The Sun. — 1841-08-23 (London, England)

IVZISCELLATZEOUS. An order from the Home office for the immediate release of Mr. F. O'Connor arrived at York Castle on Sunday morning. A murder committed eleven years ago, near Hutton Rudby, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, has just been liscovered. Two men have been committed to York Castle charged with the crime, one of whom, of the name of Grundy, committed suicide in his cell last week. The upper part of the Green Park, at the entrance near Hyde Park-corner, which was marshy, and inconvenient to pass in winter and rainy weather, from the trampling of the cows, has been just repaired, and the long complained of inconvenience removed. Seats are now erected in the Green Park, the nlanfotinno oy good and the new gravel walks are most agreeable promenades. The colossal lion and other monuments on the field of Waterloo, are now uudergoing repair by order of the Belgic Goverment. The members of the " Manchester Young Men's AntiMonopoly Association," which has been established for litte more than a month, and already numbers fifteen hundred subscribers, gave a tea-party, in the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on Thursday evening, in honour of the Ministerial Conference on the Corn-laws. More than 800 persons were present. A meeting was held on Saturday in the County of Clare, convened by requisition to the High Sheriff, for the purpose of addressing the Queen, and imploring her parental protection against the threatened Orange domination. An address was read, and unanimously resolved to be presented. A handsome chain pier is about to be erected on the Middlesex side of Vauxhall-bridge by Mr. Cubitt. The line of road from Belgrave-square to the foot of this bridge is completed. Lord Campbell left Dublin on Thursday evening, and the Great Seal is committed to the Chief Baron, Judge Perrin, and Baron Richards. On Thursday last a meeting was held at Limerick, for the purpose of adopting an address, to Lord Morpeth, in acknowledgment of his official services, and also to invite his Lordship to a public entertainment in that city. The resolutions were seconded and passed unanimously. Sir Thomas Stanley Massey Stanley died on Friday last, at Hooton•hall, Cheshire. He is succeeded in the family honours by his eldest son, Mr. William Massey Stanley, the late M.P. for Pontefract. Vice-Admiral Sir Patrick Campbell, K.C.8., expired at Leamington, on the 13th instant. The Duke of Wellington gives a grand banquet this evening, at Apsley House, to about 60 of his Grace's political supporters. The Hon. Major ICeppell, while bathing in the river, near Romney Weir, on Wednesday week, with Lord Alfred Paget,-was almost drowned by the water being drawn from the weir creating a violent current. A waterman, named Joseph Cannon, however, seeing his danger, rowed towards him, and grasped him as he rose for the third time. The public meeting for the Wilkie Memorial is to be held on Saturday next, at the Thatched House Tavern, Sir Robert Peel, as Chairman, will, it is said, be supported by Lord John Russell and Lord Francis Egerton, with the Dukes of Wellington,Buccleuch, and Sutherland. An event; has transpired in the Southern States of America which has caused a great sensation in that country. The negro slaves on the estates extending along the Mississippi from Bayou Sara to Natchez, had lately formed a plot to murder their masters. The plot was discovered ;"the ringleaders were instantly tried ; and the most conspicuous of them, it is said, were. executed.  'rivate advices received from Montreal to the sth instant, state that money, during the last fortnight, has been unusually scarce, and hardly obtainable on th.e best town paper. Exchange on London—Bank, 10 per cent. ; private 9. QUARTER TO THR4?.g. The appearance of agricultural matters beii kg so much more favourable, the Corn Markets, both In this country and in the northern ports, as wi, learn by the accounts just come to hand, via Han burg h• are becoming flatter. In very extensive dis'xicts •°I North Germany, and also in parts of Denmark, the rye, rapeseed, and other minor crops have beau bet ter than was expected, but the wheat cannot yet be co! ifldently spoken of. Here the decline in English wheat today is about Is. per quarter on Friday's rates, and is 4s. lower than on this day week. The arrivals of f00.ig,1,1 wheat and flour are still liberal. In France prices: still keep up, and the prospects of the yield do not seem. Duet' satisfactory. Belgium already admits wheat duty I ree• Consols, Money and Account, 891 ; October, 89r 90 ; Exchequer Bills, 14s. to 16s. Colombian, 20 ; Mexican, 26,+ ; Spanish,. 201