The Sun. — London, England, 1839-08-31 00:00:00

EVEN LNG EDITION. CAMBRIDGE-FRIDAY EVENING. SEVEN O'CLOCK.—This evening Samuel Long, a har ness maker in the employ of the great Tory carriers, Messrs. Swann and Sons, was arrested on a warrant charging bias with corrupting a voter of the name of George Smith, by giving hint nine sovereigns to vote for Mr. Manners Sutton. The complaint on which the war rant issued was made by Richard Fe:ter, Esq., the Chair ma a of Mr. Gibson's Committee, before the Reverend Professor Hensbow, a borough Magistrate. Long will be brought up tomorrow for examination. The case against hint is exceedingly strong, and several papers have been found in his possession which disclose a mast extensive system of corruption on the part of the Tories, and will, it is believed, lead to results of a highly important character. It need hardly be said that the intelligence has excited an immense sensation in the town. The Tories are frightened beyond measure, and well they may be, as it is well known other warrants are about to be obtained. MR. O'CONNELL'S ADDRESS TO HIS CONSTITUENTS. (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) The Hon. and Learned 'Gentleman concluded the ad dress to his Constituents assembled last Wednesday in the Cern Exchange, Dublin. We addopt the report of the Dublin Evening Post : Why should it be thought, if Ireland had a domestic legislature, she also would not continue annexed to the British empi re ?—(H ear.) T here is no reason for think ing so. If we get t h e repea l , the Queen will not be the less loved, and the people will be more united.•—(Cheers.) The enthu s i asm w i t h w hi c h my declarations have been received by you tells me that all I have to do is to be cautious, for the heart of Ireland is with me.—(Renewed cheers.) What is principally necessary is to prevent the agitation for r e p ea l f rom assum i ng any sectarian tinge. If we do not avoid that we are lost. It will be the rock u p on w hi c h we w ill infallibly split , if we do not carefully s h un i t .—( H ear .) I t wa s s e ct ar ianism that struck Ireland down to the position from which now she is with difficulty rising. If our agitation assume a Protes tant, a Presbyterian, or any sectarian tinge whatsoever, it ought not and it will not succeed. --(Loud cheers.) We ought to invite all men of all parties to join in the struggle. We ought to t..:11 them that, as believing Chris tians, of whatever den.ernination they may be, they have nothing to fear ; but that as Irishmen they have everything to gain by a repeal of the Union.—(Loud cheers.) That is the great difficulty and stumbling. block in my way_. that is the great obstacle to be re moved, wed if I suceecd in removing it, success must , follow, triumph is certain, the Union must be repealed.— ( Great cheering.) We must, therefore, avoid all appear ance even of division or dissension in our racks. We must Inot he too hasty. We must go on cautiously and slowly. Ia our last agitation for repeal we were headstrong, vio lent, and sometimes even exclusive.—( Hear, hear.) I all along declared that we were going too fast, and that we were assisting our enemies by a display of violence not at all borne out or justified ly our actual strength. Let us but recollect what enemies we have opposed to us. We will have first the old and bigoted ascendancy party, the ancient enemies of Ireland's liberties.—( Elear.) They will raise the ascendancy cry—they will cry out against us for seek ing for what they will call a separation, and affirm that they themselves arc the true loyalists, and the binding link between the two ccuntrics.—( Hear, hear.) Recollect, too, that all seekers after office must avoid, or rather that they must oppose us. If the Government passed a civil excommunication (arid in my opinion they acted most un wisely) against the members of the Precursor Society —if they would not confer office on members of that body, there can be no doubt that a repeal agitator will have no favour in their eyes.— ( Hear.) Place-hunters (and they are 500 to one , to those who are actually in place) will therefore be op- Posed to us. The friends of the Government will be i against Ls—the friends of ascendancy will be against us, i and only the friends of Ireland will be the agitators for irepeal.—( Loud cheers.) I have not as yet prepared any plan to lay before you, or if I have I am not about to state it to you now. I merely wish to state to you what is my intention, and I am pleased that it is acceptable to you.--( Cheers ) I tell you once again that you have not the slightest chance of obtaining from the English ' Parliament any of those franchises which you should justly 0btain.......( Hear.) I tell you that no good measure for Ireland will be granted by the British Parliament ; and it was the despair, the practical despair, of getting any redress in that quarter (for I was a Precursor in earnest) that forced me to recur to the repeal.—( Hear.) I told you when I established the Precursor Society' that I would try to obtain justice front the British Parliament, , and that if I failed I would look ter the repeal of the I Union. I did make the experiment—l failed, and lam a repealer for life.—( Loud cheers.) I announce no plan; I tell you a simple fact, and that is, that we can get nothing else but the repeal of the Union. Carry it home Ito your families, and weigh it in ) our minds. Remember that henceforth we look for nothing hut repeal. But are you to despair because you cannot obtain justice from the English Parliament? Is an Irishman to despair? No. Show me the Irishrenn that is without the hope of righting himself, and I will tell him that he is unworthy of his country.— : ( Heal.) Oh, I love my country—l love her smiling sal ; lies ane, her noble mountains, lifting their fertile heads into )the eiouds.—(Ch eers. ) I l ove her widely extended ver dent plains, her noble rivers—her fertilizing streams and spacious harbours ; and, oh ! dearly do I lovely the gay, ;, the light-h earte d, the noble-minded people that dwell upon her soil.—( Loud appl ause.) I know not the time, even t in my earliest youth, when I had not an ardent desire and a firm intention to write my name on the pages of Ireland's I history, and if possible to leave her ill a better condition than I found her.—( Cheers ) If I were to die this mo- Iment my desire is partly accomplished.—(Cheers.) Ncw I have a higher, a nobler, and a better aim. Nine millions of people ought to have a Parliament of their own.— .1 (Cheers.) We arc too many and too mighty to be brought 1 in at the fag end of a session, and to be satisfied with the remnents and leavings of justice which had been dealt out lto ott ers. —(Cheers,) We are too well situated—God has gifted us with too many natural advantages, for man l to trample oil us. Our spacious pots are open to the commerce cf the world, our living streams carry fertilize- i tion and trade through every portion of our land ; and is it i for the inhabitants of such a soil—so blessed by the Al mighty, to be subjected to injustice and oppression by their fellowmen?—( Loud cheers.) Ireland has resources uncontaminated, undiminished, almost unlimited, and how can she be oppressed by another nation not blessed by nature in an equal degree ? It shall be so no longer. We will to be free,—( Cheers.) It is true that for her no horse man mounts his embattled war steed—no disciplined army is drawn out in array—no battlements frown, and no ar tillery thunders upon an enemy; but we want them non-- ( Hear, hear, and great cheers.) Independent of all that, we have the power in our own hands to liberate ourselves by, moral meatis.—( Hear, hear.) Oh, that I could excite the spirit that I awakened before. Ob, that I could raise the wizard wand of affection with the same effect that I raised it before. —( Loud cheers.) If I can have upon my side the prayers of age—if I can enlist in the cause of my country all the talents and enthusiasm of her sons, and if the beauty, and grace, and modesty of Erin will smile upon our cffortis, Ireland will be a nation once more, and the Union win be repealed. The Honourable and Learned Gentleanart then sat down amid loud and long-continued cheers. MIL O'CON N ELL'S DETERMINA TION TO REPEAL THE UNION. e e i A special general meeting of the Precursor Society was held last Thursday in Dublin, at the Corn Exchange. After the admission of some new members, and the read ing of documents, Mr. O'Coeseee called attention to the state of the registry of the city of Dublin, which, although not as pros perous as the Liberal; could desire, was by no means in such a state as was represented by the Tories. The real return of the present registry was—the Liberals registered 278, of which 108 were re-registries ; the Tories registered 455, but th , ,re were of those 344 re-registries. Thus the Tories had a majority of 13 voters on the present registry. Since lest election the Liberals had added 138 to their ma jority and deducting the minority of 13 in which they were on the present registry, they still had 123 to add to the Majority of 95 on the last election. He hoped the Liberals would, therefore, bestir themselves on the registry,-_( War.) The time was come when the Precursor Society should cease to exist. He did not mean to call for an opinion on the subject to-day ;he would simply give notice for a meeting for Monday next, to consider the propriety of esta blishing a Society having for its object a much greater design than the Precursor Society. He had before him the objects which orieinally bound the Precursors to gether—namely, to seek for Corporate Reform, th e E x _ tension of the Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, and Short Par liaments, and the fair equal 'z ttion of religious liberty, by leafin g a ll part i es to support their own Clergy. After a r "itf review of the mme,ures which were rejected during , th e Past firm Session, Mr. O'C onne ll sad t h at i t was hi s I t'el er" , iPati on to rouse Ireland at once in favour of demand- P gi Peei of the Uni.at.—( Prolonged cheers.) He wt s ~e'.errninctl fr re iical—ftet The 1.11 io oir. thenceforth to advocate the demand for en,a est Carthago he tv: , uld say.—( Cheers.) ' I sun woui r , lo r ught to he ra . pealed ; as sure as to-morrow's turned cheers. 7 t ri ll , Union would be repealed.—(Ccn -1 a.tert'on was) Tae b ee next object that should demand his laws, new e e s b t ri od e o f the Poor- lightening the burden of and at, the same time tent being levi e d on the country, refit-charge of 75 per eentiuTTY was burdened with the - emphatically call for the in e el of tithes. He would and indeed, all well-wishers olPtehreation of all Dissenters, rent-eher,e applied in the first their country, to have that 'of the pour. The regist ry that in -tattoo to the relief the passing of the Reform Act wookl place after 1840, it would, ti.erefore, 1,2 ne o . o d expire in somethine to assist the people imm e di,,, e ` l e " a rY b to do tries. The Precursors had done much to "orawtatr-detrhegi3- gistrics, by sending down barristers and attornev s e a r n e d . a?..vancing, money, but the Government had not only di's countenaceed, but absolutely placed a ban on every man who had any connection with the Precursor Association. The s, city whic h he should suggest en Monday next, in lieu of the I'rn urso: 9 he would call—" The Reform It-eistry Association." True, there was a body o f the sane name at present ; but, the in, t could h ar dl y be conerered to have an existence, although they had a loc I habitation. That body paid for a house in West mu e and street; but he saw no reason why the gentlemen it h 'd ro' join the new Association and meet forming s, ou: . . iii this Corn Exchange—a place where so much had been done for the liberties of Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) On Monday he should also make a motion on the depopulating system which was in pro ;ress, with a view of its being dis countenariced by the Reform Fe ; !airy Association; and at an e ,r'y moment he would take an opportunity of c..llling together those rroprictois of the Bank of Ire hod nut and 2r the inflacuce of the Directors, and he h 'ped that he would be able to conviece them that the charter was kec pi ng d own their own property. Mr. O'Connel', in the cours e o f 11's :Enech 1, that the Com mittee would make Sisi ake up the, . emires of the Precursors, which should be tha pun Wiped ie the newspapers, and be h ~: no sh ou ld t balan ce o f one thousand pounds would appear in their favour._( Cheers ) Now this sum should at once be applied to the Uses of the new Society— but, be it understood, that a similar amount should he added by the gentry who would be most benefited by the Reform Registry Association—indeed, he might make a promise that this sum would be given, as he bad heard, from seve ral influential persons, a desire expressed to have such a body formed on a permanent basis, and their willingness to subscribe liberally towards it.—( Cheers.) The motion of adjournment to Monday was then carried, and the thanks of the meeting being passed to the Chair. man, the meeting adjourned. SPAIN. MADRID, Auo. 22. —The Ministers have had several consultations since they received Espartero's despatches. These despatches were communicated to the Queen by General Alaix, and a Cabinet Council was held imme diately after. The Ministry, it is said, has just arranged the cere mony for opening the Cortes, but the deepest mystery in volves all the communications of the Duke of Victory with the Government. The belief in a compromise gains ground daily, and an extraordinary courier is to be shortly aespatched to Paris. This measure would be exceedingly popular, and, under existing circumstances, of benefit to both the opposing parties. The Exaltados will be compelled to moderate their opinions, and coincide with the general wish of the uition. This news has done some good on 'Change. The Five per Cents. have risen to 21k. We have received a letter from Gibraltar, stating that a Spanish frigate, in the night of the 11th, captured a vessel loaded with 8,000 muskets for Cabrera.—Eco del Comercio. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE SCARBOROUGH — RACES—TUESDAY. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 10 added, for horses that never won 501. at any time, the second saved his stake, mile and-a-half heats, was won in two heats by Mr. Oxley's br h Navigator, 4 yrs, Bst l Olb (Adamson) beating two others. The Scarborough Stakes of 7 soya each, 3 ft, and 15 added by the town ; two miles, were won easily by Mr. Lambert's Cantata, i yrs, Bst I llb (Clarke) beating Mr. T. Bell's br h by Waverley, 6 yrs, 9st. The Hunters' Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 20 added for all horses, tcc. carrying 12st each. G en t s . r id ers . Two miles. Five subs. Mr. John Simpson's b h Aggravator, aged (Mr. Kingrose) 1 Mr. E. H. Reynard's ch g Sly Fellow, aged Won easy. WEDNESDAY. The Gentlemen's Purse of 301., added to a Sweepstakes of 7 sovs. each, 3 ft., for all ages ; the second saved his stake. Two miles. Seven Subs. Mr. J. Simpson's b h Aggravator, aged, 9st (Peck) 1 Mr. J. Catton's br h Gangrene, 4 yrs, Bst 41b Mr. T. Bell's br h by Waverley, 6 yrs, 95t... Mr. Lambert's br m Cantata, 5 yrs, Bst 1 llb Mr. Oxley's br h Navigator, 4 yrs, Bst 41b 5 Won by two lengths. The Innkeepers' Purse, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, k ft, for horses not thorough bred, Gents riders, mile and-a-half heats, was won in two heats by Mr. J. Lamplugh's b m Mischief, 6 yrs, 12st (Owner), beating Aggravator and another easily. . _ _ The Open Stakes of 3 sovs. eavh, and 10 added, the last to pay the second horse's stake, two miles, were won in a canter by Mr. J. Catton's br h Gangrene, 4 yrs ( Spivey), beating Mr. J. Lamplugh's Mischief. WEYMOUTH RACES—WEDNzsnAr. The Weymouth Stakes of 2.s;;;;eaCh;lsf - t, and only 5 if declared, &c., with 30 added from the Fund. Twice round, about two miles. Eight subs, four of whom declared. Hon. S. Herbert's b g Arctic (h b, 6 yrs, Bst 2lb Lord Villiers's Joannina, 4 yrs, 7st • 2 A Handicap of 3 sous each, 1 ft (in lieu of the Mountain Har riers' Stakes), with 20 added, heats, ene mile and a dis., was won in two heats by Mr. Senior's Black. and-all-Black, aged, 9st 61b, beating two others. The Members' Plate of 501, given by the Members for the Borough, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sot's each ; the win ner to be sold for 3001, &e. Two mile heats. Three subs. Hon. S. Herbert's Carac.le, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b 1 1 Mr. Percival's br c Ochiltree, 4 yrs, Bst 91b Mr. Squibb's b m Susanna, aged, 9st 21b The Pony Race wag won, in two heats, by Mr. Cleeter's Rose of Kent, aged, Bst 101 b, beating two others. CANTERBURY RACES-...THURSDAY. The Gold Cup of 60 gs, given by the city of Canterbury, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; three-yr olds, 7st; four, Bst 21b; five, Bst 101 b; six and aged, 9st Ilb. Mares and and geldings allowed 3 lb ; winner of one plate or sweep stakes this year 31b; of two 51b, and of the three, 71b extra: and the winner of the Queen's Plate 101 b over and above all other extra weight. Heats, two miles. The winner to be sold for 2501., &c. Three subs. Mr. C. Hornsby's ch f Romania, 4 yrs. ...... ...(Owner) 1 1 Turner's gr g Jis Crow, 5 yrs. Mr. Faulconer's b m March First, 4 yrs First heat won by a neck. and second by a length The Barham Down Plate of 50/. ; three-yr-olds, 7st 41b ; four, Bst 61b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; winners as above ; heats, one mile and a dis. ; the winner to be sold for NM ; was won by Mr. Finch's b c Brockhampton, 4 yrs, beating three or four others. The Hunters' Sta t kes of 5 sovs each, with 23 added, the second saved his stake, and received 2 sovs of the owner of the last horse ; for thorough-bred horses 12st each, and half-bred Ilst 21b, that have been regularly hunted, and never won 1001 at any one time. Heats, two miles. Seven Subs. Mr. Theobald's b m Pauline, aged ...(Mr. Mason) 1 1 Mr. Armstrong's br g Colverstown Mr. Simmonds's ch g Cadland, aged Mr. Kenrick nd bg by Edmund, out of Seabreeze, 6 yrs 3 dr Mr. Leith nd Parachute, aged NORTHAMPTON RACES—Tuuasnay (CoscLynx's). The - Northampton Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each, for three-yr olds, &c. Thrice round. Thirteen subs. Lord G. Bentinck's Ratsband, 4yrs, Bst 41b—(W. Day) I Mr. King's Ruby, 3 yrs, 9st 31b 2 Mr. R. y. Smith nd Little Rosa, 3 yrs, Est 131 b... bolted The Northampton Stakes of 1.5 son each, 10 ft, and .5 only, &c. Two miles. Five subs. Mr. Drage's Johannes, 3yrs, Est 91b Walked over Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, and 50 added. Heats, once round and a dis. Six subs. Lord G. Rentinek's Ratsbane, 4yrs, 9st ..( W. Day) 3 1 Mr. Garrard's Cornborougli, 5 yrs, Bst 71b 1 2 2 Mr. Drage's Johannes, 3 yrs, 7st LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. DEAL, Au°. M.—Arrivedtile Elizabeth, from Batavia; Tropic, Anderson, Jamaica ; Elizabeth, Bentley, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Corcura, Africa. Sailed the Sampson, Sturgis, for New York.: LiivEitrooL, Auc;. - 30..—Arrived the Rosendale, Friend, from Bahia, with loss of mizen-mast, &c., having been in contact with a vessel bound to Rio Janeiro; Nightingale, Hunter, Paraiba; Erin•go-bragh, Sampson, Montreal; Neptune, Parker, Newfoundland. Sailed the Crusader, Inglis, New South Wales; Victory, Blakely, Maranham; Visitor, Moffatt, Honduras; Elizabeth Wood, Brosby, Bar badoes ; Canton, Gibson, Demerara; Ellen and Elizabeth, Allen, Philadelphia ; Queen, Thomas, Montreal ; Robert.. son, Neil, ditto ; Calcutta, Brown, Quebec; Augusta, Ray, ditto; Mary Caroline, Lawson, ditto; Lavinia, Sullivan, ditto; Unity, Craigre, Barcelona; Elizabeth, Hunt, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Ann, Wade, Odessa ; Emma, James, Malaga. Off port the Ann, from Berbice ; Standard, Demerara ; Stephen, Phillips, Savannah. THE IVIARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN MARKET. There were good supplies of all kinds of Vegetables. Plums, Peaches, and fruit of that class very scarce and dear. Foreign fruit plentiful. Trade generally good. New Potatoes, Id. to 2d. per lb. ; Peas, 38. to 4s. per sieve ; Currants, ss. to is. per sieve ; Gooseberries, 31. to 4s. 6d.; Spinach, Is. to ls. 6d. ; Cabbages, Is. per dozen ; Cucumbers, 3d. to 64. per brace ; Cherries, 2s. 6d. to 4s. per lb. ; Apples, 3s. to 6s. per bushel ; Oranges, ss. to 12s. per 100 ; Turnips, 3d. per bunch ; Bro coli, 9d. to ls. 3d. per bundle; Carrots, 4 s . t o s s . per d ozen bunches ; Onions, Is. to 2s. per sieve ; Celery, Is. to 2s. per bundle. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Supply large, trade languid, and prices much the same as last quoted. Beef, 3s. 2d. to 3s. 10d. Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 2d. Veal, 3s. Bd. to 45. 6d. Pork, 4s. to ss. Poultry in large supply, but heavy demand. Grouse, is. to 3s. 6d. each. Geese, 4s. 6d. to 6s. Rabbits, 6d. to is. Turkey Poults, 4s. to ss. Chickens, Is. 3d. to 2s. Leverets, 2s. to 3s. 6d. Quails, 6d. to Is. Ducks, 2s. to 2 s . 6d. F ow l s, 2s. 6d. to 4s. 6d Pigeons, 4d. to 6d. Eggs, ss. 6d. to 6s. 6d. per 120. - HUNGERFORD MARKET. Fish in moderate supply. Turbot, ss. 6d. to le, ; Salmon, Is. 3d. to Is. 6d. per lb. ; Cod, Is. 6d. to Bs. each; Lobsters, 10d. to 3s. 6d. Butcher's Meat in tolerable quantity, quality good. Beef, 7d. to did. ; Mutton, 7d. to Bd. ; Veal, Bd. to 9d. ; Pork, 7d. to Bd. Vegetables plentiful, and sold well at previous rates. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. But little good Fish at market, and prices much as last quoted. Turbot ss. to 18s. Oysters 1.2.5. per bushel (com mon), and 40s. for natives. Cod Is. 6d. to 6s. Good Salmon Is. 3d. to Is. 6d. per lb. Lobsters 10d. to 3s. 64. Soles 6d. to 3s. per pair. 3laekarel 9d. Whitings 3d. to 6d., and Haddocks 8,(1. to Is. 2d. WHITECI-IAPEL MEAT MARKET. The market was but moderately supplied, and prices were supported. Beef 3s. 2d. to 3s. 10d ; Mutton 3s. Bd. to 4s. 2d Lamb 4s. 6d. to .ss. 2d ; Veal 3s. Id. to 4s. 6d ; Pork 4s. to ss; • The continental exchanges were again flat this ( Friday) afternoon. This is very embarrassing to the Bank ; but there can be no doubt that the directors will give assist ance to the mercantile interest, as usual, towards the close of the financial quarter, when a large amount of notes will necessarily be withdrawn from circulation in payment of duties. The period for this has not yet arrived. A notice noon the subject will, we dare say, appear in due course._ Morning Post. , SINGULAR SUICIDE.—A lunatic named Shea suffocated himself in the cell in which he was confined in the Cork Lunatic Asylum, on Thursday, by secreting a piece of lime on his person, which he carried et night to g placed it in his straw b c d, saturated it whiisthcweialiearn.d, havin g MOORS OF TWEEDDALE.—The game in this Severs parties have been anxiously pursuing two sportsmen be district of the country is anything butthoplsepnotriftuilo. different of th e count y ; am ong others, lNoinogoirng s on t° ti t l h e e I —Edinburgh 13 b tuhrg curt., r o t . f , l a ' n e d e b a l c f. % r t r a a v h c a r r s d ed day S ps e itlrgarireoein, their un i ted efforts bagged only Courant. EXPEDITI OUS L AW.— Y ester d ay morning, in • half a brace . Palace Court, an actio n was brought on a bill of laid exchange, %htch affirded a complete refutation to the charge against th e l aw of delay. It appeared that thebill was only dishonoured on the 17th of this mouth, since which time the writ had been issued, and the sub3equont proceed ings carried on, and by the defendant suff•ringjudgment to go by d e f au l t judgment was obtained this day g H . B ANOT j ER AGGRESSION BY THE F RENCH ON RITISH SIIIPTING.--MONTH VI DEO , J UNE s.—The British packet from Rio Janeiro (the Spider), Lieutenant O'Reilly, entered this port last night, and just as she was anchoring she was fired into (rnuAtet shot) by therench corvette Le Perle, which brake th e arm of one of th F e sea. men on board the packet. This affair has created consi derable excitement, particularly among the British. The Frenchman has made lots of apologies. We shall proba bly hear in a few days the result of the inquiry into the affair. —44 merican Paper. CAUTION TO SODA - WATER DRINKERS. us Majesty the RING of PRUSSIA, having AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY PREMIUMS, which (though they are NO LOTTERIES), offer many possi bilities of obtaitlin& LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS at HAMBURGH, are NOW SELLING SHARES for the said DISTRIBU• TIONS. Persons desirous to purchase may receive, PREVI OUS to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS and PAR• TICULARS, upon addressing, WITHOUT DELAY, a line to TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—The public cannot be too much put On their guard against drinking from the fountain the stuff sold as Soda-water. The fact is, Sir, that tho liquid thus vended is nothing more nor less than vitriol, chalk, and water, mixed together. , By means of an air-pump attached to the engine, an explosion is caused on unscrewing the bottle, similar to that caused on uncorking a soda-water bottle; and thus the public are not only deceived, but poisoned into the bargain. The insertion of this letter in your paper will no doubt be the means of at once putting an end to the sale of this deleterious mixture.—l am, Sir, HEINE BROTHERS at HANIBURGH. P.S. THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains Portions from NINE POUNDS TEN SHILLINGS and upwards, to TEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED POUNDS. A RISE IN THE PRICE of the SHARES for the NEXT DISTRIBUTION will very soon take place, there being only few of them on hand, and.nearly all cleared off. Your most obedient Servant, A PRACTICAL CHEMIST. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY'. Wlll be presented an entirely new and original Nautical Drama of intense interest and embracing effects of the most startling description, entitled BEN BOATSWAIN; Or, SAILOR'S SWEETHEARTS. PORTSMOUTH ELECTION. (FROM OUR OWN C ORRESPONDENT.) RETURN OF THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY —This being the day ap pointed for the nomination of Candidates to fill the vacancy caused in the representation of this Borough, by the acceptance of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer by Mr. Baring, the hustings were erected in the usual place, Great George's -square, Portsea. At twelve o'clock the Mayor, Jackson, Esq., and the other authorities, attended at the Sessions House, Portsmouth, and after going through the necessary forms, proceeded to the hustings. Although the morning was extremely wet, the area in front of the temporary building was crowded to excess, and on the platform, in addition to the Right Honourable Candi date, was Sir G. Staunton, M.P. for Portsmouth, and several influential electors. Owing to there being no other candidate in the field to oppose Mr. Baring, the excitement was not so great as it otherwise would have been, and some disappointment was felt by those of the nhasitants who glory in the bustle of a contest. After the usual formalities, the-Glmatillor of the Ex chequer was proposed as a fit and proper person to re present the borough in Parliament, and there being no opposition, he was of course unanimously elected. Mr. BARING, in a short speech, returned thanks to the electors, and the meeting separated. - Ben Bowling, Mr. T. P. Cooke. After which the popular Drama of MY POLL AND MY PARTNER JOE. Harry. Haulyard, Mr. T. P. Cooffe. To conclude with the Old English Drama of THE LADYE OF LAMBYTHE. Eva, Mrs. Vining. Katherine, Miss Grant. Lucie, Miss Martin. Walter More, Mr. E. F. Saville. Wilbert, Mr. Dale, John the Jester, Mr. Smith. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Under her MAJESTY'S IMMEDIATE PATRONAGE. ON MONDAY, TUESDAY, and THURSDAY, SarL. 2d, 3d, and sth GRAND PROMENA DES M TRES,USICALES ET CHAM PB By the unrivalled Band of this Establishment, Conducted by Mr. Godfrey. Exhibition of the Wonderfully-intense and beautiful new Light KONIAPHOSTIC, Under the superintendence of Mr. H. Carter. And the ERUPTION of ,MOUNT HECLA. Admission One Shilling. Feeding Hour Five o'Clock—Concert at Six. In compliance with the incessant requests to secure places for viewing the Eruption a number of reserved seats have been erected, which may be engaged by previous application at the Walworth entrance. LORD LONDONDERRY AND HIS SETN, LONDON. SATURDAY, Atfat 31 ; 1830. RUSSELL has not been very popular iii his ad ministration of the Home Office, and his circulars on the subject of arming gained him no favour with any party. Like a number of men of undoubted talents, the Noble Lord does not show off very well, and his successor does. His sterling habits of business may make a defect of manners of little importance in the Colonial Office, while the popular bearing of the Noble Marquis may be of great advantage in the Home Department. He has been eminently successful in conciliating discontent in Ireland, he may perhaps be as successful in performing the same good work in England, where it is now as much needed as ever it was in Ireland. If the object of the change be, as we hope it is, to popularise the Home Depart ment—to evince somewhat more of sympathy, which we have no doubt Lord JOHN RUSSELL felt, though he might not to be apt to express it— with the privations, the sufferings, and the injuries of the people, we shall regard it as a great improvement. One of the first duties of the Government now is to conciliate the bulk of the people, and reconcile them to the Con stitution, while the Parliament sets zealously to work, legally to put an end to those bad and even wicked laws which must and will otherwise be il legally and violently overturned. In this world appearances are potent realities ; and a Home- Secretary, popular in his address, free of access, opening his ears to the representation of the peo ple, though really powerless to improve their con dition, may make them bear it with patience. The Marquis of NORMANBY brings to such a task a well-earned reputation, and-if-it be intended, as we trust it is, to try and win back to the Consti tution the strayed inclinations of the people, knowing that an attempt to govern them by terror must be equally futile and profitless—if it have been re solved, as it ought to be, to pardon those who have been merely misled, and have not only committed no moral wrong, but have thought they were exercising a great virtue—and if Lord NORMANBY have been placed in the Home-office as the most appropriate man to carry this beneficent policy into effect, the change will indeed be a wonderful improvement. Without some change in policy, however, no change of persons will be of advantage. The more conciliatory demeanour towards the masses which is undoubtedly required, must be accomplished by the abolition of the Corn, and other almost equally noxious laws, which fetter in dustry, and establish robbery as the rule of the land; and it must be accompanied by a de terminati,m on the part of the Government, no more to allow the Squires, and the Magistrates, and the Priests, to pester, and plague, and harrass the people in England, than they have allowed the Orr ngemen to trample on the Catholics of Ireland. Her MAJESTY is the Queen of all her subjects and is as much or more bound to protect the lower than the middle and upper classes. If her Minis ters have now come to a determination to use her power for the protection of those who are unrepre sented, they may calm the popular discontent, and put an end to the demand for universal suffrage by convincing the people that justice can and shall be done them under the Constitution as it exists. We earnestly hope that such may be the object of the change, which will then add much both to the strength and the popularity of the Ministry. Some Licensed Victuallers have been served with summonses to appear at Bow -street, we believe to-day, on a charge of having kept their houses open after 12 on Saturday night last. The infor mation is laid under the 42d clause of the New Police Act, which enacts that " they shall not open their houses on Sundays, Christmas days, and Good Fridays, before the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon." How this can be con strued to mean that the framers of the Act contemplated such an important change from the old practice we cannot possibly imagine. Neither the spirit nor the letter of the Act war rants such a conclusion. The intention of the Le gislature evidently was to put an end to the dis gusting scenes which arose from opening gin shops and low public houses at the usual hour on Sunday mornings. Had they intended any such alteration as some interpreters of the Act infer, is it not reasonable to suppose that they would have stated, in explicit terms, that the houses shall be closed at twelve on Saturday nights? No such words, however, as will bear this interpre tation, occur, and we cannot see how any Magistrate can convict under this clause. Should a conviction take place, the publicans should agree together to take at once the opinion of the ATTORNEY-GENE RAL, or of some high legal authority. Her MAJESTY has caused to be laid before Parliament a copy of the note presented by the Ambassadors of the Five Great Powers to the Porte, on the 29th ult., inviting the SULTAN to suspend any settlement of the Oriental question without their concurrence, together with copies of communications between the British Government and MEHEMET ALL, in 1838, on the same sub ject. As the note of the Five Powers has appeared in every daily and weekly political journal in Europe, the mere mention of its authorized publi cation by one of these Powers is all that is here ne cessary to be observed concerning it. With respect to the communications with MEHEMET ALI ne shall endeavour to give the substance of them in the order in which they appear, in as condensed a space as possible. The first is a note from Lord PALMERSTON to Colonel CAMPBELL, the British Consul-General at Alexandria, dated the 6th of February 1838, referring to the increase of MEHEMET ALI'S army in Syria, and advising the Consul to apprise him of the evil consequences which would result to imself were he to attack any part of th e S UL _ . _ TO CORRESPONDENTS. If we were to insert the letter of S— D—, however correct his remarks may be, it would bring a storm about our ears which we are not prepared to encounter. HIGH WATEIt AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW , Morning 38 minutes after 7. I Evening ... i 5 minutes after 8. LONDON : SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1839. The dinner given yesterday at Dover to the Duke of WELLINGTON by the Cinque Ports, is allon e p o a f r those gran da n d public shades of displays parties—cannot fail to b take deep interest. H oweve r widely they may dif fer on other matt ers , h ere a t least they can scarcely fail to be unani mous . The banquet in question twoatshe hero notgi o given to a to the great fights—the eat leader ofthe Conqueror o u f t Tories, Waterloo—the P ac ifi ca t o r of Europe. As su c h Lord BROUGH AM regar ded it, justly observi ng , " on this day and on t hi s occasion, all personal, a ll political feelings are quelled, all strife of party is hushed ; and we are incapable, whatever our opi nions may he, of refusing to acknowledge transcen dent merit, and denying that we feel the irresistible impulse of unbounded gratitude." This warm feeling of gratitude made itself visible throughout his Lordship's speech, heightening its eloquence, lending emphasis and dignity to its panegy rics, and striking an electrical chord in the hearts of all who heard it. Great and various as was the theme on which Lord BROUGHAM ex patiated, he proved himself every way worthy of it. Not a passage in his speech but showed how mi nutely and attentively he had studied all the details of his Grace's military career, from the period when, as Colonel WELLESLEY, he won the deci sive battle of Assaye in the East, down to that pe riod when, as Duke of WELLINGTON, he achieved a still more decisive victory on the plains of Bel gium. His Lordship's comparison of the Duke with the Roman hero, Caesar, was singularly apt and felicitous, and still more so, his graceful allusion to the famous passage of the Rubicon. That river," said he, " which separates the obedient, the peaceful, the loyal citizen, from the traitor to his country, and the usurper, not all the confidence of all the armies in the world would ever once have tempted our illustrious Chief to cross." Lofty in sentiment, and elegant in expres sion as is this compliment, it derives its chief value from its truth. Even his Grace's bitterest political enemies cannot deny him the merit of having always regulated his actions by his conscientious sense of his country's interests. Whether fighting at the head of her soldiers in the field, or swaying her councils in the senate, this has been the uniform aim and object of his proceedings. In his capacity of statesman, he may have erred in some points of his policy; but his errors have at least been con scientious, suggested by no unworthy feelings of personal aggrandisement, and abandoned when once proved to be errors. Who forgets his long hostility to, and subsequent manly recognition of, the justice of Catholic emancipation ? This, t o our thin ki ng, i s the greatest triumph that even th e v i ctor o f W ater l oo ever achieved ; for it was a high mora l tr i ump h, gained ove r his own prejudic es , w hi ch, when once they have taken root in a strong, thoughtful mind like his, are more difficult to dislodge than a dozen armies in the field. Here his Grace attained at once the highest point of moral elevation. These are strong terms of praise to use, but they are just; and GOD forbid that, when speaking of such a man as the Duke of WELLINGTON, we should suffer party spirit to warp our sense of justice I His is one of those characters which " arc not for the day, but for all time." He has won for himself an im perishable name in history ; his deeds are entwined with the proudest recollections of his country ; and ages he n c e, Whigptes,e, na pr es e nt w dd h e i n T t ao h rr o e y r s sg e h r oa a t b itle le nb;e party s qua bbl es o f w re h m en em t b h a e re ls d •o b rc u ls t as the watch-words of long extinct factions ; the Catholics, Co nqu rof o sh shall Waterloo, b es p a oko n o d the o of by by his Emancipator oft e countrymen with the same reverence with which they now speak of a MARLBOROUGH or a CHATHAM. We should feel much pleasure if we could say positively, that the announcements, which appeared in our Evening Edition yesterday, strength ened the Ministry. On the contrary, we rather fear the reverse. Viscount Howicx's retirement, though it may arise from discontent at not receiving a higher office than that of Secretary at War, or from being averse to a more Liberal policy in the Cabinet, as his remarkable speech on the Ballot might seem to imply, may be the consequence of his prudence. Ile never had the character of- a rat, but he may wish not to sink with the ship. On one point, that of the Irish Church, his Lord ship's opinions have been more avowedly liberal than than those of his colleagues, and as the Church ques tion is one source ofdifficulty for the Ministers, it may be that his resignation is intended to lessen th e fury of the big o t s . All p ar ties admit his Lordship to be a man of talents and of industry, but of a peculiai- disposition, which is thought to outweigh his talents, and cause his secession from any party to be rather an advantage than otherwise. On the whole, however, whether he retire from discontent, from prudenc e , or to ma k e way f or a co ll eague o f different pri nc ipl es , we must learn the:natne his successor befor e we can pos i t i ve l y asser t th a t hi s re tirement is eith er a b enef i t or a l oss t o th e Admi nistration. From the other great change, that between Lord NORMANBY and Lord JOHN RUSSELL, we anticipate both disadvantages and ad vantages. Lord JOHN RUSSELL has now • administered the affairs of the Home-office for four years, and must be familiar with his duty. Lord NORMANBY has been in one colony, and must necessarily for some years have had his attention directed to the colonial administration. On the grounds of the prat_ttical fitness of each Noble Lord for the office he has for some time filled, the change will be a source of weakness. Each must have ' something new to learn before he can perform his task well, TAN'S forces. The Consul is further desired to represent to the PACHA, that his extensive con scription, his military preparations, and his con centration of troops in Syria, were calculated to excite distrust as to his intentions with respect to the Porte. This note is fol lowed by another dated the 16th of March, in which Lord PALM ERSTON authorises the British Consul to demand an explanation as to the object of the military preparations of the PA CIIA. A third note from Lord PALMERSTON, a dated the 29th of M arc h, f o ll ows, referring to despatch dated the 7th of February, received from Colonel CAMPBELL, containing an assurance on the part of the PACHA that he had not the most remote view of conquest on any part of the SUL TAN's territory. In this note the Consul is au thorised to repeat the previous warn i ngs of the British Government, and to add that the atrocities committed in Syria, under pretence of enforcing the conscription, had produced on all Europe a most pain ful impression. On the 29th of June Lord PAL MERSTON again addressed a note to the British Consul, stating that the Government had b een in formed that MEHEMET ALI had it in contempla tion to throw off his allegiance to the Porte, and warning the Consul to assure the PACHA that such a step would bring down upon him the marked dis pleasure of the British Government. Seven days afterwards Lord PALMERSTON received a despatch from Colonel CAMPBELL, dated the 25th of May, to the effect that MEHEMET ALI had at last informed the British and French Consuls that he was resolved to declare himself independent of the Porte. Of this resolution he informed the French Consul on the morning of that day, and in the evening made a similar communication during a private interview to Col. CAMPBELL. He said nothing would divert him from his purpose. That he was between two swords—his family and the Great Powers. That it was with tears and an op pressed heart he had brought himself to take such a resolution, but that being an old man of seventy years of age, it was time for him to settle the ques tion, and fix the fate of his family. He added that he would take no further step out of deference to Great Britain till the pleasure of her Government was known. Early in July Lord PALMERSTON replied to this communication by expressing hit deep regret that the PACHA should be induced to adopt a policy so fatal ; expressing a hope, on the part of the British Government, that his HIGHNESS would then abandon it ; exposing the fallaciousness of the motives which led the PACHA to adopt it ; and pronouncing its successful termination impossible, as, in the event of a contest, the Great Powers would certainly declare for the Porte. A despatch from Colonel CAMPBELL, of two days later date, informs Lord PALMERSTON that the PACHA was fitting out his fleet, and that an Astrologer had greatly confirmed his hopes by pre dicting his independence. This despatch is immediately followed by another, in which the Consul states that having asked the object of the " am Carlos held, on the 26th, at Villa Real, a full council to deliberate on actual circumstances. " Espartero took possession on the 22i of the line from Victoria to Durango, where he is established, and General Castaneda has carried that of Sodoupe to Azsraldo, so as to form a junction with Espartero. " The artillery and the forts which the Carlists had on this line are in the power of the Christinos." These despatches have excited a considerable stir in the political circles of the French metropolis. " The cause of Don CA Rims," observes the Commerce, " is lost—his partizans are divided and discouraged ; they wish to lay down their arms, but they seek guarantees for their security from London and Paris ; for they cannot place any confidence in the good faith of their adversaries. If France wished to-day, before fifteen days the war would be at an end. We would not have to send an army. It only suffices to intervene frankly and loyally, and to give guarantees that a treaty would be faithfully observed. The distress of Don CA RLOS has first come from abroad. Itu,sia has abandoned him and refused him money. He is reduced to his own narrow resources, and his authority is at an end." Such, in substance, is likewise the language of the other Liberal Journals, and in the truth of it we en tirely and heartily concur. At the same time we have no reason to fear that England will be wanting in zeal or promptitude to bring this fratricidal contest to a favourable termination. Lord PA LMERSTO N, we have reason to believe, is prepared to offer to the Carlist chiefs such guaran tees as England can give for the faithful observ ance of any treaty they may enter into with the Queen's Government, and even to negotiate the terms upon which they will consent to lay down their arms. As for the peasantry in the Carlist ranks a free pardon, the restoration of their pro perty, and the enjoyment of such of their fueros as are not inconsistent with the establishment of an uniform system of legislation and commerce, is all they can reasonably require, and these concessions the Queen of SPAIN'S Government is already pre pared to make, without any limitation whatever. The offer of a pension has been repeatedly made to Don CARLOS, and would not, of course, now be withdrawn, were he to retire with his family either to England or to Italy. There is no news of importance from the East in the Paris Journals of Thursday. The con rection of the statement that M. ANSELME pro ceeded to Alexandria with a message to MEIIEMET ALI, from the representatives of the Five Powers, is explained in the Moniteur. M. ANSELME went merely as a French agent to explain to the PActrA the reasons by which France was induced to declare for the SULTAN. We regret that the French Ambassador should hare thought it neces sary or judicious to take a step calculated to excite suspicions of the entire sincerity of the French Go vernment. Without doubt, the Oriental question becomes more difficult of solution. Letters from Vienna of the 21st inst., announce the almost perfect recovery of Prince METTER NICH from his late alarming illness. A letter from Rochefort of the 20th August says----" A Ministerial despatch of the 17th gives orders to launch as soon as possible the Inflexible of the line, pm , / buildin g , and to get it re a dy f o r being put into commission without delay. The same despatch authorises the levy of a number of workmen necessary to carry this order into speedy effect."—Moniteur. Torecs, Aco. 25.—T0-day the stores and work shops of this port have been opened, and busily employed in consequence of the sudden departure of the Belle Pottle Frigate, which must be ready to sail to.morroiv without fail for the Levant. A report was prevalent at Toulon that the Russian squadron had landed a certain numfobre:thiroadtf troops in the neighbourhood (Ibrahim)urhoodofConhsatadfitminaodpele,a arid the conqueror of Nezib movement at the head of his forces. It is said that the transport corvette the Marne, which has just entered the port, and the Tarne, expected from Barcelona, a re des tined forthwith for the service o f re - v i ctualling the Levant 111 squadron. The drilling of the recruits of the 3d regiment of Marine Infantry is proceeding rapidly. Detachments of this force are to be embarked on board the ships of war, which are being armed a t t h e present moment. Early this morning Field-Marshal Duverger reviewed the troops of the garrison. The appearance of ppea th ra e n l c i e ne an lv d as de a p d o m rt i: meta of the 41st andl2thregiments rabic. Their manoeuvres were executed in the best style. The vessel Santi Petri will sail on the 28:h for the Levant. It is reported that our military division is to be increased by four regiments. The Thetis frigate, Captain B ug ler, is to be manned and ready to start by the Ist of September CAMBRIDGE ELECTION. —The day of nom: - cation is fixed for Wednesday next, Stptemger 4, and the wdl take place, on the Thursday morning following at eight o'clock. C- J.; w , ; E„ ,7,pet t - ' 111 , 1 4:11" ...„ Zbt §nlx+ LATE DUEL (From the Durham Advertiser.) The following address has been forwarded, by the clergymen whose names are affixed to it, to the Marquis of Londonderry. No true Christian can dissent from the sentiments it expresses, and we feel assured that the Noble Lord will respond to the eloquent yet simple appeal in a strain which cannot fail to give satisfaction to those who have deemed it their duty to expostulate with the Noble Lord on the subject referred to : " To the Most Hon. the Marquis of Londonderry, &c. " We, the undersigned clergy ot Ripon, Thirsk, and the neighbourhood, as we woad address your Lordship with every feeling and expression of respect befitting your exalted rank and station, so would we entreat you to receive this our representation with that deference which is due to the God and Saviour whose word we minister, and whose authority we assert. " We cannot forbear thus to state our sincere and deep regret, that by the part which your Lordship, in compliance with the unchristian usages of the upper classes of society, took in a duel with Mr. H. Grattan, you should have given the sanction of your high rauk and station to a practice which so grievously violates the law of God and the spirit of Christianity, no less than the interests of the community. " We are fully sensible that, even in this Christian land, however anomalous it be,.-'-any one shall insist upon the word of God as paramount to the sanctions of public opinion, or upon the spirit of Christianity as more worthy of our regard and deference than the spirit of the age, he must expose himself both to obloquy and to treatment which nothing less than the highest degree of Christian courage, and a sincere attachment to the Divine word, can enable:him alike with meekness and with constancy to bear ; and we readily, though with much sorrow, ad. mit that upon one in your Lordship's high station that obloquy and treatment would bear with its utmost power ; but we would, at the same time, beg your Lordship to consider how, in the same degree, the example would have been influential for good instead of evil, and the benefit great to society at large, and how it would have contributed to the ascendancy of Christian principles, if your Lordship, instead of bow ing to the evil requirements of a worldly code, had silt: ply, but courageously, asserted, from ,the high vantage ground which your exalted station gives you, those Christian principles which ought to regulate the con duct of every rank ; and if your Lordship had availed yourself of the late occasion, both as a Christian sena tor and nobleman, of applying those principles to social and public life, and of substituting' them for that perni cious rule by which society, and especially its upper classes, hath hitherto been governed. " We should humbly submit that we are compelled to view this transaction in connexion with that Church for whose excellencies and privileges_ Jour Lordship is a strenuous advocate, and to exhibit it as detrimental to the spread of spiritual influence, without which religion is but an empty name, a thing.unsanctioned and un blessed by God, and as calculated to draw down the wrath of God no less upon an acquiescing Church and people than the actual offenders. "We cannot but express our hope that this our humble representation, which a regard for society, your Lordship, and our holy calling forbids us to withhold, may be received with your wonted candour ; and we it lay before your Lordship with the earnest prayer that you may be endued with the grace, wisdom, and understanding which shall enable you to see and to repair your error, and that it may be so blessed by God, that it may be subservient to your Lordship's good, and through your instrumentality to that of so ciety, and to the ascendancy of those holy and blessed principles which your Lordship has been counselled so fearfully to violate, and by which alone as a Christian people we ought t 3 be guided and governed. " We have the h onour to subscribe ourselves, " Your Lordship's most humble and faithful servants, " H. J. DUNCOMBE, Rector of Kirby Sigston. " W. C. BURGESS, Vicar of Osmotherly. " J. W. STEELE, Incumbent of Harlsey. " H. B. CARR, Curate of Northallerton. " J. IBBETSON, Incumbent of Great Ayton. " J. WILKINSON, Incumbent of Redcar. " J. BOWSTEAD, Curate of Danby Wiske. " J. WEBBER, Dean of Ripon. " R. POOLE, jun., Vicar of Ripon Cathedral. " J. CHARGE, Rector of Copgrove. " H. STOC KEN, Incumbent of Arkendale. " J.W. WurrEslDE, Incumbent of Trinity Church, Ripon. " J. ABBOT, Curate of Trinity Church, Ripon. " W. PLUES, Curate of Aldfiald. " A. CHEAP, Vicar of Knaresborough. C. HART, Curate of Knaresborough. " R. HARTLEY, Rector of Staveley. " T..KENNION, Incnmbent of High Harrogate. " T. SHANN, Vicar of Hampsthwaite. " W. KING, Curate of High Harrogate. " G. DIG BY, Incumbent of Low Harrowgate. " H. ARMSTRONG, Curate of Boroughbridge. " J. ROBERTSON, Curate of Burton Leonard. " J. B. WRITES, Curate of Thornton. " S. COATES, Incumbent of Thirsk. " E. JOWETT, Curate of Feliskirk. " D. A. BEAUFORT, Curate of Sandhutton. " R. MEEK, Rector of Richmond. " J. B. BIRTWIIISTLE, Incumbent of Holy Trinity, Richmond. " G. 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BITER BITTEN.— piscatorial lawyer, a short time ago, in the course of a,predatory excursion against the finny tribe, seas throwing his lino in the river Welland at a village three or four miles to the west of Stamford, when he hooked a very fine pike : it required some litle exercise of skill to get him to land, and his exertions were eagerly regarded by a gaping native : he was at length successful, and the gaping fish was laid upon the bank. Hodge expressed his wonderment at the open jaws and sharp teeth of Mr. Pike, and was advised by the lewyer (w ho was thinking, perhaps, of the many clients he had himself bitten) to put his finger in the fish's m'Aith, by way of an experiment : ” Nue, boa," said Hodge, " but he may jist tak' a grip o' my dog's tail, if he loike." Suiting the action to the word, he inserted the tip of the dog's tail between the jaws of the pike, which were instantly closed. Away went the dog, and away went the fish dangling at his tail, to the gratification of the countryman, and to the dismay of the cunning law yer. The latter raised a shout to stop the thief, and en treated Hedge to call back his dog ; but calling WAS of no use, they were soon out of sight, and the fish was irretrievably lost to Quill-driver, but :vas soon deposited beneath the humble roof of the villager, who left the lawyer endea vouring to catch another fish, but not very well pleased at being outwitted by a rustic, who had thus proved himself glebe the cleverer conveyanc er o f the two, -_Stamford —Starnford rcury. Mr. T . Cooke, who is makin g a tour on the Continent in search of some musical novelty, has succeeded in obtaining an opera, which he intends adapting to the English stage. We trust he may be as successful in this as he was in adapting " Gustavus, "La France," " Noma," &c. Moreover, we regard Lord JOHN RUSSELL as a man of great er a bili t i es than h i s co ll eague , an d we cannot for one moment fancy that the post of Home Secretary will not be of much more import ance in the next, and ever y succee ding Session of Parliament, th an t h e offi C c of Secretar y of the Colonies. On t hi s account, also, we think the change is not an advantageous one. Its advantages seem to be these :—Lord JOHN PACHA in sendin g sifir to sca. his ll;gfintss kiddy admitted, to watch the Illoremellis of i lie Turkish fleet ; that his squadron would consist of eight ships of the line, five heavy frigates, and some corvettes and brigs. He added, that if the Turk is fleet appeared off the coast, he would put himself on b.,ard his Admiral's ship, promising to bring all the SULTAN'S ships into Alexandria, with the ex ception of those sunk in action. The Consul endeavoured to dissuade the PACHA from such a proceeding, and stated that if he was really bent on securing his independence, his proper course was by means of diffusing civilization among his people, to which the PACHA assented; observing, that his unnatural position obliged him to oppress his subjects by keeping up large armies. That was on the 12th of July, and on the 17th the PACHA informed the British and Russian Consuls that, having considered all they had communicated to him, he could not desist from his purpose. That lie had toiled for fifty-two years, and had besides his own family a thousand adopted children, for whose welfare he was bound to provide. That their safety and his own future fame, alike required that what he had done should not perish with him. He had but to lift up his hand and Roumelia, Anatolia, and all Turkey would be up in arms to support him, but that nevertheless lie would do nothing before teceiving the final answer of the Great Powers. He had likewise hopes that the Capitan Pacha, whom he then expected from Constantinople, would be the bearer of propositions from the Porte, which would lead to an amicable atrangement. The last of these communications is a despatch from Colonel CAMPBELL to Lord PALMERTpN, in which it is stated that the British Consul re ceived, and communicated the ultimatum of his Government to MEHENIET ALI, and that his Highness wished to have a copy of it that he might reflect upon it. He subsequently stated that his determination was unchanged, except that to satisfy the Great Powers he would accept of the Sove reignty being made hereditary in his family. As he said nothing about the tribute, the Consul at once put the question of its payment, when he observed that he regarded it as a sacred debt, and would pay it. He stated likewise that during the interval before the arrival of the Capitan Pacha he would visit the gold mines of Sennaar,.and act wholly on the defensive, till such a course could no longer be followed with safety. He complained of the intrigues carried on against him in Syria by the Porte, and gave Colonel CAMPBELL a copy of a note addressed by the Pacha of Bagdad to a chief of the Druses, inciting him in the name of the SULTAN to persist in fighting against IVIEHENtET ALI, and in apprising him, the Pacha of Bagdad, of the state of the country. And finally, the PACHA declared that he would persist in his project, and trust to the justice of the Great Powers for its accomplishment. Such is the substance of the communications with MEHEMET ALI, just laid before Parliament ; and on a calm review of them we are less sanguine than we ever were of the prospect of a pacific set tlement of the differences between himself and the l'orte. So correct a calculation of his own past success as is here exhibited, cannot fail to confirm the impressions of a mind equally supported by a consciousness of vast ability, and an implicit re liance on the predictions of fanatical enthusiasts. Besides, one of the main characteristics of MEHE MET ALI is inflexibility. The man who at seventy boasts that he was never induced, either by threats or entreaties, to change a purpose once deliberately formed, and that he never failed in the successful accomplishment of any which he had set his heart upon, is not likely to be pievented by mere threats from attempting the realization of his darling ambi tion, of being recognised as the founder of a king dom, and first of a Royal dynasty. The highly important intelligence from the theatre of war in Spain, which appeared in The Sun of Thursday, relative to the occupation of DtJRANGO by General ESPARTERO is confirmed. The following are the telegraphic despatches re ceived by the French Government, and published in the official columns of the Moniteur of Thursday:— " Bayonne, Aug. 27, Afternoon. " THE CHIEF OF THE NAVAL SERVICE TO THE MINISTER OF MARINE. " They write to me from Passages, Durango and one half Biscay are in the power of the Christinos. Espar tero is at Durango. Don Carlos and Alaroto with 25 battalions and ten squadrons have taken up a position at Campozara cl Gueta, cutting the line from Bergara to Elorio." " Bayonne, Aug. 28. " THE GENERAL COMMANDING THE 20TH MILITARY DIVISION TO THE MINISTER OF WAR. EVENING EDITION. for the S iuth Sea. The Lavoigier (ste.imiT), which came to Toulon for the use of ids R,yal Highness the Duke of ChiNins, wid leave this port on Tuesday next for Port V , Jidre: in order t, take the Prince on board and convey him to Algiers His Royal Highuess's suite is very nume rous, and five of the grooms have already left with a por tion of the equipages on board the Cerberus, lately fitted out fur the African ser , i3e. The ship L'Alger is still in dock. Toe permanent engagement of sailors is still carried on viith more activity than ever. his even in contemplation to call oa those who had been lately discharged, and re tain those whose term of service had expired. The cap tain of merchantmen will be allowed take on board a greater number of foreign sailors in the pi,Ace of the na tional seamen. GRANVILLR, AUG. 25. Like all the other sea. worts, we suffered cruelly by the irresolution of the Minis try with respect to the sugar question ; a great number ,vf our shipowners thought to reduce, by one-half, the numbc r of vessels employed in the Great Fisheries, and such of ( fur supplies as are laid on during the summer w< re likewise diminished by one half. You may therefore judge with what joy the news of the reduction of the duty was received here, after it had been so long promised. hi the evening the town was generally illuminated. The effect of the law is already felt. Work men have been employed night and day in order to launch tomorrow the ship Olivier, which has been ready for some months. The number of workmen employed on a ship of 300 tons burden, which has been long building, is doubled, and two shipowners have just given orders for the building of two ships of 400 tons each. A letter from 11.1aubuge informs us that the harvest this year is very good, and that it is favoured by the finest weather.—Le Commerce. FAILURES AND BANKRUPTCIES IN FRANCS.—It appears from an account to the Tribunal of Commerce at Paris, by M. Michel, on assuming the chair of the President that the number of bankruptcies declared in the capital between the Ist of July, 1838, and the Ist of July, 1839, has been 788, a greater num ber than in any preceding year. The amount of debts was 65,147,725 f. classed as follows :—.124 not exceeding 10,000 f. each, 160 under 20,000 f.. 340 under 60,069 f.. 81 under 100,0001., 77 under 200,0001.. 22 under 300,0001. 22 under 500,0001., 12 of from 500,000 to 1,000,0001., 2 of from 1,200,0001. to 1,300,0001., 3 of from 2,000,000 f. to 2,300,0001., 1 of 3,400,0001., and 54 of whom the amount is not yet ascertained. Iu 1830 the number of - failures was 616, the debts of which were 67 millions. In 1831 the number was 698, and the amount of debts 52 millions. The number of bsnkruptcies in the year, July 1838 to July 1839, as compared with the number of persons in trade in Paris, has been as 2 out of 100. In former years the average from 1820 downwards was only 1 per cent. — this year it has been 2. The amount of dividends re ceived by the creditors on the year, from July 1838 to 1839 was on an average 15 prr cent. The number of persona in trade in Paris and the Bauliene, is 37,000- It would appear from the bankruptcies between July 1838 and July 1839, the proceedings of which have been closed, and which are 496 in number, that the whole amount of the capital with which they commenced business was only 3,000,000 f., or, on an average, only 6,000 f. each. BO URSE.—Pmas, THURSDAY, Atm. 29. llrst Highest Lowest Last ....... Price Piice. Price Price French 5 per Cents l:2 70 ... 112 73 ... 112 70 ... 112 10 3 per Cents BO 35 ... SO 90 ... F 0 85 ... 8 1 ,20 Bank of r ranee 2795 ...2793 —2790 ...2790 Laffitte Baiik Liloof. Sh lO6O ...1060 ...IWO ...IWO 5,000 f. Sh 52211 ...52'20 ...5221 ...5220 Belgian Bank ;75 ... 7Th ... 775 ... 775 C mpons Spanish Ac ire Passive 44,, ... 4 ... 4 ... 4 Portuguese 3 per Cents Nea Miran Roman lll.:iy, ... 102% ... 102% ... lin% HALLWAY SH A 11E8. St. Germain Versailles, 11. B lBO ... 185 ... 180 ... 185 LB. a%) ... 335 ... 3.3) ... : , 32 0 1-lavr , Str,i,burg to Bale 305 ... 310 ... 3 5 ... 310 %lulhausen to 1 hann... .... 360 ..„ 360 ... 360 ... 3'ill Montpellier to Cette 385 ... 355 ... 35 ... 385 MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.—There has not been so good a demand the last few days, consequently a partial decline of about id. per lb., on the price of Ame rican descriptious, from fair downwards, has been conceded. whilst the upper qualities have remained steady ; all long staple is again dearer, say full id. per lb., particularly Parnams, few being now to be had under lOd. In Surat no alteration to notice. Exporters have taken 2,500 bales of American ; 1,000 Surat, 300 Pernams, :50 Maranhams ; and speculators, 1,500 bales American. A moderate business doing. To day's sales 3,000 to 4,000 bales. DUBLIN, Auu. 29.—The Julia arrived to-day from St. John's ; saw d steamer, supposed by the Master to be the Liverpool, on the 12th inst., in lat. 45 N., long. 50 W. at 6 r. M. fine weather and calm, and was going fast through the water. Rio Janeiro papers have been received to the 13th July. Exchange on London, 31}; Stocks, 77i to 78:— By the arrival of the steamer Todos os Santos, we have received intelligence from Pernambuco to the 9tb, and from Bahia to the 27th, tranquillity prevailed at both places, but at neither had any accounts been received from Maranham. From Rio Grande our information received to the 10th ult., but doe s not communicate anything of interest, if we except the arrival of the new President and his companion, the Commander-in-Chief. COFFEIL-1n consequence of the dealers having given way in price at different times during the mouth sales were affected to some extent, and may he estimated at not less than 40,000. The supplies of the new crop were not con siderable, but if the weather continues to be fine they will soon become so. What has hitherto come to market came principally from the low country, and owing to the drought which prevailed in December and January, gene rally of small bean, but we understand that such will not be the case with what arrives from the upper country. The Stock on the market at the close of the month was about 14,000 bags. SUGAR.II-The business done in the art;cle was, as usual at the season of the year, very limited, and did not exceed 600 cases of cameos, and terras R 2,900, M. 1,900, 250 cases of Bahias. We have received Mauritius papers with the Price Cur rent, to the 14th of May. Exchange on London-13111s, 30 drys' sight, Three per Cent. prem. ; Mauritius Batik Bills, 90 days' sight, none ; Private Bills, 90 days' sight, Two-and-a- Half prem. TIIE FUNDS. The exportations of the precious metals have considerably decreased during the past week, and by the official returns from the 22d to the 28th inst. the exports of gol3, in coin, amount, to only 830 ounces, and in bars, 200 ounces ; of ,iiver, in coin, 1,095 ounces, and in bars, 899 ounces. No mato' ial alteration took place yesterday afternoon in the Foreign Exchange, and the business was on a limited scale. The settling of the Foreign Account yesterday passed off rrvire favourably than was anticipated, as we du not re collect, since the great panic, that our monetary and com mercial affairs have been in so critical a state as within these few days past, still there is hopes that it will be of short duration. The chief speculation this morning is in Spanish Active, which improved at one period to 222- I—closed at 214 since which they are not quite so good, and may be quoted 22i I. This rise is owing to the favourable accounts re celitA from Spain, with the general expectation that Don Carlos will be ob!igcd to leave that unfortunate country for France. Consols, which closed at 91i 1- for the 15th of October, opened this morning heavy at 91i i; Money, 90g- 1; Exchequer Bille, 11 13; Bank Sto c k, 184 185 ; India Stock, 247 249. In the Foreign Market prices are nominal, with the excep tion of Spanish, Portuguese maintains the price of 291 301 ; Brazilian, 771 784 ; Colombian, 31 32/-; Mexican, 281 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 54i ; Five per Cents., 1034 PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT DYE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock -- India Stock 3 p .i• Cent. lied 0 ' % P 077 I : Ditto Bonds — pm. 3 per Cent. Cons. 901011%% South Sea Stock — Pi per Cent Annuities — Ihtto Red. 04%1 ‘ii i New Ditto New 3;4 per Cent PS 73 4 % , 3 per Cent. Annuities. 1751 - New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500 .... 12 P pm. Jan. 5, IWO 141 i, 5-16 3-16 j Ditto Small 2O ... 12 pm. Oct. 10, 1859....... ........... ' Ditto Commercial — par Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Advertised ..... pm. Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ... April 5, 1880, — India Stock for Account ... -- Jan. 5. 1870 — Consos for Account 01%4% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Drazilian Bonds 78 Ditto New Bonds Ditto Account _ Ditto Acc•unt ......... 1y,,, 5 , 4 Buenos A +fres Bonds ...... _ Ditto, 19 0 1..; Ditto Al ..ount •„„ 19 Is Chilian Bon. 1 Ditto Accost, t Columbian Bonds --; Ditto Account... ......... .• Ditto Account — Ditto Metallic — Columbian Bonds, 1824 3' ,1 ,4 2, Spanish Bonds . ...... „,„ 22%4 Ditto Account Danish Bonds Ditto Account — , Def.Tred Greek Bonds — ' French, 5 pet cent. ...... —l. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 — ---- 4 per cent. -1. —c. Ditto Account —1 ------ 3 pee cent. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. , --- Exchange. Ditto Account —i Dutch, !2.% per cent 5 .1-i : X Ditto, 6 per Cent -.., Ditto Account .54 Ditto Account Neapolitan 2B Ditto, 5 per cent Ditto Account.... 1.13% PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Great Western Rail way C ompany Paid 65 Brighton Railway British North American Bank Provincial Batik of Ireland Per Share. 34! 4 7% 7 24% 4$ HALF PAST ONE. DISCOUNTS AT Rll JANEIRO.—Money, which early in the month was rather plentiful, became, subsequently, much scarcer, and although first-rate bills were generally done at 7to 7 per cent., a higher rate of discount was in some instances submitted tn. The Treasury contracted a further issue of hills, namely, 700 contos at 6 per cent., and I. per cent, brokerage; discounting also about 66 contos of Custom House notes, and 200 contos with the Commercial Bank, at 6} per cent. The Bank raised its rates of dis count last week to 7 per cent. for Treasury paper, and 8 per cent. for mercantile bills. We bear that the private information received by the Flaniburgh mail, in respect to the monetary affairs in that city, is of an unfavourable nature. Discounts have risen to 61 and 7 per cent., which has caused a kind of panic among the commercial community, and fears are enter tained that numerous failures will take place crc long. Some sales of Consols have been made by the Government broker, but not to a great extent. Consols may be quoted at present 9l LI for the account, money Exchequer Bill: have receded, 10, 11, 5 ; k Bank "toe—, nothing dove; India Stock, 247 k; Spanish Active 22i; Portuguese 292- ; Columbian 31i- ; Brazilian 78; Dutch Tao-and-a.ha!l per Cents 54; Five per Cents 1031. All the foreign Stocks are lower than in t he morning. • • ,~' ~:~