ioners to pay, and they had been relieved. A clamorous discussion took place, the majority of the meeting contending that a twopenny rate was sufficient, and that it would be illegal to raise a higher. Mr. Feary complained of the lavish expenditure, and reprehended the conduct of the parish officers. This led to an animated and somewhat personal conversation, when at length the chairman put the question, proposing a twopenny rate, which was agreed to.

WARWICKSHIRE.

A respectable meeting of the inhabitants of Birmingham was held last month, to express the sense of that town and neighbourhood relative to the late events in France, and also to promote a subscription in aid of the suffering and heroic inhabitants of Paris. Various resolutions were agreed to, expressive of admiration of the conduct of the brave men who were engaged in the late conflict, and of the heroic valour of the people of France generally. It was also agreed that a subscription should be opened in the different banks of Birmingham for the relief of those who had suffered in the cause of freedom.

YORKSHIRE.

The Tower of Whitby Abbey lately fell down. It wast heloftiest and noblest portion of these venerable ruins, being about 104 feet high; and from its height, added to its situation on the steep cliff which overhangs the town on the south side of the harbour, it formed a picturesque object to the eye of the traveller approaching Whitby, as well as a useful sea-mark to the mariner. The body of the tower was supported on four lofty pil lars, the failure of one of which, that to the S.W. is supposed to have occasioned the accident, as it had for some time previous been remarked to be in a dilapidated state. This part of the abbey was supposed to be about 600 years old.

The ceremony of laying the first stone of the publie rooms, York, lately took place. The arrangements had been so far completed that the committee found it impossible to defer the completion of the ceremony, however they might have wished it, in compliance with the public feeling so generally evinced. The weather was as unfavourable as could be imagined for a celebration of this description. The gentlemen, however, connected with the undertaking, together with those of other literary and scientific institutions, assembled at the Mansion House, where the procession was arranged, which proceeded to the completion of the ceremony by Lowgate, Silver-street, Whitefriargate, Junction Dock Bridge, Saville-street, Dockstreet, and Grimston-street, to the site of the public rooms, in Jarratt-street, adjoining Sculcoate's hall.

At a general meeting of the proprietors of the Sheffield Literary and Philosophical Society, held at the Music Hall, last month, a paper on the circulation of the blood was read by Dr. Favell, previous to which a memoir upon the green tiger beetle, (Cicindela Campestris, L.) with a descriptive account of its larva, written by John Obadiah Westwood, Esq. F.L.S. &c. corresponding member of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Sheffield, was submitted to those present.

WALES.

Proclamation of King William.-Almost every town in the Principality, of any note, has had its

procession to proclaim King William IV. Those
in Pembrokeshire were of a decidedly superior
description. The corporate body from the borough
of Pembroke visited the dock-yard in that neigh-
bourhood on the 9th ult. for this purpose—
The town constable on horseback; two constables
with their staffs of office; band of music; the
banners of the borough and the different benefit
societies; a carriage-and-four with the worshipful
the Mayor, supported by two councilmen, and
guarded by three constables on each side; a car-
riage with three members of the council; two
constables; the town clerk, in a carriage, dressed
in his robes; constables; gentlemen on horseback.
The procession was received at the entrance to
the Dock-yard by the officers of that establish-
ment, who had the whole of the workmen drawn
up in proper order. On the pillars of the gate
two men were stationed, supporting silk flags, the
one being the royal standard, with his Majesty's
characteristic distinction, the white band, as Duke
of Clarence; the other, the foul anchor, as used
by his Majesty when Lord High Admiral. The
royal standard of England, which had hitherto
been suspended half-mast high, was now hoisted
to the mast-head. The different benefit clubs of
the town were also in attendance, each with its
distinguishing banner. Silence having been ob-
tained, the Town Clerk, from one of the colonnades,
read the proclamation, which was followed by
bursts of applause from the crowd, who with their
shouts did

"To the trumpet speak,

The trumpet to the cannoneer without,
The cannons to the heavens, the heaven to earth."
A party of the workmen from the opposite colon-
nade just at this moment sung "God save the
King," in very good style, accompanied by seve-
ral instruments, which had an imposing effect.
The whole party then proceeded to the market
place, where the same ceremony was performed,
A plentiful supply of cwrw-da being ordered by
the Corporation, his Majesty's health was drank
by his truly loyal Welsh subjects, and with hearty

cheers.

SCOTLAND.

The following exhibits the existing state of Scottish representation: Aberdeenshire, freeholders, 184; Argyllshire, 114; Ayrshire, 185; Banffshire, 49; Berwickshire, 149; Buteshire, 21; Caithness-shire, 33; Clackmannanshire, 16; Cromartyshire, 19; Dumbartonshire, 72; Dumfriesshire, 84; Edinburghshire, 165; Elgin and Moray, 32; Fifeshire, 239; Forfarshire, 124; Haddingtonshire, 109; Inverness-shire, 77; Kincardineshire, 82; Kinross-shire, 21; Kirkcudbright, 161; Lanarkshire, 222; Linlithgowshire, 68; Nairnshire, 17; Orkney and Shetland, 43; Peeblesshire, 48; Perthshire, 239; Renfrewshire, 143; Ross-shire, 82; Roxburghshire, 151; Selkirkshire, 33; Stirlingshire, 130; Sutherlandshire, 21; Wigtonshire, 70;-Total, 3203. The average number of votes in each county to send a member to Parliament, is 97, 2.33.

Summary of Religious Belief of persons above ten years of age in Scotland, 1830; extracted from W. Chalmers' Book of Scotland:- Established Church-Belonging to parish churches, chapels of ease, and chapels of missionaries, employed in the Highlands and islands, 900,000. Presbyterian Dissenters-Reformed Presbyterian

MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL,

FROM JULY 22 to August 21, 1830.

Highest temperature, 86°. Lowest, 43. Mean, 64.5. Mean atmospheric pressure, 29.73. Much lightning late on the 29 h, and early on the 30th.

COMMERCIAL AND MONEY-MARKET REPORT.

For some time the dealings in cotton-wool at Liverpool have particularly engaged the attention of some of the most experienced merchants in the City, by whom they are looked upon in some degree as the criterion whereby the mercantile prosperity of the whole kingdom is to be estimated. In our last report it was stated that the sales of the month had amounted, at Liverpool, to the very extraordinary number of nearly 30,000 bags. Up to the latest date from that place, the sales were in exactly the same proportion. Very few are reported to have been on speculation. In the Metropolitan market, business in cotton has been well supported.

Nothing has occurred in the Colonial Markets claiming especial notice. That of sugar has been active, and the sales of Muscovadoes more extensive than of other descriptions.

The Coffee Market has displayed no farther activity than what was occasioned by the wants of home consumption alone. There has been no order of consequence for exportation.

Baltic produce has been well maintained, the arrivals from that quarter not having been very considerable of late. A rise in the price of tallow at St. Petersburgh, has made a slight impression on the article here.

The accounts from the manufacturing districts, generally, are extremely satisfactory. It is admitted that there have been periods of greater excitement, and times when larger profits were derived; but the actual prosperity of the manufacturing trade has an appearance of stability which, in the long run, will make it far more beneficial to the individuals concerned in it, and to the country at large. In Manchester, and its neighbourhood, there is a demand for cotton goods at remunerating prices, and the manufactories are at full work. This demand arises from the wants of the home consumers, and in consequence of orders for exportation, which have been considerably increased since the last two months. A greater inquiry exists for yarns also than has been the case for some time. Prices of some sorts have, therefore, undergone much improvement. In our home silk manufactures, an extraordinary degree of activity has prevailed for some time. There has been a considerable shipping demand for broad silks; and, although the season may be considered as nearly over, there is reason to expect a partial continnation of this inquiry in blacks and other dark colours for the autumn trade.

The accounts from Manchester add, that the manufacture of bandanas has of late been far more extensive than ever, and very large quantities are disposed of for foreign markets. This does not verify the prophecies of the anti-free-traders, who told us some time ago that the opening of the market for East India goods would annihilate that branch of our silk manufactures. The fact is, that our Bandanas claim the preference in many respects; and as this preference is not owing to the mere fancy or fashion of the moment, but to qualities peculiar to them, there is every probability that it will be permanent. There is no reason why silk manufactures in this country should not become, in every respect, equal to those of other countries, nor why they should not be as great a branch of trade, both for home consumption and

exportation, as those of any other nation in the world. So extensive is that branch of industry becoming in some parts of the country, that many cotton-weavers have betaken themselves to it.

Considering the favourable accounts which have for some time been received from every part of the kingdom, no apprehension need be entertained of commercial distress making its appearance here again for some time to come. The business done, generally speaking, is bottomed on real capital. But little fictitious paper is afloat, and it is not probable, that under the existing improved state of the currency, there will be any increase of it.

A progressive rise has taken place in the price of wheat, and will most likely continue until the duty is reduced to the lowest rate prescribed by the present law. On the 19th, the weekly average was 73s. 4d.; the aggregate average by which the duty is regulated, 72s. 7d. and the duty 2s. 8d. Notwithstanding the prospect, almost amounting to certainty, of the utmost reduction of the duty, a great number of the cargoes in bond have already been brought into the market; and as many more will follow, and the home harvest is expected, upon the whole, to be abundant; high prices cannot be long maintained.

Since our last report of the state of the Money Market, the speculators for the fall in the funds have met with such an opportunity as rarely falls to the lot of stockjobbers in these peaceable times. Although there was evidently nothing in the events in France which might have justified any reasonable apprehensions respecting this country, they were easily converted into an effectual means of depression. On the 27th of July, Consols for the account closed at 92 seven-eighths sellers; but on the following day, being that on which the celebrated Ordinances became known here, the price fell, and closed at 91 three-quarters sellers, being a decline of 1 one-eighth per cent, The tendency to a decline continued all the time during which disorder was known to prevail in Paris, the lowest price having been 90 one-eighth to a quarter; so that the fall has been of 2 fiveeighths per cent. in the course of a week. We do not recollect it to have been so great within that time for the last four or five years. Towards the 5th of August, however, confidence began to revive in the Stock Exchange, and Consols again began to rise. Fluctuations have since been very trifling, and 91 quarter to half, has been the usual quotation until the 25th, on which day it closed rather lower, as will be seen by a reference to the Stock list hereunder. The cause of this decline was owing to the preparation for the settlement of the account, from which it appeared that a large amount of Stock remained to be carried over to the next account.

Almost all the other English Securities have participated in the depression and subsequent revival of Consols, which, in fact, gave the tone to both the home and foreign market. In the latter, some of the South American were the only securities that remained unaffected by the great cause which agitated the others.

The fall in the funds in Paris during the late occurrences has been altogether of 10 per cent. Some speculators are said to have earned immense profits, while others have been considerable losers.

Very few appear to have been benefited by the order made by the syndicate of stock-brokers, whereby the bargains entered into eight days previously to the Ordinances were annulled.

There is abundance of money in our market; and the ordinary rate of discount on good bills continues low, notwithstanding some recent heavy exportations of gold, which the influx of foreign corn has called for.

Bank Stock, 219.-Three per Cent. Reduced, 91 three-quarters.-Three per Cent. Consols, 91. -Three per Cent. Consols, for account, 90 threequarters to seven-eighths.-Three and a Half per Cent. Reduced, 100 one-eighth.-Three and a Half per Cent. New, 100 one-eighth.-Four per Cent. 1826, 105.-Long Annuities, to 5th of Jan. 1860, 19 nine-sixteenths.-Annuities, 30 years, div. due April, October, 19 one-eighth.-Ditto, July, January, 18 seven-eighths, three-quarters.— India Bonds, 80, 81.-Excequer Bills, 10007. 14d. per diem, Ditto, 500, Ditto Small, 79,80.

FOREIGN FUNDS.

French Five per Cent. Rentes, divs. due 22d of March and 22d Sept. 103, 25 2. Exchange per £ Stlg. 25, 50.-Ditto Three per Cent. divs. due 22d of June and 22d of Dec. 76. Exchange per £ Silg. 25 50.-Prussian Five per Cent. Bonds, of 1822,

in £ Stlg. divs. (payable in London), 1st of Jan. and 1st of July, 101, 2.-Russian Five per Cent. Bonds, in £ Stlg. divs. (payable in London,) 1st of March and 1st of Sept. 108.-Danish Three per Cent. Bonds, in £ Stlg. divs. (payable in London,) 31st of March and 30th of Sept. 72.-Spanish Five per Cent. Bonds of 1821 and 1822, in £ Stlg. with div. from 1st of Nov. 1823, 25 half. -Ditto, of 1823, in £ Stlg. with div. from 1st of Nov. 1823, 18 three-quarters.-Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, of 1824, in £ Stlg. with div. from 15th of Jan. 1826, 24.—Peruvian Six per Cent. Bonds in £ Stlg. div. from 15th of Oct. 1825, 22—Mexican Six per Cent. Bonds in £ Stlg. div. from 1st of July, 1827, 39.-Greek Five per Cent. Bonds in £ Stlg. with div. from 1st of Jan. 1827, 36 half.-Brazilian Five per Cent. Bonds of 1829, in £ Stlg. (payable in London,) 1st of April and 1st of Oct. 72 half.

SHARES.

Anglo-Mexican, 357. to 367.- Bolanos, 1907. to 2007.-Brazil Company, el. to 91.-Ditto, Imperial, 734. to 741.--Ditto, National, 337. to 341.Ditto, Del Rey, 67. 10s. to 71.-Cocaes, 71. to sl. -Colombian, 117. to 127.-Real Del Monte, 597. to 617.-United Mexican, 147. to 147. 10s.

BANKRUPTS

FROM JULY 16, TO AUGUST 17, 1830, INCLUSIVE.

July 16. J. MORELAND, W. SLOAN, C. DENTON, and G. SCOTT, Shad Thames, Horselydown, stone merchants. C. BURLS, Cateaton-street, merchant. C. SPURRIER, P. JOLLIFF, and W. J. SPURRIER, Poole, merchants. W. GRIFFITHS, otherwise T. GRIFFITHS, Brecon, linen draper. W. MARSHALL, Manchester, hosier. W. ROBERTS, Burford, Oxfordshire, corn dealer. J. HAWKINS, Easton, Hauts, grocer. M. A. NOWLAND, Liverpool, feather dresser. July 20. J.T. BROWN, Bush-lane, London, wine merchant. S. GRAVENOR, Wood street, Spitalfields, silk hat manufacturer. M. MILNES, Sackville-street, Piccadilly, tailor. H. SHAW, Billericay, Essex, grocer. T. II. RIDEOUT, Rochdale, Lancashire, linen draper. W FISHER, Whitehaven, Cumberland, draper. II. WYATT, Acton Hill, Staffordshire, farmer. G. E. MAGNUS, Sutton, Cheshire, dealer. R. VANN, Braunston, Northamptonshire, coal merchant. J. HAWKINS, Easton, Hants, grocer.

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July 23. B. SALOM, Liverpool, jeweller. H. SEARL,
North Shields, Northumberland, wine merchant.
AMOS, Lemon-street, Loman's Pond, Southwark, hat
maker. J. PHILP, Broad-street, warehouseman.
BESWICK, Doddington Grove, St. Mary's, Newington,
Surrey, bricklayer. J.GRAY, Prospect row, Bermond-
sey, master mariner. M. BARLOW, Salford, Lanca-
shire, publican. J. TURNER, Godley, Cheshire, cot-
ton spinner. W. BIGGS, Twiverton, Somersetshire,
builder.

July 27 R. BACON, Fenchurch-street, tea broker.
J. THOMAS, Canterbury, Kent, glover. B. W. DOB-
SON, Percy-street, Rathbone-place, dealer in batters'
trimmings. P. W. WHITE, Epping-place, Mile End
Old Town, victualler.
R. WILLIAMS, Clwtybont,
Llanddeuiolen, Carnarvonshire, draper, C. LARKIN,
Newcastle upon Tyne, victualler. J. TANKARD, Clay-
ton, Bradford, Yorkshire, worsted stuff maker.
R.
EVERS, Wakefield, Yorkshire, corn fact
G. BI-
THELL, Manchester, victualler.

July 30. R. ANDERSON, Cockspur-street, Charingcross, gun maker. RA. SPRIGG, High Holborn, leather seller. J. WHITE, Ratcliffe Highway, St. George's, bookseller. H. J. WHARTON, Private-road, Stock

J.

well, Surrey, wine agent. W. THOROUGHGOOD
juu. Bagnigge Wells Tavern, Spa-fields, victualler.
E. MADDOX, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, coal merchant.
T. ATKINSON, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, wheelwright.
S. HANSON and W. HANSON, Langfield, Halifax, York-
shire, timber merchants.

August 4. J. COLEGATE, Thomas-street, Kennington
Common, carpenter. J. HAWLEY, High street, Wap-
ping, provision dealer. S. YOUNG, Mansell-street,
Whitechapel, carpenter. C. OSBORN, Warwick, dra-
J. SMITH, Manchester, publican. W. SHEN-
TON, Leicester, miller.

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August 6. W. SPURWAY, Market-street, Finsbary, builder. I. B. BAKER, No. 14, Conduit street, Bondstreet, tailor. J. STIFF and H. STIFF, Lower Bank, Little Lever, Lancashire, calico printers. W. WOODBURN and E. JACKSON, Ulverston, Lancashire, tallow chandlers. J. OLDLAND, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, clothier. R. WAY, Somerton, Somersetshire, victualler.

August 10. P HOMDON, York House, Five Fields, Chelsea, bookseller. J. PREBBLE, Rathbone-place, Oxford-street, upholsterer. J. ENGLISH, Strand, hosier. W. HILL, sen. and W. HILL, jun. High street, Southwark, salters. R. D. MOTT, Church-row, Newroad, St. Pancras, wine merchant. J. Y. COMPLIN, New Alresford, Hants, corn merchant. G. HUDDLESTON, Great Driffield, Yorkshire, bookseller. W. M. HEGINBOTHAM, Stockport, Cheshire, cotton spinner. August 13 F. SQUIRE, Great Newport-street. Leices ter-square, coffee house keeper. A. J. POLDEN, Billiter-square, merchant. T. C. WILLIAMS, Norwich, tea dealer. J. JAMES, Woolwich, Kent, innkeeper. HARRIS, Manchester, merchant. J. WHINYATES and S. WHINYATES, Liverpool, provision merchants. August 17. J. G. BONNEY, Cooper's-row, Tower hill, wine merchant. J. MATHER, Salford, Lancashire, builder. G. COMLEY, Uley, Gloucestershire, clother. W. TRAVIS and J. STOPFORD, Andenshaw, Lancashire, hat manufacturers. J. FELTHAM, Sydling St Nicho las, Dorsetshire, miller. A. M'LOUGHLAND, Boltonle Moors, Lancashire, tailor. W. BILL, Birmingham, brass cock founder.

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POLITICAL EVENTS.

OCTOBER 1, 1830.

GREAT BRITAIN.