The Sun. — London, England, 1832-08-22 00:00:00

IJAMEURGII PAPERS. COPENHAGEN, AUGUST I " experienced men " have now completed their general discus sions, and chosen from among their number a com mittee to draw up a report to the King. The English ship of the line Talavera has passed El-inure, on its return from St. Petersburgh to Lon don. On its voyage out, it did not salute the iortress of Kronenburgh ; now, however, it saluted the fort, both by firing its guns and by hoisting the Danish colours, and excused the first omission by alleging that the English were not accustomed to salute when under sail. An English General of the name of Peachy, with two aides-de-camp, is said to have spent some time here. In the month of June 1,411 ships passed through the Sound. On the whole, there have passed through, in the first six months of this year, only 5,572 ships which is fewer by 1,606, than in the first half of 1831. MOiteH, AUG. 4.—Our journals now speak twat%) frequently of Prince Otho's accession, which f* now finally egreed upon. The Greek Counsellor Artemond, Who a few days ago had an audience of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, is still here. Col. Trtntine is gone with despatches to Greece, pro bably with the news of the acceptance of the Throne. X. most melancholy event has been the general subject of conversation to-day. M. Von Knopp, Councillor of State, who had taken the office of Minister of the Interior, during the absence of Prince Van Wallerstein, in a sudden determination of the blood to the head, gave himself a wound in the throat, which was followed by immediate death. It is supposed that excessive labour in his official duties had long endangered his health. His loss is universally regretted, as he enjoyed the greatest re spect on account of his character and abilities. HANOvER, AUG. 13.—The two Chambers conti nue to discuss, at great length, the several articles of the constitutional law submitted to them in the name of the King. The harvest in this country is more abundant than it has been for many years, and the farmers look for better times. BERLIN, AUG. 13.—The last cholera patient at Erfurt recovered on the Bth inst. HAMBUGH, AUG. 1 6.—Travellers, who arrived on the 11th at Emerich, from Cologne, report that Vie cholera has broken out in the latter city. The cholera has also lately appeared at Doberran, on which her Majesty the Queen of Bavaria, and the other visitors, left that watering place; but his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg remained. FROM THE MAINE, AUG. 11.—The booksellers of Frankfort, when they receive books in the Ger man language, not printed in the States of the Con federation, must now give notice to the police, and ask permission to sell them. CHRISTIANIA, AUG. 10.—From the accounts of his Majesty's journey hither, we learn, that on the 23d ult., he arrived at the Swedish fortress building at Wanar, where he was received with great pomp, under a triumphal arch ; on the 24th he reviewed the works, and expressed his entire satisfaction with the part already completed. He laid the first stone of one of the columns, and gives the DPW fortress the name of Karlsborg. Oa the road to Wenersborg, where he arrived on the 25th, in the evening, his Majesty had stopped several times to receive depu tations from the neighbouring villages, who came to thank him for local and individual favours, as well as for all general advantages arising from the incessant and paternal attention of his Majesty to the preser vation of the public health, the encouragement of agriculture, and the relief of the poor. All assured him, that but for the relief he had afforded them, many inhabitants and their families would have been exposed to all kinds of distress. On the whole journey the King had the pleasure of seeing that there was every prospect of a good harvest. On the 27th his Majesty came into Norway, over the Soinesund, and was received by the Norwegian 111i nister of State, who had preceded him, and ex pressed the pleasure of the people at seeing his Ma jesty once more among them. His Majesty was every where received with enthusiasm, and a series of festivities accompanied him till he arrived here. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. Ilemnutte, AUG. 1'7.-13 14 ; two months, 13 13. STOCKHOLM, AUG. 10.—Seventy-five days, 13. 46. BRLMEN, AUG. 14.—Two months, 61S. BERLIN, Auc. 14.—Three months, 6. '2974. —Hamburg Papers, August 17. HAMBURG, .AUG. I 7.—BORSEN-lIA LI,E, HALF PAST Two O'CLOCK.--Scarcely any thing doing in the corn market. From the 4th to the Ilth inst. 82 cargoes of corn passed the Sound, of which 9 were bound to British, and 43 to Dutch porte. The prices of stock were lower to-day, but very little doing. Discount, 21 per cent. End of August. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent CA% Anglo-Russian Loan Haiiiburg, 3 per cent. Russian Inscription, 5 per cent. Ditto ditto, 1831 Polish Bonds ll2 Prussian Bonds 1832 lO4 Austrian Bank Shares 1137 Ditto Metalliques New Austrian 4 Der Cents. 76,A AN UNEQUAL EXCHANGE.—As the Wel lington coach was on i a way from Leeds to this city, on Wednesday last, the di iver overtook a man on the road in a " shocking bad hat." The stranger requested to be taken upon the coach, stating that he bad been robbed of his hat by two men, who, out of compassion, he had treated with a pint of ale, and who, in return for his kind ness, took his own respectable-looking castor, and left him the paddy-like tile which covered his caput in its stead. The man was taken up, and after a short time the thieves were overtaken, one of them having got over the hedge, and was in a situation which did not admit of either retreat or defence. The stolen property was upon his head, and the guard and the traveller having both dis mounted, besides obliging him to uncover before tbrm, they administered a severe corporeal chastisement, and left the rogue to ruminate on the danger of carrying on the exchange business upon such unequal terms.— Glasgow Herald. MANY A SLIP 'MIXT THE CUP AND THE tir.—A few days ago a young fellow was brought before the Magistrates to give , urety for his appearance at the Sessions in a case of bastardy. JOHNNY allowed he might be the father of the child of which the young wo man was pregnant; but not having sureties at com mand, the Bench made out an order for his committal.— This step being taken, and JOHNNY being committed to "durance vile," our overseer, Mr. HARPER, doubtless began to calculate to a nicety the future expense the parish would be run to for " gin for the wet-nurse, baby linen for the child, pap daily for ditto," and many other little items too numerous to be mentioned here. Some nego tiation ensued with the prisoner, who, we suppose, in order to get out of confinement, consented to barter his future liberty by marrying the young female in question. The next day was fixed for the nuptial ceremony, and never was there so happy a man as our worthy overseer on the morning of this day,—he actually felt more delight than the bridegroom. The bride was ordered to prepare herself immediately, a licence was obtained, and the chari table parson promised to tie the gordian knot. Friday morning came, and with it a hot broiling sun. The bride was dressed in her best, and the overseer took an early breakfast so as to he in time to lead the happy couple to the Hymeneal altar ; and i n ord e r to avoid the possibility of a mishap, the parson must needs be called upon on the way to the church to r , mind his Reverence of the engage ment. The reader will understand that the Rev. Gen tleman's mansion lies betwixt the prison and the church, When the parson was being called, the loving voting couple were of necessity left alone for an instant in the public street ; and no sooner was the overseer's bick turned, than off set the bridegroom—'‘ off like a hare from the hounds started he,"—as fast as his legs would carry him. The bride fainted ; but not so the alarmed overseer. No sooner was he aware of the circumstance, than he commenced a chase after his runaway. But who ever heard of a portly overseer outstripping in a race a half-starved labourer ? Mr. HARPER ran, aye, and cried out too, but all to no purpose. Those who knew how matters stood, suffered ti e fugitive to pass by unmolested, perhaps rejoicing at his escape from a heartless scheme of tying together for life two fellow-creatures who bear no affection to each other ; whilst others replied to the angry invectives of the pur suer, " why you never told me to stop him till he was gone by." Although the hunt was persevered in for some time with great spirit, despite the odds against the pursuer, we are gratified to report that the fugitive escaped, and got clear away.—Brighton Guardian. • LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1832. We have received, by an express from Fal mouth, accounts from Oporto, dated the 15th instant. It will be seen that up to that time no affair of great importance had occurred. The following is an extract from one of our letters:— " OPORTO, AUG. 15. " The constitutional army has been slightly thinned in numbers by a gallant affair on the 6th inst., to which, although a retreat upon Oporto was rendered necessary by the misconduct of an indivi dual, we may give the name of victory. On the 6th inst., in consequence of information that the cavalry of Don Miguel's army, near Oporto, was only waiting for an opportunity of joining Don Pedro, it was resolved to send a portion of the con stitutional army (3,000 strong) to attack a division rf the enemy in its position a few leagues distant. This was done; and, after a very spirited affair, in which the Constitutionalists displayed great valour, the enemy was driven from his position, with con siderable loss to him, and but little to the Consti tutionalists. Had things remained thus, all would have been well; but, unfortunately, in the ardour of pursuit, Pedro's troops were drawn into the open country, and finding themselves suddenly surrounded by the main body of the enemy, a bat talion of the Cavadores was seized with panic, aid threw the Constitutionalists into confusion. A re treat upon Oporto was therefore rendered neces sary, and it was effected •n good order ; but not, I regret to say, without the previous loss of upwards of 70 killed, and double that number wounded, among whom were several officers. The Pedro party also lost two field-pieces. The blame of this unfortunate result to a very brilliant day is chiefly ascribed to the Captain of the Cacadores, who has been ordered for trial by court-martial. None of the cavalry came over, as was expected. " The Emperor is very indignant at the conduct of the officer in question; but he does not regard the affair as a failure, and still appears confident of mic e: ss. He is indefatigable in his exertions to fortify Oporto, and prepare means for attack and defence. He rises early in the morning, visits the barracks, inTects the men, then works with his Ministers, and in the evening usually rides out with a cavalry officer, on another visit of inspection. Were all like him, Miguel would not be quite so secure in Lisbon. The neighbourhood of Oporto is much infested by guerillas. They are not in numerous bands, and never dare to fight openly. They commit robberies and outrages of the worst description, and are the fit instruments of the bigotted priesthood by whom they are set on. The people of Oporto, dreading reprisals, have not yet shown themselves so openly in favour of Pedro as they will do when they know that by his excellent arrangements they shall be safe from attack. There is a good show of volunteers, however, already. Pedro only wants 2,000 good cavalry to render success certain. " We have been threatened here with blockade by Don Miguel's squadron, and, indeed, it has shown itself. Blockade, however, is out of the question. On the evening of the 10th Sartorius fell in with the frigate, and poured three broadsides into her. He subsequently attacked the Don John, and succeeded in destroying her main top-mast. This is all for the present. Since the 10th they have been looking at each other. They are now about five leagues from the city. Sartorius finds the Don John too heavy for him, and does riot take into consideration that she is rotten and ill-manned. If Cochrane was here he would soon give an ac count of the enemy. Sartorius is too prudent, and his officers are disgusted with his want of energy. He may be right, however, in the end, in his plan of cutting off the enemy in detail. Let us hope that he will be so. The loss on board the Constitutional squadron, from the different skirmishes, is very trifling—not more than 7 or 8 killed. " Accounts are to be sent off this day by the British Consul to his Government. They will not differ much, I presume,from those which I send you." The following are some further particulars from Oporto Papers : OPORTO. (From Nos. 24, 25, and 26, of the ChronicaConstitu clonal Do Porto of the 11th, 13th, and 14th August ) OPORTO, Auc. 11.—(No. 24.)—Yesterday evening, at 7 o'clock, the brig of her moat faithful Majesty, the Twenty-third of July, of 20 guns, captain —, and the Literal, of 10 guns, captain Amanal, passed the bar of Oporto to join the liberating squadron. On the 6th, in the evening, the brig Andaz, of the Miguelite squadron, entered the Tagus, pierced with balls, one side beaten in, pursued to the bay of Cascaes by the Eugenia schooner, captain Jenkins, of the liberating squadron. The Government ordered the city to be illuminated for this defeat, as, on the 17th of August, 1829, it ba , l the inyudence to celebrate the disgrace which it had suf fered by its loss and defeat in the Villa da Praia. Such are the tactics of tyrannical and immoral Govern ments ; he who loses, triumphs ; the hypocrite is called religious; the virtuous man, faithful to his oath, is a re bel ; and robbers, assassins, and traitors are the friends of the throne and the altar ! (From No. 25.) OPORTO, AuG. 13.—Yesterday we announced in an extraordinary number, that on the 10th, Vice-Admiral Sartorius began to engage the enemy's squadron, and that the action was renewed in the night of the 11th ; that the Dong - ohn VI. suffered much damage, for which reason it was surrounded by the rest of the enemy's ships, perhaps in order to return to the Tagus ; and that the Vice-Admiral of the Queen's squadron hoped decidedly to beat the enemy's force. We now add from the despatch which the Government received, that the Don John VI., besides the damages which are tnentionrd, had the main top mast broken, which threw the crew into great con fusion. It is said that the enemy's frigate, the Doura dinha, was nearly disabled. On these circumstances, Sartorius founded his hopes of totally defeating the enemy's force ; and if we add to this the fact of the re inforcement of three men-of-war and a large steam- boat, which he must have received, there is little doubt but that, with the aid of God, we shall obtain a complete victory. We will add, without, however, affirming the facts to be certain, that, through channels which we have hitherto found correct, we have heard that Almeida and Lamego have risen in favour of the Constitutional Government of the Queen. The possibility of these facts does not insure their reality, and we wait for the confirmation of them. - (From No. 26.) OPORTO, Auc. 14.—We are authorised to state that kis Imperial Majesty the Duke of Braganza and the Mini ster of Marine have received despatches, dated yesterday, from Vice-Admiral Sartorius, in which he informs them, that in the action which took place in the night of the 11th there were only two men kil'ed and two wounded on board of the Rainha de Portugal frigate; and on board the Donna Maria one killed and four wounded ; and that the ships have sustained no damage whatever ; that he had ordered the Conde de Villa Flor brig to rally the remainder of the men-of-war; that as soon as they were all united he might immediately attack the enemy and give him the decisive blow ; that, assisted by the two steam boats, he thought to attack the enemy with the two irigates, if the calm should favour him. The Vice-Admiral highly extols the courage, the good spirit, and enthusiasm manifested by the crews. _ _ We are very happy to communicate to the public this agreeable news, and to show that the probability of con. quering is on our side, since the valour which our men have shown, and the cowardice of the enemy, are evident, since, with seven men of war, they did not venture to at. tack one large ship and one frigate. Let us hope that we shall soon sing the song of triumph. These papers contain no account whatever of or from the army. The official part states that, on the 10th, 11th, and 13th, Don Pedro left the Palace, at an early hour, to inspect the works carrying on for the defence of the city, with which he was fully satisfied, as they will render the place secure against every attack. An advertisement from the Minister of Finance calls on all persons who have delivered to the Commissariat provisions, tcc. for the liberating army, and who have not yet been paid for the same, to appear without delay at the Com missariat-office, where they will receive the amount due to them. The following letter was received this morn ing from the Agent to LLOYD'S, at Oporto, dated August 14, two o'clock, P.M.:— " Don Miguel's squadron, consisting of Don John the Sixth, and six other vessels, is now about six miles to the northward of the bar, and about a league to the wind ward is Admiral Sartorius, with his own and another frigate, and the Ramona steamer. The latter is watch ing the motions of the former until his other vessels join him, which, it is supposed, they will do in the course of this day or to• morrow. " The Twenty•third of July, mounting 20 guns, com manded by Captain Morgan, and the Liberal, of 10 guns, sailed from off the bar on the evening of the 10th inst. to join Admiral Sartorius off Lisbon. The next day a steamer was sent in to inform them that Don Miguel's squadron had sailed, and that the Admiral was hovering about it. Others were expected to join the Admiral to day or to morrow, es before stated. " Every thing is in perfect tranquillity, but we are all, however, in painful anxiety ; for it is apprehended that Don Miguel's troops will in a day or two make a despe rate attack in two or three quarters. " The Malta packet Alban, steamer, came in at 5 this morning, and is to sail at 8 to-morrow morning. " The City of Edinburgh steamer came in this morn ing at 6. Lett Admiral Sartorius three hours before. A report just come up that another steamer w as o ff the bar, supposed to be the Falmouth picket, bound to Lisbon." 1. An express from Paris has been received this morning. We learn that a telegraphic despatch had arrived from Bayonne, announcing the same information which we have already received from Oporto. The Miguelist and Carlist party i n Paris pretend that they are certain of success, as Don PEDRO'S forces were too small. The constitutional party are equally warm, as Don PEDRO has money, and numerous friends at Coimbra and Lisbon, who are ready to join him, and that this affair is only a ruse de guerre to try the firmness of the tyrant's troops. A few days will determine it. The French Papers of Monday contain no news of importance, and are nearly filled with remarks res pecting the attack made on the King of HUNGARY, son of the Emperor of AUSTRIA, on the 9th inst., and the present state of Germany and Belgium. The Carlist papers make out that this attack is only the forerunner to a more serious plot against the Holy Alliance; whilst the opposite party treat such an attempt as the action of a madman. Paris remained perfectly tranquil, and the Funds steady. The cholera had nearly subsided. The Morning Chronicle of to-day has a long, rambling, grumbling, obscure, inconclusive, leading article, of three columns, devoted to abuse of Lord ALTHORP, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, and the Reform Bill !! ! A leading article of three ponderous columns was of itself a curiosity ; but we confess, that had it appeared in a paper for the opinions of which we had less respect than we have for those of the Chronicle, we should have lost the still greater curiosity of its contents. They consist, as we have already said, of some thing like a general attack upon the Reform Bill and its supporters, but it is more particularly directed against the clauses of the Bill affecting the scot and lot voters. We confess that there are hardly half a dozen consecutive sentences which we have been able to comprehend ; but as the following quotation of Lord ALTHORP'S answer to Mr. DUN COMBE, and the comment upon it, is in a more tangible shape than any other part of our co temporary's lucubrations, we give it. We begin with Lord ALTHORP'S opinion of the manner in which the Reform Bill affects the scot and lot voters ; he says, " that according to the old law they were bound to pay their rates up to the day of election. They would now have to pay their rates to the 31st of July, which was con sidered the day of election." Upon this the Chronicle remarks, " this is correct, but it does not follow that it is of little or no consequence to the elector whether the day for payment of rates was the day of election, or the 31st of July ; and in any other place, and amongst other persons, such an inference would seem very strange in deed. This fiction of the 31st of July being the day of election is in keeping with most other legal and parliamentary fictions, and, like them, dreadfully mischievous. By the custom at least, any voter who should pay all rates due before the day on which the next election com menced, whether in December, 1832, or in July, 1833, would be entitled to vote at the election. By the new law he would not be en titled to vote in December, 1832, nor at any time before the 31st July, 1833, even if he had paid all rates due at these periods, and yet had not paid the Midsummer rate due in 1832, before the 31st July, 1832 ; for the name of no one can be placed in the first List of Re gistration under the Act, unless he had paid all rates due on or before the 31st day of July, 1832 ; and if his name is not on this list, he cannot vote until a new list shall have been made on the 31st July, 1833. The condition of the elector is then not the same, but is materially and injuriously changed. Yet Lord ALTHORP coolly remarks, that all the difference is in the day on which the rates were to be paid ; the Noble Lord did not see that this change, so unimportant in his view of the matter, would disfranchise, at the least, two thirds of all the electors in scot and lot boroughs." As far as any meaning at all can be gathered from this commentary, it complains of the great hardship to which a scot and lot voter is subject by being obliged to pay his rates before the 31st of July, instead of before the day of election. We are as much at a loss as was Lord ALTHORP to see the dreadful mischiefs which must result from this alteration ; and that it will cut off a source of bribery, which has been anything but neglected in elections hitherto, cannot be denied. Does the Chronicle think that the excitement of an election, and the fears of the candidates of losing it, are circum stances which are less likely to lead to the pay ment of the rates by candidates, than the com parative calm which is likely to be found at a fixed period of registration, without any view to an immediate object ? We cannot exactly make out whether the Chronicle means to complain of sufficient time not having been given to electors to pay up their rates before the last day of July ; but putting aside the fact that it has been known from the beginning that such a condition would be required, nearly two months elapsed from the passing of the Bill to the 31st ult. Be sides, whatever may be the effect of this provision for the present moment, it is , clear that it will not, in many cases, press so inconveniently upon an honest scot and lot voter, wishing to pay his rates out of his own pocket, as the old custom did, and for this reason —by the old custom of scot and lot boroughs, all the rates due at the time of the election were required to be paid up ; and as the period of elections was generally uncertain, a voter might be suddenly called upon, at a short notice, to pay up all his arrears. This cannot happen at present, for the period is fixed ; and although the election may take place seven or eight months afterwards, the voter is not called uFon, under the e xcitement of the moment, and perhaps the temptation of an offer from a candidate to assist hi m , to pay the rates then due, as a condition precedent to voting. Scarcely a week passes but some police office or other furnishes proofs of the mischievous ef fects produced by the doctrines of the Millena rians. Wherein lies the fascination of these doctrines, we cannot, for the life of us, make out. They put forth r.o appeal to the reason ; they take no hold of the passions ; they have nothing in common with the imagination, for however wild and unregulated this may be, still it cannot subsist on air; like the body it must have some sort of nutritious food to live on. The Millenarian doctrines have none of these recommendations; they are mere nonentities, yet, despite such singular disqualifications, are at this present moment making no slight pro gress in society. We suppose because they are incomprehensible and appeal to the gul libility of John Bull. It is not a month since two people were brought up to a police-office for creating a disturbance in the fields near Battle-bridge, and on being called on for their defence, made answer that they were preaching. the Millennium ! Last week two more individuals applied at the same office for directions how to regain, one his purse, and the other his pocket-book. When asked by the Magistrate under what circum stances they had been robbed of these things, the reply was pretty nearly the same as in the former instance,—they had been listening to a field-preacher on the Millennium! Yesterday, a third sample of this infatuation occurred, wherein a respectable gentleman, having changed breeches with an Irishman in St. Giles's, gave as a reason for such conduct, that he was a believer in the Millennium ! By what process of logic he was reconciled to this behaviour ; how he came to connect the end of all things with a pair of fustian breeches, which, it should seem, had neither beginning nor end, and therefore bore a far closer resemblance to eternity than to the Millennium, we cannot possibly say. Such, however, was the fact. The gen tleman was a believer in Mr. IttviNG's doctrine, therefore—he gave away his small clothes! He opined that the end of all things was at hand, therefore—he stripped himself to his shirt ! Strange infatuation ! But what have those men to answer for, who, well versed in Scripture, well read, well educated, and, we believe, otherwise well intentioned, can delibe rately fly in the face of common sense (we might almost add, of common honesty), and task their utmost powers to bring about and multiply such exhibitions ? Mr. IRVING (for he is the great, acknowledged Apostle of the Millenarians) has really much to answer for. He has made as many fools within the last few years as the Duke of WELLINGTON has made Reformers. Yesterday he was all for the Unknown Tongues. To-day, he patronizes the Millennium. Possibly to-morrow he may ride some fresh hobby—if so, we trust he will have discretion enough to keep it to himself. There are so many fools and madmen in the world already, that Mr. IRVING would be far better employed in striving to dimi ; nish than to multiply the breed. The Belgian Minister, M. VAN DE WEYER, has positively refused to attend any meeting of the Conference, or to listen to any proposal, which has not for its basis the immediate evacu ation of Antwerp. The Count de FLAHAULT has arrived in London, and transacted business with the French Ambassador, M. de MAREUIL. The object of M. de FLAHAULT'S visit has not yet transpired. M. DUPIN still refuses to accede to the terms proposed to him by LOUIS PHILIPPE, anti it is thought that M. BIGNON will enter the Cabi net on the conditions refused by M. DUPIN. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The only arrival this morning is the Albion steamer from Oporto, which sailed on the 15th instant. She brings but few letters, one of which we have been fa voured with : " OFORTO, A cc. 14.—We are blockaded by land and by sea, both to the north and south. Don Pedro's squa dron, under Sartorius, with that of Don Miguel's, are off our bar. We are persuaded they will soon come to blows; as to the result, I make no doubt it will be in our favour, and on which depends the fate of our unfortunate country." It is evident that Sartorius cannot risk at present an engagement with Don Miguel's squadron, owing to the heavy metal which the Don John carries; likewise his force is very itsf , rior in number of ships. No doubt, when he is reinforced by the vessels from off Oporto, his endeavours will be to cripple or cut off some of Don Aliguel's squadron before he makes a serious attack upon them. The above information has bad a material effect on the Portuguese Regent Scrip, which is at 6 per cent. discount. THE FUNDS. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off at yesterday, 8311 for the Account, with little or no thing doing as yet. The Portuguese merchants and the public are anxiously waiting for the result of the operation of the hostile aqua. drone off Oporto. In the Foreign Market nothing doing except in Por tuguese Scrip, 6 per cent. discount. We understand, when the steamer left Oporto, men, women, and children were employed digging the trenches round Oporto, as Don Aliguel's troops were drawing their lines closer to the above city, and as an attack was daily expected. Don Pedro's squadron consisted of about seven ships of war, off the bar. Sartorius was about three miles dis tant, waiting for reinforcements, when it was expected a general engagement would take place. HALF-PAST ONE. We have been favoured with the following information, on which reliance might be placed : . _ " On the 7th OetO'ber, Don Pedro made a sortie from Oporto, and attacked Don Miguel's troops, but owing to the misconduct or treachery of a superior officer, he was obliged to retreat with considerable loss. The officer in question was tried by a court-martial, and shot on the spot. Since then, the respective troops of Santa Martha, on the north, and Perreas, on the south, have drawn closer round Oporto." Both fleets are in sight manteuvering. Admiral Sdrto rius is evidently trying to separate Don Miguel's squadron, but as yet they keep well together. Great fears are en• tertained that Don Pedro's army will soon be short of provisions. Up to the present hour, we do not hear of an express from Paris having arrived in the city, owing, no doubt, to there being nothing of consequence to communicate. Indeed most of the great speculators at Paris are gone to the watering-places in France. The Baron de Rothschild has also gone there. We understand that the King of Holland his given way, and will consent to a reciprocal duty on ships navi gating the Scheldt, both Belgians and Dutch. Consols continue steady at 891 for the Account, and 84 to for next time, with little doing. Bank Stock also continues steady this morning at 188 to 189. Little doing in the Foreign Market, except in Portu guese Regent Scrip, which is at present discount. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols are now 831 for Account. His MAJESTY will arrive in town on Friday for the purpose of h o lding a levee. Earl GREY left his residence at East Sheen this day, at 1 o'clock, for his seat, Hovvick Hall, near Alnwick, Northumberland. An Order in Council, in the Gazelle of last night, declares the port of Auguilla a free port. CHOLERA AT LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY AND MoNnAv.—New cases, 146 ; deaths, 38; recoveries, 64; remaining, 255. DON PEDRO'S EXPEDITION. By the Phylerin, List, arrived at Gravesend, Colonel Hodges wrote a letter to a friend in London, of which the following is an extract : " OPORTO, AUG. S. " At seven o'clock in the evening of the 6th instant 3,000 Portuguese Constitutionalists sallied out frorn Oporto, under the command of Count Villa Flor, and re tched Pcnafiel by six o'clock next morning (the 7th), where they completely surprised the Miguelite forces, spiked their cannon, and destroyed all the fortifications of their intrenched position ; after which they pursued them to a distance of two leagues. The sth battalion of Carr idorea in Don Pedro's service, in their blind fury, pushed on so far, that they were at last cut off by the main force of the Miguelite regular army, 10,000 men strong, so that in the course of the day they were obliged to make their way through the centre at the point of the bayonet. "So early as nine o'clock in the morning Count Villa Flor wrote a pencil note to the Emperor, stating that this was the hsp?iest day of his life, as the Miguelites were dist), r.ed in every direction. But at ten o'clock, as sta ted before, the Cac Aare., finding themselves surrounded and cut off, were compelled to retreat with the loss of 50 men kille I, 80 waunded, and 30 or 40 prisoners taken from mere fatigue. " Villa Flor at-lived at four o'clock, p. m. at Valonga, took possession of the pl ice, and gave refreshment to his troops : after which he returned to Oporto, where he ar rived at seven o'clock, in very good order. On the Bth the army was in very good spirits at 0, orto. " Don Miguel's fleet fought on the 7th, for two hours, wilt Admiral Sartorius, and sheered off at last, retreating five or six miles to join all the rest of their forces; when Sartorius thought it prudent to forbear making a general attack. On the 9th the Miguelites were 50 miles west of Oporto, and Sartorius, who bad gained the weather guage, was 15 miles to windward of them. His object was to draw the Miguelites to the vicinity of Oporto, where he expected to be reinforced by the Constitution corvette, of 28 guns, commanded by Captain Rose, and by a brig of 16 guns, called the Oporto, commanded by Captain Liot, which were ready for sea. He was at the same time expected to be joined by the City of Edin burgh steam-packet, and watching the opportunity of a stiff bretze or calm to beat the Miguelite squadron in de tail." YRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. heel. ';49 4 ,4 3 per Cent. Cons. 8 3%%% 3 1 4 per Cent. 913 Ditto Red 9 2 2 !cew 2% per Cent 91434 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 - 1 per Cent. 1826 Rank Long Ann. to expire Jan 5, 1860 l6 13-16 i Oct. 10, 1859 '6N 11-16 Jan. 5, 1860 1634 9-16 Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 1870 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds B9 Belgian Bonds Ditto Account 7534 Brazilian Bonds l 9( Ditto Account 49 Buenos Ayres Bonds 22 THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. I Peruvian Bonds lOl Ditto A - ccount Chiban Bonds l6 Ditto Account Columbian Bonds ION Ditto Account Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account. 45 7 _ _., .. BegencyScrlp ..... ....6 5 1 ,6 dis. Ditto Account 4+ 5111 dis. Prussian Bonds 99 Ditto Account.. Ditto Bonds, 1822 10 0 ,4 (Russian Bonds, 1822 lOO% Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1824 !YU() Account Danish Bonds Ditto Account 6904 Greek Bonds °314 Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto Account 26 Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent. :22% Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent Ditto Accohnt 2B Neapolitan — mew Loan Sl3 (Spanish Bonds, 18'21 I3V4 Ditto Account 13% Ditto Bonds, 182:3 Ditto Account 12% ,French Rentes, sp. c. —f —c. Exchange —f —c. 1--S per cent 89f 25c. -- Exchange 2sf 80c. 'Dutch Scrip Ditto Account 43% Fr2nch Scrip ll4 pin. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £lOO Bolanos Mining Company £l5O Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O Ditto St. John Del Rey British Iron Mining Company .£so Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 4Eq4 English Mining Company 1234 General Mining Association ll Real del Monte Mining C 0...., — United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 Ditto New Scl ip 2 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company ...... 17 General Steam Navigation Co. l3 19'3 49% 44 R% £1 15 0 614 47Y. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, AUG. 18. Bank Stock ............. ...... 9.04.7.( ISt. Patrick I nsur.(perShare Consols, 3 ver cent. ...... I Royal Irish Ditto Gov. Stock, 3j,', per cent 9l {National Ditto Ditto, New per Cent —' Hibernian Bank Gov. Deb. 3Y4 percent.... S 5 Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock :WIN Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock 2t Imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent....... Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4v. c. Commercial Bu ,1 Hogs COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam C.F 12 6 Ditto, at sight '2 ai Rotterdam 2 U 12 6 Antwerp 12 8 Hamburg M.B. 14 PI Altona l4 In Paris, 3 days' sight 25 85 Ditto .2 U. 26 10 Bordeaux 26 15 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 155 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective A. 2 M. 10 i 3 Trieste d 0....... lO 14 Madrid 35 Cadiz :3514 Gilboa 35% Barcelona 35►4 Seville 3514 Gibraltar 474 THE ATLAS of next SUNDAY, the 26th instant, will contain the CONTINUATION and CONCLUSION of the HISTORY of the PROGRESS of REFORM, from the Earliest Period of ENGLISH HISTORY to the Pres?nt Day, which was begun in the DOUBLE ATLAS of last Sunday.—Beaufort House. EDINBURGH STEAM SHIP. THE UNITED KINGDOM of 1,000 tons burden, and 200 horse power, D TURNER, Commander, will start from off GREENWICH, for EDINBURGH, on SUNDAY, the 9th September, at TEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, and WED NESDAY, th- 29th August, at ELEVEN 0 CLOCK IN THE MORNING, calling off Scarborough, weather per mitting. Passengers are embarkt cl. free of any expense, by Wa termen belonging to the Vessel, at the Horse Ferry, Green wich ; and by starting in the morning will be on board only two instead of three nights, as is usual by starting at night. Goods received, as formerly, until Five o'Clock of the day before the Packet starts. Berths may be taken, a plan of the Cabins seen, and every further information obtained, by application to H. Under wood, No. 56, HE yinarket ; the Spread Eagle, Regent circus, Piccadilly ; or George Bell, Agent, 15 7, Fen ch u reh-street. N.B. This vessel being now completely decked over, her chief and fore cabin accommodation, and also her machi nery, are very much improved. TO THE ELECTORS AND INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF TIPPERARY. GENTLEMEN, 1- HAVE this day learned with feelings which I will not attempt to express, that during my absence, without my knowledge, without a canvas, or even a public address, on my part, you have been pleased unanimously to elect me to be one of your Representatives in Parliament. I am perfectly well aware that it is to the cause and to the principles which, during the short time I was a pub lic servant, I felt it my duty to advocate, that lam to at tribute, under circumstances so extraordinary, this, I believe, unprecedented compliment. I gratefully accept the sacred and important trust you have honoured me with : be assured that ! shall endeavour, however painfully I may feel my own inadequacy, in some degree to justify your noble and generous confidence. I take this first opportunity of returning my most heartfelt acknowledgments to my proposer, Mr. James Roe, and my seconder, Mr. Philip Fogarty; their public and private merits are too well known to you, to require from me any eulogy. On more than one occasion of vital interest to our county I have had reason to admire and appreciate their courageous and successful exertions. To those other friends and supporters who have Ro promptly and effectively co-operated with them at a moment which I shall ever deem the proudest of my life, I hope very soon to be able to offer my warm thanks, and pay my respects in person : they have, unsolicited, laid me under a new and paramount obligation. I now am doubly bound to them, and by the most honourable of all ties ; and having no ambition to gratify beyond that of being useful to them I, shall make the promotion of that object the sole test and standard of my public conduct. I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, Your faithful and devoted servant, R. OTWAY CAVE. London, August 15, 1832. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 'New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Eonds 4 5 pm. South Sea Stock 93 Old Annuities — New Ditto..... ....... — 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, £l,OOO l2 13 pm. Ditt0............500 l2 13 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial ...... . .. pm. Ditto Advertised — pm. Bank for Account — India for Account — Cons. for Aug. 29 33N % NGE YESTERDAY. !Leghorn 47% Genoa '6 5 Venice 47 Malta 46 Naples 4O Palermo per oz. 120 Lisbon Oporto 48% Rio .faneiro Bahia 32 I Buenos Ayres 'Dublin, 21 days' sight l% I Cork l% BULLION, PER OZ. X. 8. d. , Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silverbars, standard 0 4 10i (ANOTHER LETTER.) °roar°, Auc. 8 —I am happy to inform you that in the evening of the 6th instant, 3,000 troops were sent for the purpose of surprising the enemy, who had been en trenching themselves at about six leagues from this city, and that on the 7th they completely succeeded in their ob ject. They attacked the Illiguelites, who were, some says 8,000, and others 10,000 strong, in all their positions, ft om which they drove them, causing them a considerable loss and putting them to flight. The works which had been relied by the enemy were destroyed, and some of the artillery either spiked or captured. On the part of Don Pedro's stoops the loss was small, and would have been still smalltr had not a battalion of Cagadores imprudently pushed forward among the enemy, and been compelled to retreat to the m iin body with the loss of thirty or forty men, and double that number of wounded. The enemy, however, have not yet rallied, and, should they hereafter do so, they will not be very eager to fight with or without intrench merits, having had experience both war. The glory of the day is due solely to the courage of the Poi tuguese troops, as neither the English nor the French took a psrt in the engagement. Oporto is now in an excellent state of defence, Don Pedro a great favourite both with the troops and the inhabitants, and we are all in the best possible spirits. Captain Rose is to command the new corvette, which has been named the Constitution, and is immediately to proceed to join the squadron. The City of Edinburgh was sent on the 6th with the same object. It is not yet known whether the Regencia will sail out to increase S irtorius's force, or remain at this port ; but I am in clined to believe she will proceed out to sea with several gun-boats, which are quite ready. From the squadron itself the steamer will tell you more than I am able, as it is not improbable she will see something of them. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S DEAL, /inc. 21.—Wind W. S.W.—Arrived from the river and remains, the Upton Castle, Duggan, for Bombay. Remains the Belle Alliance, for the Cape of Good Hope; and Zenobia, for Bengal. PLYMOUTH, Ana. 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Valentia, Davidson, from S. Petershurgh ; and Allies, Hid, from Memel. CowEs, AuG. 21.—Arrived the Itosannah, Thomas, fiom Boston. PENZANCE, Aua. 20.—Arrived the Towan, Cundy, from St. Petersburgh. BRISTOL, AUG. 21.—Arrived the Kingston, (rota Quebec. LIVERPOOL, Auo. 20.—Arrived the Sarah and Caro' line, Prince, from New Orleans ; Camilla, Hamilton , from Montreal ; Goldfinch, Garret, from Quebec; John , Rinkin, from St. Petersburgh ; Brailow, Luban, from Archangel. Off port—The Planter, from New Orlearie. WHITEHAVEN, Auc. 20.—Arrived the Echo, Balfour, from Riga. SLIGO, AUG. 19.—Arrived the Andrew Nugent Cringle, from Quebec. CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT• CENTRAL BOARD OF HEALTH. COUNCIL OFFICE, WHITEHALL.—(THIS DAY.) DAILY REPORT of CHOLERA CASES. COUNTRY. Remaining at last Report, 2585 New Cases,ll79—Deaths,4 o4 ' Recovered, 580—Remaining, 2780. Total Cases since the corn' meneement, 36,235—Deaths, 13,405. (Signed) WM. MACLEAN, Secretary. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of Corn reported to-day are small, and there ,r not much Flour. The Wheat trade continues excessively d ui .; and hardly supports the reduced prices of Monday. Bark Beans and Pease are unaltered. There is very little doing in th e Oat trade to-day at Monday's prices. The demand for Flour very small at Monday's reduction. ARRIVALS. Wheat. English 1,441 qrs. Irish 237 Foreign 1,650 Barley. Oats. Flota.„, 144 qrs. 1,495 qrs. 1 2,157 sac. — - 4,459 OS. From the agent to Lloyd's at Port-au-Prince , 11th of July.—" A most disastrous fire broke out 10 mid-day, on the Bth instant, and destroyed about 27 0 houses, without, however, more than 10 or 15 lives being lost. The property burnt was considerable, but forte' nately it was in a quarter of the city where there was 0 0 much merchandise, and but few shops." Notice has been given at LLOYD'S that a ge' neral meeting of consignees and owners of the treasure by his Majesty's late ship the Thetis will be held in the Merchant Seamen's Office, over the Royal Exchange, 04 Thursday, Aug. 30, when a report will be made by the t Committee appointed Feb. 17, 1831, previous to the fil l distribution of salvage. The annexed copy of a letter fr om the Ssve, dish and Norwegian Consulate to t he Secretar y at Llo y d was posted at Lloyd's yesterday :-- " 17, Great St. Helen e, Au g - 21, 1832, i subscribers Sißi- ibe gt apprise Lloyd's, and others, that the Ro you, for the i n f orma tion o f Board of Trade at Stockholm, under the date of the instant, declared the followin g p laces as infected with tile to n the , a d ; Silonicis, in North Greec e Quebec and B iltimore, in North America; the 1 0 " Ireland, and Scotland, including all the 8 0331 e England, de islan d, and the coasts ; Dunkirk, Boulogne, How in Grace, and Nantes, in France; Antwerp, Scbeveniog'k ; Holland ; Hamburg, Holstein, and Schletzung, in Lu b t , e n c i a s cholera o ‘ ie l r i a l : Grand Duchy of Alecklenburg, the island of Bjgr'''Zith in the Archipelago and Ilermen; and, as suspected of being infected 0 , 0 cholera, Jutland an d H uen. The harbours o f t he P r , are not declared infected. The harbours on the Wei'et, Pomerania, a ll F rench harbours in the Ch anne l and A t, !antic Ocean, all places in South Holland, North Bob ° Zealand, and Belgium, are not declared infected. " I am, Sir, Sr:. " To J. Bennett, Esq." VA UX II A L L -G A RD ENSI C L IA aS K t LEI n T° igh " t7 .th :, King's birthday was celebrated by a superb g al 4 Vauxhall.G ar d ens . A most splendidly illuminated Pea, pendicular plane was raised on one side of the great quail. 3 tangle, on which the words " Long live the King' peared in letters of light, of gigantic dimensions , mented with oak leaves, forna.d of green lamps. i tt iz t end of the long walk, a crown and anchor, with " • . ";(1 all of large dimensions, were represented in variegatbs lamps, with excellent effect. In the Rotunda, beside s f ,B operetta of The Bottle of Champagne, the two Y, ro i l • German brothers exhibited their extraordinary per ances on the violin, which during their con tinuance 17i a ttention mute, and at their conclusion were follovi'lie immense applause. Mr. BLACKHOIieII descent from $ th at tower, through an explosion of fireworks, was a fe' t would be thought incredible before it had been perfor". The gardens were well attended. Now publishing in Weekly Numbers, price One Penny, and in Monthly Parts, price, with a Supplement, 6d. THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION, AP POINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. Part 11. will be ready on the 31st. London : John William Parker, 445, (West) Strand, and sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen in the kingdom.