The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-31 00:00:00

ettril Vattion SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS! FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—Our French neighbours certainly are curious fellows. The position they have assumed, and the voies de fait by which they have followed it up, may be considered as in some respects parallel to our own in 1840. They have acted is reliance on English neutrality—and with the covert zest of a revanche against English policy. They have mainly laboured to demonstrate to Abd-er-Rahman (the Prince de Joinville's dispatch, which our readers will find elsewhere, says it in so many words) that they could " hit him hard, for he had no friends." That is to say, that England could not, or would not, befriend him. This is precisely what offended them so sorely in our proceedings towards Mehemet Ali. Well !—having had their revanche—having demon strated to the Mussulman the only truth that Chris tian Powers ever take the trouble to demonstrate to Mussulmen—namely, that they, the said Chris tian Powers, are able to drub them at discretion— having taken this very cogent method of over• coming the Moorish repugnance to the new reli gion of Algiers (the opera, and cafés d trois bil lards)—one would think what our neighbours face tiously call their public mind might rest on its laurels. They might remember how very coolly we took their wrath and our triumphs at Acre. Nothing resembling any sort of effervescence in the way of glory or anti-Gallicanism appeared anywhere in the haunts where cocknies most do congregate. The veni-vidi-vici feat of Acre, and the prompt clearance of Syria, were matters which seemed to be deemed worthy of business-like entry at most, as accounts settled ; and as regarded any triumphant memorial of them, we remember none but the metrical log of a Jack Tar— " The Castor's guns were thirty-sir, Not one of them a quaker ; The Castor's 1130/1 they fought like bricks— And so we took John Acre." Our French neighbours manage things differently. Nothing will serve them—apropos of this last proof of what was already indubitable—namely, that semi barbarous courage cannot withstand courage, tactics, and discipline—nothing will serve them but chorussing with immense enthusiasm that opera-song of theirs which sets forth that Englishmen never shall reign in France "Jamais en France, Jamais l'Anglais ne regnera !" The French bully Morocco, and thereupon sing " The English shall not reign in France !" There may be more of logical sequence than we can trace in these facts and deductions. We can only say that we think such sallies very silly, and very undignified. So, we are satisfied, the whole reflecting portion of the French public must think them. The English never shall reign in France ! As if the English, these three centuries, had ever shown the slightest ambition to reign in France ! As if the English had ever engaged in such schemes of empire as Louis XIV., who took the House of Stuart into pay—and had his purchase sent home to him accordingly. As if the English had ever indulged in such day-dreams about remodelling the Rue Vivienne or its passages as Na poleon favoured us by doing about the Strand, which he magnificently meant to have greatly widened for us—a feat we have in some measure ma naged to achieve without him. The 'external greatness of England in modern times has arisen from no policy of external domination. Her mer cantile and colonial enterprises have required sup port and protection ; awl she has given them. Eng land has not begun by conquest, in order to found new empires ; but conquests have been forced upon her—factories have become empires against her will. Europe knows well, or ought to know well, that it has no inroads to fear from England. Does it know as much as regards France ? Do not our spirited neighbours indulge in remembrances of conquest and domination, which England has not indulged in these three centuries ? Is there not something ludicrous in reviving recollections of English rule in France; when that which is fresh in all Europe's memory, and in her own, is the European empire of France ? But there is nothing sincere in this stanza; except the vulgar ill-feeling of it. It is not that England wants to rule in France, or that the worst-informed Parisian even thinks so—but that England does not want France to threaten her and others in the safety of their dominions. The policy of England is that of European independence and peaceful commerce. Is that the policy dictated by the present war party in France? The National, for instance, is calling out loudest for war with England. Not very long back, the National declared that its patterns of foreign policy were Louis XlV.—and the Committee of Public Safety. The juxta-posi tion of these names was a sufficient proof of the real nature of that liberty which revived Jacobin republicanism really means, when it uses the word. It is not the liberty to do as they please : that is a mere English shopkeeping doctrine. It is the liberty to make every one else do as they please—the doctrine followed out alike by Louis XIV., and the Committee of Public Safety. The Times dismisses as follows (without mentioning) the supposition that our Government had interfered with French occupation at Mogadore :—"Having admitted that a legitimate cause of war exists between these two independent States, it would be puerile in us to cavil at every incident which may take place in the course of hostilities. Our business is simply to take care that the cause of the war is not converted into a cause of aggrandisement, and that the issue of the contest be not such as to infringe upon our own national interests, and on the balance of power." Cer tainly it is our business to put salt on the bird's tail ; for then we shall catch it. THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES BRITISH FUNDS. Bask Stock 3 per Cent. Red 99% Ditto Bonds --...... ..... 95 pm. 3 per Cent. Cons. • 98% Ditto Old Annuities ... 9' 7 2% per Cent. Red lOl% Ditto New Annuities ... New 3% per Cent.,, lOl Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 1%d... 7& pO%. New S per Cent..............., ..- Ditto 5001. Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5ma11.... ....... Jan • 1800 12% M Bank Stock for Acct.... Oct. 1859 1.2% Consols for Act...„..... 98% Jan. 1et 10.... ..... FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian. 5 per Cent ~.. ..... Portuguese , 5 p er Cent — Belgian, 5 per Cent • 'Ditto, New Ditto.... ....... 7. Brazilian Bonds ..•• ....... •••• - 'Prussian, 5 per Cent — Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent.. Russian,• 5 per Cent. .... Chllian t r. per Ceot ........... ,Ditt o , Metallic ....... ........ . Colombian, 6 per Cent Ditto, 1824.... _ 3 per Cent._ .........- 3: ; % Cuba Bonds, 6 pe r Cent — Ditto, Deferred... ...... ...--... -- Danish, 3 per Cent French, 5 per Cent.......119t. 23c. ... . . Greek. 18,5, 5 per Cent — E x change ...... ...... .... —I; . __ .c. Mexican, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1831....... ' Dutch, 2% per Cent 613 Peruvian. 1825, 6 per Cent.., , Ditto, S per Cent 10034 SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid),.„....„..., 109 Ditto. New Shales, 17k paid Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid) Chichester and Brighton, 5 paid Dublin and Cashel, 234 . paid Eastern Counties (23 paid) ...... Ditto Registered ( 816 s 8d paid) Edinburgh and Glasgow, 5.. pawl Great North of England, 100 paid Great Western (75 pami) • Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid 8.11,4 Ditto Fifths, 12 paid London and Birmingham (Stock) Ditto, New Thirds, 2 paid Ditto, Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) London and BlaCkwall (161. 13s. 4d.) , 7 Lonion and Brighton (50 paid) London and Greenwich (121. 15s. 4d. paid) B% Diito, Preference or Privilege, .£.B 17s •2d paid '3 London and South Westein (411. 6s. 10d. paid) Bl Ditto Eighths (15s. paid) Lynn and Ely, 1% paid 334 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid! Ditto, Half Shares, SO paid Manchester and Birmingham Midland Counties (100 paid) lOB Newcastle and Darlington Junction. 21 paid 45% Northern and Eastern (45 paid) Norwich and-Brandon, 4 paid .... . • ..... ..•••••••• 13 South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4 . d paid) Ditto New Shares, 4 paid York and North Midland (50 paid) lO7 Ditto Half Shares ('25 paid) York and Scarborough Branch (2% paid) ?anis and Orleans (20,paid) Paris and Rouen. 20 paid STATE OF TRADE. _ FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, AUGUST 30 . There has been a rather larger amount of business transacted on foreign wools this week than during the fortnight preceding, but in prices we have not dis cerned_ any var i a ti on: ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, AUGUST 30. — We have not The alteration to report in this market this week. manufacturers are all fully em ployed, but b u tionary. y cautiously. Prices are firm and sta- WAKEFIELD WOOL r M ARKET they AUGUST 30.—There either is no new feature in he long or short wool market; prices are quite s tationary, sales are not extensive, better h opes and although the splendid weather for harvest oPesare excited operations by that has set in since our last week's report LEEDS.—There has this week been quite as brisk demand for goods at our cloth-halls as of late ; the principal articles are shawls, fancy cloakings, heavy tweeds, and pilot cloths for winter demand. The supply continues to be very limited, and considerably more business . would be done if there wag more choice in the market. Prices continue steady. There has been a considerable number of wholesale buyers in the town during the week, and, in consequence, business has been brisk in the warehouses - . lIECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET, AUG. 29,...... This market continues in the same state as last week. On Monday there was a fair attendance of merchants and manufacturers, but to-day not so good : few samples, and little inclination on the part of either to do business. The manufacturers are looking for an advance, on account of the present price of wool. _ BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There is a fair . demand for most piece goods suitable for the autumn, - and the prices firm. Yarns are in steady requ( st, and Fines stationary. There is only a very limited • business doing in combing wools, the market well supplied, and the buyers evidently only take what is required for immediate use. MANCIIESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have had much less doing in grey cloth this week, and since Tuesday the heaviness has been on the increase; still a large business is doing. No one seems disposed to purchase on China account till the next advices come to hand ; and as this will probably be the case before Tuesday n€ xt, we shall then have some• certain indication of what may be expected for the remainder of the autumn, so far as the India and China markets are concerned. The dyers and printers are very busy—a good sign of a brisk home trade. Domestics are still in fair demand, at previous rates. Yarns are shipping to a great extent, but there is no real change in value.— Leeds Mercury. THE « SEVEN NICOLLS." (From the Naval and Military Gazette.) We recently published an article relative to the " Three Napiers," and a correspondent in Dublin has called our special attention to another family of gal lant men. He says very justly, if the honoured mother of the Napiers had reason to be proud of giving birth to three such sons, and Scotland has felt herself honoured in their having sprung from her soil, how much more proud ought she to be who claims the maternity of seven officers, distinguished for their bravery, and many of them for their wounds, in their Sovereign's service ; and how much greater honour may that town, or that kingdom, lay claim to, who have fostered such sons? That pride justly belongs to the venerable and respected head of the Nicol's' family—that honour unquestionably attaches to Cole- raine. Mrs. Nicolls, now nearly ninety years of age, is sister of - the late General William Cuppage, of the Royal Artillery. She has had seven sons, all of whom were in the united service at the same time. The eldest son, Col. E. Nicolls, R.M., has been in 102 engagements, and was 23 times wounded — once shot through the body, an eye shot out, and his skull fractured. In consideration .of these services, her Most Gracious Majesty, on the recommendation of the authorities, has granted him a pension for the remainder of his life, besides full-pay. Lieut.-Col. W. B. Nicolls, who died at Jamaica on 25th May last, left Coleraine in 1792, and was ap pointed ensign in her Majesty's 78th Regiment in the East Indies, and shortly afterwards in 72d High landers. He was present at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope, and at the taking of the Isle of France, Bourbon, &c. Shortly afterwards he received his majority from the 72d to the 2d West India Regiment, of which, in due course, he became lieutenant-colonel. Had he survived until November he would have been fifty years in the army, during which period he was constantly em ployed in tropical and sickly climes, and never on half-pay for any period of that long and arduous service. He devoted five sons to the service, all of whom had her Majesty's commission. His two eldest died in Africa, while on duty in the Gambia. Four survive him ; the eldest now resides in London ' • one a lieutenant in the 25 th Regiment in India , and two are captains in the 56th and 2d West India regi ments. He has also left behind a widow, three daughters, and a grand-daughter. The late Colonel i W. B. Nicolls was the second son of Mrs. Nicolls. As an officer he was universally esteemed and be-. loved by all with whom he was professionally con nected. In him the soldier had a warm and persever ing friend and advocate. George Cuppage Nicolls, third son of Mrs. Georgiana Nicolls, of Coleraine, joined the Royal Navy, on board her Majesty's ship Nassau, as a mid shipman, in 1795, commanded by Captain Thomas Bertie, who being, after due course, appointed to her Majesty's ship Ardent, took him with him, and, while serving in that ship, was killed by a fall from the mizentop-sailyard-arm, in the act of putting an ear ring in the sail, off the Texel (while on her Majesty's service, 1798). Lieutenant Abraham Nicolls, fourth son, served as lieutenant in the Royal Marines, also as ensign in the West India Rangers, and latterly in her Majesty's 38th Regiment, as lieutenant. Having lost his health while serving in the West Indies, he returned inva lided to Europe, and died 18th May, 1810, at Coleraine. Robert Nicolls, fifth son, went abroad, as mid shipman, on board her Majesty's ship Standard, and, in due course, was appointed, Admiralty passed, mid - shipman to her Majesty's ship —, and served in the West Indies, He died at Kingstown, Jamaica, 4th April, 1819, of yellow fever. William Nicolls, sixth son, joined the Royal Ma rines, as lieutenant, 1812, and served on board her Majesty's ship Chatham, on the Walcheren expedition, and afterwards in the West Indies, whence he was invalided, having lost his health at the island of Ber muda, and died soon after in Coleraine, May 18, 1819. Commander Jonathan Nicolls, R.N., the youngest surviving son, now living with his mother in Coleraine, has also signalised himself in defence of his country. He bore a part in several of the hard contested engagements under the imme diate eyes of Lord Nelson, Sir H. Parker, and Sir T. Graves, and received a wound at the Darda nelles, the effects of which have been the shelving or exfoliation of the bones of his leg, and increasing suppuration discharging from his wounds ever since, rendering his leg a burden to him. He is now, in consequence, retired on half-pay—a slender income for an officer of his standing and superior merit. Commander Nicolls entered the navy as a first-class volunteer, early in 1800, on board the Defiance, and was present in her at the blockade of Brest, Saints, and Laryengues, under the command of Admirals Earl St. Vincent, Lords Cornwallis and Bridport, and other gallant officers, during which period he was frequently engaged with the enemy, and was present, though but 15 years old, in that ship's barge, with the late gallant captain, then Lieutenant Mouncey, when she cut out a chasmaree between Ushant and St. Matthew, from under the fire of the field-pieces which lined the beach, and brought her off to the squadron. He also served in said ship on the Baltic expedition, and was present at the battle of Copenhagen. The ship bore the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir T. Graves, and was under the immediate command of Lord Viscount Nel son. The Defiance was then nearly destroyed by fire from red-hot shot discharged by the great Crown Battery ; she had 102 officers and men killed and wounded, and amongst the former, Lieutenant George Grey, to whom he was A.D.C. lie after wards served in the G o li a h a n d Trent, in the West ,Indies, and was present in the fonder ship at the capture of several of the enemy's vessels. The next actions in which he figured were the blockades of Roehfort, St. Martin's, and Sable delone, where the Goliah's boats cut out the brig Rachel from under the enemy's batteries and ships of war. He was after Wards successively engaged under Sir J. T. Duckworth, Sir S. Smith, and Sir T. Lewis, and was present at the cutting out of a large Polacer ship of 500 tons, when he was badly wounded, and nearly lost his left eye ; at the captures of Alexandria and Elhamett ; and at the capture of the President French ship. After upwards of nine months' severe suffering from wounds and climate he returned to Europe. On recruiting his health, he was appointed junior lieutenant of the Superb, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir R. Keats, in which vessel he served in the Mediterranean. He again returned as an in valid, on half-pay. His health again improving, he was appointed to Malin Head signal station twice in succession, in command of the gun-boats in Lough Swilly, Donegal. The Lords of the Admiralty were graciously pleased to appoint him a commander of the fleet in April last—after being on the list of lieute nants for nearly thirty-seven years, during the greater part of which he suffered very severely in his general health, brought on in consequence of his se vere wounds. He has-been present at the destruction of upwards of 100 sail of the enemy's ships of war, of every description. It is also worthy of remark that, whilst Commander, then Lieutenant Nicolls, was engaged at the great gun 3 during the time of action, his brother, Colonel Edward, was frequently in the same ship, commanding the marines. Seldom, if ever, has a similar circumstance occurred in the ser vice ; yet, strange to say, that notwithstanding all their services, those brave officers have been compara tively unrewarded. Also, Lieutenant Hugh Montgomery Nicolls, Royal African Corps, son of Commander Nicolls, served several years m Africa, at Fernando Po, Sierra Leone, &c., and died on his passage, with his detach ment, to the Gambia, on the 25th December, 1837 was the youngest surviving son of Captain Jonathan Nicolls, R.N. The late Lieutenant and Commander Edward Nicolls, of her Majesty's ship Dwarf, was eldest son of Colonel E. Nicolls, R.M.—was drowned off Tar bert, river Shannon, Ireland, while striving to save the life of a fellow creature in danger, in a yacht, the property of the Knight of Glin, in March, 1844. Lieutenant Richard T. T. Nicolls, second son of the above Colonel E. Nicolls, is now in India, in the East India Company's service. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Aug. 30.) SUGAR.—The market has assumed a quiet appearance for most descriptions of Colonial Sugar, and there is generally more disposition on the part of merchants to realise. For West India the demand has been limite d for bright grocery descriptions, but at present no general reduction in prices can be quoted. To-day buyers of West India Sugar come forward with more freedom ; the Refiners purchased extensively, and from the Grocers a good demand prevailed ; prices im proved and left off the same as on this day week • the large quantity of 905 hhds, &C. was disposed of, making the purchases for the week 2,200 hhds and tres. MoLA.ssEs.—For West India the demand has been g ood, and former rates are suppored—Dominica, and Trinidad at 22s to 235, and inferior aorta at 20s to 21s ;u it the quantity offering for sale is, ho wever , not so p was a few weeks back ; prices rule un• er lar cwt ge usually low, and are 4s to 6 s per cwt under those of l as t season at this period. For East India Molasses there are still few purchasers. Honey, at Auction, fetched THE SITN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVIONINGs__,AATGITST 81, 1844. 70s per cwt. This afternoon, 100 puncheons of good Antigua Molasses were sold privately at 22s 61 per cwt. COCOA.-For West India, the demand has been brisk, and a further advance in prices of is to 2s per cwt has taken place ; at auction Trinidad sold at 40s to 41s Gd for low red, 42s to 44s 6d for mid and good, and 37s for very low grey ; 74 bags of Grenada went at 46s 61 for fine bright red, and 42s to 42s 6d for common, but 340 bags of Trinidad were taken in much above the value, good fair red at 45s to 465, and fair grey 42s per cwt. Of Foreign some parcels have been disposed of rather above former rates ; the stock is not a large one. COFFEE.-There has been little inclination manifested on the part of the trade to purchase West India this week, and although the market has been sparingly sup plied, still a further reduction in prices of is to 2s per cwt has taken place ; few parcels have been dis posed of by private contract, and only 78 casks of Jamaica were offered at public sale, which went off heavily-mid at 84s to 85s, low mid 775, fine fine ord 7ls to 735, fine ord 60s 6d to 655, good ord 52s to 565, ord 50s to 51s 6d, triage 43s to 455, and very low 22s per cwt. Of Trinidad 26 casks were nearly all taken in at 62s to 65s for fine fine ord, 56s to -60 s for fine ord, and 50s to 51* per cwt for ord. Of good mid and fine mid Jamaica the supply is unusually small. The consump tion of West India is still much interfered with by Ceylon. Holders of East India have shown firmness, and the market has been sparingly supplied. To-day there was no public sale of any description of Coffee. Ceylon met with more attention, and rather higher rates were paid ; good ord selling by private contract at 55s to 55s 6d per cwt. Holders show firmness. TEA.-An increased desire has been manifested by the town and country trade to purchase most descrip tions of Tea this week. The lower qualities of Congou are much wanted, and large parcels have been disposed of at very full rates-indeed, the supply of these sorts is greatly reduced ; common to but middling coarse have been selling at 104 d to 11#d, but middling rather strong mixed blackish leaf is to is Odd ; mid blackish leaf Is ld to is 3€l; good and fine qualities Is 3W to is 6d. The tendency of prices is upwards for the fine Pekoe kinds. Pouchong common at 51-d to 6-d, fairish and good leaf 7d to 10d, and superior lOid to Is. Souchong of the better kinds is little wanted, and prices are still going down, but for the lower sorts some inquiry has existed, at late quotations. Bohea is worth 6d to 61d per lb. The better kinds of Twankay have been in excellent request, chiefly as a substitute for the lower sorts.of Hyson, and prices rule high-is 4d to is 8d paid for but middling to middling brightish leaf, and is 9d to 2s 5d for superior and Hyson kind, but for common quotations remain at is 2d to 1 s 3d, and several parcels are offering _ for sale. For Hyson buyers have been compelled to pay further advanced rates. For young Hyson holders are not able to obtain higher rates. Of Orange Pekoe some parcels sold at 35 2d to 3s sd, and there is little undisposed of. In plain Orange sales to a fair extent made at former quotations. To-day several parcels of Tea were disposed of at firm rates : sound common Congou for cash was with difficulty to be purchased under 1 Id per lb. SPICES.-Holders of Pimento show firmness, and have refrained from offering any at auction. Importers of Cassia Lignea are not inclined to submit to any further decline in prices, and have refrained from offering any at public sale. Holders of Cinnamon are reluctant t submit to lower rates, and but very little business has been transacted since this day week. Prices rule firm for Nut naegs, and some parcels have been sold by private con tract ; Singapore, good at 3s 9d to 4s, mid and good mid 3s 3d to 35 Bd, low mid brown 3s to 3s 2d ; the value of limed is is Gd to 2s 6d per ib. Mace has sustained the former currency. Cloves are in demand, prices ruling low ; Penang and Bencoolen selling at 2s to 2s 7d, Bour bon 9d to lOid, and Amboyna Is 2d to is 6d per lb. This afternoon white Pepper was in good demand, and 100 bags at auction were all sold at firm rates ; good mid went at 50, and mid 4id to 41,-(1 per lb. Rex, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-For Leeward Island Rum the demand is still brisk, and a further ad vance in prices has taken place. The sales amount to 200 puns at 2s 4i-d to 2s si-d for proof, and for small parcels of good brown ditto 2s 6d per gallon paid. For Jamaica the sales are 100 puns, 28 to 30 per cent over proof at 3s 7d to 3s 10d, 32 to 37 over 3s lld to 4s 4d, superior 4s 6(1 to 53, and 20 puns high flavour 30 per cent overproof at 4s per gallon. Demerara at 3s 5d to 3s 6d for fine quality 38 to 41 per cent over, and in hhds at 3s 7d per gallon. Calcutta at 2s 2d to 2s 3d per gallon, proof, with certificate; at 2s 2d there are large purchasers. Holders of Brandy are not inclined to submit to any decline in prices ; Cognac, best brand of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 4d, puns 58 2d ; do 1839, hhds 5s 2d, puns ss; do 1840, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s lld ; do 1841, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d ; do 1842, hhds 4s 9d, puns 4s 7(1, mid to good mid 3s 3d to 4s 6d, and low 2s lld to 3s id per gallon. Geneva at Is 10(1 to Is I Id, for fine fit for duty prices remain at 2s 6d to 3s• 6d. Corn Spirits at lOs 4d per gallon, cash. YIWIT.-By the latest accounts received from the Morea'and the islands that the Currant crop had been seriously injured by the heavy rains, the merchants generally svithdrew their parcels from the market, awaiting further intelligence by the next mail, but still the grocers generally do not appear inclined to increase their stocks, the transactions in consequence have been only to a limited extent. Seco.-Prices rule firm, and none has been offered at auction ; the demand by private contract, however, has been limited, at 13s to 16s for low to mid Pearl, 17s to 20s for goOd mid to good, and 21s to 24s per cwt for fine. Of Sago Flour some parcels have been disposed of by private contract at full rates. There is still a large supply of Arrow-root. COCHINEAL.- At auetion Honduras fine bold Silvers at 4s lld to ss, low to bold Black 4s 10d to 5s 8d ; Vera Cruz, mid Silvers rather damp 4s 6d to 4s 7d, and low to mid Black 4s 10d to 4s 11d per lb. INDIGO.-Although the large quantity of 12,172 chests of East India is declared fur public sale on the Bth of October, with every prospect that it will be greatly in creased, still holders manifest firmness, and home and export buyers are desirous to purchase. Bengal good and fine kinds from 4s 6d to 5s 3d per lb. Picked lots are selling at a profit of 3d to 4d. Madras, Kurpah and Oudes are wanted, and some parcels have been sold at from last quarterly sales rate, to a small advance. Bengal has been sought after, but a further advance in prices being required has operated against business. SALTPETRE.-Importers of Rough show firmness, and have refrained from offering any at auction this week. This afternoon it was much inquired for, and stiffer rates paid ; a parcel of Calcutta 54 per cent was sold at 26s 6d, and sales of common of high refraction were made at 24s 6d to 25s per cwt. RICK-There has been a considerable - increase in the demand for Bengal this week. At auction fine white pearly at 12s, good Ils 6d to 12s, good mid Ils to 11 s 6d, mid lOs ed to lls, sea dam let class I Is, 2d do 9s Gd to lOs 6d, 3d do 7s 6d to Bs, 4th do Gs, and Indigo da maged lOs 6d to Ils 6d per cwt. Java has met with more attention,. low mid white rather broken at 9s 6d, mid 9s 6d to 10s, and a few lots of good 103 to 103 Gd, sea dam fetched 4s 6d to 9s per cwt. Yellow Madras at 8s to 8s 6d per cwt. This afternoon East India Rice met with less attention ; Madras at 9s 6tl to lOs for low mid white Bengal kind, and mid at lOs to lOs 6d, being the full value. OILS.-There has been a brisk demand for Southern Oil this week, and although the market has been largely supplied, still an advance in prices of 15s to 20s per tun has taken place ; at auction 381 casks equal to 300 tuns were all disposed of at 311 lOs to 321 5s for good to fine quality ; and by private treaty some parcels have been sold at 28/ to 301 for common..„ Seal Oil, pale, at 341 lOs to 351 ; Cod at 33110 s to '§11; Sperm Oil, prime British, at 851 to 86/ ; 40 casks of American at auction fetched 791 to 804 and one lot low 701 ; Headmatterat 9015 s to 90l 15s per tun for good. Linseed Oil, 24s 61 to 24s 9d per cwt on the spot ; Rape Oil, 36s to. 36s 6d is the value of pale, and 35s to 35s Gd per cwt for brown ; Olive at 451t0 46/ for Gallipoli ; 43l to 441 for Spanish, and 40/ to 41/ per tun for Barbary. Palm at 26s to 28s for good to fine quality. Cocoa Nut Oil at 29s to 303 per cwt ; the tendency of prices is upwards, and there is a large consumption going on. For common Fish Oils prices are from 11 to 5/ per tun under those of last season ; but for Sperm they are considerably higher than at that time. Linseed Oil is 5s to Gs per cwt ' • and Olive 20s per tun lower than in 1843 at this period. TALLow.-The improved rates previously established are fully supported for Russian on the spot, a good busi ness has .been transacted, and 41s 3d to 42s per cwt are the current rates given for Petersburgh Yellow Candle of first quality. For delivery in the last three months of the year several contracts have been entered into at 42s per cwt. Town Tallow at 40s 6d to 41s nett cash. COURSE OF EXCHAI Amsterdam CF. 12 54 Ditto, at sight l2 34 Rotterdam 2U. 12 5 Antwerp 25 85 Thunburgh M.B. 13 131 Altonl3 1313 n Paris, 3 days' sight— 25 60 Ditto, 3 months Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 90 Frankfort on Maine l2l Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, effec. ft. 3 M 952 Trieste, ditto Madrid 37 Cadiz _ _ 4GE.—(YESTERDAY.`, Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 50 Genoa 25 85 Milan Venice Naples 39i Palermo, per oz llB4 Lisbon 544 Oporto 544 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldyssight Philadelphia PRICES OF aimuolir, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars..X3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 1N Silver in liars 0 4 11 Bilbao 36 Barcelona Seville PROMISSORY NOTES. (From Last Night's Gazette.) An account -of the Average Aggregate Amount of Promis sory Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have been in circulation in the United Kingdom, distinguishing those circulated by the Bank of England, by Private Banks, and by Joint-Stock Banks, in England and Wales, by the Banks In Scotland, by the Bank of Ireland, and by all other Banks in Ireland, and of the Average Amount of Bullion in, the Bank of England, during the four weeks ending the 17th day of August, -1844, pursuant to the Act of 4th and sth Vic toria, cap. 50 : . _ ENGLAND. Bank of England £21,980,000 Private Banks Joint-Stock Banks... 3,204,460 SCOTLAND. ' Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks 2,894,853 IRELAND. Bank of Ireland Private and Joint-Stock Banks Total Bullion in the Bank of England . .. £15,227,000 EDWARD SAIJRIN. Stamps and Taxes, Aug. 30, 1844. The Bishop of Sodor and Man, in consequence of the great age and infirmities of the venerable Dr. Carey, Bishop of St. Asaph, has undertaken the temporary duties of the diocese, and on Wednesday last confirmed 773 youths of both sexes at Oswestry Church. LAW INTELLIGUNCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 30. (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) THE LINENDRAPERY TRADE,--IMPORTANT JUDGMENT. IN RE WILLIS AND DAVY, LINENDRAPERS OF OXFORD- STREET. After repeated examinations in relation to the bank rupts' extraordinary mode of carrying on their business, this day was fixed for his Honour delivering his judg ment upon the bankrupts' application for their certificate, and which was to the following effect " These bankrupts began business in Ma y , 1840, with 1,375/. capital, and failed in Jul}, 1843, owing 22,617/, their assets have realised 7,5241. They apply for their certificate ; only one of the assignees, Mr. Dillon, op poses, the other takes no part ; and the public is, in my opinion, greatly indebted to Mr. Dillon for his faithful performance of his duty, and I can only regret that the other assignee should have taken any other course. It i 3, in my opinion, the bounden duty of assignees to bring every case that seems to demand investigation fully and fairly before the Commissioner ; the assignees are trus tees for the whole body of creditors, and are not justified in retiring from their duties, and throwing the burden of opposition on individual creditors. Mr. Dillon has per formed his duty faithfully, and I thank him for it. Four offences have been charged against the bankrupts 1. That from the commencement of their business they propped their credit by accommodation bills. 2. 'that some of those bills were drawn on persons whom they knew to be men of-straw, and also drawn artfully so as to appear like good trade bills. 3. That they raised money at most extravagant rates of usury; and 4. That they deluded Messrs. Dillon and Co. into giving them extended credit, by utterly false representations. I must pronounce them guilty on each of these charges. It ap pears that their first act was to lay out nearly 3,0001. I beyond their capital on the premises where the business was carried on; and the natural consequence was, that they were soon in want of money, while as early as September, 1840, an accommodation bill was drawn. Soon after a regular and extensive system of drawing such bills was established, and, in pursuing it, they on these occasions drew bills of considerable amount on a person named Tucker, whom they knew to be a shopman at Messrs. Hitchcock and Co.'s, in St. Paul's Churchyard, at a trifling salary—addressed them to him as if residing at Kingsbridge, in Devonshire, and made them payable at Messrs. Barclays, where he had no account. To make the cheat more effectual they had the acceptances written in pale ink. By degrees they became more and more involved, and raised money at a most ruinous rate of interest. A Mr. Berkley Wilson was examined, and he said lie haci often advanced them money; on one occasion he had received 101. for the loan of 100/ for three weeks, which is at the rate of 170 per cent. per annum. Lately he refused to lend, ' because (says he) I knew that from the enormous discount no i.rade could stand against it.' A Mr. John Gould was exaolined, and he said that he had lent them money upon two bills of exchange, at 401 per cont. per annum, but hd had also lent them money at higher rates of interest. The rates of interest (says he) depended upon the urgency with which they required money. If they came to me for 100/, and owed me no more, I would, perhaps, charge them 21. 2s. for a week, or ten days; but if they wanted another 1001 before the first was repaid, I would charge them 3/. 33.". this is at the rate of about 100/. per cent. per annum. When asked whether he could state any one transaction with accuracy, he answered, ' I have had so many that I can not state with accuracy any one transaction.' When one William. Bryson was examined touching the nature of his transactions with the bankrupt, lie said—The clerk would come to me for a loan, repayable the next day, or in two or three days--sometimes a week, but I liked short loans ; he would then repay me with such interest as we might agree on. If he came fur 501. for two days,.l should most probably charge him 303. or 2/. for the loan. The rate of interest I have mentioned was the general rate of interest I charged to the bankrupts. I may have received more than 21. for the loan of 501. for ten days; it is very likely I have. I clear up every thing at the end of the week, to keep my head clear of the matter. I required more interest when they were more urgent, because it would probably cost more to get the money. He began to lend them money in August, 1841. In March, 1843, when they were in the most hopeless state of insolvency, they were desirous of procuring an ex tended credit from Messrs. Morrison, Dillon, and Co., and with that view Mr. Wills called on the 22d, and said to Mr. Dillon, 'We take stock twice a year. This year our sales are increased one-third, and our profits are in creased. We are better off than we were ; besides our own capital, we borrowed of Rogers 7,000/., but we have paid off a part. We are doing well.' Mr. Dillon, in consequence, agreed to give an extended credit. Now the whole of this was false. Such is the complexion of this case. It was urged in defence that the bankrupts were justified in drawing accommodation bills, and endeavouring to struggle on, partly because they were supported by the credit of Mr. Rogers, a relation, and partly because they looked forward to the spring of 1843, when trade would be brisk. The latter ground might have furnished some excuse had their circumstances been less hopeless, but their right to deceive and defraud Mr. Rogers, because he was a relation, I cannot com prehend. At all events, nothing will justify their reck less manner of . raising money, their system of drawing accommodation bills, which I shall always look upon as a most serious offence, the fraudulent nature of some of those bills, or their false statements to Messrs. Morrison; and Ido not think, considering ti-.o magnitude of thi, case, that .I should do my duty to the public if I w.ro to allow their certificates earlier than the 31st of July, 1848,_ which will be five years from the date of the fiat against them." Upon an application by the bankrupts for protection, The Learned COMMISSIONER granted them protection for twelve months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) BOW-STREET. well-dressed young Yesterday Michael Reid , a man, was brought up for further examination upon the charge of stabbing and severely wounding James O'Flaherty, a tailor, of 2, Dolphin-place, Holborn, now an inmate of King's College Hospital. • The prosecutor, also a young man, was placed in the witness-box in a very weak state, having been conveyed from the hospital in a cab. The evidence taken by Mr. Twyford at the hospital on the 19th inst. was read over to him by the magistrates' clerk — that he had known the prisoner about a year and a half; that on Saturday evening, the 17th inst., be tween nine and ten o'clock, the prisoner and a woman of his acquaintance called at witness's residence in Dolphin-place, where they drank and conversed together in a friendly manner. At about half-past eleven the prisoner told the woman that he wished to leave, but she declined going, and consequently a quarrel arose, during which he struck her ; this led to the interference of witness, who desired him to leave the house, and was endeavouring to put him out, when the prisoner struck him a violent blow, and knocked him down. While struggling on the floor he seized a pair of button-hole scissors, and stabbed him in the breast, arm, forehead, and groin, and sub sequently took up a large pair of shears, and cut a deep gash in his back, leaving witness ultimately wholly insensible. Witness was immediately attended by two surgeons, by whose advice he was afterwards taken to King's College hospital. The prosecutor was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Duncombe, the prisoner's attorney. He denied having struck the first blow, or used any violence to wards the prisoner. They had been drinking a small quantity of rum and some porter, but were not in toxicate-d. Witness's wife was presen t during the s cuffle, and also Jane Furphy, the prisoner' s com panion. - - Joseph Friar, policeman 137, F division, stated, that while on duty in Holborn on the night in ques tion, the prisoner ran out of Dolphin-place (at about a quarter to twelve o'clock), and said, " Oh dear, what shall I do ?" His hands were covered with blood, and there appeared to be a bruise or cut upon his thumb. Witness asked him what was the matter, and he replied, that a man had been knocking him about, and that he was very much hurt. He added, that the man lived at No. 2, Dolp hin- p lace, and pointed out the second-floor of the house, afterwards observing that be must go home in a cab. In answer to witness's inquiry, he said, that he lived at No. 8, Amelia-place, Gravel-lane, Houndsditch, and then went off in a cab. In about ten minutes afterwards witness went into Dolphin-place, and saw some women looking out of No. 2 ; they were exclaiming that " the man was stabbed," and having called to witness, he went to the second floor, where he found the prosecutor lying in his own blood, quite insensi ble, and attended by two medical gentlemen, who said he was in a very dangerous condition. Witness then proceeded to the prisoner's residence, and took him into custody, having found him sleeping in bed. Mr. Evan Thomas, the house-surgeon of King's College Hospital, deposed to having admitted the prosecutor as an in-patient on the Sunday morning, with four or five wounds, one of them of a most dan gerous nature, in the back, caused apparently by a sharp instrument, which had penetrated the right lung. He continued in a precarious state for a week, but was now out of danger. The prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial. An application by his attorney for bail was refused. CLERKEN WELL. Mr. William Woodward, a haberdasher, residing at 34, Clarke's-place, Islington, was charged with as saultin; Miss Elizabeth Goulding, residing at 47, Lower-road, Islington. Miss Goulding said that on Wednesday evening last she was passing along Clarke's-place, when she saw in the defendant's shop-wind ow a p iece of cohen g cloth, marked Is. 20. a yard. S truck b y its chea p .. ness, she went in and ordered a q uantit y of it to be cut. She showed the shopinan the piece, and in order to be sure that it was the same , went outside the sho p he purchaset n ess otherthe n window, and saw the man removing the identical but she insisted on having the dres s cut from that labell ed pieces than that s went in thesh hl named, she wishedr piece. to ls. 2d. The quantity demanded was at length cut off, as well as some lining, but on looking at the bill she found that 2s. 20. a yard had been charged. She refused to pay more than at the rate of ls. 2d., and whilst the shopman vvas quarrelling with her, Mr. Woodward came up and asked her how she could ex pect such cloth for ls. 20 . . a yard ? She declared it was labelled at that price in the window, and that she would only pay according to the label, Whe defend ant then asked her to pay for the trimmings, but she refused doing so, unless she get the cloth at the price marked. The defendant said she was not a respect able. woman, that he would call for the police and give her into custody, and finally seized her by the arm and forced her out of the shop. Mr. COMBE (to the defendant)—Did you say you would send for the police ? Defendant—l - did. I ' wanted to frighten her, and make her pay for the goods. She called me a swindler. _Miss Goulding denied that she had used the term, but she did say it was a gross imposture. Mr. COMBS said it was most disgraceful conduct. The lady had been grossly insulted and violently used, merely becauSe she insisted on having the goods at the price they were marked in the window. .1 le would fine the defendant 3/. and the costs. The fine was paid at once. MARY LEBONE. Yesterday Sarah Sims, cools to Mr. Satchell, 6, Winsley-street, Oxford-street, was placed at the bar for final examin.tion, charged with having concealed the birth of her male infant. It appeared that in consequence of Mr. Satchell suspecting that the prisoner had given birth to a child, he sent to Mr. Jones, surgeon, Berners-street, who questioned her (prisoner) respecting it, when she at length admitted having been delivered, and said that the infant was in her box in the kitchen. 'File said box was opened, and the dead body of the infant was found therein ; there were no marks of violence upon it, and a coroner's jury had returned a verdict that it had died from want of medical aid at its birth. - - The prisoner, who cried and had nothing to say, was committed for trial. LAMBETH-S7 PEET. Ann Patten, residing at 15, Little Collingwood street, Whitechapel, was yesterday brought before the Hon. G. C. Norton, in the custody of police-constable K 248, charged with cruelly ill- treating a little child of seven years of age, the son of a man of the name of Patten, with whom she cohabits. Police-constable 248 K deposed, that in consequence of information which he received he proceeded to the prisoner's residence in Little Collingwood-street, and demanded to see the child. There was at the period a crowd of 100 people round the door. The poor little fellow was brought down from an up-stairs room, and he presented so emaciated and dreadful an appearance, being entirely covered with bruises from head to foot, besides being one mass of filth and rags, that the constable deemed it his duty to take the child to a surgeon to have him examined. The sur geon gave a certificate, which stated that nearly every part of the body presented dreadful marks of external violence, great discolouration of the skin, and gross neglect; ,the child was besides in a very enfeebled state', apparently brought on by want of proper nourishment and food. The poor child was here stripped by order of the magistrate. He seemed a perfect skeleton, and the whole of his body presented marks of the most severe chastisement and ill-usage. Such was the dreadful appearance of the poor child, that it caused a shudder and exclamation of horror from every person in the Court. The whole of the boy's flesh, from the neck and back downwards, was completely discoloured, being yellow, black, and blue, caused by the most severe blows and bruises, while in other places the bones were nearly protruding through the skin. Mr. NORTON asked the little fellow what his mother beat him for, and whether he was hungry ? The chill replied, after regarding the prisoner with looks of terror, thiit he was not hungry now, for the policeman had filled his beLy, and his mother beat him for stealing the sugar and begging victuals. Several of the neighbours here stepped forward, and said that the prisoner was constantly in the habit of stripping the child, and beating it in the most dreadful manner w.th a heavy strap, and knocking it down with her fist. On Thursday last she knocked him down in the most brutal manner, and said she would kill him if he dared to cry. (The poor child had a shocking black-eye, and his head was also severely cut.) Sarah Reeves informed the magistrate that directly the prisoner's back was turned, of whom the child appeared to be dreadfully afraid, the poor little fellow would run into the streets, and pick up the potato parings, or anything he could find, which he would eat in the most voracious manner. The neighbours were constantly giving the poor little boy bread and butter to eat, which the woman would (if she knew it) take from him, and then beat him in the most violent and cruel manner. She had her self seen the prisoner beat the child till it gasped for breath. Mr. NORTON said he would not call upon the pri soner for any defence, fur he fully intended to send her for trial. The worthy magistrate then asked where the father of the child was ? and on being in formed that he was outside the Court, desired that he might be brought forward. In answer to several questions put by the magis trate, the fellow said he did not know the child was beaten, and as to victuals he had the same as his wife. Mr. NORTON—Do you mean to say that you are married to the prisoner ? The father—No, Sir, I live with her. The MAGISTRATE—YOU must be an unfeeling brute to see your own motherless child used in such a cruel manner, and squander away your money on a worthless woman, instead of clothing and feeding the poor boy, who is in a dreadful state ; and th - only question in my mind is, whether I shall not order you to be included in the indictment. The magistrate then ordered the officer to take the child to the workhouse, to be placed under the care of a surgeon. The prisoner was then remanded to complete the case, and Mr. NORTON said he would in the mean time con sider whether the father should not also be prosecuted. As the officer was bringing the woman to the po lice-court, it was with great difficulty he could pro tect her from the violence of the crowd. THAMES POLICE. Christopher Pratt was yesterday charged with as saulting a lad named Thomas Kettle, potboy to Mr. Ottway, landlord of the Camden's Head public-house, Church-lane, Limehouse, under the following singu lar circumstances : It appeared that on Sunday Mr. Ottway had a leg of lamb for dinner, of which a considerable portion was left. He and his wife went for a walk, leaving the lad Kettle, in whom he placed the utmost confi dence, in charge of the house. On his return in the evening he proposed to have some of the lamb for supper, but on looking he perceived it was reduced to the mere bone. Thinking Kettle had been at it, he said, "Thomas, I always told you to ask me again if I did not help you sufficiently at dinner time," to which the lad answered, though with an embarrassed and conscious air, " Oh, Sir, you always give me more than enough," still he affected not to know any thing of the lamb. Next day, however, seeing that his master suspected him of taking the lamb, and fearing it might lead to the loss of his situation, he made the following curious statement :—He said that the prisoner, who, it seems, is a person in easy cir cumstances and in the habit of frequentng the house, came in the afternoon on Sunday and had some beer. Shortly after Kettle went into the back kitchen, and found him ploughing away lustily at the leg of lamb. He told the prisoner he had no right to make so free with Mr. Ottway's property, upon which Pratt rose up and struck him. Kettle threatened to tell his master, which so provoked the prisoner, that he seized the boy by the neck and drew the knife which he had used in cutting the lamb several times across the lad's throat, at the same time uttering the most dreadful imprecations, mixed with awful threats, that if Kettle ever uttered a word about the lamb, he'd certainly do for him. In draw ing the knife across his throat Pratt inflicted two slight wounds in the lad's throat. The effect pro duced upon the boy's mind was such, that through the treatment which he had already received, and the ap prehensions of ulterior consequences, he preferred lying under the imputation of having himself stolen the lamb, rather than by disclosing the truth subject ing himself to the 'emnity of the prisoner, nor should he ever have disclosed the facts but for the fear of be ing discharged by a kind master. Mr. Ottway, on hearing this statement, not wishing :to prosecute the prisoner for the felony, but at the same time desirous of protecting his servant, made him apply for an as sault warrant, which, upon a statement of the facts, was instantly granted. This was on the Tuesday, and on Wednesday evening, the prisoner having informa tion that the process was out against him, waited in the tap-room of the Camden's Head until all the other customers left, for the purpose of putting his threats against the complainant into effect. Mr. Ottway being at the bar about half-past nine o'clock on Wed nesday night, heard a violent scuffle in the tap-room, and, on proceeding to the spot, saw the boy (Kettle) on the ground, and the prisoner kneeling on his chest. Kettle, who was utterly insensible, and continued so for some time, was rescued from the prisoner's grasp, and taken up stairs. On recovering he said, that after the other parties left, Pratt tapped him on the shoulder and said, " So you have taken out a warrant against me ?" Kettle admitted that he had, upon which Pratt struck him a violent blow upon the stomach, which at the same time felled him and doubled him up, so as nearly to deprive him of 01 sensation. Ex hausted as he was, he, however, remembered that Pratt first jumped with his whole weight upon his body, then knelt upon his chest, and seizing him violently by the throat, endeavoured to strangle him. Tho poor lad, who seemed to have suffered very severely, gave his evidence with considerable difficulty. Pratt was ordered to pay 41., which not being forthcoming, he was locked up in default for one month. A NON-RESIDENT CLERGYMAN.—The Rev. Mr. Bluck, the rector of Walsoken, Norfolk, has been con demned by the Consistory Court, at Norwich, to forfeit one-third part of the annual value of his benefice, and costs, by reason of non-residence, without leave, for three wouthe,—.Doneaster Gazette, PUBI AC'S. ~~--~-.• " Previous to the last general Highway Act, any per son might dedicate his land for a public toad, and-when once dedicated, it becomes a public road for ever, unless stopped up by legal proceedings ; since that Act a party cannot dedicate a road except as therein provided."— Opinion of C. H. Whitehurst, Temple, published in The Sun, Aug. 27, 1814. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—lt is with great diffidence that I venture to express an opinion in opposition to that of so highly respectable a barrister as Mr. Whitehurst; but, con sidering that the old law of uninterrupted usor is still in existence, with reference to roadways which may yet be opened to the public, and not dedicated in the mode laid down in the Highway Act, 5 and 6 William IV., cap. 50, sec. 23, I should like to see Mr. Whitehurst's opinion after revision on 'the read. ing my statement of the case. Before the passing of the Act of 5 and 6 William IV., cap. 50, if a landlord had set apart a field for building a street of houses, and left a thoroughfare for the public, and this road was not made by the owner, and was to remain open to the public such a number of years that the owner had no right to close it against the public, it became a public highway, so that the inhabitants of the parish were liable to be in dicted if such road was not repaired by the parish ; but since the passing of that Act it is declared " that no new road shall be deemed, or taken to he a high way, which the inhabitants of any parish shall be compellable or liable to repair," unless the party opening the road make it in a substantial manner and keep it in repair for twelve months afterwards, and adopt such other proceedings as are laid down in the 23d section. If then the vestry consider such new highway to be of sufficient utility, and accept the same, it shall be kept in repair for ever thereafter at the expense of the parish. I contend there is no alteration in the law of usor ; if a new road be thrown open to the public for a given number of years, the public will acquire the same right of passage over it for ever as before the passing of the late Highway Act; the only difference is, that the parish will not be liable to be indicted for the re pairs of this new road after it has become a public highway by usor ; but it can never be closed against the public, and must remain a public highway, and the owner of the land will become liable to indict ment if he allows it to become in a state dangerous for the public to pass over.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., Ilfracombe, Aug. 29, 1844. R. W. D. RAILWAY NEWS. TAVISTOCK AND PLYMOUTII RAlLWAY.—Prospec tuses are issued for the purpose of forming a company to construct a railway from Tavistock to Plymouth. The estimated capital required for carrying out thi important object is 150,0001., to be subscribed in shares of 201. each. The course of the line, as pro posed by Mr. Rendel's survey, is from Tavistock on the high ground above Abbey-bridge, passing just above Ash, in the parish of Whitchurch , crossing the old Plymouth-road and the New-road with the Val ley of the Wakham, about mid-way between the two mile-stone and Bedford-bridge, cutting across the Old Wheal Franco Mine, it passes in front of the Robo rough Inn, and crossing Harrowbeer and the Dart moor-road, approaches near to the Plymouth and Dartmoor line, which it leaves a little to the left, and continues its course to Crabtree, where it meets the South Devon line about two miles from. Plymouth, on the London-road.—Plymouth Journal. SCOTTISII CENTRAL RAILWAY.—A very numerous meeting of the Provisional Committee of this railway was held in Perth on Saturday week, at which Mr. Locke, the directing engineer, was present, and made a verbal report, founded on a personal survey of the line, and an examination of the plans and sections al ready completed. Mr. Locke's report was altogether of a very satisfactory character, and embraced the following principal points :—He specially advised that the western terminus, in conjunction with the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway, should be about two miles east from Castlecary, as in all respects the most suitable and advantageous. He was of opinion that the line should be made to traverse the lands in the immediate vicinity of Kippenross House by means of tunnel; and stated that to this plan Mr. Stirling had given a ready acquiescence. With regard to the di rection of the line from Auchterarder onwards to Perth, he had not as yet decided whether the south or western route should be preferred. The meeting finally instructed Mr. Locke to make all needful ex periments and inquiries as to the proper direction of the railway ; and, in order to afford time for doing so, and so as to be in readiness for application to Parlia ment in next session, whatever route may be selected, authority was given to issue, if necessary, the requi site notices for two alternate lines (either south or west), and to lodge the necessary plans, sections, &c., before the 30th of November ensuing. The returns of the traffic-inquiry, so far as yet completed, were produced, and exhibited peculiarly gratifying results, showing an annual income materially higher than that estimated in the prospectus.—lnverness Courier. MIDLAND JUNCTION LINE. A meeting of the Provisional Committee of this railway, which is in tended to form a continuation of the Scottish Central, was held at Perth on Saturday, to which Mr. Locke submitted a report, and relative sections and gra dients, which decisively showed that the formation of the line will be singularly easy and inexpensive— being, except for a short distance in the neighbour hood of Stanley, wholly free from acclivities, or any thing involving difficulty or cost. It was further stated, that the utmost friendliness and unanimity pre vailed among the proprietors along the line, and that consequently the company would encounter no oppo sition in Parliament. The meeting expressed great satifaCtion at Mr. Locke's report, and with the gene ral prospects of the undertaking.--Inverness Courier. Swedes and turnips are this season a failure ; al though the young plants came up tolerably well, no sooner did they make their appearance than the little spotted fly commenced devouring them, and in a very short time afterwards the aphis joined i❑ the work of destruction. Even after both these annoying little in sects had done their best to annihilate tho plants, a white grub began gnawing the roots, and finished up the greater portion of those that had escaped as through tire. Some tried lime, others soot, but the most effec tive plan in destroying the aphis was adopted by a neighbour of the writer of this. He sowed lime over the young plants, and afterwards passed a hurdle drawn with withy branchos both ways over them.—Devizes Gazette. EXAMPLE OF SELF-RELTANCE.—One of the wool sorters' societies in Bradford have taken a lease of a small farm in the neighbourhood, which they intend to convert into a pretty Eden-spot for their own amuse ment (and interest, if possible) and that of the public generally. It consists of eight acres, which are divided at present into four fields, in one of which there is an excellent spring of water, which the woolsorters intend to convey into a swimming bath, to be constructed in one of the fields. . Part of the land at least is of excellent quality, and no doubt the whole of it might soon be brought into good condition. The woolsorters intend to cultivate it as a society, not as individuals ; and in this respect the speculation differs from the principle of the small allotment system. The idea of renting the land was suggested during the late depression of trade in the town, and the land was intended as a field on which the society might employ its members when out of regular work.--11Linchester Guardian. MORS WitALEs.—Another capture of whales has been made at Midyell. Zetland. About sixty of them were captured on Tuesday last. The blubber met with a ready sale, but we are unable to say the total sum realised.--Edinburgh Witness. The almost sudden demise of William Storrs Fry, Esq., of Manor House, East Ham, has created a great sensation in that neighbourhood. About a fortnight since a daughter of that gentleman fell a victim to the scarlet fever (the same disease of.which Mr. Fry died) ; and wo regret to say that the lives of Mrs. Fry, who is near her accouchement, and two other children, are de spaired of. Mr. Fry, we believe, was the eldest son of the benevolent Mrs. Fry, of the Suciety of Friends.— Essex Standard. _ _ A few days ago M. de Vovocour, of Thiviers (Dor dogne), being about to take a journey, loaded his pis tols, and was placing one of them in the holster on one side of his saddle while his servant was doing the same on the other side. All of a suddea M. de Vovocour heard one of the pistols go off, and asked his man if he was hurt. The poor fellow replied that he was, and before his master could get round to him he fell never to rise again. He had inadvertently touched the trigger, and lodged the bullet in his breast. VICTORIA PARK.—After nearly four years' prepa rations, the works for the formation of the Park com menced on Monday Inst in the formation of a new line of road from Bethnal-green to Old Ford. Part of the old road will be included in the new Park, sad this will shorten the distance to some extent. Labourers are also engaged in pulling down a row of houses known as King s Arms-row, and the road is being made up with the old materials and rubbish brought from the excava tions which are at present in progress in the improve ments at Whitechapel. It is in contemplation to estab lish an Eastern Zoological Gardens at Old Ford, where an eligible site of ground has been selected for the pur pose. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have established all their local arrangements ; and now, all the difficulties having been removed in the purchase of the required property by the Crown, the most active operations will commence immediately on the surrender of the land by the market gardeners, the present occu piers. at Michaelmas. A STRANGE RECOVERY.—Among other doings of the swell mob at the Burns festival, a gentleman, while standing listening to the music in the field where the pavi lion was situate, had his pocketbook, containing some one-pound notes and valuable papers, abstracted from his coat. A few days afterwards, to his astonishment, he received the pocket-book through the post-office, with R note, informing him that it had been found in the boot of the writer's carriage on the day of the festival, where it had, no doubt, been thrown by the thief; to prevent detection, after the money had been taken out. All the papers and letters were untouched, and it was from these that the gentleman, into whos e carr i age it h a d been thrust, ascertained the name and designation of the owner, who, we may mention, is a merchant in Glasgow. —Ayr ()Garver, AMERICAN NEWS. The following are further extracts from the Arne' rican papers received by the Caledonia : FIRST BALE OF NEW COTTON.— The first bale cotton, of this year's crop, reached the city last eve lr ins, from the plantation ot' E. Henderson, in 11(U$ , ton county, via Central Railroad. We have see n ; sample of this cotton—the colour is rich and good—quality good fair. Last year the first 11al ~, reached this city on the 21st of August, from the plantation of the same gentleman. In 1842, the DI bale was recited on the 10th of August, being days earlier than the receipt of the first bale in 1 8 ' —Savannah Geo., Aug. 1. (Correspondent of the New York Herald.) MATANZAS, JULY 22,1844.—Business is very at present ; there is no molasses in the country, 7, when we arrived here the people were almost je, state of starvation. There had been no rain on t"' island for a number of months, and everything w ° perishing with heat. Our cargo consisted of P visions, and it sold for double the cost; and vessels, arrived since with provisions, have met Vr, the same success. There has 'been some rain s lo ; we have been here. It is very healthy. The in s° rection among the slaves is quelled, and the Pet are again quiet, but, no one ventures to walk ' streets at night without being well armed. *lei Audubon, the distinguished ornithologist, aril d in Buffalo on the sth August, with a large number specimens. iebee SEASON IN CANADA.—The weather in Qu discouraging, particularly in respect to the hay el; It has rained more or less every day this week. ' 4 have been expecting a favourable change with eves new and full moon ; perhaps we may have it wit h t' ., „,t, o new moon on the 13th inst.—Quebec Gazette, 9oll " - 4 , 1 ATLANTIC STEAM•SHIPS.—THE AMERICAN P u l e/ —A NEw YORK LINE.—The project started by A b ig American gentlemen, to establish a line of Atlsn'...; steam-ships, seems to increase in public favour eye l day. We are glad that the subject is beconlingp popular one, for it is necessary for us, as a nationloi keen pace with England and France in maintain i o, the supremacy of the seas.—New York Herald, Og• 0 THE LAST ONE.—The last surviving drumwe r m i the battle of Bunker Hill, now resides at Hart . ). Susquehanna county, in this State. His Wa d e d Rufus Kingsley, and the old veteran enjoys Pe' health and good spirits.—New York Herald. STEAM-BOAT DISASTER.—The following partien b To concerning the destruction of the stean i ". ce t, Marietta, on her passage up the Arkansas ri to ,, which took place on the morning of the 25 th near eight o'clock, we copy from the Little 'WI Times :—The Marietta was preparing to pass a s t i s e place in the cut off at Mr. Marshall's pisnr u joi thirteen miles below Pine Bluffs, which she hid once and failed; and just as she was leaving thes"„ted having heated the boilers (which contained buts 'giro water) to the highest degree, she collapsed a fillet s oil tering destruction apparently throughout deesods, cabin. She then drifted down a few hundred i_ tj t, struck a snag, anl sunk in seven or eight feet viol'or some of the passengers in the meantime leaping 0 board and swimming ashore. There vvere s of sixty or seventy persons on board, ten or filwr a ss whom were badly scalded or burned with s — t io Judge Paschall, of Van Buren, Ark., was W W lhs i t number of the unfortunates, though it is though he will recover. Those who remained on at) ascended the hurricane deck, and were conv e .Y7ty the shore in yawls and flatboats ; the most J o' op " and baggage in the cabin were sav ed ' some of the freight on the boiler deck ; but the isfi the latter, and all that was in the hull, was eitkerne, or badly injured. Our informant states tha t y seated a spectacle of no ordinary character. ° bo o l screaming for their children and leaping er r wit with them in their arms---husbands calling o r wives, and children for their parents. . (From the Philadelphia Gazette) terr iblg TERRIBLE STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION.—A c olt accident happened, Aug. 7, on the Delaware, n b soi opposite Market-street, to the new stel;r o .: Portsmouth, Captain James Devoe. The h ir mouth had started from Arch-street wharf ~.s " ee past eight o'clock, with between forty and 60 ;00 6 sengers, on an excursion to the Bay, Bre a d Os; &c., and after getting fairly under weigh, 8 %00 1 the engine had performed some eighteen or of tli revolutions, the stay bolt of the inner pa r t 00 steam chimney near the top of the boiler, dre g air, carrying with it a portion of the iron, ° ho ' s!, charging the steam and; hot water t'lloGi the flues and furnace doors, into the doe and fire rooms, and through the stealn ot , nu out of the smoke pipe to the Ir i s of some seventy feet, and also through the de ck ' II, second engineer, Edward Stevens, of New I r e, r pel4 an elderly passenger, belonging to New Cnstiledoet who was in the engine-room, name d Thomas e were both dreadfully scalded ' from head to I°° ti eA neither, it is feared, can survive. The first en so l# Isaac Ames, of New York, was covered with li blown out from the fires, and could scoop recognised. He was scalded, though not so b e 1 0 10 the others. G. Jackson, black cook, of New Yer k ,: e req was sitting near the fire-room door, was se o ool scalded on the hands and arms. Mr. Stevens, the, ,v engineer, while his clothes were full of steleiTtobli his sufferings had almost phrensied him, hegg o r thrown overboard. His request not being 6 %0 0 with, he threw himself into the river and o°l, o o the tiller, where he clung and was saved 1 1. 1 4 0 0 His idea was to cool himself, but the act—these p° of the moment to obtain relief of his se ri i - 1 1 desperate, and has, doubtless, added to the f s o ratter of his injuries. The wounded pe esono Wi: at the Pennsylvania Hospital, and are receiving . I, seci possible attention, medical and otherwise. 1- ee f of sengers were most all aft at the time of the, no ne 0 and escaped. Some few were forward, that r ed. these, as far as has been ascertained, were in.l ll any were hurt their injuries were slight. I, 01/44 MORMON A rrat 116.—1 t appears that tron. ,l _,, e 10 4 1+ the Mormons and others are still anticiPatt, rein Emma Smith, the widow of the late Inylippre A T down as far as Quincy, on board the steame r ; liiry on the last trip of the lone, the widow °f t hus tbe: Smith also visited Quincy. The objects c ) .,.. to visits is said to be to induce the civil authoritl7fiseV something towards arresting some bf the per . 0 cerned in the murder of their husbands. tis SP I The Nauvoo Neighbor still upholds the stsocl,gif° of Mormonismas a true system of religi e . ,n; c oaPi s suppose this is because that paper is under n o re! 4 , of the priesthood and leaders, who eVeekof prig their greatness by retaining their sYste ra b i g e ots, by craft. This is a usual occurrence among ne fanatics, who expect to rule the common means of superstition. seon ° 314 ...1111 CAMP MEETINGS.—The season for C••—. ff.' has set in. The young men and maidens str i e o d, f its ing in the pleasant groves of this glorious, k ies l l o the Father Millers are thrusting in their sits it the harvest of folly, fanaticism, and copPe' tug York Herald. _., Of e , FROM CAPE HAYTlEN.—Captain liar-',. , 1 0 - 4 brig Souther, at this port, last evening, "" t hst Haytien, which place he left Ist inst., s tateh e R 4 O ( Government is in a very unsettled state. " i t 0,0, 0 , 4 nish port of that island is continually in ot de, rebellion against the Government, A nd o th o oti amongst themselves. A few days previous,e pon oto parture of the Souther from the Cape, the brig Lucy arrived from Port au Platt', o o, —t et hundred of the inhabitants of that ' P l e stle, / ec v having been obliged to leave on g i , eel' t he the disturbances. There was an ar is i n J a rt o f te pc ing at the Cape to march into the Spanis h ~,, $ 00 island. The President intended to 1' Atos through the island, and, was fully exP e , r e r nt t l i icli Cape. It is thought his visit to the dike 0 111 . 00 will have a tendency to stop the disturho".4 to e , Ova ~c 1) I' 3 daily occur in all parts of the island. , tn- sa revolution, the coffee crop has been veri tic are e ne t glected, and the article has become ver,Y t i e n 113° 01 1 high. It was worth 14 dolls. 25 C. 11$1 0 ense g 'flor taThe duties, cost of bags, and other d! make it cost 6 dolls. 12i c. Spanish, on u on Transcript, Aug. 13. Hants, Farquhar, 0 c o n i i h ht e eh 2 2e E 7 Bw t ts 27th hqi wife f Au gu st, ...,,t ". . ! of i f : I, 101/1/0. C h's daughter. limi o,rrin.Gthhe oiear f o o A f f il ui, a rus . li e g t ßr , as e s le ff t ßn ß a 'T i o Kl i u , H rt n E S ez ard o ., u in t b h e' arr ,lear is . : C :. i rt -li;; °I 2 ng B :o t i h fva o il f sdo . e k ns u : gu of s a t, Bo a n t . Greyene,hey'e, n iglett, 411...._ " ch i . 1 , gel l 6 On the 28th of August, at R d Isle of T" . °S I .„,j3rig ht On wife e of 2B th th e lotfeAv.untt,eartiljzfto' Yi a Vicarage' n'''' the rh.fle MARRIED. I ,, o rtbr'; a o l .: On the 29th of August, at St. Peter's, W I " - rkt "" tr Wellborne, Esq., solicitor, Tooley• street, Southoforolf,°‘ zabeth, youngest daughter of P. A. Spenc e ' Eigl.' vile Surrey. Cel i On the 29th of August, at St. Diary Abbott' Henry Bingley Clark, Esq., to Julia, eldest d o r 000 / Staveley, Esq., both of Earl's-terrace, KinsironiseibgeOr On the 29th of August, at St. itierY'?' i r eet,slo o Daniel, son of Daniel Davies, Esq.,ofWarvvick-e, w , street, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late '. 1 .• f iti • Ds o f Esq., of Crouch-end, Hornsey. rdeb it° ' te ( On the 29th of August, at Leighton, Bedfo ~ doug h Cowie, Esq., of Calcutta. to Caroline, ranges' the late E. T. Deverell, E*q. tec i DIED. ,-, 0 37, Tani' laof On the 30th of August, at his residence, - 0 ;tit of the place, Francis Francis Baily, .Esq., F.R.S., and Presid . .... 0 Astronomical Society, in the 71st year of hie . e4 e ,i r Wilil On the 28th of August, at Roecliffe, Leicester!,:".„. ~_,,,5 . Heygate, Bart., Chamberlain of the city of Lenau_'; AP , ' road, OnP4es' Kensington. the 27th of Eastli sin ' On the 27th of August, at Manor House, - ..1,4 0/(11' August, Thomas Hassell, Esq. , 0 ' William Starrs Fry, Esq. K ent On the 29th of August, at Wilmot-pleee4,.- Dlr. AnthonyPattisen,lat_rwoe of Cornhill, ag r en 4 '__.. roit --;ed London : Printed and Published by M- , a , ce , So._ o f No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tfie flogs,v:Z. WU Strand, in the Precinct of the WO, in W . . .. igidcUesex, Saturday, August Si, 1844 - I 1)c 8 1 ec •• 13i • hi I , . • • , . It: at , is , . ' : , r , I] r ,Y 4 de Dt ea !i t tl 4 2 I tr L -'1:,77111 1