The Sun. — London, England, 1846-12-14 00:00:00

"NEI( and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QTJAHTEI: Ti) TH. EL. is :Lhe sal es of cn,tton at Liverpool oe Saturday u ere s " .70 to 20 ,000 b a l es, chit fly on ?pec ulation, at prey' , T._ Shares were b etter. i ., the commer c i a l l etters rece i ve d by the Great West tteshtef cotton be there is n o t much of interest, it the ar iir be excepted. As usual, up to the eleventh the repres, , ntations relative to the probable produce • t he Cro o f ter,. the season are very conflicting. n one -eat it is said " no estimate made places the crop .ighd 2,000000 bales, while others fix it not more than " , ° O 9 bales. A letter shown to us from a ct.mpetent it 2 not a speculativ e aut h or i t y, g ives the probable yield 4 14 ;7 0 ,000 t o 2,2 00,000 b a l es. I t i s p er f ec tly notorious sn; tue growers and the speculators are always desirous o t d e av g the " wolf-cry" of deficient crops raised, in e n Lthat prices may be unduly remarkenhaced, the old stocks th e "d cleared off, and a fair et made for Whi t i ew crops. With the asserted fact of a short supply, St was the stat e o f th e New Orleans market ,t he l atest date. A letter s tates, dated from that city: feriuur mark e t ( f or cotton ) i s inact i ve , a nd sales for n export made only to a limited extent. The crop y settle down at about 1,900.00 0 bales." Ver yt: i s o tr b s a ri bi gethis, if the crop is really believed as likely "short rosd e as stated. But why are not shipments til e ,. more freely to Great Britain, if such be to „ ea se ? Why, it is asserted that " freights - 1.00 A On uear ; „ that " short time " is to be adopted % I L's side the Atlantic by the manufacturers hke g . ta the advanced prices of Cotton. And after ts tiet K lnglwith almost a prophetic symbol, that the crop °e short inevitably, we are advised, in the same y` 4 l ll . (to use a technicalism) thus, under date of New tOie.C" In the present state of commercial affairs the eond .ot may be considered completely paralized, in which of l2 it must remain till doubts about the extent t he m crop are cleared up." This is nothing i e b or less than a transcript of advices sent out dill a Great Western. The speculators at Liverpool boo robably ere long, learn to their cost that they have tk, t ,,, gulled by representations of the yield ti•f the trade —that it will be ample for all legit i mate alts for the season 1846-7, and that the mania tor p in e bargains has been carried to too great a length. Vit e i r i n ut Canada we learn a break has occurred in the 84, 41 ncl Canal, at a most unfortunate season of the year. d etabs l vessels, all laden with grain and provisions, are i;Z e d in consequence of this deplorable accident; and tele.l -43* almost certain that they will be compelled to s pw :h the re a ll w i nter, as the cold season is moving on ► the navigation of all the canals is liable to be sus 2stc at any moment. Ad v i ces f rom Mo n treal to the the No vember, and from Quebec to the 24th, report tied gradual w i t hd rawa l o f t h e s hippi ng . Snow storms to pre very cold nights have admonished the people Yorkl ar e for an early closing of navigation. The New tent 11 7, a 1s were navigable throughout their whole e x- St ( e u' is the 25th of November. been -(ave been flat this morning. 'Consols for the have receded to 93k, and a money bargain has % nit °he at 94i, with the dividend. Exchequer-bills Q 1144 , 1 ,1 lls. to 14s. premium. The Tbree-and-a- Th e ' Per Cents. are flat at 965. St ook r : ,has been a shade of an improvement in Mexican Now 'ay. a few purchases having been made at 231 4 I lo th° rate is rather lower. Russian Metalliques are 11 0 „, , the Dutch Four per Cents. at 924 j, Grenada ~That 20, an d P ortuguese F our p er Cents. at 37i. 14 C ,,, R ,ailway Share arket has been very tranquil 11 'ng• The official Quotations are annexed. rg teir ozEr CLOSING Dar -8 °I" BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. b ee e : e bt. Red uce d A rens 943 'A 94% ~ Bunt. Consols Annuities 944 947 8 0) 44 0/Ig a . ‘ A Per Cent. Annuities 9 6 1 i8 96 96 uo t & ) m•C a u o :3/1% uities tc!expireJan.lB6o 974 15 - 16 9 15-1 ,8 r Opening 93 ex div 93•8 . ' c • s fe!zpier Bills, 10001. Ithel. ... 11 14 p 14 p b i t,tto, p ate, sm 0o all .. 11 —— P 14 p Plitto rs OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Q u ~itto ati Bonds 6 per Cent ..... . — 54% Deferred — 20 r,.ankla Bonds, 1 per Cent. 19% 20 3% tiultto, Deferred — 23% ;'),, j eall, , 5 per Cent. 1846 2 3 1 4 5 / 8% 23% P "Lo, Account . _. 36:zi °lltigues Bonds, 4 per Cent itn...,bitto, Account — 110% $ --Nan Bonds ... .. •. 110% 4 11331811 5 per Cent. 1840 t ei . Dividends on the above payable in London. 55 b„.glan, 2% per Cent — -, „‘th, 2% Der Cent 92% Ditto 4 Per Cent. Certificates 92% % ~Itto 80nd5....... — 91% per, CLOSIN u O'CLOCK PRICES 4 44, 111 ,„ A ra or N SS CLOSING itbki e tlr suA REs PAID. 1 1 1' 18 0 1 N1 O'CDONELOCK. PRICES. Akb er. . 13 . .._. ...............25 lux 6__Nott., Boston, 2% ` 4 ` 3t ern Junction 2% 2% Posh tif leraine, and "". t % bit tn i alh. •f . County Down 4 3 A airt" s 6 Lia}n and Dudley 425 • —" -- •........ 121 r ~,,th- 3 1 : an el Gleucester..loo ..... Zlii rili 7 New I 7 IA — ... .... ..... fer t i fharn and Oa- 7/ tirke on 2 nhead r ON -, Lancashire, Cheshire June 23' ...... tf 1 a nd Exeter 75 ..... .. ...... — t • ltte, Nero _ k nstol and ,,, ... 5 ... ••• rig oi tyro:nice:ter._ 30 ..«.• bli f .L, and Liver. June.. 2%..„. uidn in gluam.shire b"ottian 23% 25 1 ~ ... 23 3 74 C itt° Ralf Shares ...... — Ct i : bri all & Gra 2 l 2 a n d Ho , nd Jane 42s -Lyn d... 27 1 ,4 r c h n ruet and Blythe ea 2 ...... '"" - - ..... . CheltenhameBter and Manchester 429. ..... ...... -- • e l and Oxford ajenee . ............. ....WO uo. lat Class, 6 P er Ct- 10 Do.2d Class: 5 i3e,rr L Ct. 10 Do, Go ver nment ORD, 4 per cent. ......... ..., C lydesdaleJ unction- Cork and Killarney ... 2% - .............. .. . . Corkrnwall and Waterford ... 1 % - ............ ... ......... Co .... 5 ... - .... Ditto, Half Shares .. ••• 2% ......... ..«.. Direct Lin co l n , E ast Ret- ...... - for, and Shefa J Direct North ern . mac' 2% - ............... 2% -•• ............. ••••• - ........ Direct Norwich ........... ....... _ .......... Dublin and BelfastJunc. 12% -• . _ Dublin, Belfast, and ........ Coleraine ............... 2% - ......... - - ........... ...... bublia and Galway... .. 4 ........... _ c/ 22.78 Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 cast enaCounties 141. 16s 2 2 3 / 47t , ............ 71% p ...... 7 4 p ...... Ditto New ......... 12/ 16s Ditto Perpetual, 5 per - ...... _ Cent, No. 1...-. 6/.135. 4d - ............. % i. p Ditto ditto. No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d l/4 P." ........ 3is „, bo., York Extension.. 2 a•aB tDereh'm andNoech 1 - 35 ,, -- - ... . ....... .. ..... "4.,,tern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares 8-7 4 ... - 1:30. Exten.(Harwich) 1% - - - t. i . ) 9, Carab. and Ely.. 2%...... - I''• Lancashire 9 itto, New - ... 9 )0 ., do. (late Preston ~, and Ormskirk)... ” 5 ..... - ..... •• ts_uo., do., New Scrip I IA ..... - .1 ...".. t Lincolnshire Itailt & ... dab " _ b_, West of E ng l an d 1%.. •••• .. nburgh and Glasgo w 50 ••"" - ... . ••».... . Ditto Half Sh ares ... 10 ...... 2 014 Ed i tto, Quarter Shares 12% •-•••- ....... ..., ''''anurgh & Northern.. 12% ...... -' ".• . 1 1 , ~ Edi n h RI burgh and Perth... 3 E-._.3, .and Huntin . gdon ... 12% l3 /8 „„eniskillen and Sligo ... 2 I/ 2 ...... r,xeter Yeo '1 & Dorset 51,4 .."' o, l _ ) VI , ..... "I 4 g, ow, Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 T," it toLNew .. 15 •••••• - '-° A Shares (5 per Go o le nt guar.) .. ...... 12%.••••• - Doncaster,gge• .. 2 ...... ".". "Irand Union (Notting • ...... ••••• and LYnn •. 1%." ... - • ... ~ .............. 4„reat Eastern &Weste rn 2%... --- "neat South. and West. G(lreland) .. reat Alan ............. 2 : 7% 1 ....... --- :: .. : ... Great Northe r st ......... ... 2 ..... of Scotland 2 % •••"' __- Great North Ditt o Ne °f England..loo . ..... ... ..▪ .. ...... _ pit_ _ir .............. 5 ...... - ...... • ..... ''• - bi tto, 11 .1 \ t ; ... ........ 15 --• • - ih Uretabilitt7o • i_liestsSernhli:ikri.es...... ............................ ......: 851 ................. 5°20 ........... 31-BvlA/•;1• - D pi i t tt t o ° , News,ifth ..e.B .......... .. 102 .... --'s .. ...••• •• RUdderafield & bl anc hes. 13 ...... - bitlo, Extensi Rull and Selby .. °. ... ....... 50 - .. - •• .. ......... .... . . ...... - .. De '. Ralf Shares ...... 25 .......... , Ditto 1/4 Shares - ....▪ ..... 4P(nvieh & Bury St. Um. 111/z - ........ , Do., do.) and Norwich 2 %.-- - ......... .......... . Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 - .. .- •••• •••• •• L De.• New .. 5 Leeds and Bradford 3O Leicester and Bedford... 165......• a, Dew s b ury, &c.... 22% - • • ...... .... COs, Branch (81ue)2% --- ,„ o. E xtension(Green) 2%•• - - D i L e 0 • and Thirsk l7 l / 2•••••• .I.'l, •••• 1 , A i g ..... , tto, New ‘P° Ol ., Mnchstr & New , ca stle Junction DoNon and Blackwell. 161.135. 4d. ea' - 3 ... ~ - ...... •••• • . „. bit to Extension ..... 71 /•••••• - • • London, Brig hton, and 50 . South Coast. . . 58% Ditto, Fifths D O. Consol. Ei g h t h s lO _ ... .. - .... 1 -'O. Gnarant. 5 per ct. 9 .."ndon l2/ 15s4d ~. 1) 0. P a reference .. wi .lB/17s 2d — k.ondon, Hounslow, and LoWestern - 194 19 - 3 i - h .. ... ndon and N. Westernloo I= lo . Qu ar t ers 2 Do., do., N ew 2 Ditto Fifths - 1)0 . 1 4 Shares (G. J.) 5 Do 40/ . S hares(L.Bl.) 8 - Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 - . Do. 10/. (31. & B.) A. 5 - ..... Do. 10 /. ( M, & B.) B. 5 ...... - L - Do. 10/. (M. & B . ) C i • • ondon, Oxford, and 1 Cheltenha m - .• ••• - ..07161. & S.Western 41/ 6s 10d • 63 62 • De. N ew Consol. Bths 40 - Do. N ew Do. Ne w 18 ... .•4 Ditto Tenth s D itto Tenths _ ... ..... 5 4 1 . , ' Ditto &rip D itto ditto ..... . •••• 4 3ndort and York . 2 1,/ - ..•• r £)O. Extension 2% .. .. ..... ....., + o o4oa and Wiacloor . , 1 %... • r-7-' London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ....... 24...... -- Loudonderry&C , lerain.• 15 ...... ionderry .;Ld Ennis- ...... ••••••.. Lyy:r. ~ ; id Ely Lynn and Dereham is ISlanenester and Leeds , 82 Ditto 1 /., Sbares Do. (..Inarters 2 D, , . Fifths 6 . .... 10 1 ... Do. Sixteenth,. ..... ... 6 1 4...... Do. Extension 42s. % I p Do. Liverp and Bury 2t Do. U. Fifths . ..... ... 1 MaiLthrater,Buxr on,and 'tatlocx. Vii....... —p, — P Manchest. & Southampt. 2 ..--- 1 %4 l% Midland lOO l2B 127 128 l2B Do. Fifths 2 Do. \ie.. Ditto, New Do. thrill., and Derbyloo Alidlud& East. Counties 2%...... Mid , r,nd i.,real Western _lrish Ne,...c ~ t ie ;lid I ,:!1-%v , :ii 20 D. North Shields ... 25 - Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newinrket&C,hesterad 6 Newport& Ahergavenny 2%...... Ntwry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, 'Warrenpoint, and Rostrevcr 5 - N— ' .... ... ...... orfolk .. . . 100 Ditto Half Shares .. 9 Do. Extension Northern Counties Union 2% — North Briti:q: ... ..... ... 25 Do. Half Shams ll ...... 15%% ...... ..... 15% Do. Fifths . 5 Do Quarters Do. Extension %...... 1% l% Ditto Thirds Northern and Eastern 5O Do. Scrip (issd. 5 die.) 45 Do. Quarter Shares... 12 1 ,E — Do. New - North Staffordshire 5 ..-.. 8%% North Wales - Northern and Southern Connecting North Western 2% Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, W itney, and Cheltenham.... - ........ .•..•• Portsmouth Direct 3% 4% Preston and Wyre Do. 1 ,4 Shares - Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3/. 12s. — dis. Richmond Royston and Hitchen ... 1% - Scottish Central - Scottish Midland 12% . - .7,heflield & Manchester 100 - Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Do. Lincolnshire June. 114 ...... - Do. & Great Grimsby. 10 Do. do. Extension 425. Shrewsbury and Birm... 3 .... Shropshire Union Shrews., Wolverhamp , &S. Stafforish. June. 2 1 ,1 2 South Devon... 32 South Staffordsh ire Junc. 2% — ....: - -oath Eastern & Dover. 33% - De., No. 1 20 - Do., Nc .2. Do., No 3 Do., No. 4 St.Alban's, Hatfield,and Hertford Junction Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% — South Wales ..... ... 6 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 2 ••• ...... .. Taw Vale Extension ... 2 ~,,, .., .. ...... Vale of Neath 2 W akefield, Pontefract. & Goole 2 2 1,4 — ••• ......... •• Warwick and Worcester 425. , — Watertbrd and Kilkenny 11 . .... .. Waterford and Limerick 22 1 ,1 2 — Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin - Wexford, • i aterford, and Valentia Waveney Valley ..... Welsh Midland West Riding Union 42s. — ..... .... ..... West Cornwall Wexford and Carlow Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York and Carlisle 2% — VINOD •• 000000 York and Newcastle. ... 25 .. Ditto New 5 ...... 12 Do. Preference ork and N orth Midland 50 Ditto 1 / 2 5hare5........ 25 ...... 45% 46% Do. Selby 4O Do. Extension Ditto, Preference Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo- Belgian.... 4 Barbadoes 1 ••• •• Belgian Eastern Junctn. 2% Boulogne and Amiens... 16 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux,Toulousa, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. - Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders Calcutta and Diamond Harbour .... 7s. Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast 1 ... •. ......... Central of Spain ... . Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley .. ..... .. .. 4 - Direct Bonibay and Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... 5 5 . _ Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 It a lian and Austrian.... 4 .•... Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jersey ...... .. • ........ 1 Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... . —...... ........ Luxembourg 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 — Madras ... ... . ...... M a d ra s, Nellore, and Arcot .................... % Madrid and Valentin.... 2 ... Mauritius.. ... ........... 1 Namur and Liege Nn of France Constituted 5 ...... 10% North Jamaica... ...... ... 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 ...... _ Or an d Bordeaux... 6 ...... 8 1 ,i ...... Over Yssel ............ 4/ 3s 4 d — Paris etlyonsConstituted 5 iu Paris and Orleans ......... 20 Paris and Rouen ........ 20 .'aril and Strasbourg C o nstituted ............ 5 R ouen and Havre ...... 20 S..mbre and Meuse . ..... 10 .... 4% St ra sbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence fa Atlantic Nantes f our s and Con stituted ... ..... ....... 5 ...... . r ou rnay, Jurbise, Lan den, and H a sselt....... 8 ...... ... Trinidad................... 2 1 / 2 ...... West Flanders...... •,.. 6 ...... ...... . JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia ....... ... ........ .. • ........ 40 ...... 21% • ...... ...... London Joint Stock ...... 10 ...... National of 1re1and...... 22 1 / 4 ...... ... ......... ••• British North American 50 ...... ... ............ C C N o o a l l t i o ' i n m a a i Union ProvincialLondonof of Ireland & A: v s e t IProv. England. 3 5 ...... —" ............... 1 25 ...... ••• • ••• ...... e aa r l cial of London 20 ...... -- ............... ...... ............... -- s ra tm lia inster. 2 20 5 --- ........................ 2 - --- - - Union of London lO ...... - ............ ... MINES. P 114 13% Real del Monte Unregd. 181 / 8 3 0 75% 5 5 5 2% 58 i% 22% 141/4 . . . _ 1214 26% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY LONDON, DEC. 14.—Wind w t A h i s e is r . 0 A w r i E h s p ha E r c p . f l r 4 o . li,ghtgbre.e_ze,and clear R I . i ht qid. Ann Welsh, Magna, New Orleans. OFF DOVER.—Tasso, Quebec, for Sunderland. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 12.—Arrd. William Lushingtont Gill, Quebec ; Madrid steamer, Gibraltar, Ma p tt r h i a n w o s e , , Ne:r ia . E.lniororLd,. GreatDzc. I li v 2 e a s n te d m l3 st .— eamer, U . N.N.E , mo sailed 25th ultimo. Sid. Formosa, Trentleck, Maran Y n h i ti o l m l r a k i d e Purchase, Cape of Jenny,Tt is ka K C r uhzaep Batavia;n, Sa v a n p n o a n h m ; Speed, gharn Good Hope and Mauritius; Lerwick, jacksoa, Africa; Wil liam and Ann, Davies, Sierra Leone; Enterprise, Wilson, Trinidad; Desiree and Tully , Kohler, St. Thomas' s • Eliza beth, Genes, Charl eston ; Pacific, Ludlam, New Yori, LIMERICK, DEC. 11.—Wind N.N.E.—Off port, Isabella, Young, New York. GRIMSBY ROADS,DEC.I2.—Nrrd. Brutus, Quebec. Put back Colombia, Hogg, for Pictou. MARYPORT, DEC. 10.—The Belvoir Castle, Wood, from Dublin, went on shore this evening, north side of the har bour, bite is expected off without damage. \Vistas:Am, DEC. 12.—The Dispatch, Bentley, hence to Stockton, has put back leaky, having been on shore. GRIMSBY, DEC. 12.—A brig and a schooner are reported on shere near Gramthorp Haven. NEwrowr, DEC. 10.—A balk of American pine, 49 feet long, marked W.W., 55," has been picked up here. DEAL, DEC. 12.—Wind N.N.W., strong, with heavy snow squalls.—Arrd. from the River, John Dalton, Bateson, Calcutta, crew refractory ; Robert Matthew, Philips, Launces ton ; Britannia, S% mons, Demerara. Slit. Samuel Baker, Reed, (Iran; Plicer , e, Dale, Adelaide, South Australia; Sans Slit k, Pelee, Bathurst; Iris, Trenett, Port Philip; Ellen Braithwaite, Cape of Good Hope and Bombay; Mail, Gor don, Savannah. PoRTSMOUTII, DEC. 12.--Wind N. to N.E. annals; 13, N. to N.N.W.—S;iI. Countess of Durham, Hogg, Sav The resia, Smids, New York. Oil the port, Tagus steamer, Alexandria, sailed 21st; Malta, 26th; Gibraltar Ist inst. OFF THE Wninr.—Arrd. Criterion, Mortly, Cadiz, leaky, havin g enco untered a gale from S.W. to N.W., s th inst. , in lat. 34N., lon. 7 W. CLYDE, DEC. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Matthew King, Brown, Demerara. Sid. Hotspur, Ditchburn, Trinidad. BRISTOL.—Sid. Lucy, Cherry, Antigua; China, Connor, Savannah. NEWPORT, DEC. 12.—S1d. Eling, Tucker. St. Thomas. WATERFORD.—SId. John Bell, Carroll, Ap: lachicola. SHIELDS.—SId. Pilgrim, Chandler, Boston. W HITS TABLE, DEc. 12.—The Friends Ramsey, from I Saguenay to London, lost both anchors in Pan Sand Hole last night, and was run on the Main in Herne Bay, but is expected off. BIDEFORD, DEC. 12.—The Black Diamond, Williams, from Falmouth to Swansea, has been brought into Clovelly Roads totally dismasted, has rode out a.strong gale, and when the weather Moderates will be brought to a place of piety. THE SUN LC)NDON, MONDAY EV:I4I z NING, _DECEMBER. 14, 1646. correspondence, the enemy, in discovering tha t one of the prizes bad drifted ashore in front' of the:city, col lected a large force within and behind the houses in the vicinity, and commenced a furious fire upon her. Lieut. Parker, of this ship, in command of the prize, defended her in the most gallant manner, and ultimately succeeded in gAting her again afloat, having tine of her men killed and two wounded. It was in carrying an order to Lieutenant Parker that Lieutenant Morris was wounded. He had been of infi nite service to me from the time we left Lizardo, and, conducting himself during the engagement with remark able deliberation and coolness, he approached the prize in a line to cover his boat ; and though apparently re gardful of the safety of the officer and men of the boat, who were seated, he stood erect himself, and the ball struck him in the throat. No one can deplore the fate of this very valuable young officer more than myself. His loss is irreparable to the service and to his family. It may well be supposed that on perceiving the attack upon the prize, I re-opened upon the city, which again silenced their fire. I now proceeded with the flotilla and prizes down the river. One of the prizes, a small schooner of little value, having grounded in a dangerous pass, and knowing that it would be difficult to extricate her without causing inconvenient delay, I ordered her to be burned. _ them as such. If we recollect rightly, the figures in our article of,the .Ist inst. were taken from a copy lying on a cotton broker's table, open to anybody's examination, and apparently thus placed for the information of the trade, or any others who chose to look at it. Oar money market is in a sound state, with some tendency just now to higher rates. Exchanges on Eu rope are falling-61 per cent. upon England, and 5.42 f. on France, being about the highest asking rates. .At these rates specie may flow hither without leaving, how ever, any great inducements to ship it. Even these rates, however, are only commanded by the first bills— and therefore those not well known as bill drawers, who have surplus funds in Europe, may perhaps find it to their interest to bring them here in specie. The rela tion between the import of specie and 60 days bills at 1061 may be thus illustrated : British sovereigns of full weight, will produce here 4,84 dols. each, which is equal to But the charges on the importation of specie to be deducted are : loss ofin terest during fifteen days passage per steamer... 6i Freight Insurance LATEST FROM MEXICO, THE UNITED STATES, AND CANADA. 16% ATTACK ON TABASCO. IMPORTANT RE-ACTION IN THE AMERICAN MARKETS. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY MORNING. The steam-ship Great Western, for whose appear ance the rogues in grain, and the speculators in cot ton so anxiously sought, reached this port before eleven o'clock last night. The Great Western sailed from New York on the 26th inst., but anchored off Staten Island during the night, and started on the 27th, at seven, A.M., sa that her voyage may be reckoned as sixteen days. She had a limited number of passengers on board, and brings eleven days later news than that previously received. The Great Western arrived at New York on the 16th ult. Her passage home was completed, although the weather was unfavourable, and the wind ahead, in about sixteen days. The Royal Mail steam-ship Acadia arrived at Boston on the 15th !At. It should not be omitted to state that the famous packet ship Yorkshire, Captain Bailey, which sailed from Liverpool on the 2d ult., reached New York on the 18th, after the very short passage of sixteen days. This, be it observed, is another of the many proofs which we have of the first-rate sailing qualities of the Yorkshire, and the almost unparalleled capabilities of her (successful Commander. Captain Bailey, may well feel proud of this great achievement. We believe it to be unequalled in the annals of trans atlantic packet ships; but hope it is not the last quick trip which, both the ship and her commander, will make to and from Liverpool. _ _ . 1,25 107,75 Nett To a bill at 60 .lays on London, at Is to be added the interest of 75 days to its ma turity, equal to 14 per cent., or We arrived safely at Frontera on the evening of the 26th, the Vixen having towed down the river five vessels and several barges. From Frontera I despatched my prizes to this place; and after destroying all the vessels and craft found in the river of too little value to be manned, I proceeded on the 31st to rejoin you, leaving the M'Lane and Forward at anchor opposite Frontera to continue the blockade of the river, and to afford protection and shelter to the neutral merchants, residents of the place, who professed them selves in apprehension of ♦iolence from the Mexican soldiery should they be left unprotected. On our way to this place the prize steamer Petrita, in company and in sight of this vessel, captured the Ame rican brig " Plymouth" found engaged in landing a cargo upon the enemy's coast. M. C. PERRY. P.S. I omitted to mention that while lying off the bar of Tabasco, this ship boarded the Campeachy schooner Fortuna, and the French brig Jenne Arnadee, on the papers of both of which a notification of blockade was endorsed. Nett 107,75 Thus making it a matter of indifference whether the money be brought back in specie or drawn for in 60 days' bills. But as the ordinary rate of interest in London does not exceed 4 per cent., the difference between that and our rate of 6 per cent. may tempt English capitalists to ship specie. THE COTTON CROP.—We have nothing to add to the remarks we have heretofore made respecting the extent of the crops. So far as we can gather, the estimates of yield rather fall than rise, notwithstanding the fine sea son for picking has continued late. We had reason to believe there was more than one circular (from Savannah) with a 2,175,000 estimate, to be sent by the same steamer and further, that such an estimate was very common there. We naturally, therefore, seized the figures as an exhibition of the way in which such a quantity was made out. But we did not think it necessary or right to give any name, nor were our remarks intended as in any sense personal, but rather applicable to Savannah estimates in general. In truth, when we wrote we did not know the framers of that circular bad written a circular in 1845 ; or if we had ever seen it, we had forgotten it. It seemed to us a great error, on such an important subject, to place the crop at 2,175,000 bales at so early a period as the 24th of October, when frost or storms might still materially curtail the quantity particularised is this very backward season. And as public journal ists, reporting the state and prospects of cotton, and finding estimates of upwards of 2,150,000 very gene rally sent from Savannah, it seemed right and proper to caution our European readers against placing too much confidence in them. Public opinion bears us out in the view of the imprudence of making such large estimates at so early a period; for although the weather has been generally favourable for the crop from that day to this, we do not yet find any general confidence, inasmuch as even 2,050,000 bales. In regard to the lSPLane I propose to make a special communication. List of vessels captured and destroyed during the late expedition to Tabasco, under Commodore M. C. Perry. Although the intelligence conveyed in the papers by this arrival, extend over the lengthened period of eleven days, we do not find any matter of importance. The position of affairs between the United States and Mexico, still continued warlike. The naval forces of the former had made a successful attack upon Tabasco and captured it, but strange to say, none of Jonathan's forces—regular or volunteer—had ventured to retain possession of the fruits of that brilliant achievement. Commodore Perry had won laurels—but did not assay to use them. Like the old veteran, rough and ready, General Taylor, he seems to have allowed the enemy more quarter than the Mexicans would have given him or his. The following are the details of the affair as reported to the secretary of the navy at Wash ington:— MANNED AND SENT IN. American barque Mexican schooner Telegraph. " steamer . " steamer _ " hermaphrodite brig " schooner .. Laura Virginia. " schooner Tabasco. " schooner Amada. American brig United States, Ship Cumberland, Off Vera Cruz, Nov. 5, 1846. Sir,—Herewith is transmitted a copy of a letter from Com. Perry, accompanied by copies of other communi cations, giving a detailed account of his operations with a detachment from the squadron in the river of Tabasco. The objects of the expedition have been fully accom plished, and by the destruction or capture of all the enemy's ve-sels, a check has been given to a commerce, by which munitions of war were, no doubt, introduced into Mexico from the neighbouring province of Yucatan. Much prai3e is due to Corn. Perry fur the skill and judg ment manifested throughout the whole expedition. The department will learn with regret the death of Lieut. Charles W. Morris, which took place on the Ist instant, on board the Cumberland, from a wound received at the town of Tabasco on the 26th ult. He was an officer of great promise, and his loss is a most serious one to the service. _ Ebtrti 'Xbition CHANCERY-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, to-day, and took appeal motions, this being the third seal. KIRK V. THE BROMLEY UNION. The arguments were resumed in this part-heard appeal, and the further consideration of the case ad journed to Wednesday next. OLDFIELD V. CORBETT. Mrs. Cobbett applied in person this morning, in this case, for the discharge of her husband from custody. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he would look at the affidavits, and give judgment in the course of a week. The Court then pro3eeded to hear appeal motions. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, D. CONNER, Commanding Home Squadron. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) COLEMAN V. THE DIRECTORS OF THE EASTERN COUN- TIES RAILWAY. This was a motion on the part of the defendants to dissolve an injunction that had been obtained by the plaintiff on the 19th of November last. The injunction was to restrain the defendants from entering into a con tract on behalf of the Eastern Counties Railway with the Harwich Steam-packet Company. It appeared that the defendants and the other ,directors of the Eastern Counties Railway, conceiving that it would have the effect of bringing considerable traffic from Holland and the northern pprts of Europe, were desirous of effecting an arrangement with the proprietors of the Harwich Steam-packet Company, guaranteeing them a certain interest on the principal, as well as funded capital of 150,000/. of the company, for the conveyance of their passengers to Rotterdam and other northern ports of Europe. The plaintiff, who is one of the share holders in the Eastern Counties Railway, was opposed to the execution of this contract, and filed a bill on be. half of himself and other shareholders, and obtained the injunction in question, which the defendants now sought to have dissolved. In support of the motion, it was con tended that it was the wish of the majority of the share holders that this contract should be carded out, the ad vantages of it being obviour, and that the reason of the plaintiff's hostility to such being effected, originated in the fact of his being the secretary of the General Steam Navigation Company, with whose interests it would of course materially interfere to have such an arrangement as they proposed carried out. in A su le p s p s n rs r . F t n iderl f n the s m ey o , G tinn ro , v u e n s d, and. Messrs. C iessroso.lmite Turner, appeared in n, and another Learned Gentleman in behalf of the plaintiff The case had nut concluded at the rising of the Court' Hon. John Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy, Washington. A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEED INGS OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER MY COMMAND ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF MEXICO. I left the anchorage of St. John Lizardo on the even ing of the 16th October, with the steamer Mississippi, having on board a detachment of 200 officers, seamen, and marines, under command of Captain French For rest, and in tow the steamer Vixen, and schooners Bonita, Reefer, and Nonato, respectively commanded by Commander Sands, and Lieutenants Commandant Benham, Sterrett, and Hazard, and the schooner For ward, and steamer M'Lane, commanded by Captains Nones and Howard, of the revenue marine. The next morning at daylight I captured off the bar of Valvarde the American barque Coosa, found in trea sonable communication with the enemy; and the same day the Vixen chased and boarded the American shooter Portia. The Coosa was dispatched to this place as a prize, and the Portia was permitted to proceed, her papers having been endorsed. From the day of our leaving Alvarado (the 17th), up to the 22d, we had a succession of very bad weather, which gave me much trouble in keeping my little command together. During the interval, however, we captured and sent in the Mexi can schooner Telegraph. On the 23d, all the vessels, with the exception of the Reefer (previously .separated in a gale) reached the bar of the river Tabasco; and having determined on attack ing the commercial town of Frontera, at the mouth of the river, and the city of Tabasco, situated seventy-four miles hig h er up, I placed myself on board the Vixen, leaving the Mississippi in command of Commander Adams, at anchor outside, and taking in tow the Bonita and forward, with the barges containing the detachment under command of Captain Forest, I crossed the bar, the Nonata following under sail. The Vixen, with this heavy drag, steadily ascended the stream against a four knot current, and arriving near to Frontera, I discovered two steamers (of which I had received previous information) firing up, doubtless in the hope of escape, but we were too close upon them. Casting off her tow, the Vixen proceeded ahead, followed by the other vessels and barges, and at once the town, the steamers, and all the vessels in port were in our pos session, excepting only the schooner Amado, which vessel, attempting to escape up the river, was pursued by Lieutenant Commander Benham in the Bonita, and captured. Desirous of reaching Tabasco before they would have time for increasing their defences, the detachment under Captain Forrest was placed on board the largest of the captured steamers, the Pctrits, and she, with the No nate, the Forward, and the barges in tow; and the Vixen, with the Bonita, left Frontera at half-past nine the next morning, Lieutenaat Walsh being left in com mand of the place. After steaming all night, and encountering various incidents arising frcm the rapidity of the current and the circuitous course of the stream, we arrived at nine the next morning in sight of Fort Aceachappa, intended to command a .most difficult pass of the river. On our approach the men employed in preparing the guns for service fled, and we passed it unmolested, but I was careful to cause the gun to be spiked. Anticipating serious resistance at this place, arrange ments had been made for landing Captain Forrest with his detachment a mile below the fort, to march up and carry it by storm. At noon, all the vessels anchored in line of battle in front of the city in half-musket range, when I immedi ately summoned it to surrender, the boats meanwhile being employed in securing five merchant vessels found at anchor in the port. To my summons, sent by a flag with Captain Forrest, p e a l e a m s e o d r . e S i n u s p b e r a c t v i a n d g o , a than I d i i d n , a refusal to cap itulate was returned, with an invitation reluctant to destroy th e hope that a few shots fired tpot place, a ca m t e e t:b t i o : fi er answer t e a s r ta s o i nw o e n ads a s t : l ey extr u e l ln d ely have caused a surrender. s would teoavrenrestth, eandbubilediinngg be fired, and at the fl ag s t a ff , . 1) g f id so tar as possicase o a gene- Accordingly, I directed gunsthe s se ndi n g i t n h e aVnixoerndearlotnoe allto the vessels.to avo . flags. • d discharge from the Vixen, the flag dis. ra , injury to the houses distinguished by consular appeared from cease, and sent Captain Forrest again the firing to the staff. On seeing it down, I ordered whether it bad been cut down by our struck. The reply was that it had shot, or purpose y d the city would not be surrendered. been shot away, an C lain Forrest, with the force under I now directed p_ a sl:fiortrethe etothleiarrn us. This commanded by our gU t from various parts of the andTtna.kentaopvoesmiteinont br in ong th h e t o c n ity a the flotilla. his command, to city, which was returned y osed on the decks of the scattering fire of Imaanudske by °. through our slight small vessels, and their balls pass in g the proverbial heed little 0r3., thoughto war d s o epveenni openly negxtphat the enemy did us but balwarks, and apprehending from the marines be lessness of sailors, that should they thewould be I ordered the but off by sharp shooters from the hous es, detachment to be re-embarked. all ni b oht, crews lying at th e ir quar t ers ready to return the the attacked in the narrow streets after dark, In this position th e vessels remained and the artilli ry of the enem y, w hi c h it was suppose Y fir t eof d he would have had the courage to have brought down un der cover of the night to the openings of the str eets op posite to our vessels, b u t t h ey left us undisturbed. Learning that the merchants, and other citizens of the city were desirous that a capitulation should be made, but were over-ruled by the governor, who, regardless of consequences, and secure himself against attack, was content that the city should be destroyed rather than surrendered, I determined from motives of humanity, not to fire again, but to pass down to Frontera with in) prizes.i Ii the morning, however, the fire was re-commenced from the shore, and was necessarily returned, but with renewed orders to regard the consular houses, so far as they could be distinguished. In the midst of the fire, a flag of truce was displayed on shore ; on perceiving which, I caused the firing again to cease,coapnyd of which, aptain Forrest was sent :to meet its bearer, who su b m i tte d a written communication addressed to me, a with a copy of my reply, marked B and C, will be found inclosed. As an assurance of my sincerity, I now hoisted a white flag, and directed the prizes to drop down the stream, intending to follow with the flotilla ; but, in violation of the understanding implied in the the before -mentioned VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) This being the third seal after Michaelmas term the Vice-Chancellor of England took motions to-day. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY V. GAMBLE AND NOTT. This case came before his HoNoun upon motion on behalf of the plaintiffs, the Electric Telegraph Company, for an injunction to restrain the defendants, Messrs. Gamble 'and Nott, from using the patent they had ob tained for a new invention of the electro-magnetic tele. graph, on the ground that it was a piracy of certain patents, the property of the ElectrieTelegraph Company. The case was proceeding when our evening edition went to press. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) LIBEL.-THE SPECTATOR NEWSPAPER AND THE SOCIETY OF BRITISH •RTISTS.-HIIRLSTONE V. CLAYTON. Sir Frederick Thesiger and Mr. Edwards appeared for ,he plaintiff ; and Mr. M. D. Hill and Mr. Phipps for the defendant. Sir F. THESIGER stated the case to the jury. He said the plaintiff, Mr. Hurlstone, was the President of the Society of British Artists, in Suffolk-place, Pall-mall, and the defendant the printer and publisher of the Spectator newspaper, and that the action was brought to recover compensation in damages, for a libel which appeared in that newspaper on the 11th April last. It appeared that the society were desirous of obtaining a charter of incor poration, and a memorial to the Queen was framed, and suspended on the walls of the institution, to which a considerable number of names were attached ; amongst which wore the names of several distinguished noble men and gentlemen who had either been members of the institution, or who had purchased pictures from its exhibitions, or given donations to the institution. If the article in question had merely contained remarks upon the works which were exhibited, or on the ability of the artists however unjust, or illiberal, or severe, the plaintiff would have had no right to complain, because any person who exhibited a picture, as a work of art, to the public, or published a book, offered himself to the public judg ment ; and a newspaper had a perfect right to critisize them in whatever strain it thought proper. The only appeal was to the tribunal of public opinion, and the plaintiff had not the slightest desire to fetter criticism or to prevent the free exercise of the critic's judg ment ; but he did complain that on the present occasion, the article complained of trans cended the free limits of criticism, it left its proper field and descended to an attack upon the plaintiff; and in fact, the Society, of which he was the President, of a private and personal nature. If the article had appeared in any of those newspapers which, he regretted to say, disgraced the high character of this country, and which were in the habit of making attacks upon indivi duals of a grossly personal character for gain, the Society might have treated it, and properly treated it, with contempt, but when it had been published in the columns of such a newspaper as the Spectator, which, he was bound to say, possessed a very high character, was conducted . with great talent, and which , a s far as he was able to j udge, almost invariably exp ressed itself i n fair and li beral terms, and which deservedly. enjoyed great publ i c influ enee and a very extensive circulation, it was impossible a their, jury o e f h a thei r rae eun t u r e any man, or any b od y of men, could afford to allow it to pass t e his, before or ters. After having alluded to a number of notices of the men, in and orde n r o t t o t r o in co d m iea e i ns titutionwhich had appeared in the Spectator since 1840, and which sever el y criticised its proceedings, he pro ceeded to read the arti cle out of which the p resent action o y b m e e eed arose. After referring at some length to the conduct of the managers of the institution, it went on to state that there was reason to believe that they had suspended a fraudulent list of names to the memorial, which they had not received any sanction to use. Mr. Nibbitt produced the memorial which had been 'ransmitted to the Home Office for presentation to the Queen. Mr. George Stevens, one of the managers of the in stitution, stated that the attention of the society had been directed to the publication of the notices of the Spectator, f r om the time rt ferred to up to the present time; that tickets had during the whole of that time been regularly transmitted to the editor of the Spectator, as well as noblemen, gentlemen, and Members of Parliament, for private views of the exhibition, and that he had been furnished with a season ticket which had not ex pired, lie also proved that the names attached to the memorial were either the signatures of the persons themselves, or were affixed by their express permission. Mr. HILL, Q.C., then addressed the jury on behalf of the defendant. He said the defendant, as soon as he ascertained that the writer of the article had fallen into an error on account of the hasty glance which he cast at the memorial, he made an ample apology, and expressed regret for its publication ; he was at a loss to understand why the plaintiff uju had the dno ay a t day on deemed whicht hat apology the rtic sr e ffi w c suffici ent. u b O lit % the e ve 6 Mr. Flight, the solicitor, and Mr: Hassan, the srcre tary to the institution, callei at the office of the .Spectaltb> newspaper, and expressed a wish to see the editor. — They were immediately introduced to Mr. Rip toul, the editor and proprietor of the paper, who; on hearing the statement that the article was de• void of truth, informed them that he should take the earliest opportunity of retracting the expressions contained in the article of which they com plained. lie inserted a retractation in the following number, which stated that they (the Spectator) were bound to admit that the statement in the article was devoid of truth, and that as it was contrary to the policy of the Spectator to publish statements which were untrue, they took the earliest opportunity of retracting the statement, and expressed their regret for its insertion. But after the interview with Mr.Rin toul, and before the publication of the retractation, and when it was fully understood that the matter would be thus settled, the plaintiff intimated through his solicitor, Mr. Flight, that it would be absolutely necessary to bring the matter before a jury. ,He referred to a case tried before the late Lord Ellenborough, which was an action brought by a Baronet named Carr against a bar rister named Wood, for publishing a humorous parody on the wofks of the Baroeet, but the jury gave an adverse verdict. In that case Lord Elleeboraugh held that a person publishing a back, or exhibiting a picture, laid himself fairly out for criticism, and that a' critic had perfect right to express himself according to his opinion. In this case nothing more had heel. done, and what :was incorrect had been amply atoned for. Here the defendant had been invited with others to criticise the exhibition, and it was criticised accordieg to the opinion of the writer. Two editions of the Spectator were published, one on Saturday morning, and another in the evening, which contained the markets and the principal news of the day. A portion of the matter in the previous edition had to be withdrawn to make room for the later intelligence, and in this way the paragraph complained of in the article in question was withdrawn. Looking at the whole of the facts, he apprehended that the defendant was entitled .to a verdict; but if theybon sidered he was not, he thought they would be of opinion that the injury which the plaintiff had sustained would be met by mere nominal damages. Mr. Harford, a compositor employed in the printing office of the newspaper, proved that the paragraph and a one-line paragraph from the fashionable intelligence were omitted to make room for the late news. Mr. Brimble, a clerk at the publishing office, cor roborated the interview referred to, and added that as soon as Mr. Rintoul discovered that the statement was er roneous, he directed him not to dispose of any more of the early editions. Sir F. THESIGER replied. He said the plaintiff con sidered the apology, as it was called, had aggravated, instead of destroyed the sting which the libel had in flicted. The defendant could hardly plead carelessness, as he had pursued the same style of criticism for many years; besides, he had not taken the earliest opportunity of retracting the libel, as he might have done so in the late edition of his paper or in the daily papers. Lord DENMAN summed up, and left it to the jury to say the amount of damages which the plaintiff was en titled to. It was true the defendant had made an apology, but he thought it would have been more satis factory, if, instead of saying he was bound to admit the incorrectness of the statement, he had stated that he was satisflk d of its inaccuracy. The jury, after a short deliberation, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 100/. LEMAN, BROTHERS, V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANy. This was an action brought by Messrs. Leman, Bro thers, carrying on the business of grocers, in erken well-close, against the Great Western Railway Com pany, to recover damages fur the non-delivery of a chest of tea, valued at 8/. Mr. Hayes and another Learned Gentleman, appeared or thefplaintiffs ; the Attorney-General and Mr. Haw kins for the Great Western Railway Company. It appeared that Mr. Wm. Leman, one of the plain tiffs, purchased a grocery business from a person of the name of Colson, at Bridgewater. After the purchase he requested his brother in London to transmit him a chest of tea by the railway, but, as he was unknown at Bridgewater it was to be directed to Mr. Colson. The chest was booked at the George and Blue Boar, and arrived at Bridgewater. The company, however, re fused to give it up, alleging as a reason that it was di rected to Colson, who had bolted from his creditors and become a bankrupt, and that they would detain it for the benefit of the assignees. Several witnesses were called on the part of the plain tiffs. • The defence set up was, that the tea had been fraudulently transferred to the plaintiffs by Colson, and, that they had detained it and delivered. it up to his creditors, believing that it truly belonged to them—in which they were perfectly justified. They believed they had performed a great public duty. The jury found for the defendants. 10% 1p 31% 34 1 / 2 5% 8 1 / 2 12% 4% , 16 1 4 31/s 3% 1% - 78 .... 4% 3% 10% ..... 8% 5 1 4 4% 21% BURNED. Mexican sloop " brig Rentville. " towboat " schooner Mexican sloop Desada returned to the Captain, in consequence of his excellent conduct when his vessel was attacked while in the charge of Lieutenant William A. Parker. _ -- - —-- M. C. PERRY. List of persons killed, wounded, and d rowne d during the expedition to Tabasco. KILLED. Charles Raimond, seaman, of the Raritan. WOUNDED. Charles W. Morris, Lieutenant of the Cumberland, since dead. John Sutherland, seaman, of the Raritan. George Pearce, seaman, of the Raritan. DROWNED. Richard W. Butler, ordinary seaman, of the Rarita Benjamin M'Kenny, seaman, of the Cumberland. M. C. PERRY. San Juan Bautista de Tabasco. Oct. 26, 1846. Sir,—The undersigned, foreign merchants established in the port of San Juan B autista i de Tabasco, in conse quence of the very serious njury suffered in part of their property by the firing on this city yesterday afternoon, take the liberty, as neutrals in the present differences between the United States and Mexico, and in friendly relations with the former power, to represent that a con tinuance of similar destruction of their property will lead to their ultimate ruin. We are induced to address this communication to you, it being affirmed that unless the military force here sur rendered this city up to you, you felt it your duty to continue hostilities, even to reducing the city to ruins—a hard case, indeed, for the parties who have now the honour of addressing you, almost the whole commerce of the place being in their hands ; and who, confiding in the protection afforded to subjects of foreign nations at Metsmoros, and in the march of the United States army up to Monterey, and in the declaration of the Commo dore commanding the United States squadron off Vera Cruz, have not prepared fur such measures as you have threatened to adopt to:reduce this place. We thus beg most respectfully to call your attention to our position, and the positive ruin we shall suffer should this city be destroyed, trusting you may have'it in your power to take the same into your favourable consideration, and mitigate such very disastrous results to our several interests. We have the honour to be, Sir, Your very obedient humble servants, LABACH and CO. WATSON, CHABOT, and CO. British merchants. RODRIGUEZ Y CR, ASENICO DE ASAGAN. PUTIEWOZ SAGERDRUMIN Y LA, MAN'L. R. SOLET, Comerciantes Espanol. ARRUEGON D. JON GODAY. MAN'L. 11. SOLET. C. United States Steamer Vixen, at anchor in front of the city of Tabasco, Oct. 26, 1846. Gentlemen,—ln eonsideration of the representations made by you in your communication to me of this morn ing, and verbally through Captain Forrest, I shall ad here to a determination resolved upon last evening, not to fire again upon the town unless the fire should be re commenced from the shore. I regret the injury already produced, but have the consolation of knowing that it was altogether caused by the extraordinary conduct of the people of the town. I an, gentlemen, respectfully, your obedient servant, M. C. PERRY. Messrs. Labach & Co., and others, Foreign Merchants in Tobasco. United States steamer Mississippi, St. John se L e i m Mi s r ; d to o, b n e ea jruVstearnadCprurox,peNro,va.n3d, liBt46is. Sir, — It cer tainly a gratifying task, to make k no wn to you for the information of the dep ar t me nt, the excellent conduct of the officers and men w h o ser v e d under my command in the late expedition to Tabasco. The enterprise and spirit displayed by them, on every occasion, gave suffi cient evidence that in scenes more sanguinary they would do full honour to the corps. I was particularly indebted to Captain Forrest for his promptitude, cheerfulness, and judgment in carrying out my instructions. To Commander Sands, and officers and men of the Vixen, to Commander Adams, to Lieutenants Com manding Benham, Sterrett, and Hazard, and their re spective officers and men • to Captain Edso n, and Lieu tenants Gist, Winslow, Wal-h, Hunt, and Parker, and their detachments—in a word, to all and every one—l am - under lasting obligations for the zeal and energy with which they seconded my plans. I am, Sir, respectfully, your obedient servant, M. C. PERRY. Commodore David Conner, Commander in-Chief United States naval forces, Gulf of Mexico. Nothing more has been done by the division of the army under General Taylor. It is said that Santa Anna is concentrating his forces at San Luis Potosi, and that he intends to remain there until the United States force shall have been weakened by detachments being ordered to Tampico. It is stated that General Scott has been ordered to take command of the army in Mexico, and that he has left Washington for that purpose. The .New York Courier and Inquirer says—"lt may be stated with some confidence that all present prospect of peace between the United States and Mexico is at an end. " All parties in Mexico are embarked zealously and with national feeling in the war, and the idea of con senting to the Rio Grande as the boundary between the two cou ntries, or of ceding Upp er California, doei not appear a possible one to any faction or party in Mexico; yet with less than that, it is not perceived how the Government of the United States can be satis fied. "In this state of affairs very vigorous efforts will nil• doubtedly be made by this G overnmen t d ur i ng th e w i n ter months, to bring Mexico to terms by the sword." COMMERCIAL. The most important part of the news by the Great Western is that usually classed under the above head:— A New York paper of the 26th ult., says:— " Since the arrival of the last steamer with dates of the 4th inst. our markets for bread stuffs have drooped and are drooping, in the face of falling prices is Europe, and increasing stock here. " Up to this time the canals have brought down to tide water in this state, more than 800,000b1s. flour more than in the previous year, turning the excess of Wheat into Flour, at five bushels to the barrel. Of Indian Corn, almost the whole quantity sent to market by this route, is a new article of export, and principally of the last crop, the growth of this crop being yet too green to be safely shipped. The quantity thus far is about l million bushels. T here _ r . 011 =y 30,938 bushels of this grain brought down last year. As yet the frost h olds _ oft and supp li es p ou r down. Vessels are in great demand and make very advantage ous freights. In relation to our rem arks 011 Cotton by the steamer of the I st ins ! ., in which comments were made upon exaggerated estimates of crops that circular, which we subjoin, circular, we have received a letter We must remark, however, that we named no particular house, and that although our figures to appear to do injustice. taken from one circular, there were others, as we understood from Savannah, leading .to the same erroneous .conclusion, as we deemed it. As to the immunity claimed for a circular on the ground private letter, it seems to us simply ridi wmfbwrehoaecmdars eteu the vi because vr ea house Sn as d iv e da sr l el e adh n issuing tohet even re ference is now made, consider their circulars private, coufliotsusb.einlgf, ahowever, the writer of that to which . loot instruct the ir correspondents to use they should at . 106,54 1,2 E EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) SIMBIONDS V. MENTZ AND OTHERS. This case, which was in part heard on Saturday, was resumed this morning. The case for the defence having been concluded, and Mr. Humphrey having been heard in reply, The jury, after a short consultation, found that the plaintiff was entitled to the sum of 1001. for his extra services. The LORD CHEIF BARON directed the jury to find their verdict for the defendant upon each of the three grounds, with liberty to move to enter the verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of 3001. upon the first claim, 501 upon the second, and 1001. upon the third claim. A verdict was returned fur the plaintiff upon several unimportant points. COMMON PLEAS-;THIS DA Y). Lord Chief Justice Wilde and a special jury were engaged the whole day in the trial of an action for an alleged illegal distraint under a fiat of bankruptcy. 'Th•• case, which was of no interest except to the parties con cerned, was not concluded at the rising of the Court. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY. 3 OLD COURT. The second session of the present mayoralty was opened this morning. Mr. Samuel Taylor, of 2, George-court, Drury-lane, printer of the Patents Journal, was indicted for the publication of a libel on Mr Vincent Price, late the secretary of the London Mechanics' Benefit Institution, ascribing to him motives of personal interest in the establishment of the society, and describing him as unfit from ignorance for the situation which he held. Mr. Ilorry was retained for the prosecution, and Mr. Robinson for the defendant. Mr. Thomas Henry Smith, of Rider's-court, Leicester square, an ivory turner, stated that he was a member of the committee of the London Mechanics' Benefit Insti tution, and testified his belief that the description which appeared in the report that emanated from Mr. Taylor's printing-office could only refer to the founder, Mr. Price, and no one else. To .dr. Robinson's cross examination, he replied that he was a member of the committee, but that several secessions had been made from the society since . his installation in office, so that the committee could not be identified. George Henry Brankes, a member of the committee, said that, though constant in his attendance, there were three or four members that he had never met with. The policeman proved the identity of Mr. Taylor as the printer of the libel. The publication of the alleged libel having been proved, Mr ROBINSON submitted that Mr. Price had neither proved that he was the secretary of the society, nor that the society itself was a legal society. To make it, the latter, it ought to have been registered under 7th and Bth Victoria, c. 110, a. 2. ; but this objection being overruled by the Judge, Mr. Robinson addressed the jury for the defence. He was prepared to prove that the libel was inserted in the journal, if libel it was, with out any countenance, or even partisanship, of the de fendant. This was a sufficient defence both in law and equity ; but there was a further proof in the readiness of the defendant to give every information that could be desired by the prosecutor, so as to enable him to get at the real author. Mr. Taylor had printed only two or three numbers of this journal, and could not possibly have either interest or motive to prejudice the character of the prosecutor. He then called George Wilson Bartlett, clerk to Mr. Warnford, the prosecutor's attorney, who proved that he had called upon Mr. Taylor, at the instance of Mr. Price, to complain of the libel, when the former stated that he was quite ready to give up the name of the author, but must first have an interview with him. At a subsequent meeting with Mr. Warnford, on the 3d of October, in Holborn, Mr. Taylor had expressly stated who was the author, and that two persons in his employment could prove the hand writing of that gentleman, as exhibited in the copy of the libel. Thomas Payne, a compositor in the employment of Mr. Taylor, who had been employed on this journal proved that the copy came into the office on a Wednes day evening, when Mr. Taylor was away from home. - Mr. Simpson, the overseer for Mr. Taylor, confirmed the evidence of the last witness. Mr. HORRY replied. The COMMISSIONER summed up, stating that the jury must be clearly satisfied th a t th ere was a mischievous intention in the defendant, as also that he was the actual printer and publisher, before they could convict. After a short consultation the jury returned a verdict of Not guilty. MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY William Eales was charged with an assault on a gentleman named Barinehr, in one of the Islington omnibuses. William Barinehr, the complainant said, about a quarter before five o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the omnibus in which he was riding, drew up in Portland street, and took up the prisoner, who came in and seated himself on the transverse seat between the complainant and a young lady. The prisoner, after having seated himselt, laid hold of his friend, who was followin g ; him in, and attempted to place him in the young lady a lap. Complainant and another gentleman opposed the inteu tiou, on protection of the lady, but the prisoner insisted on placing his friend where he proposed. The young lady screamed out, and after a good deal of opposition, the prisoner consented to his friend, taking one of the unoccupied seats pointed out to him by the complainant. The prisoner continued to be very abusive till another passenger was picked up, and to him he pointed out the complainant, saying he was the man who had the control of the omnibus, and who said new and where the passengers were to sit. Com plainant, on remonstrating with him, was assailed with very gross language by the prisoner, who immediately darted at him, seiz•. d him violently by the collar, tore up the breast of his top-coat on both sides, and got his hand down his breast, with what intention, whether for the pur pose of stealing his watch or not, complainant could not ~~ , _ .; „- 7 . -...,„---;.:, ;,:: ,....-.0.,.,5 . ', . •-• 4..."-...„‘0„ say. The prisoner : 'nehstruck rini'S. - b 1 ' on his nose,, and broke his spectaclesnß but for the i nyer on of the gentlemen, who all gavOitti their aid, lie w ' have re ceives ceiveci very serious injury. Mr. Fitzpatrick, the chief clerk of' theXsptt said he was in the omnibus at. thctitile. ...tkr 15Lkn'g sworn be confirmed the whole 411";,tWri ,' plafaii evidence. A 4 more unprovoked and want: ,-; Age - '• d never seen. The prisoner said he was tipsy W —t ::e time the assault was committed, and he was sorry for it. Mr. HARDWICK said, if such conduct were to go un punished, public conveyances might cease running. The feelings of a modest female bad been outraged; and a gentleman, because he interfered to protect her, ,had been brutally assaulted and abused ; and the apology cffered was that it was the effect of liquor. The prisoner must pay SL, or go for two months to the House oi! Correction. The money was immediately paid. SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY )• William Fitt, a young man, was charged with obtain ing money from Ann Elizabeth Clay, ur tence of acting as an at tornf under t Iloving circumstances:— It appeand that the complainant's husband wes con victed some time ago, and sentenced trt be it: proncd in Brixton g ao l. -The prhoner subsequently introdt,cerl him-elf to complainant, and sold that Mr. James, her husband', solicitor, hrd Lehßved in a most scandalt , us manner, and added, th a t h e (th e pr i st Tier) would petition the Secrotary of State for to x' hu,band'L This was in November I:tst; and I said, :bat icr ti.e I in pose ecding against Mr. James, he would require 4:;-. 6d. for a writ. The money was paid to him, and , n three ,übsequtnt occasi,)rs the prisoner called again on he complainant, and suecteded in obtaining money to he amount, in all, of 21. 12s. for a de - elaration nd other proceedings which he alleged were necessary o adopt. in order _to punish Mr, James for the manner n which he had acted on the occasion. When, how ever, inquiries were made, it was ascertained th e pri soner had not commenced the proceedings, or had drawn up the petition to Government regarding her husband's release, but bad converted the money advanced to his own purposes. • • The prisoner, who assumes to be a solicitor, was con victed some time since at the Surrey sessions for ob taining money under false pretences, and had only been out of gaol about a month, when he commenced his old practices. As the prisoner asked for a remand, in order to have legal advice, he was accordingly remanded until Wed nesday. CENTRAL OF SPAIN RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the shareholders in the above undertaking was held this afternoon, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of receiving a report upon the present position of the company, and taking into consideration the resignation of the Spanish direction. The Hon. Mr. P. H. Butler, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, perhaps the best course he could pursue would be to read the letter of resignation, re ceived from the Spanish direction at Madrid. The letter assigned three reasons for the resignation ; first, the want of confidence between the board at Madrid, and the English direction ; secondly, the want of confidence of the Spaniards in the result of the undertaking ; and, thirdly, the abandonment of the branch to Lisbon, through the disturbed political state of Portugal. The Chairman, after reading the letter, went on to say, that at an interview he had with the Spanish direc tion, some few months ago, certain treaties an& concessions were made, but subsequently the Spaniards repudiated the agreement, and proposed more stringent conditions, which he declined to agree to, pointing out to the direction that they had failed to subscribe a single ducat towards the undertaking, while they had delayed the issuing of the shares for speculative services. He then returned to England, and a third party was sent out to negotiate a peace. That peace was effected, but the (Spaniards again violated their agreement,. and followed it up by sending in their resignation. It was, perhaps, ungracious in him to give such advice, after the reception he bad met with in Spell, but he felt it to be his duty to advise English capitalists not to speculate in Spanish undertakings, managed by Spanish boards of direction. There was no faith to be placed in these bodies, because they were generally under the thumb of large. Spanish speculators, and the issuing of the shares and collecting of money was made subservient to their movements on the Bourse of Madrid. It was true•their engineer's plans were rejected by the Spanish authorities, but really they were rejected because the capitalists he had alluded to had desired it. Now, the question for them to consider was, how far it was desirable for them to proceed with the undertaking. He hada() doubt the line from Madrid to Badajoz would never pay, but a line from Badajoz to Lisbon and from Badajoz to Madrid would pay, but then it must be carried out by an English, aatl not a Spanish executive, and he would recommend them to carry out that line if they could get ample guarantees and securities from the Spanish Government. The report stated that the line was conceded in 1845, and 40,000/. were subsequently deposited with the Spanish Government as a guarantee for the due carrying out of the line, and after giving in detail the statement just made by the chairman, pro ceeded to add that the reason the plans were registered was becau-e the Spanish executive of the company had gone so far as to make a report against the plans of their oein engineer. An embargo had been placed upon, the deposits of the concessionaires, and if the share holders dett mined to break up the company, the Spa•• n:sh executive, in accordance with statutes grant, d to the company, would be compelled to defray their share of the expense which had been incurred. In answer to questions, The CHAIRMAN said, any shareholder might have dis closed to him the details of the various negotiations if he would call at the office of the company, but it was not prudent to make them public. The basis and terms of the agreements which the Spanish executive had agreed to and violated, would be printed and forwarded to each shareholder. The report was then put from the chair and unani mously adopted. Captain WILKINSON said he wished to explain how it was that his plans were rejected. A SHAREHOLDER (a Spaniard) said be was convinced the shareholders threw no imputation upon Captain. Wilkinson.—(No, no.) They had evidently got rid of a set of sharpers and tricksters, and there was no use. paying any attention to their imputations. Captain Wn.siNsoN said his plans 'were rejected simply because he would not connive at the truckling and dishonesty of the Spanish directors. On one occa• sion the directors wanted him to wink at their e'xchang. ing the shares of the company for property of no value whatever ; in fact, they wanted to give 35.0001. worth of shares for property scarcely worth 15,0001, Mr. Sierra complained that no statement of the as counts had been made, and charged the directors with having put forward an advertisement unfounded in truth. The first prospectus stated that all the deposits would be returned if no concession were obtained. Only a promise of a concession had as yet been made, and therefore the deposits ought to be returned. Fifty thousand shares were to be allotted in this country, but only 28,000 were allotted, and of that number not more than 10,000 were paid upon. He contended, too, that the engineer had been overpaid, and protested that the directo - rs had been guilty of a dereliction of duty in not having rendered the directors in Spain more liable than they were at present. The CHAIRMAN admitted that some of the abuses had occurred, but it was before he became connected with the company. Upon a future day all these matters of account would be fully explained. The SECRETARY said that it was true that 50,000 shares were reserved for distribution in England, but only 28,000 were allotted ; and of that number about 10,000 were paid upon. There was no doubt that the concession had been made, and that the Spanish direot tion were certainly liable for their proportion of the ex penses. The money remaining in hand amounted to about 1,500/. Some of the ser vants and the engineer had been part paid for their claims in shares. Eventually a committee of inquiry was appointed ; and a vote of thanks having been passed to the chair. man, the meeting broke up. FLIXTON HALL DESTROYED.—Yesterday morning (Sunday), shortly after midnight, Flixton Hall, the resi dence of Sir R. Shafto Adair, Bart., near Bungay, was found•to be on fire. The discovery was made by a lad walking in the neighbouring village of Homersfield ' who went as quickly as possible to the hall, an d roused the inmates. These were only two women and one groom hours in the buildings at the rear. By some means w elapsed before an alarm was g i ven i n B ungay, and itowaa nearly three A.M. before the parish engine from that town reached the fire, followed by one - from Messrs. Grout's factory, and another from Harleston. Little substantial good could be effected, except to save range of kitchen offices recently erected, and by five o'clock the building was completely gutted, three only of the outer walls remaining, of which one has since fallen. The building was erected by Inigo Jones, and has been for the last two or three years undergoing ex• tensive repairs, which would have occupied several more years. The extent of loss will not, probably, be so large as might be expected from the magnitude of the confia. gration, as only a portion of the mansion was fit for 00. cupation, and the family was not resident. It is reported Sir Robert Adair is insured to some extent; and the origin of the fire is at present unknown. DEATH OF MISS LAVINIA MELVILLE.—MTS. vester, better known by her maiden name, died on Wed.. nesday, Dec. 2, at her residence, No. 102, York-road t Lambeth. Her death, if not actually sudden, w as utterly unexpected. She performed last at the Olympia Theatre. DEATH OF ADAM ANDERSON, LL.D., PROFESSOR OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, ST. ANDREW'S.—This di:- tinguished and most amiable man died on the sth insth He complained a little on Friday last, but was able to lecture as usual. His disease is said to ' have been aneuriim. DEATH or DR. LIST.—The Augsburg Gazelle, announces in a few words the death of Dr. Friedrich List, which took place at Kufstein on the 30th ult. The celebrated economist was on a journey to Italy for thQ benefit of his health. ____ A _-- - pension of 1001. a year has been offered by the Government to Fathew Mathew. INFIRMARY FOR FISTULA.—A deputation Nu' the Fistula Infirmary, consisting of Mr. J. Masterman, M.P.„ treasurer, the Rev. Dr. Vivian, chairman of the com mittee of management, Mr. F. Sal!son, the honorary sur geon, and Mr. W. Carter, the secretary, waited on Fri day on the Lord Mayor, to request his Lordship's ac. ceptance of the presidency of the infirmary for the en. suing year. His I.ordship expressed his desire, to fur ther the interests of the institution in every possible way, and fixed April the 19th for the anniversary festival. 0 re lo o 0 il,bo or ~l ~~