The Sun. — London, England, 1841-03-13 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION. It t 'row the Report of last year completely into the shade. He quite agreed with Mr. Porter when he said that if vie as a nation began to decline, our declension would be much more rapid than our prosperity. He as an indivi dual fe't th's, and was satisfied that the only way to avoid this catastrophe was to do away with monopolies and re move res,rictions.—(hear, be r.) With these few re marks he begged to second the resolution. Mr. Wm. READ next rose and said that it having been understood that a revision of the tariff or, tobacco—the business in which he was engaged_was likely to be made, ho had at the request cf some of the members come to the meeting to state some circumstances connected with his business. There were not more than two articles of con sumption which produced more to the revenue than the article of tobacco, and yet there was not any article in which there was so much smuggling and adulteration. About 1830 an extensive system of adulteration was com menced in the manufacture of tobacco, so much so that at that time the price of manufactured tobacco would not rea:ize more than the price of the duty—that was, that there was no profit to he made from 1830 downw.ris. The increase of adulteration and smugg'ing since that pe ried bad been carried on to such an extent that gentlemen would really be astonished when he informed them that although the duty on tobacco was 3s. 4d. per lb., it was quite possible to purchase it at from 2s. 61 to Is. 4d. per lb.—(Laughter, and hear, Mr. Read thon ex plained how an ingredient called " crow yellow," and also turf and other rubbish, were mixed with tobacco, and which he described as being of the most ijurious tendency. At this time there was not a man is the trace who might not have a million pounds cf tobacco laid down at his coor with,u; the least li-bility to any consequences from not hati-ig paid duty, for such was the negligence of those conceetel with the excise. They as manufacturers were anxious to be put in such a condition as to be able to obtain an honest livelihood by an honest calling, therefore they hoped that the tariff would either be entirely taken c.ff or reduced to somethieg like a shilling in the pound, by which means they would be enabled to obtain an 'wriest livelihood, and at the same time to preserve the health and mo , -ality of the people --( Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said the meeting was much obliged to M . Read for his information, which entirely corroborated the principles recommended in the Report. Mr. STOTT, another tobacco manuf,cturer, corroborated 'the statements made by Mr. Real, and hoped that the in fluence of the Chamber might be usel to effect an altera tion of the system, and an amendment of the evils which had been mentioned. J. C. DYER, Esq., rose and expressed his regret that there apFe fired a backwardness on the part cf the members in giving an expression to their opinions on the great sub jects involved in the Report. Some of the monopolies to which it adverted were of the most monstrous character, and such he characterised the present Corn-laws. Was it at all to be t.lerated that this article of food, the most important of all, should absolutely be prohibited by a duty which was nothing less than a prohibition ? The thing was most monstrous to think of. He kept his eye on the progress of affairs, and ho would say that instead of seeing that patriotic perseverance with questions which would re. stilt in good to the nation at large, there was a pertinacious tampering with justice by those people who called them selves the representatives of the country, which would terminate in a revolution throughout the country.—( Heir, bear.) Whatever it was the iaterest if the high aris tocracy to promote, they had the power cf chewing the people into the belief that they were carrying on the go vernment for the benefit of the whole people, and to make such men as they (the Members of the Chamber) their mere parrots, to repeat their fallacies. He had bad ample experience of this in London, and he was sorry that it was too much the case elsewhere. For instance it was argued by many, that if we depended upon foreigners for corn, the supply would be stopped in case of war. This was a most impudent fallacy, and was used to make the fears of the people operate against their sense of justice. Mr. Dyer then spoke at considerable length on the iniquity of the Corn-laws, and was heard with the greatest attention. RICHARD COBDEN, Esq., next rose, and delivered a short address, chiefly on the injurious effects of the Corn laws. Mr. CONSTERDINE felt exceedingly grteful to the Di rectors for their excel'ent Report. He conceived the country would judge of it as a Jury would judge of evi dence in a Court of Justice, and would come to the deci sion that the tariff must be revised.—( Hear, hear.) He felt satisfied that the question of flee trade was one which must combine the union of all pal tics. more particularly of this town. They hai abundance cf leaders, and if the discussions were conducted without party feeling, they could not fail to result in good. If they could combine eve..y class of the community by convincing their judg meld, they would have gained half their object.—( Hear, bear.) Upon this rubject we wanted the cool and delibe rate judgment of the community, and with that it was next to impossible to resist a revision of the tariff. At the same time he would suggest that the interests of all par ties should be as carefully touched as possible—each en deavouring rather to conciliate than to offend. He again expressed his approbation of the excellence of the Report. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which was car ried unanimously, and then announced that the busi ness of the meeting was finished. FALKLAND ISLANDS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Ry the Essex, Captain Roxby, from Launceston, we have advices from the Falkland Islands to the 15th December last, announcing the arrival there of Mr. J. B. Whittington, in the Susan, a beautiful brig of about 200 tons, with the first party of settlers in that colony. They had erected a large house and stores, and were daily expecting another vessel from Lon don with further stores and immigrants. Lieutenant Tyssen, the Admiralty Officer in command, was spoken of in the highest terms by all the settlers ; he was effecting great im provements, but had not the Government authority to prevent the lawless conduct of the Americans, nor the official means of extending his improvements. He was much in want of some good English stallions to improve the breed of horses, of which they had secured and tamed upwards of fifty wild ones, and many hundreds of horned cattle, with which latter, the calling ships were being supplied at 114. per lb. Captain Roxby arrived at Port Louis, Berkeley Sound (a splendid harbour free of all danger and port charges), at .5 P.M., on the 15th December; took in water, fresh beef, vegetables, and fuel, being peat, burning as well as coal, and left in the afternoon of the 16th December. Beef, wild rab bits, geese, ducks, fish, &c., were to be had in abundance, and very fine. Mr. Whittington intended to employ his ves sels in whaling, sealing, and bringing sheep from the River Plate. Amongst his people was a party of Scotehmen, of whom Mr. W. spoke in terms of much praise. CHURCH-RATES. SECOND DEFEAT OF THE TORIES. This day, after a second appeal to the parish within a fort night, the opponents to the unrighteous and unjust impost of Church-rates have again triumphed, by a majority of 52, There being against the Rate ... For the Rate 3lB Majority This result is hi ghly creditable to the public-spirited inhabitants of this to n, particularly as bribery and threats of intimidation were unscrupulou-ly resorted by the friends of the Church as by law established ; and which threats have been already ear rie,l into execution, upon many of those whose consciences would not allow them to swerve from their duty. The rate was prop,sed by Mr. Lawrence, seconded by Mr. Osborne ; and the amendment moved by 'l'. E. Fisher, Esq., seconded by the Rev. J. K. llolland, in as excellent a speech and argumentative an address as was ever delivered either with in or without the Chapel of St Stephen's. Thus public spirit and principle have triumphed ; and may the adversaries of peace and reform always meet with such a reward. Honour to the St. Iveans, and may their example be followed throughout the empire. fit. Ives, March 11, 1841. MR. PETER AINsIVOIiTH, M.P. (FROH A CORKESrONDENT. Bolton, March 11. Honour to the enlightened and independent Electors of Tolton i • They have at last aroused themselves from their lethargy, an d are d etermined that their intentions shall be no longer frustrated by apreending liberal Representative and A nominal Reform er . Requisition is in course of signature calling upon Mr. Ainsworth to resign his trust, to which i, 300 already attached up w a r d s of s probably b y a be fore this communicatio n reaches you will majority of the constituency. 'foe first vote Mr. Ainsworth gave ne in the House of Com mons created considerable astonish being in favour of Mr. Manners l Sutton i't b a e rn f e o n r o t f he , Speakership. gi h a te c i c h e a of the Subsequently his political career has ques. ti,, D abie shape' as to entirely destroy the confidence electors. His votes last Session in favour of Churches' Bill and Lora Stanley's Irish Registration Weaver ß commented upon at the time with much bitterness, an l d we Z e conduct more recently , in vo tin g with the Tories a g ainst a Bill the object of whirls was to preserve the Reform Bill from bei n is• ticutr,dised in Ireland, and the defeat of which involved the matt of a Liberal Administration, was such as to leave no other alternative than to call upon him to relinquish a situation he was so unworthy to occu.Y. He is pledged to conform to the wishes of a majority of the electors ; and the time is short that precedes his poitical dissolution, when he must relinquish Ys Parliamenta.rv y duties, ai,d retire into th at obscurity from which he ought not to have emerged. Mr. Ainsworth came out as a candidate for the rci ro,enta tion of this borough at the lost election, in opposition to Col- Torrent, a gentleman of acknowledged talent, and a decided Liberal—one to whom I feel proud to haring this opportunity of paying a just tribute of praise for his sterling worth, his high character and attainments, his uniform constancy in the advocacy of the people's rights, and who previously repre sented us with honour to himself and satisfac ion to Isis sup porters, but was superseded by the mere force of • prep d' ice to a tow nsman. It is probable that a meetin g of the Electors twill be called ere lone, f or t h mi, e purpose of concerting measures to meet the emergency. LIGHTING THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.--A statement is going the round of the papers, to the eff, ct that the c st of lighting the House with wax-lights was 1,3004 per annum ; a corr2spondent, who professes to have correct in formation on the subject, states that it wi only one-fourth of the sum ; an.t he says that the statement to the effect that the p..e.ent cost to the Government is only Us. per night is so absurd that it carries its own refutation—as Mr. Gur n,y h as constantly employed at the House of Commons five or six men, whose daily wages ca nno t b e l ess t h an 20s. or 30s. "The public," proceeds our informant, " are pro bably not aware that at this very time the House of Com mons is nightly watched by two or more firemen, who have a powerful engine, hose, a x ., all in readi ness t o act i n case of explosion or fire from the ga s ex p eriments ; and so apprehen sive of danger are the a uthorities that an immense beam of wood of two tons weight is being erected in ,the roof of the House of Commons for the express purpose orearryin g one of the most powerful fire-engines made, and whiOi is at present in the course of manufacture." DEATH BY PRIZE FIGHTING.—On Monday morning a prize fight took place at &cavil-lane for . sovereign, between Isaiah Wright and Benjamin Thomp -211N.7,.. In the s econ d roun d Wright struck his opponent a lieavy blow i n t h e region of the heart, when he fell and instant! .expired. The match was made, we understand, withaßlP the, knowledge of W rig ht, and be wished to make it up, stittruy enterin g the prize -ring offered to forfeit halt' . , a-crowne*7T.,_ hia Thompso n pro ceeded, "_A d,. terminated refused, and the fight C4citiclit .10 death.— Worcestershire Prince Nicholas Esterhazy will leave Chandes Mouse in a few days for ;klelton Mowbray. POLITICAL SUMMARY OF THE MORNING JOURNALS. The Times of yesterday, referring again to the question of the New Poor-law, observes:—" 'the spirit of Chartism has been fostered and, in many remarkable instances, created by the operation of the New Poor-law ; and with the knowledge of this fact we have always felt it a difficult task to keep clear of the imputation of sympathizing, or practically cooperating, to some extent, with that evil spirit."—The Morning Herald, discussing the probability of a war with America, remarks as follows: —" The universal tendency of all parties in the United States Legislature to concur in a common feeling of hostility to Great Britain at this moment enhances the fearful danger of Mr. M'Leod's position, if, happily, his fate still con tinues to be any subject of hypothesis ! In that event, which we tremble to touch upon even for the transient purposes of our argument, we shall be among those who will never cease to urge upon the Government of this great country the stern, the indispensable duty of demanding—and if it be withheld, of exacting—without delays or compro mises,—signal atonement for a crime that will be with out a parallel in the history of civilised nations."— The Morning Chronicle observes, in allusion to Mr. Gillon's motion last night in the Commons, on the subject of grants to Mechanic's Institutes :—" The Tories think the lower orders ought not to be treated as rational beings. They so far, how ever, relaxed in their contempt, that a year or two ago they began to encourage Conservative Associations of operatives, to whom they held out the lure of d inners and drinking. But they have always repudiated whatever tends to generate self respect among the working classes, and to elevate them in the scale of being."—The Morning Post thus remarks on the question of the probability of an Amuriean war :—" The people of the United States of America must he mad and wicked beyond description if they force upon Great Britain the necessity of going to war with them. If they had a Go vernment such a thing could not happen, but America unfor tunately possesses no establishment which can be called a Go vernmen'. Furious people do what they list, and there is no organised authority that can restrain or prevent them. But shat madness to go to war ! What can they expect to gain by that? It is plain enough that they may lose, and cause us to lose, for we do not deny the great value of our commercial relations with them. But how can they gain ?" FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) Lord Stsnley seems to he brought under a better iuflu ence than that under which ho acted when be ex pressed his " surprise and indignation" at the postpone ment of Lord Morpeth's Irish Registration Bi 1 until after the Easter holidays. His Lordship last night, with a consideration and courtesy quite new to him, inti mated his disposition to meet this arrangement; and ac tually postponed all further proceedings on his rival mea sure until the 28th of April ; thus giving the Government measure five days' precedence of his own ! The effect of this arrangement will be, that in the event of the clause i n Lord Morptth's Bill which defines the franchise receit ing the assent of the Committee, and such a sum being in serted in it as the Government will deem it con sistent tci h justice to rgree to, Lord Stanley's Bill will be postponed sine die—a memorial of his Lordship's liberality towards Ireland, so cruelly prevented from being brought to maturity by those who think that he is not exactly the statesman by whose policy liberty is likely to be preserved, or tranquillity promoted, in t sat country ; and who have, therefore, withheld the sanction requisite to cherish his creation into life. The important practical measures now before the House of Commons, and which would have been inconveniently interrupted had another party struggle taken place before they were disposed of, w►ll now proceed in their uninterrupted course. The interval will be occupied with what really deserves the name of public business. The present Session promises, from the importance of the mea sures already introduced, and others of which notices have been given, to be one of the most valuable to the nation of any which have been held since the summoning of the present Parliament. (From the Standard). The present Ministers have issued more commissions of inquiry than any other Ministers that ever existed ; yet it happens somewhat strangely, that whenever they find it ne cessary or convenient to get rid of any subject, want of in formation is uniformly their pretext. Ignorance is the grand resource of " the ministry cf commissions." This reminds one of Hobbes' contemptuous sarcasms upon some of his learned opponents :—" If I had read as much, I should probably be as ignorant as they." The Marquis of Normanby last night entreated the Bishop of Exeter to postpone his motion upon the San Sulpice ordinance until Monday, in order to give time for further information. Further information upon a subject that has been for nine months forced upon the attention of the Government ! Where is this farther information, or what can it concern ? Seeing that the ordinance will, unless previously condemned by ono or other House of Par liament, become an operative law, beyond the control of the Imperial Legislature, on Thursday next, the further information we presume has not been sent for to Canada; but if it is in England, why has it not been long since produced? And then to what does it relate ? Parliament is already in possession of the treaty of capitulation, of the Canada Act, and of all the official correspondence directly bearing upon the subject under consideration. From an observation of Lord Ellenborough, we suspect that the further information is to be merely collateral and analogical. (From the Courier.) The Anti-Poor-law demonstration at the Crown and Anchor Tavern yesterday, however its objects may have been interfered with, and, so far as the meeting, temporarily frustrated, must, unless we are greatly mistaken, produce a powerful moral impression out of doors upon the coun try at large. A body of turbulent Chartists—Chartists in name only perhaps, for in reality it consisted of the off-scourings of the streets—can no more stifle, than they can pretend to represent, the deliberate voice and opinions of the people of this metropolis; and we have ourselves no doubt that their conduct on the occasion, as their leaders, will be entirely dis avowed by the more honest Chartists of the country districts. For our own part, however, we attach more importance to the revolution in the sentiments of the middle ranks of society adverse to the new Poor law, which year by year has been silently, surely, and extensively spreading, than to what may be characterised as the vociferous expression of popular feel ing by tumultuous assemblage, inasmuch as the new law, or rather the one-sided reports on which it is founded, was artfully contrived to enlist in its favour every selfish conideration of the highest class proposed to be relieved by it from the pressure of large pecuniary burdens, whilst the lower class, aggrieved by the opeiation of the law, have so vast and vital an interest at stake, that their opposition might I aturally be dis trusted, as springing wholly from motives of deep con cern to themselves, but otherwise either of no weight, cr apparently in conflict with the considerations of au opposite nature which might be supposed to sway the more easy and wise-placed orders of society. We see cause to rejoice, therefore, in the rapidly spread ing conversion of all of the middle ranks whose predilec tions were strongly engaged in behalf of the new Poor-law at the time of its enactment and since, and of the long settled convictions against it, of those who first wavered and doubted, but are now firm in Anti- Puor-law faith. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF 'YESTERDAY. HERALD.—The Bank broker has been again a seller of Consols to-day to the amount of about 30,0001., and as before for account of the savings' banks. These sales do not serve to encourage public confidence in the financial skill of Mr. Baring, or in the healty state of the finances, for it is taken for granted that these sales are in aid of pressiog necessities of the Trea sury, which shows that the old system so weakly and discredit ab'y acted upon by Mr. Spring Rice, of making free with the public deposits at any moment of difficulty or penury, however little serious, is still acted upon by his successor. The accounts from Lancashire are the reverse of encourag ing, and fresh mishass arising out of Joint-stock Bank ma management were likely to lead to serious embarrassments from the general want of confidence they were calculated to create. One large concern in the north of Lancashire bad fallen into difficulties, and it was found that one Manchester Joint-stock Bank alone was under advances to it for 120,0001. and to that amount of course a creditor. It was understood that the bank held certain securities upon the large manufac turing premises and machinery, but whether in the nature of a first mortgage, or of supplementary Mortgages was not known. But in either case all the mass of ready capital involved must remain incontrovertible and as so much dead stock, as in the present depressed state of trade it would be impossible to con vert the buildings and machinery into money by sale. Very great losses and distress consequent had been inflicted upon a considerable number of individuals and families through the embarrassments of the firm referred to, one of the partners in which, besides the handsome proverty with which a few years ago he entered it, is said likewise most unfortunately to have Involved all his own immediate family and friends to the extent of 40,000/. more, with which the concern was accommodated by w ov s a i sernin o lcani f ft l eee o s: a itite n ayhrl loriaorolusi difficulties,don i ,th s -i c st t o thi u osec n ks t fa s abi , i dlaau s ,nn o rmked sanguine ,aonsdffoeafdau neb ot conrpothlkeyesN another I s ioaon l dssg i pe e derfie o rbrii f tti ntiy to.this being ni2ssTtih,nno oaasetbt instance, town n: t ie o nneM, h on of no great standing, to whom advances had been in cautiously g io npterreaptii do ns made style a nd t appearo prodigalt to be e carriedextent. scale n nonltwoufrom the seem, which in L Lancashire, s u h t i - r s t o ek han k notwith standing the lessons of past exper i ence, as if bankin e, g, tha k t . is, dealing in money, were absolutely the same thing a s s th m e l a mg ar extensivethat joint-stockdeali banks wazenr t m h o e a p e r y o , fi a t ri s. d therefore lt dncs nottlie moreappe the most prudently managed extract more than anotmoderate returns upon their capital, and certainly 'aereoyfielded in most trades or professions that c y oud be which, it may be named. The The joint-stock banks in Scotland, admitted, are managed with most ability and discretion, have not, as stated by persons of that part of the country, been for ccas so me time past in the habit . of clearing more than about fi ve per c cent. their c i tta d ls ep e r m ea pl i o n ynednioned yesterday by . CHRONICLE the United S t atc still an continues, yirnprnvent, e n a t n d u th et to the news Fun ro d f sh m the ave n 0t experiencedtermination of busi ness. One cause, - ho.seser, h p ich has doubtless added to the fall in prices, arises in a . great measure from n t c h :, e s I a t r h g n e s e n r g ip t t i h o ens jobbers s e n t t o ere se d l n a t o ga f i o n r s t t h et these in comj'clli operations. () l in t i l s e aadremark able merchants i circumstance, a iu i.l n ax c c , that p ia the ari d m f r o o s i t n r recent parties letters fr us n a n cc t e n s s an t to y th a p e p b r e e s h t e i n n s fo n r n m a n ti o a n n i n i n ii t lr e a r s r h u i p n t g i n t o n n , tn m t a r k a de from political causes. They dwell upon tfherssuthspaetnesinonntidoetnscpeeciine payments by the banks , and express fears American credit may be shaken in consequence, but do not express alarm of anything connected with the political re.a lions of the two countries. In the City the public mind has been much excited by the circumstance of Mr. Fillemore's motion for suspending the Standing Orders havin,g been carried, to allow him to intro duce his resolutions. This is such an unusual proceeding in our Legislature, that we are not surprised it should have given rise to serious considerations ; • but these fears are not expe rienced by those who are acquainted with the practice of the American Congress. The suspension of the rules of the House as a matter, we find, of common occurrence in Ame rica, and agreed to in questions of very trivial import ance, as will be evident to any one who takes the trouble of turning his attention to the reports in the Ameri can papers. For instance, in the Washington Daily Intelligencer of the 16th February, we find that the motion to suspend the rules of the House was carried by -Yeas 94, Nays 39, by Mr. Turner, of Tennessee, in order to proceed with a Bill to amend an Act to authorise that State to issue grants and perfect titles to certain lands therein de scribed. In the same paper, et-the 13th ultimo, we find mo- THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1841 tions to suspend the rules on such questions as the appointment of a Select Committee to examine the clerk's accounts, and, indeed, a great portion of time is constantly occupied in dispos ing of similar questions. Another cause of apprehension is, that the Harrison Admi nistration may not be sufficiently strong to resist the democra tic wish for war. It is important to remember that General Harrison was chosen by a greater strength of popular votes than was ever previously known in the history of the American constitution, against the Van Buren party, who had been years in office. It may be satisfactory further to state, that the American Congress necessarily expired on the 3d instant, one day before the exit of the Van Buren Administration. One third of the Senate is changed or re .elected every two years, and the whole of the House of Representatives, by the consti tution of the United States. Each State &ass its own period for the election of new members. An animated debate took place in the Senate on the 12th of February, on the Bill for authorising the issue of Treasury notes to the amount of five millions of dollars. Mr. Clay spoke against the measure with great force, and dwelt upon the embarrassed state of the public finances with much energy. He contended that the proper way to supply the wants of the Treasury was by a loan, and observed that the Van Buren Administration had provided the means of carrying on the Government, while they remained in power, by anticipating the receipts, and throwing the burden on their successors. The anticipation was made by the issue of Trea sury notes, under the allegation that the future income would be sufficient to absorb them. That was an easy method of get ting out of the difficulty; but it was well known that the esti mates had been greatly overstated. They were put down at nineteen millions; and had it been necessary to put them down at twenty-five millions, to show a balance, it would have been done. '1 hey had been increased, on mere wild conjecture, from thirteen millions since last year, although, in consequence of the suspension of specie payments by the United States Bank, letters had been received from the Secretary at New York that there would be a falling off in the Custom-house of not less than one million of dollars. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE- CHAN CELL OR' S COURT, MARCSI 12. His Honour, after disposing of the unopposed petitions and short causes in his paper, proceeded with the further argu ments on the part-heard case of Turner v. Trelawney, the facts of which we have already given at length. The argu ments, which have already occupied two days. were not con cluded at the rising of the Court, but appear likely to occupy several days longer. ROLLS' COURT, MARCH 12. JACKSON V. COCKER-IMPORTANT TO RAILWAY PRO PRIETORS. The bill in this case was filed for the specific performance of an alleged contract for the purchase of forty shares in the Bolton and Preston Railway, for the indemnifica tion of the plaintiff, in respect of the calls which had been made on the shares, &c. The case was shortly mentioned in The Sun on Thursday, and at the conclusion of the arguments yesterday, the Master of the Rolls gave the following judg ment (from which all the circumstances of the case may be collected) but at too late a period of the day to admit of a re port of it in our Evening Edition. His LORDSHIP observed that the case was certainly one of the first importance. In the month of July, 1836, certain persons proposed to apply to Parliament for an act to autho rise the construction of a railway from Bolton to Preston, in Lancashire. For that purpose they en tered into subscriptions. Two things were import ant for them to do, one to come to such an agreement amor.gst themselves as should provide for a due contribution towards the expenses, whether the project succeeded or not ; another, that they should comply with the regulations laid down by Parliament in ca-es of applications for Railway Bills. Subscription contracts must be made to a certain amount in a certain manner before a Bill could be introduced. But the transferable shares of the capital, the proprietorship, if it could be so called, was the result of the Act, and of the powers and privileges given by it. The Subscribers had divided their subscriptions into shares, and had taken upon themselves to grant certificates as evidence of the right to, or of the right to ob tain, shares, and these certificates were called scrip certificates. Not only had such certificates been granted, but they had been bought and sold ; and, as was too well known, they had been made the means of gambling, of bribe r y, an d o f frauds of the most extensive character. Whether or not they were legal in any event was a question which perhaps deserved greater consideration than it had received in this case. It did not, however, appear to his Lordship necessary to decide it on the present occasion, and considering that, in this case, there was no imputation of fraud or of mal-practice of any kind, the nature of..the transaction must be looked at, for the purpose of seeing 'whether, from the facts which be longed to it, the foundation of any such' right could be disco vered as that which was now claimed. That which was called the subscribers' contract appeared to have been entered into in the month of July 1836, before the date of one of the certificates which bad been produced. 'Certain persons having subscribed and made themselves liable to one another for the ex penses which were to be incurred, they did what had been done on many other occasions, called their sub scriptions "shares." To each subscriber was delivered as many certificates as he had shares. His Lordship then read oue of the certificates, which was as follows:—" Bolton and Preston Railway. Certificate. 501. Share. No. 1,510. The holder of this certificate having signed the subscribers' agreement, and executed the Parliamentary contract, is the proprietor of the above share in the undertaking. Benjamin Hick, Bevja min Dobson, members of the Committee. Bolton, 13th July, 1836." The holder of that certificate was the proprietor of the above share in the undertaking—a share which could not be (constituted, and could not exist until after the Act of Parliament, incorporating the Company, had passed, and giving them the means of having a joint-stock divisible into shares, which were transferable. The first holder of that cer tificate was a person who had signed the subscribers' agreement and executed the Parliamentary contract, but was not a pro prietor—he was only a person who, if the Act of Parliament passed, would be entitled to become the proprietor of a share. He passed it into the hands of another person for a valuable consideration. That other person signed no special agree ment, and did nothing by which he bound himself in any way to indemnify the party from whom he received it in respect of his liabilities. The certificates were now in the hands of the defendant, a person who had done no thing whatever but pay a sum of money to another. He had not signed the subscribers' agreement; he had not executed the Parliamentary contract, and was not, either at the present time or prospectively, a proprietor in the undertaking, because he had not done those things. But then, it had been argued that having possessed himself of the certificate, he must be un derstood by law to have taken with it an obligation to do all those things by which he would constitute himself a proprietor ; and be subject to all the obligations and liabilities of a proprie tor. Then came the question whether the law would raise such a special contract as that in a transaction of this sort? His Lordship had heard no argument to convince him there could be any such implied contract. The certificate was expressed with great ambiguity, and he rather suspected with studied ambiguity. It told the party that if he did certain things he would become a proprietor ; namely, if he signed the Parlia mentary contract—if he executed the subscribers' agreement— and if the Act of Parliament should pass. One argument that been used was rather extraordinary. It had been stated that the brokers, who dealt in these certificates or securities, found they could not procure so good a sale if they clearly expressed that which was intended on the part of the vendor. The vendor, meaning that the law should raise such an agreement as was contended for, did not think fit to ex press it, because, if he did, the purchaser would be on his guard, and would not enter into such a contract.. In con clusion, his Lordship said he could not find any such contract expressed or implied as had been contended for ; and there being no such agreement, in his opinion, as the plaintiffsought to have specifically performed, the bill must be dismissed, with costs. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Alwacit 11. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Levee at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, the 24th instant, at two o'clock. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S LEVEES, AT ST. JAMES'S-PALACE. The Noblemen and Gentlemen who propose to attend her Majesty's Levees at St. James's-Palace, are requested to bring with them two cards with their names thereon written, one to be left with the Queen's Page in attendance in the Presence Chamber, and the other to be delivered to the Lord in Wait ing, who will announce the name to her Majesty. Those Gentlemen who are to be presented are hereby in formed, it is absolutely necessary that their names, with the name of the Nobleman or Gentleman who is to present them (not that of the Lord in Waiting), should be sent to the Lord Chamberlain's office, before twelve o'clock on the day but one previous to each Levee, in order that they may be submitted for the Queen's ap probation ; it being her Majesty's command, that no presen tation shall hereafter be made at the Levees, but in conformity with the above regulations ; and further, that no per,on shall be admitted, on any pretence whatever, who has not been so presented. It is particularly requested that gentlemen, who are to be pre sented at the Levees, will have their names distinctly written upon the card to be delivered to the Lord in Waiting, in order that there may be no mistake in announcing them to the Queen. The state apartments will not be open for the reception of Company coming to Court, until half-past one o'clock. BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY. NOTICE is hereby given, that all persons having Peti tions or Addresses to present to her Majesty at the Levees, are to write on two cards, with their names, a statement of the object of such Petitions or Addresses, and of the persons from whom they come ; one card to be delivered to the Page in the Ante-room, and the other to the Lord in Waiting, who will read its contents, at the time of presentation, to her Majesty ; and, on these occasions, no other statement is to be addressed to her Majesty. WAR-OFFICE, MA 'tell 12. sth Regiment of Foot—G. Ledingham, M.D., to be As sistant-Surgeon, vice M'Bean, appointed to the Staff, March 12. 20th Foot—Lieut. F. C. Evelagh to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Campbell, who retires ; Ensign H. 0 de Crespigny to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Evelagh ; W. P. Radcliffe, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice de Crespigny, March 12. 32d Foot—Brevet Lieut.-Col. W. P. Yale, from the half pay Unattached, to be Major, vice J. Birtwh.stle, who ex changes ; Captain J. I'. Hill to be Major, by purchase, vice Yale, who retires ; Lieut. J. Dillon to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Hill ; Ensign E. W. D. Lowe to be Lieutenant, by purchase, viee Dillon ; F. Yard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lowe, March 12. 33d Foot—Captain A. L. Macleod, from half•pay Unat tached, to be Captain, vice A. Robertson, who exchanges ; Lieutenant H. K. Erskine to be Captain, by purchase, vice Macleod, who retires ; Ensign J. B. Neil to he Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Erskine; F. J. W. Knollys, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Neil, March 12. 36th Foot—H. A. Cubitt, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Jennings, promoted in the 91st Foot, March 12. 42d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon J. M'Gregor, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dr. M'Gregor, promoted, March 12. 50th Foot—Lieut. H. Stapleton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Montgomery, who retires ; Ensign C. Green to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Stapleton ; B. Beliers, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Green, March 12. 60th Foot—Second Lieut. H. Holbech to be First Lieute nant, vice Ellis, deceased, March 4 ; G. W. Biigh, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Holbech, March 12. 73d Foot—W. C. Bisse, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Nugent, who retires, March 12. 91st Foot—Ensign E. W. Jennings, from the 36th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Barnes, promoted, March 12. 94th Foot—Lieutenant G. Dorehill, from the 97th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Bruce, who exchanges, March 12- 97th Foot—Lieutenant R. Bruce, from the 94th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dorehill, who exchanges, March 12. 98th Foot—Lieut. C. J. Brandling, from half-pay of the 3d Foot, to be Lieutenant (repaying the difference), vice Harri son, promoted ; Ensign J. Montresor to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Brandling, who retires ; Henry Dallas, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Montresor, March 12. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant-Surgeon J. A. D. M'Bean, from the sth Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Al 'Gregor appointed to the 42d Foot, March 12. MEMORANDU3I.—The date of the Commission of Ensign G. C. Urmston, 3d West India Regiment, is the 6th, and not the sth, March, 1841. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Southern Regiment of Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry— T. G. A. Parkyns, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice T. I. Wright resigned : R. helham, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice J. Rol leston, deceased; J. Morley, Gent., to be Cornet, vice T. G. A. Parkyns, promoted. FOREIGN OFFICE, FEB. 20. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to appoint Walter William Lewis, Esq., in the room of William Henry Macaulay, Esq., to be her Majesty's Commissary Judge ; Michael Lin fling Melville, Esq., in the room of Walter William Lewis, Esq., to be her Majesty's Commissioner of Arbitration ; and Charles Brook Bidwell, Esq., in the room of Michael Linning Melville, Esq., to be Registrar, to the Mixed British and Fo reign Courts of Commission established at Sierra Leone under the Treaties and Conventions concluded with Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Brazil, for the suppression of the Slave Trade. IRELAND. Duntix, MARCH 10.—Lord Morpeth has transmitted to Mr. Purcell lOU towards the funds of the new Agricultural Improvement Society; and Col. Wyndham, who has large es tates in this country, has sent a subscription to the same amount. The concluQion of the trial of the three persons charged with the attempt on the life of Mr. Biddulph occupied the whole of Monday. The defence set up by the prisoners was an alibi, and, the Chief Justice having summed up the evidence, the Jury retired. After some delay, his Lordship sent for them, and, being told that there was no likelihood of their agreeing, they were ordered to be locked up for the night. The follow ing morning, at nine o'clock, the Chief Justice came into Court, and, the names of the Jury having been called over, they were asked, in the, usual manner, whether they had agreed. The foreman replied that they had not, and never would. His Lord ship then ordered the Jury to be discharged, and the prisoners to be remanded until next assizes, when they will be again put on their trial. COUNTY OF MAYO.-Mr. Justice Ball, in addressing the Grand Jury, congratulated them upon the lightness of the ca lendar. There were in all but twenty-nine cases for trial, and of these one-half were petty larcenies, and comparatively trivial crimes of that nature. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. ( FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MARCH 1 I.—Consumption (if we may judge by the number of invalids daily arriving here and proceeding to the Under cliff) is increasing its victims. Though a great many houses were built at Ventnor and Niton last year, yet the number of unfortunate visitors crowding to that part of the island so far exceeds former years, that they must find great difficulty in ob taining accommodation. The Marquis of Conyngham has taken a house at Cowes for two months ; and several other houses have been let this week. Died, at Yafford, Isle of Wight, on the sth inst., Thomas Grimes, Esq., aged 52. His house was open to all, ;and many a rabid Tory, who has abused the farmer's politics, has been glad to accept an invitation to the bountiful board of this " gentleman," at which all were welcome ; the more numerous his guests the better he was pleased. He will be long and sincerely regretted by men of all parties. He has left no family, and about 30,0001. will have to be divided amongst his nephews and nieces. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The Brighton harriers meet Monday at Erringham • Wed nesday, at the Race Course ; Friday, at the llyke--at eleven. The Brookside harriers Monday, at Newmarket-hill ; Fri day, at Telscombe Tye—half-past ten. East Sussex hounds Monday, at Abbots-wood—quarter to eleven. - F indon hounds Monday, at Poling ; Tuesday, at Errineham; Thursday, at Washington-common ; Saturday, at Castle Goring. Mr. allure's hounds Monday, at Balsham ; Thursday, at Woolpit-h eat h. Mr. Hellier's hounds Monday, at Till-hill ; Wednesday, at Clock on Bickenhill ; Saturday, at Wootten-warren—balf put ten. Tickham hounds Monday, at Halfway House, Challock ; Wednesday, at Warren-wood, Leeds ; Friday, at Long Beach —half-past ten. Cambridgeshire hounds, Monday, at Staughton Bridge ; Friday, at Potton Wood—half-past ten. Sir C. Constable's hounds, Monday, at North Park ; Friday, at Coniston—eleven. Mr. Meynell's hounds, Monday, at Black Slough ; Thursday, at Ednaston Lodge; Saturday, at Chartley—quarter to eleven. Quorn hounds, Monday, at Carlton Cleugh; Tuesday, at Bunny Park ; Thursday, at Houghton on the Hill ; Friday, at Wedmerpool Inn. Mr. Candler's hounds, Monday, at Stoneblow Turnpike ; Thursday, at Shakenhurst ; Saturday, at Hadley Dingle— half-past ten. Shropshire hounds, Monday, at Simdorne Castle ; Wednes day, at Lee Bridge : Friday, at Hankelow—half-past ten. Warwickshire hounds, Monday, at Ufton Wood ; Tuesday, at Mitford-bridge ; Thursday, at Snetterfield ; Saturday, at Avon Dalgett—half-past ten. Albrighton Hunt, Monday, at Stretton ; Thursday, at En ville ; Saturday, at Sheriffhales—half-past ten. Cheshire hounds, Monday, at Beeston Castle ; Wednesday, at Bunbury Heath ; Thursday, at Wrenbury Kennel ; Satur ctty, at Ravensmoor Windmill—half-past ten. Northumberland and North Durham hounds, Monday, at Earle Whin ; Thursday, at Ingram ; Friday, at Pallinsburn ; Satur. day, at Cornhill—half.past ten. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) LONDON, MARCH 12.—Wind this day at noon S.W., light. DEAL, MA Keit 11.—Wind E. S.E., light.—Arrived from the River and Sailed, the Tamerlane, for Calcutta; Robarts, Elder, Madras; Osceola, West, Bombay; Friedland, Murray, Cape de Veros ; Queen Victoria, Teneriffe ; Treasurer, Law rie, Constantinople. Mem.—Her Majesty's ship Asia has not arrived, as before reported. OFF THE SOUTH FORELAND, MARCH 11.—Arrived the Johanna, Cornelia, Henrica, Batavia, from Rotterdam. FALMOUTH, MARCH 10.—Wind variable and light.—Ar rived George Canning, from Havre, for Greenock. Arrived off, Duke of Roxburgh, Leslie, from Singapore. The Tiger, Per kins, from Stockholm to Bordeaux, went on shore this morning during a gale at high water, on a bed of rocks off the entrance of Belford harbour, but is expected to be got off should the weather continue moderate. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 11.—Wind E.—Sailed the Caroline, Williams, for Port Philip ; Vulcan, Mobile. SALCOMBE, MARCH 9.—Arrived the Aletta, Neding, from Harlingen. HOLYHEAD, MARCH 10, FIVE P.H.—The Jane, Duphus, from Halifax to Liverpool, is at anchor, in a dangerous situa tion, about two miles at the back of the Head. If the weather continues moderate it is expected, by the aid of one of her Ma jesty's steam vessels, she may be got off. SWANSEA, MARCH 10.—The New Volunteer, from New port to Baltimore, fell over in Newport River, and became a little leaky, but proceeded to sea, and, becoming more so, bore up for this port, and got on the Mumble Rocks during a fog the Bth instant, but was assisted off and into this harbour, and must discharge. RAMSOATE, MARCH 11.- —The Aurora, from Sunderland to Bordeaux, ran on shore on the Brake last night, but got off without assistance, and has proceeded apparently without damage. Oee BRIDPORT, MARCH 11.—Arrived the Juliana, Parker, from the Mauritius for Bristol. Sailed the Mary, Faulkner, for New York ; Slantarneen Abbey, Thomson, do. ; Hut chinson, Wakeham, Sierra Leone; Anson, M'Neill, New York. LivEarool., MARCH 11.—Wind S. S.E. light.—Arrived the Mazeppa, Jordan, from Bahia; Marion, Glarleston ; Scot land, Rubinson, New York ; Dart, Gray ; Wave, St. Michael's ; King of Tyre, and Flora, Terceira. Sailed the Leonard Dobbin, Carpenter, for Calcutta ; Brothers, Currie, and Susan, Gilham, Monte Video ; Adrina, Dodd, and Sarah Trotmar, Brown, Barbadoes ; Susanna, Stephenson, St. Thomas's ; Agitator, Henry, New York ; Emerald, Gills, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Sultana, Rogers, Leghorn ; Release, Curtis, Gibraltar. Arrived off port, Queen Victoria, from New Orleans; Fanny, Charleston; Ace of Trumps, St. Michael's. A large steamer is aground on Barbo Bank. COWES, MARCH 11.—Arrived the Sophia, Addick, from Monte Video. Sailed the Glenlyon, Chrichton, for Monte Video ; Elizabeth, Jackson, Barbadoes. CORK, MARCH 9.—Arrived the Andes, Tovey, from Monte Video; Simeon Hardy, Forsyth, Barbadoes, sailed the 9th. Arrived off, the Glasgow, Robertson, from Mauritius, and sail, d ior Greenock. HULL, MARCH 11. —Wind E.N.E. light.—Sailed the Mary Appleby, Mackie, for Mexico. YARMOUTH, MARCH 10.—Arrived the Polly, from London, for Dieppe ; Caroline, White, Amsterdam. SHIELDS, MARCH 10.—Arrived the Salrain, from Bou logne. A schooner, said to be a new one, upset yesterday at Ebson Quay, but was got up the following tide, with but trifling damage. FIRE IN RATCLIFFE HIGHWAY—A WOMAN BUI:NT TO DEATH.— Wedncsday morning, about half-past one o'clock, a most destructive fire broke out at the house of Mr. Freeman, beerseller, 14, Parsona-street, Ratcliffe highway, which was not only attended with a serious de struction of property, but unhappily with loss of life—a woman was observed at the second floor front window, hanging out as if for assistance. On the firemen reach ing the room they found the body of a woman partially dressed, apparently lying across a bed. Her face was downwards. She was black in the face and quite dead, being suff,,ettcd. The whole of Mr. Freeman's stock and furniture is entirely consumed, and the building nearly gutted. Mr. Freeman is insured in the Norwich Union, and the house in the Phoenix. There was no person in the house but the unfortunate young +comae. The origin of the fire cannot be ascertained. Considerable excite ment prevailed in the ne i ghbourhood, in consequence of the absence of Mr. Freeman from home at the time, and his subsccv.ently returning home yesterday morning, ac companied by a policeman of the K division, No. 275, who stated that he had come with him from Blackwell, where ho had threatened to destroy himself, and that he had brought him home to deliver him up to the care of his friends. The unfortunate deceased was recognised to be Ann Dillon, the servant of M r . F reeman. At three o'clock yesterday afternoon a Jury was impannelled at the King's Arms Tavern, Neptune-street, Wellclose.square, before Mr. Dyer, Deputy Coroner for the liberty of the Tower, to inquire into the cause of the death of Ann Dil lon, 22 years of age, wbo was suffocated at the abcva la mentable e tvißhicen.lvOidewnicneghtao‘intghebemenildanddsusc he the of Jury returned a verdict of " Accident a ll y b urned to death. " Hl,D e, AE fir p weather, th e park on Wednesday presented an u nusua l this early period of the season, at number of carriages Queen Dowager, attended by Earl Hot' e Her Majesty the val. Her Ro •al Hi. , • of D rb'gh was a che 3 „hne,s the and Earl e the drive t aking a carriage air ing,Duchess of Gloucester was in nobility were Viscount and Viscountess and among the Peel, Lady Countess and , Ashley , Beresford, Lady and Albs Duchess of Argyll and Lady Camp bell,.. Lady Fitzroy Somerse t, and Ladies cadogan, Countess of Essex, h . Royalthe equestrians we npticedHighness Among the rt Peel, Bart. Duke of Cambridge and Sir Rabe ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ROME CIRCUIT....-CIIBLMSFORD, MAncil 12. The business of this Assize did not conclude until nine o'clock last night. James Turp, 24, labourer, was indicted for stealing a quan tity. of barley, the property of,,Garnharn Grotto); and Thomas Griggs, a fanner - having the reputation of being its opulent cir cumstances, was indicted for receiving the property knowing it to stolen. Mr. Dowling appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Words worth defended the prisoner Griggs. In consequence of the supposed respectability of the pri soner Griggs, and his station in the neighbourhood where the alleged occurrence took place, the case created very great in terest. The charge rested almost entirely upon the evidence of a lad, who was admitted a witness for the Crown, and who owned that Griggs invited him and Turp to steal the barley from the prosecutor's barn, and that he told them he would buy it if they did; and that they, in consequence, broke into the barn, and stole it, and afterwards gave it over to Griggs, who put it in his granary. There was little or no corroborative testimony in support of this statement against Griggs. Mr. WORDSWORTH addressed the Jury, and contended that the story told by the accomplice was highly improbable, and that they ought not to convict upon it. A number of witnesses were then called who gave the pri soner Griggs a most excellent character, and who described his conduct as having been irreproachable up to that period. The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners. The prisoners were again indicted, Turp for stealing five coombs of barley, the property of John Cheekall, and Griggs for receiving the barley, knowing it to have been stolen. The facts of this case were of a similar character to the last. A lad named Sutton, in the employ of the prosecutor, swore that Griggs came to him and told him that he ought not to want while there was anything to be had, and that if he brought him any barley he would pay him for it, and that in conse quence of this, he and Turp stole the barley in question, and took it to Griggs, who gave them nine shillings for it. The prisoner's first transaction was represented to have taken place in 1839, but the former was alleged to have occurred so far back as 1835. Lord DENMAN in summing up, observed that the charge against the prisoners appeared to rest almost entirely upon the evidence of the accomplice, and it would be for the Jury to consider whether, under such circumstances they would be justified in convicting the prisoners. The Jury again returned a verdict of Guilty, and Lord Denman sentenced Griggs to be transported for fourteen years, and Turp to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months. John Coe was indicted for the manslaughter of James Cox. It appeared that the deceased was a carter, and as he was driving a team on the road near I3addon, the prisoner rode a horse against him and knocked him down, and injured him so severely that he died shortly afterwards. The prisoner was found Guilty and sentenced to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. RUSSIAN TYRRANY.—We give the follow ing from the Univers, which says that its authenticity has been guaranteed to it :—Madame de Grocholska, belonging to one of the first families of Volhynia, bad obtained from the Russian Government a passport to join her husband in Switzerland, where he had resided as an emigrant for ten years, and to take with her their sor, who was twelve years of age. This child, after having Leen some time vv:tb his father, would net quit him, and, notwitbstandirg his extreme youth, had conceived so great a hatred against the Russian Government, that he threatened to destroy himself rather than return to Poland. Madame de Gro • cholska was, therefore, obliged to leave her son in Switzer. land, and to return -alone. She had scarcely arrived in her country when the Governor of the province sent for her, and asked her why she bad left her son abroad. The reasons which she gate not being considered sa.isfactory, she was sant, under escort, to her country house, there to await the decision of the Czar. This was not long for her property was confl9ca'o, and she was sent into Siberia. Her daughter, aged seventeen, who had not even quitted Poland, was sent to people these establishments (the expression of the ukase), that is to say, to be married to a colonist soldier, and to embrace the Greek religion. The nobility of the district, indignant at this act of tyranny, opened a sub scription in favour of the victim, which amounted to 15,000 roubles. This sum was sent to the Russian Go vernment, with an entreaty that it might be employed as a wedding portion for this young lady, who had received a dis!ingu►shed education, so that she might at least espouse an officer. The Muscovite despot, however, judging that 1,000 would suffice for the young lady, ordered that the other 14,000 roub'es should be sent to the military hos pital f,rr invalids, and at the same time sent a letter of thanks, full of irony, to the nobility for their generous donation. - - —_____. UNFOUNDED CHARGES OF MURDER.—On Saturday last two charges of murder in different parts of the country turned cut unfounded is fact. In the neigh bourhood of Gloucester a man named Fletcher had mur dered his vii`e, in the village of Maisemore, about two miles from Gloucester. It was alleged that the unfortu nate woman had been beaten and afterwards strangled by her brutal partner. A Coroner's Jury, however, after bearing evidence, found a verdict that the deceased d;ed from the vitiation of God. The other case was that of two fishermen, named Thomas Rose and Edward Masted, residing at Beltinge, near Herne Bay, in this county, who were charged with having robbed and murdered Peter Carr, one of the preventive s ervice men, stationed at Bishopstone, bet we en Herne Bay and the Reculver. A grs at many circumstances seemed to fully establish the guilt of the fishermen, and in the course of Saturday they were removed to the county gaol of St. Augustine ; but they had not been there very long before a gentleman ar rived in great haste at the Magistrates' office, from the R e _ culver, and said that Carr bad returned to Bishopstone. TO PRODUCE LIGHT BY FRICTION.—This may be done by rubbing two pieces of fine loaf sugar toge ther in the dark, but in a much greater degree by two pieces of silex or quartz. By this means one may distin guish the time of night by a watch, but what is more sur prising, the effect is produced equally strong by rubbing the pieces of quartz together under water: DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. THOMAS HOWELL, builder, Brighton. JAMES LONG, butcher, Bulley, Gloucestershire. ROBERT WEBBER and THOMAS BLAND, attorneys at-law, Bedford-row. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. JOHN MANSHIP MILLS, brewer, Berkhampstead. RICHARD ABRAM, wine-merchant, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. JOHN PHILPOT, ROBERT MARRIOTT, and BEN JAMIN BURNELL, coal merchants, Sandal Magna, York shire, March 10, at twelve, and April 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, official assignee, Basinr.,,hall street ; Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford row, London. ANTHONY RUSSELL, builder, Greenwich, March 29, at one, and April 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Driver, South square, Gray's Inn. WILLIAM HASLAAL draper, Epping, Essex, March 27, at one, and April 2.3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Sole, Aldermanbury. HENRY JEFFERD, builder, Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, April 1 and 23, at eleven, at the Bull Inn, Bridport. Templer, Lyme Regis; Clowes and Wedlake, King's Bench-walk, 1 em ple, London. JOHN PIGG, carpenter, Norwich, March 26 and April 23, at twelve, at the Bowling-green Inn, Norwich. White and Borrett, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. MARTIN STONE, draper, Lane-end, Staffordshire, March 26 and April 23, at twelve, at the Globe Inn, Newcastle under-Lyme. Abbott and Arney, Charlotte-street, Bedford square London ; Bennetts, Manchester ; Jones, Newcastle under-Lyme. JOSEPH FISHER, coal-dealer, Birmingham, March 31 and April 23, at eleven, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Chaplin, Gray's Inn-square, London ; Ingleby and Wragge, Birmingham. WILLIAM DAGLISH, joiner, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, April 1, at eleven, and April 23, at one, I,t the Bankrupt Com mission Room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Forsters, or Watson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Shield and Harwood, Queen -street, Cheapside, London. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. A. Redford, printer, London-road, Southwark, April 2, at half-past eleven—R. Swansworth and H. Oake, warehouse men, Bread-street, City, April 2, at one—J. Hearn, jun., bookseller, Salisbury, Wiltshire, March 27, at twelve—W. Moorey, ironmonger, Peckham, April 3, at twelve. In the Country. R. Hancock, brush manufacturer, Bath, April 5, at twelve, at the Castle and Bull Inn, Bath—B. Smith, lodging-house keeper, Southport, Lancashire, April 8, tt one, at the Claren don Rooms, Liverpool—G. Hartshorne and B. Neale, iron ma nufacturers, Kinver, Staffordshire, April 3, at eleven, at the Vine Inn, Stourbridge, Worcestershire—C. Pitt, sen., and C. Pitt, jun., druggists, Canterbury, April 13, at twelve, at the Guildhall, Canterbury—N. A. Auslen, tanker, Rams gate, April 12, at eight, at the Albion Hotel, Ramsgate —T. Reed, ship builder, Sunderland, April 9, at eleven, at Horner's Commercial Hotel, Sunderland. CERTIFICATES — APRIL 2. G. Simmonds, builder, bear-yard, Lincoln's Inn-fields—E. BarnPs, cutler, Sheffield—J. Holt, banker, Manchester—J. Waddel, druggist, Birmingham—W. Clark, lead merchant, Upper Thames-street, London—H. Joseph, artist, Soho square, London—T. Treherne,upholsterer, Oxford-street, Lon don—E. D. Hall, currier, Walsall, Staffordshire—T. Pickard, builder, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. A. Gordon and R. Townsend, engravers,Manchester R. 11. and A. Beedle, drapers, Crown-street, Finsbury—G. and N. Clode, wine merchants, Mark-lane, City—T. Pedder a d T. Outhwaite, attorneys, Preston, Lancashire—J. Leach, J. Tweedale, and J. Tweedale, flannel manufacturers, Wood street, Cheapside (so far as regards J. Tweedale)—E. Bright and J. Hayward, linen drapers, Strand—H. R. North and H. Baker, coal merchants, Silver-street, Golden-square—R. and S. Woodroffe, ironmongers, New Halton, Yorkshire—J. Walker and C. Horsley, attorneys, Staple Inn, Holborn—W. Mead and J. Stower, timber merchants, Kinssbury Episcopi, Somersetshire—A. and W. White. bakers—h. J. Halyburtun and J. Ayling, coach joiners, Mercer-street, Long-acre— W. C. Fuller and E. Levet, dressing-case manufacturers, Browolow-street, Bedford row—G. and C. Sydenham, boot and shoe makers, New Sarum, Wiltshire—G. W. and G. Bromfield, brush manufacturers, Blackfriars-road—H. Atkin and J. Oxley, merchants, Sheffield—Al. Wicking and T. George, drapers, Ludgate-hill, City—E. 'and J. Kershaw, woollen carders and fulling millers, Rochdale, Lancashire E. How and H. Cleaver, stock brokers, .Short er ' s - court Throg,morton-street, City—J. Fidlin and R. M urre l , brewers,' Portsea—G. Taylor, W. Harrison, W. Dibb, an d P. Hurdus, earthenware manufacturers, Featherstone, Yorkshire—G. and W. Hogarth, provision curers, Aberdeen. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ARCHIBALD MORRISON FIFE and CO., linen thread manufacturers, Glasgow, March 16 and April 6, at two, at the chambers of Andrew S. Ogle, Glasgow. ALEXANDER BRODIE SETON and CO. merchants, Glasgow, March 16 and April 6, a t t wo, at the Royal Ex change Sale Rooms, Glasgow. WILLIAM SMITH, grocer, Edinburgh, March 17 and April 7, at one, at the Old Signet Hall, Edinburgh. JOHN MITCHELL, wine merchant, Edinburgh, March 16 and April 6, at one, at the Old Signet Hall, Edinburgh. JACOB SMITH and CO., merchants, Grangemouth, March 19 and April 9, at twelve, at Malcolm's Inn, Falkirk. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the Returns made in the week ending March 9, 1841, is 495. 2d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Cus toms paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain. It is confid ent ly s t a t e d i n th e Cit y th at th e Marquis of Hertford is a heavy loser by the stoppage of the United St..tes' Bank. It is said that, fearful of a war between England and France, the Noble Marquis sold out from the English funds not less than 500,0001., and transferred it for better security to the United: States' Bank ; and has become minus to this large amount. The new Oratorio, which is announced for oductian at Exeter Hall on Friday petting next, is en ti led " The Death of Abel," and-'is the composition of Mr. Perry, the leader of the orchestra of the Sacred Harmonic Society, whose attractive Ferformanees of the few existiug works of that de cription have often induced the wish for an increased number of similar works on which to exe.ciec their paWers. MORTAL LTY tikc The following are the results of " A Tab" e of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number o f Deaths from all Causes Registered, in the week endin p Saturday, the 6th March, 1841." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General : _ Weekly CAUSES OF DEATH. Total. Average 1838-9-40. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases. 179 204 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses lBO 151 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs or Respiration Diseases of the Heat and Bloodvessels . 19 18 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Di,crestion.. Diseases of the Kidn3ys, &c. Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, Ste. . 16 9 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and _Muscles .... 11 6 Diseases of the Skin, &c Diseases of Uncertain Seat - 125 103 Old Age, or Natural Decay .. 106 71 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 25 25 Causes not specified Deaths from all causes 1079 Average Weekly Deaths .. 926 Deaths in the Average Weekly Week. Deaths, 1838-9-40. Western Districts ... 145 ...... 139 North Districts Central. Districts 219 ..... 190 East Districts 219 ...... 211 South Districts ... Total 1079 It is 5tat , ....3 that under the term Metropolis are com prised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of London within and without the walls, the City and Liberties of Westminster, the out parishes within the bills of mortality—and the parishes of St. Marylebone ; St. Pancras ; Kensington; Fulham ; Hammersmith ( Chapelry) ; St. Luke, Chelsea; Paddington; St. Mary, Stoke Newington ; St. Leonard, Bromley ; St. Mary- le bow ; Camberwell ; Greenwich ; St. Nicholas and St. Paul, Deptford; and Woolwich. The population as enu merated in 1831 was 1,594,890. The weekly avers u se ens 1838, 1839, 1840, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the three years by 156. General Register-office, March 11. 1841. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. The Rev. W. H. Brookfield, curate of St. James's, Piccadilly, bas been appointed, by the trustees, morning preacher at Archbishop Tenison's Chapel, Regent-street, London. The Rev. C. H. Bromby, of Hull, to the Head Master ship of the Si.epney Prop'. ;etary SLheol. The Rev. Daniel Moore, B. A., curate of Sr. Bride's, Fleet-strcer, to the living of Christ's Chapel, St. Juhu's Wood, Rogcues-park. The Rev. C. M. Arnold, incumbent of Lower Durwen Lancashire, to the Mastership of Lord Weymouth's En dowed School at Warminster, Wilts. Patrons, the guar. diens of the Marquis of Bath. The Rev. George Fyler Townsend, B. A., late sub curate of St. Margaret's, Durham, to the curacy of Syien ham, Kent. The Rev. Frederick Custanee, M. A., to the rectory of Cornwell, in the county of Hereford, on the presentation of the Lord Bishop of Hereford. The Rev. Charles Eboral Rodgers, M. A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the living of Harworth, Notting hamshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Wm. Downes- Patron, Duke of Norfolk. Ile Rev. W. Cassidi, incumbent of St. Giles's, Dur ham, to the vicarage of Grindon, near Swekton. The Rev. Robert Pedder Buddicom, M. A., late of Queen's College, Cambridge, to be principal of St. Bee's College. The Rev. G. L. Cartwright, to be curate of Brisling, Somerset. The Rev. G. Newnham, to be curate of Shaw Melk. s ham. The Rev. F. Russell Nixon, Perpetual Curate of Ash, Kelt', to be one of the six preachers of the Cathedral of Caote..-bury. ,Rev. T. Reynolds, to the Curacy of Stamford, Essex. The Rev. G. Harries, to the Vicarage of Maenclochog, Pembrokeshit e, vacant by the death of the Rev. J. P. Williams. The R ev. J. . 1 7,itton, to the Incumbency of the district church of HoughtoL:. near Carlisle. OBITUARY.—At tbC vicarage, Harwortb, i n th e 90 t h year of 'his age, th e h ev. William Downes, sixty-seven years Governor of the Ho,.:pital chapel, Sheffield, and up. wards of sixty years Vicar Harworth, Notts. The Rev. T. Quin, TreasOrer of the cathedral church of St. Mary, Limerick. At Nenah, the Rev. Thomas ;lawkesworth, Rector of Kiluran, and formerly Vicar-Genecal of the archdiocese of Tuam. THE MARKETS-YESTERDAY. CORN EXCLIANGE. This week's arrivals have been moderate of .most kinds of Grain. The Wheat trade was firm at Monday's pn:^es. Barley dull. There was a fair demand for Oats at previi, , us terms. In the Flour trade prices were maintained, but sales were not brisk. SMITHFIELD MARKET. The supply was short, and Beef was dull of sale. Mu; I:013, Veal, and Pork were in good demand. Beasts, 464 ; St - .4lCp, 2,120 ; Pigs, 431 ; Calves, 130. Beef, 3s. Bd. to 4s. M Mutton, 4s. to ss. Bd. ; Veal, 4s. to 6s. ; Pork, 4s. to ss. 2d. COLONIAL MARKETS. There was little business done,hut prices were supported for most articles. The public sales were not of much moment, the deliveries of goods from the warehouses were good, but the im ports small. TEA MARKET. The market was quiet for Free Trade, but prices were sup ported, a small part only of the parcels at public sale found buyers ; sellers of Company's Congou at Is. Bd. cash. TALLOW MARKET. Prices did not give way for P.Y. C. , but the market was dull both for parcels on the spot and to arrive ; 465. was the value of the former, and 465. 6d. of the latter. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest ;rite of 14 re A i the Metropolis is 9)4(1, for the 41b Loaf. Gocd Bread may be had at 7%c1. PRICES OF SEEDS. Per Quarter Per Cwt. Kew English Re, Clover...6os SOs St. Fein _ —s 56s 66. s Old Ditto Ditto —s —s —s Rye Grass —s 18s 30s New Foreign Ditto —s 55s WS Pacey Grass —s —s —s 01.1 Ditto Ditto —s —s —s Linseed, for feeding ...—s 50s 54s New White Clover 45s 50s 6Zs'Dit;o, for sowing —8 604 666 Old Ditto Ditto —s —s _siDitto, for crushi..g ....—s 46s 48s New Tre oil ...,. —s 308 45iHemi, s 36s 42s Old Ditto —s 20s 30s Canary —s 85s 96s "Fr.folium. ........... ...... s 48s 70s Per Bushel English Carraway —s 50s 51s White Mustard ....i Is Od to 14s 0' Foreign Ditto —s 4fis 50s Brown Ditto I4s (Id to 17s Od Coriander —s 14s 18s Tares 7s 6d tc 10s Od PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, per ton... Ditto, refined Linseed Oil Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill Rai e t ake, per ton PRICE OF TALLOW Pown Tallow £2 11 ti Yellow Russia White ii 0 CI Soap Ditto 0 0 0 £45 10 46 10 "7 0 1 (per 1060) l4 0 7 0 ✓, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. i Melting Stuff' £1 18 0 i Ditto Hough I 4 0 Graves ) Good Dregs 0 5 0 'AT, per stone of Blbs, allow Melters) s. 10d IA RKET. last market day, 56. PRICE OF RAW F. Price of Tallow (as stated by the 'l' COAL Al Ships arrived since I; s. d. Adair's Bell, Robson & Co. Hartley 17 Buddle's West Hartley IS 6 Carr's Hartley Felling Main l3 0 Howard's Main l9 ( Liolywed Man l9 Ord's Redhugh Orig;nal Windsor's Pootoo 17 9' Smith's Pontop l6 0 Walls End Clennell walls End rlosfo+th Walls End Hilda Walls End Killingworth 10 Russell's High Main . , s. d. W.E. Braddyll'sHettoti 22 9 Walls End Haswel . Walls,End Hetton 22 9 Walls End Larnbton W. E. North Hetton Lyons 20 6 Walls End Stewart's Walls End Whitwell Walls End Caradoc 23 0 Walls End Adelaide 2l 9 Wails Endißarretc '2o 0 Walls End South Durtum 2O 0 Walls End Tees Hetton Graigola Hart►ey l9 7 Howard's Netherton Main l7 6 (From the London New Price Current of March 12.) Su G AR. —Prices for Bengal and Mauritius ruling much un der those of British Plantation Sugar have almost entirely sus pended business in this market, neither grocers nor refiners being disposed to purchase while they can supply them selves with other descriptions on much more advan tageous terms ; so limited indeed have been the trans actions that it is difficult to quote prices, and they must be regarded as little better than nominal, the trifling quantity, however, disposed of, and which does not amount to 100 hhds and trs for the three market days has been at at a re duction on previous rstes of 2s to 3s per cwt, still, however, holders cannot make up their minds to submit to a reduction equal to that which has taken place for the above descriptions during the last few weeks. To-day the amount of business transacted in the West India market was extremely limited for both grocery and refining purposes, and prices must still be regarded as uncertain. The total sales for the week are only 120 hhds and trs. REFINED. —The market for Refined goods has been in a dull state all the week, Standard Lumps at 13s ; Tittlers and Hambro Loaves good and fine 94s to 102 s, common 92s 6d to 935, brown lumps 59s to 91s per cwt. Treacle, common at 30s to 31s, patent 34s 6d to 355. best old make and golden syrup 37s to 38s per cwt. In Bastards it is difficult to quote prices, about 45s is the lowest and 60s the highest point of the market. Pieces are cheaper, 78s is the value of the finest sorts. Bonded crushed Sugar at 32s 3d to 32s 6d for tine quality. Loaves firm, l4lbs at 36s to 36s 6d, and 101bs 37s to 38s, 61bs 40s to 41s per cwt Treacle at 14s 6d to 14s 9d. Bastards and Pieces at 15s to 255. Dutch Crushed Sugar on board in Holland at 3ls per cwt. DlaustTius. — This afternoon 4,127 bags were submitted to public competition, at which the biddings were very languid, not half found buyers, and prices gave way, making the de cline since this day week 5s to 7s per cwt; fine 3ellow sold at 69s to 70s, good middling and good 65s to 67s 6d, middlng 62s 6d to 6'.,s 6d, 19w greyish 60,., middling brown 47s to 50s 6d. These prices are lOs to 12s lower than they were four or five weeks back. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the trade operated with much caution at the public sales of Bengal. which comprised 5,651 bags, a small part (Ally found buyers, and prices further gave way is 6d to 2s, making the decline from the highest point of the market of 16s to 20s, fine white sold at 71s to 71s 6d, good 69s to 69s 6d, middling 67s to 68s, low white 64s to 655, yellow and white dabs and washed 45s to 64s per cwt FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah is much wanted principally for shipping, and 24s would be paid for large parcels of good fair quality, but holders generally refusing to sell under 24s 6d have restricted business. Low mid to good quality at 23s 6d to 24s 6d per cwt, white has brought former rates, Brown sorts of Brazil have been much sought alter. White has been in fair request. TEA.—Although the accounts received from China ar e rather of an unfavourable nature, still they have produced little effect on the market for free trade Tea, on the receipt of the news on Wednesday holders refused to sell excepting at rather higher rates, and at which several parcels were disposed of by private treaty. The public sales which com mence d yesterday and concluded this morning, attracted a large at tendance of the trade, but the merchants requiring higher prices, and to which the trade generally were not inclined to accede, operated against business ; the biddings were lan guid throughout the sales, and the demand was li m i te d for both black and green descriptions, of 12,200 packages offered the small proportion wily of 3,310 packages, principally small boxes, were actually disposed of, the prices paid are notiabove d a ;Id above those of this day week; at about former rates however there appeared to be several buyers, some parcels of Pouchong were taken for exportation. MORN I.NG EDI1 1 1 () N• • The ;:counts icing e ea „ se d the trade not to be dispose: to buy arg,,y of This afternoon the market was quiet for Free Trade Tea; and some parties were disposed to realize, still fair cornur! Congou for cash was not to be had under Is 7d. The srecula, tive market is dull, and prices have declined to !snit to Is na for Company's Congou cash. COFFEE.—lmporters of British Plantation have evin ced firmness this week, and have supplied the market sp aringlY the trade, however, h ave shoNn little desire to purchase, an the demand privately has been limited for all clean descrip tions; previous rates, however, have been maintained; clean kinds have not been asked for. This afternoon the home trade purchased with some free' dom, and for export there are some orders for most ti escr tions, and holders were firmer. 1,932 bags East India, 19 9 b a g i Mysore, 80 bales and bags Mocha were offered at public sale; East India all sold rather above former rates, good ord fetched 38s to 38s 6d, ord Sumatra country daingd 38s 6d to 365, Mysore mostly taken in at 33s for good eV Mocha went at 100 s to 130 s for good ord and good teq Mysore kind in bags at 68s to 70s for good ord. P riva e', several parcels of common sorts of East India were sold, grin pally for export. lcdit I>IOLASSEB.—The trifling purchases made in Wes t have been at rather lower rates, 28s is the lowest, and 3 65 the highest point of the market. Porto Rico can be purcha se at l2= per cwt. Rtr B \lth , h holders of _JEANDV, AND HOLLANDS —Although still Leeward Island Rum are willing to submit to lower rates, the demand has been extremely limited from both shippers the Home Trade, and 2s 3d is the nearest quotation for the strength. Jamaica of fine quality commands high.rates4B supply being small: some pa rc el s have been taken fokilp.: consumption at 7s to is 6d fo r 30 to 33 per cent d no t at these rates, however, buyers of a large quantity c 4) o l _" lit be found. Prices have de c lined considerably for bt at India: 150 puns and 60 hhds Calcutta have been bong of Is 6d proof, for the purpose of fulfilling the last Gover" 1 011 contract. The arrivals a Rum have been 500 puns and been since this day week. The transactions in Brandy ha re be iag limited both for home use an d s hippi n g, and the stock, the y large, has caused holde rs t o b e d es:rous t o r ealise, sa!`, :144 have submitted to a r e d uc ti on on f ormer ra t es of Id to 1 gallon. Cognac first brands of the vintage of 1836 ir s o* selling at 5s 41 in hhds, and 5s 2d in puns, do 1837 h,_ 11 ",'4 6 84 puns ss, do ; , - - 18 hods ss. puns 10,!, do 1839 hhd ss n jorP puns 4s OW do 1841) blids 3s ed, Puns 3s 6d per .5" 55d Cincva has sold steadily - at 2s to 2s Id for expor t ' b i te fine for :se at 2s 7d to 2s bd. British Corn spirit d been only in limited request, and prices have declin e sellers for cash at 9s I Id per gallon. oti To-day the market was in a d u ll s t a t e , an d prices are,,k a y;to the decline—proof Leewards have been sold at 2s 2d ; proof offered at Is 6d per gallon. 1100 16 COCOA.—The market is d u ll f o r W es t I n di a , bolder s r in Trinidad fair gray a t 50 s , m id an d goo d mid red ...7 4 ;g. 54s per cwt : the fe w lots so ld were h owever r ather e "` Foreign has maintained its former currency. f o * 44 RloE.—There h as b een on ly a li mite d demand dergati although the stock is by no means large, still some ""' fore desirous to realize, and have submitted to a reduction al e base rates of 3d to 6d per cwt ; privately sales of mid wh + . l been made at 12s 6d to 12s 9d, and good mid at 1 33 . ; r d per cwt : none has been offered at auction. Jay e -- e/ iste e . l have produced previous rates, and a fair demand be s k - i r the stock of Rice does not increase. In Carolina a 7 00 0 11. " nets has been done at previous rates ; there have been rivals of Paddy. rode TALLOW.—The market for Russian Tallow has pi-T. 6 dr, dull aspect this week, a n d p r i ces h ave g i ven wa y 311 ell; cwt ; on the spot for P. Y. C an dl e , h o ld ers h a ve gee, e r 0 6 $_; 9d to 46s ; for delivery toward s th e en d o f this an°, s t tllo r month prices have de c li ne d t o 45 s 6d ; f or the par months of the year 46s 6d is generally asked. s°ll keet rican at 34s to 445. Town Tallow has been taken lee! t er, This afternoon the transa c ti ons i n P e t er sburga ' o r Candle were on a small scale, and at 45s 9d there we re on the spot. ef t ' At auction 181 pkgs East India .sold at 37s to 47s per o , OILS.—For South ern Oil pr i ces h ave g i ven way l et , 99I fcg s per tun ; at auc ti on 150 t uns so ld s l ow l y at 251 15% middling to fi ne qua lit y . C o d Oil 26 / 5s a 2611 s!, el reduction on p rev i ous quo t at i ons o f lO s to 15s. S el :' ere, first quality no t t o b o o b ta i ne d un d er 32 1 . Sperm. I;ll,r‘r fair and good, at 911 to 951. Headmatter, Ara e r w ril Linseed Oil, on th e s p o t, at 27 s 6d to 28s; f or del" 3d to 28s 6d per cwt. Rape is firm in price. Coc oa et on the decline, 38 s i s th e va l ue o f goo d quality. I,:ersPto 15s to 331 for good q ua lity. F or Oli ve th e pure been only to a li m it e d ex t ent ; S pan i s h i s hel4' 641 10s, and Gallipoli 681 to 681 lOs per tun. rtlf ff"- This afternoon at auction 50 cases Palm only P buyers at 29/ to 311 lOs per tun for ordinary quality. COUNTRY MARKETS . Wheat. Barley. Oats. ; Beans. Per Quartet'. s. to s. s. t s. s. to s. s. to L' 1 . 11 11 / Bath Blandford 59 63 29 33 25 27 44 l" P Bridport 68 iu Chard 51 62 28 32 22 24 140 44 Gloucester 56 68 24 38 20 28 48 ." Exeter Guildford 68 71 32 37 32 36 46 "." 30 iv Newbury 50 69 26 35 20 30 35 r„, 59 Reading... 152 71 26 37 20 30 40 Salisbury 53 66 '27 34 20 k 6 40 a,„' P Sherborne 1 58 62 30 36 2 30 44 40 o SheptonMallet' 52 63 30 36 21 26 36 44 Uxbridge I —37 43 23 28 Warminster 45 64 29 40 24 27 38 00 Winchester 160 64 • eovil 156 60 28 32 24 26 42 5 0 • 4 LEEDS CORN MARKET.' W g Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b. York. and Lincoln. t 30113. so. t 05 3 ,1 Barley, Norfolk and Suilblk 32j . io 06 , Yorkshire and Lincolnshi re Grinding 25 0° 0 Beans 63lb. Oats, Potatoe lBl. For. —d. to—d Eng. to 0 , 10.. / Shelling 285. to 4 DEVIZES CORN MARKET. j, Per Sack, s. d. s. d. Per Quarter. i• 010 0 I First Wheat 32 6 to 33 0 Oats i n 0 • Second 29 0 31 0 Beans (per sac k)... 0 Third Barley 29 0 38 0 Bread (pergallou). ' 01 • EXCHEQUER PAPERS.—Another P° these curious documents was brought on for sal e Ar o Fletcher, of Piccadilly, on Tuesday last, wbie b g er , ' g t :tbr a host of anti quar i ans and literary chsr ie f ie"" d uct '.ing some spirited purchasers ; among °the" pgptf l ticed Colonel Knollys, Mr. Lemon of the Sta te e ieT office, Sir George Chetwynd, Mr. Upcott, and eV, others; but the greater portion appear to have a fet m ried off by Mr. Thorpe, the bookseller and u e d to curiosities. No. 64. Order for the payment by troops for reducing Newcastle, &c., sigee u j obs* Earls of Northumberland, Suffolk, Lenox, 14 ° d ; Pe r Shrewsbury, Lord Buckhurst the poet, and etl ie gpsr duceda 3s. No. 167. An Order of the Council for Piligite! mcnt of T. Mills, the Postmrster-General, a nd R: 0 0111 the Postmaster of his Majetty's Court, 150/., in Nov o of their often and hasty conveyance of poc ke i t 0 .; autographs of twenty-one Privy Councillor,' 064 No. 181. Order in Council for payment Of 6 ,: s peAS gold, 600/. in silver, to Hoger Aston, Esq., for 4 0 1 i, o f attending the escort of King James I. from Sc ° ` 01 0 0 his coming to the English throne, with the autogeototii the Privy Council, in 1603. Among other d ° girl"; were the order for the payment of 1,3001. to t he Castlemain for his entertainment as A m b a ssador P t ; Court of Rome in 1686. Another fur 6,00 a S ° pigbl 4 Wootton, Ambassador in Germany, and Lord 0„L Spain, with autographs of the Lord Chancell°4 07, and others, 1620 ; order to pay Colonel Hacolloubt for the satisfaction of the soldiers appointed giqig to guard the King in Carisbrook Castle' ca t e by Lord Say and Sele, 1648 ; orders of P9y o rll,!.‘ the :New Year's gift to the Queen, Duke o f cuti v ig ruby and diamond for the Princess Elizabeth +' oi gsti letter from the Earl of Salisbury referring to th e o etA fot be played, to Inigo Jones, 1610 ; order for the Pelebe,r, 2,400/. to the Duke of Monmouth, for extra CO 'f the service of the King, 1680 ; curious r eceipt the by giana Duchess of Devonshire, 1779 ; Dryden, ; a of I ce for his pension as poet laureat ; order to the h as t e pe s , s Mint to prepare 812 gold medals to perpetuate to 1'.4, with list of persons to whom they were distribute7l.oo7 Sir T. Challoner's ,:ecount of his embassy i t,° lo , F at e 1607-8; document addressed to Sir R. S- t ri , Mayor of London, in 157 g ;: and many other cu r t. Pt' Papers, signed by various royal, noble, and o ther e ous personages in Church and State. fo ot COMPOSITION FOR FRUIT TREES- b , bti- f od lowing composition will be of use in protecting t i itet gooseberries from the ravages of birds in the c leg l os spring months, as we!l as an effectual remedy f° r ad d , the bark of fruit trees generally from moss, lich er ":4l4 l lo larva" of insects. Take hot lime and soot in eq'oeu r or titles; add cow's urine u n til th e m i x t ur e has at' l bo ulo r consistency of thick paint. Paint the treei re° with the ingredients thus prepared, and the resu ot $0 not only a beautifully clean and clear bark , b r ot ) creased vigour will also be perceptible in the g i i e tl. those trees to which the mixture has been so aPP os icos, On the finishing of the Merstham and w eetlA t es tunnel, which we named as having taken place Toe no b workmen, to the number of 100, paraded throng" Y bs l3 o with lighted torches in their hands, and prece ded g o 4 i , music to celebrate this event. The effect was Z, jolV e rsl and, being concluded by a dinner at Cuckfield,,„tu - s iel„ 0 1 1 gators kept up their festivities till a late hour. W e d stt e oe' the third (Clacton) tunnel is also in a very advance,o lie;r will be finished by August, when the whole line is from Brighton to London. I g o tl fe REGISTER! STOVES, 3 ft. wide, . te r, 0 4, Poles for Window Curtains, Is. 3d. per foot. lteg i st ' e r O a ts , 8(.1. per inch ; elliptic stoves, 4d. per inch ; 00 ° ter' with bright fronts, bright and black bars,_bronzech disigi e e e , 6 100 s. ; brass poles for window _curtains, Ji male, 3 f i9o. Is. 3d. per foot ; 2 inches, isret.d. ; a 2 inch r ete fot. is inches long, with ends v ring - s, and brackets, camP at° . Catalogues gratis,-Contaming the price of e ve ironmongery. RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, 0% --------,--- - -- 0 BIII7'HS. ters hife' On the Bth inst., at Shipton-le-Moyne, Glouces . ife o f wife of the Rev. JM. C S apes, of a son. Somerset't he g' On the Bth inst. , at hepton Mallet, eixt Arthur Constantine Phipps, Esq., of a daugh ter. s urg On the 9th inst., the lady of 0. lllottley, 5(1. ' ely Duke-street, St. Jame s 's, o f a son . ,„ „WO On the 10th inst., in Arlington-street, Lady ''' a : son, of a daughter. 'o ,o ' MARRIED. gaol a d On the 27th of October last, at Port Louis' Major Henry John Savage, Commanding RoYa,l, r " ono ra, el o ir Surveyor-General in that colony, to Clara Yale Coln daughter of C. A. Mylius, Esq., her Majesty's ' tf itisll sioner, lslands. Vice-Consul, i O c e n - C I 9thh o e nsu i , of oh N n o N Gallagher,ember, a t Ari ca, E,q . A a j t . D t h . : o ll f ou A s rs e t : g f tisu rp u a e ;r c u°l of America, to Isabella Hamilton Robertson, nid e ii• Archibald Robertson, Esq., of Chatham, Kellt:amptonst_., Ott the 9th inst., at All Saints Church, Sou th .. ,. so ntll,;,t P. K. Holloway, Esq., of Marchwood House, li e f mue' t iv. ton, High Sheriff of the county of Hants, to AW.A ise , Sou daughter of Peter Breton, Esq., of Polygon .Rise, ampton. j,,.stre e4 DIED. ts ainfa 0 04 . 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