The Sun. — London, England, 1829-12-04 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON MUNCH.. The Court met yesterday for the despatch of bu siness, and as it was the first held since the Lord Mayor bad been placed in the civic chair, there was a full attendance of Common Councilmen. The LORD MAYOR, on taking his seat, expressed himself in strong terms of gratitude for the high honour he had attained at the hands of his fellow- ...... citizens, in having him placed in the chair from which he now addressed the Court for the first time He relitii on the assistance of his fellow -delays to enable him to fulfil the duties of the high ollice he now held.—(Hear, hear.) THANKS TO THE LATE LORD MAYOR. Mr. Deputy BROOK rose to propose the thanks of the Court to William Thompson, Esq., the late Lord Mayor. It was not necessary for him to go to any length in proposing this vote of thanks, as every class of citizens were fully aware of the cha racter of the individual he had just named. The vote of thanks expressed the satisfaction that had been produced by the manner in which the late Lord Mayor had fulfilled the duties of his office, for his prompt assistance rendered to the distressed ma nufacturers in the city of London—for the kind aid afforded to unfortunate exiles, who had been driven to our shores—and for the splendid manner in which the late Lord Mayor had maintained the dignity and hospitality of the city of London. Mr. TICKNER, in seconding the vote of thanks, said that on the present occasion the vote ought not to pass as as a mere matter of form. The Hon. Gentleman then passed a very high eulogium oil the late Lord Mayor, and cordially seconded the vote. The thanks of the Common Council were then unanimously voted to William Thompson, Esq. Alderman and M.P. A Report was presented from the New London Bridge Committee, for sealing a deed of security to the Lords of the Treasury for a further advance of 5'3,000/, to complete the approaches to London bridge. The report was adopted. TONNAGE DUTIES. The Chairman for the Port Committee presented a Report from the Committee, which was read and adopted. It contained the following passage, which is of some interest to the commercial body :—" The Committee have great satisfaction in stating, that it is probable that the principle of 202,234/. 16,. (owing by the city to the Government) now remain ing, will be discharged out of the proceeds of the tonuage-dutier, within a period of less than five years, when the said charge will be continued only for such time as will be sufficient to form a fund for the payment of the harbour service on its present reduced establishment, and that the trade of the port of London will then be entirely relieved from this burden, which now amounts to no less a sum than 47,000/. per annum." Mr. TAYLOR said that the commercial interest were much obliged to the worthy Chairman for the ability Nhich he had displayed on this occasion. NEw FLEET MARKET. Mr. GALLOWAY rose to call the attention of the Court to a subject which had recently occupied a large share of public attention, and was in itself of considerable importance. It was well known that a large sum of money had been expended on the build ing of the new market in the ward of Farringdon, and the public had a right to expect that the affairs of this market would be administered in a pure and impartial manner. It had, however, been asserted in the most public manner, that a butcher who sold meat in this market had received notice from the Committee of City Lands to quit his tenement be cause he sold his meat cheaper than other butchers. Ile trusted that the persons concerned would afford the fullest explanation on this point. :qr. LEGG, the Chairman of the Committee alluded to, said that the case had been grossly misrepresented in the public prints. That the butcher alluded to had received notice to quit frOm the Select Com mittee was true; but it was not because he under sold other butchers, but on the grounds that he had surreptitiously obtained possession of the shop (it liavitig been taken by his brother), that he had in sulted the City officers, and that he had openly de clared his hostility to the new market. Having ex plained that the price at which the individual sold his meat had nothing to do with the case, he could not now refrain from declaring that in nine cases out of ten the ticketing shops were a system of fraud. It was right to add, that the notice to quit gi ten by the Select Committee had been rescinded by the General Committee, and the subject was still under investigation. Mr. GALLOWAY said, he was glad to hear that the individual in question was not an object of per secution, because he was satisfied with selling at a less profit than his neighbours. He thought it was the duty of the Corporation to encourage compe tition in the new market, in order that the public might have the opportunity of purchasing the neces saries of life on the lowest terms. After the expla nation which had been given, he did not feel it necessary to submit any motion on the subject. Mr. TICKNER thought that the charge of unfair dealing, as to the mode of obtaining possession of the shop, was not made out against the butcher. He had a perfect right to employ his brother iH the shop as his partner or servant. With respect to the charge of riotous conduct, that, too, was unsup ported by proof. Mr. R. L. JONEi begged to inform the worthy speaker, that no complaint of misconduct was made against the butcher until after he had been told by the Committee to take down his tickets. When the butcher received that order, he very naturally said,--" The Committee may be —."—(A laugh.) Mr. TICKNER said that this made the case worse. He had likewise seen it stated in a newspaper, that one of the members of the Committee had told the butcher that if he did not take down the notice in which he announced that he would supply families with meat at 41. per pound, he should hear fur ther from him. lie thought that the Court ought not to separate without coming to a resolution de ing that they had no knowledge of the transac tion, and would not interfere with fair competition. Mi. ROBERTS begged to offer some explanation of the share which he had in the transaction as a member of the Committee. On the evening of the (l a y when the market opened, information was brought hint that a disturbance had arisen there. lie went into the market and found a mob assem bled round Mr. Clark's shop. He said to Mr. " You, are aware that the Committee will not approve of this conduct, and I give you notice that I will inform the Committee of it." The rea son why he thus addressed Mr. Clark was this— there was an implied understanding among all the butchers, an understanding w hich would bind all honourable men, that the practice of ticketing should be discontinued. He hoped this explanation would be satisfactory to the Court, so far as he was con ,cerned in the matter. WEsToN said the explanation of the Hon. Gentleman led him to infer that there existed a com bination amorist the butchers.—(Hear.) After a few words from Aldermen WAITIIMAN and FAREBROVI,ER, and Mr. Deputy ROUTH, the conversation dropped, it being understood that the subject should be again brought under the notice of the Court by a report from the Committee. Some other business of no importance was trans acted, and then the Court adjourned. MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF JEF- I FE itsog t THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT.-It has been ob served, and we believe with truth, that Mr. JEFFERSON is the first example of a thorough Democrat, maintaining his democracy from his early youth to extreme old age, in Congress, at the Court of Kings, in office as a Secretary of State, and as the first man for eight years, in very diffi cult and stormy times, cf . the Amen loan people. The Me jloirs and Correspondence, therefore, of such a man are a great curiosity. His letters are addressed to all sorts of pe rsons 10 America, as well as to the leading political cha ractersin Fran . c! and England. Ner are they confined to Dolitics or politicians ; they are addressed to artists, au 1340 , 5 , speculators of all kinds, and Ns ith the graver matte are full of amusing disquisitions upon taste and literature. r MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 0 0 Hamburg O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 1 O Carthage Ha. 0 0 Leeward islands 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 O Flanders 0 0 Mexico 1 France 0 0 Sweden 0 Guernsey&Jersey.. 0 2 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning— 5t minutes after 8 I Evening ...28 minutes after 9. CONTRACTS FOR SALT, WHEAT, PEASE, AND WILLOW RODS. VICTUALLING OFFICE, DEC. 4, 1929. THE Commissioners for Victualling His Majesty's Navy, &c. do hereby give notice, that on FRIDAY, the 18th instant, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the under mentioned Articles, to be delivered into the Vic tualling Stores at Deptford, viz. : 'Articles. Periods of Delivery. One Hundred Tons of BAY SALT, Between the Ist day Stove-dried ; and of May, and the Fifty Tons of WHITE SALT, 31st day of July, Stove-dried, next. Two Thousand Quarters of WHEATI One-half of each by (to weigh 60Ib. to the Bushel) the 31st day of One Thousand Quarters of PEASE, January, and the and remainder by the Three Hundred Thousand WIL- 28th day of Fe- LOW RODS. bruary next. samples of the Wheat, Pease, and of the Willow Rods (of not less than 500 great tale), must be produced by the Party tendering, and not any Tender for Rods will he re ceived for less than One Hundred Thousand ; Samples of the Salt, together with the Conditions of the Contracts, may be seen at this Office. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be delivered before One o'clock on the day appointed, and the Person who rakes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. 11.1. WALLER CLIFTON. NOTICE is hereby given, that the COM MISSIONERS of the METROPOLIS TURN PIKE ROADS North of the Thames, will meet at their Office, No. 22, Whitehall-place, in the Parish of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, in the city of Westminster, on FRI DAY the 18th day of December next, at the hour of One in the afternoon, to consult about removing and d isconti nuing [various Toll Gates, Toll Houses, Toll Bars, and Side Bars, now being upon or by the sides' of the Roads comprized in the first District of the Metropolis Turnpike-Roads, and also to consult about erecting various New Toll-Gates, Toll Houses, Toll Bars, and Side Bars, upon or by the Sides of the Roads comprized in the above-mentioned District. By order of the Board, J. L. PANTER, Chief Clerk and Secretary. Metropolis Roads' Office, Dec. 4, 1829. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS 3 elk ltock '2ll'N I per Cent. Red. 93% N. 4 : per Cent- Cons. shut :,.', per Cent. )itto Red. 100!; 100 t per Cent. Ann )itto, 1826 Ditto Scrip lankil.. Ann. Ditto 30 pears `ndia Stick shut )itto Bonds 69 OS 69 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, Xl,OOO 2d. 68 69 pm. Ditto 6B 69 pm. Ditto .500 2d. 68 69 pm. Ditto lid. !CS 69 pm. Ditto Small Ditto ltd. as 69 pm. Bank for Account India for Account ,Cons. for January 95'4 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ' thgtriaD Bonds Brazilian Bonds 67 Ni% Buenos Ayres Bonds 2? Chilian Bonds — 'olombian Bonds . —! Ditto, 182 Danish 7 l!!!4 ', Greek Bonds — Ditto, 1825 29 Guatimala — ‘lexican Bonds 2O Ditto, 1825 ')5N! THIS DAY AT ONE o'cLocX. Neapolitan — Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds Prussian, Old Ditto, New — Russian — Spanish, 1841 Mi , :,7-i I 'French Itentes, sp. c.lO r. tne. . i-- Exchange ,I , i---- 3 per cent. ; '-- Exchange PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) .£lOO 36 39 Ditto Subscription: IO 13? i 15% 15 Bolanos Mining Co. £2OO 470 Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O 71 Ditto National lO 16% Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £35 8 y s i General Mining Association Real del Monte Mining Co. £4oo 77% Ditto Scrip 7% .20 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/. pm.) .£39%, 18 19 Guardian Assurance Co lO 25% 26 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 1. Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 99 1 4 National Ditto 25!. Ditto, New I per Cent lOl% : Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3% percent.... 99 4'rovincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock 44 Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock 217,', imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office I)eb. 4p. c. 99% Commercial Buildings — ~,3*llll LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1629. The French Papers of Wednesday have been received by express. Their contents are not , however, important. An article under date of Odessa gives an estimate of what the Turkish forces amounted to in May, 1828, but it is evidently exaggerated, in order, no doubt, to add to the glory of the Russians by con trast. It is idle now to picture what the Turks ought to have done : they have failed, and that's enough : (Prom the Messager des Oambres of Wednesday.) (SECOND EDITION.) ROME, NOV. 14. His Holiness will take up his residence on the 17th, i❑ the Vatican, for the winter; he continues to enjoy very good health. There are reports of several pretty consi derable robberies committed in the Palace. Some years ago such events were extremely rare among us. The high roads alone were infested by banditti, but here we could sleep in safety without closing our doors. It is only within a little time that we hear of so many robbe ries in the capital. On the other hand the roads are more safe, and robberies committed by armed men are more rare in our neighbourhood. If we may believe a vague report, the Chevalier Labra dor, Spanish Ambassador at our Court, is to go in the same capacity to Naples. We expect the Count de la Ferronayes, the French Ambassador. onrssA, Nov. '7. Our Journal gives a view of the Turkish force in the month of May, 1828. The troops trained in the European manner were 68,000 men ; the Sultan's guards 6,000 ; the Marine in the Levant 40,000. Some other corps in creased the number to 138,000. The whole of the artil lery 40,400, and cavalry 196,500. All these troops formed together au army of 374,900 men, of which 240,400 were in the field against the Russians in May, 1828. In the above estimate are not included the troops in Asia, the Morea, and the other provinces and islands of the 'Archipelago. The Turkish Marine consisted in May, 1828, of 24 ships of the line, 21 frigates, and 40 smaller vessels manned by 5,200 sailors, apd carrying 2,000 pieces of cannon. There were eleven others o❑ the stocks. If the Sultan had made a levy-en-masse, he would hare had an army of nearly 600,000 men. PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE, Dzc. 2.—Five per Cents. 109 f. 85c. 30c. 25c. ; Three•per Cents. 85f. 25c. 20c. 25c. 20c. 25c. 85f. 10e. ; Bank Stock, 1,910 f. ; Rentes de Naples, 94f. 45c. 65c. 70c. ; Rente d'Espagne, 71 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 80 '791 SO ; Rente Perp. d'Espagne, 57iia 57 ; Haytian Loan, 420 f. 415 f. 400 f. Ex change on London—One month, 25f. 70e. ; three months, 25f. 55c. (From the Allgenacine Zeitung of Nov. 28.) VIENNA, Nov. 23.--Metalliquea, 102! ; Four per Cents. 92i ; Bank Shares, 1,240. Two articles in a German Paper, received this morning, throw some more light upon the rebellious policy of the Paella of EGYPT, and the treaty of Adrianople. It had been all along suspected that the wily PACIIA would assert his independence of the PORTE, the first favourable moment that presented itself for that purpose, and the late humiliation of the SULTAN seems to be considered as a fit opportunity for the PAC HA'S declaring himself. According to the new reading in the Adrianople article, the Russians are not to evacuate the Turkish pro vinces in Asia for at least eight months after tha exchange of the ratifications:— ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 12. We are still uncertain here respecting the progress of the operations of the war, but secret wishes are probably en tertained that the result may be unfavourable to the Porte, and that the Sultan may be made very dependent on Rus sia, for Mehemet Ali's plans cannot come to maturity till he has nothing more to fear from the Sultan, and is able to direct his whole attention to carrying them into effect. Mehemet's agents, at Constantinople, send him hardly any letters since the Russians have passed the Balkan, and it is apprehended that the Porte has thrown some obstacles in the way of their transmission. The latest accounts from the theatre of war came to us therefore by way of Trieste : they leave us no doubt that peace will soon be restored, but they are very vague, and by no means satisfactory to the Viceroy. It is reported that important negociat'ons have taken place in Cairo, and that greater activity has a:nce been observed in the equipment of men of war, and the organization of the regular troops. The internal admi nistration improves daily, and it is probable that Egypt will in a few years become much more prosperous and powerful ; the finances, which could not flourish while the country was governed as it has hitherto been, are now improving, and will perhaps soon bear a comparison with those of the best regulated states. The system of monopoly is to he done away with as far as possible, and freedom of com merce introduced instead. The Government already con tracts by public tender for all the requisites for the navy, and in general invites competition in all supplies for the army. It is said that the Viceroy intends to make a journey into the interior of the country, and to choose se veral places for the erection of fortresses. It is also said that a special agent is again to be sent to Constantinople. Hitherto M. Rosetti has transacted the affairs of the Vice roy there. ADRIANOPLI, OCT. 30. In the Bth Article of the principal Treaty, signed here on the 14th, it is stipulated that the Porte shall pay to Russia, in the space of 18 months ", in instalments, to be afterwards determined, the sum of 1 millions of Dutch ducats, as an indemnity for the losses sustained by Russian subjects and merchants, at various times, since 1806. In a separate, or explanatory Convention, signed the same day (Art. 2), the payment of that instalment is fixed as follows .—Tbe Porte pays to Russia, on the ex change of the ratification, 100,000 ducats ; six months afterwards, 400,000 ducats; six months later, 500,000; and the remaining 500,000 in another six months ; so that the whole shall be paid in 18 months. The 9th Article of the principal treaty stipulates that the Porte shall pay for the expenses of the war a sum to be afterwards fixed. By Article 3, of the separate convention this indemnity is fixed at ten millions of ducats, to be paid in such a man ner as the Emperor of Russia shall fix, on an appeal of the Porte to his generosity and magnanimity. In order to render this payment as easy to the Porte as possible, the Russian Court agrees to take in part payment an equiva lent in such goods as may be agreed upon. With respect to the evacuation of the Turkish territory by the Russian troops, it is determined that as soon as the first 100,000 ducats are paid, the article respecting Servia executed, and Ghiurgevo given up, then and within a month after the exchange of the ratification, the Russian army shall evacuate Adrianople, Kirk-kilissa, Lule, I3ourgas, Midia, Lucada, and other places, which shall be immediately given up to the authorities appointed by the Porte to receive them. On the payment of the 400,000 ducats the Russians shall evacuate in a month the whole country from the Balkan to the sea and the gulf of Bourgas, retreating over the Balkan to Bulgaria and Dobroudscha, which countries, with all their towns and villages, from the Danube to the Luxine, shall he evacuated on the payment of the next 500,000 ducats ; the last payment to be then made six months afterwards. Silistria and the principalities to be held by the Russians till the entire payment of the military indemnity (ten millions), within two months after which they too are to be evacuated, and given up to time Turkish authorities. The evacuation of the Turkish provinces, in Asia, to begin three months after the exchange of the ra tifications, according to a separate convention to be made between Count Paskewitsh and the Turkish Seraskier in that country, or that the evacuation shall be completed in eight months from the exchange of the ratifications. The Austrian Observer, of the 22d Novem ber, contains the following very ominous para graph, which seems to square very appositely with Colonel EVANS'S opinion as to the practi cability of an invasion of British India, in his recent excellent publication upon that interesting subject. Indeed we think that few persons can now doubt the ultimate intentions of Russia with re spect to our Empire in the East, however mo derate, par fin ce, her present professions may appear : VIENNA, Nov. 22. A Russian paper contains an account of the trade be tween Russia and Chins, in which is the following passage : " Such a good understanding has long prevailed be tween Russia and China, that the former Power took possession a few years ago of a country in Central Asia, as extensive as France and Holland together. This is the country inhabited by the King, his Kaissacks, and other Nomad tribes, who have been induced by skilful negocia- tions to submit to Russia. Part of these Kirghis were formerly subject to China, which was probably glad to get rid of such turbulent subjects, and is not sorry to see them under Russia, which will be able to keep them in order. When a line of fortifications shall have been erected in this country, which is not every where a barren steppe, mili tary colonies will be established in it, iron works erected, and the cavalry that may he necessary furnished with ex cellent horses from Central Asia, to purchase which the English East India Company sent the late Mr. Moorcroft to Bokhara. It is likely that convenient roads will soon be made, and Kokand, Samarand, Bokhara, and several smaller Khantes, may perhaps soon he conquered." The new Russian frontier is distant about twenty-eight French leagues from the English pessessions in India. • According to the the first plan of the treaty, the pay ment was to be made in one year in three equal sums of half a million ; the time was extended to eighteen months at the request of the Porte. It is confidently expected that the new mea sures of the Bank Directors will prove very beneficial to the Commercial community : money will become plentiful, and discounts will be ob tained at the rate of two per cent. ANOTHER ATROCIOUS MURDER. Flom the Second Edition of the Somersetshire Gazette. We stop the press to announce the commission of ano ther most atrocious murder—the -particulars of which have just reached us, (Wednesday night,) committed on the body of a young woman, named Turner, who had been for some time past engaged in the lace manufactory at Chard. It appears that on Monday evening, after leaving her work, she visited an individual of her acquaintance, who has recently undergone the amputation of a leg.— She left his residence for the purpose of returning home about half past eight, since which time she was not heard of until the following morning, when her body was found lying in the Ilminster-road, about half a mile from Chard, in too horribly mangled a state for the power of language adequately to describe it. The head was almost severed from the body, by a gash which must have caused almost instantaneous death ;—a deep wound, which was inflicted on the breast, passed nearly through the body, penetrating to the very back, and as if the blood-thirsty purpose of the monster who could perpetrate such a crime, was not sufficiently accom plished with this, as if he revelled in the blood of his innocent victim, and could not be satiated even with her life ; lie severed one of her breasts nearly from her body, to which it was found attached, merely by the skin, and hanging down over a velvet spencer worn by the deceased. Information was given to the pro per authorities. Strong suspicions have been excited against a man who lately assaulted the deceased with a criminal intention, and for which she had summoned him before the Bench of Magistrates ; he has been apprehended, and in his lodgings a handkerchief and a pair of stock ings have been found, upon which the mark s o f bl oo d ar e evident. He is therefore sletained in custody until the de cision of the Coroner's Inquest shall be known. The de ceased was a native of l‘larshalses, Dorset, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, DEC. 3.—Wind &E.—Arrived, from Lon don, the Regnier, Rowland, for Constantinople; St. Andrew, for Sierra Leone; and Comet, Ormston, for Madeira. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 3.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed the Thomas, Wallace, for Sierra Leone. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 2.—Wind S.E., blowing hard . —Arrived the Fortitude, Barham, from Alexandria ; the Hope, Cunningham, from Riga; and the Eliza, Young, from Limerick, with damage, bound to London. FALMOUTH, DEC. 2.—Wind S.S.E., fresh.—Ar rived the Diana, Shury, from Leghorn ; and Byron, Stewart, from St. Petersburgh. HOLYHEAD, DEC. 30.—Off port the Napoleon, from New York ; the Jesse, —, from Miramichi ; and the Lancashire, Welch, from Lisbon. LIVERPOOL, DEC. L—Arrived the Samuel, Ro bertson, from Charleston. The Majestic, Page, from Charleston, has arrived in the Clyde. The Planter, Vernes, struck on her anchor en Monday, at Shields, and sunk. The Lienco, Yerman, is lost near Ingold-mills. The John, Wakefield, from St. Petersburgh to London, was lost the 10th ult. on Bornholm. The Thomas, Slamworth, from Newcastle tc Carlsham, was totally NN reeked near Thurles, the 10th ult. Crew saved, part of the cargo and stores expected to be saved. The Henry, Parhen, from St. Petersburgh to Lynn, is on shore in Boston Gap. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, Twxtra o'CL•cz: Charleston Papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house to the 28th Sept. ; they contain the same accounts of the capitulation of the Spa niards at Tampico as previously received by the New York Papers. From the Paper of the 27th October, it is stated that exertions will be made at the ensuing Session of the Legislature of Georgia, to abolish the Central Bank lately established by the State; the establishment is said to have disappointed the expectations of its friends. THE FUNDS. We have received, through an extraordinary convey ance, letters from Vienna of the 29th Nov., Metalliquea, 108, ; Four per Cents., 92i ; T 1 ink Shares, 1,250 ; Rothschild's Loan, 1820, 175, and looking up. The Express which arrived this morning has brought the French Renter higher, and the new adaptation of the Bank has given the Consul Market a very lively appear ance. Consols, which left off yesterday, after the house was closed, at 95 for the Account, opened at 94i, but immediately improved to 95i for Ja nuary Account, and at present may be quoted 95A- i; as it appears almost certain that the New 4 per Cents. will be paid off by Government, a further improvement in the British Funds is expected to take place. I❑ the Foreign Market little doing as yet. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 217 18 India Stock, 228 9 3 per Cent. Cons. shut Do., for Account, 795 Ditto Reduced, 93i 94 FOREIG 31 per Cent. 100 New 4 per Cent., shut 4 per Cent. 1826 106 / India Bonds, 68 70 Exchequer Bills, 69 70 FUNDS. Greek, 231 9/ Mexican, 251: Peruvian, 16 17 Portuguese, 50k 511 Prussian, Russian, 109 4 Spanish, 10k --;1 Brazilian, 671 8 Buenos Ayres, 26 28 Chilian, 27 29 Colombian, 21i 21 Danish, 741 5 French, 5 per Cent. 109 Ditto, 3 per Cent. 811 8-1 TWO O'CLOCK. We have a strange report afloat in regard to the affairs of Portugal ; it is stated that information has been received from France that Don Miguel is to abdicate the Throne of Portugal on certain conditions, and that Donna Maria, the young Queen, is going to be appointed Queen under a regency. There is not to be a Constitution, as the Em peror of Austria has objected to it. Consols have continued the whole of the morning at 951 which price was rather contrary to expectation, as it was the general opinion they would have experienced a further advance. The Commissioners for the Sinking Fund purchased this day 32,000/ 3 per Cent. Reduced at 94, both for the Sinking Fund and Life Annuities. In the Foreign market most of the securities have im proved. It is reported that the New York packet of the Bth November is off klulyhead. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for Account, 95i 1. LAW INTELLIGENCE,(THIS DAT.) COURT OF CHANCERY. EX-PARTE INJUNCTIONS --PATENTS, CROSBY V. BEVERLY. The SohICITOR,GENERAL moved ex-parte for a special injunction on behalf of the plaintiff against the defendant. The plaintiff had obtained, in 1815, a patent for making gas meters, for a considerable tune subsequent to 1815, in consequence of public prejudice, very few of those meters were sold, but of late the sale had been very great. Some time ago, the defendant bad pirated the invention, and made a great many of the meters. An action had been brought by the plaintiff against him for such violation, and a verdict returned for the plaintiff. Thu defendant had subsequently abstained from selling any of the meters he had so illegally made, though he had a great many of them on hand. The plaintiff's patent will expire on the 9th instant, and he believed that at the earliest moment afterwards the defendant would send them into the market, and iu that way injure the sale of the plaintiff's meters after that day, which had been manu factured after the continuance of the patent. The Loan CHANCELLOR inquired if the defendant had made any declaration of the intention imputed to him? The Court , , was not to assume that any subject would vio late the law. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL considered himself clearly entitled to the injunction. The meters had been illegally made, as had been declared by the verdict of the Jury.— They had been made for the express purpose of sale, and the plaintiff had a right to believe that the defendant would expose them for sale at the earliest period he could. I lis Loausnlr would prefer hearing the cause imme diately to granting the injunction. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL did not think it was a case in which be could give notice, because if notice were given, before the plaintiff could come again into Court, the de fendant might have transferred his meters to 50 different persons. His Loansure, after considerable hesitation, ordered the injunction to issue to restrain the sale of the meters of the defendant that bad already been manufactured. LCROSSBY V. DARBY, GAS aNn COKE COMPANY AND OTHERS. The SOLICITOR GENERAL moved on behalf of the same plaintiff for a similar injunction to issue against the de fendants. The case stood with respect to them exactly under the same circumstances under which the last stood, with the exception that the plaintiff had not brought an action against them for piracy. Injunction directed to go, with immediate service of subponea, and an intimation that the defendants might be beard instanter to have it dissolved.: WELLESI.Ey V. TILE DUKE OF BEAUFORT. A fortnight's further delay was granted in this case. VICE-CEIANCELLOR'S COURT. unG , niT-....COMMISSION OF REBELLION.---lIITCHENS V. CONGREYE. The Fier:-CirANcEr.r.on stated, that the injunction had been applied for in this case on the last day of Term, for the purpose of restraining a gentleman of the name of Clarke, from proceeding with an action against a person, as Mr. Clarke alleged, for the improper taking of him i n to custody upon a Writ of Rebellion. At the time of the application, the Court expressed its opinion that the injunction ought to go, but refrained from mak ing t h e order in consequence of what had been stated by Mr. 13ligh, who represented that at the time an application was ma d e t o th e Lord Chancel lor, for the purpo se o f di sc h arg i ng Mr. Clarke out of cus tody, his Lordship let fall coins expression of appro bation of the action. His Honour had had an interview with the Lord Chancellor this morning, who authorized him to say 110 expression of approbation of the course pursued by Mr. Clarke had been expressed by him, and that he (his Ho- nour) must determine the matter according to his own view of the case. The opinion of the Court therefore was, that the proceeding with the action must be re strained, reserving the consideration of costs.—lnjunc tion granted. This being the first seal after Michaelmas Term the Court took motions. MOLT V. KENWORTIM Mr. GIRPLESTONE pill. applied for the dissolution of the injunction granted in this case a few days ago. The VICE CHANCELLOR, after hearing counsel at some length, thought no case bad been made out for the dissolu tion of the injunction, and dismissed the motion with costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. MAY V. SIMMONDS AND OTHERS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with whom was Mr. Cfrirrr) stated that this was an action of hover to recover the value of certain goods which had been first obtained from the plaintiffs by fraud, and seized under a commission of bankruptcy. A Mr. Butcher had called on the plaintiff at his warehouse in Cateaten-street, and said that he wanted to open an account with him for the supply of goods to some foreign part. He proposed this he said on behalf of Messrs. Sirnmonds, Douglas, and Co., who would pay for the goods in bills. The plaintiff, how ever, first made inquiry as to the respectability of that firm, and then furnished the goods. Same time, however, had transpired when the plaintiffs were in formed that the bills had been fraudulently concocted be. tween Butcher and Douglas, one after the latter had dis solved partnership. The bills having been antedated. A commission of bankruptcy was then struck against Doug las, and Mr. Simtnonds, on account of his name being ' on the bills, was made the sole assignee of Doug las. The goods were on the point of being shipped, when in order to stop them, Mr. Simnaonds was made responsible for the bills, in order to enable him to seize the goods under the commission. The goods were vs seized, but some misunderstanding arising between Mr. May and Mr. Siminonds, the former was obliged to bring this action against Mr. Sinnnonds, and also the attorney, and the messenger who seized them. After the plaintiffs' case had been on for some time, Mr. POLLOCK and Mr. KELLY, who appeared on the part of the defendants, consented to a verdict fur the amount claimed, as a security for the re-delivery of the goods. A verdict was however given absolutely on the part of the defendant Cutton, the messenger. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). OLD BAILEY SESSIONS-(THIS DAY') Catherine Rion, aged 16, was indicted for 1 0 '1 from her master, Mr. John Bailey, a purse contajoi4 42/. 10s., his monies. The prisoner had only been in the service of the prose cutor fire days when the robbery was committed, iltime diately after which she absconded, and was taken custody at Bristol. In her defence she pleaded hard for the Court to have mercy upon her, but did not deny t 4e robbery. Guilty—Death. The prosecutor applied for his expences. Mr. Serjeaut ARA BIN inquired whether he received character with the prisoner? Mr. Bailey said. before he took her into his service he heard that she had been takeLl up on some charge, but as nothing was p roved against her, he thought there might be no foundation for it. Mr. Setjeant ARABIN, after some minutes' consultation with the Judges, said the Court would allow the expeitee'' William Pattock, (aged 24,) and Benjamin 3P.:lo°' (agel 21), were capitally indicted for assaulting Pie rre Francis Simeon Despres, and stealing from his person gold watch and other articles value 20/. his property. sled Mr. PHILLIPS, Counsel for the prisoner s, re q ue, h that all the witnesses might be ordered out o f Court, Witle was accordingly done. The prosecutor then stated, (through the medium of all interpreter) that he was a native of France, but had r e " sided in England nearly four years. On the 9th Nevem ber, he dined at Merchant Tailors' Hall, and was retell ing home between twelve and one e'clesck, in cotnPP I with several friends. On arriving near the Bank of Ent' land, he stopped for a time to talk with a gentlemsn named Pope, on the very pleasant and agreeable evenig they had passed. Mr. Justice LITTISDALH—.—WOre you quite sober, nir• Mr. Despres—Why it is generally the case that wh en one dines out that we are rather more gay after dinner than when we dine at home.—(A laugh.) Examination continued—Whilst conversing plea santly with Mr. Pope, witness saw a man assault a gentletna named Loveday, a friend of his, and he made up down, to and assistance, when he was immediately kn ocked at the same moment he felt a snatch at his watcvsb h c hain. a no- He struggled some time with the man, during ich thee person came up and struck him a violent blow, whoterih for a length of time rendered him quite in'en' ible• recovering his senses in the watch-house, to had been carried, he discovered that he had been r blou of his watch, snuff-box, and other articles. • sober Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—Was quite • when be left the Hall. Mr. Prawn—What, after dining at a City fesst•l Why, Sir, upon your oath, how many different kinds f a wine did you drink? Witness—Only two, port 1 7 11. sherry, and punch made with wine and water.lo laugh.)—Prosecutor believed Puttock was the wan %! seized hold of his watch chain, but cannot positively O to his identity, the night being very dark. Mr. Loveday wee the next witness called ; urn ./ officer handing the book to him, be asked his Lord pees' (ea he was an unwilling witness) it was absolutely eery that lie should take the oath. your Mr. Justice LITTLZDALE—CertainIy it is, what is objection to the oath? Mr. Loveday —1 am rather p 5 titular in my principles. The words of the oa,, whicoh .he are that I must swear the truth, the whole tow.; and nothing but the truth. Now, I consider it abo t 7 impossible that a man can tell the whole tr tl it i and yesterday in this Court I perceived the ail" e many of the witnesses had in this respect, and therefiorbe' my Lord, with your permission, I would rather rflY sworn. I have no objection to state to the best f belief. Mr. Justice LIT-mxiaaLs—That is all that yen * re i; quire(' to do, and as a professional man, I am surprise hear you make such an objection. but h a " a great regard for truth, and it has many Mr. Loveday—l am not a professional man , . e eed me to hear persons take an oath that it is impossible they can keep. Its dreadful. After some further e°3l versation, the witness consented to take the O a '. oath, and in the most minute and precise nis ari b e i l t described the nature of the robbery. He stated , 1 "'" be had also been at Merchant Tailors' Hall, and was rather merry with wine. After he had been assaulted in t i , l4 : manner described by the last witness, he was taken to the watch-house ; on arriving there he inquired of the taken` President of the Court," whether he was to be the o° 3 ' plainant or defendant, and if he was to consider him' prisoner. The " Judge" replied, " Oh, we will let r a tr know before long." (A laugh.) Before, however, h e e , tamed a satisfactory answer, the prosecutor was larotiPit into the watch-house or " Court," bleeding, an d a „ lr fo l o lifeless. Witness being a surgeon dressed the %Of; 1, gr i e the prosecutor's head. The prisoners were in ale " d - b te ial house at the time the Judge or President a s _ A l ' e- i the if he knew the prosecutor, which he ansWer7 s.-1 1 affirmative. When the prosecutor recovered In a y he put his hand in his pocket, and said, "I have 1 °1.. 111,, box ; there is about 60 guineas gone, but let that Pi e lie afterwards declared that he would not have lost t, box for 500 guineas, and appeared much affected. The box was afterwards produced by a person present, ich g d said lie found it in the watch-house. Witness believed Puttock was the man who assaulted him. A watchman, who took the pr isoners into custedP, stated, that he saw the prisoner INPAdam strike the hia witness. The watch has not been found. eni t Mr. Justice LITTLIMALE minutely recapitu ,a..- tb evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict NEW COURT. Win. Reed, aged IS, was indicted for st , alisgt Elizabeth Healop for receiv in g , knowing them tooill,, stolen, various articles of drapery, &c. as shawls , &c., value 321., the proper t y of Geor g e Drake Ses?„ and Thomas Cross, of Nayarit) House, Lamb's Con° street. The particulars of this robbery appeared at gre' length in our Police Report of the 14th of Nov. last. to Several pawnbrokers and their journeyme n attended to produce the various articles — all of wh om depeaed e , e their having been pledged by the fema l e p risoner name of Payne. Verdict—Guilty. EPIGRAM. 14 Richard's himself!" as some the story tell, That is, he plays his cards and shuffles well! dKßaoyxyP,.. al i n e:i : ng e ihono, neßs, E sot o hfmr : : , nom o o auL7hri),:iids Juliet,e t a rhe i e f s f ild ee nra t fcto o ercni t oa o avt w ne nc t c l et oag o fra t er i Andiejl A frt e jr. with his p ß re u se s n , c l e an in a t n h d e evening. Austir A na The Austrian AmbassatOr,S' of the Prussian Minister, had interviews with the ( 1)-.1 er ABERDEEN yesterday, at the Foreign Office. 11°131.,1e0f R O TH (French Charge d'Affaires, previous to the /ari l , e 0 the Duke de Laval. AIONTIM N BECT) had an interilbe with the Noble Earl, to take leave on his departure (0.1.°,1813 Continent, having been appointed by his Most CIO AIAJESTT Minister to one of the Foreign Courts. jog, e t h Despatches were sent off yesterday on" e from the Colonial Office, for the Earl of BeLasoa , , the Governor of Jamaica, and the different Governors 0' West India Islands. I ° C The Duke of WELLINGTON and the )Ja o o AnicanzEN arrived in town on Wednesday evenin, i.' s ta , a visit to the Duke of BEDFORD , at Woburn AbbeY 7 Oct fordshire. The Duke proceeded to Apoey-hou se, cadilly, which had been prepared f or his occupation ,03 , id slept there for the first time since its construction• riot'Grace attended yesterday at the Treasury, where the quis CAstuaN had an interview with the Noble Duke' t THE EXCLUSIVES.—We are reque s ts state that this Novel is published , thi s day, by COLBURN and BENTLEY, New Burlington-street, ala'" de' , be had of all the Booksellers, and at the vario us Libritlta in town and country. Also, the " Private Memoir s °.l„,_at Court of Loris XVIIL by a Lady in the con fidence Monarch." oi e Vo' Some of the islands of the Archipelago cu parched with beat during the summe r months as top r e ,,„ - Ott all sign of vegetation, and even in the sea, near the c"" there are, from the same cause, no fish. te dig' STATE OF TEIE COUNTHY.—We sta— diag tinctly, that Ireland is improving — t hat notwithsta° , the depression which still continues to prevail in al l te y cultural produce, dime is in the country, g dency to advance. We have had, in the course of th e o rt week conversations with gentlemen from almost everrt`i,oa of Ireland—and though upon all hands deep reg r : stO anxiety seem to prevail in consequence of the gr e ; t yittiP sudden decline—for it has been, comparatively 913 e",,, very rapid, in the value of agricultural produce, re pears, as far as we have been able to collect, an at s saa' in every quarter, that we have seen the worst of the 01 1 , Some advance is certainly taking place. Pork has g" s i 0 from 11s. to 20s. in some of the country marice,,,,%); there is more life than there has been for month° u h - igli e ' Smithfield. Beasts and sheep are certainly fetchiog 'ore' enerally, a l ot prices—not much higher indeed, but it bas been 0 1 ' 4 , t oo' that when a tendency of this kind is manifested, till:recf to better times may be safely predicted. --,Dublin As` tile Advertiser. CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of Grain this week are moderatt, of Flour good, and many parcels of Wheat and Barley remaining on hand, there is no lack of either of those articles. At present the quantity of English and Irish Oats offering is mall, but a large supply from Ireland is expected shortly. The Wheat and Barley trades are very dull at Monday's prices, and both likely to be lower. Beans and Pease maintain last quotations. Oats fully support the terms of Monday last. Flour meets a very dull sale at former ratesr ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. English Irish - Foreign - brig. CITY MARKETS-(TWO O'CLOCK.) PLANTATION SUGARS. --There has been rather more business done this week, chiefly by the refiners, who were generally out of stock, having lately purchased very sparingly, and sufficient only for each refine, although the qualities suitable for the pans have been less plentiful for a long time past tha❑ other sorts ; prices, however, al though fully sustained, are without alteration ; the grocers continue to be only limited buyers, and pick up the low and middling descriptions upon very advantageous terms, but the finer qualities suitable to their trade being rather scarce, are held more firmly for the quotations, and conse quently are taken off only as they are wanted ; a public sale of 129 Mids. 13arbadoes was brought forward on Tuesday, at which very full prices were realised, the whole being taken off with considerable spirit. FOREIGN SUGARS.-There is very little doing at pre sent ; the Manilla Sugars bought i❑ by public sale last week, continue to be taken off slowly, a trifle above the buying-in prices. REFINED Suanas. —Large lumps continue to be taken off for packing, but are very scarce, notwithstanding which barely last week's prices can be realised, the sales generally being at 71s. to 725. for low to good descriptions; in small and Prussian lumps, and low single loaves also, although there is still business doing for crashing, there is a heavi ness, and last week's quotations are with difficulty ob tained ; sales of crashed continue to be made for the Me diterranean ; but the inquiries this week have not been so numerous, and although no material alteration can be made in the quotations, purchases could bb made on a shade easier terms than last week. CorTEE.—Three hundred and fifty-seven casks, and 201 bags Plantation have been offered this week, consisting of Jamaica, Demerara, and llerhice, nearly the whole of which has been taken off, and at an advance of Is. to 2s. on good qualities for the home trade, of which descriptions a great part of the quantity offered consisted ; for Foreign Coffee there continues to be enquiries, but ♦ery little real business has been done. FRUIT.-New Currants were taken off steadily in the beginning of the week at 735. ; but some of the importers seemed anxious to effect immediate and more extensive sales, and to do which they yesterday lowered the price to 705. at which about 200 butts were sold. New red Smyrna Raisins, since last Friday, have advanced 2s. the price being now 435. ; only a small quantity has, how ever as yet been taken off ; there have been two or three arrivals this week. New Valenti& Raisins have been held firmly for 4.75. ; but the grocers do not appear disposed to purchase at that price, until they have cleared off their old stocks ; the merchants, nevertheless, have signified their intention of putting them up to-morrow at 48s. New pulled Turkey Figs continue to go off rather freely; but one or two parcels have been sold at lower prices. A large public sale of new French Fruit was brought forward to day, consisting of various qualities, at which there were very little sold ; a parcel of fine old Red Smyrna Raisins has this afternoon been sold at 355. ; Jordan Almonds are inquired after, but being in few hands, arc held for the quoted prices, at which only very small quantities are taken off. TEA SALE.—Up to this morning 3,400 chests have passed the sale, which is going on briskly. The Boheas are gone throng's at id. per lb. cheaper, and the Congou packages of Bohea sold 2(1. to 3d. per lb. cheaper. The Congous are now on sale; low quality sells the same as at the last declaration, but the better sorts are from 2d. to 3d. per lb. dearer. RUM.—There is scarcely any demand either for Jamaica or Leewards for home use or export, the buyers holding back, in expectation of a still declining market ; Leewards 5 to 12 per cent. over-proof are still Id. cheaper than a short time since. SPICES.—The declaration of Spices for the Ceylon Government has been issued for January, when 90,0001b5. of Cinnamon are to be offered, as well as about 100 bales of the first, second, and third sorts, saved from the wreck of the Alexander, stranded near Gravesend. The Spice market is (lull. INDIGO.—There is little doing in Indigo. The East India Company have issued their :declaration for the Ja nuary sale of Indigo, and about 1,100 chests have been announced. The 'ale is fixed for the 19th of January. It is expected that from 7,000 to 8,000 chests will be de clared previously to the commencement of the sale, llors.—Choice bags continue in good demand from 7to 8 guineas. In inferior sorts thete is little or nothing doing. SALTrETRE is pretty firm at from 255. 64. to 265. per cwt. BALTIC PRODUCE.—TaIIow is 353.3 d. per cwt. Should the ships which were detained by the frost at St. Peters burgh not get away this season, the market may be fa vourably affected, as they have on board a considerable quantity of Tallow. Hemp is 455., and Flax 365. per cwt. ; first St. Petersburgh Bristles are about 121.. and the best from 121. to 12/. 10s. ; Okatka are from 201. to 30/. per cwt. The stock of Bristles is less by 400 casks than last year. The Hon. Mr. ADDINGTON arrived in town yesterday, from Bristol. The Court Journal, of To-morrow, will con tain, we are informed, Almack's and its Seven L Pa tronesses—Prince K--- and the Waltzers—Key to the Alphabet of Beauty—The Exclusives—Coming Out— Fashionable Changes—Light Conversations—Epistles of Ton—Lord H---s and his Whiskers—Rencontre with Miss CHESTER—London Letters—Lord C-11 and his white Pony—Lord Wit—Lord GLINGALL'S Comedy—Visiting at B— D—t—Mr. L —a, &c. &c. THE HADDINGTON MURDERS.—We have heard that Emosn, the person imprisoned on suspicion of having perpetrated these atrocious murders, has com menced the process of running his letters. The writ, of this our Scottish Habeas Corpus, was served on the LOAD ADVOCATE on Friday last,-...Edinburgh Observer.