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

THE:SUN, LONDON, MONDAY ETENII4G, AUGUST 8, 1842

ment, it would be to put off the Bill for the present session.
that Hon. Members might have an opportunity of making
themselves acquainted with the subject.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
FALMOUTH, AUG. s.—Wind W.S.W., fresh. 6. Vti•
riable and light.—Arrd. Maria Frederick, Wierd, Suri-
nam ; Montrose, steamer, . Gibraltar, left 28th ult.,
Cadiz 29th, Lisbon 31st, Opor:o Ist inst., and Vigo 2d ;
Amanda, Anderson, Port-au-Prince, left June -20 ;
Orient, Lenty, Quebec. Sld. Crane, packet, Brazil ;
Harvest Home,. Miramichi. Arai. oft; Erin. Maine,
Mauritius ; LOrd Oakley, . Crow, • Quebec ; Lucerne,
Nesbitt, River Saguenay- ; Mayeers; Hardy, Martin,
Santa Cruz, and sailed for London ; George Canning,
Gambia. The Maria Frederick, from Surinam, is very
leaky, and must discharge, having been struck by a sea.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 6.—Wind S.W. 7. S.W. to S.—
Arrd. her Majesty's steamer, Hydra. Sld. George the
Fourth, transport. St. Helena., &c. The Curshalton Park,
arrived here front Jamaica on the 11th ult , in lat. 42
long. 50, fell in with e'ght icebergs, the largest one
being 400 feet high, with a reef running to the
eastward, four or five miles long next day fell in
with H.M.S. Crocodile running free, warned her, and
she hauled her wind to the southward.
OFF KINGSBRIDGE.—Mary Ann, Roddam, Singapore ;
Sid. March 14.
])EAL, AUG. G.—Wind S.W., moderate.-7. S.W. do.
—Arrd. Lorina, Salter, Port Phillip ; Orwell, Colburn,
Bombay; Ebro, Havana, ; Houghton le Spring,-Barclay,
Jamaica ; Jamaica, Antigua ; Glenlyon, Quebec ;
James, Harris, Westward ; Bristol, Cowart, Quebec.
Arrd. from the River—Mary,..Mitcheson, Port Fillip;
Countess Mulgrave, Quebec ; Ariel, .Madeira, and De-
merara.
OFF MARGATE, AUG. 7.—William Brown, Mogacloro.
OFF DOVER-, AUG. s.—Celebes, Cars, for Rotter-
dam ; Tancred, Batten, St. Lucia.
DUBLIN, AUG. 4. Arrd. Lemnos, Rowell, Cal-
cutta ; Perseverance, Scott, Quebec. 6. Gallovida,
Henderson, Trinidad ; Eliotts, Railing, Transit, and
Napaiva, Quebec. Sid. Fawcett, Quebec. Arrd.in theßay,
Valiant, North America. The. Robert, Johnsone, from
Barletta, has been got off without apparent damage, and
is now discharging.
KINGSTOWN, AUG. s.—Arrd. John, St. John's, N.B.
Coax. Apo. 4.—Arrd. John Wesley, Davis, St. John's;
Corsair, Port Wallace. sth., lienrietta Miramichi,
Sld. Thetis, Havannah; Maria, Quebec, Arrd. off, Rowley,
Ewing, Barbadoes ; Duke of Cornwall, Port 'Wallace.
JERSEY, AUG. 3.—Sld. Spy, Coast of Africa.
PADSTOW, AUG.s.—Arrd. John and Mary, Quebec.
BRISTOL, AUG. 6. Arrd. William and Doehfonr,
Quebec ; Susan, Penton, Demerara.; Eliza, Hill, Ja-
maica. Sld. Vere, Quebec.
COWES, AuG. 7.—Arrd. Sandersons, Bushley, Porto
Rico ; :Penny, Batavia, for Rotterdam.
STUDLAND BAY, AUG. 6.—Arrd. Chibliftrk.
PLYMOUTH, Auci. 7.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Star of
the West, Montreal; John Bromham, Prince Edward's
Island. Sld. Sarah, Port Phillip.
SWANSEA, AUG. 6.—Arrd. Charles Clark, Cuba.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 7.—The Apparition, arrived here,
carried away fore channel and chain plate, 29th ult., and
had much difficulty- in securing the mast next day ; fell
in with the Superb, of Glasgow, bound to Havannah, in
lat. 46, • long. 14, and was supplied. The'William,
Prowse, arrived at Valparaiso, would have to discharge,
and be hove down, having been ashore in entering. The
Good Intent, arrived here from Riehebucto, in going
into dock took the ground, sprung foremast-head, &c.,
but was afterwards got into dock. The North America,
arrived here from New York, passect-abbut 100 ice-bergs
(some very large), in let. 41, and 43, long. 50 and 44.
Arrd. Queen of the Isles, Montreal ; North America,
Lowber, New York.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 7.—Wind W., fresh.—Arrd. Adam,
Lodge, Bombay ; Grace, Jones,' Antigua ; Science,.
Sheddings, and Freeman, —, Jamaica ; Severn, Adams,
and Alfred, New Orleans ; Good Intent, Richebucto
(water-logged) ; Commerce, Charleston ; ; Adalethgehrainnye
Philadelphia ; Themis, St. John's, N.E.
Halifax ; Sir John Beresford, Threadgold, Mauritius ;
Apparition, Berwick, Tucacas, left June 12th, Port Ca-
bello, 14th, La Guayra, 23d ; Urgent, Demerara ; Re-
triever, Jamaica ; Pearl, Honduras ; Zephyr, Africa.
Arrd. off—Thomas Hunter, and Sarah Fleming, Africa.
Sld—Beethoven, Rio Janeiro ; Rosalind, Rio Janeiro ;
Supply, Cuba ; and many others.
CAUTION TO MARINERS.—A dangerous reef was
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GOLD AND SILVER COINAGE.
OFFICIAL RETURN OF THE QUANTITY OF GOLD AND
SILVER COINAGE STRUCK AT THE ROYAL MINT, AND
TIE EXPORTATION OF THE PRECIOUS METALS, DURING
THE MONTH OF JULY.
During the last month the greatest activity has pre-
vailed among the employes at the Royal Mint, to supply
the Bank of England with the new gold and silver
coinage, not only for the metropolis and the branch
banks in the manufacturing and agricultural counties,
but for exportation to India, China, and the Continent.
Since the Royal proclamation of the 3d of June on the
light gold currency, the Bank has received between
4,000.0001. to 5,000,0001. sterling of light sovereigns and
half sovereigns (of the reigns of George 111., George
W., and William IV.), all of which were placed in the
Bullion-office as condemned, and not to be re-issued to
the public until re-coined and of full weight.
During, the last month there have been eight steam.
presses daily at work at the Mint to supply the de-
ficiency this has caused in the gold currency. These
machines strike on an average from 60 to 80 per
minute, and could they be supplied quick enough with
pieces they could take off at the rate of 120 per minute.
The average amount of light gold sent in to the
Mint to be recoined is about 400,000/. per week, in
bags of 1,000 ounces each, besides ingots. The great
demand that has prevailed in the metropolis and the
country for silver during the panic having partially. sub •
sided, in consequence of the quantity of new coinage
issued by the Bank to meet the scarcity, the weekly
average now struck at the Mint is only from 10,000/. to
12,0001., so as to make way for the gold. The demand
of the precious metals for India and China is very great
by Government, to supply the military and naval forces
carrying on the war in that distant part of the British
empire. Since Monday a:considerable amount has been
sent to the Mint, both of gold and silver, to be coined
with all expedition, in anticipation of the favourable or
unfavourable news that may arrive from that important
seat of our commercial dominion by the Overland Mail
via Marseilles.

The following is the amount of the new coinage that
has been issued from the Ist of July up to Saturday the
30th ult.:—

Sovereigns, 695,350 ; half-soveireignS; 880,090 ; half-
crowns, 125,000 ; -and 750,000 shillings ; besides 40,000
sixpences.
Exportations of the Precious Metals :—Calcutta, 280
ounces of gold; 270,720 ditto silver coinage; and 177,000
ounces in bars. Bombay, 4,500 ounces silver coinage,
2,700 ditto in bars. Mauritius, 1,280 ounces in gold,
40,000 ditto silver, and 23,632 ditto in bars. Ceylon,
900 ounces in silver. Hong Kong,
145,060 ounces in silver.
Launceston, 400 ditto. Hamburgh, 3,000 ounces silver,
and 6,000 ditto in bars.
From the 21st of July to the 28th, there were ex-
ported as follows :—Hamburg, 1,500 ounces of silver in
bars. ' Rotterdam, 28,000 ditto. Calais, 60,000 ditto.
Hong Kong, 137,054 ditto. Mauritius, 23,632 ditto ;
gold, 1,150 ounces. Calcutta, 144,400 ditto in bars, and
136,920 in bullion. Cape of Good Hope and Welling-
ton, New Zealand, 32 ditto.
There is still a great scarcity of silver
.on the Conti-
nent, in consequence of France and Prussia having a new
coinage about to be struck ; but gold is cheaper than in
this country, although they chiefly receive their pre-
cious metals from the bankers and bullion dealers in the
City.
In consequence of the request for the gold and silver
new coinage, the hag-farthings, it is expected, will not
be issued from the Mint before Christmas to the public.
All the old silver coinage of George 111. and George
IV. paid into the Bank is not re-issued for circulation,
but will. be recoined, being so very deficient in weight,
and so much defaced by wear and tear.
The transfer books for Bank stock at the Bank of
England will be shut from the Ist of September next till
Friday, the 14th of October, fidlowing.

ICTATIONAL SWIMMING SOCIETY.--The Provincial
Swimming Races of this Institution, will -be chiefly
brought off during the present month. The Society
having recently forwarded to Cambridge. Aberdeen,
Cork, Worcester, and Aberystwith. a set Of three silver
prize medals, together with the rides, &c., to be at each
of the above towns publicly competed for, by those w Ito
are adents in the healthy and life-preserving,-art of swim.
mink. The Aberdeen contest for the prize sent. will
" come oil" in the river Dee, in several -heats'; the
comilmt of
matches to be superintended by W. Farmer, Esq., „s_
sisted by .the Provost and Magistrates of the, city, by
whom the prize to the successful competitor will be
awarded. The races of Coil: will be managed by K.
Olibeffe, Esq., assisted by Alderman Roche and a Com-
mittee
play,"e' rr ll:inn' tisafety(tinian ‘gaar(lll:itiie competition
to willbe
to con-
ittlihileet. the river
see
.I(.lti:ri(tilr(e
mint° of gentlemen, who will " bring off" the ipuraitzeehte(s)
rasrtdtsw to ino.o
ofr trialelcil
hheeaatt,s
take place in the-Severn, the racers to swim with the
s"4l;erartt g' distancelit ofl*, ' ' andl 0 tohoe first
tend '.in the grand heat for the prize. This novel, neces-
zary, and most interesting practice of the science
of
swimming will be conducted by the Rev. Win. Holden,
T. W. Welsh, Esq., and friends, by whom the prizes will
be given to the three first in. The time for the Com-
bridge and .Aberystwith matches is not yet fixed on, but
of which due notice will be given. The winner of the
first prize of each of the before-mentioned cities, to en-
joy the honourable title of " Champion of the town, for
the year 1842," and have his name engraved on the rac-
ial ; which will entitle him to contend on the Serpentine
River, Hyde Park, for the gold medal and chain of the
Institution, of the value of twenty guineas, itt the an-
nual assembly of the London and Provincial,Champions.
MARK OF RESPECT TO MR.. O'CONNELL.—The
Morning Register of yesterday, states that the Pope has
sent a. splendid gold Cross and Medal to the Lord Mayor
of Dublin. The Very Rev. Dr._ Caen, was the bearer
of the valuable present.—Cork Examiner.
The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel,
the Ocean, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom.
house yesterday with the Dutch,, mail. .. .
" The Court of Chancery, said the Vice-Chancel-
lor of England, the other day, " will be as many y„,..,
in deciding the cases which will arise out of the suits
now instituted relative to the income-tax as that tax is
expected to last."
SOVEREIGN REMEDIES.—For the gout, tonst and
water ; hooping.ccugh, ipeeacuanha ; ;
'Lie, exercise
corns, easy shoes ; blue devils, employment ; rheuma-
tism, new flannel and patience ; toothache, extraction ;
cut, retrenchment i love, nAtrimony,

. .
PORTUGAL.
By the Montrose steamer, which arrived at Falmouth
on Friday afternoon with Malta and Peninsular mails.
the accompanying dispatches were received ; her dates
are from Gibraltar 28th, Cadiz 29th, Lisbon 31st July,
Oporto Ist, and from Vigo 2d inst. Passengers per Mon-
trose : From Gibraltar—Mr. Lobstein, Captain Taylor,
Mrs. Taylor, three ►children, and servant; Captain Knox.
R.N., Lieut. Thompson, R.N., Captain Carr, 38th Regi-
thent; Mrs. Melville, two children, and servant; Miss
Nowell and Miss Macauley. From Cadiz—Mr. Little,
Vigna, Mr. J. Gordon, and Mr. Burden. From
LiAbon—Mr. V. J. Lisboa, Mr. J. Lisboa, Mr. J. A.
Magalhar, Mr. Coekram. From Oporto—Mr. Regalia,
two Mesdames Regalia, Ind Mr. Delforce.

The Montrose bioughea Malta mail.
Ltsnox, JULY 31.—Since the opening of the
Chambers little more than a war of words, alike
fatal in its consequences as detrimental to the public
weal, appears to have absorbed the entire anvil-
'lion of the members composing them. Three
Iveeks have alrem:y elapsed, and no legislative business,
no preliminaries to the taking into consideration the
pressing necessities of the country have been arranged.
The Hydra of discord is amongst them, and in addition
to the numerous difficulties they have to encounter, its
annihilation is not of the least of them.

M. Aguilar reached Lisbon on Friday, and his arrival,
although not unexpected, has given birth to the usual por
Lion of surmise and "On Bits." His mission is reported
to be of a must serious nature ; so much so, that the ha-
portant despatches which are transmitted to London by
this mail hare been the cause of the steamer being Or-
dered off this morning (Sunday) in lieu of to-morross at
5 p.m., the usual sailing day and hour. The marching of
troops to the frontiers, the peremptory character of the
alleged demand, savour a good deal of Spanish bluster
and fanfarronade ; and it is to be hoped that, as usual, all
will terminate amicably, and that the customary distri-
bution and orders, and such like, will quell all disposi-
tion to quarrel.
The Count das Antas sailed yesterday in the steamer
for Gibraltar, to proceed Rom thence via Alexandria and
Suez to India ; he has been appointed Governor-Gene-
ral of Goa, &c.

A meeting was held yesterday at the residence of
Lord Howard de Walden (convoked by his Lordship) of
Some of the principal British merchants of this city, for
the purpose. of having laid before them the proposals of
the Portuguese Government respecting the amendment
of the Custom-house Tariff. Nothing decisive trans-
pired, and an adjournment was proposed till to-morrow.
The Queen, King, and other members of the Hovel
Family are at Cintra, in the enjoyment of perfect hearth.
The late lamentable occurrence which has thrown France
into tears, has been likewise deeply felt here by every
thinking mind. The Court, of course, are ordered to
wear mourning.