The Sun. — London, England, 1839-10-18 00:00:00

RELAN ' REPEAL OF THE UNION.—At the weekly meetine. •'f the Trades' Union' last Wednesday evening, M. S. i'Crawford's answer to the address of that body was read. 1 As the length of the document precludes its publica tion in our columns, we will take respectively from the Pilot and the Mail such remarks on the reply as will suffice to indicate its c h aracter. W e gather from Mr. f. Crawford's letter this— He admits that no justice can be obtained for Ire land from a British Parliament. Well, this is a good I admission to begin with. Mr. Crawford admits the I basis of the Repeal agitation. He admits the pre mises, and though he wanders into much extraneous !matter, yet his conclusion, and the conclusion of the Irish nation is, after all—domestic legislation. As to tithepre c i se po i nt at w hi ch domestic legislation shall end, ti and imperial legislation commence—that, we think, is the only question to be settled between Sharman Craw ford and the Trades, who, in point of fact, represent at present the Repealers of Ireland. We arrive, then, at this conclusion—that Mr. Sher r man Crawford will join the people in seeking for some sort of domestic legislation; if so, we arc agreed. All 1 classes of Irishmen can go tor that ; and it will be easy to settle in the " painted chamber" the detail of the question. Mind this : we do not compromise our de mand for the full measure of Repeal, should we agree to give Mr. Crawford's plan a trial. We are, for a feth.ral union with England, bound together by the r.,lden link of the Crown, but allowing us complete • power over our own resources. This, and whatever is necessary to this, we shall never swerve from. We shall assist in supporting her Majesty, and her Ma jesty's army and navy, from - our own resources ; but improving and encouraging our own trade and under tak;:ngs—deepening our rivers—improving our harbours --aiding our fisheries—supporting our manufactories-- and, in short, employing our peopla—th ese a l ocal ' Parli ament can or w ill e ff ec t ; and these no British Par liament ever will accomplish.—Pilot. Mr. CRAWFORD confines himself in his reply (in which, as we expected, he positively declines to have anything to do with the Repeal or the repealers) to the question of a domestie legisiatoce, and declares him self opposed to any measure, hr.vina, for its object the restoration of the Irish Parliatuent, for these reasons : Ist. Because a Repeal of the Union would lead to legislative collision with Great Britain. 2d. Because the Roman Catholics would seek as cendancy. 3d. Because an Irish Parliament could never bold its own with the Imperial one. For these reasons—Mr. Crawford disapproves of the repeal; but he has nevertheless a substitute croteLet of his own, %%hid] he submits to the Trades', proposing that a sort o f pre li m i nary parliament, or parliamentary grand jury should be held in Dublin, previous to each session of the Imperial Parliament, to decide on sendin g forward such bills as they approve of, for the consideration of the legislature ; but van'ty is his be setting sin, and has here led him to take a very false and dangerous step—false in itself, and infinitely dan gerous as regards its effect on his own character for discretion. Having thus rejected O'Connell's crotchet, and proposed his own, he goes on to the gist of his letter. He will have nothing to do either with repeal or re peaters, with agitation or with agitators : " Even if the measure of repeal were in itself expe dient, I ask my countrymen to look back to the results of Irish agitation for the last nine years ; and from the experience of the past, to estimate their chance of suc cess for the future." He then derides and denounces the various associa tions, pours unutterable contempt on the Precursors, and tells the patriots of the Trades that they and their party are little better than hypocrites and place-hunters. ‘Vhat., a pity that Sharman Crawford should be the prapnatical and crotchetty character he is! He has horaesty, ability, great powers of expression in writing, as this letter proves, and he is also one of the valuable tlass of " frightened Protestants." But his greatest merit in his sovereign contempt far the shuffling, crin g;ng, Jesuitical policy of O'Connell, which he de nounces, once more, to‘sards the end of his letter.— Mail. HAMBURG AND FLANDERS EVEN ING EDITION. MAILS ~",~~ - "`": 0 , 11 3 S' BRUSSELS, OCT. 16.—The average prices of Wheat during the past week, was 24.2.7 f., and of Rye 14.0,5 f. Wheat, therefore, remains free from import duty, and . , the exportation of wheat ond wheat-flour is probibi%,. Rye is liable to an import duty of :11.50f., and to an export duty o f 2.5 centimes per 1,000 killogry, arn „ . A letter from Leige of the 14th, says .o-morrow a beginning will be made with the rer Joval from our magazines and forts of the gunpowdr.:r with which they are filled, and which is to be sent t's Antwerp and Mons. To-day, at half-past one n''.:tock, Baron Feick had an audience of the King at t:Ate Palace of Lae ken, and delivered to his Mojesty credentials as Ambassador from the King of the Netherlands to his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The Secretary the Legation being absent, Baron Falck waited ale,ne on the King. Several per dons of distinction were present at the re ception of the Ambassador, which took place with much sole mn ity. The interview was of considerable length, The Cardinal Archbishop of Malines had an au dience yesterday of tbe Minister of the Interior. M. Lebeau has been to Hesse Cassel, where he had, on the Bth, an audience of the Electoral Prince, to pre sent his credentials as Minister of the King of the gians. M. Lebeau intended to return immediately to Frankfort. BELGIAN k UNDS—Bausear.e, Orr . 16. Actual Debt, 2y4 per Cent. ..... Rothschild's Loan, 5 per ..... 101 Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per - Cent. 92% 3 per Cent.. 7 Loan of City, 1832 , 4 per Cent... ......IYe95 Society of Commerce, 45g per Cent-- 11 4 Bank of Belgium, 5 per C ent ...... National Society . 74)e....... Exchange on Lond on (short) ............... 12 —Brussels P a p ers , O ct , 16. . I Sir E. Lytton Bulwefs play, about to be pro• duced at the Haymarket: Theatre, under the superin tendence of Mr. Macready, is called Norman, or the Birthright. On Tuesday last as Francis Lovell, Esq., of the 1 Ist Life Gu ar d s, was s h oot i ng with a party of brother 1 officers at the Red House, Battersea, while leaning his gun on a bench it slipped, and the charge passed through his left arm, which was obliged to be imme diately amputated. The young gentleman is in his eighteenth year, and had only joined his regiment a month, On Thursday morning, between 9 and 10 o'clock, Thomas Fletcher, a porter to a broker residing at No. 11, Henrietta -street, Manchester-square, was boiling a quantity of turpentine for the purpose of making a corn position for polishing furniture, when it boiled over, and in endeavouring to recover it from the fire the contents of the vessel fell upon the man, and scalded him in a dreadful manner. He was removed to Middlesex Hos pital in a deplorable condition. The corn averages, made up yesterday, exhibit a continued ':a11 in the price of wheat. The weekly average is 675. 2d., and the aggregate average of the six weeks is 705., which is a decline of 3 s . 7d. on the former, and 4d. on the aggregate avozage, as compared with last week. The duty on foreign wheat remains the same, viz., 10s. Bd.; but by aext week's return, in consequence of the considerable fall this week, the duty on importation will be incree A d . BURY, TUESDAY.— ..4 5 1. bazaar was held at the Guildhall yesterday for ..ne sale of fancy work, the pro ceeds to go in a id of the funds of th e S u ff o lk G enera l Hospital. It took 'Aace under the auspices of the Mar chioness of Brist',/, and was attended by the Duke of Norfolk, Marr a,ois and M arc hi oness o f Bristol, Earl and and LA Countess of * Euston, Earl a n d C ountess o f J ermyn, Lord .. Charles H ervey , L or d A. Hervey, Lord and Lady siarles l Fitzroy, Lord Edward Howard, Lady Lau-,a Fitzroy, Lady Sophia Wyndham, Hon. Mr. Pr me, Colonel R us hb roo k , M .P., and Lady, Mr. Townley, M.P., and Lady, Viscount Forbes, Mr. Vaughan, Lady Bunbury, Sir William and Hon. Lady Middleton, Viscount Ipswich, Lord John Fitzroy, Sir Henry and Lady Blake, the lion. Miss Upton, the Hon. Augustus and Lady 1-:!ii..heth Phipps, Sir John and Lady Tyrell, Lady Pocklintnn, and upwards of five hundred of the nobility and gentry of the surrounding cotaties. The principal stall was occupied by the Mar -o.aioness of Bristol, who was assisted by Lady Katha rine Jermy n and Lady Charles Hervey. At the oppo site end was the stall of the Countess of Euston, who 7thsea3sam resli3l,Ste4 . by Lady Ch ar l es an d L a d y L aura Fi tzroy. sum of 2,500/sed, withi n a f ew pounds , the handsome STE-km POWER IN BIRNIINGHAM.—TiIe steam power employed in Birmingham is at the present time, 3,436 horses' power, of which 2,155 horses' power is t mployed i n t h e metal trade of the town. The number of steam-engines is 240, of which 65 are high pressure, and the remainder condo r sing engines. In the first 35 years after th e introducti on of steam power, only 42 engines were set to work ; in the next 15 years, 78 were erected ; and in the last eight years 120 have been established. The consumption of coal is estimated at 240 tons per day. EDUCATION IN TILE STATF: OF NEW YORK. u g os t It appears from the New York Evan ge li st for A 24th, that there are in that State 10,600 district schools, with 540,000 scholars, and a State capital of more than 5,300,000 dollars. The total expense of their public schools annually is 1.636,965 dollars, and the total amount of capital invested in their colleges, academi es , an d common sc h oo l s . is 11,391,446 dol lars. There are 147 incorporated academies in the State, 106 of w hi c h repor t 17,2,33 students , 7, 12 4 whom are pursu i ng hi g h er c l ass i ca l stu di es . Th ere are numerou s ot h er fl our i s hi ng aca d em i es i n t he Tl2l of State, two of which annually receive each about 10,000 dol 19rs as tuition fees. There are 21,000 dollars annually otiOnpriated by the State to the colleges, which aro at- teirded by 1,058 students. The population of the i State is about 2,500,C00. THE PEOPLE'S J()URNAL. TO THE WORKING CLASSES.-EVERY WORKING MAN SHOULD BUY AND READ THE CHARTER NEWSPAPER of SUN. DAY NEXT, full of information, both interesting and important to Trade abd Political Societies, and tire only Lon don Paper in which authentic information respecting their pro ceedings tan be obtained, with all tho General News of the Week. From the various improvements recently made in THE CHARTER, it may be truly called the PEOPLE'S PAPER—the best and largest publication. THE CHARTER of SUNDAY NEXT contains the Re ports of, and Comments on, the Trial of Four Carpenters on Wednesday, at the Middlesex Sessions, for Combination. Orders received by all Newsmen. An early Edition in time for Post on Friday. Office, 16, Catherine -street, Strand. THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, FR DAY, CCT. 18, 1839, Will be performed the Opera of ART Artaxerxes, Madame Vestris Arta AXERXES. banes, Mr. Borrani (hi s second appea rance on the English stage) ; Arbaces, Mr. W. Harrison ; Mandane, Miss Austin (Pupil of Mr. T. Welsh, her second appearance on the stage). After which, DR. DILWORTH. Dr. Dilworth, Mr. W. Farren ; Syntax, Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Dilworth, Mrs. Urger. To conclude with the New Farce, in Two Acts, called ALIVE AND MERRY. Mr. Samuel Perkins, Mr. W. Farren. Frank Saunders, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Luke Sharp, Mr. Bartley. Patrick Day, Mr. Brougham. Waiter, Mr. W. H. Payne. Servant, Mr. Kerridge. Miss Penelope Perkins, Mrs. Orger. Bella, Mrs. Humby. Landlady, Mrs. Emden. To-morrow, (the Third Olympic Night), The Two Fi garos, The Bengal Tiger, The Loan of a Lover, and the Prin ter's Devil. On Monday, Artaxerxes, with Ask No Questions, and The Queen's Horse. On Tuesday, Beaumont and Fletcher's Comedy of Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, Leon, Mr. G. Vandenhoff (his third appearance on the stage), with Why Don't She Marry ? and Simpson and Co. On Wednesday, Artaxerxes, with other Entertainments. Dress Boxes, is; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, •2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances t• commence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Two Last Nights of Mr. T. P. Cooke's Engagement. 'n consequence of th e i mmense °vet flow on Wednesday to wit ness [the entertainments of that Evening, Messrs. Butler, Elton, and T. P. Cooke, will repeat their performance in the three pieces THIS EVENING, OCT. 18, Will be performed the celebrated Tragedy of THE AVENGER. Waller (the Avenger), Mr. Butler; Bernard, Mr. Saville; Agnes, Mrs. Henry Vining. After which (compressed into three acts) the popular Drama of WILLIAM TELL. William Tell, Mr. Elton (his last appearance ; Emma, Mrs, W. Daly. To conclude with, the successful Nautical Drama of BEN THE BOATSWAIN. Ben Bowling, Mr. T. P. Cooke. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.MORROW. Morning 3 minutes after 11. Evening minutes alter 11. ...„,,_.... to .. i . ... 4 .. . ,_ • .., . ~ • .......... c ~. o- • • - •,.-..•,-----,. , . ,- , ,, 7 Qr-dle LONDON : FRID 'AY, OCTOBER 18, 1839. We coT . :, le ,a a paragraph yesterday from the Obserr,er, stating that the heads of the Tories, and not,ebly Sir ROBERT PEEL, had replied to some rational Protestants of Ireland, who had implied of him if the advent of the Tories to power was in reality to be the signal of civil war in Ireland, that there was no design of pushing the persecuting or exterminating principle to the lengths to which the ultras of the party at present carried it. Sir ROBERT is said to have signified that it was neces sary for party purposes to keep up and encourage the No Popery cry, but that it was not to be made the basis of his policy, on returning to office. This accords remarkably well with facts. Against the base party No Papery outcry, which has been howled at Exeter Hall, and reverberated by Bishops, Deacons, ard Prebyters, from Penzance to Caith ness, Sir _ROBERT PEEL has never said one word, thoup,!l, as a party leader, he has profited by the scandalous delusion. But as it is not probable that the cold, calculating, expediency politician would sanction the repeal of the Act he forsook his party to carry, it seems very likely that he has given assurances of this kind to his moderate and apprehensive friends in Ireland. Mean and dis creditable as such low, shifting, intriguing, policy is, no man can doubt that it is nobler, wiser, and more magnanimous, than a course of brutal perse cution, provoking civil war on account of some shadowy differences of opinion, concernin g what must of necessity be doubtful, if not unknown. We gave the Observer, therefore, full credit for the statement, and gave the praise of humanity and thoughtfulness to Sir ROBERT PEEL, though at the expense of party bigotry and party consistency. The Tory papers, however, would not tolerate any such belief. They disdained to allow the commu nity to suppose that Sir ROBERT PEEL is not as ready to persecute the eight millions of Catholics who are dispersed through the empire, as Parson M‘GHEE, or Priest PHILLPOTTS. "We have," said the Times of Wednesday, distinct authority to state that, so far as Sir R. PEEL is concerned, there is not, and there has not been, the shadow of a foundation for any part of the Observer's statement." The Baronet, then, has never assured the moderate men of his party that he is averse from the persecuting, unsocial, diabolical principles of those ultras who have been exerting themselves to the utmost to kindle religious discord. He is closely leagued with them. They have declared that he can only come into power on con dition of repealing the Catholic Emancipation Act ; others have declared that he has no intention of adopting their violent principles ; his partizans hasten to contradict this latter assertion ; the former neither he nor they have ever contradicted ; whence it is perfectly clear that he is prepared to go the whole hog, and to take office as the champion of the M‘GHEEs, the STOWELLS, and the PHILLPOTTS. The de nial of the Times, made, as it says, on authority, pledges Sir ROBERT to the ultra doctrines of the bigots, and deprives the country of all reason for expecting safe and moderate policy from the Tories, whenever, for our misfortune, they shall be restored to office. The language of the Times tallies well with that of the Journals of its party. An article in the Quarterly Review, just published, speaks with unmeasured contempt and indignation of the policy pursued last Session by the Tory leader. In one place it declares that principles —meaning ultra, No Popery, and persecuting principles —should be rigidly followed out at all hazards. In an other it blames the Conservatives for support ing the Ministers when the latter were d e f er ,di ne , the Constitution from the attacks of the Radicals, and insists on the necessity of the Tories never voting with them, even when the Ministers take Tory views. War to the knife against the Govern ment is the language of the Quarterly; and war, stern and unforgiving war, to the leader or leaders of the Tories who will not embrace and follow out the anti social, unchristian, uncharitable, extermi nating policy which is now preached by the ultra- Tory p r i ests , and advocated by the ultra-Tory scribes. The languag e of the Times and of the Quarterly Revietu coincides, and while the latter assures u i s cyr t :v h t a ,h t e w Sfeoirrremerdeclares ROBERT would be deserted by uallltrah-ipsol pa he not to adopt u authority y v , i o t l h e a n t t he means to be their humble instrument. We are glad that we are able to add, for the information of •all the merchants, shop- THE SUN, LONDON, t 4 MDAY, OCiIOiER 18, i 836. keepers, men of fetters; artisans, and, in short, fo the information of the whole of the industrious part of the community, that the Quarterly Review follows Mr. Gout.ntifor and Sir R. PEEL in evincing ttn undeniable hostility td Post•ofsce Reform. Every art is used, every thought which Militated hatred to improvement can suggest, is brought forward to discredit the whole system of a uniform penny ptlBlhge with pre payment and rapid delivery. Mr. HILL'S plan is ridiculed ; the merchants and shopkeepers who de. sire it are taunted with seeking to tlettiV4 the public, while they only want to save their own pockets; the danger to the revenue is exaggerated, and all the arguments brought for ward, which can be mustered, to prove that the Tories must not, and ought not, to permit a reduc tion of postage. It is denied that the Post-office was originally intended principally for the conve. nience of commerce. It is asserted that it was es tablished and regulated for the sake of revenue, and for the sake of revenue the high rates are to be kept up. The Tories continue true to their old doctrine—" Perish commerce—perish the nation, rather than that our means of squandering sixpence should be lessened." Toryism is painted in the Quarterly in its true colours, as equally hostile to commercial improvement and religious toleration. If there be just grounds for dreading that it may be again carried into office by religious prejudice, all dread disappears when we thus find it arrayed against Post-office improvement. The love of money may, in general, be relied on to overcome religious prejudices, but when it is every day ap pealed to, as by the tax on postage, Priestcraft and Torycraft will in vain strive against it. they are rather disposed to be riotous and turbulent. than energetit ili achieving their own deliverEtnee. Theft. tot-laid ih relation to the Conventiontheit prertrehee or chaitisth to Cori - Ida* humbles their best friends. A bright spot in their history are those numberless mechanies' instittitions i benefit clubs i And Vatiotis totietie§ Whith they ha4t gablished for their mutual benefit, help, and pro tection. We say, with a feeling of deep sorrow, that there is nothing now to boast of in the charac ter of the bulk of our population. Such is the condition to which the unTiestioned dominion of the aristocracy and the unresisted sway of the prietthbd have reduced them. What more grati fication, then, can the Tories seek, or find in exalting the aristocracy, and extending the power of the priesthood ? To what depth of degradation, for the honour of a system, are they resolved to plunge the population of this empire ? Against anything like democracy or equality they rail with the fury of bedlamites. Every attempt of the people to attain political power and improve ment they treat with unmeasured ridicule and scorn. Supposing the Tories to succeed—supposing them to be again restored to power—supposing them again endowed with the legislative means of farther aggrandizing the aristocracy and the priesthood, let them tell us what depth of degradation ; sub serviency, and meanness in the bulk of the people will satisfy their towering pride and ambition ? The principle of Toryism being to exalt the aristo cracy and the priesthood, it must of necessity cause the degradation of the people; the principle of Liberalism being to improve the whole, may not succeed, but it proposes for' ts object to avoid the degradation which Toryism inflicts. nish Bondholders at Paris, has sent the fol!owing corn: thdideadon to the 3lecle -•=..`‘ The president of the Corn ipittee has had the honour of seeing the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finances several times. Marshal Souk has dcelared that he has given to M. De Ru thigq the indst preCise instrtictions to watch over the interests of the Opanish bondholders ; and M. Passy has formally promised not to pettnit the quotation of *dy loan for. Spain, unless our interests he pr#etly re. giiialed. To COMPlete this system of defence, ono of the Members of the Committee: hat been sent to Lon don to inquire of the Stock Exchange if It ersists in its determination not to quote any new loan of the tioir ern ,- tii6ht of Madfid ) tintil it shall have done honour to its engagements. The iitisOet giten by the Stock Ex change is, that the decision in thin respect is positive, and nothing can change it." Attl l a:BT OF AUGUSTUS BLANQUI. At half-past six o'clock dti Mon4E.y Morning the Burgundy diligence was on the point Gi Starting, and the names of the travellers called over, when it appearz , ..l that one was absent ; after waiting some time, the latter appeared suddenly and mounted the top of the coach. The diligence was in motion, when four persons, who were dressed like travellers, declared that they were agentsof the municipal police, and had an order to arrest the traveller who got up last, and whose name was Augustus Blanqui, one of the persons implicated in the May riots. At first Blanqui appeared to hesitate, but reco. vering himself, he called persons to his assistance, ex claiming " Aid, aid, patriots !" All resistance was in vain, and the police were endea vouring to take him down from the coach when, with a rapid movement of his band, he carried something to his mouth, but, which, however, they were enabled to prevent him swallowing. At the same time five other individuals who were in the office yard, where they had taken leave of Blanqui, were also taken into custody. The six were put into two hackney coaches, and conducted to the police-office. In .fact for several days it has been ascertained that Augustus Blanqui was in Paris, and that he was about to fly into Switzerland by the way of Burgundy, taking the steam-boat from Chalons to Lyons. From that moment he was the object of a strict and general sur- Our report of the dinner given to the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, at Portsmouth, on Wednesday, will be read with pleasure. The spirited defence of the Government, pronounced by Mr. BARING, against the ridiculous charges of the To ries, for appointing one or two Roman Catholic Gentleman to office, is a convincing proof that the never ending declamation of the Tories has not produced the smallest alteration in the sentiments of the Ministers. Had Mr. Wyse, instead of being a polite, well educated, enlightened Catholic gentleman, the distinguished advocate of the most extensive education, been an ignorant, blubber-eating Esquimaux, or even one of the fraternity of Thugs, the Tories could not have more vehemently condemned his appointment to be a Lord of the Treasury. Mr. MORE O'FERRALL is one of the most assiduous, unas suming gentlemen that ever sat in Parliament; had he been an empty chatterer, like Colonel SIB THORP, the appointment would have deserved the reprobation of the Tories. To object to him be cause he is a Catholic, is to repudiate the glories of our HENRYS and our EDWARDS. The Tory principle might deprive the State of the ser vices of the fittest men for office. So again the Tories hare condemned the appointment of Mr. SIIIEL because he is a Catholic ; as Mr. BARING observed, they would not have said a word against him, had he been an infidel. Then he would have been like many of themselves, who wear religion as they wear their jewellery, and some inconvenient garments, not for their own ease and comfort, not from a conviction that they are useful and proper, but for fashion's sake. For in fidel Tories, for libertines and scoffers, to object to a man that he is honestly convinced of the truth of Roman Catholicism is, we admit, quite natural ; but the hypocrites should not pretend a regard for religion. Mr. SHIEL'S views of Christianity may be erroneous, but if on that ground he is to be excluded from office, how few persons will other men think worthy of power ? We are glad to see that Mr. BARING spoke out on this subject, and on the government of Ireland by the Marquis of NORMANBY. His admission, too, that he is in debted to his constituents for his power, is in the beet spirit of an holiest and faithful representative. Admiral FLEMING, it will be observed, was pre sent at the dinner, and was enthusiastically re ceived. Such is the effect of Tory vituperation, which points out to the people who are their honest friends. The Times is already nearly frantic with disappointment, because its_ powerful writing has not yet driven the Ministers from office; and we must warn the public not to evince any more approbation for the victims of its malice, or that Journal will become quite mad, and cease to afford them the amusement of the daily outpourings of its wrath. Last year we received numerous communica tions from passengers landing at the Custom House, complaining of the needless delay and annoyance to which they were subjected by the jog -trot, self sufficient, and inefficient functionaries who pass the luggage, and had reason to believe, that, owing to the general outcry raised against the nuisance, instructions had been given to the officers to adopt a new system. If such were the fact, they have again relapsed into their old indolent habits. The evil is now as rife as ever. Passengers are detained five or six hours for carpet bags and port manteaus, which, with common activity, could be cleared in as many minutes, arid the useful time of men of business is sacrificed at the whim and caprice of these well-paid public servants. This is a subject which well deserves the attention of the new President of the Board of Trade, and which might acquire for him a degree of credit for consulting the interests and convenience of the tra velling as well as the trading community, to which his predecessor was an utter stranger. If he ex pects those dignified gentlemen, the Commissioners of Customs, to move a step, he may wait till the Greek Kalends. Upon their arrival at the police office, the prisoners were scparated. Blanqui alone was conducted to the Conciergerie. On examining his person they only found maps of different departments, an itinerary of Switzerland, two passports in different names, and a small sum in money amounting to 400 fr. The five persons arrested at the same time as Bian qui are mimed Honore Breton, printer, Theodore Win turon, lithographer, Aristides Bouvet, a doctor, Alexis Dubois, rentier, and Augustus Costis, engraver, who were locked up at the Prefecture of Police. It appears that this arrest will hasten the convocation of the Court of Peers, in order to proceed with the trial of the second category of the May rioters.—illessager. 80 URSE.-PARIS, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16. first Highest Lowest Price Price. Price - Price. French 5 per Cents llO 55 ... 110 60 ... 110 51) ... 1.0 60 4 per Cents lOl 40 ... 1 , 1 411 ... 101 40 ... 101 40 3 per cents Bl 60 ... 81 55 ... 81 60 ... 81 60 Sank of prance 2BlO —.28.0 _2BlO ...281'i Latfitte Bank I,ooof. Sh lO6O ...106 ...1060 ...WO 5,000 f. 8h 5205 ...5207 50 ...&245 ...5207 50 Belgian 5 per Cents ca. div lOl X ... 1013, ... 1011% ... 101% 3 per Cents 7l 7...... 71 70 ... 71 70 ... 71 70 Bank 760 ... 71 . 0 ... 760 ... 760 Spanish Ac ive 32% ... 32% ... 32 1 { ... 324 Passive B% ... B s ( ., ... 8% ... 8% New 0( ferred Old Deferred 9 ... 9 ... 9 ... 14 Portuguese 3 per Cents Neapolitan Roman 1033y103% ... 1C43% RAILWAY SHAREO. St. (;ermain Versailles, II B 517 50 ... 517 50 ... 515 ... 515 •L.B 2114 ... :10'2 50 ... :193 ... 302 50 Havre - 991 25 ... 99! 23 ... 991 25 ... 991 7,5 4ulhausen to Thann 3Bl 25 ... 3il 25 ... 381 23 ... 381 25 Orleans .. 442 51 ... 442 50 ... 442 50 ... 442 5) A letter from Athens, of the 29th ult., F tates that the proposals of WRIGHT and Co., for the establishment of a Bank in Greece, have been re jected by the Government, more favourable terms having been offered by some Greek merchants in Syra. The accounts received of the state of Greece are very deplorable. Peculation is the rule of administration in all the public offices ; and the KING, who has no more notion of the duties of a representative Sovereign than he has of the principles of the Newtonian Philosophy, is daily in the habit of committing some outrage against the public liberty of his unfortunate subjects. LONDON MORNING NEWSPAPERS. W. H. Smith, Newspaper Agent, 192, Strand, Lon don, begs to inform his numerous customers and the public, that the Morning Newspapers are delivered three hours earlier than by the morning mails. In Birmingham, at 11 o'clock, A. M. Liverpool, at 41 P.M. Manchester, at 44 P.M. Derby, at 12 45 P.M. Sheffield, at 5 P.M., &C. &C. Orders are received by the Agents in each town. The Earl and Countess of Munster and family have arrived at the Hotel des Reservoirs at Versailles. SUICIDE AT WATERLOO-BRIDGE. This morning, a little before o n e o' c l oc k, a young woman, dressed like a servant, threw herself from the bridge. There were no boatmen at the stairs at the time, and as the tide was running rapidly down she was speedily car ried out of sight. She came from the Surrey side, and having passed the toll at the north end of the bridge she wished to return without paying, but the money taker refusing to l e t h er p ass s h e pa id the money, and in a few minutes afterwards jumped into the river. The body has not been found. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.—On Thurs day a Court was held for the dispatch of public busi ness. After some conversation regarding the Royal Exchange Committee and the office of the City Police, Mr. Woodthorpe, the Town Clerk, informed the Court that he had caused copies of the lists of qualifloations and testimonials of the several candidates for the office of Commissioner of the City Police to be circulated amongst the members of the Corporation. The election will take place Thursday fortnight. Lord Dudley Stuart and Mr. M'Kenzie appeared in the Court as pe titioners for the unfortunate Poles, and were received in the warmest manner. The Poles' petition having been read, a motion for granting to them the use of the Hall, so far as the Corporation was concerned, for a Benefit Balt, was unanimously adopted. A long discus sion then took place about the contested election for the gown of Portsoken Ward. Afterwards Mr. Wheeler's motion for leave to bring in a Bill into the Court, to reduce the number of Common Councilmen returned from Bridge Ward, to such a number as will be more in proportion to that which the relative num ber of houses and amount of rateable property therein, bears to the number of houses and amount of rateable property in the City at large, was appointed to be taken into consideration on the next Court day, and to take precedence of all oth er mo ti ons . M r . A n d er ton gave notice of a motion t o th e f a ll ow i ng e ff ec t :—That the freedom of the City b e p resen t e d to Rowland Hill, Esq , for his important and valuable services to the commer- The sudden arrival of M. THIERS at Paris, the cial interests of thatthe cthouenvt o ry te obtainingin ofsuch freedom be en arrest of M.BLANQur, charged with being an actor en graved apvoedt postage, 'a and piece in the riots of the 12th of May, and the state of and presented to him at the same time.—Adjourned. THE . WEATHER.—A d good ,h deal of rain fell last the French revenue, are the principal topics of dis- a reduction night in and about —on on. e morning was g °my cussion in the Paris Journals of Tuesday. - M. THIERS, we have learned, has no political object and the wind having now got round more t o th e sout h , together with the indications o f th e b arometer, we are in visiting the French capital. His mother-in-law, led to apprehend more rain. We have, however occa to whom he is m uc h attac h e d, was recent l y se i ze d sional gleams of sunshine. In Dublin, as w ill seen f rom with a severe ill ness , an d hi s j ourney to P ar i s i s the following notice of the Mail, penned on W e d nes d ay coniinAUNanceffe•ESTE evening, the weather cannot be very highly praised for thus very easily accounted for. As to the arrest of fineness :—" We regret to say that no favourable change has taken place since our last ; but that, on the con , M. BLANQUI it is a subject of no moment out of and constancy, the rain continues to pour with a perseverance France. The Government, however, would have acted more prudently had it suffered BLANQUI to six months. ll e metropolis though was yesterday visited by escape to h a t ho n ep a see w tfhwualhtost.tohrem professdoi s f p t te h or u s n ihn d eg e r , ,o weatherat i t d he li lightning clouds,t andn w i i n s g ea ; ”nd tii seo expressed moteh other possible the revival of the recollections of the 12th May. The deficit of the French revenue, when meteorological phenomena pertaining to the electoral examined with regard to tile estimated expenditure fluid, would have had the effect of clearing the atmo for the current financial year, has revived the cry spere, and be productive of fine weather. Alas ! it has rained the ” whole day, and with every prospect of its of the Opposition Journals for the conversion of the Rentes, which would effect a saving to the country to R AND LEES AILAY.— the amount of tw en t y m illi on o f f rancs per annum. HIGH PR FITS FROM L This measure, t o w hi c h some o f the Ministers are _ow FARES.—A fter W a resolu tion authorising the Directors to borrow the sum of pledged, an d supporte d as i t w i ll be by the majority 216,0001. had been agreed to, the Chairman sa id, i n making the comparison between the Man c h es t er an d of the Chamber of Deputies, is at present Liverpool Railway and their own, in reference to the hopeless from the determined opposition of the KING who is leagued with the fund- that theywhich induced a greater bad a low class . of fares, of number of passengers, the shareholders would be aware number to travel on their line, and who course, holders against the taxpayers. The rentios creased the duty paid. But it would be highly in- Theresatisfac is a 'remarkabl e a n d striking difference be- are his M AJESTY 'S warmest supporters, and he tory to the shareholders to know that travelling at a cheap rate yielded it biper profit than travelling by the tween the professions of the Liberals and the requites their fidelity by compelling the nation to Tories. The former say they. first-class carriages. The reason was, there was so desire the improve- continue to pay exorbitant interest on a debt which much less dead weight connected with the third-class ment and well being of the whole community. it is willing at any moment to liquidate. carriages, and the carriages themselves weighed so much i o e r p e r i i g ee ht of pe tl n ic ce They may be mistaken in the means by which they T 1 ' 41b loaf in Paris is fixed at 17 propose to attain their ends. Their own party may sous, less. dr. Brown said that was a statement which the public would not believe at present. The Chairman said, he was certain his statement was correct, from deceive them, and they may, in reality, only seek The French Papers publish letters from Alexan- calculations he had made. Taking a first-class carriage wealth and power for themselves. Neveltheless, dria, dated the 26th ult., which states that all po- and a third-class carriage, and assuming that they were three farthings. they profess to seek the improvem en t a n d per- litical business is at a stand there in consequence of each two-thirds full, he found that the !atter yielded a higher profit per ton the mile than the first class, the one fection of all. Not so the Tories. They deride the alarming •ofthe PACHA. We have, being io• illness b this great and noble aspiration, except in subservi- however ency to something else. They avow t h at t h e , seen a private letter of the same date, Mr. Gill add e d t h at t hi s was independent of the outlay y want which asserts that MEHEMET ALI was quite re- for the carriages. The first-class carriage weighed four tons and carried 18 passengers, whilst the third-class to preserve and enrich the aristocracy. They seek covered on the 26th, and had gone to amuse himself • carriage weighed about two and a quarter tons and to extend its power. They demand more wealth, f or a f ew h N . l his - carried 90, and sometimes The cost 100 passengers. days on t e le, physician having influence, and dominion for the priesthood. They commended a change of air. From Constantinople of a first-class carriage was 4501., and of a third-class 150/. ; so that when a first-class carriage was worn out, are for Church extension, and education placed the letters are of the. 27th ult., the same date as cost as much to replace it as would purchase three of under the control of the clergy. If in subserviency those received 1 They state that the in- it third Taking points into view, yestercay. the class. these to these the welfar e o f the p eo pl e can be promoted, fluenc e of the Paris Cabinet is on the decline at the third paid better than the first class. well and good, but they are the primary objects Por' , e, and th a t f rom the immense milit ary f orces FIRE AT THE C -- LARENCE CLUB-HOUSE. propos e d b y t h e T or i es. In attaining them they collected by Russia at every point from which a At an early t hour this morning a fire was discovered the Club-house in Waterloo-place, may crush the bodies and souls of the people, still sixedy comm un i ca ti on could be opened with Con- rag i ng Pall-mall,aand, from Clarencethe dense volume of smoke that they rejoice in the success of their system. The st antino lentertained that NICHOLAS poured forth, it was feared that the most disastrous pe, fears are —lcHcmAs P raised by some con aristocracy and priesthood fatten in opulence and 'll v nit not allow the winter to pass over without sequences would . accrue. The alarm was and of the domestics belonging to the establishment,. flourish in power, makin g T ur k ey aware o f what she has to hope the police who were on dut in the neighbourhood dis- At present the degradation of the bulk of from Russia • As for the fleets, patched information offire to the fire stations of the the . Russian protection. they street and the people is extreme. Co . unty, and those of the brigade is Chand l os . lgnorant and starving, cannot remain much longer at Tenedos, owl to A v brought to in the agricultural districts, the labourers are hum- , - the hi ' ng Kurg-street, and engines were very s pee...l j the flames gh winds, wretched anchorage, and want of to the spot, fortunately in time to subdue . bled and stricken to the earth, k serious macmitude. now nothing of in- , provisions ; and it comes an important question before they had extended to any _ ~_ dependence and are both depraved and degraded. where are the Ad Fe ls to winter, if it be refused The damage is wholly confined to the b eat l them num first favourable. burnt, and a great number In the manufacturing districts their number . which is stated to be much _ , gives to take advantage of the wind ,of valuable books and other property destroyed. It them a sense of independence, they-are better fet I 1 canal)]of carrying into the Sea of M e than the peasantry, they are not so ignorant, bq 1 M. Paradis, the President of the Committee of Spa- ; insurances in the Imperial and other Fire-offices. Madrid Papers of the 9th inst. announce prepa rations on an extensive scale for the joyful celebra tion of the birth-day of Queen ISABELLA 11. on the following day. The Cories were in high glee, the Senate on the 9th having unanimously adopted the vote of the Deputies for granting the . fueros. A change in the Cabinet was confidently expected, unless ESPARTERO succeeded in routing, on the first onslaught, the troops Of CABRERA. The QUEEN REGENT, however, to testify her respect for M. DE CASTRO, the President of the Council, had presented him with a copy of one of RA• PHAEL'S pictures, taken by herself—painting being one - of the favourite amusements of her MAJESTY. On the 9th instant ESPARTERO'S head-quarters was at Fuentes de Ebro, a small town in Arragon, about four leagues from Saragossa, where he was prevented from marching by a violent storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied with heavy rain. He expected, however, to s't out early on the following day in the direction of Morella, where CABRERA was strongly entrenched, await ing his approach. ESPARTERO, on entering Arragon, issued a proclamation offering pardon to all who surrendered themselves. The people were flocking to him in thousands, throwing down their arms and imploring his protection, and an assurance that peace would be restored to their country. The pestilent Orange faction of Ireland have been, ever since Lord EBRINGTON undertook the Government of that part of the kingdom, trying hard to twist his Lordship's words and actions into such a shape as would favour the idea that he disap proved of the course pursued by Lord NORMA NBY. They have, through their acknowledged organs of the press, been so base and wicked as to fawn upon and flatter the new Lord Lieutenant, ostensibly on this ground, which they knew to be utterly false. Their object was to injure him in the opinion of the Liberals, for they know well enough that he could not deserve their praise without forfeiting the confidence of all true-hearted Irishmen. Their well-merited hatred of Lord NORMA NBY may also be supposed to have formed an - ingredient in their plan. How much foundation they had to build their fine castle upon may be gathered from the whole consistent tenour of Lord EBRINGToN's' conduct, which they have taken such pains to mis represent, and in an especial manner from the answer given by his Lordship to the address of the inha bitants of Barnstaple last week, a copy of which will be found elsewhere in our paper. It will be seen that he went out of his way to pay to Lord NORMA NBY the highest compli ment t h at ever was paid to a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, by attributing to his " judicious administration" the restoration of "peace and tranquillity" to a country to which these blessings had been strangers from time im memorial. How do the Orange clique relish_thi s tnorsel ? Will they now pretend to believe that the Lord Lieutenant has any hankering after them or their policy ? THE MAtiKETS:-(THIS CORN EXCHANGE. Small arrivals this week of all descriptions of Grain, and not much Flour. Little done in the Wheat trade ; old parcels fine, but new hardly maintained Monday's prices. Barley met a slow sale. Beans and Peaa unvaried. Oats rather dearer, but the buyers complies with reluctan c e. There has been a slack trad e for Flour this week. Considerable sensation has ocenrred here, in consequence of the failure of a large firm in Hertfordshire, in the mealing trade. ARRIVALS wheat. I !•, ur English Irish Foreign 1,450 1:30 t)r Is. SMITHFIELD. The supply of Cattle very short, chiefly the unsold of Mon day. The Beef trade dull, at 4s. per stone. Mutton and Veal sold freely at an advance of about 2d. Pigs found ready pur dasers, and remained unaltered in rates. Beef 3s. 45.; Mut ton 4s, 411. to 4s. ; Veal 43, 4d. to ss. 2d. ; Pork 43. 6d. to ss. 6d, Head of Cattle at Market—Beasts, 495 ; Sheep, 3,530 ; Pigs, 503 ; Calves, 226. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Supplies were good, trade lively, and prices lower. Turbot, St. to 30s, ; Cod, 2s. 6d to 10s. ; good Salmon, ls. 6d. to 2s. 6d. per lb. Lobsters, 10d. to 3s. 6d ; Oysters, 12s. to 40s. per bushel ; Whitings, Gd. to I.!. ; and Haddocks, Bd. to 2s. COUNTRY MARKETS. V 1 tJg 1. , Barley. (.I'4lo, S. P , ..r Quarter s. to is. N. s. S. to S. S. to Bath lilandford ~^6B SI 143 41 21 30 40 50 OrMfictrt 68 (1.1 aril 60 80 'lO 75 Exe er Guildford Newbury 34 80 Reatling.,— 155 84 Salisbury „.,..—, 72 8 78 SheptOnMalleti (0 81 Uxbridge Wirtnioster —I !411 14 Winchester 64 7 0 Yeovil 163 78 40 48 22 21 4S 56 45 48 SO 31 41 43 27 34 21 28 40 38 38 30 33 42 44 32 80 21 32 42 52 a 47 3 34 40 53 40 50 30 24 44 58 38 46 26 30 42 48 39 54 30 34 52 58 37 42 24 32 - 20 ,55 '27 M 50 58 - - - - - 36 511 2Cv 3n 46 50 DEVIZES CORN MARKET. P , .-se 40 38 46 _._____.... ........_. Per SaCk. s~ d. s._ d. Per . Quarter. s. d. s. d First Wheat 4O 0 to 42 0 9ats O9 0 to 36 0 Second 34 0 3'7 6 Beans (per sack)... 24 0 CB 0 Third ' 9 0 32 0 ',lour (per bag) 0 60 0 Barley 36 0 53 0 Bread (per ga11.)... 1 6 0 MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY,--We have had a fair demand for Cotton to-day, and prices arc frilly maintained. Tne sales were 4,000 bags, in cluding 500 for export. The Liverpool Papers received this morning state that the accounts received of the state of trade in the manufacturing districts are most unfavourable. At Manchester crt the last market day, neither cotton piece goods nor yarns could be sold ex cept at low prices, arid the demand was extremely limited and so discouraging are the present prospects, that many spinners have determined again to resort to the expedient of working short time, unless a decided change takes place for the better. The flouras, from Calcutta, arrived at Liverpool, passed the Cape about 11th August, and experienced a succession of bad weather. From Cape of Good Hope Papers, received to the 28th July : " EMIGRAIVT FARMERS.—The following disastrous intelligence has been transmitted to us by a Correspon dent at Colesberg '• Preternaritzburg, June 2. " Sir,—lt is with great grief I have to acquaint you with the following awful calamity, which took place yesterday in the camp of Commandant Jacobus Pot iever :—A hut belonging to Thomas Steenkamp caught fire, the flame of a candle having communicated with the thatch, and it was speedily reduced to ashes. There happening to be a greis quantity of gun powder in the centre of the camp, self-preservation became the ruling passion, and every on: attempted to escape by the best means that presenter; itself , saving an' thing from the destructive element v v os out of question, and the whole encampment is now almost without clothing ; but alas ! it is with poignant sorrow that I have to communicate to you that the at tempts of several unfortunate beings to escape from the raging elements were ineffectual, and they fell a sacrifice to its devouring ravages. The names of the persons who thus perished are Potgiester, Sen., Her man Steenkamp, Jacobs, Christoffel Steenkamp, Janz Borend Van der Venter, two children of Christoffel, Jor dan, and three coloured persons ; besides these there are several still alive who are literally half burnt. When we heard of the explosion at our camp we con cluded it to be an attack of Zoolas, and prepared our selves accordingly. It has since been proposed that two thousand rix-dollars of clothing be purchased at six months' credit for the use of the sufferers, and that a subscription be opened immediately to defray the expense of the same."—Grahant's Town Journal. The rest of the Paper is filled with English news. We have received Pernambuco papers to the 27th August. The Exchange was 31 for 1,000 ries. The private letters received from Holland state that the people arc greatly against the marriage of the King with a Roman Catholic, in consequence of which he cannot obtain from them those heretofore voluntary supplies in respect to finances, consequently he is obliged to raise a loan of 20 millions of guilders. We also understand that the Dutch and Belgian Commissioners, who have met for the settlement of their respective claims, could not come to any arrange fnent, and consequently the Belgian quota, as fixed by th e C on .r! , lrence, has not yet been paid to the Dutch Government. This obliges the latter to make a fur ther provision for the dei.licncy. We have received the Hamburg Papers of the 15th of October by the mail, which brings the Exchange on London 13 3 ; Gold, 4311 ; Metalliques, 1051 ; Bink Shares, 1,510. Yesterday was the by for the weekly meeting of the Bank Directors, in consequence of which various re ports were in circulation, which, after the meeting broke up, fell to the ground. TAE FUNDS. Consols, which closed at 904 1- for Money, and for the Account 9-1 opened at 901 for Money, and for the Account at 901 s ; they have improved for Money. Exchequer Bills, 4 to 2 discount s in India Bonds no thing done ; Bank Stock, 179 180 ; India Stock, 245 247. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active has rather improved, left off at 304 4, at present 30i e ; Portu guese same as they closed, 361 ; Brazilian, 72i 73 ; Belgian, .1024 103 ; Colombian, 32,i ; Mexican, 31i 324 ; Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents., 52i- a; Five per Cents., 100 i 4, the Dutch Stock having given way, owing to the report of a Dutch loan, as well as they having come lower from Holland yesterday , Spanish Deferred, 13i-14 ; Passive, 7i- 8. Money continues easy in the House at from 5 to 51- per cent. for a short period ; among the Bankers at 6 per cent. PiIIUES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 179 3 per Cent. Red. 1 1'.%;04 3 per Cent. Cons. i 1 ,9 per Cent Ditto Red. 97% New 3 per Cent... 9BN i k New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Jas. 5, u 1860 l3-14 Oct. 10, 1115 D Jan. 5, 1860 DAY AT ON: 7 . O'CLOCK. India Stock Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto N per Cent. Annuities, 17 - ,1 - Exch. Bills, £l,OOO ‘.? 4 rt s. Ditto 500... 2 dis. par Jan. 5:1880 April 5, 11180 Jan. 3. 1870 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds . Ditto Sma Ditto Commercial Ditto Advertised Bank Stock for Account India Stock for Account - Condos for Acc0unt........ 90 7 4, THIS DAI AT ONE O'CLOCIi. , Peruvian Booth Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Fh - azilian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto A c count Chilian Bonds Ditto Accot. t. Columbian Bonds — r Ditto Account Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, 1824. --, Spanish Bonds !:01i'6Tir Ditto Account `3 , )% 1 4% , Ditto Account 3 'ti 74, Danish Bonds Ditto Account — De-I - red i 14 13.‘ Greek. Bonds —l French, 5 per cent. -f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 —l --- 4 per cent. —l. —e. Ditto Account - —I --- 3 per cent. - --- -• f. —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. 25 --- Exchange. —f. —c. Ditto Account — I Dutch, 2i per omit. Ditto, 6 per Cent....... ...... —, Ditto Account 5'2.4 3 Ditto Account l2 IX ,' Ditto. 5 per cent ICO% Neapolitan Ditto Ace0unt........ ...... FRICES OF SHAKES THIS DA Y AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. _._. __- Great WePtem Hallway Company fts Ditto New London and Blackwall Railway k candor) and Birmingham Railway Company 9O 140 1 British North American Bank HALF-PAST O.2VE. Per Share. Up to the present hour we do not hear of any feature either in the British or Foreign Markets worth noticing, and during the whole course of the morning little busi ness has been doing of any consequence. Our arrivals this morning are so few as to cause a death of intelligence. In the course of next week we may expect some important information from Spain. Consols continue steady at 90 :4- for the Account, Money 90k same as in the early part of the morning ; Exchequer Bills, 2 4 disc. ; India Bonds, 1 prem.; Bank Stock, 179 ; for Account,lBol. In the Foreign Market Spanish, 30, i s ; Portu guese, 34 have been 36i ; Three per Cents., "Ni 25 ; Brazilian, 72i ; Colombian, 32,1-, have been 3-)f. Mexican, 25 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 53 ; Five per Cents., 1003 ; Spanish Passive, 7 4 De ferred, 134 No reports or any further arrivals. T HE LATE MI:S GIBSON.—On Thursday this lady, a worthy daughter of her benevolent father. Jabez Gibson, died at Walden, in Essex. The loss will be most severely felt by the poor, the afflicted, and the destitute, for her charity was only equalled by tho ampleness of her means to bestow it. LANDOWNERS.—If the supporters of the Corn laws, with which England is cursed, ever read the daily record of crime occasioned by their favourite impost— if they see accounts of suicides and robberies and of all kinds of crimes committed by persons wanting bread — we think the perusal of one part of their newspaper a t least m us t give rise to the com p unc tious visitings of. conscience. Of this we are quite certain, that the landowners who shut their eyes to these frightful facts,. and close the avenues of their hearts to the misery of the m an y, i ncur a heavy and a most serious responsi bility. EVENI.NG PALACE COUltis.—( fHIS DAY. FITZGERALD v. ROBSON. This was an ac ti on f or t h e s um of N. 17.1.9 a., the balance of an account for timber delivered to the de fendant. It appeared that the plaintiff carried on the business of a timber-merchant, and the was a wheel wright. Timber had been furnished to the defend.'" to the amount of 181. 178. 9d., 1,5/. of which had bees paid by the defendant's brother, on whose guarantee the goods were delivered. For the defendant it was contended that credit had been given to the def:ndant's brother ; but . the plaintiff insisted that Charles Robson having only become secu rity for goods to the amount of 15/., and the defendant having bought goods to the amount of 31. 17s. 9d. be yond that sum, he alone was liable for the balance. Henry Fitzgerald, the plaintiff's son, proved that the defendant had perchased goods to the amount of 18/. 17s. 9d. On his cross-examination he stated that credit was given in the books to the defendant's Brother fur the whole amount. The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant. SOU I'HWARK SESSIONS• (THIS DAY.) These Ses3ions comme~_ n d to-day, before the Lord Mayor, Sir Peter Laurie, the Recorder, Mr. Ali:ler:Dan Fare brother, the High Bailiff, &c. The Grand Jury having been sworn, were chArged by the Recorder. The Learned Judge stated that open a perusal of the calendar, lie did not. discover any eas e which would be called to their attention requiring all particular remark from him. Their duty would be ex ceedingly light, in consequence of the heavier cases being transferred to the Central Criminal Court. IN THE MATTER OF JOHN 'BROOKS. This case came before the Court upon appeal from the conviction o f Si r P eter Laurie. T he apPslia" is an orange merchant, carrying on business in the Borough Market, and on the 30th of August last, lie w ' s sti r ' moiled by Sto we ll th e informer, before Sir Peter Lau rie ' for allowi ng fi ve cas k s to stan d b e f ore hi s d oor , thereby obstru c ti ng t h e pavement . U pon the case b e ing hear before the worthy Knight, he convicted Mr. Brooks in the penalty of 40s. and costs, and from that decision ths present appeal was brought. Mr. Payne appeared for the appellant. Stowell did not appear. h e as Mr. Alderman F A R EBROTHER i nqu i re d if -- been s rved with any notice of the a ppeal. rty Mr. Payne said it was not necessary ; the only p a t to whom it wa s essen ti a l t o g i ve notice being the blag ii. trate who had convicted. • Sir P. LAURIE felt no doubt that it was not the fo r tention of the i n f ormer to support the conflictio n, he could state as a f act that out of 646 ce nvictl l, n a d only 92 had been def en d e d b y t h e i n f orme rs vih° obtained them. e rs' Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER said that the never brought any of their cases b e f ore hi m , as they not appear to like the manne r i n w hi c h h e had fortoer • di dealt with them. The conviction was then ordered to be quasb.„,tor .iWary Motion was convicted o f ass ulting r- " — b,er Moltor., and ordered to pay a fine of lt.oP n for husband enterin g int o hi s own recogn i zanc es 2°l ' her good behaviour for 12 months. kVIVa I IN THE MATTER OF GEORGE BOLWELL 9 `" gl SELLING SPIRITS IN THE SALOON Of 1114 ell " it THEATRE. Our readers w ill reco ll ect t h at i n June last h al o Davidge, the p ro p r i e t or o f t h e S urrey Theatre' be convicted before Mr. Alderman Venables, upoo.cog complaint of an i n f ormer , name d Wy a tt, of PerP li ti l i al spirituous liquors to be sold in the Surrey theatr e lpie was fined 40s. a n d cos t s . M r . D av id ge appeale d far that conviction, an d th a t appea l wa s appein% of hearing to-day. M r . D av id ge an d sev eral melne e. hi s ,^orps dranzatigue were in attendance tz.,AaicsoN, who appeared for Mr. Davidtef;n e a the case being called, stated that he had been W e i r do t h a t i t was no t t ,t2e intention of. Wyatt to suPP° l. ht be conviction ; he bad, i :;2erefore, to ask that it tolg_ fflbeea t quashed, all the requisite,: of the Act of Parli'vr with respect to giving notiet: to the Magistrate s had convicted, having been complied w i t h. Of , The RECORDER said as the idot.mer. did not DPP it the Court wa s b o u n d t o quas h t h e c „111viet ,011 ; bet t be must be understood by all parties that Court decided nothing. ha y of Mr. CLARKSON said that he attended. o'n b e t a be Mr. Davidge, fully expecting that the tried ; and he was prepared to justify the c ourse its an d prove had been pursued by Mr. Davidge, legality. .nece , !; The RECORDER said that if it was sary to proceed further, it would become .a the Excise. -' Id be W ou m uch Mr. CLARKSON said Mr. Davioge n o tints more happy in having such respectable opPone common informers. The conviction was then quashed. oie n u g u f e ) question *tont lilt MANSION-HOUSE-(THIS DA') Abraham Brown was charged with pocket-pickinPlay A gentleman named Pollock stated that I° R :felt afternoon, as lie was pas,i n g along Cheapside , t h e some one at his pocket, and on turniog round sn''. ,f i n prisoner running aw a y wi t h a po c ket handker ci " re his hand. He was pur su ed u p I r onmonger-lan e, vih' b i e f he was apprehended, having thrown the handker_ ups from him in his progress. It was, however, picked and handed to the policeman, by whom it was now Pro, • duced. the P IP The LORD MAYOR said he should commit soner for tria:. deal Mr. Pollock trusted that his Lordship would to with the case in a summary manner, as he was ab out return to Ireland. „t The LORD MAYOR remarked th a t n o ver y gr e- A convenience could arise, as th e S ess i ons comme nce" ° Monday. . e j Mr. Pollock said he very possibly might be req uir e e to leave to-morrow. He b e li eve d many gentlemen /4,-; prevented from corning forward in cases of this tle sc h ' i ;r tion, on account of the inconvenience caused by iming compelled to prosecute. The matter then dropped. GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY') T.-T - , nal ROBBERY BY A SERVANhis morning •• /4 a• • • Al- Wilson, 20 years of age, was brought before I\ lr ' l i o g deg Pirie for re-ex a mi nat i on , c h a rged with stc 3 iii i, a 3/. Link of England note, the property of b l r s tres, Mrs Bitchbourne, the landlady of th e ""- public-house, Criobourne-passage. - k sili c , a Mrs. Hitchbourne stated that about three wee- s a o. she intrusted the prisoner with a 5/. note to get Cba— flt l since which time she had not seen anything o f him ' 1- i the present moment. be Police-constable Copland, No. 5, stated thaliout was on duty in St. Paul's Church -yard a " be three o'clock on Tuesday morning last, wh en b o ut came up to him and said, " I have been wandering a be !, the streets for the la't three days without food er h s be d ter, and am quite worn out. Three weeks ago I ra " ,t, my mistress of five pounds, the whole of which I 'Pet:s and I have made up my mind to give myself one todv ; you may • • as well take the charge as 60 ' t i o v else." He accordingly took the prisoner to the st 9 house. • o er From other testimony it appeared that the pro had been in custody twice before on similar chargesioj d The prisoner said he was very sorry for wh,,t be .t, o f one, and expressed a hope that he might he sent eu the country. He was fully committed for trial. into c HATTON-CiARDEN.-(T III Y•) ---,J.— t, George Buothe, a waiter, was placed at to Wit .harged with stealing two casks, the property e liam Garrett. R t- The prisoner was observed, by policeman N i f - 3 7-s p ° - tempting i to secrete something last evening to - ° ' t ,:o e t a a s g k e s n-fields, und, on going up to him, he fouod th e f t he which proved to be he proper t Y ° produced, The prosecutor, the landlord of Ccpenhagen Hou se ' .icit ° were the prosecutor's who had at fast denied that tbeie‘ber rowed thePp:oesefchuitsoneespihneowp.e—rtynenowwassrteamteadnlr e r 00, the i _ li p a r e o r perty of Mary Goodyear su lo .n s e v a T : e s h r tr p e p r e e r t Matwiladsactetrigketdt.with stealing' t 4l°° vie ssetcautteodr,tEwlahto tkh7ppsrisaenloetrigietaigmletouse i° „oust prosecutor, of looking for lodgings, and tha t " t he h w as gone she missed two caps, which were in ntl y parlour, where the prisoner had been. She subseclue 0 , gave information and the prisoner wa s taken priso ner i n to e t ody, but the caps had not been found. The lis li _ r fuequently been in custody on sintiliar charges, * r 00- M . GREENwOOO, under the new Police Act r , victed h e r of being in the house for an unlawhil °int pose, and sentenced her to six w eeks' imprisonn'e and hard labour. c h it Catherine Minnett and John Minnett, two cin „ re the one seven and the other six years of age, w e re charged with being behind a shop counter, endeav° ing to steal the till. b e ve l l ; o st , It appears that these unfortunate children their mother, and that their father is in the Nort h roe don Hospital, in the las t sta g e of a consumption• 13',1,. parish authorities o f St. Pancras have frequet;, endeavoured to ind uce them to come into the workho Act, but the children , whenever such a thing has beeatito t em pted, have invar iabl y absconded, and for stint; the past have subsiste d by thieving, the gi osingrl instruct of the boy in the ar t of plundering, and disp property. take Mr. GREE NWOOD directed the policeman t ° dy them t o the workhouse , and give the m into the 016° of the parish authorities. ~,-------, --- 1.. and FIRE. --*1 --Thursday morning, between tweiv - m . one o'clock, a fire broke out on the retnise s °f - r t Helps, Cloth-fair, Smithfield, which for Sonic time buret furiously, but: by. the prompt arrival of the eng i°cs j o was extinguished before any very considerable daillAg was sustained. 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