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GUILDHALL, AUGUST 27, 1852.
THE COMMITTEE FOR LET PING THE
CITY'S LANDS will meet at GUILDHALL, on WEnNEs-
Dar, the Bth day of September next, at One o'clock precisely, to re-
ceive Tenders for LETTING, on LEASE, for 1514 years (less three
days), from 'Michaelmas 1852, a House, No. 40, on the west side of
Wilson-street; and a Tenement, and Coach-house, and Stable, No.
38, on the north side of Cross-street, and west side of Wilson-street,
Finsbury.
Further particulars and plans may be seen, and forms of tender
obtained at the Office of Works, Guildhall.
THOMAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller.

ANIERICAN NEWS.

where he summoned the members of the lower house.
The lion. Mr. Caron said it was not the pleasure ?f
his Excellency to announce to them the object of their
being called together until they had elected a Speaker.
The gentlemen returned to their own house, when
Mr. hincks proposed that Mr. J. S. Macdonald
should ba elected Speaker. Mr. Morin seconded the.
motion, which was carried on a division by a vote of
55 to 23.

Peru; but it appears to Lord Palmerston that their
proximity to Peru would give to that sate a prima facie
claim to them."
Now, it is certain that the fact does not, under the
rule of public law, bear out this last observation of Lord
Palmerston, because the distance from the shore of all
these islands is five or six times greater than the three
marine miles extend. It may be here added that it is
well understood that a powerful class of British
subjects, distinct from those of merchants and farmers,
has a vital interest in maintaining the regulations for
the export of guano from Peru upon their present foot-
ing. It may not be entirely satisfactory, therefOre, to
take the case of the Campeadora, or that of the Hi-
bernia, which afterwards occurred, alone into consider-
ation, in endeavouring to account fur the policy which
the British Government has thought proper to adopt in
regard to the subject. However this may be, it is quite
clear that the English case and the American case are
are quite different for the reasons already stated. As
has been shown, the rtprosentatives of the American
Government in Peru remonstrated against the issuing
of the decree of 1833. And it is a consideration of very
great weight in this case that the main object of that
decree, as it fully appears, was to drive off from the
coasts and islands of Peru, including of course those of
Lobos, the fishing vessels of the Unit:d States. Now
s
if such were the sole or principal object of, the decree—
and the agent of the United States formally remon-
strated against that decree—how is the subsequent con-
ducthad
ore thatra n
she d
citizensheorf
reallyentirethe
supposed
u nsilenceite d t
herselfsot
States
tee sr ,
possessed
e c obnucti le d
suffered
with
thee ideassel of P
things to go on as they of
absolute sovereignty over those islands ? She cer-
tainly made no attempt to enforce that decree against
v
course of years.
The undersigned has thus far spoken of the actual facts
and continued usage which he sepnoses to belong to the
gone on through a long
j U 3 t consideration of his case.

MR. WEBSTER and the LOBOS ISLANDS.
On the 233 ult. the n tg foliow • letter from Mr.
Webster on the Lobos Island question was laid be-
fore the Senate by the President
Department of State, Washingron,:—
Aug. 21, 1851.
The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United
States, has the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the
several communications of Mr. Osma, Charge d'Affaires
of Peru, of the 25th June, 3d Jul and the 9th instant.
The first mentioned of these i, communications,. however,
did not come to his knowledge until the
after he had left Washington for a short absence. o July,
very much regrets that circumstances have preventedeelle
an
earlier answer to these several communications; b
they all relate to the same subject, all will now receive as
eas
common reply.
In the first place, the undersigned will remark to Mr.
Osma, that the Government of the United States has
not now, nor over has had, any intention to facilitate the
particular purpose of any persons such as Mr. Osma
calls speculators, further than those purposes are con-
formable to public law, as well as to the laws of the
United States. This Government knows of no com-
panies, no associations, and no individuals in whose be-
half it undertakes any special protection. The question
is a general one, in which all the citizens of the United
States engaged in commerce have an interest. and that
interest Is equally respected by the United States, re-
gardless of individuals.
In the next place, the undersigned expresses the hope
that it was not Mr. Osma's purpose, by any expression
in his note of the 9th instant, to convey any intimation
that the proceedings:of this Government, in regard to the
subject, have been influenced in the slightest degree by
any conviction of the relative strength or weakness of
the parties. Such an intimation, if intended to be made,
would require no refutation, since all the world knows
the manner in which the republics of South America,
formed out-of the ancient possessions of Spain, have been
treated by this Government, from their earliest origin to
the present day.
The undersigned will make a further remark, to pre-
vent mistake and misunderstanding, upon Mr. Osma's
observation upon the conversation between him and the
undersigned, in the department of state, on the tad of
July; and that is, that the supposed discovery of Cap-
tain Morrell, mentioned in that conversation, was not
relied upon by the undersigned as founding an exclu-
sive right to the Lobos Islands on the part of the United
It was only mentioned as a fact fit to be con-
The States.
sidred in common with other facts and occurrences.
e truth appears to be that Captain Morrell was on a
voyage of discovery, and did, in fact, discover, or was
supposed to have discovered, guano on these islands.
It is certain that no book generally known and circu-
lated in this country.mentioned the fact of the existence
of guano on these islands until Captain Morrell's nar-
rative was published in 1832.
After these preliminary remarks, the undersigned now
proceeds to the consideration of the mein subject. In
his several communications Mr. Osma asserts the right
of Peru to all the Lobos islands, on the ground that she
has always exercised authority over them; that they be-
es they formerly belonged to Spain; and
long to Fern,
that from time immemorial the Peruvian Indians have
been in the habit of visiting them for the purpose of
catching seals, killing birds, and gathering eggs, and
that this exclusive right to the islands by Peru has never
been doubted or disputed.
The question is, are these unqualified declarations of
Mr. Oema strictly accurate? The Lobos, or Seal
Islands, as their name imports, lie in the open Pacific
Ocean, the nearest of
They are, ar. Os admits,
mere barren rocks in the sea, uninhabited and uninha-
bitable. Fisheries and the pursuit of amphibious
animals, especially the seal, have long been carried on
around their shores, and even on those shores them-
selves; since it is well known that seals are usually
taken and killed upon the land. In these pursuits,
and in this use of the islands, citizens of the United
States were engaged for half a century before any actual
interruption took place by the Peruvian Government, or
any body else; their visits to them having commenced
at least as early as 1793. All this is well known to the
commercial world. Now, it is quite certain that if Peru
held and possessed full sovereignty over these islands,
this fishing near the shore, and this pursuit and killing
of amphibious animals upon the laud, was as much an
invasion of that sovereignty as is the taking of guano
from them now. Nor was the case so unimportant as
that Peru might have regarded this use of the islands by
citizens of the United States es an indulgence merely,
supposing her to possess the exclusive right, since the
pursuit and destruction of seals, which have at last ter-
minated in their almost entire disappearance, must have
been a matter of much importance to her Government.
Nevertheless, no complaint was made of this course of
things, nor say interruption attempted or threatened
until September, 1833, in which month, as it would now
appear, a decree was issued by the Peruvian Govern-
ment, prohibiting foreigners from fishing for seals and
amphibious animals on the shores and islands of Peru,
and declaring that the captains of foreign vessels who
evaded the order should be considered as smugglers. It '
is important to observe that this decree was issued after
the publication of Captain Morrell's narrative.
This decree was sudden and unexpected, and, there-
fore, the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States at Lima
was under the necessity of acting upon it without orders
from his own Government. He immediately addressed
a note on the subject to the Minister of Foreign Rela-
tions of Peru, in which, without formally denying the
original right of Peru, he requested a reconsideration of
the decree, or that it might be so far modified as to per-
mit to the citizens of the United States the pursuit of an
occupation which they had been allowed quietly to fol-
low for a number of years, and adding that the decree
could not but be regarded as unfriendly to the Govern-
ment of the United States. So far as is known to the
undersigned, no answer or reply was ever made to this
remonstrance, and it is certain that the citizens of the
United States continued to pursue their usual avocations
without interruption, notwithstanding this decree. If
such an interruption had been made by the Peruvian
authorities, it would at once have brought the question
of the sovereignty of Peru over the Lobos Islands to the
attention of this Government, as happened a tew years
before in the case of the right of the Government of the
Argentine Confederation to claim sovereignty over the
Falkland Islands. It is true that the decree of 1833
makes no particular mention of the Lobos Islands, but
it is directed generally against fishing on the coasts and
islands of Peru. Nevertheless this cannot be regarded
as affecting the general right of citizens of the United
States, founded on long and undisputed usage.
Here, then, is a formal remonstrance on the part of
the United States against the asserted sovereignty of
Peru over the Lobos Islands. to which no answer, so far
as it appears, was given, nor an intimation made that
notwithstanding this remonstrance the decree would be
enforced. It is quite evident that, although the decree
is general in its terms, it was intended to be levelled
especially against citizens of the United States, as the
subjects of other countries did not partake to any consi•
derable extent in the fisheries which were prohibited.
Can Mr. Osma's averment, therefore, be maintained, in
which he asserts the universal and absolute sovereignty
of Peru never to have been denied or questioned by any
Government. And if Peru has suffered these barren
rocks to be visited and used by citizens of the United
States for a lung course of time, and for all the purposes
for which they were known to be valuable, is the case
aliered when they are found capable of a new use? Is
not the natural inference either that Peru never claimed
any exclusive right over the islands, or that, if such
claim had been made by any formal or official act of the
Government, such claim had been abandoned, at least so
far as citizens of the United States were concerned.
Mr. Osma refers to a decision of the English Govern-
ment, and observes that as both the mercantile and agri-
cultral classes in the British empire have a strolls" in-
terest adverse to the claim of Peru, if the British Go-
vernment has decided in favour of that claim, that deci-
sion must be ascribed to considerations sufficient to
outweigh a regard fur the interests of British farmers and
shipowners. But the two cases may justly be considered
as essentially different. When the decree of 1833 ap-
peared, Mr. Wilson, the British Consul-General at Lima,
in a communication to his Government, said :—" For
many years no British vessel has been engaged in this
fishery, but great abuses have been committed by Ame-
rican vessels; " and the year afterwards, writing upon
the subject of the British schooner Campeadora for kill-
ing seals at the Lobos Islands, be admitted the right of
Peru to those islands. At the same time he adds:—
" Lord James Townshend, the commander of his Ma-
jesty's naval forces in the Pacific, takes a different view
of the question; and he himself told me that he consi-
dered that his Majesty's subjects had a positive right of
fishery on all these islands, unless they should be ac-
tually occupied by some Peruvian authority, or protected
by the constant presence of some Peruvian man-of-war
to warn off vessels.
It will be borne in mind that when the case of the
Campeadora occurred, the use and, perhaps, even the
value of guano as a manure was unknown in England.
Before that case was decided, however, the British. G-
overnment may be said to have been irrevocably committed
to the acknowledgment of the right of Peru to the Lobos
Islands by their acquiescence in the opinions expressed
by Mr. Wilson, their diplomatic agent, and the answer
to that communication from the Foreign-office, for in
that answer, under date 30th Aueust, 1834, Lord Pal"
morston said—" It would, thegfore, aear that the
pp
Peruvian Government have a right to prohibit foreign
vessels from fishing upon the coast immediately atiOlt"
ing to those islands, as well as upon the coasts o( Peru
itself, there being no evidence in the papers which
.Y_?!..
have transmitted of any right of fishing acquired by 1"6
and uninterrupted usage,'
It is clear, therefore, that the such ground
yielded the point precisely because it pas; illuo; the Govern-
to stand on in behalf of its own
possess,sule
British Government
and may well
meat of the United States does. And it may be
stand on, in behalf of its own citieznebia
England down to
regarded as a question stiliopmay of that year, Lord
last year; for, on the 10th
off
State for Foreign Affairs.
Stanley, Under-Secretary
bolt.. `Wentworth Butler, says
in answer to a letter from a.bether the islands of
—" I am to state to
LYlnbosiudreepTliyerra belong of right to
by Peru as dependencies. His
Lobes Afuera and
.in the Peruvian constitution,
Peru, or adroeesclaniomtedfind
Lordship
islands
separated itself from Spain,
panuyblmishenedtiaaafteorf
Peru
ue
as being dependencies of

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY MORNING.—The steam-ship
Africa, Captain Harrison, which left New York on
the 25th ult. arrived here at half-past 12 A.M., this
day, bringing four days' later news, 45 passengers,
and 635,000 dollers in specie. The Collins steam-
ship Atlantic arrived at New York on the 22d ult.,
in 11 days from this port.
There was nothing of any importance going for-
ward in regard to the fisheries question. A document
had been published in Washington, giving an official
return of vessels which had been captured since 1817,
one year before the ratification of the treaty between
Great Britain and the United States, in relation to
the fisheries. By this we find that 25 vessels were
seized between the years 1817 and 1821, 22 of which
were restored, and but three condemned. Between
1821 and 1851, 35 vessels were seized, four of which
only were restored, and 31 condemned.
Mr. John Livingston, bearer of dispatches from
Mr. Lawrence, United States Minister at London, to
the Government at Washington, in a speech at a din-
ner given by Captain West, on board the Atlantic, on
the 21st ult., said that he felt sure that if no collision
had taken place before the delivery of his dispatches,
there was scarcely the probability of any occurring
upon this question.
From Washington we learn that Mr. Webster was
to leave Washington in a few days for Marshfield,
with the intention of returning in a month or six
weeks. It seems to be understood, says a Washing-
ton letter, that he has relinquished his purpose of
retiring from the Department of State, and will con-
tinue a member of the Administration until the close
of Mr. Fillmore's term, unless some unforeseen
exigency should occur. The fact that Mr. Webster
obtains his own consent to be absent, gives some
assurance of itself that those questions of foreign
relations which have engaged attention for some time
past, and occasioned some anxiety in the public mind,
have lost their seriousness, and are not likely to dis-
turb the tranquillity of the country in any way.
Indeed, there is much better reason than this
mere inference to believe that these affairs
are in such a position as to preclude
all apprehension whatever. The false alarms which
are daily issued from this point in the shape of
telegraphic bulletins, are but so many weak inven-
tions—small bubbles that burst almost as soon as they
are filled. A panic is not as easily manufactured now-
a days as newsmongers suppose, and it requires some-
thing more than flaming capitals to make people
believe the nation can be hurried into war, because
diplomatists require time to straighten their crooked
paths.
The Hon. J. R. Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, has been
confirmed by the Senate as Minister to England, vice
Lawrence resigned. Congress was mainly engrossed
with the appropriation Bills and works of internal im-
provement. The President had transmitted to the
Senate a message on the Lobos 'elands guano ques-
tion. He argues the right of the United States to go
there for guano, but official action in the premises, he
says, is suspended. The message was accompanied by
a communication from the Peruvian Minister as to
the claims of his Government. The President has
given instructions to the American Minister at Lima
that orders be given to the naval force there to pre-
vent any collision until a further examination into the
state of the case. No countenance is to be given to ,'
the authors of enterprises undertaking to defend I
themselves. Another disgraceful personal dispute has
occurred in the Lower House, out of .which it was
expected aduel would ensue. The following is re-
ported as the scene :
" Mr. Polk—For fear of misapprehension, I tell the
gentleman he is a liar.
" A dozen gentlemen jumped to their feet, while
others called to order, and there was the greatest con-
fusion, amid which Mr. Chandler said the scene was
disgraceful, and moved, in a loud tone, that the commit-
tee rise, and there were cries of ' Agreed, agreed,'
' Order, order.' The chairman banged with his gavil,
and by this time everybody was on tiptoe. (Cries of
' Down in front; ' Order.') Bang, bang went the
hammer.
condenses a
fires,
" Mr. Polk refused to give way to Chandler, saying, 'I
I have the floor.'
" Mr.,Bailey, of Va., said the motion of Mr. Chandler
would not affect the object desired.
" The Chairman said the motion of the gentleman
could not be entertained, Mr. Polk not yielding the floor
for that purpose.
" Mr. Chandler—The language used in this house is
irritating—leading to quarrels and perhaps to bloodshed. 1
I appeal to the house to sustain its dignity—such pro-
ceedings are disgraceful.
" The excitement soon subsided.
'6 Mr. Polk continued his speech in praise of Pierce,
and in detraction of Scott—representing the latter in
anything but a becoming light.
" Mr. Cullom asked leave to snake a personal expla-
nation.
" Mr. Stuart objected, only on the ground that the
general discussion had terminated by previous order of
the House.
" To accommodate Mr. Cullom, the Corn mittee rose,
when that gentleman expressed his regret that he should
occupy one moment of the time of the House; at a pe-
riod, too, when they were about to shake hands and
return to their homes. He had been respectful and kind
to all Whigs and Democrats, and had given no occasion
to his colleague for an attack.
~ Mr. Polk here explained, saying ho alluded to what
Cullom said at the City-Hall, when he charged Pierce
with cowardice.
" Mr. Cullom replied, that he blushed to-day at the
conduct of his colleague.
" The Speaker—The gentleman is out of order.
e Ain Cullom—DlY remarks shall be kind. My col-
league has sought a kind of notoriety I do not envy.
Ile has been rigging himself into every speech delivered
hero, and his hand is against every man. He assails on
the right and on the left, and I am astonished at the
forbearance of gentlemen.
" Mr. Polk (in his seat)—I said you are a liar, and I
say so again.
" Mr. Cullom--I will not assail the gentleman outside
its utter contempt; and as to
of the record ; but when he trameles on my sacred
honour, I wil let him know that I hold him and his
braegedocio bullying
Governor Jones, I will merely repeat the charge against
him is a libel, and the statement is a vile and infamous
slander. I cannot suppose the democracy has put the
gentleman forward to denounce General Scott as a
vain, foolish man, and void of all patriotism, and honour.
lam not afraid this will ruin Scott's fame. High as
my colleague's reputation is, he cannot damage General
Scott.
Scott was a liar, and others
" Mr. Polk—l do not say Scott was a coward, but
that there is evidence to show that Pierce was a coward;
for if Pierce was a coward,
who say so are liars.
" Mr. Cullom said the gentleman has qualified hie
expression. I heard no man denounce Pierce as a
coward at the meeting alluded to. I merely referred to
a historical fact, namely, that Pierce's horse stumbled,
and Pierce fainted. I advise my colleague to get some
glue and stick himself to his seat, and maintain his
dignity. I think it unfortunate that my colleague
alluded to the Mexican war, and that his reference to
Santa Anna was wrong, considering the gentleman's
relations to the Administration under which it was con-
ducted."
npee,n Od fi
pending
Steam-boat bill,
absilpi,rewphaircehd
eSwteYa
against
substi-
tuteM fro. ri3th:
the whole subject into a very comprehensible arid
easily understood form. Instead of undertaking to
enter into the details of machinery, prescribing tests
for iron plates, aad regulating other matters, which
none but practical and scientific men really under-
stand, he purposes to fix penalties for explosions,
and the like, which will protect the public
these occurrences. It provides that, in every case
where life is destroyed from these causes, the pro-
prietors and owners of steam-boats shall be liable to
a fine of 1,000 dolls. for each life, and imprisonment,
ranging from one to ten years. The U. S. district
attorney being required to prosecute, on the finding
of the coroner's jury. The captains, pilots, and engi-
neers, are also made liable to fine and imprisonment.
One great difficulty in all laws imposing pains and
penalties has consisted in the fact, that some loop.
hole of escape was allowed—the general requisition
relieving all individual responsibility. In the pre-
sent case, however, the accountability is positive and
fixed. The law officer of the Government must pro-
secute, or he must answer for the neglect.
The Webster men were working with unwonted
vigour in Massachussetts. Two thousand names in
favour of a Webster ticket were said to be enrolled
in Boston per day.
has written a letter, in
Senator Wade, of Ohio,
which he denies that General Scott informed him that
he would " sooner cut off his right hand than lend it
to the support of slavery." Still more dreadful acci-
dents are recorded—e steamer burst h boiler near
St. Louis on the 221-30 persons were scalded, nine
killed and six missing. A skiff was upset on the
Hudson, at Albany, the same day, and two lives
were lost.
The announcement, that Captain Maray and his
command of 80 men, had been murdered by Indians,
is at last contradicted on the most undoubted au-
thority.

Mr. thanks spoke generally of Macdonalfs fitness
for the office.
The debate was not remarkable.
Mr. H. Smith was the only
member who spoke
against the Government motion.
The House then adjourned.
The following day, his Excellency proceeded, at
three o'clock, to the Legislative Council Chambers,
and having taken his seat upon
the throne, com-
manded the attendance of the Legislative Assembly.
The members of that body, preceded by their Speaker,
the Hon. J. S. Macdonald, speedily appeared at the
bar. The Hon. J. S. Macdonald informed his Ex-
cellency that the choice of the Assembly bad fallen
upon him to be their Speaker, and he craved for the
members the customary privileges, after which his
Excellency was pleased to deliver the following
speech :
" Hon. Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, and Gen-
tlemen of the House of Assembly—
" I have much pleasure in meeting you, in order that
we may unite our endeavours for the promotion of the
interests of the province.
" Notwithstanding the deep interest occasioned by a
general election; the utmost tranquillity has, I am happy
to inform you, prevailed throughout the province during
the period which has elapsed since the 'close of the last
session of Parliament.
" I am enabled, under these favourable circumstances,
again to congratulate Parliament on the prosperity of the
province. Provincial securities continue to rise steadily
in value, and the returns of the census recently com-
pleted, furnish most satisfactory evidence of the advance-
ment of the colony in wealth and population.
" The estimated deficiency in the postal revenue has
not been exceeded, although greatly extended communi-
cation has been afforded to the public by the establish-
ment of additional post offices and increased postal ser-
vices. There is reason to believe that before long the
receipts of the department will balance the expenditure.
" Another heavy calamity has, however, I am greatly
concerned to state, befallen the province in the destruc-
tion by fire of a large portion of the important city
of Montreal. lam confident that you will bestow your
best consideration on any measures that may be proposed
to you for the purpose of mitigating its effects.
"The importance of placing the currency of British
North America on a uniform basis, and of introducing
the decimal system, has been frequently recognised by
Parliament. A measure will be submitted for your con-
sideration which will, I have reason to believe, promote
the accomplAiment of these objects.
" I shall cause such accounts to be placed before you as
will put you fully in possesion of the steps which I have
taken during the recess, with the view of giving effect to
the intentions of the Legislature, embodied in the acts
passed last session for promoting the construction of
railways. I have endeavoured, in these proceedings,
to act in so far as circumstances have permitted, in
concert with the Lieutenant-Governors of the lower
provinces. In connexion with these works, and
with the subject of public improvements generally,
the position of bonds issued on the credit of the muni-
cipalities of Upper Canada merits attention. The secu-
rity offered to holders of such bonds under the Munici-
pal
veryA c tasmnpolwe inanfdorcsea it
ins
ftalicat to r part
eos fe
rti hp
improbable, however, that your wisdom may devise
measures which, without materially altering their cha-
racter, may tend to enhance their value in the market.
"The importance of establishing direct steam commu-
nication between Great Britain and the ports of Quebec
and Montreal has been repeatedly pressed on the Go-
vernment by persons interested in the commerce of the
province. The subject, which has a material bearing on
the prospects of emigration, and the reduction of freights
in the St. Lawrence, has engaged my attention during
the recess. A plan for the attainment of the object in
view, which will, I trust, meet your approbation, will be
submitted for your consideration.
" I shall lay before you a dispatch which I have re-
ceived from the principal Secretary of State for the Co-
lonies, communicating the views of the Imperial Govern-
ment in reference to the clergy reserves, and stating the
grounds on which her Majesty's Ministers refrained from
introducing a measure into the Imperial Parliament
during its last session for the repeal of the Imperial sta-
tute on this subject.
" Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—
" The condition of the revenue is satisfactory, and
indicates general prosperity among the consuming po-
pulation of the province.
" I shall direct the accounts forlhe past, and the
estimates for the current year to be laid before you; and
I rely on your readiness to grant such supplies as
may be necessary for the maintenance of the province,
and the efficiency of the public service.
" Honourable Gentlemen and Gentlemen,—
" Various subjects of much importance to the interests
of the province will, no doubt, engage your attention
during the session which is now commencing.
64 An addition to the representation seems to be called
for by the incresing population of the province, and the
rapid development of same of its more recently settled
districts.
"It is probable that through the instrumentality of
the municipal system now in full operation in Upper
to establish an efficient and inexpensive mode of Canada, and of the assessment law, you may be enabled
regis-
tering Parliamentary electors in that part of the
empro-
vince. In connection with this subject,
for your consideration the claims of certain classes
occupiers, now excluded from the franchise, on whom,
there is reason to believe, it may be conferred with ad-
vantage to the public interest. The interests of
o_o.
agricul-
ture are entitled to the special care and attention f
of the
verernent, in a country where so large a portion
The
community is unemployed in agricultural pursuits.
absence of any sufficient provision for obtaining
correctof the
statistical information respecting the productions
be
set.-
pc :sons proposing to become settlers,
country, and for diffusing knowledge which may and to
viceable I recommend
of
both to those engaged in agriculture,
long a
have been
11 be-
subject of complaint. Ido not doubt that you
stow your best consideration on any
i unobjectionable
de-
measure that may be submitted for remedying f
feet. and perfecting the more speedy settlement o
d lands in bath sections of the province-
alleged to
"It is probable that grievances which are ,
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of Lower Canada may engage your attention.bis
subject,
I am confident that in dealing with
t a scru-
pulous which is one of great delicacy, you will manifestha been
regard for rights of property,
nociaired, and exercised iu
andbunals of the
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Mr. Osma, in his reetnt communication, refers to the
authority of Alcedo to prove that th6se islands are
within the sovereignty of Peru, and have always been so
considered.

In the decision of a question purely geographical, "re
p lutingee iaii
yt ot
ea ntyh
at part
formerlyofth e An
nmdeerri c at
hn 0
d
pecially
anystion
other poli-
tical
of
the undersigned acknowledges that AlocniedinoiiosneonftiStlpeaditno,
th
axilmr.oostsimmaprliecfietrcsr
hfiedenwcaes;
sbpuetshininthempearseeslayge to which
cally. He was not discussing anyg
foundedconsideration; e i therion
and if, s
s m
discovery or
r. Oa ma
says,
geographer, in speaking of the Lobos Islands,ugeesdgt great
rwaroiPgrhdhist.
plainly, or by implication, assigning to Spain the sove-
reignty over those islands, this may be ascribed tohisloyalty as a Spanish subject and an officer in the king's
service—a sentiment which would not allow him to en-
tertain a doubt of the right of his sovereign to any re-
gions which he might claim, by whatever title. Alcedo
therefore describes the Lobos Islands as belonging to the
coast and to a particular province of Peru. The fact '
that they are islands, however, leaves the question open
as to the distance between them and the coast of Peru,
and he se, ms to have taken it for granted that because
they happened to be the risarea to the province of
Sena, they were . necessarily included :within the
limits of Chet province; a proposition which cannot be
supported.
Ia this case, therefore, the authority of Alcedo cannot
be regarded as decisive. In order teat it should be so
l:rd the
s as
ta h
purposevee impartedhabitual
o
f
considered, the undersigned must be informed what acts
of jurisdiction his Catholic Majesty exercised over those
governmentuniteds
te islands. The occasional visits of Indians from the neigh-
bouring continent, to which Mr. Ostea refers, cannot be
said to h
Staten,
o st, good a title to those is-
Peru, even as
i e ,pr
et .
uos
or
irt
uht
get
hsiet sovereignha
leso onf
theirt
ho
ef
svesselsh Spain,or e
so. f the
andtt h e
e
so long and uninterruptedly continued,
t
risales in the adjacent ocean, would give to the United
States. The use of these islands by the Peruvian In-
dians for the last half century has no doubt been vastly
less than by the citizens of the United States; and, upon
the ground of Mr. Osma's argument, a better title could
be asserted by possession on the part of the United
States than could be maintained by Peru.
The undersigned freely admits that acts of the Peru-
vian Government, founded on supposed rights, when not
objected to, are fit to be regarded as having more or less
weight on the question of right, so far as that right de-
pends upon possession. If, therefore, it be asked why
this Government did not also protest against the Peru-
visa decrees of the 21st of March and 10th of May,
1842, by the 15th article of the former and the 3d of the
latter, of which the penalty of confiscation is denounced
against any national or foreign vessel which shall an-
chor at or approach the islands or places in which there
may be guano, without the usual licence from the au-
thorities empowered to issue the same, it may be an-
swered that the very existence of those decrees was not
known to this Government until they appeared in the
British Parliamentary documents on the subject of the
Lobos Islends, presented to the House of Commons on
the 14th of May last. There is nothing which the un-
dersigned can find in the dispatches of the Charge d'Af-
faires of the United States at Lima to show that the de-
crees were communicated to or known to him. If these
decrees had been known here at an earlier date, they
I would have received the attention of this Government.
As to the claim of Peru to those islands, fotauded on
the law of proximity, the question will appear to be
free of doubt. The !well-settled rule of modern public
law on this point is, that the right of jurisdiction of any
nation, whose territories may border on the sea, extends
to the distance of a cannon shot, or three marine miles,
from the shore,
viz , the Lobos Islands lying
a defence of the coast, from the land itself, can be ex-
tended.
The whole discussion, therefore, must turn upon this,
this being the supposed limit to which
from any continental possessions of Peru, as not to bein the open ocean, so far
be-
long to that country by the law of proximity or adjact
position, has the Government of that country exercised
such unequivocal acts of absolute sovereignty and ownfr-
possession, as against the U
ship over them as give to her a right to their exclusive
zsns, by the law of indisputable possession? And the
undersigned repeats that this whonot a question between
oited States . and their citi-
Peru and other Governments, may have more or less
distincly admitted her right, but it is a question between
Peru and the United States, who have so long exercised
that rio-ht, and remonstrated against its interruption.
The-Government of the United States, however, is
o the all Islands by
prepared to give due consideration to all facts tending to
or preclude discussion
shall receive the most
sebtOPthoroughly investigated.
showr.er
untiln ,
t,aheed possessionwish on lnetmatter
orl:tae
ti
tioirec
inclined
aoalnl
If there are any facts of arguments which have not been
brought to its consideration, they
respectful and friendly attention. If it shall turn out
that, as has been intimated above, those islands are un.
being I:gaily possessed or held by any one nation, they
and their contents must be considered as the common
inhabited and uninhabitable, and therefore incapable of
States
property of all. Or, if unprotected by the presence of
Peruvian authorities, and without actual possession, their
use has been by Peru abandoned or conceded, without
limitation of time, to citizens of the United States for
a long period, or yielded in consequence of the remon-
:l
ssttraatnecse:odtfvlietshaue that full instructions on this subject
is Government or its agents, then no exclu-
sive ownership can be pretended as against the United
shaUatlidderbsdispatchedth all e circumstances,
to the C
thehar
g Pe d,Afl
thinksreside,nati7e
he
v e it
most
the
UginveitnedtoStthasteesaavtaLl
forcesima,a of thendthat proper orders shouldtesin that
United
quarter to prevent collision until further examination 0,
the case. No countenance will be givento the authors
oc
of such enterprises, claiming to be citizens of the United
States, who may undertake to defend themselves
vessels by force in the prosecution l
or their
enterprises to these i lands. Such of any commerciaf
private war, and their authorsacts would be acts.o
for-
teit the protection of their o would thereby justly
syn
The undersigned avails himself Government.
offer to Mr. Ostna a of this occasion to
renewed assurance of his very high
consideration.
J DANIEL WEBSTER.
To Senor Don Ilan Yde Osms, &c.

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- _
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esi
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" The arrangements now
province.
the province, for the maintenance of indigent patients,
consigned to the lunatic .asylum, appear to be, I regret
to observe, in some respects defective. The case of some
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this evil.
promotion of the welfare of the province and the haPPi-
msy adopt for the
nes% and contentment of the people.
zealous co-operation; and I shall not now further detain
rely on my
you maY
you from the important duties in which you are about to
"age, cnly to express my humble hope that the Al-
mighty ma-
good." y render our efforts efifiacious for the public,

FIRE AT BRIGHTON.—The centre house of Bruns-
wick-terrace West, Brighton, has fallen a prey to the flames.
A few months ago it was purchased by Mr. Philip Salo-
ons High Sheriff of Sussex, who has since been preparing
Salo-
itfor, his family residence. Carpenters, paper-hargers, and
painters had possession of the premises ;
irr and only on one
e
Friday last a consignment of glass mors, the larg
ever brought into Brighton, arrived from London per
Pickford and Co., but were sent back in consequence of a
mistake in the execution of the order. The workmen
left as usual on Friday evening; and nothing amiss was ob-
served till four o'clock on Saturday morning, when a market
gara"" from Sompting, on his way to market, observed
smoke issuing from the top o[ the house and gave an alarm.
The Brunswick-square water-hose and the Brighton fire-
engines were on the spot as quickly as possible ; but no water
was obtainable, as the water company's turncock had to be
aroused from his sleep nearly two miles off. It was soon
seen that the house of Mr. Salomons, No. 26, was doomed ;
and the efforts of the firemen were then directed to the -
joiningad-
houses. One of them, No. 25, the property of rMaxse, had just been thoroughly repaired, papered, and
painted, and a portion of the furniture was expected to ar-
rive on Saturday. The fire broke through into an upper
room of this house and destroyed it, and the water used in
extinguishing the flames has considerably damaged the
ceilings below, besides destroying the paper and paint. No-
-27, the house on the other side, was inhabited by Mrs.
Nichols and family, who escaped in their night clothes, and
were kindly received by Lady Rosse, a neighbour. Of 25,
nothing remains but the outer walls; 26 and 27 are consi-
erably injured. No. 26 is insured in the Alliance Fire-
office ; No. 25, in the Sun. The centre house is said to be
damaged to the extent of 3,000/.
DEATH FROM JUMPING OFF SHAKSPEARE'S CLIFF.
--A. coroner's inquest was held before G. T. Thompson,
Esq., at the military hospital at the castle, on Monday last,
on the body of a private of the 30th depot, named Edward
Dunn, who had met his death by jumping off the summit of
ShaksPere's Cliff on the previous evening. The body pre.
sented a revolting spectacle, the skull and several of the
limbs being much disfigured, doubtless occasioned by the
unfortunate man coining in contact with the jagged portions
of the cliff in the course of his descent. Henry fiampstin, a
private 30th depots said—l knew deceased perfectly well.
Yesterday, about a quarter to twelve, I saw bhn in the cook-
ing-room at the barracks, when in the course of our conver-
sation he said, " I am deranged in my mind, Hampstin ; it
is more than I can bear." I asked him what was the
innocent
mat-
ter, but he did not tell me; he only said, Some
blood will be shed to-night, and God help the poor soul who
has to stiffer for it." I was then called to go upon guard,
when he wished me " good bye." This was an unusual
thing. I did not speak to him afterwards. His manner
seemed very wild when talking to me. I have written let-
ters for the deceased to his wife at Bristol, and read those
written by her to himself. Neither of the last letters (re-
ceived and written last week) contained anything of an un-
"—Dover Chronicle.
psalensitayri..t kind. The jury found a verdict of Temporary M-
desperathteat
A REAL BULL FIGHT.—On Monday Morning, a
Mr. encounterElw Elwyn,
took place between two two-year.old
bulls on the land of Mr, Gu of Llamsey, Lewes. It ap-
pearsbull which broke
They fought
through in to a field where Mr. Guy's bull
whoyse farm adjoins Mr. Guy's' has s
was grazing. A fearful
wards of a quartewhriesor conflict took place between the ani-
mals.fehwaoanirltnhhbotrihioretenialonsodtirofeuelraorsifneultolormvtiialeenitehnescatedat.ieosrrrtuhhepi
ded in setup
one of them had
tfohteigfhatrintilslutchcee)e-
aorsattinegxhthauemste......d,Brwit:ranonthGeamzeatnte.on

CO .NI 11E 11CIAL
.NTe
markets, which
There
_,. .is no change whatever la
;,111 continue their summer dullness. A large business
118 i to 118 i. Reading, 94.
has,
however, been transacted in stocks during the last
7 days, but, strange to say, in almost all cases, at a
slight,, decline, though without any visible cause. United
`,3.;4t.es Sixes (1867) keep up, and are now quoted at
this
dolls.is city,
I1?4 very active, at 110 i to 110 i. Oa Paris, sf. 13c. to
Exchange on England is
cotton. The sales, however.
sf. 12io. Money continues easy' at 4 to 7 per cent.
--, The export of specie to-day, it is espected, will be large.
are small—yesterday, in
more inquired for,
/Notwithstanding that the accounts from England are
Provisions only
steady
rather unfavourable, yet there is no change whatever in
pork, 19 dolls. 87c.
and looks up in consequence of the European news of a
Potato rot. The range of sales is from 4 dolls. 37c. to
re-
Freights to Liverpool firm, but engagements were
stricted by the limited supplies of grain and flour in the
market on sale. About 3,500 to 4,000 barrels of flour
were taken at Is. Gd., at the close ls. 9d. was asked.
10,000 bushels of wheat were gave at sid., afterwards
Some vessels demanded 6d. • ssel was chartered to
_Flmouers:s
load at Qaebee for Liverpool at 90s. Rates were firm to
London at 17s. 6d. for oil cake, and Is. 6d. to Is. 9d. was
asked for flour.
south show that business in the
Telegraphics from the
various ports has not yet recommenced. The sales of
cotton at New Orleans scarcely exceed 100 b 1 a es per day.
Next week, however, we expect the fall trade to beg in in
' I all the cities.
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mails are sent fro the
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tic si.
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When
due.

~AC~;~.

Arrived
Sept. 14
Sept. 9

I— .!LiverPoo!•'
America (by Brit. pkt.) N Sept. 24 •• .. ylverP001•••
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Sept. ID ••• ~ southampt.
America (by U.S. pkt.) M Sept. 17 •
?
Australia (via South- I ire
ampton) .. .. nth Dover .. Sept. 19
Ditto (via Marseilles) N 24th rear. month Southampt• Sept. 24
4reaeThachmo. Plymouth.. Sept. 29
,e- Igo of the month ,Plyosouth Uncertain
Africa (West coast)'• 19th & 30th ef mo.' Duver ...Sept. 18
Ditto, via C. of G. Ilop—e
Alexandria* .• •• .. ... vaily .. .. .. Dover .. Daily
Belgium .. •• .., M 9111 of the month Southampt. Sept. 12
: 220;8:o
Brazil .. " .. 34 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 12
Buenos A.Tros,„;•„,„,• )31 2cl & 17th of month Southern pt. Sept. 16
catifornia(vla..,--i N 14th of the month Plymouth.. Aug. 29
Cape of Good .0P
.. N 2d of the month .. Plymouth.. Aug. 29
Corrccra4pltenroena:deeelmlilVo:e..7r:ls....... r.r 7th 17th 27th of Imo Dover .. Aug. 30
Constantlnepl.e;
.. M
2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. Arrived
.. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tn. Tla.iii4l
M 2d & 17th of mnth
,Sou7ampt...
\Sseepptt.. 116,
Chili •• • ~ Ni t N Twice daily .. .. \ Dover •• \ Twicedaily
:: ......
mNN 7Twtuheeals7dntaeshy2.BlathEsoraifdtmurayo.,7tooonnviroonn
::
;TsuozTshatti.i. s
illig°oninlidaburasnadrgli: .. . N 17th of the month Southampt. \ Arrived
Ireland • • —M & N Twice daily .. .. \ Uolyhead—iTwiced il
Didia (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southanapt. 'Sept. 24a Y'
India (via Marseilles) N Bthtt 24th efmonth \ Dover .. so- t.
India, via C . offa.llope N 14th of month !Plymouth ..lAiig• 19
Mauritius .. .. .. N 14th of month Plymouth .. ' Augl 22?,)
Mediterranean (via I
Arrived
IM,2oth of the month gOtipthovainet. I,:suegp.t.2lB9
Southampton)
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) .. .. N Bth&24thofmonth Dover
Pirexico .. _ M2d of the22m7sttchhneomthrfamit;
°novtiluranlPti
Madeira .. .. —36,9 th of the month Southampt.
1 171h3,107tthh,0119mtho,n27thtb Sept. 12
!Triples* .. .. .. N \ sth 15th '2sth of mo Dover
Southampt.s
11226
Papal States*._ ....
uouthanant. Sept. 1
PeninsulavPcur Peru
n.y. .. ... .. .. .... .... 5N
tI4NI 7552
tdtt libh
&1117551ttt7hhht b. 45(
t.) of 0 t
ra 0
West Indies • • •• M 17th of the month SoUgtheramp.t.. Arrived
;Peat Indies (except
• Southampt.
thus marked (0) are conveyed 11
lir
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(up.s.E)SEDnaniloy
E!ght British soldiers, consisting of
"""••••"7----' ,
at Quebec,
DESERTION of
IN.RTILLERY TO THE
UNITED STATES.—We find the following in the Ogdensburgh
a sergeant, corporal, and six men, forming an artillery corn.
pang, and attached to that varletl of the British service sta-
tionedthat they
had been ordered to the fort at P.rescott as a reinforcemeat
as2ertained sa
but passed over the river some miles above, before reaching'
Prescott or reporting themselves to the officer there in
appeared here yesterday, stating
charge. They were fine-looking young men,
.and sold or ex-
changed their uniforms, which can be seen in some houses
about the town."
RAIN WATER AND CHOLERA..—It has been fully
ys the report of a French medical commission
both at Paris and elsewhere, that rain water is a prophylactic
[, in Texas, a newspaper of that place says, affords
Tex
of cholera, and that this disease has never proved an epide-
mic in any city where rain water is exclusively used.
Galveston
the strongest possible evidence of the truth of this statement.
New York gaper.

Malta* ..

OPENING OF THE CANADIAN PA.RLIA-

The Canadian Parliament was opened at Quebec on
the 19th inst., with the usual ceremonies. Our Quebec
correspondence furnishes the following particulars of
this important affair :—The Governor• General went
down in state to the Legislative Council Chamber,

Dispatches were received, On Saturday, from the
Governor of Gibraltar, at the Colonial-office.

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x lean

The Ro7al Mail Company's s
Cap,lin Weller, with the West InJ.
mails, arrived this morning r.. 4.;
She left St. Thomas on the 17th ult , and conse-
quently has been about eighteen days cn the postage.
Her dates are :—Vera Cruz, August 4; Thivannah,
9; St, Martha, 9; Grey Town, 1; Car!hagen', 10;
Chagres, 9 ; Yucamel, 12 ; G-eorgeiowr, 9 ; Toba4:ol
8 ; Port of Spain, 9 ; Barbados, 11 ; Grenada, 10;
St. Vincent, 11; Martinique, 12 ; Antigua, 12 ; Ja-
maica, 11; St. Kitt's, 13; St. Thomit.s, 17.
The freight of the Medway comprised 1,163,736
dollars, of which, it was believed, 74 000 were on
account of the Mexican dividends, 218 bales of to-
bacco, 611 serons of cochineal, 62 cases of cigars, 10
half barrels of arrow-root, 174 bales of sarsaparilla,
10 barrels of copper ore, 45 bales of indigo, 89 barrels
of pork, and a number of packages of general mer-
chandise. She brought 126 passengers.

DOMINICA.
A public dinner was given to Major Blacken, the
Lieutenant-Governor of the colony, on the 30th July,
it being the anniversary of his arrival in Dominica.
From the names of the gentlemen who took an active
part in getting up this manifestation of regard for his
Excellency, there can be no mistske as to the estima-
tion in which his administration is held by the intel-
ligent and respectable porticn of the community. He
has given great satisfaction by the trouble he has
taken to make himself acquainted with the wants of
the colony, and the care he has manifested to improve
the internal condition of affairs. Such a demonstra-
tion of respect for a Governor had not been known,
according to the statement of the Hon. T
Thomas. Bell,
senior member of council, during his residence in the
island, a period of 39 years.
The new House of Assembly is going on in the
same reckless manner as the former House. They
declare that they have but one article of produce—
one means of making money, and that it costs more
they go on imposing taxes with as much industry as
to produce it than it will bring in the market yet
if they w
i were in the most flourishing circumstances,
and as f taxation was a matter of mere moonshine.
A. Bill has passed through several of its stages to give
a salary to the Speaker, who has only been in office
two or three weeks. It passed some of its stages in
a house of nine members, of which the Speaker and
three of his brothers made four out of seven who voted
for the measure. It was strongly opposed by the
Attorney-General and one other member, but with-
out success ; the Speaker and his three brothers were
too much interested in the Bill to be influenced by
argument.

- -
JAMAICA.
The news from Jamaica is to the 11th ult. The
Legislature would meet, it was expected, in the early
part of October. From one end of the island to the
other, the smallpox still prevailed, and in many
parts the mortality was very great.
the The
cholerail
a ant
and
want of labour, consequent upon the ravages made
amongst the
interest was suffering sadly from the
ugst the labouring portion of the population by
small-pox.
Emigration to a very considerable extent was going
most economical plan
on. In some of the parishes public meetings had
been held for the urnfose of devising the best and
The vindictive spirit°
0.
which seems
ston:r Vipa.recail
among the native
whichisin tihseabisoluant
dtoiseolimk
u anon, portends evils of a
serious nature, if the strong arm of the law is not
likely to be plunged.
efficiently raked to arrest it. It would now appear
complete the unfortunate
sthtuatteteiorror
No less than nine sheep were. destroyedpn by dogs on
i n re ven
the night of the 6th ult. at Grange
duties
acts
iset suspectedhefparish
of Sr. Catherine, and it is strongly
they have been purposely set on
done by Mr. Lewis in the execution of biag
collecting constable of the parish. We are indeed
living living in fearful times, when acts like these are per-
petrated on those in authority, or whose duty it is to
prevent the laws from bring infringed. The cows of
Sir Joshua Rowe, the mule of Mr. Nethersole, and
the sheep of Mr. Lewis, are painful forebodings of
what may ba the state of morals in Jamaica.

JAMAICA MARKETS.
The business done in import, since our issue of the
26th ult. has been of the usual restricted character; even
the advent of another anniversary of freedom has failed
to impart the increased, though temporary, activity
usual at this season. Supplies of dry and pickled WI
are ample, with a very limited demand, in consequence of
the continuance of disease in the city and neighbouring
parishes. Flour has been in good inquiry; but meal,
owing principally to the rather free receipts, has de -
clined in value. Sugar and rum are in demand at higher
rates, and prices are likely to be firmly maintained.
We regret to add in addition to the fact noticed in a
previous number with reference to the loss of the pi-
mento crop of St. Ann's, that a corresponding decrease is
anticipated in that of St. Elizabeth's. The provisoes,
generally, are being visited with fertilizing showers, and
in some districts the native vegetables are being rapidly
matured in consequence. In Manchester and Westmore-
land, eepecially, the yield of yams, &c., promises to be
very plentiful.
Alewives are unsaleable, with a very ample stock.
Butter—The market has been very quiet. Some small
sales of Cork seconds are reported at I Id. American
may be quoted at 9d. to 90. There is not any Halifax
at market.
Beef—The last sale was that of a parcel of 80 half-
barrels. Halstead's at 545. Smith's was sold as the
same rate, but 535. was accepted for a lot of 40 half-
barrels partly dry.
Brandy—Only retail operations are effected. We may
quote Martell's dark at ss. 9d., and pale at Gs. per gallon,
short price.
Bread—No wholesale operations either in imported or
domestic have transpired.
Cornmeal—The stock has been rather largely in-
creased, and prices have fallen fully ls. per barrel since
our last. The most recent transactions were at 225.
Coffee is not obtainable.
Corn—The inquiry fur American has slackened under
the rather free receipt of native grown. We quote the
former at Bs. to Se. 3d. per bag.
Codfish—A large cargo of old catch from Arichat Las
been parcelled out at I2s. 6d. per 100 lb. for ord., in
casks; I4s. to 14s, 9d. for large fish, also in casks; end
16s. per box. Boxes of new fish are being paced at
17s. The supply is ample, and principally is Importers'
hands.
muchwanted.
bate.
Cheese Candles—There have not been any Tee ipts since our
last,heenedse is very
imp)rtere' handy
a r e
There is not any at
market.
Flour—Holders were firm, and, as the inquiry was
, good, they succeeded in dee:tit-line 325. 61. to 33,4 for
Baltimore, at which rat ' large changed
es several parcels
t hands.

Gold—Doubloons are in small demand. American
gold is worth / to 1 per cent, premium.
ls
Herrings.—The market is dull, with heavy suPP
.
Nothing over 16s. per barrel can be got even fur very
moderate parcels.
Hams—Alt descriptions are inactive. We quote Irish
at sd. to 7/cl., Ametican at 7/d., and Lancashire at 93.
ie-
per lb.
per ton.
L /wood—There have been
Quote American, almost
Lard is very inactive—we,kclu
nominally, at 6id. to 7d. Per w
pine ood quality is very
sates at 365. to 383.
Lumber, &c.—White ,- ea
small cargoes would meet
murh wanted. Two er three
with ready sale. we have not heard of
R. 0. staves are in larfeenent
cargoes. cedar and cypress, and
any operations in
the
aboth of bulk and bottled, is very
Malt—The stock,
excess of the demand. The interruption
c3nsiderably in
between this city and Chagres and Aspen-
to the trade
edby the prevalence of disease at the last-
. mentioned puce",,sands which was imported expressly
matt on receiver
the market is in consequence over-
Shhaisntgiliersosi"bni°Ytah; very large qututity of
d holders are anxious
to sell. Of Lane's, 100
stocked, an
d hands at 80s. Bottled is still more
have changehhds. le quantities, and only retail
of sale iu wholesale
difficultoperations are occurring.
Oil—The last axles of
is now held for 2s. 6d. There is very little at
but
market.
Pork—A lot of 90 barrels New Orleans mess hi a been
F ,for that traffic;
placed at 112 s. per barrel.
Pimento—There is not any offering.
Rice—The stock is declining, but large lots are looked
for at a very early period. At present we quote Bengal
at 20s. and Patna at 21s. Gd. per 1001bs. Theis) is a
small parcel of Carolina at market, but no opt rations
therein have reached us.
Rum—We report the continuance of an improved
erlaatsito,
nsat
a: sis.34di
feeling for this article. Several parcels changed bands
now rum at the last-named rate.
sainlncalelerooupt d i.uanbaonids.,
Grolfesoalldee, r
swi t,areh
Salmon—There is not any at market.
Soap—There is nothing doing, except by retail. The
market is overstocked, especially with Steele's 481 b.
Feather, large quantities of which were imported for the
Chagres trade, but which, for the reason stated in
our remarks on malt, have been found unsaleable for
that purpose.
cleared
Sugar—Factors' hands have been very nearly
sseek.
under an active demand that sprang up during last.
t market is very
Altogether, however, the supply
at
40 hbds., and 10
limited. The sales last week included
• tierces a 19s. to
tierces, good middling at 205.,
19s. 6d. Yesterday a parcelo
sold by auction at 23e. 6d.
still preserve an upward
Tongues—Pigs' arc.wa of forty barrels fair was
and 245. per 100 lb. Prices
ndency.
tented. The last operation was
at 545. per half barrel
descriptions are abundant end dull of
Tobacco—All

sale.
EXCHANGES.--On London—Colonial Batik, ninety
day:, par.; do.. sissy daY', c• lt. premium; do.,
thirty days, 1 per cent. premium; Jamaica Btink, sixty
days, par. On Now Yo!k—Mcrchtulta' Bills, sixty
days, 1 to 2 per ctrr. remium.

SEIZURE OF AN ILLICIT STILL.—On Satnrday,
from information forwarded to the Excise-office, Broad-
street, the officers of that department proceeded to a house
n ob-
tain admission. Hiving entered the next huuse, and scaled
the wall; the officers found in the kitchen a large copper still
andarltiiriaPt"-stret, Clerkenwell, but were unable to
lthe necessary utensils for carrying on the illicit trade,
as well as a quantity of molasses and about a gallon of
spirits. A man and woman were taken into custody