The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER

on plain old English fare than the " traveller "
from town to town, who does not try to be
mistaken for a Lord or Baronet in disguise, but
is satisfied to be taken for what he is. The
charges which h 9 will have to pay are thoroughly
known, so that he can calculate the bill to a far-
thing before he gives a single order. Let others
who now complain so lustily take a leaf out of
his book—let them be satisfied with what is at
hand—without sending waiters out hunting after
that which is difficult of attainment. In a word,
let them remove the beams from their own eyes,
to see and amend their errors, and they will find
the great majority of Hotel-keepers ready to
meet them half way, while the more unreasonable
members cf the fraternity will speedily find it
their advantage to act reasonably and fairly when
convinced that well-founded complaints will meet
with public attention, and exorbitant charges be
visited with just retribution.

MONEY MARKET.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

AND
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Mining journal of this day.)
Excepting in one or two dividend mines, and a few
others in which discoveries have been made, we can-
not report any improvement in the market this week.
In purely speculative mines, many shares have been
offered, without finding buyers at any price. In times of
depression like the present, almost amounting to a panic,
the limited nature of the mining market is severely
felt ; yet some consolation may be derived from the
fact, that in very few, if in any, instances have our
home speculations suffered to the extent of some of the
foreign mines, although the latter have been brought out
under the prestige of great names, and supported by the in-
fluence of the Stock Exchange. In mentioning our home
mines, we allude, of course, to bond fide concerns, under
good management, and properly worked ; and not to
any of which may be said " The earth hath bubbles as
the water has, and these are of them." We have. more
than once remarked how eager the general public are to
believe the most extravagant statements regarding any-
thing " foreign," and the truth of which cannot be tested
under many months ; whilst they look with incredulity
and suspicion upon a good report of any mine in our own
country, although a fee of 31. 3s. would, in a few days,
confirm, or deny, its correctness. Alfred Consols have ad-
vanced to 221. to 221. 10s. per share. The report of the
mine shows a very considerable increase in the value of the
different levels. Improvements are reported in Trannack,
Bosence, Wheal Neptune, West Stray Park, West Ding
Dong, Wheal Uny, and Wheal Harriett. In West Ding
Dong, one lode is reported as worth 1001. per fm. West
Frances and East Basset are risingin value, and inquired
after. At Herodscombe, the lode in the adit end south
is 4 ft. wide, with good stones of lead ore, rich for silver.
Condurrow, 1401. to 1501. ; United, 2401. to 250/. ;
Pen-y-Gelli, 15/. ; East Basset, 451. ; Devon Consols,
4001. ; North Towey, 15s. to 17s. 6d., and the mine
showing great prospects ; Sydney, 9/. ; Trevelyan, 21.
to 21. 10s. ; Eaglebrook, 901. to 1001. ; West Caradon,
230/. ; South Caradon, 2301. At the Orsedd meeting,
a call of 10s. per share was made, to pay for the engine
now in course of erection.
In the Metal Market, generally, there has been a vast
business doing in the last week.—Both Banca and Eng-
lish tin are nominally at the last quotations, but the de-
mand is such, that a speedy advance is expected, as well
as in copper.—A vast business has taken place in tin-
plates, and higher rates are asking for them, the stock
being so reduced in quantity.—Spelter is in greater re-
quest, and at 221. 55. for November delivery. Stafford-
shire Pig-Iron has risen full 7s. 6d. per ton ; whilst
Scotch-Pig has declined to 625., solely by the bear
transactions alluded to in our last ; otherwise there was
fair reason to have expected an advance in price, in con-
sequence of the great dimunition that has taken place of
late in the stock on hand, which continues to an almost
incredible extent. The trade in rail and bar-iron is be-
yond all precedent.
The gold mining share market this week has been
generally depressed. Prices have sympathised from day
to day, with the varieties of the other departments of
the Stock Exchange. On Wednesday and Thursday the
tone was very heavy, and prices of all descriptions were
much depressed—some of the less accredited adventures
being virtually unsaleable ; but yesterday a reaction
was observable, and prices finally closed with a better
appearance than has been observed for some days past.
The arrivals of gold during the week have been the
Marco Polo, 54,201 ozs. ; Kent, 26,263 ozs. ; Anne
Milne, 280 ozs. ; and the Cornhill, 3,180 ozs. ; valued
at 12,700/.
In miscellaneous shares the market continues very
dull. Australian Agricultural opened on Monday at 32,
on Tuesday and Wednesday they fell to 28k to 261; but
on Thursday a slight improvement took place, the clos-
ing quotation being 29 ; yesterday a further advance
occurred, and business was done at 30 to 32. British
American Land on Monday were 64 to 67, and remained
stationery until Thursday, when they declined to 58 and
62, and closed yesterday at that price. Peel River on
Monday were to pm., but during the week exchanged
hands at dis. South Australian Land have varied
from 34 to 29, and Van Diemen's Land have fluctuated
from 16 to 31.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCE.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday
were estimated at 4,000 bales, of which 500 Ameri-
can were taken for export. The market closed
dull and inactive. Railway shares were firmer.
The weekly statements of the position of the
Bank of England are of absorbing interest just
now, and there is the utmost anxiety manifested
to scrutinise every detail of the account. The re-
turn before us reaches to the 10th inst., and does
not fall short of its immediate predecessors in the
many changes it presents. The sum of the pre-
cious metals is scarcely so much reduced as it
was in the previous return ; but still sufficiently
to show that the drain cannot be suddenly arrested.
The large purchases of foreign grain require pre-
sent cash arrangements to some extent, even if
part of the amount returns to us ere long in ano-
ther shape. What the next return may show is
mere matter of conjecture, though many conclude
that there is a large deficiency, otherwise the Bank
would have deferred putting up discounts. We do
not apprehend, however, that the falling off will be
nearly so great as rumour affirms, viz., 7 to 800,000/.,
unless the Australian gold, over 3000001., has not
been brought into the account, which is probable,
since an assay might first be required. It is known
that about 50,0001. in silver has gone out by the
Hydaspes for India, but all this would be supplied
from the recent imports per Magdalena. Again,
some 300,0001. is shipped this day to St. Peters-
burgh, although the exchange now scarcely renders
such an operation profitable. To other parts of
Europe there have been smaller amounts for-
warded, as the exchanges are rallying. The
Public Deposit Account rises steadily, but the de-
mand for money in mercantile circles is shown by
the other deposits and the larger amount of dis-
count accommodation. The Bank does not appear
to have sold stock again to any amount. The fol-
lowing are the comparative changes :
Active circulation
Decrease 268,265
Bullion 16,201,352
Decrease 298,716
Rest
3,641,708
Increase
Public Deposits 5,251,010
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-day and other Bills 1,420,788
Decrease 26,271
Government Securities 12,767,018
Decrease.
Other Securities 14,957,874
Increase 411,680
Notes unemployed 7,669,090
Decrease.
There was an advance again yesterday afternoon
n the ratesat which bills upon the principal foreign
cities were negotiated. Paper at 90 days was
taken at 25 221 to 25 on Paris, 11 18 to 181- on
Amsterdam, and 13 61 to 7 on Hamburgh, and
11 2 to 6 on Trieste.
The council of the Bank of France made n o alte-
ration yesterday in the rate of discount, and will
probably not assemble again for three weeks.
The overland mail has arrived at Marseilles, and
the letters are expected to be delivered on Mon-
day.
The amount of bullion exported from London
direct during the week to Thursday last was 55,486
ounces of silver, and 56,669 ounces of gold ; the
silver principally to India, and the gold all to th
Continent.

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOL
BEAD AND DUBLIN.

- -
The following note refers to the attempts in pro-
gress to get a Government subsidy for the establish-
ment of a proper steam communication between
Holyhead and Dublin. Should the claim be lis-
tened to, on the plea that the undertaking would
not prove remunerative to private enterprise, it will
be difficult to understand how the Government can
escape the liability of granting bounties to facilitate
traffic in all other parts of the empire where there
may be no inducement to do so from the prospects
of a dividend :
"Among the most interesting subjects of recent in-
quiry is the report of the Committee of the House of
Commons on Communication with Ireland, analysed in
the Times of the 7th inst.
"The sound principle of Government not unnecessarily
meddling should be observed. What is desired by those
who best understand the question is, that the best possi-
ble bridge' should be made between Holyhead and
Kingstown ; and the testimony before the committee
puts it beyond cavil that boats can be made which would
do it at the regular speed of 25 miles an hour, and in
which sea-sickness would be scarcely known, and such
comfort insured as would quite create a new habit in in-
crease of personal communication between Great Britain
and Ireland. The gross annual cost of a boat of this
sort each way every day (in connection with the express
day trains) would not exceed 100,0001. per annum, in-
cluding wear and tear, interest of money, and every-
thing, of two boats.
" Now, what is contended for is, that this ought to be
done by the railway companies whose traffic abuts at the
bridge,' and that Government have no more business
to give any pecuniary assistance to this bridge ' than
they would have had to give money to make the Kils-
by tunnel or the Boyne viaduct, or any other link of
a railway.
It was suggested to the committee, that if the rail-
ways would voluntarily establish the 'bridge,' all those
railway companies concerned in the traffic to be deve-
loped might refer it to some competent man, in whom
the railway companies would have confidence, to say in
what proportions various railways in Wales, England,
and Ireland should contribute (according to their esti-
mated interest in the traffic), and that Government
should facilitate the needful legislation to enable the as-
sociated railways to undertake it ; but that, as the gain
to the railways would be greater by the increase of
traffic, no Government X. s. d. were the least wanted.
"However the committee do not appear to take up
this simple idea at all. They, and the witnesses who
appear to have most of their ear, seek to mix up the
postal service with these required passenger-boats, and
to aim at getting Government aid in disguise, under the
plea of Post-office service. The effect of this, if listened
to, will be that the railways will find in Government
money a premium to apathy in accommodating the
public, and the public will not enjoy so good a bridge
as if the railways had been left to seek their remune•
ration in the increase of traffic which a proper bridge'
would create.

The English stock market has improved this
morning, and a larger business has been doing. The
finer weather, and the hope expressed in some let-
ters that the Eastern question may be settled, has
brought forward a few buyers. Consols have been
95i to 951 for transfer, and 95g to 95g. for account.
Exchequer Bills have been 2s. to 3s. discount. East
India Stock has been steady at 250.
Most Foreign Securities are a little firmer.
Spanish Three per Cents. have been quoted 461,
and the Deferred 22g. Brazilian Five per Cents.
have been marked 1001, and Buenos Ayres 65.
Peruvian have risen to 77 and 78, business done.
Sardinian Stock has been quoted 93. Russian
Five per Cents. have been at 1131, and Dutch
Four per Cents. at 971 to
In all the English Railways there is a rally this
morning. Caledonian are up 1/. to 2/. ; North-
Western, 11. 10s. ; South-Western, 10s. to IL ;
Midland, U. to 1/. 10s. ; and Oxford and Wolver-
hampton, South-Eastern, York and North Mid-
land, and the others, in proportion. French shares
have also recovered a
Gold Mines are steady, and the Land Companies
higher. The Australian Banks are looking up.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK

(From the Official List.)

Business done.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 95,1 g i if 4
India Stock
Consols for Account 13th October
Exchequer Bills, id.
£l000
2500 6 d
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto New, 1852, ,q- per Cent 9B
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 65
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 93
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 46
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 22
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. . ...
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .....

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols 951
2
Ditto October Account 953

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Sept. 17.—Wind this day at Noon, N. to
N.N.E., light airs and fine.
DEAL, Sept. 17.—Arrived from the River and sailed
—Northflect, New Zealand ; Regina, Madras. Sailed—
Maria Somes, Port Philip • Ocean Gem, Aguilhas.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. id.—Arrivcd—Rainbow, Quebec.
SWANSEA, Sept. 16.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Gypsy,
Cuba.
SHORFHAM, Sept. 16.—Wind, S.W. Arrived--Hen-
rietta Jeltina, Mazagan, from London, leaky.
DARTMOUTH, Sept. H.— Wind, E. Sailed—Leo, St.
John's, Newfoundland.

"This class of boat is inapplicable to the Post-office
service, because the bulk of that service must be done at
night, and there are frequent dark nights wren the 25
miles an hour could not be carried on with prudence, so
that even with boats of unlimited speed the expense
would be unavailingly incurred. All the Post-office ar-
rangements must be made to fit the longest passages of
frequent occurrence. I know that the nautical witnesses
would have made this appear still more clearly than it
does in the evidence if they had been properly drawn
out. I am, &c.,

COWES, Sept. 16.—Wind, N. Arrived—Johanna, Rio
Janeiro ; Elise, Bahia ; Bellona, Havannah.
FLEETWOOD, Sept. 16.—Arrived—Valkyren, St. Ste-
phen's, N.B. ; Charles Hill, Richibucto.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. N.E. Sailed—Hydaspes
(s), Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta.
JERSEY, Sept. 15.—Wind, S. Arrived.—Arbrota, Ak-
yab, and sailed for Antwerp.
GALATZ, Sept. s.—The Wm. Kerry (British barque),
took the Ground Bar off Sulina, and was likely to become
a wreck ; cargo nearly all saved.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 16.—Wind, E. to N. Arrived—
Plato, Sunderland, from Hr.vannah, leaky.
FALMOUTH, Sept. 16.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailecl—Clemen-
tina, Havannah ; Bueno Maza, do. Off Port—William
Bryan, Honduras.
SHIELDS, Sept. 16.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Leopold,
Havannah.

«R.,,

BRISTOL, Sept, 16.—Wind, N.E. Arzived—Katandine,
St. John's, N.B. ; Delphos, Richibucto. Sailed—Ameri-
can Union, New York.

QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 15. Wind, N. E. Arrived—
Triton, Now York ; Seneca, Prince Edward's Island.
Sailed—Penelope, Cape de Verde.
BELFAST, Sept. 15.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Reform,
Philadelphia.
The India and China Mail has arrived at Margolies, and
will probably be delivered on Monday.

17, 1853,

FRANCE.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY,

On the sth inst. the Envoy Extraordinary of the
Shah of Persia took leave of the Czar at St. Pe-
tersburgh, and on the Gth he left the capital. It
is said that he has failed in accomplishing the
object of his mission.

SPAIN.
A royal decree appears in the Madrid Gazette,
authorising M. Doral the ex-Minister of Marine,
to publish the documents in explanation of his
conduct, relative to the supply of coal for the mari-
time station of the Philippine Islands, undertaken
by the firm of Pinto Perez, of London, and to de-
posit the original of them on the table of the Cham-
ber of Deputies.—Another decree says :—" I re-
move Rear-Admiral Don Antonia Doral from the
post of Minister of Marine, and reserve to myself
to utilise his services when an occasion shall pre-
sent itself ;" and another decree confides the ad
interim administration of the marine department
to M. Collantes, Minister of Public Works.
It is said the Gazette will shortly publish a royal
decree, declaring that the contract entered into
with the firm of Pinto Perez and Co. of London,
is annulled ; and that a new contract' shall be en-
tered into for the supply of coal to the Philippine
steamers • also that the papers in the affair of M.
Doral shall be referred to the Royal Council.
The cabinet, after disposing of the Doral busi-
ness, decided on all questions relative to railways,
with the exception of those on the lines to the
north, and from Alcar to Palencia. It has deter-
mined that the line from Madrid to Aranjuez shall
be purchased by the State.
The 11th being Suiday, the Stock Exchange
was not open.

TROOPS FOR INDIA.—A detachment from the Four.
Company Depot of the 74th Highlanders at Chatham,
consisting of 78 rank and file, with 2 sergeants, under
command of Lieutenant A. C. Prettyman, Lieutenant
Augustus Davies, and Lieutenant Jameson, marched in
company with a detachment of the 43d Light Infantry,
consisting of 2 sergeants, 1 bugler, and 108 rank and
file, under command of Captain Dorehill, Ensign Robert
Pakenham, and Assistant-Surgeon Biddell, en route for
Gravesend. The beautiful brass band of the 38th Regi-
ment, and the bagpipes of the 74.;11. Highlanders, played
the troops through the towns to the terminus of the
North Kent Railway. The troops embarkat Gravesend
on board the freight-ship Adel/ ide for eonveyance to
Madras. The 43d leaves a depot at Chatham consisting
of 100 men of all ranks, under command of Captain
Francis H. Synge and Lieutenant George H. Walker,
and Lieutenant the Hon. S. W. Mlles, son of Lord
Sondes, of Norfolk. The 74th is expected to remain a
Four-Company Depot.
A BRUTAL ACT.--Some weeks ago, in a thick part o I
the forest of Montlecon, department of the Allier, a boy I
aged only nine was found-covered with blood. An at-
tempt had been made to cut out his tongue. Medical
assistance was procured, and by judicious treatment he
was, after a while, able to state that he was the son of
a man living in the forest, and that one evening his
father being in a passion with him, had dragged him
into the forest, tied his hands behind his back, and had
then attempted to cut out his tongue. The father was
immediately arrested ; but the judicial authorities have
not yet been able to decide whether the case is by law
one for trial by a court of assize or by a tribunal of
correctional police.
A SAVAGE MASTIFF.—A serious accident occurred to
Lord Southwell on Sunday afternoon, while passing the
kennel of one of watch-ogs, a owerful mastiff
THE ASSAULT LrpoN WOMEN AT MANCHESTER.-- His lordship, as washis d p
his usual custom, stayed to fondle
Isaac Davis, the man charged with a savage assault the dog, which suddenly seized his master and tore off
upon a woman named Ellen Oakes, was again brought the greater part of his clothing, and when beaten with a
before the city magistrates at Manchester yesterday stick the enraged animal pulled him to the ground and
morning, when a certificate was produced from the rnedi- endeavoured to drag him to his kennel, but his cries for
cal officers of the Royal Infirmary, declaring the coin- assistance were heard by the servants, who came up and
plainant out of danger. He was sentenced to the ex- beat the dog off with an iron bar. His lordship is se-
tre m e penalty of six months' imprisonment,
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PROPOSED RE-ERECTION OF THE FREE TRADE HALL.
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celebrated Free Trade Hall, at Manchester, having re- Up to the present time the symptoms are favourablea;
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have now made their allotment, and issued call papers injuries received.
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FACTURERS. —On Thursday week, his Grace the Duke of ftim when he left his wife's house with the children. One tion of the streuellt.apasossaefal.
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of W. and S. Butcher.inore suited to the enormous_ and continuous

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

1 THE HON. G. C. NORTON.

Editor of the Times by Sir John Bane)" rThe following letter has been addressed Ow
Sir,—Absence from London and a severe pan;
sorrow have prevented my sooner noticing
letters which have lately appeared in the po.
nos
journals, in which my name has been he 110
properly introduced by
thought fit to publish his copy of a case,l_tter6
fore me for my opinion in 1836, and 34. fp
mine to his solicitor, dated January 9/ 16° or
that nn
publishes these documents to prove . ,bg
nion then was at variance with one cet
more recently expressed—namely, that n'!lseic
duct to his wife "has been marked by the gr,,u,dr,
Mr. Norton, wiaid be,
.11
cruelty, injustice, and inconsistency.
trio/
Norton's remarks on the alteration in 1113:. t,
had been merely intended to impeach ray qu; thep
I should not have condescended to netif,atO
but a 3 he intends the public to
Norton may be unworthy cf the later uyobe
which circumstances have led me to form, !A upco
infer that
himself undeserving of the censure I pas,7o be
his conduct towards her, I consider n
ed 11°111
acting the part of a coward if I refrain_vr
coming forward to state the truth, howbe....' ToY,
agreeable this enforced publicity may in.vetire4
must be—to any man who has merely enu''
eetleo
to do his duty fairly and fearlessly, a
and a man of honour, between parties utterly'
connected with him. letter
If Mr. Norton's object in publishing 'lath, be
and opinion had been the development of doe!
would not have left unstated facts whin' he 10
account for my change of opinion. supplfthought fit to suppress those facts, I wu
them. 1836
When this opinion of the 3d of October, were
and the letter of the 9th of January, irsed °ll
written by me, I was acting as his counseilef tlls',
his ex parte statements, in the firm be d
every assertion he made to me was true all
gave
ble of proof, I wrote that letter and I
opinion. eotlit°
Some time in the year 1837, and subseclubd.
my letter to Mr. Currie, my position was,c,ii pt
I ceased to be Mr. Norton's counsel,
aemen
vious attempts at reconciliation or $'
between him and Mrs. Norton having faded
Mr. Norton's own earnest solicitation, tfarbito,;
myself the arduous and thankless office pct
tor, providing that Mrs. Norton would„g
me to act in that capacity on her benaA,A.
not expect that she would ever consent to I.WI
the position I held as counsel for her husbsll;ute
the impression she necessarily must have
tained that I was thus prejudiced against 11es,
her honour and credit, however, she at
.A°ll both
ceded to Mr. Norton's request. I recei/7;rate!,
from her and from her husband, written si_tger';
that they would abide by my decision,
might be, and on these terms I entered °lot
difficult task. I then, for the first tiraefdn' 1111
Mrs. Norton's side of the question. I fn"- IV;
documentary proofs in her possession, that bat
been advising Mr. Norton, not on his real 0110
on a series of invented fables which he bad
together and consulted me upon. Neallbs ea
statement he had made to me turned out tO 0 036
true. I found Mrs. Norton anxious only
point, and nearly broken-hearted about it ; nabet
the restoration of her children. She tr..ca7.eric+3,i
pecuniary affairs as a matter of perfect inallig
as
and left me to arrange them with Mr. Ner''°-trarl'
thought fit. I found her husband, on the c°l3,he
anxious only about the pecuniary part of " oftbe
rangement, and so obviously making the loved
mother for her offspring a means of barter all tei
gain, that I wrote to him, I could be " ne
any arrangement which made money the rto bet
Mrs. Norton's fair and honourable access
~,eO5O
children." I found his history of her evea
and extravagance to be untrue ; and t,_,hare(lo
while he made that complaint, he had dela'', sort:
her wardrobe, jewellery, and books ; tbre/ri
every article of her personal property unne.,bor
of selling them. I advised that these thing et ta
be given up, but Mr. Norton would not coupe ht
do so. I told him frankly I did not think
ever to have retained them. I found Milt -1110 r
had offered to pay her own bills, and that der
ton's solicitor had replied that there was no's pro'
taking, even if she did pay her bills, that herojer
perty should be returned to her. I found)
Mr. Norton's own handwriting, confessionse and
grossest personal violence towards his wi'ie'vritig;
that on one occasion he had kicked the n, ant °
room door from its hinges, and dragged her of Der
the room by force ; she being then enceinte.
11 %pit°,
youngest son. I wrote to him to say, that ',Ol,
of these injuries (supported by the cleares,t nirtol
under his own handwriting) I found Mrs. .'"deel
"reasonable," "tractable," " very forbearinr'tisil
ofabusinghim,
thatin her expressions towards him," anxious to
steadhm "for
the children's
she desiredke;" writing,,oh:rtie'lbe4
vainly, and sorrowfully, to be at peace without
children's father." I found that the inf 31-telit
those children had been the real ground 00„-sie
and that not only Mr. Norton threw the v."' isre;
the subsequent trial on his advisers, and deceit,
that the trial was brought " against indgnj lao
but that one of his angriest grounds of cola ever
against his wife was, that she had said she npaitt
would return to m;" that, as he express-PS
she did not " honestly intend to return
,tentiof
when he asked her ;" that his sister ana,:col3l;
friends had told him so ; in answer to which
plaint I wrote him word, that Mrs. Nortonr.,„
intend to have returned, but admitted ftheThi's
said to his sister, "it would be for her 01111—neri
sake." I found even while making this Irto
complaint, and while endeavouring to 011(1130,
terms, he retained certain pocket-books an se'
memoranda of Mrs. Norton's, in case, if, '''n'real4
gotiations went off, he might find in these Je,tioa,
something on which to ground some aec'utts
against her in the ecclesiastical or other 09 life);
I read with amazement the series of letters, W fife,
Mr. Norton had previously addressed to his ~ i
and in which he signs himself " Greensere:ard.
showed those letters to the late Lord Nl',. Ym-old
I said, if Mrs. Norton had been my sister flood
have made them public, and I consider she
inkicg
_
great forbearance and consideration in not 11,--er i°
them public when Mr. Norton advertiseddrrn
the papers. Mr. Norton admitted to me his lead
had
belief of his wife's innocence of the charged beg,
brought against her and Lord Melbourne;
m a
letters of his expressly exculpated her I.`",turn,
blame, and endearingly entreated her to jsngea
and live with him again. I then certainlY, C,rdeae
my opinion. I thought Mr. Norton had
his wife the most cruel injury a man could inrioe
and that he was bound to make every Teartbli
and reparation in his power. I saw De fro"
reason why her children should be withheld 1/ to
her, and required him to write iminediatehsve
Scotland (where the children then were) tnfesenc:
them sent to London forthwith. In my P4„—effee',l
and at my dictation he wrote a letter to that ht
and sealed it. I posted it myself and thong ors,
was settled, as the sole stipulation Inade,.l
Norton was the return of her children ; but iota,
Norton was base enough to write a second 10000
unknown to me, to forbid their coming—an set d
they did not. As soon as I discovered this nipe
treachery and breach of faith I threw up old 011
of mediator. I remonstrated in severe 10111
Mr. Norton, and my intercourse wir,,,,Ave
ceased. The question of Mrs. Norton's all ter
was not entered upon, as my interference the
minated at this point. I deem it, howeNnud
simplest justice to Mrs. Norton to say that,
..-"otilig
her frank and straightforward throughout-' Otter
strictly up to this sentence in her first judge'
to me :—" Heartily, and as God is nlY,Jtweeil
I desire to make what peace is possible , nast,
me and my husband, in spite of the bands,
She left her interest entirely in myer once
threw no obstacle in my path, and no hatever
swerved from the promise to abide by wisTorton,
terms I should lay down. With Mr. und the
though he had appointed me to act, I le.s Wife'S
exact reverse. He abused his wife P"olteraents
family ; he shuffled about the missu%her by
he could not deny : he would be bound
nei
and
his verbal promise nor his written Pledger,' ber,
after a correspondence, which began in Neve nge-
and did not end till January, all effort at arrrthsee
ment was given up. On a calm review' c 4 ~`"4,st
circumstances, it can scarcely be wondered at that
I utterly changed my opinion, and that the anv.`4,,,
I gave to the writer of the Greenacre letters re
• n
1837, was not the same advice I had give togr.
supposed injured husband of 1836. 1 gave
abiv ce
2'61,
Norton, on the fancy case he submitted to e01T...
!
good sound honest advice, to the best of my u
and gave him the like advice when his real ca L;d,
came known to me. If he had abided by that the
vice, and by his written pledge, the curiosity of
1110
world would not now be gratified by details Trish
private affairs, which he compels others to
pu
piecemeal for their own justification. lam s.,_(:) fe) .
for his sake, that such publication ever took plat:. i
and I am glad for Mrs. Norton's sake, becans_yed
consider there never was a more deeplY.in,j'ho
woman, and that his conduct to her certainiY,
been marked by " the grossest cruelty, injustice.,d.
and inconsistency" that ever any man dispiai:ei
Mr. Norton ma attack me with impunity,--I snn
• to per-
suade answer him;; but I will not allow bun
cr
suade the public that there is any inconsistency
an opinion formed on a thorough knowledget his
case case ; which opinion, now that all the circus-513
stances of that case are more generally known, he

A rise has taken place in the price of corn in
Paris and the neighbouring districts. In other
markets, for instance, at Grenoble, Valence, &c.,
there has been a decline. Apples, for cider-making,
abound in Normandy.
The Bank of France has not raised its rate of
discount, nor is it likely to do so without an ex-
traordinary meeting of the directors. The usual
meeting will take place in three weeks.
The Moniteur promulgates the convention agreed
to at Rome, on the Ist of April, 1853, regulating
the postage of letters between the Roman States
and France or Algeria. The postage of an or-
dinary single letter between the two countries is to
be one franc, the sender having the option to pre-
, pay the letter or not, just as he pleases. A like
amount of postage is to be charged for letters from
the French post offices in the Mediterranean to the
Pontifical States, ana vice versa. The postage on
newspapers is to be 20 centimes.
The King of. Holland has nominated General
Rollin, aide-de-camp to the Emperor of the French,
Knight of the Order of the Oak, and pro hoted M.
Fare, orderly officer, to the grade of commander
of the same order.

The Bourse was feeble yesterday, with little bu-
siness doing. The Three per Cents. opened at
761. 75c., and closed at 76f. 75c., for the end of the
month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at
101 f. 50c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,208 f. 75c. ;
Rouen, 1,050 f. ; Havre, 507 f. 50c ; Great Northern,
855 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 905 f. ; Paris and
Lyons, 905 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 760 f. ;
Western of France, 722 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and
Cette, 610 f. ; Great Central, 525 f. ; Shares of the
Bank of Credit Mobilier, 766 f. 25c.

On Wednesday a courier left Paris for Mar-
seilles, bearing a dispatch from our Government
for Lord Stratford de Radcliffe, which, it is said,
in a well-informed quarter, enjoins him to employ
every possible means to induce the Sultan to accept
without delay the note of Vienna without modifi-
cation. In case the Porte should object that she
was no longer• able to keep in the populations, his
lordship is authorised to allow the English squad-
ron to enter the Bosphorus, and to disembark
troops for the purpose of causing the decision of
the Sultan to be respected. It is further reported,
that on Wednesday, at St. Cloud, the Emperor
and his Ministers deliberated on the decision of the
English Cabinet, and decided on adopting the same
course.

From Paris yesterday evening the correspondent
of the Times writes :—" I did not exaggerate the
effect produced here by the news of the projected
conference between the Emperors of Russia and
Austria. It is, in fact, regarded as of the greatest
importance, and I may add further that few or
none believe that the Czar will not succeed in
completely establishing his influence over the mind
of the youthful Emperor, and detaching him from
the alliance with England and France. Every
guarantee will be offered and every promise made
that would allay his fears or excite his ambition,
but at any cost Austria must be detached from the
maritime powers. But that visit may have the
effect of changing the attitude of the other allies
of Turkey, and urging them, or one of them, to a
more decided action."

The same writer says :—" The most recent
accounts from Constantinople confirm in every
particular the facts relative to the excitement
of the population, and the eagerness of the
army to come to blows with the Russians. Ac-
cording to these accounts assemblages fre-
quently (it is said every day) take place under
the windows of the Ministers' palaces, all cla-
morous for war, and placards are found affixed
to the walls calling out for instant war against
the Russians war or death.' The state
of affairs is now indeed alarming and menacing. I
see letters from Constantinople and other parts of
Turkey, written by persons who, up to the present,
have been very moderate, very pacific, but who are
now as warlike as themost enthusiastic4of the Mus-
sulmans. Of the army I say nothing, except that
I believe the greatest task imposed on its chiefs is
to keep back the troops from rushing to attack
their enemies. The question has assumed a serious
aspect indeed ; it could not be more so even had
the fleets entered the Dardanelles the moment the
Russians crossed the Pruth.

The following is from Vienna, September 12 :
"It is not difficult to foresee what the policy of
Austria will be should there be a war between
Russia and the Porte. As long as France and
England render no active assistance to Turkey,
this Government will remain neuter. Even if the
united fleets advance into the Bosphorus for the
protection of the capital it is probable that Austria
will not interfere ; but if troops are disembarked,
or the Russian fleet in any way molested, she will
certainly make common cause with Russia."
A. letter from Vienna of the 12th in the Augsburg
Gazette, says :—" It has been announced that Aus-
tria is going to reduce her army. At present it is
stated that the frontier regiments in Italy are to
be shortly dismissed to their own country."
The Press of Vienna says :—" The Cronstadt
Gazette considers it singular that, immediately after
the arrival of the Vienna note at Constantinople,
the Ottoman Porte called 80,000 men of the redifs'
under arms. There are 100,000 men on the Da-
nube without reckoning the redifs. The army of
the Danube will be 140,000 strong when all the
troops shall have arrived."

ithincfind to be universal.
JOHN BAILEY.
Philorth-house, Fraserburgh, N. 8.,
September 13.