The Sun. — London, England, 1839-10-03 00:00:00

EVEN ING EDITION, HOP 1N TELLIGENCE. WORCESTER, SEPT. 28.—The supply of new Hops at this day's market amounted to about 1,600 pockets, and the quantity would have been considerably aug mented, had not the rainy morning prevented many planters from sending their Hops in. The trade opened brisk, and continued so throughout the day, and at the close 1,224 pockets of new, and 28 pockets of old Hops had passed the scales, none but those of the lowest de scription remaining unsold, and which the planters could not get rid of at any price. The business trans-, acted during the week has been very trifling, 23 pockets only having been weighed. Yearlings and old Hops are scareely saleable, and prices of such are nominally as last week. The duty is rather lower, 29,0001. being now the estimate. WEALD OF KENT, AND SussEx.—The Hops come down tolerably well, the great difficulty appears to be to produce a good sample, the Hops have been greatly injured by the wet and boisterous weather. The plan• tars complain heavily of the lowness of price ; so much so, that many say they do not pay for picking ; great care is bestowed in keeping out the damaged Hops to improve the sample, when it is hoped more money will be made. DISFRANCHISEMENT OF TORIES.—The Essex Herald says the decision of the Revising Bar risters at Maldon, on what is generally known as the " crow-flying question," will be regarded with deep in terest, not only in that borough, but by every one who takes part in political matters in this and the neighbour ing counties. By several former decisions it was settled that the seven miles within which the freeman is raquired to reside should be measured in a straight line : by the judgment now given the distance is tl be measured by the nearest public p ath ; and this de cision alone strikes off from the register sixty-one Con• ervative voters, most of whom, we believe, polled at the last closely contested electio n. The Barristers have also decided, contrary to their predecessors, and con trary to the decision of the Committee . of the Hou se of Commons, against the claims of another class of freemen, on a nice c onstruction of the Charter, and thus a number of other voters are disfranchised. THE LATE LAMENTED JOHN CRESSET PEL HAM, ESQ.—We are enabled to give a few paticulars relating to the death of this highly valued and deeply la mented gentleman, who has represented both this county and borough (Shrewsbury) in Parliament for several years. Mr. Pelham was on his return to England, in the Nerbudda ; when 9ff the Isle of France, the smallpox being on board, and Mr. Pelham having caught the infection, the vessel was immediately put under quarantine ; but the Governor having been informed that an Enf, , ,di,h gentleman of family and dis tinction was a passenger, communicated to the Captaia his desire that the sufferer should be removed on shore, and offered the best attention and medical advice that could possibly be procured. Mr. Pelham, on hearing of the offer, respectfully, but resolutely, refused to avail himself of it, remarking, with his usual feeling and . . wonted consideration, th a t he would not have his body removed to endanger the lives of the islanders by car rying such a frightful disease on shore. Shortly after, this good and beloved being breathed Lis last. The Governor was present at the last sad rites that were bestowed on the mortal remains of this esteemed gentleman. The whole of the vessels at that time off the island were removed within a prescribed distance round the Nerbudda ; the body was brought on deck ; the beautiful burial service from m our own Book of Common Prayer was read by the chaplain ; all the public func tionaries of the island were present, and the crew of each vessel stood uncovered on their respective decks, watching the solemn ceremony. At a given signal the body was committed to the deep, shrouded and weighted, amidst the heartfelt regrets of his friends, and the re- spectful attention of those present, to whom the scene was a mournful and sad event. Never did the waters close over a more upright and just man. His body is the sport of the winds and waves. with corruption ; but as sure as the good man meeteth his reward, his soul will ue'er see death.—Sliropshire Mercury. THE ADJOURNED INQUEST ON ALDRIDGE THE POLICEMAN.—At nine o'clock yesterday morning, the inquisition on this unfortunate man was resumed before E. J. Carttar, Esq., at the Swan Inn, Lee. The arrangements made by the landlord were admirable ; a barrier was placed across the long room in which the Court was held, so as to prevent the dense crowd from pressing in upon the Jury, and those professionally en gaged in the business. The room was crowded to suf focation, a large concourse of persons being outside, who could not gain admission, anxious to witness the proceedings. Mr. Pelham, solicitor, of Wapping, at tended for the prisoners generally. The first witness called was Mr. Edward Downing, the surgeon to the R. Division of Police, who, after stating the nature of the wounds, said the contusions and fracture of the skull which the deceased had received, were sufficient to cause his death. A number of other witnesses were examined, but it did not appear that the prisoners were identified, and the inquest was adjourned till the o'clock on Friday. • ROBBERY AT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.— On Tuesday information was forwarded to all the police stations, describing the following property which was stolen on Monday from the apartments of Mr. Bellamy, at the House of Commons ; viz. a mahogany box, with inlaid brass handle, containing 14 dozen of table, tea, and dessert spoons, 32 salt spoons, a dozen of them with gilt bowls, and four mustard spoons, all of silver, and of different patterns, King's, fluted, and plain, and cyphered ; some of them w with " B," and others E. B.' At the same time was stolen a Russia leather pocket-book, containing two 5 1. bank-notes, an l a canvass bag, containing 13 sovereigns. The above property eras stolen from an iron chest in the bed-room of the butler, during his absence, between the hours of eleven and. twelve, and from a drawer in the same room a silver watch was stolen. The thief was evidently wel acquainted with the premises, and took from a drawer in the room the key which opened the iron chest. On Tuesday night an inquest was held at the Black Horse Tavern, High-street, Poplar, before Mr. Baker, the Coroner, on view of the body of Moses Fox. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased, - - , who was & years of age, and had been second mate on board the Duke of Clarence, at present lying in the West India Export Dock, was in care of that vessel. On Sunday morning, about half-past one o'clock, the cabin, which was partly erected on the deck, and in which he slept, was discovered to be on fire, and the flames had attained such an ascendancy that it was found impossible to release him. The dock engines, under the direction of Mr. Dickson, the super intendent of the dock police, were promptly on the spot, and by his directions the fire was soon subdued, and the deceased got out, but his body at the time presented a most frightful spectacle, and life had been extinct for some time. It was the opinion of Mr. Dickson and other witnesses that the deceased had concealed a light on board, and, from a Bible being found half consumed, that he had been reading, when by some accident, pro bably the deceased going to sleep, the place had taken fire, and the deceased been unable to make his way out, or suppress the flames. The captain of the vessel gave the deceased an excellent character, as being a most sober and religious man, and the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." A watch belonging to the de ceased, which was found in the cabin, and much in jured, was stopped at seven minutes to two o'clock. PAUL DE Koch.—A new novel by Paul de Kock creates a more powerful sensation than the speech of the King himself : and, on the day of publi cation, not a diligence, not a mail, not a public convey ance leaves the French metropolis without bearing to the country librarians of all parts a package of the anxi ously-awiaited volumes. There is not a circulating library throughout France that does not possess one or more complete sets of his works ; there is not a newsroom where, among the few dozens of standard hooks which grace the little shelf in the corner, the novels of Paul de Kock are not to be found. His popularity extends to the meanest and most distant cottage in the empire ; there exists not a labourer who tills the land in the remotest province that has not heard of Paul de Kock, and laughed at the vi'- la ge pedant's recital of the best episode in his last work. Mount the imperial of the diligence, and the eanducteur will talk to you of Paul de Kock. Con eTe with the tine du comptoir in a cafe, and she will Hire ask you to l en d h er hi s lately-published novel. a cabriolet de place, and the driver will tell you that h e has just perused Paul de Kock's new work. Chatte r w i th your porter's wif e w hen she brings you your newspaper i n the morning, and she will call your attention t o the critique of Paul de Kock's book in the feuilleton. Speak to y our coo k relative to your dinner havi fore, and she will th row ng thhr b eo e kt e tel n a m e late on ID the d d e a y K 0 la c k e -. Ask your friend why h e his the reply will be the sa me . In fine M. Charles Paul de Kock engrosses public attention appointment, and as P , much as the prices of the funds , the measure s Q of the Minist ers , or , the war in Spain. He is a " Mon s i eur existence is interminable.—Repious ture (21 . France. 4 1 lod ern Litera ture number of passengers of the better class proceeding- to the United States is unprecedentedlY great, notwithstanding the numbers carried out by the steam-ships, the sailing vessels get a fair share,--Li v , pool Herald. A number of cutlasses, in leather sheaths, have Leen forwarded by the Board of Ordnance to the Sur veyor of the Police, for the use of the policemen in case of necessity. The cutlasses with which the men were at first armed, were borrowed from a neighbour ing town.—Sheffield Independe,lt. It is rdmoared in the higher circles that a sport ing gentleman, residing in Berkeley-square, is about to form a matrimonial alliance with the sister of a Noble ' .Lord, wh ose f am il y seat i s i n Sh ro p s hire. We men tion this merely as a rumour, for the gentleman has, during his pilgrimage in this transitory world, already c , nducted two ladies to the hymeneal altar, besides , being upwards o f t hi rty years older than the lady above 1 a laded to. FIRE IN THE STRAND.—An alarming fire was discovered this morning on the premises of Mr. Green, milkman, No. 272, Strand. When first dis covered the flames were issuing from the front part of the house, and by the time that the engines belonging to the London Fire Establishment, which were the first on the spot, had arrived, they had gained such an as cendancy that the whole efforts of the firemen were devoted towards saving the adjoining premises ; yet, notwithstanding, those of Mr. Baylis, Ironmonger, No. 273, sustained consideral injury. RINGING (808 MAJORS AND OXFORD TREBLE Boss,)—The set of bells in Nayland Church, which have been rehung after the repairing of the tower, were opened on Monday last. An invitation was sent by the churchwardens to the ringers of the adjacent places to give their attendance on the above day, and make a trial of their skill. Lots having been drawn, the Dedham ringers commenced with a bob major, but lost the peal before the changes were com pleted. Those from Ipswich then r ang an O x f or d treble bob, completing 720 changes in about 25 minutes. The Colchester ringers gave a bob major, but unfor tunately, when within four changes of completing it, lost their peal ; but their ringing was greatly praised throughout the day, and as far as they proceeded, judged decidedly the best performers. Afterwards the Boxford and Bures ringers commenced bob majors, the changes. After each party but failed in completing bad had their trial, those from Cochester and Ipswich rang an Oxford treble bob for a purse of 10s. made by themselves, which was won by the latter. There are six bells, the tenor in key F. weighing 19 cwt.—Essex Mercury. MANSLAUGHTER IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. — A. case of manslaughter, in which one man has met his death from the hands of another, occurred last week in Nottinghamshire on the farm of Messrs. Robert and Henry Harrison, at Colsted Bassett, about ten miles from the town of Nottingham. A number of men and women were employ e d on t h e a b ove f arm th ras hing barley by means of a machine, and as overlooker a In wo a r n k. nam A youth edjo of the nameLowesu of Brookesperintend superintended aged abou t hematthei r eighteen, had been ordered by Lowe to cart some bar ley straw, and on demurrin g was, it is said, struck with a fork, the prongs of which penetrated his temple. On Friday a Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of " Man slaughter.' Let us look calmly at this proposition—Silver is the general standard of the continent ; consequently to make thatt a legal paymentwouldat once bring our standard into conformity with theirs, and enable our merchants to buy and sell to more advantage. Being the general stand ,rd of the ContiniAtt, it is Lo:n paratively abundant, and may be at all times The Hobart Town and Sydney papers received yesterday are filled with apprehensions of a famine in the Australian colonies. The Launceston Jour nal states that in consequence of the high price of bread the Government had judged it necessary to abridge the allowance of food usual l y issued to the prisoners, thus subjecting that unfortunate class of per,uuo to the enduruilct of the uf superadded to their other sufferings. For the quan- EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDU CATION, SEPTEMBER 24, 1839. Read an account of the applications for pecuniary aid to schools in Great Britain, not including applications for endowment under Ist and 2d Vict. c. 87. The Lords of the Committee deliberate as to the best manner of effecting the objects contemplated in the rote of the last Session. The sum voted is 30,0001., the number of applications is already 307 ; the number of scholars to be educated in the proposed schools is 58,302, and the amount applied for is 48,590/. The Lords of the Committee observe that in a large proportion of the applications now before them the me morialists have commenced or undertaken the erection of school-houses, in the expec - ation of receiving pecuniary assistance from her Majesty's Government upon condi tions similar to those which were required by the Lords of the Treasury ; and the Lords of the Committee resolve to be guided by the regulations contained in the Treasury minutes, in so far as will be consistent with the terms of her Majesty's Order in Council of 3d June, 1839. The following regulations will, therefore, govern the appropriation of the sum entrusted to the superinten dence of the Committee for the present year : " REGULATIONS. 1. Every application for a grant is to be made in the form of a memorial, addressed To the Right Ho nourable the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education.' " t. The Committee will consider the memorials in order according to the dates at which they have been, or shall b! received. " 3. The right of inspection will be required by the Committee in all cases. Inspectors authorised by her Majesty in Council will be appointed from time to time to visit schools, to be henceforth aided by public money. The Inspectors will not interfere with the religious in struction, or discipline, or management of the schools, it being their object to collect facts and information, and to report the result of their inspections to the Commit tee of Council. "4. Before any application for aid shall be enter tained, the Committee will require to be satisfied, by reference either to the Inspectors, or to the National or British and Foreign School Society ; or, if the school be in Scotland, to some competent authority there. " Ist. That the case is deserving of assistance. "?d. That there are no charitable or other funds or endowments which might supersede the necessity of a grant. "3d. That the site of the school-house has been ob tained with a good legal tenure, and that by conveyance to trustees it has been duly secured for the education of the children of the poor. " 4th. That it is reasonable to expect that the school will be efficiently and permanently supported. " 5. The Committee will require that every building, on behalf of which any application is entertained, shall be of substantial erection, and that in the plans thereof not less than six square feet be provided for each child. " 6. All recipients of grants will be required to bind themselves to submit to any audit of their building ac count, and to furnish any reports of their schools which the Committee of Council may require. " 7. The Committee will require that the certificate hereto annexed shall be signed by the applicants, and presented to the Committee, before their Lordships will authorize the payment of any grant which may be made to a school. 8. In all ordinary cases the grants will be made in aid of the erection of school-houses (exclusive of resi dence for master or assistant), upon the following fur ther conditions :- Ist. That for every ten shillings to be granted by the Committee, the means of educating one child (at least) shall be provided. " 2d. That the amount of private subscription shall be received, expended, and accounted for before their Lordships will authorise the payment of the grant. " 9. In every application for aid to the erection of a school-house in England or Wales, it must be stated whether the school is in connection with the National Society or British and Foreign School Society ; and if the said school be not in connection with either of those Societies, the Committee will not entertain the case, un less some special circumstances be exhibited to induce their Lordships to treat the case as special. " 10. Under the head of special the following may be included : " Ist. Cases of peculiar urgency, arising in poor and populous places. " 2d. Peculiar cases in which sums may be required for the aid and support of existing schools. " 3d. Cases of schools in England or Wales which are not connected with the National or British and Fo reign Society. " CERTIFICATE. " We, the undersigned promoters of the school at hereby certify for the information of the Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education ; " Ist. That the new school-house in aid of which your Lordships were pleased to grant £ is completed in a satisfactory and workmanlike manner, being built of the proper dimensions, and in all respects according to the plan and specification proposed to and approved by your Lordships. "2d. That the amount of private subscriptions spe cified in our memorials to your Lordships has been re ceived, expended, and accounted for ; and that there does not remain any debt, charge, or claim of any kind on account of the building except what will be liquidated by your Lordship? grant, the payment of which is now prayed for. " 3d. That the site of the school-house has been ob tained with a good legal tenure, and has been duly con veyed to trustees, so as to secure the building tor the purpose of educating the children of the poor. " 4th. That we are ready to submit to any audit of our accounts for building which your Lordship may direct— to make such periodical reports respecting the state of our schools as your Lordships may call for, and to admit your Lordships' Inspectors according to the annexed re gulation marked A. " In testimony whereof we affix our signatures, and request the payment of the sum appropriated to the school at aforesaid. " Signed and dated " REGULATION A. " The right of inspection will be required by the Committee in all cases. Inspectors authorised by her Majesty in Council, will be appointed from time to time to visit schools to be henceforth aided by public money. The Inspectors will not interfere with the religious in struction, or discipline, or management of the school, it being their object to collect facts and information, and to report the result of their inspections to the Com mittee of Council." ARRIVALS AT BATH.-Lord Bagot, Lady Duncan, Hon. Alfred Harbord, Sir Henry and Lady Johnson and family, Lady Elizabeth Fielding, Lady Grenville, the Rev. Claude Beresford, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Kingswill, Lady le Poer Trench and family. The whole of Lord Monteagle's establishment have removed from his late official residence in Down ing-street to his Lordship's family mansion in Mans field-street, adjoining Lord Petre's. The Noble Lord's visit to Mount Trenchard has been postponed, owing to the ill-health of Lady Monteagle. The Court of Chancery has directed Mr. George Robins to sell, on the 10th instant, seven renter shares in Covent Garden Theatre. It is thus Mr. Robins has spoken of our fair manageress in his announcement of the sale :—" Madame Vestris is the lessee of Covent Garden Theatre, which will demonstrate beyond the _possibility of doubt, that unapproachable tact and good taste will prevail in every department ;. and it is not too much to conclude that triumphant success will reward a system of management which she has constituted her own, and one not to be in dread of rivalry elsewhere." THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY , OCTOBER 3, i 839. COMPLETION of CHARLES MATHEWS' MEMOIRS. Now ready, Vols. 111. and IV., with numerous Engravings, being the CONCLUDING VOLUAIES of the MEMOIRS of CHARLES MATHEWS, COMEDIAN, By Mrs. 3IATHEWS. Including his Correspondence, in which will be found Letters from Theodore Hook Edmund Kean W. C. Macready Charles Young John Fawcett R. B. Peake R. W. Elliston George Robins Charles Lamb C. J. Mathews John Bannisterl J. Wilson Croker Horace Smith Fanny Kemble John Emery S. T. Coleridge John Adolphus Sir L. Skeffington James Hogg Lord Egremont James Smith Lord Blessing,ton Frederick Reynolds J. G. Lockhart Sir F. Chantrey Sir T. Lawrence Edward Dubois Dr. Kitchener g Daniel Terry James Perry J. P. Harley Count Boruwlaski William Godwin Leigh Hunt John Nash Ryley, Author of Tate Wilkinson Sir David Wilkie " The Itinerant." John Poole George Colman Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. UNDER THE MANAGEMENTOF MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, Ccr. 3, 1839, Will be repeated Shaltspere's Comedy of LOVE'S LABOURS LOST. The Scenery entirety new, painted by Mr. Grieve, Mr. T. _ . Grieve, and Mr. W. Orieve. Ferdinand, King of Navarre, Mr. Cooper ; Biron, Mr. An derson, Longaville, Mr. Fitzjames, Dumain, Mr. J. Vining, Lords, attending on the King ; Boyet, Mr. F. Matthews, Mercade, Mr. W. Payne, Lords, attending on the Princess of France ; Don Adriano de Armado, (a fantastical Spaniard,) Mr. Harley; Sir Nathaniel, (a Curate,) Mr. Meadows; Holofernes, (a Schoolmister,) Mr. Bartley; Dull, (a Consta ble,) Mr. Granby; Custard, (a (Town,) Mr. Keeley]; Moth, (Page to Armado,) Miss Lee; Forester, Mr. C. J. Smith; Princess of France, Mrs. Nisbet ; Rosaline, Madame Vestris, Maria, Miss E. Phillips, Katharine, Miss Charles, Ladies at tending on the Princess; Jaquenetta, (a Country Wench) Mrs. Humby ; Ver, or Spring, Miss Rainforth ; Hiems, or Winter, Mr. S. Jones. Officers and others, Attendants on the King and Princess, Messrs. Brace, Butler, Collett, Connell, Charles, Davis, Furness, Horton, Hodges, Hughes, Fredericks, Ker ridge, Williamson, Young, Gibson, Ireland, Ridgway. Mes dames Baden, A. Boden, Beresford, Cummins, Charlton ' Col lett, Bailey, Emden, Goward, Jackson, A. Jackson, Lane, Fairbrother, Gibson, Rya's, Charlton, Fenton, Kendall, E. Kendall, A. Lee, Massall, Platt, Paris. To conclude with, fourth time, a New Farce, in Two Acts, called ALIVE AND MERRY. Mr. Samuel Perkins, Mr. W. Farrcn. Frank Saunders, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Luke Sharp, Mr. Bartley. Patrick Day, Mr. Brougham. Waiter, Mr. W. H. Payne. Servant, Mr. Kerridge. Miss Penelope Perkins, Mrs. Orger. Bella, Mrs. Humby. Landlady, Mrs. Emden. The Theatre will be Open Every Evening. Shakspere's Comedy of Love's Labour Lost will he repeated To-morrow, and on Monday and Wednesday in the ensuing week. The New Farce of Alive and Merry will be performed every evening till further notice (the Olympic Nights excepted). On Saturday (the First Olympic Night), Sons and Systems, Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady, Patter versus Clatter, and The Loan of a Lover. The Theatre has been re-embellished by Mr. W. Bradwell, and the following new arrangements have been made for the ensuing season : A separate Entrance and Corridor have been appropriated hs the Dress Circle, in which chairs have been placed in lieu of benches, and Ladies and Gentlemen taking Tickets for this part of the Theatre, will have their seats reserved for the whole of the evening. Corresponding attention will be found to have been paid to the comfort and accommodation of the Public in the other Circles of Boxes, from the chan:!eliers of which the gas has been entirely removed, and wax candles substituted. In compliance with the suggestions of many of her patrons, Madame VESTRIS ha s th e honour to announce, that it is her intention to appropriate ONE EVENING IN EACH WEEK to the performance of those Entertainments, which for so many years have constituted the attraction of the OLYMPIC THEATRE. THE FIRST OLYMPIC NIGHT Will be on SATURDAY, October sth. _ _ Dress Boxes, 7s; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Netter, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. Stage Manager, Mr. Bartley ; Composer and Musical Di rector, Mr. H. R. Bishop, Mus Bac. ; Ballet 'Master, Mr. Oscar Byrne ; Leader of the Band, Mr. Hughes ; Chorus Mas ter, Mr. Tully ; Prompter, Mr. W. S. Emden ; the Scenery by Mr. Grieve, Mr. T. Grieve, and Mr. W. Grieve ; Mecha nist and Decorator, Mr. W. Bradwell ; the Machinery bp Mr. 11. Sloman; Master of the Wardrobe, Mr. Head; Mistresses of the Wardrobe, Mrs. Stroud and Mrs. Brown. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, OCT. .3 Will be presented an entirely new and original Nautical Drama, in Three Acts, entitled ARMSTRONG, THE SHIPWRIGHT. Reuben Armstrong, Mr. T. P. Cooke ; Abel Armstrong, Mr. E. F. Saville ; Annis Mildred, Mrs. IL Vining; Bona, Miss Martin. After which (40th time) the successful Nautical Drama of BEN BOATSWAIN; Or, SAILOR'S SWEETHEARTS. Ben Bowling, Mr. T. P. Cooke. 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. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. &.5 minutes after 11. I Evening ... 0 minutes alter 0. - " 41- •q -f i;; 4 '? 44 41 ' .19 '4IP. more easily obtained than gold. To establish it I here would at once lower our standard to the con tinental level, and give to it in all times to come the stability of nearly the whole commercial world. A day or two ago it was announced that a mil lion of dollars had been brought to England. Under our present Mint regulations they will give no relief. We have a notion that they may en hance, but if they were made a legal tender they would lessen, the difficulties of the na tion. Not being required here, the silver will pro bably go to the Continent, where more of it will be given in exchange for gold, which will tend to keep up the price of that commodity, and attract it still more powerfully abroad. In the City article of the Times yesterday, it was stated " That the price of gold at Hamburg is 432 per mark, which at the English Mint price is 3/. 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold gives an exchange of 13.81, and the exchange at Hamburg on London being 13.41, it follows that gold is I.BS per cent. dearer at Hamburg than at London." Gold is dearer; but the price of gold is measured ex clusively by silver, and what is meant by this is that more silver can be sot at Hamburg for an ounce of gold than our Mint regulations allow to be given for it here. It is the Mint regulations which prescribe what in the market is a he, namely, that an ounce of gold is worth nearly 785., when it is, in fact, worth much more ; which make the price of gold to be higher in Hamburg than in England, and draw gold out of England. To abolish this lie, to allow silver to be sold or exchanged for as much gold as it will buy in England, to allow men to pay their debts with it, or to do on this point as they like—in short to make it a legal tender to any amount as well as gold, would at once make gold, measured in silver, dearer in England than in Hamburg, and bring it back to the country. In addition to our other recom mendation relative to small n o t es , we ca ll on t h e public now to consider the propriety of wiping the lying Mint regulation from the Statute-book. We are sure that it will be an approximation to truth, to freedom, and to a more stable condition of our currency; and, we believe, it would be attended with great immediate practical benefit to all classes. In conclusion, we say— LET SILVER BE MADE A LEGAL TENDER, TO ANY AMOUNT. We have read, notwithstanding our resolute hatred of the Corn-laws, the account of the dinner given to the Duke of BUCCLEUCH on Thursday last, by his tenants with unfeigned pleasure. A pavilion was erected at Branxholm, the ancient re sidence of his Grace's ancestors, capable of holding 1,000 persons, and to this pavilion crowded tenants and deputations from tenants from his Grace's vast estates. Even the fishermen of Newhaven, who rent his Grace's fishing-grounds, sent a deputation to grace the festival. The Chairman was, one of the oldest of the tenantry, and he was surrounded by the neighbours, friends, and tenants of the Duke. It was a domestic festival of a most cheering, kindly, and, let us add, ennobling nature. The venerable Chairman, in proposing the Duke's health, spoke of him as the " Friend and patron of all public charities, and of every institution which has for its object the benefit of tle country. He is the leal and true friend of the poor, in administering both to their physical and moral necessities— ( Cneers)—by furnishing them with the means of pro curing education, and with the blessings imparted through the Protestant religion.—(Cheers.)" . _ _ Gracefully did the Chairman remind the Com pany of bygone feuds and present harmony : Nor is the Noble Duke and his ancestors less distin guished for their munificence than for their gallantry in their country's cause ; the Old Tower of Branxholm, near which we are now assembled, has witnessed many a day when the members of that noble family were called upon, and found ready to shed their blood for the cause of the people ; but we live, my friends in happier and more peace ful times, for the noble resistance made by the bold Buc cleuch is no longer necessary, and in the beautiful wo r d s of our minstrel bard— Sweet Teviot I on thy silver tide The glaring bale-fires blaze no more; No longer steel-clad warriors ride Along thy wild and willow'd shore: Instead of wars between us and the other Border Chiefs, the ancient banner of Buccleuch has given pace to the Union Flag, which is now floating in the breeze over Branxholm's ancient Tower, and we have the high and distinguished honour to see now among us the descendants of ' the bold Buccleuch,' and ' the gallant Graham,' at the same festive board.---(Loud cheers.)" _ _ Nor were these kind feelings met by any coldness on the part of the Noble Guest. We quote a word or two of his speech, as evidence of his feelings : " When a person leaves his native country, whether for business or for pleasure—whether to idle away his time in amusements, or whether business calls him forth, or whe ther necessity drive him, or whether—a more unhappy case—he is obliged to seek a more genial climate, for the health of those who are near and dear to him—he must hare a cold heart indeed, if he does not feel gratitude on his return to his native land. For myself, I can say that all the warm welcomes home which I have met, and all the fervent grasps of the hand which I experienced, were not equal to the f ee li n g that exi s t e d i n my b reast Providence has blessed me with much, and Providence will require much at my hands. What has been entrusted to me bas not been given that i t m i g h t b e wasted i n idl e or frivolous amusements; nor would I be justified in wast ing the hard earning of the tillers of the soil, by carrying them away and spending them in other countries." We rejoice to see such feelings nourished between landlords and tenants, and while the noble and the rich continue sensible to the approbation of their fellow-creatures, we shall never despair of obtaining justice. But we should like to know why the Duke of BUCCLEUCH and his fellows will so obstinately narrow the circle of their princely enjoyments ? Would it not be—do they not know that it would be —equally pleasant to be invited and feasted and ho noured by the merchants and manufacturers? Would it not add to their happiness to see crowds of artizans and their comfortable wives and families following the coach of the good Duke of BUCCLEUGH, and blessing him for promoting the repeal of the scoun drel bread tax, instead of hearing, as now, curses poured on the bread taxers in every workshop of the country ? Can the 10,0001. or 20,0001. a year which may be added to the Duke's super fluous wealth by the Corn-laws, be for one mo ment put in comparison with the affection, the applause, and the respect of millions of his fellow-creatures ? Deep-rooted, undoubtedly, the English aristocracy have been and yet are in the hearts of the people, and the history of man kind offers no instance of a race of men more besotted, more blindly and stupidly, more selfishly and en viously avaricious than the landowners of England, who, for the most paltry consideration, are tearing themselves by the roots out of the hearts of their countrymen. They compel men to hate them. They are foolish beyond the power of language to tell. Without weavers, and smiths, and printers, and merchants, society could not prosper and could not exist; but it could flourish—perhaps all the better —without Dukes, Earls, and 'Squires ; and those men, whose time is gone by, who no longer form any useful part of the growing social system, who are the wrecks and remnants of a military or ganization that passed into oblivion with those personal feelings and feuds, the end of which was so gracefully alluded to by the Chairman, are now striving, by the most noxious and ruinous legislation, to earn the hatred of society, and com pel it to trample them into dust, or cast them out for ever. At this festival, as the Chairman remarked, a GRAHAM wa s p res ent, with a BUCCLEUGH ; but Sir JAME S cou ld no t allow his party animosities to sleep even fot a moment. Bitterly, most bitterly, does this every way a renegade feel his uncomfort able situation. We know from his own confession that the income of the First Lord of the Admiralty was very welcome to the 'Squire of Netherby, and he has never ceased to rue the day he gave it up, nor to use the most unseemly means to get it back. With such bad tact as to excite apparently the dis approbation of the company, the Netherby GRA HAM got into the slang of the Times and the factious quarrels of the House of Commons. He talked of the Slitrig in which certain electors were ducked at a late election, of fictitious votes, and the other topics that rouse the angry passions of the contending \Vhigs and Tories. He supposed he mi g ht sa fely attack the ELLIOTTS in the hall of the ScoTTs, while he demonstrated that the feuds still rankle in his own breast which the country has, at least for the moment, fcrgott en . He is so tormented by disappointed vanity, avarice, and ambition, that he cannot control his feelings, and appears to u s one of the most pitiable of mortals. Poor 'Knight Of NETIIEREY tity of coarse flour constituting the prisoners' allowance, pease and a little barley-meal was sub stituted. "The great subject of discussion at Sydney as well as here," says the Editor of a Hobart Town journal, " is the present disastrous scarcity. Notwithstanding all which is asserted as to the large amount of supplies, we adhere to our opinion that wheat will maintain its present distress creating price " After a rather tedious dissertation on this subject, interesting only to colonial readers, the writer proceds as follows : There are four places from whence supplies may be ex pected. Britain, the Cape, India, and South America. Let us see what fair ground of expectation exists for re lief from either. In Britain the price of kread has risen so high, owing to the failure of the crops, that the loaf is dearer than it has been for the last twenty years, and the ports are thrown open to free importation of foreign grain, which, nevertheless, owing to similar failures in all the great grain countries, has not reduced the price to any considerable extent, affoding only prevention against starvation. To look to England then is out of the ques tion. At the Cape we know similar causes have produced similar effects: wheat is not to be obtained. So also Valparaiso ; and as to India, let the following extract speak for itself " FAILURE OF THE CROPS IN INDIA.—We regret to twat' by letters from va!iouS parts of the country, that there is every probability of an almost to:al failure of the crops of every description, in consequence of the long continued drought. Every thing till within a short time ago wore a most promising appearance, and a very slight additional fall of rain would have matured the production of the season into a most abundant supply. The cultivators are anxiously looking forward to a few days of heavy rain as the only chance they have of a portion of the crop being saved, but even this cannot prevent a great deal of dis tress among the poorer classes of the community, and a serious defalcation in our commerce.—Bombay Courier, Oct. 4." Gloomy as is this view of the state and prospects of Australia, it is not confined to the Editor of one Journal only. The following extract from an article in the Australian represents a state of things equally sombre : A %Try gloomy perspective is opening upon us with re screet to our colonial affairs. Several concurrent causes have contributed to produce a depression in the colony, comparatively greater than at any former period in its his tory. The prominent calamity with which we are at present threatened, is the one most to he deplored, as well for the distressing effects of its actual operation, as for the •:v;ls that must follow in its train. It needs hardly be said, that we allude to the scarcity of grain that now pre rails, and to its ultimate inevitable extent. This is no hypothetical view of the case, but one sihich is indisput ably true. The failure of the crops, consequent on the long conti nued drought with which we have been visited, is an event which no human agency could have averted. But it was in the power, as it was the undoubted duty of the Govern ment to adopt such prompt and decisive measures for ob. taming a timely provision from without, as would materi- ally modify the . impending evil. But instead of doing this, they supinely look on till we are actually approaching the verge of a crisis. We believe it may confidently be asserted that there is not more than four months' supply of grain in the colony—and the Government are now beginning to provide for an importation of wheat and rice into the colony, which cannot be accomplished in less than fuur or five, or perhaps six months. We have no desire to anticipate evil—but it is clear that flour will rise to a very alarming price. This circumstance, combined with the general depression of trade and mecha nical labour, will render the condition of the poorer classes pitiable indeed. Our fellow-countrymen about to emigrate to these colonies had better pause before exchanging home inconveniences for the horrors of famine in iese " El Dorados" of swindling associations. We have inserted elsewhere a minute of the Edu cation Committee of the Privy Council, which, if we are not greatly mistaken, will be perused with deep though different interest both by the friends and the enemies of education. The former class of readers will be delighted to learn, as learn they will from this highly important document, that there is a demand for education beyond their most san guine hopes, while the latter will be subjected to the twofold torture of knowing this fact, and of seeing the main pretence on which they propped up their unchristian and inhuman opposition to the moral and religious instruction of their fellow-countrymen entirely demolished. It appears that, from the passing of the grant for education up to the 24th of September, there were no fewer than three hun dred and seven applications for pecuniary assistance to schools, and that the number of scholars to be educated in those schools amounted to 58,302. The only circumstance that tends to check the satisfaction which this statement is calcu lated to afford to the friends of national improve ment, is the inadequacy of the fund to sup ply the demands upon it. The whole amount of the grant is only 30,0001., while the amount required, in order to give the assistance already applied for, is upwards of 48,0001. The insufficiency of the present grant will be still more glaringly demonstrated before the time arrives for proposing the next ; for by that time there will have been a great increase in the number of appli cations. The remedy, however, is simple and easy. Let the next grant be accommodated to the requirements of the case. Let the supply of money from the Exchequer be in proportion to the demand for education from the public. We now , invite the attention of the clamourers against the Ministerial plan of education to the fol lowing regulation, adopted by the Committee of Council :—" The right of inspection will be required by the Committee in all cases. Inspectors, authorised by her MAJESTY in Council, will be appointed from time to time to visit schools to be henceforth aided by pub lic money. The Inspectors will not interfere with the religious instruction, or discipline, or ma nagement of the schools, it being their object to col lect facts and information, and to report the result of their inspections to the Committee of Council." If any thing can bring a blush of shame into the faces of the factious and heartless crew, who re fused the inestimable blessings of education to the children of the poor, because her MAJESTY'S Minis ters intended to introduce Popery, Dissent, and in fidelity into the schools, we should think that the above resolution must produce that effect. The Times is at a non-plus this morning. It is reduced to the miserable necessity of shirking the subject, by an attempt—a clumsy and futile attempt —to be witty at the expence of Mr. SHIEL. For the rules which the Committee have adopted for their government in the distribution of the money placed at their disposal by Parliament, we refer the reader to the document Itself, merely re marking at present that they seem to us to be not only unexceptionable, but characterized by the soundest discretion. Letters from Constantinople of the 12th ult, state that to quiet the apprehensions of the Porte. excited by Russian agents, the English, French, and Austrian Ambassadors had jointly addressed a note to the Ministers of the SULTAN, declaring that they had no intention, under any pretext whatever, of occupying any portion of the Turkish territory, or seeking any advantage for themselves in their endeavours to maintain the integrity of the Ottoman empire. The three Ambassadors had likewise informed the Porte that the idea of settling the question by Congress had been abandoned, owing to differences between them and the representatives of Russia and Prussia. On the 12th HAFIZ PACHA, the defeated Comman der-in-Chief of the Turkish army, arrived at Con stantinople. The oriental question, though occu pying every mind, seemed to be making ilO progress owing to the jealousies of the Five Powers, and the want of unanimity on the part of England and France. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Though we agree with many of the observations of a " Constant Reader," from Sheffield, it is not prudent now to blow up, we hope decaying, though just griefs, into a new flame. ~~~ nn+ LONDON : THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1839. The state of the Money Market, we regret to learn, is making itself sensibly and painfully felt in the manufacturing districts. The high rate of in terest embarrasses all those who trade on borrowed capital, as nine-tenths of the manufacturers and merchants do to some extent. Amongst the ma nufacturers who work for the home market exclu sively, and who can still obtain the customary rate of profit, the difficulties are not so great, but amongst those who manufacture for foreign coun tries, where they must compete with the French, Americans, and Germans, and whose profit was before the smallest possible to enable them to con tinue their operations, the present rate of interest completely stops them. Tuesday week, we are informed, was the very worst dal/that has been known in the Manchester Market for a long time. If the manufacturers cannot get any profit, they must and will cease working, and the coming fate of our crowded manufacturing population appears appal ling. " I have come to town," said our informant, "to learn what we are to do with our poor." In idleness they cannot be maintained, employment is diminishing, and the Bastiles, which they have been taught to abhor seems likely to be their only refuge. Winter is coming, when the insurance on mills is raised, when it becomes more expensive to work them, and more temptation, therefore, to add to ' the number already stopped. To see the present social system violently deranged so soon after the Chartists, who wished to amend it, have been con. tum eliously treated, will not add to the public security, to the sanctity of the Constitution, nor to 1 the reputation of our statesmen. Hitherto, we are informed, machine making, a new and flourishing branch of industry, which gives employment to a great number of hands, which , stimulates the collier, the miner, and the iron master to great and renewed exertions,—has been extremely prosperous. The orders were more nu merous than the workmen could execute. Now, many orders have been countermanded or suspended, ne w ones are not given, and great shakiness is beginning to be felt in this most ingenious and skilful of all our trades. Unless this downward tendency be arrested and that speedily, we may look for the most disastrous consequences. Very soon the revenue, already defi cient, will be affected ; then public credit will sink ; a difficulty will be felt, with Exchequer Bills at a discount, to pay public servants and the interest of the debt ; and too soon, in our opinion, our financial difficulties cannot be met, and, if possible, overcome. In another paragraph we have again called atten tion to the propriety of issuing one-pound notes, though we are aware that the public will look, and ought to look, with great jealousy at every such addition to the power of that corporation which is the main cause of our financial difficulties. Besides the issue of one•pound notes there is another means which may now be most appropriately used to meet the present difficulties, while it will be a step towards correct principles. WHY, WE ASK, SHOULD NOT SILVER AT \ T v II O I U S L I ‘ D I ON I I I: EN N T OT BE BE M B A E D T E TE A R L T E H G A AL N T T E H N E DER? PRO MISES-TO-PAY OF AN ALMOST BANKRUPT CORPORATION ? The Paris Journals of Tuesday bring letters from Toulon of the 29th ult., which repiesent the naval preparations of France as daily increasing in activity. The telegraph was constantly at work ; and orders had been given to all naval officers at Toulon not to absent themselves, on any pretext whatever, for more than twenty-four hours from their quarters. The France states, on the authority of a letter from Rome, that the Holy See has declared that the Pope will recognise no other Sovereign of Spain than DOll CARLOS. We suspect this is a Carlist hoax ; but were it truc we should rejoice at it, as it would lead to the emancipation of Spain from the Papal as well as from the despotical yoke of regal absolutists. It is high time for the Spanish Church to wrest from Rome those privileges which have proved so highly beneficial to the Galilean. Besides, independently of this, such a declaration on tthe part of the Holy See would impose upon France the necessity of keeping CARLOS a close prisoner, while any of his followers remain with his standard unfurled in any part of the Spanish e territory, and afte rwar d s j ust ify the exaction his solemn renunciati on o f e very pretence to the Spanish Crown. In fact, nothing c ould better the present se rve the libe ra l cause i n Spain at , moment than the active espousal of CARLOS in. tcregs Cuur, o. ituti,. In Paris the price of bread for the first fortnight in October is fixed at 18 sous (9d. ngli,h) the' four-pounds loaf. This can be endured while the poor find work ; but unless measures be taken to reduce the price of bread before the setting in of the winter season the sufferings of the poor of Paris will be dreadful. The Commerce has a letter from Vienna, which states that the Austrian Cabinet has raolved to interfere effectually in the affairs of the East. Lieu tenant Field-Marshal Baron DE BERNHARDT iS to be employed at the head of the army in Gallicia, and Lieutenant Field-Marshal Baron PETSY VON HESTE at the head of the troops in Transylvania, amounting in all to upwards of 60,000 men, with 168 pieces of cannon. The Archduke CHARLES is named as the Commander-in-Chief. The same letter states that but for Russia a Congress would have assembled, to settle the question in a pacific manner. The accounts from Spain consist of reports of inhuman atrocities committed by CABRERA and the Count D'ESPAGNE, the latter of whom, after flying from Berga at the approach of the Chris tines, and murdering some unsuspecting women and children during the celebration of a festival in the village of Ca tnprodon, has sent an agent to France to negoctate a safe-conduct for himself and followers to Bayonne. The following extract from a letter from Saragossa of the 25th ult. details the infa mous career of the monster CABRERA : Cabrera is again seizing on all the young men; and when any escape his grasp, he carries off their fathers, mothers, and sisters. At Obon alone he has taken away forty women whose sons had evaded his pursuit. He levies contributions on all the villages, and 50,000 douros have been exacted from only two villages in the province of Cuenca. Teruel is closely invested, and Cabrera has ordered that every one caught bringing in provisions shall be shot. On the 24th the first brigade of the army des tined to drive CABRERA out of Spain arrived at Tudela. ESPARTERO, after visiting Madrid, will take the command in person against CABRERA. The Bayonne Phare of the 28th ult., and the Memorial Bordeluis of the 29th, both announce that the castle and fort of Guevara, in Alav?, had submitted to the Queea's Goverment. No portion of the Basque provinces now remained in the hands of the Carlists, and the Christino communications between Irun, Vittoria, Bilbao, and Ma drid were re-established. M. Michaud, many years editor of the Quolidienne, and celebrates for his " History of the Crusades," died on Tuesday at Paris. The Abbe Sibour, Canon of Nimes, is nominated to the Bishopric of Dyne, and the Abbe Paissans, Vicar-General of Bayeux, to the Bishopric of Angers. It was not with out the most strenuous resistance that Louis Philippe con sented to fix his signature to the nomination of M. Sibour. M. Tcste was obliged to return to the charge several times before he could succeed.—Gazette de France. BOURSE.--PARIS, TUESDAY, OCT. 1. i irat Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price. French 5 per Cents 1:0 50 ... 110 50 ... 110 45 ... 1:0 45 4% per Cents lO4 50 ... 101 50 ... 104 50 104 50 4 per Cents lOl 40 ... 40 ... 101 40 ... 101 40 3 per Cents Bl ... 81 10 ... Si ... 81 Bank of erance 2785 ...OK) ...2780 ...2780 Laltitte I,ooof. 1005 _1035 —1065 5,001 f. Sh 5220 —.5220 ...52'20 —.5220 Belgian 5 per Cents 103% ... 103% ... 103% Bank 781) ... 780 780 780 Spanish Ac.ive Passive 7}4 7!..4 ... 7% ... 7% Old Deferred SV& ••• 85 ,4 ••• 8 4 „,, Portuguese 3 per Cents Nea olitan Roman lG2!s, 1C24 102% ... 102, RAILWAY SHARE:, St. Germain Versailles, It. B 520 —. 531 . 530 .. 570 LB 3OO 201 ... 200 ... 300 Havre Montpellier to Cette 375 375 ... 375 .. 375 Orleans .. Mulhausen to Thann.. . 3BO ... 360 360 ... 380 The Bru , sels Papers of Tuesday state that there is no truth whatever in the , rumour about the pro posed marriage of the King of HOLLAND with MademoiselleD'OULTßEMONT. A band of smugglers, consisting of about forty men, was attacked on the night of the 23d ult. near Tarichout, by the Custom-house officers, who suc ceeded in capturing nineteen bales of English goods. This is the largest seizure that has been made for several years in the province of Antwerp. . _ Of the extent to which smuggling i; carried on between France and Belgium some idea may be formed from the fact, that while the Belgian revenue tables estimate the importation of silks from France at two millions of francs, the French tables for a corresponding period show an exportation of silks to Belgium of the value of from eight to twelve mil lions 7 . And this in the single article of silks only EN KNIN EDITION' 3/LONEY AND COMMERCISLNEWS • 1 CI T , TWELVE 0' CL CCK LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.."'—‘: c nave had a dull and heavy market today. The b. 11" are 3,000 bags to the trade. The accounts from Manchester state that at the unset - - -• tled state of the Money Market s till causes a gre de pre ssion ; and though there was some demand for parti cular descriptions of yarns, we can note no imp - ow:De nt in prices. Good; also continue without improvement. 0.,t , The arrivals this morning aro the French and ,Mend mails, and ship letters from Maranham and Newfouod- land. A few u, the leading American merchants bad meeting in t h e cou :se of yesterday morning, for the pur pose of receiving eert.:in:tatements from the Agent of the United States Bank, to enaia:e them to form a judgment of the nature and extent of its liabilities, and to detor mine whether they could with perfect safety to them selves afford it their protectio n throu g h the present diffi culties. What passed at t he above meeting, and its result, is not, as yet, publicly known. It is reported this morning that Mr. Jaudon will paY his own acceptances, but not the post notes of the United States Bank, for which he demands three days' grace for the arrival of the Great W",.,stern, which is expected on Sunday or Monday next. We have very few arrivals this morning, which causes a great dearth of intelligence. THE FUNDS. Consols, opened this morning heavy I V; 89i for Mo ney, and 901 sellers for the Account' , since which they have rather improved, and may be quote Eat present 901 buyers for Account ; Mont 90* ; " chequer Bills, 3 to 1, dis. ; in India Boods nothing done as yet ; Bank Stock for the opening , 1813 1 87 ; dia Bonds, 247 249. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active maY al " , quoted at the leaving off price, 29a ; Portuguese , 351 ; Three per Cents., M '24 ; Brazilian , 73 74 , an, er Belgian, 1021 1 03 1 ; Colombian , 30 1 31 1 ; Mesit 31/ ; Danish, 73 74 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half y Cents., 53i s ; Five per Cents., 1002 ex div. The Money market continues in the sam e state as yesterday, both in the Stock Exchange and for com mercial purposes, at a high rate for discount. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ON.E O'CLOCK. Bank Stock lndia Stock ............ S per Cent. Red. ......... - Ditto Bonds ............ par per Cent. C0n5......90 597 i, 90 1 4 ' South Sea Stock. ............... i x ; per Cent . Old AnnuNies ...... .. se Red. - .... • New Ditto - ....... 1751 --"• N ew 35, 2 per Cent ' 7 % 5i% i 3 per Cent. Annuities , N ew 5 pec Cent. Or* par• Bank Long .knnuities t o e x p i re Ditto 6:141... 3 dis Jan. 5, 1 860 ................. Ditto Small par. 2 rwv Oct. Pl, 100 die. Ditto Coinmercial........ ,, Jan. 5, 186t' - ""___-.`"." Jan. 5, 1880- Bank Stock for Accou.: t ... April 5, !M 1..... Jan. 5. 1870. .... ... N FU NAS THIS DAI AT ONE O'C LO'l" PRICES OF FOREK' Austrian Bonds - Belgian Bonds .. Ditto Account ...... ... ...... Ditto Account . — Portuguese Bonds . ........... lir a zilian Bonds Ditto Account - Ditto Acc•unt ........... ... Buenos Ayres Bonds s, -1 . -; Ditto Account Chilian Bonds Ditto Accon- t ...` Columbian Bonds —, Ditto Account ..... .... ...... Ditto Account — Ditto Metallic ........... .... - 7 Columbian Bonds, 1824. Ditto Account 3l,i 30% Ditto A \ccouut. ttri 3i 30 ,,2 - Danish Bonds Ditto Account . Deferred l3h 14 ,. 13 Greek Bonds ' French, 5 pctr cent....... --,..• C . Ditto Bonds, 1825 —l .---- 4pe r cent......• --,..• C. Ditto Account - 3 pa , ' cent... .... --, -",.. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent —' Exch ange. ...... -.- 1. • "". ' Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per Cent 31 1 / 2 Ditto Accent t ............... 5347 Ditto Account .... Neapolitan. — Ditto Account '.......• ...... riticEs OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O,CLOCR are. Paid. Per Share. 61 Great Wei tern Railway Company 65 16% Blignton Itailw • `io London and Sot thampton: ... .. 38/. 17s. M M. 39;(0 L ~ en-in.. Aa Croydon Railway Cossspany ......... 37 14/. s. dd• 1111.'". Ditto Scrip I York and North Midland Railway Company 90 HALF.PAST ONE. The chief topic of conversation in tbe City this Morn' ing entirely relates to the affairs of thm United States Bank ; and numerous inquiries have b,9en neakiwg t° ascertain if the post notes of the above Balk will be paid or not, for which g V rea t anxiety has been felt b y b e merchants corresponding with the United Sta.tes. i now learn that Mr. Jaudon has succeeded in ananglo3 the above affair, and that the United States Batik post notes will be paid, as well as his own acc epsta Bank had nces:. We also learn that the U n ited State raised a million sterling , of w. l lich five hundred thousand 1 Great Western .or the pounds was to be se nt, b y th. British Queen, for Mr. Jaudon. In consequence of the mo re favourable appea rance which this affair now pre sents, Consols, which wer e in the' early part of the mo rning 904 for the Account., have I ;mpreved to 901. Exchequer Bills, 3 dis. par. Spanish reached 3 0 , at present 291 ; Portuguese• 3.51 i ; Three per Cents., 231 ; Colons bian, 31) i Mexican, 31 ; Brazilian, 7n ; Dutch I.slo-are 1 4 ' Half per Cents., 53i ; Five per Cents., 1001 15 ex div. • THE WEATHER.—In The Sun of this mornillg " : stated that fine weather seems to have been pre tt y !..- ra " neral throughout the country (E n g land ) and r.l Scotland and Ireland too, the reports received th"eri. vourahle. In the City article of the Times are tho. °l ‘ lowing words :—" The letters from Scotland and Ire' land convey very gloomy accounts relative to the Of:, vest." Which is the correct account ? We profe ss :% confidence in these private letters, particularly din l/1 " the present jobbings in the corn trade, and pre& T he impartial accounts given in the Local papers. .41h. following is an extract from a Dublin Paper, Tones has inserted, and we leave our ;t readers The to find out the " gloomy accounts" lu .." - „,d : since accounts from the provinces which have moue front those n , Friday are generally favourable, particularly the counties Meath, Westmeath, Antrim, f,outb,.a : Down. Complaints still prevail as to the trying' weatinF nth from Limerick, Derry, and Donegal. Connau,Vhta the exception of Sligo, seems to have been this .year P e ' culiarly exempted from the ba d effects of the' :heal, oat " rains which fell during the las t two months. T fal " he , crop in Galway will , we learn , b e abundant. --/I. From England, too, with the exception of some pis c es on the West coast, where much rain falls, even in ;the best seasons, the accounts are good. The Presten Chronicle states that even in that quarter, reckoned next to the district around Kendal, .the most subject to rain of any in England, " the weather' has been such as to inspire the cheering hope that the damage done by the late rains may yet in a great measure be repaired." From Durham, Darlington, Kelso, and otber places on the East coast we have accounts in the papers of " fa vourable weather," " weather most propitio,ns for the harvest," and hopes are entertained of a speedy reduc tion of prices. The following extract from the We stern Luminary, we are inclined to think, gives a very impart' s ,: and true account of the crops throughout the Unite' . Kingdom :—" Since our last the gloomy apprenea mons entertained as to the result of the harvest have, in a great measure, passed away, and we. Are happy to find from the reports which w , e have r taken pains to examine, in papers from all ~, its e• England and Wales, that hopes are generally en; ° tertained of the harvest being a fair ave ra g e 4,', In Ireland, some uncertainty still prevails , as well as in, Scotland, but the reports of serious damage sustainet. are confined to certain districts, and so variable MI partial appears to have been the weather in its wor st form, that districts immediately contiguous are rePr e " sented to have suffered but little. In the northel counties of England an immense quantity o f grain •e•lt different kinds has been secured, the greater part of _ in very fair condition, much without injury, but sol e , in unfavourable situations tainted with sprout and, an s, dew. In Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire , L e i ' e n e s c tershire, Rutlandshire, &c., the wheat, barley, an u " c l, pa rte_ , crops will not be nearly so had as has been re and throughout these, as well as the contiguous Ole ties, the quantity will be large, and the quality on t '' whole very fair. The following laconic epistle may be seen in t h e window of a coffee-house in Featherstone - str eet, C ' t, l ; road :—"Stolen, from this window, a china cup 8 ,.„ saucer ; the set being now incomplete, the thief Owl have the remainder a bargain." '' one CHARLES LAMB AND HIS " D1P'''..,:..., h. day Mr. Lamb told us the following story of D " r " He was at one part of his life ordered to the si34-9th for the benefit of bathing ; b u t not possess i n g. streo- bs of nerve sufficient to thr ow hi mse lf into the wa ter ' necessarily yielded his small person up to the disc reti°ll of two men to " plunge him." On the first morpitt having prepared for immersion, he placed himsel f n s without trepidation between these huge er eatur9 r- ' meaning to give the previous instructions which his pa i el., titular case required ; but, from the very state he was in, from terror ' of what he" his possibly " millet:" from a " sea•change," --r unfortunate impediment -of speech became grest.ei, than usual ; and this' infirmity prevented crong, directions being as prompt as was necessary. S ta ",,i..-- therefore, with a man at either elbow, he began :-"" .q. I'm to be di—i—ipped." The men answered t l he se d struction with a ready " Yes, sir !" and in they slim, him ! As soon. as he rose, and could regain a 1 3 ° 1. 1... .„ of his lost breath, he stammered out as before, " 1 ": -. .,•,.!" I—l'm to be di—i—ipped !" Another hearty" reso . s ; o d and down he went a second time. Again he rose • _ eh !.hen with a struggle (to which the men were too much used on such occasions to heed) ho made an effer t first , freedom ; but not succeeding, he articulated as at d to " I—l—l'm to be di — i —i pp ed !" " Yes, sir !" ea e ht e the bottom he went again ; when Lamb, rising -er f a te third time to the surfa ce, shouted out inospe• energy, "0-,-o—only once !"—Memoirs of el l° les Mathews (concluding volumes.) The Marquis and Marchioness of Thomolid have arrived at Brighton, where they purpose to pass IP autumn. The Bishop o f Rochester and Lad y Sara h Ai n th r ; at ray have arrived the Palace, Bromley, Deanery House, Worcester. from The Earl and Countess of War wick, ace nied by Visco unt Brooke and Lad y Caroline Nee left Warwick Castle, last week, for a tour iu Wales. _'. Count Nesselrode returned to town on Wee ,i ~ 1 ,,, i ,, „, ~., • • • s ,' ~ , _...r. 1.,. .....d 1......1%i-.' I during the past week. 0 11. nil'''es CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, Fee the Week ended Se, t. 27, 1839, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 'lie. id I Oats I Barley 4os. 4d. Rye IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE °IX. WEKKS PRECEDING. Wheat 7li 10.1. Oats Barley 393. hi, i Rye DUTIES ON FOILEIGN CORN. Wheat los. P.a. t)ais Barley 3s. 4 , 1. I Rye THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HUNGERFORD MARKET. The supplies were good, and so was the demand, prices steady. Turbot, Bs. to 20s. ; Ced, 2s. to Bs. ; Soles, 10d. to 3s. 6d. per pair; Lobsters Is. to 3s. Beef 7d. to Bid. ; Mutton 70 to 86d; Veal,Bd. to 9d. ; and Pork 7d. to Bid. per lb. Vegetables in good supply, and prices as last quoted. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. The supplies were very good and prices very steady. The demand was tolerably brisk. Turbot, Bs. to 21s. ; Cod, 2s. to Bs. ; Soles, 10d. to 3s. 6d. per pair; Lobsters, 6d. to 3s. ; Good Salmon, Is. 6d. to 2s. per lb. ; Whitings, 6d. to Is. ; and Haddocks, Is. to 2 HA Y s. M ARKETS. The supply was moderate, but the demand was brisk ; prices as before. Hay 60e. to 955. ; Clover, 80s. to 1205.; Straw, 325. to 448. per load. SPIRIT MARKET. But a moderate amount of business doing, and prices as last quoted. Proof Leeward Rams, 3s. 7d. ; Good Jamaica, 4s. 4d.; Geneva, 2s. per gallon; and British Corn Spirits 103. Id. to 10s. 2d. per gallon. COLONIAL MARKETS. But little business done, and prices generally remain sta tionary. B. P. Sugar sold steadily at 575. for brown, 625. for mid., and 675. 6d. for fine. Tea quiet, but firm. The Coffee Market very quiet, and prices much as they were. 316 barrels St. Domingo Coffee went at 425., and 29 bags of White Pep er sold at Bd. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, OCT. 2.—Wind, S.W.—Sailed, the Repulse, Beckford, for Calcutta ; Ann, Laing, Hudson, Odessa. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 2.—Wind, W. to N. W.—Arrived, the Amelia, Teasdale, Monte Video, sailed July 24 ; Wil berforce, Harrison, Maranham, sailed August 22 ; Wil liam Goddard, Paton, Mobile ; Mary and Ann, Brown, Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 2. —Wind, variable.—Off port, The Minerva, Matzin, from Batavia. Sailed, the Goderieb, Ray, for Launceston. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 2.—Wind, variable. FALMOUTH, OCT. I.—Wind easterly.—Off port, the Gazelle, from Madagascar, sailed 2d July ; Manus, Ho. porst, New York. BRISTOL, OCT. 2.—Arrived Victoria, Walker, Memel. SALCOMBE, OCT. I.—Off port, the Isabella, Emanuel, from Rio Janeiro. KINGSTOWN, OCT. I.—Arrived the Robert Burns, Brown, from Riga. STOCKTON, SEPT. 30 —Arrived the John Clifton; Ro binson, from Quebec ; Europe, Cato, Memel. HULL ; OCT. 2.—Wind fresh from S. W. YARMOUTH, OCT. I.—Sailed the Henrietta, Louise, and Amas, for Matanzas. GRIMSBY, OCT. I.—The Cyrus, Ellwood, from Sun derland to Amsterdam, has been assisted into the Roads totally dismasted. LEITH, OCT. 1.-Sailed, the Indus, M‘Farlane, bound to Port Philip, has put back to the Roads with loss of figure-head and other damage, having been in contact with a schooner from Aberdeen to Newcastle, the latter is leaky. BRIXHAM, OCT. 2.—A truck. topmast, and lower yard, rigging, &c. was picked up off the Isle of Wight on the 29th ult. and landed here the canvass, marked T. Ed wards, maker, Cardigan. Rear-Admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, the Admiralty Commissioner, assisted by Mr. Walker, the civil engineer, has completed his inspection of the harbours and the coast between the Thames and Ports mouth, preparatory to his making his report to their Lordships as to the means of improving the communi cation between this country and France by steam pac kets, and of affording shelter to ships in distress during contrary winds and storms. The Earl of Wilton has lent his elegant hunting, box at Melton Mowbray, Edgerton Lodge, to the Earl of Rosslyn for the approaching huntingseason. Lord Rosslyn has also the Noble Earl's fine pack, the Atherstone hounds, during the season. ARRIVALS AT LONGS HOTEL, CLIFTON HOT WELLs.—Sir William and Lady Maxwell, Sir James Smyth, Captain, Mrs., and Miss Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. Ayshford, Viscount Ward, Mrs. Stacey, Major-G e n e ral Sir James and L ad y Bat hurst , Col. Ireland Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Macnamara, & c . The English Opera-house will open, on Mon d,y next, with the Concerts a la Musard, on the same principle as those which were so much the fashion last season. _ _ There is a fellow in Arkansas who is so short that he has been often mistaken for pie-crust. It is rumoured that a matrimonial alliance is on the tapis between the Hon. Captain James Bosville Macdonald, of the 2d Life Guards, and the beautiful Miss Wombwell, daughter of Sir G. Wombwell, Bart. The Earl and Countess of Eldon leave Dun eombe Park, Y or k s hi re , w here they have been staying sevetai days, on a % . .,16 Lo Lor d I e,k-Ira.l.aw, tut Ingle borough, near Settle, to visit Mr. Ferrer. • .