The Sun. — London, England, 1832-09-08 00:00:00

guilders; the exchange was against this country 32 per cent. Did not that arise from an excess of circulation ?—No; it arose from the great expenditure by the armies of this country, and likewise there were subsidies paid to foreign Powers. - Was it not owing to our foreign expenditure for warlike and other purposes upon the continent that our paper was so much depreciated ?—Certainly ; you had a great many payments to make on the continent. • Then your opinion is, that it was.not from excess of paper, but from foreign expenditure, that our paper, com pared with the gold, was so much at a discount ?—Yes. What is the meaning of excess of paper in this country; how do you determine the excess of paper ?—I have not said " excess of paper." . . Do you think the depreciation was 33 per cent. ?—I cannot say exactly. . _ Is not the premium at Paris upon gold, by the quotation of this dsy, three per cent. ?—lt is one per cent. ; I have received today 1,400,000 francs from Paris, and it cost me 14,000 francs premium. In November, 1825, after the exchanges had turned and become favourable to this country, when the panic was considerable, did the Bank of England refuse to dis count good hills ?—I think the Bank of England dis counted all the bills sent in as liberally as possible ; at the beginning the Bank was rather timid, and did not dis count sn freely ; but about 14 days after, the Bank dis counted every thing ; they behaved in the most liberal way that could be. The question refers to the period before they became so liberal, after the exchanges turned and became favour able, and before the panic reached its height ; was the Bank of England liberal in its discounts at that period, or did it at that time reject good bills tendered for discount?— Before the panic began, there was an immense number of hills drawn for corn, wool, spelter, &c. ; and when the Bank found so many of those bills coming, they refused en discount ; but about 10 or 12 days after, the Bank found it would do no good not to discount. and then they dis counted any bills that were sent in, drawn on good houses, to any extent. _ The object of the question was to distinguish between the period when the exchanges were unfavourable in the end of October, and the period when the exchanges turned in November, and prior to the panic having reached its height ; was there not an intermediate period, when the exchanges were favourable, and when still the Bank were very restricted in their discounts ?—No doubt, be cause so many bills bad been drawn on this country by speculations in corn, wool, &c., that the Bank thought it right to discourage speculation by limiting their dis counts ; but in consequence of the run in the interior of the country, and the failure of some bankers, the B .nk then did all in their power to relieve the distress, and they dis counted as liberally as any body of men could do, and they deserve the greatest credit from the country for what they did. Would not the restriction of discounts by the Bank while the exchanges were favourable, have the effect of in creaing alarm and increasing distress ?—No ; there was so much speculation at that time, there were so many bills drawn upon this country for the produce which I men tioned before, for corn, wool, &c., that the Bank were induced to check speculation by not discounting those bills an freely. Must not the spirit of speculation have been checked be fore the exchanges became favourable ?—No ; it was checked before the Bank discounted very largely, when the exchange was against the country. At the latter end of November did not the Bank refuse to discount bills ? Yes. Do you think that discounting largely with an adverse exchange, and contracting the discounts with a favourabl, exchange, and a panic rising, was prudent management?— I think the Bank managed at that time very well indeed ; there was a great demand for specie, and a great demand for discounts, and very great speculation, and a great many bankers failing, and I think the Bank at that time aced in as honest and ciinscientious a manner as could be. _ Were you aware at tint time that the amotrot of bullion in the hands of the Bank was very small ?—lt was re ported so, but no man knew how much the Bank had. Can you generally form a tolerable guess as to whether the Bank is well supplied with bullion or not ?—No. You have described London as the centre to all the great commercial transactions of the world, do you think there would he any advantage in having joint stock banks in the metropolis, and each of those banks issuing its paper ; or Flo you think it would he better to confine the circulation of paper to one bank like the Bank of England think you must leave it to one hank ; because if you divide it among several hanks, every bank will be jealous of the other; and if the Bank of Endand had 4,000,0001. of gold, another would say we will have 4,200,000/. ; hut it the strings are all in one hand, and if one bank holds the specie, it can be useful to Government, useful to the country, and useful to every body. If there were several banks one of them might act in an imprudent manner, and cause a run upon itself, which would materially pre judice the others, and shake confidence to a great extent. Upon the whole, you think there is more steadiness in the circulation insured by having one hank of issue in the metropolis than by having several?—Certainly. Do you think that by having one great bank, it has a grea•er bold upon the circulation, and can act more deci ded.y in a time of crisis ?—I do not like the phrase "hold of the circulation." I like the Bank of England to be the head bank, and to have all the specie under their care, and to have all the issues under their care, and to be as liberal of money as they can. Do you think there would be any disadvantage in the Bank of England being required to publish from time to time an exact account of the whole of its transactions, which should include a statement of the whole of its pub lic and private secutities, deposits, the amount of bank notes issued, and, also, the amount of bullion held by the Bank ?.—I think it would be a dangerous plan for this country. Is your apprehension of danger limited to a disclosure of the amount of bullion ?—I think it would be a party busi ness. Suppose the Bank published at one time that they had 10,000,0001. or 12 : 000,0001. of gold, and suppose at the end of the next six months they had only 9,000,000/. of gold, and after another six months only 7,000,0001., people would be alarmed, and there would immediately be a run upon the Bank for gold. Suppose the effect of publicity was to make the Bank keep in its possession a regular amount of bullion ? Then you mast stop the is=oe, and say, as soon as you find you have only 5,000,0001. of gold, you must issue no more. I think it is much better that the Bank should not tell the public what gold and what silver they have. Supposing that in the operations of commerce the bank note maintained its full value in gold, what should induce individuals under ordinary circumstances to go to the Bark to get gold ?—We are not all alike; many persons would be frightened, and would go to the Bank and get a great quantity of sovereigns to lay them by. Supposing persons saw, from the periodical publict tion of the Bank affairs, that by comparing the deposi!s and other liabilities of the Bank with tl.e amount of pub fie securities and the amount of their bullion, the Bank were perfectly solvent, and their means greatly exceeded their liabilities, do you not think that the knowledge of that fact would tend to prevent any alarm ?—A great many people do not read at all ; if they hear there is a gr.:at deal of gold fetched from the Bank, they will all run, like a flock of sheep, and fetch their money out. 130 not you think that if persons like yourself, of intel ligence awl wealth in the metropolis, showed entire co• fi dence in the ability of the Bank of England to meet all its demands, that would tend to discourage the alarms of igno rant people?—No, it is not possibe; we may do all we c,n, but when people get frightened, one fetches his 10/. and and another his 20/., and the middle class of people will all fetch out their money. Supposing the rule of the B:nk is to keep one third of the amount of their liabilities in bullion, do you think it possible that any alarm of that kind could endanger the drawing out of the whole stock of bullion ?—it will not endanger the Bank, but it will endanger the commercial business. Sup pose the Bank has 30,000,000/. altogether, and they have 10,000,0001. of gold, and suppose that truin the _ _ _ 10,000,000/. of gold there are 6,066,000/. or 7,000,0001. taken out, if I was a Director myself I should be frightened, and afraid of stopping payment, unless I had a paper in my pocket, signed by the Government, saying, you have no occasion to pay in gold. Why should the drawing out of the gold de . range com merce, because the gold can only be drawn out by car rying in hank notes?—Suppose any London banker has 100 customers, and they have bal inces of 500/. or 1,000!. each, and they determine to have a large quantity o: gold at home, they draw their balances from the banker, and the b inker finds that inste►d of having 500,000/. he has only 100,0001. Then that banker has other customers who want discounts, and when they come to him for discounts he cannot afford them ; then those customers go to the Bank, and the Bank says, " If we give these discounts we shall be obliged to issue bank notes, those bank-notes may be fetched away a,;ain, and gold demanded tin• them, and we cannot go on upon this principle." Then those people that want to buy pro duce have not the means, and they must stop from shipping, and the man that buys bills on 'Change, when he gets no bids in retur n for them, does not buy any more bills on 'Change, and stops gradually the whole rmichine. And sit het are the persona that have the gold? It ii not the large monied men, but the middle classes, who are the first to take alirm. _ _ Do you think that class of people believe now that the Bank have deposited in their coffers a sufficient amount of bullion to pay all their notes in circulation ?—That ques tion would be answered best by sending to the Governor of the Bank to know what was the amount of the notes that were brought for payment at the time of the run, and by whom; you will find that it was the middle class of people. Does the gold circulate the same as bank -notes, and does it answer the same purpose?—Certainly. Do you mean that gold drawn out for such a purpose as that circulates ?—Certainly; a 1 o it mut that has 101 or 20/. fetches his money away. There is about 15,000,0001. in the savings' banks belonging to pour people. Does not the Bank of France publish periodically an account of the whole of its transactions, including the amount of its bullion ?—Yes. DO you know what amount of specie is kept by the Bank of France in proportion to its liabilities ?—I believe that the Bank of France has 250,000,000 in silver ; I think they have outstanding a third part of this sum in bank notes; that is, supposing they have 6.000,000/ sterling in specie in their coffers, they have 2,000,0001. sterling of paper in circulation. Do you now know whether the Bank of France are thinking of issuing paper for 100 francs?—No ; it is not the case ; they do not do it, because there have been so many forgeries made in the 500 franc notes. Have they bad it under discussion ?—They have. Was the fear of forgery the chief cause of their abandon ing it ?—Yes, I believe so. Do you know what is the practice with the banks in the United States, with respect to the publication of their ac counts?--I am , orry to say that I cannot say. Is it the practice of the Bank of Prussia, or any other banks on the continent, to publish their accounts ?—No. In thoso banks, does not the amount of notes bear a very small proportion to the whole circulation ?—They have a very small quantity of bank-notes out ; hut they have a very small quantity of silver, too, in the Prussian Bank at Berlin; the whole amount is 3,000,000 of dollars. To what extent do you think it possible that a combina tion of four or five individuals acting together, could draw money from the Bank of England, for the purpose of dis tressing or breaking the Bank ?—I do not think any body can do it; suppose there are five people that have get a million sterling, they can take their own money, but they cannot any more, and they will soon be tired of that, he cause they will not get anything by it. Therefore, in case of a publication being made by the Bank, you do not think the Bank would run any risk of heina di'.tressed by any combination of individuals ?—No, I do not think any per+ons would be so mad. You do not think that there is any other ground of ap prehension than that which would arise from individuals bolding 101. or 201. or 501. notes, who, in a time of great alarm, would press for gold for the purpose of hoarding?-- Certainly. _ That is the only objection you think that applies to the publication ?—A publication that was only read by indi viduals Pensilile enough to understand it, would have no bad effect; but the danger would be with the lower classes of people, who would read wrong statements in the news papers. Although the public might feel alarmed at first, when . . they beeline habituated to - this publication do not you think that the good sense of the upper classes of society and the intelligent and wealthy persons would operate upon the lower classes, and prevent any evil ?—No, Ido not think it could. Suppose there was a tendency to a run, and that the wealthy and intelligent merchants of London met together, and declared that they were ready to take the notes , ' of the Bank of England ; that they were ready net to press for payment of their notes, and explain to the public, that if the Bank was insecure, the whole national Exchequer was insecure also ; do not you think that a declaration of that kind would tend to allay any alarm 7—lt might do for that time, but a man would say " What occasion have I to be lieve Mr. Rothschild or any body else." The little shop keepers, and people of that kind, do not stop to inquire, but they say, I will gt t my money while I can ; if I wait another week I may not get it. Do you think that the demands of the country banks upon the Bank of England would be more likely to effect a serious drain than the demands of the little holders?—The reason they are obliged to come to the Bank for gold is, to satisfy the demands of the little people, otherwise they would not do so, because they are obliged to pay for it. Then, when you speak of the holders of 101. or 201 notes, you mean to include the holders of country notes?— Yes, I include every body. Have you ever considered to what extent a drain by per sons holding 101. or 201. notes might go?—No. Would not the danger or the prudence of a publication very much depend upon the extent to which such a drain might go, as compared with the quantity of bullion which the Bank may be supposed to have in store. If the Bank published that they had 10,000,0001. in the month of January, and in the month of February published 9,000,000/. ; if the public found out that in the course of two months the Bank had 2,000,000/. less, there would be a run upon the Bank. Supppose the average quantity of bullion the Bank may be supposed to keep is 8,000,0001. or 9,000,0001., and that the greatest run that has ever been known upon the Bank, from those little people who hold small notes, should appear to amount to about 1,600,000/., would that afford any reasonable ground for not publishing the amount of bullion ?—lf the Bank once begin to have a run upon them, you do not know where it will end; if once people get frightened, it is like a flock of sheep, they all run, and the whole 9,000,0001. may go before any man thinks of it. Is not the amount to which that run can go, limited b) the amount of 101. or 201. bank-notes which those little people may hold at the time ?—When I say little people, I only mean that the little people would begin the run, but alter those little people, there will be people who will fetch their 3,0001., or 4,000/, or 5,000/. A banker told me lately that be had an order to fetch 20,000 sovereigns, and lock them up in his iron chest, and a week after, the sane gentleman came again, and said, " Do me the favour, to fetch me 10,000 more sovereigns." Must not the extent of this danger to the Bank depend upon the experience which they have had of the extent to which similar runs at any former time have been carried, that is to say, runs by people holding small notes with a view to distress the Government?—No, I did not say to distress the Government ; they run, because they are frightened. Do not you think that the run that took place in May last, was not from any apprehension of the solvency of the Bank, but with a view, through the medium of the Bank, to distress the Government ?—I do not think so; I think the reason of the run upon the Bank was, because they thought there might be a revolution. If those little people apply to the Bank for payment of their 10/. or 201., would they not, after a short time, • from their own necessities, be obliged to part with that gold, which they had drawn out for their ordinary pay ments, and may it not, therefore, iu a short time, be ex pected to flow back again?—No doubt of it, in a little time it will find its way back again. But my argument is, that if the Bank show the public that a diminu ion in the amount of their stock of gold has taken place, most persons would take the alarm, and cause a run. If, together with the gold, were published the amount of the capital of the Bank, and it were seen that it had 11,000,000/. or 15,000,000/. of securities held by the Government, which must be annihilated before the Bank can be broken, would not all endeavours to distress the Bank be likely to be ineffectual?—l do not think the Bank can ever be broken, although its payments in gold 'might be suspended. If the Bank, having so large a capital as 14,000,0001. or 15,000,0001., cannot be broken, and the public are con. vinced of that, will they not see that all attempts to dis tress the Bank would be in the long run quite ineffec tual ?—I come back to my old argument, and I say, that I think it is much better that the Bank should keep se 'cret what gold and silver they hold, than to let it be known, bet:use if the people know that there is a dimi nution in their stock of gold and silver, people will get frightened, and be induced to hoard; at last the Bank itself will feel alarm, and curtail its issues to such a de gree as to cause a great deal of mischief to commerce. Is it not desirable that the B ink shall act upon good and fixed principles in their mode of conducting' the business of the Bank ?—Yes, and I believe they act upon good principles. What security have you that they do so, if they do not make known what their principles are, and how far they adhere to those principles?—They will not tell those principles to any body ; I have heard the question asked many times, but they keep them secret; though I have reason to think them good. From what you know of the management of the Bank, do you think it is good management?—l think it is very good management; sometim e s a circumstance may happen where they do nut manage so well as it might be done, but we cannot always tell upon what ground a thing is done ; but at the time of the last panic, there was a great deal of credit due to the Governor of the Bank of England. How do you know that the management is good if you are not told what it is?—Because I feel the management, and I know that it is goal. When the last panic took place, the Bank immediately came forward, and &red to lend to every body money upon good security; now if the Bank bad been frightened at that time ; they would have said, "Na, we will not lend anything ;" and you would have had a worse panic than you ever had before. You think the best principle the Bank can adopt is to issue largely, and to make the currency abundant ?—Yes ; if this country has money in abundance, it will have all the trade from the whole world ; and if you make money very scarce, the trade will go to other countries. In the event of the bullion of the Bank being published periodically, and that the amount should materially di minish, do you not think that it would become a matter of speculation among persons connected with trade ? Certainly ; people will speculate upon it more in this coun try than in any other. Do you think that commentaries upon the subject, by the public press, might influence the public judgment ? Yes ; the Bank have kept up their credit because its con cerns are not made public. Do you apprehend that there was any thing like a toler able accuracy in the judgment of the public as to the quantity of bullion ?hat there was at any time in the Bank ?—I think if you asked 50 different people, one would say the Bank has 10,000,000/ , and another would say 5,000,000/., and another 20,000,000/., and another would say the Bank has none at all. In times of ordinary confidence do not you think that the great majority of the holders of bank-notes think there is a much larger supply of bullion in the bank than there really is ?—No doubt of it. If you go and ask any man who has property you will find that he thinks the Bank has twice as much money in gold as it has, because he wishes it to be so; and if that man knew what quan tity of gold the Bank has I think it would be an injury to their credit. _ _ If the amount of bullion in the Bank was published, and therefore it was known when they wanted to buy bullion, would it be in the power of any c ombination of individuals to make it difficult for them to buy bullion and to raise the price ?—They might raise the price for a little while, but I do not think long; it is impossible they can keep it up. If bullion comes to this country, it comes to such an extent that no individual can keep it up. If he speculates upon it, he will lose a great deal of money by the interest upon it. Supposing the confidence of the holders of the notes were not shaken in ordinary times by the publicity of the amount of bullion, are you of opinion that in the prudent management of the Bank the fear of alarm from publica tion would operate upon the directors, and induce them to contract their circulation?—l do not think it would frighten the directors, unless the gold was taken out for a long period : but if it should go on for some months, then they will be alarmed. Would net the perpetual fear of a run, arising from publicity, operate materially upon their management?— Yes, I do think it would. Do not you think it might be a considerable benefit to the trade of this country to reduce the stamps on bills of ex change?—No, I wou d leave it as it is; it is of no conse quence to pay a 1/. note upon a 1,0001. bill. Sir ARTHUR CHICHESTER'S hounds will meet at Breudon, near Linton, on Tuesday next, the 11th inst., at 10 o'clock, for the purpose of bunting a stag. The Gazette of last night contains an Order in Council to authorise the burial of persons who may die of the disease of cholera in the prisons of the city of Exe ter without the usual form of holding an inquest on the body. The certificate of the Gaol Surgeon that the death was occasioned by cholera is to be a sufficient authority during the present year for interment within 24 hours after decease. It appears that the difficulty of obtaining Jurors to incur the iisk of disease, by their attendance on such inquests, and the consequent delay of burial, which threatened to aggravate the epidemic, were the causes which produced this Order. The cholera, we are happy to state, is gene rally declining in Exeter. A wealthy and respectable tradesman, named Nictuns, died on Wednesday, after a few hours' illness. He had had some admonitory and in. cipient hints thit the malady was in his system some days previously, but, being an experienced sportsman, he could not resist the chance of bagging some partridge. which a gentleman told him he had seen on his old shooting ground. He sallied out in the morning, got into a bog up to his waist, was seized with the cramps, drove home in, his gig with his son, and died within four hours. PUBLIC HEALTH IN LONDON.—Rather a remarkable variation has occurred in the mortality of the metropolis during the past fortnight; and it seems to have been connected, or, at all events, was simultaneous with a surlch.n and considerable change in the atmospheric pressure. On Tuesday, the 28th ultimo, the barometer had fal en to 29. 18, being lower than at any time since February ; and the period of seven days gave an increase in the number of rleaths within the bills of mortality, as compared to the preceding week, of 477. Since the 28th the barometer has been gradually recovering its former elevation, and on Tuesday last reached 30.21 ; the bills of mortality up to which ay gave a decrease in the num ber of deaths of not less than 497. We are happy to be able to add, that among these the diminution in cholera is from 274 to 157. This cannot, it is true, be regarded as the total number of deaths by cholera, but we are enabled to state, that taking the whole metropolis , the dis ease has and rgone no increase during the week just con cluded.—Medical Gazette. DAVID BLAME, ESQ. W.S.—We have to record the sudden death of this Gentleman with feel ings of the most acute nature. He was educated to the law in Scotland; but having a marked turn for literary pursuits, he became the originator and editor of the Edin burgh Evening Post, and afterwards of the Edinburgh Literary Gazette, of the merits of which namesake we have not spoken more highly than they deserve in our own Journal. On Sunday last, about noon, he was seized with cholera, and sunk under this appalling ma lady at five o'clock on Monday morning. And melancholy additions have been thrown upon this calamity by domes• tic circumstances and other afflictions. Mr. BLAIKIE'S widow having been moved to Grove House, Broaipton, the residence of Mr. JERDAN, was safely delivered of a daughter at one o'clock on Friday morning, within twelve hcurs of her husband's funeral. But a young and esteemed friend was even before this hour added to the tragedy. GEORGE WATT, Esq., the only son of WATT, Esq. late surgeon of Aberdeen, a fine young man, of the fairest promise, and with every prospect of auspicious fortune before him, died after five hours' attack on Thursday. lie went to Grove House at ten o'clock, to accompany Mr. JERDAN to their late friend's burial, but became so unwell that Mr. 1 fearing the t (feet upon his spirits, dissuaded him from attending, and advised him to seek me dical aid and retire home. He did so about eleven o'clock, and by five he was a corpse. —Literary Gazette. ANTI-CHOLERA BRANDY.—Advertisements are constantly appearing in which various nostrums for cholera are recommended, and among others we have anti cholera brandy. We have been led to make some in quiries on the subject, which have satisfied us that brandy, either neat or variously prepared and disguised, is very exteEsively used—and by those, too, who idght have been expected to know better—as an antidote to the present epidemic. It is impossible to calculate the mischief which accrues from this most pernicious practice, and we ear nestly intreat our readers to use their influence in coun teracting it. Among the few points connected with cho lera about which the intelligent part of the profession in in this country are agreed, we may state one to be that the method of treatment by stimulants, however plausible in theory, has totally failed in practice. In fact, the op. pusite principles, of regarding th e vomiting and purging as a sanitory effort on the part of the system to relieve itself of the poison, and the necessity in the low state of vitality to which the patient is reduced, of avoiding over stimulation as we would shun the fire in a case of frost bite, are daily gaining ground. Let the bowels be freed by a moderate purgative at the beginning, and let brandy, laudanum, and every thing analogous, be laid aside, either in the prevention or cure of cholera, except in very mi nute quan'ities, and under particular circumstances, and the probability is, that the rate of mortality will be greatly diminished. At all events let the dram bottle (rendered yet more poisonous by spices and other fiery additions) be forthwith discarded by all those who are not tired of their lives.—Medical Gazette. A small pamphlet, written by T. HORTON JAMES, Esq., on the importance of making the Sandwich and Bonin Islands an appendage to the British Crown, includes the mention of a personaee who once figured in the diurnals of the metropolis, as chief attendant on the King and Queen of the SANDWICII ISLANDS. " Madame Boki, as she has been nicknamed, may be seen in almost a state of nudity every day, in her straw hovel in Woahoo, beastly drunk ; a quart or bottle of strong raw rum in the course of the morning being nothing to her. And this lady, the only one of the lot that has survival the visit to Europe, from her intemperate habits, c ,nnot be expected to live long. If then this wom an, who, i t must be admitted, is person by birth, manners, dress, &c., am ong chiefs of all the islands, not w i t h stan di ng t h e t t h h e e high n a t v e e s t good example which she has had of a better state of things, during her temporary residence in the Adelphi, is so bad and abandoned, what can be expected of the others, who have not had such advantages ? The demi-civilized chiefs of the islands, I have no hesitation in saying, are infinitely worse than any savages I have ever seen in all the Pacific Ocean," REFORM ACT REGISTRATION. METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. Cities and Boroughs. County Borough. -- -- --- City of London City of Westminster 746 10,103 Borough of Marylebone 406 8,870 ---- Finsbury Tower Hamlets Southwark Lambeth Total Constituency for the Metropolitan - -- Districts FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, SErr. 5. This day the Prince of Lieven, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of All the Russias, had an audience of his Majesty, to deliver letters from his Sovereign and the Empress of All the Russias ; to which he was introduced by Lord Viscount Palmerston, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Ches ter, Knt., Master of the Ceremonies. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, SEPT. 5. The King has been pleased to appoint Benjamin Collins Brodie, Esq., Serjeant-Surgeon to his Majesty, in the room of Sir Eve- Yard Home, Bart. deceased. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, Sce'r. 5. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knight hood upon Frederick Adair Roe, Esq. Chief Magistrate of Bow street. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 7. The King has been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. John Duncan Bligh (now Secretary to his Majesty's Embassy at the Hague) to be Secretary to his Majesty's Embassy at St. Peters. burgh. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 7. The King has been graciously pleased to approve of Mr. Wil liam Hase, as Vice-Consul at Plymouth for the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Schwerin. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 7. 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet A. B. E. Holds worth, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chawner, promoted, Sept. 7. 3d Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. G. H. Lockwood to be Captain, by purchase, vice Baker, who retires; Cornet W. J. Downes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lockwood, Sept. 7 ; Cornet and Adjutant F. Jackson to have the rank of Lieutenant, Sept. 8. 17th Light Dragoons--E. Croker, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur. chase, Sept. 7. 7th Regiment of Foot—Major F. Farquharson to be Lieut._ Colonel, by purchase, vice Elphinstone, who retires ; Captain J. Hutchinson to be Major, by purchase, vice Farquharson ; Lieut. H. B. Hall to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hutchinson ; Lieut. C. S. Bunyon, from the 90th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hall, Sept. 7. 22d Foot—Lieut. J. Anthony, from the half-pay of the 40th Foot, to be Lieutenant, repaying the difference received, vice M. Carey, who exchanges, Sept. 7. 27th Foot—Ensign H. Butler to be Lieutenant, without chase,pur vice Nelson, deceased ; Gentleman Cadet G. Wall, from the oyal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Butler, Sept. 7. 28th Foot—W. Everard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Napier, appointed to the 52d Regiment, Sept. 7. 37th Foot—Captain J. Burrell, from the half-pay, to be Cap tain vice A. C. Skynner, who exchanges, receiving the difference, Sept. 7. 50th Foot—Ensign and Adjutant W. White to have the rank of Lieutenant, Sept. 7. 52. d Foot, Ensign G. T. C Napier, from the 28th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Kempt, promoted, Sept. 7. 59th Foot, Lieutenant R. B. Yates, to be Captain,by purchase, vice Jones, who retires ; Ensign H. H. Graham to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Yates ; E. H. Poyntz, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Graham, Sept. 7. 65th Foot, Captain G. Smyth, from the half-pay, to be Captain, vice Farquharson, promoted, Sept. 7. 90th Foot, Ensign G. D. Bowyer to be Lieutenant, bypurchase, vice Bunyon, appointed to the 7th Foot; J. H. Bringhurst, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bowyer, Sept. 7. 91st Foot, Captain G. F. Greaves, from the half-pay, to be Captain, vice F. A. Gould, who exchanges, Sept. 7. UNATTACHED. Lieut. E. H. Chawner, trom the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, by purchase; Ensign T. N. Kemp, from the 52d Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, Sept. 7. STAFF. J. Macdonald, Esq., to be Paymaster of the depots of Regiments of Cavalry and Infantry on the East India Establishment, and of Detachments of Cavalry and Infantry Regiments on the British Establishment, May 1. MEMORANDA. Lieut. B C. A. Gugy, half-pay Canadian Fencibles, has been allowed to retire from the service by the sale of an Unattached Commission, Sept. 7. The appointment of Assistant-Surgeon C. Foote, from half.pay of the 26th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, as stated in the Gazette of the :20th July last, has not taken place. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of the County of York. North York Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry.—Lieut. G. Staple ton to be Captain, vice Simpson, resigned ; Cornet W. Pybus to be Lieutenant, vice Stapleton, promoted ; Cornet G. G. Davey to be ditto , R. M. Jacques, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Pybus, pro moted ; J. N. Collyer, Gent. to be ditto, vice Davy, promoted. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. JANE COLLINS, Pulborough, Sussex, draper. BANKRUPT'S. WILLIAM DAVID BRAD WELL, Gower-street, boarding house-keeper, to surrender Sept. 21 1 at half-past two, and Oc tober 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ford, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields; Turquand, Tokenhouse yard, official assignee. JAMES HUDSON, Gale, Lancashire, calico-printer, Sept. 20, 21, and Oct. 19, at nine, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, London ; Walker and Jesse, Manchester. GEORGE HENRY BRAINE, East-street, Manchester square, builder, Sept. 12, at ten, and Oct. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Howell, Hatton-garden; Gibson, Ba singhall-street, official assignee. JOHN MATHER, Hindley, Lancashire, innkeeper, Oct. 1, at the Eagle and Child Inn, Wigan, and Oct. 19, at the Bull Inn, Preston, at twelve. Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple; Hopwood, Wigan. JOHN SPENCER and WILLIAM SPENCER, New Shef field, Northumberland, file-manufacturers, Sept. 28, and Oct. 19, at eleven, at the George Inn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Brooks bank and Farn, Gray's-inn-square; Brown, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. GEORGE SCHONSWAR, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant, Oct. 2, and 19, at eleven, at the Kingston Hotel, Kingston. upon-Hull. Rosser and Son, Gray's-inn-place, London; Frost, WILLIAM ALEXANDER BROWN, JOHN TOWNS END BAILEY, JAMES SMITH, THOMAS PIERCE, and HENRY GRUEBER, Liverpool, oil manufacturers, Oct. 2, and 19, at eleven, at the Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool. Mather, Liverpool; Walmsley, Keightley, and Parkin, Chancery-lane, London, DIVIDENDS. C. Fortnum and W. Mencke, Nun Head-hill, Peckham Rye, patent brick-makers, Oct. 4, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. Agnew, Grosvenor-square, banker, Oct. 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. R. B. Hawes and C. Smith, Horsley-street, Walworth, builders, Oct. 2, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. Finch, Rochester, Kent, coal-merchant, Oct. 4, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. Head and H. Marshall, Lawrence Pountney.place, white lead.merchants, Oct. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. R. Jermyn, Baldock, Hertfordshire, shopkeeper, Oct. 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. F. Wright, Rathbone-place, upholsterer, Oct. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. the D . C G ou r r a t n o t, f ' B fo a r n q k u r a u y p , t D ey ev o nshire, builder, Oct. 4, at eleven, at J. P. Neale, Bennett-street, Blackfrrars-road , b oo k seller, Ser . G 2 , 0 3 a , t a e t r , h H a 1 i f- g pa h o t i , b v r h n , e , , v a i t ct t u h a e l I C e r o , u Sept. r t of B o a , n a k t r euipetvceyn at the . J. Court of Bankruptcy. J. Scagell, Beckenham, Kent, victualler, Sept. -, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. R. Newman, Old Cavendish-street, Cavendish-square, vic tualler, Oct. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. Gill, Upper-street, Islington, linen-draper, Sept. 24, atone, at the Court of Bankruptcy. F. Ridding, Wellington, Shropshire, tanner, Oct. 1, at eleven, at the Sun Inn, Wellington. R. Edmondßridlington Quay, Yorkshire, innkeeper, Oct. 2, at eleven, at the Britannia Inn, Bridlington. J. Barston and T. Barston, Grantham, Lincolnshire, ironmon gers, Oct. 2, at one, at the George Inn, Grantham. H. Williams, Droitwich, Worcestershire, builder, Oct. 4, at one, at the Talbot Inn, Claines, near Worcester. W. W. Whitehouse, Worcester, skinner, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Hop Market Inn, Worcester. J. Calvin, Worcester, hatter, Oct. 4, at ten, at the Bell Inn, Worcester. T. Chadwick, Crab Eye, Heap, Lancashire, cotton spinner, Oct. 3, at nine, at the Star Inn, Manchester. R. Allmand, Wem, Shropshire, victualler, Oct. 5, at twelve, at the Buck's Head Inn, Wem. W. Wakley, Langport, Somersetshire, ironmonger, Oct. 3, at eleven, at the Langport Arms, Langport. I'. Morgan and J. Jayne, Clydach, Monmouthshire, provision merchants, Oct. 5, at one, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. 'l'. Atkinson, York, woollen-draper, Oct. 2, at eleven, at the White Swan Inn, York. J. Appleyard, Leeds, dyer, Oct. 1, at eleven, at the Court House, Leeds. CERTIFICATES.—Seer. 28. R. Kelly, Angel court, Throgtnorton-street, merchant. R. S. Dixon, Fore-street, Lambeth, flour factor. T. Cook, Warminster, Wiltshire, gunsmith. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. M. and S. Taylor, Hereford, milliners. — J. and C. Dawes, Cheltenham, common-carriers. W. and It. Taylor, Shrewsbury, maltsters. K A. Stinchcombe and Co., Hill-street, Upper Clapton, school mistresses. S. Burton and Co., Hanley, Staffordshire, mercers. W. Day and S. Williams, Berry street, Clerkenwell, mustard. manufacturers. C. Taylor and Co., Piccadilly, tailors, as far as regards G. Thomas. _ . J. Browning, jun., and Co., Dorchester, plumbers. J. Flamank and G. Long, jun., Okehampton, Devon, drapers. J. Gurney, sen., and J. Gurney, Hedge-row, Islington, victu• allers. P. Axmaun and T. Charles, Cannon-street, wine-merchants. T. and K Parsons, Warwick, gun.furniture-makers. J. H. Mann and Co., Berners-street, Oxford-street, coach makers, as far as regards T. Honeywill. J. and J. Cunningham, Warrington, linen-drapers. J. Whiteway and Co., Torquay, Devonshire, merchants, as far as regards .1. Whiteway. H. Wilkins and R. L Fisher, London-wall, wine-merchants. IBartle, S. and J. Fiekl, and J. Goodison, Bradford, worsted spinners, so far as regards .1. Goodison. J. and W. Mortimer, Carmarthen, corn-merchants. G. Higgins, M. Jackson, and J. Furlong, Horrocks, Manches ter, dyers. S. It. Haworth and M. Buckle, Gamston, Nottinghamshire, linen and cotton candlewick-manufacturers. J. Vickers and J. Dearden, Manohester, iron-founders. J and B. Whittell, Stainland, Halifax, woollen cord manufac turers. It. Bromley and M. Black more, Bread-street, wholesale leather sellers. T. Tovey and J. James, Newnham, Gloucestershire, attorneys at-law. T. B. Gumersall and T. Ansted, jun., Castle-court, Birchin lane, bill-brokers. VI. Edwards and W. V. Toney, Birmingham, engravers. H. Cox and F. J. Johns, Pedlars'-acre, timber-merchants. J. H. Maun, G. Widger, T. Honeywill, and H. Black, Berner's street, Oxford-street, coach-makers, so far as regards T. Honey will._ _ _ SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. WILLIAM STEEL, writer, Glasgow, Sept. 10, and Oct. at one, at the Lyceum Rooms, Glasgow. The valuable appointment of Surgeon to Chelsea Hospital, which was held by Sir EVERARD HOME, is to be conferred on Mr. KEATE. --Medical Gazette. WINDSOR. SEPTEMBER 7. Yesterday the KrNu took an airing in the Great Park, in an open carriage, accmnpanied by her Royal Highness Princess AUGUSTA, Lady FALKLAND, and the Duke of GLOUCESTER. Her MAJESTY rode out on horseback, accompanied by Prince GEORGE of Cdmbridge and suite. Sir HENRY and Lady WHEATLEY, the two Misses WHEATLEY, the Duke of DORSET, Colonel and Mrs. and Miss CLITHEROE, arrived at the Castle yesterday after noon, on a visit to their MAJESTIES, Her MAJESTY, we are happy to state, is quite recovered from the cold under which she recently laboured. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, we are also happy to state, is a little better. At three o'clock this afternoon their MAJESTIES, ac companied by the Princess AUGUSTA and the Duke of GLOUCESTER, left the Castle in an open carriage, followed by three other open carriage., containing Sir HENRY and Lady WHEATLEY, the two Misses WHEATLEY, the Duke Of DORSET, Colonel, Mrs., and Miss CHITNExoE, Lady FALKLAND, Sir A. BARNARD, and others of the Royal suite. Prince GEORGE of Cambridge, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. WOOD, rode on horseback. The whole of the Royal party proceeded to Virginia Water, and visited Belvedere, and, after enjoying various drives in that de lightful vicinity, returned to the Castle to dinner. Additional company are expected to arrive to-morrow at the Castle. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 'WEYMOUTH RACES, SEPT. 6. His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. Mr. Biggs's Little Red Rover Mr. Peel's Changeling 2 dr Mr. Ley's Omen Won by halt a head. A Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 30 added from the Race Fund. Mr. Farquharson's Bacchanal Mr. Thurles's Pigeon Mr, Squibb's Susanna BEDFORD RACES, SEPT. 6. A Sweepstakes of 5 soya each. Heats once round and a distance. Hon. G. Ongley's Pandora 3 1 1 Lord Grantham named Count Robert Lord Holland named Chamois The Corporation and Town Plate of 501. Heats two miles each. Lord Lowther's Bustle Lord Berner's Emilius General Grosvenor's Santaline Sweepstakes of 10 Rory. each. Once round and a distance. Mr. Burbidge's Man Trap 1 Mr. Booth's Brunswicker 2 Mr. Browne's Reform BARNET RA CES, SEPT. 7. The Green Alan Stakes of 5 sow , . each, with 25 added, for horses not thorough bred, list. 71b. each. The win ner to he sold for 80 save. Won in two beats by Mr. Fleming's Mercury, beating four others. Winner claimed. The Cup for ponies was won by Old Squib, beating four others. LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S VISIT TO DEVON. —EXETER, SEPT. 6.—Electioneering movements are be comming " uncommon active" here, as JONATHAN says. Lord JOHN RUSSELL arrived on Tuesday last, and imme diately proceeded to Totnes, the head-quarters of the South Hammers, his Lordship's staunchest supporters and friends. His journey down was not unattended with danger to his Lordship, as a rustic booby contrived to drive a cart half way through his travelling-chariot, smashing the panel all to pieces. In this state his Lordship entered Taunton, on Saturday evening, and proceeded thence to the residence of the Rev. SIDNEY SMITH, at Combe Florey, spending a delightful Sabbath with the Reverend biographer of the " venerable Mrs. PARTINGTON." On Monday he pro ceeded to Castle-hill (Earl FORTESCUE'd), and on Tuesday, as above stated, he arrived at Totnes. His Lordship is now, we believe, at Bystock, the seat of Mr. DIYE'TT, the candidate for Exeter. Bystock is situate not far from Bicton, the seat of Lord RoLLE, who will not feel vety comfortable in having the author of the " Revolutionary Rill" so close to his residence. Lord RoLLE is exceedingly crusty on the subject of Reform. At Tutnes Lord JOHN dined at the Seven Stars, with the yeomen, at the plebeian hour of one o'clock. The dinner was nothing more than the customary " great market" ordinary, and lacked nothing of substantiality. Of course the yeomen looked for a speech, and after the cloth had been removed, his Lordship briefly addressed them. If the electors thought they had gone too far, now was the time to hold back ; hut if they were of opinion that the powerful machine of reform would work well, the only thing that remained with them was, to give it that support which they alone could impart to it, and that which alone was required to set it in motion. For himself he could claim nothing on private considerations. The T ries had given out that be wa+ not friendly to agricul , ure. He never had and never would support any system but that which was friendly to the agriculturist. The whole Administration, and parti cularly Earl GREY, were most anxious for the prosperity of the agriculturist. In short, his Lordshipsaid, this was one of the must complete bugbears the Tories bad ever brought forward. For himself be would say, that when ever the question of the Corn Laws was brought forward, it would receive the very hest attention he could possibly give it. But there was a system which stood before the question of Corn Laws, and which would require the earliest awl most earnest attention of the Reformed Par liament. He meant the tithe system.—(Cheers, which lasted several minutes.) He said that the tithe system re quired consideration ; first because the Corn Laws, as his friend Lord EBRINGTON had observed, had really worked better than lie had himself at first expected them to do,— (Hear, hear.) He hoped and trusted that some system would be adopted with reference to the tithes, that would not only effectually settle the question, but do justice to all patties. THE YOUNG NEWCASTLE, ALIAS LORD LINCOLN, AT NEWARK.—Lord LINCOLN, Who had pre viously issued an address to the electors of the southern di vision of Nottinghamshire, made his debut to the people of Newark on W, dnesday, at 12 o'clock, from the Clinton Arms. In the morning great efforts were made to get a large number of friends to receive the young aristocrat. The poor young man entered the town acccompanied by Sir R. BROMLEY, Dr. PARKER, Illijor HALL, Messrs. GOD next, HARVEY, ROBINSON, PEET (late a publican), CHAP• LIN, BURNABY, FOSTER, and about six more, including two or three Parsons. What a contrast to former times ! At previous elections some hundreds of the squirearchy always accompanied their liege Lord—but here was just fifteen ! Having commanded the band to be silent, the young Lord addressed the few persons assembled. He commenced by saying he was very young, and did not feel that be ought to come forward to represent a great county, but his friends bad compelled him. He trusted they would not ask him for any pledges on abstract points, for he had none to give. He spoke very hesitatingly and inaudibly. He moved neither limb nor muscle, but looked more like a sacrifice brought to the altar of boroughmongering than a candidate whose heart was in the cause. Everybody seemed to pity him, and many felt indignant at his noble father for placing him in so cruel a position ; but " has he not a ri4ht,to do what he likes with his own?" The idea of sending such an upgrown child to make laws for 100 millions of British subjects was a farce scarcely to be tolerated. After this farce had ter urinated the young can didate walked into the market-place, when he was ac costed by a person, who said, " My Lord, would you like to see any of the discharged and ruined tenants of your father?" He winced, but a " good-natured friend" . said " for shame ! would you accuse Lord LINCOLN of the crimes of the Duke of NEWCASTLE ?"—Stamford News. EFFECT OF LIGHTNINGL—Between 12 and I o'clock yesterday morning, as the violent thunder storm which passed over the metropolis was abating, the neighbourhood of St. John's Wood, Regent's Park, was thrown into a state of great alarm by a terrific noise, resembling the discharge of a whole park of a rtillery. It was discovered to have been caused by the electric fluid t m i o o n n d ; s o t r e et the Li extentsso striking the walls of the parish stone yard,. situate Rich n. forms part of the embankment of the . south side of the ' Canal,and is immediately adjoining the extre mityßegent s of the tunnel, which is carried for a quarter of a g o f v e a a u r d i y rendingthirty yards. This its .T h tu mile under the road . The wall, havi ng into huge masses , fe ll into the canal with tremendous vio lence, carr ying with it an immense quantity of e ar th, been detach e d gravel, lam'., completely choking up the mouth of th e tun nel, 'lntl it ove r flowed the owing-path to a v er y cons i. derable extent , a nd even rending the very pil es on w hi c h the wa ll is c onstructed . Four persons, w h o were on t board a barge that ha,l just entered the tunnel, most provi dentially escaped destruction ; if they had been a second or two later they must have inevitably been overw h e l me d in the falling ruins. Two other barges w ere f o ll ow i ng i n the same direction a short distance off, an d very narrowly escaped bein.; swamped, as they w ere d r i ven with exces sive violence against the bank by the furious rush of the water. Mr. Inspector DUNBAR, of the S division, who Was on duty on the spot, promptly attended with several of hie men, and assisted in extricating the boatmen from filet/ perilous situation. The passage of the canal, is for the present entirely stopped. We regret to learn that Mr. GODWIN, son of the celebrated author, died this morning of cholera. He was one of the Reporters for the Morning Chronicle. SERJEANT-SURGEON.—We understand that Mr. BRODIE is to be Serjeant-Surgeon to the Ktwo, in the room of Sir E. Home. It is said that his late MAJESTY had made this appointment a matter of special request to his Royal Brother, then Duke of CLARENCE, when it was all but certain that he would be his immediate successor to the Crown.—Medical Gazette. At a sale by auction, by Mr. CROCKETT, last week, the enormous sum of 4251. was obtained for 2a. Ir. 2Sp. of orchard and meadow land, near the vil ia2e of Shrewton, in this county.—.Devizes Gazette. During the sale of the celebrated Hafod estate, the other day, the auctioneer described the wines as beirLT of a superior quality, and as being greatly mellowed and improved by having been locked up during the con tinuance of a Chancery suit. This is the only description of property we should think that ever was improved by such a process. ERECTION OF ALMS-HOUSES TO COM. MEMORATE THE REFORM BILL.-At the Mansion House yesterday, Mr. SHOODRIDGE, of Cheapside, Mr. COLE MAN, and several respectable inhabitants of the city, waited on the LORD MAYOR, and presented his Lordship with a requisition signed by 200 citizens, some of them influential bankers, calling on him to convene a Public Meeting to consider the propriety of adopting measures for the erection of almshouses for the reception of decayed householders of the city, or their widows, in order to commemorate the passing of the Reform Bill, which col:i -f-Ts such important rights on the householders of the city. The LORD MAYOR said that he should have great pleasure in calling the meeting. It is expected to take place in a few days at the London Tavern. TITHE COMPOSITION ACT.—We think it necessary to call the particular attention of every one con cerned to an important clause of the Tithe Composition Act. In all cases wherein a composition for tithes shall not have been effected within thrte months after the pa-s -ing of this Act (16th of August) the Lord Lieutenant is authorised to appoint a Commissioner to carry its provi sions into operation. We are happy to learn that the pa rishes are coming formed in anticipation of the effects of this clause.—Dublin Times. A remarkably fine specimen of the Onagar, or wild ass, has just been received at the Surrey Zoological Gardens. It was taken in a pitfall, in Astrachan, and brought to England in the Victory, Captain BineN. The animal has an elegant deer-like appearance, standing high on the legs, is active, of a silvery c lour, with a blackish brown mark running along the back. It cannot be said that the species has improved by domestication, for a greater contrast to the dull, shaggy, stubborn denizen of the streets, cannot he imagined. This is the species of animal termed the Wild Ass in Scripture, of which it is said they frequent the salt places of the earth, and a proof of the truth of this statement is, that the specimen now is this country prefers salt water to fresh. Miss SEWARD relates an extraordinary in' stance of contagion in one of her letters. The plague raged in 1666 at Eyam, in Derbyshire, of which place she was a native, to a great extent. "In the summer of 1757," says Miss S., " five cottagers were digging is the healthy mountain above Eyam, which was the place of graves after the churchyard became too narrow a reposi' tory. These men came to something which had the ap pearance of having once been linen; conscious of their situation they instantly buried it again. In a few days they all sickened of a putrid fever, and three of the five died. The disorder was contagious, and proved mortal to numbers of the inhabitants. My father, who was the Canon of Lichfield, resided in that city with his family 0 the period when the subtle, unextingishtd, though much subdued p aver of the most dreadful of all diseases awak. cued from the dust in which it had sltnilered 91 years." IRISH EFFRONTERY. —The crew of a man of war, which had just returned from a long voyage, was one day busily employed in bringing up the hammocks on deck to air, and as each man appeared with his load, h 8 reported the number to a young lieutenant stationed on the poop. An Irishman, named MYRPHY, was near the fast. As soon as he gained the deck the officer demanded , s whaC number?" " 12, your honour," was the immediate reply; "12! that can't be, look again." "It is, your honour. , " I tell you it cannot be; the man who owned No. 12 die ° 80Dfnoacv:fn.e: jumps in" i pl n st tshh,eey oWouffire s ch t eor l n n oo d tf c r e we and s the pertinacious haspert strutsinn o a t c iu b o e p e us u to us es reply',th hammock, and turning suddenly round, with all the warmth of offended authority, exclaims, " Why, you rascal, whet do you mean by telling me it's 12, when it is child/ 444 ?" " Lord love your honour," says Pat, seratchid his be .d, and casting a comical leer at the officer, "1 b 0 your honour tin thousand pardons, but I always though t till now that 3 times 4 made 12."—Comic Magazine. SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday, an awful in' trance of the uncertainty of human life occurred a t the house of Mr. REVELI., architect and builder, Charles' street, Tottenham-court-road. At 9 o'clock in tb e morning, the family had taken breakfast, all in thelf usual health, and particularly cheerful, when Af ri. REVELL left the table to give some directions to th e s:rvant respecting dinner, and then retired to her be d' room for the purpose of arranging some domestic a ffair* as was her usual custom. Exactly at 25 minutes pal 9 Mr. REVELL had occasion to speak to his wife, a", directed his servant to call her mistress. The s ervar i ; did so repeatedly, but obtaining no answer, Mr. IteVe L r' e himself went up stairs, and on entering the bed-room"' found his wife prostrate on the floor, a corpse. Medic , assistance was immediately called, and as promptly e t ; tended, but the vital spark was extinct. Th us , in It short spice of 25 minutes, this happy and re spectat family was reduced to a state of distress which maY conceived, but cannot be described. The deceased 011 39 years of age. SINGULAR DEATH BY STEAMING.--- 4 , 11 inquest was held last night at the Bell and Crown, Ki l *; ti road, on the body of a boy named W. Wax's, aged se ! e years. It appeared that the deceased had taken se:, grapes from Mr. ARNOLD'S garden, situate next his, ri ther's (a bricklayer) house in the Kingsland-road. ARNOLD has paper-mills on his premises, which worked by a steam-engine. Two men, named Bows,; and HARLEY, employed by Mr. ARNOLD, had Seen f b i d boy steal the grapes, and on the following day (F 1 1 ! )::: week) they caught him, and said they would steam hi" . ' One held the head of the deceased down to the safe s } : valve, while the other turned the valve, and let the ste'"i off upon him. This process of steaming was repea te d three or four times, when the deceased cried out " m urder e d and he was released. He returned home, looking and frightened, but otherwise uninjured. The next ' he was taken ill. He complained of pain in his head, athe he died on Sunday. His eyes had become fixed, and et mass of his blood changed. It appeared that the ste s oi , could escape without scalding, and there was every rea ;, , , to believe the poor fellow had died of fright. Tee after a deliberation of upwards of an hour , re tu rned a If diet of Manslaughter against the two Tex , JOHN 80w e ..0 and JOHN HARLEY, who were forthwith committed ale the Coroner's warrant to Newgate. SUMMERS s e started ne fsrtoetanint-heis° jes.ofli with twenty-two passengers, and a large quantity b it luggage, Mr. SUMMERS* As St. Giles's Fair was " partner, steered by Mr. OGLE, and assisted byhdi on that day, and the starting of the steam-coach had ig i e , e be in an d its s hpardogprLosereded accomplished its previously announced, the town was unusually full. e a of Messrs.O it OGLE Monday and morning, coach ra n . through the town at the rate of ten toil e. t ie hour amidst the cheers of the multitude • on cleari P g o o town it was allowed to accelerate its ' speed to s- c as fourteen miles an hour ; and on reaching the n t ;cii" pike itthe numerous horsemen who had attended st ° ,.r. Ce o ovv ever, 01 it gt proceedede d , of f minutes. On leaving Woodstock one '" o f t h e a tter:e t:ic y o tin enormously. reported that there was a suffi cie ,oe• way tb et Woodstock, i miles P i ;I A s td of water in the b ailer, which not being the ;oil the boiler, on ascending the first hill , ws , and ttv e c n to t on y litdweroa Chapelb l p e rii d s e oo l n a us y s: took dv place e athn e ; ai r 1 - 5:ro o e the night. About 11 o'clock, on Tuesday inforr iu 'i r iola again started, without having had the means of ree ve ; the d an3ge done to the boiler. It proceeded dote°, 10 Compton Hill a t a s l o w rate under perfect controe'Ltrat• consequence of better coke, the carriage started from 'reigs ford at twelve an hour, and worked up S° v ; a ol Hill with the g r eatest g facility and eq " uality of W e .' Or so continued till it reached the foot of the bill op minghatn, when the coke was all consumed, and the s, e f e e' " consequently, very nearly expended ; there wa s the bee p t he lo ,t of a clutch to one of the wheels, which had bee te she on the road. On coming to a standstill oPP°f.“,eit4r, chu ch, from these causes, the good people of. Bo 0 0' ham were forward in the cause of practical s cion D g 0 0 themselves supplied the wanting power, and, fastet!lies the frame, aided the ascent of the carriage to the and Chickens lan, Oxford Journal.