The Sun. — London, England, 1829-12-09 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. In our Paper of October 23, we gave the out line of an official report on the finances of Bra zil, drawn up by a commission of the Legisla ture. One part of that report led us to make some remarks on the credit of the Brazilian ern. pire in London, and the means taken to pay the debt of Portugal, which by the treaty of inde pendence Brazil had engaged to defray. The Commission declared that the Chambers had voted funds for the discharge of this obligation, and asked why they had been diverted from their object by " the omnipotence of their Legation in London." With a reference to this and other parts of the report, the Minister of Fi nance, M. Calmon, entered into explanations in the Chamber of Deputies on the 21st of August, though the first notice of his speech which we have seen appears in the Diario Fluminense of the 21st of September, which came by the last packet. The Minister replies to the Commis sion with considerable asperity ) and justifies the conduct- of Government. To the question, " have the interest and sinking fund of the Por tuguese debt it London been paid ?" he answers, that be, Oats willing to lay all the documents be fore tile Chamber which related to the subject. Vtom these documents it would appear, that when the usurpation of the Crown of Purtugal took place, the payment of the Portuguese dividends was suspended by the Brazilian Lega tion in Londoo, which gave notice to die Impe rial Government of the fact, and of the grounds of its ptoceedinoo The . Brazilian Government ia raplying to this notification, ordered the pay mons to be made as formerly. But its represen tative in England, conceiving that by the success of DonMiguers usurpation the treaty between Bra lel and Portugal was broken, and seeing that there teas no Portuguese Ambass a d o r in Lond on t o receive and pay over the dividends to the Por tmuesat creditors, delayed the execution of the klikra, and wrote home for further explanations. It should be recollected, in order to understand this statement, that by the terms of the treaty, the funds to pay the interest of the Portuguese debt, transmitted in the first instance from Bra zil, were to be handed over from the Brazilian to the Portuguese Ambassador, and to be paid by the latter to the holders of the Portuguese bonds. ,To the demand for further instructions or explanations, the Government of Rio de Ja neiro replied that the usurpation of the Throne of Portugal did not alter the obligations of Bra zil,—that these obligations, arising from existing treaties, should be tuifilled, whoever was King of Port' gal,—and that, as the dividends could not 'oe paid to the English creditors, from the want ofan accredited agent from Portugal, the funds should be deposited in the Bank of Eng land till such aim agent should be appointed.— " This order," the Minister added, " still con tinues in force, and thus the credit of the em pire has been sived." Nothing can be more frank than this explanation, nothing more tran quillizing to the English creditor than this assurance. NI. Calmon does not hesitate a mo ment about the obligations of his Government. He does not plead the misconduct of Don Mi guel in excuse for dishonesty in his master, and accounting for delay, points out grounds of ultimate security. It is to be hoped that if the Emperor continues resolute against entering into any understanding with his brother, he will order his representative in London to come tlirectly into contact with the Portuguese ere ditors, whose dividends lie professes his willing demi to pay, and thus save that reputation for honour and probity which would be endangered by unnecessary procrastination.— Times. The Essex Herald of_ yesterday announces, on the part of Mr. Western, that his constituents will again hear from him through the medium of that Paper next week. The appearance in the field of a gentleman of Me. Western's character, has, as might have been expected, given increased activity to the discussion of the Currency quess Lon. In the Paper in which the above an nouncement appears, there is a letter to Mr. Western, from one of his constituents, deprecat ing " the inundating the country again with pa;ser."—.. That this would (he says) produce a short-lived prosperity I allow—but it would be the practice °fa quack, for the sake of a tempo rary alleviation of the symptoms, to aggravate the disease. Water given in a dropsy might a!- lay the unhappy patient's cravings for a season, and restore him to comparative ease ; hat it would speedily odd strength to the complaint, and render his destruction sure. So an issue of one pound bank notes would give a momentary stimulus to all the operations of the agricultu rist, and raise, for a few quarter-days, the droop ing, spirits of the landlord ; but deeper distress would soon follow, and the ruin of both would be certain and complete." Mr. Western's con stituent then proceeds to address to him aome thing like an argumentum ad hominem. " The pressure under which the country now labours was predicted. It has been unquestionably caused by the enormous expenditure of Govern ment, which rendered it necessary to increase the amount of the currency by issues of paper not convertible into cash at the option of the holders. Those public men who entertained the political principles you have through life pro fessed, opposed the American war, as well as the French war, not on constitutional grounds only —but on the score of expense—foreseeing with eyes too truly prophetic, that taxes, to carry on the last of those wars, must be paid eventuallyin a currency of, perhaps, a hundred per cent.greater value than that of the times when they were im posed. How gigantic have been the strides of the National Debt from the loans occasioned by those wars . ! When George 111. ascended the throne, it amounted to 138 millions only. In 1784 the American war had raised it to 250 millions ; and in 1817 the French war had carried it to 850 mil lions—the Anti-Jacobin war thus increasing it to 600 millions, besides requiring the millions upon millions levied:Within the year by the Property Tax. Now, if the currency, by means of paper issues not convertible into cash, could safely be in creased to its former amount, the denunciations of national ruin, as the consequence of profuse expenditure, that were uttered by those eminent Statesmen, whom you always considered, and whom events have proved to have been the wisest-of their day, must be taken as mere idle declamation. But this was not thought even at the time by their political opponents. A vast majority of the landowners supported the pro fusion with their eyes open. They were as eager for commencing and prolonging )stilities as the mercantile interest. They pled i • them selves to stake their fortunes and keeled their lives in furtherance of the measures of the Mi nister. Their influence commanded and secured majorities. They are now reaping the bitter fruits of their own short-sightedness. The Go vernment of the present day, and that which imme diately preceded it, have been contented to incur the odium of bringin g the Currency to a sound and healthy state; and have thusentitted them selves to the praise of consulting the real interests oldie nation, at the expence of their own popularity amonr , large portions of the landed interest." Whatever may be thought of the mode in which the Currency has been brought to its present state, thew can be no question as to the impo !icy of any attempt to interfere again with the standard. We repeat after an Evening Con. temporary (the Globe), that " we should have been well content, and so we think would the country, if the Small Note circulation had not been interfered with ; for its evils, very much exaggerated at all times, were in a train to be removed without legislative interference. But the change has 'been effected—the sacrifice has been made, and commerce is speedily adapting itself to the altered state of things." It must always be borne in mind, that the relief which is to be obtained by once more depreciating the currency, is a relief of one class—namely Deb tors, at the expellee of Creditors. It is the same sort of relief which a man obtains, who having no money in his own pocket, puts his hand into the pocket of his neighbour, and thence supplies himself. That frauds of this nature have been already committed, more than once since the Revolutionary war, is no reason why we should now renew them. In no other sense than that of a robbery of one part of the community by the other, can a depreciation of the currency be of any importance. The real wealth of the country cannot be increased by changing the value of the denomination. At the time the small notes were interfered with, considerable inconvenience might have been experienced throughout the country, from the necessity in which the Country Bankers were placid of suit ing their operations to the altered state of things. But the Country Banker has long ago perfected his arrangements, and as he must employ his money, he will be as ready on good security, and for a fair return, to grant accommodations, as his customers to receive them. No one be nefit then can be derived from paper which is not now derived from gold. The question as to the national advantage of using a sub stitute for gold, is quite distinct from that of relief to the country. But it is said the public burdens have been raised by the iteprovetnent in the currency. Those, how ever, who have power to depreciate the currency have power to reduce the burdens. There can not surely be any necessity for disturbing the whole relations of the country, because the allow ances which were raised by the depreciation are still continued. If the servants of the state arc overpaid, reduce them. But the interest of the debt to the national creditor forms a large por tion of the public expenditure. But this must always be considered sacred, ifany regard to 11011011 r is entertained in the country. Besides, how many of the present creditors purchased during the depreciation ? Would it be just to pay a man who )es!erday gave his sovereigns for Stock, in depreciated paper to-morrow ? However, if a robbery must be committed, it is not necessary surely to rob all creditors, because it is wished to rob one class. It would be dishonourable to rob the national creditor, but it would add to the dishonour to relieve the landholder from his embarrassments at the expence of the mortgagee. The constituent of Mr. Western calls on the landholders " to compel the Government to adopt, in all the departments of the State, the most rigorous retrenchment. There is reason (he adds) to believe that Government is not indisposed to this course, and would be pleased to hear the voice of the na tion so decidedly expressed as to leave no' option about reducing the size and pay of all the establishments, and.-diminishing the - salaries of all public functionaries. We have seen seeps taken to lessen the interest of different Stocks ; but all-this will be ineffectual to save the agri culturist from sinking, without lowering the rent of land to the standard of forty years ago." With respect to rents, the landlords have no op tion. The tenants cannot and will not pay rents calculated according to a different state of things. The landlords may choose to call the fall abate ment, or deduction, or any other name they please ; but more the tenants cannot continue to pay than they can afford. If the present gene ration of landlords, or their fathers, calculated on the permanency of the prices caused by the depreciation, and contracted debts beyond the value of their estates in an improved currency, this is an evil from which there is now no remedy. Men must resign themselves to the consequences of their acts; and it is not peculiar to landholders that the children should suffer for the mistakes of their fathers. We are all sufferers from the ruinous policy of the landholders, who seconded the last King in his perverse obstinacy during the American and the Revolutionary war. How ever, the past is past. Let us so far profit from it as not to repeat the blunders from which we have already suffered.— Morning Chronicle. It not. unfrequently happens that what very well-meaning people undertake as what they conceive to be very beneficial reforms trench upon the well-known principle of " letting well alone." This may, we are rather inclined to think, turn out to be the case with the projected alterations in the Welsh Judicature. It cannot be denied that the natives of that principality are, without any exception, the most quiet and order') of the King's subjects; and their system of jurisprudence, however differing from that of • the Courts, such as appears to give satis faction to the people, and to work well at a moderate expence. Now, can this with equal truth be said of the sys tem which we propose to give them in exchange for it ? Here the law, both as a system and a profession, works well only for those who are its instruments. It has become, in many of its Courts and operations, the most grievous tax the people labour under; and such are its abuses, defects, and exactions, that we are proverbially called " a law-ridden " people. Much of this difference in the operation of the two systems may originate in the difference of habits and national character of the two States—not that we ever heard that our Welsh neighbours were one whit less prone to sudden heats and angry litigation than their English brethren. But the true way of looking at any reform is, to inquire first into its necessity, and then how far the sub stitute is likely to meet it. We confess that we have always wondered how the Welsh Judicature has worked so %veil - as it has done, considering the sort of hands to which its operation has been sometimes confided. Incompetent judges are certainly not the sort of persons who are likely to render the laws either useful or respected ; and seeing, as we have too often done, these appointments rendered either the inducements or the rewards of political connection or subser viency, it cannot but be matter of surprise that the system itself has not broken down under the inadequate hands which have sometimes had to sustain it. Yet, after all, what failure of justice • has there been in Wales ? How do the motions for new trials, the writs of error, and the peti- Lions to the Home Secietary on account of un just sentences in criminal matters, stand, as com pared to those of oar English Courts ? Why, in the proportion of not one in a hundred of either class. Added to which, we have the best-informed part of the population hostile to the change ; and no part, or scarcely none, desiring it. We cannot believe then that when Parliament meets, the proposed change will be effected with the facility that is talked of, or even that it will be effected at all. Surely there are real grievances enough to re form without Government taking up imaginary or doubtful ones. The great consideration in a question of judicial reform is—have the people confidence in the administration of justice ac cording to the present system ? It is quite clear that the inhabitants of the principality have confidence in the present sy,tein. They have proved that beyond all dispute by the stand which they have made against innovation. If the Welsh are satisfied with a system which affects them in their properties and lives, why should the English, whose interests are not at all afflicted, disturb them in its enjoyment.-- Morning Herald. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, Dtc. S. ATToRNEY-GENERAL v. MAYOR OF BERWICK". The MASTER . of the ROLLS gave judgment. This was an information filed by the Attorney-General, at the instance of certain inhabitants of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and the defendants were the Corporation of that place. The information prayed that certain conveyances might be established, that the revenues of the lands transferred by them be de clared by them applicable to charitable purposes, and, if necessary, that a commission be appointed to ascertain the particular boundaries of the lands in question. Both indentures of conveyance were made in 1653. the trust in one of them, which conveyed Grange Barn Mill, was for the erection and uphold ing of a House of Correction, and for the rrainte trance of the poor, in consideration of a sum cf 501. given for these purposes by Sir Robert Jackson, a native of Berwick. The second conveyance was of the same date as the first, and included the lands of Grange Barn Mill, Claywalls, and Burrs, or Aller Bush, which were set apart for the accomplishment of the above purposes. This conveyance was made in consideration of 330/. " driest° the poor." No doubt this sum, like that given by Sir Robert Jack son, had been allotted by individuals for charitable uses, and must be taken to belong also to the poor. 'fire conveyances were made to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor and their successors for ever. In ordinary cases these terms would rot cause the parties to take a legal fee, because the church wardens and overseers were not a corporation. A conveyance of lands to certain individuals " and their successors for ever" did not create a le gal fee, without the introduction of the word " heirs." But in the ease of a charity the Court would not adhere strictly to the form, but would assume the creation of a legal fee, and that the lands were conveyed for charitable uses " for ever." Thus, then, the revenues of the lands were secured to the poor of the place, allowing the money to remain in the coffers of the corporation. The Court must therefore declare the trusts in the two conveyances to be established as trusts for chari table purposes. The question arose to what cha ritable uses were these revenues to be appropriated Generally speaking, gifts for the use of the poor were not to be taken as in aid of the poor's rates, for, as had been observed, that would be, in fact, to turn the gift to the benefit of the rich. But the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed riot having taken the benefit of the Act of Elizabeth relative to poor's rates at the date of these conveyances, nor indeed subsequently till the year 1729, these gifts must be taken to be in aid of the poor's rates. The corpo ration had continued to apply the revenues of 25 acres of land in aid of the poor's rates down to the present time. Were these the whole 'of the lands contemplated in the two conveyances ? It appeared from the evidence that they were not — that the 25 acres did not comprise the lands known as " the Burrs." The Court must declare that Grange Barn Mill, and 25 acres, together with the lands called " the Burrs," now let to a person named Lang, were conveyed by the indentures of 1653, for the erection of a house of correction, and for the maintenance of the poor, and it must decide that tire revenues were applicable in aid of the poor's rates, and were therefore to be paid by the de fendant to the churchwardens for that purpose. The Court referred it to the Master to take an account of the rents which had accrued, due -since 1823, when the lands were claimed for the poor. The Master would ascertain what part of. the property let to Lang properly came under the denomination of " the Burrs," and distinguish it from the neigh bouring " low lands." The rents between the two could then be justly apportioned. The Court gave the relators their taxed costs as between solicitor and client against the defendants, the extra costs to be paid out of the charity funds. The Court reserved further directions and costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Drc. 8. MARZETTI V. WILLIAMS AND OTHERS. Mr. MESMER opened the pleadings. The de fendants pleaded the general issue. Mr. BROUGHA3I stated that the plaintiff, Mr. Mar zetti, was a respectable wine -merchant, and also a ship and insurance-broker, in the city of London. The defendants were the members of the house of Williams, Deacon, and Co., bankers, in Birchin lane. On the evening of the 17th of December in the last year, there was a balance of his in their hands to theamount of 691. 19s. 6d. At eleven o'clock the next morning a sum of 40/. was paid in to Mr. Marzetti's account, in a Bank of England note. Thus, therefore, the balance was increased on the morning of the 18th of December to 1091. I9s. 6d. In the course of that day two cheques, drawn by Mr. Marzetti in favour of different persons, were presented at the defendant's house for pay ment. One of them for 201., was• honoured, and there was then left a balance of 891. odd to Mr. they had a balance hi their hands over and above what was sufficient to discharge it. Their letter concluded in these words :—" This is very trouble some arid disagreeable, and under these circum stances Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co. would feel it an obligation if Mr. Marzetti would close his account, us it is on a foo:ing disagreeable to both parties." This the Learned Counsel thought a very cavalier answer; but, although Mr. Marzetti had reason to complain, he could only bring his action for the injury which he had suffered in his credit by the conduct pursued on the part of the defendants. What he brought his action for was, that having a sum of 89/. odd in the defendants' hands, he had drawn a cheque for 871., and the defendants had re rased payment of it, %%hereby his credit, as a mer chant, had been injured, and, in fact, blasted. The Learned Counsel then called witnesses in support of his statement, after which the ATTOR NEY- G ENERAL was heard at length for the defen dant, and the Jury, after a short deliberation, found for the plaintiff, with nominal damages. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed, that the Jury had of course negatived all malice. Mr. Justice J. PARKE—Certainly; there was no evidence of any malice. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presumed that his Lordship would give the defendants leave to move in arrest of judgment. Mr. Justice J. PARKE—Yon don't want that per mission. The ATTORNEY..GENERAL—There must be a verdict for the defendants on the count in trover. Mr. Justice PARKE—Y es ; trover for a banker's account is something new. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dcc. S. WENTWORTH V. JOHNSTON. In this action the plaintiff sought to recover da mages for an alleged false imprisonment of his per son, and also for the unlawful seizure of a bull, his property. The plaintiff, it appeared, is a cattle jobber, in the habit of attending Smithfield market. In Janu ary last, when standing in the market, offriing ball for sale, an officer, named Gardiner, came np to him, and inquired to whom that bull belonged ? The plaintiff refusing to give any information au the subject, the officer said it was one which had been stolen from Mr. Johnston, a grazier, at Highgate, and was proceeding to seize it, when the plaintiff assaulted him, on which the officer procured assi*t ance, took the plaintiff into custody, and also drove away the bull. The defendant subsequently charged the plaintiff with having a bull belonging to him in his possession, when he knew it had been stolen. After hearing evidence, the Jury found for the defendant. ADMIRALTY COURT, DEC. 8. THE RELIEF. This was . a question on a bottomry bond. The only point was, whether an apparent non-compliance wi:h the stat we 6 Geo. IV. c. HO, on the traraer of the property of the ship to the present owners, in respect of registry, invalidated the transfer. The COURT thought not, the Custom-house abroad having made no objection. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, DFC. 8. During the forenoon, while the Court were occu pied in the examination of cases where no opposi tion was offered to the insolvents, the Commission ers had occasion repeatedly to animadvert on the gross negligence of some of the attornies, by which it not unusually happens that their miserable clients are detained in prison for a much longer period than is necessary. In one particular case, this morning, Mr. Commissioner Harris, with generous warmth, told the insolvent's attorney, that through his neg ligence alone his client would be obliged to remain in prison 21 hours longer, instead of being dis charged forthwith. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS shortly afterwards said that he would take this opportunity of stating publicly, that as soon as all the Commissioners ar rived in town they intended to adopt some plan that would have the effect of causing a reform in the practice of the Court with regard to the permission of persons to practise as attornies. David Dutton, a, furniture-broker, late of Hen rietta -street, Manchester-square, was opposed by Mr. Heath, on behalf of a creditor named Russell. The insolvent was then remanded to prison. His petition was ordered to stand good, but the.order for hearing was dismissed. SHOCKLIG CIRCUMSTANCE. Last evening a Coroner's Inquest was held at the George, West-street, West Smithfield, before Mr. PAYNE, Coroner, on the body of Joseph Perry, aged one year. A young woman, who stated that her name was Elizabeth Blagg, was sworn, and in a' state of ex treme agitation, gave the following evidence :—She was the mother of the deceased, by Charles Joseph Perry, whose real name was Wilbraham, with whom she had cohabited for some time, but was not mar ried to him. On Sunday morning Perry left home; during his absence she had been drinking; he came home between fire and six o'clock, and was very drunk; she was not sober at the time; Perry took a seat in a chair by the side of the fire, and was very violent in his abuse of her because she was in liquor. They quarrelled for about a quarter of an hour, and Perry, in his passion, took up the heater of an Italian iron, which was lying near the grate, and threw it her as she was sucking the child, which struck the infant on the head. She screamed, and Perry exclaimed, " Oh, my God! have I killed my own babe ?" The child died in about two mi nutes afterwards. She had aggravated Perry very much before he threw the iron. He was always very kind to her child and to her, when she was sober. The Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter; and Perry was forthwith committed to Newgate aR the Coroner's warrant. We beg to suggest to Dr. LARDNER, as a work for his Cyclop2edia, the Life of 134,,0x, or a History of Hampshire. A precisely similar formation to the Siamese youths, though an abortion, was produced in this town some time ago, and is left at the office of this paper by the Marzetti's account. The other cheque was after- gentleman by whom it was preserved, for the inspection of wards presented : that cheque was in favour of a any medical practitioner. —Leeds Mercury. gentleman of the name of Hooper, for 871. 7s. 6d.,' M. BOURNIONT is not yet dismissed. He aml it was presented for payment at ten minutes be fore three o'clock on the 18th of December. The I sticks well to his place, and lives in eve amidst the ocean balance in the hands of the defendants being at that of contempt into which he has been plunged. It is said time 891 19s. 6d., there were ample funds to pay to-day that he is going to take as his assistant Major this second cheque. Nevertheless , when the ac General Louts CLOUIT, who Joined hint in his desertion cond cheque was presented, it was refused payment, - at Waterloo, and Nvhe reasonably ought to share his pre sent honours. This gentlem a n b e longs to a v e ry esti and the reason as,igned was, that there was no assets mable family, whom he has thrown into a state of despair. of Mr. Marzetti's in the hands of the defendants. the Imperial army, he became 'this statement was communicated by Mr. Hooper theAn n A ar ii i l e e er de "f C: n r of Marshal ill . NEI', Prince of Moscow. to Mr. Marzetti, who was astonished at hearing it To milit - arv - brave P ry he was the agreeable qualties of a asserted that he had no funds to meet his cheque,l levant voice. 1-1 t; w , fashionable Aide-de-Camp. and he immediately wrote to the defendants a very l ln 1815, he deserted, on . t v h e e r) e ' veof c ivil letter requesting an explanation. He received the army, with General BoußmosT, battle,ln ItBhier,rianksof in answer a letter to the effect, that the clerk had evidence against his Genend, against his benef'act7tr, gavet! looked at the books at the time the cheque was unfortunate Marshal NET. His only resource wa ' s t i t t ; presented, and that the reason of his refusing pay- throw himFelf amongst the exaggerated Royalists. He was the founder of a sect of madmen, which in 1816 merit was, that there did not appear a sufficient ha established itself at Amiens, under the title of the lance to meet it ; "hut,'' they added, " Mr. Rege nerated Ma r M. S B zonnta, then Prefict of the Stone, zetti was mistaken in supposing that this was the T E h THUME,Proeurear•General, were first cheque of his that had been dishonoured, as and M. this society. ' two last were dismissed. M. they had returned one for 3221. 14s. 6d. 011 the 29th part of was put activity ! by an Ordinance of the KING, of September." Now this was quite a mistake; .dated March 9, of the same m Sit: i ce , that time for Mr. Marzetti had never before had any cheque AL BET:III3XE has recovere( s l a l i t l i e ' l e e r" of his returned. The transaction to which the de- . now Prefect of the Orme, and ' l l' a l '. 3 . lon i C . I.o e-S:'" l 'El ' ' is fendants alluded was a bill transaction—a bill which ' become philosopher in the interval ' , is now 'F. t i l ', ey 'a : Mr. Mitrzetti had accepted for the accommodation of about to become Director of the Department ' of 'W.a site, a friend. lie (Mr. Marzetti) had not a farthing Observe, then, the first guarantees which our Ministers ' give us of a return to the charter and to opinions dear to of funds in Iris hands belonging to his friend when the nation. . t lt is by a new outrage that they wish to be the bill became due, but it was taken up, and was recon . eiled ll tfaotati.affT.hissame M. CLOUET, Ell eternal wit never refused as a cheque of Mr. Marzetti's. They deposed on the trial which cost the had referred to this bill transaction, the Learned 1 1 '.e c ss of General Hors' and his Aide-de-C4mp lthErou. I Counsel supposed, for the purpose of lessening t h e i l . i e e ° was then Staff3aTirn' to General BouaaiosT. The iinjury which they had done to Mr. Marzetti's cre- first Aide-de-Cam dit by refusing . to pay his cheque at the time that Bouestorm—Paris Le a i r t r e ll i l . alNEY Staff. Major of General i MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the New Lando,: Price Current of yestorda)) SCGIR.—The demand for Sugar during the last week was stem's and considerable; the tine Grocery descriptions are scarce, awl maintain high prices; the low brown have also fully supported the late currency, but the middling Sugars 48s. a 52s have sold 64. to Is. lower, on account of the holders pressing sales; the estimated sales of Mus covades this day, including the Barhadoes, do not exceed 600 Uri , . and tis. Average prices of Sugar last week 241. 4il. In the Refined trade there has been little varia tion; the good lumps continue to be taken eff freely, but still at rather declining prices ; the low lumps are also a sh :de lower. Crushed is in demand for the Mediterranean. Molasses rather higher. FOREIGN SUGAR.—TIte purchases last week low white Pernams at 255. and some yellow Havannah at 245. 6d. _ _ _ EAST INDIA SUGAR.-Some more sales of Manilla. Sugats have been reported at 265. a 28s. By public sale this day 325 bags Siam Sugar, 391 bags brown Mauri tius. The Slams sold at full prices, good white up to 30s. The Mauritius were in second hands, and afford no criterion of Market prices. COFFEE.-The public sales of Coffee Llst week consisted entirely of British Rantation descriptions, which go off steadily, without any variation in the prices; s me clean Jamaica and some parcels of Berbice fit for the home trade sold at higher prices. There are no purchases of Foreign Coffee by public sale or private contract. This day by public sale 852 bags Batavia and Sumatra Coffee of fair quality. The Sumatra sold 28s. 6d. a 295. 6d. ; the Batavia, good 325. 6d. a 83s. tid. The Market is heavy. Rum, BRANDT, AND HOLLAND& —The Rum Market is very dull ; it is reported there is a considerable sale of low Leewards at ls. Bd., hut the rumour is not believed. Brandy is hell with much firmness on account of the con tinued rise in France. Geneva is unvaried. Some fine favourite marks Jamaica reported at 3s. 41., which is 6d. ahove the common currency. HICMP, FLAX, AND TALLOW. —TaIIow had been very dull, and the priers had receded to 35.. ; the reports of an early winter at Petersburgh, and the probability of 14 or 15 vessels being shut in by the ice, had a favourable effert ou Tallow, which advanced 3d. to 6d. per cwt., but the Market has since become dull. Hemp is again rather higher. Flax without alteration. Fiturr.—There are considerable sales of new Currants at 703. New Valentia Raisins were raised last night to 489., Turkey red Raisins 41.., old fine 355. Jordan Al monds are much inquired after. The public sales of French Fruit last week went off heavily, and only a small portion sold. SPICES.—There is no alteration in Spices. IRISH Pnovistorts:—Tliere is little alteration in Beef or Pork. 134c0n is dull. Butters in better demand, par ticularly the Dutch description. COTTON. —The Cotton Market is steady ; the prices firm; but there is no briskness. The purchases for the week, ending last night inclusive, consist of 950 Surat, 3d. a 4d. ; 210 Pernams, lid. a 7p. ; 150 Bengal, aid. a 41d. ; 30 Bowed, 51 SALTPETRE.—By public sale last week 1,583 bags Saltpetre were offered, and all taken in at 255. : there have since b:•cn parcels taken at 255. 3d. and 255. 6d., the latter is the nearest quotation. Rice.—There is no alteration in Woe. TOBACCO. —The only transactions of any extent is To bacco are p ircels of Kentucky, for export, 2d. a 3d. WooL,—The public sales of New South Wales Wool last week consisted of about 680 bags, ;which obtained prices fully equal, and, in many cases, higher than forme: sales, and'all sold. In the Market, sales by private con tract are more easily elf'eted, and there appears a general disposition to improvement as to demand, but, as yet, no advance in price. The importation will fall short this year, and the stocks on hand are small. English Wool has also been inquired for by those who used to consume it before the Market was so well supplied by Forei L 'n Wool of similar value and quality. Cocoa- -In British Plantation Cocoa there are few sales lately ; some Brazil ord. Cocoa was forced off last week at 14s. 6d. a 15s. 6d. Hors.—There is no alteration in the prie of Hops; the Market continues very dull. INDIGO.—The purchases of East India Indigo are in considerable ; the prices are little varied. The GO serous of Spanish Indigo, by public sale last week, went off freely at very full prices.—The accounts from Calcutta are to the 11th July ; there was an appearance of a full average crop of Indigo. TEA.-.:-Congoug, common, 2s. Old. a 25. O%d. ; ditto, but middling, 2a. O'd. a 2s. lid ; ditto, good, 2s. 3d. a 2a. 4 d. ; ditto, flue, 2s. std. a 2s. Sid.—Congous, at the commencement, generally rather dearer than last sale, the better kinds abotit id. per lb. Boheas,hould be quoted rather lower than in September.—Congous have finished to-day, the good and fine ones went rather cheaper ut the end ; Campois are selling at 2s. lid. a 2s. 4-Id. ; the Smehonga and TIVIR Ikays Et i I S:1 tc-mcrrow. MINING; INTELLIGENCE.-Sales at Redruth last week. Quantity of Copper Ore gold, 2,605 tons ; average produce 6i. Quantity of fine Copper 171 tons 17 cwt. Aalount of sale 12,2131. Is. 6d. Average standard 1111. 3s. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. I Wheat. 8. to 8. Barley. I Outs. 1 Beans. s. to s. S. to S. B. to s. 31 - 55 - 28 - 19 - 57 - 30 - 19 51 GO 31 36 20 26 - - 46 GO 20 30 16 21 24 40 45 52 25 32 13 20 30 48 50 57 30 34 18 24 42 46 46 51 26 32 18 22 28 32 49 63 27 33 20 23 - 43 48 60 26 31 18 30 40 44 Per Quarter. Boston — Gainaborough Grantham Grimsby Horncastle*. Lincoln Spiisby • Stamford. NORWICH. Dx. 5. We had a good supply of Wheat to-day, the best sam ples of which readily obtained last week's prices ; iufeiior sorts continue to more off heavily without alteration. There was rather less Barley at market to-day; fine malt ing samples were briskly taken off, and inferior sors main tained the prices of last week. Oats and Beans are plen tiful, and the deman,l being limited, a reduction of Is. per quarter was complied with. Pease are slack sale at last week's prices. No alteration in Flour. \Vlieat (per qr.) 42.5. 60s. Os. Beans (per Mi. 325. Barley Oats 2os. 245. li9s. Flour, tine (per sack) 41s. 4tis. CANTERBUIt\, Dec. 5. Our market was well supplied with Wheat, but as a great many samples were exceedingly cold, those of fine quality were in good request. We had a large supvly o inferior Barley, which found great difficulty in meeting sale•., but good maltiog qualities readily obtained 355. f per quarter. Pease are very dull, and like Beans and Oats remain without any change in value. Wheat, white Ms. to ass. red Ws. to 625. Barley, Malting 3os. to 3-ts Oats ~.. ' , Os to 32s ..... . . • Beans 22s. to 323. Pease 32s. to 385....... Grey 303. to 3tis. EXETER MAli Beef (score) Ss 6cl. 9.. 6d. Mutton (lb.) 0 4i-0 5i Veal and i Ault) 0 s—o rk 0 4—o 6 Geese (each) 3 o—s 8 Ducks (coup'e) 0 —4 6 Fowls 2 0 —3 0 I KE l'S.—Dec. 4. Wheat (bushel) 88.61. 95.0t1. Barley 5 0 —.5 6 Oats 2 9 —3 6 Beans 5 6 —6 6 Butter (lb) 0 10 —0 11 Eggs (10) 0 o—l 0 Potatoes (peek) 0 B—o 10 C ESTE rt..—Whcat, per 751 b. 9s. Ott. to 9s. 6.1. ; Bailey, 38 grts. ss. Ott. to ss. (id. ; Oats, 491 b. 2s. 9d. to sd. NANTWICH.—Wheat, per 751 b. Bs. 10d. to 9s. 9d. ; Barley, 38 qrts. ss. 6d. to Os. 0.1. Oats, I.olb. 3s. 3d. to 4s. 3d. DUBLIN CORN EXCHANGE—Dec. 4. The Corn market still remains pnorly supplied with all kinds of Grain. Wheat to-day met a ready sale at last week's prices, with a better demand for the secondary qua lities. Oats, of prime quAlity, maintained Friday's prices, but towards the close of the market the inferior sorts were dull, and lower in price. There was no alters• tion in Bert, and Barley, but there was a better demand than of late. Wheat, red, 275. to 32a. ; white, 30s. to 345. ; Oats 10s. to 12s. 6d. ; Bore 12s. to 13s. ; Barley 13s. to 16s. ; Vetches 12s. to 16s. ; Rape 80s. to 313. ; Rye 14s. to 13s. ; Oatmeal 6s. 6d. to I is , ditto prime los. to 16s. ; first Flour 19s. to 22s , best Seconds 16s. to 175., infe rior ditto 12s. to 15s. DUBLIN MARKET 1.1! TE.-FRI [DA V, Dec. 1 To I 1,903 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 413 Bete ----- 17 stone 1,393 Barley , l6 stone 4,',73 Oats.. l2 stone 7,812 Cwt. 9 stone 1,251 Oatmeal 8 stone Sold to Maker (only. 5,178 Cwt. Dour Average price of Wheat am Firsts, Receipts of Flour, 10,570 S econ d Sales of Do. 7,812 Thir d s, Frcim 20 0 H 6 12 0 8 0 7 0 0 6 34 0 13 6 14 0 16 0 240 16 0 M. P. 29 6 12 64 13 11 10 8% - 6 12 11% 15 0 I 24 0 I 19 o!,i id Flour -16,. 9J. per sack. , from 20s. Oct. to 245. fkl. is, from 13%. CU. to 19s. Cd. from 7s. Od. to 12s Oil. BREAD. Nue is or• Quartern ;..oaf, 41 3 b. 50z.... 834,11 [alf-quartern, 21b. 20z......,4%d. GLASGOW MARKETS. (From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.) The sales made in Raw Suaa as this week amount to 440 (Aids. and trs. ; prices of browns are a shade lower, while the better qualities, which arc scarce, are bringing very full prices. Brown Demeraras and Trinidads sold at 48s. 6d. a 50s. ; brown Jamaican, 50s. a as. 6d, ; and middling, 565,-100 puns, of Demerara Molasses, of good quality, old imported, w. , re sold at Qls. Refined " IN continue dull of sale; prices arc without alteration• The sales made in COFFEE are confined to trifling eels taken by the grocers of ordinary Janiaica dt 6 ; good ordinary at 375. ; fine ordinary Demerara, a t , -' and middling, 475. Nothing done in PIMENTO or GINGEk. Gum ARABlC.—Eighteen chests sold at bits. Jamaica Rum remains quite neglected, nominal 1"i 2s. 94. a 2e. 10d for 16 O.P: ; a small lot of -Ler- have been sold at 20,1. for proofs. During the last month there has been a brisk det, for COTTON, and prices have- advanced Id. per lb. - sales amount to '7306 packages, and a more ex te /..%, business would have been done had the market beep s ter supplied. The particulars of the sates are 22 1 Island, at 112-d_ a 18d. ; 11 1 Stained at 61d. „ . 1° 929 Boweds at 51,1. a 7,1. ; 1559 Orleans at br o 74d. ; 545 Alabama and Mobile at 51d. a 61d ,, ; 11; Miaranham at 71. a 71d. ; 1458 li.gyptian at 6i-d. 754 Demerara and Berbice, 6S-,1. a 7i -d. ; 143 Co lla. " s aad Grenada at 6 , 1. a 611. ; 89 Porto Rico at Stk. s 844. ; 464 West India at si-d. a 6}d., and 865 ID" at 3i-d. a sid. The sales made in Dvawoons arc seven tons Tsrol4fi Fustic at '7l. ; six tons Jamaica at 61., and a small l. Jamaica Logwood at 6/, eleven tons of Lignuatvitas sold at 9/. 14s. The demand fin. ASIIRS has been rather limitealSb confined to retail parcels of Pots at 395. a 402., and rgl"- 395. a 40s. Some trifling sales hare been made in TopAce°, at 01 ' for Good Leif. Y. C. 'TALLOW is selling at 393. a 40s. 241 , Fish Otr.s have been in steady demand, Whal e, 10s. a 251., and Cud, 231. a 23/. 10s. per tun old meala'; The arrivals of all descriptions of GRAIN have hel limited. Wheat is held with a greater degreecit; nest. The market was barely supplied with is 6d. a Is. higher. For Oats there was a good deall the inferior and middling qualities brought full prices l ; the better descriptions are rather dearer. BarleY 11.9y0g fair sale ; Prime /slaking brought full prices , Grip ,"10, qualities were a shade lower. B e ans and Peas are lrib , w alteration. BRITISH EXPORTS. CATTLE. AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL ceosl o N v. 9) TO DEC. 5, som DAYS INCLUDED. g ti les. Con's. Calves. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. 1" 0 I i/79 41 I 1840 I 5914 9 COTTON WOOL. LIST or IMPORTS AND EXFOILTS. LIST OF IMPORTS AND ICIEFOI IMPORTED. XX FORE I ! ~..---&---, ,—..----A.- , 774 0 Same pc- r ig This riod lad 11 1, year. year. iet. 4 - ,-.-- - --- $4 Baik, Bags, &c. Bags, &c. : Bags, &C. ~,, w Liverpool 021,609 591,103 ' 100 . ,' , 6014 London 6.5,964 64,171 1,425 1 "421 Glasgow 32,5 0 ,1 42,016 .-- Total exported in ISS9 116,105. Same per iod 1928 72,950. Glasgow 32,5011 Total exported in 1S!:. Same period 1928 We have been favoured with a Haytian paP;er; which contains the speech of the President at the 01j'e:11 of the -House of Commons on the 17th of August, "."1,-1.,0 we iho not :•erollect to have before seen. He inforuo.A Chamber that he had prorogued the session to that per' sle in the expectation of being able to communieste the n r :blie of the negotiations for fixing the relations of the "r - d to with France, but that an answer had not been 'we' ve , - t . the communications last made to the French Gove" He however hail not reason for believing that the .ns 11"0:, would net. he favourable. The justice of their a sufficient guarantee that the tr ea ty f o r regulat in g, t ',; ( e o ldd litical and commercial relations of the two couotri s Lig be founded on the basis of reciprocity. He e x P"' " : ailed satisfaction that the most perfect tranquilltY•Pr TO. throughout the republic, and that the disposit," - ge public mind was as favourable as could be elesirefl. drclares his purpcse of doing all in his power to enc°lr3)`: agriculture. H IHe speaks of the embarrassment in the °"; eulation produced by the withdrawal of the money, bt.4 declares that the exchange which had been effected absolutely necessary. The payment of the engaviner' contracted with foreigners had been from necessity di'f tinned, but the greatest exertions would be made to di ti r , charge this debt as soon as possilole.—Boston Dag , ' 4 vertiser. big C. PERRY IS ill custody for murder i ng he child on Friday night last. He had been drink in g in t.fe, day, and on returning Lome a quarrel ensued with bi lnup when be threw an Italian iron at her, which 10 ' w — child and killed it instantly. BIRTPIS. On the 7th inst. at Steventon Rectory, IlantAr tn° of the Rev. Win. Knight, On the 7th inst. in Upper Berkeley-street. 1 /0 " 3 - siv squire, the lady of W. B. Crealock, Esq. of s acm* . ' 4 l On the Sth inst. at Moulsey-hurst House, the lag Ucut.-Col. Sir D. St. Leger Hill, of a daughter. ED. On the Sth inst. at Biar MAßßl ylebone, J. Greenwood , It': of Golden-square, surgeon, to Anne Sophia 8 1" - . „. 0 , youngest daughter of the Dowager Lady Synge , Of "'- cheater-street, Manchester-square. Yd s On the 6th inst. L. A. Blumberg, Esq. of St. or Church-yard and Paris, to Miss Jane Wetherell P$ son, of Bath. DIED. katge n On the Sth ult. Thomas Boswall, Esq. of WS— o f Berwickshire ; also on the 12fh, Mrs. 13ostrall, mother the above Thomas Boswell. DAP At Lea Echelles, Savoy, suddenly, on her way w - gf, Miss Sophia Wolff, third daughter of the late D. " Esq. of Manchester. On the 24th ult. at Parma, Maria Julia, relict ° erh late W. Skrine, Esq. of Claverton, near Bath, far °l M.P. for Callington. On the 7th inst. in Tavistock-square, Willis:" .1 youngest child of William Cowburn, Esq. at;* i# On the 22d ult. at Bishop's Stortferd, a most ec ee w iiti character, named John Allen. He had been mol l in the employ of Messrs. Hawkes and Co., and 01 0 1 % , continual ridicule of his fellow-workmen, from hid garrry and singular habits. Upon examining his diet' there were found, among many other articles, 1051 ° , 0 0 knives ; a large quantity of hobnails, done uP parcels ; shoe-strings, &c. with 871. in money. fie wise a sum in the hands of his employers. Thej.o,o passion" of the miser was never more finely dePO: 4 ft° in the following lndicrous anecdote of this man : I f pre' years back, the gentlemen of the firm very prof as pires railed upon him to let them put oa paper, for bie 4 E1 0 3 0 his wishes for the disposal of what he might Wiv e i s kaa him. After this was done and read to him, be Was .01 if there was any thing more to put to it, or if tber. 6 , ;l l o any part he wished to alter? He said, " No, tolligels was left he should like put down for himself Mercury. EAST INDIA BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, and DEAN BOMBAY. thi BIRTII.—At Narpooly, in the Northern Conca l t " 1 5 .3 d July, the wife of Serjeant-major d. neere, of a daughter. I , Yr MaitatacE.—At Poona, on the 24th July, by th e nerable the Archdeacon of Bombay, A. F. Bartlett, of Adjutant to the 2d Extra Battalion, to Maria, dalig h—' the late John Hine, Esq., of Dartmouth, Devon. , ft, DEATH..—On Thursday evening, the 80th July, itt:toat E. Menesse, aged 33 years, 12 of which he was ansi . : 3 ;oll in the Accountant-(leneral's Office. lie endears b b. jor to all who had the pleasure of intimately knowing hirnt his many social and pleasing qualities. MADRAS. Esq MARRIAGES.-On the 9th July, H. F. Lewis, of Barrister-at-Law, to Fanny Cleaveland, second d au g hter G. P. Tyler, Esq., of the hlruiras Civil Service. Aletri On the lath July, Mr. Clement Gillies, to Alio iAd `Dorval I, d a rt fl DEAT:IS.-At Cudalore, on the sth June , John 1. At Madrm, on the 9th July, A. Flower, Esq., in the 618 t year of hie age. f t, gel At Samalcuttal., on the 29th June, C. Wilkit'"' Afaistant-surgeon, 2241 Rogiment N. I. ori At Kamptee, near Nagpeor, on , the 7th of June , E1e4130,0 Elizabeth, the only daughter of Lieut. J. B. Barnet , , 7th Regiment N. 1., aged 5 years, 2 months , and 241"ft''' CALCUTTA. ii • l ite ' MARRIAGE.--At Cawnpore, on the ltd June, ..-- e i i 111 Light rant R. S. Trevor, 3d Regiment Cavalry , to 3 Mary Spottiswood. ° a rle 6 DEATir.F.—At Futtygliur, on the 6th May, - , t y Henry, the infant son of Serjeant R. Cherry, of the fu ghur Gun Carriage Agency. chero' s At Futtygliur, on the 22d June, Serjean t L. -- ' of the Futtygltur Gun Carriage Agency. 'Il: rot At Futtvghur, on the Ist June, Hanna h, taut 'rit daughter of Mr. Conductor Him, of the Fu tt yg -.4 Carriage Agency. # PRINTED AND PUELISNED BY' "34URDO o TVS SUIT °MCI, 112, Sueite; Low,