The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-27 00:00:00

THE COMET STEAM-BOAT.

This unfortunate vessel, which has so long and so highly excited
public attention and sympathy, was finally and completely hauled
upon the beach on Sunday evening. The work of the contractor
and the superintendence of the Sheriff were both finished at that
period. In addition to the details contained in the following letter
from a gentleman in Gourock, who had the best information, we
have, only to add, that two trunks were got out on Sunday evening,
but as they had not been opened at the date of our accounts yes..
terday, it is uncertain what they contain. A fowling-piece and
a military cap, belonging, it is supposed, to Captain Sutherland,
have also been found. The following is a correct account of the
money which has been recovered :
In Mr. Rollo'g bag
Piper's chest about
Captain's money
And small sums

£6.92 13 0
75 0 0
15 0 0
8 0 0

• .£lBO 18 0 •
•
The notes are wet, but not materially damaged. Several law pa.'
pens (leases, &c.) belonging to Mr. Rollo were found in a good
state of preservation ; and the crockery-ware in the steward's ca-
bin was in general found uninjured. The vessel is a most cora-
plete wreck, but it is quite Certain that nothing belonging to any
of the ill-fated passengers can remain on board, so closely has the
wreck been searched,—Sunday being a beautiful day the wreck
was visited by a great number of people from Greenock and the
neighbourhood. A gentleman counted 1180 passing his home
• 1......,.....;..., ~..i•
itTir tiriritit°,,ti,Nitlaviril‘;.. spot where Irri,,,z,eii was draw„ from
the water is estimated to be little short of 10,000.

" Gonroek, Saturday Biening, 22d July.

" Mr. Brown has fixed bill chains down to-night for the lot

time, as he expects to have the Cornet dry at low water to-morrow
morning'a tide. As yet there has been no iteCkSS to the principal
cabin. All that has been found therefore has either been on deck,
or hi the steerage. This morning the body of a. female was found
ori.the quarter deck in a state of very great • decay, so much so
that the remains of the dress alone indicated that it was probably
the corpse of Miss 1114Intosh.- It was carefully put into a coffin
zinki interred immediately.

" To-day a considerable quantity of bones were found in the
steerage, but there was in that place such a mass of rubbish and
mud that it is impossible to say how many bodies there might be.
The jacket of a very young boy was picked up, enclosing the ribs
only, and no other part was visible.
"6i regard to private property not much has yet been re-
covered. The Piper's chest was found yesterday, and bank notes
to the amount of about "751. enclosed ; none of which were in the
least injured, though completely saturated with water. A pocket-
book lay on deck, containing 6/, in small notes, all entire ; some
silver and copper also were picked up on deck. A number of
bottles, supposed to have originally contained whisky, were found
full, but the spirit was invariably changed for a liquid of a bitter
taste.

g, The vessel herself is so complete a wreck that she must be

broken up ; she can never again float. It reflects great credit on
the ingenuity of Mr. Brown that he succeeded in bringing her
ashore. Both stem and stern are quite smashed, and the deck
planks torn up. This must have been dons chiefly by the chains
last winter, in the first attempt to raise her.

" The copper boilers have collapsed in a surprising manner ;
and, as boilers, are useksts. The sudden condensation of the steam
must have produced a vacuum, and the pressure of the surround-
ing water on the outside caused this effect. Engineers have al-
ready se to work to take the machinery to pieces, under the three-
tion of some of the proprietors.
" It is a remarkable circumstance that the body of the female
found floating from the wreck on Tuesday, and supposed to be
that of Mr. WDonald of Borrodale's cook-maid, was in a better
state of preservation than any other yet found; and it"has been
freely assorted that she was in a state of intoxication at the time
the accident happened.
" The Sheriff, Mr. Marshall, has been indefatigable labia atten-
tions to the preservation of property. It was found necessary to
prevent so many people from coming on board, as presented them-
selves for admission, and orders accordingly were issued to a boat's
crew, from one of the revenue cutters on this station, under the
command of an officer, to admit none on board. Still curiosity
prompted many' respectable gentlemen, and even ladies, to ap-
peal personally to the Sheriff, who was thus placed in the dis-
agreeable predicament of being obliged to make special refusals ;
fur bad all been admitted who applied, there would not have been
standing room for them, and none at all to work.
Sunday Morning.—Owing to an accidental circumstance
the Comet has not been moved so fur in al to ebb the Cabin at
low water, yet a number of articles have been got out, among
other things, Mr. Rollo'e travelling bag. I. saw it opened, and
the money so much talked of recovered;it was tied in a pretty
large parcel by itself, without any wrapper, but perfectly unruf-
fled and fresh-looking, The Sheriff is now engaged counting it,
but it is a tedious operation, and I cannot say how much there
will be of it.
" A silver tea-pot belonging_to Capt. Sutherland, an Andrew
Ferrara sword of Sir Joseph Radcliff 's, some ahm4ing and fishing
apparatus, and a few small baskets and parcels of wearing ans.
parel, have all been got from the wreck this morning ; but no
more bodies.. • • :
" Nothing farther, can be done from this time (nine o'cloCk)
till seven in the evening, when it will be near low water again."
,Waitymu Courier.

4. Colombian privateer has been taken on the coast
of Bilboa, and it is the same, which captured on the
florist of Galicia a little vessel, laden with corn, for
Andalusia, by the house of Unagon, of Billioa, and
Which had the boldness to enter it small defenceless
Part called Mums, where it was seized by three little
vessels on the 9th of 3111 Y.

Another. Colombian privateer shoWed itself at the
mouth of the port of Barcelona. A vessel belonging
.to The' French squadron immediately sailed in pursuit
of the pirate,

bt *Ult.

LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1826.

His Excellency Count LIEVEN, Ambassador to
this Court from his Majesty the Emperor of RUSSIA,
arrived yesterday at Dover, from St. Petersburgh,
having embarked at Calais in the Post-office steam-
packet Furl. His Excellency landed under a salute
from the batteries on the Heights, and shortly after-
wards proceeded to London.

We received last night the several Paris Papers of
the 24th, and the Etoile dated the 25th inst., from
which we make the following extracts relative to the
state of affairs in Greece :

CORFU, JUNE 27.--qhe Seraskier has quitted the en-
virons of Lepanto, and has fixed his head-quarters six
leagues off, between Salome and Lidoriski.
The Greek troops had made some entrenchments, with
the intention of fixing their head-quarters there, but they
have since abandoned that position. The Seraskier has
had some engagements in the environs of Lidoriski, in
which he has lost a great many men.
They expect at Ptevesa a Russian Consul to reside
there. The Government has received orders from the
Seraskier, to assign the best house in the town, which is
composed of mere barracks, to the expected Consul for
his residence. The inhabitants of Spezzia, to be-better
• able to defend: themselves, have joined those of:Hydra.*
We learnfrom Napoli di Romania, that a corps of 4 or 5,000
Arabs had advanced towards the Province of Maine, call-
ing on the inhabitants to submit; that the latter, being
able to defend themselves, desired to communicate with
Ibrahim in person, which not having taken place, they
opposed the entrance of the Arabs, and, after an obstinate
engagement, defeated them with the loss of 2,000 men.
It is added, that two transports laden with provisions of
all kinds, belonging to Lord Cochrane's division, have ar-
Travellers coming from Prevesa affirm that the garrison
of Missoloughi, when it evacuated that place, carried away
the remains of Marus Bolzaris, which they happily con-
veyed to their countrymen as a new Palladium.

'The Emile is principally filled with the Introduc.

tion of a Pamphlet, which Marshal VICTOR, Duke
de BELLUNO, has published, respecting the commis-
sariat contracts with OUVRARD, in answer to a publi-
cation by that person. The conduct of M. OUVRARD
in his late capacity of Contractor General of the
French Army has been so long and so frequently be-
fore the public, and the subject, originally of but little

interest in this country, is so threadbare, that we think
we shall please our readers best by omitting this new
discussion of the relative purity of the Duke's Ad.
ministration, and OUVIIARD's execution of his con-
tracts.

The Etoile also publishes a Decree of the'King o)
the NETHERLANDS, dated the 20th inst., permitting,
under certain limitations; the erection of private chapels
and oratories, notwithstanding the regulations pre-
viously in force.
Fatwot Ftnins.—Pams, JULY 24.--Five per Cents, 99f.
65c. ; Three per Cents. 6.5 f. 95c. ; Bank Stock, 2020 f. ; Rentes
de Naples '72f. 550. ; Rentes d'Espagne, ; Royal Spanish
Loan, 41if. ; Exchange on London, One Month, 25f. 60c. ; Ditto
Three Months, 25f. 40c.

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* We learn from 'Florence, that three vessels have joined to go
',Anil do Suda, to intercept the supplies of provisions fur the Mores,
where the Turks are in great want.

Some of our contemporaries have sneered at, and
attempted to turn into ridicule, the Constitution which
DON PEDRO has given to Portugal; but in doing so
they have, in our view of the subject, shown their want
of judgment as well as their ignorance. The leading
features of this new Constitution so nearly
resemble
those our own, which has been found not less ad-
mirable in practice than in principle, and suited' alike
for the happiness and security of society, that we are
at a loss to conceive why it should be supposed that
the establishment of a Constitution framed on such a
model should not be advantageous to the country in
which it is to be introduced, in lien of a system
which affords neither protection to:property nor secu-
rity to person. The inhabitants of Portugal in com-
mon with those of most other countries in which arbi-
trary Governments exist, have long desired to partake
of the benefits which result from free and liberal insti-
tutions, and it would have beeir an idle attempt in that
country, as it will prove ultimately to be in all others,
to resist this universal' and powerful desire. The en-
thusiam and gratitude with which the new Constitu-
tion has been received at Lisbon is a proof that it is
and happiness, of the people; and we
considered in that capital is likely to be conducive to
n
_ '
thhaPvein,ntieirdoestusbt that its establishment will form : era
in the history of Portugal from which may be dated a
progressive advance in prosperity and power. We
subjoin a letter from Lisbon giving some particulars of
passing events7and by
winch it appears- that Sir
W. A7CouRT is about to proceed to Madrid upon a
special missionmission
Lisaos, JULY 11.—fify wisher are at length gratified, and
the symptoms I hate eOtnrnunieated to you, at' having Continually
shown themselves since the ministerial crisis in January, 1825
the symptoms, which then first showed themselves on,bosid the
English vessel the ()wool have U9W been realised. The arrival

of Sir C. Stuart from Rio Janeiro has pert an end to all :nicer*
tainty. It is raid, that this fortUnate land able negociator is to
appear in the double character of Minister Plenipotentiary of Greet
Britain, and Envoy Extraordinary from the imperial Court of
Brazil to our Regency; whilst Sir W. A'Court is immediately to
set out for Madrid on a special Mission.
The Constitution, which is being printed at the Royal Print"
big-house, is said to vary very slightly from that which is to rule
Brazil. The publication of this great deed, which the peoples
have so long desired, will be conducted with the greatest pot*
On the same day, the Council of the Regency, the 31iuisters, the
greet Dignitaries and Functionaries of the State, with the Oa:
Military, and Ecclesiastical Authorities, will take the oath to the
new social compact of the Monarchy.
The enthusiasm of the inhabitants of this capital is wiled
in the highest degree. The news from the provinces a:menace
that the same effect has been produced there with the celerity' ef
lightening. Tranquillity reigns in all parts of the kingdom. A
complete amalgamation has been effected, for some time Wei
tween the parties called Royalist and Constitutional. The ,feeu"
faction of Bernposta has evaporated in smoke. This darn",
and consoling result is due, in great part, to the wiedo=l,lllCl'
has been shown in the choice of the Peers, among whom. gillet
Count of Villa-Real, and the Count d'Amanuata, since 4417. thl
with the title of Marquis of Chavez, both principal actors to
military movement which took place in 1823, in the proejece,
of Tras-os Montea. The Apostolic party have lost every Ow-
ing ground they had.
Our Gazette of the sth of this month publishes an extract ft
that of Rio Janeiro, which exposes the reasons of M. CUP'
being obliged to quit the Brazilian territories. Ile is the' lose
man who edited at Madrid, under the regime of the Oat*
French Journal, called Le Regulator, and who was sent and.
Spain. Ile took refuge in Lisbon, where he continued to pub-
lish his Regulteleur, and was soon obliged to quit Portugal foe
the same reasons that drove him from 'Slain. After the We"
of the month of May, 18.12, he returned here, in order to get ea-
rolled in the suite of some foreign Minister, but be hal bill"
again obliged to leave Portugal.

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The accounts contained in ,the latest French Papers
from Madrid come down toe the 13th inst., at which
time it appears that the excitement of the public mind
was increasing to an alarming degree. Want of COn'
fidence was exhibited by men of all parties, whj
watched each other with the utmost suspicion: 1001
of the Officers of the Constitutional Army had lied to
i 1
GPoairtuucgiaal;waswhliiliesGteenninegmltoEgouuarfd thA,we ho e°mil
frontiers
infected kingdom. All this bespeaks the agiteo
occasioned in Spain at the introduction into Portugal
of a Constitution founded on rational and liberal prin"
i ofan commands
ciples ; and betrays in the Government a knowleage
of its own weakness, and the difficulties it will have
encounter in resisting the revival of those feelii'g,
:
throughout the nation, which will ultimately
pr e
e
over bigotry, intolerance, and arbitrary governm n'
If FERDINAND does not, by a voluntary act, at ;
pin
system somewhat similar to that to be estahlishe
Portugal (which his personal, character and the 1),1111i
ciples of Ids Ministers preclude us from eaPec,t'nq'i
the flame of revolution cannot fail to spread '6.0,
throughout his dominions. It is only by sailinkt,,,'
the stream of public opinion that he can avert
miseries through which the nation will othertviee_.r;
to attain an object which sooner or later it ((nisi rbe
The torrent is too strong to be turned, and d'i'nt
even stemmed, for any length of time, by the Se,
and bigoted Government of FERDINAND.
following is the article alluded to from. Madrid :---",rhe
MADRID, July 13.--(Priyate Correspondence.)
excitement of the public spirit is increasing to an slarny7;
degree. The arrival of couriers from all quarters is fl'er
frequent. Men of all parties watch and regard each ether
with suspicion. In fact, Madrid presents the very
aspect. it did about the latter part of the year 1819'
Aeemuits from the Captain-General of Estretnaddr,a,;
that a great number of officers who have been
the service, have passed the lines, and arrived in l'ortl:,j.
On their entering the 'city of Yelbes, they were reeelv-,
with the greatest transports of joy, 'and the Tragaia
publicly sung.
lretaiiviange ofaabmsoenvicnegtreo
gigomteno tta,ke the waters.
of
Captain-General St. John, who commands Estrenoluri'
General Eguia, who has command of the provinet.;l,
haGasliasciak,edis
which he is to guard the frontiers of tortgrutagatli.346Ttel4,l3
officers of the Constitutional army, who were in
have also also tied to Portugal. test
raThtieenlicoey.tatlithstevointiteersvity oofftrendridnisttersyti.fy thee;.
But
miters who are here at present can do nothintilltilt
sence of his Majesty and the two principal
Several of the Royalists have, notwithstanding they 0,
triotism, demanded their discharge, not wishing.ol,o
tached any longer to the corps of volunteers. raft*
at Madrid is impatiently wishing for the return to
f jetty, and those men capable of applying some fen'
dl
the evils with which we are menaced.
.) _ ..

We have received this forenoon the 444:7
Zeitung of the 20th July, which contains 11001,
worth extracting except the following Speech of 00
VINCENT BUTTIMAN) on opening the Plet
Swiss Confederation, on the 3d inst. :--

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which M respectedoatfoorun,ma
feodrl
eaerai
d thantei Gentlemennsfive cen tu,r faithful
centuries
htuuceEnillo:3l,irtie: iti e:LIrlinj_i)01:0i11:1,1
and independence. !—Happy
tTanhhedeyAfearolliune;ltisooff the is
Stolyrilie:s:::toli: i
is
ladonevdreadtrie°vCilerses, it took its place among taheteErurofesteip°°,,4
aanssdistananneoeuonfced
God)its binydegipenoridoeunsce,victo(wi.th tilos% litlerbf:
and moderation---a happy victories,
loved country. The Swiss enjoyed with cheerf"iififiliti
fruits of his labour and diligence, f ettinl` Pr
never org
,h, o' 4
liberty had cost; that it had not been acquire' 7: 016` '
riches, but the innate and indelible course °'
lir Al?
'h'onour, and fraternal union ! Yet we confess it' °ifemiliste
did not prove a sufficient barrier against the e ' .t ti`r
• e
mousers which invaded thrones and nations, ag-iil gof
I. 13 .
egotism which unnerves nil
the powers of the so" i tete,/
of this slow consuming fever, in ,spite of the storms sL apiril ,
tions of the revolution, the Swisspeopleproved that t- aiy ''''''
Europe, Switzerland again recovered.
its ancestors badnot forsaken it ; the storm rni rageJ,
_....3 4rit*l'yocei°
star long shone over 4)11 obt
fered it to pass over, and with the restoration of g'• 10
. l° is; 1
times in which we live the more timiclini'sellemY3relr3:o:l.:%Tem',
Republica have more skilful orators enjoying in yoot,;: h'd.
the first fruits of freedom, the 'Worii; t 1
010';
from their lips, and the fall of Missoloughi i 4 6 1
;t`''i
theme worthy the eloquence of a Detuostlieticl 0 .
inspired by noble recollections, and in truth, the '4',116y. Otier
of Switzerland is enviable. surrounded by friel 0:1
whose ardent interest in our fate has been Prev -'OlOO4
pend with ccmfitlence on the continuance, of the kind set" ii. rei ,
the August Monarchs. What more evident proofs of ikon tile t,
lel"
occasion. The deputies of the confesleration 1a.:00,0rt;,,
appreciate this intention. Switserland, as a republic' 'it ter,.
could we wish,
virtues of the Princes, as well as their own subjects' oe kI:0,
with the world in general, to ' the times of Tilos an" oof '
than the presence of their Ainbassndi'r.„wieol,l4
„00:0,10 t,
ninesti return. Whin I recall to mind those glorious i ,
quith *hi) does not drop the "f to c'''''
a tear to memory , it 4 d,
Emperor of
Russia. I return to the circle of my beils of #..
dent"- What first offers itself to my eyes are the pads of
Rio
rim all equipped and exercised in the nee of arms, the brave
n'riti
bitants of the. mountains and the V a 1 1 e y . wh° 11-
bps"
their aim.
.Among our officers a generous candour wori:„
to make themselves acquainted. with the higliest,,
iii, efif.;
of military sciente, the whole stray of the contederst;ao it'
mated by the purest patriotism, and Peufeittut rinses or
the Magistrates and the Laws. One single thougl.it
Jo to o7i,
to be worthy of the Swiss name 1 Deserved PraMe ''oit ejai•'"
sons in foreign service; they, too, have trophies to et.
_OO,l
Owl 04% and bravery. The 10th August will be 1110"

the dying lion revives! and what publie spirit, whit activity
prevails in the interior of the cantons! The,tuerchant, indeed,
calculates with prudence the advantages' and disadvantages of re-
mote enterprises, preferring a moderate but certain profit to rapid
wealth and sudden ruin.
.The farmer vies with his neighbour,
and the manifold productions of our pail are the best eulogium of
his indefatigable activity. Arts and sciences, too, the faithful
companions of life, in youth and in age, in prosperity and adver-
sity, are esteemed, cherished, and encouraged ; they enjoy, in the
strictest settee of the expression, an eternal right of citizenship in
our countrY. Far front sporting it from presumption and conceit,
advocating only the cause of truth, and despising falsehood, the
spirit of the Swiss, like that nature by which he is surrounded,
must be grave, great, and elevated ! Most respected Gentlemen,
Deputies of the two-and-twenty Cantons, you will fill up the
outline which I have roughly sketched. The eyes of the whole
Confederation are upon you. The Diet, as the:highest autho-
rity of the Confederation, overlooks the whole.
You must'take care that the Republic incurs no danger. It
will allays endeavour, by unanimity and energetic co-operation,
to proceed in a course worthy of the Swiss nation—worthy of our
ancestors, who so often accomplished great things with small
mean.. May the God of our fathers, who so manifestly watches
over our country, continue to us his protection and blessing !
May our latest posterity exclaim as we do, " Happy the country
which enjoys its freedom and independence." I declare the Diet
of 1826 opened.
The numerous foreign Ministers at Lucerne were present on
this occasion, and a•few days before the Austrian Minister, Baron
Francis Binder Von Kingelsteiu ; the Spanish Minister, Don
Felix Ramon d'Alvarado; and the Baden Charge d'Affaires, M.
Alexander Von Dosch ; delivered the credentials in a private
audience to the President of the Diet.

. Accounts have been received from Smyrna, dated 20th June,
stating that letters had been addressed by the merchants resident
at that port, to the British Consul on the sabject of piracies
comMitted by the Greeks on English vessels, and pledging them-
selves to use every exery exertion to recover such property, and
pay all expeuces and charges incident thereon. It appears these
robbers take the goods out of their original packages, to prevent
any possibility of identifying the same..
Austrian vessels are charged with purchasing the stolen goods,
and taking them to Smyrna, where the property passed through

the Turkish Custom-houses. A yew' under the Austrian flag is
detained at Smyrna ou this charge—the consequences are, that
the low prices at which English manufactures are now sold,
ruinous to the fair trader, and shW evidently the source from
whieWatatned;
1

The. distress• that prevails in the manufacturing dis-
tricts has continued now some time,- and we confess
with pain that as. yet we see but small signs of im-
provement. In the mean time, a remedy for this
overvvhelming evil is anxiously sought, and people fOr
the most part look to the Government as the only
channel 'through which any effectual and permanent
relief can be given. But independently of the ques-
tionable policy of extending' pecuniary grants for the
. . .at .
assistance of the poor creatures on whom this mis-
fortune has-lighted, from the public purse, there are
Many other considerations which would' at present
prohibit . the. Ministry. from holding out the smallest
hOpe.that at their hands money can be expected. In
the midst however of the uncertainty that must neces-
sarily-prevail,' as to what may be the final determina-
tion' of the Cabinet on this point, when pressed by the
encreasing emergency of the occasion, it may be as
Well to enquire into the provisions the law has already
made to meet such urgent evils as those which now
oppress the country ; evils, the progress of which, the
'stream of private charity, deep, steady, and uniform as
it has been, cannot arrest, although it has for a time
greatly mitigated their bitterness, and tended to assuage
•
the irritable feelings of a starving population. The
first • provision is by the poor rates, but these
notwithstanding the magnitude of the public done-
tions, have rapidly encreased and still are encreasing
in amount: . When these means shall be exhausted,
what iS
,the next'provisiou, and this the statute of the
42 Eliz. 0. 2. provides for in the following words :
And be it also enacted, that if the said justices of peace do per-
ceive that 'the inhabitants of any parish arena able to levy among
:themselves sufficient sums of money fur the purposes aforesaid, that
the said two justices shall and may tax rate and assess as aforesaid,
.any 'otheY 'othet parishes, "or out of any parish within the hun-
dred, where the said pour parish is to pay such sum and sums of
Inonetto' the churchwardens and overseers of the said poor parish,
, for thi said purposes as the said justices shall think fit. And if
ther etid'hundred shall not be thought to the said justices able and
fit •to relieve the said several parishes, nor able to provide for
:themselves as aforesaid, then the justices of peace, at their general
'quieter sessions, or the greater number of them, shall rate and
' assess as aforesaid any other of other parishes, or out of any parish
'within the said county, for the purposes aforesaid, as in their die-
cation shall seem fit- _ _ _

*-* I Thus then if one parish cannot provide for its own
poor, 'recourse may be had to any other parishes
within the same hundred, and if that is insufficient,
then to any other parishes within the same county.--
' This is the provision of the law. to Meet such enriter-,
gencies as those we now labour under, and we
_s
be.liT
few, if • smy-instances can be found where this part
of the statute hss been put hi .force. If,' how.-
ever, the poor-rates 7 continue to increase
. amount, we fear the parish, officers of the 'poor
parishes (those we,Mean where the manufiieturing
bu-
po7
pulation is too b
ciiti to be sustained b y the contri
thins of their fetivparishioners ailono Must put this
clause. in force, and call for the ctintribtitions of all
within the boundary of the county in which they are
situate. How this extension ;of the Poor Laws may
be yelished, it is not now time to. enquire, but.for ourT
selves, ,we confess we are sorry the effect of the clause
is limited to the county in which the 'poor parish is
situate. We almost wish that it had been general, and
extended from County to county, so as to compre-
hend the W1:01 shoidd the public distress
increase, in such a ratio 1-,at,to render it necessary for
the support of the perishing, inhabitants of the manu-
facturing districts. It is to beremarked, that the distress
existing in the manufacturing districts, although limited
to those districts, is a public calamity, and one to the re-
lief of whi h the Poor Rates are not legitimately ap-
plieible. As a public calamity, it is entitled to pub-
lic sympathy, and more` n
that to public relief, re-
stating from tlie forced contributions of the,:iiiition; in
general; sat* than the forced contributions of the
narrow district in which the unhappy sufferers reside.
The grief of a body like this, is the common grief of
all the land, a grief in which the grand and primary
interests of the nation are deeply concerned, and not
the petty misfortunes of a few individuals, which could
be with justice referred to the remedy provided by the
'Statute of Elizabeth. It is this view of .the subject
'that makes us wish the before-mentioned .provision
had been general ; that thus a public calamity might
meet with a public remedy.
Many there are who, charging the administration with
incompetency, exhibit the present distress as a proof of
, • the truth of the charge. But it appears to us that the fact
has been most unrighteously distorted. Had the Mi-
nisters been angels front heaven they could not have
averted this calamity.. They' might and, did foresee
a ,
t something of the kind was in the womb of time
frut hardly could they expect -the desolating monster

that has been brought to life. People complain of
taxation as the cause of this distress, and the transition
from thence to the national debt is easy and straight
forward. Something must be done with this, say they,
little reflecting that any tampering with public securi-
ties is a dangerous thing, and totally forgetting that
any revulsion there will only, add to the number of
paupers, only decrease the number of consumers,
and never, therefore, serve to aid the manufacturers to
rise into ease or even into comparative prosperity.

THE FUNDS.

CITY, Twelve o' Clock.

Consols opened very steady at '77, buyers; and remained at that
price until within these few minutes, when they advanced to 77k
both for money and account. In the Foreign Funds, Mexican
6 per Cent., continues at the closing price of yesterday, and are
48f 9; Colombian, 32f 3. In the Share market, Brazilian
Mining Shares seem the only favourites, and maintain their price,
being at 12 13 pm.
Three per Cent. Consols, '77; Ditto for Account, '77; India
4 per Cent. Bonds, 18 20 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 11 12 pm. ;
4 per Cent. Scrip, par. f pm.
Foaxtctr Ftnins.—Brazilian, 54 5; Buenos Ayres, 49 51 ;
Colombian, 1822, 304 14 ; Ditto 1824, 324 3 ; Mexican, b
per Cent., 41 3 ; Ditto, II per Cent., 481 9; Peruvian, 25 7;
Russian, 804 1 ; Greek, 124 13 ; Spanish, rq 8f
Mtmts.-..-Anglo Mexican, 474 24 die. ; United Ditto, 84 74
dia. ; Brazilian, 13 15 pm. ; Bolivar, 3 5 pm. ; Colombian, 2
per share ; Tlalpuis,hua, 5 10 pm. ; Pasco Peruvian, 104 94 di,.
SlTAR=S.—British Iron Company, 28 6 dis. ; Welch Iron
and Coal, 18 16 die.

Two .'clock.

The British Funds continue to support the advance of this morn-
ing ; Consols are 771 I, not much business ; 4 per Cent., 9i ;
New 4 per Cent., 93t; Scrip,' pm ; Exchequer Bills, 11 12
pm. - Mexican Stock remains at 43/ 9; Colombian, 32i 3 ;
Greek has been rather higher, and may be quoted 123- 18; Bra-
zilian Mining Shares, 13 14 pm.
THREE 0' CL CK.
3 per Cent. Consols, 77+, nearest price.