The Sun. — London, England, 1849-12-31 00:00:00

ttton Flt A N CE. M. Qiatremere de Quincy died on Saturday at the advanced age of 95. This venerable litteratuer and antiquarian was the oldest member of the Institute. The Estafette states that a split has taken place among the members of the ra-actionary club of the Council of State. The parti pretre, headed by M. Montalembert, wished to induce the members to vote that the discussion on the Education Bill of M. 4 - de Falloux should have precedence over that on , the Bill proposed by the Government, and carried their motion by a small majority. The conduct and language of M. de Montalembert was so nffen,ivc to the Ministry that they determined to secede from the club, and they have announced their intention of forming a new club. Among the seceders are MM. de Broglie, Daru, Leon de e yille, and Pi:icatory. It is thought probable that M. Mole will join the Bonapartist Club, of which MM. L)ariste, Abatucci, and Vaudrey are members. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT) DUBLIN, SUNDAY EVENING, DEC. 30.—The wea ther still continues intensely cold, and all the still water in city and suburbs is frozen over, but not strong enough to bear skaters, who, notwithstanding the noted insouciance of the Irish character, are by no means so prone to involuntary suicide as the patrons of the treacherous Serpentine. The officers of the Custom-house were all at their posts to day, as per order, to give a meat reception to the "high tide," which did net once show its face, nor even give a glimpse of' its plethoric entity--the weather still con tinuing most unpropitious for an impressive entree, and the tide at Dublin bar not even reaching the ordinary altitude. But if we have not been inundated by Neptune, the Graces have visited us with a perfect deluge of the ornamental, in dress and bijouterie. In the latter line all Golconda would seem to have been ransacked by an English company, who are selling " stones of the first water," at " less than the cost of carriage." In the last intimation there may be more truth than is meant, albeit, there is no lack of pur chasers. But the " tremendous sacrifice of bankrupts' stocks, " to the value of 200,000/. sterling," has all Dublin agog. If your witty friend Punch were here, he would indeed have many a joke to crack at the expense of agonised Benedicts, impressed into the Rotuo, "only just to look at nothing more"—the 100,000 shawls of "Messrs. Howell, Baird, an d C o., o f London. " If this wondrous firm had not had the good luck to make bankrupts of half your London tradesmen—or if the latter had not become Po for their accommodation—the " unprece dented opportunity" now afforded could never have arisen. This "important sale, duly legalized by the scarlet sanction of the Crown" (she phrase I'll be bound, is more novel than the geode), com prises, according to the advertisement; as many ertielrs as, if heaped together, would fill all th e buildings in St. Thomas' s parish, not to talk of the Rotundo. Your leading article and the two It tters in Teurstley's number, in reference to the extinction of the Lsw courts here, have excited gr.( at ser a e , at ion amon gs t l egal circles. The entire productions I have heard ascribed to the one hand —and that hand not one of an Irish practitioner. I feel convinced that it is as feasible for the Irish lendloris to obtain protection, as for its advocates to succeed in the abstraction of Irish legal jurisdiction. In !his all Irishmen are unanimous. The scene of liti,otion must still be at their own doors. They all agree that they shculd fight with each other at home. Another great man has declared against protection. I ;Mil be accounted justified in applying the epithet to the Earl of Bosse, the constructor of the most magnificent telescope in the world, the friend of art and science, a good landlord, and an honest man. CANADA COMPANY—(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly general Court of proprietors was held this afternoon at the company's house, in St. Helen's place, for the purpose of dttermining on a dividend, for the election of two directors in the room of James Godden, Esq., who had resigned, and John Fullarton, Esq., deceased, and for the transaction of other business. There was a very small attendance of propietors. Charles Franks, Esq , Governor of the corporation, preshled. After the minutes of the last meeting were read, The CHAIRMAN said, the first business was the election of two directors, and they were no doubt aware, that when the number of candidates corresponded with that of the vacancies, the election would take place by a show of hands. The gentlemen who offered thewselves on the present occasion were Capt. Charles John Boeanquet and Mr. Alderman Carden. The names of these candidates were then put and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN observed that the remaining busi ness to be transacted was the consideration of the half-yearly dividend, and perhaps it would be advisable first to give the court some information with respect to the financial state of the company. The quantity of land sold in 1849 amounted to 5,620 acres; the price per acre of the Crown reserves was 133 4d., and of the land oe the Huron tract 135., and the total receipts amounted to 24.0001. In 1848 the number of acres sold was 12,260,; the price of the Crown reserves being 16s. 6d. an acre, and of land on ;the Huron tract, 13s. 4d., and the total amount of receipts was 31,1001., thus showing a de crease of about 7,0001. in the last year. By far the greater portion, however, of the land was let on lease. In 1848 the quantity disposed of by way of lease was 55,427 acres, while in 1849 it had increased to 71,969 acres. The total receipts of the company in 1849 amounted to 23,9911. 12e., and in 1848 to 31,398/, showing a decrease of about 7,400/ The amount due to the company, but yet unpaid, was 35,9501. Up to the present time 133 2001. had been raised upon debentured. During 1849 there had been transmitted by the company, on behalf of emigrants and their friends, altogether 1,712 different sums, averaging 51. 9a. 7d. each, and amounting in the aggregate t0:9,378/. 12=. 101. In the year.lB4B the sums traiismitted amounted to 822 altoge ther, averaging." 51. 4s 6d. eac h, an d amount i ng to a total of 9,5231. Thirty-four thousand emigrants had landed at Quebec in tire course of the year. Before stating the conclusion to which the directors hal arrived with respect to the amount of dividend, he thought it right to call their attention to the most important feature which appeared in their last report, viz , the extent of distress which prevailed in Canada, and which tended so materially to diminish the receipts of the company. Now he was happy to say a very favourable alteration in their affairs might be expected to take place during the next ix months. The colony bad just been blessed with a very abundant harvest. It was perhaps known that the farmers in Canada were in the habit of growing large quantities of spring wheat, which, owing to several circum stances, was considered a very convenient and econo mical crop, and was also consumed very extensively. In 1848 this particular crop failed all over the province, and was the chief cause of the distress which prevail, d, and the diffieulties which they hal to encounter in collecting their money . ; but a good result had been effected, for the farmers had now gene ra!ly adopted the course of sowing winter wheat, which was of good quality, grew abundantly, and brought a ready price. Fortunately since this change there bad been a remarkably good harvest, and as soon as it could be di.pused of the company would, no doubt, receive a sum suffi lent to compensate for former deficiencies in their income. In the United States the harvest had been very indifferent, and a good market would probably be found there for Canadian wheat, fs.ir the Americans would find that by mixing it with theirs, a better quality of fl Jur would be produced. The company were not in possession of funds to pay a dividend, but they hoped that within a reasonably short space of time they would be in the receipt of a considerable sum; and they thought it right, therefore, to recom mend the continuance of the usual dividend, at the rate of 61. per cent. for the year. Mr. ANDERTON said, as they would require 20,0001 for the dividend, it was material they should consider where the sum was to come from. The number of sales of land had very much decreased, and in pro portion as the sales declined did they glut the market with leases. If they went on granting leases with the option of purchasing after a certain number of years, it would be about 1890 before they relapsed and the capital of the proprietors was redeemed. They had been in existence twenty five years, and it appeared pretty clear that fifty years more must pass befbre their affairs would be brought to a termination, so that their posterity only would receive the benefit of a heavy and increasing capital. Toe period had now arrived when it was most imperatively necsssary to reeise their system of leasing. By this time he had hoped that, in addition to the six per cent., they were creating a fund by which their capital might be redeemed. The CHAIRMAN was understood to state that the dividend would be pail out of advances obtained from their bankers in amiticipation of the receipts fur the List six m niths. The directors considered the leasing vit:s the most beneficial mode they could adapt to dispose of lands in such a colony as Canada, because, if at the end of the term the tenant ceased to occupy the land would be much increased in value by cultiva tion, and should h e b e di sposed to purchase its full value would be required. Mr. ANDERTON expressed himself satisfied with the explanation. After seine discussion, a motion agreeing to a dividend at the rate of six per cent., payable in January, was agreed to, and after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the court separated. SUPERSTITION AND QUACKERY. An extraordinary development of the existence of superstition and quackery has just taken place in the course of the proceedings of an inquest held on the body of a child at East Dean, Gloucestershire. It seems that the children of a shoemaker, named Haynes were playing together, when one of them, aged four years, named Louisa, put the tongs into the fire, heated them, and then wantonly seiz3d her younger sister, Emma, with them by the neck, thereby inflicting two very severe burns. The children - were left in the care of an elder brother, who did not perceive the inten tions of his mischievous sister until too late -to prevent them. Flour, linseed oil, and lime water, were ap plied to the burns, and for -four days the child's wounds were healing in a satisfactory manner, when, by the advice of some old women in the neighbourhood, the parents of the child suffered a Mrs. Milling, living near, to apply an ointment spread upon cabbage-leaves to the wounds, in lieu of the previous application of linseed oil, &c. This had the effect of creating considerable local inflammation ; and, after two days, the cabbage- leaves were removed and another quack doctress was allowed to practise upon the little sufferer. The second woman, whose name is Jane Yemen, and who lives at Cinderford, in the Dean Forest, and who professed to have cured many people by the application of an ointment and pronouncing a mysterious charm," got her sister, Ann Bradley, to prepare the salve, which she (Ye man) applied, at the same time muttering the follow ing charm, as she called it, in a peculiar oialect : " Three angels come out of the whoxt; One cries Fire;' another Frost? To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost." The poor child gradually got worse. The inflam oration and sloughing of the wounds increased, but the infatuated parents believing in the supernatural powers of the woman (Yetnan), and putting implicit faith in the pronounced charm, suffered their off. spring to linger in torture for five days longer, when death came to her release. Medical assistance was at band, and might readily have been obtained at any time, but the ignorant parents refused to call for it, and the child died in consequence. Of course, when the facts came to the knowledge of the authori ties, a coroner's inquest was held, and, after one adjournment of the jury, who hesitated whether it was not their duty to find a verdict of manslaughter against Yeman, Bradley, and Milling, returned a special and lengthy verdict, finding, "That Ann Milling had prescribed a dangerous and rash remedy, and was otherwise guilty of negligence." They also found " that Yeman was rash in relying on the ointment applied by her, and in her impious and presumptuous charm ;" and also in prohibiting the parents calling in medical advice at a time when the deceased was in danger and gradually sinking. Lastly, they found that " Although the conduct of Jane Milling and Ann Yemen amounted to great and serious culpability, rashness, and negligence, yet the same does not, in our opinion, amount to a legally criminal and felonious culpability, rashness, and negligence." The jury also expressed their opinion that it was the duty of the parents to have had recourse to better assistance, and to the easily available medical assistance is their immediate neighbourhood, and they expressed.a hope that the result of the investigation would lead to a discon tinuance of the system of quackery, which prevailed to a considerable extent in the neighbourhood of the Forest of Dean. IMPROVEMENTS IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.--In these new works the Honourable Commissioners would seem to have taken seriously in hand the Augear task of purifying the Serpentine. In the first place they have cleared oat the feetid bed which the pre viously ill-arranged sewage system at the head of that piece of water had so deeply deposited. With the progress of that operation frequenters of the gardens have been familiar. Their next and more recent proceedings have been to bring a supply of pure water (fat them if they please, say purior etectro) to the rustic bridge head at the Bayswater end by a line of metal pipe communicating with the Artesian well at Charing-cross. This, together with a contribution from the Chelsea water-works, which have hitherto given that strange caricature of a fountain—by which this scene has bees, but is no longer, disfigured—its aquatic gush, wilt replenish fur tf.e future our metropolitan lakelet. Their united current will be brought through the arch ways of the bridge—and as their volume cannot, at best, be very copious, its flow being unfortunately a drain incessant expenditure, measures seem to have bren judi ciously taken to give it as much strong h as pos s ible. These consist in raising the Led where the waters break forth by a gradual ascent to the mouth of the arches, and, at the same time, drawing in the hank: on each !MP, till narroe ed to the bra adth of the bridge. This is at once simple and obviously effective. The change, has, however, to be made as 3et complete by ornamental details ; in which we trust that the Honourable Commissioners, moving, as they now are, origin a l d es i gn w i t h spontaneously i n t h e r i ght direction, will not be found wanting. What has be en d one ten d s, pro Canto, to com plete th e which this regal domain was laid out, in which stateliness and inartificial beauty —the rich in general effect, the beautiful to closer Bern tin) —were happily intended to be combined.—. Architect and Building Operative. REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH NOTTS —lt Is said that, in consequence of the ill-health of Mr. Bromley, a vacancy will shortly be declared in the representation of this division of the county. Several candidates in the Protectionist interest are already talked of. GUILDHALL. Daniel Blackmon, of No. 30, Fleet-lane, shc2- maker, was further examined before Sir Peter Laurie, on a charge of stabbing, with intent to murder, Henry Alexander Mattham, No. 213, on Sunday week. The following additional evidence was then produced : Mr. John Abernethy Kingdon said—l am house surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The wounded policeman was brought to the house on Sunday night, about a . quarter to 12 o'clock. I examined him, and found he was in a very faint state from a punctured wound which had penetrated the abdomen about two inches above the navel on the left side. The wound was about five-eighths of an inch in length, and nearly two inches in depth. It did not penetrate perfectly straight, but glanced in an oblique direction. The blow did not wound any of the organs in the cavity of the abdomen, although it had a very dangerous ap pearance. It was very likely that the wound wia• inflicted by such an instrument as the knife produced. "The knife was a shoemaker's knife, with a blade from two and a half inches to three inches long. It was slightly bent. Sir Y. LAURIE—Is the policeman in a fit state to attend and give evidence ? Mr. Kingdon—He is not. Sir P. LAURIE—HOW long do you think it will be before he can do so? Mr. Kingdon—Probably in about a week's time. Sergeant Harding said there were the two gentle men who first of all helped the wounded man, arta also others present to give evidence. Sir P. LAURIE—Then we, will take their evidence. Mr. Thomas Ridley, of No. 6, Portland-place, Edgware-road, stated that he was crossing from New gate-street to Skinner-street, about half-dast eleven o'clock on Sunday night, when be heard a policeman call out, " Murder, murder, I am stabbed." He instantly went up to the officer, who said, " For G o d' s sake take me t o a doctor's." Witness put his right arm under the officer's left, and he directed witness to a surgeon's at the corner. At that moment a police • man came up and put the wounded man into a cab, and drove off to the hospital, after which witness left his address .at the station-house, and then found hi s coat, trousers, an d h an d s covered with blood. Mr. John Hill, of No. 11, Canterbury-place, florsemonger-lane, stated that he was in the neigh bourhood of the Old Bailey on last Sunday night, when his attention was arrested by the cry of "Murder," and the springing of a rattle. He im mediately went to the spot, at the north end of the Old Bailey, and saw the wounded man staggering in the street. Ile asked him where he was stabbed, when the prisoner, who was standing on the footway, instantly called out, "I did it, I did it." Witness assisted in taking the officer to the hospital, and when he gave his address he saw blood over his clothes and hands. Some other corroborative evidence having been given, the prisoner was remanded for a week. THAMES. James Balls and William Jones, both farriers, were charged with robbing Mr. Joseph Calvert, a master scavenger, and attempting to murder him. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that he was passing Balls' house, adjoining the Re gent's Canal, when he was invited in to drink with Balls and Jones. That he was given some liquor out of a bottle which stupified him ; that he then asked his way into the yard, and was shown out by . ft* t • • • • No one, however differing from the political opinions of his Lordship, can with truth deny him the credit of being just, benevolent, and gifted, in his character of landlord s resident proprietor, and man of science. The Galway Vindiealor of yesterday has a report of a Protection Meeting, called by the High Sheriff, but counter resolutions were passed at the instance of Mr. M. J. Blake, M.P. and the Rev. Mr. Daly. The Cork Examiner reports a meeting at Dun garvon, in which Mr. Maguire, editor of that paper, addressed the electors, promising to see k their suf frages at the next election, in opposition to Mr. Shell, Master of the Mint. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVEIVT DEBTORS' COURT,Dic, 29. (Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.) IN RR ROBERT TALBOT. The insolvent, a captain in the Royal Artillery, stationed at Wool wich, was opposed on his application to be discharged by Mr. Sargood oa behalf of a creditor named Jefferies. Mr. Dowse supported. The opposing creditor was formerly marker to the Garrison Racket Ground at Woolwich, but the officers for some cause becoming dissatisfied with him, he received notice to leave, to which he did not attend, and ultimately he was forcibly expelled by orders of the insolvent as treasurer to the society. Jefferies brought an action for assault, and another for an alleged balance of wages, which were arranged on coming on for trial, the plaintiff to receive 201. and his costs. His present claim under this arrangement was 3691. 17s. 9d. The case was heard on Friday, and was adjourned until to-day that Mr. Commissioner Phillips might consult the Chief Commissioner. Mr. DOWSE, in reply to a question from the Court this morning, stated that no arrangement had been effected Nith the opposing creditor, nor was it pro bable that an adjournment would assist that object. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS then gave judgment. He said i❑ this case the opposing creditor had brought an action for an alleged malicious assault and tres pass, in which, by an arrangement effected on the Home Circuit, with the concurrence of the Chief Baron, who presided at the trial, 201. damages was accepted, and the costs, to be taxed as between attor ney and client, to be paid by certain instalments. Such being the arrangement by consent the insol vent, who held a highly honourable situation in the Artillery, arranged with a relative, an uncle, who happened to be a professional man, and who went to a tailor named Lenney, a creditor to the insolvent to the amount of 451., and it was agreed that Lenney should consult his attorney and that he should bring an action against Captain Talbot, being indemnified for costs, and although Lenney would have no legal claim upon the insolvent after his discharge by this Court, yet he admitted upon his examination that he expected Captain Talbot would pay him, and there was no doubt he would do so. By this means the insolvent was placed in a position, by his own act, to petition this Court. He had done so, and there was a certain sum of money paid into court, some 1181., which it was alleged would have been swept away by Jefferies if this petition had not been presented. This fact was the only one which caused a doubt in the mind of the Chief Commissioner, to whom he (Mr. Commissioner Phillips) had mentioned the case, but, having regard to his debts, comparatively small in amount, it was found that, pUtting Lenney's debt aside, and that of the insolvent's own attorney, 300/. for costs of defending the opposing creditors' actions, and omitting the claim of Jefferiea, there would not be more than 1001. left. Without considering on this occasion the evidence of Jefferies, who stated that he had suffered severe injuries from the violence of the assault, and that he had expended all his savings of years in the prosecution of these actions, he (Mr. Commissioner Phillips) should take as his guide the evidence of Lenney, combined with what he was bound to say did the insolvent great credit, Captain Talbot's own frank admission that this arrest was got up with his own concurrence for the purpose of re lieving himself from Jefferies' debt. Upon that evi dence he concurred in the decided opinion expressed by the Chief Commissioner, that the petition was not such a petition as the Act of Parliament contemplated should enable a man to be relieved by this Court, and therefore it must be dismissed, the insolvent, of course, receiving back the money paid into court. Petition dismissed. There is no news in the other provincial papers received to day, with the exception of a fall having taken place in linens. The Banner of Ulster says " We regret to report a still further reduction in the price of linen fabrics during the past week, amounting in some districts to a fat thing a yard, and others a half penny. The consequence has bet n a very general reduc tion of ten, and in many cases fifteen per cent. on the wages of the weavers. The trade is fully as brisk as ever, the decline in prices having been caused by the immense increase of hands at the looms, not by any want of demand on the part of consumers. The e xport from Belfast during the past week amounted to 1,374 packages considerably above an average " HIGH SHERIFFS FOR 1850-51. A NTRIM. —Alexander Montgomery, of Potter's Wall. A RMAGEI--James Harden, of Harry 4rook,Tanderagee. CARLOW.—Beauchamp B. Newton, of Rath wade. CARRICKFERGUS TOWN.—Peter Kirk, of Thornfield. CAVAN.—Hun. IL Cavendish Butler, of Lanesborough Lodge. _ _ CLARE.—lrsior William H. Bull, of Fortfergus. CORK.—Sir George C. Colthurst, Bart., of Ardrum. CORK ClTY.—William Wrixton Leicester, of Cork. DONEGAL.—John Ferguson, of Castle Forward. DowN.—Archibald Rowan Hamilton, of Killileagh Castle. DROGHEDA. TOWN.—J. Chadwick, of Drogheda. DUBLlN.—Robert Alexander, of Garristown. DUBLIN CITY.—John M‘Donnell, Esq., of Merrion square. FER 3 IANAGII.—Thoraas Morris Jones, of Belloo. GALWAY.—William H. Gregory, of Coolpark. GALWAY TOWN.—Thomas M. Ptrsse, of Newcastle. KERRY.—Maurice John O'Connell, of Lakeview. KILDARE. —Nat h aniel Barton, of Straffan. KILKENNY.—John De Montmorency, of Castle Morris. KILKENNY ClTY.—Richard Smithwick, of Birchfield. KING'S CullNTY.—Edward John Borr, Ballindolan. LErTnim.--Willians Johnston, of Kinlough House. LIMERICK..—Eyre Lloyd, of Prospect Castle, Castle Connell. LIMERICK C.lTY.—William Spaight, Limerick. LONDONDERRY CITY AND COUNTY.—RQbert Peel Dawson, Moyla Park. LONCFORD.—John Shuldham, of Mov. LOUTH.--Sir Frederick G. Foster, Bart., New Spring gardens, London. MAYo.—Cbarles Mahon, of Mountpleasant. MEATI —Michael Thunder, of Lagore. MONAGHAN.—WiIIiam Verner, of Churchill. QUEEN'S COUNTY.—Henry D. Carden, of Rathmanna. RoscommoN.—Henry S. P. Mahon, of Strokestown House. SLIGO.---Bernard Owen Cogan, of Liscotny HousP. TlPPERAXY.—Lieuteuaut Colonel W. Palliser, Derry beAten House. TYRONE.— Henry D'Arcy, of Necairn Castle. WATERFORD.—Edward O'Dell, of Carriglea. WATERFORD ClTY.—Henry Bolton, of Tramore. WESTMEATIL—Sir J. Nugent, Bart., of Balenlough. WEXFORD.-Ed war d W. N unn, of S t. Margaret's. WlCHLOW.—Richard H. Brooke, of Castle Howard. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Six o'CLocs, CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Peep• o'-Day Boy 50 to 1 agst M-lody 50 to 1 agst Lismahagow 50 to 1 k.gst Dough 50 to 1 agst _Mahon 50 to 1 agst Chanticleer 50 to 1 agst Cossack 66 to 1 agst Woodlark 66 to 1 agst Ruby 100 to 1 agst Chatterer 100 to 1 agst Horn of Chase 100 to 1 agst Ellurdale 100 to 1 agst Clermont COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 29. (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULDURN.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF WILLIAM THOMAS FERRIS. This case (which had not concluded when our re porter left) occupied the Court the greater portion of the day, and was ultimately adjourned to Friday next. The COMMISSIONER said that as the case had only been heard ex parte, he thought its publication ought to be deferred until the whole of the facts were before the Court. It would be unfair to publish them in their present shape. A country brewer named Goodwin came up for his certificate, which was suspended for 12 months from the date of the fiat on the ground of reckless trading. Protection was granted. DERRY. The only bets were 11 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum, and 30 to 1 agst Mayors. METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE. 30 to 1 offered on the field LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 20 to 1 each agst Vain _Elope, Vengeance, Peter Simple, and Knight of Gwynn?. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION -HOUSE. On Saturday Richard Sppers, conductor of om nibus No. 7,450, which plies to and from Sloane street, was summoned before Alderman Humphery, by a gentleman named Webb, for having loitered in Cheapside, and also for having used abusive language Fleet-street to the same complainant. It appeared from the statements made by Mr. Webb and another gentleman, that they got into the omnibus in Cheapside, and that they proceeded at a sneaking pace for a considerable time, during which the defendant was repeatedly requested to " go on ;" that at first he took ne notice whatever of the soli citations of the passengers, and that when he did con descend to answer he intimated contemptuously that they could not expect any better accommodation for their 31. a piece; that he was the owner of the vehicle and horses, and that he would not drive at any quicker rate to please those inside. It also appeared chat the time occupied in going in the omnibus to St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, was 25 minutes, end that the sneaking system was persevered in as far as the Strand, notwithstanding the repeated cum plaints and remonstrances of all the passengers. The defendant said he had been engaged as a con ductor for 17 years, and there never had been any complaint made against him upon any former occa sion ' • that he had baen d e l a y e d i n t h e streets by the crowded state of the great thoroughfares, and that he really did all he could to make satisfactory way. lie hoped his excellent character on the road would plead for him upon the occasion. Alderman HUSIPHERY—It seems that you did not consider the offence of loitering sufficient, but that you must add.that of insolence. If you do not con sider 3d. sufficient pay for a passenger why do you put up that price on your windows ? Defendant—l was as polite as I could be, your worship. Alderman ITUMPHERY-1 find that you did not attend to the first summons. I fine you 103. for each offence, and 12s. costs. The defendant immediately paid the penalty. Alderman HUMPHERT thanked the gentleman for having taken the trouble to come forward upon such an occasion, and said he every day witnessed occasions in which it was incumbent upon the passengers to act in a similar manner. LONDON, MONDAY V.,VENINO, DECEMBER. 31 1 I. Mrs. Balls, the mother of the prizoner, who was be tween 50 and 60 y ears of ago; that Balls ' went out after him, and accused him of committing adultery with his mother; that be thin dragged him into the house and knocked him down by a tremendous blow with his fist. That he was then struck by Balls with a poker on the head, and was robbed of all his money. He cried out "Murder" as loud as be was able, and some policemen came to the door of the house, when Balls locked the prosecutor into the back room and went to answer the door, during which time the pro secutor jumped out of the window and went to a doctor's house to have his head bandaged, which was very much cut, and bled profusely. The other pri soner, Jones, was present during a part of the time. After much evidence had been gone into, Mr. INGUAM, the magistrate, said that a jury must decide on the case ; he should, therefore, commit Balls fur trial. There did not seem to be any evidence against Jones, who must, consequently, be discharged. formation of a new Manchester League on the basis laid down by Mr. Cobden, and the conclusion at which they will arrive is, that it is safest to rermin as they are. Mr. Reynard, of Sunderlandlick, is we feel confident, of that opinion. Peel's timely surrender saved the country ; and we are much mistaken if the country gentlemen who are now foolishly and insanely attempting to get up a protec tionist opposition to his policy do not live to admit as much. A hundred meetings such as that held yes terday at Driffield would not prove the least reaction in favour of protection. On the contrary, they rather demonstrate, by the languor of their proceedings and by the class of persons taking part in them, that the really influential farmers want to know a little more about free trade before consenting to part with it. We observed at the Driffield meeting yesterday that the protectionist petition to Parliament was entrusted to the care of Mr. Conyers, the Coroner for the Riding, who appeared as if specially summoned to hold an inquest upon the corn •laws, whose rotting remains were exhumed for the occasion. Now, the verdict of a Drif field jury will not reverse that of the Parliament of this country. As the rime.B of yesterday well ob serves—" Tile agriculturists must not waste their time on the defunct corn laws. they must leave the dead to bury their deal,' and betake theinselvts to some more lively and promising occupation." "ROTECTIONIST MOVEMENT. (From the Hull Advertiser.) As Free-traders, we begin to be terribly alarmed for the permanence of the free trade system. Pock lington has risen in bucolic fury—Driffield has assumed an attitude perilous to Cobden, Peel, and Parliament—and mutterings of rural disaffection have been heard in the neighbourhood of Snaith. With such mighty marts of industry and emporiums of commerce as Driffield and Pocklington against us, what comfort can we derive from having Hull, Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, and Wakefield in our favour ? In Pocklington the Hon. and Gallant Member for Thet ford, Captain Duncombe, has raised his standard, and formidable is the array of rosy-faced full-fed farmers, whom Mr. Harrison, of that Ilk, has assisted in rang ing under his banner. The just indignation of the Hon. and Gallant Captain was greatly roused by an observa tion made by Mr. Currency Muntz, at a recent meeting in Birmingham —namely, that the Birmingham people thought nothing of eating up a farmer every night for supper. Captain Duncombe has no notion of sub mitting to such freaks on the part of the one eyed Polyphemus of free trade ; and sooner than allow any of his corpulent and appetite-whetting audience to be so devoured by the men of Birmingham, he declared he would have a fight 'for it, whereat all the fat farmers cheered most lustily. Lord Hotham, is re ported to have been present at the Pocklington meet ing, but it is not reported. that he took any part .in it. His Lordship is, of course, reserving himself for the great demonstration which is fixed to take place' at Beverley, and where• we expect to hear Mr. Henry' Br oa dl ey an d' hi mself propose the ex periment of a reduction of 25 per cent. on their rents. If a meeting of farmers he held at Beverley. we trust those of the middle division of Holderness will not forget the East Riding magisterial job of a lock up at Sproatley, and the removal of the petty sessions from Heddon, so vainly protested against by the tenant•farmera on several recent occa sions. One of Colonel Thompson's favourite remedies for curing a famishing horde was to try him w ith corn ; and o ur reme d y for distressed tenant-farmers is to try what lower rents would do for them. We feel assured that not one of them will object to the experiment being made' upon him. This the land lords can accomplish without going to Parliament, or without troubling their heads as to what Ministry are in office. It would not be necessary to do this for a very long period. With the great improvement of the country consequent upon the development of free-trade principles, rents will eventually r i se; f or we are stron g l y of opinion that agricultural prices are now at the lowest, and that their tendency hence forth will be upwards. But the Honourable and Gallant Member for Thetford did not con fine himself to the dangers to which farmers are exposed from the jaws of the men of Bir mingham. He referred to the condition of the poor needlewomen of London, and gravely assured his audience, on the faith of an agricultural Member of Parliament, that their starvation was one of the effects of free trade 1 Can any one doubt that Ten terdon Steeple is the cause of the Goodwin Sands after this? The profession of arms is a sufficient excuse for a superficial acquaintance with facts well known to those engaged in peaceful avocations ; but gentlemen not remarkable for the profundity of their erudition have been known to read Punch, and poor Hood's heart-touching "Song of the Shirt," com posed ere the sliding-scale was erased from the statute-book, made its first appearance in that re pertory of wit, fun, and pungent satire. There has been no reduction of the miserable wages of needle women since the repeal of the corn-laws, and the poor creatures would indeed stare if, with such wages, they were-asked if it would improve their condition to double the price of their bread. But the Honourable Captain Duncombe evidently knows nothing about these things. He may be willing enough to fight for Protection, but he will never trouble the House of Commons much by adVocating it after a more rational fashion. Borne away by the impetuous current of Captain Duncombe's oratory, at Pockling ton we are forgetti ng t h e not less threatening exhibition at Driffield, at - -which we had the good fortinie yesterday to be present. The chair was taken 'by Edward 11. Reynard, Esq., of Sunder landwick, and it is a pleasure for us to have to add that he filled it as became a high minded English gentleman. His language was moderate, his deportment manly and impartial, and his whole bearing that of a man who felt that he had a character to lose, and that if sent at some future day to Parliament, it would of do in the face of that high assembly to be taxed with having made foolish speeches for the purpose of gulling Yorkshire farmers, Ile was followed by the Rev. John Blanchard, of Middleton, who modestly stated that he was not a practical agriculturist, and whose fine plump appearance indicated that he was more in the habit of consuming fat poultry than in hatching them for the Driffield market. His part consisted in merely read ing the proposed petition—for it had been prudently provided not to trouble the meeting with resolutions. At this stage of the meeting an unexpected auxiliary made his appearance, in the person of Mr. Clarke, the ex-Mayor's (Mr. John Lee Smith) Hull Commis sioner, who was formerly in the office of. Messrs. Brownlow and Pearson, of this town. The farmers, kind, simple, credulous souls, knew nothing about him; but they ware manifestly enraptured with the solemnity with which he assured them that they were to have back protection, and with the glibness with which he revealed Cobden's conspiracy with the Pope to revolutionize England. He alluded mysteriously to the singular circumstance of the proceedings at the Chartist meeting held at Kennington• common, on the 10th of April, having been known in Paris two days previously to their having happened in London—and hinted that he smelt a rat somewhere. This was nearly too much for the gravity of the farmers, and the chairman looked as if he fancied the speaker was there to hum bug them. Mr. Henry Hill, of Sledinere, with blunt honesty, attacked the Members for the Riding for not being present, and read Mr. Henry Broadlev, M.P., one of the very best lessons we ever heard on the duties of squirearchical and representative hospitality. It does one good to hear a little of this plain speaking at agricultural meetings. The other speeches were not remarkable for any quality inviting criticism. Mr. Harrison, of Pocklington, in a few observations, defended the character and conduct of Lord Hothain ; and Mr. Harrison, of Driffield, went out of his way ridiculously and intemperately to assail that of Mr. Cobden. There was one slight interruption to the una nimity of the proceedings by the appearance on the platform of one Free-trader from Hull ; but as the forte of '.that gentleman never consisted in public speaking, and as he is, in fact, about the worst public speaker in Yorkshire, theonly thing remarkable about his appearance was, that he was listened to SO patiently. As the speaker in question is the writer of this article, such criticism will be regarded as perhaps too favour able. But he had no enthusiasm to contend against. The farmers, of whom there were about 150 present— the remainder of those present being shopkeepers of Driffield and importations from Hull —were remark ably passive throughout. They appeared to feel as if they were brought there merely to hold up their hands. The fact is, that there wer e scores o f f armers at the meeting i n iffield yesterday, who would not know that they are distressed if they were not told so by the landlords, who are growing uneasy about their rents. It is here where the shoe pinches. Many of them have their property so encumbered that they would find it difficult to follow the example of the Rev. S. W. Hall, of Wolfreton House—James Walker, Esq., of Sand Hutton—and Robert Craven, Esq., of Hull, who have returned ten per cent. on the rents due to them ; and therefore it is that they seek to persuade,the farmers that the question is not one of rent, but of protection. They virtually say to the Farmers "We know you cannot pay your present rents at present prices : let us unite together, and we'll see whether we cannot compel Parliament to make the commercial and manufacturing classes pay them for you." This is the plain English of all the mysterious jargon about protecting British industry. The farmers will very soon begin to see it in this light. As for the present Protectionist movement, it is a foolish and ill-timed one. We will tell the protectionists how it will end, although we dislike playing the part of a prophet as much as Mr. Reynard himself. It will fall out thus : Before Parliament has assembled one week prices, which have now reached the lowest, will rise, an d the gentlemen charged with presenting protec tionist petitions will be ashamed to lay them on the table, for fear of the ridicule attaching to the panic stricken agriculturists. A hundred excuses will be made for the expression of intemperate opinions— there will be peals of laughter from both sides of the House of Commons —and the petitions will go the way of those presented for paying off the national debt, establishing moon - and-green-cheese companies, and the like. Sensible country gentlemen will wisely consider whether it would be well to provoke the THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. l'he frost which commenced on Wednesdey last continued, with the exception of a few hours whilst the sun was shining, the whole of yesterday (Sunday), and at six o'clock in the evening the thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's receiving house stood at 30 degrees, with a clear sky and every indication of the frost lasting for some time. Towards the evening the wind, which bad been the previous day N.N.W., chopped round to the N.E. and blew ex tremely cold. From neon until nearly four o'clock, however, the sun shone most brilliantly, when the mercury rose as high as 37 in Hyde -park, which caused the edges of the ice in the various parks to thaw rapidly, rendering it exceeding dangerous for persons togo thereon. The Royal Humane Society, therefore, adopted every precaution that was possible to prevent accidents. Large printed bills, stuck upon poles, were placed on the banks, which stated that the ice was dangerous and thawing fast. Au extra number of men were sent into the parks, by order cf Mr. Superintendent Williams: but netwitbe standing all that was done by the patties to prevent the people from risking their lives, many thousands ventured upon the frozen waters during the day, and as will be seen from the subjoined official reports, some nearly lost their lives by so doing. Sr. JAMES'S PARK. —About 2,000 skaters and sliders ventured upon the ice in the inclosuro of this park, whilst the banks were literally crowded with persons witnessing the spo: t. The ice was only an inch in thickness, and many parts were broken to dater people from going on, but without success. About twelve o'clock, whilst a number of sliders were amusing themselves, a portion of the ice gave way, when a person named George Castles fell through into deep water; another person, named Henry Blair, who was on the same slide, unable to stop himself, also shot into the same hole; and a third, named George Wolf, fell in likewise. A cry for assistance brought icemen Collins and Pavey to the scene, and, with the aid of the sledges and hand ladders, the three parties were rescued, but nearly exhausted. They were taken to the society's tent, where stimulants were administered, and, having been attended to byAr.M`Cann's assistant, they recovered. About three in the afternoon, M. Soyer, the re nowned cook of the Reform Club, had a very narrow escape of losing his life. He was leading a young friend who had expressed a wish to walk on the ice, when he fell through into sixteen feet of water, opposite the Horse Guards. Finding that a number of parties were approaching towards him, he had the presence of mind to tell them to keep back, and not to offer to assist him till the. Humane So ciety's men arrived. Had he not dome so , it is quite probable that many more persons would have fallen m, and his chance of recovery been rendered thereby more difficult. As it was, iceman Martin got him out, and conveyed him to the tent, where he was met by Mr. M'Cann, of Parliament -street, surgeon to the society, who immediately placed him in a hot bath, and having been rubbed for some time, he was put to bed, when Mr. M'Cann administered a glass of whisky, which he considers one of the best stimulants on such occasions, After the lapse of a few hours, M. Soyer was able to be removed to his own residence in a cab. Shortly after the icemen had been ordered off the ice, and everything appeared perfectly quiet, an accident occurred, which caused a most painful excitement amongst all who ,were within the inclosure. It appears that Mr. Butler, of No. 8, Theobald's road, Gray's inn lane, was in the act of crossing the ice in the company of his wife, when they both fell into eleven feet of water. The man tried to pull his wife out and save himself, but the more he tried the greater danger both were placed in by the breaking of the ice around them. Iceman Thomas Pavey iminediately.went to the spot with his breaker ladder, but, in attempting to get to the pour creatures his foot slipped through the ladder, and he nearly fell upon them. Pavey, another icemah, and Pat sons. deputy - tuperintendent, went to his aid, but so rotten was the ice that as fast as it was touched it broke away, and nothing but death looked the man and his wire in the face. At length the iceman, at great peril, suc ceeded in rescuing both parties, but they were so much exhausted that it was feared both were dead, they having been in the water upwards of four minutes. They were immediately removed to the tent, placed in the hot bath, and afterwards put to bed, and, under the skilful care of Mr. M'Cann, they both recovered sufficiently to be removed to their home in a cab. Whilst these parties were being attended to, a cry was raised that a boy h a d fallen th roug h the ice, and had disappeared. The icemen went to the spot pointed out, but no one could be seen. The bubbling of the water, however, satis tied them that some person must be below. With their machines they dragged the spot, but for five minutes could not find any one. At length they got hold of what appeared to be the lifeless body of a boy, Havingbathan d obteheenr tmean s aken t t o o animation were about fourteen year t s he of w a a g r e m . r t e h s e to s r o a city s e usp 's tent, the resorted to by the medical gentleman, which happily proved successful; and after two hours the boy was able to give his name and address, which were William Egan, 9, Angel court, King-street, St. James's. Mr. Charlier, the secretary ; Mr. M'Cann, the surgeon ; Mr. Wil liams, the superintendent; and all the deputy -super intendents, worked like common labourers during the day, and had it not been for their exertions several lives must have been lost. THE SERPENTINE, HYDE -PARK.--The average thickness of the ice on this river was not more than one inch, and at twelve o'clock at noon the ther mometer rose as high as thirty-seven degrees, render ing the occupation of sliding and skating very dan gerous. Mr. Williams, the superintendent, had long ropes thrown across from shore to shore, whilst breaker ladders and sledges were placed at convenient distances. Owing to the advice given not more than 300 persons ventured upon the river at any period, and though several immersions took place, the parties were not injured. THE LONG WATER, KENSINGTON-GARDENS.---The Skating Club had their tent pitched yesterday, and, iocluding the members of the club, there were about 2,000 persons on the ice. Not a single accident of any importance took place during the day. The ice here is much firmer than in the other parks. Tus ROUND PoND.—_The ice on this pond was very thin, and about 1,200 persons ventured on. No accidents occuired. TUB REGENT'S-PARIC.—TIIO thermometer at this place varied from 33 deg. to 40 deg. during the day. fhe ice upon the ornamental water was exeeedingly rotten. Boards indicating such were stuck up along the bulks ; notwithstanding, however, about 10,000 persons, of all grades and both sexes, ventured upon the ice. At one time ab.mt fourteen lads and boys broke through into seven feet of water. For some time the deaths of several appeared inevitable, and a cry of " Save, oh save them," echoed completely across the park. Iceman Davis and Deputy Super. intendent Chitty, with the aid of lines and breaker ladders, succeeded in rescuing the whole of the par ties immersed. Shortly afterwards, Mr. J. Walmsley, of No. 3, Montagu-street, Montagu-square, fell through into seven feet of water, but was take n out by iceman D av ie s . M r . Richard Bastard, of Camden house, Camden Town, was walking over the ice in company with a lady, when it broke, and both fell into deep water. After being in the water some time, they were rescued by the icemen, and removed to the society's tent, where stimulants were administered, and they recovoied so as to be able to be removed home in a cab. Other accidents took place, but the parties were speedily removed to the tent, and were soon ab!e to return home. TABLE CUTLET.--A very important improvement in table cutlery has just been patented by Messrs. Bur dekins and Greening, of Sheffield. It is well known that there exists two causes of complaint to which the best ivory table knives are subject. The one, the blades becoming detached from the handles ; the other, the cracking of the ivory handles, in consequence of their being so reduced to make them balance. We (and no doubt most of our readers) have bud frequently to com plain of these defects, and we are glad to see that some thing has been introiluced which completely remedies these faults. The construction of the knives now pa tented is such that the blades cannot in the least become separated or detached from the handles; and in the case of knives with silver ferules, the latter are not liable to bruise or come off; and a new mode of balancing renders the handles much stronger, and thereby less liable to crack—qualifications which must bring the patent into general favour.—Hereeld. The late Queen Dowager's stud has been removed to Carlton House stables, and will be exhibited on Fri day at Tattersall's previous to being brought to the hammer. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON., PORT3.7IOUTII, SUNDAY —By letters received from Gibr. , lter, dated rsepectively the 14th ati'd 18th inst., we are informed that the Hogue, 60, captain Mac dougal ; the Arrogant, 4G, Captain Fit z r oy ; and the Encounter, 14, Captain Cordon (all screw -steam ships), have been in company, and have been steaming against a heavy head sea and strong winds. The performances of the three ships were highly satisfac tory. Under favourable circumstances the Hogue steamed nearly eight knots; ;he Arrogant, nearly nine; and the Encounter, 10. The most interesting matter, however, which ha s occurre d afloat for some time is a trial between the Arrogant and the cele brated and much eulogised French screw-frigate Po mone—a vessel that, in the House of Commons and in print, has been held up in some sort of terror to all "136 , ishers." She is, beyond question, the first and best screw ship in the French fleet, and having been seen by more than one officer whom we have the honou r of knowing at this port, we are thus particular in giving a descleption of her perform Inces ;—On the arrival of the Arrogent at Gibraltar she was ordered to Mogedore, the forgone having started from that place with hostile intentions the day before, and had 24 hours' start of the Arro gant. As the Governor of Gibraltar had received intelligence that the Bedouin Arabs had threatened to massacre all the Christians in Mogadore in time event of the French firing upon the place, it was important that the Arrogant should arrive soon enough to pro tect the place • the steam was, m bs, therefore, imediately got up, an d the two ships arrived off the port about, the same time. Toe distance of the run we. 330 miles. Toe Arrogant reinairmed at M , gadore two hours longer than the Portione, havieg occasion to communicate with the Consul, and the :team vves let. down, but on starting Captain Fitzroy deemed it a good opportunity to try his ship's speed under steam against that of the Pomone, making due allowance for difference of tonnage, &c., and accordingly the steam was . got up again. The following shows the character of each vessel : ArrOgilit. Pomone. .Artr un,.nt (guns) ... 46 50 Horsepower of engines... 360 ... 260 Cemplemeut of amen ... 450 ... 390 Numberofd a y s p rov i s i ons 140 ... 140 Number ot days' water... 80 48 Stores sufficient for ... 12 months six months. Coals.stowed in bunker... 260 tons 360 tons. Diameter'of screw ... 15 feet. 14 tt . 6 i n . En4ines made by Penn and Sons, Count Rosen. The French ship had the start by two hours, and it took the Arrogant six hours to come up with her. The result was, that the later arrived at Gibraltar 24 hours before the Pomone, having beaten her 26 hours in the run under steam alone, as there was no wind. As a ship of war, the Arrogant is considered greatly superior to the Pomone in her internal ar rangements as well as speed. The lower deck of the Pomone is occupied with engines, boilers, and coal bunkers, which are built up to the main deck ; the crew have, therefore, to mess on the ma i n d ec k, b e , tween the guns, an d are a great encumbrance upon that deck. It does not appear that either the screw propeller, the engines, or the boilers of the Pomone are low enough to be secure from damage by shot, as both the aperture and the screw may be very plainly seen. The Hogue, Arrogant, and Encounter were under orders to return to Lisbon te join the remainder of the squadron (Prince Regent, 90, Captain Martin; Thetis, 36, Captain Codrington ; Leander, 50, Captain nacres ; Conflict, 12, Commander Drake, and Scourge, 6, Commander the Hon. Lord F. H. Kerr); but if Captain Martin had not then arrived, the senior captain of the squadron (Captain Codring ton, C. 8.) was to take the command of the whole and proceed on a general trial cruise. The Contest, 12, Commander the Hon. J. IV. S. Spencer, was inspected yesterday at Spithead by Flag-Captain Blackwood, of the Victory, for the Commander-in -Chief. She sailed about sunset fur Devonport, to ship the mail for the coast of Africa. The Cormorant steam sloop, Commander &horn berg, arrived at Rio from this port on the 26th of Ocr ober. The Griffin brigantine, Lieutenant Thurburn, ar rived at Rio from Bahia on the 26th of October, en route to England, to be paid off. The Hydra steam•sloop, Commander Skipwith, returned to Rio from a cruise on the 17th of October, and having been relieved by the Cormorant, was about sailing homeward to be paid off. Wind, N.; fresh breezes and hazy weathor. APP“INTMENT. WOOLWICH, DEC. 29.—Assistant-Engineer James Magma' to the Fi-gerd flag ship at Weolwich. Rear-Admiral M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., returned to the Admiralty this evening from Berkeley Castle. The Right Hon. Sir F. T. Baring, Bart., First Lord, and Admiral I)undas, C. 8., First Naval Lord, will return in the early part of the first week of the ensuing year to their official duties at the Admiralty. The Terrible steam frigate, Captain Hope, C. 8., left Greenhithe at three o'clock, r M., to-day for Devonport, and will call at Portsmouth on her way round. Tne Enterprise, Captain Collinson, C. 8., and the Investigator, Commander M'Clure, have a great number of hands employed upon them to get them ready for sea. Three gangs of convicts were em ployed to day in putting stores and a quantity of coals on hoard the Enterprise, and as many men as could find room to work were engaged in every part ot the vessel. In clearing out the ballast, amounting to several tons of limestone, from the Arctic regions, seve ral pieces were found eornposed mostly of innumerable shells and minute fishes and skeletons of sea animals in a petrified state. Other portions ot the limestone contain perfect specimens of petrified moss and a few petrefactions of the ground willow, the largest plant of the Arctic regions, similar in appearance of the branches to the stunted heath of' the north of Scot land, only of a beautiful willow green colour, with a willow-shaped leaf'. Several of the officers of the garrison have selected the best specimens of these fragments of rocks from the Arctic regiops with the intention of preserving them. The Northumberland, 78-gun ship, was towed up the river to-day from Standgate-creek, where she had been stationed on the quarantine service, and is to be broken up at Deptford. She was towed by the Monkey and African steam-vessels. The Advice steam-vessel, in charge of Master Commander Petley, went up to Deptford to-day, and towed the Prometheus steam-vessel to Woolwich, to have her boilers and eng'l I put on board. The master shipwright and shipwrights of Deptford Dock yard have turned out a very fine steam-eloop of 200- horse power, from a ve,:el some time ago considered only fit to be broken pp. The Waterman steam-boat No. 1, brought down 130 male convicts yesterday from Millbank Peniten tiary, and put them on board the Bengalore hired convict ship, at present moored opposite the Royal Arsenal, under orders to proceed with convicts, under a guard of pensioners from Tilbury Fort, for Van Diemen's Land. THE TIDES.—The - usual rise of spring tides at Woolwich is 18 to 19 feet, according to the direc tion and strength of the wind at the time. The an ticipated extraordinary high tides during the present full moon did- not take place, as the highe,t tide during the week ending to-day was on Thursday last, when it reached 18 feet 6 inches. The tide on Friday morning presented a singular phenomenon, it being high water at shortly after 9 o'clock, A.M , instead of 11.45, a.m. It then fell one foot six inches, and again commenced rising, and rose six inches previous to 11.45, the time of high water, after which it ebbed as usual. Considerable interest was excited to witness its progress on Saturday, and notes were taken at Woolwich of the mode and height to which it rose. The first hour the tide rose five feet three inches; the next half-hour two feet seven inches; and the two last hours one inch each hour. The next quarter of an hour the tide r ose one i nc h , and at a quarter-p is t 1 o'clock, P.M., began to turn, having only attained a height of 17 feet 10 inches, being eight inches less than on time previous Thurs• day, although the wind was blowing very strong on Saturday frorn the north west, the quarter which was expected to produce a very high tide. SUNDAY, DEC. 30.—Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Saxe-Weimar intended to have embarked in the Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master-Commander S. B. Cook, for Ostend yesterday, but in consequence of the boisterous state of the weather the carriage and eleven large packages belonging to her Serene High ness and the members of her suite, were sent to the Bricklayers arm, station. Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Saxe-Weimar will proceed to morrow (Dec. 31) to Dover, by railway, and thence to Ostend. The Jasper steam vessel is now at Woolwich, the officers and crew recently serving in her having been transferred to the Fire Queen, for service on the Holyhead station. The tides to day have only risen their usual height, and the period has now passed when danger was to be apprehended. THE NEW NOVEL, " Tale WILMINGTONS," by the author of .4 Emilia IVyndham," and " Two Old Menu' Tales," is published this day by Mr. Colburu, and allay now be bad at all the libraries. A 150,2. Leonard Norman dale; or, The Three Brothers, by the Hon. C. Stuart Saville. 3. Pussagts in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland, of Sunny Side. 4. Ernest Vane, by Alexan der BAH° Cochrane, M.P. 5. The Maid of Orleans, by the author of " Whitefriurs." 6. The Old World and the New, by Mrs. Trollope. 7. Lady Lister Kaye's British Houses and Foreign Wanderings. 8. Rocking ham; or, the Younger Brothi-r, second edition, 3 vols. 'llll3 METROPOLITAN POLICE.—Sir Charles Rowan having resigned his place as 0-'9 of the Commissioners of the AL.tropolitan Pollee, 1 - r. Richard Mayne be comes Chief Commissioner in his room; and Captain William Hay, the Assistant-Commissioner, succeeds to the place of Commissioner, rendered vacant by Sir Charles Rowan's resignation. THE COUNT' I LIVERPOOL, DEC. 29.—E s. d. s. d. V MA RKE ......_._.__"...------..... RA.IL W A Y .! , xtrA.tt.t:. ,vi -kitKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 29. Smolt EXCHANGE. —The share market was dull t'-day, and little business doing. Prices are lower. The trans actions were as follow:-, Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheihire, 2 ,/. Shares, 6 per cent. till 1850, 9%, dis.—Lanca shire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 7% dis. —Ditto, 321. Shares, 114 dis.—London and North-Western, 1064 c•—Ditto New Quarters, 3s. 9d. p.—Midland, 43—Ditto Conn'. (B. and D.), 22, dis.—South-Eastern and Dover , (No. 4), 6A. MANCHESTER, Dec. 29. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The market continues in a most de pressed state, and the following was the only business trans acted to-day :—Clitheroe (No. I), 5 4—Manchester and Birmingham, (C ) Quarters, 15-16 p. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 29. Siock Excturfaz.— There wde no list of transactions issued to-day; and, in all probability, there will be a general apathy in our share market for some days to come. South Staffordshires, which, a few days ago, were at 44 dis., are now quoted at 3 1 4 and 3'4 dis NE WCASTLE-UPON -TINE, Dac. 29. ' STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were u follow :--Newcastle and Carlisle, 86—Ditto, Quarters, 21% — Shrewsbury and Chester (Oswestry), 10 dis. GLASGOW, DEC. 28. • STOCK EXCHANGE. - The transactions to-day were u follow: Edinburgh and Glasgow (Stirling Midland Junc tion), guaranteed . 5 per cent., 21 1h—Glasgow-and G reenoc k 1 2 1 / 4 . 'Wu, Halves, 64. The Adrr,' _..e . _miralty have issued orders to all the dock. yards, that. in future iron vessels alongside or in mity to vessels that are coppered shall be removed, in consequence of the galvanic action likely to arise. [ADVERTISEMENT.j—The wonderful efficacy of Holloway's Pills and Ointment in Curing an aged person of Rheumatism.— Mr. John Pitt, of King.street, Dudley, who has resided in that town for upwards of 65 years, with the.ez ception of ten years, when he served in bar Majesty's 24th Regiment of Foot, began to vuffer about four years ago most severely from rheumat,sm, and at times was unable to walk. He was under various doctors, and took every k'ul of medicine. without deriving any benefit, and at last was eiectually cured by Holloway's Pills and Ointment, and he can now walk u well as ever he could in his life.—Sold by all Druggists, and at P.'ofessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. 811:12714 On the 24th inst., at the vicarap, Brampford Speke, th lady of the Rev. Bircham Houchan, of a son, who sur e vived only two days. - On the 2th hist ,at Thorp-arch, Yorkshire, the wife of Captain J. Eman, 41st Regiment, of a daughter. On the 26th inst., at Warwick-square, Kensington, Alia lady of Heatbfield Tupper, EN., of a son. On the 2: th hist., at Green -lodge, Kentish-town, Mrs. F. Browne, of a daughter. On the 28th inst., at, t. Mary's-terrace, Park-place, Maida hill, the wife of J. S. Westmacot Esq., of a daughter... 01 the 28th inst., at Queen-square, Bloomsbury, the wile of J. E. Grubbe, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 27th inst., at Rock-ferry, Cheshire, William Rich mond. Esq., of Bootle, to Ellen Maria, only daughter of the late Major Rertles, and niece of the late Major-General Foord-Bowes. On the 27th inst., at Sculthorpe Church, Norfolk, William Franks, &q., of W, odhill, Herts, to Emily Florence, only daughter of the late Major General Sir John Thomas Jones. Bart., K.C.8., and sister to Sir Willoughby Jones, Bart., of Croon - ter-hall, Norfolk. On the 27th inst., at Kinlet Church, Shropshire, the Rev. John Ryle Wood, canon of Worcester, to Harriet, eldest daughter of W L. Childe, Esq., of Kinlet. DIED . On the 2Sth i ns t., suddenly, of an apoplectic fitdefra. Turnbull, the lady of Ur. Turnbull, Manchester-square, very much re g retted. On the 29th inst., at Sundridge-park, Bromley, .Kent Ann, relict of the late Sir Samuel Scot, Bart., in the 82d year of her age. On the 2-411 inst., at Springfield -lodge, Great 111alvellt, Patrick Fraser Tytler, Esq. On the 26th inst., aged 81, the wife of George Basso ir Esq., of Brunswick-sq uare. B righton. On the 26th inst, at Ringstead, Northamptonshire, G. Steele, Esq., of Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn, aged 52, On the -6th inst., at Scarborough, T. Atkinson, Esq., for. manly of Enasleigh-street, Tavistock-square; aged €5. On the 26 h inst., at Brook-house, Tottenham, Susanna, widow of the late N. Stonard, Esq., aged 86. On the 27th inst., at St. Mary's-road, Peckham, aged 24, David Frederick, third son of the late G. Harris, Esq., of Change-alley, London. On the 28th inst., aged 68, at Inglan's-lodge, Enfield, Sophia, the wife of J. J. Austin, Esq. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 0. 114 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy.. in the county 0 Middlesex. Monday, December 31,. 1849. to•dwy are unchanged. Wheat, per 701 b Barley, English, pr English, old.. 6 4 to 6 G imperial quarter 29 oto 31 0 Do. 114. W 6 0 6 3 Irish, Scotch, and Irish, new 5 2 5 9 Marx,per 6010.. 3 0— 3 2 Lo., old .. 8— 5 10jBarley, Feeding.. 3 0 3 4 Manx, red and wh. 5 9 6 0 stye, p,;r 46010 • • 22 0 24- , 0 Dantsic, high mixed 7 0 7 4 Beans, English, pr Do., mixed .. .. 6 6 7 0 imperial quartr 34 0— 36 0 Rostock .. 6 s—6 10 Irish and Scotch, Hamburgh and per 48010.. .. 30 0— 31 0 Lower Baltic .. 6 6 6 8 Foreign, duty pd. 25 3 25 6 American, white 6 B—6 10 European, per im- Spanish and Italirn, • pedal quarter.. 32 0—33 0 red and white.. 6 0 6 5 Peas, English,per Hungarian and Imperial quartr 32 0— 33 ?. Mariaropoll .. 54 B:Foreign .. 29 0— 30 Odessa, Polish .. 5 8 6 tiaialt,Enelish, per Do., common .. 5 2 5 6 imperial quartr 50 0— 54 ° Do., hard.. .. 4 6- 4 9 Do., Irish .. 4a 0— 46 0 Egyptian •.40 4 4 Do., brown ••600 52 Oats, per 451 b Flour, English, pr English, Scotch, 280Ib .. 31 3: 5 f?, and Welsh .. 30— 3 2 Irish, extra fine.. 34 0 36 Irish, new, best ' United States, per waling 25 2 GI barrel .. 23 0—25 0 Do., mid and inf. 2 31— 2 5 Canadian .. 23 0—24 0 Old .. • • 2 7 - 2 8 Oatmeal, English, Indi corn, per & Scotch,pr24olb 93 0 ._.. 24 0 4901 b 28 6—30 0 Irish, new .. 21 6—22 0 Do. Meal, peri9Glb 14 0— 14 6 Do., old .. .20 0 • 21 . 0 ANCUESTYR, DEC. 28.—A good steady demand hats been < xperieuced for fl Jur throughout the present week, and the lower descriptions or households, which were prvviwisly much depressed in value, being now less plentiful, have real zed somewhat improved prices; all other kinds at the same time meeting. a Issuer sale on f,rint-r terms. (Mused was only in moderate reqm st, but firmly maintained the currency of the pre ieg mirk.-t day. The imp , ris of oatmeal from Ireloull in o Liverpool and Runcorn continue on • liberal scale; of thur and oats they are likewise fair; but scanty of other articles. With the exception Of. ro, ut 14,000 barrels of flour from the United States, he• e is nor bieg worthy of notice Irish in from abroad. A our market this morning increasing firmness was ,ppsoi e t in the trade, and wheat must be noted Id to 2d per 701 n d •erer than on this day se'unight. Flour :rear oein.raly held tor rat h er more money; but except Tor . . ' the lower qualities, we cannot raise our quotations, Oats advanced Id per 451 b., and oatfeeal was the turn higher. WETREaIIY, Dec. 27.—White wheat 16s 04 to 18304. red dAtos 14. 01 to 15, 6d; barley 23s to 25a; beans. .•' 10 cl i to 13 Oil; ont, 8.1 to 10.1. READING, DEC. 29.—Wheat, per quarter, SOs to• aos: barley, gas to '4Bs; oats, 16s to 20s; beans, 30, to 335: peas, 30s to 325. Fat hogs, 8s to 8s 3d; porkers, 8s 3d to 816d' . per score. Poultry—Geese, each, 5s t'd to 6s Od; fowls .per couple, 3s Od t o 3,6 d ; d ucks, per • couple, 310 d to 38.6 d butter, per Ib, Is to Is Id o eggs, 10- to 12 for Is. ABERDEEN, Dec. 28 —Gratn—Oats 141 to 14i 3:1, 40lb pot' bushel ; oats, new, 00s licl to 0084 foreign oats, i Os Od to Oos per qr.; barley, 18s to 00s Od, 52Ibs per bushel; bear, ldstcrool, - 521bs per bushel ; wheat. 40s to 45s ; taitmeal,lts 6d to 12s 6d per boll; flour, 333 to 003 per sack. Provisions—Beef, 6cl to 8d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 6d to 74 ; veal, ditto, 6d. to 7d ; pork, per lb, 4d to 6d; lamb, per lb, Od tai 04,, tallow, per st one , 4 s to 4s 6d ; potatoes, per peck, 10d to Is 04;-• bay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each, 6d to 8d; hares, each, OS • , to Os Od ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per Ib, 7d to 8t1:, eggs, per doz, Is to I> 44 ; cheese, per cwt, 185 to 235; hens, Per.. pair, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; eb , ekeas, ditto, Is 6d to 2s Od ; ducks, ditto, - 1s 8d to 25 id ; ducklings, ditto, Os to Os Od; turkeys, each, 414 a. to ssed; geese, ditto, 43 to 4s 6d; butter tor exportation (present cure), per cwt, 00s to 52s ; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 01 to 7d; 41b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone of 141b5,.:_ as 6d to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od; pork large.' 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 Ibs, Oa to Osi: Meal—Oatmeal, Os Od to Is 3d; barley dust, 7d to 8d ; peasemeal, Is 94 to Os Od; aids, 6d to 7c1:; bearmeal, Is 241 to Os , flour, is 84 to Is IN ; barley, per lb, lid to 2d; barley flour, Is 3d to Os 04. DaLKEITH, DEC. 27.—The relative weight per four bushels . • of the three prices of wheat were IBst 41b, 17st 111 b, and 16st 51b. Oats, 12st 101 b, 12st 41b, and lOst 1110. Barley, 16st 41b, 15st 81b, and 14at 51b. Peas and beans, 19st 01b, 18st.41b, awl 17st 1-lbs. • . Qrs. Best. Current. , 360 Wheat ,£•2 1 1 0 £1 15 6 £1 7 0 1793 Oats .. 018 8 014 8 011 S 94 i Barley 16' 6 . 26 Peas and B eans 110 0 17 0 15 0 Average of wheat......... 35s 244 GLASGOW, DEC. 27. —A t our market . to-day the numbers were—ox , on, 584; ,sheep, 3,456. We had a a'naikr supply of cattle at our m irket than last week— . d-mand vod, and p r i c e s , part i cularly for anything primi e higher, Top price 50s, current 45s to 485,- middling and interior from 32s to 40s per cwt, sinking the otlsl. :slostly all sold. The supply of sheep was larger than last week, and as it was far more than equal to the d. wand, sales were again exceedingly dull, ani prices still declining. Top price Si, current 44 to 414,... and doinwards. At the close of the market a numorse of lots turned out unsold. IIuNTLY, DEC. 2 7.—Owing to the stormy state of the weather to-day, we had fewer farmers in town, and less business done. Current prices as under, of grain de livered here. Common oats, 401bs per bushel, 12i 91 pi -r quarter; bear, 521bs ditto, 18s ditto; meal, per bull of 140103, 103 3d to lOs 64. DUBLIN, DEC. 28.—1 n consequence of the general improvement in the Engl:sh market, an att em pt was ro ede to d a y i s esta bli sh some advance in prices byre, but it did not succee i, and we have to repeat the quote tious of last market for all denominations of grain. White wheat, 19s to 235; red ditto, IS, 04 to 22 1 : barley, 1 Is 6d to 14s 61; oats (old), 9s to lOs 04 per brL; oatmeal, Illy to lls 6d; seconds fl ur, 12: 61 to Its per ewe ; Indian c ern, 26s to 30s per 4601b5. CORE, DEC. 28.—Flour—First 12s 6d to IP,s ; extra 14s II; seconds, lls to 12s 6d ; households 9s to 10s Od; thirds, 7s to ts per cwt. Oatmeal 105 to 10/i 6d; Indian meal Is to 7s 3d ; wheate meal, lOs to 1.016 d per cwt. Indian corn 127 s 61 to 135 Od per tee, 'lran 31 i Os to 3/ I2s 6,1 per ton. Hay—Farmers 323 to *7.; average 34s ; dealers 36s to 403 Od; average 38s per ton. Straw—Farmer, 163 Od to 303 Od ; average ?4s; dealers 345 Oil to 00s • 04; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 611; household loaf 5d to 511 per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d te 91 per lb. Eggs -6s C.. 1 to 63 i per hundred. Coals,- Newport 15s ; Lydney 17g; Landore 15s ; BeSt Need' Cohn 145 per ton. Tallow 39s Od to 00s per ow!. Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat ---Beef 30 to sd; mutton 4d to sd; veal 4d to Od ; pork 3id to 4d ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 5d per lb. "Hops t4l Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2. 6d to 315 s pet ton. Bark—Barbary 71 5 s to 815 s; Valonia 141 t,. 01. French 715 a; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 103 to 12s per pion°. Hemp 321 tooo/ pet ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 18s to 19s; red ditto 24s to 26s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9 Os to 11/ pas ton. Timber—itlemel, 851 per ton ; deals, first quality, 18s, second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market I4s to tis; salted 14s to 20, per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 21 1 4 per lb. Potatoes, white 7id to 9d; Minions lid t• 12d; Guano— Peruvian, 11/ 10s; Ichaboe, 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel, 193 per barrel. s. t. • TY•- a' ,~ i' ~yo .~~e I