The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-20 00:00:00

to
Java, it would appear, had came foundation in fact.
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In the early. part of April last, the resident of
lijokjakarta informed the government that Pan- L'..ticthhetheploe„trgue b'eon6'ellZoirdlrsaletavufe I,:e "rilis "eri6 la
geeran Halo Ronggo, brother of I)hipo Negoro, the praying that such measure. moy be aloptelsaau lo‘ld'uud
lender of the general rebellion, and related to the I the faithful
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present Sultan and other purees of high rank, was future peyn.ent of the cividends, without any deluotiwi.l:
organising and arranging ft r an insurrection in I conformli,tyb
ugunne
pleased
for the gratify
favour of hie brother, in order to place the latter on to thank
ini
present administrationy the hopes rbeyseentetortasrity to tks.
whiche t file° have te
, tad
the throne of Java. The resident was furnished with
sure them that every exertion shall be employed to keet:i.".
means to crush any disposition to revolt. About June
10th the Pangeeran Rooggo's plans were digested, violate the engagements of the country ; and I feet rook
war, 4 e
~ tnh e
subjected saer fi ee s
and the frequent passing cf messengers indicated an dibeeispldy pledged by the resolution of the meeting to petymii
under agitation. The resident accordingly made use ntpear .yo ffronielo itsienbnenlingnefo :I:eyed toood zeh tohtrzinugn h you, it,
of the powers confided to him, and arrested Pan- !
agovernment, byy your impreseivegacknowledgmentPi"ht4raftbm
geerau Ronggo through one of his blood relations. for the ruin and mischief caused to the num% a-
The suspected rebel willingly yielded up his cris, bat rthhee stotantirgnhwtootdepieici
not
said nothing; he was shortly after sent under a by
ncivihlaye
been required.' This act of justice (124
military escort to Semarang, where ho arrived on have
by you to her most faithful majesty's goveremeet
the 11th June.
actuates the public meeting over which you so wurthill ph,
sided, cannot tail to influence myself sod colleagues iaiso
tieing every available means to remedy and remove the did..
culties which stiii surround as, resulting from various say,
tied disorders and dissension., and induce our serious ex
sideration in determiniug the important questions of times
not only as the surest mean, of carrying out th . jek.,,to,-
conveyed by tne vote of the Cortes. b ,t also for envie/
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lost confidence and r--estab.ishing the impaired credit sihith
has resulted from the financial and peli, int eon -
which the country has undergore, so as finally to ,
solidate the rer•urces and ensure the due pelf
of the engagement* contracted with the ioroin ...
diton, and in such a mariner as will lemon --;
fears and anxieties as to any further •I.
Such
is the task I have imposed upon myth, iud kit
with the assistance and co-operation of those who ;go..
Wrested in the re-establishment of order and orgasiiita;
our finances, I hop* to effect. I have therefore td env;
that you will make known to the general body of p • -
bondholders over whom you presided, the sentiments I eve
herein endeavoured to convey, tog. then with ra,
acknowledgments for the confidence with which they Lga
been pleased to honour me ; and, lastly, I avail eirelf of do
opportunity to renew to you the alaur.ince of the dliticesag
consideration and esteem with which I have the haw tO
subscribe myself,
Most illustrious sir, yours, &e. Ike.,
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FAST DAL—It is in contemplation to appoint an
early day of fast, prayer, and humilation, that Providence
may he pleased to stay the devastating malady with which this
and the sister countries are now visited. The precise day
has not yet been fixed, but we (Weekly Chrossic.e) under-
stand that it will be either Thursday next, or some early day
next wok.
SYMPATHY WITH THE HUNGARIANS.—A memorial,
signed by a numerous and respectable portion of the inha-
bitants of Nottingham, was presented to the mayor on
Friday, to solicit his worship to call a public meeting, for the
purpose of eliciting an exprrasinn of sympathy towards the
patriots of Hungary. The mayor, Thomas Carver, F.q, on
the receipt of the memorial, called a meeting, which is to
be held on Monday, the 27th instant.—At Livtrpnol, a peti-
tion is being prepared to induce the mayor to call a public
meeting, to express sympathy with the Hungarians.
Tan COWES REGATTA, which has been celebrated for
so many years, and which has heretofore invariably been wit
nessed by a great concourse of fashionable, wealthy, and
noble visitors appears likely to be lees attractive on the
forthcoming then en the previous occasions. On Wednes-
day, the 15th inst , the cup given by Prince Albert was to
be contended for by first-class schooners, but up to the day
of closing, the 10th, but one entry was made —viz., the
Wyvern, the splendid schooner of the Duke of Marlborough.
The time for entering was then extended two days, and
schooners not exceeding 140 tens were allowed to enter, but
two only appeared u candidates. Therefore, the cup is now
declared to be open to all ,chonners, of whatever tonnaee
and it is intended that they shall tail subject to the regula-
tions established by Mr. Acker.' scale.
BIRMINGHAM FREEHOLD LAND MOVEMENT.—
' Nineteen thousand pounds' worth of land—freehold land—
by this ens society has already been purchase ; for its mem-
' ben, and almost sixty acres will, in a few weeks, be in pones.
sion of working men, conferring county votes upnn each.
Who despairs of " winning counties " new T—Birotinghara

CONDE DI Mow.

-(Blgned)
To Mr. Richarft Tnornion.
EXCHANGES AND BIOCKB ABROAD.

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PARIS, AMU IS. Vot 1, .
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Money.. Opening i L..... ~.,_
3 pct. Cents. ....... 34 274 '. 34 4134 35 34 43 4111
5 per Cents..
S do. New Low .. ; 0 n
44 per Cents.—
4 per Casts ,. I .. .
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Kr.bange on Loodm.,: 5•4.y4, ..1 35; :0 44yi, :5 :5.
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Mercury:
THE LATE EXPLOSION AND Loss oF LIFE AT ABER-
DAILII.—On Friday en inquest wee held in the Town-hall,
Aberdare, on the bodies of the 52 persons who were killed
by this explosion. BLveral witnesses were called, who de-
tailed the particulars of the accident, but zrs positive evi-
dence was given cs to the cause of the explosion, and the
inquiry was eventually adjourned.
THE CONDEMNED CONVICT REBECCA SMITH.-

Pam 11 Mulen ; Nziant Yaniee •1 30 *Tay.
De. 3, 1141 l3 " Ira _74
Do. 44
Do. 24
MAIAJD, Acroca.l3.—Three per Oents.,2s ,caper. p", per
111 paper. Coupons, 7 paper. Bank of J 2.. ttrautlncl, now%
Exchange on London, 50.65.
Baymets, Aturer 18.—L0an1840,341 ; ditto, Ma, 941; ditto,llll,
931; ditto, 1814, 88; ditto. 11138, 84"1/ ; 18.8, IA; Lon of the (In,
pm; ditto, 1843, 915 ; Bank of Belgium, 6s;; Issas of
Exchange on London 23.45.
Beaux, Atucer, 15.—PrwieLut Five per Cent, 1011 mem; st,
Schuh!. Sch. Thrte-and.a-half per Cent., 871 bills. Eseturni: Oa
London, three months, 6.241 e. 211; on liantimrg, two stallalSol
1491; on Paris, two months, 811-12 ail 11-12.
Aran:udar, AVOUn 17.—Actual Debt, 'lwo-and-WI& la Data
52 13-16 321 • ditto, Three per Oente„ 81162; ditto, For en W..
8:1. tilt ; Aniort. SyntL, Three-and-a-ILI f per Ust...,rwt,.=
Five per Cents., 121 124 ; Belgian Two-and-6.1W en
45 13-16 431; Austrian Five per Cents., 73, • ditto,
per Cents., 38 381. Excheingea : On London, 12.621; tee mall,
11.954. llainburg, 35 ; two months, 341.

Yesterday morning a communication was received at De-
vizes, in reply to the memorial forwarded from that place to
Sir G. Grey, the Home Secretary, in favour of the un-
happy convict, Rebecca Smith, expressing the regret of the
right hon. baronet that "he can discover no grounds
which would justify him in interfering with the due course
of law."
AN ARTILLERYMAN SIIOT.—CIIATIIAM, ACG. 18.
—Yesterday the Royal Artillery at this garrison areembletl
at the usual place at Upnor, for the practice of musket-ball
firing; they were tiring in companies, and it is the custam for
the front man to advance from the ranks a few paces, and
fire at the target; as soon as he has fired, he recovers arm•,
and takes the place of the rzer man, wko advances in front.
It appears that gunner William Hepper was the front man
in the company, who advanced and bred, and the rear man,
William M'Donald, whose piece was loaded, brought down
his musket in a straight position,;and was about placing the I
cap on the nipple of his piece, when by some cause the gun
went off and the ball entered the back of Hepper, just as he
was recovering his arms. His death was instantaneous.
The deceased was a very fine young man, and was attached
to Re. 4 Company of the 11th Battalion. He was removed
to the garrison hospital to await a coroner's inquis% which
was held this day by Mr. J. Hinde, one of the county
coroners, and a verdict returned that the deceased was
accidently shot. It is reported that M'D.nald will be tried
by a court martial.

MONEY MARKET.

SATURDAY BYRNINII.

This was altogether a very quiet day on the Stock
Exchange, and the business done in the English
funds was on a very limited scale, and presented no
feature of the slightest importance. Consols opened
very firm, at the closing prices of yesterday-921 to
for money, and 92; to 93 for account, and so they
continued without any variation to the dos-. The
Three per Cents. Reduced wt re done at 921 and ;
and the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 931, 1,

and the last transactions at 94.
Exchequer Bills realised 455. and 483., and India
beads 75•. premium.
The same calm prevailed in the foreign
market the transaction( being limited to the
following, which show little variation in prises :
Brazilian Bonds, at 5:33; Buenos Ayres, at 543;
Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 1849, at 99; Equador,
at 33; Grenada, at 171 and 3 ; Mexican, ex cou-
pons, at 281 and *1 for money, and at 28; for cc-
cowl; Peruvian Four per Coat. Active 1819, at 323
and 53; ditto, Deferred at 143.
The advance which took place in the value of
money on Tuetslay, the s.ttling day on the Stock
Exchaege, proved only of temporary duration, and
with the necessity of the moment the demand in a
gnat measure subsided. Bills, however, from the
manufacturing dis nets, more especially from Lanca-
shire, have not been wanting to afford an oppor.unity
to the discouttt brokers t 3 employ some portion of
their surplus funds at 21 to 23 per cent., at which
good bills were done. At present there is no indica-
tion of this rato being reduced, (specially since the
Bank has was: to no ch termination to lower its rate
of discount, nor do s it appear that there was any
feundatiou for the rumour that such would be the

We give insertion to the following correspondence
between Mr. Richord Thornton, the indefatigable
chairman f the committee of Portuguese bondholders,
and his Excellency the Count de Timmer, on the sub-
ject of the payment of the Portuguese Bonds, with
the interest due thereon, which being sufficiently ex-
plicit requires no further comment.
Old Swan Wharf, London, July 26, 1849.
Most Illustrieua Sir,—l have the honour to hand you
herewith, by direction of the committee of Portugueet bond-
holder., a copy of a resolution unanimously adopted at a
general meeting of bondholders, held at the London
Tavern, on the 20th inst., and I am instructed by every
member of that committee to express the high satisfaction
they feel at your excellency's appointment to the elevated
sad distinguished situation of President of the Council of
Ministers of her Moat Faithful Mojcety, assisted by men
of the highest standing in Portugal. I cannot refrain
from expressing the pleasure I individually feel, and at
the same time venture to hope that your excellency
and colleagues will forthwith take measures to place the
credit of Portugal in a similar position as when your excel-
lency held the like honourable office in 1846. lam well
satisfied that had it not been for the civil war, the confidence
Englishmen reposed in the good faith of Pottage.' would not
have been sullied, and as the resolution speaks for itself, I
will only add my earnest hope that your excellency will,
with as little' delay as possible, r. aume, without deduction,
the punctual payment of the dividends, in conformity with
the stipulatiou in the bond, which says "no deduction skill
be made." In conclusion, I need hardly remind your excel-
lency that the entire revenues of the kingdom and its depen-
dencies, as well as of the crown itself, are sacredly pledged as
security fee the faithful payment of these bands and the in-
' terest thereon. If my humble services can be made availa-
ble in any way, I pray you will freely command them. I
forward this through the kindness of his Excellency Viscount
Moncorro, and I have the honour to remain,
Most illustrious sir, your obedient servant,

. ,
(Signed) RICHARD THORNTON, Chairman.
Hie Excellebey Count Thomer, &a, dm., Lisbon.
Resolution unanimously adopted at a meetine of Portia.
gum bondholders, held at the London Tavern, 20th July :
That the chairman be requested to address a respectful,
but energetic representation to his Excellency Count de
Thomisr, expressing the satisfaction of the bondholders at
his re-appointment to the presidency of the Council of
Ministers, their confidence in the new administration, and
their grateful recollec ion of the scrupulous punctuality with
which, when previously in office, he caused to be fulfilled
the fiyancial stipulations of the Portuguese government to
its creditors ; also setting forth the various compulsory sacri-
fices to whicn the foreign creditors have been subjected by
his Excellency's late predecessors, and praying his Excel-
lency to adopt such measures as will insure the faithful and
punctual discharge of the obligation' contracted, and the
fetuses payments of the dividends on the foreign debt, with-'
out any reduction, according to the terms stipulated and
guaranteed in the bonds."
RICHARD THORNTON, Chairman."
(Translated from the Portuguese.)
LISBON, Aim. 7, 1849.
Most Illustrious Sir, —I have had the honour to re-
ceive your letter of the 20th July last, transmiaing to me
the resolution unaninicusly adopted by the holders of Portu-
guese Bonds at a general meetleg held at the London
Tavern, on the 20th of the said month, expressive of the
satisfaction they feel at my being re-appointed by her most
faithful Majesty, President of the Council of Ministers in
this country, sad their confidence in the other members of
the administration over which I have the honour to preside ;
also their grateful recollec:ion of the scrupulous punctuality