The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-12 00:00:00

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We understand that Sir Robert Peel is nearly wor-
ried to death by the clamours and importunities of his
hungry Tory subalterns, and bids fair, like Actmon, to
be torn to pieces by his own hounds.

We hear it rumoured that Sir Francis Burdett is
at Drayton Manor, fishing for a Peerage.
It is whispered at the Clubs that Mr. John Wilson
Crokcr has offered his services to Sir R. Peel ; and that
he is not particular about what place he takes, provided
the salary be handsome and well secured.

TORY FEARS AND TORY PLANS.
" The work goes bravely on." Some of the Ultra-
Orange faction, who are looking forward to the restora-
tion of the Tories to power, as yielding them a fair
chance of placing their iron heel on the " sur-
pliced ruffians " of the Times, cannot make
out what business the Duke of Wellington
had at the Whig Duke of Bedford's. These men, not
being very well versed in the Peerage, and unaware that
by the marriage of some of his family, his Grace is dis-
tantly connected with the noble house of Russell, attri-
bute the visit entirely to political motives, and, with the
recollection of 1829 before them, are bawling at the top
of their voices, " No surrender."
This and the recent meeting of the Protestant Asso-
ciation which is understood to express the sentiments of
a considerable body of the Tories towards Ireland, af-
fords a tolerably fair clue to what will be the Lyndhurst-
Stanley policy, in conducting the Governpaent of " the
gem of the ocean."
If there is any truth in the rumour that, under pretext
of settling the Boundary Question, one of the first acts
of the Tories will be putting twenty more sail of the line in
commission, John Bull, between this and the necessary
measure of doubling the army in Ireland, will have a
nice reckoning to pay at the end of 1842.

TESTIMONIAL TO J.BELLA MY, ESQ., CLERK
OF ASSIZE OF THE OXFORD CIRCUIT.—On Friday
evening last, a numerous and respectable body of Solici-
tors and other gentlemen connected with the Oxford
Circuit, presented to J. Bellamy, Esq., their highly
and deservedly respected Clerk of Assize, a testi-
monial of their regard and esteem for his professional
and private character. The testimonial consisted, of a
splendid silver salver, two smaller ones, a pair of elegant
candelabra, and a pair of dishes. On the largest
salver was the following inscription, "To John Bel-
lamy, Esq., Clerk of Assize of the Oxford Circuit, in tes-
timony of sincere respect for his professional and private
character, and as a mark of personal esteem contracted and
confirmed during a period of lengthened intercourse,
this salver (with two smaller ones, a pair of candelabra,
and a pair of dishes) is presented by his professional and
other friends to perpetuate their sense of the promp-
titude, urbanity, integrity, and learning displayed by
him in the discharge of the onerous, important, and ar-
duous duties of his office for nearly 30 years. August 6,
1841." The duties of the presentation were ably per-
formed by Thomas Davis, Esq., of Gloucester, solicitor.
THE BAREBONES PARLIAMENT.—,(FIOM a
Correspondent.)—ln one of the Morning', Tory ;Journals
the Conference of ' Ministers at Manchester, in
order to endeavour to procure a repeal of the Corn and
Provision-laws, is designated a "Barebone" gathering.
That designation may with great propriety be applied to
their opponents, who admit the bare-bones (for manure)
at a mere nominal duty, whilst they prohibit their im-
portation with the flesh upon them. Should the present
Parliament resolve to continue these unjust lawslit may,
with the greatest correctness, be denominated a second
Barebones Parliament. _

The population of Edinburgh was, 'according to
the Edinburgh Advertiser, 136,054 ; it is now, according
to the recent census, 138,194, showing an apparent in-
crease in the ten years of 2,140. But at the same
period the population of the Castle was not' included,
and, deducting its present amount; 1,022, the real in-
crease of the Edinburgh population in ten years is only
1,118.

SINGULAR SAGACITY OF A BIRD.—On Sa-
turday last, as three mowers were engaged cutting hay
on the farm of Heap, in the neighbourhood• of Hawick,
one or their scythes came in contact with that rarely
seen bird the Landrail, or Corn-trail:, and cut off a part
of one of its wings, and a small portion of the scalp, but
the skull was uninjured. The men looked for a little at
the rare bird thus mutilated, and then set it free in its
natural haunt—

"'Mang fields of flowing clover gay,"
and thought no more of it. Next morning, however, as
a cottager and his wife, who live at the end of the field,
were sitting at breakfast, they were agreeably surprised
by the entrance of the maimed emigrant into the cottage.
It walked deliberately into the middle of the floor, and
latterly retired below the bed. It now occasionally ven-
tures out, and seems fond of flies and small reptiles and
even at times accepts of a few crumbs of bread. It is
going on well, and appears quite contented with the do-
mestic station it has chosen for itself, being probably
aware that it cannot this season wing its annual way—
" Frae our cauld shore."
Should it outlive the winter, it will pc,Thaps be the first
of the species ever domtatipated, and will readily receive
it:; liberty co its tribe arrives in spring.—Kelso
For weeks past during the gloomy weather,
many persons have complained of difficulty in their re-
spiration and of being otherwise °Meted. Medical men
of experience attribute the cause to the want ofa due
portion of oxygen gas in the atmosphere, and the air
bot being properly rarified, occasioned by the absence
of sunshine fur many days.

MONEY Ind A•

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had a inut.icras, I::iness tbiLz in the Cotton Marl:f2t,
without any distinguishing feature. The sales are 3,000
bales, 500 of which have been taken by exporters at pre-
vious rates, Uplands range from sid. to 7id., Maranhams,
6-ad. to Bd., and Egyptians, 81d. to 10d.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, AUG. 11.—The follow-
ing are the transactions :—Eastern Counties, 74- ; Glas-
gow, Paisley, and Greenock, 3i ; London and Birming-
ham Quarter, Shares, 53i ; London and Brighton, 43 ;
North Midland, 64+ ; Paris and Rouen, 5 ; York and
North Midland Haff-shares, 23.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 11.—The Un-
propitious state of the weather, and the consequent ap-
prehensions entertained for the safety of the harvest,
added to th© existing commercial gloom, tend greatly to
depress the Share Market. The sales ae—Birmingham
and Gloucester, 604 ; Manchester and Birmingham,
20 ; North Midland Thirds, 9-a.

The Brazil mail has arrived, but it is of an old date ;
we had later by a merchant ship, of the 23d June, and
the present arrival is only of the 16th June.
We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yester-
day's date.

BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, AUG. 9.—The National
Funds have little varied, and little business was done.
Ardoin's, and above all the Coupons, were much sought
after, and the prices were higher.
We hear that the house of Messrs. Montefiore, which
some time since failed, is on the eve of paying 10s. in
the pound. They received lately a large quantity of
wool from Sydney.