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

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A warming work, full of interest, at once s erious and `—'"' nig."-111. Guizot. WO . Ge• -.eury c o lbrrn, Pu blisher, 13, Great Marlborough - street. r_ r 00e i . • DONCASTER RACES. illia ° NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY, in 84 ri , Hours.—The Public is hereby informed that arrange :ialtk 2 41 4 hav e b een made to convey passengers by the under rationed Trains from Euston-square Station to Swinton, r.nt only eight miles from Doncaster, where coaches, omni re 11- n ir t: I P , and other conveyances will be in readiness. Gentlemen t of It w I N their own carriages, must alight at Rotherham, about 0 i bt Th „ e ere miles from the town of Doncaster, where post-horses - 1: be obtained. i le same arrangements will apply to the return route to i kipf " on. n I) EPARTURES OF TRAINS FOR THE WEEK efee l ' COMMENCING 14th Inst. OO P r ° ( DOWN TRAINS. tbi ft .. ii:, `... lONS. I Mail I . 14 P. fro m Miles.lp. tn..p. m st. m a. rn. a. ma. m a. m. pM. ro e " 6 i 4 aeon .. 0 0 ~, „, ... *6 e ~e l y ) , ( ... g 1 0 Tri le " It ... 41 14 n , 3 1 ... 64510 30 1 0 ... 530 ........._ Bhzm ... ... , Oil; ----- —.—... —.— -- -- g oo. 1 3 :*fii .. a. m. a. m a. m. a. m. a. m. p m p. m p. Tn. 0 .3 39 6 0 1.1, 0 *960 12 45 345 ... 8 0 11 01 .1 ' Arn i Per 74 ... t2l .. 951 1 t 4 6 ... 821 'aro' w .....berG a i . e 101 4 ... . ... 10 1116 4 16 ... 831 it4Ci iff ter 14 .. 6 ~i 1 ... 10 1. 126 ......8 41 t e rterfield, 24 4 . 47 7 . ... 10 35 1504 47 ... 9 5 t• &et, X4'neton 304 ... 720 ... 10 50 2 5 ......9 20 iit.. Bh , ton ...... 34 . 730 11 00 15 .. ... 930 te st .......... -- uto . le ,,,,4-1— W l' ~,.. a ...... ..„ .. 71................. 0Ar r i v 1 45 547 8 0 ... 11 45 30 5 4`) ... 10 15 c. 7,_ qton OO P Cit:eild W ak : fi eY, s itO V oo e'd 60 634 84 4 ... 12 18 33') 621 ... 1043 dliteford azi ... 9 6 ... 1, 33 351 ... ... 11 6 teit k zlval at t. 723. 1 7 9 930 ... 1 0 415 7 0 93011 30 0 Yo r k , rine e u ... a Sa l : .1 '...f2 z ...... , ......_ `l° S Sa t' . 1 $ 0 ► ape of :art .o °l6 ` r ya •afrofcroi ‘di toe -101 °r e l ;4130 These Trains are in direct common: t he London and Birmingham Railway. 1 S Pecial. stopping at all Stations. , l t o Y or k , stopp i ng a t a ll Stat.] This T ra i n w ill s h ort l y l eave L on d on 'Which due notice will be given to the publ :cation with those of ....... at an earlier hour, of lea 31 a ° reialsr, o'clock Hoag" iagtoe' th e ,ed her risit to Cle 1141. SUNDAYS. STATIONS. Mail. Lona Dep. fr om p . in. p. tn. h. In. p. In. on~ Birm ing h am 3.15 12.30 ....•• - --...... - a. m. a. Tn. p. m• p. in. Derby 3.39 6. 0 3. 0 7. 0 lielPer.. ~. a . 6.21 3.21 7. 21 Amber ate 2 1 ngSeld . 6.41 3.41 7.41 1 41 estertield 4elcia + • 7.20 4.20 8.20 li t eig4 " • 7.30 4.30 8.30 •nasbro' ****** •••• 5.34 7.51 4.51 8 61 • •••••.• _------------- -- -- -..effield 6.15 7.30 4.3 0 8 . 30 Pi tt° Arrival ......... .. ---- --- --- ---- 8. 4 5. 4 9. 4 a winton barfield. .. .. ************************ 8.16 5.16 - 9.16 6.12 8.27 5.27 9.27 71. 4 nesley * 6.34 8.48 5.48 9.48 ildceteld °Qdlesfield. ' I Arrived at ....eN 4 __ 7. 8 9.30 6.30 10. 30 ork . IL A , • . ............. ... 7.42 7.15 ----":•:::---______-----:........ 9. 0 ...,.. STATI ON s UP TRAINS. I ' J et). fro . i Mail. rittll . 41 Miles . , In. a. in : a. ra . i a. m. p. m . p. m.'p. in. p. m• ...0 ....... t . 445 rt .......... .. .... ... 7 0 10130 .- ..• , ” 6 0 ----------.......: 9 . .. •715 845120 1 4 0 --........ . 1 -- —-- -----.tP rn mi •eeds . ... a , I r a. m. a. m. a. m. p. Tn. P. m• P. In• -• m• P.:. -.., u. -- ftd, ..r.74 ~ 1 645 8 09301245 4 45 ... ... 09*. i, - _ . ..i.efield ° ,vit 71 1 8iG.. 1 1 5 1 717 ~,,....471sie , 9 ... 12% 1 7 9 . 8' 8 3810 . 512 3 5 . 2 1 7 -9 •••••• 736 Var6elcL •••••• 19 % 7 41 1 856 10 ...1 141 ... : „. „.. :;Pintoo •• •• 2N I 7 -I I y r, .. 1 5 , 1 D,I, t i; o t 0 0 .. ula‘br d . .... 27 ii I 8 2' 9 1710 41 2 2 6 i 819 orlon i d - ---- i _— —.--- • 5177 -----..- —9.-- ........ 321 ". i 8 211 936 11 0 2 15 1 6 2 _... _... 13 " e rri .. i ... 37 % 1 8 0 1 9 15 10 30 :1:;;;;:::...-..---1I__--- ----- --7 7 1 3C 7a..... 37 % '845 10 ll 15 2 2 451 6 4'5 ___B . 45 1 2401 ..... 40 t ' elli iirt n on" ... 33 N 1 8 36' 951 ... i t - 36 47 ' 6 6 4 -, 9 ... 4 1, 2 14 I 8 4710 2 ... . -. .... d - . 3 4 193101 i 11 36 33 1 7 :' .. ... 4,0 be g 0 e . L .. -- 58 % I 9 `.cB l lo 4:3 ... :t 3 ,1 7... Si ••••• • .0 -. ISpip er .""•••• 62i4. 9 37'10 5, 12 7 3'' I I 4( ' ... ... Arri, ""•••• 6 5% 946 11 1 12 16 346 7 ••• r tt al at.., . 1 rby ......... 72% 10 1511 34 245 415 81. 015 ... I_9 L o li inllin is ---- --- 1 -—— .. od a - emarn 1 20 12 451 ( 4 361 64510 4, ... . : 0 . _ ....... 204 §6 o', §6 45 ;8 0 §ll3O ... ... ..... 1 5 0 Two t S Engineers and extra carriages as far as Swinton. n fl cial to Derby, stoppi ng a t a ll St a ti ons . .t•ecial to Sh e f f i eld only. /40 2 . _ ft eoe Trains are i n di rect commun i cat i on w i t h t h ose o f th e "u and Birmingham Railway. SUNDAYS. S ,TA TIONS. Mail. th-lic.‘.partures from a. rn. p. rn. P . Tn. P 4.74-; York •••• ***************** •••• p ... . m .. . P 4.. : P 6.. I O n. .................: 7•45 _--- lieeds a . m. - 1.30 4.45 6.40 .t„ondlesford wak h eld b_ ;,laartsley t s field Zygnitou "lasbr& .... 9 . 51 3. 0 6.21 8.19 S*------=...5...0....... il___......_...i,a_ h t effi it e t l d , --- . A - 9.30 2.45 6. 0 8. 0 1 _lo._ls 3.f..0 6.43 8.40 teighton Xel t i n i ..... . RI. " 10.17 3.32 6.47 ~;Lette field lwingfield i el ti4b er m gate... . - -r ... . .h Arrival at "Jerb v Iliro------ '''' 11.45 5. 0 8.15 10. 9 t ond i ngham 2.15 7.45 10.45 ...... b. 0 -...._ iz.. ______ 2 °n ..... • lir Second Class Carriages are attached to all the g l s hird Cla ss P assengers are conveye d b y t h e 6.0 a.m., and b. .' Pan- Down Trains from Derby, and 8.0 a.m., and 4.45 'f r . 'up Trains f. em Leeds, and on Sundays by the Down C d ' s nl; leaving Derby at 6.0 a.m., 3.6 p.m., and 7.0. p.m., kr% "I .4s t he p 2 Trains, leaving Leeds at 8.15 a.m., 1.30 p.m., at Pl i t !? 13 ; gte. , are conveyed by all the Trains, and are received ' l "ne principal Coach-offices in the kingdom. t ri4 : ge kle e rucks and Horse Boxes are kept at all the princi ns ; but to prevent disappointment, it is desirable that i le be given the day previous to their being required. !Ins at t h e ?st Horses are always in readiness on the arrival of the Derby and Leeds Stations. at tieehes to and from all parts of the Kingdom meet the Trains principal Station,. 'lilt an hour is allowed at Derby for refreshment. By Order, H. PATTESON, sec, LL ynt S SHIPPING —(THIS DAY ri ERL, S EPT. 8. Wind li g ht and variably —Arrived file Parkfield, Whi tehouse, from Bombay ;ober„ St. Kitts. Sailed the outward bound. Y or k ; Dal- LIVERPOOL, SEPT. B.—Arrived the Lord Vincent, Lin- Pod, from Demerara ; Sheffield, New York Odessa. tinge Taylor, Dalhousie ; Jenny Jones, lr, ; Wilber galled' the Gipsey, Cresswell, for Maranham Allen, Calcutta; Wit foree, Harrison, ditto ; Cassiopea, Baffer, nsor, New Meg, Campbell, Demerara; Constantine, W _ t am. en Orleans; North America, Lover, New York; S h Simpson, lore, West, Philadelphi a : Erin-go-brag h, Montreal; Havannah packet, Dawson, Africa. _....._ PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 8. Wind W. to N. N. w Sailed Vernon, Wilson, Madeira. from Rio C "ES. SEPT. 8 . --Arrived Mina, Leash, Janeiro. Srancitos3, SEPT. 4 . Sailed R oya li st , Cummings, for Newf uundland. PLYMOUTU, SEPT Kunz, f or Sydn e.—Wind N . W.—Sailed Alfre d , ny BRIST OL , SEPT.. 8.--Sailed Prince Albert, Goss, for Quebe c . SWANSEA, 7.—Arrived EVE ibeth, Young; Ring dove, Weff; SEP T. Bragnet, Sparks, from Cuba. DcoLIN SEPT. 6.—Arrived Eugenia, Young, from St. Joho's, N. B. Sailed Sarah Stewart, Simpson, for Mira michi. SUIRLDS, SEPT. B.—Arrived Robert and George, Dixon, !rem Quebec. Sailed Maria Therese, Clark ; Old Colooy, Stares, for Boston, U. S. ; Rising Sun, Grey, Smyrna; Lamont, Fife, Odessa, SUNDERLAND______SEPT. B. —Arrived Lucerne, Quebec. ANAVAL INVEN ii6 - 118(3iZii E " TIMES."— correspondent writes--' Tell the Editor cf the Times, hefore he repeats any more of his fooleries about a mise rable Torpedo, that be had better consult Sir George Cockburn, one of the four who were condemned to witness the experiment The Times prefers the authority of the Pat King, end the late Sir Rickard Keates. is hio t 4 et riot pt ser a t tia .01 Nit V Nit 14 be " 2;1 ee° 00 ' re ' $ 3 / 0 bI C t yr by re OA ° 0 1 - 416. ,0 iiki °° ; cit e ll a e c rh ' Il l' " o 0 A " 1, 0 411 1 ) rotto, s g °a bt or , her, i THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTP.IS. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 9, ,Vhen will be presented Shakspere's t omedy ( with Music) of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Bartley; Master Slender, Mr. C. Ma thews ; Ford, Mr. Cooper ; h enton, Mr. W. Harrison; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Page; Madame Vestris; Ann Page. Miss Rainforth, Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. C. Jones. To conclude with an Original Comic, Romantic, Operatic, Melodramatic, Fairy Extravaganza, in Three Parts, entitled tnd founded on that popular Nursery Tale, THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD. The Principal Characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. J. Vining, Mr. J. Bland, Madame Vestris, Miss Rainforth, Mrs. C. !ones, &c. &e. On Thursday, Twelfth Night, with the Sleeping Beauty. On Friday, the Merry Wives of Windsor, with the Sleep ing Beauty. On Suturday, The School for Scandal, with the Sleeping Beauty. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, ; Gallery, ls. Doors tube opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and plac ss for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 16 7 , New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Overpowering Novelty. '.nother New Domesic Drama, and Eighth Week of Ha►oes' " Jane of the Hatchet." Upwards of 90,000 persons have already witnessed the grand Tableaux d'action and military evolutions of the hundred Female War riors. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 9. Will be acted an entirely New Drama, entitled THE PEASANT JUDGE. Principal Characters by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Neville, and Heslop, Mr.. Vining, Mrs. Daly, Miss Grant, &c. After which the Grand Historical Spectacle, of unequalled splendour, entitled JANE OF THE HATCHET. Supported by the entire strength of the Company, and One Hundred Female Warriors. To conclude with (first time these four years) the Nautical Drama of THE RED ROVER. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, and THURSDAY. GRAND PROMENADES MUSICALES ET CHAMPETRES, By Godfrey's unrivalled Band. Programme of the Concert for Sept. 7,8, and 10. Overtures—Zampa, Grand Overtm e and Marche Triomphale composed for the Musical Festival at Cologne, in 18.32, by Ferdinand Ries. Quadrilles—Les Chaperon Blanca (first time). Le Neva. New Grand March, Ehrenbreitsteiner. Waltzes — Heck (composed expressly), and Feenwelt. Pot Pourri of popular Ro.vian Airs (first performance in this country). Duetto—Dove val. Melange des Danses from "Le Corsaire." Grand Finale to Fidelio. And BEETHOVEN'S GRAND BATTLE SINFONIA, By the augmented Band, with instruments of novel construc tion, and 340 rounds of artillery and musketry, giving the most vivid realization of the events of the Battle of Vittoria. The vast Panorama al Fresco of Iceland and its Volcanoes, by Danson—Breaking up of the Ice—Melting of the Snows— Release and Departure of the Discovery Ship. Carter's astonishing " Koniaphostic," or " Lime Light. Eruption of Mount Ilecla, with increased magnificence. ADMISSION ONE SHILLING. Feeding Hour of the Carnivora, Five o'clock• Concert at Half-past Five. Eruption at Half-past Eight. The Last and most splendid Flower Show of the Season ! The Grand Autumnal Fete des Fleurs, and Dahlia Show of the Royal South London Floricultural Society, will be held on Tuesday, September 15. Particulars of the various attrac tions will be shortly announced. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Letter of " Aqpiro" was received, but we could not at the time use it. It is left for him in the office. RROW HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MO, .5I• minutes after V. 1 Evening 17 minutes after ! Übe Publication of the Evening Edition of TEE SUN com menced at 20 minutes after Three. n , c:;.3- -- • .; ., — I, • 7 , ,, ,,, i, r 1[ 4iii , ,..,,. .. -• . • , ..-A , pt,- - '\ t • tol :& 1 • , ?;',7=,-:',:.;-- ..."<":„, 44 "1 : :,,ip.- . : . • , ~ - -J ~,,,$.1.• ' , Ow gnu. LONDON: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1840. We shall continue our notice of Mr. WAKE FIELD'S system of colonization by now stating some facts concerning the colony of South Austra lia, which was established on that system. " The Fourth annual Report of the Colonization Commissioners for South Australia to her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Colonies," was ordered by the House of Commons t© be printed on 29th July, 1840, and from that we make our ex tracts. " On the Bth of August, 1839, 7,412 settlers had arrived in the colony, from the United Kingdom alone, 255,320 acres of public land had been sold for the sum of 229,7561., and the customs and license duties were yielding a revenue at the rate of 20,0001. per annum." At the same time, it appears, that the number of emigrants from the United Kingdom in 1836-7-8 and 9, was not less than 11,689, so that the Commissioners estimate the number of inhabitants, at present, at between 12,000 and 13,000 souls. But to attain these re sults the sum of 229,7561., the price paid for land, has been advanced, together with a further sum borrowed upon the revenue:, of the colony, of 123,396/., making a total of 353,152/. This is independent of all the private expenses of the in dividuals of which no account can be obtained. Now, without being able to specify the time when colonization first began in New Zealand, on what the Wakefieldians call the land-sharking principle, that is taking in little, while the Wake fieldians take en gros, we learn from the evidence of Mr. BUSBY, before Lord ELIOT'S renowned Committee, that the number of European settlers there is now between 2,000 and 3,000, and they seem to have fixed themselves there without ex pending a sixpence. At least, man for man, they would not expend more than the private expense of the individuals going to South Australia. Land sharkers carry on a considerable trade with England, and send hither a great quantity of oil. According to Mr. ENDERBY, one half of the oil brought from the Pacific now comes from New Zealand ; the fishing being ctrfied on there. Some of our pa triots, however, object to the oil being brought into England, though it be the produce of Englishmen's labour, who have not forfeited their allegiance nor ceased to be amenable to the laws, because the Crown did not establish the colony. Their opposition is a proof of the importance of the settlement at New Zealand, and, contrasting that with the settlement at Adelaide, the former costing the country nothing, the latter being a source of heavy expense, we are induced to suppose that the "land-sharking" princi ple, which the Committee and the witnesses deride,is a better system of colonization than the WAKE FIELD system by which it is to be superseded. In 1839 the Australian Commissioners ex pended no less than 78,971/. on emigration, for which they conveyed to the colony 2,600 adults, belonging to the class of labourers, of which 1,317 were females. That is, to provide for a labourer in South Australia it costs 30/. 75., while it costs next to nothing to go to the United States, and a labourer may be located in Canada for less than half the sum. We are not to jump at once to the conclusion that a scheme has been success ful because a colony may have been established, but we must compare it with the means employed, and the success of other colonies. On these data we say that South Australia, whether we compare it with New Zealand, colonized on the land-shark ing principle, or with Canada, or with the United States, offers nothing whatever to boast of. It is true that Mr. WAKEFIELD has realised his wish of transporting an old society into the wilderness, of which the proofs are rather amusing. The Commissioners, for example, carefully enume rate no less than thirty-six items of Government convenience or utility—not one of which, we will answer for it, the land-sharks of New Zealand have to pay for—which are already constructed in Australia. They include police barracks, and sta bles for police horses, depots of arms, and a bonded store, preparatory to the levying of taxes, which the land-sharks of New Zealand will be spared for many years. Nor is the society destitute of more decided marks of an old community. Thirty per sons were tried at the Supreme Court at the No vember Sessions, and there persons were executed, the deaths at the gallows being equal to those in the county of Middlesex, amongst one hundred times as many people. The number of officials in the colony, from " his Excellency" the Governor to the lowest member of the preventive police, is considerable ; while at home Commissioners, emi gration agents, and secretaries are as numerous as the employes of the Prussian or French Govern ments. The colony, moreover, possesses that never-failing mark of an old and civilized society, a large colonial or national debt, which, in relation to the number of colonists and the rate of interest paid on it, amounts to half the proportional inte• rest of the national debt. Here 24,000,000 per sons have to pay 28,000,0001. per year interest ; there 12,000 have to pay, without including the loans from the Emigration Fund, 6,608/.. - a - year, and the Commissioners are in the market to procure another loan. South Australia must be an excel lent colony for money-jobbers and place-seekers ; for hard-working men we prefer New Zealand, be yond the boundary of the Company. The course which the Commissioners take to pay off these debts, as well as the WAKEFIELD principle of colonization, are thus described by the Commissioners : To exact a price for the wild lands of a new country, for the purpose of applying the amount of the price towards defraying the expenses of the civil government, is in effect to impose a tax upon the introduction of ca pital ; but, on the other hand, to impose a price upon wild land, for the purpose of employing the whole of the price in importing labour, is in effect to give a bounty upon the introduction of capital ; because, when a suffi cient price is paid for waste land, and when the whole of that price is employed in importing labour, the capi talist obtains a more ample and constant supply of that indispensable instrument of production, than that which it would be possible, under any other arrangement, to obtain at so cheap a rate. It is labour that gives value to land. The most fertile land, without labour to cul tivate it, is of no value; while land, combined wills la bour, acquires a greater value than the cost by which the labour is supplied. Hence, when the whole of the pro ceeds obtained by the sale of waste land is employed, without deduction, as an Emigration Fund, the payment of a price sufficient to maintain a due proportion be tween the supply of labour and the extent of appropri ated land, acts as a bounty upon the introduction of ca pital by giving to the land a greater value than the price. This exposes, in so many plain terms, that the purpose and extent of the WAKEFIELD scheme is, by exporting labourers to Australia, or any other colony, to give a bounty on the introduction of capi tal, or to reward the capitalist, by giving to him, as the buyer of the land, all the value which it ac quires by the exertions of the labourer. With all deference to those who project it, we can only de scribe it as a continuation of a plunder scheme which exists at home. Not from the valueless land, buOrom the labour of those who choose to brave the hardships of a new colony, is this bounty to be given to the capitalist, and the debt to be paid which the Commissioners hate contracted to supply him with labourers, and make the land valuable. And what is the capital on which a bounty is to be given ? In what does it consist ? In the ships which carry out the labourers, in the provisions they consume on their passage, and in the tools they use when they have arrived out in the colony. On these a bounty is to be given, by taxing the labour of those who go thither, while the starving labourer is on principle denied any help to remove himself from a country where old established monopolies and starvation-laws render it impossible for him to procure the means of subsistence. The WAKEFIELD scheme of colonization, there fore, is founded on giving a bounty to the capi talist, and on perpetuating in the colonies the very system which the labourer goes abroad to escape from. That system was sanctioned by the Legis lature when it established the colony of South Australia, and by the Government, when, at the urgent solicitation of some Liberal Members, it adopted Mr. WAKEFIELD'S scheme in New Hol land. The Legislature has shown itself in this, as on other points, regardless of the rights of labour ; and it can excite no surprise, with many instances of such conduct continually forced on public at tention, that the bulk of the labourers will not look to any other remedy for their distress than a com plete change in the constitution and character of the Legislature. After two days' delay beyond the expected time caused by the steamer putting into Toulon in a heavy north-west gale of wind, the over-land mail from India reached London yesterday, and, with the express from Paris, brought very important in telligence. The bulk of the English squadron left Singapore on the 30th of May and on the 2d of June ; and en the 10th of June, the last accounts we have of it, Admiral ELLIOT was in the Angeer Channel, on the way to Macao, where he would probably arrive by or before the 20th of June. The next arrival, therefore, must bring intelligence of the hostile operations. It argues well for the re sult, that the Court of Pekin has already begun to feel aiarmed, and to show its displeasure with Commissioner LIN. It has found out that he has deceived it, and he has been degraded three degrees in rank. All our fleet appears to have proceeded in the best order, and with the utmost ex pedition, so that we may anticipate the most favour able results. It is even said that at Macao, a belief was entertained that the Celestial Government, being anxious for the duties on tea, would be so ready to accommodate the difference, that no opportunity would be afforded our gallant sailors and soldiers to convince the barbarians with high sounding titles that they cannot insult Great Bri tain with impunity. She knows how to cultivate peaceable and commercial relations, but she also knows equally well how to punish insults and exact a reparation of injuries. The latest accounts from Macao were of May 12th, when the English merchants remained there unmolested, but were looking anxiously for the squadron. From khiva, through Delhi, we have only now received the intelligence of the retrograde move ment of the Russians, which was known here, through St. Petersburgh, nearly six months ago. It will be recollected that the in telligence received from Khiva, through Delhi, of the approach of the Russians, about three months ago, caused some alarm, from the supposition that there was a second and successful expedition. All doubts are now at an end. The Russians have returned. The intelligence brought from Paris by the same express is, perhaps, more important and interesting than that from India, if not so assuring. The Paris papers, which found Lord PALMER. STON'S pacific note perfectly satisfactory on Sun day, altered their tone on Monday, influenced, ap parently, by the news from the East, and found it more intended to colour over the proceedings of England than to satisfy France. Private letters from Paris state that the apprehension of war in the best informed quarters had increased, and orders, it was said, had been sent to Admiral HUGON, from which, and from the proceedings of Captain NAPIER, a hostile collision was dreaded. If orders have been sent to the Fr9nch Admiral iti a moment of haste or irritation, to repel by force our attempts to coerce MEHEMET ALI into sub mission to the rescilut;on of the Four Powers, on the head of the intemperate Minister who has sent them be the guilt of kindling a war in Europe. Paris: was in an alarming state, owing to the continued strike of the workmen. On Sunday the entire garrison was under arms, all the posts of the Na tional Guard were reinforced, and everything held in readiness to repel an ex pected insurrection. The night passed over, how ever, without disturbat ice. On Monday alarm was again excited. Great c rowds assembled in the Rue TIIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1840. Faubourg St. Antoine ; the street was barricaded, and some shots, it is said, were exchanged between the troops and the assembled workmen. Louts N 44.• POL EON, it was reported, bad been removed to Vin cennes as a place of safety. The French Funds fell considerably on Monday, and the capital was in a state of considerable alarm at the date of the despatches. With such vast elements of disorder in every Euro pean society—with the populace almost everywhere in a condition which only requires a spark to set them in a blaze, statesmen ought to be particu larly cautious how they stir up the strong passions of the multitude. Our intelligence from Syria is also important. Admiral NA PI ER had begun active operations, and is said to have taken a considerable number of the 2AcHA's vessels. Copious extracts will be found elsewhere. Our extracts from the Paris Journals of Mon lay, on the Eastern Question are exceedingly ,in teresting. It appears from the Constitutionnel, hat Lord PALMERSTON has addressed a second Inemorandum to_ . the French Government, longer than the first, in which the anxiety of Great Bri tain to maintain the most amicable relations with France is strongly urged ; the policy of the Four Powers proved to be in accordance with the policy recommended by the Cabinets of Count MOLE and Marshal SOUL T ; and a repetition of the en treaty of Lord PALM ERSTON, that France would yet render Russian interference unnecessary by charging herself with the honourable and dignified office of mediator between the Viceroy of Egypt and the Four Powers. This memorandum, instead of soothing, has but inflamed the arrogance of the French Minister. The cry of France being in sulted is still kept up ; and although we canno t believe that one person in an hundred of the edu cated classes in Franco supposes that England could be so insane as wantonly to insult her powerful ally, vet such is the cowardice of public opinion, and such the subservience of the Press, that not a single Journal has the hardihood to invoke the national indignation against the promulgators of such a mischievous calumny. The following may be relied on as an accurate ac count of the Egyptian forces : The:ems commanded by Ibrahim Pacha, at Ma- Men. rash and Koniah Second corps, commanded by Ibrahim Paella at Aleppo, Damascus, and Tripoli Third corps, commanded by Abbas Pacha, at St Jean d'Acre, Beyrout, and Lebanon. This corps, when completed by the troops from Mecca and Hadjas, will amount to , 43,000 Turkish and Egyptian fleet 35,000 Soldiers of the arsenal 6,000 At Alexandria Troops of the line 5,000 National Guard B,OOO Artillery and troops of the line scattered over the coast National Guard at Cairo 32,000 New recruits 90,000 In all 301,000 —Semaphore of Marseilles. We find in a letter from Athens, written by a person who is usually well-informed, the following news, which appears to us to need some explanation : " The news of the Brunow treaty, and the rumours of war that are spread, have excited at Athens very ardent manifestations in favour of France. The Mi nisters of the contracting Powers have been so offended at them that they have used their influence with King Otho to delay the remittance of a million of francs which is the amount of the interest of the loan guaranteed by France. They have alleged that the remittance of this sum, added to the testimonies of public opinion, would be considered as a formal adherence to the system of France, and the million has not been remitted."—Sud de Marseilles. _ The Gazette de Tribunaux of this morning has the following article : " A correspondence and papers of the highest im portance has been seized, as we are assured at the resi dence of two individuals, one a man of ►etters, the other a medical student, both belonging to the society of Travailleurs, and who have both been arrested." A nephew of a celebrated Abbe, Mr. N--, who is at this moment making a propagandist tour in the de partments of the centre, is said to be most seriously im plicated by the discovery of letters written by him from different places, and which, it is said, are calculated to throw new light on the causes of the proceedings of the working-classes, which, during the last week, have spread apprehension and trouble in Paris."—Le Con, stilutionnel. BOURSE.--Nals, MONDAY., SEPT. 7. iiat Highest Lowest Price Price. Prir;: Icij; French 5 per Cents 1 0 9" ... 100 ... 106 50 ... 107 25 3 per cents ..........« 17 95 ... 77 25 ... 75 50 ... 76 Sank of r ranee 2COO ...:501.0 ...IMO ...3CoO Lalfitte Bank 5,0001. Sh telgian Bank DO ... 900 ... 850 ... 850 5 per Cents lOO ... 100 ... 0'.4:, ... 9034 3 i.cr Cents 66 25 ... 60 25 ... 66 ... 66 Spanish Active 24 ... 4 24% ... 23% ... 2.3 N Neapolitan SS 50 ... U 8 50 ... 03 ... 98 Portuguese 3 per Cents '22 .. . 22 ... 22 .. . 22 Roman 99 ... 99 ... 99 ... 99 -.... RAIL\VAY SHARES. St. Germain ....... 550 ... 550 ... 570 ... 570 Yersailles,R.B 4lO ... 440 ... 440 ... 440 L.B. Orleans . ' 450 ... 450 ... 440 ... 445 Strasburg to Bale 337 t 0 ... 310 ... 332 50 ... 355 GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.) A youth named Burton was brought up in custody of Police-constable No. 301, charged with violently assaulting him and another constable. Mr. Burton, a highly respectable shopkeeper, re siding in Fleet -street, informed the presiding Alderman that the prisoner was his son. He was treated with the greatest kindness, and every means taken to bring him forward in the world, but in vain. He had been frequently committed to prison. Twice he enlisted, but was dismissed for bad conduct, and once he was sent to sea, but ran away in the course of a month. About a fortnight ago the witness bought him a suit of clothes for 71., since which time he staid away from home until last night, when he came and paraded before witnes3's shop-door, almost in a state of nudity. He then rushed up stairs, and behaved in such a desperate mancer that the police were called in. The constable said that he received some severe blows from the prisoner, and it required four mai to take him to the station-house. Mr. Alderman HARMER considered that the most advisable thing to do, would be to require the prisoner to find bail, as his family would be thus protected from his violence. The prisoner, who bad not the slightest chance of procuring bail, was then remove 1 in custody. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There have beenfew — fresh arrivals of English Corn since Alonday ' but a good quantity of Foreign Wheat. The trade for Wheat was firm, at the prices last quoted. Barley, Beans, and Peas unvaried. Very little done in Oats, and they hardly maintained last currency. Flour met more free sale than recently. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. All kinds of Meat was in good request ; the supplies rather large, and the prices as last quoted. Beef, 3s. to 4s. ; Mutton, 3s. to 41. ; Veal, 3s. 83. to ss. ; Pork 3s. 6d. to Is. ; Lamb, 4s. 10d. to bs. Bd. per stone of Sibs. The supplies of Game and Poultry have not been so ezteniive as of late, the demand has rather improvt d, and prices as follows:-Fowls, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. each ; Chickens, 2s. to 2s. 61. each ; Pigeons 4s. to 6s. per dozen ; Geese, ss. to 6s. 6d. ; Tame Rabbits, ls. to Is. 6d. ; Hares, 2s. to 2s. 6d. ; Leverets, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. each ; Partridges. 2s. to 3s. per brace ; Grouse, 3s. to 6s. per brace; Wild Rabbits, 6s. to 12s. per dozen. Live Stock for Shipping-Live Old Hens, 18s. ; Ducks, 183. to 21s. per dozen; Geese and Guinea Fowls, 4s. 6d each ; Eggs, ss. to 6s. per 120. COLONIAL MARKET. There was little done in produce by private treaty, either for home use or export, and the public sales were unimportant, but prices were firm for all the leading ar ticles. The arrivals are on the increase. HARVEST. --- We have letters of Monday's date from East Lothian saying harvest is getting on most rapidly, with very fa vourable weather. The wheat was thought thin, but is likely to yield well from the straw, and fine quality, and if not an average crop, nearly so. This, and the great quantity of foreign now admitted, the farmers fear, will bring prices very low. Barley, oats, beans, and turnips, are most abundant crops, and prices of them must come very low ; new barley has already been at Haddin3ton market 5611 s. per bushel, and new oats 441bs. We have also seen the following extract of a letter from Kirkaldy Market of Saturday last :—" To-day we have had nearly 400 quarters barley at market, and prices have declined Is. to 2s. per quarter. We could ship you a cargo of 521bs. to 531bs. barley in fine con dition at 30s. 6d. par quarter, free on board." THE ARCHIMEDES. The screw-propeller ship Archimedes, with male and female passenge:s,arrived on Monday night at Blackwell, after a passage 0f29 hours from the Texel, which place she quitted the previous evening, and steamed all the voy age against a strong head-wind and considerable sea. The Archimedes, after being present at the Festival of Rubens at Antwerp, proceeded to the Helder, and through the North Hollands Canal, to Amsterdam, thi s being the first instance of any steam. vessel being per mitted to pass through that channel. The King o f Holland appointed a commission, consisting of Baron Collot d'Escury and three other gentlemen, to report upon the action of the screw-propeller, as respected the security of the canal banks, which are composed chiefly of mud or loose sand. The report was most favourable to the adoption of the screw principle ; and su!osequently the qualities of the Archimedes were exhibited in front N e aDutchhost of otheravy ), officerso est, La ju of the city of Amsterda m, before t he Government au thorities and principal merchants, am ong whom may be me ntioned Admirals D e Man and Michaelsen, Captains Van der Dirnecbtem c • k o,f n thed a of the navy, who m ade minute inquir y as to t he applica bility of screw-propellers to vessels of war ; and it is thought that the experiment will shortly be tried in Holland, probably u pon a razeed .. frig a t e , w hi c h seems a class of ship peculiarly suitable for the purpose. latelylaunched at Ye T s / s i e e l' Sun on Satu r day, Our Correspondent certainly as " A Sub- THE ST. GEORGE OP n 12 - GUNS.—The de- Plymouth, Weel l this ves s el, .y 'Journal, was copied sfcr whichol. i m pt i toahnpep earedopf ityh,i, points out some glaring having ; but the only blame that attaches to us is in_ _ placed too much confi dence in the accuracy o f ou r _ Contemporary. The fol lowing, copied from anot h er a local Paper (the Devonport Telegraph) appears to be correct description :—. ARMAMSNT OF lIIR ST. GEORGE, 120. scriber" might have seen. No. . Weight. Len g th. 4 .. 8 in. ... 65 cwt. 9ft. Oin, ••• Lower Deck 128 ... 32 p ounder s 56 ' ... 9 6 2.. 8 in.* ... 65 . •• ... 9 0 Middle Deck 1 32 ...32 pounders 50 .„ ... 9 0 Upper Deck 3 6 4 :::: 2 2 , .7.• 4 4_1 .... .„ 8 0 Quarter Deck. 114 .•• 32 ••• 17 ..... CaTre B nade 6 s. * These are for thro win g sh ells or hollow shot. D E ATHS IN ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPI TAL.—SINGULAR ACCIPENTS:—.On Monday two inquests were held before Mr. Payne in the above institution. The first was on the body of Robert Howe, age d 39 , w h o di e d on the 4th inst. of infl a mmation or the intestines, caused by one of them having been o r_uptured !by a: blow. The second inquest w as on the b dy of Hannah K eo h ane, age d 3i years, who fell fro fl a second floor window. Verdicts of " Accidental Death " were recorded in both cases. o f yes terda w In our paper y e inserted a para- Unite d Ser v i ce G azette, i n w hi c h graph, taken from the it was declared that Prince Albert, on the occasion of his late visit to the city, had declined to accept the hospitality of the Lord Mayor s olely because the Noble Lord at the head of the Administration had not been invited. We have the best authority for stating that there is not the s li g htest foundatio n for th is assertion ; and that the only reason which induced his Royal Highness to decline the 1 invitation was the alarming state of the Princess Augusta's health, and her Majesty's anxiety ou that account.— Times, TEA MARKET. In Prices there was little variation, but the demand was limited for free trade. Company's Congou dull of sale at 2s. 2d. cash. TALLOW MARKET. The demand was limited for Russian Tallow on the spot and to arrive, hut prices were firm at 525. 9d. a 535. per cwt. PROVISION MARKET. Butter in fair request at former rates ; Bacon dull of sale, and prices rather lower. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.—The Market is very dull, and prices have a tendency down wards. Tne sales, 1,500 bags, chiefly American de- scriptions. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, SEPT. B.—Chester and Birkenhead, 481 ; Eastern Counties, 10 ; Grand Junc tion, 217 ; Liverpool and Manchester Half Shares, 87 ; London and Brighton, 241 ; London and South Western, 521 531 ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 361 ; Manchester and Leeds, 991 ; North Union, 791,; New Eastern Counties, 2-.1. Our market has not been so good to-day, but not down to London quotations of yesterday. The unfortunate state of affairs at Paris is at present the general topic of conversation in the City, which also causes great excitement among the Brokers and Jobbers in our Funds ; and the sudden fall in the French Funds, of about 5 per cent., at the opening of the British Market this morning, caused some alarm to the speculators. Consols, which left off at 88i, opened at 871—a fall of about I per cent. ; since which a reaction has taken place, and Consols have improved to 87* for the Account, and the market has a more steady appear ance, owing to a prevailing opinion that the military will be able to restore tranquillity to the French capital. The fluctuations in Consols to the present hour have been 87i tl v Consols may be quoted at 874 88 for the Account ; Money 87 ; Exchequer Bills 912 prem. ; India Stock 249 250, In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 231 1 ; De ferred 10 11 ; Passive 5* ; Portuguese 361 311 ; Three per Cents. 201 211 ; Colombian 211 1-1; Mexi can 25 261 ; DutchTwo-and-a-lial£ per Cents. 50 V- ; Five per Cents. 9K 991. Shares lower. Great Western Railway 10 12 prem. ; London and Brighton 121 12 discount ; Blackwall 14 discount ; Birmingham 62 64 prem. ; Southampton 48 50 per share ; Croydon 10 11 per share ; Greenwich 4,7 per share ; Manchester and Birmingham, nothing done. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Bristol and Exeter........ 5O ...... 21 .. ... to 20fr Eastern Counties Great Western Ditto New London and Brighton London and Blackvrall London and Birmingham 9O 155 Londnn and South Western 3Bl 504 to North Midland, (New) COURSE OF EXCHANGE, YESTERDAY. Amsterdam CF. 12 41 Gibraltar 4B Ditto, at sight Rotterdam qU. 12 4i ; ' Genoa 25 70 Antwerp ....... M.8.M..... 12 41 Milan Hamburg... Altona Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 35 Palermo, per oz 122 i Ditto, 3 months 25 60 ', Lisbon 54 Marseilles Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine ...149:1, Bahia Petersburg, 3Us 3 .4 i Buenos Ayres Berlin Vienna, effec. fl. 3M 1 3 Philadelphia Trieste, ditto lO 6 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Madrid Cadiz Bilboa Barcelona 36- New Dollars .., 0 4 104 Seville HALF-PAST ONE. Both the British and Foreign Markets have taken a heavy turn since our last report, and speculating is not so active as in the early part of the morning : the brokers and jobbers are waiting for further intelligence from Paris, as well as to ascertain the prices of the French funds. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon wcre better, and had a firm appearance. Report says that the English Consul was to leave Alexandria on the 16th instant. Money in the House may be obtained at 4 per cent. for commercial concerns, according to the quality of the security, from 4r to 7 per cent. Consols at present 871 for the Account ; Money, 87+ ; Exchequer . Bills 9 . 11 8 12 prem ; India Bonds, 12 8 dis. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 21+ ; Por tuguese, 31+ ; Three per Cents. 21 ; Colombian, 21-2; ; Mexican, 27 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 50 Five per Cents., 99i. Shares were very heavy. Bristol and Exeter 21 20} ; Eastern Counties 9 ; Great Western 76 75+ ; London and Brighton, 23 221, 23+ 22+ ; London and Blackwell, 17+ ; London and South Western 50+. CUINA.—We have beard from an English gentleman, of the highest respectability, and who has resided for several years in China, that several descendants of the old Chinese dynasty are living in Nankin and its vi cinity ; hence, should circumstances be driven to extre mities, it is not unlikely that the Shah Soojah system will be resorted to in China, and the Tartar Sovereign be displaced. FATAL ACCIDENT AT WOOLWICH.—On Tuesday morning, a fine young man, named William Scott, a gunner of the Royal Artillery, belonging to Captain Eyre's company, 7th battalion, met with an acci dent, at eight o'clock, which caused his death in about a quarter of an hour afterwards. He was employed as a driver of two horses conveying stores from one department to another in the Royal Arsenal, and when coming out of the lower gate of the Laboratory they startled at some object, and in his endeavour to catch the leader the shaft of the cart, known by the name of a " low duck," struck him, and he was thrown to the ground by the blow, and before he could get out of the way the wheels passed over his body at the pit of the stomach. He was a steady young man and highly respected in the regiment. " And yet, how Judges cling to the bench I While they have one faculty left unimpaired, they will totter to it as though they had nothing to retire upon. Scotland has afforded remarkable instances of thi3. Hearing gone and memory gone, the forfeiters will not go likewise. With the mischiefs arising from such defects whole volumes might be filled ; but, instead of these, a curious instance may be adduced of the consequences of another infirmity in a Judge—a habit of uttering his reflections aloud. It occurred in London, on the trial . of a man for stealing a faggot from a large heap. The yvit ness, who was produced to identify the stolen article, having sworn to it, Mr. Justice P. remarked, You swear it is the same faggot you saw the priso ner take ?' ‘ the same.' Very well :' and then, as be w as writing his note of this evidence, be said (to himself, as he innocently thought), why how can he swear it is the same faggot? One ? One faggot is as much like another as onei egg is close li another.' The cunning counsel fo r the prsoner, b e low, caught the Judge's remark, a nd bad the witness called back for re-examination. Now, sir, you have sworn this is the same faggot; why, bow do you know it's the same faggot ? One faggot is as much like another as one egg is like another.' The Judge dropped his pen, and looked over his spectacles tootin se rious face ot the co unsel. Mr. P., he said, I the finger of God in this case ; the same reflection was passing through my mind at that moment, in the same form of words. I cer tainly shall tot let this case go to the Jury on such testi may.' ".--Heady of the Peop.e. THEATRES. COVENT-GARDEN. Last night, the second of the season, Sheridan Knowles's Love was played, with the same cast of cha racters, excepting only a small part played by Selby, as when it was first brought out. If Miss Tree's Countess be not a perfect piece of acting, it is the fault of her physical powers alone. Her conception is correct. Anderson's Huon is a careful performance, with much energy, many passages delivered in a clear manly style, the action of many most appropriate. But he has a fault, and that is the aim at transient applause by bursts of loudness. V es t r i s ' s C a th er i ne was exce ll en t ; a nd Diddear, who fully understood his part, performed with effect. There was a good house. HAY MARKET. The Wonder was repeated last night at this house, Mrs. Glover being substituted—suddenly, as the non alteration of the bills would imply—for Miss Helen Faucit. After the comedy was revived the sterling and truly English drama the Real-Day. Mr. Wallack re• sumed, after a lapse of many years, the part of Martin Heywood. The distribution of the other dramatis per some was in almost every respect entirely novel, Mr. Strickland taking the part of Crumbs, the callous, re vengeful steward ; Mr. D. Rees, that of Bullfrog ; Mr. J. Webster, Toby Heywood—whilst Mrs. Stirling and Miss P. Horton similated the oppressed farmer's wife and Poliy Briggs. The house was very well and fa shionably attended, his Royal Highness the Duke of Brunswick, the Hon. Fitzroy Stanhope, Mr. Poole, &c. being amongst the visitors. CITY OF LONDON. This theatre has commenced operations for the season. The new drama of The Storm at Home, may be pronounced equal to any yet produced. The hero was personated by Mr. Osbaldiston, the Culprit Wife by Miss Vincent. A new ballet, called The Dumb Recruit, followed. Another piece, too, was added to the evening's entertainment, the Captive of Dijon, which, owing to the united exertions of Mr. Osbaldiston, Mr. James, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. J. Howard, and Miss Vincent (who, in the course of the piece, introduced John Parry's celebrated song of " Wanted a Gover ness," accompanied by herself upon the pianoforte, with considerable effect), kept the audience in one continued roar of laughter from the commencement to the end. The Massacre of the Jews of Damascus followed ; the story of this horrible tragedy, as related by the public papers, is, as far as possible, adhered to ; and we doubt not will be profitable to the treasury. The house was densely crowded. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 7. LOYAL NATIONAL REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The weekly meeting of this body took place to-day, in the Corn Exchange. Mr. John O'Connell, M.P. for Ath lone, attended to conduct the business of the day in the absence of his father, ar.d on the motion of the Hon. Member, William Hanlon, Esq., was called to the chair. Several trembers were aptuittcd, among st whom were the Right Rev. Dr. Cantwell, R. C. Bishop of Meath, and the Right Rev. Dr. Blake, R. C. Bishop of Dromore. A letter from Dr. Blake was read by Mr. O'Connell, in which he says " A domestic Legislature, properly constituted, under the sway of our good and glorious Queen, would be the grand panacea for our national evils. We all should petition for that." About 90/. was received to-day. THE WEATHER AND THE CaoPs.—We have the finest weather for progressing with the harvest—and to day the " big week" begins far and wide throughout Ireland. There are various and conflicting opinions expressed about the new wheat—some alleging it will be deficient in quantity, and inferior in quality ; it is impossible, as yet, to form a correct opinion on this subject. LONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY. The tenth Half-yearly General Meeting of the Share holders in this Railway Company was held on Tuesday at the London Tavern. The business commenced with the reading of the Report, stating the efforts made by the Directors to complete the arrangements necessary to prepare for the access of the two great lines—the Brighton and South Eastern—of which this railway is to be the trunk. The Directors had failed to obtain authority, in conjunction with the Brighton and South Eastern Companies to widen the Greenwich Railway. The Greenwich Company had, however, obtained a modified Bill, empowering it, jointly with the Brighton and South Eastern, to enlarge the station at London bridge and construct the enlarged portion of the line. The report next referred to a clause by which this Company is required to carry a certain highway, at Penge Common, under the Railway, instead of its pass ing, as at present, on a level, and stated that the very late period of the Session at which this clause was pro- posed left the Directors no alternative but to submit to its introduction into their Bill. The result of raising the farts upon one month's trial, had been a falling off in passengers to the extent of 11,413, and of receipts to the amount of only 11/. is. 6d., as compared with the preceding month. There had, however, been a saving in the Government duty of 321. Gs. 104 d., and of toll to the Greenwich Company of 1101. 13s. 4d., so that the proprietors of this Company had benefited by the decrease of passenger:. to the ex tent of 1311. 12s. 61d. in the month, or at the rate of more than 1,5001. per annum. The Report added, " That in order to accommodate, as far as possible, that portion of the public which had been deprived of the use of the railway by the higher fares, the Directors had determined to put on a third-class train between Croy don and New Cross at low fares ; the fares by this train would not, however, be reduced between New Cross and London, in consequence of the heavy toll payable to the Greenwich Compat y. Indeed the Directors feared that unless the Greenwich Company will consent to some mo dification of the present toll, and more especially should they attempt to exact the additional toll authorised by the late Act, the public will be, as far as Croydon traffic is concerned, practically excluded from the use of the Greenwich line." In conclusion, the Report stated " That the Directors had lately received an application from the Directors of the Brighton Company, in contemplation of a partial opening of that line at an early period, for the purpose of arranging the accommodation for their traffic, and that it would be their business not only to afford every facility for this accommodation, but likewise to encourage, by every means in their power, consistent with the in ,crests of this Company, the increase of the Brighton traffic." After a good deal of not very friendly discussion, in which the high toll of the Greenwich Company and its injurious effects on the Croydon traffic, appeared pro• minently, the Report was agreed to. A resolution was then adopted, approving of the arrangements made by the Directors with the Brighton and South-Eastern Company for a joint proprietorship. Thanks having been given to the Directors for pre cautions stated to have been adopted to prevent acci dents, the meeting broke up. THE CASHMERE SHAWL.—This new work of fiction, announced for immediate appearance, is from the pen of an old favourite of the public--the author of " The King's Page," " Almack's Revisited," &c. The map pcarance of Capt. White in the literary arena will doubt less be gladly welcomed by all those who have derived amusement from his former productions. It is understood that " The Cashmere Shawl" is not a mere work of the imagination, but that the author has availed himself of the facilities afforded by his story to embody in it, as Hope, Morier, Trelawney, and others have done, his absolute ex periences of Eastern life, manners, and society ; and these are said to be of a character far more exciting and extraor dinary than ever befel the authors of even " Anastasius," " Hajji Baba," or " The Adventures of a Younger Son." SINGULAR AND F kTAL OCCURRENCE. — On Tuesday evening an inquest was held in the Board room of St. George's Hospital, before Mr. Higgs, on view of the body of Charles Hodges, aged 31, whose death oc curred under the circumstances detailed in the following evidence :—Sainuel Chamberlayne, of Launcelot-place, . Trevor-square, Knightsbridge, deposed, that he knew the deceased, who was a tailor, and lived next door to witness. On the afternoon of the 28th ult., the deceased's wife came to witness and aske d hint for a pair of scissors to cut the hair off her husband's head, as lie had cut himself severely, and witness went in and saw the deceased with his head over a basin, which was half full of blood. Two medical men were sent for, after which the deceased was brought to this hospital. The deceased's wife said that ber husband came home drunk, that be was very violent, and on her finding fault with him, he said " I will put an end to it," and then went towards a chest of drawers and took out some razors ; that she got them from him, and then struck him with a small bag, which, without her knowledge, contained a razor without a d r e , n izd a u t s id t ' ' said handle, and which cut him across the head near the fore itseda at veryt asocbcei head. By the Jury—The deceased was a man of very in head. dellepislywaifffeecindustrious woman. she had not the slightest idea that the razor was " temperate shhaeb bag. Several other witnesses were examined, all of in n h t om he gave similar evidence. The Jury said they were satis fied that the unfortu n ate wife had not committed the act pre meditatedly, but that it was the result of accident. Mr. Tarrant, the house surgeon, stated that the deceased died on Sunday from the effects of the injury on the head.— Verdict—" Accidental death." • -y , - THE QUEEN DOWAGER.—St i ab Ur y-liall is certainly taken for her Majesty's occupancy, and her Ma jesty will enter upon her tenure on the 15th of September instant. Workmen are busily employed on the premises, and orders to various manufacturers and tradesmen in the country are already given. The china will be sup , - plied from the celebrated manufactory at Derby. S. u-, - . bury-hall is the property of Lord Vernon, and was . built about the 17th century. The building is of red brick, no termixed with others of a darker colour, and, A t large, is well proportioned, and has two _small good gallery runs through the house.. rumour, without vouching for its v e racity, We troop of Yeomanry Cavalry will be called Majesty through Burton, in her route take possession of Sudbury-ball. —Der y i that the Burton out to escort her from Gopsall, to 1) CI ronicle state it as a ANOTHER DREADFUL RAILWA ACCIDENT. EVENING EDITION. _ • , r~~;: (From the Hull Observer of Tue.s Yesterday, an accident of a very serious tater° 0e.4 curred on the Hull and Selby Railway, in Ore depot; this town, on the arrival of the Leeds anreYniie hall- 77 " past five o'clock train. The circumstances of this acci dent, as related to us by an eye-witness, were as follow : —On the arrival of the train at the gates opposite to the end of Manor House-street, the engine, as is usual, was detached from the carriages and proceeded at a quick rate to that part of the line where the pointers are, and where the rails branch off on each side, when it was turned on to the northermost line. The train which was almost immediately after the engine, was, by means of the pointers, turned on to the second line running parallel with, and on the south side of the line upon which the engine had gone. As soon as the train bad got upon the second line it was evident that the impetus which had been given to its speed prior to the engine being detached was much too great, and that, unless it was immediately stopped, it would go with great force against the partition wall at the end of the depot. The guard who was in one of the carriages having no power to stop the train it accordingly dashed with great violence against and broke down the wall—the first carriage passing completely through, es far as the passage on one side of which the waiting offices are situated. The only serious injuries which have been received from this concussion are in those of three men, viz. :—the guard of the train, a fireman, and a passenger named Morgan. The injuries of the guard were principally confined to the knee, which, from the violence of the shock, broke through the buffer of the carriage upon which he was seated. Taylor's thigh was broken in a serious manner, and three of the fingers were taken off the right hand of the other person, Morgan. Some other passengers in the train were also slightly bruised, by being thrown from one side of the carriage to the other, from the violence with which the train came in contact with ' the wall. The first carriage was shattered to pieces, and some of the others broken, though not so as to be unserviceable. There can be no doubt that, had the guard possessed the means of checking the speed of the train, by means of what are called breaks," (which are generally attached to railway carriages, and subject to the control of the guard), this accident would not hare occurred. [We learn this morning that the three persons above stated to be seriously injured are now out of danger, and in as' fair a way of recovery as can be expected. We also are informed that there can be no censure applied to the guard, as there were no " breaks," on any of the car riages in the train.] TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As the public mind is less engaged at the pre sent than at other times of the year in the usually ab sorbing question of politics, permit me, through your columns, to call the attention of the nation to the im portant temperance movement now going on in all parts of the United Kingdom —a movement which seems likely ere long to effect a great and beneficial change in the habits of the people, to give a higher tone to the national morals, and a mighty impulse to the prosperity of our beloved country. On examining the statistics of intemperance, it is amazing how closely this vice is connected with all the crime, political discontent, poverty, disease, and misfor tune of the land, Low extensive are its ramifications, and how vast its evils. So numerous are the drinking usages of almost every class of society, and so closely arc they interwoven with all the habits, feelings, and tastes of the people, that it is almost impossible for a great portion of our fellow-men to escape contamination. Any scheme, therefore, which can be devised to put a stop to intemperance, to do away with one of the greatest promoters of national, social, and individual mischief, and render us, by the Divine blessing, a moral and flourishing people, surely ought to be hailed with delight, and promoted with zeal. Such a remedy for intemperance the Temperance or Total Abstinence. Societies have prepared, and wherever tried it b.as proved effective. Even were space allowed us, to ad duce laboured proof of the soundness and expediency of total abstinence from all intoxicating drinks as the only safe remedy for intemperance, I should de e m it quite unnecessary, for whilst all objectors must admit that the inculcation of moderation has signally failed as a means of prevention, total abstinence has proved triumphantly successful ; and, in place of argument, would point to its results, in the thousands of reclaimed drunkards ; the comfort, peace, prosperity, and do mestic and public order which have obtained in almost every circle and community where it has been adopted, and the revival of religion that has taken place, to prove it worthy of universal adoption. The Church of England has at length aroused her self, cud come forward to aid in this great work of im-• provement. May she soon take the lead in this moral reformation of the people, as she does in their religious iflEtruction. A. Society has recently been formed by some of her Members, to promote this object in accordance with the discipline of our national church, ano already num bers many of the Clergy among its members. Active exertions are making, and ere long it is hoped that that this Society will take up an important position among the numerous philanthropic institutions of our country. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, THEOPHILUS A. SMITH, Sec. Church of England Temperance Society, c), Exeter Hall, Sept. 7, 1840. SYRIA. A PETITION FROM THE NATIONS AND INHABITANTS OF MOUNT LEBANON AND SYRIA TO SULTAN ABDUL MEDJID OF CONSTANTINOPLE. "We humbly supplicate at the threshold of the Divan of the Mighty Sovereign, the Benevolent and Just, the Venerated Authority and Daring Lion, the Lord of the Sword and of the Pen (viz. death and mercy), the Shadow of God over the Earth, our Ho noured Sultan Abdul Mudgeed Khan ; may God per petuate the days of his flourishing reign for ever and ever.—Amen. " The frightfu tyranny and the horrible oppression and cruelty, under which Mehemet Ali, Pacha, has belaboured us (he who pretends to be as one of your Majesty's slaves, but who, in fact has dared to be treacherous to your most illustrious and venerated defunct father, of blessed memory, and whose abode now may be Paradise), have compelled us to throw ourselves at the feet of your Imperial Throne, which is adorned with the rays of justice and mercy, spreading our supplicating arms towards your Ma jesty's paternal and sublime clemency, that you may be pleased to turn your eye towards our protection and safety ; knowing as we do, how vast and extensive the equity of your Majesty's Government, which is so re nowned throughout the world, and how immense and unlimited your Majesty's mercy and clemency ; where fore our hearts burn with the fire of the desire of attain ing that happiness also which is enjoyed by all those for tunate beings who are your subjects. What crime have we committed to cause your Majesty's resplendent face to be turned away from us, and thereby we should be left to be thrashed under the edges of an unbearable tyranny and of an unsupportable iniquity and oppression, while our fathers and forefathers ever since a period of 400 , years have continually enjoyed the happiness and com fort of the protection of your Majesty Imperial stand ard ; we are their sons, and prepared to follow their steps, that we may inherit the same happiness which they enjoyed for so many centuries to the great glory of your Majesty's Imperial dynasty. " We therefore pray and supplicate your paternal benignity and clemency not to abandon us, and to let it be said that a vast and numerous population has been left to be immolated as a sacrifice to the selfish ambition and sordid avarice of a single man, a tyrant totally, void of feeling and humanity, who not only p rove d him self ungrateful and forgetful of your Majesty's great bounty to him, but dared most perfidiously to turn his sword s eiv es thus h o u w s a r p d l a s cycodu in r o m nt ho the c i hs t em s l a oass r tt e p wretched degree getr e ce r iei s e o od n f Seeingoaunrdtotal itsa o el r ruins i r i be c ondition, bordering and annihilation, we have got up and raised your Ma. jesty's mighty standard in defence of the legitimate and lawful rights of your Imperial sovereignty over uta. for which we shall continue to fight to the last breaMs of our existence ; and therefore we trust to the divine aid of the Almighty, and in your Majesty's assistance,. to overpower that common enemy of yours and ours,. and to drive him away from your dominions. " Hence we again supplicate and implore the throne , of your Majesty's universal mercy and clemency to• turn your Royal face towards us with your mighty aid, and assistance : especially our said enemy having stop ped all the roads against us by land and also by sea, and thereby prevents us receiving any s upply of the. necessary warlike stores we are in need of ; and as we , have no fleet to oppose his, we most earnestly entreat your Majesty to afford us the needful succours for tires opening of the roads, &c. ; otherwise we shall be (Gorf. fcrbid) unavoidably placed in a most distressing states and in an immediate ruin. But no! never will your imperial and paternal mercy and benevolences allow such a disastrous calamity to befall us. And w e , pray the Almighty God to preserve your sacred person,. andtope and victory.rpetuatethe days of your glorious reign witty happiness " Si n ned and sealed by you r Ma j est y 's slaves, THE NATION OF MATOOWLERI 4, TIIE NATION OF DROOZ. THE CHRISTIAN NATION." N E WPORT.OII -- Tuesday morning 'ta't ti A S 1_ whole of the Fort y fifth Re g i ment who L a d b een from :rationed W in this town, took their dep arture for Cardiff; boom they will embark for Belfast. Captain Cooper's company which was ,stationed t't Pontypool, is h ere at present, and will remai n unt;!, t h e barkation arrivea.l period for env- CHOICE SPECIMEN OF ORTWOORAPHY.—IIio followingparisish o a cofpysc(u/iiteezteims,) in Yorkshi re , a s h ort t i me of a not e rent to t h e c l er k o since :—" Mister, my wief ism ded, and mints toe be berried toc-morror at e wormer cluck. Yu nowes weare ge digg it cluse bi mi u th er w i ef ; but Litt et bee dip. " f t, Cs' I 1 $ 9 0 4 r 1 j o i ai 4 1 1 X g X : de I il l ' iotr