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TIRE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JAXITARY 19, 1835.

with him in thinking that the boast of liberality was
merely intended as a blind, during the elections. The
people of England were not however to be deluded with
promises coming from such a quarter. They have
done their duty to themselves despite of the intrigues
of the Court, and the deceptions of its apostate advisers.
The KING will soon find that be must either call liberal
and honest men to his counsels, or hazard the dread-
ful expedient of acting on his own responsibility. The
late Ministry have acted like honest men, in exposing
the real state of the question at issue ; and we have
pleasure in announcing that the speech of Mr. P,
THOMSON was equal to any yet delivered by his late
colleagues.

The Paris Journals of Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday have been all received ; those of the two
first days having been delayed in consequence of the
stormy state of the weather on Friday evening. In
the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday,
NI. HUMANN, Minister of Finance, introduced the
Bill for the indemnification of the claims of America,
a copy of which will be found in the report of the
sitting, which is given in another column. The intro-
duction of this Bill in the Chamber of Deputies was
to have taken place, according to the previous an-
nouncement in the Moniteur, during the sitting of
Wednesday ; but no reason was assigned for a delay
which gave rise to many curious conjectures in the
Parisian political circles. The clause announced in
the Moniteur has been added, which enacts, that after
the project of the law shall have passed both Cham-
bers, recognizing the claims of the United States, yet
that no part of the money shall be paid until the
French Government shall have ascertained that Ame-
rica has not proceeded to hostilities, or adopted any
line of policy injurious to the interests of France, for
the purpose of compelling the speedy payment of the
indemnification. From the placidity of the Ministerial
speech, and the nice' line of distinction which M.
HUMANN drew between an act of the PRESIDENT
of the United States, and a vote of Congress, we infer
that the KING of the French is strongly opposed to a
war with America, and will make every sacrifice in
his power in order to prevent it. The Minister of
Finance prayed the Deputies to make use of the most
temperate language in the discussion of this mea-
sure—to take into their serious consideration the
injury France would sustain by any impediment being
placed in the way of her commercial intercourse with
foreigners—and to bear in mind that the part of the
PRESIDENT'S Message which reflected on the honour
of France had not yet received the sanction of the
representatives of the States. Although the Chamber
was crowded to excess, the speech of M. HUMANN
did not call forth much expression of assent, or the
contrary. The debate on the Bill will not commence
till it has received the sanction of the Committees.
Its rejection in its present form is very probable.
Mr. LIVINGSTONE has not yet left Paris, and we
believe the French Government has no wish that he
should leave it. 'When informed by Admiral de
It IGNY that his passports were ready, Mr. LIVING-
STONE wrote to that Minister, stating, that his
Government, not anticipating such a consequence of
the PRESIDENT'S Message, had not communicated to
him any instructions as to the manner in which he
ought to act, and therefore he desired to know whether
it was the express desire of the French Government
that he should forthwith take up his passports and
quit Paris. The reply to this communication has not
been made public, but we understand it was as friendly
as could be expected.

The letters and papers received from Bayonne and
Basque provinces contain no intelligence of import-
ance. General MINA is reported to be recovering;
but as his complaint is an abscess in the stomach,
which nearly proved fatal on two former occasions, we
think his again taking the field at the head of the
army, a somewhat doubtful expectation.

FRENCH FUNDS—PeaIs, JAN. 17.
Five p.r Cents., 107 f. 25c. 20c.
Four per Cents., 40c.
Three per ('cuts., 7711 10c. sc. 10c.
National Loan, 107 f. —c.
Bank Actions, 1,71,7 f. 50c. 1,795 f.
Bente de Naples, 931'. 85c. 141 c. !..jsc.
Roman kin, per Cents., 0:VO4.
Itente •U'Espagne. Five per Lents., 43 43
Bente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 27%%,
Roy& snanish Loan ,44},4%
Bente Perpet.live per Cent., WAN.
Belgian Loan, rive per Cents , 99k.
Por,tiguese Loan, rive per Cents., /3. 87%.
Portuguese Loan, Six per Cents. 55%.
Haytian Loan, 2901 295 f.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
IC month, paper, 2511 SOc. ; money, 27f. 27;4c.
Three months, paper, 25f. 17 'ie. ; money, 25 15.1.
rs duthenlique.
BOURSE, HALF-PAST THREE,-.ZIVe per Cents., 107 f. 35c. ;
3 per Cents., 77f. 25c. ; 5 per Cent. Spanish, 414; 3 per Cent.
ditto, 27i ; Cortes, 43 ; Coupons, 24i ; Guebbard, 44i ; Dif-
feres, 154 ; Ducats, 94 0 ; Romans, 954 ; Belgiars, 994 ; Pedros,
874 ; Aliguels, 63 ; Dutch, 55 30 to 35.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, JAN. 11.
Actual Debt, 2% per cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per cent. l,B
Loan of the City, 1832, 4 per cent I9X
—Brussels Papers, Jan. 18.

DUTCH FUNDS—AMSTERDAM, JAN. 16.
Actual Debt, 21/4 per Cent.
A mort Syndic, 4 yii per cent. . 93% to 94
Ditto, ditto, 3). per cent 7614 to 761 i
Loan (IS20) 5 per cent.
Ditto (1C32 and 1t333) 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 15 to 12 1754
Two months
—Dutch Papers, Jan. 17.

HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, JAN. 13.
Discount, 3 per cent. End of January.
Anglo-Danish Loan, three per cent —
Anglo-Russian
ltusJian Inscription, 5 per cent., IS2I
Ditto, ditto, 1831 96%
art°, ditto, 18:.3•'
Certificates
Polish Bonds l3B
Prussian Bonds, Mt) 191%
Austrian Bank Shares, 183',
Ditto Meta Unities IOC%
Ditto 4 percent. 92%
Ditto 4 per Cent. (1834)
Spanish :3 per Cents 26
Ditto 4 per Cent. 53
Spanish Cortes (A. F. Haldimand and ous)
Dutch 2!,2 per Cents.
Ditto 5 per Cent,. slB
Portuguese Regency, 5 per cent B3i
Ditto, 6 per cent 92%

EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
JAN. 13-13 Byq ; twomonths, 137
Sr. I'ETERSBUII6II, JAN 2.—Three months, 1. 11-16.
BREMEN, JAN. 9. —T,o months, t:061,.',.
BERLIN, JAN. 10.—Three months, 6 25.

We beg to direct the attention of our readers to an
extract from an admirable speech of Lord HowicK,
delivered at the late Northumberland election.

This extract is valuable as coming from his Lord-
ship, not only on his own account, but considering
whose son he is.

We hear from him, what may be regarded as the
opinion of that great and good man, Earl GREY, speak-
ing, from his honoured retirement, the sentiments of
wisdom, of experience, and of patriotism. The con-
demnation of the present Government could not be
pronounced by a more impartial or more equitable
Judge. This is the sentence passed upon the wretched
patchwork--a sentence which will serve as a pendant
for Sir JAMES GRAHAM'S decided judgment on that
Administration which the Right Hon. Baronet said
" could not be composed of worse materials,—formed
as it was of men, whose lives had been passed in sup-
porting bad government 41104 qppqSirtg ggi[Ri!".77::
4, lie was one of theie who regretted most deeply the dismissal of
Lord Melbomne's administration, and the dissolution of parlia,
...pot which was the result of it; in his opinion, the adviser@ of
:-inrred an awful responsibility in disturb-
that last measure
was in a state of pro-
ing the country at that time, and woe.

found tranquillity. To do so, without the strongest reasui.,
seemed to him an act which it would be impossible to
justify—( Hear, hear and loud cheers)—and although he
had not the slightest doubt that it was done in the hope

of procuring a parliament I.os ' than the last, still
that hope, he believed, would pr,9yeidre and vain.—( Cheers.)
But the country would be pc4o-Ort!fmate than he could
hope for, if, in an election *ed`..z under such an ex-
citement, as was now prearent, so mane able men of sober
views and really honest, intentions shout be returned, as
were in the last Parliarrie'rit. He truste 'that it might be
so, and that those perms who prophecied all manner of
mischief, would fie Atif*selves disappointed by the good
sense of the people--pfiki?giand.—( Cheers.) With respect to
his own conduct vtlii./.ards those who aided that measure, he
would only say,' a,thrbelieved it would be approved of by
nine-tenths orliitileCtors of Northumberland, that, in the
governmentif sent constituted, he had not the slight-
est confider#'• eers.) He saw in that administration not
one single r .ival whose qualifications as a statesman
inspired .‘ snfidence ; and he saw amongst them the
names .e most btoted,,.. suppoiters of every existing
abuse '4l,;'in the Manifesto of the new Prime Minister, in
his aats to the electors of Tamworth, he was at a loss to
disco abything beyond vague and specious generalities, with
one exception,'and in that he pledged himself to keep up
the establishment of the Church in Ireland, in all its present
wealth—a Church almost composed of clergymen without con-
gregations.—( Cheers.) In such a Government it was quite
impossible that he could place the smallest trust.—( Cheers.)
He would not, however, reject, should it be proposed, any mea-
sure which he thought good, because he distrusted the authors
of it—( Hear, hear)—but, whenever an occasion arose in which
he was called upon to give a vote which implied confidence in
the government, that vote he should feel it his duty to re-
fuse.—( Cheers. )"

MIDDLESEX ELECTION
THIS DAY.-(BY EXPRESS.)

DECLARATION OF THE MEMBERS.

Notwithstanding the unfavourable appearance of the morn-
ing, a vast number of persons assembled at the residence of
Mr. Hume, in Bryanstone-square, to join the procession which
was to accompany him to Brentford.
As it passed along the procession received vast augmenta-
tions, and by the time it reached Kensington the line of car-
riages extended to more than a mile. The windows and doors
of almost all the houses along the line of road were decorated
with wteaths of laurel.

About one o'clock the head of the procession reached
Brentford, a band playing " See the conquering hero comes."
On some of the banners we observed the following inscrip-
tions :—" The free and independent Electors of Houns-
low." " Economy, Retrenchment, and Reform." ‘" Good
and Cheao Government." " Moderation in Victory."
A bundle of wood on a poll, with the word " No" over it,
implying " No Wood."
Mr. HImIE made his appearance in an open carriage, drawn
by four grey horses, and was hailed with loud acclama-
tions. On coming on the hustings, he bowed repeat-
edly to the vast multitude, and cordially shook hands
with Mr. Wood and Sir John Byng, the representative of the
other candidate. We observed on the hustings Sir Peter
Laurie, Sir John S. Lillie, Colonel Wood, Captain Burton,
Mr. Tuffnell, Colonel Fyler, Mr. De Year, &c. &c.
Mr. Wool) arrived at the Star and Garter, Kew-bridge, at 11.
His friends arrived in a waggon about half an hour before that,
'accompanied by a small band. Mr. Wood's carriage was
closed, but the Hon. Gentleman rode on horseback in the rear.
The only carriage in the procession of Mr. Wood was that of
Mr. Henry Pownall, whose Radical speech at Hounslow about
two years ago is well known.
About half-pust one the Sheriffs, Raphael and Midge,
appeared upon the hustings, and were received with loud
cheering.
Mr. Sheriff RArliaet. came forward and said,—" Free-
holders of the county of Middlesex, As the Senior
Sheriff of your county of Middlesex, it therefore falls
to my lot to announce to you that the election of
Members for the Shire of Middlesex has fallen upon George
Byng, Esq., and Joseph Hume Esq. the numbers being for—
Mr. Byng
Mr. Hume
Mr. Wood
Having disposed of this part of my pleasing duty,
it now remains for me to make the same request
as I made to you on last Monday, that you will give the
Members elected and their friends, and the unsuccessful can-
didate and his friends, a fair, patient, and courteous hear-
ing.—( Hear, hear.) Let us act up to the character given
of us by the nations of the continent.—t Hear.) Let us act
like brave, and, at the same time, like honest and good
Englishmen.—( Cheers.) In battle let us rouse our best ener-
gies not only to secure but to deserve success ; but after vic-
tory, in the words of a celebrated bard, " nothing so becomes
us mild behaviour and humility."—( Great applause.) You
have achieved a very great victory in re-electing your
odd and tried friend ; but the unsuccessful candidate,
my Hon. Friend, if he will so allow me to call him, has fought
a bold fight—he is defeated, but not disgraced.—( Great
groaning..) Gentlemen you should recollect that a defeated
enemy is only a • fallen friend. I should apologize to
you for deviating from the usual course adopted by
my predecessors on occasions similar to this, but as
probably this is the last time that I shall appear before you as
the Sheriff of this important county of Middlesex, which has
been styled the mistress of the world, I think it my duty to
convey to you, and to the public at large, these the genuine
sentiments of my heart.—( Cheers.) I am sure that these will
accord with your own sentiments, and that they are becoming
a man, a Christian, and a gentleman.
Sir JOHN BYSG then came forward amidst the most deafen-
ing cheers, which lasted for some moments. He appeared
before them with feelings he could not express, to convey to
them the thanks of his brother for the honour they had conferred
upon in returning him for the twelfth time as one of their re-
presentatives
asG r
ae
common-place,
m cheerm o n i
pgl
a. )e e
cold,H He b eh ge ga
red
t
less acknowledgment, but one coming from his heart. The debt
nt
toP acrol consider this
the electors n
oi
of gratitude due from his brother to the freeholders of Middlesex
was not of a common description, it merited what he now
offered, his most cordial and warmest thanks—thanks, he
could assure them, which proceeded from the best sources of
his heart and feelings.—( Cheers. )—The dissolution of the late
Parliament found his brother visited with a severe affliction,
which met with the generous sympathy of the electors, but
deprived his brother of the pleasing duty of personally calling
upon the Freeholders to solicit their votes and interest.
His absence, however, had not been attended,—thanks to the
manly conduct of the Freeholders—with the usual result, de-
feat the freeholders had amply compensated his brother for
any bodily infliction he was visited with, and many of his friends
had voluntarily come forward, and commenced an ac-
tive canvass in his behalf, and on the part of his bro-
ther he begged to tender them his gratitude for the
high and distinguished situation in which they had placed
him upon the poll.—( Cheers.) The proud situation in which
he stood was alike honourable to him and the electors them-
selves.—( Cheers.) From his brother's first acquaintance
with the freeholders of Middlesex, a common band of
union and mutual confidence, and good understanding corn-
menced—( Cheers)—from that period that good under-
standing had existed to the present moment, and he thought
he might now fearlessly and boldly claim for him
at the hands of the freeholders of Middlesex that he had ever
been their consistent, disinterested, and faithful servant.
While he said this he must bear equal testimony to the
disinterested and honourable conduct of the electors towards
his brother.—( Cheering.) It was a proud situation for
any man to be elected for the twelfth time as the Re-
presentative of a county like Middlesex.—( Cheers. )
It would show to those now in parliament, and those who
might hereafter enter its walls, that honourable and consistent
conduct was the best support for a man in parliament. He re,
turned thanks on behalf of his brother and himself for their
having, again elected him as their representative—( Great '
cheering.)
Mr. HOME then stood forward, and was received with three
rounds of cheers. After the cheering had subsided, he said
that by the consistent, generous, and independent votes of
the electors of Middlesex, he again stood before them as Mem-
ber for Middlesex.—( Great cheering.) It was not on his
own account, but because ho stood there the victorious
candidate on the part of the Reformers,—( Cheers)—it was
their victory—he was only the humble agent by which
they expressed that determination.—( Great cheering.)
His friend Mr. John Byng had noticed that his bro-
ther stood at the head of the poll ; he admitted this,
but if they took off even 1000 Tory votes, he ( Mr. Hume)
would stand again at the head of the poll.—( Cheers.) He
was at the last election, in spite of 800 Tory votes given to
Mr. Byng, at the head of the poll. So far as honest
good consistent Reformers went, he was placed by a ma-
jority of numbers at the head of the poll, and as such
he rejoiced at their triumph.—( Loud cheers.) He held
it as a proof, that notwithstanding all the efforts made to put
him down, for the push was made against him—notwithstand-
ing all they were successful, and he would venture to
say that a more fortunate struggle had not taken
place during the present election—it was a struggle in
which he, an humble individual like themselves, unconnected
with either the Wig or Tory party--( Cheers )—but coming
forward as the advocate of the people's rights—fearlessly and
perseveringly determined to follow up the cause which: for
many years he had adopted—it was, therefore, a great
triumph in placing him in the situation in which ho
stood.—( Great cheering.) It was this that made
the struggle important, for he had the whole influence of the
Tory Government brought against him. He had a united
Church, and all the Tory magistrates they could bring against
him.—( Tremendous groaning.) He had against him every man
that received an unjust pension—all who field sinecures—aye,
and every one who was in expectancy of such good things—
(Cheers)—they were all united against him, unconnected as
be was, and plthough they had seen the profusion with which
preparations were made against him, yet he had met them in
their own style They were ignorant pf t're ~resent state
of public opinion they panne fortard vaunting that, with their
fen, tlYentis, and thirtieSolthou'sands, they were determined
to carry the election for Middlesex.—( Cheers.) They little
}mew what the electprs were—they were ignomt t f tilt) e,h4nge
Gotid so s i(qn dauftrirn:
hthofeopy:§gsiillygiligqfhtighevAiite9fewrhMat
wflaiii:hl: es
duty,rgoll
Ithhapt, had beep by 14 passing of the lieferm
Defoe that period sueli proceedings took place, but now, by
had obtained a better knowiedge4 and PYtlfy PlPPtp,r, tllanked
'" owl% was yet bad set of men who had not
Unfortunat,..„ • ••-- the electors Ml-
forgotten old times ' • but the majority
sidered flat they had a sacred duty to perform—that there
was a trust reposed in them—and all the power of the

Aristocracy, the Church, and the Magistracy, was not
sufficient to influence au election. ( Great cheering.)
He entreated them to consider that as a struggle of prmc►-
ple. He had shaken hands with his Hon. opponent—( Cheers)
—and he trusted they were now friends. If he (Mr. H.) bad
said anything during the contest which could, in any way, hurt
his feelings as a Gentleman, he was truly sorry for it,
and he took that opportunity of begging his pardon if he had
done so.—(Great cheering, during which Mr. Wood took off
his hat and bowed to the Hon. Member.) He believed him
(Mr. W.) to be only the representative of a party—( Cheers)
—and he fully believed, that whether a " stick " or a stone
—if even the Duke of Wellington's charger had been set up, it
would have been placed in his ( Mr. NV.'s) station on the poll.
—4 Immense laughter.)—He was sorry that many of the elec-
tors had been driven up to the poll--( Groaning) ;—but he
looked forward to another election, and come when it might,
he hoped the people would have weighed the manner in
which they had given their votes. Those who had voted
for the Tories would have an opportunity of communing
with their neighbours who had nobly resisted all influence,
and would imitate their example. As their Representative, of
which situation he was most proud, he would continne to
pursue the same line of conduct as he had done before, and he
trusted he would, at all times, be as willing to appear before
them as he had been on the present occasion.—( Cheers. )
Now that they had again invested him with authority he would
go to the House of Commons a continued reformer, and with
a determination to support those measures which in his opinion
were necessary to complete the Reform Bill.—( Great cheering
and a voice from the crowd " Your voice is only one.")

(We shall give the Conclusion in a Second Edition.)

BRIGHTON.

His Majesty yesterday (Saturday) afternoon took his ac-
customed carriage exercise accompanied by the Landgravine
of Hesse Homburg. The Queen was also in public accom-
panied by her Lady in Waiting, the Earl of Mayo, and Mrs.
Smith ; her Majesty walked on the esplanade previous to her
return to the Palace.

Sir Charles Rowley, Sir George Seymour, Lord Wharn-
cliffe, Sir Henry Wheatley, Sir Benjamin Stevenson, and
Captain Ruderfield had audiences of the King.
The Princess Augusta, although recovered from the effects
of her cold, has not yet appeared outside the Palace grounds.
The Marquis Camden and Lord Camden are still sojourn.
ing here : both those noblemen were invited by their Majesties
to dinner on Thursday last, to meet the Duke of Leuchtenberg
and the Duke of Wellington. The Duke of Richmond had a
similar honour; his Grace arrived here in the afternoon, had
an audience of the King, and left the following morning
(Friday) for Goodwood. _ _

The Duchess of Saxe Weimar is shortly expected here, on
a visit to her Royal relatives.

Sir, George Seymour, Sir Benjamin Stevenson, and Sir H.
Wheatley, have arrived at the Palace.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Our arrivals this morning are three French mails, two
Ostend, one Holland, one Hamburg, with the- express from
Paris.

The arrivals at the North and South American Coffee-house
are Demerara papers to the 29th of November, Newfoundland
to the 20th of November, and Singapore to August 23.
The Demerara papers contain several dispatches of the Co-
lonial Secretary, forwarded to his Excellency the Lieutenant-
Governor by the last mails. In one of them the Secretary
notices the importation into the West Indies of European la-
bourers.

Mr. Spring Rice remarks, that establishments are already
in operation to encourage emigration to North America and
Australia, and suggests that the agents employed b) these
establishments should be required to superintend the emigra-
tion to the West Indies also.

The Singapore papers arc void of interest.
COMMERCIAL REMARKS.—Pepper continues to be imported
in small parcels. Sales were made at dis. 6-30 cents. cash.
This article is eagerly sought after for shipment to Calcutta.
The Oressa arrived on the 16th instant, which adds to our
present heavy stock of European goods.
Exchange on London 4-4 4-6.
TIIE FUNDS.

The fall of India Stock on Saturday last from 3to 4 per
cent., caused some excitement in the city, and various reports
were in circulation on the subject, such as a difference existing
between the Governor General in India and the Governor of
Madras, also a disaffection of the native troops. India Stock
left off 259-60, according to the official report of the returns
of the Bank of England. Quoting the usual monthly average
from Oct. 21, 1834, there was on the 13th inst., as compared
with the 21st Oct., a decrease in circulation of 902,0001., a de-
crease on the Deposits of 929,0001., a decrease on the Secu-
rities of 1,450,000/., and a decrease on the Stock of Bullion
of 382,0001.
___

Consols, which left off on Saturday at 92k f, opened at
92f _a ; Spanish, 561 ; Portuguese, 881 A-.
Since writing the above, Spanish and Portuguese Stocks
have improved, the former to 561, the latter to 88+.

HALF-PAST ONE.
The Newfoundland papers brings an account of the ship-
wreck of the packet schooner Sarah, on her passage from Bos-
ton to Eastport, in a gale of wind, and it is melancholy to
state, that out of 23 passengers on board, 17 found a watery
grave. _ _

On Saturday his Majesty's schooner Champion very unex-
pectedly arrived there, having on board Captain Henry Pres-
cott, C. B. , of the Royal Navy, appointed to succeed Sir Tho-
mas Cochrane, who was on the eve of embarking for England.
The British as well as the Foreign market, have continued
firm during the whole of the morning. Consols are steady at
92 j 4 for the Account, with a wholesome appearance : Spanish
steady at 56if ; it reached 56i 7 ; Portuguese has improved
to 89, buyers, owing to some purchases from the west end of
the town.
No further arrivals at present.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols for the Aseount, 92ii.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday an inquest was
held at the Bell, Wandsworth, before Mr. Carter, coroner for
Surrey, on view of the body of Harriet Burchall, a remarkably
fine young woman, aged 19, who destroyed herself under the
following melancholy circumstances :—lt appeared from the
evidence that the deceased was the daughter of respectable
persons residing at Battersoa, and held the situation of bar-
maid at the Nag's Head, at Battersea. A few months back
she contracted an intimacy with a young man named Bates,
holding the situation of head gardener to a gentleman residing
at Battersea-rise, who, under the promise of marriage, effected
her ruin, and subsequently wholly deserted her. Finding h:er-
self enceinte, she gave herself up to despair, and on fl a t urday
last left her situation at the Nag's Head, and w"..s not heard of
until her body was found floating in a''.;l;l-pond at Wands-
worth on Wednesday morning last. The seducer of the un-
fortunate girl was brought 11'...iore the jury, from whom he re-
ceived a severe reprirnsnd as to his cruel unmanly conduct,
which had caused the premature death of the deceased. A
verdict of " Temporary derangement" was then returned.

LOVE AND SUICIDE.—On Saturday an inquest
was held at the Torrington Arms public-house, Mill-wall,
before Mr. Baker, the coroner, on the body of William Fuller,
aged 19, the son of a respectable barge-builder in that neigh-
bourhood, who destroyed himself on Wednesday night, by
stabbing himself to the heart with a knife. The deceased had
formed an attanchment to a young woman, named Mary Alton,
the daughter of the landlord of the Torrington Arms, and
their intimacy had continued some time, when, coming to the
knowledge of her father, he strictly forbade her to allow a
continuance of the young man's visits. The deceased, on
learning this, evinced the utmost distraction of mind, and on
Tuesday evening an interview took place, and Miss Alton
stated to him that she must abide by her father's commands.
On that occasion he took out a knife and threatened to stab
himself with, which she, after some struggling with him, du-
ring which her hand was severely cut, wrested from him. On
the following night, finding him more calm, she told him her
determination not to see him again, and gave him back the
knife. He attempted to reason with her ; but finding she wes
determined to obey her father's commands, he turned round,
as she thought, to go home, when he instantly fell, and it was
discovered that he had stabbed himself with the knife she had
just given him to the heart. The unfortunate young man was
taken into the house, and medical assistance procured, but it
a vain--he died within five minutes of his committing the iatal
act. The young woman has since been in a statc, of mind
bordering on distraction. She was introduFed to the Jury to
give her evidence, during which she seve!:dt times went into
hysterical fits. The Jury returned a, verdict--That the de-
ceased destroyed himself in a state of temporary insanity.
BRAZILIAN FOREST ON FlRE.—This afternoon
we were compelled to pass through volumes of smoke, so dense
*Plat we were in no slight degree puzzled to find our way. We
were informed that this was an event of common occurrence,
and that it arose from the wood on each side of the road having
been fired to clear the ground. We had the additional pleasure
of learning that these conflagrations sometimes raged so vio-
lently as to unite in the centre of the road, and compose one
volume of flame, in which case travellers were, of course.
compelled to wait until its fury had subsided. I need
I scarcely observe, that the prospect of forming a gipsey bivouac,
in the midst of the smoke, was by no means inviting. So,
after buffeting the loaded atmosphere very vigorously for some
time, we succeeded in making good our passage, and heartily
congratulated ourselves that the formidable element had not
proved of sufficient magnitude to obstruct our progress. My
readers can hardly picture to themselves the strange lus-
trous appearance which these forests on fire present ; the
grandeur of the scene is not more remarkable than the
consequences are serious. Instances have occurred when
these fires have covered an uninterrupted oxtent of many
miles, suspending all inter-commaieation until the devour-
ing flame had subsided, On these occasions, the travellel%
who risks 11;4 iJaiety In the attempt to pursue his perilous
:wucney, 'Win, in all probability, perish in the nudertaking ;
unfortunately, there are many examples of strangers, who
have persevered in their onward tract, in the expectation of
being able to pass through the dense medium, led on by delu-
SiIT !AVE* p 1 its brief continuance, but in the difficulty of
respiration, unable to retreat or advance, they have dropped
dead on the road, There is something very awful in the
sound of the distant oraokling of the dry bamboos as the fire
aelses them, when, as it expands the air in their hollow cavi-
ties, they burst on the ear in rapid succession like guns of a
variety of calibre, from a pistol to small artillery, until at
length the accumulating thunder, with its reverberating echoes
in the depths of the forests, is like that of contending armies
in the din of battle.—From Lieut. Holman's Voyage Round,
the World. 1

GENERAL ELECTION.

THIS DAY.

EAST SURREY.
From Mr. Alsager's Committee, Kennington-cross.
STATE OF THE POLL—TEN O'CLOCK.
Briscoe 63
Beauclerk 53
Alsager
TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Briscoe
Beauclerk 230
Alsager 3BS

Another account from Alsager's Commitice.
Alsager 705
Briscoe
Beauclerk 420
Accounts from the other polling places are not yet received.

W EST KENT.
STATE OF THE POLL THIS DAY AT

ONE O'CLOCK.

Hodges • 180
Rider 173
Geary 296

SHIPPING-(THIS DAY).

(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, JAN. 18. —Wind S.E., fresh.—Arrived from the
river the Amy, Young, from St. Jghn's ; Doncaster, Pritch-
ard, from the Mauritius; Argus, --,from westward; Palm)ra,
Keith ; Louisa, Baillie; and —, Welgoose, from Demerara.
A brig from Trieste made No. 96 1 N. S. no name
in our book, &c., corresponding herewith. Arrived from the
river and sailed the Hope, Riley, for the South Seas; Alex-
ander, Brown, from Rio Grande ; and Neverfield, Kirlt, from
Jamaica. The whole of the outward and homeward bound
sailed, with a moderate breeze from E. N. E. to S. E., clear.
The Genoa packet, for Bahia ; and the Flora, for Africa, have
sailed.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 17. Wind N. N. W. ; 18, S. S. E.,
blowing hard.—Arrived the Amyrus, Chambers, frorri Deme-
rara ; James Fenton, —, from Leghorn ; Osprey, Payne, from
Lisbon ; Claudine, Heathorn, from London, for Madras ; and
the Severn, Braithwaite, from London for Madras and Cal-
cutta.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 16 and 17.—Wind W.—Arrived the Sarah,
Wanham, from Saragossa; and Maria, Brenton, from London
for Algoa Bay.
STANGATE CREEK, JAN. 17.—Arrived the Hero, Manley,
from Odessa; and the Woodman, Taylor; and Fortitude,
Thompson, from Leghorn.
MARGATE, JAN. 18.—Arrived off port the Neptune,
from Riga. _

RAMSGATE, JAN. 18. —Arrived the Royal Oak, Masters,
from Livelle.

DOVER, JAN. 17.—Arrived off port the Integrity, —, from
Bonny.

RYE, JAN. 17.--Arrived off port the Hero, Wicklow, from
St. Michael's.

COWES, JAN. 18.—Arrived the Hippomenes, Duthie, from
Valparaiso.
FALMOCTH, JAN. 16.—Wind S. S. W. to N. N.W. ; 17,
N. W. to N. E., fresh.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Nautilus,
for Lisbon ; and the Seagull, for Jamaica, Mexico, and Ha-
vanna.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 16.—Arrived the Perseverance, Gibson,
from Canton.

The Maulies, from Quebec to Greenock, was totally lost
near Cape St. Mary, Newfoundland Gulf. The master, four
passengers, and eight of the crew drowned.
The Aurora, from Newfoundland to Bilboa, was a'undonedl
by the crew the 3d inst. in lat. 46. long. 13.
Emulous, Watford, Jamaica, and Nassau, having been on
shore, are bound to London.
POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—His Majesty's brig Pantaloon, for
the Lisbon mail of this day.