The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-11 00:00:00

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LOND ON.
MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1837.

The Hanoverian faction is singularly unfortunate in
the agents whom it employs to advocate its interests
with the public. The:;e simple scribes do the Tory
cause infinite mischief, by not knowing how to distin-
guish between what is proper to be spoken out, and
what ought not to be mooted. Oo Friday last the old
damu that nods out her interminable twaddle from
Shoe-lane, after long puzzling the remainder of that
which might possibly have once been a species of brain,
to find out a reason why the Tories should not be con-
s;.dered by the nation as true and accepted Reformers,
comes to the conclusion that there is no such reason,
and that " the country has much more to expect in
the way of practical reform" from them than from their
opponents. And how do our readers imagine does
the Morning Herald advise its patrons to commence
their career of " practical Reform," when they shall have
reached the land of promise—that thrice happy land
ove-flowing with jobs, and pensions, and patronage_
abounding in plunder of all sorts ? Why, the first
great measure of Reform to be carried by the regene-
rated Tories is the Repeal of the Catholic Emancipa-
tion Act ! Nay, stare not reader ; this did Grand-
mamma on Friday say it is the bounden duty of the
Duke of WELLINGTON and Sir ROBERT PEEL to
do the very first moment they step into office. Here
are her words verbatim, literatim, et punctatim

We think it is the bounden duty of the Duke of Wel-
lington in the one House, and of Sir Robert Peel in the
other, as the authors of the Bill of 1829, which, without
nbtaining any securities for the Protestant religion, admitted
Roman Catholics to legislate for this Protestant State.
We think it is the duty of the authors of that Bill, to which
the empire owes its present embarrassments, to endeavour,
as far as they possibly can, to mitigate the consequences of
their own act—consequences, we admit, by them unfore-
seen, but of which they were forewarned by others and
ourselves."

This is an admirable beginning of " practical Re-
form." It cannot he followed up more appropriately
than by the repeal of another Act, for which emanci-
pation paved the way—we mean the Reform Act.
These two obstacles once disposed of, it will be all
plain sailing for the Tory administration. But
then how are the Tories to get in, in order to set
their reforming machinery agoing ? Graudmamma has
a recipe for this too. Every one knows, says she,
that the measures which the MELBOURNE Adminis-
tration cannot pass would be carried triumphantly by
the Tories, were they in power ; that is to say, the
Tories are now opposing the measures of the Govern-
ment from purely factious motives—a fine compliment,
truly, to the leaders of the party that Granny sup-
ports. Well, says she, never mind, " Let a Conser-
vative Administration be appointed." That, however,
Granny, is sooner said than done. " Let it again
propose its measures," &c. ; and if these measures are
rejected, then let the Tory Government appeal to the
country, and it will have a majority at the next elec-
tion. How very clever and cunning all this is !
" Get the Tories once in," exclaims the old crone,
and bribery, intimidation, the Government screw, and
other means equally honourable, will keep them there
Granny has not, however, got them in yet. The
first step is always something, and her " Let a Tory
Administration be appointed," is a little different from
actually placing the seals of office in the hands of Sir
Sham-Reformer PEEL. Your let is nearly as great
a peace-maker as your if.

Much has been written lately about Ribbonmen and
Ribbon conspiracies by the Orangemen and Tories.
They have endeavoured to excite alarm amongst the
weak and timorous in England, because they hare been
desirous to draw off the attention of the thinking
people from the shameful combinations and extensive
nulpractices of the Tories and the clergy at the late
elections—for the clergy ought, as a Corporation, to be
ranked, according to their late conduct, at something
beyond mere Tory. We would bring to the recollec-
tion of our readers that when the inquiry into the
Orange Lodges was going on in a Committee of the
House of Commons, Colonels PERCEVAL, VER-
NER, and others of the office-bearers of the Orange
Institution, in their places in Parliament, asserted the
existence of Ribbon Lodges, and, on being challenged
to the proof, notice for the appointment of a Com-
mittee was put on the notice-boo!: by one of these
officials, which was renewed from time to time. The
Committee however was not pressed, simply we believe
beeause the Orange faction had no proofs to allege, or
grounds on which to rest their motion. We have also

been informed, by one of the Select Committee on
Orange Lodges, that when Mr. HUME obtained the
Committee to enquire into the origin and state of
Orange Lodges in Great Britain and the Colonies,
Sir HARCOURT LEES wrote to him, recommending
him to enquire into the origin and extent of Ribbonism
in Ireland ; as he alleged Orange Lodges had been
constituted to protect the Protestants against them.
Mr. HUME immediately answered Sir H. LEES, in-
forming him that he did not believe in the existence of
Ribbonism at that time, as alleged by the Orange-
men: but that if Sir HARCOURT, or any other per-
son, would send to Mr. HUME any alleged facts, that
could lead by enquiry to the supposed existence of
Ribbon institutions, or would send him the name of
any witness, or the title of any document that would
afford information relating to Sir HARCOURT'S
charge, he would direct the attention of the Select
Committee to that information ; and he pledged him-
self that the most scrutinizing enquiry should take
place respecting them. This correspondence was pub-
lished at the time ; but neither Mr. HUME or any
other Member of the Select Committee, received from
Sir HARCOURT, or any other parson, any answer to
Mr. HUME'S challenge, or any information whatever
respecting the existence of Ribbonmen in Ireland.
We believe that the cry is raised now for the same rea-
sons ; and that there is not the smallest foundation for
the assertions of the Orange:nen, that Ribbon men
exist in Ireland at' this time.

There has been a sharp contest at Rotheram about
a Church-rate, which ended, on Saturday last, in the
defeat of the parson and his supporters. The majority
against the rate was 102.

At Bromsgrove, too, a similar conflict has termi-
nated in a similar manlier. There the ostensible
object of dispute was the choice of Churchwar-
dens ; but the real question at issue was the
Church-rate. The Churchwardens nominated by the
Liberal party were chosen, in preference to those put
in nominateo❑ by the Tory party, after a severe
struggle, in which all the practices to which the
Tories resort, were unscrupulously employed. The
numbers for the Liberal Candidates were respec-
tively 945, 915 ; and for the Tory ones 381, 372.
Tilemajority was therefore immense, and Church-
Rates are virtually abolished in the parish of Banns-

grove.

It gives us sincere pleasure to record this triumphant
progress of Church-rate agitation. There is no ques-
tion which seems to touch the minds of the English
people more nearly than the abolition of a tax, com-
bining as this Church-rate does, civil injustice with re-
ligious oppression—•emptying the pocket on the one
hand, and trampl►ng on the conscience on the other.
In a contest such as that which the priesthood has had
the folly to commence with the people about the pay-
ment of an impost which is surrounded with more
of the elements of unpopularity than perhaps any other
that can be named, the priests must be worsted. It is ut-
terly impossible that they should gain their point; and the
longer and more obstinately they persist m their pre
sent vexatious course of opposition to the popular will,
the more bitter will be the fruits, the more disastrous
the results to them as an ecclesiastical body. They
will assuredly find that having " sown the wind," they
must be content to " reap the whirlwind."

Were the English Priesthood capahie of justly ap-
preciating the position which they occupy in the com-
munity, their very first endeavour would be to avoid
every thing like a public examination and discus-
sion of what they call their privileges, which are in
fact nothing but encroachments made surreptitiously
upon the rights of the people. By yielding with a
good grace that which they will be compelled by a su-
perior powei to relinquish, they might conciliate re-
spect ; they might disarm that resentment which never
fails to rouse itself against the defence of iniquity—
more especially when the defenders put forth claims to
greater sanctity than belongs to other men ; and the
effect of this wise and temperate course upon the minds
of men would be—we do not say a permanent adherence
to a S:ate religion ; that is out of the question--but
certainly a stronger disinclination, on the part of the
members of the Church to separate themselves from
the Ministry of men who exhibited so much of
the influence of Christian principle in their conduct;
and also greater forbearance, both in speech and action,
on the part of those who dissent from the Church. In
short, the foundation of that sufferance by which alone
the establishment exists would be much less likely to
be called in question, not to say rudely broken in upon,
by men of all persuasions.
But what a different state of things does the country
exhibit ? Everywhere there is a cry against the par-
sons. The ambition, the worldliness, the unspiritual
character of the parsons, are everywhere the theme of
reprobation. And though last, not least, their hatred
of liberty, and every thing liberal, has alienated from
theta the affections—or, to speak more correctly—has
procured for them the dislike of the great masses of
the community.
If they were unpopular before by their resistance to
the abolition of Church-rates, they are much more so
now, by the active part which they have taken against
the people in the late elections. The Tories have had
a zealous and energetic agent in almost every
parish in England, Wales, and Scotland, beating up for
recruits, and forwarding the cause by every means in
his power. Can the people ever forget this ?
Never. Whenever a legislative stumbling-block is
thrown in the way of the Ballot or any other popular
measure, the people will remember that the parsons
had a principal hand in occasioning their disap-
pointment.

The conduct of Mr. ANDREW SPOTTISWOODE
at the late general election, and since that time, has
attracted the attention of the public in no ordinary de-
gree. Besides the letters that have been published re-
lative to this gentleman's electioneering manoeuvres, we
have for the last fortnight been daily in the habit of
receiving various communications on the same subject
to which, hitherto, we have made no reference. Mr.
SPOTTISWOODB'S bitter hostility to the Whig Go-
vernment has been so little disguised as to be no secret
to his friends, Whig or Tory ; in fact, it has been
long known to everbody but its objects—her MA-
JESTY'S Ministers, who persisted in spite of the re-
monstrances of their friends in continuing to allow Mr.
SPOTTISWOODE a. monopoly in the advantages of
Parliamentary printer, of which three several Select
Committees of the House of Commons had unani-
mously recommended the discontinuance. Such con-
duct we consider reprehensible under any circum-
stances not directly submitted to, and approved of, by
the House of Commons ; btlt in the case of Mr.
SPOTTISWOODE, it would be objectionable in the ex-
treme if Ministers were at all aware of the line of
conduct which he intended f:0 pursue with regard to
them. The Whig Governmarit has undoubtedly made a
large reduction in the prices Ito be paid by the Govern-
ment and by the public, for .Acts of Parliament, and
several thousand pounds have been thereby yearly taken
out of his pocket. But it is a. severe loss to the na-
tion, a
of t
and contraryiu
printing
o all soand principles, that the
privilege
Acts of Parliament should be con-
tinued to Mr. SPOTTISWOO DE as a monopoly by
which he annually gains many- thousands of pounds.
In 1830, before the Tories left office, Mr. GOUL-
BURN and the Tory Ministers, renewed the patent to
Mr. SPOTTISWOODE for 3 0 years—a scandalous ex-
ercise of that discretion ve: d in Ministers—because
depriving the nation of the k ?s +wledge of the proceedings

of Parliament, by keeping high the pries of Liie
There is no wonder that Mr. SPOTTISWOODE
should have exerted himself, as it is well known that
he did, as if his life depended on the issue of the con-
test, to exclude Mr. HUME from Middlesex—as it was
by that Mr. HUME that the exposure of the shameful
jobbing of the Tories in the case of Mr. SPOTTIS-
WOODE was made. Mr. HUME was Chairman of
three Committees on printing Acts of Parliament and
Parliamentary Papers, and the evidence and statements
brought before those Committees prove how scanda-
lously the public have been plundered by this same
Mr. ANDREW SPOTTISWOODE and his predeces-
sors in the official printing department; It appears
by that evidence that Mr. SPOTTISWOODE having
the monopoly, had for many years delivered 5,000
copies of the Acts of each Session for the use of
Magistrates, Judges, and other official men, as or-
dered for distribution by the House of Commons in
1803, at a charge of from twopence-halfpenny to
fourpence per sheet of four sides, according to the sizes;
whilst, by the evidence of Mr. CHILDS, of Bungay,
and other printers, it was clearly proved that the cost
price of those Acts was about one halfpenny per sheet
on the average. Some Acts only cost one farthing per
sheet ; and yet the Government, and every person re-
quiring to purchase an Act of Parliament, had to pay
these very enormous charges as a profit to Mr.
SPOTTISWOODE. When the Treasury had aseers
tained the accuracy of the statement of the Com-
mons Committee, by the inquiry of Lord Nu-
GENT and another Lord of the Treasury, they, by an
angement. with Mr. SPOTTISWOODE, • reduced
the charge of Acts for the use of Government
to three halfpence, and to the public to two-
pence per sheet, being one-half only of the former
charge ; and at those prices for the three past years
the public have been supplied. For that reduction we
know that the Government and the public are indebted
entirely to Mr.. II umE's exertions ; and fur those
good services to the public Mr. SPOTTISWOODE re-
warded Mr. H UME, by the expenditure of money and
labour to exclude him from Middlesex. We will at
a future time give the proofs of all this, and of much
more of the shameful jobbing of the Tories in favour of
Mr. SPOTTISWOODE and his predecessors. We are
only anxious to state a few explanatory facts at this
time, when the public mind is directed to the circum-
stance, that Mr. SPOTTISWOODE is the Chairman of
the London Committee to raise subscriptions, avowedly
to oppose the returns of every Liberal Member of the
new Parliament. It is only gratitude on the part of
Mr. SPOTTISWOODE thus to work and pay. for his
benefactors--ahe Tories— and if he subscribe 1,0001.
vearle, that will not be one-tithe of his share of the
plunder received from the monopoly of printing an-
nually all Parliamentary Papers. To the Whigs we
sincerely say it is a disgrace to allow such waste of public
money, and to sanction, as they do, a monopoly of all
printing which Mr.SeoT TrswooDE has so long enjoyed.
It is notorious that STRACHAN, the predecessor of
Mr. SPOTTISWOODE, came to London almost
pennyless, and that he died, leaving property he
had accumulated as KING'S Printer, to the value of
nearly one million sterling. But, as a small return for
the large income the KING'S Printer derived from
the public Patent, the Tory Ministry always re-
quired him to sit in Parliament, and to vote always
with the Ministry—the seat being always purchased
and paid for by Mr. STRACHAN for that purpose.
What has been the case with Mr. SPOTTISWOODE ?
He has opposed the Whig Administration by his
votes as long as he was allowed to keep his seat, and
until he was turned out as a Government contractor;
and ever since that time the Reform Administration,
and the cause of Reform, have not had a more active
opponent. Men of common understanding will wonder
that the Whigs should show such partiality and favour
to Mr. SPOTTISWOODE as to continue him in the re-
ceipt of so many thousands a-year, which he derives
from his monopoly. And if we did not see that
Lord MELBOURNE, as well as Lord GREY, can keep
in office their strong opponents, Lord HILL and Lord
FITZROY SOMERSET, we would consider such a pro-
ceeding in any other set of men towards Mr. SPOTTIS-
WOODE, their bitterest enemy, as a proof of insanity.
But so it is. The sincere and honest Reformers who
exert themselves to keep out the Tories, and to give to
the Whigs every support possible, have the hourly
mortification of witnessing Lord MELBOURNE, Lord
GLENELG, Mr. SPRING RICE, and the other heads
of the several departments of the Government, heaping
riches and favours, and Government employments, on
their bitterest enemies ; whilst they look with marked
disrespect, and often, with utter neglect, on those Re-
formers who have risked every thing to support them
and the cause of Reform. The conduct of Mr.
SPOTTISWOODE towards Reformers, and the special
favour he constantly receives at the Treasury, have
called forth these observations on the mismanage-
ment (not to call it by the proper title of culpable
conduct), of her Majesty's Ministers. We have
been among the most active supporters of the present
administration, as we view with horror the prospect of
a Tory Government in the present state of Ireland ;
and we consider ourselves warranted in thus candidly
telling Lord MELBOURNE and his colleagues what are
the opinions of their best friends. It may be said that
as Mr. SPOTTISWOODE has a patent for printing acts
of Parliament, the Treasury cannot take it away from
him. But, there is a clause in that patent which gives
power to the Treasury to fix whatever price they choose
him to charge for the Acts to be sold to Government
and the public ; and, as the evidence taken before the
House of Commons Committee and their own Com-
mission, states that price to be two farthings per sheet,
there is no reason why they should not reduce the price
below six and ten farthings, the price he is, we think,
authorized to charge.

We copy from a second edition of the Morning
Post, the following account of a dreadful hurricane in
the West Indies :
" FALMOUTH, SEPT. 9.—Accounts have been received
by the Spey packet, arrived here this morning from St.
Thomas's, which she left on the Bth August, of a most
violent hurricane or tornado having visited the West India
Islands, and which had caused a vast and unprecedented
loss of property, both afloat and on shore. At Barbadoes
it appeared on the 26th of July, and at Antigua, St. Kitt's,
and St. Thomas's on the 2d of August, and at the whole
of those islands the immense destruction of shipping is be-
yond precedent ; at the former and latter no less than 69
or 70 sail were driven on shore with their valuable cargoes,
and most of them totally lost. At St. Thomas's the fort
was knocked to pieces, and the guns nearly all dislodged."

Madrid Journals to the evening of the 2d instant
inclusive have been received. ESPARTERO resigned
the War Ministry on the 28th ult., and on the 30th
the REGENT issued a Royal Decree, accepting his
resignation, and appointing General EVA RISTE SAN
MIGUEL his successor in the Cabinet. ESPARTERO,
in a despatch addressed to the QUEEN, states that the
command of the united armies would require all his
attention, and that therefore he could not devote any
part of his time to the business of the Government.
He has likewise published a letter in the Journals, in
which he attempts to throw the whole blame of the
late Ministerial revolution on MENDIZABAL, who
neglected to supply the pecuniary wants of the arinv.
We believe it will be generally admitted that MEN-
DIZABA L did more to raise funds for the use of the
army than any other man in Spain would or could
have done under similar circumstances ; but whether
so much be conceded or refused, we are quite certain
that had ESPA RTERO'S talents as a warrior been

equal to those displayed by iTjr.l,4 orzAii:o., as a finc,n-
cier, Spain would not now be cursed by the presence
of the Pretender, nor exposed to the outrages corn-
mitted by his partizans.
The execution of CABRERA by order of Don CAR-
LOS is repeated in all the accounts received from
the North of Spain. He is reported to have mortally
wounded VILLAREAL, in a rencountre before at-
tempting to make his escape, which he had nearly
effected when overtaken by his Cailist pursuers. The
whole affair may, however, turn out to be only a
fabrication.

The whole of the Paris Journals of Friday and Sa-
turday have been received. In the journals of Friday
appears a despatch from Lisbon, stating that the
Queen of PORTUGAL had been safely delivered of a
son, and that SALDANITA had entered the capital in
triumph. This dispatch the papers of Saturday de-
nounce as an impudent fabrication, invented and circu-
lated by some scoundrally stock-jobber.
_ .

_ .
The French Government had received the following
telegraphic communications from Spain:—
_ _ _

" PERPIGNAN, SEPT. 4, gvenin g. —The Baron de Meer
arrived at Figuieras, on the 31st ult., to punish the muti-
livers in the artillery, and took his departure on the 3d for
Girona, with his column."
" BAYONNE, SEPT. 6, Two o'clock. The situation of
Pampeluna remained unchanged on the 3d. A movement
took place on the Ist at Lumbier, but without any disorder.
Espartero arrived at Daroca, on the Ist, and joined Oraa in
puriuing the enemy in the direction of Calamocha. 110
has resigned his appointment of Minister of War, and has
been replaced by General San Miguel. The Marquis de
Las Amerillas has arrived here on his way from Madrid to
Paris."

General PENA, the new military Governor of Pain-
peluna, issued a decree on the 31st, commanding that
any person uttering cries against the QUEEN or Con-
stitution should be instantly shot. There appeared no
occasion for such extreme rigour, as the town was then
tranquil.
There is no domestic news of any interest in the
Paris Papers. The Chambers are to be dissolved.
An election now will he as favourable to the Court as
the KING can possibly desire.
The following extracts are from the Papers :

A letter from St. Sebastian, of Aug. 81 , says—
" On the 28th there was a disturbance at Oyarzun ; the
company of Chasseurs of Chapelgories were going to assas-
sinate the captain ; but General Jauregny put on the dress
of a peasant, to go to that town, and to restore order.
Scare soldiers demanded their pay, and threatened him.
He promised to give it them, and returned to St. Sebastian.
" Symptoms of disturbances begin to appear at St. Sebas-
tian. The troops demand their pay, and threaten the
Governor, if their demand is not complied with.
" On the 29th, some troops of the line of Hernani ad-
vanced to Orio, in which there was the Ist battalion of
Guipuscoa ; it was dislodged, with a great loss in killed
and wounded. Six prisoners, one of whom was a captain,
were taken. The troops had only four killed and fifteen
wounded ; among the latter was a captain of the English
Legion. The village was plundered by the Queen's troops,
and sonic houses burnt. In the evenin they returned to
their cantonments."—Sentinelle des Pyrennees.
This Journal speaks of some disturbances which have
taken place at Logrono, but which were of little impor-
tance —Commerce.
YrtENcli FUNDS.—PAats, Serf. 8.
Five per Cents., 108 f. 3... c.
Four per Cents., IOOL Inc.
i hree per Cents., 791 95c. 2nc.
flank Actions, 2,11(11
fiente de Naples, 97f
Roman Five per Cents., 101 10:,"j, 101.
Spanish Actives, 2i 2.;74
Spanish Passives, 474,.
Bel;dais Loan, Five per Cents, 104lii.
Brussels Society, 1,672 f.
Belgian Bank, 1,41 J. Lec.
Portuguese loan, Threa per Cents, 26% 26 2611,61 A.
I,l7.ytian Loan, 3:;71 50c. 37`f.
E7CDANUF ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25c. 421,',c.; money, 251. 40c
Tara. inowths. paper, 25f. '27V. money, 25r. 25c
—Court Authentivue.
FRENCH Ft/NOS.—Nets, SEm 9.
Five per Cents., 10611 40c. 35c. .r-e.
hree per Cents. 791 20c 25c 3.7. c. 4Pc.
Bank Actions, 2,44,1
Rente de Naples, 97f. •jle. 25c.
Roman Five per Cents., 101 Ico%.
Spanish Actives, Cl '24
Spanish Passives, 4545,
Bruzsels Society, 1,675 f.
Belgian Bank, 1,4501.
Portuguese Three per Cents. 26 l 8 26.
EXCHANGE ON LON.ON.
One month, paper, 25f 41i c. money, 251. 40c.
three months, paper, 251. 27-4 c. ; money, 251. 25c.
Auil/enticue.
LAST PRIt7ES.
Fivx. per Cents., 1011 [Sc.n
Three per Cents. 791 45c.
Bank Actions, tt,44of.
Roman Five per Cents , 110%.
Belgian Bank, 1,4501
Portuguese Three per Cents,
Spanish Actives, 21,i.
Spanish Passives 434.

Brussels and German Papers have been received,
but they contain nothing to which can attach the idea
of news. The Hanover squabble is not over, but the
discussions about it are no longer worth being listened
to. From Italy the advices received are rather favour-
able. The Papal Government had issued a decree,
threatening with death whosoever would delude the
people by circulating falsehoods respecting the deaths
from cholera having been brought about by poison,
which had occasioned riots, in which lives were lost.

BELGIAN I. UNDS—BriusseLs, SEPT. 9.
Actual Debt, 2ki per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent
Loan of Thirty Millions 92%
Loan of Citv, 1832, 4 per Cent 99%
Society of Commerce, 4'.Q per Cent 139
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent l4O
—Brussels Papers, Sept. 10.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, SEPT. 1.
Five per Cents. Mutalliques
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares 1370}4
—Allgemeine Zeitsng, Sept. 6.

The Duke of Richmond is entertaining a party of
distinguished sportsmen at Gordon Castle.

Miss Turpin has concluded a successful engage-
ment at Baltimore. Her singing and acting are spoken of
by the critics in terms of unqualified admiration. At her
benefit, in which she appeared in the part of Amina (the
Somnambulist), a wreath of roses was thrown from the dress
circle of boxes, and placed on her head amidst the tumultu-
ous applause of the audience.

The cholera has broken out at Avignon, but only a
few cases have hitheto occurred. At Pourrieres2s deaths
from cholera took place in one day.

The cholera has broken out at Prague suddenly.
We have the authority of Sir John Campbell for
stating it to be the intention of Government to move, as
soon as Parliament meets, for the re-appointment of the
Committee on the subject of negro apprenticeship.
Ou Saturday morning another of the sufferers by
the late accident at the British Museum, named William
Skeen, expired at the Hospital in Gower-street. He has
left a widow and several young children, who were en-
tirely dependent on his labour for their maintenance.

Lord and Lady Stanley have arrived at Gordon
Castle on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Richmond,
from Dunrobin Castle, where the Noble Lord and his Lady
have been visiting the Duchess Countess of Sutherland.
LATE STORMS.--On Thursday Cornwall was vi-
sited with a fearful storm, which was attended with fatal
consequences in several places. At Camborne the electric
fluid struck the house of a man named Webster, at Tres-
witham Downs, and killed his wife, to whom he bad only
been married a fortnight. Two miners at work in the South
Roskear mine, 556 feet below the ground, were knocked
down by the lightning and dangerously injured. Several
barns and ricks were set on fire, and great damage had been
done to farming stock throughout the country. After the
thunder and lightning had subsided a violent and destruc-
tive hail-storm commenced, the hailstones being upwards of
half a pound each.

Lieut. Holman, R.N., the celebrated blind traveller,
is now on a visit to his relatives in Exeter.

The following is a literal copy of the address of a
letter that passed through the post-office at Gatehouse-of-
Fleet some time ago, and reached its destination :—" To
James Dogherty, in the County Donegal, care of the Mach-
rafell post-office, to come to me at Cardoness wood, near
Gatehouse-of-Fleet—Stop !if you'll call at Molly M'lntyre's
in Buck-street, you'll find me more ready."
The officers of Excise on Saturday made an exten-
sive seizure on the premises of Mr. T. Smith, a person
carrying on business as a tailor, at 8, Webbs'-lane, Ham-
mersmith. On the officers obtaining admission they found
in one of the lower rooms a still capable in a few hours of
distilling several hundred gallons of spirits, in full operation.
There was also every utensil requisite for carrying on an
extensive business, which, with 100 gallons of unrectified
spirit, were seized. Smith was conveyed before the Ma-
gistrates at Kensington, and fined 30/., which was imme-
diately paid by a fashionably dressed female, said to be his
wire The still and everything connected with it were de-
clared forfeited to the Crown.
Count and Countess Daniskiold
have arrived at
Copenhagen on a visit to the King of Denmark.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.).

Letters and papers have been received this morning from
almost every part of the world, viz., from the East and West
Indies, from Mexico, from France, Holland, and Flanders,
from the United States of America, and other places. The
news is not of any particular importance, and had but little
effect on the markets.

The markets of Jamaica present little worthy of notice. At
Kingston, Flour and other Provisions wore scarce, and rather
dearer, but arrivals at Montego-Bay were numerous, and
therefore provisions were expected to be more abundant.
The Sugar market was steady, and Coffee sold without al-
teration. Rum was in request ; a parcel sold at 6s. 4d., equal
to about 4s. 10d. per gallon. No demand for Pimento, and
Rice scarce.

The Antigua Papers state that a hurricane had been expe-
rienced there, IN hich had destroyed much produce ; and our
merchants here intend to keep back their produce from the
market.

Accounts from Antwerp state that large transactions had taken
place in Refined Sugar, and Raw Sugar was also in much de-
mand. 900 boxes Siams had been sold at 9i, and 160 cases
White Havannah at 18 ; 69 cases White Pernams at 10.
Rice was much in demand, and Cotton was sought after.
Coffee was also much inquired for, and but little at market ;
400 bags ordinary Brazil sold at 24 to 26 cents.
The arrivals at Liverpool and the outports are numerous,
and several merchant vessels are in the Downs, and may be
expected shortly in the River. The vessels arc principally
from the \Vest Indies, the Baltic, and the Brazils.

The importation list of the port of London is a short one
only one vessel from Jamaica, with 600 hogsheads, &c. 01
sugar, and 250 puncheons of rum ; another vessel from Ham•
burg ; one vessel with 3,000 casks of Dutch butter, tallow;
wheat, flour, and other articles.

TEA.—There was a strong muster of Town and Country
dealers at the Merchants' Sale to-day, and prices advertised
3d. to 4d. advance on the previous Merchants' Sale, which is
on a par with the late rise of the Company's Sale. Orange
Pekoe, sold at Is. Bd. ; Flowery Pekoe 3s. 9d. to 45. ; good
Hysons 21. 10d. per lb.
Rice continues to be enquired after for exportation.
Tallow is still in demand at:4os. per lb. ; the stock is 3,000
casks less than at the corresponding period last year.
COTTON Woos- —Notwithstanding a less active Liverpool
Market in London, a good deal of enquiry has been made, and
holders require a further advance.
PROVISION TRADE.—The cargo of Dutch Butter will come
to a good market, and no doubt 102 s. to 104 s. will be readily
paid for fine. Irich Butter is more in demand, prices unal-
tered. Bacon of prime quality still in demand, at 635. to 655.
per cwt. Lard in demand at 78s. to 80s. per cwt. the
best, and 725. to 745. for other descriptious. Beef and
Pork more in demand ; the latter article scarce.
The public sales this week are not numerous, and consist of
Tea, Wool, Sugar, Spices, Saltpetre, Indigo, Hides, Skins,
and other goods.
INteoo.—The accounts from Madras state the quantity of
Imlig-o 105,000 maunds. Rain was very much wanted.
The markets on the Continent for Colonial produce are
following the impulse received from here, and several im-
portant articles are held generally for higher rates ; amongst
which we have to report Coffee. The favourable result of the
extensive sales at Amsterdam and Rotterdam, consisting of
350,000 bags Java and 21,000 ditto Sumatra Coffee have.
given a firmness to the other Continental markets (from which
accounts have reached us), and everywhere is an advance on
former rates demanded, and in most instances paid. The stocks
are generally !light, and the finer descript:ons rather scarce.
At Antwerp, Brazil was in demand, and a half to one cents.
advance paid.
The late importations of specie to Europe, of which a con-
siderable part has found its way to Paris, have caused the
premium on gold to recede ; but very little business is doing,
and quantities said to be obtained even lower if wanted.
So much for the information of the Bank of England. The ac-
counts fl'om Portugal describe trade at a stand, principally the
import branches.
English manufactures go off slowly, as few purchases from
the interior are seen at Oporto or Lisbon; and it is,feared that
that the political disturbances will materially affect the fall-
trade.

The cholera continuing to spread its ravages in Italy, causes
naturally the communications to be interrupted ; and in conse-
quence thereof the import trade is generally dull ; but the
scarcity of the home produce, occasioned through the dimi•
nished supply, causes holders to ask higher prices, and there
is very general complaints are, from thejtalian sea-ports
of the difficulty of executing orders for England and the
North of Europe, as the prices paid in these latter markets
are so low that they do not allow of purchases being made on
the current terms. The late rise in Oil is maintained, and a
further rise anticipated.
The markets for Seed Oil, at:Lisle, Dunkirk, Arras, and
other French and Belgian places, are on the advance, in con-
sequence of the accounts from Marseilles reporting tile price
of Soap to have advanced.
We have received accounts from the autumnal fair ( Messe)
at Frankfort-on.the-Maine. The supply of manufactured
goods from the whole commercial league of Germany (now
comprising a population of fully 26,000,000 inhabitants) is
represented to be very large ; but as the demand, up to our
accounts, Sept. 4, had proved unequal, business ruled rather
dull ; it was, however, hoped that a material alteration for the
better would take place before the close of the fair, which
lasts three weeks, as the dulness seemed to consist more in a
holding back than actual want of buyers. Little English
manufactured goods are stated to be at the fair, and it. is said
that the houses dealing in these articles, through the expe
rience of the decreasing trade for every succeeding year, and
unable to compete with the German manufactures at the ex-
isting high duties, have this year considerably curtailed their
large customary stocks.

THE MARKETS---(THIS DAY.,

CORN E CHANGE.

There were good arrivals last week of most descriptions of
Grain, and a considerable quantity of Flour. The trade
fluctuated again during the week according to the weather.
This morning there has been a small fresh supply of every kind
of Corn ; but the weather being fine, there was not much dis-
position to purchase. The best parcels of old Wheat being
few, were readily sold at last Monday's prices, but the new
were chiefly of middling and inferior quality, and such, with
middling parcels of old, may be reported full 2s. per qr.
cheaper. Barley maintains last quotations. Beans remain
as formerly stated. Peas were scarce, and sold fully at last
Monday's rates. Good dry Oats support last Monday's terms,
and inferior Irish being plentiful, are is. per qr. lower. There
is a moderate trade for Flour at last quotations. New Rape
Seed is cheaper.

PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP.
Wheat, Red (old) àsi 63s Beans, Small (new) 379.405.
--9-White (01d)........60s 68s
—Red 1837) 44s. 48s. Tick (new) 32s 345.
Fine 503.
.... 545. (old) 369.:)84,
._..

- Superfine 583 60s.
-White (1837) 465. 545.
Fine s6s. fills.
Superfine 625. 633.
-Foreign free 50s 70s.
Rye 325. 365.
Barley 049. 265.
-. Grinding 26s 28s.
- Malting 303.335.
Malt 465. 545.
---- Fine New 565. 58s.
Pease, Grey, New 3es. 383.
- Maple New . ?Ss 403.
- White 365. 353.
- Boilers 383 40,

- Harrow (new) 365. :Bs.
--- (odd) ...... 408. 426.
Brank 346 3S s.
Oats, Feed
New 225. 265,
- Poland
New 235.'25.
- Pot atoe 28,,•.30.
New 263.23 3.
- Scotch 20.324.
--- Irish 18s.
Flour Town per sack) 50, 55
Seconds 45 4ti 3.
- North Country 42s 44 t
Bran J 10