The Sun. — London, England, 1840-09-23 00:00:00

EVENING _EDITION. Patch is not written to please the Priests and the Tories. We fixed public attention yesterday to a bad Principle which is followed at the Horse Guards in el'ntnisterin«• the government of the Army. The 80-callcd high-minded men who preside there listen It) tales, encourage slander and backbiting, and act °'' anv stories a Noble Colonel may choose to convey to them. We have now to notice its application. We hold it to be utterly impossible, had the Earl of CARDIGAN, in the first instance, told the whole truth —provided Captain REYNOLDS ' state me" be accurate—that Lord HILL should have interfered in the trifling, ridiculous matter at all, or, if he had interfered, it would have been to ad monish the Earl of CARDIGAN not to insult his r, 7cets about thins which in nowise concerned the discipline of the regiment, or the honour of the 41. m}'• It is impossible that Lord HILL, an old Officer, and a kindly officer—as Sir IZ owlkm) H ILL ' no man i n th e A rm y wa s more respected the belov e d — h ad he been correct l y i n f orme d o f circumstances, should not have said, Pugh, Pu g'' , nonsen se ; tell CARDIGAN he should not h ave sent suc h a message ; and tell him the Com riltnitier:in•Chief has something else to do besides au er , dio g to such tattle ; and tell him to reconcile b ' lni self with his officers, to treat them in a gentle manly manner, and that I shall be very sorry to be I : Ilde officially acquainted with the subject. By HILL taking a totally different course, we aortielyfintakingelled to conclude that he was informed half the story, and, after he had become o rn f Plie4f ed in a bad course, by listening to the Eari o ' 4l thlGAN's. tale, he had not moral courage °Ugh to ackn ow l e dge that he had committed an act° f injusti ce . S l : e W unprovoked aggressor in the whole matter I , is L ie Earl o f CARDIGAN. Of what consequence C o s i it to him, or how did it concern his duty as p oti °llel of the Regiment, to notice that an officer did -re4 Moselle wine out of a black bottle? He i , n° i t drink out of the bottle by putting it to his If ° h " tit ' as some expressions might lead to suppose. o il er : ha ti even committed that breach of good man of " I ' t he Col one l midit have safely left the correction But t he Ea r l o f C ARDIGAN , unnecessar ily an d un- N c' it .' sk edly, inte r f ere d, an d mos t wan tonly sent an in to e n g message, or one was delivered in his name, hi s a lnain REYNOLDS. The fault was altogether to He He was excess i ve l y i mpert i nen t ; an d if such e 4 "et Were submitted to , an d b y su b m i ss i o n Tri cctr aged, it would be impossible for any gentle to 01 any man possessing a sense of self-respect, tiff s ! r " in the Army. If that origin of the whole a ' had b een d u l y reported to Lord H ILL, f rom 0 11 k n°wledg e of the veteran we believe that he hl°uld as soon have bitten his finger off as made PaT" subservient to the Earl of CARDIGAN'S kia r Y spite. But h e was ma d e su b serv i ent to t h at ; for we con c l u d e , f rom In s known character, there- C r that the information given to the Horse innards, was, as a ll suc h b ac kbi t i ng i nformat i on i s, gr:lnplete an d f a l se. The Horse Guards is dis -4 complete by acting a t an y t i me on pr i vate an d t s a uthenti ca t e d stor i es, and i t i s degraded i nto t h e ~ trn atent of p r i vate ma li ce w h en i t i s s h own th a t eet unplaint s on w hi c h i t ac t s are p ar ti a l a n d false. Lor d CARDIGAN'S con d uc t m ust direct, and fix 6 rein ion on the proceedings of the Horse Guards. lit of hi s i mproper a pp o i n t me nt, and his very im t ii r() P e r conduct, it is to he hoped that a reform in government of the Army may come: i„st le prietits and their friends are extremely busy ti 4 t present, with plans to improve the educa e4 of the clergy, and secure for them a control b er th e education of the people. Their journals with letters and accounts of meetings on other'.- „ ‘ ; ' lt ts.. Because the Jesuits, and some c ' e ties, succeeded in old times by discipline, our present the same P a rsons imagine they will succeed by fil ethod. Let us remind them that the I;°rnidi believed the Jesuits to be sincere. Their t ° l, ll--Lers Proved, their sincerity by the privations !Y submitted to. But the world knows that each Pi:tests are no t si.ricere ; and as long as i they preach will , o _‘'erty while they grasp at wealth, l 4 1 . er the general distrust. Unless they t d h is e c y ipl c i a n i e r Illecltilra the confidence of the people, le , it will 4 4} ma the lives of the priests miserable • tr h y . er give them power. They have no fulcrum on 'di to move the moral world. A s for their education, what can they learn ? riitlce, fo r them, nut be confined to the T trt y io-tt " Articl es . It they wander out of them they go ttii', f orbidd en paths, and cannot tell into ' "wil re g i ons of thought they may arrive. The . 1111 cprovem ent w hi c h can b e ma d e i n t h e edu p4rt.°ln of the priests is to make them more accom- W I T I IlYpocrites, with this misfortune, that they dece ive nobody but themselves. " fe rvid Apostles, and the early Christian mi -4elonl4ties' with a holy zeal, were the means T OD I f t by rtes nations to Christianity ; and our present cab ° I . Priests and their friends suppose that t Z: 1 1 aecc" Plish a similar object. They want the . P 4 u ' : t hey want the fervid conviction ; and their ,Mitations of old plans under different circum- Ap " " °list end in disappointment. Besides, the ti t : l4le s had something new to announce -oall , 14 iests h ave told us, over and over again, I )4v ne have to t e ll. Th ey h ave tr i e d too , an d fYa ; ile d• We l oo k on t h e i r di ocesan schools, ju ars t ,, le tr Plan o f nat i onal e d ucat i on i n con fer. with the Church, and on their scheme fal se tie r drilling the priesthood, as founded on h tl es t rl a ,: ' , 4l() gies, as being poor imitations of t th e tier of a once living spirit, totally foreign to 41 )(1 r ) t , re. ' er 't Circum s t ances an d h a bit s o f soc i e ty, Ward lerefore sure to fail. The world will go for 'o s Pite of their efforts to turn it back. Th e • ()ti ler • 'Tadrid Papers of the 14th instant, among countilltQlligence of importance, contain the official 'ier n , O f the proceedings of the Piovisional Go -41/a474, which we published yesterday from the Port a r , 4 G azelle- This is a document of great im fiieti-ee, a s it show s that the Junta place no con iltiheri 41 t he QUEEN REGENT, and are deter ti eo 4° maint a i n their present independent posi.- Ple a - ti t MiniStry in accordance with their princt- Mte r appoi nte d . Her MAJESTY'S adv i sers, gi rtu the lett er of EsPAnTEno, e evidently made a l 'ihe ral ofe c . essity, and appo i nte d a sort o f m i xe d e tiou abinet, takin g care to infuse into it just Sp ec r cif the e l ements of discord to secure its in 6 Y , d issoluti on . The Provisional Junta know 111ar`iiii.e c haract er of the parties who form the Ca- Such 1, fl ud seeing no hopes of security from 1),), i ncongru ous : Ministry, have acted with t o ti lli ng firmness and resoluti on , an d d ec l ar ed (I,le,,rueriQiiltueErahe cNI REGENT and th e i r f e ll ow - su bj ects i determi nat i on i n these words : 1 , 'Junta 44 '4 have resolv e d not to lay down their till the guar, Y see the national will satisfied by such h ie, :Nees as rende r any re-action for ever impossi paurenPretatinir.isearltleditsinforce and conditions the pro rlstant the exposition of the 4th bporl theiri add ressed to the QUEEN, and insist anew Nn zine b nalterable determination of that pro- amore clog carried into full effect ; upon which ev::unta, having received th e no communicati on what withwhat- with erea abov e- named indi v id ua l s ret i re d, ta k ing ►, t heril each th e letters which had been deli to them." At Madrid the new Cabinet is said to have been -A. formed by M UEL GOvI RI A, the QUEEN's Trea surer, and it goes by his name. ZINIENES, whom all the world has heard of, before he was Minister of Finance, was the man, above all others, suited to the views of the Camarilla. SANCHO, the author of the new farce knew perfectly well would either not serve, or serving, would most likely, from his peculiar temper, break up any Cabinet of which he formed a member. CABELLO, a young man without experience and untried, was now again re called, after having been rejected by the clique only a few days ago. CAPAZ, INFANTES, and BECERR A are respectable men, and, with companions like themselves, might eke out a Government ; but without this, do not come up to the standard sought for by the people. In short, the combina tion is utterly out of place under existing circum stances. But it is needless to describe them further, as they have declared they will not serve, and therefore the QUEEN'S Treasurer must begin his Cabinet work anew. In accordance with the Manifesto published in the Gazette, the Junta on the 14th issued circulars, by express, to all the provinces, requiring them to scud on to Madrid without delay, delegates to form a Central Junta for the whole kingdom. The busi ness of this Junta, it is generally believed, cannot be other than the consideration of the subject of co-Regents, of a total new Regency, or the call ing of a constituent Cortes for the purpose of making such alterations in the actual constitution as may serve to guard against the recurrence of such abuses and violations of it as the people have recently witnessed. They are supported almost to a man by the inhabitants of Madrid, who display the greatest enthusiasm, and ap pear as if they were celebrating some great festival or national victory. But the festi vity is not confined to the capital. It, addition to the numerous towns which have already followed the example of Madrid, Autiqucra, Balaguar, Or gai, Atica, Tarragona, and Rues, have risen, and appointed provisional juntas. It appears, from an official announcement by the Junta, that two Captain-Generals, twenty Lieute - nant-Generals, and twenty-four Major-Generals, have given in their adhesion. It appears, also, that money is flowing into the capital in abundance, to pay the troops and all demands upon the Go vernment. Mr. ASTON, the British Minister, was to leave Madrid on the 15th inst. for Valencia, accom panied by the lion. J. S. JERNINGHAM, Secre tary of Legation. Advices from Barcelona of the 15th inst. state, that General Espattero was still in that city, where he had concentrated a corps of 30,000 men. The Guardia Nacional of that day published the Royal decrees ac cepting the resignations of the former Ministers, and appointing the new Administration, both dated the llth, inst. The city was tranquil. The authorities of Saragossa have forwarded the following address to ESPARTERO : " The Junta has read with the most complete satisfac tion the exposition which your Excellency addressed to the Queen on the 7th inst., and the joy and enthusi asin of this heroic city manifested itself in an extraor dinary manner the moment that precious document be came known to its inhabitants. Your Excellency has confirmed in the most solemn manner, the just idea which the entire nation entertained of your cordial and decided adhesion to the national cause, and has laid before the throne eternal truths, which ought never to be disregarded. The Government Junta of Saragossa hastens to offer its congratulations to your Excellency, who so properly observed that it was not a handful of factious men who opposed the projects of tyranny, but the immense majority of the nation, which, with your Excellency and your brave soldiers, arc resisting the encroachments of despotism. The Junta is accord ingly determined, as well as all the Juntas of the king dom, not to abandon the field until they sec the liberties and independence of the nation secured under the rezis of a truly constitutional throne. " We beg your Excellency to accept the sentiments of the purest gratitude of the Junta, which you may coc sider to be on this occasion the faithful interpreter of those of the whole province. " God proserve your Excellency many years. ALEJOS BURRIEL, President. " Saragossa, Sept. 12, 1840." The officers ot' the 3d battalion of the Regiment dcl Principe had placed themselves at the disposal of the Junta of Saragossa for the purpose of " defending the Constitution of 1837, tite throne of Isabel 11., the Regency of her august mother, and the independ: cnce of the nation." The Governor of Daroca announced on the 14th to to the Junta of Saragossa, that at six o'clock in the morning of that day a courier had arrived from Valencia with despatches for Don Francisco Cabello, who was then in that town, together with a decree appointing him Minister of tha Interior. The Governor adds, that Senor Cabello left in the evening for Valencia to take possession of that department. The Gazelle of last night publishes the Treaty of July 15th, and we have elsewhere extracted from it an additional article which the copy we have already published did not contain. That article supplies an additional proof of the perfect disin terestedness and good faith of the Allies in a solemn stipulation, which each will enforce against any contemplated infraction of it, that the " Powers seek no augmentation of territory, nor exclusive influence, nor commercial advantages for their sub- leas which those of every other nation may not equally obtain." The French, therefore, must, or, at least, ought to be convinced that no injury whatever to them is contemplated, not even that relative injury, if it be one, of obtaining an advan tage which they may not have. We also publish the note from Lord PALMER STON to M. GuizoT, with which he forwarded a copy of the Treaty to the French Ambassador after it was ratified, and in which he expressed his great regret that France did not choose to become a party to it, while the Noble Lord assured him that the great object of the Treaty was to uphold the integrity of Turkey, and take precautions to avert events which might disturb the general peace. From that note also we learn that on the 17th of July, only two days after the Treaty was signed, the French Ambassador was informed that such a convention had been concluded. All treaties, all assurances of statesmen, however solemn, must be regarded as worse than waste paper, all straight forward open dealing must be held to be a cheat, if the French Government persists in seeing in this Treaty any cause of alarm, and in the conduct of Lord PA LMERSTON a design to outwit and de ceive them. For the French Ministers to be so excessively suspicious indicates in them a very lax morality, and an intention to prosecute sonic sinis ter design of their own. The preparations for war accordingly continue unabatedly in France. The Paris Papers, which ar rived to-clay, speak of renewed activity in Toulon to organize a reserve squadron, and of great pre paration ; in all the other ports. The Conslitu tionncl takes great pains to show that the Mi nisters." have called all the soldiers into active ser vice, which the law has placed at their disposal, and have neglected nothing which is in the:r power to provide an immense army, fully equipped and most frilly provided." A great deal, too, is con tinually said in these papers about the rela tive strength of the fleets of France and Eng land. It is England therefore, and England chiefly, if not England alone, that is con templated in all these mighty preparations. Now we will be bold to say that never did one nation, in the prosecution of great enterprizes, give another less cause of war than England has given to France. If the two greatest and most civilized nations of the world were now to go to war, even to divide Turkey between them, it would be an indelible disgrace to them ; if they were, however, to go to war for no rea son whatever, posterity would execrate the states men of this day. Such a war will be for our descenda n t s w h o lly inexcusable, and no con - ceivable p retext w ill j ust ify it. But the journalists THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1810 who aid in forcing on such a war, and who now are almost as influential as statesmen, who call themselves, and perhaps with justice, the cafe, and leaders of society, will be fully as much to blame as the statesmen ; and as long as their names are re membered, they will be spoken of with detestation. We make an appeal to our continental brethren, for their honour and the honour of humanity. England, rich in maritime resources, has nothing to fear, but her people cherish peace as the means of human happiness and human improvement. War is but another name for destruction. It corn prises within itself all possible crimes, and is a disgrace to civilised man. The Paris Papers contain much discussion, but very little news. LOUIS PHILIPPE and his Ministers take a great interest in the fortifica tions of Paris, and have ridden out to inspect the proposed line in the vicinity of the Bois de Bou logne and Neuillv. Louts PHILIPPE'S ordinary residence, therefore, is to be the first point secured. It has occurred to us to remind our neighbours that for the sum they are about to expend in fortifying Paris they might make railroads, abutting on Paris, to every part of the kingdom, and thus, for the same sum, provide the means of bringing the whole army of France, if necessary, to the Capital for its defence in a few hours, besides facilitating commerce and furnishing those means of communication which are the life-blood of improvement. To sacrifice the interest of France for many years to the crotchet of fortifying Paris_ when improvements in science may make the walls no means of defence, is paying an enormous price for a Royal whistle. The Ministerial Papers positively contradict the assertion of the Univers, mentioned in The Sun of yesterday, that a misunderstanding existed be tween M. THIERS and M. GUIZOT on the subject of the Eastern Question. The illoniteur announces from Algiers, Sept. 12, that Colonel LEVASSEUR attacked the troops Of ADD-EL-HAVER at Medzergah, before Setif. His battalion of regulars was routed, and lost its colours. 115 dead bodies remained on the field, and the enemy had a great number r•ouuded. The French lost 5 killed and 21 wounded. These papers contain a report that the States on the German side of the Rhine are beginning to arm, and Austria is compelled to imitate France. We give one short extract only, conceiving that the discussions of our Paris Contemporaries cannot be of much interest to our readers : The Count De Paris has been seriously indisposed, but is pronounced to be out of danger. PAats, SEPT. '2o,—The Government has contracted for the purchase of 17,000 horses for remounting the cavalry : 5,000 are to be delivered at Hagenau, 4,000 at Dunkirk, and 8,000 at St. Avoid. Burin Pretet, director of the fortifications at Besancon, has received orders to put all the fortresses under his direction in a state of defence. The Director of the engineer's department at Bcfort has received orders to have the Castle of Montbeliard repaired. The Coin qer del Isere, of the 17th of September, says :—" A battery of artillery is to arrive at Grenoble in a few days. The works in our arsenal arc prosecuted with great diligence. The ramparts of Grenoble will soon he finished, with 130 pieces of artillery.,—Le Con ititutionnel, Sept. 21. REGISTRATIONS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY OF LONDON. Mr. MYLNE this day revisedtlT:housebolders, lists for the parishes of St. Botolph, Aldgate ; Allhallows, Honey-lane ; Bridewell Precinct, Christ-church, .St. Christopher ; St. Cl emen t, E astc h eap ; St. Drums Backchureh ; and St. Dunstan's-in-the-East. In the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate, there were thirty Libe ral claims made by occupiers of houses in Ebenezer square, Honey-lane, Sarah-place, and AngeLeourt. These names had never previously been on the list of voters. The houses, it appears, arc rented at ss. a week. Fifteen of these claims were admitted, one was disallowel, and the remainder were postponed, in order to provide further evidence as to the residence, and as to the payment of rates. Mr. Baylis, Clerk to the City of London Union, claimed to be placed on the list of voters as a house holder. He lives in the house which is used by the Guardians as place of business, and in which there is an office for the use of the relieving officer ; he pays a rent of 35/. per annum to th e G uar di ans, f or w hi c h no receipt is given, but which is regularly entered in the accounts. He is also rated. Mr. QuiN, the Conservative agent, contended aat the petition ought not to be admitted, inasmuch as Mr. Baylis merely occupied the house as the servant of . the Guardians. Mr. MYLNE considered that he occupied the house as tenant, and could not be turned out %vithout the usual He should therefore admit the claim. nolice. Mr. Quiz—Very well, Sir, tilea 11;sElllave a rare batch of the next year. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.—The sales in Cotton to-day, are 4,000 bags, of which 1,000 have been taken on speculation. Prices, on the whole, are higher, and the markets very firm. LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST, SEPT. 22.—Eastern Coun ties 11,1- -I*, ; Great Western ; Half Shares 49, 1 ,- 49 ; London and Birmingham,l7o ; 32/. Shares 48 48 ; South Western .541. Our markets gave way at the close, and a marked depression took place in nearly all descriptions of stock. No cause is assigned. WINDSOR-TUESDAY. The weather has been so unfavourable throughout the day, that neither her Majesty nor Prince Albert have taken their accustomed airing. The Royal dimicr party at the Castle this evening will include the Duchess of Kent, their Serene High nesses the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, the Princes of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, the Princess Therese of Hohenlohe Shilliugsfurst, Viscount Mel bourne, Earl of Surrey, Countess of Charlemont, Lady C. I)undas, Hon. Miss Cocks, Hoa. Miss Caven dish, Baroness Spaeth, Mademoiselle de Hugel, Ba roness Lehzen, Lord Poltimorc, Sir James Clark, Sir Robert Otway, Hon. Col. Grey, Major-General Sir E. Bowater, and Capt. Seymour. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Dorset, in Harley-street ; Viscount Amiens, at the Clarendon Hotel ; Lieutenant-Colonel Codrington, Coldstream Guards, from Montreal; Lieutenant-Colonel Wigram, from ditto; Captains Seymour and Granville, 23d Royal Welsh Fusilecrs, from ditto; Lieutenant the Hon. F. Saville, R. A., at Lord Mexborough's, Dover street, from Cameo; Sir Edward Poole, Bart., at the Burlington Hotel ; the Hon. Captain Edwards, R.N., at ditto; Captain and Mis. Vaughan, at ditto; Count Bathy any and suite, et the Clarendon Hotel. DEPARTURES. Major-General l'Estrange, for the German Spas; Sir William Anson and Mr. Henry Greville Anson, for Mist ley Hall, Essex ; Mr. James Horton, for East Horndon Rectory; the Hon. and Rev. Major Ira in, Sir John Hope, and Major-General Stewart, for Leamington Spa; J. Hamilton, Esq., from the Burlington Hotel, for the North; the Earl of Northesk, from ditto, for Scotland; the Hon. William Maule, from English's Hotel, for Bre chin Castle; the Rev. Sir Herbert Oakcley, for Bocking Rectory, Essex; Mr. C. K. Tynte, from the Clarendon, for Halawell House. BOURSE..-PARIS, MONDAY, SEPT. 21. HALF-PAST TIIREE —There has been a good deal of business in the French Stocks. They opened with some appearance of firmness, but gradually, with few fluctua tions, they declined. For the Account the Three per Cents., first price, 75f. 20c., they advanced to 751. 30c., and closed 741. sc. The Five per Cents., first price, 107 f. 30c., advanced to 1071. 60c., and then dropped to 1061. 30c., last price. Both these Stocks arc thus If. 30c. lower than on Saturday. For Money the Three per Cents. arc flOc., and the Five per Cents. If. 10c. lower. The Bank of France Shares are 551., and the Belg'.dn Bank Shares 171. 50c. lower. The Laffitte Bank 5,1,001. Shares are 201. higher, those of 1,0001. have not - varied. The Belgian Five* per Cents. as on Saturday ; the Three per Cents. 75c. lower. For the Account 651. 50c. The Spanish Active lower, from 2.11- it declined to 22:1, and rallied to 231, last price. The Portuguese Three per Cents. per cent, lower; the Neapolitan Bonds have dropped 50c., and the Roman The St. Germ lin Railway Shares have declined ISt., the Ver sailles Right auk 10f., and the Orleans and the Stray , burg to Bale 2F. 50e. The Vc: saillcs Left Bank have improved sf. First Highest Lowest , Last Price Price. Prim Price French 5 ner Cents lO7 40 ... 107 60 ... 100 40 ... 10; 50 4% per Cents lOO ..., 150 ... 100 ... 100 4 per Cents l4': 50 ... 95 50 ... 95 50 ... 95 50 3 per Cents 75 10 .... 75 25 ... 74 75 ... 71 75 Hank of seance :2923 ...2925 ... 5305 ... 8625 L dtitte Batik I.oolo'. Sh lOlO ...11l 5 ...lel() ...1015 5,000 f. 50 Belgian Bank 5 :ter Cents 995 ... MN ... 09 ... 09 3 per Cents O5 ... 65 ... t 5 ... 65 , Thanish Active t.'4U ... 54'j ... t;:ti .„j i ... 23% Portuguese 3 per Cents 9.1% ... 205 ... ‘26% ... '2. !,4 Seapoiitan Itnrnatt United states Bank Loan 97tA ... 97Y, ... 9.% ... 97% RAILWAY SHARES. St. Cermain versaillcs, it. B 4UO ... 400 ... 400 404 L.B. Orleans .. 4lO 440 ... 437 50 427 50 We learn from a complaint in the Times, that the Livery, though they " all declare, they will not vote for Alderman Harmer, arc slow in signing " the denuncia tion. " Very few of them seem inclined to sign it." They are more honest, then, than their instigators, and will falsify, we trust, the hopes of those who have ex pected to make the Livery the tools of their bigotry and their spite. The independent Livery of London will, we believe, never allow themselves to be dictated to by the roost mischievous set of canting hypocrites that ever prostituted to their party and personal pur poses, the honoured names of our country and religion. CROPS IN SCOTLAND.—We ;have received a very favourable report of the crops in Scotland from a gen tleman who visited that country lately, and had ample opportunities of judging both of the quantity and qua lity of the grain. We can place full confidence in his statement. The wheat, be says, though generally thin on the ground is an average crop when taken in weight. Oats are abundant, turnips an immense crop. beans a very full crop, and barley surpasses the crop of almost any year in the memory of man. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening last an adjourned inquest took place at the I?cil Inn, High-street, Brentwood, before Mr. Lewis, the Co roner, relative to the death of George Osbourne, aged 34, who was killed on the Eastern Counties Railway on Thurs day week last. It appeared that the deceased was cm. ployed on the railway at Brentwood. On the day in ques tion he was on one of the engines, and in attempting to detach it from some ballast waggons he slipped between, and the engine passed over his body, completely severing it in two, and caused instanianeous death. Several persons were standing at the station at the time and saw the acci dent, but were unable to render assistance. There was no blame attached to the driver of the engine. Verdict, " Accidental death." Some inquiries are in progres; as to the condition of the Greenwich out-pensioners, with a view to ascertain such as are still capable of active duty. Tuesday's 1-Ine and Cry and Government Police Gazette contains the offer of a reward of 2001. for the discovery of the person or persons who, on Saturday morn ing wilfully and maliciously set fire to a hay-stack and a shed belonging to Mr. John Dixon, of Waddigg ton Heath, near Lincoln, by which three wheat-licks, three barley-stacks, an oat-stack, a clover-stack, and two hay stacks were entirely consumed, together with a thrashing machine, and a large quantity of implements. 501 of the reward is offered by Mr. Dixon, 50/, by the Rev William Ycadon, the owner ef the buildings, and 1001. by the Yorkshire Insurance Company, rittli whom the property wasinsured. THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.--BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.-The grand festival of 1840 has at length commenced. The chorus singers, 250 in number, are selected principally from London and the choral socie ties of Liverpool, Birmingham, and Manchester. The entire orchestra comprises between 400 and 500 per formers. The performances chosen for the morning are three of the great works of Handel, the lsrae. in Egypt, portions from Joshua, and the Messiah, besides the Lobge• sung of Mendelssohn, and a miscellaneous sacred selec tion. The evening concerts will be as usual, ant tiro will bo a performance of Italian operas at the Theatre ; the festival terminating with a grand fancy ball. THE LATE ALLEGED ROBBERY IN BEDFORD STREET.-It will be recollected that about a fortnight ago a person named George Beer, with half a dozen of aliases, had been committed from this office to take his trial at the late Old Bailey Sessions, under Sir Robert Peel's Act, for making a false charge against Mrs. Read, the wife of Captain Read, by which he obtained thirteen soyereigns. Beer, after his commitment, was admitted to bail, himself in two hundred pounds, and two sureties in one hund re d pounds each, to appear and take his trial ; but, instead of doing so, on a true bill being found against him, ho absconded, and has not since been heard of. Yesterday printed: bills wore posted at the east end of the town, giv i-ing a minute description of the fugitive, with his numer ous aliases, and offering a reward of 10/. for his apprehension. On Monday evening, about eleven o'clock, Mrs. Bliss, wife of Mrs. Bliss, who keeps the Running Horse public-house, Davies-street, Berkeley-square, while serv ing at the bar of the above house was suddenly taken ill, and before medical assistance could be procured she bad expired. She appeared to be in good health and spirits immediately previous to her death. The deceased was about 50 years of age, IRELAN D. DUBLIN, SEPT. 21..—MILITARY INTERFERENCE.— REPEAL.—.WC regret to observe, from the report of the Repeal meeting held yesterday at Tallaght, that the police were ordered to attend the meeting, in military array, under arms, and commanded by a chief. W are sorry to bear this ; for, if it be a symptom or in in dication of the designs of certain persons dressed in a little brief authority, it cannot be other than a declar ation of war against the people. What are the facts of the case, as we gather from the speakers ? The inhabitants of Tallaght call a public meeting, " to petition the two Houses of Par liament and the Queen t restore the Irish parlia ment." That meeting is attended by the respect able inhabitants of the district ; it is attended also by Mr. Arabin, the senior Magistrate of the Local Petty Sessions ; it is attended by Mr. John O'Connell, M.P. for Athlone ; it is held in the open day, in the open street, and attended by thousands of the peaceable sober people. The police march down, commanded by their chief, in military array, to the extent of at least five and•twenty men ; they ground their arms, and form a hollow square, even before the proceedings commence. There is a degree of folly in such a demonstration that excites ridicule.—Pilot. _ . At the usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Associa tion held this day, at the Corn-Exchange, which was most numerously attended, notwithstanding the absence of Mr. O'Connell, Mr. John O'Connell, in reference to a motion which he had carried on the last day of meeting, that his father be requested to write an answer to the letter received from the Right Rev. Dr. Blake, Catholic Bishop of Dromore, said he had received Mr. Daniel O'Connell's reply, which he read to the meeting. Mr. Ray then said that he had received a letter from Mr. O'Connell which contained some good advice rela tive to the project for promoting Irish manufactures. He then read the letter, of which the following is an extract : " I inclose you the cloths. I choose the grey for frocks, and the mixed for pantaloons and waistcoats. I choose the grey cloth as being most like the grey frieze of this country ; but lot not my choice dictate Co any one else. Let Tom Arkins make two suits for me of these as soon as the cloth can be woven. There should be a velvet collar to each frock, to encourage, as far as the poverty of the country will permit, th a t branch of Irish manufacture. " Get my letter to the Bishop of Dromore carefully copied. Do you ypurself, or my son John, read it to the meeting, and submit it for their approbation or amendment. If the Assoc i a tion approve of it, get it handsomely engrossed, and m y son will put my name to it. Do you then send it to the Right Reverend Prelate. There is no objection to i t s appearing in print in the mean time. " Nothing can be mere cheering than the accounts that I receive from all quartars of the popular enthu siasm in favour of repeal." THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There have been moderate fresh supplies of grain this week. Baying little English wheat for sale, such ob tained Monday's prices, but foreign met with very few buyers. Barley, Beans, and Peace as last reported. Oats very heavy in sale, and likely to be lower than we last reported. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. All descriptions of Game and Poultry were in good demand, the supplies ,to a moderate extent only, and prices were fully supported. Grouse from 2s. to 3s. ; ,Partridges Worn Is. to 91.; Leverets from 2s. to 43. ; Wild Rabbits from 6d. to Is ; Tame Rabbits, Is., to Is. 6d. ;; Pigeons bd: to Bd. ; Goslings 4s. to 6s. ; Ducklings. .2s. to- 2k. 65. ;' Chickens, Ili: 6d.' to 2s. ; Fowls, ls. 9d. to 4s: 'Meat, both town and country killed, was in good supply, the demand brisk, and prices as fol low .-Beef 2s 10d. to 4s. ; Mutton, 3s. to 4s. ; Veal, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; Lamb, 4s. 41. to 55. 4d. ; Pork, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 101 per stone of Slb. COLONIAL MARKET. Prices were firm for all the leading articles of produce, but there was not much life in the markets. The public sales were again light. Arrivals still come in slowly. TEA MARKET. Prices were firm for Free Trade Tea, and there was an excellend demand for all descriptions ; the principal part put up to public sale found buyers. In the speculative market there was less life, and Company's Congou might be bad at 2s 43 Cash. TALLOW MARKET. Prices remain high for Russian Tallow, but the demand was limited, both on the spot and to arrive. First quality was at 525. 3d. to 525. 6d. per cwt. The stock is much larger than last year. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY). DEAL, SEPT. 22.—Wind W. S. W. squally.—Arrivcd the Lively, Martin, from the Cape of G cod Hope; Ursula, Flight, Africa; Frederick, Quebec; Axel Trapp, So disham, for Lisbon, with loss of anchor and cable. Arrived from the River Alexandria, Self, for Odessa ; Lusitania, Gibbons, Oporto. Put back, the Edinburgh, Pzttison, for Calcutta. Several of the vessels have lost anchors and cables. Seven P.M. Wind N.W. more moderate. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 22.—Wind W. S. W. and hazy.— Arrived the Williamson, London for the Cape de Vcrds. FALMOUTH, SEPr. 21.—Wind S. W. to W. S. W. strong breezes.--Arrived the Lusitania, Gibbons, from London for Oporto; Royal Adelaide (steamer), Batty, ditto and proceeded for Dublin. Sailed the Iberia, Cooper, for Vigo; Wilton, 'Wilson, Antworp. Off port, the Chance, LamQden, from Cape Hayti, &lied the Ist ult. and pro ceeded for Antwerp. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 22.—The Messenger, bound to Miramichi, has put back leaky, and with loss of mizen top mast, &c., and must discharge. SHOREHAM, SEPT. 22.—Arrived the Venus, Williams, from Cork. DovEn, SEPT. 21.—Arrived the Catherine, Hunton, from Christiana. CORK, SEPT. 20.—Off port the Andromeda, Urquhart, from Halifax, and sailed from Dundee. Arrived the John Cooper, Salmon, from the Clyde, for Australia, with loss of top-mast, &c., liming encountered a heavy gale at N. W. to E. the 14th inst. LEITH, SEPT. 21.—Arrived the Glasgow, Morrison, from Harnburgh; Maria, Boretwaith, Stettin. SHIELDS, SEPT. I9.—Arrived the Neptune, Maen, from Amsterdam . Brothers, Pearson, Antwerp, 20th ; Fre derick, Bordeaux ; sailed the Pezo de Regoa, for Oporto. Hut.t., SEPT. 22.—Wind S., freath—Arrived the Agatha, Dick, from Amersfort. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTlL—Virginia, from Liverpool to New York, 11th inst., lat. 48, lon. 19, by the Asia, Bloomfield, arrived at Liverpool; Henry and William, from Batavia, 16th July, lat. 2, lon. 20 ; Pauline, of Bre men, 9th inst., lat. 49, lon. 19; Elora, Bombay to the Clyde, 11th, lat. 48, lon. 19, by the Gratitude, arrived off Dover ; Soi.hia, bound to Patras, 29th ult., off San Giovanni, by H. M. S. Megaera, arrived at Gibraltar; Nancy, of Grangemouth, bound to Quebec, 3(1 inst., cff St. Peter's, by the Pollock, arrived in the Clyde ; Sarah and Nancy, of Cork, from Archangel, 22d ult., lat. 70, lon. 10 E., by the Anna Maria, M'Fec, arrived in the river ; Macao, from Liverpool, lat. 47, lon. 20 ; Acamada, of Liverpool, out torty-sevcn days, lat. 47, lon. 55 ; Altantic, 10th ultimo, lat. 20 N., lon. 28 W. ; Naunelle Ermance Mongoten, cf Nantes, same day, by the Stasuel hoard, arrived at Havre. St. Mar tin's, London to St. John's, New Brunswick, short of provisions, 23d ult., lat. 46, lon. 36, by the Queen Vic toria, Wright, arrived at Pentland Frith. Mary Anne flatten, Liverpool to Quebec, 24th ult., lat. 46, long. 53; America, Liverpool to Qu( bee, 28th, lat. 45, lon. 42; Resolution, London to Quebec, 30th, lat. 45, lon. 40 ; Dennison, Liverpool to Rio idneiro, 12th inst., lat. 48, lon. 8; Letitia, Liverpool to Batavia, lat. 48, lon. 8, by the Alicia, Nicholson, arrived in the river. Thomas Fielding, Liverpool to Valparaiso, lat. 7 N., ion. 24 Ny., by the Lady East, arrived in the Downs. Catharine Elizabeth, Merritt, bound to London, 15th ult., lat. 28, lon. 13, by the Spheroid, Walker, arrived in the Downs. Isis. Graham, Liverpool to Calcutta, 22d ult., lat. 2/, Lou. 28. - ' PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO ETON COL LEGE.—On Saturday afternoon Prince Albert visited Eton College. After having been introduc ed by tho Prevost to all the Masters and Assistant-Masters, his Royal High ness inspected the school-rcoms, library, chapel, &c. At the request of the Prince "a whole holiday n about exer cise" was granted to tho boys, -who gree t e d his Royal Rev. the. Provost Highness., with deafening cheers. The a nd the Rt v. Dr. :Hawtrey, the head master, had the 1 honour of dining whit her Majesty in the evening. TIIE FUNDS. Wc are without any arrivals of consequence this morning, with the exception of the French express. Its chief importance relates to the present state of affairs in Spain, the particulars of which will be found in another part of our paper. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon were exceedingly flat, and all of them lower ; Messrs. Rothschild took all the Bills upon Hamburgh ; the fol lowing were the rates :—Paris, 25 -121 371 ; Antwerp, 12 11 ; Rotterdam, 12 2 1;i ; Amsterdam, 12 11 11 : Hamburgh, 13 71 7-1 ; Frankfort, 1483. Want of export trade is the chief cause of the heavi ness of the above Exchanges. The British Market open- heavy this morning in consequence of the prices coming lower from Paris as well as the depressed state of the Foreign Exchanges. Consols, which left off yesterday at 884 1 for the Account, may be quoted at present, 88i- to 4; for Money, 88,4, with little doing as yet, the speculators being at a loss how to operate in respect to the Eastern affairs. Exchequer 8i115,6 8 prem. ; Bank Stock, 166 167 ; India Stock, 246 248. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, left off 224 1, at present heavy at 21 ii-u ; Deferred, 101 ; Passive, 5 1 1 ; PoAuguese, 824- 4 ; Three per Cents., 211 ; :1-; Colombian, 23 ; Mexican, ; Brazilian, 77 79 ; Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents., 50 : 1 51 ; Five per Cents., 991 1001. SIJAICES.—Grcat Western, 20 21 prem. ; London and Brighton, 11 104 dis. ; Blackwall, 31 2 dis. ; Bir mingham, 79 81 prem. ; Southampton, 521 53:; per share ; Croydon, 1 14 per share ; Greenwich, 6 7 per share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 13 12 dis. Consols at present 884 s Account. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. ILWATS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Great Western Ditto New London and Brighton London and Blackwall London and South Western 3B: 5:3- to South Eastern and Dover 23 - JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock ........ 10 L o ndon and Westminster • 20 COURSE OF EXCII Amsterdam CF. 12 4.1 , - • Ditto, at sight Rotterdam °U• 12 5 Antwerp Hamburg... M. 813 11 Altona ... 13 11 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 35 Ditto, 3 month' 25 55 Marseille. 25 55 Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine 149, 1t Petersburg, 3 Us 374 Berlin Vienna, effec. fl. 3M 1 3 Trieste, ditto lO 5 Madrid Cadiz 361 Bilboa Barcelona 361- Seville ... . .361 AGE, YESTERDAY • Gibraltar Leghorn Genoa Milan Venice 47 Naples 404 Palermo, per oz 12 0 4 Lisbon Oporto 5:34 Rio Janeiro 26 Bahia— Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days'sight 464 Philadelphia PRICE 01' BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal Gold, coin 1:3 17 10 Foreign Gold, bars...o 0 W New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 I Silver in Bars 0 0 0 RALF-PAST ONE. A private letter received this morning from Aladrid, of the 14th instant, states that the propositions of Count Lara, respecting the Spanish Bondholders, is all a farce. Since the early part of the morning the British Mar ket has been inactive, and Consols continue at. 881 for the Account ; Money, 881 ; Exchequer Bills, 6 8 P• rem ; IxdiA Stock, 247 ; Bank Stock for the open ing, 16th October, 1671. In the Foreign Market some business has been doing. Spanish Active improved from the morning price of 21: 4 1 a; at present ; Deferred, l 114 ; Passive, 5 ; Mexican, 25: 1 j ; Portuguese, 321 ; Three per Cents., 211 ; nothing done in Dutch. Shares arc rather lower. Eastern Counties, ltnl ; Great Western, 86 , London and Brighton, ; Blacktvall, 17 ; South Western, 53 The boisterous state of the weather last n'ght and part of this morning prevents the arrival of Continental intelligence. DARING ROBBERY.—On Tuesday the City police received information of an extensive robbery of watches and jewellery, which took place on Saturday last, from the shop of Mr. Massey, watch and chronometer maker, No. 4, Birchin-lane, City. The stolen property consisted of chronometers, gold and silver watches, pins, brooches, rings, &c. It must have been effected by some ene concealed on the premises, the upper part of the house being unoccupied. The outer door was fastened with a spring latch and lock, the latter of which was unscrewed and taken cff of the inside, by which means the thieves made their cs.:ape. A reward has been offered for their apprehee: i 11. HYDE PARK-CORNER, PICCADILLY. —A cir cular pillar of stone was finished on Saturday last, sur mow t , el by three handsome lamps to contain gas. It was plan d i i tl e cent , e of the road opposite Grosvenor-place. THE ALBERT GATE.—Mr. Cubits, the agent ~ to thez,rad - q ou l s uw ,noriofcraktsiWestminster,nrwt with teh noneHyd has submitted his plans to the improvements the at removal Knights. o badge, co nnf ii I\l Goding's br, wery. A grand p ile of buildin g s will be erected, G d,w , i te .l . i ,, a lodge and a gate , to be called 44 The The nuiril,er of letters delivered through the Post 01112 e on i ny particular day in Londo n is very flinc h influenc d by tircumst inces. The average numb er o f General l'ost letters is about 30 per cent. greater on Monday than on any other day of the week. Last Clirk ma -day the nurider of General Post letters, outwards, fell abou; 70 per cent., and the number of district pos t letters !Omit 80 per cent. On the day of her Majest 'a wedding the first fell about 70 per cont., and th e second abcut 25, while on St. Valentine's-day the first rose about five and the second 30 per cent. BANKRUPTCIEs IN 1839.—The total number of bankruptcies in England and Wales in the last , Year was 1,083, being an excess over the previous year of 240, Of these, there were connected with manufactures, 223; with agriculture, 105 ; and of other classes, 7 55. Of the former, there were connected with the cotton trade, 51 ; woollen, 26 ; silk, 8 ; and linen, 4; iron wares, 19; building trades, 47 ; and miscella neous manufactu res, 64. -Con nected with agriculture, there . were 5 farmers, 41 corn, hay, and hop dealers and miUers, 23 cattle and wool dealers, 11 dealers in coaches and .se. horses, and 25 brewers, rnaltsters, and distillers. 0 _ f miscellaneous trades there v_ct • Hers ; were 114 innkeepers and i 172 merchants, bankers, warehousemen, a gents,. and wh o l esa l e dealers ; 4 9 1 shopkeepers, tradesm en, and retail d ealers ; and 43 T not included in any of the above. he gr eatest number of bankruptcies, or 259, occurred Middles ex ; and the R i next, or 246, in Lanc ashire. In utlandshire there were none, and there was but one in the counties of Hunting don and Westmoreland. In the whole of \Vales there were but 17. This FATAL ACCIDENT. — morning a fata accident occurred at the Terminus, at Paddington, to Thomas Fry, 24 years of age, a porter belonging the R tee Great \Vcstern Railroad Co m p an y , b y one of the luggage omnibuses running against him, and knocking him down; Vie wheels passed over his body, inflicting such dreadful i w ird injuries that he expired on being removed to St. George's Hospital. 'VALUABLE 1-3 D ISCOVER Y OF PLATE, &C. Yesterday information was received at the station-house of the T division of police that on the night of Sunday, the 20th instant, as a gentleman e.ained 'funks, residing at Kensington, was returnin home about ten o'clock, he observed something l y i n g in he road at Kensington COW, which on going to the spot lie , discovered was a platted willow basket, of which he took possessiJn, and on opening it he found its content'. to consist of plate, priiicipally spoons of various kill Is, forks, &e. having a crest, a griffin's head ; also some table-cloths, a bottle of wine, and other articles. It is supposed the property is the produce of some robbery, e a. has been dropped from a carriage con taining a party ovi ,o had been gipsying. An advocate was lately convicted at Berne of having needlesslys protracted a suit hi which he was en gaged 13 years, end sentenced to a fine of 25 francs one potincl sterling! DREADFUL HURRICANE-LSOS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. (From the John o' Groat Journal.) LERWICK, SEPT. 14.—0 n the night of Wednesday last we experienced as severe a storm in this quarter as we have had for many years. The herring boats were all at sea, and, I need not say, that as the wind increased they began to return as fast possible. Many of them were in the harbour by ten o'clock, though others were struggling all night against the elements. A number of boats have been lost—some with all hands on board. Six or seven of them have not yet been accounted for in any way whatever. It is much feared that they have all perished at sea. One boat came in yesterday evening only. It would appear that she was close down upon the coast of Norway, and was enabled to get home again with great difficulty and by good management. It was fortunate for the crew that they bad followed the practice of having at all times during the season one week's provisions and water on board. The name of the owner and skipper of this boat is Arthur White, and he certainly deserves all praise for his manly management, and preservati:sn, under Providence, of the lives under his charge. I need hardly say, that a fearful gloom has been cast over us all by the loss of life and property which has taken place. Little more fish can be looked for this season, unless the weather takes a decided turn for the better. One boat, of sixteen feet keel, with chain and anchor, was lifted clean up from the middle of Deals Voe, and planted some hundred yards up in the face of a hill. She was not much injured. Strange to say the crops have not suffered as might have been expected. Klaxwm.e, SEPT. 14.—The gale of Wednesday evenirg, the 9th current, must have been much worse with us than with you, or farther south. It came on to blow here, about 9 p.m., but fortunately no boats were at the fishing, er a very great loss would have un doubtedly been sustained. As it was, however, the damage done is very considerable. Six boats at Papa Stronsay, North Isles, without crews on board, were blown out to sea, some with their drifts of nets. There is no probability of their ever being heard of again. Three shared a similar fate at Cara, South Isles, and at both places several others were sunk, some forced ashore, and a few entirely destroyed. Three were driven ashore at Houten, Orphir, one of them entirely wrecked. Widewall, Holm, and Deerness, escaped with little damage. Tee loss at Strorsay is estimated at not less than 500/., and at Cara about 3001. On the same night, five or six vessels, riding at Widetvall, drifted from their moorings, and went on shore. One of them is a French vessel, which, it is thought, will become a wreck. The poor fishermen will suffer tnuch from such heavy losses,after the very unsuccessful herring fishing. The misfortune they h ave b een su bj ecte d to will be the complete ruin of many of them. The crops suffered very much also. Potatoes, oats, and beer, are greatly blasted, and some of the latter being about ripe, was a good deal shaken. This calamity, it may be said, has blasted our prospects very considerably. Great fears were entertained for the safety of the Caith ness boats, especially after hearing that some of them had reached the South Isles in the middle of the night in great distress, and with much difficulty. We were all anxiety for the safety of the mail, which ar rived at a late hour on Sunday evening, bringing us four days' correspondence. We were glad to learn by it that matters on your side were better than we ex pected. A vessel, about fifty feet in length, was seen amongst some of the islands northwards, keel uppermost. Yesterday (Sunday) some boats managed to tow the vessel into Gairsay, tree of the tides. Charles Shirreff, Esq., Vice-Admiral, and Robert Scarth, Esq., agent for Lloyd's, have been out at her today, but I have -not heard what has been the result of the examination. The weather is now moderate. BRITISH ASSOCIATION. GLASGOW, SATUaDAY.—AII the " sections" but one met again at the appointed hour this morning. The performances oft be sections were very thinly attended, with the exception of that devoted to mathematics. The geological section did not meet ; the members of that division, accompanied by as many of the Association as could be accommodated with tickets, having gone on a geological excursion to the Island of Arran. The plea sure of this trip was considerably increased by the hospi tality of the Duke of Hamilton, who entertained nearly 100 of the party at Brodick Castle. The " advance ment of science" which has been effected by the trip in question will, no doubt, be made known at the meeting on Monday. In the mathematical section, which was the best at tended, Sir D. Brewster read a paper on the decomposi tion of glass. He had formerly brought the subject be fore the Association, and since that time he had got two specimens of glass—one from Italy, and the other from St. Andrew's—of which the character had been entirely changed by decomposition. Professor PHILLIPS gave an account of a number of experiments made by hini on the subject of rain guages. The CHAIRMAN considered the increase of rain near the ground to.arise from the enlargement of the rain drop by condensation from the heated air of the earth's surface. Professor FORBES made a few remarks on the subject of excessive rains, occasioned by his former statements on the subject having been questioned. He mentioned a ❑umber of instances, and referred to various authori ties, among which he mentioned a fall of 30 inches of rain in 24 hours ut Genoa ; and fal:s at various other places of 25 inches in 24 hours ; 14i inches in 18 hours ; 6 inches in 3 hours ; four-fifths of an inch in half an your ; 24 feet in one year ; 10 inches in 23 hours ; 25 feet in one year, of which 10 feet fell in June. Mr. EsrY then begun his paper on the theory of storms, which occupied nearly two hours. His theory was, that during storms the wind blew from all sides to wards a centre, whether the centre of a circle or square. Professor PHILLIPS, Professor FORBE s, and Professor STEVELLY made some observations on centripetal and rotatory forces in the degrees of velocity referred to in the essay. In the statistical section several papers have been read containing a good deal of information. At the meeting to-day Mr A. WATT read a paper comparing the vital statistics of Edinburgh and Glas -1 gow, with some remarks on the sanatory state of large towns. The calculations were in some measure curious, but seemed to have involved a most extravagant waste of time. MECHANICS. (Sir JOHN ROBISON in the Chair.) Mr. DICK read a paper on a new railway wheel. It may be made of cast or wrought iron, and the channels arc filled with wood ; its advantages arc, that it works much easier than those commonly in use, is less expen sive, and can be easily repaired. Mr. HAWKINS detailed Mr. Rengeley's new plan of the safety rotative railway, in which the wheels arc proposed to be transferred from the carriage to the road, and the train to be moved by the revolution of the wheels, of which there will be 1,760 upon the mile. Mr. ALEXANDER explained to the section his electro m Inetie telegraph. It has been exhibited in the mo del-room, with explanatory papers. The section then adjourned. METEOROLOGY. A report by Sir David Brewster, on Meteorologica Observations, made by him at Kingussie and Inverness, ryas read in Section A. Some of the details are curious. The extraordinary relations or results, the close coinci dence of widely-spread observations, and the authority of such eminent individuals as Sir David Brewster and Professor Forbes, promise an abundant harvest, but not in the spirit of sow the wind and reap the whirlwind, but literally as ye sow so shall ye reap. Sir David Brewster, for he was the first in thiscountry to g ive the impulse to this meteorological inquiry on the grand scale upon which it is conducted under the auspices of the British Association, has sown the seeds of fixed laws for atmospherical changes mid planetary action, traces of which have already sprung up, and which, if wisely nur tured, will doubtless ripen and give great increase. It is most curious to observe the curves, the mean hourly annual curves, of temperature,pressure, humidity, wind and calm, and rain, as derived from periodical ob servations of the thermometer, barometer, hygrometer, anemometer, and pluviameter, projected on diagrams. It is impossible to behold them and think without being impressed with the idea that among them some most intimate connection must exist, and that, although as yet no constant quantities or functions have been deter mined whence law can be derived, still, ere long, such ionetions must be known. For instance, it is seen that invariably an increase o f tem p eratare p recedes a rise of wind, that certain winds prevail at certain hours, and that the critical interval, in relation to te mperat9re,.but which it would occupy too much spaco to explain, is uniform or nearly so, varying possibly with elevation, at every s tation where it has been observed—at Leith, at Inver ness, at Fyinouth, at Trincomalee : at Kandy, a t Colombo, at Trevandrum, nt Nova Zembla, at Phila delphia, and at stations in Nerth America. Observa orts o f the globe . , and I sincerely t rust w ill tions of this ch aracter arc being made and recorded in attended with the wishcd-for result s . Th ose c onducted at T who, o n th e r h n umerous ' ransactiens of l the- Association, in India, are a t t h e ex iPrsritneveolhomf e Tr h e f va t ii h c h or rr e f Association , and on the nature of meteorol • P c e c i n p s t e o o f the t le meteorological ob servations belag explained to him, immediately ordered a n observatory t o be erected, and furnishedth e means t o purchase the requisite instruments. THE FONTAINEBLEAU PA RRICIDE.—A hor rible murder took place at Fontlinelileau, on the 17th instant. Two elderly p rsons who had retired from trade in Paris to Fontainebleau, Vi cr e at cards on the evening of that day, when a son, 1:-..itli whom they were on bad terms, called upon them and demanded money, which they re fused to give, but they permitted him to sleep in the house. During the night the maidservant, hearing cries in the room of her master a n d m i stress. rus h e d out of the house om and called in th e n earest sent i ne l . O n en t e ring the father and mot h er were f oun d w i t h their throats after and just expi r i ng . Th e son h a d quitted ihe the commission of hi ; d rea dful crime, and has not yet y been apprehended, thaetsrocut, EVENING EDITION. THE PRINCE OF IMPUDENCE. The one most noted amongst the subalterns of the turf is Jerry—Jerry, the Prince of Impudence. He is dressed in an admiral's old coat and cocked hat. HEs fingers are ornamented with rings, and he wears an eye-glass. He accomplishes his purpose by the most barefaced effrontery ; and he is a good sample of how far the quality of impudence cap carry a man. He will tap a nobleman or gentleman on the shoulder, and ask, " Oh, how do you do ? How's my Lord this. and the Hon. Miss that—l hope they are so and so:' Some are led to believe that Jerry is insane. They were never more mistaken in their lives ; and under that impression become a purchaser. He will stop the highest personage in the realm. Even George IV. has taken him by the hand; and Jerry says he was his particular friend. Dur ing the present year, he managed to supply Prince Albert with racing cards for Ascot at Windsor Castle ; and he once offered himself as a candidate to represent the borough of Wells in Parliament ! As in all pro. fessions, trades, and callings, money can be earned, Jerry has not gone without his reward. Jerry has wade money. But Jerry's every-day habits are extremely peculiar. He has a way of spending his money rather extraordinary. He will purchase at those races which he visits expensive watches, pieces of the very best silk, &c., for which he pays without obtaining a receipt, and which he disposes of in a way which ensures profit. A short time ago this led him into trouble. He went from Doncaster to Manchester, and took up his abode at a lodging-house previous to the Heaton Park races. A robbery had taken place in that town ; and the very house where Jerry stopped at was searched by the po lice. The stolen property resembled that which he had previously purchased and paid for. His box was broken open ; suspicion was awakened ; Jerry could produce no proof of purchase ; Jerry was appre hended and lodged in the New Bailey. He knew that he was innocent. The close corporate principle of the List Criers, to which allusion has been pre viously made, was here called into requisition ; for Jerry may be said to belong to that honourable com munity. A common council was immediately sum moned, and they swore that they would see their old friend righted. A sympathy subsists amongst all the members of the turf. Oae undertook to be the spokesman and the manager. Mr. - was ap plied to : he listened to the relation of the circum stances. " We'll have him out," said the squire. Two carriages of gentlemen drew up to the New Bailey, when Jerry was to be examined. The Magistrates listened to these honourable and spirited advocates. They saw, in the absence of all proof, that there had been a mistake. Jerry was set at liberty. l'be gentlemen immediately subicribcd a handsome stake for Jerry for the loss of his time ; and when they mounted their carriages to depart, a more hearty cheer never burst from any body of men, than from the corporate body of List Criers.-- Doncaster Gazette. THE ORPHANS. A SKETCH FROM LIFE. Moving slowly along Princcs•street one day lately, I heard the measured tramp of numerous little feet behind me. Turning round, I saw that this sound proceeded from about a hundred boys and girls belong ing to one of the charitable institutions. It was a pleasing sight so see these children appear happy ; they had the hue of good health on their countenances ; their dress was plain, but comfortable and clean ; no phantastic grotesquely cut clothes disfigured their little persons, nor did they wear any badge to tell the world that they were children of misfortune. I entered into conversation with one of the teachers, who informed me that they were going to view the Zoo logical Gardens, and that, with such a prospect before their, they were quite delighted. The little troop turned up St. Andrew-street, and, as I was going in the same direction, I moved along in the front, con versing with one of the boys, the girls being all behind. Going down St. Andrew-street South, my attention was directed towards two young boys about 14 years of age. Each was driving a small cart, drawn by a pony. The first boy, when he saw the children, called out to his young friend, who was a little behind, and the moment his eye caught the sight he leaped from the cart with a spring, crying out "James, see my sister, I'll see my wee sister." He drew his horse quickly to the side of the pavement, and left it alone the instant the girls came towards him. Just as he com menced his anxious search his horse moved off, he sprung to its head and checked its progress, and, in an instant, he was at the front ranks of the girls, keenly glancing along the line to discover his little sister. Being all dressed alike, it was not easy to distinguish any one in particular without the strictest search. On they passed, but his sister came not. Poor boy, thought I, his kind heart will be doomed to suffer a disappointment, as his little sister does not appear to be amongst them, and, from his sorrowful look, he thought so too. They all passed but two— his face glowed with delight—his sister was one of them, the anxious boy rushed to her, and grasping one of her hands in his he placed his other gently on her neck, and could only say " Mary." The little girl, who appeared to be about seven years of age, looked up. and oh such cestacy ! she was by the side of her brother. She clasped her little arms around him, and her sweet face was lighted up with smiles. He bowed down his head to catch the few hurried words she spoke to him, and to let her hear his little tale. He took his eye from off her face but once, and only once, and that for a moment, and this was to see that his pony was still Where he left it. Th e poor brute seemed to be sensible of the sacred mission on which its conductor had gone, as it moved not. He again bowed down his head to breathe into the ear of his beloved and loving sister his few partii b , words, for he could not go any farther : they grasped each other's hands and exchanged looks of tenderness, and the little girl moved on with her companions. His eyes saw no thing but that one loved object—they followed her along. The children in front turned down York-place, and, before she was out of her brother's view, she turned round, and, with a sweet smile, held out her hand in token of adieu. The boy started as her face met his gaze, and moving one step forward held out both his hands—the next moment she was hid front his sight. He slowly returned towards his horse, and, whilst a tear moistened his eye, and a cast of melancholy shaded his countenance, there was still something like an ex pression of satisfaction and pleasure on his features. He mounted his little cart, and, as I turned from be holding this affecting scene, there was a dimness over my eyes which took a few applications of my hand kerchief to remove. This was food for reflection : I thought on the thousands who never knew what it was to want the fostering care of a mother, or the anxious solicitude of a father ; again, upon the thousands who are thrown upon the charity of strangers, friendksa and alone. These two young creatures, perhaps, spent their first years under one roof, and slept in each other's arms. The one is now (taming his bread, humbly, but honestly ; while the other is enjoying the benefits of an excellent institution. Their meetings are few, but sweet, and, as in the present case, doubly so. May the remem brance of their present lonely situation endear them more firmly to each other ; and if the world should smile upon them, may they never forget the days of their youth, and may they consecrate a portion of their means towards the support of those institutions which shelter and protect the orphan child.— Edinburgh TV eeklg Chronicle. TIIE COUNTESS GUICCIOLI.—I dined yester atcrvdisaiyt;atsh—e is In H n o e u n se i , in w p h ro e v re ed th in e h C e o r untessGttice English. l i v ol h i e i n s w on e d h the lad e ladies i i n i u t i ti o e s o d t r t a e w r i i n n g g- r d o e o c r d y , .c i o o n ff g e - e l e w g a s s t i a n b t r i o c 1 - G. had a table between us. I then ventured to tou ch w dreu e jc r oe e ind s e e da t n out, whereon to deposit our cups. I , an d M ad ame t upon Lord Byron ; the subject evidently interested her. I repcatedseveral passages:from his " Childe Harold," with which she seemed quite familiar. She then asked me to give her some of my imitations of him from the " Rejected Addresses." These she did not teem quite so well to comprehend. I told her all I knew of him before he went abroad, to which, like Desdemona, " the did seriously in cline," Bysshe Shelley she denominated a good man. Leigh Hunt's name she pronounced Leg "Tonle. With tears in her eyes she then descanted upon the merits and failings of the departed.—James Smith's Memoirs, kc. • TOWER OF LONDON.—To what a host of his torical recollections does this antique building give rise ! What a number of celebrated characters in the eventful page of history have been committed to its gloomy pre cincts, from which they have emerged only to end their lives by the bands of the executioner. The two young Princes, Edward V. and his brother the Duke of York, were both murdered here by the cruel mandate of Richard 111. The pious and virtuous Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guildford Dudley, her husband, were also put to death within the verge of the Tower. The last time this fortress was used as a state prison was in 1820, when Thistiewood and the other Cato-street conspirators were confined here. Four of them were found guilty, and suffered at Newgate. Tradition states that in one of the rooms of the White Tower, Sir Walter Raleigh wrote his far-famedof the World.—A Summer's Day at Green I_. ch. History uring the 7 'll A CONTUMACIOUS OVERSEER. ---During et, a novel revision on Tuesday at York, before AboutMr twelve o'clock and extraordinary scene occurred. I was ial no d, A ,er walked here t o ea about bm t o e mu n ti rousidering this a legal demand i c, taking this expression t) o n i c having o 1. the Sir." The oversees, we s up e pos noisy, and, assuming the his list overseers eal i interrupted e d n n . T es ea the diA barrister ,es,,rnlecd aGn neon b tt y l he i eni n a s ar i n s y t n i o n ou g t. ineruttltieron.t%:r,giticir, j3.leipsrityrio:tle.the list." The barrister, al tender, repeated his evidently believing, !, I , addressing the overseer, in its literal sense, betheea.amweeraminoo.arut a le, On this ofo, attitudeo'clock , , andof Barrister, addressing against the said,(l cannot complaints partiality the ha ve the b t l h e e , f the Court ° D o you know, said " 'lO prison for your conduct ? ' flee latter indignantly Y°' - .. Have you though? show your authority." the iie r o o y o e n r , s , e replied,The • a were greatly amused with the discussion, and a andicnc , frifind gent ly drew the turbulent overseer on to the seat, a nd quietly informed him that had it bech the old gentle man who sat as Revismg Barrister lest year he would have been sent to York Castle. The reply was, " D—n the Castle ! I' won't wait three hours here," Business was then resumed.—Halifax Guardian. expression, an nw orator,