The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-04 00:00:00

Box-office open From Eleven till Four State Manserer. Mr. W. West. Admission. Is. On Wednesday, September 11, the Boys of the Greenwich Naval Asylum Szhool, will, with their Juvenile Band, visit the Gardens. RIGEL WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morning 0 min. after 0 I Evening 9 min. after it To-MORROW— Morning 41 min. after 12 I Evening 9 rain. atter 1 THE WEATHER.—Sum OFFICE, S EFT WIDE S 4. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. EB—highest since noon yesterday. 48 —lowest this morning and during the night. in--this day, at noon. - - - BAROMETER, 3014. WIND N.E.—light breeze and fine weather. jietirf. :siT , :•,,t5,1m.3 ,-, -. . 4 mi i 4 ,l, -- -..; , r.& ..20 ~," "'. '" Zi, F..."1-;'' 'S ~.).1 . — 45 ,... ti5a i, t. ,, ,i • ~,,,, s b -, 7) ,., ~, ~~,~r ~.++~ eakentrill LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1850. The Committee of the Lords on the commercial distress deserved the marked thanks of the community for their able, honest, and well-considered report, a document of a very different character from that emanating from the Commons Committee, although the evidence adduced was practically the same in both cases. The Peers' Committee was fairly and justly constituted. It was not " packed" for the purpose of sustaining a particular Act of Parliament, of preserv ing the restrictions on banking, by which the value of money had been so greatly appreciated and the chains of the debtors and tax-payers double riveted. The Minister of the day was not certain of carrying his own report, as Sir CHARLES IVOOD asserted ha ought to be before assenting to any inquiry. There waS, on the contrary, a firm determination to conduct the investigation committed to their charge with strict impertielity, and a " true verdi,t to give ac cording to the evidence," and that resolution was unflinchingly carried out. The report itself was a valuable commentary on the evidence. It did not merely quote the opinions of the witnesses, but gave the just deductions from the general testimony, show ing how far these deductions were sustained by, or opposed to, these opinions ; and in the latter cases explaining the reasons for dissent. The Committee did not enter into the objections that have been pre ferred against the Act of 1819. They regarded " the convertibility of the bank-note " as a settled question, that should not be interfered with under ar.y circumstances, and our observations on their report are to be taken on the same foundation. We need not state that we are totally opposed to the bullionist principles, that we desire the repeal of the Act of 1819 as earnestly as we do that of 1844, the latter merely increasing and aggravating the evils which had their foundation and origin in the former statute. But the subject-matter of in quiry was practically limited to the operation of the supplementary law. To that the evidenee of the witnesses and the arguments of the Committee were chic fly directed, and we shall for the present examine the case from the same point of view. The entire report is uw quivocally condemnatory of the Act of 1844. The Cenemittee state, in their pre liminary observations, that they had " come to the conclusion that the recent panic was materially ag gravated by the operation of that statute, and by the proceedings of the Bank itself." They add, " This effect may be traced directly to the Act of 1844, in the legislative restriction imposed on the means of accommodation whit a large amount of bullion was held in the coffers of the Bink, and during a time of favourable exchanges; and it may he traced to the same cause, indirectly, as a consequence of great auctuations in the rate of discount, and of capital previously. .advanced at a low rate of interest. . This course: the Bank would hardly have felt itself justified in taking, had not an impression existed that by the separation of the issue and bank ing departments one inflexible rule for regulating the Bank issues had been substituted by law, in place of the discretion formerly vested in the Bank. The banking department was considered to be thus ab solved from all obligation but that which was con nected with the pecuniary interests of the proprie tors." The Committee then gave a more detailed Sc. count of the primary causes and extent of the dis tress, which they stated the witnesses concur in attri buting to the " sudden and unexampled demand for foreign corn produced by a failure in many descrip tions of agricultural produce throughout the United Kingdom. This reduced the bullion from the Bank coffers by about 7,500,0001, end 1,500,000/. from other sources." There was also the " railway expen diture," " overtrading," the " rise of price in cotton," and the sudden and extensive " fall in sugar." They add—" In what precise proportion these different causes contributed to the common disaster, there is some room for difference of opinion, but that each bad a considerable share in producing it no person h as been found to dispute." In the existing state of the law these causes un doubtedly contributed in same degree, more'or less, to the evil ; but would they have done so if the law were different? That is the question. The British nation, which between loans and taxes could raise in three successive years, 1813, 14, and 15, no less than 510,000,000/. sterling, and that without distress o r difficulty, cannot have fallen into such utter poverty, that 9,000,0001. sterling, sent to procure food for the starving people, could have produced such calamitous results, such unprecedented distress and destitution— we say " unprecedented," for the great majority of the witnesses considered the inten,ity of the pressure as far more severe than the distress of 1837 and 1839, I' ) and many stated it to have bee❑ greater even than in .c.the year of panic, 1825. Tire second head relates to the Treasury letter of __`2stirOctober, " the salutary consequences of which J rtoognieed gratefully by almost - every ~_t THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee, and Manager, Old Brnmpton. For a few nights only, Adelphi Company and Adelphi Pieces. Third Apiearance of Mr. Hudson in " The Knight of Arva." THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE KNIGHT OF A.RVA. Characters by Messrs. Hudson, Lambert, Boyce, Cullenford, and Miss Wcolgar. A s ter which an en tirely new Extravaganza, entitled DO MESTIC ECONOMY. John Grtunly, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Grumly, Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by THE IRISH LION. Tim Moore, Mr, Hudson. To conclude with THE ENCHANTED ISLE ; or, Raising the Wind on the most Approved Principles. Alonzo, Mr. P. Bedford ; Ferdinand, Miss Woolgar ; Prospero, Mr. 0. ; Ariel, Miss Fitz william. ASTLEY'S ROYAL. AMPIIITIIEATRE. Proprietor and Manajer, Mr. W. Batty. The best ventilated Theatre in London. C.owded Houses to witness the attractive and magnificent Spectacle of m az oppa, which, with brilliant novt.ities in the Wonders of the Arena, form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the li e tropolls, which will be continued a few nights longer. THIS EVENING, Will be produced Lord Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA gnd the WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. N. T. flicks. To be succeeded by an intinitaiilo Display of Ilatty's Feats of Fquitation in the Cirque Olympiquc, by the male and female Eques rians, and re-appearance of 31atille. Gardoni. To conclude with THE WHITE FARM. - - outer the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GAIMENF. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDS E.SDAY, and THURSDAY. THIS DAY, September 4, the Royal South London Floricultu ral Society will hold their Las: Grand Dahlia, Hollyhock, and Mis cellaneous Flower Show, open to all Exhibiters. Every Exertion has been used to render this the most attractive Exhibition of the Season. An extra Brass Band will attend. All the unrivalled at tractions of the Gardens, and extra Fireworks, by Seuthby. Doors open at One. Admission, One Shilling. Prodigious Success of the entirely new-modelled Dioramic Pic ture representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Army 1 the largest Picture in the World ! with Innumerable moving Figures the size of life. Modelled, painted, and produced by Mr. Danson and Son, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Danson for many months, and it is confidently submitted to the Public as a chef-d'ceuvre of art, and not nferior to any production of the day. Another splendid Elephant. The Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several valuable Presents from the Queen. The Musical Department is conducted by Mr. Godfrey. It will be the aim of the Establishment to offer for the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public, the most Splendid Military Band in the Kingdom I Selected from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. The following list of engagements will, it is hoped, convince the public, that the long-acknowledged excellence of the Band of this Establishment will be fully maintained I The Repertoire of Music will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the most Popular Operas in this and other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Lazarus, Xrosperre, Egerton, Crozier, Webb, Holt, &c. During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic 'Wean illustrating the celebrated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Crossing the Alps ! Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount St. Bernao l and Its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French Army is Brat seen " en bivouac," presently the drums beat to arms, and amid the clash of Military Bands and Martial Music, the Troops commence the Ascent. The Soldiers are seen dragging the Artillery in Trunks of Trees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, and the Gallant Army is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile plains of Italy. The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by Messrs. Southby, introducing, amongst various novelties, the most admired fetm d'artifice of former seasons, jets d'eau, water rockets, revolving pieces, a magnificent Transparency fifty feet in height, painted by Messrs. Denson, representing Buonaparte on Horseback cheering on his Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, insignia of honour, flags, trophies, &c., amidst a cerruscation of various coloured Ares. The complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the picture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The extensive gas fittings by Messrs. Botcherby and Dixon, 23, King-street, Covent garden. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, S,EPTEMBER 4, 1850. witness, even by those most favourable to the Act of 1844." The Committee declare that nothing short of absolute necessity could justify that letter; but, " not relying with any confidence on either of the remedies (viz., a sale of Consols and a limitation of discount) proposed by the Bank, as likely to have proved safe or effectual," they express their approval of that letter. The principles on which the Act of 1844 are based are discussed, and they clearly prove that " the effi ciency of the circulation is not identical with its money amount," and the " inapplicability of the same rule to periods of favourable] and of adverse foreign exchange. . . The Act of 1844 applies the same rule in both cases." The " self-acting regulator" is, there fore, quite inadequate to provide for all the exigencies that might probably arise. The Committee then considered " some very im portant results attending the new banking system, which appeared to have produced very serious results to the commercial interests." These are " the freedom from responsibility in the issuing depart ment," and the liberty to manage the banking department on the principle of a private bank." And "the unexampled fluctuation in the rate of discount since the Act of 1844." Previous to 1839 that rate had never exceeded 5, or been less than 4 per cent. ; and although it rose for some months, in 1839, to 6 per cent., it was again reduced to 5 per cent. in January, 1840, and remained, as before, between 4 and 5 per cent., till after the passing of the 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32. From that time the fluctua tion has been exceedingly great, amounting, in a single year, to as much as 61 per cent., the rates charged by the Bank of England exhibiting a melan choly contrast to the charges of the Bank of France during the same period, which never at any time ex ceeded 5 per cent. The great length of this admirable report, and the importance of the remedial measures suggested by the different witnesses, render it impossible to reduce our observations within the limits of a single article ; we shall, however, take an early opportunity of showing how completely it overturns the various theories on which that most unwise and impolitic law is founded, which "materially aggravated the panic," and the suspension of which was essential to the safety of the nation and the " convertibility of the bank-note," for which so many evils have been deliberately and ad visedly encountered. We were yesterday forced to conclude our re marks on the Irish landlord-and-tenant question before we were able to point out what we conceive to be a grave error in reference to this subject, which appeared in the columns of a morning contem porary, viz.—" That land is not, by the law of Eng land or Ireland, considered as of necessity the subject of a trust." What the force or use of the words "of necessity" in this sentence can be we are at a loss to divine ; it is not essential to our purpose to show that land is of necessity the subject of a trust—if we can establish the fact that a portion of the land of Ireland has been actually granted in trust, in all due form of law, we shall have succeeded in the end we had in view in noticing the mistake of our contemporary— the establishment of our own accuracy. We shall pass over the moral trusteeship implied in the social compact, and which in faro conscientie should be sufficiently binding on an honest landlord, and ask our contemporary to take the trouble of ex amining the "Articles" of the " Ulster Plantation." He will learn from them that a special trusteeship was annexed, by a public Act of the State, to the grant of the confiscated estates in the north of Ire land, comprising the greater portion of six counties. We have frequently through the columns of this journal cited portions of the orders and conditions contained in these "Articles," in which it was most distinctly and stringently laid down that these lands were not conferred for the private profit of any indi vidual or corporation, but, in the emphatic words of the official document itself, "to do service to the Crown and Commonwealth." This document printed and issued in 1608, under the authority of the KING and the Lords of the Privy Council, goes on thus---" And forasmuch as many persons being ignorant of the conditions whereupon Lis MAJESTY is pleased to grant the said lands, are importunate suitors for greater portions than they are able to plant, intending their private profit only, and not the advancement of the public service, it is thought convenient to declare and publish to all his MAJESTY'S subjects the several quantities of the proportions Ns hich shall be distributed, the several sorts of undertakers, manner of allotment, the estates, the rents, the tenures, with other articles to be observed, as well on his MAJESTY'S behalf as on the behalf of the undertakers, in manner and form following." This document will be found in " II irris's Hibernica," Part 1., p. 63. See, also, Appendix to the Skinners' Appeal to the House of Lords (decided in 1846), p. 31, and the Irish Society's Answer. We cannot conceive that any person, after examin ing these state documents and charters, will seriously contend that the landlords or " undertakers " of these lands are anything more nor less than public trustees fur the purposes of the state. They are but the Kist's stewards to carry out his MAJESTY'S intention in reference to the colonization of Ulster ; no abso lute right of ownership has been conferred on them ; they have no right to turn to their own private use the profits and advantages intended for the general body of the setthrs, and by assuming that right they would, in our judgment, be as much guilty of a breach of trust as any other trustee created by the ordinary process of law, who should convert to his own private pur poses the property of his cestui que trust. Tnis may be considered strong language in refer. ence to the rights of landlordism in Ulster, but it is forced upon us by the conditions and written evidence of a publicly ratified grant from the Crown of England. Under the terms of this grant the for feited lands were parcelled cut to three classes of undertakers or landlords in certain graduated pro portions. The first class, who were to be English or Scotch undertakers, received a proportion of two thousand acres, and were bound to plant their lands exclusively with English and lowland Scotch tenants„ The second class, who should be persons who bad served the Crown in any civil or military capacity in Ireland, received one thousand five hundred acres, and might plant their lands indifferently with native Irish or British tenants—of course being Protestant. The third class received one thousand acres, and might be natives of Ireland, but had to pay double the amount charged to the English and Scotch under takers. By the twelfth Article promulgated by King JAMES and his Privy Council, the English and Scotch undertakers were bound " not to demise any part of their lands at will only, but to make certain estates for years, for life, in taile, or in fee simple" By Article 13 "no uncertain rent shall be reserved by the said undertakers, but the same shall be expressly set down without reference to the custom of the country, and a proviso shall be inserted in their letters patent against cuttings, cosheries, and other Mill exactions upon their tenants." The second class of undertakers were bound to make certain estates to their tenants, and reserve certain rents, and forbear Irish exactions. The third class were also bound to make certain estates for years or lives to their under-tenants, and forbear Irish exactions. These are the conditions upon which the confiscated lands of Ulster were conferred upon the forefathers of the present proprietors, and for the purpose of enforcing a due observance of the duties and conditions imposed they were strictly bound by the terms of the third general article, which runs thus—" That every under taker, before the ensealing of his lett ers patent, shall enter into bond or recognizance, with good sureties, to his MAJESTY'S use, in the office of his MAJESTY'S Chief Reroeinbrancer in England or Ireland, or else before two of the Commissioners to be appointed for the planation, to perform Me aforesaid Article., ac cording to their eeveral distinctions, &c., &c. ; and making of certain estates to their tenants, in this man ner, viz., the undertaker of the greatest proportion to become bound in four hundred pounds, of the middle proportion in three hundred, and of the least proportion in two hundred pounds." Since the days of JAMES there has been no change made in the condition of the plantation as contained in the " Articles" from which we have made the above extracts. Hence, since it is clear that the original grantees in the time of JAME?, who took no absolute ownerships, were bound to grant fixed and certain estates to the plan tition tenantry, the same obligation follows and at- taches to their successors down to the present day, end that the " plantation tenant" of Ulster is now 11-3's gaily entitled to a fixed and certain estate in the soil by the same right which gives title to the landlord. In some parts of the north these rights of the tenant are partially recognized, and wherever the tenant right is to any extent acted on, it is admitted to pro duce the most beneficial and salutary consequences. And those rights and privileges which JAMES, in a spirit of narrow bigotry, would confine to a favoured few, we should be glad to see extended by our Gracious QUEEN in the spirit of a more civilized age and a more enlightened liberality to every subject of her MAJESTY. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The PRESIDENT was to ,leave Paris yesterday for Cherbourg, where he will review the fleet on the 6th and 7th. It is said that there is a split in the PRESIDENT'S Cabinet, and that General D'llAuTrour. and M. BAROCIIP, who do not approve of the course proposed to be adopted by their colleagues in reference to the extension of the PRESIDENT'S term of office, are about to resign. A Cabinet Council was held on Sunday, and when it broke up. the PRESIDENT sent to Berlin suddenly to demand the immediate presence in Paris of his friend M. DE PERSIGNY. The Duchess of ORLEANS has written to M. Tniuus and to Count MOLE, requesting their advice and protection for her children. M. TRIERS has frankly consented to become the friend and adviser of the Duchess, but Count MOLE, who has for some time past been intriguing both with the Elysee and Wiesbaden, refuses to commit himself. The Count of CHAMBORD left Wiesbaden on the 31st ult. Endeavours have been made by his partizans to represent him as free from the vices of his race. It would appear, however, that he is quite as bigoted and quite as priest-ridden as his grandfather. It seems that during the time he was staying at Wies baden a subscription was set on foot for the repair of a climb, to which at first it had been un derstood that the Count DE CHAMBORD would contribute. As the church, however, was a Protestant church, his confessor forbade him to subscribe, and the faithful son of Rome at once obeyed the orders of his confessor. The knowledge of this fact will militate materially against his chances in France. The French people will never again submit to the government of the confessional. The news of Louts PHILIPPE'S death reached Wiesbaden on the 29:h ult. On the following morn ing all the French visitors of Wiesbaden, with the Duke of BORDEAUX at their head, attended a funeral mass in the church, which was hung with black. On the same day the Duke gave a farewell reception, at which he delivered the following brief adieu to his as sembled partisans : " Gentlemen,—Let me bring you together once more around me, not to say ' Adieu, but revoir;' to thank you for having quitted your families and affairs of bu siness to visit me. I have communicated to many cf you my intentions, my desires, the line of conduct to follow, and what men possess my confidence. I wish to repeat to all of you that if you desire the triumph of our noble and holy cause, which is that of France, union and dis cipline are indispensable. Show yourselves inflexible as to principles, moderate and conciliating as to persons. He whom you regard as your head, as your king, and who, I may add, is also the best of your friends, will always show you this example. And if society, if France, were ever in danger, ah! tell all our friends how happy and proud I should be to fly with you to her defence." The Duke, having pressed the hands of those pre sent, then retired. A letter from Cherbourg of the 31st says : " Strangers are flocking into Cherbourg. The steamers and public 'vehicles bring every day crowds of visitors, and among them are a great number from Jersey. When the Jersey steamer, the Superb, ar rived, it went round the roadstead to show the fleet to the passengers, but it reglected to salute the station ary vessel as required by the regulations. A gun was fired to remind the captain of his duty, but he took no notice. Thereupon the boats of dig Bucophale, commanded by Lieut. Picard and his officers, put off and overtook the Superb just as it was about to enter the port. The lieutenant demanded explanations, and the English captain, M. Priaulx, immediately gave them in tho most satisfactory manner. This, joined to the cour tesy of the French officers, prevented the commander of the rcadsted from putting the Superb in quarantine in the middle of the port, a proceeding la hich would have been anything but amusing to the passengers. This incident caused a certain movement among the persons ' on thQ quays. It was said that as the Superb had endeavoured to enter without respecting the regula tions, it must needs have some important or suspected personage on board. Some one, by way of joke, pro nounced the name of Ledru-Rollin, and immediately it became generally reported that he was really on board. The gendarmerie, the police, the customs' offi cers, and tho local authorities, were immediately on foot, and a minute examination of every pa,senger was made. Fortunately no one resembled the celebrated exile, o ti ne would at once have been seizrd by the collar, And marched off to gaol, there being strict orders all along the coast to keep up a sharp look-out after him. After it became certain that Ledru-Itollin was not on hoard the Superb, the passengers were allowed to disembark, but then a scrupulous examination of the boxes and port manteaux was made. The inhabitants of Jersey, who so well received the national guards of Avranehes and Granville, were astonish( d at such a reception." Although there was very little.business transacted at the Bourse the price of public se curitics was more firm. The Fiv© per Cents. orened at 96f. 60c., and closed at 96f. 65c. ; the Three per C -nts. closed at 58f. 30c.; Rouen. 585 f.; Havre, 243 f. 75e.; Great Northern, 461 f. 25e.; Vierzon, 350 f.; Basle, 117 f. 50c.; Bordeaux, 390 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 349 f.; Tours and Nant!s, 248 f. 25r.; the New Roman Lean, 783. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, SErr. 3. Boulogne and Amiens, VA—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 13%—East Indian, 9 1 4—Namur and Liege, 7—Orleans and Bourdeaux, 2 5 44 —Paris and Rouen, 23% — Paris and Strasbourg, 7A SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 29th ult. have arrived. The intelligence of the death • of Louis PHILIPPE reached Madrid on that day. _ _ MADRID BOMA, AUG. 29.—The Three per Cents were done at 331- for cash ; the Four per Centg, at 131 ; the Five per Cents., at 14 5-1 G; the Debi without Interest at 4*; and the Coupons at 8. Speech have been brought about chiefly by the present Administration, and hold them insurmountable if your Royal Highness will persist in surrounding your throne with men who can never enjoy the full confilence of the people. May your Royal Highness not turn a deaf car to the voice of your people!" DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The German papers have advices from Kiel and Altona of the 31st ult , but they contain nothing new or interesting. A Russian fleet was seen off Kiel on the 31st ult., and when it sailed it left a squadron of eight Russian ships and one Danish frigate to blockade the harbour of Kiel. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Th 3 Tales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 American, and 400 Pernam and Maranham were taken for export. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 500 Pernam and Ma rauham at Bld. to 8, 3 ‘ d., 100 Egyptian at BIJ. to 81d., and 400 Surat at 4id. to sid. per lb. The market closed steadily at Friday's rates.—The Share Market was firm at preview) rates. In a monthly review of the London produce markets by Messrs. Wilkinson and Jewesbury, it is stated:— " We have to report an improved tone in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the past month transactions in most articles have been on a large scale both for export and home consumption; stocks in first hands are not equal to those of last year, and dealers are but moderately supplied; the deliveries continue upon a very large scale, which the present moderate rates will no doubt cause to bo maintained. The attention of spe culators has been more freely turned to produce, and large sales have been made privately on that account. Dyes and dyeing materials have continued in good de mand, and prices have an upward tendency, excepting for Cochineal and Lac Dye, which are ra!ho reasier for the inferior qualitie; the deliveries for all purposes have increased, and our stocks show a falling off. " The manufacturing districts in Lancashire have been influenced by the depression which has prevailed in the Liverpol cotton market, and business transac tions became very limited; during the past week, prices having ruled steadier, purchasers have shown more dis- po-iticti to op:•rate; from the woollen districts the ac counts continue favourable, the demand is good both for export and home use, and stocks are light. The intel ligence last rest ived from India reports that the more favourab'e state of the home markets had caused in creased activity in the demand for export; the import trade was not in a satisfactory state, large sales of Bri tish goods had been made, but prices for nearly all kinds were lower; stocks are large, with further sup plies shortly expected; in China also both imports and exports had declined in value. " There is a slight improv em ent hssfeoBiptatin4twrha St et tin satescaayttusiesitmnrngs:August ovdt3a3oshneanot i ety n en7dhw, :hgiLa t oew.ne h pooird e naneoacaasdionin A ttbmoff4ideh l tsn4ss: o e.p, i:ntsooo7hbeeortoTayeroxhtooirewheca,:eMoporh exchanges. ioeros a fospiostonew r nsat ir k getobttbtei oecch e hocssropsd t . keieef, and rates may be quoted for first class acceptances, short date 2 to 2i- per cent.; other Bills and Securities 3 to 6 per cent., money on call 2." • r i g a a lT n aa r o u hrt A t Tl Tdll eg i edehheat( corn o e e ein fta r t ie G t bt a h ix hu : r i 4c or s sm a t n3h g a i lylanch: statement keituikaa. Markets r t eeg w n da t h t t sN rah o o h w kti an e mo oce t at t h hte saL s f e i m n i a l 3 un pt l ratherwc po l d l and at the like period of 1849, 25,000,0001b5. in the letters rec?ived this morning st-gobrtctoooh t k o neres b uri d e ts:ea d rtv u aei bl determination ml.. completen attention that our Current,. a ppearssrhttaesresantteoralgubaedes energetic produce c tr mo a v acetaei means t uaG o tilsoi t nov h gne e rgl A melme f m r np ic too an slave-trade, either by compelling the Brazils and Spain faithfully to carry into effect their treaties with England for the abolition of the trade; or oyierwise, by directing a more efficient force against the slavers themselves; and the object, according to the statement before us, is of much easier attainment than has hitherto been supposed. Looking at the question in the business light only, its bearings are regarded as being very important, for the annual production of sugar in Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Brazils, is 370,000 tons, and of Coffee 103,000 tons, and these quantities would be materially lessened, we are to supyiso as the traffic in slaves becomes curtailed, and so far be in favour of our colonies. A very trifling addition to the current price of sugar would restore to some extent prosperity to our colonies, and if the United States and France are bent likewise upon co operating, the planters of the former country, it is as serted, being severely competed isith by Cuba and coast a t lav oof vessels Africa w Brazil, the detestable traffic would soon cease. It i s considered that as England has already suppressed slave nd•oeitarhtihiinngotfeantlhoyen•geEalcirlesu,aasrthioyer'lma,snaoydo,hwmaisitlheeaspliottuftlre captured de 637 or no additional expense, but with a different distribution of the crews and vessels to be employed, succeed in entirely suppress. ing the traffic, or at least the evidence before the com mittee of the House of Lords is adduced as warranting this conclusion. The English o li g a has remark. been vc ry e o steady, uroi a and therehave been quoted 961 from the commenc..ment cf business up to this is hoo featureu hoar. Suck B h Ma India Stock at 266. Exchequer - bills have been 6 is. to Tn a e nk Stock illfr'nkge is at 214 k to 215 k, and 675., and India Bonds 84s. to 87s. premium. Stock been For done e i i s g 3 n i S a to t cls 2 c 9 m , fir a m ud , t p ho e u r g u h ria q u ole a t. t 8 21 1 ;xic E a g n u h ad a o ve r Portuguese 4. Four per Cents. have been marked 33i to 34, and Spanish Five per Cents. 19 k. Railway Shares are all very buoyant again. QUARTER TO THREE. ... 96i 96-1 Consols ... Ditto Account London, Brighton, and South Coaa... ..-.100 ...... 80 3 %1 4 .. BO% Do.Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ...... Do, Prefer. 5 per cent. 50 — - .. - Ditto ditto.-- 18:2 50 - ... ... — Do., New, guaranteed 6 per Cent IOO London and Greenwich 12/ iss 4d... Ditto, Preference 2O Lendon and N. Western 100 109 3 / 4 110 1 ,2 x.d.... 110x.d ;;;Ditto, Now Quarters 17 Ditto,Fifth, , ..... ...... 12 .- Do. 10L (M. & B.) C. 1 - ...... ••••• London &S. W, stern ...100 Do, New 501.. Do. New 40!. 34 Do., New Preference.. 5 Londonderry &Coleraine 25 ..... ...... ...... , Do. 1 4 Shares Londonderry and Ennis killen 25 Do. 4 Shares Lowestoff. guar. 4 per ct 20 ..... Ditto (6 per ct.) 31ancheiter,Buxton,and Matlock 6 I ,i — .. Nlarich re, , ter, SheSield, knd Lincolnshire -100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 25 ... .. Ditto, New IC!. Pref.- 10 Do., ithinchester and Lincoln Unior... -4/. 2a. - • dig..... Midlan 1 lOO '31.4 2 7i x.d... D). t. 'onsolidatecl Pref 100 Do., 50/. Sham! ..... 35 ..... 10 Do., Birm. and Derby ICO Do. Coneolid. Bristcn & Birming., 6 per et.... 100 l2l ... ...... .• ~ Ditt9,Brist. & Ulocstr. 46 - ...... ..... . Ditto ditto . ...... 29g. 163. Od Do.,ErewashVal..Pref. 50 Ditto, Leicee.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish tdiddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. - ....... "••••. Newcastle and Carlisle.loo Do. Quarters Newmarket Do. Extension Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 -. Newry, Warrenpomt, and Rostrevor 2O Norfolk ......... Do. New 201. Do. Extension ........ 20 Do. Guaranteed 5 1 ,4 2 pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... Northern Counties Union 4 ...... North Bril-b. ... .... ... 25 Ditto Preference North Staffordshire ... 17 1 , 1 6: i4 North-Western . l7 ...... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton - Preston & Wyre 25 ... .. Do. IA Shares (A) l Ol . — Reading, Guildford, and Reigate S ... . .... 18 Royston and Hitchin ... 64..... - ....._ Jo. Shepreth Eaten . 5 ,i 4 - Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Shrewsbury and Birm 13% . — dis. ... „„ Ditto ditto, Class B 9% — dis. Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and lierefd. 5 •••••• Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. &lin.) - ••• Ditto Halves Ditto Oswestry Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref 10 Shropshire Union - ••• ...... South Devon Do. Praference •-• • s. un Easters Do. No. 3 ........30 , ...... ....... ... ..... Do. Registered No. 4 10 South ' W ales uuth Yorkshire, Don e tster, and Goole SLeflield, Rotherham, & Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per cent. ... 18% — ... ...... Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 6 , .... . ........ ..... •.. • Swans. & Lough or & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 8 Taw Vale Extension ... 9 1 ••• .. ........ 4 , 2 . T a Ames Haven Do c k .....• and Railway ..... ... 1 7% — ... Vale of Neath ... Waterford and Kilkenny 20 ... ..... Waterford anu Limerick 47% vii aterfd,W.xfrd,Wick.lw. and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Gv.sranteed .-, - .. ...... 50 Do. do. do. ... 2 5 Do. do. d 0.... 15 .. ~_ West Cornwall ... 71;6 ... .. .... . ...... /4, ••• N hiteliaven & Furness 20 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ 14 ...... ....... Wilts,Somerset,6 , Wey mouth fork, Nowcast 'e, and Berwick. ....... ........ 25 Dc. Newcastle Este.% 20 Do. O.N .F. Pre fercnce 0 ... 4 1 - A , Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway lOO ...... l'ork aryl North Midland 50 Diu., eieretics ...... 10 FOREIGN RAIL WA Ang . Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian).... 63 Boulo g ne and Anneas... `,O Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 Demerara Dutch Rhenish ... 8 ... East Indian. Ditto .. Great Indian Peninsular 5 Do. D 0.... 1 3 / 4 Louvain A to Sambre ... Luxembourg Ditto Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... .. 7 Northern of France.-- 16 Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 P •aris and Orlean s ...... 20 •••• Paris and Rouen 2O M. roe • • Paris and Strasb-- Jourg ... 14 ..ouen and Ilevre ...... 20 Sambre and Meote 2O Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nentes -. 14 ...... .. ••• ...... ... ............ Tournay, Jurbi se , Lan den, and liasselt 20 West Flanders ..... ..... 8 3 / 4 .. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 25 ...... ......... 1••••• Commercial of London 20 ...... ..... London Joint 5t 0c k...... 1 0 .... London & Westmin s t er. 20 ........ at i ona 1 Prov. England. 35 Ditto New— ........... 10 National of Ireland 2 2 1h...... ......... Provincial of Ireland ••...... Ditto, New ..... ..... 10 Union of Australia ..... 25 Ditto, New ........... 2 %•••••• . ...... Union of L0nd0n......... 10 12 Union of Madrid ... 40 .... .. . MINES Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian .... . ...... 15 Australian .. .••••• •• 4 ...... .... . ........ Bassora hang© Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50 Bolonos Scrip ...... British Iron .......... 13 1 A — Brazilian Imperial ...... 2414 Brazilianeocaes&Cuiaba 30 Do. St. John Del B ey 15 —.... Cobre Copper United Mexican x d .. 121 2814 27% 82% 12]4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. 4 .—Wind at noon N.E., light breeze and fine clear weather. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 3.—Wind N N.W.—Arrd. Mar mion, Hume, Singapore; Dale, Cooper, Maranham ; Malabar, Teulon, Quebec. Sld. Juno, St. Thomas; India, Savannah; Amelia, Pugwawh; James Garrow, Galveston; Denmark, Virginia ; Cacro, Boston; Standard, Anchat; Persian, Quebec. Off port, Onward and Mary Connor. The Adele, fur Drontheim, has put back leaky, having struck near the Bell Buoy, and must discharge. 4th. Arrd. Pacific steamer, New York. PROTINCE Towtr, Ana. 19.—The Velocity, Ardros san to Boston, went on shorn on the north part of Truro this morning; she is tight, and expected off next tide. NEATH, SEPT. I.—The Jeune Maria, of Nantes, hence to Swansea, took the ground yesterday on Abbey Point, and is expected off next tide. DEAL, SEPT. 3.—Wind W.N.W. to N.N.W.—Arrd. Gloriosa, Toasburg, Havannah for Hauaburgh; Wilhel mine, Buck, New York fur Amsterdam; Union, Schmidt, Buenos A) res for Hatnburgh; Triton, St. Croix; Maria Isabel, Pesten°, Bahia; Janet, Avelland, Havannah, both for Bremen; Nordstjernen, Pettersen, Shediac; Meteor, Brown. Quebec, both for Hull. Arrd. from the river, Dido and Mary, Swan River; Queen, Calcutta; Ro ciana, California; Fortcscue, ditto ; Robert, Mogadore; Wakefield, Honduras; Yorkshire, Miramichi; Ross shire, Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 3.—Wind N.—Sld. Blenheim, Calcutta. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 3.--Wind N.N.W.—SId. Abigail, Miramiebi. FALMOUTH, SEP T . 3.—Wi n d variable.—Off port, Betty, Schmidt, Rio Janeiro, and sailed for Stockholm. BRISTOL, SEPT. 3,—Wind N.W.—Sld. Fantu, Africa. OFF THE START.—Albion, Harris, Jamaica, for London. CLYDE.—SId. Great Britain, Demerara; Oregon, Montreal. SHIELD!, SEPT. 3.—Wind N.W. to N.E.—Arrd. Four teen, Wilson, Quebec; Wear, Harrill, Miramichi. ELSINORE, AUG. 28.—The Topina, Seirs, for Stock holm, was assisted in with loss of a mast., from contact with a Russian vessel in the roads. The Navigator, St. Petersburgh to Gloucester, has put in her e w i t h damage, and must repair, having been in contact in the Road stead. COPENHAGEN, Arc. 29.—The Charlotte, of and bound to Mtmtl, from Antwerp, has put in here leaky. The spire of Salisbury Cathedral is about to he fitted with the improved tubular lightning conductor, which is to be carried outside the edifice, instead of being con veyed (as at;:present) through the interior of the spire, by which the frame of timber-work has been twice endangered frpni Are. GERMANY. We find the following from Vienna in the Alge meine Zeitung of the date of the 29th August : " His Majesty bas not yet returned from Ischl, where he bad important conferences with the Russian Chancel lor of State, Count Nesselrode. Baron Megendorff, the Russian Ambassador at IL:ran, accompanied Prince Sehwaizenburg to be pros:lit at the conferences. King Otho of Greece arrive! at Isrhl yesterday. He int-nds visiting his cousin, the Empress Mother, at Salzburg, which place he will quit the day after to• morrow. The King will visit Vienna in October. Count Nesselrode returns to St. Petersburgb, via Lintz and Prague, with out visiting the capital. Count Stephen Bathya.ny, who has been pardoned by the Emperor, has arrived here from Constantinople. Several of the Magyars, who have been amnestied, have inserted a letter of thanks its the newspapers." The independence of Brussels says:— , " Our correspondent at Berlin continues to send us an ana!ysis of the notes exchanged between Austria and Prussia on the subject of the convocation of the re stricted Diet. The striking point of these notes is, that the reply of Prussia is a sort of manifesto or programme addressed to the German nation. They do not despair at Berlin to see Austria renounce the restricted Diet, and to accept the free conferences which Prussia proposes ti substitute for it; and it is said that if in these con ferences the Prussian programme is adopted, the Minis- terial crisis will be ay . oicled at Berlin; if, on the con trary, it is rejected, a change of Ministry will take alace to the profit of the extreme right. The opening of the Diet convoked by Austria has been fixed for the 2(1 instant; but our correspondent at Frankfort inrorms us that in all probability the convocation will be put off; and that, at all evenP, if the Diet meets it will be imme diately prorogued, In order to allow Prussia and Austria time to agree about some arrangement. That might cause a long adjournment. Prince de Schwarznaberg and Count de Nesselrode have, we understand, come to an agreement, at the conference which they had as Ischl, on the course to be taken in German affairs. It is known that Russia strongly advises Austria and Prussia tl ter minate their difference, and come to an amicable arrange ment." _ _ The Wiener Zeitung publishes the project of the Minister of Justice, Count VON SCUMERLING, on the organization of the new courts of judicature in the kingdom of Dalmatia, and the code of laws for the Crown lands, as sanctioned by the EMPEROR .under an Imperial decree, dated July 17. One of the important features of this project is the introduction of trijil by jury. The BAN, who has hitherto been Governor of Dalmatia, will be represented by a Vice-Governor, who will make Izana his place of residence. The States of Hesse Cassel, in their address iA answer to the Speech from the Throne, express their want of confidence in the Ministry. The address o s p p e e n e s with a t e oho i the ng the deliberationsw b expressed Chamberin t the Royal might be blessed to the country. "But," say the States— " We cannot concea l from ourselves that this will be impossible so long as your Royal Highnef,s is sur rounded by men who lack th e con fid ence of the nation. It is our holiest duty to your Highness to declare in the name of the people wh om we represent that these do not recognise in the appointment of the present Ministry a fulfilment of your Majesty's royal declara tion of March 11, 1848. We repeat the expressions of mistrust tittered by the former Chamber against the pre sent Ministry, and approve what the permanent com mittee has stated to your , Royal Highness in the int erva l which bas since elapsed. , The address concludes— •;tßemillboorn t 3 h o e th te s m ha p l o l ra b r e y wenellllecctoinonsid.oerfetdh;tda.xspes. until T 6 h e e p as the . result of our investigations s p h ro al v l e d d ic o ta r te r . ej ec liVe d' meanwhile repeat the firm conviction that the diflicultic6 and dangers alluded •to in the Eopil ITALY. The following is a copy of the letter written by the POPE to the Bishop of Rimini : " You inform us that you and the clergy of the city of Rimini earrestly desire to give the blessed Virgin a public and striking mark of your eminent piety and gratitude; that you have resolved to ornament with a crown of gold that image which, under the title of Mother cf Mercies,' and according to the relation which you give, has become celebrated within the last two months throughout the whole country by the mi raculous movement of its eyes, to the great advantage of the faithful ; an image which is honoured and venerwed with much piety and devotion. You t xpress to us at the same time the desire to celebrate this ceremony on the 15th of Atio 6 us', the day on w hi c h the Church with solemn pomp celebrated the triumph of the holy Mother of God—her assumption into heaven. " And because you and the clergy of Rimini have it much at: heart that this ceremony shall he celebrated with the greatest possible solemnity, you ardently sup plicate us that, if it ha possible, we will grant it to be celebrated in her name and by our authority. " We have great joy in granting these your prayers; we have nothing more at heart, and nothing is more dear to us than to make all we know tend to the glory and the exalted praise of the blessed Virgin Mary. (Signed) " Pius?' The family of the Prince DE CANINO has retired to Rome. A letter from Piacenza of the 26th ult., in the Risorgimente, of Turin, s t a t es t h at the Government still continues to search the College of San Lazzaro, in the vicinity orthat , town. Such is the vigour dis played by the Government officials, that walls are pulled down, and even tombstones taken up and the vaults examined. Some of the missionaries, it is said, are to be expelled from the country. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The United States mail-steamer Hermann, Cap tain G. Crabtree, arrived off Cowes last night, and, after transferring the English and French mails to a small steamer, proceeded on her voyage to Bremen. The Hermann left New York on the 20th ult., her advices are therefore anticipated by the royal mail steamer Cambria, from Boston. The cuisine at the banquet to be given at York in October, by the Mayors of England, to Prince Albert, the Lord Mayor of London, and other distinguished guests, is to be under the direction of M. Soyer. BARTHOLOME W FAIR —Yesterday, in pursuance of ancient charter, the Lord Mayor and other civic authori ties proceeded to Smithfield, when the usual proclamation for holding Bartholomew Fair was made. The ceremony, al though legally necessary, is now a mere farce. The "Fair" consisted of only three booths for the sale of gilt gingerbread, and some dozen barrows of itinerant dealers in apples, nuts, and children's toys. TIIE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—STEAM COM MUNICATION WITS! AMERICA FROM 'RISS PORTS.—That the mail-packets to and from America must henceforth make Ireland the last point of departure for the western continent, and the first point ti., be touched on their voyage to eastern land, is now a point decided—decided not by Governments nor legislatures, but by an inevitable necessity arising out of a physical fact just accomplished. The wires of the sub marine telegraph from Dover to Calais are now laid down, and have already transmitted messages along the bottom of the Strait, from land to land. The thirty mile strait at Dover being thus successfully spanned, there can no longer be any doubt but that the sixty mile strait between Eng land and Ireland, will, within a very short time, be spanned likewise. The extension of the telegraph to any point in Ireland is an easy matter. And the means of instantaneous communication between any—the remotest—point of Ire land and every point of England being thus established, we have at length reached the time when mail steamers sailing for America must, as a matter of commercial necessity, on their outward voyage, either originally sail from or, at least, touch at an Irish port, in order to carry with them thirty hours' later news; and must, on their voyage home, deliver their intelligence at the same Irish port, in order that it may reach England thirty hours before these vessels can possibly reach England themselves."— Freeman's journal. CITY COURT OP SEWERS.—Yesterday a special Court was held in the Guildhall, Mr. Deputy Peacock in the chair, in consequence of a requisition "To take into consi deration the obstructions caused in the principal streets of the City by the contractors of the Great Central Gas Con sumers Company." A. communication from the company having been read, Mr. H. L. Taylor moved, "That the soli citor and other officers of the Corporation be directed to take immediate steps to enforce the regulations made by the Court, and in the event of any further violation of the con tract to institute immediate proceedings for such violation." The motion Iva ~!co: • 3g- lia)euity Lott, whereupon Mr. /bolt moveu the previous question, by way of amend ment. The amendment IVZI3 carried by the casting vote of the chairman. THE HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE OF INFANTRY—(THIS Day.)—ln compliance with the orders from head-quarters, the following changes, which took place this day, will be the stations of the Household Brigade of Infantry :—Coldstream Guards, Ist battalion, from Portman-street to Windsor; 2d battalion, from St. Geor g e's Barracks to St. John's-wood. Scots Ftn,ilier Guards, sthattalion, from Wellington Ba-racks to St. George's Barracks; 2d battalion, from Windsor to the Wellington Barracks. Grenadier Guards, ht battalion, from Chichester to the 'rower of London ; 2d battalion, from St. John's-wood to Portman -street Barracks ; 3d battalion, from the Tower of London to Chichester. CONTINUANCE OF TURNPIKES. — By an Act of Parliament passed at the end of the session, the various turnpike acts then in force, with the exception of five, were continued until the Ist of Octoter next year. Twenty-nine Acts were ordered to be continued until the Ist of November, 1851. By this Act power is given to trustees cf tolls to take off tolls on lime used for the improvement of the land in ag riculture. There is a clause in this Act by which it is enacted under the A c t s o f the present an d f uture hail not not enter into po ssess i on wh i le t h e i nterest i s sessions, o m ns o , r: gg punctually paid. With the vi ew to f ac i l i tate the un i on o f turnpike trusts, a former provision, requiring a period of three years to elapse before a union could be effected, is repealed. DEATH Or THE RIGHT HON. C. W. W. WYNN, M. P.—We regret to announce the death of the Right Hon. Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, M.P. for Montgomeryshire, which melancholy event took place on M nday, at half past four o'clock, at his residence in Grafton-street. He was the oldest Member 'of the House of Commons, having sat for Montgomeryshire since - 1797, and for about a year previously fur Old Sarum. He held the offices of Secretary-at-War (in the Grey Administra'ion) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from December, 1834, to April, 1835. The Right Hoc Gentleman was in his 75th year. SALE OF O'CONNOR'S ALLOTMENTS IN OXFORD sNin.E.—On Saturday the allotment s a t 31 l uster L ove ll ( one of Feargus O'Connor 's celebrated land schemes) were brought to the hammer, at Oxford, by order of the mortgagees, who have a claim of .5,0001. upon the whole of the estate, which, as land (the superiority of th e l and may be inferred from compris es 297 acres o f super i or and a half, w i t h a goo d s h e d upon and 82 exce ll ent cottages of three. fit oth, ue d rrf e ,ea s aac c ilt r li ib edsti e di d ma tio i ,rnilelt. sevenrho oe catalogue,liroomy l ), acreseac h. The auction was attended by a large number of occupiers and ot h ers, who were attracted to the room, no doubt expecting to see some f un, i n consequence of the following having been circulated previous to the sale, more than for the purpose of purchasing:—" Minster Lovell Estate. Notice is hereby given, that any persons purchasing any portion of the above -named property, which is advertised for sale at the St ar Hotel, Oxford, on the 31st August' 1859, will thereby i nvolve themselves in a suit in Chancery." One of the o ccupants, in addressing the auc es)raittrow it into Chancery. it was the int ention of all. This threat of not giving of them to keep pos usteiposrliPie°eeanrieable possession by the present tenants (who con sidered the allotment theirs) seemed to have the effect of restraining persons from becoming purchasers, for out of the 85 lots only six were really sold ; several were bought in, and fur the greater majority of the lots there were no bidders. One lot, consisting of a cottage and four acres of land, with a rent-charge of 11. Bs., and a land-tax of 45., realized 2501. Another, with two acres and proportionate outgoings, was knocked down fur 125/. The cottages cost building 150/. each. A solicitor attended on the part of Mr. F. O'Connor. LIE SURVIVING LIEUTENANT OF THE AVENGER.--- It will have been seen by our late appointments that Lieu tenant Rooke, the only commissioned officer saved from the wreek of the Avenger steam-frigate, is second lieutenant of the Dauntless screw-frigate, fitting at Portsmouth. Seeing that all the other survivors of the Avenger have been pro moted or provided for in some shape or other, and consider ing Lieutenant Rooke's services in the Panama, and the high commendations bestowed upon him by Sir W. Parker, Sir Lucius Curtis, and others, for his conduct on the loss of the ship, we had hoped that this unfortunate officer, if not pro moted at the time, would have been placed in a position where a short term of service would have secured his ad vancement.—Herald. ONIONS.—Th e Essex Herald has a paragraph quite enough to bring tears in the eyes. " A farmer at East Ham has at the present time upwards of 600 people— men, boys, and women—en-iployed in pulling, cartin g , an d peeling onions f or pi c kling; and they will be thus engaged for two months. He pay s wages to the am ount of 200 !. weekly, and the cost of each acre o f onions averages 100/. This includes preparing the ground, seed, weeding, gather ing, and peeling. Last year he sowed nearly a ton of onion seed. The 'onions are pulled by women by the rod, and skinned by the gallon. BAD NEWS FOR THE LAWYERs.—AII the summer circuits, we believe, without exception, have exhibited a startling decrease of civil business; and we hear the gentle men of the bar, of all ranks, have reason to complain, not only of the past dearth of business but of the disheartening prospects of the future. It is to be observed that this dearth of business, which was largely occasioned by the original Local Courts Act, will be aggravated when the new one, with its greatly extended jurisdiction, has come into operation. As one instance of the extraordinary contrast between the present and former state of circuit business, we may cite the case of Liverpool. When Mr. Justice Creeswell presided in the Civil Court two years ago he had to dispose of 188 causes; this summer his labours were Restricted to getting through Under these circumstances the apprehensions of the members of the bar seem undoubtedly too well founded.— Legal Observer. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RivEa.—Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, as the Jessie Blossom brig, Harker, master, was coming up the Pool under sail, a boat, containing four persons shot out from behind a tier of ships. The boat was struc k am idshipF, and the ent ire p art y t hrown into the water; one c l ung to the fore - chains and was got out; anoth er was save d by the crew of the brig , b u t .the two others, John B a il e y An d Alfred Webber , } ve to un happily auak And CLOSING PRICES. ONE PRICES OF BRITIS El FUNDS O'CLOCK. Hank stock 214% 3 per Cont. Reduced Ann , . 9 7 1 /8 97 971 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96 , 4 A!, 96A New 3 , 4 per Cent. Anna .... . 1.. one Anna. to expire Jan.lB6o 8 ,4 8 5-16 8 5-16 India Stock India Bondy., 1,0004 B7 84 p 84 p South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Onsuls for Account... 96 ) ,,i Kschequer Bills. 114,d. & 2d 1,0001. June ..... ........... 67 64 p 500/. June Small. June 96% 96A, 64 p p 64 .p ONE CLOSING PRICES' or FOItEION FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PI:ICES. Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent .. ••• 99 Equador Bonds ... 3%% Bl' rdexican, f psi. Cont. 1846, with Co u p ons — _' Q Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ... ...... i Ditto, Account Peruvian Bolide, 4 1 - per Cent—. 81 1 % Portuguese 5 per Ceuta. 294 sti Ditto, 4 pet:Cent. Russian Bonds _ Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent Spanich 5 per Cont. 1840 Ditto, Passive — . . 96% 19% Dividends on the above payable in London. PRICES OF PAID.AITSOINNEESOSCDLOZKE. CpLROIScIENsc; RAILWAY SHARES. Nbordeen Do. Preference Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 8 1 4 — kyrshire and Galloway.. _7% — Belfast & County Doirn 32 - ...... Berks & Hants Extens. (Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6 Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, withoutguarantee 20 %ming. Wolverh'ten, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 15 Do. without guarantee 15 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 14s ... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 26 Bristol and Exeter 100 ...... 63;4 x.d. ...... ... 63% x.d - uckingharashire Caledonian Do. New FL Pro f lO - ••••• ••• ...... Di tto,Clydesdal e June 50 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 Clarence Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 45 Dundalk& Enniskillen 30 Et.t Anglian, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 Do. 181., E. & H.... 18 Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per Do., 31. 10s., Pref... 3% Cent., Preference... 2 Eastern Counties... Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6/. 138.4 d.... p.. ... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... l A% p.. ... Do., New Prel:rerce, 6 rer Cent ....—.... 10 Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent 5O Do. , New Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 26 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 6 Do., Class B& C 25 Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 East Lancashire ......... 25 Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 ,/.....• .• Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 614...... East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 par Cent. Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... x.d — x.d Edin., Perth, & Dundee 25 ...... Ditto, Newport Exeter.Yeovil, & Dorch. 2 5 , a ...... Exeter and Exmouth... 2Is. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 8A - P I A P DO:Preference bonsOl. — — Gloucester & Dean Forest 14 - Great Northern Do., 1 / 2 A Deferred ... 12 1 / 2 3 l /4 'Ai ..... ...... Do., 1 / 2 B 6 per Cent... 11 1 Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12 1 / 2 ll% % a ;mat South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto, Eighths 2% — . (3rsat North of England.loo •••••• x.d — x.d. Ditto, New, 40/ 4O Ditto, Now, 30/ 3O ••• Ditto, New ,15/ l5 Great Western ICO Ditto, New 171.....». 15 ..- ~ . ............. Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......... ... .... Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 •••-• 47 x.d. Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — ••• •• • ••• Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds - ........... •• Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 ...... 43 43% 42 3 1 1 / 2 p Do. Quarters ........ 23% 8%... /a.... ••• .. .. 43 9 Do. Fifths.— ........ ... 11% 2% I • , ..... ........ Do. Thirds ..»..........».......... —. - ........ 18 Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 10 Ditto Mudd Jrsfield ...... II • •••• 10% 3 :it 11% 62% and Sheff.) 5O ...... Do. (W. Biding Union) 11% ...... Leeds and Bradford 5O 96 Leeds and Think„.... 50 Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 6 dis Do., do. No. 2 17 Do~ do. ...... No. 3 5 Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 9094 )31447(411..,114 4t1.,, MARKET NEWS.--(TIIIS DAY') Y CORNEXC HAN GE-WEDNESD A ' hid!) , The , supply of English What here to-laY wa s the the steady progress of harvest work in the north, and the lions was i n a very inactive state, at barely steals:4 prices. From abroad, 3.370 quarters of Wkea i d o ff reached us this week. Fine dry .samples slowly at full currencies. In the middling anrndln:fe_rl either kinds next to nothing was doing. Very lew, sarapo3o, e English or foreign Barley were on show. lb e i,. B ra t Ili tor that article was decidedly firm, and , in 6 1iing ances, rather more money was obtsined for W e iv parcds. Malt was in short supply, and moderatfias, s que t st, at extreme quotations. The Oat trade wa1.,10 Peakood sound Corn was held for 6d Advacce. rdis, and Flour, were quite as dear as last week.° Corn dui ARM Oats Malt. -liour. ---- ------• ...------. ro Qrs• O 60 . • Oacti +i01,890 ;S WEEK 'ALS TIII Barley. WheatQ,rs Qrs. rs E oc n or g et i ci i gi s i ii :: .: .: ...... ....: 3 1 , 3 0 7 1 0 0 Irish •••••• ----- 2, T B h i e to gen 3 e s ral &IV:1j , 14,690 I the to-daim' u n tt on, foil ' ThfrirullletTh i 'ea . vi "Illg terms:-13ca, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d ; . qi tO Ira , '' Not the 10d; Lamb, 3s 4d to 4s 4LI ; ire ase , 3 s 8'1; and Pork, 2i 10ii to 4s per Sibs by th° c re has U charsfilli°grestjtS 41,14jrk35efrPile° 10 ° te tl o r . market. The demand continues inactive, At l ate " Duty, 200,0004 --------- , BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS D AY) His n ( o. l ll 3, o f u , r re w S a l s r. oCccournrieidssidounreirngilanolp./ • is hearingmr the w orel e q D debtor-traders' summonses. In one j el e ostitt uzicAN took an objection for the ue,, w ere namely, that neither the plaintiffs nor thedefentietl're 010 f a u v ll a y r. described according to the rules. shat , o f de' t e i m ot maudiance between the summons and particular of the re ice i . t.t w ed as and that what purported to be A COPf,_ ore strict but not a true copy, as certain A r d s 9 0 0 t hti • His HoNou the objectionslt said there could be no trze, s c oo/ refusedp intiff's were fatal. The rules Wel' hlecte a Mr. DUNC clear. to by technicalities. The l a . • Mr. Du AN applied for costs, which rierec°o"olrois, sioners something on mere te custsSowlihceirtoer,slit e s n a s i o d s w ill e l l r t e dist ois 3 e d more thanrefoirtiotf,:esoiitsce: possble the 1 ' 1 aed ea " NCAN said merehis oubejbecntiieoaniistiewse; p tun ti frs could make au official , h i, cse of a p t ue copy of the ' kV BODOIIt 10 . notice. is must allow costs. Costs allowed. 15 1 ,8 agl 4C. SPORTING IN TELLI— t WARWICK RACES.--TOEsit," , ' s dcld, f°l' The Foal Stakes of 10 sovs. each, wit h l; sce. 1 three yrs old. Once round and alb '1°400) 2 Mr. B. Austin's Miss Judy Macau, Bst 4 5 ‘,61b ••• 25 Mr. E. R. Clarke's The Old Commodore, 8 each, Oh The Racing (Selling) Stakes of 5 soil . e°o/1.10110•1 added, for two yrs old and upwards. SA," .(I4 0 ) 2 Mr. Edwards's Hind of the Forest, 7st 10. b .iblope) 5 Mr. Wadlow na Blister, 3 yrs, 7st Ilb ( W . d ' 51 121 D-11. Mr. Osbaldeston's Yawn colt, 4st 81b, carDe ii,ifferr, The following also run:—Mr. LW. Stebbinflold!l n 1 dian, 2 yrs, 4st 121 b (Preece) —Lord CbestS . D o I 0 .. ,,, pentinc, 2 yrs, sst 101 h (Bayly).-and gr. , 44 s 911 h P " b Y E"vY , out of Lady Riddlesviortb, 2 Yr 9 th e lied tist 111 b (Wells). . t gin of sto 4 agst Yawn colt, and 5 to 2 ri g - 30 seos_fyl, Forest. Won by a neck. Run in 1 fai. _ A 5 0 au The Castle Park Stakes of 10 says. each, Au" Y • C. i s WO for two yrs old. Mr. Halford's The Prime Minister, Bst i (NA 3 I ' . •^lb ( aisr ) Mr. Payne's Catalpa, Bst 91b .............. ..,.•;:. . ............. sot Mr. Fowlet's Reaper, Bst 71b ......... (G....wales Avio,oo The following also started:—Letd Brook' s BiS lit 21b e,Croueh)—Lord Strathmores Fau% coo-0100 h tos (J. Marson)—Mr. C. A. Parker's T he $lll/ 4)°/' I llb (W. Arthur)—and Mr. G. Ilawkes's t Clv 71b (Dover). o to 1 181 SO BWo n " eing-6 to son Prime Minister---- ~. SOP talpe, and 4 to I agst Faux Pas. d 5 Run in 1 min. 37 secs. K ft. 511 •0 ~h'i., et The Leamington Stakes of 25 sots. ettv L o d toToo only if declared, with 100 added; th° sec WO. 100 sm., and the third 50 out or the stak es ' 1 1 asei miles. isbs , E % Mr. Mecson's b m Doubt, 6st, Writ • d 65t 4I" 6 t slb 3 rri e- 3 t 0) Mr. Drink ald's The Juggler, 63t 31b, cs, b( char e . ,r . Mr. Osbaldeston's Fugleman, 5 yrs , 6 ' l9j o s plaa ed iar. ' p The "lowing also started. but wereniemso);'; G. ANpiaeiroyd.olncei Payee's s g Gh Woolwich,Ci 1: o t Au s , s es a ai c , ) k r4 , : 6 1,t : 608 , sr,slys,y74,Brtss,it7.l7Bsb 5: 1 bt cart ( 9 T :(b e i ra e c ps i s e t tt 7 y. (Nat) jail 7° t `. s ic te e s ):- ° l . ' r,' s Miss Ann, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b (G. v i c l o 'sbirP o lokil i Scott's Defaulter, 5 yrs, 6st 1 311 , ) ,„, k ii ' Yr' too e.is s Fowler's Ribaldry, 5 yrs, Est 71b ( 17 e"li r -- . 0 1 ,, 5- ith °- Langton, 4 yrs, 6>t slb (Aroold)-- or, 1 0 1,61 Cheerful, 4 yrs, 6st 41b (Coilins)---M,r' Loa n oe l Kenningtor, 4 yrs, 6st 31b (13oshatol ~.„.31r. ieffi'i IB T J s op p h o s e n n a ily s ; y 4 T rs s , s t551t2119,1(o1I Jr ock, :I nc ;* P . .„ r l3 " , n tt u in sl (11,1100ir ogiol 3 yrs, 4st 121 h (Aspinsli.) I 0 , 5 ,,5t J efi ic li og s ri g-7 to 2 agst Priestess --6 t ° oto 1 ,,,, c 0s M t —7 to 1 each agst Doubt arid Tephans—;. 1 a go 1" 2 0 10 0 Cheerful, Ducihty, nd Cossack -15 t"odbeifeet —l6 to 1 each ag, a t Rib/11,11'y and G ill .h i. 'e 011 0 . o ff, hil A agst any other. Won by two second and third; Docility fourth ;_, Ft .„ 0 " ,I , Y e ~, the foot people having cried out 11° b ' I.,lr v 't her, and she took no part in the We. ~, h ft. , 1 ~ The Corinthian Stakes o[ 10 sot's. C aps' escu /Attie/ 5 3 + Lord Strathmore's Magician, 4 Y rs (oille?) Mr. Beville us Goodwood, 10st 41b. (...' ,owce A j j a Jr Mr. Ilobson's Hope, 5 yrs, 1 lst 71 1) ....... of , I , if Mr. Wagstaff 's b m by Samarcatfel, I'olool4 4 . 0 Fills real Garc4r, aged, 9: 121 b (3irfitiverescigyellf. Mr. Carew's Normanton, 4 yrs, 9st 19"' ` e coo d o wile s 'i The first was won by a length , a nd ib ij e eat 3, / 4 1°' 0 - t) 1 tlf Lord Exeter's Little Jack, The Queen's Plate of 100 guinea % ( 2 Mr. Merry's First-rate, 3 yrs, Bst 2111 ~:•3 ... 6111 ..... . Mr. Lioodwin's Pity the Blind, 4 yrs, Won e asily ,-,/j0 BETTING ON THE Cv itANDICAr• YORKSHIR E Cas tle ' 3 yr, 8t 21b ... .. . ..... 3 di The bo y M iler 12 to 1 agst ST. LEG , i a gst 8 to to lagst c 1 agst Be y e ro h r un s ter 151 30 ' o D ERRY , • wet'. OP n ), Prime 5119 1 11 (tU e 20 to 1 agst . r ., , r gil.-- -- t. 00 „, 0 1.1 BETTING AT MANCLIDS " Toe t v'esl LEAMINGTON STAKES. --5 IO 1 t'g - to 1 s rlo 1131 11 to 2 agst Priestess (taken), 6 l o s), I ‘,to 1 ° (taken), 10 to 1 agst Cossack (ta oh 1* ~,,, f Fernbitl (taken), 10 to 1 agst lii iss iste',s t sy, ti g. Woolwich. .....5 to 14°8 So p 1 i GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. , nkep), „occnicorci (taken), 6 to 1 eget Mark Taplef (1;00fer V st fil 6 'gt Champion (taken), 8 to 1 agst Clo ° s to 1 , 4 2 tO 1 ° ( n ta S k T e . LEGER.—Even On Voltigvor, ~„ioni. ), 7 to 1 agst W ~,il,lO. Beehunter, 11 to I agst any eth yl. ' 0. W -F,l. Ai INTELLIGENCS - -- ,,,00 r gs indi„.bgrati l'' NEWMARKET SECOND 00' 1 el g t5 14C : 4 0 C t 4; TUED.O. Speer s 1, -13 oe SOVS. The Ceearewitch (free handieo,f_)d (150..cer° odooo, each, 15 ft, and 300 odlu septell3°;,:tbo'o3, weights to be declared on the 10L1',,,today J r ' e 4 1 1 ,./ eeptances signified on or before the r i ,.... ,05i0: r ;6 1 / i leen , Wallace, caster race week:—Shamrock, 1 ,prottrC„.o dig, 3 yrs--Fugitive, o g e d e ,.so, 3 Y r ,: 0 ..-. ll, ! e g ttg e ' Chatterbox, 3 yrs—Marchioness„oe, 4 I,. ii tle t) .o ,o l 3 yrs—Dulcet, aged—Sauter hi kJ ' 3 `yrri . ..'" reecifol 4 yrs—Thornhill, 4 yrs—Flare-ol?;,, 5 yrs 1 .8.! t4 f0r 3 yrs—The Gent, 3 yrs--Furnlarivs, 4./ o ,,ri 41 0 Bay, 6 yrs—Cossack, 6 yrs----115nIterlett,_,4,11;00$1;i:ilt I) r ) : —Ballinafad, 6 yrs—King you- come -out-to-night, 3 yrS---,- „.,-P`'',AgTolte,‘ 3 yrs—Rhesus, 4 yrs--Westoev, . / 3 yrs n o 3 yr of Oo de ' Old ,d`' ioo Bl / 5 yrs" - Ow ° 411c°' 5 yrs —CEdipus, 4 yrs— E` ~ 4 yrS --- r sr° , ,/ • 4 yrs—Caprice, 3 yrs—JellyliP, ....ifivdg 31 16 o .t —Compass, 3 yrs—Cheerful, 4 Y r r f , i o querll,6 ol ;ir, The Nigger, 3 yrs—William 11 ' 1 ' 'mod otiosS),sl4§, hunter, 3 vrs—Lady Eden, 3 Yr s 3 yrs gi ro ick, 4 yr 6/ —Ada Mary, 4yrs—Achyrantlnos,ho o f or keh 4 fro, Alp, 4 yrs—Woolwich, 4, yr3)s__cjoiblitogue, 4 f ro / Sylvan, 5 yrs—StrongboW, 4 Y r .1.0...-00,00 ere 410/ Panope, y 3 yrs—Vancouver, 3 Yro......faliorpoo, 4 it, ..-' "nom , 6 yrs—Sagacity, 6 Y 4 yrs 9 got , 3 fr.e, 3 -..o o adstone, 5 yrs—Honeycomb, ..5..... soa, cis o, di liff; Damask,l-.Tor, 3 yrs—Ratelat', 3 Y‘,[o.--11111 yrs'7,3be, Ohs° -.sae , .010 a ire/ yrs—DuxburY, 3 ' LOY, 4 iratto', Sister to Sw, etmear, 3 Po — plow P / 3 yrs—V ' Van y rs-' (.; O r 4 .0 n - oltigeur, 3 yrs - -- . 0 It o, 5 l e . 4J j/ d yrs—Kennington, 4 yrs--+",teins,_.3 )0vi 136 BC', 3 yrs—Hotspur, 4 yrs—lthou/trYricreogiewio raY's cut of Cruiskeen, 3 a ryl he o 4 1:000 , ti el Seaman, 3 yrs—ltalian, Snowstorm, 4 yrs—RobY, 4 3 y,104102., ~...,(i / yVS - " . ' 1 :„.13 gfi de% iroo Tapley, 3 yrs—Priestess, 4 fr°0‘0111;00, ' 4 i i Lord CorlopticilLiter, i out of Windlass, 4 yrs -- , ,rs-." ~.. .41t,...; 1, Clarissa, 4 yrs— Justice, 3 yrs—Roland, • 4 -' 5 Ire 1 . 0 . , v",,.40 0 ' Glendower, 0 400, 5 1 1.5 50 0 ,100, —Champion, 4 yrs--Don Jtico;e4gerV,‘ fbf r 00" yrs—Kuight Errant, 4 Yri3:7olioesr,r/CP.,011,410 yrs—Legerdemain, 4 yrs.—Cr: o r, 3 i f 4 yr o 0 1, 4 4 yrs—Baroness, 3 yrs- 'he 0, 5 )l ifi fj o e out of Exotic, 3 yrs—Th e ::,`" fa ke 10$/yrs- Oel 0 0 0 ' yrs-11 , Iulgrave, 3 yrs-13 grrfo.off,4 i 0-'o ll o' 4 yrs—Elthiron, 4 yrs--•l4‘ Yoeiodf, 4 l ire:,Och i ol le , ' gratz, 3 yrs—Spot, 4 yrs--4,""offos, '3'irol, 'ol' yra—Cockermouth, 5 ) 05 " ( Novic k, 4Y r are, 5 yrs—Minimum, 4 yrs—Cao re pellei,ler, 35irs/i,e. 3 yrs—Fire-eater, 4 yrs• -43cul kuter s i c „oiat 410 dr; down, 3 yrs—Falcon, 3 Yr s " - Gar ) " oft. 1 4 11 5 r ~ rs --- aerb Ge I, shell, 3 yrs—Nutmeg. , Y 3 ~,r s --)-- , 10 c oco fro 3 phans,. 5 yrs—Little Jack% _i rs chr.r.e.tricoheroe,3/101, ti this, 4 yrs—Maria Mont, 6 ~.Y ‘,0,...-NY,,,yo,n, o$C The Cur, aged—lron Rail,Tl:!.l3fght of.rusAeool, —Rodney—Mouse, 3 Y" ..-- "' go, 3 ) .rs . "' Peasant . - St • O''' r • 3 ) Girl, 4 yr ,— • Tintoosn, rO , 0. o f 0 , 5 yrs—The Svvir.dllr, by 1 ). , ao ,y, 4 ,y 1 65 1 , 0 0 1 ,010, —The Cocktail, 4 yrs.-41-14E.EJINTirs 0 0 of 00)1, 13 OLTGH T 0: 4, Cornbridgels r ed t°l66/111:r Nominations for th ...i. , if do: if. . 540001" sovs, each, 10 ft, and 5 " 5 ° ter rfice iiieeni)'.o li r ! 4 Tuesday in the Doneti s c ,_ f i a ts r 6 /eotholl, ~, Gunfire, 4 yrs—The iN red...... froot,c Pfl3oofdiii o°l3 lace, 3 yrs—Fugitive, ag_ e r rEu, 3 Y r : irr":„.o • 0 1itb r Is box, 3 yrs—Marchionters% cou pe, 15,1',0;t-tcci 51.;,- Juggler, 4 yrs—Satli;. ' t I) ton-''', 3 ) looM e fitsr ° ;1 c/ 0 yrs—Dulcet, aged— I l g,',i , o nt-Y °° ,rs . " - i slit s 'e, 4 # 4 ..! 6 yrs—Cossack, 6 Yrs---6.itedy, ..„..4b. $ O O ,OO/ r 3 /f are—Chatterer, 4 Y rs--- . 4 Y rS 1 e.....tfQ0 1 )theSU -0 —Equiria, 3 yrs.-- u2f, 3 Y ..... 4,10P Westow, 4 yrs—Borde,;'.,,_ 4 yr* —iiagley, 5 yrs --Po"."' A 12 dis dis 7% 16 % 5% 21 15% 10- 4 , 41/8 17x.d 7% 714 9A 231 "`r