The Sun. — London, England, 1829-01-08 00:00:00

PORZION INTELLICIESCE. FRENCH PAPERS, ;Prom the ifessager c'es Charnbres of Jan. 3.; , - PARIS, JAN. 3.—Letters from Vienna of the 27th of December bring nothing new from the theatre of war. However, the latest news received from Bul garia, which are of the end of November, are the subject of the conversations and conjectures of all the circles in the city and Court, the confirmation having been received by the Russian legation, but nothing transpires. M. de Tatischef, Ambassador from St. Petersburgh, has appeared at Court only to announce officially the death of the Empress - Mother. It is not yet known when Count Five', niont will set out for Russia. M. Bois le Comte, the French agent, left Constantinople on the 28th of November, but he was subjected to tern days' e t earantine at the frontiers. We have already men tioned his passing througli Vienna; but our curious politicians could not get at him ; they could only learn that he crossed at Semlio M. Jauvert, whose mission from the French Government to the Porte is said to be of great importance. A letter from Odessa seems unfortunately to put beyond doubt the loss of the Russian ship the Maria, which had on board 200 sick and wounded, and the 12 cannon intended for Warsaw, and other military trophies taken at Varna. It was one of the largest and finest transports of the Russian navy. Being driven by a storm into the Gulf of Bourgas, it foun dered on a very dark night close to another Russian sh , p that was at anchor there, to which alt the officers of the Maria made the usual signals of dis tress as soon as they perceived that they were near it; hut while the latter were taking measures to afford assistance, the Maria went to the bottom. FRCNCH FUNDS.—Five per Cents., 10Sf. 15e.; Three per Cents., 74f. 50c. Bank Stock, I,Boof. ; NAples Stock, 751. 25e. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 731 f. ; Spanish Rente Perpetuelle, 45y. ; flayt;:rn Loan, 460 f. Ex chany, on London, one month, 25f. 20e. ; thrve mouths, 2bE 100. lIICH •A'ATEIs, AT tONDON TO—MORROW. NTernirg ...43 minute. after 11 Evenir.g.... t zninlttec afar/ 5. SUTTEES. (From a Correspondent of the Bengal 'Barham.) I was sitting after dinner, about five in the evening, when notice was brought that a iemale of the Caysht class, whose husband had died, wished to burn herself on the pile, and that she refused to listen to any remonstrances. I lost no time in proceeding to the spc,t, with another gentleman, when we found the "woman sitting before her door on a charpoy, on which also was the corpse of her husband. She was about 30 years old, or perhaps younger, rather good looking, and profusely decked with jewels ; she was likewise adorned with flowers. As a first step to effect the saving of the unfortunate crea ture, all her relations, who are generally the secret prompters to this act of immolation, are removed from about her, although they them selves declared that it was not done by their de sire, and that they wished her to live. I then proceeded to ask her the reason of her burning, what good she could expect by it, what would become of her family, and whether she had been persuaded to it by her family or the Brahmins ro these queries she replied that she was fated to undergo this ; that she had passed through six stages of existence, and this seventh would end her miseries and send her to heaven. That as God provided for her, so he would for her family, and that, although the Brahmins had . told her that burning herself was praiseworthy, yet the resolution was her own, and not pro duced by their entreaties. Lest such questions, coming from Europeans, should carry with them less weight, they were again put to her by a na tive, to which she returned similar replies. From her manner of answering these questions, from her cool, calm, and collected behaviour, and from her perfect perception of all which went or., 1 was fully convinced (and so was the gentleman who was with me) that the woman was neither intoxicated nor stupid ; but to ren der the case more certain, some respectable na tives who were among the crowd, of castes dif ferent to the woman, were desired to report if she was actually in her senses, they unanimously', reported in the affirmative. After using some further arguments, to which the woman turned a deaf ear, I could only proceed to inquire if the Suttee was in every respect legal, according to the orders passed by the Government, the result of which was, that nothing could prevent it. Nt this time the woman herself said that the sun was fast declining, and begged she might be carried to the pile !! ! Every expedient had been tried, and fluffier endeavours were useless ; n!)e was lifted up on the charpoy as she sat, to gether with her husband's corpse, but none of her relations or Brahmins were allowed to come near her. Arrived at the place of execution (for such it literally was), she was placed on the ground, and her relatives began to build the pile which had not been previously commenced on. The crowd assembled to view this scene was im mense, and, similar to the conduct of natives in cases of execution, or any other solemn occasion, was characterised with extreme levity and want of feeling. At this period once more was every endeavour used to divert the winnau from her purpose; she was offered a maintenance for life, with protection from her relations, she still per sisted, and would listen to no dissuasion. As a last resource, her children were brought and put before her, with the idea that perhaps some latent feeling of maternal tenderness might be awakened. She placed her hand upon the head of one, but said not a word. A second time people were called to see if she was in her pro per senses, and a second time they said she was, which I am convinced was too true. We 'awaited in silence the completion of the pile and finding all endeavours useless, she was delivered over to her relat;ons. Steadily, steadily she walked to the water and bathed, while her husband's corpse was placed on the pile—steadily did she walk round it, and with as firm and composed a coun tenance and as steady a foot did she mount it— more wood being placed on the pile, but not one log that could have impeded her free motion —there was she told that any time, even to the last, she might leap off if she wished it, and police officers were placed on all sides to hinder any one from molesting her, and to protect her in case of her attempting to escape. The woman sat upright on the pile, fire was set to it, and there she sat for three minutes in the same posi tion. The wind was fierce ; ere the second minute had elapsed she must have acutely felt the flames ; ere two minutes she was completely surrounded and was burning ; but neither cry nor groan escaped her. About the third minute, by God's providence, she must have become in sensible, and fell upon the pile. Be my readers advocates or enemies •of dis allowing this system, let them pause and re flect. In this case, every earthly persuasion was use a, ese iv earthly inducement called into action to prevent the female from burning her self. She was in the perfect use of her senses-- s he was not hastened on to her end by her re lations--eshe might hare escaped, even to the last moment she possessed consciousness, even she was .burning with fire, but she would »ot. To this I will vouch ; I have stated that nz nani is to be obtained. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1829. The French Papers for the last week con tain no news. The Cabinet of Vienna appears to- be rather in the dark with respect to the in tentions of Russia ; and the circumstance of the Russian Ambassador, M. DE TATISCHES, ap pearing at Court, though only to announce offi cially the death of the EMPRESS MOTHER, is looked on as an event of importance. The fact is, that the secret assistance and advice afforded by Austria to the PORTS have sunk deep into the heart of Russia. NICHOLAS may smile his imperial regret at such connivance, hut he will not forget to seize an opportunity of re;enge. The crooked policy of Austria has greatly per plexed the ambitious views of the CZAR, and contributed in no small degree to the dis astrous result of his campaign, for the Turks being assured of support from the Cabinet of Vienna at the last extremity, fought with renew ed energy and determination. This same assur ance will, we fear, be a great obstacle to a recon ciliation, because the Turks will rise in their hopes, and treat the proposals or demands of Russia with unbecoming contempt. It is with nations as with individuals—they can endure adversity with more grace than they can enjoy prosperity. By the Hamburg!) Mail, arrived to-day, ac counts have come to hand from the Russian capital, of two days' later date than those pre viously received. They state that the prepara tions for commencing the next campaign with Turkey were to be on a most extensive scale , and that the Emperor NICHOLAS would listen to no terms for a compromise of the existing differences with the Porte. Recent accounts, obtained by express from Varna, stated that the Ottoman Porte was determined not to accept of peace, except on the basis of a total evacuation of Turkey by Russia. It was expected at Con stantinople that the Emperor of RUSSIA would, during the winter, direct his arms against the Asiatic possessions of the Ottoman Porte ; and, indeed, it was said at St. Petersburgh, that orders had been forwarded for the march of a consider able Russian force to the southward. At St. Pctersburgh money was scarce, and it was fully believed that NICHOLAS would be 'compelled to have further advances, in addition to the supply he was to obtain through the house of HOPE and Co., of Amsterdam. The weather • was variable, and trade by contract for the spring rather dull. • The following are extracts from the Ham burgh Reporter and other Hamburgh Papers received by the above Mail. It will be seen that there is a great mortality among the cattle in Bohemia, for which no remedy has yet been dis covered : HAMBURGII, JAN. 1. They write from Bohemia, that in the south eastern part of that country the mortality among the cattle has been of the most destructive kind. The contagion is so violent that individuals communicate it going from one stable to another. On the Prussian frontier measures of pi ecaution have been taken, and every communication with Bohemia is prohibited. • As ytt no remedy for the disease has been discovered. CHRISTIANIA, NOV. 23. The Commercial Journal says, " We are sorry to inform the timber-merchants, that • we have learnt from private letters, which may be relied upon, dated 28th Nov. and 4 .2 d Dec., that the mission of Count Wedcl Jarlsburg to England, to obtain a reduction on the duty. on timber, has failed. " As far a 3 we learn, the English Government al lowed the justice of-the application, but the Ship owners decidedly opposed every measure by which their . iitnation might be rendered more unfavourable; and this they think would happen in case of a greater importation of Norwegian timber in Norwegian ships. The London market is represented as not Laving grown worse (which indeed it hardly could be) but no better, and tie unfortunve rejection of the Count's proposals, respecting an alteration in the duties, has entirely destroyed the hopes of the improvement which might have been expected hart his mission succeeded.',' lIAMBCHGII, JAN. 2. We barn from a very authentic source that our article of ye,terday, stating that the murrain among the rattle in Bolimit/ seems to have been brought from Poland, is quite unfounded, there has been no appearance of this disease in Poland, and we there fore hasten to correct the statement. STOCKHOLM, DHC. 23. Several members of the Chamber of Peasants spoke against the royal proposal of a new grant of 800,000 rix dollars banco for the Gotha canal. The ‘vhole of that chamber voted with them. HANOVER, DEC. 29. On the 24th of this month, between 20 and !. (hips, laden with corn, sailed from Emden and the Upper Ems, all bound to England. EXCIIANGEb uK Lmcnow.—Hambargh, Jan. 2. 13 8 ; two months, 13 6i.--Berlin, Dec. 30. Three months, 6 21.—Leipsic, Dec. 29. Three months, 6 13. From 11th to 27th Dec., inclusive, 07 cargoes of corn passed through the Sound: of these, 74 were bound to British, and one to Dutch ports ; one was bound to Madeira, one to Leghorn, and the remainder chiefly to Norwegian and Swedish ports. Weight. Rix dollars. Dantaie:Wheat 124 to 130 190 to 210 Pomeranian 123 to 132 170 to 190 Anhalt, white llB to 128 183 to 200 red 122 to 132 183 to 200 Danish 120 to 130......140 to 160 Dantzic Rye llB to 122 00 to 95 Magdeb.rgh Barley 10(1 to 100 O5 to 73 Anhalt 100 to 108...,- - 80 to 83 Upland Oats Holstein Rapeseed — to to 175 The letters p were unusually late in the delivery from the Post-office, in consequence of the badness of the roads in some parts. The Foreign post was also much delayed from the arrival of several Continental mails, independently of the at rival of the Jamaica packet. Letters from La Guayra have been received this morning, of the 16th November. The only information they contain is, that General SAN TANDER still remained in prison, but his two Aide-de-Camps were expected to be banished ; one of them is an Englishman. Nothing further has transpired respecting STEPHENSON, nor is it likely that any account of him will be received for a week to come. .The Allgemeine Zeitung of the Ist inst., received this morning, contains an article rela tive to Servia, which possesses some interest. The PORTE is not expected to make any con cessions, and the Servians naturally feel the diffi culty of their situation should the war be re newed. In that case they will be compelled to make their election and declare for either party : FROM THE SERYIAN FRONTIERS, DEC. 20. Except the continual passage of couriers to and from Constantinople, we have nothing to communi cate, as a cessation of arms has, in fact, taken place, on account of the season, while preparations are making for the next campaign. A concession on the part of the Porte is hardly to be expected. The spring is looked to with uneasiness, and it is not to be dissembled that the Porte must make greater efforts than hitherto, as the Russians will probably open the next campaign with a much greater force. The Serviana feel the difficulty of their situation, if the Russian army should invade Servia; by which event they would be compelled to declare for one of the two belligerent parties. Though the Servians may, in some respects, be attached to the Russians, and would have received them with enthusiasm at the beginning of the campaign, they appear to have now become cooler, and to prefer their interest to their inclination. Yet Russia might depend on a numerous and powerful party among them, which is now kept in check merely by the power of the Pachas who command in the fortresses, to whom the country is indebted for the tranquillity it has hitherto enjoyed; the case is different in Bosnia, where the inhabitants and the Montenegrins refuse to obey both the Pachas and their own chiefs. A letter from Nissa, of the 21st Nov., says—" Is the spirit of discord to be spread over the whole Em pire, to expose us to all the excesses of brutal vio lence ? Or must evil Manifest itself in the fullest ex tent, that good may arise from it ? Otherwise it is inexplicable why order is not restored in Bosnia. What the Montenegrins desire is notorious, they de sire to livowithout labour, and to support themselves and their families by pillage. But what is passing among the usual peaceable and frugal Bosnians is not. indifferent, and seems to tend rather to the overthrew of the existing order of things than to a reform of abuses. They will not lay down their arms, but join the Montene 'grins, who are proud of their liberty; a design which proves very dangerous, considering the con tinual excesses of that tribe of banditti, who resist even their own Vladika (spiritual and temporal Chief), and have renouncers their obedience to him." The open resistance of the Montenegrins is said to have been caused by a pastoral letter of their Bishop, Stanovich, who exhorted them to be peaceable, and threatened them with excommunication if they should violate foreign territories. JASSY, DEC. 17. It is said that several divisions of troops are or dered to reinforce Gea. Roth in Bulgaria, whence it is inferred that the Turks continue to attack the Russian winter quarters. Brussels Papers of yesterday's date, possess little interest. The following are extracts : BRUSSELS, JAN. 4. The Marquis de Trazegnice, attached to the le gation of Rome, arrived here yesterday morning express, with despatches from his Excellency Count de Celles, Ambassador from his Majesty to the Court of Rome. The Gazette des Pays Bas, in a reply to the Journal dcs Debar, says that " the delays in the execution of the Concordat are the natural conse quences of the negociation on • single points, which almost always follow treaties of importance; and that, as matters . now stand, the two contracting parties expect a .happy result." It' is stated by the Gazette dcs Pays Bag that M. Knyfl; Director of the Police at Brussels, has brought an action for calumny and perjury against M. Coume, who bad made to him a positive decla ration, which be afterwards retracted with injurious allegations, when brought before the Juge Erin struction. M. Knyff bad accused a citizen of Brussels of having been been throwing stones at the windows of the Minister 'of Justice. This citizen denying the fact, desired to be confronted with the informer, who proved to be M.. Conan; who, on being questioned, said he knew nothing of the matter, but M.Knyff had directed him to make a deposition tOTheeffeet of vilai lad 'done: At a meeting of the great Nobility at ljrtasls, it was asked whether New Year's visits should be paid to M. Yon Maanen, the Minister of Justice. was decided in the negative, with only one dissenting voice, that of the Rev. Canon, Count de Maldeg. hem, who was immediately disinvited from a grand entertainment which was to be given a few days ago by the author of the proposal, his Majesty's Cham berlain. A Jamaica packet, the Lady Maly Pelham, has arrived at Falmouth, having sailed from Car thagena the 1 Oth Nov., Jamaica the 25th, and Crown Island, the sth ult. By lier Jamaica Papers have this morning been received at the North and South American Coffee-house, to the 25th Nov. An address had been presented to Sir JOHN KEANE, K.C.8., Lieut.-Governor, and Commander-in-Chief, from the inhabitants of Trelawney, in which they testify their sincere regret at his Excellency's retirement from the Government ofthat important Colony. The Address adds, they hold in grateful recollection, and duly appreciate, the many advantages they have derived under his exemplary administration, at once firm and conciliatory, and invariably directed to their best interests. His Honour was pleased to return a very flattering reply, in which he states, that to be thus distinguished by a parish with which he has preserved the most friendly intercourse, and where he has received so much personal civility and attention, is particularly pleasing to him, and lie entreats them to believe that the obliging expressions:which they have employed towards him, have left an impression on his mind which no distance of place or time can ever ex tinguish. The inhabitants of - Spanish Town, St. Ca tharine's parish, had met for the purpose of pre paring an Address to the Lieutenant-Governor ; another from Kingston had been agreed to, as well as one from St. James's parish. A proclamation of the Lieutenant-Governor had been issued to call the House of Assembly together to proceed to business on the 11th November; this was subsequently prorogued to the 18th, and on that day it was to meet for the despatch of business, whether the Earl of BEI, MORE arrived or not. The Privy Council were to meet on the 10th. Letters from St. Thomas's state that the partners of the firm of CABOT and Co., an American house, fled from thence the moment the presentation was promulgated from the Grand Jury, respecting the piratical vessel Las Dramas Argentina, in which those gentlemen appear to be concerned. This house was con sidered at one time as one of the most respect able in the Island. The presentation, which is given at great length, is very specific. His Majesty's ship Victor, Capt. LLOYD, arrived from Carthagena on the Sd November, in ten days, with 20,000 dollars. On the 2d November a disgraceful outrage took place, about five o'clock in the afternoon, in consequence of three of the City Guard having apprehended a runaway. They were assailed by a mob of men, women, and children, consisting of upwards of 200 persons, and were nearly murdered. Warrants were immediately issued,.and several persons are in custody. A notice had also been issued, that the Guard in future will carry fire-arms and other weapons for their protection, and warning the people to that effect. Mr. ANDREW COLVILLE, of the house of Messrs. COLVILLE, WEDDERBURIC i and Co., of London, is• said to be a candidate for the Agency of the island, in consequence of the death of Mr. NIITCHELL. A Mr. RENNALL is also a candidate, and a contest is expected tq take place for the honour of repreeenting the His Majesty's packet Camden, Lieutenant ROBERTS, sailed from Port Royal on the 2d of Nov. for Vera Cruz, and. arrived on the 17th Nor. ; and his Majesty's packet Mutine on the .20th Nor., for Carthagena. • On Tuesday the Honourable the House of Assembly met, pursuant to proclamation ; in regard to the proceedings on the 21st Nov. Mr. HODGSON, after.some remarks, moved the first reading of the Slave Bill, passed in 1826, and disallowed by his MAJESTY, _which led. to an angry debate. Several Members spoke. Mr. ATKINsoN was decidedly against reading the Bill at all, and said it was a stepping-stone for requiring further concessions from •the The House then divided, when there appeared, for reading the Bill, 18 ; against it, 17 ; and it was further carried that the sill should be read a se cond time on. Tuesday week, by a majority of 20 to 15. On the motion of Mr. ATKINSON, a call of the Nouse was ordered for Tuesday week. A - notice was given by Mr. HAMILTON BROWN, for a Bill to repeal the Registry Act. These Papers contain no - intelligence either from Mexico or Colombia. The following individuals of Lord Anglesea's family will move, it is reported, with .his Excellency : His brother, the Admiral, commanding at Cove ; his bro ther, the Commissioner of the Revenue; his son, the Earl of Uxbridge, State Comptroller ; and his eon, Lord Wil liam Paget, Captain of the Yacht —Dublin Morning ,Register. The Paella of Egypt has at present four of h!, state officers improving themselves in this country,— v i z . his Salactar, or Swordbearer, answering, of course, to our First Lord of the Treasury; his Murder, or Seal- Waror, Lord High Chancellor ; his Dividar, or Inkstand Bearer, Clerk of the Court ; and his Tumassi Agasi, or (literally) Mester of the Washerwomen, doubtful, First Lord of the Admiralty, which is the more likely, from the circumstance of his being the one seat by Govern ment to learn naval tactics on hoard the Shannon. There ;is, besides an Armenian studying liberal arts and polite latignsge at Portsmouth ; but we believe he does not hold state office.—Athengenin, SHIPPING INTELIAGENCE(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, J.N. 7.—Wind E.N.E.—Capt. Paget, of his Majesty's ship Ramifies, reports that a vessel, supposed to be foreign, was wrecked during the night of the sth - instant, near Kingsgate, and the crew perished. PORTSMOUTH, J. 7.—Wind N.N.E.--Arrived the John Munro, from Berbice. _Sailed the Duke of Manchester, Lee, for Jamaica. Passed the Ealing Grove, Falconer, for Dominica. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Alexander, Fugan, 'from Hamburg]) ; and Comet, Lawrence, front Seville. Arrived from London, the Felicity, Carl, for Rio Janeiro; and Sandwich, M‘Gowan, for St. Lucia. Sailed the Drlphin, Susan, Minerva, and Lyra, with the Portuguese Refugees, for the Azores and Rio Janeiro. FALMOUTH, J. 6..—Wind N.E. —Arrived the Lady Mary Pelham packet, from Carthagena, sailed the 16th of November, Jamaica the :.'.sth, and Crooked Island the 3th of December. RYE, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Flora, Christie, from St. Michael's; Favorite, from Terceira; and Courier, from Cork. DARTMOUTH, JAN. 6.--Arrived the Harbinger, Abbott, from Cadiz; and Mary Ann, Clift, from Seville. The Bromley, Turraday, from South Shields, was lost on the Shingles Saud; crew saved. THE FUNDS.-qTHIS DAY.) CITY, TwaLrz o'CLocr. Scarcely any business bus been doing in the English Funds. Consols opened at 874 4, and were done, for the call of more, at 874, but they have never at any one time been buyers; the price for February account, which is fixed for the 26th, is 88 4; the Commissioners paid 864 for Reduced. India Bonds, 73 5 ; Eichequet Bills, 70 1 pm. The few transactions which have 'taken place in the Foreign Stocks have been confined chiefly to Mexican Bonds, which have improved from 824 to 334 4; Russian are 944 54 ; - Brazilian, 624 34; Buenos Ayres are 47 4; and Portuguese, 334 4. In Shares the discount on Anglo Mexican Mines is on the advance, they are now 80 75 dis.; Impe rial Brazilian Mines, 36 8. Three per Cent. Consols, shut; Ditto, for Account, 874 4; Three and a half per Cent. Reduced, 954 64 ; Four per Cent., 1014 4; India Stock; shut; Bank Stock, 210 ; India Bonds, 735 pm.; Exchequer Bills, 70 1 pm. Foamax.—Brazilian, ; Buenos Ayres, 47 ; Chilian, 23 4 ; Colombian, 23 ; Daniih, 63 ; Greek, 16 17; Mexican, Five per Cent., 25i 6i ; Ditto, Six per Cent., 33i ; Peruvian, 17 IS ; Portuguese, 5S ; Russian, 94i 5 ; Spanish, 10 MINES.—Ando Mexican, 80 75 die.; Brazilian, 36 8 pm.; Bolanos, 90 100 prn. ; Colombian Mines, 144 134 die.; Real Del Monte, 140 60 per share; United Mexi can, 23i 23 dis. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols remain 861 for money ex. div., and 87i -3- for -Account, with an increase in the transac tions. India Bonds, 75 76; and Exchequer Bills, 71 72 pm. TIIRBB O'CLO GE Consols, 87i FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 861 !Danish 631 Do. for Ac. 87i Greek, 1823 Brazilian Bonds 631 Mexican, 1825 331 Buenos Ayres • Peruvian Chilian Do. 23 : Russian 9.5 Columbian, 1824 931 ISpanish 10 PRICES 01 , STOCKS THIS SAT AT ONE O'CLOCIC. Slat: `ivocl: 2lO 11 : Sou , . h Sea Stock 1 per Cent. Ned 3 tier Cent. Cons Stii:iN New Ditto.. . 3.; rer Cont. 96', Ex. Bills, .£l,ts)o 2d. '7O 11 pm. Dia, Red. 264 ;Ditto 500 td. 70 72 pm. V per Cent. Ditto, 1N26 B ink 1.. Ann. India Stock shut ;India for Account ...... - htto Bt.rids 75 76 pia. 'Cons. for Acet PRICES OP FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bon& Brazilian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds.— — irortuguese Bonds ...... —....— Chinan Bondi ... 93 Prussian. Old Colombian Bonds ... — Ditto, New — Ditto, 1924 Danish : 63' Spanish. !Sl] lO Greek Bond 183 Ditto, 1825 —'French Rentes, ap. c. —c. Guatirnala. Exchange —4. —c. Mexicnn Bonds ......... 3 per cent Ditto, 1925 — Exchange...... 23r. 30c. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per St r Brarilian M In. Co. (in. at 3L pm.) £2O • 7.7.* - - _ Ditto National a [;sited liex. Min. Co. ties. at 21. pm.) 9.9 PEACES or IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JAN. 5. Bank Stock - - - • —•-• Console, 3 per cent ...—. 91% !Royal Irish Ditto — ''' Goy. Stock, 33,i per cent. 95! National Ditto •••• Ditto, New 4 per Cent . ......... ......... 1017 i ' Hibernian Bank — Goy. Deb. 3!.4 percent.... 9t; Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal stock — Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal 5t0ck......._ Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4p. e. —,Commercial Buildings — Arrived. )(AILS. Due. lArriveLl. .... ___. O America . O Brazil O Buenos Ayre€ 2 1 Jamaica 1 I übl n O Flanders....... 0 0 Lisbon 0 O i• ram.. 0 , 0 Malta 0 1 Gottrnbargb —. 0 ' 0 3lezicu O (;uernseytkiemey.. 0 : 1 Waterford -- - tar , 1 ~~t~3~~4 Due. THE QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS. This morning the Dividends on 3 per Cent. Con sols, the New 4 per Cents., and en other portions of the public debt, commenced paying at the Bank of England. The London Bankers signed for the dividends to which they have claim yesterday.— Although the amount to be paid to the public is much larger than last quarter, there was not a very numerous 'attendance at the Bank of England this morning—as the large holders of three per Cent. Consols (of which description of annuities a considerable proportion of the public debt of the country is composed) usually hand powers of attor ney to their Bankers, through whom they receive their dividends. The amount of dividends which will be thrown into circulation, and which beenme due on the sth inst., rather'exceeds nine millions sterling: On India Stock. and South Sea Stocks dividends are also in the course of payment; and it is therefore expected that the rate of interest of money, which for some time has been fully 5 per cent., will undergo some reduction, especially if the Bank of England discount as freely to-day the nu merous bills that have been sent into the d'scount office as for the last month or six weeks. THE MARKETS. 7 (TIII3 DAY.) HAY MARKETS..—(At per Load cf 30 Trutkes.) ST. .7 A MES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .€2 3 to £2 13 Beet New Meadow Hay Fine Upland Meadow and llye.grass Hay 3 10 4 4 Clover - Hayg b 5 0 Oat Straw £1 Bto £1 16 I Wheat Straw 1 12 1 16 Supply goat, trade very dull and prime as lest quoted. SMITHFIELD. £2 9to jc.2 10 Coars© heavy Lowland Me a d ow H a y Best New Madow Hay Tine Upland Meadow en.l Rye- g rass Hay 8 0 4 0 Clever Hay (extra 5ne)....£5 0 .. Generally 4 10 Oat Straw £r 7t o £1 10— Wheat straw 1 10 1 13 A moderate supply, and a very dull trade, at Tuesday's prizes. ;MARKET. —Jun. 6. Pei lb. . CH ELTENH AM: Per BusheL s. d. to s. d. d. to d. Wheat » 0 0 9 6 Beef ••••••••••••••• ........ 6 S Barley Oats 4 0 5 0 Vea l Beans 4 0 6 6 Lainb 0 0 Pease ........... ..... Forkto 41. 4s. per ton. DUMFRIES MA s. d. s. d. Wheat, Imp. Bush S 6to 9 0 Barley... ................ 4 6 4 8 Oats 2 9 3 Flour, 141 b 2 0 1310 Oatmeal Potatoes. cwt. .RKETS.—Dec. 31. s. d. a. d. Butter, Moz... 0 oto 0 7 Eggs, dozon .. ........ 0 0 0 9 Beef, per lb.. Mutton Ilreal ' 94 00 iQuattent Loaf 0 9 0 9 LEWES MARKET.—Jan. 6. White Wheat (per quarter) £4 0 0 to £4 6 0 R e d ditto 3 16 0 4 0 0 Barley pats. New 1 1 0 1 5 0 Pease • 2 0 0 2 4 0 Oil Cake. New l3 0 0 per . thousand. A few days ago, the diligence from Mainers to Dreux was stopped by four men, by whom the passen • gers were robbed of 900 francs in mosey and 10,000 francs in bills. Mosey, the murderer, is supposed to have lately been seen at l'iliddlehara, in a house of accommoda tion for tramps, with 11 or 12 similar characters. H e was noticed by a person, who gave information to the official agents of the town, and they resolved to secure him in the morning. The man, however, finding that he had b een noticed, seemed greatly agitated, and decamped during the night, and is believed to have . gone westward towards Lincolnshire or Cumberland.—Holl Packet. We understand that Lloyd (Rowland Steph enson's clerk) was a constant guest at his mast is table, and was frequently remarked for his obtrusive manners by gentlemen who hare met him there. Mr. Stephenson. al= ways avoided pity, being averse to joining in a rubber rob bery even at home or:at the houses of his friends, so that the report of his being addicted to gambling appears strange: He was fond of social dinner company ; and was generally the last to lem the bottle,—Brighton Gazette. A nosegay containing forty-three different sorts of flowers was obtained from the garden of an Ox fordshire Clergyman on Christmas Day. —B ath Chronicle. Either the Duke of Buckingham or the Earl of Verulam is to be tile new Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.—. Morning Herald. We have heard, that when the nefarious traffic carried on by Burke and his associates was first commit nicated to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, he expressed the greatest incredulity as to the truth of, the report. But the evidence adduced on the trial must have procured the story ample credence; and, doubtless, the subject will, in one shape or other, speedily come under the surveillance of the Legislature.— Edinburgh Observer. Since the thunder which closed ,the wet year. of 1828, the weather has been colder, the wind bait gone to the north-west, and there has been in the mornings • some frost. 13enlornond and the other Highland moon 'tains are covered with snow. The °chits also are white ;. but the snow has not extended to tho Campsie 'The leaves of the passion-flower are still fresh on walls; ;and there may still be seen in the open garden carnations,. 'wall-flowers, ten-weeks' stock, pfdruithuset, and prim Giqvna, Chronick. LAW iNTELLIUENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF KING'S BENCH. SASHAM t. SIR W. LUMLEY. • Mr. ALDERsON opened the pleadings in this ease, stating that it was an action to recover compenssi. tion in damages frem Sir Wm. Lumley, Governor of Bermuda, for falsely imprisoning Baaham, the plaintiff, and James Till, two of the churchwarden's .of the parish of St. George's, Bermuda, in the year . lB2o. • Sir J:t3tEs ScArti,ETT stated the case to the Jury. The .plaintiff, as his friend had stated, was one of the churchwardens .of the parish of St. George's, Ber muda, chosen by the sestry which had been accui. fumed to conduct the affisirs of that parish, to act for the year 1820. The dcfe&idant was formerly Governor and Ordinary of Bermuda. In cons e .'• pence of a fever having been raging in the island the year before. plaintiff came into office, no as sessment was collected fur that year, and conse quently the defendant and his colleague had to collect a double assessment. It had been usual for the vestry, to whom the church wardens had always presented their accounts when made up, to allow those officers 30 days after the expiration of the year during which they had filled their office, fur the purpose of enabling them to. make up their -accounts. The churchwardenA, however, in this case haring had to collect a double assessment, it was voted unanimously at a Vestry Meeting that they should be allowed sixty days in • stead of thirty. ,On the 17th July, 1821, after th churchwardens had served a year, and before th e sixty days allowed them by the Vestry had expired a Vestry Meeting was summoned, at which the Governor, Sir William Lumley, took the chair as Ordinary. The plaintiff was not present at that meeting, and was pursuing his trade as auctioneer in selling some property at the house of a Mr. Cross. A constable named Atkins, was sent for him, with an order from the Governor, requiring imme diate attendance, and the production of his-accounts at the Vestry-room. Mr. Basham refused to ac knowledge the power of the Governor in interfering with the parish accounts, or to comply with the request: Atkins returned to the Vestry roam, and after giving the plaintiff's answer to Sir William Lumley, he was directed to fetch plaintiff with a file of soldiers. Atkins did as directed, arid dragged plaintiff out of his business, taking him in custody before the Governor at the vestry-rooth. When Mr. Basham arrived there, he , was asked together with the oth er c h urc h war d en, by I Sir Wm. Lumley, to deliver his accounts. Plaintiff lurid Mr. Till refused to do so, until the expiration of the sixty days allowed by the vestry, and denied the authority of the Governor to interfere. The latter then told them, that if they did not comply he would commit them to prison, from whence no power on earth could release them, and where they should lie till they rotted. They till refused, and the Governor called in Atkins, and drew out a paper from his pocket, which appeared to have been pre. piously prepared, and which only wanted signing, which he did, and gave it to the constable. Atkins called a file of soldiers to the door, and took both the plaintiff and Mr. Till in custody to St. George's gaol, where they remained till the Ist of Aug. follow ing; they were then imprisoned in the third story of the gaol, in two rooms, one of which was partly occu pied - by some stores belonging to the gaoler. The latter lied by his kindness permitted the plaintiff to ' leave the gaol at suit-set, and to remain with his pregnant wife and sick child till sun-rise, each day, for seven successive nights.. An order was imme diately issued from. the Governor, that No person should be allowed to enter or leave the gaol (some persons excepted) betweensunset and sun-rise. A' sentinel was then placed a t the gaol l -dosir,and restrained -- there during the night. The Learned Counsel th en contended, that no - Ordinary had power` to iinprison a man; that right did not extend even to a Bishop to deprive a man of his liberty without the concurrence of the civil power. He entreated the Jury, there- - fore, to curb the exercise of despotism. in: the out skirts, or they might, ultimately find it advancing to the heart of the empire. Several depositions of witnesses, at Bermuda, were then read in corroboration of the Learned Counsel's statement. He then called W. Winslow, who also spoke to the apprehension and the threats of the Governor. John M'Cracken was then called—He is at pre sent a Magistrate of Essex, and had been a member of the vestry of the parish of St. George's for front sixteen to eighwir years, and had never known a Governor interfere with the affairs of the vestry before this occasion. The Governor had acted as Ordinary of the island, in granting probates, admi nistratiens, and marriage licences. The Justices of the Peace were appointed by the Governor and Council. The chaplain of the garrison is appointed by the Governor. From the year 1783 to 1807 hail 'lever known but one white man imprisoned at St. George's gaol for debt, and another for murder. None others but ttegroes had ever been confined there. This closed the case for the plaintiff. The SOLICITOR•GENERAL then addressed the Jury for the defence. He contended that the Go vernor had a right, as Ordinary of the Islands. to interfere when church-wardens had neglected their duty. He believed that he should prove to them that the Governor was fully and clearly justified in following the course he did, but he certainly should prove most satisfactorily that the Governor had acted under the full conviction of having doue his duty and no more. After tracing the authority of the Ordinary from an early date, the Learned Counsel contended that, by a Colonial Act, passed for the island, no vestry• meet ing could be legal, unless the Rector was present. The meeting which granted the 60 days to the churchwardens .was, therefore, nugatory, and the proceedings illegal, the Rector not having been pre-; sent. It had been represented to the Governor that the churchwardens were likely to apply, or rather misapply,. the amount of the parish money in their hands, to the purposes fur which it had been voted by an illegal vestry meeting. The churchwardens refused to giVe up the butane° teniainingin their hands, which they could have no right . to retain, their year of office having expired. They refused to do so, anti the Governor felt himself called upon, for the sake,. Of order and tranquillity, and the security of the . parish funds,. to exercise his, office of Ordinary. After having given due notice to the churchwardens • that the Vestry meeting which had granted them the term of sixty days was illegal. Even then be did not act till after n requisition had been pre sented to him from the Rector and new Church. wardens, calling on him to do his duty. The case was not expected to be closed till late in the day. 1