The Sun. — London, England, 1832-09-26 00:00:00

OPORTO PAPERS. (From the Chronica Constitucional do Porto, Sept. 15.) " His Imperial Majesty the Duke of Braganza, Regent in the name of the Queen, being present at the represen tatior of the Municipal Commission of this city respect ing the barbarous proceeding of the rebel bands and leaders who call themselves Portuguese soldiers, but who have so grossly belied the generous character which always dis tinguished our warriors ; the same august person has commanded the Commission to declare that he can assure the loyal and courageous inhabitants of Oporto, that the least injury received in consequence of its generous devo tion to a cause so just and so noble shall be amply com pensated by means proposed by him, whose principle is of eternal justice, unalterable by any laws, and which in his high wisdom his Majesty will apply in the time and after the manner which be shall deem convenient. " LOUIS DA SILVA. "MONZINHO D'ALBUQUERQUE. " Palace of Porto, 13th Sept. 1832." IFTTER FROM THE REGENCY ACTING IN THE NAME OF HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF BRAZIL, TO TIER MOST FAITHFUL MAJESTY DONNA MARIA 11. ‘! Senhora, my dearly beloved Sister and Cousin, " According to the letter addressed to me by his Impe rial Majesty the Duke of Braganza, dated 15th March of the present year, it appears that the same personage will resume the authority which he had delegated to his Re gency established in the island of Terceira in the name of your Majesty. " Assuring your Majesty that I shall continue to main tain the same relations of amnity and good understanding which have subsisted to the present time between this empire and the said Regency, I have only to beseech your Majesty to accept the assurance of the unremitting affection and respect with which I am, Senhora, my dear Sister and Cousin, your Majesty's good Brother and Cousin. " By the Regency acting in the name of the Emperor. " FRANCIS DE LIMA E SILVA. " JOSE DA COSTA CARVALHO. " JOAO BRAULIO MONIZ. " FRANCIS CARNEIRO liE COMPOZ. " Palace of Rio de Janeiro, May 15, 1832." FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Messager des Chambres.) PARIS, SEPT. 21.—When the members of the Polish Diet are in number 40, they deliberate in the name of the Nation, and they engage by their resolutions, conforma bly to a late Act, to proclaim then the dissolution of their assembly at Warsaw. A meeting of this kind ha• taken place at Paris, and deliberation has been had as to signing a treaty with Don Pedro, according to which a Polish Legiou of 5,000 men, commanded by a General of that nation, and marching under its glorious flag, will be directed upon Portugal. We are informed, as a matter of certainty, that these measures, which have been determined upon, will imme diately be carried into effect. (Postscript to the Messager des Chanibres.) The reports current at the Bourse and throughout Pa ris are as fo!low " M. Persil was summoned to the Council of Ministers. He remained there two hours, and immediately after wards set out post for La Vendee without even going home. Hi. family were uninformed of his departure ex cept by a scrap which he wrote that they might not be uneasy. " The Duchess de Berri is arrested." These reports require confirmation. We do not know whether the Duchess de Berri is arrested. We have reason to doubt ir. What is certain only is, that M. Persil quitted Paris this morning, but not to proceed to the west. He eet out wiih M. Ganneron for the Nievre, in order pressingly to induce M. Dopin the elder to return in haste, and to press him to join the Ministry, which will be formed immediately on his return, and according to his views. It has been erroneously stated that the Due de Nemours hail set out for the army of the north ; he is still at Neuilly with a lame foot. He cannot travel for some days. PARIS, SEPT. 24.—Yesterday the National was seized, and the day before yesterday the Quotidienne. (From Le Nourelliste.) Scrr. 23.—The equipages of the Due de Nemours set out yesterday morning for Cambray, which gave rise to the report of the departure of his Royal Highness, but he has not yet quitted Paris. M. Ferino, Paymaster- General, and MM. Revel and Joinville, Military Sub-Intendants, have received orders to ---cream-t , a,i.tvt.arnma_the nnrth.___. French fleet. SWITZERLAND. " BERNE, SEPT. 15.—The Executive Council of the Republic of Berne, to all the inhabitants of the canton able to take arms " CITIZENS !-You have, by a great majority of votes, accepted a free constitution ; you have parents, wives, children, houses, and other property ; you live in security under the shadow of a Government chosen by yourselves. But, remember, that he is only worthy of liberty, and the blessings of peace and good order, who is willing to de fend these advantages against enemies, and the attacks tending to their overthrow. On preceding occasions, and i)efore the sal events we have just witnessed, you had ma nifested the intention and the inclination to follow this boo of conduct. There is nothing will tend so much to preserve tranquillity, and the security of persons and pro perty in the communes, than the establishment of a Civic (Quaid, well organised and properly established, for the service of the State, and to watch over the maintenance of ?Alio tranquillity—a choice of active and well-thinking men, ready at all moments to repel every attack against public order, and to repress, at their commencement, all riots and seditious meetings. Urged by these considera tions, your Government has just published a Provisional I.7.legree, which regulates the defence of the most precious eights of the citizens by introducing a certain order and method of action. " Show yourselves worthy of the benefits granted by Heaven in having preserved us from the dangers which threatened our internal tranquillity. Lend your aid in azisting Government in its endeavours for the assurance of your happiness ; let each man, capable of bearing arms, hasten to inscribe himself to aid in the maintenance of pt►blic security, and of tranquillity and order in his com mune; let each citizen, who by his years is more particu larly calculated for the trade of arms, who loves his coun try and his Constitution, enter the elite body upon whom will chiefly depend the general security. f , The Government calls you to this service (which will be only effective in the case of a known necessity), which will be considered voluntary, because it wishes to form a faithful and veleta body for the defence of the dearest and most sacred interests of the people. In reckoning on your courage and patriotic sentiments, the Government will not be deceived. " TSCHARNER. " In the name of the Executive Council, " The Chief Secretary, WURSTEINBERGER. " Berne, Sept. 10." (From the Nouvelliste.) Vice-Admiral Ducrest de Villeneuve will have the corn m„,-,4 of the French fleet, and Sir Pulteney Malcolm the English. The squadrons of the two countries will join each other at gpithead, whence they will proceed to Ant werp. The two Admirals will bear with them a declara tion from France and Great Britain, addre.sed to the King of Holland, which will be sent to the Cabinet of tl.e Hague, and should the terms not be complied with, the blockade will then commence. It is also stated that our two corps will proceed simul• taneously, one to Antwerp, the other to Maestricht. Opinion differs greatly as to the succession to the throne of Spain. Without, however, attempting to penetrate into the future, let us be content to state facts. The ancient laws of Spain, as is well known, established the succession according to the order of primogeniture, without distinction of sex. Philip V. substituted the French law in 1713, and thereby excluded the female branches of the Royal Families from the throne. In 1789 Charles IV., by means of a secret sanction of the Cortes, abrogated the salic law, whit...Jo was re-esta blished by the Cortes in 1812. Ferdinand VII., not having acknowledged the power of that assembly to be legal, thought that to revive the de claration of 1789 it was merely necessary to recall it, and he accordingly published a decree, 29th of March, 1830. The law having again been put in force, Don Cirlos was deprived of his pretensions to the crown. Under any circumstances, therefore, Don Carlos could not now succeed his brother: The state of the Queen would leave the question undecided, even in the applica tion of the salic law. The appointment of a Regent is thus the most probable result of the present state of the affairs of Spain. Various contradictory reports have been in circulation during the evening, some stating that Don Carlos had been proclaimed King ; others that a Regent had been appointed, and that his first act was the convocation of the Cortes. Couriers arrived from Madrid yesterday evening at the 'hotel of the .Minister for Foreign Affairs, and there is very hale doubt of the telegraphs being today in requisition. We isha!l do our utniost to give our readers the eat liest au thentic intelligence that can ba obtained. Ttie King yesterday gave a private au:lienc.: at the Tui- ~^.. , z.~ lerles to the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo• t,ntiary of his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, Count de Lowenhjelm, who took back to his Majesty the letters of the re-appointment of Mar.hal &tilt, succeeded at Stockholm by the Marquis de Saint Simon as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, and who at present performs the functions at the Hague. The 38th of the line left Paris yesterday. This regi ment forms put of the army of the north. The Minister of War yesterday signed a considerable number of documents in reference to the army of the north. According to an extract of a private letter, the Pontifi cal agent at Oporto had received orders from D,m Pedro to quit that city. The National was seized yesterday. BRUSSELS PAPERS RECEIVED TO-DAY. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 22.-14. Le Hon is expected in the course of the night. General Nypels is gone to Diest. The Minister of War has despatched an express to Ghent, to General Niellon. The Independent says.—" An estafette which the Mi nisters yesterday received from Ghent, brings word that the Dutch are approaching our frontiers ; the number of troops that have crossed the Scheldt, coming from Zea -1 Ind, is estimated at 10,000 men. It is not a mere repot t circulated on Change, as a Morning Journal insinuates. We can answer for the arrival of the estafette." The same Journal publishes a letter from Weerdt (in Limburg), which announces that the Duke of Saxe Weimar is on the extreme frontier with 12 or 15,000 men, with the intention, it is supposed, as the latter says, of pushing on to Maestrecht. The Emancipation says, " It is true that an estafette from Flanders brought the news published by the -Inde pendent, hut we have some reason to doubt the correctness of the report." His Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans arrived here yesterday at half-past one, accompanied by M. de Boisnii lon. He alighted at the Palace, and then went to Laeken. Gen. Bandrand arrived nine hours later. We learn that the King intends to go on Tuesday, with the Duke of Orleans, to inspect the 3d Division at Den derleeu w. Gen. Goblet is appointed to the apartment of Foreign Affairs only ad interim, and we no where read any notifi cation of M. de Meulenaere having resumed his office. Is M. Goblet placed there only by proxy to perform before the Chambers some slight of hand trick ?—Lyux. According to the Emancipation of yesterday, the Con ference no longer sends us protocols, but Themes ; is not this sending people to school again ? We are much afraid that if Lord Palmerston does not write his theme in many different ways, he will himself be put to school by King William.—Lynx. M. de Bsurgoyne, late Director of the Mint, has caused seals to he put on all the ateliers and machinery of the establishment ; the principal were all paid for by him.— He demands, as he has a right to do, that his successor shall repay him 150,000 florins before he is put in posses sion of the said ateliers. The want of funds to meet this demand may delay the issue of the 5 franc pieces, with the ffigy of Leopold. This morning a battery of eight guns set out for Liege. It is affirmed that M. Richmond de Story was arrested yesterday morning in the country. Monsieur the Hon. M. H. J. Legare, Charge d'Affaires from the United States of America to the Belgian Go vernment, General Wool, Inspector-General of the army of the United States, and Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Hislop, have arrived at Brussels. It is well known, that for some months past a French fleet has been assembled at Cherbourg. It is known too that it was intended to appear in the Scheldt. It seems that this measure was delayed by the real or pretended hope conceived at London of terminating our affairs in a pacific manner. We now learn, from good authority, that the in tended visit of Louis Philippe to Cherbourg bas been countermanded, solely frAm an apprehension that the fetes and honours which would have been the consequences of ;rig arrival might embarras the squadron, which must be ready to put to sea at the shortest notice.—Brussels Papers, Sept. 23. LONDON AND GREENWICH RAIL-ROAD. A meeting of gentlemen connected with this under taking was held yesterday, at the Swan Inn, Deptford.— The Chair was taken by E. G. BARNARD, Esq., one of the candidates for the Borough of Greenwich. The rail road is proposed to extend from London Bridge to the PeY- - streg[anct - ttirriukh the gardens and meacro'w lands between Deptford and the New Church at Bermondsey. The whole extent will he three miles and three quarters, and it was stated by Mr. Landmann, the engineer, that the carriages will perform the distance in ten or twelve minutes. The estimated expense is 400,000/. ; but a saving of 50,000/. is contemplated, by limiting the ele vated line of the road. The intended mode of construct ing the rail-road is by elevating it on arches of such height and width that if it were to cross any thoroughfare it would not offer any obstruction to the usual traffic. An objection was made at the meeting by en inhabitant of Deptford, that the public would be inconvenienced by the Tail-way carriages travelling across the High-street at Deptford if the railway was of the same level as the street, and that it might be attended with danger to the passengers : but the Engineer removed those objections by stating that there would be a station in High street, Deptford ; that carriages, when crossing the street, would not proceed at more than a foot-pace, and that gates in the usual manner would he erected to prevent the possibi lity of accidents. The prospect which the construction of the rail-road bolds out of speedily lessening the navigation of the Thames by steam-vessels, to be limited to Green wich, created a feeling of great satisfaction. Mr. Hutchin son, the solicitor to the Company, said the Directors were anxious to deal in the fairest manner towards every person who might be interested in the undertaking. Meetings had been held in the various parishes through which the rail-way would pass, to give every necessary information, and, with one or two exceptions, every person who held property on the intended line had given their consent to the measure. It was also stated that application will be made next Session for a Bill to enable the Company to commence their operations, and that in a short time a general meeting of the inhabitants of Deptford and Green wich will be held on the subject. The Duke of MoDENA, it is said, refuses to admit into his presence any ladies, having dreamed that he was assassinated by a woman. The medical profession of Aberdeen are of opinion, that cholera, if contagious, is far less so than ~ i ther typhus or scarlet fever ; and they are satisfied that die disease is not communicable through a healthy person, although in close and constant attendance on a patient in cholera.— Caledonian Mercury. The Bishop of LONDON, in a late discourse delivered at St. James's Church, alluding to the subject of duelling, described the seconds as engaged " in defining the punctilios of mutual murder." A few days since, Mr. HEDDING, of Lodge Farm, Farringdon, agreeably with a dying request, was carried to his grave in a new waggon ! (which he had a short time before purchased) driven by his own carter !! The novelty of the scene attracted a large number of per sons.—Balls Herald. A Correspondent informs us, that there is at present in a Confectioner's shop, in Union-street, opposite to the Public Rooms, a black bird, with a tail perfectly white, excepting one black feather. Our Correspondent considers this rara axis, a great natural curiosity, for although a white crow has sometimes been seen, he never saw or heard of a while black bird.—Aberdeen Observer. In the notices to Correspondents of the Story Teller last week we find the following very equivo cal announcement :—" The Wife lies with the publisher." Sir GORE OUSELEY has purchased Hall Barn, near Beacothdiehi, the seat of WALLER and SACHA RISSA, and also of EDMUND BURKE, consisting of 800 acres, for which he has given 82,000/. Taller. SKETCH OF THE ARCHDUKE CHARLES or AUSTRIA.—The Archduke CHARLES is a fine military looking man ; he has the thick, haughty lip that distin guishes the house of Hapsburg, and the bivouac had left its marks upon his weather-beaten countenance. By his side, in a splendid hussar uniform, and mounted on a beautiful Arabian charger, which he sat with gallant grace, rode the young Duke de REICHSTADT, The young Axtyanax of modern Troy." An inexpressible tint of melancholy and thought was im printed on his pale and interesting countenance; but as the troops defiled past him, his look grew animated, and his bright blue eye sparkled with martial ardour. Perhaps a vein of his sire's ambition, or the recollection of his mili tary glory, which the objects around him were so fitted to recal, brightened the poor boy's saddened brow, and suf fused with conscious pride his pale cheek; for on the self same ground on which he rode, NaroLmos, reeking with the spoils of Eckmuhl and Wagram, bad twenty years before reviewed his victorious guard, and seen the Austrian empire prostrate at his feet —..Monthly Magazine, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1832. An express has arrived from Paris, bringing the Papers of Monday, and also important com mercial letters, which state that a telegraphic despatch had been received from Mons, by the Minister of War, at the close of the Bourse, announcing that a skirmish had taken place be tween the Dutch and Belgian advanced posts on Monday morning, and that the Dutch army wai expected to bombard Antwerp that day, as th 3 Prince of ORANGE and SAXE-WEIMAR, with strong reinforcements, were on th3ir march. King LEOPOLD, ill company with General GOBLET, the Minister of War, had left Brus sels for the head-quarters of the Belgian army, and hostilities might be considered as corn menced between the two Powers Orders had been sent by Marshal SOULT for the French troops to advance immediately into Belgium. Marshal GERARD was at the head quarters of the army of the north, and more troops were to join by forced marches from Lille, St. Omer, Cambrai, and Valenciennes , and a quantity of artillery from Lafere. King LOUIS PHILIPPE had held a Cabinet Council, which was expected to have caused this immediate decision, as Lord GRANVILLE had had an interview with General SEBASTIAN!. A telegraphic despatch from Cherbourg and Brest announced the sailing of the French squa dron for a British port, on its way to the Scheldt. Nothing is stated in the Ministerial Papers respecting the Duchess of BERRI having been taken. Important news was hourly expected from the seat of war. The Duke de NEmoußs was to leave Neuilly on Monday night for the army. Paris continues tranquil, and M. DUPIN was expected to arrive in the capital yesterday, when no doubt he would accept office. Reports have been current this morning that the Dutch have bombarded Antwerp ; while others assert that the Belgians commenced the attack on the citadel. However, nothing can be distinctly known till the arrival of the Dutch steamer, which is hourly expected. It will be seen by the following that a heavy cannonade was heard all day yesterday from the Dutch coast, at Dover, Deal, and other places:— " DOVER, SEPT. 25, 1832.—Since about four o'clock this morning, we have heard a very heavy distant cannonade. From the time it com menced to about eleven, it was very regular and without intermission ; but since that time it has varied ; occasionally we have heard it distinctly, with intervals during which no cannonade could be distinguished. It has created much sensa tion here, and all sorts of conjectures. The general opinion is that an attack has been made on the citadel of Antwerp, or that General Chasse has carried into effect his threat of bom barding the city. It certainly appears to come from that quarter ; and the arrival of a Bou logne packet, bringing account that no firing had been heard there, tends to confirm the suspicion as to Antwerp. The garrison of Calais marched yesterday to the Belgic frontier ; and this morning the 7th regiment of the line, quartered at Boulogne, proceeded in the same direction. If the cannonade proceeds from Antwerp, we may hourly expect important in telligence." The following is from our Correspondent:— " PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 2.5.—An Admi ralty messenger arrived here this morning, at half-past 7 o'clock a.m., having left the Admi ralty at 1 o'clock in the morning. Orders were immediately issued for Sir Pulteney Malcohn's squadron to prepare for sea, and complete their equipment for active service, and to hold them selves in readiness to leave hence at one hour's notice. Accordingly, all on board was bustle, and parties were immediately sent on shore to raise what hands they could, as the ships are short of men. The ships at Spithead are the Donegal, Vernon, and Castor. Intelligence was also received by the French Consul, M. Vandenburgh, at this port, that 13 sail of every minute, and all proper preparation has been made for their reception. The French Admiral will be saluted from each of the ships at Spithead. Up till dark the fleet have not appeared. Should they arrive in time for the present post, I will drop a line, as it is of consi derable importance at this moment." There is to be another meeting of the Mem bers of the Conference to-day, at the Foreign office ; but we do not expect that anything will then be decided upon. Yesterday it was agreed to have some conversation with Baron VON ZUYLEN, the Dutch Ambassador, preparatory to another meeting, for the purpose of explain ing to him the danger which the King of HOL LAND will incur by further resistance. The result of the interview will this clay be submitted to the Conference; It is proper to report here, that the period during which the King of BEL GIUM professed his willingness to wait for the determination of the Dutch Monarch has nearly expired, and that M. VAN DE WEYER will soon be bound, unless the King of HOL LAND should become more docile, to retract the pledge given by LEOPOLD, and call for the exe cution of the treaty of the 15th of November. Authentic accounts from Paris state, that the French army is ready to march at a moment's notice, and that a fleet has been ordered to hold itself in r ea di ne ss to join the ships whi c h, i t i s , will, I tn ) h e ai l csA i y e v to e f d t country. o ve v n er t n o m f t e h n e t, co b l e tti s n e u n e t d ou o t bs b a y - the rcent meetings of th e C on f erence i Dutch ne G e Prince LIEVEN has spoken warmly against the conduct of the King of HOLLAND. It is sus pected, however, that the other Russian Plenipo tentiary, MATUSZEWITSCII, has private instruc tions from his Court, which must destroy the effect of any declaration in favour of Belgium by Prince LIEVEN. In this dilemma, the Ultra Tories are at work to induce the KING to dictate to his Ministers a perfect system of neutrality. They have not succeeded as yet, and it is to be hoped they will fail altogether. The true policy of our Cabinet is a warm alliance with France in support of liberal institutions against the despots of the Continent. We are not, perhaps, as directly in danger from the encroachments of the Powers of the North as the French are ; but, indirectly, our best interests are equally affected with those of the French nation. The accounts received at the Foreign-office and at the Admiralty from the British officer who was sent to Oporto to watch and report the movements of the contending armies, are, we are glad to say, very favourable to Don PEDRO. They state that his cause has gained ground considerably, and that his chances of success have materially augmented. The official accounts announce the arrival of the new Consul, Colonel SORRELL. One his way to Oporto he had an interview with Sir JOHN CAMPBELL and GAS PAR TEIXEIRA, who advised him to continue his route by water, lest anything unpleasant should occur to him, and the blame fall upon the Miguelite commander. _ - The — weather at Oporto, up to the date of the last accounts, was favourable, but the autumnal rains will soon set in, and render all further ope rations on the part of the Miguelites impossible. These rains usually commence in September, but sometimes in October. Do❑ PEDRO has only to hold out until then, and his reinforce ments afterwards will gradually increase his strength, whilst that of the Usurper must neces sarily diminish, with the increasing conviction that the Constitutionalists are capable of main taining their footing. We have been favoured with the perusal of letters written by two respectable merchants in Oporto to their friends in this country, which contain some information of interest. It ap pears from them, that the statement of a Morn ing Contemporary, of considerable discontent having been manifested towards Don PEDRO, on account of the bombardment of Oporto, by the inhabitants of that city, is entirely un founded. On the contrary, the feeling in favour of the EMPEROR was rapidly increasing, and the number of volunteers and National Guard had increased to nearly 10,000 men, making the whole disposable force for the defence of the city upwards of 17,000. The bombardment had done little mischief up to the departure of the packet ; and it is remarkable, that what had been done had fallen almost exclusively upon the pro perty of Miguelites. A handsome house, be longing to GASPAR TEIXEIRA, was the first to suffer injury by the falling of a shell; and the house of another distinguished Miguelite under went a similar fate. The accounts in the Lis bon Gazette are proved by these letters to be mere inventions. In one of the attacks upon Oporto, the Miguelites are stated in the Lisbon Gazette to have had only one man killed ; whereas the fact is, that in one house alone, in Villa Nova, which they had entered for the pur pose of plunder, fifteen were killed by a party of the National Guard, who attacked them.— The reinforcement which arrived at Oporto in the London Merchant, although not very ex tensive, was gladly welcomed by the inha bitants, as it consisted entirely of veteran soldiers. They were conducted through the streets to the barracks amid loud vivas.— Provisions were still abundant, but rather dearer than they had been. The desertions from the enemy to the ranks of Don PEDRO were not considerable ; but it is certain that a great number have deserted, and retired to their homes. The amount is said by those who were best able to obtain information, to exceed 3,000. It is supposed that, but for these de sertions, the attacks upon Oporto would not have commenced so early; but it was feared that, un less something could be done immediately against the Constitutionalists, the army of Don MIGUEL would diminish rapidly. Some decision as to the modification of the French Ministry may be expected in a few days. M. DUPIN was to be in Paris on the 25th or 26th, and the questi o n was again to be dis pn...d DUPIN has declared against Ge neral SEBASTIALNi and M. MONTALIVET-- He is willing to act with the other Ministers. The objection to General SEBASTIAN) is on the score of his health. It is rumoured that the Queen of SPAIN has been acknowledged by Don CARLOS, and that the army has received orders to retire from the frontiers. Brussels Papers state, that "an estafette which the Ministers yesterday received from Ghent, brings word that the Dutch are approaching our frontiers ; the number of troops that have crossed the Scheldt, coming from Zealand, is estimated at 10,000 men. It is not a mere report circulated on 'Change, as a Morning Journal insinuates. We can answer for the arrival of the estafette." The same authorities add, that " the Duke of SAXE WEIMAR is on the extreme frontier with 12 or 15,000 men, with the intention, it is sup posed, as the latter says, of pushing on to Maestrecht."—These Papers contain no news of so recent a date as that we have received. It is quite delightful to witness the manifesta tions of the healthy political feelings which pre vail throughout England. In few places, in deed, do the electors, who have not been pre vented from registering themselves, either by po verty or fear of having their votes improperly in fluenced, appear to have fallen asleep upon the duties which have devolved upon them. They answer with alacrity when called upon by leaders in whom they have confidence ; and even in what has been considered the strong-hold of corrup tion, Cornwall, they are assembling to take mea sures to return none but liberal candidates. A sketch of the proceedings of one of their meetings will be found in another column. It was convened by Mr. PETER, the Can didate for Bodmin, who so patriotically with drew his claims upon the county at the last election, in order that the Reform interest might not be endangered. His speech contains an exceedingly fair estimate of the merits of the respective Candidates ; but very properly begs the electors to direct their attention to their past conduct. Truly it is by that alone that con formers are to be distinguished from reformers. The spirit displayed at the meeting was ex cellent. The unan i mous re solution to which it came, of going to the poll without expense to the Candidates, is one which, we hope, will be universally imitated. 44 : ---- -- _. - ?EWEN OF STOCKS TOIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 1 per Cent. Con . SI% p s % Ditto Bonds 7 pm. 3 per Cent. - South Sea Stock ...... Ditto Red shut Old Annuities shut N'ew 3% per Cent. 911.1% % New Ditto... ...... ...—...,,,.. 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 .... 2 per Cent. Ann. 1751 .... I per Cent. 1326 — Ex. Bills, X 1,000...... 16 15 pm. 114111, Long Ann. to expire Ditt o .... ; ....... 500 l7 15 pm. Jan. 5, IStio shut i Ditto Small Oct. 10, 15.59 shut i Ditto Commercial..,,.,, ~.._ pm. Jan. 5, 1560 "16 g-161 Ditto Advertis.ed _ . Pm. Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank for Account _ April 5, 1880 — India for Account. Jan. 5, 1870 — Cons. for Oct. 1 ° 9 3% 4 334 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds B9 Belgian Bonds _ _ THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLocK. ,Peruvian Bonds l O l4 Ditto Account ,Portuguese Bonds 4SI4 Ditto Account 48.4 R eg ency Scrip Ditto Account 3. 4 dis. Prussian Bonds 99 Ditto Account 7518'5 Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account... Buenos Ayres Bonds 22 Ditto Account Chilian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds ....... IDA Ditto Account 1 Ditto Account _ Ditto Bonds, 1822 lOO Russian Bonds, 1822 — Ditto Account 99 14 14 I New Loan 94 ,Spanish 130nd5,:1821 ...14%%% j Ditto Account 14 %: ( 2 1 Ditto Bonds, 1823 — Ditto Account.... ........ I 3 14 'French Rentes, sp. c. —f. —c. _--- Exchange ...... —f —c. .----fl per cent. —l" —e. -- Exchange...... --f --c. ,Dutch Scrip 42 3 ,4 2 Ditto Account 4234 2 EF - . - 2.nch Scrip 2 pin. Ditto Bonds, IfEtt Ditto Account Danish Bonds 7O Ditto Account Greek Bonds 2.2 Ditto Bonds, 1525. 26% Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 22 Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent Ditto Account 2714 Neapolitan PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO Bolanos Mining Company £lso Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O Ditto St. John Del Rey British Iron Mining Company £5O Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) 48V, English Mining Company General Mining Associati I I Real del Monte Mining C 0... . .. .. United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/ Ditto New Sciip Alliance Fire Insurance Comp Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company pm.) 40 Ino 47 1 4 354 654 20 % 24 , .V.20 214 4% £1 4 44 0 7% 44 COURSE OF EXCII Amsterdam C.F 12 6 Ditto, at sight 12 4 Rotterdam a U 12 6 Antwerp 12 8 Hamburg M.B. 14 0 Altona l4 01 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 8.5 Ditto 2 U. 26 10 Bordeaux 26 15 Berlin Frank fort on Maine, Ex. M. 1541 Petersburg!), ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective 0. 2 M. 10 13 Trieste do 10 14 Madrid 3si Cadiz 35,4 Bilboa 35% Barcelona 3 5 14 Seville 35 4, Gibraltar 47Y2 NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 473 Genoa °t3 5 Venice 47 Malta 46 Naples . 4O Palermo per oz. 120 Lisbon Oporto 4 7 3,4 Rio Janeiro 98% Bahia 32 Buenos Ayres — Dublin, 21 clays' sight l% Cork l% BULLION, PER OZ. X. E. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silver bars. standard 0 0 0 BOROUGH OF LAMBETH. AT a numerous and highly respectable MEETING of the ELECTORS of the BO ROUGH of LAMBETH, held at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, SAMUEL PALMER, Esq., in the Char; 1. Proposed by H. WARBURTON, Eq., s3conded • by Sir WILLIAM INGILBY, Bart., M.P., Resolved uninimously—That this Meeting, sensible of the deep importance attaching to an honest and unbiased exercise of the Elective Franchise, which the recent mea sures of Parliamentary Reform have confided to them and their fellow-burgesses, have heard read with peculiar plea sure the f .Ilowing passage in an Address:— TO THE ELECTORS OF THE METROPOLITAN BO ROUGH OF LAMBETH, DATED BAYON'S MA NOR, lgrii SEPTEMBER, 1832, AND SIGNED CHARLES TENNYSON, NAMELY- " Called forward by a generous demonstration in my behalf, it would be peculiarly unbecoming if I should by any coalition ac quire support not spontaneously offered me, and attempt to transfer in exchange for it the votes of others, which neither are nor ought to be at my disposition. I stand therefore singly be fore you, dependent altogether upon your opinion of my fitness for your service." 2. Proposed by BENJAMIN WOOD, E•q., seconded by Mr. BLAKE. Resolved unanimously—That declarations of this kind, thus solemnly recorded, give to the Right Hon. Gentle man additional claims upon the entire confidence and warm support of this Meeting, and of the independent Electors of Lambeth generally, who are determined to respond to such constitutional doctrine in a manner becoming a power ful, intelligent, and independent community. 3. Proposed by Mr. HOULBROOK, seconded by Mr. PROCTER, Resolved unanimously—Therefore, that this meeting strenuous exertions on Mr. Tennyson's behalf as shirt ren der his return a memorable proof of the triumph of those principles which recommend him to our choice, and which can alone secure the permanent liberty, prosperity, and happiness of the British people. 4. Proposed by Mr. CUNDY, seconded by J. H. BAR- Row, Esq. Resolved unanimously—That this Afeetiog congratulate the Electors of the Borough upon the great and unex ampled support hitherto experienced by the District Com mittees on their canvass, which leaves no doubt of a triumphant issue to their labour. _ _ _ 4. Proposed by D. RICHARDSON, Esq., seconded by 11. WARBURTON, Esq., M.P. _ _ _ Resolved—That in the opinion of this meeting it is the duty of the people of England to return their Members to Parliament free of expense, as the best means of securing honest and independent representatives ; and that, ac tuated by those sentiments, a public subscription be en tered into to enable the electors of the new borough to re turn the Right Hon. Charles Tennyson to Parliament upon such principles—an example which it is hoped will be followed throughout the country ; and that a subscrip tion for this purpose be entered into. SAMUEL PALMER, Chairman. (i. Proposed by Mr. FRIEN DS, seconded by H. WARBUR TON, Esq., M.P., and resolved unanimously, - That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Chair man for his conduct in the chair, and for the ability dis played by him in conducting the business of the meeting. QIR WALTER SCOTT. A copious MEMOIR of the AUTHOR OF WA VERLEY, interspersed with Extracts from Unpublished Letters, &c. By ALLAN CUNNINGHAM, Will appear in the ATHENAEUM of Saturday, Oct. 6, being written expressly for that Paper. *.* The ATHENJEUM, price FOURPENCE, is the LARGEST LITERARY PAPER, and, to ensure delivery, orders in the Country must be given AT ONCE. Agents for Scotland : W. Tait, '7B, Princes-street, Edinburgh ; Atkinson, Glasgow. Ireland : Johnson and Co. Eden Quay, Dublin. America : Peabody and Co. New York. THE PENNY NATIONAL LIBRARY. 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COUNCIL OFFICE, WHIT,EILILL.—(THIS DAY,) D AILY REPORT of C HOLERA CASES, New Cities in Great Britain reported this day ?37 DeAths ........................................... ..• 86 Recoveries 279 (Signed) WM. RIACLEAN, Secretary. 'We understand that the bridge over the Spey is in such a state of forwardness, that the mails will be conveyed across by the beginning of next month. In Nov. the bridge will be wholly eompleted.—Aberdeen Obsv. EAST-INDIA HOUSE.-(THIS DAV.) This morning a Quarterly General Court of the P r° prietors of East-India Stock was held in the Court-room The Chair was taken at 12 o'clock by R. G. RavgNso ,ll ; Esq., when the minut es o f th e l as t C our t were re ad s° confirmed. The CHAIR MAN then laid on the table c opies of correspondence between the Court of Directors and I t ' Commissioners of India affairs respecting Juries in Ind° a list of superannuations granted during the year to ' 1 :, vents of the Company in England ; and a series of psr connected with the College. The CHAIRMAN also announced that the address age, to at the last speci a l meeting bad b een p resen ted W Majesty, and was most graciously received. Mr. POYNDER wished to ask whether any or what pr gress had been made by the Directors towards abolisbio that tax on idolatry which was levied on the car of Jul gernaut. The CHAIRMAN said the only information upon t t i subject which he had to g i ve was , th a t th e que stion trr still under the serious consideration of the Court and It ; Commissioners. • A PROPRIETOR wished to set the gentleman right• seemed to assume, that the practice be complained of 1 0 been reprobated by a Court of Proprietors. Such not the fact. Neither in his opinion would the abaliti?o, of that tax tend in the slightest degree to do away o ' l° Hindooissn, but would merely throw snore power i t° the hands of the Brahmins. Mr. POYNDER was perfectly aware the question not been settled by a Court, nor had he assumed th' it had, as he might have done, fur he br merely withdrawn his motion upon the dear ond el :, standing that the Court of Directors would give P' subject their most earnest attention. Learning, a s he di' that it was still under their consideration, be was quite cti ° tent yet to leave it there for a short time. He was 1 1° fectly aware that he had the Directors with him both 01 that question and that of the suttee, and if the Lord spar' him, he would accomplish the abolishment of both. Mr. LOWNDES then rose, and went into one of 9 ', rambling speeches. He said he for one did not car e farthing for the British public. He was against the Jug gernaut system, but as to the wo r shippi ng o f id o ls, CO we be astonished at it in the ignorant natives of 1 04 when the people of this country for the last six mod ° had shown themselves such infatuated and blind wo eshir j pers of that great bear, the public Press. If you 01 1 i missionaries to India, you will los e it,—.they raise a flame as they lately did in the West Indi' s The Gentleman then got into a long an d Of, bling abuse of the edit o r s of the Pr es s, a nd comparative merits of a report of an accident at mersmith as it appeared in the Times and Morsi f4 l Post, when Mr. LUSH spoke to order. The entertainment i tsj very good, but that was not the proper place for it. I , The CHAIRMAN was about to put the question of au journment, when Mr. POYNDER sa id h e h a d one more quest i on to 11-4 . , He wished to k now th e resu lt o f any measures 0 1 ', by the Court for th e a pp o i n t men t o f t wo su ff ragan Bisilq for India. The CHAIRMAN could give no information on the se tt ject, nor did he think it was a proper question. No el" pointment could be made without an Act of Parliatnenr' e A PROPRIETOR said such an appointment bad be 1,0 negatived by a former Court, and ought not now to been revived. Mr. POYNDER said, the question had not been Deg!' tived—he had withdrawn his motion upon an tld' standing. Mr. LGWNDES was very anxious to address the qtr once more, but was stopped. He then supposed he w not to be heard because he would not bow down and ship the Directors, nor care a pin for one of them. t The CHAIRMAN cut the Hon. P r opri e t or s ho r t by 0 3° ing an adjournment, which was carried. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS D-Or FROM LLOYD'S DEAL, SEPT. 25.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived from td II river and remains, the Henry, Porcher, for New Sol e , Wales. Sailed the Camden, Clayton, for New South Ws GLOSTER, SEPT. 24.—Arrived the Superb, Beck, if' Memel. NEWRY, SEPT. 24.—Arrived the Hutchinson, SPv and Elder, Taddy, from Quebec. ' • SHIELDS, SEPT. 24.—Arrived the Argus, Lang lY ! from Gaspe ; Corinthian, Yorston, from Archangel. 0, Hum., Stvr. 24.—Arrived the Sarah a n d Blob:, Tather, from Greenland ; Dani e l Wh ee l er , Wh arton , f St. Petersburgh ; and T em p es t, Oli v i e, from Archang el ' , LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 24.—The Dori s , f rom Wl lO l, which was on shore near Mockbeggar, has b een got and brought into dock. 11 0 HAVANNAH, AUG. 7.—The Andes and James 135 1 ,,,1 arrived from Liverpool, having foul bills of health ; must perform 40 days' quarantine, and have their ow fumigated. Arrivals at New York—Victoria, Carr, Andronlic Hunter, and John and Margaret, Stampluchey, from don ; Peru, Hammond, Ann, Coffin, America, P and Orbit, Page, from Liverpool ; Emily, Keppler Woodman, Trupp, from Bristol ; Norah, M'Donald, Camillus, Nevin, from the Clyde. HOSTILITIES COMMENCED. Extract from the Agent to Lloyd's at Deal, dated S e t) 25.—" A heavy and irregular firing on the opposite has been heard here, commencing early last evening► : if early this morning, and continued until this afternoo o ► ,, J, ring most of which time a light air and wind pref.' from the eastward, and occasionally calm." THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 Ci(,i, This day has produced most important events. 01 letter at Lloyd's, from their agent at D ea l, corroborate pt statement in the Morning Journals of heavy and irrehl i o firing having been heard there from the opposite coa" 00 1 the evening and early in the morning, and co n tinuing ü b o, the 25th in the afteroon. We also hear that a letter o' been received at Harwich to the same purpo r t ; the fit 1 :0 1 supposed to be the bombardment of Antwerp by Ge_dl Chasse. As yet we are left in the dark who comma hostilities, and all that we can say on th e su bj ec t a t P off is, that the above account of the bomb ar d ment o f Ant 04 1 does not gain credit in the City, as take it which wall e e will, the distance from Antwerp to Calais is 100 tW eiti as well as from Harwich. This is the argument of our h , o l) politicians and the St oc k E xchange gentleman, W ho , that a cannonade cannot be heard 100 miles off eve° wind be favourable ; but this important event w i t .„tdi cleared up in a f ew h ours b y the arrival of the 11 " I steamer. ; of t! A The next acco un t i s a l so o f great i mportance; it b general attack mad e on th e li nes o f O porto on t h e 19; jc/ which Don Miguel's troops were repulsed with greay of men, and his squadron was obliged to take abe lte ,o Cadiz, purs ue d by D on P e d re ' s squa d ron . There are O t some doubts thrown at Lloyd's on this i n formational) understand no account has been received at Ll o yd'sC i Yarborough's arrival at Cowes, but p er h aps h e ai d ation was sent by an express. arrive there until after the post l e fr, and the above l a t • If It is reported that Government h ave rece i ve d o fficly cou nts of the death of the King o f S pa i n, and hi s daag having been proclaimed Queen. TIIF FUNDS. The City this morni- • _.)e _.ng has been in great agita , the accounts received from our coast and from Ca1 01 ::1,; heavy firing having been heard from the opposite I ?: also of the marching of the French troops from C 3lsi k ilf, Bolougne; as well ashy the news from Oporto of the ',14 of Don Miguel to take Oporto. All this has not O A P , ' effect on the Funds,which opened at the price they tie 83 ; went up to 83i 84; at present they are 83i ' o ot l with little doing. It is reported that the French come per cent. higher. a l di' . In the F ore i gn Market, Portuguese scrip is 4 to" count. i ds , 11ALF-PAST 0 1 :„0 0 ,, Up to the present hour we continue in the is; certainty in respect to the firing heard on the e° 49 a f sw, is now reported that it took place in consequenc e - Ott anniversary of the Belgian independence, and the sis heard was from the batteries of Ostend.; Ol e( ' anxious expectation of the arrival of the ()Avid OP which ought to have arrived before this. OW re We hear that orders have been giv e n to our .he p Oporto to cross the bar, and enter the river for 1 ' 00 tection of English property there. the C rc o o l u s 34 In the Foreign Market Dutch Stock has rece de " y 8 Stocks bu y a r r s Account. e atT h e r e i s i e e n a t v cent. Portuguese Scrip 3i. discount. Cg THREE 0' ei - lower. or bt / o_ 3 l l per Consols 834 for Account. CLOSING PRICES.—FOUR O'CLOCIC• 6 9 Consols .. Ditto for Account 84 Greek ............... Brazilian Bonds M ex i c an ............ Buenos Ayre , — Peruvian ...... ••• 9 9 Chilian Ditto Russian ..... ...... 141 Columbian 1824 10i Spanish .......... 4