The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-24 00:00:00

Into the Kingdom this year.

Bags.
702,482
130,359
5,829
157,533
25,099

American .
South American
West Indies, Demerara, &c. .
East Indies
Egypt, &c.

Total of all descriptions

. .
Same period last year.
Bags.
American
South American ...
West Indies, Demerara, &c.
East Indies
Egypt, &c.

Increase of Imports as compared with same
period last year
Exports in )836.
American, 20,035 ; Brazil. 5,962 ; East India, 56,548;
West India, 30; Other kinds, 20.
Total in 1836 82,595
Same period last year 87,047
Stock.

Oct. 2, 1836
Same time, 1835

. 248,910
. 256,560

WHEAT AND FLOUR IN PARIS COMPARED
WITH LONDON.

Wnaez.--The highest price of best Wheat in Paris is 25
francs per lf hectolitre, corresponding with 38s. 3d. per Eng-
lish quarter. The highest price in Mark-lane is 595. per
quarter, showing a difference of 20s. 9d. per quarter, or 64i
per cent. ; and that the same money which in London buys
but eight bushels of wheat, will in Paris procure twelve and
one-third bushels of the best Wheat.'

Flom— The highest price of Flour of the " first mark"
in Paris is 50 francs per 159 kilogrammes, which is equal to
31s. 6d. per English sack of 280 pounds. The price of the
best town-made Flour in London is 48s. per sack, showing a
differenco of 16s. 6d. per sack dearer in London than in Paris,
or 521 per cent. ; and that the 485., which in London will
only procure 280 pounds of flour, is, in Paris, the price of
426} pounds of the best Flour.

The Bavarian National Gazette gives the following
from Athens, dated September 19 :—" On the evening of
the 14th the drums beat to arms, the shops were all shut,
and the alarm of the inhabitants was increased by a shot
being fired in one of the principal streets. Fortunately it
proved to be nothing more than a quarrel between some
German soldiers and some Greeks in civil employments, who
bad met a house of public entertainment. They came to
blows, and the Greek gendarmes hastened to take part in
the fight, drawing their swords and falling upon a patrol of
Bavarians, who returned the attack with their bayonets. Se-
veral soldiers were wounded, and one gendarme was killed.
The garrison was soon under arms, and cannon were
brought up, which at once put a stop to the contest. The
crowd, howerer, threw stones at the soldiers, and the
officers had great difficulty in restraining their mon from
taking vengeance."
The Kid Correspondenzblatt writes from Frede-
rickstadt, 9th instant, " Our Missionarius Catholicus is
now at Paris, in order to remind King Louis Philippe of a
vow which be is said to have made when he lived here, in
179.5—namely, to build a new church for the cikt belies
ere if he should ever recover his property,"

9ATITRDAY EVENING.—It would appear, frori' accounts
which we ilaVe gtcn frpm Liverpool and Manchester, that
some of the joint-stock hatikl'!, there are not in the safe and
sound position that should enable than ter bear up against
any financial crisis, at least without placing their more
responsible shareholders in a very embarrassing situation.
The advances on shares of the respective banks is said to
hate been carried to such an extent, that they amount in
many cases to neatly one-half of the capital. • It is easy to
foresee what the consequence must be should matters come
to a break down. The small shiitebolders, being men of
little property, would be passed over without notice, and the
wealthy ones would have to bear the brunt of the whole.
Money is so scarce among them that in their transactions
with each other, instead of settling their balances in cash,
they have been in the practice, not unfrequently of late, of
adjusting them, by payments in short bills, deducting the
discount—a very suspicious as well as unsafe mode of trans-
acting such business at any time, but peculiarly so under
the present position of the monetary affairs of the country.
Connected with this subject, it may be remarked, that in-
quiry has been made whether the facilities given by the
Bank of England to the joint-stock hanks who do not issue
their own notes have been continued, and it would seem,
not only that there has not been in this respect any de-
parture from the original plan of lending at 3 per cent.,
which has been so much animadverted upon of late, but
that there have occurred cases in which new engagements
have been entered into to the same tenour. If this is cor-
rect, any advance in the rate of interest in London by the
Bank must be perfectly nugatory in its effect, being coun-
teracted by the issues at a lower rate which they are pour-
ing into Liverpool and Manchester. The London mer-
chants and capitalists complain loudly, and with justice, of
this part of the system, the consequence of which is, that
the legitimate banker and fair trader, the whole of whose
operations are calculated more or less to benefit the com-
munity, pay 5 per cent. for the money they borrow, whilst
the joint-stock banker, whose claim to be called a public
good at all is a very equivocal one, is supplied with all that
he can require at 3 per cent. ; and thus commerce, which,
in a country like this, ought especially to be protected and
cherished, is left to shift for itself.

It is a very remarkable fact, partly deducible from what
has been stated above, that there are at this time five dif-
ferent rates of interest, arising out of the different transac-
tions from which the Bank of England derives it income—
viz., on Exchequer-bills, 2k per cent. ; on loans to country
bankers who do not issue their own paper, 3 per cent. ; on
loans to the London and St. Katharine Docks, 3 per
cent. ; on mortgages on land, 4 per cent, ; and on bills of
exchange and on other loans, 5 per cent. This is not to
be paralleled, probably, in any banking establishment that
ever existed in the world.-7'inzes.

The increase of nearly 1,000,0001., under the head of
Customs, in the returns of the last quarter, has caused the
attention of the commercial men to be more than usually
directed that way. They find that out of a revenue so
raised, of more than 16,000,0001. annually, nine-tenths are
derived from four sources, viz., tea, sugar, tobacco, and tim-
ber. The remainder arises from imposts on more than five
hundred articles. Were these reduced, it is considered that
our trade and manufactures would be greatly benefitted,
and the Customs establishment might be greatly reduced,
while individuals would be spared much annoyance which
they now endure from the examination to which they are
subjected by the people at the Custom-house.
In Dundee a failure occurred on Tuesday last, which
excited some alarm ; it was that of a considerable manu-
facturer in the flax line. The event, it was feared, from the
connection known, or supposed, to exist, between the firm
alluded to and other houses, would be productive of much
much embarrassment elsewhere. Fortunately nothing of
the kind has yet transpired, apprehension has abated, and
the danger, it is hoped, is at an end.
A Liverpool correspondent considers the Dock Commit-
tee to have acted, from motives of a political character, a
very pitiful part. Their trust, after an unavailing opposi-
tion conducted by Lord Sandon and the Tories of the
place, is about to fall into the hands of the new Council.
When their fate was sealed, they determined on reducing
the dock rates, in order to make themselves popular on
going out, though they manifested no intention of taking
such a step while they had a chance of remaining in. Thus
they hope to be lauded as patriots, while their real motive
is to gain credit for doing that which they knew their Whig
opponents were resolved to accomplish, and which, striving
to withhold from them the power, they, in fact, laboured
to prevent. _

In Staffordshire the potteries are up in arms, the work-
men have turned out, and the masters sternly refuse to com-
ply with their demands. The latter have claimed that the
operatives should engage with them for a year, but not
holding themselves bound to find them work or wages for
the whole of that period. The workmen propose that their
engagements shall be terminated on a month's notice being
given on either side. Attempts have been made to restore
harmony, but as yet without success.—Morning Chronicle.

It is among the eccentricities of human nature that
some persons are totally neglectful of their health ; hence
disease imperceptibly preys upon them. Delays are dan-
gerous, more especially as regards the preservation of what
constitutes the chief blessing of life. We most earnestly
recommend to the afflicted, Mr. Wray's Balsamic Pills, of
Holborn Hill, a Medicine—the pre-eminent virtues of which
have restored to perfect convalescence hundreds of indivi-
duals who were fast hastening to the grave.
A PERUVIAN CITY.—The town of Pasco, in Peru,
is situate on the western side of the Cordillera, at the height,
it is said, of 14,278 feet above the level of the sea. The
population of the town varies according to the state of the
mines ; the average number may probably be from 12,000
to 16,000, but is subject to great fluctuation. It has two
squares, in one of which is a cathedral somewhat resembling
an English barn ; the streets are dirty and irregular ; the
suburbs a confused collection of mud cottages. The mouths
of the mines are frequently in the middle of the streets,
which makes walking in the night very dangerous. They
are sometimes enclosed in the courts and yards of the
houses. The greater part of these, though perfectly useless
and unproductive, are thus left unfilled up, to the nuisance
and danger of the inhabitant:.—Quarterly Review.
There is now living, at the wonderful village of
Holmpton, in Holderness, a male child of the following ex-
traordinary dimensions :—height, two feet six inches :
curaference of the body, twenty inches and a half ; circle of
the arm, six inches ; ditto at the thickest part, nine inches ;
and other parts in proportion. He weighs two stones and
one pound, and is not yet ten months old.—Hull Observer.

THE ARABIAN DESERT.—The ground is teeming
with lizards. The sun seems to draw them from the earth,
for sometimes, when I have fixed my eye on one spot, I
have fancied that the sands were getting into life, so many
of these creatures at once have crept from their holes. A
greater variety of flowers covered the plain than we have
met with yet; and a plant that I think resembles rhubarb
—a thick stem with a very broad leaf—,vas abundant. We
have seen it to-day for the first time : some few of the
Arabs eat of the stem, but more from curiosity than from
being accustomed to do so. The plain is, moreover, orna-
mented by poppies of many colours, irises, lupines, migno-
nette, a very small species of basil (ocymum), and the rark-
spur, which grows over the plain in every direction, as thickly
as blue-bells in a meadow lam so pleased
with the independence of the Arab life that I think I could
submit with good grace to such a lot for a few months.
When the desert ceased to be, as is now seems, a garden,
I should probably change mind ; but at this moment the
mildness of the climate, the immense extent, the richness
and fragrance of the plain, render the life I lead most de-
lightful. I was obliged this evening to pluck up a large
bed of mint before I was able to spread a carpet, the odour
being too strong when pressed by my weight. ; it is like the
most powerful essence of peppermint, and it is in very great
quantity around About noon the most per-
fect deception that can be conceived exhilarated our spirits,
and promised an early resting-place. We had observed a
slight mirage two or three times before, but this day it sur-
passed all I have ever fancied. Although aware that these
appearances have often led people astray, I could not bring
myself to believe that this was unreal. The Arabs were
doubtful, and said that as we had found water yesterday, it
was not improbable we should find some to-day. The seem-
ing lake was broken in several parts by the little islands of
sand that gave strength to the delusion. The dromedaries
of the sheikhs at length reached its borders, and appeared
to us to have commenced to ford, as they advanced and be-
came more surrounded by the vapour. I thought they had
got into deep water and moved with great caution. in pas-
sing over the sand banks the figures were reflected in the
water. So convinced Was Mr. Calmun of its reality, that
he dismounted and walked towards the deepest part of it,
which was on their right hand. He followed the deceitful
lake for a long time, and to our sight was strolling on its
bank, his shadow stretching to a great length beyond.
There was not a breath of wind ; it was a sultry day, and
such a one as would have added dreadfully to the disap-
pointment if we had been any time without water.—Major
Skinner's Overland Journey to India.

The Justice-room on Saturday was crowded more in-
tensely than the preceding Saturday, by respectable trades-
men who had been plundered by the gang of swindlers,
amongst whom Lee has been a prominent character for
several years. The officers of the society for Protection
against Swindlers and Sharpers, attended with their books,
in several parts of which were entered the names of Lee,
Dalby, Penton, and others, who hare been carrying on what
is called " the game," for a considerable length of time.
Henry Levy, a sheriff's officer, could save any further
trouble in the business, as he had an execution against Lee,
and was ready to take him into custody.
The LORD MAYolt—l think you may lodge your execu-
tion at the gates of Newgate.
Mr. Robert Johnson, of Fenchurch-street, ironmonger,
stated that Lee called at his house, and ordered that four
pattern coffee-mills should be sent to the house in Wap-
ping, occupied by the firm of Charles Lee and Co. The
pattern mills were sent, but without an invoice, for they
were not intended to be sold. Some days afterwards Lee
sent for two dozen, but no money having been tendered,
they were brought back, and peremptory application was
made for the pattern mills, accompanied by a threat of a
warrant for felony if they were not forthcoming. A per-
son called from Lee in the course of the day the threat was
made, and said that if the warrant was withheld, either
the money or the mills should be produced. Witness re-
pliad that he would not take the money, and that lie would
not be satisfied with anything but his pattern mills, but he
never received them.

Mr. Downton, a crockery-ware-man, deposed that Lee
called upon him, and ordered some jars to the amount of
21. I Is. for Mr. Lee, pretending to be in the employment
of the swindling house. Lee, at the time, wore a white
apron, and appeared to be a grocer's man.
Lee—Lord bless me ! I never wore a white apron these
seven years.
Witness.—You certainly had a white apron upon you ;
and you afterwards came and ordered a stone jug, which
you wished to be a very handsome one.
Lee—l did, did I? Pray, what did you charge for the
stone jug ?
Witness-3s. Bd. was what I charged, but I got nothing.

Lee—What a handsome article it was for 3s: 8d..1

Mr. Mosley, of St. George's-in-the-East, stated that Lea
had got from him between 61. and 71. worth of goods about
two years ago, and laughed at the idea of paying.
Lee—Didn't I give you back your boxes?
Witness—Certainly not ; you never gave me anything.
Lee—O, you mistake. You are quite wrong. I sent you
the boxes. _ _

Witness—His impudence exceeded anything. He saw
a ledger of mine upon the desk when he called the second
time, and be asked me who my stationer was, as his em-
ployer wanted a supply. I told him that I got the book
for a debt, but that as I did not want it he might have it
for 255. He told me to put it down to the account, which
would be paid when I presented it, and he took away the
ledger with him.—(Laughter.)
A poor tradesman here said that Lee had applied to him
for pattern chairs, and told him that if they were approved
of a larger order should be given.
Lee—Those chairs were very improperly taken in exe-
cution by my landlord ; they were on the premises, and I
wish them to be delivered up, in justice to this poor honest
man.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Harrison, a tradesman in the City, stated that Lee
called upon him and ordered a sample of bees' wax, of
which he promised to order a large quantity, if it was ap-
proved. Witness sent him as a sample a quarter of a hun-
dred, and as the sample pleased, Lee called again and or-
dered a hundred, but witness refused to deal except in the
ready-money way, and lost Lee's custom as well as the value
of the sample.
Mr. R.andell (of the house of Burbidge and Co., sta-
tiouers,) stated that Lee called at the shop and ordered
about 61. worth of stationery, which was sent to the priso-
ner's warehouse ; not a farthing was paid. Lee, upon call-
ing for the last article, which was a penknife, was told that
as the item was so trifling, perhaps payment would be given
on the spot. Lee, who pretended that he was Mr. Lee's
servant, replied that he had no orders to that effect.—
( Laughter.)
Several other persons appeared with complaints of a simi-
lar kind.

Horner was then discharged, and Lee was committed for

trial.