The Sun. — London, England, 1829-12-18 00:00:00

TRENIENDOUS EXPLOSION. (From the Manchester Herald of yesterday.) Yesterday afternoon, about a quarter-past three o'clock, the inhabitants of the Market-place, Smithy door, and the surrounding neighbourhood, were much alarmed by a tremendous explosion, which shook the whole of the buildings in that part of the town to their very foundations. It was soon ascer tained that the shock was caused by the explosion of gas in the King's Head public-house, in the Old Shambles, kept by Mr. Parry. The effects of the accident on the interior of the house, and on the in mates, were disastrous in the extreme. rite explo sion took place in the front cellar, and so great was its force, that the floors of the front parlour, the bar, the lobby, &c. were completely blown up, and the whole of the windows on the ground floor of the house, both at the front and the back, were shat tered into atoms. Most fortunately the injury sus tained by the persons in the house bears no propor tion in its extent to that sustained by the walls, fur niture, and other inanimate objects. They were all, however, burnt with greater or less severity about the face, neck, hands, &c., and two or three persons were blown to the ceilings of the rooms in which they sat, though without any of their limbs being fractured. Mrs. Parry, who was in the bar at the time of the accident, seems to have sustained per haps greater injury than any other person. The cause of the accident appears to he as fol lows .—About eight months ago, the persons in the employment of the Gas Directors laid a new main in the Old Shambles, for the purpose of supplying the gas consumers in that neighbourhood more co piously, the old pipe being of insufficient dimen sions. Through some neglect the old pipe was not taken up when the new one was laid down; and part of the gas tenants continued to be supplied through the old main, while others had connecting pipes inserted into the new one; both mains being daily supplied from the gas-works, or from the prin cipal mains in the Market-place and Smithy-door. A few days ago, a leakage took place in the pre mises of Mr. Wilmot, the publican, which are two doors from the King's Head. On the gas-men ex amining into the cause, they found that it pro ceeded from the old main. They immediately de termined to take up the old main entirely, and to con nect the pipes of all the tenants with the new one. They were proceeding with this work yesterday, and had cut off the old pipe opposite the King's Head, when the gas escaped from the old pipe, and forcing its way into Mr. Parry's cellar, exploded on coming in contact with a fire which was burning in the cellar. Ihe gas-meter of Mr. Parry was not at all injured, although the connecting pipe was blown off by the force of the explosion. The par tition walls in the cellar were also so much shattered as to render it unsafe for any one to remain in the house. Mr. Parry and his family accordingly took refuge in the houses of their friends in the neigh bourhood, and the house was left under the care of several of the police officers. We understand it is now determined to cut off the whole of the old main as far as Smithy-door, a measure which should have been resorted to imme &at ely after the new main was laid down. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (From the Morning Advertiser.) At the time of the accident Mr. Parry, the land lord, was sitting along with a friend in the front parlour or travellers' room, the floor of which was completely demolished, and fell into the cellar below. They were utterly unconscious of an explosion hav ing taken place, but suddenly found themselves al• most enveloped with rubbish, and on looking up they saw the window of the parlour at what seemed to them to be a most unusual height. On discover ing their real situation and its cause, they scrambled up towards the window, by mean; of some of the broken joists, and made their escape. In the news room, which is situated behind the travellers' room, the whole of the floor was forced upwards from its fastenings, and left entire and in a level position, at a height of about eight inches above it former situa tion. y There were four persons in the room at the time, all of whom were thrown upwards to the ceil ing by the sudden shock of the explosion, and the head of one of them actually penetrated the plaster and lath, and has left a hole in the ceiling. This extraordinary fact I can attest, having myself seen the hole. with a sense of their dignity, submissive without being debased, chew in every situation of life a haughty soul, open to great impressions, capable of great efforts, combining devotedness to the supreme head of the State, with reverence for God. It is generally believed in Europe that this people, encamped, as has been so often repeated, in the fine provinces conquered by Mahomet 11. live in a Nomade stare, with its arms always at hand, and ready, like the Bedouin tribe, to hasten wherever plunder and booty may be hoped for. If we look closer we shall find a very different scene. The Turk has become a cultivaror of the soil; he has become attached to the place where he has his field and his house ; he desires no better than to live here at his ease, without troubling himself with what is passing at a distance ; he goes to war when his Prince summons him, but he is strong only when he defends himself at the spot where he has Lis home. What resources may the Government find in this excellent population ! What strength will the empire possess if each of these energetic men could look on the Sovereign as the protector of the inte rests of all! If the reformation is carried on with prudence and energy, it will not be requisite to de stroy the whole of the social edifice of the Turks.— The old manners of the nation have many points which deserve to be respected. One of the most simple and important secrets of the art of govern ment in these times, is to interfere without raising impediments. Let the Porte convince itself of this truth, and its reforms, conducted in this spirit, in stead of offending or changing the national theme, ter, will increase its admirably tempered energy.— Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 11. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. AUGSBURG, DEC. 10.-10 4. FRANKFORT. DEC. 9.—Two months, 1511. BERLIN, DEC. 10.-6 291. rxICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 13 elk st o rk ( South Sea Stock shut % 3 per Cent. Red. 93%% Old Annuities 3 per Cent. Con- shut New "Ditto shut 312 per C .rt. 99% 100 Ex. Bills, I'l,ooo 2d. 73 74 pm. Ditto Red 90,47 i, Ditto l:d. 73 7t pm. I per Cent. Ann Ditto, 1R26 Ditto Scrip — Data ilinall 14. -ink L. Ann. Ditto 30 years India Stock shut lndia for Account ......... Ditto Bonds — 67 pm. (Cons. for January ... ...... 94•1;,, PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds 677(,t4 3 ,i ts:, Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds Chilian Bonds — Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds Russian — Danish 1824 ... 74 Spanish, 1821 .OM4 Greek Bonds — :923 i Ditto, 1825 — French Itentes, sp. c. —l. —e. Guatimala — Exchange —f.l— . Bonds . — ------ 3 per cent. Ditto, 1925 2 4 31 , Exchange PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO 38 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O Ditto National lO 1 . 714 19 GERMAN PAPERS. (From the Courrier de Smyrne.) SMYRNA, Nov. I.—Chance, blind fate, is no longer a divinity; where should we be if we were obliged to believe that an empire goes to ruin be cause fate has decreed its fall, without the possibi lity of finding a deliverance by human means The treaty takes from the Turks land and money, and consequently its material interests. In a moral point of view the Turks are at this moment weakened, as must be the case with every con quered nation, which necessarily loses in its own esteem, and in that of other nations. However, there are in Turkey, more than in any other country, numerous ways to find compensation for the vicissi tudes of military fortune. The Porte has lostsome territory; but in a State like the Ottoman empire, which possesses such immense territories under one Sovereign, can a few square miles, nay, even some military position given up to the enemy, be of such great import ance as to affect in any manner the vitality of the State ? In the commotions which have shaken Europe during the last half century, how many of its States have been deprived of whole provinces without the smallest diminution of their real strength, which consists not in the dead earth, but in the art of animating it, which is the secret of power. The Porte must also pay money, and the sum is indeed large, when we think of the state of the finances. But is there in Europe a single Ministry of a well-regulated state, whose sleep is for a moment disturbed by the recollection that it needs tits same number of millions as the Turkish treasury requires to pay the military con tribution ? Money, therefore, is not, as it was thirty or forty years ago, impossible to be obtained by the Government, but it comes in only when order and good government give it security. If the Porte will,—if its internal organization, by insuring respect to private property, give consistency to pub lic property,—the millions of Europe will come to its aid. It is only thus those bonds of interest be tween Turkey and other nations, that truly univer convention can be formed, which unites all na tions for their common preservation. Every thing, therefore, depends on the course that the Turkish Government shall take. Spain, in possession of the mines of America, remained poor in spite of the gold and silver which its galleons brought it. It would now be one of the richest countries in Eu rope if it had cultivated its soil, if it employed on canals and roads the hundredth part of the treasures w h.ich it long considered as the sole source of pros perity. Happy is the land whose soil gives an ample reward for the labour bestowed on it. In this particular Turkey may be envied by other States. In every part of the countries governed by the Sultan, the earth is prodigal of its gifts; the slightest exertion of the arm of the inhabitut obtains the richest produce, iind the thousand Eu ropean ships that yearly contend for the advantage of taking them away, seem to indicate to the Porte that the fertility is far from producing what it might do; and that it awaits only the encous ragement of a protecting Government to double the wealth of its subjects and its own. The Mussulman people deserve, indeed, all the regard, nay, love, of those who govern them. Where shall we find men more unassuming, more plain in their mode of life, more moderate in their wishes, more compliant to the will of their Sovereign ? We see, indeed, in other countries, under a despotic Govern ment, humble and resigned people, who remain pas sive whatever may happen to them ; but they are almost every where serfs, who hardly venture to anise their bodies which are bent to the ground. Tlit {'arks, on the contrary, noble-minded, filled Etc t 4 *Ant. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1829. We have received the Paris Papers of Wed nesday this morning by Express. The rumours of coups d'etat and of changes in the Ministry, which have lately followed each other in regular succession, have for the present been interrupted by the death of M. D'AMBRAY, the Chancellor of France and President of the Chamber of Peers. As Chancellor he was not removeable at pleasure, but as President of the House of Peers, the KING having the power to name the Presidents of both Chambers, he was technically removeable, although in the case o f M. D'AMBRAY it was very certain that the Royal Prerogative would never have been ex ercised for that purpose. On one occasion the Ministry of Justice was joined to the office of Chancellor, and M. D'AMBRAY was for a short time encrusted with the seals. Since that period, however, it has been acknowledged that the re sponsibility which attaches to the acts of a Minister is incompatible with the character o f Chancellor of France. The political importance of the office results, we believe, chiefly from the Presidency of the Chamber of Peers, and from the influence which naturally arises from his situation in the House, as Director and Moderator of the De bates. That influence, however, on the delibe rations of the Chamber of Peers, has not lat terly been exercised to any great extent by M. D'AMBRAY, in consequence of the indisposition wader which he has long laboured ; but the seat of its power has not been less important or de cisive in the salons of M. DE SEMONVILLE, the Grand Referendaire of the Court. It is natural that a vacancy in an office of so much importance should excite the attention of Government. Several candidates for the vacant dignity have already started, at the head of whom may be placed the present Vice-Chan cellor, M. DE PASTORET. The Marquis Dit BARTHELEMY, formerly Vice-President of the Senate, and afterwards Vice-President of the Chamber of Peers, resigned the latter title in favour of his friend M, DE PASTORET, who, tir,der the late Ministry, in conseiuence of the indisposition of M. D'AMBRAY, had the Vice, Presidency changed into the office of Vice- Chancellor. M. DE PAsTot - ticr has never identised himself with any of the political par ties in the State, and if it i.e desirable to make a choice, which would not be the expression of any political predilection, it could not be better directed. M. RAVEV., it is Said, is also already in the field; and, if drawing-room report be worthy of much attention, he has a great chance of suc cess. It is currently reported that, at the time of the haterview which he had with his MA JESTY, the dignity was expressly promised to him. It is understood, however, that such a choice would be highly offensive to the Chamber of Peers. M. RAVEZ has been but lately pro moted to the dignity of the peerage, and has not the name or standing which is obviously neces sary to enable him efficiently to exercise the powerful influence connected with the office of Speaker of the Upper House. There are so many names in the Chamber of Peers distin guished in the Magistracy, such as the SEGUIERS, the MOLES, the PASQUIERS, and the D'ALI GRES, that to name an individual, comparatively obscure, like M. RAVEZ, could not fail to be regarded as an indignity offered by the advisers of the Crown to the Members of the Upper Chamber; collectively and individually. A num ber of other candidates are mentioned, such as M. PEYRONNET, M. DE LALLY, and even M. DE POLIGNAC. The only objection offered to the Prince is, that such a dandy Ambassador could never discharge the serious functions of the Presidency with the necessary and becoming degree of gravity. The following are extracts : (From the Messager des Chambres of Wednesday. ) PARIS, DEC. 16. A duel is said to have taken place between M. Genoude of the Gazette and M. Martinville of the Drapeau. A letter from Toulon informs us that M. Massieu de Clerval is to succeed General De la Bretonniere in the command of the blockade of Algiers. A disaster, like that which took place at Navarin, was near occurring at Modon on the 16th November. At the beginning of the night a fire broke out in a house of the bazaar, inhabited by the Greek merchants. The drums immediately beat to arms, and all the French soldiers in garrison in the place repaired to the spot, and, by their extraordinary exertions, succeeded in checking the progress of the flames, which otherwise might have spread through the town, and communicated to the powder magazines. Several houses were however consumed by the flames, or demolished, in order to stop their progress. This is a great loss in a country where the ravages of a long war have left few houses standing. VIENNA, DEC. 5. Yesterday there was great bustle on our Exchange, in consequence of the accounts from St. Petersburg!' respect ing the health of the Emperor Nicholas. The funds fell at first, but afterwards recovered on the publication of the bulletins in the Austrian Observer. It is reported that her Majesty the Archduchess Maria Louiss of Parma is seriously indisposed. The last accounts from Constantinople are of little im portance. VUNNA, DEC. 7.—Nletalliques 1021; Four per Cents. 91! ; Bank Shares, 1,232. (From the Gazette de France of Wednesday.) PARIS, DEC. 15. since we have been assured that no retrograde step weuld be taken out of the Royal prerogative, France has been filled with reports of all kinds tending to excite a belief in Ministerial changes, conformable to the wishes of our Journals. All the combinations of parties have been represented as those of the Government, All the dreams of liberal ambition have been held forth as approaching realities. The combinations and the dreams are exhausted, and we find to-day, as we did four months ago, only these words, " No more concessions, no condi tions, are the Order of the Day of the Ministry." The Journal du Rouen of the 14th announces the death of the Chancellor d'Ambrey, at his seat at Montigney, of a disorder of which he had already had several attacks. [The Gazette quotes from the Courrier Francais the article from the Messayer respecting the discussion i❑ the Council of State, with the addition of various reports respecting changes in the Ministry. It adds, ‘. The Courrier doubtless had a short-hand writer at the meeting on Saturday and the Council OR Sunday, to be able to give with so much confidence even the substance of the opinions that were delivered there. There is not a single word of truth in all this gossip of the Courrier."] PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 16.—Five per Cents. 10Sf. 70c. SOc. 90e. SOc. 70c. 65c. 10Sf. 70e. 65c. 60e. ; Three per Cents. 84f. 30c. 35c. 45c. 40c. 35e. 10e. ; Bank Stock, 1,920 f. 1,915 f. ; Rentea de Naples, 91 f. 70c. 60e. 40c.; Rente d'Espagne, 771 ; Royal Spa nish Loan, 8 1 i ; Rente Perp. d'Espagne, 614 - 62 62 62 ; Ilaytian Loan, 455 f. 450 f. 455 f. 450 f. Exchange on London—One month, 25f. bsc. ; three months, 251. 40c. We have received Dutch Papers, containing the Message of the King of the NETHERLANDS to the Chambers, together with his insidious project for destroying the liberty of the Press, both which we must postpone, for want of room, till to-morrow. There is so much good sense and good feel. ing in the observations of the SOLICITOR GENERAL, on a recent application for a writ lunatico de inquirendo (which lately appeared in our columns), that we cannot refrain from adverting to the subject, not with reference to any particular case, but the system of the same individuals exercising the incompatible offices of physicians and keepers of lunatic receptacles. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL truly says, that a man who keeps a receptacle—" keeps it in the way of trade,—it is not a place for a physician to keep,—he ought not to keep it,—he, as a physician, ought to say, who is to go there, and no person whose advice is to be taken ought to keep a receiving house—nobody supposes he keeps it as a place of amusement—he desires his establishment to be fidl." Of course "he desires his establishment to be full ;" and takes the best means to fill it. We have been told that Lunacy cases in crease ; it would be matter of wonder if they did not, since receptacles now form a line of cir cumvallation nearly around the metropolis ; there is one great receptacle at Clapham, (they are seldom on a small scale,) another at Peck ham, at Bethnal-green more than one, where individuals are incarcerated by hundreds ; others at Hoxton, Clapton, Hackney, Islington, &c. &c.! The higher orders of Physicians, however, do not keep receptacles—they know what is due to the dignity of their profession, their own character, and their public duty ;—the keepers of receptacles arc mostly of another class, and we have heard that apothecaries, dissatisfied with the profits of the shDp, have obtained diplomas, es tablished, and (of course) filled receptacles, and forthwith stepped into their carriages ! The trade can scarcely fail to be profitable. The adage, as to mad dogs, is unhappily also applied to men, and the receptacle-keepers know and profit by it. In ordinary cases, nothing seems more easy than to make a man mad whenever his friends think it their interest to shut him up, and then with his money pay the Doctor ! They have only to apply for a certificate, tell their own tale, (true or false,) and the certificate, we are led to believe, from recent circumstances, is signed forthwith. Nothing is so easy as to accuse another of insanity, and there is no charge (above all, under the present system) so difficult to repel. Does the accused, on being visited by the keepers sent by the Medico-receptacle-keeper, express astonishment ?—that is held confirmatory of mad ness. Is he of a warmer temperament, and does he express indignation ?—that is double confirmation. Is the unhappy victim a female, aged or young, whose near connexions find it convenient to seclude her, perhaps for life, and does she express dejection or despair ?—that also is confirmatory of madness. The SOLICITOR GENERAL might well say, " Ido not see who is to escape a system of this sort." Where is the man—the most sane, the most sensible—the tenor of whose life has been so equal as never to have been excited ? Yet such excitement,—which often displays the best feel ings of our nature,—be it of joy, grief, or anger, when taken per se, represented by an interested party,—to a physician interested in believing the representation,—his feelings excited by the fee in prasenti,—the perspective of fees infutztro,— the share of the wages of the keepers,—and the profits of the receptacle,—is readily made to establish a case of lunacy. "I do not see who is to escape a system of this sort." If any physician should dislike these observa tions, to use the language of the SOLICITOR ' GENERAL, " he should be content with the com mon profit derived from his profession." Sir E. B. SUGDEN has truly said that the keeper of a receptacle " has a direct interest against the honest advice he ought to give. If he is called on to say whether a man ought to go to the retreat (receptacle) or not, I think I can tell whether interest would make him tho roughly weigh the case." " The truth is that any man may be mad in these circumstances ;"—the public safety requires that these keepers of lunatic receptacles should be restrained, far more than many of their in mates,—and they must be restrained. PRICES OF IRISH STOI 'KS, DUBLIN, DEC. 16. Bank Stock --ISt. Patrick lnsur. (per sh.) Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. ifiY,,, 'National Ditto I I -- Ditto, New OEN j Patriotic Ditto — 4 per Cent lOl% , Hibernian Bank l9ii Gov. Deb. 3!. percent.... 9S !Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock — Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock —' I mperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. Commercial Buildings — FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, DEC. 11.-13. 1 4. —Two months, lg. LEIPSIC, DEC. 7.—Three months, 6. ISt,',. BREMEN, DEC. B.—Two months, 621 620. AMSTERDAM, DEC. 15.-12. 20.—Two months-12. 15. Arrived. • America 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 O ('arthagena 0 1 Dublin 0 O Flanders 0 1 France... ..... . 0 0 Guernsey&Jersey.. 0 HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 6 minutes after 8 I Evening ...8L minutes after 8. MAILS. Due. 'Arrived. Due. 1 Hamburg O Holland Ai Jamaica 0 O Leeward Island; O Lisbon 1 O Mexico O Sweden 1 Waterford ...... 0 THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK The Upper Canada Paper last received state, that we understand the managers of the Montreal Bank hare some to an understanding with the Directors of the York Bank, by virtue of which the former concern is to be re moved forthwith, and the field again left clear for the operations of the Bank of Upper Canada. It appears by Recounts from New York that the Em peror of Russia has purchased of the Americans the ship United States, which was built at New York three years since, and considered one of the finest vessels ever built. TILE FUNDS. We-have no arrivals this morning worth noticing, no doubt owing to the prevailing easterly winds, in conse quence of which we are deprived of information. At the Meeting held yesterday afternoon, at the North and South American Coffee-house, to take into considera tion the security of the trade to Mexico and the South American Republics, we understand it was resolved, that it was desirable to form an Association for promoting the advantages and security of the trade to Mexico and the new Republics. A Committee of several gentlemen were named, in order to take into consideration and devise such means as might tend to promote the object they had in view, after which the nieethig adjourned to a future period. The Coneol Market, to the present hour, is divested of the least interest. Consols, which left off yesterday at 94i for the Account, opened at the same price; scarce a bargain has been transacted as yet. The French Mail has arrived, but has not brought the French papers, which is rather singular. Nothing doing at present in the Foreign Market. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 216 17 31 per Cent. 1191 India Stock, New 4 per Cent., shut It per Cent. Cons. shut 4 per Cent. 1626 105 e Do., for Account, 94i I India Bonds. 67 69 - Ditto Reduced, 931 Exchequer Bills, 73 74 FOREIGN FUNDS. Greek, 261 27-1 Mexican, 241 r) Peruvian, 161 171 Portuguese, b 6 57 Brazilian, 671 Buenos Ayres, 26 28 Chi,lien, 26 28 Colmbian, 22i 3 Danish, 74i Freneb, I per Cent. 108 9 Ditto, 3 per Cent. 84 Prussian, Russian, 1081 9 Spanish, 10i I TWO O' CL CK. Consols have continued during the morning at 94,1 rot. the account. Money in the house is not so plentiful as yesterday, Four per Cent. can be obtained for the loan thereof ; out of the house it is stated it is easily to be obtained. In the Foreign market Brazil Stock has suddenly got up 4 per cent; the real cauze of this start is not exactly known, but report states that the recognition of Don Mi guel by our Government is near at hand. Its the Share Market the transactions have been very spirited this morning, particularly in the Brazil Mining Shares, and there is every appearance that in the Spring the Share Market will resume its former importance. TRRER O' CL CK. Consols for Asoount, 94i f. The Austrian Ambassador and the Prussian Minister transacted bu•iness yesterday at the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Duke of WELLINGTON left town yes terday morning for his seat at Strathfieldsaye. Mr. Se cretary and Mrs. PEEL left town in the afternoon for Strathfieldsaye, on a visit to his Grace and the Duchess of WELLINGTON. Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial Office for the Governors of the Leeward Islands. _ ..... _ The Russian Ambassador gave a grand dinner yesterday evening, at Aahburnham House, to some of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, and a select party of the nobility and gentry. It appears th tt the public will very shortly be favoured with the " Random Records" of the celebrated GEORGE COLMAN the younger. They are said to com prise the recollections of a life characterised by an extensive intercourse with the world, and an acquaintance with the most distinguished public characters. From the humour ous and facetious pen of such a writer, the public may expect no common g r ati f ication. TUNNEL UNDER TrIE MERSEY.—A plan for uniting this town with Cheshire, by m e ans of a tun nel under the Mersey, is again under discussion, and a private meeting has alreuhy been held on the subject. It is at present proposed that the tunnel shall commence near the bottom of James-street, and come out at Wood side. It has been suggested by an engineer of eminence, that it will be wells if the scheme is persevered in, to form a drift, or small excavation, three or four feet wide, under the Mersey, by way of experiment. This may be done at an expense of 4,0001. or 5,0001 , and it will enable the projectors of the scheme to judge of the nature of the ground, and to decide whether it will be practicable to ft,rin a widef tunnel or not,....Liverpool Parr. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. (FIFTH DAY.) This morning the room in the Gray's-inn Coffee-house, appropriated to this Commission, was crowded at an ear lier hour than usual, it being very generally reported that Mr. Davies himself was to be personally examined. A little after eleven o'clock the Chief Commissioner hav ing taken his seat, the names of the Jury were called over, who, having all answered, one of the Jury ex pressed a wish to ask Mr. English a question. Mr. Eng lish not being in attendance, it was arranged, that as he would be here in the course of the day, the question might then be put. Mrs. Mary Wardell, examined by Mr. WRIGHT -Lived at 14, Portland-terrace. Knew Mr. Davies. Was at her house from the 14th to the 19th of August. He ap peared to witness to be considerably excited and wild in his manner. When I first saw him, he was flying about the passage with a candle in his hand. Wit ness accommodated lodgers. Mr. Davies came into witness's private room, laid hold of her by the arm, asking if witness knew who he was ? Said he was the great Mr. Davies, and that he had been np to Heaven to visit God Almighty, who was his father, and that he was horn without a mother; that he was in spired by God, and that he was a much greater man than either the Duke of Wellington or Mr. Peel, and that no state affairs could be transacted without his presence. He was a greater man than the King. He told me he was inspired by God, and made snuff maker to the moon. Made use of a great many similar expressions. Witness wished to take the candle from him, which he resisted, and told her he was candle bearer to Jupiter. He particularly directed wit ness's attention to his nose, saying, it was considered un commonly handsome. He threw himself about the room in various attitudes, and refused to take either tea or supper. Very loud and boisterous in his conversation. On Saturday morning, 15th August, he got up at five o'clock, opened the sash and called out murder. On the previous Friday he repeatedly asked for my protection, saying he was among murderous people, and had beer. very illegally and unjustly detained. Witness told him he need be under no apprehension, as he was placed among friends to take care of him. Witness had strict injunctions from the persons hiring the apart ments to pay every attention to his convenience. He said he was God's own son, and was inspired. He was ex tremely violent at the attendant, in consequence of Lie having his meals with him. On Saturday morning Mr. Davies came down, and was extremely incoherent. Mr. Davies came to breakfast about nine o'clock, rung the bells most violently every five minutes. After breakfast he threw up the sash, and addressed the passengers, saying . . . _ . _ _ - . lie knew them to be all his friends. I said that some the passengers were the magistrates and constables come to take him away. He then put down the window and threatened witness lie would call out murder. Particu larly requested witness's attention to a deposition he was snaking to lay before the Lord Chancellor. She repeatedly told him lie must be quiet, or he must be taken from the win dow. Dm ing the whole of this time he was continually ring ing the bells. On ordering him dinner he was extremely ex cited, very wild and incoherent, wishing that every thing good might be got. He seemed very much pleased with the idea that be should ruin witness by his expences. On going to bed on Sunday he twisted the bed-clothes into a hard cord, and pulled down the window curtains. On Monday he injured the furniture and walls of the apart ment by throwing ink over them, and sprinkling water all over the room. He threatened to cut the bed-clothes to measure the room. When he was told dinner was ready he refused to partake of it, declaring his determination not to come out of his room. He continued ringing the bell, calling for his friends, and laughing most immoderately.— A little after six, on Monday, he rang his hell violently for his attendant to bring him some slices of bread and cheese, but he would not open the door to any body. The bread and cheese was sent up, when he said he had some bis cuits, and would dispense with the bread. He wished the cheese to be cut so as to put it under the door. Wit ness had made memorandums of what passed, in conse quence of being threatened in a violent manner by Mr. nobler. On Monday Mr. Hobler was with Mr. Davies, who still continued ringing the bell. When Mr. By water could not get access to Mr. Davies, witness was obliged to procure a constable, Mr. nobler having threatened to rescue Mr. Davies. Another gentle man of the name of Davis rapped at the door most violently,and raised a disturbance in the neighbourhood. Mr. Bywater addressed Mr. Davies with the sash open, telling Mr. Davies to keep up his spirits, as they would have hint yet. Mr. Bywater repeated to Mr. Davies they would come again, and waved his hand to him. In the afternoon Mr. Hobler came, desiring admittance, which witness refused. Mr. Davies addressed Mr. Hobler 1 front the window, and Mr. Hobler stayed for a long time. Mr. Hobler requested Mr. Davies to come down and speak to him, and remonstrated with witness most severely for not permiting him to go to Mr. Davies, observing, that witness should be severely punished. Mr. Davies came down as far as the passage, while witness was standing at the door, requesting Mr. Hobler to leave the house. Witness locked the front-door, upon which Mr, Davies asked by what authority witness did so ; witness ob served she had authority from his mother. Upon this Mr. Davies grasped witness's arm tightly,saying he had no mother —he never had one. He was then taken up stairs by his attendant, whom he had passed in his way down stairs. Mr. Davies particularly requested to be denied to all who called themselves his friends, and my pass word is " he sleeps," although he never slept since lie had been in spired by God. He then left witness, laughing most loudly. Mr. Lawrence brought Mr. Davies to witness's house : he was taken away by his two keeper& on Wed nesday morning. By Mr. BROUGHAM-Mr. Dobson had access to Mr. Davies. He had another keeper of the name of Mitton. Mr. Davies said, on the Friday, that Mr. Holler was kis second attorney, and capable of doing his dirty work. —Witness believed she never told Mr. Holsler about Mr. Davies saying he was tae son of Almighty God. Mr. Hobler's visit was on the Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Davies's statement of having gone up to Almighty God, and being snuffer to the moon, took place on the Friday. The bell was rung most furiously. Mr. Hobler used the words, " I will rescue Mr. Davies," stating he was a man of large property, which he had made in five or seven years. Told Mr. Dobson that Mr. Hobler had had an in terview with 111 r. Davies. Mr. Hobler did not say, in answer to witness's observervation, that talking of rescuing was all nonsense, as lie was alone, and he had his cab here. Witness had repeated her notes of what took place to her daughter and husband. The paper handed to witness was her daughter's hand-writing. Never saw Mr. Jones till she canto here. Mr. Jones's clerk had frequently called on witness, when she told him what she had told the Com missioners to-day. Witness's husband and daughter had never been examined on this Commission. Had no con versation with Mr. Jones's clerk yesterday. Witness was very reluctant in giving evidence at all. Witness had kept the apartments in Portland-place for four years. Witness de clined answering what profession her husband was. The un handsome way in which Mr. Hobler had mentioned witness's daughter's name was likely to do her considerable injury. The ComattssioNEits all stated that no imputation whatever had been made by any person upon her daughter• Far front it. Examination resumed.—Mr. Hobbes and Mr. Davie. were in conversation at the window fer an hour and a half. Witness saw a letter drop from the window, which was picked up by a blue-coat boy. Mr. Hobler asked me if I wished to read the letter, which I refused to do. This took place on the Tuesday evening. Witness did not recollect what was said, except that Mr. Hobler pressed upon Mr. Davies to be punctual at eleven o'clock to-mor row. Mr. Holder's conduct was so violent that it was well impressed upon witness's recollection. Witness re collected Mr. Holder on the Tuesday saying he intended to apply to the Lord Chancellor for a habeas. By Mr. Wuwirr—A hackney-coach came to witness's house on the Monday with four men in it. Mr. English examined by a Juryman—Was requested to see Mr. Davies on Saturday week by his mother. Wit ness reported to his mother the state of his condition ; other medical gentlemen were requested to see him on the same day, Dr. Frampton was among the number. By Sir C. WETHERELL-Witness stated to Mr. Jones's clerk the result of his opinion, as to the state of Mr. Davies on Saturday week ; witness saw nothing when lie visited him on Saturday week to induce him to alter the opinion he had formed when he visited Mr. Davits in August last. Sir George Tuthill, examined by Si! C. WzritzaELL —Had had long experience in cases of this description. I at tended Mr. Davies in August last, in consequence of re ceiving an order from the Lord Chancellor. The first day I attended hint was the 3d of September. Previous t o ll ' i tt of the ald present m on th. It ith Sept em b er, t h e that time did not know any of the parties to this Corn mission. Visited him first at Clapham , at Dr. Burrows's retreat. Saw Mr. Davies last on the Bth of D ecem b er . llNlV.Baitsthntehose of October, judgme nt u a cd w tgo • il l ,n a e i er m n, t o a ( of i t htsieilei George, wh en h e saw Mr. 3. 8 d Da vies first, that he was of unsound mind. The re sult of the last visit was, that he still continued so. On my first visit I found Mr : Davies tvalkiug in a shrubbery. I in troduced myself, saying I had called upon him at the re- Toot of the Lord Chancellor. He took my arm, and asked me to walk in. I asked hint how long he bad bee: there, and what brought him th ere : h e en t e red in to history—in attempting to give this history he die', every moment, and it was two hours before he bad i di leted his t a l e . Hi s di gress i ons h a d no co nnection , he subject. I cannot charge my memory with t`;' , particular wo r d s use d. H e comp l a i ne d of his tr e li g ment ; lie told him he was not safe ' and t-j f his confinement was a v i o l a ti on o f the righ tl : y an Englishman. He used theatrical gestures. first visit I di sc us se d a littl e th ose points upon 011,`,. he seemed lost. I chi e fly con fi ne d m y attention to " e :- own statements. On the second visit I learned most ofl', facts from Mr. Davies w hi c h I re p or t e d tb the Lord Chant cellor. Mr. Davies told me that he was to be"a 31ernher parliament. He told me that he effected an implove ine i , in the revenue by bidding for certain teas. H e said tbsej the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Peel felt gre.tly obl i g„ to him for it. He had bid this high price for the 503 w put an end to the practice by which the revenue had br e d defrauded. lie said that many of the tea-brokers inew t he him. I had a conversation with him ab nit boxing stated he hail gone to a place in Moorfield , learn the sr ; of self-defence. He hail found Belcher at Finchley• 1 4 1 : told me be bought a pistol of him, for which be gav e '; He also bought fowls from him for 10s. each, but 01 ) ! )- the understanding that Belcher was to give two little rabbits over, which he intended to cry. '- said he had bought a horse of a lady of the Dame of lagi When she called for payment, he asked her if she so o a te , money, as lie would lend her 2001. Mr. Davies did o°' state any reason for the offer, further than that the W i l t was a friend of his mother's. The lady agreed to WO, the loan for a short time. Upon the subject of his moti le ' he complained very much that she had been induced t ° put him under restraint. He stated, his mother wag yet)' fond of him, he had always been her favorite child, that they hail always lived most happily together, and that s? had been extremely useful to him in conducting his trade, is which they had had great success. He stated that he had set a his mother's will in consequence of a question put by Me' He would rather remain seven years in the Lunatic AsYla ai in which he was, than return to his mother. Il e ; told me I should find his mother insane, but hop I wou!d not put her in a L t vi.t of 'lssue. Snce he had come to the Retreat, the non" and Nicholson had been given to the workmen for the pu_r pose of insulting him. The person s in the house by. whey . various . modes insinuated that lie was addicted to unnatural: crimes. He admitted that he had carried his pistols sho.o him in Loudon during th e day. Dr. Burrows had seen bta with it. I recoll ec t his stating his mother had informed b'r a that Mr. Lawrence thought him insane, and in consequenc". of that he had bought a book giving an account of Lord Portsmouth's Commission, and' hat he would immediateli try to find Dr. Bankhead, and consult with him. D r ' Bankead was then at Florence. He then said it Wl ° his intention to go to Dr. Latham. lie told 11 ' 6 enough of what passed between him and Dr. Latham W satisfy my mind he had not an accurate view of thing" Sir George Tuthill's examination in chief was preceew ing at great length when we left. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY) COURT OF KING'S BENCH. THE CAMBRIDGE TOLLB-...BILETT v. BEALES AND ()TOW; The evidence for the defence was clobed last night 11 . , half-past eight o'clock, and this morning Mr. TausO.] began his reply, which, with his Lordship's charge, expected to last the whole of tc-day. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY') LHvomfforfluaTni fromD k c s . u l r l. l - 1 a n i l i ; r r a iv ft e d d u t e n r e c o, ,, K a e r 3 r i , f r - o - m FROM LLOYD'S. h Aga' tha, P FALMOUTH, DEC. 16.—Wind Quebec. 'yed the Tobago, Reed, from Gaspe. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.--Arrived the Jena Laughton, Dawson, and Junes, Overstonl from Buenos Ayres ; and Henrietta, Owens, from P ieta. Off Port, the Charlotte, Picton, and Sir Williarn Scott, from New Brunswick. LEITH, DEC. 16.—Arrived the Miriam and Jan e t Smith, from Quebec. DUBLIN, DEC. 15.—Arrived the Clarence, Cro' ton, and the Emerald, Clark, from Demerara. BELFAST, DEC. 15.—Arrived the Vigilaritt Evans, from Leghorn; the Nimble, Farthing , from Ostend. N.C.--Arrt The Franklin, Watts, from Baltimore to Dr ew e i: was off Cuxhaven on th e 12 t h i nstant w ith 51u - damage, and six feet water in h er hold. Cargo chargiNg. The Felicia, from Philadelphia was wrecked near Isigny, 25th nit; crew saved. The Prince Kutusoff, Sheraton, from Quebec to Liverpool, was driven on shore near Baltimore, RP land, on Sunday, with her masts cut away ; earg° expected to be saved. The Roberts, Pace, from Riga to London, Put into Calmar the 27th ult.leaky, and must diechargef having been aground on Gothland. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. b u t T o h f e f r sues es p h p l o i , f ts o E n n s g i d l e i s r l a i b C i e o . r n o t h f i s F n l ' o e u e wk tabree quantitymoderator fair. The Wheat trade is almost in a stagnant state t°' day, as the millers appear quite indisposed to make purchases. Barley remains as last reported. Beans a n o a Pease meet a very slow sale at last quotations. 6° o Oats sell slowly at Monday's terms, but other kind s 3 dull, and rather cheaper. In Flour no variation. English Irish Foreign ARRIVALS. Barley. Oats. I flourl o , 5,350 qrs. 4,850 qrs. 4,600 0 e 150 30,600 be"' 700 1,200 Wheat. 3,300 qrs. 1,450 1,403 CITY MARKETS-TWO O'CLOCK• PLA STATION SUGA 8.5.-Although there has been rash etor more business done this week, the market continu e ' have the same heavy appearance, and Sugars worth frodw 475. to 495. or 50s. have again been bought upon a s ha r e , lower terms; for the other descriptions however the ri chants have been firm in their demanes, and have obtaior; for the parcels taken off, prices fully equal to those for the same qualities last week.—Foreign Sugars are wi t '4 out alteration this week. REFINED SUGARS.—The low descriptions of 1010° continue to be neglected, and the mock on hand c oni c quently is accumulating, and the few sales made this W ee „( hare been 70s. for large, and 725. a 735. for small; Prussian lumps and low single loaves, however, at " b°ll o 755., there is a great scarcity, and last week's prices a id readily obtained, the quantity of this description lately for crashing for the Mediterranean having been / en ; extensive; of the fine descriptions of crashed (may fro ,) powder and Hamburg loaves for the double refined bou oie l . one or two large parcels have been sold, but at IWO, price., and the refiners generally appear anxious to sales of these sorts. COMM. —204. casks and 55 bags Plantation W -r d brought forward to day by public sale, when the e f ° l l qualities suited to the home trade went o ff freely at t prices, but other sorts not being in demand barely ported previous quotations. Rl:lat.—The holders of Leeward Island are more fir a : but there are no buyers, ex ce pt a t a re du c ti o n ; • 10331.' remains nominally the same as last quoted. FRUIT. —New Currants continue to be taken - steadily, a 70%, but the red Smyrna Raisins have bee ; sold this week Is. lower, and two or three parcels of g; quality are now on tap a 40s. By public s a le a Par C r of very ordinary quality was offered to-day, but the Who': : the sound were bought in 2s. to 3s. above th e prices offe r of a few of the damaged only being sold a 35s to 365. ' new Sultanas one or two small parcels have arr' Y which have been taken off a 655. The price of n a e . Valentia Raisin', which last week was advanced to was on Monday last altered to 445., but the Grocers be, not disposed of the quantity they had taken the Wee k • fore, and consequently took but very few at the reducti on ; of baskets Denies, also, some parcels are on tap at loseeo prices, say a 34'. Figs continue to be taken off rsll' freely, but at very low prices, say from 40s. to 50s• 0 Sercts.—By public sale yesterday afternoon, betaee 9 3 40 and 50 boxes of Cinnamon sold h um 6s. to 7'l* ;' per lb., with a good demand ; 2SO chests of Cassia Li, went from 60s. to 635. per cwt., which is 2 9 . I° /0 than last sale ; 357 bags of Black Pepper were bought '0 from 3d. to Sid. per lb., and 1,030 bags of Rice fr ° 9s. CSd. to 10s. per cwt. SA LTPITIM —There is a strong demand for this " I ' Cele at from 25e. to 261. per cwt. Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD arrived in towh. " yesterday afternoon, from a visit to Mr. and the llott. • HOPE, at their residence at Derpdene, near INrk'ng' Surrey,