The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-01 00:00:00

ITALY.

- -
The Grand Duke of TUSCANY has promulgated, in
the official Gazette of the 23d, a decree, dated Sep-
tember 21, abolishing the Representative Assembly,
and re-establishing absolute power.
The differences between Rome and Piedmont' re-
main unsettled. The POPE is inclined to adopt con-
ciliatory measures, but he is opposed by the Cardi-
nals, who uphold the priests of Piedmont, who are
for the most part agents and spies of Austria, in
their rebellion against the laws of their country. The
Ansonia, the organ of the parti-pretre, has the fol-
lowing :
' "We are authorised to contradict that which some
journals, and e-pecially the Gazetta del Pupa), affirm,
and to state positively that the bishops assembled at
Villsnovetta have not ceased a single instant to be
faithful to the principles and conviction's proclaimed
by them only a few months since, in accord with all
" the episcopacy of the kingdom. They ardently desire
to 'see a conflict, alike prejudicial to the spiritual
interests which are confided to them, and to the in-
terests of the State, terminated. All their efforts have
had for their end, up to this moment, the accomplish 2
ment of this desire; they will not cease to act in the
same mauner, but always confining themselves within
the limits prescribed to them by the respect and obedi-
ence due to the Holy Father, and to the inviolable and
invariable principles of the Holy Catholic, ApOstolic, and
Roman Church."
The people, on the other hand, are firm in their op-.
position to the encroachments of the priestly power.
The municipal council of Alexandria has adopted
the following resolution :
•' The council, applauding the firmness displayed by
the Ministry in the execution of the Siceardi laws, urges
it to persevere, and to present, on the opening of Parlia-
ment, other laws of the same kind, to complete the re-
forms commenced. '1 he council also engir.;es the Go-
vernment to distribute and administer the property of
the cleigy in a more satisfactory way."

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION.—CAMBRIDGE,
SEPT. 30.—The writ arrived here on Saturday morning last.
and the Vice-Chancellor immediately issued a notice calling
a convocation for Monday, to appoint a day to supply the
vacancy. The convocation was accordingly holden this
morning and the Vice-Chancellor thereat appointed Friday
next as the day for the election of blr. Law's successor.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at from 8,000 to 9,000 bales, of which 1,000
American were taken on speculation. The sales com-
prised 200 Yemen] and Maranham, at 70. to 81,1.;
1,100 Bahia, at Sid. to 811.; 200 Egyptian, at 8,1. to
9d.; 1,500 Surat, at sd. to 6fd.; and 50 Sea Island, at
la. 2 to Is. 3d. per lb.—The Share Market was buoy-
ant, and a good business done at higher prices.
One is almost at a loss to account for the deficiencies
that exist in England in many important matters that
are well cared for abroad; and few are more generally
felt tkan those which affect our commercial and monied
interests. On the Continent there are legally constituted
bodies, composed of mercantile men, who can at any
time be appealed to for the purpose of solving technical
or other difficulties, which in this country would involve
a vexatious law suit, perhaps, even, proceedings in
Chancery, or an unsatisfactory arbitration. Fur years
the extreme inconvenience and pecuniary loss arising
from this state of things has been felt and complained
of, and there have been two or three projects set on foot
for.the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce.
Either, however, from the circumstance of the parties
originating the same not being of sufficient standing
and influence, or from the belief that such an institution
was not absolutely requisite, so many separate com-
mittees and companies existing who watch over particular
branches—such as the Eat India and China Associa-
tion, the Russia Company, the Committee of B inkers,
the Bondholders' Committees, &c.—the attempts have
always proved abortive, although no one can deny that
some general classification is desirable, and might be ef-
fected without prejudice to the efficiency of separate bo-
dies. Within the last few days, however, there has
been a movement in favour of an institution that is even
more required than a Chamber of Commerce,
viz.—a recognised tribunal for the disposal of
matters is dispute between business men. The
acquiescence of all the leading firma is expected to be
obtained, and a very large number have already signed
a memorial, of which the following is a copy :
" We, the undersigned merchants, bankers, traders,
and others of the city of London, Lave long felt th-it this
metropolis would derive much benefit from the est iblish•
merit of a Tribunal of Commerce, through the aid of
which disputes, simple in their nature, and of, en resting
on the usages of trade, might be settled without an ap-
peal to nice and legal definitions, which result too fre-
quently in the ruin of well-intentioned men. We are
confirmed in our long-cherished desire to see such a tri-
htinal established amongst us by language, strong and
undeniable, uttered by the Attorney General (Sir John
Romilly) ih the House of Commons, v Our system of
law is technical, insented for the creation of costs, and
not to promote the due administration of justice.' Under
these circumstances, and with the view of mitigating
many evils at present existing, we venture to ask your
Lordship, at an early day, to call a public meeting, in
order that the feeling of the citizens of London may be
fully taken on the subject."
(Here follow the signatures.]
It has been objected that the formation of the pro-
posed tribunal would interfere with the legitimate busi-
ness of professional men, but there seems to be little
force in this assumption, since the plan has been found
to work so beneficially abroad, and few would appeal to
the tribunal until they had first consulted their legal
advisers. The Councils of Prud'hommes in France fulfil
the duties which it is now sought to have performed here
by a Tribunal of Commerce.

-Extract of a letter from Powler, Wilson, and
Co., of Bogota, dated 16th August, to the Committee of
Spanish-American Bondholders:—

"1.3 y the present packet the documents on the Cus-
toms, in conformity with the law of Congress, are in part
forwarded, via, drafts amounting to 232,465 dolls:
On account of the dividend of Dec., 1848 5103,530
Ditto, ditto, June, 1849

0232,465
" The Minister of Finance, being ill, was not able to
arrange with the Treasurer-General the packing up of
the remaining drafts for 128,935 dolls.—they will be
sent by next packet.
" It is probable that in England a mistake has arisen
from the :use of the words importation duties;' it is
necessary, theref,re, to explain. The law says Los
bil!etes.seran admissibles,' &c. The literal translation
is as fallacious. The bills shall be admitted at all
the Custom-houses of the Republic and offices for col-
lection of the national revenue, on payment of one-
fourth part of the import duties assigned by the law
for common (or current) expenses which are due or
may hereafter become due. The amount so assigned is
59 per cent. of the whole importation duty; conse-
quently the said bills are only admissible in one-fourth
part of 511 per, cent.
" The division made of the import duties is as fol-
lows:

8 per cent. is admitted in a certain class of docu-
ments of the old domestic debt, called
floating debt.
8 „ in documents for balances of the salaries
of the civil employls, which the Go-
vernment some years ago could not pay
in cash.
8 „ in documents ditto of the military ditto.
76 „ in cash.

100 dollars.
" Of the 76 dollars in cash the following appropria-
tions are made:-
5 dollars for payment of the interest of the domestic
debt.
tt ditto ditto foreign debt.
3 „ repairs of roads, bridges, (Sc.
f „ the maintenance cl the lazaretto hospitals.
59 „ current expenses.

76 dollars.
" In our letter of the 19th of April we said the bonds
were to be ad►aissible in part payment of import
duties."

There arrived at ten o'clock this morning, off the
Custom-house, the General Screw-steam Shipping Com-
pany's vessel Hellespont, Captain Watts, in 16 days 5
hours from Smyrna, including stoppages at Malts and
Gibraltar, laden with 140 tons fresh figs, 11,200/.
specie, a general cargo, and eight passengers. This is
the second cargo of fruit which has arrived in the Thames
direct from Smyrna this season. The first cargo was by
the Propontis on Tuesday last, the 24'h ulr.
Messrs. M'Nair, Greenhow, and Irving, of Manches-
ter, report that—" From the commencement to about the
middle of the month the market was exceedingly dull
and spiritless, accompanied with a decline in the value,
as will have been noticed, upon both Yarns and Twist;
but upon the arrival, on the 16th, of more unfavourable
accounts as to the prospects and condition of the grow-
ing crop of Cotton, an instantaneous and animated de-
mand ensued, which led to the recovery, nearly, of the
decline which had taken place upon both Twist and
Cloth in the previous part of the month, with the excep-
tion of that upon 40 inch and other descriptions of
Shirtings. Another effort was made by spinners and
manufacturers this day week to realize an additional
advance in prices, in consequence of further intelligence
which was considered as confirmatory of the preceding
accounts with respect to the Cotton crop. But in-
different success attended this movement, and though
since that period we can notice no material change in
prices, yet the demand has been very limited, with a
feeling in farmsr of the buyer. The month closes
quietly. Throwing aside other causes which we have
in previous circulars alluded to, as marring transactions,
the action of the market throughout the month has been
influenced and stimulated by that of Liverpool as regards
Cotton. With the present value of the raw material, the
progress of improvement must experience a material
check. Evidences to this effect are becoming more ge-
neral, as manifested by awlhargeor
frpormoptohretioimn
pootsbsoibtihlistypinoi
o lessen their productions con-
feanuiredltrl
fully
spin-
ners
con-
article, ab, nl
realisingaydr.
are
determiningoTrrhei
correspondent
psn manufacturers,den
thenecessary alternative. Cloth is
i trates for the manufactured
t
heavier in stock than t was a month ago. Yarns are
were
Market th h
e n .4'
The as
sEs'
been very steady, and
with about the same amount of business doing as fur
Account. Exchequer-bills have been
some time past. Consols have realised 464 for Trans-
fer, and 96
quoted 635. to 663.; and India Bonds, 84s. to 87s. pre-
lnigghlitshasStthoceyk
mium. A bargain has been effected in South Sea Stock
at 101.
In the Foreign Market the transactions have been
much more limited, and the quotations are rather flatter,
the settlement of the account having yesterday contri-
buted to the rise. Mexican Bonds are 314 f.
It appears that the mail is not fairly due until the 6th
or 7th instant, though it may perhaps arrive sooner.
Spanish Five per Cents, have been 18i f. Grenada
Stock is at 18. Dutch Four per Cents, have teen 891
ex. dividend.
Railway Shares, now the settlement is pretty
nearly accomplished, do not 111
i every case support the
extreme rise of yesterday. 'There s, however, a good
inquiry for North-Western, Black wall. Great Northern,
North Stafford. Oxford and Wolverhampton, and most
of the foreign lines.
United Mexican Mine Shares have rallied to 6i.
QUARTER TO THREE.
996

Consols ...
Ditto Account

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF REITIaII rIINDSI O'CLOCK. PRICES.
3 Per. C +tit. Consols Annuities 9634 % 96%
1.1 .t , ;fond., 1,000/....
Ditto undar 1.0001„.... ..
.... . ...„ 84 p 84 p
South Sea Stock ......
Ditto New Annuities ......
.jonsols for Account 963ja 3/a 9634
F,•xcbequer Bills. 'mid. tir 2d
1,0001. June ........... .....
ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
',s,aziliao Honda. .. ......
..
Chilian Bonds 6 Per Cent
......••••« —„, , ,
Ditto, 3 per Cent........ . tt,72 61% ex div.
Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. .. ' 76% x d
Grenada Bonds, 1.1 per Cent lB 18
Aimxican, 5 por Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ....
Ditto, Account
Rassian Bonds
..... .. ...........
Ditto, 414 per Cent
ti nl4, 5 pot Cont. 1840 .
, . -
itto, Account .... ....
i I. videnns on the above payable in London.
Dutch 24, per Cent., 12 Guild.
Ditto. 4 per Cont. Certifieatep B9lj x cl 8914 x d
PRICES OF
BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN9
RAILWAY SHARES, PAID, Aberdeen
...... — - ..._ '
Do. Preference......... 81
...... dis -die,
Amber. Nott., Roster,
and Eastern Junction 814
kyrshira and Galloway.. 71, .. .... ...., .
"elfast & County Down 32
Barks Sr flints Eztens.
(Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6 . .....,
Birmingham and Ox. .....
ford Junct., calls duly
paidt o,!* with A gUangl. 20

66 p
CLOSING
PRICES.
89;4 x d

110

971
185.1

.... t

Do, withoutguarantee 20
Wolverif ton,
and V urlley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 15
Do. without guarantee 15
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 13/. 14s
Birkenhead, Lancmhirr •••

and Cheshire June.— 26
Bristol and Exeter 100 70
•uckingliamshire •...... 17%
Caledoni
Do. New 10/. Pref lO ......
Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 ......
Cheiter and Holyhead... 50 ....
..
Ditto, Preference ls
Clarence
Direct London & Ports-
mouth -
Dublin and Belfast June. 45
r).indalk & Enniskillen 30 . .....
Esst Anglian, 251., L. Sc,
E. and L. and D... 25 1%11.‘
Do. 181., E. & 18 ...... 1
Do., 3/. 10s., Pref..-- 3%
Do., (51.) 7 per Ct.
Preference ... 5 ......
(7/. 175.) 7 per
Cent., Preference.- 2
..... 20 ......6% 6 ......
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 6l. 1.33.4 d.... p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 131. 4d... p,.. ......
be., New Preference,
6 ~er Cent. ....... 10
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent. .... .... 50
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50
Do. New
eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25 - ON 00.
Ditto, Class A, ditto,.. 6 ...... .
Do., Class B&C
.....
Do. Scrip (G per cent.) 20
East Lamcamhire ...... 25
........
Ditto, New Quarters.. 64 ••
1)o., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference= ilu raters •••• 614 •••••• giol Lincolnshire, guar. ...." 6
par Cent.
._dinnurgii and Glasgow 50
Perth, & Dundee 25
Ditto, Newport l5 .....
& Dorch. 25u —
... .....
Exeter and Exmouth... 21s.
Glasgov, Dumfries, and
Cariisle B/.65. 8d...,
;lasgovT,Kilmar., & Ay-

.yr 50 .....
llo.Preference Consol. ......
Gloucester & Dean Forest 14 ...... .
......
':rent Northern
% A Deferred
Do., % B 6 per Cent... 12%
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 121
'rear South. and West.

( Ireland)
Ditto, Eighths 2 Wi 314
rzliatttisio,oisrtebwo,f4Eonl.g.
................
..
.....
Ditto, New, 301 3O
Ditto, New,ls/. ...... 15
qreat Western 100 ......711,4 72 711% 72
Ditto, New 171— .• 15 ... 10 •••••
;lull and Selby 5O
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 .....

Do. Quarter Shares... 1254
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds
L wicashire & Yorkshire.,100
Do. Quarters .... ..... 231,4 ...... ...
Do. Fifths... lO
Do. Thirds ...—.. ..... 18
Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 10
Ditto (Huddersfield
and Sheff.) 5O
—•• 1)0. (W. Riding Union) 111,4 — ire ..... ••••
Leeds and Bradford 6O
Leeds and Thirsk ...... 50
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 6
Do., do. No. 2 17
Do., do. No. 3 5
Do., Pref. guar., 1818 9
Liverpool, Crosb%- 'd
...

- P
Ai P
111 A

4%
1014

29►%
26

36
3%

713/4

2% p
47%

—.• din,

,y am

..,i,
Southport' l5
London & Blackwell-IEL 63.3 d 6 5% 6;a 5%...
London, Brighton, and
South Coivit... .....100
Do.Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9
Do. Prefia. 5 per cent. 50
Ditto ditto.— 1852 50 ..
Do., New, guaranteed
6 per Cent . ...103
Lon don and Greenwich 1211594 d —
Ditto, Preference 2O
London and N. Western 100 1154.--........
Ditto, New Quarters 17 ...
it,o,Fiftli‘ .... ...... 12
D,,. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1
London 84*Wilitern —lOO ...... 69% 63
Do, New 50/. . .... 42%
...
...........
Do. New 401. ... 34
....
Do., New Preference.. 5
._...... ......,.
Londonderry&Coleraine 25
..,
Do. ih Shares .. 5
tondonderry and Emus-
ki:len....~ .—. ...... 25
Do. 1,4 Shares
Lowestoff, guar. 4 per et 20 ...... ..............
Ditto (6 per ct.)
.............
Alanetie,.ter,Buxton,and
Matlock SLA — ...... ........
Min.liester, Sheffield,
mid Lincolnshire...loo
---- ....
Do. Quarters ' (No. 1) 25 ...
...............
Ditto, New led. Prof... 10
Do., Manchester and
Lincoln Union... _4/. 21 .. -- dis—... ...... .
Mi hand
Do. Consolidated Pref 100 ».....- .....,
Do., 501. Shares
Do , Burn. and Darby ICO
•• • .•• ...
Do. Consolid. Bristol & ••• ..
Hirnaing., 8 per ct.... 100
......... .•. 0 •
Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 46
.....
"'Ditto ditto . ..... 291. 16S. Od —
Do.,ErewashVal.,Pref. 50
Ditto, Leiees!.& Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo
Irish
....
Middlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar.
Newcastle and Carlisle 100 .
.... ......
Do. Quarters
..
NtAvmarket
Do. Extension
Newport, Abergavenny,

81

dig.
433/4

1314

_
and Hereford 6 ..-..
-- Newry and Enniskillen 7
ti awry, W arrenpoint, .............
an .1 Rostrevor 2O
Norfolk 100
•• ........ ..• • --
..... ............
Do. New 201. .. l5 .
...... .........
Do. Ex tension
...............
...... --
Do. Guaranteed 5 ikpe• 5

Do. do. Wavenoical. 2 —
.........
Northern Counties Union 4 ..
- ....
...
........... -
North British ... .... ... 25
Ditto Preference
Wolverhampton
Preston & Wyre 25 ... .. ......
Do. 14 Shares (A) lOl4 .. ~....
.
Reading, Guildford, i.nd .....
...............

10%

_
Reigate lB ..... 181/a x.d....... 1111ix.d
Royston and Hitchin
Do. Shepreth Exten . 11,E ...... .....
Scottish Central .... ..... 25 ...... 12% ......
Scottish Midland
...... ---- .. ..... ..• •••
Ditto, New
ShrewalourY and Birm 1314 ...... di& .. — dis
Ditto ditto, Class B 9% ..... di5.....„ ..... dis
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
Shrewsbury and Herefd. 6 ...... "'
Shrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Ditto Halves
Ditto Oswestry
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref
Shropshire Union ...... 614 ......
South Devon
50 .... •
00. Preference
25
South Staffordshire B% —
..• •...
• oath E.:, iter.•
Do., Registered No. 410
South Wales
- oath Yorkshire, Don-

.....
1234

sl/2

10%

c aster, and Goole ...... 15
Sheffield. Rotherham, & •
Guole (N. Div.) Gua-
ranteed 5 per cent. ... 184 ... ...... . ..
Do. do (Sou. Div.) ..• 6
Swans. & Loughor & Ca-
meron's Stm. C0a1.... 10
Taw Vale Ex ••• .. ...... ... .
tension ... 91/2 — ... ..• ..... ...
T 4 ames Haven Dock
and Railway
Vale of Neath ... .. l3
N aterford and Kilkenny 20 .
Waerford and Limerick 471 r
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw.
and Dublui ...... ..... ' 3 .«• . .. ...
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed .. .. 5O
Do. do. do. ... 25
Do. do. dos —. 15 ....
West Cornwall
...... ... 7 N 8.... - -
ffhitehaven & Fume-id 20
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western ..... ... 14 ...... ....•
4 alts, Somerset, & W ey-
mouth
York. Newcastle. and
Berwick. .... ............. 25
Do. Newcastle Exton, 20
D.-.. G.N.E. Preference 9 .. 4%% . 4%
• Do. do. — . ...... 17
Do. . do.
Do. Hartlepool Dock
and Railway .. 100 ...... --• ...
... ...
York and North Mithano 50
Oat:, Preference .... 10
FOREIGZ RAILWAYS.
Ang', Italian (late Ita-
lian and Austrian). ... 6%......
Boulogne and Amiens.— 20
Central of France (Or- •
leans and Vierzon)... 20
Demerara ....... ..... ...... 171/z
Dutch Rhenish
Last Indian .....
Ditto ...
Great Indian Peninsular 5 ...... - ...
Do. Do. ... ...-. 1:54
Louvain ila Sambra ... 71,E —
Luxembourg
Ditto .
Madrid and Valentia... 2
Namur and Liege ...... 2.5 ... .. 7
Northern of France
Orleans and I.lordeaux.. 7
Paris and Orleans ...... 20 ..... .... ......
Paris and Rouen 2O ....... - ..
Paris and Strasbourg
Rouen and Havre ...... 20 ..... 101 ...4
arai,re and Meuse 2O ~. ... ...........
=trasbourg and Basle
........
Tours and Nantes...... .. 14 •_ ................
....
Tcurnay, Jurbise, Lan-
den,and Hasselt ...... 20 —
West klaridem.•.... ..... 8% ~, ... .

-
B!,i

9%

714
14%

101/

1 Anglo-Mexican lOO INES.
Asturian ..... ........... l5
Australian ...,.,,• .
Barossa Range .... ... 335.
••
Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 60
Bulonos Scrip ...... .... ....,
British Iron ..... .......... 131 A —
l3razilian Imperial ...... 24!4 — ...
BrazilianCocaes&Cuiaba 30
Do. St. John Del liey 15
General 2O
Real Del Monte, Unreg.
Do. Black Debentures —
Do. Red Ditto ...
Santiago de Cuba.. ...... 10
Tin Croft ... , ......
United Mexican
6% ..
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
kustralasia , 4O . — ....... ......•
British North American 50 — _ ...... 42%
Colonial
25 ...... ..... .... —
'ommercial of London 20
ondon Joint 5t0ck...... 10 ......
London & Westminster. 20 ......
N ,t Tonal Prov. England. 35
Ditto New-. .......... 10
National of Ireland 22%...... --
Ditto, New ••• .. ••••• 10
Provincial of Ireland ... 25
Union of Australia
•••••••• ••• 2 %••• woo -••• • ..... ••••••••
Union of L0nd0n......... 10 ...... 121.. ....-
Union or Madrid ... 40 -

14

42%

LLOYD'S SHIPPING._( THIS DAY.)
LONDON, OCT. I.—Wind at noon N.W., fresh, and
cloudy at times.
YARMOUTH, SEPT. 30.—The Joseph, of and from In-
verness to London, got on the Barber Kernel, but came
off without making water. The London, of Sanderick,
and Gazelle, of Sunderland, have been in contact and re-
ceivetal damage, and have been towed in here.. The Mer-
chant, from Hartlepool to London, was assisted' in here
last night with considerable damage, and leaking, having
been in contact, near Flamborough Head, with the
Indus, of Whitby. Off port, 29th, Ann and Mary,
Quebec. and sailed for Stockton.
LOWESTOFT, SEPT. 30.—The weather has been very
unsettled here since yesterday, and varying from
W.N.W. to S.W.. with heavy squalls. There are nearly
500 sail of windbound vessels between this• and Yar-
mouth, principally colliers.
NSW YORK, SEPT. 14.—A brig, apparently two or
three years old, timber laden, on tire and abandoned,
was passed, August 25, by the St. Nicholas, arrived
here. A vessel on fire, supposed a schooner, dismasted,
and upper part of hull burnt off, was passed 29,h ult.,
in a gale, in lat. 41, lon. 70, by the Margaret, arrived
here.

BZISTOL, SETT. 30.—Wind W.N.W., strong—Arrd.
Giorga, Miramichi; Rosalind, Iluirth, Moulmein, Har-
riet, Fowler, Trinidad; Invincible, Davis, Virginia;
Charlotte, Harrison, Quebec. 29.—The Marion, arrived
here from Quebec, has lost bulwarks, topmasts, rigging,
&c , having been on her beam ends in a hurricane Sept.
12. A large ship, with loss of main and wizen masts,
&e., was passed Sept. 17, in lat. 48,10 n. 45, by the
Giorga, arrived here.

GLOUCESTER, SEPT. 30.—Arrd. Annprella,_Andrews.
N UEE STOWN, SEPT. 29.--Wind W.S.W.—Arrd.
Harry, Dare, Mauritius; ilartha, Scheely, Laguna.
GRIMSZY, SEPT. 30.—The Charity, from S. aham to
London, struck on Rose Land yesterday, but was as•
sisted off and in here, leaky, and must discharge to re.
pair. _

OFF DOVER, SEPT. 27.—Acteon, Bathurst, New
Brunswick, for Hull.
DUBLIN, SEPT. 28 —Sid. Lady Milman, New' York.
LITTLERAmpTox, SEPT. 28 AND 29.—Arrd. Atalanta
and Delme, Quebec.
SUNDERLAND, SEPT. 29.—The Lydia, of Newcastle,
has been lost at sea; crew and passengers saved. The
Colony (timber laden), arrived in the Roads bete.
HARWICH. SEPT. 30.—The sloop Ann, off Portsmouth,
bound to Ipswich, went ashore on the main at Land-
guard Fort last night during a heavy gale at S.W., but
was assisted off and in here leaky.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 30.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W.—
The Ernest Gustav, from St. John's, New Brunswick,
put in here to-day leaky, loss of deck load, sails, and
quarter-boat, having been on her beam ends in a gale
dept. 9, lat. 43, long. 63.
COWES, SEPT. 30.—Wind W.—Arrd. Majalcafar,
Umbaso, Elavannah.
WEYMOUTH, SEPT. 28.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. G.
Wilkinson, Quebec.
REDCAR, SEPT. 30.—1 t is blowing a heavy gale at
N.N.W., with a high sea on.—The Albert, of Fecamp,
in going out of the river Tees yesterday came in con-
tact with another vessel, became leaky, was beached
near Saltbrow, and is likely to become a wreck; master
drowned,
MALDON, SEPT. 30.—A Welsh schooner is ashore at
the east end of Covey Island, in this river, but not
likely to receive injury.
PARIS, SEPT. 30.—The Rosalinda, of Liverpool, with
loss of topmast, and the Elizabeth, Of Sunderland, with
only foremast standing, both timber laden, were passed
14:1 inst., lat. 46, long. 49, waterlogged and abandoned,
by the Lemuel Dyer, arrived at Havre.
MILFORD, SEPT. 28.—Arrd. Hippocampi, and Prin-
cess, Quebec.
CROMARTY, SEPT. 27.—The schooner Arrow, of,
Stornaway, from Barrow to Newcastle, put in here very'
leaky, and has been run ashore for repairs.
HOLYHEAD, SEPT. 30.—The Active, from Dublin to
Liverpool, carried away all her sails in a squall yester-
day, and was obliged to anchor in Cemlyn Bay; she has,
with assistance, been hauled on the beach there.

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
EAT
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 83 to 31 15s; Clover.
3/ 3s to 4/ 103; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 8 • per load.
A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 8a to 3! 17, .
"lover, 3/ Os to 4145; and Straw, 114 s to li f per load.
Supply tolerably good, and trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 2/ 7s to 3/ 15s;
Clover, 310 s to 4/ 12s; and Straw, II 3s to I/ 8s per load.
Trade dull, at the above quotations.
COLONIAL.
Suas.u.—The market for British Plantation continues
very firm, sales about 600 hhds, &c., at the extreme
rates previously currant; 4,870 bags Mauritius went
briskly at very full prices, and for crystallized sorts
rather dearer. Two small floating cargoes of yellow
Havannah have changed bands. The quantity of Bri-
tish Plantation landed last week at the East and West
India Docks was 2,789 hhds 246 tierces 426 barrels;
there were taken for home consumption 1,783 bhds 247
tierces 578 barrels. The stook in the same places is
14,684 hhds 2,200 tierces 4,028 barrels. Refined is
steady at 50a to 51s for brown lumps.
CuFFEE.-600 casks and 580 bags Plantation Ceylon
offered by auction only partly sold at previous rates;
200 bags native kind realiz-d 575, and about 3,000 bags
have changed hands privately at 56s 6d to 575, according
to quality. About 400 bales clean garbled Mocha were
taken in at 70s per cwt.
COCOA.-88 bags Trinidad were taken in at 4EO as
were also 300 bags Para at 32a, and 100 bags Guayaquil
at 345.

Rom.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 319 puns 30 hhds. There were
taken fbr home consumption 187 puns 59 hhds, and ex-
ported 914 puns 58 hhds. The stock in the same places
is 14,906 puns 1,137 hhds.
SrlCES.—Pepper was in brisk demand, and prices
have advanced full id per lb, clear sifted Sumatra being
sold at 3id per lb.
TALLOW.—New P. Y. C. is 38s 93 to 39s per cwt on
the spot, and Town 41s. The article is not quite in so
much request.
Tx&.—There is a fair business doing ; ord and good
common Congou is to is ld. Several parcels of Green
sold at full rates privately.
COTTON.—Rather more is doing, at about previous
rates.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Count De Witt, late secretary to the Duke of Bruns-
wick, was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged
under the following circumstances:—
The prisoner, upon being placed at the bar, violently
demanded that, as he was not Englishman enough to de-
fend himself in a court of justice, the case should be
postponed until such time as his legal adviser should be
present.
Inspector Wilkinson remarked that the case requid
no postponement, as it was merely a charge of drunkeren-
nesa and creating a disturbance.
The prisoner--Cannot my word be taken in prefer-
ence to an inspector's?
Mr. JARDINE—I cannot see why it should.
Inspector Wilkinson then stated that last evening the
prisoner came to the station-house door, very intoxicated,
and created a great disturbance. He went out to him
no less than four times, and even begged of him to go
away. At last he went a few Paces from the door, and
witness thinking he had gone home returned to his
room. In a very few minutes the prisoner returned, and
bouncing through the passage again presented himself
before witness, and created if possible a still greater
disturbance than before. Ile was ultimately obliged to
be placed in a cell, at the door of which he knocked and
kicked so violently that it Was feared he would break it
through. His conduct was riotous in the extreme.
Tne prisoner spoke very largely about an inspector
daring to lock him up, and actually in a cell in which
felons were placed.
He was fined los., which was immediately paid.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
CAUTION TO THE BENEVOLENT—CONTICTION OP AN
IMPOSTOR.—A miserable-looking lalian, who professed
to be deaf and dumb, and who has fur many years been
preying upon the benevolent portion of the public, was
brought before Mr. Hardwick charged with bugging in
the public streets.
Colley, one of the Mendicity constables, stated that
about half-plat eight last night he was proceeding along
Oxford-street, when his attention was called to the pri-
soner, whom he had known for the last nine years as a
notorious impostor, pretending to be deaf and dumb,
grinding away most ferociously at a kind of hurdy-
gurdy. In consequence of the instrument possessinc,
only three strings the tones elicited were anything
but musical. Witness, having seen the prisoner re-
ceive several pence, took him into custody. The con-
stable added that two years ago he took the prisoner
before Mr. Combe, at Cletkenwell Police-court, for a
similar offence, when he promised in right good
Italian to return to his native country; he did so and
purchas-d a farm for 100/: which F•um he had made in
this country by begging. The prisoner remained upon
his farm till about nine months ago. when he returned to
this country and immediately resorted to his old way of
raising the wind. Witness had heard from good autho-

rity that while the prisoner was pt-suing his calling
her a relative was looking after the farm in Ita
Mr. HARDWICK said it was shameful that siach-flev
sous should be admitted into this country at ell, but be
thought it would be ai easy to "bottle otr " the Atlantic
as licit a stop to it at once. Ho should; however, send the,
prisutier fur a month as a warning to others of his class

LIE ITALIAN OPERA AT PARlS.—Great interest s
is felt at the present moment in the negotiations going on
with respect to the next campa irt of the Italian Opera to
Paris. The situation of M. Ronconi, the director of last
season, is such that it is understood that he cannot resume
the position, and be is known to have contracted engege-
mews at the Opera at Madrid for two months. In the
meantime, Mr. Lumley, the well-known director of
Her Miesty's Theatre in London, is in Paris, and
it is understoodi that he bas made propositions which .:
are likely to prove acceptable to all parties. The
success of Mr. Lumley will be very gratifying to the
Paris public. Since the revolution the Italian Opera ha'
been little better than extinct, and Mr. Lumley is considered
the only person possessing sufficient of the public confidence
to be able to revive it. Since the above was written (says
our correspondent) I an glad to say that these hopes have
been realised. I understand that the contract was concluded
and signed on Friday evening, by which concession of the
Italian Opera is given to Mr. Lumley for several years. The
house is to be opened on the let of November. A great
number of eminent names are spoken of as being already
engaged, but it is probable that the arrangements are not yet
fully completed.
CURE FOR GOITRE.—Dr. Grange, of Geneva, who
has devoted a great part of his life to the study of the
causes and cure of cretinism, has just published the result of
his observations. It appears that both cretinism and wen,
proceed from the same cause, and that these disorders are
particularly eademical in countries where the soil and water/
are very rich in magnesia. Dr. Grange asserts that any
person may get a wen, if such be his fancy, by drinking el
springs highly impregnated with magnesia. He states
iodurated kitchen salt, used for culinary purposes for the
space of a year, to be a certain cure for, and preservative
against the ;wen, without producing any other infirmity.
Dr. Grange recommends his Government to d stribute
iodurated salt in those places where the goitre is most pre'
valent. He also shows from statistical accounts, that wens,
contrary to universal belief, are more frequent in flat than in
mountainous countries.

THE NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF FOR INDIA.—Sit
William Gomm, accompanied by Lady Gomm, and Captain Yates, his aid-de-camp, lelt town on Saturday for India.
He slept at Canterbury on Saturday, and crossed over to
on
Calais on Sunday. He will remain
the Continent until
the departure of the packet from Trieste, and will proceed to
Suez in the Haddington, about the Bth of November.
has SHIP BUILDING ON THE TTNE...—Messrs.
Coutts and Parkinson, in addition to the noble East India' man now on the stocks, have received an order from en
eminent shipping house in the Clyde for a vessel for the
India trade of about 1,000 tons register. This vessel will be
the largest iron sailing vessel that has yet been constructed
here, or, it is thought, in any other port. Mr. Toward 110
also launched two most beautiful steamers for the Rutter'
dam trade within the last month, and, it is understood,
about to start with another. These facts speak for the
selves, and confirm our anticipations that this branch 01
business will become one of the great staples of this (No"
castle) district.

HOWDEN (r)IIIISHIRE) GREAT HORSE FAIR."'"
The business of this annual horse fair, the largest in the
ls-ngdom, commenced by pre-arrangement amongst the pTioi
cipal dealers and purchasers on Thursday last. At no fair of
late years has there been a larger show of horses or a bettor
attendance of foreign and of home buyers. Some of the
~
best hunters have been purchased in the stables at price
varying from 100/. to 2001.; carriage horses were eagerli,
sought for, and have gone off at from 60/. to 100/. ; go°,7
nags, 70/. to 80/. each. This important mart is the gran"
deptt for the supply of the army, and, as usual, several 011.
cers from the various cavalry regiments have been preset': •
amongst whom were Lord Cardigan (11th Hussars), Colonel
Shewell, Major Irwin, Captain Shaw, &c. Messrs. Dysoll,
Dickinson, and Collins, the troop-horse buyers, have par'
chased extensively, and the presence of eminent dealer"
from Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Herefordshire, War
wickahire, Essex, Suffolk, the midland and western counties'
has created *ore than the usual amount of competition for
the potsession of really first-rate animals. The Gertnal
Prussian, French, and Danish dealers have also purchase'
largely.
g,
..,
SUPERANNUATION ALLOWANCES.—The
zollowil
salutary provisions appear in an Act of the last session (13th
and 14th Victoria, chap. 95),-_" That when any sum of
money shall have been or shall be granted annually or other'
wise to any person who has been, or shall have been, e. 71
ployed in the service of the Customs, as a superannuation
allowance upon the retirement of such person from Such
service, or as compensation for past services, it shall not ~,
lawful for the grantee of such allowance or compensation ''''
assign or dispose of the eame to any person or persona
whomsoever, and that all such assignments or disposition;
of such allowances or compensations made after the passis:
of this Act shall be wholly void to all intents and
purpOr 6
and shall not be enforced in any court of law or equity.
NARROW EscAPß.—Two days ago, while a heal"
was proceeding along High-street, the horses in it too'
fright and ran along the pavement at a furious rate. Thee
little children happened to be amusing themselves, eneo.,,_°'
serous of danger, in the course of the maddened' aninsaT,
when a person seeing the imminent jeoard in which tbe's
,wruhsiehteldeefnortwtahred,-seized one in his -arms, gave another,.
]tick,
poor child nearly to the middle a t°'
street; the third he succeeded in frightening off the payee
ment, so that he fell into the kennel, and while lying tbeio't
the carriage whirled
past at a furious speed. But t
the energetic presence of mind shown by the party i Vert
tion, in getting the children out of harm's way, it is al bat
certain that they would have been seriously injured • $5.,
was they escaped altogether unhurt.—North British Ala"'
I
Mr. George Hudson, 14.1' , ht a, during the p,
week, been on a visit to the own of Sunderland, where t
was received by all classes of the constituency with the nl°6o
respectful and enThusiastic feelings. The Hon. Member t
the guest of the Mayor (William Ord, Esq.,) at whose h"„;
pitable mansion a sumptuous banquet was given in hollt
of the occasion, which was attended by the rnagistratl
gentry, and some of the principal merchants of the town 013
neighbiurhood. Oa Thursday Mr. Hudson inspected the
splendid dock-a at that port, of which he was the projectors
/
and which had recently been completed. A great
mans
ships both in the foreign and coasting trade were in the a°.),o
and, amongst others, a most beautiful iron steamer,
Ivanhoe, launched a few days ago in the Tyne, built Ts.
and
Mr. Taver, and intended to trans with passengers a
goods, between Leith awl Rotterdam. She is the property ;
of Mr. Smith, of Leith, who invited Mr. Hudson, the Marii3,',
and: other gentlemen, to j.in a party on board, where t a
" Health ot the
were.
Member," " Success to the Docks' b
and other toasts were genan responded to ; after 144.
a salt' e was fired from the vessel, and on Mr. Hudson.leav
in- he was heartily cheered by the crowds who had eosin'
bled' to witness the scene.
THE DEVIL'S FRUIT.—Potatoes were first WO°
Adutcfiedrsat ttn Aelopsecoopwle by
wonaldMnr.eißthoewrland, about sixty years sr
ing they were the devil's fruit,
gpilvaennt ntoor
hteimuchonthheims ,COO%,
plaining to God that he had no fruit, when he was told I',
search in the earth for some, which he did, and found tAtis
toes. A curious Berwickshire legend, which, however', palpably anachronical, attributes the introduction of potani
into Scotland to that famous wizard of the north, Sir Michael
Scott. The wizard and the devil being in partnership, tl.,
a lease of a farm on the Alertoun estate, called Whitehon_ii
The wizard was to manage the farm ; the devil advaaup
the capital.. The produce was to be divided as follows :-.100
first year, Sir Michael was to have all that grew above
~,i
ground, and his partner All that grew below ; the seo°,l,
year their shares were to be just the opposite way. .'r.
satanic majesty, as is usual in such cases was fairly over
~
reached in his bargain; for the wizard cunningly sowed all
the land in the first year with wheat, and planted it W.
potatoes the second; se that the devil got nothing f0r",..,
share but wheat stubble and potato tops; and his scourgl",
rotation Sir Michael continued, until he had not only heiti
gored his partner, but exhausted the soil. In spite of tgif
legend, however, we must continue
-to give credit to Sir Walter Raleigh for having been the introducer of potal-ci,
into this country. The first that tried them, we are too
fell into the very natural mistake of eating the apples, an y
disregarding the roots.-- The Agricultut al Magazine.
ps
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND BURGLARY.—IT---terd
day the authorities at Great Scotland-yard, and the nielt°.
politan police generally, received information Ibo .
the residence of the Rev. Edward Holiest, of Frirnileirle,
green, on the borders of Surrey and HalnPl 00
I and the scene of the late fatal prize tight, was entered.r.
Friday night last by a number of men, two of 'whom were
short and stout and disguised in masks. They presented theasselves at the Rev. Gentleman's bedside, and one of them
shot at and wounded him. The villains afterwards ransacked
the house of watches, jewellery of various descriptions, a °"0
siderable sum in money, and plate to a great amount, Y 4,1,
which they got clear away. Three suspicious men were seen in the village of Frimley, which is distant a mile and •
„
half, in the afternoon of the same day; they were dressed 1',,,
sr ectably, and one carried a large black bag. 50/. reward
ii
offered for their apprehension.
THE QUEEN'S COILE4IE, BIRMINGHAM —On SS*..,
turday week last the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Pre" sident of the Committee of Council on Education, visited,,.
the Queen's College, and was received, in the absence of v;r.
Warden, by the Dean of the Faculty, Dr. B. Davies, Ter.
Edward Townsend Cox, Mr. Edward Armfield, and other ! members of the Council. His Lordship inspected the chsP,
library, and students' rooms, and expressed himself highly.,
pleased with the arrangements. The: college has been !ie 'peeled during the week by the Hon. Spencer Lyttelton, L_l,
Rev. Dr. Peel, Dean of Worcester, Mr. William GlatistorL
the Rev. Boyer Adderley, the Rev. Vaughan Thomas, the
Rev. J. Ellis, and other influential friends of education.
NEW ACT TO SHORTEN ACTS OF PARLIAMENT._.
corL
Among the statutes of the late session was one " for
short'
ening the language used in Acts of Parliament." It
.;„
tains eight concisely worded sections, and, according to_tu:s
provisions, very considerable improvements are expected to
Will
be made in future Acts. Subsequent Acts, it is expeeted,if„,-
not contain a provision to alter or amend. They will be a,'„ vided into sections, without any introductory words. It will be sufficient to cite the year of the reign of a former
.s!t°,l:
the word " expedient" will become obsolete. There will
no need of interpretation clauses, nor of others respect!!
repealed provisions, and all future Acts are to be deems
public Acts, unless expressly declared to the contrary. The
Act is to commence and take effect from and immediately
after the commencement of the new session of Parliamen
BELFAST LINEN TRADE.—We have to announce se ,
reduction of 3d. per bundle on tow yarns, with the prosn,°.7:
of a decline, at an early date, in the prices of the finer no_
acriptions. This, it may be presumed, will prove satisfactory'
and may have the effect of placing the trade in a po i..rit°.,'
better than it has been fur some time past. The reports
trans'
acted leading cloth markets are dull. Little business was
acted during the past week. In Ballymenna, on Saturday'.
lineal 1,
another decline took place on all kinds of 4-4 light 11,...,0 and in Armagh a considerable quantity of cloth was. taken
fro:n the market unsold. The export of linen cloth !!
Belfast during the past week was agmore
small, amounting
ss
only to 613 packages, at an
estimated value of little
than 20,000/. - Be fast Paper.
The pl.°.
ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL MEETINGS.—The
vincial papers of Saturday record the following agricultural to
meetings to have taken place during the week, in addition
those already noticed in this jour nn ;—North Staffordshire'
South Hants, Burton, Brecknockshire Wetherbr, Abingdon, c
I,lCe Is:
East Suffolk, West Suffolk, e oath Beds and North
Stow -in-the-Wold and Chipping Norton, Watlingte2tnep,__l3.
rnarthenshire, Bolsover and Appleby, and Kirkby S. f.eay
As a test of the workings of the agricultural mind, it Ina t
Protectionist doctrines were far less pievalent than at sul
be said generally, as regards the after-dinner addresses, that
tar meetii gs last year. The farmers do not find free trade
so very terrible, after all.

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ITALIAN SWINE.—A ship which has arrival from
Naples has brought some pigs as a part of her cargo, which
is a "Ye' 44(1 unUtiil4l importation from that place.

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