The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-18 00:00:00

',ECTION. PETERBOROUGH EL -s of the city of The public meeting of the elector Exchange on Peterborough was held at the Corn . of George Tnursday, to hear the political opinions. " the Ex- Hammond Whalley, Esq. The doors ot efore the change were opened at half-past six, and b ost in time of meeting the room was filled with a at. nre fluential and numerous audience ; the numbers sent were not less than 600 to 700, and amongst the. were quite 400 out of the 500 electors. Mr. Heeener moved Mr. William Vergette into the chair. The CIIAIRMAN read the handbill convening the meeting, which has already been advertised in our columns. He did not deem it necessary to apologise for the situation in which he appeared—he would. have prefrerred seeing the Father of Reform before them instead of himself; but not having the fathef before them to act, the son must. The inhabitants had never until 1852 been invited to assemble together to exercise their political rights ; but when the people do meet together, their sympathies are identical. This meeting is much better than the hole and corner work they had been used to, and for electors not to exercise their privilege of election argued incompetency—are they willing to admit their incompetency ?—(No, no.) He alluded to the party who undertook to provide a representative for them ; but in this city there wits a fast and slow party, and these two had suet and conferred together; but there was no reciprocity shown between them, and the fast party were told to leave the meeting. A gentleman was introduced who had really retrograde principles, and he was rejected by you. We to-night do not stand in that position. The report of that meeting had found ite way into the public newspapers in London , and that had caused gentlemen to offer themselves t o their notice; and at last they had selected the gentlenes who would appear before them to-night, and he wo u.ld gay, a man more deserving of their esteem la id respect it was impossible to have found; and the eat i mation in which he is publicly held, as a Tithe est id Charity Commissioner of 20 years standing—ti Ie High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire, and a magistrate of two counties —would be a sufficient guarantee of 11 is position..—(Cheers.) Mr. Joint Wurrweee—Mr. Chairman and gel 1- tlemen, I am truly glad to see so numerous at Ed respectable a,meetingassembled in this place on s uchtin occasion. We cannot be said to have taken the torn by surprise. What they had done had been fully and fearlessly done, and they had been fully justified by the event. We were taken by surprise at the uhnclet n inon liberality of certain gentlemen invitinghtt eni re o a meeting a month ago, and who was broug_ befo them ? A man less liberal in opinions than they we r twenty years ago. They passed a free ye r e diet upon him, and that was he did rot represent the opinio ns after eb at meeting la canvassi n g of the ele ctors of .Fe. terborough ! As Mr. Lewis had the persisted.eletor nstandi ng their decision again st biro, it c devolveds, otwi th uPon them to look out for a gentleman to represent opinions net re in consonance with those of the citizens. As a citiaen of the town, he had been guided in doing that which he believed to be right. They had several applica tions, and throug h a mutual f riend they had Mr. Whalley named to them, and had presented a requisi tion to him, and, as he will be heard, the meeting would consider for itself whether they had done right. At all events they could not be charged with doing anything in a hurry. A man was before them who could not be gainsaid as to principles and posi tion, and they who dictate to the electors can't find a better man. He would mention one thing which highly recommended Mr. Whalley—and that was, he received a letter of thanks from Mr. Spring Rice, the secretary to the British Association, for what he (Mr. Whalley) had done in alleviating the distress during the famine in the West of Ireland ; aad be was the only Englishman who had done any thing towards personally relieving their misery. GEORGE HAMMOND WHALLEY, Esq.—Mr. Chair men and gentlemen, Mr. Whitwell has told you my justification for appearing before you to-night. At this particular moment I feel inspirited by the recep tion you have given me, and if I can do but my duty to Peterborough, I shall feel unmixed satisfaction. I have determined to face this meeting, this city, in every respect as an independent candidate. I could have come accompanied by half-a-dozen Members of Parliament and others, but I decided to come alone ; and I would wish, in stating my opinions, first to en deavour to raise your minds above all local prejudices and party quarrels, and to fix upon your attention your position as citizens of the empire. He must allude, however, to another gentleman having appeared before you, and from his high personal cha racter he was entitled to their consideration before him, and unless his (Mr. Whalley's) feelings and opinions were more in accordance with the spirit of the times than Mr. Lewis's, he should not be justified in asking for their support ; but should his opinions be deemed more tnem, he of ti then, without hesitation, solicit their votes, and trust to be come their representative. Mr. Lewis and himself agreed upon the question of free trade. The clouds of protection which hovered over them at the period of the general election had now in a manner entirely disappeared ; but as far as his (Mr. Whalley's) ideas went upon this point, he thought free trade was only in its infancy—one part of the community had tasted the rough and bitter portion of it. It was the duty of Members of Parliament to find a remedy for those who complained of it. As Mr. Disraeli said, they had a remedy " looming in the future," but what those remedies were all were ignorant. Free trade was an accomplished fact, and had undoubtedly borne hard upon the agriculturists. Her Majesty's Ministers professed to be the friends of that interest, but they had in the last session given no indication of what measures they intended to adopt to assist it ; but he would be more candid, and would give his. Ilia measures would give relief to all, and that remedy t would simply be to follow the cour se in ' the n cl'a by the late Sir Robert Peel by taking off duties from all the necessaries of subsistence as well as off corn.—(Loud cheers.) All parties were astonished, and even the Chancellor of the Exchequer expressed his astonishment at the enormous increase that hadplace in the consumption of those articles which takenh had been relieved from duty. th e was a simple creed of politics. In justice to the agriculturists and all other interests, to relieve all the ne cessaries of existence, such as tea, sugar, paper— indeed eve r y article re q ui red for the consumption of the masses —from duty.—(llr, hear.) In stating these measures he did not believe he was r ing anything that was impossible, but he pwoopuld give t h em a short history . of the origin of protective one of which they of the great duties, and of the principal had lately seen the termination. All that were Englan d was en g a g e d , and which present would remember the , * event s war in which terminated in 1815, and during which t i me this country was called up on to find whch i sums of money 'whi c h even now were looked upon with wonder, sums ac tually amazing, and which in the end saddled us w i th a national debt of 800 millions ; to raise these sums, the Minister of the day w as compelled to have re course to every species o f taxation, until at last there was nothing that was put into the mouth, nothing That was upon the back, and even the light of Heaven was subjected to taxation ; the tea, ugar, paper, and other duties were the re mains of that system. Sir Robert Peel had relieved 300 articles from taxation, and there was still an immense number of other necessaries of subsist ence from which all impost should be removed. During that great war the House of Commons was then, as now, principally composed of lauded prcprie tors, and they avoided taxing themselves as much as possible, and voted the supplies for the war by putting taxes upon tea, sugar, and such like articles, so that Ftepeeple at last actually have become ignorant of 'What was paid as the cost of the article, and what the amount of tax upon it. When the war was over, and in 18 15 the se l an d e d pro p r i e t o rs had more leisure to look to their estates, they found the evils which their legislation had entailed upon the country ; they found that they had taxed everything, a u n u tl ume o th burdenso:ne were the prices of necessaries le t) their at to keep up their rents and to afford relief tenantry, affurdt who, being so heavily corn, they taxed, could not compete .. with the foreigner in growing resolved to place a tax upon it to keep up va t e nen. that classes are still taxed manufacturing, and i ndustr p i r a l l ees. The commercial, theoccurred during the by this hasty legislation 13 tax is taken off time of war, and now that nutneable to pay the corn alone the farmer i lou r d e , sts equally There are other s° all these his rent. suffsring, but who do not complain, the taxes because they had got bread cheap, b ut ty _upon necessaries press upon-the industrLomfove coun try, and he hoped to see all of them that must, in justice to a nobleman who Was looked u lie pay hint u p to with the highest veneration by him, compliment to say that he was one of the first o f hi s order who aided in exonerating these ontry from obnoxious law the duty on corn. must say that for Lord Fitzwilliam, and he amongst others must always feel the deepest respect on that account to wards him ; but the question no w is, can the taxes of fifty millions a year be paid after relieving such articles as tea, sugar, paper, &c., from duties ? I say they can, and that i s b y taxing fixed property--(applause)—it is the t. a . leading principle in legislation to take off the taxes fibtktbe necessary articles of subsistence and in jus , -tithe masses, who ne ver h a d any vo i ce i n agree seet eage t ehe taxes that were levied.—(4pplause.)lf *net t. - 4 : his people of taxing fixed property was adopted t . 4 . lanct ain yl. houses would increa se decrease. I will proceed t o v i ns tead of value another point, the Mkit—but, in what I have hitherto said I hope I 411 j-iv-g),,geen anticipating Lord Derbytrade and Mr. Disraeli ill their measures , corn was ob tained through a Conservative Governmentln we shall obtain from the present Conservative I trust that if Govern ment measures of improvement; but am returned as your representative I shall look alw ays to measures THE SUN, and not t',) men upon all questions I am called upon to giv'..l my support ; and this I shall do for your sakes.. At one time he had scarcely believed in the ballot, and had not admitted its necessity. Changes were generally, to some extent, an evil, and re quired to be looked at with care ; but he was now convinced the ballot was not required so much on political as social grounds ; and i 1 it was required in order to induce those men who had votes to apply their minds on occasions like the resent to give their opinions.—(Cheers.) A man I , I exercised a vote at an election, and used it con wh, to his opinions, was similar to a man in a jury trary `lO returned a false verdict—he is de box w- 'Loud cheers.) If the ballot were in graded.--k - .y would be freed from all bickerings, , -ears ago it had been in operation the and if thirty y de, the revolutions of parties would edxeipsrteensscieont h tr 6 for they would long before have no t have happe ned ' A ks voting now stood, men h a d free trade. and thinking on public mat abstained from reai d I. l g 'love them who considered th e ters ; there were t hose a, ~ erned by compelling elec country could be better go. h .it he would say to the tors to follow their ideas ; Yr°lnatufal course, and let for me, i,gt things ta I. ' i :selves from thinking highest in the :land, r k e e lie tl v hf e ei us think fo: ourselves. on matters, there are ten man who tilinks vvron him, it thus matters would find there is one cross-grained who differ from h. 1 21 i r ~0 If pr ay relieve yourselves their natural lei e l, an " . ' I was a voter in never look at a from thinking fe: ni n e ' vot l og . existed, and I speak this place so long as oile %o the dominan: party I am d say t . newspaper ; I woul from bitter experience, dzmen t into your hands, I pin obliged to give my ju- and I know I must vote ac my vote to your sleeve, I don't know that there is cording to your direction. I have considered one of the lam sorry that he whom h that sort of coercion here. If 00, I can only say natural if it is obnoxious here, how friends of the peo pl . e s . wild exercise this sway over your actions ; and . . much more so must it be in other constituencies--oif you repudiate interference in your political views from a friend. how must it be to those who are constrained by adverse parties r When the Queen's writ goes forth for the election of a Member here, the deepest respon sibility is placed upon the voters of this city to the millions in our colonies and in all parts of the world, who look to this country for protection and laws, and are relying upon us in every way, and re , quiring any man' s vote, that man says, " No, I vote against my conscience," can that man feel he is worthy of the right to be an elector ? Is he worthy 1 of his country and the liberty of an Englishman when he has done his best to deprive all those mil lions who depend upon his conscientious voting of the benefit of it? In my own neighbourhood I have seen enough of the system of open voting ; I saw how emasculating it was, and those who had given their votes against their conviction and conscience felt as degraded as those who bad upon a jury given a false verdict. He would say:to them by all they held most valuable, by all that was right, for God's sake, for the sake of religion and morality, avoid such a de gradation—and that was why he favoured the ballot.—(Applause.) What I have stated in support of the ballot will be sufficient to induce you to agree with me as to its necessity ; but I will give you an instance of what took place at one of the Montgomeryshire boroughs at the last election. Four of the most respectable people in the town came to me at the dead of the night and told me they were compelled to vote against their consciences ; they have since packed up their goods and quitted this kingdom for Australia, bearing with them the hateful conviction that in this country, with its boasted free dom, they were not free men. I will, having tres passed at some length upon your time, leave my opinions on any other matters to be elicited by ques tion.—(Long and loud applause.) Mr. R. J. HEAD—What are your views, Mr. Whalley, upon the question of church-rates ? Mr. WeaLLEv—l should like to see them entirely abolished—(Loud cheers)—and without compensa tion. I would vote for their entire abolition. I have been myself a churchwarden, and the question of church-rates is entirely a disputed point. I have looked a great deal into the history of the Church. The churches should be repaired out of the tithes ; it would be much to the interest of the Church if such a source of grievance was removed. Mr. HEAD—I would ask you, do you conceive it responsible to give a grant to Maynooth ? - - - - . _ Mr. WHALLEY—In my opinion all such appropri ations of the public money are utterly wrong.— (Cheers.) Such grants are ridiculous as well as un justifiable. I would vote certainly for taking it away, although, in my opinion, that is but a meagre way of staying the Romanist oppression. The way to meet that properly is to reconstitute the Church Militanteto organize the Church against Roman invasion, as the militia is onese:--1 e.e , " - --t , t elex« C.,..,1 t ial in..-..luu. Dlr. HEAD—How far are you prepared to extend the suffrage ? Mr. WHALLEY—Without the ballot, to extend the suffrage would only be an extension of evils. I have such confidence in all classes of my countrymen that I would almost support its extension to all classes. The House of Commons is the medium through which taxes are raised, and therefore the taxation should be identical with the representation, but as I hope to see fixed pro perty alone taxed, household suffrage is the extent to which I should propose to go. Mr. Iluen—Would you vote for Mr. M.iall's lime tion for the separation of Church and State ? Mr. WHALLEY—I am not prepared to vote for any such question. It is one that is not before the country. I trust the Church will be so organized as to be as offensive against vice and immorality as defensive against Romanism.—(Applause.) The CHAIRMAN—Is there any other gentleman who desires to make any observation upon what has fallen from the Hon. Gentleman before you. Mr. SCHOLEY—WouId you, Mr. Whalley, vote for the removal of taxes upon knowledge ? Mr. WHALLEY—Most certainly all such taxes I would remove, and impose upon fixed property. Mr. SCHOLEY—WouId you vote, against universal suffrage ? Mr. WHALLEY—Against it. Mr. JOHN WHITWELL—Mr. Chairman and gentle men, I trust this meeting will fully acquit us of at tempting to obtain a vote upon any informal or false grounds. We who have introduced Mr. Whalley here appear for want of better men, but rest assured, as other opportunities occur, to hear Mr. Whalley, the more you see and hear of him, the more you will like him. Your local interests will he safe in his keeping, in him you will find a friend, a protector, which I regret to say has not hitherto been the case amongst you; for, on former occasions, if you have not been used to the purposes of other people, your opinions have certainly been moulded to the opinions of other people. It is something to be proud of to have a gentleman who responds to your sympathies, as Mr. Whalley has done, and who comes forward thus manfally to aid you in your right to express your opinions. When was choice ever pepeited you before ? I trust the decision of this meeting will ring through the cou etry—that it will make known to the empire representatives that P e t er b orough i s d eterm i ne d no l onge r t o be dict a t ed to b another person, but determined to choose her for herself.—(Loud ap plause.) To remain inai had as we have been we shall be ad no opinion at all—we shall not be th a n f but the mere shadows of men. As John Miller used t o at the Board of Guardians —lf there is a differencesyar m o e f s e ure to turn out right. opinion let them be shaken together and the represented ? theiriapeeeopre/ehaevveeralvvbese chosen a . Perhaps deference to great nhas deterred us from exercising our undoubted privilege of freedom of As u soc o ion, I say p n u c r h s o e. t o s i ! e c iii l e O bt . and .thought for There should be no party here to monopolise e ' • neither the Financial Ref, the re this point let all parties unite. You are ee eeee P ef u nor Noble Lords, nor Tories, nor WhigT. I have now to Mr. re presentation; , 'Whalley's sympathy I did a month ago. dischargee a more pleasing duty than .a. now therefore move— " That this meeting, having heard the exposition. offered by Mr. Whalley of his political views, and b e . . lieving them to accord with those entertained by a me _ jority of this constituency, cons iders him fully entitled to the confidence and support of t he electors of Peter borough." Mr. ALDGATE—I cordially second that resolution. The CHAIRMAN—Does any gentleman wish to make any observation before I put the resolution to the meeting ? After a pause of five minutes, and no one offering any remarks, The CHAIRMAN put the resolution to the meeting, which was enthusiastically and unanimously carried. Mr. WHALLEY rose to move a vote of thanks to the I. Chairman, and to thank them at the same time for t i h stening to him so patiently, and he cordially thanked a: t e a ai r . y n , m an u d sin a g gain for the most satisfactory and tyrieeuramphant accomplishment of every object he had in i tn e u in la w te i c t e . found in true . policy of the country was not to be n trusting to the wisdom and devices men, but rather in the accu mulated solitary, musing of the masses. Let Protectionist be found to rely wisa l e on F i ree-traders, and that will prove true politi cal live under the r and i the general good of the country will upon the experience of a people who Mr. HEAD law s which they aid to create. Chairman. seconded the vote of thanks to the Mr. HEAD_A =© vee to consider. Mr Whalley, that you appear bef ore , • suffreges ? us as a candidate fur our Mr. WHALLEY—you n ow put the most important qu estion of the whole eve r e e find concerns myself. If 1 d en inquiries and a canvass , nothing the opinions expressed a t this meeting sustained your inde will prevent me from using my best exertions to become ( * Rounds of applause.) This terminated the largess pendent represent a t i ve. — and most influential LONDON, meeting of all creeds of voters ever gathered t oge th er in Peterborough. The meeting was most or d er l y, and Mr. Whalley was listened to with marked and respectful attention ; the bursts of applause with which his speech was every now and then interrupted clearly showed, long before the conclusion of his elo quent speech, that the meeting, although entire strangers to him, were heart and soul in his favour. It now remains to be seen whether the Noble Lord at Milton will attempt th e f oo lh ardy experiment of forcing his nominee u p on t h e electors. There is a complete fusion of the R a di ca l s an d Con servatives. Disastrous would be defeat, and shame ful the disgrace which one who has always termed himself the friend of R e f orm measures would sustain the future upp r must hand he ofoo hiscontent s b h l e n e L s s o Lord getstisnen t discretion. w it h one seat, and leave the people to choose their other T if h h e is N ra o representative. FRANCE. We read in the Constitutionnel, on the subject of the pretended commercial treaty between France and England : " The Government, as we well foresaw, has given another contradiction to th e reports circulated ' by a London journal of the conclusion of a treaty of com merce between France and Engl a nd. Th ese , rumours are without foundation; no negotiation of the kind has been opened between the two countries. The persistence of the English journals in repeating a piece of news which was contradicted scarcely a month since proves the importance which our neighbours attach to the con clusion of a treaty of commerce with us. The French market is, in fact, a very good one, and it may be cod ceived that the manufacturers of Great Britain regard it with an envious eye, There are 36 millions of in habitants who are great consumers of coal, iron, steel, and wove goods of all kinds. Unfortunately this indus trious population has, thanks to protecting duties, been able to provide for all their wants. But what good fortune would it not be for the English producers, if, in flattering our national self-love and in persuading us that we are strong enough to meet any competition they could induce us ourselves to reject the assistance of tariffs and open our frontiers to British produce. This is what they dream of on the other side the Channel, and it is but just to say that we have in France free trade disciples who do their best to keep up these chi merical hopes. It certainly is not the fault of the Go vernment of Louis Napoleon If all these projects still find some belief. The Prince President himself took care to make known in his works the principles he pro fessed in matters of commercial economy. Faithful to great Napoleonist traditions he took the defence of principles which secured a legitimate remuneration to national labour. What has been done since his accession to power, if it is not on every occasion to give the most manifest proofs of his lively solicitude for our agricul tural and manufacturing interests? It would be sense less to believe that Louis Napoleon would destroy with his own hands a system of political economy which was one of the most glorious works of the Emperor, and to which France owes her prosperity. However this may be, the two declarations which the Government have made within the last month cannot fail to exercise the most favourable influence. It is not only a contradiction to the assertions of the English journals, but it is, at the same time, a reply to the declamations and attacks which our Free-traders have recently directed against the pro tective regime. Manufacturers require stability. It is necessary, in order that operations may be entered on which require time and capital, that they can rely on the maintenance of the laws which regulate their move ments. They became uneasy in the presence of rumours, which were revived, notwithstanding the first denial given to them, This second declaration will restore confidence. In seeing th e G overnmen t ass ume a posi tion so candid and so resolute they will redouble their activity, and will prove by fresh efforts that they are worthy of the protection which is given to their efforts. GERMANY. - The King and Queen of Bavaria and the King of Greece arrived at Munich on the 11th. The Duke of Parma is still at Munich, but intends, it is said, to return soon to Italy. The Archbishop of Paris arrived at Berlin on the 13th. A recent trial at Potsdam has proved at last, what has generally been suspected, that the shot or two always heard in the street disturbances of 1848, and always attributed to the troops, were in many cases fired by men who wished to incite the people to violence from the idea that they were being massacred. A person named Hichstetter was named by several witnesses as having tried this maneauvre on one of the evenings of November, 1848, after the dissolution of the National Assembly. The trick had then become an old one—at least, on that occasion, it had not effect. The remains of the Industrial Exhibition at Breslau have been sold by auction. Among them the lottery wheel by which the articles were disposed of : from the large proportion of blanks to prizes (87,000 of the first to 3,000 of the last) the public have given t p-11-0 it the l a t a t T , e : of th h e " iti , sf / o h r . tune " .., proceeding to Austria to be very cautious as to what books they take with them, as, if they come within the list of prohibitions, they are not merely seized, but their possession involves a tedious examination, delay, and perhaps a fine. The reprints of English works in the editions of Tauchnitz and Teubner, which are largely purchased by English travellers, have in some cases been seized, as well as copies of the Latin writers, unless they are " expurgated " editions. The Al lgemeine Zitung states that the cholera has now reached Austrian Silesia, has crossed the frontier, and is ravaging the territory of Cracow " with a severity it has not shown since its first appearance in 1830, and which fully indicates the original Asiatic malignity of this epidemic." Baron von Humboldt kept his 83d birth-day on the 14th, amidst the congratulations of his friends and admirers, The " Nestor of Science" is in excel lent health, and is engaged daily for some hours on a fourth volume of the "Cosmos." A letter from Baden of the 11th states that Ge neral Lamoriciere is there, but intends to return soon to Belgium. Mme. Lamoriciere, it says, is about to visit Paris on family affairs. The King and Queen of Sweden embarked on the 11 th at Hamburgh for Lubeck. Letters from Bohemia, in the Augsburg Gazette, state that a great movement of emigration towards Hungary is remarked in that country, and that the emigrants who have already settled appear to be perfectly satisfied with their lot. Incendiarism has increased to an alarming extent in the rural districts of Bohemia. As the fires generally break out in barns and corn magazines, these crimes ars universally attributed to rancour towards corn-growers, on ac count of the high price of corn. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Sept. 17.) &MAR.—To-day West India Sngar was in excellent request for home trade purposes, and rates compared with those of Friday last show an advance of 6d per cwt. Operations are 964 hhds, &c., including at auction 71 hhds Barbadoes, which realised for ord to mid yellow 32s to 34s 6d, good 35s to 36s 6d; 12 trs and 140 brls Grenada, brown 23s to 31s 6d, ord to mid yellow 328 to 33s 6d, and 55 brls Tobago, good brown 31s to 31s 6d, ord to mid yellow 32s to 33s Gd. REFINED.—To-day large parcels of Refined Sugar were purchased for home consumption; brown lamps at 43s 6d, and low to fine grocery at 44s to 46s per cwt. Crushed Sugar in fair request. MAIIRITIDS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was again in good demand. At auction 1,911 bags were sold; mid to good yellow went at 32s 6d to 33s 6d, ord 31s to 325, mid to fine brown 27s to 30s 6d, low and in ferior 238 to 26s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there were ready buyers of Bengal Sugar. At auctio❑ 2,700 bags were sold, good to fine, like Mauritius, went at 33s 6d to 355, mid to good white Benares 36s to 38s, fine 38s 6d to 393, damp and washed 35s to 395, grainy white 41s 6d to 42s 6d, and Khaur 23s to 24s Gd. Of Madras 2,500 bags went at the full valuations, low to mid grocery at 30. to 325, and soft yellow 26s 6d to 29s 6d for low to fine. FOREIGN.—To-day a fair business was concluded in floating cargoes of Foreign Sugar and duty paid parcels at full rates, but the exact particulars were not allowed to transpire. MOLASSES.—For West India there is an improving 73 to 12s, and demand, and on the part of holders there is more confi dence; sales of Antigua and Barbadoes have been made L I ? ( 1 1 4 s to 15e, and other sorts 12s to 13s 6d. In Bengal at 35s to sas tv Mauritius there is little doing, and 12s is the value. hales l are mall in Cuba and Porto Rico at 13s 6d to --,• Tamarinds are still much wanted, East India at Native Ceylon, stiplliant \Vest India 24s to 429. Honey—Jamaica per cwt. , Cuba 32s to 409, and Narbonne, 50s to 603 EE. — _This afternoon the market was quiet for COEF good ord cannot be obtained under for Plantation continues to be wanted, and auction 140 casks and bgsloo° to mid at 545 to 575, other sorts 49s to 535, and triage e l r r n e dadriaaTrinidad made at 39 a 9 u t d o 424 433 Cd per cwt. parcels sold privately. At full prices are paid were disposed or, low mid purchases have been 6d again made in to 345, the market having a firm r a e t na 2 a s i s ns in tgoon2d6sde6md,ana(nid. ( , I ,3r 3 ue s soy to caoq 4 : s : .: p s3 e 2 r ovs c e w r6a t di sa f a o pl r pe e es i agprnra—inveaßet.ea privately foreign—Bahia West of and fi n mid to good 361 to 38s 6d, common 34s to 355, 303 to 33s 6 d. At auction 71 brls and 170 bags weregrey were sold at 335 to 355; 330 bags Grenada 30s to 338. TEA.--For Hyson this week there is an advance of id to ld per lb. The true descriptions of Young Hyson —lmperial and Gunpowder have been much in request. For tine the demand has been brisk. Hyson skin and Twankay of inferior quality is dull of sale, and can only be sold at low terms ; the bettor sorts are, however, wanted. Prices for Green Tea now range as follows:—low to middling Hyson are is to is 3d, good to Hyson Canton 7d to 10d, Hyson kin d is to is 7d, fine fine is CI to 2s 4d, choice 2s 5 d to 2s 10d. Young and superior Is 9d to 2s Ild, Twankay 8d to ls, Gan powder Canton 7i-d to Is, Hyson sort is 2d to 2s Bd, fine 25 9cl to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton 9d to ls, Hyson sort is 2d to 2a 2d, and Hyson skin 5d to Bd. Caper remains dull of sale, and 6i-d to is 2d is the value according to quality. Flowery Pekoe is rather more in request, yet the currency remains at is 9d to 39 4d for fine, and at Is 2d to to is 8d for other sorts. For Congou no advance has been established. Prices for low to good EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1852. common rule 'lid to Bid, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf 9d to 10id, strong and Pekoe sorts lld to is 4d, and choice is 54 to is 6d. Souchong fine and good sorts are wanted at is to is 10d; but inferior met with a slow sale at 8d to I Id. Oolong has been rather more in request, common to mid 8d to Ild, good to fine is to Is Bd. Clean Pouchong remains in good request at ad to 7id per lb. A parcel of very low Twankay at auc tion without reserve only realised 514 to 6d per lb. RICE.—To-day East India Rice was in excellent de mand, and realised fully previous rates. At auction 7,134 bags Java were disposed of—low yellow mixed with Padang, went at 7a 6d to Bs, broken white 8s to 9s, and good mid 9s 6d per cwt. Of Sago 123 chests realized 16s 6d to 27s for fair medium pearl. SPICES.—To-day at auction 986 cases and 1,034 bgs Callicut Ginger were mostly at 605 to 86s for fine and superior, at 35s to 58s for mid to good, and small 30a to 34s per cwt. Of Nutmegs 45 pk gs were di spose d o f at improved prices —good to fine brown selling at 3s to 3s 7d, mid 2s 7d to 2s 10d, and ord 2s 5d to 2s 6d per lb. Of white Pepper 22 bgs realized 14d for good. SPIRITIL—Leeward Island Rum is still in small supply, and there aro several buyers at is 5d to is 6d proof, fine ditto is 6id per gallon. A good demand for East India, and rates are firm at is 5d to is sid proof, there being no increase of supply. In Demerara many purchases have been made, and the rates paid for 34 to 40 per cent. over proof have been 2s to 2s 3d. Jamaica has been in good request both for home and foreign markets. The rates paid for superior sorts 36 to 39 per cent over proof have been 3s 5d to 4s, fine 2s 9d to 35 4d, good mid to good 32 to 36 over 2s 4d to 2s Bd, and mid 30 to 34 over 2a Id to 2s 3d. I:l9.vannah is wanted at is 44 to i s 4i4 proo f ; and few pP.rcels can be obtained. Pricos rule for inf e ri o r Id t o 2 d per ga ll on above the previous season; in better qualities there is scarcely any variation. Brandy has }- Je en in extensive request. Sales of Cognac best brandF, of the vintage of 1851 have been made at 5s 4d to 5s td, 1850 ditto 5s 6d to 5s Bd, 1849 ditto 55 10d to 63, 1848 ditto 6s 2d to 6s sd, older 6a 6d to 6s 10d, low to mid 4s to ss, and Bordeaux 2s 6d to 2sBd per gallon. A free sale exists for Geneva at is 11d to 2 s , an d fi ne 2a 2d to 2s 6d. British made Spirit is doing at 9s 7d to 9s 8d cash; English Gin 17 under Ss 84 to 83 9d, and 22 ditto 8s 2d to 8s 3d per gallon. Saltpetre went at T 2 o s - 3 d p a e y r a e p w u t b f l o ie r sale 12. p o e f r l6 ee 6 n b t gs being the full value. Calcutta refraction, India since this day week at an advance of last sale's - ISNAD:oE-Several transtions have taken place in East rates of 2d to 3d per lb. The quantity announced for the 6th of next month is 18,600 chts. Spanish is wanted at previous terms, and there are few sellers. Salt ras COCHINEAL.—Thi swe afternoon there was a reluctance to operate in C oc hi neal, and at auction 45 bags Ilon da nearly all taken in above the prices the trade were disposed to pay. TALLOW.- - ThIS afternoon th e public sales o f T a ll ow re went at improved prices; 170 cks South American selling at 383 6d fine mutton 38 5 6d to 40s, beef 38s to 395 ; a n d 35 c ks Belgian 64 6 t d 0 t 3 0 9 3 5 9 p s d; e 6 rcw 6 cks Australian, f a ir to t. 50 011.9.—This afternoon the public sales of 160 tuns Sperm went at 851 to 871, being full previous rates. Of coloured Seal 70 tuns went at 321 to 331 10s; and 400 cks Cocoa Nut Oil, Cochin 36a to 36s 6d, Sydney 295 6d to 34s 6d per cwt. Alfred August, ironmonger, Norwich, Sept. 30 and Oct. 19, at oae, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gto,m official assignee, Abehurch-lane; Sole and Turuer, Alarmanbury ; Miller and Son, Norwich. Benjamin Balls, perfumer, Birmingham, Sept. 27 and and Oct. 23, at half.past ten, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham Allen, Birmingham. George Gilbert, builder, Nottingham, Oct. 8 and Oct. 29, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Smith, Nottingham. Thomas Staley, grocer, Stockport, Cheshire, Sept. 29 and Nov. 10, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Stringer, Stockport. Charles Sewell Harris, pawnbroker, Sept. 23. and Oct. 28, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Wason and Fletcher, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. G. Martin, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, sack and rope-maker, Oct. 11, at one—J. D. Randall and G. T. Dicks, Greek-street, Soho, leathersellers, Oct. 11, at twelve—S. Wagstaff and T. Baylis, Kidderminster, car pot-manufacturers, Oct. 2, at eleven. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. C. H. Simson, Bishopsgate-street, City, provision dealer, Oct. 11, at eleven—T. B. Lawrence, Parliament street, Westminster, and York-place, Lambeth, zinc dealer and manufactnrer, Oct. 4, at eleven. In the Country. J. Coker, Saltash, Cornwall, merchant, Oct. 14, at eleven, at the Hall of Commerce, Plymouth—J. Win terbottom, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, spinner and doubler, Nov. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—Mary Hartley and H. Hartley, Halifax, stationers and printers, Nov. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—S. Nelson, Sowerby, Yorkshire, builder, Oct. 8, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Wildsmith, Worsborough Dale, York shire, boat-builder, Oct. 8, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—T. Dilgor, Bradford, Yorkshire, general dealer, Oct. 8, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Burnley, Bat ley, Yorkshire, cloth•manufacturer, Oct. 6, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—W. Barker, Wakefield, Yorkshire, railway contractor, Oct. 8, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Wilton, Sheffield, linendraper, Oct. 9, at ten, at the Council-hall, Sheffield—R. T. Carlisle, Sheffield, Yorkshire, and Beighton, Derbyshire, builder and brickmaker, Oct. 9, at ten, at the Council-hall, Sheffield. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. C. Champion, Fenchurch-street, City, merchant, a certificate of the second class—W. H. Osborn, Ebary street, Pimlico, wine merchant, a certificate of the third class—J. Hall, Brighton, hotel and tavern keeper—J. Thomas, Little Stanhope-street, Mayfair, builder, a certificate of the second class—J. Buck, Manchester, engraver and printer, a certificate of the first class—A. Atkinson, Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, tanner, malt star, and butcher, a certificate of the second class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. Penny and W. Naish, Newport, Monmouthshire, brewers—W. Forgan and D. Forgan, Hatton-garden, bakers—W. Drew and A. E. Pike, Plymouth, ironmon gers—T. Tisdale and W. A. Oakley, Shrewsbury, auc tioneers—A. Brearley and J. Schofield, Trough Skye Mill, near Bacup, breakers up of cotton waste—J. Greenhalgh, H. Greenhalgh, and J. Holford, Manches ter, watchmakers—L. Tetley and H. W, Knowles, Man chester, cotton manufacturers—W. H. Loud and J. Bushell, Herne and Starry, Kent, maltsters—J. Sparks, sen., and J. Sparks, jun., Liverpool, provision merchants —B. Edkin and E. Gibson, Harrington, Cumberland, ship brokers—J. Parkinson and T. Parkinson, Bury, Lancashire, brassfounders—P. Lloyd and D. Davis, Liverpool, grocers—H. Ward and W. R. Ward, Upper Dorset-place, Clapham-road, printers—W. Johnston, John Reid, and James Reid, Sunderland, South Shields, and North Shields, tea dealers—Richard George Horton and Richard George Horton, jun., Leeds, surgeons—H. Beacock and J. Fletcher, Winterton, Lincolnshire, ma chine makers—J. Gardener and A. Urquhart, St. He len's-place, Bishopsgate-street, merchants.; INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Edward Owen, assistant to a ginger-beer manufac turer, Liverpool—Edward Broomhall, butcher, Liver pool—John Edward Smith, corn dealer, Liverpool— William Davis, furniture broker, Birmingham—John Wilcox, butcher, Birmingham—Edward Evans, Bir mingham—John Ballock, Birmingham—James New bold, coach builder, Birmingham—John Peters, butcher, Bristol—Mich aa l Cl ar k e , f oreman to a d raper , Bristol— Henry Borley, broom maker, Honington, Suffolk— Thomas Belham, miller, Thetford, Nortolk—Rev. John Holme, clerk, Oldham—Alfred Dalton, boot and shoe maker, Southampton —William Gibbs, baker, Halesmere, Surrey. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. F. Macdonald, cattle and meal dealer, Druidaig, Kin tail, to meet within the Caledonian Hotel, Dingwall, Sept. 24 and Oct. 19, at twelve. J. R. Hood, draper, Edinburgh, to meet within John stone's Temperance Coffee-house, Edinburgh, Sept. 23 and Oct. 14, at twelve. pocket-book containing several unsigned notes of the Old Romford Bank, which filled some year, ago. I afterwards found upon May six flash notes and an American dollar note. Captain Robert Card—My vessel is lying in the West India Docks, and between four and five yester day I was going along near the Mint to sec about shipping some men, and as I was looking about Francis came up and asked me whether that was not the place in which they took seamen. We got some how into conversation, and he asked me to have something to drink, and I said I didn't care if I did, and so we went into the public-house together. Alderman CARTER—And did you never see him before ? Witness—Never, but I considered him to he a gentleman.—(Laughter.) Soon after we went in the other prisoners walked in, and sat down at the other side of me, and we very soon had beer, and brandy and water, and pipes. We had a good deal of conversation ; one of the gentlemen said he had just come from America, where he had been six teen years, and where an uncle of his, who had lately died, had left him all his property, about getting of possession of which he had come over to England. He pulled out his pocket-book to look for his lawyer's bill, and I saw some bank-notes, and what appeared to me to be gold in his hands, and the other gentle man also pulled out a pocket-book and what looked like bank-notes and gold, and said confidently to me, " if you have any sum of money show it, to certify to the gentleman that he is in respectable company. —(Laughter.) I had three bank-notes in my pocket , book and several sovereigns, and I pulled them out, and at that moment in walked the officer. Alderman CARTER—To whom you are, certainly, very much obliged. Witness—Well, I do believe I am ; but I really thought they were real gentlemen. Mr. Hobler (for May)—Well, captain, you have lost nothing, have you ? Witness (having at the desire of Alderman Carter, examined his pocket-book)—I am all right. I never let anything out of my hand, but I didn't think there was the least danger near. Alderman CARTER—Let some of our officers give Captain Card a little information about his new friends. Funnall (the detective)—l have known the pri soner Francis eight years. Five years ago he was transported for ten years, but in consequence of severe illness and the breaking out of sores over his body the punishment was commuted to imprisonment for two years. I have known May three years to be the as sociate of thieves and engaged in picking up " flat" captains. He once escaped from me. Spittle (the detective)--I believe the two prisoners to have been parties concerned in the robbery 0f. .51. in Bank of England notes a short time ago. Scott and Brett (also detective officers) stated that they knew the prisoners to be constantly engaged in robbing captains and sailors about the neighbourhood in which they were apprehended. Alderman CARTER said it was quite evident that the prisoners were experienced hands, and that if Evans, the officer, had not interrupted their plans the captain would have had cause to regret the easy way in which he obtained introduction to the acquaintance of the " gentlemen" of London.—(Laughter.) The ALDERMAN then sentenced eachlof the prisoners to imprisonment and hard labour as rogues and vaga bonds for six weeks. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Acconnt, Pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32 for the Week ending on Saturday, the 11th day of Septem6cr, 1852. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes 35,349,790 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .. .. 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 21,330,636 Silver bullion • • • • 19,154 £35,349,790 1 £35,349,790 J. E. ELSEY, Deputy Cashier. :.r, 1852. EPAILTMTN T. Dated the 16th day of Septem BANKING Dj Proprietors'capital— 14,553,000 j Rest •- •••• •• •• • 3,550,362 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav- Ings-banks, and D ividend accouno).. 7,287,944 Other deposits •••• •• 12,330,726 Seven day and other •••• •••• 1,391,262 Government same- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 11,189,182 Other securities 11,116,843 Notes .............. 13,263,415 Gold and silver coin.. 543,854 £39,113,294 1 X 39,113,294 J. R. ELSEY, Deputy Cashier. r, 1852. Dated the IGth day of Septembe] THE LONDON GAZETTE, Sept. 17. FOREIGN -OFFICE, SEPT. 14, 1852. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Ber nardo Hackort as Vice-Consul at Hong-Kong for the Republic of Peru. Commission by the Queen. Northumberland Regiment of Militia—Alexander Browne, Esq., to be Adjutant of the Northumberland Militia, Aug. 17. Commission by the Lord• Lieutenant of Durham. Henry Stobart (not Henry Hobart, as advertised in last Tuesday's Gazette), Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 26. Commission : by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire. Cir Vr.lncis Dug(3.lo Ansley. ••-• Yr 7 .. Lieutenant, Sept. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancasshire. William Pilkington, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Sept. 10. Coiamissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire, The Right Hon. Lord Leigh to be Deputy Lieute nant; the Right Hon. Lord John Scott to be Deputy Lieutenant; Sir Theophilus Biddulph, Batt, to be De puty Lieutenant; Sir William Edmund Cradock Har topp, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Sir JohrfNew digate Ludford Chetwode, Bart., to be Deputy Lieute nant; Sir John Eardley Eardley Wilmot, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant; the Hon. James Hewitt to be De puty Lieutenant; the Hon. Frederick Henry Wil liam Gough Calthorpe to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Berkeley Plantagenet Guildford Charles Noel, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Marmion Edward Ferrers, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Thomas Dilke, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Chandos Wren Hoskyns, Esq., to be Deputy - Lieutenant ; Robert James Atty, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Darwin Gal ton, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; William Charles Alston, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; George Whieldon, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; William Dickins, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Charles Esq., to be D eputy - L i eutenant; H enry Marriott Caldecott, Esq., to be D e p u ty-Lieutenant ; Big., to b e D eputy-Lieutenant; Henry Arnold, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Joseph Town send, Esq., to be De puty - Lieutenant; Mylles Cave Browne Cave, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Mark Philips, Esq. , to be D e p u ty-Li eu t enan t ; Charles Walter , E s c. , to be Deputy-Lieutena n t ; Boughton Ward Bo ug ht on L e i g h, Esq., to be D eputy -Li eutenant; Ed- James Rattray, to be D eputy - Lieutenant; Frede- Erwiaesqrkd.,Granville, DePuty-Lieutenant; Richard Ka li William am: James, Adams,s Esq,, ;, qEs tqo ' be Deputy Lieute nant; t Lieutenant; Henrya n Williamt; C. 8., Colonel 49th Regiment of Foot, to be Deputy Lieutenant, Sept. 3. Commissions by the Lord - Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. Tho Right Hon. Thomas, Barl of Wilton, to be De puty-Lieutenant; Lieutenant -Colonel John Sydney North, to be Deputy-Lieutenant; John George Ham mack, Esq., to be Deputy - Lieutenant ; Francis Garford, Esq., to bo Deputy-Lieutenant; James Scott Smith, Esq., to be D e puty-Lieutenant; William Stutfield, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Charles Charrington, Esq., to be Deputy - Lieu tenant ; Josiah Wilson, Esq., to be Deputy - Lieutenant ; Edward Charrington, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Lieutenant- Colonel Charles Wyndham, to be Deputy_ Lieutenant - John Robert Daniel Tyssen, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; William Howard, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieute n a nt ; William Henry Hawkins, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Henry Green, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Charles Hampden Wigram, to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Alfred Blyth. Esq., to b ' e Deputy-Lieutenant; Joseph Somes, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant; George Smith, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieute nant, Sept. 11. Queen's Own Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia— Clarence Holcomb Judd, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Doyle, deceased, Sept. 11. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Westmorland. John Hill, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Benson Harrison, Esq., to he Deputy-Lieutenant; Richard Burn, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; William Wilkin son, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Robert Addison, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Edward Wil son, Eq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; William Crack anthorpe, Esq., to be Deputy - Lieutenant ; Thompson, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Tobias Atkinson, Esq , to be Deputy - Lieutenant ; Martin Irving, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; John Yeats Thoxton, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 24. Royal Regiment of Westmorland Militia— William Godfrey Clerk Monins, Esq., to be Major, vice Sp a d e ding, resigned, Aug. 26. Commissions by the Lord - Li eutenant of Kent. Sir Joseph Henry Hawley, Bart., to be D e p uty .. Lieutenant, Sept. 2; Ralph Oakden, Esq., to be Deputy. Lieutenant, Aug. 31; Alexand er Randall, E sq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; William Gladdis h, Es q ., to be De puty-Lieutenant, Sept. 15. West Kent Regim e nt of Yeomanry Cavalry_Charles Wiley, Gent. to be Cornet, vice War d, p romote d , Sept. 2. East Kent Regiment of Militia —Major Georg e Brock man, from the West Kent Regiment of Militia, to be Colonel, vice Sawbridge, deceased, Sept. 15. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Breconshire. Breconshire Militia—Thomas Armstrong, Gent., to be Surgeon, Sept. 14. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regi ment of Militia—Arthur Bromley, Esq., to be Captain. _ _ BANKRUPTS. Mardon and Prichard , GAbcharch-lan©; Duncan James Mackeliar and Charles Harnpson, shawl warehousemen, Gresham street, City, to surrender Sept. 30, at two, and Nov. 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. street. roomCoffihrcisiatclhausrscighn•ech%mbera,Newgate- George Claphlm, watchmaker, Whittlesea, Cara bridgeshire, Sept. 28, at two, and No v. 9, at ono, at the Coutt of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook -court, Basinghall-street; Reece and Blyth, Sergeant's Inn, Fleet- street ; Reece, Birmingham. David Marriott, draper, Oxford-s,reet, Sept. 30, a t half-past eleven, and Nov. 2, at two, at the Court of Bankrutcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Norcutt, Gray's Inn-square. Henry Allison, coal merchant, City-road, Sept. 30, at half-past one, and Nov. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook- court, Basinghall-street; Lawrauce, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. BOW-STREET. Mr. Rowland Alston, of Harley-street, the Grand Master of the Masonic Society, accompanied by Mr. Coggin, of the Freemasons' Tavern, in Great Queen street, waited upon Mr. Jardine to request his advice under the following circumstances : It was stated that for some time past printed circu lars and betting lists had been forwarded to the land lords of provincial hotels and coffee-houses, addressed "To the Masonic Brethren of all England," and purporting to emanate from the " Masonic-office." A fraudulent imitation of the society's official stamp was impressed upon the envelope, and the enclosures were accompanied by a note requesting that the proprietor would hang them up in his coffee-room or parlour. The circular purported to emanate from the " Ge neral office, 501. Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn fields," and the meetings af the " auditors' and direc tors' board" were represented as being held periodi cally "at the Freemasons' Tavern." The whole was an attempt to induce gentlemen of the order of Free masons to negotiate their " turf transactions" with the alleged company, under the presumed guarantee that it enjoyed the express sanction of the Masonic Society and carried on its business meetings in the tavern with which that bodiy is known to be associated. These false representations had become known to the applicants in consequence of the Postmaster-General having returned some of the letters from the Dead letter-office to the Masonic Society, and it was conse quently the wish, both of Mr. Alston, on behalf of the eveioty, and of Mr. Coggin, on behalf of thp prn. prietors of the Freemasons' Tavern, to repudiate all connexion with the p a.rties in question, or any betting-office whatever, and, at the same time to take such steps as would preve n t th e p u bli c f rom b e i ng deceived by such false and fraudulent pretences. Mr. JARDINE could not entertain the subject in the absence of any specific c b arge aga i nst one or more o f the parties alleged to have made the false pretences. It appeared to him that the newspapers were the best medium through which to correct any misrepresen tation of that kind. WORSHIP-STREET. William liollozvaty, a young man of very dissipated appearance, was charged with seriously injuring a young woman named Jane Tanner, the daughter of a widow residing in Ivy-street, Hoxton. From the statement o F the complainant, a delicate looking young person, whose face was shockingly dis figured, and who was in such a state of debility and suffering that she was obliged to be seated while giv ing her testimony, it appeared that she had been ac quainted with the prisoner for the last twelvemonth, during the latter portion of which period he had paid her his addresses, and had been formally received at her mother's house as her accepted suitor. Since he had succeeded in gaining her affections, however, she was grieved at finding that she bad been entirely mistaken in his character, and that he was addicted to the most dissolute and drunken habits, for the gratifi cation of which he was constantly in the habit of ex torting money from her, and whenever she could not comply with these exactions he invariably subjected her to the grossest abuse and personal ill-treatment. A short time ago. he made a similar demand upon her, and upon her telling him that she could not meet such extortions in future, and that he must endeavour to do without, he immediately commenced a most unmerciful attack upon bur, and in the course of it knocked out two of her teeth. For this outrage, however, he sub sequently expressed much regret, and she therefore not only refrained from disclosing his brutality to her friends, but made it up with and forgave him, on his promise that he would never repeat it. On Tuesday afternoon he called at the house to take her out, and, after walking together for some time, she was taking leave of him at her mother's door, when he abruptly told her that he was again in want of money, and in timated without any circumlocution that he expected her to give it to him. She told him that it was ut terly impossible for her to do so, as she had not then a penny in her possession, and the instant the words were uttered he flew into a violent passion, and dealt her such a violent blow in the face that she became partially stunned, and both her eyes were swollen and contused as they now appeared. Upon recovering from the effects of this blow she attempted to escape from him, but before she could do so he dealt her a second blow under one of her ears, which felled her to the ground, and continued beating and kicking her about the body till there was scarcely a part of her person that was not covered with bruises. The pri soner then hastened away, and upon her retreating into the house and apprising her mother of the treat ment to which she had been subjected, she at once accompanied her to this court and obtained alwarrant for his apprehension. The yiiiing woman's mother, a respectable looking widow, stated, that in consequence of the cruel treat ment her daughter had sustained at the hands of the prisoner, 1 she had over since been under the care of a surgeon, and she was also shocked to find that he had taken a base advantage of the poor girl's affection for him to accomplish her ruin, and that she was now in an advanced stage of pregnancy. Mr. HAMMILL said thata more heartless and aggra vated case had never been brought under his notice, and he should certainly commit him at once for trial, if the complainant would undertake to attend at the sessions and give evidence against him. On this appeal being made to the complainant, who was dreadfully agitated, the young woman mourn fully shook her head and exclaimed, " Oh, no, Sir, . 1 can't pro secu t e hi m ; l et hi m go away— l don't wish him to be punished." Mr. HAMMILL said, that under these circumstances it would b e man if es tl y qu i te use l ess t o send the pri soner before a jury, that he might be dealt with in a t manner herefore de deal w commensuratewith hthe with eas hise summarily deserts, ty a nb he was em powered h o e r should c P him to pay th e hi g h es t amount of in n a default he must powered to inflict, namely sl . ' o m sta o n n d th c s o . mmitted to the Rouse ofthrCeoprornecaittioy,n and for was two The prisoner could not pay carried away in the iv,aAnM.BETEL A deputation feroNmetwhiengrteosnp,ecatablolectilnithyahlibtntosy:fo Doddington-grove , rtehbeleHionnt.hc. vicinity of the recently, considered one of the years, and u ntil ., G. C. Norton to magistrates assistance in the suppression metropolis, attended yattaenn(demdobsteftsei. F enot only destructive of the comfort of :l it lings, but highly dangerous to the health o s o f l ea i i c r i n t (7 t wi h s their themselves, their neighbours, and their families. From the statement of the gentlemen forming the deputation it appeared that for some weeks past them selves and their neighbours,. and more particularly the inhabitants of the houses on the south side ei J's'A‘"t4 9u grove, nave u.eu subjected to the most . (r intollerable annoyance, caused by the effluvium aris in, from a large brick-kiln, and the pestilentisl of vapours emitted from the accumulation and burning qantities of what was called the coarse matter d a animal a a l ny m t a h t i t o e g r. could At a sifted of. from the dust, and which contained a quantity ba . wind blew from the south, the south-east, or south bile tiomonesoeitvheed,nuhiusatnce was as f west, the houses in Doddington-grove became filled f rom bottom to top with a vapour or gas, the stench rom which was of the most sickening and disgusting description. Several representations had been nod s to Mr. Cooke, the owner of the property, w ho is building a number of houses on it ; but though that gentleman . had on each occasion promised to do awaY with it w ithout delay, the nuisance still continued, when tbe The inhabitants, in consequence, forwarded a ru rial to the governors and guardians of the parish, praying that they would take such steps as would p et an end to the evil, and relieve the memorialists from an intolerable nuisance ; and to their roemorial they received the following reply :- 10. " Parish of St. Mary, No. ::',, Keane's-row, Walworth, SePt. " Dear Sir,--The governors and guardians havnig c fe onferred with their solicitor as to their power fromintehr; re as to the removal of the nuisance arising t „, I 0 , -- brick-bu ' ming at the back of Doddington-grove, i . ns ~ ggS!Ul th. directedd to inform you that the governors and in the are advised that they have no power to interfere matter.—l am, dear Sir, yours truly, Newington, Having been thus shut out from all hope of assist.a.a4 from the parish authorities, and seeing very , li t ,'_ , chance of the nuisance being abated by Air. Cookt.o_ —the gentlemen present—as a the inhabitants had determined on apPl9.ing to. e n! magistrates of this Court, and bad appointed the 4, josEPti BURGESS, Clerk.''c purpose. big Worship One gentleman, in order to satisfy: ents' that they were not exa g.rating in their repres ~.. Norton a certin tion of the nuisance, handedge to 1 1 - 1 r• cate of a medical man. 1 that Mr. N —ORTON expressed a considerable surprise r up t he inattteh; the parish authorities did not take particularly as they were bound to do s under ~„, provisions of the 11th and 12th of deputation for Wu 'Victoria, c f ap the i • in .) , on the complaint in writing of two or mo re ° habitants. That statute clearly by which such nuisances were to be abated d w ith an the moved, but the proceedings must commence rkfr, parish officers, and not with the magistrate. Se r kl e Norton) regretted this, for, had be the P °vle ' the certainly should not lack the will to remo t e tiont nuisance at once, and thereby relieve the depu a , fi a their neighbours, and families from the drea u ann A oyance to which they were subjected• d, that when spoken to about the nuisance, a member of the deputation here remarke of mr, pointed out th e m , ° r d e e , bis WoraPir Cooke talked largely about having sanction and permission for what they wer e doit_ i a Mr. NORTON laughed, and replied that b e s ? II 6 be the very last person to sanction or tolerate sac A veil nuisance as that described, and he regrette. 9 it. much he had not the power at once to °PP r „ e f;cers• He then directed Lockyer, one of the warran. - to ex . to accompany the gentlemen of the deputation re st ' a n d amine a.so the place, and report to him the ce he. _lto . see Mr. Cooke and request his attendan fore him. companied and returned with the • n g e' Lockyer, agreeably to his worship's clerk ,;,,0 directio t B_, gentledlerb ;a made the following statement. He had, be sai, d i,, g o d. smell there so disagreeable that be intothe the house No. 20, Doddington,grov, 51:1 " t s top hound °roily there many hours for any consideratio, n ,,. sw ell wondered how any one could live in it. J - ": be eremsepmtiolidle,dorthhaatdo recently e a o e oplace beenwhere so . theilop r ta i hn v e Y dri si o il ei i nvitd., i ri i ,o tu et h a r. out 70 Wheeler's-fields,yards from the back of the houses 6 ' . 'l - 5 0f ickkiln in the course of burning, 1) as they were called, stuff containing about 20 loads. On Passivgs to latter the stench arising from it was s° great as make him quite sick, and he was obliged to t e ', to awey from it as quick as he could. It appeart;:r.„ him as if it contained a quantity of anicaal 131 .1 sta te, he had no doubt cats and dogs_in a ull' , ever and anything like the stench from it be b ad d n teld experienced. After this he saw Mr. Cooe , 1 4 lo ci and also hesiihe that gentleman, as well as he recollected, all i _ t r re his taken place, and requested his attendance thatue any' worship. Mr. Cooke expressed his regret Z ra ises, thing on his part, or any matter on his P"' f tbe should cause any annoyance to the inhabitants °llia, neighbourhood, and said he would abate that which was considered a nuisance, but it would take him i d be little time to do so. He also said that be s b°ll ,lol, .happy to wait on his worship on the following but_could not possibly do so on that. 1 , bol a Dir. NORTON, on hearing this, observed. ," e e s 0 10, say e no more on the subject until he saw la . . I)oCi' aged that he should be happy to restoreb dington .grove to its former d esithi agreeable an stat members of the deputation thanked h i° iCc)rd The ship, and withdrew. RAILWAY SHARE MAR K S BRISTOL, SEPT. 17. 0 v STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share marke t to- daY t gay dull. The only transaction reported was--Grea Preference, 4% 2 p lOB. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 17. to.dt STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share marke t was dell ow and prices remain nearly the same as yesterday. , Ditto , sales reported were—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 805/..91,05te0t Preference, 6 er cent., 15,4 —London and Nora?, Ditto, 121 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 2,4,7_,eir Quarters (No. 1), 7 , /,, till 1853, 9—Midland, 7' 1 4 03 4.. , castle and Carlisle, 90 South-Eastern and Pu ve :i . ' Nort h North Union (A), guaranteed by London an Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 272. MANCHESTER, SEPT. 17. re ACti lta STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our share market was 1 13 °. g barnot to-day, and price 3 were firm. The sales were—Buell York" 19 %—Caledonian, Preference, 1014—Lancashire 80,,,effielrit shire, 85 3 4—Ditto, Fifths, 354 i dis.--AtandleSter, _vitt(/' and Lincolnshire, 295. 9d.--.Ditto, Preference, 113/4 N m e id w lan P d r , e 7 fe B r — en s ce o , ut 9 h il E 6 as i t ) e ,— rn N a o n r d th Do S v ta r ff , o 2 r d t s si h L re ive 4 st ri 14 r r U ji n si i Tr o do n sc , K2E 16%—Yorkx d c i r i s . 13A — iß : a u n h d l N n r a t nhd Midland, r o e g* ecl; 4 , 4 4 . 9 M E. IN T G h H er A e 6 h l a , s S b E e l'T en • put°, tion in the railway share market to-danyl,•°7,.Tna,tl e r b iult3ll : c o e u err : i limited amount of business has been transacted. Staffordshires were done at % dis. SEABORNE MAILS-, ere ro st4 o° by the night—and M by tho morning (.N signifies that tho m3llO aro sent from the “on etch.] by the night—and M by tho morning---disP ll.— " hat Whoa America u m s e t r r ai fiJACirk, IGeneralPost-office Pert 615- dna• London: patched. ............... -------......... --------- , t , 18 .. Liverpoo , ••• Sept, 99 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Sept. 21 •• .• Liverpool • ,Se p t. 0 it Sok )id s ' etlia WPt " 5 ampton) I Sept. 24 h D , o Ditto (via • • .• M 20th of each Wont , Sept. 1 ' Marseilles) N 24th ofeach month:Dover N0v. 30 Ditto, via ith.. N Africa C. of G. Hope N,2d & 14th each modPiyinoi (West coast).. NI 14th La IPlyraoath t , B Alexandria' .• 4th of the mon , of o Dover • • Sep • 1 •••• • • . N 19th & 30th , x 01- • Belgiain „.• Dover .. DailY Brazil ••• • N Daily ••• • • • 12 Sonthampt. Oct. Bueno Ay; • '. • • M 9th of the month 1 11,,, th mot. Oct• IP cl. 1 - " .. M 9th of the month — l2 & r OCt• ir, C a ifornia(viaChagreo M 2d & 17th of month ,Sonthani pt.. Sept.,,4 ape of Good hope Nll4th of them math,Plyraouth. ,S, f,' Cape de Verde .. ,•'month •.IPlymouth • .I.ePt. i:i Constan N;2d of the mon . 1 . tinoplay .... i 7th 17t h 27th of reolDover ~ isept,.•l6 Central kna ca ' eri— • • Ill'2d & 17th of mon. ISonthampt. ' Sep t 1 6 Channel Isles • • ..'Sontharnpt. Tu.,. 16 ) (pill .. .. •• • N Mom, Wed • &Fri. M 2d & 17th Of ninth ISonthampt: ~,el'oehal in re al la n n ( d vin s . o . Greece* ••• .. Mt N Twice daily • • • •IDover :. l' e w• p t. 19, l iaa( (by ( vyi Brit, sso upPtkhtt.... ) N i Sept.h When : made : :11, 1.13. nth • am • Hanel° -• • • • ' . N 7th 17 th 27th of mo ,Dover •• s , r)o , : s Honduras •• ' .. .. MWednes. & Satar.lLondon • • S e pt . 6 .,, Holland .• • • .. N Tuesday & Friday rapt. nr c ow • • •• . Nii7th of the ruouth:Sontha ~,,..,,, London .• : js. vi a, m& NI Twice daily . • .. 11101Y/wad • • '" t, 1 4 India, a(viaMarseilles) N Sth& 24th ofmonth Dover • • le i p ) t, 2 6 PO Pl'2oth of the month'Sonthanapt. Seet. 19 mfa, via C. of G. Hope N, 14 th of month Plymouth •• , ,_,,, t 26 Mediterranean' uritius .. .. .. N 14th of month Plymouth • .. 1 ' • (via 2 4 South- • ... 11 pion) amPt• fang ' • •• M 20th of the month I Mediterranean (via 1 19 Marscill ) Sep ' 0. r ,„ es - • • .. NiBth& 24th ofraonth Dover ••i,, t C a. re el" • .. .. Ml2d of the month.. Southanipt•ii 1 1 Madeira .• .. .. IVI 9th of the month Southamht• Oc Sept. l9 Malta' , I 7th 17th,19th,27th • • •• . }Dover _ 2 & 30th of month Naples* 9ePt• ' • • • • .. 2..k1 sth 15th 25th ofmo, Dover •• i Sept. 0 Papal States* .. .. N 1 5th 15th25th efmo/Dover •• 1'",. 0 t, ~i 6 Peninsula .. •• ~. M 7th 17th 27th ef mo SouthaMPt• i'"/, 16 Peru .. .. .. .. M2d & 17th of mntb Southarapt. iSeP 2,2 Tuscany* .. .. • • N sth 15th: 15 th of mo Dover • • Sept.ot. 16 Wrat Indin. .. .. Pd 17th of the moath Southa r aPt• rep t• Naples* N Papal States* N Peninsula .. •• Tef Peru .. 31 Tuscany* N West Indies .• • • M West Indies (except Havana SD Nassau) M The mails to those c French packet via 35P- I2d of the month .. ,00ntrias thus mar, illos. s ou thattiPt• ey ed 14 ied (*) are con,' . Dispatches were sent from the Colonial-officelt7o terday, to the Governor General of Canada arlu Governors of the other North American province_....s. BIRTHS. OF A SON. 15th 11 ' 4" At the Croft, Detling, near Maidstone, on the the wife of George Cooke, Esq. s. q „ of On the 15th inst., the wif e o f Frederick Fr ancis, New-place, Upminster, Essex. OuF A On the 14th inst., a t Witherington Rectory, Gustavus Talbot. " 1 " nea of ter" shire, the Hon. M rs . Gst the lady On the 14th in s t., a t W recc lesham Parson a g e, the Rev. H. R. Julius. ________------------ Samuel Webb Lloyd, eldest son of Edmund E eldest Norfolk -st ree t, P ar k-l a ne, to Cathe rine Frances, of Lieutenant-O enera l Sir Willia m Cornivd°" g b , l Eua K.C.11 , of Samptord-ball, Essex, and Wi of Robert King, Esq., of Grosvenor -place. DIE. At Benlegne-sur-Mer , Colone l Marsack, late of the Gre nadier Guards, of Caversham-park, Oxon. On the 13th inst.. at Carlton. Beds, the Rev. H o well J . Phillips, A.M., of Upp er Seymour-street, Portman-squar e ' i On the 15th inst. , at the Lawn, South .Lambeth, Ricbaro Price, Esq., aged 71. On the 14th inst., at St. Augustine's, Ramsgate, Welby Pugin, Esq., aged 40. On the 13th inst., Francis Henry, youngest son of the late Thomas Unwin, Esq., ot Sawbridgeworth, Herts. 'le Of On the 14th inst., at St. John's-wood, Rebecca, the wife Francis Boynton, of Malta, aged 40. Augusttla London: Printed an d Published by MURDO YOILNO: I2 ° , No. 112, Str and, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. f N St r and, in the prec i nct of the SAVO,. ;Ire the MOO 4) Middlesex, Saturday, Septiuubez 18,18.52. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from returns made in the week ending September 14, 1852, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British pooo...iens in America 21s. I.oid. per cwt riom thA M.Aritina ... No return. From the East Indies 235. 3d. „ Average price of the two foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... 225. 2id. „ By authority of Parliament, HENRY BIcKNELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company Grocers'-hall, September 17. LAW IN TELLIdENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 17. (Before Mr. Commissioner EvAris.) IN RE W. F. BLACKBURN. This was a certificate meeting in the matter of William Frederick Blackburn, who was described as a bookseller, of 32, St. George's-place, Knightsbridge, and 25, Motcomb-street, Belgrave-square. Mr. Hadley, for the assignees, offered no opposition. Mr. LAWRANCE, who supported the bankrupt's ap plication, said, in this case there was no opposition by the assignees or any creditor. The estate had turned out well, owing to the exertions of the bankrupt, and he trusted his Honour would grant a certificate of the highest class. His Hormun granted an immediate certificate of the second class. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. Lewin Yates Coleman, Joseph Gurney, and Henry Birch, who have been so frequently brought up on the charge of having attempted to defraud Mr. Elias Isaacs by means of a fabricated bill, purporting to be the acceptance of Rotton and Co., of Nicaragua, in South America, for 1871. 18s. 9d., were yesterday fully committed for trial by Sir R. W. Carden, who had from time to time adjourned the case, in conse quence of the alleged expectation upon the part of the prosecution of a witness prepared to prove that there was no such firm in Nicaragua. Mr. Hobler appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Beckling for the prisoners. It was stated by Mr. Hobler that the witness had not yet arrived, end that there was at present no further evidence than had already been brought for- ward against the prisoners. The following is the form of the commitment:— " For that they (the prisoners) did, on the 26th July, 1852, in this city, unlawfully conspire, combine, confe derate, and agree together to obtain the sum of 100/. of and from Elias Isaacs, with intent to cheat and defraud him of the same, against the peace," &c. Sir R. W. Carden accepted good and sufficient bail for the appearance of the prisoners to answer the charge of the misdemeanour in the Central Cri minal Court. Isabella Reid and Jane Price were finally examined —the former charged with having committed several robberies in the assumed character of a laundress ; the latter with having aided and assisted the former in effecting one of the robberies. Jane Price, who seemed to be between 14 and 15 years old, and had been taken into the service of Mrs. Park merely because she appeared to be hungry and destitute, joined Reid in a plot to rob her kind mis tress, and contrived to put her in possession of clothes for the wash of the value of from 8/. to 101., which after their disappearance never were heard of more. A number of respectable persons attended and iden tified Reid as a pretended laundress, who had in that character obtained a large quantity of clothes. She had contrived to get, in many instances, the names of the laundresses who attended families, and was in the habit of calling for the clothes a short time before the usual hour for getting them ready for the laundress. There were several distinct cases against Reid be sides that in which her youthful confederate assisted her, and upon each of them she was committed for trial. Price, upon being asked, according to the usual form, whether she wished to say anything, declared that she had been induced by Reid, who met her and talked her over in the street, to help in deceiving and plundering Mrs. Park. The girl was then committed for trial upon the charge of having, in conjunction with Reid, plundered Mrs. Park. Richard May and George Henry Francis, well dressed and able-bodied robbers, were brought before Alderman Carter, in the custody of Evans, the detec tive City officer, charged under the following cir cumstances : Evans said—Yesterday, at half-past four, I was on duty i❑ the Minories, and in consequence of informa tion which I received I went to a public-house in Hayden -street. I saw a man go out of the public house, and I then watched at the corner, and in five minutes I saw Francis also leaving the taproom. I at once apprehended Francis and brought him into the taproom, where May, whom I well know, was sitting with the captain of a ship, whom I suspected to be their intended, if he had not already been their real victim. I asked the captain whether he had lost anything ? He said, " No," and asked me what he had done. I said to him, " Are you aware what company you are in." He replied that he believed they were respectable people. I then took the pri soners to the station-house, and found on May three purses empty, and a leathern purse containing twelve fancy sovereigns, and on Francis a gold watch and chain, a purse containing ten fancy sovereigns, and a SATURDAY T Ma , Str', F rare Tae