The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 311 1844.

By the Britannia, which arrived at Liverpool on
Mcnday morning, accounts were received from
Philadelphia to the .sth instant of the extraordinary
outrages which had attended the renewal of the
" Hiberno-American" riots in that city. Our
readers will, no doubt, remember the mournful de-
scription which, about the month of May last, it
became our duty to publish of the sanguinary tumult
that had, just previously, disgraced the same locality,
in consequence of the hostile feelings that had
long subsisted between one section of the
citizens, called the " Native Americans," and
another composed of Irish Romanists, settled
or established there under the protection of the
Government of Philadelphia ; but not much iden-
tified, it should seem, with the regard and the respect
of a people, to live among whom so many of these
emigrants had voluntarily quitted their native land.
In the former instance, however, the resulting casu-
alties were by no means so serious in number or ex-
tent as to the sacrifice of human life, as those which
were destined to distinguish the sth instant, though
far greater with respect to the destruction of
public offices and private property.
Under an alarm, real or assumed, but natural
enough after the events of last May, and kept up by
anonymous intimations to that effect, received by the
priests, the Irish Romanist party assumed that
there was an intention to recommence the work
of destroying their chapels, &c. Among other
preparations which they had made for such an event,
it was soon discovered that they had collected more
than eighty stands of fire-arms, which, together with
a very large quantity of amunition and military stores
(such as gunpowder, bullets, bayonets, &c ), they had
placed in a magazine. This depository they formed
in one of their own churches, very secretly, as it
would appear ; but (which is the most extraordinary
part of the story) they had also organised a military
corps, and placed at its head a brother of the officiat-
ing priest of the chapel. Under what sanction
or authority, it will naturally be asked, had
this extreme step been not only attempted
but accomplished ? So far as the accounts
enable us, at present, to judge, we may answer
under the express authority (though covertly given to
Mr. DUNN) of Governor PORTER, for the loan of
some of the arms from the State arsenal, and for the
drafting of some of the men for the protection of the
edifice which was said to be menaced. We will not
follow the conflicting speculations of the American
journalists as to the greater or less degree of neces-
sity which existed for these defensive precautions.
The consequences which ensued upon them were
dreadful. For the particulars of the popular move-
ment excited by the discovery that such precautions
had been taken—of the proceedings adopted by the
municipal authorities for repressing the furious tumult
thereby created—and of the sanguinary collision
which occurred after the seizure of the arms
and the evacuation of the chapel by the " Hiberno-
Greens," between the State volunteers and
the Philadelphia populace, we must refer the
reader to the narrative we have already given.
But we may state in general terms, that the "Native
Americans" were exasperated, in the first place, by
the evasive surrender, on the part of the Irish
Romanists, of twelve stands of arms. When the
native party detected this duplicity, on finding up-
wards of seventy additional stands, they obeyed their
fatal propensity to take the law into their own
hands. For upwards of three days they besieged, or
fought, or fired upon the other party. The other
party retaliated with great energy and resolution.
When the majesty of the law had at last vindi-
cated itself, after that feeble and tardy man-
ner which seems its inevitable characteristic
in the United States, from thirteen

seventeen persons were found to be killed, and more
than fifty wounded, and of these some mortally. Old
men and young boys are among the victims. It
cannot be denied that the imprudent zealotry of such
publications as the New Fork Freeman's Journal had
done much to exasperate—or, at least, to afford rea-
sonable grounds of apprehension to—the "Native
Americans." For that journal, on the occasion of
the disturbances, had significantly intimated " that
the Romanists, if thwarted, wanted neither the dis-
position nor the power to burn the city and massacre
the inhabitants." To this imprudence—if we should
not call it "atrocity"—the fatal discovery of the re-
served stands of arms was calculated to impart an im-
portance, and a meaning, which the mind of the

opposite party would not be slow to receive. Al-
though tranquillity, at the date of the last advices,
was restored, numerous arrests continued to be made
in the city (which swarmed with United States'
troops), and explanatory appeals from both parties.
This is one exhibition of that demoralising weak-
ness of the American Executive which, if it be not
in the mean time replaced by more vigorous institu-
tions, such as shall give efficiency to law, and force
to authority, must, at no distant period—say in an-
other half century—overwhelm in its own decay and
toppling ruin the entire fabric of the Federal Go-
vernment of the United States. But here is yet
another.

Coincidently, almost, with the popular excesses we
have just described as having occurred in Philadel-

phia, a popular murder of the most brutal and san

guinary character, has been perpetrated, in defiance of

the law, within the precincts of its own stronghold,
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and in violation of the solemn pledge or the highest

constituted authorities of the State. A wretched en.

thusiast or impostor, proclaiming himelf a prophet,

and announcing, with many absurd, and many more

blasphemous pretensions, a divine mission from Hea-
ven, had recently founded a credulous sect, who call

themselves "Mormonites." The people "f Illinois,

not content with the legitimate arms of

discouragement (examination, argument, and ridicule),
have long anathematised their heresy as a subject fit,

not for trial, but for vengeance and punishment,
from whatever quarter administered—lay, secular, or

ecclesiastical. Though little eminent themselves,
we apprehend, for real common-place moral qualities,
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ficially entitled to stock, Commissioner may order a
transfer. Suits are not to be abated by the death or
removal of assignees. Under clause 16, there
is this declaratory enactment which strikes us as
being very just and equitable in itself, and calculated
to get rid of a vast amount of pettifogging and vexa-
tious intermeddling bygreedy attorneys of a particu-
lar class in their profession ; namely,—goods in pos-
session, order, or disposition of petitioner whereof he
was reputed owner, to be deemed his property. No
distress is to be available for more than
one year's rent ; voluntary preference frau-
dulent and void as against assignees, to whom
this Act extends the provisions of 0 Geo. IV. c. 39.
Under subsequent clauses, we:l-rant of attorney and
cognovit actionem ar not to be acted upon against
property of insolvent petitioner, after filing his peti-
tion. Final order (as given under the third schedule)
to protect the person of petitioner from process in re
spect of debts or sums, particularly mentioned in
clause 21, but specification of his debts shall not
be necessary in such final order. Of a prisoner
in execution at time of filing petition, if detained
fur any debt or matter in respect of which his final
order protects him from process, the Commissioner
may order the discharge. Of the other clauses (in
all 49 in number) the effect of the most important is
—that petitioners, not being traders, or being traders,
but owing sums respectively not exceeding 3001., can
petition—if in custody—to be discharged by a Com-
missioner's order ; and, it may also be added, that
there is no remedy given under them for a
"vexatious defence," nor power to detain per-
sons under remands, or debts under 201. For
instance, under clause 37, the marginal note of its
effect runs thus :—" Persons in execution at the time
of passing this Act, on judgment on any Court, in
any action for any debt, where the sum recovered
shall not exceed 201. (exclusive of costs), shall be
discharged on application to a Judge in one of the
Superior Courts, or to the Court in which judg-
ment is obtained. The estate of the debtor dis-
charged to continue liable, as if he had not
been taken or charged in execution." On
the whole, it is clear that the decisions •of
Judges and Commissioners in bankruptcy, as a Con-
temporary has well observed, must be much more
uniform in their bearing, and sound in principle, than
they have been in the conflicting decisions under the
existing Act, if they are adequately to protect the
equitable interests of creditors under this Bill. Too
much power seems to be given to the assignees ; too
little security taken for, or penalties inflicted on, the
fraudulent misconduct in debtors.

social habits, these Illinois purists, with an odium
theologicum against the Mormonite leaders more in-
verate, though somewhat more reasonable, than that
of CALVIN against SERVETUS, waged a pitiless and
unremitting warfare of annoyance against the pro-
phet (the poor man's " once familiar name" was no
more romantic or prelatical than " JOE SMITH"), his
brother, his disciples, and his dupes. They dispersed
their meetings, pulled down their hovels, destroyed
their crops, and hunted the wretched " Mormonites"
from one district and one State to another, until, worn
out by their buffetings, and persecutions, and priva-
tioris, these two sylvan pontiffs--" JOE SMITH"
and his brother, with two or three followers,
surrendered themselves to the authorities, on condition
of receiving, until and during trial, the protection of
the State. Governor Four) pledged his undertaking
for the observance of these terms, and they were con-
ducted to the prison of Carthage. On the following
night an armed mob, with their faces blackened,
broke into the prison, rushed into the cell where
these fugitives were secured, and deliberately shot
them to death, the miserable leader being pierced by
no less than 30 balls !

Before the people of the United States abandon
themselves to any further indulgence of their beset-
ting passion for interposing in the domestic feuds of
foreign independent States, whether at Mexico, or in
Texas, or in Canada, they would really do well first
to uphold and vindicate the power of law, and the
dignity at home, instead of assigning
theabsence or the want of the other, as a
Government,teon e
plea for their intermeddling with both abroad.
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Accounts from Madrid of the 23d state that the
Court was expected to return to the capital on the
6th or 7th of August. The two Ministers, who had
gone to Barcelona, were to return on the 28th of July.
The Three per Cents. were done at 26i for cash,
and 26i at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 18i at
60 days.

The Paris papers bring no intelligence of import-
ance. There had been no later arrival from the
African coast, but we learn, from another source, that
the Prince DE JOINVILLE'S squadron is not yet wanted
at Tangiers. It sailed from Cadiz, as we stated yes-
terday, for that port, and after a very brief stay re-
turned on the same day to its former station. Some
of the Opposition journals contain articles on the
speeches made by Lord ABERDEEN and Lord CLA.•
RENDON, relative to the slave-trade, but we find in them
nothing worth remark, unless it be a less rabid tone
towards this country. "It may be seen from the
speech of the Foreign Secretary," says the National,
" that the British Government considers it necessary
to take into account the just irritation produced
throughout France by the inquisitorial proceedings
of the British navy, but it will not for that reason
renounce the right of search ; and wishes merely to
organize it in such a manner as to avoid complaints."

On Monday, the third and last day of the July
fetes, the Bourse was closed, and also the Post-office
at half-past twelve, so that there are few particulars
of the proceedings. They were likely, however, to
pass off without any disturbance.
The following are extracts from the papers :
" The merchants of Paris who trade with La Plata, either
as exporters, commission agents, or manufacturers, to the
number of 117, have (says the Constitutionnel) signed a peti-
tion calling the attention of the Chambers to the deplorable
situation of the French at Monte Video and Buenos Ayres,
and the prolonged interruption of the French commerce in
that part of America.

" 'the Globe mentions a report that the British Cabinet
has obtained an important concession from the Austrian Go-
vernment, viz., the reduction of a penny in the pound on the
duty on cotton threads.
" The Provincial Council of Liege has voted a petition to
the King of the Belgians, deploring that his Cabinet did not
prevent the late Prussian Decree, whereby Belgian iron is
struck with a prohibitive duty of fifty per cent. The Council
declares that this duty deprives Belgium of the markets of
the Zollverein for the benefit of the English, who alone
(says the Council) from the cheapness of their produce,
may, notwithstanding its inferior quality, supply Germany
with iron.

"A letter from Dresden states that some disturbance took
place on the 20th, among the workmen on the Saxo-Silesian
railroad. They were paid for their work as had been agreed
on by contract, but they found the sum too small, and about
a hundred entered the city, and collected in front of the houst
of the contractor. The next day the same scene took place,
but with the addition of some disorders ; a tavern was pil-
laged and torn down."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the chair at Twelve o'clock.
The Lords' Amendments to the Kingston-upon-Hull
Docks Bill was read and agreed to.
The Ramsden's Estate Bill, Lady Le Despencer's Es..
tate Bill, and Harris's Estate Bill, were severally read a
third time and passed.
Hough's Divorce Bill was read a second time.
The Grand Canal (Ireland) Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Spirits (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and
passed.

The Piccadilly improvement Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The Woods and Forests Accounts Bill was read a
third time and passed,
The Clerks to Attorneys Bill was read a third time
and passed.

On the motion for the third reading of the Consoli-
dated Fund (Appropriation) Bill,
Capt. BERNAL rose to oppose the motion. He could
not help complaining that they were required to attend
there merely .to reg►ster the acts of the Government.—
(Hear, hear.) He referred especially to the circumstance
of the House being counted out last night. He believed
the motion for counting the House was directed particu-
larly against a motion which he had on the paper ; but
so determined was he to bring forward that motion in
the course of this session, that he would take every op-
portunity of obstructing the Government measures in
order to accomplish his object.
Sir J. GRAHAM extremely regretted that the Hon.
Member should have taken offence at the circumstance
which he referred to. So far as he was concerned, it
was always his wish to do all in his power to give Hon.
Members every opportunity of bringing forward motions
which they had on the paper ; but it was extremely dif-
ficult to keep a House at that period of the session.
Mr. AGLIONBY said the Right Hon. Baronet usually
exhibited, he admitted, the greatest courtesy, but it was
extremely inconvenient when Hon. Members who sup-
ported the Government moved that the House should bo
counted.

Mr. M. GIBSON also complained of a motion which
he had on the paper being delayed by the circum-
stance of the House being counted ; and said he thought
the Government were responsible for the House being
counted, if they did not themselves endeavour to pre-
vent it.

Mr. CRIPPS denied that he was a Government
counter.--(Hear, hear.) He wished to absolve the Go-
vernment from all share of responsibility ; but with a
House of thirty-three Members, he thought it would not
be right to raise an Irish debate, which would probably
be of an angry character.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
The Report of the Tralee Navigation and Harbour
Bill was brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be read
a third time to-morrow.
The order of the day for the second reading of the
Juvenile Offenders' Bill was read for the purpose of being
discharged.
The report on the South Sea Company Bill was
brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third
time to-morrow.
The House then adjourned until Five o'clock.
HONE Y

AND COMMERCIAL. NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
A very small business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yes•
terday, but there was no change in prices. Sales 2,000 bales,
100 Pernam, sid to 6d; 200 Surat, at 3d to 311 ; and the
rest American, at 3id to 51d per lb.—The Share Market con-
tinued rather brisk. Birmingham and Gloucester, 108};
Caledonian, 34; Eastern Counties, 12 ; Grand Junction, 222;
Ditto, Half, 111 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 41 ; Brighton Loan
Notes, 12i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 541; Midland
Counties, 1024 ; North Union, 132 ; Sheffield and Man-
chester, 854; South-Eastern, 39; Ditto, New, 124; Orleans
and Tours, 21. Is. ; Paris and Lyons, 21.95. ; Ditto and Rouen,
38 ; Rouen and Havre, 20i ; and Tours and Nantes, 19s.
The Committee of the South American Bondholders have
had a further correspondence with the agent of the Govern-
ment of New Granada, M. Mosquera, resident in this
country, upon the subject of the too long delayed payment of
the interest due from New Granada, upon that portion of the
Colombian Loans assigned by consent to the republic before
named. It will be recollected that so far back as March, 1842, an
agreement was entered into by the agents of the bondholders,
under which terms were named for the settlement of their
claims, but up to the present moment not a dollar has yet
been handed over to the foreign creditors of New Gre-
nada. M. Mosquera admits that he has received no
orders from his Government to pay over any sums to
those who have so long standing claims on that
country. It is not, we believe, to be denied, but that there
are some assets here, but at the same time it can hardly be
credited that a sufficient sum has yet been received to
pay anything like a dividend to the holders of
New Granada Bonds, the dividends upon which
have been in arrear since the month of May,
1826. Still it is conceived that M. Mosquera might, without
a breach of his official duty, have told the Committee of
Spanish American Bondholders the actual amount that had
been received by him, in aid of a fund for paving a portion
of the interest upon the stock allocated to the Republic.
A meeting of the shipping interests is at the present
moment being held at the Hall of Commerce, to receive a
report from the Committee of the Ship-owners Society,
touching various matters connected with this im-
portant branch of the mercantile marine. At pre-
sent we are only enabled to say that the attention
of all those interested in ships, colonies, and commerce, should
be directed to the report which was brought forward this
afternoon.

A meeting of the South Sea Proprietors is now being held
to consider the propriety of accepting the terms of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, as they have already appeared in
The Sun. The proprietors are ready to agree to the
first proposition—the Guarantee Fund completion—but
will take time to decide upon another point—the
future management of the South Sea Stock, and
Annuities—and the countenance of the Company should
be given before coming to a definite conclusion. The Directors
of the Bank of England are ready to take the management
of the South Sea Stock at the reduced charge.
The Funds are dull to-day. The Tahiti affair affords a
pretext for keeping the market a little flat, though an
amicable arrangement is generally predicted. Consols are
99a for Money and Time. Exchequer Bills obtain 775. to '
795. premium. Bank Stock is firm at 200 to The Com-
missioners have taken 10,0001. Reduced Three per Cents. at
1001. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 102 to
102*, and the Reduced 103 to *.
The Foreign Bonds continue to wear a heavy appearance.
Spanish Five per Cents. are 22a 4, and the Three per Cents.
33* to 33i. Portuguese Converted obtain 44* to 43i. Mexi-
can Deferred are 16, Colombian 13k, and Brazilian 84k.
Buenos Ayres Stock is 36 ; Belgian Bonds realise 1031, and
Dutch Five per Cents. 101* to 1011.
The Railway Shares have been rather more fluctuating, on
account of the settlement, but generally they are well sup-
ported.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

,
Bank Stock
200% 200
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . ..... . .....
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99%%
334 per Cent-Reduced Annuities KO%
New 334 per Cent. Annuities. ...... .. .. ....
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860..........
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860. 124
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 130. I%d i-,9%
10004 ..... .........„ ....... . ..... .. ..... V 77 pm. 500/
Ditto Small
pm. 77 79
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 10334
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
81%
Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ........
Columbian Bonds. 13%
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. 894%
Mexican Bonds, 1837,5 per Cent.
••••••
Ditto Deferred Stock 1166
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
•••
Ditto Converted 444 43%
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 2234%
Ditto Passive Bonds.
Ditto Three per Cent. ........ ........ ........
Dutch 234 per Cents 6l
Dutch 5 per Cents.. .......... . ........
New Loan. 4 per Cents. (1844)
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SOARS.
Birmingham and Gloucester
Ditto New 1734
Bristol and Gloucester 3O
Chester and Holyhead 5 ..... •••• 6
Dublin and Cashel
... 2 -
Eastern Counties 23 124% ... to
Ditto New Registered 81. 6s. Bd.
Great Western
Ditto 3.4 Shares
Ditto Fifths
London and Birmingham.
London and Blackwall 16% ...... 7%
London and Brighton 5O 4934% ... to
London and South Western 41% 874 ..... to -,-
Ditto Eighths 4(
Manchester and Leeds ' '7O
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40
Midland Counties
Ditto Fifths. ........... ............ 2
North British 2%
Northern and Eastern 45 to
Ditto 34 Stares
Norwich and Brandon ... ..... .... 4
South Eastern and Dover ..... „.. 32%
Trent Valley
Yarmouth and Norwich lB 304% ... to
York and North Midland ......... 50
Ditto Scarboro' Branch .... ..... 2%
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1 ......
Paris I:nd Orleans 2O 38% ...... to -•
Paris and Rouen 2O ..... .... 38%
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster 2O 27 —
Union of London lO
124
to
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 30.—We have
again had a good business, without much alteration in
prices. The sales are :—Barnsley Junction, 21; ; Eastern
Counties, 123-; Huddersfield and Manchester, 1i premium ;
Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 5 1-16; Manchester and
Birmingham, 54i ; Ditto, Quarters, 33- premium ; Lynn and
Ely, 13- ; Manchester and Buxton, 365. ; Sheffield and Man-
chester, 843- ; South-Eastern, 38i- ; Ditto, New, 12k;
Trent Valley, 9i.

PREPARATIONS FOR A GRAND FETE AT DIEPPE.—
BRIGATON, TUESDAY EVENING.—We learn by the arrival of
the General Steam Navigation Company's packets from
Dieppe, that the Dieppois are making the most extensive
preparations to celebrate the erection of a statue to the
memory of Admiral Duquesne. The King of the French
has accepted an invitation from the Dieppe authorities to
be present at the ceremony, which is to take place at the
latter end of next month. The fete would have taken place
earlier, but the King is desirous of waiting till the
accouchement of the Princess de Joinville, which is expected
in about a fortnight. We understand there will be three
days' rejoicing. All the spare troops from the north of
France are to be present, and several ships of war are ex-
pected in the roads to salute his Majesty on his arrival.
Steamers will run daily between Brighton and Dieppe during
August and September.
BRIGHTON, TUESDAY, SIX O'CLOCK, P.m. Soon
after twelve o'clock this morning a stiff breeze sprung up,
and the sea was considerably agitated, and in the course of
the afternoon the hull of the John o' Gaunt, the vessel de-
stroyed by Captain Warner, was seen drifting with the wind.
Hundreds of persons followed its progress down Channel, and
at this hour a large portion of the devoted vessel is drifting
just off the Chain-pier, and in the course of an hour will, in
all probability, be on shore. There are thousands of persons
on the beach, anxiously waiting to examine the hull of the
ship. Captain Pechell's fears respecting the danger to vessels
going down Channel will now, of course, be removed.
We are sorry to learn the illness of Lord Powers-
court, the son-in-law of the Earl of Roden, who has been
residing some time at Ems, for the benefit of his health.