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to determine the value of commodities: we use aof or a yard as a measure of length ; we use an ounce or a pound as a measure of weight ; we use a peck or a bushel as a measure of capacity ; and we use money as a measure of value." Then he ache —.‘ What is the grand essential characteristic of all these as measures? What is it that constitutes their efficacy? Is it not that they should be accurate and invariable quantities themselves? How can they accurately measure other things. if they are in their own nature fluctuating and uncertain ? What should we think of a foot measure that was made of such a material that one day it was twelve inches long, while another day it would be only nine or ten inches long ? Should we not lose all faith in it as a measure of length ? Is it not absolutely essential that it should be invariable in length in order that it may accurately measure the length of other things?" And so on with the other measures enumerated. Sir R. Peel's first conclusion then in this process of reasoning was, that money as the measure of the value of all other things should itself possess a certain definite invariable value. Now Sir R. Peel went on a little further and reasoned thus : " Ast the great essential quality of money ought to be its in variability in value, I must make my money of that commodity which is the least liable to alteration in value, and that is gold." " I know," says he, " that nothing is so steady in its ratural value as gold; wheat, and all other agricultural pro duce, fluctuate very much in value, according to the seasons or the crops. Iron, and most other metals, are too bulky for money, besides these fluctuate very much in value ; there is nothing like gold for money; it is steady in its,supply from the mines ; it takes nearly the same labour and expense for scores of years together to bring it into the market ; bad seasons do not lessen the crop of it, and good seasons do not increase the crop. It being, therefore, of more steady value than anything else, it will more steadily express any given value than any thing else, and, therefore, gold is the thing for money." Sir Robert Peel's se'sond principle, therefore, was—that as gold was naturall:i more invariable in value than any other com modity, ge' s d was by far the best commodity to make money of so far as . .nvariability in value was concerned. B a t, said Sir R. Pee', again to himself—" Though I very much prefer gold fm ) ne yto any other, yet this country requires a vast deal more m°' Joy to carry on its business every day than all the gold we an possibly get together. We cannot obtain a fifth part of the gold necessary for all our business transactions, if they are to be scarried on with gold money. What, therefore, shall I do? :Shall 1 make the nation confine its transactions to the amount that can be effected with gold ?" Oh, no," says he, " that would be to cut off four-fifths of the trade of the nation, and reduce us to a state of semi-barbarism. I must contrive some other money which, though not made of gold itself, will exactly represent the gold money, and act as an as sistant to it." Sir R. Peel's third great principle, there fore, was, that as he was obliged to have paper money in addition to gold, as much paper money might be allowed to circulate as could be kept in exact conformity in value to the gold money. This was evident front his own words—" What 1 want-is ties—that I shall have an ample supply of that paper currency whose value shall be exactly conformable to gold." rr.ese were what he (the lecturer) conceived to be Sir Robert Peel's three great currency principles; his other regulations were only arrangements for carrying out those principles into practice as far as possible. With respect to those principles be would say, that though they were plausible, and even correct se far as the' went, they were incorrect, because they did not embrace the whole subject. Now, the first principle he (the - lecturer) denied in tote,: where an indirect taxation prevailed. He asserted that the effect of indirect taxation was to lessen the value of money in exact proportion to the degree in which that form of taxation was imposed.—( Hear, hear.) He did not say that. indirect taxation lessened the value of the cosnmodities of gold and silver, but of money. To rn.ake money of a certain definite invariable value, there 'stint be no taxation, but direct taxes, such as property /ex—all duties from goods must be taken off—and that brought him to the assertion with which he started, viz., that Sir R. Peel's currency principles were correct only as parts of the case, and not as the whole of the case. It money could pos sibly be so formed as to merit Sir R. Peel's description of it, such money would throw all the taxes upon the farmers and other producers. It would not matter to the consumers and purchasers how much taxation their produce was burdened with in the course of its production. They would not be called upon to contribute to it ; their money arising from rents, interests, and investments, would be a thing of invariable value. Whet a base infractina, then, of the principle that ‘s when taxes are laid upon commodities, their prices mart rise in proportion," would this kind of money ot Sir Robert Peel's be.— ( Hear, hear.) Sir Robert Peel was labeuring more arid more by every successive measure to make money more and more invariable in value, to regulate the issues of it in such a manner as should render it more and more diffi cult to add taxation to the prices of all produce, agricultural and manufacturing. He could not bring himself to believe that Sir Robert Peel was doing this with a full understanding of the bearing of this point ; he was subjecting himself to an awful responsibility if he were ; but he thought it arose from his never having sufficiently perceived the intimate connexion and mutual influence upon each other of currency and taxation. Having, he hoped, sati'factorily disposed of the first of these principles, it would not be neciesaty for him to refute at any length the other two, fur, as respected the second principle, if pad was only the best commodity for money because of its invariability of value; and if, as he had shown, invariability ot value was a quality w hi c h money not on l y need not, but ought not to possess, then it naturally followed that gold was not the best commodity to make money of ; and the same argument applied with equal force to the third principle; for if gold itself was not the best thing for money, because of its natural inva riability of value, neither could that paper money whose value was exactly conformable to geld, be the best kind ot paper money.--( Hear, hear.) Want of space compels us to hasten to the conclusion of our notice of this lecture, and we do so by giving an outline of the plan suggested as a remedy of the evil complained of. The remedy, said the lecturer, was simple and easy of comprehension. It consisted in the Go vernment issuing notes of a peculiar kind, so as to be distin guished at sight from other notes, to such an amount as would be equal in the year to the amount of the annual taxa tion. Suppose the amount annually granted at the present time for the service of the State was 50 millions; the Exchequer would have to provide notes of all sums equal in the gross to that amount in the course of the year, and the Treasury would draw cheques upon the Exchequer for those notes, wherewith would be paid the public dividends, the salaries to public ser vants, the pay of the army and navy, &c. While Government notes to this amount were in process of being issued, the taz collectors would for the first year bring In a very few of them compared with the gaeat bulk of money of another kind, such as was now circulated. The notes would be cancelled as soon as they were brought in, having served the use for which they were intended. The rest of the money, as far as it consisted of Bank notes, would have to be restored toithe Bank of Eng lane, in liquidation of the debt due from Government to the Bank. That part of it which would be in gold should go to the Flint to be resold at such prices as the current rate in the ma r k e t showed to be the just price. Suppose that in the first year the sums brought in were 10,000,0001. in Government notes; 30,000,000/. in Bank notes of various kinds, and 10,000,C001, in gold. Let the Government notes be cancelled, let the Bank be repaid its lean of fourteen millions in its own bills, let Exchesmer-bills be paid off with the remaining sixteen millions, and the country would at once be freed from all further payment of interest on those sums; the ten millions in gold would go to the Mint. In' the second year the same sum ot 50,000,0e0/. in Government notes would be in course of issue. The proceeds of the taxes might then be 35,000,0001. in Government notes, 10,000,000/. in Bank notes, and pay off 5,000,0001. in gold. We should cancel the 35,000,1001. and the further sum of 10,000,0001. in Exchequer-bills with Bank notes. The 5.000,0001. of gold we should send to the Mint. But by this time the sale of gold at the Mint, at the current rate of the market, would probably have brought the further sum of 15,000,0001. back again with profit, to'the account of the Government in exchange for Government notes. Let the whole of this, then, be applied to the discharge of the re maining Exchequer-bills, and the balance go to buy up some portion of the national debt. In a year or two the whole of the taxation would be collected by the means of Government notes, for which no interest would be payable by the country, and at no time would there be more of these notes in circulation than would be sufficient to represent one year's taxation. The price of gold in Government notes would vary for a little time, but af ter a while wouid become steady. That price should be stated in every Gazette, which would he twice a week, and it would form in alt the newspapers an important item of news along whir the price of stocks, corn, Sec., as thus :—Gold, 41, i 7s. 4d. Sovereigns 255. each. With respect to the Bank of England and other batiks, they should be required to take up their own notes en demand, in Government notes or in gold, at such price as the last Gazette declared to be the current market rate. Government notes would be a legal tender, and sove reigns also, when offered at the market price. After some fur ther lengtarcnrli observations, in the course of which the lectu rer referred to the monetary system of former Governments, and ire rodu..ert one of the wooden Exchequer tallies, instituted by Henry 1., representing in value about 1,2601., the lecturer concluded hi, able address by a word of exhortation. He trusted be meeting had seen what was the great defect in our present monetary system; If they asked him what they should do, he wined say rally round those who had already organised a society in London (the Society for the Emancipation of Industry), to serve as a nucleus or gathering point for all the supporters of their principles, and which only wanted the adhesion and assistance of the agricultural interest to make a sensible impression in high quarters. He would also recommend the formation of local associations let them study the subject, and prepare themselves to catechise their candidates upon it at the next general election. The power was in their own hands, and it was a duty they owed to themselves and the ,working classes generally, to enter int• this contest, and manfully to fight the battle and redress the grievances of those over whom they were placed.—( The lec turer resumed his seat amidst loud cheers.) At the close of the lecture Mr. BAKER, of Writtle, rose and moved the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Capps for the lucid exposition he brad given of this subject. Though it might be difficult to bring the mind at once to bear upon this important question, still he thought they would concur in the views of the lecturer upon it. Although Sir Robert Peel was great as a statesman arid as an orator, he might, nevertheless, be wrong in his views of this question—a question, perhaps, the investi gation of which required a mind differently conaitituted from his.—( Hear.) And when they looked back upon a man who had stood forward in this country, and was as great in his day as Sir Robert Peel—he meant Mr. Pitt—they found that he struck out a system different to Sir Robert Peel on this question ; therefore they had a right to doubt whether Pitt was not right and Peel wrong. During the time of Pitt the country, notwithstanding the difficulties it had to contend with, 11-iurished to a greater extent than at the present time ; the profits on all articles were greater than was now the case, and Pitt was looked up to as the salvation of his country, from having under the most trying circumstances carried th;ough a Government with success to the nation, not only as a nation, but with prosperity to the people as a people.—(Cheers.) But, great as Sir Robert Peol undoubtedly was, he might be wrong on this question. Having had the matter so fully in troduced by Mr. Capps, showing most distinctly that Sir R. was wrong, it became their duty as agriculturists, and as forming a portion of the producing class, to take steps for a full investigation of the subject; and before they parted he would submit a resolution, which if seconded he would put to a show of hauds. Taking into consideration this question as affecting their interests to such an extent as it did, and having had so clear an explanation of it by Mr. Capps, before they parted, he (Mr. Baker) would call upon them to express their opinion that the subject required a searching investigation on the fart of the Legislature, in order that if t kla present system was wrong it might be set right, or if right that it might Le more fully established. He was satisfied his own mind as to what the result would be. Sir. Baker their moved the following resolution, which, being seconded, was carried ouly one dissentient voice :—" That the cor dial thanks of the company be presented to Mr. Capps for his very lucid and talented exposition of the bearing of the exist ing cu, rer!cy on agricultural and other productions; and that this meeting cannot separate without recording a strong con viction that the principle of protection of native industry, or that of free trade, can never be properly viewed without refe rence to a just currency. This meeting considers the subject that has been explained of such vast importance to the agrictil turi• is as to require the most careful and scrutinising investiga. tiou of Parliament on its re-assembling. . _ INiVEST GENEUAL DICK AT LiATH.—This in quPst, was re•ucned on Saturday. when Mr. Herapath, the cele. brated analyt.cal chemist. dep !sed that he had made an analy tical examination of the stomach, intestineg, and liver, and that i.c could not find therein any traces of mineral metallic poisons. Mr. T. Barrett, the surgeon who opened the body, stated that he had found traces of inflammation in the bowels ; and the jury returnei a verdict--" That the deceased had died from inflammation of the stomach and bowels, but how this was produced there was no evidence to show." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 Tolls., THE STORY OF A R 0 Y AL FAVOURITE, By Mrs. GORE. No scandal about Queen Elizabeth, I hope ?"—The Critic. Also, just ready, LOVE AND MESIIERI§III. By ' iIORACE SMITH, Esq. Author of" Branabletye House," &c. 3 vols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. THIRD EDITION of "SYBIL; OR, THE TWO NATIONS." By B. " No one who reads this book can fail to admit the many passages of beautiful writing it contains, the courage it evinces, its disposition to take part with the weak, its right and manly sympathies, or the masculine sense and liberal spirit with which it denounces many so cial evils. Where Mr. D'lsraeil hits full home, without a swerve of exaggeration or caricature, is in his sketches of the knaves and dupes of party. It would here be difficult to praise him too much, In -orce of touch, in fidelity, in temper, in boldness and witty spirit, he s here without a rival. His Lord Marneys and Sir Vavasours, his Captain Grouse and ` dear little Poynsett,' his Ladies Firebrace and St. Julian, and his and oar old friends Tadpole and Taper, are in mitable."—Examiner. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " THE IMPROVISATORE." N ow Ready at all the Libraries, in Three Vols., post Bvo., so LIFE IN DENMARK, T. AND ONLY A FIDDLER, From the Danish. By MARY HOWITT. " One of the most interesting works which has issued from the press for years. Its pictures of Danish life are most natural and most admirable ; its descriptions of scenery, its touches of truth In character and incident, its exquisite drawing of children and chil dren's minds, its naivete and lively sallies, its world-wisdom and imaginativeness all briefly set before us, as it in flashes of light and in tellect, possess so entire a charm, that we do not for a momett hesi tate to say, that this is a book which will afford the utmost gratifica tion to every class of readers, and deserve a place among the most sterling works of fiction that ever were produced."—Literary Gazette. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated the Comedy of CAPTAIN TARRADIDDLE ; or, What will the World Say? Captain Tarradiddle, Mr. W. Farren ; Pye Hilary, Mr. Hudson ; Mrs. Tarradiddle, Miss P. Horton. The celebrated Pianist, Leopold de Meyer, will perform this Evening, after the Comedy, Variations on the Popular Themes of " Carnival of Venice." In the course of the Evening, Mr. John Parry will sing his New Song of " Young England." After which will be repeated a New Dramatic Sketch, entitled MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES; or, Matrimonial Chap ters. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Buekstone ; Mrs. Caudle, Mrs. W. Clitford. To be followed by THE IRISH ATTORNEY; or, Galway Prac tice in 1770. Pierce O'Hara, Mr. Hudson; Miss Charicotte, Miss Lee ; Sally, Mrs. Caulfield. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Halt each. Tickets and limes to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-ottice, from Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTI THIS EVENING Will be performedthe MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. The Stranger, Madame Celeste. After which, will be produced a farce. in One Act, called MRS CAUDLE ABROAD AND AT HOME. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Wilkinson; Mrs. Caudle, Mr. Wright. To he tiillowed by a Terpsichorean Burletta, called POWDER AND BALL; or, St. Tibbs's Eve. Mr. Montgomerie Tibbs, Mr. anibert ; Captain Kidgiove, Mr. Selby; Jacob Gerkin, Mr. Wright ; Montgomerie Tibbs, Mrs. Frank Matthews; Sally Knobbs, Miss Woolgar. Promptel% Mr. (}allot; Principal Painter, Mr. Pitt; Leader of the Eland, Mr. Mellon. THEATRE KO VAL, L YCE UM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. First Night of Two New Dramas. BY ROYAL COMMAND. THIS EVENING Will be produced a New Comic Drama, in Three Acts, BY ROYAL COMMAND. Principal characters by Mr. Diddear, Mr. Vining, Ur. Em,ry, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bender. and Mr. Meadows; Miss Fairbro titer, Mrs. Wollidge, and Mrs. Kerley. After which, an entirely New, OriOnal, and Novel Grand Fairy BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled LES FEES. In which Les I)ttnseuses Anglaises will appear. To which will be added a New Farce, entitled ENQUIRE WITHIN. Principal Characters by Mr. Meadows, Mr. Emery, Miss Arden, Miss Grove, and Mrs. A. Wigan. To be followed by a New and Original Comedy, to be called THE , GOVERNOR'S WIFE, with entirely New Scenery, Dresses, and 'Appurtenances. Principal Characters by Messrs. Diddear, Keeley. F. Mathews, F. Vining, and Collier, Dawson. and Mrs. Keeley. lo conclude with the " Pas de fleurs" and the " Pas de AloissOn. neurs," from the celebrated Burlesque of CINDERELLA. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. OPEN EVERY EVENING TILL THE END OF THE MONTH. TINS EVENINO, Will be performed DON CiESAR DE BAZAN. Don Czsar de Bazars, Mr. Wallack ; Maritana, Miss Stanley. To which will b.: added A COURT HALL IN 1740. In which will be introduced the Dances as performed at her Majesty's Bal Cos time, with the Original Music. ' To be followed by TILE BRIGAND. Alessandro Massaroni, Mr. Wallack ; Rubaldo, Mr. Ranoe; Ottavia, Miss Grey; Maria Grazle, Mrs. Brougham. To conclude with a New Dramatic Sketch, entitled MRS. CAUDLE ; or, Curtain Lectures. Mr. Caudle, Mr. Compton; Mrs. 'audle, Mr. Oxberry. ASTL CY'S ROYAL AMPHITIIVATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. Last Week of the Summ r Season—Last Week of the Grand .Military Spectacle. THIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely New Grand National Spectacle, em °racing the chief features of the heroic achievements of the British Arms in Northern India, called THE CONQUEST OF SCINDE ; or, The Siege of Hyderabad. The Scenes in the Circle will be mare than usually attractive, con noting of the choicest chef d'oeuvres of the unrivalled French Equestrians. To conclude with THE WEAVER OF LYONS. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Re-engagement of Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Matthews. THIS EVENING Will be performed USED UP. Supported by Messrs. C. Matthews, R. Hommr, Neville, Heslop, Lewis, Fredericks, Mrs. It. Donner, and Miss Martin. After which, THE LOAN OF A LOVER. Gertrude, Madame Vest ris ; Peter Spyk, Mr. Charles Mathews. To he folowecii)ythe Comic Drama of FREE AND EASY. Sir John Freeman, Mr. C. Mathews. To conclude with MRS CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURE. Mr, Caudle, Mr. lieslop ; Mrs. Caudle, Mr. S. Cowell. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner. at the Box. °lice, from Eleven to tour. GRAND FETE OHAMPETRE, In honour of the Birth-day of IL. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT, ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, TIIIS DAY AND TO-MORROW, TWO DAY FETES, Commencing with the May-pole and Morris Dancers ! Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, Pipe and Tabor, &c. The Magnificent Modelled Representation of EDINBURGH, un eaualled Man./Prin. rlw m• 1 a ri qv", Casbiax, (exhibited for the first time.) The magnifie,nt MODEL of VENICE, will be exhibited in a large and appropriate building lighted from the roof. An additional Military Band. Signor ltomanzini will give a classical representation of the Ancien Statues. on an elevated platform. Miniature Balloons will be discharged at intervals. One of larger dimensions will ascend from the Lake emitting Fireworks during its Ascent. The PROMENADE CONCERTS By the unrivalled Band o the Establishment. • Le Petit Hercule Volant, the Infant Prodigy, win - perform the dar ing feat of ascending and descending from the top of Edinburgh .:astle across the Lake, to the Royal Institution. The aquatic Tableau and Fireworks will be on an unprecedented , Cftie of magnificence, including a representation of the Flight of the t Admission, One Shilling.—Doors open at One, The following petition from the inhabitants of Cologne, dated August 14, on the subject of the pro mised constitution, was presented to the King of PRUSSIA on the 16th:— " Sire,—The undersigned trust that they respond to the exalted sentiments of your Majesty, in expressing a wish in accordance with the necessity generally felt, of obtaining from the high wisdom of your Majesty the fundamental basis of a general representation of the people, the publication of which is anxiously expected by your loyal subjects. The citizens are anxious to obtain a greater participation in their affairs, that is, to be permitted freely to choose their municipal councillors and burgomasters. For the last thirty years your faithful subjects have awaited a blessing which they know to he con templated by the Government of your Majesty." On the 18th the King and Queen of PRUSSIA, accom panied by Counts DE STOLBERG and THIELE, Ministers of State, and by Baron DE CANITZ, Prussian Envoy to Vienna, arrived at Frankfort on the 18th, and left the following day for Wurzburgh and Munich. A report was prevalent at Berlin, on the 16th, that the religious differences now existing in Germany would be spade the subject of discussion in the Germanic Diet, with a view to some positive decision at to the degree of freedom to be granted to the new sect of the German Catholic Church. We learn from the German Universal Gazette, that on the 18th inst. a proclamation was posted at Leipsic, in forming the people that the KING had appointed coin nniss!oners to inquire into the deplorable events of the 12th, who would soon arrive in that city. On the same day the Municipal Council published a document for bidding, under the severest penalties, all popular meet ings without a special permission of the authorities. The Rhine Gazette states, on the authority of a letter from Coblentz, that whilst the King of PRUSSIA was at the Chateau of Stolzenfels a council was held, at which several political questions of high importance, and also the question of the religious differences in Germany, were discussed. Prince MErrEarucu, says the letter, presided at the Council, and the Earl of ABERDEEN and Count BRESSON were present. Madrid papers to the 18th have arrived. That city was in the greatest agitation, and an outbreak was hourly expected. The new house taxes are excessively unpopular, and the shopkeepers of the capital have de termined to shut up their shops and to resist the pay ment of them. On the 18th several shops were shut up, and it was expected that on the 19th every shop in Ma drid would be closed. The Ministers have, it is re ported, left Madrid for La Granja and Aranjuez, giving the Captain-General Mazaays:Do full powers to act as be may see fit. Troops were pouring into the city, and it was said that the military would have orders to force open the shops. In the meantime the people are preparing for an emergency by laying in stores of provisions, and a bando was to be published by tile political chief fbrbidding the closing of the shops. rt he Hey aldo and the Castellano both disapprove of the Plan of shutting up the shops. The former has returned to its allegiance to the Government, to which it offers its life and fortune on the present occasion. The Queen of SPAIN and her mother arrived at Santa Aguada on the 17th inst., and on the next day her MA +STY was to commence taki u g th e m i nera l waters . Th e rbyal party on their road from St. Sebastian to Mondragan halted at Bergara for the purpose of examin ing the monument erected, on the spot where the meeting between ESPARTERO and MAnoro took place, at which the celebrated convention was entered into which put an end to the civil war in the Basque provinces. MADRID BoLsA.—The Three per Cents. declined k ; they were quoted 31i cash, 31i 60 days ; 15,600,000 14,4-ais done. Nothing in the other securities. We have received the French papers of Friday and Saturday. The following diplomatic changes are an nounced in the Conatitutonel : ; "M. Rossi, our Minister Plenipotentiary at th e C our t o f Rome, only h olds: that office pro tempore, for Baron Bois le Comte is to be appointed Ambassador to the Holy See in the r4:om of the late M. Latour Maubourg. The post at the Hague, left vacant by M. Bois le Comte, is to be given to hi. Bussieres, who will be succe.eded at Dresden by M. de Eyragues. M. de Langsdorff is to remain at Carlsruhe, and his office of Minister at Rio Janeiro is to devolve on M. de la Rosiere, First Secretary of the Legation at Rome. This last post is intended far the young Prince of Broglie, who is to be replaced in Madrid by Baron de Talleyrand, an attaché in London. There are also to be promotions among the secretaries and attaches when M. de F'ontenay, the Minister at Stutgard, and M. Alleye de Ciprey, the Envoy at Mexico, will retire from publiclife. Three can didates are on the list for those two situations—Baron Gros, former Chargé d'Affaires at Bogota ; and Messrs. de Lavalette and Adolphe Barrot. M. de Sartigea, Secretary of the Lega tion in Greece, is to be provided with a mission, and replaced by M. Thouvenel, brother-in-law of M. Cuvillier Fleury. M. de Bacourt, it app. ars, abandons the diplomatic career, and surrenders his post of Minister of the United States to AL Pageot, who is already named Plenipotentiary. The mission to Texas being suppressed, another destination will no doubt be given to M. Dubois de Saligny, the late Chargé d'Affaires." The Duke and Duchess DE NEDIOUR; arrived at Bayonne on the 20th. The Prince and Princess DE jOINVILLE left Paris for Eu, on Friday, on which day the Prince and Princess of SALERNO arrived at Eu, I , e,ving spent the previous day at Rouen. M. TRIERS is ti) set out for Spain on the 26th. The report that the government of Algiers had sanctioned the duel between enerals BOURJOLLY and BOURGEN has been contra. dieted ; the duel - had not taken place. It would appear by the following extract of a letter from Algiers, pub lished in the P, e.,se, that the French have experienced a severe check from the Arabs. The letter is dated iltiliana, 9th Aug.:— '" The Arabs have again revolted at Orleanaville, four days' march from here, which has caused the Governor to leave some infantry with us in observation. Another expedition is to be undertaken in that direction. In the north the tribes of Bougia have risen against the Agha named by France. The whole of the garrison of Algiers has been ordered out, and in four days 2b,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry were brought together. We have been cruelly ill-treated. The first battalion of Zouaves have been massacred. The let regiment of African Chasseurs and a squadron of Spahis have been drowned. On the same day two field officers and eleven others expired. As to the number of soldiers, we have not yet ascertained it exactly, but, according to the reports in circulation, we have lost in killed and wounded, drowned, or overcome by heat, 2,700 men. At ptesent we are at 108 degrees of Fahrenheit at one o'clock in the day." The Presse of Friday has an article on the recent ukase imposing additional duties on foreign vessels en tering Russian porti, which it considers as a measure of reprisal directed against France, the Custom-law of last session imposing an additional duty on tallow and lin seed. The Commerce combats this opinion, and contends that Russia has more to lose than gain by entering into a war of tariffs with France. That as a heavier duty has beet, imposed on sesame, which is not a Russian pi o duction, that on linseed Russia has no right to complain. This additional duty on tallow and seeds was imposed as a protection to the French .agriculturists who cultivate which the whining is wound up. But Mr.-SIDNEY HER BERT heeded not his colleague's whining, nor thought it necessary to reply to his colleague's gentle rebukes of the Cabinet, of which he is a hopeful member. Mr SIDNEY HERBERT made a speech full of soft compliments to his colleague and his constituents, but of everything to the point singularly empty. The emptiness of the Cabinet Ministet's speech is significant. If Mr. SIDNEY HER.. BERT had been able to say that the Government were resolved to abate no more protection, would he not have said it ? If he could have given a flat contradiction to Mr. SOTEERON, would he not have done it? There was no consolation for Mr. BENETT to be got out of Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT'S speech, nor for the SOTEERON af frighted Wiltshire farmers ; but we may augur from it future advances of the PEEL. Government to free trade, and we believe that there is no member of the Cabinet in his heart more liberally disposed than Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT himself, or more ready to laugh outright, but that it would be rude, at his colleague's whining out pouring. Poor Mr. BENETT I—he left the Whigs because they would not protect agriculture for him, and now finds that in going to the Tories he has gone from the frying pan into the fire. Oh ! what would the old gentleman give now if he could get Lord Jorat RUSSELL'S eight shilling fixed duty of 1841 ? Mr. BENETT was particularly clamorous at Wan minster for the repeal of the malt•tax. " His opinion was that, instead of taking taxes off timber and glass, which no man could eat—which were luxuries out of the reach of the poor man—they should take off the malt tax. He would never cease to attack that tax for the purpose of giving to the poor man the luxury of beer. This would be better than nibbling at cheese, butter, &c."—(A voice, " The poor man could eat cheese and butter.") Yes, indeed, the poor man could eat cheese and butter. And why not, Mr. BENETT, take the taxes off cheese and butter also, instead of glass and timber, which the poor man cannot eat ? Why not take the tax off even bread ? Is this your reason for taking the tax off malt, and not off cheese, and butter, and bread, which we find in another part of your re ported speech? " Why not take off the malt-tax—(Hear, hear)—that would give them a better price for their bar ley?" And yet, Mr. BENETT, you would fain have us believe that your desire for protection, your hatred of free trade, your abuse of the League, is all love for the poor man. " That would give them a better price for their barley ;" and Mr. BENETT goes on to say, " and they could then afford to sell wheat at a lower price." But wheat at a low price, according to Mr. BENETT, in another part of his speech, is an evil for the poor man. " I am en observer for the last fifty years, and I can tell you that at no period, when corn was cheap, have wages been high." But if Mr. BENETT can bring himself for a moment to believe, with the vulgar, that cheap bread is a blessing, why, in that moment of inspiration, will he not allow us to cheapen bread by importation, as well as through the repeal of the malt-tax ? Mr. BENETT'S Warminster oration is, indeed, a choice specimen of bucolic logic. colza and other oil-producing seeds. The following, ac cording to the Presse, are the penalties which France will have to pay for the protection of the growers of colza " By this means our navigation as well as our produce are excluded. The French merchaat-navv will lose about 20,000 tons, which comprised at leat 100 vessels. The silk trade will also suffer, since its exports to Russia amounted to between 3,000,000 f. and 4,000,000 f. The agriculture of the South will likewise be aggrieved, for its wines figure in the returns of French imports into Russia, by the Baltic, for about two mil lions. The measure, decreed at St. Petersburgh, appears at first to be general, and to apply to all countries. But it is to be remarked that the fifth article excepts the vessels and pro• ducts of the most favoured nations, as well as those which have concluded special treaties with Russia. England is placed in the last category. She will not, aecordingly, be comprised in the proscription, and if that proscription lasts, our neighbours will not fail to supplant us in the Russian markets." But, after all, the colza growers will not derive any advantage from this protection. The crop of colza has failed to such an extent that the merchants will be obliged to import linseed from Russia, even at the pre consequence o f thi s pro steeentthhmeawvty ty, n d b u eth , have to pay at an th d e th ee e n o s n e l l y eers of oil will three times what they ought for the oil which they con sume, while no single industrial interest of France, trading, commercial, manufacturing, agricultural, or colza-growing, will derive one tittle of advantage. There never was a more pregnant instance of the suicidal cha racter of the policy of protection than this history of the profrcted colza-growers of France. It is a perfect epi tome of the whole question as between the free traders and the protectionists. The eburrier de Marseille of the 18th states, from Naples, that the Government of the Two Sicilies has de finitively abolished the tax on sulphur. The number of killed and wounded already removed from under the ruins of the factories blown down at Rouen, on Tuesday, exceeds sixty killed and one hun drkd wounded. It is reported that Algiers will be erected into a Vice- Royalty for the Puc D'AUDIALE. M. PEPIN LEIIALLEUR, president of one of the northern railroad companies, was summoned on Friday before the Tribunal of Commerce by several share holders, opposed to the projected fusion between that company and that presided over by Baron DE Rums- CHILD. The tribunal decided that the cause should be called on or. Monday (to-day). There appeared in the journals of Saturday a letter from M. PEPIN LEBALLEUR, stating► that, "in conse pence of the law proceedings rashly commenced against the Directors of the Company for the Northern Railroad, bearing his name, they find themselves under the neces sity of poAponing the notice whiCh they proposed giving to their shareholders, to inform them of the period at which they could offer them either the participation to which they were entitled, according to the arrangements entered into for their interest, or the integral repayment of the amount of their subscription." The Journal des Debuts contains a notice, inserted at the request of the united companies of Messrs. DECAN and LEBEUF, informing the public that they were in possession of the capital necessary for the construction of the Northern Railroad, and the line from Fampoux to Hazebrouck ; that all the formalities required by the law bad been fulfilled ; that all the documents demanded by the competent Ministries were prepared, and that the company was now in a condition to bid fur the con. cession of the two lines. The concession is to be made on the 9th September. The Paris Bourse w•as again extremely animated on Saturday. The French Funds and the Railroad Shares recovered considerably, and an immensity of business was transacted in the promises of all the lines about to be ad j udicated. The Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 20c. ; the Five per Cents. at 121 f. 80c. ; Orleans Railroad shares, 1,302 f. 50c.; Rouen, I,llof. ; Vierzon, 820 f. ; Havre, 920 f. ; Avignon, I,oBof. ; Basle r 282 f. 50c. ; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 59f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 38%. The following are the quotations of the new lines Orleans and Bordeaux, 2151. premium ; Boulogne, 140 E; ditto and St. Quentin (C are tt e ), 7f . 50c.; P aris and Stras burg (Ganneron), 15f.; ditto (Bechet), 5f.; ditto (Hio guerlot), 12f. 50c. • Dijon and Mulhau s e n , p ar; Dieppe, 45f. LYONS, AUG. 19.—Avignon and Marseilles, 1,0851., end of August; Paris and Orleans, 1,3011., ditto; Paris and Rouen, 1,085 E, ditto; Orleans and Vierzon, 798 f., ditto; Orleans and Bordeaux, 720 f., ditto; Nismes and Montpelier, sf. 90c., ditto. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Auo. 23. Boulogne and Amiens.. 10% Orleans and Bordeaux 11% Bordeaux &Mediterran Over Yawl ••• Bordeaux and Toulouse Paris & Lyons (Lafitte) 3 ' Do. and Cette — Ditto (Ganneron's). 2 1 Central of Spain .. Dutch Rhenish ... Dendre Valley . Dieppe & Paris Junct — Paris and Strasburg Dijon and Mulhouse East Indian - Do. (Compte de L'Est) Grt Northern of France !Paris and St. Quentin. (Laffitte's) Ditto (Rosamel's) ... 3 'Rouen and Havre — Great Paris and Lyons. Royal North of Spain 2% Jamaica Junction — Sambre and Meuse .... Do. North Midland — Strasbourg and Basle . Louvain and Jemeppe — Tours and Nantes Lyons and Avignon 2 %1 (11I'Kenzie's) — ruxembourgh.. 2 14 r Do. (Lefebvre's) — Namur and Liege 5 3 /s Verona and Ancona.... . 0."...u. au,/ rrici V/11 42% EXPRESS FROM PARIS. EMEUTE IN MADRID. (From the Second Edition of the Times.) The Journal des Debais ofyet.terday publishes the following intelligence from Madrid of the 19th inst., received on Satur day by the French Government : " The Minister of Finance having refused to accede to the wishes of the merchants of Madrid, who had demanded some modification in the new tributary system, a great agitation ensued ; numerous groups assembled in the streets and public squares; all the shoPs were immediately closed, and the authorities were obliged to call out the troops of the garrison. Several charges of cavalry and a discharge of musketry had been necessary to disperse the crowd. Two persons were said to have been killed, and two officers and a sergeant had been dangerously wounded. " When the courier left Madrid the entire garrison was under arms, and all the military posts had been doubled. Consider able reinforcements had arrived from Guadalajara and Cuenca, and the Captain-General had been vested with extraordinary powers by the Ministers present in Madrid. He was even authorised to declare that capital in a state of siege, should circumstances require it. The city was tranquil, although still slightly agitated. The political Chief had published a most energetic proclamation, and ordered the shops to be re opened under the severest penalties. Several shopkeepers who disobeyed the order had been arrested." The Moniteur publishes several royal ordinances appoint ing nine new peers. The Three per Cents. sold at Tortoni's for 84f. l7lic. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PAISLEY RACES.—THURSDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 soya. each, 3 ft, with 25 added, for 3-yr olds, 7st 51b ; 4 yrs, Bst 71b ; syrs, 9st llb ; 6 yrs, and aged, 9st 41b ; mares and geldings allowed 31bs. Three quarters of a mile. (4 Subs.) Lord Eglinton's Bretwalda, 3 yrs (Oates) 1 Mr. H. Johnstone's Punjaub, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Muirhead's Maid of the Mill, aged 3 Even on Bretwalda. Won by two lengths. The Burgh Members' plate of 50 guineas. Heats two miles. Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Milden, 3 yrs ... (Robertson) 1 1 Mr. J. Anson's Ferona, 4 yrs 2 dr 2 to 1 on Milden, who won in a canter. The Glasgow Cup of 100 soya., added to a Handicap Sweep stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only sif declared. Two miles. (19 Subs. 10 of whom declared.) Sir C. Monck's Glossy, 5 yrs, 7st 71b......... (Cartwright) 1 Mr. Merry's Brevity, 5 yrs, 7st 31b Mr. Rogers' Ravensworth, 5 yrs, 7st 21b 2tol on Glossy, and 3to 1 agst Brevity. Won cleverly by half a length. The Paisley Cup of 401., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, h ft. Heats, once round. (4 Subs.) Mr. Merry's John Harris, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Robertson) 1 1 Mr. T. Dawson's Surety, 4 yrs, .Bst 71b Mr. Muirhead's Lars, aged ...... Won cleverly. FRIDAY. The " Silver Bells," with 50 soya. added. Three-year-olds, 7st 21b; four, Bst 21b; five, Bst 10Ib ; six and aged, 9st. Mares allowed 21b. Two miles and a distance. Lord Eglington's br f Bretwalda, 3 yrs (Prince) 1 Mr. Merry's bl m Brevity. 5 yrs The Hunters' Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 20 added; 12st 71b each; winners extra. Gentlemen riders. Heats, two miles. Mr. Campbell's b g Waverlev, aged (Captain Nicolls) 1 1 Mr. R. Swan's b m Archeress, 6 yrs Mr. Harvey's Ki ng of the Valley, 6 yrs 2 3 Mr. Merry's b g The Nobbler, aged 4 4 The Railway Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 25 added; three year olds, 7st 41b; four, fist 61b; five, Bst 131 b; six and aged, 9st 2;b; mares and geldings allowed 31bs; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs. Beats, once round and a distance. Mr. Morris's b f Mesmeria, 3 rrs (Oatts) 1 4 1 Mr. J. Anson's b f Fermis, 4 yrs 2 1 2 Mr. H. Johnson's bre Punjaub, 3 yrs 3 2 dr Mr. Rogers's b g Ravenswortb. 5 yrs.. • .. 4 3 dr The Aftershots Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. Once round and a distance. Mr. Merry's b c John Harris, 3 yrs.... (Prince) 1 Mr. Redfern ns Gip sey ( h b)2 . r ., --- _;oST OF TILE "MORIN MiooLESEX.—An appendix ,o the eleventh annual report of the Poor-law Commissioners contain , , among other returns, one relating to the amount of money levied and expended for the relief and maintenance of the poor in each union, and for parishes not united under the Pour-law Amendment Act, in England and Wales, for the year ended 25th March, 1844, &c. It thence appears that, during liberty in Middlesex ( cons i st i ng of the Finsbury, Holborn, of the O ssu l ston H un d re d, an d t h e c i f arid d Tower y trninster) w as 348 , 1301 . Th ere was , i n ad a tha t divisionso f dear, , e s the amount levied by assessment for th e dition to that sum, a further amount of 19,1471. received from other sources in aid of the poor-rate; thus making a total re expended, during the ab ove -mentioned period, in relief, &c., o c if e ,8;4c0" of the p oor , o f 367,2771. Th e a m oun t ; a further amount of 508/. MS 'said to 1. 19,. Th e sum o f 3,8501. was ex lnivdheeeddp for o m r w chargesthe various vaccinators, u n d er the Vaccination Extension Act. ex pended w e a r s el l ie 7 f 5 , The payments towards the County-rate amounted to 50,846/. ; and those towards the county and local police forces 92,319/. The money expended for all other purposes amounted to 31,250/. ; and the total parochial rates, 857,7241. &c., expended, to AWN WATER AT LONDON-ttitiDGE Tilts DAY. ifirning .. 53 minutes after 6 -Evening .. 19 minutes after 7. THE WEATHER.—Sax OFFICE, AUG. 25. THER.mcrmEirrß, Lowest, 49; Highest, 69; Noon, 6 BAROMETER, 30.05. Wrxn S.W., light breeze, and fine sunshiny weather. t-a ). ,"_ .1:1., . ,1 (c" !, 7: 7 ., 1 , t, ~,T;,.. - /I Rt ~...„..:,-;,, .4., , 2, - P. ev:`--7• 7 --,1,1..kr : _.6.+ 1 :w_t- ----.\ ©i .g, ;•-__'..l.- 4.; ,,,,, L ~.... til -,--- ~-,..: ..1,..---;:-.;==-7 4,2%.,,,,a, ver4e 4 , - ~ ..„1 „. \ p,4.4 , 7) j. ,l‘ ~..., ..I ,'•-• :r•ht 0 r ' ,„; 41i , •': .1: orl' ' ' k . ". '.'-f- , . • ..,-,a4, -- ;cr -- 1.,:_ , --,,H 4.----- ' 6q • .4*- • - ECONP EDITION: rt y Mnit Ant, LONDON, MONDAY. AUGUST 25, 1845. The two Members ;or South Wiltshire, Mr. SioNET ERBERT and Mr. BENETT—One a Cabinet Minister, ,he other his Parliamentary follower—have lately at ended, and spoken at, a farmers' club dinner at War uainster ; and there is much in the time and place of meeting, in the names and characters of the speakers, and in the speeches themselves, to give importance to the Warminster oratory. A North Wilshire Member, Mr. SOTHERON, has lately been perplexing agriculturists with fear of change, and, with supposed authority from the Prime Minister him self, telling the Wiltshire farmers that a repeal of the corn-laws in a short time is certain. A Cabinet Minis ter goei down to the affrighted neighbourhood, has the opportunity of speaking tt a farmers' club, speaks, and does he give an authoritative contradiction to the So- THERON announcement ? No such thing ; he is content to give an explanation of a speech of his own, delivered some months back in the House of Commons, in which he had been thought to tell the agriculturists not to go whining to Parliament, and by which speech, so under stood, he had given umbrage to agriculturists, but in which what he really did say was (so Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT now informs the farmers of Warminster), that it would tk, distasteful to agriculturists to go whining to Par liament, and that they would not do it. Was it worth the while.of a Cabinet Minister to go down to Warmin ster, and make a speech for the purpose of giving this explanation? Better, indeed, that Mr. SIDNEY HER BERT had left his speech unexplained. The advice which he w repregented to have given the agriculturists was goc:1 vice, and, we should say, so lung as agriculturists call I , tr agricultural protection, wanted. But the state ment., that it would be distasteful to the agriculturists to go whining to Parliament for assistance, is, we should say, with all proper respect fur Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, so l01 „ ' as agriculturists call for agricultural prot ect i on, ti !Arn. And Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT has not even the excuse of having heard no"shining' at the Warminster dinner. Mr. 13ENE rT had spoken before him, and is there no " whining" here?— " This was a serious period for all who were engaged in agri culturo. Agriculturists hardly knew what to be about ; they scarcely knew what laws might stand, or what be repealed, in the n , It or succeeding years. They were told they were to have s r ‘p.al of the corn-laws. He, for one, did riot believe it ; for he did not think it possible that a measure which would create universal distress among all classes would be permitted to be carried into effect. • • * Heretofore the agricul turists had possessed the greater power, but it was now become a serious contest. They had now Ministers, too, rather lean ing to the new doctrines ; their position was now altered, and the question arose, what course they ought to pursue? • • '. Still ( , aid Mr. Benett) if they would let us alone we should be perfectly satisfied; but. they will not let us go on in the old Jog-trot way—our labourers in comfort, and our-elves happy and c , entented —(Laeghter.) I see that there is a leaning towards the trading interest by those who are high in power; while, at the same time, I have heard them make declarations of their continued attachment to the land. But lam not de spairing, and would have none of you to despair." Very like whining, it not whining in reality, notwith standing the magnanimous disclaimer of despair with -0 30 90 GO 100 2S 120 100 150 - 30 $0 50 . 50 130 Other parts ........... ........ 80 200 100 120 Total .. Pravious week's arrival.... • • 184 1,010 280 720 Difference since onr last •• • • 99 290 60 330 BOROUGH HOP MAREET. The accounts which have reached us from the plantations, though somewhat contradictory, are to the effect that the appearance of the bine is by no means flattering. A falling off in the produce is pretty generally acknowledged; hence the demand is somewhat active, and last week's improvement in the quotations is supported. The duty has fallen to 165,0001. and 175,000/. Sussex Pockets 518 s to 6l; Weald of Kent ditto, 518 s to 6/; Mid Kent ditto, 5/ 123 to 81; East Kent. ditto, 6/10s to 9/ 9s. BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS. The accounts horn many parts of the country relative to the Potatoe crop being of an unfavourable character, holders are evincing more firmness, notwithstanding the supplies are extensive, and, in some instences, the finest samples of Pota toes have produced a trifle more money. The present rates vary from 31 lOs to 616$ per ton. WOOL ViEl During the week to imports of Wool have been unusually small. Although the supplies of both English and tbreign on offer in the private ntract market are extensive, the de mand continues active, at extreme rates of currency. TALL 4 3 W. There is no further improvement to notice in the price of Tallow either on the spot or for forward delivery. The de mand is very good, and the stock small for the time of year. The shipments at St. Petersburgh aro progressing at about the same rate as last year ; 6,396 casks have been dispatched to London up to the 16th inst., of which there are 2,719 casks to arrive. - At the above date, prices there were drum and steady. Town Tallow is 4ls to 41s 6 , 1 net cash. ALARMING FIRE; AT TRE WEST-END.—This morn ing, about one o'clock, the inhabitants of Montague -street and Russell-square were alarmed by loud cries of " Fire," which proved to proceed from the stables of Mr. Cryer, job-master, Montague-mews. In a short space of time the flames shot up through the roof, and illuminated the element around, so as to be perceived at Negate. The engines from the various fire stations promptly arrived, and, with the assistance of the fire men, the horses in the stabling were happily got out uninjured ; the other contents of the stabling, consisting of two loads of straw and hay, were destroyed, and the building touch damaged. The origin of the fire is not known. The premises are insured in the Phoenix Fire-office ; the stock was uninsured. PUGILISTIC CON Ti morning, be tween six and seven o'clock, a pugilistic contest took place in a field at the back of Primrose-hill, between two young men, journeyman carpenters, of the names of Saunderson and Bris tow. On Saturday night they quarrelled at a public-house in Portland -town, and agreed to settle the dispute by a pugilistic contest yesterday morning. They were attended by their re spective seconds, and after fighting for about a quarter of an hour, Bristow was thrown heavily with his right leg under him. On being raised up it was found that the bones were protruding through the stockings and trousers. He was re moved to the hospital. LLOYD'S SHIP!'ING-(T HIS DAY.) LONDON, AUG. 25.—Wind S.W. light breeze and fine. DEAL, AUG. 23.—Wind W. S. W., moderate; 24. S.W.- Arrd Coromandel, Calcutta; Governor M'Donald, Wheate, Fernando Po. 24. Men, Hobart Town ; General Hewett, Hart, Sydney, New South Wales ; Persian, Edington, Madras ; Susan King, M'Lean, St. Lucia ; Ealing Grove, Falconer, Dominica ; Hespera, Walker, St. Vincent ; Me dora, Nassau; Frankield, Saldanha Bay. Arrd. from the River, 24th, Duke of Norfolk, Sergeant, Jamaica. Arrd. from the River and sailed, John Wright, Saguinay ; Tudor, Lay, Calcutta ; Elizabeth Lloyd, Newfoundland. Sld. 23. True Briton, Consett, Madras; 24. Daniel Wheeler, Peterkin, Cape of Good Hope; Parrack Hall, Moffat, St. Kitts, LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 22.—Wind N. W., fresh.—Arrived, 23, Commodore, Croal, Calcutta; Lady Paget, Calvert, Pos srssion Island ; Queen, Gordon, Callao ; Templeman, Prowst, Valparaiso, sailed Bth May; Ann Johnstone, M'Niell, Per. nambuco ; Bsyfield, Lucas, Bonny; Colombia, Haley, New Orleans; General Davis, .I..pt , n, ditto; Robert Isaac, i3arrett, Mobile ; Isaac Newton, Spalding, Savannah ; Hottinguer, Bursley, New York. 24th. Inglebaro, Rea, Calcutta; Mary Somerville, Johnston, ditto; Champion, Champion, Bombay; Royal Mint, Seawright, Jamaica; Chorles Hayt, Apalachi cola; Bayman, Nichols, Charleston; Concordia, Dorr, Bos ton ; Messenger, Wilson, Quebec. MARKE NEWS -(THIS DAY CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY, During the week ending on Saturday evening the receipts of Wheat of home produce were, the time of year considered, good, they having exceeded 11,100 quarters, chiefly from Essex, Kent, and Cambridgeshire. Fresh up only a mode rate quantity come to hand, yet the stands were again rather heavily filled with samples, which principally consisted of unsold qualities, but which were in good condition. In ad dition to the arrivals above noticed, there were on offer about seventy quarters of utw English Wheat, the principal portion of which was—as was the case on this day se'nnight —brought forward by Mr. William Blewitt, of Rainham, Essex. Respecting the general quality of this Wheat, we have to observe that it was good—much better, indeed, than most parties were prepared to expect. The whole found buyers, at prices varying from 60s to 65s per quarter. Notwithstanding the accounts which have reached us to-day from the northern districts are not quite so favourable as could be wished, though in some of the forward counties several patches of land have been cleared of thin e, beide, the demand for nearly every description of Wheat of home pro duce was in a sluggish state. However, the finest parcels were mostly disposed of at prices about equal to those paid on Monday last. But to effect a clearance of other kinds, a slight depression in the quotations must have been sub mitted to. The weather to-day, though warm, was somewhat changeable, yet it must be considered favourable to the crops. The imports of foreign Wheat have been on a very moderate scale. As moat of the importers are looking forward to a further decline in the duty on that article, very few parcels have been entered for home consumption since our last. This morning the quantity on offer was not large, but fully equal to the wants of the dealers. Selected parcels sold at previous rates; but other kinds, although they could not be considered cheaper, were very inactive. Nearly the whole of the parcels lately received from Australia have been taken out of bond. Corn under lock was extremely inactive, yet the rates may be considered about stationary. The show of English Barley was very small ; but a few par cels have reached us from Ireland. The show of foreign was moderate. For nearly every kind of Barley, but more parti cularly for grinding sorts, the sale was firm, and lait week's figures were well supported. Although the supply of Malt exhibited a trifling increase, superfine season-made qualities sold freely, at extreme figures. In other kinds a fair amount of business was doing, at previous quotations. " From Ireland, as well as from foreign parts, we have received rather an extensive supply of Oats. This had a depressing influence upon the trade, and in some instances the prices had a down ward tendency. Beans were a slow sale, but not cheaper. White Peas were in good request, at fully last week's prices; but other kinds were much neglected. The Flour trade was dull, at barely our quotations. The few parcels of new Seeds on offer met a slow sale. In other kinds little was doing. CURRENCY PER IMP Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red . 50s to 55s Ditto, White • • • • 54s 65s Norfolk and. Lin coln, Red. 48s 563 Ditto, White • • • . 54s 63s Irish, Red • . —s —s Ditto, White.. —s —8 Rye—Old ..... .. • • —3 —8 New• • • • • • . Barley—Grinding . • Malting . 30. Chevalier .. 34s —s Malt—Suffolk and Nor folk . - • • • • • • •. .• 58s b9s Brown . Kingston and Ware 58s 63s FOREIGN GRAIN AN Wheat—Dantzic .. 46s to 48s Hamburgh Barley Oats- —New • • • • • • 19s 21s Feed SMITS: Since this day se'nnight th abroad for our markets have co 'ERIAL MEASURE Malt—Chevalier • • • • 63s to 645 Oats— Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed. 22s 23s Potatoe 22s 24. Tougha,• and Cork, Black. Cork, White .•• • • 2ls 23s Scotch, Feed. •• • • 20s 225 Beans—Tick . • ••• • • . 36s 40s Pigeons • • 38s 43s Pease—Grey •..•• • • .. 383 405 Maple .••••• • • • • • 38. 43s White Boilers ••••• • • • . 40s 43s Flour—Town-made .. • 425 495 Suffolk .•••• • • • • . 37s 405 Stockta & Norfolk 365 40s rD FLOUR IN BOND. Beans Pease•• Flour—American .•• • • 19s 215 Baltic • ..... 19s 21s :FIELD. ie impotts of live stock from onsisted of 43 oxen and cows, together with 100 sheep, 20 lambs, and 6 calves, per the Neptune and John Bull, from Hamburgh ; as also 113 beasts, 60 sheep, 20 lambs, and 14 calves, per the Batavier, Ocean, and William Jolliffe, from Rotterdam. The Batavier having encountered a terrific storm on her passage, 26 of the oxen on board of her were smothered—the remainder being so much injured that they were killed on being landed. Such was the bad state in which this stock was landed, that the beasts were scarcely worth Li. per head. To-day, we had on offer 50 beasts and 60 sheep, chiefly from Holland. As they were of very inferior quality, they commanded very little attention, and were disposed of at miserably low figures. Our letters from Hamburgh and Rotterdam state that the prices of live stock there are considerably on the increase, with every prospect of a further advance in them. The ar rivals at Hull have amounted to 126 sheep and 200 sheep, chiefly from Rotterdam. Compared with those on Monday last, the number of beasts from our own districts here te- day, were on the decrease, and of but middling quality, though there were some well made-up animals amongst them. Although the Beef trade was by no means ac tive, the primest Scots sold steadily, at prices quite equal to those paid last week—the middling and inferior kinds moving off slowly at barely lati rates. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we re ceived 800 Scots, Short-horns,_and Homebreds; from the tionuri I am; is rim t lop mort-norns ; from'the and midland counties, 500 Herefords, Runts, Devons, Irish beasts, &c. ; from other parts of England, 600 of various kinds; and from Scotland, 290 Horned and Polled Scots— the remainder of the supply being chiefly derived from the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The numbers of Sheep were small for the time ofyear ; yet they were fully adequate to meet the wants of the buyers. l'or the primest old Downs, which were scarce, the demand was steady, at full prices; but all other kinds were heavy, and the turn lower. The supply of Lambs was somewhat on the increase, owing to which the Lamb trade ruled dull, at barely the late de pression in the quotations. Calves were in moderate supply and heavy demand, at last week's prices. Prime small Pigs sold freely. Otherwise the Pork trade was dull. From Ireland we had nearly 200 on offer. Per 511b5. to sink the offal. . S. (1. 5. d. s. d. to s. Inferior Beasts .•. • 2 8 3 () Second quality ditto 310 4 4 Second quality ditto. 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolltdditto 4 6 4 8 Prime large Oxen 3 6 310 Soutbdown Wethers 410 5 0 Prime Scots •••• • • 4 0 4 2 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Large Dogs ... •.. 3 0 3 8 Prime small ditto 4 4 4 8 Small l'orkers • ... 310 4 4 Suckling Calves, •18 0 29 0 Quarter old I'igs .• 16 0 20 0 Lnferlor Sheep ••• 3 4 3 8 Lambs ... 4 8 5 8 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 3,178 25,850 211 300 INTZVTGATE AND 316MADENBIAIM. The arrivals Of slaughtered Meat from Scotland and various parts of England since this day se'nnight have been some what on the increase, snd of fair average quality, while the supplies killed in the metropolis have proved larger than for some time past. The general demand is, consequently, in a sluggish state, and in some instances the quotations have a downward tendency. In addition to the arrivals given in our annexed tabular statement, about 400 carcases of Lambs have reached us from the country. About 20 carcases of Dutch Beasts, and 100 carcases of Sheep have been sold_ the former at from 35 to 3s 2d, the latter 38 8d to its 2d per 81bs; their quality was by no means first- rate. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior. ••• •• 2 6 2 8 4 Mutton, interior .. 3 4 310 middling •••• 2 10 3 0; middling.. 4 0 4 4 prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prima .•• • 4 6 4 3 prime small •• 3 6 3 8 Pork, large ••••• • • • 2 8 310 veal • • •• • Lamb, 4s 8d to 55 Bd. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. 16 30a 250 20 320 300 30 60 5 20 10 24 50 Scotland • ....... Yorkshire Lincolnshire . Norfolk • • • • • • • • Suffolk ........................ Cambridgeshire ................ ..... Essex ....... ............ Surrey...... ....... Devonshire .......• • • Wiltshire •••••• ••• • • • • •••• • • • MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTEIt TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 3,500 bags, including 500 on speculation. The market has been steady, without any great amount of business doing. By the General Hewitt there are advices of April 26 from Sydney, and April 29 from Hobart Town. Everything was improving there—trade, agriculture, and pastoral occupa tions were all thriving, the banks were more cautious, and the balance of trade, owing to the new exports, was de cidedly in favour of the colony. On the whole, we have not had such good news for a long time. The packets had made very long voyages, and one hundred days was considered quick. There is nothing later from New Zealand in the Sydney papers. PJpers of June 5, from Graham's Town, state that for the first time during fifteen years, there had been very cold wea ther and snow there. The frontier was tranquil. The Funds are quiet to-day, but there is no-particular alteration in prices. Consols realise 99 to % for present transfer and to-marrow, the appointed settling-day. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been firm at 495. to 515., and on India Bonds at 695. Bank Stock has been quoted 211 to 212, an advance of % per cent. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 102 1 ,4 %, and the Three per Cents., 99% %. Long Annuities are 11 7-16. The Foreign stocks have been marked rather e more nume rously, but the business doing is still far from large Spanish Active Bonds have been 27% to 4, and the Three per. Cents. 38 1 ' %. The Passive are 614 to 76. Portuguese New 4 per Cents. realize 64%. Mexican Bonds are worth 35 1 ,4. Co lombian have improved to 184 to %; Buenos Ayres are firm at 501 Q, and Equador at 4t04 %. Dutch 2% per Cents. have been at 63 to 634. With the exception of the Spanish Bonds, which are rather weak, the tone of the foreign mar ket is rather better. For Railway Shares the market is very firm again, and there is a fair business doing. Dublin and Galway have improved to % and 3 / 4 premium ; Eastern Counties have touched 19% and 20% per share ; London and Birmingham, 225 to 227 ; London and York, 6 and 7 ; Manchester and Bir mingham, 64 1 % to 65 ; Midland, 173 to 175 ; South-Eastern, 46 1 1 and 47 ; York and North Midland, 109%; and Brigh ton, 774 to 3 / 4 . Direct Northern have declined to % % discount, and Great Western to 138 and 135 premium. Croy don are very firm. The French lines are very well sup ported generally. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 211 3 / 4 212 211 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 99 % 3 per Cent. Consols Anna 99% 99 New 3 1 A per Cent. Annuties 102%% Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 ll 7-16 India Bonds 1,0001 CS Ditto under 1.0001 66 69 Bank Stock for Account. 2ll Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. I%d, I'4d. 1,0004 5001. ... ........ - ..... ... Ditto Small — .. .. 51 54 pm. ?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 50% Columbian Bonds. !g/a% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 35% Ditto Deferred Stock l9 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. Spanish. Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto for the Account. Ditto Passive Bonds 6% % Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account . Equador .. . 4 1 / 2 Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates .. 100%% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCE.. RAILWAYS. ' PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 .....133 Bristol and Exeter Ditto New 2 ...... 10 3 4-- to 11 Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 1 1 / 3 % 14— to Chester and Holyhead Cornwall rirect Northern ... ......... Dublin and Galway 2 1% 2%...... to 3 1 4 Eastern Counties Do. New 4/. 16s 6 3 /4 ... p to Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 6/.13s 4d ..... to Ditto, ditto, No. 2. ..: 13s. 4d. % p... to East Dereham and Norwich 1 Eastern Union Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ..... ...... to Ditto New 1 4 Shares Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2 3 / 4 2% to Great South and W. (Irish)... 15 Ditto Extension - to Great North of England...... 100 222 Great Western Ditto % Shares 5O ll 7 Hull and Selby 5O lO7 • to Ditto 1 4 Shares ... 12 1 / ..... 21% to 22 Lancaster and Car1i51e......... 25 ...... 56 Leicester and Bedford 22s. 2%p ... to London and Birmingham lOO ......225 London and Blackwall ' 16% — Do. New .- London and Brighton 5O 77 ; 14... to London and Croydon 13/. 15s. 9d. 26 251 Do. New London and South Western.. 41% .. 78 Ditto New . London and York... ..... ...... 2 1 ,1 6 5 3 / 4 ... to 7 London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2% 2 % 3 / 4... to Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Lon. & Manch. (Remington's) Manchester and Birmingham 40 Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 22s Midland .......100 Ditto New 2 2 6 1 /2 27 1 / 4 to Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo 133 Midld. Great Western (Irish) 2 1 /2 Newcastle &Darlington unc. 25 ...... 53 to Newcastle and Berwick Newark and Sheffield Newcastle. purtutm, and ban cashire Junction l% 3% 2% to Northern and Eastern North Staffordshire Portsmouth Direct Preston and Wyre Richmond Rugby. Worce!ter. and Tring 1 Shrews. & Trent Val. Union. 225. ... South Devon South Midland 22s. 7% 8 1 / 6 p to South Eastern and Dover Ditto New, N 0.2 7 14% to --- Staines and Richmond........ 1 &nth Wales Trent Val. & Holyhead June. 1% 2 A to Welch Midland '''-' - ' 2% 3% to Yarmouth ind - Norikieli - 20 York and North, Midlatul..... 50 109% ,:;to -- Ditto Selby ' . ' 20 Ditto. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 6 ..... 1118 to 10 7 8 Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cett e 2 Dendre Valley Dutch Rhenish Great Northern of France (Laffitte's) Do. Do. (Rosamel's) ... 2 Louvain and Jemeppe Lyons and Avignon Paris and Rouen .. Rouen and Havre Royal North of Spain West Flanders .............. MINE. Real del Monte, Unregistered JOINT STOCK BANKS. Provincial of Ireland BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND HASTINGS RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly general meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held at the offices, 11, King William -street, City, at one o'clock this day ; William Nash, Esq., in the chair. The SEC RETARY, having read the advertisement cenvening the meeting, laid before the Shareholders the report, which announced that a special meeting would be held on the :22d of September next, to transact business, whose consideration at present would be premature. The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be received and adopted; which resolution being seconded by Mr. HORNE, was carried unanimously without comment or observation. Mr. COOKE proposed, and Mr. RICKMAN seconded, a vote of thank to the Chairman, and the meeting, after a sitting of eight minutes, separated. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD A STEAMER.— On Friday evening a youth, named James Pursell, expired in Charing-cross Hospital, from a frightful accident he sustained on Monday last, on board the :Moonlight steam-vessel. The deceased embarked on board the Moonlight at London-bridge, ! for the purpose of proceeding to Chelsea, on his way to Cre : morre House, at which place his father is engaged as a waiter. On arriving off Hungerford-market the vessel made its usual call, for which purpose she was fastened to the pier by means of a rope, a portion of the other part thereof being attached to the vessel, whilst the remainder was lying in a coil upon the deck. The unfortunate boy had placed his feet in the coil, and when the order was given to unmoor the vessel her engines were so quickly put in motion, that before the rope was re moved from its fastenings on shore the whole length thereof was run out. and carried with it one of the poor boy's feet, which it tore from the socket at the ankle, and which, together with the shoe, fell into the water. No time was lost in con veying the sufferer to the above hospital, where amputation of the limb below the knee was obliged to be had immediate re course to. His survival was, however, exceedingly doubtful, as the other leg was frightfully fractured, which was quickly attended with mortification, and death was the consequence. Some time since a son o f Si r Henry liardinge met with a pre cisely sitciliir accident, as did a l so a man named Has s ell, w h o was at the time employed at the Hungerford-pier. HODS Of' A GENTLYMAN FOUND IN THE THAMES —Yesterday, at noon, the body of a gentleman, between thirty and forty years of age, was found IJ:twig in the River Thames off Battle-bridge Stairs. The decesed was attired in a black new satin waistcoat, black trowsers, anti boots, linen not roarlicd, no hat or coat on, in his trowsers pockets were found 245. in silver, a handsome silver watch, double case, maker's name Flint, Oxford. street, number 23,691. The deceased stood about five feet six or seven inches in height ; the body had been but a short period in the water. It was removed to St. Olave's workhouse to await a coroner's inquest. ACCIDENT TO AN INSPECTOR OF POLICE.—On Thursday night, an accident occurred to Mr. Turner, the inspector of the Richmond section of the D division of police, Which will probably close his carver as a public officer. By sonic oversight, only one girth had been attached to the saddle of his horse, and atter he had proceeded ten or three miles of his rounds, a policeman noticed that that was giving way. The inspector desired the constable to remove it, and the latter, not noticing the absence of the other girth, did as he was desired. Mr. Turner then started off, and after traversing nearly the whole of the district, was returning homewards along the Mortlake-road, where, meeting :sergeant Finlayson, he was turning round to speak with him, when the saddle rolled round, arid the inspector, who is a very heavy man, fell with great force to the ground. On assistance being rendered, it was dis covered that he had broken his collar-bone, and fractured three of his ribs, besides receiving other injuries. He was con veyed home, but his recovery is considered doubtful. Inspector Turner is upwards of 60 years of age, and has beeil attached to the force from its commencement. TIC DouLouaEux.—Mr. Gower says that the ex tract of tobacco will cure neuralgia so that it shall not return, and this with once using. —Medical Times. CRIMINAL COURT,-(THIS DAY•) OLD COURI: (Before Mr. Baron PLATT). •k• STEALING FROM THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.— William ' land, aged 37, victu a ller, Ed war d L ew i s , ir onmonge r, 37, Wt'' Liam Bonham, 36, coal-dealer, and Henry Osborne, 3 15, victualler, were placed at the bar, the three first indicted for stealing five watches, the property of Joseph Savory and another, and the latter for feloniously receiving the WO , knowing them to have been stolen. The - Attorney-General, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Ballantine were for the prose cu ti on; M r . Serges, D. ; Jones, Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Hurlst on e, . an d M r . Wylde '°' the defence. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opened the case by detailing the circumxtances, which would be afterwards proved by witnesses. The box, containing the five watches, had been addressed to Bombay. and before it was shipped it was examined at the dock, and then resoldered. Afterwards, however, it bad been re-opened, and these watches abstracted. Two years having elapsed, the Messrs. Savory were informed by the coves' pondent who had received the case that such a loss had been sustained. Inquiries were made as to who had bee' on duty on the 1.3t1 July, 1842, and the prisoners being cated were indicted fur the offence: Mr. Robinson, clerk to Messrs. Savory and Co. ' prov ed that a case, marked A. B. S. in a diamond, bad been for warded to Bombay, and that it ought to have contained th e , watches which had been afterwards stolen. He had hinsseh seen them safely packed, and the case taken to the dock, order to be shipped on board the Coromandel. Edward Scanlan was a searcher in the Customs, and 01 June, 1842, was stationed at the West India Dock. On the 23d of that month ne was on duty, and received a case in the Searchers'-office. The case was marked A. B. S., in I dis, mond. The case was to have been shipped by the Coromandel' He examined the case, and it contained the watches stolen' The case was examined in presence of two clerks and to watchmen. Mr. Robinson was recalled to identify the watches stoles. He did so by the number and the maker's name. Mr. Savory—l n 1842 h a d an or d er f rom B om b a y, which he understood to be executed. Subsequently he bad A C °Tn o f ' municatiOn from India, and sent out five watches instead five watches he supposed to have been stolen. Henry Richard Turner was a Custom-house weigher, sou was on duty at the West India Docks, in June, 1842, ~aa searcher's cooper. He had recei ve d th a t appo i n t me nt on ti!! Ist of the month. I3onham and Lewis were also coupler that same month. They were stationed in a portion of To shed No. 1, which was appropriated to the use of the seuebel l and their men. That was the regular station, but tbei went through the docks in the course of then business. The duty- of the coopers was to O. any packages by direction of the searchers and to fasten t h e afterwards. He remembered a case being brought theta Vin ' the middle of the month, but be did not know who att the examination. lie did not. He remembered combs% one day and finding the case open, and Lewis and 13° and _, putting the lid on again. The case was o f fi r exte el , lined with tin inside. One of them sai d, .'Come, lend us a hand." Strickland was eutsideat the time. Sus land was the shipping officer. He (witness) did assist driving the screws in like nails, not screwing them in. It w_ then delivered to the Dock Company. It would then be Stiieklaud's duty to get a receipt from them for safe delivery. He (witness) thought that Lewis I s himself put the case outside. When he ref4len ~ ed t saw Strickland with the others, and he had a paresi.` ° ), hand containing five watches (one gold and four silver watch , . A consultation took place as to what should be done withdleg l. One said sell them. Strickland said h e s h o uld like to ki; the gold one, but this would not be agreed to. Witness an Lewis then went to a Jew, named Moss, and he afterward.: on the ',eat day, came to the dock. He believed that for al; night the watches were kept in Strickland's desk. He °I Lewis also with the package, or what he thong to be such. Moss came down on the following Ile day and the watches were produced to him. H e offered la for them, but that sum would not be giVen • was asked 201. and Lewis went with him to a place he ' l3 '; scribed, but afterwards came back, not having agreed te_l - a purchase. In the course of the week Strickland prod., - , - , 151., and gave each of them (that was Lewis, radon. at witness) 5!. He (witness) afterwards heard from Lewis " -. 4 the watches had been " rechristened," and sold by Striekllo amorg his own relations in the Isle of Wight. Cross-examined by Mr. PRENDERGAST.--It was no t an tin frequent occurrence to drink brandy and water in the dock' r , did not expect to see watches, but he did not express his prise. It was not a sense of duty that prompted him to be qui l It was the very opposite. It was the first transaction 1, was connected with of the kind. He was suspended on Nic ti et ° son's w harf for stealing wine. He knew a Mrs. Eastmeer to received Si. from her in consequence of a letter he sent her husband, who was a landing-waiter at the Customs. To questions from the Learned JUDGE, the witness d id pre ased that he was suspended in consequence of what bo w l in following up the instructions of Mr. Eastmeer. M lost his pay during that period, Mr. Eastmeerpromised bjpzcill and that was the money alluded to. He knew of an aro flower which he was charged with stealing, but whic h . se a actually presented by a Mr. Austin. He was never disrel_o of from the spirit proof room at the docks. Knew a Pe r : l l the name of Samuels. Hail had dealings with him ss " with Moss in spirits and cigars. By the COURT—He had no recollectio n of having 12 .- - ' d _ m bssi od ness transactions with any other tradesmen besides Sasil"" . Moss. (The trial was proceeding when our report left.) NEW COURT. (Before the Coatinorr SERGEANT.) SO A powerful young man, named Michael Carroll, or 35 years of age, was indicted forfeloniously killing o r . ing James Bristow, by striking him on the head with die d. poker, and inflicting an injury whereof he lingered a nd to Mr. Robinson, in the absence of Mr. Clarkson, prisoner. • n roved From the evidence of a number of witnesses, it s's 'mop that the prisoner, who is a labourer, working at SS' A ;pet, Stratford, had a quarrel, on the morning of the 10th about one o'clock, with another labourer named, 1 _ fg ht, which, after an exchange of hare words, terminated pl`ce,lind Several persons of Williams' party came to his I,s '' sa l s soon amongst them the prisoner suffered aam re best in g' haying as he could get away he went in search of a weapon, and __ co , procured a poker, he returned to the scene of action, I ° u 1 , vowing vengeance. Thus armed and raging, he walked abut, for some time brandishing the poker, until the unfortunst° deceased, who was peaceably going home, and had noiln3 defended whatever to do with Carroll or the previous row, came in 1 ? 1 , lutunatru uiau - a way, gut' n o . 'truck twice upon the head the poker. Of these wauuds he died at eight o'clock on I° same morning. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. t° The CONIBION SERGEANT, in sentencing the primer seven yea, s' transportation, expressed his opinion that be ought to have been indicted for wilful murder. ----- BOW-STREET.—(T.HIS DAY) pre AITEETOTA LLE R. —James Mitten and William CoePer, w ere charged with being drunk and di s orderly, and the latter,. ~ with assaulting a policeman. It appeared from the statemar. of policemen 154 and 33 of the E division, soneis were fighting in Allred-street, Tottenham-co lirg. „ r :ied and the witnesses interfering, the prisoner Cooper stl u o' Dr i. violently, and knocked 33 down several times. The _°t ber ho g t oe loner made no resistance, but went quietly to the statloo' — with 154. ,„,, s it . The prisoner Cooper said that he bad made a " 111° `" f r om months ago, which had carried out by abstainin g t he " strong drink of every , kind" until Saturday nights WdLtne term of the said " wow expired, and he took advantae."-hi g diately of his liberation from the self-impesed bond. I . ll ,° t ;lss used the effects of " ltcker ," he did not know 'ffna' that the two P a r r i f, enough for him, and was overcome before he was aware ait , Mr. TWY FORD said that the confinement of last night ba a' vos sufficient punishment for the p r i son er Whitton ( who d , 0 ,er assaulted the policeman), but h e wou ld fi n e 03 0 ,5: 4 0 ; of Cooper Si. for the asuult on the constable, and, IP payment, commit him to prison for one month. LATE HORRIBLE CATASTROP NEAR ROUEN. (From the Memorial de Rouen of Friday.) w it The clearing aw a y o f th e ru i ns o f t h e t h ree manu facto ro completed, and th e d e t ac h ments o f t h e troops o f the rt returned into the town yesterday. ° The final number o f th e d ea d b o di es d ug out f rom the to is is 75. The Number of the wounded, as we said yesterchiP ogs from ISO to 170. B es id es t h e 75 d ead b od i es dug nut ° t i e d among the ruins, we have to add a certain number of woun bo whe have died, and many ot h ers are so dangerous l y hurt there is little hope of saving them. eil r It is impossible t o p ra i se too hi g hl y M . Sl awesc ki, the e l _ , engineer belongi n g t o t h e a d m inistridion of the mines at HOT He directed the lab ours o f t h e wor k men and soldiers 470 Picquot's manufactory with the greatest zeal. He hours on the spot, and did not go away until it was aseerte that no more victims could be found among the ruins. o , The search was not fi n i s h e d unt il 3 o ' c l oc k e.st ., Wm eis upon reference to the registers of the establishment, it v" ascertained that no more persons were missing. The examinations having been most scrupulously made' tt found that at the moment of the misfortune there weN 163 rersons at the time of the disaster in M. Picquot's est7 o lishment. Amon g th e d e t a il s o f t hi s me l ancholy calcolatt • are the following : -33 d ea d, t h ree o f w h om were found on the night of the 19th, four on the 20th, and one yesterday ; very severely wounded, and the rest saved; or at least feel them very seriously hurt. The wounded in this establishin,e l ., were the most numerous, and, i n genera l, t h e most severe"' injured. In the midst of this calamity it was, as we have already 'le,' most consolatory to see the zea l an d d evote d ness w hi c h even one who came to the s p o t di sp l aye d. W e h ave a l rea dy star" that a great number of citizens and public functionaries dis tinguished themselves by their activity. Assistance of this kind came to us from all quarters to such an extent that "t" cannot record the instances. Besides, it is not the notice in s journal that can recompense such acts—it is only the self-saw' tion of having done well. We must, however, not omit to own' tion the master of the Black Horse Hotel of Alonville, t!h ° opened his house and placed all his linen, towels, and napkin,: at the service of the vi ct i ms . Th e c l ot h s were a ll use d o r ell` up, as found necessary. The director of the hospital of Roo ° also placed everything at the disposal of the medical a ttendants' The It nglish lab ourers emp l oye d on t h e H avre Railroa d eagerly hastened to give their assistance. M. Dupont Delaporte arrived from Eu during the nig ht. He was vet y much fatigued by his journey, and was obliged to go to rest. He r ose , h owever , soon , an d accompan i e d by M . Touard, coun,ellor of the prefecture, visited all the points of the disaster. He gave orders at the hotel to furnish everything fa r the service of the unfortunate sufferers. Just as he got niu )4 the ruins two victims were found. He afterwards visited th e sufferer, in their beds, and spoke to them with the greatest. affection. Accompanied by Doctors Blanche and Hellot, b e visited all the private houses to which the wounded had bees carried. He then visited the owners of the destroyed et lablishments, and promised to interest the Government in theft favour. He begged the Mayors of Malauney and Monville to spare nothing lot the comfort of the suffereis, and told them he would obtain the san c ti on o f t h e G overnment f or d e f ray ing "'t the expe nses. On his return to Rouen, he found a letter from the Alirtistry, approving all his proceedings, and promising prompt succour. Subscriptions for the relief of the sufferers have been open at Monville and all the neighbouring towns. ALLEGED MURDER AT ROTHERIIITME.—This morn ing, at eleven o'clock, Mr. C. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey: and a jury, empanelled: to inquire into the cause of death ti! Ellen 'I yreil, aged 40, the wife of a labouring man at Elio Greenwich, and who was found dead near the Halfpenny Hatch, Rotherhithe, under very su,picious ,ircumstances, re" assembled at the New7Cross Inn, New Cross, Deptford. The inquiry was proceeding when we went to press. ACCIDENT ON THE AIARYPoRT AND CARUSO RAILWAY.—On Thursday last, as the morning train frogs Maryport to Carlisle was passing along the portion of the rail way about five miles west of Wigton, owing to one of th e switches being wrong it was thrown completely off the linef. hut, we are happy to add, with ou t occas i on i ng i n j ury to a ny 0' the passengers. A delay in the arrival of the train of about en hour was the consequence.— Carii r i c J ourna l . C u hD PICOVIoNs — Saturday a return wa., pi inted showing the importation of cured provisions for six month!: ending on the sth ultimo. Of salted beef there were 46,3 4 ,' cwt.; of salted pork, 23,860 cwt. ; of hams, 2,428 cwt . . ; of bacon, 16 cwt. • • ...,, ,_ in qtr r) il tt. t , r ,c l tjk } ee',wishedeladrnnui ‘yt Iht t a brn ar ' ' S v z A r ' s, et Th e f . a •.'"da. krtiv - d i ," 10 ! of .!erefroi I&ls: b aronite u th t Y which r i ") Pany re 4-011, stir ' Mora R~c~aard Rork e the i. e tng to the I el 4„ t he Gove I,l,_.uia en b Precterso , L e took „l a 11,: u e distaric e . 1, rain fell in h e that the tit tos'eltuasELs, A it; i ee ive the A Tkighness hal th e ue farmers h r,Y, whichNra , ''4.„,few days 11d' 4 ‘ U nWar • will b e ,t'' I BI 'Actual Rotllse] Loan 01 Ditto Ditto Ditto bitto Ditto 41.44, sankTo Ditto to of 28 Papers, fIAII Austrian bank Sha Angi o _R u -Russian 5 Ditto I st Ditto, riot 1) 1tto, in I :Xew 4 pei bitto Stie ti)anish N Ditto 3 VIZIo-Pot ntitch Aci ~ Ditto 414 g10-Dal ational I DUT - . Actual De iitto, 3 Ditto, 4 :snort Syr .. to b ni l in tto er , c 3 i ! ,cilat India 44cliallge wrs. Ai PR S! tt. Schuld I,.."'tchange - .a State G, wirde TIIE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY :VVINING AUGUST . 4 3 1845.