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

THE STTN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1844.

I of the interest on that portion of the Colombian debt
assigned to New Granada.
" I have the honour to be, &c.,
" G. R. ROBINSON, Chairman.
" M. M. Mosquera, Esq., &c."
" 52, Baker-street, Portman-square, July 29.
" Dear Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 26th inst.,
which was delivered to me on Saturday last, I have the
honour to inform you that up to the present day I have
received no order or communication from my Govern-
ment which would enable me to reply to the questions
you put to me ; but as I do receive any, I shall hasten
to bring the same under your notice.
" I have the honour, &c.,
"G. R. Robinson, Esq. "M. M. MOSQUERA."
SUN.—The Stock Market did not improve this after-
noon, Consols closing at 991 to I, or to 1 per cent. lower
than on this day week. The New Three-and-a-Half
per Cents. were 102 k to / ; and the Reduced, 103 to If.
Bank Stock was 200. Exchequer Bills realised 775.
premium.
Spanish Five "per Cents. closed at 224 ; Mexican at
36 ; French Five per Cents, at 121; and Russian at 120.
Dutch Four per Cents. were 961 to 96k.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester were 9 ; Dub-
, lin and Cashel, 28 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 15; Great
Western, 62,12- ; Ditto, Fifths, 12k ; Birmingham, 131 ;
South-Western, 461- ; Midland, 3- ; Northern and
Eastern, 141 ; Norwich and Brandon, 91 8 ; South-
Eastern, 51 ; Ditto, New, 84 ; Yarmouth and Norwich,
12 to / ; Paris and Orleans, 1134- ; and Paris and Rouen,
184 premium. Eastern Counties were 108, and Brigh-
ton 4to 1 discount. Australasia Bank Shares were 10
to 9 premium.
This afternoon the exchange on Hamburgh was about
th© same as last post-day, as also on Trieste, while
Antwerp was not quite so good ; and Amsterdam, Paris,
and Frankfort rather advanced.
• The following is the official return of the exports of
• bullion from the port of London for the week ending
Thursday last :
Silver coin to Rotterdam
Petersburgh 45,462 „
„ bars to Hamburgh
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.)

Amsterdam CF. 12 4i
Ditto, at sight l2 11
Rotterdam 2U. 12 5
Antwerp
tiamburgh M.B. 13 121
Altona l3 13
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60
Ditto, 3 months 95 85
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 90
Frankfort on Mains l2l
Petersburgh, 3Us 37
Berlin 7
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 952
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 37

Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 85
Milan
Venice ....
Naples 391
Palermo, per oz IIBI
Lisbon 54
Oporto 54
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9

Cadiz
Bilbao 36
_ _

Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons—. 0 0 0

Barcelona 36
Sevilla —

New Dollars 0 4 10
Silver in Bars 0 4 111

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

DORSETSIIIRE.—The past week has been one of
genuine summer weather, and the rapidity with which
all kinds of grain have proceeded to maturation, has
been as striking as it has been gratifying. The fields
can be almost seen to change colour daily. We are now
fairly engaged in harvesting, and few can recollect finer
crops of wheat or better weather for saving them than
it is our pleasure to record on the present occasion.
On Thursday the operations of the field were retarded
by some heavy rains, but they were but showers ; and
we are again favoured with the most genial sunshine
that the husbandman could desire. The crops of barley
and oats are, as has been frequently stated, deficient on
the whole, but we believe that the yield and quality will
be much better than was a short time since anticipated.
The great deficiencies of the year will be hay and straw.
Western Flying Post.

DEVONSHIRE.—SOUTH HAMS.—SiDee our last the
weather has been delightful, and the corn has ripened
rapidly. Harvest has commenced in all the early parts
of the district, and new corn has been sold in various
markets. The price of cora has declined. There are
some failures in the crop of potatoes.
NORTH BERWICIL—It is now obvious that harvest
will be at least three weeks later than was at one time
anticipated. The late dropping showers have been so
favourable for vegetation, that the crops are rather grow-
ling in length than filling. There is reason to fear that
much of the wheat around here is too luxuriant, and will
be lodged. Hay is now nearly all stored, and is below
an average crop ; the after growth promises to be very
heavy. The only complaint we have heard regarding
turnips is that they are growing faster than they can be
thinned out.—Berwick Warder.

LANCASHIRE.—We had several considerable falls of
rain during the past week. Some of the showers were
very heavy. The intervals have been bright and sunny,
with warm airs and oppressive heat. On Saturday the
temperature was somewhat reduced, a pleasant breeze
imparting to the air a refreshing coolness. Yesterday
was cloudy, and a little rain fell. The grain crops in
this vicinity look very promising.—Liverpool Albion.
MID-LOTHIAN.—The weather, since Tuesday night,
has been pretty variable; but the heat still continues. A
good deal of rain fell in the early part of Wednesday—
the afternoon, however, was comparatively fair, with
scarcely a breath of wind. The morning of Thursday
was rather foggy, but as the day advanced the atmos-
phere cleared up, although we had several passing
showers. It rained, but very gently, up till about
twelve o'clock yesterday forenoon, after which the sky
became somewhat clear, with a light breeze. It con-
tinues so as we prepare for press.,--Edinburgh Evening
Post.

LANARKSHIRE. —The weather during the last few days
has been marked by intermitting heavy showers, and in-
tense suitryness. In the immediate neighbourhood
we have not been visited with the thunder storm,
though we have had the rains which often accompany
or follow it. The weather, however, although uncom-
fortable to the person, has been most beneficial to the
country. It has literally forced on vegetation ; and on
the early soils all around the wheats and barleys are
losing the summer green, and assuming the golden
hue of autumn. The pastures, turnips, and aftermaths
have improved amazingly ; and the potatoes, where
not affected by taint, give promise of an abundant re-
turn. A good number of patches of both wheat and oats
have been cut in the south of England and Ireland, and
samples of superior new oats shown in the Wakefield
and other markets. Dur►ng last week there were heavy
thunder storms in various parts of England, particularly
that of Saturday last, which broke over the towns of
Rochester and Chatham. Damage has been sustained,
but only of a partial kind.—Glasgow Chronicle.
WILTSHIRE.—In some parts of this county the wheat
harvest has already commenced, under the most favour-
able auspices, the corn being well ripened, and the crops
good. We may say of wheat, that throughout the
county there will be found but very few failures, and the
harvest will be general in the beginning of the ensuing
week, should the fine weather continue, of which there
is every prospect. Barley, in the immediate neigh-
bourhood of Dorchester, where it is sown early, in
good land, turns out excellent ; but to speak
of many parts of the county where, from the continu-
ance of wet, the sowing was late, on inferior land, the
crop is a total tailure, being hardly worth the expense
of gathering in; in other places there is a partial failure,
the instances of good crops being but " few and far be-
tween." We make nearly the same observation in res-
pect of oats, the farmers of this neighbourhood being also
more fortunate than others in this description of grain.
—Salisbury Herald.
KENT.—The late weather, with the little exception of
laying some corn, has been highly favourable to the
growing crops. The barley, which but a few weeks
since was very unpromising, has greatly recovered,
and advanced to sufficient ripeness to be cut
in some places, with small quantities of oats.
The late showers have had a great effect in filling the
wheat ears, and the hot sunshine of this week hos con-
siderably promoted the ripeness. General reports are
increasingly favourable, and a full average is expected.
Many farmers intend commencing harvest next week.
The recent storms have been particularly serviceable
to the pasturage, which now presents the liveliest green
and luxuriance ; and affords good feeding.—Canter-
bury Journal.

LORD ELLENBOROUGIL—One of her Majesty's
steam-sloops on the Mediterranean station is to proceed im-
mediately to Alexandria, to embark Lord Ellenborough, and
convey his Lordship thence to Malta and Marseilles.
ANNANDALE PEERAGE.—We understand that the
infant twin son of the late Sir Frederic Johnstone, Bart.
was on Thursday served heir•male in general to the
last Marquis of Annandale, by a jury, consisting
chiefly of members of the legal profession. The evi-
dence of the pedigree was got up in a masterly man
ner. The librarians of the Faculty of Advocates
and Writers to the Signet, and the gentlemen con-
nected with the records in the Register Office, at-
tended with books and documents, from which,
the propinquity was to be established ; and a
body of evidence of the most convincing character was
laid before the inquest, who arrived unanimously at the
above conclusion. The jury afterwards dined together
in Douglas' Hotel in honour of the occasion.—Sir Fre-
derick John William Johnstone of Westerhall, Baronet,
was on the same day served before the Sheriff of Edin-
burgh, and a respectable jury, heir male in general to
George, last Marquis of Annandale. Thomas Thomson,
Esq., advocate, presided, as Chancellor.— Scotsman of
Saturday.

THE LATE CROCKFORD CLUB.—Some three or four
years ago, it will be remembered, the founder of the club
bearing his name in St. James's- street, having announced
his intention of retiring from business, the total dissolu-
don of the club would have speedily followed, had
not the Duke of Beaufort, Mr. T. S. Duncombe,
and a few influential members, after forming them-
selves into a committee, succeeded in rallying the
disjointed members, and effecting a resuscitation
of the old body, under the new title of the St.
James's Club. For a couple of years or so the subscrip-
tions came in swimmingly, and matters seemed to
flourish; latterly, however, we are told, unequivocal
symptoms of sundry backslidings have manifesed them-
selves, and this aristocratic body, already in a moribund
state, unless saved by some miraculous exertion of in-
dividual energies, will, in all probability, before the end
of the present year, become entirely defunct. The
quondam humble fishmonger of Temple-bar, through
whom alone, it would seem, it lived, and moved, and had
its being is now no more. How long will the club sur-
vive his dissolution?

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAIL..
WAY.—Between 11 and 12 o'clock on Sunday night, James
Smith, the driver, was killed near Iver-bridge, near West
Drayton, where the body now lies. It is supposed that the
unfortunate man was going along theluggage to speak to the
gaud, His head presented a most appalling spectacle.

LITERATURE.
HIGH LIFE IN NEW YORK. 2 Vols.
How, London, 1844.
In these sketchy volumes we have a series of letters
supposed to be written by Mr. Jonathan Slick to his
father, a Justice of Peace in Connecticut, illustrative
of the manners and personal peculiarities of the Yan-
kees, and more especially of the state of fashionable
society in the city of New York. The letters are
written—as the far-famed conversations of Sam Slick
were recorded—in the homely, uncouth dialect of
humble provincial life in America, but have little of
the wit, smartness, and cutting practical sarcasm of
Mr. Halliburton's admirable work. The most divert-
ing incident contained in them is the writer's account
of his interview with Fanny Elssler, after one of her
performances at the theatre, and the effect her grace-
ful figure, manners, and picturesque dancing produced
on his mind.

WALKS IN THE COUNTRY.
Moxon, London, 1844.

There are many graceful images, and healthy, un-
affected sentiments scattered through this little un-
pretending volume of poems, which, like all Lord
Leigh's productions, is characterised by quick, ac-
tive feeling, and chaste felicity of venitication. His
poem entitled " The Estate Oak," is a lyric worthy
of Collins, if only for the easy and delightful flow of
its melody.

THE LATEST PARIS FASHIONS.
(From Le Illoniteur.)
The present may be considered as our fashionable re-
cess, during which very little is offered to those who
look forward for innovations as the chief attractions. If
we are to direct our attention to any quarter for ex-
amples of the most recent modes, we must depart from
our modern Babylons into the rustic recesses which are
at this period of the year so much coveted, to the fashion-
able watering-plane or salubrious sea-coast.
For neglige3, coutil worked, embroidered, and even
plain, are adopted by the most elegant amongst the
fashionable circles.
For the most dressy day toilettes, the barages and
glace silks, coloured tarlatans, lace scarfs and shawls,
mantelets of embroidered muslin, capotes of crape
tulle and paille de rix, may be specially quoted.
Barege dresses have almost the monopoly of volans—
these latter belong especially to dresses which are soft
and do not crease, for nothing is more unbecoming than
a rumpled dress. With organdis or dressed fabrics, the
full species of trimmings in gathers is impossible, plaits
alone must suffice, under penalty of not being able to sit
down. Festoons, white and coloured embroideries suit
all sorts of dresses, plain or a mille raies, and all sorts
of transparent fabrics.
Many tartalanes, embroidered in colours, may be seen;
skirt plain, with volans, embroidered in the form of peas
shaded, and bordered with a festoon shaded in like man-
ner. These dresses are very pretty.
We cannot at present record any alterations in the
forms of hats, and there is hardly cause of regret in this,
for every one of taste must acknowledge the pretty styles
which now prevail.
The ornaments, however, and various accessories are
considerably varied—roses, strawberries, variegated
daisies and bouquets of eglantine are adopted.
For a white crape hat, roses mingled with crape lisse
assort very well. Flowers are worn with all rice straws.
A leapote in straw-coloured crape, trimmed with lilac
biais and straw, is most attractive in appearance. The
same with crape of white and rose-tinted, and trimmed
with roses biais shaded.
Lace is worn as plentifully as ever. The Point
d'Alencon is in high favour. The difficulty of execution
and length of time which some takes for its completion,
make it costly and recherche.

FASHIONS FOR AUGUST.
(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of
Fashion.)
Bareges Taglioni, in checks of moderate size, Mous-
selines Giselle, fil de Marie, and toiles de Chine, with
foulards of endless variety, are the materials best
suited for the present month. In negligt, redin-
gotes are worn of English jaconet, or muslin,
lined ; the bodies are generally open in front ;
the sleeves wide, but very short, and under ones
of muslin bouillonnes ; many peignoirs are of
white barege, trimmed with ruches of white ribbon.
The corsages, with revers pelerine, continue in fa-
vour, as well as the half long sleeve, with under
ones of white ; but these, it must be observed, are
seldom with wristbands, but preserve their width to
the bottom ; the revers worn on the corsages are
sometimes so large as to have the appearance of an
open pelirine, to which a fancy fringe gives addi-
tional width ; a similar fringe ornamenting the
skirt, in two rows, as a flounce, and the edge of the
closed jockey which surmounts the sleeve, also finished
with fringe. Velvet is much used to ornament dresses,
numerous rows of it forming a border at the bottom of
the skirt, just above the hem, lessening in width as they
ascend; it is also used on black net dresses, forming
heading to the flounces, which commence at the waist.
Pardessus, mantelets, and mantilles, are of every variety;
the paletots of taffetas d'ltalie are much in fashion; but
for the promenade the colours are confined to black or dark
blue, trimmed with black lace ; the sleeves are rather
wide, but not lower than the elbow ; and a broad rib-
bon encircles the waist ; for carriage wear they are of
light silks, trimmed with ruches of ribbon or white lace.
In flans, the embroidered guimpes and little collars
la Jannette, covered by several rows of Valenciennes
Lee, are worn, as well as revers formed of inlets ; frills
of three rows of lace, and the standing up collar, with

three or four rows of ruches.
There is no change just now in bonnets ; the form of
pailies de riz is a little more open ; and capotes of straws
have crowns a la bonne femme.