The Sun. — London, England, 1846-01-17 00:00:00

L° F .4171 J. RUSSELL IN GLASGOW. 0- A Monday last the freedom of the city of Glasgow wa conferred upon Lord John Russell by the Town C Auncil in the City Hall, in the presence of upwards of individuals. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in acknowledging the compli ment paid to him by the Town Council of Glasgow, said, after a few introductory remarks, he would not deny that, although he thought it his duty in public life to pursue that course, which, in his conscience, he deemed best fitted for the public welfare; yet he did feel depressed when the approbation of his fellow countrymen did not follow that conduct; and he felt proportionably proud and gratified when he received the marks of that approbation. His Lordship then referred to the Test and Corporation Acts, and several other im portant measures, after which he proceeded as follows:- 4 ' I will not detain you by touching on these measures-. but I must refer to two questions in which I have ter t en a great interest, and limn which I have met witt, great opposition, but witls respect to which I exlt - et, as with regard to others, to see public opinion t :lrrnly and de ei wily in their favour. 7i the one was, that as Se Jtsmen ought to have the privileges of English. melt, so Irishmen ought to lime the privileges of Eng lishmen and Scotsmen. I consider that the union was but a parchment, an unsubstantial union, not to be trusted to in. the hour of, difficulty and distress, unless you showed Irishmen that you were prepared to allow them to participate in all our rights and privileges, and to tre' A t them exactly as if they were the inhabitants of the same island.—(Cheers.) I therefore could never lis'An to the assertion that they were to be consiciered as aliens'—(cheers)—nor could I consent to any laws which were founded on that unjust presumption; and yet the endeavour to obtain these privileges, with re spect to corporations for instance, the simple power of Irishmen being allowed to govern their own municipal matters, to regulate their own local affairs, even that privilege cost us session after session of endeavour to enforce. lam happy to say that at this time of day the principle appears to be generally allowed, and the ques tion in dispute is only hew it is to be carried into effect. For my own part, I must say that I thought I could do no greater benefit to the country than to endeavour to cement Ireland to Great Britain in affection, both in peace and war. Far, however, front having obtained any strength from this effort, it has been a source of re peated calumnies—calumnies which you all have heard, which at the time I despised, but which were felt mate rially to impede the public usefulness which might have been in other circumstances. I proceed now to the other question to which I have referred, namely com mercial freedom.—(Hear, hear.) It is not the place to argue whether the general principles which Adam Smith has laid down on this subject are the true prin ciples. I believe men who belong, whether to the pre sent Cabinet, or whether to the late Cabinet, or who have been thought worthy, from their eminence in either House of Parliament, of attempting- to rule this country, are generally agreed on this subject—that legislation cannot do so well as the free intelligence, the free skill, the free industry of the inhabitants of this United King dom. But Mr. Adam Smith, Mr. Ricardo, and others who have written on this subject, have all said that if a vicious system of monopoly or protection has been long embedded in the legislation of a country, that it re quired caution, that it required deliberation, to consi tier in what manner such restrictions could be removed. Upon such principles, and upon such advice, was founded the general outline of the measures which were pro. posed by the Ministry which lost office in consequence of this proposition in 1841. You all know that part of this proposition was, that there should be an admission of foreign. sugar with a differential duty of 12s. It was an other part that the differential duty on colonial tim ber should be diminished ; it was another part of the scheme that the duties on corn, instead C")F proceeding on what is called the sliding scale, should be regulated according to a uniform fixed duty of Bs., subject only to suspension by an Order in Council in case of necessity, of which her Majesty's ad visers were to be the judges. Now, gentlemen, in con sequence of that proposition, the Government of that day were assailed as being the most violent enemies of the landed-and agricultural interest. I was held up myself to all the farmers as an enemy of the agriculturists of the United Kingdom. They rejected my proposition, and it was prevented from being carried in Parliament. The friends of protection—the friends of monopoly, as I may call them—thought they had obtained a great triumph in defeating that Government, and returning another more favourable to their views. Do they now rejoice that the Bs. duty was rejected ?—(Cheers.) Are they now prepared to say that the Bs. duty, which would have prevented much of the misery, and mitigated many of the evils of our manufacturing towns in the years 1841, 1842, and 1843, would not have been a compromise most favourable to those who were calling for protection? I was represented as an enemy to the landed interest, and to the farmer. Upon my word, upon reflecting on my conduct, the only doubt I have is, whether that duty having been rejected, peremptorily rejected, with every mark of indignation and contumely, I ought not to have at once said that I would make no further proposition of the kind. But I proceeded ; I still said that I thought it would be wise on their part to seek for a fixed duty. I went on, and when there was a surplus in the revenue, said that if they could prove that there were taxes that pressed on them, then was the time to ask for an equality of taxation, along with the abolition of the corn-laws ; but I was again treated with indignation, and as an enemy to the landed interest. But let us consider what has been the effect of the rejection of these terms. Is there any man now, who as a Membcr of Parliament—as a Mi nister to his Sovereign, would propose terms equally favourable to these advocates of protection as those which I proposed in 1841? I believe not—;Hear, hear, and loud cheers)—and for my part, when I saw this obstinate and continued rejection, I reflected that that confined proposition of mine, while it was not accepted by the landed interest, was really an obstacle in the way of those who asked for the complete freedom of trade on the subject of corn ; and rather than put that cbstacle in the way, and believing that the present corn laws are, as I have stated, injurious to agriculture as well as to commerce, I withdrew that proposition, and declared my opinion in a letter to the electors of the city of London, whom I have the honour of representing, that these corn-laws ought to be totally repealed.— (Cheers.) Gentlemen, it is not for me in this place to refer to occurrences of which you must all be aware, and of which the day of explanation will arrive as soon as Parliament meets ; but this I will say, that when that day of explanation arrives, I trust you will find that I did not shrink from the assertion of the principles con tained in that letter to the electors of the city of Lon don.—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, the question of the proposition with regard to the corn-laws is now in the - hands of Sir Robert Peel. I know no more than your selves what his proposition may be, or how he has agreed with the remaining colleagues from whom he had differed, and who have again consented to serve under him ; but of this I am fully convinced, that if Sir Robert Peel wishes his measure to be safe—safe to propose and safe to carry—it must be founded upon broad and extensive principles.—(Cheers.) I am persuaded that, unless it contain total repeal, the friends of monopoly and protection will rejoice at the proposal of a measure which will not satisfy the country, and that they will take heart to defeat that which otherwise they will not have the means of opposing—l say they will not have the means of opposing. —(Hear, hear.) Not Viet I do not believe but that they can make some struggle if they choose on behalf of protection—not but that I believe that if they stand on the ground of pro tection, and we stand on the ground of freedom, there may not be a formidable opposition to the measure of the Government in the House of Commons—not but that it is within the range of possibility that there may at first be a defeat of that measure; but if it is such a measure as I should wish it to be, I feel confident that defeat will be a temporary and not a final one—(cheers) —that that defeat will only be the commencement of a struggle which I should indeed regret to see, but which I should infinitely prefer to the carrying of a measure which would not settle this question—(cheers)—which would not at once, for ever and ever, settle the question, and leave the people of this country that which they ought to possess, the power and the privilege to obtain their food as cheap and as good ass it is possible for them to obtain it.—(Cheers.) I believe that now the people of this country, to whom these questions were presented some time ago in a shape difficult for them altogether to see the bearing of them —I believe they now stand in such a shape that the peo -ple of this country will give their support to no measure -which does not entirely rid them of the corn-laws.— (Cheers.) Sometime ago, in the year 1841, it was said by those who advocated protection, that the interests of - the labouring classes would be injured, that their wages would be lowered, if the price of corn was diminished by free importation. It was said likewise that we should be exposed to scarcity from time to time were the restric tions removed from the importation of foreign corn. This is another of those assertions which now obtain no belieE Sir Robert Peel said in the House of Com mons that he did not give his assent to the proposition that the labouring classes would he injured by the low price of food ; and every intelligent man who can think on the subject, is now of the same opinion.— (Hear.) And with regard to the opinion of those 4-ho maintain that we should be exposed to periods of iscals 4 4:s by removing the restrictions on the importa tion of foreign think the principle is well stated by Adam Smith;- that it kingdoms of a continent have free communication with eacn other with regard -to food, the prices will be more equal in an of them than if each kingdom were governed by separate laws upon that subject. This principle, therefore if appli cable to conti nen t a l countries, is equally applicable to a free communication with the whole world. If we cannot get a sufficient supply of corn from Dantzie or from Po. Aand, we may obtain it from Odessa or the Black Sea or if not, we may obt a i n i t f rom the United States of ..iimerica.—(Cheers.) So that the free importation of lo:id is sure to lead to a mor e general equality of prices, land a general provision of the peopl e o f this country, in as better mode than any law can aff or d. I say, that;n y law can afford; for we have tried what some of th e w i sest mien in this country have invented as artificial schemes by which the country might be more equally supplied with food. We have tried the scheme of 1815, of which Lord Ripon was the proposer. We have tried the scheme of 1828, of which Lord Liverpool and Mr. Hue lkisson were the originators and promoters ; and we have Lad the scheme of 1842, of which Sir Robert Peel was 'the author, after having given the utmost attention to the subject. We do not say that the proposers of these schemes were unskilful or unwise in the invention of ar tificial schemes, but we do say that no artificial scheme whatever will so supply the people of this country with food, as leaving it free and unfettered, to pursue its na tural course as an important branch of the commerce and trade of the country.—(Great applause.) If lam right in believing that the people of this country, that she working men of this country, take this view of the question, I should like any one to tell me whether he /kinks, that out of the public men of this country a Government could be formed that can resist pat wish ?—(Continued cheering.) The people of this country are used to toil—their labour is often protracted—frequently it is of the most skilful nature. The curse that was pronounced, that man should earn his bread by the sweat of his brow, is submitted to ; and whether in the country in agricultural occupations, or whether in the towns in mechanical and manufacturing operations, you see men; not from sunrise till sunset, but for far longer hours, giving all the strengh of their sinews to labour—to hard labour—with the view of ob taining their daily bread. They submit manfully—they submit with courage to that toil, in the hope of keeping themselves and their families in sustenance, if not in comfort ; and if they wish that their bread should not be farther stinted—that man should not make that more difficult by legislation which the eternal doom of the Almighty bas already made difficult in regard to the natural course of things—where, I would wish to know, Is the House of Commons, elected by the people, which will long resist such a wish ?—(lmmense cheering.) Gentlemen, there is another advantage which I think will accrue from the total abolition of the duties on the importation of grain—l think it will bird us more closel in re'ations of peace and amity with foreign States, aria more especially with one—l mean the United States of America.—(Cheers) I think nothing of the questions which may now be in dispute—questions of territory, in which, as they now stand, the honour of neither nation is engaged, and upon which calm men, representing the Government of her Majesty, and representing the Go vernment of the United States, may, as I believe, by cal:n and fair discussion, come to an amicable agree ment. I see no prospect of war arising out of this difference—if we on this side are determined with regard to the importation of the produce of the United States, and if the Government of the United States is determined with regard to the manufactures of this United Kingdom, that there shall be free intercourse— that they shall be permitted to feed us, and we shall be permitted to clothe them.—(Loud cheers.) I believe that if no unhallowed and partial legislation should stand in the way of such exchange, that these two nations— they being of the same race and the same langpage as ourselves—are formed to continue for centuries together in the bonds of amity—united in a family compact—not such a compact as that between France and Spain, aris ing from the mere relationship of the reigning families and their courts, but a compact arising from feeling our selves to be of the same blood, and admirers of each others institutions--they respecting the freedom of our monarchy, and we admiring their republic. I be lieve such a union may for centuries endure for the lasting happiness of the world. I have now to thank you, n:.t only for the honour you have conferred upon me, but for the indulgence with which you have listened to the expression of my political opinions. It will be my duty before long, in the House of Commons, to declare my opinions upon some of the most important questions that were ever agitated in that community. I fear not the discussion. I should have little fear of the opposition or the arguments of the men to whom I may be opposed—even though they should think, as a gentle man who was lately proposed as a Member of the House of Commons did, that the fittest comparison of me was that of Satan.—(Laughter.) I say I shall be very little afraid even of so brilliant a comparison as that, if the gentlemen of the douse of Commons, who represent protection, will only employ such arguments as they adopted last year.—(Laughter.) You will hear Sir Robert Peel accused of treachery to the landed interest. I will not enter upon that question now; but I would here just say, that he was very unkind to the landed interest, for he allowed them to speak for themselves, and make out their own cause.—(Laughter.) And such an exhibition as it was—such a melancholy show of bad argument, and worse declamation, I have never heard. One day we had a gentleman for an hour and a half, with a number of statistical documents, to show that beef would be one penny and mutton a halfpenny a pound cheaper, all of which he attributed to the tariff, and asked how can you possibly support any law so disastrous in its results? There is no saying how cheap beef and mutton and lamb may become if you go on in this ruinous policy of free trade.—(Laughter.) Another day the Minister proposed that a number of articles should be free—he proposed, not indeed corn, or oats, or maize, but a number of unpalatable articles, such as rhubarb and senna, and all those drugs whose names themselves are very nauseous.—(Laughter.) But these protection gentlemen were still afraid. Though assured that these laws really allowed nothing of human food to be admitted free, they were always on the look-out, and alarmed lest some food should come in. —(Hear, hear.) And when they came to the article of grease, they were under great apprehension. They said—ls not grease butter ? and may not some persons import this grease for the purpose of eating it ?—(Laughter.) And Sir George Clerk, Vice President of the Board of Trade, was obliged to get up with great solemnity—for he does most of these things with great solemnity— and assure these gentlemen, all the county Members, and a vast phalanx at the lower end of the House, that this grease meant butter spoiled for human food by tar—(Great laughter)—and he confidently assured them that no human being would attempt to eat it.—(Renewed laughter.)—Now, if they will but use such arguments as these, which, as I say, Sir R. Peel most unkindly al lowed them to use for themselves, and did not stand forth in their behalf, they may call me by any terms they please. Ido not know they can call me worse than the devil—(laughter)—but if they use such ridicu lous arguments as these, I shall be sure of a triumph over them.—(Cheers.) I hope I may be entitled to say, having received this honour from you, and being the representative of the city of London, that the great cities of England and Scotland are determined that this monopoly shall last no longer, and that commerce shall be free."—(lmmense cheering.) The Noble Lord, on sitting down, was greeted with three tremendous rounds of applause. The meeting then separated ; and hie Lordship, on leaving the hall was loudly cheered by the immense multitude assembled outside. In the evening, Lord John Russell dined with the Lord Provost, in the Town-hall, when there were also pre sent—Lord Belhaven, Sir T. I). Lauder, Hon. Fox Maule, M.P., Andrew Rutherford, Esq., M.P., W. Gibson Craig, Esq., XP., J. Campbell, of Craigie, Esq., the Marquis of Breadalbane, D. Ross, Esq., M.P. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in proposing the toast " The cause of civil, religious, and commercial freedom all over the world," said—You are all well acquainted with the toast given in former times by Mr. Fox, and afterwards by Mr. Canning, and I have no doubt but you have heard that toast on many occasions, and have heartily responded to the sentiment of " Civil and religious liberty all over the world." But there is another kind of freedom now more in question, upon which the immediate fate of most im portant measures depend—l mean commercial freedom. —(Cheers.) And when I say commercial freedom, Ido not mean that it is to be any partial or unfair applica tion of that principle. I have never looked upon this question but as upon one which required the careful deliberation of statesmen, and upon which particular measures, from time to time, in a particular state of a manufacture or a colony, may not demand special con sideration. But I have always considered the object to be obtained, not partial, or to be applied to one interest, but to be general commercial freedom ; and that any duties to be imposed should not be imposed with the view of protecting any class against another class of the community. (Great applause.) Now, this principle has the merit of rendering, what I am sure is very de sirable, all our legislation far more safe and satisfactory than it would be otherwise. We have subjects enough and more than enough to occupy the time, the atten tion, and the ability of the Members of both Houses of Parliament, and it will be the means of easing us of some of our labours, and of facilitating every other subject of legislation, if any part of the bur den borne by us were taken off our shoulders, and the most simple way to accomplish this is to save Par liament the trouble of maintaining this system of protection. Tile subject of taxation should be viewed only in the light of making it press lightly on the community, and give the largest return to the Exchequer. It was only in this view that any jus tification can be offered for the . protection of what is called native industry. But, in my opinion, native industry will do much better without any protection ; and if I may be allowed to confess an error, it is in not having sooner come to this conclusion. I will give you an example which will justify me in making this confes sion. The late Dr. Bailie, of London, to my knowledge, attended a patient affected with consumption for many weeks, and at the end of the time, he said to his patient that he maturely considered his case, and had come to the conclusion that he had been entirely wrong in the medicines he had given him ; that instead of doing him good, they had done the reverse, and that he would have been much better if he had left him alone at the com mencement. Dr. Bailie was a naafi of skill and great ex perience, and could afford to ma!Le that confession; and I say it would be well for us legisl &tors to do sometimes the same.—(Cheers.) And I certai sly believe, that if, at the commencement of these corn-la res t , the patient, suffering as he was, bad been left alone, be would now have been found in a far better state than. after having undergone the various courses of medicinal pr eparations to which ho had been condemned. This quest ion, I trust, of com mercial freedom is about to reeet ive its solution. The principles have been amply discus sed, and are approved by men of the greatest research— -such as Adam Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, and a great hot t of British and Con tinental writers on economical .science. The public mind has been deepty imbued with correct views on this question through the works of those authors; but when I speak about the state of the ques ,, ,is m with regard to the public mind, I would be doing an injustice to the persons belonging to that association whi. th is held lap as a bug bear to the country, and the meml tern of it stigmatised as revolutionaries and Jacobins.—(l. (oar, hear, and c h eers .) It would not be consistent with fa trness if I did not say that the progress this question h es made, is very much owing to the persevering exec 'tines, the instructive statements, and the lucid arguna tents employed by the members of what is called ;the Anti-Corn -law League.—(Applause.) I do not think it would be just to speak of this great questicsa , and to speak of its present position, and for me or any other person to talk of our efforts on this subject, witl lout rendering due justice to them. And, having do ne so, I will say also that, with respect to much of to ie language of par ticular members of the League with •egard to the landed interest, and with respect to the It arsh terms used to wards the landlords, I regret it, I dispute its justice, and I differ from its policy ; but via en I say this, I am not one of those fastidious person s who, because in the warmth of discussion, hars'e language, which I disapprove of, is used, will, ia *respective of the justice of the cause, or the question . at issue, make that an excuse for my turning my back I ipon it altogether. (Applause.) If I was that fastidiot person would shrink is I shrink from more than o ne good cause to which civil and religious liberty is deeply indebted, it stead of following one with admiration and respect. I • will only refer t g o one example. All of us must admire.. 'hose efforts which were made by us for religious freed on 1, and - . to obtain liberty from spiritual bondage in the s ixteenth century. Individually, I view with great a, Aniration the e ff orts . then made, the gallaat spirit 'whin.h was ready to enc maw martyrdom, and th° ebui filets ( naafi which OF LIMERICK. Sunday night, as the police of Ahane, a parish adjoining and in the union of Castle Connell, were on p a t ro l, they came up with an armed party, consisting of four or five men, near General Burke's gate at Ahane. The police, it appears, as in duty bound, called upon the armed party to stand and surrender; but 'this they resolutely I refused to do, bidding defiance to the constables, and calling on them to come on ! Constable Collins, a very active and efficient member of the force, immediately stepped for ward, accompanied by three other policemen, when a fire was opened on both sides, and continued for some time with unceasing briskness between the police and the banditti. The shots were heard at a very great dis tance, and considerable alarm was created throughout the district—the people not knowing from what the shots proceeded. We deeply regret to state two of the policemen—Collins and another, whose name we have not heard, were dangerously wounded—one through the jaw and neck, the other in the chest, in which, we learn, two balls were driven. It is needless to say that the recovery of the policemen is extremely doubtful. The assailants, it would appear, escaped, nor has it been discovered whether they were seriously injured in the rencontre—except from traces of blood which were found in the direction they proceeded, on the fol lowing morning. Since the above was put in type, we have learned that the unfortunate constable has died of his wounds, and another account states that a second policeman has also died, whilst a third is severely wounded. The party on patrol belonged to the Anacotty station, and consisted of four men only, including the constable. The armed banditti, we are told, numbered fourteen, and proceeded with desperate determination to work. The utmost dismay and consterna tion pervades the entire district in consequence of this truly awful outrage. DESTRUCTIVE CO MBINATION ON RAILWAYS _ _ Mr. IVELsev—Yes, my Lord, he loses his place. The affidavit of the deponent, however, stated that his voice was better than ever. His dismissal was under the following circumstances :—The choristers claimed to be placed on the list of voters for Chester, but were objected to. An inquiry, however, took place at the revision Court, and the applicant's name was retained upon the list of voters, and he had voted at the last election. On the 3d of September, 1845, the Dean, in the presence of the Rev. T. Eton, one of the canons, dismissed him from his office, and paid him his salary up to Michaelmas in that year. lie was dismissed on the ground that his voice would not be sufficiently powerful for the cathedral, after the intended improvements in the edifice. The applicant said that he could not think of giving up his office, which he considered himself entitled to for life ; and the Dean then said that he had better not run his head against the wall. Notice of dismissal was served in due form, and the applicant replied by serving on the Dean his protest against such a proceeding. On the Sunday following he appeared at the cathedral to perform his usual duties, but the precentor prevented him from doing so, although that gentleman had stated before the Revising-Barrister, when the legality of the votes of the choristers was being discussed, that the office of chorister was an appointment for life, and that the Dean and Chapter could not remove any of them, except in case of misconduct or immorality. The affidavit of the attorney for the applicant stated that the Dean and Chapter were asked to allow extracts to be made from the charters, but that they refused.—Rule nisi granted. The Court afterwards sat at nisi prius with a common jury, but no case of interest occurred. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 16. (Sittings in Banco.) TAYLOR V. JOLLY. This was action of assumpsit for work and labour done, which was tried in this Court on the 2d of December last, and a verdict was found for the defendant. The plaintiff; who was an auctioneer and estate agent, was employed by Lady Sykes, now the wife of the defendant, to dispose of the lease of a house she occupied in the west-end, and the plain tiff procured many offers for the lease, but Lady Sykes pro tested that they were below the value of the property, and declined to accept them. Eventually Lady Sykes employed another auctioneer to sell the lease by auction, and it was knocked down to one of the parties who first obtained infor mation that the lease was for sale, and made an offer for it through the plaintiff. The lease was knocked down to him for the sum he originally offered for it, and the plaintiff therefore claimed commission on the sale, which amounted to 30/. Lady Sykes, however, refused to pay him more than 101. for his trouble, and the result was the plaintiff brought the present action against her hasband, but on the trial he was defeat el. Mr. CROWDER now moved to set the verdict aside, on the ground of misdirection, the Learned Chief Baron, ho tried the cause, having told the jury that it was not in evidence that by the custom of the profession of an auctioneer the plaintiff was entitled to recover commission on a sale after the matter had been taken out of his hands, as had been done in this case. The Court took time to consider the point. FRITII V. ROTHERAM. This was an action of assumpsit, brought to recover 1,0001. on a bond given by the defendant to the plaintiff, who was the manager of the Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Bank, as a security for the repayment of his account current with the Banking Company. The bond was upon a 61. stamp. and on the trial of the cause it was contended for the de fence that the bond included accumulated interest and com mission on the 1,000/., which made the amount received by the instrument indefinite, and therefore the bond ought to have been upon a 251., instead of a 6/., stamp. The Learned Judge who tried the cense, however, overruled this objection, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Mr. MARTIN now moved for a rule nisi, to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered on the same ground as that urged upon the trial. The Learned Counsel relied, in support of his argument, upon the case of Dixon v. Cass, which was similar to the one now before the Court. That case was argued by Mr. Baron Alderson before Mr. Baron Parke, who gave judgment for the defendant, and he urged that judgment in support of his present motion. Mr. Baron PARKE said he delivered that judgment in an early stage of his judicial career, and on subsequently look ing into one or two cases on the point, his judgment under went a material change. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said he thought at the time he was too successful. The LORD CHIEF BARON ruled that commission and in terest was not so included in the bond as to render it neces sary to increase the mmount of stamp duty, and the rest of the Count escncurring in this opinion, the motion was ne gatived. NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE, JAN. 14.—This morning a fearful explosion occurred seven miles from this town, at the works of Mr. John Russell, by which a sacrifice of thirty-five lives has taken place. So far as we have been able to discover, the disaster oc curred through the injudicious use of Davy's lamp. (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) There happened this morning, about half-past seven o'clock, a tremendous explosion of fire-damp, at the colliery of Messrs. John Russell and Co., of Risca, in this neighbourhood, accom panied with a frightful loss of life. It appears that a great number of the workmen have been keeping holiday, and that only about 150 men were working in the pit at the time of the explosion. The accident occurred in the big vein, where about thirty five men were working, which is the number missing on their being mustered at the mouth of the pit. Fourteen bodies have been already brought up, the state of the pit being such as to prevent searching for the remainder. It was expected that about four o'clock to-day there would be sufficient air in the workings to enable the search to be con tinued. There can, however, be little doubt that the remaining number are dead. THE CORN-LAM' S. TO MR. COBDEN. The Irish Railway Gazette contains the followinWT— " We mentioned some short time ago that the Directors of the Dublin and Belfast Junction Company were forced to postpone the letting of the Boyne viaduct con tract, in consequence of combination. That contract involves a great deal of mason work, and the contractors did not consider themselves safe in estimating for it at less than 30s. per cubic yard, owing to the combination among the masons, who were content to do the same work a twelvemonth ago for ss. and Bs. a cubic yard. " Since then we have been put in possession of un questionable evidence to prove that a combination among all persons employed on railways has been organised on a grand scale, for the purpose of raising the rate of wages. The increase that is to be demanded is fully an advance of one-third on present prices, and we farther understand that the Ist of March is the day on which it is agree:l this demand is to be enforced. " We confess at first we were disinclined to believe in such a conspiracy against public companies ; but the evidence that has reached us leaves no room to doubt upon the subject ; and we consider it our duty, therefore, to warn public companies in time, so that they may be prepared to encounter and crush such a conspiracy as soon as it begins to develop itself." Sir,—As I know you only through the public press, and as your constant labours in the service of humanity allow you (it would seem) no long settled residence in any one place, I know not where I can find you, or how better I can address you than through the same public medium, and I do so merely to suggest one idea, and which I believe I may call an argument against the existing corn-laws. Though I have often read, and with admiration, your addresses, I oo not remember that you have touched on the point to which I am about to refer; but so numberless have been your argu ments that I may have forgotten. But wherever a great evil exists, be it moral, physical, or political, it is felt as well as seen in such varied forms in real life, that it is almost impossible that any one individual should be aware, or even able to collect from others, all the bad consequences of such evil, for if not corrected its generations and relations become infinite. Now, Sir, I am no politician, and no theorist; I am a man in business, and by practically feeling the evil to which I am about to allude have been led to form the following maxim, viz., that in society no body of men should be invested by Government with an artificial influence over the political freedom of their fellow-subjects. If this principle be pure and true the corn laws are foul and false. As things are where is the political freedom of any poor tradesman and shopkeeper in a country town? Are they not very much dependent on the farmers, and are not the farmers (by the corn-laws) invested with an artificial in terest in supporting one set of Parliamentary representatives? Then where is political freedom? The farmer (we in trade well know and feel) has a public market for his goods, and we have no influence over him, neither do we wish to have, but we do wish, and we feel that justice demands, that he should not be invested by an artificial interest created by the corn laws to exercise a cruel and selfish influence over us. As things are, if we not do support his views, or vote for his man, he goes and deals at another parish. All we say then, Sir, is, take away his reasons for such cruel caprice, and he and we shall live as brethren, all enjoying equal rights and equal in fluence, and shall be alike interested in supporting such mea sures, and such only, as promote the well-being of the uni versal family. You will be pleased to understand, Sir, that it is only to artificially created influences that we object, and not to the individual moral influences of superior worth, or wealth, or wisdom.—l am, Sir, yours, A MAN IN BUSINESS. Cheltenham, Jan, 15, 1846. . • Tn. E SUN L ONDON, SATURDAY . MORNING, JANUARY 17 , 1846. . _ . _ ..... ../...... IN GLASGOW. this country are used to toil-their labour is often sprung from the emancipation of the human mind ; LAW INTELLIGENCE. ' POLICE INTELLIGENCE. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES iof the city of Glasgow protracted-frequently it is of the most skilful nature. but if I were to speak of such men as Martin COURT OF CHANCERY, Jen. 16. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM - in Russell by the Town The curse that was pronounced, that man should earn Luther and John Knox, and look to what is recorded of CHRIST'S HOSPITAL v GRANGER. Sarah Caneva was charged with stealing from the person I'ANIES' STOCK. le presence of upwards of his bread by the sweat of his brow, is submitted to ; and them, or the words they sometimes used, I will not find The LORD CHANCELLOR was occupied the whole morning of Mr. J. Gillott Monk a diamond ring of the velum of five - ese -______ whether in the country in agricultural occupations, or their expressions of that soothing kind, and of that mel- with the arguments in this case, which came before his Lord- guineas. From tile O ffi cial List, knowledging the compli- whether in the towns in mechanical and manufactur i ng lifl uo u s sound many fastidious persons would like. lam ship upon a n a pp eal from the decision of the Vice Chancellor The pro secutor stated that , between one and two this ÜBLISIIED EVER Y TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING wn Council of Glasgow, operations, you see men; not from sunrise till sunset, not astonished, therefore, when everything is considered Wigram, giving leave to the plaintiffs to amend their bill a morning, as he was passing along the Haymarket on his way remarks, ho would not but for far longer hours, giving all the strengh of their -when I think on the time and energy which many second tune. The question on the case is of no interest in a home, he met the prisoner , who accosted and detained him LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16. tit his duty in public life sinews to labour - to har dl labour-with the view of ob- spend in the promotion of this cause, and of the frailty public point of view, involving solely technical points under iin conversation for a few minutes, taking hold of the hand the new orders. 'on which he wore the ring. As she was about leaving him ; • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. taming their daily bread. They submit manfully-they with which everything human must be conducted-when Dividend Amount in his conscience, he blic welfare; yet he did submit with couretge to that toil, in the hope of keeping I hear harsh language, and even some misconstruction of ROLLS' COURT, Jan. 16. he found that she had drawn the ring from his finger, and seizing hold of her, he taxed her with robbing him. A man per of Annum. Share. Paid. Price themselves and their families in sustenance, if not in the motives of the men who oppose them. You will for- Name of Company. robation of his fellow- TURNER V. HUDSON. at the instant rushed up to her from the opposite side of the - -,........... at conduct; and he felt comfort ; and if they wish that their bread should not give me for making these observations Aft e r a ll th a t M r. K INDERSLEY ment i one d t hi s case, in which all the way, and the prisoner passe d somet hi ng to hi m, an d h e i n - .t s. d. 'Xs. d. led when he received the be farther stinted - that man s h ould n ot m a ke that more has p assed to-da y -after the honours conferred upon me parties were agreed in applying to the Court to amend a stantly made off. The police coming up , he gave the pri - Australasia .... ..... . 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 273 Brash North American 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 41% s Lordship then referred difficu l t . by legislation which the eternal doom of the -and after the speeches we have heard, I thought it decree in consequence of some clerical errors soner into custody. On her being searched at the station- , ts, and several other im - Alm'sghty bas already made di ffi cult in regard to the would be something like a wilful blindness, some thi ng Lord LANGDALE said that it would be better to proc ee d by h ouse , th e r i ng was no t fo u nd in her possession. ,omnieriale of London 51. per cent. 1190 0020 0 0 21% Colonial . 5/. per cent. 1100 0 0 25 0 0 16 oroceeded as follows:- mural course of things - where , I wou l d wish to know, like a p ettiness on m y p art, were I not to acknowledge petition and to make all the parties petitioners, and h e wou ld M r . H ARDWICK -W ere you sober at the time ? Prose- :,,sedn and Westralitetr 61. per cent. 1100 0 0 20 0 0 263 a make an order to the effect of the application. cutor-I had been drinking a little during the evening, but London Joint-Stock ... i Si. per cant. 0 0 10 o 0 13% ing on these measures; lis the House of Commons, elected by the people, which the great services which such men as Mr. Villiers and Metropolitan ......... - 25 0 0 710 0 IN RE SMITH. is in which I have tessera will long resist such a wish ?-(lmmense cheering.) Mr. Cobden have rendered in forwarding the important was perfectly sober. The further hearing of this cause was resumed. The Mr. HARDWICK asked the prisoner what she had to say hi Pfevincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 46 great Gentlemen, there is another advantage which I think question of commercial freedom.-(Great applause.) Ditto, New.. •• • .... 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 17% sh I have met witt s which I expes e t, as w i t h will accrue from the total abolition of the duties on the The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. matter has heels litigated since the May of 1841, and the answer to the charge ?-The prisoner said that the prosecutor stational et Ireland .. 5/. per cant. 50 0020 0 0 19% facts have already appeared fully before the public. - met her in the Haymarket, and after detaining her in con- Nat. Provncial of Eng. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 36. ,e opinion `:irinly and de- importation of grain-I think it will bind us more closely Mr. Kienensixv, on the part of the respondent, contended versation for a short time charged her with stealing his ring, Ditto, New......... 31. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 o our. 5.. he one was, that in re'ations of peace and amity with foreign States, and OrslrNemThalhEuN.nTs3t.atil quo; that the decision of the Master in Chancery was peifectly war- of which she was perfectly nine-cent. Union of Australia •. .. - 25 0025 0 0 24% le erivilee . es of English. more especially with one-I mean the United States of JAN. . ranted by the facts of the case, and that Mr. Smith was per- Mr. HatusssucK-How do you get veur living ?-Prisoner e Union of L0nd0n..... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 O. 1- ~ Duntasr, e the privileges of Eng- America.-(Cheers ) I think nothing of the questions the wishes of Sil• R 4rr i cf fectly justified in withholding the deeds ant other documents I have been in service in the 'Regent's Park until a few weeks INSURANCE COMPANIES., which may now be in dispute-questions of territory, indemanded by Mr. Husband, the appellant. The Master in ago, and since I have been staying with my married sister. Fader that the union was not likely that furtherwill be announced until Dividend Amount . Chzncery could n?t . , otherwise than he did in rejecting the Inspector Aggs, of the C divisi,n, said the prosecutor was tantial union, not to be which, as they now stand, the honour of neither nation use ef Company. per of Paid. Price. is engaged, and upon which calm men, representing the e s r h u iT t l s iave been comm un icat e d affidavit of Malacai, which was made fourteen months before so drunk when he • Ithat gave the charge at the station- louse, iculty and distress, unlessto the Lord-Lieutenant. Anntttn. Share. Government of her Majesty, and representing the Go- he pplication, and not produced till six months after the he hesitated whether be should ri,,t, lock him up for the night - u were prepared to allow This day, doubts are expressed as to the certainty of Mr. t • 1 1 1 • • death ot 3aac le for his own safety. £ s, d. X a. d. rights and privileges, . and vernment of the .. Unite d n, States, t may, as I believe, by B rewster's appointment to the Solicitor-Generalship; and Mr. D.ANIEI.I. followed on the same side. Wilke the gaolor, said that a gentleman had complained Albion ••••.• .• • ..... 3/. 105. 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 y were the Inhabitants of calm and fair discussion, come o an . amicable agree- various rumours are afloat as to other appointments ;but, Mr. Turew .. at replied. at the Court that Morning of haleng been robbed last night, Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 20 ment. I see no prospect of war arising out of this under present circumstances, it is unnecessary to repeat T • I therefore could never lie case occupied nearly the whole of the day. in the Haymarket, of a gold and diamond breast pin, value Jitto Marine.- 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 60 0 6% difference-if we on this side are determined with them. There seems to be a serious difficulty as to providing ......____ 13S 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16 • were to be considered as 40 guineas, under precisely similar circumstances. •••••••••••••••• • 50 0 0 50 0 set regard to the importation of the produce of the United a seat in the House of Commons fur one of the Irish law- VICE-CHA NCEL L OR'S COURT, J. 16. Mr. Hanowicx said he should remand the prisoner until British Commercial .. 7s. per share I consent to any lawso 0 210 1 6% and if the Government of the United States • States, . is officers. Clericl,Med. & Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 anjust presumption; and (Before the Vice-CHANcEeLoR OF ENGLAND.) to-morrow, to make inquiries about her character. 31. 100 0010 0 0 determined with regard to the manufactures of this COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, JAN. 14. His HoNoun took cause petitions to-day disposing of the WORSHIP-STREE T. these privileges, with re- 9s. and 40 0 0 5 0 () - THE QUEEN V C. G. DUFFY, ESQ. PROPRIETOR OF THE WO, the simple power of that there shall be free • United Kingdom, ee intercourse- e e ' unopposed first. In consequence of tl e absence of Mr. Bethel', On Tt ursdav an elderly man, of respectable appearance, ' :re wn •• •• •• •• ••• •• •• [6/.55. bs. NATION NEWSPAPER. Lagle that they shall be permitted to feed us, and we shall be who was engaged in the Lord Chancellor's Court, the Court named Henry 'Gibbs, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bing- Tn their own municipal At half half-past two o'clock the grand Jury came into Court. n local affairs, even that Permitted to clothe them.-(Lotid cheers.) I believe The Cie& of the Crown intimated ju to the bench that the disposed of very few of the opposed cases. His Honour rose ham, charged with haying embezzled moneys to the extent Economic Life... at half-past eleven o'clock. of between 500/. and 600/., the property of his employers, Eng.& Scet.Law.... •• 5/. per . cent. i ' 50 0 0 20 0 3 session of endeavour to that if no unhallowed and partial legislation should stand grand jury were then in Court, and desired to communicate Messrs. Smith and Sharp; extensive coal merchants, of Oak European Life •• •• •• 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 at at this time of day the in the way of such exchange, that these two nations- with their Lordships respecting the bill of indictment which COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 16. Wharf, City-road-basin, and several ether wharfs. Freemasons' ..• •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 003 0 0 ly allowed, and the gees- they being of the same race and the same langpage as had been sent up to them in the case of the Nation news- GOSLING V. VELEY. Mr. William Sharpe, the junior partner,. stated that the Globe - 142% sto be carried into effect. ourselves-are formed to continue for centuries together Paper- The arguments in this cause were resumed. Guardian •••••• • • • • • • 5/per prisoner had been in the employment of the firm for about . . cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 51 hat I thought I could do in the bonds of amity-united in a family compact-not Judge BURTON (to the grand jury)-What is the nature of The ATTORNEY-GENERAL contended at great length, that ten years as an out-do 11 t• - -clerk, at an annual salar or c . o ec ing . Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 150 0 0 240 overy imperial Life •• • ..... 12s. 100 0010 0 0 161 4 itry than to endeavour to such a compact as that between France and Spain, aria- your application, gentlemen? Have you found true bills? a rate for church repairs could no more be avoided than any of 1.01 ~ and that was his duty, every evening, to pay lndemnity marine it lt. lin & bs. too • 0 I 613 1 29 in ine itain in affection, both 0 A j uror-We have come to a conclusion my Lord. from the mere relationship of the reigning families The f ' other rate, and cited several authorities on the question in to the cashier received whatever money he had during the Law Life 11. Si. 100 oe l to 0 0 so foreman then handed down the bills and the Clerk of support of his position. Legal and . General Life - day on behalf of his employers. The prisoner had always 50 0 0 20 0 6% ;r, from having obtained and their courts, but a compact arising from feeling our- the Crown having received them, he read aloud from the London Fire .. ••• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 IS t has been a source of re- selves to be of the same blood, and admirers of each foot of the document-" We find true bills.-For self and BAIL COURT, .Tan, 16. been regarded as a most trustworthy person, and nothing had London Ship •.•• • • • • 10s. 25 e 0 12 10 0 15% which you all have heard, others institutions--they respecting the freedom of our fellow-jurors, J. Croker, Foreman." (Sittings in Banc; before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS) occurred to disturb this good opinion until Saturday last, Marine -••••• • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% but which were felt mat e - monarchy, and we admiring their republic. I be - The SOLICITOR-Geerznae-My Lords, the grand jury THE QUEEN v. THE NEWCASTL E - UPON - TYNE AND CARLISLE when he suddenly absconded, and on subsequently examin- Med.ln vlid&Gen.Life - 50 0 0 20 0 3 fulness which might h ave lieve such a union may for centuries endure for the having found true bills, I now call upon your L o rd s hips to RAILWAY, ing his accounts, it was discovered that he was very largely National Loan Fund• • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2h in arrear, and on application to numerous customers, they National . Liff ••••• • .• • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 N I proceed now to the lasting happiness of the world. I have now to order that the traverser should be bound to enter into re- Mr. UNTHANK moved for a rule nisi to quash the inquisi that they had already paid the accused the were informed . Pauadium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0, 0 2/. 2e. thank you, net only for the honour you have conferred cognizance& tion which had been held upon the body of Mary Ann Scott, Phoenix .. .. ...... .. - - 205 re referred, namely coin- amount of several large hills, for which he had not at all ac -20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 3s. .) It is not the place to upon me, but for the indulgence with which you have T_he Court assented. who was killed by a locomotive engine on the ai,ove railway.' counted. The witness immediately addressed . a letter upon pro Protector Life •••• • • • • 5/. par cent. vident Life •••• .. • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 principles which Adam listened to the expression o f . my political il opinions. It Mr. O'HAGAN, on the part of the traverser, moved for The Learned leave lead the the ' • - • . the subject to some of the prisoner's friends residing at Rock Life 4s. 50 0 0 put a deodand upon engine, but their verdict did notlo 0 41 Will be my duty before long, in the ouse of Commons, __ paverment. Norwich,d •from the Royal Exchange 5/Stock. A - 180 and in answer received hea communicationk_,Fire ......•• •.• • ler cent. übject are the true prin- The SOLICITOR-GENERAL did not oppose. and the Court state that the death was caused by misadventure. it had long, whether to the pre- ~ assented. The ordinary plea of not guilty was recorded. been decided in the case of the Queen v. -, Ist Queen's prisoner . himself, in which . penitentially ac now * Ditto Life ....... • • 1/. Gs. - - 18 ever aeitated in that comm • questions that were . unity. e ledged his guilt, and enclosed a list of the moneys he had p he late Cabinet, or who Mr. O'HAGAN moved for copies of the bill of indictment, Bench reports, page 818, that in a case of feloniously killing Universal life •• • . 10%1. r cnt 'lOO 0 615 0 18 fear not the discus sion. I should have little fear of the nropriated to his own purposes which in the whole amounted •"• P •, 3 their eminence in either which were granted. no deodand accrued. In the present case there was man- • " ' • o pposition or the arguments of the men o the sum above stated. The witness, on this, lost no time LIST OF SCOTTISH CON/PANIES' PRicrs 'tine- to rule this country, , be opposed-even though they should think,in proceeding to Norwich but on his arrival there found that about it in the verdict. He had already moved for a writ of . ' . Dividend Amount subject-that legislation . as a gentle- Our Limerick correspondent furnishes us with the sad de the prisoner had started that morning for Lynn, to which man who was late!p roposed as certiorari to bring up this proceeding.-Rule granted. Name of Company. per of Paid. Price telligence, the free skill, ,„... . y a Member of the House tails of an awful murder, which was perpetrated under place he also pursued him, and having accidentally met him Annum. Share. ants of this United King- I o teommons did, that the fittest comparison of me was circumstances of appalling atrocity, within a few miles of the THE QUEEN V, THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY - - • • - • • as soon as he had quitted the railway train, gave him into - Mr. Ricardo, and others that of Satan.-(Laughter.) I say I shall be very little city of Limerick, on Sunday evening. It appears that, COMPANY. custody, and he was forthwith removed back to town in S I. d. X s. d even of so • • , et, have all said that if a a fraid brilliant a comparison as that, if the on the evening in question, the house of a respectable Mr. BOV . ILLE, who had on a previous occasion moved for charge of the local police. The witness added, that he was Bank of Scotland protection has been long gentlemen of the douse of Commons, who represent farmer, of the name of Laurence Leahy, was en- a certiorari to bring up t h e proceed ings of a n inquisition held wholly ,t a loss to account for the manner in which the pri- Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 162 sf a country, that it re- Protection, will only employ such arguments as they called tered ( I ) iy . an armed gang of miscreants, who at once on the body of Charles Deal, who awashh on the above soner had dissipated the large amount of his defalcations, as co 13r1tislt Lifen ß Company 8/: par cent. cei - 1 1 1: 0 ) ( 0 ) ( 0 ) : T K 1 deliberation to consi- adopted last year.-(Laughter.) You will hear Sir 1 fami ly ir ef to kneel down. Leahy is the : father of a railway, now applied f h or d a rule e n!si to q i sad! proceeding, he was a single man, without any kind of encumbrance, and mrn . e . rc- il l ankCl. l 1 1 ) )er cent. - 10 0 0 15 •ictions could be removed. Robert Peel accused of treachery to the landed interest. life araset fair ' Yand elevencdren, and-he has enjoyed through on 91e grounds he anted. mentionedn applying for the had always been remarkable for his strictly economical, and i . Banter Scotland 7%/. pr cent. - 50 0 0 95 i such advice, was founded I will not enter upon that question now; but I would actly to state howrespectablehebecame character. It is impossible ex obnoxious to the sanguinary certiorari Tu ,ti e grant , QUEEN v. THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF CIIESTER. indeed penurious habits. • adorn Nils.. •• • - 50 0 0 84% 5 0 0 7z„ abular said that •of d Bank 61. per cent. - here just say, that he was very unkind to the landed lnspector Peck, of the Norfolk const the y, . , 10 • 0 14% asures which were pro- miscreants by whom this cruel murder was planned sad Mr. WEISBY moved for a rule to show cause why a man-ld I. ' . lt•• •• - while on the journey to town in his custody prisoner to ~a. it office in consequence of interest, for he allowed them to speak for themselves, executed with a desperate and diabolical resolution ; but the demos should not issue, directe reo the Dean and Chapter of him that he was so sensible of his guilt that he should make 5/. per cent. - Ca cdonicut Bank ••. • • 7%1. pr cent. - 2 10 0 5% all know that part of this Lau hter And such and make out their own cause.-( g ) fact appears to be that having entered his dwelling and the Chester, commanding them to tore to Joseph Humphreys no attempt at any defence slims his trial, but allow the law Edinh.&Glasgew Bank 6/. per cent. - 50 0 7% an exhibition as it was-such a melancholy show of bad murderers having called for him, the party attacked and fired the office of chorister. 815 0 14% ould be an admission of unresistingly to take its course. City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - and worse declamation, I have never he argument, ard, at him at his door, and murdered bins in the bosom of his From the affidavits it was stated that the Dean and Chap- Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 14 I duty of 12s. It was an-In answer to questions from the Magistrate, the prosecutor One day we had a gentleman for an hour and a half, truly afflicted family. We have heard that he was a tenant ter were founded on grants of Henry VIII. and Queen Eliza- tlercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% it duty on colonial tim- stated that he had not }tad sufficient time since his return to Sestlnd• • 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10 with a number of statistical documents, to show that of Sir Matthew Barrington, Bart. Another account assures beth, and that the number of cheristers was always six. In town to the necessary evidence in support of the I •''' co: " 4. part it was another procure North British Incur 541. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 2834 luties on corn, instead beef i s l vil l ild be one penny and mutton a halfpenny a A us that he lived near Cahirnarry Church, and was tenant o foccurred for a chorister, An September, 1837, a vacancy . numerous charges he had to prefer against the prisoner, and Caledonian Firs Incur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24% :ailed the sliding scale, poun d ch eaper, aof which he attributed to the tariff, Di r . John Cripps, formerly an Alderman of Limerick. The election for the office took place, and the applicant, Mr. not ort t dispatchingalso Humphreys,was appointed. He fulfilled the duties of the murderers, c_ en with their victim, fell. ~ . must request that the magistrate would allow him full oppor- Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cant. 100 0 0 10 0 0 15% wilt!. &thug. Railway 6/.per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 77 to a uniform fixed and asked how can you possibly support any law so tunity for that purpose. Leith, Shares.. • • 61. percent 12 10 0 111 paid 19 disastrous in i - upon the domestic servants and such members of, the family office until 1845. Ihe applicant had been informed, and be- On being asked if he had any answer to make to the accu-_ Fdi & G t ' ' - • . n., ran n 20 0 0 20 0 0 211/. spension by an Order in - its results? There is no saying how cheap as same within - • • in their reach ; but it is a feature in the transac- keyed it to e rue, that the revenues of the Dean and Chap- . . ' b t f . sation, the prisoner, in a very downcast and subdued tone of c s tasgly & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All id 70 pa . which her Majesty's ad- beef and mutton and lamb may become if you go on in lion somewhat consoling, hthe miscreants with ter derived flands in tl t at voice, replied in the negative, and was ordered to be brought Glasefr&Greenckßall. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 21 Now, gentlemen, in con- this ruinoas policy of free trade.-(Laughter.) Another reception from the faithful servants of poor Leahy. We have which the salaries of the choristers were paid; and also that up again next week. Glsgw&Garnkirk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 45 ,e Government of that d a y day the Minister proposed that a number of arti c l e s heard that the s ervan t s encoun t ere d th e vi ll a i ns w ith a most the office of chorister was a freehold for life, except in cases Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 353( , st violent enemies of th e should be free-he proposed, not indeed corn, or oats, determined bravery, and actually made prisoners of two of th e of immorality, or any other misconduct. Standard LifeAssarnced 51 per cent. 150 0 0 210 0 8 ▪ I was held up myself or maize, but a number of unpalatable articles, such es banditti, who were handed over to the police, and' brought on Mr. Justice WILLIAMS-What, if he loses his voice? DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF DOCKS. yof the agriculturists of rhubarb and senna, and all those drugs whose names Monday evening into Limerick gaol. It is stated to us also Mr. WEtsuv-Yes, my Lord, he loses his place. The FIRE-DAMP. rejected my proposition, themselves are very nauseous.-(Laughter.) But these that the assassins have been identified as the same who, a few affidavit of the deponent, however, stated that his voice was Dividend ; Amount 1 NEwPORT, MoNmOUTIIsHIRF, JAN. 14.-This morning a years ago, were tried for the murder of Mr. Shine, at Carrig- better . than ever. His dismissal was under the .Name of Company. per I of I Paid. Price. g carried in Parliament, protection gentlemen were still afraid. Though assured following fearful 1 "on occurred seven miles from this town, at the exp osi parsons, not far from the same neighbourhood, and who have circumstanceschoristers claimed to be placed on theAnnum_; Share. ; Friends of monopoly, as I that these laws really allowed nothing of human food to b • een prowling about the country ever since. - list of voters for Ch b 1; ester, ut were o jected to. An inquiry, • works of Mr. John Russell, by which a sacrifice of thirty-five , had obtained a great be admitted free, they were always on the look-out, and . however, took place at the revision Court, and the applicant's lives has taken place. ,Xs.U.l Z 8. 1. ATTACK ON A POLICE PATROL IN THE, COUNTYbeen able to discover, the disaster oc- Commercial . 3/. per cent.. Stock. 1 - wmsnmant art a I,a tri wv, ;•,.... alarmed lest some food should come in..-(Hear. hear.) nama co'av ratainaa !mem this Bat. o f 17Mo:a and Ins ha So far as we have ,i cmtarl ___. _ 1 X a. d. Commercial .... E t and West India 15% /. pr cent. Stock. E t Country L3ndon St Katharine •• ••• • • • 5 per cent. Stock. — Southampton • • ...... 41. per cent. ' 50 0 0 1 50 0 0 135 U 117% 103% A RAILWAY SUGGESTION. Railway speculation might be rendered comparatively healthy, if the following plans were carried out :- 1. Let parties apply for railway Bills at their own expense and risk, if they pleased. 2. Let the allotment of shares take place after the Bill has been obtained. 3. This process, involving the risk of only the promoters' money, would render any deposit with the Accountant•. General unnecessary :—let such deposit therefore be dispensed with. The result would be, that no lines would be brought be fore Parliament unless the promoters had good grounds for proposing them—the money of the public at large would not be jeopardised—and in every line which had its Bill, the shares would come out at a premium, and the railway would be made.—Railway Express. Tan FRUGAL INVESTMENT AssOCIATION.—The fifth monthly meeting of the members of this institution was held on Thursday at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Black friars, for the admission of new members and for the sale of shares. Mr. Neale, of St. George's-terrace, Islington, was in the chair.' The object of the association is to accumulate and employ the savings of the industrious classes. so as to assist those who may require immediate pecuniary advances to carry on their pursuits, or to promote any other laudable object. Each member subscribes 14 per share per month, and he continues such subscriptions until they amount to 1001. per share, which limits the duration of the society to the period of eight years and four months. The purpose of the meeting was of a purely formal character. Numbers were admitted, and they paid their respective subscriptions; after which, five 1001. shares were put up for auction, and were pur chased at a premium, averaging 76/. odd. The meeting then separated. _ SALE OF A CllURClL—Yesterday, at one o'clock, the ancient internal fittings of the Church of St. Benet Fink, in Threadneedle-street which was erected from a design by Sir Christopher Wren, were disposed of by auction, by Mr. Pullen, the auctioneer, for the purpose of being removed, it being intended to take down the structure, in order to widen the approaches to the New Royal Exchange. During the previous day the sacred building was visited by hundreds of persons, and yesterday the sale was most numerously at tended, there being present several gentlemen connected with public institutions, among whom prevailed a most ac tive competition for various lots, many of which realised a Price much beyond their actual value, from the circumstance that they were works of art of the above celebrated and eminent architect. Lot 12, the carved oak poor-box, with lock, &c. (date on the lock 1683), fetched 4 guineas, and was bought by one of the City companies. No. 17, the carved and panelled oak pulpit, with sounding-board, &c., the whole richly ornamented with fine carving, went for 15 guineas, intended for a church In Buckinghamshire. Lots 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22—a valuable painting of " Moses bear ing the tables," with gold mouldings; a ditto of" Aaron the Priest;" the carved and pannelled oak fittings of the altar, ornamented with gold mouldings and carved Corinthian columns ; two tablets, with inscriptions in gold; the marble door of the altar, &c._ -- were purchased by one of the Royal llospitals for 501. The greater part of the pannelled oak inclosure of the pews was bought by a clergyman for a church at Ramsgate. There were about 4,000 feet of oak ewing, the whole of th e carve d oa k f ront o f t h e ga ll ery , t h e bell (20 inches over), &c., sold, and which were knocked down at good prices ; the entire of which is to be removed in a few days. The sepulchral tablets have been removed from the church to that of St. Peter le Poer, which is in union with St. Benet Fink. The remains of those deposited in the vaults under the church will be interred in the burial-ground adjoining, which will not be interfered with in the ra-4eried improvement. HOUSE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Wednesday morning, on the return of Mr. Ihrdland to his residence, in Seymour-street, So,ners-town, from Brighton, he was unable to gain admittance into his house, and, after waiting a con siderable time, he at length effecml an entrance by climbing over the garden wall of the adjoining house, and with a lad der got in at the first floor window, when he discovered that the female servant, Mary Halls, whom he had left in charge, had absconded, after completely stripping the place of every portable article, including plate, wearing apparel, jewellery, &c., and a valuable Turkey carpet that was in the drawing room. She had not been seen by any of the neighbours for three days past. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. Lonnon, JAN. 16.—Wind light airs and hazy. DUBLIN, JAN. 14.—The Lady Mary Scott, from Liverpool, to Trinidad, struck on Arklow Bank, and has put into Kinstown leaky. SHIELDS, JAN. 15.—The Fourteen, Cormack, bound to Carthagena and Odessa, in proceeding to sea this morning got on the rocks at the mouth of the ;harbour, and has un shipped her rudder, &c. DEAL, JAN 15.—Wind S.S.W. light.—Arrd. Jane Thomp son, Cook, Calcutta; George, Heinrich , Heinrichsen, Singa pore. Arrd. from the River for, Arachne, Moxey, Bombay. CowEs, JAN - . 15.—S1d. Sereno, Goodrich, Cape de Yards. WurrEirAvsx, JAN. 14.—Sid Workington, Antigua. CLYDE, JAN. 14,—Arrd. Canton Nichol, St. John's, New Brunswick. Put back, Lady of the Lake, Savannah. LiVF.RPOOL, JAN. 15. —Wind light.—Arrd. Acadia steamer, Boston, left Ist inst, and Halifax 3d. Off port, Rory O'More. The Lady Bagot, Williams, from Quebec to this port, put into Halifax 29th ult. ; mizen-mast cut away, loss of anchor and chains, and other damage. The Finlaird, from New York to this port, put back 28th ult., with loss of main and mizen-masts and part of cargo thrown overboard. The Henry Pratt, from New York to this port, put back 20th ult. with cargo shifted, and bulwarks stove, &c. The Commerce, from Philadelphia to this port, put into Baltimore about 23d ult., very leaky. The Sir Richard Jackson and the Syria, both bound to this port, were reported by a pilot at Quebec, 21st ult., to be on shore in the St. Lawrence. The Ceylon, to this port from Quebec, was on shore at Bic 25th ult. The William Bayard, from Quebec to this port, was wrecked near Cape Chat ; crew saved. The Norway, Ca meron, from Pictou to the Clyde, put into Halifax 29th ult., leaky. The Sir Henry Pottinger, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to Bristol, was towed back with damage , having been on shore on Grand Manan. The Mersey, from New Orleans to Trieste, put into Key West 4th ult.. having been on shore on Sombrero Key, and discharged 250 bales of cotton into lighters. The St. Andrew, was on shore on East Machias, 3d inst. The Montreal, Douglas, from Quebec to London, was totally wrecked at Cape Chat, previous to the 20th ult.; crew and passengers drowned. The Elizabeth, Lloyd, from Quebec to the Clyde, was stranded on the Magdalen Islands, 14th ult.; crew and part of cargo saved. BELFAST, JAN. 11.—Arrd. Warringford, Demerara. LEITH, JAN. 13.—Sid. Jessie Anderson, Morrison, Grenada. Music.—One of the largest rooms of the London Tavern was on Thursday filled by a music-loving audience to hear a concert, judiciously prepared for them by its gifted conductor, Mr. Scwab. This gentleman, together with his talented wife, rank high as instructors of the pianoforte, and last night they delighted all by their proficiency, which was exhibited not alone in duets but in solos. Allen, John Parry, C. Braham, Weiss, and Burdini were there—and so were the Misses Rainforth, Birch, and Poole, as likewise was Mrs. Weiss. The instrumental portion of the treat was of the highest order, and numbered amongst its corps, Lindley, Thirlwall, Hill, Spillane, and Mr. and Mrs. Scwab. It is to be hoped that the success of this concert will encourage its promoters to repeat it often. FREE TRADE MEETING AT DUNDEE.—A meeting of the friends of free trade in Dundee, convened by the League Fund Committee, was held in the Guildhall on Saturday last, for the purpose of considering the best means of immediately raising a subscription in aid of the Great League Fund or 250,000/. On the motion of George Duncan, Esq., Member for the Burgh, Provost Brown was called to the chair; and, on the solicitation of the Provost, George Duncan, Esq., took his seat on his right, and Edward Baxter, Esq., on hi s left. Several spirited resolutions were adopted, and a sum of 1,461/. 118. was subscribed in the space of a few minutes; the total subscription in Dundee being nearly 2.000/. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 16. CON.--CLARKE V. DUNSFORD, Their Lordships this morning, in answer to the applica tion of Sir Thomas Wilde made on Wednesday, and re ported in The Sun of that day, granted a rule nisi in this case. The whole of the day was taken up with cases on the special paper, in which there was nothing of interest, except to the parties concerned. SECONDA_RIES' COURT, Jan. 16. (Before tdr. Commissioner JAMES.) KR-Er:ELLER V. KNIGHT. - This was as action. brought to recover damages for an assault. Mr. PEARSON stated the case for the plaintiff, who is a saddler and harness mailer in London-street, Greenwich, and the defendant a lieutenant in the Royal Marines, on board the Grampus. In October last, during the holding of Horn Fair at Charlton. the defendant, with man" others, went masked, defendant representing a bear. There was also anal ier masquerader, a young lady, dressed as a boy, and. all the parties afterwards met at the George Inn, Maize-hill. It would probably transpire that there was some deg ree of jealousy in the case, but at all events the defendant struck the plaintiff without the slightest provocation, and when. plaintiff was wholly unable to defend himself; the blow was - very severe, and the plaintiff was for a long time confined to.his bed, and under surgical treatment. Mr. Wm. Farmer, bra Ater, of Straits Mouth, Greenwich, examined—Knew plaint X, and accompanied him to Charlton fair. They were not masked. On going to the George they saw defendant at the bar; he had a mask on and was dressed like a bear, and looked very ferocious as he walked about.-1 :Laughter.) Had seen him in the fair in the same dresn. Witness saw a Miss Doughty drinking at the Is it with defendant. Defendant had run away with her about a fortnight before. Witness said, " Miss Doughty, 'sour father is up stairs." Said that to prevent any disagreeable meeting, and Miss Doughty.thanked him. Defendant, however, took offence, not at witness, but at plaintiff, and struck him a violent blow on the head with the stick produced Ca complete bludgeon). It felled him to the ground. and left him insensible. Wit ness thought plaintiff was killed, and seized defendant, who made his way to a carriage, and got into it; but the police went up. Plaintiff had not uttered a word. The young lady dressed as a boy told him Miss D. was at the bar. Defendant said he would pay all expenses. Other witnesses deposed to the extent of the injuries. "' ,, omas Spurn, R 55, found plaintiff lying on the ground, 'ter defendant, who was in a carriage. A friend T. and endeavouring to induce him to make cave him a devil of a good blow ;" - , e• I gave him a good crack." disgtfise was rather diffi ' -scribed him as " the • gave his right A and ivent ,_ . _ WAS giloosttllFltin b , COLONEL OLLNEY'S CHARITIES.—Th e i n h a bit ant s peace. observing, " /o, , of Cheltenham, Winclicomb, and Tewkesbury are, like those and defendant replied, " I kw,. of Gloucester, very properly bestirring themselves, to take the The identity of the defendant ii. necessary steps for claiming the very munificent charitable cult, and the Secondary, in his notes, u..., _ legacies of 8,000/., left by the late Colonel 011ney. At man in the bear-skin." Defendant, howeve, . iaseetnlieerielienreedarintthoe toA Abbe at a a s t e C a h s e i l t t e ei ; ili a a n in d: ~,.._ 1 Tewkesbury a gentleman has generously given an eligible address to the officer. "" site "or the hospital of the • a subscription I b jury . witi, respect to Gloucester, progress has been made in the assault. pro T v l o ie ke Sz a o ri N d n e a r a ue v l said it apiptewarasedthtoe province n vin a e w e antu.., 3 lying proper redress i subscriptio4list f9r the same purpose here.—Gloucester such freaks and foolish iridulgenGes, by g p 10/, igfirnat, to the plaintiff to check 4acla conduct.— atnages to mark their indignation of such conduct resulting from CANALS. Names of d Dividend ' Name! , ~ LZ Dividead ui Annum. Price. Com - pa -- ni " e ' s. z r• . _per Price. Companies. A per ..-- x 3.3. £ .....um. -a3 Ishtn& Oldh 97 51.55. p e 70 Mornateuthsh 100 91. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 41. 72 Mntgomrysh 100 bl. 98 Barnsley.... 160 121. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - 95 Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath •. 100 201. 365 Brknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Nottingham. 150 12/. 268 Cremford ..• • 100 181. 150 Peak Forest . 78 31. 40 Dudley..... • 100 4/. - Regent's .... 33 11. 263 k Derby .. •• • • 100 ' 81. 73 Rochdale .... 85 41. 34 Ellsmre&Chs 1 4/. 65 Shropshire .. 125 81. - Erewash ... 100 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 GrandJunetn 100 71. 100 Stffrd &Wore 140 28/. 300 Grand Union 100 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 M. 230 Glamorgnsh. 172 13h1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 270 Glstr & Brkly !DO, - - Strtfrdon Av 79 11. 10s. - Grantham .. 150, 121. 100 'Severn and] 26 11. Bs. 32 Huddersfield. 57 20 Wye Rail. Kennt & Avu 39 7s. 6d. 22 Trnt & Mr- SO 301. - Lancaster .• • 47 11. 10. 40 sey, 5 £ sh. Leeds& Liviv 100 341. 525 kThams &Med 19 - 10 Leicester .... 140 10/. 105 iWorestr &'t Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. 60 1 Birming. 78 2L 44 Leughboregh 142 70/. 850 iWilts & Brks 67 11. 11 WATERAV'ORICS Dividend Amount I per of Name of Company. Paid. Annum. I Share. East L0nd0n...... • • • . Grand Junction .... • • s, d. $l. 100 • • 31. 46 13 4 21. 10s. 100 0 0 Vauxhall .... • . 5/. per cent. 1100 0 9 west Middlesex .. •• .. 4/. i6s.pr et. 1 63 12 9 Price. MARKET NE WS.-(Y ESTERDAY CORN-EXCHANGE The present week's arrivals of English Wheat have been on a very moderate scale, yet, as the dealers generally are waiting the approach of the Parliamentary session, the de mand for that article was extremely heavy, at nominal cnr rencies. In Foreign Wheat, free as well as in Bond, no sales were transacted. Of all other kinds of Grain the show was very small, yet, owing to the above-mentioned cause, scarcely any business was transacted in them. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. 3,810 qrs. 4,990 qrs. English .. • • •• Irish ........ Foreign ...... 6,920 Oats Flour. 3,650 qrs. 5,120 Ora 9,440 Malt. 5,910 cars. SMITHE'XELD. Notwithstanding the supply of Beasts on sale here was small, the Beef trade was in a very depressed state, at, in some instances, a decline in the quotations of 2d per Blbs. There were in the market 90 Beasts, 120 Sheep, and 7 Calves from Holland. The numbers of Sheep were limited, yet the inquiry for that description of stock was heavy, at a slight depression in value. The Veal trade was active, at an improvement in prices of 1 . 2 d per 81bs. Pigs moved off rvadily, at Monday's figures. Mitch Cows sold at from 16/. to 191. each. Per albs. to sink the offal. s. i. s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts •••• 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 ie r Lon e dlqaurgaleitoyxdlen 34 3 8 Southdown tte. 210 8 2 sCoouarsed-oven llh woolle ,e d t di e t r t: 4 10 5 0 4 64 8 Prime Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 0 5 0 Large Hogs • . Prime small ditto .. 5 2 5 4 Small Porkers ... • 4 6 5 2 Suckling Calves ..1E • 30 0 Quarter old Pigs —l6 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep • 3 4 318 Lambs SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. 702 I sheep. I Calves. l Pigs. 2,940 J 99 270 NEIXTGATE AND LEADZNUALL. The general demand ruled heavy, at drooping prices. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. a 2 6 2 8 Mutton, Inferior •• 3 4 3 8 of pockets, at a verage rage last 210 3 0 middling•. 310 4 2 3 0 3 2 prime-- 4 4 4 6 3 4 3 6 Pork, large •••• •• 3 S 4 4 4 4 5 4 --- small ........4 6 6 4 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP IK.A.IMET, am l o V u e n t have of b a u a g week's quotations. All other kinds o f H ops move off slowly, yet prices are supported. COLONXA.L. i a n in ess to i r n ep N or e t w th K e e t n r t an n sa o c p t s i , on in a full Beef, inferior•..... - middling •• •• - prime large •- - prime small . • n thatal alteration r r a e t s i , o r v n a i SUGAR.—There has been an inclination to sell Sugar, for Lion. This, of necessity, must check business. The declin e n in Sugar is 6d to 18 per cwt as regrrds British Plant a ti on, the som de uptayr,tiaens and desire h a e cc p o o rd ss i i n b g i though the sales at these rates have not been l arge. Bar badoes by auction has realised 53s 6d t o 54 3 6d for tine moo to tin se g ll yellow, and 48s 6d to 49s 6d for lo w . EAST INDIA.-6,176 bags Bengal mos tl y f oun d b uyers, but at 6d decline also for whit e and bellow, and is for brown. Fine white realised 54s 6d t o 56 s 6d , m id an d goo d 5 2s 6d to 555, fine strong sou n d grey 53 s 6d to 54 5 , goo d ye ll ow Mau ritius kind 50s to 51s, low 46 s 6d to 495, fine sound b rown 425; 2,356 bags Madras were nearly all taken in at 43s 6d to lity 48s, a few lots sold at 43s to 47s for damp and washed yel low,waitl a t MAURITIUS.-11,235 bags mostly sold, but partly at a de cline, low and mid yellow at 4 7s to 49 s 6 d, good at 50s to 52s and at 47s to 48s for sound yellow. 6d, fine at 52s 6d to 545, brown at 45s to 46s 6d per cwt. Mtn/MD.—Standard lumps have been at 64s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—There is a moderate demand for West India at steady rates, but by auction the transactions have been very limited. Ceylon has been at 593 for fine ord grey plantation sorts, and at 82s for the superior sorts. Bahia has realised 27s to 32s 6d, and Rio 47s to 675. Singapore Java peaberry has b..en at 37s fid per cwt. Some Quilon has been sold at 37s to 39s per cwt., and some Mocha taken in at 54s for ord greenish, and 75s for fair sound yellow long berry. COCOA.—One hundred and eleven bags Trinidad sold at 32s to 43s 6d per cwt., and 150 bags Para at 28s to 33s HICE.-400 bag: Madras sold at 14s Gd to 15s for good bold yellow, 278 bags Para were taken in at 17s, some Carolina at 245, Smyrna at 15s per cwt; 88 packets Bengal sold at 13s. SPICES.-240 bags 7 casks Pimento partly sold at 3jd to 3d per lb, for good ord to mid, 250 bags Malabar Pepper went at 2id, and 56 bags White Pepper were taken in at 4id per lb. RUM.—There has not been much demand this week. TEA.—The market is steady, and with good deliveries. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 43s to 43s 3d per cwt on the spot. (From the London New Price Current of Jan. 16.) SUGAR.—To- day importers of West India Sugar were un willing to further reduce their prices, but the demand was limited for all qualities, the purchases amounting to only 204 hhds and trs in the private market. At public sale 88 trs, 20 half ditto, and 35 barrels of chrystallised Demerara Sugar were however sold at stiff rates—viz., fine grainy at 63s to 64 s 6d, good 58s 6d to 60s, good middling 56s to 57s 6d, and middling 54s 6d to 55s 6d per cwt. The total sales for the week amount to only 1,062 hhds and trs. REFINED.—There has been a falling off in the demand for all descriptions of Refined Sugar for home consumption this week, and more disposition has been shown to realise ; stocks having slightly increased, the limited business transacted has been at a reduction on previous rates of 6d to is per cwt. The Winn 1111 TrerkiNi WM Way, prim WAS Wu 9 1 1 the of declinefor raw sugar of every sort. In the N . 7 bon e . ; ~; : t variation has taken place, but lesabusiness 1115_0 For Baitards there are few buyers to be met ' llin se e p are offered at a further decline in the f" il' bt li manufactured here under bond has sustait an y of 83s 9d to 34s per cwt, there being segree_, pli;'y on the spot, and the refiners previously hr'''- bo; 1 1 , 0 4 could make for some time ; but there " er rat es ' manifested to do business this week at forrn ~, 0, for the is little wanted. tion bow , MAURITIUS.- Importers of this o _ ere es part show firmness: on Tuesday 637 bags ;` ,3 decl;l3 rterV public competition, which, however, weat_ A a views rates of 6d to is per cwt ; Yeste w d s. : 2 l4 W7o' public auction of 10,298 bags and to? pric e ' 9129 a advance. t• sale A I chants evinced more firlnness, obtained Prill EAST INDIA.-This afternoon at pubaoefler a ; tb- t Bengal and 554 bags cf, Madras was o d e r;hitei4e, mostly sold at the previeus value, P i a wastnitll 53 6d, middling 51s 6d to 52s 6d, damp itr to 5% to 54s fine sound strong Dobah kind 543 6a. 6 a , es Mauritius kind 51s, good 495, low 453 to 450adliogc, 44s 6d, the latter all sold at the full worth, 1 15 5 6( 1 5i , fetched 44s 6d to 435, damp and washed 43s to s , ne e FOREIGN.-This afternoon, at public sale, st ni; nambuco sugar were all sold, middling sof t '`, 2 0: 5 ,, v 0 e 245, low 20s to 225, damp and washed ‘2OS to 01 Savanilla went as follows-mid bright da m p elct ! 0 , washed 19s, fine damp yellow Loaves 2'2 , r a west MOLASSES.-Prices are sustained for _ lot ;,,60 stock being small, and much less than it 'o'7 o Dec, fair business has been transacted priva t . n el Y',:i Trea t fair mid quality has brought 21s 6d. Pe a ' m frolo.` p present not much wanted, but holders refrs_A sales, and require 20s to 21s per cost for } pd tr P cla Holey a decline in price has taken er"' larger quantity offering for'sale. m et , M COFFEE.-This afternoon ocha Coo ge atteution, and 361 bales were offered at s $, l half sold at a decline on former rat l o : tol l ; per cart-goad yellow long berry Wert at ~bleb middling brownish was taken in at 50s the value.' Of Ceylon 240 bags were 501d . ,,, a „ditla r ig bulked good ordinary pale went at 48s, t"," 475, country dam,.ged 358 6d, and sett u 5 45 DF, d e 15 casks British Plantation were bought iti• • 50s, sold, middling at 58s to Os, fine fine ordinar. 09, ordinary 365. to 545,t the 0040. for ICJ Cocoa-There has been abetter deman d p y 0;4 but holders have been unable to obtain so prices-at auction 11 1 bags of TriniU: 34 ' - 0 , 8,9"n0r; dark red at 43s 6d, middling grey 41S. e upc_ a ol f sea damaged' 245. Tire market being het'" - isecri Foreign, a decline in the value has taken P. o il f i sale 550 bags Para were sold, good oroirla a, , rather better 31s to 31s 6d, middling re d dif 6d to 31s, and sea damaged 27s to 28e pee cw thcE . -To day at public sale 289 boxes . r es ne epet'A 30s to 30s 6d for good small Pearl, which 6 C h eter; SPICES.-To-day the market was mu cl ,!," fet7 l o , with black Pepper -at public sale 3,76 0 haP' oirdir the whole sold, but at a decline on former rateriorefi tavia, and %d per lb for Penang, Of Cassia (A}r s4, is on the increase ; of 1,455 chests at su c "„ - ; 1 10, l j tion sold, but at a decline in former re' s l at bags of Bourbon Cloves, only partlyes n common Sid, faint mouldy 80 to 94d, wh ite c „0 0 ,1 bold was taken in at 100 per lb. tr",,ire SPIRITS.-Importers of Jamaica Ruin ha bivittyt dined to realize since our last report, acdf„ for w pt'' duction on former rates of 2d to 3d per gati ° "" r iceS, ,d middling qualities, and rather lower pad and fine kinds. A reduction of 20 t e , c ', o l having been submitted to for Dera,',; e li s e r t eY/ a much better demand, and the o''s 0 0 ,4 , 450 puns were disposed of. Leeward Islanu b l i , do at any further decline, but there has been 1 4 " - 01 10 to operate. Calcutta is held for the forme s e i demand has been only for small parce,s. to a large extent have been made at full r ' ll es.", all kinds show much firmness. Of Gene (ll 3 4 P r " have been taken for shipping at 2s 2d to 2s voll fine for home use selling at 2s 6d to 2s 1 0 d la sc,f f">>') TEA.-Tbere has been a brisk denian c l h at's It the advanced rates previously established 0 . - 00 14 /Supported for all descriptions. In Ponch °l4 . a sped business transacted. In TwankaY se j1e0.„4 have been made. Hyson has been in eSc e fowl the scle-stnced rates previously establishett,n 9) and Iffsoo Skin have been disposed of yy at the la! esjous currency. Gunpowder uilet4 Imperial a good business has been transacte dis h scriptions of Tea several. parcels have bee° ; f itte d former rates. Nolte has again been submit,sit& • competition, and at present none is dee 0 4 , further parcels have comb in. hat° 5 0 4 Ost..s.-This afternoon at public sale 7v ' Q s tO,1", Ceylon Cocoa Nut Oil were taken in 7 r IV good ; 43 tuns of Sperm Oil and Headinahei jl in, British Sperm at. 80/, very iow dark Vtto r 4 good 80/ to 854 Foreign Sperm 784 Ileao.lll,c, tuns of Southern partly sold, fine pale claa, ll Z 27/, good 261, middling and dark ; 5 ' 0, 4 1 Foots 231 15s.' 8 4 • TALLOW.-This afternoon, at public sal e, S a t 49 'sr South Wales Tallow were sold, fine quantity" tp good 403 4 . 1 i 9d, low and middling 3 4, r!., casks SO sacks, orcape, fine 43s 3d to 4 45 50 casks of North American taken in at Odessa Sheep, and 100 casks Petersburgh e ; , - f eel' withdrawn ; 154 pps 65 !Ads South America 42s 3d; 25 casks Tschebackzar 43s 3d to 40a BANK OF ENGLA ND t Night's G ate d ') (From last Night'stll An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th t bv cap. 32, for the Week eading on Saturcl* January, 1846. ISSUE DMPARTHEN T. h X. t L , Notes issued 26,54i,200 Governiiien' d Other sec urit r Gold coin o'l i t lion ........ • • Silverbulliou•• (4. 426,541,200 ) e f, M. MARs HALL . poked 1114: 15th day of January, 1846- BANKING DE VARTKENT• Proptieters i capital,l4,ss3,ooo Rest Public deposits cin aluding Excne- iovernmentsefc 01 r i t i es (ioclac.it Dead vVeg- A n nuity) ."" O ther securitles, Notes ....... Gold and 0111 coin ....•• quer, _ Savings banks, Commis sioners of National Debt, and divi- dend accounts) 5,191,017 Other deposits 10,606,207 Seven day and other bills. X1,020,503 RSHALL, Ch ief try, 1846 £34,735,181 M. MA Dated the 15th day of JAnua STATE OF TBADE —The bobbin•B'' t ,„o .o 9± most stagnant stat e , an d th e s it ua tion of the,),,,ble, many of the m ac hi ne owners i s t rue ly dep07,04 tories being shut u p, an d th e h an d s winderT; / alms for bread. In the midst of so 01 7" the , 1 1 ,/, it is reviving to hear that many of 1 iti IF chanics exclaim, " Well, it does not i t gi ll o i'd I go back to the old ground," meaning, to car I t / of traversed net, which is fully equa' , 1 " - ,,0_„''., j and will wear and wash equally as We"' 'P'f, jacquard applied would be even handsolve r ; e 6ct i warp machines heve certainly felt the re'Z i oe 'Ol4 prejudice against machine nets, but that . to measure recovered, though they bave at 61 0 200 1 0 j grouuds. The pushers are almost forgotten , l' o ge,o , extinct, though they labour under disadvailt 114 much speed, when the flower the net, rit :cleP s' , 2 throw in thick gimp threads. Howe/ 1 , 0 0 4 6 present prospect is, we hope the inec'4 ow chine-owners will not forget that bobbin 11- 01 ri p, capable of producing cloth, velvet, silks, 11 8 rp' 6 three times the speed of the loom. Tile iv itit. ° o/, especially the tatting branch, has fallen nell, r difli i yl; state as the straight down bobbin-net trau e k el t C the other branches are very dull. The inve rt err r ! lace, after an harrassiog opposition, has at i t ot; t ,,wf patent sealed. This is the most beautiftl ~ e ith'ir lace trade that has hitherto been producca..,ooo4 hand or machine, and we hope it will rein; r 4 j rited patron of the msnufacture.—Nottine flicii i [ADVERTISEMENT.] HOLLOWAY S o h Olt ' OINTsiENT.—A REMARKABLE CURE or P i c eP AND BEARINGS-HOWN.—A half-pay lieuteaa l b ' ; 00 1 ding at St. Heliers, Jersey, whose name , d e j 4 i i omitted, had for three years suffered from : F i v r" besides a general bearing down of the most d4 po 0 1/1 1) He had twice undergone an operation, but TifitbAlsrj,j at last gave himself up to despair. Yet, n o t icr,l complication of complaints, together with a 0 010 stitution he was completely cured of all 111 °0011 0 y restored to the full es t en j o y men t o f health hi t • and Ointment.—Sold by a ll d rugg ists and $ loway's E s tabli s h men t, 244, S tran d, London' HARRIED i e° w l ,? „ )10„ ilf, j On the 12th of November, 1845, at ;-"-,, f ., Irdlr Bangalore, Lieutenant and Adjutant R" be :jiter ' ' la Regiment M. N. 1., to Isabella Agnes, daub joif Captain G. I. Hutchinson, of the Madras ar l lCh lir of On the 3d inst., at St. James's, Clerkenfe':#l 3l 4 y, Woolle of Pentonville, to Miss Eleanor . 513 b . o ti,i street, hackney. bpr 31, 1) " At Poonah, Captain John Heatley, of A ' a T,.t col l Regiment, to Julia Mary Ann Fearon, e l ' -- liii Major-General P. Fearon. litil j V On the 13th inst., at :...:t. Pancras Chure-1, Ict to i son. Esq , of Conduit-street West, Hyde - P ar To' younger daughter of the late T. Moon, Esq . in th e if I I On the 13th inst., at the Royal Chape l ' of GA ? London, Robert Mortimer Esq., solicitor, Teo Devon. to Miss Mary Gertrude Porrett, of the ,TTRDI ° 6 i London: Printed and. Published by Di — ftiv: No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Me Su s tho Strand, in the Precinct of the SAVOY_ Middleeea,esatuxday, January 17, Wu' 111 °1 of ilu wPrly tti Lect ure ~.._AY, b ver ed I Zy ...,.._ OpATltOgfge Perhz enti "" th e vuto A ct ing It .ITs . 11 the s r . 15841144 vit,b lire b ."avir s ' , lll — ' a nd decli ' , i ne e 1101 1 M that o'ei 7 , o t tb e C,), l c i e r K [nth ;31ezioh not for ( : 11 tt - .rea t c t K gni t he e o Z t l n,Th fs° e al .1 ' se ct and Pr i nn at t t 44 tilt, "4 ~_Cotltracto Lor 1)1 4 24' 11 )er 2 1. lar rq TtPr , u4 fp'tZe t out,T, or ioer ors, a ;the cte 3 to tAy tt r„ UO2.troa?ra pr ar4.1.8 , A TATI 1. 4 11)1 3 1 11:1 ; ;0 6''14 1 1)1'1 44 1 t :r o e r ! Nt Ii 4cte *4 th ' p t T e a;:, o t( 49 0 ar,b, v b, b ,,ea D kr, th, , ZJ~ to '410 4 %7 t, ht kq, ZilichNlll . 4l z‘,:td m e4ai I k4i 4 4 ° 4 14 8 e Ne s eo 1 % . 111 1 , 41 tilt 4l ßhta x / t4i t a : l l Li 0 4 1 , 1t Y eI(,117 P r , 1 - I I t' I BIRTHS. 1 I.;i On the Bth inst., at C o bl en t z , the led i Of . o ' si 1 Esq., of a son and heir. Ol e ' 1 ,41 On the Bth inst., at Crewkerne, Somerset 4 0 John Sparks, Esq., of a son. sti re ' ' Is 4( On the 10th inst., at Wirksworth, Derby A i Alfred Arkwright, Esq., of a son, still-born. i re, i i On the 10th inst., at Bushey, Ilertfordsh ,pla PP ' Charles Adamson, Esq., of a son. pf of On the 11th in,t., at Greenwich, Mrs' daughter. _,,,ijteP l On the 11th inst., the lady of Andrew Il ' Streatham-common, of a daughter. fitii!l Lonaon, nonert Mortimer tsq., sow , — • le.- Devon, to Miss Mary Gertrude Porrett, of tb e 1 0 If so t o fL DIED. blist°°'dbt°ll' On the sth of November last, at Saa nr our la Nathaniel Barnard, eldest son of Mr. J. 17- -.'" 'of, t , ford-street. 5 Ific Ve # On the 15th of November last, Thomas, the son of Mr. T. Ely, of King-stree,r, ' 4 atCastries t t :cpe r !lot On the 21st of November last, at Jubbalr- ock r , Thomas Blayds, 58th Regiment N. L ~soo, be tO' di On the 4th inst., at Nantes, T. H. Ricu' — sl./ 0 " iDY On the 13th inst., at North-end, Fulham) 08 0 of the late J. Gooderich Goslin ' Esq. 130' de' On the 18th inst., at Ampthill House, 1, 7 1 daughter of the Hon. W. Petre. oi de-e r j ' 9 l ' ' On daugh t er ft inst., at Sussex-gardens, the wife of Christop 11 her R. Read, Esq. O P , On the 13th inst., Sidney, the'younges t aaa ° 110 c ; of Pimlico. sou 0 f - 4 0 On the 14th inst., Charles Jeffery, thir d 01 ,0 r Cary, of Woodford, Essex. 10 r• J On the 14th inst., Elizabeth, th e wife of Paddington-street, St. Marylebone. ,nll' s 1 n