The Sun. — London, England, 1828-12-19 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. (From the South African Advertiser of Oct. 13. Two cases of some interest occupied the Supreme Court for several days last week, and caused a strong sensation in Cape-town. Violent quarrels, it seems, had arisen on board the ship Duke of Bedford before she arrived in this port, particularly between a Lieut. Hill and a Capt. Wallace. Hill, it appears, used some strong language to Wallace, who, by way of answer, gave him a slap on the face, upon which, to prevent battle, murder, or any species of sudden death, Wallace's friend, Stephenson, Who was also the owner of the ship, and some way involved in the dispute, was confined to his cabin by the captain, for which arrest Stephenson recovered dama ges .to the amount of 250/. On arriving here, Hill sent Wallace an invitation to meet him, that they might have the satisfaction of putting one another to death. Wallace instantly consented, and name d Stephen son as his friend. Exceptions were taken to this ar rangement by the challenging party, and the meeting did not take place. As nothing could be urged against Stephenson, this appeared to Wallace to be frivolous and vexatious, and he refused to insult his friend by requesting any other to take his place; besides, lie had no other friend in Cape-town. To clear his character, Wallace sent in charges against Hill to the Commar.der of the Forces, who declined taking cog nizance of quarrels originating among passengers on ship-board, and referred them to the proper quarter at home. Hill now offered to meet Wallace, and the friend he at first proposed ; but having sent in charges, Wallace considered it his duty to take no step till he heard from the Adjutant-General. Where upon Hill and his friend, Dr. Scheineman, " did /Impose and write, or cause to be composed and Witten, &c., a certain false and scandalous libel, in. tending to injure the good name and fame of Wal lace as an officer and a gentleman, to which libel they affixed their true signatures, and stuck it up in various parts and places, holes and corners, angles, buttresses, projections, stoops, and so forth :" for which_ outrage Wallace now called them into Court. _After a minute investigation, the defendants totally failed to prove any thing against the character of Wallace either as a gentleman or as an officer. All parties seen . ' to have been more or less in fault in the first instance, and we think, had they made up the matter out of court, as they were advised to do by the Bench, they would have acted more wisely. As it was, the defendants were amerced in the fine of 1001. and costs. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH', DEC, 18.—The following Midship. mon passed thefe examination for Lieutenant this week, at the Royal Naval College :—Edw. Foley, Jos. Denman, John Banling Marsh, Sir Peter Par ker, Bart., John Henry Windham, David Robert Banbury, Mapleton, Seymour, . Yorke Brown, Henry William, Parnell, the Hon. George Grey, Ed ward Pellew Halstead, and Augustus Lavie. APPOpiTllENTS.—Lieutenants Proby, E. Cannon, 1, E. F. Murray, and Lord F. Beauelerk ; and Mr. Sopheo Fisher, Purser ' to the Southampton; Mr. Willie, Purser, to the Pallas; Mr. Joshua Little, Surgeon, to the Clio; Mr. Ekon, late of the Blos som, to be Master of the Madagascar. Mr. a Wilkes, Assistant. Surgeon of the Comet, is appointed to the Herald, to supersede Mr, James Booth; and Mr. John Sloan is appointed Assistant- Surgeon of the Comet. The Lightning steam-vessel, Lieutenant Bissett, came in from Portsmouth late on aaturday night, with a life-boat for the Isle of Man ; and sailad again, to return to Portsmouth, on Monday afternoon, His Majesty's "sloop Badger, 10, Commander Crowdy, arrived during Monday night from the Island of St. Michael's, one of the 4,7 ores, whence she sailed on the 6th inst., in conseinence of da mages sustained by the merchant vessel Orange Branch having run foul of her on the 6th, off St, Michael's. The Badger passed the Pallas and Challenger, on Monday evening, 4 little to west ward of Plymouth, and we understand that the former shewed something like superiority over the - Tbeiveymotitti, store.smp, vrvinnter, - wan - eon.' viets for Bermuda, came in on Tuesday morning, having sailed from Portsmouth on Sunday, put bac i k by contrary winds. The Pallas end Challenger sailed from Portsmouth also on Sunday, the former with sealed orders, and the latter ship for the Cape of Good Hope. A vessel of 800 tons burden has been taken up by Government for the conveyance of the settlers to Oyster Harbour, New South Wales, mid the com mand given to Lieut. Wm. Geary. In Harnoare—Warspite, Aurora, Ariadne, Dis patch, Comet, Cyenet, Vigilant, Bramble, Tiger, and Antelope, and Meteor steamer. In the Sound—Melville, Herald, Badger, and Nightingale. We regret to state that intelligence has been re ceived announing the loss of the Caledonia, 130 tons, the property of Messrs. Ralph an& George Ord, of this town, the latter of whom being master of her at the time has, with the whole crew, perished. This melancholy event happened on the 19th ultimo, at Briers Island, in the Bay of Fundy. It is deeply regretted by the inhabitants of this neigh bourhood, to most of whom Mr. George Ord was ' personally known, and by whom he was universally respected. Neither ship nor cargo was insured. The Margaret, of Hull, Tomlinson, arrived on Friday from Quebec, with Government timber, water-logged and leaky, having lost her main and mizen topmasts, eabouse, sails, and deck-load. When off the Lizard, on Thursday morning, she encoun tered a heavy gale from the S.S.W., during which a sea struck her, and threw her on her beam ends, when the topmasts, sails, &e. as above-mentioned, gave way. Fortunately, her deck-load was washed overboard, and consequently, she right e d, w h en th e crew, who had taken refuge in the rigging, taking hope, returned to the deck, and succeeded ultimately, with the assistance of a eawsand pilot, in bringing her into the Sound, from whence she was, on Friday afternoon, towed into Stonehoase Pool by the Light ning, Government steamer. The Carpenter died from excessive fatigue shortly before she was thrown on her beam ends. Majesty's ship Tyrian arrived at Gibraltar, from Falmouth and Cadiz, and sailed 30th Nov. for Malta. The Medusa arrived at Malta from Mahon Gth Nov. The Revenge arrived at ditto from Suda 10th Nov. The Galatea arrived at Rio de Janeiro from Porssmouth 16th October. The Sapphire, Adventure, and Chanticleer were at' Monte Video 20th September. The Cadmus sailed from Rio de Janeiro for Bahia, 21st Sept.—Ply mouth Journal. PEMBROKE, DEC. 6.—lt is at length determined on by the Government to "remove the Waterford Packet Establishment from Milford to Hobs' Point, near his Majesty's Dock-yard, Earl Cawdor having received a letter from the Treasury, stating that the objections to their removal, which had been raised by some individuals who were examined before the Committee of the House of Commons, were con sidered as futile; and that consequently, orders would be immediately issued fo r the erection of a Pier for the accommotiation of the packets. It ap pears that much exertion bad been made at Bristol to have the station removed there; however, it is the opinion of the most experienee/4 as well as un interested persons, that Government ha ve w i sely fixed on the most eligible spot for the future e go,. lishment of the Irish Packet Station, The expense of baling the Pier will be very trifling, and will be amply repaid by the increased value of the land, which all belongs to Government in the neighbour. hood of the Dock-yard, and oa which they have lately gone to great expense in erecting a mirket place, The ship Thomas Wallace, Hill, mastez, about 400 tons, from Si.e,tra Leone, bound to Lon don with African oak timber, has put in here in a Beaky state; And the master appearz to have corn plaited much of the crew shipped at Sierra j.eone, who we're principally toXeigners, and the passengew.,,. Were alite4 to work the AalkF bpd attend to the sails • during the late severe gales, the master and nine of the crew having died at Sierra Leone. The Espe- ' mince, a French ship of about 450 tons, from New York, bound to Havre de Grace, has also put in, here with loss of top-masts and sails, and must dis charge her cargo, consisting of cotton and indigo, to undergo repairs. Several outward-bound West India rnen are also lying here, which have put in through stress of weather. PRICKS OF STOCKS THIS hulk stock 3 per Cent reed B 6Mig 3 per Cent. Con. , shut 3k..; per Cent. 954% Ditto Red. 95 43 e I per Cent. Map, 1'26 10906 B ink L Ann. l9 7-16 % India Stock shut Ditto Bonds 72 70 72 pin. , PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds' Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds Chilian Bonds Colombian Bonds Ditto, 18721 -1314 Danish Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 Guatimala Mexican Bonds Ditto, 1825 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. !South Sea Stock Old Annuities 86% !New Ditto Ex. Bills, Xl.OOO WI. 68 '7O pm. Ditto 500 2d. 68 70 pm. Ditto Small ...... Al. 68 71 pm. Ditto Commercial ...... ... pm Bank fbr Account — India for Account — Cons. for Acct. .87304% THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCk. Neapolitan -- Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds — Prussian. Old Ditto, New — i Russian 95U Spanish. 1821 — 1823 — French Renter, sp. c. —f —c. Exchange —f. —c. 3 per cent. —f. —c. ----.. Exchange —t. —c. PRICKS OF SHARES THIS DAT AT 0142 O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share, Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £95 Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co.lies. at 51. pm.) £2O Ditto National 5 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2734 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) SS Alliance Fire and Life Insurance Co lO Alliance Marine Insurance Comp 5 10 9% 10 19 1534 PRICES OF IRISH STO( Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stock, 3% per cent 94 %1 Ditto, New 4 per Cent lOl% Gov. Deb. 356 percent 95% Royal Canal Stock 41% Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent . Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. 'T9, DUBLIN, DEC. 16. St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto — Patriotic Ditto — Hibernian Bank ,6► & Provincial Ditto — Royal high Mine — Imperial Mine Mining Co of Ireland — Commercial Buildings Arrived. Due. 0 America —0 0 Brazil Cr"Banbs Ayret 1 Dublin . 0 0 Flanders 0 0 France _ 2 0 Gottcnburgh 1 0 Guernsey&Jensey 0 rArrived. Due. I 0 Hamburgh 2 1 0 Holland 0 Jamaica 0 Leeward Islands 0 Lisbon 0 0 Malta 0 0 Mexico 1 Waterford 9 NIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ...1R minutes after I. 1 Evening....4s minutes after L COOPER tn. WAKLEY. SURGICAL REFORM. THE FRIENDS of SURGICAL RE FORM, the SUPPORTERS of a FREE MEDI CAL PRESS, and the HUMANE CONTRIBUTORS to our HOSPITALS and INFIRMARIES, are requested to attend a PUBLIC MEETING, at Seven o'Clock pre ' cisely, on TUESDAY Evening next, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen. street, to adopt measures for present ing Mr. Wakley with some decided mark of their appro val of his spirited conduct in the late trial, and of the prin ciples which he so powerfully advocated on that occasion. Freemasons' Tavern, Dec. 12, 1828, • • Mb --4111111 , • • LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1828, Owing to the continued prevalence of bois terous weather in the Channel, we have not yet received any French or German Papers. Ewery 44y's experience too truly proves that England is the favonredPa Pl' monopoly—the 'ruitful soil where chartered interests—and vested interests, and all other sorts of interests for the benefit of a few, at the expence of the many—are found to prosper in superlative abundance, Wr are opt more envied for the glory of our free and " un rivatieu .11411 langnrU ac lUr our overgrown monopolies. We have 4 monopoly the Church, and a monopoly in Parliament— we have a monopoly in Beer, and a monopoly in Coals—we have a ruonepoly in Mines, and a monopoly in Moonshine—a monopoly in Stocke and in Joint Stock companies, and all for the petensible benefit of the favoured . many, but in reality liar the advantage of the disinterested few. Monopoly and combination are synonymous terms—or rather monopoly is the fruit of corn bindion. Combination is the cause and mono poly the effect, of which effect the public are in clue time taught the eastiy consequence. A great deal has lately been said en the sub ject of combinti.tion among the coal-proprietors in the North, for the purpose of regulating the supply of that indispensable articke to the Lon don and coasting markets, This charge has been boldly, and we hope truly, denied in Parliament, as utterly false. But there are those who still assert the contrary. We are assured by a Correspondent that 4 combination has existed, and does exist, under the name of IL Restriction of Quantity," for the sole purpose of enheocing the price. And the consequence of this restriction is, that the coals are charged five shillings per chaldron on the average of best coals more than they would be sold for did such " re striction" not exist. The "restrictive" combination Is usually entered into for one year, and 'expires with the month of December. From what the Duke of WELLINGTON said in Parlia ment, near the termination of the last Ses sion, it was expected tat the more opulent proprietors would discountenance th e Restric withhold'their m g consent to its tive System by renewal. But the public Were mistaken. inform e d, a North on th e B t h Dec., for the Grand Meeting necessary arrangements far if we are rightly took place in the purpose of makiiig the supplying the consumers ct coals with an amp l e supply on the best terms. At this Meeting the most Noble the Marquis of LONDONDERRY took the Chair, supported by Lords RAV ENS .. WORTH, DURHAM, and WiIivENPWFFE,Wit.. I.mm RUSSELL, Esq., M.P., MATT,/ g w BELL, En., M.P., together with a Deputation from the Trade, wh,fn various resolutions were adopted for the benefit of alb rawhccrned Upon th.e. objects of this Meeting we igqYe Po comment, but we 4o trust that the Duke of Wgi..x.piGTorr will look to its tendency. He will hguefit ,e p ublic fu lly as much by putting , up the spirit uxonopoiy as by cutting to »t the extravagance of our public EaMishments. Public economy will avail little, if private aggress Tp,onopoly take from the people what the Government remits in taxes, or by the reduc tion of the public expenditure, which is the same thing. The people know that they must pay in " meal or in malt," but it is too much that they shall pay in both. If the remis sion of taxation be intercepted by monopo lizing extortion, where is the public boon ? We beg to be understood as throwing out these hints generally, and not as applicable to coals exclusively. The monster of monopoly pervades the system—bread, beer, and even water are subjected to its demoralizing influence. But we despair to see even the hero of Waterloo over come the Gorgon of monopoly ;—it has hitherto proved too strong for every administration—and the materials of the present are composed of too many component parts of the system to hold out any rational hops to the public. The friends of humanity will be glad to learn that the LORD MAYOR, with his usual benevo lence, has applied for and obtained from the Court of Common Council the use of Guildhall for a Concert to be given for the Benefit of the Spanish and Italian Refugees. The last Con cert in the same place, and for the same purpose, produced 1,040/. clear of all expences. We perceive with . infinite pleasure that the Court of Common Council have had the spirit to approve the recommendation of the .Corn mittee for making the approach to London Bridge by an arch over Thames -street, and that too, in spite of the powerful and unceasing exertions of self-interested parties. The money spent upon London-bridge would be thrown away had any other approach been adopted. The Committee deserve well of their country. SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY, FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, DEC. 18.—Wind W.N.W.—Towards this morning and throughout the day it has blown strong in squalls from S.W. to W.S.W. ; at day break we observed the Quebec packet with two anchors a-head, her mainmast gone, since which she has lost her foremast, jay -boom, &c. and appears to ride well; two Deal boats are astern of her. Arrived from London the Guardian, Dower, for Singapore; the Sir C. M`Carthy, Day, for St. Kitts; the Burling ton, Power, for Madeira; and the Australia, Read, for Jamaica. Arrived the Lucretia, Willis, from Demerara; and the Liebe, Bogue, and Caroline, Scott, from Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wipd W.--Arrived the Dryad, Swinburn, from Quebec; and Elvira, Wylain, from London, for Sierra Leone. It blew a gale all last night and this forenoon from W. to S.W. The outward-bound appear to ride in safety. FALMOUTH, DEC. 17.---Put back the Sarah, Lacey, for Jamaica. Arrived the Eudora, Craw ford, from Hamburgh, for Calcutta. Arrived from London, the Christopher, Harvey, for Genoa; Express, Willis, for Gibraltar; and Countess of Mansfield, Hales, for St. Michael's. - DARTMOUTH, DEC. 17.--Arrived the Commerce, Laidlow, from Newfoundland, Off Port, the Onyx, and Cato, -fro7;;Quebee. CORK, DEC. 16.--Arrived the Eclipse, Young, from Oporto; Cookney, Hart, from Buenos Ayres , bound to London; the master and one of the crew washed overboard. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWRLYR CL()Cr. The continuance of the heavy gales of wind from the S.W. has prevented our receiving any commu aications from the Continent, and two French Mails are now due, which is rather an unusual circum stance. Consols opened at 871 f, have been done at 873-, but the former is the present quotation, with very limited business. The advance on India Bonds and Exchequer Bills is well maintained, the former are 70 2 pm., and the latter are 68 70 pm. There is no business in the Foreign Funds, nor any variation in the respective prices of yesterday ; Russian Bonds pre 9,51; Portuguese .53i 4 1 ; Danish, 62f 3; and Brazilian, 63f 4. The only novelty in Shares has been in Colom bian Mines, which were 12 discount, and are now 8 9; this improvement is attributed to the favour able report received of the produce in gold dust of the auriferous pyrites of Marmato, by stamping and wawhing, a copy of which has been in circulation among the shareholders. Three per Cent. Consols, shut; Ditto, for Jan. 21, 87i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 86i ; India Stock, shut ; Bank Stock, 209 10 ; India Bonds, 70 2 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 68 70 pm. _ konitioN.—Brazilian, 631 4 ; Buenos Ayres, 47 81 ; Chilian, 25 6 ; Colombi an , 23 1 ; D an i 4 h , 62 1 3 , French, Five per Cent. 1061 71 ; Three per Cent. 731 41; Greek) 10 171; Mexican, Five per Cent., 2516} ; Ditto, Six per Cent., 321 3 ; Peruvian, 181 191; Portuguese, 531 ; Russian, 951 ; Spanisb, 10 /. Itlwas.—Anglo Mexican, 774 5 slls. ; Brazilian, 40 2 ; Bolenno, 110 2 pm. ; Colombian, 8 8 dig. ; Real Del Monte, 150 160 per share ; United Mexican, 23 2 dis. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have -been buyers at S7i for a moment, but are now sellers. Small Exchequer Bills are 68 71 pm. THREE O'CLOCK Consols for Account, 87i no business ornews. Demerara Papers have arrived to the 28th of October. They contain the particulars of the opening of the House of Assembly at Tobago. The new Governor's speech appears to have given great satisfaction; as he states—" In following my instructions 1 am bound to maintain yonr freedom of debate, as also to respect your constitutional Fighta and privileges." The House of As sembly in reply said—a It ie with no small degree of pleasure we heard your Excellency assert that it was an article of his Majesty's instructions, that you were to pro• mote our freedom of debate, and to respect our constitu tioaa; rights and privileges. That your Excellency will regard them ea sacred, we have no doubt." The rights and privileges of the House l;ave been, heretofore, the sub. ject of much contention. The following fact almost inaucep ys tp her lieve 114 tlie charge ,of rapacity which are 8o frequently brought against the rueriical profeasiou, as actually to Kaye becom e a standing joke against its IPPiTibge, art all false and calumnious libels. On Saturday last, an individual ' waited upon a most respectable medical practitioner in Sal ford, with a complaint in the eye. The charge for advice —4,47 an operation by which the cause of pain was re moved—and ior a Anse of medicine by which the cure was completed, was only 6d. i.-4.a?glpster Herald. In Champagne, such is represented IQ 4avp been the abundance of the vintage of the present year, that the pi ce spq has fallen full one• third from that of last year. On IVl,on4ay last a gooseberry, 114te set, w4ll plucked off a trg-e ip Fhe kityhen,garden of Storey ? of Long Sutton.--Lincoln Mercury. LAW INTELLIGENCE._(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. CONST V. HARRIS. This morning, in consequence of the suggestion of Counsel, the arguments in the different petitions in this case were deferred till the first day after the first seal. Mr. PEPYs observed, that he had no objection whatever to the mutters standing over, but submitted that he was entitled to bring on now a petition for the purpose of having money paid out of Court to carry on the Theatre. After some discussion at the bar, His LORDSHIP said he did not see any necessity for Mr. Pepys' petition being now brought on, and ordered all the matters to stand over to the first day after the first seal. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. HARLEY. His LORDSHIP observed that Mr. Walker had some days ago requested him to give his judgment in this case with respect to the pearl necklace. He had since then considered the subject, and his opi nion now was, that according to the terms used by the testator, that necklace went to the three cousins at Bath. Necklaces of every description, and pearls specifically, were given to them by the first instrument. The Court thought it its duty there fore to declare upon the whole of the case, that the diamond necklace and cross should be sold, that the pearl necklace should pass to the three cousins at Bath, and that a reference to the Master should be directed for that purpose. Mr. WALKER stated there were also some pearl rings upon which the Court had not pronounced its judgment. - The COURT thought the pearl rings originally given to the three cousins at Bath should go to them, with the exception only of that specifically given to Catherine Bagsbaw. If, however, on this point his Lordship should alter hisopinion, he would state it to the parties to-morrow row>rning. EX-PARTE BUCKLE, A LUNATIC. His LORDSHIP said, that according to the court's present impression, this matter ought to go back to the Master for re-consideration. Mr. Johnson, who is plaintiff in an action in the Court of King's Bench, made an applitation per sonally to the Court yesterday, which he renewed this morning, for permission to make a motion under the following circumstances :—The defendants in the action had applied to his Honour the Vice-Chan cellor for an injunction to restrain him from proceed ing with it. His Honour had granted the injunction, the setting aside of which was the of his pre sent motion. His LORDSHIP observed that tlitirse to be pursued was to give notice of tae motiou for the next seal. WELLESLEY v. DUKE OF BE 4.UFORT. - - Upon Mr. SUGDEN'S mentioning these metier , to he Court, Mr. HORNE observed, that he had no objection whatever to the case coming on to-day, but be was not prepared at this moment, there having been some affidavits filed which he bud not had an oppor tunity of reading. The mutter was then ordered if, , be proceeded with in the latter part of the day. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. GRINDAL V. STURT, • The arguments were resumed in this ease, which is likely to occupy the Court for at least the entire of this day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. BROWNING AND OTHERS V. NUDGER AND OTIIFRS. The Court was occupied the whole aim:ling with this case, which does not possess the least public in terest, and it was not concluded when our reporter left. FRY AND CHAPMAN'S BANKRUPTCY. This morning the second regular meeting' of the , cno stun mp tc y, issued against the above firm, was held at the Com missioners' Court, Basinghall-str”:, b4, -, 11. th e Commissioners of the ninth list. This being the day appointed for the choice of assignees, the Court was very much crowded. There were a great many members of the Society of Friends present. The proceedings of the day were a short time before the commencement of the business of the day zdjounied to the room No. 11. The Commissioners took their seats shortly after one o'clock, and proofs were made for a great num ber of debts, though not any for large amounts. Mr. Glossop, of the Coburg Theatre, appeared, and proved, on behalf of himself and ojiers engaged in] the Theatre, for 6251. 311. 6d. CHOICE OF ASSIGNEES. Several creditors being desirous thr.: the choice of assignees should be proceeded with, , Mr. PEARSE, the Solicitor, asked the Commis sioners whether'the choice should be made now or , later in th e day ? It was decided that those gentl::•-•en wishing to propose assignees should return • two o'clock, when the subject will be gone int.:. There is ex pected to be much competition for :he appointment of assignees, and four gentlemen, it is understood, will be named, from whom the choice is to - be made. THE MAR KETS.-(THIS DAY.) Wheat—...... Is. Barley-- .Is. CORN EXCHANGE. NEWGATE AND LT:,; At per MIN., s: d. to 8. f. Beet I ‘2 4 4 0 lutton 2 6 AI,L M A TtKETS. the (:areas.;. V r. tai. Veal '3 6 5 0 Pcrk A g 5 CITY I'A.FiKETR, TWO O'CLOCIC -- - - PLANTATION SOO ! , IRS.---111f2r:s. has been rather more busi.iess doing this week, but in pricer, the,t , is very.little 't-ariation, except in the interior d.. - Cl - iptiOU!?, Of :viiich the present supply pri4.cipally consist!, srA wkich have been Pohl upon rather easi..r terms; the goci Grooei; a:nl strong refining descriptions are scarce, cad bring full p:ices. The parcel of Bsrbadoes offered by public sale Tuesday *rut off heavily, and bareiy supported last Week's prices. Delivered lass *eel. frotn West - tuella Docks, 2,5 S I. hbili. 150 tre. Stock ou hand :in West India Docks (on /sth iast..) 87,564 5,2.55 ter., . Stock on hand is West India Docks (ot:l7tb November, ltiV?) 38,770 Wads, S,*''ti 1 trs. &metal; Stra.aas.—There is nothing doing at present: irrerttl cargoes have arrived, which are beir.g landed.: REFIIIXT) SITCAft3. —Although this market has still.the appearauce of a greet flaw:am, there has been some exten sive business done, and g.iods 809. and upwards have become excc.At,'4ly scarce, iiiivfrg been nearly all taken out of the in,tket fin coshing, the :1%10 of Which have this we:* been very liege; of low and Middling lumps there ;s rather a mere plentiful supply, and although a few parcels are still taken off fa r packing to the HAM burgh market, rt.:haws ceold ht niiide on a filiade easier terms. ' Corns. —A public sale of the grocery deseriptions alerbice) wse ipronght forward yes /el day, awl went off ra ther briskly at higher prices ; privati contract, iilthengh the quantity offered fiy public sale Lila been very small lately, ther, has been very little done, the transactions (wing limited to small parcels for the home trade. Delivered last week from West :Judi.; Docks,. casks 331 ; bags, &e. 302. , • Stock an hand iu West India Docks (on 15th natant) casks 11,708; hags, &c, 73,21'7. Stock on hand in West India Docks (or. 17th Dec. 18274 casks, 12,504 ; bags ; &c. '78,056. FR LIIT. —Thkre contiaure to be a very e..ztell,ive de mand for the eimamon eesciiptiona, still the grocers refrain from buying more than sufficient for the supply of their inituettt ,, te -cants, :- . .‘co at the rvsent low prince, as, from the evident determination of ti.e to PfN't I :at, they have hitherto atie u, port.pas: untiost daily, coutequently, what they nerckased one day upon' rectum:hie tern they lost. moot, by the next, and therefore ire intirnideted and fearful ofluying in any stock. New Cu' rants go off slowly, in very small parcels; fine new Muscatel]; are scarce, and fully support thei , price'; there is some inquiry for new Sultana; but there are none retuathing on hand, the price has not varied all the season sines the first arrival. nsv- Turkey Figs go of very alowly i and at reduced prices. RCM.—There is some increase of bubintss LI this mar ket, as cAr Ls regards Leeward'', htit proofs cannot I,e quoted higher than 2s. 4d. per giiion. p* , rent: over proof, are 3s. 4d. ; 2*3 per cent. ditto, and frcrn 30s. to BSe. :'er cent. over proof frol - o 4s. to 41. 4d. per gallon. The total stock of Rum it 20,011 }mow and 1,517 hhds. SAraparay...—Bargains apt reported an !CAW '. .~,; viz.-245. 6d. per cwt. In the Setca maiket there is no alteratioa COTTON..---Altlai,ugh there is an increase of business at Liverpool, as cumniunittated by the latest letter:., here there is no activitv displayed. The arrivals of Cotton* continue very limited, and this week have only been 800 bales of Surats, 10 from Suiyrna, and 225 front Georgia. BALM PRODUCE.--The demand for Tallow is again slack, and the price cannot be quoted higher than 395. 3d. to .395. 64. per cwt. Contracts for the delivery of Tallow are understood to have been entered into, for every month in the nest season, at 38/. per ton. The home produce will be great this year, and this is another reason for the heaviness of the market. There is no re-action in Hemp. Bristles firm, first St. Petersburgh, 12/. 10s. to 13/. per cwt. Best Okatka 25/. to 29/. per cwt. INDlGo.—There is some activity in this market, at the highest premiums on the last Company's sale. At Liver pool alsu the demand is brisk. . BIRMINGHAM MARKETS, D4c.' 18. CORN illaaxsrx,—At this day's market we had a good supply of all descriptions cf Grain, am! there was a brisk demand at the same prices as ou this daysennight...-L- Wheat, Os. Od. to 10s. 2d. per 621b5.; Barley, 675, Od,', to 4,24.; Malt, 56 9 . t o 645.*; Pease, '44s. to as. per in t , perialtin.ater; Beans, 15s. Od. to 20s. .per bag, ten score gross; Out. 3s. Bd. to 4s. per 891 b. ; fine. 'Fictir,-1 3 111. to 625. ; seconds, b6s, to bBs. per sick of 280Ib. 1 :111cIti NU SDI VI R ds4o unrket 'w4l< !arg . - 4 Y .r4plied with fine Cattle, witiclv. - 1 lerallY sold at bighv prie s tau last week.—T3,-*! :t: Afut ton, bd. to CV, p er ;b, ~snl, N n , 1';') " 6 't o .9 e. ud . small Porkers, Is s • —A A in Ce o V st E e lt xtr r a i n S r E di l' n f a P ry N 1 1 ;T: 1:774 11Pu . 1 : 11" .re tt i t 2 :i a n; Wig exhibited in the b"•••••- e List week, in Mr. actin; ~r t ' the trisi did not terminate till an.: it i. pesred in tile last edir.ion id The 4;41 ti,, 3ame ey , ning. The Reporter used Hardit,g's hitt)it,-/And, snd trahsulitted his notes, as fast are way filled, to the I.:inting office, to b. there copied by another perr,n, nausttr.of the same system, who thus distributed the speecl.es to the compositors in a few toittes after they wire out of the speakers mouth, - noble ',la dinthrguitheri have been at - Gnwlwood d ur i ng the vit , it have killed a voist rt pi?en,ants. It is s,;:; that not fetv,r than , t;f . I.;t,i, h a v e be et) killed e ,ap a? • in the courm Ef the•wsek. A ear: of p C ; " °l "cci ;n chiellest3r oue :iay. 45f,4N11 I.lfer. i t•—itats arc; at presea i t more mirt.o.oh in this part , f coanty then . they have been tententher far roa77 YVAIS, 0:4 Wedstee day last 12l were kilitsl out sOlie the pre , petty of Mr. Robert Dillon, of ftettr:iri, Magee. it is remarkable that th ey were nil of the ,-,,, and that not one that wa, ;n the- stnek esnaped Belfae ChrOniele. We can ttale, upo i , goo d Zlir Tlionop No , ' " :-Cied to get up meet on tho Catholic question ; nu the contrary, we know be advised those who applied to him to desist from it. We also know that the Hou. baronet never bad the most rerulte idea of forming a Brunswick Club in the county, having declined to belong to the one formed in London, as lung as July last.— Taunton Courier. The supplies of nearly all kinds of Grain this week are good, with a considerable quantity of Flour. The trade for Wheat continues extremely dull, and Wheat may be purchased at 2s. to 4s. per quarter reduction from the prices quoted on Monday last. Barley, except very tine, is nearly unsaleable. Beans and Pease are both heavy in disposakbut unaltered in value. Oats remain at last quo tations, with a limited demand. There has been scarcely ally trade fur Flour this week. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oat s . Fl our. English 3,050 qrs. 10,950 qrs. 9,700 qrs. 12,600 sac k s. Irish 6,850 Foreign .... 18,850 ' 600 2,900 ---- GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Dec. 14 , 182 R, made up from the Returns 01 the Inspectors 1k the diftrent Glues and Towns in England and Wales, per Imp erial Quarter. Wheat.... —....725. 4d. Oats !. ) ss. ed. I 395. Ild. 8ar1ey—........375. 6d. Rye 435. 7(1. 1 41s. ed. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES Of the SIX WEEKS PRECEDING Wheat,.,,—,..745. sd. 1 Oats 265. Od. I Beans-- 41s. Od • 8ar1ey—.........395. 8(1.1 Rye 435 . 64 1 Pease— 435. Id. • - DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Ott. I Oats is. 9d. Beans- Ss. Od. 4d. Rye ss. 6d. I Pease - ss. Od. SMITHFIELD MARKET. At this day's market, which was not so numerously supplied as from its proximity to Christmas, and the great number of 'Yeasts (say from 1600 to 2000) driven away unsold on Monday, was anticipated it would have been, the best Beef sold somewhat briskly at an advance of about 2d., Veal heavily at a depression of from to 4d. to Etd. per stone; Mutton and Pork were in tolerably brisk demand at Monday's prices. The unfavourable state of the weather for slaughtering, is said to have induced many salesmen and graziers to keep back their best and heaviest Beasts till next Monday, in hopes of a favourable change. PRICES PE* STONE OF SLIM. TO SINK THY OFFALS. s. d. toe. d. a. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 210 3 2 Prime small ditto... 0 0 0 0 Prime large Oxen 4 2 410 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots. &e 4 6 5 0 Prime small ditto.., 5 4 5 8 Inferior Sheep 2 8 301 Large Hogs ..... 4 8 5 4 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 6 ' Small Porkers 5 4 5 8 Coarse.woolled ditto 4 0 4 81 Suckling Calves 12s to 365. each. SouthdownWethers 4`l 50, qtlarternll 73 tu:a.:, eat ;I. rri.7, AS PER 4.. - Lakk'S STAT.soitsiT. Be.A. , t,t, I Sheep. Co ,233 i 1ve.,.. r 120igs. THE KING'S COLLEGE. A Gentleman appeared to prove a debt, the amouut of which did not transpire, on the part of King's College. Mr. Commissioner HUDSON incuired in whose name the account was opened, athi was answered that in the Treasurer,s name the account stood. The proof was not allowed, as the Treasurer alone must attend to prove. Messrs. Overend and Co. attended by their solici tor, to prove for 34,5001. The debt was chiefly grounded on certain bills of exchange. Mr. Commissioner MONTAGUE inquired the paities to the bills were in a solvent state ? . Mr. Commissioner SMITH over-rated the question. Mr. MoLINE, a creditor, inquired if the firm of ()wend and Co, held any other security ? This was answered in the affirmative. It was here sng gested that it would be necessary for the re presentative of Messrs. Overend to be sworn, from the nature of the questions likely to be pt . .— tlie with was administered - aecordinly. He stated, in answer to a question, that the property Messrs. Overend held was quite distinct from the bills, the amount of which was now' about being proved. MoLINE asked if the bankrupts told him that Messrs. Overends were debtors instearl of creditors? Afser some further discussion proof was showed. The names of Messrs. Alexander, Norris, Jansati, and another, were then handed in, as persons to be nominated assignees. CHOICE OF ASSIGNEES. A creditor in the room oppied the list as a Stock Exc,hange of No, no;' ttit t l great uproarq. Mr. C. HUDSON said, th ey had AO time for long speeches. Mr. FLETCIIER declined, as he w... 3 TOO much en pged, A oirision was then im p iptp fps that as to the nonther of tritgees ? taN was prpw , dipg tr 14.1) RepcirteF Jeft. • 'rirn n ames finaliY proposed ware---Messrt. Mez ander, Benson, Norri s; an d RicharCoa, A few days ago, a t Royton, n sing:Jar con test took place b et Ween a hen and a 111- -'e , The moult• sprung fr omn its hole, when a hen which Wen aear, inane -4t 4 With the fe r ocity of a Lat F Ntid begs: by drove to peck W i t h bill. The nrt!Oe !!'": hen-pecked , ‘ C r k f e ie d n P stsoirnegiPdertsoonTwfrleioe, lavreiareBl:tPaankdeiangfor astist away the hen and i4rated the mouse. The hen, however, aga i n !ten' a; her prey, a wl vip n is to death; and afterward, devoured it I--Manchester Herald, LITERATURE. SCENES OF WAR, by J. MALCOLM. Enniacacie, 1828. . Mr. Malcolm is one of the best of our secon d , rate class of Poets. He is of the same ranki point of talent, as Messrs. Pringle, Hot'' Barton, T. N. Carrington, Robert M gomery, Delta of " Blackwood's Magazine' and some few others, whose knowledge.:- the poetic v oca b u l ary i s . extens i ve, well-ap p ' and deficient only in the freshness of orie.7 genius. We recogn i se in . Mr. Maleo lo poems, a copiousnes's of tastefully self imagery, a tender flow of unartificial sentiment, an easy rapid style of versification, here and the re i . careless, without nerve; without vigour, 'vridi,Pr. the " thews and sinews" of thought, but Fife'!" ing from its evenness, and in some degree fe, its uniformity. The ‘c Scenes of War" bel9o( almost exclusively to the descriptive class poetry. They do not pretend to ambito! , sketches of the horrors or vicissitudes of they place nothing before the reader butt he himself has either known, or can reatli l l imagine, and are so far from being truculent 61 energetic, that they abound in passages of peaceful a nd sweet l y pastora l c h aracter. TO , miscellan e ou s p oems are all, more or less, tinge! with the same pleasing turn of mind ; the major rity of them, according to the Author's Prefac e ' have already appeared in different periodici!" but a few are original. aril unnng lbw we het the .t. - lowing a 4 a quiet and favoural+ , cimen of Mr. ,Pringle's manner. It is. ulltair bitions, and thercfora to our taste: . 'Ti, eve, lod on the mountain-head No fare-well ms..any smile is The woodland -choristers arc gone, The Lena: 4-i sipgg akryc of the earth *weet giTe3 birth; pastags , r Of thoughts a pale and pensive And 7..z.euee that aun them in the rayt . from departed days; nd in the mellowed radiance welt* et - r , td aspect, sadif-ii4 • O'er which the tints of i!t.t ste-! The mournful beauty of the dean 7 • And there, while Memory' wander,- o'er • The regions of a lonely A moaning of the distant insiu • le blending with my dreamy dtral•! • •In dying sounds of eofteued mne,— • Vrotn music to itiecho erown,• • • From iar .2e•ay com e b ac k on m e The torrent's mountain-melody ; And faint and low the mortnora mild Or streams that warble to die wild. . • For there, beneath the evening -star, From home and haunt of mar afar, . Oft have my wandering footsteps sought The scenes that wakened ...olemn thought; Eat ever dearest seemed to me • Companionship of the lone sea, Where, o'er the foam around them Hung, Ti a world's grey fragments-frowning-hung, , 1 Dim-shaeowed in a niisty shroud, Or honied in the stooping cloud ; Where Ocean, 'with a quire of waves, ilia anthem thunder'd the eaves, And rolled through ',!'.7..it•c_i-es vaulted piles Like organ's down GERMAN AND ENGLISH DIALOGIJX, " J. F. RECIMAM.—This is A useful praet;cal .elernenv.rf work, nicely xclapted to tl , e necessities of the Citro• ,, dent. It doea its cempiler great crailit, 6•:-• 'I I Y for the alphabetical collection of idiows with sm.— i$ Abounds. • We are .g 144,1 to perceive by an Afne.. moat i.. 4-or columns pf to-day, I r e TL , L-Lie is still runnir4 `.? ad enjoying a el,rulaticu, equal to its lest7ts,, as a cosraP 4 ; pensive, tasty, and well-seiented drarratie miscellany. ' is mode of uublie..tiim iu sixpenny parts is a. very one, as it bring Lip a te -oliecticp within :ca - 4h if 41. moat all classes of -r; , ,dera. Mr. Collins, of Glasgow, has just publidhel a neat portable cditioio; embellished with a suii,able ca' graving, of Sir Matlow Hales' Able and well-I=ra! Irak "On the kucwle4e of Cbrist ertieified.": 1t w:ick edited by the Revertud David Voting, 'who has nrii-.4 - ,a . ed to it an introductory caul. chary...toiled by tingular ptiety of though: We lurr!e.bet:i aiiiu,ed anti inf.trUc te 4.-. , with' a little trits4e that bee ;teat appeared, i;a•l'le' d Soames' History ortlue Reformation ahridged : ''"Dh• self, from a /arger.worlet.,s the sane. suit:(4l-, I t 1, ~,m-perate, perate, dispassionate, and mote than.fotiallyaccurat:: its statements. At the present er;.Z.a).-Atuch a work waa aweb aeeded, and this discriminating abridgment will, sr:. 13 1 -. l * Got, supply the desideratum. The gale on the night of the Cth wal.• ccry severe in the mouth of the Englisli-itad the Irish CLen nels, around all the Jou t Leta and western shores of La ;and, and in the.nerthem parts o the -of BiscaY shipping in ail these quarters has su(kred severely. - Marl damage has also been sustained o)land in all thc souths.-rn districts of Ireland.— Glusgmy Courier. On Sunday last tl.O town of Lancaster was alarmed by the r e p or t, 7tr f a ma i d -servant in the eraplOY:° , ' Mr. -Sharp, solicit ,l; having b een drow.sed in the Caul; the preceding Screams were: said to have been heard froiu din spot wifere sbc, is supposed to h ave b een throo In the itlerce, hawsver, of all material evidence) P e Jufy returned a verdict of—" Found Drowned." The East India Company's ship Duchess . 1 Ath...7 sailed from Bombay for China the 26th AUrcrombie .Robinson %las expected to follow on " ,1 104 August. wearing apparel of the greatest man of . inodern timel—Tvlr. Daniel Lambert,—who died at Starr ford above 2 years ago, has been recently purchased I . f Mr. Cofe, the ingenious and spirited proprietor-of Vlore" hall•garden. at Boston. The clothes are iuteaded, believe, to decorate a figure Tel:reheating this wounsat flesh. --Li?' Cjl4 Arercrtry. DOVER, DEC. 17,—The wind b‘wwit s ' ) hard to-day that up vessel ventured to leavt the hiufrrr for the Continent; nod the mail and dispatches were • 0 consequence fc.•rveareledin one - ef o ur great bpatsio CAla ,l o `ender . the cars o f the mite. His Majesty's pt.:kit Sol- - mender arrived off in the Itoatir this afternoon, fr°' 4 Calais, hut was ohiiged to bear up for Oilais. The ligda , s ll steam-veuel 4rrived la 4 night from Calais, and landed tle, Marquia and Marchioneus of SaliSeury from W I T! • , arc; the preceding evening the French strain packet Marquis of Lansdowne and finite The Mayor of this tow a has put out a notice th.“ it was the intention e•-f and many others of the inhahitants., to close their windri-, to-morrow, the day of the funeral of the bate Lord Wattle., as the last mark of respect that could b e s h ow n to_ „ .... _ memory; mid there is !fate dotibi hut the exatoole win be general!' followed. - • • . . A considerable qu an ti t y o f l yb eat bas.arrive mithin the lost three weeks Spain, and we learn fiell merchant whe has a, very ‘orrevondetter 'tint country, that a fartlizr .supp/ t from the M me .r ter may be fairly reckno,Nl CM. The harvest, It ="•='''''' S ;cert an Abundant one in almost every part of 6:ntills are! got in in excellent condition. Th..; noti , ,,n prie'se i/ Y entertained on, this eubjcot is, that Spain could nos well soprly more than ,100,090 quarterz of wheat 2o 11. i. 1114 " ket, which is estimatee as tip; surplus produ c e of We ci;* - t , .iats adj o i n i ng tho uultliern purls; but .ve understai4 that the price of wheat, owing to il.. ahunda,t luarvei4 - - so low in various parts of the tatelior that,a e3;n— vevance to the coast, thlrgir thr.t oLly backss Of mules, :au be scromplishe.ou terms t1;z:. ;11 yield a fair profit co it' export:llo,m to ,E.neatte. Lr price of wheat in Old ald Op^r. ,O° -De quartei, and theretnre, allow;ag demblei:s c•-at for transportation to this coast, and freight, it will be aroplY covered by the price wheat now bears in England. About a fortnight ago there were above 20 Spanish vessels in the river at the sense time, all laden principally with !hest-- There have been caisiderable remittances of gold to SpalO lately, as a set-off agoost these importations of corn. • t, t • ,7twa, the g o t . I] ; 44 1 1 1 11 'be I th a , e tre4 , to Q aoi !trice Of 1 °146 4Sa , L7llll r , ~,, 40. e, w 0 , 1 * k , d 1 - 11 8 t, tl ii*eit; l ere l i aPsed 7 die 71, i iNetelt, 11,1!4,eh q was *Vi1..... , 114 '4l ee t ieetab itn E l s 7 Wm ;hence 'ls, 'erwa It 'slPue, qt folic