The Sun. — London, England, 1839-10-07 00:00:00

EVEN INu EDITION, MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS (SATURDAY EVENING.) i POST.—To judge by the money articles in the , daily newspapers one would suppose we were on the point of having one-pound notes again, but a little re flection and examination of facts seem to satisfy most 1 persons that neither a suspension of cash payments nor an issue of one-pound notes is to be feared. The alarming statements which have appeared on the subject proceed, it is suspected, either from parties interested in joint-stock banks (Rho look upon the Bank of England as an enemy), from weak country bankers Who desire one-pound notes, or from regular panic-makers—capital ists who hoard their gold for a time, in order to profit by I the fright its withdrawal from circulation or from the Bank may o ccas i on . W e h ave h ear d of one capitalist l who has carried this sort of operation pretty far, and I for which the Bank of France offers every facility, by making advances on bullion at one per cent. per annum. But all these mischief-makers will be disappointed. We 4 shall, we dare say, have no one-pound notes nor any suspension of specie payments. The export demand for gold for two months past has been very light, as may be seen in the official returns. During that period nearly half a million in gold has come in from the westward ; and in silver, which is equally useful for squaring the balance of trade, a mil lion and a half of dollars have arrived within the past ten days, while a ship is daily expected from the Pacific 1 with from three to four millions of dollars more. The I Bank of the United States having ceased drawing, the balance due to us, so far as it can be paid, will be re s mitted in bullion, and 500,0001. to 700,0001. may be expected from this source during the c oming six weeks. We repeat, therefore, that the panic-makers will be I disappointed this time, and it will be found in the end 1 that the Bank of England, after having sustained an unfavourable balance of trade, caused by the large im portations of corn and American securities of all sorts , for seven months, will have rig hted itself witho ut pro f clueing a single commercial failure, or in the least im pairing that confidence so important to the stability of ( the complicated system of credit by which the immense 1 business of the c ountry is moved. 1 There was not much business transacted in the Bri- I tish securities to-day, but the market was buoyant to the close ; the a pprehehsion that there would be a derange ment in the American trade, in consequence of what has recently transpired connected with the liabilities of the United States Bank, having almost entirely sub sided. The advices received from Philadelphia by the Great Western steam-ship on this subject are very fa vourable. The quarterly dividends will be paid to the public on Wednesday next. The bankers will sign on the pre vious day. Money, which is very scarce in the City, will, it is expected, become more easy next week. The payments into the Treasury for duties, and of bills of exchange which became due yesterday and to-day, have rendered cash in very general request for the present. The information received from New York by the Great Western caused much stir in the City. We are assured, however, that Mr. Jaudon has received most satisfactory letters. They inform him that he will shortly be placed in funds, in specie, commercial bilis, and other immediately-available property, to pro vide most fully for all the engagements of the Bank. In specie Mr. Jaudon bas received by the Great Western not far short of 120,000/., besides other equally good remittances, so that the agency will soon be placed in a position to pay off the post notes of the Bank now overdue here, but the liquida tion of which, as we noticed in our article of Thurs day evening, had been temporarily postponed, pur suant to a special agreement with the large holders for that purpose. The remittances now received and forwarded were in the usual course, the manager of the bank at Philadelphia not having been made acquainted with the events which have occurred at Paris and Havre at the time the Great Western left New York. It is very much apprehended that when the facts were known on the other side of the Atlantic the pressure for money would be so great as to lead to another suspension of cash payments by many of the in fer -jar banks. There was a very dull market for all goods at the date of the present letters which reach to the 22d ult. A strong feeling was expressed against the exports of gold and silver which were making to Europe. To Havre about 220,000 dollars had been sent off to meet the engagements of the United States Bank on France. By the British Queen and the Liverpool eteamers, the next arrivals expected here from New York, considerable sums will be received in specie by Mr. Jaudon. TIMES.—The accounts received from the United States by the Great Western are discouraging to all who have an interest in the affairs of the United States B ink, or in any securities whatever of American origin. IF, after some weeks of unexampled exertion to raise finis in ail the seaboard and richest States, paying almost any ur:c.e for accommodation, no suspicion having arisen at the same time of the difficulties which have o;• , _urred in alrope, this in3titution has only been side t.,) remit about 120,0001. in specie. it is but right.and prud.ra to be prepared for the worst the_t can happen. llere have also been sent, it is true, as remittances, shares in abundance of the United States Bank, and also about 400,0001. in bills of exchange, but, under the state of discredit into which it has talLn, the former it is obvious can avail nothing, and the hater will be absorbed by the mercantile engagements. rue development of the excited feelings of the trad in:z interest in the American States, as exhibited in the 11 ;es (if papers received this morning by the Great We.temn, under utter ignorance, for the iii*st part, of the causes which produced it. forms one of the most in structive lessons ever conveyed to men of business. advices from the United States to-day caused more interest am o ngst our com merc i a l and monetary Interests than we have noticed for some time, but much or the anxiety which naturally prevailed during a very early portion of the day, in consequence of the important events of the plat week, abated when it became knoxn that Mr. Jaudon, the agent of the United States Bank, was placed in aosomewhat better .rsition by-.this arrival, and we have every reason to believe that he now feels very certain of being able to conquer the temporary difficulties which have lately and so unexpectedly pressed upon him. In addition to the suns of 2:58,875 dollars, remitted to the house of nottinguer and Co., and also the sum of 116,0001. in specie by the Great Western. we understand on good grounds that that gentleman has received very large remittances in commercial bills, and also advices that he will receive further remittances by the British Queen, which, on her arrival, it is anticipated, will have placed lairn in command of about 500,0001. sterling. The private commercial advices from the United States do not add much that is of importance to the commercial review which has already appeared in this journal ; but the letters received from the most respec table parties admit, to the full extent, that the Money Market at New York, and in other cities of the Union, had been, and still was under great pressure. The most curious feature is the heaviness of the stocks generally, and the extraordinary decline and fluctuation in the stock of the United States Bank. Altogether our Money Market has become much calmer to-day, and probably will so remain for some time, but there is much anxiety as to the result of the unfavourable intelligence which would be carried out by the Liverpool to the United States. Indeed, we trust that her return may not bring any accounts of a crisis that may affect this community. The most cheering portion of the news received this morning is that woich confirms the late favourable accounts of the har vest throughout the Union, but in politics they have nothing new. CHRONICLE.—The arrival of the Great Western at Bristol on Friday afternoon, which was announced in a Second Edition of the Morning Chronicle of this day, brought intelligence from New York to the 21st Sep tember. The news by this vessel was looked for with anxiety, and much interest existed to learn the amount of remittances brought by her for the a , 4ent of the Bank of the United States. The specie is 116,0511., which is less than was expected ; but besides the specie, a large amount of bills of exchange and securities have been received by Mr. Jaudon, which, added to the specie, may be stated at from 400,0001. to 500,0001. sterling. When this fact became generally known, the feeling of disappointment caused by the known amount of specie subsided, and it is generally thought that the agency of the Bark of th 9 United States will be relieved front ern partassment. Further remittances in specie are soon expected, an d a muc h larger amount wou ld h a ve beon sent by the Great Weatern, if time had permitted, after the arrival of th,_ British Queen ; but the period which elapsed between the acrival of the latter and the sailing of the Great We bible to communicate w rn i w th Psso snort, that it was impos elphia and other places. THE HARVES T IN MONTGOMERYSHIRE.— The bulk of the grain in Mo ntgomeryshire is cu,, but we regret to say, still unhoused, although the farmers take every advant ige of the present unfavourable weather.— Canarvon Herald. ___ POETFtY.—In what consists the charm an d fas cination of poetry? In this ; that it is the l anguage of yet chast e and . the soul, at once rapturous and intens e , oons onate with all that is simple, a n d beautilal, and true.—Webb. THE ACTRESSES OF FRANCE. —In the d v of Moliere all actresses were called Demoiselles, it a t; 8 ing also the custom to give that name even to A JUROR'S ANTIPATHY TO VIEW A DEAD B°DY.—On Wednesday an inquest was held before Mr. married" MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—As the Rover om women who had no titles. From that p,•riod t h e ac. Wakley, at the King's Arms, Hyde, on the body of nibus was passing a few evenings ago, about ten o'clock tresses of the first theatres of Paris were known i n hi g h ' Henry Coleman, aged ten. George Coleman, a child, last they were through Regent-street, on its way from Lisson-grove to society under three different denominations, such as the and brother of decea3ed, said that on Saturday week the Elephant and Castle, the harness of the near horse be- D.,mes de la Comedie Franc:llse, the an - noiselles de la c tine undone, and the coachman losing all power over the Comedic Italienne, and the Files de rOpera.. mail chasinc , each other round a haystack, when his brother struck his right leg against a two- Porfond pitchfork that was lying on the ground. One horses,t hey dashed forward at a furious rate in the direction NEW MAILS.—On 'Wednesday next a refused to the prong s entered the leg a little above the ankle of the Quadrant, where they happened to come in contact will be put on to run from Lewes to Tunbridge Wells . The here went to view the body, but one of them with one of the large pillars, which for a moment caused a instead of Lewes to Battle, at the same time taking the cr said though h ee it, and for some time persisted, and even The Coroner.check to their speed ; they were, however, about to make another bound, but most luckily were stepped in Battle and Hastings bags, and back every night, leav:n. sworn that he would not again return to ! threatening to their progress onward by the timely assistance of a the former place about eight o'clock in the evening. the inquest TH E LATE WIMBLEDON DUEL.—Mr. the constable twice, of committal, was serve obliged to send spirited gentleman, Mr. M. Feeny, of St. Martin's-lane, Broughto n, duel with M e r ne m o ir f the seconds in the unfortunate juryman with a warrant thebefore refractory would passengers were immediately rescued who rushed to the head of one of the horses, and keep. n, on Wonb!edon-common, was consent to view the body hisfellow jurors. liberated from . Guildford‘ g aol arid join Thursday last, after After hea r ing othe r . On evidence, the jar returned from their perilous situation, the majority of whom were an incarceration of • 1 . females. iNg fast hold, the INSOLVENTS' COURT. IN THE MATTER OF MRS. LIVINGSTONE. This was an application to charge the assignees of the insolvent 20 per cent. on the monies received under the insolvency, and to cause them to file an accoun , . The insolvent was discharged some years back, when 201. a year was set aside for the creditors. The creditors had, however, received nothing of this a pportionment, but one of the assignees bad received the money ; this assignee was a Middlesex magistrate. The other assignee had received' no part of the money in question. The COURT enlarged the rule in order to attach the assignee who had received the money, and to com mit him. THE AMENDED ACT. The Court on Friday directed that Commissions should be issued to certain a ttorneys in the country to take recognizances in bail, which will greatly relieve per s o ns confined for debt in country prisons, and secure their liberation at as early a period as though they were within the metropolitan district. IN THE MATTER OP RICHARD STOCELEY. This insolvent, whose case has been frequently before the Court, the hearing of which produced a consider tdale degree of excitement among the legal profession, came up to receive the judgment of the Court. At the original hearing (between seven and eight months since) he was opposed, amongst other creditors, by Messrs. Rose and Templar, the assignees of a person named Sa vory, who had passed threugh the Insolvent Debtors' Court, as it was alleged, for a breach of trust in the mis. appropriation of upwards of 6001., which it was stated had come into his hands, when in the office of an attor ney (since deceased), named Parker. who carried on bu siness in Fish-street-hill ; and that he had acted in the capacity of an attorney in such transaction ; and on the ground of withholding certain books from the schedule, and the inspection of his creditors. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER said,. the judgment of the Court is, that you be imprisoned within the walls of the Queen's Bench, for a period of ten calendar months, at the suit of some one or more of your creditors, from the date of the vesting order, for fraudulently and purposely withholding your books. Tha sentence will expire on the 24th December next. The costs of the opposition were allowed, and a gen tleman named Hands appointed assignee. KENSINGTON PETTY SESSIONS. " rALE OF A TUB."—Euphemia Philippina Jones, a living skeleton,appeared before Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Sutton, on summons, at the instance of Julia Margaretta Honour, " fat, fiery, and forty," who, with a volubility of tongue far exceeding the alarum of a Dutch clock, pro ceeded to state :—" Yer worships, we're hopposite nay bers, and I'm one of the quietest women on the face of the earth. On Friday, Jones there made language to me wot I couldn't bring myself to describe, and she then takes up a tub and throws the water over me." Mr. PILKINGTON-But you must have said something to her or said something to provoke her ? Complainant—Not a nap'orth of it, yer worship. I just came out o' Mother Humphries's, and I have got a witness to prove it. Call Mrs. Gale. Mrs. Gale was accordingly called, when a woman, as thick as she was squire, with a bouncing boy in her arms, presented herself, but The complainant instantly exclaimed " Oh, no, no ! not that Mrs. Gale ; it's Mother Humphries's Mrs. Gale I want." Mr PILKINGTON said there had apparently been quite a furious " gale" between them, an observation which appeared to tickle the risible faculties of the complain ant, who laughed immoderately at it. Mother Humphries's Mrs. Gale was then introduced, who deposed that there was a sort of a skrirrimage be tween the parties, when Mrs. Jones, in a most dis honour-able manner, threw the contents of a pickling tub over the complainant, around whose blazing coun tenance the briny liquor hung like icicles on a frosty day. The defendant called the first Mrs. Gale, who said, " Sir, on Friday heavening I picked up a quarrel mesell with Mrs. Honour, in consequence of her daughter's himperance, and her daughter continued her himper ance, and throwed a tater, or what they call a tater, as hit, as they say, Mrs. Jones, who then came into me, when Mrs. Honour and her daughter made use of language so ondacent as to be unfit to be spoken. Mrs. Honour, who's a she dragon, said to Mrs. Jones, " Stand before me like a man," when Mrs. Jones threw the contents of the tub at her. The BENCU said they thought the best way would he to bind both parties over to keep the peace. The second Mrs. Gale—l beg pal don fur being so bold, but tie them both down. The BE:4ICiI then fined the defendant :).s. 6d. for the assault, and ordered both parties to find sureties to keep the peace, in the sum of 51. each. The required sureties were immediately entered into, and both the defendant and complainant left. the Court, declaring they had never been so heppy in their lives as they were then, now that they had been " bound down." WESTMINSTER COURT OF REQUESTS. TRYING A HORSE.—Mr, More, tallow-chandler, Broadway, Westminster, was summoned by a person named Clitheroe for 10s., being the alleged hire of a horse which the plaintiff had disposed of. The plaintiff's case was this :—The defendant was in want of a horse, and the plaintiff having horse to dis pose of be sent the animal to be tried. .sir. Moore had two days' trial of the animal, and then returned it as un suitable. According to agreement, plaEntiff seat in hi, charge for sixteen hours' use of the horse, which he valued at lOs. Mr. Moore's reply was that the plaintiff urged him to give a horse be had for sale a trial, warranting the horse to carry 15 cwt., at the rate of ten miles an hour. Defendant tried the horse with 5 cwt., and found it unable to do the work. The horse was con sequentlylreturned. The plaintiff called again and en treated fora second trial. Defendant put a couple of boxes of candles, weighing 2 cwt. into the plAintiffs cart, and drove the horse to Hounslow. The horse broke down under this second trial, and it was returned with the positive intimation that it was totally unfit fur defen dant's work. With respect to the alleged agreement, defendant denied that any thing so preposterous had oc curred between himself and the plaintiff. If the plain tiff could bring the slightest proof or corroboration of the existence of such an agreement as Le had alluded to, he (defendant) would without further objection pay the money. The plaintiff admitted that he had no witness of the agreement to pay for the hire of the horse in case it was not approved of. The plaintiff also admitted that he was not licensed to let horses and carts on hire. It appeared quite clear that the plaintiff had no just claim on the defendant to every one in Court except to a billicus•looking Commissioner, who was evidently tine " oracle" of ail those who took their eats at the left of the chair. Shaking his head doubtingly, the bilious looking Commissioner said he was of opinion, because the defendant had placed two boxes of candles in the plaintiff's cart, and taken them as far as Hounslow, that the hiring must be considered as having taken place, and must be pail for accordingly. How could I try the horse without putting something into the cart ? (asked the defendant.) Bilious-looking COMMISSIONER—You need not have put candles into the cart. You might have put any thing else, if it was not goods in your trade. Besides, though you took the candles to Hounslow, ou won't pretend to say you brought them back again. Defendant—Certainly not, because— I3iliuus-looking CommissioNEß—Then that ought to satisfy the court you used the horse and cart to assist you in your trade. Defendant—l did not bring the candles back, because the horse was not able to do the work. I only took the boxes down to Hounslow because the plaintiff begged me to give the horse a second trial. Bilious-looking COMMISSIONER—Ah ! but you had it altogether for 16 hours. Another COMMISSIONER (feelingly)—Well, and what of that? When I want to try a 11,:rse, I keep him hard at it for 24 hours. Defendant—The charge is a most impudent attempt at extortion. 'file plaintiff would no have charged me anything, had I bought the horse ; but what would have been the advantage of dealing for an animal that failed under the light trials he was put to ? Bi:lous-looking COMMISSIONER—It is a clear case of hire. Put the question, Mr. Chairman. [The bilious-looking Commissioner, while the ques tion was being put, " earwigged" his riga and left co adjutors.] Two hands were held up on the right of the Chair, and two on the left. The Chairman was about to give the casting vote, when a bilious-looking paw was poked up. " You must pay the 10s. and costs, Mr. Moore,"said the Chairman. Mr. Moore —Pray on what grounds ? CHAIRMAN—Three to two. Well, Gentlemen," said Mr. Moore, putting down the mono/, " all I wish is, that you may have a horse to try which don't suit you, and that you may be sum moned here for the expenses." THE SUN, L POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—A boy, named Alphonse, Ramble, about 14 years of age, was brought before Mr. Alderman Venables, by Thomas Gibbons, who pom pously described himself as " the inspector to the Ani mals' Friend Society," charged with having beaten some sheep over the legs. I he boy altogether denied the charge. Mr. Alderman VENAILES discharged the prisoner, after cautioning him as to his future conduct. He was surprised that more cases of real cruelty were not brought forward, and thought that if he had the honour of hold ing the exalted situation of the complainant, he should be at no loss to find them. Charles Specknell was charged by Henry Thomas, Secretary to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mr. Thomas stated that at about ten on Saturday morning he observed the prisoner, and two other men, in charge of three cows, in King-street, Smithfield. The prisoner struck one of the cows a violent blow over the back, with a broomstick, in consequence of which the animal ran on the pavement. He afterwards struck the cow over the head, and thereby split the stick. The prisoner said she was rather wild, and he struck her over the nose to prevent her from running into a shop. He denied striking her over the hock. Mr. Ald, VENABLES had no doubt that the prisoner had beaten the cow in a cruel manner, and therefore fined him 10s. FELONY.—Henry Williams was charged with felony. Mr. Emberson, jeweller, of 31, Fore -street, said that about half-past eight on Friday night he saw the prisoner looking through his window, and another boy with his hand through one of the panes, which had been cut out. On observing him the lad ran away. He followed the prisoner and apprehended him, but the other lad escaped. Four ear-rings with coral drops, and five wedding rings, bad been taken away, the value of which was 4/. 4s. They had not been found. The prisoner was committed for trial. BOW-STREET. ATTEMPT TO EVADE THE NEW POLICE AqT.— Hyman Goldsmith, a tobacconist in New -street, Covent garden, appeared to a summons charging him with having sold a certain fermented liquor, called ginger beer, during the hours of divine service, on the morning of Sunday last. The defendant pleaded Guilty. Mr. Hall thereupon desired Inspector Mullins to state the par ticulars of the case, and that officer stated that since the passing of the New Police Act, which compelled pub licans to keep their houses closed until one o'clock on Sundays, several shops had been opened in the neigh bourhood of Coveat.garden (among them was that of the defendant), avowedly for the sale of ginger beer and soda water, but in reality for the sale of a beverage of a mucli stronger nature. Those houses were now the resort of prostitutes and other low cha racters, who were unable, as formerly, to take their drains at gin palaces on a Sunday morning. In the present case be was only prepared with proof that the defendant had sold ginger beer, but ho knew that his house was open on the morning in question fur the reception of prostitutes and other improper characters. Mr. HALL said that, as licensed victuallers were com pelled by the new law to keep their houses closed on Sunday mornings, it could not be tolerated that persons like the defendant should be allowed to evade that law, to the great injury of those who complied with its pro visions. He hoped the police would look sharply after houses of that description, for he was determined that while on the one hand licensed victuallers were compelled to obey the new law, that on the other its provisions should not be evaded by persons who pretended to carry on some other description of business. He then fined the defendant 20s. and costs. Mr. White, landlord of the Crown public-house, in Stanhope -street, pleaded guilty to a charge of having refused to admit Inspector Mullins of the F division of police to his house at half past four o'clock in the morn ing of Sunday last. The defendant having expressed his regret, and pro mised not to offend again, Mr. HALL fined him in the mitigated penalty of ss. and costs, which he imme diately paid. DEFEAT OF INFORSIERS.—The clause in the New Police Act which allows Magistrates to award com mon informers a portion only of the fines they may in flict on offenders, or refuse to grant them any part of them if they think proper, has almost knocked up the profession, and the respectable members of it have for the last few weeks been hanging about the police offices, have nothing else to do. However, on Saturday, Thomas Ransom, one of the fraternity, again com menced business, by summoning a Mr. Drowitr, for not having his n ►me and address painted on the off side of the cart. The defendant proved that the cart was neither more nor less than a truck, that he had lent it to a neghbour, who had employed it in removing a heavy load, and had for the purpose attached a horse to it by means of ropes. Mr. HALL thought the defendant liable to be fined five shillings, but refused to award any part of the pe nalty to the informer. In a similar case that was afterwards called on, the defendant was fined five shillings, and half the amount awarded to the informer. HATTON-GARDEN. POT-STEALING EXTRAORDINARY. Oa Saturday Charles Sheppard was charged with stealing twelve quart pots, the property of Mr Hanbrook, of the Duke of Brunswick, White Conduit-fields. • The prosecutor stated that within a month he had lost upwards of 12/. worth of pots. On Friday evening the prisoner and two other fellows entered his house, and, suspecting them, he kept watch, and saw them secrete twelve peal. He gave inform , ition to a police man ; and as he was about to apprehend the gang they got "scent, " and two of them made their escape. Th e bulk of the property was, however, found on the prisoner. Mr. GREENWOOD said it was astonishing to him how licensed victuders bore up against the losses by pot stealing ; and he was convinced from experience that Lheir profits scarcely overbalanced the losses. Several publicans, to his own knowledge, had been ruined by that description of depredation, and he did hope that the prisoner would be transported as an example. The prisoner was committed. SC()FLA?'I). RURAL FETE IN THE HIGHLANDS.--.—The families of the Duke of Bedford and Edward Ellice, Esq., M.P., have been very gay this season at their summer re , idence in Badenoch. A number of noblemen and gentlemen have visited them—one party succeeding another—and ;ill delighted with the romantic scenery of the glen. Amongst these have been the Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr. Charles Buller, M.P., the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Edwin Landseer, Esq., Lords Cosmo, Edward, and Alexander Russell, Ladies Georgiana and Rachel Russell, Edward Ellice, jun., Esq., and lady, General and Mrs. Balfour and the Miss Ballours, the Hon. J. Dundas, the Hon. F. Cavendish, Capt. Seymour, W. Cook, Esq., J. Purvis, Esq., & c . ale day lately, the party at Doune (Duke of Be,tlford's) and at Invereshie-house (Mr. Eiic,:s) made up a puts° of fifty guineas, to be giwn away in prizes among suer of the young men of the district as should distinguish them selves at athletic sports. The exhibition " came off," as the sporting phrase is, at Mr. Ellice's, trbitht r the Duke and Duchess of Bedford and their friends re ; aired. An immense concourse of persons was present, as the news soon spread over the hills, and the people poured forth to witness the splendid array of Sassenach Lords and Ladies, and to partake in the amusements of the day. A hogshead of whiskey was provided by the generous entertainers, and abundance of bread, beef, and mutton. Tents were erected in the glen ; and, as the ladies arrived, the pipers announced the event in the liveliest strains of the pibroch. The sports com menced with a foot race up a steep mountain, one of the highest of the Grampians. Seven Highlanders started, the distance back and forward being better than four miles. The winner of the first prize, which was 31. ,came in to the :pole in the short. tim e o f '"). minutes 33 se conds ; the successful competitors for the second and third prizes arrived very soon afterwards, keeping side by side the whole way until within a few seconds of their arrival at the starting place. The Marquis of Aber corn and some of the party then had some excellent races on their own horses ; and a variety of sports fol lowed among the people, such as throwing the hammer, putting the stone, leaping, &e. In the evening there was a splendid display of fireworks, and the whole con cluded with a supper and ball. The arrival of the Duchess of Bedford and party at the ball was announced by a novel spectacle—a great number of sky rockets being let off, which met high in the air, and united in the form of a large Gothic arch. The Marquis of Abercorn and Lord A. Russell appeared in full High land costume. The dancing was kept up with great spirit till near daylight. During the night several shots were fired from a field-piece on the lawn, which, echo ing amongst the stupendous mountains that encircle the glen, produced a striking and grand effect. Altogether, the day was a memorable one in the annals of Glen- Feshie.— Inverness Courier. MOON , . MONDAY 5 OCTOBER 7, i 839. MURDER OF A WOMAN BY HER HUSBAND AND SUICIDE OFTHE MURDERER. It this week falls to our lot to I.ly before our readers the details of one of the most distressing and shocking occurrences which is to be found in the annals of crime, an occurrence, the bare thought of which cannot but impart a feeling of terror and dismay to every mind. As soon as we heard of the circumstance, we took pains to obtain the fullest particulars of the barbarous and hloody tragedy. On Thursday evening last, the villages of Rufford and Tarleton, and the neighbourhood, were thrown into a state of intense dread and consternation, by the report that a man, named Robert Dawson, a labourer, in the employ of Sir T. D. Hesketh, Bart., of Rufford Hall, had murdered his wife, Phoebe Dawson, and had afterwards put an end to his own existence, The report unhappily, proved too true, as the following circum stantial particulars of the tragical event will show. The wretched man resided with his wife and five of his chil dren, in a cottage, in the hamlet of Holmes Wood, in the parish of Rufford, about twelve miles from Preston. On the evening in question, Dawson came home about nine o'clock when his wife was undressed, preparing to go to bed, all the children at home being at the time asleep, in a bed adjoining the one in which Daw son and his wife usually slept. He inquired for some senna, which he bad requested her to send for to Ormskirk, by a neighbour, and on her acquainting him that she had forgotten to send for it, high words, and ultimately a violent quarrel ensued. From the appear ance of the wounds, and other circumstances, it is highly probable that there had been, on the part of the wife, a stout resistance, and that a severe struggle took place, before the wretched murderer accomplished his horrid purpose. It is most likely, indeed, that they had been quarrelling, and perhaps fighting, for some time, and that the husband had somewhat gradually worked himself up to a state of infuriated rage, nothing short of madness. The children were awakened by the scuffle, and they gave an alarm, when a sister of the murderer entered the house, followed immediately by other persons, relations and neighbours of the deceased. When these persons entered, which was about half-pest nine o'clock, they were affrighted by the horid spectacle of both the husband and wife walking about in the kitchen or " house" with their throats cut. Dawson, alarmed, it is supposed, at hi s w if e ' s approaching end, and his own wound not being sufficiently deep to cause death, escaped during the consternation and went immediately and hanged himself in the shippon adjoining the house, with a cow-tie. When Mr. Barron, surgeon, of Tarle ton, arrived shortly afterwards, the woman was not quite dead. She was perfectly sensible, knew her rela tions and friends, and told her mother that the quarrel was simply on account of her not having sent for the medicine to Ormskirk. The poor creature asked for something to drink, and some water was given to her, but as not only the windpipe was cut, but also the passage to the stomach opened, the water ran out of the aperture down ber neck. The bed on which she lay was completely saturated with blood, and there were several cuts on her chin, and on the lower part of her throat, inflicted, it is supposed, in the course of the struggle, and before the mortal wound was given. Her right eye was also black, and much swollen, as if from a blow. Search being made for Dawson, the miserable man was -found sus pended in the outhouse, as already mentioned, and quite dead. The age of the man was about thirty-seven, and that of his ill-fated wife about forty. They have left behind them seven children, the eldest of whoa► is a girl about sixteen years old, and the age of the youngest child is about eighteen months. The unfortunate women was at the time in a state of pregnancy. They had resided all their lives in the neighbourhood, the father and mother of Dawson occupying a farm near the cottage in which the appalling tragedy occurred. Dawson has also five brothers, and two sisters. The mother of the murdered woman lives in the neighbourhood, and she has left six brothers and three sisters. Her father (whose name was Caunce) was killed about two years ago at Rufford, by falling from a cart. The unfortunate couple had pre viously borne good characters, and she is spoken of by her neighbours as having been a woman of a very wild and patient disposition. Dawson was a favourite servant with Sir T. D. Hesketh, Bart., as a preeaf of which, we may state, that when, a short time ago, he was sick, he was visited by the worthy Ba ronet, and although he had an allowance from an Odd Fellows' Society, of which he was a member, Sir Thomas kindly paid him his wages during the whole period of his sickness. He was an active member of the Wesleyan Methodists' Society, and had frequent prayer meetings at his house. He had also been, for about two year!, a member of a temperance so ciety. They had, as his wife had recently asserted to a friend, lived very comfortably for the last six or seven years ; but we are informed that at the early period of their matrimonial career they had frequent Quarrels, and were supposed to live very unhappily. The neighbours do not speak of the murderer as having be.-n a passionate man, nor was he at any time subject to inso. nity or melancholy. An inquest will be held on the bodies this day at Mr.Worthi.:gton's. Hesketh Arms, R,4ord, before Al r.Palmer,Coroner. We:understand that the bodies of the ill-f.ted pair are to beinterred on Sun:lay next at Ruffird. The transaction, as may be well iina;:ined, has excited an intensely painful sensation throughout the whole neighbourhood, and scarcely any else is talked about. Next week we shall l,y before our readers any further particulars of the melancholy affair which may transpire at the inqu, , st, or that we may learn from other sourcs. -;--Preston Chronicle. WESTERN WAGGERIES. (JUST IMPORTED BY THE GREAT WESTERN STEAMER.) AN UNDOUBTED FACT.—" Mrs. Hopkins told m,e that she heard Green's wife say, that John Glacrie s wife told her, that Fanny Hopkins heard the widow Basham say, that Captain Weed's wife thought Colonel Hodgin's sister believed that old Miss Quint reckoned that Mrs. Samuel Dunham had told Spalding's wife that she heard John Fink's daughter sav, that her mother told her, that old Miss Jenks heard Grandfather Cook declare that it was an undoubted fact." VERY EXTRAORDINARY.—Our citizens have of late become celebrated for absenc,, of mind, but the follow ing instance from the Boston Tomahawk shoots far a head of all that went before it Mr. —, an attorney, residing in this town, being requested to ap pear as nominal plaintiff in a matter in which he among others was interested, owing to some unaccount able absence of mind, brought the action against him self, and never discovered his mistake till after he had compelled himself to pay damages, issued execution against, and actually incarcerated himself for not paying his own costs." PUFF SINGULAR.—" REFECTORY ON THE GREAT WESTERN PLAN.—Luscomb and Sanborn opened rich on Monday, with venison, turtle, terrapins, woodcock, snipe, canvass backs, trout, and a variety of other little notions ; together with an imperial sirloin of roast beef and a most illustrious corned rump, to say nothing of the i drinkables, in a gorgeous saloon, after the fashion of the cabin of the Great Western ; and a small back ; room, for the exclusive accommodation of 4 noble swell ; ing souls. There is no mistake at the Cornucopia, 28; Park row." PUFF PLURAL._# # # A. correspondent grumbles at paying Nolan, at the Tunnell, Yorkville, 50 cents. a bottle for porter, which he calls " Philadelphia porter, and bad porter, too." Serves him right. Let him stay down town, and drink Ned Jones's at 25 cents. Or, if he wishes to drink the pure stuff at home, let him send an order to Jack Hunt's porter cellar, 123 Chapel (at Jack's), where it can be bought for 10s. a dozen." _ _ ~V CAUTION. Captain Gideon S. Holmes, of Boston, was going by the railroad yesterday afternoon to Pro vidence to take command of the brig Levant, and in looking out of the car window the railing of Neponsent bridge caught his head a whack that nearly knocked it off his shoulders ! He was taken from the cars at the next station, and Dr. Abbott bled him, but he continued insensible ; and in that condition he was brought home in all probability to die. The ra i lro ad brid ges are no; wide enough, and never were ; but when alluding to the peril caused by this circumstance, a director sharply de manded What right have people to put their heads ou t of car windows ?' This was a poser. We shut pan, and said nothing." CAPITAL IDEA !—The Chicago Sentinel says the fever and ague malady is getting so ahead down there that the settlers are going to turn its movements to some useful purpose. It has been estimated that 12 men in th e p arox y s m shake sufficiently to propel a boat of 100 tons. If this is correct, the days of steam are numbered. LIBERTY OF THE Patss.--The last Darien (Georgia) Telegraph con t a i ns the following mysterious announce ment :—.‘ It is with mortified feelings that we have to announ c e t o ou r readers th at we will discontinue the publication of the Darien Telegraph . for the pre sent. Our friends may be assured that it is no slight cause that leads to this course. When we say if we do not do so, our house will be burned—our helpless in nocent children and beloved wife murdered—and the few gallant friends we have sa crificed—and property would be destroyed in the city, that fifty years would not replace—we say the truth. But enough at present." On Friday morning an accident occurred in the New-road, St. Marylebone, to a poor boy named James Riley, residing in Mary-street, Hampstead-road, who imprudently got up behind a chariot that had spikes affixed to it, and in endeavouring to get down his foot slipped, and three of the spikes perforated his stornaeb. THE TYPOTACE.—The Bordeaux papers men tion that a young sculptor of that city had discovered a method of taking casts of the human face, which, without requiring that the features should be reduced to a state of perfect rigidity, allows them to preserve all their natural play, and thus produces an exact re semblance with the animation of lite. His name is Pellet, and he designates his apparatus the Typoface. DUTCH PAPERS. THE HELDER, OCT. 1.--The Sardinian corvette, Aguila, Capt. Millire, his Majesty's frigate Beilona, Capt. Geesteranus, bound for the East Indies, and the biigs Mercury and Snelheid, hound for the West Indies, left the roads this morning with a good wind. A great number of merchantmen sailed at the same time- M. Van Eb is appointed Governor ot the cost ot Guinea, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, in the room of M. Bos, who at his own request has been ho nourably discharged from that post. THE HAGUE, OCT. 3.—Hi; Highness the Prince of Chimay is expected here every moment, as Belgian Ambassador. About a year ago it was proposed to the Minister of the Coionies to bore Artesian wells on the coast of Guinea to look for good fresh water, which is very scarce in many parts of our possessions, without any measures having been taken to remedy this evil. This proposal has likewise in view to obtain some knowledge of the geology of the country, and at the same time to look for gold, which there is much reason to expect will be found. This proposal, which we hear has been approved by his Majesty, will be probably carried into execution, and it will be considered whether it may be necessary to execute similar operations in our other transmarine possessions. _ We learn that the telegraphs in this country are to be pulled down, and preserved, in order that this mode of communication may be again employed, if necessary. The persons employed in that service are to have pen sions assigned them. The market to-day has been extremely unfavourable to our own funds. At first they were at the same prices as yesterday, but the eagerness of the sellers soon caused them to fall. The greatest decline was in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. Amort. Synd. The shares of the Commercial Company were offered in consider able quantities, but in general little business was done. Spanish, notwithstanding the better quotations from Antwerp and Paris, could not remain at yesterday's prices, on account of the numerous sales, as it appeared for English account, which caused them to fall to 27* a being about lower than yesterday.—Dutch Paper, Oct. 5. ST. PETERSBURG, SEPT.23.—His Majesty the Em peror arrived, on the 10th of September, at Moscow, where he was received by the joyful acclamations of the citizens. `El...t.i lAN k UN DS—BRussi.Ls, OCT. I actual Debt, 24, per Cent Botlischild's Loan, 5 per Cent. l ,'l Loan of Thirty Million,,, 4 pefCent. 3 per Cent. 7l Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent O5 Society of Commerce, 4.,., per Cent lO9 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 7 4 14 National Society . Brussels Papers, Oct. 4. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, Our. 4 Money. Mills. ac,,,' liebt, 2X4 per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. ...or r .iodic, 43 per cent...... Ditto, ditto, 3X4 per cent — Commercial Company, 4'., per cent 173 171 Ditto (1332 and 1833) 5 per teat. Ditto 1 8 37. 5 per cent. Loan 1637, 5 I , er cent. • OS• 99 1 4 Exchange on London, One month l2 Two months —Dutch Papers, Oct. 4. tat.TRIAN FUNDS.—ViEsusfa, SEPT 25 five per Cents. Metalliques Eater per Cents Three per Conti.. P, ,: nk Shares —4ll;emeine Zestung, Sept. '0 PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, Our. 1. -- -..---...... . _ litils. Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 4 , . per cent it:S9i 103 Prussian F:ngiish Loan, 1830, 4 per cent. ;11•27/ 8 )1,2•• Ito:change on London, three unorittis 6 2UN, - -Prussian State Gazette, 61st 2. WEATHER IN DUBLIN.-It rained torrents from about four o'clock this morning ( Wednesday) until nine. The weather then took up, and the remainder of the day has been exceedingly propitious—a bright sun and a cluing breeze.—Thursday.—The weather con tinues, on the whole, good—the weather-vane has been running about like a Tory trimmer—and the weather glass has been going back-and-forwards, like a carriage n a railroad. There is nothing like stability; or that promises consistency in appearances. On the whole, however, we should repeat,good.—Dublin Evening Post. The anniversary of the Wesleyan Chaptei, at Maulden, was held on Sunday last. Mr. Lambert, of Leighton, preached. To accommodate the congrega tion, a temporary gallery was erected, which came down with a teirible crash, during the afternoon service. The scene that followed is indescribable—some were tren crawling out of the windows, and pulling others a'ter them. One man had his head fearfully hurt. with a nail, which laid his scalp completely open. We are happy to say he is rapidly recovering. Many others were hurt slightly.—Hertford Reformer. Mr FLTLWAR CRAVEN.—This gentleman, who is a Magistrate for the counties of Gloucester, Wilts, and Berks, appeared on the bench, at Cheltenham, a few days since (where he attended in his magisterial capacity !!) to answer a charge preferred against him by two policemen, for being in a state of intoxication near the Plough Hotel, at about one o'clock on Saturday morning, and also for swearing and using profane lan guage to some girls who were parading the street at, that unseasonable hour of the night. A similar com plaint was made against. N. T. Morton, Esq. The facts were clearly proved. When the policeman persuaded the girls to go house, Mr. Craven (it appeared) asked the policeman if he knew who he was? and being an swered in the affirmative, Mr. Craven said, " I have not been on the bench lately, but I shall soon be there again, and teach you policemen what is your duty. My reason for not attending more frequently is, that I ant too respectable to sit among the rest of the :'Magistrates, and therefore I have cut the connection. He then said he did not care a d— for the Magistrates, or for the police. After some very boisterous proceedings, Mr. Fulwar Craven was called upon by his brother Magis trates to know whether he meant to reply to the charge, when he rema-ked that he was rather fresh at the time, having been drinking wine with some friends ; and spoke in strong terms of the brutality of the policemen. I was (he said) dragged through the public streets by main force, like a convicted felon, and during my way to prison lost one of my shoes in the mud ; and on my telling the policeman of my loss, he replied, Oh, never mind your shoe ; you can afford to buy another, it you have lost that." The policeman replied that no vio lence was used towards either of the defendants, but they were taken in the same manner that all other drun ken persons were. He denied that Mr. Craven lost his shoe, though he stated he had, having them both on when he arrived at the station-house. The story about the shoe was no doubt a deep trick or stratagem on the part of Mr. Craven to induce the mob to release him , as he stooped down, apparently in the act of looking for that which was on his foot. The def. , ndants were fined ss. each and costs, which they paid, and then left the office. Sir James Graham has been figuring off across the border, amongst the descendants of those whom Lord John Scott declares to have been the " most ho courable thieves in the world ;" and, as is usual with him, contrived to turn a festive and social meeting into an arena for the discussion of the dirtiest of party po litics, and the exhibition of his own spleen and disap pointment. It was intimated before the dinner took place that polities were not to be introduced, and the Duke himself, in returning thanks for the honour which had been done him, said, " This is not a political meeting—we have nothing to do with that." After this, good taste would have dictated the most scrupu lous avoidance of all topics of a political tendmcy— especially all mere party politics—and still more espe cially the slightest allusion to local and family party po lities. But no ;in season and out of season, at bed and at board, sleeping and waking, at church and at market, fair day and foul, the uppermost thing in Sir Jatne- Graham's mind is to prove the closeness of his adhet rence to his new creed of Toryism, and his presen devotion to the men to whom, and to whose prins ciples, he had all his previous life been opposed. Might there not also be another motive for his dabbling in the foul waters of the Slitrigg? This is not the first time he has rendered himself " odorous" by wading in that dirty stream. His " cock shy" at the voters of Hawick at the commencement of Session 1839 has not been forgotten, nor does he forget the drubbing he received on that occasion in the House of Commons. In the halls of the " bold Buc cleuch," he was not likely to find a Mr. Elliot to con fute and confound him ; and yetc he was almost within speaking distance of Mr. Elliot 's residence. He cou ld therefore kill two birds at one " cockshy"—a feat which he failed to perform with the " snow-balls" which he complained of having been thrown at the Sheriff of Hayrick—and the opportunity for displaying such a feat of dexterity was not to be lost. His abasement before the shrine of Toryism could be exhibited before one of the richest, if not the wisest, of its high priests, and a political opponent, once a warm friend, could be vilified, in a place where he had no opportunity of reply ; and Sir James could not bring himself to refrain from the indulgence of his morbid appetite for pleasing his new allies, and kicking, however impotently, at his old friends. —Carlisle 'Journal. SERIOUS FRACAS.—Between one and two o'clock on Friday morning an altercation ensued at the Albion Tavern, Great Russell-street Covent-garden, between Captain M'Neal and two gentlemen, said to be officers in the army, but whose names have not been allowed to transpire, which terminated in blows being struck by each party, and during the contest Captain M'Neal was thrown over the bannisters down the well of the staircase, and sustained a severe fracture of his right leg. He was conveyed in a cab to Charing-cross Hospital. The cause of contention was a lady. WALSALL. —With all the power of some of the most influential Tories in Staffordshire opposed to them, the independent electors of Walsall have ma naged by th e i r energy an d perseverance to o btain a majority of 40 on this year's register. Such a result ensures the re-election of Mr. Finch by a majority of from 60 to 80, l et t h e e l ect i on come w hen it may. And ' here we find anot h er su bj ect f or co ngratulation ; for, certainly, if ever a member deserved favour from a constituency, it is the honourable gentleman who re presents the borough of Walsall.—Staffordshire L.ra miner. THE WEATHER AND THE 11ARVEsT..Some slight interruption to the fine weather recently enjoyed in the neighbourhood of London, has been experienced. The quantity of rain, however, that has fallen is not considerable. Friday was the worst intelligence day we h ave h a d. Our accounts from the country bring but slight ac cession to the harvest which has already appeared in our columns. They are conflicting. In some parts of England the crops, it is said, w ill g i ve mor e than an average quant i ty, whilst from Yorkshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Cornwall, &c., Etc., the con dition and quantity of the corn are both indifferent. The weather in many parts of England is reported " c hangeable"—the fine days b e i ng f ew an d f ar b etween. This must operate injuri o u s ly on such crops as are not gathered, as well as o n th ose t h at are not yet cut, for there still stands corn uncut. From Scotland and Ire land, we learn that the weather, though of a changeable character, on the whole is pretty good. Admitting the great difficulty of stating the exact condition of the crops,. and o f ca l cu l at i ng the general result in produce of the harvest throughout the kingdom, we think that one fact alone is certain, and beyond all doubt—that the harvest will turn out a bad one—to what extent we pretend not to determine, or even to hazard a guess. The first exportation of wheat and oats for the English and Scotch market, this season, has been made from our p or t, v i z ., t o Liverpool and Glasgovr.—Lime riok Chronicle. KING OF HOLLAND'S MARRIAGE (Correspondence extracted from the Parisian Prints.) Tut HAGUE, Sart% 80.--The public 11;4 seen with pleasure the ilandeljblad ali ude to the delicate quo tion Of the King's marriage, which no (net journal had dared to do. The languace of the HundeAbiad proves that the news has foundation. It is thought that this article was published by the paper at the request of the King's children, who, not being able to get their father to renounce his marriage, had recourse to the prees to see whether a manifestation of pubic opinion would not have more influence than they. We hear that the King and his children have quarrelled. The Princess Mart anne, wife of Prince Albert of Prussia, is about to return to her new country ; and Prince Frederic, who has for some time been absent, declares that he will not return to Holland unless the King gives up his inten tion of marrying, which would entirely ruin him in the I public estimation. The following details relating to the Countess d'Oul tremont and her family are given in the Journal dc Flandres :—" bldlle. Henriette d'Oultremont is sister to the Count d'Oultremont who married the Princess de Ligne (Mdlle. Duras), mother of our late Envoy Extraordinary to London. Mdlle. Henriette d'Oul tremont is 43 years of age. She was Lady of Honour to the late Queen Wilhelmina, and her sister at the time holds the same situation in the household of this Princess of Orange. On the death of the Que( Mdlle. Henriette left the Court of the Hague, and re turned into Belgium, notwithstanding the earnest en treaties of King William, who always showed a great attachment to her. About a year ago she went back to the Hague with her brother, the Count d'Oultremont, who is cousin german of the Bel gian Ambassador at Rome. If we are rightly informed, it was about February last that King Wil ham made a proposal of marriage to her. She did not refuse this highly honourable offer, but told the King that, after such a declaration, it was impossible ' for her to remain at the Hague until their relative positions were distinctly defined. From tlpat time Mademoiselle d'Oultremont has constantly resided in Belgium. This firmness only confirmed his Majesty in his resolution. The opponents to the marriage insist upon the circumstance that Mademoiselle d'Oul tremont is not noble on the mother's side. In fact, the Count, her father, married the widow of a merchant of Antwerp, and from which union came the Chamberlain of King William, the Lady of Honour of the Princess of Orange, and the future Queen of Holland." LOVETT AND COLLINS.—(From a Corre spindent of the Morning Post.) —The Visiting, Justices of Warwick gaol have granted leave to Lovett and Col lins to rent a room in the prison and to furnish it with a table and two chairs, and to have a fire. I❑ other re spects they are to be treated like other prisoners, both as to the dietary and the general di,e'pline of the prison. Their friends have either already pr&ented a memorial, or are getting up one, to the Marquis of Normanby, praying a further relaxation of the prison discipline, and the liberty of supplying them with tea, meat, and other luxuries. Their friends even entertain the idea that the Home Secret,Ary will within a short period remit their punishment altogether, and grant them their liberty. PARIS, OCT. 3.—There are rumours of a modi fication of the French Cabinet, but I think them pre mature. All the Ministers are at Fontainbleau with the Court. Count Mole and several other Statesmen en disponibilite have also repaired to Fontainbleau. Guizot and Thiers were invited, but both refu-ed. The former is finishing his important essay on the Ameri,•an war and the character of Washington, which is to be followed, it is stated, by a biographical sketch of Luther ; the latter is still engaged upon his History of the Consulate and the Empire. FARNHAM HOPS, SEPT. 25.—The picking in most parts of this district is now complete, and exhibits a very great casualty of the crop ; for in some of the best grounds there have been grown some of the worst hops ; indeed very many hills have been of so very inferior size, that they have not been thought to be worth putting across the pickers' bins ; it has been computed that nearly fifty acres in the parish will not be picked, in consequence of their inferiority as to size and injury from storms ; for at this place they (the growers) are exceedingly particular in their pickings, taking care not to be at the expense of get ting into bag aad paying duty for an inferior article. At the last Weyhill Fair, the growers regretted having so many hops of an inferior description, which has taught them to be more careful this year ; it is there fore expected that the market will he supplied with better articles in this than in former years. In the best grounds of this parish there is not nearly an average crop ; the extremes are the best as to quantity and quality, viz., at Wrecklesham. Dipnell Hale, Bad shot, &c. ; and even at these places the picking has fallen far short of last year's growth, and yet some par ties fancy the duty of the district of Hants will amount to as much as last year, because some of the surrounding parishes have a tolerable crop ; but they cannot make up for the deficiencies of Farnham, which it is calculated may fall short at the fair of many hundred bags under the supply of last year. The collection of Salisbury dis trict is likely to exceed that of last year ; for the hops are very good at Alton, Bentley, Binstead, Froyle, Sel bourne, Odiham, and some other parts of this collection, although these are in the County of Hants.—Devizes Gazette. It is satisfactory to find from recent official re turns that the effects of the late crisis in France have not fallen so severely upon that portion of importion which has reference more particularly to internal con sumption as might have been expected. The falling off in the quantity of colonial sugars on which duty has been paid for home consumption during the first eight months of the present year, to which the returns extend, is rather considerable, as against 44.000.000 kilo grammes absorbed within the same period of 1838, n o more than 35 , 000,000 were so placed this year. No inconsiderable portion of this dimu nition, however, may fairly be attributed to the long delay which took place before the reduction of duties on French colonial sugars, finally determined on, was officially announced, in the anticipation and still uncertainty of which as to time, stocks were natu rally run to the lowest point in the hands of dealers both wholesale and retail, to reap all possible advan tage from the diminution of the import when it actually took effect. The sales of coffee, on the contrary, not acted on by the same causes, and, therefore, so far a better criterion of the state of consumption, had in creased from 7,900,000 kilogrammes in 1838, to 8,400,000 this year. The same result was observable in coeoa, and may hereafter be expected on colonial sugars, now that tie lower rated duties are in operation. Amongst the produets imported and used in me nufactures, a considerable decrease may be noted in the quantity of cotton taken into consumption. In the first eight months of 1838 duty was paid on 35,000 000 kilogrammes whilst this year on only 25,000,000. This decrease is not peculiar to France, however, but in an equal extent has taken place in this country, if not elsewhere. The extraordinary extension of the co, tin manufacture during the last four or five years here, in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States simultane ,, usly, may serve naturally to account tor much of the reaction now remarked, but it cannot be denied that no small proportion of the decreased consumption may be traced to the high and unrea sonable prices so long, and even still in some measure, maintained on cotton by the monopoly established be the speculations of the United States and other hanks of the Union. In the consumption of wool an augni:m tation, however, may be noted. Such had been the ac tivity of the woollen manufacture this year, that 9,200,000 kilogrammes of wool had • been consumed against 8,300,000 for the eight months of 1838. In various articles necessary for bleaching and dyeing an increased absorption had also taken place ; on olive oils duty had this dear been paid on 25,000,000 kilogrammes, against 23,000,000 for 1838. From these facts it would appear, that real commerce had remained bound, and to a great degree unaffected, amidst the fever of oth 'speculations and rash enterprises by which the monetary d e r a ngements of France had been brought on. PLATE ROBBERY.—lnformation was on Thurs day given at the Metropolitan Police-station of the following extensive robbery :—Between the hours of five and nine o'clock on Wednesday evening the dwel ling-house of Mr Bloxham, 66, Chester-square, Pim lico, was entered by thieves, and the following articles of plate stolen :—Four s il ver di s h es an d covers , forty two silver spoons, a large number of desert forks and spoons, a soup ladle, and other articles of plate, The property was in a chest, deposited in the bedroom of Mr. Bloxham, and there is no doubt that the thieves ef fected an entrance through the attic window from some unfinished houses. EVENING EDITION% SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE (LLOYD'S-) VESSELS SrOEEN WITH.— LadP brougham' from Nei " foundland to R , o Janeiro, 19:11 utt , )at. 44, lon. 42. by the Magist-r. Ro +.1.-id, arrived at Cork ; Hibernia. from the Clyde lo Daihousie. 22d ult , tat 45. lon. ;5 ; Admi ral Coekbutn , from Timor to London, with 1.550 barrels, sth July, lat. 30 S.. lon. 48 E. ; Sir R. Peel, from Cal euttn to Londoo, 16 , h August. lat. 8 S , lon. 14 IN- Auriga and Gr ffin, from London to the South Seas, 20th 11 ; Blake, from Liverpool to Hobart Town. t 21 ult., lat. 18, lon 24, by the Isabella Denning, arrived at Portsmouth. The following has been received at Lloyd's:-- " NOTICE TO MARINERS. " In order to give a more distinct mark to shipowners passing up and down the EDT than cats he done by the usual buoys, it is ordered that from the Ist of Octo ber . a light vessel shall be stationed wh e r e the passagd I most d!ffieult; viz:— White Off the Schulau Sand to the N orth of the Buoy, No. 4, as near the same as p ossible. s the This vessel, so long as the ice permits, will it every nieht till the 31st March to ca rr y a red lamp light at the height of 24 feet from the surface of the water. Besides, this is in foggy weather, when the li g ht may not be visible, the crew will ring a bell. If the ship sln.aild be obliged to leave her station on account of the ice, the crew are ordered to return thereto as speedily se may he possible " The Navigation and Harbour Committee, " Hamburg, Sept. 24, 1839 " THE: MARKETS. COUNTRY CON MARKETtS. Pease• W heat lark) • Th ~~ F. 33 43 Per Quarter Abingdon-- Andover...—. Ba nbu r -- Baiingstoke„ to s. 64 Rs t'4 tit; 8 42 -"4 3, 18 44 32 :3'i 32 27 29 24 29 ~; ~ i ..- ..- 40 42 8 81 6.1 '76 Cirencester - C-ven ry- Daventry-,-. Derby -- H wden --- Hungerford.. Maltun -- Maidenhead Nottingham v.Tantag,- Warwick - W .r ,etef - York - 8 all 3 , 1 4 4 32 3S .18 48 4 - 4 46 40 1 Y 41 - 33 40 52 50 42 31; 43 - _ C 8 7 70 78 :30 '33 tl 00 ;::9 35 .... •••• ...• - s - 7 40 57 t 2 63 76 63 8 62 "i 7 2 70 32 42 3:3 33 35 4 :15 47 SO 40 37 47 25 M) 22 33 25 32 27 32 22 28 ;19 4 - 37 42 48 50 38 46 .... -- _ - ~.. .... _ ...I W.. "--- ...... a.. 4e 43 - 72 - .... •••• 72 8 32 38 22 3') s. d. s. d. l s, d, s, ( 1 , 39 4 3 5 0 60 ' XCHANGE.-Oct• 5. Red. VVbite Wheat, Northumberland 44s. 695....... Ns 72-.1 - Norfolk and Suffolk... ........ - Berwick and Scotch s6s. 60 5...... --4 D'ls. --- Foreign Rye, Norfoll , Ind Suffolk - Foreign 14s. 365....... --5. - 4 * Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk 3ls. 40s ...... . --e • ---5 : .--- Grinding and Feeding ns 365...... --s. --•• Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk 64s 685....... --5. - -4 Beans, Small 36. 405....... • - "e• -- t . - Tick 42s 45$ ...... --s -- w' Pease, White 42s 435. ..• -4 --4. - Gray -s -5........ -'• tate, Northumberland, Potatoe ...... ~.- -_ .---- Feed - Foreign Flour (per sack , - WAKEFIELD CORN AI A RKET -Oct. 4. .s., Wneat, Red, Norfolk .40d Sutfhlk ...... ... -.• 665. tO 72, Hoe !;,, Lin. and Cam. ---- Yorkshire. /4 gas to 6:e. fine Li. :• ... White - to 775 fine; ----- Foreng44, tted 658 to 67, fine - 5 • nn e 755 White. ....6. ••••• 11, to - 5 - - ...,„ 4 . Barley, Norfolk anal suil'olk -s. to -s• fin` .... fine -0 4 ' Lincoln, lure 3fis. -.s to to --s a ..,..s. Yorshirt• Wold . - ..., ....._ Voreign iseans, New 435. LC) 45$ fin e ~,, , l.ts, rotato %os. to 31s. fine e. - _ - Poland .• fine . -s. -s. to 30s. . ~,,, - , riezlatni rut Sin;•P -s. .-....• co -295• one ;5r . , . - •,.•ali tut Loai hoi:ing - Pe r , 43 , 0 , i.ii . .• :41‘e...,• , , P,r Bushe'. Baminghanr, 5 ti. ei 6 o 6 1- s.d. s. d. s.d. s. d. 84 96 4 3 5f NEWCASTLE CORN E SCOTCH MARKETS. eal • Wheat. Barley. Oat,. bean , ......f . :;„,,. - -- - -- ------- 49 aLlicrdeen .., 7f to 80 28 to 32 24 to 29 -to - 46 to 40 Berwick 44 50 21 25 20 25 33 35 4 3 ~ Co'.,lst,,2ain - 30 --- „„ CulKs I•ite) 11 65 26 31 18 2 2 21 2 ° 42 l Dunbar 7O 72 3; 59 26 32 4 0 42 4O ..Elgin - , Inverness - Kels , , 42 53 23 26 1 3 23 34 34 -- 7 : Kirkal . d; - 36 - 5'3 45 -18• 43 Pertn - 44 ..- '" ' 4 .-_--, - Thu size of the measure varies throughout the country , t 1 ADDING FON CORN - MA RKET.-Oct. 4. There was a good supply of Wheat; sales heavy, and prices bays risen slightly.' Wheat. 1 Barley. Oats. 1 Pease. ; Beans 1 r irst ........ 62 s O d 42s Od 30s ed -s Od 506 Od . C3s tkl , 37s 6d 25 3 Ud -s Od , 406 Od S e cond Vhird ....... 56t 0,1 i 355 Od 22s Od I --s 04 : 46+ - 0 0 A verso DALKEITH CtiRN MARK ET.-Oct. 3 • Wheat. i Barley. slats. l'ease. i Beans. First Bss lid 1 37s ,st 30. 64 44s Od 144 PA Sceond s"s 0,1 I 34, Od 2 5. 42 -O d Od 1 •••.E . ",, Third . 4ls 02 i 2•2= Od 21s 4d -0' , --• EDINBURGH CORN MARKET -Oct 2 Th , supply of Wheat to-day was la , ge, that of other sorts of Gro i° less than last Wednesday. Sales heav , for all kinds. Bev'. • Wheat. qarley. .Ist, tease. 1 47 , od . Fi rs t B4, Od. 394 Od. :30s Od 47a. 04 44 0 Second..., 74 0 34 0; 26 0 44 0 4 2 o l'hird A v erage price of Wheat ...... ... ..... ... 31 12. 0 i PRICES OF PROVISIONS ..C. 0 1' In deer per lb ............. Os. 5d to Os. Ed., k reiihnutter, I. Is - A '• t p I. motto.. -.---,., 0 5 o 8 'Salt Ditte,--. 010 ~ 0 \Teat ..-............................ oft I 0 ; Ditto, per est.-84 0 ' Ol , 0 r' 01,- ----...... 0 S 07 I Eggs, per des... 010 I' ..,{ Lamo, per qr. ...-„,, 1 6 3 6 GatStraw(kp. ;....10 0 12 '' ['show, cwt......... 39 0 42 0 Wheat Ditto...ll 0 13 II 2u4rtern Loa; ......... u 9 091 Barley Ditto -.. 8 6 10 ! Potatoes, 141 b...... 0 4 00 I Hay, per 5t..........- 1 2 1 ' • EDINBURGH MEAL MARK ET.-Oct. 1 We had a small supply of all sorts of M eal, Flour, and Pot B irlei Sales h av v. l e i sack of 2801 b. Imp. Per Stone of 141 b. ImP. ' 2 4 Fit st Oatmeal 2 Second ditto Barleyrnea: . I 13 0 Barleyoteal 0 0 I 11) Pe iscisteal 1 10 0 l'easemeal Pot Barley from 335. to s":is. per sack. • GLASGOW CORN MARKET. -Oct. 2.,, A' s • Wheat, yet `_4olb,d.4olb. s. d. s. . Oats, per 2641 b. 5.... te ... 0 British, old 32 0t042 0 Irish 2O 0 02". --- new 0 0 British .......... Canada, free ..... ...... - 0 - 0 Beans, per 2601 b. 25 ° I r i s h ..s 0 Barley, per 3201 b 0 Scottish ................. 22 ,„ 0 English 32 0 33 0 Pease, Scottish ....„ 21 0 45 0 Scottish , risk - 'O3O 2 4 5° 0 220 r c o 210 = - 0 210 no 550 vv CORNWALL MhRKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) Wheat. Barley. s d, to s. d, s. d. to 4. a. 0 4 8 g — 0 44 —3 0 0 S 4 6 • $ 50 —0 3k 0 5 0 3o • 0 b 2 • 3 4 S t S 0 - 0 6 , bI s. d. to t. d. Truro.... ..... tl 8 . Helstone St. Austel).. Bodmin l' 4 Liskearcl 8 9 9 0 Launceston 0 9 I CamfAtoiti 8 4 4 Penzance MINI SG INT: Quantity of Copper res sold at 1 Avorage Produce quantity cl tine Copper Amount of Sale, II 683 ti .0 - ELi IGEN:CE Tens.Cwt.gl lte.lruth last week...2,4t15 21' • (AY . 107 Average Statidard, IN, 94 IMPROVEMENT IN -THE DAGUERREOTV g ' —Amongst the numerous improvements proposed in ht e Ddgu , rreloype is the • foliowing, by M. Jobard, of 13tura to: taking portr:i is a Plieliogra . phe Paint hide% white fac e - of the patient ;' powder his hair, andt the back of his head between two or three planksoll."10 attached to the back of an artn-elniir and woun d ' % with screws ! The colour of the flesh , not retletlinul sufficiently the rays of light, woutd require a 1) no.e 0%0 sun, whereas a whitened face will be re-produced ai plaster figures by diffused light " HORIZONTAL FLAT WATCri with accurately finished jewelled movements, warranteil, ' b offered in silver cases, price Four Guineas an d a Half el or, in gold cases, price Nine Guineas each, at T. COX SAVORY'S, Lal coi °S Watchmaker, Jeweller, and Silversmith, 47 , C• rn. " h " (Seven doors from Gracechurch-stree t ) . N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange' ---------- 51i,' SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOL 0 , A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silver's's!: for 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England),,,ll. choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN an d ' ton• MENTAL ICE The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in ussh Pi t bo the pair; the Classic Vase (very neat), 10/. de. the p+ 01 ; t be 1 ; Victoria Pattern, 151. the pair ; the D resden Cooler, 1 s od pair, &c., all of whit_ are strongly mount ed with gdvekres. have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat of 0 sot l A pamphlet is published, with drawiogs of tho akt„,lics. other articles of plate generally, which may be had in li r' tion, free of cost. 10 00.1°11.1 Car------ HS. On the 24th ult., at Keyoshambury-house , th e 11-41 °1 BIRT tain Newell, of a son. On the 30th ult., at Southampton, the wife of Joseph Lobb, Es o q. n , o t f h a e 4a 2 u 7 g th h te u r it , at Wemyss-placo, Edinburgh' Mrs. Arnott, of a son. . On the 3d inst., the lady of B. Hebeler , Esq.' of York' place, Portman-square, of a daughter. 11 , sOf ball On the 3d inst., at Torrington-square, Airs. - Turner, of a daughter. of Wil , 7 On the 4th inst.. in Lower Belgravo-street, the liglY Liam Griffith, Esq., of a daughter. v AO" On the 4th inst., the lady of Andrew /11'Lean, '" Il q " of e Ilth Lig Dragoon of a son. • ont the Ketone On the 4th ins ht t., in Upper Phillimore-placo, , the lady o Thomas Ellis Atilington,d a ughlef o f 0 On the 4th o inst., in Eaton-place, Mrs. Robert P a lk daughter. :HARRIED. b e ltenh a° ' On the 3d inst., at Leckampton Church, C , „_ i l e ge, Thomas Fothergill Cooke, Esq., A.M., of St J° lll3 ° f r o sting . ' Cambridge, second son of William Cooke, 111. D ., of e , PI" Sussex, to Hester Elizabeth, daug hter of William fte'" , late of Camberwell, Surrey. On the 3d inst., at Great Berkhamstead, gerts, „ ire , tU StIOPi, twirl Clough, Esq., of Alveley, near Bridgenorth,. jnbis 14°b'l! Sarah, second daughter ; and at the same time and planf. , g e st, Kennedy, Esq., son of John Kennedy, Esq., of Eltbaw no tor to Emily, third 'daughter of the Rev. Thomas Du P re, " of Willoughby, Lincolnshire. io Will igsill On the Ist inst., at Loughton. Essex, the . - . 40. ~,,o, to Watson, M.A., incumbent of St. Paul's. Waltham! ,f" 0 " — . , Eliza, only daughter of Charles Lane, Esq., of Lougn7vsto, of On the 24th ult., at Bodvain, Captain Henry It ,_, e Liew the '26th Regiment Madras Infantry, eldest son of th 14 0 i jit eei tenant-Colonel Watts, to Charlotte, third daughter ci g ond' Kempthorne Esq., of Wind For-cottage, Bodmin , an daughter of the late Admiral Kempthorne. D E . deri sig re On the ldth of September, l at D F Gibraltar, Ensign fieitont Holton, of the 4bth Regiment, third son of William Esq., of Hulton-park. Lancashire. big sva,l On the 281 h of Se p tember, at Chalons-sur-Saone, uarottr t o Nice, Sir Jame s Fitz g erald, Bart, of Wolseley-hally ° s hire and of Castle Ishen Cork. __,--- S 1 0 ~,ra , isll, London . Printe d and Published by RD( ) "..,1 - n i"" WI No. 11 2 , Strand , at T he Su n Office, No 112 co unty of Middlesex .— Monday , October 7, 1539. , tw- lb ' w d. A.