The Sun. — London, England, 1840-08-22 00:00:00

E E NING ITION. th's picture of al,most incredible calamity in real life. If the sufferings and even the crime of the wretched father of this most afflicted and forlorn family do not kind!e emotions of compassion and sympathy with the:n, we can assure them that their sensibilities are as unreal as the romances in which they delight, and their tenderness and pity, exercised upon imaginary objects, the mockery of a virtue which they do not possess. (From the Morning Post.) The shades of difference between members of the Conservative party have afforded ever since the pro rogation of Parliament the chief topic of remark to the Ministerial journals. It is natural that the members of a political party rot cemented together by the responsibilities of office, and having no official or authoritative leaders, should occasionally present discrepancies of opinion. With the same important objects continually in view, there will naturally arise occasional divergencies of thought as to the manner in which those objects may be most judici ously and successfully pursued. We are persuaded that these partial and temporary differences of opinion among a party not responsible for the government of the country are both natural and wholesome ; that, so far from being- marks of dishonesty or weakness, they are the natural manifestations of moral integrity and of intellectual activity and vigour. Who will be so absurd as to deny that there is, and ought to be, a wider range for the freedom of individual opinion among the members of a Parliamentary or popular Opposition than among politicians who have tied themselves to the actual possessors of power ? But, unfortunately, the facts do not correspond with these just and rational principles. The Ministerial party are at wider variance, and upon points of infinitely greater importance, than the party in opposition to the Government. What difference can be mentioned as existing among the party in op- position to the Government of Lord Melbourne that can be compared in importance with the question whe ther Ireland shall or shall not remain an integral portion of the British empire ? This question has been raised as a question of practical policy. It has been raised in the Ministerial camp, and divides that camp much more equally than the party in opposition are divided upon any single question. [ FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.) (From the Globe.) The Times and the Standard assert the French force in the Mediterranean amounts to 18 sail of the line, and the English force to 9 sail of the lice. We have frequently had the ungracious task of refuting the false statements of our Contemp'raries, and it is hardly to be believed that Journals which profess to be well in formed can hazard such assertions when the daily French Press affords the means of refutation. We have extracted tin force of both countries for the advantage of the readers of the Times and Standard : Ships of the Line, English.! Ships of the Line, French. Guns.l Guns. Princess Char!otte ... 1041Moutebelle Powerful Ti.underer B4 Ocean ARi a B !Ile r opii on Ganges R:vonge . 76Noptune B6 Cambridge 7B! Sufiren Baubow 72' Alger BO Edinburgh 72!Genereux Implacable 74; Trident ki4istilige 72j Marengo BO j inflexible 9O Total ships, 12. I Total ships, 13. Th' following. venaels of both countries arc in different states of preparation, as augmentations, or reliefs, or e English. Guns. French. Guns. The V.nguard (ready The Triton (ready for for sea) .. The A:odney (ditto)... 92 The Scipion (not man- Tnc Doncgal (at Lis • ned) pon) 7B Souverain (fitting) do. 120 in:. i r 3e!:ciyle (on her i Ville de Marseille (tit- Ica " j3Cllle) 72 ting) do Infl?xible (do.) do 9O D:ademe (refitting) do B2 Total shiFs, 4. I Total ships, 6. The steam forne of France consists of vessels of 160 horr.,e power, having only one of 220 horse power in the Moditerrancan. The :team force of England consists of 2 of 300 horse power, and none less than 220 horse power, 07, that station. If events should render an in crease of force recesslry, we refer to the navy lists of both countries to form an opinion as to who would be the strongest ; we cannot see that it admits of contro versy. Boasting adds nothing to the strength of na t iens or of individuals—it forms no part of the character o Englishmen, yet they have not been found wanting in the moment of action. We have stated the utmost present force of France. We will now state her reserve w ordinary and building : In ordinary. On the stocks, building. Guns 'First-rates The 1 1 •Ifi.sto- B2' Second-rates 8 Couronue - - Friecilane l2o\ Jernappev lOO 13 Aleesiras (in bad condi tion) Total ships. 5. aking a total of fourteen ships of the line, first And second rates, fully manned ; five in preparation, cor responding, with cur demonstration ships ; five in orc'i tiary, and thirteen building, which might be afloat in eighteen months or two years, making a total of thirty seven first and second rates. Of the fourteen at sea several have been soine time in commission, and will re 41eire to be refitted and replaced by others, so that we cannot see how they can keep more than eighteen or nineteen sail at sea for twelve months ; but even supposing them to have thirty sail of the line fully manned and equipped, is it a force to boast of, compared to the force that England can equip? Even .if the statement of the Times and Standard had been correct, and that the proportions had been as nine to eighteen in the Mediterranean, this is more than com pensated by the skill, experience, and gallantry of Bri tish tars. We have refuted the assertions of the Times and the Standard as to the numerical amount of force. We were enabled to state yesterday, that the gallant officer in command of the fleet will remain at his post, and that he will not be replaced by Sir Charles Adam. (From the Standard.) The rumour that the Russian army about to be employed against the Circassians will very soon be augmented to :200,000, would seem to indicate that the Russians have an object beyond the mere sub jugation of that country, and is calculated, should it prove to be authentic, to create far greater apprehen sion and distrust than all the war ordinances and naval preparations of France. Despatches have, it is said, reached the 'Foreign Office, from Constantinople and Vienna, which will probably convey some more defi nite information on the subject. Another rumour is current, that a large body of Russian troops is on its march towards Syria. The Dublin _Evening Mail re ceived this morning assures us that 2,000 British troops /lave been ordered to Syria, who are to be placed under the command in chief of Sir Charles Smith ; Major Gordon Higgins taking command of the artillery. We trust that this announcement is premature; but the tollowing list of the proposed changes of the British troops in the Mediterihnean, which has just reached Ms, and the recent orders for ships and traasports to repair to Gibraltar, would lead to the inference that some movement in that quarter is intended. It was ru moured in Paris on Wednesday that the treaty of the Four Powers having been signed, the blockade of Alexan dria would commence on the 30th instant, should Me hemet Ali still remain contumacious. The following :are the military movements to which we allude, and which have reached us from an authentic source PAOPOSED MOVEMENTS OF CORPS TO THE MECITER- RANEAN. " 19th Regiment, to Malta, and 30th to Corfu, to re place the two Regiments which were withdrawn from the Mediterranean, to augment the troops in Canada. " 42d Regiment, to relieve the 59th, at Corfu. " 79th 33d, at Gibraltar. " 88th 47th, at Malta. " 97th 2d bat., 60th, at Corfu. " tat bat., Rifle Brigade... 92d, at Malta. (From the Courier.) The affecting, and, indeed, deeply distressing case of murder, which we inserted on Saturday, in the report of the trial of Edward Garrett, at the Wels Assizes, has led to some speculation whether the sentence of the law will be carried into effect. It appeared from the witnesses that the unhappy man was peaceable, honest, industrious, and tenderly attached to his wife and three children, but bent to the very earth by want and indigence. Night after night be beheld his children go to bed crying from the pangs of hunger, -which he was utterly unable to relieve. Having not the slightest prospect of improving his circumstances, and feeling the dreadful certainty that his children must perish before his eyes by the most cruel of all deaths, his mind became disordered, and, in an agony of distraction, he poured laudanum down their throats, and then attempted to . destroy himself by the same means. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of " Temporary ;z sanity," which all the facts of the case appear to war rant. A second jury, that of the Assizes, qualify a ver dict of guilty of murder with a . recommendation to mercy on mount of the distressed state course the Judge could take no of his mind. f notice of the latter portion of the verdict. He could only forward it to the proper quarter, and therefore passed the usual sentence. About two years ago a very similar case of a murder of his children by a man, excited to madness by woe and 'misery, occurred in the neighbourhood of Northamp ton, whi c h, we presume , i s the case thatthe Times somewhat erroneo us ly pl ac es in the neighbourhood of Bir mingham. In both instances the unfortunate men pre ferred, if man in their state of mind can be said to have the power of judging, the destruction of themselves and their beloved children, rather than be separated from them by the regulations of the Union Workhouses, by which reit acquired and natural ties are ruthlessly severed. We Ithave not the last case before us, but we perfectly recol 7eet that, except as to the instrument of death, it was tit:t same as that of poor Garrett. He, we are told by 'aro witnesses, had been coldll refused assistance by his friends when driven to extremity; he was oppressed with de bts, and goaded to madness by the cries of his children, • vr:icsse hunger he could not appease ; he had only one resource—to place himself, his wife, and children in a I Poor•law Union Workhouse—to live, not together, but separate, and as if estranged from each other. This dreadful alternative, it appears, was not less dreadful than the spectacle of their daily and hourly sufferings, and, brooding over their misery, he lost his senses. Who, in these cases, are the real murderers—these wretched men, or those sordid legislators who, in pur suit of a penurious theory of economy in the appliance of public fund.; destined for the assistance of the unfor tunate, not content with abolishing the system of out door relief, introduced the system of separating husbands and wives, parents and children, into their execrable ctstablishments COURSE OF EXCH, Amsterdam CF. 12 4i Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2U. 12 5 Antwerp ....... ....... 1.3 4 Hamburg... M. B. 13 11 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight 25 30 J Ditto, 3 months 25 55 Marseilles Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine _1494 Petersburg, 3 Us 37i Berlin ... 7 0 Vienna, effec. ff. 3 M... 10 4 Trieste, ditto lO 6 Madrid Cadiz Bilboa Barcelona 36 Seville ,NGE, YESTERDAY. Gibraltar 4B Leghorn 3O 20 Genoa Milan Venice 47 Naples 4oi Palermo, per oz 1221 Lisbon s4i Oporto Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days'sight 46i Philadelphia PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 0 Foreign Gold, bars... 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 104 Silver in Bars 0 5 (Ji MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS (FRIDAY EVENING.) CHRONICLE.—We understand that Count Lara is the name of the party who has addressed a communi cation to the Committee of Spanish Bondholders in the capacity of an accredited financial agent from the Go vernment of Spain. Count Lara is not much known, we believe, in the-vity ; but from inquiries which we have made, we are satisfied that he is highly respectable ; and as he has distinctly stated that be has received powers from the Spanish Government to treat with the bond holders, we must infer that he would not have done so without good grounds. It has been stated to us that Count Lara intimated to the Committee that he was prepared with specific proposals, but that he would prefer having a personal interview upon the subject in the first instance, and that the Committee accordingly signi:ied their acquiescence in the propriety of that course. It is much to be hoped, therefore, that Count Lara is versant in finance, and that he is armed with the necessary authority to bind the Government of Spain to fulfil his conditions, if accepted by the bond. holders. We conclude that he knows how the funds are to be raised and secured, necessary to give them the full and permanent benefit of any such arrangement. Unless Count Lara has foreseen and considered all these points, his mission is not likely to be attended with much good, and would only raise hopes to end in disappointment. POST.—The result of the proceedings of the Por tuguese bondholders at the meeting held to-day at the London Tavern was perfectly satisfactory, as far as this and other Journals, wha were threatened with actions by Baron de Moncorvo, are concerned. We need not dwell, under this head, upon the good feeling that was exhibited in favour of the portion of the press by which their interests have been advocated, as they will be found especially reported elsewhere. It is enough to remark that the chairman (Mr. Thornton) and other gentlemen declared their readiness to back us in op position to Portuguese dishonesty in every way in their power. Mr. Thornton submitted for the consideration of the meeting a mode of settlement of the Portuguese claims to which he called upon the bondholders strictly to adhere. It was this, namely, to take the 21 per cent. offered, but to insist on a funding of the arrears at 80 per cent., or in other words, on 100 of home stock for every 80 per cent. coupons. This would be equivalent to 6 per cent. on the coupons overdue. He next proposed that for the 2i per cent. henceforth accruing the Government should issue either home stock on the same terms, i. e. fund it at 100 per cent. stock for 80 per cent. coupons, or issue Treasury bills similar to those already issued for some portion of the dividends, and on which interest is punc tually paid co those who accepted the tender, half-yearly, in exchange for coupons, the interest to be paid until the Treasury bills are redeemed at par. Resolutions to this effect were passed. The meeting was one of a preliminary character merely, but we doubt not it will be followed up by active measures calculated to obtain Justice for the bondholders, who have waited so long and so patiently for the interest of their advances made to Portugal in her hour of need. HERALD.—Consols left off to-day 89 to I for both Money and Account, which shows a decline of 3. since yesterday, and the Funds heavy altogether. The fall is the more ominous as so long continued, and the reactions more rare and trivial in extent than perhaps were ever before known. It is now moreover ascer itained with tolerable certainty that the great sellers of late have been the Jew party, as noticed yesterday, and t f,kt their operations, conducted as they arc with great caution, as well as with all possible secrecy, are tact ans 4. still carried n in the same direction. It will appear singu laro to those not Cs" nversant with the nature of Stock Ex change speculations t!'at, according to private advices from Paris, the leaders of the :` bull" party there of the same class, have on the contrary been the largest purchasers of French and other stocks, but principally of Three per Cent. Rentes. In the commencement of the panic in the funds there resulting from late political events these purchases were doubtless bona fide, and made with the conviction that the alarms of approaching war or of serious dissensions between France and the other powers, were purely visionary. But latterly it has been observed that the purchases were more ostensible than real, and made with the obvious tendency of propping up a rotten market whilst the parties ope rating could themselves " slip out." It was also strongly suspected that whilst Three per Cents were ostentatiously bought with one hand, Five per Cents were sold underhand with the other. It is evident that a foundation must exist somewhere for this preva lent distrust, and that far from a rapprochement events in certain quarters are assuming a more untoward aspect THE LATE LAMENTABLE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. THE INQUEST. An inquest was held yesterday evening before C. C. Lewis, Esq, Coroner for Essex, at the Fleece Inn, near Brentwood, on the bodies of George Richard Ebs worth, aged 20, and John Eastman, aged 29. The following evidence was adduced : William Collier.—l am a guard belonging to the Eastern Counties Railway. On Wednesday night last I left Brentwood at seven o'clock ; the engine was un der the care of a man named Foster : we started at about the usual pace, and I was standing with my back against one of the third class carriages ; in a very short time I felt the carriages rock very much ; I got up, put on the break, but the rocking becoming more vio lent, I threw myself under one of the seats ; I knew no thing more until I was drawn out from under the car r ages. I was perfectly sensible, and I immediately ran t) see if the driver and engine-man were burned. I saw a man lying under one of the wheels ; I sent several persons instantly for surg e ons. By the CORONER—CRM not speak as to the rate the engine was going at the time of the accident, but 25 miles an hour ought to be the greatest speed. The road and rails were perfect, as far as I know. By the Foreman—lt is the duty of the driver to see that the engine is in order before every journey, but I do not know whether such examination took place on the evening the accident occurred. By the CORONER—I did not know what carriage Mr. Ebsworth was in. I saw two men pulling off the clothes from Eastman. Collier was a steady driver, and I never knew him to exceed his pace before. By Mi. Duncan—When I rose to put on the break, I saw Foster shut off the steam. William Hayes, a police constable employed on the Eastern Counties Railway, on the evening of Wednes day last was on duty ; saw the up-train coming at a quicker pace than he had ever seen it before. Heard a loud report, and saw the engine and train go off the line with a terrific crash. Two other persons, Thompson and Tabor, deposed to the rocking of the train. Wm. Winter—l am foreman to the platelayers em ployed on the Eastern Counties Railway—it is my duty to see that the plates are all correct three miles along the line from Brentwood ; examined the rails minutely at nine o'clock on Wednesday morning, when they were in proper order. Mr. Moss, of South Weald, near Brentwood—l saw g oing, i l o l o e inn, t g r a, a n i nd that I f a e n it convinced, coming aec a in l d o vie n nn g the line on the evening in ques tion, e w d o , u fr i o d m ha t p h p e e r n a . te at which it was Captain Wm. Richardson, superintendent of the line —I knew the driver of the nffine—he is a very steady man, and I never knew h l im to' exceed the pace stated . tay•tiie e D ve i r r y ec a t assistance tbaenfeoeireat.omt he w; u n ff t e t r o er t s h . e spot and ren dered Mr. Braithwaite-1 excellentdi rect c i o h n a engineer to the line. Foster, the driver, was enraged b directions months ago. I received a very first drove the ballast-engine, and, in him from the Southampton Railwayer eighteen r h w te i e ti n i consequence Company. of e h a s t good conduct, he was promoted to the train engine. The speed allowed by the Company was never to exceed thirty miles an hour, and to shut of the steam when going down the inclined plane. I rendered every pos sible assistance to the sufferers, being on the spot within five minutes after the accident occurred. By the CORONER—At the time the train went off the rail, it was going at the rate of fort y -fi ve to fifty miles an hour, I am clearly of opinion that over-speed was the cause of the accident. The engine is worth 1,3001. The CORONER said the case was of importance, and THE SILYN LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1840. ' there were several (Abe: . persons to examine, who were passengers by the train ; but as they were at pre sent unable to attend, h e . should adjourn the inquiry until Wednesday next. The driver expired at a late hour last night. ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES R A iLvvAy —At an early hour on Thursday morning the following dreadful and fatal accident happened on the above railway :—A poor boy, who has neither father nor mother, was taken on, at a late hour on the previous evening, to watch the " points," near the spot where the accident occurred in the evening. It is supposed the poor little fellow fell asleep, and got across the rails. A number of mud waggons, together with the engine, passed over and se vered both legs from the body. It was dark (the men working all night) when the accident occurred, and no person was, in consequence, to blame. No time was lost in conveying the poor little fellow to the London Hospital, but, melancholy to relate, he expired just before reaching it. It is a painful fact that the driver of the engine was killed the same night by the second accident. PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON. "After the breaking up of th e C omm i ttee o f t h e Court of Peers on Tuesday," says the Temps, " the trial of Prince Louis Bonaparte became the subject of animated conversation in a group formed of the different members of the Palace of Justice and the Chamber of Peers. In this conference, which lasted a considerable time, it was said that the trial would commence about the 15th of October. This seems to be the more pro bable, as the persons employed in arranging the Cham ber for a Court are allowed until the Ist of October. It was also asserted that there was no idea of M. Fer dinand Barrot being engaged to defend Prince Louis, but that M. Berryer had been applied to, to plead either for the Prince or General Montholon, and that the Learned Advocate had preferred the Prince for his client. The police is still in quest of a great many more persons involved in the occurrence at Boulogne. " Yesterday morning," says the Temps, " in the quarters of the Palais Royal, the Tuileries, the quays. the Palais de Justice, and also in the faubourgs, crowds were running in all directions to read a large manuscript bill which was profusely posted on the walls. These bills, which were in the form of a proclamation, con tained an appeal to arms for the lib'ration of Prince Louis Napoleon. The walls were so covered with them, that the police agents had abundant occupation in re moving them." The National publishes the following letter from the Minister of War to the Generals commanding military divisions throughout the kingdom, and asks what opinion foreigners will form of the Peer of France who could write such a pathos of burlesque phrases in bad French : " Paris, Aug. 7, half-past 6in the evening - . " General—The French territory has been violated by a band of armed adventurers escaped from the Eng lish seaports, under the command of Louis Bonaparte, who has become more rash since he'was treated with so much clemency. The public documents which have been published this afternoon will have apprised you f two b companies the off ic e rs , sub how this silly enterprise has f a il e d , i n consequence Y of f 6 e tl r i s e , firmnessood soldiers of displayed of the 42d Regiment of the Line, by the fid e li ty and presence of mind of the civil authoriti es , b y the devoted ness of the Nati ona l Guard, and b y the active co-opera tion of the Gendarmerie an d Custom-house officers. Under the invo ca tion o f th e great man whose glory i s that of the n a ti on , and w h ose gen i us will not surpr i se the courage of French soldiers, a handful of rebels have dared to rase the standard of revolt at. Boulogne. Louis Bonaparte and his adherents, driven back into the sea which had just vomited them forth, have been all taken prisoners, killed, or drowned. One traitor was found amongst our ranks. He belonged to the officers of the 42d, whose honour was too pure to be tarnished by him.. " He is in prison with those whose gold corrupted him. " In appreciating the details of such an event, in yielding to ridiculous proclamations, distributed for the purpose of seducing soldiers from their duty, and bring ing forward names which have been devoted to public contempt for the last twenty years," (" Solve this enigma who can," says the National,)" the army, like the nation, will be afflicted at this criminal enterprise, but it will be consoled on seeing that this new enterprise has given the troops an opportunity of testifying the excellent spirit which animates them, and the fidelity which binds them to the national flag and the dynasty of July. " I request of you, General, to communicate the con teats of this letter to the troops under your command, and to assure them that the King's Government, will always be assured of their readiness to resist either its internal or external enemies. “CUBIERES.” A SAMPLE OF OUR LABOURERS TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Manchester, Aug. 20. was so pained by the statement respecting the present condition of band-loom weavers contained in the last number of the " Anti-Corn-law Circular,' that, to be plain with you, I felt unable to relish any food, or really enjoy the comfort of a carpeted room' and an easy chair. You may laugh, Mr. Editor, but I don't seriously think you will. What should be done ? I went to Timothy Murphy's cellar, which is divided into two apartments ; the front room, if I must call it so, contained the wreck of a hand-loom, and such was the dampness of the place and the mockery of the fire, that I think Murphy deserves the title of a philosopher for abstaining from burning the timbers. The only other visible furniture consisted of two antediluvian chairs in the last stage of the rickets, upon one of which, in closest proximity to the miserable fire, sat the haggard mother, ironing a half-washed canvass apron upon the other. Table there WdS none, nor bed. And the only substitute for the latter was a dirty ticking laid upon a spare and thinly scattered heap of dirtier shavings. I suppose the poor creatures either sleep in their clothes, or lay them upon their shrunken bodies as a substitute for bedding. There were four children in the room climb ing and riding with the glee that childhood only knows, upon the shattered loom. • They looked pale and emaciated, yet with an evident robustness of constitution which bore up bravely against a short allowance of potatoes and water. " Does Timothy Murphy live here ?"—" Yis, Zur." " Is he in ?"—" No, indeed, that he isn't just now ; but likely you will be wanting him? Will I send for him ?"—" Do so, if you please." " I see your husband has some work just now."— " Och f. is it work then ?—a rotten gingham warp that he couldn't am potatoes by if he would pawn his sowl for it. Two wayvers giv it up before he took it, poor fallow ; and sure, well nigh fast he is with it." " What will he receive for weaving it ?"—" Five shillin', Zur." _ " And when will it be finished ?"—" In a fortnigh , may be, or the likes o' that, if it's ever he'll finish i at all." The husband now appeared, a ragged and half starved being, as ever walked by the door of an aristo crat, a living commentary upon th e b rea d-t ax . I off ere d him work—he listened with the h a lt an i ma ti on —halt . apathy, which his appearance indicated. I mentioned the particulars of the work ; h e sat still, and ca l cu l ate d everything to a nicety, before'lle hazarded an opinion that he could make a living by it ; because I, Sir, must not make my cloth at a dearer rate than my neigh bours, or, if I do, I must lose my market. I could not offer the man a chance of earning more than 12s. per week, by which he must esteem himself favoured. Shame on it 1 " Will you want this job wrought soon, Zur ?" " Not till you have finished what you have." He sighed and shrugged his shoulders. " Well then, Zur, I will be doing what I can to get i t out . Oh, its a weary job ! But sure it isn't worth the whiles of any man to be doing a wrong, turn to another, seeing how short a time it is that we'll be here on the world. 'Special a poor handloom wayver, that never knows a day's comfort at all at all!" " Were you married in Manchester ?" " Yis, Zur." " You have four children ?" " Aye ; the eldest only six years old, and the youngest two." I hesitated to probe the feelings of the unhappy man ; but I want to ascertain the depth of the wound which misery had made, and after a little hesitation I feigned a smile, and said, " You have wished yourself single ?" For the first time he showed something like energy when he replied, " God knows, I have—oh, many's the time !" Judge, Str, if you are a husband and a parent, what was the amount of suffering that wrung such a decla ration from the lip, even of a poor man. I am your very obedient servant, A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE. HARVEST.—We have carefully looked through ,he provincial newspapers for accounts of the harvest. The statements vary with the di s t r i cts , b u t th e conc l us i on at which we have arrived is that the opinion we lately ex pressed i s correct—namely, that the crops will be under an average. Th e case may be otherw i se, an d if we were to judge f rom some favoured spots which we have inspected in this n e i g hb ourhood we should say t h at more t h an aye rage crops o f wheat and barley m i g ht be expected ; but forming our est i mate from the gene ral evidence, printed and otherwise, whi c h h as come before us , we feel oursel ves bound t o a dh ere to the opinion which we have alread y offered. Meanwhile when we bear in mind the unfavour s..nt is likely to prove. We able circumstances with which agriculture has this year had to contend, we cannot but feel deeply grateful to a merciful and overruling Providence for all-wing us the prospect of a harvest so little under an average as the pre happy escape. Considerable rehensions were raised by h av e, indeed, had a most the high winds and heavy showers which prevailed in the early part of the week, but we have not heard that the corn will has anywhere su ff ered by being laid. The rain productive o f t h e most excellet effects o n the herbage, be for which it was much wanted. The potato and turnip crops will also be greatly benefited—Bath Chronicle. THE KING AND Q UEEN OF THE BELGIANS —King Leop o ld i ntends returning to Brussels in the early part of next wee k . The Widgeon s team-packet, master commander J. H am il ton, arrived at W o olwich from Dover yesterday mornin g, t o convey t h e King and Queen of tLe j Belgians to O stend. Their M.esties and sui te will anive at the D oc k- yar d , Woolwich, in t he Royal carriages, attended by an escort, and embar k there cn Monday morning. Mr. Colburn gave a splendid ente rtainment on p Thursday ev en i ng, at his residence i n Giest Multi , rough street, to L a d y M organ and a number o f literary friends. We ollserve that M r. C am bell, so many years a favourite at t h e Sa d ler's Wells Inll' i 3 tp take I,it Grecian Saloon, Cit benefit at th e 1/ ,on Wednesday next. We h ope that on this occa si o n the public, v bone he has so long and so successfully served, will ensure Mr. Campbell a full house and a heavy purse. The bill of fare for that evening is of itself sufficiently attractive to our play-going friends, independently of the additional gratification they will receive from contributing to the funds of an old stager. Mr. William James, son of the ,econilary of London, is the Fildersherilf of Mr. Alderman P i 3 i)s, and Siorie the fiader-Sheliiff' or' Mr.' F.aincom bet, for the ensuing year. The Sheriffs will commence their dutiee upon the ;28th, 4nel t h e Vndere Sheriffs will then he s worn in, IRELAND. DUBLIN, AUG. 20.—During the two past nights there 11,1 s been exccssively heavy rain—it rained, indeed, ,at intervals, in torrents, the nights being still and sultry. Yesterday and this day have been very fine—this day particularly has bean extremely close and sultry —one of the hottest that has been this year, and it must have a great influence in ripening the various crops now just about to fall under the sickle. There can be little doubt that the rain of the two past nights has laid much of the heavy corn, but as it must be now close approaching to maturity, if not absolutely so, and the grain already hard and well filled, we apprehend no very essential damage from this circumstance. The crop of potatoes, with this weather, will be really "aw ful"—we believe a finer growth never has been in this kingdom than is likely to result from this year's produce. It would appear that the Municipal Bill comes into operation not from a year after the time the Lord Lieu tenant receives the Commissioners' certificate, but from the time of declaring the rate by the Commissioners. The latter are, within ten days after the passing of the Act, to certify the names of the schedule A boroughs then rated to the poor ; and as soon as the rate shall be made in the other boroughs, to certify same also, "and the day on which the rate shall have been made"—such certificate to be published in the Dublin Gazette, with a declaration that " upon the day happening next after the expiration of twelve calendar months from the day so to be stated in such certificate, this Act shall be in force in such borough or boroughs respectively named in the certificate ; and upon such day this Act shall come into operation, commence, and be in force in the borough or boroughs named in such certificate." The Act, therefore, comes into operation, in Dublin, next February.—Dublin Evening Post. We have some reason to believe that the Marquis of Normanby will visit this country for a short period about the 28th instant. His Lordship will behold, in the perfect tranquillity of Ireland, the triumph of the honest and impartial system of government which cha racterised his administration amongst us, and which has been so steadily followed up by our present enlight- ened and patriotic Viceroy.—lbid. The Dublin Evening Mail has discovered not only that a war with France is possible—it had been doubt ful upon the point—but that " the blow is struck." " The blow is struck. We learn from our London correspondent that two thousand British troops have been ordered to Syria. Sir C. Smith is to have the command. Major Gordon Higgins the artillery. The expedition sails from Gibraltar, and the troops com posing it are to be drafted front Ireland! Our intel ligence is positive, and may be relied on with the utmost confidence." In order to make up for his tardiness in discovering that a war with France was probable or possible, Jere miah has announced the actual commencement of hosti lities, even whilst the French Ambassador is a guest at the Queen's Palace. Notwithstanding the " positive ness" of Jeremiah, we are not disposed to rely with the utmost confidence" upon his information that Syria is to be invaded by a British army of " two thousand" men. Syria to be invaded by two thousand troops! A bright idea, truly. It must have been from the same correspondent that the Mail obtained, t'other day, the " exclusive intelli gence" that Ireland is to be forthwith invaded by a French army. There is but too much reason to fear that we shall have war—but not so very soon.—lbid. The Dublin Pilot of last Wednesday has the follow ing paragraph :—" In the interval between the two pieces last night an incident occurred more expressive of public sentiment than more premeditated demonstra tions. Some one called out from the gallery, a cheer for Repeal.' At that magic word, pit, gallery, and boxes rose as if by one impulse, and the heartiness of the cheering—its continuance—the waving of handker chiefs. and all those marks of popular enthusiasm which cannot be mistaken, must have convinced his Excel lency, who was present—that Repeal is the question of Ireland. It is observable, as a commentary upon the efforts of the insidious jackalls to Toryism, who would persuade the world. for sinister purposes, that Repeal means separation—that the very people who gave these demonstrations of attachment to Repeal, were respect ful, nay, enthusiastic, in their proofs of attachment to her Majesty's representative. Multitudes cannot be hypocrites. Here were combined domestic legislation with British connection. It will be England's own fault if she destroy the latter sentiment—the other cannot die." The Dublin correspondent of the Jilopling Post, in its peculiar way, confirms the Pilot's statement :—" The announcement of three cheers for Repeal' split the ears of the groundlings, and again and again were the enthu iastic shouts of the Separatists dinned into the Vice egal ear. The house was crammed, and not a single xprcsiion of dissent was heard from the notable pre set now formidably working its way." THE EASTERN QUESTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Though I am a t foreigner, may I hope that you will not refuse the following few lines a place in your so highly estimated Newspaper. I have found with the greatest pleasure that you are always a defender of what is just and right, and that you are perfectly aware that the friendship betwcer, England aad France is the surest bulwark against the powerful enemies of liberal institutions. It is, therefore, ,vith regret that I now see you defending Lord Palmer. stone's transactions with respect to Egypt and Turke; Surely it is of little consequence for the happiness of mankind whether Syria is under the govern ment of the weak Sultan, or of the powerful Mehemet Ali, if both these Monarchs have no other object in view than to enslave the people of that country ; but as it iQ far more probable that Syria, under the government of Mehemet Ali, will sooner be a partner of European civilization than if it should obey the authority of the Sultan, so all ought to wish that it may continue to he in the hands of the former. This seems to me to be the principal reason wherefore Lord Palmerston, as a member of England's liberal Government, should have agreed with Prance in giving Mehemet Ali a sure possession of Syria ' but this abl e Mi n i s t er h as sure ly i n this instance been deluded by the falsehood of Russia, and, perhaps, of Lord Ponsonby's renowned hatred to Mehemet Ali. 1 think in respect to the Eastern ques tion that I can justly apply to Lord Palmerston this old proverb—lnterdum dormitat etiam magnus Humerus. How have Lord Palmerston and yourself been per suaded that Russia, only to please England, which it certainly hates, will change its politics with respect to Turkey ? And even if Russia should at present do so, how can you think that it is its real intention to resign entirely her design on that empire ? " Aut ulla putatis Dona carerc dolls Danaum ? Sic notus Ulysses?" Russia very well sees that if the Sultan and Me hemet Ali be permitted to make peace with each other, then should all cause for Russia to send troops to Asia Minor, under pretext to assist Turkey, cease, but really to make herself master of it. Russia well knows that Mehemet Ali is not the man who will be subdued by words alone, and therefore she certainly hopes that a war will begin, which will open the gates peace would have closed. This is, however, not the principal object wherefore Russia has sought the friendship of England, but to sow the seed of discord between England and France. It is the friendship between these countries which disturbs the sleep of the Autocrat, and strikes with terror the hearts of the Russian Aristocracy. It is this friendship which causes the Russians to fear and the Poles to hope that Poland will yet see the days of liberty ; therefore, to make France and England enemies, has Russia now concluded a treaty with Eng land to save Turkey, which it, however, has resolved soon to destroy. Lord Palmerston is therefore to blame, who hazards the friendship between England and France to give Syria to that Monarch, who himself, perhaps, may soon be a prey of the Russians, but still let us hope that Providence will avert that great crime—a war between France and England, who are both the guardians of the freedom of nations, and ought to unite all their power against the enemies of the people. If the people of Syria will make themselves inde pendent, then let England and France assist them in that noble purpose ; but may the Syrians never again come under the Government of Turkey. Such thoughts are worthy of the enlightened Ministers of England and France, who at present rule the fate of both these great nations. Approving of that praise you have often bestowed upon Lord Palmerston, who with such t rue g l or y h as b een so long a time Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1 mu s t, however, declare that I dissent from your defence of his politics on the Eastern Question. I am about to publish a political work, in which I will treat on this question, and therefore give my opinion on the same, that no one may have reason to say that my judgment has been caused by the results. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Hull, Aug. 20, 1840. G. C. H. Colonel Chatterton has announced his intention of becoming a candidate for the representation of the pity of Cork at the next election. --Dublin Evening Jtlail. BUTTONS. —The manufacture of buttons has at length reached the ne plus ultra of perfection. An in genious Frenchman has invented a button in which the principle of nut and screw is applied, so that, without a stitch, buttons may be far more securely, as well as more speedily, put upon clothes than in the ordinary way and those wbo have not 'abuts above buttons Nab L 4 .1 t please, ye half-,a-dopn suits of bu i ltcina tocth 844 of clothes, the t o p b e i ng screwed Al} tg thu shank ...Binning. ham 144crt4sert r DEATH 4 WHI.LE BATHING.4—On Thursday eve'hig, about seven o'clock, a man named John Delaney, While bathing in the river, was seized with ttts cramp, and before any aid could reach him ho Rank, and was drowned. The body was picked up about three hours afterwards off "'els?a 'Hospital, a short distance from the spot where the'rp"an lost hi.; life, by King, a Thaws Police Inspector, And hi; boat's crew. An inquest was held yesterday, and a verdict of " Accidental Death " returned. A youth was drowned under similar circumstances yesterday after noon, while bathing in the Thames at Bermondsey BOULOGNE LETTERS, (From the Charivari.) We have already set forth how all that the male part of the Boulogne population can boast of right-minded citizens were squabbling as to who had taken this pri- soner, or had achieved that act of bravery, as, for example, the glory of having dissuaded the town-crier from posting up any Napoleonist placards, and, taking advantage of his alphabetical ignorance, of having sub stituted pals of " moutarde blanche,". or " crinoline d'Oudinot," as also of having marched, sole and alone, against the insurgents, supported in second rank by the Gendarmerie, and three or four companies of the Na tional Guard, and many other similar traits which im mortalize Boulogne, and fully justify the request re cently put forth through the organ of their sub-prefect, that they should be presented with a flag of honour, or a general " croix d'honneur," to be appended at the town.house, and, on days of public ceremony, paraded about the streets of the town at the end of a pole. It were hard if the puff, which next to the Treasury is one of the greatest encroachers of modern times, did not participate in this general attribution of glory, and claim for itself a title which might serve as an advertise ment or a patent for courage, susceptible of figuring on a signbaard. The puff was not failing. The puff only fails to the detriment of its creditors. The following letters are about to appear in the pa pers of Boulogne : " TO THE EDITOR. " Sir,—Allow me to remonstrate against the omission of my name in your account of the events which have recently distinguished our town, to the admiration of Europe and of future generations. I participated in them, Sir, in the following manner :—When the sound of the drum reached my ear, I immediately assumed my uniform, and, although I was busied in picking rice (Carolina of the first quality, which I have just received, and which I cannot recommend with too much instance to consumers, not only on account of its excel lence but for its moderate price, it being quite a chance), I immediately hastened to the locality where my company usually assembled, not without the necessity of tearing myself away from the importunity of my numerous cus tomers, who crowd my premises at an early hour in the morning. It having unfortunately escaped me that the place of assembly had been recently changed, I pro ceeded to the old one, where, naturally enough, 1 re mained quite alone during at, least half an hour. Sir, it is not my intention to enhance the value of my services, but you will surely agree that it required courage of a superior nature to remain thus, under arms, in a state of complete isolation on a spot which, from one moment to the other, might be invaded by the insurgents. " I will add, Sir, but only by way of note, that my wife was in such a dreadful state of anxiety, that she neglected the preparation of several jars of pickles, and which were consequently lost. Luckily we have others of a very superior quality, and which will keep up the reputation which my establishment has ever enjoyed, as well with regard to this article as to the others. " I remain, Sir, &e., " REZ I NSEC, " Grocer, Grande flue, 8, keeps goods of the best quality, and at the mildest prices. " TO THE EDITOR. " Sir,—Althcugh my name did not appear in your relation of the events which occurred on the 6th of August, I, as it behoved every good citizen, figured in them. And if I remonstrate, it is solely in the interest of truth and history. " I had heard the drums beat to quarters since six o'clock in the morning, as I was already up, and in my shop disposing for show certai❑ new goods, such as drawers, flannel-jackets, stockings, night-caps, all ac cording to the most recent fashions, and of which I have just received a rich assortment from Paris, and which will, no doubt, be soon entirely disposed of to the amateurs of our town. If I did not pay immediate at tention to the call, it was that I, for a consideratic time, mistook it for the drum of a bear-leader. But no sooner did it reach my ears that the malcontents were in flight towards the sea, than I rushed in that direction and pursued them in the water until it came half way up my legs, although these wretches who were swim ming might have turned back on me and fired at me with pistols. But I paid no regard to this, carried away as I was by my ardour, and reflecting, moreover, that the pistols could not have gone off in the water. "On another hand, this walk in the sea produced no further results of a disagreeable nature, thanks to the precaution I had had of putting on a pair of stock ings and of gaiters of a new invention, worked with in diarubber, which renders them waterproof. I was en abled to remain in this manner during nearly a quarter of an hour in the water without receiving any incon venience—what do I say? My legs were barely wet. This trial will recommend my new system of gaiters and socks to the consumers of Boulogne, more particu larly to sporting gentlemen. I intend exposing to view in my shop, where every one may be admitted to see them, the identical pair in which I appeared on the me morable day of the 6th August. " Yours, &c., " GILETIN, Haberdasher. " Rue Mollet, 12." M. " TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—lt is, doubtless, by an oversight that you have forgotten to mention me among those persons who dis tinguished themselves on the 6th of August. It is right that I should not be deprived of my share. " I was presiding at the cleaning and washing of the post-chaises belonging to the numerous travellers who alight at my hotel, which, as you must be aware, is one of those that are most frequented by the fashionable world, when I learned that a ship, bearing Louis Bona parte and his suite, had just come into port. I pro ceeded thither, together with my waiters, in order to offer them apartments in my hotel, according to the usual custom on the arrival of steam-boats. But having afterwards been informed that Louis Bonaparte and his party had only landed at Boulogne in order to make a mad and criminal attempt, and that they had been dispersed and conquered, I was astounded at the courage which I had displayed, in repairing alone, assisted by my waiters, towards a vessel which, being armed, might have fired upon me. I can call to witness the numerous guests of my hotel, which contains, as usual, a most brilliant society—an advantage which it owes to the happy choice of its situation, to the conveni2nces it of. fers, to the care and consideration which are to be met with there, to the excellence of the table, and the com fort of the apartments.—l remain, &c. " LAUJAPIE, " Landlord of the Hotel Grand Louis Philippe, " Place Trumeau, 9, 11, 13, and 15. (" English, Italian, and German spoken.") IV. " TO THE EDITOR. " Sir—lt is strange that after having recorded all those who, either directly or indirectly, co-operated in , the resistance made on the 6th of August, my name only should have been omitted, although the renown of my business as apothecary has, thank Heaven, rendered • my name sufficiently notorious. I rely upon you to L remedy this. "At the first roll of the drum I took up arms. Had it not been that my pantaloons required three buttons to be sewn on, and had I not lost a quarter of an hour in tying my martingale, I should have been one of the first on the spot. Unluckily I was only enabled to ar rive just as the troop of insurgents was surround e d o n all sides by the troops and National Guard. I how ever found an opportunity of liquidating the debt I owed to my country. " I had set my eye on an insurgent General, who, being of such extraordinary obesity that, in spite of re peated attempts, he could not lay his hand on the hilt of his sword, I making a sudden attack on his rear sueeeeded in snatching the aforesaid sword from its sheath. I ran home with it, where I had intended to keep it as a trophy of the glory I had acquired in dis arming a General, but was obliged to commit it into the hands of justice that it might serve as evidence. "On the other hand, all Boulogne beheld it during three days at my shop, where I every day make fresh endeavours to deserve the confidence placed in me by the inhabitants as well as by foreigners. " Believe me, Sir, &c., "CASSECENE." i e u t m t e r of s i n t e w ir h a i b h l e i sh w rfi ri e t n er ts s glory. Such encomiums au d rn e e x d l ne t e ro r t o t passhuy to oes be eertaken place auspicesal k a e n n the y o literally. f other e personallo g Such is the general view of the exploits proclaimed g te ar s d uffi to cie a n b ; With wsq r u e , - in itself, ri b u y rd th pu u b l l a i c t o p n r e s, s s w o e f riotthßiGnukitt)ghnee. A rendezvous opened at the George Inn, in this town, last week, for rceziving petty officers and seamen for her Majesty's ship Vanguard, Captain Dun.—Sherborne Journal. CORN LAWS. Extract of a letter, dated; the United States, July 26, from an American Gentleman possessing the best means of information as to the views of the Govern ment, and the probability of an alteration of the Tariff—a gentleman, too, who has never been in Europe : .‘ I have read the debates on the Corn-laws. They t ire a disgrace—l mean the result—to any nation, much more to such an enlightened one as England. The American Tariff of 1842, and the German League,' may do something to discourage this miserable spirit. The to bacco planters are in motion to sustain extreme duties on your staples, as an offset to your high tobacco duty. The corn-growing States, who can have a surplus of twenty to forty millions of dollars per annum if they had a market for it, will also combine in favour of a prohibitory tariff, while the New England and middle States will go for it to protect their own manufactures. These parties will embrace about three-fourths of our population, and seven-eighths of the wealth of the nation ; and you may expect an excluding duty on woollens, iron, cottons, and glass ware. In cottons, by favour of your policy, we are on a level with you in coar3e ones ; and had our currency not been inflated, and thus raised the cost of manufactures 2.5 to 33 1.3 d per cent., we should have exported ten to twelve millions of dollars per annum to Asia, South America, &c., for the past five or six years ; as it is, we now export about five millions. In woollens we have not done so well, though we now supply about four-fifths of our consumption. In iron, our national capacity for some kind is greater than yours ; and some of the skilful masters are now selling pig 25 to 33 1-3 d per cent. below the cost of the fo reign, and bar iron at about the cost of the imported. . . " An increase of your population will every year make the Corn-laws more hurtful and more burdensome, and if not altered by Parliament, they will be, I think, out of Parliament, and by such demonstrations of moral, and perhaps physical, power, as will work upon the fears of those who now sustain them. It cannot long be that a nation of 25 millions will pay double price for their bread, to swell the rents of some few thousands of the most wealthy men in the kingdom. It is surprising your own history does not show those who are, or ought to be, familiar with it, the danger and impossibility of for ever sustaining laws aimed at draining the pockets of the poor into the purses of the rich, and the operation of which, while it effectually produces the former, fails to accomplish the latter. You must then alter these laws, or every good man will become a Chartist,' and do it for you." DUTCH MAIL. BERLIN, AUG. 11.—It is remarkable that our journals have taken no notice whatever of the arrival or the de parture of Count Woronzow. A letter from Warsaw states that the object of the journey, or rather of the mission of the Count, who is equally distinguished as a negotiator and a general, was to give a detailed ac count of the military force concentrated in the south of the Russian empire, and to consider the best mode of employing it for the attainment of the common object, the execution of the treaty of the Quadruple Alliance ; who, in fact, could be better qualified to explain to the Allied Powers all the details of this subject than the Governor of the great province in which those immense armaments are prepared for objects which are only matters of conjecture. The Russian passport left it to the General's own discretion to have eight horses put to his carriage. This long journey from Odessa was performed in a remarkably short time, and his expected arrival at St. Petersburgh was not announced in the newspapers till he had passed the frontiers of Germany. DRESDEN, AUGUST 13.—The King returned from Silesia yesterday. The Queen of Prussia arrived at Pillnitz the day before yesterday. The King of Prus sia arrived yesterday at noon by an extra train by the railway, and immediately proceeded to Pillnitz. Counts Nesselrode and Tatischeff arrived on the 10th, on the part of Russia, Count Maltzan on the part of Prus sia,. and Prince Metternich on the part of Austria. to pay their respects to the King and the Empress of Rus sia. It is natural in the present state of affairs that the public should believe in diplomatic conferences, but at the same time it is generally hoped that the results will only tend to the preservation of the peace of Europe. The Russian diplomatist went yesterday evening with Prince Metternich, who is accompanied by the Princess, to view several collections in the Japanese Palace. They then went to see the arrival of the reign ing Duchess, the Princess Agnes of Dessau, which Princess did not, however, stop at Dres den, but proceeded to Fischbach. To-day all the Court is in town, and at noon the Empress of Rus sia, accompanied by the Grand Duchess Olga and Princess Mary of Darmstadt, and all of the Princes and Princesses of Prussia, is to arrive with a very nume rous suite. There will be a great family dinner at the Palace, and in the evening the whole of the distin guished company will go to Pillnitz. It is not. known whether the Duke and Duchess of Lcuchtenberg, who are likewise expected at Fischbach, will now visit Dres len. All the guests of the Royal family stop, as we hear, till the morning of the 15th August, when 150 post horses arc bespoke for the Empress of Russia Alone. Her Majesty will leave Fischbach on the Ist of September. It is not known whether the Emperor will suspend this family circle before that time or not. HANOVER, AUG. 15.—N0. 86 of the proceedings of the Assembly of the Estates, contains the following documents : I. The promulgation of the new Constitution, which is given. (Signed " Ernest Augustus." Counter.. signed " George Baron Von Schele.") 11. The assent of the Crown Prince. (Signed " George.") His Majesty's declaration is as follows : " We truly certify that his Royal Highness, our be loved son, the Crown Prince, having heard the above declaration plainly read to him, approved and signed it as above. " ERNEST AUGUSTUS. " Hanover, August 1, 1840." A certificate that his Majesty and the Crown Prince signed the preceding documents, signed by the Minister of Justice, Von Stralenheim ; the Minister of Finance, Schulte ; the Minister of the Interior, Van der Wisch , the Minister of State, Von Schele ; the Cabinet Coun sellor, Von Salke ; and Counsellor Von Schele.— Hamburgh Papers, Aug. 18. HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, Avu. 18, B Austrian 5 per Cents, 1730 An4o- Russian Loan lll. ]lB Russian 5 per Cent, lst series, Certificate ltussizin 5 per Cent. Hope an d C o. 3d and 4th 103 Series Ditto in Certificate s Dutch Actual Debt, 2;, , per Cent 97•X 50 , Dit to 5 per Cent 9B - Polish Bond i New Helot 157% Anglo. Danish Loan, 3 per Cep. Norwegian Loan, 1534, 4 per Cent..., lO2 " .. Spanish, New 3 per Cents. ...... EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, AUG. 1 8.-13. .54—Two months, 13 3} STOCKHOLM, AUG.ll . —Se ven t y- fi ve days, 11, 1, 41. CriItISTIANIA. AUG. 3.--Tllree months, 4 ' 76, VIENNA, AUG. 1 1.—Three months, 9, 47. I'iERLIN, AUG. 15. —Three months, 6. 17%. BREMEN, AUG. 14 —Two months, 611. APOTtIECARIES' HALL.--Names of Gentle men to whom the Court of Examiners granted Certifi cates of Qualification on Thursday :—William John MacKarsie, Ashover ; Thomas Davies. Brecon, S. W. ; Henry Pitman, Liverpool ; John Hughes, Brecon, S. W. The Police Gazette of yesterday contains an account of the death of William Reynolds Rothery, late of Holbeck, near Leeds, a dealer in rage and bones, who has been supposed to have unfairly met his death. It ap pears that on Wednesday, the Bth of July last, the de ceased was found in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, near the Suspension Canal, having an extensive wound on his throat, and other marks of violence on his person. The Coroner's jury have returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against some persons unknown, and Government have offered 201. and her Majesty's free pardon, to any person who will give the necessary information, providing he or she was not the actual perpetrator. THE STEAM SHIP OBIENTALo—This superb new vessel, of 1,673 tons, of 450 horse power, the Ist of the new line established by Government for the conveyance of the East India mails via Gibraltar, will conic round furn Liverpool to Southampton this week. The Direc tcrs of the Peninsula, and Oriental Steam Company, we understand, intend to throw her open to the inspection o f the public for a few days, for the benefit of that cxcellen institution the " Shipwrecked Fishermen, or Mariners 'Benevolent Society." THE BRITISH QUEEN.—We understand that the Custom-house officers have discovered 3001hs, more of tobacco concealed in the engine-room, in addition to that mentioned in our paper of yesterday. The whole has been lodged in the Queen's warehouse. The vessel still remains under seizure, no decision having been yet come to by the board of Customs. According to the strict letter of the law, the steamer is liable to forfeiture. Every person on board at the time of the seizure is liable to a tine of 1001., or imprisonment until the fins is paid. EMIGRATION OF INDIANS. —.A very extraor dinary " sign of the times" in the emigration department has recently ocourred. A body of 5,000 Indians have crossed from the United States territories and sought re fuge and rest in Upper Canada. Many of these are said to have sufficient means for :During down comfortably. Madame l'howas, a wholesale dealer in leeehes at Lyon% having a lawsuit with a M. Martin, on some qff.Air connected with her trade, found the course of justice too slow, and therefore addressed a petition to the Chamber of veers, requiring its interposition to hasten the decision c±,f hpr cAse. The Peers passed to the order of the day kkpon her demand, but the Moniteur published thepetition tt. I Q its rer!",,rt of the proc ee di ngs o f th e gllaw. 1)“, and, as contained libellous matter, M. ,Martin brought an action against the p e ti t i oner f or ad amation. He has just oh tained 300 f. damages. Messenger. Two concerts of rather a novel deieription Were. given at the Literary and Philosophic Institution on Thursday and Friday last by a blind gentleman, nam e d Watson, who performed on no less than five different in struments, at one time, by the aid twoof his 111 first violins, oulhiin,lhans, and a hands, and feet—n arne ly, t wo harmon.o , viol once ll o , t h e b o w of the latter being fastened to his p e e d r f o o n r m t a h n e e e p s w a a l t s e a r y t o a n n e d e m e u u : r ig!it f oo t. Healso wts p a crf o o n, performed sical glasses. Mr. rious and interesting.— Cheltenham Chronicle. .14,' V _l4', 'SING T i ON MURDER OF MR. MUCKREETIL ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Between four and five o'clock an iiiursdayrnorning Mr. Muckreeth (the commercial traveller on whose life an attempt was made in the Angel Inn at Ludlow), says be found himself suddenly and violently seized by some person whilst asleep, and before he could turn rout d, he was wounded with an instrument • which he believed to have been a razor, in the throat%; immediately afterwards the villain hastily retired. This statement•having been made by the wounded man, sus picion was immediately attached to a young man named Josiah Misters, who slept in a room near to the travel,- • let's, and who came on the Red Rover coach to Ludlow • the same night. The prisoner when apprehended de nied all knowledge of the bloody transaction, and stated that he lived at Birmingham. The prisoner's bedroom was searched to see if any weapon or knife could be found. Nothing, however, of the kind was to be seei!. Shortly afterwards a razor with marks of blood upon it was found in an entry near the Angel, and which entry directly faces the bed-room which had been occupied 1 1 the prisoner. There are other circumstances throwing suspicion on this man. He had no luggage with hint, and was picked up by the driver of the Red Rover coach a few miles from Ludlow last night. On the coach was a Mr. Ludlow, a Birmingham cattle dealer, with whom the prisoner seemed anxious to scrape ac. quaintance. Both parties alighted at the Angel, arid the prisoner having gone into the travellers' room, he shortly afterwards call e d f or a can dl e an d ret i re d to bed. It is strongly suspected that the prisoner had " d o dged" the cattle dealer from Birmingham, and that he was the intended victim. He d en i es ever h av i ng a razor i n his possession ;. and states that h e h a d s h ave d hi mse lf 10 Birmingham. He had no stockings on when appre hended, and had only on e p enny an d a f art hi ng in his pocket, so that be had not even money sufficient to paY for his bed. He is believed to be a native of Leomin ster, Herefordshire ; and was tried at the March assizes • for that county, on a charge of having robbed a map named Wooding of 5/. A police office r was i mme di ate l y d espatched. to mingham with the particulars of this most villanous at tempt to murder, and with a view to ascertain if the prisoner is known to the police. Intelligence has since been received that Mr. Mue' kreeth is dead. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. (From the Shrewsbury Chronicle of Friday.) This county has been disgraced by an attempt at min' der only less atrocious than that of Lord William Rus sell, inasmuch as the victim survives the attempt to destroy him. Wednesday evening a number of cattle dealers assembled at Ludlow to do business at the fair , which was to be held early yesterday morning. Mr' Ludlow, a IN ell-known butcher from Birmingham, reached the town over night, and took a bed at the Angel Inn, where he went to sleep. A person giving his name as Misters, and stating himself to be a friend of Mr. Ludlow's, arrived also from Birmingham, and had, a bed in the sam e h ouse , near to t h at occup ied by Mr. Ludlow. About . four o'clock yesterday morning, Mr. T. Jobson, of this town, who was asleep in the hou se , was awo k e b y a terr i f i c cry o f " fire," in the adjoining bed-room, and, starting, heard the cry repeated, accompanied with violent scratching on the glass of the window, as if frantic attempts were making to throw it open. Mr. Jobson turned towards the bed-room, which he found empty, and thence went into the lobby, where he found the other inmates of the house assembling in the utmost consternation. One 01 them, in running to the pl ace w h ence t h e cr i es pro ceeded, stumbled over a body in the passage, and, 0 0 lights being brought, a man was discovered on the ground, with his throat cut from ear to car, and a gash across his face, reaching from the upper part of the cheek across th e mout h to t h e other s id e of the face. He was sensible ; made signs for pee r and ink ; and wrote i n a b o ld, stiff hand,," have been murdered by a villain." The lookers-ore were incredulous, thinking the man, (who is said to be a traveller in the ironmongery line, from Bristol), bad committed suicide ; and under that suspicion be wes carried to his bed-room, where a surgeon was sent for. who proceeded to sew up t h e wound. Meanwhile, it . was remarked to Mr. Ludlow that his friend was miss' ing. Mr. Ludlow abjured any acquaintance with as. person so styled, and the company proceeded to this person's bed-room, where they found him covered over the head with clothes, and apparently fast asleep- O n arousing him, and telling him what had occurred , be appeared very much confused, particularly when M r t : Ludlow declared he k new not hi ng of him ; an d it being deemed prud en t to ma k e further s earch , drops a , drops of blood were t race d f rom the bed-resod door of the sufferer to that of the prisoner, marks of feet, with bl oo d- soa k e d stoc ki ngs on „ int , were distinctly visible between the two doors. An 1 quiry was immediately made for the prisoner's stockings' but they were nowhere to be found. Other parties, in examining the room, discovered marks of blood o n the window-curtains ; and suspicion being aroused, a search was commenced in the yard underneath, and a razor, whereon the blood-stains were not yet coagulated, wee picked up after considerable search. It was manifest this could not have been thrown there by the suf irf. r e oo r om e m r eans windowtetroe e ff d t which ha c t t i co i h t h thh e ee n m i p n ur s iss t to h ini a ae v vr e ,e a e on s p c de a nptechd(rl thrown from nw ni atshut u h e t i s— razor hownis throat being at same time cut, yet lcavieg no traces of bleed on the floor. Mr. Ludlow then remarked that he remembered meeting the prisoner at last Shrewsbury fair ; and on our making inquiries last night from Mr , Goodwin, of the Unicorn Inn, in this town, w e found that a person answering the prisoner's description, stopped two o r th ree d ays at the Unicorn Inn, in the f a ir week, and was turned out, having no money to pay his bill. The suspicion is therefore aroused that lie had been dodging M r . L u dl ow from place to place, well knowing he generally carried large sums of mo ne e y about his perso n ; an d t h at on Wednesday night b had gone towards his bed-room in Ludlow, a nd fit: l , l f the door locked ( w hi c h was not Mr. Ludlow's hael'i: he bad imagined hi mse lf mistaken, and entering the next bed-room, had inflicted the dreadful wounds o n tl:e unhappy sufferer, whose strength was yet sufficient 6° enable him to cry out, and thus scare the wretch away' and bring th e w h o l e affair to light. The man was ne " dead yesterday morning. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY•) LONDON, Avo. 22.—Wind this day at noon, Ple asapt breeze at W. N. W. DEAL, AUG. 21.—Wind E. S. E.—Arrived the Janet from New York; Abeona, Boddel, St. John's, Nell Brunswick. Sailed the outward hound. LIVERPOOL, A UG . 21.—Wi n d S.W.—Arrived th e ...- l. tana, Holly, from Laguna; Paragon, Coleman, Jam aica' Robert Bruc e , S t . J o h n ' s, New Brunswick. °a ed Michael, Christ o ph ers , C ape Hayti , Planter, Kirk, 17 , ,- Bar badoes ; Oxford, R at hb one, N ew York ; Fairfield, l' i r ditto ; Hannibal, Muraford, ditt o ; Sweden, Homan, „e-; Orleans; Grace, Forrester, ditto ; Henry Luke, '-'- chaw, ditt o; Albi on , D onkin, Quebec ; J aac , Tattler. ditto; Lanark, Simp son , di tto ; Gentleman, M° p ', Sydney ; Don, Muir, St. A n d rew ' s, New Brunswick. `1 port Commerce, Mobile. PORTSMOUTH, Ana. 21.—Wind E. to E. S. E.—Sailed the Palmyra, steam packet, Daniels, for Sydney, New 5°11 4 ' \Vales. FALMOUTH, AUG. 20.—Wind, N. N.B. and light. °I port, the Clio, Spiers, from Monte Video:; Hope, Quebec . BRISTOL, AUG. 2l.—Sailed, the British Lady, Her' vey, from Demerara. Port Glasgow, Frost, Quebec; Tiger, Parton, do. i3LOUCBSTER, Aro. 21.—Arrived the Kelley Castl e ' Smith, from Quebec. WHITEHAVEN, Am). 20.—Sailed, the Paragon, Littler for Jamaica. DUBLIN, Alio. 19.—Sail e d, t h e A rgus, Bu l y do, for Quebec, Uttocuana, AUG. 19.—Arrived, the Elizabeth, W r i lllln4 mom Quebec. SHIELDS, AUG. °O.—Arrived, the Theodosia. Wilson , Quebec. Sailed th e C um b er l an d , Li santo, for Quebec'D SUNDERLAND, AUG. 12.--A rr i ved, the Jane Lo va ► Dobbs, from Q ue b ec . HULL, AU G . 21.—A rr i ve d , the Lucy Anne, Slow, f r u° New Yo r k ; J essy , H arry, Riga ; Ura, Inglis, do. d REDCAR, Ave. 18 —The Hop e , O wen, o f H u ll, pant herW anchors this mo rn i ng d ur i ng a strong gale at N. —• and was d r i ven on C oatham Sands, but it is expected w ill be e,ct off without much damage. ~DovEa, Atm. 21.—The Elizabeth, Wolff, from Rio Altoua, remains where she sank yesterday at the n 349 1% of the harb our . P art of her cargo has beer, landed muc h damaged. NOTICE TO MARINERS BOUND TO TH E PORT OF DOVER. The Elizateth is sunk at the mouth of the harbour Dover. The following extract of a letter from Capt. Sain thill ' of the ship Columbus, arrived in the river from Ja l33B— : (sailed fr om Old H a rbour J u ly 11), h as b een posted Lloyd's : " There was a report of pirates in the Gulf of W ri before !tiff, and the Commodore Grantes and CorwaP which I intended to join, but fo un d th em suc h s low-sail in g vessels, that I considered the det en ti on wou ld run u s so into the month of August as to give a great chance of 1; countering a hurricane should any occur this season. after trying them four hours under the topsails and Me ; sail, I made sail, and lost sight of them in an hour 8 , 1 -; d „ a half. We saw a very suspicious looking b r ig off 'J a r,: Antonio, July 15, who was either a slaver or the Pir, 11 ":; but she wade sail from us, and in the afternoon haulea li— fer the Colorados Reef. She was not an Engl;.sh ves se " and sailed very fast; most likely a slaver." THE PRESENTATION OF THE C O RPORAT*T I4 , PLATE TO THE SHERIFFS OF L ONDON . The pieces of P ail voted by the C or p orat i on to t h e Sh er iff s -for their CO' duct in the me mora bl e case o f H ansar d an d Stockdalei C$ arc not to be prese n t e d on t h e d ay appo i nte d for t h e ce rnony of presentin g th e f ree d om o f t i ne c ity to P riric Albert. The Sh er iff s C omm i ttee h aven ppointed the nel/ Common Coun c il day, after the 28tb, for that ceremollP as they consid er th a t it will be a testimony of greater r!: spe c t t o hi s Royal Hi g h ne ss to a llow no other businesa. thu be trans ac t e d i n that Hall on the occasion. than that whi c iA relates to the Prince alone. The Slieriffs,.it is prOP r „ . ; state, uon h w e e a r r e in li g ke th ly o t r o cp ta o k rt e , some days ago, that the es ceremonies7l pressed an opini o n d ec idedly adverse place toonsuthceh sallu;o doasyi.tpic c 1 . i