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

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. PROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—This morning's Post publishes the fol lowing paragraph "FRANCE AND ENGLAND. "At an early hour this morning we were informed, on what we were assured was good authority, that an important crisis has now arrived in the relations between Fngland and France. "According to our informant, the receipt of the in telligence from Mogadore on Tuesday night was im mediately followed by the dispatch of a special courier to Paris as the bearer of a communication from Lord .Aberdeen to M. Guizot. His Lordship is said to have demanded the immediate evacuation of the island of llogadore by the forces under his Royal Highness Cie Prince de Joinville, and to have intimated that, in the event of a refusal to withdraw the French troops, measures would forthwith be taken, in comformity with the established usage in similar circumstances. " The deep interest involved in this statement makes tis regret that, at the period at which we write, it is not possible for us, of our own knowledge, to affirm or deny the truth of it." We have, of course, no official means of confirm ing, or contradicting, this piece of intelligence ; but tive think we have sufficient previous evidence to lead ale to disbelieve it. Our Ministerial prints of yester day made out the Mogadore doings rather satisfactory than other wise ; and we do not suppose they would have thus treated so serious a matter absolutely without hints from head-quarters. 3 adependent of this apocryphal piece of news, there i 3 abundantly enough of undoubted authenticity to j ustify no ordinary anxiety in the consistent friends of p - mce in both countries. Amongst those friends of peace we take leave to claim our, however humble, rink; and to deny altogether the soft impeachment (from a soft source) cif " our warlike Contemporaries." "Warlike we are not, most assuredly; but we assuredly ould have been better prepared for war. The charge of faction we repel with condign contempt. We are mot of that faction which sounded the war trumpet EVe years back or so, when nothing like war threat ened. We are not of that faction which, while in Opposition, made it a merit to encourage increased Armaments ; and which no sooner obtained place than it made a merit of cutting those armaments again down. We are not of that faction which cried " wolf! wolf! " in 1839, and when the wolf really prowled, had lulled the nation to sleep with the entente cordiale. STANDARD.—The Morning Post, of this day, publishes an announcement of a communication made by Lord Aberdeen to the French Government. It is one of those convenient statements, which, for the day at least, it is impossible to contradict, because there is- no one who can directly con tradict, except the Foreign Secretary himself, aid his lips are sealed. Lord Aberdeen might, indeed, if he looked only to the particular case, say (as we are sure he can with truth assert) that the whole is a pure invention ; but then, ii a Foreign Secretary, were once to open the practice of contradicting newspaper falsehoods, that practice must in the end come to this, that he must contradict every mis-statement put forward to fish the foreign policy of the Government, which would be the same thing as a daily publication of the minutes and correspondence of the Foreign office. 11 - liable, however, as we are to contradict directly froin authority the mischievous statement of the .ifforning Post, we think that there can be little difficulty in demonstrating its utter falsehood by the i udirect process. It is, in fact, in the very highest degree improbable that the Earl of Aberdeen has made any such communication as that reported by the Morning Post, and if his Lordship has made any such communication, it is per • tectly impossible that the Morning Post can know anNthing of the matter. It is in the very highest degtee improbable, that the British Minister should ! demand that the Royal French Admiral be ordered to evacuate a post of which he has merely taken a military possession, and upon which Great Britain er an ally of Great Britain, has no claim, and wilich notoriously bel gigs to the empire with which France is at war. France might as well have i isisted upon our abandenment of tlong-Kong or Chusan. The permanent occupation of the island of Illogadere may be the subject of future negotiation s.muld France insist upon it, or should Great Britain e ere about it, and we canfess that we think the one as nprobable as the other, but it is apparent that the time for such negotiations is not yet arrived, nor, as we fear, very near at hand. France and Morocco are still un ortunately at war, and it is cue of the incidental rights of war to hold inil:tary possessions of the fortresses and territories of the enemy, unquestioned by third parties. As to the demand of a provisional engagement to surrender the i siand at the end of the war, such a demand would seem to be an insult to the Government which has a(reasly disclaimed any purpose of retaining the ilominions of the Emperor of Morocco—and at nil events the one engagement would not be of more worth than the other ; vve do not say this as slighting the value of the first engagement, for we have an implicit confidence in the integrity of the present Government of France, which is in all re selects the opposite of the Cabinet that cheated us in the affair of Algiers ; we soy it merely to mark the improbability that a second engagement should be required specially relating to Moga dore. Next, admitting the wild hypothesis that t' ie Earl of Aberdeen has, in fact, made the demand imputed to him, arises the question, rhow was the Morning Post to know anything of the matter ? The Morning Post, we presume, does net claim to be in Lord Aberdeen's confidence, and even supposing it to possess the key of M. Guizot's bureau, there has not been time fur the news to make the journey back from Paris. The whole is, then, as we have said before, an utter falsehood, and no one who has ob served the e&ct of similar falsehoods upon the temper of the French people will dispute that it is a most mischievous falsehood. There is little hope, how ever, that any experience of the ill effect of such practices will cause them to be discontinued. The Duke of Wellington in his letters and dispatches from the Peninsula between 1808 and 1813, snakes more frequent complaint of the gossip ing and not always accurate communications of his officers to the London newspapers, than of any other annoyance ; yet though the honour of the J;ritish arms and the safety of every man of the Duke's army were more or less compromised by the indul gence of this vicious habit, it continued to be indulged, and will continue, we fear, to the end of t ime. When, however, the peace of the world comes to be perilled by newspaper gossipping and newspaper lies, the subject assumes a very serious complexion. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the .London New Price Current of Aug. 30.) SUGAR.—The market has assumed a quiet appearance for Most descriptions of Colonial Sugar, and there is generally more disposition on the part of merchants to realise. For West India the demand has been limited fur bright grocery descriptions, but at resent no general reduction in prices can be quoted. To-day buyers of West India Sugar come forward with more freedom ; the Refiners purchased extensively, and ham the Grocers a good demand prevailed ; prices im proved and left off the same as on this day week ; the large quantity of 901 hhds, &c., was disposed of, making the purchases for the week 2,200 hhds and trcs. REFINED.—Prices are not so firm for refined goods, but the home trade have been induced to purchase largely of all descriptions upon the following terms, viz., brown lumps at 72s to 72s 6d, standard lumps 73s to 73s 6d, tittlers 72s 6d to 775, fine 78s to 82s, tramburgh loaves 73s to 80s, double 81s to 90s, alai wet lumps 71s to 723. To-day large parcels of refined goods were taken by the home trade at the rates previously established ; Foreign Refined in bond, owing to the extensive pur chases of Crushed, for forward delivery, there is very little to be obtained at 27s 6d, and the Refiners evince great firmness in their demands, Loaves are only in partial demand. M4URITIUS—There has been little inclination shown to purchase this description of Sugar during the week ; good aibd flue yellow kinds have sustained the former el rrency, but inferior and brown, of which the supply h .5 principally consisted, are again rather cheaper ; or 3,243 bans submitted to public competition a part oidy was disposedf—fine bright strong yellow at 61s tA' 638 9 good 60 s tr) 60s 6d, good middling 57s 6d to 595, fiddling 54s 6(1 to 56s 6d lows dingy 53s to 54s fine brown 52s to 52s 6d, ' good 50s to 51s 6d, and middling 48s to 49s 6d per cwt. EAST INDlA.—There is an increase in the stock of foreign free-labour Sugar as compared with that of last ~ ,ar of 89, 934 bligs, sill the m - e d. Manilla is wanted, but therkreetluicstalfcaerionfglhyolsduepr-s to sell still operates against business ; Prices, however, d, not improve. This afternoon the market was well supplied wit u h re iy ise atu ri!ins Sugar ; b u y ers were more incli ned to p - a:A the whole sold with spirit at fully f ormer rates ; title bright yellow fetched 61s to 665, good 58s t o 59s g.G. - 41 middling 565 Gd to 575, middling 54s Gd to 565 , 1.-v dingy 53s 6d to 545, tine brown 52s to 535, good n middling and good 5 0 s to 51s Gd, middli g 17s to 48s Gd, slid low 44s to 45s 6d per cwt. Foamos.—lmporters of brown and yellow Havannah Sugar are more inclined to realise, and have submitted to a reduction on former rates of 6.1 to ls p;2r cat ; there b-is, however, been a large business transacted upon these terms ; but for w IA te prices have ruled firmer ; at auction E.:O white fetched 31s to 31s 6d, good 29s to 30s, middling 2iis 6d, dwcaged 25s to 275 61, good sound yellow 20s to 203 6d, middling ISs 6d to 1936 d, !ow 17s 6d to 18s, damaged 18S 61 to 19i, low to good sound brown 16s to 17s ; 587 boxes 18 brls of Cuba went at 27s to 28s for good sound white, 25s to 2c,s 6d fur low to middling, 24s 64 for washed, 20s to 20s 6d for good sound ycllow, 18s to 19s 6(1 for low to middling, and 19s for good washed. MOLASSES.—Fur West India the demand has been good, and former rates are suppored—Dorninica and rinidad at 22s to 235, and inferior sorts at 20s to 21s cwt ; the quantity offerino• for sale however, not a., large as it w- as few t weeks back ; prices rule un• I,, , ualry low, and are a . t s Fur 6 s r per ast c w t d r those of last season at this period.l n dia Molasses there are still few purchasers. Honey, at auction, fetehed 70s per cwt. This afternoon, 100 puncheons of good Antigua Molasses were sold privately at 22s 6d per cwt. Cocoe.-For West India, the demand has been brisk, and a further advance in prices of is to 2a per cwt has taken place ; at auction Trinidad sold at 40s to 41s 6d for low red, 42s to 44s 6d for mid and good, and 37s for very low grey ; 74 bags of Grenada went at 46s 6d for fine bright red, and 42s to 42s 6d for common, but 340 bags of Trinidad were taken in much above the value, good fair red at 45s to 465, and fair grey 42s per cwt. Of Foreign some parcels have been disposed of rather above former rates ; the stock is not a large one. COFFEE.-There has been little inclination manifested on the part of the trade to purchase West India this week, and although the market has been sparingly sup plied, still a further reduction in prices of is to 2s per cwt has taken place ; few parcels have been dis posed of by private contract, and only 78 casks of Jamaica were offered at public sale, which went off heavily-mid at 84s to 85s, low mid 775, fine fine ord 71s to 735, fine ord 60s 6d t 0.655, good ord 52s to 565, ord 50s to 51s 6d, triage 43s to 455, and very low 22s per cwt. Of Trinidad 26 casks were nearly all taken in at 62s to 65s for fine fine ord, 56s to 60s for fine ord, and 50s to 51s per cwt for ord. Of good mid and fine mid Jamaica the supply is unusually small. The consump tion of West India is still much interfered with by Ceylon. Holders of East India have shown firmness, and the market has been sparingly supplied. To-day there was no public sale of any description of Coffee. Ceylon met with more-attention, and rather higher rates were paid ; good ord selling by private contract at 55s to 55s 6d per cwt. Holders show firmness. TEA.- An increased desire has been manifested by the town and country trade to purchase most descrip tions of Tea this week. The lower qualities of Congou are much wanted, and large parcels have been disposed of at very full rates-indeed, the supply of these sorts is greatly reduced ; common to but middling coarse have been selling at lOid to I lid, but middling rather strong mixed blackish leaf Is to Is °Ad ; mid blackish leaf is id to is 3d; good and fine qualities Is 3id to Is 6d. The tendency of prices is upwards for the fine Pekoe kinds. Pouchong common at 54d to 6id, fairish and good leaf 7d to 10d, and superior lOid to Is. Souchong of the better kinds is little wanted, and prices are still going down, but for the lower sorts some inquiry has existed, at late quotations. Bohea is worth 6d to 6-id per lb. The better kinds of Twankay have been in excellent request, chiefly as a substitute for the lower sorts of Hyson, and prices rule high-ls 4d to is 8d paid for but middling to middling brightish leaf, and is 9d to 2s 5d for superior and Hyson kind, but for common quotations remain at is 2d to is 3d, and several parcels are offering for sale. For Hyson buyers have been compelled to pay further advanced rates. For young Hyson holders are not able to obtain higher rates. Of Orange Pekoe some parcels sold at 3s 2d to 3s sd, and there is little undisposed of. In plain Orange sales to a fair extent made at former quotations. To-eay several parcels of Tea were disposed of at firm rates : sound common Congou for cash was with difficulty to be purchased under I Id per lb. Spice s.-Holders of Pimento show firmness, and have refrained from offering any at auction. Importers of Cassia Lignea are not inclined to submit to any further decline in prices, and have refrained from offering any at public sale. Holders of Cinnamon are reluctant t submit to lower rates, and but very little business has been transacted since this day week. Prices rule firm for Nut megs, and some parcels have been sold by private con tract ; Singapore, good at 3s 9d to 4s, mid and good mid 3s 3d to 3s Bd, low mid brown 3s to 3s 2d ; the value of limed is Is 6d to 2s 61 per lb. Mace has sustained the former currency. Cloves are in demand, prices ruling low ; Penang and Bencoolen selling at 2s to 2s 7d, Bour bon 9d to lOid, and Arnboyna Is 2d to is 6tl per lb. This afternoon white Pepper was in good demand, end 100 bags at auction were all sold at firm rates ; good mid went a:, .50, and mid 44d to 41-d per lb. RUM. BRANDY, AND IiOLLANDS.-For Leeward Island Rum the demand is still brisk, and a further ad vance in prices has taken place. The sales amount to 200 puns at 2s 4id to 2s 51, - 1 for proof, and fur small parcels of good brown ditto 2s 6:1 per gallon paid. For Jamaica the sales are 100 puns, 28 to 30 per cent over proof at 3s 7d to 3s 10d, 32 to 37 over 3s 11d to 4s 4d, superior 4s Gd to ss, and 20 puns high flavour 30 per cent overproof at 4s per gallon. Demerara at 3s 5d to 3s Gd fur fine quality 88 to 41 per cent over, and in hhds at 3s 7d per gallon. Calcutta at 2s 2id to 2s 3d per gallon, proof, with certificate; at 2s 2d there are large purchasers. Ilolders of Brandy are not inclined to submit to any decline in prices ; Coeliac, best brand of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d ; do 1839, hlals 5s 2d, puns ss; do 1840, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s I Id ; do 1841, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d ; do 1842, hhds 4s 9.1, puns 4s 7d, mid to good mid 3s 3d to 4s 6d, and low 2s lld to 3s Id per gallon. Geneva at Is 104 to Is 11 , 1, for fine fit fior duty prices remain at 2s 61 to 3s Gd. Corn Spirits at lOs 4,1 per gallon, cash. Feurr.-By the latest accounts received from the Morea and the islands that the Currant crop had been seriously injured by the heavy rains, the merchants gsnertilly withdrew their parcels from the market, awaiting further intelligence by the next mail, but still the grocers generally do not appear inclined to increase their stocks, the transactions in consequence have hien only to a Hulled extent. ti_l(lo.-Pricesi rule firm, and none has been offered at auesioa the demand by private contract, however, has been limited, at 13s t 16s for low to mid Pearl, 17s to 203 for good mid to good, and 21s to 24s per cwt for fine. OF Sago Flour some parcels have bean disposed of by private contract at full rates. There is still a large supply of Arrow-root. C,,cuisEAL.- At auetion Honduras fine bold Silvers at ,is lid to ss, low to boll Black 4s 10d to 5: 8d ; Vera Cruz, mid Silvers rather damp 4s Gd to 4s 7tl, and low to mid Black 4s 104 to 4s I Id per lb. INDIGO.-Although the large quantity of 12,172 chests of East India is declared fur public sale on the Bth of October, with every prospect that it will be greatly in creased, still holders manifest firmness, and home and export buyers are desirous to purchase. Bengal good and fine kinds fro:n 4s 6d to 5s 3d per lb. Picked lots are selling at a profit of 3d to 4d. Madras, Kurpah and Oudes are wanted, and some parcels have been sold at from last quarterly sales rate, to a small advance. Bengal has been sought after, but a further advance in prices being required has operated against business. SALTPETRE.-Importers of Rough show firmness, and have refrained from offering any at auction. this week. This afternoon it was much inquired fur, and stiffer rates paid ; a parcel of Calcutta 5f per cent was sold at 26s 6d, and sales of common of high refraction were made at 24s 64 to 25s per cwt. RICE.-There has been a considerable increase in the demand for Bengal this week. At auction fine white pearly at 12s, good lis ad to 12s, good mid lls to I Is 6d, mid lOs 6d to I Is, sea dam Ist class I Is, 2d do 9s 6d to lOs 6d, 3d do 75 6d to Bs, 4th do 6s, and Indigo da maged lOs 6d to 1 Is 6d per cwt. Java has met with more attention, low mid white rather broken at Os 6d, mid 9s 6d to l Os, and a few lots of good lOs to lOs 6d, sea dam fetched 4s 64 to 9s per cwt. Yellow Madras at 8s to 8s 6d per cwt. This afternoon East India Rice met with less attention ; Madras at gs 64 to lOs for low mid white Bengal kind, and mid at lOs to lOs 6d, being the full value. OlLS.—There has been a brisk demand for Southern Oil this week, and although the market llas - Weeli largely supplied, still an advance in prices of 15s to 20s per tun has taken place ; at auction 381 casks equal to 300 tuns were all disposed of at 31/ lOs to 321 5s fur good to fine quality ; and by private treaty some parcels have been sold at 281 to 30/ for common. Seal Oil, pale, at 341 lOs to 351; Cod at 331108 to 341; Sperm Oil, prime British, at 851 to 86/ ; 40 casks of American at auction fetched 791 to 801, and one lot low 70/ ; Headmatter at 9015 s to 90115 s per tun for good. Linseed Oil, 24s 6d to 24s 9d per owt on the spot ; Rape Oil, 36s to 36s 6d is the value of pale, and 35s to 35s 6d per cwt for brown ; Olive at 45/ to 46/ for Gallipoli ; 43/ to 44/ for Spanish, and 40/ to 41/ per tun for Barbary. Palm at 26s to 28s for good to fine quality. Cocoa Nut Oil at 29s to 30s per cwt ; the tendency of prices is upwards, and there is a large consumption going on. For common Fish Oils prices are from 1/ to 5/ per tun under those of last season ; but for Sperm they are considerably higher than at that time. Linseed Oil is 5s to 6s per cwt ; and Olive 20s per tun lower than in 1843 at this period. TALLOW.—The improved rates previously established are fully supported for Russian on the spot, a good busi ness has been transacted, and 41s 3d to 42s per cwt are the current rates given for Petersburgh Yellow Candle of first quality. For delivery in the last three months of the year several contracts have been entered into at 42s per cwt. Town Tallow at 40s 6d to 41s nett cash. COURSE OF EXCHAI Amsterdam CF. 12 5; Ditto, at sight l2 Si Rotterdam 2U. 12 5 Antwerp Hamburgh M.B. 13131 Altona l3 14 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60 Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 90 Frankfort on Maine l2l Petersburgh, 3 lie— 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 952 Trieste, ditto Madrid 37 Cadiz 13ilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Seville PROMISSO WE.—(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar ( Leghorn 3O 50 IGenoa 25 85 Milan Venice .... Naples ........ Palermo, per oz llBl Lisbon 54 Oporto 54 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldye sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars E 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons..... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver in Bars 0 4 1 1 RY NOTES. (From Last Night's Gazette.) An account of the Average Aggrewate Amount of Promis sory Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have been in circulation' in the United Kingdom, distinguishing those circulated by the Bank of England, by Private Banks, and by Joint-Stock Banks, in England and Wales, by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of Ireland, and by all other Banks in Ireland, and of the Average Amount of Bullion in the Bank of England, during the four weeks ending the lith day of August, 1844, pursuant to the Act of 4th and sth Vic toria, cap. 50 : ENGLAND. Bank of E ng l an d _ £21,980,000 Private Ba n k s 4,650,352 Joint-Stock Banks... 3,204,460 so - yrtaND. Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks 2,894,953 PRICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' . STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, AUG. 30. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 30. (Before Mr. Commissioner PANE.) THE LINENDRAPERY TRADE: -- IMPORTANT JUDGMENT. IN RE WILLIS AND DAVY, LINENDRAPERS OF OXFORD- STREET. After repeated examinations in relation to the bank rupts' extraordinary mode of carrying on their business, this day was fixed for his Honour delivering his judg ment upon the bankrupts' application fur their certificate, and which was to the following effect " These bankrupts began business in May, 1840, with 1,375/. capital, and failed in July, 1843, owing 22,647/, their assets have realised 7,524/. They apply for their certificate ; only one of the assignees, Mr. Dillon, op poses, the other takes no part ; and the public is, in my opinion, greatly indebted to Mr. Dillon for his faithful performance of his duty, and I can only regret that the other assignee should have taken any other course. It is, in my opinion, the bounden duty of assignees to bring every case that seems to demand investigation fully and fairly before the Commissioner ; the assignees are trus tees for the whole body of creditors, and are not justified in retiring from their duties, and throwing the burden of opposition on individual creditors. Mr. Dillon has per formed his duty faithfully, and I thank him for it. Four offences have been charged against the bankrupts 1. That from the commencement of their business they propped their credit by accommodation bills. 2. That some of those bills were drawn on persons whom they knew to be men of straw, and also drawn artfully so as to appear like good trade bills. 3. That they raised money at most extravagant rates of usury; and 4. That they deluded Messrs. Dillon and Co. into giving them extended credit, by utterly false representations. I must pronounce them guilty on each of these charges. It ap pears that their first act was to lay out nearly 3,0001. beyond their capital on the premises where the business was carried on; and the natural consequence was, that they were soon in want of money, while as early as September, 1840, an accommodation bill was drawn. Soon after a regular and extensive system of drawing such bills was established, and, in pursuing it, they on these occasions drew bills of considerable amount on a person named Tucker, whom they knew to be a shopman at Messrs. Hitchcock and Co.'s, in St. Paul's Churchyard, at a trifling salary—addressed them to him as if residing at Kingsbridge, in Devonshire, and made them payable at Messrs. Barclay's, where he had no account. To make the cheat more effectual they had the acceptances written in pale ink. By degrees they became more and more involved, and raised money at a most ruinous rate of interest. A Mr. Berkley Wilson was examined, and he said he had often advanced them money; on one occasion he had received 101 for the loan of 1001 for three weeks, which is at the rate of 170 per cent. per annum. Lately he refused to lend, because (says he) I knew that from the enormous discount no trade could stand against it.' A Mr. John Gould was examined, and he said that he had lent them money upon two bills of exchange, at 401. per cent. per annum, but he had also lent them money at higher rates of interest. The rates of interest (says he) depended upon the urgency ie ith which they required money. If they came to me for 1001., and owed me no more, I would, perhaps, charge them 2/. 2s. for a week, or ten days; but if they wanted another 1001 before the first was repaid, I would charge them 31. 3s.' This is at the rate of about 1001. per cent. per annum. When asked whether he could state any one transaction with accuracy, he answered, I have had so many that I can not state with accuracy any one transaction. When one William Bryson was examined touching the nature of his transactions with the bankrupt, he said—The clerk would come to me for a loan, repayable the next day, or in two or three days—sometimes a week, but I liked 'short loans ; he would then repay me with such interest as we might agree on. If he came for 50/. for two days, I should most probably charge him 30s. or 21. for the loan. The rate of interest I have mentioned was the general rate of interest I charged to the bankrupts. I may have received more than 21. for the loan of 501. for ten days; it is very likely I have. I clear up every thing at the end of the week, to keep my head clear of the matter. I required more interest when they were more urgent, because it would probably cost more t o get the money. He began to lend them money in August, 1841. In March,lB43, when they were in the most hopeless state of insolvency, they were desirous of procuring an ex tended credit from Messrs. Morrison, Dillon, and Co., and with that view Mr. Wills called on the 22d, and said to Mr. Dillon, We take stock twice a year. This year our sales are increased one-third, and our profits are in creased. We are better off than we were ; besides our own capital, we borrowed of Rogers 7,00 W., but we have paid off a part. We are doing well.' Mr. Dillon, in consequence, agreed to give an extended credit. Now the whole of this was false. Such is the complexion of this case. It was urged in defence that the bankrupts were justified in drawing accommodation bills, and endeavouring to struggle on, partly because they were supported by the credit of Mr. Rogers, a relation, and partly because they looked forward to the spring of 1843, when trade would be brisk. The latter ground might have furnished some excuse had their circumstances been less hopeless, but their right to deceive and defraud Mr. Rogers, because he was a relation, I cannot com prehend. At all events, nothing will justify their reck less manner of raising money, their system of drawing accommodation bills, which I shall always look upon as a most serious offence, the fraudulent nature of some of those bills, or, 4heir false statements to Messrs. Morrison; and I do not think, considering the magnitude of this case, that I should do my duty to the public if I were to allow their certificates earlier than the 31st of July, 1848, which will be five years from the date of the fiat against them." Upon an application by the bankrupts for protection, The Learned COMMISSIONER granted them protection for twelve months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) BOW-S77IEET. Yesterday Michael Reid, a well-dressed young man, was brought up for further examination upon the charge of stabbing and severely wounding James ' O'Flaherty, a tailor, of 2, Do lphin - place, Holborn, now an inmate of Kings College Hospital. The prosecutor, also a young man, was placed in the witness-box in a very weak state, having been conveyed from the hospital in a cab. The evidence taken by Mr. Twyford at the hospital on the 19th inst. was read over to him by the magistrates' clerk— that he had known the prisoner about a year and a half; that on Saturday evening, the 17th inst., be tween nine and ten o'clock, the prisoner and a woman of his acquaintance called at witness's residence in Dolphin-place, where they drank and conversed together in a friendly manner. At about half-past eleven the prisoner told the woman that he wished to leave, but she declined going, and consequently a quarrel arose, during which he struck her ; this led to the interference of witness, who desired him to leave the house, and was endeavouring to put him out, when the prisoner struck him a violent blow, and knocked him down. While struggling on the floor he seized a pair of button-hole scissors, and stabbed him in the breast, arm, forehead, and groin, and sub sequently took up a large pair of shears, and cut a deep witness ultimately wholly y gash in insensible. Witness W ba i c tn k, esslewaving immediately attendedas by two surgeons, by whose advice he was afterwards taken to King's College Hospital. The prosecutor was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Duncombe, the prisoner's attorney. He denied having struck the first blow, or used any violence to wards the prisoner. They had been drinking a small quantity of rum and some porter, but were not in present during the s th c m u i ffl ea e t , ed and W al i s t o ne J ss a 's ne w F i u fe rp .w hy as , the prisoner's com panion. Joseph Friar, policeman 137, F division, stated, that while on duty in Holborn on the night in ques tion, the prisoner ran out of Dolphin-place (at about a quarter to twelve o'clock), and said, " Oh dear, what shall Ido ?" His hands were covered with blood, and there appeared to be a bruise or cut upon his thumb. Witness asked him what was the matter, and he replied, that a man had been knocking him about, and that he was very much hurt. H e added, that the man lived at No. 2, Dolphin-place, and pointed out the second-floor of the house, afterwards observing that he must go home in a cab. In answer to witness's inquiry, he said, that he lived at No. 8, Amelia-place, Gravel-lane, Houndsditch, and then went off in a cab. In about ten minutes afterwards witness went into Dolphin-place, and saw some women looking out of No. 2 ; they were exclaiming that " the man was stabbed," and having called to witness, he went t o th e secon d fl oo r, where he found the prosecutor lyi ng i n hi s own bl oo d, quite insensi ble, and attended by two medical gentlemen, who said he was in a very dangerous condition. Witness then proceeded to the prisoner's residence, and took him into custody, having found him sleeping in bed. Mr. Evan Thomas, the house-surgeon of Icing's College Hospital, deposed to having admitted the prosecutor as an in-patient on the Sunday morning, with four or five wounds, one of them of a most dan gerous nature, in the back, caused apparently by a sharp instrument, which had penetrated the right lung. He continued in a precarious state for a week, but was now out of danger. The prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial. An application by his attorney for bail was refused. CLERKENWELL. Mr. William Woodward, a haberdasher, residing at 34, Clarke's-place, Islington, .was charged with as saulting Miss Elizabeth Goulding, residing at 47, Lower-road, Islington. Miss Goulding said that on Wednesday evening last she was saw in the defendant' s s h op - w i n dow a p ie ce of coheng passing along Clarke's-place , w hen she cloth, marked is. lid. a yard. Struck by its cheap ne-s, she went in and ordered a quantity of it to be cut. She showed the shopman the piece, and in order to be sure that it was the same, went outside the shop window, and saw th e than removing the identical piece. Witness then went in; the shopman wished her to purchase other pieces than that she named, hut she insisted on having the dress cut from that labelled Is. 21d. The quantity demanded was at length cut off, as well as some lining, but on looking at the bill she found that 2s. 2id. a yard had been charged. She refused to pay more than at the rate of Is. 2id., and whilst the shopman was quarrelling with her, Mr. Woodward came up and asked her how she could ex pect such cloth for Is. 21d. a yard? She declared it was labelled at that price in the window, and that she would only pay according to the label. The defend ant then asked her to pay for the trimmings, but she refused doing so, unless she got the cloth at the price marked. The defendant said she was not a respect able woman, that he would call for the police and give her into custody, and finally seized her by the arm and forced her out of the shop. Mr. COMBE (to the defendant)—Did you say you would send for the police ? Defendant—l did. I wanted to frighten her, and make her pay for the goods. She called me a swindler. Miss Goulding denied that she had used the term, but she did say it was a gross imposture. Mr. COMBE said it was most disgraceful conduct. The lady had been grossly insulted and violently used, merely because she insisted on having the goods at the price they were marked in the window. lie would fine the defendant 3/. and the costs. The fine was paid at once. MARYLEBONE. Yesterday Sarah Sims, cook to Mr. Satchell, 6, Winsley-street, Oxford-street, was placed at the bar for final examination, charged with having concealed the birth of her male infant. It appeared that in consequence of Mr. Satchell suspecting that the prisoner had given birth to a child, he sent to Mr. Jones, surgeon, Berners-street, who questioned her (prisoner) respecting it, when she at length admitted having been delivered, and said that the infant was in her box in the kitchen. The said box was opened, and the dead body of the infant was found therein ; there were no marks of violence upon it, and a coroner's jury had returned a verdict that it had died from want of medical aid at its birth. The prisoner, who cried and had nothing to say, was committed for trial. LAMBETH-STREET. Ann Patten, residing at 15, Little Collingwoo-d -street, Whitechapel, was yesterday brought before the Hon. G. C. Norton, in the custody of police-constable K 248, charged with cruelly ill-treating a little child of seven years of age, the son of a man of the name of Patten, with whom she cohabits. Police-constable 248 K deposed, that in consequence of information which he received he proceeded to the prisoner's residence in Little Collingwood-street, and demanded to see the child. There was 'at the period a crowd of 100 people round the door. The poor little fellow was brought down from an up-stairs room, and he presented so emaciated and dreadful an appearance, being entirely covered with bruises from head to foot, besides being one mass of filth and rags, that the constable deemed it his duty to take the child to a surgeon to have him examined. The sur geon gave a certificate, which stated that nearly every part of the body presented dreadful marks of external violence, great discolouration of the skin, and gross neglect ; the child was besides in a very enfeebled state, apparently brought on by want of proper nourishment and food, The poor child was here stripped by order of the magistrate. lie seemed a perfect skeleton, and the whole of his body presented marks of the most severe chastisement and ill-usage. Such was the dreadful appearance of the poor child, that it caused a shudder and exclamation of horror from every person in the Court. The whole of the boy's flesh, from the neck and back downwards, was completely discoloured, being yellow, black, and blue, caused by the most severe blows and bruises, while in other places the bones were nearly protruding through the skin. Mr. NORTON asked the little fellow what his mother beat him for, and whether he was hungry ? The child replied, after regarding the prisoner with looks of terror, that he was not hungry now, for the policeman had filled his belly, and his mother beat him for stealing the sugar and begging victuals. Several of the neighbours here stepped forward, and said that the prisoner was constantly in the habit of stripp;ng the child, and beating it in the most dreadful manner w th a heavy strap, and knocking it down with her fist. On Thursday last she knookQd him down in the most brutal manner, and s id she would kill him if he dared to cry. (The poor child had a shocking black-eye, and his head was also severely cut.) Sarah Reeves informed the magistrate that directly the prisoner's back was turned, of whom the child appeared to be dreadfully afraid, the poor little fellow would run into the streets, and pick up the potato parings, or anything he could find, which he would eat in the most voracious manner. The neighbours were constantly giving the poor little boy bread and butter to eat, which the woman would (if she knew it) take from him, and then beat him in the most violent and cruel manner. She had her self seen the prisoner beat the child till it gasped for breath. Mr. NORTON said he would not call upon the pri soner for any defence, for he fully intended to send her for trial. The worthy magistrate then asked where the father of the child was ? and on being in formed that he was outside the Court, desired that he might be brought forward. In answer to several questions put by the magis trate, the fellow said he did not know the child was beaten, and as to victuals he had the same as his wife. Mr. NORTON—Do you mean to say that you are married to the prisoner? The father—No, Sir, I live with her. The MAGISTRATE —YOU must be an unfeeling brute to see your own motherless child used in such a cruel manner, and squander away your money on a worthless woman, instead of clothing and feeding the poor boy, who is in a dreadful state ; and the only question in my mind is, whether I shall not order you to be included in the indictment. The magistrate then ordered the officer to take the child to the workhouse, to be placed under the care of a surgeon. The prisoner was then remanded to complete the case, and Mr. NORTON said he would in the mean time con sider whether the father should not also be prosecuted. As the officer was bringing the woman to the po lice-court, it was with great difficulty he could pro tect her from the violence of the crowd. THAMES POLICE. Christopher Pratt was yesterday charged with as saulting a lad named Thomas Kettle, potboy to Mr. Ottway, landlord of the Camden's Head public-house, Church-lane, Limehouse, ander the following singu lar circumstances : It appeared that on Sunday Mr. Ottway had a leg of lamb for dinner, of which a cons id era bl e p or ti on was left. He and hi▪ s wife went for a walk, leaving the lad Kettle, in whom he placed the utmost confi dence, in charge of the house. On his return in the evening he proposed to have some o f th e l am b f or supper, but on looki▪ ng he perceived it was reduced to the mere bone. Thinking Kettle had been at it, he said, "Thomas, I always told you to ask me again if I did not help you sufficiently at dinner time," to which the lad answered, though with an emb arrasse d and conscious air, "Oh, Sir, you alway s g i ve me more than enough," still he affected not to know any thing of the lamb. Next day, ho w e ver , see i ng t h at his master suspected him of taking the lamb, and fearing it might lead to the loss of hi s s it ua ti on, h e made the following curious statement :—He s a id th a t the prisoner, who, it seems, is a person i n easy cir cumstances and in the habit of frequentng the house, came in the afternoon on Sunday and had some beer. Shortly after Kettle went into the back kitchen, and found him ploughing away lustily at the leg of lamb. He told the prisoner he had no right to make so free with Mr. Ottway's property, upon which P ra tt rose u p and struck him. Kettle threatened to tell his master, which so provoked the prisoner, that he seized the boy by the neck and drew the knife which he had used in cutting the lamb several times across the lad's throat, at the same time uttering the most dreadful imprecations, mixed with awful threats, that if Kettle ever uttered a word about the lamb, he'd certainly do for him. In draw ing the knife across his throat Pratt inflicted two slight wounds in the lad's throat. The effect pro duced upon the boy's mind was such, that through the treatment which he had already received, and the ap prehensions of ulterior consequences, he preferred lying under the imputation of having himself s t o l en the lamb, rather than by disclosing the truth subject ing himself to the emnity of the prisoner, nor should he ever have disclosed the facts but for the fear of be ing discharged by a kind master. Mr. Ottway, on hearing this statement, not wishing :to prosecute the prisoner for the felony, but at the same time desirous of protecting his servant, made him a p p l y f or an as sault warrant, which, urn a statement of th e f ac t s , was instantly granted. This was on the T ues d ay , an d on Wednesday evening, the prisoner having informa tion that the process was out against him, waited in the tap-room of the Camden's Head until all the other customers left, for the purpose of putting his threats against the complainant into effect. Mr. Ottway being at the bar about half-p as t n i ne o ' c l oc k on Wed nesday night, heard a violent scuffle in the tap-room, and, on proceeding to the spot, saw the boy (Kettle) on the ground, and the prisoner kneeling on his chest. Kettle, who was utterly insensible, and continued so for some time, was rescued from the prisoner's grasp, and taken up stairs. On recovering he said, that after the other parties left, Pratt tapped him on the shoulder and said, " So you have taken out a warrant against me?" Kettle admitted that he had, upon which Pratt struck hi m a v i o l ent bl ow upon th e s t omac h, which at the same time felled him and doubled him up, so as nearly to deprive him of all sensation. Ex hausted as he was, he, however, remembered that Pratt first jumped with his whole weight upan his body, then knelt upon his chest, and seizing him violently by the throat, endeavoured to strangle him. The poor lad, who seemed to have suffered very severely, gave his evidence with considerable difficulty. Pratt was ordered to pay 41., which not being forthcoming, he was locked up in default for one month. A NON-RESIDENT CLERGYMAN.--The Rev. Mr. Bluck, the rector of Walsoken, Norfolk, has been con demned by the Consistory Court, at Norwich, to forfeit one-third part of the annual value of his benefice, and costs, by reason of non-residence, without leave, for three months.—Doncaster Gazette. IRELAND. Bank of Ireland Private and Joint-Stock Bank s T0ta1.... E D.WAIiD E 15,227,000 Bullion in the Bank of England ..... - SAURIN. Stamps and Taxes, Aug. 30, 1844. The Bishop of Sodor and Man, in consequence of the great age and infirmities of the venerable Dr. C arey , Bishop of St. Asaph, has undertaken the temporary duties of the diocese, and on Wednesday last confirmed 773 youths of both sexes at Oswestry Church. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 81, 1844, Names of Com panies. Canals. Ashton and Oldham". Ashby-de-la-Zouch.ay Basingstoke .... ...... ..« Breckneck & Abergay Birmingham, I-16th sh Do. and Liverp. June Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Cromford ..• Dudley ..................... ..... Danube and * MaTn e.... Ellesmere and Chester Erewash Forth and Grand Juncti0n.......... Grand Union Grand Surrey Grand Western..,, Glamorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham Huddersfield ..... Kennet znd Avon ...av Lancaster .............ay Leeds and Liverpool Leicester Leicester & Northamp Loughborough Monmouthshire ..... Montgomeryshire . Melton Mowbray Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield ........ 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VA per cen t 10 V 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 • 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 RAILWAYS IN KENT.—We have heard that the South-Eastern Railway Company have concluded with the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Company the terms of a lease of their line, which is intended to be used for the transit of coal to the Canterbury branch. — Kentish Observer, Amount of Paid. Price. Share. fa ii. Ho b o 41 13 4 I - 100 0 0 100 1 0 PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, " Previous to the last general Highway Act, any per son might dedicate his land for a public road, and when once dedicated, it becomes a public road for ever, unless stopped up by legal proceedings ; since that Act a party cannot dedicate a road except as therein provided."— Opinion of C. H. Whitehurst, Temple, published in The Sun, Aug. 27, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It is with great diffidence that I venture to express an opinion in opposition to that of so highly respectable a barrister as Mr. Whitehurst; but, con sidering that the old law of uninterrupted usor is still in existence, with reference to roadways which may yet be opened to the public, and not dedicated in the mode laid down in the Highway Act, 5 and 6 William IV., cap. 50, sec. 23, I should like to see Mr. Whitehurst's opinion after revision on the read ing my statement of the case. Before the passing of the Act of 5 and 6 William IV., cap. 50, if a landlord had set apart a field for building a street of houses, and left a thoroughfare for the public, and this road was not made by the owner, and was to remain open to the public such a number of years that the owner had no right to close it against the public, it became a public highway, so that the inhabitants of the parish were liable to be in dicted if such road was not repaired by the parish; but since the passing of that Act it is declared " that no new road shall be deemed, or taken to be a high way, which the inhabitants of any parish shall be compellable or liable to repair," unless the party open►ng the road make it in a substantial manner and keep it in repair for twelve months afterwards, and adopt such other proceedings as are laid down in the 23d section. If then the vestry consider such new highway to be of sufficient utility, and accept the same, it shall be kept in repair for ever thereafter at the expense of the parish. I contend there is no alteration in the law of usor ; if a new road be thrown open to the public for a given number of years, the public will acquire the same right of passage over it for ever as before the passing of the late Highway Act ; the only difference is, that the parish will not be liable to be indicted for the re pairs of this new road after it has become a public highway by usor; but it can never be closed against the public, and must remain a public highway, and the owner of the land will become liable to indict ment if he allows it to become in a state dangerous for the public to pass over.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., Ilfracombe, Aug. 29, 1844. R. W. D. RAILWAY NEWS. TAYISTOCK AND PLYMOUTH RAlLWAY.—Prospec tuses are issued for the purpose of forming a company to construct a railway from Tavistock to Plymouth. The estimated capital required for carrying out thi important object is 150,000/., to be subscribed in shares of 201. each. The course of the line, as pro posed by Mr. Rendel's survey, is from Tavistock on the high ground above Abbey-bridge, passing just above Ash, in the parish of Whitchurch, crossing the old Plymouth-road and the New-road with the Val ley of the Wakham, about mid-way between the two mile-stone and Bedford-bridge, cutting across the Old Wheal Franco Mine, it passes in front of the Robo rough Inn, and crossing Harrowbeer and the Dart moor-road, approaches near to the Plymouth and Dartmoor line, which it leaves a little to the left, and continues its course to Crabtree, where it meets the South Devon line about two miles from Plymouth, on the London-road.—Plymouth Journal. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.—A very numerous meeting of the Provisional Committee of this railway was hell in Perth on Saturday week, at which Mr. Locke, the directing engineer, was present, and made a verbal report, founded on a personal survey of the line, and an examination of the plans and sections al ready completed. Mr. Locke's report was altogether of a very satisfactory character, and embraced the following principal points :—IIe specially advised that the western terminus, in conjunction with the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway, should be about two miles east from Castlecary, as in all respects the most suitable and advantageous. He was of opinion that the line should be made to traverse the lands in the immediate vicinity of Kippenross House by means of tunnel ; and stated that to this plan Mr. Stirling had given a ready acquiescence. With regard to the di rection of the line from Auchterarder onwards to Perth, he had not as yet decided whether the south or western route should be preferred. The meeting finally instructed Mr. Locke to make all needful ex periments and inquiries as to the proper direction of the railway ; and, in order to afford time for doing so, and so as to be in readiness for application to Parlia ment in next session, whatever route may be selected, authority was given to issue, if necessary, the requi site notices for two alternate lines (either south or west), and to lodge the necessary plans, sections, &c., before the 30th of November ensuing. The returns of the traffic-inquiry, so far as yet completed, were produced, and exhibited peculiarly gratifying results, showing an annual income materially higher than that estimated in the prospectus.—lnverness Courier. MIDLAND JUNCTION LINE. A meeting of the Provisional Committee of this railway, which is in tended to form a continuation of the Scottish Central, was held at Perth on Saturday, to which Mr. Locke submitted a report, and relative sections and gra dients, which decisively showed that the formation of the line will be singularly easy and inexpensive— being, except for a short distance in the neighbour hood of Stanley, wholly free from acclivities, or any thing involving difficulty or cost. It was further stated, that the utmost friendliness and unanimity pre vailed among the proprietors along the line, and that consequently the company would encounter no oppo sition in Parliament. The meeting expressed great satifaction at Mr. Locke's report, and with the gene ral prospects of the undertaking.—lnverness Courier. Swedes and turnips are this season a failure • al though the young plants came up tolerably well, no sooner did they make their appearance than the little spotted fly commenced devouring them, and in a very short time afterwards the aphis joined in the work of destruction. Even after both these annoying little in sects had done their best to annihilate the plants, a white grub began gnawing the roots, and finished up the greater portion of those that had escaped as through fire. Some tried lime, others soot, but the most effec tive plan in destroying the aphis was adopted by a neighbour of the writer of this. He sowed lime over the young plants, and afterwards passed a hurdle drawn with withy branches both ways over them.—Devizes Gazette. EXAMPLE OF SELF-RELTANCE.—One of the wool sorters' societies in Bradford 'have taken a lease of a small farm in the neighbourhood, which they intend to convert into a pretty Eden-spot for their own amuse ment (and interest, if possible) and that of the public generally. It consists of eight acres, which are divided at present into four fields, in one of which there is an excellent spring of water, which the woolsorters intend to convey into a swimming bath, to be constructed in one of the fields. Part of the land at least is of excellent quality, and no doubt the whole of it might soon be brought into good condition. The woolsorters intend to cultivate it as a society, not as individuals ; and in this respect the speculation differs from the principle of the small allotment system. The idea of renting the land was suggested during the late depression of trade in the town, and the land was intended as a field on which the society might employ its members when out of regular work. Manchester Guardian. MORH WHALES.—Another capture of whales has been made at Midyell, Zetland. About sixty of them were captured on Tuesday last. The blubber met with a ready sale, but we are unable to say the total sun realised.—Edinburgh Witness. The almost sudden demise of William Storrs Fry, Esq., of Manor House, East Ham, has created a great sensation in that neighbourhood. About a fortnight since a daughter of that gentleman fell a victim to the scarlet fever (the same disease of which Mr. Fry died) ; and we regret to say that the lives of Mrs. Fry, who is near her accouchement, and two other children, are de spaired of. Mr. Fry, we believe, was the eldest son of the benevolent Mrs. Fry, of the Society of Friends.— Essex Standard. A few days ago M. de Vovocour, of Thiviers (Dor dogne), being about to take a journey, loaded his pis tols, and was placing one of them in the holster on one side of his saddle while his servant was doing the same on the other side. All of a sudden M. de Vovocour heard one of the pistols go off, and asked his man if he was hurt. The poor fellow replied that he was, and before his master could get round to him he fell never to rise again. He had inadvertently touched the trigger, and lodged the bullet iu his breast. VICTORIA PARK.—After nearly four years' prepa rations, the works for the formation of the Park com menced on Monday last in the formation of a new line of road from Bethnal-green to Old Ford. Part of the old road will be included in the new Park, and this will shorten the distance to some extent. Labourers are also engaged in pulling down a row of houses known as King's Arms-row, and the road is being made up with the old materials and rubbish brought from the excava tions which are at present in progress in the improve ments at Whitechapel. It is in contemplation to estab lish an Eastern Zoological Gardens at Old Ford, where an eligible site of ground has been selected for the pur pose. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have established all their local arrangements ; and now, all the difficulties having been removed in the purchase of the required property by the Crown, the most active operations will commence immediately on the surreiukr of the land by the market gardeners, the present occu piers, at Michaelmas. A STRANGE RECOVERY.—Among other doings of the swell mob at the Burns festival, a gentleman, while standing listening to the music in the field where the pavi lion was situate, had his pocketbook, containing some one-pound notes and valuable papers, abstracted from his coat. A few days afterwards, to his astonishment, he received the pocket-book through the post-office, with a note, informing him that it had been found in the boot of the writer's carriage on the day of the festival, where it had, no doubt, been thrown by the thief; to prevent detection, after the money had been taken out. All the papers and letters were untouched, and it was from these that the gentleman, into whose carriage it had been thrust, ascertained the name and designation of the owner, who, we may mention, is a merchant in Glasgow. —Ayr Observer. Dividend per Annum. bi per cent. 41. 221. 161. 41. 10s. cent. 41. 4W. .15s. 71. 11. 54. 91 la Bd. .54. . 1. 105. 341. 101. 171. 301. 3 175.. od. 104 6 percent. 28 201. 1/. 11$. 151. MCl's. 101- 81. 10s. 41. 11. 4a. 3 per cent. I. per cent. 41 per cent. 4 per cent. 21. 10s. 5 per cent. L per cent. I% per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. per cent. I/. Os. Sd. ISs. Id. per cent. 11. 71. Si.los. 4 percent. 6 per cent. 6 per cent. 38.6 d. pr sh 51.511. Ts. per share 5 per cent. 3/. 6s. 5 per cent.l r3os. bs. 434 per cent. 534 per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 4s. 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'I. 10Z per sh. 16 7 7 313( 65 1054 39 649 141 All paid lii 114% 60 0 0 40 0 0 511 9 0 5 0 lil II 0 0 b 0 0 5 • 0 55 0 0 5 O • 0 16 6 10 0 A o 250 • 0 AU paid 2 0 0 3 0 • 36 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 ( 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 • • 10 0 0 le 0 0 5 0 V 6 5 0 i, A • 40 0 0 40 • 20 0 25 0 20 • 0 21 • 0 10 0 4 7 10 I 25 0 0 10 V • 17 10 • 35 0 0 10 0 • 10 • 0 25 • • 10 0 • 16 0 0 111 19 0 0 50 • • 20 0 0 100 0 75 • 31 5 ^.9 0 • 50 • 0 50 0 • 20 0 0 30 0 0 39 0 0 00 0 0 25 0 • 40 0 • ii • 0 25 0 0 723 18g a 53( 400 11.:13x. 494, 1 63,, 168 154 27 454 5 % 15% 40s. 213. 2,534 ,4% 225 104 47 11 7 2 25 19 8 % 36h 83 18% 122 52% 53 105 27% 6 10% 9 4% 118 14% 1934 11 42 104 128% 301313 m 4 4 17 283 104 AMERICAN NEWS The following are further extracts from the Ame• rican papers received by the Caledonia FIRST BALE OF NEW COTTON.—The first bale of cotton, of this year's crop, reached the city last even ing, from the plantation of E. Henderson, in Hous ton county, via Central Railroad. ‘Ve have seen a sample of this cotton—the colour is rich and staple good—quality good fair. Last year the first bale reached this city on the 21st of August, from the plantation of the same gentleman. In 1842, the first bale was recived on the 10th of August, being 17 days earlier than the receipt of the first bale in 1841. —Savannah Geo., Aug. 1. (Correspondent of the New York Herald.) MATANZAS, JULY 22,1844.—Business is very slack at present; there is no molasses in the country, and when we arrived here the people were almost in a state of starvation. • There had been no rain on the island for a number of months, and everything was perishing with heat. Our cargo consisted of pro visions, and it sold for double the cost; and other vessels, arrived since with provisions, have met with the same success. There has been some rain since we have been here. It is very healthy. The insur rection among the slaves is quelled, and the people are again quiet, but no one ventures to walk the streets at night without being well armed. Audubon, the distinguished ornithologist, arrived in Buffalo on the sth August, with a large number of specimens. SEASON IN CANADA.—The weather in Quebec is discouraging, particularly in respect to the hay crop. It has rained more or less every day this week. We have been expecting a favourable change with every new and full moon ; perhaps we may have it with the new moon on the 13th inst.—Quebec Gazette, 9th inst. ATLANTIC STEAM-SHIPS.—THE AMERICAN PROJECT —A NEW Yonx LINE.—The project started by a few American gentlemen, to establish a line of Atlantic steam-ships, seems to increase in public favour every day. We are glad that the subject is becoming a popular one, for it is necessary for us, as a nation, to keep pace with England and France in maintaining the supremacy of the seas.—New York Herald, Aug. 15. THE LAST ONE.—The last surviving drummer at the battle of Bunker Hill, now resides at Hartford Susquehanna county, in this State. His name is Rufus Kingsley, and the old veteran enjoys perfect health and good spirits.—New York Herald. STEAM-BOAT DISASTER.—The following particulars concerning the destruction of the steam-boat Marietta, on her passage up the Arkansas river, which took place on the morning of the 25th ult., near eight o'clock, we copy from the Little Rock Times :—The Marietta was preparing to pass a swift place in the cut off at Mr. Marshall's plantation, thirteen miles below Pine Bluffs, which she had tried once and failed ; and just as she was leaving the shore, having heated the boilers (which contained but a little water) to the highest degree, she collapsed a flue, scat tering destruction apparently throughout deck and cabin. She then drifted down a few hundred yards, struck a snag, an.l sunk in seven or eight feet water, some of the passengers in the meantime leaping over board and swimming ashore. • There were about sixty or seventy persons on board, ten or fifteen of whom were badly scalded or burned with steam. Judge Paschall, of Van Buren, Ark., was among the number of the unfortunates, though it is thought that he will recover. Those who remained on board ascended the hurricane deck, and were conveyed to the shore in yawls and flatboats ; the most of the trunks and baggage in the cabin were saved, and some of the freight on the boiler deck ; but the most of the latter, and all that was in the hull, was either lost or badly injured. Our informant states that it pre sented a spectacle of no ordinary character. Mothers screaming for their children and leaping overboard with them in their arms—husbands calling for their wives, and children for their parents. (From the Philadelphia Gazette.) TERRIBLE STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION.—A terrible accident happened, Aug. 7, on the Delaware, nearly opposite Market-street, to the new steam-boat Portsmouth, Captain James Devoe. The Ports mouth had started from Arch-street wharf at half past eight o'clock, with between forty and fifty pas sengers, on an excursion to the Bay, Breakwater , &c., and after getting fairly under weigh, and when the engine had performed some eighteen or twenty revolutions, the stay bolt of the inner part of the steam chimney near the top of the boiler, drew out, carrying with it a portion of the iron, and dis charging the steam and: hot water through the flues and furnace doors, into the engine and fire rooms, and through the steam chim ney out of the smoke pipe to the distance of some seventy feet, and also through the deck. The second engineer, Edward Stevens, of New York, and an elderly passenger, belonging to New Castle, Del. , who was in the engine -room, named Thomas Massey, were both dreadfully scalded from head to foot, and neither, it is feared, can survive. The first engineer, Isaac Ames, of New York, was covered with ashes blown out from the fires, and could scarcely be recognised. He was scalded, though not so badly as the others. G. Jackson, black cook, of New York, who was sitting near the fire-room door, was severely scalded on the hands and arms. Mr. Stevens, the second engineer, while his clothes were full of steam, and his sufferings had almost phrensied him, begged to be thrown overboard. Ills request not being complie d with, he threw himself into the river and caught to the tiller, where he clung and was saved by a boat. His idea was to cool himself, but the act—the impuls e of the moment to obtain relief of his agonies- 109 desperate, and has, doubtless, added to the fatal chit:, racter of his injuries. The wounded persons are a ll at the Pennsylvania Hospital, and are receiving every possible attention, medical and otherwise. The Pas: sengers were most all aft at the time of the accidenlt, and escaped. Some few were forward, but none ,°, l these, as far as has been ascertained, were injured. - 11 any were hurt their injuries were slight. MORMON AFFAIRS.—It appears that troubles the Mormons and others are still anticipated. rte' Emma Smith, the widow of the late prophet, cow' down as far as Quincy, on board the steamer Osprey' on the last trip of the lone, the widow of Hiram Smith also visited Quincy. The objects of th e s e ._ visits is said to be to induce the civil authorities to a__° • something towards arresting some of the persons CO cerned in the murder of their husbands. The Nauvoo Neighbor still upholds the absurditiege of Mormonism as a true system of religion, and, W e i suppose this is because that paper is under the 0 11 °, 0 of the priesthood and leaders, who expect to re.talt. their greatness by retaining their system of Pri es d craft. This is a usual occurrence among bigots a t. fanatics, who expect to rule the common people 9 means of superstition. CAMP MEETINGS.—The season for camp mee tings has set in. The young men and maidens are frolickci ing in the pleasant groves of this glorious land, an,. " the Father Millers are thrusting in their sickles int the harvest of folly, fanaticism, and coppers.` l%til re York Herald. FROM CAPE HAYTlEN.—Captain Hardy, ef t , the e brig Souther, at this port, last evening, from "ze Haytien, which place he left Ist inst., s t a tes that Government is in a very unsettled state. The P i g nish port of that island is continually in a stat e ar rebellion against the Government, and at le. amongst themselves. A few days previous to the sh parture of the Souther from the Cape, the n i n e brig Lucy arrived from Port au Platt, with e hundred of the inhabitants of that Owe , the b having been obliged to leave on acc ount dis c„ lle the disturbances. There was an army C ing at the Cape to march into the Spanish part of t he tour a island. The President intended to make the through the island, and was fully expected at towo Cape. It is thought his visit to the different ich will have a tendency to stop the disturbances Inc daily occur in all parts of the island. Owing 1; ve revolution, the coffee crop has been very ri'„ lic e and glected, and the article has become very .Iclloorieyr. high. It was worth 14 dolls. 25 c. Haytien will The duties, cost of bags, and other exPen ses 'i3os" make it cost 6 dolls. 12i c. Spanish, on boar d. on Transcript, Aug. 13. BIRTHS. . 401e6 On the 27th of August, at Blackheath, the lady ofm Farquhar, Esq., of Hallgreen, Kincardine, N. 13., of a t ) ii . rell , On the 28th of August, at Bourtemouth, near Christ o f p Hants the wife of A. Caswall, Esq., barrister-at-IsOP daughler. ith i nch es ter ' On the 28th of August, at Greenhey's, near Mrs. George Wildes, of a son. rilf a• C ' On the 28th of August, at Ryde, Isle of night, M‘Lachlan, of a son. Brtgli t°l4 • On the 28th of August, at Preston Vicarage, near the wife of the Rev. Walter Kelly, of a son._. On the 29th of August, MA aRtIISILEPDeier's, Walwortb, °Arr.! Wellborne, Esq., solicitor, Tooley-street, t Southwark, t° di . A. zabeth, youngest daughter of P - Spence,ee' Esq.' Airal Wa Surrey. aingtoll, On the 29th of August, at St. Mary Abbott's, l'e-- o, f T. Henry Bingley Clark, Esq., to Julia, elde st daughter Stareley, Esq., both of Earl's-terrace, Kensington. fiory On the 29th of August, at St. Mary's, Hornsey, l e ' „ t . street, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late Daniel, son of Daniel Davies, Esq., of Warwick-streett.lt .gto. Esq., of Crouch-end, Hornsey. Dac ia On the 29th of August, at Leighton, Bedfordshire, _ r o f Cowie, Esq., of Calcutta. to Caroline, youngest daughte the late E. T. Deverell, Esq. DIED. ;stock' On the 30th of August, at. his residence, No. 37, Tav Royal place, Francis Beily,'Esq., F. 8.5., and President of the o'. Astronomical Society, in the 71st year of his age. V'llio n Wilianov 7 On the 28th of August, at Roeclitre, Leicester, Sir N 1 Hevgate, Bart., Chamberlain of the city of London. A 'kuaisoo., On the 27th of August, Thom as Hassell, Esq., of road, Kensington. Hair, ssE es' On the 27th of August , at M anor House, East William Starrs Fry, Esq. On the 29th of August, a t Wilmot -place, Xentish-toWO, Mr. Anthony Pattison, late of Cornhill, aged 72. of Loadon : Printed and Published by MURDO T N o ,ll , No. 112, Strand, Printe r, at The Su* Office,Zti, of 'Strand, in the Precinct o f the Savoy, lu tile V J un Middlesex, Saturday, August 31, 1844. Vitt 1 Tic 1 21e