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not, remove the stigma which the verdict had inflicted.
We rejoice, therefore, sincerely that the fact of his
innocence is now cleared from all suspicion. lie will
again go forth into the world with an unblemished repu-
tation, and we trust pursue his professional career with
, uninterrupted success. Ile has felt, under the worst cir-
eutnstauces, the value of character. When the strongest
appearances of guilt multiplied and reflected their dismal
images upon him, he found in rile circle of the friends
who knew him the talisman which saved him harmless
from the terrors of the law. Let no man rashly blame the
injustice of fate. The wholly innocent seldom suffer the
penalties of guilt; but against those whose fame is spotted,
doubtful evidence too frequently prevails. Wasonable
allowances should be made fur the fallibility of human
testimony, and witnesses especially ought to be careful how
they undertake to identify persons whom they have only •
few minutes under their hasty and imperfect observation;
but perhaps it would be inconsistent with the effectual
administration of justice, to require that no prisoner
should be convicted, though his guilt was proved on the
oaths of two or three positive witnesses, because a host of
his friends might be willing to purge him of the imputa-
tion, by their joint asseverations of the excellence of his
moral character.

We learn that Mr. FAVNILEROY preserves a perfect
composure and firmness of mind; and that during the
whole of yesterday he was occupied in drawing up a com-
plete detail of the transactions relative to the forgeries on
the Bank, for the information of the creditors, and which
will contain a developement of the partnership concerns,
which he deemed it essential should be unfolded, and
which, as the last act of his life, he has put upon record.

The arrival of the Gilmore from Bengal, and the Triton
from Madras, was yesterday announced in the City, and
letters and papers have been brought by both ships for
several of the Houses connected with India ; but they con-
tain nothing new, as their intelligence was anticipated by
that of the General Palmer, which left Madras a fortnight
later. By the arrival of the Guardian from Singapore,
which place she left on the 24th of July, we have received
intelligence to the 9.3 d of that month, by which we learn
generally that produce has fully maintained the prices it
brought some time back, and that the market for European
goods was not quite so brisk as when the former advices
came away. A great rise had taken place in the price of
every kind of spice, which was there attributed to the
' c %skin of Sumatra to the Dutch ; and a belief was enter-
tained that that Power would resume its former absurd pro-
hibitory duties on the commerce of other stations. Little is
certainly to be expected from the commercial policy of the
Dutch ; they have lately shown a very tolerable sample
both of their selfishness and stupidity in the Java Tariff ;
but still we can hardly conceive that they will attempt a
shin!: r proceeding with regard to Sumatra, as the close
vicinity of our free port of Singapore, must create and
maintain a smuggling trade between it and their posses-
sions in the Malay Archipelago, which will have the effect
of utterly ruining their revenue in that quarter. When
the Guardian sailed, the exchange was still extremely de-
pressed ; 3s. 7d. to the Spanish dollar. Calcutta being the
commercial capital of the East, we must expect that the
exchange of the outports will be pretty generally regu-
lated by the exchange of that city.
During the whole of yesterday the Consols were very
flat, and (heir prices decreasing throughout the whole of
the day. Consols fur money opened at 95, and in the
course of the day fell to 94,1, but towards the close they
rose to 94, 95. Very little business was however done in
this market. The South American Securities have not only
maintai .ed their former prices, but even improved. No
satisfactory reason has been assigned for this seeming pa-
radox. _ _

The following is an extract of a letter from Singapore,
dated July 29 :—" Several prows have been dispatched in
search of the eminent merchant, Mr. Thornton, who has
been so long missing, to Borneo, Lingen, Billetore, and
Ditty, but they have returned with accounts not at all to
be depended upon. The last that returned brought advices
that they had heard 'f an European being taken up a river on
the coast of Borneo, (a rendezvous for pirates) where he
was observed cutting his name on a tree, for which they
(the pirates), afraid of being found out, put him to death.
—Cukutta Paper.
The distress of the lower class of the nctives still con-
tinues, and although exertions are made for their relief,
the remedies hitherto employed hare only been partially
efficient. We regret that our endeavours to bring this
subject before the notice of a certain class of the commu-
nity have been unsuccessful, and we certainly wish our con-
temporaries would show some disposition to assist us. We
can say nothing more than we have already advanced, that
numbers of natives die daily in the streets from mere star-
vation, which might be prevented if those persons who
ought to set the example of humanity would come for-
ward. A great deal might be effected by little or no trouble
or expense.—Madras Paper.
The Austrian Government in Italy has issued a notifica-
tion, prohibiting the internal trade in all kinds of foreign
commodities, under the absurd pretence of favouring the
national industry. They arc, in future, to be deemed con-
traband, and a fine of double the value imposed on those
who have them in their possession.

The accounts of the state of the rivers on the Continent
continue to be everywhere favourable, the water con-
stantly though slowly falling. The Uutch journals are
filled with long and melancholy accounts from various
parts of the kingdom, relative to the dainrie done by the
overflowing of the rivers of the interior, and the high tides
on the sea coast.

Letters from Tangiers of the 27th ult. state, that in the
evening before, the linvernor. in obedience, as he alleged,
to orders, and from his Government, had sent an armed
force on board the Fortunate, Sardinian vess;:l, then at
anchor in that port, and taken possession of her. He at
the same time directed the acting Captain and the chief
part of the crew, who were on shore, to be seized as pri-
soners of war ; in consequence of which, the Consul of
his Sardinian Majesty caused the Sardinian flag-staff to be
taken down. The Moors seem at present to have but two
decked boats, of about 30 tons burthen each, in the whole
empire: but later Recounts from Tangiers add, that the
Government are endiavouring to purchase some vessels to
arm against the Sardinian trailo, and that they intend to
immediately tit out a small felucca, of about eighty tons,
fir that purpose.—Gi4rtiNe Nos. 6.
According to official statements transmitted to this cnun-
try from Hayti, it appears that the population amounts to
935.35 persons. The army by sea and land consists of
4.:,.',•40 men, and the effective force of the national guards is
stated to be 113,:128 men in arms.

In France, the English language is now considered in-
dispensable to a finish-d education ; and English literature
is so highly apprteia;cd, as to be accounted an essential
requisite hi the completion of a private library. It has
been long lamented that a select collection of the works of
our best writers was attended with difficulty, and could
only be procured at an expense which placed them beyond
the teach a yen of persons of moderate fortune. This source
of regret has at lemnh been re:noved by Messrs. llalignani,
booksellers in the Rue Vivienne, Paris, who have under-
taken to publish, by subscription, an English edition of the
wnrks of more than eighty of our most celebrated writers.
Their prospectus, which we have seen, announces " A Col-
lectiun ofthe eh: /:r era:urn... in English Literature,embellished
with portraits engraved from the must authentic originals,
by llfeslgewooil, and enriched with Commentaries and Bio-
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hands. This work will be completed in about '2OO vo-
lumes, and from its moderate price and its correct and
beautiful execution, will introduce the mort renowned
poet', philosophers, politicians, and statesmen of England,
to the acquaintance of the continental literati, in a form
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