The Sun. — London, England, 1839-09-04 00:00:00

PVENING EDITION. CAMBRIDGE -TUESDAY. As the electicn approaches the interest becomes intense. Notwithstanding the recent cvposure, the Tories, reckless of all consequences, are still tampering with some of the lower class of voters. The parties concerned, although not resident in Cambridge, are not, however, unknown here; and, as they are well watched, it is hoped they will be able to effect very little mischief. We have just learnt, that the Tories have addressed cir culars to the farmers in the adjacTut villages, requesting them to make a demonstration at the nomination to morrow. Thu 3, th e very men w h o comp i& n o f di ct ation, sttempt to swamp their fellow -townsmen, and give their cause the appearance of popularity. The trick, however, is not new—it has been tried before now without success. We confidently believe, that even before the disclosures of the past week, Mr. Manners Sutton had no chance of success against a man of such commanding talents and Popular principles as Mr. Gibson. Since these disclo sures, we take it for granted his chances have not increased, since it is now not merely a contest between Mr. Gibson and Mr. Manners Sutton—between Reform and Anti- R eform —between liberality and intolerance—but one be tween honesty and dishonesty, ~ between incorruptibility and venality. As there will be very little difficulty in proving Long to be an agent of Mr. Sutton, that gentleman will, of course. be unable to rctain his seat if elected. —Cambridge Ad vertiser. ONEY MARKET and CITY NVWS. (TUESDAY.) TIME S.—Great anxiety prevails in the money market respecting the determination of the Bank parlour on the subject of the temporary accommodations during the shut ting for the October dividends, the period for which has now arrived. That it would be bad policy for the Bank to continue these facilities at a time when they are em- Ploying all oth er means i n t h e i r power to contract th e cir culation, i s an opinirin very generally expre.;sed ; but so difficult i s their position et this moment, that if they with. hold them they may produce still worse consequences. For this reason it is thought they will be continued. Tile number and amount of bills presented to-day at the Bunk o f England for discount have been much more considerable than - n snal but the Directors met the applications in a liberal spirit, although so numerous that it was found necessary to extend the time for returning the answers to applicants from Ito half-past 2 o'clock. The amount of bills falling due tomorrow (the 4th) must of course be proportionally large. BY the advices from Hamburg of the 27th ult., the price of gold is 429 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17a. 10id. the ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange o f 13. 7:5., and the exchange at Hamburg on • London on short being 13. 31, it follows that gold is 1.97 per cent. dearer at Hamburg than in London. , The premium on gold at Paris is 81 per mille, which, at 'e English Mint pricel7s. 101(.1. the ounce for attindard gold, gives an exchange of 0 5. 36i, and the ex rciainge at Paris on London at short being 25. 27:1, it follows that gold is 0.36 per cent. dearer at Paris than in Lond on Tha course of Exchange- at New York on London is ° 9 3 - per cent.. and th e p ar o f exc h a nge between England a nd America being 109 2340 per cent., it follows that the exchange is .07 per cent. against England. _ E.—The exportation of the precious Metals from the port of London for the week ending on Saturday last, consisted, according to the official returns, of 83 0 oz. o f go ld co i n ; o f w hi c h 550 oz. were shipped to " ' b urg, and 280 cz to Launceston ; 200 oz. of gold I ris . to Rotterdam • 1,095 oz. of silver coin to the West and 699 ez : of silver bars to St. Peteraburgh. By this it will be seer, that the total amount shipped from this country during th e l as t wee k has b een most inconsiderable, and IS in fact a mere nothing when compared with what banusually b een exporte d o f l ate; w hil e, on th e ot h er ab na ds ban d usually w e have reason to believe the importation of bullion cheering n er rizh greater, which is of ccurse a very favourable symptom at the present moment. nerIIERALD.—The position ut the Money Market ge ally still wears a most peculiar feature; it is true that money is somewhat easier on the Stock Exchange, whilst in the commercial district market the rate of interest continues very severe, and it is evident that the Usury Abrogation Bill o f the past S ess i on h as g i ven t h e wea l thy portion of the public the power to screw the com mercial interests most effectually ; thus, until severe pressure ensures the command of high discounts, that kind of useful accommodation will often be withheld ; but the coming autumn and winter will most pro bably demonstrate the policy, or the contrary, of that Measure, which we believe has not much elevated British credit upon the Continent. Nevertheless, we must admit that the late sales of Money Stock have thrown a great deal of capital out of employ ; therefore, the mercantile in terests, as well as the supporters of the British Funds, cats now obtain legitimate accommodation without that bole and corner arrangement with the moneyed party which so long has existed to the prejudice of the industrious classes of this conwry. The very untoward state of the weather at this most important season, is, however, a very great source of solicitude to the many, since, it is likely to lead to heavy speculations in corn, which, as well as those in prospective in some of the worthless foreign securities, may produce serious results to our commercial and manufactur ing interests. POST.—The appearance of the Money Market has changed but little since yesterday. Accommodation is not obtained without very great difficulty and (now that the operation of the Usury Laws is no longer in force) an extremely high rate of interest, by traders of an inferior grade, who are obliged to have recourse to the money lending offices and discount agents, by whom every ad. vantage is taken of their necessities at a moment like the present. But, as we mentioned yesterday, houses of long ' standing, and undoubted solidity, do not find the same in disposition on the part of the Lombard-street brokers and private bankers that they have done until quite lately to fur nish the needful supplies. Money is now, we find, to be had by them to almost any extent at 6 per cent. interest, and, in many cases, a still lower rate than has been taken for the discount of first-class bills of exchange. In the case of the smaller dealers and tradespeople there seems to be s carcely a limit to the exactions to which they are suoj:et. We understand that as much as from 12 to 15 per cent. per annum has been very commonly insisted upon, and given. The comparative ease perceptible in the higher depart ments of trade may be ascribed in a great measure to the sales which have been made of public securities, many of our capitalists having been induced to sell stuck for the ex press purpose of employing their funds in a branch of busi ness which yields them an interest so considerably higher, and in. which the risk may be said to be hardly more than equ a l . The . weather for the last three days, has unfortunately Proved very unfavourable for getting in the remainder of T. ll corn crops, an d an est i mate in money of the loss per wan to the country in consequence has been put by parties the most deeply interested in the results. It is some sa tisfaction to perceive, however, that the list of quotations at which bills on the Continent were negotiated this after noon, shows some amendment, as compared with those cf last post day. Paris (three months) was done at 25 621 to 6i ; Amsterdam, 12 41 ; ; Hain- Rotterdam, 12 41.1 ,burg, 13 Mk to ; Frankfort, 151 ; and Antw r at 1.2 31 to The chief improvement is, it will be obc e er p ved, iu the Paris quotation. The English Funds were excessively fist at the com mencement of business. A sale of 90,000/. Consols was made in the course of the morning, which had the effect of bringing down the rates to 89-1- Money, and 90 for Account, the Market being additionally depressed by the realization of about 40,000/. of Three per Cent. Reduced Stock by an influential broker. The larger sale to which we have alluded was considered to have been made by one of the class of operators termed in Stock Exchange phrase ology " frightened bulls." Several little money purchases toek place in the after part of the thy for account of bankers and others having occasion to invest, and they had necessarily the effect of strengthening the Market. At the close of business Consuls were quoted 89i to 90 for Money, and 901 to for the Account. Exchequer Bills left off at 4s. to 6s. prem., and Bank Stock 184 to I. In the Foreign Market the Spanish Funds were again in the ascen d ant . All d escr i pt i ons were in demand at higher prices. The Share Market is in much the same state. There have been too many of these interests lodged with the brokers by the Lancashire people for the purpose of rais ing, money, most descriptions being just now unsalc,ble. The few disposed of to-day were done at the following quotations :—London and Birmingham Railway 47 to 9 prem., ditto quarter shares 15 to 16 prem. ; Great Wes tern 5} to 5 dis., ditto new 24 to 11 dis ; London and Brighton 15-; to 141 dis. ; and London and Southampton 391 to 40 per share. British North American Bank have declined to 4 dis, per share. Aeut.-General Sir Richard Downes Jackson, K. C. 8., Colonel of the 81st Foot, has been appointed to the command of the forces in Canada, in the room of Sir John Colborne, who is returning home. TIPPERARY ELECTION. —The writ was re ceived from the Hanapar Office on Friday, and the She riff, Count (PA:ton, has fixed the election to take place in Clonmel on Monday, the 16 t h i nst. Mr. Sheil was hourly expected. It was stated that the Conservatives had de termined on starting Mr. Barker, of Kilcooley Abbey. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CROYDO N RAlL w.ky.--On Sunday night a dreedful accident, which was attended with fatal consequences, occurred on the Croydon railroad. About a quarter past eight o'clock on the above night a young woman, living in the service of Mr. Coltman, near the Dartmouth Arms, went over to the railroad to see off some of her friends who were going to Croydon. After having seen the train start she proceeded to walk alongithe railroad herself, but had not gone many yards when the train from Croydon came along, and one of the carriages .struck her on the forehead, and Fterally cut away the whole of the upper part of her head. It was dark at the time, and it app e ars that there was no blame attributable to those who had the management of the engine. THE LATE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCISE "Ea.—Lord Monteagle was educated at Cambridge a memberbridgefor the Engli s h b ar , an d fiat entered public life as for the city of Limerick. He is son of the late Stephen Edward Ri ce , E sq , o f C appa , now denominated Trenchard, near Shanagolcien, by Catherine, Mount Trenchard, sole heiress bees c.f Th omas S pring, Esq., of B a ll ycr i s pin, Kerry, property i n that county he inherits. The eldest he r.v .1 new peer w is in his 49th yea r , an d marr i ed L a d y Th eo dosia I_e' , as sons daughter o f t h e E arl of Limer i c k , b y whom I and daught ers. H is eldest son, late hi g h sheriff of this county, was recently appointed a Commissioner of Cus toms, at 1,0091. a year. The ex-Chancellor, whose in come now am ounts to 10.0001. a year, has a s i s t er married . to Sir A u b rey d e Vere, Bart., of Curragh, in th i s count); nephe w to t h e Earl of Limerick. Mount Trenchar d , t h family seat, is handsomely situated on the Lower Shannon, midway between Glen and Fovne's Island, which latter he has purchased. Mount Trenchard House, where the fa mily reside three or four months of the year, is to undergo extensive i mprovemrnts. Lord Monteagle has ai on and daughter married, the former to Miss Freer, of CAn:bridge --the latter to Mr. Marshall, of Leeds.—Limerick paper. ___ PUBLIC BREAKFAST TO T. B. MACAULAY. ESQ., M.P. About ninety cf the Liberal electors of the southern districts entertained T. B. Macaulay, Esq., last week, at a public breakfast in the York Hotel, Nicholson-street, Edinburgh. Councillor Macaulay was called to the chair, and was supported on the right by Mr. Mac aulay, M.P., Alexander Gifford, Esq., R. B. Blyth, Esq., Adam Black, Esq., John Macfie, Esq., and James Ritchie, Esq. ; and on the left by Dean of Guild Thomson, Councillor Anderson, Baillie Scott, J. F. Macfarian, Esq., and the Rev. John French. Breakfast haring been discussed— The CHAIRMAN rose, and said that though not the practice in this, it was the practice in foreign countries, to drink wine after breakfast, and he hoped they would not refuse on this occasion to dedicate a bumper to the health of their distinguished guest. After pronouncing a high eulogium on Mr. Macaulay, he alluded to the subject of the foul water irrigation, and hoped that, through Mr. Macaulav's influence and that of Sir John Campbell, they would be able to get rid of that aburnina b;e nuisance which had so long been a reproach to the Cit v.—( Cheers.) Mr. 'MACAULAY then rose amid general applause— Gentleman (he said), it is with the greatest pleasure that I have received this proof that the kindness which was shown to me in the beginning of last June, and the recol lection cf which will never be effaced from my mind, still remains undiminished amongst my fiends. It must always be most gratifying to those who have laboured for the people - through many tedious nights and anxious days, to find that though too often thwarted by factious animosities and unlooked-for obstacles, and perhaps all their labours rendered unavailing for good, that yet those for whom they have so toiled at least ap preciate their efforts, though they may not be able to congratulate them on success.—(Cheers.) During the short time I have at present sat in Parliament as your representative, I have been, as you all probably know, rather an observer and a learner than an eager and for ward combatant. Having been during some years at a distance from the scene of politic e.l coact, and having fully made up my mind to remain at a distance from it, I had ❑ot given my attention, as indeed I could not with advantage, to the passing questions in the political world, and was, therefore, under the necessity of ob serving and studying, instead of taking an active and prominent part in public business. The votes which I gave, and the course which I took in the important bu siness which came before Parliament in the latter part of the Session, are before you. I have exerted myself to obtain for the voters of this, as well as of other places, that protection which I am every day more and more convinced is indispensable to the right discharge of their duty.—(Great applause.) I have supported —I wish I could say with success—l have supported the Government in order to make that great mea sure of slave emancipation, for which the country paid so large a price, a reality, and not a mere fiction.— (Cheers.) I have supported the Government in the at tempt to extend education among the great body of the people ; and though I was aware that there were many sensible and well-meaning men who looked upon the proposed plan with suspicion, 1 yet felt it my duty to put to hazard my popularity, and the confidence of some whose good opinion I respected, rather than de sert a principle which appeared to me to be sound. —(lmmense cheering.) While I have done my best to support measures of useful reform, I have not the less felt it my duty to stand firmly by Government in the support of these measures which they deemed necessary for the purpose of main taining order and protecting property ; and I have done so with the more satisfaction that they called for no arbitrary powers. I now take my leave of you, confi dent, from what I have seen to-day, that whenever cir cumstances shall render it necessary for the Sovereign again to appeal to the people, whatever delusion may accomplish elsewhere, here, in Edinburgh, at least, you will firmly adhere to those principles upon which de pends the prosperity of all States—the principles of liberty and the principles of social order.—(Applause.) Mr. R. B. BLYTH then rose and said, that at the present meeting they ought not to forget they had another representative who was entitled to an expression of their approbation. He would therefore call upon the meeting o dedicate a bumper to the health of Sir J. Campbell. Mr. MACAULAY said, that no assembly of Englishmen, no assembly of Scotehmen, no one who partook of the blessings of her Majesty's mild and liberal Government, could separate without drinking the health of her Ma esty Queen Victoria.—(Loud cheering. Mr. J. F. MacemtnaN then begged to propose " The health of Lord Dunfermline "—(Great applause.) Mr. MACAULAY here stated a curious coincidence, which excited considerable interest in the meeting— namely, that he had succeeded Mr. Abercromby on no ' fewer than three different occas;ons ; first, as Commis- sionee of Bankruptcy ; second, as Member for Caine ; and lastly, as representative for Edinburgh. Mr. COATES, the croupier, then gave " The health of the Chairman," which was received with applause, after which the meeting broke up. - - PORTUGUESE SLAVE TRADE. (Extracts from Portuguese Papers.) (From the Diario do Governo.) When the first Bill presented by Lord Palmerston, containing dispositions highly unjust, for the end or rather for the pretext for carrying into effect the aboli tion of the slave trade, was rejected by the House of Lords, little could we have thought that another Bill of the same vicious and frantic tendency would be carried. Notwithstanding this fact has destroyed our hopes, which were founded on the conviction that we had, that a nation so enlightened as England would have first con sulted her own dignity. The new 13‘11 passed the second reading with a few simple and accidental amendments, which do not modify the flagrant violation of that sacred principle, which does not permit one nation to oblige another, which is free and independent, to succumb to her laws. The Bill has yet to pass a third reading. It is possible, but not probable, that an enlightened Opposition, animated by noble senti ments, may yet cause it to be rejected ; but might, it would appear, becomes right. The Members who sup port the Bill with arguments so often repeated, and ex aggerated and gratuitous assertions, have added also expressions highly offensive to Portugal ; but amongst all is principally to be distinguished Lord Brougham, who, in the excess of passion with which he seems to be governed, has compromised without doubt the reputa tion of his talents and his name as a statesman, for upon almost all occasions he loses himself between the absurd and the insolent. He went so far as to say that England might give laws te. Porgugal, in the same manner as to Jamaica, St. Dominic, and Barbadoes, and that the waters of the Tagus ought not to flow without her permission. Never did preponderance rave so much. It is, perhaps, because Portugal has not, nor will, consent to be treated as Jamaica and Barba does that so many injuries have bee❑ aimed at her. There has been a time when the waters of the Tagus flowed notwithstanding the opposition of England, and even now we hope they will continue to do so without her permission. Portugal has been accused of ingratitude towards Great Britain—Portugal, who has always been her most useful and faithful ally, who has made every sacrifice for the interest of England, and who, after up wards of a hundred years alliance with her, instead of prospering, has successively seen disappear those im mense resources of which England never failed to take her share. We regret to be forced to use this lan guage, hut the provocation is such as to justify it. The English Ministerial journals, especially the Globe, which, agreeably to the opinion in England, is supposed to be under the immediate influence of Lord Palmer ston, treat Portugal with the same bitterness and in justice, all which proves that the intentions of the Bri tish Government are decidedly hostile to this nation, which certainly had a right to be treated in another manner. We will not enter into the reasons which may he ad duced for this change in the English Cabinet, we yet flatter ourselves with the hope that the motives for this extraordinary proceedure will soon vanish ; but while this shall last the British Government ought not to be surprised if the Government of her Most Faithful Ma jesty takes every preventio n t o slimy the injustice of the aggression that she makes, and to employ all and every measure which may be in its power to oppose the same, and, at least, save its national decorum. The Govern ment of her Majesty protested solemnly against the first bill at the Court of London ; she protested against the second ; and before those powers wh o s i gne d t h e treaty at the Congress of Vienna, whi c h sanct i ons t h e preservative principles in which reposes the equilibrium of peace in Europe, protested against the violation of her rights, which the English Government would wish to trample upon when it pretends to legislate for Portugal. We well know that the result cannot be doubtful when a positive collision shall take place (which is not to be hoped) between the two countries, but we also know that Portugal will not abandon the post her dig nay assign s her, and will not barter her cross fortunes by an easy victory to England. (From the Alkletts of Oporto.) " If the intimation of the English cruisers spoken of :innt.ottonhe measures proposed by Lord Brougham be carried ,etrcheee Portugueseagreeably Governmentto e spirit oughtof the Bill P . alme r to take a de cided position, and availing of the means . at disposal, England will accedeGto,reason when we oblige her so to do. But let the turn like this of the byloa'rnment be assured that . great gentletorad trade, m vy e h te h s t;haenEd English l a s h q u G e ? s: ' evils are not cured Go vernment has united with e our national honour, those in power have i w n ho the h i a r v f .e av p ot , i e r s t e valorous bosoms of the r h v e e h through protest the h have e n n o o t f Portuguese, ages a renown unequalled in The much boasted of manifestoetnations of the world." nswirllecten4Bt.ransmitted to the it is said,. until the y re e s t u b lt ee o n f published, i s i h n e s d t r , u e n t o i o r Portuguese envoy in London, she- o ro ta n da 'Torre de Moncorvo, be known. A voluminous correspondence and documents relative to s a soinrhdourmt the traffic is at the National Printing-offic e , in order, stated, to supply those that were so ingeniously forgotten's to be laid before the British Parliament. A circular, however, has appeared in the Diario do Govern() of this day, (which is presumed to be an apologetic document for the vaunted manifesto), from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated on the 4th instant to the Po tentates that signed the Congress of Vienna, and to all other Governments of Europe and America, relative to the Slave Trade Bill. This diplomatic note calls their benevolent attention to the unheard of and offensive pro cedure of Great Britain towards Portugal and the con sequences that might result therefrom to the whole of Europe—a new and extraordinary example of the greater abuse of power towards an independent or friendly nation, and goes on to state that England has not observed the conditions of the additional Convention of London, signed on the 28th July, 18:7 (article 4), and of the separate article, signed on the 11th of Sep tember of the same year. In this said note is cited the decree of the 10th of December, 1836, by which the Portuguese Government abolished in the most positive manner the traffic in slaves, in consequence of which a capture has been made, which is r,ow is this port ; and concludes by throwing the blame upon Lord Howard de Walden for having gone to London on the 26th of May, 1838, without waiting to sign the treaty in ques tion. It is well known, however, that Lord Howard de Walden, after being ready for his departure, waited several days, in the hope that he might be the bearer of the said treaty signed ; but, finding any further delay useless, he availed himself of his leave of absence. RAIL - ROADS AND TURNPIKE TRUSTS REPORT. The Select Committee appointed for the purpose of ascertaining how far the formation of Railroads may affect the interests of Turnpike Trusts, and the cre ditors of such trusts ; and to whom several petitions a ere referred, and who were empowered to raport their observations, together with the minutes of evi dence taken before them ; have considered the mat ters to them referred, and have agreed to the follow ing Report : Your Committee deem it advisable to separate the subject under their consideration into, 1. A statement of the existing debts, and of the present condition of turnpike trusts. 2. The best means of improving the state of the finances, and of amending the laws and enactments as at present constituted in relation to such trusts. On these two heads your Committee have founded their opinion on the returns they obtained, on the evi dence of the witnesses examined, and on the able re ports on the subject of turnpike trusts and tolls made by the Lords' Committee in 1833, and of the Com mittee of this House in August, 1836. With reference to the first point mentioned, it ap pears that the present amount of debt of the turnpike trusts in England and Wales exceeds 9,000,0004, and that it is annually increasing, in consequence of the practice prevailing in several of the trusts of converting the unpaid interest into principal, the trustees giving bonds bearing interest for the amount of interest due. By this practice the bonded debt is annually aug mented, while the sum of interest due is also increased. The difficulties of the turnpike trusts have also been augmented by the abolition of statute labour, and of the composition in its place, the loss of which has been esti mated by a most intelligent witness at about 200,000/. per annum. This condition of the turnpike trusts is not likely to be improved by the railroads already formed. There is every reason to believe that an extension of railroads will take place in the course of each suc ceeding year, which must seriously diminish the revenue of the turnpike trusts in many parts of the king dom. The gradual decline in the transit on turn pike roads in some parts of the country arises not only from the railways formed, but from steam-vessels plying in rivers, and as coasting traders. Whenever me chanical power has been substituted for animal power, the result has hitherto been, that the labour is performed at a cheaper rate ; it must, therefore, appear very doubt ful whether any circumstance will restore the transit trade to its former channel, the course of science, and its concomitant improved mechanical power, being found seldom to retrograde, but generalli , to advance. Your Committee must observe here, that although the lines of turnpike-road, running parralel to steam communication, are less frequented, it appears that nearly all roads or highways leading to stations, or termini, of steam com munication have increased in their traffic, although the aggregate of this increase may not probably be found equal to the amount of the decrease on the lines of road first mentioned. Another result, also, is likely to take place, prejudicial to those turnpike trusts that are unable to liquidate the debts they have incurred. In several instances the credit ors have (it. appears)exercised the powergiven them under the General Turnpike Act, of taking possession of the tolls to secure the payment of their mortgage or bonded securi ties, and the interest due on them ; the result of which must be, to throw the burden of repairs, and of the m iintrnance of such roads, on the several parishes through which they pass. Should such measures now taken by some creditors become g eneral throughout, the kingdom, the p r op r i e t ors an d holders of land will not only have to pay the tolls as usual, but must also he called on to defray the expense of keeping the road in a proper state for the public use, by an additional highway rate to be levied on the parishes where the tolls, paid by the public, are seized by the creditor. Considerable difficulty arises in suggesting a remedy for this state of the turnpike trusts, and your committee cannot but regret that no amendment in the existing laws has yet taken place, alt lough a consolidation of trusts was strongly recommended in the report of the Lords' Committee, August 21, 1833, and in the report of the Committee of the House of Commons, August 9, 1836, as likely to effect a great saving in the yearly expenditure, and to secure an improved system of ma nagement. It is impossible for your Committee to ar rive at any other conclusion than this, that no time ought to be lost in framing some legislative enactment with a view to remedy the present state of the law re garding turnpike trusts. Your Committee suggest, that to save the expense and useless machinery now arising from the management of small trusts, unions of trusts should be formed, in cluding all roads within a district, the radius of which it has been suggested shall not exceed 15 miles. The plan most likely to be satisfactory to the con flicting interests concerned may be to place the power of control and superintendence in a certain number of local trustees, to be elected by the present trustees of each road out of their own number, in proportion to the mag nitude of each trust, and that the whole number so elected from the separate trusts shall be the trustees of each united trust., possessing the same powers and au thority in such office as were before vested in the trus tees by the several local Acts. It has been suggested to your Committee that such a measure could not be satisfactorily arranged unless the practice of renewing the separate local Turnpike Acts be discontinued. This object has been kept in view by an annual Ses sional Bin for continuing Turnpike Trust Local Acts that would otherwise have expired, and by which general Bill the powers of several trusts are thus continued from year to year, in anticipation of some further legislative enactments as regards turnpike trusts. Your Committee are of opinion that persons should be appointed for the purpose of arranging the turnpike trusts of the kingdom into unions, and to direct their formation with as little delay as possible ; and also on the expiration of each Local Turnpike Act to direct that such trust should merge into and become a portion of one of the unions, havingelected some ofthe acting trustees to form part of the hoard of the united trust, the funds of each trust being kept separate. By these means a just and eqiutable arrangement of the real and fair value of the bonded debts could be made, the legal claim of the creditors being fully satisfied from the period of the local act under which they advanced their money having expired. It being also understood that such provision will be made by legislative enactments as may enable the trustees of the newly-formed unions to establish tolls on the various roads in their district, by which the debts of the several creditors may be secured in a satis factory manner. • ~ v lt appears to your Committee that the statute labour, or a compoition in its place, ought to be restored. Your Committee cannot but he of opinion that the proportion between the scale of duty imposed on these modes of conveyance on land should be brought nearer to an equality. As far as an approximation can be made by comparing the scale of duty on the average number of passengers conveyed by railroads, or by pub lic carriages and posting on common roads. it appears the duty is as follows : For every passenger by the railway, one-eighth of a penny per mile. For every passenger by a stage-coach, one-fourth of a penny per mile. For every person travelling by post, three-fourths of a penny per mile. While the conveyance of passengers by water is entirely free from duty.* It appears that the use of steam-carriages on turn pike-roads might be encouraged by lessening the tolls payable on such carriages, which (as appears from the evidence of one of the witnesses examined) in some trusts are equal to a prohibition, although such carriages are considered to cause less injury to the roads than those of less weight drawn by horses. Forming their opinion from the evidence, the returns laid before them sent from various counties, and from the general state of the roads throughout the kingdom, your Committee do not feel justified in pointing out any other remedy for replacinc , the turnpike trusts and funds in a satisfactory state than the system of legis lation they have here recommended. * Report of Committee, House of Commons, on Inter.. nal Communication Taxation, 1837. THE EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE IN GhEENINICH PARK.—On Monday a Jury was impanelled. Afterwards Hodges, the summoning officer, under the di. rection of the Coroner, went and took a minute account of the deceased's dress and person, which it is intended to advertise in the metropolitan newspapers, and the Jury adjourned for a week. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAV, SEPTEMBER 4, 1839. PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR ANCECOMPANY SHARES, &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 3. Number Dividend Price of per CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid. Shire 1,766 7 per cent. Ashton and Didhaar..A% crag e 97/. 188. sh. 129 4082 41. Ashlv....e.le-Z0....11 ......Ararage 1131.5 h 71 1,200 ... . ..... Basingstoke lool.sh. 5 1 ,005 Fa. Brecknock and Abcrgavenny 150 i. sh. - 8,0001.40;h. 9 1 6e. 13 irninghara, 1-16th share sti. & 71/. 223 a 000 „ ...... ~ Ditto and Liverpool Junctlell eh. 100 pd 26 - 60 0 si. Bridgewater and Taunton .1001 a.. all pd : - 400 4/. Cheliner and BLackwater 100/. sh. " 101 500 481. Caventry lOO/.sh, 690 4,545 Croydon - 2,060; 41. Os. Dudley .... 100/.sh. 100 600 14i. Derby 100/. sh . 1::5. 10,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.138. 4d .pd 26.1 3,575} 4/. Ellesmere and Chester... Average 133/..ds. 83 231 621. Brownell 1001.sn. 81.•(.. 1 , 287 30/. Forth and Clyde ....Average 4401.165. th. 610. ~600 10 Grand Ju nc ti or 10/. sh. 186; visa 11. Grand Union 1001. sh a. 5. 11.600 . ...... Grand Surrey 0,000/ 4/. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl 63 3 ti 96 Grand Western 100/. sh. all pd 14 600 131.125. @d. Glamorgan:hire, Aver. cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 2201 749 10S. Grantham l5O/. sh. 203' 6,238 2/. Os. Huddersfield Average 571.65. 6d. eh. En 100 5 . 1328 11. ss. Kennet and Avon, Aver. 39/. 18s. 101. sh. 271 2,897; 301. Leeds and Liverpool 1001 sh. 750 545.1 151/. Leicester le/ sh 9501 1,897 61. Os. Leicester and Northampton Aver 31.10 a. NO. 2.400 101. Monmouthshire 100/ sh 202 150 10/. Melton Mowbray 100/ eh. 2011- 1,00 251. Mersey and Irwell 1001 sh. SEO 3.000 1/. 10s. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd 51 247 171. N esti' 1001. sh. 325. 2,400 51. Peak Forest Aveiage about 78/. sh. 104: 1,418 12s. Regent's (or London) Av. 3:3/.165. Bd. sh. 12: 5,669 61. per cent. Rochdale Averag e 85/.6 h. 112: 500 81. Shropshire 800 91. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. eh. 150 i 3,400 i. 4i percent Ditto Loch Fund Stock l'2l. 10s. sh. 114 700 40/. Stafford and Worcester l4O/.sh. 71C , .1 500 91. Shrewsbury 125!. sh. •280. 300 91. Stourbridge ..........„ 1455 sh. 330 3,647 25 Os. Stratford.on.Avoi. Average 791.95. tod. sh. 45. 533 16!. Swansea 100/ sh. 280 1.762 U. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway Ar 351. sh. 41 2,600 A ea. 321. (Os. Trent and Mersey, f share 1(101. sh. 590 8.119 Thames an..l !.Se away Aver.l9l. ss. Bd. sh. 2 I.ooof *sh .1 161. WarwicL and B: rm i Eg h am lOO/.sii• 280 910 IS.. Warwick :..e IN a 0,-,,, .001 s h 21 1 1. 6,000 41.05, Worcester and BirrninghamAv.7B/. 6 5. sh. 71 5.000 258 Wilts as.d Berl. Avoraee 67/. 10s. 8.4. sh. 2R . 401 3i. r... ,i.ev and 1..551n010 0 1255 sh 75. .26 W.speacti ..105/. sh. 45. JOS U. Wey and Arun llOl. h. V. DOCKS. tr a irest India .400/. sh. £8 I,oai , h / ~ F . c. - . „„„Stock 109 Stock 63. 101 2.209 2/. 19s. Bristol 3.2 ' 3 . (I S ° ,3701/ . 6 0 '1 :p c t. rE D L °a o r : Average 147/.95. oh. 74 113 t 33,3245 51. percent. Ditto Notes, various amounts Stock 109 1.552,752 5 percent. St. Katharine s t nt t md o aoen i; d c e . n d s 500,000 4f per cent. Ditto Bonds 200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds tor 10 years lO3 2.500 ..... Deptford Plat "N. sh. 20/. pd 10 Ditto,A A l l l b : Albion a , i it e BRIDGES. 1,600 les. Ham mersmiti , • 5O/. sh, 21 7;31 ......... Southwark, Old 5 1 : 7 00 00 0 1 1 , / 1 15 3 : . - Ditto, Du New, xew 1 7 1 1 7: r o i , f . A 7 c l e . n ( t ' . :3l. 2" 5 8 0 d /Is h sh. . 14 2 W.l.erloo 5,000 . ........ .•• •• • lOO/. sh. 3 5,000 225. 03, Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/, OOl. pi 23 t ‘ Va p u i x t h to arl. ° ... t . ll ....,•Average 701. 101 33. 401' is p h d . 1 2 220 5 1 C :F o 3 i r e P i A g n 1 1 501 00 E 7 8 . . sh.. sh 1 501.1 0 1 17: 3 5 0 :8 000 48 /. 51, per cent . A SS 1.313. 4 B N ri t t : i E sn 50,0002000 6 re s r l ee lO n s t. 5 0 ,000 Il n e d r cent.} lON. sh. hi. pd 6i, 24,000 il. per sh, Atlas .........•..• 50/. sh. 51. pd 15.. k 1,` , 0011h. 5/. Birmingham Y ire .. ....... -2501. oh. 551. pd 107;k 20,000 41. percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50!. pd 40 12,000 61. per cent. British Conimurcill 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 6 %m e 51. per cent. Clerical & Medi...rl Life, 100/ sh. 2/10 s pd 4 4 . ,0i)0 2/ 15s County 100/. sh. 10/. pd 42 20,000 53. Eagle 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 5-1 5 per cent. - 200 {a, id s,O/ bs. l zconomic 131 e MO/. sh. 250/. pi 400 • 2,271 225. percent. European 1,1:c "0' sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 2/. pd 11 1,000,000/. 6/. per ct Globe Stock 132 20,000 5/. Guardian lOO/. sh. 2.71/ pd 361 10,000 s. ed. Hope 50!. sh. Si. pd 5 2,400 51. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire OW. sh. 50/. pd 137,', 7,500 9s. Imperial Lite 100/ . sh. 10! . pd lq 13,458 4/. percent. Indemnity MArine 1001. sh. Si. pd 25 2,020 31 lOs Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd 92 31. Ditto Life 50/. pd 79 10 , 4 V0 16s. Law Life ........................1001. sh. 10/. pd 211 5 .000 10s. London, Fire ............ 2 51 . sh. 121. les. pd 18,1 3 ,9 00 Ms. London, Ship ............ 251. sh. 12/. 10s. pi is, 1,000,0004 ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh. 500100/. 30,000 51, per cent. Palladium 1 , 11 0 501. sh. V. pd 2/ Ss 50 , 0 0 1 41. per cent. l'rotcntor Fire 90 '. sh. 21. pi lOs Od 9,500 1/. Proviiient Luc 100/. sh. 10/. pd 20 00,000 ss. Rock Life. ......................... 201. eh. 1/, pd pt. 1,19,2201 51. per cent. Royal Exch.mge Stork-, 223 6,01)0 5 per cent. University Lite mt. 535. 5/. pd 54 50,000 4 per cent. United Kiii2:3om Life 1001. sh. 51. pd 71 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 8 per cent. Agric. and Corn. of Ireland 25/. sh. 101. pd 5,000 Australa , ia 4O!. sh. 40/. pd 61.1 10,006 10 percent. Bank of Bit mingham 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 13 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/. sh. 10/. pd 23+ 31 ,000 5 per cent. London and Westminsterloo/ Eh. 201. pd 2.21. 501. sh. 10/. 60,000 51. L on d on J o int Stock . pd 121 .3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 1001. sh. 20!. pd :10 25,000 Liverpool 1001 sh. 101. pd 221 50,000 71 per Gant Mannhcster and Liver./ 501. sh. 151 pd 12 pool District 20,080 7 per cent. Manchester 1001. sh. 25/ pd 27 20,000 Provincial Bank of lrelandloo/. sh. 25/. pd 44 c 0,. - 00 National Pank of Ireland 5 0 1. sh. 17,1!. pd 17 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial king. 1001. sh. 351. pd 34 10,000 Ditto New lO/. sh. 10/ pd 91 10,000 ' Gloucestershire 5O/. sh. 101. pd 20 6,000 10 per cent. Hanmshire 50/. sh. 5!. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2 ,50 0 16s Od Bath 2Ol. sh. 16/. pd 23 5,000 British 4O/. sh. 161. pd la -5,000 5/ kercent. f at; , „ Bs. (~} Ditto Provincial 201. sh. 19 pd 25 928 5110 s Birmingham 5O/. sh. 98 1,250 . 2! Os Bristol .. „.. ` , o‘. sh. 26 2,250 4, Si lOs Brighton '2ol. sh. 111 750 SI 10s Ditto, New 201. sh. 181. pd 9 2,471 4e per cent. Brighton General 20/. sh. all pd 17 8,003 6/.103. Continental Consolidated 75/. 62i/. pd 105 1,000 10/. City of London lOOl. sh. all pd 195 1,000 (U. Ditto New 4,000 3/.05. Equitable ... 'W. pd 15 10,c00 21 per cent. Imperial 12 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet 9 51. sh. 20/. pd 18 2,350 61. per cont. independest 3O/. sh. all pd 5J 9,0(10 4/. per c,nt. l'hcznix ... 501. sit. 391. pd 201 1,000 4/. per cent. Rate:lir 1001. sh. 80!. pd fill 4,011) South Metropolitan 5Ol. sh. 19/. pd 17' 9,200 41. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. M. pd 56 230 5!. per cent. Warwick 501. sit. zo 4011 51. per cent Wakefield 25/. eh. 82 9,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 6,001) 125. Ditto Now 5l 1. sh. 10/. pd 11 730 51 . per cent. Yarmouth 201. sh. 181. pd WATIC: WORKS. t,ROO lOs. Birmingham 0 5 7 , h. 25/. pi 20 4,434 61, East Londe a lOOl. sh. 166 5.500 21 lOs Grand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4d. sh. 671 2,1100 2/. Kent_ 100' sh. 45 . 372 10/. Liverpool t oot l e 4201. sh. 11 e. 04 ..l 1,500 2/ lOs New lilver London Bridge. Water:inn 6o' 6,486 21 los M a n c h ester and Salford .lOO/. sh. 54. 1.000 4 per cant, South London M. sh. 104 9,2:14 4/. West Middlesex Average 631. 12s. 9d. sh. 1,360 II Hs York Mailing Co. Lessee Prop 1001. sh. 05 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 ...... ... Birminghal'a and Derby B6/. pd 75 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester 15,00 Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh. t's pd 71 660 Calcutta and SE.ugur so>. sh. 2!. pd 0 7,500 ......... Cheltenham and G, Western 1001. sh. 30/. 4 3,000 Clorence lOO/. sh. 100/ pd 351 12,000 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. sh. 5/. pd 60,000 Eastern Counties 251. sh. 16/. pd 4 Grand Junction 1001. sh, 051. pi 202 Great North of England ..01. pd 24; 5,000 Great W es t ern 100/. sh 651. pd 60 2 , 000 ... ...... Hartlepool... .................. 100/. sh. 1001. pd 125 6,000 hull and Sell 50/. sh. 304 pd 101 10,000 Leeds and Manchester 1001. al:. 5/. pd 191 2,100 3/. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 65 1,500 11.55. Leicester an d Swannington .50/. sh. all pd 751 5 , 100 10 per cent. Liverpool and ManchesterlOt Lsh. 100/.11 105 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd 6/ 30,000 ... London and Brighton 5Ol sh. 22! pd 7: 12,000 London and . Blackwall 50/. sh. 101. pd 1 0 e 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich _2O/. sit. 204 pd 121, 25,000 Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. pd 21 30,090 London and Southampton Av. 3.91, 17s. I'd. 39; 1.1,000 .. ...... . London and Croydon Trunk 18/. pd ifZ 6,000 Ditto New Scrip 7l. pd. 8 12,000 London Grand Junction 50/. sh. 5!. pd 0 13,000 Manchester and Leeds _lOO/. all. 601. pd 67-1 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 701.5 h 18 /. 7 11 I)itto Extension ^1 pd 9.i North Midland 1001. sh. 75/ pd fii Northern and Eastern 1001. sh. 25/. pd 131 2 2 81 i 6 no i.,00‘0?) 10!. . 1 . ; . South cent. Stockton and Darlington ............1 0 P 1 . sh. 2.0 11,000 ... 1 ha.r , es Have n 501. sh 2/. 10s. pd 1 Westminster and Greenwich,so/. sh. '2l. pd 0 6: 400 000 ...... ... York and North Midland 50 . sh. 30/. pd 38 MINES. 0 , 000 ...... ... Albion Coney Si. s' , 211. pel 12 4,000 i i . s s , A 'ten 151. sh. 12/, it rpd 10 10,000 ••• Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm.loo/. oh. at )1 d 1 Ditto Subscription .9.51. Ihl blk 2,000 lot. Bolanos l5Ol. sh all p 1 074 10,000 I!. lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. 5!. pm 351. sh. 201. pd 20 6,000 Msicatibas et Cocaes United 25/. sh. 21/. pd 12 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20). sh. 141. pd 34 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company 201. sh. 20/. pd Si 10,000 Ditto Scrip 101. sh. 10/. pd 9i 20,04)0 British Iron ...... .................... sh. 50/ pd €.4 6,000 13ritish Copper 5/. sh. 4i/. pd 1 Cata Branca 641 pd 8 Candonga 7tl. pd 0 10,000 1/ Copiapo 20/. sir. ISL pd 10 8,500 ... Columbian, iss. 51. pm.... 551. sh. 55/. pd 31 2,650 3/. English 20,000 6,155 Mexican Company General Mining Association so 2o l 100/. sh. 554/. pd 41 3,000 Polberou Consols de d p X pd d 13680 7 4: 4 11,500 Ditto Loan Notes 110,000 United Mexican, Iss. 2 pna..4o/. sh. all pd 1 Dan. Scrip o f _ Ditto New Scrip 5l pd 4 West Cork lOl.ll. s 2 ho h t h. .1. 50511c:01s:4.. .. p d n LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. ,000 . London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. 10 1,500 London University 1 001. sh. all pd 23 iOO King' College 1001. pd 19 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Austra li an Agricultural.loo/. sh. 241/. pd 43 6,000 4/. per cent. B:itlish American Land Company 234 pd 9 10,C00 61 per cent. Canada Comintny 1001. sh. 30!. pd S O 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Cana(4a Loan 9- ,' 20,000 1/. Bs. Cite te ßo l S nd t s e ' stm Navigation P N n a c v en a t tion 10t 151. sh. 14/. pd 05 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 11. 254 i London Corn. Sale Rooms ...... Av. '75/. sh. i(r S,OOO ... ...... Caoutchouc Company. • 12 4 /. / xi 32 New Brunswick Land C0rnp,,,,n...N3, pd 2,754 5/. per cent. Reversionary Int. 50c....100/. sh. 1001. pd 135 2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New . 1004 sh. 83/. pd 114 4,000 10,000 Os. Van Die..ner.'s Land lOOl. sh. I'7 l • p d 9 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES, JULY 27, 1839. 5 1 . :CE: ~.. BANKS 1,500,9001. 61. p. ct. Bank Os Scotlandi...S.V. 6s. Sd, sh, an p d 2,000,006/. 51 p. ct. .51( yal of Scotland'. l7n. 500.0001. 9 p. ct. British Linen Colwany...l l oo l: l B s h h : , a ll . l xi 'd LiSi . : 3,000,6061. 6/. p. ct. Commercial ...........5001. sh. 1 004; 4 V; .,1 5.000,00 C, sn. ct. Nictional 2,00),0001. Al. p. ct. Glasgow Union.— , 2501. s h. 4,000A01. 4p. ct. Western of Scotlraul 2OOl. sh 40/. pd 601 : INSURANCE CO} IPANIES. -.:5..0005h. 61 p. et. Scottish Union .. 2Ol. sh. 1/. pd ‘2.35. ',WO tlk P. ct. Hercu l es lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 122/... 10e,000 sp. et. Insurance Co. of; icotland.lo/. sh. 0,000 sp. ct. North British . .. 011 Pd 10 , 0e 2 °° l . 311 . 10Z. pd . 61. 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire V. 5 , 000 .6 p. ct. Edinburgh 14:e 100/. sh. 10/. pd 191.10 s 100/ 8-h 100,000 31 P. ct. West of Sco tland. . - 104 pd 14/10; . 101, pd it Os. 2 . 5 0 1 w. sh, all pd 5!: MISCELLANE OUS. 4,810 Edin. and Glas. Ua. Canalso/. sh. all pd 101. Ditto Allocated... • 2(3/. sh, all pd 471. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Steck Water 25/. sh, all pd 351. Carron Iron Come any ...2504 sh. all pd 441. 4,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Fount' try r,nt 4 , 34 pd 10,000 3 per coot. Edinburgh & Leith tGlass.2o/. sh. 16,7. p d 84, 4,500, I() per cent. Edinburgh Coal G: ...... sh. all pd 504 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 75'1 "7,4 per cent. Leith Coal Gas.... 2O/. sh. all pd 1,700 • 5 per cant. I• E 'Aj d TI 01 ‘l7l. iiinitbatbirlgety and R c a ,i lke pa n ‘ h y ß 11 an t ', w hil e one CANINE SAGACITY.—C )11 Wed nes d ay l ast two d cbildre residing in Burley's-lae .e, Leicester, Were left by their parents at home to prepare the dinner,r its v pi ttaf.?ro b ecame i gn i te d, cer‘e in a bl aze. A bull terrier of them was arranging the pot- hooks the cather, at the s a a n m d e in .ti a m m e, om bl e o n w t in a g u the fic its clothesterrier dog, a great favourite w tt. the child, seeing the imminent danger of its pet, flew t ) Its assistance, and at the hazard of burning its mouth, succs erled in tearing the flam ing clothes from the child, who, though much injured, is, we believe, out of danger. TEXAS. BATTLE BETWEEN THE TEXIAN TROOPS AND THE INDIANS. The following highly interesting letter to the Editor of the New Orleans Bee, was received by the steamer Velocipede, from the Red River : `• Natchitoches. July 25, 1839. GENTLEMEN,--lOCIOSed you will herewith receive an official report of an engagement which took place on the 15th inst., and a letter from General Rusk, dated the 17th instant, 75 miles north-west of Nacogdo ches, Texas, between a large body of the Cherokees, Caddo!, and other Indians, and the troops under the command of Brigadier-General K. H. Douglas, from which it will be seen the enemy sustained a heavy loss." Taken from the Red Lander, a newspaper published at San Augustine, Texas, dated July 20th, 1839. " Head-quarters, Camp Carter, July 16, 1839. TO THE HON. SYDNEY JOHNSON, SECRETARY AT WAR. " SIR—On yesterday the negociation on the part of the Commissioners having failed under your order, the whole force was put in motion toward the encampment of Bowles, on the Neches. Colonel Landrum crossed on the west side of the Neches, and marched up the river, the regiment under Colonels Burleson and Rusk moved directly to the camp of Bowles. " Upon reaching it, it was found to be abandoned. Their trail was ascertained, and a rapid pursuit made. About six miles above their encampment, in the vicinity of the Delaware village, at the head of a prairie, they were discovered by the spy company, under Captain J. Carter, and a detachment of 25 men from Captain Todd's company, led by General Rusk. The enemy displayed from the point of the hill. General Rusk mo tioned to them to come on—they advanced and fired four or five times, and immediately occupied a thicket or ravine on the left. " As we advanced the lines were immediately formed, and the action became general. The ravine was in stantly charged and flanked on the left by Colonel Bur leson, and a part of his regiment ; the rest of Burleson's regiment were led by Lieut.-Colonel Woodleff. A por. tion of General Rusk's regiment charged at the same time—and another portion took a position on a point of a hill to the right, and drove a party who attempted to flank us from that quarter. `• Thus instantly driving the enemy from the ravine and thicket, leaving 18 dead on the field, that have been found, and carrying off, as usual, their wounded, as was seen by our men. " Our loss was two killed, one wounded mortally and five slightly, to wit :—D. H. Rodgers of Captain Tipp's Company ; John Crane, of Harrison's Company ; H. P. Cronson, of same ; Hooper, H. M. Smith, and Ball, of Burleson's command ; James Anderson, of Captain Lewis's Company ; Solomon Albright, of Captain Vansickle's Company ; George S. Daughter, of Captain Box's Company, slightly. " Capt. Landrum was not able, having so much far ther to march, to participate in the engagement, but has bee❑ ordered to join this morning. All behaved so gallantly, that it would be invidious to particularise. The action commenced about half an hour before sunset, which prevented pursuit. Most of their baggage was captured, three kegs of powder, 2501 b. of lead, and many horses, cattle, corn, and other property. By order of " X. 11. DOUGLAS, Brigadier Gen. Corn. T. A. "JAMES S. MAYFIELD, Aide-de-Camp." A letter from General Rusk, dated the 17th instant has also just reached this Flace, i❑ which he remarks— "We have had another engagement to-day with the Indians, who occupied a very strong position. The contest lasted an hour and a half, when we charged and drove them fron► their station, in which, however, they sustained considerable loss, the amount of whelt is not yet ascertained. Bowles was found among the dead. Their number was very considerable, I think 500 or 600. Our loss was two men killed and upwards of twenty wounded, among whom was my brother and Major Augustine, of Santa Augustine county." We are happy to learn that every precaution has been taken to cut off the retreat of the enemy, and thereby pre vent a protracted war. We shall anxiously wait further intelligence from that quarter, and will endeavour to keep our readers promptly and correctly advised on this important subject. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of September 3.) SUCIAR.—Th e grocers have purchased sparingly of Bri. tish Plantation Sugar since our last report; the refiners have bought very cautiously, and although the merchants have submitted to a reduction on previous rates of 6d for the lower, and Is for good and fine yellow descriptions, still the private purchases have amounted to only 900 hhds and trs ; St. Kitts fine brown at 635, Jamaica mid ) ellow 64s 6d, and Antigua fine mid at 663 Gd ; at 'public sale 12 brls St. Kitts sold at 65s Gd for good mid bright yellow. This afternoon importers generally refused to submit to any further reduction ; in some instances, however, a few boards were disposed of on rather easier terms. At public sale 100 hhda 13arbaloes sold heavily at 65s 6d a 68s 6d for mid to fine quality, being 6d below former rates for the lower qualities, but the better kinds maintained previous prices. REF tsen.-Prices are on the decline : standard Lumps in small parcels have been sold at 82; to 82s 6d. Cru:bed at 353 per cwt, Bastards and Pieces have been less in request. Treacle has been in good demand, and former prices supported. Dutch Crushed Sugar is selling in small parcels only at 3356 d per cwt. MACRITIUS.-The demand has been limited for grocery as well as for refining descriptions, and prices have given way Gd per cwt. ; the whole however of 7.393 bags at public sale found buyers, low yellow at 633, middling 633 Gd to 64x, good 65s to 665. very fine nearly white 68s. good brown 61s 6d, and fine 62s 6d per cwt. This afternoon ordinary sorts are 6d cheaper, low foxy brown went at 563 6d to 583 61, middling 60s 6d, good 61s to 625, low to middling yellow 623 6d to 63s 6.1, good middling and good 643 to 655, fine 66s to 66s 6d, low middling greyish 62s Gd to 63s per cwt. EAST INDIA.-Bengal has been in good demand by the grocers ; and at the public sale of 5,000 bags, prices im ,,roved 6d per cwt for the better qualities, and the whole Found buyers; middling white fetched 66s to 663 6d, good , 68c to 68363, good bright yellow 663 to 66s Gd, mid rather dingy 6.5 s to 65s 6d, good greyish 64s 6d to 655, low dark brown 563 to 58s 6d, damp whites 64s 6d, to 66, and washed 64s to 663 per cwt. Manilla has sold to a fair extent by private contract, and the rates previously established have been fully supported ; for one parcel of 1,600 bags of low brown quality, 2ls 6d was paid; at auc tion the whole of 8,988 bags and 43 pipes were disposed of, low to fine brown at 203 6d to 225, low middling yellow 223 6cl to 235, damps 22s to 22s 6d.. and washed 20s to 22; 6d. This afternoon Bengal continued to be wanted by the grocers, and 5,247 bags at public sale were all disposed of, and very full prices were obtained, good white fetched 68; to 683 63, good mid 67s to 67s 6d, mid 66s to 66s 63, dingy yellow 64s 63 to 653, damps 66s Gd to 67s 6d, and washed 64s to 66s per cwt. FOREIGN,-This afternoon 204 chests, 40 hf-cheats, and 176 barrels Pernambuco were offered at public sale ; it was principally an indifferent soft parcel, the chief part of which was taken in at former rates, viz., good and fine dry white at 283 6d to 31s, low and mid soft white 253 to 27s 63, and ord brown to good yellow 20; to 243 per cwt; the few lots sold were considered rather cheaper. Mor.,asses -West India has sold to a fair extent by private contract, the purchases amounting to 550 puns, and prices continue firm; fine Antigua has brought 35s 6d to 365, ordinary and middling Trinidad and St. Vincents 33s to 343, and very low Berbice 32s 6d. COFFEE. -The trade during the past week have bought very sparingly of all kinds of West India Coffee, and a reduction on previous rates of 2s a 3s has taken place upon common. descriptions, and is to is Gd on mid and good qualities. This afternoon there was little in the home Coffee mar ket ; 1,218 bags Ceylon and 94 casks Jamaica were offered at public sale ; the former were only partly disposed of, but former rates were maintained, good ord green sold at 101 s to 101 s 6d, and fine ord I03s; the latter sold heavily, oril qualities arc rather cheaper, but the better sorts main. tamed their former currency, mid went at 1203 to 121 s, fine fine ord 1139 to 113 s 6d, fine ord 110 s, and good ord 95; to 993 6d per cwt. TEA-The monthly sales consisted of 56,099 pkgs or 4,048,5061b5., commenced yesterday in the presence of a fair attendance of the trade. Souchong, mid (Bing wiry blackish leaf full flavour, fetched 3s to its i ; Caper, but middling Is 8d to is 8-4al; Twan kay, but middling rather fresh Is B! i d to is 8;d; Orange Pekoe, but mid and mid little coarse scented 2s 4d to 23 81-d, but middling rather strong 9 3 to 2s Old ; Pekoe, good middling little heated 3; to 3s Od ; liysen Skin, good middling fresh coarse yellowish mixt leaf 1; 21d, ordinary coarse Tea is 01 5 -d to Is o_}d; Gunpowder, but middling rather coarse 2s 7d, coarse dark mixt leaf 2; 24d to 2s 21rd ; Congou, good ordinary coarse and new is 5d to Is 51 ; d, but middling little blackish dull leaf rather strong 1s kid to is 6d, but middling little coarse burnt Is 8d to 1 s tikel, but middling blackish wiry leaf rather strong and old Is 9d to Is 101 d ; Canton Baca, good middling little faint is 2kd to is 3d per The merchants to-day still refused to submit to lower prices, but there was an increased disinclination evinced on the part of the trade to purchase, and of 14,500 packages which passed auction the small quantity only of 600 were actually sold. RUhI, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-The Rum market last week was extremely quiet, but in prices little variation occurred ; in Leewards scarcely anything was done ; of Jamaica only 180 puns have been sold, 28 per cent over proof very pale colour and but little flavour at 5s 10d, 34 over fine quality 638 d, but during the last two days, in conse quence of the announcement of a Government contract for 80,000 gallons, the merchants have evinced more firm ness, and have refused 3s 6d for parcels of proof Leewards. For Brandy a fair demand has been experienced, and a t',:ifiing advance has been obtained fcr good qualities, but ord sorts remain as last quoted. Geneva has sold steadily at the rates of this day week. In British Corn Spirits no variation. To-day there was rather more demand for Leeward Island Rum. TALLOW.-The market was exceedingly dull towards the close of last week, and prices declined to 48s 63 en the spot, arid there were sellers at 463 63. to 47s for the last three months, but during the last two days a better disposition has been manifested ,to do business, a fair de mand has prevailed for P. Y. C. on the spot, and prices are stiffer, first quality selling at 48; 6d to 49s per cwt. For delivery in late months several contracts have been entered into, and pfees have rallied to 47s 3d to 47s Gd per cwt. SPICES.-Prices have given way id per lb for Pimeato, and a part only of 930 bags at public sale was sold , ord at 3d, and mid stalky to good at 34d to 3id per lb. Pepper has sold to a lair extent at previous quotations ; at auction 738 bags Malabar went at 44c1 to 41d for fair and good heavy ; 259 bags good light Sumatra free from stalks were taken in at 3 1 0, 80 bags long fetched 238 6d to 24s per cwt, and 12 bags white 10(1 to lld per lb. East India Gin ger has barely supported previous rates : at the public sales, consisting of 16 tons and 2,200 bags, only a part was sold, good mid Bengal went at 17s to ISs ; bold Tel licherry was taken in at 455. West India steady ; 43 casks low to good white Jamaica at auction fetched 75s to 164 s per cwt. In Cassia some small sales have been made at the last week's rates. In other articles no variation in prices to notice ; a few casks Nutmegs at auction sold at 3s lld to 4s ; Mace at 3a sd, and Cloves at Is 3d per lb. This afternoon the market for all kinds of Spices was quiet, and at public sale 2,564 robins Malabar Pepper sold at 4d a 4icl per lb for good half heavy, which is rather cheaper. RloE.—The demand has been very limited for East India but in prices no further variation has occurred. This afternoon Bengal the only in limited request, the principal part however of 3,021 bags at auction found buyers, and previous rates were generally supported, good white sold at 133 to 13s 6d, and taiddling 123 6d per cwt. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Globe of last evening, after an article in which Lord Brougham is lavishly abused, levels the following blow, designed no doubt as a political exterminator, at the Chartists :—" Chartism, having failed in England, is to be tried in Scotland. A Convention of Scotch De legates has been held in Glasgow, where Feargus at tended, and, as reported in the Northern Star, ' pro ceeded with a very powerful defence of every act of the General Convention sitting in London, in whose virtues and whose faults, whatever they might be, he was ready to take his share, both of praise and censure.' Great and influential as ' the People's Parliament' doubtless is, we cannot but regret it should be so ill furnished with members of the ' fourth estate.' Here is only the substance of what must have been a very long speech ; for, as the General Convention has been sitting some months, and of course has not been so idle as the Lords and Commons, the mere enu meration of its acts, to say nothing of their ' defence,' must have occupied no short time. Such enumeration would have been valuable ; for at present we have not been able to ascertain that the delegates did anything beyond giving advice about a holiday, which nobody followed ; stimulating the people to riots, in which they had not courage ereoe,gh to join ; and voting money to one another, for services about which they are now disputing, and bandying charges of jobbing and dishonesty, cal culated to bring the young republic into disesteem. If they have done more, it would have been kind in the Northern Star to inform us of it. If Mr. O'Connor entered into these charges, especially the last, we do not fear that the Delegates will do much harm in Scot land. Sawney likes to have a bawbee's-worth for his bawbee ; and will not give honourable members an op- portunity of getting five pounds a week for such services. . . . The Charter has become quite mild; and instead of telling the middle classes that they deserve to have their houses ' burned and gutted,' asks them for ' an expression of generous sympathy' toward Lovett, Vincent, Collins, &c., and says that ' the exercise of a generous clemency on the part of the Government would conciliate the good will of many a sturdy and stubborn Radical.' This is language which might be expected from those who have tried to get up a revolution, and have failed ; but the Charter calculates rather too boldly on the ienorance of its readers when it asks for inter position " on behalf of a number of men, the majority of whom have committed no moral offence, and who have sinned, if at all, in ignorance of the law under which they are suffering. If these men were so igno rant as not to know that burning houses and stabbing policemen were against the law, it is quite time that their legal studies should commence, and that they should have a practical lesson on the inconveniences which may arise from advising such acts, before they again come forward as public advisers. No public syru i pathy can be felt for them : it is universally admitted that they deserve none." The only domestic hrticle in the Courier is on the same subject, and our Contemporary takes occasion to praise the conduct of the Government in not employ ing she illegal conduct of the Chartists, as a handle for interfering - with the liberty of the Press. " The advan tage of possessing, and the duty of maintaining a Government," says the Courier," that preserves to all classes of the people the right of free discussion, even while putting down with a firm hand the disturbances to which such freedom of discussion may occasionally lead, have been impressively exhibited in the conduct of our present rulers towards the Chartists. The policy of the Governments that had held sway in this country for a quarter of a century previous to the era of Reform had invariably been to confound discussion with disturbance, the constitutional expression of po pular.opinion with violations of order, and demands for the amelioration of the laws with denionstrations of hos tility to the State and to society. A meeting for the redress of grievances was often the forerunner of a great and grievous addition to the evils complained of. To • submit and suffer was all the people had to do ; to meet and petition in the language dictated to men by a sense of intolerable oppression and accu mulated injuries, seemed, and indeed was, the sure way to increase, for the time being, the malady under which they groaned What ever may have been the faults, and they are heavy—the weaknessee, and they are numerous—of the Liberal Governments, that have existed throughout the last and present reigns, this redeeming virtue they have in common. Opinion, in this country and in Scotland, at least, has never been for one hour doomed arbitrarily to silence ; the political rights and immunities of all classes of thinkers have been respected and maintained ; while the sanctity of the law has been in no one instance violated without prompt and effectual atonement. Those who scoff at the policy of supporting such a Government as the present, and ridicule the little it has performed, should, and if honest or sane Reformers, would take into account the much that it has not performed. They will vainly interpret the phrase as expressing their own com plaint, and no more ; granting that they employ it justly, it may be not less justly employed by the de fenders of the Government, as pointing to the absence of a vast deal of practical and prolific mischief that must at this instant have been in existence, had Toryism been the Courtly creed and its champions obtained com plete ascendancy in the Legislature." The Standard, in an article on the Dover Banquet, affects to discover in the manifestation of Tory politics on that occasion, the overflowing attachment of the people throughout the country to Conservative princi ples. The following reads so like a humorous equi vogue, that were it not from the grave columns of our Contemporary, we should suspect it to be from the pen of some witty Whig or sarcastic Radical : " But what is the complaint of our Contemporaries? That at a festival professing no political object, and to which all parties, Tory, Whig, or Radical, who could afford the price of a ticket had access, the respect for Conservative . principles was so strongly marked, that, in spite of the avowed wishes of their illus trious guest, in spite of the suggestions of the Committee, and the neutral and extra-political charac ter of the toasts, its manifestation defied all attempts to repress it, and burst forth from time to time with a force and an unanimity which has led the organs of the Government to. denounce the dinner ' as a grand de monstration in favotir of Toryism.' We ask for no better proof of the universal unpopularity of Lord Melbourne and his colleagues than is to be found in this miserable confession, especially as we find it admitted in the Globe that ' several of the most distinguished Liberals of the district, in and out of Parliament, lent their aid to:carryout the professed designs of the projectors,and were present at the banquet.' What, we repeat, must be the general im pression of her Majesty's Ministers, when at a festival having no political character, at which ' many of the dis tinguished Liberals of the district assisted,' and at which it was suggested, not merely by Lord Brougham, but by the Duke himself, that all expressions of party politics should he avoided, the respect for Conservative principles ' should have been so unequivocally displayed as to have given rise to the assertion that this banquet was ' a grand demonstration in favour of Toryism,' and ' a cheat upon the country l' There can be but one reply to such an inquiry. Had the projectors of the ' Wellington Banquet' designed it for a political meeting, there would have been no difficulty whatever in making it ' a grand Conservative dernostration ; ' but, conducted as it was, and open to persons of all political opinions, with no other object than to express the feelings of gratitude which ought to animate the bosoms of all true-hearted Englishmen towards the Duke of Wellington, for the exalted services he has ren slilmnetl:vetttalhjereerxii.oliri;ibteudt, a b s ea dered his country, the irrepressible predominance of Con-. servative feeling, which our Contemporary assures us was displayed upon the occasion, must be received as_ the strongest testimony that could possibly be offered of the . estimation in which her Majesty's Ministers and their measures are held by the public at large. Instead s ' not having answered its professed design , ' i t t ha p n l le v% a .a r s ' to have accomplished a great deal It has shown, so e c n o t u h n u t s r i y e ' s f t o i c r ever contemplated by its projectors. esteemfar a sany which suc I ceremonial is entertained throng the whilst i t Wellington, has a not t th, onlya same as time politician yond all possibility of cto the i t rin ad o i s c t tio e n a , ra t e h s e t s a t n r d en c g o t n h s o ta f n t t hi ii tt i party which has been „ its appreciation of h is character . The Times of t his morning raves in the following fashion subject of the approachi ng e l ect i on f or ; „ A g on Manchesternti h en e himself to a const i tuency e t al il da n c wa hmob pr irdegs ee 1:1 with an understood or professed determination to support the Whigs—and this is the exact condition of Messrs. Greg and Gibson—not only avows hi s rea di ness to go into Parliament as a slave, but, implores the electors to forge the fetters whereby he and them selves are to be ignominiously bound. The general policy of these Whigs—their barter of high state policy to O'Connell's Papists—their sordid and sacri legious sacrifice of the Protestant Church, their base attempt to play off their successful artifices with a female Sovereign against the solemn voice of Par liament—their declared intention to sectarianize the _EV RN 1 Nt4 EDITI ON. education of the people—their systematic encourage- 1 ment of Irish convicts and Chartist Magistrates—their despotic proscription of a free legislature in Jamaica— their insolent resolution to enforce their absolutism at pn m ei nstcthreco with icotton tb ed home by an enormous increase of bayonets and batons— their ignorant and heartless cruelties to the poor—their injusticePt Prussian a o h l u e r Lr ue ni n a g i u m et hf,anect;trculartreleise,pi their refusal their con .tetfiuns;ltotooruer- ancient scats of learning by setting up rival institutions, whereby Cambrid ge , with a decaying University, must necessarily become a decaying town—all this, we need not say, is perfectly understood. Moreover, since the passing of the Reform Bill —a measure which, under a Consti tutional Executive, might have been productive of infinite benefit to the community—the expenditure of the coun iio s w s h n e s out n a d n y " co ' i r g r e j :p b o b n i , ding t b r a y s , bweheant withgreatly e g r eeaesme dm, increase in our national security or comforts. • ";Now, let the people of Manchester and Cambridge ask themselves what practical advantage they have de rived from a professedly Reformed Government. They have got a change in municipalmetters—what are they the better for it ? They have seen the tithe question settled in Ireland—what gain has it brought to them An Irish Municipal Bill to suit the purposes of O'Connell remains to be struggled fhr—if it were carried to-mor row, what in all the world could it effect for Manchester or Cambridge? In short, is there a single measure passed or contemplated by the Whigs that can do them the smallest good ?" [The last paragraph is amusing from the impudent dis honesty which it exhibits. So no constituency is to regard the good done to an y parts of the empire, unless they are directly ham:fitted by it. Their first question to their . representatives must be, " What bribe shall we have ? No sop in the pan, no vote !"] The Morning Cbronicle takes notice of the fuss the Tories have been making about the Dover Banquet, and ridicules the idea of its leading to any political re sult. " The Eglintoun 'Tournament," says our Con temporary, " is not less prognosticatory of a change of national policy than the Dover dinner. True, the rains. transfbrined the new field of cloth of gold mto the field of sloppy sawdust ; but nevertheless that eminent Tory, Lord Londonderry, was king of the lists ; nor was it for nothing that shivered lances won chivalric honours for that devoted supporter of Church and State, espe cially in Ireland, the Marquis of Waterford. The scores of thousands of applauding spectators, and the gathering of the clana for the glory of Aristo cracy, may he said distinctly to evince the nation's desire for Government by the House of Lords, and. its preference of the policy of the Peerage to represen tation under the 112. form Act. One of our 'Tory Con temporaries has begun to open up the subject ; and, if pursued, but for the untoward weather that swamped itself, the Eglintoun tournament could not have failed to swamp the Dover demonstration. " Drowning men,' says the proverb, catch at straws.' So catches Toryism at the dinner to the Duke. We thrixv it the broken lance of the Knight of the Morning Star' into the bargain. If its hopes of power can float on either, they must be buoyant as a bladder. Tee faction has never recovered the repulse it received (ruin the Queen. Only the despe rate game is left of forcing itself upon a Sovereign and a people who have both evinced their strong aversion. Unlace this manceac ring with neutralities to manufac ture them into demonstrations. But Kentish fire is harmless in fight. There must be much more formidable exhibitions before the faction that borrows or steals credit from the great warrior's name can excite any apprehension of tee restoration of its discarded and de teated policy." Ti:e IllorningPost examines in detail the late changes in the Ministry. We have only space for the antici patory remarks upon the future career of the new Go vernor-General of the Canadas :—" Mr. Pouldt Thom son, provided his health be net further injured by sea sickness in going out to Conada, will, in cumnion consistency with his former career, make a great dis• t ilay of philosophy in his government of Canada. lie will. pro bably endeavour to show the inhabitants that all their discontent arises, as it does in so many cases, from being by far too well off in the world. Ile will show them how injuriously they have been savoured by Great Britain in taking their timber at dutint, so much lower than the duties on Baltic timber. Ha will pro pose to relieve them of the over-prosperity which has been so injurious to them, by prevailing on the British Government to encourage the import of Baltic timber in preference to Canadian. In this way Mr. 'Thomson will be sure to make a great sensation, and ho will have the additional satisfaction of showing that Horace was perhaps as shrewd a fellow in his way as even Lord Melbourte.— • Clum. non animunt, mutant, qui trans mare currant.'" The illoraing Herald has an article on the recent events in Spain, in which the Tory idol Don CARLOS is denounced as an " io!atuated simpleton !" Upon the conduct of Maroto, and the 111 wl(Cs abandonment :of the Carlist cause, we quote the following explication : " This Maroto, who evidently cute:T(l the service of Don Caries with the intention of 'defraying nllti into the hands of his enetnivs, is the o.i'stingttish , ..,d per an whom Mr. Peter Bortimick sharply lectured us for de ' scribing as an executioner and no soldier. Oar read ers will recollect that on hearing cf the tragedy of Estella, in which Maroto was the principal actor, and such men as Sanz, Garcia, Guergue, and others the victims, we denounced the traitor, and de clared that if he were allowed to continue in command of the forces of Don Carlos, with his hands reeking with the blood of his most faithful Generals, he would bring upon the Carbst cause the execration of civilised Europe. He was continued in the command, and from tout tine we took no further interest in the affairs of the barbarians on either side than was ❑ecessary to con vey to the public an early and simple account of the events which attended the progress of a conflict more jisgraceful to humanity than any which Europe has known since the light of civilization dawned upon her shores." HAMBURG MAIL. HANOVER, AuG. 26.—The King, with a numerous suit, set out yesterday afternoon for Celle. The Duke of Brunswick was to arrive at Celle at the same time. It will depend on the Queen's health whether she will be present at the races even for one day. The Committee appointed to draw up the new pro posals for the Constitution had its first sitting on the 0 4th, not en the 20th, as was stated. The cause of the delay was that Director Meyer, of Usnaburg, President of the Commission, did not arrive here till the 23d. Like ali the other Members, he learnt his appointment from the Hanoree Gazette, and expected a special summons to Hanover, which, however, was not sent to him till he failed to appear on the 20th. St. PETERSBURG, AUG. 24.—Their Imperial Ma jesties and family have resided for some weeks at Zirzkojesao. The Emperor leaves us next week to go to Moscow, and thence to Borodino. The Grand Duke Alexander, the Duke of Lcuchtenburg and his consort the Grand Duchess Maria Nicola jewna, and the foreign Princes now here will accompanying the Emperor, but will set out some days earlier. His 111,:jesty leaves Zarskojesslo on the 27th. The Empress Alexandrina will not leave us Up to the 19th of this month 843 ships had arrived at Croustadt, and 603 had sailed. Up to the 16th 1,294 had arrived at Riga, and 1,193 sailed. (From the Pi ussian State Gazette.) VIENNA, AUG. 23. Prince Metternich's health has been improving for some days. The physicians have pronounced his disorder to be a tertian ague, which, it may be hoped, will soon be perfectly subdued by the remedies applied.—Hamburg Papers, Aug. 30. 1-IAMBUIZG BORDEN HALLE, AUG. 30. Billy. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents Bank snares thlo-11uan Loan lO6 llllrii,tll 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate - inscription, Ist Seri as — 11th.iian 5 per Cent. Hop., af,.l ,o.11(1 and 4tli ..- Se, i , s Ditto iii Certificates Dutch ictual Debt 2 , ,p- tent , ...5 3 4 Ditto .... ........ a per Urn' l°l l'oli,!; Bonds New !icket .... Anglo.Dmiish I-n.1'43 per Cent. 7lk, 71 Norwegian t.. , :aii, 1,31, 4 per Cent...... 1014,4 EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HMICURG, AU ti. 3;1.—:3. 13,i..—Tivo months, 13. I►!i. PETERSITITIWiI, AUG. '2. -. Two months, 39 y,,,. ST UCii. /I 01, Nj. Auo. "..It.Ninety days, 11, 1.4 i “,,,,,,,,,,, Am... 27. -Three, months, G. 034,, I.riesic, Auo. 2i;.-I'htee mo ths, G. 11. se f a s 'l a ' r covead e , hhas o having f gth a e b about manual imanncdhpkl platoon so corn law Shiel i s to be the Vice-Presi dent exerci. • If the office require no fitness for its duties, let it be abolished. If it do, appoint a p ro p er man , a mer chant, or manufacturer, or b an k er, an d not a mere imbe cilein commeice, ‘k ho supports Irish absentees at the expense of the people, and clamours for the continuance of that law by tvllteli the peasantry of Erin are robbed of enormous rents, and converted into miserable white slaves, simply to plese the county gentlemen. That milk-and water juste utilicu economist, Baring, is to occupy the position vacated by Spring Rice, and Lord Howick, the repealer, retires from the cabinet which has a bread taxer for its head. We believe the other Cabinet arrangements are in favour of our views ; but with the Chancellor of tie Exchequer in favour of a fixed dnty, and the Vice-Presi dent of the Board of Trade against us, we must learn more and more to rely on ourselves and the country, endless upon the government. —Anti. Corn Law Circular. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—An inquest was held_all, last evening, before Mr. Payne, at the Vestry Hall, whose H Ilcrselydown, on the body of John Leary, 25 , treatment of death was accelerated by the violent t re atment were Irishmen, Hay and Patrick Hart. All the parties _ u _ y J 1 the two latter eel on the night of the 20tdh by I abusinm his father. He picked a quarrel with decease , f; . nocked b him down, and at resented it, end they ,repeatedlyhilt the ' other beat him in the most intervals one held hir_u_ i v e - i ___ 11 treatment continued for nearly co artily manner. TI that time no policeman could be fou n d to prevent it. an b cur, and during `Three c days after the deceased to o k t o hi s I t e r et. d ,e day last. , Verdict `That bed and died on N at de ' ceased died o f ii.fiammatlon of the lungs, probably acce -1 rated by the brutal conduct of Hay-and Hart." ri GIsBORNE V. H A ItT. --: ....1e verdict in this case tried la.t Friday at Livel pool, was reported in se veral wrs, as given for the plaintiff instead of for the , defendant.