The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-19 00:00:00

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL.,
The average price of Wheat last week was 19f. 9c, and
that of Rye 10f. 47c. per hectolitre.
The Ami de 1 Ordre has the following paragraphs :
" Much has been said of the importance of the mission
with which Monsig. Cappacini, the Pope's Nuncio, has
lid en intrusted to the Court of Holland.
" We lean that this mission has been completely re -
scinded. The Dutch Government grants perfect politi-
cal and civil equality. to the Protestants and Roman
Catholics. The question of mixed marriages has also
been settled to the satisfaction of both parties."
BRUSSELS, JULY 16.—The Independent, in its evening
edition, has the fol:owing intelligence :
The King will arrive at Ostend to-day, and be at
Lftelien to-morrow, as we have announced.
unP Mrkiesty the Queen remains at London, and will
not leave it till next week, as the Duke of Brabant has
et not )
neiently recovered from his indisposition to
•
bear the voyage n‘:tri London to Ostend.
vith the King.
M. Van Praet return... 1 Goblet, and Major
Countess Vilain XIV., Gem.
Allard, remain with the Queen.
Some English houses have just given orders
for large quantities of wheat, which our Commission....
find it impossible to execute.
RUSSIA.—The new arrangements are now completed
by which the civil and military authorities in the Trans-
Caucasian provinces are separated, and the Russian
system of administration introduced ; and the Em-
peror, as a testimony of his satisfaction, has addressed
autograph letters to General Golowine, Commander-in-
Chief of the army on those frontiers, and to Baron
Hahn, Privy Counsellor and Senator, and given to the
former the insignia of the order of Wladimir of the first
class, and to the latter the order of Alexander Newdki.
AMSTERDAM, JULY 14.—His Imperial Highness the
Grand Duke Constantine of Russia is expected in this
city on Friday next, apartments having been bespoke
for him, and a numerous suite.
The Java papers from the 24th February to the 6th
March bring further accounts of destructive Inundations
in different parts of the island ; it appears that the in-
undation at Kehiri was not caused by an eruption of the
volcano Kloet, as was conjectured, but by an extraor-
dinary influx of water from the residency of Pasoerowan.

:- Belgium

THE HAGUE, JULY 15.—We learn that his Majesty
will set out in a few days for Amsterdam, whence he
will go to visit the province of Vriedland.
The Amsterdam Courant contains the following arti-
cle :—" With respect to the late revolt in Sumatra,
which was so energetically and speedily put down, the
following letters have been kindly communicated to us,
which we publish with much pleasure."
(The letters contain an account of the military pro-
ceedings to put down the insurrection ; but they are
destitute of interest to Englishmen.)

DUTCH FUND3.—Amentaoam,
ney .71n.Y 16.
Mo. Lilts.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent . . ... 51% SIN
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. ........ 100% 10C
Arnett Syndic,4% per cent UO% 1)0N
Ditto, ditto. 3% per cent ............ 74 74%
Commercial Company, 4% percent. 155 155%
Ditto (133.5 and 1837) 5 per cent. ...... 101% 102
Loan 1837, 5 per cent.. il6% 97%
Exchange on London, One 12 10
Two months 12 0
Hamburgh, One month 35 15
Two months ...... 3.5 50
Dutch Papers, July 17.
tIEI.G IAN *Ut4DS—LlaUla ILL/ , JULY 16.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.
Rothschild's Lean, 5 per Cent IUD%
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent...«
3 per Cent.
70%
40) lOO%
Loan of City, 1832,4 per Cent B2
Society et Commerce, 4 %per Cent. irtyi
Bank of Belgium, 5 per 100%
National Society . ........ ........
Exchange on London (short) ...... 11 95
.—.Brussels Papers, July 16.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vmsna, JULY 9
five per Cents. Metalliques ........... ..... 105
Four per Cents. 93
Three per Cents. ............. ••••••••••
Bank Shares ••" ..... ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••• 153 C
.—Allgemestse tcUung. July 13

Thirty.seven,

THE POOR MAN'S CHURCH.
That the State Church in this country is maintained
for political rather than spiritual purposes, the strong
attachment to it, cherished and evinced by the aristo-
cratic section of society, might be taken as sufficient

argument.
An exclusive class—a class lifted far above the grefti
bulk of society—claiming a right to all political power,
and making the various interests of the many subservient
to their own—could not, it is evident, Icing maintain its
standing in this country without possessing a firm hold
upon every grade of society beneath it. This the State
Church enables the aristocracy to secure. It is to them
an extensively ramified system of nerves distributed
over the whole body politic, by which their volitions may
be communicated to the various muscles. Through it
they can make their influence felt with the utmost ease
at the very extremities of the social system. They have
but to will, and instantly there is put in motion an appa-
ratus which brings that will to bear upon all orders

throughout the empire.
We examine the structure of a machine—we see the
relation of part to part—we observe how aptly certain
contrivances secure certain movements—and how the
combination of the whole uniformly produces one great
result—and we pronounce without hesitation upon the
design of the machine. If, then, we find every arrange-
ment in a State Church ill-adapted to answer a spiritual
purpose, but fitt(d 'with special nicety to maintain the
ascendancy of a party—if, in point of fact, it impedes
rather than promotes religion, and is found invariably
prompt to advance the interests of the aristocracy, be
those interests based on right or on injustice—what rea-
son is there for dealing with it as a sacred institution
instead of treating it, as in truth it is, as a political en-
gine, having for its object the perpetuation of exclusive
privilege and power ?
Fifteen thousand clergy trained in the most exclusive
spirit at universities where subserviency to rank is not
only taught but practised—receiving, each his appoint-
ment to a living, from the hands of a land-owning pa-
tron, or what is much to the same purpose, from those of
a Bishop or the Crown—looking to the same source for
future preferment—dependent, for intercourse with aris-
tocratic society, upon the good will of the neighbouring'
squire--sympathising with all the sectional feelings of
the order, as being themselves members of a privileged
class—wielding, to appearance, the dreadful sanctions of
religion—almoners, usually, of. parochial funds and the
great man's bounty—conduits, through which may flow,
to bowing tradesmen the custom of the rich—having ac-
cess to every house, able to assume an air of authority,
and, in virtue of their office, to work upon religious
fears and affections—fifteen thousand clergy thus depen-
dent on the one hand, and powerful on• the other—to the
aristocracy pledged servants, to, their own flocks su-
preme dictators—stationed at convenient intervals over
the length and breadth of the land, and thus coming in
contact with society at all points—could mechanism
more fatal to religion, or more serviceable to the inte-
rests of the upper class, be framed and put together ?
All the movements of this tremendous engine are
under the complete control of the class for whose ad-
vantage it exists. The appointment of bishops, to whom
is intrusted the superintendence of this well-organised
corps, who dispense no small portion of its patronage,
and whose requests, in consequence, have all the force of
law, is vested in the Crown, that is, in the Ministry for
the time being. That they are selected for their spiritual
aptitude for the office, none will pretend. Their elevation
is in most instances owing to their connection with, or
their former subserviency to, the aristocracy. They
thereupon become members of " the order." They
breathe exclusive atmosphere. They are thoroughly
imbued with the aristocratic spirit. Is any inroad upon
sectional privileges threatened ?—they have but to nod
the head, to give the well-understood sign, and on the
instant, tenants, tradesmen, parish officers, paupers,
small gentlemen who occasionally dine at the squire's,
matrons who tremble for religion, and young ladies who
are looking up to respectable connexions, send forth a
cry of disapprobation, and send up a shoal of petitions,
at which the boldest statesman may be excused for stand-

ing apalled.
We beg our readers to look at this State Church, first
as a means of religious instruction, and afterwards as an
instrument of political power. • In the former case all is
perplexed, anomalous, suicidal—in the latter, everything
as well arranged, easily managed, certain of accomplish-
ing the end. It is upheld by the aristocracy—it is sub-
servient to their designs—it shields and secures their
in-
terest. It is a political organ brought to bear against
the liberties of the people. It is no more a sacred in-
stitution than the House of Lords. It. becomes every
lover of his country, as well as every. Christian, to de-
nounce it. No man can be regarded as a sound-hearted
patriot who advocates the continuance of a State Church:
—Nonconformist.

CHURCH RATE AT ROCHDALE.—A vestr
was held at the parish church on Thursday morning, Dr
Molesworth in the chair, when Mr. Roby read over an
estimate of monies said to be wanting for the support of
that " venerable fabric," amounting to no less a sum than
695/. ; when Mr. Abraham Brierley, one of the church-
wardens, moved that a rate of a penny in the pound be
granted and this motion was seconded by Mr. John
Scholefield.—The body of the church was crowded with
rate-payers, who received the proposition with manifest
disgust; and Mr. Barton and Mr. John Bright addressed
them in opposition to the rate with great effect, and were
loudly afoplauded. Mr. Barton concluded with an amend-
ment, which Mr. Bright seconded, to the effect " that no
rate be laid ;" and on a show of hands being called f r,
it was carried by an overwhelming majority.—There
were only about a dozen hands held up for the original
motion, out of an assemblage of some thousands of rate-
payers.—Manchester Paper.
SHOCKING OCCURRENCE AND Loss OF LIFE.
—On Friday a very shocking and fatal accident hap-
pened in 131ackman-street, Borough, between six and
seven o'clock in the evening. Two gentlemen, named
Bartlett and Rudd, were proceeding in a gig to their re-
sidence at Brixton, when they encountered two omni-
buses racing. It was not in their power to avoid a col-
16ion, and the chaise was overturned by one of the om-
nibuses, and both gentlemen were precipitated into the
road. Mr. Bartlett fell on his head, and was taken up in
an insensible state. Mr. Rudd was dreadfully injured,
and they were both taken to the house of Mr. Evans,. a
surgeon, residing on the spot, and every assistance ren-
dered them. Mr. Bartlett expired on Satu: day morning
from the injuries he had received. Mr. Rudd lies wth.
out any hope of recovery. After the collision both om-
nibuses drove on at a furious rate.
THE BIGGEST BABY YET.—Dr. Smith, of
this town, was,birth
a few days since, present at the of a
child which weighed 151bs. and 4 oz. No mistake. Beat this
who can.--Hanzpshire Gazette. This far surpasses u
give ;t at once—and acknowledge a beat four ounces—ande
noY
mistake,—New York Herald.
The Zurich papers state that the eastern part of
that canton and nearly the whole of Saint Gall have bee? recent-
ly devastated by a severe storm. In parts the crops and vegeta-
tation were entirely destroyed, large trees were uprooted,
beans swept away, and houses so much damaged as to be rm..
dered •

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED YESTERDAY.)
THE GOODWOOD CUP WEIGHTS.
The following are the weights for this event calculated up to
the close of the week :
St. Francis, 6 yrs, lOst : Beggarman, 6 yrs, lOst • Caravan,
aged, 9st 7th ; Corsair, 5 yrs, 9st 41b ; Sleight-of-Hand, 5 yrs,
9st 41b; Little Wonder, 4 yrs, 9st 31b ; Black Beck, 4 yrs;
9st llb • Hyllus, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b ; Charles the Twelfth, 5 yrs,
Bst 1311;
; Bloomsbury,s yrs, Bst 131 b Zobrab, aged, Bst 121 b ;
Domino, 5 yrs. Fist 111 b ; Wardan, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b ; Kingston
Robin, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b ; Deception, 5 yrs, Bst 91b ; Potentate, aged.
Bst 91b; Doi tor Caius, 4 yrs, Bst 81b ; Bulwark, 5 yrs, Bst 71b;
Calypso, 4 yrs, Bst ; Confederate, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ; Ferry-
man, 5 yrs, Bst 51b ; Maroon, 4 yrs, Bst 51b; Colwick, aged,
Bst 31b ; St. Andrew, 6 yrs, Bst 31b ; The Ruler, 4 vrs,
Fst lib ; Pathfinder, 4 yr, Bst Ilb ; Caution, 4 yrs, Bst lib ;
Zoroaster, 5 vrs, 7at 131 b ; Galen, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b; Poca-
hontas, 4 yrs, 7st 1 Ilb ; Broadwath, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b ; The Re-
corder, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ; Lantara, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ; Roquencourt,
5 yrs, 7st 51b; Mobarek, 3 yrs, 7st 41b; Vapour, 4 yrs,
7st eats ; Antelope, 4 yrs, 7st. llb ; E. 0., 3 yrs, 7st llb ;
Oakstick, 6 yrs, Est 141 b; Vendredi, 6 yrs, 6st 141 b; Nautilus ;
6 yrs, 7st 111 b. ; Belgrade, 3 yrs, Est 131 b; Tearaway, 3 yrs,
6st 131 b ; Mustapha Muley, 3 yrs, Est 131 b ; Mnstapha, 3 yrs,
6st 101 b ; Arundel, 3 yrs, Est 101 b ; Cesarewitch, 3 yrs,
Est 101 b ; Marius, 3 yz's, Est 61b ; Palmyra, 3 yrs, Est 61b.

• TLWAY OFFENCE.—At
the 'fleeting of the
County magt.:rates at Stockport, on Thursdays Aaron
Hough, a monemast,”. appeared
1, to a
eelbarrowenswer thon the con:pla
zie
int
against him, for having
2_e 1. wh i
of the Manchester and Birmi.7lnun Railway, thereby
en err by the train.
Mr. W. Vaughan, endangering
the the lives for
the
advocate of the
Company, said
that this man, having been employed by the contractors
b repair a wall, near Blackbrook, left his baiTew in
such a situation, that when the afternoon train of
day last came to the place, the step of one of the car-
riages caught the barrow, and smashed it into a thou-
sand pieces. The Company thought it their
:duty to
bring the case before the Bench, as a caution to the
workmen employed ; but, in consideration of the po-
verty of the defendant, and also of the contrition he
expressed, he (Mr. Vaughan) did not press for the ex-
treme penalty of 10/., but would leave the case with
the Bench. Although above 700,000 persons have
passed along the line since its opening, not a single acci-
dent has yet happened to any of the passengers, and the
Company were desirous of maintaining the same high
character. The defendant was fined 1/.
THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.—The following
anecdote of the Duke of Sussex adds another proof of
the "liberal " feelings of his Royal Highness, which are
not confined to his politics, but pervade the whole of his
sentiments, and display themselves on every occasion.
The Rev. Dr. Robins having, by the advice of Mr.
Buckingham, addressed a letter from New Bradford, in
the United States, to hi Royal Highness, offering him
a duplicate copy, which he possessed_, of Elliott's Indian
Bible, expressed a great desire to obtain from Europe a
copy of the old edition of Bishop's Bible. To this the
illustrious Duke returned a very prompt and gracious
answer, sending out Dr. Robins a copy of the Bible he
wished to procure, but at the same time declining to de-
prive him of the duplicate copy of the Indian translation
as he already possessed one in his collection at Kensing-
ton. This act of princely liberality to a distant and un-
known Republican Minister of the Gospel of a Dissenting
body of Christians soon became known in the United
States, and was spoken of with great and deserved praise
in most of the papers of the Union.
RAILROADS.—To improve communications is
to labour for real, positive, and practical liberty. It is
to make all the members of the human family partici=
pate in the faculty of traversing and cultivating the
earth—their patrimony ; to extend the franchises of
the majority as widely and as well as it is possible by
laws of election. Improved communications reduce the
intervals not only from point to point, but from class to
class. Where the rich and powerful alone can travel,
where the poor man can only pass from village to village
with pain and difficulty, the word equality is a lie.
In India and China, in the Mahometan countries, in
Spain and her America, it is of little consequence whe-
ther the Government call itself a republic, a despotism,
or a limited monarchy. For these reasons I should,with
difficulty give credit to the charge of tyranny against a
Government strongly intent upon the improvement of
its communications. Ideas circulate with merchandize
along the road and the canal, and the commercial tra-
veller is a missionary. The men of retrograde convic-
tions know this well ! they dread an engineer worse
than an editor of Voltaire. It being incontestible that
on, of t:a first railroads on the Continent was esta-
blished in tau' Austrian provinces, as that Government
has opened five xrads. throughout its possessions, and
;za,tion on the Danube, I venture
encourages steam nav
rninch deserves a better repu-
to conclude that 14i. Nett,:
oys on this side of the
tation than that which he Pni
Rhine.—Michel Chevalier. , .
LEICESTERSHIRE (SOUTH)..---At the election
for the division, a long string of voters came uP from
Ratby, a parish' which is the property of ti2e Earl of
Stamford. One of them, largely decorated iNiith the
colours of the Tory candidates, when asked for whom he
voted, replied, "for Lord Stamford," The names of the
candidates were then read to him by the deputy-sheriff,
when he said, "It is of no use. I know nothing of the
gentleman. I vote for the two as Lord Stamford sup-
ports." Mr. Martin (Lord Stamford's principal agent)
then appealed to Mr. Gisborne who was in the booth,
whether that was not a sufficient designation of Messrs.
Halford and Packe. Mr. Gisborne said, it was not his
province to determine that point, but suggested that it
would be much simpler if Mr. Martin would deliver in at
once a list of Lord Stamford's voters, And have them
placed on the poll, without giving the men tiLso. trouble of
exhibiting themselves in the booth, bound in blu,7 fetters.
The Deputy-Sheriff rejected the vote. Colonel I;,:eneY
and Mr. Gisborne did not canvass, nor employ -a,2,v
agents. They merely allowed themselves to be put in
nomination, for the purpose of giving those electors who
were in favour of free trade and an alteration of the
Corn-laws an opportunity of recording their opinions.—
Manchester Paper.
PonT OF GLOUCESTER.—The following
statement of the tonnage of goods inwards and outwards
at this port, showr that the imports have largely in-
creased since 1838 : 1838. 1839. 1840.
Tons of Goods Inwards 81,711 124,655 149,736
Ditto Outwards
Instructions have been received for the erection of a
new Custom-house for Gloucester on ground opposite the
Albion Hotel, near the Docks.
STOP AT HOME.—The best women in the
world are those who stop at home. Such is the opinion
of the best judges, to wit, their husbands. The worst
women are those who have no home, or who love all
other places better ; such is the verdict of those who
meet them abroad. A wife in the house is as indispen-
sable as a steersman at the wheel. Who can count up
the cases where poor fellows have been ruined by their
wives ?
WEST RIDING ELECTION.—That the West
Riding of Yorkshire has disgraced itself by casting off
its tried friend and servant, Lord Morpeth, in the late
contest, no further proof need be adduced than that many
who voted for the Tory candidates are dissatisfied with
the result, wish they had voted differently, and feel
regret amidst their triumph. Some, it may be feared,
lest, having grasped at too much, they may the sooner
lose the whole : others, it is certain, through deep and
sincere respect for the statesman-like abilities of Lord
Morpeth, feel that justice has not been done him, and
that on no trivial grounds should he have been discarded.
The intense interest manifested during the delivery of
his Lordship's.tpecch on the day of declaration, evinced
the esteem in which he was held even by many of the
opposite party, and the " fervid" prayer with which he
concluded his address, gave rise to emotions not often
experienced on such occasions.—Leeds Mercury.
POPULATION OP SALISBURY.—It appears by
the Census just taken that the population of Salisbury, in-
cluding the Close and the suburb of Fisherton Anger, is
5,231 males, and 6,482 females, forming a total of 11,713.
By a comparison with the return made at the previous
Census in 1831, we find that an increase of only 341 has
taken place in the ten years; and that about two-thirds
of this increase in the suburb of Fisherton alone. The
number of inhabited houses, however, returned for the
city is 60 more than the number in 1831; from which it
would appear that the means and condition of the people
improved, although their numbers have remained nearly
stationary.
Bristow, and a respectablelad,
CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Saturday an in-
quest was held •at the Prince of Wales, Brixton-hill,
Jbenfriy)7ollnlil.inCwarotefrt,hCeobrnotjnyer(;frocr.;Senurrgree
eveningvery laSt,
dreadful
ten yearS old, who iVaS struck'dead bylightnin •
druggist. of appren-
ticelan e,
storm,rixto n,underAcre-
°liirthhetife'osllotingg the se-
veremelan-
choly t circumstanceso
11Ir. vri
ck
ehp :—Frederic
chemistr i c Jmadm edsr, Mitchell,and
of Acre-
lahe, Brixton, depOSed that between
o'clock on Thursday evening last; h
eseven and eight
was
Acre-
lane, towards Brixton, when he going up
saw the deceased in the
road coming towards him ;
at a
severe flash of lightning took place,le same moment a very
thunder ; it was raining ver hard followed by a peal of
of lightning happened ; at the time the flash
ger and fall upon his facewitness saw the little boy stag-
' witness
was quite motionless, and
ran towards him ; he
apparently dead ; his face was
very much disfigured and blackened ; a number of per-
sons came to the spot, although the lane is rather retired,
a policeman came u
which the deceased la
.streteher was procured, on
Frickelton's house. Doctoras and conveyednt
_ntore
whoA
pronounced the deceased ey was thensec f
roner
quite dead. Dy the o •
I have no doubt the sigh Wing killed the deceased, when
he fell ; his clothes 6
were very much scorched and torn ;
one of his shoes was burnt to pieces. Several of the
Jury resident on the spot spoke to the violence of the
storm ; the lightning was very severe. Mr. Frickelton,
said, that the shocking occurrence happened only about
sixty yards from his shop ; the flash of lightning which
destroyed the poor boy was tremendous. It destroyed
a number of panes of glass in his shop. The neighbour-
hood had suffered much from its effects. Other witnesses
were examined, but their testimonies were not so satis-
factory as Mitchell's, as they only came up afterwards.
Doctor Key said, he bad no doubt the lao's d_
th eat_h was
occasioned by the electric fluid, produuced by e light-
ning. Verdict—" Accidental Death. The father of
he lad is a builder, living at Clapham.
4'!' DR. HANCOCK, THE TRAVELLER.--It is
with the greatest concern we learn that this individual,
d scientific world is
o distinguished in the literary a.n
new in a state of the utmost distress, overpowered by
sickness, and incapabl claim sisting himself and landHe has on the Tindness cora-
rous and the learned, and we sincerely.
miseration of the
hand of benevolence may be extended
hope that that the
• th Fll f h
wards him. We geloe e e so the Royal
Me
&co• Botanical Society have assisted him as far as
they are enabled to do.
GREAT DETERIORATION OF PROPERTY.—
The mills. machinery, cottages, and land, late the pro-
perty- of Mr. Aaron Lees, and which cost 120,000/.,
have lately been sold for 35,000/. Some three years ago
80,0001. was offered for this identical property, but

which o Ter the assignees refused ; in some twelvemonths
afterwaris; during which time the assignees worked the
machinery, and lost considerably by so doing, it was of-
fered for 65,0001., but no bidder came forward ; a private
offer was, however, made of 55,0001., but this was also
refused. It was again put up to auction, but still there
was no bidder. Some six months ago, on its being an-
nounced for auction a third time, a day or two before the •
day of sale a bargain was concluded for 35,0001.—Leeds
Mercury.
THE LATE LORD VALENTIA'S MINERALS.
—We have the gratification to state that the Earl of
Mountnorris and the Lady Valentia have signified their
intention, at the request of the late Lord Viscount Va-
lentin, of presenting to the Royal School of Medicine in
this town, his Lordship's valuable collection of minerals.
The Earl of Mountnorris has likewise presented to the
Institution his own valuable collection in the same de-
partment.—Birniingham Gazette.
ROYAL ACADEMY or Music.—The fourth
and last concert given by the pupils of this institution
took place on Saturday, and was as numerously attended
as its most sanguine supporters could have de-
sired. It commenced with an MS. overture by
Miss Bendixen ; Miss Macirone, in Mozart's " Per
Pieta," and Miss Cole, in Bellini's Casta Diva,"
gave general satisfaction. Of the several piano-
forte pieces—and there were four—wcmay observe that
Miss M. Mason and Miss Jones, although possessing
considerable execution, require rather more firmness and
,:ecision. Mr. Batcbeler was very ably accompanied by
Sri.. Tull, in one of S. Bach's elaborate " pedal fugues," on
the don. --le bass. A selection from a MS. mass, by Lord
..
Bur'hersh, closed the first part. The second part opened
with a M.S. noforte concerto, by C. J. Read, which
was as much' ija mited for the elegance of the composition
as for the accuracy ^dprecision with which the solo
young gentlemaniOmself. Miss
parts were sustained by dia.!
Bassano, in Rossini's "Di iloti palpiti," displayed great
i
taste, and C. W. Doyle was mach and deservecily :ap-
plauded in Rodes' concerto in E pima* for the v;olin.
The concert concluded with a MS. overture by IL W.
Goodban.
FLOOD IN THE FYLDE.—There has been a
very destructive flood in the low district of the Fylde.
Many scores of fields were one continued sheet of water
(and some are submerged yet) covering the hedges, and
leaving only the higher branches of trees visible. Hun-
dreds of acres of hay, grass, corn, and potatoes, have
been, we fear, seriously injured. In Inskip, Sowerby,
and in Ashton-upon-Ribble, the ramparts gave way in
many places, a fact which, of course, world give un-
usual vent for the water. Mr. William Stewart, of
Sowerby Hall, had not less than fifty acres of land co-
vered with water. A considerable number of cottage
houses were inundated to the depth of a foot ; and in
the neighbourhood of St. Michael's, in some parts ?if the
lanes, the water was so deep as to render them al.vost
impassable.—Preston Pilot.
The Captain of the French merchant-brig.
Sylphe, which is among the last arrivals at Havre, states
that, on the 6th of June, in north lat., 29 deg. 14 min.,
and long., west of Paris, 70 deg. 30 min., he fell in with
a small boat, containingnine men, belonging to a Spanish
brig, Frederic of Porto Rico, which had recently foun-
dered. He took them on board in a state of great ex-
haustion, and as his own provisions were running short;
he applied to an American ship, Eyre, from New York to
the Antilles, laden with provisions, to purchase a supply.
The captain not only refused him what he wanted, but
would only let him have 301bs. of biscuit and a sack of
potatoes, at double the price they were worth. In con-
sequence of this, the Captain of the Sylphe was obliged
to make for the Bermudas, where he landed eight of
the Spaniards on the 12th of June ; but the inhabitants
gave them a very bad reception, all except the Governor,
who consented to their remaining at his residence until
au opportunity should occur for sending them back again
to Porto Rico. The ninth Spaniard was brought on to
Havre as a passenger by the captain ; and the Spanish
Consul at that port has published a letter in the
Journal du Havre, thanking the captain for his humane
conduct, which he intends to communicate to his Go-
vernment.
The Earl of Chesterfield, on leaving Liverpool,
proceeds to Bretby, his seat in Derbyshire, where the 'Noble
Earl will entertain a select circle of friends for a few days. ,The
Countess terrains in town.

On Saturday morning Mr. John Teague, Keeper
of the Giltspur-street Compter, suddenly died in his
drawing-room. After transacting some business in his
office he repaired to his drawing-room,.in the best seem-
ing health and spirits, and immediately on seating him-
self he fell back on his chair and instantly expired from
an attack of apoplexy. Mr. Teague succeeded his
father in 1815 as beeper of the Poultry Compter. Soon
after this the Poultry Compter was pulled down, and the
Giltspur-street prison was converted into a place for the
reception of persons committed for offences against the
laws of the and. Mr. Teague was a man of amiable
manners, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—Of the eighty
candidates who presented themselves for examination at
this University, fifty passed, and the remaining thirty
were rejected.
" The new railroad between Bordeaux and
Teste," says a letter from the latter town, " will open a
market for vast productions of timber and firewood,
which has been hitherto limited by the expense of tran-
sport, but which may now be conveyed at a moderate
rate, by the Canal des Landes and the railway. Teste,
which is rapidly increasing, may now procure lime for
building at a low rate, which it has hitherto been obliged
to procure from Nantes, at 40f. the cubic metre. The
journey between Bordeaux and Teste, by Bouviers, which
required three tedious days in former times, and only a
few days ago occupied at least twelve hours, may now be
made in an hour and a half, and at much less expense. A
I.."ne of steamers is about to be established between Teste
and- 13ilboa, and thus a passicre between these two ports
-
ma
to ....'etad be :lade in.' one day. 'These, and other benefits too nu-
merousmust greatly promote the prosperity of
Bordeaux aria Teste, the Basin of the Gironde, and the
Landes." .
.7eilles states that the latest ad-
The of the cholera having
The Sud of Mai
t there is every reason to be.
vices from Trieste make no xi!
mrns.--We for-
broken out near that city, and ta..'
lieve the rumonr totally unfounded..
earners which were
WEST INDIA MAIL STE.N‘
I„,,ri, ose of carrying
merlv alluded to the array of splendid new 1....7
fitting upjn the East Harbour for the
the West India mails. Last week the Dee`. 1S As added to
their number, so that there are now five of theft,' magnifi-
cent ships, registcrirg no less than 9,500 tons, un.4er the
hands of a great variety of artificers, all getting recto;' for
service at one time. For durability, elegance of model, and
the promise of the finest sailing qualities, these vessels art=
pronounced, by the most competent judges, to be unrivalled,.
and certainly present a most imposing spectacle. The hurry
to hare them fitted out for sea is so great, that almost every
kind of work connected with them is going on at onee, and
consequently a vast number of hands may be seen busily en-
gaged in the work on every lawful day of the week. We need
scarcely add that the expenditure for this labour alone must
be very large, since the entire cost of these Ave vessels can-
not fail greatly short of, if it do not exceed 400,0001.
Greenock Advertiser.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey, and the
Ladies Villiers, do not leave town until the close of next week,
where the Earl and Countess propose residing until the meeting
of Parliament, at Osterby Park.
COALS IN SOUTHAMERICA.—TALCANUANA,
Crum, MARCH 5, 1841.—Mr. Wheeltight, the indefati-
gable projector and part owner of the steam-ships on
this coast and Peru, has been fortunate in discovering
coal in this immediate neighbourhood, and at Vaki.avia,
south of this. It is found in great abundance, and re-
'sembles the " Cannel" coal of England. It has been.
tried on a trip to Valparaiso and back, and found to an-
swer the purpose, with a consumption of about 30 per
cent. more than the coal used in English steamers, to
perform the same distance in the same time. I think a
less consumption will take place in raising the same
quantity of steam, by an alteration of the furnaces. The
impression is, that the coal will be found to be more
suitable as they work the mine. lam told that this coal
can be placed on board the steamers 'at a cost of about
jr2 50c. per ton ! Whereas, coal brought from England
would cost the Company 10 dollars the ton. Ere long,
it will not be a very tedious journey from England, or
Peru, or the city of St. Jug° in Chili via Jamaica,France, or the United States, to the city of Lima in
Chagres, and the Isthmus of PIMUIIIa.
ter in Boston Paper.
TO BELGIUM
RETURN OF KING LEOPOLD .
—Extract of a Lct-
--OSTEND, JULY 16.---The Kinegn%
herßri-
aecooninEomairdied by M.
Van I'raet, arrived here lascLetv eg
WlTidgeon, Captain Ha-
tannic .A.laj tysteam..
37 of aPbout twelve hours from Woolwich.
very quick
passaegeregret to learn, was under the neces-
milton, assisetsed 'l5) t -.,a tar Smithett, of the Ariel, after a
His Majest}:,
amiable Queen and the Prince Royal
of the Prince being unwell: It
account
and that we
illness is only slight, . may
me them to our town. His Majesty
g
on
a very large assemblage of the in-
sins
is to
oytlnoVobihfnealdihe,serool
eir:),olendi,.ede‘
theh
leisoiby
was we
the usual demonstrations of flags, guard of
habitants; including the principal British' residents and
visitors, and
honour, &c. &c. It is expected his Majesty will make
but a short stay at present, although we are not without
hope that the Royal family may honour us again with
their presence during the bathing season, which is just
commenced, and with every prospect of the town beinc,
unusually full of strangers.
THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY AND THE
PARISH or ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS..—OR Friday, pur-
suant to a numerously signed requisition, a meeting •tt.he
ratepayers of the above parish was held in th,t vestrv-rosm,
for the purpose of considering what steps should be adopted in
reference to the proposed new street from Coventry-street to
Long-acre, and to appoint a committee to consider the title of
the Marquis of Salisbury to the Swanclose estate, for a portion
of which Lis Lordship has made a claim of 60,0001., although
he pays the parish but ltii. 10s. a year for it. Mr. Church-
warden Cobbett. upon the motion of Mr. Staunton, was called
to the chair. The details of the business having been gone
into, which principally bore upon the high value which the
Noble Marquis placed upon his land contrasted with the small
amount of rate which he paid, and upon which ground the
meeting determined to resist his Lordship's demand. A com-
mittee was then appointed to resist it, and after a voted thanks
had been passed to the chairman, the meeting separated. Tke
value of the estate, the title of which atter a lapse of 200 years,
is tow disputed, is enormous, and is very likely to be to the
lawyers a very profitable Chancery suit.
SPIRIT OF IMITATION--The American ne.
groes are remarkable for the pertinacity with which they mimic
the dress, actions, and manner of the whites. Even in their
ultimate funereal courtesies the spirit of imitation is preserved.
An epitaph on a negro baby at Savannah, commences " Sweet
abdi,sebtoot
body.
ay:.
blighted lily !"
SERIOUS OCCURRENCE.—On Saturday, the
6th ult., the butler at a highly-respectalle house in this
vicinity, by mistake swallowed an ounce of laudanum. He
was found soon afterwards in his room, almost in a lifeless
state. Dr. Brands was immediately sent tor, and by the
eis)S 'iatinorscmt
n.
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s, the.succeededuuasffl p a
rpdr
suffering
sgtpoison
ninofromh restoringripening
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el enteredmertayaepsnriip°leituelo6aatt theie consciousness
snuinyngss ofict efilfomrmuo,:n inane:tdihs emetics,o
eh;n
—Forrea Gazette.