The Sun. — London, England, 1841-11-24 00:00:00

EVENING SUN SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The Post affirms this morning that " the public know tnat Sir Robert Peel is preparing statistics for the meeting of Par liament next year, in order to the presenta tion and defence of measures calculated to obtain the approbation of Parliament and pro mote the welfare of the country." It must be mentioned, in candour, that the oddity of the ex pression—" preparing statistics," arises from the fact that the Post is replying to a sneer at Sir Robert's statistics. We have no doubt, how ever, that the phrase expresses pretty correctly the real amount of what Sir Robert Peel is pre. parin g . Whatever measures he may think " cal culated to obtain the approbation of Parliament" —when the evil day shall at length come that. measures must be at length proposed,—statistics enough we are at least sure of— husks for the op• pidan " swine," whom Sir Robert has maintained the fitness of " shearin.a" rather than " fleece the sheep." We are almost disposed to think that there is more propriety in this cool com parison of Sir Robert Peel than is at first sight obvious. It expresses a policy that will go a wool-gathering everywhere, except where wool is to be found. Are we to take the Herald's prediction of the probable upshot of Sir Ro bert's statistics ? Then indeed the swine-shear ing and wool-gathering wits of this Ministry will be spendidly illustrated. The Herald announces that, in amending the existing Corn-law (which even the Herald has at length discovered is an operation which catu be escaped), we are to look to the remote prospect of Great Britain again becoming an exporting country, and to promote that . result, "by granting a drawback of ss, or - GS.- a quarter on the exportation of domestic wheat or flour." The Herald consi ders that "such a drawback would practically be a reliefin foreign markets to the excess of taxation imposed on British over Continental agriculture." These are the amendments oftheCorn-laws contem plated in the Tory camp. We are to revert, under the auspices of some new light of Mr. M'Culloch, to the policy of the first half of the last century--that of paying from our taxes to enable foreigners to cat our corn cheaper than we ourselves are allowed to eat it ! What is in tended (called by its right name) is to compensate the landed interest out of the taxes, for the effect of all the miscalculations which attend monopoly. STANDARD.—The letters of Doctors Pusey and Gilbert, which appeared in yesterday's Standard, reached our hands at art hour too late t') allow that calm consideration of them which the importance of their subject and the rank of the writers must render proper, before venturing to offer an opinion upon the general question of which those letters treat. Most willingly, indeed, would we - avoid that question, as we have hitherto avoided it to the utmost of our power—with the same feeling with which well-disposed children try to • close their ears against the altercation of their parents ; . but the paiuful task of pronouncing a decision is now forced upon all who appreciate the danger threatening the University,the Church, and the country. Even now we venture to speak chiefly in the hope that by a timely expression of public opinion the dangerous controversy may be interrupted, through the prudence of those who have moved it ; for if prosecuted to a final deci sion in the particular case, the consequence, whatever that decision may be, cannot fail to cause great injury. Such a decision will present a poll of the followers of Doctor Pusey on the one side, and of those who decline to adopt all that gentleman's opinions on the other ; and however the numbers may stand, the " unhappy division" (we use the Rev. Gentleman's own words) must afford occasion of triumph to the Romanist or to the other secta rian enemies of the University and the Church. Let us hope that the prudence of Dr. Posey and his friends, warned by the voice of the pub lic, will spare such a scandal. If they are sin cere in the reverence for the Church which they profess, there can be no doubt that such must be the- effect of an unequivocal expres sion of public opinion. Our views of the tendency of the peculiar doctrines and practices of Doctor Pusey's school have never been concealed, although we have always offered them with the courtesy due to the errors of sin cere and pious, though exceedingly weak, men. These views have - not been altered by the late un happy defection of Mr. Sibthorp, or by the fact— well known in the University, and not denied by the parties theinselves—that some of Dr. Pusey's most zealous disciples, some absolutely depen dent upon him, are at this moment balancing whether they,shall imitate Mr. Sibthorp in mak ing an honest and open profession of that Roman ism to which they already subscribe in secret. THE BREVET. We believe that the promotions likely to take ph.ce on the ensuing Brevet will be as follow To nE GENERALS. '_ :- Lieutenant-Generals whose commissions are date: on or before day 27, 1823. • To BE LU;i;TENANT-GENERALS. Major-Generals whose commissions are dated on or before July 22, 1830. TO BE MAJOR-GENERALS. Colonels whose commissions are dated from July 22, 1830, to May 20, 1836, inclusive. To BE COLONELS. • Lieutenant-Colonels of 1826, 1827, 1828. To BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Majors of 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829. To BE MAJORS. . _ Captains of 1826, 1827, 1828. It was generally expected that the Promotions wou'd have appeared in last evening's Gazette, but a Supple ment to the Gazette will be published this day. FRACAS AT THE OPERA IN MALTA. Toe Malta Times of sth instant, states that un usual excitement has prevailed in that island from a fracas at the opera, which has ended in the prosecution of some military and naval officers concerned in it, and which was still going on before the Magistrates on the sth. After mentioning that the Impresario, or ma nager of the opera, had been lately changed, this journal proceeds to say :—"The public had justly become tired of the old system, foralthough the latemannger was qualified for such an office, he did not by any means do justiceto the public. Mr. Amore was then succee d e d by Mr. Lcouardis, a gentleman well acquainted with both the theory and practice of music, and an accomplished bass-singer. During the interval of the cessation of the opera, great paina had been taken by Mr. Amore's party to get up a strong opposition to the new Company, and to prevent, if possible, its suc cess. Uufortunatcly, the opening of the Opera gave some prontise of success to this faction, con sisting principally of uneducated, if not disreputable people. Passing the Giuramcnto, which went off tolerably well, we natice the Fiolia del Regi ment°, which, from the want ofttet, was got up so badly that it completely faiied. Then came the evening of the 29th ult., when Lucia di Lammer moor was introduced to the peblie. This piece had the peculiarity of being represented in One of its cha racters by Mr. Leonardis, the obnoxiou s Impresario, the person who was originslly designed for the cha racter, S.g. Donaddio being sick. But no sooner did Mr. Leonard's appear on the stage in the second scene of the first act, than a burst of the most indecent disap probation broke forth, accompanied with throwing of p ence , eggs, and other missiles. Th e noise and up roar exceeded greatly that on the representatio n of the Fig lie del Regimento, which we have al ready charac worthy only of ruffians chiefly arose tensed as being and a dis grace I his tumul t to all civilised seeietY is" h i 3 usually flied, in the greater from the pit, w hich and with • val and military officer , s as these, with outpart, na val favourable to there being a fair trial exception, were given to Mr. Leonardis, and his new comp any , great indignation was ma nifes ted by them, while at the sam e time they endeavourd port the representati on with their enthusiastic applause of the evening, and the first act passed off, t houg h with considerabl e nee In the mean d tumult, and the second commenced.—ln while, it had been well observed that the plaudits of the public were almost universa l , proceeding from from a every part of the theat e, an d the uproar only very few persons, and these of that class who, if they were not paid to disturb the opera by the personal " enemies of Mr. Leonardis, were evi dently indivi duals who had a peculiar pleasure in disturb in g the public tranquility.—The c onsequence was perhaps just as mi g ht h ave b een f oreseen . A number of gen dolmen, chiefly wearing her Majesty's uniform, rese up with instinctive and sympathetic indignation, and turned out of the opera the whole of the ruffians who were in the pit, ho o ti ng , hi ss i ng , ma ki ng v i o l ent ejaculations, and throwing missiles at the performers. (A stick was thrown at the Prima Donna !) It is clear that this could not have been done without great con fusion —and confusion did follow, which, as the phrase is, ' beg gars d escr i pt i on. ' The Police assisted in I turning out the disturbers, and in restoring order, and were successful, for, in the short time of a quarter of an hour, all was perfectly quiet. The plates, or pit, was immediately filled again, both with Maltese and English, and the opera terminated admirably well, interrupted at times only with bursts of universal ap plause. Here we may mention, that the opera on Tuesday evening last was attended to almost suffocation both by Maltese and English, and was universally ap plauded. On Tuesday morning some dozen of the rioters were summoned before the Police Court, two of whom were sentenced to one month's imprisonment, three to eight days, and the rest were liberated. The proceedings were conducted by the Magistrates, Messrs. Zamtnit and Harper, wi t h great moderation and good sense, though frequently interrup te d , and, we a dd , very few will deny the justice of the sentence. We under stand that some of the pergolas who were attacked will bring up their assailants to the Court." INTERNAL COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. The progress of internal communication in Bengal is developed at great length in a report made in the month of August last to the Government authorities by the Military Board, which, besides containing an account of what has been 'done during the official year ending April, 1841. gives a general review for the past 20 years. In this review we find the Grand Turk-road from Calcutta, described as the main artery of communication throughout Bengal and Hindostan, extending to a length of 770 miles, with a general Breadth of 30 feet, increased in some places to 40. It has already 1,402 bridges of various extent of open ing, has cost, exclusively of convict labour, 1,228,000 rupees, and is likely to cost 10 lacs more during the three years required for its completion. The road from Pooree to Bissenpore, which connects Orissa with Bengal, and which is commonly known as the Jugur math-road, is held to be of the next importance, and has Cost about 1.5 Lacs, or at the rate of 5,415 rupees the mile. The expense of the road from Calcutta to Kish nagur is estimated at 2,700,000 rupees, or 4,736 ru pees the mile for the 70 miles. The road from Sylbet to Gowhatty, the capital of Assam, across the Cassia hills, was in active preparation, and in this line of com munication the two torrents of the Bur-panee and the Boga-panee are to be spanned with suspsnsion•bridgcs. The Deccan road from Mirzapore to Jubbulpore, a distance of 239 miles, and commenced in 1824, had been completed lately ; its cost in the fifteen years, exclusive of the labour of convicts, had been eight lies of rupees. Another road, small in point of expense, but of g reat importance, was also in progress from the eastern frontier of Bangal, through Cacbar, and across the Munipore hills to the limits of the Burmese empire. Besides these roads, which are stated to be the most prominent, a variety of district roads have added greatly to the local convenience of the people, and have pro. portionately occupied attention. The total outlay for all the roads to which allusion is made has been 57,34,223 rupees, and from which there is no return. A toll on a road is unknown. The canals which fringe the eastern part of the city of Calcutta, and connected with the Isamuttee river, are of the highest importance to the welfare of the city, as the produce of all the eastern districts is thus brought to it with little or no risk. Those have cost in the whole about 16 lac of rupees, which now includes the erection of five suspension bridges. To improve Tolly's Nullah, seven suspension bridges have been thrown across it at a cost of 179,381 rupees. The canals west of the Jumna have been repaired at an expense of 1,566,500 rupees, which, with a further out lay on the Dooab Canal, west of the Jumca of 579,164 rupees, makes, with other expenditure, a total outlay of 4,963,288 rupees, in con- structiog and repairing canals in the Presi dency. The canals are very productive of revenue, for the tolls on those in the vicinity of Calcutta are said to yield on an average 121,800 rupees a year, while the annual average charge for their mainte nance appears to be about 45,000 rupees. Hence it is argued, that the Government cannot do better than lay out funds for their extension and improvement. In reference to these canals it is remarked, that while the toll remained at the rate of one rupee the 100 mounds, the proceeds were 126,000 rupees, but when the Go vernment liberally reduced the levy by one-half, they fell in the succeeding year to about 60,000 rupees. This fall, it was ultimately discovered, arose mainly from the corruption of the native collectors, which had been so far remedied by close observance, that in the last year (1840) the cellection again rose to 122,000 rupees, showing that the State receives the same return as when the import was double its present amount. The canals east and west of the Jumna exhibit the most gra tifying results, not only in respect of the means they supply to the agricultural community for the irri gation of upwards of 100,000 acres of land, but in direct money returns. The sum expended on the canals west of the Jumna by the British Government has been 1,566,500 rupees, maid the annual amount levied as water rent is 25:8,826 rupees, or more than 161 per cent. While toe outlay has therefore been in the whole 151 lees of rupees, the returns up the end of the year 1840 had been 21-i lacs. la restoring the Dooab Cantd, the cost to the Go vernment was 5 lace and 80,000 rupees. The direct return in rupees up to the end of 1840 has been 5 lacs and 13,000 rupees. At the end of the official year, the whole sum expended by the Go vernment had been reimbursed to the public coffers, and an annual income of 6,000 rupees might be ex pected for the future. The tolls on the Nuddea rivers produce a clear annual surplus ot! I lac and 12,000 rupees. And now adverting more particaularly to what has been done during the official year of 1..840, we find that in the department of canals the Government has sanctioned an outlay of 23,000 rupees for deere-a fling a canal in the Hid gelee district for the express (Abject of facilitating the transportation of salt. The other expenses in connexion with canals have been incurre d partly in reference to those near Calcutta, and pa rey to those on the east and west of the Jumna. 'She former appear to have cost in necessary repairs a. sum of about 14,000 rupees, independently of an iron suspension bridge at Ooltadanga, over the Circular Canal, amounting to 12,000 rupees. On the Dooab Canal has been ex pended 71 ; 500 rupees in the construction of aqueducts, with the view to the further extensi ion of the benefits of irrigation. The total amount ,of money expended in canals (luring the year under consideration was 2,57,813 rupees, the returns 4,69,197 rupees, being a clear profit of 2,11,384 rupees. 'rho new roads were progressing steadily. The road fi 'om Burdwar to Be nares is completed,'as far as regards earth work, to its full height and width. On this undertaking there had been an outlay of 6,00,000 rupees, and it will re quire an equal outlay to complete it. The road from Patna to Gya would have the. benefit of a grant of 70,000 rupees, and fnr the roa d to Darjeching a revised estimate of 28,000 rupees would be appro priated. The proposed road froth Agra to Bombay had been negatived from the facto f the enormous ex pense it would entail. The total out lay in public works for that period was 9,69,686 rupees, which produced a return of 4,69,197 rupees, thus lea sing 5,00,489 rupees as the difference between expenditutre and ruturn. On this the India journals remark that it is an expenditure of less than one per cent. on the la,aal revenues of these provinces, and that however much the public may be grateful for these improvements, it 'exhibits much nig gardeess as compared with the revent 'e the Government authorities derive from the territory of which they are the useful and necessary ernbellishrnea t. A correspondent who compliments . us on the satis factory account we gave of the prop ess of Arracan a few days ago, wishes it to be states!, and which was not noticed among the causes which were laid before us as contributing to the increase in the wealth and popu lation of that province, that slavery was abolished there tic the year 1834. He states further that Arracan is the only province in India where slavery has been totally abolished.—l'intes. A N AFFRAY WITH SMUI 3GLERS. -- The Netnorial of Pau relates that, a few days ago, a brigadier of gendarmerie, named Gasquet, and of le of his men, Ilias, were on the watch for smugglers near IN !ascuru, wher. they saw eleven men, all armed with blt geons, and nine of them carrying packs, advancing by thse road. Notwith standing the superiority of numbers, tihe two gendarmes determined to do their duty, and ad% arming towards the band summoned them to lay down th eir burdens. This being refused, the gendarmes proceedc d to make a seizure, and Gasquet received a severe blow . with a bludgeon. He returned this with a shot from 'his carbine, and a lunge with his bayonet, but, being severely beaten about the body. and wounded in the leg, arid at the same time believing that his comrade was kilt xl, he contrived to escape into a wood, and thence mad( ! his way back to the village. Iliac fought with great obstinacy until he was disarmed, and had no more means of defence, when 1 he made a feint and fell as if killed. The smugglers, believing, him dead, moved oil; but, ox I second thoughts, retraced their steps, and determined to: hang him on a tree in terrorent. Hias, however, had contarived to drag him self into concealment among some roc ics, and thus saved himself fro m hi s i n t en d e d f ate . Al t h oiii :h the gendarmes fired only two shots, one of the smuggl et :s was killed, and two wounded in the shoulder. All it e survivors have since beep captured, and are now in cizsi ,ody. THE BEY OF TUNIS.—The Journal des Debuts publishes the following det ails relative to the Presenting four horses which the lii.ng of the French of Fran i sent lately to the Bey of Tunis :—"- eh e Bey, who has Arajesty's satisfaction, [ given in latter times h so many proofs of .zeal for the in terestsj.ust received, as a proof of his of the purest the ..n, four magnificent Norman horses a b r i m oo s d, bearing rich harness, with Achiret Bey' s Royal lit - ery. It was a riders attired in , and a cot Lehman and out to his resid that which conveys LouisanPli curious sight to see equipage similar to Philip pe from. . his Pa lace of the Tuileries ,ex i pressed his satis factionslietevoar, and, after para ding the streets of Tunis. The B e e n, at Neuilly met ilof the Came leon, at this mark of his Majesty's whence eproesiented thanking the French Consul and the c c i o which conveyed the horses, A himself on the terrace of his palace, the cortege defile, and such was his it apatience to try his see his new equipage, that he had hi tuself immediately conveyed by it to his palace of the Manouba,t and thence on the following day to Malinioudieh, a country-house situate three leagues from Tunis, to the astonishment of his fanati cal subjects, w h o could not comprehend how he suffered?. a Christian coach man to sit upon a seat higher than that upon which he was placed. Achmrt ]3ey, in return., sent the King o f the French his war-horse anti ma;;tificent trappings, three lions, an ostrich, and sumptuous; ;stuffs embroidered with pearls, gold, and silver. Comma and splendid a nder Poultier, o f the Cameleon, received a g old snuff sabre, and each of his crew was pres ented with gratui ties far exceeding in amount what would be considered munificent by European potentates. POST-OFFICE ANOMALY..-- A letter for London must be posted at the large and important agri cultural town of Newbury, distant from the Reading Station 17 miles and a half, and 56 miles from London, only just one half hour later than in the city of Exeter, 44 miles from the Bridgewater Station, and 195 miles from London. A letter, without pf tying any fee, can be posted at Taunton or Bridgewater h slf an hour later than in Reading, although one town is distant from it 123 miles, and the other 112, and the same train takes all the letters. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, Nov. 24. THE SHEFFIELD CANAL COMPANY v. THE SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM RAILWAY COMPANY. This cause was resumed, the depositions were read, and Mr. Bacon was heard for the defendants, after which Mr. Pemberton replied. The correspondence on which the plaintiffs founded their prayer for the investment in Government securi ties of a sum to secure them 1001. a year, took place in June, 1836, when the Railway Bill, which had paSsed the Commons, was in the House of Lords. The first letter was from Mr. Vickers, the Solicitor for the rail way, to Mr. Wake, the Solicitor of the Canal Company. It was dated June 18, 1836, and stated that "in com pliance with the recommendation of the Committee, he, as Solicitor of the Railway Company, undertook that the proprietors should enter into a covenant to pay the Canal Company 1001. per annum, the same to be applied exclusively towards the repair of the Wicker." This letter was answered on the Monday following, Juno 20, by Wake, who submitted " that the matter must be arranged by investment in the way he had suggested. The reply to this was, on Monday, June 20, 1836, when the solicitors for the Railway Company wrote to Wake, that they had no objection to meet his views by investing in the funds sufficient to raise the annual paymentproposed. It was alleged that before Wake replied to this letter he told Vickers that the investment ought tc be made before the Bill proceeded to a third reading in the Lords, but that he would consult Lord Wharncliffe, which he ac cordingly did ; and then he, on the forenoon of the 21st of June, 1836, wrote to Vickers, " that he had had an interview with Lord Wharncliffe, and yielding to his Lordship's opinion, he, on behalf of the Sheffield Canal Company, accepted the engagement on the terms of the two documents. The plaintiffs then stated in their bill, that the Bill having passed without any opposition on behalf of the Canal Company, and received the Royal assent on the 4th of July following, they relied upon the agreement, but did not apply to have it carried into execution until the 24th of April, 1838, when they wrote to the solicitors of the Railway Company, calling upon them to perform the engagement respecting the annuity of 100/. ; and they again applied in June, 1838, when their solicitor received an answer, that if any contribution was to be made, it would be matter of con cession and not of right ; and on further application they received an answer that the Railroad Company did net consider themselves at all bound to make any contribu tion towards the Wicker, in consequence of which the present bill was filed. The defendants, in their answer, said, that as the price of peace, and to remove all fur ther opposition, Vickers, on his own responsibility, wrote to Wake the letter of the 18th of June, 1836 ; that there was an interview with Wake that evening, when Wake refused to accept the proposition made in it, and insisted that the annuity of 1001. a year should be paid to the plaintiffs fbr ever, and be paid to them generally and not exclusively for the repairs of the Wicker-road, and that the payment should be pro vided for by an investment in the funds ; Vickers refused to accede to these terms, and Wake said he should oppose the bringing up the report, to which Vickers replied, " Very well, we will fight it out." On Monday, June 20, 1836, Vickers received from Wake a verbal message, to which an answer was returned, requesting communications to be made in writing, and in consequence Vickers received from Wake the letter of June 20, 1836, insisting upon an investment and a declaration of trust before the bill was further proceeded with, or he would oppose its further progress, for he would see Lord Wharncliffe and the Duke of Norfolk, and stop the Report of the Committee on the bill from being brought up ; on which Vickers said, " You are vexatiously unreasonable. We will not delay the Bill. There is an end to all arrangement. It seems we are to fight it out to the very last. Be it so. We shall bring up the Report to-night." The answer stated that there the meeting ended, and the proposal made by Vickers to Wake was no longer open for Wake's acceptance, and the defendants submitted it was not competent for Wake, after that meeting, to accept the pro posal, and that the defendants were not bound by it. On the following day, the 21st of June, 1836, the Bill was read a third time and passed, and it afterwards received the Royal assent. Wake then wrote the letter of the 21st of June, 1836 (" that he accepted the en gagement on the terms of the two documents.") Vickers saw Wake that evening, and informed' him that his let ter was too late, and that the Bill had been passed. Wake positively refused, at the interview which took place be tween him and the defendant's solicitors at two o'clock on that 20th of June, to accept their proposals, and upon such refusal the whole treaty was at an end, and Wake was at liberty to oppose the Bill. The cause was argued at great length. It was urged for the defendants that the agreement had been entirely put an end to at the interview where Wake insisted upon the investment of the money and the declaration of trust, and Vickers told him "he was unreasonable ; there was an end to all arrangement ; we are to fight it out to the last ;" and that Wake's letter, written after wards, accepting the engagement on the terms of the two documents, came too late. For the plaintiff it was argued that the main claim, the claim of the 100/. a year for the repairs of the road, was not in dispute, the difference arose only as to the manner in which that money was to be secured, and that the plaintiffs were upon the agreement clearly entitled to the annual payment of she 1001.; and as to the second point, that Wake had accepted the agreement proposed between the solicitors, and had notified its acceptance in time, for that the bill, when the report was brought up, and the third'reading in the Lords was psssed, had been sent up to the House of Commons for th4ir concurrence to some amendments made by the Lords, So that Wake had full opportunity of opposing the Bill, if no agreement had been entered into. Lord LANGDALE said, this was a new point, and Mr. Kindersley might mention the case to-morrow after the unopposed petitions. KINDERSLEY said, if his Lordsh . would look at the pleadings, he would see there w ,foundation for the last argument. /4/ COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 23. THE QUEEN V. THE JUSTICES OF BERKSHIRE. Mr. BYLES appeared to show cause against the rule obtained in this case, calling upon the defendants to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue, directed to them, and commanding them to hear and de termine the complaint of Joseph Russell against the stewards and members of the Cheshunt Friendly Society, and why they should not direct the Society to pay over to him the sum of 45/. It appeared that the Society was established in the year 1807, and by their rules it was provided that on the payment of a weekly subscription the members were entitled, in case of sickness, to a sum of one guinea per week for the first six months, and half a guinea per week afterwards. The Society went on prosperously for some years, when the members were all young and healthy, but when they grew old and infirm it appeared that the tables on which their calculations had been founded were based upon wrong principles ; they were in the high road to insolvency when, in 1835, they passed a rule reducing the allowance in sickness to 10s. 6d. for the first six months and ss. 3d. afterwards. Unfortunately, however, the Society had omitted to enrol the new rule, and it was consequently of no force. The applicant in the present case claimed the origina allowance and arrears for the time past, and the matter was, according to the rules of the Society, referred to arbitration ; the arbitrator gave his decjsion in favour of the Society, and Russell then appealed to two Magis trates, who refused to entertain the appeal on the ground that they had no jurisdiction, and in consequence the present application had been made to the Court. Now, he submitted that the present was not a case for the in terference of their Lordships, because he knew of no instance in which the matter in dispute having been re ferred to a third party, and adjudicated upon by him, the complainant was entitled to the interference of that Court. Mr. GUNNING, having Leen heard at some length in support of the rule. The COURT was of opinion that the rule ought to be discharged and with costs. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 23. FYSON V. CHAMBERS. This was an action of trover against an auctioneer, to recover certain goods, the plaintiff suing as the adminis trator of a person deceased. It was tried in Londonbefore Lord Abinger, when a verdict passed for the plaintiff. Mr. Erie early in the term obtained a rule nisi to set aside the verdict, cause against which was now shown by Mr. KELLY, who said the defence set up to the action was that the goods belonged to a person who had been a bankrupt, and although he had obtained his certificate, still, not having paid 15s. in the pound, all his subsequent property vested in his assignees. It appeared that the bankruptcy was in 1832, but he contended that the fiat was invalid, inasmuch as it was not shown that there was any petitioning creditor's debt at the time of the act of bankruptcy ; it was then said the plaintiff could not take such an objection, because he had taken his certi ficate under it. He contended, on the other hand, that the onus of proof respecting the validity of the Com mission was on the defendant. But his main objection was that the defendant had not been put in motion, nor did he represent the. assignees. Now, although the assignees might haie claimed the property, they laying by and taking no steps to disturb his possession, the bankrupt had a right to keep his property against the whole world. Here the assignees were quiescent, and surely the law would not allow any other person to rob or spoil him of property long enjoyed by him with impunity. He could not find any case where any person other than the assignees had been able suc cessfully to disturb even an uncertificated bankrupt in property enjoyed by him after his bankruptcy. On these cases had the defendant taken the property without the deceased's l eave , h e m ight have m a int a i ne d hi s act i on, consequently, it could be maintained by hi s adminis trator. Mr. Burr followed on the same side. Mr. ERLE, in support of the rule, cited the case of " Isaacs and Belcher," 2d Meeson and Waleitby; " But ler and Hobson," 4 Bosanquet, 246 ; and several cases, anti contended that the plea of " not possessed " opened up the whole question of ownership of the property. Mr. BARSTOW followed, and. The CounT took time to consider its judgment. (Sittings at Guildhall before Mr. Baron ALDERsoN.) lIINTON V. WEEKES. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 168 L, being the amount of a bill of costs. Mr. Sergeant Bompa s with Air. Ball appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Knowles for the defendant. The plaintiff was a solicitor in Bristol, and the de fendant a widow lady, residing in Bath. It appeared in evidence that the defendant was possessed of certain freehold property at a place called Barton, in. Gloucester shire, which became the subject of a law suit, and she employed two solicitors named Bushe and. Prideaux, to conduct it. Not being satisfied wits them, and being re duced to great poverty by the law expense:, a friend. named Mrs. Maria Ipsley, recommended her to the plaintiff—she (Ipsley) telling him at the same time of the defendant's poverty, and that he was to deporl alone THE SUN, LONDON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1841. on the success of the cause for his costs, to sue Messrs. Prideaux and Bushe, in order that they might render an account to the defendant. Wlliie the suit was pending, Prideaux and l'ushe became bankrupts, and the plaintiff then told the defendant unless she paid the costs, or made him an assignment of her property as a security for them, he would commence proceedings against her. This being refused the present action was instituted. The Learned Judge having briefly summed 'up, the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the full amount claimed. BAIL COURT, Nov 23. THE QUEEN V. PARKER AND ANOTHER Mr. CHAMBERS applied on behalf of Benjamin Parker and John Parker, to remove an indictment which had been found against them in the Central Criminal. Court into this Court by certiorari, and also that the defendants should be admitted to bail in a less amount than had been ordered to be taken by the Central Criminal Court. It appeared that two indictments had been found against the defendant Benjamin Parker at the September ses sions, one for obtaining goods under false pretences, and another for conspiring, in conjunction with Joseph Parker, to obtain goods under false pretences. The indictment against Benjamin Parker alone, was tried at the last sessions of the Central Criminal Court, and he was acquitted. He was then called upon, in conjunction with his brother Joseph, to plead to the second indict ment. They both pleaded accordingly, and traversed to the next sessions. Shortly afterwards, another brother, John Parker, was brought in, and it was represented that the man who had pleaded as Joseph Parker had been taken by mistake, and that John Parker was the man meant. Joseph Parker was then discharged on his own recogaizances, and a fresh bill was preferred against Benjamin Parker, John Parker, and Philip May, for conspiring to obtain go o d s un d er f a l se p retences . Th a t verdict had ben removed by certiorari into this Court as far as regarded May, and as the same questions would arise respecting the Parlcers, he thought his Lordship would have no difficulty in granting the certiorari. With respect ta the bail, it appeared that the Court had or dered Benjamin to give bail, himself in 1,0001. and two sureties in 500/. each on the last indictment, and him self in 5001. and two sureties in 2501. on the first indictment---:those two indictments being identical, and the second one having been rendered neces sary only in consequence of the error committed in respect to Joseph Parker, and thus he was called upon to give bail, himself in the enormous sum of 1,500 L, and four sureties also in 1,5001., which he was utterly un able to procure. Under these circumstances he trusted his Lordship would reduce the amount of bail. Mr. IlumenEYs opposed the application, and said that it was a complete " Comedy of Errors." Joseph and John Parker were twins, and it was almost impossible to distinguish them. . His client contended that John went occasionally by the name of Joseph and that he was the person meant in the first indictment. The person who had pleaded to it wrongfully had been discharged by the Recorder, who had or, dered him to enter into his own recognzances in 1,000/. The prosecutor had no wish that he should have been called on to enter into recognizances at all. The second indictment charged them with obtaining goods to a much larger amount than the first. If the first were in the Court be should have no objection to having it quashed. Mr. Justice PATTESON—Let Ale first indictment be moved into this Court by certiorari and quashed. Let the second indictment be also moved into this Court, and when the defendants have pleaded, let them be ad mitted to bail as May has been, each prisoner in 1,000/., and eack to find two sureties in 5001. each, and let 48 hours' notice of bail be given. The prisoners were then brought up by the keeper of Newgate, and after having pleaded " Not Guilty," were removed in custody, on the understanding that they were eventually to be handed over into the custody of the Marshal of the Queen's Bench. QUO WARRANTO.-THE QUEEN V. HART. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL applied for a rule for a quo warranto, calling upon Francis Freeling Hart to show by what authority he exercised the office of Mayor of Harwich. By the Municipal Corporation Act the Mayor must be elected from among the Aldermen and Councillors. Mr. Hart had been elected Mayor from among the Aldermen, and if he could show that Mr. Hart had no right to hold the office of Alder man, he had no right to exercise the functions of Mayor. Mr. Hart had been elected Alderman in the room of Mr. Graham, whose office had been declared vacant by the Council. Now, he had affidavits showing that Mr. Gra ham had done nothing to forfeit his office ; neither had he been absent from the borough for six consecutive months; therefore the Court had no right to declare any vacancy, or to elect Mr. Hart. He also moved on an other ground. Mr. Graham's time as Alderman expired on the 9th November last, the day on which Mr. Hart had been elected Mayor, and certainly, if Mr. Hart had been duly elected as Alderman, he could not hold that office after Mr. Graham's time had expired. Rule nisi granted. SHERIFFS' COURT, Nov. 23. Several undefended actions were taken first. ARCHBUT WINDSOR. This was an action to -recover the sum of 191. 19s. for the amount of an attorney's bill. The plaintiff failed to prove some of the items, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 101.10 s. FAIRFAX V. DARTMELL. This action was brought to recover the sum of U. for beer, &c., supplied to the defendant. The plaintiff keeps a public-house in Backchurch-lane, and the defen dant is a workman at a cooperage near to the house. Mr. Payne appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. lorry conducted the defence. A witness was called who had applied to the defendant for payment, and the defendant had told him that he wished the plaintiff would sue him, as he could then get his shopmates to pay him, the defendant. Another wit ness was called, who proved the delivery of the goods. John Irwin, who said he was a short-hand writer, was called to prove the defendant's admission of the debt. In answer to a question from Mr. Payne, the witness said " Speak up, Sir ; I am not afraid of any man, but I'm deaf."—(Laughter.).The witness conducted himself in a very irregular manner. Mr. PAYNE inquired if he had been drinking that morning ? Witness—To be sure, I have. Mr. PAYNE—Was it any thing strong ? Witness— Yes, Sir ; I have had about half a pint of ale, but for all that I come to speak the truth, my dear.—(Laughter.) The witness then said he had called on the defendant, who acknowledged the debt, and said he would settle it soon. Mr. Holm!' then addressed the Jury for the defence, and contended that the defendant was not liable for this amount, as the articles had been supplied to the different workmen, and then charged to the defendant, who col lected the different amounts, according to each man's share, from the workmen : The et cetera was very art fully put into these particulars, as it was evidently in tended to comprise spirits, which the plaintiff could not recover for. Witness were then called to prove Mr. Horry's state. ment, and Mr,PAYNE replied. One of the Jurymen addressing Mr. Payne said, how is the plaintiff to get over the men arranging the ac counts amongst themselves ? He can't get over this. Mr. PAYNE—I am informed that there is one juryman who is personally opposed to the plaintiff ; had I known this before I would have objected to Juryman—l deny that, but I know that the plaintiff would break any contract.—(Oh, oh.) I am not an enemy of his, I only know him to be a litigious man, who never performs a contract. Mr. PAYNE-Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou unjust juryman. Here there was something like uproar in the Court, and the'Learned Under Sheriff interfered, and told the jury man that he had better not argue with the Learned Coun sel, but hear him to the end, and then consult amongst themselves. Mr. PAYNE then continued his address, and The Learned UNDER SHERIFF summed up the evi dence, and said that he hoped the jury would dis miss from their minds all prejudice, and simply look to the facts of the case. He was sure that, as tradesmen, they would be better able to judge of those facts than he was. He was extremely sorry at what had taken place, especially in a Court of Law. The Jury. after a long consultation, returned a verdict for the defendant. The UNDER SHERIFF—Are you all agreed; gentlemen, for the defendant ? Foreman of the Jury—We are, Sir. The Court rose at five o'clock. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 23. MESSRS. WRIGHT AND COMPANY'S BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Dxcxsos, on behalf of the assignees of the joint estate of the Messrs. Wright, late bankers in Henrietta street, Covent-garden, applied to the Court that they might be allowed to prove against the private estate of one of the partners, Mr. John Wright, on the ground that he had in his individual capacity drawn large sums of money from the partnership account to the loss of the several creditors of the firm. The LEARNED COMMISSIONER said this was an appli cation which he should wish to take some time to con sider. He was always very cautious in acceding to such applications, unless evidence could be adduced establish ing a case of fraud. Mr. DICKSON said he thought he would be in a condi tion to prove by evidence from the partnership books and from Mr. John Wright's own clerk, that the money. had been drawn by him under circumstances which, to use the leastharsh term, could not be approved of, as at the time he drew those sums of money on his own account from the partnership account he must have been aware of the difficulties and approaching bankruptcy of the firm. Mr. Commissioner HoLROYD said he thought the best course to adopt would be a conditional postponement until the next day of meeting fur a dividend, when all the creditors would h ave had notice of the course pro• posed, and an opportunity of judging of its propriety, and he would have further time to consider the matter himself. Mr. DmicsoN having agreed with the Learned Com missioner the matter dropped. ________ - --- - - POLICE INTELLIGENC E. IVIA A' SION-HOUSE. _A young man of rather fashionable appearance, named Curzon Adolphus Wo/h er , was brought before the Lord Mayer, in the c us t o d y of Roe the officer, charged with having forged th e i ndorsement to a bill o f exchange. Mr. Bush, the solicit or to the Comm itt ee of Bankers for the prevention of f rau d s and forger i es , a ttended for the prosecution, and M r. I fobler, jun., appeared for the pri soner. After a bri e f examinat i on, o f n o public interest, the prisoner was re man d ed t i ll F r id a y. A young man was b rought u in custody of Daniel Forrester under ci rcumstances of a remarkable kind. p Alderman GIBBS, who presided on the occasion, stated to the prisoner that he understood, as the affair was a family one, there was a great reluctance to go on with the prosecution, and therefore the prisoner had it in his own power to prevent any .disagreeable exposure. A gentleinan, who said that he was a friend to the fa mily, declared that the prisoner, by doing what was mere justice, would save his sister the dreadful alternative of 1 entering the witness-box to give evidence against him for a very serious offence. A will which was made by the prisoner's mother had disappeared, and through the instrumentality of the prisoner, and all that was required of the prisoner was to produce the document. Alderman GIBBS—WeII, prisoner, what do you say ? Are you ready to give up this will ? Prisoner—All the papers that I have are in the possession of a proctor in Trinity-lane. Complainant—That person has put in an affidavit at Doctor's Commons. stating that the will is not and never has been in his possession. The prisoner had the ,document in his po ssess ion,..and.l can prove that he read it, and acknowledged it to be his mother's will. The prisoner —No, I know nothing of any will of the kind. Alderman Gruns—Have you burned it ? The priso ner—No, I never had it. I have been already upon my oath upon the subject, and I never saw it. Complainant —Have you not brought it from Wey-- mouth with you ? The prisoner —No, I know no thing of it. Complainant—Do you know Mary Ann Hunter, who was your mother's nurse ? The prisoner—l know there was a nurse then with my mother. Mr. Randall, a solicitor in the Temple, who appeared, for the sake of the family, anxious to stop the pro secution, regretted that it would be necessary, if the prisoner persisted in refusing to deliver up the docu ment, to go into evidence forthwith. The nurse just mentioned had found the will, shortly after the mother's death, in a small box, and gave it into the possession of the prisoner's sister, who handed it to the prisoner. The prisoner then read the will aloud in the presence of his sister, and declared it to be the will of his mother. These facts had been deposed to already elsewhere. The prisoner said that the statements were false. Alderman GIBBS—Then we must go into the case. Mr. Randall—The prisoner has also written to a sister of his in town from Weymouth, stating that he had found his mother's will. prisoner --I say it is false. I found the copy of the will of a relation, but not of my mother's will. The younger sister of the prisoner was then called. She stated that she was at Weymouth at the time of the decease of her mother, and the prisoner came to Wey mouth, and remained there till the day after the funeral. Witness and prisoner and the nurse searched for the will of the deceased, and the nurse found it and gave it to witness, who handed it to her brother. It had been folded up, and he opened and read it. Witness was not in a state of mind to pay particular attention to its details, but the prisoner said it was his mother's will. Alderman GIBBS—Did he read the will ? Witness— He began reading it, and he said it was in my favour. Mr. Randall produced a paper which he said he had drawn up some years ago at the desire of the testatrix. It was in favour of the young lady who had just given evidence, and whom the testatrix had always expressed a wish to provide for, as she was her youngest daughter. The prisoner said he was sure that justice would be done to him in this affair, in which he felt he was most unjustly and cruelly treated. Mr. Randall said that the deceased, in 1838. gave him the copy he produced as the basis of her will. There was no signature to it, and there was Ise other will made to his knowledge. He was put in as executor with a gentleman who resided in America-square. The pri soner's sister had stated to him, that all the plate which was, by the paper produced as the basis of the will, left amongst the daughters, was taken from Weymouth by the prisoner. These facts were sworn to in the Ecclesi astical Court. Alderman GIBBS—We must have the nurse pro duced. Does the sister of the prisoner state that he took away the plate ? The sister to the prisoner —Ile read the will which bequeathed to me the bulk of my mother's property, and declared it was my mother's. I was aware that he took possession of the plate. Mr. Randall- —ln fact, he took away everything be longing to his mother. The prisoner —Nobody had a better right than the next of kin. Mr. Randall—Do you mean to do what is right ? Prisoner—l am doing what is right, and I trust that justice will be done me. Mr. Randall—You know where the will is ? Prisoner— No, I know nothing of it. Mr. Randall—Then you have burned it ? Prisoner— No, I have not. I had no will of the kind. I had a copy of the Manchester will, which is quite another thing, and the proctor I alluded to has that in his pos session. Mr. Randall—The mother bequeathed the bulk of her property to this young lady and cut the prisoner off with a small sum. The destruction of the will would make him come him in for a share of the property with the rest of the family. The affidavit of the nurse has been read in Doctors' Commons, and time allowed him for his answer, but he has made no answer. Alderman GIBBs—I recommend you once more to do justice, and I shall remand you for a few days.—The prisoner was then remanded. QUEEN-SQUARE. CHARGE OF ARSON.—Elizabetk Cope, an interesting looking girl, about 14 years of age, dressed in deep black, was brought up for re-examination, upon a charge cf wilfully setting fire to the Hans Town School of In dustry, of which she was an inmate. The facts of the case were detailed at considerable length in this Journal of last Tuesday, and it is need less to repeat them. Mr. Humphries said he appeared on behalf of the Committee appointed to conduct the school, and for the prisoner. He said the Committee were anxious not to prosecute ; and, taking into consideration the tender age of the accused, he hoped that . he would not be ask ing too much to request of the Magistrate that no further steps might be taken in the case. Mr. BURRELL said that the case was one of a very serious nature, for, although there was a doubt as to the legality of the mode in which a confession was elicited from the prisoner, stil there were, on the other hand, facts which compelled him to send the case to a higher tribunal. He felt great pain in doing so, but he consi dered it was his duty to adopt that course. Mr. Humphries put it to the Magistrate whether he could send a child of such tender age for trial, upon evi dence of so slender a character. Mr. BURRELL said there were circumstances of strong suspicion against the prisoner as regarded a fire which took place the day before. Allowing that we cast aside the girl Williams's evidence, and that of Inspector Forbes, which are alike tainted, I will not now send the case for trial, but take time to consider. The prisoner, who wept much during the examina tion, was then remanded till Monday next. MARYLEBONE. Yesterday a very respectably- dressed young man, who at the station-house described himself as Mr. Benjamin Vale, surgeon, Crawford-street, was placed at the bar before Mr. Rawlinson, charged with the following out rage upon a lady named Foley, and another female : - Mrs. Foley stated that fir husband was a solicitor, residing at No. 33, Dorset-street, and that on the previ ous night, about ten o'clock, as she was returning towards home along the New-road, accompanied by a young woman in the service of a lady whom she had been visiting in Milton -street, the prisoner and another young man rushed between them in a most rude manner, and struck both of them. She asked the prisoner how he dared thus to insult her, when he exclaimed, " Pray who and shat are you ?" and gave her a violent push. Being indignant at this treatment, she slapped his face, upon which he struck her again. She went on till she saw a constable, and on meeting one gave the prisoner into custody. She was merely stopping for a moment to give some silver to the servant to purchase some things for her mistress, when she met with the treatment she had mentioned. Ellen Davis, the servant in question, corroborated Mrs. Foley's evidence, adding that they (complainants) were both called by the vilest epithet by the prisoner and his friend. Mr. RAWLINSON (to the prisoner)—What is your an swer to this ? Prisoner—l was walking arm in arm with my friend, when we saw these two females stand ing in the middle of the path so as to prevent any one from passing along. My friend pushed the servant gently, and when spoken to about it, he denied having done it on purpose. I did not call any one a w —e, but he did. I merely told this lady (Mrs. Foley) that she was a pretty woman, when she flew into a great passion and slapped my face. Mr. Foley here stated that the prisoner had since the occurrence called at his house for the purpose of apolo gising, but he (Mr. Foley) refused to listen to anything of the kind, considering, as he did, that the outrage was one of such a kind as to deserve punishment. Mr. RAWLINSON—I was at first inclined to put upon you the highest penalty, imagining that you were the person you represented yourself to be ; but, as I find you are only a surgeon's assistant, instead of a surgeon, I shall fine you but 3/. The penalty was paid. _ Mr. Trehetirn, a - master baker, residing in Cleyland street, Fitzroy-square, was charged on a warrant with having assaulted Mr. Nelson Jones, 11, Carburton• street, and whose life, owing to the injury lie received, is almost despaired of. The case was partly gone into about a month ago (three days after the occurrence), when, after the examination of one or two witnesses, it was ordered that the warrant should stand over, in the expectation that Mr. Jones would on a future day be able to attend. A surgeon's certificate was, however, produced on Mon day, setting forth that the sufferer was in a dangerous condition, and in consequence thereof the defendant was desired to attend yesterday. The evidence given by Mrs. Jones and other wit nesses went to show, that on the 22d ult., she and he- husband went to defendant's shop to purchase a loaf, and that some words having ensued respect ing the weight of it, defendant seized hold of Mr. Jones to eject him from the place. In en deavouring to prevent this, the latter laid hold o f a glass door, and breaking one of the panes, his hand was severely lacerated. lie was forcibly dragged away by defendant, who thrust him violently into the road, when the back of his head came in contact with the wheel of a cart, which was standing by the door, and he had. ever since been under medical treatment. For some time he was a patient in Middlesex Hospital, and was now so ill as to leave but little chance of his recovery. The testimony adduced on the part of the defence was to the effect that Mr. Jones, having called the defendant a liar, the latter took hold of him to remove him friani the shop, when, being somewhat " fresh,'? he slipped down, and thu s caused the injury complained of. Defendant was held to bail himself in 801., and two sureties in 401. each for his appearance on Monday next, and Mr. Rawlinson expressed his intention of proceeding at the close of the Court to 11, Carburton-street, for the purpose of taking the unfortunate man's deposition with regard to the affair. HATTON-GARDEN. ROBBERY THROUGH HUNGER.—Dandei ile; dzett, a ragged half-famished boy, about 14 years of age, was placed at the bar, charged by Mr. Wi4iarn Arnold, baker, of No. 32, High Holborn, with having stolen a ponnd of broad. It appeared in evidence, that in the morning, about eleven o'clock, the prisoner entered the shop of the pro secutor and asked his daughter for a half-penny bun, and whilst her back was turned to take it from the win dow, the prisoner snatched a pound of bread from the counter and ran off with it. He was instantly pursued, and at some distance from the shop he was taken, de vouring the bread ravenously, when he was given into the custody of Smith, 151 E, who took him to the station-house. Smith here stated. that when the prisoner was taken, he cried, and said, "If you were as hungry as I was, you would have done tht same." In answer to questions from the bench, the prisoner, in tears, said that his mother was dead, and his father had deserted him, and he was quite friendless. He was a native of Chippenham, in Wiltshire, and had been in London three weeks looking after work, but could get none, and he had been obliged to wander about and beg. He had not had anything to eat for a length of time, when hunger drove him to steal the bread. He had slept in the streets for night; together, and the night be fore last he procured a ticket, and slept at Marlborough Poor-house, Peckham. Mr. COMBE said it was evident that the prisoner was in great distress, and his having devoured the bread the moment after he had stolen it was a proof of his hunger at the time, and he could not think of punishing him under such circumstances. Mr. Arnold said that his only object in bringing him before the Magistrate was to get him, if possible, relieved. The prisoner said he was anxious to g.,) to sea, but he had no friends to get him there: he had applied, but they refused him, as he had never been a voyage. Mr. COMBE thought it a fit case to send to the work house, and he ordered Smith to take him to the work house of St. Andrew, Holborn, and George the Martyr, with his request that he might be received and some thing done for him, and he was discharged from the felony. The prisoner seemed grateful, and left the Court with the officer. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London Mercantile Journal of November 23. ) SUGAR.—The West India market was firm to-day and a steady business was done, but chiefly in the yellow sorts, which brought very full prices ; perhaps, in some instances, coloury samples, of which the show was scanty, might be quoted a shade higher. The total business done amounted to about 750 hhds and tres, including two public sales of Barbadoes, consisting of 190 hhds and 5 tres, which went off with spirit, and the samples above 65s were considered to be 6d to Is per cwt higher ; those below that price went at the former value, low to fine yellow sold at 61s to 72s 6d per cwt. MAURITIUS.—Owing to the very small quantity re maining in the hands o f the merchants, we have not had a public sale, and the private transactions have been upon a small scale, but extreme prices are paid, espe cially for coloury samples, which continue to be the most in request. EAST INDIA.—The prices of Bengal Sugar remain the same as before quoted, with a steady demand, and white qualities are still very scarce. The only public sale since our last consisted of 4,024 bags, which went off steadily ; dingy coloury grey at 65s 6d to 70s 6d, and low dry bright brown at 42s to 46s per cwt. FOREIGN.— Considerable heaviness continues to pervade this market, very little business has been done, but the merchants appeared reluctant sellers on lute terms, and very few samples are on show. The only parcel brought to public sale consisted of 300 chests brown Bahia, the whole of which, with the exception of one or two lots, were bought in, good yellow at 18s to 18s 6d, and mid dling to fine brown at 15s to 16s per cwt. REFINED.—In the home trade goods there has been considerable business doing at steady prices. Standard Lumps 80s to 80s 6d per cwt. Foreign Refined in bond —in Crushed there is evidently more doing at the pre sent low quotations, viz. 28s 6d ; and in Loaves there have been some extensive sales made, 14Ibs and 101bs sizes at 30s 6d to 325, and 61bs at 34s to 35s per cwt. The present stock of West India Sugar is 1,630 hhds and tres less than at this time last year ; but of Mauri tius and Bengal there is a surplus of 15,200 bags of the former and 64,547 bags, &c. of the latter. There was no public sale of either Bengal or Mau ritius to-day, and as there were few parcels offering privately little business was done ; full prices were, however, paid. WEST INDIA MOLASSES.—There is a steady demand for this article, and some parcels of St. Vincents and St. Kitts, of fair quality, have been sold at 23s per cwt. TEA.—The public sales proceeded very heavily to day. The room was well attended, but there was an evident desire on the part of the trade to hold back, and a small proportion only of the quantity that passed auction was disposed ofr without, however, establishing any further alteration in prices, the holders buying in freely. Good Congous were held at stiff prices. The prices actually paid were as follows :--Congou, but mid Tea lit str little bnt Is 94cl to is 10d, but mid black if Sou kind is 10/d to is 101 d, mid IL M. Pek old and flat Is 111 d to Is lid, but mid and mid ra st and full Sou fla 2s to 2s old, but mid blksh If ra str little Pek fla 2s 24d to 2s 3d ; ll,yson, but mid str cca 2s 3d ; Pouchong, ord faint and ra musty is 51d to is 51d, good ord is 7d, but mid brisk little bnt is 8d to is 9d ; Twankay, but mid con and str is 9d to is 9id, but mid Tea ra str is 104 d to is lld ; Caper, Is 2d to is 6d ; Souchong, but mid brisk N Y fla 2s Gld ; Orange Pekoe, but mid ra coa 2s 3d ; Imperial, is 8d to 3s 3d ; Gunpowder, 2s lid to 4s 3d ; Young Hyson, ord con and earthy is 7d to is 7,1 d, but mid ra faint str 3s Id to 3s 3d, good mid Ouchain 4s 2id to 4s 4d. There were but few sales made in Company's Congou, and the/nearest price at the close of business was is 9d per lb cash. COFFEE.—The market generally has continued in a dull state, with declining prices, and a large quantity offering for sale. For West India the demand has been limited to the best samples, which have been taken only to supply the wants of the trade, and have barely sustained the previous value ; the low, and especially the unclean descriptions have been nearly unsaleable, and the few lots that have been sold show a slight de cline on previous rates. The prices of Foreign Coffee remain as before quoted, with a continuance of heaviness in the market, and very little business done. The only transaction worth reporting is about 900 bags good ordinary St. Domingo at 41s, which is the full value. There has been little or no inquiry for Brazil ; at the same time, however. holders do not appear willing to press sales, and the market is kept almost without a supply ; 1000 bags Rio were offered by public auction on Friday, and taken in at 39s to 41s for good and fine ordinary, one lot low good ordinary at 38s per cwt. The market remained very quiet to-day, in con sequence of the numerous parcels that are declared for public sale ; no alteraton, however, took place in prices. At public sale 247 bales Mocha were bought in, good ordinary brown clean garbled at 98s ; 222 bags common Batavia sort were sold at 33s to 33s 6d, and 84 bags Ceylon at 66s to 67s for good ordinary. RICE.—The demand for Bengal continues dull, and at a public sale of 2,287 bags, a part only was sold, esta blishing a further decline of Gd per cwt ; low yellowish and dusty white at Os Gd to 101 6d ; the remainder was bought in at Ils 6d for middling white. SAGO.—Prices are supported for this article, with a steady request. 639 bags 59 boxeS have been brought to public sale, and mostly sold, fine in boxes at 28s, low middling and middling at 18s to 235, and ordinary at 13s per cwt. FRUIT.—New Zante and Patras Currants maintain the opening price, and are going off well. New Valentin, Raisins are going off freely at the reduced price of 36s per cwt. GINGER. —The stock o f E as t I n di a Gi nger cont i nues very large, which deters buyers from taking more than enough to meet their wants, and keeps prices very low. Bengal bought in at 12s 6d for fair quality. PEPPER.—A further decline of *d to id is established. Good fair Penang at 2id to 3d, good bright Suma tra at 3d to 30, and ordinary dusty and stalky ditto at 24d to 2P per lb. Several parcels of white have been brought to the hammer, which chiefly sold, good ordi nary greyish mixed at 54d, low middling at Gd to 7d, and very good bright at Is Id to is lid per lb ; Long Pepper bought in at 16s per cwt. PIMENTO remains as before quoted, with little business done in the absence of public sales. CASSIA LlG;iEA.—Prices have given way 3s per cwt, 597 chests having been disposed of by public auction at 93s to 94s Gd for middling quality. MACE.—Six casks low middling dark thin were offered at public sale, and bought in at 2s 6d ; no offers above Is 8d per lb. SPHirrs.—ln the prices of Jamaica or Demerara Rum we have no change to notice, and no business has been done worth reporting ; the nominal value of proof Leewards is is 10d per gallon. The attention of the trade has been chiefly directed to the Government contract, which was taken on Thursday by Messrs. Ma hon and Simons at is 7id per proof gallon, the quantity was 100,000 gallons, half West India and half East India, and the price is a fraction below the last contract. India Rum is lower, about 200 puns and 400 hhds Calcutta having been sold at is 21 6 d to Is 3d per gallon, proof strength. There is no new feature in the Brandy market ; few sales have occurred, but prices are sus tained. Geneva dull. British Corn Spirits unaltered. OILS.—The prices of common Fish Oils have again improved 20s to 40 $ p er t un, an d a goo d b us i ness has been done in all descriptions. Cod have brought 311; pale Seal 41/ lOs to 421, and pale Southern of first quality 36l lOs to 37/ per tun. Sperm Oil and Head matter is in demand, and full prices are paid ; realised for fine Sperm of British catch, and few par cels of Headmatter can now be bought under 102/. to 1051, per tun. Linseed Oil has met with a brisk de mand, and the extremely small quantity in the hands of the crushers, has induced a further advance of per cwt.; 38s paid for parcels to be delivered -s diately, and Is more for spring delivery, ment contract for 100 tuns is advertised to _eovere le more the 2d of December next, Rape oil taken quotations. Cocoa Nut Oil in demand, ddYhe thli brin meon firmly. an All common lish ' gradually sortso advancing f in price weeks, to be easily accounted .recd Oils have been the last seven or eight or by deficient supply and increased consumption. Linseed continues at great demand and prices still ..nt of the unusually small supply— 'or Ocriessa, 59s to 60s for St. Peters .or Archar igel, and 57s to 62s for East India. Cakes in dei nand at 13110 s per 1,000. Rape s dull at 6/10s to . 7/ per ban. TALLOW.—This tn. trket bas exhibited more steadi ness, and prices are a shade higher than last week ; 46s 7d to 47s 3d paid for fine Y Candle on the spot, and 46s 9d for parcels deliverable up to the end of the year; ther'e has E een only a moderate business done, the trade still being unwilling to purchase beyond their wants. The Sims asked for spring delivery are advancing on am) , 62s to 64s paid burgh, 53s r Linseed Cal(' EVENING SUN 48s 3d to 48s 6d, but at present no inclinittion is silo ° , t ) merle ptirchn Prices are firmer at 47s 9d to 48s ou the spot, bu t there is no activity in the market. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, Nov. 22, 1841. 0. , of The Queen ha s b een pl ease d to appoint his Royal fli,,un,i Prince Albert. K.G., th e Ri g ht Bon. Lord Lyndhurtt, ie Grace the Duke o f S u tf ur l an d, K. G. the Most floL th Marquis of La ns d owne , K. G., the Ri g ht Honourable the Earl of Lincoln, the Right Honourable the Ear l of Slot bury, the Right Honourable the Earl of Aberdeen, 1( m 1 0 ;: i the Right Hon. L or d J o h n R u % the Right H on- Francis Egerton, the Right Hon. Viscount Pabiterstt,e G.C.11.. the Right Hon. Viscount Melbourne. rattle Right Honourable Lord Ashburton, the Right Ilenou r t., Lord Colborne, the Right Honourable Charles "°',. Lefevre, the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Par s t r the Right Hon. Sir James Robert George Graham. R ien i . Robert Harry Inglis, Bart., Henry Gaily Knight, gsel''. 4a , vj el, jamin Hawes, jun., Esq., Henry Hallam, - her Rogers, Esq., George Vivian, Es.q., Thomas \Vise , ' - ' 9l. o 'd e of Majesty's Commissioners fur inquiring into the best m } . promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom. .. WHITEHALL, Nov. 20. The Queen has been pleased to grant to thi Rev. I'ilialcithe, Whewell, 8.D., the place of Master of Trinity College, in tor Univers.ty of Cambridge, void by the resignation of in Christopher Wordsworth. WHITEHALL, Nov. 18. of The Lord Chancellor has appointed Edward Belo.la'_, Royston, in the county of Herts, Gent., to be a Maittlr; r traordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross.•shire- • m ki ort , H. J. Baillie, Esq., M.P. ; Sir C. Ross, Hart., ' be ye- General J. Munro, and H. A. J. Munro, Esq., t° puty Lieutenants; Nov. 16. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENC Y- ~A ; r e , BENJAMIN PAICE, victualler New Windsor , JOSIAH TAYLOR, oilman, Liverpool. Sw JONATHAN FREEMAN BULLEN, hosier, 9 f Edmund's. WILLIAM PHILLIPS, victualler, Llangunnider, nockshire BENJAMIN BIRKETT PARLOUR, vict ual '' , Alf street, Stepney. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. JOHN TURLEY, merchant, Manchester. BANKRUPTs. . lo pe WILLIAM BARNES OVERTON, ship and ut ' a d broker, Dalston, Middlesex, to su rren d er , Nov. 30, a t two , a , Jan. 4, at eleven, the Court o Bankruptcy , " as '. •nahan ar street. Lackington at official assignee, f Coleman-street -build' e Vandercom, Comyn, Cree, Law, and Com- - PETER WILLIAMS and CHARL Manchester warehousemen, Wood-street, I Jan. 4, at two, at the Commissioners'-i Abbott and Arney, Charlotte-street, Bedff Bennett, Manchester. JOHN JERVIS, draper, Wells, Somerset Jan. 4, at eleven, at the Mitre Inn, - Coombs, Brea.d.•street, Cheapside, London JOHN KING, dealer in ships stores, 111 Jan. 4, at one, at the Commercial Rooms, and Sanders, Middle Temple, London; Ho Bristol. BENJAMIN READ, wine merchant, and Jan. 4, at twelve, at the offices of Mr. Bccke and Flower, Lincoln's Inn-fields, Worcester. ROBERT PALMER VICAT, lines place, Old Kent-road, Dec. 7, at one, ant at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Old Jewry, official assignee ; Vandercom, and Comyn, Bush-lane, Cannon-street, Lon, GEORGE ALGAR RAYNER, linen-i' Dec. 3, and Jan. 4, at eleven, at the Kir cies. Soles, Aldermanbury, London. SAMUEL GILLOTT, jun., hatter, Sh, Jan. 4, at twelve, at the Town Hall ; Si Son, Sheffield; Milner, Sheffield; Broo, buildings, Gray's Inn, London. RICHARD HOLDING, coal merchai, cashire, Dec. 17, and Jan. 4, at eleven, a Preston, Lancashire. Holine, Loftus, and Youlig , London ; Crook, Chorley, Lancashire. , " ;4110e," WILLIAM REYNOLDS, cotton-spinner. re ": at Lancashire, Dec. 16, at two, and Jan. 4, at e le `,.'llant i; Swan Inn, Bolton-le-Moors. Hibb er t, Bolton'''''' , Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, London . HENRY HEAP, silk dyer, Leeds, Dee. I 2n , (1 „;i .- 50, t' twelve, at the Commissioners' Room s , Leeds. n'Ti,eo l ; Ridsdale, and Craddock, Gray's Inn-square ; Barv ile- 'l3o , t ° CHARLES GATEHOUSE, surgoon, Clift°' l , t ooal h Dec. 7, and January 4, at two, a t th e Commo el l o apa• Bristol. Holme, Loftus, and Young, New Inn' Prideaux and Son, Bristol. ba ker , STEPHEN SACKETT CHANCELLOR , jun'' Luce Margate, Nov. 29, at six, and Jan. 4, at ten, " V at erso 29 ' Hotel, Margate. Boys and Sons, Margate ; Egan , and Wright, Essex-street, Strand,N WEATHERB' London. LO C° JAMES LINDSAY and JOHN cstA SAY, grocers, North Shields, De c . 16, and Jan . 4,at at the Bankrupt Commission-room, Newcastle n Dale' N°rth Trehern and White, Leadenhall-street, London ; Shields. JAMES HAWARDEN, ROBERT MYER S , C IOI 6 O II : and JOHN JACKSON, co mm i ss i on agents, Li ft '!. , 0 0 0 Dec. 7, and Jan. 4, at t en , at the CommissioneTundop, Manchester. Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, TenWiet Pendlebury, Bolton. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall - s R. Stockdale, merchant, Crosby-square, Dec. ' 14, Dec' all-sir e ' S. Hall, brazier, Duke-street, West Smithfield, half-past twelve—A. Thomson, merchant, Leauf r ,,, h deal zi Dec. 14, at half-past eleven—J. Stammer, ie u ver ,.....sir 1 4, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, Dec. 14, at e: r. T . Bern Duckett, Bart., Sir F. B. Morland, Bart., and • b o olcs4 l w l bankers, Pall-mall, Dec. 15, at one—G. Wightrnaat Paternoster-row, Dec. IS, at two. In the Country. .7. Marshall, ironmonger, Bradford, Yorkshire. Dec' „ eleven, at the Court-house, Bradford-.J, Taylor. ,b° a"' Ipswich, Dec. 27, at two, at the Coach and liorit": Per Ipswich—B. B. Cross, glover, New Woodstock, Oxfordshir'; : et 16, at eleven, at the Town-hall, Oxford—T. and J. 0. 4 ,th e cotton spinners, Stockport, Cheshire, Dec. 21, at tweire'*l plot' tr i e 6 , at cow ; Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—J. Heap, jun., o ' 4' o o°' Manchester, Dec. 20, at twel ve , a t th e Commissioners'-ro Manchester—J. Saul, schoolmaster, Holme Cultram. C t u h land, Dec. 22, at one, at the Globe Inn, Cockernl e e , 11 3 ; 1 1 , 4 Wilson, steam engine builde r , N ewcast l e - upon -TYne' oe-e . at twelve, at the Bankrupt Commission-room. Newet, g ee ",,e Tyne—W. Elder, grocer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, vo orri two, at the Bankrupt Commission-room, NewcaslWe, at ing . --W. Bell, sen., upholsterer, Bath, Dec. 17, at t r , Pralittir Lamb Inn, Bath—C. H. Lowe, lace mannfactl u , at ham, Dec. 16, at one, at the George the Fourth 16, at / .01 ,1 " ham—J. Blanthorn, mercer, Shrewsburyr, Pe . ,% 0 0, "' the Guildhall, Shrewsbury—B. T urner , W. lu a lstaplet ° t, sod royd, R. Shaw, J, Howgate, E. B a il e y, B. fore Bromley, J. Castle, J. Milne s , T. Rid s d a le, n• C a rr, dr" J. Breary, woollen and scribbling mill ers , Bade,' , 0 4 shire, Dec. 16, at one, at the Commissioners'-r ° i Z c osou E. Weatherby, J. H. Ford,.W. L. Hilt on , 1 1 -, Laoca R. Gibson, cotton spinners, Bolton-le-Sane%,„ n oie 7 Dec. 15, at three, at the Commis=ioners'-rooms , -`;`:: L ive J. A. Griffin, R. Falk, and W. Blundell, merchaT i ' s , er po; ; ,vo t Dec. 30, at one, at the Claren lon-rooms , a t 11 0 ' bir , Taylor, bookseller, Brighton, Sussex, Dec. 1 "! ch two, at the Town-hall, righton—P. Fa xv ` e t he erg , Painswick, Gloucestershire, Dec. 20, at two, a t Hotel, Stroud—S. Stocks, sen , and S. Stocks' Je Col" Heaton Mersey, Lancashire, Jan. 1, at eleven, at t sioners'-rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICATES—Dec. 1 4 . . n d A- 0:1 1 ' E. Knibb, tailor, Liverpool—W. Newell, ju n 'i et tt, rison, grocers, Manchester—E. Tanner, IMF "'" street-hill. O' PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . , ai t . el i f, r ee f H. and W. Deane, surgeons, C an terbury- 11 ' "v eslsr . and H. Jarvis, jun., bookbinders. Bouverie-street, r' l f. ' f oe —S. Haddock and J. Heald, builders, Nottinghatil,;- rt3 1141 ",t, rison and W. Cash, earthenware manufacturers, P 4, oyha r o , Pottery, Derbyshire —A. and E. Lord, silk Lancashire—T. Allen and G. Sermon, brick ma ke . 100 1) , e i a , chester—H. J. and F. Roberts, coal merchants , N or i o'l land-street, Strand—T. Howorth and R. Broadhurs ;., 3 ,0 r, facturing chemists, Dukinfield, Cheshire—S. D. ° llly ,' I Jr E. Butt, timber merchants, Littleharnpton, Sut se c ; II ~ le Starlit:o., J. Starling, and W. Pond, jun., farmer3,s r , Norfolic ° (so far as regards J. P. Starling)—T. Sander` ; 1 04 Sanders, T. R. Sanders, C. Powell, W. Sander 4' . S ; el ., Powell, hop merchants, Bristol—W. Vickers avit l f ' .toy o f builders, Lincoln—M. Joyner, W. J. Joyner, H. sit. •" 4 ~ Y oo and C. Joyner, farmers, Aveley-ball, Essex—R. Lee , j 'tir e „, , dyers, g- , r' )1 r, field, and W. Walkington, millers; Grantham, Linuol,'', pi,s.p. far as regards C. Duffield)—E. and H. Lazarus, viat el ,c . J,,,,.. 0 facto rers, Bury-street, St. Mary-axe—D. Tret.teo 7, l e ' ii - or t- Bertolini, and A. Christie, hotel keepers, Havinal k et %. ( 0 regards D. Treherne)—R. Sykes, M. Silv e rwocdt V u ite l fi• ley, and G. Gill, fancy manufacture rs , S., e ll e v, Fork' a ti ' far as regards M. Silverwood and G. Qiii)—J. Warn, tr Helyer, grocers, Brighton. C n d O ee T , CNHev ANDERSONS. E 2 G Q : I, E a ll e c k ; J. A A lil7 " . 1 1, 1 E o a st N .5 ,, . 1 ve II: , ir r : C; t 411 11 ; tne W re l h L a, L it l s, A D N B l u , bu rA t i Royal Hotel, Dundee. ANDREW RUTHERFORD, spirit ., merehanit! II a ' c o os' 1 Stn u Nov. 29 and Dec. 20, at two, at Stevenson ' 3 nee' 0 1 Signet Hall, Edinburgh. d v ~,, ANDRE 4 , - PHILP, distiller, Dundee, Nov. w,- hir e r 22, at one, at the British Flute/ , rJundee. ia r lc 0„!, GEORGE LOWDEN , 6 tuarrier, Hamilton. 1,411 ion , , Nov. 30 and Dec. 21. at twelve, at the King's Avg" milton. .00214- P-',.1011° PLATP_,;_A, ......____***.r.t.nrt.............._ .___, 0 .- t o i r Si' e facturinr , -, Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, L ontion (e'R a p ,11 Bank 'of England).—The best wrought F fiddle -pat a g g e e . e t 'B. SAVORY and 'SOO ~,,' oitei t r er Spoons and Forks, at 7s. 2d. per ounce. The folio% 7' l et weights recommended, but the artickl, ma y be . bad ' • t , Heavier at the same price per ounce:-- 0 0 1 ; . s el. 10 g* oz. 12 Fiddle Pattern Silver Table Spoons 30 at 7 0 2 ' ."-. 7 0 ° 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 at 7 ~ "*. 10 1g A - 12 ditto ' Table Forks :30 at 7 ` ,3 •''' 7, 1 14 , 12 ditto 2 ditto Dessert s p d o o i t n t o s 1g a a t t 7 2.: : " ; i 61 , ; 1 ditto, Soup Ladle... 10 at 7 .. 2 S t o 0 4 ditta. Sauce ditto... 10 at 7 I S ". l• io J 4 dit-ao, S a lt Spoorts ( - a-SP . e n P 16 6 1 ditto. Fish Slice... .. : .... ...-- 3 0 0 12 I drawing s, N B. zi. a t u i d itt c oi o, Tea Spoons... 10 at 7 8 . 5 - 0., bi Pair Sugar Tongs eitm i ?Ltra tr 'or c to t he " r Pir d i t t t :co rrent, stamped as a newspr-ITI:' ' ttaining every information rela'av t i at tio to chase will bt- of s)7‘v"r r Sheffield plate, may be had 0 - .. z all o ver n 'sent into the country', free -of postage., i" paid j ' Ater. -----'"? ter® B I R T of On the A t t l i t l. e eß.2 2 ri l es s ,t t ,ni i i n ies s , t t.E . , , sa a l t t. Sutton -place, 'near Guildford' bter•ifo ,Nlo,fitDh;evootnestilen.re,:epairao 2,,p,:a1i 4e icl#, of John H. Doyle, Esq., of a daughter. On the 2lst inst., at the Philanthropic, St. George's:e°. the lady of the Rev. S. Turner, resident AaPlid n ' °f 11:1 011Pei' On the 22d inst., Mrs. W. Bradshaw, Wll - s treet ' . ' of a son. ---_ tbe• MARRIED. :udta,the vi Rev. 0 n R. e W. di n s Fevers,t ~ at hi e T n r r i y n i tyCh William,ttr e h ,tl,lli rlciaosleenbo.oll:l:rtl,bijul jai Zachary Macaulay, Esq., and lae toutrie to of $ l3 at Sierra Leone, to Margeet, th daughter ot .... C etsi° Lady Denman. wa re, v i l t ie o On the 2•2 d inst., at St.. George's. Vianover-sq_ _ ild . e Barry Thomas, 61st Regiment, to Catherine er...fl'oe'o. daughter of the late Major G. Col clough , 3' 2 I g l h „....--____-_-_,.. _ r o w' DIE D. ch• and ' On the 20th inst., Rosa Mary , the wife of Mr. 10 . bett, jun., of Northumberlanestreet, Strand. E A 4 ' On the 15th list., at Oporto, G. M. Rocher, - 't o o, On the 19th inst., at Bolnore, near Cuckfield, S" m_____ ,..........„., ___ iral Sir J o ht l_ Wells „ ,,G.C.F..• aged 78. ....4,0000, London: Printed and Published by MURDO 0 1 6 . 0 .010 ,. No. 112, Strand, at The Sulf, Office, No. 'I I "' .24, ' P the County of Middlesex, Wel:n°(1111, Noveinbe '---- 'Yn, Bush -lane. LLS 1110TTRA31, L o ndon, Da, and •rooms. Manchester. Ford-square, London rsetshire, Dec, 3, s of i d W ells . Davison Ile,an:bw..e(l3irorti:raleptietedasr,tn,ecirr,l3:3peri per i 1 5 1.,: t o ' iopo l e ' ; Bristol, Dec, °I Bristol. Malino7o 3 . , dFrlasponte.lerdelinF Fran 7, FrederickWbl" ' F '°i(i h enC : j f: emani e ndY l . (I ' n 4T ): :. . . s d el' 8:: 4$ lfu:: ing's H e ad Inn' c ,okfield, Rayillw:v Lan' t, Blackbnro, -ha l , ant, n , at the Town Nov Inns