The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-27 00:00:00

INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.-ASCOT HEATH, 1842.

ACCEPTANCES FOR THE ASCOT STAKES. ,
Hyllus, 6 yrs. 9st 71b—Potentia, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Cruiskeen,
aged, Bst 41b—Tamburini, i yrs, Bst 21b—E. 0., 4 yrs, ist 91b
—Mosque, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Rhodantbe, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Monops,
5 yrs, 7st 41b-1-am-not.aware, aged, 7st 21b—Una, 4 yrs, 7st
..._.Bnowdr,)p, 4 yrs, bet 121b—Revoke, 6 yrs, Est 101b—William
de Fortibusi 3 yrs, Est 101b—Fidhawn, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—De-
cision, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Music, 3 yrs, Est lib—Vibration, 3 yrs,
sst 101b—Lady Fuiford, 3 yrs,.sst 71b—and_Haitoe, 3 yrs, sst.

NEWMARKET JULY MEETING, 1842.
TUESDAY.—Lord Albemarle's Nuncio, 3 3rs, 9st, agst Col.
Peel's Rook's Nest, 2 yrs,6st 10Ib. First half of Ab. Mile.
150; Is ft.

FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1842.
TIIESDA v.—Duke of Bedford's John o'Gaunt, 4 yrs, 9st 71b,
agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Skipton, 3 yrs, 7st 41b. A. F. ; 200 ;
h ft.; and 25 ft if declared on or before the 12th of September.
Lord Albemarle's Ralph, 4 yrs, tist, agst Colonel Peel's
Garry Owen, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b. 'l. Y. C. 200 ; h ft.

liENT COUNTY MEETING.
Yesterday, a meeting of hop-planters and owners and oc•
copiers of woodlands in the county of Ni nt, took place upon
&linden Heath, for the purpose, according to the trims of
the:requisition to the High Sheriff to convene the meeting,
to take the sense of the county upon the protection now by
law given to the British grower of hops, and upon the injury
to be apprehended from any alteration of the law upon that
subject.

HENRY Hosier, Esq., the High Sheriff of the county,
presided. There were also present Lord Torrington, T. 1.
Hodges, Esq., Messrs. Ellis, Ryder,, Whittaker, &e. None
of the county or borough Members attended.
Mr. WHITTAKER, in proposing a series of resolutions to
the meeting, observed that some persons appeared to have en-
tertained a OA whether the present meeting was likely to do
good or harm, but, in his opinion, whatever might be the re-
sult., it would be attended with some advantage. The
proposed alteration in the duty on hops WaS one
which would affect their interests most materially, and he
had formed part of the deputation appointed to wait on Sir
Robert Peel upon the subject, and Sir Robert told them that
if they could show any peculiar risk or grOund upon which the
present almost prohibitory duty oaglit to be continued, he
would attend to it. They had accordingly shown him the risk
incurred in the cultivation of hops, from blight and other causes,
and also that the proposed alteration could not have any mate-
rial effect upon the price of beer, and that it would only benefit
the speculator; and at the same time showed him the ruinous
tendency of the proposed change. Sir Robert, in the face of
these facts, had thought fit to carry out his scheme, and he
therefore put it to them whether they ought to rest contented
and quietly acquiesce in the new scheme, and whether it was not
their duty at all events to protest against it. He then
proposed the resolutions, which were to the effect that the
meeting viewed the change in the law with great apprehension,
and, entering into some details, concluded by expressing an
opinion that the effect of the alteration in the duty would be to
destroy entirely the cultivation of hops in this country, and
cause the whole supply to be taken from foreign countries.
Lord TORRINGTON seconded the resolutions, and said that
he concurred with the opinions expressed in them, that the 4-
feet of the alteration of the duty would be to destroy the cultiva-
tion of hops in England, and if this meeting had not been held
it might have been said that the hop growers and farmers
of the county of Kent were agreeable to the proposed
change.—( Hear, hear.) 'that meeting, however, showed
that those who had attentively considered the subject,
could only have one opinion as to the consequences ut
this unjust and cruel measure. The Noble Lord then went
into some detail., and said he had no doubt that hops could
be grown abroad for 50s. per cwt., and that the average price
of hops in this country would never exceed 4/. per cwt. ; and
they were all aware that such a price would not. enable them
to carry on the cultivation of their lands--( Hear, hear)--end
the con,equence must be, that a large amount of agricul-
tural labour would be thrown out of employ. When her Ma-
jesty's present Government came into power, they were
pledged to support agriculture, and at every hustings' speech
the cry of the supporters was " Protection to agricul-
ture," and the main point neon which they were
enabled to remove the former Administration . was,
that it was supposed that that Administration was
opposed to the interests of the agriculturists.—( Loud
cheers.) Had they acted up to these professions?—
(Cheers and interruption.) They not only interfered with hops
hut with corn and cattle; and then, above all, they came upon
them fur an Incomeetax ; and yet these were the men whop
they had placed in power to protect their interests. He should
he glad to know what had become of their county Mem-
bers upon this occasion ? He should like to have seen the
Here Member for East Kent there that. day, and to have re-
minded hie, of his sdeech at the hustings. If his constituents
could have fureeeen what course he would adopt, he was quite
satisfied he would not have been their representative. He,
who called himself the farmer's fiieml, had sacrificed them
for the sake of place and power.—( Land cheers and uproar.)
lie contended that if those Jinn. Members had carried out
returned,
the pledges which they gave to their constituents, they must
the opposed the present Government and the proposed tariff.
'riTl'at fxr.••=dld;oh:elelitshoati.'ianiPonar'lilawmernuti.,"%:llisictloi wasse
and he rev.
the agricultural constituencies of the
in a great meeeue, by
„more, should ha,„: sacrificed those whose interest they weve
bound to have proteette:.—( Cheers. )
Mr. HARMAN, alter iodic, Prief introductory remarks, said
—lf they had known what course .hit' Robert Peel was going
to pursers, he should like to know wLether they would have
supported such a Government 7---(No, no.) They all thought
they were quite sate with Sir Robert Peel—they thought he
was no free trader.—( Cheers and laughter.) But they, had
found to their COO, when they had placed him in power, that
lie was a free trailer in every tithes.
Mr. Holmes then addressed the meeting, and said lie had
watched to see whether any one would eeriee torward in support
of the measure which had s ailed them together ; but as no one
appealed to be inclined to do as, lie hail ventured to offer a few
observations to them. He, in the first place, begged to thank.
the High Sheriff for the prompt and kind manner in which he
had convened die meeting, and it was at the same time agree..
fying thing to set' that the yeomen and independent farmers of
hail come forward to sign a requisition for a meeting
child,
en
ttihrisi'ackoeuy
ti:lttthe subject, which to them was of so much importance
and consideration. The question now before them was sae
which
which involved the interest of every man, woman, gad i
said he hail received a letter from
Sir ~dward
e
the county of Kent.—( Hear, hear.) )lodges then
objects of the
he should not attend
Knalc
lie. dill
meet tog. and stating that on this account hnhoutil 'fe which,
isel f at‘'
itlhihoeurtt y totli ereadrw
otrori tettrheseombPeeertminig",i permission,
which he expressed himself as disapproviini
it, He also informeti hint that that portionis.
I tohad beer,
' of the
tariff which
•
altered the duty upon hope front
by the House of Commons,
on the previous evening
carriedttr som further remarks, he
without. any any observation.
the hopi
trade were destroyed, he had no
of Kent. In his opinion,.
not be collected
htditeadtiobny
in the co y
blow had been made a great struck
isna3slanytigiftcat thetpnutblie taxes of the country could,
the alteration that -
at the property d he must, the
ref ore, express.
their the county, an
humble representatives should have al-
his surprise that
lowed it to be carried without any observation.
that Sir Robert Peel appeared to have hum-
Mr. Itynea romplairrd of the absence of their representae
tives, arid said
hugged them all—both enemies and friends.—(Laughter.)
The Haul SintatEr having inquired whether any other
ge, cetaen wished to address the meeting, there were loud cries
Kir' 'the Members.
The resolutions were then put and carried unanimously, and.
after a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff, and three cheers fur
the Duke of Buckingham, the meeting separated.

A letter from Lubeck, 13th inst., in the commerce,
' states that the flakes froM the -fire at Hamburgh were carried by
the wind as far as the Baltic, and that some of them, falling.
~upon a Danish steamer, exposed it for some minutes to great,
danger i
r
olpbrlinagbleburnt, The eircumstAnce nyears to tope
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THE WEATHER.—Noon, MAY :27• was resumed after supper, and lasted till near day-break, when
ROY AL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE—STREEthe company gradually broke up. The scale of costly munifi-
cence on which this entertainment was given may be pro-
Thermometer .... 64 Highest 66 Lowest nounced truly and specially British, and the unaffected grace of
Barometer 30.01.—Wind S.W. 1 the noble hostess, with the courteous hospitality of his Excel-
lency towards all their guests (who numbered upwards of a
thousand), which were conspicuously displayed during the en-
tire night, added largely to the gratification of all who were
present at this truly royal fete.
If we may give credit to a letter from Algiers, dated the 15th
of May, the ex-Bey Achmed has advanced towards the province
of Constantine, and has even beaten out of Biscarrah our Schiek
El Arab Ben Gannah ; but this is very improbable. The same
letter informs us that Colonel Brice, having returned among
the Kybeles of Collo, with too small a force, was obliged to re-
treat to Pbilipville, after losing in a combat 14 killed, and hav-
ing 50 wounded. The numbers are probably exaggerated. for
it is stated that the retreat was made in good order.— Con-
stitutionnel.
The following letter, published by the Tuolonnais, states a
very serious fact :—The unhappy sufferers by the ship-
wreck are not Frenchmen, but the tempest has
thrown them on a coast where France has planted
her colours; and on this coast, which is now French,
the protection of France ought to follow them. We therefore
think that it will suffice to state the facts, in order to obtain
their deliverance.
In the course of last January an Austrian schooner, Captain
Vianello, with a crew of nine men, was shipwrecked about nine
leagues from this place, and were made prisoners by the
Kabyles, with whom they still remain. General de Rumigny
in the absence of the Governor, had sent a considerable sum
to Gigelli to have them back, but on the arrival of the Go-
vernor of Algiers, an order was issued to get the money re-
turned to Algiers. We thought that General Negries would
have come to Gigelli with a column to deliver those poor pri-
soners, who have so much to suffer; but it appears that they
were forgotten.— Commerce.
BOURSE—Pans, 'WEDNESDAY, MAY 25.
first Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Prick Prier.
french 5 per Cents... ...... . 119 75 ... 119 90 .. 1 9 75 ... 119 90
4per Cents. ...... 102 ... 102 ... 102 ... 1012
3 per cents.... ..... 81 S 5 81 00 ... 81 85 ... 81 85
Rank oi trance
Laffitte Bank 1.0005. Stares 104t1 ...1045 .1040 ...1C45
5.0000. Shares 50,5 5065 5085 ...5065
Belgian 5 per Cents.
5 per Cent,., 1840 105% ... 105 N, ... 10- % 1051,,
Spanish Active 2454 241,4 24% 24%
Passive... .......... 4% •-• ••• 454
Neapolitan. lO7 80 ... 117 80 ... 107 80 .. 107 t 0
Roman —.
RAILWAY S 104%
HARES. ... 104 1a4% ... 104%
St. Germain
Veraainea.R.l-.
L.B l6O 160 ... 147 50 ... 147 50
Rouen 540 ... 540 ... 540 ... 540
Orleans
Strasburg to Bale..t 213 752.. 243 75 ... 232 50 ... 232 50

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
114.irning...—. 32 minutes after 3 I Evening 51 minutes after 3.

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ROBBERY, OR NO ROBBERY.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The Temperance Hall at Ipswich was last week subjected to
4s. 2d. Church-rate, and the proprietor, Mr. Alexander, being
a member of the Society of Friends, refused to pay. A war-
rant was consequently obtained, and the constable and his as-
sistant entered the Hall, and for this rate of 4s. 2d., took acs ay
no less than sixteen forms, each four feet long, which cannot
be replaced for less than six shillings and sixpence a form, the
rough stuff to make each being calculated at no less than 35.,
thus causing a loss to the proprietor of four pounds, nineteen
shillings and tenpence upon this distress of four shillings and
twopence !

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

Transaction‘ in the English funds have to-day been only to
the smallest possible amount • prices, however, remain firm
with an upward tendency. 6onsols are 94 92& fur Money,
and 93A 93i for the opening. Three per Cents. Reduced, 913
911; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 100 100 i • New
Three.and-a- Half per Cents., 101 101 k ; Bank Stock 167
168 ; India Stock, 249 k 250 k ; India Bonds, 20 22 ; Exchequer
Bills, Old, 38 39 ; Advertised, 34 36 premium.
Nothing done in Foreign Securities.
. .

Mexico.; Bonds bear the quotation of 37 for the Account.
Business in the Share Market has been extremely limited,
and confined to Midland Counties, 70 71 ; Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 52" ; South Eastern and Dover, New, 711; Black-
wall, 11 ; and Brighton Scrip, 7i. The shares on the latter
line have scarcely anything doing in them, in consequence of
the arrangements between that Company and the Dover being
likely to go off.
Spanish Bonds only are quoted in the official lists to-day at
23A for the Five and Three per Cents.
It will be observed that this quotation of the Spanish 'I hree
per Cent. Stock is gradually creeping up after a long inters al
of depression ; and it is much to be feared that strenuous efforts
are being made to endeavour to induce the idea that it bears a
real instead of a lnominal value. It has been frequently sup-
posed, and the proceedings of former finance ministers of Spain
would lead to the conclusion that such supposition is correct,
that the dividend lately raid, and such as are to be
paid, if the event should ever occur, were to be
provided for by the sale of a quantity of over-issued
Stock. This view has been corroborated by some
late changes made in the Cortes, in which it was openly stated
thrt the contractors had Feen put in possession of coupons to
the amount of seven millions of reals, which it was conjectured
had been, or were about to be converted into the new stock, and
these charges remain yet officially uncontradicted. In conse-
quence of these reports and of some misgivings on the part of
the holders, the quotations have been gradually declining, and
it is thought that, the matter having now blown over, the time
has arrived to create a fresh speculation, the more necessary
now inasmuch as a further loan is about to be attempted;
much caution on the part of the public is necessary in order
to avoid purchasing these worthless documents.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
R A ILWAYS. Paid. Per share.
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O

London ape. Brighton ... .. 50 ...... --... .. to
Ditto Loan Notes
London and Blackwall - to -.7.:

Midland Counties ... ..100

South Eastern and Dover.
Ditto Scrip 5 . 7A to -
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 26.—The Market
was not so brisk this morning as during yesterday prices, how-
ever, were firm, and 4,000 bales were sold, inclusive of 250 for
export. The sales comprised 250 Pernam. 63/ 7%; 60 Maran-
barn, 5i 6; 150 Bahia, 6 7 ; 400 Surat, 3d. 4d. ; and the re-
mainder American.

LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 26.—There was a
slight improvement in the Market, but business, on the whole,
was dull, and the transactions consisted of a few sales in East-
ern Counties, New, 41. 11s. Bd.; Edinburgh and Glasgow,
New, 1 ; Grand Junction, 185; Great North of England,
1121 A ; North Midland, 66; Northern and Eastern, New, 7,i.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 26.—We have had
a flat market, and all our transactions are at lower prices.
Bolton and Preston, 21i; Eastern Counties, 9 ; Manchester
and Birmingham, 27 27k.

EPSOM RACES.

(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS).

EPSOM RACE-COURSE, Ten minutes before

Two o' Clock.

The following fillies have been weighed to start :
Lord Jersey's f. by Touchstone—Adela (Robinson)

Lord Chesterfield's Dil-bar

. (Scott)

Mr. Robinson's Coral, Sis. to Coronation.. (Calloway)
Lord G. Bentinck's Firebrand ..... (Rogers)

Lord G. Bentinck's Topsail ..(Whitehouse)
Duke of Richmond's Baleine filly .... (E. Edwards)

Mr. Forth's Lucy Banks
Mr. Shackel's Meal

....(Bell)
...(Butler)

Mr. IV. Ridsdale's Eliza (Templeman)

Mr. Marshall's Fury filly (Lye)
Duke of Grafton's Utopia (John Day)
Mr. Shelley's Tole (Chapin e)
Mr. Newton's Ma Mie (Nat)

Lord Exeter's fby Touchstone,out of Amima (Darling)
Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to Alexandrina (Wakefield)
Mr. J. Thompson's Pharmacopoeia . . (Cotton)

BETTING AT ONE O'CLOCK.
3 to I agst Dil-bar—taken
3 to I agst Adela filly
5 to 1 agst Fury filly
8 to 1 agst Firebrand
9 to 1 agst Lucy Banks
15 to 1 agst Ma Mie
15 to 1 agst Amima filly.

THE OAKS.

The Oaks Stakes of 50 SOY& each, h ft, for three yrs
old fillies, Bst 71b each. The last mile and a half.
The owner of the second filly to receive 100 sows.
out of the stakes. The winner to pay 100 sows.
towards the police and regulations of the Course.
(117 Subs.)
Mr. Marshall's Fury fi11y.......... (Lye) 1
Mr. Shekel's Meal (Butler) 2

DUBLIN, MAY 25.—MURDER IN TIPPERARY.—A
most appalling murder was committed on Saturday last at a
place called Loughane, near Cloughjordan, in the northern
division of Tipperary. The Nenagh Guardian gives the fol-
lowing particulars On ;Monday last James Carroll, Esq ,
Coroner, held an inquisition upon view of the body of Rody
Kennedy, ofioughane, who was found murdered in a field con-
tiguous to his own house, on Sunday, the 22d instant. The
cause assigned for this murder is not exactly known, but it has
not arisen from the taking of land, which is well known to be
the fruitful source from whence have sprung those fearful crimes
of which it has been the unpleasant duty of this journal to be
the chronicle. The deceased was a man of excellent character,
and was much esteemed and respected by, his neighbours—as
was evinced by the peasantry assembling from various parts
about Cloughjordan, to pay a last sad tribute to his memory.
He was a widower, and has left five young and helpless children.
The Jury found the following verdict : That the deceased came
by his death in consequence of wounds inflicted as above de.
scribed, by some person or persons at present unknown.' We
understand that seven persons have been arrested as being im-
plicated in the commission of this murder."

Prince Esterhazy's long talked-of farewell visit to
this country, takes place at the end of the ensuing month.

The Earl of COventry has rallied, but his Lordship
still continues in a state of great debility. The intention of 11 -
moving the Earl to the family seat, Croome Hall, has been
abandoned for the present.
BERLIN, MAY 20.—The. King has been pleased to
confer the order of the Black Eagle on his Royal Righness the
Duke of Sussex.
LEIGE, MAY 24 Their Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Nleiningen, with a numerous suite, arrived
last night at the Hotel of the I'avilion Anglais.
The English Ambassador at Brussels gave on
Tuesday a grand dinner on the occasion of the birth-day of
her Majesty the Queen of England.
BRUSSELS, MAY 25.—0 n Friday evening the beau-
tiful steamer, the Bruges, arrived at Ostend, on its return from
London, with 15 passengers, 17L, bales of cotton, and 5 bales
of manufactures. The Bruges performed the voyage from
London in fifteen hours, and we are assured that for the future
it will perform it in twelve hours.
The management of the Hambledon hounds is, it
is said, to be transferred to Wm. Henry Barkworth, Esq., of
Wiltshire Independent.