The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-12 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

ARRIVAL —The Wave, Oldsmith, from Van Diemen's Eand, in
the Downs—sailed from Hobart Town 9th Oct.
ARRIVALS AT HOBART TOWN, VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.—The
Fanny, Andrew, Sept. 26, put back leaky, after being on share off
Cape Darren, 14th inst., bound to Launceston; Hamilton, Brad-
bury, 26th, from the Cape of Good Hope, was struck by a sea on
the 22d August, and the second officer and helmsman were washed
overboard, drowned : Minerva, Brown, 28, from Sheerness and
Cape of Good Hope; David, Hart, 29, from South Australia;
Abeona, Hewson, Oct. 5, from South Australia; Mary, Donaldson,
6, from London and Lisbon ; Siok, Franklin ; Dawson, 7, from
Launceston; Renown, M'Leod, 9, from Clyde and the Cape of
Good Hope.
DEPARTURES FROM HOBART TOVVIC—The Naulittut Newcombe,
Sept. 25, for Batavia; Isabella, Sampson, 26, for Newcastle. The
Parsee, M'Kellar, was to sail from Hobart Town 20th October, for
South Australia.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH—The Buckinghamshire, Moore, London,
to South Australia, Jan. 3, it lat. 4. 54. N., long. 21. 14. W.;
Avon, Cole (of London), W. Caler, 23d August, in the Straits of
Bernardino, Philippine Islands, with 700 barrels of oil. The
Avon reports Zephyr, of London, June 28, with 600 barrels ; and
Warrens, of London, July 2, 600 barrels.

HORACE VERNON ; OR LIFE IN THE WEST.
—This is certainly one of the most extraordinary books that have
appeared for some time past. It has set the whole fashionable
world in a ferment. The author shows a most intimate
acquaintance with the tricks of the titled swindler, the rapacious
lawyer, and the lady of the soiree whosihouse is a hell of the worst,
yet most exciting description. The ch.aracters of Mrs. Maxwell, of
Horace Vernon, and of Lord Walgrave, are sketches from life, the
originals of which are well known—the latter, a nobleman who has
become equally notorious for coughing and card-playing. Beside
his great knowledge of existing society in the grade called " fashion-
able," par excellence, the author possessed the great dramatic secret
of exciting and sustaining the interest of his readers. The fate of
Vernon is very naturally and powerfully revealed, and a sort of post-
script, after the manner of the old novelists, lets the reader into the
after-life of the principal characters, and agreeably winds up a work
full of interest—an interest that impels the reader onward to the
last page.

A VOICE FROM AMERICA TO ENGLAND.
—This work is calculated to excite great attention, particularly at
the present moment. "Ills object," says the author in his preface,
" has been to exhibit a true and faithful picture of American so-
ciety, mainly as political and religious, as these two characteristics
have a strong affinity, and are supremely influential. Ile is well
convinced that the world does not yet comprehend America; and
it may be doubtful whether America comprehends itself. The spec-
tacle of its history, and the study of its character, are yet a problem.
Whether the author has contributed anything towards its solution,
he cannot pretend to say, but the reader will probably discover sun-
dry and strong features of American Society in these pages which
never before came under his eye. And if there be any good reason
in the facts of history for the author's views the reader will also see
that they exhibit many things of practical importance, and likely
to be faithful in result, which have not been generally recognised,
and never before exhibited so distinctly to public view."

men.

From the Morning Edition of The Sun.)
We see by a: report of a Corn-law Meeting at
Banbury in Oxfordshire, that the Reverend F.
CLERKE moved a resolution, to this effect, " That
it is absolutely necessary to the salvation of the
best interests of the State, that the attempts to
repeal the Corn-laws be resisted ; and that a pe-
tition- be now prepared, signed, and presented to
both Houses of Parliament, &c." It having been
proved over and over again, that the Corn-laws
cut off the supply of food, promote crimes,
starve people to death, and nourish avarice,
hatred, and all uncharitableness, the worst
enemy of the Priesthood could desire nothing
more than that its members should step forward and
support the Corn-laws. Does it become them who
have a 'supposed pecuniary interest in starving the
people to advocate the Devil's laws ? Are they
anxious to demonstrate that the priestly succession of
which they boast, and which they received from the
priesthood of Rome in its worst days, is deriied from
Mammon and Moloch? We are at a loss which
most to admire, their avowed wickedness or the
impudence of the agriculturists. At this Banbury
meeting one resolution declared that an alteration
in' the Corn-laws would be a violation of faith.
The landlords made a law to plunder us, and
now seek to enforce it as a moral obligation.
Romish priests could not do worse. The re-
solution went on to declare that to put
an end to robbery by Corn-laws would destroy all
confidence between man and man ; meaning, we'
Resume, between the parson and the squire—the
tithe-owner and the landowner—who, if they could
not plunder the people, would immediately try
which should plunder the other. So far as that
goes, we believe they are right, for we never yet
heard of banditti, when they had no more travel-
lers to despoil, who did not try to spoil one
another. The agriculturists, squires, and par-
sons who met at Banbury, berry, just as wise
as they are virtuous, declared—" That unless the
agriculturists be remunerated for their produce, the.
home trade of the manufacturer, which exceeds his
trade with foreign countries, must, notwithstanding
the statements of the manufacturers, be utterly
annihilated." A man is remunerated for his pro-
duce when he gets for it what it fetches in the
market, and a law to give him more than that is a
aw to take something out of the pockets of other
How the home trade of the manufacturers w,.
except the manufacturers of parchment jnstruments_
of robbery, catled Corn-laws, can be annihilated.
by not giving the farmers more for their
produce' than it is worth in the market.
even the sagacious Banbury men, or rather Banbury
buns—for their heads seem stuffed with plums
rather than brains, cannot explain. However,
they have the advantage of keeping the manufac-
turer poor if they starve themselves, and of keeping
the labourer low and humble if they are out
at elbows ; and so they task their ingenuity
and skill to find out pretexts and sophistical
reasons in favour of plunder. Their own Jour-
nal, the notorious Standard, states, that
the profit on manufacturing capital is threefold the
profit on agricultural capital. Now, if that be so,
what consummate fools must the agriculturists be
to submit to the reproach of being robbers, merely
to get a third of what the manufacturers get by
honest industry ! Why do they not sell their stock,
and turn cotton-spinners.? Let them desert the
land, become manufacturers, and share the success
of their rivals ? They will not do, however, as the
Standard's statement would imply they ought to
do, because they 'know it is false.
The Millenium has at length arrived ;—not only
does the lion lie down with the lamb, but the.po-
litical lions rise up with the price of Corn. The
Sun of this morning contains a world of wonders—
it not only out-Herods Mr. O'CONNELL'S Re-
peal Parliament on College Green, but it actually
heats Sir WILLIAM CURTIS'S famous alliterative
toast of the three C's. Every age has its hobby-
horse, and every witch her broomstick , but Lou-
don boasts at this moment the rare consummation
of Legislative %s iscioni,--TH RE E Parliaments deli-
berating for the national welfare—each pursuing
different means, yet conducing to the same happy
end—the Parliament for Corn, the Charter, and the
Constitution I The national emblems of sham-
rock, rose, and thistle, are nothing as compared to
this discordant unity of the three estates in Parlia-
ment assembled—all parties professing the public
good, but each acting for its own I Verily we
have fallen upon strange times, in spite of Mr.
O'CONNELL and the POPE, the Poor-law and the
Devill With three Parliaments in perpetual
botheration, what shall become of the forlorn. fourth
estate? Happy Lake of Killarney, what an en-
viable gift was thine ! Irish short-hand made easy for
the longest speech. Three Parliaments in stormy
conclave I Corn, Convention—and Canada! Truly
the confusion of tongues was never realized till
now!!

(From the Morning Chronicle.)
Ministers having again declared by the lips of their
Sovereign that " the reform and amendment of the
Municipal- Corporations of Ireland are essential to the
interests of that part of her dominions," we rejoice that
tuck early notice has been given by Lord Morpeth of a
measure founded upon such a declaration, and we feel
assured that the measure will be such as will best pro-
{note those interests to which it has been most wisely and
truly pronounced essential. Essential it is in every
point of view—essential to the genuine liberty—essen-
tial to the social tranquillity—essential to the national
honour of Ireland. Who dares to dispute its importance?
Who dares to say that this question unsettled, Ireland
has not valid reason to complain of unjust treatment at
the handS of the United Parliament? Look back and
se what fits been lost and suTered by: the factious
delays of • justice in this vital instance. Survey the
incidents of the last four years, and see what Ireland
has lost in point of economy—in point of order—:n
point of popular satisfaction—in point of local good go-
vernment—by the scandalous obstructions that have
been thrown by the rage of party in the way of the ad
justment of this question. From the day that the re-
port of the Irish Corporation Commissioners was first
laid upon the table of Parliament, not a voice has been
raised in either House to justify the abuses and enormi-
ties there revealed. From the threshold of the discus-
sion, the Irish Corporations were ,given up and aban-
doned as nuisances revolting and indefensible. The pe-
culation-that was stated to prevail universally was ac-
knowledged not the less distinctly, because the acknow
lodgment was silent. It was the same with the corrupt
administration of justice in the various municipal tri-
bunals ; it was the same with the multifarious hard-
ships and oppressions endured by the bulk of the in-
habitants of the corporate towns, whose property was
scandously dissipated in " lining the paunch" of civic;orthodoxy and Orangeism with " fat capon ;" while
their streets unpaved, their lamps extinguished, their
police neglected, their fountains unsupplied, bore sad
testimony to an extravagance so monstrous, and a dis-
honesty so flagrant. Not more palpable, we say, ware
these prodigies of abuse four years since than they are
at the present moment. Shame, then, upon the party
which, unable to defend them in speech or argument,
has had for so long a period the successful hardihood
to screen them by their votes! Shame upon the party,
which, with denunciations of agitators upon their lips,
has in its uniform conduct upon this question played
the game of agitation so deeply and so danger-
ously! Have they at length seen the error of their
ways ? Have they at length decided upon suffer-
ing Reform to take its course, and the stroke of
justice to descend ?We believe they have—we be-
lieve the great principle of Reform is upon the eve of
another triumph, and the Conservative of mischief about
to sustain another and a signal overthrow. The Irish
Corporations stagger like their own Aldermen in their
tipsy revels. The foremost of them all, the Corporation
of Dublin, has uttered the swan-like notes of approach-
ing dissolution. Even he, their " soft recorder"—
" He that raised
To height of noblest temper freemen bold
Arming to dinner"—
has forsaken their tottering institution, and displayed
what Bacon calls the rat's wisdom, by his timely evacua-
tion of a failing house. By the waters of Peddle, of
which he is bight " commissioner," he has hung up his
civic harp, and no more in strains of post-pran-
dial adulation will he " waste his sweetness" t'y)n
the " desert air" of fading intolerance, and pe-
rishing monopoly. Woe to Protestantism—woe
to the • Constitution !—the pillars of the one are
shaken, and the bulwarks of the other quake. Is it
ccme to this? Is it come to this? Tories, Orangemen,
Constitutionalists par ezcellence, and exclusive Prot, s-
tants—is it come to this? Municipal Corporation Re-
form is " essential," say Ministers, to the interests of
I Ireland--why are you silent, Tories, Orangemen, chain-

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

CHRONICLE.—There has been a good deal doing in the Eng,l:sh
Stock Market, but it led to no material alteration in the quotations or
the different securities, the only change in fact, as compared with
Saturday's prices, being a fall of Is. in the premium on Exchequer
Bills. Consols closed firm at 921 to Z for Money and the Account ;
Three and-a Half per Cents. Reduced 1002 to 1; ditto New 99i to
100; Exchequer Bills 63r. to 655. prem.; Bank Stock 2021 to
2031 ; and India Stock 252 to 253.
Business in Foreign Stocks has also been very animated; especi-
ally in Spanish and Portuguese, the former having improved, and
left off firm, while the latter has rather retrograded. Dutch Stocks
were rather heavy. Spanish Active 'Wat.last Marked at 196 to fi ;
Deferred S 1 to 1 ; Passive 41 to 5 ; Portuguese Five per Cents.
361 to 371 ; ditto Three per Cents. ,221- to 231 ; Dutch Five per
Cents. 1021 to 1 ; ditto Two-and-a-Half per
,Cents.‘ 541 to a.
Belgian 98i to 99* ; Brazilian Into 1 ; Colombian '2Bl to 29i
and Mexican 23i to 24.
The Share Market, on the whole, continues buoyant, more yarn-.
cularly Tor the better description of railway undertakings; but the
transactions to-day do not require any separate remark. Birming_
ham (0:d) left off at 82 to 84 prem. ; ditto New, 25 to 26 prem. ;
Southampton, 43i to 44i- per share ; Great Western, 121 to 1:11
poem.; Leeds and Manchester, 19 to 21 prem.; Biimiugham_aud
Derby, 11 to 9 dis.; South Eastern, 61 to 51 dis.; -Gosport ;A-
non, I to 4 prem. ; Brighten, 4to 34 dis. ; Blackwall, 1 to 13dis.,
and Greenwich, 161 to 171 per share.

The only arrival of any interest this morning, beyond the regular
daily mail, is from Van Diemen's Land, bringing' letters fromVrence
to October 5, in which the increasing and healthy state of the flocks

is much dwelt upon, as holding out every prospect, indeed almost a
certainty, of a very large exportation of wool this year, which ne-
cessarily is of much importance to this country, especially as it is
the general expectation a great portion of the land on the 'cony_
nent, now under pasturage for the growth of wool, will be again
turned iiito arable land, under the impression that a very material
ch,nge will take place before long in our present syitem for ad_
miffing foreign grain. Remittances in Van Diemcn'S Land wire
sea cc, and bills were at a considerable premium.

TIMES.—From the accounts last received from New York may
be collected some curious particulars of the operation of the law by
which the trade of banking is renderedentirelyfrecvassed In the

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last Session of the Legislature of that State. Since thatperimVit
appeals that certificates have bun filed in the office of the Sectetark
of State for fifty-four banking institutions, with art 411grrgate capital
subscribed of 12,000,000 dollars,Awkwi.th# relmedright to in
crease it to 437,000,000_d01ara.- artiges,pf,as‘sociation are so
framed as to cover this en4trici in The &ek of its being
wanted. The ildratloW or th'e, Atlodiattons, as contemplated 1.45.
their articles, Val iiis,freni/26 t0:4,4603,0am Of these AssocHations
twenty-four had applied to the Controller of the State for bills to
yAreulate to the amount 2L2,..191),990 and -sixteen-Of them
had made tatisfers a§tate Stocks, and mortgages to the Controller,
ttn ilt,r-Attito • p*A4ki ot.lffeAtivrivr.the'leggi (pet-. amount ..,af
1,170,000 dollars in Stocks, and 442,000 dollars in mortgages.

The securities lodged with the controller are to Le applied exclu-
sively to the redemption of bills which are cotnitersignt d and regis-
tered in the controller's office; and, should they fail, to be redeemed
by the associations at their counters. The mortgages' li,dgcd with

the controller are required by law to be only upon protierty wittlitt
the state, and worth at least double :.the 'arnnuut foewlitch they are

mortgaged; and only one half of the securities lodged with the con_

trolljr can consist of mortgages at all.. This experiment in banking,
which is a perfectly new one, must excite great interest wherever
such matters come under discussion at all. Notwithstanding the
apparent care taken to secure good guarantees; perfitt reliance ought
not, it is evident, to be placed in them, and the diffusion of paper
to which the law must lead is very likely to bring on a new commer.
cial crisis. It is not worse, however, than the renewal of monopo-
lies and grants of exclusive privileges which Mr. Spring Rice is
said to have in view in the case of the charter of the Bank of Ire.
land.

The recommpudation.of the Committee of the Chamber of Com

merce at New York to have the exchange with -England quoted in
future in federal money is making its way, but still meets with
much opposition in that state, though the inconveniences of the
old mode are palpable enough. Its adoption has also been recom-
mended by the Chamber of Commerce at Baltimore, and the United
States Bank has regulated the sale of its hills by it. • British sove_
reigns arc received as deposits in the American banks by weight,
and they are found to range about 4 doll. 85ic. in value.

There was not much business in the English funds to-day, but
prices arc firmer. The rise of Belgian stock, which was announced
in this morning's letters from Brussels, was the chief cause ope-
rating in the market, as it was taken for granted that the specu-
latois on that side were aware of some favourable turn in the nego-
ciations respecting Holland. This is resting on a slender founda-
tion ; but such things have their influence at the Stock Exchange,
HERALD.—Commercial letters from Alexandria,by way of Mar-
seilles, state that considerable alarm prevailed in that city incon-
sequence of the failure of the Fondelair Bank, an establishment
which has been carrying on a great deal of business, and in which
much confidence was placed. It was feared that tihs failu:e would
produce serious embarrassments amongst the middling elasres, as
its credit had induced them to resort to it as
.a species of S,Ati ns

Fi.ThaneceFz6nei
81 i t
earn do Dutchf Holland
e2ueobr published
sf) bondedor
ithe
I,
olf, project
10,,00 toefloolfrisl
haveo 18th March, the second,
new loan of 14,000,000 of florins
Revenues
Ervoi
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voted 2fo ~bobyoeo it
Dutch
eus sterling),
sec rhul i
States-General,
colonialgs ).
G, e no runder
al:
possessions, tah,
ied
tcredito b e
lco
,ifi,
,aorlgsge
du, Ob
subscriptions
joo the
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for this loan are to be made iii
u
March next, and the two following days. The instalments are to
jobti :0,
enopefiafly:osarthti
iolnleers
,ilfloroouour
tthe
e,mannerinl,,s,ftoi
sl:ort
aow,b,i following
h, 200 florins, on the 15th August ; and the last,
300 florins, on the Ist of October. The interest to become payable
en the Ist of October next, and to continue payable on the Ist of
April and October in each year.
. This announcement has had but little influence in the market p,r
the Dutch Securities here.
The British Funds have been very firm to-day, and ti

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buying Lack of some bear accounts has rather e
advanced
the quotations. Consols left off at 921 a 1 for money amp
account. The Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Reduced An-
nuities advanced to 1001 a 1, and the New Three-and_i
Half per Cents. to 100 a 1 for Money. Bank Stock Is 203 al, and
India 252 a 3 for Money. The premium upon Exchequer Bills has
receded to 63 a 65, and on India Bonds to 61 a 64.

Great exertions have been made of late by certain parties to get,
up another Spanish swindle under the facinating title (to John Buil)
of a new loan, which scheme has had much of the patronage of a
morning Contemporary; it is, however, to be hoped that the bond-
holders have had their eyes already sufficiently open to Spanish
financial juggle, to be caught again. It is, however, some consols.,
tion to say that it is the general opinion here that neither of the in..
tended projects to raise money for Spain is likely to succeed.

THE THEATRES.
OLYMPIC,
After the performance of Blue Beard (which, ju ' ''D-- i
ing from the fulness of the house, is as attractiv:,es.
ever), a new burletta, in one act, entitled Our Cousin
German, was produced last evening at this, theat-e I.t ':
contains nothing like a plot, and appears to beenhave
got up to exhibit, in the person of Mr. Mathews,
of dews, A
best,"
blunder,
a el:-.edeutushnei
ass_ .
blundering German, named Cousin Wittikind, Phisr' '
personage, like some others in real life, is fond
111
embeaasn
made
a itd
ea
somellfor e thegre g.
it eusst
phrase,whenever
‘the
he commits at almost every turn. He hurries f
communicates
so
thehe tl, , cousin,f
to announce to the disconsolate widow the deathrn.'Vl
friend who was supposed to have expired in his of
a '
nearly kills kmilalsdethien ww-ibdioz,bewlcioamhianpupuei Lis :s dense—.
gets to tell that if she gives her consent to the ‘ospeni7;
of the will before six days have expired she loses all,
and thereby nearly kills her . a second time— ;
leads jealous lovers into scrapes with their
mis-
tresses— and, in short, takes nothing in • hand
which ha does not spoil out of pure vesationaor having
clone sa much m'sehief to his dear cousin, he in,
over all his property to her; and that done, ti: li'" es-
s
band (Mr. Bland) makes his appearance, to lit. I
Lo
pri,e of all parties and to the great amusement r, sur-
audience. Mr. Mathews acts the foreigner adrnir'ibilte
but the piece has not very much interest, and tf,o,
blunders of Wittikind were too frequent and too coin-
mon-place to keep up the attention of the audience, who
received the announcement of its repetition with some it',
applause and some disapprobation. . ,
ts.
ST. JAMES'S. ri
t
11 We looked in at this theatre last night, in order to 'i,
witness the representation of a new burletta, r,f which r:
report had spoken favourably, entitled The Troublesome ‘"
Lodger. On the whole, we were not disappointed in the
expectations we had been led imea
to
and form
b s ofo this Piece, i
which is cleverly put together, yns des.
void of ingenuity in its conception—high praise, consi-
dering what mere vamped up affairs the majority of
our modern farces are. The plot is remarkable for its i
simplicity, and is to the following effect :—an old
gets.btlacembaenlor(perroaokkeji,,Teris,
aanndxibouass
butto justget apuqtuupiet, orderly
a bill
in
his front parlour, when Peter Palaver (Wrench), who is
a brisk, bustling adventurer on the prowtfor a breakfast,
accompanied by his friend Weazel (Hughes), a strolling.
player, out of employ, and also at the elbows, get sight
c
of the bill, as they chance to be passing the house, and 1'
instantly resolve on seeing the landlord in ordor r
to avail themselves of the . chapter of accidents:
They en'er just as the old gentleman! is going t j::
breakfast, when Peter Palaver mentions his ~,,,,,C t: F '
take lodgings in his house, agrees to terms, is invited t.
,hope that 1:1.e-
breakfast, and makes himself so agreeable, and talks in
such modest style of the blessings of tranquillitx,,,a, n,
teft-,sida'
his landlord ' -
the landlord congratulates himself on having
most invaluable lodger. Unfortunately, however, 0 4
soon finds himself mistaken, for Peter's plan is to nll:
himself us troublesome as possible,
,i the
landlord may buy him out of the house. Accordingly
he sets up an exhibition of wild
,Indians in his .4,•,,, Y
:1
meats, with the usual accompaniments of gongs, do:iblt- I'ic.:
drums, &c., and succeeds in makings(
exquisitely miserable, that he gladly pays a bu_,. SO I '
pritiCipalh°tO-}lll - li
pounds to get rid of him, which, however, the, i" .1,,.ed
end accepts the hand of the old gent's (190er
returns,
'(Miss Williams) instead. Such is a sketchy urre ' 6
of this pi2ce, which owes its success
admirable acting of Wrench and Hughes, . 1-: ---,-, i e
defects, its length, and the constant effort are a,' '4„ e:.,"1..- lf
throughout it, so say smart things. Wpm "' ot
'a, lit. ,
curtailed, especially in the earlier scenes, We hi, - - le
doubt it will have a run. It was received, a 4 1..... .: ' 10
se,
served to be, with Much applause, by a full house, °- '' ' -