The Sun. — London, England, 1840-09-04 00:00:00

I±I'VEN INC 4 EDITION. NEW ZEALAND. " The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the statements contained in the Petition of the Mer -4lnts, Bankers, and Shipowners of the City of London, re s pecting th e C o l on i zat i on of New Zealand, " reported, t they have considered the matters to them re ' !erred, and have taken evidence thereupon, which they have agreed to report to the House. The Committee made no other Report. The evidence they collected was Printed. In the Times of this morning, however, there 4 Ppear s " An Abstract of the Report of the Select Committee on New Zealand."—This is an error. What t he Times publishes is an abstract of the draft of a Report submitted to the Committee by its Lhairnian Lord Eliot, which the Committee re fused to adopt. On the 30th of July Mr. R. Steuart 'nosed that " the Chairman be instructed to report the evidence to the House:' Mr. Hawes thereupon moved as an aliendruent that the Committee proceed to consider the draft report submitted by Lord Eliot ; and on this question a, division took place, the Committee deciding by 7 to 4 that the Chairman should be ordered to re- Port the evidence to the House, and that, it would not e 2 e n 'ider Lord Eli ot ' s d ra f t . T he d ocument , t h ere f ore , v 1 which the Times gives an abstract is of no authority, fo,r it was actually repudiated by the Committee. - We Wok it necessary now to say so much of the document Itsititblished by th e Ti mes ; we s h a ll h erea ft er a d ver t t o tt t , to the ev id ence, and to the pretens i ons o f t h e N ew Zealand Land Company. MAD - -4AIAGE OF THE SULTANA ATBYE. oN. oT ANTINOPLE, AUG. l?.—The trousseau of the i !' e ess Atbye was cairicd this morning from the m ral reidence of Echeragan to the Palace of Arnaut K between a double line of Lancers, extending the ~„; °lc distance . The procession was opened by a re r - te ot Lancers, fod by the writers of the dif -entadministrations, on llowe horseback, who were succeeded t‘:cdred chefs de bataillons and lieutenant-colonels; ," w ng files of camels and mules laden with mat foeires, and other heavy articles, next appeared, 1 3 _. wed b y forty waggons, f i lled w i th t h e d resses of the ,11" cc ess, and a l arge quan tity o f pl a te, and servants t a i t : h e Palace carrying on their heads baskets con vl°lg the diamonds and other jewellery. Another ent of L ancers c l ose d t h e marc h. Th e t a ble ser elit the g ran d di nner t o th e C or p s Diplomatique was C er fieent and elegant, equelling ia splendour what tohas been seen in any European Court. When the ots ,were about to take their seats, Reschid Pacha Lia old Raouf Pacha, the Grand Vizier, and placed ) ' 6 Poosonby's arm within his ; thus, perhaps, for la ne r at time in his life, converting him into a gal po;,,eavalier. At the dessert, Reschid Pacha pro t„,ett toasts to the health of the Sultan, and the li cse ntatives of the Foreign Powers, and added, en eY the h armony w hi c h su b s i s t s between the Power , s , Th e re eternally for the welfare of the empire. W m c,°lnPany, after their return to the saloon , .° h onoured with a visit from the Sultan, wear kettia auntie, with a clasp enriched with diamonds, sabre of immense value. Taking the arm of es ebid Pacha, he advanced into the middle of the guests, who formed a circle around him. He paid corn hope to th e F ore i gn Mi n i sters , an d sa id that he b „ped th e representat i ves of h i s a lli es wou ld pu t u p f o i:Yers for the happiness of the Princess his sister, and Ina co ntinuance of the friendship between the Otto re t crapire an d t h e E uropean S tates . L or d P onso nby bAiled in th e name o f t h e di p l omat i c b o d y . E ver y on e e deli g h ted with the distinguished manners and a ff a- I tY of the y oung S u lt an , w h o h a d more the air of an ty, ° Pean jn Prince than a desc en d an t from the proud and meal race of Turkish Sovereigns. Reschid Pacha Pethi Ah met Pacha did the honours of t h e d ay to trliration. • Had it not been for the predominance of o t e e red caP, one might hve imagined oneself to be in of the most brilliant circles in Europe." RE TREATY OF LONDON. Irro m the Ministerial Constitutionnel of Wednesday.) G, z I he memo ran d um p u bli s h e d by th e A ugs burgh te ;et . te and the M orn in g P os t, s till serves as a pre ?t attack upon the Ministry by the extreme Op it7:l.tion organs. In vain has the Ministry officially de ed that our Ambassador, when this diplomatic do r°. e nt was read over to him, disputed the correctness o f ` 1 : 1 assertions which are seized upon as condemnatory e French Government. The Opposition persists tp aelie v i ng the memorandum. We ask, what Ministry ~° 4lt i have been mad enough to make such dada "s as arc in this paper, and then play off such a ru inous and abominable farce—to have declared non 'caistance and to have prepared armaments? It is 'lid to th e Ministry,' The Powers have published their I b i etnorandum which accuses you ; now publish the re -147 which justifies you ;' but to that there is a simple answer. They who have published the memorandum pow know that the correctness of certain allegations e.eatained therein is disputed. Since they have assumed the initiative of diplomatic indiscretions, let them push 1* revelations a little further. It is not with the °"eaents which emanate from them that they can com vroixi, . Anumutt their contradictor, but with the documents which 0 ; from him ; they ought,then, to make known the 1 1,,M I l t G e uizot. If it is favourable to them, why I' l l ;4er , In it back—they who have not thought Mini str e BPce t the secrets of Ministerial archives? of do cument !' nas not set the example of the divulging Ovier ;it will not even follow. it. There is a referrinbgefrt)re which it will produce all the documents befor e t t 0 t he negaiations. It has already said that *flitt e d. h e ,'hamber alone ought such affairs to be sub believed I ,uthers have had less scruples. They have d urtltand t ", e , nis elves authorised to publish a memoran to th e (-1 L ' . .neY have not published the reply. It is said it con;aulnet that by not publishing its memorandum mtr ho , • 41/ Y that itself. But it would be more correct to %i on to tfihrosste w u s h t o i f y h t a h v ee Cab a n d e d t .. e ” d this second publica• 1.0 ' atel , Y) 120 )ea rs pockets of hops, the growth of the 'nark 1 819,1820, and 1821, were sold in Worcest er than et ~t at fro m i s. to 105. per cwt. A t any o ther time fi trth . t he pres ent t h ey would not h ave b een wor th one ta cen lr :F. This sale is equally as remarkable as that which for 1 2 Y took place in Kent of the produce of nine acres '.He r ford Journal. Ac w NIERICAN JURIES.—A Judge in one of the counties ini Western Virginia inquired of the Sheriff tha vth er L n e had made up a jury. The Sheriff replied °til t . -nu empannelled eleven, and expected to have the soon, as they were running him down with dogs.— e .„., 4 ' York Paper. LOVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION.—We b il t v r :, cc eived a prospectus of this new Association, for the 1 , ".. t of a numcrous and respectable body of men—the kr e r " Of the Metropolis. The objects of the Institution tiod t , ° make provisi on f or o ld age , s ickness, or adversity, of I ;, ° raise ay vo l un t ar y su b scr i pt i on a fund for the relief acr';'.." of good chara c t er w h o ma y not be able to sub eto the fir.d. Our C orres p on dent, however, must be i s ar e that t h e pr i nted paper which accompan i es hi s l etter 4tl advertiserneut. 4,„ R EPEA.L.--Th e Dublin Mail of last Wednes day "Ys--" It is again rumoured that Judge Johnson has -rued,e and that Mr. Pigot is to have the seat in the ,of Common Pleas. he .Dublin Evening Post, in reference to the °ries' reiterated question," Is Lord Ebrington a Re- Peele r le gud • s h ays.___“ Will Lord Ebrington goad, persecute l , i n revile is friends for the purpose of throwing Inmse f t ° the hands of his enemies? Will he give that advan tage to Repeal which rash and violent measures can alone tn . : l 4 lO P ? What do you ask him to do ? You, the beaten p e :rconteLt:d—you, whose aldermen are swallowing Re tC, " now that their voracity is checked in more substantial roe ' n gs• What do you wish to be done ? Disperse tto t e .i ti nfla by an armed force—gag the speakers—take so whetY as a t est o f R epea l— an d treat as a traitor th e ma n G dares to ho sober' , Is this your creed? Thank 1 1 is not that of the Government." FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday afterno in, - ;,: ° , 4 t half-past one o'clock, a most dreadful accident, at tl-inh'ed with loss of life, occurred at Galley-qua, Lower „ -4T nes-street. At the above hour several men were ern -in-led at the wharf in hoisting some cases of beeswax into ° „i°, ,, f th e warehouses by means of a crane. Three cam s f l 'ne beeswax, weighing upwards of four hundred weight, th4;4 been slung, and were in the act of being hoisted up, en just as it had reached the loophole of the warehouse, is upw ar d s of thi rty f eet f rom t h e groun d , t h e w h o l e t , `,'enly slipp e d f rom t h e s li ngs an d f e l l to t h e groun d. of (" ", )r ll nately Mr. G eorge H arr i s, t h e s hi pp i ng f oreman t r eY-quay, with Mr. William Bubbys, the foreman of ewer's-quay (next adjoining), and alabouring man named in a wards, were standing directly under the ponderous mass. Assistance instant Harris and Bubbys were struck to the ground. Helstance was rendered, and upon removing the cases Mr. arris was discovered to be quite dead, his skull being , 4 " 41 1y crushed to atoms. Mr. Bubbys was taken up in Istat e of insensibility. Dr. Smith, of Tower-hill, .I°olptly eon and in about twenty minutes he was e ':',t i ored to sciousness, and it was ascertained that his Ed wards was put out and four of his ribs broken. Ed o' ds p r ovidentially. escaped with merely a slight bruise one his ancles. A SINGULAR FACT.— A resident of Puck thgaten, near Ihninster, hearing that his bees were more ° commonly noisy, and very bus watched their pro i'anet killing when he discovered they y vi , •cre actively engaged nary tlOO drones and throwing them from the hive. His fact, for uPnredseernntel t ested, he observed d y th dir t e h e e te s d to t o o l a u s p t o il n l more extraord.i drones as fast as theywhich the hive l fell ag e to lead th e r eagerly oe li d carne together the g till he had eaten t t h o e ad at p h l e a r ce ; d a l n ii d s pwahwenuapnoyn time of them devouringb ien two t'e befo one fell to the ground, he would apparent n l l ) e 'l l ' a iir P k Se e d n and look upwards, in eager anticipation of a further supply. --Sherburne Journal. AFFLIC T • Little more AFFLICTING AND AWFUL VISITATION.— Little died sudden? k r . J ose h a° a month ago, Mrs. Harding, wife of P Hardin., of Rodmead Farm, Upton Senda i shortly after which her son and two daughters vventjinto Wales, a change of scene being necewsshanryhao_ t hought their health. During their absence, their father, died suddenly, and previously been in good health, also led go of his dcatb--'as buried before they had any know direct to t,hem 'heir friends not knowing where to seized with a • On their return, each of them was relate, ono of dreadful fever ; of which, melanchcly to B,,the daughters died in ildir ovazet Gazette, LITERATURE. TILE WAR IN AFFGHANISTAN.-2 Vozs. Colburn, London, 1840. These volumes, descriptive of the late war in Affghanistan, are the production of Captain Have lock, who was himself an eye-witness of the events he relates, being at the time Aid-de-camp to Sir Willoughby Cotton, who commanded the Bengal forces in Affghanistan. The work, therefore, may be safely relied on, more especially as it wears all the appearance of candour and impartiality ; though, as the author observes in his introduction, it is but " a hurried sketch of events." One of the most entertaining chapters is that which is devoted to an account of an interview that took place between the Governor-General of India, and the late Runjeet Singh, a portion of which we extract : " The Maha Rajah paid his visit to the Governor- ' General on the 28th inst. His Lordship's camp was about four miles from the bank of Gharra. It con sisted of a wide sheet of large tents, in the centre of which was the suite of lofty and spacious apartments of canvass used for the purposes of the Durbar. An escort of all arms usually lines the space between the pavilions for some hundred yards, and the elephants of the British suwarrce are drawn up in front of the Durbar tent. As the approach of the ',visitor is announced, the howdas of these stately animals are quickly filled by the Governor-General and his suite. The British suwarree moved forward a few yards to pay the compliment of the istigbal, as it is called, or initiare advance in meeting ; both suwarreez having halted for a moment before this courteous concession was made. Lord Auckland, habitcd in a blue coat, embroidered with gold, and wearing the ribbon of the Bath, his secretaries in the showy, diplomatic costume of similar colour and richness, the numerous staffs of the civil ruler, and military chief, in handsome uniforms, made altogether a gallant show, as their animals with a simultaneous rush, urged by the blows and voices of the mohauls, moved to the front. Forward to meet them came on a noisy and disorderly, though gorgeous rabble of Sikh horse and foot men, shouting out the titles of their great Sirdar, some habited in glittering brocada, some wearing chain armour. 11-hind these clamorous foot and cavaliers were the elephants of the Lord of Lahore ; and seated in the foremost was seen an old man in an advanced stage of decrepitude, clothed in faded crimson, his head wrapped up in folds of cloth of the same colour. His single eye still lighted up with the fire of enterprise, his grey hair and beard, and countenance of calm , design, assured the spectators that this could be no other than the old Lion of the Pun jab. The shock of elethents at the moment of meeting is really terrific. More than a hundred of these active and sagacious, but enormous animals, are suddenly brought to a .stand-still• by the collision of opposing• fronts and foreheads. This is the most interesting moment ; for now the Governor-General rising up in his howda, approaches that of Runjeet, returns his salaam, embraces him, and taking him by the arm, and supporting his tottering frame, places him by his side on his own elephant. A strange incident closed the scene. In a retired part of the suite of tents, were placed two very handsome, well-cast howitzers, intended as compli mentary gifts to the Sikh ruler. These, he came forth from the Council tent, supported by Sir H. Fane, to ' see. The light in the recesses of these spacious pa vilions was glimmering and crepusculous ; the aged Malta Rajah, heedless of the shells which were piled in pyramids below, was stepping up towards the muzzles of the guns, when his feet tripped amidst the spherical missiles, and in a moment he lay prostrate on his face, and at full length on the floor, in front of the cannon. The kind and prompt exertions of Sir Henry replaced him instantly on his legs ; but the spectacle of the Lord of the Punjab extended in involuntary obeisance before the mouths of British artillery was regarded by the Sikhs as a picture of fearful omen." The second volume of this agreeable narrative consists, for the most part, of what the author calls, " Appendix" and " Observations," in which are inserted copies of the various General Orders of the Commander-in-Chief to the troops under his command ; and brief cursory remarks, on the character of the successor of Runjeet Singh, and on the nature of our political relations with the Sikhs. SLADE'S GERMANY AND RUSSIA. Longman, London, 1840. We do not find much that is new in this volume, nor, indeed, have we a right to look for novelty, considering how many dozen books of travels in Germany and Russia have appeared within the last ten years ; still, though Mr. Slade makes few or no additions to the stock of our information, he de scribes scenes and characters with so much liveli ness, that we take a strong interest in his narra tive, and are sorry when it comes to a close. Speaking of the Sultan and his rival, the Viceroy of Egypt, our author observes, that the former has only the shadow, but the latter the substance, of power, and adds, " Europe is. I believe, now aware of the fact that the destruction of the Janissaries was not the stepping-stone to Turkish regeneration, but rather acted as an earthquake's shock to a tottering edifice ; but she is still insensible to an other and more important result produced by it— viz., the separation of the throne from the nation. The nation was Mussulman. The Janissaries were its representatives; and when they were over thrown, the house of Othman ceased to reign morally." Mr. Slade is impressed with a highly favourable opinion of the Vietinese, whom be pro nounces to be an excellent-hearted people, and per haps the happiest in the world, though he qualifies his admiration by asserting that they are all sen sualists, whose sole enjoyments, next to music, are eating, drinking, smoking, and dancing. We con clude our notice, with what seems to us, a very correct estimate of Prince Metternich's talents as a statesman : " Prince Metternich is eminently a diplomatist, as well as a very eminent one, but is he not placed in an era and position where the statesman is requited ? Has he not retarded where he should have progressed? Has he not fettered energies where he should have developed them? Has he not mistaken the spirit of the age for a spectre monster, and allowed it to weigh him down like a night-mare, instead of making himself its incarnation ? Look at facts. He has uniformly exerted and is exert ing his great talents and influence solely to maintain the status quo everywhere, especially in Austria ; wilfully turning a blind eye to the indices of the storm gathering round him, and a deaf ear to the claims of right and reason. And truly it must be said, he has managed most adroitly to keep the elements entrusted to his care within the limits prescribed.by him. But how much more might he have effected by a contrary proceeding ! In how imposing an attitude might he have placed Aus tria, foremost in power and influence, as in rank. As, however, Prince Metternich found her, so will he leave her, unconnected and disjointed, with dilapidated finances and undeveloped resources, with no bulwark to restrain ambition on one side, and no channel prepared for the safe introduction of liberalism on the other. He might have rendered her heterogeneous parts homogeneous, have raised a barrier against Russia, and have welcomed liberalism without fear. A statesman, in his place, would have done all this." LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. Vol. 3. Col6urn, London, 1840. Miss Strickland, to whose pen we are indebted for this work, relates, in the present volume, the personal history of six English Queens, all of whom were more or less involved in the changeful events of those stormy periods of our annals in which they lived. The memoir of Isabella of Valois, the second Queen of Richard the Second, has never yet been written ; portions of it arc ex ceedingly interesting, more particularly the extracts from old Froissart, and the accounts of the internal movements of the English Courts, as they were unveiled to the historian of chi valry, by Sir John de Grailly, a Flemish knight, who—to quote the words of our authoress—" had held a place in the Royal Family since the days of Queen Philippa." Isa bella seems to have been a Princess well calcu lated to inspire respect and love ; and after the death of her first husband, she married the Duke of Orleans, with whom she lived a life of perfect content and happiness, till her death, which took place not long after their union, in her twenty second year, a few hours after the birth of her in fant child. Miss Strickland's memoir of this am►able Queen is written with much care, and shows no want of research. It is the best written life in the volume. A SUMMER'S DAY AT GREENWICH. Colburn, London, 1840. This is a pleasant, unpretending little book, which describes all the antiquities of Greenwich ; its famous Hospital, and still more famous annual Fair ; furnishes us with many curious particulars respecting Queen Elizabeth's Court, when it was held in this town ; and has the additional recom mendation of being embellished by several appro priate wood-cuts. SPEECHES IN PARLIAMENT. Painter, London, 1840. From the title of this volume the reader would be apt to suppose that it was a collection of the most important speeches made during the lastiSes mu of Parliament by both Whigs and Tories ; but THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1840. it is no such thing ; it is 9erely a republication of those made by the Opposition ; - and so utterly dull is the volume—so unredeemed by anything like spirit or vivacity—that we could wish our bitterest enemy no severer punishment than that of being compelled to read it through from title-page to colophon. We question much whether he would survive such a terrible penance ; for we hold it to be equivalent in its effect to the drinking of a quart bottle of laudanum, or the listening to a long Episcopal charge by the Bishop of Exeter. Hying for. their protection. The Itusian Consul has, 1. understand, made a warning communication to the few traders of his nation residnt nt Alexandria ; but the Austrian Consul waits for specific instructions, and has as et not favoured his countrymen with any opinion on the matter. The British merchants, having taken their Consul- General's last letter into consideration, held a special meeting the same evening, and entered into resolutions set forth in the following minute At a meeting of British merchants, held on the 15th inst., to take into consideration the contents of a letter from her Britannic Majesty's Agent and Consul-General dated the 14th inst , read to them this morning at the residence of Mr.. Consul Larking, it was resolved— " 1. That the merchants of Alexandria feel sur prised and deeply concerned to learn from that commu nication, that in the present very serious and menacing situation of affairs, her Majesty's Consul-General had received no definite instructions from her Majesty's Government having relation to the commercial interests of British subjects in this country. " '2. That the deputation of British merchants in London interested in the trade, who waited upon her Ma jesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the be ginning of May last, be again requested to bring these interests under his Lordship's notice, and to point out the painful state of suspense in which British merchants in Egypt are now placed. " 3. That her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General be thanked for his communications, and his promised at tention to their safety _and interests. THE HOP DUTY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,--Praise to you for your noble stand against the proposed pillage of the public by the landlords through the hop planters. They pocketed the high rent of last year out of the prigits of the hop planters, and now they want to pocket this year's rent by preventing their tenants paying their share to the expenses of the State under the name of " Hop Duty." Suppose a manufacturer who, by the fluctuations in the value of commodities, induced by the operation of the Corn-laws, has lost some thousands, and in this dis tressed condition went to the Ministry, and begs to be let off paying duty on the cotton or the article he con sumes, what would the hop planters' landlords say ? They would threaten an impeachment. Nov, Sir, I know one manufacturer who lost by fluctuations, induced in the price of the article he con sumes. and by the consequent losses of others from the same cause, in the. course of one year, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS. Surely this man ought to have appealed to Government. But no : he put his shoulder to the wheel, and sought out the cause, and since that he has been one of the staunchest Anti-Corn-law men in Lancashire. Persevere, pray, in preventing the Government using our money to pay the Sussex landlords' rents. Your's truly, London, Sept. 3. L. E. PROCEEDINGS OF BRITISH MERCHANTS IN EGYPT. ALEXANDItIk, AUGUST 16.—The arrival of Rifat Bey and Mr. Alison, in the Bair -Tapir steamer from Constantinople, on the 11 th inst., with the ultimatum of the Four Powers, produced a great sensation here. The Paella was absent at Damietta, and speculation was left to indulge itself at leisure ; for all other oc cupation amongst the commercial portion of the inha bitants was virtually at an end. Next day (the 12th) her Britannic Majesty's Consul, Mr. J. W. Larki S ng, called together the British m erchants, residents, and communicated to them, the contents of a circular letter he had received from the Consul-General, Col. Hodges, conveying, in general but guarded terms, an intimation of the present critical state of things, and pretty strongly hinting the necessity of preparing for the worst. This circular letter of advice was far from satisfying the deep interest and anxiety manifested by the numbers assembled to receive it : and, in conse quence, several leadinir questions were put to the Consul, which, it can be well imagined, were more easily asked than answered. As the subject is a very important one, I shall proceed at once to lay before your readers a do cument which contains the entire animus of the matter in debate, and which was the result of a meeting con vened next day, the 13th, by Mr. Consul Larking, to receive in a proper business-like manner the strong re presentations and pointed inquiries of the British resi dents at Alexandria on topics that all felt to be vitally important. I will only add, that I never witnessed more equanimity, or heard fewer words wasted, than at this (second) meeting, in which a number of men of business met to demand full information and efficient protection in a foreign land at the hands of the representatives of their own Executive Government. THE NEW LORD MAYOR. " 6 4. That Mr. Consul Larking be requested to communicate these resolutions to Colonel Hodges. " 6 Alexandria, Aug. 15.' " Present—Messrs. Briggs, Malin, Tod, Peel. Ti haldi, Walmyss Bell, Frazer, Harris, Thurburn, Joyce, Galloway, and Terry." Thus stands the affairs of the British residents, nearly all merchants, and possessed of property vested in this country and in Candia to the amount of at least half a million. It is said that the Pacha is making strenuous exertions to gather funds sufficient to pay off the long arrears of his troops both on land and water, and has already drawn on the merchants in account with him hills to the amount of 5,0001. sterling. It is stated that he will require 100,0001. sterling, in hard cash, to satisfy all the demands of the army, navy, arsenal, &c., and is determined to obtain it. TO 7'HE EDITOR OF THE SUN. EXTRACT FROM MR. CONSUL LARKING'S MINUTE BOOK. ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 13 —Minute of proceedings held this day at the house of her Britannic Majesty's Con sul, convened at the request of the British merchants and residents of Alexandria, to take into considera tion a communication made to them on the preceding day by order of Colonel Hodges, her Britannic Ma jesty's Agent and Consul-General. Present, Messrs. Briggs, Terry, Peel, Friend, Harris, Tod, Bell, Roberts, Joyce, A. Thurburn, Taylor, Schiff, Rey,. nolds, Bell, Walmyss, Pothemer, Popelani, Riga- Giro, Nani, Spero-Averino, Stephens, Morris, Malin, Tibaldi, Frazer, Cortis, Giglio, and Metaxa. Read the communication of Colonel [lodges, dated Aug. 11, 1840, of which the following is a true copy . " CIRCULAR. " Alexandria, Aug. 11. " Sir,—The resolutions which have been taken by four of the great European Powers for the pacification of the East, the arrival this morning of a special Envoy from the Sublime Porte, and the inflexible demeanour assumed by Mehemet Ali, have inspired some doubts as to the continuance of friendly relations with that Pacha. " I am not, indeed, without hope that the prudence and moderation of Mehemet Ali- may avert an embar rassing complication of affairs. Still, it becomes a ne cessary precaution for you to call together the British subjects and proteges trading in Alexandria. You will recommend them to limit their credits, to arrange their affairs without any loss of time, and to remain generally on their guard. " You will also communicate the same instructions and advice to any Vice-Consul and Consular agent be longing to your jurisdiction. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient humble servant, " G. LLOYD HODGES." "J. W. Larking, Esq., Her Britannic Majesty's Consul." On the motion of Mr. Harris, seconded by Mr' Peel, it was unanimously resolved, " Ist. That this meeting yesterday learned for the first time, with much regret and with no little anxiety, that there is a prospect of an interruption of the friendly relations which have hitherto existed between the British Government and his Highness Mehemet Ali. " 2d. That with regard to the second paragraph of Colonel Hodges's letter, which contains the following sentence- 4 You will recommend them to limit their credits, to arrange their affairs without any loss of time, and to remain generally on their guard ;' this meeting requests Mr. Consul Larking to correspond with Col. Hodges on behalf of all the parties addressed in the above letter, to lay before him the proceedings of this meeting, and to call his attention to the facts stated Mow, showing the nature and importance of British commercial interests in this country, as well as those of a more permanent nature, viz.:— " That British merchants have purchased, directly and indirectly, from the local Government, about 47,000 cantars of the last cotton crop, of the value of about 140,0001. sterling, of which more than one-half remains to be shipped. " That they have British vessels in port loading cot ton and other goods, and that time is required for pressing and stowing the same. " That they have British and other merchandize in store to a large amount unsold, which, not being dis posable for cash, must in some way be put in safety. " That they have outstanding credits to a large amount with native traders in the country, which credits cannot be collected without great delay, or at a great sacrifice. " That many of them have accounts with the Go vernment of his Highness the Pacha, which remain to be adjusted. " That several of them have more permanent interest in the country, arising out of long residence —namely, houses and grounds ; and others of them are cultivators of land to the extent of about '25,000 acres, on which considerable capital has been laid out. " That many of them have families and establish ments, which it would be difficult to remove, but whose safety is of paramount importance. "3. That these circumstances induce the British merchants and residents to apply to her Britannic Ma jesty's Agent and Consul-General, through Mr. Consul Larking, to afford them all the information generally in his power, and particularly on the following points more immediately affecting their position : .. Whether from his (Colonel Hodges's) certain information the measures contemplated by the great Powers (should his highness continue inflexible) will be such as to render it necessary for British residents to quit this country ? And in the event of such a contingency, what length of time remains for arranging their concerns previous to the cessation of British pro tection ? " Whether it is to be understood from the tenour of Colonel Hodges's letter that an immediate removal of British property should be made ?—and, if an imme diate removal be not necessary, whether a future notice will be given, and that a sufficient one, to effect the withdrawal of existing British interests ?" The above resolutions were immediately transmitted to Colonel Hodges, by Mr. Larking, who next day re ceived the following official reply from the Consul-Ge neral, which he duly presented the following morning (yesterday, the 15th inst.) to the British residents, who assembled at his house to receive it : " Her Britannic Majesty's Mission, Alexandria, Aug.l4. " Sir—l have the honour to acknowledge your public letter of yesterday's date. You therein inform me of the proceedings of a meeting of British merchants and residents held at your house, and you detail certain questions which the meeting has been pleased to propose to me through your medium. " The merchants and res i d ents are probably sensible that I cannot give particular information as to the state ot pending negotiations, and that any warnings of mine must for the present be couched in general and guarded terms. " Everything seems to depend on the resolutions ca Mehemet Aii, of which I can know nothing with cer tainty ; and it' I were to say what may be the limit of our friendly relations with the Pacha, or the period of actual hostilities, I should merely be giving utterance to a private opinion, of which I am not expected to assume the responsibility. " I wish it to be understood that I have as yet re ceived no definite instructions from her Majesty's Go vernment having relation to the commercial interests of British subjects in this country. The example of the Consul-General of a great Power, and my anxiety for the welfare of the British merchants in Egypt, are the motives which urged me to furnish the advice contained in my despatch of the 11th of August, 1840. Convinced of the very serious and menacing situa tion of affairs, I beg of you to repeat again emphatically to the British merchants my former warning, to limit their credits, to arrange their affairs, and to remain ge nerally on their guard. " In conclusion, you will please to assure my fellow countrymen that their safety and interests will occupy my most serious attention. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient humble servant, " G. LLOYD HODGES. " J. W. Larkins, Esq., her Britannic Majesty's Consul." The " great Power" above alluded to is France, whose Consul-General, M. Cochelet, a few days since took , opportunity, when all the French residents were assem bled to elect two Deputies (to represent their interest and transact the business of their body with the Consul for the ensuing year), of similarly warning them of the ' probable interruption to which their commerce would be ' exposed; but assuring them that under all circumstances of difficulty and dap!' he would beep the ga g of France fetes. EVENING NEW SHIP LAUNCH. MR. EDITOR—An ironical paragraph in Tuesday's Sun, to which my attention was called by an i.ndig• nant friend, led me, only now, to peruse that p iper, —but, as Fiaccus saith, sibi plura nitent, we must not be fastidious. I rarely venture quotation unless I can refer to my original. My memory is better for sentiments than for words. It is always delightful to me to render unto Caesar —to make amends, whom I have wronged, even in thought ; and, at this dead season, my remarks may neither be unwelcome to your readers, by way of va riety, nor to you. 1 have not, for a long time, read a more interest ing newspaper than The Sun under my hand. As to the perfectly legitimate paragraph referred to—Mr Stockdale yokes himself with none. He has proved his detestation of all yokes, save of Him who empha tically exclaims, " Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." His yoke, I have found, not only easy, but com fortable, and his burthen light and grateful. I acknowledge no despot, but the law ; and deny and resist all rigour, which goes beyond it. " The worthy candidate for the mayoralty" may have to confess the truth of your prophecy. I consider you no " lying prophet ;" but, like another Balfur' or Micaiah, " he doth not prophecy good for me, but evil. Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up, and fall ?" _ I pity Henry Vincent, and his mode of revenge on Lord Normanby, by absenting himself from the gaol church ; which, I suppose, he was accumstomed to at tend. It is childish! I am much gratified by your own remarks on the Sabbath, which is, beyond all dispute, the seventh day ; but God himself, as well as Moses, who was God's mouth-piece, commanded the seventh day to be ob served as God's Sabbath ; which neither Jesus Christ nor his apostles changed, as you well observe. JOHN JOSEPH STOCKDALE, Long prisoner for the liberties of his country. Gloucester-gate, Regent's Park, 3d September, 1840. MODE OF' ABOLISHING THE CORN LAWS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. " Nor though a meaner give advice, repine But follow it, and make the v:i3dom thine." Pope's Homer, but no other Homer. THE NEW LOAN SOCIETIES ACT. I bers are all ruined. There may be a Society , as that ssa. of Westminster, which will escape such a fate, by being A. more palpable instance of bungling and incon- already managed by lawyer capitalists, and that I getting sistent legislation could scarcely be found in the whole its law for nothing. history of Statute Law, than the Act of the 3d and At all events, the " Act of tbe 3d and 4th afc 4th Victoria, c. 110, which passed both Houses of toria, c. 110," to be repealed next year, is a dead Jetter. Parliament on the last day but one of the late Session. The object of the Act was to amend the sth and 6th of William the 4th, c. 23. The latter, commonly called " The Loan Societies Act," gave a qualified exemption from the usury laws, and other privileges, to Societies established for the purpose of making small loans to the industrious classes. But such Societies were required to enrol themselves, according to certain forms set forth in the Act, and to conduct their pro ceedings according to regulations approved of by a barrister, to be appointed by the Crown. Those regulations not appearing to some Members of Parlia ment to have answered the purpose of sufficiently pro tecting the borrowers, a Bill was brought into the House of Commons, towards the close of last Session, to provide other and more effectual regulations. Out of that Bill the Act now before us was elaborated by the Committees of the two Houses, the avowed object of all parties being to maintain the institutions in ques tion, but, at the same time, to correct the abuses which were supposed to have been tolerated by the previous law. The desire of the promoters of the Bill to prevent the suppression of Loan Societies was so great, that a clause, without which the Lords had declared they would not agree to the Bill, having been thrown out in the Commons, on the motion of Mr. T. Duncombe, (the day before the prorogation) the Lords were per suaded to accept the Bill without the so much valued clause, on the understanding that the whole subject would come on for discussion early next year. The Act, therefore, in its present state, was passed avowedly for the purpose of continuing the Loan Societies esta blished by the sth and 6th of William IV. That was the declared object—an object for which the promoters were evidently anxious, as they professed to be. But the effect has been, and could not fail to be, the ex tinction of every one of these Societies. The first clause repeals the Act by which they were constituted, and further authorises the continuance of the regula tions, under the repealed Act, so far as out standing loans are concerned. But for the con duct of any Society in snaking further loans, after the 14th of August, 1840 (the day after the passing of the Act). a new enrolment was rendered necessary, under regulations which are found to he so far im practicable that all the Societies have given up the no tion of being enrolled. The Act having thus extin guished the institutions which it was expressly designed to continue and better regulate, confers, however, one favour upon the members, of which, perhaps, all might not have been equally deserving ; it relieves them, in the second clause, from all liability to penalties from any previous usuriousness in their transactions. The clauses from 3 to 19, inclusive, are little more than re-enactments, with unimportant modifications, of those parts of the Act of Wiliam IV. which re lated to the forms of enrolment, the revision of the rules, &c. But clause 20 provides that no greater sum than one shilling and sixpence shall be paid to any such Society for the form of application, and the expenses of inquiry into the character and solvency of the bor rower and his sureties. Now, it must be obvious to all except the framers of the Bill, that this clause is suffi cient to prevent transactions with Loan Societies (as such) altogether, or at least to limit them so much, that it could not be worth while to carry them on. It must be obvious that the operations of each must be confined within a small circle of its own locality, within which the character of and solvency of every person (borrower or security) may I be ascertained without expense. It is equally obvious, that persons, requiring small loans will not, in most cases, make the application, and expose their temporary necessity in their own immediate neighbourhood. In practice, it has been found that the Societies have, in the large majority of cases, to make their inquiries at considerable distances, and at a proportionate expense. By one reading of the clause (which is not very clearly expressed), it might appear that the one shil ling and sixpence was allowed for the cost of the form of application, and that the expences of inquiry were left to be defined by the rules, under revision of the Barrister, as afterwards provided. It would, however, be as absurd to allow a charge of Is. 6d. for the form of application, which costs less than one halfpenny, as to limit to Is. 6d. the charge for making inquiries, say at Woolwich, as often happens, to which, from Hungerford-market, the steam-boat passage is 2s. ; and be it observed that Hungerford market has close by it three of the most extensive of those institutions in the metropolis. But Woolwich may be the locality of only one surety—the other, or the borrower himself, residing at Hammersmith or Notting Dale. It is clear that Is. 6d. cannot cover the expenses of inquiry in either of these three Societies, and their loans must be confined to the pa rishes of St. Martin and St. Paul—that is, to their neighbours, who will not apply to them—instead of being extended as they were last year, to twenty miles round London by the Westminster Loan Society. It seems to have been the opinion of those who framed this twentieth clause, that the allowance of 1.2 per cent. interest would be sufficient inducement and remuneration. The original framers of this Act did not think so ; for when they did away with the mileage charge, they proposed to allow 15 per cent. interest ; and they only consented to the reduction, lest if they refused, the Bill would be lost in the Lords. They we , e earnest to preserve the Societies—they eagerly accepted a Bill which destroys them. In the 22d clause, which fixes this rate of twelve per cent., it is provided that the " time and manner of paying off the instalments shall be taken into account in the calculation of the in terest to be paid." Thus, according to the scheme (Schedule E, No. 1) Gs. is fixed as the year's in terest to be deducted in advance as upon 51., that is exactly at the rate of six per cent. per annum. But the calculation is that the times and proportions in which the principal is repaid by instalments, makes up the precise amount of six per cent. more, or rather an advantage to the Society, in re-lending, equivalent to such interest. The calculation to this end is made to a nicety, and the result of twelve per cent. interest depends upon the exact payment of each in stalment at the time specified, and its immediate re issue in the form of loan. To give the amount of in terest which was contemplated as sufficient to cover all expenses of inquiry, clerks, offices, paper, &c , it is ne cessary that every borrower shall be punctual in every repayment. Let us see how this punctuality is secured by the Act. Previously there was a fine for neglect of twopence for the first omission, fourpence for a second, and sixpence for a third, being in sucession. This ope rated in two ways ; as a stimulus to the borrower to be punctual, and as a guarantee to the Society that he would not be otherwise if he could help it. It was an inducement to punctuality in the bor rower, and to forbearance in the lenders. In the 23d clause all such fines are strictly prohibited, and further, the Society is not allowed to make any charge whatever for writing, or otherwise applying to the defaulter to pay up his arrears. Being thus a loser (according to the calculations of clause 21) by the very first default, and being precluded from reimburse ment of any further expense, the Society would be compelled, for its existence sake, to take the extreme proceedings under the Act in this first instance, being an absolute loser, without chance of remuneration, of all the calculated interest from the first default to the , ultimate repayment of the last shilling of the principal. But those who managed the Loan Societies were men of business, and in this matter they were men of practical ex perience, and they saw at once that business could not be conducted in this way. They knew by experience that the needy persons (although in improving circumstances .still needy) who want those loans, cannot, in nine cases out of ten, be invariably punctual ; and that it is only by dint of great exertion, and the influence of correct principle, they are enabled to pay the last instalment within the stipulated period, or within a short time after it. Still it is worth while to observe, for the credit of the industrious classes, that there have been hitherto scarcely any, if any, ultimate defaulters ; and one insti tution of extensive transactions, that in Buckingham street, Strand, has certainly not lost one shilling from its commencement. From these considerations,the Act is a dead letter, and the Loan Societies, as such, are extinct. It is curious to observe what zeal was shown to prevent the suppres sion of those that were held in public-houses, at the same time that the Act involved them in the general extinc tion. The clause which pointed out for destruction the enrolled Societies held in public-houses was, to be sure, pretty sweeping, as we believe there was but one in the wasmetropolisthe Westminster Lean than i nap that Society,u heldbl c -h in s B e , u n u n k c ingham-street. i s k e o i t m b u tt e s h be t h e n e be said—as s e said ut in it t m he ay better We will not disc uss the principle here, but it ; people should do without borrowing." of s ror e d t s bi :L STEAM NAVIGATION IN AUSTRALIA.-- has been clearly the wish of the Legislature to enable The steam-ship the Sea Horse, of 250-horse power, sailed the industrious person of good character, and in strua from Gravesend yesterday morning for Sydney. We un- gling or improving circumstances, to receive pecuniary , derstand that this vessel is intended to ply between the assistance in conquering difficulties, or advancing his various ports in the Australian Colonies, for which pur- condition ; and all we have to say is the Legislature has pose, from her build and great power, she is eminently defeated its own intention. qualified, it having been proved that the small steam-ves- What then is the res our c e of the Loan Societies in sels which have hitherto been sent out were unable to con the meantime ? They will not enrol under this Act , tend with the heavy seas of those s outhern latitudes. The nor therefore,hicil theythrown ha ve embarked themselves Sea Horse, during her stay at Gravesen d, was visited by a n umber of persons, and was universally a dmitted to be abandon will they, nor could they all at once if they would, i n v d e o the o n pita l . k brrushienyes have,s in w one of the finest steam-ships which has been seen in the t port of London, and is , we he ar, valued at u p wards of unon the Ban Charter Act, that is, the 3d of Victoria, 30,000/. Her cabins and saloon were full of passengers, which allows any amount of interest to be taken upon issar notes, or bills of and she takes out a valuable cargo. rom yexceange, if not more than oft w elve months' date, and for; not SEPT. 2.—The average price Wheat last week was 22.93 f. ; that of Rye 1_2.55f.. Under this Act, sums exceeding 10/. will con- Wheat, therefore, is exempt from import duty; R yThies tinue to be lent, re-payable by instalments, liab`.e to a duty of 25.50 f. per 1,000 kilogrammes.oPtatoes, but without the advantages or protection of the Enrol exportation of both, and of Flour as well . as ment Aot to borrower or lender. The borrower must transacted bu remains prohibited. Yesterday, the King Affairs pay, under the name of interest , w iatever the Society siness successively with the Minister of . Foreign Ant r chooses to exact for its expenses, &c. The Society, on and the leterior. A deputation from the eity ° we the other hand h and of the Royal Society of Letters, the Arts and sciences , eying no summary resource as under Ato the King specimens of the sth and 6th Will. IV., c. 23, will be thrown upon of that city, yesterday.presentes. he mere all the medals struck in honour of Rubens and of the late t yof the lawyera in every case of default, and I will go on harassing and being harasscd, until its mem-. THE LONDON.—The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have directed that the London, of 92 guns shall be lauched on Mond a y , the 28th i nstant ; and a; the tide will flow until three o'clock that day, the launch is not expected to take place much before two. Her stern, which was originally constructed after a plan of the late Sir R. Seppings, has been removed, and re ncham, the present Mr. Fi pinlaaesteedr-sbliyipovinTeigdhetsigonfedthbey Chatham yard, and has a noble yet light and elegant appearance. The port illuminators, or bird's-eves, hitherto fitted in the scuttle of the lower decii of ships of this class, have in this instance been iuserted in holes made for them in the ship's side between the ports, and they are so fitted that , by a winch being applied to a nut on the screw at the inner et,d of the plug which contains the bull's-eye, the whole may be drawn in or forced out at pleasure, so as to admit the air fore and aft the lower deck without hauling up the ports in rough weather. The bull's eye being placed in this position the light falls from it di rectly on the people in the berth without loss or impedi ment, whereas when it was fitted in the scuttle of the lower deck port the greater part of it was lost by the inter vention of the gun, which,as a matter of course, was placed before it. This great improvement, so conducive to the health, comfort, and good spirits of the crew, for darkness and sulkiness generally dwell togethrr, is said to be the invention of Mr. Lang, the master-shipwright of Wool wich Dockyard. The London is also to be fitted with one of Captain Lihou's patent rudders, which is now ready for hanging. The following are the dimensions of the London :—Extreme length, 242 feet ; extreme breadth, 54 feet three inches ; breadth of lower deck, 54 feet three inches ; length of lower deck, 205 feet ; depth of hold 23 feet ; tonnage 2,598 ions. Ste—When England imported corn, the granaries at Dantzic and other ports were ready to supply any suet den demand without making much alteration in the ex change ; but now a had harvest will enhance corn every where, and there being little in foreign stores, we must send money (instead of goods) to purchase it, which? will raise the exchange and the price of corn, at the smne time that it depresses consols and paralyses trade. These consequences were so impending during the storms at the beginning of the harvest, that perhaps the merchants, tradesmen, and gentry of London, will open their eyes in time to save the kingdom from the nightly tires, the bankruptcy and convulsion which must follow a bad harvest. It is in the power of the Londoners on,y to get the Corn-laws immediately suspended, and finally repealed, if they choose to act together for that pur pose, without attacking any other grievance on which opinions may differ. But they cannot act together unless directed by one individual, nor will they be persuaded to that except the direction comes from an unknown person ; because, as soon as any clever men know the person who directs, they immediately find themselves to be superior in un derstanding, and will not follow his injunction. Then the progress is prevented by each person choosing his own road (like a team where every ox pulls a d'fferent way), and defeat must ensue ; as it did to the Athenians at ..Egospotamos, because they acted under ten ge nerals. Do you, Sir, persuade all the Editors who disap prove of the Corn-laws, to exhort their readers to form in every parish at or near London, clubs of about one hundred neighbouring housekeepers, of whatever grades happen to live close together ; and for the chairman of each club to sign. on every Monday, the following - peti tion to her Majesty, to which will be added a stronger clause every time, and at the third time of asking it must succeed, if the directions to be hereafter given are strictly followed ; and then all tradesmen throughout the kingdom will have double the number of customers and the newspapers as many subscribers as they now have readers. Perhaps this could be effected by other means, but don't know how to move this immense mass of injured men to act in unison, unless by such clubs, which can thus act as one man, and without any intercommunica tion. Three hundred thousand men, obeying the word of command at the metropolis, would avail more than three millions scattered throughout the kingdom. Thus does the repeal of the Coin-laws:and the re newed vigor of the State depend on the patriotism of the London Editors dismissing all jealousies in order to unite in supporting this suggestion of PHOCION. TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. _ The humble petitiOn . ofll;e undersigned inhabitants of , parish of , in the county of , showeth that your petitioners having been aggrieved by the Corn-laws, during many years, are now convinced that a longer submission thereto, will be ruinous to themselves, and to the commonweal. That these laws increase the cost of necessaries so much as to impede our export trade, by enabling rival manufacturers to undersell us ; and by inducing friendly nations to refuse our goods, because we refuse to take their corn. That these laws take away one-half from the work men and soldiers' pay, and very much from the incomes of tradesmen, merchants, annuitants, and gentry, thereby impeding the effect of the State taxes. That these laws are not advantageous to agricul tural tenants, because the rents are raised or remitted according to the price of corn ; so that the more rent is remitted at quarter day, the mete abject is the tenant's thraldom ; and they are very injurious to all your Majesty's other subjects, except only the landlords. That !our petitioners are disgusted at the manner in which the great landlords have slighted the humble petitions against the Corn•laws ; and will not again apply to men so deeply interested in raising the price of bread. That the Corn-laws act against your petitioners more injuriously than a property tax ; and are in effect a fifty per cent income tax on the poor, for the sole benefit of the landlords. That your petitioners profess the utmost loyalty towards your Majesty ; but they owe no allegiance whatever to the landlords, and will no longer pay this ruinous tax, for the sole benefit of those selfish men. We, therefore, humbly pray your Majesty to issue an Order in Council, for the immediate suspension), all Corn-laws, in order that our export trade may be revived before it is too lute ; and that your faithful people may not be subject to the many evils arising from the high price of their daily bread. (Signed) Chairman for Housekeepers in parish. DUTCH MAIL. THE HAGUE, SEPT. 1 the sit'ing of the Second Chamber of the States-General to-day, at which one hundred members, and three of the King's Ministers were present, the debate on the thirteenth project of law was continued. The Order of the Day was the second project of law. This and the third project of law were both car ried after a short debate on each. The division on both occasions was 94 to I'2. The fourth was voted by a tnajority of 90 to 16. The fifth was agreed without a debate by 95 to 11. The sixth project of law was: voted to a majority of 89 to 17, the seventh by 93 to 13, and the eighth by. 85 to 20, after which the Chamber l'ijourned till to morrow (Wednesday). BERLIN, AUGUST 29.—State prisoners released from the fortresses are seen to arrive here every day, having obtained entire liberty by the amnesty lately granted by the King. We learn that 2.998 individuals, guilty of such offences, have benefited by the Royal clemency, whose subsistence cost the state 43,000 dollars per month. BELGIAN t UNDS—BRUENELS, SEPT. 2. Actual Debt, 2,i per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cont ,ig t 4 Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent IEJ% 3per Cent, — Loan of City, 1830, ---- Thirty.seven — ****** " Society of Commerce, 4 per Cent lO9 Bank of Belgium, 5 per C en t 4 per Cent if 2 National Society . Exchange on London (short) —Brussels Papers, Sept. 2. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, Seer. 1. Money. Bills. Actual DOA., 1.:.!.4 per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. Ainoit Svndic,4 Y.' per cent 9O iIN Ditto, ditto, 3,4 per cent 741; 75 , 4 Commercial Company, .1 1 per cent ltiN 1f i9 1 ,; Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent. Loan 18.37, 5 per cent. 96 96 s i Exchange on London, One month ll 01.1; Two months Dutch Papers, Sept. 2. AUSTRIAN FUND S.—VlENivs, Ave. 25 I,_ Five per:Ccnts. Mctalliques • ..... ..... ..... . ............. ,: ii Four per Cents..." ..... . ........... .... ................ .. ..... 10 i 14' . Three per Cents. ........... .............................. "'' • -. 8 Bank Shares ... . " .............................................. —All g emeine Zeitung, Aug. ..... PRUSSIAN FUNDS.— BERLIN, Au°. 23. Bills. Money, St. Schuld. Sch., 4i v per ccnt. ...... .......11.4 . ‘ 11 , 111 t P rus sian English Loan, 1 5 30,4 p er cent. 102 111:xeliange on I.ondon, three months... 6 17 li —Prussian State Gazette, Aug. SO --- DRURY-LANE THEATnE.—II is stated in dra matic circles that Mr. Eliason, having failed in his en avasle werelrrm s no Nll it ill .. deavours to form an English operatic company for the approaching season, has set off for Germany to engage in e g orp E s n d g e lis l i ) i all v e o t. c foreign performers, and he has also despatched an agent to he g l e cad a ccpted.—Evening paper. P off ar e i r s ed to to en th g e a DUBLIN, TUESDAY.—Thc weather • is all fle the heart of man could desire —and the later crops arc everywhere rapidly ripening. Reaping meneed.—Dublin Evcitie,9 Post. has generally corn FRENCH NAVAL MOVEMENTS. The Paris Ministerial evening papers of Tuesday night announce that the Ocean, with Admiral de Ro samel's flag, and the Genereux, Marengo, and Trident, of the line, arrived in Toulon harbour on Friday, from Tunis. We quote the following from the Temps :—" No uffithincgeriss. Admiralyet decidedßuuupsosu, as w n i asto e a hav nin e cr b e e a e s u e of naval hesitates'about proposing this measure to the Council, lest it should render our political situation still more complicated. Nevertheless as he admits that the num ber is insufficient for our ships afloat, even upon a peace establishment, little doubt is entertained that an aug mentation will shortly take place. Under the Restora tion there were always from 110 to I'2o capitaines de vaisseaux, while at present they do not amount to above 80, although 82 at the least are required to fill the commands of the ships at sea, and do the services at the ports. Thus 100 are scarcely sufficient, and to this number we do not doubt they will be raised. There is still greater need of an increase of capitaines de corvette, since it would not leave a crowd of excel lent officers to grow old in the inferior grades, worn out in waiting for promotion which they never obtain, or leaving the service in disgust. These circumstances are said to have been taken into serious consideration by Admiral Roussin." A letter from on board one of the ships just arrived at Toulon from Tunis is given by the Cour; ier de Lyon. It says :—" We came from Tunis after a passage of eight days, but hardly know how our differences with the Bey have been terminated. He had not returned from the interior when the Admiral made the signal to weigh and steer for Toulon. Rumours of war imme diately circulated through the ships. We left at Tunis the Palinure brig of war, and the steam-ship Brazier. A Turkish corvette was also in the Goletta. While running along the coast in the afternoon of the 23d, we heard a brisk cannonade in the direction of Biserfe, but the Admiral did not think it necessary to make any inquiry into the cause. We supposed it to be the Bey's army engaged with some of the refractory tribes. When thirty leagues from Toulon we met an American ship of the line making her way to the south. Our guns have remained loaded during the last twenty days." " We are informed," says the same journal, " that Ad miral de Rosatnel s squadron, reinforced by the Jena and the Scipion, whose complement is being completed in all haste, will shorty sail for the Levant, under the command of Admiral Baudin. Some persons, however, believe that the chief command of our naval forces in the Mediterranean will be confided to Admiral Dupetre." DISTURBANCES IN PARIS. Next to the Eastern question, the Reform manifes tation on Monday last occupies the attention of the Parisian journalists. Some assemblages took place on Tuesday night, but a heavy shower of rain dispersed them after having pillaged a few houses. On Wed nesday afternoon the walls of Paris were placarded with the following ordoenance of the Prefect of Po- "ORDONNANCE CONCERNING ASSEMBLAGES. " Paris, Sept. 1,•1840. We, Councillor of State, Prefect of Police, " Considering that for several days past workmen of various trades, with the view of concerting plans in order to modify the conditions of labour, are forming assemblages, more or less numerous, which impede circulation, embarrass the public thoroughfare, and are a cause of uneasiness for the inhabitants of the localities where those meetings take place ; considering that such a state of affairs offers serious inconveniences for the public safety, have decreed as follows : " Art. 1. The law of the 10th of April, 1831, against assemblages, will be again published and posted in the streets. " Ai t. 2. The sub-prefects of the arrondissement of St. Denis and Sceaux, the mayors of the rural com munes within the jurisdiction of the Prefecture of Police, the chief of the municipal police, and the commissaries of police are charged, as far as they are concerned, to take the necessary measures to disperse, by conforming to the law, the assemblages which might take place. " The Colonels of the Municipal Guards, and of the city of Paris, and of the Ist Legion of the Departa mental Gendarmerie, as well as the commandants of other military corps, are requested to lend their assist ance as often as they are legally required so to do. The Councillor of State, Prefect of Police, " G. DELESSERT." (Here follows the copy of the law of April, 1831.) WAR IN FRENCH AFRI A letter from CherclZoll i ke 18th ult., in the Con siitutionncl, give 3 the following interesting account of the retaking of the Marabout, close to that town, which had nearly fallen into the hands of the Arabs at the re- cent attack : " The garrison consisted only of twelve Zephirs (Afri can light infantry), but they belo n g ed to the 123 who had so brilliantly distingui shed themselves at Mazagran, and made a desperate res istance. Two hundred Kabyles, however, had penetrated i nto the court-yard, and of the little garrison one was k illed and six were wounded. The commandant,other fiveiilm B a lmost exhausted brought ,rouit forward welreabou two ttofall, when th e companies, resolved to relieve the post ; the 4th company, consist ing of 150 men, went first. The gate was opened, and at fifty paces from it we charged bayonets upon the Arabs, who were 1,000 in number. They were dislodged, and the Marabout was rescued. As the Arabs fled they sent against us a shower of bal.s. The Captain )ad vanced with his company. and the 6th company was rushing upon the enemy , hut. orders w ere given to it to fall back, which it did admirably, with a loss of twelve men. A dead body, however, had been kit behind, and the Arabs were about to carry it off, and cut off the head. Seeing this, a charge was again made upon them, and it was sna tched, as it were, out of their hands. The body having been recovered, the Captain turned round, and a t that moment was str uck to the heart by a ball. The death of the Ca p tai n threw a momenwtaasryagtrai,is:o aubraangdeonnieendt over The the A d j t u r t oaonpt!Major ran, and the body up, and addressing Sub-Lieutenant Nisard desired him to take command of the company, and see that no t a man was carried off by the enemy. Young Nisard rushed forward, rallied about twenty men, and called to them to charge w i t h the bayonet. The Arabs now attempted to carry off the body o f t h e Capta i n who had just been pro moted, and a f r i g h t f u l contest en sued, the resul t of which was the p ossess i on b y t h e French of the disp uted body. But Nisard and his men were surrounded, and about to share the fate of the Captain. An Arab took aim at Sub- Li eutenant Ni sar d , in whose right epau lette was cut two by the ball. An up and rescued the first, and all retreated in go od or er to Ch erc h e ll . W e had twenty-one men wounded and seven killed." Marshal Vallee has addressed a despatch, dated 23d ult., to the Minister of War, in which he states that the moveable column directed upon Coleah after the affair of the 12th ult. (the c utting off of the detachment) had not fallen in with any of the enemy. He also gives a f accoun t of the attack on Cherchell. Miliana very brie is stated by the Marshal to have been attacked on the Ist, and a sharp combat was reported to have taken place under the walls of Medeah. In both cases the he to have los Arabs were bel ieved t many men. The vacant canonry of Christ Church, Oxford, niac, has been filled b y the Rev. Dr. Fau ssett , o f M ag d a l en College, Profess or of Divinity. This appointment is ac cording to the pr ovision of the Ecclesiastical and Revenues i o ‘ f ctl" which only be came a law just before th h e ro prorogation ar liament, and b y which Dr. Faussett vac a t es a ore , bendal stall in our patbedral.— Worce 4 tu. c POLICE ESPIONAGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. shall feel obliged by your calling public attention to the following facts :—A very numerous meeting was held last evening in Johnson's Lecture room, Clerkenwell-green, to congratulate Dr. M'Douall on his release from Chester Castle. In one corner of which room I observed Inspector Penny, of the U division of police in the disguise of a gentleman, together with a Sergeant and a whole host of privates, also in disguise, listening with apparent attention to the eloquent speeches of Messrs. Collins, Hetherington, Peat, and others, and occasionally withdrawing to take notes of what occurred until the business was over, when he sneaked about the room, listening and endea vouring to overhear the conversation of the persons assembled, and with eager eyes watched the subscrip tion-box, which was now ra p idl y filling. At lenpth, seeing he was observed, he left the room, no doubt feeling very much disappointed at the language being so temperate during the evening. On arriving at the outside be found about haif a dozen persons, some attracted by curiosity, and others waiting for their friends, who were inside. Ho immediately ordered his myrmidons to clear the pavement, he himself setting the example, by pushing the people right and left, until they arrived at the corner of Jerusalem-passage, when a gentleman had the imprudence to cross the road to see what was the matter, and he was saluted is the same way. By the above adventure the police have increased our numbers, and made me A DETERMINED CHARTIST. Sept. 3, 1840. NEW SOUTH WALES. The following are extracts from Sydney papers of the 2d of May, just received : IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. We have to congratulate our readers on another of those splendid discoveries of pasture-lands which ha ve from time to time gladdened the hearts of our stock - holders, and which, from the increased means they afford of extending the staple export of New South Wales . are so valuable to the interests of the colony. Mr. Leslie, accompanied by a single servant, started in search of a run for a large stock of sheep which he was taking to the northward ; he determined to proceed in the search of the Darling Downs, known to be in the vici nity of the settlement of Moreton Bay, and the navi gable river, Brisbane. For some 15 miles after leaving the located part of the country, he passed through tracts sufficiently good for either sheep or cattle ; the ground I then broke, and became rocky and mountainous, and for )20 miles in a north direction was impracticable for drays or stock. Mr. Leslie repeatedly changed his course, and it was only on the tenth day after leaving Mr. Garden that he first beheld from the ranges an arable country. This proved to be the Darling Downs. They were free from timber, splendidly watered, of the richest friable mould, and extending to the west and south-west as far as the eye could reach. DISEASES AMONGST TILE SHEEP.—We are sorry to hear that severe losses have already taken place amongst the sheep in various parts of the colony. HURRICANE AT PORT ESSINGTON.—On Monday Port Essington was visited by one of those awful hur ricanes so common and destructive in the West Indies, Mauritius, &c. The day previous there was nothing indicating any extraordinary change. At 10 p.m., the hurricane commenced, rendering the scene altogether most awful—every house in the settlement, with the exception of the officers' mess-house, and the hospital, was blown down, and every person was looking for a place of safety, but none appeared within their reach, and were every moment expected to Ibe dashed to pieces by the falling of the heavy trees. Her Majesty's ship Britomart was seen to drift before dark, and her Majesty's ship Pclorus was riding heavily at her anchors ; both vessels were preparing for the impending danger. From then to day light the hurricane raged with unabated fury ; at mid night the wind changed from south to east, a few mi nutes afterwards from east to north, blowing with re doubled effort, as if determined to root everything out of the ground. At daylight the scene of devastation was melancholy in the extreme. The Pclorus was on shore on her boadside at Minto Head, having lost eight men ; many of the ship's company were up to their necks in water, and others were holding on by the weather-rig ging, the sea breaking violently over them. The Church was blown down—all the houses and boat-sheds were destroyed. The pier, with a great quantity of provi sions, were all washed away. The Britomart drove with the gale, with three anchors a-head, during nearly the whole of the time of the hurricane, and was seen at day-light towards Spear Point, about a mile from where she was anchored, close to the Pelorus, off the pier. Port Essington is now a perfect wilderness. The above melancholy event happened on the 25th November, 1839. Port Essington is one of the largest and finest har bours in the world, with a convenient depth of water, all over it being deeper than nine fathoms, except round Cape Record, where there are fifteen fathoms.—Perth Gazette. r I. u , ,s; n-