The Sun. — London, England, 1849-12-05 00:00:00

FRANCE. The Moniteur contains the following report from M. F. Barret, the Minister of the Interior, to the President of the Republic : " sident,— Monsieur le PrThe insurreel.ion which burst out at Lyons in the month of June last, and the irritation which manifested itself in the nei g hbouring apartments, determined the Government to put the sixth military division in a state of siege. By that act of vigour it was able to arrest the detestable attempts of anarchy, and to keep down the spirit of disorder. But that is a situation altogether exceptional, and the imperious necessity is felt of constituting for these de partments an administrative power of having greater force, and of centralising the direction of the services of general safety in the hands of a high functionary residing at Lyons. It is with that view that I have the honour of proposing to you to name an extraordinary commissioner, who, whilst provisionally fulfilling the functions of prefect of the department of the Rhone, shall be charged with the task of bringing together the elements of the new organization, and of constituting it—shall exercise in the departments of the sixth military division a direct surveillance over all that relates to the public safety. The prefects will continue besides to administer their departments, according to the rules of the present organization ; but, without ceasing to correspond with the Minis ters, they are to render an account to the commis sioner of matters relating to the high mission which is confided to him. That mission will have for result to enlighten the Government as to the exact state of a situation which for a length of time indicates a profound trouble, and which has been for you, Monsieur le President, a constant subject of solicitude. It is, in fact, by a more energetic organization of the means of administration, and by a more centralised, and consequently more rapid action, that the working populations of that part of the Republic can be assured of order and security, the essential elements of their prosperity. No change shall take place in the connexion which at present, in consequence of the state of siege, exists between the civil and military authorities. If this measure receives your approbation, Monsieur le President, I shall haze the honour to propose to you to appoint to the high functions of extraordinary commis sioner at Lyons M. do Lacoste, ex-prefect of the Boaches du-Rhone.—l have the honour to be, &c., " F. BARROT." This report is followed by a decree of the President, oominating M. de Lacoste as recommended, and de- Oaring besides that he is to fill provisionally the .'unctions of Prefect of the Rhone. The Moniteur publishes another decree from the President, nominating M. Chapuys Montlaville, ex +-puty, Prefect of the Isere, vice M. de Barrel, who , lkelines the appointment. PR USSIA. letter from Berlin of the 29th ult. states that Prussian Cabinet had received from the Russian ~ vernratnt a note, dated the 19th, expressing in eery polite terms scruples as to the manner in which the Prussian Cabinet is endeavouring to settle the affairs of Germany. This note, says the letter, is supposed to be due to the influence of Austria at St. Pe tersburgh. • The Committee of the Second Chamber of Prussia, to whom the papers on the German question were referred, proposes to the Chamber to declare that it has heard with pleasure the solemn declaration of Prussia that it is resolved to establish the restricted Federal State, and to defend its rights against any foreign intervention. SAXONY. The two Chambers of Saxony in the sitting of the 28'.h ult. resolved not to present addresses in reply to the King's speech. AUSTRIA. The National Gazette of Vienna, of the 27th ult., states that Messrs. Kubeck and Sehcenhals, who had been appointed commissioners in the ad interim Federal Commission at Frankfort, had received orders to postpone their departure for Frankfort, owing, as was supposed, to an exchange of communications be tween Austria and Prussia on the German question. Tne Cologne Gazette states from Vienna that the Government consents to accord a small indemnity for the notes of Kossuth which have been given up, but not for the others. The Fygelmerzo of Pesth states that Prince de Metternich has written a letter to an Austrian statesman, in which he declares that the Austrian monarchy cannot enjoy lasting peace unless Hungary be maintained in its preceding relations as a separate state with Austria. _ _ Thirteen new condemnations to death have re cently been pronounced by courts martial, but General Haynau has commuted them to hard labour for periods of twenty, eighteen, and ten years in a fortress. BELGIUM. • The King of the Belgians has conferred the Cross of Commander of the Order of Leopold on Prince Callimaki, Minister of the Porte at Paris and Brus sels; and has sent the Grand Cross of the same Order to Ali Paeha, Minister of Foreign Affairs at Constan tinople. A Committee of ths. Chamber of Representatives of Belgium has, proposed to the Chamber to increase the duty on the import of corn from sfr. to 10fr. the 1,000 kilogram In es. • The Belgian budget calculates the expense of the iirmy for 1850 at 26,792,000 Fr. (293,0001 r. less than 1849), and the efictive force at 32,594 men, and 7.367 horses. TURKEY. Accounts from Constantinople up to the 14th ap pear in the German papers. According to a letter in the German Reform, the official diplomatic rela tions between the Austrian and Russian envoys had not been resumed, and the English fleet continued in the Dardanel!es ; but nevertheless, says the letter, it was not doubted that the affair of the refugees would be arranged. The Augsburg Gazette Las a letter which states that the Porte had refused to expel the Polish refugees as required by Russia, and that it was endeavouring to induce Austria to support its views, but it was not considered probable that the latter power would separate from Russia. The Wanderer of Vienna has the following letter : • "On the 6th and 9.h M. de Titoff, the Russian Minis .ter, had a conference with Ali Pacha and the Grand ;Vizier, in which the expulsion of the Polish refugees from Turkey, the removal of the Poles who until now have. resided in Turkey under the protec tion of foreign powers, the discussion of the affair by the Porte and the interested powers without the inter 'vention of France and England, were dwelt ma. M. de -Titoff gave the assurance that, provided Turkey should .recognise in principle the right of Russia to exact t he expulsion of the Poles, that power would proceed w ith -the greatest moderation to the execution of the right. .11/1. de Titoff moreover proposed that full powers should be sent to Fuad Effendi to treat at St. Petersburgh for a definitive solution of this affair; but this was not listened to, and the Porte, besides, showed some discon tent at the too great facility already displayed by Fuad Effendi in bis negotiations with Count Nesselrode. In a council of Ministers held on the 10th it was de cided, as the basis of the conduct to be followed, that 'nothing should be concluded with Austria and Russia before consulting the ambassadors of France and Eng land, and obtaining their consent. In consequence .of this resolution, the two ambassadors communi cated with Ali Pacha, and the latter subsequently presented to them the draft of the replies he proposed to make, and asked for their advice. In the reply to Austria the principal passage is as follows:—' Until the ,perfect reestablishment of order and tranquillity, the individuals admitted into Turkey shall not be set at liberty, in accordance with the treaty of Passarowita ; but this result once obtained, the stay of the refugees in any place cannot be a danger, and the Ottoman ,Porte cannot be required to ihrow any obstacle in the . way of their leaving the country, and it may permit those who desire it, to establish themselves in the , emintry. But, in order that this arrangement may be effected, the Austrian Cabinet must give a list of those who can bo permitted to establish themselves in the country, as its silence on this point might occasion inconvenience.' The proposed reply to Russia says:— ' All the Poles who, in consequence of the events in Hungary, have sought refuge in Turkey, who may be designated by the Russian Embassy, and to whom the treaty of Yntsiuk-Kainardji, the basis of the arrangement is opOicable, must leave the Ottoman Empire. The °vernal' Porte will not employ the word expulsion. As regards the arrangements between Turkey and the other powers for the removal of the Polish re fugees not belonging to this category, the Sublime Porte cannot negotiate or discuss with the interested powers relative to the nationality of individuals who are not its subjects; that duty is rather imposed on those who demand their removal; it is for them to treat with the powers. If, however, these Poles, who • are under the protection of foreign powers, should excite disturbances in Turkey, the Ottoman Porte will energeti . !lane! solicit their expulsion from the powers whose sub 'rets they are.' On the 11th, the Divan again held a council on these matters. The Ambassadors of the liorthern Powers make all possible efforts to neautra the influence of France and England, in order to obtain more ea s ily suc h a rep l y to t h e i r d eman d s as tecy desire. The ambassadors of France and England are perfectly in accord, and are ready to give ulterior ' bupport tt. Turkey. It is said that the Eng lish fleet is • to remove from the Dard ane ll es, an d cast anchor before Towle. 'Notwithstanding all that may have been said • the French fleet hes not yet app eare d , and will probably ' not appear. Itis said that M. de Titoff has declared ' that he will not re-establish regular diplomatic relations u :less the English fleet shall leave ter Vourla. lie d` aired to preserve the appearance of not acting under the influence of foreign powers. Public opinion is in favour Of the retirement of the English fleet to Vourla, to a*ait the result of the negotiations." A. Fisu WITHIN A FISH.—On Wednesday last a fir,o turbot, weighing 13 pounds, was carried to Kilra rock Castle, and when cleaned an uninjured whiting, 13 inches in length, and weighing nearly a pound, was fund in its inside. In the inside of the whiting's mouth a fish-hook still rcmainiid with a small portion of the gut attached. On Friday, twenty-two years' "purchase was ten dered for an estate, near 13allinasloe, in the county Galway, which was offered last for fifteen years' pur chase.--Limerick Chronicle. THE SUN, IRELAND. (PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) PROPOSED RETURN TO PROTECTION. DUBLIN, ‘.I‘IONDA4 EVENING.—There is now no doubt that the intention exists, on the part of Go vernment, to attempt a return to the protection sys item—so far, at heast, as imposing a fixed duty of Gs. or Bs. per quarter on corn. The Ministerial journals here—who harked-in most loudly with the free-trade cry, when it suited their employers to raise it, are all impressing the necessity of " some duty " upon foreign corn. These • papers, your readers may feel convinced, would not venture to hint a word on the matter, but from express instructions. Let the people of London, Manchester, Leeds, Bir mingham, and so forth, be prepared for a vigorous effort to tax their industry—not, as the concoctors of this conspiracy aver, for the purpose of saving from ruin the agricultural classes of Ireland, but to save the pockets of the Lombard-street money-lenders. This class find the land on which they had staked their funds, with a confidence based on the fictitious value given to it by the food-tax, now completely unable to discharge the mortgages; and, for their sake, the effort is determined on to re tax the people's food. I have no hesitation in saying that the Government would have the support of nine tenths of the Irish Members in any such attempt; for, were there an election to-morrow, not a dozen anti-Protectionists would be returned. And this is but natural. Ireland has nothing but her agriculture to live by ; and she was merely able to get on by means of the tribute which she drew from the manufac turing industry of England. Is it wonderful she should, in her present desperate poverty, seek to re coupe her losses by a resumption of the tribute ? There can be no question that this scheme of the slippery Whigs will be defeated by the firm front of the Eng lish people ; but it is equally certain that the Govern ment are feeling their way,and stern resistance alone can turn them from their path. At the same time, it may be as well to say that if the Irish Members can't get protection, there will be next session a vigorous effort to obtain an imperial rate-in aid ; that is, to subject Yorkshire, Lancashire , & c., as well as Connaught, for Irish poverty. A remission of payment of Government advances will also be demanded. The Arms Act, which has been erroneously stated to have expired on 'Saturday last, will not cease until August next, the Act (section 22) stating that it was to continue in force until 31st December, 1649, and " to the end of the then next session." So that the num berless well oiled fire-arms which are concealed in this city are condemned to a still further repose. The Repeal Association was as tame, spiritless, and tiresome as usual. At the close the rent was an nounced to be 131. 10s. The implication of Sir Edward Blakeney in the armament of the Orangemen will detract much from the gallant General's great popularity, but no one can fairly blame him or the Government for using any means at their disposal to protect themselves. Sir Edward has been summoned to the Horse Guards, on some matter connected with the command of a regi ment in the Limerick district. LZ COURT ( EXCHEQUER, Dec. 4. (Sittings at NisiLAS in Mida!eSCX, before the LORD CHIEF BA.I, 'ON and a Common Jury.) s. ought to recover 421. for surgical vie„. eerie SIIIPr. N. This was an action e., attende nee and medicii ea . The d e f en d ant h ad pa id 251 . ' into court, and as to the : residue pleaded never indebted. Mr. Knowles and M le Pulling appeared for the plaintiff, and Sir Frederic e k Thesiger fled Mr. Hayes for the defendant. The plaintiff was an eminent surgeon residing in Baker-street, Portman-squCre, and the defendant for merly carried on the protesssi ; .c nof an attorney. He was a man advanced in life, anel •of feeble constitution. In November, 1847, the defena'ceit was a passenger by the Great Western Railway from Maidenhead to London, and when the tr sin arrived near Slough it was met by a luggaga train, and in con sequence of some neglect on the part of one of the servants of the company, an iron bar belonging to one of the luggage vans got out of place, came into contact with the lamp of the carriage in which the de fendant sat, and, as he was rising, struck him in the face, knocked out two of his teeth, and inflicted some severe injuries upon the jaw. 'The assistance of a medical man at Slough, named Norbland, was immediately procured by the company, and he recommended the removal of the fractured portions of the jaw, but the defendant ' objected to this, and said he should like to consult Mr. Vickers, his accustomed medical attendant, and he was ultimately removed to the residence of the plaintiff in Baker-street. He was taken to an hotel in Manchester square, and while lie fir. t he was most anxiously watched by Mr. Vickers, who did • everything that medical skill and kindness could suggest to alleviate his sufferings. When the defendant got slightly better he was removed to lodgings in Harley street, and subsequently went to the Club Chambers in Regent-street, and during the whole time he was at those places the plaintiff continued in constant attend ' sue() upon him; and in consequence of his great care and skill the defendant's jaw was saved, and ha was now in the enjoyment of perfect health. The defendant, it appeared, was visited by Mr. Liston, and that celebrated and skilful surgeon declared that the plaintiff had by . his care and skill effected a complete triumph in surgical art, such as any medical man might be proud of. The defendant after wards brought an action against the company to recover compensation for the injury he had received, and the company offered 3001. to compromise the action, but the defendant thought the sum too small, and re fused to take it. The case was put down for trial at Reading, but the company having, in the mean time, ascertained the serious nature of the accident, in creased their offer to 4001., which was ultimately ac cepted. Notwithstanding this circumstance, and the re storation of the defendant's health, he disputed the pay ment of the account, alleging, first, that 151., and after , wards that 251., was amply sufficient for the plaintiff's services. Sir FREDERICK THESIGER, on the part of the defen dant, said he had no intention to disparage the skill of Mr. Vickers, nor the real character and nature of the services rendered, but he was compelled to say that there had been a great deal of exaggeration in the case for the purpose of enhancing his merits,and,consequently, his remuneration, but he should show that the sum which had been tendered to the plaintiff, 251., was not only amply sufficient to cover any claim in respect of his services, but was more then he was actually entitled to charge. Mr. Chapman, a general practitioner, residing in Edward•street, Langham•place, examined by Sir F. THESIGER, said that the sum ordinarily charged for visiting a patient would depend upon the circumstances of the case, upon the situation in life of the patient, the duration of the visits, and the nature of the complaint. Sir F. THesmea—Taking into consideration the condi tion in life of Mr. Shipton, what do you think would be a fair and proper charge for the plaintiff's visits, inde pendent of the medicine? Witness—We have, if I malt so speak, to appraise our patients—(Laughter)—that is, to ascertain what they are able to pay.—(Laughter.) Sir FREDERICK TIIESICER—YoU woulj, for instance, charge more to a Duke or a MarqUis than to a pro tessional man? You would make his Lordship on the bench pay a larger sum than myself for medical attend ance? Witness—Yes.—(Laughter.) The CIIIEIP BARON—Perhaps your income, Sir Frederick, is a great deal more than mine. —(Continued laughter ) Witness—l hare heard the account given of the ac cideat, and the circumstances which attended it. There have been thirty-seven attendances, and forty draughts and nineteen bottles of lotion, have been supplied, and the whole charge is 381. 17s.—at the rate of about a guinea a visit. I never heard of a general practitioner diverging a guinea for each attendance of ordinary duration. The :question, however, is an invidious one, and it is exceedingly difficult for me to estimate Mr. Vickers' talent, but being compelled to come here, I am bound to say that I would not charge that sum. For the first visit and consultation, when the jaw-bone was adjusted, I would have charged one guinea, and seven shillings for every subsequent attendance, and one guinea for the consultation with Mr. Liston. I would have written prescriptions for the medicine or supplied them myself rather under druggists' price. The amount of my charge at this rate, supposing there were no prolonged visits, would be 211., which I should think would be a very fair remuneration. Other medical men were called, who said that 55., 75., and los., were the ordinary charges for visits by a gene ral practitioner, and that the charge seldom exceeded half-a-guinea; but one admitted that a guinea might be a fair charge, and that it was a rule among medical men never to refuse a good fee.—(Laughter.) Mr. KNOWLES replied. The Learned JUDGE having summed up the evidence, The jury retired, and after being absent for a con siderable time, returned into court with a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 401., inclusive of the sum paid into court. THE FUNDS. DUBLIN, MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 3.—Three per Cent. Consols closed at 94i I; Three-and•a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 941; Bank Stock, 199; City Debentures (4 per cent.) of 921. 6s. 2d., 72i. ITEMS OF IRISH NEWS. We (Limerick Examiner) believe it is part of the instructions recently addressed to the constabulary, to make a report under the present inquiry in the rural districts, of the quantity of land in pasture or tillage, and of the extent deserted by the tenants, and left to the landlord, without any cultivation. it is the con clusion of very good judges, who have farmed extensive tracts in this and the adjoining counties, that not more than certainly two thirds the acreable area of ground will be prepared for culture in the south of Ireland next year, and in the western counties, on an average not one-half the acreable surface will be productive. We know in the county Clare, for in stance, that seven thousand acres are thrown upon one proprietor by his tenants, and this gentleman is unable to seed or stock one-twentieth part of this derelict territory. In one electoral division in the west of the county Limerick an expanse of more than 2,000 acres is left bare and destitute, without a vestige of tillage or human occupancy. Most of the farmers have been constrained to sell this season's produce at a market price entirely inadequate to their labour and outlay. The proceeds, however, are care fully reserved, not for payment of rent, poor-tax, and county cess, hut to assist the holders in making a settlement across the Atlantic. A report of the local committees of the unions of Limerick, Rathkeale, Newcastle, and Kilmallock, upon the present condition of the ratepayers and other inhabitants comprising an aggregate area of 666,499 acres, a property valuation of 558,8881., and a population of 272,257, show that the grand jury cess and poor-rate of the city has increased to 9s. 7td. in the pound ; Rathkeale union, is. lop.; Kilmal lock, Os. 70.; and Newcastle, 15s. 20.1—Limerick Chronicle. MUEDEn.—Some time since a poor woman was poisoned, and subsequently barbarously choked with a tongs, whilst lodging in the house of a man named Meehan, in the neighbourhood of Carrick banagher, near Collooney. She had eight or ten pounds in her possession, of which she was robbed, and then hurried in a ditch close to hleehan'a house. A man named T. Gilgan, who was severely beaten by some of the parties suspected of the murder, gave information on the 28th instant to the police, who instantly went to the place pointed out by Gilgan, and on digging down the ditch they found the remains of the poor woman buried under a heap of stones, and coveted with lime, livid with putrefaction, and fright fully decomposed.—Sligo Journal. From a report furnished to the guardians of the Macroom union, it appeared that the able-bodied women in the workhouses were employed, in con junction with a few pauper weavers and tailors, in making clothes from the raw material. A profit to the funds of the union, amounting to 1681. 17s. 61., was realised by the produce of their labour. Lieutenant Henry, Government emigration agent, has selected eighty girls of the ages of from fourteen to eighteen out of the female inmates of Nenagh workhouse, as eligible emigrants for Australia. The weather continues most inclement, with such a fall of rain as to render the farmer's ground totally unfit for seeding purposes.—Limerick Chronicle. THE ENCUMIIEB.ED ESTLTES COMMISSION.—At this moment there are lands and tenements for sale in this neighbourhood and county, in Galway, in Kerry, and in Clare, comprising over eight thousand acres, and yielding a gross rental of over eight thousand pounds. Cabirelly East and West, and Bally bricken, in the Barony of Clanwilliam, are adver tised for sale; Kilmacow and Ballyconnelly, Gra nagh, Lisduane, Capanahane, Gurteen, Carhuemore, and Ballycullen, each in Upper Connelloe, are also to be sold. Carrigogunnell, in Yubblebrien, Rathbane, in the Liberties of Limerick, Cappa, and Kiltenane, in Lower Connelloe, Killoculla in Shanid; Cappahard, Newpark, Knockanoura and , Gaurus, in Bunratty, are open to purchasers. Inch• manahan in Kerry; Knocknacara, Bullane, Athenry town, including the house and town parks, Walls court, Kilshanvay, Ratish and Rathill, each and all in Galway, are ready for disposal.—Limerick Examiner. THE LINEN TRADE.—It affords us much pleasure to state that, from several facts which have recently transpired, the linen trade of Ulster seems to be in a flourishing state. Such is the demand on the continent that the merchants purchase eagerly from the manufacturers. The consequence is, that weavers generally are in full employ ment, at good wages—good, as compared with the wages they received some time ago—an average workman being able to earn six shillings a week. Seven weaver!, who were lately inmates of this workhouse, from not being able to earn sufficient to maintain their families, have recently gone out, to resume their former occupation. Downpatrich Recorder. AIIJRDER AND SUICIDE.—The town of Towcester was yesterday thrown into a state of the greatest consterna tion by the discovery that a person named Dowdeswell, who had been for some years a traveller in the employ of Mr. John Vernon, wine-merchant, of that place, h ad murdered his wife, and afterwards committed suicide. Not appearing at his place of business at ten o'clock a messenger was sent to his residence in Park-street, when the house was found to be closed. A ladder was ob tained, and an entrance gained to the house, when the bodies of Dowdesdell and his wife were both found lying on the floor. A pistol was on the table, with which the wife bad evidently been shot, while the hus band still grasped another in his hand, with which his suicide had been effected. The child of the unhappy pair, about two years old, was in a room upstairs crying. Mrs. Dowdeswell was for some years a waiteress at the Talbot, and was greatly respected. Leas than two years ago she was married under circumstances not calculated to promise a happy wedded life, and it is said that her husband has frequently treated her with great brutality. Her maiden name was Powell. The double crime was no doubt committed late on Thursday evening.—/Vorda ample?: Mercur y, SUICIDE AT BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL—Last night Mr. Payne held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Jonathan Light, aged 51. The deceased was admitted a patient in Mark's-ward, on Thursday last, suffering from indigestion. He remained until Saturday morning, about 5 o'clock, when, becom ing suddenly very restless, another patient in the same wa-d drew the nurse's attention to him. She endea voured to soothe him ; but shortly afterwards he began to dress himself, and seeme d as i f d eterm i ne d to l eave the hospital. He then s e i ze d b o ld o f a sma ll c h eese knife, and inflicted a fearful woun d i n t h e t h roat, com pletely severing the windpipe, and expired almost in stantly. The deceased was a cabinet-maker by trade, and had for some time past been exceedingly d espon d ent . Evidence having been given as to the state of his mind, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary in san i ty. " Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Dec. 4. Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant Judge.) The December general session of the peace for the county of Middlesex commenced this morning, at the sessions House, Clerken well, before the Assistant Judge and a full Bench of Magistrates. There were sixty-nine prisoners charged with felony, and seven with misdemeanors for trial. The Learned JUDGE very briefly addressed the grand jury after they had been sworn, and they hav ing retired, the Court proceeded with the ordinary business. THE QUEEN V. WILLIAM WATSON. Mr. BALLANTINE, addressing the Court, said he had to make an application in a case " The Queen on the prosecution of Alexander M'Dougal against Wil liam Watson," which was a prosecution for an assault under somewhat extraordinary circumstances. Mr. M'Dougal was a highly respectable gentleman, a soli citor, residing at No. 3, Charles - street, St. ames's square, and he had some time ago had some pecuniary transactions with the defendant, who was a wine-mer chant, and those transactions terminated in a very unpleasant dt m uhce a tn pursuedni n e a r , i c i t n m e c bn o yt n , ms(ihqreu believed e c al e ti se of the peculiar o v n e .d the O n th B e th da o y f November, as Mr. M'Dougal was leaving the Par. thenon Club, the defendant rushed at him, and used a whip with a considerable degree of freedom about Mr. M‘Dougal's shoulders. The defendant was taken into custody, and of course . was examined upon , the charge of assault before a magistrate, and in answer to that charge the defendant made some assertions respecting the tran sactions he had had with Mr. M'Dougal of a most unwarrantable, and, he was instructed to state, utterly groundless nature. The magistrate sent the defendant to this court for trial, but in the interim inquiries had been made by his friends, the result of which would, he apprehended, relieve the Court from the necessity of trying the case, for most unquestionably Mr. Watson was a lunatic. During his imprison- Iment in the House of Detention, Dr. Sutherland, and Mr. Wakefield, the surgeon, had examined him as to his state or mind, and they were satisfied that he was incline. He was under most strange delusions with respect to various members of his own and the prosecutor's family, and he was under the impression that Mr. M'Dougal was engaged in an intrigue against him, but he was bound to say, in justice to Mr. M'Dougal, that Mr. Watson's friends were thoroughly convinced that the reflections thrown upon his character by Mr. Watson were unjustifiable and entirely devoid of truth. Dr. Sutherland and Mr. Wakefield had given a certificate that Mr. Watson wc w oib a ars s insane, estuancinoleswt atcnoo n circumstances, net shfi a ,en dehdeu in p on that cert ficate Mr. Watson apprehended a lunatic immediate discharge a s y thereu m . ofw otuh Unde r the dr be oc these :an o. nisan c.oenps and ns t e hs d ae i e dc f e o n nh d se e a na n pt t e ' p s de l. oei the e n behalf application o f the beingpro granted. seeMutri The prosecutor's recognisances might be discharged at the same time, and he might say the prosecutor was perfectly satisfied with the withdrawal by the friends of the defendant of the offensive asser tions he (defendant) had made. The Court granted the application. Louisa Levain, 18, convicted of felony at the last session, was brought up for judgment. The Learned JUDGE told the prisoner that she had repeatedly h b a e d e n in been sentenced prison,a n onone d t o nin nine occasion this hard labour for a robbery from the person of precisely the same character as that of which she was now con victed. She and several other women, accompanied by " bullies," accosted the prosecutor in the street at night, and, having pulled him about, robbed him ; and the other women and the" bullies" were watching, in order, in case of alarm, to maltreat and use violence towards him. These were very serious cases, and the sentence of the Court was that she be transported fur ten years. James M'Cormack was convicted, upon his own confession, of a very impudent robbery in the dwell ing-house of Dr. Charles Mackay, No. 21, l3recknock crescent, Camden-town. Sentenced to three months' hard labour. RUSSIAN COPPER.—The following arrivals of cop per have taken place on one day from the Russian ports: —The vessel Command, from St. Petersburg, has brought 1,411 ingots; the William and Jane,_ from St. Peters burg, 1,200 ingots; and the Isis, also from the Russian capital, has brought 2,811 ingots of the metal, the pro duce of Russia, and in each instance consigned to parties in the metropolis. f_i'AONDON, W 1. NTELLIGENCE. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6 1849. POLICE 1 TEM-IGEN t..,LL Gun DHALL. Yesterday George Altxcucrlr - r Collie, of 40, Bel.- monthey• square, was again ch,lrgA with stealing a number of bares in the inikiA:incl Gas- light Company to the nmount of 1,0001., and also certain sums of money, the prov , rty of Mr. George Ogle, of No. 4, Great Winchester-stre , &t, colicitur and John Abrahams, of 12, Charlotte-street, Calk,;o nian-road, lslirg,on, was likewise charged with re ceiving 15 of the shares, knowing them to h 9, sto!e•n. Mr. Ogle conducted his own case ; and Mr. Norton defended the prisoner Abrahams. The evidence taken on the previous occasion, which has already appeared, was of great length ; but the facts were that the prisoner Collie had been in the prosecutor's service about six years, and he had first stolen 48 shares in the Friesland Gaslight Company; he next appropriated a cheque for 241 ss. Bd., drawn in favour of a client named Butler; the third charge was for using a cheque for 11/. .ss. 2d., entrust: d to him to pay to the Atlas Assurance Company ; and the last, that of using a policy of insurance for 1001., by depositing it as a security for a 30/. bill. The pri soner Collie was admitted as evidence against Abra hams, and at the conclusion of his statement, in consequence of the examination lasting nearly five hours, a remand of a week took place with the under. standing that Mr. Norton would commence his cross examination on behalf of his client. Mr. Norton accordingly proceeded to cross-examine Collie, who said—l have been in Mr. Ogle's employ 'five or six years, and during that time I robbed him on three occasions. I first commenced at the begin ning of last year, when I stole the 48 shares, and took them away rOm my master's office. The next time was about two months before I left, when I took the 241. cheque. The third time was the 11/. odd to pay for a policy of insurance. I applied to Mr. Abrahams to get a 30/. bill discounted, and deposited in his hands the policy of insurance and ten Friesland shares, as a security. I told him they were not mine, but that they belonged to some one in the office ; but did not say I stole them. Abrahams did not say he would give me no more money, because he supposed he should have to take up the bill ; nor did I ever say I would say anything to get him into the mess. Abrahams went with me to Mr. Ogle, for the pur pose of trying to make some arrangement about tte 24/. and 111, cheques. Sir JAMES DUKE—What did Mr. Ogle say ? Collie—He replied that I had better get the money as soon as possible, and manage to pay them. This was a few days after I was discharged, and before I was given into custody. By Mr. Norton—l did not state to Abrahams that I wanted the money as I was deficient in my accounts, but I said I was in difficulties at the office, when he proposed to advance money if I could give security. I did not say I should like to give evi dence, nor has any inducement been held out to me to do so. The coupons were all, or nearly all de stroyed. There was a dispute between me and Abrahams respecting another 301. bill as security for shares. I gave Abrahams leave to have five shares that were at Mr. James's, and that person accused Abrahams with having got a second 36/. bill from me, and advised me not to give up the shares, as the latter intended to take up the two bills and get the shares into his possession. Mr. James also called Abrahams a scamp, for keeping 201. out of the 30/. bill, and he said he had paid me. This I denied, for I only received 61. out of the 301. I afterwards got the five shares from a Mr. Harris, and gave them to Mr. James. Sir JAMES DUKE thought there was an end of the charge respecting five of the shares. Mr. Norton—WiLh regard to the 10 shares in Mr. Wallis's hands, who discounted the 30/. bill for Mr. James. The Chief Clerk observed, that the charging 41. interest, and keeping 201. for himself, showed they were acting together for a common purpose. Mr. Horwood, principal clerk to Mr. Ogle, remem bered Abrahams coming to see Mr. Ogle, and that he afterwards came into his (witness's) roam, and asked if he knew what Collie was doing with some Dutch bonds, and a life policy or 1001., by the name of Burge. He replied that he bad no knowledge of either sort of security belonging to Mr. Ogle, who was engaged in getting up a Roman Company, but that was not sufficiently advanced for the prisoner to do anything with it. Witness, in fact, did not know the precise description of shares which Captain Bris tow had deposited with him, nor did Mr. Ogle recognise them by that description when he mentioned to him what Abrahams had said to him. Abrahams called a second time, and Mr. Ogle mentioned that he had sustained a heavy loss, and reproved Abrahams for having anything to do with Collie's transactions. Abrahams then said the transaction had been all fair on his part, and that he had called a week before to ascertain that it was so. Witness remarked to him that, on that occasion, he said "he knew something was wrong about them." Abrahams said "he did not believe he could have said so." and proceeded to disclose what he knew about them. He also said that he was afraid Collie would get into another mess. Mr. Norton cross•examined the witness, to show that the prisoner Lad given every information in his power throughout the transaction. Samuel Smith, 19, Great Russell-street, Covent garden, keeper of the British Coffee-house deposed to the prisoner Collie taking a room in his house, and to Abrahams being in the constant habit of visiting. The former commenced running a bill, and on being pressed for money he first gave some valueless rail way shares, but afterwards five Friesland Gaslight shares, as security. Witness locked them up until Mr. gle called and said they had been stolen from him, upon which he gave them up to that gentleman. Mary Collins, servant to the last witness, said that Collie and Abrahams were often together in the coffee•roorm, and on one occasion the latter came and borro Ned from her a pair of scissors, which he re turned when he had done with them. This was to confirm the evidence of Collie, that the coupons were cut off - with a pair of scissors .bor rowed by Abrahams, as it would be suspected there was something wrong if the shares were offered with overdue coupons attached. Mr. Solomon 'Luis, proprietor of an oyster shop in the Haymarket, said that about three weeks ago the two prisoners, with a Mr. Hunter and a lady had supper at his place, which came to 1/. 9s. They had no money to pay, but Abrahams handed over some Friesland Gaslight shares, at the same time saying they belonged to Collie, - and that it was all right. Some days after Collie called with another person, and the money being paid they were given back to him. _ _ Mr. Thomas James, of 22, Great Russell-street, keeper of a cigar shop, said that about two months back Abrahams called upon him, and said he had just become acquainted with a person named Collie, who wished to get a bill discounted, as he was in want of money. Witness asked for a reference, when Abrahams said the other prisoner did not wish to do that, but would give security instead,. but did not wish his friends to know he was getting a bill discounted. Abrahams first brought the life policy for 1001. in the name of Park, and on being told it was not sufficient, he then brought ten shares in the Friesland Gaslight Com pany.. I left the policy and shares as a security, and got 201. from Mr. Wallis, of 24, Change-alley, agent. to Mr. Scott. 'He gave the cheque for 201. to Abiahams. Witnsss afterwards received 61. more, out of which it was agreed he should have 2/. fur hi 4 trouble, and 11. that Abrahams owed him. The other 3/. was to be spent by Collie in cigars. A bra hams slid he had given the money, which Collie denied, saying that ha only received 61. out of the 301. Sir J. DUKE asked what was the discount charged. Mr. James replied 80 per cent. per annum, or 20 par cent. for three months. Mr. Norton—That is 5 per cent. discount, and 75 per cent. for uneasiness of mind.—(Laughter.) Sir J. Dugs here said that as the examination had lasted several hours, and would many more, and there being a number of charges undisposed of, he should remand the prisoners until eleven o'clock on Thursday. LAMBETH. John Sinclair and John Anderson, who stood re manded from Friday last, were again placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, and charged on suspicion with being concerned, with a third. person not yet .in cus tody, in the commission of at least three highway robberies, attended with brutal violence. In addition to the evidence given on Friday last by Mr. Davis, a gentleman well knoivn on the turf, and Mr. Condon, a young gentleman residing with his friends at Brix ton, which appeared in The Sun of Saturday last, Mr. Thomas Henry Hall, barrister-at law, of No. 9, Old-square, Lincoln's Inn, and Tavistock square, said, on Tuesday night, the 23d of last month, at about a quarter to ten o'clock, I was passing along the south side of Lincoln's Inn-fields, and going to wards Lincoln's Inn-square, and on approaching the Co!lege of Surgeons, I was seized by some person from behind, who caught hold of my throat so tightly that I was quite unable to speak.. At the same time my hands were secured, my head pulled tack, and I received several blows on it and my face with some instrument. My .head we.; held back so that I could not see any person before me ; but I did, some how or other, get a glimpse of some person in woman's clothing, but whether it was a woman or a man dressed in woman's clothing, I cannot say. My waistcoat was immediately torn open, my gold watch Was taken out of the pocket, and my gold watch chain was also taken. One of the persons then felt the upper part of my trousers, and feeling my purse in the left hand pocket, be tore away one side of my trousers, and carried away with it my purse, containing a sovereign and about Bs. in silver. I do not recollect what took place immediately after this, for I was not sen3ible ; nor was I aware that I fell, or was knocked down ; but I afterwards found a bruise on my knee, which satisfies rne, t:']at I nau.A Csry fallco. 1 d , ..) not rteoll, , ct how I got to Lineoln . 6 Inn, or v,hethE:r I bad . ben Icd there, a I v,.as very much hurt indeed. I no pr:airi's face, and cannot the - fetore take upon myself to r( , cognise anybo:iy. Ia ads ift:4l to the propFrty have before, stated, he,t, a silk umbrr , lia, and the instrument with whick I was struck, I wish to add, lett a ruirk or six hide points, with one in the centre, an exa::t impiession of I have kept. Thomas thrry, deputy landlord of the house 16, Short's-gardens, Drury-lane, said he knew both the prisoners, from their coming to his house to lodge on the 15th of last month, and their remaining there up to the time of their apprehension. On the morning of Tuesday, the 23d of November, the prisoners had no money, but said they were going to Greenwich to get some. On the same night they returned rather tipsy, when Sinclair exhibited 11. 12s. 10,1., and the other pri soner Ids., but neithe.: sail here they got it. He (witness) knew that the prisoners had no money on the evening of the 20ill of November, as they had borrowed a sixpence from him. The prisoners never went out to look for work, and Sinclair told him that he was a pensioner, and was i❑ the receipt of Is. 11d. a day. Heard the prisoners say to a third man, who came with them, that they hoped they had satisfied him, and that he was a very good fellow. On the first Saturday after the prisoners came to his house they stopped out all night, and on the ?oth they told him they had been to Astley's Theatre, and had not returned that night until half-past 11 o'clock. John Wilson deposed that he lodged in the same house with the prisoners, and was there when they came. When there a few days Sinclair told lihr, as a secret, that he had been transported ; and, believing that the communication had been made in confidence, he did not mention it to either of the other lodgers. On the morning of Saturday week he (witness) heard Sinclair speak to Barry about some money he had the night before. Police constable Hardwick, 7 D, said he had made every inquiry about the prisoners, and found that a man answering in every particular the description of Anderson, had escaped from the Warrior convict ship, off Woolwich ; and he had no doubt, on a future day, of producing evidence of the fact. Mr. ELLIOTT remanded the prisoners fur another week. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, liatibgliall-street. J. F. Everett, High Holborn, hydraulic engineer, Di:c. 26, ac In the Country. J. S'. inner, jun., Bristol, linendraper, Dec. 26, at eleven, ea the Curt, Bristol—W. Townley, Bristol, slate merchant, Dec. 28, at e!ev.‘n, at the Couet, Bristol —E. Brien, Bristol, cabinetmaker, Dec. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. G. Burr, East Farleigh, Kent, market gardener, cer tificate after 21 days from Dec. I—T. Hanson, Roch thle, Lancaster, cattle dealer, certificate of the third class, after 9 months from Dec. I—G. Rait, Moorgate street, City, tailor, Nov. 20—J. M'Gill, Crimscott street, Bermondsey. victualler, Dec. 3—W. Springbett and 'l'. Springbett, Leadenhall- street, and Charlotte-row, Walworth-road, wine and beer merchants, Dec. 3—J. Matthews, Gomershall, Surrey, tea dealer and grocer, certificate of the third class, Dec. 1. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. rennin:4ton, J. Ry der, and T. B. Gunston, Maran ham, merchants—F. Pennington and J. Ryder, Liver pool, merchants—J. Lunn and B. Lunn, Dunkinfield, Cheshire, smiths and mechanics—J. Woodward and C. Bond, Tiverton, Somersetshire, tanners—E. Eyes, jun., and 11. P. Horner, Liverpool, architects and surveyors— R. Tetley, J. G lover, and J. Parish, Bradford, Yorkshire, worsted spinners—J. Lawton and J. Lawton, Warring ton, Lancashire, licensed victuallers—T. Cartisser, W. C. Pell, and (. Pamphilon, Caste street, Southwark, glass decorators—N. 1). Morris and R. Davies, Here ford, hop, seed, and corn merchants—H. Simmonds, jun., and W. Johnson, Maidstone and Borough, corn, seed, and coal merchants—W. Smith and W. B. Jacksan, Manchester, fustian manufacturers awl dealers—J. Ogle, A. Ogle, and J. Robinson (so far as regards J. Ogle), Preston, iron founders—a W. Tickler and J. Lambert, Harp-lane, City, Custom-house and shipping agents H. Jeffery and M. Jeffery, Hampton's Farm, Kent, farmers—R. Gillam, jun., and B. Thomas, Birmingham, attorneys. - INSOLVENT PETI TIONERS. Robert Marston, Coventry, watch-manufacturer. James Robert Lucas, Coventry, baker. Edward Sergeant, Barrow-upon •Humber, Lincolnshire, farmer. Robert Noble, Bingley, Yorkshire, labourer. Henry Miles, Coventry, ribbon weaver. William Lonsdale, Heworth-moor, near York, woodman. Thomas Stephenson, West Rouuton, Yorkshire, brick- layer. James Smith, Bedworth, Warwickshire. Thomas BoHand, Walton, Northampton, publican. Mary Ann Clarke, Mendlesham, beer-house keeper. Abraham Ramsbottom, R sttlesdon, Suffolk, grocer. Richard Martin, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk. Edward Howorth Edwards, Exning, Satfa. John Furman, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, fringe maker. William Mapp, Tenbury, Worcestershire, labourer. John Davy Limmer, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, baker. Samuel Walton, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, glass maker. William Whiffen, jun., Linton, Cambridgeshire, carpenter. Richard Talbot, Ha'Melds, Staffordshire, bricklayer. Henry Creek, Cambridge, publican. Matthew Moore, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, brewer. Henry Arton, Kingston -upon-Hull. Richard Thomas Horsley, Kingston-upon-Hull. William Robinson, Kingston upon-Hull, glue manu facturer. Lawrence Jordan, Liverpool, porter. Henry Tovey, Bristol, beerseller. Robert Coombs, Bristol, brickmaker. John Collinson Perkins, Kingston-upon-Hull, currier. William Marsh, Ashford, Kent, cabinet maker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. P. and C. Gray, Edinburgh, jewellers and watch makers, to meet within Kennedy's Ship Hotel, Edin burgh, Dec. 10 and Jan. 7, at two. James Gillespie, Port Glasgow, baker, to meet within the Saracen's Head Inn, Paisley, Dec. 7 and 28, at two. J. Murray, Glasgow, tea merchant, to meet within the Giulio Hotel, Glasgow, Dec. 8 eEd 31, at twelve. J. Meikle, Listnahagow, Lanarkshire, carrier, to meet within the house of James Telfer, innkeeper, Lasma hagow, Dec. 12 and Jan. 2, at twelve. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the ttmdon New Price Current, Dec. 4.) SUGAR.—To-day bright grocery and strong refining qualities of West India Sugar, above 35s 6d, met with more attention, and a fair business was concluded at fully the terms of Friday. In all 530 bhds, &c., were disposed of, including a public sale of 150 hhds 6 tierces Bai b'adoes, which realised full terms; indeed in some cases better sorts were considered 6d per cwt higher, fine yellow fetched 403 63, good 393 to 40s, and middling 37s Gd to 38s 6d per cwt. REFINED.—Today Refined Goods were in greater request for home-trade purposes, and prices advanced to 47s 61 to 483 for brown lumps, and to 43s 6d to 49s for fair grocery. Crushed Sugar is wanted at former rates. MA.URITIUB.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauri tius submitted to public sale amounted to 3,110 bags, of which 2,349 consisted of the new crop, and sold at full rates; fine and superior yellow went at 39s 6d to 41s 6d, good 38s 6d to 398, middling 37s to 38s, low 36s to 36s 6(1, fine brown 35s to 35s 6d, inferior 32s to 34s 61, low 29s 6d to 31s ; Sugar of the old crop went at 35s to 36s Gd for low and middling grey, and at 36s 6d to 38s Gd for middling and good yellow. EAST INDIA.—This atternoon the public sales of Bengal Sugar were large, and comprised 6,025 bags, ounsisting chiefly of the better sorts: about ono-halt sold at the leil currency; fine and superior white i.lenares at 40s 6d to 42i, middling to good 38s Gd to 40s, good and fine ) ellow, like Mauritius, 37s to 39s Gd, in ferior and middling 34s 6d to 36s 6d, low and middling soft yellow 33s to 34s 6d. Cossipore Sugar was with drawn. FOREIGN.—This afternoon there was little passing by private treaty in Foreign Sugar. At auction 131 hhds 167 bris St. Croix were all sold at full terms; fine and superior yellow went at 41s 6d to 434 6d, good 40s to 41s, low and middling 38s to 39s 6d, and good brown 37s 6.1. MOLASSEB.—To• day 400 puns West India Molasses were sold by private treaty at 14s Gd to 17s, and a small part at 17s 6.1 per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon the quantity of Plantation Ceylon Coffee submitted to public sale amounted to 427 casks and 2,090 bags. There was a good demand, add ucarly the whole sold, whilst former advanced rates were well e:upported, or at a rise on the last auctions of 2s to 4s, especially for the better kinds ; fine and superior realised Gss to 80s, middling and good 60s to 645, low middling 58s to 595, good to fine fine ordinary 52s to 575, triage 44s to 50s; a mark of fine Coffee was taken in at 90i. Native met with much attention privately, but lower rates were not taken; at auction 500 bags sold at 51s to 51s 6d for good ordinary, and IS4 bales 7 bags Malabar at 53s to 54s for good ordinary yeil,ewish. COCOA.—In West India the aales have been upon a larger scale. At public sale 500 bags of Trinidad were all sold, red at from 39s to 50s 6d, and grey 38s to 42s per cwt. Purchases to a fair extent have been made in Foreign, and former rates are supported. At auction 100 bags of Para went at 26s Gd for ordinary quality. TEA.—There is still little disposition evinced to make purchases in the lower descriptions of Congou, and a desire is shown- to sell, ordinary and good ordinary at 8d to 81d, Medium kinds 9d to is 2d, but better descriptions have been in good demand at is 3 , 1 to is 9d, at which the market is firm. The better kinds of Green Tea are only in limited re quest, and sellers are willing to accept previous terms; there is, however, still a good trade doing in inferior at the former currency. Scented Teas sustain late terms, but are not much in rt quest. Riez.—To-day East India Rice was in good demand, and the private purchases since Friday have been 10,000 bags at rather higher rates, cargo realised 83 to 8s 3d, and white Bengal at 9s to lOs Gd per cwt. None has been offered at public sale. _ SPICES.—To-day at public auction, 105 chests Cassia Lignea were knocked down at lOs under late rates— first pile obtaining 113 s to 119 s per cwt, pile '2, 1063 to I I Is, and pile 3, 1053, mouldy, 995, broken 90s to 92s ; three chests Cassia Buds taken in at 125 s ; three cases of Mace sold at 2s 6d for middling; 54 bags Cloves bought in at 8d for Zanzibar. For brown Nut megs there was a greater demand, although nearly the whole of 12 cases 6 bags were permitted to be nearly all taken in above the value; ord to good at from 2s 7d to 2s Bd, a few lots sold at 2s 8d to 2s lld for mouldy, ana 8d to Is for worm eaten. 16 bags shelled Wild Nut-. megs were bought in at 9d to Is 2d. . • SPIRITS.—In East India Rum a good business has been concluded. The purchases since this day 'week amount to 300 hhds at Is 3fd per gallon proof. Leeward Island is held for Is 4id to is 5d proof. Demerara from 2s to 2s 41 for 30 to 40 p'r cent over proof. Fine and good sorts of Jamaica warranted, both for home consumption and exportation from 3s to 45 per gallon for 33 to 38 over proof. Inferior and middling met with little attention, and prices rule from 2s 2d to 2s 10d for 28 to 32 per cent over proof, but there are not free sellers. Foreign can be purchased at Is 2d to Is 2id proof. For Brandy holders are reluctant to pri-ss sales. The value of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1847 is 5s to 5s 21, 1848 ditto 4s 41 to 4s 61, inferior sorts 2s 81 to 4s, and Bordeaux 2s 6d to 23 Bd. Geneva has been operated in wi. h snore freedom at is 9d to is 10d, and home trade kinds at 2$ 3d to 3s 3d per gallon. Operations in British made Spirits are upon a larger scale at 9s 7d to 93 83, and Gin at 8s 31 to 83 6d for 17 to 22 per cent under proof. FRUIT.—.To-day there was less activity in' the Fruit market. At auction 17,000 drums of Turkey Figs only in part sold at 48s to 755: 8,000 pkgs Muscatel Raisins 60s to 120 s; 1,000 ditto Sultana 67s to 70s; 1,800 pkgs Eleme and Chesme 46s to 52s ; 100 pkgs damaged Valencia 475, and 40 ditto Patras Currants 37s to 39s per cwt. COCHINEAL.—To-day at public sale 57 bags Cochineal were in part sold, Mexican silvers at 33 61 to 33 Bd, Teneriffe 3s 10d to 33 I Id, and black at 4s 3d to 4s 51 SALTPETRE.—This afternoon there was not a more active demand for rough, and the public sales of 1,936 bags went off at lower rates; mid grey Calcutta 8* to 11 per cent refraction at 25s 6d to 265, good 64 26s 6d, low 91 per cent 25s Gd, fine bold white 33- per cent 27s 61 to 283. 5 ditto 27s to 27s 6d, washed 24s 61 to 255, but the chief part found buyers. TALLOW.—There was an active demand for Russian on the spat up to Friday, and prices amounted to 38s 6d to 33s 9d per cwt for first sort. Since then there has been less activity in the market, and fine P.Y.C. can be obtained at 38s 6d per cwt. The value up to the close of the year is 38s 9d, and fur the three first months of 1850 the rates asked are 33s 6d to 395, whilst purchasPs to a fair extent have been made. Homo melted have sold fr,ely et 37s 6d to 38s !yr cwt nett cash, still the quanti , y on (a , : exceeds the wants of deniers. Prices ruled firm for other sorts of tallow, al though large parcels have been brought to market. At auction 890 casks and 20 serous of Sydney s , old at from 345 31 to 375 6d; 322 casks and 630 boxes of • , o!.ohArnericaa 325 3d to 35s 9d; 58 casks first sort P.Y. CaAlo 37s 6d; 120 calks Soap Tallow nearly all taken in r.t 345 to 35s 6d; 50 casks Archangel tut 430 skins Persitn were all sold at 2259 d to 275. Fo': auction the quantity of declared is l:800 Ons.—There have been large arrivals of Cocoa Nut, and sellers are willing to accept 34: to 35s for fine Cochin, and 323 to 343 for good and fine Ceylon. Palm, fine quality, at 325 GI to 333. Linseed Oil for delivery in January and three following months at 28s 6d. The demand on the spot, however, has been limited from shipp(rs and home dealers, whilst the rates taken have been 28s to 28s 7d. In Rapeseed Oil only limited pur chases have been made; brown is held for 41e 6d to 421, refined 423 6d to 435, and foreign 45s to 45s 6d. There are sellers for delivery rather under these terms. Olive is firm; Gallipoli at 44110 s to 45/ ; and other sorts at from 42/ to 431 per tun. Ground Nut or Lard Oil no variation. The demand fr S mthern has been good. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. IPSWICH, DEC. 4. Our market was only thinly supplied with wheat, which met a readier sale than could be expected from the decline in London prices. It was the heaviest day experienced for several years as to the sale of barley; incited, this part of the trade was pare!) zed, and being in large sapply much remained unsold. At tho close of the market a few more samples of beans appeared than of late, which sold at about la per quarter reduction in price, as did pc as also. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTET.. Wheat, red 37s to 39s Beans, old Do., mixed OOl to 00s Peas 27s to 000 Barley Ds., very choice 289 to 00s Rye.. ....... Do., grinding... 22. to 24- Malt . OO5 to 000 Beans 26s to 27s Flour, per sack.. 005 to 000 AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 1. Wheat 1,227 quarters at 41s 9d. Barley Oats Beans 36 99 28s 3d. Pea 5...... 65 ,f) 30s 2d. Rye . HULL, DEC. 4. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's circular statest—we have again good arrivals of all grain, and large of burial, peas, and linseed. The trade has been very inanimate during the week; and although we do not report lower prices, yet tho amount of actual business musthave bees limited, except in grinding peas and barley, which at the late noted decline, have found free sale. At to-day's market there was a moderate supply of English wheat s which was taken off pretty freely by millers at 10 de cline on last week's prices, but farmers were very tine willing to make this concession; of foreign the show was not so largo as of late, and less disposition shown to sell at late prices; but little remains afloat, acd the Elbe and principal Baltic ports being now closed, supplies must fall off considerably, particularly those by steamers• which have so important an effect on this market. The business done in spring corn was to a fair extent, at the currency of last week. More inquiry for fine old beans. There is a large arrival of linseed, chiefly for crushers, but the market is weak, and buyers have an advantage. Linseed cakes are unaltered; the return of frost is is their favour, but farmers are very cautious in their pure chases, as they may well be, cousidering the low value of all descriptions of agricultural produce. Nothing doing in rapeseed or cakes. Bones rather firmer. The following are the present prices of grain :- 8. a.I 5. Wheat, English, red 34 to 36 Peas, white and yel. 25 - 27 Do. white 36 38 Do. grey .. .... 24 Nc: Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea. 43 -- 45 nigsberg ... 42 46 Do. Petersburgh ... 37 Pomeranian and Do. Riga& Arelngl. 36 4 8 , Ilamburgh . 3B 40 Do. Konigsberg .... 35 3 $ Danish, Holstein, & Per ton. Friesland 3l —36 Linseed cakes, Hull 71 58 Od kussian and Odessa 32 36 Do. fine foreign Oats, English Do. Danish. lO 12 Rapeseed Do. Friesland l5 16 Rape cakes...7ss Od to 005 Od Do. Russ. & Odessa 12 14 Tares, English oos -- o ° s Barley,tnslting 22 —24 Do. foreign 20. 2 0 Do. grinding........ 19 20 Guano 6/ to 91 10 1 Beans Do. foreign ...... 25 —3l Rye meal 610 e LIVERPOOL, •DEC 4.—The arrivals from Ireland and coastwise during the past week have been moderate; From foreign ports we have received a liberal supply 01 wheat, but limited of other articles; and from Causde few small parcels of e heat, oatmeal, and flour have come forward. The exports at the same time have been un' important. The trade has been languid, and the bug" ness done has been quite of a retail character. Wit h the exception of a slight improvement in the value 0( Indian corn, owing to some speculative inquiry for this article of late, there has been no material alteration 01 the value of any article. At this day's market there 1 151 . a fair attendance of the town and country trade, and I" the opening a rather better inquiry was experienced for both Irish now and foreign wheat, which, however, ended in little business being done, and the prices of thi o day week were barely maintained. Oats and oatmea l were in moderate request at late rates. Barley, beat% and peas unaltered in value or demand Extra . of sack and barrel flour were taken to a . fair extent at qualities ful l prices, but inferior descriptions were quite unsaleable. LEEDS, DEC. 4.—We have a good supply of wheat at market to. day; good conditioned wheat meets a dul l sale at rather below last weL ks prices, and inferior guy lilies aro almost unsaleable. Barley and beans is per quarter, and oats 6d per quarter, lower. Coast, DEC. 3.— Flour—first 12s6d to 13s 6d; extra 14s 6d ; seconds, Ils to 12. 6d ; households Os 6d to 103; thirds, 6s tell per cwt. Oatmeal 93 6d to 10.; Indian meal 6. 6d to 6. 9d; wheat • meal, 9. 6d tolOsper cwt. Indian corn 125404 to 130 s 6d per ton. Bran 3/ i Os to 3112 s 64 per ton. Hay—Farmers 25s to 365; average 30s ; dealers 34s to 101 Od; average 37s per ton. Str aw— Farmer ) 12s Od to 24s Od; average 18s; dealers 253 Oil to 27s o ' 4 average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6id; household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d t° 9d per lb. Eggs —6s64to 6s 8d per hundred. Cosie",. Newport 14s; Lydney 16. ; Landore 14. ; Best Ne e l: Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 39s 01 to 00s per ms O r , Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 4d to bid; veal 4 ° Od ; pork 4id to 5d ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 5d 11 ,"- lb. Hops Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2,6 d to 31 51 ton. Bark—Barbary 7155 to 8/ ss; Valonia 14/ to 01; Fre° 7155; English Ol per ton. Fleece Wool 105 to 125 per 14 0 °`'d Hemp 32/ tot 01 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 185 to 19s; r e ditto 245 to '26s per barrel ; Newfoundland 00/ 00. to 001. Q . ton. Timber — Memel, 851 per ton; deals, first quality, second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 12s to it , salted 13s to 181 per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2id per Potatoes, white bid to 94; Minions lid to 12d; Guaev Peruvian, 111 10s; Ichaboe 9/ per ton ; Tar—Arebsefie 198 per barrel. CITY COMMISSION OF SLWERS.—Yesterday zoo commissioners assembled in the Guildhall ; Mr. Der'" Peacock in the chair. Mr. H. L. Taylor said that wi error had occurred in the report of the prcceeding i % Tuesday last. Upon that day a complaint had kle . made of the unnecessary interference of the Metropoll itill Board of Health with matters which had reference e t , the Coy sewers alone, and from mistake, no doubt, IP interference objected to was attributed to the metre limn commissioners of sewers. He wished the imPr: siou should be removed, as the two metropolitan botil were quite distinct from each other. The reports the inspectors stated that vigorous efforts had be e ,' made during tt,e week to improve the drainage $ l3 / 1 cleanse the streets and lanes and alleys of the city. ar was resolved by the Court that the sum of 151. 01' 0 should be added to the salary of each of the inspecW A , under the commission, in consequence of the severe a t. ditional duties imposed upon them under the new 11 '. e d There was no business or public importance transa c h t- e r during the day ; but the commissioners gave furt'd proof of their determination to lose no opportunity„o carrying out the prominent pints in Mr. Simon's se ri " report. o f A P- - :qht —TFRAT WITH :OA CHER& —On the nigt. 80 Thursday, the 29th ult., Mr. Millie, head gamekeeper,. the Earl of Winchil sea , o f H aver b o l m nark, nea r • hi ford, Lincolnshire, w as ou t watching, accompan i e d some of his men, in the parish of Evedon, at which P l :be they were expecting a gan g of p oac h ers . Early in " f p morning, three men, made their appearance pear ls/I +, Millie, and commenced destroying th e g ame, whop re Millie arose from his hiding pl a ce, and after age / li. scuffle, succeeded in capturing one of the three, a n o d known poacher, named W. Hides, from a village c, 119 Hickington, near Haverholm. Millie was dread.oo beaten about the head and arms with' bludgeons, and ifs not been able to attend before • the magistrates to g„ 0 . evidence against his prisoner, who was conveyed bf of his men to the police station at Sleaford. doll [ADVERTISEIVEINT.]—A certified Cure o f aca- is by. Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—The following certi 6 to from Mr- Alcorn, of Jerry's Plains, Ne w S ou th Wales , " o f forwarded to Professor Holloway by Mr. Pinkey, abet: o46 ed the same place. 4. This is to certify that my d au ghter+ te, seven years, was afflicted w ith scro f u l a f or t h ree years , anc il ia ,* after she had been attended by several respectable practiti ° ,; o o B without succes s , I was i n d uce d to try H o ll owa y's Oi°; - 011 and Pills, which rem e di es i n a b ou t th ree mon ths cortiPli cured her, and she is now in the best of health. This virit verified by various persons in this vicinity, where I have 1 4 9.' for twenty-two years. (Signed) R. Alcorn. Jan. 1 . ' bra b• Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's ] a" ment, 244. Strand, London. Mail& tl O On the 59th ult., at Otterston, Aberdour, Fifesi Dic ' wife of W. IL Mowbrav, Esq., of a daughter. of the On the 29th ult., at Orreenfield, Lancaster, the wife Rev. James Fleming, ot a sn. Aibt ll° On the 2d inst., at Northampton -park, Mrs. A Montgemely inst., at York-villa, ot a daughter. ot . o . On the 2d Gloucester-road, R e g ° park, Mrs. John Elam ' of a daughter. S th On the 2d inst. at ' Bromley St. Leonard, Middlese%, wife of the Rev. A. G. How, of a daughter. MARRIED. CO' On the 4th inst., at Islington. by the Rev. F. A D.D., L.L.D., A. M. iiidgood, Esq., of Kilburn a" 1 13° street, to Ann, relict of Sir James Williams, late of Gothic," Kentish-town. T Dl itel‘ ; On the 3d iast., at St. George's, Bloomsbury, .°-- Georr jun., Esq , Greenock, to Frances, third daughter of Hedger, Esq., of Rukel!-square. f On the 2d inst., in London, Thomas Steel, Esq ., ° te denham, Suffolk, to Anne, youngest daughter of th e la W. Denton, of Alnesbourn Priory, near Ipswich. DIED. 0 1 ° 13351 On the Ist inst., at Poole, Dorset, the Rev. Air Durant, aged 73. ral On the Ist inst., at Maidstone, Commissary - %^ es en- e Charles Dalrymple, aged 71. ge a 64 ' On the Ist inst.. at Stonehaven, North Britain. r=a, J oel: the Rev. James H Evans, of Hampstead-heath, A,lrotree' and for more than thirty years minister of "'- Chapel, Loud n. c inUel l. On the 2d inst., in Castle-street, Bevis Marks/ P 3— Harber, aged 86. ny yell At Windsor, Mr. James Chater, aged s', for 1115 wiud 6° attached to the Lord Chamberlain's department, , Castle' , if - --- --- „ r ip ... 4 ,5. London: Printed and Published by 'KURD° Ivi`i Na, D 01 No. 112 i Strand, Printer, at The Sun WO , ... a pt,' Strand, n the Precinct of the Sevoy. in the 1 , - - Bliddlepx, Wednestly, December 5, lea' WORSHIP-STREET. Janes Pearce, a powerful young fellow, was brought up before Mr. Han - mill, charged with the following brutal assault upon a decent-looking widow, named Mary Anne Webb, living in Coventry-street, Spitalfields The complainant stated, that while the prisoner's daughter was at her house on Friday evening she missed some money, and mentioned its loss to the girl, and whilst seated in her parlour on the next evening, at eight o'clock, the prisoner entered in a state of great excitement, and accused her of having charged the child with robbing her. She denied that she had dune so, though no one but the girl was present when it disappeared, and the prisoner, without hearing and thing further, instantly called her a most disgusting epithet, and struck her such a terrible blow in the face that she dropped to the ground, with the blood pouring over her dress. With some difficulty she recovered her feet, and, as he evidently intended to further maltreat her, clung to his clothes for sup port, upon which he again struck her violently, flung her out into the street, and she became so perfectly senseless that she had not the slightest recollection of anything else that subsequently occurred. A woman named Francis White stated, that while passing the complainant's house at the time in ques tion, she saw the prisoner throw the woman nut into the street, and at the same time strike her such a violent blow in the face that she fell to the pay' ment perfectly senseless. Witness instantly ran up and raised her, and whilst she was lying in a state of thorough unconsciousness in her arms, the prisoner again renewed his attack upon her, and struck her three or four other violent blows, one of which so shockingly cut her e 3 e that witness and another woman were obliged to support her to a neighbouring surgeon's, upon recovering her senses, to have her injuries dressed. A second woman, named Anne Smith, confirmed the evidence of those preceding, and described the prisoner's conduct as ferocious in the extreme. The blow she saw levelled at her was a " most dreadful" one, and struck„the complainant down instantly, the blood flowing profusely from the gash it inflicted. The prisoner, in defence, said that his feelings be came very much exasperated at what he understood to be an insinuation of dishonesty against his daugh ter, and that on hearing its denial from the com plainant, he acknowledged he struck her, but he did so under strong provocation, and she struck him first. In eupport of this assertion he called a person named Langley, and his daughter, Jane Pearce, but the former described that the attempt to hit and scratch his face by the woman was not made until she had raised herself from the ground after recover ing from one of his blows, and acknowledged that he struck her three or four other blows afterwards. Mr. HAMYILL characterised it as a most brutal and unmanly outrage, and sentenced the prisoner to pay the highest amount of penalty it was in his power to impose—namely, 51., or in dr fault to stand committed to the house of Correction for two won thS. The prisoner was unable to pay the penalty, and was therefore carried off in the van. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. WIIITELIALL, DEC. 3, 1848. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Reverend Archibald Campbell Tait, D.C.L., to the Deanery of the cathedral church of Carlisle, void by the promotion of Doctor Stmuel Hinds, late Dean thereof; to the Bishopric of Norwich. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. Thomas Dainty, Master of Acts, to the Prebend of lifflon, ex parte Decani, founded in the cathedral church of Lichfield, void by the promotion of Dr. Waite: Augustus Shirley, sicco deceased, to the bishopric of Sodor and Mn.m The Gazette contains a notice from the Speaker of the of Commons for a new writ fur the election of a Member for the borough “f New Shoreham, in the room of the late Charles Goring, E.q. Commission, by the Lord Lieutenant of Kincardine. The Right lion. Francis Alexander Earl of Kinture to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Sir Alexander Burnett, Bart., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Nov. 1. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire. William Lockyer Freemna, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy - Lieutenant; Henry Ralph Willett, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant, Nov. 29. Cnautoission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire. The Earl of Chester's Regiment of Yeomanry Ouvalry—Joseph Leigh, Elq., to be Cornet, vice Wor thington, promo:ed, Nov. 30. WHITEHALL, Nov. 27. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Webster, of Sheffield, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery, WHITEHALL, Nov. 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Peter Cox the younger, of Beaminster, in the county of Dorset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. • . BANKRUPTS. John Hawke, hatter, King William-street, City, to surrender Dec. 12, at halt-past one, and Jan. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, offiJial assignee; Holmer, Bridge-street, Southwark. George Evans Baker, grocer, Deptford, Dec. 14, and Jan. 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official ie-sigo( i e, _Guildhall-chambers; rilson, Squance, Clark, and Morice, Coleman-street. Joshua Evert Cooper,brickmaker, West Ham;:Sussex, Dte. 10, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Bolden, Craven -street, Strand. James Bowler, hat manufacturer, Southwark.bridge road. Dee. 14 and Jan. 15, at oue, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch dane, Lombard street; Fraukham, Moorgate-street. • John Per..ke, draper, Cricklade, Wilts, Dec. 14 and Jan. 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basiughall• street; Jones, Sise•lane, Bucklersbury. John Robinson, cotton spinner, Portwood, Cheshire, Dec. 17 and Jan. 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Makinson, Manchester. Willi am Lyon Bickley, innkeeper Sheffield, Dt c. 15 and Jan. 26, at twelve, at tho Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Bramley and Gains ford, Shi.ffield. William Storey, wool dealer, Leeds, Dec. 17 and Jan. 14, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Cariss and Cudworth, Leeds. William Weekes, edgetoolmaker, Inwardleigh, Devon shire, Dec. 12, and Jan. 8, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirzel, official assignee, Exeter; Burd, Okehampton; Terrell, Exeter. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. S. Welch, St. James's-street, Westminster, print seller, Dec. 21. at eleven—W. Wood, Gravesend, Kent, carpenter and builder, Dec. 26, at half-past eleven—O. T. J. Stoeken, Walham. green, Middlesex, brewer, Dec. 21, at eleven—W. Cusse, Southampton, grocer, Dec. 27, at Lalf past one. In th© Country. T. Swift, Monmouth and Chepstow, ►Monmouthshire, and Broc_kwear, Gloucestershire, and Bristol, timber merchant, ship builder, trowown( r, and carrier, Dec. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—M. Burton and B. Shaen, Manchester, cotton spinners, and dealers in woollen and cotton waste, Dec. 31, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester —J Lee, Manchester, paperhanger, Jan. 2, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. W. Labrey, Manchester, grocer, ss. Bfi., on Tuesday, Dec. 4, and every following Tuesday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. T. Stother and W. Richards, Manchester, joiners and builders, final dividend lid., on Tuesday, Dec. 4, and every following Tuesday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. T. Stother and W. Richards, Manchester, joiners and builders, final dividend 7d., on Tuesday, Dec. 4, and every following Tuesday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. T