The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-14 00:00:00

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THE STTN, LONDON, TITUR4:DA I MORNING, ATTOUST 14, 1R45.

in the house ; that on the night of the murder the door
of the house had been open, and that clos, h.tise
the footsteps of ttlo persons running had I•een
discovered. In addition to the pre'suroption of murder
arising from the above circumstances, the medical report
proves that suicide wa absolutely impossible.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(Frog 3 The Sun of Last Night.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3.000
bales, without any change in prices, including 600 Egyptian
at 6510. to 63; d. ; 140 Sea Island at 111.2(1. to Is. 3d. I.nd
the rest American at 3%d. to SJ. per pound. There was
not much doing in Shares. The market was quiet, but
steady.
A great deal of satisfaction has been expressed in commer-
cial circles to- day at the promulgation of an order in council,
that sugars the produce of Siam are to be admitted here at
the reduced duty of 28s. and 235. 4d. respectively, as not
being the produce of slave labour. As a matter of course, re-
fined qualities are excluded from this benefit. It
is a curious fact that the produce of China, of
Java, and Manilla is admitted upon the low
terms, when they take so little of our manufac-
tures, while Brazil is a most excellent customer. It is, how-
ever, extremely probable that ere long we shall have sugars
exported from Rio de Janeiro, where they have not been
produced by slave labour. Some little interest is attached to
the result of the sale of 124 bags of Siam sugar, which is an •
nounced for this day. It is expected that advanced prices
will be realised.
There are no late arrivals in the City announced to-day
from the British colonies.
A merchant in the City, Mr. J. H. Elliot, has furnished
us, in common with other of our Contemporaries, with a pub-
lication of his entitled, " Credit, the Life of Commerce,"
being a defence of the British merchant against the unjust and
demoralising tendency of the recent alteration, and an out-
line of the laws of debtor and creditor, and remedial mea-
sures. We may take an early opportunity of quoting from
this interesting pamphlet.
There has been an improvement in the English Funds to-
day. Consols have advanced to 994 %. and for money
to 994. The premium on Exchequer-bills is firm at 61s.
South Sea Stock is at 112.
Mexican Stock has rallied to-day, some bargains having
been made at 35% and at 35%. The Spanish Three per
Cents. have been quoted at 38 ; and the Dutch Four per
Cents. at 100%.
The Railway. Share Market is extremely firm, as the an-
nexed quotations will show :
ONE - CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH PUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
3 per Cent. Reduced .... 99 67/4 % 9974
3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 99 rh 99%
New 34 per Cents. 102 41;2% 102%
Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 11% 11 7-16
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859
India Stock
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Quebec. Off port, Canton, Quebec ; Olivia barque, Simp-
son brig, Vine, and Arat us.
IlumnEn, AUG. 11.—A.M. Forth, Nicholson, Greenland.
'YARMOUTH ROADS, AUG. 11.—Invention, Prince Ed-
ward's Island.

OfENING OF THE CATHEDRALS

TO THE PUBLIC.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Madrid papers to the sth have arrived. The Gazette
publishes a royal decree apportioning the land-tax of
300,000,000 rials among the forty-nine provinces of the
kingdom, and declaring that the first half-year must be
paid immediately. This measure continues to excite
great dissatisfaction throughout the kingdom.
_ _

Bryanstone- square, August .11, 1845.
SIR: I consider the opening of the Abbey at West-
minster to the public free for some hours daily an object
of importance, and I am anxious to give publicity to the
following letter from the Very Rev. the Dean of Dur-
ham, which may satisfy the Deans and Chapters of other
Cathedrals that they may follow the example set by the
dignitaries of that diocese, with-safety to the monuments
in their Cathedrals, and with great advantage to the
people of this country, who, by their exemplary con-
duct on all occasions where they have been admitted to
public buildings, have proved themselves worthy of
being trusted. During the trials that have been going
on fur fourteen or fifteen years, no instance has occur-
red in any museum or public collection, where the
people have acted improperly ; on the contrary, their
conduct has invariably been exemplary and deserving
of praise and of increased confidenre.:
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) JOSEPH HUME.
N.B.—The Dean and Chapter cf Norwich have also
admitted the public free to the Cathedral for some hours
daily.
" The Dean of Durham presents his compliments to
Mr. Hume, and begs to inform him that the cathedral of
Durham has been open to the public for several hours
a day for the last four years, without payment being re-
quired from any one ; and the Dean is happy to add,
that not one instance of
.misconduct on ihe part of any
one of the numer ius visitors has come to his knowledge.

General ALCALA and Brigadier MONTERO had been
ordered to quit Madrid in twenty-four hours. Every-
thing was quiet on the Bth at Barcelona, and throughout
Catalonia. The QUEEN is to leave St. Sebastian on
the 16th for the baths of Santa Aguada. The Infanta
LUISA, however, will remain at St. Sebastian, for the
purpose of sea bathing. The QUEEN is expected at
Pampeluna on the 26th. The Royal Family is not ex•.
petted to return to Madrid until the end of September.

MADRID BOURSE, AUG. s.—Spanish Securities have
risen considerably to-day, although the amount of busi-
ness transacted was not large. The improved condition
of the market arises from the report that Senor MoN
had overcome the difficulties attendant on the regulation
of the debt, and that his financial plan was on the eve
of being published. In the Three per Cents., in which
21,320,000 reels were negotiated at 301 for cash,
higher ; and at 311 at 60 days, higher. One bargain
was effected in the Five per Cents. for 2,000,000 rials
at 22f fur 60 days.

Exchanges on London at 90 days, 374 to

"The Dean is led to give Mr. Hume this information
by observing that, in the late debates on the subject, Sir
Robert Peel expressed a hope that the example of West-
minster, which is not yet set, would be followed by other
cathedrals.
" Deanery, Durham, Aug. 7, 1845."

We have received the Paris papers of Monday.

The Debats contains a long letter from Zurich on the
affairs of Switzerland. It appears from the statements
in this letter, that a National Guard is organising
thrmighout Switzerland among the Radical party, the
object of which is to expel the Jesuits ; and according
to some reports to destroy the federation, and form
Switzerland into one individual republic. A German
refugee, named SNELL, is the chief of the association,
which has established its head-quarters at Berne. It is
i.nagined that they will effect a revolution in Berne,
similar to the one recently effected in Vaud, and that
then they will declare war against Lucerne. The popu-
lation in the small mountain cantons are arming to de-
fend the Jesuits, so that a collision seems inevitable.
It is believed the struggle will take place in September.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
READING RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Reading Stakes of 15 soya. each, 5 ft, with 50 added ;
two yrs old, 7st 31b; and three yrs, 9st. Half a mile.
(6 Subs. )
Mr. Death's Camelia, 2 yrs
Mr. Dorrien's Ferney, 2 yrs .. 2
Mr. May's Corinthian Tom, 3 yrs
Mr. Stevens's The Bard, 2 yrs 4
Betting—Even on the winner, 2 to 1 agst The Bard, 3 to 1
agst Ferney, and 4 to 1 agst Corinthian Tom.
Won by two lengths.
The Berkshire Stakes of 26 soya. each, h ft, and only sif de-
clared, with 50 added. Two miles. (24 Subs. ; 17 paid
5 toys. each. )
Mr. Coleman's Devil among the Tailors, 6 yrs, 6st 71b 1
Mr. G. D. Donkin's ns f. by Sir Hercules out of Tag-
lioni, 3 yrs, 6st' 2
Mr. S. Scott ns Elemi, 4 yrs, Est 91b
Mr: G. H. Peel ns Trudge-it, 4 yrs, 7st 6lb
BETTING-5 to 4 agst Taglioni, 3to 1 agst Elemi, and 4to
1 agst Devil among the Tailors (who carried 1 fibs over-
weight). Won by a neck.
The Borough Plate of 25 sovs. each, added to a sweep-
stakes of 3 save. each, for 3 yr olds, 7st 61b, 4 yrs, Bst 71b, 5
yrs, 9st, 6 yrs and aged, 9st 31b. The winner to be sold for
100 sovs. if demanded, &c. Heats once round and a distance.
(4 subscribers.)
Mr. Tubb's br g Palemon, aged (Wakefield) 1 1
Mr. Wood's Stittenham, 3 yrs i 3 2
Mr. Webb's b m Brenna, 5 yrs
First heat won by two lengths ; second by a neck
Mr. Hibbard is engaged to start the horses at the ensuing
York Races.
CHELMSFORD RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Cup Stakes of 10 sows. ea,,h, for 3 yrs old, 7st llb ;.4 yrs,
Bst 71b ; 5 yrs, 9st 21b ; 6 yrs and aged. 9st 6ib ; mares,
&c., allowed 31b. Three miles. The winner to be sold for
3001., &c. (4 Subs).
Mr. t'hafto's Metal, 3 yrs, walked over.
The Town Plate of 501., for 3 yrs old, 7st 3:b ; 4 yrs, Bst 77b ;
5 yrs, 9st llb ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 51b; mares, &c., allowed
31bs ; winners of plate or sweepstakes. 3lbs ; et two, bibs ;
of three, 71bs extra. The winner to be sold for 2501., &c.
(5 Subs.)
Lord Exeter's Timbria, 3 yrs (Pettit) 1 1
Mr. Robinson's Glee, 3 yrs
Mr. Whittington's Miss Robinson, 5 yrs
Mr. Coape's Energy, 3 yrs
First heat won by eight, second won by a head.
The Hurdle Stakes of 2 sons. each, with 'lO added. One mile.
Winner to be sold for 70 sovs. •
Were won in two heats, by Mr. Mew's Barnaby Budge, 5
yrs (Higgins) beating Mr. Benbow's Delusion, aged, the first
heat in a canter, and the second by a head—the winner was
claimed.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.—HUNTINGDON, 1845.
Acceptances for the Huntingdonshire Stakes.
Plantagenet, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Queen of the Gipsies, Bst
Hersey, 3 yrs, 7st Ilb—f by Slane, out of Mary Anne, 3 yrs,
6st 101b—Little Finch, 3 yrs, Est 41b—Event, 3 yrs, Est 41b—
f by Jerry, out of Legend. 3 yrs, sst 131 b.
WARWICK, 1845.
Acceptances for the Leamington Stakes.
Corranna, 6 yrs, 9st—Yardley, 5 yrs, Bst 61b—Trueboy, 5
yrs, Bst 21b—Roderick, 6 yrs, 7st 91b—Lightning, 4 yrs, 7st 7lb
—Glossy, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Jack Sheppard, aged, 7st—Notting-
ham, 7 yrs, 6st 121b—Rochester, 6 yrs, 6st Mb—Elixir, 5 yrs,
6st 91b—Wee Pet, 5 yrs, Est 81b—Old George, 4 yrs, 6st 21b
—Glendower, 5 yrs, 6st—Pythia, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Freeman,
3 yrs, sst 101b—Gwalior, 3 yrs, sst 9.b—Roebuck, 3 yrs,
4st 121 b.
WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—TUESDAY.
The Patshull Handicap of 15 sovs. each, with 30 added, 10 ft.,
and 5 only if declared. One mile and a half.
Mr. Painter's bf by Jereed, 3 yrs (C. Edwards) 1
Mr. R. Peel's General Nott, 3 yrs
The following also started :—Mr.Collett's Corranna, 6 yrs ;
Mr. F. Ongley's Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs; Or. Meiklam's
Philip, 5 yrs; and Mr. Sparrow's The Disowned.
Won in a canter.
The Chillington Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for
two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 51b; winners this
year 21bs extra. T.Y.C. (18 Subs.)
Mr. E. Peel's Twig
Lord G. Bentinck's Cherokee
Mr. T. Worthington's cby Stockport, out of Manilla.— 3
Lord Chesterfield's c by Don John, out of Game Lass 4
Sir R. Pigot's Birthday ... 0
Mr. W. Edwards' Breastgirth 0
Mr. Dawson's Lord Harry
Won easily.
The Cleveland Cup of 100 sovs., with 50 added, the second
to receive 20/. out of the stakes; three years, 6st 101 b ; four
years, Bst 71b ; five years, 9st llb ; six years and aged.
9st 51b; mares, &c., allowed 51b; winners extra. Three
miles.
Mr. Ramsay's The Shadow, aged
Mr. Collett's Corranna, 6 yrs.. ............ ......... 2
Mr. Critchley's Coeur de Lion, 3 yrs
Mr. Bell's Winesour, 5 yrs
Mr. Wilgan nd Fair Charlotte, 4 yrs
Won very easily.
The Borough Member's Plate of 60/., for all ages ; the winner
to be sold for 2501. Heats, twice round.
Mr. Dawson's Surety, 4 yrs
Mr. Wormald's Millepede' aged
Mr. Ongley's Fama, aged
Mr. Tempest's T'Auld Squire, 4 yrs .. 2 dr
ST. LEGER.-6 to -1 agst Weatherbit (taken).
WOOLWICH REGATTA.
The annual contest amongst the watermen plying at Wool-
wich came off on Tuesday, and notwithstanding the dull, cheer-
less, unfavourable state of the weather, so ill-suited for an exhi-
bition of this kind, was attended by a vast number or persons.
both on the shore and on the river. The race was with six
scullers, in five heats, for a new boat, and some very liberal
money prizes, and extended the whole river front of the town,
the distance being repeated in each heat.
First heat--E. Round (green), 1 ; Henry Davis (red), 2 ;
E. Bryant (dark blue), 3.
Second heat—John Bryant (pink), 1 ; Thomas Spencer
(yellow), 2; Wm. Lane (light blue), 3.
Third heat—Davis, I ; E. Bryant, 2
Fourth heat—E. Round, 1 ; E. Bryant, 2.
Filth or Grand Heat—Round, 1 ; Bryant, 2.
The men went away very well together, and at a firm pace.
The winner shortly drew in advance, kept the lead, and won by
upwards ofthree lengths.
CRICKET.
SUSSEX tr. THE MA RTLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND
WITH PILC H.—This exciting match was resumed on Tues-
day morning, Sussex, with the formidable score they had
obtained over night, with the loss of only four wickets, going
in again with every confidence of winning, and, according to
all appearances, win they will, Marylebone find themselves at
the close of the first innings in a minority of 130 runs. Mary-
lebone went in again at ten minutes to six upon the runs, and
up to seven o'clock, about half an hour before the stumps were
struck for the day, the game stood as follows :
Sussex.—First innings, 265.
Marylebone.—First innings, 138; second innings, 30.

, .
South Sea Stock - 112 ' 112
Ditto Old Annuities ' 99% , 99 96
Ditto New Annuities
Consols for Account ....... 99174% - ; . 99%
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 114 d. ... 49 51 pm. 51
Ditto 5001.
Ditto Small
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. • O'CLOCK. PRICES.
MexiCan; 5 per Cent. 1837 ... 351/2% 35
Ditto, Deferred
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents ' 40%
Portuguese 5 per Cents
Spahisti 5 per Cebt. 1840
Ditto, Deferred 15% ' • ' 15%
Ditto 3 per Cent. .... ..... .. . 38A1/ 38
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent — 44%
Dad), 2% psr Cent
- ' Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certific lOO4 ,100%
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush• ~, 1N...—. 1% ' 1%
Aylesbury and Theme.. 1% 2% . 2%
Bristol and Dieter - 70 .. ..., 96
' - Do: "New '''- ' - - ' 2 .. .. 11% . , WA
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 .....•
Caledonian.
5
, Ditto Extension ..—.. 2%...... 25
Cambridge and Lincoln 114.-- . 3 3 . 3
Chester and Holyhead... 15 - ...... 21A %IA 2114
Coventry, Nuneatob,Bir.
• and Leicester
Cornwall
- •
Dublin and BelfastJunc. 2%
4
Dublin and Gaiway... .. ' 2% 26 2%
Eastern Counties 14/ 165...... 19 20 WA... ) '26
Ditto New
Eastern Union l5 . ... • ---
Ditto Extension . ... , 114,—. 31r% ' 23/4
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 89 87
Dittouarter Shares 12%....:. 211 .''
Q Ely and Bedford
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Ditto Extension -2% lll4— ll%
C;rbat Non hot' E ngland..loo
Ditto New .. 2 .
i_ireat Western _. 80
_ _

The Const:tutionnel states that the interview between
the Duke and Duchess DE NEsiousts (who are still at
Bordeaux) alid the Queen of SPAIN will, take place at
Pampeluna, towards the end of the month. The Duke
D'AuMALE left Bordeaux on Friday for Belfort.
The French Three per Cents. were at 84f. 35c , and the
Five pet Cents. at 122 f. The market closed as follows :
Three per Cents., for cash, 84f. 15c. • for account, 84f. 35c.
Five per Cents., for cash, 121 f. 80c. ; for account, 122f.'
Bank of France Shares, 3,220 f. Neapolitan, 101 f. 75c.
Spanish and New Loan, no quotation. The Railway Share
Market has been without much animation, and little change
has taken place in prices :—Paris and Orleans closed at
1.282 f. 50c. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,070 f.; Rouen and Havre,
890 f. ; Avignon, 1,070 f.; Vierzon, 780 f. ; Strasbourg and
Bale, 283 f. 75c. ; Boulogne and Amiens, 638 f. 75c. The pro-
mise market closed as follows :—Bordeaux, 672 f. 50c.; Lyons
and Avi•rnon (Talabot), 537 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons
( Laffii te7Blount,. and Co.), 530 f.; Ditto (Ganneron), 507 f.
50,c.; Northern of France (Laffitte, Blount, and Co.). 560E';
Ditto (Itosamel), 525 f. ; Ditto (Pepin Lehalleur), 512 f. 50c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 12.

Boulope and Arniens..- 11% ,Orleans and -Bordeaux,..lo%
'Bordeaux &Medi terran , Over Yssel ... ... .......
Bordeaux and Toulouse. :Paris & Lyons (Lafitte) -3%
Do. and Cette - • 214 - Ditto (Ganneron's).-, 2%
DUtch Rhenish ....... • 8 Ditto-(Calon's)....
Dendre Valley . ... .Paris and Orleans 50
Dieppe '& 'Pans Juirct. Paris and Rouen 421
Dijon and Mulhouse... Paris and Strasburg
East Indian - (Ganneron's)

(irt Northern rance D. (Coln pte L' Est-)
(Latlitte',)
Ditto (Rommel's ) 214 Rouen and Havre......
Great Paris and Lyons. 1 ;Royal North of Spain. 21,E
Jamaica Junction 6 Sambre and •Meuse .... 6
Do. South Mdlnd Junc — Strasbourg and Basle .
I,ouvain and Jemeppe 4% Tours and Nantes
Lyons and Avignon — (31‘Kenzie's) —
Luxembourgh.. 24 Do. (Lefebvre's)
Namur and. Liege _ Verona and Anc4nla ' --
Orleans and,Vierzon 164 West Flanders 4

_.ll-!.!,
Ditto Half Shares 5O l2l
Hull and Selby 5O ..... 106 107 105 .. 105
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%...... 22%
Do. Half Shares
Lanca.Aer and Carlisle... 25 ,55
Leicester and Bedf.ocl... 225. 2%M p ... 2%
.London and Birminghm (Stock) 242 245 . 247
Loudon and Blackwall. 16/. 135.4 d. 10%1434 lO3/4
LOndon and Brighton... 50
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 233/4 24 223/4.
Do. New l3s 4d 1,90A.„. „.
.. 14 p
London and Greenwich 1211554 d ll 103/4
London & Manchester (Remington) 3/4 1 pm
Lond. & S.Western 411 6* 10d Bl
Do. New
London and York , 2% 434% % 43/4
Londonderry &Coleraine 2
•.f.
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen ... 21A 234 23/
Lynn and Ely
Lynn and Dereham l% 4%% 4A
Manchester and Leeds... 76 - . —
Do.IA Shares
Do. 14 Shares
Manche:ter and Birmin. 40
Do. New Quarters ... 2
Manchester, Liu x ton, and
Matlock 225....... 6%5/8 6% P
Midland-- ........... ......100 172 170 175
Do. New
Ne'weastle and Berwick 11/2 231 23
Newry and Enniskillen. 21,4
Newark and Sheffield .. 11A...,.. 2 g ..... 2i
North British
Do. New
Norwich and Brandon... 14
Portsmouth Direct 2IA 33/4 3%
Preston and Wyre
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
.Scottish Central
:-cottish Midland l%. ... 2
Shrews., Wolverhamp., •
'Dudley, and Birm 21%...., 4%
Shrewsbtirr and. Trent
Vailey I nion 22s.
South Midland . 22s.
South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 45%...
Do., No. 2.•
Do:, No. 3
South Wales ... . . ... 21
Welch Midland
York and North Midland 50.
Do. Extension ' 114 223/4
FOREIGN RAILWAYS. •
Boulogne and Amiens... 6
Dutch Rhenish ..: 3
East Indian ... ..... .... ss.
'Jamaica Junction........ 1% 51%
Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ...
Great. North. of France
(Laffitte's)
Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2
LVons and Avignon
Lnxenbourgh '
Orleans.and Bordeaux... 4 .......11 103/4 , lO3
Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2
Paris and ,Lyons', Gan-
nerou's 0.. ..
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg
(Ganneron's) 2 ...... 21
Royal North of Spam ... 2
9anabre and Meuse ..... 4
Tours and Nantes, Mac-
kenzie's
2
West Flanders

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PIRATES IN. THE WEST INDIES.
• We have just seen a gentleman who came as a passenger
on board the St. Vincent, from Trinidad to Bristol, which
vessel, as was, stated in The Sun of yesterday, was boarded on
her homeward voyage by a schooner supposed to be piratical.
He says, that during the whole of the previous day the St.
Vincent had been followed by a suspicious-looking brig.
When morning came the schooner was discovered in com-
pany with the brig. , They parted, and the schooner bore
down oh the St. Vincent. There were only two men on the
deck of the schooner, one at the wheel and another with a
telescope, lint below she was crowded with men. She
hoisted Spanish colours, as did the brig, which also bore
clown on the St. Vincent. The brig having spoken an
American man-of-war which was in sight, the schooner left
the St. Vincent, joined the brig, and they sailed off in com-
pany, the brig leading the way. The schooner was a low
Baltimore clipper, and had -a piece of ordnance on her deck.
She gave the latitude and longitude, chalked on a board, but
she was at least 20 degrees out in her reckoning, so that, in
all probability, she had no chronometer on board. -

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COURT OF • CHANCERT.—(YESTERDAY.) —lt was
generally understood, from the announcements that have taken
place, that the Lord Chancellor would have sat in his private
room at Westminster yesterday, for the purpose of giving judg-
ment in several cases that have been heard before him ;
however, it is now supposed that his Lordship will sit to-
day, not only to give judgments, but to dispose of any
matters that may press. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of
England, who is the vacation judge to the end of the present
month, will sit in his court in Lincoln's Inn on Friday. fj
STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.—(From a Correspondent.)
—We regret exceedingly to state that a most serious accident,
attended with fatal results, occurred on the Thames on Tuesday
evening. From all we could learn in a hasty gathering of facts,
it appears that the celebrated fast steamer " Father Thames,"
on her voyage from Gravesend, made the pool about ten o'clock,
with a great number of passengers, where, from some unavoid-
able cause, she came full on to a heavy barge, and with such
force as to instantlrcarry away her peddle-box and side cabin,
in which were several persons. It may be readily imagined
that consternation and confusion arose immediately, the vessel
being thrown on one side, and several persons in the water,
Five persons; we are told, were rescued from a watery grave.
but whether'any, or several, are lost, we have yet to learn.
From the disabled state of the vessel, the passengers had to be
landed at Wapping from small boats.
ARRIVAL OF THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS IN
HOLLAND.-=The King of the Netherlands arrived at Helvoet-
sluys on Saturday morning, at ten o'clock, in the Dutch steam-
frigate Cycloopt. The Prince of Orange had arrived in the
Lion steamer to meet his Majesty, who at once went on board
the Lion, and proceeded to RotOrdam. His Majesty arrived
at the Hague on Saturday, at four o'clock, r. at.
BIRTH OF A PRINCE OF SARE4IOBURG GOTHA.—
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was
safely delivered of a Prince on Saturday morning, at the
chateau of Eu. .

A DECIDED IMPROVEMENT.--.--The 'Meer Railway
Company have fitted up their third-class carriages with com-
fortable seats, and divided them into compartments. As a na.
tural consequence, the number of passengers travelling by those
carriages will be greatly increased. The arrangement should,
ho4ever, have been adopted from the first, as was the case
on the Dublin and Drogheda line, the carriages on which are
among the most comfortable to be met with anywhere.—
Banner of U ster.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
Losoox, AUG. 13.—Wind N., light airs and hazy, with
rain.
DEAL, AUG. 12.—Wind W.N.W., light.—Arrd. Wanderer,
Smith, China ; Britain, Jefferies, Mauritius • John Tamer,
Jamaica. Arrd. from the River, Queen Victoria, Nixon,
Qaebec. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Surge, Purchase,
Ascension; Nautilus, Surpier, Rio Janeiro. Sid. Thomas
Hughes, Butler, Port Phillip ; Lanchester, Conway, Singa-
pore; Pauline Houghton, Anwyl, Mauritius; Warrior, Pike,
Sierra Leone; Adelaide, Ellis, Azore and Launceston; Ellen
Miller, Demerara ; Albion, Waive, Quebec; Catherine
Stewart Forbes, Wright, ditto; Cecrop, Burrell, ditto; Pearl,
Chalmers, Montreal.
PORTSMOUTH AUG. 12.—Wind W. to N.N.W.-.-Sld. Will
Watch, Taylor, South Seas ; Mary Ann, Allen, Bombay ;
Sir John Falstaff, Powell, Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 12.—Wind N.N.N.—SId. Edward
M'Kenzie, Quebec; Priscilla Taylor, ditto ; Emma Spicer,
ditto; Favourite, Scaddon, ditto.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 12.—Wind N. ; 11. Off port, Milton,
Anderson, west. coast of Africa.
LIVERPOOL, AtG. 12.—Wind N., light.—Arrd. 12. Earl
Grey, l\PWear, Calcutta, left St. Helena June 20; Triton,
Africa ; Eden, New Orleans; Statesman Gilchirst, ditto;
Rob Ron Arnold, Mobile; Corsair, Halifax; Fellowship,
ditto; Harrison Chilton, Miramichi ; Reliance, Galipoli ;
Rosalama, Pandora, Elizabeth Ann, Prince Llewellyn. and
Albert steam-tug, with cargo from the Rosalama, on shore
on West Hoyle. 11. Sld. John Wasdall, Lawton, Sydney,
New South \Vales ; Euphrates, Gifford, Bombay, &c. ;
Acapuleo, Harrison, Cape of Good Hope ; Falcon, Maers,
ditto ; Coquette, Perry, Africa, &c. ; Helen, Jane, Fisher,
Barbadoes; Hero, Lantz, St. Thomas; President, Waller,
Hayti; Derafin, Golding, Havannah ; Kayle, Sampson, La
Guayia ; Caroline Von Hagin, Angostura; Volunteer, Reed,
Santa Martha; Clara Penhallon, Baltimore; T. P. Cope,
Mercker, Philadelphia ; Providence, Nisen, Providence. 12.
Garrick, Trask, New York ; Nicholas Biddle, Pundle, ditto ;
Quinneban, Fulton, Bath ; Winnegarve, Perry, ditto ; Wal-
pole, Thomas, Boston ; Isabella Stewart, Crowell, St. An-
drew's, New Brunswick ; Hueron, Muir, Majaguadavil ;
Sarah, Barclay, Montreal ; Alicia, Gilpin, Quebec ; Agnes
Bel!, ditto ; City of York, Rogers, ditto.
OFF THE WiGirr.—New York, New York for Haniburgh.
OFF IfOLYHEAD, AUG. 11.—Richards, Saldanha Bay.
CLYDE, AUG. 11.—Wind E.-10. Arrd. Envoy, New
Richmond ;'Hamilton, Dick, Quebec. 11. Sld. Monkey,
Grant, Barbadoes.
DUBLIN, AUG. 11.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Dart, Samson,
Prince Edwatirs Island. 9. Sld. Caroline Wyun; St. John's,
New Brunswick • 10. James Fagan, Quebec.
WEXFORD, Zee. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Trio, Rowe,
Miramichi.

FORGING. SEAMEN'S ADVANCE NOTES.-At the
Thames Police-court yesterday, a youth in sailor's dress, who
gave the name of William Grant, aged 17, was charged with
forging eight seamen's advance notes for the payment of wages,
and obtaining clothes and Money of various outfitters and
others, by means of the fictitious documents. He was re-
manded for further evidence.

SALE OF THE LIBRARY* OF TILE LATE DUKE OF
Se(sseac.—On Monday the sale of the sixth and concluding
portion of the library of the late Duke of Sussex was com-
menced by Messrs. Evans, at their auction-rooms in New
Bond-street. The number of lots in this portion of the exten-
sive library of the late illustrious Prince are near 1,000, and
consist of some rare works on civil and ecclesiastical law, laws
of foreign nations, ethics, natural and experimental philoso-
phy, the occult sciences, natural history, medicine, anatomy,
moral philosophy, &c. Among the lots sold on Monday, the
following was deserving of notice :—Lot 224, Cathon, a rare
book, from the press of William Caxton; on the last leaf is the
following—" Here iynnyssheth this present book, which° is
sayd or called Cathon, translated oute of Frensshe to Eng-
lysshe by William Caxton, in thabbay of Westmystre, the
sere of cure Lord MCCCCLXXXIII., and the fyrst yere of
the Regne of Kinge Rychard the thyrd, the xxltz day of de-
eellthre." This book was knocked. down for 161. 10s. Se-
veral of,the books sold were interspersed with manuscript notes
by the late Dike, and fetched good prices. The sale will con-
clude on Thursday.
STATE or .12RADE.—The weather continues to
exerci.e an unfavourable influence upon the goods market,
which has been very quiet for the last few days, though without
any sensible change in prices. For yarn the demand continues
exceedingly good, and spinners have no difficulty in making
extended coutracts for future delivery, at full rates.--
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, AUG. 11.—We
have had another excellent market ; all the goods were bought
up by noon, at better prices. This week there has been more
doing in the wool market, and prices, notwithstanding the new
clip, have been fully maintained.—Mancfiester Guardian.
Such was the abundance of peas in Canterbury
market. on Saturday last, that they were sold at one penny a
gallon ! Canterbury Journal.
The Middlesex sessions commenced on Tuesday
before the Assistant Judge, Mr. Sergeant Adams, and the
usual bench of magistrates. The calendar contains a list of 92
prisoners; 77 of whom are charged with felony, add the re-
mainder with assaults, misdemeanours, &c. The cases tried
during the day were not of any public interest.
SUICIDE BY A. DRUNKARD.—Tuesday, Mr. Wok-
ley, M. P. , held an inquest at the Skinners' Arms, Corporation-
row, Coburgh.street, Clerkenwell, on the body of Wiliiatr.
Dunn, aged 45, a machinist, late of 35, Meredith-street. The
deceased, who was a first-rate mechanic, had, during the last
five years, indulged in habitual drunkenness, which resulted in
dedriuni tremens. During his feverish fits of inebriety, he
frequently threatened to commit suicide, which his family sup-
posevi he eever intended to pet into effect. On. Sunday morn-
ing he was very ill, and told his wife that he had taken arsenic,
expressing at the same time a strong desire that a medical man
should be sent for. Mr. Buchanan was accordingly called in,
but the unfortunate man was a corpse before that gentleman
arrived. Upon a post mortem examination, it was found that
his alimentary canal was quite empty of food, and that his in-
testines were in a high state of inflammation from the effects of
at...erne. Verdict—ft That the deceased destroyed himself while
labouring under insanity."

SUGAR.
(From the London Gazette of Tuesday.)
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the Bth day of August,
1845—present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council.

Whereas by an Act, passed in the session of Parliament held
in the 9th and 9th years of the reign of her present Majesty,
entitled " An Act for granting to her Majesty, for a term to
be limited, certain duties on sugar imported into the United
Kingdom," it is, amongst other things, enacted, that from and
after the 14th day of March, 1845, until the &h day of July,
1846, there should be charged, amongst other duties of Cus-
toms, the following, that is to say—
On sugar, the growth and produce of China, Java, or Ma-
nilla, or of any foreign country, the sugars of which her Ma-
jesty in Council shall have declared, or may hereafter declare
to be admis,ible as not being the produce of slave labour, and
which shall be imported into the United Kingdom either from
the country of its growth or from some British possession,
having been first imported into such British possession from the
country of its growth, the duties following, that is to say :
R. a. d.

White-clayed sugar, or sugar rendered by any pro.
ces3 equal in quality to white-clayed, not being
refined, for every hundred weight
Brown sugar, being Muscovado or clayed, or any
other sugar, not being in quality equal to white-
clayed, for every hundred weight ...... 13 4
And whereas by the said Act it is further enacted, that it
shall be lawful for her Majesty, from time to time, by any
order or orders in Council, to declare, with respect to any
foreign country or countries, that it having appeared to her
Majesty, upon sufficient evidence, that the sugars of such coon-
ary or countries are not the produce of slave labour, such sugars
shall (from and after a day to be named in such order) be
deemed and taken not to be the produce of slave labour ; and,
from and after the day se to ha named in such order, the brown,
Muscovado, or clayed sugar (not being refined), of the coun-
try or countries mentioned in such order, shall be admissible
to entry for home consumption at the said respective duties of
11. its., or of 11. 3s. 4d., per cwt. respectively, in like manner
as sugar the growth and produce of China, Java, and Manilla.
And whereas it has appeared to her Majesty, upon sufficient
evidence, that the sugars of Siant are not the produce of slave
labour, _ _

'WATERITORD, Aeo. N.N.W.—SId. Velocity,
11PGrath, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Louisa, Quebec.
Conic, AUG. 10.—Wind N.W., strong.—Arrd. Glenlyon.
Forsyth, St. Domingo ; Sappheras, Johnson, Quebec.
8. Sid. Tory,
' Kelly, Prince Edward's Island. Off port,
Pandora.

KINSALE, Ann. 9,—Sld. Lord Sandon, Feneran, Quebec.
LimEtucK., AUG. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. China, Quebec.
LONDONDERRY, AUG. 4.—Ski. Sylvana, Robson, St. John,
New Brunswick ; Marquis of Abercorn, Hegarty, Quebec.
PENTLAND FRITH, AUG. B.—Arrd. Canton, Tonge, Quebec.
OFF FRES\VICK, AUG. 6.—Undaunted, Pearson, Quebec.
SHIELDS,. AUG. 11.—Wind N.E., fresh. 10. Majestic,
Silvester, Saldanha Bay; Vigilant, Brown, Dalhousie ; An-
nandale, Pengelly, Miramichi ; Stranger, Somerville, Riche-
bucto. 11. Isabella, Robinson, Miramichi.
MIDDLESBOROUGH, AUG. 10.—Arrd. Monkwearmouth,
Quelv:c r Vine, liastie, Shippegan.
lluLt„ AUG. 12 —Arrd. Red Rose, Lovering, Saldanha
Bay; Theodore, Cole, Tatinagouche ; Victoria, Webster,

NoW, therefore, her Majesty, by and with the advice of her
Privy Council, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, that from
and after the Ist day of July, 1845, the sugars of Siam shall be
deemed and taken not to be the produce of slave labour.
And the Right [lon. the Lords Com Missioners of her Majes-
ty's Treasury are to give the necessary directions accordingly.
W. L. BAT i-IURS

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN SUN-STREET.—Yesterday
morning, about half-past three, a dreadful fire broke out in
the workshops of Mr. Tucker, plane-maker, Sun-street,•
shopsgate. the neighbours .and police soon as,,embled,- and
with great tr,,uble rescued the family. None of Mr. Tucker's
property could be saved. Several other buildings were also da-
maged.