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MORNING SUN LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS COURT, Dec. 24. WOOD V. HITCHINS. Mr. TURNER stated, that this was a petition - to dis charge the receivers appointed in this suit, which related to the will of the late James Wood, of Gloucester, banker, and for a reference to the Master to tax the costs of the receiver and all other parties, and that the costs of the petitioners and the other executors might be taxed as between solicitor and client. _ 'Mr. RINDERSLEI for the next of kin applied that tlitir costs also might be taxed, as between solicitor and client. • The MASTER of the ROLLS granted the order prayed for by the recitioner, but said he could not comply with the prayer of the next of kin. 11r. KINI)ERSLEY—This suit was instituted to prove a will by which these gentlemen are getting 1,200,000/. Surely then they should give us costs as between solicitor and, client. • The MASTER of the Rou.s—l must leave you to make that appeal to them. The remaining petitions being disposed of, the Court adjourned till Mary Term next. I,,TICE CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 24. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) lIODGSON V. BALL. His~lloxotrn, on entering the Court, gave judgment on- a inotion made by the defendant in this suit. The motion was to have a bill taken off the file for irregula rity. • The original bill in the case was filed for the purpose of taking the defendant, and a person of the name of:Richardson, accountable for the proceeds of a persdnaLestate which they might have received but for. their negloct. . A decree was made by the Court in 1839, which directed,. in the common form, that an ac count should betaken of the personal estate. The plain tiff Melia supplemental bill, in which lie stated that, after the decree had been made, he had discovered certain cir eunistanus, which, if they had been made out, would have justified a'decree in the form of making the execu tors responsible for what they might have received but for their wilful default. This supplemental bill was, therefore, in substanee,_ a supplemental bill of review, and-inconsistent with the order of the Court. His Ho nour,therefore, granted the application, and ordered the bill to be taken off the tile. . - The Court was afterwards occupied with the hearing of unopposed petitions and short causes. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) COCKBURN V. SINGLETON.. Mr. COOPER replied to-day in this case to the argu ments, which have already occupied the Court so• veral days. llis • lioNouß postponed his judgment. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIORA3I.) TILAKESLEY V. WHIELDON. Ms HONOUR. gave judgment in this cause. The bill was tiled for the purpo4e of having it declared that the pl'aintiff was entitled to a right of entry on certain coal mines in the county of Warwick. The question turned principally upon the covenants and agreements relating ta 'the mines. His Honour made 'a decree for specific performance of the agreement of the 6th of April, 1838, and referred it to the Master to settle a conveyance fur carrying ,the said a g reement into effect. In settling such conveyance the agreement into effect. In settling uh coflveynncc the [uster was to give to the plaintiff agent.the right ,to enter upon, the mines at 'rreasliabie tiinen, for the purpose of ascertaining what orcqats was gotten or worked in each Year, the )Pla,qrtn 4 ha.velil; . erty±tO state special circumstances. of coStS was reserved, with liberty to apply. *l - ""' 4 • .114 pys„jmilguient in this motion. It was t1;1 ph twikriegq! to enlarge ,the time for 'Sap era 'cif the money due upou. a Mortgage, which; b'y. vher:.,N,l4 l ter'* report of the .stli'at "Juty,lB4l; was - ap- Poipreel!for tho 3th of January next. Two points were Naiscd a 4 the bar( firpt, whether the time should be en laygedror,not secOndly, i plarged, whether it should 41140. i! the 'terms usually imposed on a mortgager in sicji easel, or paying the interest due since the report. lia ITOrtNr's opinion. - was, that the .time should be tn liyri,Silintsukon the terms of the mortgager paying the friterest. hi the present state of the evidence, he would nitre no Order which '*huld add a single shilling to this it(l.6rtgage debt. Ire thought the plaintiffs were not :justified' in playing fast and loose with the defendants as they had done, and he would therefore give no costs for that application. The interest which had 'accrued up to the date of the report, must be paid, but nothing at all must be added to the mortgage debt. LITTLE V. GRE VILLE. Ills Hosoun. gave liidgment in this cause. In this case there was an application, first against Greville tbr the payment of money into Court, and for the produc tioaof books .; secondly, against the other defendant for tWappointment of a receiver of the general personal estate, and also for the appointment of a receiver of the rents and profits of some property belonging to Mr. Payne, the deeds of which he had deposited as a security for the sum of 6,0001., owing from him to the estate of the testator.. The application against Greville, his Honour said he had., already disposed of, namely, that there should be a. receiver appointed ; as to the second point, the plaintiff was a trustee under the will- of the , testator, Mr. Priest, and had acted as such trustee fur several years. It uppeared that he had afterwards been discharged from being a trustee, and that Mr. Gre ville had been appointed in his place. Prima Acie, there fore, he bad - no interest at all in instituting this suit ; but it was sail that, owing to his default in not call ing in the debts owing to the estate, that estate had suf fered very great loss, and that after he had ceased to be a trustee, a person of the mime Burbidge had reco vered from him the sum of 4,0001. as a lien upon the very property of which Mr. Payne was the owner. tinder such circumstances he was clearly entitled to have a re ceiVer appointed to get in the debts of the estate,in order to ascertain whether he was justly liable to the • payment of thAt 4,0001. His Honour, after remarking at some length upon the relative position and rights of the par •ties, decreed that a receiver should be appointed for the general persotial estate, the Master to decide as to whe ther a legal mortgage bond executed; or to have power:to settle one ; the costs of the application to be costs in the cause. PREROGATIVE COURT, Dec. 23. GODEIER v. JONES. Sir H. JENNEIL geve judginent in this case, the argu ment of whichevee heard in Trinity Term. The deceased was Mrs. Harriet Lloyd, who died on the 25th of Sep tember, 13.'38, .at .the age of 90—an age at which very extensive .capacity could not. fairly be expected. It was uncertain whether she had ever been married, but she had, at any rate, ontlived all her near relations, and the existence of any relationship at all was disputed in the cause. The deceased died possessed of property to the amount of 10,0001., 6001. of which she gained under the will of a Mr. _Howard. There were also 6001. in Long Annuities, and 8001. in Exchequer bills ; but these were given to Mr. Godrich in the lifetime of the testatrix. She had made several wills. , The one in dispute was dated on the 13th of February, 1836, to which were annexed two codicils of the 13th of December, 1836, and the other of the sth of September, 1838. By a will of 1832 her property was bequeathed to the family of the , roneses, for whom she then entertained considerable affection ; and by another . paper of the following year, Mr. Prie s Jones, whom; she called "her favourite ne phew," was made her principal legatee. To him she toad given 5,0001. to enter into business. It was alleged that his marriage in 1835, and his general conduct, alio eeted the 'affections of the deceased, and - that she entirely dieearded him and his family. On the other side it was set up that during the latter period of her life the testa trix was not of sound mind ; that in a weak and imbecile state s h e was taken from her own cottage and lived in the house of Mr. Godrich ; that an undue influence we; exercised over her Inind, and that the will now propounded was the result -of incapacity and control. The evidence- proved the displeasure of the testatrix at the conduct of Mr. Price Jones. She would not see his wife, and she com p lai ned or his neglect. Sh e believed that at Christmas, 1835, h e had given her This preyed upon her mind, too much wine, and had .obtained from her in that state the sum of 2,09 0/. against him. Sne had said that he had and irritated her L t e ra apa ns : .. disgusted" her, mid that he should not have any more n for a of ..her money. This laid the natural found • .), bounty. In 1835 a foundation art proved t ohane•e in her testamental actions in which she took an active .: of far the Court would have h a d city the testatrix. So validity of this pap er no diffleitlty in pronouncing for the , p rties, and was not - but it had been repudiated by all ^ a as propounded b y propounded, but the present paper was that the testatrix Mr. Godrich. It was shortly after this went to the house of that gentleman. For him, it was eat clear, and for his children, she entertained a . par tiality. But though Mr. -Godrich's conduct was marked with kindness and attention to the deceased, certain cot tages in inducing her to assign over of tages in Thistle-grove to him, in consideration_ c board - and medical attendance for three years, he This laid himself .open to suspicion and to censure. TPi. brought the case to the February of 1836, in which month the propounded will was said to be executed. In it the bulk of the property was given to Mr. Godrich • and his family. On his part the employment of Mr. Lane, a perfect 'stranger to the deceased as the solicitor to pre pare; draw up, and attest the will, was a false step, and -.demanded vigilance and caution in looking into the cir •eurasteneee of the transaction., Mr. Lane's manner of 'taking the instructions,. by putting leading questions, and leaving; the acceirsed. to say nothing, was too unsatisfac tory Cleat the subsequent execution, the slow and dis tiner reading of the will by Lane, the publication of it by the deceased, the - conversation respecting its contents, the attestation. arid • testimony of a respectable school master who had' beett called in, and the balance of the wholtieVidence together proved the capacity of the tes• tatris, iia -- o .gennineness of the transaction, and the vali dity of the 'There was nothing to show any undue influence over het land. by Mr. Godrich. There might be. and there wa s a. fair and legitimate influence, but there was no aPpearatrze of .control or. authority. But still his conduct . had-in. sonic respects been faulty ; the 11-eignment,,f the cottages and• the transfer of L2OOl. of 'l'll rue Per Cent - ColigoN to him for her board and main . tenance for the- remainder - of her life in September, 1838, oniiy th ree weelS, before her death, were suspicious cir emostances, Piecing Gridrieli in a less favourable posi- ti wk before the,oAiit. throwing . . , and a shadow of doubt over over - the - testimony of Lane. On the part of the latter it did not amount to an absolute want of profes sional integrity, but there had boon an absence of that prudence and caution which ought especially to distin guish the . i nduct ef so li c i tors in transactions with 14 , 0111° ,4, .1 an age and placed in such a position. -,msseiefle,i , nduet, and that of Godrich himself, __,.ef-7; e S v est • , . ass unsatisfactory, could not affect _ ...-1.1/11.!w'WThrtit4 ill. Notwith • ,t V( , .the i V q..14),:i ',... i .....- , ),o e heOle ce .is case were surrounded, the Court ' , was' bOettit „ . • . w t without hesitation, to pronounce :.- r.: fe e thef4lian ' . two subsequent codicils. Yet the gi t 1 9•.,„, t e was eti**. conduct .of Mr. Godrich had been --, iee 'WO purposely refrain from giving costs Such; teat.. e_ r - e r. • ''',- to the party who propounded them. It accordingly would make no order as to costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 24. IN RE HENLEY. • The bankrupt in this case was a broker in Savoy street, and the amount of his debts and liabilities have not as yet been officially announced. . This day being appointed for the choice of assignees, a number of creditors came forward to prove their debts. The greater number of those: submitted for the consi deration of the Learned Commissioner were claims aris ing out of promissory notes, against many of which it was urged that they were accommodation bills, and that there had been no consideration received for them. The total amount of the claims proved at this hearing was 1,0081., which was established by four creditors. After a long discussion, Mr. George John Adlard, printer, of Bartholomew close, was chosen assignee. SECONDARIES' COORT, Dec. 24. THE ASSIGNEES OF RILEY, A BANKRUPT, V. BINNS. This was an action brought by the assignees of Thos. Riley, printer, a bankrupt, against Dr. Bimis, the pro prietor of the Alligator, a defunct weekly newspaper, to recover a balance of account for the printing, publishing, advertising, stamps, paper, books, rent of office, and, in fact, every other expense incurred in the management and publication of the said paper during ten weeks, from the 2d Janmay last, at the expiration of which time, having bitten every person who had had anything to do with, it, the Alligator terminated its existence, through the instrumentality of Mr. Riley, who refused to go on with the paper unless he were paid for the expenses he had already-incurred. The defendant-admitted his liability. Mr. Corey, the gentleman who managed the paper on the part of the proprietors, proved the entering into a contract•with Mr. Riley for the printing and publishing the paper. Mr. Riley„wh9htiti since become a bankrupt, produced the release of his assignees and his certificate, and was consPquently a competent witness to prove the various items in the account., which he did. There was no defence offered, and the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 631. Is. ld. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. The driver of a Holloway omnibus, named Fisher, summoned George Bishop, driving a Kensington omni bus for wilfully damaging his vehicle. . From the evidence of Mr. James, who said the com plainant used very disgusting language towards the de fendant, Sir P. LAURIE said he should dismiss the case. As to the disgusting expressions used by this class of persons, it was their particular idiom; to expect civility or de cency from them was hopeless. He wished they would all adopt the plan which the omnibus-drivers on the New-road do, and there would be fewer complaints. The way they manage is, every driver pays in the amount of money received for fares, which is in the evening equally divided amongst them all, so that the man who only gets three passengers is as well off as he who has four teen; and thus all competition and racing is prevented. WOOLLEN TRADE LEEDS, DEC. 23.—We have no new feature to remark in the foreign wool trade since' dui ' lgst ;report. The sales for this seitson' havelbbere to a fair extent, - and prices are well maintained. 'The amount cif - Imsinese transacted; in 'the English Wool Market has only been to a - trifling' extent during the week, and prices remain unaltered; TR4..RE OF, LEEDI.—,The SAllle, dull state of trade con -I:ipu9siat, our clothlialls this week as last, and this,was more pay i ticularly the case on Tuesday, ; whlc4 ryas, one of the worst markets we ever witnessed. remunerating prices cannot at present be obtained, even with the very limited supply which has lately been brought to market. The manufacturers are in a state of despondency, and express" theinselves determined to still further narrow their operations, and although this will fall heavily upon the liibburing part of the population in the manufactur ing villages, who are even now scarcely, half employed, it is the only safe policy they can pursue until a better state of things takes place. few houses are engaged in sending off a few orders for the spring trade to the United States, but, with this exception, there is scarcely any business doing in the warehouse.—Leeds Mercury. SUPPOSED MURDER NEAR SE VERN STOKE. Early on Sunday morning last, a man named Richard Kinton, was found lying dead on the turnpike road about five or six miles from Worcester, on the way; Tewkesbury. On his shoulder were marks as though a waggon had passed over him; but, from other appear ances on his body, suspicions were raised that something else had a share in his death, upon which a labouring man, named Tippin, who resides, with his wife and three children, in a garret at Severn Stoke, was apprehended. On Tuesday an inquest was held by Mr. Hughes, at the Boar's Head Inn, Severn Stoke; and the following facts elicited:— John Chivers, van driver from Cheltenham to Wor cester, deposed that he met with the deceased at the Bear, Tewkesbury, on Saturday last, and, as he said he was going to Worcester, witness agreed to take him there, although he said that he had no money. They walked along the road by the side of the van until they reached the seventh- milestone from 'Worcester, when Chivers got into the waggon, and left deceased in care of the horses. Chivers shortly afterwards fell asleep, and awoke about the fifth milestone from Worcester, when he . missed the deceased, and hallooed after him ; they went on till he had reached the gate about a mile out on that road, and acquainted the gatekeeper and, subsequently, two-policemen with the circumstances. Superintendent Manton, who apprehended the pri soner, found on him a knife which was clearly identified by the landlord of the Blue Bell as that which he had seen in the possession of the deceased, and he also found a whip, which was identified and owned by the van driver. Superintendent Craig also searched the prisoner's lodgings, and found a smock-frock with marks of blood on it; and in reply to his inquiries, the prisoner said he found the knife on the turnpike-road ; and yesterday morning he discovered a small quantity of tobacco in the prisoner's room, wrapped in a piece of the Worcester JournA a very singular coincidence, if it be accidental, for Mr. Wagstaff, the landlord of the Blue Bell, gave the deceased a small quantity of tobacco, on Saturday even ing, screwed up in a piece of the Worcester Journal. The prisoner, in his defence, accounted for the posses sion of the tobacco by saying that he had purchased it at the Barley Mow, the landlord of which is in the habit of wrapping his tobacco in old newspapers ; as to the knife he had picked it up on Sunday morning, between Hill Croome and Severn Stoke, as he was taking a dog to the former place. He confessed that he was at the Albion, in Worcester, on Saturday night, with three other men, two of whom are named rowell and Stanton ; and he said that on his way home he met a man at Smallbrook, with some one sitting on the shafts. The whip, which was produced, he stated he bad never seen before. The smock-frock he said was marked with blood from a sheep's head which he had bought from Mr. Green, of Kinnersley, on the Bth instant. The inquest was then adjourned till to-morrow (Thursday).— Worcester Journal. WARD of FARR INGDON WIT HOU T ELECTION OF COMMON COUNCILMEN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sias,—The principle on which the Liberals of this ward have acted at this election, has been that of " free trade." The point was to drive out the Monopolists, and, though this has not been attained yet, they are placed at the bottom of the poll ; at all former elections these five Monopolists were at the top. So secure were they of being returned at former contests, that they never can vasse ; but now, notwithstanding the great esteem in which they are held, notwithstanding a very active and personal canvass by all the leading Tories of the Ward, notwithstanding great numbers of the Liberal party voted for them, notwithstanding the want of tact amongst the Liberals, these five Monopolists are beaten by the friends of Free Trade ; they now say—" We have no chance of again being returned unless we vote for the abolition of the Corn-laws. The result of the election is eleven Free Trade-men, and five Monopolists. You will confer a benefit on Commercial Reform by an insertion of this in your highly valuable and talented P 4 Per.—l. am, Sir, your very obedient servant, GEORGE HYDE, Ho 6l, -Seelileet-. to the h : F arrinDec. g2d4o, n B W 4 la. `ya rd . Reform Association. a rro ra", who ' AMaTERDAM DEC.2I .— News has been re ceived Maccassar that the — lat e e vr K s ing of Zanette, Laptou had entirely subrotd revolted against our Government, with conk - ted fz and expressed his sorrow, wait ingr our Government to decide his fate. The Gov ernment °n ot Maccassar made the pardon asked for, depending caused to be TetehelPfrom Tjita, where the regalia which had remained in delivering up the possession, which he y possession o f hie . cultivation rna rkets, the ofoovvaeriraponneutispaedrvaneing money news Ou r : p_r i , v, ate a letter u r es a w c .e c i o .e rdi i n e gl from Batavia, gives . us the follo w 4 n e g . to encourage the are taken on the west coast ltin o t f en S ds to p Pm b d y lic i : akin "s tr g fa'o r eon promote the plant- e for the European to them for that to be brought from contracts with th i n n a g t i voef population, a n pepper . plant . s are purpose. Youn i t Mocco /Cceo ( encoolen). A trial to cultivatetne pe)per is to Iva made also is the island o f Pangelarang (in, residency of Aigel• Bangles). The new plantations in Sum a t ra were on the whole in good condition. In Palemban g al s now quite tranquil. 1 The Incorporated Society of t he Litera ry Vund have sustained two severe losses within the last few weeks, in the deaths of Mr. ex-Alderman B irch, the senior Member of its Council, and we believe the senior Mem. ber, of the Society itself; and of Mr. R ivin g ton, t he well-known and respectable publisher, of St. Paul's Church-yard. But, judging from the additions it •,received last year, by the election into its Commit tee of such persons as the three last chosen—we mean Lord Fitzalan, the Reverend 11. 11. Milman, and the Reverend 1)r. Russell, the Rector of Bishops gate, it would seem as if the new blood infused into this most useful and least obtrusive of our public institutions was, in every respect but length of services, alone likely to increase its utility. Among the candi dates already named for the two vacancies thus created, we are told the following gentlemen have presented themselves—Th e Rev. Dr. Major, of King's College ; Mr. Samuel Lover', the poet, artist, and painter - Mr. Auldjo ; Mr. Charl es Whi t i ng ; an d M r . J ames Wralsh, the Chairman of the Tower Hamlets Court of Session. Died in Ayr, on th e 14th i ns t ant , M r . - James Tannock, formerly musician there, aged 99 years and eight months. HORRIBLE MURDER. (Abridged from the Dublin Pilot of Wednesday.) The inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Upper Bag got-street and Pembroke-road were on Monday evening thrown into a state of the greatest excitement and alarm, in consequence of the discovery of a shocking murder, which took plate between six and seven o'clock on that evening. It was 'perpetrated in a stable-lane at the rear of Pembroke-road. The unfortunate victim is a boy, apparently between ten and eleven years of age ; and, judging from the apparel which covered the body at the time it was discovered, he evidently belonged to an hum ble class of society. He was however, a fine handsome boy, with curly hair of a light colour. Although crowds of persons visited the body yesterday, no person recognised it. The throat was cut from ear to ear, and a large con tused wound on his forehead. Inspectors Finnamore, Carmody, and Durham, are very active in their exertions to trace the murderer ; and a person named John Dela hunt is in custody, on suspicion of being concerned in the foul deed. It must be recollected that this person was one of the witnesses. against Cooney, the tinker, who was tried for the murder of the Italian. He swore that he saw the murder committed ; but his statement was not credited at the time. He is a young man about twenty years of age. On Tuesday, at one o'clock, Dr. M'Carthy, County Coroner, with the Jury, assembled at Mr. Fleming's, in Upper Baggot-street, and proceeded with THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER* 25, - 1841.1 THE INQUEST. The first witness produced was Elizabeth Waters, who resides in the stable-lane at the end of Pembroke-road. She stated that she was called on by her two children in the evening ; they told her a child was dead at Miss Brady's gate in the lane ; she then went to the place described, and found a boy lying dead there ; did not then examine the boy, but she saw the boy's throat cut afterwards ' • there was blood on his clothes, and on the road about his body a good deal ; did not know the de ceased boy. John Delahunt was then called, and the Coroner told him he was at present a witness, although in custody. He need not answer any questions which might tend to his own crimination. There never was, with the excep tion of that of the Italian boy, a more horrid murder than this committed in this country, and he hoped the guilty party mould be discovered. Delahunt then stated as follows:—I live in - Eastmorland-place. There is no number on the house. I was in a field outside the wall while the murder was committing. CORONER—Was it committed by a man or woman? ___. • Witness—By a woman. I heard no noise, nor did I hear the child cry. The hour was between five and six o'clock. I saw the woman. She wore a large plaid shawl, red and green colour, and white plain cap and dark gown. She was from 18 to 20, or from that to 30 years of age. I could not see the colour of her hair, but what I did see of it was black. I did not hear the woman speak. I was at Mr. Clarke's, in Baggot•street, with a letter, and was coming from that when I first saw the woman and the boy. To a Juror—l got the letter from a woman, but I don't know who she was. I dropped the letter in Mr. Clarke's box. -• By the Coroner—l saw the woman and the boy coming from Baggot-street towards the Bridge. The woman was beating the boy on the neck, and he was crying. She bid the child go on. lie was in his bare feet, and seemed to be cold. I was in view of the woman to the end of Eastmorland : lane,and saw her go down the stable-lane. Juror—What did you do after you saw the woman commitpurder ? Did youeall for,the police ?, , WitneksLLl returned bacl and •Irept out of a gap. I didltht io'back near the citild. - There, is, no lamp in the lane. I did not, pur§ue the woman. I did not know if the child was dead at theilinebut I knew something had been done to it I 'mace.'LMuch haste as I could their to . Mr. tarrett, of the Caitlp-yard and told Aim the story. Juror—What did you tell him particularly. 'Witness —I told him she cut the' threat of the child ; I told him she then threw the child`from, her, but I did not know what she did with it ; he asked me if the child was dead, I said I did not know ; I did not mention to Mr. Bar rett any thing abont a knife ; Mr. Barrett went into Major BrOwn'S house, and then he came with me to Lad lane, and Inspector Carmody was sent with me. The 'witness was then removed in custody. The Jury requested that a medical gentleman should examine Delahunt's foot, and see if it was sore, as stated. Surgeon Fox, who was present, did so, and stated that Delahunt had a sore heel, but not of Such a nature as to impede his walking or running. Eliza Weldon, a girl about fifteen years of age, stated that she saw Delahunt last (Monday) night, about eight o'clock, and heard Delahunt's mother say he was gone home with a stray child. Heard Delahunt. say he left the child in some street, and that the child found its way home. A Juror—You heard him say that ? Witness—Yes, I did ; he said when became to the corner of a street that it found its way home ; this was before he said he was going to take tea' with Mr. Barrett. Eliza Mason, a more intelligent child, about thirteen years of age, stated that she saw John Delahunt on Mon day evening, about six o'clock, on the road in Upper Baggot-street; he' had a little boy with him—(Sensa tion)—the boy was a round-faced pretty little boy ; she saw the murdered boy, but did not think it was the boy she saw the night before ; this (a cap) is the very same as the boy had on last (Monday) night. Mary Delahunt, of 9, Eastmorland-place, sister of the prisoner, was the next witness. She corroborated in every particular the evidence of the girl Mason. Thomas Delahunt, brother to the prisoner, stated that the prisoner on the night had a little strange boy with him at the time. The child was about nine or ten years of age. The child, in reply to the wife of witness, said his name was Tom M'Guire. The witness described the child's dress, and the prisoner said he took the child to leave it in .Buckingham-street. Juror—Did you see the child again ? Witness—l did ; I was brought down to see it now ; and, to the best of my opinion, it is the same child • the prisoner told wit ness that he left the child in dumberland-street, and that it then knew the way home. The wife of the last witness was then produced, and corroborated his evidence. She appeared greatly affect ed, but identified the child most positively as that which she saw in her room with the prisoner. On . the conclusion of the evidence, Delahunt being called, the Jury brought in a verdict of " Wilful mur der" against him, John Delahunt, for the murder of Thomas Maguire. He was then committed to Kilmain ham, under the Coroner's warrant, to stand his trial. DANNELER'S ARIADNE.— A Correspondent has furnished us with an account of the manner in which at Mr. Gebruder Bethmann's (or Bateman's, as English residents call him) at Frankfort, this exquisite statue is viewed by visitors. Mr. Bethmann's museum is situated on the ramparts, and in an octagon room at the end of his hall, the Ariadne reclining on a Panther's back, is discovered in the middle of the floor, upon a pedestal of grey stone. The Keeper of the Museum turns outside a wheel, by means of which the pedestal revolves slowly round, to enable the company to see the statue on every side without leaving their seats. When the pedestal has resumed its place, the man touches a spring, and a win dow, exactly to fit the one by which the room receives its light, flies up, covered with stained glass of a soft flesh-coloured hue, so that the white Ariadne is now a naked nymph, fresh, and as living flesh itself before you, The groupe turns round once more, and you have seen a composition alone worth while to go up the Rhine to Frankfort for. The keeper sells a tolerably good litho graphic print of the Ariadne, which everyone buys to carry home as a memento of Danneker's celebrated work. AWFUL OCCURRENCE.—One of those lament able and fatal instances of allowing coke or charcoal to burn in a bed-room, occurred at the Court of Requests office, Shelton, on Saturday night. The apartment which was the dormitory of the old couple who had charge of the premises, is very small, and without chimney or ventilator. On retiring to rest the old people put some cinders in a pan, to supply warmth, ignorant of the deleterious nature of the gas evolved, even when ventilated ; and this was more so, because the place had been some months shut up, of course was damp, and had been recently whitewashed, with the other part of the premises. When a person went to the place next morning, no answer being given, he forced an entry, and gave an alarm. The old man was dead, and had been so some hours ; the old woman was alive, but expired about eight o'clock. A Coroner's inquest was held on Monday, when a verdict of " Died by in haling sulphurous gas, while asleep," was returned.— Sta ffordshire Gazette. The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel, the Columbine, W. Norwood, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom-house, at ten o'clock, A.m., yes terday with the Dutch mail. DESPERATE OUTRAGE.-...Thirteen men named, Henry Potts, Thomas Swift, William Pearson, Charles Bays, John Walton, Henry Pedler, Matthew Fuller, John Moore, James Andrews, William Robertson, George Haynes, George Johnson, aad Edward Johnson, were yesterday remanded to the Surrey County Gaol in Horse monger. lane, upon a charge of riot, and a most out rageous assault upon a constable belonging to the South Eastern Railway, and other persons, under very aggra vated circumstances. It appeared that on Wednesday evening the prisoners and thirteen other men, who are employed as navigators, or " navvys" as they are gene rally called, upon the railway, went to the beer-shop of a person named Groombridge, at Godstone, where they expected to receive some wages. After they had drank a good deal of Leer, and had other refreshment, the landlord asked for the amount of the reckon ing which they refused to pay, and he then asked for the assistance of a man named Smithers, a consta ble, belonging to the railway, and he endeavoured to in duce the men to pay the amount, but this only appeared I. rouse their anger, for they immediately assaulted the officer, and a person who came to his assistance, in the most brutal manner, and with the iron points which are upon the shoes of the railway labourers for enabling them to go up the planks with the 'barrows of earth, they literally kicked the nose of the latter off his face, and both he and the constable are still lying in a very dan gerous state. Having stAt.:(*ltd in overpowering the officer and his assistant, and finding they were unable to offer any further resistance, the men went into the cellarhtom ussettionnf a eoa n rno d mdf a wt d i lho r e a naf drank k hhi adatd and destroyed all the liquor in the b arre l s, and they then b ro k e a l most every window, an d every art i c l e o f f urn i ture i n t h e taken ke complete e e n np conveyedlacean. wreck. a e o c n k u . the m b v e ß i r l y l village e o t h i sthe f Godstone inhabitants arm e d th emselves with' bludgeons and other weapons, and proceeded in search of the' excavators, and from information they received they found the pri soners, and after a desperate struggle, during which several of the inhabitants received severe blows, and one of the prisoners had his jaw broken, and several others also were much hurt, the whole were secured and lodged in the cage at Godstone, where they were guarded during the night. The next morning they were taken before the Magistrates, and, after a lengthened investigation, were committed to the county gaol. The constable and the other person wbo was assaulted are in a dangerous state. PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES, Sc. &c. &c. 4 't - LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 24. Number Divlder.d Price of - per CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid. Sh'lT e 1,766 7 per cent. Ashtim & Old ha m...Averag e 971.183. sh. :98 1,482 41. As hby.de.le-Zouc h ATL rage 1131.6 h . 72 1,260 Basingstoke... 1001.5h. 5 1,065 . .5 fl. Breeknock and Abcrgavenny l5Ol. sh. 92 Mon Ivl6th. 10/. Birmingham, 1-16th share . Aft & 711. 200 4,300 ..... » „ Ditto & Liverpool Junct.l4:ll. sh. 1000 21 600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool.st. all pi - 400 51. Chelrner and Blackwater lo o l.sh . 105 500 321. - Coventry •... 000000 .......... 1001. sh. 300 ..... .... Croydon.-.......... Averag e 311.25.10 d. sh. - 2, 60 St SIN Dud1ey.................. lool.lh. 94 600 AN, Derby lool.sh. 120 20,000 4 perinent, Lianube and Mayne .........411.135. 4sl.pd 30 3,575 i 4i Ellesmae and Chester Averzse 133:•sh . 75 231 621 Erewash .. ...... . ... 1001 sti 735 .. •••••••••, •• ••• • • ,277 35!, Forth and Clyde... Average 400/. 165. 5. 670 11,600 7t. Grand Junction ............... lOOl. in 113 2,8414 255. Grand Union ............. .......... looi.sh 25 ,500 ..... Grand Surrey ~, 1001.5 h. 15 1,0001 4/. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan 1001. 1198 .... .... Grand Western .... ........ .... It sh. all pd 10% 600 131. 1 . 25. fid. Glamorganshire, Aver. cost 1721.135.4 d. 'l3O ! 740 12s. Grantham ......... ............. . ... .1501.5 h. '2'l 6238 21.91. Hudttersflsli......Averagei,ll. 65.6 d. sh. 21% 10 8 ........... Kensington .................100 sh. all pd 10% 2'028 11.10 s. Kennet and Avon, Av. 391.185.108.5 h 20 11,699 e 1/. 7s. Lancaster ..............Average 471.6 x. Sd 27 2,897 e 301. Leeds and Liverpool l oo l.sh 7 3 t) 5451 111. Leicester ............... l4Ol. sti 150 An St. Os, Leicester & Northampton Aver 631.10r '71% 2.409 101. Monmouthshire 1001.41• 200 250 101. Melton Mowbray lOOl. sh. 117 - Mersey maccies and fiew 1 . r:e .. 1 . 1 .. .... 3, 1100 000 2Y. 5 1 1. 0... 247 17!. Neath •••••••••••••••••«••• lool.sh. 325 ........ ...TO - 01'72717a 1 1 1 . pd 'h • 5 2 1( 1 %cm Y. Peak Forest.... ..Avet.ge about 781. sh. 71 1,418 85. Regent's (or London) Av. 331.16a.8d. sh. 9% 3,669 6 /. n0chda1e..................Average 85/.4h. 82 500 81, Shropshire .... ....... . .......... 1251. sh • 137 :SOO 11/. 10s, Somerset Coal l5Ol. sh. 170 3,600/. 6 p..r cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 12/.los. sh. IN 700 361. Stafford and Worcester 1401.5 h. 656 530 151, Shrewsbury 300 91. 3tpursridge .............. 145/.lh. 396 3 . 047 51. oc Stratford-on. Avon A rer....791. 9s. t4d. sh. 33 533 1211 Swansea lOO/.s h, 265 3.762 21. 12s. Severn and Wyc &Railway Av.2 , i/.95. sh. 45 2.8001 eh. 32/. 10s, Trent and Mersey, 4 share lOOl. sh. 500 8.142 ~ , 1,0005h.1 1 . Warwick and B;rmi ß gham lOO/ . 9h 203 I,oooes h. •-• 980 13s. Warwick and N a ,,,,,„. 1001. sh. 117 7,000 41. Worcester & Birmingham Av. 7 ,4.85. sh. 55 5,000 365. Wilts and Berks Average 67/. 10. Sd. sh. 283( 100 6b. WII lee and Essington 123/. sh 74 ' 26 .... ii.. W•soczico '';;;! 3h. no goy Wry and Arun. llOl. en, 20 DOCKS. 2 ' 600# i 3p. e. Commerc Al . ..... 94......••••••50i.0..... 1001. 8h . 61 1,065e5h. 5 per cent. East and West India ..........., Stock 102% 3,228.31011. 31. p. ct. London ...........Stock 74 Ditto Bonds 2,209 3/. 6s. sd. Bristol 68,3241. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts 4 7 /. 9s. sh 75 I 108 352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 92 500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds ... lOO4 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years ••• •4. Deptford Pier .. .01. sh. 20t. pd 10 BRIDGES. 1,600 I/. Hammersmith.... ... ..... . . .............501.5h. 21% 1,231 1,700 1/. 15a Ditto, New. of 71per cent....... 501. sh. 153 d,OOO 5,000 9..25. Od Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 601. p 4 21 5,000 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. .... 4Ol. pd 18. 80,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds ............ ll9 5,848 271 Vauxhall .........Average 701.106.3 d. sh. 26 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3110. ifbr0n.7..... ............ ....5001. sh. 501. pd 72 50,000 1 6 1' n e ; c i Z' . t 'l Alliance British &Foreignlool.sh. 111. pd 13 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 5/. pd 5% 24000 ill. per sh. Atlas 5O/. sh. 51. pd 14 I,2ooish. 51. Birmingham k ire "501. sh. 551. pd 107% 20,000 44 per cent. British Fire '2501. sh. 50/. pd 40 12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial ... . . .501. etc. M. pd 6 5, 000 -51. pcv cent"; Economic Clerical & dical Lire, 100/.5h.2110s pd 1 3 4 4,000 210 x; County • 100/. sh. 10/. pd I( 1,000 , ss. Eagle... ..... Lilo 501. sh. 51. pd ' 4% ~„„,....r . f i t pj 3oib ri s. / 10001. oh, 250/. pd 406 • 2,271 22s.per cent. Erkropean Ltii! 0 0/. sh.; all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 1.000,0001. 6. per et Glare r i • - ...Stock , 115 20,000; 51' •,, Guardian no,ooo . 4s. od._) rye ~ spt. I h. 51. pd , 55,, 2,4,00 pl. 12s. nd. imperial Fire' 500/. Sh. 501. pd' 135 i 7,500 ' 'l2s. 5 imperial Lite .;...4 1001 . sh.'thl• Pd' ,-. 1 1 13,459 U. percent. Indemnity blaring lOO/. sh. 8/. pd 29 2,020 31 10. Kent Fire 5O/. sh. all pd 92 31. Ditto Life 5Ol. pd 66 10,000 16s. Law Life lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 31% 5.000 ,10s. London, Firo 251. sh. 121. 103. pd 18% 3,900 10s. London, Ship 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 18% 1.000.000/. ... ..... Minerva Lite • - lOOl. sh. 21,000 5/. per cent. National Loan Furid...2o/. sh 21 . .. IN. pd 23, 3:4000 al. per cent. Palladium Life 5Ol. sh. 2/. pd 216 s 50,000 Si. per cent. Protector I:.f_r 2Ol. sh. 2/. pd 18s ed 10,000 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters ....11,0!. sh. 5/. pd ' 5% 2,500 11. Provident Lite 1001. sh. 10/. pd 20 200,660 4s. Od. Rock Life ' 2/. pd 3; 89,2511 5!. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock 150 6,000 5 per cent. University Life 1001. sh. 5/. pd 6; 10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. 51. pd 7 4 JOINT SI'OCK BANKS. 25,000 ........ Agric. and Corn. of Ireland2sl. sh. 10/. pd 15,000 R per cent. Australasia 401. sh. 40/. pd 534 10,006 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 504 A. 101. pd 13 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O!. sh. 104 pd 131 i 31,000 6 per cent. London & Westminster 1001. sh. 20/. pd 21% 60,000 51. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 10/. pd 12% 3,000 4 per cent. tarncaster ........ .. . .. 1001. sh. 404 pd 30 25,000 10 per cent. Liverpool 100/ sh. 1244 pd 10 50,000 7g percent. Manchester and Liver ] 504 eh. 151 pd 10 • poolDistri2t....... 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester .. ..... ...... 1001. sh. 10/. pd 5 10,000 8 per eent. Provincial Ba nk o f lreVandlool. sh. 25/. pd 41 10,1 1 00 6 i er cent National Bank of Ireland 504 sh. 1714 pd 17% 10,000 6 per cent National Provi.acial Eng.loo4 sh. 351. pd 348 10,000 Ditto New.............. ..... 10t. eh. 10/. pd 10 10,000 ......... G10uce5ter5hire...............504 sh. 10!. pd 32 6,000. 10 per cent... Hampshire .............« ..... 501. sh. 54 pd 9 messengers instantly dispatched for the aid of the engines. On entering the premises the firemen found that the fire had burnt through the flooring of the attic into one of the best bed-rooms on the second-floor, and the flames were making great progress. By the great exertions of the firemen they succeeded in extinguishing the fire, and preserved the splendid mansion and furniture, before any extensive damage was sustained. It is not known in what manner the fire could posssibly have originated. It proved a fortunate circumstance the family had not retired to bed, otherwise the consequences would have been attended, perhaps, with fatal ones. The Duke of Wurtemburg (widower of the Prin cess Mary of Orleans) and sister arrived at Brussels on Tuesday, by the iron railway, and proceeded in a Royal carriage, which was waiting for them, to the Palace, where their Majesties received him. Dr. Heiler, Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine, Paris, lately communicated to his Society, that in Greece it is a practice to observe the tongues of those persons who have been bitten by dogs, because at the end of eight or nine days there appears on each side of the tongue, and near the under part, pustules called lysses by the Greeks. These pustules contain the whole rabid matter, and immediately they appear they are cut out and the wounds cauterised, which prevents hydrophobia. THE LORD STEWARD.—The chief officer for the civil government of the Court is the Lord Steward, always a member of the Privy Council. His authority is important, having the sole direction of the Royal household below stairs, and the control of a numerous train 'of inferior offices ; his power extending over all the officers and servants, except those of the chapel, cham ber, and stable. He is Judge of all crimes committed within the Court or the verge. He receives his charge by the delivery of a white staff or wand, the symbol of his appointment. The present Lord Steward is the Earl of Liverpool. His Lordship was born the 29th of May, 1785, and succeeded, as third Earl, upon the decease of his half-brother, 4th of December, 1828. A ROBBER KILLED.—Late on the night of Saturday week Mrs. Allsop, wife of Mr. Allsop, of Rowley, near this town, thinking she saw a light in an old mill nearly adjoining the house, in which a quantity of potatoes were stowed, awoke her husband, who, ac companied by his son and a servant-boy, went to the building, and on entering found two men, one of whom, named Hunt, immediately struck at Mr. Allsop with a fork he had in his hand. Mr. Allsop being armed with a poker, returned the compliment by a tremendous blow on the head, which, fracturing the skull, laid the robber dead at his feet ; the other intruder surrendered at dis cretion. A Coroner's inquest has been held upon the body of Hunt, but was adjourned for the purpose of ob taining further evidence.— Worcestershire Chronicle. THE DISTRESSED LETTER-PRESS PRINTERS IN LONDON.—On Wednesday evening last a sermon was preached in the Church of St. Michael's-le-Belfrey, York, by the Rev. T. Myers, M.A., on " The Religious Influence of Printing," from the text Proverbs ch. 18, v. 21. A collection was made after the sermon, the pro ceeds of which will be devoted to alleviating the dis tresses of the unemployed letter-press printers in London. Leeds Mercury. NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.—We are happy to find that the price of shares in this great public undertaking has of late considerably advanced, a fact at which we are not at all surprised, considering it is one of the great arteries through which the traffic of the North of England flows, and which will become still more ex tensive when the projeetesl Darlington and. Newcastle Railway i$ eompleted4---Leedo Mercury. It is , rurnoured that a serious fracas bas. taken place between the.Premier:and.the tuniableEarl of Car digan,: tespeeting the Lord Lieutenantey of Northamp 'Wilshire; vdcatit by the-Earl of •Westmoreland's death. The gentle disciplinarian,, being a very large landed pro prietor, we have heard the largest in the county, assert ed his claim to the office; but the'wily Premier, though he contrived to invest his, opponents with the peculiar credit that flowed from retaining his Lordship in a' regi ment, after his competence for command had been so fully established, was by no means desirous of securing for himself the merit of placing him in a position where the mild Nobleman might find a wider field for the ex ertion of his benignity. The apiilication was-.accordingly refused, in terms unctuous, but decided; and the refusal so ruffled the usually placid character of his Lordship's temper, that Sir Robert Peel . was obliged to manoeuvre in order to escape the rising storm. But the " peculiar art," for which Lord Stanley has given him credit, did not desert the Premier on this occasion. By a dexterous stroke of management the Marquis of Exeter has been transferred from the Lieutenantcy of Rutlandshire to that of Northamptonshire, and the Earl of Cardigan having no estates in the former county, Sir Robert has thus escaped from the delicate dilemma. Whether the good-natured Peer is equally satisfied with the arrange ment, we leave our readers to infer.—Chronicle. MORE FRAUDS.—Mention has been made of the affairs of Mr. Howe, of the Stock Exchange, who was obliged some time ago to compound for his diff e re nces with the house. His defalcations arose chiefly from the dishonest conduct of a person holding her Majesty's commission in the navy. It appears that the per son alluded to authorised Mr. Howe to purchase Spanish Stock for him to the extent of 120,0001. This was unfortunately done ' without security, and a decline occurring from 23 to 17 per cent., and Mr. Howe's principal decamping for Calais, he was left to provide for a loss of upwards of 7,0001. We notice the transaction for the purpose more particu larly of putting people upon their guard, because we have before us a letter from the party ii - yivhom Mr. Howe was so scandalously duped, containing an order to another broker of respectability to pur chase for him 100,000/. o f Spanish Actives ' with the coupons, at the m ar k e t p r i ce o f the day, he (the broker) picking them up for him as quietly as possible, and fur nishing, a note of the cost so soon as the operation should be completed. The individual had obtained an introduc tion to the party addressed before he retired to the oppo site coast, and it is fortunate, therefore, for the latter that he should have received, through the disclosures made in Mr. Howe's case, some intimation of the cha racter of the former.—Pest. The Tribunal of Frankfort, before which were brought a number of workmen, arrested in the course of the autumn upon a charge of belonging to political asso ciations, has acquitted most of them, and condemned the remaining few to imprisonment for ten months. The Antwerp Company's "steam ship Princess Victoria, Captain Jackson, arrived on Thursday morning off the Tower, after the very short winter passage of twenty-one hours from Antwerp. •-• CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO THE POOR.—Yesterday morning the Vicar, Churchwardens, and other gentle men of the parish of St. Sepulchre, distributed sundry gifts to the poor of the parish, not in the receipt of pa rochial relief. The donations •were of money, clothing, beef,' coals, &c. Some were aminal gifts, others from subscriptions of the benevolent• to relieve the distress which prevails. Upwards of 100 recipients, whose cases had been previously inquired into, were relieved. Simi lar gifts were made in many of the other parishes, St. Dunstan's, St. Mary-le-Strand, St. Clement's, &c. MURDER AT STOKE-UFON-TRENT. —On Monday evening and Tuesday last the town of Stoke was thrown into a state of great excitement, by a report that a man named Thomas Morris, a brewer, had laid violent hands upon his wife, and thereby caused her death, whilst he was in a. state of intoxtcatien. The report proved but too true. On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held on the body of the deceased, Elizabeth Morris, at the Old Swan Inn, Stoke. The first witness called was a niece of the prisoner's and deceased's, named Fanny llilditch, a little girl ten years of age, who stated that Morris and deceased lived at their house. Witness remembered Morris coming home on Monday night, about nine o'clock. Her aunt (the deceased) was nursing a .baby about ten .months old, and sat by the fire, making a cap and putting flowers in it. There was no other person in the house except Morris, the de ceased, witness, and the baby. Morris said he would not have the cap which the deceased was making in his house. He endeavoured to get the cap from her, and she resisted. He said he would throw it on the fire, and she replied that he " durst not," and he replied that he " durst ;" mid some further' altercation took place. He then struck his wife a violent blow on her brow, upon which she fell with her head upon his knee. He pushed her off to the floor, which was of brick. After she was down he kicked her twice on the side,' and some time after tried to lift her head from the floor, but it fell down again ; and he then said that he " could not help it." De ceased could not get up. Witness went to call a neigh bour, named Mary Sweetnam, and told her that deceased was dying, upon which she went to Morris's directly. Morris was quite drunk. Mary Sweetnam said she went to Morris's house with her ; the deceased lay across the house floor on her back, and Morris was kneeling down by the side of her. He exclaimed when witness entered the house, " Aye dear, aye dear, Mrs. Sweetnam." He had his left arm under her head. Witness asked what was the matter, and he replied " he thought she was dead, as he perceived no breath." Witness then laid hold of deceased's hand and rubbed it, but she was quite dead. Morris said something must be done. Witness then went and called Sally Harrison and Betsy Mitchell, telling them that Betsy Morris was either dead or dying. They, came in soon, and then witness went to her own house, and sent a man who lodged with her to call Mr. Davis. When she went back to Morris's deceased was quite dead, and they lifted her on the sofa. The inquest was then adjourned until Wednesday, when, after further evidence had been adduced, the Jury returned their ver dict---" That the deceased came to her death by violence used towards her by her husband Thomas Morris," who was committed to take his trial for the offence at the next Assizes. We observe that the new , Roman Catholic cathedral now in progress of erection in St. George's fields, Surrey, is fast approaching a state of completion, and from its magnificent styl e of ar c hit ec t ure , al ready furnishes a most agreeable and imposing ad dition to the effect produced .by the other splendid puolic institution s in that rapidly improving neigh bourhood. The funds from Which the expenses of the new building are derived, is the receipts at the Old Chapel in the London-road, where those who appreciate sacred music will find an admirable treat this day. On this occasion a solemn High Mass will be sung. The orchestra has been greatly augmented, and now includes some of the most distinguished vocal talent of the day, and is under the leadership of that suc cessful musician Mr. George Stansbury. . THE COURTESIES OF WAR.—In the midst of the firing, a white flag being seen hoisted in the town, hostile preceedings were instantly suspended, and on a boat proceeding to the shore, the Indian mail, which had arrived by way of Bagdad, was handed to the officer with Suleiman Pacha's compliments to the Admiral. The latter, on his part, immediately forwardeda warm letter of thank s t o th e P ac h a , an d accom p anie d it with a pac ket of foreign wine, which h a d be e n seizedin an Egyp tian vessel directed to Suleiman. Fire was then at once resumed,—Hunter's Expeditionto Syrai. THE MARKETS -YESTERDAY. CORN EXCHANGE. This week's arrivals of Wheat have been moderate ; of Barley, Oats, and Flour, good. The Wheat trade remains the same as on Monday, with little doing. Barley and Oats each very dull, and hardly supported former prices. Flour unaltered. MORNING SUN 3d to 31-d, fine bright heavy 3d, damaged in 'fa ir condition 3d to 3 7 0 ; 380 bags ordinary Eastern,. fetched 2id per lb ; the low rates are expected to bring forward many orders shortly: white has declined. in value 2d per lb, a t auc ti on 100 b ags on ly p a rtly' Sol d at 10d for fine quality ; 115 bags long were taken in ,a; is 3d. Cassia Lignea has been• taken sparingly, "" prices have suffered a further depression of is per cwt at auction 169 chests only partly found buyers at 88s 6d for good thin quill, middling 84s. Of Pi' mento, a fair demand has existed, and prices are firm at 2id to aid for ord to good quality. Cinnamon sells heavily at a reduction on last sale's rate of 4d to 6d • per lb. Nutmegs have met with a fair sale, brown at 4s lld to 6s, lined 3s to 4s per lb. Cloves have moved off slowly; Bourbon at is to is Id, Amboyna is 2d to is 6d, and Penang is 8d to 2s 6d per lb. Ginger ha sustained the former value, but the market has been in dull state for both East and West India. Mace little inquired for. RicE.—Holders of Bengal have displayed firmness this week. At auction 500 bags went quietly at its to lis 6d for mid white. Java has b een t a k en sparingly, but prices have been steady at lOs 6d t o 12 s for low to good white, and yellow 9s to lOs p er cw t. Carolina in fair request for home use at 30s to 36s p er cw t. FRUIT.—The opening prices of all d escr iptions this season being so very moderate, and the qu a lity generally much finer than for several seasons past, h ave caused - si very extensive demand. New Valentia Raisins at 365 ; Turkey Figs at an advanee of 5s to 103 per cwt ; rely few left in first hands. In Currants and Smyrna Rsisn" there is very little alteration. INntco.—The transactions in East India have been limited this week, and prices have given way, at a ra duction of 7d per lb, but the average may be taken at 4d to 6d per lb. For the 18th January 4,700 chests ac re declared. Spanish has moved off slowly, and parce l ' could only be disposed of at reduced rates. f Saco.—At auction 1,086 bags were p ar tly di s posed o f , ordinary quality at lOs to Ils 6d, and m iddli ng 15s ow Flour has been in fair demand at 12s to 13s per cwt' GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 Ilia -- lia - tiC. - e• - • - ••• - ••••••••••••••••• 000000000 sh. 16/. pd 22 5,000 ..... .... British ............. ....... .. ......... sh 16/. pd 18 6 .000 [5/ an lier s. cen e ll . Ditto Provincial .........201. ah 191. pd 243 f 928 51 las , Birmingham.... .......... ........... .... 5Ol. sh. 96 4,250 V/ Os Bristol ... ..... ........... ....... .. 2O/. sh. 36 2,250 31 105 Brighton 2Ol. sh. 13% 750 31 10s Ditto, New 201. sh. 18/. pd 9 2,471 41 per cent. Brighton General 204 sh. all pd 934 4, , ~ .- w. jou. continental Consolidated .... 751. 6241. pd no 1 .„ lot . cft_y 01 London.. ....... .. .100/. sh. all pd 105 Imre . cr. . Ditto. New • 'loot. sh . 751'. pd 150 4.000 31. 01 . Equitable ...504 IA 2 0 10,000 - 3/. per cent. Imperial ..... ....... ...... ..„..„,.... 60r. s h. 59 800 51. per cent. Isle of Thanet 251.. ;h. 20/. pd 1834 2,350 61. per cent. Independent. r t.......... . . .30/.46. slip, 58 9,000 4!. per cant. Phoenix 5Ol. sh. 39/. pa 33 1,000 4/. per cent. Rateliff .......... ........... . . 1001. sh. 80/. pd t:3 4,009 South Metropolitan 50/. fih.7t334 I. pd 17 9,000 51. per cent. United General 501. A. 4'il. pd t. 9 240 51. per cent. Warwick 5O/. sh. 50 400 O. per cent Wakefield. .........., 25/. sh. 22 2,000 3/, Westminster Chartered ..... .. - 501 . sh. 58 6,000 12 1 • Ditto New ... .5(1. s h. 1(1/. pd 1134 780 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2Ol. sh. 181. pd WATER worms 4,800 34e. Birmingham 25:. eh. 231. pd 21 4,433 71. East London 1001. sh. 1t3234 5,500 21 15s. Grand Junction Average 41/ . 13 s . 4d . s h . 5 5 =,OOO tu, Ken t...... 1004 sh. 5.13, 372 10/. Liverpool tiootle 2201. sh. 325 5 .6 0 0 2116. New River London Bridge Water Ann... 60 6,486 2/ lOs Manchester and Salford. 1001. sh. 54 1,000 5 per cent. South London lOOl. eh. 08 8,294 4i/. West Middlesex Average 631.112.. 9d. sh. 90 1 ' 360 ' 1114 s York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 2/. Os. Birmingham and Derby .... lOO/ pd 47 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester KO/. pd 65 15,00 14 41. Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh. 60 pd 28 7,500 Cheltenham &G. Western Iool.sh. 72%1. 2234 3,000 .... ..... Clarence 100/. sh. 1001 pd 20 8,000 ..... „.. Dublin and Drogheda 1001. sh. 51. pd 60,004 ......... Eastern Counties 251. sh. 231. pd $l4 10 . 000 ...... .Great North of Engl an d 100/. s h. 004 pd 6734 10,918 13 . per cent. Brand Junction lOOl. sh. all pd 199 25; 00 :3 per cent. Great Western 1001. sh, 65/, pd 8 1 34 25;000 • • Ditto New 50/. e h. 504 pd 593 4 8,000 5 per cent G o sport Junction„ 50L s h. 501 . pd 5635 2,00 0 6 p e r cent. Hartlepool ..................1801. sh. 1001. pd 14 53: ,000 Hull and Selby ... ........ :501. sh. 504 pd 38 z 2,100 4 per cent. Leeds and Selby • lOO *h. 65 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool & Manchester 10(1.sh. 1004 psi 199% 7,964 lOper cent. Ditto Half Shares 504 pd 90 11,495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares Zi.pd 45 . 3 6,0 0 0 .... London and 8right0n......501. sh. 501. pd 3', % 94,000 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich...2ol. sic 201. pd 634 25,000 81 per cent. London & Birmingham 100/. ah. 904 pd Ifs 25,000 21. Qs Ditto Quarter Shares ....254 ah. 5/. pd 2334 31,250 ..... . Ditto New 5hare5.........321. sh. M. pd 56 Av. 13/. 15s. 9d. 12 r w a Se nd rlik Le .. e . ...100/. sh. 70/. pd 65 36,000 5 per cent. London and S. Western Av. 384 175.9 d. 58% 83,000 12 13.000 5f per cent. m 0,000 Ditto llalf Shares 5Ol. 25/. pd 2734 10,000 D a n i t e t h o e s N w e Ditto Extension 7l. pd 23i 10,000 21.115. Midland Counties *OW. sh. 1001. pd 8514 15,000 N. Os. North Midland 1.0!. sh. 1001 pd 70 34 11.10 s. Ditto New 401. pd :n 10,256 ......... Northern and Eastern.... 50/. sh 354 pd 2 ` 34 ...,deo 40,000 „....„. South Eastern and Dover 3B/. pd 20 1,000 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/.sh. 265 9,000 ......... Thames Haven 50/. ah 51. pd 6.000 .......„, York and Nerth Midland 50 . eh. 501. pd 89 MINES. 8 ,0 00 .. . . .... Albion Copper 51.1 h. 3il. psi 12 4,000 11 . . 51. Alton l5/. sh 121. it tpd , 10 10,006 ... Anglo Motican i iss. 5/ pm.lool. sh. al ' l :d 1% Ditto Subscription .. » ....... » ..,.,251. lid I% 2.060 104 Bolanos l5Ol. sh all pd 35 10,000 IL 106 BTatillArllmp. iss.sL pm—Ml.o).2ol. pd 74. goy) ....... Macaubas & t.ocaes United 25/.5h.251. pd 4% !Lupo ........ Ditto St. John Del Rey 2O/. sh. 141. pd 1 3, ( 3 IC ,000 ... ...... Bolivar Copper Company, 204 sh. 201. pd 1 10,000 ......... Ditto Scrip 104 sh. 10/. pd .2 2 0000 »..... British Iron lOOl. sh. 601. pd .006 British Copper..... 51. sh. 441. pd 1% ...«.... Cita Branca 641. pd 6J6 Candonga ...... .......«........... ..... 741. pd b 10,000 11 Copiapo ..........«....« ..... 20/. oh. I3L pd 10 8600 ... Columbian, iss. 5L pm...56i. ob. 661. pd I A 2'sso 31. English 14!. Gs. pd 2 20,000 ..«w.. General MiningAssoclation2o/ 5h.184 pd I% 6155 3.006 Polberott Console « ..« ..... 10/. sh. 81. pd 4 11.500 Real del Monis, Unregistered... ..... 2 .. .. Ditto Loan Notes... .............M. p d 160 $O.OOO .......« United Mexican. iss. 2pm. 40/. sh. all pd Dam Scrip., .... .........«......« 151 Ditto New Scrip 41. p d 3 West Cork ....................501. sh 501. pd 38 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. . _ - - -- 1,000 . London, with Bronze Ticket ...75gs. sh. 14% . 700 King' College .......... 19% MISCELLANEOUS. 10, 104 ne. Australian AgriculturaLlOOL'sh. 28/. pd 39 6,100 I. per cent. British American Land Company 35 j/. pd 9 10,060 el. per cent. Canada Company ..... ....100/. sh. 3214 pd 28 10,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent lOO 20,000 11.65. General Steam Navigation 15/. r.• h. lel. pd 24U 101. percent. Hudson's Bay Stock ........».».......».» 254 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms ....Av. 75!. sh 1934 ; mg Caoutchouc Company 120. pd 12% New Brunswick Land Company 501. pd IS g,/54 51. per cent. Reversionary int. 50c...1001. sh 100!. pd 9234 2,631 51. per cent. Ditto ........ 100/. sh. 100/. pd 107 4,000 ..... Thames Tunnel . ... .501. sh. all psi 10 1 0 ,000 gs. Van Die..nera's Land.... 1001. sh. 1811. psi 734 LIST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES DEC. 18. 1841. BANKS. 1.000,0001, 61. p. ct. Bank of Scotland...B3l. 6s. Bd. sh. all pd 155 1. 000.001 k, el. p. ct. Rcyal of Scotland 1001. sh. all pd 151% 500,000 t. W. p. ct. British Linen Company 1001.0.4411 pd 910 500,0001. di. p. ct. Commercial 5001. sh. 1001. pd :65 500.000 i. 00. cc. National lOOl. sh. 101. pd 14 500,0031. 81. p. ct. Glasgow Union.... .. . ........... sh. 50/. pd 84 1.000.000/. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOI. sh 401. pd 71 INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,0005 h. 6jp. ct. Scottish Union 20/. sh. I/. pd 255.041. 7,500 10 p. ct. Hercules 1001. sh. JO/. pd 13 100,000 10 p. ct. Insurance Co. of Sco Hand .101. :h. all pd 9'si 50.000 10 p. ct. North british....“.. 2301. sh. 10/. pd 17 % 1,000 10 p. ct. Caledonian Fire. 1001. sh. 10/. pd 21) 5.000 10 p. ct. Edinburgh I,,fe 100/. sh. 10/. pd 15 100,000 3j p. tt. West of Scotland .....».».»....».. 10/. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 4,818 Edin. and Glas. Un. Canalsol.sh. all pd 10 Ditto Allocated", ... 961. sh. all pd 46 425.40( 11 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stick W " ai . er.2sl. sh all pd 34 1 .0 000 3 2i per ccrit. Shotts Iran koundery 50/. sh 481 pd 40 0,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Giass 20/.sh. 161. pd 3% 4,500 10 per cent. Edssburgh Coal sh. all pd 49 6,450 10 per cant. Glasgow Gas ...... .251. all. all pd 52 750 71 per cent* Leith Coal Gas —.. 20/..h. all pd 21 Edinburgh ann Dalkei . th ......... 50/. sh 30 ALARMING FIRE.—On Thursday morning, a few minutes past twelve, the family of Sehobell, Esq., a gentleman residing at No. 4, Lownde's-square, Knights bridge, were thrown into a most extraordinary state of alarm and excitement by the discovery of the upper part of the splendid mansion being on fire. It appears that the servants were proceeding upstairs to bed, when they found the upper part of the house enveloped in a dense smoke. On one of them entering one of the attics, the flames burstan alarm was immediately raised, and forth; SMITHFIELD MARKET, The supply was short, yet it was considerably greater than the demand. The prices annexed were almost nominal, as there was scarce a buyer in the market. Beasts, 256 ; Sheep, 1,330 ; Pigs, 215 ; Calves, 58. Beef, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. ; Mutton, as. 6d. to ss. 6d. ; Veal, 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. ; Pork, 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Of Meat we had a good supply, but the business done was moderate, and prices as follow:—Beef, 3s. to 4s. 2d.; Mutton, 3s. 4d. to 45.; Veal, 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. ; Pork, 4s. to ss. 4d. per stone of Blbs. Poultry and Game were in good supply, and the prices were about the same as on Wednesday. WHITECHAPEL MEAT MARKET. The supply was very limited, but equal to the demand. Beef, 2s. Bd. to 4s. ; Mutton, 2s. 4d. to 4s. 2d. ; 3s. Bd. to ss. ; Pork, 3s. to ss. 2d. TEA MARKET. The demand for Free Trade Tea was dull, and prices barely supported. Company's Congou is. Bid. cash. • TALLOW MARKET. The demand for P.Y.C. was good, and prices firm at 48s. 3d. to 48s. 6d. per cwt. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last market .day, 924 t. d. 11111 s. d. Adair's Bell, Robson ik Co. Hartley 16 0 WaLs End Pemberton 2l U New Tanfield Moor l4 6 Walls End Russell's Hetwn , 22 6 Old Tanfield l5 0 Walls End Shincliff 22 9 Wylam Walls End Ramsey Walls End S. Killingworth 16 0 COUNTRY. MARKETS 1 Wheat. Barley. 1 Oatt. 11 e a n s. P.ase Per Quarter. , Bath .... Blandford tsridport Chard Exeter Gloucester duililford Newbury Reading Salisbury Sherborne SneptonMallet Uxbridge Warminster Worcester S. to s. 59 (4 52 72 s. to a. fr 7 34 34 i • tt/ B. 29. 26 :3 26 31, 42 s. to 1. 38 42 56 72 04 70 58 63 L 8 78 45 74 45 72 52 7'2 70 72 56 72 0 . tos. 40 56 40 —•— es 32 22 26 27 34 '2l 22 26 30 21 f.B 30 39 23 31 26 35 18 30 . 4 25 38 19 31 27 34 tto 28 28 35 at 32 28 37 I k. O 27 37 43 ' 3 28 54 69 28 35 24 29 42 39 64 68 32 36 :I' 26 38 42 65 70 24 30 ! t. 3 30 40 44 LEEDS CORN LI ARKET. Wheat, Norfolk and Stitllilk, 601 b. • . 655. to 715. --- York. and Lincoln. Barley, Norfolk and Suttblk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans 631 b. Oats, Potatoe .---Alealing, For. lid. told ...Eng. 12)4d. to Md. per stone Shelling 2Bs. to 31s. per load DEVIZES CORN MARKET. Per Sack. S. First Wheat 35 0 to :23 0 Second ......... 30 0 33 0 Third Barley 25 0 35 6 40 42 34 42 40 48 33 ..94 40 "50 42 44 40 48 CH E LTEN H A Per Bushel. 8. d. to s. (1. Wheat 7B 90 Barley 1 0 3 9 4,4 48 37 40 35 42 30 42 --.: - 40 48 38 - 36 40 Per Qum ter. s. d. s. d. Oats 2'2 0 to 32 C Beans (per sack) l9 0 25 0 Plour (per bag) 0 51 Bread (pergallon) 1 4 0 M MARKETS. _ Per lb. Beef - -- Mutton d. IL d. 6 7 ti 7 6 7 6 8 7 9 Oats Beans .. 5 0 5 4 Pork :'ease 5 0 8 0 Lamb ' ' ' Hay 41.55. to 41. 10s. Od. per ton. AKTERBUItY MARKET. Wheat, white.—......... 61s. to 73. •••••••• Oide....."Pert. —s. to 76! -- red....................... 545. to hi 5..,.. 01d.............. —5. to s • Barley, Ma1ti5ty.......4 305,t0-33* ../......- Grndiog..-..*. to +—s. Oats, 2/.8...t0.2i.8. ~:,+. Old--...... - 5. to —s. , Beans, —...—,—,.... 7 .., : .. 325 to 405.....;;. 01d........*, —s., tO S. Pease «no;•••••••••••••••..• 35 " 5. - to - 5. ' .;. . . GreyearlAOP. 535. to ...3. , -•• CHELMSFORD MARKET. • Wheat, White 57 to 68 Oats 22 to 29 Red Barley V 31 34 White '33 SO Chevalier ......... 34 36 Beans, Tick '2 47 Grinding ......... 27 30 Mazallao '47 31 . _ . . (From the London New Price Current of December 24.) SUGAR.-The market for British Plantation Sugar was in. a very dull state on Tuesday and Wednesday, and rather lower rates were accepted ; yesterday, however, the trade were more disposed to operate, and a fair amount of business was transacted, Fine yellow sorts brought full rates ; low mid yellow - Antigua selling, at 61s, mid 63s stronger Jamaica 645, and fine Antigua 725, Trinidaf taken in, mid and good mid greyish yellow at 60s to 635, and low mid 58s per cwt. REFINED.--For Refined Goods this week, prices have been steady, Standard Lumps at 81s to 81s 6d ; Brown Lumps, low to fine 74s to 79s ; Tittlers and Hamburg Loaves, ordinary and middling 79s to 81s, good 82s to 88s, fine 89s to 975, superior 98s to 101 s per cwt. Trea cle common 28s to 28s 6d, patent 29s to 31s, golden sy rup 32s to 345 per cwt. In pieces prices are rather lower good to fine selling at 67s t o 745, ordinary to middling 60s to 66s per cwt. Bastards low to middling at 40s to 48s, good to fine 49s t.o 56s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 29s for the best. Loaves at 31s 6d to 32s 6d for 10 and 141bs. Treacle at 13i 3d to 13s 6d. Bastards and pieces at 14s 6d to 20s per cwt: Matnimus.-Importers having supplied the market freely, have depressed prices 6d to Is per cwt; fine yel low at 67s 6d to 71s 6d, good 63s to 675, good mid dling 61s to 625, mid 58s to 60s, low 54s to 575, very interior dark brown 37s to 40s 6d, mid 44s to 455, good bright 47s to 51s, fine 53s to 565, good and fine grey 61s to 71s Gd per cwt. EAST INDIA.-Brown sorts of Bengal have declined is to 2s per cwt ; white qualities at full rates ; brown very inferior heavy at 31s to 41s, low to mid 42s to 475, good to fine. 48s to 51s, low to good yellow 52s to G6s, fine strong white 73s to 755, good 69s to 70s, mid 66s to 66s per cwt. Java low and mid soft brown fetched 14s to 15s 6d per cwt. Manilla at 15s to 17s for ord to good brown, and 17s to 18s 6d for mid and good mid yel low. Siam, low heavy brown, at 14s 6d to 15s, mid do. 16s, low 3 ellow 16s Gd to 17s, fair grey 18si colory bright yellow 20s 6d, damp of various sorts 14s to 19s per cwt. FOREIGN,-Yellow Havannah taken in, 'fine strong at 23s to 23s 6d, good 21s 6d to 22s 6d, middling 21s, and and washed 18s to 20s per cwt. Since Tuesday the bought in lots have been disposed of at 21s to 21s 6d for good and fine colory yellow. White on Tuesday taken in at 32s for good quality, and one lot 335, washed 28s to 30s; since then tbu....scrtind was sold at 28s. For brown Brazil many inquiries , have existed ; 17s to 17s 6d have been paid for fine brown Bahia. White sorts are held firmly... MoLassgs,-In West India, prices remain the same as previously quoted • Bengal syrup at 24s Gd for good quality. Foreign kolasses 7s to 8s per cwt. COFFEE.-There has been a much better demand for clean descriptions. of British Plantation Coffee this week, and very full prices have been paid ; unclean kinds have sustained the previous value, and the operations have been on a more extended scale ; Berbice of the new crop fine mid at 112 s to 120 s, good mid 105 s to 107 s, low mid 81s to 90s Gd, fine ord 73s ; Triage 50s to 73sper cwt. East India and Cape descriptions have been inim proved request, and holders are firmer. Ceylon, good ord at G6s to 675, fine ord 67s 6(1. to 74s per cwt. Java at full rates. The better kir.ds of Mocha have been sought after at full prices. Today several inquires ex isted for Laguayra Coffee, but the advanced rates re quired checked business, 42s is the lowest rate of sound quality. CocoA.-For West India, prices have declined is to is Gd per cwt ; Trinidad, mid to good red at 40s to 445, fair and good grey 37s to 395; St Lucia, low to good 34s to 375, and Grenada 35s to 36s per cwt. Foreign at reduced rates. TEA.-The market for Free Trade Tea has been in a tranquil state all the week, privately few purchases have been made in either black or green descriptions, and Is 84d have been accepted for Congou, coarse new and mixed leaf (cash.) The p u bli c sales yesterday went off with heaviness, and a reduction on former rates of id to Id for fine Congou, id for the lower sorts, id for common Twankay, and lid to 2d per lb. for young Hyson ; Congou, but mid blackish leaf burnt Sou kind rather strong Is 9P to is 10d, but mid blackish' leaf rather strong is 10 4 'd to is 10P, mid rather strong burnt is 1144, but mid blackish leaf ripe H. M. and Pekoe flavour is 100 to 2s Old, middling blackish leaf strong Pekoe flavour 2s ld to 2s 3d ; Hyson, middling 2s 10d, good 3s Id to 3s 4d ; Young Hyson, middling from 2s Bfd to 3s 104 d ; Caper, but mid coarse fresh is 10:0 to is lOid; Impe rial, good ordinary is 11d; Twankay common is 84d to Is 80, but middling coarse is is 9d to is 9p, fine brightish leaf 2s 3d to 2s 34d; blackish leaf Pekoe mid dling strong 2s 3d to 2s 4d; Orange Pekoe middling ra ther strong burnt Ank 2s 54d, but mid coarse but scented 2s 8d to 2s 9d; Flowery Pekoe good full and strong 3s 6d per lb. In the speculative market prices have declined to Is 84d to is 9d for Company's Congou, cash. To-day the market was in a dull state for Tea, and is 8-0 is the nearest price for Company's Congou, cash. The merchants are determined that the sales declared for Tuesday shall take place. although business in other markets will remain suspended. TALLow.-The Market has presented a firm appear ance for Russian since Friday last ; on the spot rather higher rates have been paid ; 48s 6d for Petersburg Yellow Candle ; for delivery up to the end of the year at 48s 3d to 48s 6d, for spring months at 49s to 49s 3d per cwt ; South American, at 42s to 47s for, low to fine quality. Town Tallow has met with a good sale. To-day the market was in a quiet state for Petersburgh Yellow Candle; 48s 3d was the general quotation for parcels on the spot. OILS.-Eor common Fish Oils this week, holders are not disposed to press sales; stocks being small, especially of pale Seat. ' Cod Oil in small parcels of 301 lOs to 31/. Southern, common 311 lOs to 32/ 10s, mid to fine 32/15s to 36/ ; pale Seal 42/ lOs to 43/, yellow 33l to 39/, and brown 32/ to 321 15s per tun. Sperm rather easier ; fine British at 90/ lOs to 911 per tun. For Linseed Oil, 36s on the spot, and 37s for delivery next year. Cape, pale, 535 6d - , and brown, 52s 6d per cwt. For Olive, prices have a downward tendency. Gallipoli at 761 to 77l Spanish, 67/ to 68/per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil at 41s for the best. Palm, at 32/10s for fine. Rum, BRANDY, AND ifOLLANDS.-A fair demand has prevailed for fine descriptions of West India Rum this week, and full rates have been paid ; sales of strong Jamaica 33 to 34 per cent. o.l'. have Leen made at 5s 6d, and Demerara 34 over 4s, but proof Lewards are heavy of sale, sellers at is 10d, but buyers will not pay more than Is 9d per gallon. Cal cutta has been taken sparingly at is 3d proof ; at auction 71 casks were taken in at is 7d to Is 7d for 25 to 34 per cent over proof. For Brandy a fair demand has existed, and holders are firm ; sales of Cognac, first brands of the vintage of 1836, have been made 6s for hhds, puns 5s 10d ; do 1837, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 5d ; do 1838, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; do 1839, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d ; do 1840, hhds 4s 3d, puns 4s Id. Geneva has met with a good demand at 2s Id to 2s 2d for common. British Corn Spirits have moved off slowly at lOs 2d, cash. SPICES.-There has been less demand for black Pepper, and prices have given way id per lb; at auction 2,540 bags Malabar went heavily, fair and good light at LIM Y U'S SHIPPING LONDON, DEC. 24.—Wind this day at noon S.W. RAMSGATE, DEC. 23.—Arrd. Gustav Fritz, Breraen , , for LCuba ; Elizabeth, Leith fo r L eg h orn , w ith loss of bowsprit, cutwater, &c., having been in contact. Pat back Magnet, Picard fur Marseilles, with loss of Mani mast, &c., having been in contact. The Cotnmodore, Campbell, from Newcastle for Leghorn, which put is here 14th inst , with damage, is dischargin g her ealbt" and will go into the Basin t o repair. OFF THE GALLOPER, DEC. 29.--Catharine, Anderson , Hamburgh for Buenos Ayres. OFF THE NORTH FORELAN D , D EC . 23.—A n t, Quebe c ' LIVERPOOL, DEC. 23.—Wind W.S.W. to W.IN T Y' Arrd. Thomas Worthington, Paine, Lima, sa iled 1 it Sept.; Columbian, W a k e h am , V a lp ara i so, sa il e d Sept., Pernambuco 15th Nov. ; Richard, Simpson, -13r radura, sailed 25th Aug.; Pocohontas, Higgins, Cher' e " . Ist ton, sailed 25th Nov. ; Hibernia, New York, sailed inst.; Retriever, Montreal; Fisherman, Gibant, Ski. Parland and Mars, Calcutta; Syria, BombaE son Wood, Maranham; Enterprise, Charleston; William Murray, Gibraltar. Arrd. off, Cosmo and Eutaw. , for OFF DOVER, DEC. 21.—C reo l e , B oyson , Male' Monte Video ; Georg e , H am b urg h f or La GOY' Norfolk Hero, Hull for Smyrna. et COWES, DEC. 23.—Sid. Vespasian, Antwerp.; for DARTMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Arr. Britannia,'Nar' s n g. Antwerp, with loss of sails, and 'head of fore. as PLYMOUTH, DEC. 23,2-Witie Quebec ; Active ' Nichols, Newfoundl an d, with swept ; Elizabeth Mary Ann, Ancona. O r- Df!d: 1 6: 2 -=;711 *Nargen - Constitution, To korn, from Drouthince to Barcelona, having s P r , ll ,h n '"oo lettk on the 10th 'hist., Was run on shore o n the 141- ',611 the Island of Ocinicrtree, west sine of Shetland, and become a total wreck. Crew-and part of the stores a n materials saved. Ola BERWICK,'DEC. 22.—Th e J o h n C a ll um , Waters, f r ~ Oporto to this port and L e ith, i n ta ki ng the harb:o tog last night, struck twice on Spitall Point, but cam with assistance, apparently not much damaged. i . c i a FALMOUTH, • -DEC. 22.—Wind W, to.-N.Vie • Mulgrave, Wells, Quebec. MILFORD, DEC. 22.—Arrd. China, Bennett, Qtl eb f e ; i i, Conic, DEC. 21.—Arrd. Harmony, London, Janl rc l., DEAL, 'DEC. 23.—Wind S.W. fresh breeze.----00,- Mary Ilalkettaoggs, Buenos.Ayres; burgh, for St. Thomas ; Josephine, Smith, Riri a r rr ini- Arrd. from the Riv e r, St a ti ra , J ama i ca ; A rc her, - ston , ' dad • Charles Brooke, St. Vi ncen t ; Ch a rles, D u nc e, The Union, from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, to M lir „Yj the was fallen in with 13th S e pt., i n l a t. 49, l o n. 23, 11 1 ; ‘ , the master and three men t a k en f rom th e rigging ' Josephine, Smith, arrived in the Downs. w. s.l'ir. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Wind to ' A esty's lbert, ;r' —Arrd. her Majesty' s s hip P ower f u l, Malta Kloehgeter, Bremen for Baltimore. Sld. her A rt '? Car' ship Atholl, Jamaica ; Pomon a , F a y a l. Arrd. °l' rib, King, Demerara. Govern' Letters from Madrid mention that th e nte d some ment had obtained possession of the Bell g ra hnr is'ng th e time since by the Pope of Rome for ati,tn; t i i n s ex solemnization of marriage between Maria ‘-' 1 "" -- ' o wn Queen Regent of Spain, and Munoz, her well-kn paramour, and legalising it wherever and by performed, whether by prelate, parish priest, or frl r r h - i „ " orders grey," or of any other complexion. t his document, it is believed there, will be laid before the Cortes at their approaching session, in jui' i ; fication, together with her participation in the 01)00' insurrection, of the extreme measure adopted provision' ally by the Regent E. t of - provision' ally ero embargoing the p ment of the dower stipulated by settlement on 3131.1* Christina's marriage with the late King. wherns,oe The late M. de Frayssinous, Bishop of Her mo• polis, is stated to hav e left his valuable l ib r ary to the Duke de Bordeaux. HU"' THE ARUNDEL BANK.—ARUNDE—' T NT r f o llg Dev.—A meeting of creditors took pucet the an d Arms Inn, Arundel, before Messrs. Ellis, r°Rellnee, Green, for the proof of debts and choice of as6i,g, , 2 , O. The total amount of debts proved was 26, 2 , 65 ",,, -. s ed Robert Watkins, Esq. (the Mayor of Arundel)' v ier Air. as assignees Mr. Wm. Allen, Mr. John Hal l id a rn Y:'iiliot. Osborne, Mr. Ri c h ar d H omes, an d M r . v —Mr. Hodson, a cre di tor , as k e d if it were neciesrstry i r . to have five assign ees , as one o f t h e par ti e s narau" be Holmes) had a b ro th er -i n -l aw i n t h e c oncerns to o f had better be omitted. Mr. Wyatt said he " 3 °lie me the principal creditor s , an d h e w i s h e d M r . Irolrae's t h e to stand. The Chairman of the Commissioners pu! question, when it was found that only four creditm°r; amounting together to 1,000/, were in favour of b list. The five were . then duly declared g e l a pointed assignees, and Messrs. Henty and Co. nlV ilit bankers. A melancholy accident occurred at La R°,,, n - 0 a few days back, where, a fire having accidentally m• - ., k : out in the nursery of a gentleman's house, children were so dreadfully burnt before assistance e rs i o be given, that they expired within twenty-four /101 great torment. his two yo0;11 SILVER WATCHES. Chroo°' E. J. DENT, by special a pp o intment, Hig h n ess meter and Watchmak er t o th e Queen, a nd his Royal ontal Prince Alb er t, o ff ers an extensive ' assortment of flortz A u& ntaW Watches at 4/. 14 s . 6d., eac h . F rom their g reat &r -over those o f th e vert i ca l d escr i pt i on in perfouance...;;;;' aenpp ear over ante, and flat ness , h e recommen d s them for la di es Va men's wear. They have elegant engraved, or plain h t i v e , iieri antl ei ? j, and cases, an d th e movements are jewe ll e d in four' the performance guaranteed. An abstract from 1 1 1. ,* $ „. 0 n0.; 4 1, Lectures on the Construction and Management ot by :ot!, meters, Watches, and Clocks, may be had gratuitousq customers, or to the public, price Is., at 82, Strand. PATENT LEVER WATC H I, E ic hs 4' This celebrated construction (th e most accur ate en v";: ice p, watch can be made) is now offered at the following P ....ent , with the latest improve ments, i . e. t h e d etac hed escaliel'oin jewelled in four holet, hand to mark the seconds, and In taining power to continue going while winding 11P. SILVER CASES 6 6 0 - 1. With deuble-bottom cases , cappe d 6 1 6 6 With hunting cases, ca pp e d GOLD CASES. ig 0 Size for Ladies, with eleg a nt gold dial Ditto in double-b ac ked eases l4 lir 0- Size for Gentlemen, enamelled dial 17 • Ditto extra full size, t a pp e d be W l°ni A Pamphlet, c on tai n i ng o b servat i ons respe cting. . 0 , bait constructions on which watches are made, with the P r f i n ew de' in gold and silver cases, and a variety of s ketches?, w ill be signs, which have just been completed in gold Chsin to i A. l sent, gratis and postage free, on application by SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9, Cornhai don, opposite the Bank of England. letter_ of J . isi ! he Gladstone, 22d inst ,Eastq. IRTH. Is a of a r uns w d c u k i S h s t q e u r a . r e, Brighton, the MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at St. Ann's Chu rc h, BlackfriarSi jo,!iiiii, Sydney Smith, Esq., surgeon, to Sarah F ra nces, eldestb us $ ter of Henry Brook, Esq., surgeon Newport, Essex. Of 'NI On the '22d inst., at St. Nicholas's Church, Bright°l i t, •.,s0 Rev. J. Corbett Turnbull, B.A ,of Bay's-hill, Chelteilf.,.7' , 0: to Emily, youngest daughter of ;he late William Abbott , ''' 'go , 0 of On Lond the 22d inst., M r . T. Whi te l aw, o f Store -stre e t, lieul o f - ' l l f ord-square, to Sarah, secon d daughter rof Mr. Brock ' New On B t o h n e d - 2 s d t r e inst., et i . , Su J w oh il n lia t i la N nw ew ar n in h g am P , a E in s e q ,. , E b sq o - i , h t o o t. Caroline, Firnham .eldest daughter roo f On the parish church of Farn ham, ------"---. On the 14th inst., at Lea n the l r E he n ad . , Mrs. C. Shearniatt• h e On the 17th inst., at Penton-row, Walworth , Rebecca, I relict 9 of W. Horncastle, Esq., of Church-row, Aldgate. on of O a r r. th .j e am 2O es th w in i s a t :h , j a r t e, L a iv e e oo,r 14. 1 Robert Ansehmn eldest On the 20th i ns t., Fran g cis dp , third son of Edward FordhaolF Esq., of Odsey, Cambridgeshire, aged 20. then 2oth iust.. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Wood. ° f Sloane-square, Chelsea. On the 21st inst., at Petersham, Vice-Adtairal Sir Go r g e Scott, K.C.B On the 22d . inst., Elizabeth, the wife of John Bright, M. D. ' of Manchester-square. of. On the 22d inst., at Upper Gower-street, David Stools Chancery-lae, solicitorEri, aged 41. On the 21 s t inst., at dge Castle, Sussex,_ 11" the 110 0 . °i line Nevill, the wife of the Hon. George Henry "" Flower-place, Godstone, aged 76. On the Ist inst., at Plaistow, Essex, Elizabeth Andersolts relict of Captain W. Anderson, late 29th Foot , aged 73. ~d On the 13th inst., at Ostend, James, second so n of Edvit" Turner, Esq., formerly of Warrington. On the 14th inst., Mrs. Catherine Shearman, aged S 6. vii t On the 20th inst., at Ventnor , Isle of Wight, Mll 11,ary, the • of the Rev. Robert Atherton awstorne, of Hutto n Ha, . h' the county of Lancaster. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, , ! II No. 112, Stran,i, at The Spot Office, No. 112, Strandl" the County of 111iddleiex, Saturday, Decemb er 25, 1841. Th e C o th e U( S PER