The Sun. — London, England, 1841-01-06 00:00:00

fPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) Chartism," says the Herald, "has nown cut of the, alienation which tile I\icw Poor-law has produce:l between the poor and the rich." The word Chartism eattinly is new, but the tiling is of indefinite antiquity. The leadinz, points of the Charter were embodied in a declaration signed by Wiilium Pitt in his uncoil vc-ted state, and the practical principles were exem plified by the followers of Vat Tyler, the Jacquerie and 'the 2.1, - :•)ster Anabaptists. Teat those who have lio:hing to lose should find some comfort in being t.aght 'hat the law of nature allows them to help l - tcim;;:ices from the stock of those who have, IS not , rT;..is;n4—and rogues will be found to teach it so long , the tutor's fees are paid. The law provides for the relief of those who are destitute ; if it takes one man's iiiont,y to gibe to another, who can do without it, that is done by law which the Jacquerie did by force. word upon the Herald's remedy for Chartism— the removal of ignorance. In this we agree ; but deny ',:rat the Whig Radicals, or her Majesty's Attorney ieoeral, are the men " who seek in the felon's dock for • :e best defence of society—who consider the hangman be the great moral teacher of men, who place their 1. ith in ball-cartridge and bayonets, and look upon her :`+liijosty's red coats as" the best bulwarks of social life. Their creed is, we have shown a recent instance of its roingied crime and folly—' cut down, shoot, gibbet Chartism.' " Toe Herald, citing the case of Frost, says, " Correct and educate." We have never seen much grace in the grown gentlemen who have been taught to dance, even when willing to learn ; and we do not know any pro ccsa by which the Whigs could have taught the New port rioters their duties. The leaders had grown up to be middle-aged men under Tory rule. The Whigs, on coming into office, found them such ; and we do not think that when marching down the street at Newport, even the Herald would have placed so much reliance the most orthodox teaching as on the ball cartridge. However that may be, the putting down a ruffianly m3b,:even at the expense of some loss of life, when othervZise the lire% and properties of unoffending parties would be sacrificed, is not peculiarly a Whig prac tice, and we trust that it will be resorted to, in case of necessity, by whatever party may hold the Government. Our Contemporary has yet one more vituperative word to apply to his opponents, which is " unchristian." So the Poor-law Amendment Act is a Whig and unchris tian measure, supported by the Duke of Wellington and the Bishop of London. If trees are to be judged by their fruits, according to the Herald the Lord Spiritual and the Lord Temporal are Whig-Radicals and Infidels. (From the Courier.) _ It is matter of sufficient notoriety, and on all occa sions made a standard reproach by the opponents of both, how little of sympathy apparently exists between the press representing Conservative opinion among the public, and the leaders or members representing the Ccnse► vative party in the Legislature, upon the one most special subject of the Poor-laws. The almost exclusive advocacy and odium of the more unpopular side of most public questions has usually been the fate of that Press, from whose cause and course leading legislators have been seen to separate themselves on the day of trial, sheltering their apparent abandonment, or deviation, from before understood opinion or resolve under a plea of the expediency of compromise in some cases, and of an overruling necessity arising out of some peculiar emer gency in others. Fairly to speak, the political position has not unfrequently been such in the extraordinary times we have lived in, as on many occasions to justify the validity of these pleas, as least in a considerable degree. The Poor-law question, however, is eminently one in which the Constitutional Press and Parliamentary leaders smod in somewhat reverse order ; for the former, for once, is left in the exclusive monopoly of the popular side, whilst the latter swayed too readily in the ;irst instance by dishonest reports of low ministerial agent?, to the prejudice of the poor, misled besides by c.eunomical considerations, of which the value at best was doubtful, as reposing on assertions alone, and in fluenced perhaps also by the mistaken however loudly trumpeted assumptions of middle-class sentiment, were found co-operating either actively or by acquiescence in the enactment of new Poor-laws, and have since been 4c,ln passive spectators of their baneful operation, as if nebamed to retract error or unable to repair it. This dissonance of action and feeling between Conservative statesmen and the Conservative press has been a source no less of discouragement and weakness to the cause than of exultation to the Government and its new Poor-law satellites, who profit by and can exist only upon its continuance. Disunion in the councils is not the means of success to an end. Experience has now been carried far enough to force conviction of the unconstitutional and most unwholesome tendency of the new Poor-laws on minds the most prepossessed, and the time, we appre hend, should now be approaching, when a remedy must be applied of poteqcy equal to the virulence of disease generated. and the laws themselves in their present shape swept from the book of statutes, or essentially modified. PARDON OF MR. JOHN FROST. the barque Pilgrim, which arrived yesterday a t Liiierpool, we have reseived Sydney and other Australian Papers to the 13th of August inclusive. They inform us that the Governor-General had ap pointed Ur. John Frost, convicted of high treason at Newport, to a subordinate office in the Commissariat Department of Port Arthur. Sir George Franklin was induced to bestow this mark of leniency upon Mr. Frost in consequence of his exemplary conduct during ti.e voyage out. Hopes of the ultimate pardon of Mr. F. ost were confidently entertained. THE MURDER OF MR. WEST- WOOD AND ELIZA GIZINIWOOu. At the Hull Sessions on Saturday last, a man, who calls himself John Arthur Bobcats, was convicted of ob taining money under false pretences, and sentenced to seven years transportation ; there being several other cna'ges against him of similar offences practised during a residence of about ten months in Hull. The result of his trial has, however, brought a more serious circumstance f ,rward. At the time of his apprehension a considerable nuinlser of watches, some plate, and a variety of jewellery, were fo und, either in the possession of the pri soner, or in that of a female with whom he cohabited ; and it now appears, that they are both implicated in cir cumstances connected with the murder and robbery of M•. Westwood, the watchmaker in Prince's-street, Sehe, either as accessaries to the crime, or at least as possessors of sorne of the stolen property. Inspector Beresford, 4,1 the Metropolitan police arrived in [lull previous to the Sessions, and in the event of Roberts having )been acquitted, was ready with a warrant to epprehend 'cini on toe above charge. His being convicted renders • that proceeding teincetisar.), and Inspector Bcresfurd retorts to town with sortie of the watches, a large case jeivellery, and several miscellsneous articles, found at the lodgings of ihe prisoner's late female coin paaion. This woman, from admissions made by her parzmour, there is reason to suspect knows some ening about the death of Eliza Griniwoml, mur di:, in Wellington-terrace, Waterloo Bridge-road, has reatliceo, so long a [oyster). She calls herself Mary ('arey, and accompanied the prisoner front London to Pull. About three saonths ago she preferred a charge of forgery against him, to the effect that he had drawn e,Ol. of tier money from the bank of Jones, Loud, and Co., by , means ot altering two or three ch ec k s s h e had ..ired for 51 each to larger sums. There appeired no feeibt of the fact, but she did not appear at the se elLid examination. The exposure, however, opened t he eyes of several persons who had been duped t h e prisoner, and to whom he had rep res ented nse lf as a " barrister-at law, and an agent of the :., u rt of Chancery," Having circul a t e d a f a ' se e - c- G nant of his having recovered an estate in Scotland fora poor person at Beverley, the credulity of others l w i n g or fancying themselves entitled to property was xc itcd, and on their visiting the great lawyer, a few po unds were easil y extorted from them. The prisoner o'oeirrre convicted on one charge of this kind, the ends of justice were . con sidered satisfied, especially as matter of ious import seem ed to attach to the convict. "nolt er isbelieved that the prisoner is a native of Reading—that hig,real name is Robinson or Robertson, and that he is or has been !ky trade a watchm aker. During his residence in Hull he has a i a,amed a higher char acter, though with little pretension 1 , yon immoderate degece of assurance. He has been a d IW - character among the Socialists, and always showed ea desire to become a public character. His trial o n Sa t)grdav occupied seven hours, in consequence of his long aid irrelevaat er p sz . exam ination of the w itnesses, and his addressing the Jury for nearly an hour in his assumed cha racter as a barrister 1 A NSW MusicAL, INSTRUMENT. -- Rock llarmonicon, formed of stones found in the neighbourhood Skiddaw, and played upou by the discoverer's three sons, es now performing at Liverp oo l. The Whitehaven Hera ld ts ,y a —" The inventor of this st range work o f art i s a plain Cumberland yeoman, from near Keswick, and the rude materials; from which he contrives to extract the most en chanting harmony are nothing more than a collection of ;slates or stones from the more unfrequented parts of the t;;;L :glity Skiddaw. These are arranged in such a canner as .to enable three persons to beat upon them at the same timc With small wooden mallets; and this is accomplished with sO Much dexterity and skill, as to distil from the rudest possible materials the most rich and delightful me lody of sweet :•otinds that car ever heard, or imagination can conceive. Tile effect is perfectly magical, and the listener stands entranced and wonder-struck. Men of un ..doubted musical science have inspected this novel instru_ latent, and have given a most flattering opinion of the work the inventor has achieved, and also of its vast ca paNlities." Nlr. Thomas James, Registrar of St. David's Distri.lt, in the county of Pembroke, boa beer. dismissed from his appointment. A correspondent informs us that a few moat's ago he became a party to an attempt to effect a marriage between Mr. George `Williams, a mercer at Haverfordwest, and a Miss Willi a m; a minor, residing in •St. David's; but before their plan could be carried into .Execution, Williams became a bankrupt, when letters we re caund amongst his papers, :vhich so clearly showed the part •itich the Registrar had taken, that the person into whose ban 's the fell deemed it his duty t o sen d them to the Gene, -all Register Office. Some corre s p on d ence followed, o,hich ‘as cl osed by a letter being sent to Mr James, no tif,inty h . • disw.issal from his office.— Weishma„. COUNCIL CHAMBER, WHITE- HALL. (Before Lord BROUGHAM, the VICE-CHANCET.LOR, Mr. Justice ERSKINE. and Dr. LUSHINGT, N.) KEILLEY V. CARSON AND OTHERS. (Continued from ne Sun of yesterday.) Mr. HILL then opened his case for the respondents. The question for their Lordships to consider and :le cide was, whether the Crown had not the power to grant a constitution in any of the colonies of th;s coun try which it pleased ? He believed that until yester day it had never been doubted, nor had any distinction been drawn between the power of an Assembly in a con quered colony and a sw,tled one, in both the Crown had the power to make laws for their government until it was delegated to same other power. Such grants of power had been made for hundreds of years, even from the time of Elizabeth, when they were granted to the provinces which now formed the United States. Such grants had been made to a number of the islands of the West Indies, and had never before been questioned. The Assembly of Newfoundland was, therefore, a legal one, and must have the power inherent in all such as semblies, of repelling insult or injury. The Learned Gentleman quoted " Burke's History. of the Settlement of Colonies" and the " American Archives," in order to show the manner in which the Assembly of Vir ginia had acted in a case similar to the present. one. The Learned Gentleman then quoted the case of Cook and MeLean, who having been committed for contempt by the Assembly of Jr.maica, in 1766, sued out a writ of habeas corpus before the Governor, who was also Chancellor, and he discharged them. Repre sentations were made at home, and a new Governor was sent out, with instructions to erase the decision of the Learned and Gallant Judge, as he had heard Governors so situated sometimes called. That was a strong ac knowledgment of the power of the Assembly by the home authorities. He had been furnished with many cases showing that the power of committal had been exercised by nearly all the Assemblies of the West India Colonies, and had they gone further back, he had no doubt it would have been found that they had had the power and had exercised it from their first establish ment. He then quoted the judgment of Lord Ellen. borough, in the celebrated case of Burdett v. Abbot, to show that the power was inherent in supreme Legis latures, as essential to the proper discharge of their functions. His Learned Friend had talked of the dan ger of giving such power to so small a body ; but he would suppose another case of danger—the parties were not numerous—was it too much to fancy that it might be very important for the minority to keep the majority in custody, until some particular vote had been come to. Something like it had happened to the majority of one of the northern boroughs. The night before the election they were at home, but next morn ing they found themselves off the coast of Norway.— (A laugh.) The Learned Gentlemen then instanced the case of the Congress and Legislatures of the States, all of whom possessed the power, as necessary for the performance of their functions. Four o'clock having arrived, the Learned Gentleman was interrupted, and will resume his argument to-mer row (this day). CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) FRAUD AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.- William Quinlan was again indicted with William Thornhill, (who surren dered to take his trial) for stealing a quantity of brandy, the property of Mr. James Goas. Mr. BODKIN appeared for the prosecutor. Mr. PHILLIPS defended Quinlan, and Mr. CLARESON de fended Thornhill. The facts of the case were of a similar character to the last. The principal evidence was that of the ac complice, and at an early stage of the case, it appeared that the charge could not be substantiated against Quinlan, and the case against Thornhill was alone pro ceeded with. It appeared that a similar " bond" to that mentioned in the last case, had been made use of, by virtue of which the brandy was got on board the James, and taken abroad. The RECORDER made some inquiry of one of the clerks of the Custom-house, in reference to" bonds" of this description, which led to some rather important dis closures. It should be explained that when brandy is in bond, if the owner desires to remove it for exportation, he has to fill up a bond, and give sureties to the Government that the brandy shall be really exported, or else that the duty shall be paid. It appears that these bonds are given to any one who applies for them ; that not the least inquiry is made as to the responsibility of the parties pretending to be sureties, and that these bonds are filled up in great numbers as a mere matter of course, and orders for the delivering of the goods made out upon them. The RECORDER remarked, that it was not for him to find fault with any system adopted in a public office ; but he could not help thinking, after what had been stated, that the Government derived very little protec tion to its revenue by such bonds as those which had been referred to. Mr. BODKIN said that there were many other for malities to be gone through before the goods could be taken out of bond. The RECORDER said no doubt there were, but on the outset it appeared that any one who chose could go to the Custom-house, and assume a right to any pro perty in the Docks, and col. Id, without any inquiry, give a bop(' with sureties totally destitute of respectabi lity, and so obtain the property of others. Mr. CLAnizsos addressed the Jury on behalf of the prisoner Thornhill, and called a number of highly-re spectable witnesses, who gave him a most excellent character. The RECORDER summed up, and the Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty against both prisoners. IsIEW COURT. HORSE STEALING.— ii r nt. ;Muer, a well-dressed man, was indicted for stealing, on the 12th September last, a gelding, value 231., a chaise, value 301., and a set of harness, value 31., the property of Richard Channon. On the application of Mr. CLARKSON the prisoner was permitted to withdraw his plea of not guilty and confess judgment ; the Learned Counsel at the time observing, that the prosecutor appeared inclined to re commend the prisoner to mercy ; hence he hoped the Court would pas a sentence short of transportation. The prosecutor stated that be had obtained his pro perty, but when the prisoner obtained possession he was :in entire stranger. Mr. Sergeant ARAMS said that he had looked into the depositions, and the case assumed a serious aspect ; and there was no one here to tell who and what the pri soner was. Mr. CLARKSON said he was from Bristol, and he could prove by an indenture that he had served his ap prenticeship there. After coufcrring gain with tile prisoner the Learned Gentleman said that he was about to make an extraordinary application—it was, tc pray the Court, at the request of his client, that it would pass a sentence of transportation. The Learned JUDGE then sentenced the young man to be transported beyond the seas fur the term of ten ye:ars. Mr. CLARKSON hoped that he would not be sent to the most penal settlement. _ Mr. Sergeant ALAIHN replied that he would speak to the Sheriffs, and he Lai no doubt but the convict would be dualt with as favourably as possiole. POLICE CORRE'CTIONELLE. EMEUTE IN THE I'ARVIS NOTRE DAME. Oa the Bth of November last a grave collision took place between the agen: s of authority and about forty individuals forming part of a rassemblenient tuiivaltueu.a• which about half-past seven in the evening took posses sion of the Parvis Notre Dame. This is the precise spot in which the outlaws and beggars in Victor Hugo's celebrated romance ass,:mbled to invade the sacred edifice. The Marseillaise, the Chant du Depart, &c., were sung in chorus, the most dangerous seditious cries were raised, showers of stones were flung, some blo id flowed, and, but that a large force of sergens de v Ile speedily arrived Os the spot, the most deplorable scenes might have ensued. Four men named Jourdain, Terrier, Coiffler, and Fougeroiles, chiefly' masons and stonecutters, were to day charged with taking part in the above disturbance. A great number of sergens de ville appeared as wit nesses against them. The first of these examined was a brigadier, named Louis Philippe Boussin. He de posed as follows On the Bth of November we were directed to disperse a crowd assembled on the Parris Notre Dame. Upon our arrival sy,e perceived two groups, which we endeavoured to separate, and which soon took to flight. At this moment I was informed that some of the agents were in close quarters with the in surgents, and a passer-by told me that a sergent d e beenvine had an seriously wounded. I ran up the Rue d'Arcole in pursuit of an individual, who was pointed out to me as having wounded the agent, and I succeed ed prisoner. Presidentfir—L i k i % ll l o was this? Witness—lt was the young man at the bar, named , r which forced me to let Terrier, but when I laid hold of Terrier, a great bull dog, near me bit me in the le g , go Terrier, as I found I could not manage both Terrier and the bull-dog at once. — The ( Laughter. French meaning of th e wor d " t e rrier" being the same in and elf again. I followed c lo s e Engli s h.) T err i then ran on his heels, and the bull dog close on mine, so that I was at once engaged with dog and man. At last I suc ceeded in arresting Terrier at the moment of his cross ing the Petit Pont. At the same time I heard voices made shouting i n t h e direction of the R ue d'Arcol I"acmes and I sa w a des e you , " Aux shower Had somniat of stones albt l the (Anal e . agous to our reading the Ri o t A c t.)—No, Sir ; we had no Commissary of Police with us. A portion of the crowd hustled me on the br idge, and Terrier again made his escape. But I have at length succeeded in effect ing his arrest. President—Are you quite certain as to Terrier's identity 9—Perfectly sure- President—Terrier, you bear the deposition of the witness. What have you to state in reply ? Terrier—The witness is deceived. I found myself at the Parvis by chance ; I any as group, in the midst of whom were some ser-cns de vilie, who struck at aii around them. I received some blows amongst the rest. I then fled. A sergcnt do ville ran after me sword in hand, and when he got within reach of me, he seized hi s weapon by the point, and hit me with the hilt a violent blow upon the head. I fell to the earth, bathed in my blood. Then the sergent de ville, putting the point of his sword te my throat, said, " Si to Dais en mouvement, to est mart !" Other sergens de ville came up afterwards, and they also struck me. At last they took me up, and accused me of having made my dog bite one of the sergens, and having flung a stone at another. It's all false. I never had a dog. You may inquire about my " morality," if you please. Boussin—l never said that the dog was your pro perty, but you set him at me. King's Advocate—When you were arrested on the bridge, you held a atone in your left hand ? Terrier—Cela West pas ! Boussin—l saw you drop it when I came up. King's Advocate—VY hat were you doing at that hour on the Purvis Notre Dame ? Terrier-1 was taking a walk, to be sure. King's Advocate--That answer will not satisfy us. Terrier—As it was very cold, my feet were chill blained, and I began to walk to warm them, the more especially as I had the toothache (this niaserie caused considerable merriment). It was thus that I happened to reach the Parvis Notre Dame. The sergent says that he saw me let fall a stone which 1 held in my hand. Eh bien ! let him show it. (The prisoner pronounced this with much energy, imagining that the point would indisputably save him.) King's Advocate—The prisoner must be aware that it is impossible to prove the identity of the stone. He must know that nothing resembles one stone so much as another stone, unless perhaps it be an egg to an egg.— (Laughter.) You also held in your hand an iron punch. Whence did that come ? Terrier—l found it stuck in a cork a few days before. A sergent de vine named Duval, deposed to his hav ing seen Terrier wound his comrade Chamoin in the head. He knew nothing of the three other prisoners. Terrier had resisted, but not violently. Terrier—lt was impossible for me to resist. I lay almost dead under the blow I had received. I had fainted away. President—ls it true that Terrier had blood upon his face ? Witness—There was a litde on his head. Terrier— Un pen ! joliment beaucoup. Lotot, another sergent, deposed to Terrier having been running with great rapidity at the moment of his arrest. President—lf you were "dead," Terrier, according to your own expression, you ran very quickly, for a corpse.—(Laughter.) Terrier—l was not struck until after they had ar rested me. The witness declared that he had not seen Terrier struck at all. Terrier—There were several of you following me at once. The nearest sergent cried out, " Arrete, coquin ! ou je to passe mon epee ou travers du corps. I conti nued to fly. It was then he took his sword by the point . and struck me with the hilt. The blow made me so ill that I was obliged to go the hospital, where I was ordered hot baths. Nodier positively denied that he had struck Terrier at all. It was unnecessary, he alleged, to resort to ex treme force, since they were three against one. Terrier—The witness lies. lam an honest man, moi. I swear once more that he struck me. Chamoin, another sergent de ville, deposed as fel lows :—When we came up to disperse the crowd, we remarked a small group at the corner of the Rue d'Arcole. There were stones flying in that direction. I advanced alone, and followed a young man, who took to flight. I arrested him. He lic!d in his right hand a stone with which he struck me sc. oral times in the stomach. But that did me no harm.—(Laughter.) In my struggle with him my hat tell to the ground. I stooped, and he hit me on the head with the same stone. The blow stunned me, and I let go. [The witnesses's head appeared to have been softer than his stomach.] President—Can you point out the person who struck you ? Witness—lt was Terrier. Terrier lustily denied this ; but the sergent as lustily persisted in his statement. The sergent added that the stone made " a hole in his head." Another witness deposed to his having arrested the prisoner Fougerolles in the Rue d'Arcole, while he was in the act of crying " Aux armes !" and gesticulating violently. The Tribunal sentenced Terrier to four months' im prisonment (a more perfect specimen of a Parisian gamin it would be difficult to find) ; Fougerolles was sentenced to three days' imprisonment ; and the complaint against the two other prisoners was dismissed for want of evidence. BRIGHTON PETTY SESSIONS. On Monday, William Batty, the proprietor of the Cir cus in this town, appeared to an information preferred against kim by the agents of the lessee of the theatre. The information charged hint with having, on the 26th of December, at Brighton, without authority, or license, as required by the statute, caused to be acted for gain or re ward, an entertainment of the stage, or pantomime, called The Gnome King, or the Magic Eagle, by which he had forfeited the s um of 501, The information was supported by counsel, Mr. E. S Creevy appearing for the agents of the theatre; and Mr. Batty was attended by Mr. Dempster, a solicitor in Brighton. The Court was crowded with theatrical and circus people, and the case, which lasted nearly two hours, ex cited great interest in the town. The Learned Counsel said this information was not laid from vindictive motives, but simply to claim that protection which the law threw around theatrical representations, and that if a conviction took place it was the intention of his clients to devote that moiety of the penalty which the law granted to those laying the informations to some charitable purpose. In support of his argument the Learned Bar rister cited the opinion of Lord Tenterden in the King v. Nevill, reported in the first volume of Barnwell and Adol phus, showing that sach representations as The Gnome hint' came within the meaning of the Act, and could not be performed without a license. The solicitor on the other side cited the case of the King v. Harley, where Lord Kenyon had decided that tumbling was not an entertainment of the stage, and that a pantomime was not an entertainment analogous to the drama, and that it could not be submitted to the Lord Chamberlain for approval. The Magistrates were of opinion that a pantomime came within the words of the statute, "or other entertainment of the stage," and convicted the defendant in a penalty of 501., including costs. The solicitor for the defendant sig nifi.2d that his client would take steps to remove the case into a higher Court to reverse the recision. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM. The Anniversary Ball, in aid of the funds of this ad mirable Institution, took place last evening at the London Tavern, The Licensed Victuallers' Asylum stands so isominently forward amongst the first of those benevolent societies with which the metropolis abounds, and the esta blishment of which reflects so much credit upon tha phil anthropy and foresight of the age in which we live, that any especial allusion here to the benefits which it confers upon those vvho arc the recipients of them, may he con sidered an act of supererogation. It may be as well, however, to observe in passing, that many an aged mem ber of the trade, who at one time never expected to be obliged to have recourse to the Asylum, now find within its walls that home which, but for its formation, they would probably have been obliged to seek in a place less in accordance with their previous habits and feel ings When, the various comforts which the Asylum af fords to those wi:o are constrained to participate in them, are considered, it is not surprising to find that it has a host of friends, nor that they should take every oppor tunity of manifesting their sympathy in the object which it has in view. This was shown last evening by the attend ance of a numerous and highly respectable company, for whose enjoyment every means were put into requisition by the Committee of Management, Dancing commenced at eight o'clock, and continued in every variety of form during the evening, under the able direction of Mr. Bessell, the master of the ceremonies,whose services were gratuitously given upon the occasion. Mr. Adams's celebrated quadrille band officiated in the orchestra, and gave infinite satisfaction to the company. The services of Mr. Adams were, like those of the master of thc.cere monies gratuitous. The refreshments provided by Messrs. Bathe and Breach, the proprietors of the tavern, were ample, and of the best description. Upon the whole amore admirably arranged entertainment it was impossible to be present at. The Chairman of the Asylum and the Com mittee were unremitting in their endeavours to afford sa tisfaction to their friends; arid if we may judge from the variety of happy faces that we saw around us, there can be littlemost effectively. doubt bu they succeeded in attaining their desire The eornpany retired from the festive scene at an early hour this morning. highly delighted with it. We apprc bend that the funds of the Asylum will be materially im proved by the receipts of last evening—" A consummation most devoutly to be wished."—Morning Advertiser. The Treasury are about to make the follow ing retirements on superannuated allowances :—Cus toms.—Two of the oldest commissioners, some of the old long-room officers, seventeen of the water side officers, landing-waiters, &c., two surveyors, several clerks, and several principal officers atoutports, Hull, Bristol, &c.—quite a turn-out in this and other public de partments.—From a Correspondent of the Morning Post. Several of the most eminent of the London Dis sentng Ministers have undertaken to deliver a lecture, in rotation, at the New Broad-street Meeting House, at 12 o'clock on the Tuesday following the first Sunday in the month, " on these principles of Evangelical Protestantism which are opposed not only to the Popery of Romanism, but to that more specious, though less consistent, Popery of modern Protestantism, usually designated, of late, by the conventional term of Pusegism. A singing school for the instruction of the schoolmasters of day-schools and Sunday-schools, is shortly to be opened at Exeter Hall, under the patronage of the National Education Committee. 1 FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE WHITEFIALL, DFr._3o, 1840. The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Goulbourn Etches, Whitchurch, Shropshire, Gent., and Charles Smithson, New 'Walton, Yorkshire, Gent., to be Masters Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. `VAR-OFFICE, .lAN. 5, 1841. 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. G. M. Fullerton to be Ciptain by purchase, vie;Henderson, who retires, Jan. 5. Cornet and Adjutant W. Clarke to have the rank of Lieu tenant, Jan. 4. Cornet R. H. S. Barry to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fullerton, Jan. 5. 21d Regiment of Foot.—Captain E. W. Lascelles, from 45th Foot, to be Captain, vice Preston, who exchanges, Jan. 5. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Lieut. E. Lucas, from the Ist West India Regiment, Jan. 4. Lieut. the Hon. T. C. S. Foster, from the Ist West India Regiment, Jan. 4. Lieut. J. E. Thackwell, from the 94th Foot, Jan. 4. Lieut. T. Dundas, from the 79th Foot, vice Gaisford, ap pointed to the 79th Foot, Jan. 4. Ensign A. Macpherson, from the 513th Foot, Jan. 5. Ensign W. D. Hilton, from the 3d Foot, Jan. 5. Ensign W. H. Fitzgerald, from the 73d Foot, Jan. 5. Ensign W. M. G. APAlurdo, from the Bth Foot, Jan. 5. Ensign E. S. Smith, from the 61st Foot, Jan. 5. Ensign F. G. T. Deshon, from the 56th Foot, Jan 5. Ensign C. H. Montresor Smith, Jan. 6. 45th Foot—General Sir F. J. G. Maclean, Bart., from the 84th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant -General Sir W. N. Pringle, deceased, Dec. 1840. Captain W. R. Preston, from the 22d Foot, to be Captain, vice Lascelles, who exchanges, Jan. 5. 43th Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel W. Bennett, from half-pay Unattached, to be Major, vice Macdougall, promoted, Jan. 5. Captain the Hon. A. A. Dalzell to be Major, by purchase, vice Bennett, who retires, Jan. 5. 60th Foot—Second Lieutenant H. R. Beresford to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Hon T. D. G. Dillon, who retires, Jan. 5. D. L. Hagan to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Beresfard, Jan. 5. _ 71st Foot—Captain John Barron, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice John Impel t, who exchanges, Jan. 5. Lieut. R. T. W. L. Brickenden to be Captain, by purchase, ♦ice Barron, who retires, Jan. 5. Ensign G. A. Bayly to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brickenden, Jan. 5, L. C. L. Peel, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bayly, Jan. 5. 79th Feot—Lieut. T. Gaisford, from the 22d Foot, to be Lieutenant, ♦ice Dundas, appointed to the 22d Foot, Jan. 6. s4th Foot—Lieut.-General Sir L. W. Otway to be Colonel, vice Sir F. J. G. Maclean, appointed to the 45th Foot, Dec. 30, 1640. 94th Foot—Quartermaster T. Waite to be Adjutant, with the rank of Ensign, vice D'Arcy, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, Jan. 5. Sergeant-Major G. Crozier to be Quartermaster, vice Waite, appointed Adjutant, Jan. a. BREVET—Captain J. Whylock, of the Royal Marines ; Captain A. Morrison, of the Royal Marines; Gaptain C. Robinson, of the Royal Marines, to be Majors in the Army, Nov. 5. The under-mentioned Cadets, of the Hon. the East India Company's Service, to have the temporary rank of Easiga dur ing the period of their being placed under the command of Co lonel Pasley, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for geld in structions in the art of Sapping and Mining ;--J. P. Beadle, Gent. ; A. Impey, Gent. ; G. F. Atkinson, Gent. ; R. J. Walker, Gent. ; T. C. Phillpotts, Gent. AIEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Ensign Bookey, of the 54th Foot, are Power le Pour, not De la Peer Trench, as previously stated. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. Royal South Lincolnshire Regiment of Militia.—Sir T. Whichcote, Bart., to be Captain, Jan. 1. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. SAMUEL WALKER, jun., coal-merchant, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. BANKRUPTS. THOMAS EVANS PHILLIPS, draper, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, to surrender, Jan. 26, and Feb. 16, at eleven, at the Bell Hotel, Gloucester. Matthews, Gloucester ; Drake, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street, London. JOHN COX, grocer, Nottingham, Jan. 19, and Feb. 16, at twelve, at the George the Fourth Inn, Nottingham. John son, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London ; Bowley, Notting ham. RICHARD TINDLE TERRY, ship-chandler, Bristol, Jan. 12 and Feb. 16, at two o'clock, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol. Hinton, Bristol; Hicks and Braikenridge, Holborn, London. JOHN SPEDEN, spirit merchant, North Shields, Jan. 28, at eleven, and Feb. 16, at two, at the Bankrupt Commission room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Brooksbank and Farn, Grays Inn-square, London ;IBrovrn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. C. Farnworth, tin plate merchant, Dowgate-wharf, Upper Thames-street, Jan. 26, at one—W. M‘Pherson, oilman, Hat ton-wall, Jan. 28, at twelve—F. Bradford and T. Healey, wholesale stationers, Great Trinity-lane, Jan. 26, at half-past eleven—J. Foulerton, merchant, Upper Bedford-place, Blooms bury-square, Jan. 28, at half-past eleven—H. T. Austin, H. Maunde, and J. Tilson, bankers, Henrietta-street, Covent garden, Jan. 26, at twelve—J. A. Butler, master mariner, Blackheath, Jan. 28, at eleven. In the Country. J. Ulyatt, cattle dealer, Crowland, Lincolnshire, Jan. 211, at twelve, at Standwell's Hotel, Stamford—W. R. Burrill, mer chant, Kingston-upon-Hull, Jan. 27, at twelve, at the King ston Hotel, Kingston-upon-Hull—B. Cook, sen., brass founder, Birmingham, Jan. 27, at twelve, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Bir mingham—J. Roberts, herse dealer, Clareton, West Riding of Yorkshire, February 1, at twelve, at the Falcon Inn, York—W. Barrett, worsted stuff manufacturer, Keighley, Yorkshire, Jan. 28, at one, at the King's Arms Inn, Keighley —J. Morley, coal merchant, iKingston-upon-Hull, Jan. 26 at two, at the George Inn, Kingston-upon-Hull—W. Stead, corn miller, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, Jan. 25, at eleven, at the Falcon Inn, York—E. Browne, builder, Norwich, February 4, at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Norwich—J. H. Carter and C. Lawrence, machine makers, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Feb. 4, at twelve, at the White Swan Inn, Hud dersfield—J. H. Bazley and H. Chapman, warehousemen, King-street, Cheapside, Jan. 29, at two, at the Commission ers'-rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICATES—Jay. 26. H. Speight, stuff manufacturer, Allerton, Yorkshire—C. H. Harris, carver and gilder, Percy -street, Tottenham-court-roA —J. Mulcaster awl B. Vaughan, wholesale furriers, St. Paul's Church-yard—S. Taylor, hat manufacturer. Castle-street, llol born—M. Evans, innkeeper, Stone-ditch, Pembrokeshire—H. Marsh, coal merchant, Plymouth. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. Bramah and H. T. Prestage, lock manufacturers, Pimlieo —F. Bramah, J. T. Prestage, and W. Ball, lock manufac turers, Piccadilly—C. Alihusen and H. Bolckow, merchants, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—C. Alihusen, H. Bolckow, and 11. F. Blech, merchants, Sunderland (so far as regards H. Bolckow) 'l'. and E. Rowland, mathematical instrument makers, Bristol —J. Lake and E. Lawrence, woollen drapers, Aldgate—J. Newton and J. Humphreys, York-road, Lambeth—Farrer, Sharps, Mathers, and Co., scribbling millers, Pudsey, York shire (so far as regards J. Sugden)—T. Dean and T. Munday, printers, Threadneedle-street—l 3 . L. White and T. Carr, booksellers, Sunderland-- W. and E. Bow, builders, Maidstone, Kent—W. and J. Little, timber merchants, Brighton-place, Hackney-road—L. Thompson and G. M'Kewan, printers, Great St. Helens, Bishopsgate—W. and C. Burton, brass bed stead manufacturers, Bordesley, Warwickshire—R. James, It. James, jun., H. Marlow, and J. l'ayton, factors, Walsall, Staffordshire—W. Drabble and W. Waller, attorneys, Chester terlield, Derbyshire—lt. Wilson and T. Parker,attorneye, Sun derland—L. W. and J. Jarvis , attorneys, King's Lynn, Norfolk Sydney -street, Commer Leaming e—toial-.1r,7.7 coiklegs:staiend F. Sard, , ennd drapers,. Puntis, plumbers, Shoe-lane—J. Barringer and J. A. Jones, tailors, Birmingham —T. and J. D. Thornely, merchants, Liverpool—G. Burlet son, semi., W. Burletson, G. Burletso n , j un ., an d R. Butlet son— R. Norman and J. Messenger, linen drapers, Wigton, Cumberland—W. Johnson and J. Martin, tallow chandlers, Bl shopsgate-street—S. Charlton and W. J. Thomas, licensed victuallers, Font—W. Okill and I'. Cooke, stock brokers, Liverpool—T. and J. Hewitt, joiners, Knotty Ash, Lancashire—T. Roe and J. Wood, dyers, Coventry—W. At kinson and S. Wilkinson, surgeons, Leeds—NV. J. Hall and B. Summers, painters, Bristol- 1 % L. and W. L. Noakes, millers, Brigtling, Sussex—B. Wright and W. Heighway, Manchester—S. Hall a.nl J. T. Birds, mercers, Wirksworth, Derbyshire—J. Pritt and T. Hughes, chain cable manufac turers, Liverpool—l. and B. Smith, schoolmasters, Knotting ley, Yorkshire—W. Gaulter and S. H. Wraith, surgeons, Over Darwen, Lancashire—W. Johnson and J. G. Brayne, tanners, Shrewsbury—M. Myers and A Harris, cigar manu facturers, Eldon street, Finsbury—T. Tilson, T. Tilson, jun., B. I'. Squance, and 0. Tilson, attorneys, Coleman-street (so far as regards T. Tilson)—W. Hopkinson and W. French, attorneys, Stamford, Lincolnshire —it. Ogden and D. Haworth, ilium - , spinners, Bank-top, Lancashire—J. Brown and G. M. Webb, general merchants, Sheffield—F. and T. J. Wood house, hop merchants, Leominster, Herefordshire—R. Little dyke and W. Grantham, drapers, Kingston-upon-hull—lt. Parker, J. S. Randell, and W. Newth, carriers, Bristol and London (so far as regards R. Parker)—A. Coombe, W. Finlay, anti J. Boynton, inkstand manufacturers, Denmark-street, St. Giles's-in-the-Fields (so far as regards J Boynton)—W. Hig gins and C. Wright, corn factors, Maidstone, Kent—S. Bross n and It. Arundale, engravers, Leeds—H. Kimber, F. Gross, and C. Nicholl, brewers, Colchester—N. Littlewood and .1. Helliwell, grocers, Ifolmfirth, Yorkshire—H. Clark and F. Phillips, snuff millers, Carshalton, Surrey. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. JOHN WILSON, baker, Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshir •,, Jan. 7 and 28, at twelve, at the Black Bull Inn, Lanarkshire. JOSEPH MAITLAND, brewer, Edinburgh, Jan. 8 and 29, at two, at the Old Signet Hall, Royal Exchange, Edinburgh. JOHN ROSS, organist, Craigie Park, Aberdeen, Jan. 9 and 30, at one, at the Li mon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen. WILLIAM HOPE, Hopehouse, Jan. 9 and Feb. 1, at twelve, at the Spread Eagle Inn, Jedburgh. ANDREW THOMSON, jeweller, Glasgow, Jan. 11 and Feb.l. at twelve at the Writing Chambers of H. Smeaton, Glasgow. We understand that T. Tvvisden Hodges, Esq., succeeds to the bulk of the property of the late Sir John Twisden, by whose death the title becomes extinct. ST.BARTHOLONIEW'S (EXCHANGE) CHURCH. ----- —On Monday th e remains of th i s ven erable church were sold by auction. The outer walls, which are about to be removed to mak e way for the alterat i ons and improvements connected with th e re b uild i ng o f t h e Royal Exchange, sere then dispo se d of b public sale, acco rdin g to the announcements to th a t effect that have b e e n made for some days back. T he event, as m i g ht naturally be ex pected, attracted much attention, an d during the entire morning, great crowds were assem bl e d within the dilapi dated building—s ome, y doubtlessly, from me re curiosit y , and others to tak e a farewell peep at the ancie nt structure. Considerable obstruction was t hereby creatod to the thoroughfare, whi c h was by no means am ended by the pave ment having b een removed from the f ro nt of the church, and the preve nt i on of vehicles p a ssing down that much-used road. Th e auctioneer was stationed in the re-, cess that form er l y constituted the vestr y-room, and the robing-room f or t h e Minister, wh i c h h a d the screen re moved from it, and formed a safe spot for the purpose which it w as now turned. Unlike the res t of the edifice, that was th e port i on which was not to be disposed of, to which fact was announced by" not for sale " chalkings on the walls, so that there w as t h e notification close upon the auction eer ' s rostrum, and had a curiou s effect on the spectator. Th e church has been st ill mo re dismantled since Saturday, anal now li tt l e rema i ns of the ancient build ing beyond th e mere bare walls. The orga n loft has been entirely cleared, except the steps an d sea ts at the side, on which the charit y c hi ldren used to s i t. In all other re spects the church was a mere shell. PRICES OF CAN AL,DOCK,ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c. LDiVDON, TUESDAY, JAN. 5, Number Dividend of p , 2r Marc.% A lITILIM. Der Shtic CANALS, Price 1.766 7 pet cent..kshtc; & Oldhat , 4verage97/.ldg.sh. 112 1 4 •i.l 4/. Asiiliy.tle.lc-Zouch A -:;. - age 111>1.sh 7.2 1,q60 lia , irgsteke 100/.s. h. 5 1,005 Y. Brecknock and Abergavenny - 150, sh. 93 14,C64 1.16 th. 10/. Birmingham, 1.16 th share ~..8 11. & 711. 9.01 4,1.00 Ditto & Liverpool i unct. Ic"11. sh. 100 pit £6 600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton.loo/. sh. all pd 100 51. Chelmer and Blackwater lO3l. sh . 101 500 32/. Coventry 1001. sh. 660 Croydon. Avenge 31/.2s 10d. sh. OR 51. 08. Dudley.. 1001. sh. 97% . ... . .. COO 1.3, . I)crby IOO/.sh . VO 20,000 4 per cent. Danube and M ,yne 4ll. I:is. 4-I. pd :I'4 3,5751 4'. Eletattoreand Chester Avcrz.gel33l.stt. 81 231 6'l w Ercasn ... ._. . . 1001.sn. 750 1,‘.1.47 3,11 Forth and Clyde....Average.V.l.ll.l6s. th. WO 11,0t0 q/. Grano runctior 100/.Bn 111 4.49 i Eris. Grand Union lOll/.sh ~ Vtl 1,500 .4 Grand Surrey 1,000/ V. pn•celit . Ditto (optional) Loan 1001. 3 ..)110 Grand Western 600 13/.125. tlti, thamorganthire, Aver. cost 172/. 135.11 '1: 0 749 Pt. Oran , hrn l5O/. sh. 21,-, 6,238 2/. Os. Hui Wei , i?.ld Average )41. Is (id; sill 27 ICO Kensingto a lOO sh. all pd. 10 4;128 11.13-1. Kennet and Avon, Av. 30/.lBs. 10)1. sh 25 11,6991 11. 7s. Lancaster Average 471. Cs. 82 07 1 / 3 ,507,1. 301. Leeds and Liverpool l O l/. sh '760 545: 151. Leicester 1401. st 146 1,897 5/.os. Leicester & Nort bampton Aver 631.10:- 'i3Y9 2,100 101, Monmouthshire lOOl.Bl 200 150 101. Melton Mowbray lO,Ol. sh. 2CG 500 25/. Mersey and Irwell lOOl. sh . 505 3,000 2/. 10s. Macclesfield lOO/. sh. all pd :A% 2i7 171. Neath / 100/.81, 325 2,400 5/. Peak Forest ...... ...AveNige about 78/. sh. 75 21,418 Os. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/.165.8d. sh. l 0 1 ,a 1,669 61. percent. Cochdale Average 851. sh. 67 500 81. Shropshire 1251. sh. 137 800 10/. Os. Somerset Coal l5Ol. sh. ISO 3,600/, 4; per cent Ditto I,ock Fund Stock 121.105. sh. 1114 700 36/. Stafford and Worcester. 140/.sh. 650 501 115/. Shrewsbury 125/.Bli. 280 300 91. 5t0urbridge1............,... 1451. sh. 396 3,647 21. Os. Stratford.on.Avoii Aver.... 701. Os. f. 5 .d. sh. 41 533 1211 Swansea I OIL sh. 265 3,70.2 2/. 81. Severn and Wye and Railway Av. 351. sh. 45 2,604 sh. 32i. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share .1001. sh. 580 e 3,149 Thames and Medway Av. 191. 6s. Bd. sh. 2 1,0005h.1 5 , 161. Warwick and B i rmingham lOO/.sh 245 000ish. 960 13s Warwick and Napr.lin . 1001. sh. 175 7,0(10 4/ / Worcester & Birmingham Av. 781.85. sh. 561( 5;100 335. Wilts and Berk/. Average 671. lOs Bd. sh. 96a 4 eoo 6.. Wytlev and Essington 1251. sh '74 .26 Wisticacn .." t)."...f. sh. 50 90 1 11. Way and Arun. llOl. in. 22 DOCKS. t,600 1k 3p. c. Commerc al lool.sh. f•l5 1.065i5h. East and West India ....Stock 1/8 3.238,310 V. 60s. p.ct. London Stock 67 Ditto Bonds 2,209 31.65. sd. Bristol Average 14'1. Os. sh. 75 68,324/. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lO6 352,751 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 9934 500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds 200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years Deptford Pier .. "01. sh. 20/. pd 10 BRIDGES. ,600 10s. Hammersmith 501.01. 21 7,231 Southwark, Old Av. 631.25. 8,1. sh. *,, 1,700 14 15s. Ditto, New, of 7i per cent., 50/. sh. 13 , 000 Waterloo 1001. sh. 3 5,000 225. Od. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 001. p 4 20,y, 5,000 193. :3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 18!i 60,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,848 208 Vauxhall .......,.Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh 2 6 lm ASSURANCE COMPANIES. -- - - - 2,000 3110 s Albion 5OO/. sh. 50/. pd 73 50,000 r n er d c i . a ,l Alliance British &Foreign lON. sh. 111. lid 131 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 5% 4,000 81. per sh. Atlas 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 14% I,2ooish. Si. Birmingham 1' ire "50/. sh. 5.51, pd 107% 20,000 4/. per cent. British Fire '2501. sh. 50/. IA 40 12,000 6/. per cent. British Commercial 5O/, sh. 5/. pd 5% 5,000 5!. per cent. Clerical & Med i .I'l Life, 100/. sh. 2 /10s pd 4 4,000 3! Os County lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 10 20,(.00 ss. Eagle 501. sh. 51. pd 5% 0 ,, r 5 per cent] Economic Life 10001. sh. 2501. pd 406 "'" /and 30/ bs. 2,271 223. per cent. European Li, • '2Ol. s h. all pc! 02 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. ah. 2/. pd 1% 1.000,000/. 61. per ct Globe Stock 102 20,000 51. Guarthan 30,000 s. 62. Hope 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 5% 2,400 5/. 7s. 62. Imperial Fire 5OO/. sh. 50/. pd 135 7,500 9.5. Imperial Life lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 10 13,459 51. per cent. Indemnity Marine lOO/. sh. St. pd 30 2,020 31 108 Kent Fire 5O/. sh. all pd 92 3/. Ditto Life 5O/. pd (;ti . - - ... . _ .... 10,000 16s. Law Life lOO/. eh. 101. pd :10% 5,000 10s. London, Fire 9 5/. sh. 121. 1(13. pd 18,y 3,900 10s. London, Ship .. ....... 25/. sh. 10/. 10s. pd 18<,, 4000,000/. ... ..... Minerva Lite 1001. sh. 100,000!. National Loan Fund ..... 2/. ss. pd 3 30,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Lite 5O/. sh. 2/. pd t - 21 6s 50,000 4!. per cent. Protector Fire 0 01. sh. 2/. pd 13, Od 10,0(10 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters ....160/. sh. 5!. pd 5 2 2,500 11. Provident Lire 2)0,009 7s. Rock Life 89,..201 51. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock 200 6,000 5 per cent. University Life 1001. sh. 5/. pal 5 1 4 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd 7 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 A gric. and Com. of I reland2s/. sh. 10/. pd 5,000 S per cent. Australasia 40/. sh. 451. pd .54N 10,v06 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 501. oh, 10/. pd 13% 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5Ol. sh. 10!. pd 23 31,000 I; percent. London & Westminster 1001 sh. 25/. pd 23% 60,000 51. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 101. pd 13 3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl. sh. 501. pd 30 25000 Liverpool lOOl sh. 101. lid 01N 50,000 7 , 1 percent, Manchester and Liver.] mi.sh. 15/ pd 10,41 pool Distri-t 20,000 7 percent. Manchester I ON. sh. 25/. pd 4IN 20,000 Provincial Bank of Irelandloo/. sh. 25/. pet 4314 Sll,OOO 5i er cent. National Bank of Ireland 50/.sh. 17i/. pd 104 10,000 It per cent. National Prov, Jiicial Eng.loo/, sh. 35/. pd :15;.4 10,0011 Ditto New 10i. sh. 10/. pd 10M 10,000 Gloucestershire 501. sh. 111/. pc! 30 6,000 lOper cent. Triampshire 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 llis Od Bath "01. sh. 1(11. pd 22 5,000 British 4O!. sh. 16/. pd 184 il 000 f sL P ercent 'l Ditto Provincial 2Ol. sh. 101. pd 25 . and Bs. es. 9213 5/ 10s Birmingham 501. sh. 90 4,250 '2l Os Bristol ' l O/. sh. St; 2,050 3/ 103 Brighton '2o/. sh. 14 __ 750 3/ lOs Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. ISt. pd 9 2,471 41 per cent. Brighton General 9 0/. sh. all pd 9 4,000 71. Os. Continental Consolidated ....751. Nil. pd 105 1,000 101. City 01 London.. 1,000 61. Ditto, New lOOl. sh. 75/. pd 150 4,000 3!. Os. Equitable 5O/. pd 20 10,000 21 per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 53 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet 25/. sh. 20/. pd 18% 2,950 61. per cent. Independent 30/.3h. all r.... 49 9,000 4!. per cent. Phoenix 5O/. sh. 391, pet 34 1,000 4/. per cent. Hateliff 100!. sh. 80/. pd 03 4000 South Metropolitan 50/. sh. 19/. pd 17 9,000 4/. per cent. Uniteol General 50/. sh. 471. pi 333¢ 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 5Ol. sh. 50 400 5!. per cent Wakefield 9,000 1. Westminster Chartered 6,000 12s, Ditto New NI. sh. 1(1/. pd lig 730 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2O/. sh. 181. pd WATER WOYCKS 1,900 les. Birmingham 251. sh. 25/. pd :: 4 2 4,414 71. East London 100!. sh. 170 5,500 21 15s. Grand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4d. sh. 65 2,000 24 Kent 1001. sh. 4531 372 101, Liverpool Bootle 220/. sh. 396 1,500 2 /10s New River London Bridge Water Ann... 60 6,496 21 lOs Manchester and Salford KV. sh. 55 1,000 4 per cent. South London lO O l. sh. 104 % 3,294 41/. West Middlesex Average 631.125. 9d. sh. 101 1,360 11 14e York Building (,o. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 ...... ... Birmingham and Derby .... 100/ pd 76 31 9,5!+0 Birmingham and Gloucester 9Ol pd 75 15,44)0 Bristol and Exeter lOOl. sh. 48) pd 37Y, 7,500 ...... .., Cheltenham &G. Western 100/. sh. 62 ~.1. 393¢ 3,003 .... ..... Clarence 100/. sh. 100/ pd '25 8000 ......... Dublin and Drogheda 100/. sh. 51. pd 90 . 005 .... ..... Eastern Counties °5l. sh. '231. pd 951 10000 Great North of England 100/. sh. 70/. pd 513( 10,918 14 per cent Grand Junction lOO/. sh. all pd 213 25000 ... ...... Great Western lOO/. sh. 651. pd 95 25,000 Ditto New NIL slt. : - 01. pd fiS 60000 per cant Gosport Junction 50/. sh. 35!. pJ 421 2,000 5 per cent. Hartlepool lOO/. sh. 1001. pd 145% 8,000 Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh. 50/. pd 44 .- 2,100 41. per cent. Leeds and Selby 160 sh. 05% 5,10 A 10 percent. Liverpool& Manchester 101./.sh. 100/. psi 185 7,0( , 3 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares se/. pd 47;i 11495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares `)5/. pd 45 30,1,00 London and Brighton 501. sh. 301 pd 4416 2_4,100 London and Blackwall 251. sh. 22,:/. pd 184 y 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich _2O/. sls. 9111. pd S% 25,000 8 per cent. London & Birmingham 100/. oh. 90/. pd 173 25,000 Ditto Quarter Shares ....'251. sh. 5/. pd 27 31,250 Hit o New Shares V/ sh. 2 , 1. pd 50% 311,001) 5 per cunt. London and S. Western Av. 381, 17s. NI. 511 33,000 ... ...... London and Croydon/ a 12; 4 Av. l 1 5 . N ]fie. 12 Li Ditto New Scrip__ 13,000 Manchester and Leeds...loo/. sh. 70!.1.1 74 I A 1:401 , 4 Ditto Half Shares 5Ol. ‘.25/. pd 31 I o,*lo 51 I nehester and ltirmiugham 70/. sh. 40/. 57b.., Ditto Extension . 71. pi 3 1 / 4 it) a Midland Counties 'OO/. sh. 10.4, pd ha 15,600 North Midland Ditto New s,l_'s Northern and Eastern.... PI/. oh 30!. pd t.. - 3 ',two Preston and Wyre 5O/. sh. 31,/, 0 :16 .tywo South Eastern and Dover 1,00(1 10/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOOl. sll. 275 9,000 Thalne, HAVCn 5O/. sh 5/. pfd 0,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 50/. lid 0!) MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 51. s :311. p 4 12 4,1,00 I/. ss. A Iten 15/. sh. 10!, ii :pd 111 !f oo t) ~.. ...., Anglo Mexican,iss. 5/, pm.lool. sh a , 1 d 114 Ditto Subscription 'ls/. pu 1% 2,000 10/, IS01.:nos 150/. sh all IA 35 10,008 U. los Biazilian Imp. iss. 51. ptn...351. sh. '2Ol, pd 12 6,000 Mocaubas & tocacs United 251.51L2,/. p 8 15 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey —2O/. sh. 11l p i l 2 1 ,4 i',I,COII noliv,r Copper Company, 201. sh. 2111. pd 1 10,000 Ditto Scrip 10!. sh. In/. pd 2 20,01_10 British Iron ....50!. sh. 55/ pd I 0011 British Copper 5/. sh. 4“. pi] 1% ......... C t 7: Br inca 6l/. lid 5 , , , , Candonga 10,00 It Copiapo R,500 ... ColimMtan, ics, 5i,. pm. —55/. sh. 551. pd 014 2,5.50 Si. English —.M. Cs. pd :4 20,000 General Mining: ssociation2o/. sh. IS/. lid 3 6,155 Mexican Company lBO/. sh. '.::7/ pd 6 :1,000 ['other:it' Consols .. ... ...... 10/. sh. SI. pd 4 11,500 ... ...... Itcal del Monte, Unregistered '2% Ditto Loan Notes 150/. pd Wu (0,000 United Mexican, iss. 2 prn. 40/. sh. all pd 2 3 4 Dim. Scrip 3) Ditto New Scrip 5/ ...1 ::i West Cork 5lll. sh 50/.1)cl 38 Eli A ItY I NSITITTIONS, 1,1:1;0 Landon, with Bronze Ticket ...75gs. sh. It /, , ,.,00 Landon University IOW. sh. all pd S 700 Russell 'tags. sh. King' College lOOl. 104 _ -- ,- iIIISCELLANEOUS. 10, .:1 , 1 15s. Australian Agricultural.loo/.lsh. 284 pd 87% syku 1. per cent. British American Land Company 23t. pd 10 10,0 CC 1. per cent. Canada Company lOOl. oh. 3 0/. pd ::,114 110,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4rr cent. .......... ...... ..... 20,000 I/. Os. GoneralSteam Navigation 15/. ,11. 14/. pd 2-1? 8 10/.per ccnt. Hudson's Bay Stock ,0011 I/. London Coin. Sale Rooms ...Av. 751. sh l9 8,000 CaoLtchouc Company 12i/. pd 12 New Brunswick Land Compaoy...sol pd 12 2,"..5i 5/. por cent. Reversionary Int. 50c...100/. sh. 1001. pd 110 '2,6:33 W. per cent. Ditto New 1001. sh. 100/. IA 117 4,000 Thames Tunnel 5O/. sh. all pd 1144 ,0,000 6,, Van Die.neri's Land.... 1001. sh. 17j/, pd II LIST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES IJAN. 1, 1841. BANKS. 1,000,001/. 61. p. ct. Bank of Scotland...M. 6s. Bd. sh. all pd Ih3 2,000,000/. 6 p. ct. It. yal of Scotland 100/. sh. all pd 152 500,0001. 8 p. ct. British Linen Company 1001. sh. all pd :130 500,000/. 61. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 1001. pd 175 500,0053 t. . n. ct. National lo6l.sh. 10/. pd 14A 501,000/. 71. p. ct. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 501. pd 811 1 1,000.000/. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 40/. pd 73 INSURANCE COIPAYIES.2 250,0005 h 61p. ct. Scottish Union .0/. sh.? I/. pd 253.6 d. 7.500 7p. ct. Hercules lOO/. sh. la pd 113L N too,uno 5 p. et. Insurance Co. of Scotland .101. sli. all pd 0% 50,000 Bp. ct. North British ')001. sh. 10!. pd ISJ A - i 1,000 Sp. et. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 10/. pd 2.) 5,000 6p. ct. Edinburgh Life lout. sh. iw. pd 154 100,000 31 p. ct. West of Scotland MISCELLANEOUS. 4,818 .... Edin. and Glas. Un. Canalso/.sh. all pd 10 Ditto Allocatcd: 96/. sh. all pd 47 5,40( 5 tier cent. Etlinb. Joint 'itwel Water.2s/. sh..all pd 35 2,01105 h ;5 per cent, Shotts Iron Foundetv 50/. sh 4i-V. pd 53 01,000 3 per mat. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 10/.sh. 161. pd I 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 25/. sh. all NI 5'..34 4,450 10 per cent. Clasgow Gas '5/. sh. all pd 5'... , 56 '759 7j per cant, '—eith Coal Gas 'UI. sh. all pd 51 1,200 Edinburgh and Dalkeitlirtai'may 50/. sh 66 22,124,0 5 u e r csut. s.'", u utable I,nart l'n , wi, , tilv ...Sr sh, F u y fri Monday afternoon Mr. Payne held an inquest at the Fox and Grapes, Primrose-street, I3ighopsgate, on the body of Amelia Cohen, aged 39. On Wednesday night, she fell down the kitchen stairs and struck her head on the stones. She was found with the blood gushing out of her cars and quite insensible, in which state she re maiced till Friday morning, when she expired. The cause of death was a fracture of the base of the skull. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," after which they strongly commented on the inhuman conduct of seve ral surgeons for refusing to attend the deceased, and com plimented Mr. Shaw, of Bishopsgate-street, for his prompt attention. GREECE. ATHENS DEC. 13, 1840—My correspondence has un fortunately been of a very gloomy description since King Otho &ES umed the reins of Government--his breach of his proinLes to the nation—hi sanction of insults—un• para:lelcd insults to Great Britain and her suljects—and of outrages, for which redress has in vain been demanded— his tortures by the Janissaries—these have been the sad heroes on which I have had to write ; yet the English ,mblic feel but little interest for the fate of this country. No one can accuse Sir Edward Lyons of indifference, or want of energy, in demanding redress for ,he various English and lonian questions before King Otho's Cabinet; but all his exertions arc useless. fle cannot even get answers to his just remonstrances. The fact is, that nothing—absolutely nothing—is done without the sanction of the King ; and he now does nothing but kill time in pistol firing, exercise, gossiping, and sleeping ; not only his mind, but his body, is lost in the labyrinthal inasses of papers in his cabinet. What must be thought of seventeen months having elapsed since a man was sen tenced to death, but strongly recommended to mercy ; and that, notwithstanding the earnest entreaties of his Majesty's Ministers and others that the man should be pardoned, his Majesty cannot find time to decide the question, and the poor wretch is dying of the agonies of .uspense ! • Poor Kairis is dying by inches, in virtue of the King's illegal decree for his incarceration ; he has already lost the use of his legs, and of one eye ; and let it not be sup posed that this is for any offence against the Canons of the Church. No ; it is because he is not a bigot, but a Libe ral, and exercises immense influence over all whom he ap proaches ; and, consequently, the King fears him. A few months ago the Court of Accounts refused to pass M. Eichthal's accounts for the negotiation of the loan, on the ground that about 1,000/. was not properly accounted for. Upon this, King Otho sent for the papers, and now refuses to give them up again to the Cour des Comptes, saying that the Court should specify any paper it requires, and then, if it be proper to be given them, it can be done ! Well, suspicions arose, and the Greeks complained that a Bavarian should be protected, while they were persecuted for the most trifling sums in the most vexatious manner. To suspicions have succeeded open declarations, that the King wished to contract a private loan with Eichthal, who refuses to do so, until his accounts a:e passed in their pre sent shape I This is near the end of the third year in which no Budget has been sent to the Council of State, and as the King is decorating his new palace most expensively, the Greeks suspect it is witk their money he does it, the estimate of the whole expense of the palace being 18,000,000 of drachmas (650,0001. sterling). And where does the money come froni ? they ask. Is it net shameful to spend such a sum for a palace in such an impoverished country as Greece ? The discontent arising from these facts, and from the system of torture, &c., produced such a burst of indigna tion, that it was necessary to do something ; but King Otho knew that if he consulted the Greek Ministers, they would recommend him to remove the cause of dissatisfac tion ; so he had a midnight council of Bavarians, who pro posed placing the garrison under arms, and the guns were actually loaded under the very windows of the Foreign office to the astonishment of the Greek Minister and his secretaries, who knew not whether the fire was to be turned upon them or upon the people. Twenty-four hours after the garrison of the capital had been under arms, and the Acropolis occupied by a body of infantry, to the exclusion of the Archmlegeses, the Mayor of Athens called upon the civil governor to know what it all meant, and they went together to ask the Mi • nister of the Interior, who in his turn went to the Minis ter of War (a Bavarian), who would not tell him I and yet King Otho says he carries on the Government by working frankly with the Greek Ministers. All these matters are noticed by the Greek press, and are the subjects of conversation in the caf3, at the theatre, and in the diplomatic circles; but his Majesty is as cold and insensible to the remonstrances which are made, as he is to the tears and persuasions of his amiable and lovely Queen. —Herald. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of January 5.) &amt.—The trade made their appearance early in the \Vest India market this morning, and were anxious to pur. chase ; holders displayed firmness, and from the grocers there was a brisk demand, particularly for coloury descrip tions, of which the supply was small ; the refiners were buyers to a fair extent; the total sales were 1,000 hhds and tics, and at prices Gd to Is above those current previous to the holidays for yellow kinds ; for brown and grey sorts with strength 6d advance was in most cases obtained, but low and soft kinds cannot be quoted higher. There was no public sale, and there has not been a single arrival since this day week ; the market closed this afternoon with a firm appearance. R eef een.—The better descriptions of Refined Gocds have been in good request for home consumption, and prices have improved Is. To day a good demand prevailed for Refined Goods from the home trade, and prices have an upward tendency ; Standard Lumps are with difficulty now to be had at 925 pieces, and good sorts of Bastards sell freely. The de mand for Treacle is dull, at 36s 61 to 375. Bonded Crushed Sugar sells slowly, and it is diffieult to buy first quality at 33s per cwt. MAURITIUS.--This afternoon a good demand existed, and 2,806 bags at public sale went briskly at 6d to is above the rates of the last auction, fine strong yellow fetched 83s 6cl to 84s 6d, good middling and good 77s to 79s 6d, middling 75s to 765, low middling 72s to 73s 6d ; fine brown 70s 6d to 71s, ordinary and good 57s 6d to 65s per cwt. For auction on Friday 5,000 bags are declared. EAST INDIA,—The grocers have purchased more freely of Bengal, and they have been compelled to pay an ad vance on former rates of 6d a Is for white descriptions; brown and yellow kinds have brought small prefits on the last auctions, and have been in better request. Siam or dinary white at 24s 6d, middling 25s to 265, good midd ling and good 26s rid to 27s 6d ; the stock is on the decrease, This afternoon white sorts of Bengal were in good re quest, and brought rather higher rates : at auction 193 bags went briskly at Is above the rates of the last auction, fine white fetched 85s 6d, good 83s 6d, mid 82s 6d, damps and washed 81s Gd to 65s 6d per cwt. FORRION.—For yellow Ham nah former rates have been fully supported ; 23s 6d to 24s for middling and good middling, and good and fine 24s Gd to 255. Two floating cargoes deliverable here at 23s for good colour, but of rather soft quality. For white the demand has been very limited, still no parcels are pressing for sale. For white sorts of Brazil full prices have been paid. Per nambuco for export, at 24s 6d fur middling quality ; brown kinds at 19s Gd to 22s for ordinary arid good. Port Rico at 23s to 23s 61 for good middling. COVNEE,—There has been no public sale of British Plantation ; but by private contract a better inquiry has existed, and the home trade has been compelled to pay rather higher rates for small parcels if clean descriptions; the quantity offering for sale is trifling, and a much better demand is expected to take place shortly. Although there has tot been much business transacted in East India or Cape descriptions, still holders have displayed firmness arid have supplied the market sparingly ; the home trade has also been more ON the alert, and several small parcels have been disposed of privately at full former rates; for good ordinary Cet lot, 73s has been paid. For fine Mocha some inquiry has prevailed, and the supply being small, buyers have been compelled to pay stiff rates. Brazil and St. Domingo from the Cape continues in re quest for export, arid prices inclined to advance. In the Foreign market not much business has been transacted, still holders are firm and a fair demand yet exists ; the sales have been 600 bags since we last wrote, good and line ordinary Rio at 43s to 455, ordinary and fair ordinary, 41s to 423 61; St. Domingo, ordinary and fine ordinary 42s 6d to 44s Gd per cwt. ; fine sorts are the most wanted, but of such the supply is small. '1 his afternoon there was no public sale, but 130 casks B. P. are declared for Thursday ; by private treaty there was not much inquiry for either East or West India, but holders were firm, and several small parcels were disposed of at full prices. TEA..—The demand for Free Trade continues to im- I prove, arid since Tuesday l as t a goo d d ea l o f b us i ness has been done to Supply both town and country orders, and buyers have been again compelled to pay rather higher rates, cash parcels common Congou disposed of at 2s lid to 2s lid, Twankay at 2s lid to 2s l ld. The transactions for short prompts have been on a more extended scale, and common Congou has produced 2s 2d per lb ; upoe the foregoing terms, indeed, several parties are not disposed to realize, and few parcels are pressing fur sale : no auction is yet announced, and n ine is expected to be until after the at rival of the overland mail, which is anxiously looked for, and may be expected towards the close o f th e wee k. I n t h e speculative market a fair business has been transacted, arid 2s l d to 2s 2d paid far Company's Congou, cash, and with short prompts, upon which terms some further pur chases have been made for actual consumption. To-day there was a fair business transacted in Free Trade, and the prices quoted above were fully supported, and at which not many parcels could be had. In Com pany's Congou several sales were at 23 lid to 2s Q.l cash ; the market closed with a firm appearance for all descriptions of Tea. Russ, BRANDY, AND HOE-LAW/S.—There has been a good demand for Jamaica Rum since this day week, principally from the home trade, and 250 puns have been disposed of at stiffer prices, 29 to 30 per cent over proof has been dis posed of at 6s to 6s Id, 31 to 33 over 6s 2d td 6s 4d, 94 to 36 over 6s 5d to 63 6d, 37 to 39 over Os 7d to Os 94, and favourite marks 7s to 7s 3d; of fine sorts the supply lies been very small ; Leewards have been in better re quest, and prices are firmer, the sales have amounted to 180 puns, proofs at 23 9d to 2s 90, 2 per cent. over proof 2s 10d. Of Calcutta 250 hhds had been disposed of At 2s lid proof, and 200 hhds Mauritius at 23 6d, proof strength. Brandy is held firmly : Cognac, first brands of the vintage of 1336, at 5s to 56 2d, in hhds and puns; ditto 1837, 4s 10d a 5s ; ditto 1838, 4s 8d a 4s 10d ; ditto 1839, 4s Gd a 4.4 Bd, but there has not been much business doing ; trio old kinds however have been in fair request, and have fetched as high as 53 6d per gallon. Geneva has sold steadily for export at is lld to as. The demand has be e n limited fur British Corn Spirits., but sales for cash cannot be made at present under 10s per gallon. Rica.—For Bengal the demand has, been extensive since we last wrote, and nearly all the parcels avail able have been cleared off the ;nukes, almost 12,000 bags have been disposed of ley private treaty since this day week, and prices have fertirer improved 3d to Gd per cat; low middling white has fetched 13s to Ils 3d, mid 13s tad to 13s fed, good mid and good 14s to 14s 6d, and fine white which is very scarce has btsuglit ]as per cwt; the principal part has been taken for the outports, and chiefly at 13s 6d for mid quality. For several parcels of yellow 103 3d to les Gd have been paid. The stock remaining in first hands is reduced to a low ebb, and the arrivale expected are by no means large, In Java and Siam a fair business has been transacted, and prices are firmer ; sales have been made at 8s Gd to 93 rid for ord, and 103 to 13s for mid astdfine a w t white. ' to 36s per cwt. Carolina h as so ld steadily fir home consumption OlLS.—.There has boon less activity in the market for zommen descriptions of Fish Oils since we last wrote, still a fair business has been transacted, and holders have do played firmness ; pale Seal has been selling at 341; low and straw colour, 291 to 02; brown, 281 to 28110 s ; Cod, 271 lOs to 281; Southern, good and fine , 28/ to 30/ ; ordinary end middling, 261 to 271 100. For Sperm holders remain firm. Linseed OA 28s 3d 0 0 the sect, and 203 to 303 for delivery. Rape has sold steadily, pale at 45s and brown 445. East India Cocoa Nut at 40s for good quality. Palm good quality at 35l to 35155. For Olive prices have an upward tendency. TALLow.—For P. Y. Candle on the spot the price ha' been steady at 47s 6d per cwt. For delivery in the nest two months 47s 6d to 47s 9d. Town Tallow however his been in good request ; South American from 39s 6d to 46a for low and good quality. Today the market was in a dull state, and there were sellers of P. Y. C. on the spot at 47s to 47a 3d, but even thereat but few buyers ; -17 s 6d is the nearest price for de livery. Feurr.--For fine descriptions of Curran's and Valencia RAisins the demand has been steady and prices firm, but ordinary sorts, of which there is a large stock, have wet with a dull sate ; holders however are not disposed to sub mit to lower ra•es. In other kinds of Fruit few sales have been made, holders however fo- the most part expect tll' a better demand will prevail shortly. The arrivals have been small since this day week. Stec:F:s.-I'or Cassia Lignea prices have further sd° vanced, and there has been a brisk demand, several hurl' dred chests have been disposed of since this day week; low middling has realized 88s to 89a, middling 90 . 5, good middling and good ills to 935, and tine tbi l quill, of which little is to be had is worth (J per cwt; the stock is reduced to a low ebb , and is nearly all engrossed by one party ; the arrivals or o expected to be trivial for some time. In black Pepper there has not been much business doing, still buyers have been more on the alert, and common Sumatra is not to be purchased under 3-d per lb ; the stock is diminishing' White has sold steadily at former rates. Pimento is held firmly, but there arc not many buyers; a better demand may, however, be shortly expected to take place' For East and West India Ginger the demand has been limited, but holders are unwilling to submit to lower rates , the arrivals being small. Cloves' have secured a fair sale , and is Id to is lid paid for Bourbon for shipping. For Nutmegs and Mace the demand has been steady, and prices keep firm. Fer some small parcels of Cinnamon , last sale's rates have been paid. Persons have been said to be able, by habit, t 0 live without air a considerable time. Death generalll occurs at the latest in one or two minutes, when respiration is suspended ; but by habit some few divers of the Swim' ming School at Paris can remain under water three to' mates. If the system is in an extraordinary nervous stete of insensibility, the brso ice of air, like the absent of food or the admini tr akin of strong agents, may borne for a very long time. Even fainting renders nil: mersion less dangerous. Mr. l3rydone (`• Tour through Sicily and Malta") frequently saw divers remain, in the Bay of Naples, under water for three minutes. In Pee' cival's " History of Ceylon," they are said sometimes t° remain five minutes under water. Some very grand le' stances of exaggeration on this subject will be found in O f amusing and useful book, entided " The Uncertainty 1 :), the Signs of Death." M. D'Egly, Member of the Royal , Society of Inscriptions, declares that he was engaged to, dinner for which the fish was to be provided by a Srl diver, who got his living by plung:ng into the water u°_ pulling the fish out of their holes. The dinner hour a' , rived, but no fish. Drags were employed, and the diver , body found. The curate wished to bury it imrrediatelP as it had been nine hours under water, but M. D'Egly d e ; termined on atte m p t i ng resusc i tat i on , an d succee d e d I. three-quarters of an h our . T he R ev . M r. Derham,_in , " Physico-Theology," is more cre d u l ous t h an t h e Cure,' he quotes Pechlin for th e e ase o f a man pens i one d by the Queen for having joined his fellow-creatures again, af t , c ,, remaining upright und e r w a t er , hi s f eet st i c k ing in tm, muddy bottom, for sixteen hours, at Tronningholm. this is nothing ; for Mr. Tilesius, the keeper of the R O ) 3 Library, has written an account of a woma n wh o m he alive and well, after being three days under water. Aar this is nothing; for Mr. Burmann declares he heard funeral sermon at Boness, in Lithovia, upon an old mati s ° seventy, who, the preacher prot e st e d, h a d f a ll en i n to t: water when sixteen years old, and rema i ne d un d er it o j seven weeks. Mr. Brydone was told that one diver, call c e Calas, but nicknamed Pesce, could live s e v era l d a ys in the sea ; and Kircher asserts that this aquatic person coo walk under water from Sicily to Italy.—Dr. Human Physiology. THE STORM OF SUNDAY MORNING..—,,," Correspondent at Southend has sent us (th e E ssex Her a the following account of a severe storm whi c h v i s i te d tO ti place early on Sunday morning last, and which also reg e i , here, as well as at Braintree, Ongar, and other places to the county with equa l v i o l ence . A t High Easter, t fit mill belon g in g t o M r . F u ll er was muc h d amaged, a Ibrope, portion of the sails being blown off to a distance thirty rods. Several t rees h ave b een torn up by tl roots in Mr. Tufnell' s p ar k, at G reat W altham, an d 1 3 other quarters, and a horse, we hear, was struck de r in the road between Romford and this NO' The storm was more severe than was ever reme ° .: b rod at this season of the year, and w as a ceer ° panied in m a ny parts by a fall of snow an d hail' ,, " SOUTHEND, JAN. 3, 1841.—The wind had blown red strong oni S. W. this morning, wi t h occas i ona l flag of lightning; at about half-past six o'clock it su dde" l, changed to the N. W. and a tremend ous storm of 11: 3 rain, and snow came on, accompanied with th u nder s o li g htnin g , which continued upwar d s of half an hour, tri thunder rolled awfully an d t h e li g h tning was 1,11,/ vivid. It passed off to th e north-west, where th e runlt t s or thunder was disti nc tly h ear d upwards of an hour av 0 wtrds. During th e storm a sc h ooner went ashor e c a l the Noak, and a lar ge ship on th e N ore S an d . Sefer boats went to their assistance, but I cannot at pr eseo give you further particulars, as the mess h ave not re, turned." lt " THE NAVAL SU RGEON ," BY THE „O Or CAVENDISH," "THE FLYING DUTCHMAN," new production of the author of " Cavendish" will 0 0 greatly to the already high reputation he has ac quired , be one of the foretnost of our nautical novelists. Since . t days of " Roderick Random," th e con di t i on o f m edia, officers on board ship, it need h ar dl y b e sa id, h as cost a rially changed, and f rom t h e consequent alteration o,f ct,, ; i 1 cumatances, we can scarce ly expect t h at a modern " l' 4B Surgeon" should entertain us with a description of sidle d tures as racy as those which befel Smollett's celebra n t hero; yet their present position does not prevent ° 5 , nautical doctors from having presented to their obser v . , . g ton perhaps a greater variety of extraordinary and stir ri i , pictures of life at sea than all other naval officers unit', I The truth of this remark will be confirmed by a per u ; of these volumes, which abound with remarkable iticide f ," is and peculiar characters. The book is likely to bec c !,"ill a very popular one, tor the intricate nature of th e p l o t pique the curiosity of the mere novel reader—th e see rj • r s tads will have a particular charm for those who a6l° t 0 musical omance—and the public generally are /ikell o r , take a more than ordinary degree o! interest in the P - ) „ tr tits which constitute the principal characters of the O r o s as they are mostly drawn from the life, and are sa id 1°,, 0r as faithfully executed as those for mer ones of the aut'-to' which have attached a considerable LI, gree of notoriety some of his works. PATENT LEVER GOLD WATCI' I I Lady's size, with stron g engine -turned double-back ea o cases, elegant gold dials, Fourteen Guineas each. ; t ete Gentlemen's s i ze , w i th seconds. and small for the Pg hard enamel dial, Thirteen Guineas each, h ci) This cel e b rate d construction (the most accurate on ‘v). a watch can be made) is now offered, with the latest iinpr° lo , ments, i. e., the detached escapement, jewelled iu four capped, hand to mark the seconds, maintainin g po , s er to cent iu going while winding up, at the above price. th e A printed warra n t y is g i ven, with fixed terms, a n w hich Watches will always receive anyattention required. Watchmaker, Jewell lurch-street),ondn. 'i Lo N. B.—Se con d-h and purchasedhnhasileld (Seven in f ro Graceee;COX SAVORY,II SILVER, wATcims LONDON-..vlAllg.":„' B. SAVORY an d SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9,Cornhill, v ; don (opposite the Bank of En(sland) submit fo r selecti O of very lar ge STOCK of SILVER WATCHES, the w"! c ' e r which are ma d e and finished under the careful i nspec tion 01 pericn ce d workmen on their own premises, andeach warrr,o"` for correct p er f ormance. Fine Verti ca l Watches, jewelled, w i t h d ouble-backed et 4 -,sine•t urne d cases, warranted £4 Fine Ve r ti ca l W atches, j e welled, with seconds' hand and double-Lacked cases, warranted Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in four holes, with seconds' hand and double-hacked 6ii eases, warrant e d _, c,,t9 Either of the a b ove i n s i lver h unting -cases, 105 c A large vari e t y o f S econ d- hand Silver Watches, which 'lb, been carefully examined, and e rn be warranted, at 'a/. 23- e a N.L. Second-hand Wal..eltes purchased in exchangel„, STEEL 1' I RE-1110 NS, with Bronzed lie 15s. per Set, B ronze d Fenders, Ps. A variety of r t y terns and prices, from the above to 30s. at which pri g e t fenders are p ar ti cu l ar l y handsome, with splendid scro',l cen re richly intermixed with steel, the ends are steel, awl thc 5 0 - 0 0 porters for the fire-irons bronzed. Polished • s teo r e-ir from 4s. per set. • I c e° Catalogu es grat i s, containing the priew., of every art' Furnishing Ironmongery. RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, Oxford-strett. Established. 1820. ...i e B (R THS. ff ' On the 27th tilt., at Frankfort-on-the-Maine., t i ne lady ° 1). Massy Dawson, Esq., of a son. 14 . f ()n the 31st ult., at Huddersfield, the l a d y V . the Be''' R. Oldham, of a son. 10 On the 4th inst., at Camber well .grovr,, ► VAC lady Of cho p/ Phillips, Esq., of a daughter. 1 ., lad! On the 4th inst., at iledford-place, V..en&.ngton. t—e J. D. Close, Esq., of a son. ( per On the 4th i ns t., at Ca.repsbournea, Horr,sey, th e lady ° jamin Laurenee, Esq., of a daught..,,r. ...." voi t ,4l On the 31st ult., at Petwo.rth, Su.sex, the Rev. n•,,,ge' ()swell, M.A., of Ch r i s t c h urc h , Oxford, to Catherine. r"th. daughter of C. Mu rray , Esq., Ctf New- grove , near Petlo r ,, , a' lin the Ist i ns t., at the Colle.giate Church, Alanchest e a 'hter Walton, Es q ., of London, to Anna Al youngest ( I °TO of the late Captain W. Piekford, formerly of the fitin• India Company's servi(p, London. D !). her On the sth inst., after a short illness, in the 55th) ear % a d, a r e, and only three weeks after the death of her hui jo per Hannah, relict of the late Robert Gibson, Esq, ° f ' l.( mA 4l tr., Surrey, On the 18th of August last, at Sydney, Egbert Lea s ai 4. eldest s on o f E . S mith, Esq., of Kent-terrace, Rege nt's-Po/0' On the 22(1 ult., at Bath, Mary Ann, eldest daughter Lococic, M.D., aged 51. 10 ° On the 28th ult., at Hastings, J. Sawyers Cates, Esn'' Captain in the 53d Regiment. n the 29th ult., at Hampstead, Martha, relict of nant- General Gammen, aged 70. of t" On the sth inst., at Cl a ph am, R . Williams, Fsq., ",eB5, eldest members of th e R oya l College of Surgeons, age d London: Printed and Published by NURDO YOUl i a, No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Sts74l• the county of Al icklleiex.—.Wednexlay, January 415/ 1 1 B Tt of Dip th e r t hree tert, pa rr y; Any or to Loud D a De per ~ Ap quest, sa me, Alessi Alon e who Th very to cci In of th e Gene L a d street Brix: tar y. Parth E. w Phens 3ol)f, h,„, 411 th 'atria h }3 ~a ~u~ n~ Cr, 4 1 E6 2d. %orb and EVENING EDITION. THE SUN, LONDON,WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1841. EVENING EDITION