The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-26 00:00:00

TURKS ISLANDS-BA HA MAS.

The mass of legislative business that had accumulated during
the existence of the late unfortunate differences. at New Provi-
dence, having ben happily got.over, and the session of the Le-
gislature having been closed in harmony—the Governor (his
Excellency Major General Grant,) has recently paid a visit to
Turks Islands, where he was received with.that cordial welcome
and liberal hospitality which on all ocasions do' so much honour
to the worthy people of that social little place. The inhabi-
tants presented his Excellency a respectful and gentlemanly
Address, to which he returned a polite and liberal answer.
ST. JouN, (N. B.) JuLI 17.—Died, on Tuesday evening
last, Francis Gilbert, Esq. Naval Officer of this Province, in
the 82d year of his age. He was a man of thestrictest integrity,
and one to whom the distressed never applied in vain. - His re-
mains were inteircd'on Friday last, numerously attended.
BROCKVILE, (U. CO AUG. 7.--MURDLR.—On the 30th
of July last, illr. Michael' O'Conner perpetrated an atrocious
murder about four miles from the village of Perth, by shooting
Mr. James Porter. We have not learnt the particulars very
minutely, but understand O'Connor and Porter had been to
Perth, and on their return home, O'Conner being intoxicated,
tried to engage Porter in a quarrel, but he refuSed to have any
thing to do with him. When they arrived opposite to O'Con-
nor's house he told Porter that he would shoot him, and went
to the house, got his gun, and returned to Porter, who asked,
do. you mean to shoot-toe+-he-answered yes, and immediately
fired—the contents of the gun entered his loins, and he fell-
0-`Conner gave him a number of blows on the head with the
breech of the gun, and then endeavoured to make his escape,
but was apprehended, and confined in the gaol rit' this place, to
await his trial at the next assizes.
DISTRICT OF MONTREAL.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR Jui.Y.—The weather being
very favourable to vegetation through the month, the advance-
ment of each crop to maturity has been very rapid. The Wheat
is.gericrally, very fine, and will be ready for the sicle by the
19th of August. Much of the Barley was cut at the close of
the month, and some samples were produced of the new crop
the'27th.. The Peas are an abundant crop ; some are ready
to cut. The frequent light rain has brought the late sowed Oats
very forward ; . the crop will be very good. The Hay-making-
was nearly finished at the close of the month. There is a fair
average crop, although the Timothy has proved light, the heavy
Clovers have compensated for that deficiency, and as there is a
great quantity of forage this season, there will be plenty of food
for such description of stock.
Lucerne was cut a second time on the 14th, and a third crop
will beready by the middle of August.
MONTREAL, Attu. 11.--On Tuesday night the 7th instant,
about _nine o'cOck, the steam boat Perseverance, which we
mentioned some time since as having commenced her trips be-
tween La Chine and Point Fortune, lying at the wharf of the
Cascades, took fire forward Of the machinery, by sonic unknown
means ; after considerable time spent in• searching for an axe
she was scuttled and sunk in about five feet of water; nothing
aft of her machinery was burnt, and we are told that none of her
fore timbers are injured; it is therefore thought that she can
be refitted again without a very heavy.expence.
If-John Fraser, son of Simon Fraser, late store-keeper at
Bermuda, in the service of Great Britain, is alive, as he was
last heard of in the United States,-he will hear of an event which

entitles him to inherit £lO,OOO, by calling at No. 83, Maiden-

lane, (New York.)

G. W. and H. BRUEN.

[Extract of a letter from Cincinnati.]
The disordered state of the circulating medium in Ohio has
left behind it a variety of denUmiriations, hitherto unheard of in
,the vocabulary of currencies. In the north-east part of the state;
)4tibear of middle money, wagon Money, pat current, land

office money. •
In this country, five quarters, or certainly nine eleven penny
bits, can easily be made out of a dollar, which is as increase of
capital of the same nature as that which was made by the emis-
sion of bank notes. In the city of Washington, if a man has
half a dollar to pay and has nothing about him but a one dollar
note, he tears it in two, and gives the party one half. So here, if
you have to pay a blacksmith an equal sum, and offer him a
silver dollar, he'deliberately places it on his anvil, and gives you
your change by cutting it in two. It is diverting, sometimes,
to see the ludicrous scenes which the paper system has given
birth to.—An auction crier rides about the streets with a hand-
ful of bank-notes, offering to sell them, President, Directors,
and Banking-house and all, and asking for a bid.—Another
gallops through the streets with a horse for sale, bawling out
that so much in specie, or so much in John H. is bid for him.
—(N. Gar.)