The Sun. — London, England, 1840-08-12 00:00:00

'4-`t ' ~ NING EDITION. C: /14 0— TW'a :ARKET and CITY NEW S (TIJESDAY EVENING.) C HIM NICLE.—An amendment has been proposed in the House of Lords relative to the Joint Stock Banki og Companies' Bill of an iinpoqant character, with •Nhich, on the motion of the Caancellor of the Exch , :quer, we observe that the Commons have disa greed.. Lord Denman he'd, in a late case, that after obta'.ning judgment against the public officer of such cor por:ations or copartnership, the creditor before pro ceeding in execution against the individual shareholders WAS bound to give them notice, se ghat they might have an opportunity of being heard. The House of Lords wished to do away with this obstacle, and to render the property of the whole copartners liable to be taken in execution so soon as judgment was p o nounced against *heir officer. Not only so, but they proposed to make the clause applicable . to all parties who w shareholders at *he time when J udgment was obtained . ; although they might have ceased to hay.• any connection with the concern without limitation of time, whereas the liability is restricted at present to suits raised within three years of the date when they ceased to be partners of the company against whom judgment may have been issued. We aro not sure that the amendment proposed by the Upper House should have been disagreed from, when we reflect upon the loose manner in which joint stock banking has been freqneady conducted of late in different parts of England. Parties become sharehol ders in joint-stock banks for the mere purpose of obtain ing pecuniary accommodation. A system of overdrafts has been carried on in many instances, of the most im provident character. The capital of the concern is often locked up in unsaleable securities, and the Di rectors then ha le recourse to drafts at two and three months upon their London agents, which are largel 3 accepted from the high commission. The consequence is, that when pay-day comes the Directors are obliged to make a sudden call upon the parties to whom they have thus been enabled to make improper advances, and failure to a large amount necessarily ensues. It is time that _something should be done to put a check upon the heedless manner Ia which the country joint stock banks are in the habit of making advances. HERALD.—The Funds continue firm without any material advance. The Royal Speech was not looked upon with very particular favour, and it was especially remarked that in the assurances of the friendly disposi tion of " Foreign Powers," the word "all" was omitted, which was construed to point exclusively at France. In noticing the Sub-Treasury Bill recently passed by the Congress of the United States an opinion hai, been expressed that it would end in establishing a Go vernment paper currency in lieu of the Rink paper which has been the cause of so much public damage and confusion. It is not pretended by this of course that a State paper currency may not be better adapted as a real sign and less fluctuating medium of money value to the wants of the community, than the much abated, often worthless, and ever varying values of the paper money promises of the thousand b inks of the union. The utterly wretched and depreciated state of the paper currency all over the United States rendered a correc tion necessary, and the more stringent and even penal the better. To this length, however, federal legislation was not sufficiently empowered, as States' rights would have come into question, before which the authority of the federation, as always happens, must have given way. All that remained therefore was, as it would appear, simply to have re-affirmed the constitutional law, that customs duties, land sales, and ether revenue payments, should only be receivable in the legal, that is, the bard money currency, alone recognizable by the State. Such in fact has been to a great extent the practice during the two last years. There needed not, therefore, the cumbrous machinery of a Sub-Treasury Bill to effect an object so simple in itself, and already established as a principle of the institutions of the country, had no other ulterior design been contemplated, or had Van Burea, General Jackson, and the other hard money men, deceptiously so styling themselves, really, however secretly, had no other project in view. But who ever considers with care the enactments of the Sub- Treasury Bill cannot fail, with all its studied pretence and affectation of rigorous adhesion to principle, to perceive that while one thing is avowed and prominently put forward another is in reality meant. As witness the far-fetched and ridiculous solicitude with which pro vision is vaguely attempted to be made for enforcing the prompt presentation and payment of treasury drafts, by way of proving the still inextinguishable hatred of anything in the shape of a paper circulation, in the following clause of the Bill : " &c. 23. And be it further enacted, that it shall be the duty of the Seeretary of the Treasury to issue and publish regulations to enforce the speedy presentation of all Government drafts for payment at the :place where payable, and to prescribe the time, according to the dif ferent distances of the depositaries from the seat of go vernment, within which all drafts upon them, respectively, shall be presented for payment; and, in default of sudis presentation, to direct another mode and place of payment which he may deem proper; but in all those regulations and directions, ; it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to guard, as far as may be, against those drafts being used or thrown into circulation, as a paper currency, or medium of exchange." It is no other than a gross absurdity to pretend to fix any determinate time for the presentation of a treasury draft of this description, after which its payment should be refused. Such a limit in public as in private con cerns must be impracticable if attempted, and the re fusal of payment of a draft presented after maturity would be no less an act of insolvency in a State than in an individual. It is clear that in proportion to the opinion of the solidity of such an instrument of exchange as a treasury bill, would be its convenience, and therefore the longer the period in which it would be kept in circula tion, as always like a Bank of England note convertible into specie on demand. There is no law, and there can be no law, in the United States, absolving the Government from the payment or redemption of the note at any period after maturity whenever presected. An anomaly so extravagant would strike at the root of all eredit whatever. Therefore it is, in the midst of all his hypocritical pretence, pushed to such an extreme of absurdity as to lay bare the latent meaning, that it becomes evident the real design is, gradually and in a way least likely to excite suspicion, to pave the way for the establishment of a national and universal paper currency. And such is the end of the hard money farce and crusade as understood, enacted and carried by General Jackson and Van Buren for purely party purposes, and to throw dust in the eyes of the sage Republicans in the shape of certain taking watchwords meaning, like the " Appropriation Bill" here, nothing more than to keep those in office who are there. As bank p.iper will still remain in circulation all the same, and as side by side with treasury u , tes, it has been as exuberant, or neatly so. as heretofore, it would appear that the Sub-Treasury Bill in fact will exercise but an insignificant influence in correcting the admitted evils cf the circulation as nom existing. TIMES.—By alvices from Harneurgh, the price of gold is 427 per marls, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 178. IW-d. the ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.6, and the exch :nge at Ham burgh on London at short being 13.5, it folloAs that gold is 0.47 per cent. dearer at Hamburgh than in London. The premium on gold at Paris is 8 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. lOid. the ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 9..5.3.5, and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 2.5.171, it follows that gold is 0.70 per cent, dearer at Pais than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London is 107 per cent., and the par of exchange t oetvveen England acid America being 109 23 40 per ceni.., it follcws that the exchange is 2.57 per cent. against England. The Royal speech was circulated its the city some tine before the conclusion of business, but does not appear to have made any great impression either way. The jobbers, 'however, remarked on the omission of the word " all" before the words " Foreign Powers" in the second paragraph of the speech, as rather ominous, and they are disposed to anticipate that, when fully col sidered, it may create some uneasy feeling with the pub lic. It is, perhaps, sufficiently explained by what is al ready known of the state of politics. SUN N.—The F ore i gn E xc h anges this afternoon. Th e rate on Paris declinedereagain heavy to 251 . 47ie., 50e.; on Amst er d am i t was 12 1 a burgh, 13 Bto ; and on Fr an kf ort , to Ham- The City politicians we re chiefly occupied t the discussion of a probable allusi on i n the 4:14"v in Speech to the progress of the Treaty between liee t n h: Great Powers on the Eastern Question, and the course which the French Cabinet might have resol ve d u p on adopting. It seems, however, that the disclosures mtde by the Foreign Secretary, the other night, in the Howe of Commons, are all it is at present deemed advisable to make. One good effect has resulted from her Ma jesty's Address, and this has been to establish firmness in the public securities. Consuls opened rather heavily this morning at 911, receded subsequently to 91, and rallied to 913 for Money. For the 27th instant tha lowest price of the day was 91-,1-, and the la .. .est 911, buyers. The Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. declined to 100+ : 1 2 -, and the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. to 991 it, but the Three per Cent. Annuities were still 912- to Exchequer Bills were firm at 24s to 265. premium, and East India Bonds improved to Is discount, and Is. premium. Is Bank and India Stocks there was no business done. - - New to 15/ ; Blackvvail, * to s ; London and Birming ham 80 to 81 ex. div. ; South Western were 14, and New North Midland 34 prem. Brighton Shares were 8* ; Greenwich 11A- ; 'South Eastern and Dover 15/ ; Manchester and Birmingham 8 ; Midland C, unties 11 ; Northern an 1 Eastern it ; and North Midland 1 1 } discount. ; London and Westminster Ban l . - . Shares were 4* premium. The following is the official return of the exports of the precious motels from the port of London in the week ending Thursday last Silver Bars to Rotterdam 64,000 oz. Petcrsburgh " " Calais 190,000 " Coin to liamburgh 64 41 Petcrsburgh g. " Mauritius Calais 20,000 4 ii SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. (From the Morning Chronicle.) Another Parliamentary Session has now complete] its addition to the evidence that the Tories have per manently forfeited their chance of governing this country. The Session has been one of frequent, severe, and sometimes desperate political conflict. They have not gained one inch of ground. No single ray of addi tional brightness beams upon their prospects. The bar riors to office remain insurmountable. Chieftains and followers return to their homes with wasted spirits and impaired energies. They know that not to have gained is to have lost. Not to be nearer the object of their desire is, for them, to be farther off. The sickness of hope deferred relaxes the sinews of the party. Hard will the task be to get up the steam for another venture, which their sinking hearts already tell them will be not less unproductive than the last. Every year that passes over the Tories in ex clusion from office, is a welcome addition to our national history. It prolongs the moral retribution which has at length f ,Ilen upon our ancient oppres sors and plunderers. It strengthens the presumption that the national bar upon the faction is irremoveable. But there are circumstances connected with the Session just closed which enhance this gratification. It was ushered in with loud and insolent threats. The days of the Ministry were numbered. The alleged blunder of Sir Robert Peel, the year before, was to be amply re paired. A new system of Parliamentary tactics was announced, the effect of which was to be as resistless as that of the French revolutionary generals against the antiquated and methodical tacticians of the continental armies. Ministers were to be cut up, and cut down, and cut out, without mercy. The tone of the party offers a sad contrast at the end of the Session with what it was at the beginning. We have not seen the word " re-action" for a long time. Confident assertions that Ministers should be com pelled to resign are replaced by pathetic provings that they ought to have resigned. The new tactics of the Quarterly have turned out to be nothing mere than the ancient tactics of Captain Bobadil. The crest-fallen blusterer almost lacks heart to vow vengeance for next year. There has been, throughout the Session, this particular beauty in the efforts of the faction, that while they failed of obtaining power, they were certain of losing character. Much, for instance, was hoped for from the attacks by Sir James Graham and Mr. Glad stone, on the conduct of Government towards those more than semi-barbarians the Chinese. To oust the Ministry on such a point was, indeed, a desperate spe culation. No party, conscious of real strength, and having faith in its own prospects, would have selected it. But what was the result ? Something infinitely worse than simple failure. (From the Morning Advertiser.) The Morning Post has taken occasion to make the elevation of the Governor of Canada to the Peerage the subject of an attack upon that gentlemen and the Government. We never expected that the policy of Mr. P. Thomson would have been approved of by the Post ; but we think our contemporary has made rather an infelicitous choice in selecting the Bill for the settlement of the Canadas as the subject of con demnation. The fact is, that this Bill was received by the House of Lords with nearly unanimous ap probation ; at least in this instance they found it inexpedient to make this measure a party ques tion. If it has been in any degree impaired in its efficiency by any " amendment" introduced into the Bill by the Duke of Wellington, it requires an ob liquity of judgment, which we do not envy our con temporary the possession of, to attribute to the ori ginator of this measure, as a fault, that it has been rendered " null and inoperative" by a political op. ponent. We should be glad to know what useful measure has not been impaired in its efficiency by the " amendments" of the obstructive Peers in the Lords. In this case, however, they thought it more for their credit to pass a measure for the pacification of the Ca nadas, than to endanger the connection of that colony with the mother country by refusing to pass it. The Post, with a consistency peculiarly its own, states that this measure was " undefended by his colleagues,' although they have rewarded him by recommending him fora peerage, and that the union of the Upper and Lower provinces of the Canadas has been made a pro minent feature of congratulation to the country in her Majesty's speech. If this Bill was " undefended by Ministers, and displeased all men of all parties," as the Post alleges, we should be glad to know by what means it has become the law of the land. With regard to Mr. P. Thompson personally (now Baron Sydenham) every one who has had the honour of his friendship and confidence will look upon the attack of the Post with unutterable disgust. Diligent as well as perfectly acquainted with the business of his office, he was accessible at all times, and in all places, to all persons who either sought information or required advice. To the party with which he acted he was a staunch and zealous friend, and scrupled no surrender of time or labour in order to aid them in the accomplishment of the views and objects which they had most at heart. ( From the Morning Herald.) In her Majesty's speech there occurs the following gratulatory mention of the completion of the Legisla tive treason to the Protestant institutions of Ireland : —" I have gladly given my assent to the Act for the regulation of Municipal Corporations in Ireland." As the speech is the conjoint production of the Cabinet, we are at no difficulty in referring the above passage to its real authorship. Normanby is as much the slave of O'Connell in the Home-office, as he was on the Vice- Regal Throne of Ireland, where he played the " fan tastic tricks" of a Popery-bestridden puppet. The disgrace, and fraud, and infamy of the Spanish bucca neering war, or the protocol slaughter of Antwerp, or the costly itinerant inanities of the " Bowring job," or the violence and blood of the opium war, were not more certainly brought upon this country by Lord Palmerston than the establishment of O'Connell's normal schools of political agitation" by the N or _ manhy and Morpeth " section" of the Cabinet. " Gladly" have those Ministerial corps of the Irish repealer obtained the Royal assent to that deed of sur reader, which transfers the Protestant fortresses of Ireland into the hands of the haters of the Saxon race and religion. It was on the battlements of those for tresses, thus foully delivered up to the enemy, that the flag of constitutional liberty floated in the crisis of that great struggle which ended in defeating the machina tions of the tyrant power of the Vatican, and placing the house of Brunswick on the throne. That flag is now torn down, not by Whig hands alone. The isor manb)s and the Morpcths, who bow in abject sycophancy to the mendicant impostor of Ireland, had I the assistance of men filling a high place in the Conservative ranks, and professing to be the deposi tories of Conservative principles. Even O'Connell, familiar as his mind is with every form of political baseness, cannot conceal his disgust and contempt for the conduct of the " Conservatives" who have thus grossly betrayed their sacred trust, and given him the most powerful lever ever placed in his hands for the dismemberment of the empire. The repealer of Ire land and the Recorder of Dublin, like the two solemn but amusing quack doctors described by the graphic pen of Goldsmith, aad whose names, if we recollect right, were Rock and Franks, may now " go tt gether hand in hand, smiling onwards to immortality." But the malignant hostility of O'Connell to Protes tant principles and institutions, is not quite so bad ai the treachery of their pretended f iends. Saul perse cuting the saints was Not so odious as Judas betraying his master. NEW BEER ACT. (FROM A COLIRESPONDENT.) The new Act has, come into operation, and I was much gratified to observe that the occasion wascele hrated by th e wort h y c h a i rman o f the. Beersellers' din ner, M r . D y k e, of Mile end, who testifi td his approval of free-trade principles, by illuminating his house, which aff4rded a peculiarly striking object, and could be seen for a long distance. On the western front a star of variegated lamps presented itself to view, and on th e eastern front were emblazoned the letters V. A., and " Free Trade," also in variegated lamps. Two barrels of excellent ale were placed in front of the house, and the contents given away to the public. A hand of music added to the hilarity of the occasion, and hundreds, nay, thousands, of persons witnessed the scene, which only closed with the midnight hour, when the worthy host and his numerous friends separated, much to the regret of many, who lingered about the house for some time after. It is satisfactory to add, that not an instance of disorderly conduct was observed, although so many persons partook of the good cheer provided or witnessed the transaction. The rise in Portuguese Stock today was full i per cent., the New Five per Cents, having realised 334 to 34, and th e T hree per Cents. 22i to 23. Spanish ; Active Bonds went as high as . 261, but closed at 213.-1, i T 7 i KATAL ACCIDENT IN THE SERPENTINE. that, out of tog ; the Pass.ve Stock was marked 6i, and the De- , So active are the men of the Royal Humane Society when ferred 12i. Dutch Two-and-a -Half per Cents. touched , :-1 62* to ' 4 l , Belgian Five per. Cents. 1.03 A. to 4, and t 3 -two cases since the Ist of May, two persons only a..cioects occur to bathers in the Serpentine, RUSSiin (11.1) Bonds 115,', - Biiail Stoat rose to 80, h " a v v e -e n p : crished. Four acalynts, ma! of which has proved and Colombian Six per Celts. to 2.51- to 26. - The Share Market has experienced a slight re-action al out nine W.:leek, just as the bathers had left the water, Lt tl, occurred at the Serpentine on Sunday evening. today, probably on account of the near approach of the to Thomas Kelly, a French-polisher, residing in James *Wing day. Great Western Shares declined to 3.4 ; about twenty-four years of age, street, Oxford.strect, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1840. FROM LAST INIGtiI"S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, AUGUST 10, 1840. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right lion. Charles Poulett Thomson, Governor-General of all her Majesty's Provinces on the Continent of North America, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and titleof Baron Sydenham, of Sydenham, in the county of Kent, and of Toronto, in Canada. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Auc. 7. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon James John Reid, Esq., Chief Justice of the United States of the lonian Islands. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, Ava. 11. The LORD CHANCELLOR sat in the House of Lends -day at eleven o'clock, to give judgments. ABERNETHIE V. FORBES. The Lo CIIANCtLLOtt gave judgment in aft case to-day, affirming the decision of the Court I. e!ov, with costs. JACKSON V. JACKSON. The LORD CHANCELLOR also gave judgment in this case, reversing the judgment of the C our t b e l ow , an d remitting the cause back to the Courts in Ireland, with certain declarations. A policeman stated that the defendant struck the pig with all his might. Defendant—The pig knew very well that it had no right to go into a shop, for the Scotch breed are not like the Irish. The LORD MAYOR.—I did'nt know that pigs had any national peculiarity of manners. The defendant said that the Irish pigs, from their e-rly habits of keeping company with their owners, were easily discoverable from any others. The slaughtermen knew the difference at once, for the first thing an Irish pig did upon getting under cover was to smell out the children, and try to scrape acquaintance with them. He had driven pigs for the most extensive owners, and he defied any one to prove that he was cruel in any instance. The LORD MAYOR, as the gentleman who was said to have been assaulted was not present, said he should discharge the defendant, who received a good character from his employer ; but advised him to keep up an Irish understanding in future with his pigs, so that they would not be likely to run into people's shops, which certainly were not the right market for them. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS PROSECUTION BY THE COMMISSIONERS OFCUSTOMS —Tu'sday Ferdinand Malan, a foreigner, was in dicted for assaulting John Hayes, an officer of customs. while in the execution of his duty. There was a second count in the indictment charging the prisoner with a common assault. The assault having been proved, the defendant, in answer to the charge, accused the cfficer of having corn mitted the first assault, and denied that the goods were smuggled. The brandy and zohacco were merely for the seamen's own use. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and Toe COURT sentenced him to one week's imprison ment and hard labour in the House of Correction. A. LOST DUCK.—Edward Pritchard, a coach,smith, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing two ducks, value 35., the property of Mr. Charles Saffrey. Mr. BODKIN defended the prisoner. Matthew Symes said he was formerly a policeman. and on the 21st of July he saw the prisoner near the Sluce House, at Holloway, pelting some ducks with stones. He afterwards picked up a duck, and was walkin; away with it, when the witness took him into custody. The CHAIRMAN asked the policeman to produce the duck. Mr. BODKIN—Oh, Sir, you'll find presently there a. e a pair of ducks in this case (alluding to the two police men, who were examined apart). The CHAIRMAN—What have you done with the duck? Witness—l took it with the prisoner to the New Prison. What, was the duck committed?—(A laugh). Nn, Sir, the duck is lost.--(Loud laughter.) Where? internally or externally ? Come, now, tell us, didn't you kill the duck and eat it ?—No, Sir ; I left it at the Jolly Cooper.—(Loud laughter.) Well, and what did the Jolly Cooper do withiit ?—lt was thrown away because it became rayther high. Cross-examined by Mr. BODKIN—Now, didn't you kill the duck ? Witness—No. Do you mean to swear that you didn't pull out your sword, and, in an officer-like manner, cut the duck's head off ?—Yes, Sir, I do. Then who did assassinate the ducks 2—The other policeman, Powell, did it. And you and the Jolly Cooper didn't have it for din ner afterwards ?—( Laughter.) The policeman replied in the negative. Pray how came you to leave the poliec ? I'm " sus pended," because I couldn't find the duck.—(Renewed laughter.) John Powell, the other policeman, was then called in, and he swore positively that Symes killed the duck. The duck had " suspended" witness also. Mr. BODKIN, in his address to the Jury, remarked upon the prevarication of the witnesses, and said that the prisoner pelted the ducks by way of a lark— (Laughter)—as he was returning from a bean-feast, where he had been spending the day, and had drank rather too freely. Several witnesses were then called, and gave the prisoner an excellent character for honesty ; and The CHAIRMAN directed the Jury to acquit the pri soner, as there was no proof of any felonious intention on his part. The Jury immediately returned a verdict of—Not Guilty. Enanza Robinson, a respectably-dressed female, aged nineteen, was indicted for stealing a picture, value 305., the property of Mr. James Parish, landlord of the Spotted Dog, in Strand-lane. Mrs. Emma Parish, the prosecutor's wife, stated that on the 26th of July the prisoner came into the Spotted Dog, in company with a young man, and they went up stairs and had a pint of ale. Shortly after they had left she discovered that the picture produced had been stolen from the wall. James Robertson, a policeman, said he found the pri soner about fifty yards from the prosecutor's, with the picture under her shawl, and on being asked where she got it from, she said it was given to her by a young man. The picture was here produced and identified. The prisoner, who durin g the trial fell down, said in her defence, that she came from Li% erpool on the eight previous, and, as she came out of a linendraper's shop, she was accosted by the young man, whom she thought she had some recollection of in Liverpool, where her friends reside. Her husband had gone to America, and was in the habit of remitting her money, and she merely held the picture for the young -Ilan she met, to whom she thought it belonged. He afterwards left her sud.• denly, and the policeman came up. The Chairman observed that it was extraordinary that a married female should make such acquaintances. Mr. Kilsby, the governor of the New Prison, in formed the Court that the prisoner was in such a weak state since ber committal that she fell clown three and four times a day. The Chairman sentenced her to three months' impri sonment in the House of Correction, and said if she was unable to be put to hard labour, that kind of punish ment would not be enforced. She was then led out of the dock, crying bitterly. THE COMIC WRITINGS OF THE LATE JAMES SMITH. --Although the recent death of the admirable wit and humourist, so well known as " one of the Authors of the Rejected Addresses,'" has deprived his personal friends of the most delightful companion that eve! " set the table in a roar," it has, en revanche, removed those scruples which his own modest estimate of his literary merits had ever thrown in the way of a collection and re publication of his comic miscellanies. They are now, however, given to the world in a convenient shape, and they form, together with a Memoir of his Life, and a se lection from his correspondence, one of the most amusing post-chaise companions and parlour window books that have seen the light since the ever famous " Rejected Ad. dresses" themselves. The volumes are edited, and the Memoirs written by, the accomplished author of " Bram bletye House," &c., and they deserve to attain a degree of popularity not inferior to that which has attended the bril liant jeu d'esprit which first brought these two writers into public notice. CURIOUS CASE OF ERYSIPELAS:—Monday morning an inquest was held b e f ore M r. B a k er, at the King's Head, the Maze, Limehouse, on the body of Wm. Rose, aged 71. It appeared in evidence that deceased had been employed during the greater part of his life along the river side in tinkiaditig barges of brieks. He had to stand between the barges and carts, and the bricks being pitched to him he pitched them to others. In fais Operation thd bricits Often brae or slipped, and struck him on the chest. It further appeared that, on Saturday last he was taken suddenly ill in a public-hour-, and con• veyed home in a state of insensibility. A surgeon was sent for, who found him in bad, labouring under erysipelas, extending all over chest and neck, and the medical gentle than stated that it etas that disease which caused death, and that a wound of long standing on the upper bone of the chest, caused by the striking of the bricks, produced the disease. Verdict—" Died by the visitation of God." ANECDOTES OF CHARLES loved what that' be called fun, as much as the youngest of his cow_ tiers. tin one of his birth days, an ittiptiderictascal of a pick pocket had obtained admission to the drawing-room, in the garb of a gentleman. He had succeeded in extract ing a gold snuff-box from a nobleman's pocket, and was quietly transferring it to his own, when, looking up, he suddenly caught the King's eye, and disc.,vered that he had been perceived by his Majesty. The fellow, aware, in all probability, of the King's character, had the impu denee to put his finger to his nose, and winked know ingly at Charles to hold his tongue. Shortly afterwards, the King was much amused, by perceiving the nobleman feeling one pocket after another, in search of his trea sure. At last, he could resist no longer, and looking about him (probably to make certain that the thief had escaped), he called out to the injured person—' You need not, my Lard, give yourself any more trouble about it; your box is gone, and I own myself an accomplice; could not help it, I aaas made a confidant.' . . . . An account of one of lib debauches after a hunting -party in 1667, is amusingly detailed by the gossiping Pepys. It was related to him by Sir Hugh Chulmely, who was present. " They came," he says, "to Sir G. Cartaret's house at Cranbourne, and there were entertained and all made drunk • and being all drunk, A r rn erer did come to tho King, an d swear to By G—, sir,' says he, ' you are not so kind to the Duke of York of late as you used to be.' Not I?' says the King, why so ?" Why,' says he, 'if you are, let us drink his health.' Why, let us,' says the King. Then he ( Armerer) fell on his knees and drank it; and having done, the King began to drink it. Nay, sir,' says Armerer, by G—, you must do it on your knees.' Sj he did, and then all the com pany; and having done it, all fell a-crying for joy, being all maudlin and kissing one another, the King the Duke of York, and the Duke of York the King, and in such a maudlin pickle as never people were."—J. H. Jesse. • • ____ BODY FOUND IN THE RI VER.—On Monday, at two o'clock, an inquest was held before Mr. Baker, at the Tow n of Ramsgate, Wapping, ol the body of a foreign siilor, name unknown. Nothing of value was found upon his person. Verdict—" Found drowned." DEAT HS IN THE LONDON HOSPITAL. —O n Monday three inquests were held before Mr. piker at the above Hospital. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Aua. IL The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Timothy Yeataa Brown, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul for the Duchy of Genoa. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Auc. 11. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to ap point Sir James Clark, Bart., M.D., F.R.S., and Henry Hol land. NI.D., F.R.S., to be Physicians in Ordinary to his Royal Highness. John Forbes, M.D., F.R.S., and Theodore Gordon, M.D., Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, to be Physicians Ex traordinary. Sir Benjamin Brodie, Bart., F.R.S.,Benjamin Travers, Esq., F.R.S., and Charles Aston Key, sq., to be Surgeons in Ordinary ; and Alexander Nasmyth, Esq., M.R.C.S., to be Surgeon Dentist. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Auc. 8. Royal Regiment of Artillery—First Lieutenant H. C. Bevar to be Second Captain, vice Laurence, retired on half-pay ; Seconrl Lieutenant H. A. B. Campbell to be First Lieutenant, vice Bevan, July 31. Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Captain C. C. Alex ander to be Captain, vice Rivers, retired on full-pay; Firs' Lieut. E. Vicars to be Second Captain, vice Alexander ; Se cond Lieut. H. A. White to be First Lieutenant, vice Vicars ; Second Capt. J. H. Rutherford to be Captain, vice Tinting, retired on full-pay ; First Lieut. St. A. \lolesworth to be Se cond Captain, vice Rutherfurd ; Second Lieut. P. 13. Whit tingham to be First Lieutenant, vice Alolesworth, July 2S. WHITEHALL, JULY 21. The Lord Chancellor hag appointed Mark Shephard, of Strat ton, in the county of Cornwall, Gent. ; July 29, Daniel Price tones, of Newcastle Ernlyn, in the county of Carmarthen, Gent. ; 5, Frederick Scudamore, of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be Masters Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. THOMAS FURLEY, grocer, Upper Clapton. JOSEPH PO3IFREY AUSTIN and THOMAS WEST COTT, paper manufacturers, Bristol. BANKRUPTS. ADOLPH ADRIAN, merchant, Bedford-square East, Commercial-road, to surrender Aug. 18, at two, and Sept. 22, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall•strect ; Adlington, Gregory, Faulk ner, and Follet, Bedford-row. LOUIS REIS, merchant, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, Aug. 18, at half-past one, and Sept. 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row. EDWARD VETCH, wine-merchant, Atherstone, War wickshire, Aug. 21, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 22, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, Finsbury square, official assignee; Ruck, Mincing-lane. JOHN GREEN, printer, Sloane-square, Aug. 21, at half past ten, and Sept. 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Tur qua nd , Copthall-buildings, official assignee ; Taylor, Fur nival's Inn. THOMAS HEATON, grocer, Kingston-upon-Hull, Au gust 22 and Sept. 22, at eleven, at the George Inn, Kingston upon-Hull. Rosser and Son, Warwick-court, Holborn, London ; England and Shackles, Hull. JOHN FORSELL, hosier, Leicester, Aug. 24 and Sept. 22, at eleven, at the Castle, Leicester. Broughton, Falcon square, London ; Briggs, Market-street, Leicester. WILLIAM CARROLL, wine merchant, Pall-mall East, August 20, at one, and September 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Clark, official assignee, New Broad-street court Orchard, Hatton-garden. . . THOMAS PRICE, carrier, Brecon, August 20 and Sep tember 22, at eleven, at the Castle Hotel, Brecon. Bucknell, Roberts, Finch, and Neate, Inn-fields, London; Vaughan and Bevan, Brecon. FREDERICK PRESTON, ship-builder, South Town, otherwise Little Yarmouth, Suffolk, Aug. 21, and Sept. 26, at twelve, at the Duke's Head Inn, Great Yarmouth. Cory, Great Yarmouth ; Hawkins, Bloxam, and Stocker, New Bos well-court, London. WILLIAM WILKINSON, ironmonger, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, Aug. 29, and Sept. 22, at the Swan Inn, Boltor le-Moors. Chilton and Acland, Chancery-lane, London ; Hulton, Bolton. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basiaghall-street. C. Coltson, wine merchant, Pancras-lane, City, Aug. 20, at twelve—L. A. Bennett, merchant, Crutched-friars, City, Sept. 10, at twelve—NV. Ayling, chemist, Great Portland-street, Marylebone, Sept. 10, at eleven—G. Barron, builder, Davies street, Berkeley-square, Sept. 3, at one. In the Country. J. Griffiths, merchant, Manchester, Sept. 10, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—J. Moores, shopkeeper, Witton, Cheshire, Sept. 4, at twelve, at the Talbot Inn, Cheshire—T. Gregory, innkeeper, Macclesfield, Cheshire, Sept. 5, at two, at the Macclesfield Arms Hotel, Macclesfield —G. Collier, mercer, Wellington, Salop, Sept. 8, at twelve, at the Shire-hall, Shrewsbury—J. Ashton and W. Crossley, cot ton spinners, Todmerden, Manchester, Sept. 7, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—J. Gamble and T. Kidd, wood sawyers, Sutton-in-Holderness, Yorkshire, Sept. 12, at (me, at the George Inn, Kingston-upon-Hull—W. Howard, cloth merchant, Leeds, Sept. 16, at two, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Leeds—J. Rhodes, woolstapler, Leeds, Sept. 14, at twelve, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds—W. A. Hinde and J. Derham, worsted, spinners, Dolphinholme, Sept. 4, at twelve, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds—T. R. Moseley, cotton spinner, Pyes Mill, Cheshire, Sept. 10, at three, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—J. W. Bell, linen draper, Oldham, Lancashire, Oct. 19, at eleven, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. CE RTIFICA TE S—SE PT. 1. W. Nuttall, grocer, Manchester—J. Crutchley, licensed vic tualler, White Lion, Tooley-street, Southwark—T. Halsall, Moffit, and J. Carter, marble masons, Liverpool—T. Gregory, innkeeper, Macclesfield, Cheshire. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Phipson and C. M. Evans, lamp manufacturers, Birming ham—G. Hudson and W. Abbey, linen drapers, York—H. Youd and W. H. N. Powell, cheese factors, Liverpool—E. Marshall and E. Grimmer, dress-makers, Greenwich—S. Wed more and W. Wood, prevision curers, Bristol—T. P. and J. Harris, brewers, Staines—G. Wigfall and 1, B. Shuttleworth, brush manufacturers, Sheffield—R. Tarrand and E. Bradley, factors, Sheffield—J. Slndford, I. Wood, and J. Tinker, scrib bling millers, Nzw Mill, Kirkburton, Yorkshire (so far as re gards 4. linker)—J. Copestick and J. A s h wor th, wors t e d uyers, Manchester—A. Andrew and W. Jamieson, machine makers, Ashton-under-Lyne—H. Caldwell and W. Stripe, tailors, Liverpool—E. Cockings, T. Cockings, and W. Cock ings, tin plate workers, Long .acre—T. Adams and G. R. E. Hickford, drapers, Windsor—J. H. Howe and J. Ashton, silk manufacturers, Manchester—E. and E. Dukes, chemists, Kingsland-road. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. _ JAMES BENHAM and CO., hotel keepers, Edinburgh Aug. 17 and Sept. 7, at one, at the Chambers of D. M. Black, W. S., Edinburgh. GEORGE SKELTON, merchant, Invernettie Lodge, Pe terhead, Aug. 17 and Sept. 7, at twelve, at Fraser's Inn, Peter head. SWIMMING MATCH. A most inspiriting swimming contest for the posses sion of the three silver medals offered to the Glasgow Swimming Society by the London body of swimmers, came off in the Clyde on Friday morning, about half. past six o'clock. About half.past five crowds began to assemble upon this portion of the Green, and by the time the combatants entered the water, it was computed that there were at least 25,000 onlookers present. Originally there had been the names of fourteen com petitors entered, but only ten came forward, to whom the regulations were read in the floating bath before starting. They then proceeded to the first spring -board, and plunged into the stream—the goal being the cigar or floating bath at a distance of half a mile. Mr. An drew Scott, engineer, first reached the winning rope in the period of nineteen minutes, and became entitled to the first medal, on which is inscribed the words " Glasgow Champion." It also entitles him to compete for the London gold medal, value twenty guineas, at the annual swimming match of the London Society in 1841. The second prize was gained by the brother of the cham pion, Mr. Stevenson Scott : and the third was awarded to Mr. William Miller. The last of the competitors came in within twenty one minutes from starting, but some of them were much exhausted. An agreeable soiree was held last night in the Bloating Bath, Mr. William Gilmour in the chair, at which the medals were presented to the three successful competitors amid much applause. In the course of his address tht: Chairman expressed his intention to grant two guineas towards a medal to he competed for next year. Having given the above detail, we would respectfully hint, that if the Swimming Society means that the art is to be really useful, they should teach people to swim with their clothes on. When a man comes to be in risk of drowning, it is very rarely indeed that he has time or convenience to divest himself of his garments, and a good suit of clothes, with, it may be, a pair of heavy boots, are found to be very unhappy incum brances to those who only swim, and swim well, on holidays ; and the same necessity applies to a kind-hearted penon on the bank who is anxious to save a struggling fellow -creature in the stream. In this we hope we do not recommended anything that is either unnecessary or impracticable, and we will give a proof of it. A few days ago, when the Strabane, East In diarnan, was under weigh from Greenock for Bombay, one of the seamen, who had been jollifying overnight with his friends, and was still scarcely reduced to a saber working state, took the sudden notion that he would not accompany the ship. The mate dared him to go ashore, but Jack jumped overboard, and every one considered that he had done something like com mitting suicide. He was, however, soon observed breasting the waves so deftly that even his little round glazed hat was not disturbed on his head, and at each rising on the water, tho small of his back was seen. A boat was manned, but he had almost reached Greenock quay before it overtook him, from which he was hoisted to the poop, ;Wens volens.—Glasgow Herald. STONEHAVEN.—On Monday, Archibald Far quharson, Esq., of Finzean, was summarily tried before the Sheriff, for having wickedly and feloniously administered, or caused to be administered, to the members of the Total Abstinence v)iree, held at Banchory Ternan on the 16th June last, a certain quantity of jillap mixed with a pound of tea, and an ounce and a half of calomel mixed with fear pounds of sugar, and which was accompanied with the following note ._" From a well-wisher to the health and prosperity of the Society." The pannel pleaded guilty to the crime libelled, unless in so far as it charged him with an attempt to injure the healths of her Majesty's lieges, and was fined in the sum of 101. sterling. AI ----ontrose , Revicw, ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT—GuILDFORD, MONDAY, Ace. 10. (Before Lord Aantaaut and a Special Jury.) LEE V. THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is the owner of a steam barge called the Lee, against the defendants, for injury alleged to have been done to his barge by the negligence of the servants of the Com pany having the management of one of their vessels, called the Ramona. Mr. Platt, Serjcant Channell, aid Serjeant S tea were for the plaintiff. Mr. Th(siger appeared for the defendants. Mr. PLATT stated the case, and said that the plain tiff in this action was the owner of a steam barge ; on the night of the 12th of May she was proceeding down the river on her voyage, and when she arrived near Shellhaven, the crew observed the Ramna steamer coming in an opposite direction, and appa rently bearing down towards them. They called out, but the Ramona continued her course, and eventually, in spite of all the endeavours of the crew on board the barge to prevent it, the two vessels came into collision, and the barge was considerably injured. He had no doubt he should ba able to show that the accident was occasioned by the negligence or carelessness of the people on board the steamer, and be should then be entitled to their verdict in favour of his client for the amount of injury he had sustained. William Bishop, the Captain of the Lee, was then examined. He deposed that on the night in question he was proceeding with his vessel down the river. The barge was of 75 tons burthen. About half-past two o'clock in the morning, when the vessel was off Shell haven, he observed the Ramona. At this time the tide was running down, and he was in the proper course of the channel. He saw a light at the mast head of the I?anzona, and she appeared to be bearing down upon them, and he altered the course of his own vessel in order to prevent a collision. When the Ra mona got close to them his men called out to them, but they made no answer, and seeing that a collision was inevitable he ordered the engine to be stopped, and the Ramona struck his vessel at the after part of the star board paddle-box. When the vessels got clear he heard one of the crew of the Ramona say, " What thieg have you got there?" and another one said " It's only a old barge." The Ramona then went on her course up the river. Cross-examined--There were five hands on board the barge, but they were not all on deck at this time. He left London at eleven o'clock at night. When he first saw the Ramona she was four or five miles off. He could not have avoided the collision by putting his helm hard aport, nor by shifting his courteto the south. The river at this place is about three-quarters of a mile wide, and at the time of the collision he was about 100 fathoms from the north shore. The barge was steered by a wheel, but witness had not been used to steer with a wheel before. He endeavoured to keep the light of the Ramona " open," considering that if he did so he must clear her. He was going at the rate of about nine knots an hour when the accident occurred. There was a light at the mast-head of the barge, which was properly secured, so that it could not swing behind the mast, and be hid. John Barnard, the mate, was examined, and his evidence was to a similar effect. Mr. THE:smut addressed the Jury, and said he was sure that upon the evidence which had been adduced the Jury would not come to the conclusion that the acci dent had been occasioned by the wilful negligence of the persons on board of the defendant's vessel. He put it to the Jury confidently, whether upon the facts, as stated by the plaintiff's witnesses, it was not extremely more probable that the accident arose from the want of skill and the negligence of the people on board the barge. Lord ABINGER expressed an opinion that the plain tiff had not made out his case. It appeared, by his own showing, that there was plenty of room for the barge to have altered her course, and thus avoided the collision. The Jury returned a verdict for the defendants. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. A young nun named William Rich, servant to Major Walter Scott Cameron, of the United States, waited upon the Lord Mayor about three weeks ago in conse quence of the mysterious and unaccountable disappear ance of his master, who, upon his arrival in London, took up his quarters at the Bull Inn, Aldgate. The young man brought with him his master's trunk, in which, if the Major left any property behind him, it was probably deposited. The Lord Mayor gave directions to John Forrester, the officer, to assist the applicant in his inquiry, which has proved ineffectual, and yesterday his Lordship stated that be should cause the trunk to be broken open to ascertain whether it contained any thing likely to aid the search or abate the fears enter tained for the safety of the owner. The statement of Rich was to the following effect : Major Cameron arrived at Cowes, isle of Wight on the 4th of July, in the Charles Carroll ship, Captain Crosier, from New Orleans, and engaged Rich as com panion and servant in London na the 7th, on the night of which they went to the English Opera House to gether. On the Bth, 9th, and 10th they visited several parts of the metropolis, and on the 11th they again went to the English Opera House, where the Major met a lady whom he accompanied from the theatre, and who appeared extremely unwillin g to let the servant know where the master was going. On Sunday, the 12th, he returned home to breakfast, after which he repaired to the American Coffee-house the last time and place at which the Major was seen. The LORD MAYoR asked w h at money the Major ap pearedo be possessed London to of, and wh e th er h e h a d any friends in o Rich replied that the Major, mentioned incidentally that upon leaving Philadelphia, which seemed to be his native place, he had 2501. in his possession, out of which he paid for his passage to England. He (Rich) supposed that his master might have 2001. when they met. On July 10, two days before his master's disap pearance, he ripped, by the Mjor's direction thirty sovereigns from a sort of bag, each of the sovereigns having been kept separate from the rest, but whether the Major had more money in his pocket on leaving the Bull Inn, he could not tell, and he had no reason to believe the Major had friends or acquaintances in London. The LORD MAYOR supposed the Mljor was of Scotch birth. Rich said his master had mentioned to him that his father and mother were Scotch, but that he was him self a native of the United States. He certainly spoke very much in the American style, and was in the habit )f using the words " I guess," and " I consider," fre quently. His age was about 25 or '26 years, and he !lad a sort of American shuffle in his gait. Tie LORD Mayon—Did it appear to you that he had any prticu:ar business in England ? Rich---.No, my Lord he came merely to see the country, according to what he mentioned to me, and it was his intention to visit France and Italy. ; have, with the officer's assistance, made inquiry of Ambassa dors and C onsu l s , an d i n every i mag i na bl e quarter , b ut can get no tidi ngs w h atever o f him. of ‘JVuillyliafrom mVortthe E ester n s g a i i i d sh th o a p t hHaodt'lsseee, but it wasn the fem a l e whom th e M a j or accompanied on t h e n i g h t o f t h e 1 1th era evident that she had had no communication with him since that time. The Loft] ) MAYOR intimated, that in a day or two he should order the trunk to be opened if the Major did not appear. • • - A man named Alexander, who had been employed to drive pigs from a Sc Ali wharf to Smithfield, was charged with having goaded a gentleman, and cruelly beaten one of the pigs, and also with having caused gre.t dia. order. brought The in The defend an t , i t appeare d, had nineteen pigs to drive t o mar k et, and th e poor animals hav in g been Irish pigs, and required different kind of driving. The ran into a sh o p. defenda n t, w h o was an exper i ence d driver, knew the fact, but chose , Scotland,' were much more shy than f!oria his inhumanity it was stated, to drive them more Hi&ernico, or I rish fashion, and eoad?d on e o f t h em in particu l ar so sharply that she passing told th e d e f endant that h e w as a brute, and im mediately rece i ve d a poke of t h e goa d, which compli ment was A gentleman who ha pp ened to be returned with a slap on the head. A g r eat obstruction and disturbance was the consequence, and the most effectual w a y o f p u tting an end to the row was adopt e d b y the police, who d rove th e d r iver to th e Compter, an d put the pie's under the protection of a person wh o t reated their nat i onal peculiarity with greater respect. The L ORD MAYOR—WeII, defendant, so you were not satisS e d w i t h goading the pigs, but you must goad the pe o pl e ? W hat have you to say ? The defend ant sa i d that It's pigs were very timid, and, contrary to what had been stated, be had been ' most gentle with them, for the fact was that rough driving with the Scotch breed completely defeated its object, and added to the difficulty of getting them to market. Sometimes a pig took it into his head to do the most w rong t hi ngs, and such was t h e case w i t h those he drov e . A tog a i n the r ib s generally set all right, and he made a gentle poke at the pig, hot the goad accidentally touched the head of a gentleman, who immediately turned round and struck him, and thus provoked a quarrel. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of August 11.) Sroau.—The British Plantation market has been in a , dal! state during the past week ; grocers as well as re - tiners showing very little disposition to do business, and fi r the three market days the purchases have amounted to barely 350 hhds and tierces; the merchants, however, have shown little desire to force sales, and have only submitted to a reduction on former rates of Is per cwt. There has seen no public sale, the deliveries during the past week nave again been less than last year during the same time ; there has been but few arrivals. Yesterday accounts wero received by the West India packet, stating that the crops had been much injured by the dry weather, particularly at Jamaica, where large quanti ties of canes of this as well as of next season's crop had been rendered useless, and great fears were entertained that the supply of Sugar this season would prove less than has been previously stated. The accounts eluded to above caused the h &lug of West India Sugar to-day to refuse to sell excepting at former rates, but the trade evinced little desire to do busi ness, and the demand for grocery and refining purposs was very limited, the private purchases not exceeding 300 hhds and tierces, the prices of Friday were however sup ported ; there was no public sale. The stock of British Plantation Sugar is now 16.933 hhds and tierces, which is 13,894 less than last year at the same period. The stock of Mauritius is 29,027 bags, be ing 100,510 less than last year. The stock of Bengal is 20,661 bags, which is 31,179 less than last year. The de livery of British Plantation Sugar for the last week was 1,414 hhds and tierces, being 1187 less than during the same time last year. The delivery of Mauritius was 3,988 bags, being 5,314 less than last year. The delivery o f Bengal was 1,738 bags, being 1,415 less than the corres ponding week of last year. The Gazette average price is now 57s 44d, in 1839 it was 40s 74,1, and in 1838 31s OA-d. REFINED.-The prices of Rr.tined Goods suitable for the borne trade have again declined Is per cwt. since this day se'nnight, and the business dune has been upon a very small scale owing to the duel state of the raw market; standard lumps have sold at 107 a 6d a 1083. Export goods have also ben little in requea, and to eff,ct sales the refiners nave taken lower prices—double crushed is to be had at 34s and Hambro loaves at 37s to 39s fer 14 and 101bs. In he prices of bastards and pieces there is little change, and they experience a dull sa'e. Treacle is dull and rather lower. Several sales have been made in Dutch crashed Sugar at 31s 31 on board in Amsterd,m, and at 32s 9d on ioard here. 'co-d , ty the Refined market was in a dull sta'e, and it is difficult to quote prices, the nearest !or standard lumps are 106 s 6c.l to 107 s. Treacle sells heavi'y, and prices have alien to 41s for common, and 423 to 43s for Patent, and he best old make ; in Pieces and Bastards scarcely any ,hing doing, bonded crushed Sugar sells slowly at 345. pt r cwt. EAST INDIA —The borne trade have purchased sparingly whine sorts of Bengal, and 226 bags at public sale which sold at 83s to 85s for low to good was 13 to Is 6d under former rags; of brown kinds 320 bags at public sale sold at 61s 61 to 69s 6d for very low damp and middling qua lity being► 2s, below the recent high rates. This afternoon the home trade purchased sparingly of Bengal, 30 puns . 143 hhds 140 chests and 1,b87 bags were offered at public sale, the whole found buyers, but at a re duction on former rates of Is to 2s per cwt, fine white went at 86s, good 83s to 84s, low to mid 803 to 82s 6d, damps and washed 79a to 85s, sound strong bright brown, after the West India fashion 745 6d to 775, very ordinary 703 6d to 71s. _ . FOREIGN.—The early part of last week the importers of Foreign were induced by some improvement in the Con tinental markets to bold for higher prices, particularly . . yellow Havannah both floating and on the spot, which prevented further transactions. The quostion of the ad mission of white Havannah for consumption is decided, and Government will allow no more to be admitted ; a floating cargo of yellow Havannah has been sold at 25s per cwt for Antwerp. MOLASSES,—In West India the operations have been limited; holders have displayed less firmness, Lnd have submitted to a reduction on former rates of 6d to Is per cwt; the supplies have again been small, and not many parcels are left in the hands of the merchants. _ COFFEE.—The home consumption Coffee market has presented a quiet appearance since this day week ; by pri vate contract nothing has been done in British Plantation, and 200 pkgs offered at auction sold at lower rates, making the decline from the highest point of the market of 5s to 6s. Jamaica low middling and middling went at 106 s to 117 s, good and fine fine ordinary 80s to 105 s; Dominica, good and fine fine ordinary 90s to 100 s. In the East India Market there has been little business done. At public sales 1,060 bags sold at 633 to 65a 6d for fair and good ordinary. Ceylon is not offered pri vately at any further reduction, but there are yet few buyers ; 700 bags at public sale, however, went 2s under the former rates, good ordinary selling at 84s 6d to 853. 61; 86 bags ord Sumatra at auction sold at 365; and 117 bags Mysore were bought in at 70s for fine ordinary. We have few private transactions to re port in Foreign, the few parcels of St. Domingo being held above the value, and the importers having offered 4,530 bags Rio at public sale wherein the few Mediterranean orders were executed, in most in stances fuliy 6d below the previous quotations, to the extent of only 700 bags sound at 41s 6d to 43s for low good ordi nary to fine ordinary, the better sorts being bought in up to 44s 6cl: and about 700 bags damaged sold from 36s to 41s 6d. Upon the whole the market continues dull, with little inclination to purchase at the reduced rates. To-day there was more activity in the home consumption Coffee market ; by private contract there was a good deal of inquiry after all sorts subject to the 9d duty, and several parcels were disposed of rather above last week's rates; sales in good ordinary Java were made at 66,, common 655, and under the latter figure there is nothing to be had. Ceylon was taken more freely, and stiffer rates paid, good ordinary selling at 85s 6d to 86s. In B. P. rather more busi ness was done at former rates. The markets closed with a decidedly more healthy appearance, there was no public sale of any description, but 1,000 bags Porto Rico from the Cape, 1,043 bags Mysore, and 50 casks 200 bags B. P. are declared for Thursday. COCOA.—British Plantation has been in fair demand, and former rates have been maintained at the public sales of 376 barrels and bags Trinidad ; low to middling red went at 51s to 53s 6d, grey 403 91 to 503 6d per cwt. In Foreign there has been little passing, but prices do not give way. Rice,—The fine weather has caused the demand for Bengal to be limited by private contract, and 1,400 bags at public sale sold at 3d under former rates; middling to good white went at 13s to 14s 6d ; on these terms, however, there are generally not sellers. • The stock being on the decrease, and the import for the remainder of the season being expected to be small ; Java has been in better request, and by private treaty large parcels have been dis posed of at former rates, upon which terms some parties are not disposed to sell. At public sale 1,000 bags went at 113 to 12s for good middling to good white; 560 bags low white Siam were taken in. Carolina is still selling at 34s to 36s for home use, and 21s to 23s for export. TlN.—East India is held for former rates, but the de mand has been limited, and at public sale 1,340 slabs fine straits were taken in at 733; for Banca 73s 6d to 74s is required. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS. —FOC West India Rum a good demand has existed for all descriptions, and former rates have been fully maintained, for the choice and high flavoured sorts even Id advance has been freely paid. The sales since our last are 300 puns Jamaica and 350 puns Leewards; the former 25 to 35 per cent over-proof at 63 ld to 63 Bd, 36 to 38 over 6s 10d a 7s, with superiar marks at 7s Id a 7s 6d, and the Lee wards, proofs to 8 over at 3s 9d a 4s, 9 to 18 over 4s Id a 4s Bd, 20 to 28 over 4s 101 a 53 6d, and 30 to 40 over 5s 81 a Os 2d per gall. The importations of Rum have fallen off this year, but the stock is much the same now as it was at the commencement of Aug. 1839.—1 n Brandy there has been very little business done either by the home trade or the shippers, but as the holders do not seem disposed to force sale!, the article has maintained the prices quoted in our last. For Geneva there has beer, a fair demand, and very little change can be quoted in prices. British Corn Spirits in good request at 103 3d per gallon. To-day Rum was in good request at former rates. A Government contract for 100,000 gallons is declared. The market closed with a firm appearanale. Brandy yet neglected. SPICES.—This afternoon Pepper was in good request ; and 3,450 bags at public sale sold rat her higher; ordinary Sumatra went at aid to did, and a few lots good ordi nary bought at 4d, 180 bags mid white were taken in at 10d per lb. TEA. —To-day 2,151 chests Congos', 1,265 Arms I 583 I do Twaakay, 29 chests Orange Pekoe, 90 chests 102 Ido Young Hyson, 465 chests Ilyson skin, and 90 chests Ily son were ()tiered at public sale, at which there was a good attendance of the trade. About 1,000 pkgs out of the quantity offered were withdrawn, the remainder sold with fair spirit at an advance on last sale's rates of id to ld per lb; Congou, ordinary Tea, old and flat went at 2s lid to 23 21, good ord flat and heated 23 2d to 2s 21d, but mid and mid rather strong 2s 3id to 23 41, but mid full and strong burnt Sauchong flavour like 2s 41d to 2s 4id, but mid blackish leaf rather strong Ankui Pekoe flays ur 2s 41 to 2s 40, Twankay but mid ,strong burnt 2s 2d to 23 3d, good ordinary coarse 2s 3 Ito 23 31d, but middling rather flat 23 ajd to 2s 31,c1 ; Orange Pekoe, middling Tca strong full Ankoi little burnt 2,94 d to 2s 10d, middling Tea coarse 3s o,id, good ordinary coarse 3s 21 to 3.3 2id ; Hyson skin but middling rather coarse burnt 13 Hid to ls 1 lid, good ordinary coarse Is IJ d Hyson but middling strong and fresh 2s 64d, but middling strong burnt 2s 71.1 to 2s 71d ; Souchong good mid rather ripe 33 6d; Imperial middling strong burnt 3s 311 to 3s 3kl; Gunpowder middling strong burnt 4s 5Ad per lb. This afternoon there was a good demand for Free Trade by private contract, and prices closed firmly at 23 20 to 2i 3d for Common Congou, and Twankay for cash. Com pany's Congou was in request, and 23 2A-d to 2s 20 paid for cash. PitovisioNs.—lrish Butter has given way -S 1 to 2 s per cwt. Foreign has been in good request, but prices arc rather lower. Prices keep high for Bacon, and a good dial of business has been done. Lard has s.dd steadily. HAMS in good request. Prime India I.l.tef and pri me quality of Mess arc unusually sc arc e . The market fir Put k has taken a turn within these last few days. India Beef 91 12s 6d, Mess ditto 7/ 2s 61, Second ditto 6/ 123 6d to 6/ 15i rudia Pork 6110 Mess 3/ I7s 6.1 to 31 18s ; Best Bacon 3/ 15s to 3/ 16s inf. rior ditto 3/ 93 to 31 12s; liarnbur4h in bond—lndia Beef 61 173 6d to 7/ 2s 61, Mess 51 7s 6d, Mess Purk 317 s 61, The contract for Beef is fur 13,000 tierces, and Pork 10,000 tierces. TALLOW.—Both Giandlers and Soapboilcrs have ac cepted 51s 31 to 51s 6d for P. Y. C. of first quality, being a reduction on the rates of this day work of 93 to Is per cwt. This afternoon these was Ira improvement in the de mand for Petcrsburgh Yellow Candle and the nearest quota tions were 51s 3d on the spot, and 51s fur delivery in the last three months. Oils.—ln common descriptions of Fish Oils there has le n a considerable business doing, both for home use ant export; prices have further improved 20s to 303 For tun for Seal and Southern ; the former in large EV ENING EDIT ON. :),rcels have been disposed of at 31/ lOs to 31/ 153 fo pale ; brown and yelle , w 271 to 301, and the latt at 251 to 27! for middling to fine quality. Cod held for 29/ 103 to 291 15s, and not many parcels to be had thereat. At an etion on Friday 260 tons Southern sold readily at 24l to' 261 lOs for low to fine quality ; 250 tuns are declared for public sale. Sperm has been in good request, and i lrices have improved to 961. 103 to 971. for first quality. In Linseed Oil extensive gales have been made for delivery onwards at 30s per cwt. Rape has sold freely, brown at 395, and pale 40s. In Olive a fair business has been done_ Cocoa Nut Oil of good quality is held fcr 42g, Palm has sold steadily at former rates. TOBACCO.—'fie price s of American Tobacco continue steady upon the whole, though in some few instances the least esteemed qualities have sold a shade cheaper. SALTPETRE.-This Ju-neon the demand was good for Bengal, but 2,250 bags Calcutta at auction were taken in above the value, viz. at .28s for refraction Sid to 31c 1 ; 27: 6d per cent was offered. INDIGO.—In East India a fair amount of business' has b ten transacted since w last orote chiefly for export, and principally in good and fine s orts, the rates previously established have been fully nesintaitsed, since the quarterly sale nearly 600 chests have been disposed of Holders have more confidence in the ar.'icle, Spanish bas maintained its former value; at auction &7 serons Guate mala all sold ; Sobres ordinary to fine at 4s 6 , 1 to 63; Cortes low to good 3s to 4s Bd, low and lean Is 3d to 2, 61; 73 serons Caraeca were taken in tit 3s 31 to 45 6d per lb. To-day a good many parcels of East India were disposed of both for I , rne use and export at last sale's rites; good sorts arc rather more in request. This after noon 35 serous Guatemala at pubic sale went at rather lower rates. IRISH MARKETS. OUBLIN MARKET NOTE for :he WEEK ending AUG I. From To A verago. 1, 1 )59 kVbeat, per barrel trt stogie.... 25 C 31 0 31 3 El 7 Bel e ~ 0 Barfey 1,128 O . OS 1 4 5trt..!....... 17 6 19 0 lb 2 0 Pour, per cwt. .. 0 storm, ...... e 0 ... U 90. Oatilica I _ 8 stone l6 6 to 0 18 3 Sold to Bakers only. 9,511 Cat. !`dour ....« .. .... ~ Average price .it 'A hero .11,10 lour 60 id, per sack 11 •ceTts of Flour, 1(,3r;,1 ... Flr•l• )b • • r t - 1).•to '2F. Od f rom 23. Od to 163 Od 4 ides of 1)0, 9 5 1 1 1101 , 2 - CTrord3 from 95. 01 co 12s Od PRZCF. OF BREAM. Quarto - I Loa! ..... 10d. 1 2,artern sd. CORK 9IARKETS....Aug. 8. xVher.t (prr r.:Ost.)l7s 61. to 3 0:1.i vats (per list. ..145. 6 d. to 175.9.3; flurlsv I , mr 16st.) i 3 0 15 0 11 , 1orr (per cwt) 6 n 2t Oatmeal (per cwt.)... ...... Cd. to 16s tld beef, 4d. to 7d.-111utten, sd. to 60. Veal, 4d to fld Pork, 41d. to 5d.--Fresh 'lintel, 10d. t 4 ", lld per lb. PRICE OF RUTTER. _ ....„. —.-... First Quality... ". 00000 • .T 0.. ......... ..2......... ... t .. 5 . ...... •... :12 . ) the Country'. WS, second 'fiord •... ........ •. . ........ •.... 87 ........... ...... M.D.* . .. 75 Fourth -• 84 •••••••,•••••••.....,Pl• - 73 Fifth BO .....„.... ..... .......,„, ..... 60 Sixth •• CLON iIIELL MARKETS...au& P. Per (wt. d s. d. a. d. 1 e d. S. r, New Butter ...... ....:-JS otooo U rlidee k_raw).." ,- ..... uCa •- •'4 (I Oatmeal .... ...... -.12 0 12 3 11acotiP.g - . 36 C 40 . Rendered Lard 0 52 ') tirade.. ...... .".......28 '3 ' l'er BzL. ...1 A "lour, Second P 44 It tour,l t" .. rde......--- 0 •-,', 0 —Household...— I.* 42 01— -- k0urtne......22 0 -- Per Ward 0 ?spesecd ...- ...... ....2+; 0 0 i Barley ............... 13 u 14 0 Bere K 4 10 1 2 fe i ,I! ....... ~...,..---- - -"- KILKENNY MA It.REI;:. or :cat,per barrel)3o; Od.to :17s. Od.: beet ,er li - _ ........ at, C. - t`"? r '''''' f 4 Earley 20 0 22 0 Rutter) •.......". 0 6 0 ~ vats N 6 14 t' Pork ..... ..........„ is 4 0 4 ,, Flour (per bag) :)c 0 4(. 0 sea' .........,..„...• •0 6 0 '„ Butter ((per cwt.) 90 0 4 , , 0 ..resP Butter .. 0 U I ~, Bacon Pigs 35 0 36 0 s:alt Date 0 6 0 ',.," Coals 1 0 1 2 Votatoes ( per at.) 1, 2 0 ' LORONER's INQUEST, THE LATE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT OD LOSS OF' LIFE AT LONDON BRIDGE. Yesterday afternoon at five o'clock, a highly respect able Jury were empannelled before Mr. Payne, th e City Coroner, at the Old Swan Tavern, Fish-street Hill, to investigate into the circumstances attewdant the death of Marian S •ward, aged four years, one of the unfortunate children of Mr. Michael Seward' Secretary to the Promoter Life Assurance CorapanYy No. 9, Chatham-place, Blackfriars, three of whom wer e , drowned near London-bridge, on the afternoon 0' Saturday last. On the CORONER taking his seat, he inquired of Cowtan, the summoning officer, if either of the other bodies had been found ? Cowtan replied that one had that morning, but being in the parish of Poplar, the body had been refused to be given up, and that the inquest was appointed to b° held before Mr. Baker. The CORONER said such a proceeding was very dil" graceful, and Mr. Baker well kne.v that it was WOO"' In the event of a verdict of murder or manslaughter being returned, the body would be obliged to be brough t . before him. Had such a thing occurred in his district, he should have been anxious to have spared the feelings of the relatives, and the time of the public, by OW up the body. The Jury having viewed the body, the evidence iss is proceeded with as follows : Arm Ranson, cook in the service of Mr. Seward, of No. 9, Chatham-place, stated that she left home 0 0 Saturday afternoon last about two o'clock, with he r mister, mistress, and four children. They got into a boat at the steps of Bldckfriars-bridge. Th e y w ere rowed towards the steam wharf at London -bridge. There were two bags of luggage also in the boat. They were rowed by one waterman. They passed under London-bridge, and saw the steam•boat they were to go on board for Gravesend. As they were being rowed in towards the wharf, they got very close to the paddle wheels of the steamer, and in a moment after the boat struck against the side of the steamer and upset. By the CORONER—There were two other servants on board the boat besides myself, making in all six grown-up persons and four children. The waternasa appeared quite sober. When the boat struck the steamer it tilted outwards, toward the middle of the river. William James West stated that he was a waterway, and conveyed the deceased and its parents and servants, on Saturday last, to the Gem steamer, at tt.e Londo n " bridge Wharf. He rowed through the second arch of tbe bridge on the City side, and then rounded his boat td get to the ladder of the steamer, which had her bea looking down the river. It was ebb tide at the time bi,ei got alongside the boat ; he was in the act of laying bo of the ladder, when the swell of the water caused it t° heel against the side of the steamer, and it u pset. By the CORONER—I am li cenc ed to carry e ' gu to grown persons. My b oa t i s a ver y large one, an d w er properly trimmed. When I got close to the sting no one was on deck near the ladder. Had the he' . the steamer bee n ano th er wa y, no a ccident wou!4 be° happened. The Gem was motionless at the time , Charley Gray, a boatman, said he was in his bl d near London bridge, when he heard the screams' bond in saving several females who were II) he ter, near the paddles of the Gem steamer. NC 5 nothing-whatever of the children. ti rt . ; Charles Clark, beadle of London-bridge V" stated that he received Mr. and Mrs. Seward and the' servants when got out of the water. He took they fint to the Shades Hotel, but the landlord said t house was full, and he could give no accommodatioaci He then took them to that house (the Swan) , an li met with a similar answer; but he subsequently t°° them to the Mitre, on Fish-street Hill, where t"e'„ were very kindly treated. Goolind deposed to finding the body of the deceascifi, floating in the river, opp os it e th e Commercial Doc' Limehouse Reach, and he brought it there. Mr. Francis, the landlord of the Shades, en be d called 'on by the Coroner for an explanation , d' llic o entirely the statement of the beadle. Tnc vritnesa Manson, however, was recalled, and corroborate Clarke's testimony. A letter addressed to the Coroner, from Mr. SewBl r was here read. H e d escr ib e d the accident in sirn i J o terms to the witnesses, but, in addition, stated that waterman carried his heat too low. He then rowed b: so close to the paddle-wheel of the steamer thet pa stern of the boat went under the paddle-box, end caused the servants to be jerked from their see"' 8 thus upset the boat. The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned ver. diet of .4 Accidental death." s- The CORONER said he could not help again c%l9 , re sing his regret that a second inquest was to take on the body of the other child to-morrow, a nd he " 1 ; rectcd the beadle, if the body of the third child found, to let him know, and he would give an order f or its burial without an inquest. SI LVE It PLATE.---Now published g ratis, A n Will be sent post free, if applied for by a paid lettero,o: Pamphlet of T. COX SAVORY'S Prices of Silver SPsci... and Forks, with Drawings of the Patterns, Tea and Coffee late d vices with Designs, Presentation Plate, Silver-edged kf, Cl° Ware, the new Plated on White Metal Spoo ns and c'erk„ Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gold and Silver Watches, .00, Jewellery, Cutlery, Ladies' Gold Neck Chains , with WO , 0 of the New Patterns. The ground floor, first, second, and third fl oor s are fi 0 01 ut for the exhibition of an extensive _______ , __ --- BIRTHS. of t he On the 10th inst., at Cowden Rectory, Ken t, the la d y Rev. T. Harvey, of a son. of C ' On the 11th inst., at Park-hill, Tooting, the Fife' Candy, Esq., of a dauhter. On the Nth inst., at Brighton, the lady of C. F. Huth, I:''g.'{ of a son. On the 9th inst., at Felbrigg, the Lady Sophia Windha l,, , o a son. . c , i e tor - At Toronto, the lady of the Hon. J. Alacaulay, in-P aeneral, of three daughters. ___..._.-----"---- MA R n of tb e At Cork, Thomas Spring, Esq., 24th Regiment , s to ° lI WY' late Lieutenant-Colonel Spring, 57th R e giment, daughter of the John M. Smyth, Esq. t, _, nv gec . At Cautray, Inverness J. C. Freeburn, E , q, _,', se d a geld , Surrey, to Anna, daughter of Colonel Grogan, °' - Ireland. _____--------- DIED. n On the 9th inst., at Wakefield. Helen, the wife of —,•✓obes4rt Carr, 1 7 ,.q., and daughter of the late Thomas Waterton, '" of Walton Hall, n car Wakefield. • )ff E r e ' On the 6th inst., at Brighton, the Lady Hatch e youngest. sister of the present Earl of Newburgh. ut.borougi'' At. Paris, Pet:r P. Martin, Esq., forme rl y of P SussM, aged 91. ,hter c f On the 7th iast., at. Islington. Elizabeth, second daub the late Dr. Couto, of Doctor ' s' Commons. Surrey. 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