The Sun. — London, England, 1840-10-27 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. lUDDRESS OF THE GOVERNOR, JOHN HUTT, ESQ , TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Council Office, May 4, 1840. Tire Counc:l havin,c..met pursuant to summons, his Excellency the Goveruor took the chair. His Ex- cellency. Chen read, the following address : GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGrESLATIVE COUNCIL-I am happy, in meetiag you at the beginning of another Session for the despatch of business, to be able to an nounce that the progress of our affairs during the last twelve months his been, on the whole, most satisfac tory. The total receipts of the revenue for the financial year just concluded amount to 9,3361. 95., showing an increase over the revenue of the , preceding year of 3,424/. 2s. 11d. ; items of expenditure which, even with the prospect of new and considerably increased duties, I almost hesitated to place on the estimates laid before the Council at the first Session of last year, have been Provided for, and there remains a balance in the public favour in the treasurer's hands of 3,9121. 6s. Id. I hall not enter into further details at present, because a better opportunity for doing so will present itself when the estimates arc brought forward for discussion. With increased resources, we shall more confidently pursue our task of endeavouring to supply the demands of the public service. In this, as in all newly-settled countries, the great want is that of labour. Hitherto the colonists have had the means of employing and pay ing without being able to procure labourers. The voyage from the colony to England is a long and ex pensive one. Labourers can be found willing to come, but they may require to be assisted hither. We have now the money is our hands to render them that as sistance, and thus to command their services ; for of the amount I have named as remaining in the treasury to the public credit, the sum of 1,4871. 14s. 7d., or nearly 1,5001., has been derived from the land sales and fines, and is therefore at liberty to be devoted to the supply of labour. The next subject, most closely con aected with the public interest, is the progress of the surveys. The attention of the Surveyor- General has been directed first and principally to fixing the boundaries of such lands as have been already assigned to settlers ; in the prosecution of which work one of the assistant-surveyors has nearly com pleted the duty of marking off the lands assigned in the Vasse district, besides effecting an ex tensive survey connecting the Vasse and Leschenault countries both by a line along the sea coast and by a more inland road. This will greatly facilitate future operations, and immediately after the ensuing winter the assistant-surveyor will be directed to settle in the same manner the boundaries of the lands granted in the Leschenault district ; whereby fresh lands will be more readily accesssible to the claimants for selec tion in that quarter. The other assistant-surveyor was employed in the early part of the year in the district of Plantagenet, fixing the limits of the assigned lands at, or in the vicinity of, Albany, and on the Kalgan river. Latterly he has been engaged in a survey of the Kojenup country, having received instructions to measure off along the high road leading from Kojenup town site to Morlup, the central station on the Kalgan river, blocks of land, consisting of two square miles each, for selection and purchase. In the tour I lately made through the province, when I passed over eight hundred miles of country, and visited, with few excep tions, every spot where a settler was located, it was most encouraging to find my earnest inquiries all led to the same conclusions. I heard, as regarded the pri vate circumstances of individuals, no complaints. Every one appeared thriving and prosperous, and I sa tisfied myself that there is, even in the comparatively narrow range here specified, a sufficiency of occupied and unoccupied land of a nature amply to reward the sober and industrious toils of a large population, both of capitalists and labourers. Notwithstanding that the general deficiency of labour presses most particularly on persons engaged in farm work, a greater number of acres has been brought into cultivation during the past year. We have been blessed by Providence with an abun dant harvest ; the increase in the quantity of farming stock has been fully sufficient to satisfy reasonable ex pectation, and I am given to understand that the flocks of sheep were never in a more healthy condition than at the present moment. A great advance has taken place in' the amount of our imports and exports, and a consi derable augmentation has occurred in the amount re ceived for duties, especially upon wines, spirits, and to bacco. The amount of shipping iss our harbours has materially increased, the returns for 1838-9 showing an amount of 12,892 tons, while those for 1839-40 reach to 21,712, showing an increase of 8,820 tons. I have touched very briefly, Gentlemen, on these interesting topics, but sufficiently to show that the cares of those who have watched over and laboured for the inte rests of the colony are producing the fruits of an abun dant success, and that Western Australia is steadily advancing towards that prosperity to which its capa bilities and its situation entitle it. This desirable end is, however, only rising to your view, and there is still a long road and a wide field of exertion be fore us : the real capabilities of the country have yet to be developed. With the acquisition of labour many wants would be supplied, steam-vessels would be found in your estuaries and harbours, and, by the completion of the lines of internal communication already marked nut, and of new ones to be hereafter determined on, a great beneit would be conferred on the internal com merce, and at the same time a more perfect knowledge otutained of the capabilities of the country. One subject yet remains—l refer to the conduct and treatment of the aborigines. The superintending and controlling power of the Government has been materially strengthened since the Council last met, by the partial foundation of a police force, and the appointment, from England, of two protectors of the aborigines. I have perfect confi dence that both these institutions, which are yet in their infancy, as they gain strength and maturity, will prove most admirable preventives of aboriginal aggression and outrage. Jo still further explanation, however, of the measures adopted for restraining, and, in some degree, reforming, these people, I am enabled to state, from having recently , visited the island of Rollnest, that the arrangement en tered into about 18 months ago, for converting that Island into a place of confinement for native offenders, appears to be working extremely well. The directions issued to the superintendent of the establishment for his guidance pointed out that his charge was one of disci pline and education, nether than of severe punishment. The loss of their wild freedom, ar.d being subjected to regular labour, by which they may be coerced into ac quiring some of the elements of civilized life, may be considered with them, the aborigines of this country, quite sufficient terrors, tsithout any other pains and penalties. This object has been steadily kept in view by the superintendent, on whose skill and manageetent too great praise can hartlly be bestowed. The pr . suners are taught to till the ground and cul tivate gardens. Many of the necessary buildings have aircady been constructed by them, and the rest are in progress. Tney will gradually be introduced into the prectice of other arts ; and we may confidently indulge the expectation that much good must eventually arise from the training to which very many of them will be thus submitted. A NEW YORK PACKET SHIP AT TACKED IN THE CHANNEL!. - Oa Friday last, at noon, as the New York packet ship South America, Captain Bailey, which sailed from Ft,:w York on the 3d instant, and arrived at this port yesterday, was entering the Channel, she was suddenly tired into by a small vessel, resembling an English yacht. Captain Bailey had, in the eourse of the forenoon, passed a number of li:3l3i:lg-boats and other small ves sels. About twelve o'clock, when abreast of the 0:d Head of Kinsale, he saw what he deemed to be a yacht standing across his bows. She tacked and hove to, and the South America passed her within hail. Cap tain Bailey called same of his passengers to look at her, as one of them, an American gentleman, who had nevc r been in this country, had never seen an English yacht. it was immediately a subject of remark, that she carried an unusual number of hands, her crew consisting of about 28 men. The South America having passed her, she made sail in pursuit, and, in a few moments, fired shot, which dropped about half the ship's length a-head of the South America, on the starboard side. • T other shots f o ll owe d i n qu i c k succession, the first of which passed, as near as could be ascertained,over the fore yardarm ; the second struck the ship on the starboard quarter. Captain Bailey, astonished at the suddenness of the attack, having on his deck 123 steerage and several cabin passengers ex posed, thought it best t o heave the ship to. This was completely immediately done ; but, even then, two more shots were fired, one of which struck the water about ten f ee t f rom the rudder. Captain Bailey, who was shot standing on the a s lo t f r t ik h e ea the rd taffrail at the time , distinctly saw this rater. One of the m en who was employed a s hot whistle close past him. In trepidati on he seis e d the first rope that came to h a nd and descended to th e deck. The stra n g e craft, when she came up, h a il e d the South America as follows :—" Ship a hoy " Hone!' was the reply. .. Where are you from '%' inquired the man who bailed from the yacht. " New York: , Wheat and flour," respo n d e d ' What's your cargo e" " Captain Bailey, who added, '' Who and what are you .% you h o i st The only reply receive d was, ``don your colours ?" The s tran g e craft immediately hauled her wind and went orf. The South America made sail and cams up to this port. Captain Bailey describes the vessel as being built much after the model of such yachts as he has een in the habit of seeing in England. She was painted b black outside, an d oak colour within. She had what ap peared to b e a l ong g l ass skylight in the cent re of her deck, two quarter boats, and an immense square-sail yard athwart ships At her mizen peak she had a smal l English flag (1 • * hailed ws, flying, P but no ennant• The man that not in uniform, but was dressed like the rest of th e sa i lors, contre, Capt a i n Bal Not ' expecting any such rcn ey had not his colours flying. Im mediately the vessel America, she caus e d full ' alluded t o had quitted the South , held her in parley a a h lnglish brig to heave to, and and ; after which the brig was seen to make sail, and proceed on her course. — .Liverpool Albion. MONEY MARKET an d CITY NEWS (SATURDAY EVENING.) CFrRONICLE.—The New York Courier or the 10th gives the following review of the Money Market : —Capital was abundant, and readily obtained on good securities. The banks have now about twelve millions of dollars on deposit, and their means are generally greater than the demand for them. The consequence is, that the banks have lately taken paper from the brokers having over ninety days to run at GI per cent. per annum. Some of the banks have also large ba lances against Philadelphia, for which they will not draw at present, looking forward as they do to a general resumption of specie payments, which event they feel the utmost confidence is near at hand, and hope that \ the New York banks will rise superior to the jealousies instilled into the directors of some of titose institutions Iby the miserable course of the late and present Admi nistrations. A desire to invest Aapital in State Stocks continued. Indiana and Illinoismve risen considerably, . and State Securities have been generally in demand. Mr. Webster continues to attract immense assem blies of the people, and spoke for several hours to a convention at Richmond, in Virginia, attended, it is said, by 10,000 persons. His observations were di rected with bitter irony against the measures of the Administration. He dwells at considerable length upon the value of State Stocks, and enforces the liability of the different States for their paymcat. He remarks, that when in Europe the State of Massachusetts had her bonds in the market, and in the administration papers of the day, sent regularly to Europe, the sol vency of the States was denied, and it was asserted there were not resources left in any of the States to discharge the debts which they had contracted. The consequence was, that none of the European cepa talists would touch them. The Administration had even put forth a pamphlet denying the doctrine that the State of Virginia had any right to contract debts, and this was done by a party who profess to support to the full the doctrine of State rights, and who avowedly profess a reverential regard to the consti tution. Mr. Webster then observes that he was consulted, and that he gave his opinion that the States had a perfect right to act as they bad done. The Learned Gentleman, no doubt, alludes to the opinion published in the Chronicle, contained in a letter to the house of Baring and Co., in which he expressed his decided con viction of the perfect legality of the State loans, and that the citizens of the United States would most rea dily acknowledge them. It is now gratifying to find Mr. Webster advocating the principles of national good faith with the unanimous support and approbation of the people of America. The New York Herald contains the following circu lar on the subject of the resumption of specie payments by the Bank of the United States : " Bank of North America, Oct. 5, 1840. " Dear Sir—At a meeting of Directors this day, the following preamble and resolution were unanimously adopted : " Whereas the Bank of the United States has soli cited the aid of the other City Banks to enable that in stitution to resume -specie payments upon the 15th of January, and it being understood that, without such assistance, it will be unable to effect that object. " Resolved, That the President be requested to ex press to the Presidents of the several Banks the sense entertained by this Board of the necessity of some im mediate and united action upon the application ; and that Messrs. Attwood and Robins be a committee to represent this Bank in a general conference on this im portant subject, which is hereby invited to be held at the office of the Board of Trade, on Thursday evening next, at half-past seven o'clock. JNO. RICHARDSON, President." BANK OF ENGLAND. TIMES.—Some very curious facts have been pub licly stated in a quarter very likely to know the truth, bearing upon the position of the Bank of England towards the great discount brokers of the City, between whom there has always existed a perfect cordiality from the time when the latter acquired the importance they at present possess. Of late, however, symptoms of a less friendly feeling towards the Bank have been observed among them, of so marked a kind as not only to become the subject of observation in the Bank parlour, but to cause some alarm in the minds of the Directors, lest this feeling should assume a form in any de gree approaching to hostility. The fact is broadly asserted, and indeed subjected to something like demonstration, that the great discount brokers of London, with their connexions, the bankers, banking companies, and merchants, not of Lon don only, but of the whole kingdom, if they should please to exercise their power, have the Bank at their mercy. The illustration is so curious that we quote some passages from the source referred to—the " Banker's Circular." After adverting to the power of the great loan-contractors here and elsewhere over the resources of the Bank of England, when backed by any great continental State, the writer adverts to some other operations, the speculations of these '- merchant bankers" for profit, by which they can bring an influence little less powerful to bear upon that corporation. He says—" With them it is an affair of most facile ac complishment ; for they have only to draw bills at usance—generally at three months—upon any city of Europe, and direct the acceptors to reimburse them selves at the maturity of the bills so drawn by another draught on some other city. Confidence among the great exchange and loan firms is the sole requisite. Whatever may be the essential character of bills of this description, they are not allowed by bankerly dogmatism to be designated by the offensive appel lation of 'accommodation bills ;' on the contrary, they are held in the highest estimation at the banks of England, France, and Vienna, and among the bill brokers and bankers of London. They merit to he so regarded essentially, on account of the opulence of the drawers and acceptors. But the machinery subject to the command of such parties appears to us altogether incompatible with the free and efficient action of power by the Bank of England, becsuse it might at critical junctures be brought into operation so as to abstract every sovereign from the Bank of England, without the Directors having, as far as we can discover, the capa bility of preventing such an alarming consequence. The abstraction of the insignificant amount of some 50,000 sovereigns has, within the last month, filled the Bank parlour with alarm ; and this must have arisen from a consciousness in the minds of the Directors of the ex tent of the power which such parties can bring to bear against them. " The bill-brokering power is a new one, but it is increasing aad growing into ascendancy. It has al ways until the present time acted in co-operation and acquiescence with the views of the Bank Direc tors, and we m-ay say in great measure with irre provable subserviency to their wishes. But there has within the last month been clearly indicated by some of the bill-brokers a disposition not of perfect sub missive allegiance, which naturally creates uneasiness at the seat of power where alleg iance is claimed. The fact is, that on the fi rst decided intimation given to them by the Bank of the necessity of restriction, these bill-brokers became so apprehensive of the troubles of 1839 been about to be repeated, that they at once de termined to put themselves full of money and to keep in that condition ; and we believe that more than one firm have given 5 per cent. for deposits to be left with them for a specified conveniently long time, have been dezircus of increasing the amount of such deposits on the same terms, and have been simultaneously con strained to lend money on the Stock Exchange at 4 per cent. from day to day. We say the power of this class is progressively increasing. Now, suppose any of the most distinguished among them, moved by a feeling of animosity against the Bank, were to act in co-ope ration with some one or two of the merchant-bankers or loan-mongers, were to discount all the paper they could bring, to the exclusion of accommodation to their regular customers, the merchants, traders, and joint stock banks, what could binder these parties so co-ope rating from throwing the Bank of England into diffi culty whenever her treasure should become low ? We know the extreme improbability of such a co operation ; we merely state a possibility." These remarks are instructive, and full of meaning, and will not be thrown away upon the careful watchers of passing events who abound in the city. The argu ment from them, that these circumstances, which de monstrate the precarious and exposed position of the Bank, render it manifest that there is no safety for that establishment, or for the commercial classes who are dependent upon its operation, but in a change of sys tem, is but an addition to many others by which such a journal. The has been constantly enforced in th i s The misfortune is, that such changes are work for fair weather only, of which the best judges of our monetary affairs can only see the prospect (if at all) at a very great distance of time. Regard for self-preservation will induce the Bank Directors to do all that is pos sible ; and that, it is evident, is the sole reliance the public can have at present. An intelligent correspondent from Paris, writing i on ofs. ' banki ng a ff a i rs, remar k s, t h at one pr i nc iple of weai )es in tE e B an k of England is the perpetua l change Governor s ; t h at i n F rance t h e G overno r is appointed ' and f a o se r fiot i r r ge c oi ; leiss:iyes s perfectly every change and event is always b known and provided for. This, as far than that. t rue ; b u t we wa nt much more The first public act of the Duke of Victory, as the head of the new Spanish Regency, confirms the view , taken yesterday as to the entire indifference of the 1 late change in all that regards public credit. All men tion or indirect reference to the subject appears to be I studiously avoided. At the same time the Ministers, who arc at present a kind of Regency, take occasion to I remark that they have transmitted copies of the act I o f renunciation to the representativ es of the allied and friendly nations, which shows that they are anxious, however firm they may consider their own Go vernment, to secure the recognition of f ore i gn Powers. time like this when tondheolGerndoevrsoumgehritt ht:scumste forward an their claims anew, not o n l y to obtain the recognition c l i t la i n s g a e t d, a ~ the n Government—a m a tt er which, tdhautrgthee Spanish b of THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27. 1810. considering the loose state of finance in the Peninsula, is of no small importance ; but also because it is not impossible that some good may arise from the anxiety of the new Regency to secure the good feeling of fo. reigners, an important step towards which would be the speedy adoption of some vigorous measure to satisfy just claims, which are but of too long standing, and the liqui dation of which would at once stamp the existing Go vernment with a most favourable character. Letters from Manchester state that the Lancashire joint stock banks are not in a condition at present to render any assistance to parties who have been taken unawares by the stoppage of discounts for bills dated as usual. Hence paper, heretofore current, has been sub jected to rates of interest which the trade cannot bear, and further than this, to refusal altogether, where other securities could not be found. The latest accounts respecting Ceylon mention a considerable sensation caused among the planters (par ticularly the natives) by an ordinance issued by the Go vernor and Legislative Council. By this Ordinance, intended to prevent persons from taking Government lands without title, it is enacted that all forest and waste land shall be presumed to be the property of the Crorn, till proof of the contrary, and that lands which can only be cultivated after intervals of - several years shall, if situate within the districts formerly comprised in the Kandian provinces, be deemed to belong to the Crown, and not to any private person except on proof of a grant. This Ordinance has given much dis satisfaction, as it is considered that it would de prive nearly all the inhabitants of the Kandian provinces of their property. These persons have hitherto possessed certain hereditary lands, con sisting of paddy fields with the appurtenances, and have so completely identified themselves with them as to derive their name from them. It appears that no specific term of years will give a pre scriptive title to these hereditary possessions, but a long and undisturbed occupation was considered as a strong proof in favour of the occupier. In fact any other evi dence would have been nearly impossible, as the Kan diens are said to have no written laws, and no records of judicial proceedings, either in civil or criminal cases, were preserved, so that tradition and the testimony of living witnesses were the only safeguards of property. By the convention held at Kmndy in March 1815, the safety of the persons and property of the inhabitants with their civil rights, according to the laws and cus toms in force among them, was guaranteed ; and at the same time all taxes, except a rate on paddy lands, were abolished. In accordance with this convention a proclamation, framed in 1828, admitted the validity of a tenure of lands according to the prevailing laws and customs. Now, it is with titles thus admitted that the new ordinance is considered to interfere, since not only is the grant required to be produced, but also evi dence that the customary taxes have been paid. On the high lands, possessed by the owners whose title is compromised by such a requisition, no taxes have ever been paid, and hence this means of proof would be impossible. Another difficulty would arise from the circumstance, that although the paddy lands have been described by name in grants, the high and low lands attached to them are generally called " ap purtenances," without further specification. For these different reasons, the ordinance is thought to be ex ceedingly harsh and arbitrary, and likely to lead to the greatest confusion. POST.—The confirmation received in town this morning of the news which was current in the City yesterday concerning the dissolution of the Thiers Minis try caused no movement at the Stock Exchange. The continued depression of the Spanish Market is a proof that the bondholders at large are not at all sanguine in their auguries relative to th© future march of events in the Peninsula. Some of the number are not, it is true, altogether discouraged by the circumstance of Queen Christina's abdication. The admitted fact of a fresh and increasing family, by Senor Munoz, having been brought into existence is, in itself, deemed sufficient to warrant the opinion that her solicitude for the interests of the young Isabella cannot be so pure and single hearted as it should be. Much of the prejudice which prevails against the late Regent may be the result of her imprudences, but, beyond these it is felt that she has on many occasions exhibited a very grasping disposition, and one but little in accordance with the impoverished state of the country, and the position of its creditors, both domestic and foreign. The death of Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart., has been a topic of very general conversation in the City to-day. The event is greatly regretted, as Sir John was not only one of our most respectable bankers, but a gentleman who was much esteemed by those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. Late letters from Macao mention that the accounts received there of the determination of the English Treasury not to honour the drafts passed upon it by Captain Elliot for the 63,0001., with an intimation that it was the intention of Government to act in a similar way with respect to the opium bills given for two mil lions and a half more, took people a good deal by sur prise. Those interested in the matter were quite certain, however, that the Government at home would be compelled eventually to discharge the engagements of its Representative. The return of the bills in ques tion might, it was thought, have produced inconvenience in India, hut it has evidently made far less stir at Macao than could have been expected, considering the magni tude of the sum at stake. " Little," it is observed, "is said .pon the subject. The Queen's marriage and the probable election of Mr. Jardine seem to occupy people's minds at least as much, simply because they feel sure of the result, namely, of the payment of the money." Even those who had hundreds of thousands ofpounds to recover are represented as being perfectly at their ease on this point. The statements made here and elsewhere, with regard to the traffic still carried on in the drug, arc con tradicted. It is not true, it appears, that the trade is pursued as eag erly and successfully as was formerly the case. Prices had been high, and the profit made on the number of chests sold was large, but the deliveries for the fifteen months anterior to the month of April had not exceeded one-third of what they would have been for the same period under the old system. The follow ing remarks are made on the sinking of junks to stop up the river against our shipping, which was supposed to be one of the schemes contemplated by the Chinese, and of which some notice has already been taken in the journals : " At the bar in the river where the passages are very narrow the Governor (Lin) has vessels filled with stones ready to sink, should any hostile ship appear. Now, these junks, if sunk, will go into a tolerably soft kind of mud, and, going certainly deep enough to stop the ships, will remain there immoveable, so as to destroy the navigation of the river, and consequently Canton it self, for ever." The forts at the Bocca Tigris were covered with guns. There were perhaps 140 or 150, but very few of them would traverse, and the attacking ships could so place themselves that hardly one would bear upon them. In the event of an attack the havoc made among the Chinese would, it was consi dered, be tremendous. It was known that drilling was going on up at Canton night and day, the arms em ployed being bows, arrows, and semilunar pikes. Lin was quite indefatigable in his preparations since it was ascertained that fighting was actually intended. The Chinese were, however, in great terror at the report of fire-arms. In exemplication of this it is observed— " Only a month or two since, when the little Hya cinth sloop of war hauled into the harbour of Macao, just to show what she could do, where it was crowded with war junks full of soldiers, every one of them made his escape to the shore, mandleins and all. They took off their red jackets (for they wear scarlet like the English soldiers), and put them into their ca pacious breeches, throwing down their comical caps and stamping upon them in their fury." The final settlement of this Chinese affair will, it was conceived, be a much more tiresome one than was at all apprehended in England. The people ge nerally at Canton took things very quietly. The Hoppo, or head of the customs, had proclaimed to them that twenty more ships of war were about to follqp the Druid, yet they looked upon themselves as perfectly secure, the usual remark being, " They had better not come here. Tell them to go to the Pekin side. When they are there they will be bothered by edicts, &c. The Chinese will say, they won't trade, and won't allow- the teamen to bring the teas down. What, then, can any commander by land or sea do or say ?" The politicians of Macao still talked of changing the dynasty by turning off the Tartars and putting the on ginal Chinese Royal family again upon the throne, but none of them could say whether or not any of the Taco were still alive. They talked, too, of our taking Pekin, but it is asked, in reply to this, of what use Pekin would be to us . ? The correspondence from which we write winds up with the assurance that we shall be pretty certain before long to have to pay smartly for our teas in England. NEEDLEWORK IN TIIE MIDDLE AGES. During the middle ages the beds, not excluded from the day apartments, often gave gorgeous testimony of the skill of the needlewomao, and were among the richest orna ments of the sitting-room. so much fancy and expense were lavished on them. The curtains were often made of very rich material, and usually adorned with embroidery. They were often also trimmed with expensive furs. Phi_ lippa of Hainault had a bed on which se..-syrens were em d—The Art of Needlework by the Countess of GEORGE CRUIKSIIANK'S EARLIEST STUDIES. —The gallery in which George first studied his art, was the tap-room of a low public-house, in one of the dark, dirt, narr ow lanes which branch off from one of the great thoroughfares towards the Thames. And where could he have found a more fitting place ? Where could he have met with more appropriate characters ? for the house was frequented, to the exclusion of everybody else, by Irish coalheavers, hodmon, dustmen, scaveng ers , an d so f or th. It was just the place in which to witness the lowest of low life in all its grotesqueness and drollery. And here I may remark, that it was George's etchings illustrative of low life in Mornings at Bow-street" and •‘ Life in Lo n d on ," that first br oug ht him into general notice.—Port ra it s of Public Characters, by the Author of " Random Recollections," ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. PROMENADE CONCERTS. These, the original Promenade Concerts, still keep up their high character. We visited them last evening, and were delighted with the admirable precision with which this excellently-drilled band performed the music selected for the evening's amusement. It was like ()Le vast instrument, in spired by one mind. The evening's performance commenced with We ber's clief dceuvre, the Overture to Oberon. To this succeeded a very pretty MS. set of Quadrilles, by M. De Folly, which were much and deservedly applauded ; and then came Bishop's beautiful air, " Lo, here the gentle Lark," arranged as a duo for the flute and elarionet, and most exquisitely performed by Messrs. Richardson and Lazarus. It was indeed a treat of a high order. This introduction of duos is a most judicious inno vation on the established order of things in the Promenade Concerts, and will doubtless tend to in crease their popularity. We trust that the conduc tors will give us others of our native melodies simi larly arranged. "Oh Nanuie," for instance, and might be arranged i n suc h a manner most effective duos. I n t h e mean t i me , am n s o a l o o y v mo er tahk o ee f rs pre and beautiful melody should miss the opportunity of hearing Messrs. Richardson and Lazarus perform " Lo, here the gentle Lark." " Otello," Monsieur Laurent, a-piston, with a firmness and precision that Overtureperformed to a o solo o n th e corne t- Aftern s isoi deservedly drew down the most rapturous applause of his delighted auditors. Taking for his theme the beautiful air of " Happy Land," he gave a series of variations of his own composition, that do equal credit to his talents as a performer and a composer, and in which he seems to have purposely accumulated all the difficulties of the instrument ' only to show his perfect mastery in overcoming it. A pretty manuscript set of quadrilles by Tolbecque, and Jullien's celebrated waltz Le Rossignol, com pleted the first part. The piccolo solo in this last piece was given by Monsieur De Folly ; the pre- cision of his touch and the clearness of his tone is quite equal to Jullien, and his performance is all the more pleasing from the absence of that exces sive action, bordering occasionally on the grotesque, with which Mons. Jullien used to garnish his per formance of this beautiful waltz. In the second part we had anew fantasia, arran g ed by Fessy,from Doni zetti's opera of " Lucia di Lammermoor," em bodying all the beauties of that favourite opera, and containing a beautiful quintette for the flute, oboe, clarionet, bassoon, and cornet-a-piston, ex cellently performed by Messrs. Richardson, Grat tan Cooke, Lazarus, Baumann, and Laurent, jun. We had also the overture to " Fra Diavolo ;" a solo on the bassoon, admirably performed by Bau mann ; besides waltzes and quadrilles. These Con certs are now even better than those of last year, inasmuch as they are more varied ; and he must in deed be a person of most difficult musical taste, who cannot find something in them to afford him amuse ment. The house, although not uncomfortably crowded, was well filled. PROPOSED ALTERATIONS IN THE CUSTOMS' DUTIES. The following paragraph appeared in the London Price Current of Friday last, with reference to an alleged recommendation of the Committee of last Ses sion appointed to consider the working of the duties on imports : "CUSTOMS' DUTIES.-It is proposed by the Corn mittee appointed to revise the Customs' Duties to make the following alterations :—The present rates on clayed sugar, which are now 635., to be re duced to 505., and Muscovado to 20s. British plan tation, clayed or refined, to be reduced to 205., and Muscovado to 1.55. Refined sugar, rated at 81. Bs., to be reduced to 50s. per cwt. Coffee and cocoa, which are at present rated at ls. 3d. per pound, to be reduced to 9d., and British plantation to sd. per pound. N'4lle4 to be admitted at a duty of Bs. per quarter, and other articles of food, including butchers' meat, at proportionate low rates. Raw materials at present subject to various duties to be reduced generally to 21 per cent. Cotton-wool and other materials of manu factures reduced to 1 per cent. Manufactures of silk, leather, linen, and other similar articles to be re duced to 20 per cent., and minerals to 1 per cwt." It is not true that the Committee proposed these alterations. They appear, indeed, in the appendix of the report of the Committee, under the head of " Pro Forma Table, or Tariff of New Customs' Duties upon a more equitable and fiscal basis," recommended by Mr. John M'Gregor one of the joint secretaries of the Board of Trade, who stated in his evidence, that he was of opinion that the increase of consumption consequent upon the reduction of duties which he proposed, would advance the customs' duty from 22,962,0001. (the amount of 1839) to 28,850,025/. These alterations are of great importance, and would, no doubt, be extremely useful both to the revenue and the country, especially that . which proposes to fix the duty on wheat at Bs. a quarter, but still it is desirable that the exact state of the case with regard to the re commendation of them should be known. ASSIZE COURT OF L'ALLIER. (From the Gazelle des Tribunaux.) The Court has been occupied during the present session with several charges of stealing vases and other consecrated articles from churches in France. The first of these robberies took place in the Church . of St. Pierre, at Moulins, on the night of the 30th of December last. The doors of the sacristy and taber nacle had been forced open by th e a id o f a crow -b ar , t h e marks of which were visibly enough left behind ; and drops of wax on different parts o f t h e fl oor s h owe d t h at the thief had used a lighted wax taper fot' the pur pose of assisting him to commit his depredations. In. on examination it was found that one of the wax candles was missing from one of the lustres in the Church, and that to reach it the thief had stepped up on the green cover of a large arm chair ; and the mark of the heel of a boot in which there had been nails was plainly to be seen both on this chair cover and at the altar of the Virgin. On further search there were missing two silver cups, a pyx, a patena, two proces sional crosses, a plated dish, and the wand of the ver ger, which was mounted with silver. It appeared that the thief must have concealed himself in the church on the day preceding the robbery, as there were no marks of violence from without. It was subsequently discovered that a man named Tonard, a liberated convict, had been seen on the night in question, about midnight, near one of the entrances to the Church of St, Pierre, and during the evening walking about the streets of Moulins. Suspicion at once fell on him, and he was arrested at his lodgings at Lenaz, in the canton: of Donjon, which being searched a large portion of a processional cross of copper, plated with silver, was found, which had evidently been but recently broken. Tonard himself was found to be pos sessed of about 150 francs, and of a paper which showed that on the 4th January, 1840, he sold a pair of ear rings to a goldsmith, named Villard, atGannat. The prisoner was taken to Moulins, and recognised as having been seen there on the day of the robbery. On being questioned as to the churches of Moulins, ha declared he had never visited any of them, but he was identified by the sacristan of St. Pierre, as having been there several times. Oa comparing the heel of one of a pair of boots found at his lodgings with the marks on the chair cover, it corresponded exactly. Moreover the broken piece of the cross was identified by the cure of St. Pierre and his vicars choral and choristers, and was the only portion missing, the other parts having been found in a neivhbouring wood shortly after the robbery, as well as the other cross and the plated dish. It was be lieved that the prisoner had an accomplice, in the per son of a dish onest s il versm i th. H e contented himself before the Court w i t h s i mp l y d eny i n g rather conclusive aga i nst hi m , he everything that was alleged agai nst hi m , an d , w h e n matters appeared exclaimed, " Oh settle it as you will." At the conclusion o f t h e ev id enc e of the facts de tailed, the Jury ret urne d a ver d ic t of Guilty , and the Court sentenced him t o twenty yea rs' public exposure. hard labour with VIENNA, OCT 15.—The account given in your paper (the All yeme i ne Z e i eung ) o f the embarkation of Rus sian troops a t S e b astopo l an d Odessa, res ts on a mistake, which may h ave b een occ , is i one d bythe c ircumstance that General Luder s cause d t h e a l arm to be given at Sebls?..o poi es a t r i a l, i n or d er to convince h i mse lf that every thing was ready for emb ar k at i on at the fi rst or der. the fact, that, though G.x>rge Cruikhank GEORGE CRUIKSIIANK'S SINGULAR. ME moat'.—What must appear, perhaps, very extraordinary is trian along the streets with his e yes see min g lY fix" on vacancy , or as if uncomcious that there is a single human . plays the pedes being on the pavement but himself, he even then brings home with him the most vivid rerembrance of anything droll or ludicrous, whether in the shape of a living humanit y or of any othe r o bj ect which may'have crossed his path, or whose path he may have crossed. And not only so , but he will, a t th e di stance of several m onths, summon days and weeks.. To call this singular again into his mental presence such persons or objects, and transfer . them to his copper or steel, with as much fidenty and minute accuracy, as if they had been in his study for of extraordinary memory,employ the . proper is not to power an exercise phraseology . : it is a species of intuition : it is genius of a peculiar . as well as of the highest order : it is somethinz resembling a supernatural' gift _Pottrizts of Public Characters, by the Author of ~.Random Recollections." DUTCH and HAMBURGH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, OCT. ?a—The Second Chamber of the States-General, after some preliminary business, re ceived a notice that his Majesty has chosen for Presi dent of the Chamber during this session M. Backer, the first candidste on the list, who, having take❑ the chair with the usual formalities, addressed the Chamber in an appropriate speech. A Committee of five Members was appointed to draw up an address in answer to his Mjesty's speech. AMSTERDAM, OCT. 22.—His Majesty the King ar rived in this city at half-past three o'clock this morning. Though it was so early a great number were' already in the streets, who loudly cheered his Majesty; The Prince of Orange arrived this morning, and about one o'clock his brother, Prince Alexander. At one o'clock there was a drawing-room at the Palace which was more numerous and brilliant than usual. AMSTERDAM, OCT. 23.—His Majesty, and the Prince of Orange, and Prince Alexander honoured the theatre with their presence yesterday evening ; and soon afterwards set out for the Hague.—Dutch Papers, Oct. 23. The number of Ships of all Nations that passed the Sound in the month of September, 1840, was— From the North Sea, 1,012 ; from the Baltic, 859 ; Total, 1,871. Of which there were English, 552. BERLIN, OCT. 15.—We hear that the Deputies of the Rhenish Provinces have appeared before the King, and have urged upon him in calm dignified language, the propriety and opportuneness of a general represen tation of the Kingdom. It is not yet known what the King's answer was.—Leipsig Allgenzeine Zeitun,u< NUREMBERG, OCT. 15.—Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and family, ar rived here the day before yesterday, and are gone to day, by way of Ratisbon, to Munich, from which city the Duke will return to London ; but the Duchess and family proceed to Italy. RUSSIAN FRONTIERS, OCT. Il.—The Minister of State has given the following notice to the Minister of the Interior : "It having occurred that Jews have sent their young relations, who should have been taken for mili tary service, into foreign countries, his Majesty the Emperor has ordered that, in future, for every such person liable to military duty who is sent by the Jews out of the country, two recruits shall be immediately .aken from the community to which he belongs." tiELGIAN kUNDS—Bausests, OCT. 24. Actual Debt, per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cant • u 41,4 Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent Bo'i 3 per Cent. ----..Thirty.seven----- .. Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent S9 Society ot Commerce, 4 per Cent llO Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 75% National Society. Exchange on London (short) . —Brussels Papers, Oct. 24. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—.VIENNA, OCT. 16. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. 9B Three per Cents. Bank Shares —4llgemeine &thing, Oct. 21 DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, OCT. 23. ]Honey. Bilis. tctual Debt, 2% per Cent ,)itto, ditto 5 per cent. AlllOl t Svndie, 4 per cent 8 ,% BS% Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 7O 70% Commercial Company, 4 , , per cent 157% 1.51/.,,q Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per tent. ...... Loan 1837, 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month ll 97% Two months ...... Dutch Papers, Oct. 24. HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, OCT. 2,3. Bills. Money, Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares 1575 Anglo-Russian Loan IO I I,E 104 Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Se:ies lOl Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th Series f634 f 5 Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, N per Cent 47% Ditto 5 per Cent — -- Polish Bonds New Ticket Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Ce r. Norwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cent,.... lOl Spanish, New 3 per Cents. ..... —. f:XCHANGES 071 LONDON. HAMBURG, OCT. 23.-13 3.—Two months, 13 1%. STOCKHOLM, OCT. fa—Seventy-five days. 11. 33. PETERSBURGH, OcT. 16.—Twopnonths,139%;pence.;; PRUSSIAN FUNDS.— BERLIN,OCT. 20. _ _ ..,_ - Mils. - - Money St. Schuld. Sch., 4! v per cent. lO3 10214 Prussian Engiish Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 9S' Exchange on London, three months — (3 15% —Prussian State Gazette, Oct. 12. CROYDON PETTY SESSIONS. (Before Mr. WARINGTON and Mr. CURRIE.) A young woman, named Charlotte Towers, was brought before the Bench by Mr. Shonfeld, the super intendent of the Brighton Railway Police, upon the charge of stealing between 701. and 801. in gold and silver, the moneys of her master, Mr. Henry Nokes, of the Red Lion Inn, Southern Bottom. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, who is a very good-looking young woman, about eighteen years of age, had been employed as bar-maid by Mr. Nokes ; and on several occasions having missed large sums of money from a drawer in his bed-room, in which he kept his cash, and knowing that no other servant could have an opportunity of taking it, be was induced to suspect that she was the thief ; and on three different occasions he marked a quantity of gold and silver, and each time he missed a great part of it. He then called in the officer, and Shonfeld, upon taking the prisoner into custody, found in her possession a pocket, which contained 51.105. in gold, and 1/. I s. 10d. in silver ; the officer then searched the prisoner's box, and in a white pocket handkerchief he found tied up 131. in silver. In the box he also found 201. in gold ; and in a pill box in the prisoner's bedroom he found twelve shil lings in silver. He was then about to take the prisoner away when she stooped down, apparently to fasten her boot, but suspecting she was trying to conceal some thing, he went to her and took from her twenty-nine [ shillings, wrapped up in an apron. The officer also found in the prisoner's box a large quantity of new wearing apparel, lace caps, and other expensive articles. which were no doubt the produce of the money stolen from the prisoner's master. Mr. Nokes having examined the gold and silver money produced, identified a number of the marked pieces he had referred to. In answer to questions from the Magistrates, it ap peared that the money was kept in a drawer which was always carefully locked, but the officer found in the pri soner's box a knife which would open the lock and lock it again, and from the way in which the knife was notched it was evident that it had been frequently used for that purpose, and it was stated by Mrs. Nokes, the wife of the prosecutor, that upon one day no less than 9/. in silver was taken from the drawer. The prisoner said nothing in her defence, and she was fully committed for trial. VOLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. Mrs. Harley, a lady who keeps a respectable lodg ing-house in Leicester, waited upon the LORD MAYOR yesterday for the purpose of informing his Lordship, for the sake of the public, of the tricks of a man of address, who went in some parts of the country in the name of J. W. Morris, and contrived to levy contributions where ever he happened to sojourn for a few days upon hotel keepers and tradespeople. The LORD MAYOR--4 am afraid that I can render no assistance, as whatever offence may have been com mitted has been committed out of my jurisdiction. Mrs. Harley said that she had come from Leicester for the purpose of punishing the delinquent in some way or other, although the sum she had been done out of was no more than 10/. or 11/. She then produced two orders for 5/. each upon a banking-house, and signed J. W. Morris, and drawn in her favour. These orders had been given to her by the person of whom she spoke, and she had ascertained that no such person was known at the bankers. She also learned, upon inquiry, which she closely followed up, that Mr. Morris was the son of a lady of fortune of the name of Molloy, who resided at the West-end of the town, and that he changed his name in order to carry on his off hand mode of cheating people, as he had represented himself as a retired Counsellor to her upon taking up his abode at her house, and paid her for one week, and the very morning of the day he left Leicester he agreed with her for apartments for twelve months at 50/. a-year. She learned also, when it was too late, that he had run up a bill at the Bell hotel, and another at a bookseller's in Leicester, As she came along towards London, she found that the Counsellor had left his mark in other places, in one of which he stated himself to Ise th e Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and in another he passed himself off as Mr. Maynard. _ _ The LORD MAYOR asked the applicant whether she had made inquiry at the house of Mr. Morris Maynard Molloy's mother touching the gentleman's liabilities and responsibilities ? Mrs Harley said that she had called at the house of Mrs. Melloy, and was told by a footman in livery that the gentleman she sought was certainly the son of his mistress, but that unfortunately a greater scapegrace and vagabond never lived than that same gentleman was. The LORD MAYOR—Then I am afraid, as his mo ther has such an opinion of him, you sttind but little chance of your money. Mrs. Harley said she was quite aware that she had no chance of it at all that she apprehended that the system of victimizing might go on, if not exposed, as Mr. Morris's address was the very essence of deception. The LORD MAYOR —You have in your hands two forgeries of his, s o that you and I can contrive to stop his gallop between us. He must be a very queer cha racter, when his mother so far gives him up. Mrs. Harley said that when she called at the house, the servant seemed to understand all abou. the trans action, for he said, '° Oh ! you come from Leicester, don't you ?" The inference she dew from the recep tion she met with was, that the son was in the house. The Loan MAYOR—And he left you suddenly, of course ? Mrs. Harley said that he went out one morning, and sent her a note, stain. - that he would be absent a very short time upon some business, and telling her not to be at all alarmed, and that an old tailor of the name of Mellican, who was an old humbug, would leave a suit of clothes at the house for him. The suit of clothes were brought by the tailor, but the gentleman who ordered them never returned, and she was anxious to know what she should do with the clothes. The LORD MAYOR—By all means give back the clothes to the tailor. They are his property. I am sure you deserve to be highly commended for your spirited conduct in following up this person, who, I have no doubt, will be pretty much spoken of in conse• quence of the conduct you have adopted. Mrs. Harley thanked the Magistrate for his courtesy, and left the Justice-room evidently disposed to try whether she could not hit her customer for the forgeries. A young woman, named Mary Ann Collier, was charged by Mr. Harris, a shoemaker, under the follow. in; circumstances : 'The complainant said that the defendant walked into the shop and asked for a pa'r of boots. He then tried on a pair, which seemed to fit her, and she desired wit ness to lace them up properly. As soon as he had laced them she said that the next time she was passing by she would step in and pay for them. Upon being told that such nonsense would not do, she seemed re solved that it would do, and wanted to go off, but was of course secured. The LORD MAYOR said the conduct of the prisoner was as like stealing as could be, and asked her what she was and where she lived. The prisoner said she had no home, but that she was industrious at the weaving business when she had work to do, which she happened not to have at the present time. The LORD MAYOR (to the complainant)—Do you know anything of her ? Complainant•—Not at all. I never saw her before. The LORD MAYOR (to the prisoner)—Why did you go to a tradesman of whom you know nothing ? De fendant—l wanted boots, and I would have paid him as soon as I could. They were so good a fit I didn't like to take them off. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, I must know something more about you before you go.—Remanded. The LORD MAYOR stated that he had received a letter from the venerable Captain Manby, to whose scientific exertions for the preservation of human life the public were so much indebted, upon the subject of his invention for clearing rivers of obstructions. He considered the communication valuable, particularly at the present time, when so many complaints were being made of the obstructions in the Thames, and the Na vigation Committee were engaged in devising plans for improving the river. The letter was as follows : " Royal 13arracks, Yarmouth, Oct. 24, 1840. " My Lord Mayor,—Having had the honour of sub mitting to your Lordship's notice my endeavours to lessen the calamities so often attendant on shipwrecks and from fire, I am enmuraged, from the station you hold as head of the Court of Conservancy of the Thames, and from what transpired at a recent meeting, of the Navigation Committee on improvements neces sary in the river Thames, most respectfully again to submit not only for your Lordship's inspection, but that of the Committee above named, the plan of an imple ment, termed a " Submarine Excavator," invented by me, for the removal of bars at the entrance of harbours, and obstructions in rivers, also of shoals and accumula tions in channels from various causes, that tend to make navigation dangerous to both life and property, services that only can be effectually accomplished by excavation, and raised some height for a powerful current to carry away by means of a revolving machine. Such principle has been long known for scraping away mud in the front of sea sluices, and swept away by a rapid rush of confined back water on opening of sluice-gates ; and my pretensions to originality are by adding spades to the back of the scoops, to dig into such obstructions, and emptying such excavated matter into trays having an inclination from their centres to their ends, for the soil so raised to run off at their extremities, for a powerful tide or current to carry it away ; which I flatter myself will effectually perform, at a small expense, and in a very expeditious manner, what could only be accomplished at much cost, and attended with immense labour ; to diminish the accumulations, either in rivers or channels, thereby increasing the velocity of the current ; to produce an accelerating scouring power, which by an occasional repetition of the im plement when required, will assuredly prevent a bar collecting, by the aid of a steam-tug ; this I feel con fident might be most successfully applied, and impor tantly benefit the River Thames, by keeping channels in a direct position, especially near the bridges. " In submitting this to the notice of your Lordship and the Navigation Committee, I beg leave to dis claim all self-interest, having no motives in view but those that have ever governed a long life—to serve my country, and to benefit mankind. " I shall feel myself greatly obliged by your returning the two explanatory diagrams after they have been in spected by your Lordship and the Committee, as they belong to a series of explanatory representations to models of my various inventions which I have presented to the Norwich Museum. '• 1 have the honour to be, " My Lord Mayor, " Your Lordship's most obedient, humble servant, " GEO. W. MANBY, Captain, &c. &c. MADAME LAFFARGE. THE CHEMIST ORFILA. In consequence of the injurious rumours afloat in Parisian circles, founded on M. Raspail s letter, im peaching the chemical operations performed by M. Or fila and his colleagues upon the deceased Lanrge's body, these gentlemen have deemed it necessary to ad dress to the editor of the Journal des Debats a letter, of which the following is a translation : " Sir,—We have abstained hitherto from replying to the attacks directed against us and our report, be cause the Court of Cassation has not yet come to a de cision as to Madame Lafferge's trial. Let the lady s advocates profit by the best defence they can make. We shall continue to maintain silence, believing that we shall thus most faithfully discharge our duties. If the appe.l is admitted, we shall present our ob servations before th , . Court of Assize, which will take cognizance of this affair ; if it is rejected, we shall sub mit them to a learned body, capable of appreciating their force. " Accept the assurances, &c. " OLLIVIER, " BUSSY, " ORFILA." The Courrier Francais announces that all the docu ments connected with the late trial of Madame Laffarge have been just deposited in the Court of Cassation. The affair has not yet been ►nscribed in the cause-list ; but there is every reason to believe that it will be called on in the first fortnight of November. The President of the Court is already besieged by applications for places. SERIOUS CHARGE OF FORGERY.—On Thur day last Joseph Heald Pollock, Peter Thompson, and Jo. seph Dean Whitaker, general merchants, of Manchester, Liverpool, and Lisbon, were brought up before James Musgrave, Esq., at the Leeds Court house, on a charge of having forged an acceptance purporting to be that of " J. Dean and Co." to a promissory note at three months, for the sum of 1481. 103., with intent to defraud Messrs. Hall, Johnson, Spedding, and Co., of Leeds. The two former prisoners were apprehended on Tuesday week, and on Saturday were remanded till Thursday. Whitaker was apprehended by Mr. Read, chief constab!e of Leeds, in London, on Tuesday last, and reached Leeds in time for the adjourned examination. Mr. Blackburn, solicitor under the fiat of bankruptcy against the prisoners, ap peared for the prosecution ; Mr. Naylor, solicitor, attended for the prisoner Pollock. Previous to the case being gone into, Mr. Blackburn withdrew the charge of felony against Thompson, and expressed his intention of examin ing him as a witness. The evidence in support of the case for the prosecution having been gone through, Mr. Naylor addressed the Bench for Pollock, against whom, he contended, no guilty knowledge, previous to the utter ing of the bill, had been proved Mr. Musgrave said the impression on his mind was, that the case was quite clear enough against both prisoners to warrant him committing them for trial. Mr. Naylor made application to admit Pollock to bail. which was opposed by Mr. Blackburn The prisoner Whitaker applied that the case might stand over till the following day, to give him an opportunity of consulting a friend. He had only been brought from London that morning, and had had no opportunity of ob taining professional advice. The application for bail was positively refused; the prisoners, however, were ordered to remain at Leeds a day to allow Whitaker to consult his friends. The prisoners were then committe J. and the witnesses bound over to prosecute.— Liverpool It is with the profoundest regret we have this day to announce the death of our esteemed countryman, Mr. Henry Durell Jeremie. This melancholy event oe. curred on the 14th instant, at Rennes. in France About fifteen months since Mr. Jeremie, being in a delicate sta'e of health, left this island for the town of Le Mans, which had been recommended to him as .a most salubrious spot, well calculated to restore the health of invalids, His health, however, did not the least improve by this change of residence; and the present political aspect of European affairs having rendered it necessary for him to leave France, he quitted Le Mans about ten days since, on his way to this island Ile was so ill on reaching Rennes that he could proceed no farther, and it was thought expedient to have recourse to medical assistance. A physician accord ingly visited and prescribed for him in the evening, but be fore the next morning dawned Mr. Jeremie had departed from the land of the living —Guernsey Star. LORD EBRINGTON.---The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland has returned to the County on a brief visit to his venerable parents, His Lordship was present at the Ses : siting, and we have the pleasure of stating that he appeared e in excell ent h ea l t h — l oo ki ng muc h b etter whenthan ch we last last saw hi m. Th e fi rm b ut temperate wa y in which Ebrington has grappled with the repelmovement. e eneral acq u i escence o f t h e I r i s h people in thepropriet y of and the his views---is a striking proof of the beneficial result of having a man at the head of affairs, whose life has secured him the confidence of the people, and whose career as a patriot is a sufficient guarantee that their liberties are safe , in his keeping.— Western Times. executed Rossini, it i s said, is , actually composition o f a s o lemn mart.h , which engap,e ,c s to be ti u the atcomposition the interment of the rcipaips of Nakolewl. EVENING EDITION*, UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, OCT. 24.—The Boden Professor of Sans crit is obhgetl to postpone the commencement of his lec tures until Monday, Nov. 2. Th e Senior Proctor will receive the names of candi dates for examination on Monday next, Irvin ten to eleven o'clock. The Lect , lrer in Angle-Saxon is willing to form an elcinent , try class for members of the Univcr-ity desirous ot an introduction to the laeguae, and to read " man's Paraphrase" Paraphrase" with a more advanced class. The Clinical Professor of M .,dicine will commence his next course of lectures on th e 3d of November, at eleven o'clock, at the Radcliffe Infirmary. The' RegUis Professor of Dkrinity has given notice that he will commence his pub ;e c ourse of lectu res on Monday next, at twelve o'cloc k A Sanscrit scholarship. on the Boden foun dation, is vacant. The electors have appointed Tuesday, ov. 20, for the examination of candidates, who ar e re quested to call on the Ltudian Professo r of Arabic, with usual testimonials, on any day p revious to the 18th of November. It is open to all Members of the University who have not exceeded twent y five of age. The Guardians of the Poor have elected the Re v ; E. A. Litton, of Oriel Coilegeto the Oxtora , Chaplain Workhouse. The Rev. George Cornish has presented the Rai David Jackson, of Queen's College, to the perpetee curacy of Chasewater, Cornwall. ' tea A Committee of thi• Priv Council has aprie the Rev. E. Field, of Queen'syCollege, Official Inspec° tor of Schools. years THE MARKETS• PRI. E OF ilaE The h ghest r.• e e,,• i he Al t oplis 94,1 Loa& G., d Bre,ei may be had at PRI,,Ei OF SEEDS. Per Cwt. per Quarter._ 70S New Egl sh 1t,,, C10ve7...50s .()s St. Fcin ....... ...... 501 ' ' Old •it Di o —s —8 —s Rye G ass ............... _ New Foreign Di to forte. 413 . 5. s 01 Di oLi to rew White Clover 45s 50s t'Os Dit 0, for sowing ••••••••_, 4'2s 4 , t 4 Old Di t ...—s —s Ditto, for crushi. g •••• 366 ... gos 9. 1 w 'ire oil —s 42s H m ............. . ..... Old itto —s 1208 :I , 's Canary . • ................. folium s -ez's 70s .... B shel.od to 1150 rd E glish larraway —s 50s s''s White Must .rd•••• e d to 19 , , .. 165 1,06• for the; Foreign I.;it to -46 s 4Ss Brown Ditto ....... tc Coriander —s 12s 16s.Tares ..... PR.CE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, per ton ........... to Ditto, refined ................... . ........................ 0 10 Linseed Oil .............. . ................................. 'll Line ed Oil Cake at th 100) .............. 0 Ra, e ake, per to , PitliE OF TALLOVi Town Tall,,w £•-, 17 6 Yellow Russia White it 0 0 Soap Ditto 0 0 0 '••• ....................... •••• r, SOAP, &c. per 112 W: e. , 0 Melting Stuff' ............. 6 0 Ditto Hough ........... ..... Graves .......... ‘ 1 ! 1 ; 0 ........... iGood Dregs .............. . ... 'AT, per stone of Blb o s Nj. Tallow Melters)... ....... IA ItKET. l.st market -day, W. PRICE OF RAW F. Price of Tallow (as stated by the '1 COAL DI Ships arrived since 1 s. d. Bell, Robson & Co. Hartley 19 0 Buddle's West Hartley 1) 0 Os • 2 ° Walls Er d Hetton ........ .. ni Walls End Lambton ..... .... g Walls End Stewart's ..... ... - ,t: 0 Walls End Hartlepool..... .......... 11 0 Walls End Hartlepool ...... `', 0 ennant's Hartlepool ......... y: %V.,.11s End Adelaide .......... ":1. 1 ) Walls Endjßarrett .. ... ,:;; 0 Walls End t,arrington rte.. 11 , 1 1 6 Walls End Coundon ........... *ii.• 0 Walls End EvenWOOd ..... . ..f.l 0 walla End Seymour Toes.% , 0 Walls End South Durhauls• fi 9 Walls End Tee 5...........,..... E , ,, 0 C°wPen . ! .. ! . ~................ lyn a WllslEn.d.Cliii ............... . ;=,,' 0 Walls End Scott ........... ~. +" Chester - 19 0 I,l.4ywed Ma n 24 6 Original Windsor's Pontod 18 6 Ord's Redh ugh Russell's High Main Smith's Pontop lB 0 T:mtield Moor . . 2l 0 Tan fi ed Moor Butes l7 6 West Hartley l9 0 Wylam ....... ... ........... 19 6, Walls End Clennell Walls End .losfo.th Walls End Hilda 22 3 Walls End Killingworth 2 W. E. Braddyll'sHettoa 21 Walls End Haswell. - ETS. HAMBURG MARK. GRAIN. .. 2 10 tO g lg Wheat. Marks 360 to q 3 Barley, Mecklenburg. nis 1. --- Magdeburg : ,72 to 4 Magdeburgh.•. 021 --- f n ., to 21 Anhalt, white 341 to 4021__,-- :', to ICS red - Sumnier ......... ri i to 135. - Brunsuick 354 to 372 Oats, E ider ...,.. ..... i 35 to O. Mecklenburg 349 to 31;3 Mecklenburg ... sto ll' , Polish Holstein 4 1 2 ; sos to 0 ci 03 3 2 9 47 3 6t, 1 — B7 a :s P.. . . East o. 1 . s .. t .F e .. i r. l i i . e.......1..4...n....d...... . ... . . 3 1 i c , tt o f ; 00 1 --' 5 Rye, Mecklenburg -- Dantzic t t o o 4 . 3 -- Elbing and Ko- Buck Wheat ......... .• ... to ig,g nigsburg 225 to 246 Rapeseed , Hanover . . tf, t , 1:9 —. Upland lliga COTTON. n u 10 3 % Carolina and Tennessee 7%t0 9% Maranham ................ .7* 514 Georgia, Ist suit t Mischa COFFEE. t 05% 3 2 dd and .. 6 7 7 2 , i SAut Domingo a ra r t a s.. ....................................................".. 4 6 - 4 % . S Batavia l3 to 1334 Domingo ................... 4 4t 6% 5% 5.74 La Guayra ........... .. ..... Sumatra - Porto Rico ............. ..... 54 ( iig Rio 4% 5% Havannah ..... .... ......... 4 Bahia 4 5% % SUGAR.—(Wit 18% Discount.) KILtO 70 Havannah, White ....... 6 to 9 Bahia, W hite.... ........... ,71. Brown 5 64 Brown . ... ........... 5 A Rio, White 5% 64 Pernambuco, White ...5% N , Brown . 4% 5% Brown ...5 Manilla. Bro" rn. 5 to 66 We_ , ORDNANCE SURVEY 01. have the gratification to announce that we have se c c t ; i , letter from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Man( to ter Geological Society, communicating the decision o ' _ is Lords Commissioners to have the survey of the _ cs , northern counties of England, commencing with to shire, conducted upon an enlarged scale of six inqr s t bo the mile. We congratulate the public, and espeuiail proprietors of lands, collieries , mines , &c. &c., in tP in densely populated county, on a decision that will prof° so many ways important and advantageous to their ISO': interests, and to the community at large. We believe tl suggestion originated with the Geological S o ciety Manchester, who not only memorialised the Treasury petitioned the House of Commons on th e su bject, ht lt ;;; duced other public bodies in this and th e n or thern eeit tl ." - f to concur in so laudable an object; and we trust this Pi — o , of the importance and value of their exertions in the Or, of science, and in rendering it subservient to the comoriectr cial interests and prosperity of the surrounding distberst will be duly manifested by an accession of new on! t p i e at the approaching annual meeting of the society ef ir 29th inst. ; the announcement of which, with the fie'' , l., "cal excursion and the dinner, will be found in our so ' tising columns. —Manchester Guardian. QUEEN ADELAIDE'S NEEDLEWORK-•' - * lt 0 • well known that Queen Adelaide, and, in consequen ce her Majesty's example, those around her, babituallY sod pied their leisure moments in ornamental needlework_ oce t he i there have been, of late years, few bazaars through!: trot kingdom, for really beneficent purposes, which hs" lo ger been enriched by the contributions of the Queen D ° , , floc —contribution,' ever gladly p urc h ase d at a high pr:„ ... ;ooh s for their inn insic word], but because they bad been , ° ao r t t° by a hand which every E ng li s h w oman bad oleg' , respect and love.— Tire Art of Needlework, by the 11`- - of 'Wilton. rsr t e From Henry Cowper, Esq. , of Towenal treet' Herts, to Messrs. S. and B. Sol 39, Albeit:4oB4od, i— P cno i d c Gnu c dce a ue d nde i t l lt l oe y fmrr , so:m a n n , and having n King be e N n V i 1 deaf li n am m ! f s n o t g r r e e many , a n ß y a Batik e o a ; iro tl an r a ecorim h e a n ve dat g i r o e n at to ple t a r s y ur y e ou in r ; to i sste t e h o si they enable me to hear persons in coman and at a_,. e P at i l "" worship most distinctly ; and in conse q ue n ce of theytki oaf vantage which I have derived, I have recommend report s p i ersons to you, and I am happy to state that thetr_t . owe similar to mine, most favourable. The Spectacles In f it glass which you have sent me are very excellent, a r n h " o , B ever sight precisely, and surpass anything of the tried ; the transparency of which is so brilliant,kin kin d h a t they I have passed my Snth year, the 22d of May last, neatest cafe able n e to read, &c., by candle light with the gr and comfort to myself.—Gentlemen, I r eturn you EN thanks, and remain your most obedient servan t ' _ vs statf Cowrza.-22d of June, 1839.—The Messrs. Solor."contrft that there are numerous persons in London and in t" 0 s tabu as well as in Ireland, assuming the name of Solo V o ice have endeavoured to imitate their Invisible OPer a t he M a i Conductor and newly. invented Spectacle Lenses, but s _ o d e o serials being a secret to themselves, and the varioun to them' their application to the eye and ear not being kno w . to be °S e ; their spurious imitations have therefore been found rsol,, less. The Messrs. S. have no connection wit h P e nfili ej the so lelY sametheir valuable inventions ar - t altbougb pp cslte tbs (o to their Establishments. 39, Albemarle•street, k York Hotel), an d 76, Ki ng Willi am -street,_ "... 7g. V SUPERIOR LONDON TABLE pots.; with Ivory Handles, 14s. per dozen ; Dessert Kili v ii ` i i, B G a. lob B e d - - p h e a r nd p l a e i s r , ; si p m e p r e d , ge a n . Carvers, as. 6cl. per pair ; Table Knives, with,-!% ve rs• the see 395. ; Papier Mache Tea-trays, gothic shape, " -S full sizes. '0 fur n.i" Catalogues, containing the pies of every article ing ironmongery and cutlery, gratis s trelt•' RI PP ON and BURTON, Wells-street, Oxford -4 quarts, 27 5 . ; A so Established 1820. utrnps,essert, 6s. Bd. ; v s ; stoire, gamwamms E a mzenom re----...!.."-rlr'-t - ___.m s rn BIRTHS. co o of On the 22(1 inst., at Suttle House, near Carlisle, th C. Bewicke. Esq., of a daughter. 1 s i d -r• a On the 23d inst., at Linton-spring, Yorksh ; .r e, the ' - G. Campbell, Esq., of Croup, Sze.•, of a son and heir. oto- , of 4 On the 24th inst., at Spring fi eld, airs. H. M. Moro Yiii . dau On ghter .4, the . the 24th inst., at Ulster-place, Regent's - P"' of J. Gardiner, Esq., of a daughter. , ice 0 . Or On the 25th inst., the wile of J. Shephud, Esq. , 0 ' ton-square, of a d ,u.rhter. oe 41°' On the. 25th inst., at Langford-place, St. John's -hi° Pluck, of a daughter. C. sr:re On the 24th inst., at Bedford, the lady o f tha Rev. Dies "' ton, S. C. L., of a son. t oo , On the 25th inst., at Camden Cottages, Camd en g • the wife of Mr. T. T. it-Beckett' of a daughter. " w ean , t , g torit Or, I the 26th inst., in Euston_ ware, M r s. J. we' ..., of a son. .------ ---'*' MARRIED. On the 22d inst., at Kingwood-hill, near Bristoliwons, Moore, Esq., of the Strand, Middlesex, to Al i i t a lbl l s . youngest daughter of the late J. Parsons, Esq ., „no. On On the 22d inst., at St. Giles's, Camberwell; 31dr;ist7ghtet Waugh, of Surrey - street . Strand, to Elizabeth , B ec° " of T. Waugh, Eq., of the Greve, Camberwell. On t he 24th inst., at St. Marylebone, Mr. J. S„.toll, of l ' i".ll° • grove, to Alary Ann, only daughter of T. Hill, : i ts DIRD. 22d wh iinst., she a bore o lt r e a mwsigt with t e g , r aft e r eat r resignation, ipgrnoat wife of Peter Burgess, Esq., banker, of Ra uls g ate iJ aF 14 ' 1 D ' ful O il n ln t e l ::, On the 23d in.t., at Lichfield, Caroline, wife ''',- : - , e t i r ° o'• Esq., of Gloucester-place, Portman-square, and °' - D °--° March, o n commons. h,e, 1 2 c 4 h th eap i s n id st ;, , a l g V e i c l i lia i m B. Henry, w idolf Oa 24th • the inst., at Orpington, Kent, r..... j‘ebbe l, of the late Mr. J. Kebbel, aged 66. On the 24th in t., the Hon and Rev. 7 of Harpsden, Oxfo dshire, aged 83. triaocnt,etica:f .Rir,„ Oo the 2:;th inst., at Thames Dio'..9l* Gillet . g r , D. second se - a .-.f if. 11 ' On the 25th inst., at Wiltin C .o c4 . . Miss _ ro ad, 0 ge , nornoeY „ j i V• Wilson, aged 62. wife 01—r. On the 26th inst., at E? wa ' go . -' • e-road, Louisa, Day, aged 55. aniel Fisch, rectot .• ti 'Ft i" at • it i4o. Aliddlesex.--.." Tuesday, October 972 L'airio ,, rlro,,i the county Qi '