The Sun. — London, England, 1839-10-22 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. MONEY AI4IRKET and CITY NEWS. (MONDAY EVENING.) CHRONICLE.—The accounts from the country received this morning continue to give the same bad re ports of the state of trade. The Manchester Chronicle says that the gloomy aspect of the markets had deepened to a still darker hue during the past week. The spin ners and manufacturers threatened recourse to short time, and limitation of production is referred to as the only means of escape from fearful disaster. The low rate of wages thus produced, taken in connection with the high price of food, must render the condition of the manufacturing classes deplorable in the approaching winter. The Corn-laws must be given up, and until this be done, we shall have frequent panics in our Money Market, and wide-spread distress among the great masses of the people. Under these circumstances, we look anxiously to America as a market from which to draw supplies of foreign corn. They have plenty to spare, and would gladly take payment in commodities instead of gold. The difference in fa vour of wheat imported from Poland, as compared with New York, is given in the American Papers at 35.10 d. a quarter—taking the average price at New York at 10 dollars a quarter, and allowing for expence of con veyance, making the cost at London 48s. 11d. sterling per quarter. In Mark-lane to-day the average price of foreign wheat will be quoted the same as last Monday, but the qualities of English wheat of the last crop shown were generally inferior, and it is expected that the averages will come so low that the duty will soon rise to 13s. Bd. Here, we repeat, we have an instance of the injurious working of the Corn-laws. A large supply of an inferior article, which sells at a comparatively low price, redaces the average rates, forcing up the duties on foreign corn, and thus increasing the price of food, while that necessary of life is just as scarce as ever. The samples of malting barley shown t o da y were deficient, and held firm at last prices, but there was a full supply of inferior qualities, which wer e q uo t ed at a decline of Is. par quarter. Oats firm at the prices of last Monday. The failure of the Joint Stock Company at Manchester, called the " Imperial Bank of England," still excites much discussion ; and in a proposal of settlement made to a Committee of Inspection, we find it stated in the Manchester papers that the present shareholders are willing to sacrifice at once all the money they have paid upon their shares, which will come from the pockets of comparatively few individuals, and will amount to con ' siderably more than 60,0001. The same parties also state their readiness to pay a further call upon their shares, if properly responded to by other partners in the concern, so as to get the affairs wound up. POST.—The Paris exchange came more favourably quoted this morning. We understand that the Direc tors of the Bank of France refuse for the present to increase their stock of bullion, and this would appear to be the cause. Such a move on the part of the na tional institution at Paris, will rather disconcert the anti-Bank of England school of writers ; but we doubt not it is one which has been dictated by the soundest policy. HERALD.—There is snch a mischievous tendency in one or two of the propositions which were advanced in the letters, on the subject of the refusal of the Bank of England to discount paper bearing the indorsements of joint-stock banks of issue, which appeared in the co lumns of a Morning Contemporary on Saturday last, that it has created much surprise with many parties that " the celebrated journal" should give them even the shadow of its countenance by admitting them. itness the following modest proposition in the first letter, dated Liverpool : " What some of the leading joint-stock banks are said to meditate by way of retribution, is that such an amount of Bank of England notes should be collected in the coun try and presented for payment in London, and at the branches, as will cause the old lady' to beg for quarter, or to resort to an Order in Council for the issue of 11. notes. I feel persuaded that in preference to the dilatory course of petitioning for an alteration in the charter of the Bank, some course founded on this principle will almost immediately be taken." Did it never strike the noodle who wrote the above pretty piece of incendiarism, that if the joint-stock banks were to adopt this wicked course, they would certainly place themselves in the position of the man who cut off his nose to be revenged of his face ? In fact, if they adopted this plan they might cause the Bank of England temporarily to stop payment, but they, as certainly as they make the attempt, will bring themselves into discredit, if they do not also cause their own downfall. But we have reason to know that the Bank of England direction will cam on their own affairs under the system they have adopted lately, and that they will not resort to the most ulte rior modes of bringing things about without dire ne cessity. We are ❑o enemies to the joint-stock bank system of the country, nay, we have ala ays maintained that under our existing currency system they have been, and yet may be, the safety valve of banking in this country. The system of joint-stock banking, however, is ver) far from being perfect ; there are many of these bank. which had sadly departed from the sound principles of banking in conducting their business, with a view to make showy dividends, and they are amongst the many who deal in such violent--often uncalled for—wholesale strictures upon the conduct of the Bank of England ; in fact, they have, as we have said before, like all igno rant and prejudiced people, abused their great rival, instead of the system which disenables the Bank to aid them ; but we cannot see that, under all circumstances, the Bank 15 bound to extricate them at all times, from the result of their own indiscreet modes of transacting what they falsely call " business." It is true that there are a great many errors in the constitution of the Bank, as well as in its management, but during the existence of the celebrated Restriction Act very iew complaints were made against the conduct of the Bank of England. Ba it also remembered that when the Directors presented their celebrated protest in the year 1816 to the Government against the principles of Sir Robert, then Mr,, Peel's contemplated Currency Bill, they were hardly listened to, their practical expe rience was totally unheeded (for in those days practical men presided in the Bank parlour),and the late Earl of Li verpool literally told them to mind their own business. The result has proved that since that cruel measure came into operation the commercial and monetary interests of this country have been kept in a constant state of fluctuation, and a gradual decline in the profits of legitimate commer cial pursuits has opened the door for jobbing and spe• culating in the trashy bonds of the banks of the United States and state stocks, until an enormous amount of l3ristish capital has been absorbed by them, which ope rates as a dead weight upon the industry of this coun try, whilst on many occasions they have brought on se rious monetary crises wholly unconnected with our own international, commercial, or monetary operations. All this has been brought about by the system of our fixed gold standard, and our monetary institutions as well as individuals have since its establishment been constantly at its mercy. Money has been somewhat easier to-day both for commercial purposes and on the Stock Exchange. In the early part of the day the British funds opened heavily, but towards the close they rallied considerably. Consols have closed at the improved quotation of 905 a for Money, and 904 a for the Account; the Three-and-a-Half Reduced Annuities are 97-e ; and the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 98i money ; Bank Stock has advanced to 1781 a 179 for money ; Exchequer Bills of the first class are 1 dis., the second arc par to 12 dis., and the smallest class 3 to 4 prem. The Times asserts, " on the most positive au thority," that her Majesty refuses to transact business, except by deputy, with Mr. Macaulay, the Secretary at War. Well—we assert this to be " a lie"—a lie which embodies all the peculiarly offensive characteris tics so elegantly expressed in its classic columns.—Globe. 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY, AND 96, CEEAPSIDE.—DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE VISION. A 'greater proof of the value of the Messrs. S. and B. Solomon's Invisible Operative Voice-Conductor, and newl!Xinvented Spectacle Lenses, cannot be adduced, than the circumstance of the many thousands of individuals who have obtained the greatest benefit and instant relief, and the constant immense demand there is for them from all quarters of the globe, and the patronage they have, and daily continue to receive, from persons of the highest dis tinction and the principal members of the medical profes sion. After their general use to deaf persons and those with defective vision, no observation is required to set forth their merits. The Messrs. Solomons disclaim al connection with persons of the same name, and the sale of amber spectacles. Dr. Andrew Ure, Esq., M.D. F. R. S., &c., states amber. IS most po wer f u lly e l ec trical by friction, very hot, to such The workme n , too, are subject as to explode into fragments. wrists, arms, they encounter to a nervous tremor in their y nie e t nrunter great danger by hand ' ling such dreadfully. e xelectrics. Amber is of such a soft and sticky nature, that s, it apt to take fire ; and when exposed to warmth, it n t is bubbles further confirmed m will burn away with flame. This stawtaeeamllasf andso by Parks and Herns by Sir D. Brewster and Pliny, a destructive i use of on Chemistry. The perniciou s imperfect vision may be such a material for spectacles to ascertained at any respectable optician ') London._ 96, Cheapside, and 39, Albemarle -street. N o agents nor OF tra vellers are employed. CAPTAIN MARRYAT AND THE AUTH OR " CAVENDIsH. "— will The author of " Peter Simple," it be remembered , recent l y p ublished a nav al novel, ca " The Phantom Ship , " fo unded on a wel l - known nauti caled superstition ; and the author of " Cavendish" is about to produce his story on the same subject, called " The Flying Dutchman." The fact of two popular writers making choice of a similar theme for illustra_ tion, at nearly the same period of time, is almost unex ampled in the annals of literature, and has given rise to much excitement in the reading circles. Captain Marryat's work has had the advantage of priority of appearance, but this circumstance is not likely to detract from the interest which Mr. Neale's book will doubtless create, as every body will be desirous of contrasting his production with that of his celebrated contemporary. Our readers will recollect the importance that was at tached to " The Flying Dutchman," on occasion of the late trial in the Court of Chancery. THE RGYAL EXCHANGE. THE ARCHITECTS TO WHOM THE PRE- MIUMS HAVE BEEN ADJUDGED. We now have it in our power to mention the names of the architects to whom the premiums have been awarded for those designs which appear to be the roost closely bordering upon the practicable, and not likely to involve an expense beyond the sum mentioned in the instructions. No. 36,-3001. to Mr. William Grellier, District Sur veyor, 20, Wormwood-street. No. 43,--'2OO/., to Mr. Alexis De Chateauneuff, of Hamburg, and Mr. Arthur Mee, of Carlton Chambers. No. 37,-100/., to Mr. Sidney Smirke, 12, Carlton Chambers. Not one of these plans will be acted upon. They are reported as being more in conformity to the printed in structions than any of the others, and as coming within the limited sum of 150,0001. as to the cost. But the architects to whose judgment the designs were sub mitted, and the Committee, consider that without many alterations they will be neither practicable, advisable, nor capable of being made durable edifices. PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO MR. JOHN CLEATON, OF LLANIDLOES. On the 11th instant a public meeting of the manufac turers and other inhabitants of this town was held at the Angel Inn, for the purpose of presenting Mr. John Cleaton, flannel-merchant, of Llanidloes, with a hand seme gold snuff box, as a mark of gratitude for his sup port of the trade of the town. After the usual loyal toasts had been drank, the Chairman, Mr. OWENS, addressed Mr. Cleaton in a very long speech, in which he showed the folly of division among the parties concerned in the Welsh flannel trade, while they had such powerful opponents in the north of England, the necessity of their uniting to have one com mon centre for the flannel market, which ought to be at Newtown, because it is situate in the centre of the trade, and then showed that this was the principle that governed the establishment of the market for all manu factured articles in the North and other parts of the kingdom. He then adverted to an error which had made way to this town, that the removal of the market from Welshpool to this place had introduced a class of manufacturers without capital, who were necessitated to dispose of their goods every fortnight to meet their engagements, which was the means of keeping down the price of flannels. A more superficial error he had never known, and he was sorry that he had not had an earlier opportunity to state his views, which he flattered himself were correct. He then proceeded to say, that at the time of the removal of the market to this town there sprung up a mighty engine in the monetary system of this kingdom—he meant joint stock banks. The result was, credit was given by them, and the banks whom they were rivalling, to an enormous extent. The bills of these mushroom manufacturers were taken not only by the bankers, but by wool merchants, and card ers, and slobbers, and what could not be raised by these means were made up by a system of accommodation bills. The result was, credit was gradually withdrawn from them, and they were continually obliged to make sacri fices in goods to meet their engagements, till they one after another sunk into their original station of work men ; and before the trade of this town has had suffi cient time to recover from the effects, the most ex traordinary scarcity of money has arisen that ever affected this kingdom. He urged the company pre sent to pause before they, by the faintest hope of pre , sent gain, sacrificed the trade by divisions. The Chair man then, on behalf of the manufacturers of Newtown, presented the gold box to Mr. Cleatcn, saying, " I have, Sir, a pleasing duty to perform in presenting this box to you. I know thereby I shall be the instru ment of conferring pleasure upon you and your family, and future generations after them, as they will read with pleasure the inscription engraven thereon, and follow your example." The health of Mr. Cleaton was then drank with the most rapturous applause. Mr. CLEATON, in returning thanks, said his feelings completely overpowered him, but he felt deeply indebted to them for the proud honour conferred upon him. He quite agreed with what had fallen from their Learned Chairman, but he would add that he be lieved at present the trade of Montgomeryshire was in a more healthy state than it had been for many years. He thanked them from the bottom of his heart, and would do all he could to deserve their future con fidence. The inscription on the box is as follows .—" Pre sented to Mr. John Cleaton, jun., of Llanidloes, by the manufacturers of Newton, Montgomeryshire, as an ac knowledgment of their gratitude for the great support he has invariably given to this town and its trade." The following healths were drank during the even ing :—Lord Powis, the Flannel Merchants generally, the Chairman, Mr. and Mrs. Owen, William Pugh, Esq., Co'onel W. W. Wynn, and better health to him, David Pugh, Esq., Sir John Edwards, Bart., Mr. C. and Mrs. Woosnam, Mr. and Mrs. Drew, Mrs. Lu tener, Dr. Johnes, Wythen Jones, Esq., Mr. Jones, solicitor, Inc. Many excellent speeches were made during the even ing, but it would be invidious to give part without set ting forth the whole. The comp any did not separate till a late hour, and the evening passed off with the greatest conviviality and good humour. '~ y +! Nr p `- -~: ' N k,N` is NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 19.—The Dutch ship Anthony, from Batavia, passed by for Holland, on Thursday after noon. She came from Ascension on the 19th August last, and brought home Lieutenant Kellett, late of the Brisk brigantine, which vessel has suffered very severely from the murderous climate of the African coast, as all vessels must which are actively employed in endeavour ing to suppress the villanous slave trade. This vessel has, between August 1838, and June 1839, captured eleven slavers, three of whom had negroes on board, and eight were laden with slave cargoes ; she likewise took off the Island of Bulhama 230 slaves, which the Portuguese authorities had collected, with a view of hiring a vessel to send them on to Rio Janeiro. This island, situated at the mouth of Rio Grande, did belong to England, but we had abandoned it ; tho Brisk's people, therefore, had to drive off the Portu guese soldiery, who had taken possession of the island, and hoisted the Portuguese flag, before they could get possession of these poor wretches ; and this was not the only instance in which the Portuguese authorities had made a slave depot of this island. The Brisk had gone to the Cape with 27 pirates, which she took out of a vessel that resisted her boats, and which vessel had no flag on board of any nation—she had nothing on board but the red pirate flag ; the vessel having slave equipments on board was ordered for condemnation. Our men-of-war on the station were tolerably healthy, with the exception of the Har lequin, sloop-of-war—on board which vessel the fever was very prevalent ; she was at Sierra Leone, and had captured five slave vessels. The Scout sloop-of war and Dolphin brigantine were ordered to England, and were presumed to be on their passage ; the Ter magant was at Ascension ; the Colombine, 20, Com mander Elliot, had recently left Ascension for the South Coast ; the Commander-in-chief, in the Melville, 7-), was at the Cape ; the Wolverine, which had taken two slavers, with the Viper and Nautilus, were in the Bights of Benin and Biafra ; the Fair Rosamond was gone to Sierra Leone with a prize slaver. The Sapphire (late 28) was commissioned on Monday last as a troop ship ; she is already manned with a very fine crew. The Snake, 16, arrived at Port Royal, on the Bth of Sept., from Havannah, in 23 days. The Hornet, on the 9th, from Chagres. The Pickle schooner sailed on the Bth for Bermuda, and the Tartarus, on the Sunday, for St. Thomas. The troop ship Rattlesnake is under orders to proceed to the East Indies, with detachments of the 90th and 95th regiments, for service at Ceylon. The Fearless (steamer) has this week conveyed sea men from this port to Plymouth, for the Revenge and Blenheim. The Firefly (steamer) for the West India station, now at Woolwich, may shortly be expected here on the way to her station. In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal George, Pantaloon, Sapphire, and Messenger and Lu cifer steamers. At Spithead—None. NAVAL n PROMOTIONS AND APPOlNTMENTS.—Pro motions—Mate, R. F. Levinge, of Britannia, Vashon Baker, late of Cleopatra, and Benjamin Sharp, of In constant, to the rank of Lieutenant. Appointments— Lieutenant —C. G. Phillips, to the Terror. Chaplain —Rev. W. Mears to the Revenge. Masters—W. Miller, of the Vanguard, to command the Sapphire troop ship ; G. W. Nembhard, to act in command, until the arrival of Mr. Miller in England. Second Masters --A. Mills, sen., and James Gallon, to the Sapphire ; Cornelius Fox, to be Acting Master's As sistant, to Hercules. Mate—James Hamilton (a) to the Winchester. Assistant -Surgeon—Andrew Lillie, to the Sapphire. Clerk—E. B. Robins, to the Sap phire. Boatswain —Joseph Brown, to the Sapphire. (From the Devonport Independent.) PLymoUTH, OCT. 19.—The Goodwill, lighter, sailed on Wednesday, with stores for Chatham and Sheerness. The Tortoise, lighter, sailed on Thursday; for Pem broke, with stores. The Sardinian corvette, Aquilo, commanded by Che valier le Millilire, sailed from this port on Friday, f in or at ß nni r n e gH st i . namto N h N ai ' sz e ep_ u oc n rti d in erstand the Captain and Officers are highly gratified with the attention shown them while re maining Lv ei a : r ug r te o , n c , 6 st , e c am ap -v ta e i s n sel. San Josef, 110, Captain Carron Tayler ; Wizard, 10, Lieut.- grave : Rolla, 10. Com. T. F. Mr. 'l'. Steadman • In the Sound — Revenge , pregnable, 104, Captain Eden . de Sti L rl i i e n u g te C n a a s n t t le F , cloownveirestl orn. Hall. Hon. W. Wel ;pointed chief Mate of the -ship. appointed to the Te legraph, at Putney, vice Casel THE SUN, L TRADE WITH CHINA. (BROM A CORRESPONDENT AT CANTON.) Any information regarding the interests of British merchants, upon the well-being of whom the strength and resources of their nation depends, induces me to call the attention of the public, through the columns of your widely-circulated Paper, to our relations with the (Ai nese. The extreme jealousy of that nation of all fo reigners causes our trade to be so unstable and insecure, that the accidental death or capricious extortion of a local Government officer have often caused its interrup- -......_.... _ tion. The policy of the Government holds all " red haired barbarians," as they call us, up to the contempt and disrespect of the inhabitants, by which our property and lives are often endangered, and ourselves subjected to invariable insult—all which we have submitted to with exemplary patience. Their insulting and irritating con duct caused the lamented death of Lord Napier, who was sent a prisoner, in the most public manner, from Canton to Macao. Their treatment of a highly.re- spected and talented Nobleman met with not the least notice from the British Government, which induces the Chinese authorities to imagine that extortion, insult, and, I fear, eventually execution, by way of intimidation of our countrymen, will pass with impunity. In regard to the unjustifiable means they have taken to seize two millions worth of opium, viz., by imprisonment and menace, to have it delivered up, it is not the two millions of cash ab stracted from merchants that is the only loss we suffer, It stops the circulation of fifty times the amount. Had the Chinese seized our opium ships in their waters as contraband traders, we could not have said so much upon the subject, as European Powers would do SO under the like circumstances ; but it is well known that Government authorities have not only connived at but assisted the foreigners in the trade. Many very good people no doubt (in their own estimation) call the opium trade iniquitous ; but such assertions proceed either from hypocrisy or ignorance. Those who are fools enough to abuse the use of that stimulant, by giving way to the excess of it, became useless, harmless, drones of society, and do no good. Let those who have such an intense desire to benefit their fellow -creatures, when it does not cost them anything, or imagine they can by such profes sions gull the honest part of society, turn their attention to the gin, brandy, and beer traffic—to the stimulants used in this country, really hurtful not only to those weak wretches who are addicted to such means of debasing themselves, but injurious to all connected with them, and often enough others also, by their intellects becoming affected. Formerly foreigners, or " outward barbarians," as we are called, Dutch, French, Portuguse, Spanish, &c., traded to all ports of China ; they were then reduced, till they were all murdered in their factories by the Chinese. The Spa nish have liberty to trade at Omoi at present, but the extortion, purposely practised to exclude them, has destroyed their trade there. It is a splendid harbour, in good communication with the interior, has an extensive trade, and is where most of the rice from Formosa enters China. As the Chinese authorities have com mitted themselves by such a breach of the law of na tions as imprisoning and menacing her Majesty's Re presentative and our merchants, now is the time for us to establish ourselves in such a manner as to secure a trade with the 300,000,000 of inhabitants of that immense country. The means arc simple and without bloodshed, and not expensive. If the Government do not like to go to the small expense requisite, just let us have a Chartered Company, and we will soon manage the af fair, and open that country to all who choose to trade there. We would take and occupy the fort at the mouth of the Canton River, called the Bona Tagus by the Portuguese, the Island of Omoi, Chusin, and the Com Kevee Sing Moon. Should the Chinese Government not like such proceedings on our part, stop their rice and salt, which, com bined with the hordes of those disaffected to the Government, will soon make them peforni the " Shoo Tan," add four millions of revenue to the British Customs, and increase the trade of the merchants of Europe and America. From 1 iO3 to 1812, the Ladrenes were so powerful, that the Chi- nese Government were glad to apply to the Portuguese to put them down, which was done by seven to twelve ill-armed and ill-appointed European vessels, manned partly with Portuguese, Manillese, and Chinese. In Lord Napier's time, had Colonel Chads been commanding officer, he would have taken the Begun Forts and retained them, blocking the river, which would have enabled his lamented Lordship to bring Futty to his own terms. But if our Government will now take advantage of this good chance, instead of the trade of this country passing through the hands of a few individuals, which gives them an immense advantage, now that the monopoly of the Company is done away with, we shall have anymerchants we choose to trade with, which is the only way to be on equal terms with them. We can frighten the Chi nese out of their wits. Just let the Burmese be at them, who would gladly be so—aiding them a little with sane officers and materials of war—an easy matter as our troops are now close to the north-west frontier—ant the Russian Eagle will become white with the disgrace of having induced poor Futty to meddle with the Lion which guards British commerce. What is the determination of our Ministers in regard to the interruption of our trade with China, so oft occur ring, though so important to Great Britain and her E4Ltern possesions ? How is it that our enlightened and talented rulers have not thought it advisable to turn their attention to secure this trade upon such foundation as not to be interrupted by the capricious ness of an arbitrary and corrupt government It is like every other good thing, we know not the value thereof until lost. It is asserted that our importing opium to the Celestial Country is the present cause of interrup tion, and to put a stop to the opium trade is the cause why our merchants were imprisoned, and her Majesty's Representative treated with such insult. The real cause is, the Chinese authorities thought they had an excellent opportunity of filling their coffers at the expense of the " red-haired barbarians,"and make their subjects believe it was out of pure regard for their health and morals. They caught us in a trap sure enough, (though it's odd if they lose not their own tail for it.) If the Celestial Government really determined to prevent the use of opium, it is of no use plundering foreigners who import it ; they must do away with the cause by preventing their own people front using it ; and as it is well known that those habituated to the use of opium, certainly die unless the excite ment caused by its use is kept up, the shortest and most merciful way would be to take their heads off. And in that case the Emperor must lose his own first, by way of example, for all people in China who can afford it use the article, as an occasional excite ment. Should the British Government, through a mis taken notion that our taking opium to China would cause us the loss of our piece goods, woollen, cotton, and silk trade, and not allow British subjects to import opium to China, it would not deter other nations, American and European, from doing so ; and according to the late regulations of the Commissioners, our coun trymen would be apt to lose their heads, for the Chi nese could not, at least would not, make any distinc tion. In fact, if the Bricish Government is weak enough to allow this act of plunder and insult to p ass with impunity, it puts an end to our trade with China ; a few desperate people would venture, and make a good thing of it too ; but it would lead to plunder and blood shed on both sides, and this Government get no revenue. Mr. W. Jardine, lately returned front China, could give good information respecting the best way to go to work. The receipt in the British Customs would be three times what it has received, in less than five years. Consider above three hundred mil lions of people, all too happy to trade with us, did theirjea lous Government permit, when at present all our trade passes through a strict monopoly of two or three mer chants, called the Hongs, who squeeze us, and the Man darins squeeze them. Let us have the islands of Keoi, Omoi, and Chusin, small places of no value or terri torial consideration to China, being little more than barren rocks, but good harbours, which is what w e require, and from which places we can trade with the Chinese without interference, without troubling the Chinese authorities,and after a time Formosa would be glad to be under our wing. As experience has told us that embassies are of no use, b u t very cost l y , ta k e suc h measures as will induce the Chinese authorities to come to us. Knock hard at their door, by blockading their ports and coast ; allow them neither salt nor rice ; and a nucleus of 5,000 men would start a trading society into life, which would upset the present dynasty in one year, when we would have our trade pursuing as steady a course as it does with all other parts of the world. This affair will produce plenty of tea from Assam in a few years ; nothing can stop that now ; but we want the mil lions of Chinese to consume our manufactures, and that door can be opened, if our rulers choose, with little cost and risk. It is well worth the while of the Ame rican and European nations to pull together in this affair, for it will be beneficial to all. The present interrup tion is a dose of physic, that will work much good even tually, if our physicians are good for anything. THE GOOD OLD TIMES IN THEIR GOOD OLD SENSE.-." In 1496, the diet (food) was consi dered equivalent to one-third of the income of an artificer, and one-half the income of a labourer, which indicates a greater degree of independence among the working classes than prevails at present ; for the board both of labourers and artificers are now reckoned at a much higher proportion of their wages. [The true cri terion of wages is the quantity and quality of labour, for the quantity and quality of provisions. In the year 1496; the hours for meals and relaxation were more ii- beral than at present.] TIIE RAILWAYS.--The amalgamation of the Chester and Crewe line of railway with the Grand Junction has given rise to various rumours relative to the Manchester and Birmingham line, which we are not prepared to say are void of foundation. It is considered very probable that a further amalgamation will take place, and that a portion of this very costly project will be abandoned, the original line to Crewe being substi tuted, with probably a portion of the Extension line.— Ma cclesfield Courier. NDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1839. DEATH OF THE LATE SULTAN (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 31, 1839. In compliance with your repeated solicitations, I have at last obtained the following account of the death and illness of Sultan Mahmoud, which you will peruse with interest, inasmuch, as some very incorrect versions of this sad event have appeared in the public journals. I am free to admit, and it is a most melancholy re flection, that this great and good monarch (whose reign, despite of an uninterrupted series of political vi cissitudes, was marked by many a noble effort in the cause of reform) might still perchance have lived for years, to work out progressively the regeneration of his people, had but one seasonable remedy, but a single ra tional item in the list of therapeutics, been employed to combat at the outset a common and apparently trifling ailment ; but this would have been an exception to the rule of medical practice at Constantinople. Pathology is here the scoff of the beats vetula, the Hogia, and the astrologer; and on all occasions the humble pretensions of science are eclipsed by the won ders of the Nuska and talisman. In short, a wrong and most perverse estimate of his best and dearest in terests is throughout a distinguishing characteristic of the ill-fated Moslem, and in every undertaking of pub lic and private life, destiny infallibly leads them on to some fatal and irreparable errors. It was even thus in the present lamentable instance that the life of Mahmoud, so intimately blended with the fate and very existence of his empire, was entrusted principally to the care of Abdulhak, the Hekimbaschi, an impudent, ignorant Turkish impostor, assisted, it is true, by two Greek medical gentlemen, the Messrs. Caratheodori, who whatever may have been their merit and peculiar attainments in the humble position of Ryahs, had to bow down in submissive obedience to the oracular decisions of the Archiator. It was a well marked case of hepatitis and gastritis, subacute, with some loss of blood from the hemorrhoidal vessels, which, from:the statement of the Royal patient himself, contributed invariably to the relief of his suf ferings ; and the evidence of this fact alone, did there exist a doubt respecting the nature and character of the ailment, would have led, it is presumed, the veriest tyro to suspect the presence of inflammatory action, and consequ e n tly to the use of general and local blood let ting, as the best resource of art, and a vital indication under the existing circumstances. The Sultan, besides, was strong, robust. and plethoric, of gouty diathesis, rather irregular habits, and his constitution, hitherto, bad not been impaired by one serious illness in the course of his life. Towards the end of February he began to ail, and from the circumstance of his having been raiely confined to the Palace, and never having kept his bed, not even for one day, the measure and intensity of his complaint at that period may be in some degree estimated. More over, he continued in most respects his accustomed mode of life, appearing in public and going to the mosque in state, and dvoted himself besides, without intermission, to the arduous duties of Government, at a perplexing and difficult crisis. Abdulhak, meanwhile, was now an important per sonage, the man of men, a sage, another oracle of Epi daurus ; he was in communication with the grandees and principal dignitaries of the Porte, and receiving hourly magnificent presents in gold and jewels for the Mudgede or bulletin, containing the most barefaced and positive assurances that all was right, and no appre hensions entertained respecting the health and safety of his august Master. Under such auspicious circumstances, as may be imagined, in all the solemnity of medical gri mace, he was day and night continually bustling about the Royal patient; active, indefatigable, it is true, and scru tinizing as an antiquary over his medals, but unschooled alai ! in the very rudiments of art, arrogant, insolent, and still more woefully blind to the ravages of an insi dious disease. In the fatal security of ignorance and superstition, Maschallah and Inchallah were his safe guard and never-failing refuge in every emergency ; and those mystic words, with sundry nostrums of a similar efficacy, were the wise and wonted expedients of this mountebank, and throughout, perhaps, the sum of his medical achievements. Nay, more effectually to delude the courtiers and the public, and to divert the attention of the Royal patient from his own deplorable position, amusements, excursions, and pleasure parties were the order of the day ; and night set in with abundance of good cheer, with fire-works, rejoicings, and dramatic representations. Such, then, on that melancholy occasion, is a sample of sayings and doings at the Seraglio, up th e 17th J une , when Dr. Machmoud, with Drs. M'Carthy and Nuners, the latter Europeans in the Court service, were for the first time summoned to attend the consultation. Being introduced to the presence chamber, they found the Emperor, elegantly attired, reclining on the divan, pale, emaciated, and sinking under a load of mental and bodily affliction. His intellectual faculties were in a state of perfect integrity, and, though he complained of little else than nausea, sickness, and pain on pres sure in the region of the stomach and right hypochon drium, still his whole frame was evidently most deeply interested, and the disease had already degenerated into a confirmed and deadly hectic. The consulting physicians, after a short pause, requisite for medical examination, were permitted to retire to an adjoining apartment ; and there they announced, formally and officially, to Rioza Bey, the chief page, that his Ma jesty's life was imminent danger ; nay, that there was no longer a gleam of hope ; and that the complaint had already advanced far beyond the reach and resources of the healing art. This was a conscientious discharge of a painful duty. In how far eventually, it may or may not have contributed to promote the interest, and add to the reputation of these gentlemen, is another question, for " hair settle," or give pleasing intelligence, come what may, is a sacred and inviolable maxim of the Osman leys. Meantime in the course of the ensuing ten days, they were again four times invited to return ; but un happily on those occasions, nothing occurred to alter their opinion, or modify in the least the fatal prediction pronounced at their first visit. Lastly, on the 27th June there appeared another actor in this mournful scene, a surgeon, who undertook the management of the Royal patient. In consultation, he characterized the disease as gastro-enteritis, and although, in his opinion, the case was serious, he still declared explicitly in the presence of all (Dr. C. Cara theodori was acting as interpreter) that there were hopes of its terminating favourably, and as this prognostic differed point blank from the sentiment repeatedly ex pressed by the consulting physicians, these gentlemen forthwith, as birds of ill-omen, were excluded from the councils of the medical junta. The Emperor, meanwhile, was sinking rapidly, and unable any longer to rise from his bed, during the last two or three days previous to the close of this sad catastrophe, Moreover, he was now occasionally observed to wander, a phenomenon not unusual inbthe last stage of a decline, and familiar to every practitioner : and this new symptom led to the supposition that his Majesty's complaint was "nervous fever," and subsequently, en derniere analyse, it was defined to be a case of " delirium tremens?' Opium therefore was considered the specific, and administered in potent doses, and Abdulhac never ceased to assure the public that his Highness slept well, ate still better, and even smoked, as usual, his tcibouk after meals ; in short, that in all respects he was improving wonderfully under the auspices of the new-comer ; and, I need not add, that sacks of gold, with other valuable presents, were hourly pouring in as the price of this welcome in telligence. But the delusion was soon at an end, and the Emperor expired on the Ist of July, universally la mented and deplored. His remains were conveyed to a spot on the Divan Jollou, not far distant from the Burnt Pillar and the Hippodrome. The tears of a mourning people bedewed his grave, and never were a Sovereign's obsequies honoured with a more affecting display of profound national affliction. It was a scene of sorrow and desolation—a deep awful, appalling silence ; no funeral pomp, no pageant mockery, no prying gaze of idle curiosity ; there stood the stern Musselman, pensive and absorbed, struggling with the intensity of his own emotions, his bosom heav ing with voiceless anguish, his gushing eye cast down in reverential awe, before the shadowy grandeur of de parted Majesty. A dense moving mass thronged-the streets, and, pressed on with:solemn footfallito the last resting place of this great man ; and, albeit, from his very birth, the child of misfortune and the sport of cir cumstances, his name shall go down to after ages, and be inscribed with honour on the page of history. He was one of the most extraordinary Monarchs of modern times, and among his eminent qualities as a ruler were firmness of purpose, undaunted courage, a love of impartial justice, abhorrence of cruelty and op pression, and an almost chivalrous spirit of Reform and innovation, emulous of all that is great and noble in the institutions of civilized States. He was an Ori ental scholar, and though bereft of the advantages of scientific culture, his great mind soared above vulgar errors and the national prejudices ; unbiassed in mat ters of religious belief, he was fond of patient inquiry, and full liberty of conscience was the right of every sect and every persuasion throughout Lis dominions. His manners were gentle and refined, and in familiar intercourse he was affable, amiable, a finished courtier ; his conversation most interesting, his remarks shrewd and pointed, and dealt out, too, in all the graces of th e purest idiom. He was k ind and affectionate in his family circle, munificent to his dependants, charitable and benevolent to all, and seldom was the prayer misfortune permitted to reach his ear without prompt and effectual succour. These, then, are some few of his titles to f ame, and to the admiration of posterity, and among other causes of his power, and many remarkable achievements during life, and of that unceasing veneration and respect which is the national tribute to his memory at this day. The pious Moslems still mourn his fate and throng in numbers daily to his tomb, there to offer up the prayers of pro pitiation : Allah .Rahmet eilesin ! Allah Rahmet eiksin ! And as in him I lost a patron and a benefactor, oft have I mingled in the crowd and joined in their plaintive requiems. DEMOLITION OF THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. (From the Hants Telegraph.) The operations have been continued with great vi gour during the whole of this week. On Monday last a small charge of 45ibs.. failing to move a large frag- ment of the wreck, another charge of the _same quan- tity was fired near it ; after which it yielded to the cap stan, and when brought up proved to be the lower part of the fore-mast, perfect from the step upwards, to the length of 24 feet ; about 16 feet of which had been under the mud, above which it was nearly, but not en tirely, cut in two by one of those small charges. The same afternoon a charge of 2601b5. of powder was fired under the ship's starboard quarter, which was knocked to pieces, and part of the counter got up in con sequence. On Tuesday the large wrought iron cylin der, which did not explode on Saturday last, having in the mean time been emptied and filled again, was fired by the voltaic battery, at twenty mi nutes before three. George Hall, the active and skilful Whitstable diver, had prepared the place for it in the morning, by fixinc , a block and pulley, with ropes passed through the latter to one of the chain- . sweeps, placed round the wreck nearly two months ago by Mr. Sadler ; and on this occasion, instead of trusting to the ropes, he was directed to go down with and guide the charge into its place, which he did by making signals from below, and occasionally coming up to explain himself when not perfectly understood ; about an hour was consumed in this process, which he conducted with great deliberation, until he got the cylinder near to the stem of the vessel, about three feet from the bottom. He then came up, and when he had made made his report, the lighter from which the cylinder had been lowered was moved to the dis tance of about 50 or 60 yards from its original position ; and the conducting: wires of the voltaic battery, pre viously connected with the charge, were veered out from a boat in which the battery was placed ; this also removing to a similar distance. Colonel Pasley, who was on board the lighter, directing those arrangements, then caused a bugler to sound the preparative, as a signal that the explosion was about to take place, and soon after he ordered the same bugler to sound the fire, the last note of which was still audible, when the shock of the explosion was heard and felt ; the voltaic circuit having at that moment been completed by Lieutenan Symonds, who had taken post at the voltaic battery for that purpose ; he having previously assisted in carrying all the preliminary arrangements into effect. The mass of water thrown up did not appear to be more than lo feet in height, and the spectators were amused by seeing an old boat which Mr. Sadler, by permission of Admiral Bouverie, had placed over the spot, carried up into the air in the column of water thus thrown up to the height of six or seven feet, after which it was turned over, and fell upside down, and for a little while dis appeared. The subsequent circle of water gradually increasing in diameter, and swelling all round from the centre of the explosion was not so black as on former occasions, but had a browner tint, as if coloured by iron -rust, and a yellow vapour passed off to leeward, seen by all, and supposed, by most of the spectators, to be smoke—a phenomenon which has never been ob served in any of Colonel Pasley's former great explo sions. The weather (unpromising in the morning) was beautiful, and a vast number of spectators were present in yachts and boats, both from Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. The tide ran too strong for the diver to examine the result that same day ; but this explosion has since been ascertained to have been most effective. The whole fore-part of the ship has been broken into large pieces. On Wednesday the larboard and star board sides of the bow were got up, each consisting of a mass of timbers, with the outside planks and inside breast hooks, &c. attached to them, and each having two hauseholes, and their leaden pipes perfect, as well as a large massy iron knee to each part, one of which had been broken in two by the shock. One of these frag ments of the bow, measuring 18 by 21 feet in extreme width and length, was obliged to be lashed to the side of the Lively lighter, as it was too large to be got on board, and in that state it was conveyed to the dock yard, where it was necessary to take it, as well as the other side of the bow, to the sheers, as either of them would have broken down the crane by which all the former fragments of the wreck had been landed. On Thursday morning, the stem consisting of a great num ber of massy pieces, bolted together, was got up, and in the afternoon the ship's coppers or fire-hearth was got up with great difficulty, which had often been attempted before unsuccessfully. The boilers were of pure copper divided into two compartments, by a vertical partition of the same metal, with two brass cocks, one of which was broken, but the other turns as freely as it could have done when new. The size of these boilers has been estimated at rather more than four hundred gallons. They were enclosed in an iron case of much larger size, to which the bars of the fire-place were fixed, and which the diver found perfect when he first went down, but which were broken by a small explosion that Colonel Pasley ordered to be fired the week before, for the purpose of loosening the coppers. A good deal of brickwork and some paving stones were attached to the iron case above alluded to , the mortar of which was quite soft, as all common chalk lime mortar must be when immersed under water. There can be no doubt that the last great explosion, by removing the whole of the stem and bows of the wreck, which stood 30 feet above the bottom, and thus admitting the tide to wash away the mud, has cleared the way for getting up the coppers. Those officers and gentlemen who have paid frequent visits to Spithead, to see the operations, and who have examined the state of the fragments brought up, are now unanimously of opinion that it would have been perfectly chimerical to have attempted the re moval of the wreck of the Royal George, in its present state, by any mechanical means, however powerful, without the aid of gunpowder, in large masses. The charge fired on Tuesday was about 2,4001 b. The cause of its not exploding on Saturday last was ascer tained in the most satisfactory manner. Both the large charge of gunpowder and the small priming charge of about three pounds were found to be perfectly dry ; but the two conducting copper wires attached to a rope had rubbed hard against the wreck on lower ing the cylinder down, and thereby they had been deranged and brought in contact with each other, and thus the voltaic circuit was com pleted, and the spark came back without reaching the powder. The wires thus acted upon were prepared about a year ago at Chatham, and not in so perfect a manner as another set fitted up lately on board the Suc cess hulk, to which that accident could not probably have happened, and which will be used exclusively in future. Colonel Pasley has had two of the cylinders made at Chatham-yard taken to pieces, and has ascer tained the cause of their insufficiency to have been a mistake on the part of the ingenious and skilful me chanic who superintended the making of them. The Colonel had ordered each cylinder to be composed of a wooden buoy inside, to be made and finished exactly like the mooring buoys for shipping, by caulking and paying it over with pitch and tar, which was then to he inclosed in a leaden cylinder, perfectly water.tight, se cured by pieces of elm, as well as by matting, and by a rope moulding, against the injuries to which that soft metal would have otherwise been liable. Nothing could possibly have been better than the workmanship both of the leaden and wooden cylinders ; but, unfortunately, the caulking and paying over of the latter had been omitted. Hence, in the first cylinder which failed, two small holes having been made through the lead by some point—probably the end of a bolt projecting from the wreck, the water penetrated through the pores of the wood, and spoiled the whole of the powder. In the second cylinder, there was careless workmanship, not on the part of the men who made the buoy, nor of the plumbers; but in putting on the outer casing, and moulding to secure the lead, one nail had been driven entirely through the metal, and some others nearly through it ; and thus the water got in, and forcing its way through the pores of the wood, about one-fourth of the powder was spoiled, though it had only remained under water about an hour. By this unfortunate mis take in the construction, about 3,0001b5. of gunpowder were spoiled, and a good deal of time lost in conse• quence, whilst the two divers, whose services might have been better employed, were exclusively engaged in at tempting to get up the first cylinder, which was not re covered until a week after it went to the bottom. Co lonel Pasley has made up his mind, in consequence, never to use a double casing in future for such explo sions, but to confine himself to one material, whether wood or metal : but upon the whole he considers the wrought-iron cylinders, with conical ends (of which he used a number of small ones, made, under his direction, by Mr. Stebbing, and one large one by Mr. Taplin), to be the best and most convenient vessels for submarine explosions, especially if it be necessary to empty and refill them, which may sometimes be required. SATURDAY, THREE F.M.--The Lively has just gone into harbour with a cargo from the Royal George, which has been recovered since Thursday, consisting of the stern and stemson, with the remains of the knee of the head—a fragment of several tons, a p er f ec t breast hook, p ar t of the counter or buttock timbers, with planking, rider, and knee. The whole, from their size, being portions of the wreck worth seeing, they will be landed this afternoon or Monday morning. Seven muskets have also been got up in the course of this week. The boat blown up has been recovered with but little or no damage. Of A child, two years old, was so dreadfully burnt, at Oswestry, on Tuesday, that death cased the poor infant from its sufferings the next day. It was playing in a neighbour's house with another, when the woman of the house went on the bed, and locked the chil dren in. It is supposed the child's clothes were burn ing a quarter of an hour before its screams were beard. - - A FINE LEAP.—On Friday morning l ast, a fat heifer, the property of Mr. George Tay lor, butcher, of Newark, that had been put into the yard of the Robin Hood Inn, Newark, for security, made her escape by leaping the gates, a height of 6 feet 4 inches, which she performed in the most gallant style.—Doncaster Gazette. ANTI-INTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—We have numerous societies for protect ing the observance of the Sabbath, why not insti tute one to protect the men and women who wish to enjoy that day ? There are societies to protect animals—why not one to protect the humbler classes? Societies to liberate the blacks—why not one to save the whites from an interference which is as bad as slavery ? Societies to shut up houses of enter tainment—why not one to support those whose free will is invaded by closing them ? Societies to sub ject the working classes to numerous restraints and restrictions, under the false pretexts of preserving their morals—why not one to secure them from such mischievous interference ? Considering, Sir, that there are many persons who are extremely anxious to check the tide of political Puritanism which now threatens to wash away the fabric of liberty, though they know not how to set about it, I venture to suggest, through your columns, the formation of a society for this purpose, to be called THE ANTI-INTERFERENCE SOCIETY. The object should be to unite into one body, on payment of a subscription from each person, all the publicans, newsmen, greengrocers, and tradesmen of all:descriptions, who are continually harrassed by:the interference of persons who, having no business of their own, meddle continually with that of their neighbours ; all the working classes who prefer rational recreation on the Sabbath to catching cold from listening to drowsy or intemperate parsons ; and all the public men and gentlemen of every des cription, who are impatient of the progress of a system which threatens to make social life an un ceasing torment and strife. Such a body would be numerous, and with its funds, which, by a small subscription from each member, might be large, it might hire lawyers to watch over cases brought into police courts, and protect various classes of tradesmen from the annoyances to which they are now subjected. It might also watch over legislative proceedings, and, by getting up numerous petitions or remonstrances in time, prevent the passing of such meddling, mischievous Acts as the New Police Law. If you think these hasty suggestions worthy of a place in your columns, and should they meet any favour with the public, I shall be prepared to follow ' them out. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, HOMO. MEHEMET ALI. (From Letters on Egypt, by Prince Puckler Muskau At our evening meal the Viceroy related many interesting anecdotes of the time when he first assumed the sovereign power in Egypt. When I expressed my regret that he had not taken measures to preserve them as matters of history, he made this remarkable reply :—" Why should I do this ? I look back with no pleasure on that period of my life, and what could it profit the world to be made acquainted with a series of struggles, of privations, of artifices, and of bloodshed ? It is enough if posterity shall know that Mehemet Ali has neither birth nor favour to thank for what he has become ; my history shall only begin with the moment when I first awakened this country from her sleep of cen • tithes, and commenced for her a period of new ex istence. It is strange," continued he, " that, of seventeen children, I should be the only one left. Nine of my brothers died in infancy, and this was the cause of my parents bringing me up in an unusally tender manner. I was often laughed at by any comrades, who used to cry--' If his pa rents should die, what will become of Mehemet Ali, who has nothing, and is good for nothing ?' This made a deep impression on me, and, as a boy of fifteen years of age, I determined to conquer myself. I often fasted for days together, slept as little as possible, and had no rest till I excelled all my comrades in bodily exercises. I recollect once, in stormy weather, rowing for a wager, to reach a little island, which is to this day my property. No one succeeded but my self, and, before I did so, all the skin was torn from my hands ; but the pain did not abate my ar dour. In this manner I endeavoured to strengthen both mind and body, till, in the little war of our village, I found more serious employment. In my nineteenth year my father died, and a wider field soon opened itself to me. Some great excesses had been committed by Greek pi rates in our neighbourhood, and my uncle re ceived, at the instigation of several powerful Turks, orders to take the command of a small vessel of war of the Sultan's, and go in search of them. He could not refuse obedience, but repre sented to the Paella that he should be entirely ruined by being obliged to leave his home at this time, as he had no one to whom he could entrust the management of his affairs. At the same time he pointed out his own incapacity for such a command, and took occasion to mention me, as an enterprising young man accustomed to war. He succeeded in convincing the Pacha—l desired nothing better, and had the good fortune not only to defeat the pirates, but, after a short pursuit, to board their vessel, and take as prisoners all who remained alive. For this action I was, in my twentieth year, appointed a captain in the Turkish service. Such a rapid rise occasioned of course much envy, and even awakened the jealousy of my uncle, who, some time after, I know not with what intention, got me sent off to Egypt. How little did I anticipate the destiny awaiting me there !" —Atheneum. We are at liberty to state most positively, that Mates of the Royal Navy are to be appointed imme diately, by the Admiralty, to fill the existing vacancies of Chief Officers in the Coast Guard Service, re ceiving pay at the rate of 9s. per day, and being on the same footing, as respects their claims to and chances of promotion, as the Lieutenants. This is a most equitable measure, and, although some of the Lieutenants will no doubt think them selves very hardly used, because officers of an inferior rank are to receive the same amount of pay as they have received, there can be no injustice in the case, as the sum of 9s. per diem is considered the remunerating pay for the duty required, and whe ther performed by a Lieutenant or a Mate cannot, in a civil service like the Coast Guard (in spite of the endea vour to call it one essentially Naval), be deemed an ar rangement detracting in any way from the value of the superior officer in Naval rank, or elevating the merit of the other. It will be a source of no small pleasure to many Mates of long standing in the service, to find that an opening of so desirable a nature has at length presented itself in their favour. No directions have been yet given for the supersession of those officers in the Coast Guard Service, whose triennial period of com mand expired on the 10th instant.—Naval and Military Gazette. THE ITALIAN OPERA AT PARIS.—The Count Candis, who sung in London last year under the name of Mario, and who has for two seasons played at the Grand French Opera in Paris, is about to be trans ferred to the Italian Opera in that capital, in conse quence of the failure of Sinico, who was engaged to replace Ivanoff. The French critics are angry at this arrangement, as they say that M. Mario being regularly installed at the Academie Royale, should only sing French music and pronounce French words. In both these respects he has a great deal to learn, and it is thought that he should devote his whole time and at tention to the cultivation of a national style. This circumstance is only worth noticing, because it is the first of a series of objections which are about to be raised against the project so much taiked of —uniting the French and the Italian Opera at Paris. The same performers are to be engaged to do double business — namely, to sing one night in French and the next in Italian, and that, according to French ideas, will be a violation of all propriety. Perhaps strangers may view the matter in a far different light, and conceive that the national taste will be much a meliorated by the close contact of Italian music. The frequenters of the Academie will learn that screaming is not singing, and the admirers of the French style will find that softness, pathos, and delicacy, are essential qualities in good music. There are two candidates in the field at Paris for the establishment of French plays this winter in London. Mr. Bunn, who has secured, it is said, Braham's pretty theatre, and Mr. Mitchell, of Bond designs on Madam e V es t r i s ' s o ld street, who has Olympic. The difficulty will be to draw the stars of Paris at this period of the year from thence, for they are all in full request and employment. It is only in the month of May that the great actors and actresses can obtain leave of absence, and we have seen that no thing less than the first-rate names will fill any house in London. The Great Western steam-ship will leave King road or. her outward-bound voyage at three o'clock this day (Saturday). She carries with her about 125 pas sengers, amongst whom are the Right Rev. the Bishop of Toronto, M ars h a l R ouenne, who is the bearer o f dispatches fro m th e F renc h Government, Co l . M arc h, Major Van Buren, son of the President of America, Professor Shepherd, the eminent naturalist, and the Hon. Lewis Wilkins, and Mr. Vanderpoole, members of the Am er i can G enera l C ongress . Her cargo, which is a miscell aneous one , i s very va luable ; and she also carries about 5,0001. in specie, from our Government to that of Lower Canada.—Bristol Mercury. E VEN ING ED IT I 0 • ~./ -...• FERENCE SOCIETY MALTA. (From the Harlequin, of Sept. 21.) The change in the administration of the colonies cav uot fail to be attended with happier results than the past , Lard John Russell, whatever may be the colour t i and shape of his politics, whatever may be the spirit and prejudices of his party, is himself an eminently honest politician, as well as a statesman of great ability and immense experience. Though towards Glenelg and Normanby our feelings may not be very cordial, (of course with their Lordships it is a matter of perfect in difference,) we could not but entertain the hi p pest res peet, if not affection, for the character and future colonial a cts of Lord John Russe ll ; and we are well assured that the policy of the Commissioners, and the chonges which they have made in Malta, will not meet with his Lordship's approbation. We are perfectly convinced that his Lordship will not l eave 7,000 Englishmen desti tute of an English judge, or Government legal adviser, or jury. His Lordship, we are sure likewise, wilt consider that English youth born in Malta shall be provided with English and Protestant Professors in the University in fact, that there shal be no difference between Rornish or Protestant Professors in the University—that every competent and respectable teacher, not interfering in in religion, should be accounted eligi ble for a professors in the University, be he Maltese, English, Italian, Ger man, &c. ; at the same time, we do affirm that, in gene ral, preference should be given to the native professors. We have many more things to say to the new Secretary of State for the Colonies. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS IN DENMARK. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following has been received at Lloyd's, from the British Consul at Elsinore, dated Oct. 5, 1839 :-- " Stn,—l have the honour to inform you that the Quarantine Board here have now received orders from the Supreme Board of Health, according to which all vessels bound from Great Britain to Danish ports con veying (in certain cases) proper certificates from the Superintendents of the Quarantine Establishments at Stangate Creek and Milford Haven, are, for the pr ends e - sent, to be treated on the same footing as ships proceed ing from places where there are regular establishm for the performance of Quarantine recognised by th e laws of Denmark. Although Russia and Prussia have acceded to the above arrangement, so far as the trade t o their ports is concerned, yet the former has done so with the modi fication, that ships arriving from Great Britain in the Baltic ports of Russia, with cargoes o f cotton or other enumerated articles, are to be admitted on its being the made to appear by the certificates from proper officers at Stangate Creek or Milford Haven, that such goods have been purified at one of the two above mentioned stations ;' provided, however , th at a separatee a tt es tation, or the quarantine pass to th at effect, b produced from the Danish Quarantine Board. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your most obedient humble servant, " FRANCIS C. MAGREG"' " William Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's, London." THE MARKETS.-(YESTER: ---,- PICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 10)id. for the 4 11) . Loaf Good Bread may be had at 9d, PRICES OF SEEDS. New English Red C10ver...555. 90s St. F Per Cwt. Old Ditto Ditt0............ s , • -s. -a. -s Rye Grass ............... -- s s New Foreign Ditto -s. 565. 30s. r, G .. ----5 ' - . 2' cey Grass .......... „ 5. 5 ~, Old Ditto Ditto ...... -1. -s. -s. Linseed, for feeding --• ''4,... 5 6 ; oinPer Quar.t.e..r.......5. 2 It New White Clover sos. 655. 703. Ditto, for sewing ...... --s. ' , Old Ditto Ditto - g• -s• -s. Ditto, for crushing...- --s 703. 8. 5 . New Trefoil -s. 18s. 30.3. Canary . .................. 53 , 40$. Old Ditto -s. 12s. 225. Hemp ................... .. - -5 . ' Trefolium s. 255. 30s. Per BusheL . _,.. English Carraway -s. s:s. 565. White Mustard...lls. 04. I t; iit ' a Foreign Ditto 9 • -s. Ous. 565. Brown Ditte ...... 158. 01. _ , A . e . 75... Coriander -s. 203. '2ss. Tares ................. 55.. ,„,. , , 2 8/, Rapeseed, English One (per Last) 28/. 311.. ..... Foreign ...o. • • s. 42.. 49.5. PRICES OF LEATHER. ( 1, to d• Per lb. d. to d. Per lb. 12 22 Crop H Ides,3o to 401 b. each 11 131 Horse Hides, German ... 40 50 - --50 60 BLII Hides Spanish ... 1 ‘,-; . 10 13 -------- 40 . 5 ° ." ....... 21 28 Butts, V.triol ... -50 64P ... ...... ~ v - English „„„ 15 2' --.---70 100 .......... n l5 - Foreign . 1 orelgn Hides ...... ..., lO 12 I ------ small ..... ...,... t' 20 Dressing Hides ~......• ll 14 'Kips ......................... %) i i -- -Shaved l3 17 ißasils 7 0 12 Best Saddlers' Hides. . .... 15 16 i Bellies Hose. ......Hose Hides, English.. 11 15 Shoulders Calf Skins, if rounded 2d. to 4d. per lb. more. PRICES OF HOPS. Farnham Pockets (per cwt.)...,.. 0/ Os, 01. Os. to 0/. Gs. East Kent Pockets., .................. 41 10s. 5/. 15s. to 6/. os. ................. .. 3/. 10s. 01.: Os. to 41. 4s. m D id itko en ß t a r g o s c .. L .. e .. t s ..................... 31. 10s. 41. 10s. to 5! 12r. 31. 10s, 01. Os. to 4.. Os. Ditto Bags ............................ Sussex ............................ .. ...... 31 03. 01. Os. to 3 1 . ss. Yearlings 0/. Os. 11. 153. to V. 10s. Old Olds Old Duty estimated at 295,090?. PRICE OF OIL. 01 RapeOiLbrown, per ton, 3 6 /. 10 5. - Re fi ned, :nes -Litnseed nibl les • a ke, per ton;100;71. Linseed oil Cake at the Mill (1090), 13/. Os. -Rape PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121b....._. ~ Town Tallow sss. 6d. Yellow Soap ... ............ !.. ',7, Yellow Russia sla. 6•1. Mottled ................... .....--:. ,;,": White 14,. . 0 1 Soap Ditto ... Melting Stuff ..... Ditto Rough PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of Bl'. „.. ~L d Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) ........ . js. 'r.' - ' PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Store Can dles in the Retail Shops is as folloWs Candles, per dozen, Bs. Od. ; inferior, 7s. Od. ; Moulds, 90. 8 , I• Sixpence per doze,' discount for cash. COAL MARKET. s, d Adair's Bell, Robson & Co. Hartley IS 0 Holywell Main 2l 6 Original Windsor's Pontop 2'l 6 Ord's lledhugh Pontop Windsor Smith's Pontop l9 0 Wylam. 2O 6 Walls End Chirton lB it Walls End Clarke and Co 29 0 Walls End Gosforth 23 ( Walls r'nd Heaton -• Walls End Hutton l9 0 Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth Walls End Northumberland 22 0 Walls End Percy Bensham .22 0 Walls End Riddell's Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 23 9 Walls End Haswell Ships arrived since Walls End Hetton ............ g Walls End Lyons... ...........24 3 Walls End Lambton ....... 0 Walls End Russell's }lettOn Wails End Whitwell .......... Walls End Hartlepool ....... '4l Walls End Kelloe .. ..........19 Norwood Alain ..... .............. 23 6 Walls End Barret t ......... Walls End Tees Hetton Walls End West Helton ..... Walls F nd West Tees ...... . 9 Blythe. ............................ C a nnel Coal .................. .. YO Hartley ............................. 25 6 Graigola ................. . Ll angenn ech Coal ...... . .....IJ 0 Stavely Main .................... Walls End Devonshire ....... last market-day, 115. MARKETS. Barley, ng Mecklenburgh 240 t o Magdeburgh to 5 , -- Holstein 240 to ~2 7 6 —_— S u mmer los to j 32 Oats, Eider ... ---Mecklenburg -- Holstein -- East Friesland ll5 to 155 0 ' Pease, Mecklenburg Beans `234 to Y °l Buck Wheat_ ,, Rapeseed, Hanover Malt to Tares ON. -- ON. Maranham Madras 65 6 Surats 4. 7 3i Domingo ....., ?EE. AN to 06 Domingo L a Guayra ................ ~ 6% Porto Rico H a vannah i 8% Discount.) toVi B a h ia , White ................. ore Brown ............... 511 74 Pernambuco, White ...7 5% Brown ...5 , n, 5 to 55i. HAMBURI GR. W heat, Marks 435 to 480 ---- Magdeburg 420 to 471 Anhalt, white 484 to 516 red 435 to 486 - Brunswick 426 to 480 - Mecklenburg 414 to 474 Polish 420 to 510 - Holstein Rye, Mecklenburg Dantzic -- Elblag end Ko nigsburg - Upland - Riga 228 to 2io con Carolina and Tennessee 7%t0 Georgia, Ist sort 9L4 9% 3d and 4th .... COF] Mocha 9 to 11 5 e Batavia Sumatra Rio , Bahia SUGAR7—(WitI Havannah, White ..„ „ 7IAto 10 Brown sse 5 3 4 Rio, White 6 7 Brown Manilla, Broi CAnLisLE.On account of the continued tw -- o f pression of the cotton trade, the manufacturersday Carlisle have reduced the weaver's wages, on Di e , i ° last, from 6d. to Bd. per piece.—. Kendal illerc li % re RURAL POLICE ACT. At the Devonp.-00- Quarter Sessions, on Tuesday last, the Earl of De„, v (A : the Chairman, brought under the notice o f the "',.., gistrates the Rural Police Force Act, and brieflY rv - 0 commended its adoption. Viscount Ebrington, i 0.013, eloquent speech, seconded the Noble Earl's proposi t ; . 0 His Lordship said, that crime had greatly increase?„), the rural districts ; not that there was a generaly;A crease of crime in the country, but that the iteP t° o o police force of the corporate towns had driven iti° e cte d thieves and trampers into villages and less Po ie we places ; these people committed their frauds oa re , farm houses, in some places threatening those o h fkiog fused to give them money, and in all instances " pr a demand for relief. His Excellency said, it vias 0 00 cessary to afford additional protection to those u l„ n t whom the increased vigilance of the towns had se 2 n t a v nlS their bad characters to prey. The motion wastes,g`- of mously adopted, and a Committee of Magistr which the Earl of Devon was chairman, was as J orci . e re g a to draw up the plan of the undertaking.Abrj from the Exeter Flying Post. NEW MUSIC.—•A Quanta of MUSICAL 'I".--------------.l"lll''''''''....l---iS' /3° sl lC s , °. playing upwards of 400 Airs, Overtures, Y & c., being Orlsioai .. ox t e o s f the Music is now published ; also the prices e f the' gel be The List can be sent by post, as a single let.or•silfor• ° . had gratis, from T. COX SAVORY, Goldonntbo fvors smith, Watchmaker &c. , 47 Cotnhill, London (Seven li from Gracechurck-st ree t). ' ------"---- ______----------- IR Tff S. On the 16th inst., Mrs. William Beckfo rd Faulk n er, of 14°1' II d-place, Brixton, of a son. l' el lan " On the 17th inst., at Arncliffe Vicarag e, the lady of t he William Boyd, of a son. Ole, On the 18th inst., at Brixton, Surrey, Mrs. George of a daughter.On the 19th inst., at the Paragon, H a ckney, t he lady of 1. Ballance, Esq., of twins, a son and a daughter. MARRIED. J nst b a° On the 17th inst., at Bow Church, Middlese x, Mr. o ed i. Shortt, son of the late Major Jona than Sherd, of the 6tViliiB;oo ment, Veteran Battalion , to Frances, daughter a , Baker, Esq., of Old Ford . f rater' On the 19th inst. , at St. Faith's, Mr. Edmo n ds, e a , _ o n noster-row, to Anastatia , se cond daughter of the 1 to ' Palmer, Esq., of Stamford-rivers, Essex. DIED. Geo r g e On the 14 th ins t., at Kimptox-ledge, near Andover, Soley Foyle, Esq., aged 7 Great Union-street, Boroug.. 1. ~ ro ad, On the 17 th inst., in S ou thwai.k, Sarah, w ife of Mr. Jasper Judge, age d 64 0': f St* On the 18th inst., at Clifton, Mr. Ephraim Bo na, JaraOes's-street. • relic t n the 15th inst., in Brunswick-square, it'lri. Swa'nf,'iligh of the late Thomas Rose Swaine, Esq., of the Gra g ate, aged 82. voin geld , On the 19th inst., Martha, Rev. Ja n ... ef Chester, aged 80. ------e"•_ ----"" ______— ~„0.10, of London : Printed and Published by MURDO x" A i tbe No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No 11% Str.a t " ° county of Middlesex.—Tuesday, October 22, 186' 1: