The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-23 00:00:00

EVENING SUN

says Mr. Curtis, " is generally an undulating prairie. i
interspersed with groves of trees, and unbroken by bill
or mountain. The soil commonly rests upon a strata of
limestone, is fertile beyond description, and abundantly
watered by the finest springs and streams. Its cli-
mate is clear and salubrious, and the country as well
calculated as any other on the globe to minister to the
support and happiness of civilized man. For an inland
country it possesses unequalled facilities for foreign
intercourse and commerce, by means of its great lakes
and rivers. The most distant parts of it are now
reached i n twenty days from Liverpool. The ener-
gies of the American people have been chiefly expended
during the last few years in opening and taking posses-
sion of this region, which they consider destined to -be-
come the future seat of American wealth and great-
ness." These States have, at the present time, a popu-
lation of nearly three millions, and have increased dur-
ing the last ten years at the rate of 61, 100, 208, 640,
and 1,000 per cent. The land is sold in fee simple to
the first purchaser at ss. 6d. per acre. The amount
already sold in these States, which at present has all
been obtained for cultivation, exceeds in amount the
cultivated lands of the British isles by more than five
millions of acres. At the same rate of production
with British land, it is capable of feeding thirty mil-
lions of people. A resident in the State of Michigan,
writing very recently, says, " I have no doubt that
Michigan will have from 2,000,000 to 2,5001'000
bushels of wheat at the least of surplus for market.
With a steady demand at twenty-seven shillings per
quarter, the present population could at once furnish
.3,000,000 bushels for exportation." Mr. Thompson
proceeded to quote a variety of statistics, illustra-
tive both of the capacity possessed by the United States
and the abundant facilities for exporting the produce to
this country. For these we have not room. In con-
clusion, Mr. Thompson called upon his auditors to join
with earnest hearts in the present struggle for free
trade in food. He addressed himself with emphasis to
the Chartists, of whom many were present, and from
whom he had received a respectful letter, calling upon
him to discuss with one of their number the relative
merits of the Charter and the Anti-Corn•law move-
ments. To this letter, he said, he would reply when
he had taken time for consideration. He strongly re-
commended unanimity. He declared himself the friend
to the just rights of the labouring classes, and ready on
any fitting occasion to express his honest opinion of the
present system of suffrage, which, as a politician, he
would labour to extend.—(Cheers.) He advised his
friends to prepare for petitioning Parliament, that on
the re-opening of its doors some thousands of petitions,
more numerously signed than ever before, might be
laid before the Legislature. Mr. Thompson sat down
amidst loud applause.
Mr. WIGHam proposed a vote of thanks to Mr.
Thompson, and the meeting separated.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

TIMES.—It has long been foreseen that the Exche-
quer bill affair must provide some employment for the
courts of law, and that all holders of spurious bills, find-
ing that the Government refused in any way to acknow-
ledge them, would seek that other remedy. The name
of Lord Strangford has been already before the public in
this affair, and no one doubts his protestation against
any knowledge of, or participation in, the original fraud.
But this, unfortunately, does not wholly protect his
Lordship from theconsequences of having induced par-
ties to invest their money in these bills, which after-
wards, on investigation, turned out to be spurious, and it
is currently stated in the City that he has been served
with a notice of action by Messrs. Coutts and Co., con-
nected with some such bills, of which that house
has become possessed. In what manner his lordship
can have become responsible does not appear, and
hence the subject is expected to exercise all sorts of
ingenuity on both sides, on the part of the gentlemen of
the long robe. The Exchequer bills held by Messrs.
Coutts and Co. are understood to amount to 40,0001.
There are other houses and private individuals in similar
circumstances, but we have not heard that any other step
of that kind has been taken, and it is believed they are
waiting for the result of the approaching trial of Rapallo
at the Criminal Sessions, and in order to see by what
kind of evidence the charge against him is supported by
The Government.

It is a satisfactory proof of the state of commercial
credit at this time, that although the bills due on Satur-
day were more numerous than usual, there was scarely
any instance of dishonour. One of the great discount
houses had no less than 250,0001. in amount, and of these
every one was paid.
SUN.—There has been a steady market for the Public
Securities to-day, and prices have risen a little on
Saturday's range. Consols for immediate transfer left
off at 88i to 89, and for next time at 89 f to In the
Unfunded Debt a fair business was done, and the
premium was up to Bs. and lls. India Stock was at a rise
to 248 and 249.
In the Foreign Stock Market there was not much
done, if we except the Peninsular Stocks, which at-
tracted some attention, and advanced in price, the Ac-
tive Spanish by 1 per cent., viz., to 22i to 23, and the
Portuguese New by 1 to 11 per cent., being quoted 31
to 32. The accounts, both from Lisbon and Madrid, are
looked upon as more satisfactory. The other Foreign
Bonds were much the same.
Railway Shares were firm.