The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-29 00:00:00

MORNING SUN SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—Railway accidents have of late oc curred so frequently that it is only in cases where the slaughter has been on a large scale that pub lic attention is drawn to their occurrence. In ordinary cases, involving merely the sacrifice of individual life, or confined to the destruction of limb, or the suffering which saps the constitu tion and delivers its victim over to an early grave, the affair is disposed of by the public journals in a short paragraph with a side-head, or, what is more probable, is not known beyond the spot where the accident occurred, or the limited social circle of which the sufferer was a member. The public is too much taken up with what is present to bestow much regard upon the past; and seldom pauses to add up the amount of slaughter and the collateral calamities produced by these occurrences, so as to possess their ag gregate for a given period, so far as it can be ascertained. Every one can remember the pain ful shock, the almost breathless excitement, which two or three more than usually destructive collisions, and running off the rails by trains on different lines, produced on public feeling in the course of last year. Inquests were held on the bodies of the sufferers—heavy deodands were given by the Jurics,in the hope that self-in terest would operate upon the Directors of Rail way Companies to exercise the most active and unabat ed vigilance, in order to secure, as far as possible, the safety of the passengers by their carriages. For a short time this result was obtained. But the public feeling recovered from the shock it had received. The number of passengers were again raised to the usual average. The verdicts of the juries became inoperative against the funds of the Companies, in consequence of the Coroner's inqui sitions being quashed by the Court of Queen's Bench for technical informalities. Another, and yet another, followed by a third catastrophe, ex ceeding, in the numbers of the slaughtered and the mangled, those which preceded it, have again roused public feeling to a painful pitch of appre hension as to the state of the arrangements made by the Directors for the safety of passengers by loco motive carriages, which are, it is evident, loose, imperfect, and exceedingly unsatisfactory. It will be seen whether the unprecedentedly large sacrifice of life and limb by the accident which occurred on the Great Western Railway on Friday last, will prove as inoperative as those which preceded it ; or whether it will induce the Directors of the several lines to establish a perfect system of inspection both of the car riages and rails, and of the state of the cuttings, on their lines, with every other precaution calcu kited to give" all possible security to a mode of travelling which involves dangers so tremen dous, and destruction no extensive and inevi table. It is obvious, beyond controversy, that it by tl:e slightest obstruction in its course, or by a deviation from the prescribed and well-ascer tained laws of locomotion, the train be forced from the line of rails, and the carriages, impelled with their accustomed velocity, be, as they necessarily must be, overturned, and engines, boilers, carriages laden with passengers, with the mighty masses of ponderous machines and lug gage, be , crushed and commingled together—that Iu such a case a miraculous interposition can alone prevent fearful destruction. The verdict of the Jury in the case of the eight unfortunate beings who were deprived of life by the accident on the. Great Western on Friday last (another is since dead), will produce a salutary effect on the most vulnerable point of the Directors of public Companies--that of their pecuniary interests. That verdict is unencumbered with any matter ofdoubt to I legal validity. It is plain and powerfully ex plicit; setting the acumen of lawyers at defiance to discover a point on which to • hang an applicas tion to the Supreme Court to set it aside. It im putes gross incaution to the servants of the Com pany, and therefore fixes a deodand of 1,0001. on the engine and tender attached to the train ; but, avoiding the error of formerjuriesimpannelledon inquiries of a similar kind, it does not impute criminal negligence to the Directors or any per sons in their employ : this would have stultified their verdict, and rendered the inquiry practi cally inoperative against purse or person, in a vain attempt to reach both. STANDARD.—This morning we find the authority of the late Mr. Ricardo quoted, to prove what it would seem scarcely necessary to prove, the flea namely, that the sellers of corn like good prices. This, as we have hinted, ap pears to bean unnecessary proof; but we find it in troduced for the purpose of a contrast with the sellers' of cotton goods, who, we are assured, like bad prices. This seems to be a riddle. We cannot tell why the sellers of cotton like bad prices; and we, for ourselves, never met with one of the liberal dealers in calicos and muslins who manifested the inclina tion said to be characteristic of their order. Bad prices and good prices, high prices and low In ices," are relaeive terms, marking a difference, to be measured by the degrees of profit and loss ; the pike which yields much profit is a good or high price, whatever its absolute amount; and the price which yields, a small profit, or no profit, or involves a loss, is a bad or low price, independently of all other consider ations. Why, then, should landowners only wish for high prices, and millowners desire low prices ? There is the riddle. The M orn i ng Ch ron i c l e , which has resuscitated the ingenious conundrum, explains :—The landowners wish to sell at good prices; the mil/owners wish to buy, or, which is the same thing, to produce, at bad prices. Prices, in reference to the landowners, are spoken of as verified by market notes, but the mill owners' prices are collected from the mill bdoks, and are adroitly styled " natural prices." Thus the riddle is solvedeand we learn f rom i ts solution the not very novel truth, that land owners and millowners, like all other persons who trade, like to buy cheap, and sell dear. We know not whether the Morning Chronicle or Mr. Ricardo has the merit of this profound dis covery, and it does not matter much; for of stuff like this—of the abuse of words, employ ing them now in one sense, now in another— all the books of political economy— Mr. Ricardo's annolg the rest—are made up. Is there, however, no contrast between landowners and millowners iu respect to prices, using the word in its plain com mon sense meaning of market prices ? Yes there is. It must be always the landlord's interest, that the manufacturer's pricco should be high, because the high prices of manufactures give him more and more richer customers; but it need not be always the interest of the manufacturer that the landowner should obtain high prices, but the reverse must be the case were it not for the Corn-laws ; b ecause the impoverishment of the landowner, and of_ all classes tde pendent upon him, that is, of five-sixths of the nation, would diminish th e _ cost of production to the millowner, by giving hi m more labourers, in the first instance, at a che aper rate, and in a con dition so miserable as to enable him to reduce wages fr lower than any reduction in the price of food could warrant. and el Ty NEWS. MONEY MARKET FROM THE MORNING PAPERS or YRIITERDAy. POST.—It is a somewhat remarkable coincidence that the great Exchequer bill fraud of 1803, and t h e one which has lately engaged public attention should have involved amounts that may be said to be identical witheach other. The total, in Smith's case, so far as it h as been ascertained, would appear to be 316,0001. At the Bank meeting, held for the purpose of declaring a dividend subsequently to the trial of Robert Astlett, of the Cashier's Office, it became necessary for the Chair man of the Court of Directors to state the loss tire Company had sustained by that person. The actual loss, be said, was :320,000/ e or thereabouts. Some 78,0001., he added, bad been employed in sources from which the DirectorS thought they should be able to recover, and they were determined to prosecute for the purpose. In the meanwhile so prosperous was the condition of the Bank, that no alteration was made in the dividends. The property em bezzled amounted to nearly the sum payable for the half year, but it was considered that the Board was in no way answerable for the mal-practices of Astlett. He succeeded in melting away with the effects of the corporation by interlining sums, and other artful con trivances, a very detailed explanation of which was afforded. We shall give an outline of the trial, from which it will be seen that the Bank was denied the prompt and full satisfaction at the hands of public jus tice which the case scenic(' to Call for. Astlett was, in the fir:t instauce, acquitted, on the ground that there was some irregulirity in the signature of the Exche quer bills abstracted, a point that it may be as well to kccp in v.ew, the more particularly as, in the report of the proceedings, we do not find that a syllable Urged on t h e score of :rtanipings or :ta tionerY• was put to the bar of the ():d Bidry, on the milittment that be, a survaet employed by the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eagland, wai entrusted with a certain pape r wr i t i ng , ca ll e d an Ex chequer bill , of the value of 1,000/,another of the same va l ue , and a third of the same value ; and that on the 28th of Fabruary, he being such servant, &e., did felo_ niously secrete and-embezzle the sail Exchequer bills, and did run away with them so belonging to the s l id Governor and Company. Th ere were no less than ten different counts 'to the same effect. Mr. Garrow was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Erskine for the prisoner. The former stated that the Bank being in the customary habit of purcha sing Exchequer bills on account' .of Govern meet, such bills were either brought to the Bank by one particular house or by the Bank broker, who purchased the bills in the market. On the delivery of these to the cashier, Mr. Astlett, he gave an order for LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 28. HILL AND BROOK'S BANKRUPTCY. The final examination of these bankrupts, whose case is regarded with the greatest curiosity and interest in the city, was to have taken place this day before Air. Com missioner Evans ; but, in consequence of the absence of the official assignee, it was postponed to the 26th Jan. IN RE MICHAEL DANKS. The bankrupt had carried on very extensive business as a carpet manufacturer and warehouseman in Hatton garden. The day being appointed for the adjourned choice of assignees, a number of creditors were present, and seve ral proofs tendered to establish the right of voting in the appointment. Mr. George Robinson, of Kidderminster, and Mr. George Jones, of Skinner-street, Snow-hill, both carpet manufacturers, were appointed assignees. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. POLICE MEDDLING.—A young man named George Cole, was brought before Messrs. Lucas and Fairbrother, the sitting Aldermen, by police constable 282, under the following circumstances : The constable stated that he was desired by his ser geant to take a horse and cart, which was opposite to a public-house, to the, green-yard, and, while doing so, the prisoner came up and seized hold of the bridle, say ing he should not take the horse away, when he gave him into the custody of another policeman. Mr. Gardner, the proprietor of the public-house where the horse stood, said the owner had sold a quantity of sheep to a butcher in Smithfield market, and turned into his parlour to draw up a receipt for their payment. 'The prisoner, who was the pot-boy, stood at the door to watch the horse, but, being called, during his absence it was taken away. Messrs. Lucas and Farebrother strongly reprehended such unseemly meddling, and said the constable should have gone into the house to inquire for the owner in stead of stealing it away as he did. They were deter mined, in a very short time, to put an end to those green yard oppressions. MANSION-HOUSE. A young man, named James Senior, was charged by Barnet Isaacs with having stolen three half sovereigns and a sixpence. From the complainant's statement it appeared that, having been fatigued by excessive indul gence in the amusements of a masquerade, held at the sign of Old Harry's Head, in Red Lion -street, White chapel, he retired to the Turk's Head, in Aldgate, to take coffee, and there sunk into a gentle sleep. He was, how ever, soon disturbed by a disagreeable sensation about his pocket in which his gold and silver were deposited ; and opening his eyes, and his feelings at the same time, detected the prisoner's hand in the immediate vicinity, and said to him, "Jim, d—n your eyes be quiet, good luck to you !" Alderman GIBBS—Had he his hand in your pocket? Complainant—He had, but I had the money in my hand. Well, I thought he'd be satisfied with trying it on once, and so off I did go to sleep again, and no mistake ; and so I soon began to feel more disagreeable than ever about the money. Alderman Ginus—What ! while you were asleep? Complainant—Yes, please you, my Lord. At last I thought I felt it go away right bang out of my hand, and so I woke up ; and sure enough it was gone, and my pocket cut right through and through. Alderman GIBBS—Pray, in what state were you at this time? Complainant—l had been tipsy when I came from the masquerade, but not so bad as not to miss my money.—(A laugh.) Alderman GIBBS—Pray, what character did you ap pear in there? Complainant—l just went in as lam now. Alderman GIBBS (to the complainant, who had a filthy Petticoat-lane countenance and figure)—What ! like a man of business? Complainant—No ; like a man arter he's done his business. I just walked in like the gentle man at the bar and other gentlemen what was there. Alderman GIBBS—Oh, then, the prisoner was one of your companions at the masquerade ? Complainant— To be sure he was. There was him, and Mike Samuels, and me, all went together, and I paid three sixpences for the admission of all of us. Mike knows I stood the blunt, so that it was a shame to rob me of the three half sovereigns, and the remaining sixpence, w arn ' t i t, Mi ke ? Mike Samuels stepped to the table and said, " Do you call me to give my evidence, Barney ? Complainant—Yes, that I do, Mike. Now, this is a gentleman, please your Lordship, as, s'elp me God, knows all about it. Alderman GIBBS—Very well. Now, Mr. Samuels, what did you see of this affair ? Mike Samuels —Why you see, my Lord, Barney sits down in the tap-room, and he goes asleep, but up he starts all of a suddent, and says he to me, Mike, says he, you've robbed me of all my money.—(Great laughter.) Prisoner—And that was just none at all, my Lord ; for I had to pay for his admission to the masquerade, as he had not a farthing. Mike Samuels—Well, my Lord, I says to him, what do you mean by that ere nonsense ? What do I know of your money? I a'int gut no money of yourn. So then he throws down his hat with a wery great swinge and violence, and then he takes h o ld o f t hi s h ere hinno cent young body, and he says, if you don't get me my money, some on you shall sweat for it, I'm blowed ; and then he calls the officer and locks him up in the louse house.—(Great laughter.) That's all. Alderman Gxnas—W hy, complainant, your witness,. Mr. Samuels, has stated the case in the clearest manner against you: It seems that you first suspected one, and then another, and I suppose you thought that Mr. Samuels would be glad to get out of the disgrace of the accusation, and throw it upon the prisoner. But you Nvere mistaken. The complainant then turned upon Mike Samuels, and said, Why, Mike, s'elp me God, you ai'nt told a word of truth. I was only joking yen I said you tuck my money. I knuw'd all the time it was Jim's hand that tuck it, for I felt it fast enough in my pocket. The policeman said that he had heard the complainant distinctly charge the two persons with having robbed him. Alderman GIBBS suppo se d, th at if th complainant lost any money at all, he lost it at the masquerade, where somebody might have adopted the character of a thief for the night, and performed it much better than Mr. Isaacs performed his own natural character of a Jew. The prisoner was then discharged. George Rivers was charged with having stolen two odd boots from the shop of Mr. Castle, bootmaker, at No. 28i in the Poultry. The prosecutor stated, that between six and seven o'clock in the evening of the 22d of December, the pri soner walked into the shop, and, seizing two odd boots, ran out with them. The prosecutor followed, and secured the fellow. Barker, a City policeman, into whose custody the pri soner was given, stated, that in their way to the Compter the prisoner, upon being asked how much he had ex pected to get for the odd boots, replied that he expected about six shillings for them, but, if they had been a pair, he should have got seven shillings for them ; and he added, that the reason odd boots fetched a price so high was, that at the shop at which he sold them there were plenty of boots to match whatever could be got hold of. He, however, refused to state where that shop was.—The prisoner was committed for trial. An engineer, named John Dijon, was charged with havin; committed desperate assaults upon policemen and other persons. The - defendant, who is a powerfnl young man, had been holiday-keeping, and, as he passed along in the neighbourhood of London-bridge, where he tumbled several times, was inspired with the fancy of bringing others to his own level. He accordingly let fly his fists at persons whom he met, and down they went in the mud with as dead a certainty as he fell himself. At last he was thrown down at the door of a shop by a gentle man whom he had struck violently in the face, and taken hold of by the police. When in the hands of the police men, he went to work, as if by steam, with his hands and feet, and one of the unfortunate officers, who hap pened to be within reach of his power, was soon after wards transferred to the hands of the surgeon , w h o charged ss. for advice and leeches. Alderman Ginns asked the defendant whether he could say anything at all in answer to such an accusation ? The defendant said he must have had too much liquor, for he knew nothing at all about the matter. Alderman Ginns--:-You might have killed this police man.- The defendant—Aye, lam told I had too much beer. Idare say. I - had, too, for Ido assure you I know nothing of it .at all. Aldermanßna—l am sorry to see that you don't seem even to regret it. The defendant—Oh, yes, lam sorry fur it. lam pretty sure I sat too long in the public-house ; but it was Christmas time, you know, . 111 Y _,Lord. Alderman GIBBS—But you must not murder people beCaukie it is Christmas. The defendant—No ; but I had t°" - lunch beer—that's the fact. The Alderman then fined the defendant 31., which was soon afterwards paid. METEon, c o: t e jl,o.ckl,,ahevepr T uesday evening, about eight enb°orimlrlielannt meteor was observed over the was seen by various parties from different parts of o t n h and neighbourhood. Its comparatively slow, was towards progress, which was line its descent formed an the north-west, and thee or of degrees. The nucleus out e e i r r ang le with the horizon alar ee of six or had very much the appearancet circle of rings be comingeight inches in apparent diam eter was of a dark red colour, the the body, and , the Centre of which p at, e a r i f verb r p ib lbrilliant paler towards the outer into feet from which was li ht the the various shades of colour lighteaeh other.yello or The straw co outermost lour 7 P l a o s u s r in tv gl l e ? and the terminated d st i raw continued for about, apparently,wo the eur same cir cumference of the eye, great numbe r of colour, rather darker on the edges, and ter point; the edges being quite distinctly defined. On 1 1 1 1 a proaching pretty near to the horizon, it explod e d at the nucleus, with a dull, but very loud report, accompanied by a whizzing noise, and discharged a brilliant sparks, something like those from a sky-rocket, :Lnd before these were lost sight of the whole meteor had vanished.— Glasgow A 'vim. E ADVERTISEM ENT. j —TO THE LADIES +. The results of inclement weather are frequently subver sive of comfort and attraction to Ladif..'', by causing a naturally delicate skin to become rough and red. and frequently accompanied by chaps and chilblains. These innovations are successfully opposed in their progress, and thoroughly eradicated on their completion by the use of that inestimable production "Roland's Kalydor," which possesses the most radical and purifying qualities for effectually excluding and resisting with a rapid energy truly astonishing. all disorders which disorganise the beauty of the countenance, and as increasing the fairness and transparency of the skin exceeds all com petition. •AN 01110 SINGER.—TaIk of their bass singer at Kentucky, we've a man here who went sOIoW that he's never been able to get up again since. We have gentlemana here, too, wh o i s so co ld i n hi s manner that th moment he enters the room the thermometer falls to ti eezing point. HE STEAM NAVIGATION OF GREAT BRITAIN. (From the Journal des Debats.) England is increasing in an extraordinary manner her means of communication with every part of the world. On March 20, 1840, a contract was entered into be tween the Government and the Royal Mail Steam Navi gation Company, by which the latter engaged to orga nise a line of steam-packets between England and the Gulf of Mexico. In less than 20 months from the signing of the contract the running of these vessels has commenced. Theconditions imposed on the company, were that they should build 14 large steamers, each of 400-horse power, and capable of carrying the heavy artillery now in use. All these vessels were to be completely found in every respect. From the time the Company should be prepared to commence the running of these vessels they were to despatch, at equal intervals, twice in a month, a steamer, which should first carry the mail to the island of Bin-Woes, and from thence into the Gulf of Mexico; and the Company were bound to take measures for the lauding and receiving mails at all the different points at which they were to touch, in an interval of not exceeding 22 days (except in case of accident) from their arrival at Barbadoes to their de parture from Samana, in the island of Hayti, on their return to Europe. The Government, on its part, engaged to pay to the Company an annual sum of 240,0001., payable, in equal proportions, every quarter. Not twenty months have elapsed since this contract was signed, and already eight of those stupendous ves sels, ready for sea, have assembled at Southampton, which is to be their point of departure. These vessels are said to be magnificent ; and in the trial trips to which they have been submitted have shown their amazing powers, none of them performing less than twelve knots an hour, and one of them, the Clyde, fifteen. The remaining six vessels will be at Southamp ton by the 15th of next month. One of these fine vessels started last week for her voyage, and will be the first vessel that has made the run between Europe and the Gulph of Mexico by , steam power alone. Others will follow in regular succession. This activity does honour to the Directors of the Company; but it is not only to the continent of Ame rica that the English direct their attention. In the other hemisphere they evince no less efforts to unite their Indian possessions with England by means of rapid and regular communications. The port of Bonibav has be come one of the most important points of the globe for steam navigation. Her steamers regularly ply to the mouths of the Indus, the Persian Gulph, the Red Sea, and Suez, where they every month transport the corres pondence from India, China, and the Indian Archipe lago, carrying back in exchange the correspondence of Europe with Asia. The last courier which came by that route was the bearer of no less than 50,000 le.- ters for Europe. This is net all. The presidencies of Calcutta and Madras would also have their direct corn munication with the mother country, without being compelled to make use of the Bombay line ; and hay-, therefore, established a separate line of steamers, which, from next month, will run to Suez, touching at Ceylon, Madras, and Calcutta, to take and carry passengers from and to those different ports. Four steamers, of 500 horse-power each, are already ready for this ser vice. In the meantime every exertion is making at Bengal for the extension of steam navigation of the magnificent river Ganges ; in a short time the voyage from Calcutta to Benares, which cost the unfortunate Jacquemont so much labour and time, will be performed as easily as the voyage from Paris to Havre. Steam navigation will shortly establish reg ular com munications between th e diff erent po i nts of the mag nificent empire which the genius of England has founded in the South Sea. A steamer has already commenced running between Sydney, Port Philip, and Van Die men's Land. It is announced that other vessels will soon arrive to form a rapid communication with all those points by which England has attached the great Continents of New Holland, Van Diemen's Land, Norfolk Island, and the island of New Zlaland. It is talked of, and it is an idea which will be eventually realised, of establishing a regular line of steam-packets between Sydney and Ceylon, or Calcutta—that is to say, to place New Holland at a distance of from seventy or eighty days' run from Europe, whilst hitherto the voyage from the coast of Europe to that antipodean Continent has seldom been less than from five to six months. When we witness such marvellous results as these of the genius of England, we cannot avoid making painful reflections as to our own country. Where are our Transatlantic steam-vessels? When will they be ready to commence their voyages? Arc the great sacrifices offered by the Government in promotion of this affair to be for ever without result ? It is scarcely credible, that the gratuitous gift of steamers, and the formal promise of an allowance of more than a million of francs annu ally, has not yet induced thh people of Havre, out first port, and within fifty leagues of the capital, to form a Company for the service of the line to New York. EX ON T TRA OADINARY FUNERAL. At length Gundling's literary labours by the nightly amp', incessant mortifications, and still more his dm ion to the bottle, put an end to his life in good earnest. He died April 11,1731, in his apartment at the palace of Potsdam. The surgeons who opened his body, by command of the King, "found," says Forster, " that the stomach was ruptured with excessive drinking." As Gundling, during his lifetime, had been the butt for every kind of fun, so, after his death, be was destined to afford the members of the smoking party one jovial day. Ten years before, the King had caused a coffin to be made for him in the form of a wine-hogshead, and placed in his room like a piece of furniture and so familiar did its future tenant become with this narrow dwelling, that, like another Diogenes, he passed many an hour in it, but with the bottle in his hand. It was painted black, with a white cross, upon which were in scriptions in verse, referring to his predominant vice. By command of the King, the body of the grand mas ter of the ceremonies was attired in his best gala dress of red velvet, turned up with blue, his large wig, red silk stockings and shoes, and then put into the hogs head. Here he stood—for there was no room to lie— in state for a day, and on the next was conveyed to the church of Bornstadt, near Berlin. The King had invited a large company to the funeral, which attracted a great concourse of spectators, and was attended by the generals, colonels, and above fifty other officers of the garrisons of Berlin and Potsdam, and by the Ca. binet Councillors, the King's valets, the persons be longing to his Majesty's kitchen and cellars, and the school-children. The clergy declined the invitation, on the ground of objection to the form of the coffin. His Majesty thereupon directed Fassmann, who had severely annoyed the deceased when living, to deliver a discourse over his remains, which were then carried to Born. stadt in a waggon. Over his grave in the church his Majesty caused a stone to be placed, with a Latin in. scription, which, after enumerating his titles, says that " by all who knew him he was admired for his learning, praised for his honesty, loved for his society, and la mented for his deatb , "—Campbelfs Frederick the Great and his Times. HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, Dec. 94 Bills. Money • Austrian 5 per Cents. ........ 1073 i 107% Bans Shares v.... 1628 Anglo-Russian Loan lOB% 108% Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Series 10:44 Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th Series ... 9114 Ditto in Certificates 97N 97% Ncw 4 per Cent. (1840) 87.4 WA, Dutch Actual Debt, 2.4 per Cent 5 014 50 Ditto • b per Cent — Polish Bonds 151 New ticket 163 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 pe r C en t . 78.4 78 N.nwegian Lean, 1834, 4 per Cunt... Spsnish, New 5 per Cents.... ..... ....... lb EXCHANGES 01.7 LONDON. Ilasimmo, DEC. 9.4.-13 6 %.—Two months, 19 5 PETERRIWEGII, Dec 14.—Two months, 3e% pence. Ririe, DEC. It. —Three Months, 38%. ALM IltlAN FUND3.....VISNNA, Dec. IS. five per Cents. Metalliques - ••••••••••• 106 Four per Cents. •••••• 01 •••••••••••••••••• ....... ••••• 000000000 00 99% Three per Cents. 7534 Bank Shares .. .......... .................... ........ .. ...Allgerneine &liftoff.. Dec.2l. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.-11Eaux, Dec. 21. Biils. ney. Mo St. Schutd. 3ch., C.,, per cent 104 Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent.... 1024 101% kieCliange on London, three months 6 111% —Prussian State Gazette. Dec. 22. MARKETS. Barley, Mecklenburgh 154 to 188 hlagdeburgh 180 to 192 - Holstein l3O to 195 - --- Summer l:4 to 140 Oats, Elder 9O to Ili - Mecklenburg - Holstein 126 to 138 1-- East Friesland lO3 to 138 Pease, Mecklenburg Beans 2.58 to 288 Buck Wheat 231 to 255 Rapeseed, Hanover .., 609 to 643 Malt Tares « 2lO to 3CO 'ON. Marrnham 6 to 736 Madras s 3g 5% Swats Domingo FEE. !Domingo 3 t 04% Ia Gilayra 4 tiX Porto Rico ................. 514 7 liarannah ..... 8 2 , 1 , Discount.) Baum, Whitt, 23.4 t c 3rown 27i Pernambuco, While Brown I% J 7 2% to 2% HAMBURG GR. Wheat, Marks 420 to 519 Magdeburg - Anhalt, white 444 to 52.51 red :196 to 515 Brunswick 420 to 519 - Mecklenburg 390 to 519 ---- Polish 456 to 525 - Holstein Rye, Mecklenburg - Uantzic - Elbing and Ko nigsburg --Upland -- Riga COT": Carolina and Tennessee 74 to 9,4 Georgia, Ist colt 7 7 2d.... ..... . ... 634 7 . 3d and 4th 5 3 4 01,4 111telns. : 13 to 1334 Batavia 434 5% Cumatra 5 % Bahia 1 % 5 %1 511— OVA liavannali, Whits .1./6A..... 3 to 37,4 Brown :2t4 Itio, White ')%., Brown Manilla. Brow THE CLERGY. ---There is not a single great mea sure of reform or amelioration of the condition of the people that our E stablishe&Church has not strenuously opposed. We challenge the Churchman to point out one measure of human progress that has been instituted or supported by " the Church:, The Bishops d e f en d e d negro slavery tc th e l ast ; they resisted the amelioration of the penal code ; they 'refused emancipation to the Ca tholics odpr ; they voted against the R e p ea l o f t h e Test and ea Corporation Acts ; they h e l ped -to pass the Corn-laws ; they opposed the Reform Bil l ; they have always been h and abettors of G overnment, in. its wars with they are steady an d invariable opponents t iey ipe ofof"niagtniopneaople ; l edu cation ; they hate the name of reform ; a free press is their detestation and abhorrence ; they are the enemies of freedom and civilization all over the world.—bred.. Timer. MEXICO. FALMOUTH, DEC. 26.—The Star packet, Lieutenai t Smith, arrived this morning from Mexico, having sailtd from Tampico on the 7th, Vera Cruz on the 16th, and Havannah the 26th of November. She brings 155,000 dollars on freight, all on merchant's account. In politics we have little news from this quarter ; ai el as regards commercial matters, the reduction of the consumo duty to the old scale had given a new impulse to the'trade of the country, and considerable quantities of manufactured goods of all descriptions had within six weeks been sent into the interior, and in some mea sure relieved the heavy stocks on the coast. Neverthe less the market still continued in a state of great depres sion, and sales had not improved ; consequently prices in general were very low. A new law had been pub lished in Mexico, according to which all ordinary cotton goods imported, and which came under the Act of pro hibitions, were henceforward to be burnt by the Custom House, the importers being liable not only to the duties, but also to a fine equal to, the value of the goods at the places where they were imported. It is not expressed in the law whether it is to take effect immediately, or whe ther its application only begins after the expiration of the six months usually granted for any alterations in the tariff. On the other hand some reforms in the tariff beneficial to foreign trade are spoken of ; but no one can yet say how far they may be carried out. The Montrose steamer, due the 17th inst., with the Peninsula mails, has not yet made her appearance. his generally supposed an accident has occurred to the ma chinery, and in consequence of the Braganza breaking down on her outward voyage and putting back, there is no steamer due from abroad this week. The weather is now a little more settled, with the wind from the northward, which will give the outward bound an opportunity of clearing the Channel. THE DUhES OF BUCKINGHAM AND MARLBOROUGH'S AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. The condition of agricultural labourers around the Duke of Buckingham's Wotton domain is deplorable. In Waddesdon, an adjoining parish to Wotton, at this time upwards of thirty able bodied labourers —some with wives and families—are unable to ob taM work, and are now on the verge of starvation, their only means of subsistence being begging from door to door. Marlborough and Buckingham are the Lords of the soil in Waddesdon, the greater portion of the parish being the property of these monopolist Dukes. A correspondent writes us as follows :—On Friday af ternoon, two half-famished looking men called on me, soliciting my assistance by a trifle of cash to enable them to purchase some food, or a bit of broken victuals from my hands. Their appearance con vinced me they were not regular tramps. I called them into my office, and found they were from a neigh bouring parish. In answer to my questions, the fol lowing mournful tales were told me. They came from Waddesdon—a place with which I was acquainted —one of the parishes adjoining Wotton, the re sidence of the Duke of Buckingham. The first I questioned gave me the following replies :—" My name is Daniel Turner ; I am 23 years of age ; be long to Waddesdon. I have tried to get work in the parish, but cannot. I have only had two days' work within the last seven weeks. When in work the farm ers would give me a shilling a-day. As I could not get work, and was almost starved, I applied to the guardians for relief; they say I am an able-bodiedchap, and must shift for myself'. They would neither relieve me nor let me go into the workhouse. I would rather be in a workhouse, or even in a gaol, than to be obliged to beg from day to day for my living, round the coun try, as 1 am." The other individual gave me, in answer to my questions, the following distressing tale :—" My name is John Bull, of Waddesdon. I am twenty-four years old. I have had only four days' work for the last eight weeks. When in work I would earn a shilling a day. There arc as many as thirty out of work in Waddesdon. I have, with Turner, been begging for the last month for my living. I have neither father nor mother ; as I cannot get work I must either beg or starve. The parish will nt t assist nie ; they say I must get work,' and that I cannot do. If the farmers of our parish would only employ one man to every forty-five acres of land, there would not be one of us out of work. They will not employ us ; the parish will not assist us ; and I suppose I must be starved. If I go to Waddesdon I have no home or place to lay my head, nor will the farmers give me work. If they would, I could get lodg ings, and work for my living." I told him he was liable to be imprisoned for begging from place to place. This brought from him the following energetic reply : " Yes, Sir, I know it, but what am I to do ? I keep myself to the truth, and if I am take'n up for so doing, I cannot help it. In a prison I should not be starved ; and begging is the only thing that I have to save me from perishing." He declared he had never been before a justice in his life. Is not this a bad state of things ? The Standard says, " Bucks is the pattern county." I pre sume it meant for beggary and starvation. Devonshire is said to be bad for agricultural labourers .1 doubt whether it caw be possibly worse than'Buckinglaamshire. THE SPANISH PRESS. MADRID, DEC. 13.—The election of officers of Ayuntamientos now in progress throughout the thousand pueblos in Spain that enjoy that privilege has afforded occasion for the devtlopment of political views decidedly at variance with the well• being of this kingdom, and, if their dissemination proceed unchecked, likely to lead to foreign interference as well as civil discord. An extract from a recent number of the Republican journal, El Huracan, now published in Madrid without a name to of this periodi ca l, and the boldness to evade the law of libel, will suffice to sh ow th e unscrupu• has attained i n th e cap i tal : w lo h u i s ch te i n t d s e p n a c r y ty " Fortunately we have in Teruel a worthy colleague, La Ccntinela de Aragon, who relieves us of a consider able port:on of the weight of our task. In Barcelona there is another of our colour, although somewhat pale and sickly, El Conslitucional ; and in other points journals are about to be established. Here, in Mad rid, on the Ist of January next, El Peninsular, a peri odical of principles similar to our own, will see the light, edited by our political friends, and likely to do good service to the cause. Already we find it acquiring high consideration in the important and populous cities, and even in the hamlets and solitary farmhouses they talk of a republic, and discus its possibility and ap plication in Spain, losing all fear while entranced with the idea of the beauty and perfectibility of the system. What all agree npon is, that nothing worse than what exists could be invented, and that it will be impossible to sustain it ; neither can it be abandoned to its own natural course of decomposition. " Already we are adults, already we can resist, combat, and coequar the dangers that rise around us, since we have been able to overcome those that threatened us still more furiously at the epoch of our new-born liberties. Inva riable in our principles we aspire to destroy the Constitution of 1837, the Throne, and the Regency of General Espartcro —. to realize the union of Spain and Portugal, and establish be tween both countries, on the basis of perfect equality, a federal Republican Government upon the basis of a Constitution formed by ourselves after the most deliberate meditation, which is al ready prepared, and which we shall publish at the proper time. Let nobody imagine that we wish to impose this Constitution upon the people ; we only pro pose it as the complete explanation of the system which has been advocated by us for so long a time, and that the public may, if it pleases, adopt it, or amend or modify it, or reject and burn it, in the exercise of their sovereignty." This treasonable style must, at present, go free and unpunished, as the law of libel stands ; but it is known that the Minister of the Interior is pre pared with a Bill to submit to the Cortes to remedy the serious deficiencies which exist in this department ; and then we may hope to see something like trinity restored to the periodical political literature of Spain. Preparation is making in various tribunals, both civil and military, for attaining a better state of things. Don Jose Diaz Gil has been appointed Ministro Togado of the Supreme Tribunal of War and Marine (the council of appeal in military trials) ; Don Francisco Valdes, Mariscal de Campo, has been named Gefe Po litico of Huesca, and various appointments have been made in reference to Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines. THE LAST or TIIE TEMPLARS.—The re sidue of the Templars retired into the large tower of the Temple, called " the Tower of the Master," which they defended with desperate energy. The bravest of the Mamlooks were driven back in repeated assaults, and the little fortress was everywhere surrounded with heaps of the slain. The Sultan, at last, despairing of taking the place by assault, ordered it to be undermined. As the workmen advanced, they propped the' foundations with beams of wood, and when the excavation was completed, these wooden supports were consumed by fire ; the huge tower then fell with a tremendous crash, and buried the brave Templars in its ruins. The Sultan set fire to the town in four places, and the last stronghold of the Christian power in Palestine was speedily reduced to a smoking solitude. A few years back the ruins of the Christian city of Acre were well worthy of the atten tion of the curious. You might still trace the remains of several churches ; and the quarter occupied by the Knights Templars continued to present many interest ing memorials of that proud and powerful order.—.4ddi son's History of the Knights Templars. EDMONTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—On Wed nesday evening •last the annual examination of the scholars of this school took place at the school-room at tached to the institution in Silver-street, Upper Edmon ton, E. D. Markham, Esq., of Bridport Hall, the late Principal, in the chair, who, on his ascending the plat form, was received with much applause from his late pupils. Mr. J. E. Adams, the present Principal, opened the proceedings in a-- very able speech, in which he detailed the principles of instruction adopt ed in this very popular establishment. He was much cheered. The Chairman, with his usual ability, spoke at-some length on the benefits arising from early education, which he illustrated by familiar comparisons. The pupils then went through their examination, in which they fully displayed the great attention that had been paid to them by their instructors. The whole af ftwded the most lively satisfaction to a numerous and highly respectable audience, who repeatedly attested their rpprobation by loud applause. PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSUR. ANCE COMPANY SHARE S , &c. &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, DEC. 28. Number Dividend Price of per --CANALS. On :hares. Annum. Paid. Share 4,766 7 per cent. Ashton & Oldham...Average97l.lBs.sh. e ga 1,482 41. Ashby.de-le-touch Average 1131.5 h• "72 4260 _Basingstoke.... ....................„10oLee. e L 065 se l . Brecknock and Abergavenny ...1501. 5h. 92 leooll leletla. 101. Birmingham, 1-16th share ...,811. & 711. 200 4 000 • 600 ::: 37: Bridgewater and Taunton.lool.sh. Billie .- 100 51. Chelmer and Blackwater lOOl.lll. 105 300 32/. Coventry ...... e... .. 1001. sh. 300 Cr0yd0ne........., Avenge3 . ll.2B.lod. sh. - 2, 60 51. Os Dudley eseitiosse•••••••••••••••••10 01 .sh. 94 600 131. Derby lool.sh. 120 20,000 4 per cent, Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d.pd 30 3.575 e 4' Ellesmere and Chester Avertge 133 l.sh. 75 231 021 Erewasn • 0000000000000 ...-..•••.. .. •••1001•sh• 735 ,207 351. Forth and Clydo....Averaye 400/. 16s. b. 61`0 11,600 71. Grand Junction 1001. en 113 2,79494 255. Grand Onion lool.sh . 26 ,500 .. ...... Grand Surrey . .. ..... ......1001.sh. 15 1,0001 41:percent . Ditto (optional) L oan' .. 1001. 996 e ... Grand Western 800 131.72 . 1. 9d. Glemnrganshire, Aver. cost 1721.138.4 d. '230 1 749 12s. tiranthsm ..... lsol.sh. 22'4 3 238 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 5/1. 6s. 6d. eh. 210(, 100 Kensingtoe lOO sh. all pd 1014 25:324.3 11.10 s. Kennet and Avon, Av. 391.185. 10d. sh 9(1 11,6994 U. 7s. Lancaster Average 47/. 6s. Sd 27 2,8970 301. Leeds and Liverpool lool.sh 730 5451 111. Leicester 110/. it 150 .897 5L es. Leicester k Northampton Aver KU 40s 71 34 2,409 101- Monmouthshire lool.Bl' 200 250 101. Melton Mowbray ..........100/.sh. 117 500 25/. Mersey and Irwell lool.sh. 510 3,000 21. 10s. Maceleseeld lOOl. sh. all pd '23 247 171. Neath . 1001. sh. 325 2,400 51. Peak Forest Averege about 781. sh. 71 1,418 SS. Regent's (or London) Av. 331.163.8 d. eh. 934 1,669 St. Kochdale Average 8/51.4h. 62 500 81. Shropshire 1251.8h. 137 :800 111. 100. Somerset Coal l5O/. sh. 176 3,6001. 6 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121.105. sh. 11 4 700 36/. Stafford and Worcester 1401.8 h. 650 500 151 Shrewsbury 300 91. 3teurbridge......-..... 145/.sh. 396 3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on-Avon es 5er....7411. 9s. fel. sh. 33 533 1811 Swensea lOOl. sh . 265 3,762 21. 12s. Severn and Wyc &Railway Ay.241.95. sh. 45 2.600 f eh. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, e share lOOl. sh. 500 8,149 .. ..... .. Thames and Medway Av. 191. ss. Sd. sh. g 11°CiNh 'i 161. Warwick and Birmingham lool.sh 203 I,oooesh. 910 131. Warwick and tsapten' lOW. sh. 117 7,000 41 Worcester & Birmingham Av. 761.85. sh. 55 5,000 361. Wilts and Berks Average 671. 108 Bd. sh. 28% 100 6s. W;ilev and Essington 1251. sh '74 .26 .....:: Wiseeacri .••t .......... •••••••••••; , 3ZO I . 3h. no 905 le Wey and A TUT 1•••••• 1101. en. 20 DOCKS. '2,000 & 3p. C. Commerc al 1,06545h.1 5 per rent. East and West India 3,2.38,31041. 31.p.et. London ...........Stock 74 Ditto Bonds 2,209 3/. 6s. sd. Bristol Average Ic7. 9s. sh. 75 66,324!. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lOB 352,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 92 500,4100 44 per cent. Ditto Bonds ... lOO4 200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years ~... eee 8R7.130E3. 1,600 IL Hammersmie 5Ol. sh. 21 34 1,231 Southwark, Old Av. 0:31.25. Bd. sh. 31 1,700 1/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 74 per cent., 50/. sh. 15% e,OOO Waterloo 100/. sh. 3 5,000 225. Od. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 601. pa 21 5,000 19e. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 183¢ 10,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5.848 27s Vauxhall .........Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh 26 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3110, Albion 5OOl. sh. 501. pd 72 ree s 6 percent , ~.. 5 .einanceßritish&Foreignlool.sh. 11/. pd 13% "'""" / and 15s. 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 5/. pd 5% 24,000 41. per sh. Atlas 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 14 1,20045 h. 5!. Birmingham h ire..... ..... ..2 50Lsh. 55/. pd 10734 (0,000 41. percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 501. pd 40 12,000 61. percent. British Commercial .... .... .504 sly. 5/, pd 6 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Medical Life, 1001. sh. 2110 s pd 1 % 4,000 310 s County lool.Bh. 10/. pd 1' 9,000 ss. Eagle 501. sh. 5!. pd 4% 000 f 5 per ent..? /and 301 bee Economic Life 1000/. sh. 2501, pd 406 2,271 22e.percent. European Li..' 0 01. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 0 01. sh. 21. p 4 I% 1,000,0001. fl. per et Globe Stock 115 20,000 51. Guardian 30,000 4s. W. Hope 5O/. sh. 51. pd 54 2,400 5!. 12s. fid. Imperial Fire 5OO/. sh. 501. pd 135 7,500 12s. Imperial Lite ... ........ lOOl. sh. 101. pd 11 13,459 5/. percent. Indemnity Marine lOO/. sh. 8/. pd 29 2,020 31 10, Kent Fire 5Ol. sh. all pd 92 31. Ditto Life 5O/. pd 66 10,000 les. Law Life lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 31% 5,000 101. London, Firs 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 18% 3,900 10s. London, Ship '2sl. sh. 121. 10s. pd 18% 1,000,000/. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sh. 2%000 51. per cent. National Loan Fund... 201. sh 2/. 100 pd 2% moon as. per cent. Palladium Lite ao/. sh. 2/. pd 216 s 50,0(10 5/. per cent. I'roteetor life 20/. sh. 21. pd 18s Od 10,0(10 4 per cent. Protestant leissenters ....160/. sh. 5/. pd 534 2,500 11. Provident Lite lOOl. sh. 101 eel 20 200,000 4s. Od. Rock Life 89,220/ 5/. per mit. Royal Exchange Stock 180 8,000 5 per cent. University Life 1001. sh. 5/. pd 8% 10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd 74 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 Agric. and Com. of Ireland2sl. sh. 10/. pd 15,000 8 per cent. Australasia 101. sh. 40/. pd 53% 10,008 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 50/. sh. 104 pd 13 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5Ol, sh. 101. pd 1:344 37,000 8 per cent. London & Westminster 1001 sh. 201. pd 21% 60,000 51. London Joint Stock 50/, sh. 104 pd 12 .1,000 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl. sh. 201. pd 50 25,000 Its per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. 1241. pd 1614 50,000 74 percent. Manchester and Liver ] 504 sh. 151 P d 10 pool Distriet 20,000 7 per ceet. Manchester lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 5 20,000 8 per eent. Provincial Bank of lrelandlool. sh. 25/. pd 41 10,000 6 per cent National Bank of Irelend 50/. sh. 1741. pd 17% 10,000 6 per cent Natienal Proviecial Eng.loo4 sh. 35/. pd 34 , 10,000 Ditto New 102. sh, 101. pd 10 10,000 Gloucestershire 501. vb. 10/. pd 32 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 5O/. sh. 54 pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16s Od Bath 201. sh. 101. pd 22 5,000 British -4401. sh. lel. pd 18 5,000 Ens:lle:T..3 Ditto Provincial ~..:. .,.201. sh. M. pd 24 Ni 928 51 10s Birmingham- 50'. sh. 96 1,250 21 Os Bristol '.0:". sh. 36 2,250' 31 IN Brighton . ................ .................29!..h. 13 5 730 31 105 Ditto, New "('t, st ? , .iht. I,d li 2.471 44 per cent. Brighton (leuc ra l QT. 31i. all pd 9% • 4,000 7/.103. Continental Consolidated .. ..751. ti 24 ~ pd llo 1,000 101. City of London.. ....... ....lON. ill. all lei 195 1,000 6!. Ditto, New 1001. 5h.,751. pd 150 4,000 31.05. Equitable eol. pd 20 10,000 31. per cent. Imperial se/. sh. 59 800 51. per cent. Isle nt Thanet 251. sh. 201. pd 183 G 8,350 61. per cent. independent 30/. sh. elle, 56 9,000 41. per cent. Phoenix 5O/. 811. 39/. pa 33 1,000 4/. per cent. Ratelifi .......... 100/. sh. 801. pd 013 4,300 Seuth eteropolitan 50/. sh. 3%/. pd 17 9,000 51. per cent. United General 50/. sh. 411. pd 84) 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 5O/. sh. 50 400 V. per cent Wakefield .. ....., ...... 25/. sh. '22 2,000 ' 3/. Westminster Ch a rt er e d 6,000 12s. Ditto New 5ll. sh. 10/. pd 1134 780 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2Ol. sh. 184 pd WATER WOKKS 1,800 345. Birmingham 2e/ sh. 25/. pd 21 1,433 71. East London 100/. sh. 182 34 5,500 21 15s. ' Grand Junction . Average 411. 13s. 4d. sh. 55 1,000 2/. Kent e. 1004 sh. 5234 372 1(11. Liverpool Bootle 220/. sh. 325 1,500 2 /10s New River London Bridge WaterA rm... 60 6,486 2110. Manchester and Salford lOW. sh. 54 1,000 5 per cent. South London , 100 L sh. .98 3,294 441. West Middleset Average 631.'125. 9d. sh. 90 1,360 11141 York Building Go. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 2!. Os. Birmingham and Derby ..... lOOl pd 47 9,530 ......... Birmingham and Gloucester 1(0!. pd 65 15,00 1/. 4s. Bristol and Exeter lOOl. sh. 60 pd 28 7,500 Cheltenham& G. Western 1001.5 h. 72e, e 22 34 3,000 .... ..... Clarence 1004 sh. 100/ pd 23 8,000 ......... Dublin and Drogheda 1001. sh. 51. pd 50.000 Eastern Counties 25!. sh. 23/, pd 5% 10,000 Great North of England 100/. sh. 90/. pd 6734 10,918 141 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl.O. all pd 194 25,"00 :3 per cent. Great Western 1601. sh. 651. pd 86 25,000 Ditto New 501. sh. 80!. pd 60 6,000 5 per cent Gosport Junction.. 504 sh. 501. pd 56% 2,000 6 per cent. Hartlepool 160/. sh. 1001. pd 1453 5 8,000 Hull and Selby 501. sh. 50/, pd 3J 2,100 4 per cost. Leeds and Selby 100th. 6 534 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchester 10( /eh. 100/.0 199% 7,908 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares 504 pd 90 11,495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd 45 36,000 ......... Landon and Brighton 50/. eh. 50/ pd 39 24,000 ...... ... London and Blackwell 25/. sh. 25/. pd 1130 10,000 3 ner cent. London and Greenwich -201. sh. 201. pd 6% 25,000 81 per cent. London & Birmingham 1001. sh. 901. pd 169 25,000 21. Os Ditto Quarter Sharps 25/. sh. 5!. pd 2534 31,250 Dit o New Shares 324 sli. 321. pd 50 36,000 5 per cent. London and S. Western Av. 38/, 17s. 9d. 59 34 33,900 .... ..... London and Croydon] 12 Av. 13/. 155. 9d. Ditto New Scrip-. 12 13,000 5: per cent. Manchester and Leeds...loo/. sh. '704 pd 673¢ 13,000 .. Ditto Half Shares 501.:51. pd 23% 10,000 Manchester anti Birmingham 70/.s h. 40/. 2854 . ...... Ditto Extension 7 l. p d 2% 10,000 2/.ls. Midland Counties ..... ...lOW. sh. 100/, Al 85 1 4 15,000 31. Os. North Midland ........ s.Ol. sh. 100! pd 7034 11.10 s. Ditto New 4O/. pd 3i 10,256 ..... „,. Northern and Eastern.... 50/. sh. 1351. pd 22 ~641t1 Preston and Wyre 5Ol. sh. 304 pd 36 184000 South Eastern and Dover ......... 381. pd 203; 1,000 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington IOW. sh. 265 9,000 ......... Thames Haven .50/. sh 5/. pd moo ..... .... York and North Midland 50 . sh. 501. pd 90 - - - MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 5/.i `i 34/. rid IV 4,000 11. ss. A 'ten l5l. sh 12/, Ii spd 10 10,000 ....,.... Anglo illexican,iss. 5/ pm.lool. sh. al 4 d 134 Ditto Subscription .......... ..... , . .25/, pu 1)4 2,000 10/. Bolanos l5O/. sh all p 1 35 10,000 U. 108 Brazilianlmp. iss. 5/. pm.„Jr3sl.sh. 204 pd , 7;,, 0 , 000 ..„...., Macaubas & Cocaes United 251.5h.25/. pd 4 1 4 11,000 „... ..... Ditto St. John Del Rey 2O/. sh. 14/, pd 1% IC ,000 10,000 0••••••• Ditto Scrip lOl. sh. 101. pd 2 20,000 British Iron lOO/. sh, 601. pd ,000 ......... British Copper 51. sh. 441. pd 1% .... ..... Cats Br.mea 641. pd 6h Candorgl ... 10,000 11 Coptapo .... 2Ol. sh. 1:i/. p 4 10 8,500 ... Columbian, iss. si. pm 551.5 h. 551 . pd 0% 2,50 q/. English 20,000 General Mining A szociation2o/. sh.lBl. pd 134 6,155 Mexican Company 1001. sh, 6e; 'x i 3,000 Polberou Console . . lOl. Sll. Al. pd 4 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered 2 Ditto Loan Notes 150/. pd 160 30,000 ......... United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. 40/. sh, pd Ditt‘ Scrip l% Ditto New Scrip. 4/. psi 3 West Cork 5Ol. s h 50/. pd 36 LITERARY INSTITU'FIONS. 1,000 1,500 700 King' College l6Ol. 1 934 MISCELLANEOUS. 0,70+1 15s. Australian Agricultural.loo/. sh. 281 pd 39 6060 1. per cent. British American Land Company 354/. pd 9 w ooc 61. per cent. Canada Company 1001. sh. 3241. NI 28 v i ta 51, per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 p4r cent lOO 20,000 11. Os. General Steam Navigation 151.. h. 141. pd 24 101. per cant. Hudson's Bay Stock ,008 I/. London Coin. Sale Rooms ....Av. 751. sh 19% ,000 ......... Caoutchouc Company 1241. pd 1234 New Brunswick Land Conapat.y...so/. pd 12 1,:54 5/. per cent. Reversionary Int. 50c...1001. sh. 100/. IA 9234 Q . ,633 5/. per cent. Ditto New 1004 sh. 1004 pd 107 4,003 .0,000 6s. Van Die..nen's Land.... 1001. all. 1841. psi 734 LIST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES DEC. 26, 1841, BANKS. 1.000 , 00 e p. ct. Bank of Scotland ...83/. to. Bd. o h all pd 54 11,000,00( , el. p. ct. Rcyal of Scotland 100/. sh. all rd 151% 500.000:. 8/. p. ct. British Linen Company 100/, sh. all pd 500,0001. tit p. ct. Commercial . 5001. sh. 1 00/.pd 165 500,000 t. r, et. Nation a l 'O O/.sh. 10/. pd 14 50 0001 . 81 . p. et. Glasgow Union 250/, Oh. 501. pd 84 ,000,0 01. 15 p. ct. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 40/. pd 71 INSURANCE COMPANIES. 50.0005 h. p. et. Scottish Union "0/. sh. It. pd 243.0 d. 7 , 500 1 0 P. ct. Hercules .00/. sh. 10/. lid 13 10 0 , 00 0 10 p. ct. Insurance Co. of Sec tlancl.lo/. sh. all pd o 50,000 lo p. et. North British • ??i;8!/. sh, IP/. pd 17% 1,000 10 p. ct. Calcdoniim Fire • 'lOO/. sh. 101. pd 20 5,000 10 p. ct. Edi n b urg h L i t e ... .. lOO/. sh. 10/, p 4 15 100,000 3h p. et. West of Scotland. lO/. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 4,818 ..... Edin. wnd 0130. Conalso/. sh. all pd 8 Ditto Allocat,al 90/. ob, a ll p d 46 4%40 1 . ri per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water 25/.sh all pd :34 1,110 Mb 2j per cent. Shotts Iron Founcierv......so/.sh 48/ pd 40 0,000 d per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass.2ol. sh. 161. pc.l 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 25/. sh. all pd 50 5,450 10 pet cent. Glaogow Gas 780 7} per cent' LAth Coal Gam 2O/.sh. all pd 21 1,154 Edinburgh and Dalkelthrlaihvay 50/. sh 30 • THE DOVER HORNBLOWER. A diligent sportsina:i in the antiquarian field may easily find some thing to attract notice amongst the preserves of Dover. Few places have been more rich in antique bits, and there are yet many perishing records, which - require the fos tering care of the antiquary to prevent their being lost fbr ever. ':Every lane, shop, and church (as Shakspeare says), yields matter for a hot brain ; and the book-worm will find in Dover, what is frequently wanting in other towns—a general desire amongst men of all parties to afford every information connected with its early history. The horn , blci ver has been, time out of mind, a functionary of.some importance' in Dover; and a special fee has al ways been allowed whenever his services were required. Formerly almost every official announcement was made by sound of bugle, but by degrees the custom became less pre valent, and the horn gave place to the drum and hand-bell. The drum was used to, summon the inhabitants to re move the beach from the haven ; and the band-bell be came the peculiar attribute of the Town-crier. In good old times, when horn-blowing was in its zenith, monks, friars, mayors, and lord wardens revelled in sack and venison ; theatrical entertainments were given at the private houses of the Mayor and Jurats, and the ex penses of such representations were defrayed out of the corporate funds, without any cavilling on the part of their fellow townsmen, who were liberal by riture rather than by name; the morris•dancer, with his jingling bells, enlivened the quiet unpaved street ; lads and lasses tripped it merrily round the may pole ; trade flourished, and tradesmen ranked high in society ; commerce was not looked down upon by great people in a small way ; taxation and machinery had not reduced the bold peasant of England to become the creature of charity or voluntary exile ; the artisan and labourer earned an independent livelihood ; poor laws were unheard of, and there were no guardians to advertise for beef and coffins for the pauper! Men were content to hear a sermon at the parish church on Sunday, and return to business on Monday. Your parish busy body was a thing unheard of : but, tempora mutantur England appears in this respect but the brilliant reflec tion of what she was. " There is something (as my aunt says) rotten in the state of Dunkirk!" A truce, however, to croaking : this is the season of beef; pud ding, and compliment, therefore— " Gentle, simple, great, and small, A merry Christmas to you all." —Dover Chronicle. SOUTHAMPTON. —The Hon. Admiral and Mrs. Bouverie and suite arrived on Monday at the Dol phin Hotel, in this town, from visiting at Colonel Buck ley's and Mr. Compton's, in the New Forest. In the afternoon the Gallant Admiral and party went on board his yacht, and proceeded to Portsmouth, there to resume his command in the Dock-yard. Lord and Lady Palmerston are still at Broad lands, where Lord and Lady Ashley, Lord and Lady Lansdowne, Admiral Bowles, Colonel and Lady Cathe rine Buckley, Mrs. L. Fox, 'the Hon. Sydney Herbert, Lord Duncannon, and others from the neighbourhood, are expected.--Southampton Gazette. The two City Pleaderships about to become vacant are likely to be the subject of considerable com petition. Sir Walter Riddell, of the Chancery bar, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Charnock, Mr. Hildyard, and Mr. Webster, are mentioned as probable candidates. FATAL A CCI DENT.—Yesterday a young man of the name of Wilkes, a painter, who resided in Princes-street, Leicester-square, was drowned in the river near Battersea-bridge. The deceased and three companions had been on a visit to a friend at Put ney, and were on their return a little before eight o'clock, when one of the party let his oar fall out of the rowlock into the water. Wilkes, who was rather the worse for drink at the time, leaned over the side of the boat to endeavour to reach the oar, and unfortunately was drown ed. One of his companions laid hold of his foot as he sank, but his shoe came off in his hand, otherwise he might have been saved. STEAM v. SAlLs.—The Toulonnais of the 2l sti nst publishes a long article, in which it proves the superiority of a steam navy over a fleet of sailing vessels, and calls on the Government to lose no time in arming a considerable number of steamers of 450-horse power and upwards. " This," it says, "is a question of life or death for our maritime power, and we cannot but deplore every instant lost in realizing that object. The superio rity of steam is so incontestable, and it is so clear for us that a float of 30 steamers of 500-horse power, and 20 of a lesser force, carrying an army of 20,000 men, would com mand the coasts of the Mediterranean, in spite of all the fleets of Europe, that we scarcely conceive it to be neces sary to adduce reasons to prove it." The Toulonnais then contends that the expedition of Bonaparte against Egypt would have produced a very different result, if the expeditionary army had been seconded by a naval army of steamers. " France," it says," would be still in possession of Egypt, and the East would not be at present on the eve of a revolution." The Toulon Journal after wards proceeds to demonstrate with what ease the trade of Great Britain could be destroyed in the Mediterra nean, were the Government to adopt the plan it proposed; and concludes by showing the immense advantages afforded by steam, in making an invasion on the enemy's shores, or in defending one's own coasts. The number of persons who visited the British Museum on Monday was 14,763, being a much larger number than on any "Boxing-day" since the Museum has been open to the public on those days. On the same day last year, Christmas-day falling on Friday, and the Museum being closed on Saturday, the number of visitors was 2,531, whilst last Whit-Monday it was 9,031. In the first three-quarters of an hour after ten o'clock in the morning upwards of seven hundred persons were admitted, who gradually increased during the day. The police arrangements of the Museum were under the di rection of Police-constable Reason, A 131, who was assisted by a sergeant and ten constables of the same division. Notwithstanding this large concourse of persons, consisting chiefly of holiday folks, but three were refused admission on the grounds of intoxication ; and it may be added, that not a single robbery was com mitted, on account of the vigilance of the .police, who timely discovered three of the swell mob, who were im mediately removed. Not a single instance of damage occurred during the day. ROYAL . POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—Up wards of three thousand five hundred, persons visited this popular place of amusement on Monday, one of the principal attractions being the new dissolving views, which were exhibited nine or ten times during the morn ing and evening. -The illuminated clock in front of the institution, which is worked by electricity, went on Mon day for the first time. " Alas, we have got perhaps a still harder thing to settle than the Divine Right of Kings, the Divine Right of Squires. Did a God make this land of Britain, and give it to us all, that we 'might live there by honest la bour ; or did the Squires make it, and,—shut to the voice of any God, open only to a Devil's voice in this matter, —decide on giving it to themselves alone ? This is now the sad question and ' divine right' we, in this unfortu nate century, have got to settle ! For there is no end of settlements ; there never will be an end ; the best settlement is but a temporary, partial one. Truly, all manner of rights, and adjustments of work and wages, here below, do verge gradually into error, into unbearable error, as the tie:le-flood bears us onward ; and many a right, which used to be a duty done and divine enough, turns out, in a new lati tude of the time-voyage, to have grown now altogether un divine ! Turns out,—when the fatal hour and necessity for overhauling it arrives,—to have been, for some con siderable while past, an inanity, a conventionality, a hol low simulacrum of use-and-want ; which, if it will still assert itself as a divine right,' having now no divine duty to do, becomes a diabolic wrong ; and, by soft means or by sharp, has to be sent travelling out of this world ! Alas, intolerabilities ' do now again in this new cen tury cry to Heaven;'—or worse, do not cry, but in low wide-spread moan, lie as perishing, as if in Heaven there was no ear for them, and in earth no ear. Eleven pence-halfpenny a week' in this world ; and in the next world zero! And sliding scales,' and endless wrigglings and wrestlings over mere Corn-laws:' a governing class, hired (it appears) at the rate of some fifty millions a year, which not only makes no attempt at governing, but will not, by any consideration, passionate entreaty, or even menace as yet, be persuaded to eat its victuals, shoot its partridges, and not strangle out the general life by mis-governing ! •It cannot and it will not come to good."—Mr. Carlyle. FATAL ACCIDENT.—An alarming and fatal accident occurred at Edgbaston-pool on Sunday morn ing. A number of 'boys had assembled for the purpose of skating. ,Owing to the sudden thaw which took place on Friday , 'and Saturday, the greater part of the ice was covered with water. It was again frozen over, but when the boys ventured upon it, owing to the rotten state of the ice, it separated, and eight or nine of them were instantly immersed in the water. All except one succeeded in getting upon certain portions of the ice, and eventually reached the shore ; but we are: sorry to say that one unfortunate fellow was unavoidably drowned in sight of thirty or forty persons,. who stood near the spot without the means of rescuing him. Interest of money was twopence per week for 205., in 1260, and 45 per cent. in 1307, and reduced from ten to eight per cent, in 1624 ; it was reduced by the Rump Parliament to six per cent, an,d was confirmed at the Restoration at live per cent. in 1714. It has since then undergone other changes, and a few years ago gave rise to inany'debates in the house of Commons, the late Serjeant Onstow, and other members, contending that money, like every other commodity, shoniJ be suffered to find its own level as the best means of preventlng usury; this principle to a certain extent is recognised an 4 legal at present. LABOUR AND RECREATION.—It is said, that in the town of Marblehead, United States, the girls have made an improvement in ironing, which beats the steam-engine on common roads all hollow ! They spread out all the clothes on a smooth platform, and fasten hot flat-irons to their feet, and skate over them. This is combining the recreative with the useful and ornamental. DISTURBANCE AT THE BILSTON COL LIERIES.—A report is ix circulation, which we have every reason to believe is correct, that two troops of the Ennis killen Dragoons, stationed in this town, have been order ed to Bilston, in consequence of a fear being entertained of an outbreak on the part of the colliers in that neigh bourhood. We have not heard whether any actual riot has occurred, but there can be no doubt, from the above circumstance, that apprehensions are felt by the audio- rities of the town. The Protestant Memorial, Oxford, now erect ing, in imitation of the Eleanor Cross at Waltham, is said by a correspondent to be intended to commemorate the extinction of Protestantism. It is calculated that about the time the memorial is finished, the conversion of Oxford to Catholicism will be completed, and Pro testantism anathematised and banished, as a disgrace to the true Church. Mr. Palmer, it is added, is to write the inscription for the Memorial, which will record the feeble existence and final death of Protestantism at Oxford. On Monday night a gentleman took his place in a first-class carriage in the London and Birmingham Railway train to proceed to Manchester. On arriving at the latter place he discovered that, in his journey thi ther, his poOket-book, which contained Bank of England ,notes to the =bunt of 9504, had most mysteriously dis appeared. The following is a description of the num bers and dates of the notes, viz. :—a 500! note, No. 5,337, dated Sept. 2, 1841 ; a 3001. note, No. 498,845, Feb. 3, 1841 ; a 1004 note, No. 81,846, dated F e b. 0,, 1841 ; and a 501, note, No, 19,806, dated Oct. 6, 1841. MORNING SUN THE MARKETS.—YESTERDAY• COLONIAL MARKET. There was little done, but prices were sustained. Th g imports were fair. TEA MARKET. The operations in Free Trade Tea were few, and th e public sales went heavily, but prices were supported. Common Congou Is. 9d. cash. TALLOW MARKET. A good demand, and prices firm at 48s 6d on the Spot and 49s for delivery next year. OIL ivIARKET. A fair business done and prices were firm. Cod Oi l 311., and Linseed Oil 365. 3d. W T HITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. The supply was plentiful. The trade but middling ; prices without alteration. Clover, 3/. 10s. to 5/. 135. ; Hay, 21. to 4/. Bs. ; Straw, 11. 10s. to IL 14s. (From the London Mercantile Journal of December 28.) SUGAR.—The demand for West India Muscovado Sugar was extremely dull last week, both the grocers and refiners having limited their purchases to actual wants, and prices further gave way about 6d per cwt in all cases except for the finest samples with colour , of which there are yet few boards to be met with. Ja maica, middling strong yellow, has sold at 645, Antigun' fine bright yellow at 725, and low middling and middling ditto at 61s to 63s per cwt. The marketclosed en Thurs day last for the Christmasholidays. and will not re - q e " until the Tuesday, the 4th of January. MAURITIUS.—The demand for this description has also been dull, and the coloury samples only have main been tained their former value. No public sale has brought forward, and the transactions by private treaty are unworthy of remark. EAST INDlA.—There has been increased heaviness in the demand for Bengal Sugar, even the white deserir tions have with difficulty met with buyers, and Alt°ge ther prices continue to wear a gloomy appearance. a . The market for Foreign East India descriptio a ns o he tinues inactive, but the holders are very firm, ed t quantity on offer is yet small. either FOREIGN.—There is not much inquiry after ", white or yellow Havannah ; at the same time, ,' - tb v e . ever, there are few parcels in the market, few 0 , 1 holders being disposed to realise at present. u L u e,. and fine yellow at 21s and 21s 6d, and good "" at 28s, being . about is lower than previous transaetiells* Brown qnalines of Brazil are still inquired after by the refiners, but the market being yet without a supply , 1)11- siness is precluded ; tine brown Bahia 17s per cWt• 4 ea REFINED:—A steady demand has existed for Bet' cods - from the home trade this week, and full rate s ha ye paid : standard Lumps at 81s 6d, and brown LunlPs at 74s to 79s 6d per cwt. Bastards and Pieces at ra t : duced rates. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 29s for the beg Hamburgh Loaves steady ; 101bs 32s to 328 6d, and 141bs 31s to 31s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES.—There is no further variation to n oties . , l, l the value of this article, but the demand has beco me duds ' and scarcely any business has been done. inan d COFFEE.—There has been a somewhat better dewi es t the clean, and, particularly the good samples M " o ly 13 India, the supply of which is still scanty, and 61:4-re business has been done, though the market ha s ," — l l :ave sented an active appearance ; the inferior however been neglected, and the value is than nominal. Berbice, good and fine Ini" or j, at 115 s to 120 s, middling at 104 s to 110 s, an d at 66 3 ; nary and low middling at 81s to 90s 6d. CeY inyochs of to 68s for good ordinary pale and coloury. t w i t h; fine quality is wanted, but no parcels are to be me w for inferior kinds not asked for. Laguayra 40s 6d to Java, good ordinary pale and mixed. Good ordinary from Singapore, bought in at 45s ; good Padang 519 34s 6d per cwt. qualitteea. Sub,The Foreign Coffee market remains quid ; , fin at 30s, Padang at 34s and 34s 6d, and at 38s to 38s Gd per cwt. ' eon' Cocoa.—The demand for West India descriPtlnnbe tinues dull, anti to effect sales lower prices In cepted.. re few The Coionial markets being closed, there 's° anSfie persons at the usual places of business, ancl.ne tr tions worth reporting took place. • rtisedt TEA.--The sales were brought forward as ads e u p and were but thinly attended ; the quantity p c u sold. good ordinary was 8,000 packages, about 4,000 of which wer ' _ nd at prices assimilating to those of last ThursdattY_•_ 0 %, there was a better feeling amongst the trade th expected ; the remainder was bought in at full . 1 3 T 1 `," ea f Congou, but middling rather coarse rather blachisin our sold at is 9d to is 91-d, do. rather burnt P ek Son filing is 10Id to is lid, do strong is lid to 2s, 1 1 ;uu;. 0 ,.. blackish leaf strong full flavour 2 s 2 d to 2s 3 i a ; , 00 a ' n v o wd b e r ciiong 2s .10d to 2s 10-td ; Follellang ordinary is 41t.1 to is 10. d ; Imperial 2s 7d to 3 s I d ; 'Ju 2s In Company's 3d to 2s 6d per lb. n Is Si d and Congo a few transactio ns at Is 9d per l cash. no alter , Pim continues dull of sale, but we nave ation to notice in its value. oth become CASSIA LIGNEA.-This article has at fe ll a , s t. ceased a hno rather a heavy sale, the shippers hav w s' ration can be purchasing for the present ; but no alte quoted in prices. Pepper is again a shade lower, and the dem and i g s n i o n d active; Malabar good fair rather dull at 3d, _ v. su . light at 34-d; fine bright heavy bought in at 3 .t." 3 d per lb rea , ra at ,ad per lb. White Pepper is 2 d t o lower ; Long Pepper went at 13s to 15s per cwt. Sago continues to be pressed upon the market, and is Consequence prices continue to recede, with a dull mar; !ca. Pearl at I is to 155.6 d for ordinary to. middling, an d at lOs to , 10s 6d for repacked. RICE:—' There is still little' demand for Bengal, but the holders refuse to accede to lower prices, and the few transactibns Support the previous value, Its to 12s for middling and good white. For Java the dem an di s 3 r dull 1; in prices no variation has, occurred. Carolina o consumption at 30s to 36s per cwt. Setarrs.The demand fur Bum continueLli tnqu ali- SPIRITS.--Theand the few transactions are confined to the p ' , i - e - ess fi t , ties, which have realized about former parcel of dathaica 31 . to 34 over proof, s old at 5 The and Demerara 34 - per Cent. over at - 4s'per gair,• r i ces , low qualities are unsaleable, except at retitle P s ed to which the holders at present do not appear wards is accede to, and the nominal value of proof Lee reels s 9i per gallon. Of Bengal Rum a few s malr p 7 l have been sold at about Is 3d per proof gallon, 1: 1 11 t s casks imported from Sydney were taken in at there per gallon for 25 to 34 over proof. For Brandy ii - a steady demand, and the market is buoyant with A m an,. stiffer prices in some instances. Geneva in • t a t 10b at former prices. British Corn Spirits gine per gallon. the market OILS.—As usual at this season of the year, in is quiet generally, and little alteration ca n be ptpte`_•., s . prices. For common Fish Oils prices arc firmly tr io tained, indeed .in some in: tances a slight advanoce_ 1 ,; n0 fair de ma paid ; pale Seal held for 431; Southern I t r ue. quality 351 to 361; best Cod Oil is held for 3 11 P t ite few The demand for Sperm Oil is wry limited, and low er parcels that have changed hands establish ra ther but prices. Linseed Oil continues in slow reeiteesa, 36s prices remain much the same as before tir sn t, but to 36s 3d accepted for small parcels on te e to r enter for future delivery the crushers are unwilliagnd price s into contracts. .Rape Oil in limited re quest , °(1 ' at for barely supported. Cocoa Nut Oil is in dertoinut 325 for mer prices. Palm Oil goes off slowly at a b° and• the fine quality. Olive Oil is again rather to . demand is quiet. contin ued TALLOW.—The prices of this article have ~ ow t he firm throughout the week. Fine yellow Can ute p r ice The spot has realized 48s Gd and 48s 9d per cwt• for delivery in the spring months is quoted at 493. The Tallow remains firm, with a moderate dem° t. closing price on the spot to - day was 48 s 6d per en. Upon taking the amount of the twelve mon ths, it it appears that the depth of rain for the whole year e - : ; at Aberdeen, was 24.627 inches ; Empinghool , 1 ` ; ;;i 8 r, Epping,' 20.767 ; Falmouth, 31,511 ; Gosport, 25 ' . : Greenwich, 18.24; and at the city of York, 24.72 inches; making the Mean annual fall 23.424 inches, or 9,9' hogsheads per acre, which in weight is nearly two t i r ti : sand three hundred and sixty-six tons.—Moore'sllza nach. PATENT LEVER SILVER WATTI-1.6°,1 —E. J. DENT, 82, Strand, Chronometer, watch, 1 : 1 „ Clock Maker, by special appointment to her AlajestY an Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert , o ,,,f f r er kts ASSORTMENT of these superiorly constructed Si r ?i i— 5 jewelled (six holes) movements, and: at 61. 6s. caeh. They have double-bottomed flat silver cre. whilst being wound, with other Modern tool4inents : correct performance guaranteed. Their particular advantages, al entipu . to perform , strength, moderate price, capability of bearing muc h ext r e atTos motion without derangement and small expense of reps , ..„,' if they meet with injury. Gold cases from 81. to 101. extit% 82, Strand, three doors west of Cecil-street. --- Vl ' s' SILVER•PLATED CORNER DISH—„: T. COX SAVORY, Manufacturing Silversmith, N 0.47, " t C tni s hill, London (Seven doors from Gracecharch-street), 5,-6,1/4,,,, the prices of the following patterns of strongly Plata ti,,vir fn er t Dishes, with silver handles and edges, and silver iblei L :Tf - engraving the crest or coat of arms : if The Gadroon Pattern. f o ii 0 ~.---- Four Strongly Plated Corner Dishes and Covers... .I Four Extra Strongly Plated Corner Dishes and ' I F o Covers .................. 12 1 , .. .............................. . ~ The Flower Pattern. 1 13 - Four Extra Strongly Plated Corner Dishes ang , io. 0 Covers .............................. ................. . so tot any N p . B e r . t The o f covers Gre at Britaina re moard Ireland, o w l a i g t n h d , postage v s e abl e ... band' L viarao l t° tage free. __.......-- es, they form extra di s h es. Drawin g s o f the above for On the 27th inst., a ß t I Brighton, • of a the Lad; fy!ers• daughter. the On the 23d inst., at Lock' t Hall, Leicestershire, lady of J. B. Story Es . _mg on . Ontl o(i,l 1 • -r, il son. , le _ inst., the lady of the. Rev, .Edward Banker, of a daughter. . f On the 23d inst., at Illaida Vale, Edgyvare-road, the wi fe o A. A Maekey , i Esq., era dughter. On . the 25th nst., in 0111 a Burlington-street, the lady of pr. Aldis, of a daughter. On the 24th inst., in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, Led 9 Graham, of a daughter. On the 20th of September, at St. Thomas w ', s Mount, near Illadr, the lady of Captain Augustus F. Oakes of a son. _____---------"! MARRII?D. ore nce, On the 16th inst., at the British Embass oung y, o b e rt et Archibald Campbell Dennistoun , Esq., son of the late R .Denmstoun, Esq., Dunbartonshire , to Mary, yestdaughter of the late Peter Vere, Esq., of Grosvenor-1;1 • London. Fl DIED. bter On the 25th inst., Laura Augusta S o p hia, eldest drag of the late N. A. Austen, Esq. , of Ramsg ate, a g ed 1$ On the 23d inst., at Leamington, the Rey. W. J. RIO" Curate of Eltham, Kent, aged 46. On the 25th inst., at Arrow Hall, Cheshire, W. F. son, the infant son of J. R. Shaw, Esq. --- London: Printed and Published by 1111.111D0 YOUNUP . No. 112, Stran.l, at mg Sun Office, No. 112, Strand , la the County of Middlesex, Wednesday, DeCtlllilar 29, Is4l, No. I P STI Si' teque Guar, mean effect , ons I Aft Polio the I order, Yo ()1 the its pr( Th, City ~ public the sa Com n co- or ,, helple the 0 1 missio prolon circnn The fact, Augu. Police poll; ar and sty the out' other o 1 hong, the pla( to have Art. roceptic Ao clair at th e have be of such Qed ul of the 1 and gu , eight ec and sha the Cor Office, Police 1 Art.. 1.- any idle idle SCHEI orge, artin, G4l V I: ttl •GloGiven Kalb ' peemb I a ; O ctave, 4 4. 3 .bse tve t 1) °Cii * t h e litag e a or;h 1 dnfl a o f tin , th e tit ' l e, ei Vhen ° se s t i fist i rnp T a l nt ° , ! o untet Lotistitnti Messrs. rear 1, Ibio el eht i n t , tetsonal anc pe er i3'4 'qt r.) n c t ri t l ever, th ' :7: l B 1 5 ke n t THE SUN , LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1841.