The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-06 00:00:00

PTEMBER G. 1842.

fluential classes who do no t usually exert their voices
in such matters in vain.—Times.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
CITY, MONDAY EVENING.
FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
TIMES.,---The false colour thrown over the news
from India by the French telegraphic dispatch, pro-
fessing to give its leading points, is beginning to at-
tract that degree of attention in the City which pro
perly belongs to it. Among the great capitalists, and
the Money Market generally, there is but one feeling,
and that of indignation, at the treachery which they
believe to have been practised in this instance by the
French Government, affecting for the moment not
only the funds of our own and other countries, but
produce and every description of property, and this,
as they are firmly persuaded, from motives of a
personal and sordid nature. It were greatly to be
desired that the men at the head of affairs in Fi ance,
and who are responsible for, if not actually participat-
ing in, the deception practised, could hear the judg-
ment passed on their conduct by those on whom it has
inflicted more or less of injury. If not absolutely cal-
lous, they would shrink back and feel eternally dis-
graced under the infliction. If this is the system meant
to be persevered in, it will become a stigma on the
whole country, and the principle of honour among
Frenchmen, which has had for ages the confidence of
Europe, will be given up as lost. It is difficult, per-
haps, to state in figures the entire consequence of
these misrepresentations. It is not merely •by the
difference of one-quarter or one-half per cent. in the
value of British and foreign securities, which was
observable in the quotations before and after the
publication of the telegraphic despatch, that the in-
jury is to be estimated, though that, spread over
hundreds of millions, is no trifle, but that check to
public confidence which is thus wantonly interposed,
and which disturbs the operations of every man of
property and every merchant. No trust could be
more sacred than that which is placed in the French
Government under our Post-office treaties, which
make France a part of the high-road to our Indian
possessions, and to violate such a trust is pronounced
on all hands to be utterly dishonourable and base.
If this conduct is not made the subject of a remon-
strance on the part of our own Government, and the
observance of better faith in future stipulated for, no
confidence can exist among our merchants and capi-
talists under the present arrangement, and they will
catch eagerly at every proposal and everyy project cal-
culated to render them independent of }ranee for the
future in the communications with India.
The annexed letter, which appeared in the last
number of the Banker's Circular, deserves some at-
tention, as evidence of the present state of feeling
among the banking interest, who believe that all the
banks of issue in the kingdom will be called upon to
defend themselves, or, as they term it, the public in-
terest, against the Ministry of Sir R. Peel. The writer
of the letter is Mr. James Taylor, of the firm of
Taylor and Lloyd's, of Birmingham :
" TO THE COUNTRY BANKERS OF ENGLAND AND THE
MANAGERS OF STOCK BANKING COMPANIES.

" Birmingham, Aug. 25, 1842.
" Sirs,—When the Bank of England Charter comes
under the consideration of Parliament, it must lead to
a discussion on the national currency.
" Having had my attention drawn to this subject
by banking engagements for the last 42 years, and it
being my earnest desire to see all banking establish-
meats put on the soundest and firmest basis, as I am
persuaded that continuance of prosperity in manufac-
tures and commerce can only thereby be maintained,
I am led to submit my reflections for public con-
sideration.
" The Bank of England has been compelled to find
all the specie for stock and country banks, and it has
therefore very naturally striven to absorb to that Cor-
poration the exclusive right of issuing promissory
notes. A late Act, which obliges stock and country
banks to make a monthly return of the amount of
their notes actually in circulation, may by degrees
operate in favour of the object so much desired by the
Bank of England, and lead to that Company becoming
a much greater, if not the sole, issuer of notes.
" The object might be obtained by employing the
Bank of England as the agent, and by* resting the
validity of the new note-issue on the Government,
and without the Government being exposed to any
hazard of loss.

" Possibly the late discovery of the Exchequer
fraud may have made currency quacks aware of the
danger of exposing the State to the issue of a national
paper note circulation ; and more probably so, when
these individuals shall have learnt that mush of the
advantage of such note circulation may be obtained
without risk, and at a comparatively easy cost to the
Government.
" The monthly returns of the banks of issue having
declared the amounts of the notes outstanding of
every such bank, the Government might encourage
these banks to pay into the Treasury (there to be re-
tained so long as the bank shall continue a bank of
issue) one-fourth more than the amount of the
bankers' notes outstanding (viz. 50,0001. if the
monthly return be 40,0001), to make up in a degree
for the notes that are held as a rest in every banking-
office, by an allowance of 3 per cent, interest to be
paid by the Treasury, by which the Government
would be borrowing the money at an average rate of
Exchequer interest.
" These payments might be made into the Trea-
sury by monthly instalments, and warrants might be
given, addressed to the Governor and Company of the
Bank of England, requiring the Bank to supply the
party with notes to be issued by that Company, de-
signated Provincial Notes of the Bank of England,'
made payable only at the Bank of England; but
within an engraved border in the centre of these
notes there should be, in print and in writing, the
place of re-issue, the local banker's date and number,
the firm of this bank, and the signature of a Director
or partner. Every bank, through its London agent,
should be obliged to clear its own re-issue of these
notes, when paid by the Bank of England, in the like
manner that it now does all of its draughts that now
get into the Bank ; and if it failed in doing so, it
should lose the privilege of issuing the provincial notes
of the Bank of England ; anti as the notes re-issued
by such bank be paid by the Bank of England, it
would be reimbursed by the Treasury.
" The adoption of this plan would set at liberty
some portion of the capital reserved to pay the
bankers' notes at the place of issue, as well as the
place where they are made payable in London; and
every individual, poor or rich, would be quite certain
of receiving the full value for these notes.
" There could be no reason why the provincial notes
of the Bank of England should not be made a legal
tender to the fullest extent that Bank of England
notes are now admitted to be a legal tender. The re-
spectable banks of issue might find it advantageous to
receive the Government allowance of interest, and to
obtain, by the re-issue of their share of provincial notes,
whatever rate of interest money shall produce in the
market.

" Since the panic of 1825 and 1826, an Act has
passed which makes it legal for country banks of
issue to pay their notes, if presented in any sum ex-
ceeding the amount of 51., in Bank of England notes;
and for the better security of the Bank of England,
it might be very desirable (should it not be judged
right to authorise the Baok to pay the provincial notes
always in silver) to give to the Bank at least the
option of paying the provincial notes in gold or silver.
" The Bank of England, for the cost of provili!ng
the provincial notes, and for the trouble of paying
them, might be remunerated by a commission of 10s.
for the first year on the total amount of the issue to
be paid by the Treasury, and of ss. afterwards on the
amount of these notes annually paid at the Bank of
England.
- "Could a banking system on this principle he ex-
tended to Ireland, I have been told by an intelligent
Irish friend, that a great benefit would thereby be
conferred on that country.
"I have the honour to be, Sirs, your faithful and
obedient servant, "JAMES TAYLOR."
The Director of the French Customs has granted
Messrs. Waghorn and Co. permission to send the bag-
gage of Indian passengers through France via Mar-
seilles, under their seal, provided an inventory be pre-
viously handed to them for transmission to the autho-
rities at the port of landing, who have received direc-
tions to dispatch them without being opened. A
route-book has been published by the same firm con-
taining useful information for Indian passengers.
CIIRONICLE.—The increase which has taken
place in the circulation of the Bank of England, has
been occasioned, to a great extent, by the amalgama- '
tion of several private banks and joint-stocks within
the last twelve months into the capacity of agents for
the Bank parlour, and their ceasing as such to issue
anything except Bank of England paper. Ile de-
crease in the circulation of the private and joint-
stock banks is partly accounted for by the same cause,
but chiefly by the general stagnation of trade. With
a constant glut of money in London, there 'is still '
little evidence of a greater supply of bills. 1
The circulation of the United Kingdom last year,
as compared with its present state, is as follows :

1842. 1841. De•
Aug. 20. Aug. 20. Increase. crease.
E. .C.
Bank of England 20,351,00017,928,000 2,4f2,M0
Private Banks
Joint Stock Banks 2,823,000 3,215,253 392,253
Chartered, Private,!
vnd Joint Stock
Banks in Scot-1
land
tank of Ireland 2,831,750, 2,950,8751 119,125
Irish Private and 1
Joint Stock • 1,632,6171 1,869,3611
Bullion in the Bank 9,570,c00 4,801,01,014,769,000

Gross Circulation 35,463,920 34,881,382 582,738!

The result is, that notwithstanding the, increase of j,
2,423,0001. on the part of the Bank of England, and
of 4,769,000/. of addition to the store of bullion, the

decrease of the notes in issue by the joint-stock and
private banks, has counterbalanced it in so much that
the whole currency of the United Kingdom is now
only 582,738/. greater than it was in August, 1841.
We shall see whether the flush of the October divi-
dends, and the exertions of the Bank to maintain
their dividends to the stockholders, will have the
effect of inducing an expansive action on the part of
the country banks of issue. As far as figures go,
our previous views in regard to the currency are
likely to be verified. The action of the Income-tax
will check the glut to be occasioned by the October
dividends, and the reduction of the rate of interest on
loans is calculated also to absorb it by anticipation
during the shutting.
SUN.—A further improvement, has to be noted to have
taken place in the Funds, towards the afternoon,
and Consols finally left off at 92/ 93 for Money, and
931 931 for the Account. India Stock, 249 251 ; Ex-
chequer Bills,Old, 51 53 ; New, 49 51 premium.
The prices of Foreign Securities were—Belgian,
1014- 1024 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 521
524; Fives,lo2 1021; Danish, 83f 844; and Brazilian,
66 67, this latter having advanced fully one per cent.
The quotation of the Mexican was rather higher, in
consequence of the cessation of sales, 351 354.
The Share Market closed firm. London and Bir-
mingham, 184 186 ; Birmingham and Gloucester,
41 43 ; Great Western, 85 86 ; the Half Shares,
61 62 ; South Western, 59160 i ; North Midland, 56
58; and the New Shares, 274 284; South Eastern
and Dover, 214 224 ; Eastern Counties, 8-a 8/ ;
Northern and Eastern, 371 384 ; Blackwall, 72 84_;
and Brighton, 331 334.
The quotations of the Bonds were--Peruvian,
15 17; Colombian, 204 21; Portuguese Five per
Cents., 341 35-1 ; the Three per Cents., 201 211;
Spanish Five per Cents. 161 164; the Three per
Cents., 21 214.
A rise of upwards of 4s. per quarter in the price of
Wheat took, place on the corn market to-day. This
is to be wholly attributed to the machinations of cer-
tain speculators, alluded to some days since. It is
stated that no legitimate reason exists for this ad-
vance, and so consumers are to a great extent
obliged to pay more than should be the case. Large
quantities of bonded grain having been released,
the grand object of operators now is to
raise the averages, so that the grain now in the ware-
houses, or about to arrive, may be excluded from the
market. This system is much to be deplored, and
the working of it has never been more clearly deve-
loped than at the present time.
A letter, from a person who has just left Wednes-
bury, states that the colliers have not yet returned to
work, and that arrangements between them and the
coal-owners were far from being completed. The
consequence of this has been to advance the price of
cotton yarns 71, and in some cases 10 per cent.; or-
ders to this effect have been universally forwarded to
their various agents here. It is stated that orders,
uncompleted, are so numerous that it is necessary to
supply the givers with a per tentage or dividend upon
the amount.

DR. PAYERNE'S DIVING-BELL
EXPERIMENTS at SPITHEAD.
On Friday, the 2d instant, Major-General Pasley
went out to Spithead to inspect the operations against
the wreck of the Royal George, and, at the same time,
to perform, a promise he made sometime ago to Dr.
Payerne, to afford him the means of proving whether
his invention for producing pure air, fit for the respi-
ration of man, and for supporting flame, without
communication with the external air, which he had
so often successfully exhibited in London, in the
diving-bell of the Polytechnic Institution, would be
equally efficient at Spithead. Of thii great doubts
were entertained by the General, on his first inter-
view with Dr. Payerne, after having witnessed his
performance at the above-mentioned institution, for,
as he told the Doctor, though he was satisfied that he
could produce good air at any depth, the pressure of
from 12 to 15 fathoms of water at the bottom of the
anchorage at Spitliead would compress the air in a
diving-bell so much, that though men might exist in
it, they would not be able to work to advantage ;
being nearly up to their necks in water. Therefore,
unless the Doctor could get over this difficulty his
ingenious and novel invention would not be attended
with any practical benefit, at least in deep water, as it
would not dispense with the necessity of still using
an air pump to expel the water from the lower part
of the bell, according to the system hitherto in use.
Dr. Payerne, who at that time was not possessed of
any experience in diving, his first attempt having
been made at the Polytechnic Institution, was not
prepared for this difficulty; but, having afterwards
fully considered it, he adopted an expedient for re-
moving it, which proved completely successful, on
giving it a fair trial at Spithead, as we shall now pro-
ceed to relate. This consisted in filling four iron
cylinders, with condensed air, which was forced into
them by a small air-pump until the guage proved that
the pressure was equal to nine or ten atmospheres.
These cylinders were four feet long, and about a foot
in diameter, with hemispherical ends, being the same
that had been used for containing condensed gas
during the period that the Portable Gas Company was
in operation. Each of these cylinders held about
three cubic feet of compressed air, and the whole
were lashed to the bottom of a wrought-iron diving-
bell 'made two years ago by Mr. Taplin in Ports-
mouth dockyard, according to the dimensions pre-
scribed by Major-General Pasley, to be used ever the
wreck of the Royal George, if required; but which
had not yet been done, as it was found, contrary to
previous expectation, that helmet-divers were far
more efficient than bell-divers could possibly have
been. When the preparations were completed Dr.
Payerne took his seat in the diving-bell, accompanied
by Major-General Pasley, who, having full confidence
in the goodness of the Doctor's air, but less in his ex-
pedient for keeping out the water from the bottom of
the bell, took the precaution of putting on a water-
tight diving dress, offering another to the Doctor, who
rejected it, in the belief that he would be able to keep
the bell completely dry. They had, however, scarcely
descended more than 10 or 12 feet below the surface,
when the water came in upon them so fast that
the Doctor requested that the .bell should be hauled
up out of the water, as he said he was spre that it
must be leaky. This was done accordingly, and on
letting it down empty his assertion was found to be
correct, for the air issued rapidly from the top of the
bell, in consequence of the cap over the hole, through
which air would have been forced down in the common
mode of using the bell, not having been screwed on
tight enough. This defect being remedied and the
bell let down empty a second time, there still appeared
a slight leakage from the lower part of it, which was
so inconsiderable that Dr. Payerne and the General
went down a second time, the former having put on
a diving dress also. One of the air cylinders had
been emptied in their first descent, so that only three
were now available, the contents of which they let
into the bell by turning the cocks at the end of each,
so that when they descended to the depth of 12i
fathoms or 75 feet, the water only stood about six
inches high in the bottom of the bell, when they were
hauled up by mistake of a signal before they had
quite reached the bottom. After this, Lieutenant
Hutchinson, the executive engineer employed at Spit-
head about the Royal George, and Mr. Hardiman,
Dr. Pay ernes assistant in the mechanical and engi-
neering branches of construction connected with his
inventions, went down together, but as the slack tide
was nearly over, they would not wait to have the
cylinders filled again with compressed air, which
could not have been done in less than an hour. They
were, therefore, obliged to make the signal to stop
lowering, after they had only descended twenty-three
feet, the bell being at that time nearly half full of
water, which was gradually increasing upon them,
owing to a small leak at one of the rivet holes in the
lower part of it. Such were Friday's proceedings, at
which a number of naval and military officers and men
of science attended, and which were also honoured by
the presence of many of the fair sex. Amongst the
former we observed Admiral Sir Edward Codrington,
Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, Major-General Sir H.
Pakenham, Sir I. Brunel,Capt. Dickenson, R.N., who is
himself a distinguished sub-marine operator, having
recovered the lost treasure of the Thetis frigate, on the
coast of Brazil, some years ago, in a manner which
did him and his gallant seamen the highest credit;
Captain Codrington, R.N., Dr. Richardson, &c. The
French General, Count D'Henin, and his amiable
daughter, were also present, besides numerous specta-
tors from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. On
Saturday the same experiments were repeated, but in
the presence of fewer spectators, and the diving-bell_
had by this time been made perfectly water-tight. Dr.
Payerne and Major-General Pasley went down twice,
firkt to the depth of twelve fathoms and a_ha_lf, when
they were pulled up by mistake of a signal before they
reached the bottom, to their great disappointment.
After ;the four cylinders were filled again with coin
pressed 'air, which was done in about an hour,
they descended a second time, and as the men
above had strict orders not to stop lowering until the
diving-bell reached the bottom, and not to haul it up
again, unless they pulled the signal line three or four
times, Dr. Payerne had the satisfaction'of getting a
small piece of wood from the wreck of the Royal
George, after which they made the signal to ascend.
Another experiment, of still greater interest, was
tried at the suggestion of Lieut. Hutchinson, who
went down without any air cylinders, accompanied
by Mr. Hardiman, having the end of one of the
diver's air-pipes with them, through which air was
forced into the bottom of the diving-bell by one of
the small pumps which usually supplies air for a
helmet-diver. By means of this pump the water was
expelled from the lower part of the diving-bell, and
replaced by condensed air, which enabled them to
descend to the very bottom, there being no cylinders
to prevent the bell from takin the ground, as in the
former experiment ; and Mr. liardiman also brought
up some small relics from the wreck. Some uneasi-
ness was caused, both to them whilst at the bottom
and tv the men above, by its becoming Impossible to

communicate with signals, in consequence of the
signal line becoming entangled with the bell rope, by
which the bell had been let down.
'the result of these experiments is, that both Major-
General Pasley and Lieutenant Hutchinson expressed
their high opinion of the merit of Dr. Payerne's in-
tention, as applied to the diving-bell ; for they con-
sidered that the air they breathed in the bell was per-
' fectly good • and the whole apparatus for purifying it
was contained in a case not larger than a common
portable writing-desk, which gives no trouble but that
of turning a small winch or handle occasionally, and
as, besides water, two very cheap and simple ingre-
dients only are used, the manipulation requires no
science on the part of the person in charge ; and,
when the diving-bell is once filled with compressed
air, either by letting it escape from vessels previously
filled with it, as in the first experiment, or by four
men pumping for less than half an hour, as in the se-
cond experiment, no more pumping is necessary, as
the air in the bell never requires to be changed. In
the common mode of working the diving-bell, on the
contrary, a powerful pump, manned by six or eight
men, would be required at Spithead, which must be
kept constantly at work the whole .time that men are
down in the diving-bell ; and this incessant pumping
is so laborious that from twelve to sixteen men, work-
ing in two reliefs, would be necessary for the purpose
of expelling the water.
It is to be remarked that the French have for many
years speculated upon the practicability of submarine
boats, as we know by having seen French pamphlets
on the subject. We are informed that one of Dr.
Payerne's countrymen, the Marquis D'Aubusson, has
been engaged in this object for several years, and
that after planning all the other arrangements to his
own satisfaction, he could not satisfy himself as to the
means of supplying the men in his submarine boat
with air. Dr. Payerne stated, that a conversation on
the subject of the Marquis D'Aubusson's plan with a
person who mentioned it to him, first induced him.to
consider whether it might not be practicable to pro-
duce pure air under water, without any communica-
tion with the atmosphere, and that this led to the in-
vention which he first tried at the Polytechnic Insti-
tution, and of which, as applied to the diving-bell, he
has proved the safety and superior efficiency at Spit-
head. The diving-bell is necessary in so many works
of importance, which either cannot be executed at all,
or not so well, without it, that Dr. Payerne, by this
most ingenious invention, has rendered a great service
to the civilised world.

ADDRESS FROM THE MUNICIPAL
ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF DEBBI',
TO THE AUTHORITIES OF THE TOWN.
Gentlemen,—We, the undersigned, Municipal Elec-
tors of the 3orough of Derby, respectfully request
your attention—First, to a statement of the facts con-
nected with the suppression of Mr. Vincent's lecture,
advertised to be delivered at the Theatre, on Thurs-
day evening last; and Secondly, to a calm and candid
expression of our opinion, upon the conduct pursued
by a part of the Magistracy upon that occasion.
On Wednesday, August 31, Mr. Vincent's friends
received notice of his intention to give a lecture at
Derby, on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 1, upon
" the present state of the country, and the necessity
and safety of. extending political power to all classes of
the people." • They immediately engaged the Theatre
for the purpose, and issued placards announcing the
particulars. Various attempts were made to prevent
the spread of the information—shops were entered,
and the placards requested from the windows, and,
during the night, the whole of those posted upon the
walls were torn down. The next morning, however,
more bills were printed and circulated. In the course
of the day, a private meeting of a part of the Magis-
trates was held—the lessor of the Theatre sent ibr,
and warned, that by letting the building for any such
purpose, he would become liable to a heavy penalty.
the result was that he withdrew his permission. A
compromise was however subsequently effected—the
doors of the Theatre were opened, and the parties
were put in possession. The acting Magistrates
hearing of this, sent down a posse of constables, who
by sheer intimidation, induced the lessor to authorise
them to eject the persons then in possession, and the
Theatre was thus finally closed against them. To
exemplify the spirit actuating the prime movers of
this proceeding, it may be as well to mention that
one of the Magistrates, under whose authority
these scenes were enacted, was called upon by a
party, who believed that a -clear statement of the
case would remove all fear, and this Magistrate re-
fused to hold any communication with the individual,
and repeatedly stated that he would hear no explana-
tion whatever.
We fearlessly assert, that all the circumstances of
the case prove, that there was not the remotest pro-
bability of any breach of public order. The Complete
Suffrage Union, with which Mr. Vincent is identified,
is peculiarly characterised by its pacific principles.
Its leader, Joseph Sturge, is a man of peace—the
constitution of the Union particularly inculcates the
use of none but moral means, and, above all, the
Tory press has openly expressed its dread of the
movement, in consequence of its peaceful character.
But Mr. Vincent's reputation needs no extrinsic
support. .He has already lectured to a crowded au-
dience in the Derby Mechanics' Hall. All who heard
him will bear testimony to his uncompromising con-
demnation of riotous proceedings, and his powerful
advocacy of a peaceful expression of opinion. Many
gentlemen of high respectability were present, and
expressed their approbation of his sentiments. And
if this is not enough, we may point to the startling
result of the Ipswich Election, as an incontestible
proof of the high estimation in which he is held.
In addition to these facts it must be bdtne in mind
that for more than a week previous to the proposed
lecture, the town had not exhibited the least symptom
of excitement. And finally, let it be remembered,
that the placard earnestly requested the attendance of
the middle classes, and that this fact alone was an
ample guarantee for the peaceful intentions of the
assembly.
We think, therefore, that the case clearly resolves
itself into an attempt to deprive us of the right of
publicly expressing our opinions. We conceive such
an attempt to be an invasion of the liberty of the sub-
ject—an invasion sanctioned neither by the laws of the
land, nor the laws of equity; and a direct violation of
one of the most important privileges granted by the
British Constitution.
We cannot discover upon what principle we are to
concede to any individuals the right to dictate to the
people what they shall say, and what they shall not
say. We do not see the propriety of giving to any
individuals the power of defining sedition, and vesting
in the same parties the office of punishing it.
This is neither more nor less than the prerogative
claimed by the veriest tyrant that ever breathed. And
if the door is once opened to such an interference,
every opposition to the Government may be construed
into sedition, and we may bid adieu to our political
freedom.

It is our conviction, that by the exercise of this
arbitrary power, the authorities are not only in-
fringing the rights of the people, and acting contrary
to all sound principle, but that they are inadvertently
adopting the most effective means of breaking that
peace which it is their office to preserve. They may
be assured, that a stoppage of the lawful expression
of public opinion will ultimately induce its unlawful
expression, in some way far stronger and more dan-
gerous. l:xperienee has ever shown that when free
discussion—the great safety-valve of society—is put
down, the pent-up feelings of the multitude will gra-
dually increase in intensity, until they find vent in
some dreadful outburst of popular indignation.
We therefore, the undersigned Municipal Electors
of the Borough of Derby, feeling the necessity of re
sisting this encroachment upon our political rights,
respectfully enter our protest against this unjust ex-
ercise of Magisterial authority, and at the same time
express our firm I ietermination to use all lawful and
peaceable means to oppose this infringement. And in
conclusion, we earnestly call upon all the Liberal
Magistrates of the town to stand by us in the im-
pending struggle, and zealously to co-oPerate with us
in the maintenance of our constitutional privileges.
Derby, September 2, 1842. •

STEAM-BOAT TOUTERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sia,—A similar case, in some respects, to that de-
tailed in your journal of Saturday last, in the Man-
sion-house report, occurred to me recently. having
occasion, on the morning of the 4th instant,to proceed
to Woolwich, I went to the Old Shades, 'at London-
bridge, and finding the Waterman, No. 5, at the pier,
I was going on board, when I was forcibly detained
by one of the hands (the Captain, I believe) of the
Locomotive, No. 1, who, on my remonstrating with
him on the absurdity of his conduct, abused me in
the most unqualified manner during the greater part
of the half hour I was obliged to wait for another
boat. The motive, of course, was to induce me to go
by the Locomotive, instead of the Waterman. Had
the conductor of an omnibus acted in this way, he
would have been liable to a fine; and r think it it
highly necessary that some measure should be taken
by the Legislature for the protection of the puldlic
from this touting nuisance.-1 remain, &c.,
6, York-road, Lambeth. J. It. S. ANDV:SON.

hmA.—The Government of India have lately sent
an officer, Lieutenant Macpherson, to observe some prac-
tices of the • Khouds," a race occupying the mountainous
region of the Gangam and Cattack distritts. They wor-
ship the "Bern Pennon," or Earth-god, and believe that
the earth was uncultivated and unsible till this deity
ordered human blood to be spilled before him, on which
it became firm and productive. Ur.der this creed, the
Khoud thinks that every field roust be enriched with
human blood, both at sowing and harvest, and Hindoo
victims are yearly purchased for this express immola-
tion. They are torn to pieces, while living, by the
crowd, and their blood sprinkled about. The Govern
ment considers itself morally bound to stop these pro-
ceedings, but military occupation of the country is Almost.
impossible,