The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-30 00:00:00

Wheat.

TOTNES ELECTION

The following statement of an offer of a bribe was
read by Mr. Blount from the hustings :
" I, David Mills, of Bridgetown, do hereby declare,
that Henry Adams, coal-merchant, of Totnes, sent for
me on Wednesday, the 17th of July, between twelve and
one, and asked me if I could do anything on his side
meaning Mr. Baldwin's. Who. I said that I could
not vote against my landlord. He then said, if you will
send me in 101. worth of rope, I will pay you 301. for it,
if I would vote for Mr. Baldwin."

(Signed)
" Witness—Fras. B. Cuming.
" Dated 21st of July, 1839, Seymour Hotel."

"DAVID MILLS."

FRENCH TA XATloN.—.l2roin an account of the
first half-year's indirect taxes just published, the amount of
which is 313,748,000 f., it appears that there is an increase
over the corresponding half-year of 1838 of 3,906,000 f.
The amount for the second quarter of the present year is
161,255,000 E, giving a decrease of 900,000 f. as compared
with the corresponding quarter of 1838. The following
is a table of the receipts of tle first six months in each

,ear :

Imposts.
Stamps, registration dues,

1839.

1838.

_
&c
Navigation and customs' dues 51,677,000 ... 54,499,000
Salt (duties on extraction) 25,441,000 ... 23,104,000
Salt (duties on consumption 3,588,000 ... 3,316,000
Liquors
Indigenous (beetroot) sugar 2,094,000 ..
Tobacco sales 43,664,000 ... 41,497,000
Gunpowder sales
Public vehicles, navigation,

Sze.
Postage dues, &e 18,956,000 ... 18,397,000
Ditto country service
Mails and packets

313,738,000 309'842,000
A FACT THAT OUGHT TO BE MORE GENE-
RALLY KNOWN.—Every person, no doubt, by this time, has
heard of the astonishing efficacy of " Holloway's Oint-
ment," but are they aware that it is (beyond all doubt)
a certain cure for the very worst description of old Ulcers,
Wounds, and Bad Legs? If this fact were better known
the benefit that the public would derive from its use,
would be incalulable. If the rich were to purchase this
invaluable Ointment, and give it to the suffering poor,
what good they might do. All respectable Patent Medi-
cine Vendors throughout the kingdom keep it, or it may
be had of the Proprietor, 13, Broad-street Buildings, City.
"6 L'ECHO DE PARIS."—The author of this
deservedly popular little book (Mons. Le Page) has just
published two very judicious appendages to it ; viz. " Gift
of Fluency in French Conversation," and " The last
Step to French; or the Principles of French Grammar ;"
thus in a small compass, under the appellation of " The
French School," will be found the familiar conversation
on every-day subjects which a person would hear if re-
siding in a genteel French family; in the second a course
of judicious Exercises; and the third a small but Com-
plete Grammar of the Language ; this arrangement is in har-
mony with nature, for who would think of teaching a child
grammar the moment it begins to articulate ? By the
use of these three small volumes a person of ordinary
capacity, with a moderate share of application, may
easily acquire,thatkey to the whole Continent (the French
language) without incurring the expense, loss of time,
and risk of morals, in leasing England to acquire it. To
Schools and Private Teachers these clever little volumes
must be invaluable.
DEAFNESS.—At length this dreadful malady is
completely obviated, without torture and serious risk by
medical treatment. The Messrs. S. and B. Solemons,
39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, have constructed a
Voice Conductor, the size of a seven-shilling piece, which,
when fixed into the cavity of the ear, is soft, easy, and not
more uncomfortable nor perceptible than having a piece of
wool in its place; and that which is deserving the public
attention and approbation is, that an individual in company
may place it in the car and remove it unobserved. it pours j
into the ear the general conversation to such an extent that,
in the most severe cases, sufferers are enabled to hear the
slightest *hisper at a public assembly. • Their newly-
invented Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed
before imperfect vision, bring it at once back to its original
and natural state, and the most minute particle is seen,
either by day or candle light, with exact distinctness.
Those valuable improvements in the materials arc secret to
themselves, and are solely confined to their establishment,
39, Albemarle-street. No agents nor travellers are em-
ployed.

- STATE OF TRADE.—There has been no im-
provement this week either in the amount of business or in
prices. It is true that in some instances an advance of Id.
per lb. has been obtained on mule and water twists, but
at the same time the cotton holders have been enabled to
force up the price of raw material at least id. per lb., not.
withstanding the decreased consumption in consequence of
many of the mills being at work only four days a week.
There has been no advance on piece goods. The spinners
and manufacturers arc thus in worse plight than before the
apparent rise, while shippers are wittihDldinr, their orders
in the confidence that an increasing stock of cotton with
a decreasing consumption must in the long run cause a
decline in prices. 'l'be state of the money market has been
worse within the last few days, and great anxiety exists
regarding the course the Bank of England will be forced
to pursue—we say forced to pursue, for she is evidently
now merely the creature of circumstances, and any hour
may be forced to seek a Restriction Act, to protect her
frext the consequences of her folly and mismanagement.
Manchester Times.

THE COUNCIL AND THE HOME SECRE-
TARY.—Our readers will remember that the Town Coun-
cil, on the motion of that mirror of justice, Mr. Alderman
Bilton, passed a vote of censure on the Home Secretary
for his having released the Hon. Lieutenant Black wood
from prison one day before the expiration of his sentence,
respecting the affair between the soldiers and the police.,
the resolution of the Council expressly declaring that the
conduct of Lord John Russell was likely to subvert the
civil power, the said Alderman Bilton attributing the re.
lease to some false military statement, while Lord John
expressly declared that his opinion was formed upon the
Recorder's report alone : whereby the Radical Town
Council very politely gave the Radical Home Secretary
"the lie direct." We understand that a letter has been
received from Mr. Phillips, the Under Secretary, giving
the Town Council a " special trimming. "_Portsmouth
Herald.

MEXICAN NAVY.-The Mexican Government
begins to fear Texas in a naval point of view. We under-
stand that agents from Santa Anna are now here looking
for suitable vessels to purchase to form another navy.
This is well. Commodore Moore will now be able to
fight against something besides stone walls. We opine
that if the Mexican Government buy six men of war„Texas
will have five of them in six months after they are pur-
ehmed.—Ainenean Paper.
We are happy to be able to inform our readers
that among the passengers who arrived at Liverpool on
Sunday by the Shakspeare, from New York, isjthe long-
missed favourite of the public, Ellen Tree. " She returns
to her native country." says a letter from Liverpool,
" after one of the most successful professional trips ever
made by an English performer in the United States. Miss
Tree looks extremely well. As the vessel neared the
Pier-head she stood on the deck, and the general remark
was that her appearance indicated the possession of excel-
lent health. She is an immense favourite with Jonathan—
quite as great as with her own countrymen. Her transat-
lantic trip must have netted a large amount of dollars."
A PUFF WITH PLEASURE.—It was but the
other day that a man sent a notice of the death of his wife

to an editor, with this request ;1-IJJust giver her a little
puff, will you l" Now, the idea of puffing a dead woman
was something preposterous, but not more so than a request
we received yesterday to puff a handsome store keeper
because he has four lovely sisters. Now if the young ladles
will start a store, we will most cheerfully puff them COn
amore. Who can expect more of us?—American Paper.
VISCOUNT GAGE'S DINNER TO THE KNIGHTS
OF TIIE TOURNAMENT.—On Saturday evening the Noble
Lord, who has been appointed Marshal of the Course, gave
a most sumptuous banquet, at his mansion at Whitehall,
to Prince Louis Napoleon, the Earl of Eglintoun, Vis-
count Maidstmine, Earl Craven, the Marquis of Waterford,
Lord Alford, Viscount Glenlyon, Sir J. Hopkins, Captain
Fairlie, Mr. Jerningham, Alr. Gage, Mr. William Gage,
&c. In the evening there was a select party of fashion.
ables. _

( Abridged from tii-o Western Times.)
The contest at Totnes is not yet terminated. After
one of the most disgraceful struggles ever attempted by
by the Tories, they succeeded in getting an equal num-
ber of votes recorded, and the answer of the Mayor to
the precept of the Sheriff, being a double return, the
real question will now have to be decided by a scrutiny
of the Rouse of Commons. We hear that Mr.
Baldwin shrinks from this resource with a discretion
that comes to his rescue somewhat late in the day ; he
sees the folly of proceeding further in the nefarious
attempt on the independence of the borough, and we
understand that it his intention—if his supporters"
will permit him to follow the bent of his inclination—to
let Mr. Blount take the seat which he has so honourably
won, without a further struggle.
The bribery which prevailed was open and profligate
to a most unprecedented extent. Many persons who
had changed t tier residence and lost their votes, had the
impudence to come up and vote on qualifications which
they no longer possessed. Conspicuous among this lot
of old Constitution saviours was the Reverend Josiah
Crossley. To that vote Mr. Blount attributed the loss
of his election, and publicly expressed his intention to
bring THAT vote before the House of Commons. We
should like to hear the defence of the Reverend
Gentleman. He was speedily followed by another
of his late parishioners—a man of the name of
Burdett, who had gone to live at Dartmouth, and
has left Totnes. But his name being on the
register he was brought up to vote. lie was drunk at
the time ; but he did not hesitate to take all the decla-
rations. But when the bribery oath was administered
to him his conduct was disgustingly impious and pro-
fane. Instead of kissing the book reverently and so-
lemnly as a man aware of the awful solemnity in which
he was engaged—he contemptuously licked it with his
tongue, and slapping his thigh exclaimed " so help me
bob." These two cases and others we saw, being pre-
sent in the booth at the time.