The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-19 00:00:00

I 14!4 28k . a erwick..... . ... ....:25 ..... O. Ori g i ne ! New anu 28% Berwick . •• .25 ..... 27 3 4 Dn. 2 .xtensiom No. 1. 20 ...... 20 , / 4 o. do. No. 2. ..... ... 20 ...... 20 3 / 4 5 8 p 121/44 G. N.E.PrEierence 8 ..... O A/2 ..... •••••• - c 'rk and North Midlaudiso ...... 57 _ 561 .2 ---- - Ditto, P. 50 ..... be. ast and WesLltid-__ .. 27%1A izg Katension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita &lien and Austrian).- 5 - antral and Amiens... 20 - ","‘ral of krance (Or ••• ce4yeaionzia and Vierzoia) ... 17 ...- ... bait %Ara . .... .... ........... 15 - ••• .. trnedre Tall; ... ......... 4 , ket Bombay and adraa .................. 58. • Ittteh Rhenish ...... .. 71/2-- - - . ..... ..: • G et Indian .... ........... 314 ...... ClI _eat Indian Peninsular 14- ''' - v ain ila Sambre ... 71 / - 11-x-Yurbourg.... ........ 7 V2-- - N 41)itto Vi a•• 44id arid Vale ......... 2 •''''' - - _ 1%7 ) r tlr an Liege ...... 20 or, theta of France...... 12 1447atia and 13ordeauz... 7 _ 1p and Lyons ......... 11 -ii - _ pat• ° ' bo. . ....... 10 ...... - f_!EI and Orleans ...... 20 •-•••- inB and Rouen ... ..... 20 ..... - 214 2 .......... tokend Strasbourg ... 9 and Havre .. . ... 20 Pro w . JOINT STOCK BANKS. _ +facial of Ireland ... 25 M INES. tr 1141 :. 4 . 1 "an • ................. Ulnae Imperial ... 2-tt, - 1.1.13yb, ...' , (THIS DAY. S SHII)PIN G.— to N , fr esh °ll, JAN. 19 . -Wind this day at . noon S.S.W. DEA L breeze and cloudy. v ane 0r '''‘l- , , JAN 18.-Wind W.S.W. to W.-Arrd. _T_ca : rith,"°ro, Calcutta; Benjamin B. Greene, Jefkry, Mau 1,1-s; Jab,z, Smith, Denierara; Redoubt of Bath Isi :w it" St4 t'' B ), United States. bid. Margaret, 0 York, but put back again. rig 4 PORTS3IOIITII, JAN. 18.- Caroline Agnes, Mu'' - , Calcutta Piila Llvtavooi, JAN. 1 8.-Wind W.S.W.-Arrd. LNeeow a , Le Messurier Demerara; Equity, Mason, 15c , Noteoainks,;,,pauntless, Johnson, Charleston. Sid. h 1,4,3 ilovv,lloton. rif zoUTH, SAN. 1 8.-The Leo, Heron,. from Blyth ,410, leak 4Vre) Struck on a wreck on the 17th inst., and sb.ee ks-; ';!akY, and has put back to these roads, where n r. v e ,at'En assistance•she will be got in here to be su eyed and is expected will have to discharge. from te43totiTa, JAN. 18 . -The Lady Peel, s ails Ireore, United States, has arrived here with loss water, Johns, 0 4, bulwarks, stanchions &c., and making much _ ili.w..ith about 5,500 bushels' of cargo thrown overboard. (5f ra.tizu. (PENTLAND FRITH), JAN. 13.-The Pheasant, Nuaderland fro op sb„__ 1, , It Shields to Barba . does, which went _ we ° . buticansbey on 1,_' 1,1 a total wreck; materials and part of her cargo ex the 10th Hist , has since be• eeetod to be saved. Ar x Ada XFORD, JAN. 17.-Wind N.W.-Sld., Brothers, ii,'s, Norfolk United States. )40 ‘qaToz.„TAtc. 18.-Wind S.W:-Arrd. Gleaner k ore, Prince Edward's Island ; Waterlily, Walker, nwfoundla dk/ ti e „ n • I‘iti-13A13.-Put back, Commodore, River Plate. S Pour JAN• I8•--Wind S.W.-Sid. Protector, e,_well, st .ii• incen • t's. alar, • rei, h tolt JAN. 17.-Wicd N.W.-Sld. Royal Sore. Fn, Wade, Valparaiso. Na,tt4c4llll. JAN 18 Wind S.W.-Arrd. Ann Bates, -- glate n ' •--- . tu 44, i , r, atavia. Sid. 17tb, Menzies,Bombay; l't re /34 4 , 4 V • eUthhurts 3 TR, JAN. 18.-Wind W .- P ut back, R ap id . on, Newfoundland, with damage. 40 x.d kAII,I(ET N 'WS. (THIS DAY.) .14,4,31-tN EXCHLANGE—(FRIDAY)- 44aitle. Its 44 l 3 Ply of Engli:h Wheat fresh up to our market - ‘oladay has been ver - small, and of but middling „Ili l % The stands to.da:- were but scantily filled with in 4 bit es , of both Red and White, yet the demand I w s a , s 0 0 0 t,regls state, at unaltered quotations. Nearly 1, 11 ,L rs of Foreign Wheat have com© in thisweek, the f °l e of which have gone into bond. Fine samples, .r ee , N I°' du ty, sold at full prices; but all other kinds were illtl„Riected, though we cannot call them cheaper. Grai 4jleer lock was almost nominal in value. Fine Malting .Y was in good request, at full currencies. The hi -114,,,t01 kinds of Barley were dull, at very low prices. The tik v „, ll ,l of Malt was small, but quite equal to the da l of 6u• Prices were barely supported. A large arriva 01411,4t8 Proles taken place from Ireland, that grain was S,, NI 6d to is per quarter lower. In other grain 4e5t71,1 any business was doing. The top price of the -.°l/4raade Flour was 445 per 280Ibs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. 2,7/0 qrs. 4,210 qrs. I 3 120 qrs. IFlor. 26,350 2,590 5k5. _ E Zr 4a h } , 4B 4 . ~,.. '. . • N g ,. •• • .... . '• • I 14,740 4 Malt 2,8,18020qr5. 1 014, S MITHFIELD. `kith k far SMITHFIELD. to-day was again very scantily supplied Pro N , yeasts as to numbers but there was a decided im buy,:ll: k e u . t in their general quality. • The attendance of 413 1( 5 f "lug small, and the weather by uo means favour- Dre°l' slaughtering, the beef trade was exceedingly doen klo,lo, and prices ruled 2d per 81bs lower th turne oat .4.'23'. At least, a moiety of the beasts were _nd. o ita "sold. The number s of Sheep, though on the i .n sak.e'llvere very moderate. All breeds were dull 1 l icti ee r i the .qu.itati .ns, however, ~,,,,:‘ have no change to latt ~,' i A fair average business was doing in Calves at f ot X.;•eet'''3 currencies. There was only a limited inquiry trchlgs, at late rates. Milch Cows were very dull at i ll to 181 each, iucluding their 114411 Calf. . ~ 2,436 London, Salisbury, And Yeovil L ondonderty&dolerain 3) Londonderry and Ennis ' killen Lo' estoft (4 per et.) ... 20 Ditto (6 per et.) if anchester,Buxt m,and Matlock... 4% Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo D ... o. Quarters (No. 1) 18 • Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ..11 i 4 — ------ -•- • •-• Ditto, New 10/. Prof... 10 11 , !: i .• Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40 - Ditto ditto . ...-- 13 Ditto ditto ------ Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire l5 . ... Do., G r i ms b y D oc k . .. 2 0 Do. Manchester and _ Lincoln Union..... 4/. 2s. 90/ ' Midland ... ..... ••••• -I°° - - '2 9O ' 1 Do. Consolidated P r ef.loo __ Do., do., 501. Shares... 23 l9 %/37,... ..... ... Do. Birm., and DerbylOJ Do. Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ...... Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 40 ..... Ditto, ditto ... 181. 23. ed - Ditto,Leieest& Swan nington, 8 per ct. guar.loo - - Midland Great Western Irish M iddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. gear. N ewcastkand Carlislo...loo Do. Quarters :I ‘ l Ewmarket ........ . Do. Eater :ion ...-......2/. 125.... Newport, Abe:grvenny, • ••• and llerefoid N.,,,ery any.Ennisk;tlen 7 - ' e wlf Warrenpoint, ~_ and RoLtrevor - 20 Ziorfolk Du. New 201. .. _ho. Gua rantee d 5 p el:. 20 I'o. Guaranteed 514 pc. 5 Do. do. AV aver ey , t , al. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 - Noi .1 British ... .... ... 2 1 5 21‘ . 1 24 .. •• .. Ditto, Halves .. Ditto, Quarters Dit to , Extension O% Ditto Thirds .... -.• 81 .. /4 - North & South -Western 2 North Staffordshire North Wales Nort h - Western . _ (-)/64,11, 'Worcester, aid Wolverhampton .'... -; 0 Rea ding, Guildford, ana Itei l• teystou e ate lO 3 4 ex.int... 104 x. nd Hitcl'n ... 2 ... c ottish C entral - ..........»... Ditto Scottis h Midland .25 D , New Sheffield Rotherham, & 01 e (Nor. Div.) .do (Sou. Div.) ... 5 Shrewsbutv and Birro... 9 Ditto ditto, Class B. 5 9% Ditto, New Gnai anteed 8 ... 11 A's Shrewsbury and Herald. 2 •••••• Bbrelvsbury & ()beater (Nor. Vi. Min.) Halves ... dqto 9 Ditto WA ..... . •• —....... est,/ ..... 18% . . Ditto New Do. 8 p er Cent. Pref lO ...... 1 , 1%.... - SShropsh. re Unlon ',' ...... outh Down.. ........ .. 50 SDo. Pretelerce - outh S tm , ordshi re 7% 414 -........... _ . 4 ) /8 25 9 0 % 25tA3 South Eas ter n .. . 53 i tit 25% - A 1 )0.. N,,. 1... ......... ... 28 Do,: No. 2. . . Do., ; N o. 3 •• .. • .... 30 ...... 21' 3 ,:i ex.int 2l) x.i 76 ex.:nt 7A x.i Do., Registered No. 4 1 0 ,_ 130 ~ Scrip No 4 i .) 3/ "` l til Wale 3 ............... 33 - A South 1 orksb Ire, I:in ,, e aster, and G oo ! e 6 . .... •••• - , M eron's Stm. Coa' ... 6 ~-141'w Vale Extension ... 8 Ali/toles haven Dock ••• ••• ..... —— and Railway .... ... •• 17% vale of Neath . ... • 6 •• ..... ~...Waterford and Kilken.ny 17 1 ,4.-- .. - n atertord and Limerick /7% — ••• - Water.d,Wxli d , Wic l 'lvir, ,14111 d Dublin per .. ..... 3 .... • . 'Year Valley 6 Cent. tiva ranteed ..• .. ...... 50 ...... .P O . do. do. ...YO. do. dc • 10 1 ' i••• ... "'"' west '.• .. . ... ..." • West London ........ . ... 20 . Do. Do. Ist Class ... 20 ..... .__Do. Do. 2d Class _. 20 Whitehaven & Furness 14 ...... -- Windsor, Staine2, and South Western ..... .. 12 Wilts, Somerset,& Wey- ... ---- ,Mouth ........ . ..ar...d 40 ...... 4 °r h• NewcasJ e , Br 71-1 E SUN, Beasts. 886 Beasts. COFFEE.—There has been a moderate, business. Cey lon, good ord to fine Lino has realised 37s to 50s, and low mid and mid 53s to 60s. Plantation, fine ord to low mid gray, 40s to 50s. Native, real good ord 353, and ord 34s to 34s 6d. Jamaica, good to fine fine ord, 32s to 455, and low mid and mid 50s to 565. Other sorts have been in moderate demand, but there have been very rew public sales. _ _ Rica.—Not a great deal has been doing, but prices have be: n without any particular change. SPlCES.—Cassia Lignea is held for high prices, and went at 82s 6d to 89s per cwt. Black Pepper has been dearer; Sumatra good clean 2:ld to lid per lb. Mace 2: to 2s 3d per lb. Rear.—This article has been steady, but not largely dealt in. SALTPETRE.— Calcutta good strong grey 441 per cent. refraction has been sold at 27s to 27s 6d per cwt. COTTON.—A better demand has existed, and full prices have been realised, but l ess was d o i ng yesterday. TALLOW.—I.Y.C. has been dull at 41s 3d per cwt on the spot. TEA.—The market has been rather dull, and at the public sales only about 2,500 packages sold of the 11,900 which passed, and at previous rates. GREEN FRUIT.—A fair demand ( xists for all kinds, and as the stock is of a limited character, coupled with an increasing consumption in the manufacturing dis tricts a progressive improvement in pries may be ex pected, A cargo of Oranges, ex Idea, and part of one, ex King Allred, from St. Michael's; 300 boxes, ex Pet, from Palermo; 300 boxes Lemons, ex Jim, from Malaga, sold by Keeling and Hunt, went at full prices. Seville Sours are scarce, and the few cargoes expected are being taken by the trade to arrive. Messina Lemons are cleared from first hands, and the present prices are likely to be sustained. The continued arrivals of chesnuts from France and Spain exercise a depressing influence on the price; but as the consumption is large, the stock daily diminishes. Some large arrivals of Barcelona Nuts have taken place, but being principally imported parcels, do not affect the present price of 43s to 44. s per bag. BAI L COURT.—(THIs DAY.) BUSINESS OF THE COURT. Mr. Justice ERLE announced that to morrow he should sit at nisi Arius, and on Monday, alter going through the bar, he should take the Bail Court peremp tory papers, and continue to do so from day to day until the matters in that paper bad been disposed of. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) IN THE 3IATTEE, OF TREWILTS, BOZIERSET, AND WEY, MOUTH RAILWAY V. FOULKES. The CHIEF BARON directed that the rule to show cause peremptorily should he further enlarged until next term, in order to give the Court time to confer with the Benchere upon a subject connected with the etiquette of the bar, viz., the right of a Leaned Gentleman to ad dress the Court, he having been objected to by another Learned Gentleman of considerable practice. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THISIJAY.) SUSPECTED MURDER OF A WOMAN BY HER HUSBAND. William Simpson Howells, a porter out of place, re siding at 26, Wells-street, Oxford-street, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Hardwick, charged on suspicion of murdering his wife, Mary Bedford Howells, by stabbing her with a knife. William White, on being sworn, said, I am a smith, and occupy the first-floor front room at No. 26, Wells street. The prisoner and his wife occupied the back room on the :acne floor. About half past eleven last night I was awoke up from my sleep by bearing the prisoner say in a loud tone, " Put that knife down; my dear Maria, do put that knife down." The deceased said, " I will not loose it; I will not put it down." I then heard a scuffle between them, as if the prisoner was trying to take the knife sway from her. I then heard the woman cry out, "Good God, I am cut; run for a doctor; help, help!" The door of the room was then opened, and I heard the prisoner run out. My wife then got up, and went into the prisoner's room. I followed her, and as soon as I entered I saw the prisoner's wife lying on her back upon the bed, which was on the floor. Some part of her clothes were off, and there was a wound on her left breast, from which blood was flowing. I also saw blood issuing from her mouth. She never spoke or moved from the time I went into the room. I saw a knife stained with blood lying on a table close by the bed, and a great deal of blood was about the room. The prisoner then came in and said, " I have been for the doctor, but I could not see him." I did not ask the prisoner how it happened, as he was too much agitated. When the doctor came he sent the prisoner to his house for something, and I remained in the room whilst he probed the wound. The doctor then said, " She is dead; I can do nothing for her." The prisoner then came back and hugged and kissed his wife, and prayed to the doctor to restore her. I then went for the mother of deceased, and when I returned the pri soner vves gone to the police-station. The prisoner appeared to me to be perfectly sober. Mr. Leadly, the chief clerk Are you sure you could hear every word uttered in the priso ner's room ? Witness—Yes, the partition between the two rooms is so slight that I could; hear every word through it. Mr. Leadly—Did the prisoner and his wife appear to live on good terms with each other ? Witness— Yes; he (the prisoner) was extremely fond of his wife, but they sometimes quarrelled. On Wednesday night last, they were at supper, and I heard them quarrel. From what I could hear, the prisoner wa s t oas ti ng some thi ng before the fire, when his wife pushed his arm into the fire. I heard the prisoner say, " You have pushed my arm into the fire, do not do it again." They afterwards appeared to be on good terms with each other, and retired to rest quietly. On Thursday afternoon I heard them singing together, and they appeared to be very merry. Mt - try White, wife of last witness, said—About halt-past eleven o'clock last night, I heard the pri soner and his wife having a bit of a quarrel. All at once I heard deceased say "I have cut myself; fetch the doctor." The prisoner then ran out, and I went into the room to the assistance of his wife. I found her lying on the floor, close by the fire. She said to me—" Help me." The deceased's mouth was full of blood, and she asked me to hold her up. I did so as well as I could, and held her in that position until the doctor arrived. I saw a wound on deceased's breast, but very little blood was coming from it. Previous to the arrival of the doctor the prisoner came in and brought some brandy, and said " The doctor will be here directly." The prisoner then took the deceased up and placed her in a chair whilst I made up the bed. I heard the deceased say " I have done it;" and the prisoner replied, " Yes, you have Maria." I am positive I heard her say so. The prisoner never made any allusion to me as to the cause of the:wound. Directly the doctor saw the de ceased he said it was too late. I saw several knives on the table in the room, and I observed blood on one of them. Mary Clark said—l am a schoolmistress, andrent the house No. 26, Wells-street. On Thursday fortnight the prisoner came and hired the first floor back room. Be took possession the same day. A few days after they came in I was told by my daughter that they were quarrelling. I went up stairs on to the landing and listened. I then heard the deceased abuse the prisoner in most shocking terms respecting some bacon which he had been buying. I heard the prisoner say to his wife, " You will disgrace me in these lndgings as you have in others." With this exception they ap peared to be on very good terms. About twelve o'clock on Thursday night I went up stairs to the pri soner's room, and saw the deceased lying cn her back on the floor, quite dead. The prisoner was kneel ing by her side, speaking to her in the most endearing terms, and had both her hands clasped in his, grasp ing them tightly to his neck. I asked him if she was dead ? He replied, "No ; she is not dead, she is only in a fit. I have often seen her in such fits for three hours at a time." I asked the prisoner how it was done. He then arose and gave me a knife stained with blood, and said, " This is what it was done with." The knife appeared to have been recently isopA, and was smeared with blood all the way down the blade. I looked sternly at the prisoner and said, " Who wiped this knife?" The prisoner looked very wild, and said, " I am surprised at you asking suet: a, question• I t i telt mit the room and seas or u constable. (The examination was proceeding when our report left.). Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. to 8. d. s, d, t , 5..1. Inferior Beasts-- 3 0 3 4 Second qual. Sheep 3 8 4 0 Second quality —— 3 6 3 8 Coarse-woolledditto 4 2 4 6 Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310 SouthdownWether 4 8 4 10 Prime Scots •••• 3 10 4 0 Ditto out of the wool 0 a G o Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Large Hogs —•• • 3 8 4 4 Prime small ditto .. 4 2 4 G Small Porkers .. 4 6 4 8 Suckling Calves ..18 0 25 0 Quarter old Pigs —l6 I) 21 0 Inferior Sheep •• . 3 4 3 6 Lambs •• ••••• • • • 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET . I Sheep. i C a l ves. I P, zs 2,520 161 1 ;0 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Sheep. I Calve s . 1 P i gs. 150 4 1 ScoTQL—Beasts. 230 ; Sh eep , 3 6 4. LTEWGittTEi arina These Markets were well supplied with each kiwi of Meat, the demand for which was heavy, at barely eta tionary prices. At per stone by the Carew,. S. d. to s. d. I r. d. to r. d. Beef,inferiOr....•• 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior 2 8 3 2 middling •• •• 210 3 0 n - ilddling.. 3 4 310 primelarge .. 3 2 3 4 prime .... 4 0 4 4 prime small .• 3 4 3 6 Pork, 3 0 3 8 Veal... ... 3303 OUGEL BOP 1n...1,2.E.ET. A full average amount of business is passing in the best Hops of last year's growth, at a trifle more money. All other kinds are in very moderate request, at last week's quotations. The supply of Hops on offer is nut to say large. New Hops—Sussex Pockets, 2/ 4s to 31; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 12s to 3110 s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 3/ 5s to 6/ per cwt. COLONIAL. S'SGAR.—There has been a firm market for British Plantation, and fuller rates have been paid. Barbadoes fine yellow has realised 41s to 4ls 6d, and low to mid 36s Gd to 383 6d. Trinidad has lx , en sold at 36s 6d to 37s for low yellow, and 35s 6d to 36s fur fine and good brown. REFlNED.—Standard lumps were worth 50s. EAST INDIA.-10,494 bags Bengal went at 42s to 43s for fine white Benares, at 40s to 40s 6d for mid., and at 41s to 435 6d for good and fine graining yellow. Madras, 3,559 bags brown at 34s for good soft yellow, and 28s 6d to 24s Gd for ordinary to good brown ; Mauritius, 9,000 bags went at full rates to 6d advance ; fine yellow, 403 to 41s 6d ; mid, 36s Gd ; ordinary to mid grey, 34s Gd to 37s 6d ; and mid to fine brov‘n, 323 to 355; Manila, 200 tons, low brown in bond sold at 14s 3d to 14s 9d privately., FOREIGN.—A large privato business has been trans acted. Bahia, 18s 6d in bond ; Brazil, duty paid, 39s to 41s for low to mid white ; and 41s 6d to 433 for good and fine ; low to good brown, 31s 6d to 37s per curt. 24 1 ,‘ 14% 2% 17% 27 3 4 20% 20% 8 1 , 2 57 10% 27 ... 2% 17 1 / 2 LONDON, FRIDAY COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning in the Home-park. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise. Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this forenoon. His Royal Highness was accompanied by Prince George, the Duke of Bedford, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Spencer, and Lord James Murray, and attended by Captain the Hon. A. Gordon. The Rev. Dr. Cookson (Vice- Chancellor of Cam-. bridge) is expected to arrive at the Castle this even ing on a visit to her Majesty. The Royal dinner party at the Castle this day, will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness Prince George, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelia of Hohenlohe Schil lingsfurst, her Serene Highness the Princess Elise of Hohenlohe Schillingfurst, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Leveson Gower, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis and Marchioness of A her corn, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl Spencer, the Rev. Dr. Cookson, Sir James Clarke, Lord James Murray, and Colorel Wylde. The Queen has afterwards an evening party. The company will consist of the Dowager Countess of Sefton and the Ladies Maria and Louisa Molyneux, Lord and Lady Ruthven, the Dowager Lady Lyttel ton, Hon. Miss Lyttelton and Miss Carew, Sir George and lady Couper, Miss and Mr. Couper, Ge neral and Lady Isabella Wemyss, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ashley, Mr. and the Hon. G. E. Anson, Hon. Mrs. C. B. Phipps and Miss Bathurst, Sir J. and Lady E. Cathcart, General and Mrs. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Grenfell, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seymour, Mrs Crutchley, Mr. and Mrs. Grote, Rev. W. and Mrs. Canning, the Commanding Officer of the 2d Life Guards (Colonel M'Douall), and two officers of that Regiment, the Commandin g Officer of the Coldstream Guards (Lieut.-Colonel Paget), and two officers of that Regiment, and Mr. Glover. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the Council, has issued invitations to a party of Peers to a full-dress dinner, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Lans downe House. Lord John Russell has issued invitations to a nu merous party of Members of the House of Commons to a full-dress dinner, on 'Wednesday, the 31st Jan., at his official residence, as First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing -street. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex had an in terview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Lord John Russell left town yesterday on a visit to the Speaker of the House of Commons, at his seat, Heckfield-place, Hampshire. The Marquis of Lansdowne left town yesterday for his seat, Bowmd-park, Wilts. Lady John Russell had an evening party on Wed nesday, in Chesham-place. The company consisted of the Earl and Countess Grey, the Earl of Minto and Lady Elliott, Lord and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lady Henry Russell, Lady Cottenhain, and the Hon. Miss Pepys, Lady Mary Wood, Lady Georgiana Grey, Count and Countess de Jarnac, Lady Hislop and Miss Elliott, Mr. and Lady Georgiana Rowdy, Mr. and Mrs. Russell and Miss Russell, Mr. Panizzi, Mr. Fonblanque, Mr. P. Elliot, Mr. Landseer, Mr. William Gray, Mr. Tutfnell, and Mr. Ward. THE DRAMA AT WINDSOR. The fourth performance took place last night. The entertainments consisted of tragedy and farce, the former Kotzebue's gloomy play of the Stranger • the latter the very merry littl e vau d ev ill e o f Twice Killed. The play was performed with powerful effect. Mr. Charles Kean's delineation of the bereaved husband is full of sombre energy and gloomy pathos ; while the Mrs. Haller of Mrs. Charles Kean is one of those mournfully skilful performances which become almost painful from the very intensity of their pathos. The subordinate parts were, without exception, care fully and effectively performed. The tragedy was heard with the most profound attention, and evident tokens of interest and sym pathy. It was succeeded by Mr. Oxenford's very amusing little piece, called Twice Killed—a farce which, in the hands of the Keeleys, is perhaps one of the most intensely ludicrous in the language. Mr. and Mrs. Keeley played last night with their wonted comic verve, and the laughter was incessant. The audience was a brilliant and a numerous one, and after the fall of the curtain a message from her Majesty conveyed the gratifying intelligence, that in the opinion of the royal circle the entertainment had been " delightful." PRINCESS'S THEATRE. - An adaptation of an early production of Herold, entitled Marie; or the Foundling of the Lake, was produced here last evening with very fair success. The opera was composed by Herold before his Pre aux Clerce and his Zampa had made him world famous ; and, albeit it does not present any of the marvellous combinations of those delightful operas, albeit it will not be so highly valued by the musician as an example of musical science, yet it will be more likely to take with the public, as it is dis tinguished by a flow of delicious melody, and is replete with " good tunes " in the shape of ballads, duets, and choruses. The following is the plot :—Marie (Miss Poole), supposed to be a found ling, has been brought up by an old soldier, George (Mr. Weiss), who is tenderly attached to her. She is also much beloved by the Baron and Baroness de Reinier, and, indeed, by all the people about, gentle and simple, as orphans in operas always are. She is more especially beloved by Count Adolphe (Mr. Allen), though he "never told his love," but is about to be united to Emilie (Miss Julia Harland), who would much rather be married to Henri, the brother of Adolphe (Mr. Rafter). After these parties have been involved in various sentimental difficulties, which evolve the usual number of solos, ballads, duets, quartettes, and choruses, it is discovered that Marie is really the daughter of the Baroness by a former husband, that Henri is going to marry Emilie, while Adolphe is ready to dispose of his heart and fortune to Marie. Miss Poole gave the music of the part of Marie very delightfully, and was de servedly encored in a beautiful ballad entitled "My dream of bliss," which occurs in the second act. A ballad in the first act, "Robes light and freely flowing," very well sung by Mr. Rafter, is very charming and natural, as is a canzonetta, " Oh, boatman, said Lisette," prettily and quaintly rendered by Miss Emma Stanley. A romance for Mr. Allen, " I must depart," was so gracefully sung as to win a redemand. The third act possesses a song, " Down by the Aver side," with a charming and original motivo. The imitation of the tic tac of the mill is prettily imagined. It is full of dramatic character. There is also a pleasant rondo for Miss Emma Stanley, " The secret perplexing." The opera is well put on the stage and was successful. MARYLEBONE THEATRE. A new and original five-act play, from the pen of Mrs. Mowatt, the talented American actress, was produced here last night with complete success. It is entitled Armand; or, the Peer and the Peasent. The following is an outline of the leadingalncidents of the plot :—Blanche (Mrs. Mowatt), a village maiden, has been seen by King Louis the Fifteenth (Mr. Craven), who is enamoured of her, and desires to possess her. For some reason, at this point of the piece unexplained, the Duke de .Richelieu (Mr. James Johnstone) is desirous of preventing a meet ing between the King and Blanche. The vil lage festival is at hand, over which Blanche and her lover, Armand, an artizan (Mr. Davenport), have been selected to preside, and the Duke has to resort to the stratagem of administering to Blanche a drug which shall produce in her the appearance of death, in order to preserve her from the King. The drug is taken, and in anticipation of the time when its effects shall have passed off the Duke pays a visit to Blanche, when it is discovered that she is really the Duke's daughter. She is supposed to be dead, and her lover, in despair, goes to the wars, where he distinguishes himself. She recovers and is sent to a convent by her father, whence she is again allured for the King's purposes, the chief agent in these devices being a Duke d'Antine, who owes Richelieu a grudge for having, as he believes, taken away and ruined his daughter some twenty years before. Armand ar rives on the spot in time to save his mistress from the attacks of the King, but at the same time to endanger his own safety. On this explana tions ensue ; Blanche turns out to be not only the daughter of Richelieu, but the grand daughter of the Duke d'Antine, and the King after a struggle between his passions and his princi ples, gives way, the lovers being finally rendered happy. There are some good melodramatic elements in the plot, of which the fair authoress has fully availed herself. The construction is good, and the writing of average excellence. Mrs. Mowatt, as the heroine, fully susta i ned her transat l ant i c reputation, and she was ably seconded by Mr. Davenport, as Armand, who is a gentlemanly and spirited actor. The scenery and dresses, and the general getting up of the piece, reflects much credit on the enterprising manager. THE NEW DISPENSARY AT BETHNAL-GREEN. — Her Majesty tho Queen Dowager has contributed the munificent sum of one hundred guineas towards the establishment of a new dispensary now in progress of formation in the destitute districts of Bethnal-green. The Lord Bishop of London has also presented a dona tion of 50/. The institution is to be called " The Royal ,Adelaide I)i9porry." (•,,:t=rt ,)' Egypt, at the instanco of the .British brovernment, to survey and report upon the practicability of making a railway across the isthmus of Suez. T ~~ LITERATURE. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. A Digest of the Productive Resources, Commercial Legislation, Customs Tariffs, Navigation, Port. and Quarantine Laws, and Charges, Shipping, Imports and Ex ports, and the Monies, Weights, and Measures of All Nations. Including all British Commercial Treaties with Foreign States. Collected from Authentic Records, and consolidated with especial reference to British and Foreign Products, Trade, and Navigation. By John Macgregor, M.P., late Secretary of the Board of Trade; author qf "The Progress of America, from the Discovery by Columbus to the year 1847." Vol. IV This, the fourth and concluding volume of this most important work, contains the commercial sta ti-tics of Ilayti and the foreign 'West Indies, of the empire of Brazil, and of the East Indies, China, and Oriental States. The commercial statistics of Hayti go to prove that the negro race, wherever left to it self, rapidly degenerates towards barbarism, and that the resources of any country which unhappily falls under the sole control of that idle and improvident race must necessarily remain in a g rea t m easu r e un developed. A comparison between the exports of Hayti while under white and while under negro government will at once establish this fact. In 1789 the export of clsyed sugar was 47,516,531 hogsheads —in 1820 it altogether ceased ; in 1789 the export of muscavado sugar was 93,573,300 hogsheads—in 1826 it amounted only to 32,864 ; the export of coffee in 1789 was 76,835,219 lbs.—in 1826 it was only 32,189,794 ; of cotton there were exported in 1789 7,004,2741b5., and in 1826 only 620,9721b5. Thus we find that there has been an enormous decrease in the:staple productions of the island since it passed from the government of the whites to that of the negro race, and that the decrease has taken place to tilt greatest extent in those productions on which the greatest amount of labour is expended to bring them to perfection. From the statistics of Hayti it is evident that the cultivation of sugar has given place to that of tobacco, which latter requires little labour or attention to bring it to perfection. As Mr. Macgregor justly remarks— " Toussaint and Christophe, who understood tho roughly the disinclination of the population to agri- cultural labour, may well be justified for the severity of their rural codes when we compare the San Domingo of 1790 to the island of Hayti in 1846." Toussaint and Christophe had both been educated in the school of the whites, and therefore their reigns may in many respects be considered as almost a con tinuation of white rule. It Was not until the death of the latter that the government of Hayti fell into the power of those who had been bred up in the native school, and who had not profited:by white instruc tion. Of the native rule Mr. Macgregor thus speaks " From the day on which Christophe expired down to the present day, a period of twenty-six years, neither industry nor improvement, nor energetic administration, or the extension of the education of the people, nor any progress in the march of civilization, appears in the agri cultural, manufacturing, commercial, moral, social, or political condition of the republic of Hayti. The climate, the soil, and the pastures, yield, almost without culture, sufficient merely to feed a people, too indolent to work for comforts and luxuries." We turn from Hayti, fast falling back into barbarism, to :Cuba, where we find a very different state of things existing : " In 1760 the produce of sugar and coffee together, in Cuba, only amounted to about 5,000,0001b5. Forty years afterwards the produce increased to above 4 0 ,000,0001b5. In 18 9 0 the exports increased to above 100,000,0001b5. ; and since that period the increase will appear by re ferringiso o there to acc o e r s dn o g f t t o h e t o r n a d sa g o r f a g C t u u b t a e . igh l ty n coffee farms and plantations ; in 1817 they increased to 780 ; in 1827 to 2,067; at present it is estimated to above 3,000. Tobacco is indigenous, and the best quality is grown, but it is said not to be profitoble to the planter. In 1826 the exports of cigars amounted to 197,1941b5.; in 1837 to 792,4381b5. The culture of cotton and indigo is on the decline. Maize, rice, and plantains are abun dantly grown, also potatoes and some wheat." Cuba possesses large and flourishing cities, an uni versity, several learned societies, and many hospitals and charitable institutions, and a railroad. In the Spanish colonies the comparative value of slave and free labour has been tried fairly, and it has been found that free labour is, on the whole, cheaper than slave labour, if the free black labourer can be compelled to do that which every free white labourer in Europe is com pelled to do, viz., perform his contract. In the island of Porto Rico " The work on the estates is generally done by both free people and slaves ; the free people are employed in planting and cutting the canes, and digging ditches, but it is very difficult to get them to work in the boiling houses, where tho negroes are principally employed ; on a few estates, however, where they are well treated, and are regularly paid, they are employed at all the different works that are in hand indiscriminately with the negro slaves. What the proprietors of estates complain of with regard to the free labourers is, that they cannot depend upon their remaining with them, but from some whim, or from having managed to get a little money in advance, they will leave their work at once, frequently without giving notice, and at a time, perhaps, when it may be very inconvenient to lose them: whilst they work the general pay which the free labourers receive is six dollars, or about twenty-four shillings per month, and they receive the same provisions as the slaves, and the negro drivers hav e c h arge over them as well as the slaves." The island of Porto Rico would appear from these statistics to be in a prosperous condition. The recent revolution has so completely altered the social state of the French West Indies, that it is impossible from the past to deduce any conclusions as to the future ; and the Dutch, Danish, and Swedish possessions in the West Indies are altogether too insignificant to require much notice. But it is impossible to study these sta tistics without at once becoming convinced of the upas like qualities of the so-called protective system, which poisons commerce at its source, and stifles while pretending to foster it. The baneful effects of this system of Govern mental interference with the course of trade be comes still more manifest when we turn to the statistics of Brazil ; there we find the interests of every port in that vast empire sacrificed to those of Rio de Janeiro. As an example of the effects of protection, and of the motives of Protec tionists, we give the following account of the manner in which vast provinces of the empire are pre vented from developing their resources by the dog in-the-manger policy of the Cabinet of Rio de Janeiro : " Exclu,ive of the want of population on the banks of the Amazon, and other political and moral obstacles to opening the trade and navigation of those magnificent rt gions of the world, the Brazilian Government has, with respect to the navigation of the rivers and harbours of the sea coast, limited the foreign commerce to a few ports. In the fertile province of Pernambuco, for example, the harbour of that name is the only port open to com merce. In fact, the fear and jealousy of the Govern ment of Rio de Janeiro of the power and prosperity of the northern provinces, has led to the most pernicious restrictions on trade and intercourse. Penedo, at the mouth of the Francisco, is well adapted for foreign trade, though the bar of the river's entrance has not more than sixteen feet depth of water over it. Yet this port is closed to foreign trade, from the jealousy of Bio Janiero lest the produce of the province of Minas Geraes might escape to sea by the former instead Of the latter port. " The Government of Rio de Janeiro, to cut off the provinces of Bahia and Pernambuco from the mouth of the San Francisco, created two new provinces ; taking one from each of the above, merely from a spirit ofjea lousy ; and although Penedo, near the mouth of the San Francisco, a prosperous town, seven leagues only from the sea, offers every facility for navigation, nothing has as yet induced the Government to make it a port for foreign trade. The cotton, sugar, and timber, produced in its neighbourhood, are now shipped in large canoes, and are by this wretched, tortuous manner, carried to Maccio, Pernambuco, and Bahia. "No plausible objection can even be imagined in making Penedo a port, as at present the navigation of the Francisco is physically barred for fifty leagues by the falls of Paulo Affonso, and, therefore, could not interfere with the commerce carried on between Minas and Rio de Janeiro. The throwing open of the lower portion of the River San Francisco would, at the same time, be highly advantageous to Brazil and to every nation with which she has commercial intercourse ; especially if the navigation of the whole river were opened by a canal to surmount the falls." A bigotted adherence, however, to Protectionist doctrines prevents this from being done, and the result will probably be that the northern pr ov i nces of the empire will ultimately be compelled, in self defence, to throw off the yoke of Rio Janeiro, and proclaim themselves a republic. The empire of Brazil is, without exception, the finest empire in the world ; but its resources must remain undeveloped until its inhabitants become more energetic and in dustrious. We must defer our observations on the Oriental statistics to another opportunity. EVENING, HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS OP THE A. A. Paton. ADRIATIC. By " This work," says th e aut h o r in his preface " was undertaken a t th e suggest i on o f the late truly esti mable Sir Robert G or d on , her Majesty's A m b assador at the Court o f Vi enna , i n hi s private a n d un - official capacity, as a promoter of all those departments of literature which familiarise thd reader with a know ledge of the trade and resources of foreign parts. It was his wish that I should give a general view of the material resources of the Austrian empire ; I there fore began with a visit to the Austrian ports of the Adriatic in the years 1846-7; but the present ab normal state of trade, and the revolutions that have since occurred, rendering it doubtful how far I should make my work a commercial one, and the progress of events in Croatia having created a demand for in formation on that country, the desire to fill up this vacuum has caused the second volume of the work to ily j , , Aiarauter than 'was ut nrst contemplated, and has afforded me an oppor tunity for laying before the public the results of studies on the interests of Great Britain in Lr JANUARY i the. Austrian and Ottoman empires, commenced long anterior to my tour on the Adriatic." These remarks give some idea of the nature of this interesting and important work—interesting because of its attractive style, and the agreeable variety of historical and literary anecdotes and tra velling adventures which it contains, and important because it tends to throw a light upon the habits and feelings of nations now first becoming conscious of the rights of nationality. Mr. Paton's remarks must, however, be read with caution and accredited with reserve. Be frankly tells us that he is in favour of Austrian domination in Hungary, an admission which disposes us to regard with distrust all his poli tical theories. Nevertheless, he is anxious like our selves for the re-establishment of the kingdom of Poland, and is a hearty supporter of free trade. He considers free trade to be the great desideratum for Austria. The glimpses here given of Dalmatia, Ragusa, Croatia, and other highlands and islands of the Adriatic, are most interesting, both as regards material and manner. 'The pictorial illustrations— lithographs by Maclure—:are exceedingly beautiful. Among these are portraits of the Archduke John and the poet Gondola. The most beautiful of the land scape views is that of Cattaro, which forms the frontispiece to Volume I. The softness of lithography is peculiarly effective i❑ mountain scenery, as this plate can exemplify. Always excepting Mr. Paton's political theories, the " Highlands and Islands of the Adriatic" may be commended as a very excellent and seasonable work. Some of the strictures here to be found upon the " Ultra-Magyars " who, in their anxiety to revive their national existence, arrest the development of a similar nationality among their Illyrian fellow-countrymen, appear, at first sight just. But we must take into account the almost in superable difficulties which prevent the happy union of justice and liberty in the stages of any great en deavour, especially a revolution. THE COUSINS; or, Pride and Vanity. By Agnes Stewart. The story of the vain Camilla Hartley—vain of her own beautiful face and her father's well-filled purse—and the poor proud cousin, Eleanor St. Clair, will be a general favourite with youthful readers. It contains no long homilies on the sinfulness of vanity, its teachings are solely those of example.. The story is a very interesting one, and possesses the double ad vantage of tragedy and comedy, for it ends with a death and a marriage. AFFECTION. Dedicated to Lord Ashley. 3 Vols. We are somewhat late in noticing this IN ork, but A f fection is of all times and seasons, and the work which bears its name may, therefore, be considered as a perennial. This novel has been written with a most laudable motive. Unlike its companions, which are mainly occupied with love, this work is devoted to affection. It endeavours to illustrate by example the efficacy of kindness, whether in reclaiming the wicked, or in benefiting the good. The lesson is well worthy of general application. HARLEY BECKFORD. 3 Tois. What will the romantic novel-reader say to a story in three volumes with no love-passage whatso ever ? Such is " Harley Beckford." The hero is a young gentleman, it is true, but he happens to be married before the commencement of this narrative of his adventures. The three volumes are occupied with details of the various accidents and injuries which he suffered in a search after his father's murderers. To those who delight in plenty of adventure, no matter whether in good or bad company, "Harley Beek ford " will prove entertaining. Many of the thoughts and observation s scattered through the volumes are truthful and suggestive. The eloquent and enthu siastic " Ranter " girl is very beautifully portrayed, and her death-bed scene is described with a touching pathos. The portrait of the Rev. Mr. Magog is a most irreverent caricature, and accords ill with the religious spirit manifested in "Harley Beckford." BEAUCHAMP Lon The Error. By G. P. R James. 3 Vols. It is difficult to keep pace with Mr. James—some new novel from his pen is continually making its ap pearance. We hardly think that, celebrated though be be, he is wise in such literary profusion. It was not with similar precipitation that " Darnley" and " Richelieu" were composed, and most certainly these works will be read and admired long after their author's latter productions are forgotten. But these re flectionsarejust now uncalled for, "Beauchamp" being in some respects superior to its recent predecessors. The style is graceful (as Mr. James's style always is), the heroines are heroines such as Mr. James loves to paint, and in the painting of which he peculiarly excels. The story is founded upon an unfortunate " error," which causes much annoyance and per plexity to the various persons of the tale, till at last all is satisfactorily arranged to the contentment of every body. THE QUARTERLIES. THE CHURCH OF ENGL4ND QUAR, TERL Y REVIEW. Mr. Monckton Milnes' recent life:of Keats has been a subject of criticism and commendation in almost every magazine and quarterly, excepting, perhaps, the Quarterly. Few of the criticisms already written upon Keats have been more interesting than the one contained in this review. It is, indeed, written con amore. The writer is a genuine admirer of Keats. " Endymion" appears to be his favourite. "The in troductory lines of this great work," he says, "sound as a beautiful symphony heralding music yet more exquisite to come." Then, after expatiating upon some of the beauties of that beautiful composition, he proceeds, " But what, says a stiff-backed utilita rian, is the use of all this ? Nay, it has its uses. The dealers in fiction have their mission ; and he who by his creative power, his imagination, and his feeling, weaves for you a tale that sends a new and brilliant idea into the mind, and whose telling takes of your time but a moment, and bequeaths a possession for age—that man has his use, and his vocation his among the highest." The use of " Endyinion" is told in the very first line. There it is written in tuneful and truthful assurance that— " A thing of beauty is a joy for ever." " Social Evils and their Cause," " The Philosophy of Mind," " Fairfax Correspondence," "Marsh's Bamp ton Lecture," and " Emigration," are the subjects of articles in this number of the Church of England quarterly. The necessity for some better system of emigration is set forth in a very earnest and impres sive manner in the excellent article bearing that name. We have omitted to enumerate also the first article in the review " On the Apocalypse " and the " Post script " referring to the above article. The latter chiefly relates to recent affairs at Rome which appear to be considered as a fulfilment of prophecy. The writer exults over the downfal of the Papacy, for getting that it was as Sovereign of Rome and not as Pope that Pius IX. was attacked and driven into exile. One paragraph in this Postscript fairly amazed us, and put a stop to our perusal of the article which contains it. After applying. the prophecy of the downfal of the boast to the flight of Pius, the writer of this marvellous Postscript goes on to say, " It is declared at the eleventh verse another beast arose, and we believe it to be the new democratic power which now rules Rome, and before which the Pope fled." Verily the ambitious demagogues of Rome have cause to be grateful to the ingenious student who has discovered their advent predicted by inspired prophecy. We are grieved to find such, to our thinking, irreverent passages in this otherwise excellent number of the Church of England Review. THE BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW. Biography occupies a prominent ,place in the last number of the British Quarterly. " Milnes' Life of Keats," is of course the subject of one article, and a very interesting article, in which a hearty but most deserved eulogium is passed upon the true friendship of that pattern of friends, Mr. Severn. Another biographical article, suggested by Mr. Sergeant Tal fourd's recent work, is devoted to " Charles Lamb and his Friends ;" a third to " Cha rm i ng ," a 'f ourt h to " Spinoza, hs Life and Writings ; while the " Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini"—one of the most interesting chapters of the romance of history ever penned—gives occasion to some, perhaps just animadversions, on the vanity which inspires all writers of autobiography. A very well-written article on " The Beautiful and Picturesque," a criticism on " Miss Martineau's Travels in the East," " The Altae Mountains," " Europe in 1848," &c., fill up the remainder of a very interesting number of the British Quarterly. THE FRENCH ROYAL FAMILY.—On Wednesday the King and Queen of the French, accompanied by the several members of the Royal Family, and attended by their suite—the whole numbering about 30 persons— left the Star and Garter Hotel, Richmond, where they have bees sojourning since the early part of last month. The august party prcceeded direct to Claremont, which residence has been suitably prepared for their reception and future accommodation. The continued precarious state of the ex-Queen's health is the source of the greatest anxiety to the aged Monarch and the other branches of the exiled family. THE HOLBORN UNION.—The following is the official report made to the weekly board of the Royal Free Hospital, of the children received from Tooting belonging to the H o lb orn Union:- 83 boys, 71 girls, instant, of 154, were ad m itt e d on the night of the sth of whom 87 were attacked by the Tooting malady, viz , 39 girls and 48 boys. Four of these—two girls and two bo) s—died within 43 hours of admission; 70 have been cured, viz., 42 boys and 28 girls. Remaining under treatment, but convale scent, 4 bo y s and 9 girls. The number of children not attacked by the malady, and now in good health , is 67, making together the total, 154.-IV. Morsdrn. M.D., Senior Surgeon.—Board• outu, Ja , 17. Viscount Melbourne, we are happy to say, is going on very favourably, but has not yet sufficiently regained his health to take carriage exercise, 11 1840.: ST. KATHARINE'S DOCKS. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this company was held in the board .room of the (stab listnnent on Tower-hill, for the purpose of declaring a dividend; Thomas Tooke, Esq., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN read a statement, which may be con sidered as a summary of the report and financial state of the company. From this it appeared that the general balance in favour of the company on the Ist day of January last was 88,9501. 19s. 3d., and that the balance brought forward on the Ist day of the present year was 92,364 i. 6s. 10d., showing an increase of 3,3831. 7s. 7d. ; that the gross earnings of the company were during the past year 235,696/. 10s. 5d., and the expenses less the charge for interest 132,5491. 10s. lid., left applicable to dividend in the six months ended December last 37,3941. 2s. 10d.. of which sum the directors recommend that dividends should be declared of two per cent. for the half-year ended Dec. 31 lest, and that the property tax thereon be defrayed as usual by the company. The dividend would amount to 36,075/. ss. 9d., when there would remain a sum of 1,3184 17s. Id., to be added to the rest, which would increase the amount thereof to 56,289/. Is. Id. After some observation on the state of the company's concerns, the chairman then proposed the resolutions in the terms of the recommendation of the directors, which were unanimously agreed to, and also one of thanks (in highly complimentary terms, moved by Mr. Poynder and seconded by Mr. Prevost) to the chairman and the rest of the directors, for the great at tention they had shown to the interests of the company. ROYAL ARTILLERY. WOOLWICH, JAN. 1 7 .—Captain Tulloh's Company, Ist battalion, and Captain Wynne's Company, 9th batta lion, have been taken off garrison duty, to go through a course of laboratoryt,instructions, being the two first • companies on the roster for foreign service. The former company returned from foreign service on the 7th of August, and the latter company on August 28, 1843. William Lockett, a gunner in the Royal Artillery, was brought before Mr. Jeremy, the sitting magis trate at the Police -court, charged with having en listed into the regiment on the 25tii of December last, and thereby obtaining money by false pretences. When enlisted by Colour-Sergeant William Kent, he stated, in his attestation, that ho had never belonged to any corps ; but while at drill on the 4th of January, 1849, the Sergeant Major observed that he was ac quainted with it, and accused him of having been pre viously in some corps, when he admitted he had en listed in the 16th Lancers and paid the smart, and after wards enlisted in the 98th Regiment of Foot; he also represented his age to be only 21, when he was in reality npwards of 25 years of age, and would not have been enlisted by Colour Sergeant Kent but for these false representations. Mr. Jeremy sentenced the prisoner to sit 'weeks' imprisonment, with hard labour. Joseph Knell was also brought before Mr. Jeremy for being found in the enclosure of the Royal Military Aca demy on Monday evening, January 15, by Ser geant Thomas Knight, while going his usual round between seven and tight o'clock, and was at the west end going towards the back of the academy. On be ing asked what he was doing there at that unseason able hour, he answered, "to sell eggs." Sergeant Knight told him to go along with hint, when they met Quartermaster Elliot; they then took him to the lodge, and gave him his choice of going and sitting by the fire, or waiting outside until they could get a policeman. Krell preferred waiting outside, and tried all he could to release himself from Sergeant Knight, but finding he could not do so kicked him on the hip and gave him a blow on the mouth, and then managing to get away be jumped the haw-haw, but was soon caught again by Quartermaster Elliot, and brought into the porch of the lodge, when he broke six panes of glass, a shovel, and the panels of the door. Mr. Jeremy fined ;the prisoner 20s. for the damages, or one month's imprisonment with hard labour. Knell preferred the latter, and was re moved for conveyance to Maidstone Gaol. UN IVERSIT INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 18.—The Regius Professor of Eccle siastical History, Rev. R. llussey, Ch. Ch., proposes this term to read Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History (continued from the last term), and I3ede's Ecclesiastical History of England, beginning Tuesday, February 13. These lectures are open to all who have passed the B.A. examinations. Such persons as wish to attend either coarse are requested to call on the professor be twe©n twelve and two o'clock on Saturday, Feb. 10. THE TEDBURN MURDER.—There appears to be no reason to doubt that the perpetrators of the atrocious murder of Mrs. G. Holman, at Tedburn St. Mary, near Exeter, have been apprehended, and that the whole cir cumstances of the frightful crime are now known to those magistrates who have vigilantly traced out the clue of detection. Last week two men were taken into custody on suspicion of having been concerned in the murder, and were removed to the county gaol. Their names are Henry Woods and James Landrick, Woods is stated to be a person of simple intellect, and he, it appears, has confessed that he was an accomplice in the crime, his confederates being Landrick and a man named James Mills, who has since enlisted into the 83d Regiment, and ,had been removed to Ireland, for embarkation for India. Woods stated several particulars, which, being corroborated by the circumstances that came out at the inquest, give to his story an air of truth. The story of Woods is, we understand, that Mills pressed the edge of the box upon her throat with the force of all his weight, and that he was a long time before he could succeed in extinguishing life. Woods adds that he was obliged, by threats, to hold the candle while this tragedy was being accomplished, and he continued the same assistance whilst Mills and Landrick searched the drawers, in one of which they found a crooked sixpence, but would not take it for fear of its being marked. They also found a savings-bank book, and on Mills looking into it, he ut tered a disgusting exclamation, and added, " We are come too lute; she has paid in all her money." It will be remembered that on the morning after the murder when Mr. Baldwin Fulford caused the premises to be examined, he found the crooked sixpence in the drawer es it had been left. In consequence of the information imparted by Woods. Hele, the active constable of Al phington, whose exertion hrs been unremitting in this affair, proceeded to Ireland in quest of Mills, whom he brought back with him on Tuesday, having apprehended him at Fermoy. The three men are now in the Devon county gaol, awaiting examination, Mills is stated to be a prepossessing young man, nineteen years of age, and of smart appearance. He is said to be a native of Stur • minster, Newton, Dorset, and to have followed the occu pation of a razor - grinder.—Sherburne Journal. - THE LATE DEATU FROM STARVATION IN WEST MINSTER.—Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Hoop ano Grapes, Queen-square, West minster, on the body of Edward Williams, aged 4;5, an artist. Some of the circumstances attending the melan choly death of the deceased have already appeared in our report of the Westminster Police-court. Among other witnesses, Emily Williams, a girl about 17 years of age. and who appeared to have suffered great privation, said that the deceased, h er f at h er, was an artist. Lately he had been writing tickets for shop-windows, and sent the children out to sell them. They had all been in great distress and in want of food and clothing, but the deceased would not allow any application to be made for reli e f. Th e C oroner —Dur i ng the last three months how have you lived ? The g irl — By selling my father's tickets, and by my food have and .my sister's knitting. Coroner—What e d tea. have you had? The girl—Bread and butter certainly. Coroner—How many days before eig h t Coroner—No meat? The girl—No not ior fo th re ree h a i n s 3 o d n e t a h t s h , was your father without food? ' only tea and water— nothingothr efoterc days;eased then? The girl—Yes, but it was ev _ ence, days.—(Sensation.) Coroner—Did he advreawnnothwiintgh to eat. From further id to cover him. w hen ever forhe is t hl e d h n il o d t r t e a n k . e any,litir haddit difficulty c o u fi t e y n f b r e e e m n confined the but, like his children, had n witness, toh i oi t st appearednothing for three that saying that there yf accelerated b there was bread gte. r oyhcza heard nai not excessive de the f lreeond m h o o ut hhs their sum© debility, al postns h d e h g i h s opt inion was . ;nor em exami ot the family that distresslit from every n L a a t v i o ie n s, o surgeen, of the body saidof t h h e e had m deceased, ade want of the common want h h e a y t h d o a e f da food.tha l arose l a lu He Verdict—" Died from n e e n e e e . ssaries of life, his want being concealed from the parish." ACCIDENT TO M R . `jr , e T. DU GDALE. W regret to learn that a very ser i ous accident occurred to Mr. Dugdale, formerly member for North Warwickshire, at his seat, Merrivale, near Atherstone, on Wednesday. w T h h e e n I th lo e 1:1 1 a G t tee; tle f m ro a m n .vas out shooting hedge d w is i c t h h ar h g i e s d so h n is , fowling-piece, and the contents accidentally lodged in the face and head of his father. Mr. Hodgson, sur geon, of Birmingham, was called in, and is now in at tendance upon Mr. Dugdale. The injuries are stated to be ulartnim, e regret to learn that Viscountess Chelsea is in a very d angerous condition at his Lordship's villa at Putney, and that not the slightest hope is given of her ultimate recovery. LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK. The usual half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in . this company war, held yesterd a y f orenoon , at t h e offices in Prince'-street, Ambros e M oore , E sq. (d eputy chairman of the directors) presiding. The following report from the directors was submitted to the meeting and unanimously adopted:-- " The staternelt now submitted to the shareholders of the business of the bank during the half-year ending the 30th of December last, shows the net profit to be 24,775 L 2s. 10d. This amount added to the 15,4201.35, Bd. left at the credit of the profit and loss account of the preceding half 3 ear, gives the sum of 40,265/. 6s. 6d. to be now disposed of. .The directors, therefore, have de cided to declare tl.e• usual dividend, after the rate of 6/. per centum per annum, and also a bonus of 7s. per share, both free from income tax. These payments will leave a balance of 1,266/. 6.=. 6d. to be carried to the credit of the guarantee fubd, which, with the six months' interest added thereto, according to the provision of the deed of settlement, wlll amount to 128,765/. Os. 6d. The seats in the direction which become vacant on this occasion are those of Sir Felix Booth, Bart. ; William Miller Christy, Esq. ; William Ormsby Gore, Esq., M.Y. ; Henry Grace, Eq. ; a.,d Sir Richard Jenkins, and these gentlemen again offer themselves as candidates for re-election. The dividend and bonus will be payable on and after Friday, the 26th inst." The whole of the retiring members were then unani• mously re-elected, when the dividend and bonus were declared, in accorchince with the directors' report pre viously adopted. Thanks were then cordially voted to the chairman and directors, also to the manager, for their efficient services during the past year ; acd the proceedings, which only occupied about a quarter of an hour, then .terminated. CURRENCY REFOR 31. A TRADESMAN. Camden Town, Jan. 17, 1849. CURRENCY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. RESPECTED FRlEND, — Your:correspondent Pac olus" has very properly invited public attention to the very important subject of gold currency. It ap pears to me that a plan may he very easily accom plished by adopting the principle suggested many years ago by the late Sir Robert Peel, who proposed to allow banks of issue upon their giving satisfactory security. Now, it strikes me that a very simple mode might be adopted. Thus, suppose the Government to appoint Commissioners, styled the Currency Com missioners, to be established in London, at whose office persons desirous of issuing notes deposit good and ample security, the Commissioners to state on the back or front of their notes that the required sa tisfactory security is lodged with them, and that they thereby guarantee the said notes within a given time after the failure or dissolution of such parties, or bankers, such notes to be deemed a legal tender; and as the parties will be at little or no expense except paper and printing, they could afford to pay to Go vernment from 1 to 2 per cent. per annum. Thus the revenue might be benefited from one to two mil lions, or perhaps more, a year, and thereby render a mutual benefit. This would tend to check the bul lion monopolists, and render the currency stable as a rock, and save the country the loss of interest annu ally sustained through using such a costly represen tative of labour as a medium of exchange, which would then be only needful for foreign transactions. I will further observe, that there need be no alarm (except among bullionists) about an over-issue, be cause supply and demand would soon check it. For, suppose a banker to issue 50,0001., and he can only use beneficially, say 30,0001, he will not keep the un employed 20,0001. in his iron chest, but naturally return it to the Commissioners (who may have a debtor and creditor account), and thereby sav e paying the 2 per cent. B u t should circumstances arise that would enable him or them to employ 10,0001., 15,0001., or 20,0001., he, or they, can of course get it again. It is not to be supposed that the banker will give away his notes without getting security or value for them ; if he does, of course he will lose at least is part of his securities which are in the hands of the Commissioners unless he has other means to meet the loss occasioned by his own folly or imprudence. Yours respectfully, THOS. MOTLEY. London, Jan. 17, 1849. COMMITTEE OF SPANISH AME- RICAN BONDHOLDERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—ls it not strange that the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders suffer their deputy chairman to make a kind of " cat's•paw" of their se cretary, as we see by this gentleman's letter to the morning papers of this date ? It has been repeatedly shown that not a syllable has been uttered to impugn, in the slightest degree, the honour of the committee. It is one of its members—in fact its leading member— its confidential factotum, " Honest, honest lago," who is called upon to respond to certain charges al ready before the public. Do the members of the committee desire to play the part of a " tail," and wag at the will of the " knowing one ?" It does, and will appear so, until it be shown that the secretary is acting in the matter without their authority. I will not at present suppose the secretary in the least ani mated by hopes that the arrears of salary due to him will be munificently paid him out of the enormous sum accruing from the two-and-a-half per cent. on the deferred stock (even now worth about 15 per cent.), reserved by the arrangement made for com mittee expenses. Be it as it may, the job affair rests now between the committee and their deputy chairman ; the public have read the evidence, ex amined witnesses, and pronounced judgment. Nothing has been said by the denounced party in denial of the facts alleged a g ai ns t hi m ; an d it o nly remains for the public press of this great commercial community to inflict condign punishment on the delinquent. A FRIEND TO JUSTICE. Tuesday, Jan. 16, 1849. The very earth, indignant at the Americans repu diating their debts, has cast up her treasure in the shape of gold to shame them into payment.— Puppet-show. SPORTING IN ENGLAND.—There are at present in England 94 packs of foxhounds, 20 of harriers, and 4 of staghounds. ESCAPE OP A CONVICT FROM WAKEFIELD PRISON. —A case almost unparalleled, except by the exploits of Jack Sheppard, occurred at Wakefield House of Cor rection, on Sunday evening last. For some time past a considerable portion of the establishment has been used for the confinement of persons under sentence of trans portation, and who are instructed in some useful trade prior to leaving the country. One of these, a man named Smith, committed from Salisbury, acd under sentence of 14 years' transportation for highway robbery, formed a ! plan of escape, and notwithstanding the vigilance of watchmen and officers, succeeded in putting his scheme into into practice. He was lodged on one of the lower t iers rooms in the new "C '' wiug. He was learning weav ing, and had a loom in his cell, at which . 1 ' during the day. At night, been in bed, he carefully removed the . putty y i to him for a p cd p om e u d il td ‘V o i tg t ah h iine t tehs 0. ,.. glass of the window with a knife given the glass in the purposes of his trade. al h ici „ co a ppeara to have a pan in the cell. Het his loom, and wrapped the taken a quantity of tow from th it; when all were, ortsno.e:olnidhathvao then using a part of iron window frame thickly 1 w indow almost without ow " noise. he broke the frame of the win his loom for a lever, w t h o r e a Having now an outl e t cross from the " C" wing t o t h e cape, h® had to outer wall, a considerable Ilis fields and °pin country. t* r taking two ingenuity was again into P a Y l -o long -stays with which. iswtllaa, distance, before h eb e neof a uo l s rg o brought ' his loom was fixed to the wall of his cell, h e ti e d t h em together, an d carr yi n g this temporary ladder alon with him, crossed the prison premises, pl aced his ladder g to the wall, climbed up it, drew the ladder after him, slid down it into the open fields, 1111.. a Was be c l ear away some hours fore his absence was notice d. bad made his regular half-hourly eThe night wath marks on his man index, and, consequently, proved ordinary duty of that he had not neglected the parading ing the passages; but so pass , noise lessly had the adept • highwayman completed his work, that no sound declared its progress. Every effort is making to retakeh the man, but up to this time entirely without suecess. TnE CITY POLICE.—At a sitting of the Court of Common Council y es t er d a y, t h e re p or t of th e commis sion of the City police was read. It states that the strength of the force on the Ist of January, 1848, was 520; admitted during the year, 196; making a total of 716. The strength of the force on the Ist of January, 1849, was 553; during the year there had been dismissed 40; died, 7; resigned to take superior situations, 51; resigned on notice, 18; rejected on probation, 25; re tired on pensions, 22; in all, 163. The total number of persons taken into custody by the police upon various charges was 14,688. Total number of summonses, 2,946. Number of houses, warehouses, &c., found insecure, 994, occupiers living on premises; 115 untenanted; 502 no nightly tenant. Children found, 99, restored to their friends, and 658 sent to the workhouses; lives saved by the police, 3. Robberies- 9 8 burglaries. 1,077 in dwell ing-houses, 416 from the person, and 236 in the streets. Value of property stolen, 4,747 k 14s. 90.; recover e d, 1,1651. Bs. Sid. ; f oun d on drunken persons, and restored on their departure from the station, 9021. 2s. lid. The official Customs' return just issued of the ex ports from the port of Southampton for the past year shows, as compared with the two preceding years, a large and steady augmentation of the trade of that place, the increase being mo re striking when th e recent general depression is takn into account. The declared value of the exports for 1846 was 2,196,2951.; for 1847, 2,627,99441 and for 1848, 3,216,697/. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. will trust to your for the insertion of the following Your unflinching advocacy in favour of an altera tion of our currency laws entitles you to the heart felt thanks of all who are convinced of the necessity of the repeal of the Bank Charter Act of 1844. trust tLat your endeavours will be crowned with success. Sir, without we have a currency suited to the requirements of this country it is utterly impos sible to prevent the lamentable crises which fall with such destructive effects upon the middle and lower classes. I would4mmbly beg leave to suggest a currency which, in my humble opinion, will expand, according to the requirements of the community, and maintain the gold standard. Firstly, the establishing of a National Bank —not as a competitor with ex iAing banks, but to act as a check upon them. Secondly, to loan notes for limited;periods (at five per cent. per annum interest) to those who can give undoubted security for the loan. Thirdly, the pro ceeds to go into the National Exchequer —these notes to be a legal tender. It will be seen that the National Bank -notes would be based upon the real property of the borrower, which would give them a sterling value. A currency upon the above principle would act as a self acting regulator upon the monetary affairs of the country. If the existing currency were su ffi c i en t f or the wants of trade and commerce, the National Bank would not be applied to for accommodation at 5 per cent. interest; but if the exigencies of the country required a more ex tended currency, the National Bank notes would supply the demand ; and if ever there should be an excess issued, they would directly flow back from whence they were issued, so that depreciation could not take place. To adopt the above principle in our currency would always prevent hoarding (the pre cursor of panics), for if hoarding commenced, imme diately the National Bank-notes would flow out and fill up the vacuum. Thus, the cause of panic being removed, the effect, whi c h is a commercial crisis and a stagnation of trade, would not occur. By this currency the industrial energies of the country would be aided, encouraged, and fully developed, the National Exchequer filled, a great cause of crime removed, and produce a contented and loyal people. I am, Sir, &c.