The Sun. — London, England, 1832-10-04 00:00:00

DAY AT ONH O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds lO 11 pin. South Sea Stock Old Annuities shut New Ditto ............ , 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, £l,OOO lB 19 pm. Ditt0............5 0 0 IS 19 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial pm. I)itto Advertised — Om. Bank for A ccoun t . — India for Account. — Cons. for Oct. I , '' ,4 % t Ai T PRICES OF STOCKS TIT!, bank Stock 3 Per Cent. R e d. ~..-, P4er Cent. Cons. SVVi 3 i '5 per Cent ..., - Ditto Red. shut Nrev,3% per Cent. ... 92% M 2 !Per Cent Ann. 17'26 - lper Cent 1826 No* Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, NM shut Oct. 10, 1859 shut Jan. 5, 1860 - Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1871 - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds il e i llian Bonds w itto Account 704% B razilian Bonds — Ditto Account... ...... ...441N v ) '▪ Limos Ayres Bonds 22 Ditto Account Chißan Bonds l6 Ditto Account Columbian Bonds ....... I I t Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, 1824 ...... Ditto Account — Danish Bonds 681, , i , Ditto Account — ureek 80nd5......... Ditto Bonds, 1825. `X% li ~.Ditto Account — ' l exicon Bonds, 5 per cent % Ditto Account — Ditto, 6 per cent 26 % Ditto Account — N eapolitan...... ...... ...••• HIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds l o l,i Ditto Account — Portuguese Bonds 4 S l ie V: Ditto Account ......... .....AF% Regency Scrip 4l dis. Ditto Account Prussian Bonds 99N Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, 18'2. lOO Russian Bonds, 1822 q 9 Ditto Account New Loan ;Spanish Bonds,:1821 Ditto Account_ 14 Ditto Bonds, 18123 Ditto Account 13 i French Rentes, sp. c. —f. —c. ---- Exchange —f —c. ft per cent —c. Exchange —f —c. Dutch Scrip 42 3 i Ditto Account 42. *4 Fr2nch Scrip 2 pm. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £lOO Sys Bolanos Mining Company £l5O 145 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm ) C2O 47% Ditto St. John Del Rey British Iron Mining Company . £so SN Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 485{ 6% English Mining Company l2s{, 19% neneral Mining Association ll 24 Beal del Monte Mining C 0...., United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 Ditto New Scrip 2 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company ... 17 General Steam Navigation Co. Pro vin cial Bank of Ireland 25 814 £1 4 0 43 PRICES Or IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, OCT. I. sank Stock 1975 (1 St. Patrick Insur.(perShare) Consols, 3 Der cent Gov. Stock, 3 1i,', per cent. 91 1 / 4 National Ditto — Ditto New 4 per Cent — f Hib ern i an B an k — 2ov. Deb. 3!4 percent.... 13.5% Provincial Ditto — 2 0 Yal Canal Stock — Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock — Imperial Mine — y C it Deb. 4 per cent. 76.i. Mining Co. of Ireland gallant Office Deb. 4 Commercial Buildings ______ - Arrived. MAILS 0 America Due. Arrived. Due. 0 Brazil 0 TI 0 0 Holland _ Bu enos Ayre 0 Carthagena s 0 0 Leeward Islands 1 Dublin 0 i 0 Lisbon 1 1 Flanders 0 I 0 Malta 0 1 Fran ce 0 G u 0 1 0 Sweden - ---.._ZScJersev.. 0 ' 1 Waterford 5 • HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Inrning. 4c) Minutes after 10. Evening...ll minutes after 11 LONDON MEDICAL GAZETTE. No. I. for the current Session will contain—Pro fessor Green's Introductory Lecture at King's College, co mprehending a View of the Origin and Mutual Rela tion of the three Learned Professions—Lecture by Dr. Elliotson on the Practice of Physic—Cases and Clinical Remarks, by M. Dupuytren, of the Hotel Dieu, Paris, d escribing a New Method of Tying Nasal Polypi—Extir- Pstion of an immense Tumor from the Throat, with wood tut—Unique Case of Congenital Puberty—Correspond ence between the London and Dublin Boards of Health on th e Saline Treatment—Observati ons on the Government Measures in Cholera—Calculations demonstrating the ac tual effect on the current Mortality produced by that dis 'a'e--Notice of Dr. Copland's Medical Dictionary—Cli 4ical Report from Aldersgate-street Dispensary—Extracts from F oreign Journals—An Introductory Leader, or Leader on Introductories, being a Recipe for Puffing Extraordi nary —...&e. &c. &e. shed every Saturday Morning, by Longman and Co. etif . 41 Ir It • ' ;O A . -v v „ __ • . LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1832. The official accounts from Paris, dated Tu e 4 daY, state that the Duke DE BROGLIE had hot at that time signified his acceptance of the " fret whi c h h a d b een ma d e to hi m to j o i n t h e m — ' inist rY, but that it was fully expected that his answer would be favourable. On M. H UMANN, who Was absent from Paris, Marshal SOULT has Positively reckoned. M. HUMANN is, as we stated yesterday, an able financier. Should any thin g , howev e r, occur to prevent or delay his b e • l eclrli ng Minister of Finance, the portfolio . 1 ) prob a bl y be held ad interim by M. TRIERS, WhO also enjoys a high reputation as a financier. We d e have reason t o b e li eve t h at if t h e D u k e r,1340.3L1E should b ecome Mi n i ster o f F ore i gn 1-'lluatrs France, h e w ill en d eavour to g i ve a t °r e liberal turn to the foreign policy of that : unt rY• It is due, however, to General SE- kST IANI to st a t e th a t on th ree grea t ques ti ons Belgium,i P o l an d, an d P or t uga l, h e h as f rom time made earliest representations to ' °4l PALMERSTON of the import ance o f as v'ing a more decided ton e , a nd en f orc i ng it Y ac ts of vigour. His Lordship has probably prevented from taking the dignified course Yt he Tory influence at Cou r t. B u t f or th a t, " tt ie three questions would have been long ago e d , to the sa ti s f act i on o f every f r i en d to e rty. Th, t ' e account s f rom O porto rece i ve d b y M . 'LI MA, t h e charg6 d'qffitires of D on i e .4 ", do not enable us to confirm the state of th e desertion of an entire regi ment o f l e : 4i4. Y from the army of Don MIGUEL. The lib ' o er tions amou n t e d t o a b out twenty d a il y , p ect n g whom were some cava l r y ; b u t i t was ex 44h,e° that th e y wou ld spee dil y b eco ffi e more ~erous. captur e o f t h e b r i g Carolina, from. Br a l,rwas °vvina to an a tt empt o f t h e Captain to P ort°' a Miguelit e port, a l t h ough bound for Great dissatisfaction is felt by the ,()llstitutional authorities here, however, at the ,: i !, u larity of bringing the prize to England . in of taking it to Oporto. There is some tery about ibis affair, and an inquiry h as b een () I 1 fo o t respecting it. t'3oirie time ago, a contract was entered into :een the agents of Don PEDRO and a Por ':''e se Constitutionalist o f property here, for a i of 3,000 men , o f w h om 1,000 were to be 41 4 . This contract, so f ar as regards the itl4r 4 ' i 8 at an end, a s th ose P olish refugees - e in dep o t i n t h e S out h o f France, refuse ser e otherwise than as a distinct legion —a 1 ti t ion whi c h appears to be perfectly reasonable heir p art , a l though circumstances prevent pl4jance with it at present. We hear, low (1 ) that ab out 40 0 Poles, not in depot, are t o ente r th e serv i ce of Don PEDRO. , Ct 6, r 'ounts have been received of another ship i l ,been t a k en b y D on PEDRo's squadron, k t : l iarnan from Goa, which is coming up o ttc, ' , also, that a steamer has arrived at t, r With 60 horses and ammunition. The O f the Indiaman will be of great advan- tage, as from her size she must be equal to a large frigate, and when properly armed will, with the assistance of the Lord Wellington, render SARTORIUS more than a match for MIGUEL'S fleet. No further step has been taken by the Con ference. The Members were to have met yes terday, but the absence (unavoidable, of course) of one of them, prevented it. Despatches have this morning been received by the Belgian Minister, NT. VAN DE WEYER, from Brussels. Every thing was tranquil in Belgium, but considerable dissatisfaction appears to be felt at the delay of the Conference in set tling the question of the treaty. The last accounts from Madrid state, that the QUEEN is in great hopes that her daughter will inherit the Throne after the death of the KING, which it is thought will soon take place. The French and English Ambassadors have promised her every assistance from their Courts. The Spanish nation is also well disposed towards her wishes. She has despatched a courier to Seville, to recal the Infant Don FRANCOIS PAULE and his wife. It is also stated that the QUEEN has written to the Marquis AMA RILLA, wishing to appoint him Minister of War. The same courier carried secret despatches to General QUESADA, commanding in Andalusia. Brussels and German Papers have been re ceived this morning. It appears that the Duke of ORLEANS has set out on his return to Paris. Preparations for war still continue ; but accord ing to an observation of Sir ItOBERT ADAIR on Monday last, " there was not the least doubt that all the apparent preparations for war in France and Belgium, were but a vain show." We almost apprehend that the King of HOL LAND is of the same opinion—at least his con duct would seem to warrant such conclusion but future events may possibly prove both the English Ambassador and the Dutch KING to have reckoned without their host. The vintage in Austria has failed ; but the corn is abundant and of good quality. A communication from JOSEPH BONA.. PARTE was read yesterday at the Lumber Troop Reform dinner, announcing the death of his mo ther, Madame LETITIA, or Madame MERE, as she was styled in the days of the NAPOLEON dynasty. What a strange, eventful life, how rife with all the wildest elements of romance, has this old lady passed ! Her youth undistin guished, her maturity brilliant and exalted be yond all precedent, she sinks back in age to nearly (if not quite) all the obscurity from which the force of circumstances compelled her to emerge. She has reversed, too, the usual order of nature ; for those who should have gone after, have gone before her. The mother has survived both son and grandson, and is not per mitted to find shelter in the grave till she has drained the cup of adversity to the dregs. The direct line of NAPOLEON is now at an end. We cannot at all understand on what prin ciple, except it be the very objectionable one of creating confusion among the Reformers, Lord HENLEY has allowed himself to be put for ward as candidate for the representation of Mid dlesex. Mr. HumE, he ought by this time to know, has established claims on the constituency of this influential county, which are warmly and universally recognised by them, and which no efforts of his Lordship, or his half-Whig half. Tory supporters, will be able to set aside. Mr. BYNG has nearly equal claims on Middlesex ; his principles are well known, and hare been strenuously advocated ; so that Lord HENLEY can hope to effect no earthly good by his in terference. He may, indeed, put the rival can didates to considerable additional expense, but this is a sorry ambition, and totally at variance with the principles of a Reformer, who professes in every thing he says or does to have only his country's good at heart. We have perused Lord HENLEY'S address, but must confess that it is not at all to our taste. We can make little or nothing of it. It is ambiguous where it should be distinct ; general where it should be particular; feeble and vacillating where it should be stern and decided. In a word, it is an elec tioneering address, suited to any time but the present. It might proceed from the pen of a Tory with quite as much propriety as from a Liberal. His Lordship, for instance, will give no opinion upon any of the great commercial questions about which the nation is just now so much interested ; he will merely pledge himself to " approach the consideration of them with diligence, candour, and impartiality." Now, this is just what the Tories promised (Lord CARNARVON among the number) when the question of Reform was first broached in Par liament, and all the world knows how religiously they fulfilled their promise. Lord HENLEY'S pledge we conceive to mean something equally vague and general, and which cannot be broken, only because there is nothing to break. We speak in no spirit of partizanship ; indeed, we have a strong feeling in favour of his Lordship, not more for his excellent private character, than for his judicious publications on Church Re form ; still we cannot but think it an act of folly and indiscretion, for any candidate, no matter how exalted his rank or honourable his inten tions, to attempt, at this peculiar crisis, to drive Mr. HUME from an eminence to which his con stituents, of their own free will, elevated him, and to which all England acknowledges that he is justly entitled. Modern naturalists tell us that the operations of nature are so simple and uniform that the principles which keep alive the physical being of the most complex animal structure, may be traced in the conformation of the most simple vegetable. Metaphysical inquiries teach us that the beautiful simplicity we admire in physics, is not less remarkable in the operations of the mind. Beneficence displays itself in many forms, but its acts, however various, may be traced up to one and the same principle. So dishonesty may take divers shapes, but all its acts may in like manner be traced up to one and the same principle in the mind, or rather we should say, to a similar want of principle. Thus the conqueror of a continent and a moun tain robber—a corn-monopolist and a pick pocket—a boroughmongering M. P. and a hole-and-corner overseer of a parish—are all urged on from the same starting point, by different means, to attain the same end. Our last illustration is curiously exempli fied by a report in another part of our Paper, headed " Overseers and the Poor-rate," by which it appears that the functionaries of the Select Vestry o f St. John, Westminster, have, with very few exceptions, for a series of years past, taken the liberty of exempting themselves from the payment of poor's-rate. We do not mean to say that all the overseers who have done this are what is commonly understood by the word dishonest. Far from it ; and we have no doubt that they are " all honourable men ;" but the fact is, that there is a tendency in us all to view with prejudiced eyes whatever is for our apparent advantage, particularly if we do not act under the control of public opinion. Hence it is inevitable that abuses will grow and multiply in the trans action of all affairs, whether of the State or of a Parish, which are not open to the light. These Gentlemen have been, year after year, levying the poor's rate upon their neighbours, and exempting themselves, as regularly as the Tories have been carving out places and pensions for themselves and dependants, all with the gravest face in the world, and, probably, if ever they gave the matter a thought, uttering the pal liative " it's all fair." Counsel's opinion is to be taken upon the subject, but we hardly imagine that any quibble can be found to justify such an irregularity, to give it the mildest name we can find. Thank Heaven, it will now be the fault of the people themselves if they permit such con duct in future. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY) RE CliA MBERS'S BANK RUETCY. An application was this day mode by Mr. Anderson, counsel on the behalf of Mr. De Beguis, a large creditor, that an official assignee might be appointed over the above estate, which application was opposed strenuously by the solicitor to the Commission, on various grounds, but which grounds the Commissioner decided were sufficient reasons for the appointment of such assignee, whom he therefore accordingly appointed. It appeared, from the examination of the solicitor, that the last audit was had in January last, when there was a balance of 19,0001. in the hands of the assignees ; that for many years past the assignees Lad allowed a Mr. Treherne 4001. a year as agent or manager of the estate under the as signees. That he (the Solicitor) had received about 9,000/. costs; and that the assignees had, within the last week, let the Opera for about three years to Mr. Laporte, for 13,2501. COUNTY COURT, MIDDLESEX, (THIS DAY.) FLEMING C. DRUMMOND, CLERK. This was an action brought by the pl Catherine Fleming, to recover a compensation from her late master, the Reverend David Drummond, for an assault and false imprisonment. _ _ Mr. C. Putwes stated the case for the prosecution. It appeared from the evidence of a police constable, that on the 7th of last May, he was called to the house of the defendant, who gave his cook, the plaintiff, into his custody on a charge of felony. That was about five o'clock in the afternoon. He took her to the station-house, where the defendant entered the charge, and the plaintiff was locked up in the felon's cell until seven o'clock. She was then carried before Mr. LAING of Hatton-Garden police•ofice, where the defendant charged her with having stolen some broken victuals and some cream, but after the defendant had stated his complaint, and called another servant as witness, the Magistrate de cided that the charge of felony was not substantiated, and dismissed her. Mr. Robson, a solicitor, addressed the Jury for the de fendant in mitigation of damages, and said his client believed the plaintiff had robbed him, and there fore he gave her into custody ; it could not be ima gined, in the absence of all proof of malice or improper motive, that the defendant would have charged the prisoner with an offence of which he did not believe her guilty. The UNDER•SHERIFF summed up the evidence, and said it was clear there was an assault and false imprison ment, and as to the question of damages, the Jury would award such a sum as they thought the justice of the case requited. The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 401., which was the amount laid in the declaration. CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT. CENTRAL BOARD OF HEALTH. COUNCIL OFFICE, WHITEHALL.-(THIS DAY.) DAILY REPORT of CHOLERA CASES. New Cases in Great Britain reported this day —392 Deaths 192 Recoveries 182 (Signed) M. MACLEAN, Secretary. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Sept. 28, 18:3'2, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England Wheat---- 56 5. 6d.1 Oats -- and Wales, p er I mperial Quarter. 375. Id. Barley-- 3 33. Ind.( R ye 34 5. 2d 1 Pease---- 395. 9d. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF TILE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat-.. 58s. 8:1.1 Oats - 9s. 10(1.18ean5.....--- 365. Bd. Barley.---- 335. 7d.1 Rye 345. lid 1 Pease.--.... 38s. sd. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Barley 12s. &If Oats --- 168. 9d.1 Beans....-- 1id. 4d.1 Rye - lBs. 3d.1 12s. tkl. HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .£2 15 to £3 0 Kew Meadow Hay '2 1 5 3 15 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 5 Clover Hay 4 0 5 5 Oat Straw £1 Bto£l 10 I Wheat Straw ... 112 113 Supply rather limited, trade dull, and prices stationary. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £3 0 to £3 5 New Meadow Hay 3 0 3 10 Useful Old Ditto 3 5 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 4 5 Clover Hay (extra tine)...£6 o... Generally Oat Straw ... £1 10 to £1 I'2 I Wheat Straw 1 12 1 13 A good supply, and a dull trade; prices as last quoted. The agents of Don PEDRO, in London, give a grand dinner to-day to the recruits and petty officers, who are expected to sail next week on board the Welling•• ton, for Oporto, under the command of Sir JOHN M. DOYLE, PROSECUTION OF THE FREEMAN'S JOUR NAL.—The Magistrates of th e H ea d Police-office, having intimated to Mr. LAVELLE that the prosecu tion instituted against him by the ATTORNEY-GENE RAL for an alleged libel on the Marquis of ANGLESEA and the Irish Government, was removed by cer tiorari into the King's Bench, and having required of him to give new bail accordingly, be attended at the Head Office yesterday, accompanied by his sureties, and entered into recognizances to appear in the Court of King's Bench on the first day of next Term.—Dublin Freeman's Jour nal, Tuesday. There is at present in the garden of Drum mond Castle, a beautiful Agava Americana, in flower ; the height of the plant from the pot to the summit of the stem measures 23 feet, the circumference of the stein at the bottom is 11 inches, the diameter of the stem, including the flower at the top, is four feet three inches ; the flower shoots are thrown off alternately, and taper off in a spiral form, and the number of flowers at present is 1,380. Perth Courier. On Monday evening a fine young woman at tempted to drown herself at Blackfriar's-bridge. She was rescued by her husband, with whom, it appears, she had quarrelled, and taken into the Glaziers' Arms, Water-lane, a receiving -house of the Royal Humane Society, where she wag recovered by Mr. HUTCHINSON, a medical assistant to that institution, and Mr. W.EsTaorr, ite Secretary. COMMON COUNCIL.-(TIIIS DAY.) A Court of Common Council wait held to-day for the despatch of ordinary business. The LORD MAYOR touk the chair at 12 o'clock. REFORM ALMSHOUSES. Mr. WESTERN presented a petition from the committee appointed at the public meeting of the inhabitant house holders in the City, to carry into effect the erection of alms houses, to commemorate the passing of the Reform Bills, praying the aid and assistance of the Court to carry so de sirable an object into effect. The Hon. Member trusted the Court would readily vote a sum of 2,0001. for so benevo 'cut a purpose. He was glad to state to the Court that it had been intimated from a high quarter that land would be given sufficient to build 100 alms-houses, together with every assistance in the accomplishment of so magnificent an undertaking. An architect of eminence had also come forward, and offered his services gratuitously. Mr. MANSELL, one of the petitioners, in a bog and eloquent address, advocated the prayer of the petition, in quoting several instances of the liberality of the city of London, and concluding by expressing his confidence that a cause like the one he was now advocating would meet with the generous and liberal consideration of the Court. GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.) THE UNITED KINGDOM NEW SPAPER. In consequence of the report of the application made by Mr. Smith, newsvender, of Milton-street, Cripplegate, which appeared in The Sun of last night, two gentle men from the office appeared this day before Alderman THORPE, for the purpose of negativing the assertions then made by Smith. The applicants stated, that the real facts of the case were, that he, Smith, had subscribed for twelve papers regularly, and had had the same number of maps ; occa sionally, however, he had taken a few more—and the Pro prietors, knowing his litigious character amongst the trade, had liberally given him eight additional maps, rather than enter into any contention with him ; hut when be demanded seven more extra, because he had taken 27 papers on the first day of the delivery of the map, and on that day only, they considered he was practising a fraud, and were determined to withstand it, The case had been heard yesterday in the Court of Requests, and Mr. Smith had been decidedly told that he bad no claim. In fact, he did not attempt to swear that he . ..had regularly taken the 27 papers. Alderman THORPE said, in giving the opinion he bad, he was only actuated by the statement made by Smith, and did not mean to infer the least wrong to the proprietors of the paper. The applicant said the proprietors were ready to meet the charge on oath. All they wished was a refutation of the statement which was evidently only done with a view to injure the paper, and if it remained uncontradicted, might injure their property to a great extent. Alderman THORPE said, the man had certainly pestered him a great deal; lie was happy that an early answer had been thus given, and he had no doubt the Papers would contradict the first report. The applicant said, that was the only wish of the pro prietors, who were anxious that every subscriber should receive the map. The respectable body of newsvenders had not made one complaint against the delivery, and the proprietors would, in every case, see that the map was duly presented ; they at the same time felt bound to have those itinerant newspaper dealers who had obtained and not delivered the maps, brought to justice. The parties then retired. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(rms DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, OcT. 3.—Wind S.S.W. moderate.—Arrived the Isabella, Cordiner, from Bilhoa. PORTSMOUTH, Ocr. 3.—Wind S.W.—Off port the Levant, Parker, from Charleston. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wind S.W. fresh breezed.— Arrived the Diamond, Blackest, from Bengal and the Mauritius—threw 130 bags of sugar overboard during bad weather off the Cape of Good Hope ; also arrived his Ma jesty's ship Nautilus, from Oporto, sailed the 27th ult. Reports that Don Pedro's forces had successfully repelled every attempt of Don Miguel's to enter Oporto or break through the out-ports, and that a vessel had arrived with 60 horses for Don Pedro, which he stood much in need of. Sailed his Majesty's ship Jasseur, for Chatham. FALMOUTH, OCT. 2.—Arrived the Magnet, Walking, from the Cape of Good Hope, sailed July 3. Off port the Elizabeth, Cumming, from Malaga ; the Gracioso, Pedroite schooner of war, arrived here yesterday from the coast of Portugal, telegraphed on the 30th ult., bearing E.N.E., distant 50 miles, a large ship, supposed to be a Portuguese Indianian, prize to Admiral Sartorius's squadron, steering up the channel ; and the Caroline, from Santos, was taken on the 19th ult., by the Gracioso, Pedroite schooner of war, and was brought in here on Monday. RAMSGATE, OCT. 3.—Arrived the Swift, Andrews, off Faro; warned off by one of Don Miguel's cruizers. STANDGATE CREEK, OCT. 3.—Arrived the Sir Bourchier Wrey, Roy, from Palermo; New Harriet, Smale, from Sicily ; and Racer, Knill, from Denia. GREENOCK, OCT. I.—Arrived the Glenbervie, Jones, from Demerara. JERSEY, OCT. 2.—Arrived the Robert Watt, Vebert, from Rio Janeiro ; and Apollo, Carrill, from Labradore. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 2.—Arrived the Magnet, Watkins, from the Cape of Good Hope, sailed 3d of‘ July; Prince Le 800, Pratt, from St. John's, New Brunswick; and Capriciosa, Ravenna, from Genoa. Off port the Lady Rowena, from Charleston ; Martha, from New Orleans; Liffey, from Quebec. Arrived in the River the Avoca, Beadle, from Bombay, sailed on the 9th of May; Salus, Creckenay, from the Mauritius, sailed 12th June, and from the Cape of Good Hope on the 23d July. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 Cir. We are informed that the Nautilus, from Oporto, brings accounts that the whole of the British fleet from Lisbon have assembled off Oporto, which is supposed to he in consequence of the arrival of the Marquis of Pal inella at Oporto, with a British messenger, when a vessel was immediately despatched to our Admiral at Lisbon: many conjectures will be afloat on the subject. We may almost say, that Oporto may he called a British colony, for the property belonging to British merchants in that city is immense; therefore our Government is desirous to prevent any further bombardment of the town. Hobart Town Papers to the 4th March have been re ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house. (From the Paper of the 3d March.) The estimated value of British goods imported by the recent arrivals to this port exceeds the great amount of 100,0001.. The progress of improvement in the vicinity of Hobart Town was never more rapid than at this moment ; in every direction houses are building. The influence of tie harvest begins particularly to be felt in the value of wheat, and the highest prices are ss. per bushel. English barley continues in demand. THE FUNDS. This day being the most sacred holiday with the He brews during the whole of the year, called the White Fast, none of them will make their appearance at the Stock Exchange, as they are at devotions in the Syna gogue during the whole of the day; consequently, it is not expected that any operations of magnitude will take place in the funds, which left oft' yesterday at 841 1 for the Accnunt,opened at 841, andwere sellers at that price. At present they are S 4; the market is rather heavy, owing to the French Rentes coming lower. We do not hear of any later informatio❑ from Portugal than brought by the Nautilus yesterday. The mail is hourly expected. In the Foreign Market the prices are also rather lower. HALF-PAST ONE. We have no farther information from Portugal than sstated in our former article. Some persons suppose that our fleet from Lisbon, appearing off Oporto, is to be present at the supposed grand attack of Oporto by the Miguelites, on the 29th ultimo, to protect British subjects and British interests. There is little or nothing doing in the Funds. Consols have remained steady during the whole of the morning at 84.-1 for the Account, alternately buyers and sellers. Report says that the Russian Ambassador is positively against any hostile measures being taken by the English and French against the King of Holland. In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing; prices much the same as yesterday. Consols for Account, 84g. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. DOG Ftsii.—We lately recorded the capture of same fish of the whale species off this coast; on Friday last two other monsters of the deep were killed and taken by the Boston fishermen ; they proved to be of the shark species, and are named the large dog fish. They are ex tremely voracious ; many young ones of the kind are found in the deeps. The fish taken on Fridny were five feet in length...4l(4ton Gaette, IMPORTANT to PARISHES—OVERSEERS AND THE POOR-RATE, &c. Yestettlay, at Quern- square Police-office, a case of the greatest importance respecting the right of overseers to be exempt from poor-rate, the cleansing, paving, and repair ing -rate, was expected to come on for hearing, in conse quence of which the office was crowded by parishioners belonging to the united parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, anxious to hear the decision of the Magistrates. A few months ago the parish of St. John, \Ve•tminstet, threw off the yoke of the Select Vestry, and by an im mense majority of the parishioners adopted the New Yes. try Act. Mr. Auber and the new overseers, who were ..lected since the adoption of the new Act, have discovered that the persons who have served the office of overseers in the above-mentioned parishes, have always considered them elves exempt during the time they were in office rom paying the parochial rates, and that such practice had existed for the last hundred years. In consequence of this discovery, the new overseers caused thirteen sum. .nonses against some of the late overseers to be issued, call ing upon them to show cause why they had not paid their rates, and why a distress-warrant should not be issued against their goods and chattels. The defendants now appeared before Mr. Gregorie, and the cases excited the most intense interest, as the pre •ent defendants were only a small part of the number who were liable to be summoned, should the Magistrates decide that they were liable to pay the parochial rates. Mr. Gregorie said that as be was a rate-payer himself, and lived amongst them, he would rather decline hearir g the cases himself, and thought it would be better for all parties to wait until Mr. Marriott arrived, wbo resided in a different parish. After some desultory conversation this was agreed to, and Mr. Marriott shortly arrived, when the cases were called on. The nature of the claims against the late overseers was explained to the Magistrate, who gave it as his opinion that the overseers were liable to pay the parochial rates during the time they were in office, and that there was no exemption whatever. Mr. Auber said that in 1828 some of the overseers did pay the poor-rate. A long discussion now took place, when Mr. Marriott, at the request of the defendants, consented that the cases should stand adjourned until they had taken Counsel's ad vice on the subject. The following is a list of the defendants, and the sums claimed of them by the new overseers : Mr. Sawyer £4 17 0 Mr. Prior Mr. Austin l5 3 l Mr. Banks Mr. Pink lO 12 0 Mr. Dyke Mr. Thatcher 5 16 4 Mr. Francis Painter Mr. Page 9 17 0 Mr. Wilson 6 1'.2 0 Mr. Painter 6 4 6 Mr. Alsept 8 4 6 The Executors of John Baker £ll4 13 1 FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl of Sefton, in Arlington-street, from his seat, Stoke Farm, near Windsor; Sir Walter Borrowes, Bart. at the Bur lington Hotel, from the Continent ; Borrowes, Esq, and family, at ditto, from ditto; Mrs. Harnett and family, at ditto, from ditto; Skipwith, Esq. at ditto, from India; Sir G. Pownall, Bart. at ditto, from his scat, in Kent; C. T. Blicke, Esq. in Park-crescent, Portland place, from Cheltenham ; Sir Charles Saxton, Bart. from his seat, in Berks ; G. R. Heneage, Esq. at Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, from Brighton ; John Trotter, Esq. at Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle street, from his seat, in Surrey; the Rev. Mr. Horn, at the Pulteney Hotel, Al bemarle-street, from Brighton ; J. Thompson, Esq. at ditto, from Cheltenham; J. Lcylay, Esq. at ditto, from Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. W. Jackson, in Grosvenor-street, front Cheltenha DEPARTURES. Mr. Under Secretary PhiHipps, on Tuesday, for Ramsgate ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, for their seat, Hat field ; the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, from Arlington street, for ditto ; Lady and Miss Malcolm, from Raggett's Ho tel, Dover-street, for St. Leonard's ; Captain Russell, from ditto, for Brighton ; A. Campbell, Esq. from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Lymington, Hants ; the Rev. Charles Goring, from the Burlington Hotel, for Troyneham, Sussex ; William Goring, Esq. from ditto, for ditto ; Colonel Beckwith, from ditto, for the Continent ; Furling, Esq. from ditto, fur Ireland; Captain Walsh, from ditto, for ditto; Messrs. Knott and Miss Clarke, from Symmons's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Brighton; Captain Mercer, from the Royal Hotel, Jennyn street, fur Brighton ; Wm. Gordon, Esq. from ditto, for the Continent. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET OCTOBER MEETING. Wednesday. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each ; 10 ft.; for 52 yrs. old. T.Y.C. Mr. Thornhill's f. by Merlin (Conelly) 1 Mr. Sowerby's Tigress by Skiff Sir J. Graham's b. c. Emery, Lord Exeter's Decep tion, Lord Lichfield's ch. 1. by Sligo, Colonel Peel's br. 1. Frailty, Mr. Forth's br. f. by Sultan, and Mr. Ridsdale's b. f. by Comus, also started. Won by a head. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each ; for 3 yrs. old and upwards. D.M. Sir M. Wood's Captain Arthur (Robinson) 1 Mr. Wilson's c. by Whalebone, 3 yrs 2 Vestris, Coroner, Water Witch, Miss Mary Anne, c. by Partisan, Banquet and Selmo colt also started. 8 to 1 agst. Captain Arthur ; 8 to 1 agst. Vestris; 6 to 1 agst. Water Witch ; 7 to 2 agst. Miss Mary Anne; 4 to 1 agst. c. by Whalebone. Vestris, c. by Partisan, and Water Witch, got to the post too late to start ; won by a head. The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs. each, for 3 yrs. old colts and fillies. D. I. Colonel Peel's Archibald (Paris) 1 Mr. Gully's Margrave 2 Lord Exeter's Ilciram Lord Chesterfield's Non Compos 10 pd. ; even on Margrave ; 9 to 4 agst. 13eiratn ; 5 to 1 agst. Archibald ; 10 to 1 agst. Compos; won by a head. A match was made this morning for 300 soya. each, h. ft. between Sir M. Wood's Camarine, 4 yrs. and Mr. Gully's Margravc, 3 yrs. ; to be run on Thursday, in the next Houghton Meeting, A.F. Immediately after Sir M. Wood laid 500 to 400 on Camarine. Newmarket, Wednesday Night. The following races closed this evening for to-morrow : King's Plate of 100 gs. R. C. _ _ Sir M. Wood's Lucetta, Sir M:Wood's Camarine, and Lord Chesterfield's Whiskey 501. Plate, D. 1., for 3-yr.-olds. Lord Lowther's Lazarone, Sir M. Wood's Ambrosio, Mr. Sowerby's Castilian, Sir R. Dick's Miss Mary Anne, Mr. Batson's Banquet, and Lord Clarendon's f. by Reveller, dam by Don Cossack. Handicap of 10 Bove. each. T.Y. C. The winner to be sold for 200, Sce. Sir S. Graham's Little Fanny, Mr. Wagstaff's Joan of Arc, Lord Chesterfield's Titania, Sir M. Wood's Count Robinson, and Mr. Greville's Dryad. RICIThIOND MEETING, Ocr. 2. The Members' Plate of 501. for maiden horses, mares, and geldings, that never won 50/. before the day of entrance. Two-mile heats. Mr. Brooke's Brutandorf 0 1 5 1 Mr. Wilson's Laurel 1 0 0 0 Mr. Vansittart's Lefroy 0 0 3 0 Mr. Fox's Wallflower Produce Stakes of 25 suvs. each, b. ft., for 2-yr. -olds. Mr. Stephenson's Blacklock Mr. Jacques's Swiss WREXHAM RACES, Ocr. 2. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovi. each, for 3 yrs. old. Once round and a distance. Mr. Nanney's br. c. Capt. Wattle...(Templeman) 1 Lord Westminster's b. f. Barcelona Mr. F. It. l'rices's b. f. Zorilda A Gold Cup value 100 goys. by subscriptions of 10 GOV& each, the remainder in specie. One heat, three times round the course. Mr. Lloyd Mostyn's b. f. Her Highness, 4 yrs. .• • 1 Mr. Fitzhugh named b. h. Penrhos, 5 yrs. A Sweepstakes of 25 sous. each, for 2 yrs. old. Half a mile. Lord Westminster's br. f. Decoy (Calloway) 1 Mr. Nanney's ch. c. Itatcatcher 0 Mr. F. It. Price's b. c. The Governor 3 A Plate, value 50 sovs. given by Sir W. W. Wynn, Batt for all ages. One mile heats. Mr. Giffard's ch. g. Traveller, 4 yrs. Mr. Wbeeldon's br. c. Georgiovanni, 4 yrs 0 1 2 Mr. Palms' br. g. Pluralist, 6 yrs Mr. Nanney's br. c. Capt. Wattle, :3 yrs. Major O'Oore's b. c. Ticket, 4 yrs 3 d " Passive resistance" to the payment of rent has commenced. A distress for rent in arrear was lately put up to sale in the neighbourhood of Kanturk, but there were no bidders ; and there is no perceptible difference between the " passive resistance" to rent and tithe.— Orli Connitution, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNAL:-:. Those who take an interest i❑ foreign politics are generally aware, that for three or four days last week, and for two or three sittings in the present, the Conference of the five Powers, which meets in Downing-street, has been occu pied with Belgic and Dutch affairs. The set tlement of this question would appear to be easy if the parties were all sincere. The English and French Governments had not only autho rized the signature of the treaty of October last, hut had ratified in November every one of its articles. The remaining three Powers, which delayed the ratification, ultimately ratified with specific reserves. The difficulty was now to get the parties themselves to treat on the specific reserves, and to consider the Allies as mere consenting friends. Belgium said, "As I am now an independent power, let me treat inde pendently, and let my territory be evacuated before I begin to negotiate on minor points with my former director the King of Holland." Holland resisted this apparently reasonable pro position, and resolved to retain all her influence over the Belgic territory till a final arrangement. There appeared thus no chance of a meeting between the parties, each standing aloof on a principle which the other did not recog nize. Belgium at last allowed certain pro positions to be transmitted to the Hague, through Lord Palmerston, which it was an ticipated would have given general satisfaction. The answer of the King of Holland took no notice of these propositions, and of course showed an indisposition to form a treaty of peace on any known or conceivable terms of impartiality. On this non-answer, or evasive reply, manifesting a desire not to agree on any general principle of separation, the Conference has been sitting for the several days to which we have alluded. All the Five Powers admit that the propositions of Belgium are perfectly reasonable,—that they go as far as the Dutch ought to desire, and yield as much as Europe would allow. The Prussian Government has sent despatches from Berlin to that effect ; the Austrian Government, from Vienna, gives its concurrence; and Russia makes no objection. They all say the navigation of the Scheldt must be free, not only as a Belgic and Dutch, but as a❑ European interest. They all admit, at the same time, that Holland may de mand a toll, which, as in other cases, must not, either in its amount or mode of levy, interrupt or prevent trade. So far they all declare against the King of Holland, and in favour o. the Sovereign of Belgium. This, then, be ing the whole affair, what prevents the im mediate adoption of the treaty of November, 1831, with the modifications now declared to be reasonable ? Why, the reluctance of the King of Holland to come to any definite arrangement so long as he can see any chance of disturbance or embroilment in Europe, which may turn to the advantage of his ambition. Should one of the parties hold out against an award agreed upon as reasonable by the Conference, which is friendly to both parties, are there no means of coercion or compulsion to force the adoption of that award, without an appeal to that physical or military superiority which it was the ori ginal object of the Conference to prevent ? Such was the subject of the deliberations in Downing street for the last five or six days. The three absolute Powers expressed their disinclination to employ fleets and armies to overcome Dutch obstinacy. Another means of coercion or influ ence was then proposed, which might have great weight, particularly with a Dutch Government, and that proposal seemed at first to meet with general acquiescence. It consisted in cancel ing the arrears due by Belgium to Holland on account of the joint debt, and striking off a million of florins from the capital for every week that Holland should continue to re sist the modified treaty. Nothing could be more unobjectionable than such a proposal. It would punish Holland for delaying a settlement, and could do nothing more than indemnify Bel gium for the ruinous expenses of her present military establishments, rendered necessary by Dutch procrastination. To this the Conference on Friday had universally consented, though they delayed the signature of a protocol to that effect. The younger Russian envoy, however, came to town on Monday, and overturned the whole pecuniary fabric of peace which had been built on the previous Friday. What has been done yesterday we neither know nor care. Should England and France remain united, the Belgic question must be settled without a war. The three great absolute Governments of Europe would never think of forming an alliance against two such powerful constitutional nations. The King of Holland, then, if he were convinced that we are sincere, must yield ; and that we are sincere no Belgian can doubt. For God's sake let us end with this foolish squabble, which is now without an object; and if we are to have war with the barbarians of the North or the South, let ik be on some intelligible ground. We have so often discussed this Battavo-Belgic question, that we are now almost ashamed to recur to it,--Times. The doctrine of truth being a libel is so out rageous a violation of common sense, so obvious an invention in aid of the vices of bad govern ment and the licentious abuses of power, that when we observe any man of liberal professions, who aspires to the situation of a representative of the people, hesitate to declare his unquaLtied hostility to that doctrine, when the questio n has been put to him, and shrink from an avowal of his willingness to assist in blotting the unjust and immoral maxim from the law ofEnglandgAe ever, we are compelled to doubt either th o ness of that man's intellect, or the sincerity o f his professions. Now, it is of th at at a meeting of certain electors ot the flaw borough of Lambeth, which was one of a series of meet ings held for the purpose . of makin g M r. Ten nyson better known to the constituency of that borough, a Mr. Lackings put certain questions to Mr. Tennyson with a view to obtaining his specific opinions upon particular points of po licy—on which it is right that the electors should have precise information of the sentiments of those who claim to become their representatives. One of those questions related to the law of libel,—and Mr. Tennyson, in re plying to it, made a general declaration of his " ardent devotion" for the " palla dium of British liberty." He even went so far as to say that all the liberty which this country possessed was an emanation from the liberty of the Press. This is flattery which the Press disclaims ; the foundations of British li berty were laid before the Press was in exist ence. Magna Charta was obtained when here was no P ress i n E ng l an d, an d the Revo lution of 1688 was achieved at a time when the P r es s w as ens l ave d by the censorship. But though the Press did not create British liberty, it has been a most powerful and effective means of preserving it. If it did not kindle the sacred . flame on the altar, it has been tlult watc!iful spirit in the temple of liberty which has kept