The Sun. — London, England, 1839-08-15 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN. 'TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Great Western Steam-ship, Bristol, August 13. $ have the pleasure to communicate to you that the Great Western left New York on the Ist Aug. at 1 15 p.m., ax,cl passed Sandy Hook 3 15 p.m., and arrived here this day at half-past 5 o'clock. Aug. 2—Wind, variable; light breezes and fine ; lat. 40 30, lon. 70 7 ; distance, 177. Aug. 3—Light variable winds and fine; Lt. 40 48, lon. 65 •i 0 ; distance, 219. Aug. 4—Wind, N. W., variable ; moderate and fine— clear southerly swell ; lat. 41 37, lon. 60 ; distance, 251. A uz. s—Wind, W. N. W., variable ; moderate an I hue —little southerly swell; lat. 42 48, lon. 52 32 ; distance, 254. A , Aa . 6 —S. W., variable; moderate and hazy—passed sea: al fishing vessels; lat. 44 40, lon. 49 40 ; distance, 240. Aug. 7—Wind, N. N. E. Northerly ; moderate—at times fn ggy—strong breezes and squally ; lat. 46 35, lon. 44 32 ; r .istance, 244. Aug. B—Wind, N W. ; strong breez s end squllly— sho•vcre.—N. W. sea—fresh breezes and fin , ..; lat. 48 26, lon. 38 56 ; distance, 253. Aug. 9—Wind, S. W. ; moderate breezes and cloudy— ' irregular northerly swell; lat. 49 55, ion. 33 20; tar:cc, 238. Aug. 10—Wind, S.W. ; light breezes and thick hazy, little swell; lat. 51 11, long. 27 15 ; distance, 244. Aug. 11—Wind, S. W. S.E. ; light weather ard swell —light breezes and hazy ; lat. 51 30, lon. 20 42 ; dis tance, 246. Aug. I2—Wind, S. ; light variable moderate breez - s, and dark hazy, with rain at times ; lat. 51 35, lon. 14 3 ; distance, 250. Aug. 13—Wind, S. ; moderate and hazy—rain at times —at 4 passed Fastnet Rock ; lat. 51 5 ; lon. 7 2'2; dis tance, 251. I am, your obedient servant, JAMES HOSKEN. LIST OF PASSENGERS PER GREAT WESTERN FROM NEW YORK, SAILED AUG. I, 1839 • Mr. C. A. F. Rondeau, General Hamilton, Mr. J. H. "Davis, the Hon. W. B. M'Donald, 93. i regt. ; Messrs. F. Layton, L. Murat ; Dr. J. S. Rogers; Messrs. S. H. Kemson, J. P. Salazar, E. Salazar ; Mrs. S ; Mr. Times Thompson, Mr. Wilde and Lady. nurse and infant; Lieut. Wilkinson, 71st Highlanders; Messrs. J. Brook, Turner, Paradise, Cowan, J. Labran, J. C. F. Bennett ; Mrs Holland, Miss Chace; Messrs. J. Lovering, O'Reilly; Rev. Rich. Waters; Messrs. Gibb, T. S. Roger; Capt. Turner, King's Dragoon Guards; Lieut. Lvsons, Royal Regt. ; Lieut. InOis, 32(1 Regt. ; Lieut. Cockburn, 11th Regt. ; Messrs. Menlove, P. F. Field ; Mrs. Coley and child ; Messrs. Prior, Ja mieson ; Mrs. Jamiesoru,_ Messrs. Kennedy, Abbott, Whitely. Nolte, John Shaw, J. 1.1. Marston, Layton ; GT% Buller ; Mrs. Buller and child ; Messrs. John Elam, J. I). Parsons ; Mrs. Parsons ; Messrs. Atkinson, J• Grimshaw, Berkle ; Miss Jandon ; Messrs. Tilford, Worthington. Alsop; Mrs. Alsop; the Hon. Ashbuman and Lady ; Mr. Lord. I'EtSELS SiOKEN WITII BY THE GREAT WESTERN FROM NEW YORK TO BRISTOL. August 1, the British Queen left the wharf ball an hour after us, at sunset her paddle boxes were just seen from the upuor deck ; passed the packet ships Orpheus, Ontario, and Baltimore off Sandy Hook ; Europe (suppose 3), off Sandy Hook ; Aug. 2, Panama, of Nantucket, in lat. 40 lon. 71 10; Aug. 3, lost sight of the British Q neen's smoke at f3ur p.m , bearing W. by N., a N., 30 to 40 miles distant ; Aug. 4, Ratcliff, of and for London, in let. 41 30, lon. 61 ; New Jersey, of B)ston, in lat. 41 45, Inn. 59 10 ; Aug. 6, Belle, Quebec to Liverpool, in Ist. 44 40, lox. 49 40. THE BRITISH QUEEN. ( From the New York Courier and Enquirer of 29:11 ult.) The British and American Steam Navigation Ccmpany's new steamer, the British Queen, Lieut. Roberts, R.N., Commander, arrived in our waters early yesterday morn ing. in 15} days from Portsmouth, whence she sailed on the 12:h, bringing London dates of the evening of the 11th. ABSTRACT OF HER LOG. July 12. __Sailed from Spithead at one p.m. Wind NV S.W.' July 13.—Lat. 49 32, long. 5 45, St. Agnes lighthouse N. E. 9 leagues. Distance run, 235 miles. July 14.—Wind W. N. W. to S., lat. 49 34, long. 11 22. NlNierate and cloudy. Distance, 218 miles. July 15 —Wind W.N. W., lat. 49 23, long. 15 50. strong breezes. Di lance 181 miles. July 16.—Wind S. W. by W. and W., lat. 49 20, long. 21 18. Fresh gales and squally, with head sea. Distance 210 miles. July 17.--SN'ind N. and N. N. W., lat. 4$ 6, long. 25 46. Strong breezes, with head sea. Distance 198 miles. July 18.—Wind N. by W., lat. 46 56, long. 30 10. Strong breezes, with head sea. Distance 193 miles. July 19.—Wind N. by W. and N. W. by W., lat. 45 13, long. 34 47. Moderate breezes, with swell. Dis tance 198 miles. July 20.—Wind W.N.W., lat. 45 30, long. 31 1. Strong breezes and fresh gales, head sea ; ship very easy. Distance 182 miles. July 21.—Wind W. N. W., lat. 45 4, long. 42 1. Fresh gales, with increasing sea. Distance 130 miles. .July 22 —Wind W. N. W., lat. 44 43, long. 46 27. Moderate breezes. Distance 190 miles. July 23.—Wind W. S. W., lat. 43 42, long. 51 2. Ught and fresh breezes. Distance 214 miles. July 24 —Wind W. by N., lat. 43 17, long. 55 40. I +r , - , 11 breezes and squally. Distance 207 miles. July 25.—Wi n d N . W. , l a t. 42 23 , l ong . 60 30. Li g ht breezes and cloudy. Distance 221 miles. July 26.—Wind W. and W. S. W., lat. 41 14, long. 65 34. Moderate breezes and fine. Distance 240 miles. July 27.—Wind N. and variable, lat. 40 10, long. 70 35. Moderate and fine. Distance 240 miles. Vessels Spoken.—July 14.—Spoke the ship Helen, from the Azores, bound to Plymouth, in lat. 49 32, long. 5 45. 1 50•.—Exchanged numbers with British ship Albion. 15 li.—Boarded the bark Bethel, of Bideford, found her abandoned, with all sails unbent, all running rigging un rove, all yards across, no boats, laden with railroad iron ; ater only up to lower deck beams, no provisions or water On board, bulkhead and lockers broken open; appears to have been plundered, and to have been deserted—for what I know not; 11 30, up, and set on engines. 23d. Pass ed several vessels at anchor, fishing on the banks. p.m„ spoke the schooner Blender, of Providence. fahtb.—Spoko the Ceylon, from Liverpool to New York. L A. - TEST NEWS FROM AMERICA. By the arrival of the Great Western at Bristol from - NOV York, whence she sailed on the Ist inst., we have received files of New York Journals to that date inclusive, together with Montreal and Quebec Papers to the 24th of July. There is a good deal of commercial, but no political Pews in these Papers. In Canada, and on the frontier, all continued tranquil. MACKENZIE remained in prison, and most of his associates were dispersed in different quarters of the globe. Many had gone to Texas, and. others were fishing in the troubled waters of the different South American States. The New York Morning Herald attributes the peace of Canada to the presence of a large military force, and asserts that were that force re tnoved before the passing of good laws for the government of the provinces, six months would not elapse before the recurrence of another Itueilion. This is not improbable. President VAN BUREN had gone to Saratoga springs. It was rumoured that he ii2:tended to visit Maine, to facilitate the settle ll 7. - ent of the Boundary question before returninfg to Washington. The New York &ar publishes the following correspondence from flavannah, dated the Ist ult., which, as it throws considerable light on the nefa rious system by which the Slave Trade is carried on under the American flag, is well deserving of the notice of our Government : SLAVE TRADE. There s a system of trade carried on from this city, under the protection of the American flag, which deserves notice, and which, if not in violation of the laws of the United States, is so near akin, and so palpable an evasion of its intent, as to call for the censure of every gcod citi zen. The trade referred to ought to be considered as par ticipo ing, ~ .iding, and abetting, in the slave trade ; for it is u "er 9 '..ch an arrangement as protects the vessels with Un;',ad States papers and flag, for the outward bound v4Tage, and until the cargo of slaves is procured. The operation is effected in this way:—Vessels of such tonnage e•at repu'ed speed as are necessary for the trade, sailing under United States' papers, are purchased here by persons engaged in the slave trade, and a contract entered into be tween the selle r and the purchaser that the vessel shall re teen her American papers for a certain time, and security is given by the purchaser that the register, and all the vessel's papers, shall , b e returned to the proper authorities in the I_Tniteci States withi n that time. By this contract the pur chaser secures the vessel's papers fur the voyage to the coast o f Africa. The purchasers put on board here a new crew, and some American citizen as master no matter who, or cf what profession, so that he is a desperate fellow—and without a n y comman d he takes the title of only as a protectio n for the vessel against English cruizers, whilst on the coast of Africa, and until the slaves are secured. After this obj • Lt., .t is ta . tained, the captain in fact, or the person who superintends the expedition, presents a power of attorney f or the transfer of the vessel, and tackefisa,c,haarngde theas c s a t p a t r a s in et.; c sl e i e t, a i s ; a p: d t u,,der the Portugues „ the flag captain returns in her as passenger, w i th his A . to himself a part of the pro:tinc rican papers, securing the voyage for his services with a full knowled ge ,:, f t l, e . S. of t 4 etien of the voyage at the time it . was commeied .. .. This a daily operation here, and a number of vessels IN Ithlll the past month have been despatched in this trade. The M. .r Philadelphia has recently cleared under a m tici n i na l comman d ; t h e C., also under a noirai corn_ mand—and a short time since, another vessel cleared for New Orleans to procure papers number her nominal Captain. And there are now a nurnJ of vessels in this port, sold for the same trade, and preparingfor the voyage. It may be well here to give some circumstances connected with the despatching of these vessels ' - showing the course th e A mer i can C onsu l takes in this affair. When Mr. _____, called at the Consulate for the necessary papers Ito enable him to take charge of a vessel,—he first Was ia , .ked the question, in p:esence of the witnesses who proved Mr. ______'s citizenship, whether the papers 1 which he had received would protect him on ~ ,re coast of I Africa, against all harm from the Englisa? Mr. Trist replied_.4 He might laugh at the Ener,,ah, and tell them to go to the devil." These circumste ances I got from one r •'.... - ..:1!..e:5.:.t., ~:::::a tu: . .).,...r :T, , ,:i4ket - 2, tl.at Mr. Tr 5t knew at the time that the vess:,a had been sold lieu and ( was Spanish property, in fa. - e, that she was bound to the coast of Africa. The Consul also knew, that the was bound to the coast, as he advised Mr. 8., who was to have superseded Mr. M., not to go to the coast this season of the year as it was very unhealthy. I make no comment on these statements, but leave it with my coun trymen to say, whether Mr. Trist, the American Consul here, uses his authority to enforce or to evade the laws of Congress. ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH QUEEN AT NEW YORK. (From the New York Morning Courier of July 29.) The British and American Steam Navigation Compa ny's new steamer, the British Queen, Lieutenant Roberts, R. N., Commander, arrived in our waters early yesterday morning, in fifteen days and a half from Portsmouth, whence she sailed on the 12th, bringing London dates of the evening of the 11th. Colonel Webb, who came pas senger in her, and immediately left town to join his family in the country, has sent us the following note:— The Queen sailed from London on the evening of the 10th, but owing to the state of the tide, did not pass the bar at the mouth of the Thames until the 11th, and reached Portsmouth about 5 A. M. on the 12th. We left Ports mouth about half-past 12, M. blowing a fresh gale from the westward ; and with the exception of light northerly airs on Friday and Saturday—so light, that the velocity of the ship made it at times a head wind—we have not had our sails set twenty-four hours during the passage. The wind has been uniformly " dead ahead," blowing very fresh at all times, and causing a very heavy head sea. At intervals we have bad fresh summer gales, which, while they have retarded our arrival, have fully demonstrated the important fact, that in' the same ratio you increase the size of a steamer will y'eu increase her safety and comfort. EFFECTS OF THE NEWS BY THE BRITISH QUEEN ON COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. (From the New York Times of Aug. 1.) Contrary to the predictions of some of the English pa pers of dates immediately prior to the departure of the British Queen, the news brought by that vessel has not contributed to depress our money market beyond the pokt to which it fell on the receipt of the news by the Great Western. On the other hand, though there is little actual improvement to be quoted, yet there is more of confidence and cheerfulness exhibited by those engaged in heavy mo notary transactions than we could have anticipated. This state of things has doubtless been partly induced by the declaration of the Governor of the Bank of England, that there was no intention on the part of that institution to make war upon the common interest by refusing to discount bills drawn against importations of that commodity. The cheering language of Sir John Reid in mference to the stagnation of trade in England, and his wrongly expressed opinion that it would be only temporary, have no doubt had their effect on this side of the water. The prudent course which had been pursued by the banks and great commercial houses, in gradually, but steadily contracting their liabilities, both domestic and foreign, precludes the possibility of another panic as dis astrous as-that of 16~37, and' this combines with other cir cumstances to render the public mind less excitable and feverish than might have been expected under such dis heartening intelligence. The prospects of an ample harvest in England, which, if realized, must necessarily restore the balance of trade now so much against that country to its equilibrium, and of course re-act beneficially upon our com merce, have also bad a favourable influence. The fall in the price of cotton in England has not pro duced a corresponding decline here. The British Queen brought intelligence of a fall in that article of id ; we send back by her the announcement of a retrogression of only from a quarter to half a cent. NEW YORK MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. ( From the New York Morning Herald of the Ist of August.) `WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 6 r.m.—This has been bill day, for the two steamers which depart for England to-morrow morning. The demand for sterling exchange has not been equal to the supply, and the rates have fallen off from those current on the last packet day. The rate has been 4,88 dols. (10 per cent.) for prime bills ; sales have been made, however, at 91 per cent. The United States Bank has offered freely at 10 per cent., and given public notice of its readiness to draw in sums to suit purchasers. Many bills have also appeared in market drawn by the Citizens' Bank of New Orleans, on Reid, Irving, and Co., London. Holford, Brancker, and Co. have also drawn freely—but the whole amount of business done has not bean large. In the present prospect of the supply and demand, tbeye is but little prospect of a shipment of specie except for speculative debts, which were contracted to be paid in specie. Money is yet hard to be obtained, a fact which continues to depress the stock market. At the stock board the amount of sales have slightly increased, and prices have generally fallen off, with the exception of Delaware and Hudson and Vicksburg, the prices of which have improved A• per cent. each, in consequence of purchases by those short of stock. North American Trust and Banking Com pany declined / per cent. ; United States Bank / per ' cent. • Bank of Kentucky I per cent. ; Canton / per cent. ; New Jersey Railroad I per cent. On the 17th ult. near 7,000 dollars in specie arrived at New Orleans from Bordeaux, France. A new bank of discount and deposit is about to be established at Guaya quil, Republic of Ecuador ( South America). The charter was obtained by a citizca of the United States. The capital is to be 500,000 dollars, to issue bills payable in specie at sight to twice the amount of the capital—no bill to be of less denomination than ten dollars. These bills to be taken in payment by the Government, and held as legal tender. The Bank may demand not more than 9 per cent. on its loans, and the charter to continue ten years, and the Bank to receive the Government deposits. SALE of STOCKS at PHILADELPHIA, JULY 31. 9 do. Mechanic's Bank 90 do. Schuylkill Bank 4O 4 do. Girard Bank 23 do. Kentucky Bank 50 do. Vicksburg Bank ....b. 10 3n 3 do. Schuylkill Navigation 2000 do. Lehigh Loan, 6's, 1845 971 50 do. Camden and Amboy, 4ms ll4 20 do. Wilmington and Sus 461 SECOND BOARD-YESTERDAY. 10 do. Vicksburg Bank slo 35 4 Camden and Amboy ll2 20 do. Kentucky Bank 10 do. Vicksbur - g s :30d 353- 16 do. Girard Bank 50 do. U. S. Bank ll3 100 do. Schuylkill Navigation...B 0 60 d 110 50 do. Wilmington, Sept. 12 50 do. Kentucky, B 0 lOds 7B 2000 do. Lehigh 45 2 do. Schuylkill Bank SOUTH AMERICA. (From the Aetv York Morning Herald.) MEXICO.—This country is in a poor, miserable, un settled state. It is without a fortified port—without a real President--without a fleet—without en army—with. out decent legislators—without money—and going to the devil as fast as possible. Santa Anna and Bustamente are jealous of each other, and trying to cheat each other cut of power, property, and life. Bravo is a miserable tool, used occasionally by each of them. The inhabitants arc arrayed against each other under different marauding com manders; and it is only necessary for the Mexicans to in vade Texas once more, in order to be effectually used up, and see their whole country possessed and governed by the descendants of the Anglo. `axons. TEXAS.—..This country is in a most flourishing and prosperous condition. 'Emigration thither is increasing daily, and the settlers arc men of enterprise and wealth. Parts or The clim a t e an d so il arc equa l and superior to the finest this country ; the crop of cotton is increasing, and will, '_:its year, amount to ne ar l y 100,000 b ales. The cf:dtivation of wheat, corn, and sugar is increasing every scaon ; the agricultural wealth will in a few years be im mense. The mountains around San Antonio are full of mineral treasures. The summers are not so hot as ours ; the winters are mild, and snow is a stranger to the soil. The Government is goad, and under the administration of such men as Lamar and his chosen associates, we have the best assurance for the sta bility of a good Government. Texas will be a wealthy, prosperous, and productive country, beyond all calculation, and it has nothing to fear, except from the cupidity of rapacious speculators. All Texas wants is a loan; and if h'r agents are not too far dipped in knavery, speculation, and folly, she can get as much money as she wants from England. We speak thus advisedly of a promising coun try; we own no league, fellowship, or brotherhood with the blackguards or speculators who infest the land, but spell: of what we know, in the words of truth and sober ness—having per,:onally inspected and crossed every river, prairie, bayou, bottom, forest, field, water-course, and tim ber tract in Texas, from the Sabine to the Rio del Norte. The Tyne Mercury bestows a criticism on The Sun, and accuses us of using strange language, because we said the middle classes were pursuing a liberticide policy. It justifies the accusation by remarking that the lower classes have themselves to blame, and declares that they have brought the evil on the country by attaching themselves to leaders who advocate the use of the sword, the musket, &c. But our language and our arguments throughout have been that this temporary ebullition of the working classes, which we have condemned as much as the Tyne Mercury, was no justification of those perms neet measures of coercion the middle classes have demanded. They have allowed themselves to be terri fied by frothy violence, generated in part by Tory art, into acquiescing in coercion. And what does the Mer cury itself say of the violent Chartists? Why this " Strange events have come to pass during the last week. The unanimous conduct of the people of the country seems to have convinced the Chartists, that they are but a mere section of the inhabitants ; and that in future they are not to prosecute and tvrann:ze over their victims, as a bull-dog adheres to his prey, till he finds some one has bold of his own tail." The violent Chartists, then, are a mere handful, forsaken and scouted by the bulk of the people, but the bulk of the peopl e will suffer from increasing the army and adding to the police. To call such conduct in the middle classes liberticidal may be strange language to the Tyne Mceertry, but it unhappily describes a fact. Do vER, AUG. 13.—His Excellency Iteshid p acha, t h e Turkish Ambassador, and suite, arrived th i s mornin g at the Ship Hotel, from London, and soon after eleven vessel for o'clock l i3 o k u embarkedo gßoulogne, on nd,e r boards alute the NVater Witch steam officers and civil from the guns at the Heights. Sir James Gordon, and the other naval and lia military m e n taryCommissio fur h an inquiry into the state of engineers named in the Par having completed their su u r t ve . the harbours on then's() y ea o s f t . e t r h n i,, e p o o as r t t, o p f roc E ee n d g e l d and in , a Government steamer, this morning, to the westward, to ( continue their labours. The Brig,hlon Patriot announces—" That the present is the last number th at will appear of the Brighton Patriot. Our sacrifices and pecnniary losses have been great ; but the poition of th, Patriot might even yet be r,deemed, did not events press upon us individ u ally, which we cannot cope with or control." THE SUN, LONDON,II-IUItSDAN!, AUGUST 15, 1839. THE CHARTISTS. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. The Chartists of this town, or at least that portion of those disposed to commence the National Holiday yes terday, assembled with bands of music, and before s:x o'clock in the morning, in two separate parties, began to enter different mills and factories for the purpose of stopping the engines and turning out the hands. The Hulme division succeeded in turning out the hands at the dye works of Messrs. Owen and Hartley, in Medleek street ; those at Mr. Paul Chappe's, Gaythorn Mill ; and afterwards proceeded to the mills of Messrs. Massey and Son, Gaythorn ; and Mr. Marsden, in Trumpet-street. At this latter place a number of the borough police were scalin g the walls of the mill. Mr. Berwick, the head constable, leaped off his horse, and seized two who were knocking at, the door, and were swearing they would break it open. One of these men escaped, but being pursued was again seized by Mr. Beswick. The other, a man named Barker, drew from his side pocket a dagger, and stabbed a policeman, named James Smith, so severely that it was necessary to convey him to the station house. Barker was about to stab policeman l‘PMullin, when another policeman seized his hand, and the dagger having been taken from him, he was was conveyed to the lock-up. Both these men, as well as several others who were captured, were brought up at the Borough Ceurt House, and Barber was remanded till Wednesday. The other division, which was also preceded by a band of music, proceeded to several mills in Ancoats, where they induced the hands to leave their employ ment. At the mill of Mr. Barton, in Union street, Ardwick, an overlooker first opposed their entrance, but one of them presented a pistol at him, and he was obliged to allow them to turn the hands out. In going from this mill a party of about 60 of the borough police met them. The procession was then about a thousand in number, and was headed by a man named John Holmes, who carried a flag, inscribed on one side " The earth is the right of every man ;" and on the other, " He that will not work neither shall he cat." The flag was surmounted with a red cap of liberty. In spector Lipsett seized the man, and this day Holmes was committed for trial to the assizes at Liverpool. At a later period of the morning the Chartists proceeded to other mills, and assaulted the police wherever they found them. A strong body of police, aided by a troop of the Carbineers, proceeded to clear the streets, and before one o'clock upwards of twenty prisoners were taken in that part of the town—principally persons charged with assaulting the police, and rescuing other prisoners. During the evening all remained quiet, till about eight o'clock information reached the north station house that a very numerous assemblage was then col lected near the Water-works Company's reservoir, in the township of Beswick. By the direction of the Magis trates (two of whom were in constant attendance at this station) a strong body of police and a troop of cavalry proceeded to the spot, and found a mob of between four and five thousand persons, who, at first, hooted, groaned, and threw stones at the police ; but, on the latter ap proaching them, they ran in all directions. The re mainder of the night the town and neighbourhood were perfectly tranquil. This morning at an early hour an attempt was made to enter the mill of Mr. Peoley, in New Islington, and stop the engine, but the police came to the spot and the Chartists ran away. This morning John Quin, one of the speakers at the Chartist meeting, in Hulme Bank Top, was appre hended under a warrant of the Borough Court, when several witnesses deposed to seditious language uttered by him, and he was committed for trial at the Liverpool Assizes. Many more prisoners were brought before the Magistrates on charges connected with the riotous pro ceedings of Monday, several of whom were fined, and others held to bail to keep the peace or to appear at the sessions. It is reported here that some disturbances took place at Bolton at an early hour this morning, and the Riot Act was read and the troops called out. It was r.lso stated that Leigh and the neighbourhood was in a very turbulent state. At Ashton, yesterday, the town was in such a state that the authorities thought it right to call out the military and special constables to preserve the peace. HORSE " CHAUNTING."—A few weeks ago a gentleman of the name of Stevens, residing in Old Bond street, seeing an advertisement in the daily journals for the sale of a horse, the owner of which, whose name was described to be Buckmaster, was stated to live in Windsor-place, City-road, Mr. Stevens proceeded thi ther, when having seen the horse, with which he acknow ledged himself to be perfectly satisfied, the bargain was struck, and 201. was given for it, the agreement being as follows :—" Warranted sound, and quiet to drive and ride ; and if not approved of within seven days, to be returned without injury." Mr. Stevens took the horse away and rode it, but not feeling quite certain that he had a true account of its properties, he went to Mr. Field, the veterinary sur geon, who at once told him that the horse had the glanders, and that it was not worth 20s. Mr. Stevens, not wishing that any other horse he had should be effected, put the poor animal into the stable from which be had it. In two days after, however, three men called, one of whom :;aid that he came for the horse, observing " That they we : - e not going to he lagged for an animal like that," and they took it away. Subsequently Mr. Stevens applied for a summons against Buckmaster at Worship-street police office, but when he informed the worthy Magistrate that the horse was stolen he was told that a summons was of no use. About a week ago Mr. Stevens saw Buckni , :stir in Long-acre, and traced him to a house in Bedfordbury, a house of call for regular horse-chaunters. He obtained the assistance of a policeman and searched the house, when he found that Buckmaster had escaped by the roof. On Tuesday two men who were apprehended about a week ago on the charge of bring of the party who were present when the horse was stolen, and who were re manded on bail from Monday last, were brought up for re-examination at Worship -street, but were discharged, the evidence against them not being sustained. Saturday morning, about half-past eight o'clock, a sudden gust of wind blew the roof off the mason's shed at the new Custom-house, and though a great number of people were under and about the shed, we are glad to he able to say that no person was hurt.—Glasgow Chronicle. BURGLARY.—EarIy on Sunday morning the house of C. A. Gordon, Esq., No. 7, Stepney green, Mile-end-road, was entered by thieves. Mr. Gordon and his family had retired to rest about half past twelve o'clock, and at about three the former rose to look at his watch which he had left on his dressing-table, and found it had disappeared. It was subsequently discovered that the house had been entered, and the following pro perty stolen from 11Ir. Gordon's bed-room :—A small gold watch of considerable value, maker, Moulin air e, a Geneve, a small gold chain attached, with swivel key and seal ina stag's h ea d i n a coronet; also a silver teaspoon m ar ked " G," a silk one, guarder es t o n chain,th e latter, a L square gold brooch with hair in it. A valuable dress coat made by Stulz was also stolen, but afterwards found in a ditch at the back of Mr. Gordon's premises, It is sup ! posed the thieves must have been disturbed. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. -...-- MANCHESTER. -----TDESDAY EVENIN6. Ti-iE IiOLYOAKE STAKES.-10 to i agst Epirus (taken) ; after Ratsbane offered to be backed against him; 10 to 5 agst Confusiouee (offered freely). DYE Sr. LEGER.—A change will, we fancy, be observable in the Wolverhampton betting, which was brisk at the Stacd yesterday. Bloomsbury will be " up;" he was backed for 50; and offers to "go on" against Charles at noon. The following prices will, no doubt, vary when " the doings" at Wolverhamp ton are more pro bono publico :- 7 to 2 agst Bloomsbury (taken) 4to I agst Charles (taken), 10 to 1 agst Euclid (t a k en yesterday), 100 to 6 agst Hainan Doffered —I ,600 to 100 was t a k en on S a turday), 100 to 4 agst The iver (offered to-day), 100 to 4 agst Provost (offered), 200 to 9 agst The Lord Alayor (taken), 200 to 8 agst Hyllus, 200 to 3 agst Tag-rag (taken). Lasingwold was backed freely at Wolverhampton at 20. Amongst the elite were Lord G. Bentinck, Lord Miltown, Co.. lonel Anson, Capt. Hunter, Capt. Taylor, and a host of sport ing characters. The weather very tine. CHELMSFORD RACES—TUESDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Two mile heats. Mr. Pettit's St. Francis, 4 vrs . General Grosvenor's Dredalus, 4 yrs Mr. Palmer's b. h. Carbine, 5 yr 5........ .............. The Steward's Plate of 50/. Heats once round Count Demidoff's Disagreeable, 3 yrs (Cotton) 1 2 1 Mr. T. Hussey's Red Rose, 3 yrs Mr. Munro's Bravo, 6 yrs 3 3 dr Mr. W. 13. Smith's Baronet, 4 yrs Sweepstakes of 5 sot's each, with the County Members' Purse of 50 added, the second to save his stake. Heats the New Mile. General Grosvenor's b. h. Merrythought, 5 yrs (Boyce) 1 1 Mr. Faulkner's c. f. Slender, 4 yrs.. 8 2 Mr. W. B. Smith names Bucella, 4 yrs ... 5 3 Sir J. Tyrrell's b. f. Myrtle, 6 yrs ... 3 4 Mr. Bishop's ch. rn. The Thurton Lass, 5 yrs Lord Tavistock's Gimcrack, 4 yrs Mr. King's Condor, 3 yrs Mr. Scott's ch. f. by Langar, 3 yrs 7 dr - WOLVERHAMPTON RACES---TUESDAY. The Wolverhampton St. Leger Stakes of 25 soya. each, with • 50 added ; mile and three quarters. Duke of Cleveland's br. c. Kremlin....... ..(Lye) Mr. Fowler's br. c. Profligate 2 Mr. E. Peel's br. c. The Dean The Chillington Stakes of 25 soya. each ; three quarters of a mile. Duke of Cleveland's br. c. by Ernilius out of Maria...(Lye) 1 Mr. Fowler's br. e. Mogul Colonel Anson's c. Nicholas 3 • • Three others started. The Cleveland Cup of 100 sovs., with N added; the second saved his stake • three miles. Duke of Clev e l an d' s b r . c . Kremlin,: 3 yrs (Lye) 1 Mr. Ferguson's eh. h. Harkawav, 5 yrs .... 2 The Borough Members' Plato of 60/. The winner to ba sold for 2501., &c. ; heats twice round and a dis. Mr. G. Dawson's ch. f. Primefit, 4 yrs ( Lye) 0 1 1 Mr. Copeland's b. c. Chantilly, 3 yrs Four others started. Sweepstakes of 5 sons. each, and 25 added ; heats, once round. Mr. \Vhielden's b. c. Crllksman, 3 yrs ( Whitehluse) 0 1 1 Mr. Collett's d. m. Duenna, aged 1 0 2 Sir J. Boswell's br. f. by Physician d. Meretrix, 3 yrs 0 0 3 Three others started. LEE AND ELTHAAI RACES.—WEDNISDAY. The Eltham Stakes, With 30 added from the fund. The win ner to be sold for 1201., &c. Heats twice round and a dis tance. (Five subscribers.) Mr. Drew's c. h. Kensington, 4 yrs, Bst. 7ib. Mr. Finch's b. h. Brockhampton, 4 yrs. Bst. 71b Mr. Preston's b. m. Drogheda, 3 yrs, 7st. 9113. 3 3 Mr. Bacon's b. m. 111 aid of Kent, 4 yrs. ist. 131 b. 4 4 Mr. Becher's br. f. Pelisse, by Hussar, 3 yrs. 6it. 111 b. 5 5 Won very easy. The winner was claimed. The Licensed Victuallers' Plate of 501. for all ages. Heats, as above. The winner to be sold for 150/., &c. Mr. Alay's b. f. Bertha, aged, 9st. 41b Mr. Lambert's b. c. Stag, aged, 9st. 41b 3 2 Mr. Brick's ch. m. Latona, aged, 9st. 41b. Mr. Turner's gr. g. Jim Crow, 5 yrs., Bst. 131 b. Mr. Lang's ch. f. by The Colonel, out of Zaire, 3 yrs 7st. 31b. Mr. Balchin's b. f. Munchausen, 4 yrs, Bst. 31b. Mr. Wicklam's b. h. Primus, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b... ......... •• 0 dr Mr. Smith's ch. h. Saintfoin, 4 yrs, Bst. 4lb First heat won easy—the second won by half a neck. The Ladies' Plate, by subscriptions of five soya. each, with 20/. added from the Fund for horses that never won 501. at one time. Heats, as above. The winner to be sold for 100 sons., &c. Mr. Smith's Caligula, 4 yrs. ...... (WT. Coleman) 1 1 Mr. 13echer's Pelisse, 3 yrs, 6st. 131 b 2 2 Mr. J. D. Astley's ch. g. Thought, aged, 9st 3 3 Mr. F. H. Thompson's ch. g. Forrester, 3 yrs, 6st. 131 b 4 dr A good race, but won easy at the finish. STIRLING RACES (CONCLUDED) —FRIDAY. The Burgh Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added ; heats once round and a distance. Mr. Ramsay's ch. in. Sunbeam walked over. The Glasgow Cup of 100 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, p p. ; mile and a half heats. Mr. Wauchope's ch. c. Zuleiman, 4 yrs ..................... 1 1 Mr Robertson's b. h. Edgar, 5 yrs... ................... 2 2 Mr, J. 0. Fairlie's hr. g Pyramid ............... 3 3 The Sanchie Stakes of 3 sovs. each, 1 ft , with 30 added ; mile and a half heats. Mr. Robertson's b. h. Berwickshire, 6 y'rs ......... 3 1 1 Mr. Wilson's b. f. Constance, 4 yrs .................... 1 2 2 Mr. Rintoul's h. g. Dan, b yr , . dr ' The Hunters' Stakes of 5 soys• each, and 20 added, once roued, were won in two heats by Mr. J. Laing's Birthday beat ing Captain and two others. THE DEATH OF LAD" HESTER STANHOPE. —ln reference to this event, which we lately announced, we find the following in a Malta paper of the 20th ultimo : —" By private intelligence from Beyrout, we are autho rised to announce the death of Lady Esther Stanhope, at one of her villas in the vicinity of Sidon. The English Consul from B2yrout, accompanied by the Rev. W. Thomp son, an American missionary, performed over her body the last offices of Christian burial. This lady, so celebrated in Europe for her eccentric habits and anti national preju dices, was nevertheless a lady of a very strong, we may fi a i d o d n , oufntdhaou world, ntedm butind , w w ou b lidchacfetaoruetd i tsn o c t og l t e a t to n w s n a o nd r deri- pur poses despite the most formidable opposition. She ac quired through Syria and Arabia the magnificent titles of the Queen of the Desert,' The Modern Zenobia,' and was looked upon as the future deliverer of Asia, and espe cially of the Holy Land. The fame of her piety and her almsgiving was diffused from Mount Lebanon, with its set tled dwellers, to the farthest nomade wandering tribes of the sands of Arabia." ALLEGED ROBBERY AT THE 'VAUXHALL MASQUERALIE.—Edward Hambleton, a fireman, belonging to the Watling-street fi-e station, was charged at Union Hall on Tuesday morning, with stealing a silver mounted pistol, the property of Mr. Thomas Wilson, at the Vauxhall masquerade on Monday night. A policeman stated that the peisoncr was given into custody by the complainant who however, had not come forward to substantiate the charge. Mr. Jeremy, the magistrate, asked the prisoner what was the nature of the transaction, The accused said the facts were shortly these:—Hu went to the masquerade in the character of a sailor, and in the course of the evening he observed Mr. Wilson, who was was in the cha racter o f a S pan i er d , flourishing a pistol about and every now and then, presenting it at different persons. That on seeing th e " Spaniard" present it at a female , he (the prisoner), as a sa il or; an d t h er efore the protector of the sex, snatched the weapon immediately out of the own.. r's hand, and that was all he did. Mr. Braidwood, the superintendant of the Fire Brigade, gave the prisoner en unexceptionable character, and said that he had no doubt the case was exactly as he had described it. ft.! was then discharged from custody. Last week Mr. Gordon, a Russian merchant and his niece, from St. Petet sburgh, went off to the Long stone Lighthouse, and presented Miss Darling with a splendid silver salver. This gentleman was accompanied by Mr. Sinclair of Berwick, whom he has commissioned to paint for him a picture of the melancholy wreck of the Forfarshire steamer, and which is to be taken to St. Peters burgh.—Berwick Warder. Monday, a poor fruit-woman applied to the Hatton-garden magistrates for the restoration of her basket of fruit, which had been seized by a policeman on Sunday last. She said that her sick husband and a large family were dependent upon the profits of her fruit for support. Mr. Hall ordered the property to be restored, when the policeman said he had taken it to the green-yard, and it would cost one shilling to redeem it. The poor woman, who appeared to be greatly distressed, said that she had not a farthing in the world. Mr. Hall censured the po liceman, saying that he had overstepped his duty in taking the property to the green-yard, and cautioned him in future to keep such articles at the atation-house. The magis trate then advanced the money from the poor-box of the office, and the woman's little stock was restored to her. Mr. Hammond, the new lessee of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, has made Mr. Henry Betty, son of the young Roscias, who is now performing at Richmond, the very liberal offer of thirty guineas per night for forty nights. GLASGOW COLLEGE. —We understand the the e ld la a t emeeting appointments of the very Rev. Principal M ee larlan, and the other Tory Pro fessors in resolvedto Glasgow f r e College, strate Crown in favour of Dr. Buchanan and Dr. Cowan, by appointing certain favourites of their own to the places of these gentlemen. We have heard the name of Mr. Allan Burns, iun., mentioned as one of them. Do the Tory Professors really want to imitate the example of the re bellious Presbytery of Auchterarder ? Do they really intend to set the prerogative of the Crown at defiance ? If so, and if they cannot co ntradict this statement, which we challenge them to do , we imagine that the Lord Ad vocate will immediately deal with them as they deserve. Perhaps he will make a very short process of it by sus pending the whole emoluments of the Tory professors in the Exchequer, which would bring some of them, we be lieve, to a proper understanding right speedily,—Scotch Reformers' Gazelle. FATAL ACCIDEYT FROM BATHING.—AS Oaff, the watchman of the Thames police-office, was rak ing the shore on Sunday morning, the rake came in con tact with the body of a boy about ten years of age. The boy turned out to be the son of Mr. Ayres, a milkman, in the Back-road, St. George's-ira the East. On Monday afternoon an inquest was held on the body before Mr. Baker, the Coroner, and a Jury, at the Town of Ramsgate, Wapping-old-stairs, when it appeared from the evidence of a lad named Solomons, that the deceased was bathing on Saturday night off the Wapping entrance to the Len don Docks, when the eddy of the tide carried him out of his depth, and he was drowned. A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. An old dame went by the railway from Dundee to Montrose the other day. She had never travelled in this way before, and after the carriage had stopped at Montrose, she would not be persuaded to come out of it, asserting that cem e she u out till sh paid e had theM ont rose, and she should not her that she was at Montrose. gotf ar t t h o e re The "Faithg u guard dt that canna a n e a n s a s assured says the dame, " for I have just had to put my cloak ricbt about me, and my baskets thegither, so drive awa, for I gied you the ticket that I g ot for the siller." 4. Well, I mistress, look out and you will see where you are," said ' the • uard. Dame, incr edulousl y p ee ping out, exclaimed , Losh preserve us, an' we are at Montrose, for th ere ' s J_ shop. Wha hens what the warl's to come I g to noo."—Seotch Paper. - IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSI OF COMMONS, AUGUST 14. The House resumed at Five o'Clock. Mr. SHAW was anxious, before the regular business of the House proceeded, to read to the House a state ment he had received from the agent of the Earl of Courtown, Mr. Oram, relative to the statement that had been made with respect to that Noble Earl ejecting his tenantry. The Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded to read the statement in which Mr. Oram denied the imputation that had been cast upon the Noble Earl, stating, that if any person was to blame it was himself, and submitting to be judged of the conduct he had pur sued, by the tenantry of the Noble Earl themselves. Mr. O'CONNELL presented petitions from Water ford, and the Trades Political Union of Dublin, depre cating any renewal of the Charter of the Bank of Ireland. Sir T. FREEMANTLE presented a petition from the suburbs of Edinburgh, in favour of Church Exten sion in Scotland. Also one against the Poor-law Conti nuance Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pre sented petitions from the beer-sellers of Suffolk, of the Isle of Thanet, and of Yeovil, praying that their inte rests might be protected. Lord ELIOT moved for a return of all the amounts of money expended for the relief of the poor in the several counties of England and Wales from the 25th March, 1838, to the 21st March, 1839.—Ordered. CHARTIST CONVICTS. Mr. WAKLEVs;iS - 1;e held in his hand a petition in favour of mercy for the three men now under sen tence of death at Warwick, but he would fail entirely in his purpose were he to present it in the absence of the Noble Secretary for State. He trusted the courtesy G f the House would be extended to him, and that he would be allowed to present it when the Noble Lord was in his place. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER regretted that his Noble Friend would not be in his place that evening. The Hon. Member would, there fore, be obliged to present the petition on a future day. Mr. NV ARLEY did not mean to found any motion on the petition, but he trusted there would be such an expression of opinion en the part of the House, that would have a very beneficial effect upon the Noble Lord's mind. He would therefore postpone it till to-morrow. Mr. O'CONNELL said the only objection to it was that it was an interference on the part of that House with the prerogative of the Crown. The repugnance to capital punishments,where there had been no violence, was becoming so great, and he hoped it would become universal, that execution could not be done on these men. Mr. WAKLEY said that with regard to what had been said relative to the interference of that House with the prerogative of the Crown, he believed it had been admitted over and over again that the House had a right to address the Crown on this subject. The SPEAKER suggested to the Hon. Member if he wished to have the subject discussed, that he had better give notice that he would bring the peti tion under the consideration of the House, otherwise he might be precluded by the rules of the House from raising any discussion on presenting the petition. Mr. WAKLEY would be glad to have that question settled at once. He believed by the new regulations any petition presented relating to a pressing grievance might be discussed and fully debated when presented. This petition referred to the execution of three men, and if that was not a pressing grievance he did not know what would be deemed to be so. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Hon. Gentleman appeared to wish to present the petition, and to call the attention of the House to it. He did not mean at all to dispute the expediency of such a course, but the Honourable Member wished to present the petition in the presence of the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Home Department ; that Noble Lord, as he had stated, would not be in the House this evening, and, therefore, he would suggest to the Hon. Member that, if upon consideration, he should think it expedient to raise a discussion on it, lie bad only to present the petition now, move that it be printed, and give notice that he should move it be taken into consideration to-morrow.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member would then be able to bring it for ward, without any violation of the rules of the House. Mr. WAKLEY would state his views on the subject when the petition was presented. He had no desire to make an appeal to the House, or to give a notice of mo tion ; but his object was to present the petition in the presence of the Noble Lord, and then to hear if any Member of the House coincided with the views of the petitioners. He would rather not submit a motion to the House, because he felt it was inexpedient, unless in cases of necessity, to make that House a Court of Appeal from other Courts of Law. He would, there fore, postpone the petition and the subject altogether until the Noble Lord was in his place to-morrow. Mr. P. THOMPSON thought that as the Hon. Member was compelled to put the petition off till to morrow he had better give notice in the regular way of his intention to present it. Mr. WAKLEY said he wished to avoid bringing the subject before the House in the shape of a motion. He bad no complaint to make against any party, but merely wished to make an appeal to the Noble Lord. Mr. P. THOMSON said, if the petition was to be discussed to-morrow, it bad better he printed, in order that tite'House :right be aware of its contents. Mr. C. BULLER said the objection to that plan was, that the Hon. Member Member must found a motion upon it, which he wished to avoid. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER suggested that the Noble Lord should be furnished with a copy of the petition, in order that he might know the nature of it when it came before the House.—(Hear.) Mr. WAKLEY said he would send a copy of the petition to the Noble Lord. BANK OF IRELAND. On the motion of the House resolving itself into a Committee on the Bank of Ireland Bill, Mr. O'CONNELL rose for the purpose of moving that the House should resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill that day three months. The SPEAKER suggested that the proper course would be to make that motion on the question, that he do leave the Chair. — Mr. O'CONNELL said he should have another amendment to move on that motion. Sir T. FREEMANTLE believed it was contrary to the rules of the House to move an amendment on the question of going into Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEItsaid the Hon. Member could move his second amendment on the motion for reading the Orders of the Day. Mr. O'CONNELL said that would answer his pur pose, as his only object was delay.—(Cries of " All the other Orders are disposed of," which caused considerable laughter.) The Hon. and Learned Member said hisobject might be attained by moving the adjournment. He thought lie might appeal to the Chancellor of the Exchequer himself, whether the House was now in the situation it ought to be in order to discuss so important a question to the trade and commerce of Ireland. The House was now thin, and before going into Committee, the dinner hour would have arrived, and he would appeal to Honourable Members whether it would not then require all the influence that Ministers could exert to keep 40 Members in the House. Nearly 600 of the Members had left town, and he would submit, therefore, that it w unjust to the people of Ireland ,to force the Bill forward. No reason had been . stated why the Bill had not been brought for ward sooner, the Report on which it was founded had been published twelve months and full five before the commencement of the present Session, and with all this information the first intimation of proceeding with the Bill was extorted from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by the Hon. Member for Drogheda, on the 14th of July last. The impression had gone abroad in Ireland that it wasnot intended to keep up the monopoly, and is was not until the time he had adverted to that the least intimation had been given of the intention to continue it. Was it not important that the people of Ireland should have an opportunity of giving their opinions on this subject? Certainly it was ; and yet here they were moving to go into Committee on the Bill when it was only ordered to be printed on the 2d of the present month, and was not circulated till the 4th. There was a practical delusion in the Bill itself. It contained a clause, by which it was enacted that the Bill was to be altered or even repealed by any Bill to be introduced in the present Session.—(A laugh.) He would show the House that there was a strong delusion practised upon the people of Ireland. The marginal note to the 15th section stated that Joint Stock Banks in Dublin were to transact all the business of bankers, except that of issuing notes payable on demand. Now the clause itself prohibited them from doing more than merely paying notes issued by them elsewhere. It was well-known that mercantile men and others, not lawyers, seldom looked into the text of Acts of Parliament—they contented themselves with looking at the marginal notes, and were so deceived upon a most important point. He had the authority of one of the most faith worthy of men, Mr. Staunton, of the Dublin Register, and there was not a more trustworthy man in that House—he had his authority for stating that the Bank of Ireland had only a few days ago refused to discount the paper of one of the most eminent merchants of Dublin, merely becau se he had interested himself in tho present matter.—(Hear, hear, hear.) When the object of the Bill was to limit the power of accom modation to the Bank of Irel a nd a l on e, its p o wer of checking public discussion was thus practically shown. But when he looked at the 10 counties, and the 14 or 15 rising towns which were to be affected by the Bill, what did he see? In Westmeath county a meeting was called by the High Sheriff, it would be held the day before yesterday, and the result could not be known till to-morrow. A requisition had been sent to the High Sheriffs of Meath and Dublin county. Meetings had been called, but they, in the middle of the dog-days, were pressing on the Bill when it was perfectly impossible that the sentiments of the people of Ireland could be known upon the subject. He did not know what to think upon the subject-- some of his constituents had actually written to him to say that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had been bribed.—(Hear.) When he made answer that that was impossible—that he would not be bribed, or that it would be most difficult to offerit—the replication was, " How then has this madness come upon him? Why should he treat the people of I reland with such contempt? Why impose such a monopoly upon them without stating one single reaso n for doing so ?" There was no reason for it, as he could undertake to raise 1,000,000/. to-morrow to be paid far such privileges as they were conferring upon the Bank of Ireland for nothing.—( Hear, hear.) If time had been given he could assure the Right Hon. Gentleman that many of the people of England would join with the Irish people against the Bill. Was it fair or honest to bring in such a Bill in such a House—a House com posed, to the extent of two-thirds, of Members obliged to vote with the Ministry ? Why should Ireland be so treated by a Ministry which was incapable of carrying measures for the benefit of the country ?—(Hear, hear.) He knew that there was no difficulty in carrying measures hostile to the interests of that unfortunate country—anything adverse to her would meet with a favourable hearing in another place. Nay, he knew that the opposition he bad felt it his duty to give the present Bill would of itself insure its pass'ng the other House of Parliament. Last year a Bill was avowedly supported by the other house because he had opposed it. There fore he swished to press on Hon. Gentlemen, if they (lid nothing f or I re l an d, no t a t thi s per i o d o f t h e Ses sion to do any thing against her. He would there fore move as an amendment that the Poddle River (Dublin) Bill be read a second time. Mr. SHAW wished to make one single observa tion. The Hon. and Learned Member had stated that a respectable merchant's bill had been refused, merely because that merchant had taken part against this Bill. Now he (Mr. S.) was authorised to state that no such thing had ever occurred. Some bad bill might have been offered and rejected, but not a single Bill that was in itself a proper bill, had ever been refused. Besides, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had not even given a name or a date. Mr. O'CONNELL said the Hon. and Learned Recorder had never given a denial in which he oat more mistaken than in that which be had just made. He (Mr. O'Connell) himself knew it had been done in bygone times, and if he were to mention names he knew he would be confirmed by the Hon.and Learned Gentleman himself. Mr. Staunton had asserted in his newspaper, which had never been contradicted, that a mercantile man of the first respectability had had his bill, which was a perfect security, refused on the ground which he (Mr. O'Connell) had stated. Mr. SHAW was authorised to state that no such occurrence had ever taken place. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER resisted the amendment. It was upwards of a month now, since this Bill had been introduced ; it had been made known to all the parties concerned, and yet seare,ly a peaion had been presented against it. If, therefore, this had been a question on which par! its interested were disposed to make an appeal to the House, petitions would have been presented, stating objections to it. Why should the principle of this Bill be objected to, which was merely putting the Bank of Ireland for four years on the same footing as the Bank of England, and after that time subjecting it to any mo dification that Parliament might in its nisdom think fit ? So far from any one complaining of having been taken by surprise, there was not a person connecte with trade who was not cognizant of the Bill and all its provisions. He trusted the House would allow the Bill to go into Committee in order that its provisions might be dis cussed. It was neceesary to make some provision for the amount of the debt.--(Hear, hear.) That could not be resisted. The Hon. Member might object to the enactment of the Bill ; but unless he proposed to leave the 909,000/. Exchequer Bills wholly unpro vided for, and the debt of the Bank of Ireland, subject to interest of 4/. 7s. 6d., in pace of 3l per cent. He had no right to refuse to go into Committee on the Bill. Mr. HUME said if the Chancellor of the Exche quer would state that only to be his intention, all oppo sition would be withdrawn.—(Hear.) He never knew a proceeding of so much importance brought for ward in the manner this had been.—(Hear, hear.) There was no precedent in the history of parliamentary proceedings for the course which the Right Hon, Gen tleman had taken. He was asked by the Hon. Mem• ber for Dublin why he did not bring it forward sooner, and could give no reason whatever. Within ten days of the meeting of Parliament, he (Mr. Hume) put a question to the Right Hon. Gentleman, respecting Joint Stock Banks, and he had repeated the question until it became a laughing matter whenever the subject was mentioned. On two occasions the Right Hon. Gentle man answered, " within 14 days."—( Heir, hear.) That bciig the case, he trusted that the House would not consent to discuss so important a matter at this late pe riod of the S: scion. He asked on what ground the Right Hon. Gentleman could not give sufficient time for considering the matter ?—( Hear.) Did he not know that several counties were meeting to-day, and that others would meet to-morrow on the subject ? Although the Right Hon. Gentleman had said that he would do something, the Bill had been postponed from time to time until it teas the general belief that nothing would be done, and he really believed that the Right Hon. Gentleman at last entertained that opinion him self.—( Laughter.) Hit had been his intention to bring ! in the Bill, how could he have hesitated and vacillated in the manner be had clone? He would appeal to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to grant more time. \Vas he afraid the subject would not bear inquiry ?—(H c ar, hear.) If it was a measure which would tend to the interest of Ireland, advocates would not be wanting to support it : but it was a bad measure, and contained that which was injurious to Ireland, and therefore the Right Hon. Gentleman was anxious to press it forward. The present no doubt, was a good bargain for the Bank of Ireland ; but it was a most injurious one to the peo ple of that country, who, he considered to have been most unjustly treated by this measure. The people of England, too, were left in the dark as to what they ought to know by it. Why, he would ask, should not an in quiry take place as to whether it would or not be proper to adopt the same system of banking in Ireland as at present existed in Scotland ? All this might be taken into consideration if the lion. Member would only post pone the measure to the next Session, and that would give the people of Ireland an opportunity of fairly and freely expressing their opinions. He thought the pre sent discussion ought to have taken place upon the pre vious stage of the Bill, and he could assure the House that he would never have been persuaded, as his Hon. Friend the Member for Dublin had been, to allow the Chancellor of The Exchequer to advance the Bill a stage without opposition.—(Hear.) On these grounds he concurred entirely with the amendment of the Hon. Member for Dublin ; and he now asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer again, why the Bill had not been in troduced at an earlier period of the Session ? He en treated the Right Hon. Gentleman to withdraW the Bill for the Session, and not compel them to occupy the time of the House by further opposition. If the Bill was postponed to the next Session all parties would be satisfied. Upwards of fifteen trivial measures had al ready been postponed, and he could not see why the same course should not be adopted with respect to a measure of such vast importance as the present. Mr. GISI3ORNE thought the present moment most inexpedient for bringing the measure forward, but in stating that he did not preclude himself from sup porting the measure, when its merits were brought before the House. Sir W. SOMERVILLE would oppose the Bill upon principle. He had been taken by surprise, as well as his constituents, by this Bill being now brought forward. He certainly understood from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that it was not intended on the part of the Government to renew the monopoly of the Bank of Ireland. The Right Hon. Gentleman was well aware that such was the impression both of his consti• tuents and himself, and yet nothing had been done by him to disabuse their minds of that impression. He thought it was unfair and unjust to the people of Ire land to permit this Bill to pass, and he should therefore support the motion of his Hon. and Learned Friend the Member for Dublin. Mr. REDINGTON said that not only in the south ern, but the western parts of Ireland, it was not believed until lately that the present Bill would have been brought forward by the Right Hon. Gentleman, who, a few years since, had expressed himself so decidedly ad verse to this monopoly. It was his (Mr. R.'s) intention to use every means in his power to oppose the further progress of this Bill. Mr. D. BROWNE would oppose the further pro- ceeding with the Bill, considering it most unjust, at so late a period of the Session, to force, he might say smuggle, through that House a measure of such vast importance. The united voice of the people of Ireland was against that Bill, and the Right Hon. Right Gen tleman stood alone in its support. He believed the measure to be nothing better than a job. Mr.T. ATTWOOD said the Chancellor of the Ex chequer was now in debt to the Bank of Ireland up wards of two millions and a half, and therefore he could not be considered as a free agent.—(Laughter.) He was, in fact, dealing with his creditors, and he was therefore bound to make as good a bargain for them as he could. The Right Hon. Gentleman owed alto gether to the Bank of Ireland, the public, and the Bank of England about thirty millions ; and if he could only pay that off, then be would be a free agent, an d capable of making any bargain he pleased.—( Hear, and a laugh.) He would oppose the present measure by every means in his power. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared-- For the motio.7. 55 Mr. O'Connell's amendment Majority against the amendment On our re-admission, we found Mr. O'CONNELL on his legs, moving that the Bill be re-committed that day three months. He still felt it his duty to take every means in his power to delay the Bill, because five times bad he taunted the Chancellor of the Exchequer with the delay in bringing in the Bill ; but five times had he thought proper to slur it over and say not one word upon the subject, because common sense would not bear him out. There was no analogy between the Bank of Ireland and the RvE EDITI()N. Bank of England—in fact, former was an incubus upon the latter, for although he, in accordance with Solicitors-Gene opinions of the Attorneys-General and ral for England and Ireland, thought the notes - .o f the Bank of England a legal tender in Ireland, the Bill bg.. r°re the House declared those opinions wrong, and made them no l gal tender. But supposing they were upon all funk" , had the Bank of England power to issue one single one-pound note? The measure was totally indefensible, as was seen by the desertion of the Treasury benches by all that were not obliged to be there. Why did the Chancellor of the Exchequer confine himself to Dublin—would he dare to make the same experiment in Edinburgh ? In Scotland Joint-stock banking and prosperity had been concomitant at least—he had a good right then to say that the one was dependent on the other. What was the case in Ireland ? A country , with a climate infinitely superior to Scotland for agri cultural purposes, was in poverty and distress, being with out the benefits of Joint-stock Banking—Scotland, en jo) ing that system, was in almost unexampled prosperity. Had he not a right to say the one was d !inn lent upon the other? The Chancellor of the Exchequer came out upon him by saying the public had been defrauded to a great extent by over issuing. He did not deny it ; but he said the monopoly of the Bank of Ireland was the cause of it, as their charter limited the partners of a bank to six only—so that in place of the public having the security of 200 bankers, they often only had that of two. When all those difficulties occurred, the Bank of Ireland was in possession of all its privileges and mono polies. They stood the storm—but how ? Why, by giving fresh and newer promises to pay for those sent in fur payment. It was a well known fact in history that there was no deep injury—no moral state ever aimed at poor Ireland, that was not proposed by an Irishman. It appeared that the Chancellor of the Exchequer in tended, that as far as he was concerned, it should al ways be so.—(A laugh.) He never objected to any, even the most stringent measure, nor would he object to any one that satisfied the Legislature, for compelling Joint Stock Banks to give the fullest security ; hu t though the public ought to be secured, they ought nut to set up the Bank of Ireland at the expense or the Joint Stock Banks, as well as the public. He felt he had trespassed too long on the empty benches.—(Hear , hear, and laughter)—but he had endeavoured to vin dicate what he thought due to Ireland. It struck him that since the world began there never was a more un founded demand than that made by this Bill.—(Hear, hear.) The subject ought to be brought forward at a period of the Session when the Pouse would be thronged, and when the question might be Aiscussed to ioglf into the advantage of a ll p ar ti es . H e s h o uld therefore move As en amendme n t, th at th e H ouse reso l ve Committee th a t d a y th ree mont h s . Mr. HUMS s econ d e d th e amendment. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. Mr. GISBORNE rose and said, he could not undo. stand why the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chance Hole of the Exchequer should think this such a light matter as not to be worthy of discussion.—(Hear, hear.) The course of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on this sub ject had been somewhat devious, and he should wish to pursue it through some of its windings. That Right Honourable Gentleman had been Chair- i man of a Committee appointed to inquire into this subject, and the Report of that Committee he (Mr. Gisborne) should presume, had been drawn sip by the Chairman. In that Report it was stated that one of the subjects to be inquired into was the expe diency or inexpediency of the privileges of the Bank being continued ; that the Committee were of opinion the Ist of Victoria, chap. 39, should be renewed for one year, and that Parliament should be placed in such a situation as to be free to adopt in the next Session such legislative measures as on deliberation might seem to be most expedient.—( Hear, hear.) That having been the recommendation of the Committee, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the 16th of July, when the As sizes were coming, and three-fifths of the Membars had paired off and gone out of town, announced his intention of renewing the monopoly of the Bank of Ireland.— ( Hear, hear.) Many Irish Members were absent, arol out of the whole 105 Irish Members there were only two in the House who supported the Chancellor of the Exchequer—the Right Hon. the Learned Recorder for Dublin, and the Hon. Member for Antrim, but who were not regular supporters of the Government.— • (Laughter.) If the argument of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in favour of the monopoly to be con ferred by this Bill was good for Dublin it would be also good for London.—(Hear, hear.) He opposed the motion for going into Committee, because he was sure the Bill would rot effect the ob jects in view, and also on account of the impossibility of the Chancellor of the Exchequer knowing what were the sentiments of the Irish representatives. And he opposed it also, because it would conclude the whole question.—(Hear, hear.) If the amendment of the Hon. and Learned Member should be rejected, he would more as another amendment that leave be given to bring in a Bill to renew for one year, or further post pone until January 1841, the further payment of ad vances to the Bank of Ireland. Mr. CLAY wished to take this opportunity of re ferring to some statements made by him on a former occasion on the subject of banking in America, became those statements had been impugned, and because he be lieved that the House at that time thought the arguments to be drawn from the experience of America were not so important as they really were. It would be in the recollection of the Hott.,e 'that in answer to the arguments of the lion. Member for Kilkenny, who as serted that there could be no over-issues with a free trade in banking, with banks issuing in competition one with another, all being liable to pay notes, at the will of the holder, in specie—it would be recollected that in answer to that statement he (Mr. C.) referred to the example of America, where the system of free banking existed. The Hon. Member for Wolverhampton en deavoured to show that there was no analogy, because the Currency Laws of Americo. were not similar to those of England. Now, if it were true that there was any essential difference in the laws which regulated the currency of America and this country, then the argument which he (Mr. C.) drew from the analogy of the two countries would fall to the ground. But the statements of the two Hon. Mem bers were founded on complete misapprehension. If there was any difference, it was in the greater stringency •of the law of America. The banks of America, neglecting to pay on demand, were chargeable with 24 per cent. interest. The mode in which the interest was enforced was this. An action of assumpsit was brought, and on judgment being obtained, execution issued not only against chattels, but against land. An HoN. MEMBER here moved that the House be counted. The gallery was cleared accordingly, but there being 40 Members present, Mr.CLA Y resumed--The result was that in the United States, where Joint Stock Banks were conducted on the soundest principles, the most remarkable over issue ever known in the commercial world did take place during the years 1804.5-6, attended with a degree of excitement and over-trading without parallel in the annals of the world, followed by a reaction as remarkable, and one operation of which was that every one of these banks stopped payment. These results were certain to follow from Joint Stock Banks issuing in competition one Frith another. Competing banks, if they were all inclined to over-issue, could not check one another. It had been contended that if there were no controlling central bank, over-issue would be checked by these hawks watching the course of the foreign exchanges and regulating their issues accordingly ; but each bank would feel that its own in dividual operations could produce but very little effect on the course of foreign exchanges, and would ask why it should sacri fice itself and the interests of its proprietors, when others would not follow its example. The evidence of facts corroborated this assumption. If ever it was in cumbent upon banks of every description to be back ward in increasing their issues, it was during the course of the last season. Never had there been a period when it was more their duty to watch the course of the foreign exchanges, and to limit their issues.--(Hear, hear.) Now, what were the facts ? la September, 1838, the circulation of the Bank of England amounted to 19,360,0001., and the circulation of the Private Banks and the Joint Stock Banks amounted to 11,360,0001., and now, after a lapse of nine months, what was the state of the circulation ? The cir culation of the Bank of England amounted to 18,100,00 01 . ; while the circulation of the Private and the Joint Stock Banks amounted to 12,275,0001., thus, during a period of the greatest dif ficulty, when there had bee n a great importation of and a great exportation of b u lli on , f or th e bullion rs cf the Bank h a d di m i n i s h e d nea rly on hicnoa 11;1'7:e thecoffers Bank of England had diminished the circula tion by 1,258,0001., whilst the Private and Joint-Stock Banks had increased theirs by 950,000/. What was the case with regard to y the Bill y of his Right Hon. Friend ? Why he proposed, in the first place, to give cer tain advantages to the Joint-Stock Banks of Ireland, which were most important, and which were entirely overlooked by Gentlemen opposed to the Bill. He proposed to give them the power to sne and be sued by their Secretary, which was a great advantage, and ono which the Englizli Joint-Stock Banks did not possess. He had in vain endeavoured to obtain a similar privi lege for the London and Westminster Bank. But what was the common-sense view of the question ? There was a general conviction throughout the country, that the whole monetary system must soon become the subject of searching inquiry. If that were the e case, what better corase could they pur than to renew the charter for a short period—the par ties would be aware that they were entering merely into a contingent agreement, and mustextens be a, prepared the oeun t l o ta. accede to the terms propo sed for the ion charter. If, on the other h i and, they gave the Joint oStockreate greatßanks difficultiesthe po power er n o t f h e s sway n g o f n a o n t e y s arrangement. It would be easy to deal with the Bank of Ireland, be cause at the end of four years its charter would expire ; but it would not be so easy to deal with the numerous Joint Stock Banks which had acquired the power of issuing n otes. He did not say it would be right to per petuate the Bank charter, and he would vote against an y such measure. He observed that the advocates of SEIZURE OF ARMS. CHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. This morning, in consequence of information, the high constable of the Hundred of Wirral seized 273 chests, containing 5,460 stand of arms, at the warehouse of the Chester and Ellsmere Canal Corndany ; which had been directed to be left at the warehouse ti:l further orders. The chests had been forwarded by a person named Scott from Birmingham, and from the circum stance that the guns were somewhat similar in appear ance to those recently seized from Mr. Tnompson of Birmingham, many people foolishly set out a report that the arms were intended for the use of the Chartists. The arms were, by order of the Magistrates, lodged in the armory of the Castle. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Globe of last evening, remarking on Tuesday's debate in the Commons on the Manchester Police 13111, observes as follows :—" By the way, the absence of Sir Robert Peel last night seemed significant. Why was not the Right Hen. Baronet in his place, to support those principles of police efficiency which be himself had suggested to Ministers ? Had he left the Hon. Member for Liskeard in charge to explain his absence, and ascribe it to his dislike for unconstitutional powers, and his unconquerable objection to their extension from Birmingham to Manchester? If Sir R. Peel's absence was really a slippery trick, which we will not believe, unless the course of his party elsewhere should confirm the suspicion, he was certainly obliged to Mr. C. Buller for saying for him, i❑ a semi-serious way, what he could hardly have said for himself. The Courier thus refers to the discussion on Tuesday in the House of Commons on the Manchester Police Bill :—" Ministers have thought it right that Parba ment should not separate without making some special provision for the peace and security of the town of Manchester, as well as of Birmingham ; and with this view the Manchester Police Bill has been framed, to which Lord G. Somerset last night offered an unavail rg opposition. We regret to see that he was joined by Mr. Buller, whose arguments against the unconsti tutional character of the measure would be exceedingly applicable at a less excited and perilous season, but which are really of little weight at the present moment. The objectors appear to overlook the important poir.t that the Bill, if of an arbitrary and anti-popular cha racter, is devised expressly to meet the exigencies of the time, and is only to be temporarily in existence." The Standard says, with reference to the three Char tists capitally convicted at the late Warwick Assizes : " We understand that it is not the intention of Go vernment to let the law take its course on the three unhappy men, convicted of riot and incendia rism at Birmingham, at the late Warwick Assizes, and left for execution, without any hope of mercy, by Mr. Justice Littledale. With his characteristic meanness, however, Lord John Russell has at tempted to shift the responsibility of reprieving these men on the Judge who tried them ; who, convinced of the necessity o f some severe examp l e a t t h e presen t jnncture, and satisfied of the atrocious guilt of the crimi• mils, has declined to interfere. It is thus that Ministers invariably attempt to remove every act involving the slightest responsibility from their own shoulders."