The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

A very sudden change has occurred in the state of things
at the Stock-
Stock-Exchange, ange, and there is a disposition abroad to
give the credit of it to the measures of the Bank Directors, in
contracting the currency, which have thus early, according to
this class of reasoners, brought about the restoration of pub-
lic confidence. A more mistaken notion than this cannot be
formed, and the altered appearance of the Stock-Exchange
is, in fact, a proof that the Directors, out of subserviency
to the Government, and in order to get Mr. Spring Rice
out of the difficulty with his Exchequer-bills, are already
beginning to deviate from the only course which could set
them and the country right. The late pressure which
they brought on at the Stock-Exchange, against which,
and not against our commerce and manufacturing indus-
try, their efforts should from the first have been directed,
was already beginning to produce the best effects. Those
importations of foreign securities which had been so
much overdone, and led to so much mischief by turning
the exchanges against us, had begun to turn in a contrary
direction ; the exchanges were recovering, and trade
settling down into its healthy natural state ; but they
are now evidently proceeding to renew that evil which,
however clumsily and awkwardly they had set about it,
was in a tolerably certain progress of cure. This has fre-
quently been adverted to before as an error into which
they were very likely to fall, if that can be called an
error which is rather a wilful blindness or a desertion of
their duty to the public. Their original blunders in the
early part of the year, in lending their absolute aid to
stock operations, the tendency of which ought at that
time to have been obvious to them, will be venial com-
pared with these, because they can only be imputed to
their fear of Mr. Spring Rice, and their wish to reconcile
their masters to all the errors of their administration,
which give them, it must be confessed, an awful power
over them. This conduct is commented on in the city,
among the superior class of merchants, in terms of the
utmost 'indignation. They have submitted to the incon-
venience they were themselves exposed to by the rise in
the rate of interest, and even become reconciled to it by
the advantages it was beginning to work in other respects,
when they see the same hands which produced the scarcity
employed in making it again abundant, carrying on, in fact,
a double course of policy at the same time, contradictory
to itself, and calculated to bring on again the mischief from
which we were beginning to escape. No reason exists why
the Government alone should escape the consequences of
the general rise in the value of money ; a wise Ministry
would have been among the first to submit to it, but the
Bank persist in endeavouring to secure for them such an
exemption for motives of their own, and they throw the
whole commerce of the country into confusion by it.—
Times.

The Prince and Princess of Capua left Marseilles
on the 9th inst., for Malta, on board of the Napoleon steamer.
According to the Messager de Marseille, an individual called
on the Prince of Capua, at the Hotel Beauveau, on the pre-
ceding day, and offered to raise the kingdom of Naples in his
favour. The Prince, however, whether he was offended at his
loyalty being doubted, or suspected the honesty of the man,
gave information of the fact to the authorities, and the man was
arrested.
It is said that the Grand Duke Michael, between
whom and the Emperor a coolness has existed for some time,
has been again taken into favour, and is destined to play an
important political part in European affairs. The Duke's mis-
sion to the Hague may therefore be looked upon as special.
It is said that M. Galiano, the colleague of M.
Istur;z, has succeeded in making his escape from Madrid, and
has landed at Rochefort, in France.
The number of Colonels of Marines is now reduced
to three ; namely, the Hon. Captains Irby, Duncombe Bou-
verie, and Skipsey, the vacancy by the death of Captain Sir
C. Cole not having been filled up.
The state of parties at Tamworth is said to give
indications of a contest for one of the seats of that borough
whenever a dissolution of Parliament takes place. Captain
Townshcnd, a relation of Lord Charles Townshcnd, formerly
Member for the borough, is announced as the candidate who

will oppose Sir Robert-Peel and his brother W. Y. Peel, Esq.
About forty objections have been made to the overseers' lists
by the two parties.— Wolverhampton Chronicle.
The Austrian Count Tras Eziyedv, Chamberlain to
the Emperor, has arrived at the Clarendbn with despatches.
The Count also brought intelligence of the arrival early next
week at Chanties House of Prince Esterhazy.
Baron de Gatlit:: and suite arried yesterday at the
London Hotel, Albemarle-street, on a Special Mission to this
country from the Emperor of Austria.
A shocking accident happened at Yeovil on Sunday
evening, as the congregation were returning from church. A
horse, belonging to Mr. B,ullen, who hail just returned' from
the country with his wife and child, in his gig, was left to
itself a few minutes whilst they were alighting ; but whilst
Mrs. Bullen was getting out, the animal started off and ran
with great violence through the street towards Hendford turn-
pike. It had not proceeded far before it came in contact with
a wheel chair, in which Mr. Tucker, a very infirm old gentle-
man, was returning from church. The chair was smashed to
'pieces, Mr. Tucker thrown out, and his leg broken above the
knee, from which accident it is feared it will be a very long
time before he recovers. There were hundreds in the street
at the time, and it was a providential escape that no other ac-
l-cident occurred.—Shei borne Mercury.
On Friday last a remarkably handsome iron steam-
boat was launched from the foundry of the Messrs. Howden,
or Boston. She is intended to carry passengers and light
goods between this town and Lincoln, and is expected to per-
form the distance in about three hours and a half. She draws
very Effie-water, and is fitting up with powerful engines on an
improted principle, so that she will cause but a trifling swell
in the water.—Boston Herald.
The 26th printed report of the Committee on Public
Petitions was delivered on Wednesday morning, and with it
the labou'rs of the Committee conclude. The total number of
petitions presented to the House of Commons during the past
Session, to'the 9.oth of August inclusive, was 5,831.

An interesting-looking young woman, about eighteen
years of age, dressed in a style of fashionable elegance, at-
tracted the attention of several persons Thursday morning in
Oxford-street, by the singularity of her demeanour. She held
in her hand a work basket, in which were small bundles of
straw, which she exposed for sale to the passengers, asking
them at the same time, if they would " buy any matches."
So extraordinary a circumstance soon drew a crowd round her,
and many, from curiosity, purchased her little bundles, for
which she returned the most grateful ackitowledgments. At
length an elderly gentleman, in great agitation, forced his way
through the throng, and catchingg her in his arms, he was for a
moment lost in the greatest anguish. 'Several gentlemen of-
fered their assistance, and a coach being procured, the unfor-
tunate maniac was placed in it. To this she made no re-
sistance, but continued crying her matches. She was driven
to one of the receptacles for lunatics, from which she had
wandttred.

The Earl of Beverley, Lord Lovaine, arid Lady
Margaret Percy are gone to Orwell Park, in Suffolk.
The Earl of Mansfield has returned to Scone Pa-
lace from Glasgow. A grand entertainment will be given at
Scone on the 27th inst., when the Perthshire races take place.
In the borough of Bradford, there are 147 objec-
tions and 34 claims. There are 82 West-Riding objections.
EXTRAORDINARY FACT.—It is not generally
known that a spadeful of coals, daily mixed up as ordinary food,
has been found to be the best method in the world of fattening
swine. A gentleman in this vicinity has for some time prac-
tised it with eminent success !—Elgin Courant.
ELOPEMENT.—On Wednesday night a young lady,
the daughter of a deceased ironmonger, flew on the wings of
love from good town of Romford. It appeared that
shortly after 10 o'clock she contrived •to escape the searching
glances of her grandmama, and set out with a pawnbrokor of
the town, in quest of the temple of. Hymen. —Chelmsford
Chronicle.

It is not a little gratifying that the men of East
CUmberland should have been afforded the opportunity
Aristocracy.rtunity of
i
,
re-
turning the first answer to the Lyndhurst
.led
have performed their task with the
t,
spirit
ehave
findependent
men ; and they will maintain the position y tab* with
the resolution of men determined to die as they have lived—
free.—Carlisle Journal..
By accounts from New Orleans we learn that the
export of domestic produce and manufactures, from the 31st of
March to the 30th of July, amounted to 16,703,433 dollars.
and the export of foreign manufactures to 2,296,576 dollars.
The advices from Boston state that the number of
arrivals, from January 1 to June 30, was 629, being an increase
over the same period of 1835 of 90 vessels. The duties, dur.
ing that period, were 2,117,541-84 dollars, being an increase
over the corresponding period of 1835 of 448,377-62 dollars.
If after all the exertion made on a recent occasion
by the high Church party, the threats, the bribes, the tyranny,
a majority of one only could be obtained in their favour, we
predict that another such a' victory, and 'tis all over with
ehureh-ratei at Oadby.—Leicestershire Mercury.
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Hotel
. RAMSGATE, SEPT. 13.--This place continues very
full. of distinguished visitors. During the last feW days 09
folloarba
, "znobility and gentry have been staying at the Albion
-41 a
_,si;athe Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond, the
ftesbury, Lord Bolton and family, Sir' Astley and
Lady
Cooper,TAhdmiral Taylor and family, Honourable Mr.
Murray, &c.
intends
Right Hon. Lady Noel Byron has taken a
house here, and
Lord Barham has :rds making a sojourn 'of some months.
which
a mansion for a few months.
A new ship
is chartered to sail on the 1.5t11
Ootober next, was very 1
being wrecked at Brentwooki on
sesoatrrvueek on a rock or sprung a leak is
hicnei.ger
vs.tu,o,p.p,
Friday Mist; whether stien
unknown,- but she bulged
mastsryomuch that the crew were ob-
and
plenty
her. It is thought that
which was numerous escaped escaped without
ta.of pitch and oakum, and
o
by the skilful management of the it may be put in
swiaigiitle.ihndgattreicenittil.te-45171'hYree
any lives.being lost in a bum boat which as fortunately lying
at anchor close by. —Essex Herald.
A young man, named Desvergnes, having . been
drawn for the army lately, at Brantome, in the Dordogne,
fired a gun at his head,-which broke his arm, and carried away;
his jaw, and even a portion of his' skull. His also not being
attained, he then threw himself into the river. This suicide-
-is attributed tó his being affected with the ring-worm, and
dreadink to show the state of 'his head.