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And by all other Medicine Venders in the United Kiugdom. UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF IIIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, AS the following, letter . received . from Major- , General Sir Henry Wheatley, Keeper of the Privy l* ui testifies :— " Sir: I am honoured with the King's command to express his Majesty's sense of your polite attention in sending the two botttes of Essence of Ginger. His Majesty has been pleased to direct me to for- ward you ten pounds in payment for it— inclosed you will find1 that amount.— I am, Sir, yours obediently, " St. James's Palace, June 25th', 1835. H. WHEATLEY. " To Mr. Decimus Woodhouse." WOODHOUSE'S ./ ETHEREAL ESSENCE of GINGER is par ticularly recommended to all cold, phlegmatic, weak, and nervous con- stitutions ; it is certain in affording instant relief. in ChoJera Morbus, Spasms, Cramps, Flatulence, Languor, Hysterics,. 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This Essence is prepared only by DECIMUS WOODHOUSE Operative Chemist Extraordinary to his Majesty, 18, King William- street, New- London- bridge; and sold by him, wholesale and retail, in bottles 2s. 6d., 4s. 6d., 10s. 6d., and 21s. each ; and may be had of all Medicine Venders. Also WOODHOUSE'S PATENT CORN PLASTER, for affording instant relief, and eradicating CORNS and BUN'IONS without pain or danger. This plaster acts by softening and destroying the Corns or Bunions, and defending the affected parts from the pressure of the shoe. Thus its use is perfectly safe and certain in affording, relief in ten minutes, if a cure is not effected. In Boxes Is. ijd., 2s. 9th and 4s. Gd. each. and A CURE FOR CORNS AND BUNIONS. ALLINGHAM'S ROTTERDAM CORN BUNION SOLVENT,. which gives relief upon the first appl cation, and speedily removes the most inveterate. 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RADICAL CURE OF HERNIA OR RUPTURE, by the new American method, in from 20 to 40 day^, { without operation, and unattended by pain or interruption of business. The approbation of the Faculty of Philadelphia, and more than 200 cases cured, attest the efficacy of this plan. It is applicable to every variety of Rupture, to both sexes, and all ages. Just published, price Is., Remarks on the Radical Cure of Rupture, with testimonials of Faculty & c. By J. S. Carpenter, M. D. Effingham Wilson, 88, Royal Ex- change; and H. Bickers, 1, Leicester square. Dr. Carpenter may be consulted every day, from 10 till 3, at 7, Sackville- street, Piccadilly. THE CHAMPION WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, Price 4d., for the 1st October, will contain a Description of one of the New Poor- Law Workhouses, situated near Canterbury, and called the BRIDGE UNION; and a SUPERIOR ENGRAVING of this Work house will be presented gratis to the purchaser of each paper. 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Newspapers delivered at an eatly hour to all parts of town, and forwacded, postage free, throughout his Majesty's dominions ; also to Fereten parts,— namely, France,. Hamburgh, Bren\ ea, Denmark, Greece, Corfu, and Ionian Islands* Buenos Ayrc- 3, Colombia, Caraccas, Carthagena, Bo- gota, Hayti, or St. Domingo. Newspapers sent to India, the Cape of Good Hope,. New South Wales, will no longer be charged by weight, but one peany each. Country Agents will find it to their interest to apply as above, or to Kind's General Newspaper Office, Chancery- lape. Established Twenty Years.— Advertisements received for the whole of the London Journals. IPRANKS'S SPECIFIC SOLUTION of COPALBA may most justly be deemed the only Specific for the Cure of those peculiar Diseases to which it is more immediately applicable, which are particularly described in the directions accompanying the Medicine. The riiost delicate persons may take it with perfect safety. TESTIMONIALS. From JOSEPH HENRY GREEN, Esq., F. R. S., one of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, Surgeon to St. Thomases Hospital, and Professor of Surgery in King's College, London. " I have made trial of Mr- Franks's Solution of Copaiba, at St. Thomas's Hospital, in a variety of cases of discharges in the male and female, and the results warrant my stating, that it is an efficacious re- medy, and one which does not produce the usual unpleasant effects of Copaiba. ( Signed) " JOSEPH HENKY GREEN. " 46, Lincoln's- inn- fields, April 15, 1835." From BHANSBY COOPER, Esq , F. R. S., Surgeon to Guy's Hospital, and Lecturer on Anatomy, & c. " Mr. Bransby Cooper presents his compliments to Mr. George Franks, and has great pleasure in bearing testimony of the efficacy of his Solution of Copaiba in Gonorrhoea, for which disease Mr. Cooper has prescribed the Solution in ten or twelve cases with perfect success. " New street, Spring- garden", April 13, 1835." From WILLIAM HENTSCH, Esq., No. 3, Furnival's- inn, Holborn, late House- Surgeon to the Frte Hospital, Greville- street, Hatton- garden. " My Dear Sir: I have given your medicine in very many cases of Gonorrhoea and Gleets, some of which had been many months under other treatment, and can bear testimony to its great efficacy. I have found it to cure in a much shorter time, and with more benefit to the general health, than any other mode of treatment I know of; the generality of cases have been cured within a week from the commencement of taking the Medicine, and some of them in less time than that. Have the goodness to send me auother supply. " I am, dear Sir, yours very truly, ( Signed) W? M44W HBINTSCH, " April 15,1S35." ° Prepared only by George Frank?, Surgeon, 90, Blackfi iars- road, London, and may be had of his Agents, Barclay and Sons, Faningdon- street; Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Churchyard; Thomas Butler, 4, Cheapside, corner of St. Paul's; Sanger, 150, Oxford- street; Johnston, 68, Cornhill; Prout, 229, Strand, London; Evans, Son, and Co., 15, Fenwiek- street, Liverpool; at the Medical Hall, 54, Lower Sackville street, Dublin; of J. and R. Raitnes, Leith- walk, Edinburgh; and of all Wholesale and Retail Patent Merlicine- venders in the United King- dom. Sold in Bottles nt 2s. Oil., 4s. 6d., anil Its. each, duty included Caution— To prevent imp . sition, the Honourable Commissioners of Stamps have directed the name of " GEORGE FISANKS, lilaclifriars- road," to be engraven on. tin: Government- Stamp. N. B.— Hospitals ant! other Medical Charities supplied as usual from the Proprietor. Mr. Franks may be consulted every day as usual, until Two o'Clock. ASCENT OF MR. GREEN S BALLOON WITH TWELVE PERSONS. On Wednesday the second ascent of the gigantic balloon from Vattxhall gardens took place. The day being propi- tious and the atmosphere clear, the concourse of spectators was more numerous than on the original occasion. Without the Gardens the road was filled with spectators and vehicles of all sorts, grades, and descriptions. Along Millbank thousands were congregated, and Vauxhall- bridge was almost impassable. Within the Gardens many thousands had also met together; the firework gallery, which will hold nearly 2000 persons was crammed, and so was the gallery on the opposite side to it. The inclosure in which the in- flation of the balloon took place was also crowded with ex- clusives, amongst whom were avast number of the nobility, and many persons connected with scientific pursuits. The loon appeared much more beautiful than on thedayofthefirst ascent. The colours of the silk not being affected by the rain appeared more vivid and presented a gay and splendid ap- pearance. The car is a new one; it is decorated with or- naments, and is peculiarly handsome and tasteful. At 11 minutes to 5 o'clock the balloon ascended, amidst the accla- mations of the spectators and the sounds of martial music. In the car were Mr. Rush, Mr. Young, Captain Currie, Mr. Woodtoffe, Mr. Spencer, Mr. Adams, Mr. Thomas Hughes, Mr. W. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Green, Mr. Edward Cocks, and Mr. Burnett. The whole party were in the highest spirits, and evinced na signs of fear or hesitation. The car is large enough to carry 18 persons; indeed 18 persons were at one time in it, and ascended a few yards. The bal- loon took a south- easterly direction, and continued in sight a considerable time. The whole party descended between Beckenham and Bromley, Kent, in a field belonging to Dr. Scott, after a very pleasant voyage of rather more than an hour, but in which nothing remarkable occurred. Some of the party returned" to Vanxhall as early as eight o'clock in the even- ing, but most of the gentlemen waited until the balloon was packed up, and returned with Mr. Green to the Gardens be- tween ten and eleven. Mrs. Graham is nearly recovered from her late serious accident, in allusion to the cause of which she states, that the Dule of Brunswick and herself were on the hoop of the balloon adjusting the ropes, when the Duke, instead of dropping into the car, jumped to the ground. The loss of his weight immediately caused the balloon to ascend. At the heijht, she conjectures, of 500 feet she attempted to drop inlo the car, but the wind having carried it from under her, sht fell to the earth. Mr. Moir, who witnessed the descent, thinks that Mrs. Graham has miscalculated the dis- tance; hut he states that such was her height when she fell, that he does not believe his gun would have reached her. CAUTION TO NEWSPAPER AGENTS.— On Sunday morning last, after the arrival of the mail at Birmingham, it was discovered, on sorting the newspapers, that a large bundle containing upwards of 1C00 copies of Bell's Life and other papers, had also posting and handbills improperly en- closed iii it; and in consequence of this, the whole bundle was put into the weighing machine, and charged with the sum of 2751, postage. EXTRAORDINARY AND ROMANTIC CASE. MARLBOROUGH- STREET.— The singular statement of the girl Agnes Graham, who was so kindly sheltered by a poor Irishwoman, named Dugnell, which appears in another part of the- C/ uimpion, underwent a rigid examination before Mr. CHAMBERS, two Magistrates from Egham, and several persons o£ distinction, and the result was that its truth in all the main points was clearly established, and other cir- cumstances elicited, which gives the whole case the charac- ter of a romance rather than a matter of fact. The sym- pathy of the benevolent and wealthy has been strongly attracted towards the girl and her humble benefactress, and money and clothing have been forwarded to'the poor girl. Mr. CHAMBERS, since the statement appeared, has re- ceived numerous letters, some inclosing money, others offer- ing to take the girl into the writer's service. In particular a letter was received from the proprietors of Garraway's Coffee House, stating that some gentlemen there wished to enter into a subscription to relieve the girl, and reward the old woman's humanity,- provided the story was proved to be authentic. He then read the following letter: " Eni/ le/ ield- green, Sept. 21. Sir:— In the Morning Chronicle of this day an account appears of a girl being brought before you in a state of destitution, and involving my name as having formerly afforded her protection. I feel called upon to assure you that she was taken care of from benevolent motives, until her incorrigible bad temper and vicious conduct, extending to thieving anything convertible, reduced her to leave her home, and form wicked associations. She was taken before a Bench of Magistrates at Chertsey, one of whom I was in- formed was Colonel Chaloner, to whom I beg leave to refer you. The statement made by the girl is a total fabrication, upon a speculation to deceive and excite compassion. My own daughter is at home, and has never left her roof or my care. I have the honour to be, your obedient servant, " EMMA MURRAY. " P. S. Since writing the above I have made inquiry, and I find she has twice broken out of the workhouse at Eg- ham, and escaped on the last occasion over a high wall with three other girls; confirmation of which will be obtained of the Egham Magistrates, who are well acquainted with the whole case." The girl denied these charges, and adhered to her forme? statement. Mr. CHAMBERS asked her if she had been treated as a dependent, or as one of the family, while living with Mrs. Murray ? The girl replied, as one of the family, from the time when she Was taken out of the charge of persons with whom she lived, till the age of six, and was always taught to consider as her " nurses," until she was turned out of doors after the marrip, ge of Mrs. Murray with Mr. Mills. An affecting scene here ensued,— a respectable individual, whose name, by particular request, we abstain from giving, came forward and stated that, about the year 1819, he put an advertisement in the Norwich paper, for an infant, which he proposed to adopt and bring up as his own. He received an infant front Mrs. Murray, and he and his wife continued to adopt it and consider it as their own, until forced by a legal process to give it up again to Mrs. Murray. The speaker then proceeded to describe the marks on the child, which exactly corresponded with those on Agnes Gra- ham, and, from their mutual recollections, no doubt could exist that she was the child whom he had formerly adopted. In order to strengthen the fact, the person made the follow- ing declaration in writing:— " We have ( himself and wife) seen Agnes Graham, ar. d we know her well. She was brought up by us from twelve months to six years. We received her inconsequence of an advertisement in the Norwich paper. We then lived at Norwich, and, being without children, wanted a child to bring up as our own. We received the child in a house in Pall- mall, as the child of Mrs. Murray, now Mrs. Mills. This child was afterwards taken from us by Mrs. Murray on the 23rd April, 1825, by virtue of a mandamus from the Court of King's Bench, to which we did not appear; but, after two months of threatening letters, we gave up the child, and received the following receipt: " ' We hereby acknowledge the receipt of the female child named Charlotte Amelia Russell. ( Signed) '" EMMA MURRAY. Witness, "' HANNAH GENERAL. " April 23, 1825."' The individual further stated, that without either solicita- tion or expectation, 100/., and clothes for the child, were given to him. The girl said she had heard, after being obtained from her " nurse," that a person of distinction had given 3000/. when he saw her, and that while she lived at Egham, Mrs. Murray was visited by noblemen and gentlemen. Mr. CHAMBERS said it was but fair to state, in contradic- tion of Mrs. Murray's letter, that he had received another in the hand- writing of a lady, stating that she knew Agnes Graham when living in affluence with Mrs. Murray— that she was considered to be one of the family— and that she had no doubt she had been turned out of doors in conse- quence of her " virtuous principles." Mrs. Dugnell said that an attempt had been made that morning to spirit away the girl from her care. A cab drove up to the door, and the driver presented a note, requesting her to accept five shillings for her care of Agnes Graham, and to let the girl get into the cab, as a person was waiting at the Old Bailey to take care of her. Feeling considerable suspicion at the man's manner, she refused to deliver up the girl, and he drove away. Mr. CHAMBERS remarked that this was very odd, and, addressing the girl, told her she was now of an age to de- cide for herself. Mrs. Dugnell said she herself made shirts and waistcoats, and had already begun to teach the girl the business, and she had found her so handy at it, that she was willing to take her, and let her earn her own living, especially as car- riage ladies had promised to give her work, and had plenti- fully stocked her with clothes. The girl seemed to wish to embrace this proposal, but her Norwich friend said, if she liked to return with him and his wife she should be again adopted. The advantages of this offer being manifest, the girl said she would accept it. Mr. CHAMBERS expressed his satisfaction E. t the prosyect of reward to Mrs. Dugnell, who, throughout the whole al- fair, had acted with the greatest disinterestedness and hu- manity. Hero the matter for the present rests. 10 THE CHAMPION, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. JOINT- STOCK BANKS. REPORT. The Secret Committee appointed to inquire into the Operation of the Act of the 7th George IV., c. 46, permitting the. es- tablishment of Joint- Stock Banks under certain Restric- tions, and whether it be- expedient to make any Alteration in the Provisions of that Act, have considered the matters referred to them, and hare agreed upon the following Report:— Although their inquiries have not been yet brought to a clo « e your committee feel it to be their duty to state, that the evidence already taken before them has fully proved, not only the expediency, but the urgent necessity, ot having instituted a close and searching examination into the laws which regu- late joint- stock banks, the principles on which those- establish - merits are conducted, and the consequences to which they lead No subject at the present moment more deeply im- portant to the interests of the public, as well as to the in teresis of individuals, could have engaged the attention of Parliament; and vour committee have endeavoured to apply themselves to the execution of their duties with diligence, at- tention, and zeal. . In order to bring before your committee the more important facts of the case, their chairman was instructed to address to the several joint- stock banks throughout England and Wales a- circular, to the following effect:— ( PRIVATE CIRCULAR.) " Dmcninq- street, Mny2\. « GENTLEJH'. N : In pursuance of a resolution of the House » f Commons, adopted unanimously on the 13th instant, a Committee has been appointed. ' to inquire into the operation of the Act of the 7th George IV., c. 4d, permitting the esta- blishment of joint- stock banks, under certain restrictions, and to examine whether it be expedient. to make any alterations in the provisions of that Act.' Of that committee I have the honour to be chairman, and at the first meeting I was re- quested to obtain from the joint- stock banks such information as may enable the committee to execute the duties confided to them by the Legislature. As it was considered just to the parties concerned that the committee appointed should be one of secrecy, for the purpose of avoiding any disclosure of private transactions not required by the public interest, in place of transmitting to you the usual order of the Committee, issued under the power and authority of the House of Commons, it has been judged more advisable that this communication should be addressed to the Joint,- Stock Banks by me as chairman, and that your Teply siiould be addressed, under cover, to ' The Chancellor of the Exchequer,' and marked ' Confidential Bank Returns.' I enclose two papers calling your attention to the particular points on which the committee require information, and you will be so good as to till up the return with as little delay as possible. The account of liabilities and assets ( No. 2) should, if possible, be furnished for the thiee last half- yearly periods to which your accounts are made up, and the answers to the questions in the paper ( No. 1) may be made in reference to your last period of balance. This may, 1 hope, diminish the trouble imposed upon you ; and the returns called for may also limit the examination of witnesses. You will not hold yourself precluded from adding any explanations not coming within the scope of these inquiries ; and 1 can assure you, that whilst I place every confidence in the zeal and readiness with • which you will promote the objects of this inquiry, it is at the same time the earnest desire of the" committee so to govern their proceedings as most to conduce to the convenience of all parties concerned. I am, & c., " T. SPRING RICE." The questions and form of account alluded to in the circular are as follow :— ( IUESTIONS. 3. Name of the joint- stock bank, and date of commencing business? 2. Number and situation of branches, and distance of each from < cfntral bank ? 3. Amount of nominal capital ! ' 4. Number of shares, and nominal value of each share t 5. Number of shares issued ? 11. Amount of paid- up capital? 7. Bate of the several calls for paid- up capital, and amount of the several instalments paid up'J 8. Number of shares ( if any) which may have been forfeited for non- payment . of instalments? 9. Kale of declared dividend ? JO. Variations iii rate of dividend, and date of such variations? 11. Date Of deed of settlement, and number of persons who have signed such deed ? 12. Copy of deed of settlement; when it has been printed and pub- lished ? 13. Copies of the lasf reports and accounts laid before the proprietors ; a. statement of the nature of the audit and examination to which such accounts are subjected, and of the responsibility under which such re- | Kirts are prepared ? 14. Statement whether the bank - holds any and what amount of its own fchares or stock, either in trust, as security for advances, or in its own i- iglu ? 15. Places at which promissory notes and bank post bills are made payable ? 18. At what date or sight bank post bills are issued ? 1?. llate of interest paid by the Bank, whether on deposits or balances « f account 1 18. Variations in such rate-, and date of such variations ? 19. Dale to which the account is made up? TXo. 2.- - ACCOUNT OF THE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE JOINT- STOCK BANK OF . Assets. Amount of promissory notes payable on de- mand 33ank post bills Oilier original biilsdrawn oraecepted by the Hank Bills hearing tile endorse- ment or guarantee by the Bank © eposils 1. Bearing interest, and at what rate 5. Not bearing interest .. JJalatlces of accounts current due from the Bank:— 1. Bearing interest, and at what rate 2*. Not bearing interest .. All oilier liabilities included as above not Total liabilities..£ Casli in coin and Bank of England notes ...... Stock:— 1. Government stock, Ex- chequer bills, Bank of England Stock, India Stock or Bonds 2. All other st'ck and shares in public com- panies; distinguishing the amount ( if any) of ils own shares or slock held by the Bank itself, or in trust for the Bank Bills of Exchange .... Distinguishing the mount ( if any) over- due All other securities not included as above.... Total Assets..£ An objection was at first raised on the part of some few of these establishments agtinst furnishing the information re- quired ; but this objection was very soon abandoned, and the greatest readiness was generally expressed on the part of the joint- stock banks to lay before your committee the most minute details illustrativeo! their mode of transacting business. Your committee cannot avoid remarking that this readiness to meet inquiry is in itself ihe surest pledge and guarantee of the sound principles on which these or any other establish- ments are conducted, and of the fidelity with which the duties confided to dirtctors or managers are performed. Had the objection been persisted in, your committee would not hare hesitated in reporting the facts specially, confident that the House would not have permitted any individuals whatever to impede an inquiry instituted by Parliamentary authority, and with a view to the public interests. Your committee have felt it to be their duty to submit the evidence to the reconsideration of the several witnesses exa- mined, in order that they might be enabled to express an opinion whether the same might be published without risk or inconvenience. To this rule they made one exception in the case of the Nor- wich and Norfolk Bank, which has now ceased to exist, and in respect to which ihe same motives for reserve could not be held io applv, your committee have published the whole evidence as it was given, without any second communication to the witnesses. That case illustrates most forcibly the evils consequent upon a misapplication of the principle of joint- stock banking, and ( lie danger resulting from mismanagement and irregularity. At the same time, your committee must guard against the inference that the disclosures made . in that <- ase by the three witnesses examined furnish any evidence of the mode in which the j ant- stock hanks of Kuglaud are gene- rally conducted. Oil the contrary, many of the establishments appear to be prudently conducted ; and though au inattention to the sound principles on which banking operations should be conducted is exhibited in several cases, the ultimate sol vency of the banks, and their power of fully meeting their en- gagements, must not be brought into doubt. The evidence taken before your committee, and the returns from the Stamp- office, establish the fact, that these banks are rapidly extending in all directions ; that new companies are daily formiirg, and that an increased number of branches and agencies are spreading throughout England, even in small towr. s and villages; that a principle of competition exists which leads to the extinction of all private banks, and to their conversion into banking companies. The mode in which this is effected, and the principle on which the issue of transferable shares acts at once on private banks, and generally oil com- mercial credit, is fully developed in the evidence. Year committee have had before them the deeds of settle- ment of the greater number of the existing joint- stock banks, and they proceed to submit to the House ' an analysis of some of their leading provisions. Though the general objects of these establishments are much alike, yet there are some variations in their deeds of set- tlement which it may be material to point out. First, as to the power of altering the regulations of the com- pany. The active duties are generally delegated to a small body, called the directors, while the main body of proprietors reserve to themselves the povverof selecting the direciot s, and of alter- ing from time to time the rules by which the directors are to be governtd. Indeed, it might have been expected that the proprietors would always have reserved to tliemselves this power; nor should this general rule have been noticed, had it not been necessary to point out a signal exception to it in the case of one particular company, in which all the powers of the company are vested in the directors of the Central Bank till January, 1H38, and even after that date this authority is only to be controlled by the ( jeueral Board of Directors," con- sisting of the central directors themselves and of the local di- rectors of branch banks appointed by them. The deeds of all the other companies expressly give a power to the shareholders to make new laws and regulations. Secondly, as to the mode of conducting the business of banking. This is for the most part set out in general terms. Some banking companies content themselves with defining the busi- ness to be " banking in all its branches ;" in other cases it is called " the business til bankers." Advancing money on real security is in 110 instance forbid den. The deeds of three companies are silent upon the sub- ject ; the rest expressly allow it. The majority ot the deeds are silent on the subject of the purchase of land. The Banking Company expressly al- lows it. The Banking Company and the Union Banking Company expressly forbid it. An advance of money on mining concerns is in no instance expressly allowed ; in many it is expressly forbidden ; in the majority it is passed over in silence. Advances of money upon any " public foreign Government stock, or the stock of any foreign chartered public company," is directly sanctioned in the deeds of font banking companies. Investment in foreign Government Stock or funds is allowed by the deed of another bank. Such advances are expressly forbidden by many of the deeds, and are passed over in silence by many others. In no instance is the company forbidden to become the pur- chaser of its own shares ; but on the contrary, power is ex- pressly given to do so by means of the deeds, and that to any amount. The only modifications of this power which your committee have found are in the case of one banking company, in which the directors are authorized to purchases shares in the case only of a refusal to admit as a proprietor the person proposing to buy ; and in the case of another hank, in which the number of shares to be bought in by the directors is re- stricted to 40. Thirdly, as to the degree of publicity to be given to the pro ceedings. No principle seems to be more attended to or prominently put forward than that of preserving secrecy as to the state of the accounts of the customers of the banks. To this principle there does not appear to be an exception. The directors are in general required to sign a declaration, pledging themselves to observe secrecy as to the transactions of the bank with their customers, and the state of the accounts of individuals. In some of the companies this declaration is also to be signed by all the clerks and officers. One banking company goes so far as to require au oath to this effect. If the proprietors are di- satisfied with the statement of accounts made by the directors, a power is generally reserved to appoint auditors or inspectors for the examination of the books, but these auditors or inspectors are required to sign a similar declaration of secrecy. No proprietor, not being a director, is entitled to inspect any of the books of the company. The directors are iii genet al bound to exhibit to the general meeting of the shareholders a summary or balance- sheet of their affairs, and to make such further statement or report as the directors may deem expedient and conducive to the 111— terests of the company. In the case of one of these banks even this is not obligatory by the terms of the deed, which leave it to the discretion of the directors whether they do or do not exhibit a balance sheet. In a very extensive bank the proprietors annually appoint auditors to examine the affairs of the company, and to report thereon. In some of the companies the principle of secrecy is carried still further; two of the directors selected from ihe rest are the exclusive depositors of the power of inspecting the private accounts of customers. These persons are sometimes called " confidential diiectots." This provision is stated to be made " in order that the credit and private transactions of indi- viduals may be preserved inviolate." Sometimes they are called " managing directors;" sometimes " special directors." in other companies, though all the directors have the power of inspection of the accounts of customers, two of thedirec- tors are selected to inspect bills and notes, " in order to pre- vent the exposure of such hills of exchange and promissory notes as may pass through the bank." These two directors are called the " Bill Committee." In two of the companies a single person, called the " manager," has ihe exclusive power of inspecting bills and notes. Fourthly, as to the terms on which the company ii to be dissolved. The deeds of all these companies contain some provision for dissolution in certain contingencies. It is in general piovided that a dissolution of the company shall take place by reason either of a certain amount of loss, or of a Voluntary agree- ment. Dissolution by reason of loss in the great majority of the deeds is provided for in the following manner :— It is necessary to premise that the directors of each of lliese companies are bound to set aside a certain portion of the pro- fits to form a fund to meet extraordinary demands, viiich fund is sometimes called the " Surplus Fund," sometimes the " Reserve Fund," but more usually the " Guarantee Kiiid." The ordinary provision for dissolution is to this effect:— lhat if the losses' sustained shall at any time have absorbed the whole of this Guarantee Fund, and also one- fourth of the capi- tal paid up, then any one shareholder may require the disso- lution of the company, which shall lake place accordingly, un- less two- thirds in number and value of the shareholders shall be desirous of continuing the company, and shall purchase the shares of those proprietors who wish to withdraw. In one bank the dissolution of the company takes place upon a loss of one- fifth instead of one- fourth of the capital. Ill tw » other banks no mention is made of the Guarantee Fund. The provision of the great majority of deeds, as above stated, is, that in the event ot a given amount of loss, any one shareholder may propose the dissoluton. In sone three shareholders are required. Ill the banking companj A. the requisition for dissolution must be made by ten shareholders, holding 200 shares : in the bank B., by one- fourth of the company; but if the loss amount to one- half of the capital, then by any single shareholder. By the general provisions of the great majority of deeds, the dissolution of the company, though duly proposed, may be averted by two- thirds of the proprietors; but in some there exists no such restriction ; and on the occurrence of a given amount of loss, the dissolution, if proposed, must necessarily take place. In other instances, on the appearance of r given amount of loss, the dissolution is to take place immediately, even though no partner should propose it. The hanking company C. has provisions for dissolution pe- culiar to itself, and, among others, it is set forth that the partnership shall determine on the Ist of January, 2001. The bank of D., besides the usual provision for dissolution iu case of loss, has a provision for dissolution if the company shall not nepav a contribution to a shareholder who shall have been compelled to pay a debt of the company. A dissolution by voluntary agreement may in general be directed by a majority of two- thirds of the shareholders in number and value, hut with the concurrence of a certain num- ber of the directors. In some companies a voluntary dissolution may be effected by three- fourths e> f the shareholders, in others by a majority ; in a few others there is no provision for a voluntary disso- lution. The House will see from this analysis that these deveds of partnership, on which depend the whole transactions of the banks and their responsibility to the public, so far from being framed according to one common and uniform principle, differ materially from each other in many most important particu- lars ; and in some instances the deeds contain provisions open to very serious objection, as entailing possible conseque nces highly injurious to the interests of the public and of the bank- ing establishments themselves. Your committee will now call the attention of the House to some few facts which illustrate the present system. Subject to the local restrictions imposed for the protection of the privilege of the Bank of England, it is open to anynum her, of persons to form a company for joint- stock banking, whether for the purpose of deposit, or of issue, or of both. 1. The law imposes on joint- stock banks no preliminary obligation beyond the payment of a license duty, and tlie registration of the names of shareholders at the Stamp- office. 2. The law does not require that the deed of settlement shall be con- sidered or revised by any competent authority w hatever, and 110 precall lion is taken 10 enforce the insertion in such deeds of clauses tiie most obvious and necessary. 3. The law does not impose any restrictions upon the amount of nominal capital. This will be found to vary from 5,000,000/. to 100,000/., and in one instance an unlimited power is reserved of issuing shares to any extent. 4. The law does not impose any obligation that the whole or any cer- tain amount of shares shall be subscribed for before banking operations commence. In many instances banks commence their business before one- half of the shares are subscribed for, and 10,000, 20,000 and 30,000 shares are reserved to be issued at the discretion of the directors. 5. Tile law does not enforce any rule with respect to the nominal amount of shares. These will be found to vary from 1,000/. to 5/. Tile effects of this variation are strongly slated in the evidence. 6. The law - does not enforce any rule with respect lo the amount of capital paid up before the commencement of business. This will be found to vary from 103/. to 61. 7. The law does not provide for any publication of the liabilities and assets of these banks, nor does it enforce the communication of any ba- la nce- sheet to the proprietors at large. 8. The law does not impose any restrictions by which care shall be taken that dividends are paid out of banking profits only, and lhat bail or doubtful debts are first written oil'. D. The law does not prohibit purchases, sales, and speculative traffic on the part of these companies iu their own stock, nor advances to be made on the credit of their own shares. 10. The law does not provide that the Guarantee Fund shall be kept apart and invested in Government or other securities. 11. The law does not limit the number of branches or the distance of such branches from the central bank. 12. The law is not sufficiently stringent to insure to the public that tire names registered at the Stamp- office are the names of persons bona fide proprietors, who have signed the deed of settlement, and who are responsible to the public. 13 The provisions of the taw appear inadequate, or at least are dis- regarded, so far as 1 hey impose upon banks the obligation of making their notes payable at the places of issue. All these separate questions appear to your committee de- serving of the most serious consideration, with a view to the future stability of the batiks throughout the United Kingdom, the maintenance of commercial credit, and the preservation of the currency in a sound state. The most important facts which have come under the con- sideration of your committee are connected with the operation of the joint- stock banks on credit and circulation. It appears that a great extension has been given to both, and that if the operation of all batiks, whether private or formed 011 joint- stock principles, are not conducted with nrudence and with caution, measures adopted by the Bank of England with a view to the state of the foreign exchanges, and of the consequent, demand for bullion, may be counteracted by the advances and increased issues of country banks. The following table will exhibit the progress of the circulation for some time past, and it is to be inferred from the increased issues of joint- stock banks at periods when the Bank of England was endeavouring ing to limit the amount of paper in circulation, that a due attention was not given by thein 10 the returns published iu the Gazette under the Act of the 3rd and 4ih William IV., c. 98. An Account of the aggregate Amount of Notes circulated in England and Wales by Private Banks, and by Joint- stock Banks and their Branchesdistinguishing Private from Joint- stock Bunks.—[ From Returns directed by 3 Wil- lihm IV., c. 83). Quarters ending Private Banks. Joint Stock Banks. Total. £ £ £ 28th December, 1833 .... 8.8: 10,803 1,315,301 10,152,104 29tli March .... 1831 8,733,400 1,458,427 10,191,827 28tli June .... 8,875,795 1,012,887 10,518,682 27th September .... 8,370,423 1,783,689 10,154,112 28111 December .... 8,5.17,( 155 2,122,173 10,059,828 28th March.... 1835 8,231,206 2,188,954 10,420,100 27( Ii June .... 8; 455, l 14 2,484,087 10,939,801 261 Ii September——- .... 7,912,587 2,508,036 10,420,623 ititli December .... 8,334,883 2,709,551 11,134,414 26th . March 1830 8,353.804 3,094,025 11,447,919 25tliJune .... .... 8,014,132 3,588,064 12,202,196 Stamps and Taxes, Aug. 2, 1836. JOHN WOOD. BANK OF ENGLAND. Quarters ending Circulation. 28th December.. 2( 1th March • iSth June 27th September 28ih December.. 28th March .... 27th June 2Cth September 26th December.. 26th March 25th June 1883 1834 £ 17,409,000 18,544,00( 1 IS, 084,000 18,437,01) 0 17,070,000 tS, 152,000 17,037,000 17,320,000 16,504,000 17.600,000 17,184,000 Deposits. £ 15,160,000 13,750,1100 15,373,000 12,790 000 13,019,000 0,972,000 11,753,000 13,800,000 20,370,000 12,875.000 15,730,000 Bullion. Securities. £ 10,2( 10,1100 8,753,000 8,885,000 6,917,000 6,978,000 6,295,000 6,613,000 6,284,000 7,718.000 8,014,000 6,868,000 also. By several of the deeds of settlement, imperfect as many of those deeds are, it has been already shown that the prif- prietors are entitled to an inspection of the balance- sheet, a id in some instances to au examination of that account^ When it is considered how gre'at is Ihe responsibility which the law imposes 011 these shareholders, your committee can- not but hope that these functions will be strictly exercised hy the proprietors. On this check much will depend during the interval which must elapse belore Parliament is called upon, to interfere funher. August 20, lfcSti. £ 24,576,000 25,787,000 27,471,000 26,915,000 25,551,000 24,533,000 25,921,000 27,724,000 31,764,000 23,521,000 28,847,000 Your committee cannot, too strongly recommend to all par- ties engaged in hanking the utmost caution and prudence in these respects, both at the present, and in their future opera- tions. It was under the consideration of your committee whether the law, and the practice which thev have described, did not require the interposition ol the Legislature, even during the present session. They have been led to decline pursuing this course because their inquiries are incomplete, and because they feared that more inconvenience might have resulted from an imperfect measure than from allowing the evils of the present system to continue without legislative remedy till the next session of Parliament. If a bill had been introduced, prospec- tive only in its enactments, an inference might have been raised contrary to that which is the decided opinion of your commit- tee— namely, that the exlstingbanks are subject to any revision of the law which Parliament may enact. The right of the Legi- lature to interfere, not only in respect to banks to be es tablished hereafter, but in respect to existing establishments also, is a principle which your committee are prepared to as- sert in the strongest manner. They have now before them the accounts of the existing joint^ stock banks, exhibiting iu very minute detail their mode of conducting their business. If, as your committee strongly recommend, it should be the pleasure of the House to renew this inquiry at the opening of the next session, a continuation of these accounts would necessarily be called for. It is the earnest hope of your committee that the comparison of these two series of accounts may prove that the banking operations during the recess mav have been conducted with prudence and caution, and more particularly that those who assume the responsibility of issuing notes payable on de- mand have felt it to be their pressing duty to examine accu- rately the state of ihe exchanges, the proceedings of the Bank of England 111 reference to ils issues, and may thus guard against the dangerous error of an imprudent extension either of credit or of circulation when an opposite course was ren- dered necessary. Your committee, in conclusion, feel it their duty not only to recommend caution to the directors and managers, buSvigi- lauce and attention to the proprietors of joint- stock banks ABERNETHY AND THE AMERICAN DIPLOMATIST.— The Hon. Alder Gobble was dyspcptic, and' he suffered great uneasiness after eating, so he goes to Abernethy for advice. " What's the matter? " said the Doctor— just that way, without even passing the time o'day with him. " What's the matter with you ? " saiel he. " Why," says Alder, " I presume I have the dyspepsia." Ah !" said he, " I see, I see— a Yankee swallowed more dollars and cents, than he can digest." " 1 am an American citizen," says Alder, with great dignity ; " I am Secretary to our Legation at the Court of St. James's." " The devil you are ! " said Aber- nethy; " then you'll soon get cured of your dyspepsia." " I don't see that ' ere inference,' said Alder; " it don't follow from what you predict at all. It aint a natural con- sequence, I guess, that a man should cease to be ill because he is called by the voice of a free and enlightened people to fill an important office." [ The truth is, you could 110 more trap Alder than you could an Indian ; he could see other folks trail, and make none himself; he was a real diplo- matist ; and I believe our diplomatists are allowed to be the best iji the world.] " But I tell you it does follow;" said the Doctor; " for ill the company you'll have to keep you'll have to eat like a Christian." It was an everlasting pity Alder contradicted him, for he broke out like mad-" I'll be hang'd," said he, " if I ever saw a Yankee that didn't bolt his food like a boa- constrictor. How the devil can you' expect to digest food that you never take the trouble to dissect, nor the time to masticate ? It's no wonder that you lose your teeth, for you never use them; nor your digestion, for you overload it; nor your saliva, for you expend it on the carpets instead of your food. Its disgusting— its beastly. You Yankees load your stomachs as a Devonshire man does his cart— as full as it can hold, and as fast as he can pitch it with a dungfork, and drive off; and then you complain that such a load of comfort is too heavy for you. Dyspepsia, eh!— infernal guzzling, you mean. I'll tell you what, Mr. Secretary of Legation, take half the time to eat that you do to drawl out your words ; chew your food half as much as you do your filthy tobacco, and you'll be well in a month." " I don't understand such language," said Alder ( for he was fairly ryled, and got his dander up ; and when he showed clear grit, lie looked wicked ugly, 1 tell you)—" I don't understand you, Sir ; I came here to consult you profession- ally, and not to be " " Don't understand ? " said the Doctor; " why it's plain English. But here, read my book ;"' and be shoved a book into his hands, arid left him in an instant, standing alone in the room.— American paper. THE PENNY- A- LINER.—" The pennyA- liner, like Pope, ' is known by his style.' His fine Roman hand, once seen, may be sworn to by the most cursory observer. But though, in this one respect of identity resembling Pope, he bears not in any other the least likeness to author, dead or living. He has no brother, and is like no brother, in literature. Such as' he was, ho is. He disdains to accom- modate his manner to the ever altering taste of the times. He refuses to bow down to the popular idol, innovation. He has a style, and he sticks to it. He scorns to elepart from it to gratify the thirst for novelty. He even thinks that it improves with use, and that his pet phrases acquire a finer point and additional emphasis upon every fresh application. Thus, in relating the last fashionable occurrence, how a noble family has been plunged into consternation and sor- row, by the elopement of Lady Prudentia a month after marriage, he informs you, as though the phrase itself car- ried conviction to the heart, that the ' feelings of the injured husband may be more easily conceived than described.' If lie require that phrase twice in the same narrative, he con- sents to vary it by saying that ' they may be imagined, but cannot he depicted.' In reporting an incident illustrative of the fatal effects of taking prnssic acid, he states that the ' vital spark is extinct,' and that not the smallest hope is entertained of the unfortunate gentleman's recovery. A lady's bag is barbarously stolen from her arm hy ' a monster in the human form.' A thunder- storm is described as hav- ing ' visited' the metropolis, and the memory of the oldest inhabitant furnishes no parallel to the ravages of the ' elec- tric fluid.' A new actress ' surpasses the most sanguine ex- pectation' of the public, and exhibits talents ' that have sel- dom been equalled, never excelled.' A new book is not sim- ply published, ' it emanates from the Press.' On the demise of a person of eminence, it is confidently averreel that he had a hand ' open as day to melting charity,' and that' take him for all in all, we ne'er shall look upon his like again.' Two objects not immediately connected are sure to be ' far as the Poles asunder ;' talthough they are very easily brought together and reconciled in the reader's mind by the corn- venience of the phrase ' as it were,' which is an especial favourite, and constantly in request. He is a great ad- mirer of amplitude of title, for palpable reasons; as when he reports that' Yesterday the Right Honourable Lord John Russell, M. P., his Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department, dined with,' & c. lie is wonderfully ex- pert in the measurement of hailstones, and in the calcula- tion of the number of panes of glass which they demolish in their descent."— New Monthly. , THE MODERN JEW DANDO AGAIN.— This indivi- dual, so notable for going into coffee- houses, getting a hearty meal, and walking off without paying for it, made his appearance yesterday morning, at the St. Dunstan's Coffee and Ale Rooms, Fleet- street, and ordered a break- fast, consisting of eggs ( which he requested might be lightly boiled), coffee, tea, hot rolls, & c. After a sumptuous repast, he was departing, when the landlord politely dropped a hint touching the payment;. the fellow said he would call again after seven o'clock, and pay, as the forenoon was a Jews' holiday ; but the host and hostess were not to be diddled with impunity, and detaining his hat ( a shocking bad one) they kicked him out of the room, drenched in cold water, a method Mrs. Haydon has adopted to check the visits of these scamps to her elegant Cafe Souterrain. INCENDIARISM. — Another diabolical: attempt was made on Monday night, by some wretch, to burn down the premises occupied by John Holmes, the property of Mr. George Morris, of the Globe T* in, in South Moulton. The fire was discovered in the thatch of- an outhouse about ten o'clock, but a few feet from the place where it had been before ignited, but it was providentially extinguished before any serious damagB w as done. This is the third attempt that has been made to destroy this property.— Western Luminary. " THE CLOCK STRUCK FIRST."— George III. was extremely punctual, and expected punctuality from every one. The late Lord H— k- e was the most punctual per- son who attended on his Majesty. He had an appointment one day with the King at Windsor, at twelve o'clock ;, on passing through the hall the clock struck twelve, on wliioh his Lordship, in his rage, at being half a minute too late, raised his cane, and broke the glass of the clock. The King reminded him that he was a little beyond his time, which he excused as well as he could. At the next audience the King, as he entered the room, exclaimed, " II— It— e! H— k — e! how came you to strike the clock?"—" Ths clock struck first, your Majesty." The King laughed heartily at the grave manner in which Lord H. justified himself, the mock solemnity of the answer adding zest to the ban mot. 295 THE CHAMPION, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. MANCHESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. MANCHESTER, SATURDAY AFTERNOON.— The perform- ances continue to attract a vast concourse of spectators of the first rank and fashion. The morning performance at the Collegiate Church, yesterday, was again well attended; not only the whole of the seats, but even the passages being filled. The first part commenced with the whole of Beeth- oven's Mount of Olives. The introduction was performed with the same noble but subdued effect which characterised the Chaos on Tuesday. The whole of the singers acquitted themselves in a most satisfactory manner. _ Mr. BRAHAM'S recitative " Jehovah, Heavenly Father, was not only precisely suitable to his powers, affording him the display In which he delights to indulge, but those splen- did capabilities were exerted to the utmost. The strain « He suffers, have mercy on him!" reminded us of the fine effect produced in " Deeper and deeper still;" if possible it was finer. . Madame CARADORI sang the next recitative, " Unworthy mortals behold Jehovah's Son," with great force and beauty. The chorus " Now seize Him," is striking. The sudden burst of every voice and instrument upon the same note is most powerfully grand and effective. The action is beauti- fully dramatic. " Here seize Him ; we have found Him who dares himself to call the mighty King of Israel; seize, seize and bind Him fast!" Then intervening, the timid dis- ciples are uttering the terrified exclamation, " The soldiers seek our Master! What dreadful fate awaits Him! Ihe music is in exquisite adaptation to the words. The same remark holds good, indeed, of the whole composition. The trio is really beautiful, and in reference to the concluding chorus, " Hallelujah to the Father, and to the Son of God, it will suffer little by comparison with that from the Messiah, for each has its appropriate and peculiar excellence. The Hallelujah was repeated, the audience standing. The duet, " Forsake me not,". assigned to MALIBRAN and BRAHAM was not omitted. Mrs. KNYVETT sang for hCM„ BRAHAM had splendid scope afforded him in his solo, « Jehovah now cometh to judgment." The accompaniment is powerful— drum, horns, and trumpet. We must not omit to notice particularly the quartett, « * Blest are the departed who in the Lord are sleeping;' it is a precious gem. It was entrusted to NOVELLO, BENNETT, TERRAIL, and PHILLIPS. A chorus, " Hallelujah, closed the oratorio, and with it the music of the Festival. THE FANCY DRESS 11 ALL. The Festival terminated with a Grand Fancy Dress Ball last evening. The rooms were laid out in a style of Eastern splendour, and the entertainment was, altogether, one of the most magnificent and sumptuous of any within our re- collection. Long before the hour appointed for opening the doors, numbers of carriages, filled with company, had arri- ved at the entrances to the rooms, and thousands of specta- tors had assembled in all the avenues leading to the neigh- bourhood of the gay scene. The hotels and taverns, where it was known parties were dressing for the ball, were sur- rounded by persons anxious to catch a glimpse of the differ- ent characters as they entered their carriages. About half- past eight o'clock the doors were opened, and an immediate rush was made hy. the persons who had assembled eager for admission under the temporary piazzas in front of the en- trances. For nearly three hours fresh parties continued to arrive, and it was calculated that not fewer than 5,000 per- sons were present. , . . . Wandering through the almost labyrinthic intricacies we have attempted to describe, we were for a time perfectly bewildered. Here stood a courtier of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, whose sole acquaintance with her Majesty, if any he had, was through the pages of Hume and Smollett; there stalked the first Charles, with his head upon his shoul- ders as fixedly and firm as before he emerged from the win- dow at Whitehall; and yonder, leaning upon the arm of " damn'd Iago," promenaded the too- credulous Moor, evi- dently as friendly with his Ancient as if that respectable individual had never breathed a syllable against the honour of the gentle Desdemona. Further on we noticed the giant form of Coriolanus, discussing military tactics with an officer of the British artillery; and three yards to his left stood Julius Caisar flirting with a flower girl. Here was Richard the Third, ranging an imaginary Bosworth, and ex- claiming mentally, " methinks there be six Richmonds in the field"— which" was virtually the truth, for 110 less than five came under our own observation; and there, in the sombre garb of the Stranger, glided a medical gentleman, enjoying the scene with as much gusto as if Mrs. Haller had been dead and buried these 50 years. Yonder stood Napo- leon Bonaparte ( his wife leaning upon his arm), viewing with intense interest the progress of the ball; whilstMarshal Ney was having a comfortable chat with a Circassian Prin cess of his acquaintance. Numerous other contrasts of a singularly amusing and novel nature were visible during the night, and wit, humour and social intercourse seemed to prevail among the characters, all ambitious for pre- eminence and admiration. Among those present who figured most conspicuously, we noticed: Lord Wilton, who was attired in a splendid dress of the reign of Henry VIII., with a velvet mantle thrown across his shoulders. Lady Wilton wa3 habited in a white satin dress of the same time, and her head was ornamented with a beautiful tiara of diamonds. Henry VIII. was well sus- tained by Mr. Wilkins, whose person and face bore a strong resemblance to that monarch. A gentleman in the dress of the olden time was observed to go up to Lord Wilton, and shaking him heartily by the hand, said, " My Lord, you seehefore you the Earl of Rochester." Lord Wilton laughed heartily, and shook the " Noble Earl" most cordially by the hand. Napoleon was most correctly represented by a gentleman named Levyssohn, who bears a striking resemblance to the Emperor. Mr. Warmsley. of Trafforil Park, appeared in a costly dress of Silk velvet, very handsomely set with brilliants. It is the dress which was worn by the late Lord Castlereagh, when he appeared as Ambassador for George IV. at the Court of Vienna. We understood that this dress cost upwards of 2,000 guineas. Mr. Samuel Nichols ap- peared in a splendid Court- dress which was worn by the Grand Chamberlain to the King of Sardinia. Miss Nichol- : S3n, as an Italian'lady, was habited in a crimson velvet jacket, richly embroidered, a white satin and green velvet dress or- namented with gold. Mrs. Ridehaugh was richly dressed as a captive Persian Princess, accompanied by her sister as an attendant slave. Miss Leeming and Miss Gore of Man- chester, were splendidly dressed as Flora M'lvor and Rose Bradwardine. Mr. Thomas Kay appeared in a most beautifully- arranged and decorated Polish costume : the rich scarlet against the black and gold looked beautifully. It would fill at least eight columns to describe all the dresses. They were alike beautiful and greatly admired. Dancing continued at its height till five o'clock in the morning, and it was after that time before the last of the revellers took their departure. A more magnificent spec- tacle has not been witnessed in this part of the country, and, judging from the general style in which the dresses were got up, the expenditure for the occasion must have been enormous- We heard of one gentleman whose dress cost 60/., and of the dress of another gentleman and his lady which cost 100/. At about half- past 11, the drapery, which had hitherto concealed the banquetting- room, was withdrawn, and the multitude of hungry visitants was permitted " In liberty ofbloody hand to range With conscience wide as—" the capacity of their stomachs would justify. We cannot • describe the scene which was then exhibited. Jews, Turks, infidels, and heretics, seemed to rush simultaneously to the onset " Every man to himself" was the motto understood by each— and though, of course, the ladies were attended to with politeness, still there was a sort of good- natured hurrjr and scramble, which caused considerably mora mirth than comfort. All, however, were in high glee wit& the enter- tainment, and if they did not obtain sufficient of that which keepeth out hunger, they had, nevertheless, a sufficient quantity of fun to make up the deficiency. The following is the bill of fare, which is rather a curiosity :— 2,000 veal pies, 2,000 sandwiches, 500 lbs of grapes, 65 pine- apples, 25 bushels of plums, apples and pears (!) 65 pieces montes, 250 quarts jellies and creams, 200 quarts of ices, 200 dishes of pastry, 50 dishes of Savoy cakes, 200 dishes of mixed cakes, 2 hogsheads of Sherry, 2 ditto Port, 16 ditto negus. As to the amount of the proceeds of the Festival, it is im- possible, at this moment, to state them with anything like accuracy, the accounts not having yet been made up ; but we believe we may venture to name 15,000/. as within the limits of the total receipts, which is about the sum received at the last Festival. Under these circumstances, the pub- lic charities are expected to share among them the sum of five thousand pounds. The performers have been all leaving for the Norwich Festival. _ When the Italian singers were proceeding to the Musical Festival at Manchester, an accident occurred to them at Leicester, which might have been attended with serious consequences. On their arrival at Leicester, one of the front wheels of the coach broke on the side on which LA- BLACHE was sitting. The consequence was, that the ma- chine turned completely over. MORI, LAVENU, and ser- vant, who were outside, escaped unhurt, but the driver sus- tained some injury in his knee. A crowd was immediately collected, and assistance was rendered to the inside passen- gers. IVANOFF wa3 first extricated, having suffes- ed but little damage. Mad. ASSANDRI followed, and her daughter was the next emancipated from " durance vile." Last, though certainly not least, LABLACHE was drawn out. When the surrounding gazers caught sight of his portly figure, and found that he was but slightly injured, an invo- luntary burst of laughter broke forth, and it is but justice to the great singer to mention that he joined heartily in the merriment. His enormous size had been productive of much amusement during the journey, but a very ludicrous mistake of an old woman at Derby is worthy of being re- corded. At Leicester, the artistes met with the Duke of Brunswick, who has arrived here for the Festival, and it is also said for the purpose of ascending with Mr. Graham in his balloon to- morrow, from the Vauxhall Gardens in this town. His Serene Highness stopped at Leicester for the concert, and then offered LABLACHE a seat in his carriage on to Manchester. On the road, the solemn and imposing aspect of the great basso convinced the spectators that he must be the ducal personage. Whilst the horses were changing at Derby, an old woman deliberately approached the vehicle, and staring first at the Duke of BRUNSWICK and then at LABLACHE, she turned to the latter, and ex- claimed with much bitterness, " No wonder the balloon coomed down with thy weight. Why didst thee go up with Mrs. Graham, the great hulk ?" * l » OKTI* 4 « 1 XT S^ L l. l< » KSi CSS. DONCASTER RACES. DONCASTER, TUESDAY NIGHT.— None hilt those who have- witnessed it, can form an idea of the excitement dis- played at Doncaster 011 the Leger day ; it differs essentially from the grand day at Epsom, where the visitors proceed at once to the course, are distributed over a much larger surface, and do net exhibit that enthusiasm for which, at least in racing matters, the North country people are so proverbial. Here there is no occasion for exclaiming, " York, you're wanted;" for wet or dry, the thorough bred Yorkshireman is sure to see " t' Leger" run for. Missing only the carriages and six, which formed so stately a fea- ture in the Leger day some 20 years ago, we did not recog- nise any innovation or change in the day's proceeding. In the morning the betting- room was the focus for speculators; upwards of 800 were squeezed into it, and business to some amount transacted. At one o'clock it was cleared, and there was a general move towards the course. The weather was cold and gloomy, with occasional showers; it cleared up, however, before the racing commenced, and continued afy throughout the remainder of the day. The running began with the Two- year- old Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft.; colts, 8st. 51b., fillies, 8 » t. 31b. Red House Inn— ( 10 subs,) ; Hon. T. O. Powlett's b. f. by Priam, out of Miss Fanny's dam ( Holmes) 1 Duke of Leed's br. c. Wrestler, by Waveily 2 Mr. W. Turner's ch. f. by Recovery, out of Primrose .. 3 The Great St. Leger Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft.; for. three yr. old colts, 8st. 61b. and fillies, 8st. 31b. The owner of the second to receive 100 sovs. out of the Stakes. The St. Leger Course—( 75 subs.) Earl of Lichfield's ch. c. Elis, by Langar—( John Day) 1 Mr. W. Scott's b. g. Scroggins, brother to St. Giles — ( Scott) 2 Twelve others started, but were not placed by [ the stewards. The following statement of the betting, at the breaking up of the ring, will show very few changes of moment from the odds last quoted by us:— 6 to 4 against Scroggins— 7 to 2 agst Elis- 8 to 1 agst Trapball— 10 to 1 agst Wedge— 10 to 1 agst Redshank ( taken)— 14 to 1 agst Beeswing ( taken); — 20 to 1 agst Vulture— 20 to 1 agst Black Diamond — 30 to 1 agst Synders ( taken), and any odds against the others. In the course of the day Synders was backed to win nearly twenty thousand pounds at 25 and 30 to 1. There were two false starts, but on the third they got off well. The race was run in about three minutes and twenty seconds. Value of the Stakes after the usual deductions, 1,825'/., independ- ent of which, the Noble Earl and a few of his friends, have won immense sums in bets. Scott's party, and nearly all the betting men, have lost considerably. We subjoin Elis's pedigree. He was got by Langar, out of Olympia ( bred in 1815 by Lord Stamford), by Sir Oliver, her dam Scotilla by Anvil, out of Scota, by Eclipse. Har- mony by Herod, out of Ruteliar. The afternoon's sport terminated with The Cleveland Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, & c„ with 50 added by the Corporation. Second to save his stake. One mile. Seven subs., two of whom paid 5 sovs. each. Mr. Bell'sZebetta, 3 yrs, 6st. 101b. ( G. Barker) 1 Mr. Bowes's The Zegri Maid, 3 yrs, 6st. 81b 2 Duke of Leeds's Longinus, 4 yrs, 8st. 51b 3 CURIOUS IMPROVEMENT IN CHRONOMETERS* — Chronometers constructed with glass balance- springs, in- stead of the old metallic ones, are now in course of trial at the Royal Observatory. On comparing the glass with the metallic springs, when the temperatures were raised from 32 degrees to 100 degrees, it was found that while the loss in twenty- four hours in the gold spring was eight minutes four seconds, that of steel six minutes twenty- five seconds, and that of palladium two minutes thirty- one seconds, that of a glass spring was only forty seconds. These differences are described by the inventors princi- pally to the different degrees in which the substances had their elasticity reduced by an increase of temperature. As glass was thus found to suffer much smaller loss of elasticity by this cause than metals, they proceeded to construct a glass balance suited to the correction of the small error still occasioned by this cause, employing a glass disc for this purpose. The compensation being completed, they next tested the isocronism ( uniformity of movement) of the glass spring, and it proved to be as perfect as any me- tallic spring. In common with all other instruments of the same kind, they have shown a disposition to progres- sive acceleration, the cause of which is but little known, but which appears to be influenced by the action of the air. ANECDOTE OF THE. FACTO 11Y SYSTEM. At a meeting in Manchester, which took place a few weeks back, the Rev. J. R. STEPHENS related some par- ticulars which show this system in a more horrid light, perhaps, than any thing ever before published. They put one so exactly in. mind of the worst accusations brought against the owners of black slaves* that nobody can read them without feeling his blood boil when he thinks of the conduct of those " friends of humanity" who could pre- tend to sympathize with the blacks, and, at the same time, countenance the cruelties thus inflicted 011 the offspring of English fathers and mothers.—" Have they not trafficked," said Mr. STEPHENS; " fa the blood of the factory children ? Have they not bought and sold them as slaves ? He be- lieved that that system had commenced somewhere between 1780 and 1790, and he found'that Sir Robert Peel, in apply- ing for his hill of 181 !>, urged it as an argument to the House of Commons in its favour, that the system of appren- ticeship had ceased in 1816; but a circumstance came to his' ( Mr. S.' s) knowledge only the day before that on which he was now addressing them, which showed that that system had been carried 011 down to the year 1819. He wondered if there was any person now present in that room who had been regularly employed between the years of 1814 and 181& in bringing children from London to Manchester for the factories ? There was, however, a man living in Ash- ton, named Benjamin Farrer— he was fond of giving names, because when names were connected with facts it left no doubt of their authenticity— with whom he had been iii conversation on the previous day, and who, atthe time just spoken of, was guard to the Traveller coach then running between London and Manchester. This man had informed him that during that period the whole of the Traveller coach, inside and out, was repeatedly engaged by a fish- monger of London, for the purpose of conveying children, the greater part of whom, he had reason to believe, had been kidnapped for the purpose in and near the metropolis, to the manufacturing districts. These children were generally between seven and eleven years of age, and dur- ing the winter, when passing over the Derbyshire hills, the guard had frequently as many as eleven of them in the in- side to prevent them from being starved to death. They were generally dropped in the neighbourhood of Ashbourn, but' not unfrequently they were brought to Manchester, when they were generally unloaded in Mosley- street, and sent down under a trap- door a few yards from the Royal Hotel, into a cellar, where the guard saw no fire or any other comfort— nothing, in short, hut a candle to count them by. The awful secrets of this and ten thousand other such deeds of darkness, would never be disclosed until God's own day of doom should bring all to light, that every man may re- ceive for that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. The guard had frequently asked the fishmonger where he had obtained the children, and he generally replied that he got them from the Foundling Hospital and St. Giles's, and said that he never brought them without knowing where to find a market for them. But what made the guard morally certain that these children were kidnapped and sold as slaves, were the expressions which generally fell from the fishmonger during his return to town, such as— ' d— d good journey this!' or at other times—' a d— d bad journey!' Now what could this mean, but that he had kidnapped, and was a dealer in the bodies of these poor helpless children ? He did not know the name of the gentleman for whom these children were generally brought, or if he did, it would not be advisal 1; to mention it; but he understood that he then lived somewhere in Mosley street and had his works near Stockport; he did not suppose the meeting would be long 111 guessing the name. ( Laughter, and cry of " We know him— it was !") And these nefarious practices were carried on in 1819, at the very time when the people of Manchester, meeting in the assertion of their full rights as Englishmen— he saw it himself— were mown and shot down at Pcterloo! He calculated that the number of children thus bought, sold, stolen, and destroyed, between 1790 and 1819, could not be less than from 80 to 100,000." in their place of worship without seeing each other. O, England, how is thy liberty torn from thy children by the ruthless hand of extravagance J Could the ghosts of English gentlemen who oive lived, visit these scenes, would not their eyes flash with indignation upon such treatment of the de scendants of their former neighbours ? I ho^ e, for leal hu- nmnitv's vnn will rtftoi\ of the writer, but 011 account of the depressed people to whose condition I wish to draw the attention of the public ; for, had I the wisdom of a Solomon and the eloquence of a Cicero, the magnitude and righteousness of the subject would demand the employment of them to the full extent. 1 remain your obtdiem servant, A FRIEND TO THP. AGRICULTURAL POOR; Slalham, Norfolk, Sept. 20, 18J6. NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. TO THE EDITOR 01' THE CHAMPION. SIR : I was somewhat anxious, from the title you have chosen for your paper, to know what were the principles it was to advocate; and 1 was not a little pleased to find that you had reared at once a fearless and determined front against the Poor- Law Tyranny Bill, and become the Champion for the Rights of the Poor ; and I trust your efforts will be directed to the ame- lioration of the condition of a most meritorious, but depressed clitss of our countrymen : 1 mean the agricultural labourers of England. 1 was glad to find that your Norwich correspondent had treated the matter with so much independence of spirit. I hope he will watch the progress of the starvation system, in the county of Norfolk ; for, of all the places in England, this county has the inglorious notoriety of being foremost in the oppression of the poor; and the introduction of the Poor- Law Bill lias added ten- fold to our former unbearable condition. I am confident, from what I know, that those who have the government of the poor intrusted to their hands, do, in many cases, look on this Whig Bill as a fresh license for them to ex- ercise their almo- tfiendish' delight of torturing the poor, who have none to take their part. Oh, the name of " Giwdiin " / how is it prostituted ! I11 London there may be some chance for the poor, as in many places the Guardians will not submit to the dictation of the Commissioner. But iu this part qf the country the Boards are generally composed almost exclusively of Tory clerical magistrates, Tory squires, and Tory liig farmers', who hail the cur.-. ed " Amendment" with delight. In this unrighteous cause, the Tories are Whigs, and their ambition seems to be, how far they can go even beyond the directions of the Commissioners; and oh, Sir-( I blush to name it), will it be believed, that, amongst the foremost in the uuholv crusade against the libeitj; of the pool', stand the ministers of Him " who went about doing good," and whose every act was benevolence; or, to speak more plainly, clergymen of the Es- tablished Church ! Is it any wonder that the pari- h churches are almost deserted, when some of the worst enemies of the poor are to be found among those men, who, 011 the Sabbath- day stand at the Communion, and read those beautiful sentences, such as, " Let jour light so shine," Sec..—" He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord -." 1 say, is it possible that the poor can look on their spiritual guides " 111 any favourable light; particu- larly when they see these very men at the Board divested of their sheep's clothing, and appearing in all the hideous ferocity of the wolf. The miserable pittance ( I will not call it wages) of our hard working industrious labourer, is only from seven to eight shillings a week to maintain himself and family of from, in some instances, seven to eight children. Now, sir, how is it possible for him to lay by any- tiling for uufoteseen misfortunes that may overtake him ? And, unuer these circumstances, where is he to go but to that fund which is cheerfully contri- buted by all rate- payers, when they know that it is applied to the relief of the deserving and suffering poor. How they manage to keep body and soul together on the miserable pit- tance is to me a mystery; and yet one of these petty tyrants that compose these Boards of Guardians, had the barefaced and heartless impudence to say, that three shillings a week was quite sufficient for a man and his wife and family to live 011! So you may judge from this the kind of materials that these Norfolk Boards are made of. 1 should like for you to be ad- mitted into their preeious conclave. Not the " hereditaria) " of Westminster assume a more lordly air of importance than these petty poor man's oppressors. I shall look forward with interest for your engraving of a Union Bastile. But let me, for your information, just give a brief description of a Norfolk workhouse of this kind. On the old system a large open yard was allowed, where the poor creatures could occasionally see each other and converse together. But now, from ljOl)/. to 1500/ have been expended for alterations; and amongst other things this yard has been divided into four, for the classification of the inmates ; and men, women, boys, and Kills, separately occupy the divisions. Inside this prison, the windows are entirely blocked up 011 one side, and par- tially on the other, so that there is scarcely any ventilation, and the inhabitants are nearly choked. This indeed seems to be the object of those who have contrived the arrange- ments. In the chapel there is a wall run through the centre; so that ou a Sabbath- day, the different classes meet together POOR- LAW AMENDMENT BILL.— It has been stated that the Poor- Law Commissioners had sanctioned the. Board of Guardians of the Brentford Union, in permitting all the paupers in the Union to attend divine worship out of the workhouse 011 the Sabbath. From the following let- ter to the Guardians in question, it will be seen that the permission was only granted under peculiar circumstance, and is not to be continued after the workhouse arrange- ments shall have been completed: ( EXTRACT.) -" The Poor- Law Commissioners for Eng- land and Wales, in reference to the resolutions of the Board of Guardians of the Brentford Union ( a copy of which was transmitted in your letter of the 1st inst.), desire to state, that as the workhouse arrangements are not yet completed for the Union, and 110 provision made by the appointment of a chaplain for religious instruction in the workhouses, the Commissioners will not object to the paupers being al- lowed to go out for the purpose of attending divine worship, provided such regulations are adopted as will insure their punctual attendance at divine worship, and their return to the workhouse in the proper time and in proper order." The Rev. W. Davis says, the Committee of the Guardians. of the poor at Worthing have stated, in answer to the Poor- Law Commissioners, their determination to per- sist in giving out- door relief to the deserving poor of their parish. They say—" The workhouse system is abhorrent, and that they will never be driven to adopt it. The worh- house is only for orphans and the helpless, who had ai » ( Other place to go to ; and that they did, and should con- tinue to give out- door relief to those who had filled respect- able stations in society, to a greater amount than woulil keep them in the workhouse."— Brighton Guardian. SIR ROBERT GRAHAM. Judges are in general long- lived men, and this, notwithfc- standing their great mental exertions. It is singular, al- though true, that at this time there are now living fom- retired judges, all of whom have sitten in the same court, whose united ages amount to nearer four than three hure- dred years. Sir William Alexander was Chief Baron, Sk John Bayley, Sir William Garrow, and Sir Robert Graham, Puisne Barons of the Courts of Exchequer, all hale and hearty, and still appearing as if Providence intended them a continuance of longevity, Sir Robert Graham is a. wonder of the present, as lie would be of any other aga. He cannot be less than in his ninety- first year, probably more, having matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1763, and taken his degree of third Wrangler in the yeai- 1766. His person is still upright, his faculties unimpaired, and his spirits cheerful- He is a perfect gentloman, an ex- cellent scholar, and an entertaining companion; and was many years a Fellow of the Society of Trinity College, Cam- bridge, where the Judges ( travelling the Norfolk Circuit) are lodged during their stay at the Assizes. He was always received with peculiar gratification by the members of that Society: he is now the father of the University of Cam- bridge, being its oldest member. Doctor Barnes, the ve- nerable Master of Peter House ( who took a Wrangler's de- gree in 1767), is the oldest resident member. Sir Robert- Graham, although an excellent lawyer, wa?, not supposed to have attained the [ honours and labours of the judgment-?- seat entirely from his forensic or legal attainments; but aided by his knowledge of, and participation in, those ar- rangements which took place between George the Fourth ( whose adviser Sir Robert then was) and a eelebrsted and most accomplished lady, who yet at an advanced age is an ornament to society of fashionable life. King George the Fourth, when Prince of Wales, was permitted by the con- sent of the Crown to recommend a person to fill the then vacant judgeship, and the choice of his Royal Highness having fallen upon Sir Robert Graham, was never a subject of complaint or regret. This learned judge has survived, or been cotemporary with, thirteen Lord High Chancel- lors ( independent of Lord Keepers), six Chief Justices of the Court of King's Bench, eight Chief Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, and eleven Chief Barons of the Exchequer. There has been again and again a renewal of all the Puisne J udges in each of the Courts at Westminster during the life of this judge, who has also lived in the reign of four kings, who have respectively filled the throne of the1 United Kingdom. If he has not'added the most'distin- guished lustre to the bench, he has fulfilled its duties with assiduity, humanity, and high respectability; and if litera- ture has not been permanently benefitted by his exertions, his religious, moral, and social qualities have been such as to adorn society and benefit his country, both by precept and example. THE BALLOT.— The very opposition of men of pro-* perty to this mode of voting, and men of property are its greatest enemies, only shows its excellency : they know is' will answer all the ends its advocates assert, and therefore they hate and oppose it. They wish to keep the votes'of tenants and dependants in subjection: they wish to con- trol these votes: they wish to be great men in returning' whom they like as representatives, and to set people against it, they say it is Un- I£ nglish. It is not Un- English to grind defenceless paupers down to fifteen- pence per week for subsistence— it is not Un- English to confine the poor in workhouses as though they were criminals, making poverty, and crime synonymous— it is not Un- English to separate husband from wife, and parents from children in poor- houses— it is not Un- English to support the religion of the meek and lowly Jesus of Nazareth by bludgeons, bayonets, and bloodshed, as is the case in the Irish Church, and would be here if similar resistance were made to tithes It is not Un- English to surround the diffusion of ' know- ledge with multiplied pains and penalties, for the- purpose of keeping people in the dark, as is the case with the Statnp- duty on information. Oh ! no, these are all English and English law too I But to be protected by the Ballot against intimidation, persecution, and annoyance, is Un- English. From Mr. Macconnell's " Conductor." Joseph Buonaparte has paid a well merited compli- ment to , the memory of the friend of his brother, the late Barry O'Meara, by ordering his family and household to put on mourning for his death. This reminds us of the beautiful lines written by Thomas Moore, 011 reading of the present of a snuff- box left by Napoleon to Lady Holland as a testi- mony of his recollection of her Ladyship's kindness to him in his lonely exile: — " Gift of the hero on hisdying day, To her whose pity watched for ever nigh, Oh ! could tie seethe proud, the happy ray, This I'elic lights tip in her generous eje, Sighing:, he'd feel how easy ' lis to pay A friendship all bis kingdoms could not bay." Lord Brougham still continues at Brougham Hall much improved in health, but his Lordship is not expected to return to town before next spring. 12 THE CHAMPION, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. FOltEICiX IJiTEMIGESCE. COMPLETION OF THETFRENCH CABINET. The vacancies in the French Ministry ape, at last filled up. The Moniteur of Tuesday contains a series of or- donnances, which, to all appearance, have had the ano- malous effect of at once gratifying and exciting public curiosity. These ordonnanees name the fallowing per- sons :— Lieutenant- General Baron BERNARD, as Minister of War. M. MARTIN ( du Nord), Minister of Agriculture, Com- merce, and Public Works. M. FRANCK CARRE, Procureur- General, in liau of M. MARTIN. M. HEBERT, Deputy- Advocate- General to the- Court of Cassation, in lieu of M. CARRE; and a series of • conse- quential minor removes. The division of the War department into two distinct branches, which has been effectively acted upon for - some time, is confirmed. Lieutenant- General SCHRAMM has charge of the personnel and the military operations, with a seat at the Board of Council. M. MARTINF. AU DE CHES- HEZ has charge of the accounts and administration of the funds appropriated to the War department. The projets de loi relative to Customs duties are in future separated from the Commercial Department, and the Financial Minister is to bring them before the Cham- ber. The Minister of Finances ( M. DUCHATEL) is directed to take charge of the Commercial Portfolio until M. MARTIN'S ( dti Nord) convalescence. The Guizot- Mole Cabinet may be looked upon now to be in working order, and herein consists the anomaly which is alluded to, for people cannot imagine how a Cabinet conslructed of such materials can werk at all. It now remains to state briefly who the new Ministers are. M. DE BERNARD is an old engineer General, formerly on the Staff of the Emperor; his age is about 58. Ilis active services in the armies have given him a degree of respectability jn the eyes of the soldiery, which renders liim of acertain value to Louis PHILIPPE ; but it must also be stated that his habits are said to be purely soldierlike, and fitter for a Council of War than for a Cabinet. On those appointments the Morning Chronicle says: " We can scarcely believe that the above completion of the French Cabinet is intended to be permanent. It has far more the appearance of a hasty and momentary arrange- ment, made to cover or get over the difficulties of the moment, and the shame of further delay. Lieutenant- General BERNARD, the KING'S private friend, who acted stop- gap to the same office in the Three Days' Ministry, is not a name nor a person to satisfy either the army or the Chamber of Deputies. Moreover, by the above arrange- ment the Doctrinaires are in a poor minority in the Cabi- net, the KING'S friends and servants being completely " iiaster thereof. If such is to be the result, M. GUIZOT inas, indeed, " stooped to conquer." We have a letter from Oleron of the 11th of September, which says—" Spanish families are every moment arriving here. All those men who have formed part of the former Administration, who were high officers, and were at other times the objects of general attention, are seeking an asylum in France. Among the persons of distinction who have already arrived here, are M. Alcala Galiano, formerly Minister of the Marine; the Duke of Ossuna, Procere of the Kingdom ; and M. Alexander Olivan, Under Secretary of State in the Department of the Interior, during the ad- ministration of Isturiz.—. FVettcA Paper. NEW SPANISH MINISTRY. The latest advices from Madrid are of the 11th. They contain a new list of the Ministry, which is about to be formed on the basis of the St. Ildefonso and Garcia C abinet but somewhat modified. The following are particulars :— CALATRAVA President of the Council. MENDIZABAL Finances. LOPEZ Justice, OLAZAGA Interior. DE LA CUADRA Marine. RODIL War. The recruitment of the army did not make any progress; but as a counterbalance to this check, the organization of secret societies was proceeding with frightful rapidity. General Vigo Pedro was asssrted to be the supreme direc- tor in these proceedings. The official Gazette of the 11th contains two new decrees, regulating the levy of the ex- traordinary contributions of 200 millions. Alaix was at Cuenca on the 8th; it was his intention to act in concert with the Christino columns of Aragon and Valencia, in order to intercept Gomez, who was said by the official organ to be at Chelva. The Carlist Chief Don Castor Andechaga Tecently encountered a body of Christino troops to the num - ber of 400 or 500, whom he vanquished, and captured their leader. ST. SEBASTIAN, SEPT. 11.— In pursuance of advices from Bayonne, the contractors have renewed their engagements for the supply of provisions until the end of this month ; and there remains little or no doubt as to the future sup- plies for the Legion. The Government has satisfactorily convinccd the contractors that one million of reals ( 10,000/. sterling) will be immediately paid to them on account of the seven millions ( or 70,000/. sterling) now due. A letter from Bayonne of the 16th explains how the report of the interview mentioned by the Memorial Bearnois had been raised. " Don Carlos," says this letter, " sent from Irun an officer to General Harispe, to request him to come and meet him in that town. The General re- plied, that he could not comply with the wish of the Infant, as he had no instructions from his Government." It is affirmed that on the solicitation of M. Men- dizabal the English Government has engaged to provide directly for the maintenance ( entretien) of the British Le- gion, and that a note has been addressed to the Cabinet of the Tuileries to induce it to follow this example, and to re- mind it that by the terms of the treaty of quadruple alli- ance it is bound to continue the co- operation.— Gazette de France. - what had- taken place, in compliance with the suggestions of . his friends he retited to some distance from the bridge. A parley then commenced between the Spanish Count, Cor- dova's aide- de- camp, and the sentinel; but the latter throughout showed the utmost determination, and was not to foe dissuaded. In. the course of the discussion Don Manuel debCastilie, pointing . to Colonel Wylde, said, " Here is a British Colonel,— will- you prevent him from passing ?" The sentinel. replied, " No,; he may pass into, the fort if he likes, Kut he must go alone." Seeing the matter was hopeless, the party prepared. to .- retrace their steps, whem an individual named Las Cases unexpectedly made his appearance from the fort, and in a few - words explained the cause of this sin- gular affair. It seems . that an order had been sent- cut to the fort to be in readiness to receive Cordova, instead of which the troops turned out and swore, " That the instant the traitor set his foot . in Spain, he should he shot through the heart." Their . officer- is remonstrated, but perceiving that all attempt to procure< order would prove ineffectual,- contented them- selves in stipulating- that before any violence was attempt- ed, Cordova's party should be stopped at the bridge, and informed by fee sentinels that they could not pass. Had they attempted to force . their way, a sergeant's party lay in ambush, ready to pour, on them a deadly fire. PICTURE © F THE UNION WORKHOUSE.— We noti- fied last week, that o, ur readers should hace this picture very soon. The drawing is now in the hands of the cleverest engraver that could be engaged for the purpose, and the print will be com- pleted just in time for the NEXT NUMBER of the CHAMPION. The original is called the BIUDGE UNION WORKHOUSE, and is situated at about three miles South of the City of Canterbury. There, among the Men of Kent, stands this windowless pile of bricks and mortar, this specimen of a house of refuge for the poor, the discipline in uhich is to cut away all ties of kindred, and deaden all attachments to country. H'e shall, if possible, so manage, that no one of our readers may be disap- pointed of getting their Picture along with their Paper. But we beg them, at the same time, to think of it for themselves, and to bear in tnind, when giving their orders, that the agent who supplies them is to deliver the Engraving without any additional charge. Some inconvenience arises from our not being able to send it by the post. But we prefer to make it separate, in order that people may stick it up in their rooms, and thus be less likely to forget it. We are obliged to A. C. for the offer of his services, which we accept. They will no doubt be valuable. Let him, however, observe as much conciseness as each occasion mag admit. The verses of F. W. D. are not without merit; and we agree with the spirit in which they are written. But on a subject so worn, the poet's views should be more strikingly original. FAIR PLAY may send us his manuscript as soon as he pleases. We like his principles; but we hope he will take care to let his details be plainly written. To CORRESPONDENTS IN GENERAL.— We have already received communications for which our thanks are due; and as it is likely that we shall often be favoured in this way, it is fit that we should give one General Caution to all who may be disposed to write to us. There are two things, in particular, to be observed. In the first place, we have no time to be lavish with, and cannot employ ourselves in mak- ing out the meaning of SLOVENLY WRITING. Dr. Parr Once answered a man's letter by telling him, that, " If he " could write a belter hand than he did, it uas an insult to " send so badly written a letterand if he could not, it was " time for him to ( ipply to a writing- master." Next, our Correspondents will please to remember, that we have under- taken to sustain a character for TRUTH. On the first of these points, though one of importance for ourselves, we hope that a hint will be sufficient for other people. But the second is of still greater importance, both to us and our readers. We shall, no doubt, have to publish some accounts in which it will be necessary to be scrupulous as to facts. For instance, the workings of the New Poor- Law. We do not care what the facts are, so that they be material. Only, let them be facts: because, if we are betrayed into an act of putting forth what is not true, we must, to do right, give place in our columns for refutations of their own conten ts. But facts, facts, the more of them the more acceptable. No declamation can add to their value, and the slightest stretching beyond truth must take away. NARROW ESCAPE OF GENERAL CORDOVA. BAYONNE, SEPT. 12.— A curious incident has just taken place here, which shows the hostile feeling of the Spanish soldiery towards General Cordova, and how fortunate he • was in effecting his retreat to this place, where he has been since the declaration of the Constitution of 1812. Previous to leaving for Paris, Cordova expressed a desire to the Spanish Consul, to inspect the Ch ristino fort at Biobi, on the banks of the Bidassoa, and accordingly a large party was got up for that purpose, including Colonel Wylde, of the British Artillery, who was specially invited by Cordova, • yesterday being appointed, the party, twenty in number, left at an early hour, and after a smart ride they reached the bridge of Bidassca, where the first Spanish sentinel is placed. Colonel Wylde and Don Manuel del Castillo ( aid- de- camp of Cordova) being in advance, were the first to approach, on which they were rudely challenged by the sentinel, and informed that they could not he allowed to pass. Much surprised at this circumstance, they inquired its cause. The sentinel asked if they did not belong to Cordova's party ? They answered in th3 affirmative ; upon which the man, in a very energetic manner, exclaimed, " That's enough; neither that traitor nor liis friends shall ever enter Spain {" Cordova and the remainder of the party rode up just in time to lirar these - v 1 but on learning LONDON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1836. general distress, there is always in Manchester, a mass of wretchedness that cannot be excelled in any quarter of the world, unless it be Ireland. The fact, then, of charity being wanted at all times in that town we do not dis- pute ; but, going thus far with the festive people of the " Musical Festival," we not only go no further with them, but we read with indignation and shame the ac- counts of their mimic dressings, their gorgeous banquet- ting, their airy and fantastic demeanour, which, as it ap- pears on this occasion to have exceeded all other displays of the kind in absurdity and wantonness, we deem a fit object for some remarks. The moralists tell us that charity is " the principal pro vince of virtue and religion," and that it signifies the pro- moting the happiness of our inferiors; but, though the manner of it is also explained by moralists, we are not aware of any who have suggested scenes such as we are remarking on, as amongst those which indicate charity. Indeed, those would fly directly in the face of religion, who should propose any such mann r; for, in the words of God himself, we have a caution so pointed and striking against employing such means, that those who joined in this Festival would find it difficult to reconcile their doings with the express com- mand of God, which is against them: " Take heed that " ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them ; " otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in " Heaven ; therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not " sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the " synagogue and in the streets, that they may have glory " of men. Verily, I say unto you, they have their re- " ward." ( Matthew vi). If this passage is a mere idle piece of talk, then it goes for nothing with any one; but, if it forms a part of what all these festive people profess to follow, and, if they believe that he who scorns it is an impious reptile, unworthy of christian society, then let them profess to have been moved by something other than " charity." It is not wicked, positively wicked, to meet in large masses, hire Italians to come and sing before one, mix in the train, and dress even to profusion, in order to mix in such a company; but it is wickedness to pro- fess to be moved by charity to such a work. It is not wicked to cover oneself with costly clothes supposed to re- semble the coats and breeches of people long ago dead; to ape their supposed manners, and, in everything exte- rior, appear like them, but there is such evident vanity in it, that it is wicked to pretend that charity is the motive Indeed, the account, in pounds, shillings, and pence, ex- poses the falsehood of any such pretence. It is estimated by one newspaper, that the gross amount of money col- lected from those who took tickets of entrance to this festival, is 15,000/., but that the cost of fitting- up the place in which it was held, of ices, creams, negus, and other things to eat and drink, and lastly, of Italian and other singers and musicians, would be 10,000/, leaving for charity 5000/. So th at, the account, in vulgar currency, stands thus:— 10,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 MUSIC AT MANCHESTER. 01], Luxury! thou curst Ly Heaven's decree.— GOLDSMITH. Some of our maxims are not so certain, as they are current, in our common politics. As first, that example, and encouragement of excess and luxury, if employed in the consumption of native commodities, is of advantage to trade: it may be so to that which impov? rhhes, but it is not to that which enriches a country; and is, indeed, less prejudi- cial, if it lie in native, than in foreign warts. Iiut the custom or humour of luxury and expense cannot stop at certain bounds; what begins in na'. ive, will proceed in foreign commodities; and, though the example arise among idle persons, jet the imitation wilt run into all degrees, even of those men by whose industry the nation subsists.— Sir WILLIAM TEMFLE. U orks, Vol. I, p. 1C6. WHENEVER States have been in their decline, or have approached convulsion', the chief symptoms have been great foreign commerce, a glare of wealth, and every species of luxury; wealth to the few, boasted of by many; little attention to religion, because ihe soul of commerce is de- ceit ; gambling, and hypocritical pretences of piety; a sure decline of agricultural and all solid pursuits, and poverty and violence amongst those whom these latter should employ and support. The accounts which have filled the newspapers this week, ofa " Musical Festival " at Manchester, are enough, one would think, to make even the performers themselves, ashamed to look back on their works. We are told that ihe object is charity; which is an admission that some- body is in want in the immense community of Manchester, and, as the means employed on this occasion show that it was thought nccessary to raise a large sum, it is a further admission that many persons are in want of charity. These are facts that we do not dispute. On the contrary, we have not read the descriptions of Manchester given by Dr, JAMES KAY and Mr. GIIEG, without perceiving, that, whether in seasons of boasted prosperity, or in seaside of Charity { one- third) Total £ 15,000 0 0 But the account tloes not stop here. We are told by . the same newspapers that bring us these particulars, that the cost of the dresses worn by the charitable who at- tended, must have been, on an average, ten pounds for each person. That one gentleman wore a dress that must have cost him two thousand pounds; and that others must have spent sums in proportion ! that no less than six persons appeared as HENRY the SEVENTH, one as HARRY the EIGHTH ( who, as he is said to have looked his character, must have been the very image of Charity!) that three or four as appropriately betook themselves to the form and furniture of RICHARD the THIRD; a monster, who, after murdering his own nephews in cold blood, that he might wear the crown of England, is killed in battle by his rival, and dies, according to SIIAKSPEARE, be- queathing to the woild this charitable wish : " Now, let the world no longer be astage, To feed contention in a lingering act; liut It t one spit it < tf the first born Cain Jleign in all bosomi; that each heart being set On bloody actioni, the rude scene may end, And dark'. ens be the burier of the dead " ! And, lastly, as if" charily" had not already shown itself in shapes sufficiently monstrous, we are told that this " principal province of virtue and religion " moved some one to show himself in the character of the profligate DON JUAN ! But, we have wandered from the pounds, shil- lings, and pence of this affair. Taking the cost of the dresses, from that of the gentleman who wore two thou- sand pound's worth of clothes, down to Mr. THOMAS SHUTTLEWORTH ( good Heavens 1 is this Mr. Shuttleworth, the distributor of Stamps?), who wore a " coriect costume of a gentleman of the reign of Henry the Eighth," and putting them all, as the newspapers do, at ten pounds on an average, there must have been about thirty thousand pounds spent on dress alone. This would make it 40,000/. for pomp, and 5C00/. for charity ! Our indig- nation is excited by hearing all this spoken of as having charity for its motive; for, if it is the light use of lan- guage, to call all things by that which principally marks them, then it is hypocrisy to say, that the motive, or, to use a term that will be well understood in the North, the " moving power," which caused a man to spend ten pounds on a " correct costume of a gentleman of the reign of Ilenry the Eighth," while his ticket of entrance to the place where he and his clothes were to bid for admiration, would not cost him more than a guinea; it is impudence to tell us, that, because a third of the guinea ( if so much should be saved from the singers," fiddlers, fifers, & c.) is to go towards charity, charity was his motive in laying out the ten pounds on the correct costume. His motive was VANITY; and, though the vanity was of the very meanest kind, we should have preferred the open avowal that such mean; ness prevailed among so many men, to seeing it gravely and impudently prostitute the name of charity by as- suming that feeling as its motive. , An ar nropnt on vulgar tongues is, that, if it were not for the show, if the people who attended were to wear plain dresses, they would be few, and the charity would not flourish ; that the show has brought a solid 5000/. to charity, which, without it, would not have been gotten. It is so, perhaps; but this is only admitting what we say, that it is not charity, but show, which brought the festive' charitable together. Another argument is, that the dress worn by the charitable people has given life to trade; has employed many people. This, too, is true; but who is employed ; and who benefits by it ? If we have not suffi ciently answered this argument in our motto from Sir WILLIAM TEMPLE; if any man is sot enough to think that that waste of labour can be a benefit to a country, why then- he will think on, that to employ spangle- makers, em- broiderers, feather- makers, sandal- makers, ice- makers, and even songster and fiddlers, is adding to the country's wealth, and is, therefore, good. But when we reflect on the miserable condition of the people of Manchester and its neighbourhood, who are themselves the makers of clothes which they do not wear; when we read in Dr KAY' ' s description of them, that, as is shown by docu- ments not disputed, Manchester and its environs contains a population of 230,000 persons, and that " more than " one- half of its inhabitants are either so destitute or so " degraded, as to require the assistance of public charity, " in bringing their offspring into the world;" when we' read in Mr. GREG'S pamphlet, that these people work so hard that their labour surpasses that which was formerly imposed on witches as torture; when we read in Mr. FIELDEN'S pamphlet (" The Curse of the Factory Sys- tem"), that a little child at twelve hours work, walks not less than twenty miles while performing her day's labour, and that this lias naturally produced amongst them sick- ness, distortion, and premature death ; when we find it stated to Committees of the House pf Commons, that an immense body of workmen, the hand- loom weavers, being, with their families, about two millions in number, cannot earn more in their principal seat ( Bolton) than the sum of two- pence three farthings per day for each person, and that they have scarcely any furniture in their hovels, and,. according to one witness ( a manufacturer), that they are so ill- clothed, that he could not remember when one of his • work- people had bought a new jacket; when we see these things staled, we say that something is wanted to give to • labour its due reward ; namely, sufficient wages to procure food and raiment, and protection against masters who work their people daily more than witches were formerly tortured occasionally. But, in this display of luxury, we see no gleam even of good; the people want common justice; this thing pretends only to charity! The people want their sufferings seriously thought of, constantly watched,., and cured at no matter what cost; but can any one of them who is not himself a profligate, see without indigna- tion that charity is doled out to him by men who, in doing it, are so thoughtless as to assume the garb of the - murderer HENRY, the monster RICHARD, and the arch libertine Dos JUAN? NO, NO! this must only insult them;, and while we see in it great encouragement to waste and to manners of a most catching but destructive kind, it looks to us like the shadow of coming impotence, and it strongly reminds us that that same Italy which has been ransacked for singers on this occasion, was once the most powerful nation in the world ; that she conquered it and. long withstood it; but that she fell, at last, owing her downful and her present dejected state to nothing so much as to the potent hand of the gaudy harlot, LUXURY. MONEY AFFAIR. LAST week, we opened this question, by showing from the most authentic source, the evidence of a Bank Direc- tor, taken from a Report published by the House of Com- mons, how it is and why it is that the Government raises the prices of agricultural and manufacturing produce; and, we show ed it, too, in reference to a particular time, 1822,, which must be fresh in the recollection of every practical man in agriculture or commerce. We reserved, for this week, the evidence of another Director of the Bank, Mr. JEREMIAII IIARMAN, in which is given the best and most striking description of the consequences of such " tamper- ing with the currency " as was then deemed necessary; but events come on us rather thickly, and though we wish, to give an extract from that evidence, yet a move has been made this week by the Government of such great import- ance, that we shall confine ourselves to that; and particu- larly, as it gives us another and good opportunity of com- paring the present state of the Government and the Bank, with their state in 1825, when the effects of the " relief" to agriculture had, according to Mr. HUSKISSON, brought us to " within forty- eight hours of barter,'' or, within forty- eight hours of complete anarchy— the law of the strongest. The move that we allude to, is, a notice from the Lords of the Treasury to the Bank, in which they an- nounce, that it is the intention of the Treasury to raise the rate of interest on Exchequer Bills, and it is as follows : " Treasury Chambers, Sept. 20. " GENTLEMEN: The Lords Commissioners of His Majes- ty's Treasury having determined that the Exchequer Billsi to be delivered in exchange for those advertised to be paid off in the present month shall bear an interest of 2d. per 100/. per day, instead l£ d., as stated in the advertisement, dated September 1, 1836, I am commanded by their Lord- ships, to request that you will make this determination known at the Stock- Exchange, and my Lords will forthwith take the necessary steps for carrying it into effect. " J. BARING. " To the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England." The first thing to nolice, is, that, between the 1st of September ( this month) and the 20th of September ( this week), the Treasury, or Government, have determined to raise the interests on its Bills twenty- five per cent, above what they have allowed for a long lime. But, as it is not every- body that understands what an Exchequer Bill is, we must explain that. It is a note of hand given by the Government, or a promise to pay so much money to the holder, together with interest of a certain sum per day during the time he holds itv So that, if a man have! 500/., and wants to lay it out to bring him interest, by buying an Exchequer Bill, he may wear his property . n his breeches pocket, and, at the end of every quarter pf 13 THE CHAMPION, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. a year turn it inlo money to the full amount that he gave for it, with interest at so much a day during the time he has been wearing it. The great convenience of this, causes these Bills to be an article constantly on sale in what is called the " money market," and, according as the rate of interest is high or low, and these Bills scarce or plenty, we hear of their being at a premium higher or lower. As the Bank of England is the great instrument in [ all the money transactions of the Government, it is usual for it to buy of them many of these Bills. It gives the Government its own notes, which cost it nothing but some very flimsy paper, some printing, and one or two signatures in as common ink as we are wiiting wiih now ; and, as it has ample drawers in which to deposit them, the Exchequer Bills in the hands of the Bank go on in- creasing in value every day to the amount of the three halfpence or twopence that the Government allow as inte- rest. At period's which they fix on at pleasure, the Government either pay off these Bills with the interest • that has accrued, or they give a fresh Bill; they renew the JBill, as any tradesman does ; but it is at the option of the holder to lake the new bill or money. Themannerin which the Government and theBank work with these Bills, is, the Bank buying them of the Govern- ment with its own notes, the Government gets them into circulation in any way that it can'; and we see by Mt. WARD'S evidence, which we quoted from the Committer on the Bank Charter last week, that it was proposed ; by I; ord LIVERPOOL'S Government in 1822, to get them'out by lending on Poor- rutes, and - en public works. How they did get them outdoes not appear; but four millions of money was somehow put out to relieve agricultural distress, and prices rose, anil that was " relief." But, then, as we showed also from Mr. WARD'S evidence, prices went up too high, for'tlie exchanges turned against this country, and then it Was necessary to draw in Bank- notes. That this was done by the Bank selling Tsxchequer Billi, will appear clearly, from the evidence of Mr. JEREMIAH IIAKMAN, who was examined by " the same Committee, and who was, as well as Mr. WAIVB, a Direc tor ' of the Bank at the period we allude to-; it is as follows : 1. " It appears, by the papers before the Committee, that 41 the Bank sold Exchequer Bills, in the quarter ending Sep- tcmber, .1825, to the extent of nearly a million; was it "• about that time the difficulties took place in the money " market ?— Yes, that is symptomatic; a sale of Exchequer •" • Bills on the part of the- Bank, is a sign that- they thought "" Bome measure of that sort was desirable. 2. " Exchequer Bills seem to have fallen, trf the months of August- and September, 1825, to a discount-— The period -" I do not immediately recollect, without referring, but ^ should think that was so. 3. " Do you recollect the circumstance of a delay taking " place in the usual period of advertising the quarterly re- "" payment or exchange of the Exchequer Bills, in Septem- -*" ber, 1825 ?— There was something of that sort. 4. " Did you become acquainted with the cause of that "" delay ?— 1 cannot say, but I think the cause was obvious. 5. " Will you state what it was?— If I may be excused " answering that question, I would rather, as- 1 wish to speak with the utmost correctness. 6. " Are you aware that, when the Government adver- tises Exchequer Bills to be paid off or exchanged, it gives " an option to the holder of that Exchequer Bill, either to take money or to take a new Bill; are you of opinion that, if Exchequer Bills should. be, at a discount during the period M,. u> hen that exchange takes place, that would occasion a ". demand for money from the Government instead of new Exchequer Bills?— Yes. ,7. " Do you know the amount of Exchequer Bills that •" are usually exchanged each quarter; is it four or five "". millions?— Yes, but I think it fluctuates; ! cannot recol- lect any particular sum. 8. " Would it be the interest of the holders of all those . Bills to demand cash from the Government, ifthe Excheqmv Sills should. be at a discount daring such a period ?— Pal- •" pably so. 9. " Would the Government, - then, feel, perfectly securc " in, issuing an advertisement, by which they bound them.- •" selves to give money or new Bills, at the option of the •" holders, for several millions of Exchequer Bills, unless they " could provide against the Exchequer Bills failing to a dis- " count . at such a period as that ?— No, 1 should think it a " very. imprudent measure, if they had not the ways and " means in their povver. 10. " Would not the Government apply to the Bank, " under such circumstances, to request . the Bank to secure " that Exchequer Kills should not fall to a discount, by the " purchase of Exchequer Bills in the mantel.?— Yes, and " such things have been done. 11. " If: the Government applied at that- time ( 1825) to " the Bank, to purchase Exchequer Bills by an increased " issue of Bank- notes, did not the Government apply to the " Bank to adopt a measure inconsistent with its invn se- " curity ?— It . certainly was not a very desirable measure. 12. " So that, if the Bank assisted to issue Bank- notes by " the purchase of Exchequer Bills, in order to relieve the " difficulty of the Government, that might. endanger the se- " curity of the Bank, and, if it refused that measure it " might endanger the security of the Treasury /— Yes. The answer to the fifth question, though evasive, is, we - suspect, to be found in the eleventh ; the case is in the latter supposed in the question, namely, that the Govern- ment was applying to the Bank to buy Exchequer Bills, to keep up their value, at a time when the Bank was . get- ting rid of them in order to keep their gold. On looking at the price of Exchequer Bills at this moment, every one will perceive that the Bank has been selling them, that they have become common and comparatively of little value, and that, to keep them from falling lo a discount is the object of the Treasury in the move that lias been made this week. The symptom, when Exchequer Bills are fall- ing in price as they have done within these two months, from seven premium to par, i « , that money is scarcer, and more valuable than allows of its being an object with men to keep their money in Exchequer Bills; and it is also as sure a symptom that prices must fall. But the effect of this fall in the price of their Bills, is most serious to the Government; for, if they fall to a discount, ' that is, if they can be bought for less money than is the value written on their faces, then it is the interest of all who have money to pay to the Government, to buy them up and pay into the Exchequer Its own Bills instead of money; and, as there re large sums to be paid in by Receivers- General of Taxes, and Collectors of Customs and hop- duty and in- surance- duty, & c., the Government runs the risk of being left w itb nothing but Exchequer Bills wherewith to pay the innumerable worthy persons employed by it, and, if we can believ? The Age newspaper of Sunday, as Dr. BOWRING receives a salary of 2000/. a year ( we can't be- lieve it!) for journeying on commercial trips to France and the Swiss Cantons, the Doctor, in case of nothing but Exchequer Bills finding their way to the Treasury, would be paid in these Bills; he would be reduced to the neces- sity of taking what the economists some years ago called payment in an " abstract currency," and which Mr. II us- KISSON, then out of office, ridiculed by asking Mr. VAN SITTART, whether such a currency was likely to buy a man anything more solid than an " abstract dinner." But though the Doctor is an economist and a philosopher, and would possibly ( though we don't believe that either) die a martyr in the cause of paper, yet the Government has others to deal with, not so philosophic and no great eco- nomists, in any sense— it has soldiers, sailors, policemen, with et cateras longer than we can enumerate. These would not eat " abstract dinners " I IRELAND. IT is Wot because we are unmindful of Ireland and her miseries, that we said nothing on the subject in our first Nftmber ; but rathet, that we did not like to begin a mat- ter so important without doing more justice to it than we could then and more than we can now; but we refer our readers to the letter of Mr. SHARMAX CRAWFORD, in an- other column, and we extract here a part of a long letter which has beer, published by Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN, one of the Irish Members. From this last we take that part which contains his opinions on what we consider that true " JUSTICE To IRELAND" which England owes to that unfortunate people; and we think that we shall be able to show that it is the want of such justice that has kept her in poverty and goaded her into crimes almost unheard of in any other country in the world . We shall examine the proposals now before the Government, made to them by the " Commissioners ", who have been sent to enquire into the conditioa of the Irish people; and we shall also examine the several Bills that have been be- fore- Parliament on the subject of Poor- Laws for Ireland ; for, having seen that of MT- POULETT SCROPE, and, finding that it contains a clause • authorizing wholesale transporta- tion, we shall, perhaps, be- enabled to discuss beforehand the proposition that the Government itself will make We remember Mr. SCROPE'S " outlying counties," the Colonies, whither he recommended the hand- loom weavers to transport themselves, and we remember their admirable answer to him — go yourself! But,- above all, we had re- solved to say nothing upon this question, without saying, in the onset, that it is with unspeakable disgust that we have read througliobf the last session, speeches lasting from day to day on the . proposition' to appropriate fifty thousand pottnds of Chnrch property'. to the purposes of educating the people of Ireland, when it was acknow- ledged in the discussion* that the money would not accrue • vvithin the next half century, and when every post was bringing us the news, that the people proposed to be edu- cated in fifty years' time were dying - of hunger during the debate !— but we have IK> . room for more this week : " The question of Poor Laws is one, which I approach with much < pxin. Another year has passed, and for tha poor of Ireland nothing . hits been done. For ten years the advocates- of a provision for the , poor have, with un- wearied earnestness,. implei » ed the -. intervention of the Legislature, in aid of the unfortunate,.- and yet, although la . great majority in both Houses of Parliament are friendly to .'. such a measure, legislation has, by repeated evasions, . been delayed. In the mean- time, the. aged widow and the helpless orphan have languished unheeded— the labourer . has sought . in vain for employment— in some districts femirie has . prevailed— in others the small tenantry have, m hundreds, been ejected . fram their homes, and have become outcasts upon She wcrld, audieaemies, therefore, . to social- order. WithauVJiawever, imputing blame for the past, • let . us rather - now rejoice- that Government have, at last, bound themselves hy a distinct, un- qualified promise, to submit . to Parliament, during the . ensuing Session, measutes.'. for the relief of the poor- measures which, it will be hoped, will mitigate present des- titution, prevent future indiganoe, and rescue the British Government from the reproach o. f allowing the poor of Ire- land, to remain in a condition of wretchedness, which has no . parallel in aoy country in Eusope. I need not tell you that « ix years since I submitted ta Parliament a Bill for the relief of the Poor, nor that in the present Session i have also laid before the House of ( Commons that system of administration for relief of the Poor, which appeared to me, though far fi'ot'i perfect ira i- tid/, yet the most safe and suitable under the present circumstances <- of Ireland. 1 have accompanied, this Bill with aitneasure . for the regsila- tiori of.; pjjr Medical .- Charities. As^ these BUJs have led to no imtayHate result, I will not now enter into a detail of their provisions. I am far from imagining . that my own views are . altogether free from objection; it will be suffici- ent for my satisfaction, if I am able to think that I have assisted others more competent than myself, to bring to a final settlement measures based upou sSSie - sacred principles of humanity; 1' army. There is, however, a fact, which proves more strongly than any thing which we have yet heard, the want of power and the unpopularity of the QUEEN, and the strength ( if not popularity) of DON CARLOS ; namely, the fact of his General, BASILIO GARCIA, having been joined by 1000 volunteers at Siguenza, a place situated but a short distance from Madrid. The changing, the shuffling, the trickery of the QUEEN and her party ; their shameless disregard of all their pro- mises and professions ; their acts of extortion and oppres- sion ; their scandalous violation of all justice and hu- manity amidst professions of unbounded liberality ; and, though last not least, the unique position of our own great General, EVANS, must afford an ample source of amusement to all lookers- on. But, to the man who views this matter seriously, the state of the unfortunate people of Spain also presents a spectacle which proves them truly worthy of commiseration. Oppressed and plundered by all, they are the common prey for which selfish fac- tions are contending. To escape that state of submission, though perhaps not altogether an unhappy one, in which the Carlists and the Church would keep them, a part of the people have fatally listened to the delusive advice of that snake- like gang of thieves, whose professions are " liberality " and " humanity," while their objects are gold and gore. It is said that the Spaniards have a natural love of liberty; that they do not like to be behind other nations in what is called the march of improvement and civiliza- tion. All this may be true. We do not wish to impute to the Spanish people a liking for slavery. But, that is not the question; the question is, whether the course hitherto pursued by any of the Anti- Carlist parties, has been such as ought to be adopted in order to establish a free government ? And we have no hesitation in answer- ing, that, up to this time, the opponents of absolute monarchy in Spain have gained nothing but contempt and ridicule from their enemies, while they have been the cause of indescribable misery to those for whose good they pretended to act. If the majority of the Spanish natron wish for a new government; if they think. that their former state of submission to a despotic government was incompatible with their own happiness; how is it that they remain so quiet? How is it that they do not now rise, and drive both the QUEEN and CARLOS out of " the nation ? They are sufficiently numerous, they have provisions and arms, and, above all, they have that know- ledge of the country and experience of internal warfare which would render litem equal to the task: yet they re- main passive spectators of the struggle between their two enemies, instead of seizing on the foitunate moment to rid themselves cf both. It has been a general remark made by travellers in Spain and Portugal, that the priests, however ambitious and tyrannical, were invariably found to be good land- lords and the best friends of the poor. There was no man who bestowed his labour on the land of the Church, that did not know where to find shelter and protection in - tire hour of need ; in short, they fed the hungry, and clothed tie naked. Here, then, we suspect,- is the solution of the mystery : the people are not haters of liberty, but they love those who are kind to them, even priests who support despotic government. Can it, therefore, be wondered at if a new government gains but little popularity with the Spaniards, when they see- that its first object has been to take from their protectors that property, in the produce of which they have hitherto shared so largely, and hand it over to a set of mercenary speculators,- from whose charity they have nothing to hope, and from - whose rapacity and cruelty they have everything to fear \ It does not become us, when we hear that a great part of the nation are opposed to the QUEEN, to conclude, tlierefore, that 6uch opposition is a sign of bigotry and barbarous ignorance. As. well might the Spaniards con- clude that the majority of Englishmen are a benighted race, because they are influ- esaced more by what they feel and see, than by what they are told, and because they are not by nature such brutes as to be captivated by the mere name of Whig, while the doings of those who govern under that name are quite equal, to. anything that was ever done by Tories. An unbridled priesthood, of any denomination, must be a bad thing. T here is but too much evidence of this fact now in England. Bet if those poor Spaniards, whose houses are at this moment being ra- usacked, and pulled down or burned over their heads, hawe any time to reflect on and provide for their future condition, there is something more serious for them to think abaut, than even the prospect of being governed . by a King- who is governed by . Catholic priests ; and that, is, . the being governed by a Queen who is governed , by Jews aird jobbers. It is clear that the Spanish people, . though only imperfectly under- standing the designs of either, are perfectly distracted by the deeds of both these two factions; and if they cannot all . yet settle - upon how they are to get out of the pan, we are glad to perceive, at least, that a . great many of them are . aware, of. the fire. STATE OF SPAIN. WE were obliged last week to conclude our . observa- tions on this subject somewhat abruptly, from . a / ear of crowding too many of them into the limited columns of a weekly newspaper. How, however, we retura to the mat- ter again ; and we d ® £ 0 with sl conviction that it is be- coming daily and hourly more interesting. Many cir- cumstances have occurred since , our last, which show , in how critical a situation both Spain and Portugal arc placed. In the former, it is evident that the people are becoming more and more discontented ; instead of the provincial juntas having been dissolved ( as accounts stated), it appears that they are now in existence at Bar- celona, at Cordova, at Malaga, and at Grenada ; and that, at the latter place, the junta, haviug been dissolved, was actually brought together again at the command of the people. In the meantime, DON CARLOS has gained se- veral decided victories over the QUEEN'S troops, whose Commander- in- Chief was quietly at Madrid, afraid to meet his soldiers, because he had no means of paying them, and because the QUEEN", notwithstanding the as- sistance of MENDIZABAL, was totally unable lo find him the money. We hear, too, that a portion of the troops of the Carlist General GOMEZ were, but a eliort time back, within seven leagues of Madrid; and this, at the very same time when the QUEEN'S General was amusing the people of Madrid with bombastic announcements of his defeating and dispersing the Ca'liti General and bis HARVEST REPORTS. WE give a list of reports, chiefly collected from country papers ; but, as to the southern counties, one which we have procured ourselves from sources that we can depend on ; but, in placing these before our readers, we cannot but admonish them, that the prices of farm produce, as well as of all other produce, depends much more on banking and Government operations than on any thing else. We gave, in our last number, a specimen, from behind the scenes, of the manner in which prices are raised and lowered at the pleasure of the Government or caprice of bankers. It is a wicked delusion, therefore, to hold forth to farmers, that Nature has her way in producing high or low prices ; and we warn all our farming readers, that, if it should square with the necessities of the Bank and the Government that they should sell their corn and sheep at a low price this year, it will be so; and, on the contrary, if they see fit that these productions should fetch their owners a high price, then the farmers may rest assured of high prices. An English farmer, now- a- days, should keep his eyes on the shining or lowering of the Bank and the Government, more than on the brightness of the sun, the fertility of the fields, or the industry of the people. THE HARVEST.— A great deal of the barley and oat crop is still uncut, even in the southern counties; more is lying on the ground uncarried; and, in consequence of the showery weather, much of that which is carried must be hauled out again, or will inevitably be mow- burned and spoiled. That which is lying uncarried will be so stained as to be unfit for malting. The wheat, too, has been car- ried in haste, and will be a cold sample. In the north, the harvest may he a better one, if the weather should now hold dry. Green crops are generally abundant, though a great deal of damage has been done in some parts of Nor- folk and Suffolk by the new curse ( the new fly) that has afflicted the turnip growers within these two years. But, on the whole, the farmers have not much to complain of for want of green food. They will, however, want more than usual, because of the shortness of straw. Much corn is still abroad in this county ; the bar- leys have been lying upon the swarth so long, during the repeated rains, that they only require the kiln, in many instances, to convert them into malt. The same may be said of oats; and as regards beairs, the generative particle has, in most cases, shown itself. Of wheat, we believe there is some abroad in the northern part of the county, prin- cipal]^ revits; but in Norfolk, the accounts state, that the cMef of the barley is abroad; a considerable portion of it, however, is standing. That down is represented to be greatly discoloured.— Essex Herald The crops in the neighbourhood of Whitby, and along the coast eastward and northward, are generally un- cut. Should the weather continue as at present, the smut which has already appeared, will increase its ravages, and the consequences will be appalling to agriculturists in this neighbourhood.— West Riding Herald. The weather for the last seven days has been very favourable for the harvest, owing to which it is in a state of great forwardness; and, should it continue favourable for another week, very few farmers in the neighbourhood will have the least portion of their corn out. — Carnarvon Herald. Hop- picking has commenced all round us, and the kilns in the neighbourhood will now be in full activity. The hops will come down short, not more than three bags an acre; the duty has been quoted at 170.000/.—• Maidstone Journal. Upwards of 100,000 sheep and lambs were exposed for sale last week at Wilton Fair, near Salisbury, being the greatest number ever known. The prices varied but little from those of the other recent fairs. NAVY CONTRACTS. The contract for supplying the Navy with beef and por was taken yesterday at Somerset House. The quantity ai vertised for. was 11,000 tierces of beef and 12,000 tierces pork, the competition for which was great. Provision me chants or their representatives were in attendance from ; parts of the United Kingdom, and after a deliberation three hours and a half, ihe following were declared tl. successful bidders, but the exact prices did not transpir, such is the secresy with which affairs are managed at th Admiralty Office .—• Messrs. Edwards of Plymouth Robarts and Co. of London V Beef Burkes and Honan of Cork ) Messrs. Nesbitt and Smith of London ^ James Connell and Co.' of Cork I p^ k Russell, of Limerick | Westropp, do. J From anxious inquiries which we have made, we conclude we are nearly correct in stating that the whole has been taken at from 61. 2s. fid. to (!/. 8s. 3d. per tierce, which ill the event of the currency system not interfering, will afford remunerating prices to the grazier and farmer. The quan- tity contracted for last year, was 7,000 tierces of beef, and 11,000 tierces of pork ; the former at hi. 16s. 7d.; and the latter at 41. 14s. 8d.; but on that contract the speculators lost thousands of pounds owing to the sudden rise in prices that took place. In the present instance they appear, to, exercise more caution, for that which was last year taken- by one, is now divided between nine establishments. CORONATION OF THE EMPEROR , OJ- AUSTRIA.— The Prague Journal gives an account of the . coronation; « f the Emperor in the cathedral of that city on the 7th of Sep- tember, as the Emperor Ferdinand 11. Kiug of Boheraia. When his Majesty, after the ceremony, appeared in . his coronation jobes in the balcony, he was welcomed with unanimous aixl rapturous acclamations. THE PRISONERS AT HAM— A few weeks, perhaps days, will not elapse before Prince Polignac . and his fellow prisoners will be restored to liberty. He is, wi under- stand, to proceed under am escort to Amiens, and there to be released from restraint. With his highnesses feelings and ties it is not difficult - to surmise that he will lose no time in returning to England,, in which country be lias twice married, each of his Princesses being natives of the British empire. The present Princess is sister to Lord Rancliffe, EAST JSDIA BONDS.— On Tuesday a Court of Di- rectors was held at the East India House, when it was re- solved to raise the rate of interest payable on the East India Bonds from 21, 10s. per cent, per annum, to M. 10s. per per cent, annum. The increase will take effect from the date of that resolution. BILLS OP EXCHANGE.— During the late Session an Act of Parliament was passed, 6 and 7 William IV., chap. 58, relating to certain Bills ofExchange, which provides, " That if the day following the day on which such bill of exchange shall become due shall happen to be on a Sunday, Good Friday, or Christmas Day, it shall not be necessary to pre sent or forward for presentment to such accepter for honour or referee until the day following." Jt is obvious, there- fore, that the Act of Parliament has a very limited opera- tion, and doc3 not apj> ly to general transactions . in bills of exchange. The Ministers have had several conferences during the week. The Directors of the East India Company, and the Governor and Directors of the Bank of England have had interviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Colonel Considine, whose retirement from the Bri- tish Legion we mentioned, is going as Military Secretary to Sir S. Whittingham, appointed Governor ol Barbadoes. It is stated that Major- General Sir Willougbby Cotton, K. C. H., has been placed upon the Staff of the army serving in the East Indies, instead of Major- General Sir William M'Bean, K. C. B , who has declined the appontment RECORDER'S REPORT.— On Wednesday the Recorder made his Report to his Majesty of the prisoners under sen- tence of death in Newgate, who were convicted at the last two Sessions of the Central Criminal Court, viz. Michael Sullivan, aged 26 ; Henry George Thomas, 43; Edward Bowen, 17, and Mary Wood, 47, for stabbing, cutting, and wounding, with intent to murder, to all of whom his Ma- jesty lias been graciously pleased to extend his Royal mercy and clemency. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.— On Wednesday, according to annual custom, the Latin and English orations of the two senior scholars were delivered in the Great Hall; every part of this magnificent room from which there wa3 any chance of hearing the orations, was crowded. The great majority consisted of ladies. Soon after 1 o'clock the Lord Mayor, attended by some of the civic authorities, by the head master, the Rev. Mr. Bice, and several other gentle- men, entered the hall, and took their seats. The Latin oration was delivered by Mr. Harris, and the English by Mr. Spenccr. Mr. Harris is an intelligent- looking youth, and was much applauded. The late headmaster was highly commended, particularly on the ground that, through his exertions, four scholars now go annually to the Universities in place of two. MR. O'CONNELL— The total amount of the sub- scription received for Mr. O'Connell in England is about eight thousand five hundred pounds. The " Justice Rent" transmitted to the " National Association " last week, aniyunted to between three and four hur. dred pounds. H THE CHAMPION, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. IBELAS J>. (. Extracts from the latest Papers.) MR. SHARMAN CRAWFORD AND MR. O'CONNELT. The letters of Mr. Sharman Crawford continue to excite considerable interest, especially on account of the manner in which he introduces the nauie and conduct of Mr. O'Connell. We subjoin his last epistle, the closing part of which is deserving of attention:— " THE COERCION ACT OF 1835. ". TO THE LIBERAL CONSTITUENCY OF DUNDALK. " LETTER III. " 1 The curfew tolls llie kue'l of parting day; The lowing herd winds .- lowly o't r the lea; The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me." Gray's Elegy. " FELLOW- COUNTRYMEN : In my last letter, I said, you Tvill not gain the concession of your rights from the pity of England; you must act with that firmness which will com- mand Iter respect. " As an exemplification of this proposition, I shall first call your attention to the Coercion Act of 1835. By this act, the spirit of the curfew law of the Norman conqueror was once more revived against the Irish people. Hut, at the same time, the present enactment was distinguished by a new feature,— it was passed with the approval of the Irish nation, as indicated by the consent and support of their acknowledged leader, and the great body of their representatives. Therefore, neither the Whigs, Radicals, nor Tories of England, can be justly censured for ibis act. " Let me not be understood as attaching blame to the pre- sent Government for any of lliose defective or objectionable measures whirh were proposed or passed with regard to Ire- land, but which were supported by ( he great body of her representatives. My opinion is distinctly, that Government would not have proposed such acts, and that they would not have been supported by the liberal British members, except that approval had been given. But, in this expression of opinion, it is far from my intention to impugn the motives of the Irish representatives. 1 am aware that, in the course they took, they acted with the approbation of their constituents. " Permit me to call to your recollection, that after a fruit- less opposition to the provisions of this bill, and after differ- ent amendments had been unsuccessfully proposed by me, Mr. W. S. O'Biien moved that the duration of it should be re- duced from five years to two. We divided on this question, and were left in a minority of five* " I have now given notice of a motion for next session for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the must offensive provisions ot this act. The following is a copy of the notice : "' Mr. Sharman Crawford— bill to repeal so much of the act of last session ( 5th and 6th William IV., c. 48) as gives authority to the Lord Lieutenant to proclaim districts, and to require the inhabitants of such districts to remain within their houses, ' at all times between one hour after sunset and sunrise;' and so much of said act as provides that authority may be given to magistrates and officers of police within such districts, to call at the houses of the inhabitants during the night, and to require the initiates lo come out and appear be fore then); and also to tepeal so much of said act as gives power to courts of magistrates to inflict fines and imprison- ment for offences constituted such by the said act without trial • byjury ( early next session).' " I am hound to admit this bill was supported on principle > by Mr. O'Conuell. On reference to Mr. O'Cotinell's speech in the debate on rthe motion for going into committee on this hill ( August 13th, 1835, Minor of Parliament, p. 2,491), I find the following [ Statement: " ' I happen to be aware, that the couuty of Clare is in its ^ present excited state, because there was no such law as this to stop the disturbances at their commencement; aud 1 do not • therefore agree with the lion, member for Dundalk, that any « vil will result from it now. It is, in fact, precisely such a hill • as 1 would have suggested at the time the Coercion Bill was antroduc.' d.' " Such being the opinion of Mr. O'Connell, I feel myself called oil to state my objections to this act remaining on the statute- book of Ireland. "" Bui, my constituents, do not believe, that in any differ- ence of opinion I may ou this occasion express, or'have at any other time staled, with reference to the course adopted oy Mr. O'Connell, I mean either insult or offence to that dis- tinguished individual. I use the privilege of an independent man ( aud member of Parliament) in a free state, to hold my opinions, and to express them without subservience to any $ power, to any party, or to any individual; and I feel it my dmy to do so, because 1 labour under the impression that the System of proceeding during the last two sessions with regard to Ireland has been deeply injurious to the character and the interests of the country. " The new Coercion Act omits the first part of the old one, with reference to the powers of suppressing public meetings, iand re- enaets the provisions alluded to in the notice, with this difference, that the court to try offences in proclaimed districts 5s constituted of magistrates in place of officers of the army ; * but it supersedes, in like manner as the former one, the trial " by jury. The presiding judge in the old bill was to be a King's sergeant, or a barrister of six years' standing. Ily the new bill, it is limited, to a King's Serjeant; both equally displace tlie judge recognized by the constitution. The objection to ' this substitution, and to the superseding of the trial by jury, 1 shall not give in my own words. I shall quote from the opi- nions expiessed by Mr. O'Counell on what was termed the Algerine Bill of Lord Grey. " I take ihe following passages from the report of Mr. O'- Conneil's speech on that bill, in the Evening Freeman of April 2,1H33 : " He alludes to the substitution of courts- martial for trial " by jury in the following terms : ' The clause appointing them annihilated Ihe trial by jury— drove from the bench the judge who had- been taught by long experience to distinguish what was evidence from what was not— turned out of the box those- whom the accused might challenge, even if their countenances, displeased him— got rid of the forms which were established, for the protection of innocence, and of those sanctions which were instituted to prevent even guilt from being unjustly ceil. VICWD. 1 " This bill annihilated the trial by jury, which was more ancient than the constitution itself, and for tiie protection of which the King reigned and Parliament met. " In a letter addressed to the members of the Northern Poli- tical Union, England, dated March 27, 1833, 1 find the fol- lowing expressions •—'' Men calliug themselves Reformers vote down the trial by jury— the sacred palladium of life aud liberty — the protection against oppression— the avenging scourge of tlie really guilty— the fostering shield of the really innocent— Reformers, so called, trample on. the trial by jury.' " It may perhaps be argued, that these observations refer more particularly to the substitution of trial by courts- mar- tial for trial liy jury. The new act substitutes courts of ma- gistrates for courts of military officers. Now, I ask, does this remove the objection ? Hear Mr. O'Counell's opinion on this point. I quote from a letter to the people of Ireland, dated the 4th of April, 1833. He first states, as a circumstance of mitigation, that no power is given to the magistracy over meetings ; and then he goes on to say—' It is indeed, comfort- able to perceive this gleam of consolation, that all parties in the House ( lie excepts the extreme Irish Tories) disclaimed the Irish magistracy as unfit to be intrusted with any addi- tional powers. Accordingly, no additional power whatever is given to thoseunlauded animals— the Irish magistrates;' and yet it is to these unlauded animals the fate of the poor ptasant is to be committed under the Coercion Bill of 1835. £ " Having noticed the objections to which this measure is I liable, on constitutional principles, 1 shall now direct your attention to the practical danger to be expected from it, in the event of power being placed iu the hands of an unfriendly Gevernment. " Let us suppose, then, a Government of this kind installed into office, and that it exercises the first power which this act gives, of instituting a permanent special court for the trial of offences— this Tory Government can appoint a Tory Serjeant to preside; and, through the medium of a Tory sheriff, can select Tory jurors, and grand jurors : these Tory jurors can then apply to have the county or district proclaimed. Tory or Orange policemen can be sent as the ministers of justice. * The names were William S. O'Brien, W. S. Crawford, D. C, Brady, T. Bowring, G. P. Scrope. Then I call upon you to reflect what will be the condition of the unfortunate peasantry, committed to- tlie mercy of such rulers ? The poor man must be ill his house within one hour after sunset. Again, he must not be out of his house till the sun has risen above the horizon. " Now, how is this hour, or minute, or moment, to be de- cided ? By the policeman's watch ? There can be no other criterion— there is no warning bell. This act wants that practical protection which the Norman act supplied. How can the common occupations of life go on in the winter season unless the peasant shall be out iu his fields late and early, both before and after sunrise ? How can the poor man go to fairs or markets, without travelling late or early ? Then it is per- fectly clear all honest industry must stop, or the poor man must place himself unceasingly in the power of persecutors. " I now solicit your attentive manner to another provision of this act — thejpower of nightly visits, by which the magis- trate, or officer of police, may be authorized to call out the inmates of every dwelling within the proclaimed district at his pleasure, aud range them for inspection in his presence. What a power of insult and annoyance would this give to a Government, or their agents, impelled by malicious or partial teeliugs? The power is given without exception, either as to females or children. I would call upon those who have witnessed the condition of the unfortunate poor in some dis- tricts of Ireland, where the members of the family had not clothing for the several individuals of it— where the peasants were obliged to borrow from each' other before I hey could ap- pear outside their miserable dwellings in their ordinary occu- pations. " I ask you to reflect on'the power here given to scoff at t » - merited poverty and misfortune. Wi » you b atne me, my con- stituents, who have witnessed the lot ef your countrymen in its most depressed state,— will you hlarae me, for endeavour- ing to rescue them from even the chance of exposure to this insult ? " You are taught that every sacrifice is to- be made to avoid the danger of Tory government. Now, eitfor the apprehen- sions which are impressed upon you, of the Tories returning to power, are imaginary alarm— are vain fear— or else, if they be real, the peasantry of Ireland are left exposed to all the evils I have described. If it be possible for that party to re- sume office, with the power of acting up to their own princi- ples ( a contingency, however, of which I deny the pro- bubi- lity), why increase their means of doing evil, whilst, at the same time, you degrade yourselves in the estimation of H& i- tain ? " Hear Mr. O'Counell's opinion-,- in J835, from the- letter be- fore quoted : " ' We know, by practical experience,, that they ( speakings? predial outrages) could- easily be suppressed by the ordinary powers of the law, vigorously, aud at the same time humanely, exercised.' " Now, even if the county of Clare had so- far disgraced itself as to change Mr. O'Conuell's opinion in 1835, the question has since been solved. " The Earl of Mulgrave has practically proved that thp ordi- nary ( lowers of the law, vigorously and humanely exercised, are adequate to preserve tbo peace ot Ireland; and has demonstrated bv tiie best possible tests— practice and experience— that the opinion of the hon. Member for Kilkeuny- in 18. S3 was- more correct than his opiniuti> iu 1835: " I am sure Mr. O'Cannell will now suppsrt rire in the rtpeal of this act. " But, independently of this consideratkxi, were then not other menus which should have been first tried!? And here- again I differed from Mr< O'ConneH, and I feel is my boimtlen duty not to shrink from- the avowal of- that difference. I ask, when you made provision for coercion, sheuld> you not have provided some relief for destitution— should not the State have taken some care that the naked should have been clothedrthat the hungry should have. been fed, and have adopted that jnis- ciple of British justice, which enacts ( hat no man should - e iu danger of starving iu the land of his- birth, except his, conation arises from. his own fawtt? I maintain that this expei'ment should have been first tried, before the peopJ& ot Ireland- were put out of the pale of the British constitution.. Bat I shalluw now enter into detail on this subject, as 1- propose making it the object erf a future communication of mv views to my con- stituents. In the meantime 1 shall- only say to those wls » - de- precate the- powerof O'Connell over- the people of lrelai d, vea> d the words reported as spoken by hitn at a refoitm meeting to 1835 :— " • What makes the people listen> to the ag! taior ? Beciuse they endure hopeless misery and woe. It is only a people who are suffering, who listen. to ihe agitator, as agiiaiaou is the only way to remedy their misfortunes*' " The essential difrerence, yuuwill now perceive, between the last Coercion Bi. l and the former one is-, that it has not power against public meetings;, it cannot obstruct the agita- tion of natural grievances. So. far the people are indirectly benefited; but in those points which diieelly act against ( lie poor masi-, ihe provision of the former act ane kept in effective operation.. " Thus, I say, the* poor man's- interests are sacrificed and neglected, whilst the means of promoting. the stiugglaforthe political-. ascendancy of parties or individuals are sought, as the first object. What signifies agitation to the poor ma >, if his practical relief be not soaackt alter ?. What is the use of obtaining the privilege of declamation and excitation, it, . lor the purpose of obtaining that privilege, the legitimate and useful objects of agitation are neglected or surrendered ? You demand to agitate for civil rights ; and yet, iu obtaining that license, you make a voluntary surrender of those rights, and proclaim that you are unworthy, to, enjoy them. Ho. v- ever. just or important the objections may he which 1 have already stated,. they, sink into insignificance, compared to die effaet of such acts on thai great straggle for the lights of Ire- laud. " If you adinit that your people cannot be kept from outrage and violence except by. exclusion from the essential tortus of British liberty, you at. once proclaim their unfisae.- sfor the pri- vileges they demand. If they are unfit to enjoy, the elements of livil freedom, are they fit to be entrusted with self- govern- ment aud popular control ? You blame the Tories, you blame the Lords-;, and yet, so long as the Coercion Act remains ou the statute- book, with the consent of the people of Ireland, you supply a practical demonstration in support of their aigunieuts. Its existence, with, that consent, affords a complete and conclur sive answer against every demand of Ireland for a community, of rights and privileges with I'ualand. " The people and the Radicals of Britain arc charged with iudiSetence oc hostility to the interests. of Ireland. Why? Because it is alleged they endanger the establish men t of Tory power in Ireland, by not abstaining from the assertion of their own rights in compliance with Irish dictation of ex- pediency. Is this a just complaint, when you hav. e been yourselves consenting and promoting parties to those very acts which would render Tory power formidable, and which would compromise your just demands? You required the Radicals of England to aid you in obtaining perfect religious liberty for Ireland; afterwards jou shrink from, the assertion of your claim. Again, you demand 50 corpora- ions, and you compromise for 12. Then, b cause the English Radicals will not take vonr course ou their bills, is it right they should be deserted by the representative of Ireland, anil Warned tor hos- tility to her interests ? "' By such a mode of proceeding you must create British contempt and British indifference. Then, indeed, you will be iu danger from Tory misrule. But if you combine your- selves intimately with Englishmen in seeking after civil and religious freedom, you will bting them sincere ly to the test; yon will establish your claim of justice for Ireland; aud England must either protect you, or you will find a power within yourselves to protect yourselves. " The name ot Tories may be applied to keep bark the peo- ple fiom their demand ot practical freedom, as the name of ghost is used to deter the forward child. 1 admit Tories may for a time get place by the backsliding of their opponents, and the temporary apathy which such conduct may create. But I assert that Tory power is a bruluni fulmen— a mere phantom, unless sustained by the consenting support of the representatives of the people. The power of the people would again expel it, as it has doue before. It has been scorched, aud it would be ultimately consumed in these fiery ordeals, aud the brighter flame of constitutional liberty would ascend from the cinders, diffusing through the mass of the community its genial and invigorating waj- mth. " It is a farce to talk of demanding justice for Ireland, if she is a consenting party to her own degradation, and thereby forfeits any title to the respect or justice of England. If you want justice from England, come and demand it vviih clean hands, and do not first commit suicide upon your own rights, " I admit to you my doubts that England is disposed to yield to Ireland what I call justice, but it has been the policy of your leader to put her on her trial. Let us act on that policy in good faith ; let us tell her what that justice is which we de- mand, and let us take no less. But, at the same time, do jus- tice to her, and do not condemn her till we have the proof that she will not act up to, her professions, and by this course a. sure aud safe foundation will be laid for such steps as circumstances may hereafter require. " In conformity with these views, I pledge myself to my con- stituents, that 1 will, on the earliest convenient day next ses- sion, move on the notice I have given, and, if opposed, I shall take the sense of the House by a division, and thus I shall make a commencement towards bringing the sincerity of the Re- formers of Britain to a fair aud practical test. " I remain your faithful representative, " W. SHAHMAN CRAWFORD. " Crawfordsbum, Sept. 13, 1836." MR. O'CONNELL AND THE EAST CUMBERLAND ELECTION, The following has appeared in the Carlisle Patriot.- — " Darrynane Abbey, Wh Sept. 1836. " MY DEAR Slit: I thank you much for your paper contain- ing an account of the return of Mr. James, a man whom I am proud to reckon amongst my friends, because he is one of the most rational of the friends of freedom. He is ready to work out his principles into practical effect. It is a credit to your county to have elected such a man, by the assent of so great a majority of your constituency as to render all opposition hope- less. This is, indeed, a strong hint to Sir James Graham. I hope it wilt not be a barren one, but that it will be followed up by the rejection of that very weak and egotistical personage from Parliament. Nothing ean be well more ridiculous than the sanctimonious air which SiV James throws round his poli- tical tergiversafioti— as if religton were a cloak for every crime, Stanley has a more manly virulence in his piety. He indeed seems to lie sincere, almost to the, point of actual iusanily. Sir James has his witfsabout him, and) bethinks be knows ' a hawk from a lnnd- saw'— but he is grievously mistaken. Since be deserted the Whig* he has only floundered from one quagmire to another, until he lias become besmeared with the rankest Toryism. " 1 regret to state fliatthe spirit of ' peerage reform,' which cheers me in the speeches at your recent election, has noif begun as yet to embodftltself in the form of public resolutions aud petitions. It is time that a sentiment which pervades a very large class of the people, should be made apparent iu the constitutional way of peaceful agitation. The Ministry cannot attempt to coerce the higher order of Toryism until the popular voice shall ra- aife itself unequivocally heard, and, if I may use the word— felt. Who will have the honour to commence a ' Peerage Refarm ' Society ? Honour it will be to whoever begins to organise such a body. " There can be no doubt that either one or the other of two events must take place. Either tSie reform ift the Commons must be repealed by force ei by corruption, or the Ifouse of fiords must be made responsible tin public opinion, not indi- rectly, but by tire immediate operation of election. The ma- chine in its present state cannot' week. The Lords insist that they shall be predominant; that is, that they sliatt have autho- rity to name the Ministry. The Commons can never consent to- such power. Indeed, constitutional freedam would: be a farce, ifsuch power- were to exist.' It would be better to make theSingabsolute at once than give despotic authority to- a multitude of kiiiglTnes. The curse of England before reform was-, thf « t the Lords " possessed indirectly, aud subject even to swue popular control, the power than Lord Lyndhursl now insists upon. The Reform Bill wasi » t « » ded to iftke- away that evik We- never can sufeinit to a worse. ' Blind Baines,', of' tlie Lttdi• ttfreurp, may talk of the- danger of revolution if there be ^ reform ot the fco » A » . Heaven hef^ his numkaH! The real danger of a revolution arises from there nef being a reform of the Lords. The Ciasubeiiand election is- the finst clieeeing symptom feci its duties as imp< frdth- e on us. " I have the, honour to be your obedient servant, '' DANIEL. O'CONNELL.. " TO J. Steel." DINNER TO . ® £ R. H. VIM. IEES STUART. The Watrrford C'xmmcle gives the followingjetter from'. Mr. O'Connell to the ft ® v. Mr. Fogarty, of Dangarvaii, in. answeivto an invitation sent to him to be a guest at the- putilic diruitr to be given to Mr. Yillrevs Stuart:— " Diirryxaite AUey, Sepit 10, 1836,. " BEAR AIM> REV. SJH : I regret very much that it is to- tally out of i « y power to attend the dinner to be given to- Mr. Wlliers Stuart. The reasons- of nty absence are too afflic- tive to- be described. Suffice it t ® 6ay tint 1 am utterly unable to attend. 11 You d « me but justice iu believing that I shoulddiavefelt it, under other circumstances, a public diaty to pay every mark of respect to Mr. Stuart., No man ever deserved-, more of, the gratitude and confidence of his eountryaieu than he does. The county of Watertord especially cannot pay him any sufficient Compliment. He waj- the first to break down the iron rule of a tasteless and bigottedfaction,. and the victory is so complete, that. Orangeism floes not dare auymme to rear its horrid front in your county. " The cause of constitutional reform and national freedom is not only served, but dignified} by having sush . men as Mr. Stuart at its head. They are tlie. very best and safest of popu- lar leaders, and that county is. singularly blessed . which, like the county of W. iterford, comprises a population ready to make. every sacrifice for their country; ati intelligent class of gentry and mercantile.' men fit. to guide the popular patriotism, and such mien as Stuart and Mulgrave to forai . the Corinthian ' capital on the column of public liberty. " The great evil, in Ireland is the estrangement between the people and the class who belong, or claim, to belong, to the aristocratic aud lauded gentry. The far greater part of that class entertain an envenomed hatred of the I • Uli people. They are ready to act upou Lord; Lyndhurst's political doctrine, anil whenever they can they traat the Irish people worse than they would mere aliens. Heuse the reaction ofi popular hatred on their oppressors. Iu. saoh, a state of society it is that men like Mr. Henry Villiers Stuart are invaluable. Th. ey become the choicest blessings to the land. They protect ihe people even against their own passions. They reconcile all orders of the State to each, other. They create an allegiance to the public institutions of the realm otherwise unknown. They are the best cement of tlie different parts of the State— and by concili- ating the people, they render the throne secure, and the State invincible. I f there were but one VUJjersStuart in every county, iu Ireland, the uuioii of all classes would procure the abolition of abuse; and the spirit of a protective policy on the one hand, and of dutiful submis- ion on the other, would speedily produce that healthful condition of society, in which the untired industry of the Irish people, and the almost untouched resources of Ireland, would be able to develop themselves with accumulating rapidity, and to give our b> ug oppress! d and insulted country that prospect of tranquillity and prosperity, of which she has been so long deprived. " We have one great struggle more to make before any such scenes can be realised. We are now emphatically a degraded because a foully insulted people. The insult of the accursed Ljndhurstis upon us. Its brand is burned upon our foreheads. We a e stigmatised not by woids alone, but practically and by legislative enactment, as inferior and grovelling heiugs, unfit for the enjoyment of constitutional rights aud liberties. From my inmost soul I do despise the Irishman who can contain within bounds his just indignation at the atrocious Lvndhurst's insult. The Irishman who submits to that insult deserves it. He ought to be insulted because he is degiaded; but there is on such recreant poltroon within the precincts of this green and lovely island— at least there is none such iu the county or city of Waterford. " This is just the moment to bring forward to the first rank such men as Mr. Stuart. This is the time to pay him respect, as one entitled to moderate the public indignation, by speak- ing of the certainty, under his guidance, ol wiping off ihe insult, by substituting, for the violence of anger, the calm, determined, continuous activity ef men who know they have been wronged, aud are resolved to be redressed— of men who spurn degradation, and are fixed upon obtaining and securing freedom. " Excuse me for running to this length ; but my heart con- soles itself at the prospect which Waterfard presents— the com- bination of all ranks in the cause of Ireland, and the first of the gentry proving themselves the best ot tier patriots. " To you, personally, my rev. Friend, I beg my sincere thanks for yottf letter, it would, indeed, girt me all the satis- faction I could possibly feel to comply with the request it con- tains ; but tliat, alas ! is not possible.— 1 have the honour to be, my respected friend, most sincerely vours, " DANIEL O'CONNfcUU " To the Rev. Mr. FOGARTV, Duugarvau." • MR. O'CONNELL, AND " THE TIMES." TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE PILOT. Darrynane Abbey, Sept. 15, 1836. SIR : I request yoti will print the enclosed letter to the working editors of the London ' timet newspaper in the next number of the Pilot, and send to each of them a paper. Direct to Printing House Square, London, it may be thought by some that I should treat the attacks of the vile Times with si- lent contempt. I agree as far as the contempt, but I totally differ as to the silence. The vile wretches who conduct tliat infamous print may imagine that their assassin threats could terrify me. They are mistaken. I defy them in private aj I do iu public, aud 1 feel a pleasure in their attacks, because I easily draw two conclusions from them. The first is— that they prove by the falsehoods they charge against i » e that the truth would not serve their purpose; and secondly— they cause just and reasonable men to inquire into the facts of eiy domestic life, aud if the result of such inquiry were unfavour- able I should deserve and submit to reprobation. But as I have no fears 011 that score, I court inquiry, not shrink from it. The paragraph which menaces me 011 account of Lord Lynd- hurst can, 1 believe, be easily traced to a " familiar friend " of his lordship-, who is worthy to be an occasional writer iu the Times. " Nous verrons." Send a pa| » er to such of the London journals as do not— i? any such there be— receive the Pilot. I have the honour to be your faithful servant, IMN1EL O'CONNELL,.' TO BARNES AND" BITCOS, EDITORS QF THE TIMES NEWSPAPBR. . Darrynane Abbey, September 15, 1836. The following paragraph appears iu several newspapers, as copied from the journal of which you are the principal writers. It is all exquisite specimen of the favourite style of that pai'ty to whose base passions you are the mercenary panderers : — " hat an unredeemed and unredeemable sewndrel is tMm O' Connell, to make such a threat, untl at surb a time, too! If ire has not lied more foully than it could have entered into the imagination of the devil him- self to lie, lie makes the threat with his own wile d^ ing under his very ey. es! Oh! how long sitall suck a wretch as tMs be tolerated ammn civilized men ! Bullet him mark its well— as surely, as lie dares lo in- vade tiie privacy of the life of Lord Lyndllurst, or of any other man, woman, or child, that may happen, by themselves or their rtUrWw; to be epposed to him in politics, so surely will we canry the war in « o liis domiciles at Darrynane and Dublin, and show up tile whole ! » 0 ® d of 0' Comj^ iis, youiig and old." Of course it is not my purpose to bandy vituperative words with creatures so naturally contemptible as you— Barnes and Bacon— are. Your rascality* is pmely venal, and has 110 more of individual malignity in it'than inevitably belongs to beings who sell their souls to literary assassination— and who- from their nature would be actual assassins if they lived at the period of history when the wages of villains of that description boiva reasonable proportion to the hire vou receive for a different, only because a bloodless, atrocity." My object is simply to announce to you three- things:— FIRST,— That in my own name, and in the names of those who inhabit " the domiciles of Darrynane and Dubtin," and ilso " of the whole brood of O'GortmHs, young and old"— I hurl at you— foul miscreants as you are!— the most contemptuous and emphatic defiance. As lar as I am personally concerned, you shall lie with the most perfect impunity. I will < not resort . to any means; legal or otherwise, to prevent or puuisb you as re- gards myself.;, neither will condescend to contradict a single falsehood! you publish. As to my family, you ar? equally defied to slate ene single fact derogatory to their private honour or personal integrity. You have the tenth of thein private lives flung indignantly on vour fbultbroats. They are, blessed be G id, unskilled as they are cherished. Defiance, loud and in- dignant, is hurled at you, vile ijistri* u » ents I— and- atyour more vile em players . SECONSLV,— I am at present under no promise or pledge to enter upon the private life of Lord Lyndhurst— not the least but I will pledge myself to- this— that if there be not a dis- claimer of any connection between htm and the above para- graph, I « > iV/ inquire into his private life. The- fury of yojiF partizanship— the rabid rage with which you assail me 011 his behalf, would' naturally excite a suspicion that there wa3 " something rotten" in the history of the present leader of the Tory faction. If it be. s « 4n fact and truth, and that such, rottenness- be of a nature to render him unfit to. take a promi- nent part in. politics, it will be my duty— and I pledge myself to perform it— to carry h- is own. threat, through you, into retaliatory . effect, and to do . that lirmly and fully which you, pretended to anticipate. THIRDLY,— I will not have r » y retaliation incomplete*. Barnes and Bacon, insignificant; as you naturally are, I » » U give your own histories. I will. also meet your employers foot to foot. I cau easily make a ease, at an inconsiderable ex pense, to discover, by the aid of a bill in equity, all the pro- prietors of your paper— all those who live on the wages of your literary prostitution. I; will feel justified, not in begin- ning the attack, which I have not done, but in, retaliating fully on youand all your employers. " The Last Rose of Summer" shall not. be left " blooming alone ;" you,. shall cause his " unlovely companions " to be dragged as soon as you please through the mud and miie- of your owu flinging. I do not condescend one remark on the turpitude of the pa& y to which Ihe Times is now attached— and '. vhose patronage it earns by. a political and personal ineanness. hitberto unknown in the history of British literature. You. have made literary vilenessaby- word. It is - really discreditable to Britain that it should be known that so much atrocity— so depraved— so. un- principled a vileness ag. tlie Times has exhibited should . have foiindiany countenance or support. As to me, the only. seuti- mentsT, entertain are those of contempt and utter defiance. DANIEL O'CONNEKL. The Limerick Chronicle says,— We are assured that several persons were cognisant of the infernal design to murder the Rev.. Mr. Coote, and: that not. a few were actually looking at the miscreant who fired the shot, which was aimed at this worthy gentleman, while returning in the open day, from the discharge of his pastoral functions, especially dedicated to the Sabbath. The mtlian. is most probably well known to many in the neighbourhood of Doon ; still nothing but a liberal ana well- timed reward can possibly induce a reluctant witness to disclose the name of the actor. Lord Mulgrave offers 50/. as a beginning. On Thursday, about three o'clock in the day, twelve men, well armed, went to the house of Mr. Williamson, near Bally- cahane, in this county, but who fortunately was not at home. They put his wife oti her knees, and left orders that her hus- band should surrender a fasm lie had lately taken near Carass, the seat of David Uuche, Esq., M. P., and' that if he did not comply with their mandate, he should not long enjoy it. They took a case of pistols trow the house, aud fired several shots 011 their departure. The house on the farm near Carass, which Williamson took, was not long since burned by incen- diaries. Iu a faction fight at the late fair of Ballyporeen, a man aud boy were killed. Mr. John Buike, land surveyor, was fired at, between Bor- risoleigh and Thurles, 011 Tuesday, and severely wounded. ENFORCEMENT OF TITHES.— QUEEN'S COUNTY.—' The flin- tier Independent, announces that " the campaign has already commenced iu the Queen's County, and that the ensuing win- ter promises peat doings at the bauds of ' rebellion ruffians.*" The same journal thus records the progress alieadymade:— " A few days since, the peaceable inhabitants of the parish of Killabin were alaimed by the appearauce of a large body of police, attended by the Sheriff, who proceeded towards the chapel, to post tithe notices ou the part of the venerable Arch- deacon Stopford, commanding the Rev. Mr. hickey, parish priest, and twenty of his parishioners, to appear before the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer, on the 31st day of October next." STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES.— The magistrates of the West Riding of Cork have come to the resolution that the state of the country to which their jurisdiction extends is such as to render unnecessary the appointment of a stipendiary magis- trate. They also resolved to memorialize the Lord- Lieutenant, that the nomination, if made should be superseded. The na- ture of the proceedings show that it is hostility to the Govern* 15 THE CHAMPION, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. ment, and disrelish of the unwholesome control of such an officer amonsst them, led to these resolutions. By an Act of Parliament passed durimr the late session, the preservation of the Port and Harbour of Kingstown was vested in the Hoard of Public Works taking all power and authority from the Ballast Board of Dublin. The New Dublin Police force are to lie put on duty the Istof November next. There is some doubt of Colonel C'uyler hold- ing the superintendence of the Police force, as it is said that offieer is anxious to continne on the Staff. The Lord Bishop of Down and Connor is at variance with the Professors of Presbyteiiariism, upon whom he animad- verted last week iu his visitation at Lisburn. The Mansion- houses, offices, and demesne lands of the Archbishoprick of Cashel, of the Bisho| ii ick of Ferns, and of the. Bishoprick of Raphoe, are now for letting by the Ecclesi- astical Board. On Saiurday, at the fair of New Ross, from 1200 to 1400 pigs were bought up by jobbers so hiah as 38s. to 42s. the cwt. ( 112.1b.-. J Cows, SI. to 121. Sheep 30s. to 40s. A few ninhts since some malignant wretches barbarously cut and maimed five cows at Jamestown, barony of Cosilea, in this county, belonging to William Roche, a farmer. Lord Mulgrave lias offered 25/. reward for discovery of the perpetra- tois of this outrane. Thursday night, an armed party attacked two bailiffs, who were engaged ill watching cattle in the pound of KilLysbandra, which had been distrained by Charles Gibson, Esq., as receiver under the Court of Chancery, for rent, and alter stabbing one of the bailiffs, and breaking open the pound, the party drove off the cattle in triumph. Margaret Murray, the mother of a numerous family, was murdered at Marybnro', on Thursday, by a ruffian of the name of Ouilt'oyle, who is in custody. On - the fair day of Clotimel, there were 24 drunkards taken " up nrnder the new Act, 10 of them were men, and 14 women ! There was a large meetin • at Tipperary on Monday, to pro- mote the Sail- and Shannon Junction Railway: James Scully, fcq , in the chair. 10,1 00/. was taken in shares.. IRISH LUXURY !— Dr. Sandes, the newly- appointed Bishop of Killaloe, says that the proportion of agricul- tural labourers in Ireland who can afford the luxury of a little butter- milk with their potatoes through the year round, does not- exceed three individuals out of every 200. THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA— THE HORSE GUARDS. — It is confidently reported that Lord Howick intends recommending the consolidation of some of the depart- ments of the Horse Guards, and that the whole should be attached to the office, and be placed under the superin- tendence of the Secretary at War. We have long seen the necessity of some such arrangement, and we suspect that the announcement of reliefs, published in the last United Service Gazette, will go far towards convincing even mili- tary men themselves of the expediency of it. In 1832 the Quartermaster- General positively assured a committee of the Horse of Commons that no regiment should be kept longer than fifteen years in India; yet, in tf- e teeth of such an assertion, it is announced that one regiment only shall be relieved from India annually; at which rate each regi- ment will be detained there 21 years. We are also told that- seven- regiments must be relieved next year, Who will then have served ten years in the Mediterranean and America, but that nothing can be done for the regiments who have been in India - since 1819, because the 4( ith can- not'be sent back again! to India. We will not waste time - by entering into the details of an argument which rests on no " foundation. However brave the gentlemen at the Horse Guards may be in the field, they want the moral courage to resist corruption in the Court. We must look to a higher ami more independent authority for this reform, which must not be withheld from the army more than the rest of our fellow- countrymen. In the meantime we advise those gentlemen to be more circumspect in their proceed- ings, as we shall keep- a good look- out upon them.— Morn- ing Chronicle. The select committee on Military affairs, of which Sir John Bisset is secretary, have - nearly completed their labours, and a report on the subject is shortly expected from the" Secretary at War, which islooked for with much aaixiety. We have heard that it is again in contemplation to consolidate the military departments, as suggested some time since* by Sir Henry Parnell, but we cannot believe the information to be correct. A reduction will certainly take place in the Quartermaster- General's office, as Sir. R. D. Jackson, the Deputy Quartermaster- General, has been ap- pointed to the command of the northern district, in the place of Sir Henry' Bouverie, now Governor of Malta, and the post so vacated- is not to be filled up. THE LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK.— We have been fa- voured with an extract of a letter from the wife of Major Bouverie, who was oa board the above vessel with his regi- ment, which indeed . announces the wreck of the Lord Wil- liam Bentinci, but at the same time conveys the gratifying intelligence that " all- on board are saved, except five," and that " all the officers- escaped." We are happy in being the medium of giving this early and good news to thosewho had friends in the regiment.— Newry Telegraph. In digging the foundations for a row of new'houses at Sovithover,^, part of the borough < of Lewes, on one part of the site of the ancient monastery, the workmen appear to have- struck into the middle of the burying- ground; for they have cut through innumerable layers of humantbones, regularly lying east anil west, and in perfect order. The bones are complete, and though most of them are softened by time, the jaw- bones! have the teeth in them apparently as sound as ever, and, in- many, beautifully white. FELINE ABSTINENCE.— A most extraordinary , dis- covcry of the preservation of the life of & eat from destruc- tion, amid the fierce fury of the late terrible conflagration near London- bridge, was made by a party of the Lomlon Brigade men, employedun digging up the ruins, about 3 o'clock oil Monday afternoon. Among the half- burnt and otherwise spoilt hops, so profusely strewn over the wide area of the late extensive. premises of Messrs. Wigan and Co., the hop- merchaaats, and which premises, exposed to the fiercest action of the flames, of which they formed the centre, were reduced to an ( Utter ruin, the men were en- gaged digging and making a clearance, when they turned over the body of a cat, to all appearance 4ead; but no sooner were the hops cleared away, so that the poor crea- ture could inhale the fresh air, than she began to revive, and, to the astonishment of the men, soon showed full proof of vitality, and commenced eating the hops. It was on the morning. of the 30th of August that the fire occurred, so that the period the cat has continued alive in. this strange burial- place is full three weeks. The cat at present remains in the possession of the firemen, who. although several liberal sums of money war. ® immediately bid for her, refuse to part . with her. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT HILSTONE- HOUSE. — HIL- stone- house, once the noble and hospitable mansion of the late General Sir Robert Brownrigg, is entirely destroyed by lire. The fire originated in the roof, in consequence of the reprehensible conduct of the person who superintended the plumbing work ( the house having been for some tim6 past under repair). The fine paintings, the furniture, in fact, almost everything removable was saved from the lower rooms. The scene was awfully grand, and presented a painfully impressive, though magnificent spectacle. The library was destroyed.— Monmouthshire Merlin. THE YOUNG WOMAN'S CONSOLATION.— A village pastor was examining his parishioners in their Catechism. The first question in the Heidelberg Catechism is this :— " What is thy only consolation in life and- death ?" A young girl to whom the pastor put this question, laughed, and would not answer. The priest insisted. " Well, then," said she, at length, " if I must tell you, it is the young shoe- maker that lives in the Rue Agneaux." On the Birmingham railroad alone, there are at . this time eleven thousand workmen employed. LOXDOW POLICE. MANSION- HOUSE. A young man, named John Norret/, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having attempted to impose upon a sailor boy, named Frederick Mitchell, by pressing him to buy a piece of cloth for five shillings, the original cost of which was only one shilling and tenpence. The LORD MAYOR.— Why, this is a pretty trade of yours, Mr. Norrey. How could you think of imposing upon this poor boy this printed rag for a good article? So then you tried five shillings for it ? Prisoner.— That's the beauty of the thing, to get as good a price as a man can in his business. It's done every day. The LORD MAYOR.— But 1 shall put an end to such duf- fing. I shall order the police to take all such vagabonds into custody. Prisoner.— My Lord, I didn't get it dishonestly, and I was only dealing upon the old shopkeepers' principle. There's not a man amongst us in trade that does'nt put it on as thick as he can. The LORD MAYOR.— The public shall be put upon their guard against sueh fellows, and I shall remand you for an- other examination. A fish- salesman of Billingsgate, named Huggitt, was sum- moned before the Lord Mayor for keeping a dog that was disposed to snap at passers- by. A young man stated that about a fortnight ago, as he was passing by the defendant's stall in the market, the dog bit him in the calf of the leg. He showed his leg to the defendant, who sympathized with him. Next day his leg was considerably worse, and for a week he was wholly unable to work. The defendant re- fused to give hiin auy recompense for the injury he had sus- tained, although the dog was the defendant's property. The defendant stated that the dog was not his, but any- body's dog; that the animal was one of a hundred that visited the market, and that lie, of course, was not respon- sible for the. mischief. A rough voice in the crowd,—" Please your Lordship, the dog's a bitch, and she belongs to Mr. Huggitt. I seed him pay for her wittles, and he woud'nt do that if she wasn't his'n, for he ant a generous man by* no means." The LORD MAYOR.— Who are you? ( Laughter.) The man replied that he was one Hopkinson, and he came forward upon a short wooden leg. Defendant.— My Lord, this here man is always a poking at the dog with his wooden leg. The animal don't like to be poked at with such an instrument, and it teaches hiin to be mischievous. Hopkinson.— I'll say all I knows. I did not see the dog give no bite, but she is always in Mr. Iluggitt's stall, and he gives her wittlcs reglar. Defendant.— Will you swear that ? Hopkinson.— Will I ? Give me the book, and you'll see how I'll swear- Defendant.— Then I be blessed if I don't try you for per jury. Please you, my Lord, they are all jealous of me be- cause 1 manage to get a living, and they want to father the poor animal upon me. The LORD MAYOR.— Well, suppose we order the dog to be'killed ? Defendant.— My Lord, that might be done, to be sure ; but she is quiet if she's not provoked, and these people are doing all they can to injure me. Hopkinson.— There, my Lordship, if the bitch wasn't his'n, he wouldn't care to see her hanged; for Mr- Ilug- gitt is a man wot would like to see another man's hanimal upon the swing. ( Laughter.) It's a shame to let bitches go about biting off people's legs. She's often had my leg in her teeth, hut its the wooden un. The LORD MAYOR.— I have no doubt that the defendant is the owner of the dog, and I shall insist that he remune- rate the complainant for the loss of the week's work. Huggitt, with some grumbling, consented. POETIC FEMALE PA< UPER.— A little woman named Fran- ces Briitain, who had been- a sort of hanger- on upon the inhabitants of Doctors'- commons for many years, was brought before Alderman KELLY,- charged with having pre- sented a poetical begging petition at a banking- house in Lombard- street. From the statement of a policeman it appeared that the defendant went into the banking- house with her petition, round which was a picee of black orape, and addressed the gentlemen in rhyme upon the subject of her necessities, which the Poor- laws, although they professed to assist the destitute, did not at ail alleviate. As the parties in the banking- house neither- fancied poetry nor mendicancy, they directed the police to clcar her out, and as she became most annoyiegly poetical, and could not pronounce the letter R. she was hurried off to the Mansion- house, from whence many persons have been removed fortheir inventive powers exercised in another way, to the jail of Newgate. From the moment she was taken into custody, she seemed to be in the very highest degree inspired. Alderman KELLY.— Was she tipsy, officer?— Witness: Not in the slightest degree. I have never seen her intoxi- cated, but she is quite amongst the poets. She'll go on for hours if not interrupted, Mr. HOBLER.— No, she never drinks. If she did she migbt lose the vibratory power of herttongue; andil think that would be the end of: her. We have had her here a great many times within the last twenty years, and I fear those who Msedits contribute to her support are all dead. Defendant.— I believe, your Lordship, you and Mr. Hobler are the only friends 1 have'left. For your sakes I Was try- ing to make out a few in Lombard- street, but you see what is the fate- of my petition, although I defy any one to - say that I am an impostor. Alderman ( KELLY.— You know that you are in the wrong in making. such applications .'— Defendant: Will you tell me what I am to . do. I am honest, and still able to work, - but in my case those two qualities are of no service. What on earth am I do ? " Throw poverty to the dog- s; it's a physic I have been long- used to." ( Alaugia.) There are two shillings for you. But you must drop this petition trade.—( Pocketing the money.) I'll never disgrace your money, my Lord, by asking a farthing until it is all gone ( laughter);; - but appetite returns, and I owe my land- lord eleven weeks' rent. I suppose that you cleared very little rent by your poetry — Nothing at all in my parish. Doctors' Commons is a bad spot for the Muses. They have such had taste there, that I thick they would put me iri the watchfcouse if I spoke a word of rhyme. I should stand, a much better chance in Billingsgate. Mr. HOBLER.— How old are you now; 6 ® ?— Defendant When 1 am cold and hungry I feel much beyond 60, I as sure you; but I do not know my age. I must go on with the old system when my money is out, I am afraid, Mr. Hobler; except you give me something to do. Alderman KELLY.— Why, what can you do besides writ ing poetry .'— Defendant: Besides writing poetry! Do you call that nothing ? ( A laugh.) I can do more; I can teach people to write poetry. Well, whatever you do, you must not a'nnoy people of business. If you are in necessity you have a claim upon your parish, whatever people may say- to- you; sad I advise you to act accordingly.— " When beggars apply for parochial relief, The welcome they meet is, " You rascally thief, Why don't you go work, or beg, borrow, or steal Of those that are able to pay for your meal. Only pass by the parish, the devil may care If you feed with a bishop or feed with a hear." ( Alaugh.) Alderman KELLY.— You had better give me back those two shillings for some more deserving person.— Defendant I'd willingly do so, but that I think people would never for give me for being such a fool. ( Laughter.) Mr. HOBLER.— I would have you try the press, now that the stamp is reduced, for I know some people to be paid for worse stuff at the enormous rate of' a penny a h. e ( Laughter.)— Defendant: God bless you, Mr. Hobler, you always give me good advice as well as something to keep the wolf from the door. Long life to you, my good old clerk, with your pen stuck in your ear, May your money increase from day to day, and your children from year to year. Sappho then retired. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. Ann Middlebroolc was brought before Mr. CON ANT, charged with having concealed the birth of her child. The facts, as elicited during the examination before the Magis- trates, and at the Coroner's Inquest, appeared to be as follow: The prisoner lived for the last four months as servant to Mr. Jamgs, lace- mercliant, Regent- quadrant, and no sus- picion was entertained until about a fortnight before her accouchement, when Mrs. James questioned the prisoner, and received no absolute denial: but as she was confined to her bed she could not at that time follow up the inquiry. A few days ago one of the female servants observed that a pair of sheets belonging to the bed in which the prisoner slept the overnight, were quite wet and hanging before the kitchen fire to dry. As the prisoner had pleaded illness, and had gone to bed early, suspicion was created, and the result was, that the other servant- maid discovered a blanket placed in the corner of the kitchen, in which the body of a new- born male infant was envelope!. An investigation was immediately instituted, but as there were no marks of violence on the child to warrant the presumption that it sustained greater injury than what might have been produced by the circumstances connected with ail unnassisted birth, the Bench decided upon send- ing the prisoner for trial on the charge of wilfully, concealing the birth. AFFECTING CASE.— An aged woman, named Fisher, was charged with having been found sitting on a step of a door the overnight. Mr. CON ANT :— Why did you sit in the open air?— Old Woman : I had no money to pay for a bed. I belong to the parish of St. George, Hanover- square, but they will do nothing for me. Have you applied ?— Yes. I went there last week and told them I could get no work, and that I had no place to sleep in at night. Did they do nothing for you ?— They gave me a piece, of dry bread each, day I applied ( three days); but they would do nothing else. 1 have no power to order you relief. You must be dis- charged.— I have no shelter, nor a penny to procure bread with. I'm sure I don't know where I shall sleep to- night. — The old woman was then discharged. HUMANITY AND DESTITUTION. - On Tuesday, a case re- markable alike for the singularity of its circumstances and for the pleasing instance it affords of real humanity in hum- ble life, came under the notice of Mr. CHAMBERS, the sit- ting Magistrate. A poor hard working Irishwoman, living at No. l, Titch- field- street, Dean- street, Soho, named Dugnell, saw, on Sunday last, a young girl, in a miserable state of destitu- tion, sitting on the step of a door for some hours. She went over to her and questioned her, and being struck with com- passion at her forlorn state, took her to her own humble abode, and gave her food and lodging. She kept her for a couple of days, replaced her filthy rags with a decent and comfortable suit of clothing, and being unwilling to allow her to leave her protection until she had made an attempt to get something done for her, she brought her to this office to tell her own story. The modesty and propriety of the girl's manner, while elating the following strange statement, served very ma- terially to impress the hearers with its truth: She Was now about seventeen years of age, she said, and up to the age of fourteen she had lived in comparative gen- tility with a Mrs. Murray, then wife of Captain Murray The lady at that time lived at Egham, and although she put herselfto the expense of maintaining and educating her as a gentlbwoman— sending her to a genteel boarding- school— she always refused to give her the least information respect- ing her parents. After the death of Captain Murray, his widow married a person of the name of Mills, and. soon afterwards, in consequence of a change in circumstances, Mrs. Mills obliged her to leave her protection, and, in fact, . according to the girl's statement, turned her out of doors Being entirely destitute of friends, she wandered about Egham for some time, when - her deplorable situation having attracted attention, she contrived, through the kindness of the Rev. Mr Gill, to obtain an admission, about two years ago, into the workhouse. Here she remained for about six months, until the new Poor- Law Act came into operation immediately after which she, and several other young females, were told by the overseers that the new law did not allow such young persons to remain in the workhouse, ant? they must leave the place, or be put to hard labour, and kept op bread and water. In fear of this threat, ap- plicant, and four Or five other young girls, left the work house, without having a farthing in money, or any neces sary article of clothing given to them. Since that period she bad wandered about the neighbourhood of Windsor and Staines, subsisting on charity, and an occasional trifle which she earned whenever she could get employment. Finding that she was in danger of perishing from want, and having nothing beyond a few filthy rags to cover her, she made her way to London, hoping she would have a better chance of obtaining relief for her necessities. Mr. CHAMBERS : Did the overseer at Egham offer to apprentice you out ?— No, I wanted to be put to some busi- ness, but nothing was done for me. Now mind you sgieak the truth, because you will soon be detected if you tell stories. Did you not. run away from the workhouse ?— I assure you, Sir, 1 have stated the truth, was told I must leave the workhouse or I should be put in the place of confinement in the house, and kept to hard labour on bread and water. You and some other girls were turned out together, you say? come now, was it not because there was a rumpus amoffig you .'— No, Sir, ivothing of the sort occurred. If any of the girls made a noise the master came and horsewhipped them. Had you any reason for suspecting that this Mrs. Murray or Mills, was your mother?— I did suspect so, and on one occasion her son told me he had been trying to get some information from his mother who my parents were then said he was sure I was his sister. Where is this son ?— After he left Sandhurst College he obtained a situation in Somerset- house. 1 am afraid from your wandering life that you have not kept your character. Have you not been on the streets ?— I never was. I have been obliged to sleep in the air, and in common lodging- Jiouses, but I kept myself away from improper connections. Mrs. Dugneil: I do think, your Worship, she is a good girl. I examined her very closely, and, from her answers ~ am almost sure what she tells you is true. I am sure she has been brought up like a lady, for she reads and writes beautifully, and can do any sort of fine needlework. Girl J was at boarding- school at Miss Self's at Newbury, and for nearly two years at Miss Curll's, Newport, Isle Wight. I learnt music andother things there, and the name I always went by was Agnes Graham. Mr. CHAMBERS : I have no power to compel any parish to do any thing for you,, and I am afraid I cannot otherwise assist you. Mrs. Dugnell: What is the poor thing to do ? I can1 let her die in the streets. If your Worship had only seen ; the state she was in on Sunday, you woud have pitied her. i I'm sure I cried over her like a child. I took off her rags, got her washed, and with what I could spare, and what could borrow from the lodgers, I mads the poor thing look tidy. If she could only get a place of a shilling a week, I would not mind giving her a little bit of victuals and lodging. Mr. CHAMBERS : Why in what circumstances are you? Mrs. Dugnell: I work hard atcharing- work and washing for a living; but, for all that, I could not bear to turn her out, at her age. Mr. CHAMBERS: Your humanity does you infinite cre- dit. I think, if the Egham Magistrates knew about the case, they would interest themselves; however, I will do what I can, and write to Mr. Gill, the clergyman, respecting the girl. In the meantime, I will allow you something a eek out of the poor- box, until the truth of the story is ascertained. The kind old woman and her protege then retired. MARYLEBONE OFFICE. A well- dressed widow, of very lady- like manners, about 35 ears of age, and who gave her name M'Leod, was on Wed- nesday brought before Mr. RAWLINSON, charged with hav- ing robbed her ready- fumished lodging, in Great Barlow- street, near this office, of two blankets and a sheet, the pro- perty of Mr. Bromley, who stated that, about three weeks ago, the prisoner, accompanied by her daughter, a little girl eight or ten years of age, engaged an apartment of him, at the same time representing that she was a widow lady, and had just arrived from Gravesend. She had not paid any rent, and on Mrs. B. going into the room on Wednesday morning, she missed the articles in question, which, it was. soon afterwards ascertained, had been pledged by the pri- soner at the shop of Mr. Walter, of Marylebone- street, for 5s. In reply to the Magistrate, the prisoner, who was ab- sorbed ill grief, said that she had been driven by the direst distress, to the commission of the offence. Her late hus- band was f01' many years an indigo planter at Bengal, and was. the friend and companion of many wealthy merchants. About two years back he died in indigent circumstances, and she then, together with her child, qame over, in the hope of dwelling with some relations in Scotland. After a little time she left them, being unwilling to burden them with her support, and walked up to London, expecting that she should be able, by teaching music and drawing, to gain a respectable livelihood; but in this she was doomed to be disappointed, owing to the want of friends to afford her in- trodpetion in the proper quarter. For weeks past she and her daughter had endured the greatest privations ; but she was anxiously awaiting the arrival of a letter from a rela- tive, who probably would afford her temporary assistance, and thus enable her to redeem the property. The worthy Magistrate said it appeared to be a most dis- tressing case, and kindly handed over 5s. to the pawn- broker, when the articles were delivered up to Mr. Brom- ley, who had no wish whatever to prosecute. William Taylor, a. watchman employe! in guarding the new church now erecting in Clarence- street, Regent's Park, was placed at the bar before Mr. RAWLINSON, charged with having deliberately attempted to shoot, with a musket, Captain Windham Edward Hanmer, of the Royal Horse Guards, stationed in the above Park. The Captain having been sworn, proceeded to state that a little before twelve clock, on Saturday night, he had occasion, on his way hotne, to cross over to a sequestered nook near the above buildings, for a certain purpose; but had not been there many seconds before the prisoner came up to him in a furious state of intoxication, with a musket in his hand, and demanded of him what business he had there, and threaten- ing to shoot him through the head if he did not immediately take himself off, at the same time pointing the gun at him. He ( the Captain) from his manner fearing that he was about to put his diabolical threat into execution, seized the muzzle of the piece, with the intention of wrenching it from his grasp, but in this he was disappointed, owing to the slippery state of the barrel, which was highly polished. The prisoner was thus enabled to make good his retreat into a corner, where, at the distance of about six or seven yards, he de- liberately levelled the deadly instrument at prosecutor, and having done so, pulled the trigger. Fortunately it missed fire, or he must ( the musket having been heavily loaded), have been shot dead on the spot. Two policemen having come up to the Captain's assistance, they succeeded, after a violent struggle, in apprehending the prisoner, and on ex- amining the piece at the station- house, it was found to be.- - heavily loaded with powder and swan- shot. The prisoner, in his defence, denied that he had any in- tention of shooting the Captain, asserting that the lock of the gun must have gone off in the struggle for possession. The Captain, was again asked if the prisoner did not wil- fully and deliberately level the piece at him and pull the trigger, to which, he replied in the affirmative. The prisoner was then fully committed to Newgate tQ take his trial for . the oftence. LONDON SESSIONS. James Ross, grocer, was indicted for assaulting his house- maid, Mary Daly. The prosecutrix, who is an Irish Roman Catholic, after having devoutly crossed herself, said that, for some days be- fore the assault was committed, she had been constantly employed in cutting bread, and spreading it with butter, for the defendant's son, a little boy who had newly returned from a visit to some friends in Scotland. The Recorder.— Then the distance he had to come must have given him a good appetite. ( Laughter.) Prosecutrix.— And sure it's your Honour that spakes the blessed truth; there was no satisfying the boy's appetite. It's himself that would have thought nothing of ating a half- quartern loaf at a time. ( Loud laughter.) Well, your Honour, as I was one day feeding the hungry boy, the wife of this man ( the defendant) said to me, says she, " Why do' you give him that hard bread to eat ? That slice would not' • be fit for the pigs in Ireland to eat." " Mem ( says I), the pigs in my country, nor, in your country, nor in any other country, at all, at all, gets mate of that same kind to ate." ( Loud laughter.) Well, your Honour, this man ( pointing to the defendant), then took me, and kicked me, and called me— I'll not be after telling your Honour what he called me — and then he kicked me down stairs. ( Renewed laughter.) RBCO- RDER.— Did he leave any marks of violence on you ? Prosecutrix.— Is it marks of bating me your Honour manes ? Sure, if that's your maning, he did lave a mark on my wrist, and here it is to this blessed day. ( Here the pro- secutrix showed a mark on her wrist.) The defendant denied the assault. He said the prosecu- trix had made use of very insulting language to her mistress, which induced him to order her out of the house; and, find- ing she would not go, he pushed her out at the door, when she hurt her wrist against the door- post. The RECORDER advised the defendant to give the prose- cutrix a sovereign, and pay the costs, to which the latter agreed and the case was then dropped. THE RIVAL SCHOOLMASTERS.— At Kilrush Petty Sessions last week, two schoolmasters appeared before the Magistrates, who were at daggers drawn on account of the competition between them to teach the young ideas of Kil- rush how to shoot. The learned gentleman, who was the invader of his rival's domains, offered, in his announcement, to initiate the youthful mind " in the various branches of knowledge, from A B C to Homer's records of the feats of the plume- waving Hector." This flourishing description of his powers alarmed the pedagogue in possession, who sent a threatening letter, in which he vowed to give his rival a most serious castigation, unless he quickly decamped. In this epistle he rendered the vulgarism, " cut your stick," into the more classical expression " amputate your staff with celerity." The parties were bound to keep the peace. THE BOW- STREET ROBBERY.— Neaily all the inso tors of the F division of Police have been suspfjidwl,*! some of- the others removed, in consequence o, of sovereigns committed at the station housed: hf n^ mr^ m pgf 16 THE CHAMPION, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. LATEST 1XTH LLIUEXCL. CHAMPION OFFICE, SATURDAY. The French journals of Thursday are barren of interest, either in the way of news or articles of spirit. We have also letters from San Sebastian and Bayonne down to the 18th, General Evans had sailed from St. Sebastian to Bilboa, and. lmd already returned from the latter place in the Comet steamer. A fracas between M. Faxardo and General Cordova had led to the arrest of the former, and the arrival of a challenge from General Cordova, when Faxardo was under arrest. M. Bois le Comte, General Harispe's aide de- eamp, was one of the friends whom Cordova sent to demand satisfaction, rendered impossible by the French gendarmerie. We regret to have to say, upon unquestionable authority, that the Spanish Carlists, and the EstatuSo Realists just exiled, make common cause at Bayonne, and are exerting themselves to annoy and harm the existing Spanish Govern- ment without the slightest molestation from the French authorities. { From, our own Correspondent.) FALMOUTH, SEPT. 21, 183fi— On Monday last arrived H. M/ s s. earner Hermes, from the Mediterranean. Un/ ortu- nateJy, the monies expended by Government to obtain let- ters overland from India, or by the Gulf of Suez, do not ap- pear as yet to afford a realization in the fulfilment of the gigantic task, by either route, proposed. It was said that steamer after steamer, from the Mediterranean, would have overland letters, through- the agency of Mr. Wranghorn or Col. Chesney ; they have not arrived, and no one knows when they will. The Tartarus is yet detained out there Tn consequence and would, on the arrival of t& e last steamer from hence, the Firefly, again proceed from Malta to Alex- andra and Beyrout, for the purpose of obtaining the or en- '^ patches that might be at either of those places and so meet the Firefly again at Malta. The T& rS had not been raised as before reported. H M.' s fleef had sailed Td61£ inst- he mdea at 2apte'and at Co. fu, to the Egyptian coast, on a cruise. The Orestes cZTCni J Firefi, J stea ™ er> w<* e mS& n Cad z. lay the Mayxnenne. The Hemes: left Corfu Au<- 29 • lantaand Prairas ontnefollowing day; Malta Sept3 Al- -- where she waited twelve hours, on the 7th ; Gibraltar 12th • Cadiz 6 day foHowmg The passengers were from Malta: Mr. Barber, Mi'. Gingell, Mr. J. Collms, Mr. Sconce, Mr. Kator, Capt. Woodward, Mrs. Estcourt, and Mr. Gun- dry from the Turkish embassy. From Corfu, Capt. Coxon, Mrs. A. Manuel, Lieuts. Beresford and Love, Mrs. Davison. F om Gibral ar— Mr. Murphy and Lieut. Napier. From Cadiz— Miss Bellaris, and Messrs. Crowley and Bermundez. H. M. P. Spey arrived alsa on Monday from Lisbon. Passengers. By the arrival of the Alert, packet, Lieut. Norrington, on Tuesday, advices are received from Jamaica to the 8th of August; from Barbadoes and the other islands to about the same date, and from the last island at which the packet touches, St. Thomas's, to the 17th. The emancipation an- niversary had been religiously observed generally through- out the islands pertaining to his Majesty. Sir L. Smith had also, by proclamation, declared the Kith to be a fast- day at Barbadoes, in remembrance of the hurricane in 1831. The departure of his Excellency for the Government of Jamaica was looked forward to with deep and universal regret by all classes in that island. At Jamaica 500J. had been contri- buted by about 8000 apprentices, towards the erection of a New Methodist and a Baptist Chapel. The beat had been excessive, the thermometer ranging about 102. The sales for colonial produce, for exportation, were not unusually brisk. Passengers -. Mr. and Mrs. Barnett, child and servant]; Mr. and Mrs. Saunders, child and servants; Lieuts. Kirk- wood and Pilgrim; five privates of the 8th, and five of the 2- ind; two women and two children. Freight 5000/. H. M. Ships Gannet and Snake were left at Barbadoes, and the Harpy was expected with a freight of specie from Trinidad. The Opossum, Lieut. Peter, detained from Monday, sailed tc- lay for Lisbon. The steamer Alban, Lieut. Tinling, having undergone re- pairs at Woolwich, arrived here on her way to Barbadoes, with a freight of 20,00l » . ELECTIONEERING IIUMOUKS. The state of parties at Tamworth is said to give indications of a contest for one Of the seats for that borough, whenever a dissolution of Parliament takes place. Captain Townshend, a relation of Lord Charles Townshend, formerly a Member for the borough, is announced as the candidate who wiil oppose Sir Robert Peel and his brother, W. Y. Peel, Esq. About forty objections have been made to the overseers lists by the two parties.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. Dr. Lee has announced his intention of coming for- ward as candidate far the representation of Aylesbury at the next election.— Bucks Herald. We are enabled to say that there is no truth what- ever in the statement ( which originated in a local ToTy paper) that Lord Fitzallan, the grandson of the Duke Of Norfolk is to be jiut in nomination for Sheffield.— Globe. In addition to the gentleman already named as likely to come forward for the honour of representing the city of Bath, in the event of a vacancy, Captain Scobell, It. N., of High Littleton, is annotmced as acandidate.— Bath Herald. RkFBESESTATION' OF SCTHEELANnSHlItE.— The Hon. Mr. Howard, an uncle of the present Duchess of Sutfisriand, is talked of as candidate for the representation of this county at the nest electitm. Mr. M'LeOtI of Cadboll, the present Member retires. REPRESENTATION OF ORKNEY A- Nn SHETLAND.— RW. Balfour, the present Member, will, i) i> the event of an elec- tion, be opposed by Frederick Dundas. The contest will b; an unusually ktjeri one. FINSBURY.— JT is stated that, in case' of a dissolu- tion oPp& rliament, the Tories intend to bring forward Mr. Horsley Palmer for Shis borough. Wherteter a vacancy shall take place' for the Par- liamentary representation of' Peterborough, Sir. W. E. Sur- tees, nephew of Lord Eldon, will offer himself as- a candidate on the Conservative interest. On Friday afternoon the roof of the temporary building intended for the' Beverly Conservative" Festival, fell in, killing Surton Monkman, one of the wes- fcmen, on the spot, and dangerously wrfflndiiig- several others. DUNGAM^ AN.— A- deputation of the electors of this borough waited offi- the Hon. Captain Fhipps, brothsr' tO h: » Excellency the E'arl of Mulgrftve, praying him to allow himself to be put in< nomination as a candidate for the repre- sentation in case the Attorney- General accepts the vacant judgeship.— Dublin A- eeman Mr. BARHAM, IVI. P.— We are sorry to learn tfiat the health of our respected and liberal- n » ra< i « d representa- tive is such as to leave not the least hone of his ever again resuming his parliamentary duties.— KtmXnf Mercury. DONCASTER RACES.— THURSDAY. Two Year Old Stakes of 20 Sovs. each. ( 34) Subs. Marquis of Westminster's c. by Pantaloon 1 Duke of Cleveland's c. by Voltaire out of Matilda 2 Mr. Skipsey's Slashing Harry .... 3 Five others started. Won easy. Three Year Old Stakes of 200 Sovs. each. Leger Course. ( 14 Subs.) Mr. W. Scott's Scroggins . 1 Mr. Houldsworth's Destiny 2 Duke of Cleveland's c. by Langar ( Matilda) 3 Won easy. The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 each. Leger Course, Subs. Hon. Col. Westenra's Wedge walked over. The Gold Cup, value 300 guineas, with 50 added. Lord Westmin ster's Touchstone Lord Chesterfield's Carew Mr. J. Day's Venison Won easy. Five THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES- On Tuesday a meeting of the Board of Di- rectors and Guardians of the Poor of Marylebone took nlace for the purpose of electing a superintendent- regis- trar,' and four registering officers, to do the parish duty under the above Acts. Mr. Wadmore was in the chair. The candidates were Messrs. H. C. Wilson, Clapp, Kensett, Sinclair, Bell, Bagster, Staines, and Boys. The election was decided by ballot, and the following, having the greatest number of votes, were elected: Mr. Wilson to be superin tendent- registrar, and managing officer; Mr. Kensett to be registrar for the district of All Souls and Trinity ; Mr. Bell forthe rectory division; Mr. Clapp, for St. Mary s district, and Mr Baxter, to be registrar for Christ Church, the fourth and last district. It is said that the situation of the superintendent- registrar will be worth at least 300i. a year. In consequence of the increase of Newspapers for- warded through the Post- office to all parts of the kingdom, that department lias intimated to the different coach- offices - whence the mails depart, that care must be taken not to allow beyond a limited quantity of luggage. On Saturday afternoon, a boy, aged eighteen years, in the service of Mr. Moon, Postmaster to his Majesty, who was in the habit of bringing parcels and letters from his employers to the palace at Hampton Court, while riding on a high- spirited horse, was thrown, and one of his feet get- ting entangled in the stirrup- iron, the unfortunate youth was dragged along the road for a considerable distance, un- til his head was frightfully mutilated, and when taken up lie was a corpse. We hear that the Reformers of Liverpool intend inviting Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell to a public entertainment. On the 4th ult. Sir Lionel Smith announced to the House of Assembly at Barbadoes that he had received the appointment of Governor of Jamaica. Dr. Bowring left town on Thursday for Paris. KING LEOPOLD'S VISIT.— The Brussels Papers say that the King of Belgium has come to this country to nego- tiase for a marriage between the Princess Victoria and his nephew, the Prince ofCoburg. The Prince's father remained it Brussels. FAMINE IN THE WESTERN ISLANDS-.— An affecting appeal has been address « d to the public by tfte secretary of the Paisley Committee, SEr- Hugli Campbell*, oni the part cf the inhabitants of the Islands of Lewis, Barns, Barr?., • North and South Uist, and; several parishes in Sfcye, where famine of the most appalling- description r. ow- ra'„- es to such an extent that children are withdrawn from school Because they have not strength sufficient' to work. Strong; naen have absented themselves from r. bur- ch because they are unable to travel a few miles. Mothers, who have not tasted food for a day, are seen returning at night wish a few shell- fish to their families, while they are themselves fainirrag under the paltry burden, which, when it . is obtained, only prolongs the pangs of hunger without satisfying the cravings of na- ture. To relieve the distress in these, several subscriptions to a considerable amount have been raised in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paisley, Greenock, and other towns and country parishes, and about 3000 bolls of meal haw already been sent to them. This, however, is totally inadequate to supply the cravings of nature, and unless further eiforts- be made, our fellow- creatures will expire in hundreds fro in absolute famine. The following gentlemen have kindly, consented to receive donations and subscriptions for this charitable object -.— viz., Mr. A. Gillespie, Gould- square-;, Mr. W. Ha- milton, 127, Cheapside; Mr. J- Marshal, of the Provincial Bank of Ireland, 42, Old Broad- street; Mr. J. Nesbi't, book- seller, 21, Berners- street; Mr. R. Firman, 14, Mincing- lane; and the Rev. P. M'Morland, of the Seotfft Church, Regent- square, 23, Soley- terrace, Pentonville. I'lie Irish steamers are now daily leaving the Broomielaw, crowded with Irish reapers returning home. Many of these poor creatures, owing to the disappointment consequent on the backward state of the • harvest, are obliged to beg until they get as much money as will enable thein to regain the place of their nativity. The steamers which convey them bring over, besides fruit, potatoes, and grain, vast numbers of fowls, particularly fine younggeese, and large droves of fine young bullocks. Yesterday afternoon the London steamer Rover, on her second trip, brought, in addition to her general cargo, upwards of eighty bead of fine young bullocks on her deck. The preparation for the im- portation of horned cattle from Ireland to Glasgow this sea- son is very great, and will, most unquestionably, bring down the price of butcher's meat.— Glasgoia Paper. THE MURDER NEAR BRISTOL.— The man who mur-, dered his mother- in- law, near Bristol,, is a native of Lor„ don • his name is " Samuel Bartlett." After the inquest an order was made out for his commitmeatto Gloucester jail He was taken up by the coach at the two- mile stci » e on the Gloucester- road, whither lxe was conveyed m a car. On his getting up it was remarked by ono of the bystanders, " He seems to bear it very, well." To. which he replied,, with great composure, " It is the consciousness of inno- cence " The person then said," If that s the case, I wish vou well;" when he added, " I have no doubt I shall soon be back again." The remains of the deceased were interred Yesterday at the New Church at the Fishponds. Ihe funeral was attended by her hustoad, who had epme . up from Monmouth. . MURDER AT JERSEY.— Francis Caillot was on Thursday, the 15th instant, convicted of the murder of Mary Jane Williams, and condemned to death. The Court nut off the execution of Caillot for three weeks, in order to give him time to petition for. his Majesty's pardon. COACH ACCIDENT.— ON Saturday last about seven o'clock, as Mr. John Moody, the proprietor . of the old Windsor coaches, was coming towards town with an extra coach heavily laden, near Cranford- bridge Inn it was run against and upset by a country waggon, by which Mr. Moody and three of the passengers, including Mrs. Smith, _ 1.. 1.. ot Windsor, sustained severe internal in- to whom the waggon belonged. THE MONEY MARKET AND THE FUNDS. { From our own Correspondent.) Since our last there has beet) a great gloom hanging over Pub lie SCCH rities; sometimes the SfOck Exchange has been in a panic, and the quotations of almost all Government Securities, both British and Foreign, have been lowef this week than last. A large stun of money must have been lost; and many indivi- duals are much poorer this week than they judged themselves last. The cause of this gloom and depression has not been in the receipt of fresh intelligence from the Continent, but prin- cipally from bondholders in the country, who first heard of the Revolution in Portugal on Sunday atid Monday last, sending up orders to their bankers to sell at almost any prices. The re- ceipt of letters of this kind, joined to the continued scarcity of money, wliicli although not so great as last week, is still scarce, operated with great effect on tffe Market; and there being so many more sellers than buyers, threw the Market into conster- nation. The lowest price at which Spanish were quoted on Tile- day in the Market was 23; but it was said that they were defae at 22; and indeed that at one tiirte there were not buyers at airv price. The Jews who held them, have found them hea- vier bonds than their fathers found the Egyptian. Monday was tolerably quiet; but on Tuesday the cons'teination begun, and that was the day when they were said to b>± done at 22. On Wednesday they recovered, and were quoted'at one time at 2554 ; huf afterwards went down to 24 » , and os Thtirsday they were 2' M ? J-, and closed en that day at 22! 4 it. The lowest price to which^ Portunuese 5 per cent. Regency Bonds have declined is 4.7'; which is as fow a* they were during the time of the civil contest between Dvm Migsel and Don Pedro,— this was their pries on Tuesday? but on Wednesday they were qlJoted at 50 to 53> and on Thursday h! 50& to 5114, closing at 5') K oil that day. At the lowest prices to which they declined there were several parties of strong, faith in a reaction, who went into lite Market, and Ijounht largely what is technically called principal business. The general opinion of people out of the Stock Exbhange appears to be, that Spanish Bonds will go- d. j'wn to the-' very low price which they touched1 during the lifetime of Fi rditiand. The bondholders, liSte everybody rise, are very much in rhe dark as to life issue of public matters in Spain* aiid' Portugal, and the whole of the purchases haws been matters of entire speculation. Iiitelligenfee has been looked for with- the greatest anxfety day after dayj but although the foreign maife have regularly arrived, nothinjf of any consequence to Publia Securities lias been received.' Money has betriJ rather more plentiful than Bast week : but still nothing Kite what some people woulS1 mofce out. Dis- counts on Banker's Bills have been 5 percent.; and there can be no doubt half that the scarcity of nWwy contributes very rauch to the low price, of Spanish and Portuguese, as well as the public movements in these countries. Other Foreign Secu- rities have also ft/ It ifrsr effects of the depression, and declined in price; but Spanish and Portagiiese Securities' have ab- sorbed all the interest ™ the Stocifc Excha » ge. The English Mosey Market has felt the effects ef the great sesaation created" iit'Spanish and Portuguese, but; has been more affected by Exchequer Bills. On Monday Conswls were, like all the rest of tile" Puiilic Securities, tolerably steady, but on Tuesday they went' sJown to 38% > money, and 88% V » accmstit. On Wednesday they recovered to 99% imjiter, and t) 0? S account; bits on Thursday they went down to 88Ys ac- count, and » 7fa 88 money, securiugrbiit very little business. Exchesjuer Bills were 5 prtran. at onetime, to which- they rose from 3, in consequence of a Government declaration that the interest would be raised out them Ofe& Jo Id. per day per 100/. It wa » , however, soon found out that this deelarati ™ . did not includi? ( inadvertised Bills, a « d the quotation weot'dowaagain to 3,. and on Thursday it was par to 2 prem. The Bank has not relaxed in its rigrdity of refusal to dis- count American Bilte; - audi now parties have ceased t » trouble them ; but it is supposed that the Bank will be in greitt per- plexity if Exchequer Bills should c » i » e to discount. India B& hds have risen from discount to 4 5 preniv, in> cmiwqnence ® f the Court of Mast ' ndia. Directors being determined So raise rhef interest on those Secusi^ ries. On Friday we had an express fcy- telegraph from Spain stating that Mendisabal had been reappointed. Minister of Finance, and that tbefoi ced loau had been successful. Spanish ' Bdnds got up to 23 » » ;. Portuguese, to 51 52 for th « - Fives. Consols remained at Account, ami 874 88-, Monej; Ex- chequer Bills par t » > 2 pieiaiuin. ClTV,, SATURIMr. M& RWING. We have had no stirring! news this morning from afcroad.— Tile Stock Exchange is q « iet, and quotatioas muel » as they « do< sed Inst night. Con.- ols. Money, 8S% l884 ' account^ Spauish 24i; Portuguese, 5&? j ; and the Threes, 334i TICK MAKKSIX^. MEAT MARAST.— A good supply at Smithfield on Monday. Trade dull, and pri& a generally lower. Beasts, 3710- Sheen and Lambs, 25,380; CaltM, 250; Piss, 532. Beef, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 8d.; Mutton, 3s. 6d. to4s. 6d.; Lamb, 4s. to4s. 8d.; Veal , 4s. to 5s. 4d.; Pork, 4s. 4d. to 5s. 2d.; Irish, 3s. ( id. to 4s. per stone of 81 hs. SMITHFIELD, FRIDAV.— There wan not a great supply to day at Smithfield, hut quite as much as was wanted. Trade gene- rally dull. Very low prices were given for inferior meat, and even in the best Beef there was a decline. Mutton decline 2d. per stone; Lamb not much sought after; lower prices were taken for Veal; Pork firm, except Irish, which submitted to a little lower prices. Beef, 2s. 8d. to 4s. 9d.; Mutton, 3s. 3d. to 4s. 6d ; Lamb, 3s. 7d. to 4s. tld.; Veal, 4s. to 5s 2d • Irish, 3s. 4d. to 3s. lOd. ' '* Beasts, 420; Sheep and Lambs, 5528; Calves, 271 ; Pics 310. b PROVISION MARKET.— Although the demand for Irish Butter has received a check by the iaige arrivals of Foreign, stHbl prices are not lower. Cork Butter, 100s. lo 102s.; Sligo, wis. to Wft.; Waterfoi'd, 98s. to 100s.; Limerick, 98s. to 100s.; Dutch 102s. to 104s.; English, per firkin, 41s. to 49s. Irish Bacon has risen 2s. to 3s., and 49s. to 53s. have been paid for « rod and pritne descriptions for forward delivery up to the end- of the preset) t year. Best Waterford, 50s. to 51s.; Pork Middles, 43$. to* 46s'.; Tierce, 40s. to 44s. Cheese, Cheshire, 63s. t6> 78s.; Gloucester, Single, 4' 6s. to 56s.; Double, 56s. to 702. Hams i'. ve dearer; Irish, 4Ss. to5tis.; Yorkshire, small, 74s.; large, < i3s.; Cumberland;, 62s. to 68s. FISH MARKET.— Supplies gooti at Billingsgate, and prices generally reasonable. Trade brisk. Salmon ' M. to Is. per lb. Turbot deer 4s. to 20s. each. Soles 6d. to 2s-. 6d. per pair.' Cod 3s. to 8s. each ; very good ones> 5s. each. Lobsters very dear ; some as high as 5s. eaeti. HAY MARKETS.—' The demand for Hay and Clover is improv- ing : the supplies have been to- a fair extent. Prices are ex- pected to be higher, but liavs not yet advanced. Meadow Hay 75 » . to 90s. Clover 80s. to 100s. Straw 30 » . to 33s. per load. COAL MARKER— Trade improves in Coals, and prices advance. They are higher this week. 13s. ( id. per ton the lowest price of Coals at Walls End, and 23s. 6d. per ton the highest price of Walls End. OIL MARKET.— Not so much dAing in Fish Oils; but prices con tinue very finny and in some instances ItigheT. Cod islicld firm for 50/, andSealat47/ 19s. td- 48/. for- Pale Seal. Sou- thern Oil has been done at 37/. 10s. to 41/:, which is 30s. per ton lower. The Cod) fishery has been very successful. Sperai Oil it now at the high prieeof 81/. Linseed Oil has declined to 39s. fid. Palm 35s. to 3fis. Rape steady. TAI. I. OW MARKER— Home consumers'have- pmrcteed exten- sively of P. Y. C., which has been at 43s. 9: 1: to 44> s. Little doiog for delivery, price 43s. 9d. Town Tallow 47s « , fal. I, © * DOS GA'ZED'r. S.. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. BANKRUPTS. C. J. CHRISTMAS- and W. HART, Church pas" Me, R- Mticbithc, cttVwnt- inaaafacturers, and Nov. 1. R. SPEECHLY, Fenohuretl- street, " ummission- agent, Sirrt; and Nlyv. 1. J. H. W ALDUCK, Birmingham, dealer k » wines and lienors, 23 mid Nov. i. G. RICHARDS, Upton- ujon- Severn, Worcestershire, maltstcrj 06S, 6 and Nov. t. G. I. AWTON, York, dealer, Oct. 3 and NOT. 1. 3*> WATt » , Bristol, fcootaml shoemaker, Oct. 5 and Nov.* In- juries. It is not known , This was the third coach accident during the week. GAMBLING.— There lias been very heavy play at one or two of the subscription club- houses this season, at the West end of the town, and heavy and serious losses have been the consequence. . The cholera is said to have been brought into An cona by merchants coming from Trieste to a fair held at \ ncona, instead of at Senegaglia, the change having been made this year as a precautionary measure.— French Paper. We regret to hear that the scarlet lever prevails much at Dudley. In many families it lias proved fatal to more than one inmate.— Kidderminster Messenger. • AN IRISH COLD.— A native of the verdant sod- one of that class who visit England upon what is called an agricultural speculation- haymaking, having caught a very severe cold, was asked if he could account for it ? Uy the powers'. not I," answered Pat, " barring that I slept in the field last night, and left the gate open! On Wednesday, a line youth, aged three years, son of Mr. William Parry, of Hampstead Road, drunk from an oil- of- vitiiol bottle, and though immediately taken to the North- London Hospital, where the usual antidotes were administered, uo hopes are entertained of his recovery. 3 THE LONDON. WHOM6SALE MERCANTILE MARKETS. { From. our ow% Correspondent;.) WOOL MARKET.— The large public sales of; 68l! S bales of Colonial, and 2182 bales of various sorts of Foreign, have con- cluded. Nearly ail the Colonial Wool found buyers. Part of the Foreign only sold; Prices, except in the com& ing kinds, which had been pauticwlarly well cleaned, went at 5 to 7 per cent, lower than the prices of July sales. Fine Floeks, Austra- lian, 2s. 8d. to 2s. 10dL and 3s.; middling aud good, 2s. 5d. to 2s, ( id.; ordinary, Is. 4d. to lSv 9fcd. ; unwasfefd Is. Id. to. ls » 4tad.; partly washed, Is. 8d » to 2s. 3S4d.; unwashed, in heavy grease, Is.. 2d. to Is. 5 a. 4. per lb, Australian, Is. to, 2s. 8d. and 2s. 9d. ^ in the grease, lid. to Is. 4< L per lb. Tas- manian, Is. 4d. to. 2s. 9fed. Cape, middling a » d good, 2s. S& 2s. 7 » ' d.; ordinary, 9d. to Is. C^ d. Ordinary German, Is. 2, Sid. to 2s. Id. ; combing, 2s. 4d. to. 2s. 8V4d. Flne- Saxouy, 3s. GROCERV M- ARKET.— Very little busiiiessdoue in this depart- ment, and prices generally much as last waek. Indeed the holders refae to sell but at full prices. B. P. Sugar.— 1000 hogsheads sold at the prices of. last wsek : lowest, 65s. ; mid- dling, 67s*;. highest, 71s. 6d' « per cwt. Two- cargoes of Bavan- nali Sugar sent from here to St. Petersbimgh, have returned, not finding a market there.; this has- made our Haw Sugar Market heavy. Coffee.— No public- business transacted; bat the holders firm at last week's quotations* A premiuai. oji last sale's jyiees of Olid, to Id. per lb. has been secured oa pongou Teas ; this is the only, variation in tlafe department. Cocoa of the best kinds, Ricty Nutmegs^ Utsce, Cinnamon, and Pi- mento, remain at last week's prices. Pepper has decliieed at OVid. per lb.; ordinary.. Sumatra, has- sold at 3 » d. per lb. Cloves and Ginger are without variation. GRAIN MARKET.-.- We had good supplies of all kinds of Grain on Monday, particularly of Wheat, which led to a decline of per qr. in soma sorts. Oats rose 6d. to Is. per qr.; Barley rose 2s. per qr.; Malt 3s. to. 4s.; Beans Is., and Peas Is. per qr. on the prices, of the previous Monday ; Flour dull and un- altered. At the close of the Market the following were the quotations :— English Red Wheat, new, 3ds. to 50s. per qr.; old, 54s.; White, 44s. to 57s. per qr.; Flomv, 33s. to 48s. per sack. Barley ranged from 31 s. to 44s., which was the price of Chevalier. Malt, Brown, 47s. lo 55s.; Pale Suffolk and Nor- folk, 54s. to 61s. and 65s.; Pale were 61s. to 64s.; New Tick Beans, 35s. to 36s. t Old, 37s. to 41s. » Pigeon, 43s. to 47s. White Peas, 35s. to 37s.; New Boilers, 40s. to 42s. Oats, English, feed, 24s. to 26s.; Polands, ' 26s. to 28s.; Potatoe, ' 28s, to 29s.; Irish, 21s. fid. to 25s. 6d. Ou Wednesday the supplies were moderate, and trade dull. The only variation from the above prices was in Oats, which rose from 6d. to Is. per qr. The Corn Averages on Thursday,— FRIDAY", SEPTEMBER 23; PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. S; Jadt* on and W. Tra- via, Stockport, hat manufacturers— C, Ben- > ami A. T. Loveys,- Mflttsell- street, Goodman's- fiehls, witKMner- chants— J. Herod and I. Herod, Manchester,- bakers— S. Stanley, Z. Stan- l « y, andT. Stanley, Cpomer- stireet, St. Pancras, snuff- nMnulactuters— P. F-. iM* Kenna and J. M*- Kee> Liverpool;, wiloe- merchants— L; Sliew- erer and- H. R. Evatt, Shpffieid, clock manufacturers— T. R. Jieihell ami R., Woods, Howley WorJts, Warrington,, - rariiijli- snanafaclnrera S.. Puphtt aad T. Jesper,. Conuaaercial- pIace, Kentish- towu,. tea- doalers. — E. IVh'kjb, J. Goodwin, and A. Booth, Lane- end, Staffordshire, china manufacturers— T. Fen wick anti M. Dixon,- Dariiain, owners of Keep. yer C jllier- y— H. B. Tymbs and. H. Deighton,. Worcester, printers — R. Stone and J. Sanders, Toddlneflon, Bedfordshire, farmers— C. Varnham, J- Ewart, F. J. Delafosse, T. Littletlale, H. Link- dale, and R. Aspinall, Liverpool, tea- brokers— S. iVi. lt, C. Pratt, aad E. l'ratt, Rolherliauv \ iurkshi* e, wine merohauts.. INSOLVENT. Sept. 43— Thomas Cecil Ainrirews, Homerhwo, coal- me¥ cbant. BANKRUPTS. JACOB WICKS, Basinghall street, warehouseman, to snrreuder. Oct* 10, Nov. ofiaciat assignee, Mr. Graham,. Basinghal! street. CHARLICS PERiWf, Miter- streef, Leailenhall street, dealer in. watches, Oct. 10, No- v. - 1; othcial assignee,. Mr. Lackiugtoti, Basing- httll- stEett. CHARLES ADERS,, CuiUched- friars,, merchant, Oct 3, N » v.", 4; nsfficiat assign « e, Mr. Groom, Abchurch htue. THOMAS WELSH and, JOHN SSLLS, New Islington, in, An- cioats, Lancastiire, coctoil- suenners, Oct.. 5, Nov. 4. GOODMAN FRANCIS and THOMAS FRANCIS, jun., Cam- biridi'e, corn- merchants', Seat. 29, Nov, JOHN TBASDALE aniS GEORGE ATKINSON- SWALE3-, SlieC- fteld, timber- merciwists, Sept. 29, Nov. 4'. DIVIDENDS, Oct. 15, S. Brov.- » , Teaiby, Lincolnshire, grocer.— Oct. G, J. G& llay, Wheetock, Cheshire, corn- dealer.— Oct. 15, J. O. N., Rutter, Lyming- ton, Hampshire, wine merchant.— Oct. 20, J. Cunnuigtoii. sen.,, and J. Cnnuington, jnn., Spaldine, Lincolnshire, iruntnongeis.— Oci, 29, A. Davis, Arundel, Sussex, chemist.— Oct. 27, T. Rajuolds, Highworth, Wih> hire, draper— Oct. 7, J. Frances, Leeds, innkeeper.— Oct. 15, W. B. Lilly, Birmingham, coal- merchant.— Oct. 2ly H. Duvenport, Kingston- npon- Huli, grocer. CERTIFICATES, to. be granted, unless cause be showa, U> the con- trary, on or before Oct. 14. A. L. Burgas*,. RSylh, Northumberland, alkali- manufacturer— VV. Pound, Long- ma- e, carriage- lamp. manufacturer—- J., AHtcUtii, Holbeak, Yorkshire, cUthrdresser. WEEKLY AVERAGE. .. 47s 10,1 I Oat3 23s 4d I Beans, .. 34s 8d | Rye 32s 6cl | Peas ... Wheat Bailey. Wheat 43s 4d Bailey 32s 8d DUTY. Wheat 3Ss. 8d I Oats 12s 3d ... 40s 9d .. .36s tid SIX WEE^ S AVERAGE. Oats 23s Cd | Rye 33s id | Bearis 40s 9d Peas 35s 7d Beans 9s Sd Peas 16 9d Bailey ,13s lid I Rye 19s fld GRAIN MARKET, FRIDAY.— Supplies short, except for Wheat — the trade in which was dull, prices advanced from Monday. Oatsin good demand, and rose Is. per quarter; Barley was Is. to 2s. dearer, and in good request for distilling ; other kinds of grain advanced. ARRIVALS. Barley DOO Wheat. English G'JOO Irish — Foreign 200Q Flour, 4,410 sacks, Oats. 1800 600 200 BIRTHS. At Scarborough , the lady of T: W. Beaumont; Esq., Df. P., of ,- k son.— At Kinlough, Ireland, the lady of.. Colonel Hugh Baitoit, of a daughter. At Suliington Rectory, Sussex, the wife of the- Rev. &* orge Palmer, ot* a son.— At Wimbledon, Mrs. Gore Currie, of a daughter.— Ia, york- street, Portman- square, Mrs. Kenrick Bacon, of a. daughter. MARRIED. At St. George's Church, Enough, Southwatk, Mr. Frederick. Fletcher, ironmonger, Stratford, Essex, to Mary Apne, youngest daughter of Thomas Mnmford. — At St. Mary, Abchurah, Medhurst Trongjhton, Esq., of Graves& nd, to Sophia, daughter of Wiiliani T vvtss, Esq.,. « 4f the sam& .. place.— VVilliam Henry Gooch. M. D., of Mauningtaree, Essex, to Marth%, founh daughter of the late Benjamin Travers,. Esq.— At St. James's Chureh-, the Rev. Robert Stierson, R ctor of Y& verland, Isle of Wight, to Catharine, daughter oSthe late I aac James, Esq., of East Acton, and Charley- street, St. James-' s.— At Edinburgh, Joseph, son of Joseph Haigh,, Esq., Ordnance, Toweri to Georgiana Emma, daughter of the late Gaprge Granvjile Marshall, Esqj., of Charing, in Kerrf.— At HUgay Church, the Rev. St. Vincent Beochey, Curate of Hilgav, to Maiy Ann, r& Wct of Frederick W. Ommanaey, F. sq.— A^ St. Mary's Somerset, Thames, street^. M„ r. Thomas Quinla^, of Thames- street^ to Margaret, daughter of IWr% James Kelly, of the city of Waterford.— At Hanbury, John, second son' of John Biddulph, Esq., of Ledbury, Herefordshire, to Emuta Maria,. o « ly daughter of VVilliam Chambers, Esq., of liieknor, in Kent.— At. Christ Church, St. Mary. lebone, W. Cratton Smith » Esq., of Eiume, neac Trieste, to Carissima Matilda, secoad daughter ^ f the late John Slater, Esq., of Hall- placa, St. John's- w& od.— At St Helens, Isle of Wight, Thomas Murdoch Leacock,, Esq., of Westbrook, to Agnes ftlary,, fourtk daughter of Johp Youug, Esq,, of Westridge.— At Christ Church, Mary- lebone, Henry, youngest son of George Basset, Esq., of Mighgate- biU, to Maria, only daughter of George Banmer, Esq., of Mutley Vale, Devon.— At St. Marti? i- in- the- Eields, William Stuart, eldest SOD-, of Mr. Cardinal, of Barnsbury- terrace% to Kezia:, only daughter of Mr. Prosser," of Norths umberland- stieet, Strand.— At St. George's, Hanover- squarev JFrederick; Shells, Esq., of FeUham- hiM, to Frances Maria, el^ fst daughter of the late John Marshall, Esq.— At Clifton Church, Captain Collins, King's Royal Rifles, of Belmont, King's County, Ireland, to Elisja Gore, cilly daughter of the late William Wilcox, Esq., of Islington. DIED. In Bryansion- square, the Lady Catharine Graham, aged 71.— At; Mis. terton Hall, Leicestershire, Sophia, wife of ft. Gough, Esq.— At Maida Vale, Elizabeth, wife of Shenton W. Flood, Esq., formerly of the Cus- toms, in her 87th year.— At Hevytree, near Exeter, R. Graham, Esq., of Balmure, N. B., and Wapping, London, aged 61.— At Hammersmith, Mr. Roberts, in hisbOth year.— At Southampton, Mrs. Elizabeth Maul, aged 64.— At Boulogne, in his 81st year, Mr. Elijah Solomon, of Cattle- street, Long Acre.— At Horley, Oxon, aged 80 years, George Hitchcock, Esq.—* At Chobham, Surrey, Leoni Virginie, daughter of W. B. Costello, Esq., M. D., aged years.— Philip Hill, Esq., in Greek- street, Soho- square, in the 70th year of his age.— Elizabeth, second daughter of John Finch, Esq., of Woburn- place, Russell- square.— At Hastings, Sept. 18, Henry Hoare, Esq, aged 52, only son of Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Bart., of Stourhead, Wiltshire.— Jn Charlotte- street, Bedford- square, in the 59th. year of her age, Sarah, wife of William Dunn, Esq.— At Mulcaire, near Limerick, in her 62nd year, Dorothea Henrietta, wife of the Ruv. Josiah, Crampton, of Castle Connel, sister of the Viscountess Guillamore.— In the island of Valentia, in his ? 9th year, John Saunders, Esq., late of Killarney.— At Cork, Mr. Rodolphus Bootyman, Veterinary Surgeon. Printed at the. Printing Office of MILLS and SON, Gough Square, Fleet Street, London, by RICHARD COBBEIT, Printer, of Mo. 10, Red Lion Couit, Fleet Street; and published by him at No. 10, Red Lion Court aforesaid.— Saturday, September 34, 1836.