The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

Lbe Eibtrpool tan barb. TUESDAY MORNING. SEPT. 26, 1848. THE presidential election, which is just now going on in the United States, is one of - the most important which has taken place since the forma tion of that republic; yet, neither in Great Britain nor in anv other portion of Europe, does it seem to be regarded as more than an ordinary party or in dividual contest, or as interesting to any other than the American people themselves. It is not a tariff; it is scarcely the institution of slavery, it is no definite scheme of annexation or aggrandisement, which is at stake; but the broad question, whether the American people are to be urged on to a wild crusade for the possession of the entire continent, upon which they have located themselves.. Their half disciplined soldiery have, for the first time for half a century, been permitted to flesh their swords. The nation is flushed with their recent victory over a feeble people ; and the presidential struggle must o .. . - now Ile one between the advocates of peaceful in duslry, and those who regard their favourite object r —" progress"—as to be attained only by war and encroachment against their neighbours. Amongst a large portion of this party the idea has gained ground, that the time for making the effort has arrived; and that a pretext and the man are only wanted to authorise its being forthwith commenced. We can't imagine nothing of more momentous danger, not only to Europe and the world at large, than any event which would give predominence in .the direction of the affairs of the republic to this party. We can conceive nothing which would more disasterously arrest the growth and consolida tion of the true greatness of America herself, than even a successful war with an enemy worthy of herself. Yet we see, amongst the candidates offering themselves for the presidential chair, General Cass and General Taylor, two men to whom the opportunity for entering upon such a war would not he an unacceptable event. By the former of them, indeed, we believe that it would be sought for with enthusiastic ardour, especially if it afforded a vent for a long cherished hostility , against the British nation. The dangerous charac ter of this man, and his policy, are well sketched by an eminent American statesman—Mr. Webster, —in a recent address, delivered at a meeting of his friends in Massachusetts, in which he expresses his opinions of the comparative fitness of the various candidates. General Cass, be says,— " He will go into the government by the same party that elected Mr. Polk, and he will follow in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor. (Vociferous laughter.) I hold him, I confess, in the present state of the country, to be the most dangerous man on whom the power of government could be placed. He would describe himself, not as a conservative nor a protective, but be would say that he belonged to the party of progress. He believes in the destiny of the United States, to go through wars and aggressions, to establish a universal government over the whole of this vast continent. We know that if General Cass could have prevented it, the treaty with England would never have been made in 1842 ; nor if he could have prevented it, would the Oror.on question ever have been settled, es it was in 1846. We know that General Cass could have prevented the declaration of the Mexican war if he pleased. We know he supported it with all his might, and in all the deliberations of congress on the matter, that he was for pushing the war to every ex tremity. He is a man of learning, a man of talent, and in every particular superior to his predecessor; but I think him a gentleman of rash principles, pushed on by an ardent and rash party, and committed to such a course of admiration as I believe not to be consistent with the security and peace of the country." The possibility of such a man being elected to the Presidency is one which cannot be regarded without alarm ;. for we could not assure ourselves for an hour that the peace of the world, and the relations between this country and America might not be broken. The spectacle of a collision between Great Britain and the great kindred people which has sprung from her loins, would be one at the sigh of which all the truly good of the human race would mourn, whilst anarchy, infidelity, and des potism combined, throughout the world, would clap their bands for joy. May the good sense of the American people avert so disastrous a consum mation ! WE beg to draw attention to the meeting to be held this evening, at the Music-hall, at which his Worship the Mayor will preside, for the purpose of forwarding the objects of the Early Closing Society. We are satisfied that, much as has been spoken and written on the subject, the publis are not yet sufficiently impressed with the importance of the boon, which it is in their power to confer upon the young men and others employed in our shops, by adopting the custom of making their purchases during the day, and avoiding, wherever it is practicable, night shopping. Nor do they sufficiently appreciate the advantage which a lesson set by the wealthier portion of society would con fer upon their poorer neighbours, by imposing a sort of necessity for buying their articles of wearing or consumption at a time when their quality could be fairly judged of—by daylight, in short. It is well known that in the glare of gas it is that the cheap and trashy fabrics, by which the working man is so often fleeced of his money, are shown off in their most deceptive aspect; and there is this moral advantage to be reaped from such a com pulsion, that the incitements and excuse for leaving their fire-sides during the evening, and the con sequent temptations and contact with vice, would be withdrawn from the young of many a family. We trust, upon every ground of sound policy and consideration for the comfort and improve ment, both of mind and body, of the numerous young men employed in our shops, that a good attendance will be given at this evening's meeting. WE have been accustomed, immediately pre ceding or pending the picking and housing of the . cotton crop in the United States, to hear reports of damage done by blight, by the worm, and other enemies of the planters' interest ; and we have generally regarded such reports as of about the Fame value to some of those Corn-exchange tales, which find circulation about the period of our own grain harvest. The following, however, received by the mail which arrived yesterday, is of too serious a character to be thus treated, borne out as it is by concurrent events. The authority is the Concordia (Southern States) Intelligencer of the 26th igltimo : " The severe storm which was raging when we went to press last week was one of the most widely spread and de structive visitations of the kind that we have had for many years. It came at a time the most unfortunate for the cotton planter, there being much cotton open and all hands prepared to take advantage of a rich picking sea son. The damage wrought by the rains and wind that made up that storm has been immense, and faily dis heartened our planters. We have reports of its doings from all parts of this cotton latitude. It has blown over, twisted, and rendered unfit for picking the greater part of the high cotton, caused the shedding of millions of forms, and even destroyed more bolls than we have ever seen on the ground at any one time. The prospect of a crop now is f r worse than that of the same time last year, and it will be recollected that last year we had one of the most favourable cotton picking times ever known—such a long continuance of dry weather as we may not enjoy again in many years. The damage of the storm of Friday of last week has injured the prospect of the cotton crop in Mis sissippi and Louisana, not less than 25 per cent." From the New York Morning Herald we also take the following : " An arrival at New Orleans brings dates from Havana to the 23d ult. The island at that time was perfectly tranquil. A heavy storm occurred at Matanzas on the 17th, which did much damage to the plantations, and in which several persons were killed." Considering this intelligence, along with the - melancholy fact reported in our columns, and re ceived by the West India mail, which arrived at Southampton yesterday, of the destruction of An tigua by a hurricane the most severe ever felt, we have some reasons to fear that the reports first quoted are but too correct ; and that there has been an atmospheric disturbance of a serious kind, which has passed through a great portion of the tropics. We are painfully affected by this intelli gence with respect to an important crop, of whose prospects we were recently so sanguine, and the abundance of which was one of the elements upon which we built our hopes of a revival of the pros perity of the industrious portion of the British people. POOR John O'Connell ! We are heartily sorry for him. His dolorous appeal for the maintenance of Conciliation-hall has fallen upon deaf ears. The last item of the machinery of the once profit able agitation of his defunct sire is about to be de secrated by its conversion to some sensible purpose; and the young " Othello's occupation 's gone." Physical force has gone ahead of moral force ; and ridiculous, as both have made themselves, the phy sical force people are at present in the ascendant, as objects of attraction to the many headed public; and the champion of the moral force section feels that his little light is obscured. Well, people cannot help their want of valour, Poor John O'Connell has neither inherited his father's mantle of cunning and legal lore, nor his prestige of success in gammoning his fellow coun trymen. The ambition to live a mendicant, and to shine as a martyr, are, however, strong in him; and the latter ambition has just shone out most brilliantly, but, at the same time, accompanied by a just sense of its expensiveness, so far as personal danger is concerned. John took precious care of his small person, when pikes and muskets were talked of; and still more when they were to be used. He talked wonderfully large of " Repeal of the union, or —"; but the practical part of the alternative it never entered into his small soul to dream about. More earnest people, however, have entered upon the path, which this mendicant family only hinted at—to earn a beggar's hire. Smith O'Brien, and his brother young islanders, went the whole animal—except biting—and are about to be made " felons" and martyrs, for their earnest adoption of the O'Connell representation : and John grudges them their ovation, whilst he still clings to his safe-side-of-the-hedge sort of rebellion. The feeling of this small animal has oozed out in a letter, addressed to his excellency the Lord Lieu tenant, prompted by a reply made by that function ary to a declaration of allegiance to the Crown of England, by an immense majority of the rank and property of Ireland. In the reply in question, Lord Clarendon denounced, as destructive to the best interests of the country, the agitation for repeal. Probably, his Excellency might have had his own, not very peculiar, views as to the parties, for whose benefit that agitation was carried on. He has had ample time and opportunity to know the O'Connells, and the progeny of fools which they have engendered—the bankrupt scamps in green and gold, and the whey-faced renegades, whose cabbage garden exploits have cost the em pire a round amount of its treasure, and the ha rassing marches and uncomfortable bivouacs of thousands of its fine soldiery. At all events, he offended the would be successor of Ireland's wallet bearer; and this.is his demand for amends:— " You compel me, as one of those who have been for ward in that agitation, to demand of your Excellency (I do not use the phrase disrespectfully to you, but out of respect to myself) to demand that ycu shall either deny the accuracy of the application of the expression, or else that you put me upon my trial before the country for the ' criminal' efforts which you have thus denounced." Excellent young man ! We regret that we can not add chivalrous. It would have been perfectly in your power to have earned the crown of martyr dom, which you demand. But you know, as well as any living being, that you have most studiously avoided the risk, to which aspirants to such a crown are liable. You, John O'Connell, kept out of the ring. You had not even the courage to hold the clothes of any one of the combatants. We grant you the disposition to hold any quantity of their money, and that of their dupes; but you wanted pluck. Even at the last hour your wish—couched in insolence as it is—wears a cowardly aspect; for you know that there is not a law which can touch a hair of your head, so carefully have you kept your tongue from transgressing beyond the limits of puerile Billingsgate. Poor John O'Connell! We conclude as we be gan. If you are the shadow of the great Liberator, the world will witness in your children a race of that fabulous people who have no shadows to give. WE should think that, in questioning the pro priety of any of the proceedings of the National Confederation of this town, we shall not be sus pected of a wish to injure the usefulness of that important body. Our advocacy, thus far, of the objects for which they have been exerting them selves, ought to protect us from such a suspicion._ But we must submit to them that, whatever may be the straightforward character and the prudence generally of their course as a body, some of the proceedings of their committees do not appear to deserve this praise. A portion of the conduct to which we object is referred to in the following letter, which appeared in a contemporary, with a complaint of the writer that no reply had been vouchsafed to him : " September 18, 1848: " SIR.—A report has lately come ti) the ears of some of the gentlemen connected with the• Rodney-street Ward, which has occasioned them no little surprise, and in this feeling, as Secretary to the Conservative Committee, I: naturally participate. " The report I refer to is to the effect, that your asso— ciation has it in contemplation to-contest the ward, or, what amounts to the some thing, that it is purposed to nominate some person in opposition to Mr. Geo. Booker, at the forthcoming election, in November. "As it is generally understood in the town that the Confederation is not hostile to any person, on account of his position in society, nor yet for his entertaining any peculiar political sentiment (in the ordinary acceptation of the term party politics',) I feel desirouu of knowing the grounds upon which the association founds its hostility to- Mr. Booker, should the report referred to be correct. " What the causes can be I must own myself at a loss to conceive, inasmuch as the votes by this gentleman in the Council have favoured to the- utmost the expressed' views of the body to which you act as secretary. " His ideas have conformed with those of the Con federation upon the ' Water Question,' and the still more recently discussed ' Rating of the Docks.' And I have heard that a deputation from your association to Josias Booker, Esq., expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with his brother's opinions (G. Booker, Esq.) upon the necessity of curtailed expenditure in our local manage ment, &c. " I shall feel obliged by your laying this before your committee, and, awaiting your reply, I am, sir, your most obedient servant, "J. B. COOPER. " - Macdonald, Esq.,. " Secretary of the National Confederation." Since this communication was made public, we understand that a reply has been made, but merely to inquire whether Mr.. Cooper has acted with the authority of his committee. The charge of want of courtesy, therefore, we pass over. But the question still remains to he answered to the public, —will a body, which professes to be neutral in politics, permit one of its ward committees to or ganize an opposition against a gentleman, who, like Mr. Booker,. is sound. and staunch upon every point for which they are exerting themselves._ We make no charge against the confederation itself, that they are actuated in this, or any other case, by political considerations. We would strongly_ advise them, however, not to mar the confidence which the public are disposed to place in them, by incurring even a suspicion of being actuated by such consi derations. Mr. Booker, although a new member as yet, is from his great energy and local experi ence, likely to prove himself a most efficient repre -1 sentative of the interests of his fellow-townsmen in the Council; and we are quite unaware that he has done anything to warrant his being replaced by the electors of Rodney-street ward, by any untried representative. There are one or two more proceedings, con nected with the coming elections, of which we much doubt the prudence. To these, however, we may advert on a future occasion, if we see fit. We may, in the meantime, extzl 4w that these are un , connected with the charge of political leanings, either in the body itself or its commit tees. ONE of the most remarkable signs of the times was exhibited last night at the Great George-street Assembly-rooms, in a meeting convened by a party of gentlemen, for the purpose of hearing a lecture from Jonathan Duncan, Esq., of London, on the effect of our present monetary laws in producing commercial distress, and want of employment among the working classes. Mr. Duncan is well known as a staunch opponent of the theories of the hullionists. Upon the platform we observed some of the most prominent members of the Free trade party, singular to relate, listening to an ex posure of the fallacies of their great apostle, Mr. Cobden, in his arguments on monetary science, and of the ruinous results of the carrying out of Sir Robert Peel's advice, that we should "buy in the cheapest market and sell in the dearest." At the close of Mr. Duncan's remarks, Mr. Charles Holland, who was in the chair, attempted to vindi cate his position, as a follower of the Manchester school of politics in one direction, and parting from them on the question of monetary science. Such a course was natural. We are only glad to see that even amongst its most thick and thin advo cates, such as were some of the gentlemen present last night, that free trade and a restricted currency, with a basis of gold at a fixed price, are felt to be incompatible things. Mr. Duncan will deliver a second lecture on the currency laws this evening. CHINESE EXHIBITION. — This truly interesting collec tion of Chinese articles continues to attract numerous visitors. Nor do we wonder at it. The people of the ce lestial empire are a race with whom we are very little ac quainted. Their manners and habits have long been a source of curiosity, not only to the British public, but every other civilized nation. In this collection we are introduced into the most familiar acquaintance with them and their manners—habits, trades, recreations and amuse ments, are all vi.idly placed before us. It is impossible not to feel deeply interested in contemplating the Ow, sand things here presented to our notice, TN! LITIRPOOL STANDAkt AWFUL AND MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY IN TOXTETH PARK. About ten o'clock on Sunday forenoon last, the neigh hourhood of Chester-street Toxteth-park, was thrown into a state of alarm and excitement by a rumour that a man named Robert Howarth had first murdered his wife, and had afterwards committed suicide. From the facts which had then come to light, and the scene which pre sented itself in the house where the bodies were found, to the few who had the hardihood to enter it, there was cer tainly strong ground for supposing that the crimes stated had both been perpetrated ; and though it has since trans pired, after a surgical examination, which took place yester day, the cause of the death of both the deceased parties was attributable to poison, it will yet, admitting this to be a correct conclusion, leave the mind in doubt as to whether coercion was used by the male to induce his companion to swallow the fatal drug; or whether they both became the voluntary administrators to their own death. We can form no conjecture, indeed, of any possible forthcoming evidence, that—as the parties were alone and shut up in the house for at least a day after they were missed—can unravel the mystery. The man Howarth is stated to have been about 47 years of age, and was a wholesale confectioner, until recently occupying a shop in St. James's-street, but latterly resid ing in a house in Park-place. It is added that recently he had dealt in cattle ; that he had lost considerable sums in that line; and that he bad been heard to express a threat to take his own life ; but of this no evidence has vet been given. Owitre to some domestic differences neither his wife nor family resided with him ; but he has made a periodical allowance to his wife ; and on Friday evening she went to his house to receive her usual pay ment. As she did not return that night, her friends became alarmed, and not appearing on Saturday their alarm was increased. They made inquiry, but heard nothing of her during the whole of Saturday. On Sunday morning, some parties, including friends of the deceased female, went to the house, and, with difficulty, obtained an entrance into the house, through a stable, the premises. front and back having been fastened up. Some of them went up stairs, and were horrified to find, in a front bed room, the male deceased dead in bed, and the female also dead on the floor,—the latter surrounded by blood. An alarm was given to the police, two of whom were soon on the spot. The further particulars yet known will be best gathered from the preliminary portion of the inquest, which was commenced yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Curry, but necessarily postponed until this day, several witnesses, whose evidence was requisite, not being in at tendance. _ James Calderbank, a glass-cutter, said in effect—" I live in Henderson-street, and knew the deceased parties by the name of Howarth. On Sunday morning I saw, while at my own house, three females at Mr. Webster's house, opposite to mine. They knocked and he came down and spoke to them. Mr. Webster then came across the street, and asked me to gnwith him to Mr. Howarth's house, as he (Mr. H.) and his wife had been missing for some time. We went there together, and not being able to get in by the front door,. which was fast, went to the back. We called another person. and an entrance was finally obtained by the stable. We all went up stairs, into a bed-room, the door of which was half open. When we entered, we saw the body of Mr. Haworth lying on the bed, partly acroseit from the bottom to the top. He was lying partly on his right side. We saw his face. We then saw the body of Mrs. Iloworth lying on the floor, her legs partly under the bed. I saw no blood about him, but a good deal about her. r did not examine the bodies, I was so much shocked. r went for two police-officers, and returned with them to the back door. 1 did not again enter the house. I did not particularly notice what was in the room. I have known Mr. Howorth about fifteen years. He was a confectioner. Hie and his wife did not live on good terms. James Baird, a police-officer, was called by the last wit ness, who said a man and a womatewere dead'he Park place, and went with him to the house. Another officer was called by the last witness. Baird . continued I asked last witness-if he knew how it had happened, and if it were a murder. He said he did not know. We all went together, and entered at the baclieby the stable. We went up stairs to the front room facing the street. Ohe or two other persons were with us. We saw - the deceased, Mr. Howarth, lying in bed, partly on his right side, and lying diagonally. from corner to corner. , He was quite dead. The female was lying on the floor, partly on her side and belly, and with her legs partly under the bed. She was also quite dead. I supposed, from the way she was lying, that she might have fallen out of bed. Her head and neck were bare. He had no coat, and he had the rest of his clothes on, excepting his shoes. A doctor was seat for by the superintendent. I saw two basins in the room, like wash-hand basins, one larger than the-other. There was something in both of them of a dark colour, as if per: sons had been vomiting in them. This morning I found a small pill box on the wash-hand stand, (produced), with what appeared to be a small'quantity of white powder in it.- Here the Coroner finding that several witnesses requi site to maintain the chain et' evidence had not come up,. felt it necessary to defer further proceedings until to-day. He noticed that the bodies appeared to have been found in rather a different posture.from that in which the jury and himself had' that day seen them. He said be bad learned from the -surgeon who had examined the bodies that there was no doubt but that both the parties had been poisoned ; but he had not yet been able to ascertain pre cisely the kind, fcir it was not of the usual corrosive sub stances ; but he expected to be enabled to determine it by to-morrow. He should therefore postpone- the case, rather than adjourn it, and he thought it would be better to commence de novo, when ail the witnesses werepresent. We have learned from a party who visited the apart ment in which the tragedy was so privately and. fearfully performed, that - the spectacle was a truly frightful one. Beside the female was a pool of blood, and her' head pre sented a number of contusions, on both sides, and espe cially over the left eye, and itremains to be seen how this can be reconciled with the absence of violence, which, how ever, might not be sufficient to produce death. But it were improper to speculate in thie- stage of the proceedings. The inspector el police, who visited the house after the police-officers were first there, found a common: pint jug, with a tea-spoon -in it, and which contained aeneall in crustation of a white substance at the bottom. This has not yet been examined, but will be submitted tomorrow. The inquest will be resumed at ten o'clock. INSPECTION AND REVIEW OF THE TROOPS AT EVER TON.—Yesterday, the 46th Regiment, now stationed at Everton, underwent the half yearly inspection-of Sir William Wane, inspector-General of the north-western district. _ _ OPENING DINNER.—The opening dinner at 'the Old Swan Hotel is announced to take place on Tuesday. Mr. Chapman, so long connected with the Adelphi restaurant, is the new proprietor, a fact 'that will ensure-every deli cacy for the occasion. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—TO night is the last oppor tunity that the public will have of viewing the, beautiful spectacle of New York, in connection with the splendid display of fireworks, which have given such satisfaction.. No doubt the closing gala will be a bumper. AFFONSO. STEAM FRIGATE. — We regret ta learn, that owing to an opening in one of her cylinders', this noble vessel had to put into Holyhead, and she bas since been towed into this port to- have the necessary repairs pro. ceeded with. ANOTHER BODY OF A SUFFERER IN THE*ODEAN ARCH.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of a man unknown, which was found by the captain of a steamer which was working at the wreck, on Fridfiy night.. He was about feet 8, inches high, and had on a black frock coat, and pepper and salt trowsers. The fade was so disfigured and decayed that , the countenance was effaced. Verdict, " Found drowned." NEW LINE OF STEAMERS TO THE LEVANT.—A new liae of monthly communication is about to be commenced between this town and several of the principal ports in the Mediterranean, including Malta, Constantinople, and Trebisand. The first steamer will be the Sir R. Peel, of 3 9 0 tons, to be despatched on the 18th •proximo. She will be succeeded by the Earl of Auckland, a splendid ship of 450 tons. We wish this new and promising line every success. COLONIAL Csuneu, SOCIETY.—On; Sunday next, ser mons will he preached in one or twomf the churches in this town, on behalf of this excellent society. The anni versary meeting will be held in the. Music-hall, on the following evening, when the Rev. Dr. Byrth will take the chair; and a deputation consisting of the Rev. Edward Bickersteth and the Rev. C. J. Yorke, rector of Shen field, will attend. The society supports clergymen and schools in our colonies ; and promotes in various ways, the spiritual improvement of British residents in other places. RESULT OF THE TRIALS AT THE SFSSIONSYESTERDAY. —Caroline Hampton, aged 18, for stealing, in Liverpool', five shirts, blankets, &c., the property of David Adamson and Thomas Hunter ; Francis, Clarke, 17, for stealing a purse and money belonging to Thomas Bunting ; and Jane Thornton, 23, for stealing 6s. from the person of James Totterdell, were each transported for ten years. The other trials were of little importance, and the parties convicted .were sentenced. to various terms of imprison ment, from nine months downwards. DEATH FROM DISEASE OF THE HEART.—An,inqoest was held yesterday, before the borough coroner, on view of the body of Richard, Sutton, aged 43, who resided in Paul-street. It appeared that about eight o'clock on Saturday morning he went out to his work, and did not return until late at night, when he went to the same bed with a son of his, 13- years of age, with whom he some times slept. His wife had seen him home that night, and observing him to be intoxicated, went to sleep with a sis ter. In the morning the lad found him dead in bed. Dr. Kilner made a post ntortem examination, and pronounced death to be caused by disease of the heart, accelerated by excessive drinking.—Verdict accordingly. DEATHS BY FALLING INTO THE DOCKS.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Fitzpatrick, a Custom-house officer, who on Fridap night going on duty on board of a vessel, in one of the South Docks, missed his way ; fell into the water, and before he could be assisted, sank to rise no more. The body was not recovered until next morning. He was quite sober at the time. The coroner remarked upon the case at the time it was communicated, that it appeared that want of proper light on or about the margins of the docks was the cause of numerous accidents of this kind, even Custom-house officers being in danger of their lives; and that if the Dock Committee could devise some re medy, it would be most desirable. It is somewhat re markable that on the day following this accident, a similar one occurred, and the inquest was held also yesterday.— A young man, a porter in the employment of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, named Hugh Keenan, aged only 22, fell into the dock, on Saturday night, and thouogh he was heard in the water, he could not be seen. Two police officers did their utmost, but three quarters of an hour elapsed before the body was got up by grapples. Deceased was quite sober at the time. The jury concur red with the coroner as to additional light, to be thrown, if possible, upon the water round the docks ; but if cult, to devise a plan to effect this desideratum, MR. JONATHAN DUNCAN'S LECTURE ON THE CURRENCY, LAST NIGHT. Yesterday evening, the first of two lectures upon the subject of our monetary laws, and their effect in produc ing periodical suffering amongst the mercantile, manu facturing, and commercial classes. The attendance was a highly respectable and tolerably numerous one, amongst which we were glad to observe a considerable sprinkling of our intelligent working classes, was given in the As sembly-room, Great Howard-street. Mr. Chas, Holland was moved to the chair, and in a brief and lucid manner introduced the subject to the meeting, explaining the mode in which the present laws were introduced, and the objects for which they were devised, which he showed they had utterly failed to effect, and indeed had aggravated the evils which they were intended to cure. He contended that difficult and abstruse as the subject was said to be, it was high time that the community should begin to examine its various bearings for them selves. It had been the subject for inquiry before two committees, one in the lower and the upper house, the first of whom reported in favour, and the latter against the present laws. But these committees confined them selves to the law of 1844 ; and the question before them was a narrow one. Both the measure of 1844 and that of 1819, whose principle was convertibility, should be exam ined ; and Mr. Duncan, he believed, would address him self to these inquiries. After stating that he should hold himself unpledged to Mr. Duncan's particular views with which he was not well acquainted, and that he had come to the meeting as a hearer only, he introduced Mr. Dun can to the audience. After same preliminary remarks on the obstructive force of prejudice, and on the difficulty which truth always has to encounter in its endeavours to obtain a fair hearing before an impartial jury, Mr. Duncan proceeded to define the meaning of the word " money," which may be used in three senses First, as that which possesses intrinsic value ; 2d, that which has only a representative value ; 3d, that which combines both, which is its common accep tation with us as coin. The bits of bullion, called sove reigns, are money of intrinsicvalue, but cease twbe money if they lose a fraction of their prescribed weight s Exche quer Bills are specimens of representative money s and our silver coins, passing for more than their intrinsicvalue, combine both the intrinsic and the representative (nullities. The question with us is, what money ought to be ; and if it can be shown that the precious metals are the very worst commodities that could be selected for a currency, it will he in vain to plead long established usage in their defence. We must first lay down a distinction between real and symbolic money. In a comprehensive sense, the earth, the crops it yields, the cattle it sustains, the metals and minerals contained in its bowels, the structures raised upon it, vessels, dockyards, railways, warehouses, facto ries, in a word, all things of value which may be trans ferred from man to man, constitute real money. Of this sort of money Great Britain possesses an abundance — statists estimating it at five thousand millions. The dis tress so often witnessed cannot, therefore, arise from any deficiency of real money. Symbolic money is the sign, not the thing signified ; it is an instrument hp which real money is symbolized and put into. circulation. It is the representative of the reality ; and; if necessary, no dan ger could arise were the whole amount of real money represented by symbols. But, in practice, that amount never would be necessary, owing to the rapidity of circu lation. Before the incorporation of the Bank of Eng land, money of the state was issued by the - crown, and it is desirable- to revive that prerogative, by the issue of paper paiinds, not possessing any intrinsic value, to the annual amount of the taxation voted by parliament. This is the theory. At the end of every financial year, the Crown is debtor to its subjects to the whole extent of all the supplies it may require during thatyear, and it is proposed that it should pay for those supplies with taxa tion notes, covenanting to take them back again at'the same value at which' they were issued, in payment' of taxes, when the Crown became creditor - of its subjects. Though' such notes would be intrinsically valueless, yet the condition annexed to them of discharging taxes would render them valuable, asin the case of postage stamps. These notes would pass as legal tender from , man to man - ,• and perform all the functions of money ; and as the Crowe would create, not borrow - them, they would not bear any% interest. They could never be in excess, since they would be limited to the annual amount of taxation, nor could they ever depreciate. This' theory will be more readily understood 'if we consider - that all taxes were formerly paid in kind, and then the subject tendered his real money into the treasury ; but since taxes in kind are now commuted into money taxes; •that money ought to be the symbol of the-reality. The people are only bound in jus tice to give a 'portion of their time, produce, or labour for the protection . they receive from government, and the go vernment, by issuing taxation- money, gives a certificate and receipt that such time, produce, or labour has been rendered. To •compel the people to pay their taxes in gold is tyranny - , -since government can not retain gold in the country, or prevent it being hoarded, in which cases commodities fall in price, so that a tax of five pounds be comes, in reality, a tax of seven or ten pounds, esti mated in time,.-in produce, or in labour. Commercial money differs from taxation- money. The latter is issued by the Crown, and is declared legal tender. The former is issued by joint-stock banks, and is not legal tender. In order that commercial money should be worthy of public confidence, it is proposed that none should' be allowed to issue it who had not lodged an ample security with Government, whether in land or consols, to be ap proved of by the law officers of . the crown. o the ex tent of two-thirds', or three-fourths, of the security, the proposed banks might issue notes, to be marked with a distinctive stamp, such stamp- being a certificate to the public that the security was lodged. The public would be empowered at all times to demand the conversion of commercial money into taxation money, the latter alone being legal tender, or into gold; at the market price of that metal. Such was the basis of the monetary system proposed, and Mr. Duncan stated that there was no novelty in taxation money, as it was established by King Henry the First, and maintained till the establishment of the Bank of England, under the title and name ofeErn. chequer Tallies, of which he read a curious and interest ing account from the writings of Mr. John Taylor. With these tallies we founded our colonies, our navy, and- our• constitution, and through these the grandeur of the •em- : pire. The lecturer then proceeded to comment seriatim on all the stock' fallacies adduced by the bullionists against representation money. The first to which he alluded was, that paper money would be in excess.• To• this he replied,_ that the charge could not apply to tax ation money as he had defined it, because it would be limited to the annual amount of-taxation, and the dread of impeachment would prevent anysninister from violating his•• trust. Commercial money would' also be limited, as• de scribed, to somewhat below the extent of the securities. However, in all transactions between a banker and his constituent, a double check against our issues exists. If a man wants a-thousand pounds only on loan, he will not borrow two thousand, however pressed upon him for why pay interest on what is of no use to him ? Again, bankers do not fling their notes about-in the street ; their pru- dence admonishes them to lend only to those who will in due time redeem their loan ; so that caution on both sides renders over-issues quite impossible. It is no answer to say that there were over-issues by private bankers during the war ; since the system which then prevailed is quite different to the one proposed. Fallacy the second. " That prices would rise indefinitely in paper money.'! This as sumes that money is the active cause of a rise in prices, whereas it is only the permissive cause. The distinction is of the highest importance. It is not mone - s•that creates business, but business that creates money. If you cramp money, prices fall, but if you make money excessively abundant ; you will net raise prices indefinitely, for so soon as they have found their due level, competition will pre vent them rising any. higher. It is well known that, by the pressure of the atmosphere, water will rise, in a vacuum (the barrel of a pump for instance) to about thirty. three feet. Now suppose that the water . had always been prevented by the interposition of a plug from rising higher than ten feet, it would follow., that when this plug was raised- one, two, or ten feet higher, the water would immediately rush up and fill the va cuum created. Now had the plug , never been en tirely withdrawn, and people had not known what was.the cause which produced the rise in the water, they might have concluded that it would- rise ad infinitum ; and that it was necessary to interpose a-limiting power, to prevent it overflowing and deluging everything around. But it was obvious that the removal of the plug was not the cause of'the rise of the water, but was only that which permitted it to rise; the cause was the weight of the atmosphere, and it ceased to act s'hen an equilibrium was gained. So, in like manner, the extension of the cur rency is not the cause of the rise in prices, but is only what permits it; the cause is the weight of taxation, and the rise will cease whenever a price, which will form an. equilibrium with the weight of taxation, is obtained. • Competition will infallibly prevent prices rising higher than this. We can not enter fully into an exposition of all the fallacies, as we have of'the two first, on account of the limited time allowed us to make up the report. But we can indicate them. They, comprise the following That capital consists exclusively of the precious metals. That coined gold is not fixed in price. That usury is jus tifiable with limited money. That a return ta paper money would involve a breach of faith with the pub tic creditor. That we ought to have cheapness with high taxation. That paper would not be convertible. Mr. Duncan then passed on to historical evidence show ing the evils of metallic money, and next pointed out the advantages of paper money. He instanced the building of a market at Guernsey, which did not cost the inhabi tants a farthing, and now returns an annual revenue. He applied the principle to the reclamation of waste lands, and showed how a properly-framed money would operate as an absentee tax, and cited in favour of his plan the authorities of David Hume and Dr. Franklin. The lec turer then read Mr. Jones Lloyd's theory of trade, and argued that that theory was the condemnation of the very system it was intended to support. He then alluded to Mr. Gray's principles, in which he concurred, and in sisted that production could go on indefinitely with an expansive currency, and that pauperism, crime, and nine tenths of the evils of society would disappear, if monetary science were understood, and its truths embodied in prac tical legislation. The Lecturer was listened to with great attention throughout, and frequently elicited loud applause, and at the conclusion, after a few words from the chairman, the meeting broke up, much gratified with the information which had been conveyed upon them. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—On Friday night, about seven o'clock, Henry Oldridge, a workman in Exeter, accidentally broke a bottle of turpentine in his trousers' pocket, and the contents saturated his clothes, which, coming in contact with a light, ignited. The flames en veloped his loins, and ascended rapidly towards his head. A Mr. Reed, whoi was passing, ran to the sufferer, and there being nothing at hand to wrap round him, he ex. tinguished the flames by pulling the burning clothes from his person, which presented a frightful spectacle. Vie . was taken to the liuspital in a very dangerous state, GENERAL TRADE REPORT. Monday Night. The trade of this town has presented a more cheerful face during the last few days, and the prices of railway stock, though still miserably low, are a little better. It is a source of sorrow, however, that the demand for two articles of foreign produce, rice and Indian corn, which are evidently destined to come closely into competition, should be caused by the almost certain failure of the potato crop, particularly in Ireland ; but certain it is that large supplies of both will almost immediately be wanted, the peasantry in some districts being on the point of starvation. The continued unsettled state of the conti nent keeps our manufacturers down for the present, but we are not without hopes that this state of affairs will be of short duration. One thing is mainly wanted, and that is a government in France capable of asserting its power, without the almost constant necessity of fighting for it, or threateninc , to do so. Temporisers will not do the French people can only be ruled by a tyrant ; and such a ruler could guarantee, with the assistance of Great Bri tain, the peace of Europe. An improvement in the French prices caused the English funds to open on Saturday morn ing at an advance of an eighth, which was maintained throughout the day. The only quotation of Consols was 96,-1 to 1. The commercial intelligence brought by the West Indian steamer yesterday, is of the usual gloomy charac ter: Business was marked by increasing dulness. The certain prospect of the ministerial measure on the sugar duties- had capped the climax of the misfortunes. The merchants now say that sugar cultivation must be aban doned, and that if the colonists wanted any inducement to industry they have it in starvation. Sugar at Kingston remained as last reported,- prices ruling at from 16s. to 21s. per 10g. The stock at market was just sufficient to meet the demand. Flour moved off heavily, not that the supply was not large. The SnAR market has been very steady. all week. The sales by the public have almost altogether ceased, and many bone fide purchases have been made. We believe more stock will be taken off the market the next account day than at any settlement for some time. This has given great alarm to the bears'who are making great efforts to keep down prices. London Stock is to-day 110. Midland 34. The prices of CO:VON continue tolall, and the partial decline of id. per lb. noticed last week is now general. In the face of this continued reduction in value, we find ,that, compared with the same period last year, the in crease of import is 42Z424, the increase of stock 123,700, and the increase of quantity taken for consumption 208,90 a. Very little, however, continues to be taken on speculation. On SATURDAY a fair amount of business was transacted : the sales' were 5,000 bales, including 500 for export; and prices continued without any material change. The sales TO-DAY , are about 5,000 - hales, chiefly Americans, at 31d. to 4d. per lb. The market has been quiet, but steady. About 1500 bales have been taken for export.—The alarming intelligence of the destructive ef fects of •the hurricane on the cotton crop exposed for pick ing•in various parts of the States, did not arrive in time to-day to have any effect upon the market. Its influence, however, must be felt, and we may anticipate some rise in prices; We shall report, if we receive it in time for our post-parcel, any change which may take place in to-mor row's (Tuesday's) market. The• amount of business done in foreign Wool, this week has been on a limited scale r but prices are without alteration. A fair business has been done in Alpaca. In consequence of the large arrivals from Scotland, prices are rather easier. Imports for the week :—Foreign.— From Trieste 481, Oporto 136, Malta 40-657. Previously 54,040, total 54,697. — Scotch. 1120, 9807, total 10;927. The Tatter trade here continues steady, and there is a fair country`demand. The arrivals up to this period last year are rather exceeded by those of the present, and most of the cargoes meet ready sale on arrival; very few have been yarded On importers' account. Spruce Deals having arrived in very large quantities are lower than they were ever known, • cargoes having been sold under 10d. per solid foot. The CORN - trade in Liverpool has not varied since Fri day. There is not much doing, the•anticipated demand for Indian Corn for Ireland nearly monopolising the at tention of the merchants, owing to the Potato failure, of which more below. The Grain harvest, however, has , gone on well in most parts of England and Ireland, al though there is a 4ttle, in late situations, not yet ready for the sickle. The arrivals into this port from Europe• since last market-day cornprise 2054 qrs. of Wheat and 760 qrs. of Barley ; from the United States 6398 qrs. of Indian Corn, 422'brls. I. C. Meal, and 1000 brls. Flour and frem Ireland 167 qrs. Wheat, 102 qrs. Oats, 388 Ids. Otittneal, and 538 sks. Flour. The exports to Ireland' alone are 551 qrs. Wheat, 3194 qrs. Indian Corn, 370 brls. I. C: Meal, 42 sks. and 358 brls. Flour. We have select ed the best-authenticated accounts of the POTATOES, of which the summary in brief is—in Ireland, worse ; on the west coast of Scotland, one-third of the crops are already gone; on the east coast they are not so bad ; in North Wales, very bad ; and generally throughout Eng land' reports are unfavourable;—but it must still be borne in mind that an unprecedented breadth of land is devoted this year to their growth, and that we can thus afford' greater loss than heretofore without approaching famine point. We subjoin extracts generally of the crops : Netragstle-on-Tyne, Sept. 23: With the exception of a few hours' rain on Wednesday and a slight shower yes terday,. the weather- this week has been•everything that 4 could be desired, and great progress has consequen4 been made in harvest operations, nearly the whole of the Wheat and Barley being secured and about one-half of• the Oats, but some quantity of Pease and Beans is yet abroad.—Peterborough; Sept. 23 : The weather has been , remarkably fine all this week, and we have but little grain left in the fields.—Wiikrforil, Sept. 23:- The weather continues as fine as could be desired, and nearly all the• late corn: crops in this district have been secured in good conditionl, these, however, bear but a small proportion to the whole. Potatoes are more variable in quality, and' prices range from 4t-st. to 9d. per stone of 161b.—Betfart, Sept. 21:: •Since Monday the reports as to the state of the Potato crop are far from satisfactory, and it is to be feared that large supplies of Indian Corn will again be required to meet the deficiency in this crop ; and it is also admitted that we must import largely of Wheat, as the yield and quality of our own is below an average.—Cork, Sept. 23: -The weather was fine up to the 20th, since-. which it has been broken. On the cold high grounds a good deal, of Corn is -still uncut, and will require a full fortnight to bring it to maturity.—Limerick, Sept. 23.: With the exception of •one day, we have had fine harvest weather for the past week. Wheat comes forward in fair supply, hilt the condition is as yet not much improved. Potatoes- are daily getting worse.—Youghal, Sept. 23;: The weather is vary:-fine, and I should say the harvest operations are now completed. The Pitovistort trade generally displays a want of ani mation. Holders of Irish Butter, although the demand has been limited, have realised full prices on, prime fresh parcels, owing to our stock not being on the increase ; and is. advance has been obtained on favourite marks for ship-. ment, though stale or middling qualities are nearly un saleable. Bacon i3•-3s. to 4s. per cwt. lower for all de scriptions. Arnerican.Butter is is. to 2s. lower. The demand for Lard has much fallen off, and to effect sales lower rates would have to be submitted to. There is very little doing in other articles. Theaccounts of the hurricane in the West Indies, re ceived to-day, of which a sun-. , ..mary will be found else where, have caused an advance in the price of sugar of 6d. to ls. per cwt. There is a good demand for Rice, and prices are on the advance. In Saltpetre there is not mach doing,. the trade waiting the large sales advertised. —The London markets have been again dull during the week. The sugar market opened with extreme heaviness, and experienced a further decline. During the last day or two,.however, there has been more animation, and the rates are now about equal to those previously obtained. The.demand for Ashes is.good, the sales of the week embracing 300 barrels, principally Pas to arrive at 285., and rather higher for those in store. Pearls command extreme rates. 25 hhds. first Philadelphia Bark brought 9s. per cwt. Bees' Wax is very dull, and the retail sales have been at £6 per cwt. for good quality. 30% tons St. Petersburg clean Hemp sold at £3l 10s. to £3l 15s. per ton ;- Manilla commands £36 in small lots. Jute in good demand, the sales reaching 2700 bales at £l5 10s. for common, up to £2O 5,5., per ton for fine. 300 qrs. Bengal Linseed realised 41s. to 425., and 100 qra. Bombay 435. per quarter- Linseed Cake is in steady demand at £8 to .C 8 10s. per ton for American. 700 barrels of good rough , Turpentine sold at 9s. to 9s. ld. per cwt. 25 tons good Spirits brought 375. per cwt. Rosip commands full rates, owing to scarcity. Tar is wanted, and would realize very extreme prices. Tallow meets a fair demand at 48s. to 48s. 6d. for P. Y. C. and 4. to 475. 6d. for Odessa ; 20 casks fine North American: I.s brought 475. 6d. per cwt., being an advance of Is. on the week. Owing to the extensive transactions this week in PALM OIL, amounting to 800 tons at £29, 10s. to £3O 10s. per ton, higher rates are now demanded. Looking at the prospects of the IRON trade generally, (although some branches are depressed.) we speak advi sedly in stating that we regard them as wearing a-healthier aspect than for some time past. The present prices for Scotch Pig Iron are, however, lower; i.e. for goodbrands 535. 6d. net cash ; Gartsherrie No. 1, 555. fid. to 565. The amount of business actually transacted in the mining share market has been rather limited ; notwithstanding, there has been an active inquiry for shares in many of the leading mines, but sellers will not conform to buyers' prices. By the last returns from the Bank of England, the amount of notes in circulation is £17,687,370, being a decrease of £157,295; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £13,822,681, showing an increase of £156,199, when compared with the preceding return. We learn by the Overland Indian Mail, which reached London yesterday, that the import market at Calcutta had been one of steady and progressive improvement, though scarcely a satisfactory one to the importer, while exchange was on the level of a bullion remittance. The demand for Manchester cottons had been large, and Glas gow light goods remained depressed. The money mar ket had gradually assumed a more favourable appear ance. The supply of tonnage continued abundant, and at the latest advices, the average rate of to nnage was f or sugar, £4 to both London and Liverpool. At Bombay. the increased activity in the import market continued. Money continued easy, and Government securities had advanced in price. Cotton wool remained unchanged in value. Opium had advanced in an unprecedented manner, owing to the advices from China, and the very small stock on the spot. The price of the day was 1,550 rs. 1,600 rs. per chest, As the price of cotton offered no inducement forahipments to England, rates were nominal. The WO part of the vessels loading were going to China, and in consequence of the 4111 11 1 1 2eT oil the berth the rates conti, i sued depressed, Sept. 26, HA AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA. Ryrie, arrived here on Sunday morning at seven o'clo ce, The splendid royal mail steam-ship Niagara, CaPtBlll having left New York on the 13th instant, and Halifax on the 16th. She has made the quickest passage yet acconi" 'dished from New York, having occupied in the run froth that port, including the detention at Halifax, only eleven and a half days. The screwy steamer Sarah Sands left New York on the Bth inst., for this port. The Europa steam-ship, Captain Lott, reached Nest York on the 13th, after a very smart passage of little more than eleven days. An extensive drought prevailed in New York and the adjoining states, and will have a bad effect on the growing crops of corn. On the Bth instant, several violent shocks of earthquake were felt at New York, Brooklyn, &c. The noise resem bled distant thunder, and in one or two places the doors and window-shutters were forced open. Advices from Campeachy (Yucatan) state that the whites have been every where successful throughout the peninsula, and Yucatan has been united to Mexico, which is to pay Yucatan 140,000 dollars. All was quiet in Mexico. Paredes was supposed to be at Tamaulicas, without having the power to offer further opposition to the government. The port of Maracaibo (Venezuela) was still blockaded , and no vessel allowed to enter. Skirmishes were dailY taking place between the contending parties. A most disastrous fire took place in Brooklyn, on th e 9th inst., which destroyed nearly three hundredbuildine including three churches, and immense quantitiesof gencle' merchandife, and furniture, amounting to between an million and a million and a half of doll ar s. It commence d in Fulton-street, and spread along Henry-street, Cran berry, Orange, Liberty, Concord, Washington, and Nas sau-streets. Whilst the flames were raging, several houses were blown ap by order of the Mayor. Several lives WO lost. The appearance of the city after the fire was d is ‘ tressing churches and churchyards- were filled with fa: niture, embracing every household article, from a tear 3" to a sofa—from a child's chai r to a mass i ve b urea u. Th l tables, fragments of alab as t er W as hi ngtons, Clays , streets were covered with brok en g l ass , l egs o f c hairs an lins, and Taylors; areas were choked with carpets, mat tresses, feather beds, and crockery. The places of worship destroyed were the Universalist Church, the first Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Baptist Chapel. The post office was also destroyed. Nearly two hundred familice have been rendered homeless. The area over which the fire extended was about ten acres. Many cf the building destroyed were of the fittest description, being five or 0 stories high, and erectedwithin the last two years. The Presidential election still continues to occupy 1° much attention as ever. The supporters of each cant' date are yet perfectly sanguine. Mr. Van Buren and ur neral Taylor seem best supported. On the - 19th ultimo a hurricane was experienced at VII' tanzas. and another to the westward of Bermuda on the 31st ultimo. The money-market at Nevr York was steady and react . stringent, and there was a regular demand for discoun t ; at the ordinary rate of six and, seven per cent. for Pe, business paper. The demand for exchange was not VI Frank active; on London the rates for'biils were from 9 Ve94 , ' The intelligence from this port; taken out by the giber:: nia, had the effect of causing a good deal of exciteince: in the provisibn market at New York, where they are " preparing for large imports of br ea d s t u ff s t o E n gland' for considerable importations of coin therefrom, and e a dull market for cotton, of which the growing crop ‘' l „ be very large." We take the following from the Net' York Courier of the 13th instant.:—" We must retnar„," southern to t t o ha t northern theq onrttsityono tfhcoe listt o cotton n i s n tan t r t an wass it greateru than usual, and as-it has been always treated as a constant ter quantity' in deducing the home consumption, the lat will this year appear greater by the ordinary process tbett it ought to do. We assume 470,000' 'bales to have beat the extreme consumption of the last'- twelve months, i t : the districts usually included, and probably even of the quantity a portion consists of excess 'of stocks held 1-1 manufacturers on the Ist instant beyond what they hel on the Ist September, 1847. We demur to the correctness of the stock reported 0,6 the in this port, merely because when prices are low and article unprofitable to holders, much cotton always eseq' t enumeration, in consequence of the necessarily imPeci er f method of counting up our stock, and the indifferenc e , o , holders to having theircotton sampled and offered for Si l t It will be seen that the stocks remaining on th e , ea r instant are stated by us- at 20,000 bales larger than ° „ii o n ago, but there will probably be a difference of aPiew this point. At the last accounts from the south the weather but con tinued fine for the opening and picking of the eroP, arty these processes were so much retarded by rains in pa will be of July and August, that favourable weather re quired for some weeks to make us feel reasonably tilicon fident that 2,300,000 bales will be secured.- Atrayour present moment the chances are perhaps- snore in *bility of 2,600,000 than'2,7oo,ooo, but there is still a possi of 2,900,000. 6 • and yielding since the firs This market his been quiet news brush of demand for France was over, and since the received, a decline of I to per steamer of 26th August was of a cent has been submitted to. There is a small business doing for France and the con tinent at the reduced prices, but very little for England- We quote ordinary at 51 to a ; middling 6-R- to ; and fair 64 to 74 for all' growths. Freight a cent a lb. to Havre, and 5-32ds of a penny to Liverpool." fr° LIST OF PASSENGERS. From New York: Mr. and Mrs. Fialsyson, AP ° Simpson and maid, Mr. and Mrs. Barrett and two child ren, Mr. Thomas Ward and lady, Mr. Nethersole and three daughters, Rev. G. F. Simpson, Messrs. George D. Parish, Richardson, Robert Cochrane, Boreel, Henry Spalding, B. F. Isherwood, P. F. Allen, R.N . H u g: Dunlop, Harris, Hellman, A.. F. Chur, Tschemacber , Bodart, Hazen, C. Schmid, Louis Cailleux, Bowrry, Arthur Woodriff Jaffrey, Thomas A. gYe ls ' Adams, P. Llamas, .M. Baliz, Ayres, Steere, Wallronch Douglas, D. Maitland, John Henry, Fox, Quive d° l Gaston, F. Garford, Gs: Padley, Morris Simonsfeld, Henr i : Hyde,, Maray, Clark, Tobias, L. C. Bliss, A. W. Lit t ," J. W. Melliss, Rulon, Berry, W. A. Barnes, Finlay 31 1 1- theson, Wm. Munroe, A. de Luplie, and'Dr Galenz, ° "„ - skie.. From Halffaxj: Mr. and Mrs. Lamont; Mr. urr'j ham, Capt. Austen and lady, Messrs. Beattie, Bla ck ' Fergus, Thomas, and Brake. NEW YORK MARKETS. CoTToN.—lmmediately after our repro t of the- market of instant, for transmission by theßritannia, prices advanced l ot a cent. ; but since then it has been dull and declining, n a or the influence of unfavourable advices from abroad, a nd n e t quotations now stand 3. to 3 per cent. below those current al that date, and * lower thanon Friday last. By our an n 4t statement of the crop of the United States, it will be seen t 'o, it reaches 2,347,634 bales, being 568,983 more than last P - 0 and 247,097 more than, the year before. Total exports,,he foreign ports, 1,838,261 bales, against 1,241;2t2 last year. _ . `" 0 .4 w sales since the 211 are 8,660 bales, and since our last 2.4 , follows : Inferior. none. .... 5 to 53 Ord to good ord ..... 53 to 52 .... 53 to 6 Mid to good mid .... 6 to 63 .... 6i to 73 Mid fair to fair....... 63 to 62 .... 63 to 73 Fully fair to good fair 7 to 73 .... 73 to 83 ,817# Export, from the Ist to 12th Sept., 1348, 6,899 bales ; ' 6,188 bales. k t 16 ASHES—Pots are firm and very scarce. The mar-tblo , 5 623 to 5 75, with small sales. Pearls are 5 873; sales 5 0 a d GRAIN—The market had a downward tendency for wheal*, of corn, but the demand is fair for both : There are buy er t• wheat for shipment, but generally at rates below the ina r „el% A sale of 5,000 bushels Genesee was made at 132,. 2,509 brit er n inferior Southern at 110 cts, and 2,000 of. Ohio at 130 cts. IS was heavy, especially for round yellow, which sold at 7 6 ` 4 i cts, flat yellow 73 to 74; Southern white 68 to 70; cominoll'o high mixed 68 to 70; inferior 65 to 67. Included in the e ', TO , were 35,000 bushels mixed, to arrive in a few days, at 6 S: 0 0% A sale of 4,000 bushels barley was made for September, on t e s ee not made public. Rye is 73 to 733 in ship,. and 74 to 1 f ive. livered, with sales 5,000 bushels. Oats are firm and se Sales 10,000 or 15,000 bushels at 37 to 38 cts. .., flog mm i ß i xe RrEi Michigan, —Flour: 6 F s i o o 66 tir B . t . 3o l f ' o4 h r e 6 I 2 k transactionsfor fair brandsi n We s t o e h r . i.,04 an d reached 7,000 bbls at $6 00 to 36 063 for ordinary state a nd pure Genesse, $6 25 to ,-.,", otl' for fancy, and $6 373 to $6 75 for extra,_' showing a deetr err the common brands of 63 to 123 c per bbl. Southern wale.,goi• and sales.were done to the extent of 300 bbl s , a t $6 to 4 , 0 0 e, Rye Flearwas in small supply, and very firm at $4 0 6 1 , 'yea` 200 bbls changed hands at that figure. The demand forf,,caef was fair,. at prices favouring the buyer. 600 bbls a ? vra- 4 ' were taken at 33 37 to 33 44. The market for Wh e aitn e quiet, and quotations nominal. A sale of 5,000 bush 4 e , or (leneese was made at 31 39. Of Rye there were 7.l i rtho_ .. 4,000 bush at 73c, delivered, and 75c in the slip. .., tits e. sales of 4,000 bush new Dal leylvere made, to arrive 0-6,a r e this month, at private bargains. Corn continued ißg n s sll quest,.tlaough prices were scarcely so firin.—Transac i lAbe r ._ up 80,000 bushels, at 76 to 77c for round Jersey and 1 `; • ,",, t yet yellow ; 72c for round mixed.; 73 to 74c for SoutheriWde.tP low ; 66 to 68c for common mixed Western ; 70c for b. 1, ,,,,,: Oa ts arrive ; and 68 to 70c for good to prime Southern wi1 1 ,.." 3 , , , ic• , were steady, with sales of 23,000 bush. Canal at 3 6 i" 4 s [ Receipts Down the Hudson River. . 1 9.,4„, Wheat flour, bbls 14,079.... Corn, bushels ..... ' ' 15, 0 ' w Wheat, bushels 19,1,57.... Oats, ~ • • -, .. „••• • ; 0 , ins - ExPoirr OF BREADSTUFFS TO GREAT BRITAIN ~"'" LAND, FITOM SEPTEMBER 1, 1847. , COI' From To Flour. Corn Meal. Whea l . lotsi",11 bbla. bble. bush. . 2 ,349, 6 s New York.... Aug. 3-1 162,399.... 42,560.... 197, 3 k 1 ., • • 4,22 1,9 0 New Orleans. „ 25 16,264.... 28,364.... 39, 11 ' 417• 1 65 Philadelphia.. „ 61 2,440....30,107.... SI" • • 15 6, 0 Baltimore.... „ 28 776.... 2,381.... 4,010 • • i ts, is Boston. Other ports --- 4 3 V"' „,.,.. , Total. 183,5e3 . 108,534.... 241, 3 :' ow t h e is; o f BUFFALO, Sept. 12, 1848.—Iteceipts by canal, ~ bushe past 24 hours:—Flour 5,000 barrels ; wheat, t at • B's corn, 25,000 do. The market for flour was steadY,,,7 a t $ 5 ,` )0 0 1,000 barrels, including the various Western bra • nn om e 16 1 at bus Wheat was in demand, the sales reach in, _ be held hels, at SI @3l 09. Yellow corn continued to e q't 55c. i ithin th ll e ALBANY, Sept. 12, 1848.—Receipts by canal, w uhels• •ces; 24 hours :—Flour, 84 barrels ; wheat, 3,00 0 n _, i n pr o ,. R I vs o l u i @e r a market n 1 a 23 cwo w ar nsa sthe e Ileasking with dp:i.k price aofnNovdrn common d an reported. Oats were firmer, and sales of 7, " effected at 36c. Livlitteool.: 19 48. TUESDAY, SEPT. 26, G, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED .... N 1 IN T . EVERY TUESDAY vi Olt uriard-stre , 4 LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great ~ ivE , po ol" 11 and At No. 4, Sr. GEORGE Si C By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, ' RESCENT. . Newt° e et, by Messrs. Fle et- s tr , 1 . Orders for Advertisements received VI ite itarl' e ' and N i 6 1 ties - stun , Co., Warwick-square; Barker _lane ; a • • , Deacon, Walbrook ; Reynell,Clutnery.i_lane 1441 _ _.... , Corn hi Birchin-lane; Joseph Thomas, 1, I line Mitch - ell , 0, rt , Cor a . den Hammond, 27, Lombard -street; 3, Castle -coat' court, Fleet-street; Lewis and. Lowe, huse, M iaci r COf fe e e• hill; at the London Commercial Coro Chapte __, ill ; • i. can ' ul 'ael at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, h_ and South Antermeria..laier, house, Paternoster-row; North Parsons, 9, A " - • W hee eS" house, Threadneedle-street ; Eden Quay, Dublin , ~,s u cl• l n g, London; Johnston and Co., ll t:nnWd! e n , s i ct i o Y , r:: ilt ' avi ,, e ,. r r : Exchange-street, and C. H. l ' e' l l ith, 13 00 k ael if s and .s al to ter; Haddock, and J. andW. . eston , and Wr i l 1 nd I, Tv' d SA 111 °— - 1 ton ; Clarke, Pilot-office, PI Harthill an • I Herald-office, Birmingham ; t, Gl a ssoNT, Prince's -square, EtAknitu,Stree i ° ofAlsa3lrkGe'triltreesettr,e,eari. 0. TREAT. "C """D A fi His p braitan,sitan,4 T ri ginally 1i h eatre-i a COttritea7l Mic: jam, 0m My 4n.y To. monit Imo_. I°U nt Bail THE 4 Prices of . 6 d Pit Doo r ' to Rill Comm SE C N "1v cons( One c° ,piTn kencin.E 0 , 0 0 c,. at o 411 S E CITY T dXII 4 V " 1 HE Admi of LT s , i( !, Ye Half-i nile C" Itt a .11A j Lva 14 4 e It is al; C 4 g itfoZe. %Aill .. e i "ItISSI( vi, APut AD D ALI ] , EC zo.. 3forti ..___c_i_ L ie r ,. l'' ' LE; It t Li,