114. In the French Chamber of Deputies on Wed nesday, M. CA RNOT brought on a not unimportant discussion on the Spanish question, by demanding from the Government an explicit declaration of the intentions of the Cabinet towards Spain. Marshal SOULT, wl.O was present, ascended the Tribune, and read from a written paper in his hand an official exposition of the Spanish policy of his Cabinet. It was the intention of the Government, he said, to reinforce the troops on the frontier—to establish a surveillance so strict as to prevent supplies of any kind being conveyed to the Carlists— an d to fit out an armament of sixteen vessels to cruize on the Spanish coast to prevent smug gling. But in giving thi s exp l anat i on h e c l a i me d for ' the Government a reserved liberty of action in everything suitable to existing circumstances. Intervention was neither advisable nor practicable, nor did the Spanish Government desire it ; but to show how much the blockade was approved of, he read addresses to himself from the Spanish au thorities at Bilboa and Santander, thanking him for the steps he had taken for the pre vention of • smugobling M. MATTHIEU DE LA By the arrival of the Great Western Steam- Ship at Bristol, yesterday morning, from New York, we have received United States Journals of - the 13th inst. in clusive--being five days later than the last arrivals by way of Liverpool. The Great Western brings 114 passengers, with despatche s for the Government, from Mr. Fox, our Ambassador at Washington, and Sir JOIIN COLBORNE, but no American news of poli tical interest. These papers represent the " Cot ton Circular" which appeared in The Sun of yes- terday as a genuine concoction of the New York speculators, being " part and parcel" of the bank juggling. From the frontier and Canada the news is very favourable. No fresh outrages had taken place, and the United States' Go vernment was flattered with the arrival of a messenger from Sir GEORGE ARTHUR, with letters explaining the circumstances which led to the seizure of the vessel and cannon belonging to the States at 13rockville. From Florida the news is not so favourable. The Indians had broken the treaty by murdering Mr. OSTEIN and wounding some members of his family, and there was therefore every chance of the war being renewed. We give the state of the Money Market at the sailing of the Great Western, with a few paragraphs of news from the New York Papers of the 13th ins : NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, &c., JUNE 13. The businets at the Stock Exchange yesterday was rather moderate, with the exception of two or three de scriptions of the fancy sorts, and prices generally obtained were a little below the prevailing prices of Tuesday. The decline was on United States Bank Shares 1 per cent. ; North American Trust Company, 1 ; Stonington Rail road, 11; Harlem do., 4 : and Canton Company, 14. per cent. The improvement was on Merchants' Bank ;hares l per cent. ; Bank of Commerce, 4 ; and Bank of Ken tucky, 4 per cent. The Money Market is without material alteration. The slight depression existing in the commercial and monied circles upon the receipt of the recent discouraging Euro pean accounts respecting money and mercantile matters, throughout England and France, has about subsided, and the Cotton Circular, recently issued, has had a great share of influence in restoring confidence. The advance the getters up of that document offer upon all cotton to go forward to England, has had the effect to throw a large amount of exchange into market, not only from one quarter but from many, as since the publication of the circular, there are many other houses now advancing upon shipments of cotton made in like manner —that were unwilling to do so before—and the rates of Foreign Bills have thereby been kept below that standard, which has prevented the shipment of 800,000 dollars to 1,000,000 dollars of sp'ecie, that wo4d otherwise have gone out per Great Western. We wire informed of one parcel of 400,000 dollars, already packed, which would have gone to England by the steamer to-day had it not been for the publication and proposition contained in this same " suinous" Cotton Circular. The transactions in Exchange on England for transmiE. sion by the Great Western were to a fair extant, chiefly at 4 del. 86 (9f per cent.), although towards the close of business yesterday at 4 dol. 87 (9/ per cent.) the pound sterling. The Bank of the United States were consider able sellers at 4 dol. 86. Bills on France sf. 121. THE MARKET. COTTON—There has been much more animation in the market the past two days than for some time previous__ sales yesterday being estimated at 1,000 bales, and the day preceding at about the same amount, at full prices, and in some instances at a trifling improvement upon the lowest rates of last week. In our review of Monday last, we noticed a reduction in the prices of this article, of I to lf cents. per lb., the latter we consider the greatest decline that has occurred in this market, since the arrival of the Great Western, on the morning of the Ist inst., unless upon a few small odd lots and parcels, which have been forced off to raise the needful, some other trifling advantage may have been conceded by sellers; but since the Cotton Circular' made its appear ance on Friday last, we have not been able to discover, from any actual sales that have come to our knowledge, any further reduction in prices, notwithstanding we find it stated in another morning print, of yesterday, that some decline had been acceded to.' THE JULY 'NUMBER, Price Half-a-Crown, Embellished with [lllustrations by George Cruikshank, of BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, Edited by W. HARRISON AINSWORTH, Esq. CONTAINS :- Mr. AINSWORTH'S " JACK SHEPPARD." ( Epoch the Third, 1724. ) Chapter I. The Return. Chap. 11. The Burglary at Dollis Hill. Chap. 111. Jack Sheppard's Quarrel with Jonathan Wild. Chap. IV. Jack's Escape from the New Prison, Clerkenw ell. With Two Illustrations by George Cruikshank. The Crayon Papers, by Wash- A Lay of St. Dunstan, by ington Irving. Thomas Ingoldsby. The Veterans of Chelsea Hos- Colin Clink (Chapters XII. pital (No. 11. ), by the Au- and XIII.), by Chas. Hooton. thor of " The Subaltern." Rambles among the Rivers— The Samphire Gatherer's the Thames—(No. IV. ),by Story, by A. H. Plunkett. Charles Mackay. Old Morgan at Panama, by G. London by Moonlight, by Ca- E. Inman. milla Toulmin. No Silver Spoon, by Thomas Adventures of the Cannon Fa- Haynes Bayly. roily, by the Author of" The Retiring from Business : a Bar- Bee Hive." gain, by J. Augustine Wade. Song, by J. Augustine Wade. The Maintop-erosstree-Man, a Legend of The Saxon Prince, a Naval Romance !by Olin- by A. Elder. thus Jenkinson, Barrister-at &C. &c. law. Richard Bentley, few Burlington -street H IS Majesty the EIVIPEROR of RUSSIA, having several DISTRIBUTIONS TH6RIO7III-2,olczlyGUwAhilctilliN(TthEouFgT they are NO LOTTERIES), offer many possibilities of obtaining LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS at HAMBURGH, are NOW SELLING SHARES for any of the said DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY. Perscns desirous to purchase may receive, PREVIOUS to giving any order, the PROS PECTUS and PARTICULARS, upon addressing, WITH OUT DELAY, a line to HEINE BROTHERS at HAMBURGH. P. S. The next Distribution contains portions of 3,500/., 7,000/., and 24,0001. The distributing day being VERY NEAR, NO TIAIE IS TO BE LOST for those desirous to become shareholders for THIS NEXT DISTRIBUTION. - - - THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. THIS EVENING, Juss 28, For the Benefit of THE GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND, Will be presented the Comedy of AS YOU LIKE IT. Orlando, Mr. Anderson; Jacques, Mr. Vandenhoff; Adam, Mr. Warde ; Touchstone, Mr. Harley; Rosalind, Miss Helen Faucit ; Celia, Miss Rainforth. To conclude with, AMILIE ; OR, THE LOVE TEST. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, JUNE 28, Will be represented the Operatic Drama of THE SLAVE Captain Malcolm, Mr. Braham ; Zerlinda, Madame Inez To conclude with the successful Drama, called ALICE GRAY, THE SUSPECTED ONE. HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.MORROW. Morning 43 minutes aftei 3. I Evening 59 minutes after 3, ). Tii7.4 • - • Az • ~3• zb t , A Bordeaux Journal has the following paragraph The merchants of our city have received by the ship L'Europe letters from Guadeloupe of the 10th of May. Thu accounts which they give are of the most afflicting nature. That colony, like Martinique, is reduced to despair, and to the lowest degree of misery. All complain, both the inhabitants and the merchants. Nobody can pay his debts, accordingly bankruptcies occur daily. The planters write that they have no hope except from an immediate reduction of the duties which is so unjustly de ferred, and if the law to this effect does not speedily relieve them, their total ruin is inevitable.—Le Commerce. BOURSE.—PAkis, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26. HALF-PAST THRFE.—There has been by fits and starts occasional briskness. For the Account the Three per Cents, opened at 79f. 15c., and closed at 791. 30c., a rise of 100. on yesterday. The Five per Cents. opened at 111 f. 30e., and rose to 111 f. 45c , being 15c. rise. For Money the Three per Cents. are sc. higher, and the Five per Cents. unaltered. The Bank of France has declared a ?ividend of 71f. per share for the last six months; the quotation of this day, therefore, shows an improvement of 21f. per Share. The Belgian Five per Cents. have been stationary at their former prices. The Belgian Bank Shares have declined 10f. The Three per Cents. for the Account opened and closed at 72f. 10e., after being down to 72f. The Versailles Right Bank Railway Shares have improved 15f. The Versailles Left Bank have declined 2f. 50c. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price French 5 per Cents 4 per Cents lOl 60 ... 101 60 ... 101 60 ... 101 60 3 per Cents 79 15 ... 79 30 ... 79 15 ... 79 25 Bank of trance Latritte Bank I.ooof. Sb 1035 ...105.5 ...1055 ...1055 Belgian 5 per Cents 10234 ... 10254 ... 102% ... 104 i Bank 790 ... 795 ... 780 ... 780 Coupons Spanish Ac ive 19% ... 19! ... 19!, ... 19;4 Nea. olitan 30 ... 9i 50 Roman ... 101 ... 101 RAILWAY SHARES St. Germais Versailles, It B 6BO ... 680 ... 68i ... 689 L. 8.135 ... 140 ... 135 ... 140 }lavr Strasburg to Bale Brussels and German Papers of the latest dates have been received to-day. Advices from Stock holm of the 16th instant, state that on the previous day, the KING, after an absence of five months, returned to that city in perfect health. Crowds of people assembled to welcome him. On alighting at the Palace, his MAJESTY was received by the whole of the Royal Family, and the Duchess of BRAGANZA. The accounts from Hanover are of the 21st. Most of the Deputies had left the capital, so that no farther business could be done in the Chambers. A lettes from Jassy of the sth inst., contains the following : W e have letters respecting the greatest expedition hi therto undertaken against the Circassians and Abascians, and of the embarkation for this purpose of 15,000 Russians in the island of Taman. The fleet which is to escort the expedition, and take part in the operations, consists of 8 ships of the line, 6 corvettes and brigs, and 7 steam-boats. 15,000 men were to march from Mongrelia, and from the coast all the troops already assembled at Anapa and the other ports. The whole army, of above 40,000 men, is to act at once towards a common centre, and probably to be supported from the north-west. This will be the most se rious attack that these rude and brave mountaineers have yet had to sustain : it is highly probable that partial en. gagements have already commenced. .ELIGIOUS INJUSTICE.-Sir Robert Inglis, last even ing objected to every attempt to divert property to purposes contrary to those of the original testators. We must, consequently have the utmost horror of that Act of Parliament, by which Protestants seized all the property left by pious Catholics, for purposes which they believed necessary to their eternal salvation, yet no man in the United Kingdom would be more horrified at any attempt to carry the wills of the original testators into effect. He looks upon it as s icrilege to teach writing and arithmetic, in schools founded by the testa tors for grammar, yet will not allow one shilling of the funds to be expended on the education of those for whom they were originally set apart. Religion in the eyes of some people sanctifies the grossest acts of injus tice and cruelty ; and when misapplied perverts, in the most upright minds, the plainest dictates of morality. T wo ,ueens were at theATe7aTi .. rTuesday night Last,—.her Majesty and the_ Queen Dowager—each at tended by a numerous suite. REDORTE said that the Gallant Marshal did not hold 'the same language in the Chamber of Peers, and that though there were two Chambers there certainly were not two Spains. Count MOLE had done nothing for constitutional Spain, and yet the frontier was as well guarded, and the naval force within two sail of being as large as they were pro posed to be under the more liberal auspices of the illustrious Marshal. The ships of the English squadron were allowed to unship their guns and carry them ashore, thus rendering ma terial military as well as naval assistance to the QUEEN'S cause. What was there to prevent France doing the like ? And what the meaning of a re served right by the Government but a liberty to falsify its pledges to Spain in the hour of need? This was not fulfilling the Quadruple Treaty—it was reserving French intervention till the existence of Spain as a nation was perilled. M. DUFAURE, Minister of Public Works, in answer to M. MAT THIEU DE LA REDORTE, said that the present Ministry had been accused of violating the ar; ides of the Quadruple Alliance, but he repelled the ac cusation. Nothing had been done further, than to facilitate the transport of troops, ammunition, &c., for the constitutional cause, and, as far as regards internal intervention, the Government thought that the Spanish people were the best judges of what was best for their country, and that France had no right to impose a Constitution upon them. M. PAssY, Minister of Finance, was more ex plicit. With respect to the relative conduct of Fiance and England he observed, that their com mercial interests differed so essentially that no just comparison could be drawn between them. Should, however, he be a Minister, and the Pretender were on the point of gaining the upperhand in Spain, he would not hesitate to inundate the country with French troops to protect the Constitutional cause. This is surely the essence of absurdity. and self-contradiction. One Minister tells the Chamber that the Spanish people should be left to choose their own form of Government ; and an other follows, declaring that should that form be the absolute, represented in the person of CA RLOS, he would inundate the Peninsula with French troops to destroy it ! And if France has determined that CAR- Los shall not reign, does not the principles of justice and humanity dictstte his immediate expulsion ? Is it not the excess o? cruelty to permit him, month after month, and year after year, to go on pillaging and saturating with blood the finest provinces of Spain—aping the airs, prostituting the prerogatives, and exercising the executive functions of lawful sove reignty ? Why not at once denounce him as a traitor and a murderer--an enemy to Spain, to civil liberty, and social order ? Is the assumption of the regal dignity a nolens volens investiture with a sacred character in the eyes of Marshal Sour,r and his Royal Master ? We have been acquainted in our time with some pious old women who thought it very criminal in children to devour with irreverence ginger-bread Bishops ; and doubtless there are courtiers who are sticklers for an equally awfully approach of whatever bears a no nearer resemblance to a lawful Sovereign than does a bit of gilt dough to the Bishop of LONDON. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday M. PAssy, proposed that a pension of .55/. yearly should be granted to MATTHEW AR VERS, the English sailor, whose thigh was shattered on board the Medea when the collision took place between that vessel and the French sloop of war Griffon. " That collision," he said, " was an unfortunate accident—a deplorable error, and the Chamber would see the justice of making the helpless victim a trifling compensation." Cheers from all sides testified the cordial response given to the proposal of the Minister. The Gazette de France states that a revolution has just taken place in Servia. Prince MiLoscu has abdicated the Government in favour of his son. This event caused no popular commotion. The decisions of the protecting powers, Russia and the Porte, were anxiously awaited by the Prince. We have received Madrid letters and journals to the 19th. On the previous day the QUEEN RE GENT reviewed 2,500 troops previous to their de parture for Arragon and Catalonia ; in the evening the city was illuminated. The Madrid Gazette speaks in terms of warm gratitude of the aid to the QUEEN'S cause sad to be ordered by the French Government to be afforded by their vessels on the Spanish coasts. Catalonia is still in a very agitated state. General Buerens being threatened by six thousand insurgents, has been forced to quit Barcelona, where General Valdez arrived on the 19th. Some persona have been arrested at Lerida, in consequence of a plan said to have been formed by some of the inhabitants to deliver up the town to the Royalists. It is said that the latter are attacking Vich, and that great fears are entertained that this town also will fall into their hands. .—Gazette de France. The Echo de t Orient Publishes a despatch from the Greek Admiral Canaris to the Greek Council at Smyrna, informing him of his success in the pursuit of the pirates in the Egean Sea. The monks of Mount Athos assisted him in pursuing the pirates who had taken refuge on shore after the destruction of their vessels. It is certain thai if the Greek Government act with energy, piracy in these seas will cease. MONEY ANIY - C - 031 - 11 - IFERCIAL NEWS, CITY, 7'WELVE O'CLOCK. Accounts from Havannah in the Charleston papers say that they are authorised to contradict the account given in the New Orleans paper respecting an apprehended revolt on the part of the creole population of Havannah and other parts of Cuba. FROM PARA.—By the brig Palin, arrived at this port ( Salem) we learn that news was received from Maranham to the 14th of May of the insurgents there being in pos session of the greater part of the interior, and that all communication was stopped. The inhabitants were en gaged in fortifying the city, and all business was at a stand ; it was expected, however, that the rebels would be put down on the arrival of 500 troops from Para, who were promptly embarked, and sailed for that port on the 15th of May. (From the New York Evening Gazette of June 12.) I perceive that, in common with the other newspapers of this city, you have connected my name and the Bank of the Uaited States with the Cotton circular recently issued in this city. You will, therefore, permit me to state ex plicitly that the Bank of the United States has nothing whatever to do with it, so far as I know or believe—that this measure did not emanate from Messrs. Humphreys and Biddle—that, with the view of facilitating the exports of the cotton now in this port, I offer to make the advances named in the circular referred to—that the reason assigned for making shipments to Messrs. Humphreys and Biddle, are those of some of the shareholders of cotton in this country, who seek to protect their own interests by a con cert of action. S. V. J. WILDER. New York, June 11, 1839. By the above letter it is evident that the Cotton Cir cular, which was thought to have been a forgery, was issued at New York, and expected to cause some sensation in England. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, OF YESTERDAY'S DATE. —The demand for cotton continues moderate, to-day, however, the market bore a firmer aspect. The Sales are 1,500 bags, chiefly American. TIIE FUNDS. We have few arrivals this morning, and the one of most interest is from the United States, by the Great Western steamer, in 13 days and 14 hours, from New York, carrying letters and: papers of the 13th instant. Exchange on London, 14 i; United States Bank Shares, 1191120. Business was very dull, and the leading articles of com merce remained in nearly the same position, and prices were nominal. There was no movement in the cotton market incident to the circular issued by the cotton brokers, and about which so much has been said. Consols, which closed yesterday at 934 for the open ing, have reached this morning 94-, buyers ; Exchequer Bills, 25 28; India Bonds, 25 28; Bank Stock, 188 189; India Stock, 255 256. In the Foreign Market it is settling day, and there is every appearance at present that the accounts will be ad justed without much difficulty, although money continues at a high rate in the Foreign Market. Spanish Active, 194 I; Portuguese, 341. ; Colombian, 32i; Mexican, 261- i; Brazilian 761 77 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 55i. i ; Five per Cents. 1021 103. By the private letters received by the Great Western it is stated if no rust occurs there will be the greatest crops of wheat and grain that has taken place. There was a fall in all stocks with the exception of that of the United States. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Railway lO Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company...loo 194 Brighton Railway aiunchestor and Birmingham Railway l5 HALF PAST ONE. FROM MEXICO. " General Arista to the merchants of Tampico. " GENTLEMEN,—TiIe Supreme Government send troops to Tampico to establish the tranquillity disturbed by those who had lost sight of the duty of obedience. The wishes of the President are full of kindness; he would rather guilt should go unpunished than that innocence should suffer. " A thousand abuses have been committed in this Port, accompanied by mischiefs that usually accompany revolu tions. Everything is forgotten, no one will be held re• sponsible for former acts, provided your yourselves perfor something for the restoration of good order in this city. " Reflect, Gentlemen, on the rain that awaits you, and on the loss of your fortunes. In the event of an assault your property will be burnt by shells or destroyed by heavy artillery. " The commerce of Tampico alone is in a languishing state; Vera Cruz and the other ports of the Republic enjoy a happy peace, industry in these places reaps the fruits of its labour —convoys and money arrive, and the merchants begin to repair the losses expericuced by the blockade. What are your hopes in Tampico ? Will you voluntarily consent to lose the property you have acquired with so much trouble, because you have 400 irregular troops among you ? The merchants of Tampico are at the mercy of a power which they do not acknow ledge. They should unite, apply for protection to their respective Consuls, and claim from the Republic's Commandant indemnities for losses, and securities for their property, which is exposed to the hazards of the attack, which he cannot resist. " You must no longer be deceived ; if Tampico re turns not to its duty, if good order be not re-established, the place will be attacked with artillery, the houses will receive damage, the merchandize will beburnt or plundered in the tumult of an assault. "Reflect, Gentlemen, and act with diligence to avert such a catastrophe, and be assured I will protect your persons and property, and nothing will be remembered that occurred during the Revolution. Whatever part some of you have taken, I promise to lose my life before a cent belonging to the merchants and inhabitants ofTampieo shall be touched." A circular was addressed to the French Consul and those of other nations at Tampico, stating that the Supreme Go vernment of Mexico had confided the command of the ad vanced guard to Arista, which was marching on that city to re-establish tranquillity ; that there was danger for the property belonging to the citizens which he wished to protect by the forces under his command ; that he was about to act against Tampico, and that he allowed them fifteen days to save their countrymen and their property, and if they neglect to do it after this notice, they must not complain of anything. On the 18th May, the troops of Bustarnete were within cannot-shot:of Tampico, the day before they had captured an advanced post. It was ex pected that Tampico would not be able to hold out long. The only feature worth noticing in the Foreign Market is the settling of the accounts, which, to the present hour, is going off well; indeed, there are none of magnitude to adjust. Consols had reached in the course of the morning 931, since which they are not quite so good, and may be quoted at 931 for the opening. Exchequer Bills, 25 29 ; India Bonds, 30 26 ; Bank Stock, 1891 191. Spanish Active, 191; Portuguese, 341 1 1-; Colombian improved, 334 ; Brazilian, 77f ; Mexican, nothing doing ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., a 4; Five per Cents., 1021. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS Rank Stock 191 India Stock 3 per Cent. Red 92% Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. C 015....—. ......... Ditto Old Annuities 3% per Cent. Red 99% Ditto New Annuities New 3% per Cent 10oN Ex. Bills, 1,0001 2.1 29 pm. New 5 per Cent Ditto 500/ 6) ,pm Long Annuities to expire D itto 5001 30 pm. Jan. 1860 Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 'Consols for Opg ...... ......... 93% FOREIGN FUNDS. I Portuguese Bonds, sper cent Ditto, New Ditto 'Prussian, 5 per cent Russian Bonds, 5 per cent Ditto, Metallic Spanish, 5 per cent 194 Ditto, Deferred B% French, 5 per cent ..... —f. —c. Exchange —f —c French, 3 per cent —f. —c. Dutch, 2% per cent. ,Ditto, 5 per cent. lO3 --- Austrian, 5 per cent Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds 77% Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent Chilian, 6 per cent C6 Colombian, 6 per cent Ditto, 1824 33 Danish, 3 per cent ......... 74% Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per ct. Mexican, 5 per cent. Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825 Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent.— CORONER'S INQUEST-THIS DAY THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF DEATH THROUGH ALLEGED UNSKILFUL SUR GICAL TREATMENT. The inquiry as to the cause of the death of Mr. John Hale, of R.lthhon-pi.xe, who died whilst en operation for the cue o of d2afncss was being performed by one of Dr. Turnbull's assistants, of 48, Bloomsbury-square, was re sumed this morning before Mr. Wakley, M. P., at the Plough, Museum street. AfCet other evidence had been heard, Mr. James Reed, of 10, Bloomsbury -square, said he had examined the body by order of the Coroner, in conjunction with Mr. Liston, Mr. Savage, and Mr. Quarne. From the appearance of the body he thoug'at that death was caused by apoplexy. The CORONER—And what caused the apoplexy. Mr. Reid—The deceased was a stout plethoric young man. The pumping would cause giddiness, and a deter mination of blood to the brain. If during the pumping a small vessel of the brain had burst, he should not expect to see the effects for two or three minutes. He does not recollect a similar case, and could not say positively what caused the apoplexy. Mr. Savage, lecturer of anatomy at Westminster Hos. pital, agreed generally with what Mr. Reid had stated. He felt as much difficulty as that gentleman as to the cause of death, but lie did not think it apoplexy. The death w7.s more like a case where there had been a sudden shock, faintness following, from which the patient never recovered. The CORONER—What in your opinion, then, was the cause of death ? Mr. Savage—l think the injection of cold air was the previous cause of death, acting as a shock on the nervous system. Although he could not disconnect the instru. ment, from this young man's death, he still thought no blame was attached to the parties, as the deceased was very susceptible of such a shock on the nervous system. Mr. Liston, Surgeon to the University College Hos pital, agreed with the last two witnesses in all the ma. tcrial facts of the case. He thought the probable cause of death was a continued fit of fainting. The CORONER summed up, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Natural death." RES, Eastern Counties Railway.... Great Western Railway . Gosport Junction R a il way 8 Liverpool and Manchester Railway 194 London and Brighton Railway Landon and Birmingham Railway — Ditto New Shares . London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) I2N Manchester and Birmingham Railway DM South Eastern and Dover Ditto New Shares ...... 9 4% INTERCOURSE WITH AUSTRALIA.—The ship Susan, which sailed from Plymouth on the 7th of De cember last, with numerous passengers, arrived all well at Sydney in ninety-one days, and the, account of her arrival has reached this country, via Liverpool, in 201 days, a circumstance, we understand, unprecedented in our in tercourse with this distant colony. The passengers by the Snaan arrived out in excellent health. ACCIDENT BETTER THAN SKILL.-.-Sihroßen jamin Brodie, who was a witness in a medical case tried in the Court of Com mon Pl eas on S a turday, said he kn ew o f one instance of rec over y f rom dropsy, which was the CAS* of a young lady w h o was th ro wn violently from her rs the fall ruptured the sac, and she recovered. EVENTNG EDITION, CARLOW ELECTION COMMITTEE (THIS DAY.) The Committee met thib morning at the usual hour, and proceeded with the , bjection to the vote of John Dunn, who, it was alleged, had received money for his vs; te at the Zest election. John Murphy, the brother-in-law of the voter, stated hi reply to questions by Mr. WRANGIIAM, that Dunn told him he had received Si. ss. 6d. from Daniel O'Mara and Michael Leach three or four days before the election; that he had paid 81. to Dr. Lawler, his landlord, and kept ss. 6d. fur himself. Dunn further said that he had been directed by Daniel O'Mara to put in a bill, and was paid 8/. ss. 6d. on the bill ; that there was no money owing to him, but that a bill must be p u t i n to that effect, or else he could not get the money. O'Mara was active in support of Mr. Gisborne. Dr. Cullen was then called; by Mr. AUSTEN—The free holders were kept in Carlow fur five days, and accommo dation was provided fur them. John Dunn gave accom modation to some, and was paid 31. or 3/. 101., but not the whole of his bill. The funds were not sufficient, and portions of expenses only were paid to different persons. Dunn's demand was about 16/. Each person was to be accommodated with food and lodging for ss. a day. Dunn's demand was not all paid, and he threatened to serve wit ness with a process.—(Laughter.) (The witness was under examination when our Reporter h. ft. ) COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) V. PENNING. This was an action to recover the value of certain hops which had been deposited in Fenhing's wharf, and destroyed by the fire in 1836. The question was, whether the de fendant was bound to insure.—The Jury found for the defendant. MEYMOTT V. BUNT. This was an action by the late Auditor of Lambeth pa rish against the late Chairman of the Board of Guardians, to recover three quarter's arrear of salary at 501. The cause was not finished when our reporter left. CR IMINAL UOURT—(THIs DAY) THE GOLD DUST ROBBERY. On the re-assembling of the Court this morning at ten o'clock, Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE, on taking his seat on the bench, addressed the Jury and said, he hoped they had not suffered any serious inconvenience from their detention in the Court last evening ; that the neglect was very unpar donable, but that thi s was not an i solated i nstance , f or h e remembered a similar occurrence on the occasion of the trial of Carlile. A JURYMAN said, that in consequence of their detention of last night they had been deprived of their airing, from which they had hitherto derived considerable benefit. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL who was on the Bench during this conversation " Spoke not, but looked unutterable things." The trial of the prisoners accused with being concerned in the Gold-dust robbery was then resumed. The first witness examined was John Dean, the foreman of Henry Solomons, who corroborated his evidence as to the melting of the gold, and the presence of Mrs. Abra hams on that occasion, and the visit of Moses, and also as to the disposal of the bars and the receipt of various notes, Sze., from Messrs. Butts, Cook, and Johnson, for the same. On Sunday, the 14th April, Mrs. Abrahams came to Solomon's house, and asked to see him ; witness told her he was in bed, and she desired him to send Selim Solomons to her next morning, which he did. Witness was here shown two assay papers, which were produced by Mr. Bult, and stated that they were written by himself, and signed by Mr. Johnson, the As sayer; during th e wee k h e got various sums of gold for cheques from Ransoms, from the shop in Coventry-street, and from different tradesmen in change for notes, by directions of his master. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant BOSlPAS—Abrahtm, Solomons' solicitor, told wittess in the presence of Lee, the officer, to give up to Lee the five bars of gold, and be did so; he had previously concealed them in his box. The witness was subsequently cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS, relative to the statement made by him to Mr. Abrahams, Solomon's solicitor, and to his examinations at Lambeth-street, evidently with a view to show that tbr, whole statement wes concocted. He concealed the gold Us a box in a cock loft. Saw the officers search for it, and never informed them of it ; and then, on the request of Solomons, gave it up to Lee the officer. The box was found precisely as he had left it, and she door of the cock loft was not secured. Cross-examined by. Mr. PIIILLIFS—IIe made a state ment to Mr. Abrahams of what be could prove, who took it down in writing, and that statement was read over to him in Lambeth -street, in the private room. Mr. Hard wick, the Magistrate, asked him if it was true, and be stated that it was so. He was then taken into the public office and examined as to it. The other Magistrate was then present also. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Nothing more was done in the private room than having his statement read over to him, and being asked if it was true. It was the statement that came from his own lips. Nobody suggested to him any single word upon the subject. He did not, at the time he made it, know any one fact that Mr. Solomeins had said, or was to say. Did not at that time know sv.be ther Mr. Solomons was to be examined as a witness. Never saw Mr. Solomons from that time to have any conversation with him at all upon the subject. The plan produ ce d by Mr. Sergeant Bompas does not faithfully represent the situation of the furnace. Lee, the officer, re-called, examined by Mr.. CLARKSON —Was shown the plan of Solomons house, produced by Mr. Sergeant Bompas. Has been to 'Solomons house and searched it three or four times; should say that the plan did not faithfully represent the situation of the fur naces; when inside the shop, if the doors are all open, the furnaces can be seen, and also from the street, through, the glazed door, if the other doors be open. The brizk work can be seen but not the furnaces, because they are low down. When you enter the workshop the furnaces are neither on the right or left, but face you. Rather thinks they are now gone altogether, because it is turned into a draper's shop. The trial was proceeding when we went to press. 111 I T HEATItE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. --This evening is fixed for the benefit of those deligh'Jul vocalists, Messis. Guibelei and Shetton, whose tatents have shed a lustre upon the recent performances at this b use. The mutter of musical ability does credit to the estimation in which these gentlemen are professionally held. Among the names in the bill, we observe with pleasure #.l lo se of Madame Albertazzi, Madame Dorus Gras, M: 195 Vann, Wyndham, Miss Hawes, Mrs. Martyn (late miss Invera rity, being her last appearance before depart: mg for Awe ric Mr. elfe, Sign or I vano ff , &c. anticipate a a), ded hous. crowded w on the banks of th e r i ver Conan, whi c h p rove d to b e t h at On Thursd a y l as t th e b o d y of a man was found of a native of Dingwall, Murdoch Mackenzie who had at tempted the night before to ford thcf stream betwixt Ding wall and Ferintosh._.lnverness Courier. LADY FLORA HASTINC.Is —We are sorry to announce that, up to yesterday evening, no amendment had taken place in her Ladyship's state, and the extreme and imminent danger in which she has been during the last five or six days continued uni:iminished. We understand that Lady Flora is unable tr, take scarcely any sustenance, and that she is in consewenee in a very exhausted and feeble condition. During Wednesday night the Mar chioness of Hastings and Lady Sophia Hastings sat up with Lady Flora, and returned at an early hour yesterday morning to their apartments, at the Burlington Hotel, Cork.strect, when, owing to the numerous inquiries made by the nobility after the noble invalid at Buckingham Palace, the subjoined bulletin was issued by the Mar chioness of Hastings, and signed by her ladyship : " Lady Flora Hastings has passed a quiet night, and continues much in the same state. (Signed) "BARBARA HASTINGS." The most unfeigned satisfaction, we hear, was expressed yesterday by the leading ladies of fashion at the postpone ment of the grand ball, which was to have been given this evening at the palace, and for which 400 cards had been issued. The Royal dinner parties have been confined almost exclusively to her Majesty's suite. The Dowager Marchioness of Hastings is still at Loudon Castle in ill health, and her medical attendants have recommended a removal to the sea-side. Her youngest daughter, Lady Adelaide, is with her. The Marquis of Hastings has becn in correspondence with Viscount Melbourne during the week, and several treasury messengers, sent by Mr. George Edward Anson, private Secretary to the Noble Premier, have been sent to the Burlington Hotel with communications for his Lordship. GENTLEMEN'S ELEGANT FLAT GOLD WATCHES are offered, price Nine Guineas each, of a size suited to wear in the waistcoat pocket, engine turned cases, hard enamel dial, and hand to mark the seconds. The movements are on the celebrated horizontal construction, with going fuzee to continue going while winding, jewelled, &e., and warranted at T. COX SAVORY'S Watchmaker, (Ire., N.. 47, Cornhill (, Seven doors fro m Gracechur c h- s t reet), London. N.B. Second-hand Watches, Plate, &c. purehased in ezehange. SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOLERS, A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England), have for choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and ORNA NIEN TAL ICE PAILS, to which they wish to direct attention. The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in use), 81. Ws' the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 101. Bs. the pair; the Victoria Pattern, 151. the pair ; the Dresden Cooler, 191. the pair, &c., a ll o f w hi c h are strongly mounted with Silver, and have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat of Arms. A pamphlet is published, with drawings of the above and other articl es o f pl ate generally, which may be h a d on applica tion, free of cost. BIRTHS. lady o f t h e Essex, th e O the 26th inst., at Cit n t Ilford, Rev n . T. L. Ramsden, of a SOD. On the 26th inst., Bryanston-squar e , the Hon. Mrs. Crawfurd A n t ro b us , of a daughter. On the 25t h inst., atilfSmitilailißiniaeßms,is7JODlthrie:----Ctohrarolefs,realrdtehsitngssotonneo! John Charles and Curate of Iligh Wycombe, Bucks, to the Rev. p t o n s , li e i ,.n r . ni e y : . daughter of the late William Greenfield, EMsac37; otSfhaG:ar2ahith Gray's-inn. at St, Mary's, Paddington, Mr. John opfaLniizE)onsqi,.,toofSlairaaidha.Ahniini_ew,ztl:y daughter of the late GMe O lolr n egr : e he 25th inst., at West Moulsey, the Rev. Willi am Lea Affleck Parker, to Marianne Caroline, second daughter of the 2= fiev. W. M. Hoblyn, f West M ulsey Surrey. Pe O te n r the 24th inst., at L e h ec k H ouse, Hotwells, Clifton, H9gh Jekyll Lewes Rye, Esq., only son of Captain Peter Rye, R. N., aged 32. On the 25th inst., at Selson, Eastry, Kent, Mr. Dilnot Sladden, of Canterbury, solicitor, aged 2.5. On the 25th inst., at Blandford-cottage, Old Brompton, Caroline, the daughter of Mr. Strachan, aged 15. London : Printed and Published by 11.IURDO YOUNG, o 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the county of Middlesex.—Friday, June 29, IMO.