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LONDON, FRIDAY, Dscrxisa 16. MS.

• At an early hoer yesterday morning the Earl of Liven-
:ow. and the Cmancrttos of the EICHLQCr.a arrived in
town from their eauatry teeidenees, and at twelve o'clock
held a consultation 4.llMitoble Earrs house in Whitehall
with some official gintl4Wit. upon the alarming state of the
monied interest or capitalists of the country, particularly
the bankers of London.
At three o'clock a Cabinet Connell was held at the
F:ireip-office, summating for which were issued on Wed-
neatly evening, by order of the Earl of LivearooL, after
the Nobk Earl's interview with the Governor and Deputy
Governor of the Bank of England. The sumitonses were
despatched by messengers to those Members of the Cabinet
who were at suflleiendy short distances from the metropolis
ti be in time to attend the Council, particularly those con-
versant with financial afrairs; and, considering the season
of the year, a tolerably numerous assemblage of the Minis-
ters took place. There were present the LOAD CH ANCE L-
Loa. the Earl of Livitarow., the Crinarczt.con of the.
EIC/NAQUr R, Mr. Peat, Mr. CANNING, Mr. HUSEISION,
Lord Mer.vrire, Lord BEILIY, and Mr. IVrarN. The
('abinet Council sat in close deliberation till half-past five
o'clock.

At the breaking up of the Cabinet Council the Earl of
Livtaroor. and the Cmastcsecoa of the EXCHEQUER
went to the Right Hon. Gentleman's office in the Treasury,
where the Governor end Deputy Governor of the Bank of
England were in waiting to receive them, having left the
Bank at five o'clock. The Ministers communicated to the
Governor and Deputy Governor the result of the delibera-
tions of the Cabinet Council, which had occupied their
special attention two hours and y half. The deliberations
of the Ministers and the Governor and Deputy Governor
of the Bank lasted upwards of half an hour.
Afterwards the Governor and Deputy Governor returned
to the Bank of England, to report to the Directors the
communication which they had received from the Fresr
LOAD of the TREASURY and the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHICIUKR, as to the malt of the proceedings of the
Cabinet Council.
The Earl of Livearooe afterwards left town, in his
travelliog chariot and four, for Coombe Wood, near Kings..
ton, Surrey. The CuaNceccoa of the Exchequers left
town for his house at Beckenham, Kent.

Times could not suffer even the Mansion-house
. pass without taking occasion to throw in the
discord, and to bring all those efforts into sus-
which have for their object the restoration of com-
confidence, and arresting the ruinous progress of

groundless alarm which it bad taken so much pains to
vimesmiserte, end width tt tttlydll eqted pliWto keep up.
step is to militate the purport 6f the Resolutions
Watt moved by Mr. BAILING, and unanimously Car-
; which were as follow:
That the unprecedeeted sotarrassinson sod difficulties
V& the eireulatien of the country at present labours are
Greetridatuf b e gewevelpewie,for whisk there are leo
smolt ; that this Meeting has the fullest confidence In
sad substance of the banking establishments of the ea-
, A. emote,, and they believe that the acting generally
theteimlideme would relieve all these symptoms of distress
show themselves is a shape se ala►ming to the timid,
M these who are forced to sacrifice their property to
demands upon them, which it is no imputation upon
jaggiest sad prudence not to hare element.
It it having bean stated to this Meeting that the Dime-
Bask of England are occupied with the remedy for a
things so mfirsordinary, this Meeting will refrain from any
with the esessures of the Directors of the Bank, who,

satielled, will de their duly towards the public.
baring the rimmed confidence in the stability of the
et the country, we dealers our determination to sup-
/ utmost of our power."
advice suggested by Mr. Bastimo, and embodied
lations,"says the 7 nisei, in its leading article of
, " might eettainly, if acted upon by the mer-
the metropolis, tend to relieve and lighten the
eviL That advice, and those resolutions, are in
the country has the greatest confidence in die
salablishments—chef 'sort., will tArrefore dierniss
twat panic, and will eisteit presenting hi*

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'for payment more than at other times." Now it will be
seen that the meeting, being assembled to deliberate on the
best means of relieving the unprecedented embarrassments
of the country, began by ascribing those einbarassinents
to their cause, " a general panic, for which there was no
reasonable grounds;" but they did not resolve, as the
Times here represents them to have done, " that people
will dismiss their present panic"—for, u 113 body of men
can answer but for themselves, such a preposterous reso-
lution, had it been passed, must expose them to ridicule,
and this wits the effect intended by the misrepresentation.
Neither was it at all resolved that the etortz —" will ab-
stain from presenting bills for payment more than at other
times." 1 here is no phrase in the resolutions which ad-
mits of any such interpretation. As far as the public ex-
pression of their undoubting confidence " in the means
and substance of the banking establishments" might have
the effect of rallying the public mind, and inducine others,
by their example, to have the same faith in their stability
which they themselves reposed, the object of the meet-
ing was attained. To hold them up to the public as re-
solving that the people at large—for whose will we all
know they could not be responsible, and for whose nets
they could not answer—would refrain from presenting their
bills for payment, is to represent the meeting as composed of
persons devoid both of common information and of com-
mon sense ; since there is no man at all acquainted with
mercantile concerns who does not know that all Bills, if
due, must be presented for payment, or the holder will
become liable. To represent a public meeting of the prin-
cipal Merchants as passing in effict such resolutions as
those which the Times describes them to have done,
serves to show to what an excess a public journal may
carry its malevolence when it has a purpose to cover. The
meeting itself is next aspersed. To deny its usefulness at
this eventful moment would not do ; to pestion the cha-
racter, uprightness, or ability of the Merchants com-
posing it, would not have done either. It was so ma-
nifestly calculated to dissipate that dismay which had so
rapidly spread itself over the country, and which threatened
in its progress the extinction of our prosperity as a com-
mercial people, that openly to have reprobated it would
have betrayed the spirit and discovered the machinations of
the party. The Times, therefore, artfully shifts the odium
of objecting to it from itself, by raising it as from another
quarter. The public are told that " the BANKIMS of real
solid credit are nifimded at ;it. They want no such meet-
ing ; they consider it as an unnecessary interference in
their affairs; they call for no consideration at the hands of
their customers, which at last they never would obtain to
any important degree."
We are entitled here to ask for proof. When the first
merchants of wealth and character in London assemble to
devise the speediest and best means of putting a stop to a
train of calamity that makes every man in the king-
dom stand aghast—when Banking-houses, hitherto of the
greatest eminence, are stopping payment, one after
another, and involving thousands in wretchedness and
ruin—when this deplorable state of things is known to
arise, not from any failure in their funds, but by the utter
stagnation of all public credit, and the sudden and exces-
sive run upon them, occasioned by an alarm spread by
means of the public press into every quarter of the king-
dom, which alarm, although entirely unfounded, yet hav-
ing more or less infected the whole country, is rapidly
sweeping away all the resources of public credit, and
burying all the securities of property, and all its substantive
funds, in one common ruin—is the Times warranted in
affirming of the meeting thus assembled—thus imperi-
ously called for, that—the BANE sits of real solid credit are
nfj►ended at it ; that they want no such meeting; and that
they denounce it as an unnecessary interference in their
affairs? What! to turn aside, if possible, the distress
which is fast extending itself over every class of society,
and threatening to bring down the whole fabric of our
commerce—do the Bankers, of all men, take offence at
this, as an unnecessary and uncalled-for interference in
their affairs? Away with the base insinuation. It is a
glaring and slanderous falsehood.
Every man who has the spirit and principles of an Eng-
lishman, will hail the ardour and activity with which the
Merchants of London, with the Bank Directors at their
bead, have devoted themselves to the removal of those
embarrassments in which the interests of all classes—from
the highest to the lowest—are so deeply involved. What
is the cold, apathetic, unsympathising language which the
Times holds upon the occasion ?
" As to the Bank of' England, it must look is itself anti
its Proprietary: it is an establishment of business, and
must conduct its affairs on the principles of business.
What would be said to the Directors hereafter, if they
should be found to have plunged their concern ir.to embar-
rassments, and should say in their excuse, that soft pity
had moved their hear is—that they had listened with sym-
pathy to this tale of wo, and that history of distress, and
let the INSOLVENT BANKERS of town and country run
away uith their assets?"

We have bete the tone of Conzurr, undisguised and
unqualified. It is no uncommon thing in the intrigues of
party, that those who are bitter enemies to each other be-
fore the curtain should be sworn friends behind the scene.
There are those—and they are not few in number—who
look to the destruction of public credit through the depre-
ciation of our paper currency, as the sole pathway to the
object at which they aim. The panic, which the party has
been so successful in creating, promised at least a chance of
making this great nation the instrument grits own internal
rain. There is, however, yet enough of firmness, and wis-
dom, sad fortitude, left In the great body of the British
people to foil the daring attempt when they shall discover
the design that lurks under it. That design has long
since been visible to many, and the organ of the party
brings us every day better acquainted with the character
and views of the enemy.

CITY, Tftt7llllDAY EVININS.

To that portion of the public (and we should apprehend
that it is a very large and important one) which has duly
appreciated the firmness and liberality of the London
Merchants and Bankers in all periods of great public peril,
whether of a financial or political description, we need
scarcely state, that the highly respectable meeting of yes-
terday at the Mansion-house, comprising as it did men of
the first consideration in the City, held for the express
purpose of checking the wild and disastrous panic which
has afflicted the mercantile world in a degree for many
weeks, but which, during the last seven days, has threat-
ened destruction to the most opulent establishments, was
attended with the best possible effect. It has already
checked the fears of the timid, and blighted the hopes of
the mischievous. This latter class wu emphatically com-
pared by an eminent Banker, this morning, to a snake
gnawing a file: for their efforts, even with the 7'imes
Journalist rounding the trumpet of alarm at their head,
have been ineffectual in preventing the restoration of confi-
dence; and a bitter disappointment was experienced by
them at the announcement and result of the public meeting
which has produced such excellent effects. In the present

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THE BRITISH PRESS.

instance, it probably opented more powerfully than any
previous meeting ever had the opportunity of doing ; be-
cause this assembly, representing so large a share of the
wealth, integrity, and respectability of the City, had nut to
contend against a panic arising from external circumstances,
when all that could be done was to endeavour to strengthen
confidence by rezommentlations of patience and forbeare
ance, as was the case in IRO and other periods during th-
war ; but it had to meet and rebut an alarm that arose out
of circumstances that were comparatively, at least, under
the control of the leading bankers and met chants of the
City ; for, as Mr. T. Wilson truly observed, the embarrass-
ments were caused, in a great measure, by banking and
other establishments holding securities to an enormous
amount, that were not immediately convertible into cash.
This was readily assented to, and a declaration of confi-
dence by the principal houses of the City was con-
sidered all that was necessary to ally the ferment ; and
the altered appearance of affairs on the Royal Ex-
change and Stock Exchanges showed how accurate was
'the prediction, for confidence appeared restored to-
day in a manner that the roost sanguine could scarcely
have anticipated. The business in the Consols Alarket
was by no means so heavy 8, it has been for several days
past, and it was conducted with a degree of regularity,
or rather an absence from agitation, that has not recently
been experienced in the Stock Markets. Console opened
at 821 f ; but the failure of a very respectable broker's firm,
and the report of that of one or two mercantile cstabliah-
ments, had the effect of depressing them to but a re-
action afterwards took place, and they left off at The
Reduced Annuities were done at 79f 80 791 80f1.—
Exchequer Bills were 303. ets. dis.
The settlement in the Toreign Market was the only
business attended to amongst the brokers and jobbers there.
With the exception of the house we have alluded to above,
no defaulter was declared, and the balances were not heavy.
The following prices were reported : Spanish Bonds 131 ;
Greek ditto 14, 16; Danish 38, 9; Colombian ditto 384 9 ;
Mexican ditto 60& Brazilian Scrip 17 13 dis. ; and
GuateMala ditto IS 13 dia. Money was quite plentiful,
and South American Stocks so scarce that the Bears of
them were obliged to borrow them to deliver, particularly
Colombian Bonds.

The Bank has been extremely liberal in doing all they
can to alleviate the distress, by lending money on Stock,
Exchequer Bills, and even Bills of Exchange. This
conduct, in addition to the effects of the meeting yesterday,
has prevented the Bankers from experiencing any incon-
venience to-day. Everett's house is expected to resume its
payments, as is also the establishment of Wentworth and
Citaloner. 'f he stoppage of the bankinn•-houre of Sir
Walter Stirling, in the Strand, caused but little sensation
cast of Temple-bar.
We trust that we may now congratulate the public upon
this frightful consternation having for the most part passed
away, and that business in a few days will in sonic degree
resume its wonted serenity, although the effects of it must
be felt for some time.

It has been reported, that it is the intention of his Ma-
jesty's Ministers to assemble Parliament early in the eu-
suing month. IYe can state, that there is nu foundation
for this rumour.

The Mansion-house was crowded yesterday with mer-
chants of the first respectability, all eager to sign the reso-
lutions entered into on Wednesday by the Lord Mayor,
Bankers, &e. public notice being affixed in front of the
Mansion-house that it lays for signatures relative to the
late failures, &c.

We are extremely sorry to learn that the old and re-
spectable firm of Sir Walter Stirling, Bart., Stirling, and
Hodson, of the Strand, were obliged to suspend their pay-
ments yesterday. We have good authority, however, for
stating, that they will eventually pay twenty shillings in
the pound.
We understand that all the notes of Messrs. Seward,
!Tetley, and Co. hankers, Salisbury, will now be paid
at Messrs. Barclay, 'fritton, and Co.'s, bankers, Lom-
bard-street.

We omitted to state, that on the day when Messrs.
Williams And Co. suspended their payments, Messrs.
Cooper and Co., of Bridgnorth and Wenlock, trans-
ferred their account to Messrs. Grote, Prescott, and Co.
We are requested to state, that the notes of Messrs. J.C.
and H. Simonds, bankers, of Reading, are payable at
Messrs. Frys and Chapman's, Bankers.
We are authorised to contradict the report of the stop-
ping payment of the very respectable firm of Messrs. Mil-
len and Twiss, bankers, Gravesend, which unfounded re-
port appeared in the Star of Wednesday. A public de-
claration has been issued, signed by the principal inha-
bitants of Gravesend, declaring their perfect confidence in
the hank of Messrs. Milieu and Twist+, and that, as a
proof thereof, they are ready to receive their notes as usual.
The, mails which arrived yesterday stated that so cagey
were persons in the different post towns to gain some infor-
mation relative to the London bankers, that hundreds
assembled round the coaches for intelligence.
Several instances of magnanitnity and generosity are
sta:ed to have omitted in the city during the panic; two
of them, much to the credit of tthe monied men. One of
the most celebrated of the capitalists sent one hundred
thousand pounds to his banker, when he heard of a run
upon the house. It was refused, as there was in this case
no occasion for the assistance. Another, the head of a
West India House, was favoured with an offer to assist his
banker to a very large amount, 300,0001. We are sorry,
however, to say. these arc rare instances. The bankers
generally have been shamefully used, their constituents
drawing all their money suddenly out of their hands, occa-
sioning the greatest distress, and promoting the panic which
they themselves were publicly deploring. Three instances
of this are stated to us, but we refrain from giving the
names. Two persons had large balances at their bankers',
and sent their clerks with checks to be cashed. Such an
unusual circumstance attracted the attention of one of the
partners (as both the drawers were exceedingly wealthy),
and he very promptly not only sent the amount of the
checks but the small residue left in their hands, with com-
pliments that their accounts were closed. Another drew a
large amount, and in presence of the banker's clerk locked
the notes in a strong box to be kept at the bankers. It is
unnecessary to say the box was sent back and the account
closed.

We are sorry to state the failure of a linen-house in the
city of some eminence : the partners were extensive under-
writers at Lloyd's.

'I he Council which was sprinted tole held yesterday,
and at which the Recorder s Report was ordered to be
made, was postponed..

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Accounts received from the Cape of Good Hope yester-
day, state the arrival of the Enterprise steam-vessel, in
fifty-six days from the English Channel. The passage is
frequently made by merchant ships in from fifty-five to
sixty days.
The private letters received from Calcutta state that the
head-quarters of the Burmese were at Mangpoo, on the
right bank of the Irrawaddy, and that they were in great
force, commanded by the Chief Mung-cra-ro, the suc-
cessor of the famed Bundoolah. This Chief bad approached
within two days' journey of Promo to reconnoitre it. It
was again stated that the King of Ave had resigned in fa-
vour of his son, ten years old, in consequence of his
" favourable nativity," and all the learned of the Burmese
prophecy his long, glorious, and successful reign.
THE PRESENT Kt tqc or Sw co ex—Among the wounded
French prisoners in the attack of Cuddalore, in 1783, was
a young Sergeant, whose appearance and manners attracted
the notice of Colonel Wagenheim, commanding the Ha-
noverians, who took him to his tent, and treated him with
much kindness, till be recovered and was released. Many
years afterwards, when the French army, under Goners'
Bernadotte, entered Hanover, General Wagenbeitn at-
tended his levee. He was immediately accosted by Ber-
nadotte, who asked him if he recollected a wounded French
Sergeant, to whom he showed kind attention at Cudda-
lore. After some recollection, the General answered, that
he did remember a very fine young man of that descrip-
tion, but he had lost ail sight of him, and would now be
happy to hear of his welfare. " That young Sergeant,"
said Bernadotte, "was the person who has now the honour
to address you, and who is happy in this public opportunity
of acknowledging, and who will omit no means within
his power of testifying, his gratitude to Gen. Wagenbeim."

FeISHIONANLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Marquis of Carmarthen has arriveed at his father's, the
Duke of Leeds's, in Brutoo-street, from llornby Castle, York-
shire.

Lord Muncaster arrived yesterday at his house in Curzon-street,
from Melton Mowbray.
Earl Pomfret lee. I.ls seat, Easton, Northamptonshire, for Shug-
borough Park, Dare-.try.
Lady and 31.,s Lovett have arrived at Miller's Hotel, Jertnyn-
street., from a twin

Lord Melbou:n arrived in town on Monday.
Lord Milton arrived in London on Wetlnestiny, from Yorkshire.
S. Crawley, Esq.. M.P., and Mrs. Crawley, have arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from their seat in Suffolk.
Sir George Nugent, Bart., left Gould's Hotel, Jermyn.street, fur
his seat in Bucks.
The Marquis of Titehfield has arrived at his father's, the Duke
of Portland's, Welbeck, Notts. from a tour.
Sir Roger tr'r' eiley, Bart., arrived yesterday at Stevens's hotel,
Bond-street, from his seat, Drakelow. Derbyshire.
Count Woromow has left town fur the Earl of Pembroke's seat,
Wilton Ilouse, Wilts.
Departures from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street :
William Fawseu, Esq., for Bath ; and Captain Gunning, R.N. for
Portsmouth.
Lord and Lady Frederick Beauclerk arrived yesterday st their
house In Fitzroy-square, from their seat, Ritopton Vicarage,
Herts.

Antosls at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square:—Viscountess
Keith, from Kent ; Sir John and Lady Smith, from ditto. Dr
partures from ditto :—The Duke of Buocleueb, for Cambridge ;
and Sir John and Lady Claridge.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE DUCHESS OF

RUTLAND.

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[From a Nottingham Paper.]
On Friday last the remains of the late much-lamented
Duchess of Rutland were deposited in the family vault at
Bottesford. The anxiety to witness the mournful event
was intense, and at an early bout crowds of inhabitants of
the vicinity Lad assembled to pay the last tribute of respect
to their esteemed benefactress. Every precaution bad been
taken to insure the preservation of order, and to secure
that solemnity desirable on so melancholy an occasion. For
this purpose, his Grace's tenants, of the parish of Bottes-
ford, had been appointed special stewards.
The Parish Church of Bottesford, in which is the family
vault of the Rutland family, is a neat and beautiful
edifice with a lofty spire, and a peal of 'six belle. The
Church, on this sad occasion, was hung with black
cloth, and beneath the pulpit was placed au elegant es-
cutcheon, on which were depicted her late Grace's armorial
bearing,.
'Early in the morning of Friday, the Duke of Rutland,
whose feelings at this melancholy period it would be vain
to attempt to describe, arrived at Bottesford in his carriage
and four; he immediately proceeded to the house of the
Rev. Charles Thornton, followed by a post-chaise, con-
taining some portion of his disconsolate family. 'rhe funeral
procession left Belvoir Castle at ten o'clock, and proceeding
through Redmile, Leicestershire, and Elton, Nottingham-
shire, arrived at Bottesford about one. It was followed by
a long line of carriages and other vehicles. The following
was the order observed :

Mr. Pound, his Grace's Woodman, accompanied by twelve
tenants of his Grace, in deep mourning.
The Duchess's Coronet, on a crimson velvet cushion, carried by
a gentleman uncovered.
A favourite pony of the late Duchess. enveloped in a black cloth,
in the corners of which were e nbossed, her Grace's armorial bear-
ings ; led by two of her Grace's oldest servants.
The hearse, drawn by black horses which had belonged to her
Grace, and driven by her Grace's coachman.
Five morning coaches, drawn by six horses each.
Her Grace's carriage, drawn by four horses.
W. F. Norton, Esq. in his own carriage, accompanied by the
Rev. Mr. Salmon. _

Two carriagea and four.
Forty-six of his Grace's tenants in deep mourning.
Two of the carriages in the procession were occupied by the im-
mediate family—one by the Earl of Carlisle and his brother, and
the other by the brothers of her Grace.
The procession, in the first instance, proceeded to the
Rectory-yard, Bottesford, where it was about one hour.
The remains of the lamented Lady were then taken from
the hearse, and carried into the Church by eight gentle-
men. The coffin was covered with a rich pall of black
velvet, decorated with her Grace's armorial bearings. His
Grace joined the iltocession at the Rectory Twenty-six of
the noble ancestors and relatives of his G4ce lie entombed
in the vault, which now also contains the remains of his
late amiable Duchess. The coffin, which was understood
to weigh nearly eight hundred, was covered with crim-
son velvet, and a brass plate bore the following inscrip-
tion :

ELIZABETH,
Dachei.a of Rutland,
Seconil Daughter of Frederick Earl of Carlisle, K.G.
Born 13th November, 1780,

Died 29th Nov. 1826.

Prince Leopold arrived at Marlborough House on Wed-
nesday, from his residence at Claremont. His Royal High-
ness returned to Claremont in the evening.
Earl Bathurst left town.yesterday for Brighton.
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The Marquis of Cholinondeley arrived in town on
Monday.
Yesterday, soon after one o'clock, Mr. Walters, the
King's messenger, was despatched from the Foreign Office,
for Ireland, with great speed; he started in a chaise and
four.

On Wednesday evening, a foreign courier was sent off
with despatches from the Secretary of State's Office for the
Colonial Department, for the lonian Isles.
Yesterday, about half-past twelve o'clock, Mr. Kraus,
one of the King's Foreign Messengers, arrived at the
Foreign Office, in Downing-street, said to bring despatches
from Madrid. He had travelled with much speed, as he
Caine over from Calais in an open boat, although he only
arrived in Downing-street in a chaise and pair.
REFREBENTATIVE PEERAGE OF IRELAaD.—State of
the poll this day :
Lord Farnham 40
Lard Moaateashel . 40
Dublin Evening Mail, Dec. 19.
Sue TRADE or TAUNTON.—The principal trade in
this town is that of silk, the weaving of which was first
introduced, on a small scale, in the year 1778, by Messrs.
Forbes and Wasdale. In 1795, Mr. Leney Smith, of
London. was induced by Sir Benjamin Hatnmet to com-
mence the weaving of crape ; and about 180 G, Mr. Every
was the means of considerably augmenting the silk trade,
which has been progressively increasing ever since. The
principal articles manufactured here are crapes, persians,
sarcenets, Bandana handkerchiefs, modes, gauzes, satins,
ladies' shawls, and different sorts of mixed goods, figured
and plain. The gentlemen concerned in this trade have
I tte'y made great improvements, in the variety and beauty
of the several fabrics. The number of looms in the town
amount to abolit 1,000, and there are 200 in the vicinity.
Each loom is computed to give employment to two persons.
The annual returns of the silk trade in this town may be
estimated at not less than 150,000/. The wages alone are
about 10001. per week.—Taunfon Courier. _

IRON 'TRADE.—Iron is getting exceedingly scarce all
Over the kingdom. There never was so small a stock in
Glasgow as at present. A great number of important ope-
rations are retarded in etcus;quenee. Forty year; ago there
was only one foundry in Glasgow, which melted from a
ton to two tons a week. The foundry was situated near
where the barracks are built. The founder generally per-
formed all the operatims of melting, blowing the bellows,
and casting, by six o'clock at night, and was then ready
to appear dressed in the fashion of the day at the Exchange,
to enjoy himself among his friends. There are now 23
foundries in Glasgow and vicinity, that will melt nearly
300 tons of metal a week fur making cast-iron goods, ex-
clusive of the castings that arc brought into Glasgow from
other foundries. The quantity of steam-engines and the
larger species of machines making at present is quite un-
precedented. On an average, the unexecutell orders in
that department will lst.st seven or eight months. The
Monklaud Steel Company have just finished a blast fur-
nace. about a mile and a half above the termination of the
Monkland Canal, which will be in operation immediately,
for the manufacture of pig-iron, under the liirectiou of time
intelligent and scientific. manager.—Ghtsgou. Fit r.
We understand that as yet no discovery has been made
that can lead to the detection of the assassins of Mirs Scott
and her servant in Hillsborough, though the Marquis of
Downshire, Mr. Moore, of Eglantine, and Mr. Reilly, are
incessant in their endeavours to find some clue to this
dreadful transaction. Some persons had been taken up on
suspicion, and subjected to examination ; but as they have
been liberated, being considered innocent, we forbear men-
tioning their names at present.—Belfast Chronic*.

INDIA.

By the Duke of Lancaster, arrived at Liverpool, uh•
have been received from Calcutta to the soth of Joy elusive. The latest news from the Burmese ter;u stated that the main body of the British troops, under '
command of Sir A. Campbell, remained in Prome sod
'
neighbourhood. No military movements had taktn
front the date of the previous accounts; nor were sose
pected to take place, the rainy season having set
to
the war should not be terminated by negotiations, sa
Campbell intended to embrace the first opportunity to,
offered to march his troops towards Ummerapoota,
army was uncommonly sickly, above one-third of them.
being in the hospitals. General Morrison with his di►
sion, was cantoned in Arracan. A trifling, but
affair had taken place in Assam, between the troops sod.
the command of Lieutenant Neufville and the flumes. in which the latter were defeated. The followiag or, re
tracts:—

[From the India Gazette of July 20.1
BURMESE WAR.
Judging fr Miley we have beard, as well as from eteerience
the impractic of calculating upon their most peculiar tie.,
we are inclined to suppose that the termination of the
flan
'Z'
war may not be so speedy as many (among then) ourmileem atw,
time imagined. With the people the war, we believe, is dreiewi;
unpopular. The Despot, and his adherents, however, appeal, e; termined not to succumb; and if it is true that they ea; been joined by the Siamese, that resolution, in all Iskenew4
has acquired the greater strength. Perhaps they will 144' come to any thing like a pitched battle with our troop. er'
They will rather retreat as we advance, destroying all they tie -.1"
prevent our reaping any adventage from an invasion. If
do so, sad make no sincere overtures to negotiate, the
must be that offers of negotiation must copse from us,
are to terminate by treaty. Our last letters from Prome ea: taaif
generally speaking, all was welL The rains were setting
rtha,
and the temporary huts of our troops were about finished.
IfW;*
habitants of the place and the adjacent villages had all neatly turned to their homes, and daily brought in such few anklet's;
the country produces. They appear quite happy at the thine
that had taken place. Twelve elephants (for the COSSlnilisriat
partment, we believe) had been got from the head men of the mate.
and several more were expected. They are, we believe, cousigewa
as property, and bad been valued by a committee accordingly.
" As to our enemy," observes a correspondent, " I shaft be sm.
prised if we have to fire another shot. The, game seems to hall
beep up. in despair of doing anything.'
The Court of Ava Is either too proud or too ignorant hew to
proceed in diplomacy to conic forward first with proposals; dwara
from all that could be learned, there are hardly any terms dim could be offered which would not joyfully be acceded to, to pi rid of us.
A man, who seri red from Ara, reported that they were gong
through the ceremony of repairing the fort ofAmmerapoors. terays every thing at the same time was kin readiness for the flight el of the King and royal family, and (what is of more moment min the white elephant ! They were also, it was understood, trying in
collect troops (affecting that they intend to attack our loten a.
Prone) but rind it immenfible to keep them together. The in,
happy conscripts are caught one day, but give:their oppressors the
slip the next. The. " great moral lessons" that have been emits
them (writes our correspondent) have had all due effect upon the.i minds. The spirit and the pride of the nations have been brokr.
and the Government is already, con:paratively speaking, vent ot
authority and disorganised.
It wan reported, that on our advancing towards the capital the
King and Court will fall back in the first instance on Monetaboo.
North of that again is another strong hold, at the distatre of
fifteen days' march, which they were understood to be rewstricg.
Beyond that place again, et three months' journey from Ava(for the natives say no, doubt in their usual style of exaggeratenl is
another strong hold to.whieh the Golden Court will fly as we as.
Vance.
This was the current opinion at Prome, and reported to be care.
manly talked °fret the capital. If the Burmese adept tt:e ;,lan
referred to, we Shall be no nearer peace when at Are rhea
we were at Rangoon. So* that, unless we comnence at.
gotiations, we shall be reduced perhaps to the breathy tr
taking possession of the country in Coto. Though our usual and
professed line of policy in the East is in opposition to further teen.
torial aggrandizement, the acquisition would be a splendid ate,
it might be retained ; and with reference to its fertility, products,
its people and capabilities, superior to any part of India of the same
extent. The population now is extremely small (a matter of course
under so despotic, grinding, and cruel a Government ;) but the ma.
teriel is uncommonly good, and, under an enlightened rule, met
be made anything of.
Our friends at Promo have of late seen ti;great deal of the
Burman people (mere especially since their arrival at that place),
and they state that they certainly appeared to greater advantage the
more that was seen of them.
Their failings are those that naturally result from subjection to a
Government such as they are cursed with such as dissimulation,
mendacity, and cruelty of punishment among those in euthority,
but in those only. The men are fine, open-honed, cheerful,
manly fellows, and kood-tempered to a wonderful degree. Seth a •
thing as a quarrel or abuse is quite unknown ; and they continually
amuse themselves with games and sports that sea more likely than
most things to try their tempers—such as boxing, wrestling, Toot.
ball, &c. In the former they are not very scientific; but they go
to work heart and soul, laying it on to the utmost of their ability.;
in short they are what the fancy would call out-end.outers, or pet.
feet gluttons.
Of the ladies our correspondents do not profess themselves so
well qualified to speak. There is no unpleasant restraint, shutting
up, or concealment, enjoined nor known among thim. They Wye
about, paying and receiving visits, just as they think proper. Chat.
tity is a virtue not so much inculcated amongst them as in most
others; but there is reason to suppose it is more practised titan in
is
ms 3vierlyymsortriekeintagil:zi
in houses or walking about, or keeping their shops; and such a
thing as an Immodest gait, gesture, or look, has never been observed,
oumenr obfythheunwdreamg
edheyonanre conTshmenotluytweelernd bybe one
although they will enter into conversation with one, sit with one,
or talk with perfect freetionl. Should we hear further particulars
of these interesting people abd their country, from the same enter.
raining and instructive Correspondent who supplied the above, we
shall not fail to submit them to our readers.
[From the Bengal Harkens.]
DIPIAPORE,JULT 9.
The filth native infantry is tow embarking to peened to
Calcutta.
Bzsmexs, JOLT I.
Our corps (the 14th native infantry) reached this station yestEr•
day, from Dacca, after a very quick peerage; so much so, indeed.
that the General has been taken by surprise. There being no.u.es
vacant, he does not know what to do with us, and we have bun
ordered to encamp and wait further instructions. The Nth came
in our rear as far as Ghazeepore, but were ordered bark from dime
to Dinapore, where they are to remain for a time. .

ssi JUNI 29.
We are seriously looking for-rain ; God only intows what the
poor inhabitants will do if we get none! It-is said that two.
thirds of the entee have died for want of fodder, and thaw
that remain are walking-skeletons. Grain of every docripties
extravagantly dear; indeed grain is scarcely procurable at chit
place, but I hear they are pretty well at Neermuch. The twelve
new regiments will in all. probability remove many of us. Yoe
bare no idea how uncomfortable weere, In consequence of lector.:
clouds of dust flying about all night and day.
We stiU use our Tatteea. Fortunately this station comintas
heslthy. although I understand the cholera has prevailed at Neu.
much and Bhopalpore. Tho Brothers of the Kilwireoring Lvira
en the East, gave a ball and supper on the 7th proximo, to 511 uk
beauty and fashion at this place.

Bursaßya, JrtY9.
The 14th regiment disembarked to.day, and marched interim?
(From the Governmost Gazette.)
The following is understood to be the tome of *swam/ at Ch.
long, Sembewgheon, and 51angpon :
At 31angpoct, IWO Burmese, 1000 Siamese at Chslsrg, 2000
Burmese, 1000 Siamese ; at Sembewgheon, 3000 Burma:, 291:9
Siamese, making a total of 10,000 :um.

PENANG.
Letters from Pensrg, by the Eliza. state that they cont,r.uri
there in an attitude of defence. The Rajah of Ligon ass it thj
Quetta river with 250 prows of all sins. and about 9000 foil"."°.
and had requested permission to pass with his fleet through Pers..;
harbour on his way to Peirah and latingore. This has been re.
fused, and it was conjectured that he would in a few wetks retntit
northward to Ligon, and nettle the war in that quarter. The 8,-
jah is stated not to be in favour at the Siamese CAM, A 3 ito to
viewed with distrust by the new King.
Extract of a letter from Primolen :—:" Jt aesn-s !fir M.'s!
leaving Beaconlen, declared yattil and Tappanooy, tree rolls.
The Sultan of Palembang has been for some time on the Litis
the interior, it is supposed for no good purpose. The chit's tier
however. although in utter abhorrence of the Duter. rise ni
proaching tr.irster with that kind of apsthy and disrcgati
is often the toots: feature in the Malay."

AnnACA%.)y.NE:2I

There is a flying report here of the occupation of Arr
and Sandowe on the main, for the purpose of acing in corral •
Sir A. Campbell on the re-co.ni..encement of hostilities. The
from Talek to A•ng is only :bout three days' journey, and It",
thence to Sandowe from t•n to eleven days the road thtar:n

latter places is very pr‘salth.• ; but hetwean the formers mere -
gle footpath • taking It altogether, allowing the greatest
and for the Selisys necessary. consequent or. crossing ii•
Wen. &c. when a practiaahl.,: road is made hrwro,, '%'i4 and
the army could ',arch to Sandowe in less than a month. 1:y
possessing ourselves of Sandoire, an easy coinmunicrion can b
opened with Sir A. Caniphell. There appears a great tletioencv
populaticn all through this country. The *iamese have ion,"
the Burmese, and upwards of one half of their force is ro:nru.,'
of them. A regular concentration of their farces we Mee, eu t''''
place, but the positive situation is not yet determined upon.

The Manchester mail was upset yesterday morning vn!
its way to London, and in consequence the &bray 01
letters from the General Post Office was delayed of""
of four hours beyond the usual time.

town mic IS souse at neezenness,
The news could rmt sake evo
. ,
Meeting fe ;mei salon' taking oco
torch of Aimed, and le bring an ti
Vasa, Winch have for their ohiect th
menial confidence, and arresting th
that groundless alarm which it bad ti
aississiome, mid winds it taken
.etp
lts first step is to mutate the puma
, which were moved by Mr. BAILING,
vied, and which were as follow:
•' 1. !list the unprecadeated embers
under wish the agitation of the count
mei* Iv iirearliated re e general pone
.essigaalls email; ; That this Meeting hat
the Meals cad sibilance of the banking
plug and the mentry. and they believe I
open that Mildews woad relieve all tiv
shirlt am show thesselres in a shape s
end as fatal to these who are faced to s
meet sodden Mounds upon them, which
shek judgement sad prudent* not to have e
" 1 That it bay* been stated to this
tin of the Bank el England are irrupts
etas ei things so sursordinary. this Meet
iaterfcrence with the 111M141111 of the Din
they see satielled, will de their dal sneak
" 3. That liming the drew* cicadas
peitlie milt or the country, we deniers o
pert it to the utmost of oar power."
" The advice suggested by Mr. B 4
is Use resolstto* na,"says the 7iones,
ii
yonterday, " might eettainly, if acts
chants of the metropolis, tend to ref
existing eviL That advice, sod the
'feet, that the country has the great
bolting enliblialimesta—thou PIOPLI
their present pure, and mil, sisters