The New York Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1842, Page 2

- YORK HERALD. New York, Monday, January 17. ina. Marroerr’s Pic st Seamoy Beroar Conausss— for sale at this tlic ¢, price 6] cents per copy. Abolition of the Liberty of the Press—Sup- pression of the New York Lancet, We have to announce the strange fact to the pub- lic, that the New Youx Lancer, established for the purpose of aiding and assisting in the adveacement of medical science, has been suppressed by an or- der of the Court of Chancery. The third number, containing its usual quantily and kind of matter, was ready for publication on Saturday last, but we published, the publisher is liable to an immediate at- tachment and imprisonment, for a centempt of an sBjunction issued at the instance of Dr. Mott, by the Vice Chancellor of New York. To-morrow is set down for a final decision, at which time it will be determined whether this injunction om the press shall be final and conclusive, This event is probably the first thing of the kind thatever took place in the United States since the revolution of 1776, and the establishment of the present form of government in 1787. ‘The immediate cauce of this abolition of the liberty of the press, is the pretext set forth by Dr. Mott, the Professor of Surgery in the University Medical School, that the New Yorw Lancet undertook to give very favorable notices of his Lectures without his consent or approbation, and contrary to his inte- rests and wishes. In the despotic governments ot the old world, in Austria, Prussia and Turkey, the censorship of the press is established by the govern- ment, which wields the sword of the state, for the purpose of protecting itself against the efforts of the people to become free and to eseape bondage. In New York, afree city in a free country, a like species of censorship is enforced at the instance of a medical professor, who wields a faculty like so many slaves, for the purpose of suppressing the in- culeation of that species of knowledge that con. daces to human health and humaa comfort. And this monstrous—this unheard-of—this atrocious at- temotto abolish the freedom of the press in mat- ers of mere science, is made ia the face of the very regulations of the same faculty, giving a gene- ral invitation tothe medical public to hear them— in the face of the constitution of this State, which expressly authorizes everything to be published that is “ the truth,” and is “ published with good mo- fives and for justifiable ends”—and in the face of the constitution of the United States, which ex- pressly provides that no law shall be made restrain- ingthe liberty of speech or and of the press. To-morrow we shall enter into an analysis of this singular question at lergth—and shew up to the world the atrocious insolence of a medical faculty, who first, by resolution,invites the medical profession atlarge to hear their lectures gratuitously, and yet have audacity, not only to refuse admittance to Dr. Houston, who has their written order to attend them—but to give their support to a professor en- gaged in suppressing a medical periodical,jintended to aid and assist the advancement of the profession throughout the world. We shall make out a case sufficiently strong fer the Legislature to investigate, and to repeal the charter of the University. For the present, the New York Laxcet stands suppreesed till to-morrow. ne Great Movement in progress in favor of the Repealof the Bank rupt Law, To morrow (Tuesday,) there will be held a tre- mendous meeting at the Merchant’s Exchange, call- ed by the strongest array of names of solvent and regpectable merchaals that the city contains. The purpose of this meeting is to take measures to pro- cure the postponing or repeal of the Bankrupt Law, 01 to have it so amended that it shall not conflict with past contracts, or any ef the provisions of the Constitution, This will be one of the most important and inter- esting meetings that have taken place in this city for along time past. This isthe first time that the sol- vent pertion of the mercantile classes have come out to defend their rights against the insolvent portion. This movement of the respectable and solvent por- tion of our fellow citizens, draws the line distinctly andcompletely. We shall now ascertain who really -are the solvent and who the insolvent portion of the community ; their names will be before the world ; and we shall thus see the game of each, and watch their strength and numbers. In the notice which the solvent merchants have published for a cal! of this great meeting, they have asserted merely a general principle. Phey have ex- pressed a request that Congress would not iaterfere with all the contracts they have made for years past, and so completely derange and destroy all their busi- ness calculations, and impair and destroy the here- tefore inviolable nature of contracts, as guaranteed to them by the Constitution. All thisis very right just and proper. Congrees most certainly has no right to step in as a third party, and dictate terms respecting business contracts and ar- ranzements made between merchant and dealer in years past, and tell the creditor that. he must settle &") his affairs according to their dictum The views that may be thus taken of these import- an’ movements are clear and simple enough in the nselves. And the large and respectable body of men who want the Bankrupt Law repealed, confine themselves "to two or three strong points ia the ease. They consider, (as indeed every one now, at last, seems to consider,) that the present Bank- rupt Law contains a principle which gives the debtor & peremptory and unjust power over the creditor — This is the retrospective principle, which, in its operation, would compel the creditor to settle with the debtor on almost any terms the latter might dic- tate, although the result, in some instances might be fraught with almost utter ruin to an honest creditor. ‘This is what the solvent class consider as a peculi- arly @ayus: and oppressive feature in the present Bankrupt Law. They contend that this would be & gross violation o| the constitution, which says that Ro ex post facto law can be passed by Congress, be- cause the inviolability of all past contracts shail be fully preserved. The advocates fora repeal of the Bankrupt Law, or its postponement, or modification {the solvent merchants—have no objection to see a fair and comprehensive Bankrupt Law go into Operation, which shall be made to affect only allt uture contracts, bargains, sales, purchases, and general business op one. But they eay— and eay with much justice and energy—let the past renin inviolable ; let us be allowed to settle all those matters in our owa way, as we deem just, and as (he present laws sanction. All our past contracts were entered into under the laws as they thenstood, an) as we tnderstood ‘hem, with the rights guaran- teed to vs by the Consiitation; and in this view of the inviolability of contracts and our niutual nights, both debtor and creditor agreed at the time of mak- ing those bargains. And they add, further, that if th» present Bankru AW goes into operation, they wil contest its Constitutionality before the Supreme Court of the United States. Aaother ebjectionable principle in the present law, im the view of the solvent class, is, that banks and corporations are not included. They wish the law ed, a y hand, they ought uot to be allowed te@scape um- punished. 1) would be an act of the-gressest inius- tice ii individual, dealers, and merchamts, are to be “ © the operation of shis law, whilst individ- uals who transact busioess under a charter are to be excluded from any of its effects. These are Uwo of the strong points which the sol- veut class desire to see properly attended to, and which they will endeavor to get so modified- And indeed the latter view of the subject, as regards banks and corporations, was the one taken by every speaker at the recent great anti-repeal meeting, both whigs and locefocos, and is the one which all parties seem now to be well agreed upon. Before dismissing this subject for to-day, how- ever, it may be well to correct the,erroneous state~ ments put forth by the friends of the bankrupts in relation to bankrupt statistics. Mr. N. P. Tall- madge,who is not unfrequently inclined to large over- estimates of an exaggerated character, calculates the number of bankrupts in this country to be at the least 500,000 ; now this is one bankrupt to every five voters. There were 2,300,000 votes taken at the election of General Harrison, and we may now consider that there are at least 2,500,000 voters in the country at thistime. Indeed, if we take the usual ratio of one voter to every six souls, we should with our population of 18,000,000, have 3,000,000 of voters. Well, even this would make the calcula- tion of Mr. Tallmadge’s amount to one bankrupt for every six voters. Now, we would ask, can this be a fair estimate? In this city there may be 4000 bank- Tupts and 40,000 solvent persons, out ef a population of 300,000, of which 40,000 are voters. Now, this, which is a large estimate, would give but one bank- rupt to every ten voters. Following out the esti- mate in the game ratio, that would give but 250,- 000 bankrupts for the whele Union ; and this is at least twice as many as there really are. For, after all, the ratio given of this city is an incorrect one to apply to the Union. In New England, Virginia and Kentucky, they have not one bankrupt to every ten that we have here, in proportion to the votes — In other states the same ; and we may calculate safely that we have three times as many bankrupts here, in proportion to our voles, as they have in all the other cities, towns and villages in the Union. This would Lring the number down below 100,000 for the whole United States ; which, perhaps, after all is the most correct estim: And to what class does this number belong?) Why, principally and almost entirely, to the dry goods dealers, jobbers, the speculators in stocks, in lands and lots, the finan- ciers and the politicians ;—whilst the grocers, the hardwaremen, most of the mechanic and manufac- turing class, and all the great shipping intereet, are entirely solvent. Such, then, are the estimates, such the numbers, such the classification, such the position ef these two great parties, Those last named are the men who call the meeting for to-morrow, and who will doubtless attend there in large numbers, to protect what they deem their rights. And there is no doubt that a large number of bankrupts will be present to see how things work, as this is the first time they have ever canght their powerful anta- gonists fairly in the field, sword in hand, and with their beaver up. But we have a word or two of good, wholesome advice to both parties. Let there be no collision. There must, of course, be a strong conflict of feel- ing, opinion, and sentiment ; but let that be all. It is true, that some of the bankrupt party have threat- ened violence, if their hopes are blasted and their measures prostrated. But this must not be. Atthe anti-repeal meeting many of the solvent and repeal classes were present, and offvred no opposition, ex: cept on one occasion a slight hiss. Let the anti- repeal men who may attend to-morrow conduct themselves with equal propriety and decorum. With regard to the repealers themselves, it is right and proper that their views should not be misunder- stood. This body of men do not insist that the Bankrupt Law shall be absoiutely und uncondition- ally repealed ; but they insist strongly upon having it modified so as to meet their views—or else they desire to have it postponed till it can be properly and effectually modified. All we have te say to them is, “ Go ahead.” Get proper, sensible men for your speakers to-morrow, who can calmly and forcibly represent all your views, and the strong points of the case. Let this be done, and on our own part we promise the public the best report of the whole affair. Now, then, both parties are fairly in the field, “ straining for the start,” and God defend the right. 7 ~~“ Congre The House of Representatives battled during a long session, on Satnrday, on the subject of the Re- peal of the Bankrupt Law. The Repealers fought determinedly, to extract a report fromthe Judiciary Committee, and the friends of the Bankrupt Law resorted to every expedient which the forms of the House permitted, to defeat that intention. The repealers, however, were successful, and the bill to repeal the Bankrupt Law was introduced and read a first time. A few minutes befere six o'clock, the combatants, from sheer exhaustion, assented to a cesation of hostilities until this day, when the contest will be renewed. The fate of the Bankrupt Law, however, so farasthe power of the Ifouse of Representatives extends, is sealed. As the subject in controversy is an absorbing one, eve- ry movement in relation to it possesses a paramount interest, and therefore our Congressional report de- tails the minatiw of the day's proceedings. Ship Frankfort Ashore--Not the Morrison, as Reported, The ship reported to be ashore on Long Beach, near Little Egg Harbor, and reported to be the Morrison, from Canton, proves to be the ship Frank- fort, Capt. A. G. Russell, from New Orleans, con- signed to Johnson & Lowden, with a cargo of cot- ton, lead, wheat, &c. The ship went ashore on Friday morning, at 4 o’clock, and Jays high and dry among the breakers. She is not bilged, and hopes are entertained of getting her off, should the wea- ther continue mild. Dr. Larpser ix Bosrox.—This notorious savan has been eminently successful in Boston. Before his debut there, a certain clique of saints, headed by one Sleeper, formerly a skipper, cook, or boatswain, in the deep sea fishing trade, raised a great hue and cry against Landner, on the ground that he had for- merly run away with Mra. Heaviside, he was not fit toteach astronomy and optics. In spite of this op- position, the savan, attended by Mrs. Heaviside, since made into his wife, and a little daughter, went to Boston, opened a series of lectures on the “‘ starry heavens,” and has had imcreasing audiences every night, in spite of all the big batch of immoralities charged against him. He has now consented to give a second or third series, and his rooms are fre- quented by the most intellectual and moral people of Boston Nor is all this remarkable at all. The hypocrisy of these latter days is astounding. At the very same moment that a cry was raised against Lardner in Boston, there was a convention openly debatin whether the Holy Bible was founded in fact or in fancy—a convention actually deliberating whether there was any truth in Christ and Christianity, or whether it was not a mere fable. It is also another to + 80 modified as to include all classes—all eorpo- re‘iona; fer they think, and think justly, that (here ovylit to be no privileged claas in a country and under a severament like ours. And, anqnestionably, to the action of the banks ie to be attributed all the ey |. and bankruptcies under which the country is an | has been laboring for some time past- During the last tea years their then contractions and ex- parsions,and their speculative conduct,have led men ©» from one career of folly to another—stopping gc. -cely short of crime in many instances—derang- in: basinese of every kind, and engendering the wildest speculations, and even the most dishonest co) lact im many who were led astray by the ex amplethus set down. And now that the evils cansed by these banks have reached their height, and the misery, deeolation, wrecks and rains they have ce singular fact in the moral history of the age, that the very same cliques who have patronised D:. Lardner, with all his sins on his head, have always raised the greatest ery of persecution against us, on account of our morals (oo, while not one of these very atrocious scoundrels could put their finger on a single immoral act, public or private, during the whole course of oar life. The utter—the beastly hypocrisy of the age, is fry The pe reported late 1 st night as off the coast, There was also a ramor tit she had put into Newport Wrar ane Tary Anovrt—The slaveholders’ con- vention at Anapolis, Meryland, [= SIX DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND ARRIVAL OF THE PACKET SHIP MEDIATOR. News by the Overland Mail from India and China—More Trouble with the Burmese— Curious aspect of Affairs in Syria and the East—Position of France and its Ministers —Distress in England—Terrible Devasta. ting Floeds all over the Country—State of the Money, Corn, Tea and Woollen Mar- kets, &0—The Movements and Condition of the Queen and her Children—Theatri- cals, Fashion, Deaths, d&c. &e. The fine packet ship the Mediator, Captain Chad- wick, arrived last night from Plymouth, whence she eailed December the }0ih. She has been sixteen days west of the banks, and has had strong westerly gales nearly the whole of the passage. Nevertheless she has made the run in 33 days. She brings 13 ca- bin and 50 steerage passengers. We return our sincere thanks to Captain Chad- wick fora file of English papers up to the day of sailing. The packet ship Sheffield arrived at Liver- pool Dee 4th. Among the passengers in the Medi- etor is Mr. Gliddon, our Consul to Egypt. The overland mail had arrived in London on the Sth of December. It appears that the Burmese had caused some uneasiness te the Government, but that ample repressive measures were taken at Calcutta. The Queen and both her babies are quite well; they, with Prince Albert, have all gone to Windsor for the winter. Trade isstill dull in England ; the money and cot- ton markets are without any material change. To add to the general distress there, they have numer- ous devastating floods all over the country. Royat Movements.—The Queen and Prince Al- bert left town at five minutes past 12 o'clock yester- day, inacarriage and four, escorted by a party of Hussars, for Windsor Castle. The infant Prince was in the same carriage wlth Her Majesty, and his Royal Highness. A chariot and four followed, con- taining Celonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting on the Queen; and Major General Sir Edward Bowa- ter, Equerry in Waiting on Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal and her atten- dants occupied the next carriage. Tue Yeune Privce Rorat. —The warrant creat- ing the infant prince Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, received the Royal sign manual yesterday, andthe creation, we have every reason to believe, will be announced in this evening’s Gazette. Be- sides being Prince of Wales, the infant prince is the Duke of Cornwall and Rathsay, and Duke of Saxony Tue Queen —We understand Her Majesty has signified her intention of being churched on Sun- day next, and that the ceremony will take place in the chapel of Buckingham Palace. —Standard. Tue Quexn Dowacer has been given over. Mask Baris.—They are reviving masquerade balls in London on a grand scale. A very brilliant one has been given at the Crown and Anchor ta- vern ; tickets, 10 6d. Murper.—A Mr. Westwood, a watchmaker, has been murdered, under circumstances of great bar- barity, in London. Royat, Excrance —The first stone of the new building is to be laid by Prince Albert on the 19th of January. The Duxe or Sussex, it is said will resign his office as Grand Master of England. Dearns.—The Earl of Elgin, and the Countess of Normanton, are dead. Beaumont Smuru, tHe Excnequer Fororr.—This man, gays the “‘ London Times,” of December 7th, has received the sentence offtransportation for lite at the Centra! Criminal Court,for forging Exchequer bills, was twice married. His second wife,to whom he had not been many months uuited when the re- cent discovery was made, isan elegant and accom- plished woman, about the prisoner’s own age, and was before he married her the widow of aciergy- man of tne church of England. Mr. Smith was much esteemed and respected by every one who knew him, and so little was he. sumpected of being implicated in the afiair, even after the forgeries h been discovered, that Mr. Maule, the ‘Treasury So- licitor, after a partial investigation of the cireum- stances of the case, went to him und said, ‘a mine is about to be sprung, Smith; but, thank God, it will not affect you or me!” The result, however, unhappily proved how little ground there was for Mr. Maule's confidence, as far as Smith was con- cerned. Until afier he had resolved to divulge his guilt, he preserved his self-possession in an extraor- dinary degre; and two days only before hn was known to be involved in the transaction, an intimate frsend asked him what was the meaning of the rh- mors in the city to the effect that there was some- thing wrong in the Eschequt bill office, when he replied tn an apparently indifferent manner, “ O, we never talk of est things _ Globe. Tux Wese Ixoies.—We learn that the Duke of ‘ton has directed his attention of late to the condition of the regiments which occupy West In- dia siations, and the causes of the mortality to which from time to time they are snbjected. His Grace appears to attribute the evil maucn to the unhealthy situations of the dif the inadequacy of the buildings themselves to pro- tectthe men against the influence of the climate. ‘The results are saidto be tho concoction of a plan for the fabrication of cast iron barracks, which shall ba sent out in pieces from this country, as was the case with Napoleon% house at Longwood.— These huts will have numerous advantages over brick and mortar houses ; not the least obvious of which is, that they will be as moveable as a camp. . Oreninc or tux Tower To tae Pus. . erday morning the Tower was, for the first time since the destructive conilagration on the night ot Saturday, the 30th of October, opened to the public, provided only. however, that every visit- ot purchases a ticket, price sixpence, at the Armory Ticket-office, at the western or princioal encrance, It was last week announced by the Board of Ord- nance that the new jewel-office would also be open- ed to the public yesterday morning ; but, being still in an unfinished state, it remained closed. Within the wooden hoarding, on the parade in front of the White Tower, the ruins of the Armoury, consisting of musket-barrels. lecks, bayonets, We, have been piled up in several places, as have also been many of the trophies taken at Waterloo, and at othar mili- tary and neval engagements. The whole are en- closed with small wooden railings; but the view.to visitors is unobstructed. The purchasers of tickets are also admitted to the centre of the Grand Store: house (attended by the warders, in the same way as in the Armouries), whence an excellent view of the whole of the ruins is obtained. Various specimens saved from the ruins, showing the effects ot the fire on the different metals, and other substances de- stroyed by it, are exposed for sale te the visitors at certain fixed prices. An augmentation of the num- ber of day and night constables within the Tower is immediately to take place, in conformity with the suggestion made in the report of the Ordnance Board of Inquiry as tothe ongin of the late fire. A report that the metropolitan police were to supplant the Tower constables is unfoudded.— London Times, Deeember 9. . i Surrey Taratae —This theatre took fire in the aint room above the gallery on the 6th of Decem- ber, in the midst of the performances. The rush to escape was terrible, and many were injured. The fire was soon put out. Treatricas.—The drama is reviving all over England. At Covent Garden, Norma is Lea layed with the following cast:—Norma by Miss / delaide Kemble, (her 16th appearance upor the English ius, Mr. Cie- stage); Pollio, Mr. W. Harrison ; Mr. Ci ment White; Oroveso, Mr. Lefiler; Adalgisa, Miss Rainforth ; Clotilda, MissGrant. At the Haymar- ket, the Lady of Lyons with this cast :—Beauseant, Mr. J. Webster; CGilavis, (first time) Mr. Howe ; Claude Melnotte, Mr. Macready, (being the last time he can represent that character; Madame Deschappelles, Mre W. Clifford ; Pauline Deschap- velles, Miss Helen Faucit. At the English Opera House, they are giving concerts. At the Adelphi, Yates is doing a queer adaptation of Norma, cast thus:—Pollio, Mrs. Grattan; Oroveso, Mrs Fos. broke; Adalgisa, Mr Wright; Norma, Mr. Paul Bedford. At the Surrey they are doing Hamlet, thus:—Claudius, King ef Denmark, Mr. Bishop ; Polonius, Mr. Nelville; Hamlet, Prince of Den- mark, Mr Graham; Ghost of Hamlet's Fa- ther, Mr. H. Hughes; Ophelia, Miss Waverley ; Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, Mrs. H. Hnghes. The only other theatre @pen in London was the Victoria, where the following were the proceedinas of one might, Dec. 7th:—The Two London Lock- smithe; Murray, Mr. Dale; Barny Cly, Mr. Paul ; Emily, Mrs. Lee. After which, Woman's Love or, The Wives of Clitheroe. Clitheroe, Mr. E. | Saville; Hollyhock, Mr. Gardner; Kate Wynslay, Miss Vincent. To conclude with the Palace ot Geneva ; or, the Spirit of the Vault. “ Tur Nicer Exrenrriox—Pontssourm, Dec. 6 The Horatio transport, Lieutenant Chapman,. arrived hereon Friday from St Helena and the Coast of Africa, and has brought home some of the officers who have been invalided belonging to the Niger expedition, and who had come down the verin the Soudan steamer. The accounts they bring home are up tothe Ist of October, and are most deplerable. The mortality and sickness amoug th- officers and men composing the expedition were atin the extreme, 26 had already died, and were ill and unable to do duy. On board the Wilbertorce, out of the Euro) rion of the erew of about 60 men, not more than four er five were able to attend to their duty, the other were all laid up, and they were nearly asill offen boardthe Albert. At the time the Soudan left it, the expedition had reached the confluence of the Niger and Tchadda, about 270 miles ap the river,but it was feared that from the lamentable condition in which it wasplaced by the sickness and the increa- sing mortality among the officers and men, it would be-compelled to return to Ascension. Among the yietims to the climate previous to the Soudan’sleav- ing her consorts,was Assistant Surgeon Nightingale, of the Albert; and peti her passage on her return from Attah to the mouth of the river, she lost her own sinpeons Mr. W. B. Marchall aad one of her men. When she arrived at the entrance fof the river she fell in with Her Majesty’s ship Dolphin, and put her sick on board that vessel to be conveyed to Ascension, eight of whom, however, died previ ousto the Dolphin’s reaching that place. Mr. Wal- ter, the clerk of the Soudan, was so ill that he could not be removed on board the Dolphin, and it was not expected he would survive many hours; all pect of his recovery was perfectly hopeless.— ‘aptain Bird Allen, of the Soudan, did not come down the river with her, but joined the Albert, be- ing anxious to accompany the expedition to the ex- tent of its researches The Soudan came down un- der the command of Lieutenant Fishbourne. All her officers and men were sick. . The steamers make very slow progress in ascend- ing the river; none of them are remarable for their speed. The current of the stream is about three miles and a half, and the average speed of the steamers is six miles, conseqnently their progress is not more than two miles and a half perhour The Albert was to proceed up the Niger, and the Wilber- force up the Tchadda, while the Amelia schooner was to remain at Mount Stirling, where the farm is to be evtablished, and where the tent lately used at the Eglintoun tournament has already been pitched. ‘The natives were very friendly; at Eboe, a town centaining 8,000 or 9,000 inhabitants, several of the officers went on shore, the natives crowding to see them. At the Queen’s palace they were re- ceived by her sable majesty, who was squatted att he door surrounded i her ladies, the prin- cipal of which were decorated with heav ivory anklets, weighing from eight to ten pounds each. They seemed much pleased with the visit, and laughed immoderately, and in return for some little trinkets given by the officers, her Majesty pre- sented them with a fowl and some Gooza nuts, the bestewal of which is highly complimentary there. The King of Eboe went on board the Wilberforce, aecompanied by his son and the interpreter, others of hissuite. A bottle of port wine was placed before him, which he did not pass round te any of his attendants, but drank it all himself, and then geve a bread hint, which, however, was not taken, for some grog. The King of Atah was more digni- fied, and upon the Commissioners waiting upon him he told them he was perfeetly aware that they were the subjects of a Sovereign to whom they paid every Tespect, and he shouid expect the same respect paid to him. He should not go on board, because he considered he was entitled to as much at- tention as their own Sovereign. He said they might have the command of the water, but he had the command of the land. He looked with perfect in- difference on the elegaot and valuable presents of velvet robes trimmed with gold, but soemed much taken with the spectacles worn by the chaplain, and gadly accepted several pairs that were given him, He, as well as the King of Eboe, entered most will- ingly into all the arrangements of the Commiesion- ers, and they both expressed their desire that their subjects should be instructed. He sold them the land at Mount Stirling, where they intend to estab- liah the settlement, which he said was just within the extent of his dominions. The officers belonging to the expedition who came home in the Horatio, aie—Lieutenant Harston, Mr. Belam, master, an Assistant-Surgeon John Stirling, of the Soudan. Tre Cumese Inpemsitry Money.—The following official letter was written in answer to an applica- tion respecting the distribution of the meney ob- eines through Captain Elliott’s arrangements with anton :— Foreign-office, Dec. 2, 1841. Gentlemen—Wita reference to your letter of the Ist of November requesting information as to the intenti of Her Majesty’s Gevernment with respect to the distri bation of the money obtained from the Chinese auth ties at Canton under the arrangements entered into by Captain Elliot with those authorities on the 27:h of May last, Iam directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to acquaint you, that the Lords Commissioners of her Mojesty’s ‘reasury have stated, that they are precluded from qgiertiining the question submitted in your letter. The money to which you refer, having been obtained from the Chinese anthorities at Canton in order to relieve that city from hostilic pressura, is a droit of the Crown ; and assuch, after paying whet Her Majesty may gra. ciously be pleased tograntto the forces employedjat Canton, it must be carried to the account of the Con- solidated Fund. 1am, gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant, Sir G, De H Larpent, Bart., J.H. Palmer aq, ir G. De H. Larpent, Bart., J. H. Palmer,t sq. 3. A. Smith. Esq, G. Lyall Boge” Tar Weatueraxp tur FLoops.—The weath- erstill continues most unpromising, without any mB fesaepen ofamendment. The devastating effects of tne floods, from the long continued heavy rains, are daily exhibiting themselves in all direction: Field labors are generally ata stand still At Ca shalton, Surrey, and the immediate neighborhwod. the kitchens and cellars of the houses are under water, and yesterday the water ou the high road at Tooting Marsh reached up to the horses’ bell About Putney, Battersea, and Wandsworth, whole tracks of land are inundated : and in the neighbor- hood of Weybridge, Chertsey, and other more western parts of Surrey the floods have been equal- ly destructive. So near town as Brook-green, and thence towards Acton, ing, Greenford, Perri- vale, and on to Uxbridge and the eastern parts of Buckinghamshire, whole fields are under water. In consequence of the inundated state of the coun- try, the mails yesterday morning were several hours later than usual. In Hertfordsh Essex, Norfolk, Lincolns' Berkshire, Yor ire, and the lew! , entire villages are under water from two to four feet deep. Many hay- stacks, corn ricks, and even cottages have been washed down, and several flocks of sheep have been swept away. In many parte the lands have the bi Sartre of a large lake,as the hedges or embankments are either washed down or covered with water. Many of the railroads have suffered greatly, particularly in the eastern and western counties, the embankments being washed on to the rails, soasto prevent the usual intercourse. From Oxford the vi sa ‘on the banks of the Thames are completely inundated, particularly near Maiden- head, Eton, Windsor, Chertsey, Staines, &e. where y of the dwellings are from two feet to three feet under water. The overflow of the Grand Junction Canal, near Watford, in Hertfordshire, has made the country as far as Aylesbury like one ex- tensive lake. In the vicinity of Maldon, Ware, and Berkhamstead, the country is also overflowed. Froops ty Sussex.—During the week consi- derable damage has been done in the levels and lowlands of Sussex. Many declare that the coun- ty has not been visited with so great a flood singe the year IS14. The co'tagers have been compelled to take refuge up stairs, the lower part of their being under water. At Kirdford the wheat ‘eunder water. The whole of the pasture uts one sheet of water, not a vestige of to be seen. In the neighborhood of d was impassable In the wes, the land has the appear- the rivar Ouse havidg overflowed the of the houses on the cliff, Lewes, anve had their cellars filled with water, and much been done to the wharfs on each side iver. At Kotherfield every bridge in the parish bas been overflowed, the trees'tora up by the roo's, and posts and rails carried away. Overriow oF Tak Mepway.—For some weeks past the river Medway has, at various times, in quence of the heavy rains which have fallen, eight above its usurl level, ind the meadows adjacent toa considerable extent; but on no occasion has it risen to any thing like the height it did in the course of Tuesday itis not within ths recollection of the oldest inhabitant that the wa- ter ever rose so high or at ao rapid a rate from rains alone. In the year 1814 the lower part of the town was completely inundated, and the waver ut that time was considerably higher than on the present oaeasion, but that was caused by the sudden thaw of aheavy fa\l of enow, accompanied with rain. Since that period the river has never been flooded so much as on Tuesday last France Pans, Dec. 5.—Every thing remains _ perfectly quiet in this abd at present. An extensive secret conspiracy to blow up the residence of the Royal Family has been detected and suppressed. : From the tone of the Ministerial Journals, it is evident they are backing out of their interference in the affairs of Spain. 4 Frevew Pourricat. Leapens.—There are at this moment three men in France who may be assumed to represent the three principal sections of the po- litical world out of which a Government has been, and may again be, formed by each of these leaders We mean Count Mole, M. Guizot, and M_ Thiers. Vntil a coalition is effected (it ever such an event could take place) between two of these statesmen to bring them both into office together, it is evident that whichever of them has undertaken to form a Cabinet must make up his mind to a sort of bice- phalons oppositton, and the possibility of a direct co- alition against him. To this it must be added, that there exists a fourth party, under the leadership of M. Passy and M. Dupaure, whiclf is by no means strong enough to form a Government on its own hasis, but wiichis supposed to have sufficient pow erin the Chamber to overset whatever Adminjsira tien may have been formed, by carrying over ue in flvence to the Opposition —London Times Dec 7th Tue Lisearty or tHe Press ~Th: National ha- been tried four times during the last three month ‘ourt of Assizes, and acquitted on three oc cash Having renounced au appeal, which we ‘atewdled addressing to. the Court of Cassation, against @ sentence by which our cdior was con: demaed to fou months’ imprisonment ana 5 (0 fine, we received yesterday a notification of the Court enjoining us to pay, before the 10th ot D> cember, a sum of 5,600t., including the war tax «nd other costs. The National has another prosecution ‘on hand, but the President of the Assizes hax aot vet theught proper to fix a day for the trial.—Na- Italy. Lecuorn, Nov. 22 —I'he last attempt to raise the suak steamboat Pollux had fail and the enierprise is Dow given up. The expense incurred by the tempt is arvbably et under 200,000 francs It falls entirely on tho Steam Navigation Company, as the owners of the money and effects on board the vessel would not consent to contribute towards it. The number of persons travelling southwards is very great. The steamers to Civita Sacehia and Naples are constantly full pe stormy voyages are fre: uent at this season of the year, travellers prefer them to the generally bad accommodation in the inns on the road, and the shameful conduct of the postillions. ‘Turkey, Consranminorue. Dec. 18th —Tae Bairam.—The first day of Bairam was celebrated om the 15th with the usual ceremonies. The Sultan seemed rather feeble, but rode his horse with effect Riza Pasha made more show than any of the other Pashas in the proceesion, and evidently as-umed an air of de- fiance and haughtiness, so as to strike the beholders with fear. Nothing new or remarkable was percei- ved in the appearance of the other Pashas—none seemed more humble than the good grand Vizier Rasaf Pasha, nor any more determined than the new Capudan Pasha, Tahir. The collar of the Sultan's cloak could not hold more diamonds than were on it, and the dresses of all the great officers ef the Porte could not have been richer even if the O:toman em- pire was as rich and powerful and as prosperohs as the firs! nation of the world. After leaving the Sera- glio Point the Sultan crossed over to Top Khaneh, and, landing there, proceeded by land to his palace at Delma Baktchi. Procnsss oy CiomizaTion AMonG THE TuRKs.— By the most recent advices from this country we learn that his cay Ys the Bashaw of Tripoli had eaptured some Arabs, whom he called rebels. These poor men he stripped naked, had them smnar- ed with honey, and then put in irons and placed up- on a wall, under a burning sun, Ina moment they were covered with thousands of stinging insects, and in this One plight they were suflered to die of pain and hunger! Their scorched and mangled bo- dies finally dropped to pieces, and the roadway was strewn with their scattered limbs, and the air around infected with the noisome exhalations.—Malta es. The East, Frontmrs or Syria —Bevroor.—Nov. 23.—] hasten to virite you a few lines, just to inform you that we left Beyroot on Saturday evening las: the 2ih inst., bearing despatches from Colonel Rose, the senior Naval Officer, &c, respecting the Syrian aflairs. For the past month, up to the time of our departures, the Druses have been committing dread- ful havoc among the Christians, slaughtering them. in all directions, and burning a great number of their villages to the south of Beyroot. They ex- tended their ravages as far north as Zahle, and in- tended ‘making a descent upon that place, but the ‘Turkish troops had tsken up a position in the neigh bourhood, and their presence no doubt saved its destruction. At present there is a cessation of hos- tilities, and. indeed, it is to be hoped that this hefa- rious warfare is brought to a close, as the Druses were returning to theirhouses. The town of Bey- reot isswarming with mountaineers who have taken refuge, more especially of the most peaceful por- tion of the community, consisting of the aged and women and children. We left the Thunderer in St. George’sbay, as also an Austrian corvette and a French corvette. The Scout was on the coust to the south. ss im ‘The death of Lieutenaat-General Skelton, of the Bombay establishment, whieh took place in Eu- rape on the 19th of August, leaves the colonelcy of tne 6th regiment of native infantry vacant. This will be filled by the promotion of Brevet Colonel Fearon, of the’ 2d Grenadiers. The line step will take eflect in the 24th Regiment of Native Infantry ; Major Baillie, Captain Ord, Lieutenant Dancan, and Ensign Wray, of that corps, being the senior of their respective ranks, will each succeed toa r rumors of intended military heard that Major Ord, who wiil nsequence of nis promotion, to ership of the northern divi-ion of the army, intends retiring from the service im- mediately bis promotion vfficially notified. In this case Captain More will succeed to the vacant myjority. It is also said that Major Sterling, of the 17th Regiment, contemplates an early retire- mest, in which case Captain Macan, Lieatenant Anderson, and Easign M:les will be promoted. The Repulse and M: have been takeu up for the conveyance ef Her Majesty’s 4th Dra- goons to Europe. The Regiment will leave Kirkee on the 25th instant, and will embark for England about the Ist proxime. Accommedation is required for 15 officers and 474 men. It would appear, there- fore, that not more than half the men of this corps have volunteered to remain in India. We under- stand that the regiment will not be landed in Bom- bay, but remain at its present stations until the vessels are nearly ready for sea. Kurwaut.—We gather the following local items from our mofussilletters. ‘There has, we are serry te say, been a great deal of sickness among the Europeans at Kurnaul, especially among the Buffs. Almost all the officers in that regiment had been laid up with fever : 300 of the men were in hospital (two or three deaths daily) , and there being a scarcity of medical officers at that station, Meerut had been indented upon fora doct: ‘The Euro- pean regiment had also about 150 sick. The 9th Queen’s has been ordered to hol elf in readiness to march to Cabul, 6 ould an Eu n regiment be required. A company o! rs so gong uy from Deihi. The Lieutenun-Governor of the north-west provinces was expected at Meerut on or about the 25th, and Sir R. Arbuthnot a few days later. The weather has much improved eR Masesty’s I6th Lancens,—We have heard on very good authority that Her Majesty’s 16th Lancers ive India in the course of next year for their native land, arrangements being in progress for the embarZation of the 9th to relieve a corps which, by the bearing of its officers andthe good conduct of its men, has carned a deservedly good name. Deatn or Coronet Dexsy.—We regret to an- nounec the death of Colonel Denby, which occur- red on the 26th of September, at Simla, after (as we understand) but a brief illness. ‘*He perished,”’ says our correspondent, “from sheer inanition, having denied himself even rotee mukbun! He died, however, worth from a lacand a half to two lacs of rupees, which will be a consolation to some ‘person or persons’ jn the second generation; pro bably some young nephews or nieces, for he was himselfa single man.”’ It is added, that ‘he had some time since been enjoined to go to England on account of his health. But he confessed to some of his acquaintance that he derived too much enjoy- ment from ‘ accum ” to fergo it even for the sake of health itself” The death of Colonel Den- by will officiaily promote Major Home, Brevet Ma jor Carter, Brevet Captain Thoums, and Ensign awrence ; bu’, as we believe there is no doubt of Colonel Presgrave's death at the Cape, the step will actaally go into the 43d Regimen:, It is un derstood that Captain Bygrave will succeed Major Home in the Presidensy Paymastership, and Cap- tain Graves, Major Carter in the Paymastership of Pensioner: rack pore.—Hurkaru Reiyrorcements ron Movimetn Yesterday.— the larger portion of Her Majesty’s 50th Regim dropped down the river in tue Robarts and Thetis, and this morning the head-quarters of the regiment embarked on board the India.—Courier, Oct. 19 Orricers Procerpixne to Moutmety.—The following is the distribution of the officers of Her Majesty's 50th in the three Kodi a Cfticers allotted to the steamer India —Licutenant Colonel Pet se ba ote Davirson. Riavcae and Adjutant Waddy, Quartermaster Moore, Cap- tain Gunton Lisntesent Burnard, Captain Tudor, utenat Enoch, Coptain Bonham, Lieutenant mes, Lieutenant Needham, Lieutenant Russel, Lieutenant Joyce, Liew Green, and Ensign Frampten. allotted to the Robarts —Major Serjeant- son, Assistant-Surgeon Bace, Captain Knowles, Lieutenant Smyth, Lieutenant Cobban and Capta ‘ew F Oficers allotted to the Thetis.—Captain P Lientenant Hough, Captain Bentley, Lieutenant Mouatt, and Assistant Surgeon Forbes. Urren Scinpe —A letter fromthe neighborhood of Candhar mentions that the Zemindawer force was broken up early in September, after the cavalry rtion of it had paid a visit to Buerenm, which, owever, did not answer so well ax the foray invo the Bugni distriet, the inhabitants having takin alarm and escaped in time into the recesses «f the ie with their flocks, herds, etc. corps, with Lieutenant and twe guns, had made five or six rapid wer, crossing the Helmund, id joined General Nott’s force on the 17th at Zoomboorack = They had subsequently been hard at work dragging the guns (twols pound- ers and four 6-pounders) over the pass of Kotul-i- pag into the next district. The vailies bf Darawat and Terreen were thus laid open, but there seemed little chance of any more fi hting, the Secundera- bod affair, and the apparent facility with which the ns were brought across the moun! tents 5 #0 that the chiefs wi make their submi situated immediately to the northward o' and appears in the maps to have been hitherto terra incognito € lesrn also that the 4th p of Horse Artillery, under Captain Leeson, started from Quetta on the 27th of p poor for Se eanee via Mosstung and Khelat, and was at b,at the head of the pays, on the following day. They were to start on the 30th for Moostang, where they would be joined by 150 men of Her hen. Jesty’s 41st, and the party weuld then consist of 70 men, with two howitsers of the 4th troop, twe eom- panies of the 41st, and twenty-five Madras Sappers and Miners. The march through this almost unknown route is expected to occupy nearly two months, and the public will ne doubt await the tidings of its comple- tion with considerabie muterest. [be chiefs on the road are suspected of not being over and above friendly to the und-rtaking. and will probably show a disposition to ot ie force in the march. Since writing the above we have been favored with the perusal of another letter, dated Quetta, the 30th of September, from which it appears that jnst od the of the officers tor men of Her Majes' egiment was packed in readiness to move below the Bolan pesncosaars arrived at Qetta, directing them te be held re: ess to march to Candahar. The 2Ist Native Infantry also received similar instruct and will accompan: the 40th. Major Boscawen, of the latter corps, is en route to Bombay, being about to retire from the service. s ar that Her Majesty’s 4lst ent is suffering tly from sickness ,— Nearly one-fourth of the iv hospital. More jhanJ® died during one week in September.—Bom- reer. yee are, sites to aseen that I icinity of leutta will pro afailure this season if pond have no rain within few days. This will indeed be a calamity to the poor ryots,a calamity which we sincerel: pray may be averted by the interposition of an allwice Providence.—Caleutta, Chistian Advocate. ‘hina, The encroachmests of the Seikhs upon tial Empire still continue, and have ayant an extent likely to attract the attention of the cen- tre of the universe, if it be not ether: the proceed: of the outer barbarian: For the pre: it may be, but Zorawar Si 4 ee et will hardl ring themselves distinctly enough to the notice of the Court of Pekin. They are Sot to be es from their course by the glozings of Commissioner Lim, the treachery of Keshen, or the powers of Knang, Lieutenant General of the Chinese forces. and cousin to the God of War. Defeat alone will tell upon them, a consideration from which Captain Elliott and our Canton Chiefs might draw a very at acoanta Zorawar - ' in the v. ingh and fail ere long to le of the Mun- and having driven out the Deb and t f Tukakote without tal This large commercial town, in a fine valley, said to be nearly as extensive as that of Nepaul !" ‘The whole ot the country marked in our es Thibet are governed by a Chinese viceroy at sa. This functionary seems to take no steps for the protection of the people intrasted to his eare, or to prevent the dismemberment of the Cele: Empire. The mountainious regions which he trols are said to be 1,300 miles length, and of fe ortionate breadth, and of of “which the eikhe are now virtually masters ith such an example before f the unwarlike defenceless bi of the Chinese people, who would doubt the of a mareh upon Pekin, or the expediency of ich a measure, to brivg to a speedy olose our ae and expensive Chinese expedition.—Agra Markets, Loxpon Mowry Maaxer, Dec. 6th.—Business was slack in the stock markets to-day, but they were steady, with a shade of improvement. Consols for the account closed 88} to j ex dividend ; Exchequer Bills, 10's to 12's premium ; Bank Stock, 164} to 1654 : Three’ per Cents. Reduced, 98}; Long Annuities (expiring January 5, 1960,) 12 7-16 to} ; and India Bonds, 2 premium. Our letters from Amsterdam, alludin: ron Roths- child’s interviews with the Finance Minister of the Ha. ue, for the purpose of capitalfzing the Belgien part of the Netherlands national debt, mention it as generally believed that the Baron’s lust proposition was to give in several instalment the sum of 95,000,000 florins, from which he would obtain from Belgium 100,000, in five per cent stock. It is further supposed, though it is hard to say with what degree of certainty, that if these terms are accepted, the Government will use the mo: in cancelling the old 5 per cent stock, and this su tion is used to explain a peculiar state of the Dutch stock market. The 24 pr cents have been buoyant, but the 6 per cents very flat, and this is attributed t otion that the Government will cance! tha ‘The Indian contain th since duri ive years the external commerce of Bombay has rather decreased than otherwise, as is shown in rapes by the following table, where, although the imports of 1840-1 exceed those. of 1836-7, the average of the whole five years shows a deficiency as emp et the same year :— Imports. 1836 37 1837 38 1838.39 1939.40 1840-41 Imports. Exports. 1896-37 1.4079 958 39649097 1837.38 112'15.793 2'01'57.467 1838.29 1169 91 936 2166'85,034 1839 40 40.50.5664 63.42.4005. 1840 41 1,04,39,633 1,46 36,597 The trade of Bombay with England has rather in- creased, though tono material degree. The principal imports from Britain amount to 1,94,62,000 rupees; increase of importa, as_compered’ with’ 19367, be chiefiy in piece goode. It is also remarked as no very good moral sign, that there is cousiaerable increase in ardent spirits. Inthe trade with France there i: - crease, that with the African coast is nearly stationary, as well as that with Ceylon, though the exports are ollen with nearly three’ lacs of treasure.” With g, Singapore, and the Straits, there is a large in- crease, owing to the trade with China having been part- ly directed into these channels. Intercourse with the Arabian Gulf hasbeen extended, but the same progress isnot made with the Persian Gulf, With Calcutta the trade is nearly uniform, with Cutch and Scinde there is an improvement. and the imports from Malabar have di- minished, while the exports there, chiefly consisting Bsitish piece goods and metals, have incrcased. Stock Excuance, Dec. 6.—Bank Stock, 165}, 5 4;3- Per Cent. Reduoed, 00} 4 3 Consols, shut, $9} § ney; Consols for opening, 3 per Cent /An- nuities, 1726, 884; al per ya LT B18, 984; ‘New 3) per Cents. shut, 994 } for money ; if per Cent. Re- duced, 98} 4; New 6 per Cent. Anns., 117; Long Aanui- ties. 1850, 12 7-16 }; India Bonds, 2 pm.; Exchequer bills, £1000, 2}d. 108, 123 pm; do £500 10s. 128, pm ; do Small, 128. 108. pm. Bewoian For ec. 4.— Actual debt, 2! per Cent, 52$; Rothchild’s Lo: 01} ; Loan of 30 Miilions,92; ditto 37 Millions, 714 ; ditto, 1840, 101$ ; Bank of B. Hise he AD gl > Avsratas Fexps—Virwwa, Nov. 27—. Five per 105}; Four per Cents, 99) ; Three per Cents, 75; Shares, 1,669.—ligemcine Zeitung, Dees ww Corn Excnance, Monday, Dec. 6.—Th ery moderate of English wheat to thi et, many distant vessels bein the boisterous state of the weather. foreign are small, being only 6:90 4 fully realize the prices of this d damp samples are a very heavy sal supply, and an extremely dull sale on Monday's terme. Fine oats, both English and Irish, find ready bayers, but lighe and inferior Irish (of which thi sent arrival chiedy consists) can hardly be got o though offered on lower terms. In Beans; or white and Hog Peas, there is no variation worthy of notice, the sup- plies of which are both fromthe home counties. Flour isa slow sole, most of the town bakers being in atock ‘The suoply consists of 3.465 sacks nd none of foreign. In seeds but little passing. , Kent and G48, 70+0728 per qi 708; do Norfolk, 5882708; do do, new, 60s: folk, 8950708; do do new, do fine, 3380963; Malt, 58: Polond, ¢5sa29*; do Feed, 1 a eats, week: but inferior Barley is small in ley, , Potato, 2684908; 3 Flour, 4820828; do IMroRtaTioNs.— English Whea' Malt, 1,438; Oats, 2.579; Beans, Barley, $64; Oats, 1810. Ir Foreign Wheat, 6,190. Flo Tur Tra Travr, Dec. 6—Since this day week there have been further auctions of tea, brt like those which preceded them not above one-half the quantity offered ound buyers, and this too at barcly former rates. The arrivals continue steady, and verify the statements of those who predicted a full supply, ‘Inthe meantime, ax the cverland mail brings ne Imer news from China, the speculative in want of a stimulant, though consumption is going on steadily, for the deliveries last greater extent, being 479.400 lb. Com- Ras been at 18.9}. per Ib. cash, 6.—The wool market here will be a considera- fair wools this year, without a it and unexpected witeration in this market. not found tobe indergone no the demand for flagrels has been about the of last Monday. and prices quite as low. In the wool market there is ange to report. Braprony, Dec 6—The tinue heavy, ond prices retrograde. For shafty wether of hog wools still con- wool there is fairdemand. The business in the yarn market is viry laagnid, though prices continue steady. The spinness haveso far curtailed their productions that there © stocks on haua, Manutacturers only at present produce places gecording to order, and the busi- imited character, and only to order . Prices now remain steady. ition in our mar- ontinues unaltered. e had another bad oo T attendance il kinds. The limited ed were in heavy winter goods and worthless weed, destructive prices. The position and cireum- of thefmejority ® both manufacturers em] mere eh jaily become worse, and the number o: unem- nay ed operatives is hourly increasing. The wool mar. fet hes been flat, and prices ere receding, Trsor Reront, Dec. 6—Tka—The market remaine w + alteration, Company's Cong 1a 9} per bb. cash Trrtow—The delivery last week was 3.297 cacke, and the arrival 357 casks. The price of ¥.C. is 485 te 43884 Town tallow is 63s dd. anajfor home con: Hatimax, Dec. 6—No material al day. Wool dv 01 ket on Satur