The Sun. — London, England, 1841-02-09 00:00:00

a Committee of Supply, move that a' statue be erected to Sir S. SMITH at the public expense. Lord J. RUSSELL brought down to the House a message similar to that brought down to the Lords, relative to Lord KEANE. It is to betake, into consideration to-day. Lord STANLEY gave a neat and succinct his tory of the transaction concerning the Caroline, in which he stated that the question was still the subject of negotiations between the two countries, that the Caroline had been destroyed by the orders of our Government, and that Mr. M'LEOD, a Sheriff of one of the counties of Canada, was not actually present at the destruction of the Caroline, though his life wasat this moment, per haps, in jeopardy. The Noble Lord asked Lord PALMERSTON, as the negotiations on the subject had commenced in June 1828, whether he would lay on the table the correspondence relative to the destruction of the Caroline, on the night of Dec. 20, 1837—whether the Noble Lord had received the despatches from Mr. Fox referred to in recent accounts from the United States—. whether the Government had taken any, and what steps, to protect Mr. M'LEOD, and whether the Noble Lord would lay all the correspondence on the table ? Lord PALMERSTON admitted that Lord STAN LEY had handled the subject delicately and cor rectly, but stated that, pending the negotiations, he thought it not expedient to lay the correspon dence on the table, but it should appear when ever the affair was closed. Her MAJESTY'S Government, the Noble Lord said, had received despatches from Mr. Fox ; and such of them as had already been made public through the Ame rican papers he had no objection to produce, though he considered it contrary to all rule to lay papers on the table concerning a negotiation while it was in progress. The Noble Lord also confirmed Lord STANLEY'S statement that Mr. M'LEoD was not present at the capture of the Caroline. He further stated that the American Government had elected to treat this matter as one concerning the two Governments, and therefore was debarred from treating it as an offence against its laws. The Noble Lord further stated that instructions had been sent to Mr. Fox, in anticipation of a simi lar case, eighteen months ago; that it would send further instructions, conformably to its duty, but he was not prepared to state what they would I be. In reply to Mr. HUME, Lord PALMERSTON ' added that the American Government had dis avowed the acts of the Americans who invaded the Canadas, and left them, therefore, to be dealt with by our authorities. He repeated that the American Government had treated this as a question between the Governments, and was at ' liberty, therefore, till the transaction was dis avowed by our Government, to change its ground, and treat it on a different principle. The American Minister had been ordered not to press the matter. In reply to Sir R. PEEL, Lord J. RUSSELL said that he had understood that officers of her MAJESTY'S navy and army were employed at the destruction of the Caroline—that some of them were wounded, but he had not heard, as the Right Hon. Baronet implied, that some of them had received pensions on account of their wounds. Sir R. PEEL rose to put a question about Per sia, and in the midst of it was interrupted by Mr. O'CONNELL, who said, amidst great cheering, that Mr. M'LEoD's life was at stake, and that whether he were right or wrong, the House ought to declare that it would assist the Govern ment in preserving him. Mr. O'BRIEN would have followed on the same subject, but the SPEAKER insisted on hearing Sir R. PEEL, and the affair of Mr. M'LEOD was at an end. In answer the Right Hon. Baronet, Lord PAL-. MERSTON stated that on account of individuals the satisfaction tendered by Persia had been ac cepted, but that there were still some points about territory in dispute. He would lay the communications before the House. The subject was dropped. Lord STANLEY'S Irish Registration Bill was read a first time, and appointed to be read a se cond time on the ,24th inst. On the question that the Poor-law Commis sioners Continuance Bill be read a second time, Mr. D'IsRAELI opposed the motion. He described the New Poor-law as a great social revolution. There was nothing of any value in our social con dition for which we were indebted to Govern ment, but it had destroyed the parochial consti tution of England for a sordid consideration. In two years be computed that the expense of the poor would be as great as it was two years before the present law came into operation. He ob jected to the Poor-law because it immured po verty in a prison, and compelled it to submit to treatment fit only for criminals, and concluded by moving to read the Bill a second time in six months. Mr. WAKLEY seconded the motion, and in a long speech enforced very ably his objections to the Poor-law. He contended that the new law had made a very small saving ; that it had passed on false statements; that the poor-rates had not increased under the old law in proportion to the increase in the population, and the wealth of the country; and that the present law was harsh and cruel, and was and would be attended with the most frighful consequences. Mr. G. KNIGHT and Mr. BUCK supported the second readinfp and stated that they should expect alterations in Committee. Mr. MUNTZ and Mr. LIDDELL supported the amendment, the latter gentleman objecting chiefly to the length of time it was proposed to continue the Commission. Sir R. PEEL spoke in favour of the second reading. He reminded the House of the con dition of the labourers before the present Poor law was passed. He contended that the present scale of wages proved nothing unless that was brought home to the Poor-law. He reserved to himself the right of opposing clauses of the Bill. He objected to the long pe riod for which the Commission was to be established, and he disliked attaching burial grounds to workhouses, for the poor preferred to be buried in consecrated ground, on which point the Right Hon. Baronet was elaborately great and lengthy. He wished the unions also not to be enlarged. He professed himself an enemy to abuses, and desirous to consult the feelings of the poor. Mr. DUNCOMBE objected to the Bill that it would repeal all the local Acts for the govern ment of the poor of the metropolis. Mr. Fox MAULE defended at some length the conduct of the Commissioners. Sir EDWARD KNATCHBCLL, while he pointed out one grievous effect of the law during this severe weather at Ashford, said he would support the second reading of the Bill, but thought its pi °visions, to some of which he was opposed, pre ferring that the Commissioners should be con tinued for only three years, would best be dis cussed in Committee. LONDON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1841. A message was brought down to the Lords from her MAJESTY by Lord MELBOURNE, re questing their Lordships to enable her MAJESTY to make some provision for Lord KEANE on ac count of his great services in India. The message is to be taken into consideration to-day. Lord RED ES DA LE 7 S Copyhold. Commutation and Enfranchisement Bill was read a second time. Viscount Howtcx cordially approved of the Act of 1834, and strenuously supported the Bill. Captain PECIIELL objected to the Bill that it contained no clause to bring GILBERT'S unions under the Poor-law Commissioners. Mr. W. ATTWOOD complained of the severity of the law, and the refusal of all amendment. lie despaired of introducing any amendment in Committee, and he should vote against the se cond reading. The Earl of SHA FTESBURV presented a peti tion from the Earl of CARDIGAN to have Sir W. FOLLETT, Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM, and Mr. ADOLPH US, as his Counsel. The Noble Earl also presented another Report from the Committe on Precedents, recommend irg that the Earl of CARDIGAN should be allowed to sit on a stool at the bar uncovered and without his robes at the trial, and that he be allowed four tickets for his friends, and admission for professional advisers. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL referred to the case of Mr. M'LEoD, who has been seized by the authorities of New York, and imprisoned on a charge of piracy and murder, because he was concerned, it was said, in the destruction of the American steam-boat Caroline, during the Cana dian insurrection. The Noble Earl stated that he had understood that Mr. M'LEOD was not one of the party concerned in capturing and destroy ing the Caroline. He inquired of Viscount MELBOURNE whether Government had received any information on the subject? Viscount MELBOURNE replied that the Go vernment had received information of Mr. M'LEoD's arrest; and that Mr. Fox, our Mi nister at Washington, had demanded his libera tion. The American Government replied that it had no power to order his liberation, as he wa s in the hands of the authorities of New York. The Noble Viscount declined to state what steps her Majesty's Government meant to take, but he assured their Lordships that everything should be done to save the life of a British subject, and up hold the honour of the nation. Their Lordships adjourned. in the Chimons Mr. SMYTHE for Canterbury, took his sprat. Our former announcement that he had taken his seat at the same time as Mr. GLAD STONE wag premature. A new writ was issued for Richmond (York- ' shire) in the room of Mr. SPEIAS, accepting the Chiltern Hundreds. Sir E. PiLmER believed the law required amendment, but that the Bill would not effect what was necessary ; he, therefore, should not vote for either the second reading or the amend ment. Mr. LANGDALE would vote for the second reading, but would in the Committee take means to procure for the members of every religious persuasion the same facilities for the exercise of their religion. Mr. H. JAMES said the new law had worked well in Cumberland, and the poor were better taken care of than when they were put up to a Dutch auction. Mr. FIELDEN of course opposed the second reading, and objected to the Committee of last year that it was partial. Lord JoHN RUSSELL wound up the debate, and defended the law against the observations of Mr. WAKLEY. He contended that the efficiency of the Commission would be impaired by limiting its duration to five or three years. The House supported the Noble Lord's views. On a divi sion, 201 were for the second reading and 54 against it. Mr. WAKLEY gave notice that on going into Committee, he would move to divide the Bill into two parts. The Committee on the Customs Act, to take into consideration the duty on East India Rum, was postponed till Friday. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for Ireland obtained leave to bring in a Bill to abolish arrest in per sonal actions (Ireland); and a Bill to facilitate the recovery of Tithe Composition Arrear (Ireland). The Administration of Justice Bill was brought in by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, and read a first time.—The House sat till One o'Clock. The part of Mr. O'CONNELL'S speech on Lord MORPETH'S Bill which was most effective, was that in which he reminded the House that the country might b e pl unge d i n war , an d might want the assistance of Ireland. The discussion in the House of Commons last night, in reference to Mr. McLEop, must have awakened, we appre hend anxieties that have long been slumbering. Several petitions were presente _l,eh i ac air st the New Poor-law. 6ir F. BURDETT ga ;e notice t't e would in The language of Lord PALMERSTON appeared to us of ominous import. Lord STANLEY and the Orangemen may be assured that the em pire cannot afford just now to throw Ire land into rebellion. Mr. O'CoNNELr. struck the right string when he made the fears of English gentlemen vibrate, and we are not sure that a similar string, were there a master hand to touch it, might not be made to vibrate to the very heart of England. Here there is at least as much, we believe there is great deal more, political discontent than in Ireland, though it may want an English O'CONNELL or a modern WAT TYLER, to organize it into a power formid able to the Government. Look, says Mr. MARSHALL, in an excellent letter to Earl FITZWILLIA3I, published in the Leeds Times— Look at the condition of the agricultural labourer : enter his bale cottage ; fee him striving to maintain himself and family on the pittance of seven shillings a week. Consider what are his sad prospects in life, on the very verge of absolute death by hunger ; a single step, if so much, out of the poor-house ; no hopes of amendment, of better or happier days;—as has been his youth, so will be his comfortless old age, Look again at the crowded streets of our great manufacturing towns, peruse the various statistic accounts by impartial ob servers of the terrible destitution, the feerful want, disease, de gradation, misery. physical and moral, in every shape, that reigns there. Look at the wan and haggard faces of the work people that come into our Courts of Justice, that attend at our public meetings. See how the very race of Englishmen is dwindling down and degenerating under the effects of the un remitting labour, the insufficient and unwholesome food that their country's laws allow them to enjoy. Then adverting to the growth of democracy in Europe, the onward movement of which is irre sistible, he says— Stand aloof from it with unmanly fear and suspicion, refuse to speak to it or understand it, treat it with mixed hostility, contempt, and dread ; then e.rpeet war, and the result, a little sooner or a little later, that aristocracy and monarchy, with hi deous confusion- and fierce violence, will be overwhelmed and swept away. Aye, stand aloof from it nobles, deride it To ries, go on plundering it landlords, tell it to be patient with starvation, as the work of GOD, priests, but do not expect its aid when you get involved in difficulties and war. When that time comes, and the Tory Press seem anxious to hasten it on, then will the Chartists, and all the half starved, openly plundered, and discontented mil lions arise in their might, their iron-hearted and iron-headed leaders will not be wanted, and then the priests and the landlords, the Tories and the nobles, will cry out for help, and there will be none to save them. Then will they wish, but wish in vain, that they had been righteous, just, and honest, that they had made timely con cessions to the demands of the multitude, and treated them like equal and free men. Depend on it, whenever a foreign war is forced on Eng.- gland, a civil, or rather, a servile war will be its accompaniment, unless justice be done to the masses, and those who will not now share the franchise, or abstain from making laws to plunder the people, will then have to contend for their property and their lives. Either the disfran chised and injured multitude, if they receive no redress, must be reduced to complete slavery, and kept in awe by whips and swords, or they will bring about, as Mr. MARSHALL says, a vio lent revolution. May GOD inspire the hearts of ther aristocracy with fear now, and make them 'speedily do justice, in order to save them from destruction. The nomination for East Surrey took place yesterday, and the show of hands was triumph antly in favour of Mr. ALCOCK. In the evening a meeting of that gentleman's friends was held, and the reports from several quarters were most encouraging. A considerable degree of enthu siasm prevails throughout the county, and in fluential men are everywhere exerting them selves to secure Mr. ALcocK's return. Mr. AL COCK cordially seconds the efforts of his friends, and has announced his determination to give the electors of Surrey a full and fair opportunity of recording their votes. It will be their business to take advantage of it, and elect him. We trust they will. These are critical times. We have too many youngsters in the House of Com mons. The public needs the services of mature well-informed men, and the electors of Surrey will not be true to themselves if they do not pre fer Mr. ALCOCK to Mr. ANTROBUS. Copies of treaties between her Majesty's Go vernment and the Argentine Confederation and the Republic of Hayti, for the suppression of the Slave Trade have been presented to both Houses of Parliament. The zeal with which the Govern ment labours to unite the civilized world against this infamous and inhuman traffic is deserving of the highest praise 3 but we have doubts whether it ever can be suppressed while domestic slavery exists. When France, Spain, and Portugal have abolished slavery in their colonies, and when domestic slavery is abolished in the United States, then, indeed, we may hope to realize the objects of the great and good men who devoted their lives to the enfranchisement of the coloured race. To prevent entirely the exportation of slaves from Africa, there must be no soil to re ceive a human being in a state of bondage. We can only utterly root out the traffic in slaves by the abolition of domestic slavery, and this will only be accomplished by it being proved to the satisfaction of slave-holding States that free la bour s cheaper, and consequently productive of more profit, than slave labour. This proof— better than a thousand abstract arguments on the injustice of depriving men of their liberty by brute force—England, we trust, will be soon in condition to supply from the example of her own colonies. to 170,000,0001., having been more than doubled within three years. The total expense of the management of thee entral establishment. including salaries and ehargts of all kinds, was only 971,0001 , being a reduction on 183 of 49,000 f." M. Moreau has been re-elected censor of tie Bank of France for three years, and Messrs. J. Perier, Doane, and Lebeuf regents fur five years. The Lyons papers mention that several small failures have just taken place at Cbalons-sur- Saone, and have caused much uneasiness among the merchants and dealers of that place. _ _ The Chamber of Deputies was occupied on Thursday with the Customs' Bill. The followino , summary of an article in the Presse on the sub ject of this Bill is important, as expressing the enlightened views of one portion of the French Cabinet : The present French customs law is founded nn the principle of prohibition, more or less disguised under the name cf protecting duties. The great argument upon which this system is founded, is that France ought to be protected, according to the economical jargon of the pro hibition school, from the consequences of becoming tribut ary to foreigners. Nothing can be more absurd than the system of prohibition which wishes to force the nation to produce at an enormous cost what might be purchased elsewhere in greater quantities, of better quality, and cheaper. With certain exceptions, nations ought to confine themselves to cultivating or producing such objects only as are suited to the nature of their soil and the genius of their inhabitants. It is only society in its infant state which endeavours to provide itself with the objects of second order as well as the objects of first necessity. A nation which would obstinately persevere in such a ruinous and chimerical course might be compared to an individual who, notwithstanding the resources which the various pro fessions afford, would endeavour to become his own tailor, hatter, and shoemaker. Such, to make use of a vul gar simile, is precisely what France has done, thanks to the system of prohibition. Under pretence of not becoming tributary to foreigners, she has laid an excessive duty on articles which might be obtained abroad at a moderate price, in order to produce those articles herself by artifi cial and expensive methods. The consequence of thi system has been, that foreign nations have refused to re ceive French produce, and thence have arisen an over stock of produce at home, commercial difficulties, and in cessant derangement in the material and political condi tion of the people. The Bill to regulate the Customs' duties now under consideration in the Chamber of Depu ties involves many important questions, such as the im portation of cast metal, coal, spun flax, linen, &c., which it is to be hoped that the Chamber of Deputies will give snore attention than in former years. The following paragraphs include all the gene ral news of any interest in the French Jour nals :- - LIBERATION OP THE JAMES WATT STRAMEk.—The Gazelle des Tribunal's states, that on the 2d instant, the Cour Roj ale of Rouen, on appeal, had reversed the judg ment of the President of the Civil Tribunal, who on the complaint of the French Company, owners of the steam boat Phenix, ordered the British steam-boat, James Watt, to be reized as security for the loss of the Phenix, sunk by a collision with a steam-boat belonging to the English Company. The James Watt has, in consequenc:. of this judgment, been permitted to sail on her usual service. Tea FRENCH FLEET. --We quote the following from a Toulon letter of the Ist inst.:--" On the day after the first division, consisting of the Ocean, Admiral Hugon's flag ship, the Jena, Neptune, Triton, and Genereux, went out of port, it was dispersed by a violent gale. The day be fore yesterday the Genereux reached the Island of Hyercs, having lost several of her men, and a considerable part of her sails. Captain Verdier has had his shoulder dislocated. The Genereux can give no account of her consorts." Madrid Papers of the 29th ult. have come to hand. Among the many grave affairs that em ploy the attention of the Regency, we find that of Court notices, prescribing the order in which the Grandees of Spain were to attend a Levee to be holden by the Most Serene infanta MARIA Lo VISA, sister of Queen ISABELLA 11., on the 30th ult. The Infanta LOUISA is a puling, punny child of nine years of age, whose infantine caprices occupy the grave heads of the Regency ! In the land which commemorates the martyrdom of RIEGO, this display of devotion to the most con temptible forms of despotism is really too bad.. But, perhaps, we mistake the object of the Re gency, which may be to render Court etiquette as contemptible as it is silly and vexatious. If such be their object they are going the right way to work ; end that it really is, would appear from an article in the Castellano, which states that intrigues were on foot for the establish ment of a. republic. The same Journal of the 29th has the followhig account of the state of the Money Market : The funds continue to decline, arising, no doubt, from the news from the provinces, where the state of things is regarded in a different light from that of Madrid. The vacillating nature of public tranquillity,the impotent and im. provident Government, the oppressed state of the Treantry, and the ill-managed division of the revenue, are sufficient reasons for speculators to take alarm, and to lose confi dence. The present .disorder is a sad guarantee for the future. In the Four per Cents. twenty bargains were effected at 241 at sixty days, the New Five p r Cents, forty-one operations were transacted for 28,480,000 reals, at 281 for cash ; 29 1-16, A-, 3-16, and 30, at sixty days; and at 28*, 11-16, 13-16, 15.16, 29k, and 30, at different periods. In the debt without interest business wag done at 61 for cash. BO ll s kSE.---Pants, FEIDAY, Fan. 5. first Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price Price French 5 per Cents ll2 55 ... 112 70 ... 112 50 ... 112 60 4% per Cents...— 10..1 50 .. 102 50 ....10 . 2 50 ... 102 so 4 per Lento t 3 per Cents 7 - 76 70 ... 70 65 ... 76 65 )lank of rrance I,llitte Bank 1.0001. Sh lOlO ...1150 ..1050 —lO5O 50001. Skares 5140 ...5140 ...5140 ...5110 tlelgian Bank 5 per Cents 99% ... 99% ... 9.41 ... S'llla 3 per Cents 6B 10 ... 68 10 ... 68 10 ... 68 10 New Loan 9 67i .. kiti ... 148• U ... 1;8% Spanish Active l's;,', ... 2;4,, ... 25% ... 15% Passive 6% ... 6% ~. 6% ... 6% Neapolitan Roman .... 1(10% .. 100% ... 11,0•74 ... 106% EAILWAY SHARES. St Germain .. Versailles.R. B 450 ... 153 75 ... 450 ... 453 75 L. 8........ ..... Orleans .. 'krlsnurg to Bale Reuen 467 50 ... 467 50 ... 467 50 ... 467 50 The Paris papers of Thursday and Friday have arrived, but those of Saturday have not yet reached us. The Moniteur of Thursday published the following official despatch, confirming the news from Egypt viven in the Evening edition of The Sun of Saturday : _ _ _ We have received Belgian and German Jour nals of the latest dates. The following are ex tracts from them " Alexandria, Jan. 23. 'THE CONSUL GENERAL TO THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. " The Turkish fleet has entirely left the port of Alex andria this day. News had been received of the arrival of Ibrahim at Ramie, not far from Gaza. His army must now be on the Egyptian territory. The Envoy of the Porte has informed Mehemet Ali that he had learned that the fii man granting to the Pacha the hereditary in vestiture of Egypt, had been signed by the Sultan. All the engagements that have mutually been agreed upon are consequently fulfilled." Notwithstanding this satisfactory solution of the Eastern question, France is relaxing none of her preparations for war. Already have these preparations cost her a sum equal to twenty nine millions sterling! On Thursday the Committee was appointed to examine the project of law demanding a mil lion of francs (40,0001.) for secret service. As a vote for the secret service Bill is tantamount to a vote of confidence in the Government, M. GUIZOT has no reason, from what took place on Thursday, to suppose that the passing of the Fortifications' Bill has in the least weakened his majority. In fact, on no occasion since the meeting of the Chambers was his triumph so complete, as not a single member of the Oppo sition was appointed a member of the Committee on the Bill. BRUSSELS, FEE. 4.—We learn that the Ministe'r of Public Works is engaged on the means of introducing into Belgium one of the greatest improvements that have been made in our time, namely, a uniform rate of postage to letters. A principal clerk of the Post-office was sent a short time ago to England, to study the new system : his report is said to indicate the mear.s of introducing it among us, but with modifications, which would preveLt the enormous diminution of the receipts which has taken place in England. M. atogier will thus have the honour of introducing the two greatest measures which have taken place in the administration of Belgium —the com pletion of our rail-reads, and a reduced uniform rate of postage, which France has just rejected. We must confess that if the representative system have the serious defect of wasting the time in debate, the Bel gian Chambers, which talks much, at least finds time to do something. I- is not the case in France ; there nothing or less than nothing is really done, for the erec tion of the fortification is spending its money in the worst possible manner; they might as well make ducks and drakes with it. The frost was very severe during the night. This morn ing the mercury in Reaumer's thermometer was 9 below zero. All the canals are frozen over, so that the navi gation is totally stopped, for the second time within two months. BRUSSELS, Fins. s.—The King will set Gut to. morrow for London, where ate is,expected on Monday. He is to be one of the godfathers to the Princess Royal of England, whose christening is fixed for Feb. 10. M. Von de Wcge, who has been here on leave of ab sence, lest Brussels to-day with his family to return to his post. VIENNA, JAN. 27.—Major-General Von Hess, who has lately returned from the south of Germany, is on the point of setting out for Berlin, to confer on some points not suffi ciently discussed relative to the measures which have lately become necessary in Germany. BELGIAN le UNDS—Baussimr, rals. 5. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Ccnt. ..... Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Se% (LP) 97 ••••=••••• 3 per Cent. ...... —Thirty.seven-------•.• 88)i Loan of City. 16.3 e, 4 per Cent. B9 Society of Commerce, 4 Wer Cent Bank of Belgium, 5 per 87% National Society . ........... Exchange on Londoit (short) —Brussels Papers, Feb. 5. AUSTRIAN FUNDS,—VtruirrA, JAR. 17 It was understood in well-informed quarters in Paris, that M. GuizoT had addressed diplomatic notes to the Four Powers, stating the terms upon which France would adopt the Treaty of July. These were the closing of the Straits of the Dardanelles against vessels of war of all nations ; the grant of the Pachalic of Egypt in perpetuity to MEHEMET ALI; and gua rantees for the better government of the Chris tian population of Syria. Considering that these propositions were made before the submission of MEHEMET ALI, they are sufficiently reasonable and moderate. Count D'ARGOUT, Governor of the Bank of France, has just made his annual Report to the proprietors, of which the following is a sum mary : Five per Cents. Metalliques Fo o t Pe r Cents• %M. • M.. 0000000000 •••••••••••••• 0000000 09 00000 100 Three pa Cents. Bank Shares IC36 .....111remeine Zeitung, Feb. 1 DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, FEB. 5. Money. m i .,. tetual Debt, 234 per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. Ainest Syndic, 43a per cent 8 66, 874( Ditto, ditto, 334 per cent 7034 71 Commercial Company, 444 per cent 'sB* 160 Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent. Loan lii37, 5 per cent. 04% 95 Exchange on London, One month l2 Two months Dutch Papers, Feb. 6. HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, FILL 2. Bills. Money Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares 1620 161 Anglo-Russian Loan .. 106% 10634 Russizn 5 per Cent. Ist series, cs.rtilicate ...... 10234 102% Inscription, Ist Seiigs lO3 Russian 5 per Cent. Hop,: and Co. ad and 4th Series ol: 3a 96 Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 234 per Cent 46 Ditto b per Cent — 14!•34 Polish Bondi New 1 icket Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per U r. NM wegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Can:... . lOl Spanish, New 5 per Cents. lB% e.:XCH ANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, FEL :.-13 s.—Two months, 13 3 STOCKHOLM. JAN. 2 3.—SOventy-five days, 11. :_ 8. CMRISTIANIA, JAN.2O —Three months, 4 50 PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, FED. 2. Bills. Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 44 9 per cent. lOl% 11.3% Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 100% ItO 'A Exchange on London, three months -- 6 17 % —Prussian Slate Gazelle, Feb 3. " The total amount of operations for the Central Bank and its branch banks was 2,915,000,0001., giving an in crease over 1339 of 7,000,0001. The dividends of 1840 have amounted to 139 f. on each share (originally 1,20010 vlo being sf. les s th an i n 18 39. T he tota l va l ue o f t h e ad vances on bullion, s u tonana lco w npa a n s ie 3 s 4 , 9 h ,6 o 6 ld 7 e ,o rs co o f f ., re b n e t i e ng s, on an in ce i s nt andbonds, a 87,789,0001. more than in 1839. The discounts amounted to 932,280.0001., being 121,417,0001. less than in 1839. The greatest amount of bills in the bands of the Bank at any one time was 201 millions in January - and the smallest 130 milli ons i n J une. The num ber of commercial bills of exchange discounted by the Central Bank is stated to have amounted to 610,600, being 27,800 less than in 1839. The average amount of this value was lowered, too, from 1,6391. to 1,5171., and the average time of their maturity from 52 2.3 days to 66 4-srb days. Out of this number of bills 266,024 were from I,ooof. to 200 f. .in value, and 63,247 under 2001. The accounts current varied from 54 millions in January to 90 millions in October, and fell again to 61 millions in De cember. In January, the Treasury was creditor of the Bank for 170 millions ; its November for 105 millions, and in December for 114 millions. The average amount of the money kept in reserve by the Bank, during the , year, was 238 900 000 f., and the average amount of its notes in circulation 221,900,0001. Dur ing the course of the year, the amount of bills upon which payment was deferred, v‘ as only 48,493 f. ; and of this, 32.7071. had been recovered. Two new branch banks at Grenoble and Angoulerne, having been founded during the year, their total number is now six ; and the operations of the four first of those for that period, amounted DUNFERMLINE.-Th is month there have been one hundred and sixty funerals in our churchyard, which is atm fur rim c I tl ( ttaublmortalitY. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1641. MONEY and CO74.MERCIAL NE WS. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. There was rather a large business doing in the Fundy to-day, if we go by the number of bargains, though iii point of magnitude the transactions were not of importance. Before the termination of business, the quotations had ral lied to about the highest point of Saturday, viz., 88i to ;I, for Consols for money, and 88- to 89 fur the account. There was no political intelligence to influence the value of the Funds, which, however, continue affected by the suspense respecting the intentions of the Chancell ,r of the Exchequer. The bills were at ss. to 'is. premium Bank Stock was dull at 164, and India Stock at 246. The Reduced Three per Cents, realized 88/ to 89i, and the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 97 to 97/-. The Foreign Stocks were quite neglected. Spanish Active Stock was marked 23i to 24k ; Portuguese New Fire per Cents were at 311 for money, and 31 to 32 for the account ; the Three per Cents. dropped to 19 . 1 for money, but were at 20 for time ; Mexican Bonds of 1837. were at 271 ; Peruvian at 16i to 16.-1-; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents were steady at 50. The Share Market was more animated to-day. Great Western brought 24 to 241, the Fifths 5/ to 5 a , the Manchester and Leeds 1/ to I ; the New 1 to and the South Westesn, 18k premium ; Brighton Railway Shares, were at 7 to 7/ ; Birmingham and Gloucester at 19/ ; Eastern Counties at 14/ ; North Midland at 25, and South Eastern at 16 discount ; London and Westminster Bink Shares wore at 4 prem. : and National Bank of Ireland at 1 discount. (From The Sxn of Last Night.) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—The sales of cotton to-day are 5,000 bags, at yesterday's quotations MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 6.—The Share Market is still depressed. Our sales are—Manchester and Birmingham, 25; Manchester and Birmingham Extension, 2/ ; Stafford and Rugby, 3* 3i ; Lancaster and Pres ton, 30 ; Manchester and Leeds, 70 ; Manchester and Liver pool District Bank, 11 A ; Manchester and Salford Bank, 10g. Extract of a letter, per the Cambridge, from New York, dated La. 8 : " The Garrick is ashore about twenty miles north of Sandy Hook. The third mate has reached this city this morning, and reports the ship still ashore, but will no doubt be got off with little damage. All on board are safe, and the storm has LOW cleared up. Ship not bilged. We have received Cape of Good Hope Papers to the 29th of November. The foll9Ning is an extract from the Graham's Journal of Nov. 19 " So many accounts ha‘e reached us from Natal, and from the country to the west of the Druakberg, purport.. ing that a system of domestic slavery amongst the rnii. grants is becoming very general, that it would be absurd to affect to believe that they are altogether baseless. Ic is affirmed that a traffic in native children is a matter of every thy occurrence, and that the authorities, if they do not openly countenance it, take no measures to suppress it, or to punish those who arc engaged in such nefarious deal ings. We are assured that amongst the emigrants, the sale of native servants take place under the very eye of the Government. It behoves the emigrants to look carefully to themselves in this matter. SMALL Pox.—We are requested to state, for the infor mation of the public, that the rumour of small pox having again appeared in Cape Town is unfounded. From the Bombay Papers received this morning, it is stated from Agra Uchbar, Dec. 19, that Colonel Stod dart Lad been released from confinement by the King, who had ordered him to drill a battalion of infantry ; he was then engaged in enrolling them. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of Satur day's date. liouasE OF AMSTERDAM, FER. 3. —The affairs in Na tional Funds have been insignificant; although Eorne of the prices were firm little variation took piece. Litegrales 50 1-16. h ; Society of Commerce 1591. Iu the Foreign Funds little has been done ; Ardoin's Spanish rather weaker, 22 5-16ths Coupoos 201. Cox.ols opened this morning heavy ; left off on Satur day at 69 sellers for the Account, opened this morning at 88, since which the AI: rket has a firmer appearance, and they may be quoted at present 881 a for the Account; Exchequer Bills 5 7 premium ; Bank Stock 163 164; India Stock 245 247. In the Foreiga Market Spanish Active rather A shade lower, left off at 244, opened 231-, 24-k; Deferred, 124 ; Passive, 6 i i-; Portuguese same as they left off, 31i 32 ; Three-per-Cents., 19i 20; Brazilian 721 ; Colombian 221 23 ; Mexican, 27/ 4 ; Chilian, 63 65 ; Belgian, 99 99 ; Dutch Two-sand-a• Half per Cents., 49, 1 , 50y ; Five per Cents., 981 994. SuattEs. —Great Western, 24A- 251 prem. ; New, 11 12 prem. ; London and Brighton, 74 7 dis. ; Black wall, 4,1 3s dis. ; Birmingham, 84 86 prem. ; South ampton, 57 58 per share ; Croydon, 123- per share ; Greenwich, 84 1 per share; Manchester and Birmingham, hif 14 dis. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Ditto Debentures - to Great. Western Ditto Fifths London and Brighton London and South 'Western 3eL 57:4... .. to JOINT STOCK BANKS. National of Ireland PRICES OF IRISII STOCKS, DUBLIN, FEB. 4. . 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half Stock 97b ( Grand Canal Stock ...... ... Ditto Reduces ...... Ditto New, 1830 3i per Cent. Debt. The private letters received this miirwrig oy the India mail chiefly relate to commercial affairs, and there does not appear to be any further intelligence than what has already been published. DUTCH AND HAfYIBUI(GH MAIL. The Arnheiin Courant states confidently that there will speedily be a change of Ministers, and gives a list of the intended aryointmerits. AMSTERDAM,F.Es. 4.—Sir Edward Disbrowe, the Bri tish Ambassador, gave a splendid ball on the evening of the 3d, at which the King and Queen, and the Princes and Princesses of the Royal family, were present. The King wore an English Field Marshal's uniform. The Princess of Orange did Sir E. Disbrowe the honour to dance the first quadrille with him. All the Ministers and chief Officers of State, the Foreign Ambassaders, and other persons of distinction, to the number of 4CO, were present. The accounts from vat ious parts of the kingdom men tion the return of severe frost, and suspension of the navi gation in consequence of the change.—Dutch Papers, Feb. 5. HANOVER, JAN. 25.—. A report is current here respect ing the intention of the Government with regard to the Convocation of the Assembly of the Estates of the kingdom. The Cabinet, so it is said, have directed the several Ministerial departments to confine themselves to what is absolutely necessary in the matters which they have to lay before the Assembly, it being intended to convoke the Estates again during the year 1841, The papers do not mention the health of the King, or of the Crown Prince.—Haniburgh Papers. CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN 13. —Tbe Divan is very much engaged, and the Allied Cabinets are constantly endea vouring to give good advice to the Turkish Administra tion, and to infuse some energy into it. It is reported in the best informed circles at Pera, that resolutions have been provisionally taken la spectiug the future ad ministration of the Pachalics of Acre and Candia, which merit a most important influence in these two pro vinces. Both the fortress of St. Jean d'Acre and the harbour of Suda are to be separated from the administra tration of the Pacha, and to have Governors of their own, and regular garrisons of chosen Turkish troops from Con stasitinople in the same manner as Belgrade. It is said that the Austrian Cabinet proposed this measure, which has beer, joyfully acceded to both by the Porte and by all the other Cabinets. Thus the apprehension is at once re moved that England, France, or Russia might at some time or other attempt to obtain extreme power at St. Jean d'Acre, as the different journals have daily affirmed, ac cording to their respective party views.—Allye►ncine Zeitung, Feb. 2. It is stated that Mr. Jaudt.n intends to publish an ex planatory note respecting the statement of the United States Bank, which will be sent to all the shareholders. The British Market has been in an inactive state during the whole of the morning; although the Market has rather improved since the opening, still there is no spirit for speculating ; the monied interest aro waiting to ascertain, or have some hint respecting, the wants of Ministers. Consols have been fluctuating from 8S to 68i, at which price they are at present ; Exchequer Bills 5 7 prom ; Bank Stock 164; India Stock 246. In the Foreign Market scarcely a bargain doing except in Spanish Active, which has been 23i, at present 24i; Deferred 121 ; Portuguese 32 ; Dutch Two...and-a. Half per Cents. 50 ; Five per Cents. 98'1. In the Share Market little business doing, prices rather lower. Eas err. Counties 74; Great Western 89i; Ditto Fifths 91; London and Brighton 43 ; South Western.s7i. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank stock 3 per Cent. Red 896 Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent Cons ...... .. 88i Ditto Old Annuities 3!1 per Cent Red........ 98A Ditto New Annuities... New 3i per Cent .....976 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21d 7pm New 5 per Cent Ditto 500/ 6 p in Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 8 pin Jan. 1660 Oct 1859 ... ...... ... India Stock for Acct ... Jan. 1860 MORNING EDITION "TH E CHINA SUN," Which was lately RE-PUBLISHED, IS NOW ON SALE. Price SIXPENCE. Orders received at The Sun Office, No. 112 Strand. IN PROGRESS, THE RAILWAY SUN. With a MAP of all the RAll WAYS in the United Kingdom ; containing all the STA TIONS on each Railway, and a great variety of Information and other particulars connected with Railways. THE CORONATION SUN, PRINTED IN LETTERS OF GOLD, WITH A BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT OF EIER MAJESTY, THE QUEEN, Can be sent by post free to all parts of the Em pire. Price SIXPENCE. Sun Office, Strand, London. ALCOCK FOR EAST SURREY Four days only have elapsed since at ene of the largest meetings ever held in this county, THOMAS ALCOCK, Esq., was nominated with acclamation to be the champion of the Liberal interest. A personal canvass at this late period is obviously impossible, but he has already visited many districts, and will attend meetings in other parts of the county, so as to afford the fullest opportunity of ascertaining his sentiments. We are delighted to state that w e have found the independent Electors true to the great cause of civil and religious freedom. The returns now sent in prove that, by a continuance of the noble determination and exertions already displayed, success must, and will be the result. COMMITTEES for promoting the Election of Mr. AL COCK SIT DAILY at the following places : Central Committee . The Bridge House Hotel, Borough. Bermondsey Simon the Tanner, Long-lane. Rotherhithe Old Kent-road Lambeth ... The White Hart, Kennington-cross. Christchurch ... Newton's Hotel, Blackfriars-road. St. George, St. Sa- }The Central Committee Room. viour's, St. Olave Camberwell Wandsworth ..... „ The Spread Eagle. eatham Kingston Richmond ..... The Talbot R'eigate Croydon ... The Crown. It is particularly requested that all communications which may lead to secure his election may be made at any of the above-mentioned places. SAMUEL PALMER, Chairman. GEORGE G. DE H. LARPENT, Vice-Chairman. Central Committee-room, 30th January, 1841. Now ready, the Third and Coneir,iing Volume, in Bvo., of - LADY BLESSINGTON'S " IDLER IN ITALY." ' The vri ol! work presents an animated and attractive view of modern Italy, sparkling with anecdote, and rich in critical rer a ks on literature and the fine arts. "—Caledonian Mercury. r e try Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MR. HORACE SMITH'S NEW NOVEL. Just ready, in 3 vols, post Bvo., T HE MONEYED MAN; Or, THE LESSON OF A LIFE. By HORACE SMITH, Esq., Author of " Brambletye House," " Reuben Apsley," &c. Henry Colbura, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just re: dy, in 2 vols., post Bvo., with illustrations. BE L G I U By J. EMERSON TENNENT, Esq., M.P. .. L , Union fait la Force."—Motto of Belgium. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. Just ready, in 3 vols., post Bvo., CE C I Or, MEMOIRS OF A COXCOMB. A Novel. " He wax such a delight—such a coxcomb—such a jewel of A man.'*—Byron's Journal. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, FEB. 9. Will be acted a New Comedy, in Two Acts, entitled THE WHITE iIILLINER. Lord Ortolan, Mr. C. Mathews ; Justice Twilight, Mr. W. Farren ; Robert Conway, Mr. J. Vining ; Saul Sneezum, Mr. Keeley ; Lady Ortolan, Miss Cooper ; Albina, Madame Ves trig ; Mrs. Mellow' ear, Mrs. C. Jones ; Betty Furbelow, Mrs. Humby. After which, A COMIC SCENE between Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS and Mr. KEELEY, entitled TWO IN THE MORNING. To conclude with The NEW GRAND CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME will be repeated, entitled THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO ; OR, HARLEQUIN AND THE GIANT HELMET. Harlequin, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli ; Columbine, Miss Fairbrother. To.merrew, a New Comedy, in two acts, entitled The White Milliner, with TWO in the Morning, and the New Pantomime. On Wednesday, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with the New Pantomime. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven o'Clock. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 23. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, :s.; Gallery, Is. Tickets and places for the Boxel to be taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets ay De had upon application. Private Boxt.. to be had so'elv of Mr. And:tics, bookseller t 67. New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Wonderful increasir , popularity—Ains worth's Tower of Lon don—The Cask V aulter, and Goosey Gander, with the ce lebrated scene between the Gallic Cock and the English Bull Dog, which ha. caused an extraordinary excitement in France, are drawing crowded houses. THIS EVENING, FEB. 9. Will be acted a Grand Historical Romance, founded on and entitled THE TOWER OF LONDON. The Tableaax Vivans, splendid Costume, and Appointments, from the Designs of the celebrated George Crnik shanks. After which will be repeated the Grand Traditionary Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND MY I:6i LEE ; OR, GOOSEY GANDER AND THE SPELL-BOUND GOSLINGS. In which the astonishing and incredible evolutions of the Cask Vaulter will be given, as well as Brunning's Grand Dioramic Synopsis of Syria ; the Pantomimic Characters by the unri valled Boleno Family; Mr. Sonthby, the Original Clocn; Miss Sharpe, Columbine ; and the astonishing Gyninastique, Signior Felix Carlo, from Franconi's, at Paris. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. 11.rning..... 2 minutes after 4 1 Evening minutes after 4. I ""Iti :rni) A i#44 %W4 . jl • i :ftir ' .;"11"'Zt77; • The c§ttil, L; FOItE6GN FUNDS. A astri an, 5 per cent Portuguese, 5 per cent. ilelgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto.... 31 Brazilian Bow's ... .. Prussian, 5 per cent.... Buenos,lyres, 6 percent Russian, 5 per cent... Chilian, 6 per c.nt Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent — Ditto, 1t324 — Ditto, Deferred . . 121 Danish, 3 per cent..... French,s per cent... — f. —c. Greek.lB2s, spercent. Exchange .. Mexican, 5 per cent.... French,3 per cent —f. —c. Di to, 6 per cent, 1825 Dutch, 24 per cent Peruvian,lB2s,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent..... 98; SHARES. Bristol and Exeter (60 paid) .. .. . _... . .. Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid)... ..... tii Ditto Debentures ( 2 paid) Great Western Railway (05 paid) B9 Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid) London and South Western 574 Manchester and Leeds (70 patd) .. ...... Ditto New Shares (30 paid) North Midland Railway (100 paid) 75 South Eastorn and Dover (28 paid) ..... ... 12} We understand that Dr. Patrick M'Farlane and the Rev. Mr. Cunningham, have been appointed a deputa. Lion of the General Assembly's Committee, to proceed to London, to watch over the affairs of the Church.— Greenock Advertiser. It is expected that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests wil I shortly commence preparations at Cla rence House, St. James's, for the reception of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. ETYMOLOGY OF THE NAMES OF COUNTRIES. —The following countries were named by the Pncenicians, the greatest commercial people in the ancient world. Those names, in the Pi.cenician language, signify some thing characteristic of the places which th,y designate. Europe signifies a country of white complexion, so named because the inhabitants there were of a lighter complexion than those of either Asia or Africa. Asia signifies be tween, or in the middle, from the fact that the geo graphers placed it between Europe and Africa. Atrica signies the land of corn or ears : it was celebrated for its abundance of corn and all sorts of grain. Si. beria signifies thirsty or dry—very characteristic of th e country. Spain, a country of rabbits or conies. Thi s country was once so infested with these animals, that they sued Augustus for an army to destroy th em . I ta l y, a country of pitch, from its yielding gre a t quan ti t i es o f black pitch ; Calabria also, for the s ame reason. G au l , modern France, signifies yellow-haired, as yellow hair characterised its first inhabitants. The English of Cale donia is a high hill. This was a rugged mountainous province in Scotland. Hibernia is utmost or last habita tion; fur beyond this, westward, the Phoenicians never ex tenied their voyages. Britain , th e country o f t i n—as there were great quantities of lead and tin found on the adjacent Islands. The Greeks called it Albion, which signifies, in the Phoenician tongue, either white or high mouniains, from the whiteness of its shores, or the high rocks on the western coast. Corsica si gn ifi es a woo d y place. Sardinia signifies the footstep of man, which it resembles. FROST AND SNOW-The count!) , papers re ceived in town contain notices of the extreme seve rity of the weather, and of a fall of snow to the full as deep in many parts of the country as occurred in the pre ceding storm a week or two ago. In Ireland the frost appears to have been severer, and the fall of snow greater even than in either England or Scotland. We lament to observe that in various parts of the country poor people have perished, some of them baying been frozen to death, while others have, we fear, died from privation of the com mon comforts and necesssries of life. APP ROACH ING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. mai riatre of the E„,il of Eglit:t , •n with Airs. Cockerel!, sister-in-law of Sir Charles Ceckerell, Bart , will be solemnised in the course of the ensuing week. NEW 6TRAND THEATRE. Mr. Jacobs, Ventriloquist, Magician, and English Improvi sat ore, has taken this house for a short season, and opened it last evening for the display of his wonderful skill in neceomancy and modern magic. The stage is neatly fitted up, with appa ratus and ornaments suited for the occasion ; the house was well attended, and the performances altogether gave great satisfaction. The first part consisted of a variety of tricks with cards, dice, rings, &c., which he managed with great adroitness, and almost equalled the far-famed" Wizard of the North." The most surprising part of the performance consisted of a comic piece called The Landlord at Home, in which lee imi tated most wonderfully the gruff brandy-drinking landlord, his son, in love with the kitchen-maid, an Irishman called Pat M'Leoney, a Yankee traveller, and three or four other cha racters, changing his voice so effectually and quickly, that a person unaccustomed to these exhibitions must have supposed there were at least ten different actors. This short comedy, for it did not last above a quarter of an hour, gave great amusement, and was loudly app'auded. The extempore singing was also good, but we cannot see why Mr. Jac ibs broke the promise given in the handbills to allow any I e son to propose a subject. One of the audience called out "t' black bottle " for a subject ; but this the improvisatore dc. dined, and snbstituted for it Morrison's pills, which possibly he thought better adapted for his poetical muse. He went through the different subjects, ho. ever, with considerable tact and readiness, and the audience lett at ten o'clock, appal ently much amused with the varied entertainments. OURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. Sir Martin Archer Shce, President of the Royal Aca demy, had an audience of the Queen, yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Judge Advocate General, had an audience of her Majesty yesterday, to make a report of the proceedings of some Courts Martial. Viscount Melbourne had also an audience of her Majesty yesterday. His Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived at Clare mont at an early hour yesterday morning, from the Con tinent. The Duchess of Kent and the Duke of Cambridge vi sited her Maj,s,y the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George honoured Baron Rothschild with their company at dinner, on Sun day, at his residence in Piccadilly. Baron Knesebeck was in waiting on their Royal Highnesses. Colonel Cooper called at Apsley House on Saturday and Sunday, o s the part of her Royal Highness the Duchess cf Kent, to make inquiry after the health of his Grace the Duke of Wellington. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager sent, on Sunday, to Apsley House, to learn the state of the Noble Duke. A Deputation, consisting of Lord Eliot, M. P., Sir C. Lemon, M. P., Mr. Pendarves, M. P., Sir H. Vivian, M. P., Mr. Freshfield, M. P., Mr. Basset, M. P., Mr. Praed, M. P., Sir Henry Hardinge, M.P., Sir William Molesvrorth, M. P., and Major Vivian, M. P., bad an interview with Viscriunt Melbourne yesterday in Downing_ street. The Marquis of Bute, the Earl of Powis, and Mr. Cra ven 13, rkeley, had interviews with the Marquis if Nur. manly yesterday, at the Home Office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Viscountess Andover, in Harley street ; Mr. Henry Thomas Hope, in Mansfield- street, from Paris ; Lady Fremantle and Miss Hervey, in Stanhope-street ; Lord Redesdale, in St. James's place; Marquis of o:monde, in Suffolk -street; Sir Samuel Crompton, in Hertford -street; Hon. Edmund Byng, in Clarges-strect ; Colonel \Vella, in Hertford-street ; Lady Mackenzie, in Hertford-street ; Capt. Osborne, at the Bath Hotel ; Mrs. Burrowes, in Hill.street ; Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, in Curz,m s,reet ; Mr. Packe, at Lady E. Reynell's. in Harley-street ; Mr. I3ercsford, at Mrs. Ladbruke's, in Grosvenor street; Lord Do Lisle, in New Burlington-street; Lord Bray_ broke, in New Burlington-street: Mademoiselle D'Este, in South-street; Bartiness de Cetto, in Hill -street; Lieut.-Gen. Sir C. Dalbiac, at the Albany ; Capt. Bilge, in Piccadilly ; Capt. Jones, in Harley st. ; Mrs. Bayne, in Wimpole.st. : Mr. Auriot, in Park-st. ; Duke of Norfolk, in St. James's-square ; Earl Powis, in Berkeley -square, on Thursday last, from Powis Castle ; Dowager Lady Beau champ Proctor, in Hertford-street, Mayfair ; Mrs. Elphin stone, in Manchester-square ; Hon. Captain Campbell, R. N., in Hertford street ; Maj 4-General Macleod, in Gloucester-place ; Mr. H. Villeboys and Capt.. Bathurst, in Gloucester-place; Lady Agnes Buller, in Clarges-street ; Lady Matilda Wynyard, in Upper Brook -street; Mr. Delany, in Belgrave-square ; Mr Davidson, in Grosvenor street; Mrs. Colonel A [link, in Park-street; Hon. Mrs. Rodeo, in Park-street; Dowager Countess of Bradford, in Park- lane ; Mr. Marshall, in Upper Grosvenor- street ; Marquis Cnolmondeley, in Carlton-gardens: Mr. Knight and the Countess Nelson, in Great Cumberland street, from Godmersham Park, Kent; Sir William and Lady Chatterton, in Seamour-place, Mayfair, from Exton Park, Rutlandthire, the seat of Lord and Lady Barham ; the Earl of Bandon, in Connaught place ; Sir Henry Peyton, Bart., in Grosvenor-place; Lord and Lady Montagu. in Hamiltoa•place ; Colonel Scott, in Hertford-street; Co lonel Gordon, in South Audley-street ; the Right Hon. George and Mrs. Dawson, with their family, at their house in Upper Grosvenor-street, from Cattle Dawson, Ireland; F. J. Nooth, Esq., at the Pultency Hotel, from Cambridge ; Miss Butler, at ditto, from Hastings; Mrs. Powell -'nd L. C. Powell, Esq., at ditto, from Hastings, Lady Macdonald and Lady Malcolm, at ditto, from Ware field Hall ; Sir John Mill, Bart., at ditto, from Alothsfont Abbey ; Sir Richard and Lady Pulestsn and family, at ditto, from Chester. HOO UNlON.—There was a meeting of Ma gistrates on Friday, by whom it was determined after some discussion, to investigate fresh charges of cruelty that have been preferred against Miles, the late master, whose trial is fixed to t,ke place at the next Assizes. We regret to hear that Mr. Charles Young, the late eminent tragedian, met with a severe accident a fort night ago while on a visit to Lord Dacre, at the Hoo, in Hertfordshire. His horse fell and crushed his foot ; but though he is yet unable to be moved, it is believed that in a few weeks he will bo sufficiently recovered to return to town. The answers to inquiries yesterday at the re sidence of Lord Panmure was, that his Lordship was much better, and bad almost entirely recovered from his recent severe attack of the gout.—Sunday Paper. SIR AsTLEY COOPER.—We regret much to find that this Nestor of surgery, in lieu of improving in his health, as was hoped, has retrograded. He is now much worse than at the beginning of the week, and fears arc entertained respecting the event. On inquiring late yesterday, we learn that he was not any better. Dr. Holland and Dr. Chambers are his medical advisers. The Lancet says his complaint is assuming a dropsical tendency. —Observer. MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK—We regret to learn that, on Wednesday night, a small sloop, which was in the habit of conveying stores from Fife to Granton Pier, sunk near Burntisland, and a man and boy, who were on board of her, perished.—Edinburgh Courant. ST. ALBANS.—The Earl of Listowell is here on the Liberal interest, for the vacancy caused by Mr. Grimston's appointment ; and Mr. Bond Cabbell, who was defeated at the general election by an immense majority, comes forward on the Tory side. On that occasion the numbers were, for Grimston, 361 ; Muskett, 348; Cab bell, 219. The nomination is fixed for this day. The reason assigned for the Hon. Mr. Grimston's resignation cf his seat for St. Albans is, that he means to exchange the Senate fcr the Church. . . COPYRIGHT BILL.—The majority against the second reading of the Copyright Bill would, we under stand, have been increased by four, but that Mr. B. Hawes and Mr. Briscoe were counted as voting for, in stead of against, the Bill—they having by mistake gone into the wrong lobby. On Wednesday last, Robert Hume, James Farrar, and James Clifford, all attached to a theatrical company, lately performing at Whitehaven, were, after a long examination before the Magistrates of Workington, committed to ow gaol for trial at the ensuing assizes, on a charge of committing a violent assault, with intent to murder, on Robert Archibald, master mariner, and George Thotnlinson, farmer, both of Flinaby.—Carlisl e J ournal. We have much gratification in stating, that the Rood t rvice pension. v,eant by the decease of Admiral Sir Wm. Hargeod, will be conferred on that truly gallant and intelligent (,fficer the Earl of Dundonald, better known as Lord Cochrane.—Navd and Military Gazette. VIORN'IN"G THE MARKETS -V EST EU t CORN EXCHANGE. -tri .. aro= a 0 . In the past week there was a fa; - •• l f 1 - 3'- - KY ' 4 , ,: i rer- Oats, but not much other grain. The fresh suPP"'" . • very little has been done here, and small, and as the severity of t►_~e frost interrupts hoif.):::, were as last quoted. There was a better sale fur 0' than of late, at no alteration in value. prices of ,II Hro, .1. S. 454• t 4 37 31 ' 4: Al ' 4, ertters ON BOARD OF St'lr Whezt,Red (old) —5. —s. Beans, Sinai! tnew)..• --- , —White (old) —5....... -• .Redo,e4o) — Tick ,ftew) • ..... ~ old) . Fine 55s 57 .... Superfine White (IS-Wt 5l-s. Fine les. Os. Superfine tiSs. ----Foreign free 5 Rye ,Ss. 40.; . Barley 2tis. Grinding • fis 284 —• Malting 325. 55i. Malt st,s, tio,;. Fine New 6•25. Pease, Grey, New •I'w 3' s. Maple New . 41E. •!2s. White 345. 3',s. Boilers ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN .1( Vi heat. I ft English Irish rreign l7O - SMITHFIELD. trad e The supply of Cattle was pretty g ood, bu t xc was dull, the best' qu2 lity being full 4d per ston e R ey end other sorts in proportion. The supply or ghrep2ol short and trade languid: Veal was not a good trt•L' e i, an d lower prices were s u b m i t t e d t little demand for 130"'pv, the supply short. Beasts, 2,862; Sheep, 1 , 896; 3i 341 ; Calves, 35. Beef, 3s 4 , 1 to 4s SI; Yiutioni to 53; Veal, 4s to 55 10d ; Pork, 3s 8d to 43 81 TEA MARKEI. •i• The Market firm, prices looking up, and a large b a u :l4 . ness done. Company's Congcu is 7:1 1 I , " 111 e buyers. TALI, RT • noos e ' An increase of (I,•rnand ` for this article, but, In, so c a quencc of the c o ld wea th er , h o ld e rs asked prices, 47s on the spot, or 464 91 to deliver during month. ".11., sft. Bran I; ............. Oats, Feed .......................... .•..--"'"A. cvi • ................ 1:0 2.5. Poland ...... ------ No w . ....... :: 2 5 .".: Pot atoe ................ " '24—i 30s. 16 Irish ............ IS.:: ..... 21 ./:g• Flout Town ,per.-ach).... 50P b '• 4 1-.40. S e conds .............. 43 46, -•-•..- N.-rth Country .... 7 L3ral, .......................... 11. lg. 1N DON DI 1 It I NO I A!•0' %% E. 14 ar:t.• - y. 1 OALp I I " ' '77.' Ir'. I 5 ,f)95 . I- .1104 , i rc • -? • ' I 7;243 . ----- ' --: i LO di• tiarrow ',new) • ((.ld)• PROVISION MARKET. being The demand for Butter was Toed, and price s r , I firm, owing to the sverity of the frost. the best Iris'. b o ' li t 1083 to 109.;, and fine Dutch 114,i; 50s, for prime quality landed, and a good dtmand el° s t Lard steady at 703 to 70, I with 81'°45 ,dided, firmness the holders. fine BAND fir . 18. PRICE OF BREAD. n fur t", 4fo " The highest ,ri e , f ,e ' i - 3he M t erll4 is " I: of G-..p.ii Bre.oi [:.sty be had at 7.1. Pill E 1 OF SEEDS. Per C,vt. N,w E-gl sh It,: C10ve,...81s Os St. rein ......... .... F. ........ t . c .. r . . ....: 56 / 4...4 0 f#' Old 1 it, • Dit o —s —3 s Rye G ass.— ............ ..... , ....3 ..• New Foreign Di to —s 55s '.oi Pat ey Gress .................... t m, 0 011 Di to Di to —5 —.3 —s L't seed, for leAli g '' . ....,9 M 4 0 New White Clover 45s 514 (Vs Dit o, fe. sowing -- "....,, 4t's 4 0 Old Di t 3 Ditte —s —s —s Ditto, for crush'- g -' .....4 3 1 ? po i , w Tre oil —s 30s 4:4 II in ...................... .......-6 t' ''' S , Oki i itto ._ 0 , Fr foliurn ' Is (^ jl, CJ glisla Carraway ..., -5 50s 5 s White Must rd.... ~ 0 0 to 0 1 Foreign IA; to 7 0 u Coriander -s I4s is Tares P,t;CE JF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, per ton Dit o, refined Linseed Oil Lin ed Oil Cake at to, Mill (per IMO) .............................................. 13 /ta, e ake, per to., PRIDE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per , . 0 Town Tallow £2 9 tllMelting Stuff ............... I e 0 Yellow Russi, White .., !, 0 1: Graves ....................... 0 2 Soap Ditto 0 0 0 Good Dregs .................• PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 811 ,4, ',:s. 9a Price of Tallow (as stated by th e 't a l low !kickers) ............... , P i COAL M JtKET 3. , In copse iuencc of ti l e Ri ver not b eing nav i ga ble, title • t or no business done. ' lO L d. ,reo Bell, Robson & Co. H a rtl e y Was d Ri c hardson West Hartley .....• U loward's Netherton g."" 14 ' 'G LAST Vib COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING I,AS' l _ rej fe , _, 1 Wheat , Barley , Oats. Bestic. 1.........,"": l'er Quarter s. to s. s. to s s. to s. s. to & i j k;arlisle - ....., ii Llexhatu 5.1 , 8 32 3-; 2 1 93 -- ISi Morpetli 4B CO 24 29 20 • 2 40 .' ' .1 Benrith CS 32 ;k3 0 , 1 ... , A , 1..-- 3.3 Sheffield • 61 :2 '2l " 35 ', tti Windiest r 19 CI. 31 20 :29 42 ''„ ' L a ; -;,o l'er Bushel. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 8. d. sd. S. it/ i ' O O Carmarthen ~ 6 '7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 5 6 0 „t' 0 , ." CI Cowbri tge .10 0— 0 5 0 5 6 3 0 .1 1 5 0 5 ',, 0- v • swan,ca 7 8 50 40 4 1 26 .t• 5 6 6t " .' :, 0 Pe: 8011. I ~ F is 6 !if Barnardeastl 16 0 H I 8 6 93! 7 4 S C I 0 l' ", i) 0 ;al Durham l3 6166 8 0 901 7 0 81. .., 0 •1, 3 '• '- g 0 . 0 - 4 . Richmond ll 6 IS Oj 7 0 9i.1 5 6 8: 9 0 I. i i ) . , 0 ,1 ;, Stockton . 13 0 13 01 9 0 9il 7 0 8 , 7(1 8 NAK.EFIELD CORN MARI:I•3 ~6_A l • Wfleat, Red, Norlolk clStiffidk -- Lin. iim! Cain —s. 11.1 s. to 6 1 s• -, ie D , ' 54' til Yorkshire —s. —s. to tine ' . VC. hite —s 625. to — s ' - c 6x , ,_, , ,..,, hrl ... Durham 136 16 61 8 0 901 7 9 8! ' .l g ):3 Richmond ll 6 18 01 7 0 9:- 1 5 6 8: 9 0 11 , ‘ ,}' Stockton ld OISOI 90 ii : i 70 8 r 76 . '--‘ NA:it:FIELD CORN 51ARK.E 1 , }} , } 6l . Wneat, Red, Norlolk and Suffolk —. 111, to 63- • e 6 -4 os• 1 " 0. Lin. ;nit! Cain s. (''mss. to tiiie Yorkshire —s. —s. G:543. tine Y, Vt hi te , —s C2s. to —, }. `,., e 6it• to 53'. "" --- Foringn, Nattl to rui. " n ‘ 0 . whit, —s. _s. 1. •.„ . tin e ifr , Barley, Norfolk and Su thtdk - L i) , . -- lAnculmhire ---- York. , .lnri: %Void -......--- Foreign Beans, New - 406. 104 a. i l iz 4 ' • • .---- eict • —s. to 465. I 0 0.. Oats, Potato ...5. to SO'' ",,,'" -- Poland —s -..5. to i:O s • 1 , 1 . } e f 3 * * , -- vriczlam! and S:IIAP. ........... ... --- N. ~ a ling Sh,lling Malt - .... o Rapeseed NEVI lied. ` l-. . 1 WheAt, Northumlsorland -- Norfolk and Bulfolk., ....... , ... , 6.15. 64s ...••• f i '''' 67 , --. ft,. rwick mat Sct:deli --- Foreign 6l, 665. , ••• 6- . ...., I 6 ' ..ii r t 3 ,, N ,,, rfri! , r4.1)(1 `So t;*,ll k • lt , 3 , r , ...... , ... e s. ! -- Foreign 29, 3:ls. ...... --• ..... s . r } 3arley, Alaltiatt, Noltolk and Su:Thlk --s. —6. ...... ''''''' ~.. p --- tirilliii»g ',, , t1 F'eeding 9O, 3,35...... ---6 " -.,...- S. 1 ''' ' Salt, Norfolk and 5udi , 11c..,....... ..... . '. 8; 6 1 ,_ ... - ... • --3 ' a 0 Beans, Small -19 s. 483 ..... .. •--'' :.4:. 1 ' '.. Pease, NVhite 4fs 465..... ---' „...... Gray . . —s —e....... —± ...,5. Outs, IcOrtilUlikb111311(.1, Potatoo • 30,. 323....... -- - '' . ..„i.. b ....-.5. t -- -......... Fried .....5. ''' Poreign __l. - Flour (par sack) 4. s. 53t....... -- ' ( 0 1 ' 35 :3:3 t" 31 ` , - Beans. _ 52 to 60 25 to 21 is to to , S 3 42 It) 21 10 2 0 3 4 50 '24 20 17 18 45 65 26 31 Iti 2.2 21 ,48 08 20 .12 23 :).; 40 41, 23 54 2ti 27 20 '23 IF 5 ,1 A , (.! (:) 5 7, 7 , : 23 1 7 20 3,2 14 3 t 34 62 67 49 00 ^4 30 40 25 35 41 44 ;me of the measure varies throughout the H A DM:V(4I'ON CO RN MARK ET. Wheat. Barley Oats. Pease. 00s 00 :1"Is lid 23, 04 3ti, 0.5 53 Od 30... 0.1 . 3 1s 03 ed 51s 00 27s 00 0 2s 32' Od 17s ,1 4-120 5. DALKEITi3 CORN MARKET. hcat Ear, ey. ; Oats. peve. 5 ; 7 ' 32 , 5 1 2f( 0.1 37s 0.1 5S Od 28s ( h i 1 22, id 3i Od 4ts (51 1 124 63 48. 8..1 30 , 01 GLASGOW CORN sli RKET, s 1. 00 Wheat, per '2loth. s. 0. s. Oat; per 261 1 b. Oil 0 riritish, old 32 f; to 35 3 1r - -- new 25 0 31 U British ................... Canada, free 0 0 Beans, per 2601 h% 0 al Irish Barley, Hit' 32010 Scottish ................ ige English 26 A 23 6 P ease , Scottish 7 1 .7 0 ;0 Scottish "2 0 25 0 Oatmeal, per 14"1 5 1.....• 44 O Dish 1/, ; 11 h THE LIFE AND LET TERS OF I3E.•"„ 0 111' - —The long expected " Life and Correspondenc e ad, to greatest of modern musicians, has at length •ePP c- i y two volumes, edited Lv Mr. Aloschelee. The c ar t S tu macy of this gentleman with Beethoven, his cblige b n is w ell; and admiration of the great master's works, and te .l‘ b , kner.vn musical talents, alike qualify him for th,c.. jotc; has here undertaken, and so ably performed. T P— ia t esting biography comprises every particular re lat r ubl iC Beethoven, with svhich the musical world and the a tsr generally -xeuld desire to be acquainted. His P, 3r- rod u jo e. his musical education, his early attachments, h' s 'big u; lions, his friendships with distinguished persons' s s, b mrstic circumstances, his troubles, his last i A ll i t t ie get be death, are all set forth with great perspicuity. a— t t e : e this work must be l oc k e d upon as a rea l b o on tc 0 , "T, ' skirl world, for indep en d ent l y o f t h e va l ue o f the m l 3 , marks on Beeth oven ' s wr i t i ngs i ntersperse d tlisn i g iie rnb` pages, there must be few persons among the " st 001 °. who have list ene d w i t h d e li g h t to hi s won derful c de r ea' eitions, but mu s t f ee l an eager cur i os i ty t o be Ill a cu lior t# versant with the many charact er i s ti c t ra its and P e , lice which disti n g u i s h e d t hi s grea t mus i ca l geni,l ie BENGAL.--CIIOLERA AT DACCA he lowing is an extract of a l e tt er f rom Dacca, u " r ote' December, 1840 :—" Cholera is raging with th e g . n . e l th e violence just now in this city an d its environs , A dir number of deaths cannot be less than fifty datlit o f t it ! pensary in this city. under the management of °lle e sO l. d students of the Medical Cellege, who have pas° Dec. e nation, would be a great desideratum."—Threhar u .' THE TENTH OF FEB RUA RY.--ThiS icb the of peculiarly auspicious character, w aracter, one of those ...,e f { r d delighted to mark with " a white ston e" f file alba a happy d a y On the t en th o f Fantail „ ° ,l I ' o past year our young and beloved Sovereign bestla,cd,sri hand and heart on the man of her choice, and f , ° „,frec t ; h a s alliance rarely accomplished on a Throne—one 'T o n `-‘, and hive. On the same day in the present / c ice ro t b ; youthful and Royal psir appear at the altar to e °n esi„ t bo by the most hallowed ar.d interesting of ce ren o . 4 infant pledge of their union and their affectioirneri di e felicit o us e v en t w ill o f course b e ce l e b ra ted by th , ; t c 0 reonstratinn of joy —bulls, parties, a nd fetes w '' e qut s tf order of the dey, and among the t rout favourit e foo b l oa for the T o il e t th e i n di spensa bl e art i c les Pr°' t he s Messrs Rowland, their unri va ll e d Kslydor furl, if, •5, and face, their invaluable Macassar 0,1 for th e ~ :d g um their•equally celebrated Odonto for the teeth cannot fail to be in extensive requisiticn. e ---- posairomp 0 _. 3 (0 STEEL FIRE-IRONS, with 13ronz e h ", of 1 5, 15s. per Set, Bronzed Fenders, 9 3 . A var ie,, ' terns and prices, from th e abo ve to 30,5. ' at r ' h " ic al on 0 . fenders are particularly h an d some , w i t h sp lendid se i c: i richly intermixed with steel, the ends are steel , a l ett-t ° porters for the fi re -i rons b ronze d. P o li s hes( $( 104 a rti' :° 9 from 4s. per set. Catalogues gratis, containing the prices of eve/ Ironnion e eere. ci _ i trec t ' RIPPON arid BURTON, Wells-sheet, Ox f° ' . Established 1820. A' 11 eai. Ear ;ey. thay. , thercieen Berwick . - .7oldatreani Cuitar I)ttribar Elgin Inverness Kelso Kirkaldy Perth Th, ;uot'Y' 00' 1 4 59 , o d 31 , pd 1 545 Firit Second ['hint Pelt 3 1 99 first. Second Third BIRTHS. _ iion On the sth in s t., a t Gl over i ng H a ll, Suffolk, die 0, able Mrs. Vannook, of a daughter, .01i, On the sth inst., a t N o . 76, O z t or d-tertace, illdef1:00'ot wife of Ri c h a rd Heatlifield, Esq., bArriiter-at - l av o rt jr), Or On the 6th inst., th e Lady o f John Duncan, E' c l" ---- George-street, Westminster, of a daughter I) IRD. On the :nth ult , Cecil, third son of Joseph in Elq., of Waterpenny, Oxfordshire, aged 12 }ea rs • i irs. , 3 Portman-5;11,. V on the sth lint., at Mr. Illair'3 um,' her ssth year, Letitia, relict of the late General the 11° ward Stopford, brother to the secoi '' lof C urto::: td Earl 0 f London : Printed and Pubiished by Al URDO I(° , 7 , tr atal ll No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Nike. No. " 2 ' l '4l' the county of ,liddlesex.—Tue,dav, February 9, Warner 0.'141' Df 4 ) frc tad f t l iMere s t 'lacy j/ 'larlr N vut Port A tit f n ~r ftp, Out