The Sun. — London, England, 1840-08-27 00:00:00

E'i/ENING EDITION.' DIPORTANT NEW WORK ON CIRCASSIA. - 0 ow ready, in 2 vols. p os t B vo., w i t h Ill ustrat i ons, 21s. b oun d , A YEAR AMONG THE CIRCAS SIANS. By J. A. LONGWORTH, Esq. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be had of all Booksellers. Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo., THE CASHMERE SHAWL. AN EASTERN FICTION. By CHARLES WHITE, Esq., Author of " The King's Page," " Almack's Revisited," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-streel. T. be had at all the Libraries. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Sixth Week of Haines' "Jane of the Hatchet." The extra ordinary success of this gorgeous Spectacle is beyond con ception. Upwards of 75,000 persons have already witnessed tht grand Tableaux d'action and military evolutions of the hundred Female Warriors. Revival of "My Poll and My Partner Joe. THIS EVENING, AUG. 27. \Via be acted a Grand Historical Spectacle, of unequalled splen . dour, entitled JANE OF THE HATCHET. Supported by t►.ie entire strength of the Company, and o.oe Hundred Female Warriors. After which, the Comic Drama of A. DAY AFTER THE FAIR. Tn conclude with the Nautical Drama of MY. POLL AND MY PARTNER JOE. lINDER HER MAJESTY'S IMMEDIATE PATRONAGE. YIOYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS DAY, THURSDAY, August 27, THE HUNDREDTH ERUPTION OF HECLA ! ! _ _ Will be celebrated by a display of great additional splendour, in which the whole resources of the Pyrotechnic Art will be used to increase the magnificence of its effect. THE ROYAL MILITARY SCHOOL, Will pay their ANNUAL VISIT to the Gardens, accompanied . . by their Juvenile Military Band, ATio will perform a Grand Selection of Music during the Afternoon. GRAND PROMENADE MUSICALE ET CHAMPETRE, By Godfrey's unrivalled Band'. PROGRAME OF THE CONCERT. FIRST PART. r - erture—Le Gazza Ladra. Quadrille—The Cavaliers. Fantasia sur les Motifs de Luccia de Lammermoor. Waltz— ltroronzow. Quadrille—Le Marriage (first time). MazourL't Gitana. Overture and Marche Triomphale, composed for the Musical Festival at Cologne, in 1832, by Ferdinand Ries (first performance in this country. SECOND PART. BEETHOVEN'S GRAND BATTLE SJNFONIA, By the augmented Band, with instruments of novel construc tion, aNd 340 rounds of artillery and musketry, giving the roost vivid realization of the events of the Battle 05 Vittoria. Ovorture—Dat; : . lacthlajer in Grenada. Grand Selection from P.ebert le Diable. Waltz—Freuden Grusse. Quadrille—La Beiic Victoria. vast Panor.atha al Fresco of Iceland and its Volcanoes, by Danson—freaking up of the Ice—Melting of the Snows -1 elea.se and Departure of the Discovery Ship. Car ier's astonishing " Koniaphostic," or " Lime Light. ADMISSION ONE SHILLING. Feeding Hour of the Carnivora, Five o'Clock. Concert commences at Six. WATEI; AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. o , g 52 minutes alter Y. I Evening S minutes after rubrication of the Evening Editisa of Tnx SUN com menced at 10 minutes after Three. _4-• efe Wkiki"?, r p c ' 11 LONDON: THURSDAY, AUGUST 27. 1840. Here, then, is a clever man converted by prose ---es---- , cution into a politi ca l en th us i as t, if h e were not We have not till now found an opportunity to one before, and placed by the act of imprisonment notice the dinner which was given at Manchester iat the head of th e p eo pl e . H e i s h ence f ort h one on Monday week t o M essrs . M'D OUALL and lof their natural leaders, for them a Noble. It is COLLINS, two of the leaders of the Chartists, who i customary with certain writers of both political have recently been liberated from prison. At the parties to ridicule all such meetings and ebullitions ,ame time we think such events, and the language of popular sentiment. We might despise them, used on sueh occasions, amongst the most memo- too, if we had a conviction that our institutions in rable and instructive of the passing day. Fur 1 Church and S tate were per f ect, or even founded on statesman to be ign oran t of wh a t th e masses think, J principles which are theoretically just. But that is of what the mass es sa y, an d of what the masses I not now, we believe, the opinion of any one in propose to do, is t o ex p ose th e commonwealth to quirer, in the wide dominions of her MAJESTY, great and certain danger. What the statesmen of whatever actions prejudice, tradition, or prescription France are plotting, what the Despot of Russia is may dictate. We remember that WHITFIELD and concocting, and maturing the means of executing,our WESLEY, and a much more venerated name, were statesmen should undoubtedly endeavour to aster- all scoffed and mocked at by the witlings of their tain ; but that knowledge is infinitely less important day ; but their enthusiasm ended in a vast reform, to the public welfare than a knowledge of the opi- still in progress, and embracing the empire, or 'lions and projects of our own population. As an th e wo r ld. There may be, for there has been, a index, therefore, to their feelings, wishes, and pur- political as well as a religious enthusiasm, and per- , suits, we shall now place before our readers rather i secution an d ridicule seem to point out such men a copious notice of what there took place, and they I as Mr. M'DOUALL and, Mr. COLLINS as its tri may be assured that the sentiments of the speakers umphant heroes. there, and even far wilder thoughts, find an echo The speech of Mr. COLLINS, a person never in the bosom of three-fourths of the working-men heard of till he was, in an unfortunate moment, throughout the kingdom. prosecuted and sent to gaol for the fault of the We may at once say, that the necessity for us Birmingham Magistrates, was eloquent and nes ts, make the proceedings widely known, is the more vous, equally honourable to himself and to his corn imperative, inasmuch as the organs of those op- panion in gaol, whom he described as his excellent posed to the Chartists in the manufacturing dis- friend Mr. LOVETT, but who, gone to his native trieti, ' either studiously misrepresent, or fail to county to recruit his shattered health, was not pre notice their proceedings, and so nurse in our rulers sent to share his companion's triumph. We will the dame unfortunate ignorance, or false knowledge, quote two passages, regretting that we cannot quote which formerly led to those prosecutions the bitter more. Of Mr. LOVETT he said— • fruits of which, in the general exasperations of the He had seen the man's untiring solicitude even in the people, the public will, we fear, have much reason , the dungeon's a nguis of gloom b 0 d iforiysuffering the s ea r in ns; w o t a ' s uponthep e him he had laid people ; and when to deplore. W e h ave never j o i ne d i n the abuse I beside him through the dark and dreary hours of prison which the Tory Journals heap on the monied capi- nights, and had marked his firm adherence even then talists and on t h e f actory l or d s ; we have zealously to the peopl e ' s cause, while he off ere d u p man y a f er - vent prayer for its success. He had w a t c h e d th e work supported, on t h e C orn -l aw question, their into- ings of his mind, and he had watched but to be convinced rests, though nor merely for their sake, nor with their that it was not in the power of his enemies tomake his arguments ; b ut we never f or one moment considered spirit man t quail.—(Loud as cheers .)has t y, What foolish expressiont tookthe t wait of the o them to be exclusively the best and only good law- moment—it was no vain boast, or the mere escape of an makers, and exclusively entitled to make and work empty threat uttered in the moment of excitement, or in the full burst of en th us i asm — no , i t was a calm, delibe the law for their advant age . Th ey are numerous, ' , rate act, the co nsequences o f w h ic h h e foresaw.— wealthy, and powerful, but th e y are not t h e whole (Cheers.) ) Tie:: people had been interfered with in exer society. They have almost exclusively the elec- cising their right of peaceably meeting to discuss their total power in the tow n s, an d a comman di ng i n fl u - grievances, and a resoluti on was p ropose d i n t h e Con- enc venting, the conseq uences o f w hi c h i t was f oreseen could e with the Governm en t ; b u t t h ose w ill commit be nothing short of a Government prosecution. It was a fatal mistake who see and - listen only to the proposed that all should sign it. " No," said William Lov . ett, "it is sure to bring . down ,, a prosecution ; one mid.ile and upper classes. We are quite confident victim is enough—l'll sign it. —(Loud cheers.) And that the reports which The Sun gave of the pro- with this knowledge of its consequences he did sign it. ceedings of the Convention were of essential —(Enthusiastic bursts of cheering.) And why? Be benefit to the public, and we conceive a similar cause the right of public meeting had been invaded— benefit will be the result of our making generally had been invadedb_ y an unconstitatio .1 force.- . .- felt at the reservatio of this known the p rocee di ngs of the Chartists on Mon- right of the r e opl He e in its integrity wa p s at stake; and I day week at Manchester. would say again, and my friend Lovett has said so On that day Mr. M‘DouAnn, who was im- again and again," Welcome the imprisonment of War wick ao rater prisoned in Ch es t er C ast l e f or a seditious speech, mendo g us l cheehring th an it sho u ld b e sacrificed."—(Tre .) having been discharged at the end of his term, We beg t o • f orm the l ea d ers of b oth political in made a kind of triumph a l entry i nto M anchester. that they mu s t p ut f orward their crack men parties The procession, says th e M anc h ester Ti mes, from they mean t o meet Mr. COLLINS, and men like which we abridge our n o ti ce , amounte d to upwards if Mr. COLLINS , their own fi e ld, w i t h any chance Lusts on of 2,000 persons, and u p war d s o f 500 sat down of w . • back inningtheir influence over the people. to dinner. There was a portrait of Mr. M`DoUALL, They must win it b ac k or convulse society. If it and banners with su c h i nscr i pt i ons as " L abour, b mental and-phy s i ca l, i s t h e on l y source of wealth,"e wholly lost, if th a t se p arat i on which we deplore " The Peopl e ' s Ch arter, " " P eace an earth, and continues to wid en an d w id en , t h e masses cannot good-will t o a ll ii ien ." The dinner was remark- be long coerced i n s pi te o f t h emselves, by men en ably ord er ly ;an d wh atever may be the effect on the listed from among s t th em , an d i mbued with their• • opinions. Of democraoy Mr. COLLINS said— Excise, morals will be benefited by nothing having Eat there is an argument to be drawn in favour of been drunk but ginger -beer and lemonade. In the me- deniocracy far transcending this. The pyramids of tropolis there can scarcely be such a •without E apt and the pillar of Pompey 'stand mouldering • meeting, g. . having a Member of Parliament, solitary majesty, the monuments of kingly folly and of or some person con weakness, and are fast crumbling into dust; but the nected with the upper classes, to preside; at Manches- : :oft he eemocratie institution s o f Greece and ter the presid ent was t h e Rev. Mr. S sprit CHOLEFIELD, Rome live in the literature -of th e present day, • and we believe not one master, or person mingle with the laws and usages of mod ern E urope connected with the mast e r s , was present. E very are to be found in the refinements of our soc i ety, and evidence that 1,7i1l l to exercise an in d the we meet with of s uc h an ent i re separation between Iltest continue ages of posterity.—(Applau fl se.) uence We own are to told the classes, seems to us to bode much evil to the that the working classes are not fit to be entrusted communitv. That the animal impulses of the people with th e f ranc hi se . L e t us l oo k t o t h e hi story of those of the world here demstitu are proportionably strong as they are removed from Lions have prevailed for an w answer, and ratisece if in they discipline and cultivation is undeniable, and driv en f have not been conducive to the benefit of mankind. In by them, without wise leaders, they will hurry them- C the democratic Cantons of Switzerland, we find that selves and others to destruction. art and commerce go hand in hand ; that knowledge and freedom, twin sisters, have enabled prosperity to smile After dinner the first toast was "The sovereignty , upon every cottage. There their laws are simple, and being easily unders to odbeyed • and when of the people," on which a Mr. LEECH, afterwardsare readily o , they are ciisobeved justice is promptly and cheaply admi described as a working man doomed "to bear th e nistered......l k He'ar, Bear.) There, let there be but the brand of slavery," responded, and we shall quote a trilioesStpdiriisttaonft attempt at an invasion of their rights, and ' • h will not make a less the freedom warms up their hearts, and nerves passage from his speech, wnic arm to protect th em. —(Applause.) Look at America, I as i t . the home of impression on the labouring masses, repeater ~ the destitute of all nations.—(Cheers.) See how she has been, by all the journals which they habitually is adding. town to town and village to village throu h herg immense territories, and bringing read, from its being strictly true : , .them, as i it were, by the most By the system of legislation hitherto pursued, we saw ! commun i t -.. y Here you see stupendous works of art into one a state of things existing in I r eland which ought to i immensely increased.by the refuse aefcountry whose population, open our eyes. We saw the people of that country I vie:ous and depraved of all lands h ave all Europe, for the actually starving for want, while they were actually I America, and have been freely s d . found a home in sending 7 ,000 head of cattle week) out of the country , citizenship ; and yet with all J'a mated to the rights of to Liverpool. poverty and woe trans.. Here, then, was the y picture of a people ' lanted from other lands has she actually wading throu g h th ' e fat of the land, while they s tacle, p and progressed to a stateeesfurmounted every ob were not allowed even to taste of it —(hear ) : t almost within the memory of greatness and pros- Tire s.-. Lee thing h . per' y,. man, which other vvas goine o ut in E 1 . d 11 eg an He ar, ose w o countries h ave not attained.during long centuries of timprodt. ed the clothing' - e, and comforts of the rich were not a' (.-7ed a coverin g for themselves. This We have done. With such leaders, animated • wit h the working-classes not being recognised . as the c ame p o of isle, such ent h us i asm, the working-classe s , whatev er they The official evening papers contradict the rumour ~ mentioned by some o f th e j o urnals, that M. d e B a . R .. a .oYAL BOTANIC SOC IETY OF L ONDON . — rante, the French Amb assa d or a t St. P e t ers b urg , h as . n last general meeting for the s ea s on , p reee di ne t h e an. , been rec a ll e d. atversary, took pl ace on I , uesday, Benjamin B on d C a bb e d , the chair. Since the election of her Royal " It appears," says the Commerce, " that the dan- Highness the Duebess of Kent, this Society has received gers which our colonies would incur in the event of a another distinguished honour in the addition to their list of war have roused the attentieo of the delegates, and the fellows, of th e Larne; o f their Royal Highnesses Prince solicitud e of the Minittee of the Marine. A credit of Albert and the Duke of Cambridge the following lady 1,900,000 francs is to be opened to the Minister, to and gentlemen were also elected renews on this occasion : enable him to put Fort Royal, in Martinique, and some --Mrs. Verschoele !Jr. Harris Dunsfcrd, E. H. Shcp. other points, . pard, kcal., and Peter Squire, Es . q. . .. , . in a: good state of defence." The Toukanais has the following from Alexandria : iVIr. John Attwood, the pleatitifl in i t o le , " rhino -" An -English steamer arrived on the 6th instant ceros case," as feed nrougham termed.t the o h 'A estates t tw o o o d f with, despatches for the English representative, who imme- v.. Small s " has, we are informed,i purchased,he 1. purchase money eiately applied for an audience of the Pasha ; but the cun- Sir John Owen, in Pernbrokesh r_ f _ is stated to be about 300,000/. ni°lverhampton Chronicle. ning old man contrived to make his escape to his pleasure house, w hi c h i s b etween twelve and fifteen leagues ' We learn from th e DUTY ON tRENCH oAgi: from Al exan d ria. The officers of the Et n a h ave b een dournal de Granville that the French oak exported French Government have. ship-building, which presented to the Viceroy, who received them with great amenity. His countenance was serene, but his laid a duty of 10d. per cubic foo,tooonf from that country for the pu . ePr o ' n, . eyes sparkled with animation. Navin asked the French amounts to an absolute prohibition, d Jersey Paper. judicial to the shipwrights of this 1 , Consul whether he had received any news and bei yesterday afternoon two otn. swered thet very important intelligence ha , cl arrivendg, an - About four o clock d,.sl a a n o d .. w_ill be highly pre received the whole party with ereat • scrutny, and then I n a short time one onfibvuasreisourasnvoahriaocleesinantdhep.aSsstoroaonerst,o the imminent danger exclaimed, " Well, Bekaloun, we shall t i ntl ll that ,l of them, .No. 442, came in contact with a taxed cart, and between us ; and, after a moment's silence, aeddead, down the horse and driver. am expecting news from Constantinople, which must The e futluenceatse,it escaped with some severe bruiaes soon arrive, and which I e lai t te ' r nt predict with confidence will on the foot and leg. y change the face of things." It should seem that, in eon- HONESTY REWARDED.—On the sequence of this news, he will be disposed to temporis e conductor of one of Chancellor's omnibuses in as he has already in the case of the English Consul. clearing out the straw aft •r the discovered under one ' of the seats a We are assured that immediately', and as if the treaty had been already ratified, Admiral Stopford received orders to commence operations by blockading E 7 • and Syria. €,3l)' We find in the Semaphore of Marseilles the followin paragraph from Beyrout : , f b o u o r r n , a B cc ir e ks u ion Cck.. " twelve o'clock journey," three bank -notes of 501. each, thll3-eoeckeehte(b.mk't containing p C te la d u h d t e lls Sc o o f tt e , xatnhdaoPgr,eiediofro2ro9o°ll.”e7e.6cht'; he also ., 43/. nand found several letters and notes addressed to Mr. Itmpi4, search of the l " The English Consul, excited by a spirit of hostility long in d . against the Pasha, lately attempted to conceal his hatred owner the and political designs under the veil of . humanity, g New " r "d , B ce. Accordingly, next day, he proceeded in oser, according to isc r o o verin t g hifrn which Its returned the uddres3, and was not to the astoni,hed b e had only that morning Y. He discovered the iloest.,Y, of at that moment writing an ad. has called upon the other Consuls to join him i n pro_ vertisement describing an it, was and offering 301. reward upon ' testing against the system of armed terror employed in its restoration. Mr. Kempis was so struck with the honesty the mountains, but the French and Austrian Consuls re- and promptitude of the conductor, finding that the ma n fused to concur with him, not that they did not lament had . a wife and four children, instead of the 30/, with seeing the Egyptian authorities have recourse to him whieh he bad i ntended rewarding the finder, he pr esented vigorous measures, but they felt that such an unanimous iv. with ._ 60 1 . t would have the effect of reviving hopes now ex. 1 , 41 VAL APPOINTMENT . s Sir Samuel Ro protes berts has been 'commission the Calcutta. tinguished, and thus make the Viceroy liable to fresh ern- l Lieut. Livings appointed to . . to command the Buzzard, in the room of barrassments. It is certain that it this protest had been : Lieut. Fitzgerald,- Pdd b R invAlided. (',apt. u 'eon) , M. delivered, Commodore Napier would immediately have ! appointed Paymaster at Plymouth, vie... Kinsman, dece'ased. sunk th e th ree Egyptian ships which . still remained in i Lieut. C. A. Packer, R.M., to be Quartermaster in the Ulu road, not having returned with the fleet to Al es _ I Chatham division, vice Savage, promoted, while the idlers of the land, who but for the working classes would be sent to the treadmill or the bastiles they had erected for the poor, (for they could not mend themselves a pair of shoes or weave a shirt if it would save them), were actually living on the fat of the land. How that state of things has been brought about or how it is to be remedied, may cause many dis putes ; but the public may be assured that amongst the millions it has already had a most unfavourable and enduring influence. Mr. M'DouALL, in replying to his health, used language of which the following is a specimen : My friends and fellow-countrymen, nothing can be more gratifying to my feelings than to find that the spirit of the Charter is still alive ; and nothing could give me greater pleasure than so lead you onward in the same course once more, cheered by that tune that Wangs to my country, and which raises in the heart of every Scotchman such noble feelings and such a determination to do his duty to his country.—(Applause.) I do not' intend to speak at all of the dungeons of the Whigs—l ' despise them and their dungeons too.—(Cheers.) They have laboured hard, and they have laboured long ; but although they had a small person to deal with, his body bed the strength of iron, and his spirit has never yet bent before them.—(Applause.) I value not them, their persecutions, nor their dungeons either ; and I pass them by with that contempt which they hest deserve. I have gone through their dungeons : I have felt their force, at least in the effect it has produced upon my constitution ; but yet, having passed through them, I forget the persecution, and now I begin to remember them—new I shall begin to pay my debt to them. That debt is a long one ; and from the moment I left the dungeon I began to swear in my heart that I would have revenge.—(Cheers.) I would not have that re venge which you may perhaps understand from the general acceptation of the term revenge : the revenge that I shall seek will be to see the Charter made the law of the land.—(Cheers.) The revenge which I shall have will be to contend =peaceably if I must—for the great principles under which we are united, and for which we, I trust, each and eli of us here, are deter ' mined to suffer, and, if necessary, to die.—(Cheers,) Friends and fellow -countrymen, I shall have that re venge ; and as I have told other judges, so I tell you again, who are better judges of the law, that it I am young in years, I shall yet live to see that Charter established.—(Applause.) Nothing could have made me a more decided advocate for the principles of the Charter ; nothing could have given me greater deter mination ; nothing could have added more to my reso lution than the imprisonment which the Whigs have given me.— (Applause.) That imprisonment has not altered my sentiments in the least ; or, if there is any alteration, I am Melined to go a little further than the Charter.—(Loud cheers.) The persecutions of the \Vhigs have done more good to the cause of the Charter, 1 believe, than the advocacy of all the leaders among the Chartists themselves. Look at the effects which that opposition has produced upon us : it has excited greater firmness upon our part ; greater resolu tion on the part of our leaders ; greater determination i on the part of the people ; the people are more con fident in their leaders, the leaders being more deter mined to go forward ; and the masses, the millions, rallying around them, they have been enabled to place the standard of the Charter a little further in advance. When we begun this Charter movement we received opposition from all parts of the nation ; but we have shown that, when once the tide of popular opinion is set in motion, there are no barriers over which it will not step. TIIE SN , Ll'll` , 11-U-RSDA may seek, seem likely to succeed ; and it may be doubted, whether any of the artificial mounds of ages, time-worn, if time honoured, will be able to resist the torrent of popular sentiments The inhabitants of our country towns, who see from the London Papers the working of the police system here, ate naturally alarmed at its approach ; and no one, therefore, can wonder at the violent opposition made to it at Colne, and other towns in the North. Scarcely a day passes without some gross outrage or wanton interference on the part of the police. The Commissioners, by an order set forth with all the formality and pomp of an ordi nance of Louis PHILIPPE, shut up thoroughfares during church-service, close public-houses on Sa turday night, and, not satisfied with this act, which has been declared illegal by two Magistrates, they employ their inspectors and constables as eaves droppers, to listen to the peaceable conversation of respectable Citizens. A gross instance of this sort was brought before the sitting Magistrate at Queen-square on Monday, when the charge was instantly dismissed. At the same office, a constable was ordered to find securities for a dangerous wound inflicted on an Irish labourer that morning. The wotinded man was un able to attend, and the only evidence against hihe constable was his Sergeant, who stated that in attempting to quell a disturbance in some obscure street, in Knightsbridge, "the defendant ' struck M'CARTHY with his staff across the head. The blow felled him to the ground, and when he was picked up, his head was found to be completely cut open." The country people may well ask, " Are these the recommendations you bring in favour of the new system ? If in London, with a watchful press, the public are almost afraid to move or speak, what protection shall we have when the local paper is under the dominion of the parties that establish the new regime, and that at present modify their severity only for want of power ?" The new police has, in fact, within a few months assumed a different character, and justified the worst suspicions of those who, at the outset, de nounced it. The Home Government would do well to interfere in time, or with them must rest the responsibility of other fatal scenes like that in Lancashire. It would require all the military in the country to uphold in the provinces such a system of rigour and oppression as that exercised by the Metropolitan Police. The latest advices from Constantinople are of the 7th inst. On the 3rd Lord PONSONBY re ceived in fourteen days from London, the Treaty of the Four Powers, which was immediately com municated to the Porte. Two days afterwards it was announced to the diplomatic body that the SULTAN was about to notify to MEHEMET ALI the Ultimatum agreed to by the Representatives of the Great Powers; and on the 7th RIFAT BEY, Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, accompanied by a numerous suite, sailed for Alex andria, to communicate officially the Ultimatum to the VICEROY. The conspiracy in the capital was by no means so dangerous as was at first apprehended. in fact, the Government knew all about it long before the conspirators were prepared to offer any resistance. The principal traitor was old KHOSREW PACHA, in whose house a large quantity of concealed arms was found. On the 7th commenced the nuptial feasts of the Sultana ALIZE, the bride of ACHMET FETHIC PACHA, which were to last for seven days. In the in vitations were included all the peat Officers of State, the Ulemas, the Patriarchs, the Generals of the first and second rank, and the whole of the diplo matic body. The whole city was expected to be one scene of general rejoicing and merrymaking. The Paris journals of Tuesday very generally arrive at the conclusion that there will be no war this time. Everything now indicates a pacific settlement of the Eastern question, so far as relates to the Governments of England and France. The obstinacy of IVIEHEmET ALI has both disappointed and irritated the President of the Council, who ex pected, after the sacrifice made by France, that the VICEROY would gratefully adopt any course indicated by her Government. But it is now clear that MEHEMET ALI desires nothing more ar dently than to make his quarrel an European one, and especially to kindle the flames of a war between France and England. The knowledge of this fact has greatly cooled the ardour of his supporters in the Cabinet. The Presse has published long extracts from M. LANIARTINE'S pamphlet on the Eastern question. After showing how powerless France is to hold or defend herself in Egypt, M. LAMARTINE passes to her chances in a general war, and asks, is she capable of resisting Europe, and for none of those essential and sacred causes which give a nation super-human energy ? " It is not one budget, nor one contetiption, nor arse nals once filled that can suffice. tlut then there is the p; opagande, by which we tan set fire to the four corners of Europe. Take tare—the incendiary plan may not succeed, and the torch may burn the hands which raise it. Perhaps revolutionists less theorist, but more zealou s than Ourselves, may wrest the torch from your bands, and after having brandished it, quench it in storm and blood. There are many contingencies, and no certainty. Let us beware. Our revolution had its causes of re pulsion as well as of attraction. The selfishness of its conquests made it hated, and our bayonets have thrown discredit on our principles. Many admire us, too, who are not ready to serve us." The following appears in the Moniteur Parisien and the Measager :—" The treaty of commerce re cently concluded between France and Holland, not having been ratified, cannot ba published for the present." '• andria. Commodoreapier contented htinself with making a representation On the ineans taken to pacify the Lebanon to the Egyptian Ad m ir a l,. w h o , sailed f:om ilieyrota the day after he received it. The French Con- Etil, although lie iefitsed to add his renionstianbei to those of Commodore Napier, has hot been inactive. He has written to Soliman Pacha, requesting him to put a stop to the severe measures used against the Maronites, and required in strong terms that the churches and con vents should be respected in future. The Russian GC , neral has demanded that indemnities should be given to the Schismatic Greeks of two churches which have been plundered near the town, and has also given the bastinado under his own windows to two soldiers who insulted his Janissaries. The Scheik Hasen, one of the leaders of the insurrection, made his escape on board a French ship.". " Two English frigates," says a letter from Beyrout, 3d instant, " have arrived at Caipha, where they were employed for several hours in making soundings. They remain in our roadstead, but are preparing to sail to St. Jean d'Acre, where the works at the fortifications arc still going on." FRONTIERS OF POLAND, AUG. 15.—Almost all the troope that have hitherto been stationed in the kingdom of Poland are in motion, and on their march to the south. The garrisons are for th e present re d uce d t o th e mininiunz, but it is probable th e y w ill b e soon completed by recruits from the interior o f R uss i a. i In c onsequence o f t h e arr i va l of a F from Bohe m i a , M. V on L angs d or ff will tE N seconch DRESDEN, 0 u a, t AuGuri.e c t o -dayAu G. 1 fr l 07. r Marienbad. 5 . ___ . We learn from Bohemia that ' the conferences of the Ministers at Konigsworth are to begin on the 26th. They will be of short duration, as there are but a few points left on which some more pre cise arrangement appears necessary. Count St. Aulaire had had an interview with Prince Metternich, in which the former expressed the most pacific sentiments. After this interview the French Ambassador despatched two couriers to Paris and Vienna. BOURSE..---Pasis, TUESDAY, AUG. 25. Past liignest Lowest Last Pr ,ic! Price. Price. Price French .1. per Cents `„') • , 5 ... 113 70 ... 113 10 ... 113 10 3 per Cents to 45 - SO 65 ... CO 40 ... 80 40 dank .31 trance ...:11(0 ...3175 _3190 Latfitte Haul: 5,000 t, sh ...05 u ...5i50 _1,150 “eigian Bank .. SW ... 005 ... 8,5 5 } ,er Cents ... 10114 ... 101 ... 1 0 114 3 1 ,er Cents 7O ... -,0 70 ... 70 Spanish Active t:o ... 1:0 ... ... 2ti ... C-6 Passive 6N ... ... 6 t 4 ... !P A , Portuguese 3 per Cents 22x t ... €. 22 j 4 ... 2 , 2 x, ... t<2 , 4 Neapolitan lOO 50 ... nu ~. too 0 ... 100 RAILWAY SHARES. it. Germain Versailles, R. B 465 ... 465 ... 465 ... 4r5 L.B. ........... 45 , ... 470 ..• 450 ... 470 Orleans MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—We have bad a fair dumand for Cotton to-day, and full prices have been obtained ; sales 4,000 bags, chiefly American descriptions. LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST, AUG. 26. Birmingham and Gloucester Bristoland Exeter Chester and Berkenhead New Shares 204 Grand Junction, Quarter Shares, New Great Western Haif Shares Brighton United Company South Western North Midland ... 86 North Union There is rather more doing to-day—market steady We have received Rio Janeiro papers to the sth of July ; they bring the Exchange on London, 304- ; Stocks 74k, dividend paid. We have received Cape of Good Hope papers to the 28th of June, giving favourable accounts from all parts of the colony, which describe the grass crops as most abundant. The season for all agricultural opera tions for ploughing and sowing has been as propitious as the farmer could desire. SMALL-P0;7; CAPE TOWN.--The cases of small pox in the Chavannes Hospital have fallen this week to two admitted, and nine remaining. In the old :olli tary hospital, three admitted, and thirteen remaining. The disease has appeared at Port Elizabeth and Graham's TOOT,. The chief Macomo was in Graham's Town last week. He was we ll re cei ve d ; b ut one i n di v id ua l committed a most wanton assault upon him, and struck the chief on his face; the aggressor was condemned to imprisonment for fourteen days. THE FUNDS. This being settling day in the British Market, and rather of a heavy description, the extreme fluctuation being during the Account about 3 per Cent., has caused a decline in Consols, as they left off at 94 for the Account, and opened at 89i at present nil. A failure has been announced in the Consol Market ; the person is a broker ; as yet we cannot ascertain the extent of his deficiency. It appears to have turned out a great Bull Account ; and it is expected that large amounts will be carried over for nest time. Exchequer Bills 23 25 preen. ; India Bonds, 2 dis. par ; Bank Stock, 169 170. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active is also heavy, and receded from the leaving off price of 251 4 to 254 ; Deferred, 124 ; Portuguese, 344 354 ; Three per Cents., 224 23 ; Colombian, 244 25 ; Mexican, 28i 29 ; Brazilian, 80 to 81 ; Dutch Two-and•a-Half, 524. Shares—Great Western Railway, 26 27 premium ; London and Brighton, 94 4 discount ; Birmingham, 79 81 premium ; Southampton, .56 57 per share ; Greenwich, 6 7 per share. PRICES OF SHARES -THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Great Western Ditto New London and Brighton ............ 35 London and South Western .... Jona STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster ..... 20 i PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS D 24 to , DUBLIN, AUG. 25. 3 per Cent. Consols ...... 90 Bank Stock .. .., Three and Half Stock 9B* Grand Canal 5t0ck......... Ditto Reduced ** ~---- Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... 3 pe 183(1 •••••• Ditto 4 per cent • D itrt Cent N e w , Debs. 90 i Royal C ana l S toc k .HALF -PAST ONE. The Dutch M a il h as arrived of the date of the 26th instant, bringing the Amsterdam prices of the 25th inst. Two-and..aliall per Cents., 51i ; Five per Cents., 99i ; Ardoin's Spanish, 23 1 , to 5-16. Up to the pre sen t h our we do not hear of any further mischief in the settlement of the Consol account ; i per cent. is given for the continuation to the next account. This high rate of interest was principally caused from the number of suspicious accounts about the house, in consequence of which the jobbers thought it right to pro tect themselves : the settlement of the account is nearly terminated, and we understand that a very large amount of stock has been carried over for next time. The broker who failed in the House this morning was for the difference of fifty thousand Consols, about twelve hundred pounds. He is of very old standing, and lost the greater part of his profits in speculating in the Foreign Funds. Consols may be quoted at present 901 for Oct. 14 Account ; for Money 89,-1 ; Exchequer Bills 2 lower, 23 5 1 prem. ; Bank Stock, 1691. In the Foreign Market scarce a bargain doing. Spanish Active 251 ; Deferred 12 ; [Portuguese Three per Cents., 22 ; Colognbian,,24fi ; Brazi lian, 79i ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 511. Shares are lower ; Eastern Counties, 12 ; G reat Western, 91 90 ; London and Brighton, 2.5 ; South Western, 56i. -- '''N'S-(THIS DAY.) '~ MARS,,. COLONIAL IviARKET, The transactions in all kinds of Provisions were upon a iithited scale; and almost confined to the wants of the home trade, but in pried very little change occurred, though a larger quantity of goods were for sale than for Come time past. Of raw Sugar the sales Were above 500 hhds, at the last quotations. In the Coffee market so little was done that prices were quite nominal. Rum in fair request, and pr i ces firmer ; proof Leewards brought 3s. 7d. per gallon. Rice very dull, and declining—sales made in good Bengal at 14s. per cwt. TEA MARKET. Prices were not loin er for Free Trade, but the demand was limited. Company's Congou offered at 2s. 3d. cash. TALLOW MARKET. The demand was dull for P. Y. C. Candle, both on the spot and to arrive. Prices, however, were firm at 525. 6d. to 525. 9d. for first quality. Several ships are at hand. HAY MARKETS. A good demand existed, and prices advanced a little, the supply being small. Prices : Clover, 41 103. to 61. 6s. ; Meadow Hay, 51. 15s, ; Straw, 335. to 365. IRELAND. At the last week]) meeting of the Loyal National Repeal Association the following resolution was unani mously adopted by the meeting ;—" That it is not the intention of the Association to require a repeal pledge at present from any individual seeking a seat in Pari!a. ment in Ireland, nor shall we require it as long as the present Administration remains in office." WATERFORD ELECTION.—The Hon. R. S. Carew was returned for the county last Monday without op position. He was nominated by the retired Member, Mr. John Power, and seconded by Mr. Thomas Fitz gerald. STATE Or THE COUNTRY.—The Lord Lieutenant has approved of the recommendation of the Grand Jury of the County of Galway respecting the diminution of the Constabulary, and the requisite orders have been given for a diminution of the force, to an extent which will effect a saving of 1,0001. a-year to the cess-payers. —Dublin Evening Po3l. The Pantaloon sloop of war has arrived in Kings town as a receiving ship for seamen for the navy, and a rendezvous has been opened near the Custom-house, where seamen are to be entered. It has been erroneously stated that Mr. Sidney Cosby, of Stradbally-hall, whose death we had lately the melancholy duty to announce, was the " Captain Cosby, formerly of the Blues, well-known in the fashion able and sporting circles." He was the younger brother of that gentleman, who is living, and in excellent health. Mr. Sidney Cosby never was in the army. DONNYBROOK FAlR.—This old scene of riot and revelry has, on this anniversary, but just maintained its annual existence. Temperance and the new police have left it only the shadow of what it was. Oa visiting the fair yesterday evening at eight o'clock, the tents, instead of resounding, as they were used, with the con fused noise of laughing, shouting, scolding, jingdng glasses, and cracked fiddles, were dark and silent, and at the door of each stood a policeman to forbid entrance. There was a large range of exhibitions and show tents, and the performers exerted their usual devices to draw in customers. The steam, however, was not sufficiently up among the crowd. A large number of persons came out there in the evening, but they did not seem to delay. The licensed houses in the tow❑ were filled, but they could not afford accommodation to a fraction of the vi siters.—Saunders's News Letter. ‘ 7 AUGUST 27, 1840. BELGIAN PAPERS. GHENT, AUG. 24.—Our city was alarmed yesterday by the news of the bankruptcy of Mr. J. V. L., pro prietor of a considerable cotton manufactory. It is said that he has failed for 300,000 francs. This bank ruptcy has caused a great sensation among our mer chants and manufacturers, both on their own account and for its probable consequences. BRUSSELS, AUG. 25.—The protracted stay of the King of the Belgians in England induces us to think that his prudent counsels will be listened to, and that we shall ewe the peace of Europe to his intervention. Never did a more conciliating negotiator undertake a better cause there is no one whose advice ought to have more weight and authority in the councils of the young Queen. We shall not have Waf. DUTCH FIINIYS,—AmsTERDAte, AUG. 25, Money, Ville. Actual petit, ili 0.1 Ciltt Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. our..., • iiniett Syndic, 4% per cent.... 4... . 13)5 14 ,, ,, Ditto, ditto, V, per cent TiLA 74% Commercial Company, 4. , .z per cent 163% 1694 aka() (1635 and 1837) 5 per cent. Loon 1837, 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month ll 93 To month ll e 5 Dutch Papers, Aug. 26. GEIAiIAN 1• UNDS—lnguesEco, Ate. 25. Actual Del.t, 2% per Ccnt. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent lO ll Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 3 per Cent. — ....—. 18% Thirty 4ev _ -.. _____ Lean or _City, it 52,4 per Cent. '.:, , Society ot Commerce, 4Si per Cent • 109 Bank at Belgium, 4,par Cent e 4% National Society . .......--,.................. Exchange on London (short) —Brussels Papers, Aug. 25. A../.1a.1'11././...N -Y/Jai.L.IS.,—V AENNA, AUG. 17. lie per Coats. Metalliques - 107% Fear per Cents. Three per Cents. ElAnk Shares 1770 ...Allgemeine Zeitung, Aug. . HAMBURG BOIUENHALLE, AUK. 22. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares /731 1710 A mlo.ltussian Loan lrr. 14 j , Bf q Russian 5 per Cent. !st series, Certificate Inscription, Ist SeiGS lO . -3 Rus;ian 5 per Cent. Hop. and Co. 3d and 4th Series 97% Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 50% 50 Ditto S per Cent 9B I'olish Bonds New I icket Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent 74% 74% Norwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cent. lO2 101% Spanish, New 3 per Cents. — PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, AUG. 22. Bills. Money, St. Schuld. Sch., 4-,, per cent. lO4 103% Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 103 - Exchange on London, three months 0 MN —Prussian State Gazelle, Aug. 23. FRENCH AND BRITISH FistiEttAttN..---The brig of war Nautilus, Captain Bouverie, has been actively engaged in preserving order at the fishing ground, and keeping the Frenchmen within their bounds. This, as might have been expected, has proved no easy task, and in one instance at least strong measures have had to be adopted. Friday night, a French lugger having refused to obey repeated orders to keep farther out to !.psi it was found necessary to use sharper means, and a shot was fired, which splintered her bulwarks and carried away part of her rigging. It is needless to add the Frenchman immediately took the hint. A correspond ent has also favoured us with the following additional instanee of the prompt and efficient nature of the pro. , tection afforded by the commander of the Nautilus : " Monday evening week Ralph Dickson, fisherman, Ben shall, who rents a cottage under Mr. Manderson, of Swin hoe, having got three of his acts destroyed by a French boat, near the Fern Islands, Mr. Ewing, herring-curer, and Mr. Manderson, went on board the Nautilus, to ob tain, if possible, redress for Dickson. Captain Bouverie at once agreed to go where the French boat was lying in Newton Bay, to recover the value of the nets, and took Dickson with him, who knew the number of the boat. After a good deal of discussion and altercation on board the Frenchman, the crew denying that they had ever seen Dickson's boat, Captain Bouverie felt reluctant to compel reparation, as Dickson was not able to identify any of the Frenchmen on board. Captain Bouverie, however, pre sented Dickson with a sovereign out of his own pocket, as some reparation for his loss."—Bertvich Advertiser. HOP DUTY.—SussEx.—We are informed that severe distress is impending over the hop districts in this connty during the approaching winter, in consequence of the complete tailt:te 9f the crop of hops of this year. The blight is very general, and is more severe than has ever been Knotiti bj the oldest planters. The consequences will be most disastrous, as the lovv price of Sussex hops during the last three or four years bat esrioesly reduced the capital of the planters, who, nor, Navin; ob!alned anything like a remunerating price for their hops, tri:: be umlble to meet the various payments to which they are liable, such as for hop-poles, manures, rents, taxes, tithes, trade hills. &c. It is therefore earnestly hoped that the attention of the Lords of her Alnjesty's Treasury may be called to the subject,with a view to the remission of the second instaltnent of the duty upon the hops of the growth of 1839, and which will become payable in November next. For this pu i pose a general meeting of hop planters should be speedily convened, or parochial petitions prepared and nu nieroosly signed and forwarded to the Lords of the Trea sury. Unless this be done, there does not appear any pros pect of the planters being able to meet their payments, or to employ the labourers, who, with the present high prices of most of the necessaries of life, will be reduced to a state of destitution that cannot but be most deeply deplored._ Brighton. Guardian [We hope the Treasury will not yi e ld. The hop-growers ought to demand back from the landlords all the sums they have laid out in the cultivation, ever and above the natural cost of provisions, wages, &c., such increase being caused by the Corn-laws. Thank God, the landowners begin to feel the consequences of their own iniquity.—F,D. Sun.] COSTS ON SUMMARY CONVICTIONS.—Th the hope that clposore of the injustice will obtain a removal of its cause, we add to ( the instances we have recently re corded of these monstrous exactions, the following : --At the Petty Sessions held at Castle Hedinghaai, on Aua. 18, three carters were conrieted each in the penalty of sixpence for riding on the shafts of their carts. The costs in one case were 8s 6d., and in the two others ten shillings in each case. To inflict upon the poor 0 punishment never contemplated by the law is positive injustice, and produces hatred of the law and recklessness of conduct in those who have not sufficient discrimination to distinguish between the ;:•.:t and its administration, It is by such 1 proceedings as these, entailing privation and Suffering on the poorest of the people, that their affections are alien ated front their super;,;.rs• .No argument will i ever recon cilel a p oor man to the justh:--" of a sentence which affixes sixpen ce as the penalty For an 0n...1ce% condemnsbut Ponvi ct in twenty ti mes the fine as the costs oi , THE PRIN CE ' S flusSA Rs. . m —The )vitole of 'he officers and troops of Prince Albert's Hussars will be fur_ fished with their new clotbikig by Friday (to-morrow), and on Sund a y next they w para d e to St. Peter's i:: Church i n t h e i r new ia.o not hear of any uniform. W e ' - expected to alteration with respect to the review which I' the 4th or tak e plae e as we :v.ve al sth 01 S e . • .;eve already stated, about pt,flioer. a esieruay there a , a . id a, 00 , the ground selected for the review, when the t fi ro ' t;p:: 4' ; e t ' 4 pree7.. I Dutaa. through various evolutions with their accustomed siva...Brig/4°n Gazette, , me,, • ever since, A regeta came_ off at Richmond yesterday to cele brate the natal day of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The contest was for a very handsome wherry and various money prizes, the donation of H. Selwyn, Esq., of Pagoda House, Kew-road, and the inhabitants of Richmond. The whole tvits under the patronage of the Right Hon. the Earl of Errol. The competitors were sixteen free watermen of Richmor.d, and the order of rowing was us follows :—Four heats wt . ,:h two boats in each (double sculls), and the first man in each to row the fifth and grand heat, which would of couriszi con sist of four boats. The distance was the same eac:: time, the men starting from Richmond-bridge, down the river, round a boat moored off the Marquis of Ailsa's, up to a boat off the Duke of Buecleuch's and return to the bridge. The first heat was started at a little after one, in the presence of some hun dreds of spectators. It was between Edward Redknap and Charles Godfrey, red, and Henry Rigby and Wil ham New, white. The latter party took the lead at the start, and won easily. The second heat was with Richard Messam and James Snell, red, and William Jackson and James Godfrey, white. It was a better heat than the first, and won by white. The third heat was a beautiful one, and was between William Bell and Joseph Burn, red, and George Howard and Wit ham Wheeler, white. The men were together all the way down, and rowed in beautiful style. Red then took the lead, and were pressed very hard by white for considerable distance ; red, however, shot ahead, and won t.t.. e heat, which was rowed in less time th an _ '-u- ones. The fourth heat, between any et the P rey " - ' , II Jackson, red, and George Bor ley Cripps and in- . ,te was ' won, , by the latter ; ley and Charles Cripps, and the occupiers of the four -;nninz boats then Pro ceeded to take refreshmeint and rest previou s t o the grand struggle, which was appo:Mled n: r six o'clock, it will be seen that the colours white aidma .291 Y h ad been used in the first four heats, and, as no ilagl tu.: 111 three who wore the former had won, it was indispens'eMy necessary that the men should draw for fresh colours to distinguish them in the concluding heat, and this having been done, the men took their stations thus for the flea' heat :—Jackson and Godfrey, stripes; Righ ) and New, white ; Bell and Burn, blue ; and Borley and Cripps, red. The whole tour boats were steni and stern for half a mile, and, in turning, white certainly had the advantage, and appeared going on in good order to win, but they rowed too near the shore and scraped the ground. White and stripes made a fine wager ; stripes, after being scull and scull some little way, rowed by and went ahead, but were obliged to work hard to maintain their pos'tion. Stripes came in first, win fling' by a length only; blue second ; and white third. LOUIS PHILIPPE'S INSINUATING ADDRESS. —De Balzac gives the following anecdote in a small po litical periodical which he is now publishing in Paris : " One day, when Thiers and Dufaure were upon intimate terms, and whc n the King of the French was engaged in ' brewing' a new Ministry, Thiers met Dufaure upon the grand staircase of the Tuilleries. ha,' said the for mer to the latter, you arc now ascending these stairs for the first time; take care of yourself, Dufaure. If you find his words prodrcing too strong an effect on you, think of something else to prevent you from being entrapped. You go up a patriot; take care you do not come down a mere courtier.' The conference took place, the parties present being Thiers, Dufaure, and Royalty. Thiers, who knew what he was about, listened, replied, commented, and dis cussed. Dufaure, on.the contrary, was led to the embra sure of a window, which he left with tears in his eyes, and Dufmre was not the only person that wept. When they deicended the stAir6 together, Thiers said quietly to friend, ; Ilion cher, you are bedevilled.' Iliers was right : has been no better than a hanger-on of the Court Oh, the eloquence of Majesty " DREADFUL FIRES. H OkibloEu'tS half-past W F Y DES TR OYE D. this morning police-con " who was on duty at Hermitage-bridge, stable 68 r,, r-nin the ce n t re o f an immcr,ao discovered flames issuin g "rt-grf. They flames pile of building, known us Hore's cracking had gained a powerful as c en d ancy , an d the of the timber soon roused from their beds those who 1 were living contiguous to the wharf. The gates were, forced open, and the constables and others succeeded in rolling out from the premises into the street ahout 100 puncheons of whiskey, valued at 751. per puncheon. Mr. Hore luckily arrived in time to save his books. He was nearly overpowered by the violence of the heat. At ten minutes to two o'clock, the large orating engine, belonging to the London Dock Establishment, and which is not finished yet, got into play, and threw at least two tons of water . per minute upon the buildings. Other engines from differ ent parts of the metropolis were soon on the spot, and owing to the tide being in, and a plentiful supply of water obtained, thereby commenced operations quickly • Two large floating engines took their station opposite the river frontage of the warehouses, and the body of water thrown by them was immense. All efforts, how ever, to save the building were ineffectual, and the roof feel in with a dreadful crash about a quarter past two. The principal attention of the firemen was then devoted to the saving of Downes' wharf, which contairad, amongst other valuables, 15,000 bales of Irish linen, and they fortunately succeeded. At one time it was feared that the flames would reach the shipping 13ing in the Loodop Docks. Fortunately there was no wind, and to that faCt principally is attributed the prevention of the spread of the; conflagration. About three o'clock the front and rear walls fell in, leaving the side one's standing ; this conside ably checked the fire, and . from that time it was gradually got under. The loss sus tained must be very great. Whilst the fire brigade were busily employed in sub duing the fire at Hore's wharf, as late as four o'clock in the morning, the horizon on the opposite side, appa rently about Bermondsey, became suddenly illuminated, until the cry was raised—" Another fire." Several of the engines of the fire brigade were got in readiness, end started off at their topmost speed towards the scene of the conflagration, which was found to be in Long-lane, Bermondsey, where some extensive premises, used as saw-mills, and a large manufactory of japanned leather, adjoining, were discovered to be on fire. Both were completely destroyed. LUDLOW, AUG. 1. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) HALF-PAST ONE.—The examination of Misters is just concluded. He is further remanded until next Monday. Mr. Crosse was the first witness examined. His evidence was much the same as that already given in The Sun. He was severely cross-examined by the prisoner, who exhibits great tact and self-possession. The cook of the Angel was next examined. The pri soner cross-examined her, and tried to make it appear that she washed her hands before she came into his room, but he could gain nothing favourable to his case. Several countrymen deposed to having seen him within three miles of Ludlow on the Sunday previous, and on the following days before the affair happened. One night he slept in a barn, and was relieved with food on the Tuesday, which confutes his own statement about being at Wmfx:ster. Dr. Lloyd was examined.— States that although Mackreth is not out of danger, yet he may be able to give further evidence in a few days. The prisoner, on being removed, requested to have an alteration made in his diet. The Magistrates said they would consult about it and let him know. Mr. Downes conducts the examination of the witnesses. He deserves great praise for his manaer and care of examination. THE VICAR OF GEDNEY-SLAN- DERED I (From the Lincoln Gazelle.) [This Reverend Gentleman, who has obtained some notoriety by his correspondence with the Bishop of Lincoln, and his able denunciations of the Wesleyan Methodists, has been the subject of calumny by one of his own officials. We subjoin the following " Pardon asked " and " Pardon granted," without any comment on the extraordinary language contained therein.) Gedney, August 17, 1840. PARDON ASKED. I, Henry Flower, the Sexton of the parish of Ged ney, in the county of Lincoln, do hereby ask pardon of the Vicar of Gedney, the Reverend T. S. Escott, in that I have, without a cause, most grossly slandered and abused the sacred office which the Vicar holds as an apostle of Jesus Christ, and have falsely accused his Reverence, through a desire of revenge, or being led away by the malice and instigation of the devil, having said that he had been in a state of intoxication, which I know to be entirely untrue ; also having asserted that he evil entreated the wife of his bosom, which I likewise confess to be a most imaginary falsehood ; .and I here, as be fore-menioned, humbly ask pardon of the Vicar of Gedney, the Bev. T. S. Escott, and the mercy of his prayers to implore the forgiveness of my heavenly Fa ther through him, and for the sake of Jesus Christ, my Redeemer ; and I promise ;hat for the remainder of my days I will no more offend my God by such inju rious conduct, nor calumniate the reputation of God's servant. (Signed) HENRY FLOWER, PARDON GRANTED. In compliance with the foregoing request, and listen ing to the dictates of mercy, long-suffering, and compas sion, which qualities I have received from the Most High God, albeit I scarcely darejto Pardon an enemy of the Lord, and one who has abused God in me, yet, as far as concerns myself; and considering his contrition, I condescend, in the plenitude of forgiveness, to stay proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Court against one who is far advanced in years, and who, if I were inexorable, must end his days in a prison ; and not being willing that any should perish as it would appear on my ac count, but wishing and labouring that all should come to the knowledge of the truth and the practice of the truth before they come to the presence of their God, I hereby accept of the above petition, and, as far as this matter of defamation is concerned, I pardon the Sexton of Gedney. T. S. ESCOTT, Vicar of Gedney, near Wisbech. August 17, 1840. RICHMOND REGATTA. EvENiNG yAnTi€ )IL- LITERATURE For 2 , SIR H. CA: 7 END ISH' S DEBATES. Av . ongman, London, 1840. contains Sir H. Caveodish's Reports of the fil l bates lien Par'im two months Pf the Session Ct. ' ' 1769' v f the legalitysheinPtahret li b eofours,e' ofus of co this ,in, valuable pill itlhiceavtio:. in;:nt was engaged in the disci rn tion or or otherwise of WilkWs re-elec th re ging of the resolutions and addres, les to .t o:i s s .i t)nfo durin g m i ddieso; anc , :s ; , 01' the respecting the American distur, ny . ~l .fairs; state of the East India Con 1 1 .- ' - and several other public questions c ve find moment. In all these discussions N ff . his , A . ea sof taking a prominent part, and setting o • t tho, se mit) )1 more. Burke moment. ings by such ready wit as will astonisl. hat h e was may remember Dr. Johnson's assertion t taste of utterly destitute of this faculty. Here is IL. to th e his quality, which we quote from his re, pi o f the Attorney-General's speech, on the su b j e Wilkes affair : . bat " I see strong party zeal in what you are d. ' i l e ; lido I proceed to show how the gentlemen on the c / „ . " ~e g er of the House have acted on this occasion. 'I " e l o y; tiemen appear to pay little regard to Wilkes's bl. IsP o g o ds still there is something in the cookery tha tat troy them. The libel upon the Crows,`.,, that does , tile them ; they have given up that ;. the Minister—that, many gentlemen, hetero! tenons is their composition, have been perfectfli to t , ' rn a : t Slis t but the I the reprobation of. Thus it is ho . , le a t ' ilib il e- 1 1°: :: : hits them in their several capaciti, Is s 4 1. 'll 3B duce an unanimity upon principles of t. ‘s ,s e ° ,7 /D e 1 ' late hour of the night—the candles—all r 3 - oar mind of the representation of the last act c'',._ , &sir. comedy, performed by his Majesty's servank `. 5, ,u 3 of Jr.A of several persons of diAiaction, for the ben en„ t , Wilkes, and at the expense of the Constitutio e n; o ia Again, speaking of the Minister's cont id the number of his votes, Bur,!!:e says : a jo " Though the Minister may now be shelte. re cie r; - t warn, majority, yet a majority is bu„4 a, fair fl c'l . is EIS flourishes in the morning, and in the evening it '6O grass, and cast into the minority ; growins up in gardens, it is blasted before night." 00 1 These, and numerous similar .specim 9 n s , ,fy I abound in Sir H. Cavendish's Reports, sati' , se rteu that Johnson was wholly in error when h e al I sols e , that Burke had no wit. We proceed to (I'lhe°t‘ obj, 6 ; energetic remarks of this great man, on t 6 t, of Parliamentary candour, which, we t rt° rhei Robert Peel will read with the attenti ' 3fl deserve : ) 1 s e f "As to the thing called candour, I confes a ,eOB- the pretended use of it ;it is a poor , paltr. 1 11 ;te 111 " - which those who have a mind to sneak off , i °fol. of. The Hon. Gentleman despises it for one „teak. I for twenty, It is a half-begotten , spurio us, p ' 4 , is t''' virtue, when men would only go half far enoug 0 right." a ta g When Burke delivered this tersephilippio It 11 0 mock-candour, in 1769, he little thougl st, tit admirably it would apply to a Tory statest oat 1840 ; but, as Sir Walter Scott has justly ob ° " Full many a bow that's idly bent tt. „ e 1 e:f4 vode• Finds mark the archer little meat Among the more frequent speakers i ti th e bates, we find Col. Barre and Alderman 13 t ,`, 3 „ ;iat Both were men of good strong sense an t i tic b ii e habits, but the latter was apt to be too ' ll it el e ll fluenced by Horne Tooke, whom he con ' s ' l „ te at' occasions when he had far better have t , rti r 're 116 his own unassisted sagacity. As for B, ', a fj 1 1 ;elic e was a staunch Whig, and of great 9 0 01 ! with his party ; indeed he was m uch .- bir if 4 looked up to by them than Burke, „ 11 9 , ; we are surprised at, consideringth at 11 ' d olit' cP neither birth, connections, nor first-rate P ous i4 ability to recommend him. In Witt %all 's 2, l l 'ter °l3s : e Memoirs, he is frequently alluded to as a' ',; 05 forcible speaker, but he shows to little -s' 0e; in Sir H. Cavendish's Reports. The utn I ° st b ere e : a say of him—judging from the specimens 't l olte,', hibited of his oratory—is, that he general') led spir't-1 the purpose, in a straight-forward, unaffec tes per, pretty much as if he were discoursing wit! I i s ,. P e , of old friends at Brookes's. The following '► l "- a i e it de' haps, the most effective hit he ever ma' Avg House of Commons. Mr. Grenville ha' 0 oil, scribed the Americans as " children of ' xinall' planted by our care, and nourished by 19 13 OP ss ioo° gence," Colonel Barre thus retorted :---"" Pr e f ..Children of your care ! No ; your . t yrag, planted them in America; they fled from P a ' your 'OO into a then uncultivated laud. Nourished by f tbel s ' dulgence I They grew by your neglect o a rea I Protected by your arms I They have nobly t tot arms in your defence; and the salve spirit that IC i them at first, will still continue with them." f d There is much in the pithy, ni ,- mly vii to this passage that reminds us of Chath t'm in his s o days. But to resume. The maiden spee e be oe Parliament of Lord Clive and Charles' F; x i "tsi t; both reported in the'present Part. That ' 3 ,': , 1 4° o' f not worth mention, for it consists merely °I '' 0 the three sentences ; but Lord Clive's, which 1 s f ,„ 7 r s ' subject of the East India Company's at fat bold' every way characteristic of the man, 'win f c leat decided, and full of practical knoivledge. : ' t ° io g ;If is the argument, so direct the mode of put 41s t tr e ' and so simple, and even homely the style, ' oivd,' could almost imagine that, instead of Lord,: E„gton ° we were reading one of the Duke Of /V V, 3 "i tor ri s speeches. Among the Notes which the 6 , ad t of given in illustration of the Debates, w e n d poi" brief allusion to Mr. Charles Yorke, s qe ° Lord Hardwicke : We l , n ot ' A D "On the 17th of January, 1770, he was ',*, 0 14 : Lord Chancellor, and a patent was ordered tt ' O a ' %i c o r , out creating him a Peer, by the title of Baron P, e a co° l 4 but three days after, before the patent could ' 0 10 5 e pleted, he su dd en l y , says Si r E ge rton Brydge l'„ g Ac i i his valuable lif e a t th e age o f forty-eight ; b ar, 'nary La cepted, as it is said, the seals, at the urgent ant i ckf i , his Sovereign ; his acute sensibility was so so s , of'. lo ot his return home, with the cold and averted look fb. air .. e ' e, party, who, being in strong opposition to the CO P approved the step he bad taken, that i n tb poignant agonies of chagrin and despair , be went vel • lei and died." Clt at It would be inferred from the above, t h a t ri ef Yorke died a natural death, from the effects °f 6 0 A. , Ut and shame preying on a susceptible mini. b ro ii : ti. il is not the case, for the unhappy man 00°1 a s °I suicide, having been treated by his pal Avec: better than an apostate. We close with ° Le wd , ' dote of that pestilent Tory bigot, Dr. Sa°'", eljt i oo? whom the Whigs, by their injudicious per! br , ,Ice elevated into a martyr ; or, as Lord Beho.gvii a l , aptly remarked, in his dedication to Sir 11 '• o rod pole, roasted at so fierce a fire, th at they l' themselves : h 144:16 ; " Having been presented to a benefice in Nor t h it!~ the Doctor went in procession to that country, n , , io cei sovereign I-- the pomp and magnificence of g He was sumptuously entertained by the Oxford, and by different noblemen : , i hoo,u whited pot bet worshipped him as the idol of a faction, ° f i e was r e : despising the object of their adoration• c the c ° '. ceived in several towns by the Magistrates 0. ~.1 bv attellt.e.uas iiiiet porations in their formalities, and often body of a thousand horse. At .. 66 , igno rth he ~,o ro l four thousand ri 4, a by Mr. Creswell, at the head of the hedges were for two miles dressed with garlao' „ J O lei; ° flowers, and lined with people ; and the steep Univ ersi 41bet)), covered with streamers, flais, and colours. ye r c 010 FOREIGN POLICY MEETING.—A. pup tirpol' e . ing was held in the Guildhall (Monday), " for the 1 3 0 ,itsi ° of discussing the present alarmiug position of Greatneciallf in reference to her foreign relations, and more e s P L 'ari e° our critical situation with France, whose frienallY the in s to us, it is asserted, is now being undermiced ,by c ris e ; trigues of Russia." The meeting was called °- to 0 , quence of a requisitioa having been resented Mayor. Mr. Richard Ayro in the chair. P A CCU lai d °C define was read, from which it appeared that the 1 wa . willing to call the meeting, but he declined Pre 9 i, L e P e ' as h , 1 2fought the meeting would not lead to arl ing, and repaatea l ficial tessit. his charges a gainst Lord Pain f a r . Mr. Attwood waa received with greatest .01: .but as we consider )1... important of the clay,. we; will pass " to Mr. PLf ceu ro . e who also made a long speech the sam , tt nor. In t th ei_i t . Attwood's weech was n ote iL leo ya , of it he said, Let those who are for Franco hands, and immediately a great numt.sr were he ld uP , r 'elY ti be cries of " France." He thanked them sine ol d tit e the display they had made. The hands held rri t N, t 10 0 7 cry of " France," would reach Thicrs, and let J' c l Is itt which way the wind blew in the north of Engl e° fty h old P atti ij o , r L. Harle, Esq., proposed an amendment to do aw ",',oa c , the effect of Mr. Attwood's resolution, which ''. 2 7 s' ; gre. l 7 by Dr. Lynch. Both gentlemen evidently rol i c eta Od e impression from the startling nature of the ' he farro e t ' brought forword to answer the staterroma ° i t air. l it : c l speakers. Other individuals spoke, after wh' e '. l lin t IP% wood's n_soluiion was carriad. It was agreed f ele," Urquhart, Esq., or any person whom he 'n i g h anhc should present a petition to her Majesty. - ! k6 ✓ day moved a resolution in favou r of on ext enstOn tiP' suffrage, and the meeting shortly a fterwards bre yne Mercury. is pot bolo THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. ---It generally known that during the residence of, t ., I V illustrious warrior and statesman at ApsleY season hit Grace has not once emitted to atten ja r tnes 'g.. on Sunday mcrning at the Chapel The Noble and Gallant Duke was to be seen earl: • the he bet weather was fine, wending his way across .„ the west . precisely at a quarter to eight o'clock, a nd _ ix c a esti° Royal, St. _ hen the' was less ausuicious he as punctually proceadea !ution-hill in his uaique eab.—Morni"9 P0s1 " Re aj lii various parts of the country the i s kio u lte duty Commissioners have found it necessary to rearee P ba on stage-coaches in consequence o f their business severely injured by railroad travelling.