The Sun. — London, England, 1840-08-13 00:00:00

The Sub-Treasury Bit, having - for several years been the great subject of interest in the United States, and the great point which the democratic party had espeoially wished to carry, so that the cense of the Bill and the party were almost identified, an analysis is given, new that the measure has become law. The eitle of the statute, and it will be remembered that the oppesisien party showed a great deal of factious nest in a vain etideervour to fix upon the law an (opprobrious title, is, " An Act to provide for the col lection, safe-keeping, trans'er, an.l disbursement of the Public Revenue?' The Ist section provides for the building at the seat of Government which is to be called thee Treasury, and in which the treasurer of the United States is to keep the public money until it is withdrawn by law. The 2d appoints the Mint of the United States in Philadelphia and the branch mint in New Orleans to be places for the public money at those points. The 3d provides rooms in the Custom-houses of New York and Boston for the use of the Receivers general ef the public money, and the 4th simi lar offices at Charleston and St. Louis. By the sth, the President, with the advice of :he Senate, is to nominate four Receivers-General, who are to hold office for four years. These are to give proper securities, and to be located in New York, Boston, Charleston, and St. Louis. By the 6th, the treasurer of the United States and the treasurer of the Mint of the United States, the treasurers of the branch Mints, and the several receivers and collectors, arc to keep the public money safely, without " loaning" or using, until the same is ordered by a proper Government autho rity, and to do such duties as are required by the Executive. The 7th and Bth sections merely refer tothe bonds to be gives as security by the public officers. By the 9th section, all the collectors sr c receivers within the district of Columbia are, soften as they are directed by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Postmaster-General, to pay to the Treasurer of the United States all the public money in their hands. The collectors in Philadelphia and New Orleans are to pay the money to the Treasurer there, and those within the cities of New York, Boston, Charleston, and St. Louis are to pay the four Receiv ers-General. The Secretary and Postmaster-General nee to direct the payment by the Collectors and Re ceivers at least oriole a week, and oftener if thought ne cessary. 'Fhe 10th section gives the Secretary of the Treasury power to transfer money i n th e h an d s o f any one of Mio depositaries to the Treasury of the United States, the Mint at Philadelphia, the Branch Mnt at New Orleans, or any of the Receivers-' General, and from the hands of any depositary to any other depositary. A similar power over money belonging to the Post-office department is gives to the Postmaster-General, and the Treasurer of the Milted States is enabled to draw on any of the depositaries at discretion. By the 11th, the money held by arty of the depositaries is to be considered es deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United Staters, and to be subject to his draught for transfer or dishursenrent, and each depositary is to make returns to the Treasury and Post-office of money received and paid. Tire 12th and 13th sections allow thd Secretary to appoint special agents for the examination of the accounts of the several depositaries, and appoint additional cheeks to inaccuracies. The 14th merely provides clerks for the fiscal officers. By the 15th sec tion the Secretary of the Treasury is to draw as soon as peasiblo the balances remaining with the present depositaries, and confine the keeping of the money to the depositaries under the Act. By the 16th, per sons having public money to pay, and patentees wishing to pay for patents, may pay the Treasurers or the Receivers-General. The Fiscal Officers (not including those connected with the Post-office) are, by the 17th section, to keep an entry of each sum received and paid, and of the kind of currency in which each is received and- paid ; and if any of the file 11 officers (including those connected with the Peet-office) convert to their own use, invest, or loan' any of the public money, such an act is to constitute a felony ; and any person participating in it is lo be imprisoned for a term not less than six month,, nor more than five years, and to pay a fine equal to the amount embezzled. The 18th section merely refe.s to temporary offices, to be used till the proper offices are built. By the 19th section it is ordered, that after the 13th of June, 1840, the resolution of Congress of the 30th of April, 1816,1 which authorizes the receipt of moneys payable to the United States, is to be so modified that one-fourth of all duties, taxes, &c., and moneys due, shall be col lected in the legal currency of the United States ; that after the 30th of June, 1841, one other fourth shall be so collected ; after June,lB42, one other fourth ; and after June, 1843, the remaining fourth ; all sums to be paid in gold and silver after the day last men tioned. Section 30 orders, that after June, 1843, the officers engaged is making disbursements on account of the United States shall make them in gold and silver only. By section 21 no exchange of funds shall be made by any disbursing agents of Govern ment, except an exchange for gold and silver ; but every one when furniahed with means for disburse ment in legal currency is to pay in that currency, and when furnished with draughts to get those draughts paid, and make his payments with the currency so received, unless he can change the moons in his hands for gold and silver at par. Any officer violating this provision is to be suspended from office. The 22d section rendered it unlawful for the Secretary of the Treasury to make or continue any general order which will create a difference in the branches of revenge as to the funds in which the debts due to the United States shall be paid. The 23d see tisn declares it to be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to publish regulations for the speedy presen tation of Government draughts, prescribing times and places of presentation, having particular care that the draughts are not thrown into circulation as a paper cur rency. The 24th, 26th, and 27th sections provide for expenses of offices, and for salaries. By the 25th the Treasurer is authorised to receive payments in advance for public lands ; but these receipts are not to be trans ferable, and only presented in payment for lands by the very persons to whom they are given. The 27th sec tion repeals all Acts or parts of Acts which may mili tate against these provisions. There can be no doubt that all men of business in this country will watch carefully the working of this measure, and they will have this consolation in doing se, that the country cannot be in a worse state with regard to currency than it has been in fur the last three years. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. (WEDNESDAY EVE NING.) N LNG EDITION. AMERICAN SUB-TREASURY BILL (From the Times.) money market for some time past. The calculation is, that they produce rather mole than 4 per cent. at pre sent for the money invested, which the general reluct ance of trustees and others to place capital in that de- scription of security is not sufficient to account for, especially as the public companies and corporate bodies of large means are vigilant enough in general in changing its position to the quarter in which its production will be greatest with equal security. Hence another explanation has become current of the low quotation referred to, which is, that the measure of disposing of the " dead-weight" has again been , t brought under discussion in the Bank parlour, with I , the .urther understanding that, if it is offered, the pub lic may have it at its fair market value, and will not be trifled with, as they were on the last occasion, by mere demonstrations of sale without any real intention of carrying them iato execution. That value would then be a :justed by the proportion the " dead weight " would bear to other securities of the same class in circulation, and the object of those who intended to purchase would be best answered by keeping down their price, not to mention that the prospect of so large an additional supply would naturally of itself, and without any effect, keep down the price. What truth there is in that supposition remains of course to be seen, but the necessity of some sacrifice of that kind on the part of the B ink is very apparent from the continued low rate of the foreign excharees, which threatens another exportation of gold, an 1 it is understood that the Bank Directors who have been under examination before the Select Committee of Ihe House of Commons have had some pretty plain hints given them that an application to the Bank of France for assistance is an experiment they would do well not to repeat. While the dread of that Committee, which is a most salutary one, is in full force, we are tolerably sure of good principles and prudent conduct on the part of the Bank of England. The accounts from New York received this morning attest strongly the favourable working of the Sub- Treasury Bill, at least in the commencement of its ope. ration. By this law, as already stated, one-fourth of all Government dues is to be paid in specie at once, and one-half after June, 1841 ; yet it had created no scar city of specie in the market ; on the contrary, it was almost a drug, and Treasury notes bore a premium of j to i per cent. SUN.—There was a slight reaction in Consols to day, owing to sales being effected to some extent, pro• bably w,th the view of realizing profits on the late great advance in prices, it being notorious that many parties having no permanent stake in the public funds, came in at the low prices with the sole object of making money by the folly of the alarmists. Consols closed at 91 : 1 for immediate transfer, and 91t for the account. New Three•and-a-Half per Cents. declined to 99i and the Three per Cents. to 91i. Exchequer Bills remained at 26 to 24 prem. The speculative operations in the Foreign Market were comparatively trivial, except in Spanish Bonds. The Actives receded from 26 to 26* for immediate delivery, and from 268 to 26* for time. Portuguese Five per Cents. went as high as 338, but the Three per Cents. were only at 221 to 4. Mexican Bonds fell to 292, and Colombian to 258; but at these quotatioas not more than one bargain was reported in each in stance. Belgian Bouds rose again per cent, being at 1042 ; Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. were steady at 521 to Tne Railway Shares all took a lower range to day, sales being pressed at the reduction. Great Western left off at 324-, New at 14, Hull and Selby at 3, Bir mingham quarter at 22, and Blackwell at -a pre mium. Great North of England were 11k, North Midland 11, and Birmingham and Gloucester .54 dis count. DUTCH AND GERMAN MAIL. THE HAGUE, MAY B.—The Committee for drawing up the Address made its report to-day, as we announced it would, in a sitting of the Second Chambers. Though this Committee sat for so long a time, it does not appear that the draught of the Address contains anything remarkable. After the examination of the Address in the Section, the Committee adjourned. On Thursday next the Chamber will sit with closed doors, when the debate on the Address will probably commence. BERLIN, AUG. B.—OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.— Publicanduin.—On the announcement of my reign, I found that by the paternal care of his late Majesty, the circumstances which had troubled the religious peace in the Grand Duchy of Posen, and separated the Ro mln Catholic subjects of that province from their spi ritual head, were put into a train which gave reason to hope a speedy and satisfactory arrangement. It was extremely agreeable to me, without being obliged to deviate from the measures hitherto observed by his Majesty the late King, and in which I must declare my entire concurrence, to pursue the course which has now led to a happy result. The declaration of Archbishop Dunin, which had been laid at the foot of the Throne, gives me the hope that an arrangement will be made, by which the right of the Crown shall be maintained, the respect due to the laws asserted, and the return of order in the affairs of the Church, be secured. This removal of the misun derstandings that have hitherto existed spares me the performance of the melancholy duty of carrying into effect the sentence passed on the Prelate by the Court of Justice, and the continuance of the enforcement of those rigorous measures which were the necessary conse quences of his conduct. I have, therefore, been very willing to accede to tho petitions presented to me to consider the suspension of his ecclesiastical functions, and the imprisonment which was the consequence of his leaving Berlin without permission, as a satisfaction which it was necessary to give to violated laws, and I will now graciously recal the Prelate to his Bishopric. I have been the more inclined to take this resolution, as I with pleasure acknowledge the loyalty and attach ment with which the inhabitants of the Grand Duchy have resisted malicious attempts against the necessary and legal measures of the Government. On the other hand 1 expect with entire confidence that my faithful Roman Catholic subjects in the Grand Duchy will gratefully recognise in the permission granted to their chief pastor to return to his diocese, a guarantee for the protection and case I mean to afford to the Roman Ca tholic Church and its worship in the Grand Duchy of Posen. I shall, therefore, give strict injunctions that my will in these respects be strictly carried into effect, in order that the peace which now happily prevails between the two parties in the Christian Church may not be disturbed. Given at Sans-Souci, this 29th day of July, 1840, (Signed) FREDERICK WILLIAM. (Signed) V. ROCHOW, V. VERTHEN. V. LADENBURGH, For the Ministers of Ecclesiastical Affairs and Public Instruction.—Prussian Stale Gazette, Aug. 8. CHRONICLE.—There has been a renewal of the old report, that the Bank of England intend to sell the " dead weight." The eirculattion by the last official re turns was low, beirag 16,951,000/, and the bullion 4,529,0001. According to the " rule of 1832," the bullion ought to have been 5,650,0001. ; but, unless the Directors anticipate further heavy importations of corn, these returns do not afford reason to suppose that they will find occasion to increase the value of money. Wo stated yesterday that something should be done to put a check upon the heedless manner in which the country joint-stock banks are in the habit of making advances, and that a system cf drafts upon their Lon don agents was frequently resorted to for that purpose. The affairs of the Imperial Bank, the Commercial Bank of Manchester, and, more recently still, those of the Yorkshire District Banking Company, afford strong evidence of the justice of what we said, and of the heavy losses and bad debts which are thus incurred. On looking at a recent number of the Leeds Mercury, we find an account of the proceedings of a yearly meeting of the shareholders of the last-n med bank, namely, the Yorkshire District Banking Com pany ; and there we find the losses sustained by that establishment in the course of the last year stated at 140,0001., over and above the reserve fund of 33,0001., snaking a loss of 173,000/. in the course of a year on a paid up capit a l o f 668,4901. This enormous loss is attributed in th e report to misconduct on the par part of the rnonager with respect to a few accounts of considerable magnitude, the real character tent of ad vance " cis which h e is accuse.i a o n f d h " Fx concealetl from the d irec t ors by means of a f v . i i ng e returns. Th e y say it we's the unifor.n prraicodticse. se the Board to in s p ec t, a t s h ort and regular period abstract of the debtor b a l ance , b ut that they ware , d a e n eeived in regard to the balan ces on t h ese accounts, Ind that if the preacrib.2d limit had n o t b een exceeded, the y would have had to present a very diff erent report. It is plain enough, however, that this bank must have been over-trading to an immense amount, and giving accom modation to parties far beyond the proper limit s . It is easy far the directors to shift the blame from their own shou!ders, end to make the manager a seape-goat. W e do not, however, mean, in s lying this, to question the perfect accuracy of the report, but what we say is, without going into any inquiry about the manager, that die system itself must be defective _uncle: which such improper transactions are so frequently ard largely car ried on', and that it is necessary to apply a remedy. The accounts of the American crops continue fa vourable, and around B iltimore the grain is generally harvested. There arc some complaints of the fly, but on thin whole the harvest will be abuedant. A Bill -,-- HOLE AND CORNER MEETING.—A hole and ap pears likely to pass, entitled " An Act to ensure the Chartists and Tories was held in more faithful execution of the laws relating to the col lection of duties on imports," which will affect the corner . meeting allofontheThCuhrsday evening, for the purpose of I idering, and they no doubt came to a unanimous de fraudulent silk, and linen trade with this country. declared object of tbi. • Bill is to operate as a check upon cf m . s , k eisteno the treason ( . of Lord P . alrn!rst . en with respect to the fraudulent evasion of the import duties chargeable upon "late intrigue with Russia, in bringing about the certaint these goads, but we believe if it come into operation of a war with France, unless decisive measures are immey that it will add to the duties hitherto payable, and diately adopted." The Chartist publication of the town under the pretence of explaining the construction of the ; • admits there was a very limited notice calling the meeting. existing tariff, will, e rm un L d o e r r d_ in fact, create a new and heavier M r . W. Cargill and Mr. Thomas Doubleday got a great table-of custom dues payable on the goods above named. .uantity of wind from their stomachs, and were no doubt The merearvile community,. therefogc, will do well to ' considerably relieved. NVhether or not the meeting was have their attention directed to this subject. c o a f le k u n l o a w te i d ng t . o alarm interesting, 1 Palmerston, we . or ho h w ave far no it means was TIMES.—The low price of Long Annuities in corn I stand it was agreed to get up a requisition to the Mayor to prison with stock has been a prevalent feature of th I call a meeting on the subject,—Tyne Mercury. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Brighton Gazette.) PORTSMOUTH, Apo. 12.--The Vanguard, 84, Captain Sir D. Dunn, awaits final orders at Spithead. This noble ship takes out a large quantity of arms and ammunition to Gibraltar, and touches at Lisbon on her way to the Medi terranean to join Sir Robert Stopford's fleet. A detach ment of artillery has also b een em b ar ked on board her. The Rodney: 92, Captain Maunsell, will be ready for sea at Plymouth by the 20th instant. Orders have been received there to expedite her equipment and departure to the Mediterranean. She will, however, make a sbort stay at Lisbon, prior to proceeding on to Malta. At present there is no ship fitting out in this harbour; hut orders are looked for to prepare some line-of-bade ships for commission. The Lords of the Admira!ty are expected to make an official visit to Portsmouth about tht• 20th instant. The Southampton 52, Captain Hillyar, may be expected at Spithead from Chatham next week, to convey Roar- Admiral Sir lidward King, K.C.8., to the Brazils, to succeed Rear-Admiral Ross, C.B. She will relieve the President frigate. The Smaphire troop-ship is in Hamoaze, undergoing some trifling repairs, having recently conveyed the 58th regiment to Glasgow. The Apollo troop-ship, Mr. Karley, master, will be com pleted in her refitment at he end of the week. The Royal Marine Battalion being ordered home from the north coast of Spain, the 'Etna, receiving-ship, and Alban, steamer, are employed with the Salamander steamer, in embarking them. The North Star, 26, is also preparing to leave the station. The steamer Vesuvius, Lieut. Blount, has gone to Cork with the depot of the 89th regiment. The Cygnet, brig, Lieut. Wilson, is daily expected at Spithcad, from the River, on her way to the Cape of Goo.' Hope and West Africa Station. Tthe h; ie l3 4 i ; t l e fe rr i ‘ a n 7 4 :2 a in nprdt er to c o o l h a a s v , e i s o n rd ew e r c e d a p h s t o a m n e a f r a o n n e : other requisites. The Pembroke, 72, it is confidently said, will be corn misiioned at this port next week, for the Mediterranean. The Woolverine, 18, Commander Tucker (which has been senior officers' ship on the African coast for some tim."), may be expected home about the end of Scp ternb,r, to be paid off, according to private letters. Tr c Sarnarang, 26, Capt. Scott, may be expected from the Brazil; with freight, in the early part of October. At Spithead—Vanguard, 64. In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Royal George yacht, ExMlent, Echo, Apollo, Pantaloon, Stromboli, Cracker, and 11 , g tenders. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13. 1840. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. His brother was not in the house when the defendant came in the way he bad described. Cro.s.examined.—Witness and his brother had been in business at Cheltenham. The plaintiff was a bank rupt there, and had twice taken the ben(fit of the In solvent Act. His brother dealt with the defendant for goods, and had paid him. He did not know whether the goods, in question had ever been paid for, but be had heard that the action that bad been brought .by the defendant to recover their value, had been removed from the Palace Court. Mrs. Moreland was the plain tiff's mother•in-law, and she still lived in the house. By Lord ABINGEtt—I had not got the 1.5/. to give the defendant, as had been agreed, but I expected to have the money in the course of the day. Mrs. Jane Morland deposed that she was the plaintiff's mother-in-law, and she said that she had intended to give the plaintiff 3001., but in consequence of this search that had been made in the house, she should not give it him, because she thought he must have been going on very badly to justify such a proceeding. Another witness was called, but he said before he was sworn, he should wish to know who was to pay his expenses. Mr. PLATT said that it was a rule with him when a witness asked such a question, that he was not worth examining. Mr. PLATT—That is my case, my Lord. Lord ABINGER-4 don't see exactly how you shape your case. Mr. PLATT —We say that although the defendant had a writ, he had no reason to believe the plaintiff was in the house, and that the search was ma d e ma li c i ous l y, under colour of the writ. Mr. THESIGER then addressed the Jury, and said that he should offer but very few observations to them in answer to the case that had been laid before them on behalf of the plaintiff. The charge against the defen dant was that of maliciously trespassing upon the plain tiff's premises with intent to injure him, and the ques tion the Jury would have to decide was whether the de fendant had reasonable grounds for relieving that the plaintiff was in the house when he made the search. The plaintiff had contracted a debt with the defendant, and he could not get the amount ; and when he ascer tained that the plaintiff had been a bankrupt, and had twice taken the benefit of the Insol vent Act, it was very natural that he should become alarmed for his money, and that he should take legal measures to recover it, and there was not the least evidence to show that when he went to the house with the officer he did not really believe that he should find him there, and the obstruction offered to him by the brother very naturally tended to strengthen that belief. Undor all these circumstances, he con tended that the defendant was entitled to their verdict. Lord ABINGER then addressed the jury, and said he must confess he could not see distinctly the character of the present action. If it was for the trespass, that was justified under the writ, and he could not see what case there was for damages. The only question he could leave to the jury was, whether the defendant, when he searched the house with the officer, really ima gined that he should find the plaintiff there, or whether, knowing he was not, he maliciously made the search with the intention of thereby injuring the plaintiff's character. The Jury immediately returned a verdict for the de fendant. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Marquis of Normanby, bound to Quebec, 13th ult., lat. 46, lon. 57 ; Edmond Castle, bound to Quebec, lat. 47, lon. 29 ; Curacoa, Lon don to Quebec, lon. 10, by the Albion, Harrison, arrived at Southampton ; Dexterous, Malta to London, 30th ult., ►at. 34, lon. 13; Amelia, Guernsey to St. Übes, oth inst. ; Francis Jeffery, of Dundee, for Rio Janeiro, 4th, by the Julia, Heppingstall, arrived at Falmouth ; Manlius, Quebec to London, and Henrietta Louisa, Eiavannah to Ham burgh, 9th inst. ; Ells Antoinette, Amsterdam to Batavia, 10th, by her Majesty's steamer Meteor, arrived at Fal mouth ; President steamer, Liverpool to New York, 3d inst , lat. 50, lon. 11, by the Margaret, Roach, arrived at Liverpool ; Cancerous, Barbadoes to London, 27th ult., lat. 47, lon. 33, by the North America steamer, arrived at Liverpool. THE LATE GALE AT THE MAURITIUS. The following has been received at Lloyd's . :— Downing -street, August 10, 1840. am directed by Lord John Russell to transmit to you, for the information of the Committee at Lloyd's, a copy of a report from the harbour-master at the Mauritius, de tailing the damage done to the shipping in the harbour of Port Louis: during the hurricane that occurred on that coast in April last, and to acquaint you that the officer ad ministering the government of that island, in communicat ing this intelligence, observes, that the shipping in the harbour was fortunately not numerous, and the damage therefore was then comparatively little, but he had to re gret the loss of a coasting vessel with all the crew at the entrance to that harbour, and that the fate of another was uncertain.—l am, Sir, Your most obedient servant, R. VERNON SMITH. Secretary at Lloyd's (Copy) Po3t-office, April 11, 1840. SIR,--I beg leave to report, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, that during the whole of Thursday, the 9th instant, every effort was made to put the shipping in the harbour in as secure a state as possible, as the wind was increasing, and, by the falling of the mercury in the barometer, threat ened an approaching hurricane. At sunset it was 29.50. and at 2.50 in the morning of the 10th it fell to 28.93, which is the lowest paint I observed it, and at that hour the gale, which blew from S. S.E., was, I think, the strongest, the rain being incessant, and the night excessively dark. It was impossible to observe the situa tion of the vessels in the harbour. At daylight, the wind nearly th a e m calm, h ad dr i ven r pulled r roundom their i t r b e har bour,having a nd abated foun d to moat of moor ings, but had received very little damage. The Agra, I then laying between the batteries, having drifted on the reef, and beat off her rudder, hall the hp s aa i tv g ci n nh a ge l d o ,s f par d un i nd s g tr t e uh s pe s flyin g. vesse got under und il e o r t was weigh ; nn a ni l e it d t it little breeze despatched, frommwiothr moorings, gnst; n n wu o ha r ie t r h r ea brought he little sca r very r before e ly s e fortunately scuunr seedt whenitaba u tt p ehde t o wind he^ ni ndd n a g o from tbin g N. N. . a E f . e t w o N squalls. N , W 0 . f: i d n u c r r i e n a g s e t d h e t o n a i g b h : r o r i f e t a h n e e , I v o e t e h r , wind, with rain as usual, was felt. The barometer kept rising all night, and at daylight this morning was at '29.65. The done to th e s hi pping in the harbour during has lo st some small spa r s, and, h av i ng l t a h n e d s n g gales wharf;are as sh she follow h a The bark Stratford aground fore and a ft a b reast t h e been foul of the brig Reform, has received other damages. The bark Vrat Francai s aground in the Tanfaron. The Brig Cervantes and Caroline also in the Tan far" h have brig lo c s t o y boats eoni lsy andapguyunladen, arrotlnd small spars. The the N.E. side of the harbour, ars. Te ; will be got very when the cargo is t a k en out. e g orge M'Leod was d r i ven as h ore w i t h t h e have Teasilyhe o brigff being c G n i S. E. wind, and afloat again with the N. N. W. ; has lost a boat, but is not otherwise much damaged. The brig Lord Saumarez was alongside the Hulk, and has her mainmast carried away. The French barks Sauillant and Marcambie, both under repair, have received trifling damages, and the Lawrencia is aground fore and aft abreast the Dock-yard. The brig Reform a good deal damaged by being foul of the Stratford, has lost main yard, spars, bulwarks, &c. The schooners Lynhers and Gregorio are both d amage d, the former carried away her jibboom, and the latter her main boom, two boats, two anchors, and chain. Among the coasting vessels, the St. Jean, Revanant, Louisa, and Deux Freres are upset and sunk, the first in the Fanfaron, and the others near the fountain. The Jenne Ferdinand is sunk near the Merchants Wharf, th e W ra ise has lost her mainmast, and is much damaged. The Esperance sailed from Port Louis on Sunday, put back on M on d a y, b u t t h e w i n d t h en bl ow i ng very strong, they could not get into the harbour. She is totally lost, and eight persons that were on board perished. The bark Patrick, from Singapore, anchored off the Bell Buoy on Wednesday evening during the gale, and remained until the following morning, when she drove to sea, but, from the violence of the northerly wind, was driven b?ck to the coast, near Ground River, where sho took the ground ; the masts have been cut away. The crew are all safe, and there is a probability of saving the cargo, but the ship will be lost. The other vessels in the harbour, namely, the barks Janet, Apollon, Manchester, and Atlas ; the Trinidad and Caledonia brigs; and the Saucy Jack and Tartar schooners, have escaped with little injury. The boats belongi ng to the port de p artment have suf fered v er y muc h , it being impossi ble, for want of a'cap stan, to heav e th em on shore , and the ways which have been making f or t h em not b e ing finished. One launch and the pilot cutter will require very great repairs, their , great injury. sides being st ove i n ; t h e ot her boats have also r eceived Ten of the wa r pi ng buoys have broken their chains, three are recove re d, w ith broken hoops ;. seven are Iget t up The bill buoy is u p set at i ts moorings until right. Cannot s a y w h e th e r it is injured or not. can i lost. I have, &C. yA N, Harbour Master. CHAS. R To the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. From T. J. Pettiorew, M.D•, F.R.S., to Messrs. S. and B. Solomon:: 39, Albem arle -street, Piccadilly, and 76, King Willi a m-street, Bank of England,—.. Gen. tlemen,—l have n o h es itation in rep l y in g to y our inquir y as to the res u lt s o b ta i ne d by the use of y our im p roved spectacles; b r i ng i n t h e constant hab it of readin g and writing for ma ny h ours together by l am p -li g ht, it is but justice to say, ~.. that your newly i nvented spectacle lenses have afforded me the greates t comfort. When I em p lo y e d the ordina r y pebbles, I neve r failed to exp erience in the morning a gr ea t i rr i tat i on i n the eyes. Since I have used your ad m i ra bl e g l asses I su ff o r from no incon venie nce of the kind, feel grat e f u l to my good fr i en d, Dr. Blundell, for having and my vision is much i m p roved. I shall ever drawn my attention to the subject.—Believe me to ho your's, very respectfully, T.:J. Pettigrew, 8, Saville-row, Jan. 4, 1839." The Messrs. SJlomons' Operative Voice Conductor, by which thousands of deaf persons have been greatly benefited, i s th e s i ze of a seven -shilling piece, arid when fixed into th e cav i ty o f the ear, is soft, easy, and not more uncomfortable nor perceptible than ha vin g apiece of wool in its pl ace , and the faintest whisper at a public as. assembly is heard w i t h di st i nc t ne ss —39, Albemarle - street, and 76, King William-strea, Bank.--;.No connection with persons of the same AMC. Mr. George Shepherd, of the firm of Hawley and Co., jewellers, 75, Strand, stated at the first examination that on the 21st of May (a man came to the shop, and said he had got a commission to purchase a silver watch to send to a lady in the country, and having selected one value 5/., with a gold chain attached, value four guineas, he paid for them with a 10/. Bank of England note. Witness having given him the change, he placed the articles at his request in a small box, which he sealed up. The note was paid in a few days after to Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co., on taking up a bill for 681. The man appeared to be about 45 years of age. The elder prisoner was not in custody on the sth inst., when the witness gave evidence. Constable Peake proved that on the morning of the instant he took the younger prisoner into custody at 42, Baldwin-street, City-road, where, in his presence, he found the watch and chain produced in the parlour, on the top of a looking-glass, and on asking whore he got them, he said he had them given him. He was then conveyed in a cils to the solicitor's office, at the General Post-office, and on the way, he said that a sporting Irish nobleman had pre sented him with them, but he refused to give up his name for particular reasons, and that he would satisfy Mr. Pea cock on the subject, if it was considered necessary, on getting to the solicitor's office. Witness heard him say, on being questioned by Mr. Peacock, that a noblemen gave the watch to him, but he was not a peer of the realm and on being asked the manner in which he became ac quainted with him, he said, that as he was passing through Piccadilly, his Lordship hap eyed to fall out of his ca briolet, and as he had assisted him, be asked his name and address, which he (prisoner) gave him. He then said that he had subsequently met him by appointment in Regent-street. On being asked if it was in the street or in a house, he said in a house, but he refused to give the number, or where it was situated, and having informed his Lordship of the situation which he held, he gave him a sovereign, and promised to do something more for him. He next said that he had often met his Lordship by appointment, and that he had written several letters to females for him, whom he believed to be his kept women. He was then questioned as to the name or residence of any of the females, and he said that one letter was written to a Miss Connor, its a court in Long-acre, but he could not tell the name of the court. He then stated that at the third appointment he had had with his Lordship, in Regent-street, he gave him the two watches produced, one of which was the watch found by witness. The prisoner then said he believed his Lordship had gone on a cruise to Italy, but he persisted in refusing to give up the name, saying, that when his Lordship went away, he had taken up a Bible and administered an oath to him that he (prisoner) would net on any account divulge his name. From information received witness be. lieved the watch had been purchased at the Messrs. Hawley, Strand, by the prisoner's uncle, for which he paid the 101. in question. The prisoner on being cautioned said, that on the 18th of May, he had opened a letter, from sheer distress, in which he found 701, - but that the watches had been given to him by his father, .... The elder prisoner on being brought up on the 7th inst., was identified by Mr. Shepherd, as being the man who had mode the purchase. Mr. Charles Fricker, a grocer, residing at Brighton, proved, that on a Sunday night in the month of May, he wrote a letter to Mr. Andrews, at the Agricultural Society, Blackfriars, enclosing the sum of 701., and having directed the letter, he found he was too late for the post. On the following day he posted it, and subsequently was in formed that the enclosure had never come to hand. The three notes produced were the same, fur, previous to in closing them, he cut off the corners. Mr. Charles Bedoe, of the Inland Office, General Post-office, and Mr. John Tymal, iespector of letter-ca►- tiers, proved that a letter, arriving from Brighton on the 18th May, would in the course of business have been sent to the Twopenny Post-office for delivery, and the younger prisoner was on duty on that day. Mr. Andrews, of the Agricultural Society, proved that he did not receive the remittance from Mr. Fricker on the day in question. Mr. Palmer, clerk to Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co., proved that a 101 note had been received on the 28th May, on taking up a bill for 681. from Messrs. Smith, jewellers, Strand. Mr. Smith proved that, on the 27th May he went to Messrs. Jones and Co., to take up the bill in question, and among the money he paid in the note produced, which he had received from Mr. Shepherd. Mrs. Griffin, in the service of Messrs. Goz and Evans, hosiers, 25, Cornhill, sold on the 19th May a number of shirts and other articles to the elder prisoner. for which ehe received the 101. produced. Wm. Bond, an errand boy, went on the same day to the Bank of England to get change for the note. Mr. Bondwick, clerk in the Bank of England, proved that the note produced was paid in on the day in question. Mr. James Nash, pawnbroker, King-street, Southwark, took five shirts in pledge from the elder prisoner on the 19th May. Miss Jane Weller, in the service of Marsh, White, and Co., drapers, Blackfriars, sold, on the 19th May, a quan tity of Irish linen and calico to the elder prisoner, for which he paid with the 101. note produced. Having given the same of Watkins, it was endorsed on the note, and he said he was well knows in Putney. The prisoners declined asking the witnesses any ques tions, or to make any defence, and they were fully com mitted fur trial. Mr. Richard Reive, receiver of the Marlborough estates, residing at Woodstock, stated that on the 27th of June he wrote to Messrs. Ladbroke, the bankers, en. closing twenty 101. country bank-notes, and having sealed the letter, he posted it on the same morning at Oxford. lie gave it in at the window, and paid 4d. postage, and on the same evening he posted another letter to the same firm from Woodstock, enclosing 401., which was duly ac knowledged, but nothing was mentioned at the time of the other remittance, and he subsequently discovered that it had not been received. Mr. Fricker observed that he had no doubt of having mentioned the name of Mr. Watkins in his letter alluded to in the last ease, and that might be the reason why the prisoner had used it. 51r. Arthur Graham, a clerk in the General Post-office, proved that on the 27th of June he opened the London bag that arrived from Oxford, and on telling up the letters he found they had corresponded with the bill. Such let ters arriving by that mail and addressed to persons in town would be sent to the Twopenny Post-office for delivery the same afternoon. Mr. John Tyrrell, inspector of letter-carriers in the Twopenny Post-office, proved that on the day in question the prisoner, John Nogg, was on duty assisting in sorting paid letters, and if a paid letter such as was described had arrived by the Oxford mail it might have passed through his hands. Mr. Patrick Kelly, chief clerk in Messrs. Ladbroke's bank, proved that a remittance of 2001., had not been re. calved from . Oxford on the day in quest i on . _ _ Mr. John Hall, clerk to Mews. Jones, Lloyd, and Co., town-agents to Messrs. Cobb and Co., bankers of Ban. bury, stated that on June 29 four 101. of Messrs. Cobb were paid to his employers. His employers were also town-agents for Messrs. Morral, bankers, of Oxford, and on the same dal three 101. notes of Messrs. Morrel, and Co., were paid by Jones, Lloyd, and Co. On the same day he cashed four 101. notes of Messrs. Cobb, and three of Messrs. Morrel, for which he gave aol. in Bank of England notes, and 20/. in cash. Mr. Elred Addison, clerk to Messrs. Willis, Derrival, and Co., town agents for Messrs. Lock, bankers, Ox ford, proved that on the 29th June he paid six 101. notes, presented by a person who gave the name of Wilson, and they were paid with six 101. Bank of England notes. Mrs. Martha Riddle, of Leather-lane, identified a 10/. note which she bad received about six weeks back from Maria Norman, who tendered it at her shop for shoes and boots, when she gave the address, 621 Aldcrsgatc street. Maria Norman, 42, Baldwin-street, City-road, sister. in-law to the younger prisoner, recollected going to the shop of the last witness, where she made a purchase with a 101. note, which she had received from her brother. in_ law. On giving it to her, he said he would lend her the price of what she required out of the amount, and when she returned home she handed him the change. She was asked her name and address, and she gave them correctly, but had since removed from her lodgings, and they were taken down by a boy in the shop. Mr. Fleury Steilang, shopmau to Messrs. Meeking Holborn. bill, sold the shawl produced to the elder prisoner, for which he tendered a 101. note, and for which he paid 11. 6s. 6d. On asking his address he gave the name of Wilson, King's-crass, which was written upon the note, and after getting the change he went away. Constable Peake found the shawl - produced on Thursday last at the elder prisoner's lodgings, No. 26, Minter street, Bermondsey, where he went by the name of Cooper. It was claimed by a female then present, who appeared to faint on learning his business, and she asked the prisoner would she disclose from whom she had received it, when he desired her to tell the truth, and then she said be bad given it to her, and had purchased it with a 10/. note, which ibe prisoner admitted was the case. On taking the younger prisoner into custody the woman also said she bad got the 101. note from him, which he admitted, and that he lisd got it from a shoemaker named Vendering, who had gone to Australia or was on the tramp. Constable Benner, D division, said that when he took the elder prisoner into custody at Kingston he found a lot note upon him which he would give no account of, and at his lodgings were found the duplicates and other pro perty produced. Mr. Wm. Knight, stockbroker, of Token House-yard, purchased for the younger prisoner stock to the amount of 100/. in Three per Cents. Reduced, for which he paid him in cash 921 7s. 61 , giving his address 42, Bald min.street, City-road. The piic,ners declined making any defence, and, after the witnesses were bound over, they were fully committed roe trial. INFANT SLAVERY IN ENGLAND —Mr. Com missioner Tuffncll, after detailing the distressing nature of pin -making, says, " My inquiries fully corroborated the account of its being the practice of parents to borrow sums of money on the credit of their children's labour, and then let them out to pin-making till it is paid. One woman bad let out both her children for ten months, and another had sold hers for a year." What is this but infant s l avery? And what an ep i tome does it furnish of the rottenness and injustice of our social system. HOME CIRCUIT—GUILDFORD, TUESDA r, Aua. 11. (Before Lord ABINGER and a Common Jury.) MORLEY V. CULVERWELL. This was an action to recover the value of a bill of exchange for 100/. indorsed by the defendant and ac cepted by a Captain G. Riley, and the circumstances under which the action arose were of a very curious character. Mr. Platt and Mr. Petersdorff were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Thesiger and another for the defendant. The defendant pleaded a variety of pleas, alleging that the endorsement was not his writing, that the bill had not been accepted by Captain Riley, that no con sideration had been given for the bill, &c. ; and he also pleaded that the bill had been discharged and paid, and that it had been afterwards re-accepted and put in cir culation by Captain Riley without his knowledge or consent, and without any fresh stamp being affixed to it, contrary to the Statute in that behalf. Upon all these pleas issue was joined. Mr. PLATT briefly addressed the jury, and said that with respect to a great many of the pleas that had been put upon the record by the defendant he should be able to negative them. The action, as the jury were aware, was brought against the defendant as the endorser of the bill, but the acceptor having dishonoured it, the plaintiff was entitled to sue all parties whose names appeared upon it, as they were all equally Witnesses were then called who proved the dishonour ing of the bill, and also that the acceptance was in the handwriting of Captain Riley, and the endorsement in that of the defendant. Captain Riley, it appeared, was not to be found. Mr. PLATT then said that as no doubt from the form of the defendant's pleas he should have to call a witness in reply, he might as well call that witness then to complete his case. Mr. Robert Short was then called—He deposed that he was a tavern-keeper, and carried on business in the Strand. He was acquainted with Captain Riley, and the defendant, and he had had money transactions to a considerable amount with Captain Riley. On the 22d April in the present year, the Captain came into his coffee-room and produced the bill in question, for a hun dred pounds, and asked him to discount it, and he con sented to do so, and he gave the Captain 96/. for the bill. He afterwards paid the bill over to the present plaintiff. Cross-examined—The defenant is a very respectable man, and carries on business in Marvlebone-street. He called upon witness accompanied by his solicitor, and he showed him the bill in question, and something was said about the endorsement not having been written by the defendant. They also said that Captain Riley had no authority to negotiate the bill. This was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. THESIGER then addressed the jury, and said, that admitting all that had been proved by the plain tiff, he was quite sure that he would be able to show them that the plaintiff could not, and ought not, to re cover in this action. He would, first of all, submit to the jury that Mr. Short, in discounting the bill in the first instance, had not acted with due caution, because the very fact of the acceptor of a bill presenting it for discount was of itself a remarkable circumstance, and requiring explanation and inquiry as to the circum stances under which it had passed from the hands of the drawer, and who would, under ordinary circum stances, be the party who should possess it, into those of the acceptor. The circumstances of the case were these. Captain Riley had had very extensive money transactions with Mr. Culverwell, and in the month of February he was indebted to that gentleman upon bills of exchange and other matters, to the amount of 703/. About that time Captain Riley was anxious to obtain a further advance of money from Mr. Culverwell, but the latter declined to lend it, unless some security was given for the payment of the amount, and then Captain Riley proposed to mortgage a house belonging to him in Oxford•street, and at length it was agreed that Mr.Culverwell should hand over all the bills of exchange to Captain Riley, and that he should advance a further sum of 150/., making in the whole 850/., and that the house should be mortgaged to that amount, at five per cent. interest. Accordingly, on the 20th of April the parties met ; the deeds were executed, and the bills, among which was the one now in question, and the re mainder of the money, were handed over to Captain Riley. That Captain Riley had acted very improperly in making the use he had of this bill there could be no doubt, but he was the party who was responsible and not the present defendant. Mr. Stafford Paul Cooper, the solicitor to Mr. Cul verwell, was then called, and he proved the facts as stated by the Learned Counsel. He also said that when it was ascertained that the bill had been put in circu lation again he and Mr. Culverwell called upon Mr. Short and explained all the transaction to him, and told him distinctly that Captain Riley bad no authority to re-issue the hill, and they said they should take Capt. Riley into custody. Cross-examined—They thought Captain Riley could have been charged with either forgery or fraud, as be had an impression that Mr. Culverwell's name was not upon the bill when it was handed over to Capt. Riley. Edward Cornwall, clerk to Mr. Cooper, confirmed his testimony as to the bill in question, with others, and money being handed over to Captain Riley on the 20th of April. The mortgage deed was also put in. Mr. THESIGER said this was the case for the defen dant, and he submitted that it was a complete answer to the action. Mr. PLATT contended that upon the first issues the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. Lord ABINGER said that upon the issues as to the hand-writing, the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict ; but he thought that the plea, alleging the bill to have been discharged, and re-negotiated without a fresh stamp, and without the authority of the defendant, had been made out, and that he was entitled to a verdict upon that plea. Mr. PLATT contended that, as the bill had not ar rived at maturity, when it was presented for discount by Captain Riley, it did not require any fresh stamp, but was a legally negotiable instrument ; and Mr. Short having no means of knowing how he obtained possession of it, was justified in discounting it. Lord ABINGER then directed the Jury to find for the plaintiff upon the first six issues, and for the de fendant upon the others, subject to the point of law. HAWKER V. MARSHALL. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a tailor and draper in the Blackfriars-road. against the defendant, a woollen-draper in the same neighbourhood, for having trespassed and broken into his house and searched it, and thereby injured his credit, and special damages were claimed. The defendant pleaded that he entered the house under the authority of a writ from the Palace Court. The plaintiff admitted that a writ had been issued, but said that the defendant was aware that he was not in the house at the time he made the search, and that it was done maliciously. Mr. Platt and Mr. Peacock were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Thesiger for the defendant. Mr. PLATT stated the case, and said that the plaintiff was a respectable tradesman carrying on business in the Blackfriars-road, and the de fendant was also a tradesman, and resided in the same neighbourhood. The plaintiff sought redress at their hands for a most grievous injury inflicted upon his credit by the defendant under these circumstances. The defendant was a woollen draper, and the plaintiff, who is a tailor, in the month of Fe bruary, purchased goods of him in his business to the amount of 401., for which he paid him will a bill for 231., and the rest in money. That bill, which was ac cepted by another person, was dishonoured, and the defendant made application to the plaintiff respecting it, and it was arranged that he should receive 15/. in money, and another bill. Notwithstanding this ar rangement, however, the defendant immediately sued out a writ in the Palace Court, and under pretence of executing it, he went to the plaintiff's house with an officer, and proceeded to search it, although he was told the plaintiff was not there ; created a very great distur bance and confusion, and seriously damaged the plain tiff's credit and reputation, and so much so that a per son who was going to advance him three hundred pounds refused to do so, and another who was about to enter into a building specul ttion with bim, declined to do so, and the plaintiff therefore sought special dama ges at their hands. Peter Hawker deposed that he was brother to the plaintiff, who carries] on the business of a tailor in the Blackfriars,road. Before the transaction in question his brother had dealings with the defendant, and he knew of a bill coming due that was dishonoured, and he had some communication with the defendant re specting it, and he arranged that a sum of 151. should be paid down, and a bill given for the remainder of the amount of the bill that had been dishonoured. On the morning of theday on which this arrangement was to have been made good, the defendant came to his brother's shop, and asked to see him, and witness told him that he was out, but he did not expect it would be long before he returned. The defendant — then went out and returned in a few minutes accompanied by another man, amid again inquired whether his brother was at home, and upon his telling him he was not, he replied that it was a lie, or words to that effect. The other man then said it was no use mincing the matter—that he had got a warrant against him, and the defendant added, " Be —if we won't have him too." The defendant and the other man then went into the back parlour, and searched, but they dil not go over the whole of the house, because witness prevented them. They p,:shed past a female nair.cd Morland, who was staying in the house, and went into her bedroom. Witness prevented them from going upstairs, and de manded their authority, and as they did not produce any he threatened to go for a policeman, and give them into custody. Marshall then conferred with the other man, and they left the house. While they were in the shop, he heard the defendant say that he would make that side of the water too hot to hold his Another, and that he knew where he dealt in the Borough—that he would spoil him ; and he also said that he would go to Mr. Withers, his landlord, and let him know what a plundering thief he had got in his house as a tenant., POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. EXTENSIVE POST•OFFICE ROBBERY.—•John Mo2:g, a Two-penny-Post Letter-oarrier, was charged with stealing a letter containing 701, with several other letters, one of which contained the sum of 200/., and Richard Hogg, alias Cooper, his father, was charged with feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. The prisoners had been in custody for several days, but it was not considered prudent to give pubEcity to the pro ceedings until the tomes were completed against them. Mr. Peacock, assisted by his brother, attended for:the Post-office authorities, and Mr. Robinson appeared for the defence. _ _ itluTS AT COLNE. (From the Manchester Guardian ) We are exceedinaly rorry to learn, that serious dis turbanc_s occurred, during the List week, at Colne, arising principally out of the opposition of the lower orders to the constabulrry police. This feeling broke out with such violence in April last, as to make it neces sary to increase that force for a time, from the number of about ten or twelve, to some fifty, supported for seve ral clays by a military force. This had the effect of suppressing for a while the lawless preceedings of the populace, and was hoped that the police were steadily gaining ground in the estimation even of those who had been violently opposed to them ; but it appears, that, about three weeks since, this opposition was revived with increased violence, and was shown more openly and boldly from day to day, till at last the rabble proceeded, at nights, to the breaking of windows, and making some murderous attacks upon the officers by large volleys of stones, in some cases from the house-tops. The first party at tacked was Mr. Bolton, a solicitor, of Colne, whose public conduct, -on several points, had rendered 11;m especially obnoxious to the rabble. His official and private efforts against the Chartists, his advoacy of the New Poor-late, and his efforts in the establishment of the new police, were sufficient to mark him cut as the first object of their vengeance ; and, accordingly, on Tuesday evening they begat by demolishing about 14 of his windows, and making a dreadful attack with stones upon the police, many of whom were severely hurt. Partial disturbances again took place on Wednesday evening, and on Thursday night, about ten o'clock, the town was entered by a mob of 200 men, under the command of a leader, armed with pistols, pikes, blud geons, and stones, who for halt an hour had complete and uncontrolled possession of the main street, where they broke about 200 windows, and committed some very severe personal injuries. Commands to fire and re-charge were distinctly heard, and have been de posed to. A military force was sent for to the bar racks at Burnley ; but the rabble had made their attack so rapidly, and dispersed so instantly after it, tlit, when the military arrived, the town was perfectly quiet. Next day a public meeting was advertised to concert measures for the protection of life and property ; but, when the hour of meeting arrived, the Chartists and the rabble had taken possession of the room, and the Magistrates and respectable inhabitants were obliged to assemble at the King's Head Inn, whers, among other measures for preventing a repetition of tha scenes of the preceding night, it was resolved that a deputation, with one of the ,Magistrates, should proceed to Burnley for military assistance. Detach ments of cavalry and infantry were instantly de spatched, and, by their presence in the town till Sunday morning, secured the peace of the place, and for the present all is again quiet. We understand there is much complaint that the troops should be so soon withdrawn, and the Magistrates quite partake in that regret ; but they were informed, that the orders to officers in command on such occasions were such as to require the troops to return to barracks. This seems strange, if it be so ; and probably some further inquiry will be made into it. In the opinion of our informant, there is not a town in England so completely under the dominion of mob law, as this unfortunate town of Colne ; and the general opinion of the respectable inhabitants is, that, in such a reign of terror, the remedy must at last be a permanent military force in barracks. FURTHER RIOTS.-A CONSTABLE MUR. DERED, Since the above was in type, we have received some further accounts from Colne. from which we learn. that, on Monday night, there was a repetition of the lawless scenes which had previously disgraced the town, and that they ended in the murder of Mr. Joseph Halstead, a gentleman who had been just before sworn in, and was acting as a special constable. The statements which have reached us in reference to this matter, are not very explicit ; but so far as we can learn from them, the following are the leading facts of the case :—At an early hour on Monday evening, it became known to the police and the Magistrates, that the desperadoes who had committed the outrages on Thursday intended to renew them on that night, and that assemblages were collecting for that purpose a short distance from the town, on the road towards Keighley. In consequence of this discovery the Ma gistrates issued summonses to a number of the re spectable inhabitants of the town, calling upon them to attend at the King's Head Inn, and be sworn in as special constables for the preservation of the peace. About seventy were, accordingly, sworn in, and, with the Magistrates and the police (who, we believe, had been reinforced subsequently to Thursday night, and amounted to some thirty or forty men), went into the streets for the purpose of dispersing the assemblages of people which they might find there. They paraded several of the streets without meeting with any serious opposition. At length, between ten and eleven o'clock, it was announced that a large body of people were entering the town from the Keigh!ey road, and the Magistrates, with the police and con stables, moved in that direction to meet them. As soon as they came in sight of the mob, the latter halted for a moment and fired two pistols, whether loaded with ball, or, if so, whether directed at the constables, could not be ascertained ; but, at all events, no damage was done by the shots. When these pistols were discharged, , the mob set up a loud shout as if about to charge the constables, but finding that the latter were advancing upon them, they gave way, and turned down St. John street (which runs towards the south side of the town, and is at right angles with the main street), intending, no doubt, to pass on the right of the constables, and get into their rear. The constables, however, gues s i ng their object, turned down Parliament-street, which runs parallel with St. John-street ; and, on arriving at a cross-road which forms a communication between the two, they encountered the mob who immediately attacked them, and a sharp conflict ensued, the result of which was, that the mob were routed and driven off the ground, leaving two or three prisoners in the hands of the police. Al.ter they were gone, the police and constables patrolled the streets about ; and, at a short distance from the spot where the principal encounter had taken place, they found one of the special con stables, Mr. Joseph Halstead, a respectable manufac turer of Colne, lying on the ground with his skull most dreadfully fractured, having apparently been struck a terrific blow with an iron bar, or some other weapon of the same kind, by which the fore-part of his skull had been completely beaten in, and his face so fright fully disfigured, that it was with great difficulty that he was recognized. He was alive when discovered, but perfectly insensible, and breathed his last in a few minutes afterwards. Another constable, too, Mr. Tem pleman, manager of the Colne branch of the Craven Bank, was found to have received a desperate cut on the back of the head, apparently inflicted by a sword, or some other cutting instrument. A sergeant of the police also received a severe stab in the shoulder during the affray, but it is hoped that neither he nor Mr. Templeman is any serious danger. We have been informed that the circumstances under which Mr. Halstead and Mr. Templemsn received their wounds were the following :—They, with three or four other constables, had gone towards the south-side of the town, and, without knowing what was going on, turned up one of the streets leading towards the place where the conflict was going on between the constables and the mob. When the latter gave way they en countered these gentlemen, whom they attacked on all sides with the results which we have already mentioned. As soon as the shocking murder of Mr. Halstead was made known to the Magistrates, they set on foot the most active inquiries for the purpose of detecting and apprehending the murderers ; and, sonic informa tion having been procured, warrants were immediately issued, and several individuals were apprehended du ring the night ; one of them, a well-known Chartist, was taken in the act of trying to conceal a musket by thrusting it through a sky-I•ght upon the roof of his house ; and on examining him, his shirt was found marked with recent splashes of blood. As soonas the distureiances commenced, a messenger was despatched to Burnley for the military, and a troop rf Dragoons were called out and galloped off to Colne immediately. They were, however, as before, too late to be of any service, and we believe they shortly af terwards returned. When the last accounts left Coke the town was quiet, and the most active inquiries were making, with the view of detecting and bringing to justice the par ties who had been concerned in the riots. STATE OF TRADE. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, AUG 10. —There has been an improved demand for flannels to day, and more buyer; in the market ; but no higher prices have been given. There is no change in the wool market, and the last week's prices have been fully maintained. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, AUG. ll.—This market presented an aspect pretty nearly as animated as the one last week ; there being many buyers, and large sates effected, in nearly all descriptions of goods for which it is celebrated. In heavy woollens especially the demand was brisk. Fancy waistcoatings, and other light goods, were also in greater request. In wools, s:)ine heavy sales took place. Prices, too, were a little improved ; and as the stocks of manufactured articles are not u.lusudly large, a steady improvement may be expected. In the warehouses a fair business has been done during the week. Work is daily becoming more plentiful, and considerable orders arc in hind. The improved feeling manifested last week was fully maintained yesterday. and the demand both for goods and yarn was decidedly better than for some week s pre in some few articles, especially in low num bers of thro s tl e yarn, and ir. 2.7. inch printing cloth, a small advance was realised ; though, generally speaking, business was done at the full rates of last week.—Malt ... cliestcr Guardian. Monday last the shippoir of Mr. Richard Or rell, farmer, Little Crosby, was broken into, and the tail of a very fine cow cut off. We hope the police will be able to dinovcr the culprits.—Liverpool Journa MANCHESTER, TUrSDAY EYENINn; The result of the Wolverhampton Stakes yesterday in favour of Hetman Platoff, shows that the fieldsmen on Friday were pretty c3rrect in not adventuring 2 to I a gainst him. So numerous arc the parties now absent from town (principally at Wolverhampton), that the attendance was very limited this forenoon. Fur the flol)oakc Stakes. de cided to-morrow, 5 to 2 was for some time freely o ared on the field. Colchicum was at length backed, and the quarter appeared so very good, that he rose rapidly to 6 to 4 taken ; afterwards 7 to 4 was laid ; and some few be" of 5 to Lovere pencilled down against Tubalcain. Geer Milton, Lalla Rookh, and The Dean, were all spo ken about ; but we did not see any engagements made on t hou worthy of notice. The crack left off at 60 to 40 offere d. TIIF. ST. LEoER.-There was a re-action in favour of the Oaks mare. One of Launcelot's stanchest friends beat about the bushes for s's to 2 between them ; at last he snapped 20 to 10. Previously, 7to 1 was taken in pon ies, &c., about Crucifix. 6to 1 was the outside offer at the close; when 60 to 20 was accepted on Launcelot. Bto 1 was refused on General Yates's horse ; a point more wanted. 100 to 7 offered v. Broadwath ; takers to 6; 13 to 1 was offered agst Maroon ; 100's to 3 agst Alonro, freely offered ; and 200 to 6 agst Trustee (offered. 30 wAnted); 50 to 1 was asked about The Schah. Offers t" take 2 to 1 two beat the field; and the same for the CO' for which Hetman Pl a t o ff a pp ears t o 1 ave the call. 4 to 1 is offered on the fir LEWES RACES.--kVEDNEsnaT. The Lewes Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 40 sovs. if three i:orses start. Mr. Shelley's br m The Drama. 4 yrs, 7st 81b fz, Mr. V. King's b c Alzdorf, 4 yrs, Bst.. 3 Mr. Goodman's Id c Pluto, 4 y:s, Bst ............ .. ....... ..•••• ~. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 251. added by the Hon. ' C. Cavendish, M.P., and 10/. from the Fund. 1 1 Mr. Shelley's ch f Folly, 3 yrs, ist 81b ... ..... .•• ~ 3 M 3 r. Balchin's b f Clematis, 3 yes, 7st 81b...... .......... Mr. Monk's br c Snaffle, 3 yrs, ist I llb Mr. V. King's b c Alzdorf, 4 yrs, 9st Sib 5 dr Mr. Sutton's Ur c P r i nce G eorge , 3 y rs , i s t I lib ••- The Borough Members' Plate of 50 sovs. i 1 Mr. Moil's eh g N o minee, 4 yr s , B s t 11b... ..- 2 d r Mr. Goodman's bl c Pluto, 4 yrs, Bst I lib - ..... . 2 .% Mr. Armstrong's ch c Abelard, 4 yrs, B s t 41b ............ L' Wakefield rode the three winners. EVENING EDITION._, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF' BRITISH COn s o f For the Week ended Aug. 7, 1840, made up from the Return , 0 the Inspector, in the different Cities and Towns in Englan d a Wales, per Imperial Qnarter. or. Wheat 72s. lOci. I Oats ' , 03. (1,1, Beane.... ..... es. „4. Ilarley ; - - I ' 3. I'd. I Rye ... ...... :37, I 31. rease ......... 4.51. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX VrEl4g PRECMDING. Ntwat ...... 4d. I Oats Bark y `.:4s 0.1. Rye . . DUTIES . ON FOREIGN CORN. ixi' whe at lns. Rol. i O a t s 1 Barley Lb. M. I nye 15s. 61. I Pease ......... THE MARKETS. COAL ➢I hips arrived since A It KM'. lest market-day, 1. d. s. Adair's Blaydon Main ll 6 Derwent Main l7 0 Id lywed Maln l9 Orig;nal Windsor's Pootcy H 3 Tantield AI9DI. 2O 6 'Townley . . Willington 2O 6 Walls E d ewic e and Co. 21 6 Walls End Clennell Walls End Dunn's l6 6 Walls End drosforth Walls End Hilda 2O t Walls End Killingworth . 0 9 W. E. Braddyll's Helton 21 6 ,- Walls End Haswell ...... z6 O Walls End Hetton ............ Walls End Lambton ......... "ff, Walls End Pemberton ...... Walls End Stewart's •......• Walls End Hartlepool ...•••• e t/ ; Pennant's Hartlepool ......... ‘V„Ils End Adelaide . ........... • Walls End Clarence Hetto ib Walls End Evenwoo!l • ...... alla End' Seymour Tees ••• 0 Walls End - Tees. ................. 9,1 Hartley .. • .................... i s 6 Howard's Netherton Vain. ' COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. ___......--' Pcsog• Wheat. ' Barley. Oats. 1 Beans. 1 ....... ......... I. ... Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to w. 5. to s. a. to P. .„ s ,', to 40 Boston Braintree 66 76 36 40 2 6 34 1 It' 40 46 I: 4 0 11 ighton 7O 79 30 40 28 32 '46 50 4O Cambridge — C 4 33 , ;.2 41 - 1; 46 Chicheter 65 72 38 44 28 43 4 1 . 71 48 Dunmow 65 75 31 40 26 34 36 44 "" Grantham - •••:. Grimsby 59 70 35 39 22 26 43 44 - ' 40 Hailsham 7l 78 26 32. 22 29 4 6 -- .'",, Hitchin 63 77 32 381 26 35 28 0 . 3 Q ..... 4. Ipswich 62 70 36 32 0 4 28 38 40 ..' ..... Lewes 6B 80 :'2 29 29 34 46 "7. 46 Lynn CB 70 32 31 25 99 44 47 'J.' .., Maidstone s9 76 36 39 26 3. 40 5 6 ; i .. . ! . 44 Norwich I'etworth Rom ford 6l i 8 34 ES 26 3 4 4 0 48 " 4° Sandwich 56 77 34 43 27 34 33 45 ;,°, 45 Tnetford 66 72 34 38 24 32 40 42 4 . .... Wisbech 411 Witham 1 ( 7 77 33 36 32 36 4 1 47 r, 40 Yarmouth 62 70 33 35 26 12 38 40 4 ‘ l LIVERPOOL CORN M tRKET.—Aug. 11 lei 6 4 WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b. co . -- Red 10 6 8 6 Scotch, Welch, and Manx ---- Irish, White 6 9 7 0 -- Red 5 ?. 10 15 28 3 0 38 40 34 46 44 47 40 5 0 42 44 48 50 40 4 8 33 45 40 42 44 45 41 47 38 40 1 - Aug. 11 , e , 100.04 to i 0 3 10 8 6 7 3 s lO 6 9 I 0 5 9 ,0 6 8 0 ' 4 4 4 2 4 ▪ 311 0 0 II•••• 37 " 34 0 4 6 4 3 4 0 310 A . 2 49 0 -- 44 f a 46 0 -- 0 46 0 48 0 45 0 7: 0 52 0 ;1; 0 40 0 34 0 0 2 3 „ p 48 • :.fit 0 4 ° n 50 0 co - Foreign OATS, English, VVelish, ar - Irish ....... ........... - Foreign Bartii.Ey, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter , ----- Scotch and Irish, per 6Ulbs. - Feeding BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter - Irish, &c. - Foreign PRASE, English, per Imperial quarter ---- Foreign FLOUR, English. per 2801 ls. --- Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish. per 24010 S INDIAN CORN, per 4801 b. er Rye, per Imperial quarter MALT, per Imperial quarter HULL CORN MARKET. Wheat, White (per Quarter) sBs. 665. 724 lied 46s. 60s. 645. Foreign sos. 60s. 645. Barley, Malting 32s. 345. 355. Grinding Oats, British Foreign (in bond) Beans Pease, Grey Blue Ud White -s. --e. Linseed Flour (per sack) 4Bs. seivs Rapeseed (per 10 quarters) -1. 271. 281. CHELTENHAM MARKETS. Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d. Per lb. Wheat 8 3 9 6 Beef Barley 4 4 5 0 Mutton Oats 4 6 5 0 Veal Beans . Pease 6 0 8 0 Lamb Hay 31.55. to 41. ss. Od. per 100. CANTE/113U 111 MARKET. 44 Wheat, 725. to ;55. ..,... to ••• - red 611 s. to 70s. 6es. Barley, Malting 375. to 425. Grinding.. Oats 295. to 345. -s• Beans 39s to 425. 1 3st to 4 to 4% 1 " Pease 425. to -s. Grey. ..... CHELMSFORD MA RKET. at tO 4 1 Wheat, White............ 73 to 77 Oats ....................... R 6 ed 4 1. Barley Cheralier 1! . Grinding . . of Scotch, per 451 b....., .. d. tc o 6 g 6 I di 6 7 ol d GOLD WATCHES.—A variety of e xcellen t ; io carefully finished Second-hand Gold Watches, many °W e lled , accordance with the latest taste, with Gold Dials, oe e h, &c., arc offered for selection, price Eight Guineas e ll printed warranty will be given. SAVORY'S, Watchmaker, G o ld an d Silversmith, 47, C*1.111131 (Selei doors from G rac i s .h urc h- s t ree t), London. N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased in e]! NUFA C‘ SILVER PLATE of LONDON MA— oold' TURE.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Workinelad• smiths, 14, Cornhill, London, .;ppesite the Bank 0 ..,f4' Wal t The best wrought SILVER SPOONS and FORN"" i d. et Pattern, 7s. 2d. per ounce; the King's Pattern, 7 s', but sh e ounce. The following are the weights recommende d, o nce: artcles may be had lighter or heavier at the same price Per 4 . .• ‘ o '' oz. +• d ' 10 15 l2 Fiddle Pattern Silver T a bl e S poons 20 at 7 2••• 7 54 0 12 d itt o Dessert ditty 20 7 2 " . if/ )5 p 14 'l able Forts 3O 7 2..• 7 :1 8 2 ditto D essert ditto 20 7 2 " . 51 1 6 2 ditto G ravy Spoons lO 7 2 " . 5 1 , 1 2 1 ditto Soup Ladle... lO 7 2. " SIN 4 ditto Sauce ditto.- 4 ditto Salt Spoons( gilt strong) ............••.•• 2 ig a 1 ditto Fish Slice ............... 5 I a 12 ditto Tea Spoono lO 7 8 " . II ,I,, fr 1 pair ditto Sugar Tongs (strong) .............. *** oi' 2 12 King's Pattern Silver Table Spoons 40 at 7 4 ••• 0 fo 4 12 ditto Dessert ditt,..... 2t) 7 • j 4 I S 2 12 ditto Talic Forks 4O 7 4... 2l ° 0 12 ditto D esser t dit to 26 7 4.. 4 ft A 2 ditto G ravy S poons ;2 7 4... ! 4 Bv, . . 1 ditto S oup L a dl e .... 12 7 ' l " 4 1 ! 0 4 ditto Sauce ditto l2 7 10. " 2 ' c o 4 ditto S a lt s poo n s ( s t rong g ilt) ............... • s ?. 8 1 ditto Fi s h Sli ce ................................... 5 '' 0 , J 12 ditto To: Sp oons 1 pair ditto Sugar T0ng5....... ........... . .............. cento Of N.B. A Price Current, tamped as a Newspart'rcbase e ° ing drawings, and eve r y i n f ormat i on re l at i ve t o the Pu reo., w ill v silver or Sheffield plate, may b e h a d on application? ol sent into the country, p os t age f ree , i n answer to a pa":._ RTHS. On the 9th inst., a t Lincol BI n, the wife of J. Brombea d, Ern'' of a son. G"epe r On the 10th inst., a t N ott i ngham, the lady of WV. S. ' o f Esq., 7th Dragoon Guards, of a son, still born. icerr , - On the 10th inst., at Dittisham, the Lady Hen r y a son. F. i i°r On the 11th in s t., a t Balham, the lady of the Re v. . „ lif Isle radaile, of a daughter, sti'l born. Year, o On the Eth inst., the wife of Mr. I'. S. De street, Leicester-square, of a son, btill born. On the 11th i ns t., M rs. S . H erman d e Z oo te, of A °1_......3...:„./ AM Rit IED. 00, On the 11th in s t., J. C. R ow l et t, e ld es t son of L , 11 4.13 f er Egg., of G rosvcner - p l ace , B at h, to H enr i e tta, third 04 of Pycroft, Esq., of the same place. C 0 01 1 On the Ilth inst , at Leominster, Sussex, E. ,-... r let°" eldest son of NV. Holmes, Esq., of Brookfield, to E. `.'"'" h only daughter of the late J. Sayres, Fsq. ~f .1 0° , On the 11th inst., at St. G e or ge ' s , Southwark, .— i t 'a s tj Massie, of Barnsley, Yo r k s hi re , t o Caroline Anne. " I / - k. ter of Mr. W. Liddaman, of th e L on d on - r oad, Southilnycer Oa the II th inst., at Clapt on Ch a p e l, the Rev. F• S. of W. 8.A., of Abingdon, Berk s , t o A nna , youn gest ding hter Heath, Esq., of Dalston. n olo?' On the I2th inst., at St. Alph ge, Greenvrich , F. jot''' . Esq., Royal Artillery, to Elizabeth, eltle.t daughter of 1.. --- nant-Colonel H. W. Gordon, Royal Artillery 310i g On the 9th of J une , at Dam Dann, near Calc utta ' John Cartwrigkt, Bengal Artill On the 6th inst., at Wigtoft, er in Lincolnshire, the g el. Inca, many years Vicar of that arish with Cb ta dring• wat iing' On the eth inst., Sar a h, thew ife of J. Hernbery ,nf t e na t d , lte a hr n e, d ol S io h \thv i p i l t i ii a ne m syt: ,s S Au o ii rr .ar i y r , s , e at t h s l ee i d i , o l f t; e late n e v i•r" 76. sleorl On the 10th inst., at Bartonß House, Warwickshire, Chandos, second son of F. Colvile, Es q., age d 1 , 1 6 ' tie On the 11th inst., in Kin stand-crescent, EL EV: On the ilth inst., at Ashley-park, Surrey, 3 I.!' fsq cher, aged 70 jortin , f pc On ti e inst at Little , Sussex , F• o Or, the 11 t h inst.,.Ham Henry,Heni- onl a ysO t n on of 11. Laing' Esq•ciaY CrcApigny-terrace, Denmark-hill, aged 16• weeks . Oa th e 11 t h inst Julia third daughter of aind CO" of Sali s b ary - t s reet, ..trand.- • he lat e At Norwood, S urre y, M rs . Th or nton, relict o f t iota. W estn ta r n Abraha m Thornton, of New Palace-yard , i 114 London : Printed and Published by 11117111)0 - - th „ ( i la No. I 1 2, Strand, at Ihe Sun Otlici,No. 12 1 ma p ira. ' the coltnty of AildcUesex.—Thursday, August la'