The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-09 00:00:00

Vbtr Übttton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. FRANCE. -----• The Association Nationale Elector.:le has addressed the following circular to the delegates of departments, arrondissements, cantons, and communes : " Sir,—On the eve of the promulgation of the Consti tution, which the Prince Louis Napoleon is at this mo ment preparing, the members of the National Electoral Association think it their duty to confirm the claims which you have acquired to their confidence by your energetic initiative. Future elections, the consequence of the new fundamental basis, will necessitate on your part an impulsion the more active, as you will have more obstacles to surmount. Your first attention should be turned to'the organization of your department by Com mittees of Arrondissements, cantons, and communes, which, in conformity with the statutes of the Associa tion, will be centralized in your hands. In the hope that you will continue to give your co-operation to the patriotic and Napoleonian undertaking, to which we are all devoted, we beg of you to accept the expression of our distinguished sentiments. " The President of the Association, " Marshal EXCELMANS. " The President of the Executive Committee, " General PELET." The Union de la Haute-Marne gives the follow ing:— " When M. Duvergier de Havanna received notice, some days back, that he was at liberty, he went to see M. Nadaud, one of his fellow-prisoners, and assured him that he would do all he could to procure his liberty. Al- Nadaud thanked him, and added that he had an addi tional favour to ask of him, namely, to procure him employment when free. 'Ernployment!' said M. Du vergier de Hauranne, in surprise. ' Yes, emp l o yment,' said M. Nadaud, ' for I h ave a w ife and family to sup port, and now not receiving 1 5f. a-day, I should be glad to earn, as formerly, my 101. a-day as a superintendent of building works.' A NEW ROMISH MIRACL. THE FALL OF LORD PALMERSTON. The Univers has an article on the retirement of Lord Palmerston, which is worth reading, if it be only as a curiosity in the Paris press. The Univers says : "The following is a fact which evidently shows the hand of God in the fall of Lord Palmerston. When that blind enemy of society fell, he had just addressed a note to the Protestant Governments of Germany, urging them to persecute Catholicism. The pa tience of God has just been exhausted by this last attack. This act, joined to many other similar ones, shows that Lord Palmerston was not a simple poli tical agitator of the pseudo-liberal school, but an implacable follower of Luther, a Protestant logician, a zealous sectarian, and the most formidable kind of revolutionist. His object, in seeking to revlutionize Italy, was for the purpose of putting down Papacy ; be favoured Kossuth and revolt in Hungary with the hope of seeing a Catholic empire disappear, and a new Protestant state rise in its place. His sectarian hatred and his liberalism in this instance got the bet ter of his patriotism ; for it is necessary that Austria should be powerful, in order to protect Eastern and Western. Europe against Russia ; in making this threefold attack against Austria, in Germany, in Italy, and in Hungary, Lord Palmerston inflicted a serious injury on the interests both of his country and ours. Whilst he turned his di plomacy against Catholicism, and flattered himself with sooner or later bringing about the downfal of the Roman Church, another Englishman, exchanging the illustrious name of the Spencers for that of Brother Ignatius, travelled through Europe, preach ing against Anglican Protestantism ; with naked feet, and clad in a rough habit, he unceasingly collected spiritual alms ; he armed himself with Pontifical in dulgences, pious signs and mortitications, in order to oppose the omnipotent Minister. Lord Palmers ton has been overthrown, and in his fate we may see a prognostic of the destiny of Protestantism; that heresy is nowhere so tenacious as in England; that country is its fortress, and, nevertheless, it is there morally! ruined both by those who support it and by those who abandon it. The abortion of Parliamen tarianism, the confusion of false knowledge, the bank ruptcy, and the stifling of the spirit of discussion, the restoration of good sense and of authority—all this Catholic movement of the continent will hasten the destruction of Anglicanism. The power of Eng land will be even soon shaken if she does not promptly get out of the democratic current into which Pee!, Russell, and Palmerston have thrown her. We hope that England, while returning to the true faith, will preserve her noble institutions, her opulence,aand her power. But if, through her own fault, she should be deprived of these in a few years, the Catholics would console themselves by thinking that the nets spread by the fishermen of souls, Brother Ignatius and P. Newman, would be the sooner filled. The re membrance of the multitude of saints brought to life by England persuades us that the daughtor of so many prayers will never perish in her delusion." DEATH OF THE NESTOR OF THE PRENCH PRESS. A person has lately died in Paris whose history is indeed a curious one. This person is M. Breton, who was one of the principal reporters of the Moni teur and Journal des Debats fur more than 3.; years. His occupation as a reporter began, however, long before 1816. M. Breton reported the Legislative de bates of all the Assemblies of the first revolution, and was attached to the corps of stenographs so early as the 26th August, 1790. During the Convention he had for colleagues with him in the reporter's gallery two young women, who, it is believed, afterwards perished by the guillotine. He was present when General Bonaparte dissolved the Legislative bodies during his coup d' itat of the Bth Brumaire, and, in the confusion of the moment the General trod on his foot as he was leaving the hall of debate. He continued at his task during the whole period of the Restoration, saw Manuel expelled from the Chamber of Deputies, and witnessed all thatimme diately preceded, accompanied, and followed the fall of the dynasty of the elder Bourbons. He was still, invaded by ever, at hi s post w h en t h e Ch am ber was by the mob on the 24th February, 1848, and was present at th e l ast debate of the Assem bly dissolved by the decrees of the 2d December. In 1825 he founded, with MM. Darmaing, Ledru, and Lambert , the Gazette des Tribunaux, of which he was the prin cipal propr i etor. M. B reton was a distingu i s h e d phi lologist ; knew nearly all the languages of Europe. He was attached as s worn translator to the Tribunal of the Seine, and was f requently entrusted as such withimportant and confidential missions. Few men of the present age have witnessed s o many i nterest i ng eve nts as M. Breton. His bein g an eye and ear-wit ness of all the terrible proceedi nga of the Assembli es of the first revolution would al one g i ve value to the memo ir s which it is stated he has left, sod which it is added, will soo n appear in feuilletons of one of ' the Paris morning papers. THE SPANISH NAVY. The Spanish Royal navy now consists (accordi ng to a table just pu blished) of one line-of-b attle ship, laid up at Cadiz, and two in construction at Cadiz and Ferrol ; five frigates—two at Cuba, two at Cadiz, and one in construction at Ferrol ; six corvettes, eight brigs of first class, three of second ditto, two brig. schooners, five schooners, and 21 steamers of all sizes, of which five are at Cuba, five others employed as packets between the Peninsula and the Antilles, and four at the Philippine Islands, or on the way there. There are also eight transport ships. This list is exclusive of the coast-guard service, which is stated to comprise six steamers, two brig-schooners, five schooners, three mi s ti cos , 14 feluccas of first class, 20 of second ditto, and 65 smaller vessels. NEAPOLITAN STATE TRIALS FOR THE EVENTS OF MAY 15, 1848. NAPLES, Disc. 30.—1 n my last communication I recorded the introductory pr ocee di ngs o f the pen ding state trials ; I will now proceed t o g i ve t h e d e t a ils of each day's sitting, as briefly as possible. Amongst those who h a ve attended these tri a l s , I o b serve d t h e Hon. Sir W. Temple, M. Barret, the French Mi n ister, and other gentlemen of the foreign legations. The President of the court is the celebrated N avarra, and the oth er judges are distinguished for th e v i o l ation of justice i n o th e r political trials (one of these men is the author of the reply to Mr. Gladstone 's letters). A cordon of gendarmes is so placed as to keep th e pu b lic at such a di stance f ro m the prisoners as to prevent their being heard. No one is allowed to take notes. First Day —One of the accused, Archdeacon Cag nazzi, was reported as unable to attend from ill health. The C our t suggeste d that he snould be re presented. The venerable old man (upwards of eighty) desired to be present, and his lawyer asked for more time. A report was to be made (by order of the Court) of the state of his health.—Adjourned. Second Day—The ex-Minister, Scialoja, was unable to attend. He was in the infirmary suffering from fever : a report of the medical men was read to that effect. The President commanded him to be brought into court, and after a time the unfortunate man was dragged from his b e d, and carried bc f ore th , j u d ges . On being placed amongst the other Fri- Bone rs Scialej a said, "I hop e th e court will pardon me fur the delay I have caused—l am suffering very much." The judges, dead to justice and humanity, made no reply. Archdeacon Cagnaz z i b e i ng posi tively unable to attend , thejudges decided that the trials should proceed the next day, a n d that Cagnazzi should b e brought into court. Third D4^,—Cagnazzi Wd3 brought i n t o court i n a state. The prisoners ki sse d his hand. Th ere sedan chair, in a dying was an expression of h orror on t h e faces of th ose w ho stood near and w it nesse d this bratal scene. A venerable old man, on the verge of the grave, dragged before a bench of licensed murderers, powerless and voiceless. Such THE SIIN, LONDON, acts of cruelty, I trust, can occur in Naples only, ' where humanity is banished from the land by royal authority. Leanza asked permission to call as wit ness a man now in prison, who could throw impor tant light on the events of May 15. The court re fused. The ex-Deputy Barbarisi protested against the whole proceedings of the court, as article 48 of the Constitution, which had never yet been denied as the existing law, expressly provided that Members of Parliament could only be tried by the Peers. The court would hear no protest. At this point the poor old man Cagnazzi was supposed to be expiring. A medical man was called. The paid butcher declared Cagnazzi was well enough to remain. De Robertea, the advocate, protested. The prisoners complained of being mixed up with mnrderers and common pick pockets, whilst the decree of 1849 provided that po litical offenders should be separately imprisoned. Fourth Day—A report was read that Cagnazzi was dying, and had received the sacrament. A. commis sion was named to verify the fact. Fifth Day—Declared that the court would proceed with the trials in the absence of the accused, Arch deacon Cagnazzi. Sixth Day—The accusations against Dardano and De Stefano were read. No reply. Seventh Day—Read, the accusation of the ex• deputy !Silvio Spaventa. The ex-deputy Bar barisi replied to his accusations : " The constitution given to the people by the King in February, 1848, is described in my act of accusation as having been forced from his Majesty by a faction. Now, I beg to observe, as one of this so-called faction,' that the hang declares, in his Royal decree of Fe bruary, 1848, that in granting th e sa id con stitution, he is seconding the universal will of the people,' and the royal decree after the events of May 15 confirms these words. We all sat in Parliam en t a ft er thi s d ec ree. W as it a faction whi c h sen t th e Deputies to Parliament ? How, then, can I be classed as one of a factio n ?" Barbarisi continued : " In their proper place I shall produce printed docu ments to prove that as a magistrate and Member of Parliament I did everything in my power to prevent the disasters of May 1.5, which perhaps had a very different origin from that which this court thinks proper to entertain." From the way in which the trials are conducted it is clear the prisoners will be all sent to the galleys at least. The events of France will hasten their fate. A batch of 54 political offenders are now being tried at Salerno. —Daily News. LORD PALMERSTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. enclose you a letter which I wrote to Lord Palmerston as soon as it was rumoured that he bad favoured the coup cr itat of Louis Napoleon, when almost all the Liberal papers, excepting The Sun and one or two others, were doubting a fact apparently so inconsistent with Lord Palmerston's former policy. The ideas contained i❑ the letter are so entirely in accordance with your own, that I am emboldened to think that perhaps you will consider it worth iinsert ing. I am, Sir, &c., Kilburn. C. W. S. My Lord,—Chateaubriand in his Memoires says, " that aristocracy has three successive ages, the age of superiorities, the age of privileges, and the age of vanities ; separated from the first it descends to the second, and is extinguished in the last." When I regard certain members of the Cabinet I am disposed to consider the aristocracy of England is in its dotage, but when I think of you I consider it in its infancy. Pardon me, my Lord, for daring to address you; is it forbidden for one who compared with yours is in an humble sphere, to express his admiration for a man so great as you? I will.not permit that delicacy which humility suggesta to restrain me; although incapable of conceiv ing ideas so grand as yours, I am still above many, for I am capable of understanding them. A secure Government in France is fatal to its alliance with Russia; despotism exults when it sees an impotent President trembling before the rival factions of a National Assembly. With the penetration of a great mind you saw the impotence of the Dake de Bordeaux's cause and the rottenness of the Orleans', and gave your powerful aid to the only man likely to give unity to France. You knew that although the President might consider it expedient for a time to bend the knee to Russia, from whom he can ultimately gain nothing, that the interests of France would cause him, as soon as he was firmly established, to throw himself into the arms of England. Thus France, supported by England and America, would spread happiness and freedom all over the world. France must know that her interests are bound up with those of England; she could not gain an inch of territory without a frown from Rassia; whilst, supposing the worst, England might really view, without very serious alarm, the extension of our useful neighbour from Paris to Vienna, who would purchase our com placency by leaving us in quiet possessio❑ of India. Thus there would ba but three nations in the world— England, France, and America; three nations, but di vided only by their geographical limits, for the same spirit would animate all—the millennium will have arrived, and the world will be free. When since the world was created was there a destiny more glorious or so glorious as yours? Persevere in it, stifle all hesitation, advance boldly, consider yourselt rather as an agent of Providence to work out the ends of humanity. Let not any dread of being considered by your country as merely ambitious prevent you from taking advantage of the respect that even your enemies, the most evenomed, are compelled to express for your extraordinary talents. It is to be regretted that by your resignation the depths of your policy should be exposed to Russia. That power will soon regard Louis Napoleon with the scowl of distrust; but still I hope it is too late, and that he is now sufficiently established to defy the Czar. All that remains to be done is, that you should throw aside all concealment, and boldly justify your ways to England, France, and America: by instructing those nations and exposing the soundness of your policy you will prove bow necessary you are to them, and in addition to their admiration and respect you will gain their support, and as Prime Minister you may be able to carry out those grand conceptions which have been the object of your life. _ . In conclusion, my Lord, believe me to be your Lord ship's most bumble, most devoted servant, C. W. S. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 82 for the Week ending on Saturday, the 6th day of January, 1854. I3SU2 DEPAILTXENT. X. Notes issiled...;;;;; 30,992,4f.0 Government debt 11,06,1 C 0 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 16,959,075 Silver ...... 33,375 £30,992,450 I £30,992,450 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1852. EPAILIMEN T . Dated the Bth day of January, Proprietors'capital •• 14,553,000 Best •• - • • • • • • • • • • 3,1€4,594 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounis) • • 9,447,51 i Other deposits • • • • • • 9,371,117 Seven day aad other 8i1i5.... • • • • .. 1,241,618 Government securi ties (Including Dead Weight Annuity) 13,290,572 Other securities • • 12,214,2;4 Notes ••• • • • 11,707,160 Gold and silver coin.. 151,091 p 37,778 ,145 £37,778,145 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. [852. Dated the Bth day of January, 1 COURSE OF EXCEL &raster- ••• • • • 11 18 Dlttk,, three monthS . • 12 0 Rotterdam .•..• • 12 °,, kntwerp •• 25 4772 Brussels —••• • • • 25 47 yq tiamburgh • .m,13 • 13 10 Paris, 3 dayesight 25 32% Ditto, 3 months 25 50 Marseilles ••••••• • •• • • 25 52% Boardeatur.... • • • 11'rankforton,Main; — 120% Vienna, effec. flo •••• • • 12 8 Trieste, ditto.... •• •• 12 10 Petersbargla, SR. Rble .• 36% Uadrid • • ••-•• • • • • 49 ,4 Cadiz • • •• •• • • •• 49 % Bareeloisa • • •• kNGE.-(THIS DAY.) Leghorn •• ..•• 30 90 Genoa ..•• ........ •• 25 65 siilan .. ............ Venice..........•• .• Naples 40% Palermo, per 05........ 120 Messina 120 •• •• •• 0p0rt0................ 52 Rio Janeiro •• .• •• •• •• anenos Ayres .. •• •• •• New York,6odays'sight Philadelphia .......... - ICEs OP suillori, PEA Of. Foreign Geld in bars...£3 17 9 l'ortugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 S PanishDonbloons •• 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 Silverin bars 5 0% THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire. John Armstrong, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Jan. 5. BANKRUPTS. Richard Billing, sen., and Richard Billing, jun., brick makers, Reading, Berkshire, to surrender Jan. 23, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 20, at twelve, at the C ourt of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Gregory a n d Faulkner, Bedford-row; Blandy, Reading. Frederick Freeman Cubb, grocer, Canterbury, J an. 20 and Feb. 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Cullen, High-street, Poplar. Samuel Mason, draper, Newcastle-under-Lyne, Ja n . 21 and Feb. 18, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birming ham; Fenton, Newcastle-under Lyne ; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. John Williams, shipowner, Bristol, Jan. 23 and Feb. 18, at elev en, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Day, Bristol. David Boobbyer, ironmonger, Tavistock, Devonshire, Jan. 20, and Feb. 18, at one, at the Exeter District Court.Eßirtzl, olUcial assignee, Exeter; Terrel', Exeter; Parker, Rcoke, and Parker, Bedford-row. George-Rhinos, cloth merchant, Falsgrave, Yorkshire, Jau. 26 and Feb. 16, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignn, Leeds; Barker, Hud dersfield; Bird, kludderifield. John Bradshaw Taylor, ship broker, Liverpool, Jan. 22, and Feb. 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner , official assignee, Liverpo o l ; Booker, Liverpool. Robert Wall Ogilvie, ship broker, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, Jan. 20, at eleven, and Fcb. 26, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official asslgre.), Newcastle-upon-Tyne; White,lSunde:land. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from returns made in the week ending Jan. 6, 1852, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British possessions in America No return. From the Mauritius _ 225. Od. per cwt. From the East Indies No return „ ... ... _ By authority of Parliament, HENRY BICKNELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company Grocers'-hall, Jan. 9. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Jan. 9.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar met with more attention both from Grocers and Refiners, and easier rates were taken, making the decline since last Friday is per cwt. The purchases are 872 hhds &c., including at auction 150 hhds 11 trcs Barbadoos which sold at 27a 6d to 29s 6d for fine and superior yellow, low to good 30s 6d to 375; 50 hhds Antigua at 25s 6d to 30a for washed. The total purchases for the week are 2 516. REFINED —To-day there was less demand for Re fined Sugar for home dealers, and former rates are not supported, brown lumps genii] , " at 43s 6d to 445. In Crushed Sugar there is little Zing for export; British is 26s to 27s per cwt. _ _ Manarrini.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was operated in with caution; a decline took place of is to Is 63 per cwt for brown, and 6d per owt for yellow and refining. Of 8,458 bags 37 casks at auction not more than half sold, low and very ord brown went at 193 to 223 6d, better sorts 23s to 28s 6d, ord to mid yellow 29s to 31s, good to fine 31s 6d to 353, low to fine grey 26$ to 335, end ord to good grainy yellow 315 to 365. EAST INDIA..—This afternoon the market was again freely supplied with Bengal Sugar. At auction 10,700 bags were offered, and not above half sold; Kuser went at 19s 6d to 21s 6d, being is to is 63 cheaper; other sorts sold rather lower; common white Benares at 33s to 345, mis to good 34s 6d, fine 36s 6d to 38e, mid to good grainy yellow 34s to 375, fine ditto 37s 6d to 383 6d. Madras is is per cwt cheaper; at auction 2,600 bags were all sold, soft brown at 20s 6d to 21s 6d, and low to good yellow ditto 223 to 24s 6sl per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of foreign Sugar, and there is sarcely any business done privately. Prices as compared with those of last Tuesday show a decline of is per cwt for duty paid parcels. Monasszs.—Prices are sustained for West India, and the supply is limited; at present, however, there are few buyers. The value of Barbadoes and Antigua is 12s to 13s, other sorts Ils to lis 63. Of Bengal and Mauritius the quantity here is trifling, and there are buyers at 103 to lie. For Cuba and Porfo Rico holders require 12s to 123 6d, at present little is doing. Honey continues to be wanted, and Jamaica realized from 36s to 56s for low to fine. Prices are firm for Tamarinds, with several buyers; East India at 8s to 12e; and West India 20s to 30s per cwt. Cocos.—lmporters of Trinidad have been desirous to realize this week, the quantity brought forward having been larger than for some time; prices are depressed 4s to 5s per cwt; at auction 1400 bgs nearly all sold, low to mid grey at 29s 6d to 325, good 32s 6d to 333 6d, and damaged 24a to 31s per cwt: privately red can be ob tained at from 34s to 425. COFFEE.—To-day holders of Coffee were firm, and re frained from submitting any to public sale: Home dealers or exporters were little disposed to operate pri vately, still prices are maintained, and good ord Native Ceylon cannot be bought under 39s per cwt. TEA.—The quantity declared for auction on Tuesday is large, amounting to 30,000 pkgs. There has in con sequence been only a limited demand during the last few days for Congou; still merchants display firmness. The rates obtained for low are Bd, good ord sound 8d to 93, blackish leaf 9id to 1 lid, superior and Pekoe kinds Is to Is 6d. A material increase of demand is expected to take place for sorts under is per lb. Souchong is held for 9d to lld for low to mid, and good to fine is to Is 10d; at present few buyers are to be found. In the value of Oolong there is no variation, yet sales have been small, common at 101 to Le, and mid to fine is Id to is sd. On the part of holders of green there is no desire to sell under previous term. Prices for Hyson of low and mid quality rule at is to is 3d, good to fine is 4d to 2s, suporior 2s 2d to 2s 103, Gunpowder, Canton 9d to is 4d, Hyson sort is 3d to 3s 4d, Imperial Canton lld to Is 2d, Hyson kind is 3d to 2s 6d, Young Hyson from Is to 2s 6d, Twankey lld to Is 2d, and Hyson skin 13d to Is 4d. Scented Orange pekoe is wanted and support previous terms, goon to fine selling at is 2d to is 9d ; all other sorts 10d to is ld. Sales are yet small in Flowery Pekoe, with sellers of good to fine at is 4d to 2s Be, and common to mid is to Is is 3d. Cape is held for 10d to is 2d, and scented ditto Ild to Is 5d . SPICES,—With Pimento the market has been liberally supplied this week, and the demand having been limited prices declined d per lb; the public sales of 1,600 bags went at 4d to 4id for low mid and mid, 4i-1 to 4id for good mid to good, and fine sd. At auction :60 chests Cassia Lignea were disposed of; fine realised 120 s, ord and mid 1053 to 1103, mouldy 105 a to 110 s, and broken 90s to 95s per cwt. Cassia Vera is wanted at 46s to 565. The value of Cassia Buds is 13Cis to 140 s, and supply remains scanty. For Pepper there is a much better demand, still no ad vance has been produced by it; by private treaty 6,000 bags have been sold. Sumatra and Penang at 2id to aid, arid Malabar 3 i id to 34d. White Pepper sells fteely, , and at full terms; the public sale of 360 bags went at lid •to Bid for mid to good. For Cayenne Pepper the rates obtained privately are from 9d to is Bd. Ginger is in limite d supply; there is an improving de mand. and stiffer rates are obtained; a public sale of 100 packages Jamaica went at 125 s for fine, at 48s to 70s for mid and good, arid at 42s to 147 8 for common; pri vately some parceLs of African have been disposed of at 24s to 25s;Calicut and Cochin 28sto 38s, good to f 40s to 645; the rates asked for export East India are 161 to 17s; no sales, hot, ever, have taken place. Cloves are more in demand; previous low terms are, however, ac cepted, Amboyna selling at 6;d to 7 d, Penang 10d to Is Id, Bourbon anti African si-d to 6id per lb. Mace is not offered at a decline ; sales are small, first sort at 2s 3d to 2s sd, second ditto is lld to 2s 2d, and inferior is 8d to Is 10d. Nutmegs are operated in with caution, and prices yet incline down' anis; at auction 35 cases were dis posed of, good bcs(d Dutch limed went at 2s to 2s id, mouldy is 10d to 2s, wormy 6d to Bd, and fine bold brown 3s per lb. :Privately mid and good sorts can be obtained at 2s to 2s 10d, inferior is 8d to is Ild, common and mid limed is 6d to Is 10d. The Cinnamon sales will take place on the 26th inst.; there is still little business doing, arvd sellers are willng to accept 2s to 2s 3d for first sort CA ylon, is Id to 2s 2d for second ditto, and third 93 to 15+ 10d per ib, the better sorts meeting with the least attention. FRIIIT.—The s upply of Valencia Raisins is large for the time of year, and the demand being limited prices are depressed, now selling at 31s to 335, and old 223 to 275. Currants are offered at a reduction; still little has been done, new ein be obtained at 30s to 365, and old 203 to 28s. Aca rgo of fine Patras sold at 35s 6d for home use. Muse atel Raisins met with a slow sale at 40s to 803; and Turkey Figs 36s to 35s per cwt. RicE.—To-day East India Rice was sought after, an advance being r , 3.quired operated against business. At auction 3 ; 805 begs Bengal were taken in at 103 to Ils 6d .for mid and good, being is p er c wt above the value. - Of Sago 672 chts were only in part sold; fine large pearl at 254, mid medium size 18s to 19s, and mid small 16s. Of Sago Flour 495 bags sold at 12s to 12s 6d per cwt. _ _ SPIRITS. — In t.3onsaquence of a reduction of ld per gallon having ht en submitted to for Leeward Islands Rum, a fair business has been transacted at Is 4d to is 51 proof strengt h. East India is cheaper, and the sales are 300 hhds at is 31 to is 3id proof. For Demerara operations have been small, at 2s to 2s 3d for 32 to 40 over proof Jamaica Fine quality 34 to 38 per cent over proof is offered at from 3s 2d to 45.. 2d, good mid to good 32 to 35 over 2s 7d to 3s, mid 2s 5d to 2s 7d, and low 28 to 30 over 2524 to 2s 4d. Full lif rms are demanded for Brandy. Prices fur Cognac best Brands of the vintage of 1851 rule at 4s 2d to 4s 4d; 1850 ditto, 4s 6d to 4s 8d; 1849 ditto, 4s 9d to 4s 11d; 1848 ditto, 5s 3d to 5s sd; older, 5s 7d to 6s 6d; low to mid 2s 10c1 to 4s; _ . _ _ _ and Bordeaux, 2ii 2d to 2s 4d. British made Spirits re mains firm at 9s 'Bd to 9s 9d net cash; and Gin 8s for 22 under proof. Co:neva is is 7d to is Bd, and fine is 9d to 23 per gallon. INDIGO. —They quarterly sales of East India Indigo are fixed for the 10 in of next month, and already 6,436 chests are &Hared. Operations are still trifling for all purp uses, although there are sellers 2d to 3d Fer lb under last sale's rates. In consequence of the reduced stock of Spanish, pre vious terms are sustained • sales are, however, trifling; Guatemala, flon sat4s9d to sa, sobres 4s to 4s 6d, cortes 2s to 3s Id; Caracca, floras and sobres 48 to ss, and cortes 2s wei to 3s 9d per lb. COCIIINRAL.— To-day the demand was brisker for Cochineal, and al auction 111 bags Honduras all sold at full rates, silvers at 2s 9d to 3s for ord to good, and black at 35 6d to 43 for mid to good. SALTPETRE.-- To-day a fair business was done by pri vate treaty, and full rates were paid. At anction 257 tngs recalled 253 6d for mid quality 26i per cent refrac tion. •Tb:is afternoon the parcels of Tallow a' - pu blic sale most ly sold a t previous rates; 230 pkgs South American at 34s to 35s 9d; 317 csks of Sydney, good to fine Mutton, 35s 6d to 36s 6d, Beef 35s to 365; 260 cks wrecked P. Y. Candle 35s 3d to 35s 9d. OlLS.—This eEernoon of 70 tons Sperm Oil at auction a part only sold s.t 8415 s to 851 101 for good to fine. SH IPWRECK. meeting of the general committee of the R EWA RDS FOR SAVING LIFE FROM Yesterday a bert, from Shipwreck was held at the office,M .P._. John-street, Adel Phi; Mr. Thomas Wilson, late P . for London, e in Royal National Lastitution for the Preservation of Life the chair, support ed by Commodore Sir Thomas II F - R N Captain Ommanney , l-i, R.N. (deputy comptroller-general of the voasi, Guard), CO loud Colquhoun, R.A., Captain Hal sted, R.N. (of Lloyd's), Captain Jerningham, R.N. (her RN., 1i.C.8., Captain Washington, • ~ Majesty's ship Captain Perrott, Captain Preston, and M r. Edward E xcellent), Captain . 151 ` Hard y , RN., Hurry. The seer etary (Mr. Lewis) ha vin g read the minutes of the p rev i ous meeting, the medal of the insti tution was voted I o b e presented to J os hua Chard, in appreciation o f hi s prompt and gallant con d u ct in going otf in his boat wisp a crew (to whom pecun i ar y reward was granted), in the midst of a terrific sea, to the rescue of the crew of the brig John, of Newcastle, which was wrecked atiThorp3 em Re e f, on the coast o f S u ffolk, early on the morning of the B t h o f D ec. Tee sea was break ing heavily over the vessel, and t h e mas ter and Ilia crew of (nine) men were compelled to take to their boat!, but were unable to land from the violent surf roll-. leg on the beach, at id they must have been driven out to. the wide ocean had not Chard and his crew, amidst , considerable risk, ; :one to their aid, and brought them. safely to shore in la is own boat. A reward of 5/. was voted to the crew o: 1' the Harwich smack Aurora's In-• crease, in conaidet ation of their humane services in having promptly be me down in the smack's boat to the roscue of the crew of the schooner Arrow, wrecked on the Long Sand, e n the 27th of December, when her crew were seen clip ging to the wreck's broadside, And FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1852. they must, had not the smack's boat most opportunely put off to their aid, have perished. Two sovereigns were also voted to two pilots of the river Dee, for having saved the lives of the crew of a smack, sunk on a recent occasion during a heavy gale off the point of Ayr, on the coast of Flintshire. The crew had taken to the rigging, and were rescued from their perilous situation, after three unsuccessful attempts, the pilots' boat being very inadequate to contend with the high sea that was running at the time. Daring the past year it was stated that upwards of seven hundred wrecks had taken place on the coasts of the United Kingdom, causing, as usual on the occasion of such disasters, a frightful loss of life. We understand that the institu tion is now making vigorous exertions to increase the number of its life-beats on the coast, and we trust that the public will liberally second its humane and hitherto successful efforts to save life from shipwreck. STATE OF PARTIES. (From the Times.) There is one contingency which factions are apt to overlook, and that is the contingency of success. A game may be very good so long as it is confined to the instant there is a tschaens talking- For an ex r than the alliance of aangme necessity p t e a lse t s i i o wt n ye , f b on u ra t ead m c t a inn y ogt b a r gs e o a w k f eu d ir o l Republicans, Communists, and Legitimists that drove Louis Philippe from his throne, and by one act, concluded his reign and their own. All the authors of the unspeakable calamity which has fallen on France were great men in their way, till they achieved a triumph almost beyond expectation in February, 1848 ; but since that they have dwindled toare not even to be found. It were not prepared for the Power to which they ostensibly aspired. Something i is s n veryi gni fi clearcn ce ' of the same kind happened in that and they some w this country, when the Protectionists last session found themselves sud denly invited to form an administration. In that case happily there was a man of some weight and 'some experience, who saw the abyss at his feet, and renounced the dangerous prize of power. The only damage incurred by the party was the naive confession of its recognised chief, that it con tained no men who were competent to lead Parlia ment and advise her Majesty. Theie the evil stopped for the present. But w h at if the same contingency should occur next session, and power be once more tendered with redoubled urgency ? Should a weak Go vernment with a budget of weak measures encouter a weak support and a strong opposition—in a word, should the Ministry have to undergo once more the ordeal of last session, and have to run the gauntlet of perpetual defeats, it is quite possible that the Protec tionists may find greatness thrust upon them in spite of their natural modesty. Should that be the sase, they will, of course, be driven to a dissolution, and we have never denied that a general election would probably give them a few votes. They would then have to meet Parliament, and would forthwith have to announce the polic y on which for the future they expect the country to be governed. That hour of triumph would only be the beginning of their diffi culties. Two courses would then be open to them ; the , one, that suggested b y the stron g pecuniary appe tite of the landed int erest V iz , a good measure of protection ; the other, that devised by the more subtle genius of the Protectionist leader in the Commons—viz., a relief from the peculiar burdens alleged to have been the the counterpose of Protec tion, and to have become intolerable in its absence. It is not for us to say which policy would prevail in the agitated counsels of that fearful crisis , but, if we are to believe the great body of Protectionists themselves, ;hey would make straight for a good sliding scale, or an eed valorem duty o n a ll imports, or something, at all e ven t s , that would forthwith put a round sum into th e i r pockets. But , even if we suppose a more temporising policy, indicating, in th e shape of relief, that th e cou ntry is to be governed for the peculiar be ne fit o f the agriculturist, the effect would be much th e sa me on the mind of the country at largo. I n one f or m or another the Pro tectionist Minister w ou ld h a ve to announce the policy of befriending one class at the e xpense of all the rest. So, at least, it would be understood; and, if it were not so understood, it wou ld not answer its purpose of uniting the Prote ct i on i s t phalanx. Such a policy would be suicidal, in exact proportion to the ways and means that might possibly be found for averting its immediate rejection. In the first place, it would reduce all the growing intellect and expanding effections of the landed inte rest to the fell necessity of one more final Protec tionist self-immolation. Dukes and squires would have to declare themselves once more in black and white, merging all private misgivings and mi nor differences. If a country gentleman had almost forgotten his politics in useful pursuits, or if he had learn to recognize free trade as a fact, he would find himself pressed once more into the last defence of a desperate cause. There has been only one parallel that we know of for the net of destruction in which the party would find itself involved, and that it may read in the fate of the men whom a certain Jew ish usurper invited to a great act of sacrifice provided with distinguishing vestments, and cut off from all pos sible retreat. The effect of such a policy as would then of necessity be placed before the Legislature would be to compel all sides to declare themselves, and to reduce the natural multiplicity of opinions to a simple Yea and Nay. While the unhappy agr i cu l tur i sts would find themsel ves obli g ed to persevere or recant, the numerous other classes and interests in the State s w i s O t tl e would be e.T drawnhere into a closer and si m pl er un i ty o f re- wou ld rise such a cry as was often heard in the middle ages amon g the s tout - hearted burghers who found their co mmerce interr upted and their liber ties threatened by the lord ofsome neighbouring castle s wept away in one hour the p r i v il eges o f the aristocracy. R —such u t a i o nc cry y a s was heard in France b e f ore t h e Fi rst There are too many in this country who would like nothing so m uc h as a Protectionist Government, for they know well the tendency of one extreme to provoke and prepare for the other, and they know that th e obstinate asse rtion of agricultural privileges might lead to a crusade against all privileges whatever. Were such a Ministry to be in for a month, it would be the signal for a co unter -organization more extensive, and probably more permanent and danger ous, than any we have yet Seen. That organization wou ld proceed, not merely on the fact that comme r c ial freedom and equality wer e th rea t en ed, but on the fact t hat t he Whigs had failed to carry on the Govern ment, and that no then talcs An extreme c l ass of politic i ans would come forward , n o lon ger as reformer s o f an cient party their p n l a theee high politi ca l world was able to . abuses, but as delivere rs fro m growing c w l e o n f gpoerwwerou; would the country a t large party prepar e d to go any lengths, difficulties and impending dangers. The e xpedient of a di ss olution would give the Mini ster time and en a bl e him to opportu n it y of an utterly but the lo nge r he held abneDowning-street enjoydin rejoicing t a h brief eh a n s d shadow in a o d t fhot the e un popular and impotent administration. Thus far we have been delivered from Chartists. They take no hold than on the mass of the people ; out of door s th ey ge t no thing but never advance further Govern ment once threatens to be retrograde an onward movement. will be met signatures annual oration.indoors if the policy o f the by an almost universal combina tio nf o r movement. Now, the question for gentle men country to consider ie, whether they are prepared for the fearful responsibilities of such a crisis We repeat that, after the example of 1 t aa 8 year, they may be forced into a temporary tri umph in spite spi i te of them selves. But it will be by th e i r owr act and deed. e Reluctant as they may be st the last mo ment to reaction, undertake a gret Protectioniat the course divisions they are now taking, and the divisions they are now promoting, may ultimately, and before very long, force them to the attempt- an d some of the party it may be a very agreeable thou h that they may possibly wake some mornie oug t Mi uiaters ; but Lord D g and find themselves . _ erhy i s not one of those sell flattering enthusiasts, ei not particularly im patient to undertake a eis s Protectionist Administration, for he knows what it Would end in. CONFESS lam a regular downright vegetarian, I am. I taste nothing that has been connected with blood, and my fishes, as it is from that t S h T t O o F f A my lt r ow E n G s E pe T ei A es :ll:N g : the stomach is as free from th e fl e sh of beasts, birds, and whole hog without killi ng hi m , as if I were a snob I should shudder when making u se of his bristles. I had once some hair bottomed c h a i r s, but my conscience was so tender that I could cot sit down upon them without feeling a degree of horro r so air-bottomed ones instead. so I gave them away for the sake of peace, ant got some Aad now, consid ering the whole, it may literally be sa i d of me that I live u p on gutty percha and west of E ng l a nd. The phrase " nothing me like leather," don't suit . can't look at the article of without thinking the w i n d. My shoes are made of blood. Shirt and other buttons made of bone I abomi nate; t h e y smell of death, and that sickens me. So I wear no buttons, but those made of papier-machi, which in reality are vegetable buttons. I burnt my wife's muff last week, and threw away half a score of kid gloves ; the skin of the poor dear dumb animals melts ale. I hate the butchers with so much zeal that I could d rown them in the bl o od they shed, were it permitted me to take life. Myself and a few similar spirits ar e a b out forming a soc i et y which is to be called the ‘• Anti - Devouri ng Club." The objects o f it will be to save all life, from an adder to a rhinoc eros, from a sprat to a whale, f rom a wasp to an eagle. For sons are to be employed in the forests to prevent the wild beasts from gorging upon cacti other, and divert will be sent into the deep to tame the sharks and cause the larger fishes to live upon seaweed instead of upon the small fry. G —re ", the aeronout, will be the Van Amburgh of the birds of prey in the airy regions. And lastly, we shall have all butchers, sausage-makers, and rat-catchers tried for wilful murder, and when we have found them guilty, as being taken red fang , instead of punishing them Capitally, we shall send t hem to Botany Bay, there t o vegetate f o r the rest of their lives upon the esculents f rom w hich the place takes its name. HULL, JAM. W.S.W., strong. —Arni. Amelia, Juga, Alexandria; TrYPhelaa, 6t. Alicliael'e, RAILWAY CLERKS' AND SERVANTS' PROVIDENT FUND. Mr. Wyndham Harding, Secretary of the London and South-Western Rail way Company, has again addressed the shareholders of that line upon the im portant subject of a fund for provision against old age, or other casualties similarly incapacitating a servant of the company from continuing his duties. He has undertaken this duty in pursuance of a recom mendation of the commercial committee of the company, made February 14, 1851. He treats the subject under two heads. lit. As to a superannuation and provident fund for the clerks and salaried officers of the company. 2d, as to a superannuation and provident fund for weekly servants who have bee❑ many years in the service, and may be worn out, or disabled in it. As regards a provision against superannuation for clerks and sa laried officers, he refers to the plan adopted by Go vernment, in the civil departments of the State, and specifies the modifications which would be necessary to this plan, to adapt it to the railway ser vice. His plan secures to every member who may have served ten years, if unfitted for duty, an allowance commencing at the moment he be comes disqualified, and proportioned to his salary at the time of his retirement. He renders membership compulsory and so deprives the impro vident of all option. Graduating the scale of allow ances, according to the number of years a person has been employed, and regulating the amount I —cording to the salary at the period of retirement, he recognises the superior claims of lengthened services and official position, and by returning the instalments without in terest to parties leaving the service before the period of superannuation (except in the case of fraudulent defalcation)! renders the fund not only a fund for superannuation, but a general provident fund—an encouragement to saving, a check o❑ misconduct, and a provision for the families of railway officers. This he submits as the arrangement to be made im• perative on all persons hereafter joining the service of this company. The directors have, however, espe cially desired him to look into the case of the old ser vants, who were appointed at the commencement of the undertaking, without strict regard to their age ; who have now served the company for several years, and who will first become superannuated, and he has accordingly done so. Tne result of the inquiry is : that to provide a retiring pension for all such officers as have served ten years, would now involve so large an annual payment as would, he conceives, deter the directors from undertaking it. He therefore recommends that the case of all officers who have served the company ten years or upwards, and who are now fifty years of age or upwards, should be treated specially, as each arises, there being only four officers in this position ; and that all the other officers who have served the company ten years being (with the exception of the four named) under fifty years of age, should be called upon, with the rest of the staff, to join the general fund, they being given credit for their past years of service in the scale of pension. With regard to the case of the great majority of the persons in the establishment, namely, those who have joined the service within ten years, he conceives that after a year's notice all such persons should be called upon to join a General Superannuation and Provi dent Fund. As, however, some of these persons may fairly say, that not knowing of the super annuation arrangement, they have, by insurance, or otherwise, already taxed their incomes for a future provision, he would allow any one who wished it, to join to the extent of only one-half the proposed scale of superannuation, paying accord• ingly only one-half the premium. And he further suggests, that in order to meet the objection that this is a " post facto" arrangement, and notwithstand ing that the present staff have paid nothing into the fund from the time of their joining the service, that the directors should allow the past years' services of the present staff to be counted, so as to entitle them to a similar grade in the pension scale to that which they would have occupied if such a fund had always existed. BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 8. (Before Mr. C. WATEEFIELD, Registrar.) TUE STOURBRIDCE AND BROMSGROVE BANKS.-IN RE RIIFFORD AND WRAGGE. Courts were held at Stourbridge on Tuesday and at Bromsgrove yesterday, according to appointment, for the proof of debts under these bankruptcies. The ur rangements were made with the view to obviate incon venience and expense to creditors holding the notes of these establishments. Mr. Flarward, solicitor, of Stourbridge, was in at tendance for the assignees. The only question of any importance which arose was with regard to proofs tendered by the treasurers and trustees of certain benefit and friendly societies, who claimed to be paid in full of their seeurities. It was objected that they were only entitled to receive the divi dend of a❑ individual creditor. This point has been fre quently discussed, and various decisions have been given by the Commissioners of Bankruptcy. Mr. Wat. , rfield ultimately resolved to receive the proofs, subject, upon the point in dispute, to an argument and decision in the Court at Birmingham, which he fixed for the 24th of January. The proofs at Stourbridge on Tuesday amounted to 14,0001., and of this sum there was one deposit debt of upwards of 10,000/. The rest was in issue notes. The proofs at Bromtgrove yesterday were between 4,0001. and 5,0001. As far as the investigation into the aff,irs of these establishments have proceeded they afford little evidence as to their ultimate assets. The probability_is that the dividend will be extremely small. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 8. (Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.) .IN RR MICHAEL GASMAN. This insolvent, a dealer in iron in Cowcross, West Smithfield, was opposed by Mr. Cooke, on the part of several creditors; Mr. Sargood supported. The case occupied the whole day, and was adjourned for further evidence until the 15th instant. We defer our report until the case is concluded. IN RE JAMES ROBERTSON ANDERSON. In this case of Mr. Anderson, the late lessee of Drury lane Theatre,a sitting for proof of debts was held, and a number of creditors attended. Mr. Sullivan claimed to prove for 2301. for 23 repre sentations of a comedy called the Old Lore and the New, which was resisted on the part of Mr. Robertson, and the proof was ultimately adjourned for the attendance of that gentleman. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. THE MURDER AT MARYLEBONE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. BALLANTINE addrebaed the jury fur the defence at great length, and insisted that there were circum stances in the case which gave it more the complexion of manslaughter than murder, and he therefore called upon them to find the prisoner guilty of the minor offence only. The Lsarned JUDGE carefully summed up the whole of the evidence, and left it for the jury to determine whether the prisoner in killing his wife had beets ac tuated by a malicious feeling, or that the violence which produced the death was the result of premeditation and malice aforethought, as the law described the spirit which actuated a murderer. Mr. BALLANTINE, at the close of his Lordship's sum ming up, said he had omitted to examine some witnesses who were in attendance to speak to the prisoner's character, and he asked, as a matter of indulgence, that he should now be permitted to do so. Mr. Baron PLATT said that, in a case of this descrip tion, although it was out of the ordinary course, the witnesses might be examined. _ _ Several parsons who had known the prisoner a great many years were accordingly called as witnesses, and they described the prisoner as being a quiet, humane, well•conducted man. The jury retired at 20 minutes to 5, and did not re turn until 6 o'clock, when they returned their verdict, declaring the prisoner Guilty of manslaughter. Mr. Baron PLATT immediately proceeded to pass sen tence. He said that the prisoner had been found guilty by a most considerate and most merciful jury of the crime of manslaughter, and it was now the duty of the Court to pass a sentence upon him such as would mark its sense of the character of his offence, and afford an example to others likely to deter them from the com mission of a similar crime. Upon what grounds the jury had rested their verdict it was not for him to in quire. It was the province of the jury to decide upon tee facts, and whatever might be the opinion of the great majority of the hearers of the evidence In the present case upon that subject, the Court must act upon the verdict of the jury alone. It was impossible not to see, however, the enormity of the offence be had com mitted. He had destroyed in the most barbarous m sr ner the wife of his bosom, whom ho had sworn to protect and cherish, and this ho had done, as it would appear, without any real motive whatever. It was true he had endeavoured to suggest that she had been unfaithful to his bed, but it was duo to the memory of the unhappy woman to state that there did not appear by the evi dence to be any ground for the accusation, although there was too mach reason to believe that jealousy had been the cause of the crime, and that his expression when ho heard of the death of his unhappy wile, that " now he was at rest," clearly showed that he was actu ated by a feeling of deadly revenge. The Court, untLir these circumstances, felt bound to show that such lan offence could not escape with entire impunity by passin g upon him the sentence that he be transported beyond the seas for the term of his natural life. This case concluded the business of the session; the trial of Davis and lleilbron, for a fraudulent bankruptcy and conspiracy, and several others being postponed, and this Court adjourned to Monday, February 2. The TreviEo and Udine Railway is to be com menced in the month of March. It is to pass by Sacile in stead of Mott& Another great improvement is cc n template(' at Udine, viz : , the lighting of the town by Kits. The coal for the purpose is to be imported from Dalmatia. Galiguani. PRINCE ALBERT'S MODEL LODGING•HOUSIIIo-- On a plot of barren ground, contiguous to the Shadwell sta tion of the Blaekwall Railway, which was formerly occupied by some miserable hovels, a rang e o f dwellings, exact l y si milar in size and architecture to Prince Albert's model lodging-house:in Hyde-park, have been erected. They are two stories in height, each floor having three rooms, and their style of build has a most pleasing effect. A . t present the range is confined to twelve d we llings, but i t is pro posed to increa,eo then to as many again. POLICE INTELLIGENCE BO W-STREET. Elizabeth Matthews, a dissipated young woman, was charged with breaking a window, and smashing a gold watch worth 101., the property of Robert Hayles, land lord of the Craven Head, in Drury-lane, and more gene rally know as the Norfolk giant. Tee enormous dimensions of the complainant, who is said to be seven feet six inches in height, and upwards of 35 stone weight, attracted a considerable crowd to the cJurt—being, in fact, the only point of interest in the case. It vies proved that the defendant became disorderly in the house, and refused to pay for some liquor with which she had been supplied. Atter she had broken a window, an attempt was made by the complainant to eject her From the premises, upon which she snatched his watch from his waistcoat and dashed it to pieces. Toe defendant, who appeared penitent, paid 2s. 6d., the cost of the window; and Mr. HALL referred the " giant" to the County Court for the recovery of the more serious damages. MARYLEBONE. Yesterday George Lawrence, a porter, and Thomas Green, a shoemateer, were brought before Mr. Long, on the charge of having conspired together to defraud the London and North-Western Railway Company of 6s. 4d., being the am nut of a third-class tare from London to Peterborough, Mr. Beresford, superintendent of the company's police, was present during the proceedings, which excited some degree of interest, inasmuch as the selling of return tecke . .s has, on the line in qaestion, been carted on to a considerable extent. Crofts, 616 (one of the railway constables) said— This morning, at a quarter to seven, as I was on the platform at the Euston Station, I was spoken to by a gentleman, and in consequence of what he said I went into the vestibule, where I saw Lawrence speaking to another man. They presently came into the hall, and while there Green and Lawrence conversed with each other. I saw Lawrence pass a ticket to Green, and they both went through on to the platform, when Green took his seat in a third-class carriage, Lawrence remaining at the carriage-door. Suspecting that there was something wrong, I communicated what I had seen to Mr. Spen cer, the station-master, and the prisoners were given into custody. Mr. Spencer said—l saw Green enter the carriage, and, observing Lawrence standing clone to it, I asked him if he was going by the train, to which he replied that he was not, and that he had merely come to see a friend off. I demanded to see Green's ticket, and on his showing it to me I inquired of him how be became possessed of it, but he refused to give me an answer. I ordered him out of the carriage, and sent a policeman to look for Law rence, who was speedily brought back, and he and Green were then given in charge. Mr. Spencer produced the ticket, which was a " re turn" one, delivered at Peterborough for "London and back." Inspector Sibsey, railway officer, said, the prisoners were brought to me, and I asked Lrwrence what he knew of the ticket, when he told me that he had paid for it at Peterborough, but that wishing to stop a few days longer in London, he had sold it to Green for 2s. 6d. Green admitted that such was the fact, and was not aware that he was doing anything wrong in making the purchase. Lawrence, on being asked by Mr. LONG what be had to say, replied, " I thought I could do as I liked with my own ticket;" and Green said, " I did buy it of him, as I was going to Northampton, and thought that upon producing it there it would be all right." Inspector Sibsey said that the ticket would not have been received at Northampton, as it was a return ono for Peterborough. The MAGISTRATE examined the ticket, and remarked that upon it were the words, " This ticket to be forfeited if transferred;" adding, that there was nothing in the Act which would empower him to inflict a penalty for such transferring or selling a ticket. The question was simply this—was there a guilty intention on the part of the prisoners or not? He was of opinion, taking all the circumstances of the case into consideration, that there was no evil intent, and that no conspiracy to de fraud had been made out. " If," said Mr. Long (ad dressing Superintendent Beresford), " you wish to press the case—and I must say I think you ought not to do so —I shall put only a small penalty, under 8 Victoria, c. 20, sec. 103, for ' attempting to travel by your railway without having previously paid the proper fare.'" Mr. Beresford remarked that, attending as he did on behalf of the company, and knowing that similarly fraudulent practices had for a long period been carried on, be must press for a conviction. Mr. LONG—Then I shall fine Green ls. Lowrance will be discharged. WORSHIP-STREET. Charles Dean, whose right name is supposed to be .Holman, Mary Dean. his wife, and Henry Hawhes and Elizabeth Jarnei, four well-dressed persons, wore charged with coining. The officers in charge of the case produced several baskets, one of them a hamper, completely filled with the implements and adjuncts of false coining, comprising several electroplating batteries, files, metal, ladles and crucibles, and eight or nine bottles containing sulphuric and other acids usually employed by such persons in car rying on their operations. The first case taken was against the two Deans, in which Inspector Brennan of the G division, stated that, in consequence of a eceiving directions from the authorities of the Mint to that effect, he, accompanied by Sergeant Jackson and other officers, proceeded, between twelve and one o'clock that morning to the house No. 8, Thrawl street, Spitalfields, into which, with much difficulty, they succeeded in effecting an entrance, and, having di vided themselves into two parties, he, Jackson, and others made their way as quietly as possible to a room on the second floor, which he knew to be occu pied by the prisoners. The door of this room they found to be strongly secured on the inside, and, as it was important to detect the prisoners in the fact, if pos sible, Sergeant Jackson, who had provided himself be forehand with a sledge-hammer, instantly dashed in one of the panne's, and witness, on looking through the aperture so made, saw the female prisoner standing be fore a strong coke fire, and lifting off it an iron ladle con taining metal in a state of fusion, which, upon hearing the noise produced by smashing the panne], she dropped out of her band, and the metal was spilt on the hearth. Upon again trying to force the door they discovered that it was fastened beyond their reach by a ponderous piece of timber nearly as thick as a man's leg, which, as it was impossible to remove it otherwise, they also broke in two with the sledge-hammer, and, upon at length ob taining access to the room, they found the male prisoner jumping with all his weight upon a plaster mould, then reduced to a powder, but still hot, and among the pieces a new-made shilling, evidently just cast in it. Both prisoners were immediately secured, and on proceeding to search the place they discovered a complete galvanic battery, which had been recently charged, the broken fragments of moulds. bearing the impressions of half crown and shilling pieces, a quantity of metal, and all the other implements and materials necessary for the manufacture of counterfeit money. Upon the mantel piece also was discovered one base halfcrown dated 1829, and on subjecting the person of the male prisoner to an examination, they found in his pockets no less than 21 counterfeit shillings, and three more halfcrewns, all in an unfinished state, and so recently cast that many of them were still warm. Sergeant Jackson corroborated the inspector's evi dence, and added that, upon finding herself in custody, the female prisoner burst into a violent flood of tears, upon which her husband consoled her with the observa tion, " Don't cry, Mary; it's a very bad job, but it can not be helped, and the most they can do to me is to give me two stretches' for being in possession" (meaning two years' imprisonment); and then turning to the wit ness ho expressed his readiness to go with him, saying, " It's only your duty, I know, and of course we can't help it." In the second case, against Hawkes and James, Ser geant Checkley. of the H division, stated. that while the other body of officers proceeded upstairs, he and s ome more effected en entran ce i nto a room upon the ground floor, tenanted by the prisoners, and on getting in were told by the male prisoner that they would find nothing there that they were in search of Upon searching the place, however, they discovered a large coke fire burning, as in the other case, and a large quantity of coining implements and materials, including a galva nic battery, melting, and a quantity of acids employed charged and fi t for use, th metalthe ness io fur the same purpose. The male prisoner was without his coat, but with a double pair of trousers on, as was usually the case with coiners when engaged in such practices, and both he and the woman, together with the apparatus, were transferred to the station. The male prisoner Dean denied that his wife had been in possession of the melted metal, as described by the officers, at the time of their forcing an entrance; but the others considered it most prudent to reserve their de fence, and the whole were committed until that day week for the attendance of the Mint Soli c it or to - com plete the prosecution. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-office by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] ' When made up ix ' rlAczB. General Post -office p rom whit When F ort din- due. London. patched. --..._..—.....-- ---- -----•- America (by Brit. pkt.)N Jan 9 .. I Liverp**l . Jan. 13 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Jan. 27 .. ..'Liverpool • • j un. 21 America (by U.S. pkt.) Ml! Sout h a mpt. Js.a. 9 Feb. 2 Africa (West coast).. N[l4th of the month Illyreouth 0 Alexandria* ....... N 19th & 30th of mo.lDover • • Jan. to . Belgium • • • • • • N Daily • • • • . Daily I Dover • Bral .. Buenos ' l " .. M 9th of the month !S ou thamPt• Jan. 16 • • .. M 9th of the month S ou thampt. Jan. 16 p. California(vlaChag Tes ) M 2d& 17th of month, Southam 'plymoutht Arriv ed 3 .. Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month 1 ISouthampt.Arrived Central America .. Ml2d & 17th of mon Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27thefm . ! o!Dover .. i Jaa. 10 & Fri. ! Southampt. Tn. Tb• Sat Channel Isles .. .. IMon. , 'Sou thampt. Jan. 20 Dover .. Twicedaily Chili" " • MI Twice daily France • • " M & ,a 2Z 71. I7th 27th ofmo Dever ..!Jan. 10 Greece* •• .. .. Tuesday- & Friday London „Tres. Sat. . !" ‘• thee d . ~ month . . D Hamburgh • • •.. Zi Wednes. & Satur. ! Londen .. Moa.Thur Rolland .. • • .. N i l7th of the month:Southampt. Jac 20 Honduras .. • • N 'l7th M & NlTNvice daily .. .. !Holyhead .• Twicedaily Ireland .• ••1 3110th of the month;Southanipt. Jar 23 India (via SeuthamP ., .„' sth& 24th of month Do ' VW' .. Jan. Id India (via Marseilles) .. Mediterranean (via. m 20th of the month 'So Southampton) • i UthaMpt. Jan. 23 a Mediterranean (vi.. Nlith&24ll f • 1 o momh Dover .. Jan. IS Marseilles) • • .. .. M2d of the month.. Mexico .. I Southampt. i Arrived Madeira • • • • • • II 9th of the month Southampt. ITan. 16 r 7tll•l7th,l9tit,27th 1 M a lta* •. .. i & 3Uth of m onth }Dover t Jan. 10 Naples * .. .. .. N s th 15th 25th of me:Dover !Jan. 12 Papal States* .. .. N s tlllsth2sth ofmopover !Jay. 12 Peninsular.. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. ;JPII. 16 Peru • • • • •• • • M 17th of the month ISouthampt. I Jan. 20 Tuscany'* • • • • N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover • • IJan. 12 West Indies .. .. M.! 17th of the month 'Southampt. !Jan. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) 1 1 / 1 2c1 of the month .. Southasapt. i Arrited * The mails to those countries thus muted (*) are conveyed by French packet v'4 Marseilles The direct Havre mail from London via Southampton during this month will be ILlaClg up three Wiles a week only, instead of daily. DEATH OF AN HUNGARIAN REFUGEE. Yesterday an inquest W2S held before Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., and a respectable jury, at the Yorkshire Gr.( y Tavern, Foley -place, Marylebone, en view of the body of the Baron Farkas Kemeny, aged 63, formerly a colonel in the Hungarian service, whose death occurred under the awful sod melancholy circumstances subjoined. The deceased, who had distinguished himself as a soldier, had fought under General Bem, and once, while defend ing the bridge of Piske, in Transylvania, with 2,000 men and seven guns, is said to have defeated 14,000 Austrians and 80 guns. Mr. John Prohatzki, proprietor of the Hungarian fur depot, No. 12, Foley•place, stated that the deceased Baron bad for about twelve months occupied apartments in his house, in the general enjoyment of good h, alth and spirits. Between ten and eleven o'clock on Monday morning last deceased returned Lome from posting a letter, and joining witness in his counting house, conversed with him, but not in his usual manner, there seeming to be something on his mind. Shortly afterwards deceased's secretary entered the passage, and deceased followed him up stairs, but scarcely had five minutes clafeed before the secretary came running to witness saying, " The baron has fainted." Witness reterned with him, and found the de ceased lying on the drawing-room floor insensible. Having procured some water to bathe his face and tem• pins, he sent his wife for Mr. Geldard, a surgeon in the neighbourhood, who immediately atter his arrival pro nounced him to be dead. The deceased had lately ap peared very dull. Sigismund Vekey stated that he was secretary to the late baron, who had latterly been much excited by letters appearing in the public newspapers, which he considered personal to himself, and injurious to the Hun garian caue, signed " Toulinin Smith." On Sunday afternoon last he went to Highgate, with the baron's knowledge and approval, to see Mr. Smith, and point out the mischief 01 such communications, when that gen tleman said that he should pursue the theme, but not so mush against the baron as against the Hungarians, and on his return to town in the evening he visited the de ceased, and repeat4d the conversation. On Monday morning about ten o'clock he went to the deceased's, and on first seeing him saw that he was more excited than he had ever before noticed. The baron quickly asked him if any articles appeared egainst him in that day's papers, to which he replied, " Yes, but no so strongly;" and the deceased, who stood before him, rejoined, " Read it." Having the Daiy News with him, in which a letter from Mr. Smith was inserted as an advertisement, sind addressed to the editor, he commenced reading, but had not proceeded far before the deceased fell forward en his (witness's) breast, and from thence on the floor, exclaim ing, " Oh, call for assistance." Being greatly alarmed, he immediately fetched the list witness, by whom what further transpired has been explained. Mr. John Geldard, surgeon, No. 34, Great Portland street, said that he was called to attend the deceased, who seemed in a fainting stato. He endeavoured to ad minister some stimulants, when deceased gasped once and expired. He had since made a post mortem exami nation of the body, and found the brain sound, but slightly congested. There was no effusion in the mem branes or ventricles, and no disease whatever existed. The lungs were healthy, and there was no extravasation or effusion of the pleura. In the pericardium he found lies. of coagulated blood, which had escaped from the heart through a rupture in that organ, both ventricles and the valves of which, hewever, were in a perfectly healthy state. Death had resulted from the rupture of the heart. The CORONER remarked that to him there never ap peared a clearer case in which a poor creature had died of a broken heart than that, and which verdict, had he been one of the jury, he should have felt bound to re turn. The deceased was anxiously listening to what was being read to him by his secretary, fearing and expect ing what might be presently said applying to himself, his heart all the tune beating violently, and making powerful efforts to get through its bonds, till at length it swelled and burst. He wished Mr. Smith had been present, although he could not be blamed for deceased's death, for thank God, the press of England was free, and he hoped never to see it otherwise; yet, although persons could write what tiny thought proper, they were liable if they violated the law. The jury, after some consultation, having unanimously expressed an opinion that the primary cause of deceased's death was a broken heart, returned the following ver dict:—" That the deceased died from the mortal effects of a rupture of the heart, and the jurors further say that the said rupture was caused by the sudden emotion of his mind by the reading of part of a letter which ap peared in the Daily News of the sth inst. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, JAN. 6.—There was a good supply to-day of fa. bf ha!id, and higher prices asked for them; the best things were in good demand, and most of the animate were disposed of. The sheep pens were well filled with sheep, and the bast quality of mutton was readily sold. The supely of fat pigs was large, but the demand flat. Few calves were offered for sale. Beef, large, the demand was equally flat; calves, plentiful. Beef, 4id to 5d ; mutton, Sid to 6id; veal, 5d to sid per lb; pigs, 7s to 7s 3d per score; rough fat, 3s 6d per store of 14ibs; hides, lid to lid per lb; calf skins, 2d to 3id per lb. BIRMINGHAM, Jeer. B.—At Gloucester and Worcester markets, on the 3d, wheat advanced fully Is per quarter; and fine barley realised a similar improvement. Oats unaltered in value, with little doing. Beans and peas are quite as dear, and rather more inquired for. During the present week few transactions in wheat are re ported; but on the sales made is per quarter more money was obtained. Barley held for a similar rise, but only complied with in partial instances. More doing in oats, at former prices. The stock of Egyptian and French beans at Gloucester is reduced very low, and the turn on both is in favour of the seller. At this day's market there was a large supply of English wheat, and the trade ruled dull at is per quarter over the currency of this day se nnight. Barley held for a similar ;rise. Oats unaltered, with no life in the trade. Egyptian and French beans sold for rather more money. English new were is per quarter lower. Peas could only be sold by submitting to a reduction. BRISTOL, JAN. B.—English wheat was in fair supply, foreign scarce and stocks low. An improvement on both English and foreign of is per qr on the week took place. English wheat sold at 37s to 43s per imperial qr; foreign white ditto 42s to 455; ditto red (superfine) 40s to 425; ditto ditto (fine) 36a to 395; ditto ditto (ordinary) 341 to 365; ditto ditto (hard) 34s to 37s per 4801bs. Flour was a good sale at an advance of is per sack and barrel. English flour (seconds) 30s to 32s per sack; American ditto (sweet) 20s to 22s per barrel. Malting barley was again is and grinding ditto, from 6d to is per qr dearer. English barley (malting) 27s to 32s per imperial qr; foreign and English ditto (grinding) 23s 6d to 243 per 4001bs. Oats were firm, and prices in favour of the seller. Devon and Welsh oats 16s 6d to 17s 6d per insp qr; Irish white ditto 18s 6d to 20s per 3201b5; ditto black ditto 17s to 17s 61 per imp qr. Beans were also firm, and a slight advance in value. English beans 285 to 32s per imp qr; foreign ditto 24s 6d to 28s per 480 lbs. The averages are—Bristol wheat 37s sd, Glou cester ditto 38s 10d; Bristol oats 18s Gd, Gloucester ditto 19s 2d; Bristol barley 27s sd, Gloucester ditto 28s 8d; Bristol beans 333 Bd, Gloucester ditto 30.. EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, JAN. 7.—There was S good supply of all sorts of grain in the market to-day; sales for which, with the exception of oats, were readily effected. The top of wheat was 6d, and the average Id up. Barley on the top 6d up, and the average id down. Oats on the top Bd, and the average Id down. Beans on the top same as last market, and theaverage 9d up. p. Unsold, 68 qrs wheat, 30 qrs barl e y, and T l2 op osgi qrs oats. Wheat ... 65 lb. 43s Od Barley ... bsilb. 29s Od ' , Oats ... ••• 4441 b. 21s 4d „ Beans ••• 65 41 b. 32s Od Ennsauaou CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 7.—The number of cattle was 555, or 57 less than last week. Top price, 7s id: current, 63 6d to 6a 9d ; second ar y an d inferior, from 5s to 5s lid per Dutch stone. A good clearance was effected. The number of sheep at market this morning was 2,887, being 857 more than last week. Best wedder mutton, top price, sid per lb ; current, 5d to Od; ewes, 4d to 40. A good clearance was effected. Uerreeeem, JAN. 7 . --Wheat 35s to 40s; barley 25s to 21Is Od ; oats 17s to 275; beans 278 to 355. Butter 104 d to lid per lb ; eggs .8 for la. Lou TH, JAI/. 7. Wheat 31s to 38s ; barley 22s to 265; oats 14s to 183; beans 'as to 32s per qr. 2 2 4 4 s s t t . o , 20s 275; to Neweea, JAN. 7.—Wh eat , w hi te 46 s to 48s, red 36s to 40s ; barl e y, malting 26s to 3 , 15, grinding 22 s to 24 s ; oats, malt, 5 2 6 So ' 4 sst., to ' 5 7 6 s s; to 18s; beans, 308 to 38s ; peas, ta6r.e_sqv4hsetaot,3o3sss Od per qr. MILTON M ow BRA Y 9 JAN. to 391 ; barley, 24s to 2es; oats, old 235 to 275, new 17s to 21s ; beans, old 32s to 355, new 26s to •e9s per qr. Butter is to is Id per lb ; eggs 14 for is. A BROAD HINT. —At a party, th e o th er even i ng, the conve_rsatieonotthuerrnceodn, convenient iitennta utsurtajlelyetdbeoessidaems theo among g weather, folks, cn when rnar riageth every other fails. One of the belles, addressing a beau, quite unconsciously (as she explained) said, " If I were you, an d you me, I would have been married long ago I" a'RTHS. OF A 80 N. On the Gth inst., at Clifton, Mrs. C. E. Ward. On the 31st ult., Mrs. John Pugh, of Parkfield-house, Wolverhampton. On the sth inst., at Wormley, Herta, Mrs. J. Dodson. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 6th inst,, at East Shefford Rectory, Berks, the lady of the Rev. Stephen Brown. On the 7th inst., at Westboume gardens, Bayswater, Mrs. Thomas Johnson. MARRIED. On the 7th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Charles Henry Lardner, son of Basil George Woodd, Esq., of HiHeld, Hampstead, and New Bond-street, to Lydia SN ilson, daugh ter of the late W. D. Sole, Esq., Devonport. On the 6th inst., at St. Marylebone Church. Cornelius H. Schaller, Esq., of the city of New York, to Ellen, youngest daughter of Mr. James Flood, of Charles •street, Caventlish square. DIED. On the sth inst., at Napleton-house, Kempicy, near Wor cester, W. P. Smith, Esq. On the 3d inst., at King's College, Strand, the Rev. Robert Hayes, aged 32, youngest son of the lat Rev. Philip Hayes, of Guernsey. On the sth inst., at Ross, Herefordshire, Sarah, the wife of Nathaniel Morgan, Esq., aged 77 . On the 6th inst., at Stamford-villas, Fulham-road, William Stafford, Esq., of Buckingham-street, Strand, aged 55. On the 6th inst., at Shepherd's-bush, Mr. R. F. Sutcliffe, of Long-acre, aged 48. On the 7th inst., at Clapham-rise Surrey, Rebecca, relict of the late John Bull, Esq., of Stockwell- place. pged 85. On the 6th inst., at Wilmington-square, London, Mary, relict of the Rev. J ,, lm Parsons, D.D., late rector of St. John's, Wapping, aged 79. London: Printed and Published by BIURDO YOUNG, ? fr No. 112, Stand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11A, Strand, in tha PreP.inct of the Savoy, in the county 01 litiddleata, Friday, January 9, 1861