The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-18 00:00:00

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sllllr OFFICE Three o'clock.

The intelligence from the disturbed counties,
if not quite so favourable as could be wished, is
•still of such a Character as to justify us in
repeating our belief that the reign of order will
very shortly be restored.. The anniversary of
the Peterloo massacre, which was looked forward
to by all classes in the neighbourhood with
so much well-grounded - anxiety, • passed
off without disturbance of any kind; and,
indeed, generally, throughout Manchester
and its. environs, there are symptoms of
a wi.,h on the part of the Turn-outs, to return
to their usual occupations. In Yorkshire, how.
ever, things wear a very unsettled aspect. Up
to noon yesterday, Leeds was tolerably quiet,
notwithstanding the stoppage ofsome of the mills;
but large bodies of men were assembling and
plundering the provision-shops at Stanningley,
and it was supposed would advance from thence to
Leeds ; but as there seems to be a sufficient mili-
tary fbrce at hand to' check any further attempt at
outrage,we may calculate that there will be no very
serious disturbances in that neighbourhood. It is
in Staffordshire that the riots wear the most
alarming shape. There the mob have been
guilty of the worst excesses, and several lives
have been lost, in consquencc of the rioters
coming into collision with the military power.
The Staffordshire colliers, however, are remark-
able for their ignorance and brutality ; and their
present reckless hearing—so differen t from that of
the majority of the Turn-cuts in other quarters-
proves that they are altogether swayed by the
headstrong impulse of the moment. On the
whole, we think we may safely congratulate our
readers on the improving aspect of affairs
in the mining and manufacturing districts.
It is clear that the worst has passed, • or is
passing; and it now becomes the bounden duty
of Government to institute a strict investi-
gation into all the causes, remote as well as
proximate, of the riots, with a view, by an
equitable system of remedial measures, to pre-
vent their recurrence. It will not do to wait till
next February. Extraordinary exigencies re-
quire extraordinary attention and promptitude
on the part of the Legislature; and unless Sir
ROBERT set about the task of investigation at
once, and in the right spirit, without the slightest
regard to party considerations, 'he will find that
the peace of the country will be liable to con-
stant interruptions.

We have received only a tew of the French
Papers of Tuesday, the preceding day being
kept a close holiday by most of the newspaper
establishments. The following are the only ex-
tracts worthy of notice :
. We have received the Moniteur Algerien of the 10th
inst. It contains the reply of the Minister of War to
the address to the King, from the Governor-General of
Algeria, in the name of the army. on the occasion of the
death of the Duke of .Orleans. Marshal Soult informs
the Governor-General that ho had received the coin-
!nand of his Majesty to express his thanks to : the army,.
and also to the Council of Administration of the colony,
and the Chamber o Commerce of Algiers, from ,which
bodies addresses of condolence had also been received.
The same Journal annonnees the fOrmation of a com-
mittee charged to receive subscriptions from the army
and colonists for the erection of a bronze statue of the
deceased Prince on the Place Royale of Algeirs. There
is nu news of military movements in the M'oniteur Alge-
rien.

The Augsburg Gazette contains the following under
its St. Petersburgh head : " Lieutenant-General
Grabbe's appointment to the functions of Commander-
in-Chief of the army of the Caucasus, now fighting
against the people of the mountains, has bean confirmed.
An action took place lately in one of the defiles of
Southern Daghestan. The loss of the Russians, which
has in some accounts been stated as very great, did not
exceed forty officers, and six hundred men."
The Constitutional of Barcelona published a procla-
mation, by which General Zurbano assimilates smug-
glers and those who harbour them, to the rebels and
their partizans. They are all to be shot, and the inha-
bitants are bound under heavy penalties, and the Alcades
On pain of death, to pursue them,- and give notice to the
authorities of their presence at every point. The Journal
approves these measures, and adds, that it is the only
means of putting an end to the smuggling of English
rrianutacturers.—Le Commerce.
By URSIAL—PARIS, TUESDAY, AUG.. 16. _

First Highest Lowest Last
Price. • Price. Price. Price.
French 5 per Cents 119 60... 119 65... 119 50... 119 65
4 per Cents 101 75... 101 75... 101 75... 101 75
3 per Cents 78 75... 78 75... 78 70... 78 75
Bank of France 3250 ...3255 —.3250 .. 3255
Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1030 ..1030 —.1030 ...1030
Belgian Bank, 1841 lO4O ...1045 ...1040 ...1045
Belgian Fives 1024 ... 1024 ... 1024 ... 1024
1840 1024 ... 103 102 i ... 103
Spanish Active 214 ... 22A ... 21i ... 22h
Neapolitan lO5 50... 105 50... 105 50... 105 50

.
Roman .

RAILWAY SHARES.
St. Germain B4O ... F4O ... 840 ... 840
Versailles, R.B 290 ... 290 290 ... 280

L.D 92 ... 92 ... 91 25... 91 25
Rouen
Orleans. 560 ... 561 25... 560 ... 561 25
Strasburg to Bale 2OO ... 200 ... 198 75... 200

Continual arrivals from the disturbed districts
take place at the Home Secretary's office. Sir
James Graham has had an interview with Sir
Robert Peel this morning, and is in constant
communication with the military authorities. Sir
James Graham dispatched a messenger this
morning to the Queen at Windsor Castle.
The man fimnd under suspicious circumstances
in Windsor -Castle; on Monday evening, was
brought up this day at the Home-office, for re-
examination. Mr. Hall, the Chief Magistrate of
Bow-street, arrived at the Home-office, to take
the depositions in the
.case.
A NEW TRADE.--It is quite erroneous to say
that Sir Robert Peel has not given a great sti-
mulus to industry. Who, in our day, remembers
the tax-collectors so actively employed? Printers,
too, are much in demand to prepare the new tax-
papers. Runners to deliver them cannot be
found in sufficient quantities. Scores of barristers
have been employed to elucidate the new taxing
law. Attorneys have received numberless fees
to answer very confidential questions. To all
those old branches of trade he Imas given a wonder-
ful stimulus, and begotten more activity than
the great speculations of 1823 and 1824. He
has also called new branches of business
into life. Few honest tradesmen know how to
fill up the complex returns; they are obliged to
have assistance ; and we see in several papers
advertisements offering the services of skilful
men. The greatest secresy is promised, and the
greatest care. Sir Robert Peel, then, is a great
public benefactor, like Watt, for he created the
new trade of Income-tax-paper-filler to the
ignorant, which promises to be a most flourishing
business.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Atm. 18.—Wind, this day at noon, easterly.
DEAL, Arc. 17.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Triton, Hobart
Town ; Resource and Gilmour, Quebec.
OFF DovEn, AUG. 17.—Bloomsden, °deur, Ham-
burgh for Newfoundland, with loss of rudder, having
struck the Dyk Sand ; Erfprinses van Orange, Rotter-
dam for Batavia.

FALMOUTH, Auc. 16.—Light breezes and variable.
—Ard. off Rhone, Johnson, New York for Havre.
LONDONDERRY, AUG. 8.--Arrd. Johnson, Quebec.
Ski. Envoy, ditto.
OFF SALCOMBE, AUG. 17.—Arrd. Camerons, Adam;
Buenos Ayres ; Feronia, Jarvis, Mogadore.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 17.—Wind N.E. to S.S.E.—SId.
Earl Hardwicke, Calcutta. Arrd. off, Jacatra, Rot-
terdam, for Batavia ; St. Helena, Bremen, for ditto.
The Sylphide, from Southampton to Morlaix (in
ballast), ran on Bernbridge Sand Head laat night, but
was assisted off this morning leaky, and is coming into
the harbour.
YARMOUTH, AUG. 17.—The Alnwick Packet, Lee,
from Newcastle to Leghorn, sprung a leak off Searbo-
-,,n!,11. 24th inst., has put into these roads, and must
discharge.
BRISTOL, Arc. 17.—Arrd. Ann, Smith, Trinidad ;
'-Thomas Hanford, Herbert, St. John's, New Brunswick.
SHIELDS; Arc. 16.—Arrd. Thos. Metcalfe, Calcutta.
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 16. —Wind E.—Arrd. off, Lerwick,
Currie, Ceylon ; mainmast sprung, and short of pro-
visions.
LIVERPOOL, Arc. 17.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Cham-
p!on, Raipholland, Sydney. Sld. Syrian, Rio Grande ;
Mantura, New Zealand.

COWES REGATTA.—The Queen's Cup was sailed
for ye,terday, and won by Captain Lyons' Circassian,
beating the Gem, the Peri, the Brilliant. the Flirt, the
Xarifa, and another. Owing to the lightness of the
wind, the match did not terminate until late at night.
A reward of 2001. has been offered for the appre-
hension of Mr. Burton, :the absconded vestry-clerk of St.
Luke's.
ZIERICKZEE, AUGUST the farmers and
graTiers of this island have good reason to complain of
the deficiency of the crop of hay, they have triple grounds
of satisfaction with the harvest, which is now getting in.
The grain is heady and sound, and promises to yield
bundantly. It is besides got in perfectly dry.