The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-10 00:00:00

WORCESTER Hors, AUG. 7.—There is but
ittle business doing in our market, and the only exchange
of hops that has taken place has been through the medium
of the auctioners ; sales take place every Saturday at what
the dealers call ruinously low prices. The accounts from
the plantation may be still considered favourable. Weighed
on Saturday 82 pockets, during the week 8.
Between Saturday night and Sunday morning,
the number of drunken people upon the streets of Greenock
was so great, that, after filling the lock-ups, the Police
officers were obliged to abstain from apprehending any
more.— Grcenock Advertiser.
BANK OF IRELAND.—No one can have read
the proofs of the injuries done by the Bank monopoly to
Ireland—how it withers wherever it touches—without
being convinced in his heart that it is a national injury ;
no one can have mixed extensively in society without being
convinced that it is a generally detested establishment--
and people ask, why with such manifest injury such ge-
neral hate directed against it—are there not a greater
number of prominent leaders to put themselvess at the head
of the anti-monopoly movement ? The fact is, the influ-
ence of the Bank—of the personal and trading character of
its leading managers—the numerous tail dragged after
such an institution, together with the thimble-rig acts prac-
tised by Mr. Spring Rice—to deceive those whom they
could not corrupt—has deprived the movement of its na-
tural mercantile leaders.-Pilot.—[A meeting, we see, of
the stockholders was held last Wednesday, "to take into
consideration the Bill introduced by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer for the renewal of the Bank charter. "]
In this month, the temperature of the air is but
le reduced, owing to the hot nights; and the action of
the sun's rays is considerably augmented by the warm
BOC II S A AND MRS. BIS I-I OP.—lt appears earth, which radiates heat into the air; whereas, in Spring,
it absorbs daily a portion of. the heat which the sun pro-
from the Hamburg papers that Bochsa and Mrs. Bishop duces. The greatest beats of summer are generally pro-
have been forced to leave the hotel at which they put up at duced by East and South-cast winds; while the greatest
Hamburg.
„ heats of winter are occasioned by the South and South-
FRA LIDS ON THE CUSTOMS.—Considerame west winds. The quantity of evaporation falls a little below
sensation has been created amongst parties connected that of the preceding month, and amounts to 3.327 inches,
with the spirit trade by the discovery of a fraud which has but the rain decreases nearly one half. The state of sett].
been going on for a long time and to a great extent by rations 819, and the mere minimum moisture is 677.
transmitting false orders from the Custom House to the Dew is deposited in its largest range, from a little before
officers of the customs in the docks for permission to re- sun-set, to a little after sun-rise, whereas the deposition
move spirits, as if the duty had been regularly paid. It from mists occurs at all times of the day and night, whether
has already been discovered that the revenue has suffered the sun is above or below the horizon.
lately to the extent of 50,0001., but matters are now only in REVENGE.—Mr. Laye,Lord Cadogan's steward,
course of investigation, and here is no telling to what who it will be recollected was charged with a violent
amount this fraudulent transaction has been carried on, for assault on a man named Marshall, the alleged seducer of
'e duty on brandy is agent 130 per cent.
SEIZURES FOR CHURCH-RATES.-On Satur- the steward's wife, was brought up to Marborough.strcet
again on Thursday. The complainant, who had his head
day last two of the borough constables seized twenty-five bound up, and who s would hardl give hi
umbrellas, the selling price of which is 6/. Is. 3d., the leave to go out, toldsai thed hi surgeon
Bench that on Sunday evening the m property of Mr. Steer, in this town, for a Church-rate prisoner Laye came behind him unawares, knocked him
amounting to I Is. 3d. The same day six cheeses were down with a stick loaded with lead, and when down re-
seized, weighing 911 b. 40z., belonging to Mr. John Cho- peated the blow. Tne first blow split his ear open, the
lerton, for a rate of ss. 3d. It is high time that this second cut through his car again, and rendered him insen-
highly objectionable and oppressive mode of maintaining sible. While down the prisoner Demant came up and
the Church was abrogated. It must be offensive to kicked him. The assault, complainant was of opinion,
every right-minded Churchman to see men despoiled of was intended to have accomplished his murder. Lord Ca-
their goods for the support of his worship in this manner. dogan informed Mr. Chambers, the sitting Magistrate, that
The Quakers have long borne this vexatious loss of their the compl property almost without complaint; but other ainant was a sort of assistant servant. The pri.
persons are soner Laye had introduced him to his ( Lord Cadogan's)
adopting their principles, and it is not improbable that in house, and had conferred much benefit upon him. Mr.
a short time passive resistance will be found so trouble. Chambers, upon the understanding that Lord Cadogan
some to the oppressors that they will be glad to let their . would not repay the fiae, called upon Laye to pay Si. for
victims escape, by accepting the very reasonable measure the assault, and to find bail for twelve months. Demant,
proposed by Government.—Derby Reporter. who was also concerned in the assault, was fined 31. Laye
The Cheltenham Chronicle says, " We can pulled out a 101. note and paid both fines. Lord Cadogan
announce, from high authority, that it is the intention of bailed Laye, and he was released.
those in favour of the Ballot, to bring forward a gentleman
rain which ies
who will pledge himself to vote for that measure. This state of the weather, and the great fall of l
PRICES—THE CORN LAWS.—The. unsettledl
will make three candidates in the field when a vacancy oc- been experienced, particularly in the
in
y part of last
all the markets,
curs : one in the Conservative interest ; the Hon. Craven week, has caused a material advance
Berkeley, a supporter of an imbecile Ministry; and a gen- and the infernal policy which suppotrltes tihne Corn-laws, has
prospect of starva_tleman who advocates the Ballot. Ase there is so much already begun to manifest itself in
difference of opinion amongst the Whigs as to the neces- tion prices for the poor. Thehapopulationi of this country
teeen in the best of sea_
of the Ballot, we doubt not the above intelligence will has now increased so mueh,
Corn laws keeps the people
prevent their giving a pledge at present." Upon which sons the operation of the
announcement the Cheltenham Examiner reprovingly short of food, and whenever there is an appearance of a
comments :—" Happening to know that 199 out of every bad harvest, gambling speculation is ._et to work, and prices
nearest possible approach to the
200 Reformers have firmly resolved to support Mr. Cra- are screwed up to the
yen Berkeley, knowing full well that there is and can be starvation point. Thes seven millions of bullion which A
for corn during the last twelve"'e
but a choice between him, as Member for Cheltenham, and have paid to foreigners
a Tory Member for Lansdown, we are not so much electri- months, might still beennhearynspedecchuel
a.
tpiiioinbor;ueraocduor;ffnetrhrtsei,zosinrndsusefluglhlytie,savie-
unist:ry of the
fied as might be expected by the edict of the " High ployed in f commercialork,a
corn-grower would have been stimulated by finding
Authority," who, seeing that he must necessarily be an had plenty 0
for his product, roduct but all these must be
advocate of the Ballot, has made a somewhat strange choice foreign
in preferring a Tory to two Liberal newspapers (both of a suitable market
head-strong landlords.
feellle sPtualsireli es
ceadlroetgl dissatisfiedl
sa
them advocates of that measure) as a vehicle for his an- sacrificed to plrease a fewpselfiQb:
that
ptiupon
they
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ei
their
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de un thesdttr, ayi
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nouncement. We have the satisfaction of learning that Can we w?ond_entivciaet t
one of the most respectable tradesmen of the town, who, so., condition C
far from agreeing as nearly as we do with Mr. Berkeley's your to abolish by violence
opinions, is a Chartist, has determined to suport him at which commons. justice would have removed long ago ?
the next election. There may possibly be asp many as six Sheffield Iris.
Reformers on the Register who would vote for a second A Correspondent calculates that the affixing of
Reform candidate, but we question whether there are more. stamps to the letter paper or envelopes to be employed
penny postage, while it would add an expense of
If, however, we arc wrong, and there be, say a hundred, , under the
they could not possibly secure the return of their candi- 1 some thousands a year at the Stamp-office, would curtail
date. Men who desire Reform to progress will of course 'by one-tenth the probable circulation of letters under the
put their differences in their pockets, and submit to thei new system. It is suggested that the method most econo-
small divergence from rather than the diametrica oppos - , mical and most simple to the public would be tha tthe letter
tion to their wi:les. As was admirably remarked by a should be paid when put into the Post-office—the weight
friend of ours, the man who will vote for no candidate but ' to be lls :
such as agrees with him in every point, must e'en re Pre- 2d., regulated as foone and a-half ounce half an ounce Id., one ounce
3d., and so on.
sent himself."