The Sun. — London, England, 1839-09-28 00:00:00

EVENING DITION .... Ito be put up for sale, how, he would ask, were the assignees to be indemnified ? No doubt many present would recollect that in 1816 the House was first put up in the cause of Walters and Taylor. Mr. Walters bought it for 40,0001., and Mr. Walters put in an affi davit, stating that that was its full worth ; but Mr. Walters, in defiance of his affidavit, bought it for 70,5001. If the Opera House was put up to public *lotion, and the assignees were to put a reserved price, limy would make themselves liable for the reserved p i c a, lie lead been asked whether he would recom mend such a course, and he stated that he thought 1 the better course woukl be, that a meeting should come to a resolution to present a petition to 1 the Court of Review, to sanction the assig nees buying it in at a certain price. That would afford protection to the assignees, but nothing else would against absent parties. The property of the Opera House would have been brought to sale long age, if it could have been with effect. It was notorious that there was no legal title to the property, and that it had bees thrust down the throat of Mr. Chambers, %vim had given 12,0001. more for it, to Mr. Walters than he bad given fox it. He (Mr. M.) believed Mr. chambers bought it in order to free himself from the trammels into which Mr. Walters had got him. Everything had been done in his (Mr. Mayhew's) office to effect a sale, but in consequence of the cause of Walters v. Taylor not being in a condition to be re ported, it could not be effected, although everything had been done to place the cause in a state to be reported. It was his most anxious wish to sell the Opera House as speedily as possible in order to prevent the assignees from being ruined, for if the Opera I - louse was burned down to-morrow they would be bound to rebuild it. Tire assigeees had insured as far as they possibly could. 'The building was insured for thirty-five thousand pounds, but the lessee contended that t he y ou g for the full value, but if that were done there would be no rent, all would be swallowed u p by the insurance. The assignees then had insured for thirty-five thousand pounds ; but would any man say for a moment that such a sum would rebuild the house No ;in the event of a fire, the assignees must put their hands in their own pockets. There were other diffic u lt ies , but unless pressed by a vote of the meeting, he would not disclose them. He would only add. that the highest legal abi • lity had advised that the assignees had no power to base a public sale. A GREDITOR—Was there no conveyance when Mr. Chambers paid Mr. Walters the seventy thousand r ounds ? Mr. MAYHEW—There was not. There was a bank ing account between the parties. Mr. Walters owed him the sum, and he took the Theatre as his debt. II A CREDITOR—But we have had a decree. fir. MAYHEW—That was very true, but it was to be borne in mind that the assignees had been served with a notice of appeal to the House of Lords. Mr. SUTTON said Mr. Walters never admitted the sale of the property—the transaction was a mere loan, and Mr. Walters would very soon be in a condition to repay the money with interest. Mr. MAYHEW inquired whether the gentleman was a creditor. Mr. SUTTON said no, but he attended there on the part of Mr. Walters. Mr. DI J ON said Mr. Mayhew had said they had not had an offer for the property. Now he knew an offer had been made since last meeting.—( Hear.) Mr. MAYHEW did not at all wish to blink the question. He did not think it was an offer at all. Only 5,0001. was to be paid down, and the remainder by instalments. Now, all the legal advice they had showed that they must Lake the money with one hand and give the deed with the other. If they gave credit for any part of the purchase money, they would at once purchase a perpe tual bill in Chancery. Sir F. POLLGICE said no gentlemen of the bar could advise otherwise than that the assignees should not pass the property without the whole of the money being paid down. Captain' WARRINGTON was anxious to say that the whole of that case was an abomination.—( Hear, and laughter.) The assignees had got into their hands no less than 227,0001., and yet the creditors had not got one shillings-(Shame.) Here it had been going on for sixteen years, and they knew as much of it as they did at first.—(Hear, hear.) A commission was taken out when Chambers stopped payment, and in an evil hour both for himself and his creditors, he came to try and upset that commission. It went before the Lord Chan cellor, and he advised a compromise. A compromise for what—what was to compromise ? He said the con duct of the Lord Chancellor was indecent and illegal— (Laughter)—and he would appeal to Lords Brougham and Lyndhurst-- Mr. HAMILTON rose to order. Captain WARRINGTON was done. He would only say that the whole business was an utter abomination. Mr. HAMILTON said they had consumed a consider able quantity of time, and had advanced but very little. —(Hear, hear.) After such an invitation as the cre ditors had received from the assignees, he thought that they ought to have been prepared with a balance-sheet, from which the creditors might have known what were the assets and the expenditure, which information could not-'be got from the accounts of the official assignee. They had heard from Mr. Mayhew, that with a view to dispose of the other property, and to effect an amicable . arrangemedt, fifteen or sixteen creditors had occasionally been convened together. They were so convened last year, and the meeting was probably aware that the lease to Mr. Laporte expired last year. An offer was made in writing on the part of Mr. De Begnis to give 16,0001., •and to pay 8,0001. down. Notwithstanding that offer, the house had been let to Mr. Laporte for 12,0001. (" Shame I" and laughter)—so that there was an annual less to the creditors of 6,000. The ready money of Mr. De Begnis seemed to be no object to the assignees, so they preferred bargaining with a man who had not paid a shilling, but from whom they were told at the meeting at Wright's - the other day they ex pected in six months' time to get the year's rent that was due last February. He was mis taken in saying not a shilling tad been paid, for be be lieved 651. had been received.—( A laugh.) The meet ing would, no doubt, be surprised that the assignees, when consulting these 15 or 16 gentlemen, never com municated the fact of an offer having been made by Mr. De Begnis.—( Hear, hear,) Was that treating the creditors fairly ?—(A Gentleman stated the house was let.) He could prove it was not let at that time, so that for some reason or other that arrangement was pur posely withheld from that ! Committee. That was one part of the conduct of their assignees, which, to his ntiad, he must say was perfectly unjus tifiable, and it behoved the creditors to infuse a little fresh blood into the veins of the assignees. He had no doubt they were heartily tired of their situation, and although he did not wish to impute improper mo tives to the assignees, yet he believed he could prove that they had, to say the least of it, miscarried ; and it was necessary that some persons should be introduced Alto would sit. down quietly and investigate the accounts. Oee of their assignees had told them the other day that unfortunately they were not farmers, and that some little loss had been sustained ; but he (Mr. Hamilton) would prove that a very serious loss had been sustained. Now the Enfield, estate consisted of 700 acres of land, one half of whieth Mr. Mayhew, he believed, was very fortu nately in possession of.—(Hisses.) He hoped the meet ing would not misundentand him. Mr. MAYHEW—Pay me my principal and interest and I will make you a present of it. lam heartily disgusted with it.—(Laughter.) Mr. HAMILTON—Mr. Mayhew was mortgagee of one half of it and was now in possession. He had no doubt Mr. Mayhew was a very good farmer, and that he had made the most of the 300 acres. He observed that 101. a year was received from landlords for shoot ing over it, so that there must hare been pretty good wheat grown there, but the loss upon that farm during thirteen years was stated to be 1,5791. 17s.—(Shame.) Hethought therefore they did not want an angel from Hea ven to tell them those gentlemen were not good farmers to lose that sum upon land, the liberty of shooting over which was worth 101. a-year., The Chettle Estate consisted of 1,200 acres, freehold, tithe-free, and without poor's rates, and with merely a nomina 1 rent. The loss on 1 that estate had been 1,5901., and he supposed all this loss was attributed to the law. The law undoubtedly 'bads good deal to answer for, but he never knew that t e e 1 " , prevented corn growing or sheep lambing. But ha twit singular th no ine account with re for spe ten ct tyearso this. estate was, t voices, ets,...r b(Several years t15ee,,712 ) He could not say, but for ten l ot been . an entry made of a single re ceipt or payment tw_ T h r who had been in po s session of it. Mr. Meve t gave us a balan ce of 3 e 41. Sheriff for two years, and he Mr. HAMILTON —Then it appears all his myrmidons, could f arm bad it for two years and paid 0, belanee of 341. profit, and yet thee the Sheriff, with to advantage, for ne , r assignees assignees a hear) gneeTen again s had lost 1 upon it a sum or 1,5901,—( Hear he t h e a ccounts of Mr. Treherne had never been settled. He thought lie had stated suffici ent to themsho that Then that due diligence lead not b een used by their assignees in the managem ent of the p ro p er ty that they hada right to expect ; and when the y recoll ected that on of the assignees told them at the last meeting there was no prospect of the affairs being wound up, t h e ere. ditors would hardly think those assignees were the persbns who should be trusted, for no one k new how long, with the management of the property. The proposition he had to submit was that the va ' canciee which had occurred should be filled up by a tegular meeting for the choice of assignees. He thought ii they could get three efficient persons who would come to the business unshackled and unprejudiced by any of 1 those unfortunate feelings that existed in the minds of some parties, there would be more co-operation with the bankrupt, and by negotiation with other parties those stumbling blocks that at present existed in the way of a settlement would be removed. He knew there were at present great difficulties in the way of the assignees ill settlinx the affairs, but if they we re issistod by three efficie ,, et persons the benefit would be felt by all ; and he felt. that after thirteen years of' I,:ie-t'on ql" as i sigh-s were entitled to a little holiday (Hear, hear.) He would therefore move " that it is expedient the vacancies occasioned by the death of three of the assignees, of the Estate of Chambers and Son be filled up, and that application be forthwith made to the Court of Review, to appoint a meeting for the choice of such assignees."—(Hear, hear.) Mr. LEIGH seconded the'resolution. Mr. LESLIE begged to ask Sir F. Pollock, wh ther he assented to the statement of Mr. Mayhew, that the assignees had not the power to sell the estate of the Messrs. Chambers? Mr. Mayhew stated that there was no titre whatever to the estate of the Opera House. —(" No." Several voices, "He did.") Sir F. PoLLocK said in one sense there was no title, namely, there was no title which a seller could compel a purchaser to take, but there was, however, such a title as probably a purchaser would be induced to take, in refi•rence to the large profit he might be able to make by obtaining the property at a low price. An abso lutely clear title, they were aware, was a very rare thing, but there might be a sale by such stipulations being made as would satisfy a purchaser, otherwise the remainder of the purchase money might be locked up in the Court of Chancery. Mr. LESLIE said it appeared, then, that there was a title for a willing purchaser, but not for an unwilling one. —( Hear, hear.) The next point was whether the legal estate in that property was in the present assignees, Mr. Richardson and Mr. Groom, and the official assignee ? Sir F. POLLOCK said the assignees bad merely an equitable title, by which they might compel parties to do certain acts and give them the benefit of a lease. Mr. LESLIE—But suppose there was a willing pur chaser, these are the only three parties who can give possession. That clears another difficulty. Now I wish to know whether two of these parties have not already received a sum of 237,000/. in hard cash out of this estate ?—( Hear, hear.) Mr. GROOM—No such thing. Mr. LESLIE —Well, how much ? Mr. GROOM—About 200,000/.—(Great laughter.) Mr. LESLIE—And of that large sum not one six pence had been appropriated to the creditors.—(Hear, and cries of " Shame.") Now I would ask Sir F. Pollock, who recommended the compromise in 1833, whether that was not intended immediately to give an advantage to the whole body of the creditors ?—( Hear. Sir F. PoLLocit—Most decidedly. It was expected that the acquiescence of Messrs. Chambers in the com mission, by permitting the verdict to pass, would have the effect of placing at Mr. Charnbers's disposal a sum of money to enable him to compromise with the persons who had claims on the estate arising after the bankruptcy. He believed great advantage had arisen from that ar rangement. Mr. LESLIE—And Mr. Chambers has not received his portion of this compromise. The OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE. --He has received 15,0001. Mr. LESLIE—Four years have elapsed since that proposition was made, and the same parties who ma naged the affairs at that time are still in the management. Now, I have another question to ask arising out of this paper in my hand. I find one of the assignees is a cre ditor of the estate to the amount of 441. 7s. 9d., and I find the other, Mr. Groom, is in his own person no creditor at all.—(Hear, and cries of " Shame.") Mr. RIcHARDsoN (one of the assignees)—That's not a correct statement. Mr. LESLIE—WiII Mr. Richardson have the good ness to state what his interest is ?—(Loud cheers.) Mr. Ricnaapsos—About 180/.—(Great laughter and hisses.) Mr. LESLIE—May I ask what is Mr. Groom's claim personally ? Mr. GROOM—Nothing whatever. Mr. LESLIE said the assignees had received property to the amount of 200,0001., belonging to the creditors, while one of them had an interest of 180/., and the other nothing at all in the estate.—(Cheers, and cries of " Oh," " Shame.") They had all heard to-day a state ment of the mismanagement of the Chettle and Enfield estates, and they were such as should induce the cre ditors immediately to go to the Court of Review, and call for an examination of the accounts, and to inquire if the party appointing the official assignee had done his duty. He did not mean to insinuate that these gentle men had not done their duty, but from the statements made, it was for their honour and character that they should be contradicted. If there was any truth in these statements, these gentlemen were unfit to be assignees, and if they were untrue, they would have an opportunity of contradicting them. He asked why the property could not be sold. Had any difficulty arisen since the compromise recommended by Sir F. Pollock 1) It was clear that if an act of bankruptcy had been committed by Mr. Chambers in 1824, a subsequent claim by Mr. Wilton in 1826 or 1827, could not take precedence of the other creditors. Sir F. PoLLocx—No. Mr. LESLlE—That's the point I wanted to have answered.—( Hear.) Besides it is unnecessary to dwell upon this point, because Sir F. Pollock bas stated that Mr. Wilton's claim is of no value. Sir F. POLLOCK—I consider it of no value, because, in my opinion, as against Mr. Wilton, the bankruptcy of Mr. Chambers can be as well established as against any of the other creditors. It might happen that either the present or other assignees would have,o try the question, but as it would involve great expense it was a step to be avoided if possible. If they proposed to I sell the estate a creditor might start up and say he had a judgment against the estate. Mr. LESLIE said he hoped every creditor had paid attention to what Sir Frederick Pollock had stated, that the bankruptcy of Mr. Chambers was a question still to be litigated. They had paid 1,5,0001. to Mr. Cham bers, and they owed 8,0001. more, to admit the validity of the commission, and he would be glad to know, under such circumstances, what prospect had they of obtaining any dividend when they could not sell the Opera House ? He understood that a sum of 120,000/. had been offered for the Opera House, which was at least some proof that a purchaser could be found. Now he would wish to ask Mr. Mayhew if the Chettle estate was still un disposed of ? Mr. MantEvr said the incumbranees on that estate had been estimated at 28,0001. Mr. Wilton was in the room at the time that estate was put up to sale, and he threatened that if any one attempted to bid for it he should file a bill against them the following day. Mr. LESLIE wished to know whether it was correctly described as being 700 acres of freehold land. Mr. MAYHEW said it was. Mr. LESLIE wished to know what was the nature of the incumbrances upon it. Mr. MAYHEW—They are all judgments. The first was a Crown debt for 9,0001. due from Mr. Chambers, which the assignees were in hopes of reducing to 7,0001. Mr. LESLIE wished to know what the whole extent of the Manor of Chettle was. Mr. MAYHEW-1,100 acres. Mr. LESLIE—And the incumbrances upon it amount to 28,0001. ? Mr. MAYIIEW-le.l ; and perhaps more, if all the judgments were brought in. Mr. LESLIE believed that the estate was valued in 1824 at 50,0001. Mr. MAYHEW—Oh, no. It was put down at that only upon representation. Mr. LESLIE—Was not any valuation made of it ? Mr. MAYHEW believed that a valuation was made by Mr. Robins, but he was afraid it would be impru dent for him to name what that valuation was. Mr. LESLIE--.-Then, with respect to the Entiebl. farm, that was stated to be 700 acres. Mr. MAYHEW said it was between 6 and 700 acres. He had a mortgage of half that estate, which he would be happy to make any gentleman a present of, as he had lost several thousand pounds by it. He had ad vanced money very foolishly upon what he considered to be the title-deeds of the whole estate, whereas they turned out to be only the half. An attempt had been made to let that estate, but the offer that was made for it was barely the Crown rent, and the assignees, under good advice, had turned the whole of it into grazing land. Executions had been repeatedly put upo❑ the property by the Sheriff, and it was but right to state, upon his (Mr. Mayhew) stating to the Sheriff that he might pursue his remedy, and take the land, he refused to do so. Mr. LESLIE wished to know what was the amount of Mr. Mayhew's interest upon the mortgage when he took possession of the estate? Mr. MAYnEw thought about a year's interest. Mr. LESLIE—You got possession of half the estate, and 2,700/. interest ? Mr. M AYIIEW—Yes. With respect to the Chettle estate he believed the Sheriff lad been in possession 10 years. Mr. LESLIE—And the Bond-street property has been sold ? Mr. MAYHEW—Yes. It was valued by the Bank at 40,0001., but was not worth near that sum ; it was then valued at 26,0001,, but no person could be go t t o g i ve that for it ; but it had since been sold at what was con sidered a fair price. Mr. LESLIE--Then with respect to the Northaugh estate, what had been done with that ? Mr. MAY HEW—That has been let for 50/. a year. Mr. LESLIE-50 1 . a year! Why I believed it was valued at 6,5001. ? Mr. MAvriEw—lt was originally let for 301. a year, but had since been increased to 501. The property consisted of sundry cottages, which were chiefly let to labour ers ma ki n g bricks. It was his wish to give every explanation he could, and keep back nothing. Mr. LESLIE—Then am I to understand that it let 1 for 301. a-year, and that it is a freehold with out incum branees ? Mr. MAYHEW—Yes. Mr. LESLIE—Then as to the Windsor estate ? Mr. MAYISEW said that that was an estate which w.is mortgaged. Nothing had been done with it for some time, but it was hoped it would shortly become pro fitable. Mr. LESLIE —The Lea estate ? Mr. MAYaEw—That was sold by the Committee, and duty accounted for. LESLIE—The lease of Mr. Hall's farm ? Mr. MAYHEvt —That, was good for nothing, and was abandovd. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1839. Mr. LESLlE—Freehold and copyhold property at Slough ? Mr. MAYHEW—That was sold and accounted for. Mr. LESLIE—Four-tenths of freehold property at -- ? Mr. MAYHEW—Mr. Chambers, after the issuing of the Commission, and acting under advice, wished to set it aside ; he gave the mother of Mr. Wilton, a bond for 5,0001. as security for the conveyance to her of all the Kent property. They claimed under that bond. A recceiver was appointed, who accounted to Mr. Wilton. Mr. LESLIE—Four-fifths of 30 acres at Finchley ? Mr. MAYHEW—That is now in the hands of the assignees. Mr. LESLIE—Brick-fields and bricks ? Mr. NI AYHEW—They were all sold and accounted for. Mr. LESLIE—A steam-engine at Mr. White's ? Mr. MAYHEW—T► , at was useless, and was aban doned. Several notes of hand had been settled.—(A part of the meeting here became very impatient ; seve ral others said the questions were very proper ones, and ought to be allowed to go on.) Mr. LESLIE—Then the 5,0001. which appears against your name is gone ? The next is a legacy of Mr. Elwes ? Mr. MAYHEw—Mr. Chambers' estate owed Mr. Elwes' estate 13,0001., so that the legacy was not obtained. Mr. LESLIE—Are there any other assets ? Mr. MAYHEW—There was a balance of near 30,000/., which would be returned out of the Court of Chancery. For the sake of himself and his family he would, within one week, give up the property he held, with all its improvements, on his receiving his mortgage money with simple interest. He would take that oppor tunity of stating that, according to the sworn accounts of Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Chambers' estate was in solvent at the time of the stoppage—the debits being then 267,055/., and the credits 191,866/. Now Mr. Wilkinson, at the same examination, wished to show how that deficiency of 75,1891. was made out. Mr. Chambers at that time alleged there was a surplus on his estate of 13,611/ , and Mr. Wilkinson said, in stead of that being true, there was a deficiency of 75,1891. He made that out in this way. He deducted from Mr. Chambers' valuation of property 65,250/. — written or bad debts, which Mr. Chambers took as available assets 2.3,551/.—that made 88,801/. ; and then deducting the assumed surplus of Mr. Chambers, 13,611/., made the deficiency of the estate 75,1891. Now, in order that they might not think they were being misled by him, he would give them the deficiency in detail as made out. Mr. HAMILTON then rose to order. Since they had met, Mr. Mayhew had thought it was objectionable to state the price fixed on the Chettle estate, and now he was going to state the valuation of all the estates. Mr. MAYHEW was in the hands of the creditors ; they sought information, and he was instructed by the assignees to give every information in their power. But now he was prevented giving that information, for rea sons known only to the parties who interfered. Mr. HAMILTON had risen to order, and he would not be put down or brow beaten by any person. Mr. MAYHEW—lndeed ! Mr. HAMILTON—I am not in the habit of pursuing such a course of conduct. Mr. LESLIE said that the great point he wished to ascertain was what prospect there was of the creditors obtaining something like a dividend—( Hear, hear) — and he thought the most useful course to pursue was to obtain from the gentlemen who had the management of the estate all the available assets. Mr. NIAYHEW would be too happy to give every infor mation, but if he was stopped in doing so, let it not be said at a future period, " Mr. Mayhew said so and so was over valued, but did not give the informa tion." The assignees had been loaded with obloquy, and it had been said they had received 200,0001., but there had been no dividend. The lamentable situation they had been left in was owing to the laws of their country. The money had been spent in protecting the estate, Hot in seeking anything by way of aggrandise ment to the estate. A CREDITOR—What is your cash balance ? Mr. Gcoom —When Mr. Leslie has done I will give you the information. Mr. NIATHEW said the future expense would not be anything like a tithe of what it had been. Mr. LESLIE said the best course would be to ascer tain the quickest way in which they could relieve the assignees from their responsibility, and get the dividends into their own hands. The first duty of assignees was to bring the estate of the bankrupt to sale, to be divided among the creditors. The Ist and 2d William IV., chap. 56, stated that the assignees might sell the estates by private contract, but they must have the sanction of the Court of Review for doing so. He found it stated in Montagu and Ayrton's work on the Practice of Bankruptcy, that it was the duty of assignees, at their peril, to sell all the bankrupt's property as soon as it could be done with advantage, although only one creditor de manded the sale, unless by an order of the Court they were permitted to stay the sale. He begged to ask whether the assignees could sell by private contract ? Sir F. POLLOCK had no doubt the assignees were to exercise a discretion, and if they exercised an unsound one they would have to take the consequence. A sale by public auction was the most safe for the as signees, whether it was always the best for the creditor was another thing. . . Mr. LESLIE believed they might sell by private contract, but in order to prevent collision they must have the consent of the Superior Court. He and those near him, who represented the parish of St. George, Hanover, to the amount of 11,0001., wished to ascertain how they could get hold of the money. He hoped they would not separate without agreeing a business-like proposition, and terminate this lament able affair, for he must say, all this had arisen from a defect of the law—this case was a perfect disgrace to the country.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. RICHARDSON said it was very easy for gentle men to find fault, and although Mr. Hamilton has said there was great neglect of duty with regard to the Cnettle and other estates, yet, if all the circumstances were known, it would be found that the assignees had done every thing that could be done. It was difficult for any party to make farms productive when there were four or five executions pending which swept away any stock or property that might be sent to them. Mr. Richardson then entered into a detail of the losses sus tained on the property at Chettle, in consequence of the neglect of servants, bailiffs, and its distance from his resi dence. As to selling the property, people would not buy equity suits. With respect to . the 200,000/. received out of the estate, it had never touched either his hands or those of his colleague. If it was the wish of the credi tors, the assignees would at once put up the Opera House to auction, and sell it for whatever it would fetch,—(Cries of " Question.") A CREDITOR said he quite agreed with the proposi tion for infusing new blood into the management of the estate ; but unless they backed that proposition by an application to the Court of Review to investigate the affairs of the estate, it would be useless. If there was a petition from the great body of the creditors to the Court of Review, the estate would soon be freed from its trammels, and they would find willing purchasers.— ( Hear, hear.) Mr. DOANE understood the great difficulty in the way of a sale was, the judgment debts on the estate to the amount of 28,000/. Now he wished to know whether the assignees had any proposition to make to the creditors, by mewls of which they could get rid of these difficulties.—(Hear, hear) What legal opinion had they received on that point ? Mr. MavliEw said, while the judgment stood, they were told they could not sell. Mr. Wilton claimed a sum of 16,000/,, while Mr. Chambers returned him a s a creditor to the amount of 8,000/. if Mr. Wilton's accounts were taken, it would give the assignees an op portunity of ascertaining how his claim, whatever it was, was to be paid, and when that claim was set at rest they would be able to effect a sale. Mr. DOANE wished to know whether the judgments were the real difficulties in the way of the assignees Mr. MAYHEW—Yes. Mr. DOANE—Then would it not be better that some means should be adopted of arranging them ? Mr. MAynEw—That is what the assignees wish. Mr. DOANE—Then, as to the want of title in the Opera House, has it ever been made an objection by any party ? Mr. MAYHEW—No ; because we have not gone so far. The first object of the assignees was to sell the Opera House as soon as possible in order to obtain funds. Mr. DIXON believed the motion to be whether or not three new assignees should be appointed. As to the difficulty the judgments had. thrown in the way of the assignees, he wished to put a question to Sir F. Pollock, and that was whether a judgment entered up after a commission of bankruptcy was an objection which any purchaser could sustain if a bill was filed against him to complete the purchase ? The CHAIRMAN—A purchaser might not sustain it but it prevented biddings• Sir F. POLLOCK said that Mr. Wilton had a judgment, and although it was entered up after the commission, Mr. Wilton asserting that that commission was bad, and it not being proved to the contrary, his judgment was avail able. If the commission was good, then a judgment entered up after the bankruptcy could not be set up by a purchaser. Mr. DIXON said that the assignees had taken the opi nion of two eminent lawyers as to the title to the Opera [louse, and they had stated that the title, although de fective, was not such as ought to deter a purchaser from bidding. He (Mr. Dixon) would be able to show that a❑ offer had been made for the Opera House, and one, too, that ought to have been attended to. Mr. MAYHEW trusted Mr. Dixon would read the letter connected with that transaction. The letters were then read. The offer was 100,000!.-5,000/. to be paid down, and the remainder in instalments. The reply of the assignees declined to make any assignment of the theatre without a payment in full. Here again the assignees had acted with their usual over-caution. Then, with respect to the Chettle estate, Captain Mattison offered a rent of 1,1001. 4-year for it, but now they were told it was a loss to them of 1,5001.1 Even in 1837, two years after the agreement entered into with Mr. Chambers, the Lord Chancellor strongly blamed the conduct of the assignees. Would Mr. Mayhew consent or advise his clients to consent to an order in the Court of Review to take the accounts in the Bankruptcy before the proper Officer of the Court, so that litigation might be put an end to. Mr. MATNEw—If the assignees were to attempt to resist such a thing they Would be acting extremely im proper. It was their bounden duty to consent to it, and he believed they had already done so. Mr. DUNCAN wished to say a few words, although he did not intend either to support or resist the motion that had been made. He appeared as a creditor, and was acting for the creditors of Mr. Wilton in respect of this estate. There was a large sum of costs due to Mr. Wilton, which indubitably was a debt against Mr. Chambers. Mr. Wilton held judgments for the whole of those costs, and for the amount of a bond and interest. It was those judgments that were preventing sales taking place, and which were inflicting so much injury on the cre ditors. Independently of that, the litigation that had been carried on for four years had cost a great deal more than would have settled Mr. Wilton's claim over.and over again. It had been admitted in consequence of the compromise that had been come to, that the costs of Mr. Chambers ought to be paid to some ex tent, and the question was merely one of amount. Mr. Wilton had a judgment for the costs, and a judgment for a bond and interest to a large amount, and was able in his ( Mr. D.'s) opinion, to give the utmost annoyance and trouble to the estate possible, but he did not wish to do so, he only wanted justice. He asserted there was an undoubted debt due to Mr. Wilton, in a shape which the creditors had recognised. Let them, therefore, name a mininum, he would name a maximum ; and let any third party be appointed to name a medium, and say what sum ought to be received, and in that way this troublesome business might be settled. A GENTLEMAN, who appeared. with Mr. Les lie, for the Vestry of St. George, Hanover-square, said he bad not heard a single sentence in sup port of, or against, the motion of Mr. Hamilton. That proposition was to appoint three other gentlemen to assist the a ssignees. Wer e th ey to go i nto intermi nable litigation ? He hoped not ; but that they would now all endeavour to make the best of a bad job. It was not quite clear, however, that in introducing three other gentlemen they would be promoting the settle ment of the bankrupt's affairs—they might rather be protracting their settlement to an indefinite period. What he wished to know was, whether the present as signees would consent to the proposition, because it was important that whatever they did should be done in harmony. If the present assignees opposed the intro duction of three other gentlemen, they would be con testing it with the money of the creditors. He would, therefore, ask them whether they would give their as sent, in the event of the resolution being carried. He trusted the meeting would not proceed in a vindictive spirit towards gentlemen, who had been placed in very peculiar circumstances.—(Hear, hear.) He had a great respect for Mr. Hamilton, who had proposed the reso lution, but he was a solicitor.—(A laugh.) Without meaning any imputation on the profession, he must say he looked with jealousy on every proposition coming from a gentleman of the law.—(Laughter.) It might be, although he certainly did not mean to impute any such intention to Mr. Hamilton, that the Opera House was to be purchased, and that in such case it would be ad visable to have a friend or two among the assignees.— (Hear, and a laugh.) He hoped, however, they would receive some satisfactory answer. Sir F. POLLOCK said he had no objection to answer the question on behalf of the assignees. He would ad vise the assignees to give every information in their power to the creditors, and to give every explanation as to their conduct ; and if the meeting thought proper to delegate any gentleman to enter upon the accounts, he would advise them to give every information in their power. If the majority of the creditors entitled to choose assignees were dissatisfied with the conduct of the two gentlemen et present in that position, he would ads ise them to retire, and allow others to be ap pointed. The proposition to add three other as signees was, however, altogether new—new with re spect to the business of the day—and the assig nees certainly had not anticipated it. He thought before they answered that question, that some further time should be allowed theta. His advice was, it the creditors were dissatisfied with them, although they had a right to remain till convicted of delinquency, to retire immediately and consent to the appointment of fresh assignees. To the present proposition he would advise the assignees not to consent. To dispose of the pro perty required the consent of all, and if two pulled one way, and three another, nothing but a suit in equity could decide the matter. That would therefore only bring on a new source of litigation, and would not an swer the object of the creditors. The GENTLEMAN who represented the Vestry of St. George's, Hanover-square, said it appeared, there fore, that they must abandon the resolution. With respect to calling upon the assignees to resign, it would be a painful situation to place these gentlemen in, and one which he did not think the meeting would sanction. Mr. HAMILTON replied, he was surprised at the ob jections which had been made on the part of the two remaining assignees to have coadjutors appointed to act with them. He believed upon the death of one assignee, the commissioners, as a matter of course, upon application being made to them, would appoint a new assignee. In the present bankruptcy, there were ori ginally five gentlemen appointed as assignees ; of that number three were dead, and was it not therefore sur prising, that the remaining two assignees should now kick at the proposition to restore the number of assignees to which it originally was ?—(Hear.) The threat the assignees had held out of resigning if their number was increased was not so easy of execution as had been imagined, because they must first obtain the order of the Court of Review for that purpose. The resolution for adding three new assignees to the present number was then put, and declared to be car ried by a majority of two to one. _ _ On . the Motion of Mr. Leslie the meeting then ad journed. THE REVIVALS. If fainting, sobbing, and groaning are proofs of a sa vage change, the Ranters, and Jumpers in America, and the Methodists in this country, must, contrary to all experience, be set down as a much more godly and vir tuous set of people than the quiet and sober Episcopa lians, Presbyterians, Quakers, and Evangelical Dissen ters. All exhibitions of extraordinary excitement arc directly opposed to the spirit of the Gospel. Christ strictly prohibited his disciples from indulging in the outward appearances of religious emotion. When they fasted they were not to appear to men to fast, and they were taught that " the kingdom of God cometh not with observation. Neither shall they say, 10, here ! or 10, there ! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." We have ourselves occasionally gone to the meetings at St. Peter's, in consequence of the notoriety which they have attained ; but, apart from what ap pears to us a very dull and gloomy tone of preaching, and the mischievously late hours to which the sittings are prolonged, we had not the good fortune to witness anything calculated to awaken attention. It is too well known, however, that melancholy consequences have been produced, both within and without that place of worship. We have not heard of any male person who has been a sufferer, and at this we are by no means surprised ; but, unless report errs, it has fared differently with some females—persons probably of weak nerves or infirm understand ing and over-excitable temperament—and whom, in our humble opinion, it would be far better to address in the words of comfort and consolation, than to horrify and harrow up by presenting to their imaginations the most dismal pictures. We have no wish to dwell upon this subject, and we hope we shall not have occasion to return to it ; but the present movement has be come a matter of public interest, and there fore, as public journalists, we have thought it our duty to advert to it. We have spoken freely our conscien tious opinions about it, in this and a former article, and we are glad to know that they are borne out by the common sense of the community. Some of our Es tablished ministers have noticed the revival from the pulpit ; and although their sentiments have been de livered in guarded language, and in very considerate and gentle terms, as suited the speakers and the sub ject, they sufficiently indicated that the present on goings have not the countenance of the Presbytery. We hope that these expressions of opinion, will have their due effect. For our part we are unwilling to comment with severity upon anything relating to re ligious matters ; but where we see a delusion gaining ground before our eyes, which is manifestly as pernicious as it is absurd,—and when we see it producing such consequences as we have hinted at, we feel bound to employ the power of reason to put it down.—Aberdeen Herald. Flsir S h uc are the facilities afforded by the railroads for the conveyance of fish from the coast to the interior of th e country, that i t i s e stimated that 20 tons of this article of f oo d i s b roug ht into Leeds daily, part of which is sold h ere and in the neighbouring towns . to the west, and pa r t sent to Manc h ester and over to Burning ham.—Leeds Mercury. AN AWKWAR D MISTAKE. --A gentleman, whose temper had been irritated by some occurrence that had taken place in his family, locked himself up in his dining-room. After waiting several hours, the . family be came alarmed, a n d b urst i ng o p e n the door, discovered the unfortunate gentl eman l y i ng on the floor insensible. A physician was sent f or , w h o i m mediately directed the p a . tient's head to be shaved, and applied a large blister. Mus tard sinapisms were placed to his feet, and he was bled. The young doct or p rognost i ca ting a favourable issue, took his leave, promi s i ng to see hi s patient early in the morn. ing. On his arrival, to his infinite surprise, he fou n d hi s patient in full health, b u t bitterly complaining of blist ers , bleedings, and sinapi sms . The secret was n now explained. The poor gentleman h a d so ught for consolation in the wine bottle, and had, unthinkingly, drank such a quantity as to throw him into this pseudo-apoplexy.—Physic and Physi. czans. PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR. ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. f i Z et LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 7. Number Dividend of per CANALS. Shares, Annum. Paid. Share I I 1,766 7 pei cen t. A s ht on an d Oldh a m.. AN crage97l.lBs.sh. 129 1 ;,082 41. Ashby ...e-le.Ze...h ......A.•mge 11S1.sh , '7l 1,260 B as i ngs t o k e 1001.6h. 5 1 ,005 5/. Brecknock and Abcrgavenny l5O/. sh. - 8,0001.1f55b. 91 6s. Birmingham, 1.16 th share 41. & 71/. 223 i. OOO ......... Ditto and Liverpool JunctlQ9/ sh . 100 pd 26 600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton .100/ sh. all pd - 400 4/, Chelmer and Blackwater 1001. sh • 101 500 481. Coventry 1001. sh. 690 4,545 Croydon . Average 31/.25.10d. sh. - 2,0601 41. Os. Dudley ,.., 1001. sh. 100 600 141. Derby 1001. sh. 135 20,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 4l/.135. 4d .pd 26 3,5751 41. Ellesmere and Chester... Average 133/.sh. 80 231 621. Erewash 1001. An. 800 1,297 301. Forth and Clyde ....Average 4401.165. eh. 600 ~600 10 Grand Junction 1001. all. 185 1,8490 1/. Grand Union 1001. sh 25 :1,500 Grand Surrey 0,000/ 41. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl. 63 3,996 Grand Western lOO/. sh. all pd 14 600 131.125. ad. Glamorgansh ire, Aver. cost 172.1. 13s. 4d. 220 749 10s. Grantham 150/. sh. 203 6,238 2/. Os. Huddersfield Average 57/. 6s. 6d. s'n. 35; 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 10 5.328 11. ss. Rennet and Avon, Aver. 39/. 18s. 10d. sh. 271 2,897 ; 1 301. Leeds and Liverpool 1001. sh. 750 545; 15/1. Leicester l4O/. sh. 230 1,897 6/. Os. Leicester and Northampton Aver 7:31. ills. 90 2.400 10/. Monmouthshire 100/ .sh. 202 150 101. Melton Mowbray 1001. eh. 200 500 251. Mersey and Irwell 1001. sh. 560 3,009 11. 10s. Macclesfield 100/. sh. all pd 51 247 1.71. Neath , 1001.11,. 325 2,400 31. Peak Forest Aveh.ge about 78/. sh. 104 1,418 Its. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/. 16s. Bd. sh. 12 5,669 61. per cent. Rochdale Average Gil. sh. 112 500 8/. Shropshire 800 9/. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 150 3,6001. 41 percent Ditto Lock Fund Stock .........121 10s. sh. II; 700 40/, Stafford and Worcester l4O/. sh. 7101 500 W. Shrewsbury 125.1. sh. 260 300 91. Stourbridge . ..... -.- ......... 1451. sh. 330 3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on. Avon Average 791.95. tid. sh. 45 5:33 16/. Swansea . lOO/. sh 280 ._ ~,.. . .... --„_. 4,762 1/. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway AT. 351. sh. 39 2,Bonish. 321. IN. Trent and Mersey, * share 1001. sh, 59 0 8.149 Thames and Nlk dway Aver.l9/.55. Bd. sh. 2 1,0005h.1 IG , Warwick and B:rmingham 100/.sh- 98 0 I,oooish.l 9AO 15i, Warwick 7, - . ivatnrin lOO/.sh. 901 6,900 4/.os. Worces:cr and Birmingham Av.7B/.Bs. sh. 71 5,vOP 25s 'Wilts alit' Berks Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh, 28 80.1 St "vid yriev and Essington 125/. sh 75 1:6 Wiencacn lO5l. sh. 45 965 is. Wey and Arun 1101. h. 22 too & DOCKS. 1,06515h.1 3 ti. C. Commerc al ..,.1001.sh. 68 East and West India Stock 108 3,238,310:/. 60s.p.ct. London Stock 641 Ditto Bonds ...._ 101 2,209 21. 19s. Bristol 68,3241. 5/.per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3 4352,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 109 500,006 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds 200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds tor 10 years lOO 2.500 ..... Deptford Pies BRIDGES. 1,600 10s. Hammersmit, 5O/. sh, 22 7,31 Southwark, Old 1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7t, ri cent. 5O/. sh. 14 5,000 Waterloo 5,000 225. Od. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. 6Ol. pfl 21 5,000 Its. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd 21 811,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bond., l2O 5,848 17s Vauxhall ...... ....,.Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh 251 ASSURANCL COMPANIES. 2,000 31103 Albion 50,000 i' fn e c r i c l e s n E t ' ) l Alliance British Jr, Foreignlool. sh. 1011. pd 15 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Maritit lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 6* 24,000 $l. per sh. Atlag 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 151 1,200 Ish. 51. Birmingham 1 ire 2501. sh. 55/. pd 1071 20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 501. pd 40 12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 6 5,000 5/, percent. Clerical & Medi rl Life, ICO/.sh. 2/10s pd 41 4,000 21 15s County 20,600 ss. Eagle s 5 per cent./ Economic Li lOOO/. oh. 250/. pd 406 /and 301 bs. 2,271 225. percent. European Li 9Ol. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 21. pd 11 1,000,006/. 6/. per c t Gl o b e Stock 131 20,000 M Guardian lOO/. sh. 2741 pd 351 40,000 s. 65. Hope 50/. sh. 51. pd 51 2,400 5/. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 5001. sh. 50/. pd 1371 7,500 9s. Imperial Lile 100/. sh. 10/. pd 101 13,458 4/. per cent. Indemnity Marine 1001. sh. 8/. pd 25 2,020 3/ 10s Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd 92 31. Ditto Life. 501. pd 79 10,000 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 29 5,00 U 10s. London, Fir- 25/. sh. 12/. 103. pd 185 3,900 10s. London, Ship 0 51. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 181 1,000,000/. ... ..... Minerva Life lOOl. sh. 500,0001 National Lo- ii Fth.d 2/. ss. pd 11 30,000 51. per cent. Palladium lif 5O/. sh. 2/. pd 218 s 50,000 4/. per cent. Protector Fi, - 2 O/. 2O/. sh. 2/. pd 1610 d 2,500 1/. Provident L:. lOOl. 100/. sh. 10/. pd 20 00,000 ss. Rock Life 20/. sh. 1/. pd 61 49,2201 5/. per cent. Royal Exch.. lige Stock... 228 6,000 5 per cent. University Lite lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 5 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. Si. pd 71 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 6 per cent. A gric. and Cum, of Ireland 251. sh. 10/. pd 5,000 Australasia 4O/. sh. 401. pd 65 10,s00 10 per cent. Bank of Bit mingham sel. sh. 101. pd 13 (0,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/. sh. 101. pd 23; 31,000 5 per cent. London and Westminsterloo/ sh. 20/. pd 22 60,000 5/. London Joint :}tuck 50/. sh. 10/. pd I'2l .1,000 4 per cent. Lancaster ..... ..... 1001. sh. 20/. pd 50 25,000 Liverpool 100/ sh. 10/. pd 231 50,000 71 per eont Manchester ai i.l liver-} 50/. sh. 151 pd 12 pool Distrizt.. 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester 100/. sh. 25/ pd 27 20,000 Provincial Bank of Irelandloo/. sh. 25/. pd 44 'O, CO National Bank of Ireland s' l l. sh 1721. pd 16' 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 1001, sh. 351. pd 341 10,000 Ditto New lOl. sh. 10/. pd 9i 10,000 Gloucestershire 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 20 6,000 lOper cent. Hampshire 501. sh. Si. pd 0 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16sOd Bath 2Ol. sh. 16/. pd '23 5,000 British 5,000 15a/tiriews.er4t.../ Ditto Provn.cial 2O/. sh. 19 pd 25 928 5/ lOs Birmingham 5O/. sh. 98 t,250 221 . 0 s Bristol _.._. ... 2:250 3/ lOs Brighton .. __, 750 3/ lOs Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 18/. pd if 2,471 4i per cent. Brignton Geuerai 201. sh. all pd 17 4,000 6/, 10s. Continental Consolidated 751. 6211. pd 105 1,000 101. City of London lOO/. sh. all pd 195 1,000 61. Ditto, New lOO/. sh. 60/. pd 114 1,000 3/.os. Equitable .... 5O/. pd ."26 100100 2} per cent. Imperial 800 51. per cent. Isle of Tnai , et 251. sh. 201. pd 18 2,350 Cl. per cent. Independent 'lO/. 3h. all pd 50 9,000 41. per cent. Phoenix 501. sh. 391. pd 29 1,000 4.1. per cent. Ratcliff 1001. sh. 801. pd 61 4 4,000 South Metropolitan 5Ol. sh. 19/. pd 111 8,200 4/.per cent. United General 5Ol. sh. 461. pd 36' 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 400 5/. per cent Wakefield 25/. sh. 22 2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered ......, 5O/. sh. 58 6,000 12s. Ditto New 5(l. sh. 101. pd 11 720 51. per cent, Yarmouth 201. sh. 18/. pd 0 WATER WORKS. 1,800 10s. Birmingham 25/. sh. 25/. pd 20 1,434 61. East London lOOl. sh. 166 5,500 21 lOs Grind Junction Average 411 13s. 4d. sh. 67i 2,000 21. Kent 100' sh. 45 372 101. Liverpool !tootle 220/. sh. 3:.:0a 1,500 2110 s New River London Bridge Water Ann 62' 6,486 21 lOs Manchesto and Salford lOOl. sh. 551 1,000 4 per cent, S, nth London 100/. sh. 104 8,294 41. West Middlesex Average 63/. I2s. 9d. sh. 190 1,360 1114 s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1001, eh. 35 LUCIFER MATCHES, BRANDS OF DISCORD, AND TORCHES OF ANARCHY. (From the Charivari.) Monarchies, generally speaking, and those of the present time in particular, are immoveable—eternal. That is, of course, an axiom The wonder is, that these colossal edifices, which are so firmly wedged together, shake at the least shock ; that these mighty, redoubtable, inviolable po tentates tremble at every thing, no matter what, so that the line of the parody may be seriously applied to them— " de crains tout, cher Abner, et n'ai pas d'autre crainte." From this hare-like nature proceeds the disposition to discover in the most ordinary acts of common life signs of plots and desperate attempts, and in imple ments generally considered the most inoffensive instru ments which may become " Governmentalicides" in the hands of mad frctions. Hence the continual tremblings of august weaklings, who always fancy (since the foolish affair of Alonzo Salvandy) that they are cutting capers on the brink of a volcano. Thus for nine years our system of unanimous suffrage is exposed to ceaseless qualms, shocks, and teeth-chat terings. Thus it gaily floats down the river of life, frightened even at its own shadow, which is, indeed, the most reasonable cause of fear. It has been successively terrified by every article of moveable furniture which is used by civilized nations' Plots and designs have been grounded on canes, switches, halfpenny knives, fishing-tackle, hats, grey, black, white, and red, bullet-moulds, even when cold, broomsticks, roasted apples, thimbles, frying-pans, &c. Now, who would believe it ? There has actually been found a foreign potentate, who, following our brave system, has gleaned in the field of cholic and fright to an indescribable extent. This potentate, the King of Sardinia, Savoy, Cyprus, and Jerusalem, trembles before—a match. Nothing is more true. His Majesty Charles Albert does not think himself strong enough to guard off a bundle of matches, to resist the shock of a flint and steel. His Majesty says, that if he tolerated in his states this innocent combustible, his crown might be singed, and that a match might make fearful innovations on rights which he does not bold by the unanimous wishes of the marmots. Above all his Savoyard Majesty has bristled up against matches chemically prepared, matches called " German," doubtless because they are manufactured at Paris, Rue Quincampoix. The little bit of fulminating powder which stands at the end of these matches has appeared a mighty focus of incendiarism, threatening to make a fry of monarchy and kingdom altogether. This bit of powder has been formidable enough to be destroyed by an august and powerful sovereign. His Majesty Charles Albert has hastened to fortify himself against such frightful peril. He has resolved to reduce his subjects to flint and tinder, in conformity to the traditions of the ancient monarchy. He has consequently fulminated a decree against ful minating powder. This memorable and incombustible edict, dated the 23d of August last, peremptorily forbids the sale and use of all kinds of chemical matches within the compass of the vast domains subject to the Savoyard sceptre (18 leagues long by 12 broad). A terrible penal clause secures the working of this sublime measure for monarchical safety. Offenders will be punished by the confiscation of the fulminating arti cles ; and further, it will be lawful for the Magistrates to inflict the punishment of imprisonment in the propor tion that may be deemed meet, which, according to the laws now in vigour, may amount to imprisonment for life. Perpetual chains and dungeons for the crime of matches! Here are paternal justice and inex haustible mercy ! The fact is, the unfortunate Savoyards are to have no fire at all. This energetic prescription of a cheap and prompt mode of enlightenment cannot fail to put his Majesty Charles Albert in a good position with his neighbour the the French system, and the other co-systems, who are such eminent friends of light. THE MARKETS.-(YESTERDAY.) PRICE Dr BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 10d. for the 4:b Loai, Good Bread may he had at fld, PRICES OF SEEDS. rer Cwt. Per Quarter. Kew English Red Clover...sos. 84s St. Foin Old Ditto Ditto —s. —s. —s Ryc Grass s 40i. 44s New Foreign Ditto 60s. 63s racey Grass —s. —3. - Old Ditto Ditto —s. —s. —s. Linseed, for feeding—s 4,s 52. New White Clover ...455. 555. 655. Ditto, for sowing —s. 51s. 56. Old Ditto Ditto —s. —s. —s. Ditto, for crushing... —s 42s *6, Ne a Trefoil Old l).tto `22s. Hemp —s 33: 40 Trelolium —s —s —s. Per Bushel. English Carraway —s. 545. 5Ss.. White Mustard...lls. 14s. ~ c 1 Foreign Ditto —s. 50s. 555. Brown Ditto '7s. M. 21s. I'd Coriander —s 403.25 s Tares ss. 6d. Bs. 63 Rapeseed, Engli,h tine ;per I,4st) 30/. 3' ? l PRICES OF LEATHER. Per lb. d. to d Per lb. d. to 0. CropHldes,3oto4olb.each 11 13i Horse Hides, (erman., 12 22 --V 50 12 16 ——5 O ..... ... 13 18 Calf Ski n 5,30 to .t .11s. (dim) 15 '22 Bull Hides ..... . .. . . . ... 10 13 --40 50 ...... ... 18 24 ___ Butts, V triol 17 —so 60 . 21 23 Engl.sh . .... 15 24 I-- 70 100 Foreign ereign Hides Dressing Hides 11 14 'Kips . _ ----Slaaved... 13 17 'BaSils..„ Be, Saddlers' Hides... 15 10-1 Bellies Horse Hides, English ... 11 1 Shoulders Call Skins, if rounded 2d. to 4d. por lb. more. PRICES OF HOPS, Farnham i - Geltets (per cwt.)...... 0. Os. 01. Os. to 0/. Os. East Pockets. Ditto Bags "/ 10. 0/ 10, to It, 4, Mid Kent Pockets 3l. 10s. 41. 10s. to 5' 12". I)itte Bags '3 10s 0 Os t. 4.. Os. Sussex '3' 0,0/ Os to 3 5, Yearlings Ol. Os. 31. Os. to 3/, 10 Old ()ids - IL 15s. to 2,10 s. Old Duty'estimated at 230,0001. PRICE OF OIL. RapeOil,brawn,pe; ton, 36/.los.—Refined, inseed 'll, 25/. Os Lin,eed vil Cake at the Mill (10410), 131. Os.—Rape Cake, per ton,7/. PRICE of TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. Town Fallow s3s. fd. Yel w Soap... Yellow Russia sls. (Id. Mottled White Soap Ditto ... Melting Stull ..... ...... 40s. ed. , ;ood Dregs ... ss. Od. Ditto Rough _..... 26s. ed. PRICE F RAW FAT, per stone of 81' , . Price of ('allow (as stated by the Tallow Meters) Qs 11%d. PRICE :,'F CAN i/LES. The price of good Store i andles in the Retail Shops is as follows : Candles, per dozen, 85. Od. ; inferior, .s. od. ; Moulds, 9s. Gd. Sixpence per dozen discount for cash. COAL MARKET. s. d. a, d Adair's Carr's Hartley Holywell Main 2O P Walls End Lyons 22 3 Leases Main l7 I , Walls End La:ubton :A 0 Ord's Redhugh Pontop Windsor Smith's Pontop l9 0 Walls End Stcwart's 24 0 Townley IS 6 Walls End Hartlepool t.l 0 Wylam. WaPs Ehd Bell and Brown 21 01Walls End Clarence Hetton 21 6 Walls End Clarke and Co 11) 3 W Ils End Gordon , 3 9 Walls End Dunn's l7 1 '.Valis End South Durham... 2.; 6 Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth Walls End Belmont Walls End , Westfletton ,)O 0 Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 23 3 Howard's Netherton Main 20 0 ships arrived since last market-day, 3G. (From the London New Price Current, of Sept. 27.) SUGAR.— West India Muscovadoes Sugar has been taken very sparingly by the grocers, although the merchants have submitted to a reduction on former rates of Is, and in some instances Is 6d per cwt. For refining purposes the demand was very limited in the early part of the week, but yesterday the purchases were on a more extended scale, the private purchases for the three days have been only 750 hhds and trey ; Trinidad grey and bright brown mixed at 61s; Jamaica and St. Vincents, of a darker colour, but with more grain, 61s 6d to 625; better for the scale, 63s ; very good An tigua, with much colour, 65s ; Ba rbadoes, fine, brought 67s tid to 68s; good middling and good, 66s 6d to 676; middling, 65s to 65s 6d ; and one board low middling, 645. This afternoon Barbadoes, middling to fine, brought 653 to 67s 6d per cwt. REFINED.—The purchases in Refined Goods in the early part of the week were on a small scale for home use ; stan dard lumps are now fetching 80s to 806 6d, and brown lumps 78s to 79s per cwt; crushed is offered at 34s 6d per cwt. Treacle—the best old make has been sold at 35s 6d and common from West India at 30s 9d to 31s per cwt. MAURITIUS. —This afternoon the buyers evinced more inclination to do hu,iness at a public sale of 3,926 bags, the whole of which were sold at full prices, excepting the lower kinds of brown, which are easier, fine yellow went at 65s 6d to 665, good 64s 6d to 65s 6d, good middling 63s 6d to 645, low middling and middling 62s to 635, middling dry grey 61s to 61s 6d, good and fine brown 603 to 61s, mid and good mid 57s 6d to 59. 6d, ordinary 553 o 565 6d. EAST INDIA.—For Bengal of good white quality with colour, previous rates have not been supported by 6d per cwt.; fine white fetched 715., good 68s 6d, low to mid dling 65s to 66s 6d ; yellow 62s (id to 64s 6 J, and damaged, &c.. 62s to 67s per cwt. This afternoon there were two auctions of Manilla, con sisting of 2,753 bags, the whole of which found buyers at easier prices; low middling yellow went at 22s to 22s 6d, low brown 203 to 20s 6d, very ordinary soft 19s to 19s 6d, damps, 193 to 21s 6d, and washed 18s to 20s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.—For yellow Havannah holders have obtained 25s 6d to 26s for 200 boxes mid ; for a cargo off the coast 27s is asked. White at 44s to 44s 6d for good, and 100 do. of fine picked at 46s per cwt, which is again rather higher. Brazil at 20s to 21s 6d for low and fair quality ; 31s paid for 150 chests good white. —At auction 5 barrels and 14 chests brown Rio sold at 22s to 23s per cwt. COFFEE. —For British Plantation a fair demand has pre vailed, particularly for fine ordinary and clean qualities, which have brought rather higher prices, middling and other kinds have maintained the rates previously established; Jamaica low ord 76s 6d to 84s 6d, good ord 943 S to 100 s, fine ord 106 s to 109 s, fine fine ord 11 ls 6d to 1123, low mid 114 s to 116 s, mid 117 s 61 to 118 s 6d, and go od mid 135 g. The high rates asked f o r Mocha cLecks business, and a small part only of 100 bales at publ c sale found buyers at 105 s for fair ordinary greenish quality ; 3 bales of good yellow brought 118 s 6d. Java is held firmly. There are several buyers of St. Domingo as well as Brazil, the former is held for 48s to 51s, and the latter at 47s for low good ord, 48s for good ord, and 495 to 53s for fine and fine fine ord quality. OlLS.—Linseed Oil declined to 24s 6d, most of the crushers now to refuse to sell under 24s 9d per cwt. In Rape prices are still advancing. Cocoa Nut at 43s to 44s per cwt. Palm 38s 9d to 39s per cwt. TALLOW.— In the three first days of the week a good demand prevailed on t h e spot, as well as for delivery towards the close of the year, and prices advanced to 50s for the forcer, and 493 3ti a 49s 6d for the latter ; but yesterday the chandlers evinced less inclination to do business, and rather lower rates were accepted, still a fair business was transacted for immediate use in P. Y. C. at 498 tad a 60s for first qua'ity. RUM, BRANDY AND HOL ..ANDS.—The home trade con tinue to purchase very cautiously of Jamaica Rum ; holders have accepted lower prices for Leewards, proofs at 3s 31d a3s 4d, 4to 6 per cent over proof 3s 6d a3s 7d, to 12 over 3s 8d to 4s, being a reduction since our last of 14d a2d per gallon. Brandy has experienced a fair sale, end prices very firm. Geneva has been less in request. SPICES.—The better qualities of Cassia Lignea is to 2s higher; low middling coarse quality fetched 61s, good middling 65s 6d to 66s 63, and one lot fine thin quill 71s 6d per cwt. Pimento at previous rates, ordinary and good ordinary coarse shipping quality went at 3d to 3-Id, and fair middling 3Rd to 34d per pound. Pepper at qd to. 3Rd for dusty Brown Penang ; Sumatra clean even aid to 4d, and fair mixed with stalks 3id per lb. Nutmegs arc dull of sale for export, a small part only of 420 pks Jamaica Ginger at public sale found buyers at 80s to 160, fot -niddling - to good white. This afternow.i the auctions of Black Pepper consisted of 1,878 bags Malabar, and 434 bags Eastern, the whole of which was sold at steady prices ; the former brought 4d a 4di mid half heavy rather grey, and the latter 3Rd a 4d for good heavy, a few lots inferiorfaV per !b. RlCE.—This afternoon the demand was very limited for Bengal. 2,000 bags were offered at public sale, the whole of which were taken in at easier prices, viz. good white at Isis ; there were not buyers above 14s 6d per cwt. IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 Birmingham and Derby SO/. pd 75 9,560 Birmingham and Gloucester 15, , 00 Bristol and Exeter 100/. sh. 30 pd 101 oio Calcutta and Saugur 50/ sh. 2/ 7,500 . , Cheltenham and G. Western 100/. sh. 30/ 4 3,000 Clarence lOOl. sh. 1001. pd 35/ 12, 0 00 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. sh. 5/. pd 60,00 r Eastern Counties 25/. sh. 166 pd rs} Grand Junction lOOl. sh. 1001 pd 1 ' )7 Great North of England '.Ol. pd 24s 5,001' Great Western lOOl. sh. 651. pd 61' 2,000 Hartlepool 100/. sh. 1001. pd 125 8,000 Hull and Selby 501. sh. 304 pd 191 10,000 Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 5/. pd 194 2,100 31. per cent. Leeds and Seihy 100 sh. 05 1,500 11.55. Leicester and Swannington .50/. sh. allpd '751 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool and ManchesterlOt/.sh. 100/.0 195 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd 61 36,000 ... ...... London and lirigh toll 5Ol. sta. 2 - 21 pd *j 12,000 London and Blackwall 501. sh. 101. pd Ili 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich - 20/. sh. 20/. pd 13" 25,000 London and Birmingham 100/. sh. 901 . pd 140 Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. pd 22 36,0 London and Sou thampton Ay. 381, 17s. 9d. : , :t , w . . ....... 14,000 6,000 Ditto New Scrip 71. pd 8 12,000 London Grand Junction 501. sh. 5/. pd 0 I vo° ...... „, Manchester and Leeds ...1001. sh. 601. pd 70 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 70/. sh. 18/. 7 ditto Extension 7l. pd 44 North Midland 1001. sh. 85/ pd 8 Northern and Eastern 1001. sh. 25/. pd 11, 2,600 Preston and Wyre 501. sh. 301. pd 36 18,000 South Eastern and Dover l5/. pd 2 1,000 10/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/. sh. 240/ 0,000 1,400 Westminster and Greenwich;so/. sh. 2/. pd 0 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 30/, pd 37 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 5 l. s'i 31/. pd 12 4,000 11. ss• Alten MI. sh. 12/, to pd 10 10 000 Anglo Mexican, iss . 51. pm. l ool. sh, at it,cl I , •••• Ditto Subscription 95/. isi 9 2,000 lot. Bolanos 10,000 11. Los Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm 351. sh. 201. pd 21 6,000 Macaubas ie Cocaos U n it e d 2 51. sh. 251. pd 12 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/ . s h . 14/. pd 31 10,000 Bolivar Cepper Company 20/. sh. 20/. pd fii' 10,000 Ditto Scrip 10/. sh. 10/. pd gi British Iron 20,000 ... ...... 6,000 British Copper 5/. h. 4V. pd 1 Cata Branc a 6,l/. d 8 Candonga 7 i l . 64 10,000 11 Copiapo 20/. sh, 13/. Id 10' 8,500 ... Columbian, iss. 5/. pm-. 55/. sh. 55/. pd 3 2,850 3/. English l2/ Ks. pd 3 40,000 General Mining , Issociation2o/. sh. 181. pd 7 i 6,155 Mexican Company 100/. O. 55i/, pd 4 i 3,000 Polberou Consols.. lO/. sh. 8/. pd 4. 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes 150/. pd 160 30,000 1 United Mexican, iss. 2pm .40/. sh. all pd I, Dart. Scrip 2' Ditto New Scrip 5l pd 4 West Cork 50/. sh. 50/. pd 38 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. 16 1,500 London University 1001. sh. all pd 8 700 King' College 1001. pd 19 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural.loll. sh. 21'44 pl 43 6,000 41. per cent. British American Land Company 2:1/. p 3 9 10,000 61. per cent. Canada Company 1001 sh. 30/. pd 29! 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canaria Loan 9l City Bonds, 4 par cent 20,000 1/. Os. Gene r a l Steam Navi g ation 151.7 i. 141. pd 25 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 254' 2,000 1/. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 75/. sh. 19 8,000 ... ...... Caoutchouc Company 124/. pd 12 New Brunswick Land Compasiy!...so/ pd 2,754 51 . per cent. Reversionary :nt. 50c....100/. sh. 100/. pd 135 2 : 633 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 85/. pd 114 4,000 10,000 gs, Van Dieater.'s Land 1001.1%11. 1791. pd 8 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, SEPT. 12, 1839. BANKS. 1.500,000/. 6/. p. ct. Bank of 6s. Bd. sh. all pd 1781. 2,000,0001. 5i p. ct. Be yal of Scotland 100/. sh. all pd 1684 500,000/. Bp. ct. British Linen Company 1001. sh. all pd 234/. 3,000,n00/. 61. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 1 00/. pd 173/. 5,000,000 e. a o. ct. National lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 2,000,000/. 61. p. ct. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 501. pd 0/, 4,00),0001. 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 40/. pd 60/. INSURANCE COMPANIES. Xs l ;.ooosh. 6p. ct. Scottish Union 201. sh. 11. pd 28s. - ,500 61 p. ct. Hercules 1001. sh. 10/. pd 1911. 100,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland .10/. sh. all pd 101. Os. 50,000 6p. ct. North British 2001. sh. 10/. pd 19 4 1 1 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 1001. sh. 10/. pd 19/.105. 5,000 6p. ct. Edinburgh Late 1001. sh. 10/. psi 1 4 / 1 0s. 100,000 31 p. et. West of Scotland lO/. pd 710 s. MISCELLANEOUS. 4,810 .... Edin. and Glas. Un. Canalsol. sh. all pd 104 Ditto Allocated • 901. sh. all pd 474 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water.2s4 sh. all pd 35/. Carron Iron Company ...2504 sh. all pd 441, 1 1,000 sh 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founaerv......sol.sh 481. pd 544 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass.2ol. sh. 104 pd 8/, 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh C oa l G as ...... —25/. sh. all pd 501. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas .51. sh. all pd 504 750 17* per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh. all pd 50/, 5,200 Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rai hvayso4 sh 37/. 8,090 5 oer cant. Equitable Loan Company N5/.sh.pd 9.. 1114 ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A WIPE.—On Wednesday night Mr. Silcock, man's mercer, of Wool wich, in a fit of derangement, attempted to destroy his wife. The unfortunate man, having procured a sharp knife, proceeded to her bedroom, and seizing her by t he hair of her head, drew the knife across the throat of his wife, who struggled and gained egress into the street, where the watchman found her bleeding profusely. She was conveyed to the workhouse. The husband was taken the following morning before Sir John Webb, and re manded. EVENING EDITION. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat: Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease. Per Quarter. a. to a. a. to a. a . t o a. a. to S. s. a. Abingdon...—. 66 74 38 42 27 :32 38 4:: 33 43 Andover.,.-- 66 78 24 38 27 Banbury 37 41 16 3l— Basingstoke_ 64 78 32 37 21 29 42 46 40 4S Cirencester —63 84 :'S 40 40 42 Coven ry., 70 3 4 1 44 SG 33 41 Day entry 68 73 32 38 24 :10 35 40 Derby 70 80 39 45 'A 34 48 50 fI wden A 42 Hungerford— 57 79 13" 4" 23 30 16 43 3 7 40 Maltok -- 68 76 35 33 Nlaidenhead 64 F 0 35 4 25 32 37 42 Notting ham • 7i '77 35 37 'A 32 42 47 Wastage —l2 70 SO 46 2/ 28 36 46 Warwick. 35 45 1.9 :14 40 Vor:ester 72 36 29 43 York —.— 72 32 38 22 39 I Per Bushel. s.d. s.d. s.d. a d. F. d. s. 0. s, d, s,d, 5, dr Birmingham 80 94 43 5f 39 43; 50 6_o U6O SCOTCH MARKETS. EDINBURGH CORN MARKET.—Sept. 2a. Th supply of Wheat to-day was large, that of other sorts of G rain, less thrn last Wednesday. Sale s h eavy f or a ll ki n d s. Wneat. Barley. Oats. p ea se. BeauS. First B3s. Od. 37s Od. 32s Od. 47 5 . od . 47t uu• 'acond 72 0 32 0 28 0 44 0 44 0 third Average price of Wheat 31. 12,. 02, PRICES OF PROVISIONS Ake. beef, per lb. Os. sd. to Os. B , l.lFreshßutter_ lb a I 1,1. to la. 12. SCOTCH A, EDINBURGH CORN .—Sept. 2a. Th. - . supply of Wheat to.day was of other sot , less th (n last Wednesday. Sales h] ' kinds. Wneat. Barley. I Pease. 83s. Od. 37s Od. I 475. likl. 72 0 32 0 44 0 I 65 0 2S 0 42 0 .. 'erage price of Wheat 31. 12,. 01, PRICES OF PROVISIONS sm. Beef, per lb. Os. sd. to Os. M. Freshßutter, lb. s.l Id. to 1 ;• 11 Id. Mutton—, 0 5 0 6 Salt Ditto 010 Veal— --,......... 0 6 0 9 Ditto, per etc t..... 84 0 00 0 P0rK—........--..........,, 0 5 0 7 Eggs, per des. —0 10 ° 2 Lam, per gr. —2 0 3 6 O a tS traw( l4.l.)...lo 6 13 Fallow, cwt........-40 0 42 0 Whe a t Ditt o ,. — Z. lO I 13 ' 2uartern Loaf .„,... 0 8 OSi Barley Ditto .... 8 6 10 0 Notatoes, I-11b. —.— 0 4 0 0 Hay, per 5t.......--, 1 2 1 3 EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET.—Sept. 24. We had a small supply of all sorts of Meal, Flour, and Pot Barley Sales 114 av y. Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. First Oatmeal Second ditto 1 13 0 Peas-meal . 1 10 Pot Barley from GLASGOW CORN Wheat, itcr 2401 b. s. d. s. d. British, old 3l 0 to 42 0 new 0 0 Canada, free — 0 0 Per Stone of 141 b. Imp. First Oatmeal Xi , 2 6 Second ditto .. 0 g 4 Barleyv4eal , :1 1 1 0 0 Peasrmeal 3s. to 555. per sack. MARKET.—Sept. 25. Oats, per :1041b. s. d. s• d ' Irish 22ote fso British 24 g 0 ° Beans, per 2601 b. English Scottish Pease, Scottish Oatmeal, per 1401 b 22 0 29 • Flour, per 2001 b bs 0 6°o Irish Barley, par 3201 b English 32 Q 33 0 Scottish 2B 0 31 0 Irish CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) Wheat. Barley. I ( ..._ 211.....„.. , .—...___,.—..—. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to 8 d. .* 2 fruro •• 8 3 0 4 8 0 ' Helstone St. Austell 0 9 4 0 4 6 0 . 3 2 Bodmin 0 1' 4 0 50— 0 ' t. Liskeard 0 9 0 0 st. 0 3 Launceston - 0 5 2 --0 5 4 Camelford ;8 4 -.h 4 0 5 3 4 3 . Penzance lB 4 9 0 0 6 0 —,, L 0 MINING INTELLIGENCE. Tons. Cwt. Q"' Quantity of Copper urea sold at Iledruth last week... 3,120 21 0 Average Produce '7i ....... / .4 ft MINING INT Quantity of Copper urea sold at Average Produce Quantity of fine Copper Amount of 5aie,116,641/. 19 .0.1 Tons. Cwt. Qrr. 3,120 21 0 231 13 ° -Average Standard, 106/. 12s, Od. MISS BURNEY'S NEW NOVEL.—We are re quested to state that Miss Burney's new novel, " The ['le nience of Private Life," in three volumes, is published this day by Mr. Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street, and may be had at all the principal Libraries in Great Britain. Mr. Colburn will also publish, on the 30th instant, wit/. the Magazines Mr. Horace Smith's .. Zil:ah, a Tale the Holy City," complete in one volume, with Illustrations, fer Six Shillings, forming the new volume of his " Mo . ; dern Standard Novelists,"—a select collection of the. works of fiction of the most distingui s h e d English writent; which cannot be procured in any o th er collection. Age for Scotland—Messrs. Bell an d Bradfute, Edinburgh ; for Ireland--Mr. John Cumming, Dublin. Orders re ceived by all Booksellers. be , : DAHLIA Sllow.—The annual exhibition of dahlias, fruit, flowers, &c., took place on Wednesday in the e grounds attached to Staffo L d Hous e , Turnham-green. The dahlias exhibited were of a superior description, and those which obtained the first-class medals attracted genera! admiration. A considerable number of singularly beautiful flowering shrubs were exhibited, and a very prettily de signed model of a flower garden, laid out with living flowers, the production of Mr. Troward, gardener to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, deserves honourable mention. The company was far from numerous. The bills spoke of dahlias being arranged in various devices. One imperial crown, however, was only to be seen ; the dinner, which was held in a tent, erected in the gardens of the Roebuck Tavern, was the only part of the entertainments of the day which excited enthusiasm. CHATSWORTH.—The Queen D ow ager A d : - laide is expected to arrive thi s wee k f rom Bush,' par, on a visit to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire. Nume rousil°Plob distinguished visitors continue t o arrive. Besides those mentioned in our last, there have been the Marcl‘uvis of Normanby, the Earl and Countess of Morley, !: Cowper, Lady Rivers, &c. The on dit is, that thefoler Duke intends keeping up his princely hospitable d oin g s a lengthened period, and that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will also very shortly arrive on a visit to . his Grace. All is activity and gladness within the un mediate circle of Chatsworth. The gardens, grounds, &c. are in the finest condition. On Friday evening a thea trical entertainment was " got up" in the large ball room of the " Palace of the Peak," for the amusement of the Noble Host's guests, the gallery being allotted to the domestics and others employed about the establishment. A French piece, and the Maid and the Magpie, were performed. The characters were cle verly sustained by Earl Granville, Lord Leveson, Lord Morpeth, Lord Rivers, the Hon. Mr. Talbot, the Hon. Mr. Cavendish, Earl Burlington, Lady Elizabeth and Lady Mary Howard, Lady Rivers, Mrs. Talbot, Lady Louisa Cavendish, &c. The numerous auditory fre quently testified their gratification by loud applause. There are at present nearly fifty gardeners and labourers employed about the grounds; and twenty glaziers at the new conservatory, which is justly designated one of the " wonders of the world." Since his Grace's return, large boxes of curiosities, picked up during his continental tour, have been daily arriving. The villages in the neighbour hood are also partaking of the benefit of his Grace's pre sence. Old cottages are about to be pulled down and new ones to be erected in their place, in the Gothic style. —Sheffield Iris. Several very fine salmon have been caught lately, in the rivers Dee and Treweryn, in the neighbourhood er Bala, which is considered a great wonder, no salmon hav ing__ been found in the neighbourhood for many years. Evans, of Bodwenni, caught two, one of which weighe', Gibs., and the other 101bs. and a quarter. —Livetp eee Journal. EIGHT-DAY CLOCI S • Three and a Half Guineas each, warmnted. They are iu ele gant cases, about 7i inches high, suitable to stand either 61n .. a bracket or mantel-piece. For Five Guineas each a l% derable variety may be selected from both in Bronze, Ornio Alabaster, Rosewood, and Mahogany Cases ; also the skeleton, movements, movements, showing the eni ire mechanism, under $ shade, at _ _ _ T. COX SAVORY'S, Goldsmith, Silversmith, and Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, Leo' don (Seven doors from Gracechurch-street). PLA lE.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS Mn; facturing Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, London (opPe*T; the Bank of England ). The best wrought FIDDLE PAT TF•r.` SPOONS and FORKS, at 7s. "d. per ounce. The followbsio are the weights recommended, but the articles may be lighter or heavier, at the same price per ounce. X• tl• 4 ounce. e d. ' 5 - 12 Fiddle Pattern Silver Table Spoons 30 at 7 2 ... ,),- g 0 2 ditto Dessert ditto 20 7 2 '" ' 15 ° 1 . 2 (Imo 'table Forks 3O 7 2...10 8 4 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 7 2- ' 4 11 8 2 ditto Gravy Spoons lO 7 Z.. - I I 1 ditto Soup Ladle 3 10 7 2... 0 , 4 ditto Sauce ditto lO 7 e•'' 1 0 ,„ 4 ditto Salt Spoon s (gilt strong) •... ' 111 i 9 ditto Fish Slice 12 ditto Tea Spoons lO 7 8 •" • 15 ° 1 pair ditto Sugar Tongs (strong) ............... .. ; of A Pamphlet containing detailed Lists of the P i , ce a s oll various Patterns of Silver Spoons and Forks, Silver 1e,„„ . . e , Coffee Ser- vices, and of the different articles of Plated v" t c y may he had on application, or will be sent into the et ri ts in answer to a paid letter ; the Plate Rooms of this -D 5 . : 4,, to blishment contain a large selection of every article rers.— complete a service. • ___—.... BIRTHS. On the 23d inst., a t Aykl e yh ea ds, near the city of Durham, the lady of F. D. Johnson, Es f dauhter. On the 14th inst., at An co n q a . , the lady g of Edward Le — 1116111 " rier, sq., banker, Rome of a son. Tart On E the 27th ,the ' lady of R. H. Lloyd, Esq., of ink;-common, Surrey, of a son. MARRIED. of On the 26th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, Mr. Wafford, Chatham-place, Hackney, to Alarg hter 0' aret, youngest dau g the late Robert Davidson, Esq., of Islington-green . On the 26th inst., at Twickenham , Ge or g e, second son le of Richard Tattersall, Esq., of Hyde - p ark Corner, to Hyoungest younest daughter of Thomas Pr itchard, Es q ., of High'r°vr' Knightsbridge. DIE On the 16th of July , at Green D. Point, Cape of Good / 1 °1r : Mrs. Bourhill, relict of the late Henry Bouthill, Deputy-,9515' tant- Commissary- General. On the 19th inst. , in Chester-place, Regent's-park, Thoraas Jones, Esq., aged 68. On the '24th inst., Amelia, wife of Mr. George TlOnlas Thompson, of Col le g e-street, Islington. On the 26th inst., at Cha r l ton- park , Gloeester shire, Sir W. Russell, Bart., M.D., F. R. S. On the 27th inst., at Hammersmith, Horatio Brown l'O cid ' aged 14 of London: Printed and Publishe d by MURDO YOUNG ~„ No. 11 2 , Stra nd, at The Sun Office, No 11‘', Strand , i t' cou nty of Aliddlesex.—Saturday, September-28, 1839.