The Sun. — London, England, 1839-09-27 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A Court. of_Commoo CO4nciJ_was yesterday held for the dispatch of business. HER MAJESTY'S PORTRAIT. The Loan MaYou. announced that since the last Court, an answer had been received from her Majesty, graciously intimating her assent to the locality in which the Corporation had resolved to place her portrait, and express ing her wish at all times to promote the wishes of her good citizens of London. The answer was ordered to be entered in the minutes. CORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. A. letter was read from the Town Clerk of Birming ham, returning thanks to the members of the Corpora tion of London who had opposed the introduction of the New Police Bill. Also a letter from the Town Clerk of Birmingham, denouncing the Birmingham Police Bill, as being calculated to destroy all the most important privileges of that Corporation. Sir P. LAURIE moved that the letter be entered on the minutes, and he was glad to find the union of sen timent that now existed between London and Birming ham. He hoped that union would long continue. Another HON. MEMBER, in seconding the motion, congratulated the Court upon the unanimity which pre vailed among them, and it was not the least singular feature in it that they had Sir Peter Laurie abusing the Tories.—( Laughter.) Sir PETER LAURIE said he would newer flinch from abusing the Tories when he thought they were in the wr ong.—{Laughter.) l'be motion was then agreed to. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE MONUMENT. A memorial from the Coroner's Jury who sat on the body of the late Miss Moyes, was then read, praying the Court of Common Council to take such steps as would prevent the recurrence of similar accidents. Mr. WIRE moved that the memorial do lie on the table. The recommendation appeared to him quite ab surd, and he did not think any precautions they could adopt would prevent the commission of su icide.—(Hear.) Alderman BROWN deprecated the spirit of levity with which the memorial had been received by the Court, and moved as an amendment that it be referred to the City Lands Committee. After a short discussion, in which Sir PETER LAU wig, Mr. STEPHENS, and some other members took part, the amendment was put and negatived, an d t h e m emorial ordered to lie on the table. BUST OF MR. CLARKSON. The COURT then proceeded to take into considera tion the sum to be paid to Mr. Behnes, the sculptor, f o r the bust of Mr. Clarkson, which had been lately executed by him, and was placed on its pedestal in the court opposite the entrance, where it formed a very beautiful and striking ornament. The sum appropriated for the bust was 100 guineas, but on the motion of Alderman T. Wood, the sum of 150 guineas was voted for the bust, and 50 for the pedestal. Several of the members who were personally ac quainted with the venerable " friend of the slaves," bore testimony to the striking, accuracy of the likeness. CITY SOLICITOR. Mr. JONES presented a petition from Mr. Robert Newman, the City Solicitor, which was signed with his left hand, stating that he was labouring under severe illness ; that he had no hopes of ever being able to re smile his duties ; and praying the Court to take his case into consideration, and extend to him such relief as they might think fit. He would move that it be referred to the Town Clerk's Committee, to consider the nature, duties, and emoluments of the office of City Solicitor and Clerk Comptroller of the Bridge House Estate, and report their opinion thereon, and if any and what alteration should be made therein, and whether any and what al lowance should be made to Mr. Robert Newman. Mr. ANDEBTON seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The petition of Mr. Newman was orderad to lie on the table till the report of the Committee should .be made up. BILLINGSGATE FISHMONGERS. Mr. Alderman BROWN presented a petition from the wholesale salesmen of Billingsgate, complaining of the unjust restrictions to which they were subjected, and praying the Court to adopt measures for the purpose of removing them. The petition was referred to the Markets Committee. Mr. WIRE presented a petition from the retail sales men, stating that the Act of Parliament for the regula tion of the sale of fish had been constantly violated, and praying that the provisions of that Act might be duly enforced. On the petitioners being asked by the LORD MAYOR whether they bad anything further to add, A Retail Salesman, who appeared at the bar, said— We wish to ask that the dead fish may be sold in one day. Also that, if there be any bye-law or acts of .of Council, prejudicial to the prayer of the petition, that you will see they are immediately repealed.—(Hear, hea.r, and a laugh.) Another Salesman, a petitioner, stated that if fish were sold as the Act directed, when it came to market the public would be supplied with fresh fish, instead of stinking. He bad followed Billingsgate Market twenty-five years, and he had bought herrings at 2s. 6d. a thousand, but yesterday morning he had to pay 2s. 6d. for thirty. Salmon he had purchased at 3-id. per lb., but he bad not bought it for less this season than 6d. per lb., and had frequently had to pay Bd. and 9d. He attributed all the evils to the con duct of the wholesale salesmen. Mr. Wiry—How lnng has the Act of Parliament been violated ? Petitioner—For the last thirty years. The petition was referred to the Markets Commitee. Mr. WIRE presented a petition from Mr. Allen and others, praying the Court for pecuniary aid and the as sistance of the Court to abolish slavery in America. Mr. ALLEN, at the Bar, supported the prayer of the petition. The petition was referred to the Corn, Coal, and Fi nance Committee. Mr. WIRE presented a petition from the Rochester Oyster Fishers, praying the Court to take steps to carry into effect the adjudication of the Court of Exchequer. —Referred to the Markets Committee. A petition was presented from a Christian Society, praying the Court to take immediate steps for the sup pression of Bartholomew Fair. Alderman VENABLES supported the prayer of the petition. Mr. ANDERTON did not see any reason for taking the amusements of the people entirely away. He had been at the fair, and had seen no obscenity, but he had seen poor people enjoying themselves at a cheap rate. Mr. ASHURST took she same view of the subject. Mr. WIRE, from his experience as Under-Sheriff, was quite sure that Bartholomew Fair was the source of much crime—it was now useless, and ought to be put down.—Referred to the Markets Committee. The LORD MAYOR presented a petition from T. A. Curtis, Esq., praying the Court to take instant mea sures for the renovation of the Mansion-house.—Re ferred to the Committee for General Purposes. The Report of the Police Committee was brought up by Alderman Yenibles and agreed to unanimously— some minor business was trausacted, and the Court adjourned. AN IRISHMAN AND A BULL.—We have often heard of an Irishman making bulls, but as the follow ing is the first instance we have heard of him engaging to fight one, we must place the occurrence on record. Last week a young mettled Irishman, employed en the Greenock Railway, near Erskine, engaged for a bet to attack a bull which browzed in a neighbouring field, and which was known to be of somewhat pugnacious propensities. Arm ing himself with a shillclah which would not have dis graced Donnybrook, he sallied forth on his adventure, accompanied by two companions as witnesses of his prowess, and as assistants in case of need. The bull, on his part, bad no support, and the offices of principal, second, and bottle-holder all devolved on himself. Dennis leaped the wall and began to approach his adversary, but he began at the same time to feel a few qualms, such as occasionally precede seasickness. For the honour of ould Ireland, how ever, he dissembled his fears, and screwed his courage to the sticking point. The courage of the bull was already up, so be merely screwed his tail. This, however, was so tightly done, that it seemed to lift his hind feet, and they were seen moving in the air. Dennis flourished his twig, called on his enemy to come on, and he would soon tap his claret. The bull willingly accepted of the invitation to come on, but spurned at the idea of the anticipated result. By this time they were within cudgel length, and " tak ye that,' 'mid Dennis, aiming a strong back-handed blow at the "outof his enemy. Whether the bull took the blew or not, could no t b e seen i n th e m elee which followed. Den , ali ' then endeavoured to take the bull by the horns, but Ik b: ttt o er would not s t an d t h a t ; on the centrary, putting his length the ground t o o bt a i n all the leverage which theneck aould allow ; he planted his horns be neath b uttocks of and gave him such a chuck as sent bins Sprawlin g Dennis, 4 , Troth and aces fay about t we l ve f eet i n t o the air. I wonder what kind eme there," sa id Dennis, " and of a fall I w ill get ." H e did long, not require to won d er for in two seconds he found himself in a deep that it were twice as dee , p b . ut Tr ue : dh w t ; ll pdraasyhienag forward earnestlyto hgore another toss at him himhorsnos bweeoll,aimbedded e Aluet be could not get the points of his g attitude, ready for another !4`. stoed over him in a threateni ng Dennis was aware toss the moment Dennis should move. of his tactics, and would not stir a finge r , entrenched, nions of Dennis had no wish if they au e , Th e e compa pteci to inter pose, and finding their companion pretty we l l they ren off for help. The owner of the bull learning t e state of matters, hastened to the spot, and led off tia th e animal. "Is the coast dare," said Dennis, his bead an inch or two with great caution. " A ll e l l e a ft r i ; was the reply. Ile then sprung up, and in a few bounds be be had a good fence between him and his enemy. O n ex : amination, Dennis finding that he was more afraid than hurt, scampered off, occasionally peeping over his shoul der to see if the enemy was in pursuit, and declaring that he would never again join in a contest with a Scotch bull. —Paisley Advertiser. In the Museum at Oxford, there is a man's skull with five horns on it ; also two horns taken from a man's forehead; and a horn five inches and a half long, taken from the head of Mrs. Davis, of Cheshire. " How," says a Paris print, " will these times be called? We have no notion of the name that history will give them. We say the Consulate,' Empire,' Re storation;' what will be said of us ?" METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Courier of last evening, speaking of Lord Mel bourne, with reference to his Lordship's appointmen of Mr. Macaulay as a Cabinet Minister, says :—" B :fore this step, it was in his power to repudiate the char e of being likely to be induced to carry forward the ob jects of the extreme Radical party ; but now his Lord ship is fixed. He has proclaimed himself and his Govern ment to the world, as henceforward a Government ready and determined not only to take part with those whose design is to keep the people in a state of continual excitement and restless desire for all sorts of experimen tal innovation, but as a Government formed with that avowed object ; and relying for its support not , on the intelligence and wealth of the country, nor on tne confi dence of the House of Commons, nor on the general esti mation of the country, but plainly and broadly on the fermentation which it may be able to keep up in the minds of the masses, made discontented by its maladmi nistration, and to be made use of as a bugbear to frighten the timid into a submission to a continuance of its evil domination. The question is now fairly brought to issue : on the one side is Lord Melbourne and his Ministry in close alliance and at the head of the party of the movement ; backed by Mr. O'Connell, and cheered on by all those who, having nothing to lose, hope that in a general revolutionary scram bl e t h ey may possibly catch something ; and on the other side the intelligence and the wealth of the nation ; all the lovers of order ; all those who deprecate violent and sudden changes ; all the friends of good government ; in short, the vast majority of the strength, and, we firmly believe, even the vast numerical majority of the nation. Can there be any doubt as to the result ?" The Globe, in a leading article on the subject of Spanish affairs, remarks as follows :—" There is no question of national policy with respect to which it is more easy to pen fallacies than that of intervention in the domestic affairs of Foreign States. Party spirit has availed itself of the facilities afforded by the subject to introduce and misrepresent every exception which the general rule supplies, and has converted it into an engine of attack on the policy of the British Government. Carefully concealing those different considerations which justify the course adopted, on the principles both of international law and of expediency, and putting forth those only which suit the purpose of the moment, they endeavour to show that the British Government has been inconsistent with its own declared principles of non-intervention ; that Don Carlos has fallen a victim, not to his want of support from the Spanish nation in his attempt on the Throne, but to the interference of Britain in a contest from which we were bound to keep aloof, and thus leave the contending parties to decide the controversy by their own unaided strength. We think we have put — we certainly meant to do so—the question fairly as between the Ministry and its accusers. We rea dily admit the principle of not wantonly meddling in the affairs of our neighbour, as one essential to the well-being of society. The man or the government which proclaimed a contrary doctrine would be a public nuisance. The Whigs on coming into office in 1830 laid down this principle of non-inter vention in the affairs of other countries. But did any reasonable man see in the declaration of that general principle a denial that the time might come, or circumstances might arise, when it would be both for the honour and interests of England to adopt any of the various modes by which one country may interfere in the affairs of another, when the direction which those affairs are taking threatens its own prosperity or safety ?" The Standard puts forth the following absurd state ment :—" We have heard, although we cannot vouch for the correctness of the rumour, that the Duke of Devonshire, disgusted with the profligate compact which is known to exist between Lord Melbourne's Govern ment and Mr. O'Connell, and disapproving of the sys tem on which national education is hereafter to be conducted in this country, and the shameless disre gard of public opinion they have manifested on this subject, is about, if he have not already done so, to separate himself from Ministers. Whether the unplea sant feeling which is said to have arisen between Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne, in reference to his Lord ship's behaviour to Lord Howick, may or may not have anything to do with this determination, we are unable to say. It is said that the Duke of Devonshire's deci sion has not been formed without due consideration." The Times of this morning, in the course of a leading article which seems to have been penned during some strong convulsive paroxysm, thus speaks of the prospects of the Ministers :—" We pronounce that Lord Nor manby will not stand as Secretary for the Home De partment. The first stormy debate will blow him over, and the first debate will be a stormy one. He might ar rive at his proper euthanasia as Lord Chamberlain of the Household, or Lord of the Bedchamber, and flou rish as in his native soil. But would his Lordship like an exchange from 5,000/. per annum, as Secretary of State, to 2,0001. in the former case, or 1,0001. in the latter ? We know that Lord Vulture would not. Again, can the Ministry, as a whole, meet Parliament ? We say they cannot. We say they dare not. They will never outlive the division on another address, and Lord Melbourne is as well convinced of it as we are. What then ? Appeal to the country l Oh, yes, by all means—if the Queen insists! But whether she does or does not, out he goes. The very trash with which he has filled up the recent shot-holes in his Cabi net proves his consciousness that the ship is sinking." The Morning Post, speaking of Mr. O'Connell's late address on the subject of National Registration, says : —" The address of O'Connell to the people of Eng land can be considered in no other light than as a public declaration of war against the English Constitution. Hitherto we have heard of plots and conspiracies, of marches and countermarches, amongst the enemy's troops ; but this is throwing the mask aside—it is hoisting the standard of revolt, and it is invoking the whole English nation to desert their principles, which placed the house of Hanover on the throne, Hence forth the people of England will be marshalled under three denominations—the Protestants ; the Papists, and those who care for neither ; the Neutrals or Liberals." The Morning Herald thus alludes to O'Connell's Letter to the Dublin Trades' Union :—" Mr. O'Con nell has addressed a letter to the Trades' Union' of Dublin, on the subject of a repeal of the Union. After a great deal of that epistolary swaggering which cha racterises Daniel, he pledges himself; as he has done at least one hundred times before, to live, henceforward, only for the sake of repeal. This mendacious impostor is really becoming as stupid as he is dishonest. Only a week ago, he deprecated the slightest allusion to re peal : now, repeal is his only theme. He has not the most remote intention, all the while, of ever making a single movement in the way of attempting to procure a repeal of the Legislative Union. He uses the topic, for the sake of swelling the ' Rint' and for the sake of maintaining some portion of his mob popularity." The Morning Chronicle says, with reference to O'Connli's Repeal Manifesto :—" The Irish have always been treated as a conquered people. The Church supported by them is not their Church, but the Church of the people of England. The Church must always remind them of their bondage ; and the people of England and Scotland have only to ask themselves how they would like to support Churches not their own to understand how an Irishman must feel under such an insult. What the people of England may concede, in the view of averting the great evil of Repeal, we know not ; but this we know, that consent they never will to have Ireland under a separate Legislature. Repeal, therefore, means civil war. It is very easy to say that a separation of the Legislatures does not mean a sepa ration from the Crown of Great Britain. It might happen that on vital questions the Legislatures of Ire land and Britain arrived at different conclusions, and the safety of this country be thereby endangered. The fear of this will always make the people of England turn a deaf ear to any proposition of Repeal." The Conservative, an ably conducted Tory paper, controverts some of our statements on the Corn laws ; but as it controverts at the same time one of the general facts of the natural history of man, namely, that popu lation at all times presses on the means of subsistence, we are afraid that we entertain no principles in common with that journal on which we can carry on a contro versy. How can a blind man dispute with one who sees concerning visible objects. We cannot see as our Contemporary sees, and cannot therefore dispute with him. L' Anti du Peuple of Wednesday speaks of a contagious disease which has broken out in the parish of Point Claire, Island of Montreal, and carried off twenty two persons in the course of last week. It begins with a bloody flux, and the patient gets black in the face. A case is said to have occurred at Montreal, which was cured by Dr. Sewel.— Quebec Gazette. -- - The Sacred Harmonic Society have announced Judas Maccabcus for performance early next month. It was revived by the Society last year, and the enthusiasm with which it was received fully justifies their selection of it to commence their winter season. THE TRADE WITH SPAIN.—The flight of Don Carlos has already begun to have its effect upon the commercial prospects of Spain, and to give confidence to the mercantile interests of that country. During the present week several Spanish merchants have visited Halifax, and have, we hear, given orders for a considerable quantity of goods.--Halifax Express. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 25.—The Dutch Journals, which are well informed on the subject, announce that Prince Joseph de Chimarg will go in a few days to the Hague, to enter on the exercise of his functions as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Belgium at the Court of t h e N et h er l an d s . We know that the Baron de Faick will come to Brussels immediately afterwards, to represent his Court in the same capacity. Sar E ah Er lf E a:t T er, she had been a s Debtors' applied RAILWAYS.—In the Insolvent Court, on Thursday, an ielderly female, named her insolvency to mptihl:heedraantiodlwbae farrierdsc discharged. g i V g . h o l t t , aapnpdea ascribedred that useyds. to It pa w ss as that forty-five coaches through h s stated byth the het tot son rn , which brought considerable business - this time there were only four, to his mother ; but at taken off on account of th y e rail ways, the -others having been the insolvent to be discharged. The Court ordered A WEDDING AT SEA. A correspondent of the Arm England Review gives the following sketch of an interesting scene which oc curred on board the ship in which he sailed from America :—" A novel circumstance took place, while on our passage, which I must relate. There was a Mr. H. on board, who was formerly a merchant in Nlassachussetts, since in Connecticut, and late of New York. He was a kind, open-hearted fellow, full of fun, and withal very intelligent as well as handsome. His age was 27. He came on board an entire stranger to us all, but as we made it a point to have but one family on board, and as we soon discovered his amiable qualities, he very soon made a welcome member. On our sixth day he came to me, and inquired the name and circumstances of an elderly gentleman passenger, who was accompanied by his daughter, with whom Mr. H. seemed deeply smitten. For my own part, I could see nothing exceedingly attractive about Miss J. save that she was very agreeable in her manners and highly intelligent. I informed him, and at his request, gave him a formal intro duction, which terminated in the following manner:—Soon after the introduction it became evident that a mutual liking and affection existed between Mr. H. and Miss J., who, from their open expressions of fondness, began to at traction the attention of all, and the admiration of many of the passengers. They were frequently observed in their close conversations, and a game of whist was scarcely ever played in which they were not part ners. On the second Sunday of our passage, we soli cited the Rev. Mr. G., who was on his way to Italy, to preach a sermon. By the politeness of Captain N., a large awning was spread above us, seats were pre pared, and a congregation of seventy-six persons, including the steerage passengers and sailors, were collected to participate in the religious exercises. A small desk was formed into a pulpit, and a choir was formed by " going into a Committee of the whole." The text was read and the sermon delivered, of which I need not speak. At the conclusion of the sermon, our minister rose and read the following card, which lay on the desk William Bentley H--, Esq., of New York, intends marriage with Miss Marta Louisa J--.' We were more surprised at the novelty of the thing than at the fact itself, and, indeed, such was the feeling created by the sudden and unex pected announcement made that we all forgot the serious impressions made on our minds by the Minis ter, in our hearty and vociferous congratulations of the happy pair. But it did not end here. A pro- position was made to the parties to have the affair consummated that evening, which was cheerfully acceded to by them, to the great pleasure of all on board. Accordingly, things were arranged in order, the best state room was given up to them, and every one felt gay and happy as the hour approached which shuuld witness the consummation of their nuptial vows. The evening was calm and delightful ; not a sail fluttered in the breeze ; not a voice was heard ; not the least stir or bustle about the deck, and the moon looked down in loveliness on that tranquil scene. At noon, every soul on board gathered to the temple which had been erected for religious worship, and in less than 15 minutes the marriage ceremony was performed by our worthy minister, who made a few remarks, and closed with prayer. The scene was truly as sublime as romantic. The fair bride came out, dressed in a robe of pure white satin, leaning on the arm of her lover, round to the altar, and heard her marriage vow pronounced where, only an hour or two before, she had uttered ner vows to God. Many a tear of joy stole down the cheeks of those who looked on, and not a care cast the shadow of its wing across that scene of triumph, love, and bliss. The no velty of this affair had thrown us all into an excitement, and nothing was to be talked of but weddings, wedding parties, marriages at sea, love, honeymoon, &c. &c., and I was half tempted to make a similar proposition myself to the Queen—like Miss C., if for nothing else but the purpose of having the joke pass round." BRUSSELS, SEPT. 22.—A letter from Eccloo says—Though our market was well supplied to-day, corn had such a tendency to rise, that we really cannot tell where it will stop. The following are the prices at which the corn was bought up in a very short time : Wheat per sack, of 108 litrons, 25f. 45c. ; Rye, 13f. 60c. ; Barley, 24f. ; Buck Wheat, 12f. 72c. ; Potatoes, 2f. to 2f. 25c. The rise during the last week, added to that of to-day, makes an advance of more than 2f. on wheat, and If. 50c. on rye. Barley is very much in demand. A new line for a railroad from Exeter to Ply mouth has been surveyed by Mr. Kendel, which is within forty-one miles. This line passes through the valleys of the Plym and Teign, and crosses Dartmoor, which it is proposed to ascend and descend by means of fixed engines. A pier, with a landing-place for large steamers, in Mill Bay, is also in contemplation, with a view, doubtless, to its becoming the packet station.—Penzance Gazette. SONG-WRITERS.—Burns, who of all men that ever lived appears to have possessed the greatest natural capabilities for song-writing, declares the art to be a difficult one, and desires those who think otherwise " to sit down and try their hand at it," when the truth of the matter is likely to dawn upon them. Such an opinion, coming from so high an authority, is entitled to great weight ; and it is corroborated by the unde niable fact, that few persons have ever attained to real excellence in the practice of composing songs. The total number of first-rate songsters who have adorned literature since its origin to the present day, may be counted upon one's ten fingers, and not a tip be touched twice. Men of the highest poetical genius have attempted this department of composition in vain, and of the truth of this assertion we have many living evidences, Has either Wordsworth or Southey produced, in the long roll of their multifarious works, one single verse which is familiarly sung in tho homes of their country, be they rich or be they poor ? Not one ; and this is not because the endeavour has never been made, but because these great poets have failed utterly in the instances where they have attempted the composition of songs. Byron, too, though his want of success was 1 less decided, has left behind him, upon the whole, not one song that has been or ever will be popular among his countrymen. While it is thus obvious that the possession of the highest poetical genius does not ensure success in song writing, we find, on the other hand, that many of our best and most popular songs have been produced by persons who never, excepting in these individual instances, evinced the possession of any poetical talent whatever. In the annals of Scot tish song, in particular, numerous cases occur where lasting reputations have been won by the composi tion of one single song. " The Flowers of the Forest," " Auld Robin Gray," and " Lucy's Flitting," will rise to the recollection of every one as having made famous the names of Miss Elliott, Lady Anne Lindsay, and William Laidlaw. The list might be largely extended, and would inc:ude the fine songs of " The Boatie Rows," Roslin Castle," " Were na my heart light, I wad die," and " The Broom o' the Cowdenknowes." The art of song writing seems, in the one point of view, an art of surprising difficulty ; while, on the other hand, we might be tempted to think the very reverse, from its being excelled in by persons who never displayed poetical genius other wise. The explanation is to be sought for in the peculiar nature of the song, its construction, and its uses.—Cham bers' Journal. DUALITY IN WOOING.—The Greeks had, and may have still under King Otho, a dual number— a part of speech which has a wider range of application than most people imagine. Ergo, there is nothing inconsistent in a distinguee of this or that Ilk courting ladye fair and constituency gallant at the same time : and for this, among other cogent reasons, tgat duality in such a case is gal lantry plurified. Wooing matrimonial and wooing political have many points in common; the contract in either case is for better or for worse, and dissolution is brought about by much the same means, baiting the mighty difference be tween the grim King of Terrors and Majesty enshrined in the person of a lovely woman. Successful candidates on the hustings actually marry and are married in turn ; and it is sad when Cambridge Election Committeemen bring in vexatious Bills of Divorcement, putting asunder what the " money power" had firmly united. This, however, is re. fining over much, or rather quidefying somewhat idly, and as we happen to have a wee bit of a story to tell, the sooner it oozes out the better. Well ; a candidate for Parlia. mentary honours, and eke a wooer in a different sense, who has been going his rounds very diligently for months, called lately on a farmer-elector, and in the course of a protracted conversation strove hard to obtain his vote. But earnest and urgent as the canvasser was, the farmer seemed shy in rising at bait, concealing, as he deemed, a Tory book • and when the aspirant civilly bade him good morning, whilei wending to a tender point of the compass, he not only returned the compliment, but added, " I hope you'll be more successful in your canvass up bye than you've been down here."—Dumfries Courier. FIRE.—On Wednesday, about half past seven o'clock, a fire broke out on the premisesof Mr. S. Willins gale, Providence-row, dyer, at the back of Finsbury-square, and was not extinguished until considerable damage and destruction of property had taken place. It appeared to have been occasioned through the negligence of some plumbers, who had in the course of the day been employed in repairing the roof, and had left work without putting out the fire which they had been using. WADSLEY AND LANGSET ROAD.—The tolls of this road were let last week at an advance of 3601. on the previous letting. The sum at which they were let only thirteen years ago was but 1501., they now produce 1,4051. This circumstance affords valuable proof of the great increase of late years in the traffic between Sheffield and Manchester; arid it is the more remarkable, when it is remembered that there are two other roads which cont. pete with this, the tolls on which hwe also increased, though not in the saw proportion. In the y ears 1799 and 1800, when wheat was from its scarcity so unprLeedentedly dear, the more opu lent (and it was general throughout the kingdom) entered into a compact to abstain from pastry, and as much as possible to substitute potatoes and rice for flour ; and that the poor might also cheerfully submit to this visitation of Providence, subscriptions were entered into to supply them with abundance of wholesome soup during the winter, at Id. per quart. FRANKFORT ON THE MAINE.—The Nawab Eckbalee Dowlah, Prince of Oude, passed through this place a few days since on his way to Vienna, and received every possible attention from the authorities. His High ness, after having paid short visits at the Courts of Louis Philippe and the King of the Netherlands, was about to visit the Emperor of Austria; thence he goes to Berlin, an d will probably visit the Emperor of Russia at St. Pctersburgh, if he can do so, and get back to this country in time for the next Session of Parliament, when Lord Brougham has promised to hring his case and claims to the notice of the country. All he asks from the British natioti i s an inquiry into his claims and those of his family. THE DUTCH MAIL. THE HAGUE, SEPT. 20.—The Prince of Orange has already returned from Flushing, whither he accompanied his son, Prince Henry, to see him on board the Rhyn frigate. THE HAGUE, SEPT. 23.—Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Prince and Princesses of Orange set out this morning at 10 o'clock for Amsterdam. 'Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Orange;and Princess Sophia set out at a later hour. Prince Albert of Prussia will go on Thursday to be present at the ball which is to take place that evening, and to which, the diplomatic body, the King's Ministers, the Coun cillors of State, and other persons of distinction, are invited. AMSTERDAM, SEPT. 23.—The fine weather which we have had to-day was very favourable for the solemn entry of their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Orange. The streets were crowded with people, at an early hour. Their Royal Highnesses, who arrived about two o'clock, in an open carriage, drawn by six horses, were welcomed with the most hearty ac clamations, which accompanied them to the Palace. AMSTERDAM, SEPT. 24.—The illuminations yester day evening exceeded all expectations. All the ideas that were excited by the preparations were far surpassed by the reality. Our Royal guests left the Palace at eight o'clock and returned about ten, after driving through all the principal streets. Though the crowd was extremely great we have not heard of any accidents or disorder. The drawing-room to-day was ex t reme l y b r illi a nt and crowded. The Hereditary Prince and Princess stood at the right hand of the Burgomaster. Little business was done today in Dutch S ock, which, however, remained firm at y es t er d ay ' s pr i ces . Th e transactions in Spanish Stock had nothing remarkable. Before the opening of the Exchange, bargains were made at 28i, at the opening they were at 29 1-16 to 28 3-16, at which prices almost all the sales of to-day were made.—Dutch Papers, Sept. 23. HANOVER.--ACCOrdlng to the Westphalian Mer cury, the a pplication for the reinstalment of Ruhman was answered by a refusal, but the Cabinet Minister only explained to the deputatio n on th e 14th, i n th e evening, that his Majesty had been made acquainted with the matter too late, and had no time to take into serious consideration what it mentioned ; wherefore his Majesty could not give the audience in which the matter was to be brought forward till after his return. DUTCH FUNDS.—AmErrEanam, SEPT. 24. , z i i per Cent Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 53 1 4 53%. Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. A mort Svndic, 4y , ., per cent ..... . ....... Ditto, ditto, 344 percent Fe 8' , 1 4 Commercial Company, 4 , 4 per cent 1741i 171% Ditto (1832 and 1833) 5 per cent. Ditto 1837, 5 per cent. lOO% 101 1 4 Loan 1837, 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month 1 t 97yi Two months —Dutch Papers, Sept. 24. BELGIAN I , UNDS—BaussELe, Sun. 24. Actual Debt, '4 2 : per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent lOl Loan of Thirty Millions 4 per - Cent. , 9' 2 1,6 3 per Cent. Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent — Society of Commerce, 4X, per Cent lO9 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 74% National Society . —Brussels Papers, Sept. 24. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, SNP? 16 Five per Cents. Metalliques Fear per Cents. — Three per Cents. Bank Shares 1535 _____ —Allgemeine &dung, Wept. 17. HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, SEPT. 21. Bills. Money, Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank shares 1523 1522 Anilo-Russian Loan lO7 1074 Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate )nscription, Ist series — Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th Serits l, 97.g 97;.p Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 2y f2 pe- cent 53 52% Ditto 5 per Cent lOl Polish Bonds New ticket Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent 71 116 71 Norwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cent... PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, Save. 21. Bids. Money, St. Schuld. Sch., 4l per cent. 103% 103'4 Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent. 103 102 5 ;, Yxchange on London, three mont'as 6 21 - -Prussian State Gazette, Sept. 22. The Members of the State Council elected at Zurich were Messrs. Hess, Muralt, Sulzer, Bluntschli Merer, Sultzer, Wart, Morieson, and Wild. There reigns throughout Sweden much excite ment. A great number of the Members of the Diet have united, with Count Arkarsward at their head. Their aim is to procure for Sweden a Constitution similar to that of Norway.—Cassel Gazette. The celebrated French Deputy, M. Odillori Barrot, is in London. He intends to go through the prin cipal manufacturing districts of England. Reschid Pacha, late Turkish Ambassador at London and at Paris, arrived at Constantinople on the 4th inst. in a French steamer from Marseilles. His arrival is regarded as opportune for Chosrew Pacha, the Grand Vizier, as his position was but tottering and precarious, in despite of the recent Ministerial changes in his favour. A young woman, named Lemazurier, of Vains, near Avranches, who was about to be married, and three young mantua-makers who were employed to prepare her wedding clothes, went together to the sea-side, a few days since to bathe. Having entered at a place where the shingle was muchsteeper than they were aware of, and the tide running strong, they were all carried out to sea and drowned. Several fishermen were employed all night in dragging for their bodies, and next morning found that of the unfortunate fiancee on the strand of Mont Saint Mi. chel, and that of one of her companions at Point Saint Leonard. The other two have not been discovered. Fr6nch Paper. CONSTANTINOPLE) SEPT. 4.---Perfect tran quillity prevails here. The Porte does not seem to place much reliance on the assurances of the great Powers, and particularly not on their unanimity, which would be above all things necessary for them to interfere effectually. It regrets that it did not abide by its first resolution, and en deavour to come to an agreement with Mehemet Ali with out foreign intervention. It is reported, indeed, that the French and English squadrons, which are still off the Dar danelles, will shortly proceed to Alexandria to compel the Viceroy to restore the Ottoman fleet; but this has been repeated so often without a single ship having moved, that people begin to doubt it. The English, they are convinced, would not make much ceremony with Mehemet Ali, but the French protect him, so nothing is done, because each party fears to kindle a general war. The position of Me hemet is consequently the most favourable in the world. He need not make any more efforts, and yet may be certain that all his plans and wishes will be accomplished. He is fully aware of this, and will not be so foolish as to offer the slightest concessions, unless he hopes to obtain other ad vantages. The situation of the Porte is extremely critical ; it no longer knows which way to turn ; it is no less anxious about the friendship of the Powers than fearful of the en mity of its pretended vassal ; and is certain of speedy ruin unless some mieacle intervenes to save it.—A//gemeine Zei tung, Sept. 21. FALSE ALARM IN GIBRALTAR.—(From a Correspondent.)— On the night of the 7th inst. a fire broke out in the Main•street, Gibraltar, at a very late hour. The military were as usual called out, and the extraordinary noiso and bustle, the sight of all the regi ments at that hour, blue lights burning at the signal sta. tions, officers galloping through the streets, &c., caused the peaceful inhabitants to believe that Gibraltar had been taken by storm. The panic that this alarm spread through the garrison was unparalleled; rusty swords and guns with out locks were immediately put into requisition, women screamed louder than their frightened children, doors and windows were barricaded, and various parties of soldiers who attempted to ascertain the cause of the riot, were put to a speedy retreat by having sundry articles of fur niture thrown upon their heads. It was a long time before the alarmed inhabitants could be assured that a fire was the only foe to their rest, and on its being extin guished by the extraordinary exertions of the military under the superintendence of the Governor, who pumped at the engines during the greater part of the night, it appeared that, instead of the Russians or other enemies having taken possession of the Rock, a tailor's wife, after an extraordinary allowance of gin and water, had set her bed on fire. BERLIN, SEPT. 18.—The meetings of the Delegates of the Customs' Union are terminated, and Dr. Bowring returns to England. He has lef, Berlin for Leipsic and Frankfort. Report says be is well satisfied with the result of his mission, and that he takes back proposals which exhibit the friendly feeling of this country towards Great Britain. But there are many who prophesy that your Government, whatever m ay be its wishes, has not the power to meet the overtures of the German States. Nobody expects the t we should modify our tariff, u nless you liberalise yours ; and the question, th ere f or e, is to be decided by yourselves, tlitonhsasabreeennoatssewritlelding to inyoaudrmPit your manufactures, even a rliament that foreign rm• though you should take their agricultural produce. There is reason to believe that Dr. Bowring has obtained as surances which will extend the markets for your goods, if your markets are opened to ours. A strong English alliance is very popular among us; but I need not point out how essentially it would be strengthened by more inti. mate commercial relations. The Bengal Hurkaru of July 15, states that " Runjeet Singh has bequeathed the celebrated diamond, the koh.i.nnor, to the temple of Juggernaut, to adorn the image of the Hindoo deity ;" and suggests, as it was ori. ginally taken from Shah Soojah, the exiled King of Cabul, that a case might be made out for claimin g it, " behalf of th e original proprietor, for the purpose of beinq sold to defray a portion of our expenses in replacing him on the throne of Cabul. The capture of Aden by the British troops is likely to be purchased at a dear price. It is tole rably clear from the last accounts that the possession of that fortress will be all they can ever expect to accomplish, and that they are pent up, until some further move is made, in the most miserable situation that can possibly be imagined. Some notion of it may be given by a letter from one of the officers stationed there, which says, " Y ou h ave ye t to hear , but I trust never to learn by experien ce , w h at it is to be fixtures at a place of abode no description can give an idea of. Can you fancy the crater' of Etna enlarged, and the centre covered with gravestones and remains of stone huts ; not a tree or shrub to be seen; volcanic rocks and hills encompass you on three sides, the sea on the fourth presenting the only out let from this € Golgotha ;' and to this abyss we are confined by the savage tribes around us, who, having possession of the coast adjacent, by the peninsula of Aden, cut off all communication ; and since the murder of one of our men, whom they scalped, we have been ordered to confine our. selves to the line of ruined wall which forms the barrier between us and our friendly neighbours." — Times. AGRICULTURAL DINNER IN HERTFORDSHIRE. At St. Alban's, last Tuesday, there was what the Grandmamma of the press puts down in gigantic letters as an important county agricultural dinner. It appears there were a ploughing match and a cattle show, to feast the eyes of the rustics, both good enough of the kind ; but the dinner, of course, was the most inte resting feature of the day. At this dinner, it is said, inure than 200 persons sat down. After dinner came some speeches, as tame and common-place as such Tory perpetrations usually are. The Earl of VERULAM, who presided as well as spoke, amongst other things, said that " he sin cerely regretted that he could not congratulate them, nor the country generally, upon the produce of he present season, which he feared would be a most unpropitious one—(Hear, hear)—the harvest, in fact, generally—in most districts of the country—was de cidedly a bad one ; and he feared the interests of the agri cultural classes would suffer severely in consequence.— (Hear, hear.) This, however, should stimulate them 10 use their utmost exertions, and to put their shoulders actively to the wheel, for by those means alone they could hope to remedy the evil which the lamentable deficiency in this year's crop would otherwise produce." The Hon. Mr. RYDER followed, and then Lord GRIMSTONE rose, who, after eliuding to the ploughing match and the cattle-show, a , surcd the Meeting that however it might be attempted to throw obstacles in the way of the interests of agriculture in this country, still it would be found that they were so estimated that it would be impossible effectually to injure them, whilst they were sustained by such institutions as that which they met to support." Mr. SMITH, the other county Member, joined with his colleague in thanking 'rile meeting for having drunk the " Health of the Members for Hertford shire." Mr.WHITTENSTALL, then briefly commended the objects of the meeting, and, after toasting and tippling to a late hour, the company separated. CORN-LAW CONsERVATISM IN THE COUNTRY. The disposition now so undisguisedly displayed by the papers under the influence of the " predominant inte rest" to invest every word that falls from the Conser vative mouth, as well as every morsel that falls into that very convenient and most capacious receptacle, is equally amusing and instructive. That the season of scarcity with which we are threatened, occasions some alarm amongst the landholdinp- monopolists, is evidenced by their constantly congregating all over the country, and endeavouring to enlist the prejudices, the ignorance, and the bad passions of their respective auditories, in favour of the Corn-laws—those laws which, ere long, are likely to produce famine and starvation. In a conspi cuous part of a Conservative paper, we see this morn ing blazoned forth the following "fixtures" : The members of the Brill Conservative Association have their anniversary dinner this afternoon, at the Sun Inn, at Brill, when the Duke of Buckingham and a nu merous party of the influential gentry and yeomanry of that district are to be present. The Conservatives of Northampton intend to have a grand dinner at the George Inn, Northampton, on Mon day next, when Sir Robert H. Gunning, Bart., will pre side. The list of stewards includes some highly respectable names, and a good attendance is now placed beyond doubt by their exertions. The Conservatives of North Staffordshire have fixed the 29th of the ensuing month for their annual dinner, which is to take place at Stone. Viscount Ingestrie, M.P., has consented to act as chairman. Several other "demonstrations" at present in embryo, are likely to take place at the close of the autumn. This is as it should be, and the Conservatives in the provinces ought to be " up and doing" since the strengthening of the Ministry by those Popish and political ranters Shiel and Macaulay —par nobile fi atrum. At the recent grand Conservative dinner at Collump ton, the repast was served up under a marquee, ren dered impervious to the weather, and leaving a gallery which accommodated 120 ladies. THE HARVEST. Our latest letters and papers add but little to the intelligence on this subject which has been before com municated through our columns. The reports from some districts are much less disastrous than those re ceived from other parts of the country, but all the ac counts are more or less gloomy. Hertfordshire, Essex, and the home counties appear to have suffered least. In Sussex, as elsewhere, the weather still continues un favourable ; the Brighton Gazette of yesterday says— After a fortnight of almost uninterrupted rain, there was on Monday a show of change, and for a few hours on that day the weather was bright and pleasant ; but on Tuesday the rain again commenced falling. The effect of these continued rains has been to bring out the floods on the lowlands and levels adjacent to the rivers in many parts of the country, which are inundated to a great extent. During the gales of last week, several large trees on the road to London, at Southover, and in Lord Gage's park at West Firle, were blown down ; and considerable damage was also done to the ricks and stacks, and to the chimney-pots in various localities. The Worcestershire Chronicle states that the barley crops have suffered most materially from the conti nued rains, and we fear little barley has been housed in good condition. The wheat, though it has not es caped serious injury, has not suffered to the same extent, and a little fine and dry weather will help in some sort to repair the mischief. All the crops, in deed, have suffered more or less from the late protracted season of wet, and should not this visitation speedily be averted, the consequences that must ensue during the approaching winter, are frightful to contemplate. From Ireland the reports are of a mixed character — the bad preponderating. A WHALE CAPTURED ON THE LIVERPOOL BANKS.—Tuesday last the attention of some fishermen at Hoylake was attracted by the struggles of a large fish left by the receding tide on East Hoyle Bank ; they suc ceeded in capturing it, towed it to Monk's Ferry, Wood side, where it was exhibited until Friday night, when, from exposure to wind and rain, its enormous carcase be came too offensive to be approached. From examination, the whale is strongly supposed to be the rare species, Hy peroodon Honfloriensis, figured in vol. vi., plate xiii. of the Naturalist's Library. Is length is 24 feet ; its girth round the centre of the body, 13 feet. It has hitherto been doubted whether this species possesses teeth in either jaw ; the specimen now alluded to appears to have a hard surface along the sides and roof of the mouth; but no teeth could be discovered, nor any appearance of the tubercu eulous teeth, which arc sometimes mentioned as a peculiar characteristic of the genus. The situation and size of the fins, together with the striking prominence of the forehead, seem, however, decidedly to fix it as a specimen of the above whale. It is quite smooth in the skin, and so exceedingly fat, that it is said it will yield above two tons of oil.—Liverpool Albion. A DEAD SHOT.—Sheriff Taylor is determined to have a shot, if possible, at Alderman Perrin, who has been arrested by Sheriff Grant. It is supposed that the belligerents have crossed the Channel to fight in Wales. Mr. Champion, the sub sheriff, acted very laudably in en deavouring to prevent a duel. As the law stands it is perfectly possible that one Sheriff may have to perform the unpleasant task of hanging the other. A contradiction amounting to " You lie," was the cause of quarrel Dublin Paper. ROB ROY'S VIOLIN.—A gentleman in the neighbourhood of Kinross has an old violin, which, there is reason to believe once belonged to the far-famed Rob Roy. It was long in the possession of a Highland gentleman of Perthshire, well known in his day for his musical talents, and for his collection of musical instruments On the inside is written, " Robert Roy Macgregor, 1660," which corresponds with the youthful period of this celebrated cha racter.— Caledonian Mercury. FREQUENCY OF SUDDEN DEATHS.—IO the course of an inquest held on Wednesday before Mr. Wakley, M. P., on the body of a child aged five months, in which it was proved that the deceased was put to bed well on Sunday night and found dead in the morning, and in which a verdict of " Natural Death" was recorded, Mr. Wakley, observing the parents of the deceased much affected, said it was not to be inferred because that inquiry was instituted that any imputation was sought to be thrown on them, but it was the law of the land that an inquest should be held upon all persons dying suddenly, let their eireumstaii, es be what they might. If it was supposed for a moment that he causes inquests to be held with a view of attaching suspicion or blame to any party be would not on any account hold the situation of Co roner forty-eight hours longer. A finer child than the de ceased he never saw. and its loss no doubt was a very grievous one; but still its death was perfectly natural. Sudden deaths were of very frequent occurrence. He had already since Sunday held inquests on eight persons who had died suddenly, and whore deaths were strictly natural. SWALLOWING MONEY.—A voung man, named Sweetman, a native of Pulborough, hung himself in the gaol, at Petworth, last week. He bad been committed for robbing a man at the White Hart public-house, at Stopliam.bridge, of 21. and a handkerchief. The hand kerchief was found on him, but no money, and as he was not permitted to leave the room till he was searched, it was conjectured he must have swallowed it, which has proved to be correct, as, on a post mortem examination taking place, a sovereign and two half sovereigns were found in the body. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—A poor orphan bov of the age of ten years, named Williams, was playing with a cannon, which when loaded he imprudently held upright, and in that situation applied a red hot iron to the touch hole, the piece exploded, and the poor fellow's eyes were so much injured that his sight is irrecoverably lost.— Cheltenham Examiner. FATAL STEAM •BOAT ACCIDENT.—On Wed nesday an inquest was held before Mr. Cantu. Coroner for Surrey, and a highly respt!otablc. Jury, at the Albion public house, Albion-street, Rotherhithe, on view of the body of Henry Geo. Hall, the:master of an oyster-smack belonging to Queenborough, who was d rowne d on th e 14 t h i n st. by the wherry he was in being swamped by the Naiad Woolwich steamer. It was given in evidence that the steamer was going at the rate of nine miles an hour when the boat was swamped, and by Act of Parliament steamers are con fined to either five or six miles an hour. The Jury, a fter about half an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," with a deodand of 201. on the steam boat. THE ADVANTAGES OF OFFICE. The following letter might have been written by a young man in Arkansas to his mother in New Hamp shire, and might not. We do not endorse it. It seems that the young Yankee had lately received the appointment of Postmaster in that State, and that he presumes a good deal upon the strength of it.--New Orleans Picayune. " Wildeatsville, Rattlesnake Co., Ark. " Dear Alarm,—You haint the least idea in the world how I'm a gitting along here in this Rackansack county. They've lately pointed me postmaster in this town, and I'm expecting to get the office of justice of the peace afore loom. I've had three cases left out to me already. One on 'em was where a feller had gouged out another chap's left eye, and neither on 'em was sartin shure whether he was at the top or bottom when the thing was done. I knew all about it just as easy, 'cause I was watching all the time, so I decided the case accordin. This is a great country ! Why, marm, the corn here crews as high as witch hazels, or cherry trees, and cotton and other fruits heats all calculation. I'm makin' my eternal fertin here just as fast as I can. I can do anything a little smarter than any of 'em, 'cepting play ing cards, but I du think they rather go ahead of me, playing lu and poker, 'cause they almost always win my money. You know them shirts you said you'd male for me and didn't know how to forrid them ; you can send 'em by mail now, as I don't have any postage to pay in consequence of the virtue of my office. If the weter-melons are ripe, I wish you would send on tu or three ; also them tu pair of nankeen trousers I hadn't room for in my trunk when I stated. You'll find a button off one pair unless you've sowed it on since I left, and while you are about it, you might as well let out that gather in the bottom of 'em—l expect I've growed a little since I left hum. Send 'cm all by mail—they won't cost me the first red cent. I've now been here nearly nine months, and my health has been the bilious fever twic't, the congestive fever onc't, the fever and ager occasionally, and the dumb ager all the time. Alarm, I wish you give my luv to Eunice Homes, and ask her if she recollects that time we went toHepsey Stearns within. I wish Eunice was out here now. If you see Zack Stearns tell him he may keep that knife I cum away and forgot, as one blade was broke out, and it aint of no great account. I feel as though I had a shake a comin on, so I must stop writin. Don't forgit the shirts and trousers. Your luvin sun, " EBEN PETTINGHILL. I would " N. B. Apples is scarce out here. ask you to send on a barrel by post, only I'm afraid they'll lumber up the mail. You can seni a peck any how." THE NEW MARRIAGE ACT. On Monday forenoon much curiosity was created in the township of New Brentfonl by the appearance of an elegant new travelling carriage, drawn by four grey horses, the postillions arrayed in crimson jackets, with white favours and rosettes, which entered the town at a rapid rate from the direction of London, and drew up at the offices of Mr. George Clark, the superintendent re gistrar (under the new Marriage Act) for the district, from which alighted two ladies and two gentlemen, who immediately entered the office of the registrar. A large crowd soon collected on the outside, which was much increased by the fact that Colonel Clitherow, the chairman of the local bench of Magis trates, was at the moment sitting in the office deciding some police charges which had been brought before him, and in which it was at first supposed the parties were interested. They, however, did not long remain, but re-entered the carriage, which then drove off in the direction of Isleworth, and it was afterwards ascer tained that a marriage (the first in that town under the new Act) hae, been contracted under a special license between Mr. Charles Wolseley, the eldest son of Sir Charles Wolseley, Bart., of Wolseley Hall, Stafford, and Miss Mary Anne, the eldest daughter of the late Nicholas Selby, Esq., of Acton House, Middlesex, the other lady and gentleman being the bridemaid and a clergyman of the Roman Catholic persuasion, the tenets of which both parties profess. A special license under the new Act, we understand, only subjects the names of the parties contracting the marriage to be read once before the Board of Guardians, instead of thrice, as in ordinary cases ; and the ceremony of performing the marriage consisted only in the parties making two solemn declarations in the presence of the superinten dent registrar, one to the effect that no impediment existed to their being joined together, and, secondly, that they were willing to be so joined, on which the ring was placed by the bridegroom on the finger of the brid e , and the registrar signed the register of the marriage. The clergyman of the town was, we understand, in the office with Colonel Clitherow when the parties entered, but on learning their business he immediately retired. Colonel Clitherow, however, witnessed the ceremony, Which was performed in an up-stairs room. The bride and bridegroom have gene into Staffordshire to spend the honeymoon. TOWN VERSUS COUNTRY.-The inhabitants of the metropolis and of the provinces are engaged in a moat amusing recrimination, arising out of the pub.ication of Mr. Poole's " Little Pedlington and the Pedling tonians," on the question of the applicability of the satire —the former, with great self-complacency, enjoying the joke as palpably against their country friends, while the latter, with much warmth, insist that the characters and scenes are evidently drawn from the great Babylon itself. The provincials consider themselves the more reasonably juitified in their opinions, from the fact, that, from John-o% Groat's t,. the Land's End, every town—nay, every village, is agreed in pointing out precisely the same well-known originals in London ; while the metropolitans variously find the author's prototypes in one or other, if not every place in the whole country. For our parts, we are inclined to Sir Roger's opinion, that much may be said on both sides ; for the facetious author has managed his weapons with such exquisite power and tact, and hit off the peculiar charac teristics and oddities of human nature with so nice and discriminating a band, that we think each party justified in their opinions of the other, and that they are both equally right. Be this as it may, certainly a work more replete with wit, humour, and entertainment has never issued from the press. The names of Hoppy, Hobbleday, Rummins, Jubb, Daubson, Tippleton, and the rest, will now become as familiar as household words, and " Little Pedlington" be as well known as one's native town. REPRESENTATION OF CHELTENHAM.—WC copied from the Chronicle the following paragraph :—" At a meeting of 500 people on Monday, Mr. Gaskell gave to the electors of Cheltenham an account of his political sentiments, which were thoroughly Radical, and announced his intention of standing as a candidate at the ensuing election." The Cheltenham Examiner of last Wednesday sa ys—" No such statement has appeared in our columns, nor is it correct. No requisition has been made to Mr. Gaskell, and if one were made, we should do injustice to his good sense in supposing he would accept it. Mr. Gaskell is a man of the highest integrity of principle (though we differ from him in many of his political opi nions) and it is sufficiently manifest that by standing when a Tory was in the field he could not avoid aiding his return." GRI;AT TORY TRUTHS !—The admirers of hireling hyi;erbole, magniloquence, and metaphor arc in debted to the Cheltenham Chronicle for the following turbid Tory treat :—" What a contrast do the great truths of Conservatism prescnt 1 Like the stars they never lose their lustre, though often obscured by clouds, and but dimly perceived through the mist of ignorance and passion ; yet still shine aloft, the only lx-aeon light whereby nations may securely steer their course through the difficulties of the untried future. Surrounded by every element of dis order, they bold the antagonist forces in check; and now in the crisis of our social destiny, when the very frame work of society is threatened with destruction, they are slowly but surely combining the only resisteeee of power sufficient to prevent the catastrophe." ENDLY.,.A.RRESTS.—Li thelusolventDebtors' Court on Wednesday, in the case of an insolvent named J ehn Gardner, a question arose respecting a friendly arrest. The insolvent was opposed, and it was admitted that his brother-in-law, Mr. William Ward. to whom he owed 185/., had sued him for 151,, as a friendly creditor, to enable him to take the benefit of the Act ; his schedule was prepared before he went to prison. The Learned Chief Commissioner said the Court would only sustain a petition on a friendly arrest when the creditors were bone fiqed, and not in a case of this description : the pe— tition must be dismissed. Tne petition was dismissed ac cordingly. THE NEW POLICE.—PROBATIONARY stoic.—A plan which has beau in the contemplation of the Colimi.isioners of Police for some time past is immediately to be carried into effect. Jr is that of forming an extra division of police, to be called the probationary division, and the follow ing are its characteristics : —Heretofore a candidate for t he police who had passed his surgical examitettion, and whose testimonialswere approved of by the Commissioreo . s,was im mediately sworn in asu constable, received his uniform, and immediately proceeded to act as such. Now the same candidate will, prior to his being sworn in or receiving his uniform, be sent into this division, where he will first learn the whole routine of duty. They will be drilled, have the street duty explained to them, be seat to the various Police Courts to hear and watch the proceedings, so that they may know how to give evidence ; and, in fact, obtain a perfect insight into the various duties of a constable before they will be sworn in to act as such. During this probationary term the men will only receive 12 s . per week, and it is thought that month at the furthest will suffice to make the bandidates suf ficiently efficient to act as constables. This division is to be placed under the superintendence of Inspector Martin, an experienced officer of the A division, and, according t o his f reports, the men will, from dismissed time to time, be dr a f te d i nto t h e regular divisions or be as unfit. This regula tion is likely to be extremely serviceable to the public as well as to the force itself. Under the old regulation a man was sworn in as a police constable, and went upon his beat with scarcely any previous instruction,fuligtainiatned with d thectolille sequence was , that, not bein g - y n ature of his duty, he would often exceed it unintention ally, and thus throw an odium upon the force to which he belonged. A SPORTING LAWYER'S CLERK.—In the Insolvent Court on Wednesday an applicati on was ma d e to file a great number of petitions, and the reason set forth that solic i t t h o e had not ry had disappeared been filed in time and was, gon,, t o that pn c a as c t l e e r r k to Races,tho and had not since been heard of. Chief Commissioner— Has not been heard of !_(A laugh.) Mr. Cooke hoped he might be heard of in time ; he meant on the settling day. The. Court granted the application. SHIPPING INTELLIGENC] (LLOYD'S.) DEAL, SEPT; 25.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the 'I 'rinculo, Roe, from Singapore; Janet Izat, Scotland, Sydn . e y , New South Wales ; N ew Grove, Cousins, Jamaica;, Eggert, Paulen, Antigua; Louisa Maria, River Gambia. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 25 —Wind W. S. W., fresh lat •eeze-- Arrived the Salacia, Mann, from Calcutta; 4 ynosure, Price, Valparaiso ; Harwood, Stott, Bahia ; Tr . l, Todd, 0 1 Maracaibo; New York p ac k e t, Parnell, and Barlow, ire, Burns, St. John's, New Brunswick; Sapph Messin H a; ill Smyrna ; Active, Tutt, Odessa ; Ivanhoe, Ruby, Cuming, Dania; Amphitrite, Colls, KentD aunDt- ch ; e. : sign, Blaxland, Malaga; Bessey, Bruce, Pillau ; less, Miller, Quebec. Sailed the Paraense steamy for Rio Janeiro. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 25.—Wind S. S. W. to NV " — Sailed the Zenobia, Owen, for Calcutta. • klvers' RAMSGATE, SEPT. 25.—Arrived the Johann's, from Dantzic. r, Hood, CREEK, SEPT. 25.—Arrived the Norkam Castle, 1 )avid son from Odessa ; Fidele Amico, Trieste. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 24.—Wind S. E. to W. S.W.- Ar rived the Fanny, Herzhun, from Riga. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 24 —Wind S. to S. W., str. 7ng bre-zes —Arrived the Patuna, Berginall, from Odessa; Trefusis, M'Kinnon, Marianople ; Patriot, Evelin, Kertch Newham, Bruce, Do. Off port, John Clifton, Quebec. BRISTOL, SEPT. 25.—Arrived the Robert Newton, Mosoy, from Kertch. GLOUCESTER, SEPT. 25.—Arrived the Pallas, Richard son, from Marianople ; Aleridor, Memel. yE;SELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Ripley, bound to Madras and Calcutta, lat. II N., lon. 23; Mary, Leith to Mauritius, lat. 15, lon. 26, by the Lady of the Lake, arrived in the river; Fanny, Trieste to Newfoundland, Bth inst. ; Wave, Venice to Liverpool, 9th, off Cape St. Vincent's, by the Bristol, Estcott, arrived at Bristol ; Cato, of Plymouth , sth inst.. lon. 50, by th e P e t er Procter, arrived in the river ; Hamilla, T r i n id a d t o t h e Cl y d e, 2 4 i nst., l a t. 39* lon. 53 ; Dee, Anti gua t o L on d on, 14t h , l at. 4 4 , l o n. 29, by the Mountaineer, M`C as kill, arr i ve d i n t h e river ; Sarah, Aberdeen to Qu e b ec , s t h i nst., l at. 46 , l en . 47; Lswther, bound to Pict ou , 13 t h, l at. 49 , l o n. 24 by the Paragon, Ander son , arr i ve d at Gl ou cester;. Jean, Clark, London to Sw an Ri ver ; an d Th omas King, Bounce, London to Sydney, New South Wales, 27th ult., lat. 14, lon. 25, by the Mexicaine, Mire, arrived at Havre; Harrison, Chilton, bound to Quebec, Bth inst., lat. 47, lon. 33 ; Ellen of Montrose, from Liverpool, with rudder da maged, 12th, lat. 49, lon. 23, by the Biucher, Brown, ar rived in the Clyde; Elizabeth, Sein, Southampton, to Miramichi, 11th instant, lat. 49, lon. 18, by the Cumber land, Nicholson, arrived at Whitehaven. THE MARKETS. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. pea se s. s. s. to s. 32 42 129 35 -- 36 129 30 s. to s. 44 50 46 48 S. tO Per Quarter. s. to s. Bath . 64 80 Blandford 64 75 3ridport 68 Chard t. 6 80 Gloucester 72 75 Exe' er ' 70 84 Guildford Newbury 52 60 Reading 54 80 Salisbury 55 74 ShLrborne ' 64 75 Shepton Mallet; 70 74 Uxbridge W , trminster 53 77 Winchester 64 '76 I —j Yeovil 158 64 136 42 120 22 136 40 LEEDS CORN MARKET.— Sept. 24. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 60Ib. -- York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Sutiblk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire -- Grinding Beans Oats, l'otatoe —Healing, For. —d. to—d Eng. 14d. to 15 d. per stone Shelling 36s. to 375. per lose 40 46 124 28 44 48 28 34 27 34 21 28 36 38 30 33 34 42125 32 32 40 25 32 33 40 26 32 32 40 22 30 36 42 ! 26 30 37 43 23 32 39 42 28 31 -.. .... ..... .00 ... ~..... --• ...• r ..... ..... .....• OW. DEVIZES CORN MARKET. a Per Sack. s d. s. d. P er Q uar t er . a . d. S. n First Wheat 4O 0 to 42 0 Oats 3O 0 to 38 0 Secondo 33 0 38 C Beans (per sack)... 24 0 , , c _.. 0 Third Barley 39 0 .50 6 Bread (per ga11.)... J 6 -- 96, Cheapside, and 39, Albemarle steet, DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE VISION.--T he late melancholy occurrence of death by operation for deaf ness, has induced the Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, aurists and opticians to the Royal Family, to lay before the public the simplicity of their invention, by which it will be seen that serious risk of torture by medical treatment is com pletely obviated, by merely placing a small voice conductor in the ear, which is not more uncomfortable nor percepti ble than having a piece of wool in its place ; it pours into the ears the general conversation to such an extent, tleat most severe cases in company are not the least perceptibl e. The newly invented Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed before weak and imperfect eyesight, either by day or candlelight, every object becomes clear and distinct, and the most minute particle is seen with exact distinct ness. Those new inventions have met the sanction and unqualified approbation of the p r i nc ip a l members °f the medical profession, by the use of which both the sight and hearing becomes much improved. N a age nts nor travellers are employed. STEAM BOAT COLLISION.—On Tu esda y afternoon the Emerald Boulogne st eam er came into colli sion with a barge laden with coals belonging to M essrs. Holt and Bevan, coal merchants, Milford-lane, S trand, and cut her head completely off. The water rushed in and the barge was in danger of sinking, but eventually she was towed to her mooring place in safety. There ap pears to be no blame attribuble to the captain of the Emerald, as the barge was in such a position that lie must have either run into her, or run the Emerald ashore. ACCIDENT.-On Saturday a boy was knocked down and killed at a place called Toddhitls, between Gretna and Carlisle, by Lord Eglinton's carriage, on its way from Scotland. His Lordship, who was in the car riage, was much hurt upon hearing of the melancholy oc currence, and caused every attention to be paid to the little sufferer, presenting his parents with 5/. before les" ing the place...—Dun fries Courier. HABITS OF THE EAGLE.—That the eagle is extremely destructive to fish, and particularly salmon, many circumstances would prove. Eagles are con stantly discovered watching the fords in the spawning seas on, and a are seen to seize and carry away fish. Some years sine .. e herdsman, on a very sultry day in the month of July, "11 looking for a missing sheep, observed an eagle post ed on a bank that overhung a pool. Presently the bird stoop ed and seized a salmon, and a violent struggle ensued. Whe n the herdsman reached the spot, he found the eagle pulled u nder water by the strength of the fish, and the calmness of the day, joined to its drenched plumage, rendered him unable to extricate himself. With a stone the peasant broke the eagle's pinion, and aetually secured the spoiler and his victim, for he found the salmon dying in his grasp. When shooting on Lord Sligo's mountains, near the Killeries, a gentleman says he heard many particulars of the eagle's habits and history from a grey-haired peasant who had passed a long life in these wilds. The scarcity of hares, which were here abundant, he attributed to the rapacity of these birds, and he affirmed, that, when in pursuit of these animals, the eagles evinced a degree of intelligence that appeared extraordinary. They coursed the hares, he said, with great judgment, and certain success; one bird was the active follower, while the other remained in reserve, at the distance of forty or fifty yards. If the hare, by a sud den turn, freed herself from her most pressing enemy, the second bird instantly took up the chase, and thus pre vented the victim from having a moment's respite. He had remarked the eagles also while they were engaged in fishing. They choose a small ford upon a rivulet which connects Glencullen with Glandullah, and, posted on either side, waited patiently for the salmon to pass °rev—Satur day Magazine. We have received the Journal of Antwerp, . 0 f ye!terday's date The Commerce Beige states that ing William is on the point of marriage with the Countess D'Authemont, who was the First Lady of Honour of the, Queen of the Netherlands. This lady is 42 yearof The age, and a Belgian; she is returning from Rome. ahoy , information does not appear to be correct, as the Countess of Authemont has been for a month past in 13 ° I ; gimp, and on the point of going a journey for several months. • ----- _ HORIZONTAL FLAT WATCHES' with accurately finished jewelled movements, warranted, are offered in silver cases, price Four Guineas and a Half each' or, in gold cases, price Nine Guineas each, at T. COX SAVORY'S, Watchmaker, Jeweller, and Silversmith, 47, Gambill, London (Seven doors from Gracechurch-street). N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange• -- --- SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOLEO A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England), have for choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and URN , ' MENTAL ICE PAILS, to which they wish to di rec t attention. The price of the Plain Tub-pail (n ow muc h in use), 81 ' 10 1 ,; the pair ; the Classic Vase (very n ea t), 101. e a . the pair; Victoria Pattern, 151. the pai r ; th e D res d en C o oler, 19/• tin nair, &c., all of whit_. are strongly mounted with Sliver, an have Silver Shields for Engravino• the Crest or Coat of Arnli; A pamphlet is published, with drawings of the ab ove an ° o ther articles of plate gen era ll y , w hi c h may be had on aPPl iea. tion, free of cost. BIRTHS. On the 24th inst., in Union -court, Old Ercod-street, Mrs. Eccles, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Vaynor-park, Montgomery s hire, th e lady of Sir Fr anc i s Knowles, Bart.. of a daughter. On the 24th i ns t ., M rs. Westb of Dorset-square, Reg"l't S park, of a so n . Y' On the 2.5 th inst., Mrs. Joseph Earle, of a scn. On the 26th inst., at Hornsey, the lady of Sidney GurileY, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 2d inst., at St. G e or,e's, Hanover-square , Morton, F e llo w o f th e Royal College of Ph3sicians, London, to Miss Payne, of Portman-place. On the 24th inst., at Walmer, Henry Downe Barton, .;.q:1, of Exeter, son of the late Admiral Barton, to Margaret, I, v a" : of the late James Webster, Esq., of Shoulders -hous e, Deal. On the 24th inst., William Dickinson, Esq. , of Abbey-hill, Bexley, to Jane Dorothea, youngest daughter of the Re Richard Warde, Vicar of Yalding, and Rector of Ditton, DIED. On the 27th of May, at Madtas, Lieutenant Francis Yecs Copper, late of the 4th Madras Light Cavalry, aged 23.. On the sth ult., at Belle Castle, Ma f ncbional, . Port the islan Antonio, of Jamaica, of fever, Annesley Voysey, Esq., o architect, aged 45. On the 3d inst., at Sorrento, near Naples, Mary, the ixia of the Rev. William Smyth, late of Lathbury, Bucks. On the 20th inst., at Corsham, Wilts, William Sainsbuil, Esq. , M. D., aged E 2. On the 2ith ins t., at Vicarage-terrace, Stratford -green) Essex, Captain George Miller, shipowner, aged 72. London : Printed and Published by MIJADO YOVICP , ° I No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No 112, Strand, in the county of Middlesex. —Friday, September 27, 1839. 46 52 41 43 42 44 40 50 39 46 38 50 33 42 44 48 44 4'7 EVEN ING E ON.