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a •• t'A is -t • I of the- *filf ea Insurance. Let the " Ship no. Int - 04 Arlen consider wheth er it i s b e tt er Di tliy - Aptild get this relief, or that our verninent':Sliould be generous to one who, as many think, has been very ungenerous to our ancient allies the Turks and Persians. In the Irish expenditure, we find 13,500/. put down for 6 ' secret services in detecting treason able conspiracies," which, thanks to the Duke of Wellington, are now plucked up by the roots, by one act of justice and policy. Ireland should in future need as little of such " services " as Scotland. Away, then, with this item, and as a compensation, Cocoa and chocolate, valuable as articles of medical regimen (9,1001) may come in duty free ; and ginger, a healthful con diment (4,2001.) " shall be hot in the mouth " to many whose mouths at present it never enters. We shewed some time ago, on the authority of a Parliamentary paper, that about 400,0001. per annum is consumed in Irish grants, which are either idle or pernicious, or unnecessarily large when useful. if the suggestions of the Committee are acted on, at least 150,0001. of this will be saved. How shall we dispose of this windfall when it comes ? We would repeal the monstrous and impolitic tax on advertise• mtnts, which yielded 155,0001. last year, and by this means enable merchants, booksellers, trades men, and attorneys, to get for one shilling what now costs them six, eight, or ten ! We do not know a single impost that is more hurtful to trade than this. The sum of 66,0001. was expended last year on " Volunteer Corps," which must now be as useless to the country, as a piece of ordnance would be to a ploughman. Strike off this item of expenditure, and you can afford to part with the duty on mahogany, 72,0001. Another absurd charge is 283,0001. for " Disembodied Militia;" fbr this domestic army, though " out of the body" for service, still enjoys a portion of vitality as a burden on the national purse. Get rid of three-fourths of this, and, en revanche, let us be relieved from the vexations and ensnaring duties on " Stamp Receipts," which yielded last year 217,0001. Pray what is now the use of Heligoland, when every port from Archangel to Cadiz is open to us ? Why not give up this rock, which costs 6,0001. per annum, and repeal the duty on ashes (5,6001.) an article useful in so many species of manufacture ; or on tar (7,9001.) as a boon to the shipping interest. Canada, according to a statement of Mr, Hume's (in 1822), costs us about 350,000, • per annum of direct expence, (besides near a million more in the shape of a bounty on its inferior timber, to exclude the better wood of Norway !) adding Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Bermuda, our possessions in that region of the world cost us half a million or more per annum of ordinary expellees ; but when we also take in the sums Government is now squander ing on canals and military works there, the whole expence must amount to 750,0001. Consult the political economists, and they will tell you that these colonies area mere incum . brance. They yield us no real profit o r advan tage whatever; but they place us in the situa tion of an animal which, though it has its body en sconced in a safe corner, foolishly sends out tenia cula to a great distance, and thus exposes itself to insults and injuries, and chances of quarrel with parties with whom it has no occasion to be em broiled. Now, were these colonies started off, as the seamen say, the saving would enable Government to repeal the duty on Fire Insur ance (718 ; 0000 which is truly a tax on provi dent habits. Let all those then who pay for in surance settle the question with themselves, whether they would rather save half their money, or have their proper fractional share of the honour of ruling Canada ? _ _ Our colonies in the Mediterranean cost us 201,000/. in 1820, and Gibraltar 140,0001. more. If the latter is necessary for the accom modation of our shipping, surely -re might dis pense with Malta ; or if Malta is commercially desirable, then Gibraltar can have no value, ex cept as a trophy to solace our national pride, and a thorn in the side of the Dons. The lonian Islands, though not exactly a colony, come in for half the sum of 201,0001. but our protectorship there might be made so powerful a means of promoting the improvement of Greece, that we grudge this less than many other items in our colonial expenditure. We have no doubt however, that by adopting a more popular system of government, we might greatly reduce our garrisons, and make the islands defray the whole of the cost of their defence. Between these islands, Malta and Gibraltar, 100,0001. might unquestionably be saved. Acid to this 115,0001. for Jamaica, 346,0001. for the Wind- ward and Leeward Islands, and 40,0001. for Sierra Leone, (we spare India the Cape, tl►e Mauritius, and New Holland,) and we have a round sum 600,0001. which would enable Go- vernment to part with the whole of the duties on Glass (577,0001.) or the duty on Candles, con joined with those on Barilla and Olive Oil, both articles used in our manufactories. Our readers will understand, that the cases we have alluded to are suggested chiefly for the. purpose of illustration. Where our financial system deliberately surveyed, fitter subjects for retrenchments might no doubt be found, and taxes whose abolition .vould bring more relief. Our great object has been to chew the public how the correction of specific cases of extrava gance or profusion, may be made to contribute to their relief from specific burdens : and in this way even the smallest savings may be connected with a useful purpose. For instance, the tax on pamphlets would be counterbalanced by so small a saving as 1,0001., for it yielded only 9831. last year ; a saving of 1,4001. would cover the duty on foreign prints ; and 11,0001. that on foreign books: These two last duties pro duce only a driblet to the Government, and oc casion much annoyance to foreigners coming to settle in England, and to Englishmen returning home with libraries after a residence abroad. ERRATUM.—In our notice yesterday of an interesting publication—" The Young Lady's Book," — the word " moral," at the ninth line, was inadvertently inserted for " novel." In a recent notice of Dr. Bidick's sudden death at Hammersmith, he being . fdund suffocated at the bottom of the stairs where he had fallen down, it was stated that he had died intestate, and without relations, consequently that his property would go to the Crown. This is not the fact; two nephews have lately presented themselves. Dr. BLACK was a very eccentric :Ind irre gular man, and posse.sed a vast deal of landed property, besides houses about HammersMith, independent of much other property. The piece of ground, obtained after much struggling and litigation, to add to Hammersmith burial ground, was Dr. BLACK'S ; and during the contests he was told, rather unceremoniously, if he would only be reasonable he might be the first to be buried in his own ground. Cariously enough he will lee almost the first buried in it! His remains have been kept a fortnight above ground, and there was some talk about opening him previous to the itsterment,.._..Morning Paper. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Journal des Debats.) It seems to be certain that the Prince Saxe Co burg will unite in his person the suffrages of the three Powers who signed the Treaty of London, re specting the Kingdom of Greece. Russia had alm - '6st left the choice to France, on account of the noble efforts she had made in the cause of the independence of the Mores; nor is it in any ways surprising that the present French Ministry should favourably receive the Duke of Wellington's candidate. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rink Stock 216 17 South Sea Stock shut 3 per Cent. Red. 94%N% % Old Annuities 3 per Cent- Cons. shut New Ditto shut 3% per Cent. - Ex. Bills, Xl,OOO 2d. 76 '27 pm. Ditto Red. 10 0 11: , 14 % Ditto lid. '76 '27 pm. 4 per Cent. Ann Ditto. 1826 Ditto Scrip - I)itts Small Rank 1.. Ann.... 19 11-16 13-16 -Ditto ljd. 76 77 pm. Ditto 30 years India Stock shut India for Account - •)itto Bonds 7O 71 pm. ,Cons. for January ...913%%%% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE o'cLocr. Austrian Bonds — Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonds ?73 % Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds .... 59% 60% Chilian Bonds ,Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds 23% t Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 26 % 1,4 6 Russian Danish 7:34 Spanish, :821 1014%n, Greek Bonds — '— 1823 — Ditto, 1825 20% 30% French Rentes, sp. c..108f. 26c. Guatimala — Exchange 2sf. 70,-. Mexican Bonds — 3 per cent —t. —r. Ditto, 1825 26 Exchange...—. —f. —e. PRICES OF SHARPS THIS DAY ♦Y ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £lOO 41 V 2 44 43 Ditto Subscription Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 95 96 95 Ditto National lO Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £37% Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Co. United 51ex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) £39% 13 1 ,4 13 54. 9s. 17 1 4 IS% PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, MYELIN, DEC 96. Bank Stock ... 255N it. Patrick hunt (per sh.) Consols, 3 per cent. Goy. Stock, 3% per cent. 99% National Ditto — Ditto, New — , Patriotic Ditto — 4 per Cent. lOl% !Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3% percent.... 994 :Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock 4O Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent - Mining Co. of Ireland 4% Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. Commercial Buildings — COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam C.F 12 7 Ditto, at sight 12 Rotterdam 2 U 12 7 Antwerp 12 7 Hamburg M.B. 14 0 Altona l4 Of Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80 Ditto 2U. 26 0 Bordeaux 26 5 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 1531 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective ii. 2 M. 10 15 Trieste do 10 15 Madrid 3sl‘ Cadiz 35•% Gilboa Barcelona 351 Seville 35 Gibraltar 47Y4 MA Arrived. Due. O America 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres O Carthagena 1 1 Dublin 0 O Flanders 0 I Fratice 0 O Guernsey &Jersey 0 NCE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 47►34 Genoa 26 0 Venice 47% Malta 4B Nlaples 19X, Palermo per oz. 119 Lisbon Oporto 43 Rio Janeiro Bahia 2113 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight 154 Cork l% BULLION, ?KR OZ. X. N. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 36 minutes after 5. I Evening... 0 minutes after 6. br *AM. • ‘;:"A" Arrived. Due. 0 Hamburg 4 C Holland O Jamaica I 0 Leeward Islands O Lisbon 0 O Mexico O Sweden 1 Waterford 0 LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1829. We had intended to have made some observa- tions upon the important decision of the French Judges in favour of the Liberty of the Press ; but the observations of our enlightened Paris Correspondent spare us the trouble to-day. We cannot, however, let this opportunity'passovithout expressing our deep regret that the French should have so just cause for exultation over a coi.ntry in which the freedom of the Press was hitherto sup posed to be its brightest ornament, as well as the best safeguard of personal liberty. The liberty of free discussion was the distinctive characteristic of England, and as such were her sons honoured among the nations. But can they hold up their heads now, as formerly, :and challenge the same proud respect ? We fear not ; but let the following communication answer : " PARIS, DEC. 27. " The chief subject of conversation at this moment in the society of Paris is the remark able coincidence between the two series of pro secutions which have just taken place on the part of the Ministry of France and England against some of the conductors of the public Press on the capitals of the two countries ; and on comparing the result of the two series of trials, it is, I as sure you no small topic of exultation, among the great majority of the well-informed classes in this country, to find themselves in a situation which they pronounce to be so decidedly superior to that of Englishmen, with reference both to the power of the Minister and to the general free dom of discussion. " Of the late trials in France, that which was directed against the French Courier, founded on some observations which occurred in a criti cism on a historical painting of M. Girard, the subject of which had been taken from the Bible, appears to be regarded as the most decided triumph for the cause of freedom. The writer had said that if it were possible for the frail material of the picture to survive the Christian religion it would still, independently of its scriptural origin, be a subject of sublime contemplation. This was regarded by the ad visers of the Crown as an indirect attack on the religion of the State ; and on its being brought before the Court of First Instance, the con ductors of the Paper were sentenced to punish ment by fine and imprisonment. When the case came before the Court of Appeal the de fendants might undoubtedly have strengthened their cause by disclaiming any intention to attack or undermine the Christian religion ; but, as if resolved to become the champions of the pure cause of Liberty, they contended that the public prosecutor had no right to inquire into their religious tenets, and they rested their de fence on the broad ground, that under the prin ciples recognized by the Constitution, they were entitled to enter on a free and temperate discus sion of any religious topic whatever ; and the Supreme Court, to its infinite credit, has con secrated this principle by the solemn acquittal of the defendants. " The more recent case of the Journal des Debuts bears a nearer analogy to those which have lately been brought by the English Mini stry against the proprietors and conductors of the Morning Journal. In both cases the de fendants are accused of an attempt to bring the King's Government into contempt, and in both t has been said, with some appearance of reason, that things materially different in themselves have been studiously mixed up and confounded by the public prosecutors in both countries. In the first of the three cases, for instance, against the Morning Journal, the private and personal right of Lord Lyndhurst to require a compen sation in damages for an abominable libel on his personal character, is bolstered up by the accusation of a design on the part of the de fendants to bring the King's Government into contempt. It is undoubtedly true, that such was the design of the writer in the Morning Journal, but it is more than questionable from the general aspect of the English cases, and par ticularly from the qualification appended to the verdict of the Jury who tried the second of the three, whether a mere abstract attempt to bring his Majesty's Government into contempt would have been followed by the conviction which has now been obtained. In discussing this matter with Frenchmen, I have been obliged also to hear the character of the English Press assailed, in consequence of the grave delinquency imputed to one of the defendants in the London trials, who, after framing an article universally declared to be personally applicable to the Lord Chancellor Lyndhurst, should, for the paltry purpose of screening himself from punishment, have deliberately filed an affidavit, in which he solemnly denies the applicability of the libellous matter to the personage in question. On this point, I have been obliged to admit that the parallel is again unfavourable to England, and that the Paris editors, who have lately been placed on their defence, have stood on much higher ground than the individual who has thus pilloried himself in this audacious affidavit. " M. Bertin, the editor and proprietor of the Journal des Debats, a Paper which has belonged to him and his brother during a great 'variety cf fortune for the last thirty years, took an active part in conducting his own defence, and in conclusion made a very effective address to the Court, in which he endeavoured to shew, by the exiles and imprisonments he had repeatedly suffered under the Consulate and the Empire, and the steady attachment he had evinced to the reigning family, that the incriminated expres sions of " Malheureux roi, Malheureux pays," could not have been used by him with any in flammatory or disloyal design. In this instance also, hovverer, the Court of First Instance had been of a different opinion, and con demned M. Bertin, like his contemporary of the Courier, to fine and imprisonment. In his case the personal hardship would have been enhanced, although perhaps the public triumph has been diminished by the fact that M. Bertin has through life been an active and consistent but constitutional Royalist ; and during the hundred (lays had been a fugitive from his country in consequence of his known attachment to the House of Bourbon. " Upon the whole the general opinion in this country seems to be that the late decisicins in favour of civil and religious liberty have consi derably strengthened and consolidated the con stitutional freedom of the country. To give you an illustration of this feeling, I may mention an observation which was made last night, in my hearing, by a gentleman, a member of an emi grant family, who left France in his infancy, and during a long residence in England in the early years of his life acquired a decided predilection for the forms and institutions of a constitutional Go vernment. This gentleman is regarded by the Royalist society in which he is accustomed to move, as being tinged, or rather tainted, with republican ideas ; although, I am convinced, that he is at heart a decided supporter of the monarchical branch of the Constitution. He is a regular reader of the English newspapers, and it is his observations on the comparative results of these two series of state prosecutions, as he calls them, that have called my attention to the subject in this day's communication, for the pur pose of evincing the growing confidence on the part of the numerous and influential class of French citizens, to which this gentleman belongs, in the stability of the institutions of his country. The conclusion at which he has arrived he ex presses in very strong terms, saying, that while France is making rapid advances in liberty and knowledge, England is going as rapidly back ward ; and from henceforth he declares that he would rather live under the protection of the French than of the British Constitution : a de claration which is of small importance as coming from an individual, hut which I apprehend to be worthy of very great consideration with reference to the class of which he is the representative." German Papers to the 24th have been received. The Russian fleet was concentrating for the winter at Poros. The following are extracts : (From the Nurembury Correspondent.) FRONTIERS OF WALLACHIA, DEC. 7. Wehavenow positive information of the evacua- tion of Adrianople by the Russians, only a division of 1,500 men remaining with the hospitals. Soon after the departure of the Russians, 3,000 regular troops, that had been ordered from Constantinople for that purpose, entered the city. The Pacha of Scutari, with his Albanians, has at length quitted his position, and has commenced his march to re turn home. The frightful excesses which these troops hare committed in Philippopolis and the ad jacent country must have convinced the Sultan that it could not be advisable to put Adrianople in their power : however, the intention of the Russians in these measures of the Porte is evident. The accounts from Bucharest are very gloomy, which will not seem surprising when we consider what that city has suffered during the last ten years ; and yet every thing appeared to be reviving after the conclusion of the peace and the cessation of the plague, when the catastrophe of the 26th November entirely discouraged the inhabitants of Bucharest, and again interrupted all business. VIENNA, Drc. 16.—Metalliques, 103 ; Four per Cent. ditto, 93k; Bank Shares, 1,259. CORFU, NOV. 29. We learn fr( m Poros that 11 Russian men-of-war have arrived there, as well as the two Admirals. On the 26th October, for the first time these two years, there arrired at Syra two vessels, laden with corn, from the Black Sea. ANCONA, DEC. 9. A great numl et 0r ships, With corn, have arrived from Odessa in Greece and the Archipelago. There were somiGreek vessels among them. Among the ships that have arrived at Poros are the Russian corvette the Nayarit& and the Elizabeth (a two-decker), which has been 100 days on its royage from Cronstadt. A great number of the inhabitants of Megara have manifested a desire to establish a public school, is in the other cities of Greece. They have al ready fixed on Professor Rochidy, as the head of this school. Many citizens have made liberal offers to support this useful establishment. ROME, DE(. 10. The Roman Journals state the population of Rome to be 144,51.1 souls, which is an increase of 2,221 •outs during the year. In 1820 the population was 136,046. There are in Rome 33,689 families, 35 Bishops 1,490 Priests, 1,984 Monk., 1,390 Nuns, 287 Heretics, Turk., and Infidels, not including the Jews ; 107,060 Catholics, Non-Catholics, 37,481. Christians Deaths--Males 2,596 Females ----4,584 Marriages SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. PORTSMOUTH, DF.C. 29.--Wind E.—Arrived from London, the Isabella, Wildgoose, for Demerara. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 28.—Wind E.S.E.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Espiegle, for Portsmouth. LIrERPOOL, DEC. 27.—Arrived the Cherub, Selkirk, and Scipio, Petrie, from Quebec. SUNDERLAND, DEC. 27.—Arrived the Cordelia, Miller, from Memel. HULL, DEC. 27.--Arrived the Arith Castle, Watt, from Riga. BEAUMARIS, DEC. 28.—The El!za Knightly, Rogan, from Drogheda to Liverpool, has been got off the Swan Sand, and carried to Bangor, with the water up to the cabin sheets. RAMSGATE, DEC. 29.—The broadside of a vessel, apparently a schooner, has been brought on shore near Broadstairs, but there is nothing by which she can be identified. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAT.) CITY, T WEL TE 0' CL 0 CK. Ltvitaroor., Dee. al.—The sales te-day, is Cotton' amount to 2 ; 500 bales, fully id. per lb. advance on last Thursday's prices, and the holder. appear inclined to hold for a further advance. The sales, including those by auc tion, this week, amount to upwards of 15,000 bags. There has been a very fair demand for British Plantation Sugar, the sales of this week reaching 800 Ws. at steady prices, besides 500 bags of fine white Bengal, which have been taken by the grocers at the former rates. Coffee for home consumption continues in good request. The quan tity of Pine Timber now in the docks is very considerable, and few of the cargoes are being discharged this week, but there is still a disposition to purchase cargoes of the finest quality, and some hive been disposed of during the week at the highest quotations. THE FUNDS. Owing to the north-easterly winds, we are without ar rivals this morning of foreign mails and ship letters. Con sols, which left off yesterday at 95} I for the Account, opened at the same price, and at present may be quoted 951 with a firm market. Mosey, this morning, is wortk 4 per rent. in the house. In the Foreign Market it is settling-day. The chief business doing is settling the Account. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 216 17 3f per Cent. 1001 India Stock, New 4 per Cent., shut 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 4 per Cent. 1826 1051 Do., for Account, 95j India Bonds, 70 71 Ditto Reduced, 94 t Exchequer Bills, 76 77 TWO O'CLOCK. We still remain without any political information. Consols have been lone at 951 for the Account, but at present must be quoted 95a1. Their firmness is attri buted to the influx of money in the ensuing mouth, after the January dividends have been paid. It is reported that the Money Brokers are going round to the commercial houses, to procure good bills coming due in the months of January and February. In the Foreign Market the settling of the Accounts appears at present to go off well, as we do not hear of any defaulters, although there are several heavy accounts to settle, particulary in Brasil Stock, Columbian, Danish, Mexican, and Portuguese. A sudden rise has taken place in Greek Stock of 3 per cent. owing to the report in the French Papers of Prince Leopold going to be placed on the throne of Greece. TIIRCIi O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, 951 FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Danish 751 Do. for Ac. 951 Greek, 1825 30 Brazilian Bonds 724 Mexican, 1825 261 Buenos Ayres Peruvian Chilian Do. Russian 1091 Columbian, 1824, 26 Spanish 10i It gives us great pleasure to find that the dis credit among the mercantile and trading classes in the City, necessarily increased by the scarcity of money, usual at this time of the year, is, notwithstanding, much more limited than could have been expected under existing cir cumstances. The same observation will apply to Liver pool and many other outposts as well as manufacturing districts ; in all of which, however, it is true that business remains in a very depressed state ; and the evil is a good deal aggravated by the supposition that produce and ma nufactures of all descriptions must sustain a further de cline in value; and hence the backwardness of many ca pitalists in effecting purchases, regarding which they would not otherwise hesitate. We may here correct a mix-statement, which has found its way into some of the public Journals, viz., that such is the desire of the Bank Directors to extend the circulating medium that they have sent orders to the different Branch Banks to snake advances to the agricultural interest at 3 per cent. on almost any security. The allegation is preposterous, and is completely negatived by the contents of the private ad vices received from various parts of the country to-day. In fact sufficient time has not elapsed to allow a just idea to be formed of the result of the proposed accommodation of the Bank Directors; hut that the advances are not to be allowed, excepting on very good security, and not on leases, Sze , as described, not a doubt can exist for a moment. One great advantage arising from the establishment of these Branch Banks is, that needy persons and others are en abled to obtain loans from Country Banks on much easier terms than they could possibly do if these Branch Banks were not in existence, and that money in many instances is raised at 2i- per cent. where the Branch Banks would require an interest of 3 per cent. This has increased confidence among all classes, and we are convinced that many failures VI mild have occurred which were avoided by the facility in obtaining this pecuniary assistance by those who had ample means, though perhaps, not available at the moment, to meet their engagements.—Morn. Chron. FALL OF A ROCK.—About two o'clock on the morning of Friday week, a destructive accident oc curred at the Alum works, belonging to the Earl of Mtn.- Gaavr:, at Kettleness, near Whitby. The premises for manufacturing and depositing the alum, together with a respectable dwelling-house, oceupied by the superintendent, Mr. TRITIFITT, and gems cottages built for the accommo dation of the workmen, are situate near the sea shore, be neath a very lofty cliff, along the aide of which the public road leading to the works was excavated.—About four days before the accident, appearances were perceived which excited apprehension that a large body of earth was about to detach itself from the cliff: and these fears increasing, some of the inhabitants removed a portion of their furr,i hire, but we believe none of thorn totally quitted their dwellings. At lengtb,about the time we mentioned above, the rock began to give way from the bottom, and gliding forward, forced before it, and ultimately covered the whole of the premises connected with the works, Mr. TR eisrr's house, and all the cottages, reducing the whole to a mass of ruins, and burying them under an immense weight of earth and stones. There were on the premises at the time manufactured alum to the value of 3,0001., and also a considerable quantity of coals, ashes, &c. for the use of the works, the greatest part of which is buried in the ruins. Several of the families were in bed at the time the accident begun, but were awakened by the loud noise the rock made in fallings in sufficient time to effect their escape. They took refine on board the sloop Little Henry, Capt. RICHAnnso5 , whi c h was l a id on t h e b eac h d e li ver i ng her cargo at the tittle. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. THE CASE OF TILE LATE MILS. PHILLIPS. Mr. Phillips, attended by several friends, came to this office this morning, and, addressing Mr. HALLS, enquired whether or not he (Mr. Halls) had read a letter which had been forwarded to him on the subject of a report that appeared in the Times newspaper ? Mr. Phillips said the following was the passage in the report of which he complained :—Mr. Halls was there made to say—" I must further observe, that a perusal of the documents has not changed my mind as to an expression I long since enter tained, that this unfortunate lady might possibly have com passed her own death." Mr. HA LLS—I have not read the letter, Mr. Phillip s but will do so directly. Mr. H. having read the letter, said, I aril not at all aware, in fact, I know that I never did make such a statement, for I cautiously eadeavoured not to state my opinion ; neither have I seen any report which makes me say so. Mr. Phillips—The report was in the Times newspaper the following day after I was last at this office. Mr. HALLS—I never read any such report ; I n e v e r said any ssch th i ng; neither did I ever think so; but if you think my opinion good for any thing, I am willing to state that it is quite the reverse, although, from the docu ments, there is nothing to suppose but this unfortunate lady might have accidentally taken the poison herself, as that it was given to her by yourself or any other person. Mr. Phillips—A very different statement has gone f rth to the public, Sir. Air. HALLS—I SAM on the list occasion, that I was not called upon to go ont of my way in stating what my opinion of the documents was, as they probably might be ' come the subject of consideration in another Court. I re member I was very cautious in expressing my opinion, and assigned as a reason, that if I did, it would be neces sary for me to go hrough the whole of the documents. I therefore abstained from so doing. Mr. Phillips—You are made to express an opinion in the Times report, and which report became the subject of a leading article in another newspaper,. and where the Editor reasoned on the words I now complain of. Mr. HALLS-With :his I have nothing to do; reason, Mr. Phillips, has a wide field to range in. I remember the case was extremely well reported in the Morning Herald. Mr. Phillips—lt was, Sir. Mr. Phillips, after thanking tLe Magistrate for his po. to attention, then left the office. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE, The supplies of Grain this week are small. The river is now rendered unnavigable. More is asked for all de scriptions of Corn in Germany, but there is at present vet) , little business doing. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. I Flour. 700 gra. 850 qrs. 1,200 gra I,oJO:acks. 900 English Irish Foreign -- brls. HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 3(3 Trussed.) SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .£2 0 to .A:2 13 New Meadow Hay 1 18 2 18 Useful Old Ditto 3 3 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 9 15 4 10 Clover Hay (extra fine).....£5 10... Generally Oat Straw XI 10 to £1 14 1 Wheat Straw 1 16 2 0 A limited surply ; trade very dull at yesterday's prices. WINDSOR, DEC. 29. The KING, owing to the severe and nnfavourable state of the weather, has not been out from the Castle since he took up his residence there for the season, nor has his MAJESTY hitherto entertained any company. We are happy, however, to state that he is in the enjoyment of excellent health. Yesterday the Duke of CIIIIIIIrRLA ND arrived at the Castle, and had a bag conference with his 31.taasTir, when his Royal Highness left the Castle, on his return to his residence at Kew. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gr.oucarratt also arrived, in order to pay the compliment. of the season, with due respect to the KING, with whom her Royal Highness and the Duke of CUMBKALAND partook of come refreshment. It is expected that his MAJESTY will entertain a dis tinguished party on New Year's Day at the Castle. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES. The Duke of Devonshire, yesterday, for Brighton ; Lord Brooke, for Northampton; Sir Gilbert Heatheote, Dart. from Langham.placc, for Normanton Park ; Lord William Poulett, from the seat of the Earl, in Curaon-street, May-fair; the Hon, Captain Poulett, at the Lower Grove, Brompton, from Poulett Park; the Earl of Onslow, from Clandon Hall, Guildford; Viscount Newark, for Pierrepont Hall; the Earl of Stradbroke, for Henham Hall, Suffolk; Captain O'Reilly, for Maidstone; Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Scott, for Kidderminster; Major and Mrs. Lock, from Brighton, for Bath ; Lieutenant-Coloncl and Mrs. Maxwell, for Reading, Berks. ARRIVALS. Lord and Lady Eliot, at their house, in Dover-street, Pic cadily. from their seat, Port Eliot, St. German's. Cornwall ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, in Grosvenor-square, from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Raikes Currie, in Harley-street ; and Mrs. Morgan, in Harley-street, from their seat in Sussex ; Captain Robinson, in Pall-mall, from the Continent; Sir John and Lady Godfrey, at Kirkham's Hotel, from Buckingham. shire; W. and J. Shipwith, Esqrs. at ditto, from Lincolnshire. ARRIVALS AT BATH. Lord Decies, Lord Standon, Lady Belmore, Sir H. Palliser, Colonel Whitcombe, Major Thorne, Major Green ; Captains Browne, King, R.N., Mackinnon, Jones, Richards; Capt. and Mrs. Mitchell ; the Rev. Mr. Dunn, Rev. Mr. Entwistle ; Rev. Mr. Fielde, Rev. Mr. Hamilton, Rev. Mr. Jones, Rev. Mr, Vowles; Dr. and Mrs. Crawford. ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM, Lord and Lady, Winford, Colonel Berkeley, Colonel Waller Colonel Whitmore, Lieutenant-Colonel Rogers, Captain Baker, Captain Gossett, R.E. Captain Willan, Captain Kincaid, Cap tain Matthews, Captain ituckley, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, Mr and Mrs. Gillor, Mr. G. Molyneux, Mr. Hanford, Mr. Palmer. SPARRING AT THE TENNIS-COURT. Yesterday Dutch Sam, the Young Phenomenon, took a benefit at the Court, under the strength of an introdue• tory " Appeal to the Sporting World," which involved the Phenomenon's twofold mishaps of his having not been paid the battle-money he fought for, and which he won on a former occasion; and his having been deprived of the opportunity of earning the late battle-money, for which he was willing to fight, and says he was confident of being able to win. The weather was certainly not very invit ing; but notwithstanding which there was a much better attendance of persons than we had anticipated, al. though, perhaps, not quite so good as Sam deserved under all the circumstances. The setting-to consisted chiefly of glove-fighting on friendly terms; and several of those called fights were not bad ones, nor did they sham the holidq-keeping with scarcity of claret. A Gentleman solicited for the family of Old Bill Rich mond, who died suddenly on Monday morning. The eldest son of Bill was present, and a subscription commenced, but we believe it did not exceed 21. It was then proposed to have subscription papers at Tom Cribb's, in Panton street, at Jem Burn's, in Old Bond-street, and at other houses, to raise a trifle for the deceased veteran's family, consisting of a wife and four children. Sam, in a short speech, alluded to his complaints, and intimated his determination to leave the ring because he could neither get money, after he 'sad won it, nor be al lowed a fair chance to fight for money when he was able and willing. He said that he had only one desire to ex press before he left the ring—that the friends of Ned Neal, as their umpire had refused to act, would name another umpire, and let the existing dispute be brought to a close immediately. Ned Neal immediately mounted the stage, and announced that his friends had appointed Mr. Henn as their umpire; and it was ultimately agreed that the two umpires are to meet at Tom Gaynor's on Monday next. Party feeling was let loose while Ned Neal was on the stage, and some irritating remarks were bandied about, but considering circumstances, moderation was observed. Ned said, to show that he was not afraid to fight, he was ready to renew the match for any sum. Sam replied, that he, Ned, in doing so, did not guaran tee that the grabbing system would not again be adopted. A friend of Sam offered to put down 550/. to make the match for 10001. a-side, but no business was done at these high figures. Ned Stockman offered to fight any man in England,'and to give him 41b., for 50/., to come off in a month. - The fact that Mr. HusiussoN and the Duke of WELLINGTON have been reconciled, and that there is nothing to prevent the former coming into office but the stare of his health, which ie extremely delicate, ie now confessed to be true even by those who calh d cur veracity in question when we first mentioned it. An Evening Paper states, that it has reason to believe that the state ment on the subject in a Sunday Paper, which it quotes, is correct, and which statement, we shall merely add, is that which we gave two months ago, and which the same extemporary then dec'arc . d to be totally without founda tion.—Morning Adver t iser. 7300KSELLtRS AND PUBLISIOS. For a considerable time past the Gentlemen cu i', nected with the higher portion of the trade of be ° , o selling and publishing, have been labouringltnd efi - - - -- • m e i ! some remedy for a system of underselling, h become very prevalent i n t h e metropo li s , and o' e d those who practice it ca ll th e tra d e ofquiekrehol iall small profits, but which the richer and more peer; ful portion of the body denounce as an unfair on indecent attack on their property, and one i c e!: lated to prejudice th em i n t h e op i n i on o f the pub '''/ This system is well k nown to most o f o ur reade r " , as the ticketing trade, under which a booksel ler ; who has purchased a t a tra d e sa l e, or subscribed rG/ a large number of a new work, instead of atvol c ° the present unfortun a t e sma ll d eman d f or the boo P i and receiving, when he does sell, the usual profit 11 2.5 or 30 per cent., chooses, on the contrary, to se at a profit of 10 or 1.5 per cent, for re ady money Every one who traverses the streets of the me t ', polis must have observed, d ur i ng t h e l a st swe p t months, a number of shops, and those of the rou: respectable kind, in which books, such at W e Waverly Novels (we mean the new small editiool Murray's new edition of Byron's Works, all 11 ! Annuals, the Edinburgh Quarterly Reviews, t h e New Monthly, Blackwood, and other Magseino; and, indeed, every new book, whether novel (It , history, are offered for sale on th e d a y of p u blicati t t at 15 or 20 per cent. under the price set on them P i the proprietor or publisher. This practice has her s , denounced by the majority o f the trad e , as ealculsr,e; to lead the world to b e li eve t h e y cannot uphold W e prices of their works, and that the publishers sr, practising an imposition on their regular customer" I b e t: i t g e s : i l t l h f a u t r: h a e s r, a t s h y e s y te a m re onf undenel o wcompelllig it e n d toa jured the regular trade and most materially affec t ! its profits. Finding, however, that the pr s_etle.e. was every day extendi ng i tse lf, a num b er of the 10 4 0 ing gentlemen of th e R ow f orme d t h e mselve 6 a Committee, and drew up certain resolutions, de; claratory of their opi n i ons w i t h res p e ct to it, 1111 1 containing a pledge, to whi c h t h e signatures of lo is trade were required, th at a ll w h o s i gne d w ould all here to particular rules on th e su bj ect o f p r ices. I ‘ l number of meetings, both publi c an d p r i va te, W e been held, at which the greater portion of those ie c i terested have at one time or other attended, en a'though a great many serious difficulties were t ° be surmounted, and a great many frivolous or uois ir objections to be answered, the Committee have, bl continued perseverance, succeeded in drawing oP series of resolutions which met the unanimous cow currence, on every point save one, of all those iw vited to take part in their deliberations. That one point was this :—What is in reality to be called $ new book, which would be subject to the regolw tions—and how long are the regulations with re" Mpect to it to continue in force? To deliberate 00 this point the Committee sent invitations to the trade, and the meeting was appointed to take pla ce yesterday, at th e Chapter Coffee-house, St. P aul 6 Church•yard. At twelve o'clock about twenty-five gentlernes, represeuting the principal bookselling firms in Loir don, were assembled at the Coffee-house. Among them we observed Mr. Rees, of the house of Long. man and Co., Mr. Baldwin, of the respectable firm of that name, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Harding, Mr. Sintpkin, Mr. Arnot, Mr. Bumps , Mr. Netterly, &c. &c. Mr. RICHARDSON being called to the Chair, and the original declaratory resolutions being read, Mr. BALDWIN, in a plaint and sensible address, ad' verted to the losses sustained through the practice' we have described, and represented to the Meetinif, in forcible language, the imputations which the practice of ticketing new books at low prices cast of the reputation of the general body of the trade. ft was very true that some books were sold to the trade at prices below those at which they usually re' ceived them, but when the publisher did so give them to the trade, it was not his intention to confer a bonus on the purchaser, but on the members of the trade itself. When a bo o k, f or i nstance , "og price Pub lishedat belowa to comprehend that, if the publi s h er h a d chosen to fix a price of eighteen shillings on the book,witk the, usual allowance, he would hate a better chance 01 disposing of a greater number of copies. It was to put an end to the system of unfair dealin g with th e the guinea, usual er 2 d 5 t pee r it it A t a tWas very ells , ' received property of their neighbours, who did not choose to infringe the general with rstanding of the trade, that ttehremind these regulations enforce ationsw them ereadmopostetdsly against,tricatnd,as itc ai as h Z signed, it was hoped they would prove effectual. WO regard to the question of what was to be s eonsidered $ new book, he had to propose to them a revolution, 131 which it was declared that no new book, published or reprinted within the last two years, and whie ‘i , is protected by copyright, should be sold at al 3 r: e ; loner than ten per cent. under the public a tion pri c e (and that only for ready money), unless the WA( had been brought to a trade sale by auction, O s seller being the publisher himself. This regulr Lion, Mr. Baldwin again observed, was to be strictif observed ; but it did not apply to works which, s l ' though new, had no copyright, suc h as re publire' Lions of Gibbon's Rome, and other b oo k s i n whif i the market was open to fair comp e tition, and i n which the republieation took place with the knosc:f ledge that every other bo o k se ll er m i g h t re p u bl;shi he thought the work likely to pay him. To a Reef' lotion of this kind he thought no one ought to o b i ject ; for although he was sensibl e th a t man y of th e booksellers would lose by it, in h av i ng the work left longer on their hands, still their loss would be trifling, compared with the losses of the publisher e; and on an occasion of this kind, there must mutual sacrifices. After observing that this Ro°- lotion was to take effect from the 29th of December' and that 650 booksellers had signed it, williol 4 to abide by the regulation, Mr. Bald w i n c onclude c d i by hoping, that this explanation of th e i r e ff ec t soul be satisfactory, and also receive their assent ; for b e was confident they would benefit the trade now, and ultimately tend to increase the price of all book . whatsoever. A long conversation then took place across the table, on the subject of particular works; which, although new, and coming under the denominati O° of those mentioned in the Resolution, had yet be e° , dispersed somehow or other among the trade, 11 ' very depreciated prices, although the full price O s still demanded by the publishers. (We a bstain from particularising these books, because, as thol e named included some of the most popular new works of the day, we should consider it a violati° of the private property and rights of the possess Ora to state the sums at which they were sold to OI L . trade). In answer to m an y i nqu i r i es f rom holders of books of this d escr ip t i on , i t was s tate" that the Resolutions were not to be retrospectiv e ' but, that in future the Co mmit t ee wo uld cons ider I ` member who signed the resolutions to b e bO un d 1 1 °' to buy at any sale a lot of such books, with the tention of disposing of them under price. 08 might, of course, buy them if h e a dh ere d to t° 6 i publication price ; but if he felt he could not "e l ; them so, he must avoid that lot alto ge th er . It w a s also stated, that no one who signed the Resolutie ll would be allowed to ticket a new book on any ti c ' count whatever, but that the regulations with r e ' spect to the ticketing of books of other description s were to be the same as before ; and it was adde d ' that if a Bookseller signed the Regulations and irr. fringed them, lie would not afterwards be allowed 10 purchase or subscribe for any new work. The Resolutions, as amended, were then put sn carried unanimously, arid n e believe will be adopte t ; by all who signed those which w ere d ec l ara t or y °' their sense of the grievance.:—Morning chronicle. The English Opera► House will open on the sth of January with a French Convoy, under the direc tion of Mr. ARNOLD and M. LAPORTE.. POTTER, the LISTON of the French stage, it engaged for thirty nighl°' lie is already a grcat favourite atnong the English, although. as a general comedian, he it very inferior t o Ppßl,rc.