The Sun. — London, England, 1841-01-16 00:00:00

MORN tNG EDITION. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNAL S . (FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.) (From the Morning Chronicle.) The Times complains that "scarcely a word is ut tered by the Press of Europe, and more especially by the Press of England, that, if not breathing fulsome adulation of France, is considered aught better than an insult to her, or a menace." Our Contemporary is determined that this morbid sensibility shall not want excitement. Between the armaments of France and the fortification of Paris there is a manifest distinction, one, we think, which should be respected by foreigners, whether speaking through their Governments or their newspapers. The raisin'' and maintaining the army of France to a war complement is a direct menace to Europe. It obliges every Continental Power to follow the inconvenient and dangerous example, rendering the preservation of peace impossible. Masses of men, raised, organised, and drilled under the excitement of hostilities, will be apt to cut out work for themselves even its opposition to the wishes of their masters. These armaments directly concern Foreign Powers, whose duty it becomes to take precautions against them, if not 'discontinued or reduced. Bat with the fortification of Paris what concern have the people of this country to justify the inconside rate violence with which the project is assailed ? It may be " a farce," but we are not called upon to , enact it or to pay for it. If it he ''a base hypocrisy , not we, but the hypocrites themselves, are the dupes of it. In some shape or other the fortification of Pales is called for by men of all parties. The " war party" and and the " peace party" equally desire it, apparently from very different motives, however. Surely this wish may be realised without Englishmen lashing themselves into rage, and. bellowing fool, knave, end hypocrite, in the faces of those who entertain it. The fortification of Parie will he felt in „ France long before it is felt in any 'other part of Europe. Frenchmen will be call e a upon to defend their pockets long before s' ee y are called upon to defend their capital. And if they should choose to persevere, and carry their project to its completion, might not their mi litary enthusiasm find a less dangerous outlet ? But what we deprecate is the tone adopted by a portion of our own press in discussing this- question. We isuow that those who use it to France would be the last to tolerate it themselves. Every person who has watched the progress of this quesion knows that it is much more the project of M. Thiers and his party than of Louis Poiiipps. Yet is the whole Liberal party represented as the eupes of the Royal hypocrite, who is represented " laughing in his R. ayal sleeve at the green credulity" with which the project was swal lowed. The detached forts which are sail to he pccu li irly the p - ojeet of the K;nst, " are meant for nothing," ire are told, but the utter prostration -of all French liberty, e r , all which forms the substance of represea tative - eiovernment, by the cannons and bayonets of the Parisan garrison." Again, we have it described w‘" a plot ag dust the liberties of the people, a cluster of fearful fortresses, armed and garrisoned, and equipped and commanded b 3 the Crown, for crushing all attempts at popular resistance to the most odious and lawless abuse of power by its servants." It this were a correct descrip tion of the object of the detached forts, the project would scarcely be denounced from such a quarter. But in another column of the very s tune journal we fled the population, to control a hom these forts are said to be destined, described as " the most savage populace in the universe:' It is deuuneiations of this kind that are calcul Ite,l to keep alive and feed asperities and ill-ft cl ing between the two nations. There is no real cause of estrangement ; since every impartial man in France must now see that, however opposed in our eastern policy, it was at least a groundless jealousy which at tributed to us any selfish or unjust object. Such views of France, in connection with the final settlement of the Eastern question, as are not inconsistent with the general interests of Europe can be as well attained now as they could twelve months ago. None of the Powers, parties to the Treaty of July, have taken advantage of the voluntary isolation of France. She has no demand to make for restitution of territe:y or abandonment of dangerous and exclusive rights—the fruits of a policy to which she was opposed. When, therefore, there are no real obstacles to a better understanding, we trust that those which exist in the still uncalmed irritation of public feelings may not be aggravated by writings which fad no echo amongst the people of this country. (From the Morning Post.) _Since the advent of M. Guizot there has been a very visible change in the tone and language of the Ministe rial portion of the French press. There is a little of that official boasting, there are none of those Ministe rialfanieres, those coups de theatre, with which the people of France were so often gratified during the Ad 'illustration of M. Thiers. The organs that arc in the habit of supporting the general conduct of M. Guizot allude rarely, and with a studied reserve, to the foreign policy of the new Cabinet. They merely register such events as occur, without seeking to twist them into a kind of apparent harmony with the views and acts of the cinvernauent. We have reason to believe that M. Guizot has himself prescribed this new system of con duct, nor is it difficult to guess at his motives for so do ing. France has recently made one of those experiments which, however soon forgotten by the herd of vulgar reasoners, live long in the memory of statesmen. The Cabinet of the Ist of March (that of M. Thiers) em barked in a political campaign with the journals for its allies. It took no step without consulting these eccentric councillors, without setting them to expatiate on its nature, bearings, and consequences. Hardly did M. 'riders write a single despatch but the journalists, bbttle-holders, were there trumpet forth its contents with the tone of men who were equally satisfied with their prompter and themselves. The Cabinets of Europe must have been often edifi id with the saga city with which their secrets were dived into and discussed by th ese mus h room po li t i c i ans . H a d the journalists only stuck to their official theme, the evil, though great, might have been remedied. Unfortu nately, this was quite impossible, however great their deference for M. Thiers. Each journalist had his own little group of readers, his little monde, to whose eccentric notions it was necessary to pander. The measures of the Ministry, even when reasonable, were exaggerated in their consequences or misinterpreted in their general spirit. M. Thiers was often decked with the badges of a hero when as pacific, Heaven knows, as a lamb. The impetus of the jour nalists became, at length, as violent as it was mis placed. To retain their support it became necessary for the Government to exaggerate' facts and incidents, to hold in its communications with them a language diametrically opposed to that which it held in its offi cial despatches. Even this slender line of demarca tion disappeared at length. The journals gained ground so fast that they soon commanded instead of obeying—gave the impulsion instead of receiving it ; in a word, instead of remaining the humble satellites of M. Thiers, they stood forth his lords and masters. The einsequences of such a state of things require not to he dwelt upon. An Administration of only a few months sufficed to bring the affairs of the country to so serious a crisis, that, had nit M. Guizot stepped forth and seized the reins with a firm hand, France would have found herself embarked in a struggle against combined Europe abroad, and plunged in all the horrors of anarchy at home. But it was in her foreign relations that France felt the soonest the lamentable effects of the system of M. Thiers. The Cabinets of Europe could not see the growing violence of journals that were known to be in direct communication with M. Thiers without gradually losing all confidence in th e pacific assuranc es of that statesman. Thi y knew not what to think of a Cabinet that insulted and denounced them through its Press, while it affected to hold the m os t soot hi na language in its official communications. Honesty anti frankness are no less indispensable in public than in private transac tions ; nor can a state of things be imagined more detri mental to the interests of a country than one in which the most distinct and emphatic declarations on the part of its Government are received with doubt or mis trust. M. Guizot has wisely resolved to steer clear of a system so pregnant with mischief, so menacing for the repose of Europe. He saw at once the ex pediency of drawing a broad line of demarcation not only between the policy but between the every-day coaduct of the Cabinet of which he is a member and that of the late Cabinet. The reserve which the .N.liiiisterial organs have maintained, and still maintain, by his ogler, proceeds from no other cause. It must require, indeed, a strong evidence of the evils that flow from a contrary system to prevent M. Guizot from replying to those accusations with which he is hourly assailed. Never were stronger temptations than those that promp t hi m to ra i se his voice. The resu l ts w hi c h leave been obtained and we say this advisedly, enable the Cabinet to grapple with their adversaries, foreign and domestic, and defeat them. Nothing would too, on all points. be easier for M. G u i zot t h an to s h ow that the assertio ns o f t h e opposition pap ers arc u tt er ly groundless—their affecre t ve asions so m an y calum nies. Were M. Gaizot b u t to open his lips the whole web of sophistry and misrepresentation which the Op positeon papers have been so b us il y would i r bo armaments, instantly to the isolated position of France,wo weaving, i n re f erence those i? t io o of the German Powers, a sa . asunder. Were M. Guizot a man of of rnv great vain-glorious pride the torn to temperament he might allude with a l e t a the friendly dispositions which seyewrairrld s France ot Powers have recently manifested to the p rl p able , the emphatic influence which these dispo sitions have already exercised over such of their acts as have a connection with the interests of France. By merely allowing one or two despatches, one or two notes, to transpire, M. Guizot could show that, without ceasing even for one moment to act or speak in a way calculated to satisfy the most earnest cravings of na tinisaLlignity, the sternest exigencies of national pride, hta linne much, a great deal, towards the re-esta --. h'ishiee s , of friendly relations with Europe. It requires, we repeat, great strength offor a Minister so assailed as M. Guizot . purpose is to withstand that impatience wheels .one so eircur t ns o ta ge nced must naturally feel to roveitleto the publi c h selves, and enjoy th a t i nternal facts satisfactionas th ey which unfold t wouldthem selves, - result from the n a ti on see i ng and admitting th a t their af- fairs are well and successfully conducted. By persist ing in his present system of reserve M. Guizot will at tain his end more surely. A firm and prudent policy requires not to be propped up by the ephemeral ap plause of giddy journalists. The political temperament of the French people is sounder than people imagine, and admits of such a mode of proceeding. M. Guizot, aware of this, is much more anxious to conduct the bark of State prudently and successfully than to vaunt the prudence or success of his own conduct. He waits till the favourable results he contends for are fully realised. By trumpeting them forth the moment a symptom or two appear he would only run the risk of counteracting them. (From the Times.) We look with peculiar interest, and, we will add, with sanguine confidence, to the issue of two approach ing elections, in each of which a seat about to be vacated by a Whig Member will be the subject of a warm con test between the Whig and Conservative parties. Our interest arises not only from the importance of the places, and the peculiar circumstances under which (in one of them) the contest happens, but also from the personal character of the two Conservative candidates. It is scarcely necessary to say that the elections to which we refer are those for Canterbury and Walsall. Walsall is an important manufacturing town, in which the two great parties have hitherto been almost equally divided. At the last election Mr. Forster, previously the Conservative Member, was displaced by a very small majority ; and Mr. Finch, who now retires, was elected in his place. When the prospect of a vacancy became generally known, both parties were active in the r endeavours to procure an eligible candidate, and in the first instance both appeared to be equally happy in their selection. The Whig who offered himself was the Hon. Spencer Lyttelton, brother to Lord Lyttelton, a nobleman for whom, though opposed to him (" prier, atquc impar congressus ffchilli ") on a recent cccaston, we have always entertained and expressed a sincere respect. His antagonist was Mr. Thomas Gladstone, brother to the Member for Newark, and himself formerly Member for Portarlington, and 1 mare recently for Leicester. Had the contest con tinued between those two gentlemen, we shall not pretend to say that we could have been indifferent as to the result. Mr. Gladstone was not only by many years Mr. Lyttelton's senior, and a tried man, who had fought the battle of the Constitution gallantly on previous occasions—he was not only the man of our own party, but, he came recommended by his close relationship to one whose talents and virtues reflect honour upon the Conservative cause. The name of Gladstone is identified with almost every quality which can adorn the man or the statesman ; and it els° fur nishes an unexceptionable guarantee for a perfect ac quaintance with those commercial interests upon which the prosperity of such a constituency as that of Wallsall depends. Mr. Gladstone's personal queiifica , ,ions, therefore, would have led us to take a deep interest in his success, whoever might have been his opponent. But in the actual position of circumstances, Mr. Glad stone comes forward, not only as the advocate of con stitutional principles in general, but as the champion of the electors of \Valsall against the invasion of their rights by an influence the most illegitimate and uncon stitutional which ever intruded itself upon any consti tuency. A knot of London agitators who have formed themselves into an Association, which they call the Anti Corn-law League, took upon themselves to inter fere in the Walsall election, to catechise the candi dates and decide upon their eligibility, and by the power of their money and combination, prevent, if possible, the election of any one who would not suffer himself to be made their tool. Mr. Lyttelton, with a becoming spirit, declined to submit to the dictation of strangers ; and, knowing that the " Liberal" cause was not strong enough in Walsall to stand any chance of sue cess unless cordially united, retired in disgust from the poll. Mr. Gladstone repudiated the questions of these interlopers with the score they deserved, declaring that he was always ready to explain himself upon every subject to the electors of Walsall, but would suffer no meddling agitator from any league or society to inter fere between him and them. Upon this the deputies of the " League," nothing daunted, took the matter into their own hands ; and having driven away the candidate upon whom the affections of the real " Liberals" at Walsall were fixed, undertook to hand over the constituency of that respectable town to some creature of their own ; and after giving the refusal cf it to two of their friends (Mr. Forster, jun., a youth just em tncipated from his teens, who seems to thii.k it the best proof of manliness to differ from his excellent father, and the omniscient Dr. Bow ring), ultimately determined that the future repre sentative of Walsall should be their own President, a gentleman utterly unknown to fame, who rejoices in the widely-distributed name of Smith. It may be a question fit for the Legislature to consider whether in -1 dividuals shall be permitted to c o mbi ne i n an organiz e d 1 society for the purpose of influencing elections in so shameless and unconstitutional a manner as this. But, whatever the Legislature may think proper to do, we trust the electors of Walsall will teach those who have dared so to tamper with their liberties, that they at least arc not the men to be overborne by the intimida tion of pragmatical pedants, or be made the t oo l s o f i n - triguing adventurers. Mr. Gladstone's return by a 1 triumphant majority is the only reply to be given to this clique of would-be dictators, and it will probably prevent a repetition of the same impertinence in other places. The Canterbury contest is of equal interest and importance with that at Walsall ; for there also the Whig triumph at the last election was achieved 1 by the smallest possible majority ; and the Conser vative party at Canterbury, with their excellent Mem -1 ber, Mr. Bradshaw, have since that time stood in the heat of the battle, exposed to the most persevering 1 and malignant attacks of the enemy. Nowhere will suc cess be more valuable than where the strongest efforts have been made to prevent it. But the Canterbury Conservatives are of good courage ; and well they may be, with such a candidate as the Hon. G. P. Sidney Smythe. Of his birth, his local connexion, the public services of his father, Lord Strangford--even of his own disinterested surrender of his pension from the Crown we say nothing ; he has that in him which will be worth more to the cause than any external ad vantages—talent, courage, and a high tone of principle. His speech at the meeting in question was admirable. It is with singular propriety that a candidate who de clares himself " emphatically, distinctly, avowedly, and without the least reserve, a loyalist," has chosen the Conservative electorate of Canterbury —so foully and unjustly maligned, as if deficient in loyalty— to be the body from whose hands he shall solicit ' his first introduction to public life. The single motive to those calumnies was that consciousness which the Whigs cannot but feel that the popularity of their Sovereign suffers from nothing so much as from her association with them and their proceedings in the public mind. This was well expressed by Mr. Smythe himself on the occasion to which we refer. "If he looked," he said, " upon one more gentle than Anne, more courageous than Elizabeth, both graceful and winning than Mary Stuart, more earnest and constant in her attachment than Mary Tudor, a Queen with all those Queens' virtues, and none of their defects, she ought to he popular.—(General applause.) He felt it was what she ought to be, and if she were not so, it was Me fault of her weak Government." We do not wonder, after this sentence, at the sore ness which the Whig journalists feel about Mr. Smythe's speech, for they cannot disguise from themselves the fact that the words which we have quoted are most emphatically true ; and that if the en thusiastic affections of the British people towards their Queen have lost anything of their original fervour, it is owing exclusively to the chilling influence of a party whose conduct and principles are the most perfect anti dote to loyal enthusiasm that can be imagined. Loyalty to the Queen, and devotion to the Church, are Mr. Smythe's watchwords ; in addition to which we would venture to suggest a third, which ought never to be se parated from them—zeal for the interests of the poor. Never was there a time when such zeal was more wanted, or when it was less common. The Poor, tl.e Church, and the Crown, are emphatically the three great the toruu srthoughtsand ect a o n r sis countryo th f, e principles Canterbury of realities, a e l o t t r e c u s e ; n r s t o t r a u a t n t s t d m . w an i : v i h n e will send such a statesman to Parliament in the person of Mr. Smythe. ( From the Morning Advertiser.) We noticed the other day the pamphlet iss ue d by p • the friends and supporters of Mr. D. Urquhart, calum niating the policy of Lord Palmerston with regard t o the affairs of the E as t ; an d we were in hopes that we we were then done with the subject: but s since that ar ticle appeared, a publicati on h as made its appearance whose sentiments we must equ a lly condemn— ean those of the British and Foreign Quarterly Remvi:r That quarterly periodical has ''upon the F ore i gn P o _ 'icy of England" an article of similar sentiments and opinions, which in great part is either unintelligible or inconsistent. Like Mr, D. Urquhart, it finds fault with everything, and yet proposes no scheme which is likely to be more acceptable to the British public than that which has been pursued. It blames Lord Pal merston for having deserted the Liberal prin ciples upon which the R form Government of Lord Grey was based—of having deserted France—and allied England with the despotic Governments of Europe , but what is the fact ? a:gland Wc.l3 desirous of continuing the friendly understanding which has existed during the last ten years between her and France ; but M. Thiers, the legitimate representative of that country, was determined to pursue selfish and anti-European objects—in other words, a system of a ggrandizement—and what was the Foreign Secre tary to do under such circumstances ? Would he have been j ust ifi e d i n succum bi ng to the will o f ' in contrariety to th e i n t eres ts of England ? Would he not have deserved the execrations of his countrymen, had he for one moment allowed M. Thiers to dominate the policy of Europe, and blot influence the power and of England out of its map ? ! Lord Palmerston felt his position, and acted ac cordingly. F rance refused her alliance, after re peated entreaties —she would pursue her own selfish objects despite of the wishes of all the Powers of TflE SUN, L Europe ; and what remained for Lord Palmerston but to organize such a league as would bid defiance to her, in case that she should attempt any hostile pro• jest against the peace of Europe ? The league was organized—the battle has been fought and won—and France, by her own act and deed, is isolated from the other Powers of Europe. It is said by the ultra-Liberal party that England, in allying herself with Russia and the other Continental Powers, has repudiated the prin ciples of constitutional freedom, and made a holy alliance with them for the purpose of putting it down. This is a falsehood which cannot well impose upon any one. The alliance is simply an alliance for one object—the restoration of the Turkish empire—and when that ob ject has been accomplished, the alliance is at an end. But we must not conclude without noticing a most spe cial paragraph iu the article in the British and Foreign Quarterly. At page 358, it says— " That any section of the Liberal party should be pro pared to support the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the approaching discussions in Parliament, is a supposition so monstrous that we are unwilling to give it a moment's credence. If it be true that it is intended, it can only be from the profound ignorance with which questions of fo reign policy in this country arc approached, or from that wretched spirit of partisanship which degrades the most vital subjects into mere weapons of party attack and de fence. On the heads of those who, while they loudly declare that their object is civil and religious libPrty i throughout the world, will thus be lending their aid to the maintenance of a system which pledges this great country to the hateful principles of the ' Holy Alliance,' which unites us with the partitioners of Poland, and would make us the partitioners of Turkey, rests an awful respon sibility." On our own heads be it ! We are the friends of Poland, and our victories on the coast of Syria have done more for her independence than the most zealous exertions of her best friends could have accompli*hcd. Instead of saying, with the Review, " that any section of the L . 13 ral party should he prepared to support the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the approaching dis cussions in Parliament, is a supposition so monstrous that we aro unwilling to give it a moment's credence," we would simply observe, that a greater disgrace could not fall upon any section of the Liberal party - than that of its desertion of the Foreign Secretary in upholding the interests and honour of his country. We know no better mode of their rendering thernsAves odious than by attacking him. _ (From the Globe.) The Times of this morning, in se,ting forth the claims of the Hon. G. P. Sidney Smythe, the son of Lord Strangfor.l, to the fa%ourable regards of the Canter bury Tories, by aid of tit hos - , suffrages he bodes to eater Par:iaaient, mention "tkc public services (f his fatlicr," as on., among several, arguments in his beh,lf. Having some recollection that this was not the first occasion on which Lord Strangford's "public services" had been referred to by the Times, we have been at the pains to search its files, and have been amply rewarded for our labour In the Times of August the 7th, 1828, Lord Strangford's " public services" arc thus held up to his admiring countrymen—his Lordship was then about to take his departure as Ambassador for the Bra zlls .—" We hail thought," says the Times, " that his Lordship was too well known to his past and present patrons, to be again trusted with, or in, any negotia tion of importance. The extent to which he misled his own Government, and through his ow,, Government that of Russia, with respect to his negotiations at Con stantinople, and the unceremonious manner in which the Emperor turned him adrift, when sent by Mr. Cannini , to St. Petersburgh to justify his conduct, are now, unhappily for his Lordship, as well known as his pretended triumph at Lisbon about twenty years ago. The more than diplomatic freedom which his Lordship takes with matters of fact, makes him the jest of all diplo matists, while otherwise his manners and conduct beget ' towards him in Courts a distasteeven greater than the din respect of statesmen. Thew qualities ought to save the Emperor of Brazil from the infliction of his Lordship's ;pis. sion, eventhough be had done nothing of late to excite public attention to his character. But, unhappily, his Lord ship cannot remain quiet : he cannot enjoy his British Peerage and his red riband in tranquillity. lie must not only be a negotiator, but a parliamentary orator, and a p imphlet-writer in abuse of his deceased patron (Mr. Canning) and in praise of himself. lie must not only enact Pyramus, but play likewise the parts of Moonshine, and the Rule in !he Wall !" The Times then proceeds to remark on his Lardship's then recently published pamphlet, respecting his Portuguese mission ; in which he takes credit to himself for having induced the Regent of Portugal to embark with his family for the New Worll, in November, 1807, in a despatch, from which the following is an extract : " I accordingly requested an audience of the Prince Regent, - together with assurances of due protection and security ; and, upon te,:eiving his Royal Highness's answer, I proceeded to Lisbon on the 27th, in his Ma jesty's ship Confiance, bearing a flag of truce. I had immediately Illo3t interesting communications with the Court of Lisbon, the particulars of which shall be fully detailed in a future despatch. It suffices to mention in this place, that the Prince Regent wisely directed all his apprehensions to a French army, and all his hopes to an English fleet; but he received the most explicit assurances from me, that his Majesty would generously overlook those acts of unwilling and momentary hostility, &c. &c., and that the British squadron before the Tagus should be employed to protect his retreat from Lisbon, and his voy ' age to the Brazils," - The Times, in the same article, thus comments on this despatch :—" This remarkable despatch is dated ' Nov. 29,1808, his Majesty's ship Hibernia, of the Tagus.' Now, who would believe, unless almost on the evidence of his own senses, or the confession of the party implicated, that this Hibernian despatch, dated off the Tagus, November 29, was actually written in Bruton-street, London, on the 19th of December ; and that the Diplomatist, who on the 27th of November so dexterously landed in Lisbon to direct all the Regent's 'apprehensions to a French army, and all his hopes to an English fleet,' never saw the Regent at all on that occasion, and was only admitted to an audience after his Royal Highness had ac tually embarked. This freedom with facts—this undeni able departure from truth—was known and established by irresistible evidence soon after the Brazilian emi gration ; and, being safely established at Rio Janeiro, King John was exceedingly amused on reading in the diplomatic despatch an account of the agency by which he was persuaded to leave Europe. But it was only within these last two months, and in his pamphlet in answer to a note in Col. Napier's " History of the Pe ninsular War," that his Lordship confessed to the charge of having written this despatch in England, and of has ing never seen the Regent of Portugal until on board. (From the Standard.) Four hundred guests assembled in this dreadful weather at the Town Hall, Buckingham, on Wed nesday, to celebrate a Conservative festival. 'Fhe four hundred came, as the Duke of Buckingham and Chan dos remarked— " At a time when one of the severest winters experi enced for some years rendered it no easy task to bring from a distance parties who knew that they would have to cr counter bad roach arid dark nights in returning home.— (Cheers.) This was a proof which would ga to the very hearts of their opponents--.a proof that nothing would pre vent Conservatism from coming forward when they bad a duty to perform to their countr)." Let us add what must have occurred to every man in the room but one—" when they have such a leader as the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos." It is his Grace who has made Buehinghamshire not only the most Conservative, but the most efficiently Conservative county in England. Had every county possessed such a nobleman, we should have heard little of Whiggery or Radicalism. The Noble Duke has all the qualifications that command the un bounded confidence of a moral, a free, and an intelligent people : such a people require that their leader shall be 1 loved for his private virtues, respected for his kind tem. per and demeanour, and proved worthy of trust by his talents and his undeviating integrity. Beyond this, too he must have the hearty, free, and elastic spirit, without which no man is qualified to lead. Such is the leader of the Conservatives of Buckinghamshire ; and who can wonder that he leads the model county of England ? We must, however, point to a possible delusion into which the happy and even glorious—for what can be more glorious than the adoration of all within one's sphere ?—position of the Noble Duke may have led him. In Buckinghamshire he sees a people devotedly attached to Conservative principles, and reposing an un reserved confidence in Conservative statesmen, and in the Conservative aristocracy, because he is to this people v tl a i e t i r w e e p s r t e a s t e e n s in t a c t i n v , c a o n f d . all eon Conservative sersati v e sto principles, cra cy ,; b C u t o oser Con servatism is, unfortunately, not so favourably represented in other places, and it would he a hasty conclusion to decide that all England is well prepared for a Con servative administration because Buckinghamshire is prepared. This conclusion, however, the Duke must naturally form in the first instance, because, like all truly great men, he underrates his personal merits and their influence ; and it, is little like!) , to be shaken by the suggessions of the hungry cxpectants of office about the Carlton Club. We will, however, go a little way with his Grace. We will ask him what, in dependently of his personal virtues, is it that has won for him the devoted attachment and the bound less confidence of the people of Bucks ? Is it not his immoveable attachment to the constitution in Church and State, and his indefatigable exertions for the good of his agricultural neighbours, both at all times fearlessly attested by his conduct ? Now, let his Grace look to the list of Conservative statesmen and to the roll of the Conservative aria. tocracy, and say to how many ce.n he assign the same title to public favour and confidence? We do not 'sug gest the question with any disrespectful purpose to any. It would b e, i ndeed, a severe lest of public and private virtue to bring men to the standard of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, and reject all that fall short of that standard. We put the ques tion, that 11:e Grace may know that the feeling of the county of Bucks, or the feeling of all England towards himself, is no fair criter ion of th e genera l sense o f t h e nation upon the forming of a Conservative Adminis- , tration. (From the Courier.) Two better men and better names could not have been found to Aght the battle of the ConetitUtion at NDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 18U Walsall and Canterbury than the son of Lord Strang ford and the brother of Mr. W. Gladstone, the dis tinguished Member for Newark. Not only are they men of station entitling to respect, but of talent and character to command and deserve it. The voice of those two boroughs so represented cannot fail to be in fluential in the Commons' House, and in all that propor- . . tion so must honour redound to the constituencies, as well as advantage to the nation. Walsall, as a trading community, cannot be more appropriately serval than by the son of one of the most extensive, able, and successful merchants of this great umpire, who possesses besides the vast additional recommendation of fraternal alliance with one of the leading and most rising statesmen of the day. Canterbury, the capital of a large and wealthy agricul tural county, is in like manner fittingly mated with a gentleman whose interests are identical with those of the electors, and who brings as the indisputable voucher for his own merits, were it wanting, the half a century 's approved service in the highest walks of diplomacy of his distinguished father. Such being the unquestion able testimonials and rightful claims of these two candi dates, it is quite clear that any hostility to their elec tion must be grounded upon exactly opposite principles and qualifications. At Walsall, accordingly, we find Mr. Gladstone, the Conservative, the supporter of the Church, of the Constitution, and of the general trading and agricultural interests of the country, c onfropted by Mr. J. B. Smith, whose manifesto is the exclusive ascendancy of one class, and of his own miserable cotton profits, who as a crab-faced (the `Walsall people are able to see whether the descrip tion suits or not) and selfish sectarian would pull down the Church, and as a Radical would degrade the Mo narchy and the constitution to the level of the republican stand arc!, which is the god of his idolatry. Such is the man whom a knot of miserable intriguers in Manchester and this metropolis have set up for the loyal people of Walsall to fail down before. They arc insolently ordered to pay homage to and return a man too well known and judged upon his merits for his own town to be insulted with his pretensions, and whose only qua -I:fications for a legislator, even among his own party and friends, is that he is a member of the Anti-Corn law League. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS (THURSDAY EVENING.) CHILONICLE.—It is stated in the Paris news that the French Government received on Tuesday a telegraphic despatch from Brest, announcing the termi nation of the differences which have for the last three three years existed between France and Buenos Ayres. This, should it only turn out to be the truth, will be a great event for houses engaged in comm,rcial opera tions with that part of the world. The Buenos Ayres market has necessarily been for a long time past, kept exceedingly bare of manufactured goods. Orders to some extent may, therefore, be looked for by the Manchester, Leeds, and Glasgow people at an early period. There was, on the other hand, an enormous accumulatio❑ of the products of the country, such as hides, tallow, nutria skins, Bte., in the Republic, awaiting the raising of the blockade for shipment to Europe. These, if peace with France has been actually concluded, as declared by the telegraphic despatch. will new be released ; and Altogether the trade cannot fail presently to be in a state of activity that has not been experienced since the resumption of business consequent upon the settle ment of the long-pending dispute between the Republic and Brazil, by which it was interrupted several years ago. The unconfirmed report to which we have al luded has, we find, already produced lively sensation in the hide and tallow markets, and, in case of any quantity of these descriptions of goods being realised, it would, no doubt, be at a considerable reduction in price. At all events, holders who had got r:d of their • stocks of skins in the expectation of a speedy accommo dation, seem to congratulate themselves not a little on so seasonable an exercise of their foresight. HERALD.—The funds show rather better to•dav, which may be attributed to the existence ol a demand for stock, and the expectation of a continued demand to-morrow, which is the settlement and opening day for Consols. The Bank broker was a seller of stock to the amount of 30,0001. or 40,000/., but it must not be taken from this that the sales were for account for the Bank, as might be generally supposed, for the Bank broker, like others of the craft, does business of course for all tespectable clients and connexions. The brokers were mainly occupied to-day in the adjustment of" puts and calls" and preparations for the settlement to morrow. To-day was the settlement of account in the foreign market. The fluctuations during the account have been inconsiderable, and the result of to-day's arrange ment has not tended to make any material variation in prices. The following paragraph is copied from the Times of this morning : " There is required evidently, in this state of things, the most careful and judicious conduct on the part of the Bank of England to give free scope to the new en terprise which has arisen among the trading interest, without encouraging overtrading and speculation. After the lessons which the Directors have lately had on this subject, and the responsibility they arc under at the pre sent moment to perform their exact duty to the commerce of the country, it is really to be hoped that they will give to it all the encouragement that it ought to receive, and in the manner best calculated to make that encourage ment effective. They have already lost more than one similar opportunity in taking the alarm when they ought to have felt and to have inspired confidence, and have been punished for it by the lowest stock of bullion, taking the length of time it has continued low, that the Bank has ever experienced. A legitimate trade, ascer tained to be so, and made prosperous by well timed ad vances, would soon replenish the coffers of the Bank, and prove that an alliance upon sound principles between the trading interest and the ' managers of the circulation,' is the only real security for the prolperity of both." The foundation of the reasoning consists in the as sumption of improved prospects for trade, in conse quence of the late events in China, the East Indies and the Mediterranean. Now it is sufficiently notorious that the course of the Times has invariably been to fix any mishaps in the commercial world upon over-issues of the Bank ; that is, that the Bank has made credit too emy, that is, in common parlance, " money," which in reality has comparatively little to do with the matter. But here it will be seen the Times is acting on the reverse policy, and is endeavouring to lead the Bank " to give free scope to the new enterprise which has arisen among the trading interest," or, in plain English, to issue more bank paper, and make money more plentiful. If the• Directors were blind enough to follow the cross guide-post they would only place them selves under and deservedly merit the severest and most assured castigation of the monitor on thr first re turn of Bank averages by which an increase of half a million of the circulation so indirectly athised should become apparent. - - 11,000 1;3,0 4 10 I 1),,M0 . _ Such are the inconsistencies of a paper which assumes to influence banking and money affairs, the true princi ples of the regulation of which are so grossly invaded in the present instance. For what does the advice amount to, but to this, that upon certain speculative anticipa tions of a good trade to come the Bank should make money advances, discount liberally, and let out paper ? It may be answered that the line is drawn and the cor rective applied by the accessory or supplementary pro viso that these Bank extra issues or advances are to be made " without encouraging over-trading and specula tion." Here the question naturally arises where the line is to be drawn and what is the extent the Bank may go to short of the dreaded point. As this must be a matter of opinion contingent on the more or less sanguine tempera ment, or the influence of certain interests of men in authority, it is cleat that in respect of the principle no safe guide in respect of public interest is possible or practicable. The advice of the news therefore is, however unintentionally, insid:ous, and, as some people may construe it, ignorant, because evidently in opposi tion to sound and wholesome views. For nothing can be more unsound or unsafe than, when no real acees. 'ion of money from abroad takes place, to Create a ficti tious abundance by means of paper currency at home. The true system should on the contrary be to leave trade to itself, for if a demand for exportation exists, it is evi dent that as credit cannot be wanting in such case to provide the means for the execution of such orders, tie issue of paper m one y, or the greater facilities of die. counts becaus e o f a grea t e r abundance of paper credits, or bank m oney , can on l y t en d to excite " overtradiog and specul a ti on ." The Bank Directors , it ma y be pre sumed, are no t lik e l y to a d o pt the advice of the Thurs. 1,500 ...... 7nr+ PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c, LONDON, TUESDAY, JAN. 12. Number Dividend Price . of per CANALS, per Share'. Annum. Paw. Share 1,766 7 per cent. Ashton& Oldham...Average97l.l.Bs.sh. 112 r,432 41. Ashby .de-le.Zeuch A7' crage 1101. sh . 72 ,'!:'0 Ba s ingstoke 1011/.sh, 5 1,00:i 51. Brecknock and Abergavenny'n 150/. sh. c 3 :-,C60 1-16th . 10!. Birmingham, 1.16 th share ....W. & 711. 201 4 . , 00 ...... ... Ditto & Liverpool Junet. Ic.ll. sh. 100 pd 26 600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton.loll. sr, all pd -- 100 51. Chelmer and Blackwater lool.sh. 101 300 02/. Caventry 1001.5 h. /TO Croydon. Average3l/.28.10d. sh. - 060 51, Os. Dudley .... 1001. sh. 97% 600 13i. Derby lool.sh. tro 20,000 1 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.130. 4d .pd 23 3,5751 4' Ellesmercand Chester Average 1.33;.510. 81 211 621 Erewasn lOOl. on. 750 1,2g7 301. Forth hnd Clyde....AveraFe 4 , 2101.165. tn. 6t 0 11,000 8/. Grana ~ unction ........... lool.s n 142 , t.49a 253. Grand Onion lool.sh . 26 1,500 .... ..... Grand 5urrey...„,....„ 1001. sh. 15 1,0001 11. percent, Ditto (optional) Loan 1001. • 3 i', , 96 Grand Western (100 131.125. lid. Glaninvgansiaire. Aver. cost 1721.135. Id. ".30 749 l'2t. Gran tla v-n 1501.3h. 2' 6,238 21. Os. 110ddeii•ald Average a ll. 6s. dil. sh 27 100 Kensingto i loll.h. all pd 10 , '‘.3ZB 11 10s. Kennet Ind Avon, Av. 301. (Rs 102.817 25 11,0991 1/. is. Lancaster Average 471. Cs. 8d i 2714 2,897 k 301. Leeds and Liverpool ION. s h 760 3491 151. Leicester 140' al 14.; 1,897 51.05. Leicester & Nortllampton Aver 831.10' 7311 2.400 101 Monmouthshire lOOl.Bl 200 150 104 Melton 3lowbray • lON. sh. • ict, t:00 25/. Mersey and Irwell lOO/. sh. 565 3,004 21. 10s. Macelesneld IOU!. sh. all pd 341, 217 171. Neath 1001.4. 323 2,400 51. Peak Forest ...... ... A v:7l..ge about 761. sh. 7 5 21,410 63. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/.1C0.8d. sh. 10 1 ,4 ~ 669 61. per cent. ilochdale Average 351. Fh. 67 500 Al. Shropshire /251. sh. 137 803 101. oi. Somerset Coal l5O/. sh. 181 3,600/. 41 p-r cent Ditto Lack Fund Stock 121. lOs. sh. I 1 4 700 3cl. Stafford and Worcester. 1401.5 h. 690 504 151 Elirewsbury..... 1231. sh. 280 300 21. Stotirbridgel......-..„ 1454 sh. 396 3,047 21. 0.. Stratiord-un-Avon 0tver....79/. 9s. titl. sh. 41 533 1211 Swansea lool.Bh. 265 3,76.2 21. 83 Severn and Wye and Railway Av. 351. sh. 45 , X,O: ;an. 221. 10s. Trent and Mersey, I share lOO/. oh. 550 4.110) Phardes and Sledway Av. 191.95. Bd. sh. 2 ,osrmsh.l 161. Warwick /tad 11;riningham lOO/.sn 245 (1;001: h. 1,5 , 0 13. Warwick and Itiainuts - 1001. sh. 175 7,01,0 41 . N'Vorcesit.r & Birmingham Av.7o/.80. sh. ' 5616 a,PO(I 32.. Wilts and Berks Average 671. lOs Bd. sh. 26 807 1k Wytlev anti E,sington 1251. sh '74 .26 W:sticacn ' 7:7l. sh. 90 905 to. Wcy and Aim! llOl. en. 22 DOCKS. 4,4)00&k 3D' c. Commerc a 1 ( 0 01. sh. e 5 1 1,c6315h. • East and West India , .... Stock 119 i,2 351,310:/, 605. p ct. I.enilor Stock 67 Ditto Bonds 2,209 :11. 6s. sd. Bristol Average 14 7 /. 9s. sh. 75 ,311,324/. 5/ per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lns; .52,752 5 per rent. St. Katharine Stock 99% 501 1 ,000 41 per cent. 1), tto Bonds ... . 20 0 .000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years - 00 Deptford Pier 0 1)1. sh. 201. pit 10 BRIDGES. ,600 los. Hammersmiti • 50Usli. 21 ' i , 231 Southwark, Old Av. 031. 2s. ed. oh. , , 23, 1,7(10 I/. 15s. Ditto, New, 0171 per cent. 50/.lth. 13 •,000 Water 100.,,.., 1001. s h.,' 5 s,OOO 225. 00. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/ 001. psi 4034 3,000 19s. 34. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4O!. pd 18 1 A ' .0,0001. 51. per rent. Ditto Bouts 5,918 26s Vauxhall ......„.Average 701 10s. 3d. ah 261. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3/ les Albion ' sO,OOO i°l'n:i e 1541 Allianceßritish&Foreignlool.sh. 111. pd 1314 - Ann() 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 5 1 ' 4,11111) il. per sh. Atlas 5 Ol. sh. 51. pd. 1014 1,20015 h. 51. Birmingham l• ire .. "501. sh. 53/. pd 1073% 20,000 4/. per cent. British Fire 2501. sh. 5(11. pd 40 12,000 6/, per cent. British Commercial 5Ol, sta. 5/ pd 514 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Medial Life, 1130/.5h.2/10s pc! 41. 4,000 31 Os County lOOl. sh. 101. pd, I i ,'.OO 55. Eagle. 200 f 5 per cent. . • • . and 30 , ts. l E c onom i c Lin_ 10001. sh. 2501. pit 400 0.„271 225. percent. European 1,i.. "0!. sh. all pd 22 50,000 '2s. Ditto, New 201. sh. 2/ pd 1 7 4 '4h10,000/. 6!. per et Globe Stock 142 21,000 51. Guardisin 31,000 s. 22. Hope 5Ol . oh. 51. pd 5% 2,100 51. 7s. 60. Imperial Fire 5OOl. oh. 50/. pd 135 7,500 9s. Imperial Life lOO/ sh. 10!. pd 10 13,152 5/. percent. Indemnity Marine NO/. oh. 81. pd 31 2,020 3/ 100 Kent Fire 5O/. sh. all pd 92 31, Ditto Life 5O/ pd 66 10,900 16s. Law Life 5,0110 Ills. London, Fir' '2s/. sh. 12/. 10s. p 0 18% 3,900 10s. London, Ship 0 5/. sh. 12/. 100. pd 1834 4.000,000!. ... ..... Minerva I ate 1001. sh. 5•51,030/. - ........ .21. ss. pd 3 'O,OOO 5!. per cent. Palladium Life 5O/. sh. 21. pd '2l 6, 7•°, 11 00 V. per cent. Protector Fre • 2lO. sh. 2/. pd 18,0+1 iO,O O O 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters .... 11,0/. sh. Si. pd 534 •?,500 11. Provident Luc lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 24 - 1 210,009 7s, Rock Life st. pd , 9,2201 5/. per cent. Royal Exchsinge Stock 200 6,009 5 per cent University Lite 1001. sh. 5/. pd 5 1 4 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 5/. pd 7 1 4 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 Agric. and Com. of Irelantl2sl. sh. 10/. pd 5,1)00 8 percent. Australasia 401. sh. 401. l ad 54% 10,400 10 per cent. Bank of Bit sningham 501. sh. 10/. pd 13% .11,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank . '.Ol. sh. 101. pd 23 31,000 6 per cent. London & Westminster 100/ sh. 25/ pd 2114 60,000 5/. London Joint Stock 50/ sh. 10!. pd 13 4100 4 per cent. Lancaster IOW. sh. 201. pd Si) .5,0110 Liverpool lOO/ sh. 161. pd 21% 50,000 '7l percent Manchester and Liver_} ,„ , , , , pool Distrizt...... ......... "' s "' la ' p a 10 % 20,0011 7 per cast. Manchester 1(101. sh. 25/. rid 44 , s 20,000 Provincial Bank of I relandlool. sh. 25/. pd 43 4 ,3 '0,410 5, er cent. National Bank of Ireland 50/ s h 171/. pd 10 1,1 10,000 6 per cent. National Prov..,cial Eng.loo/. sh. 351. pd 3 , 39 10,0011 10.000 Gloucestershire 501. sh. 101. pd 30 6,000 leper cent. Hampshire 5O/. sh. 5/. od 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 Ills lid Bath 201. sh. 16/ pd 02 5,000 British 4O/. sh. 16/. pd 181. 1,0(10 15a:1.1,1CW:7;3i Ditto Provincial 2O/ sh. 19/. pd 25 928 5/ lOs Birmingham 50/. sh. 96 1,250 2! Os Bristol 2 O, sh. 36 2,250 3/ 105 Brighton 2O/. sh. 14 750 3! lOs Ditto, New *All. sh H!. pd 9 2,471 41 per cent. Brighton General 2O/. sh. all pd 9 11,000 71. Os. Continental Consolidated ....751. 621/. pd 105 1,000 101. City 01 London.. ....... .- .100/. sh. all pd 195 1,000 61. . Ditto, New 100!. sh. 75/. pd 150 1,000 3t. Os. Equitable 5Ol. pd 20 10,000 21 per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 58 SOO 5/ per cent. Isle of Thariet 251. sh. 20/. pd 1534 2,350 6/. per cent. Independent 'lOl. sh. all r..... 49 9,000 41. per cent. 111cenix 5O/. sh. 39/. pa 34 1,000 41. per cent. Ratcliff lOOl. sh. 801. pd 63 4,000 South Metropolitan 50/. sh. 19/. pit 17 0,000 4/.per cent. United General., 50/ sh. 47/. psi 33% 210 5/. per cent. Warwick 5O/. sh. Si) 400 51. per cent Wakefield 25/. oh, 22 2,0f0 1. Westminster Chartered 6,000 124. Ditto New 5(l. sh. 10/. pd 11 780 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2O!. sh. 181. pd WATER WORKS 1,800 10s. Birmingham 251. sh. '251. pd 42 1,434 71. East London 100/. sh. 171) 5,500 21 15s. Grand Junction Average 411. 1;s. 4d. oh. 65 :,1100 21. Kent 1001. sh. 4534 372 10/. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 326 1,500 2 /10s New River London Bridge Water Ann... 60 6,486 21 lOs Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. 55 1,000 4 per emit. South London lOOl. sh. 1004 4,294 41/. West Middlesex Average 63/, 12s. 90. sh. 101 1,360 1114 s York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 100/ sh. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 9,5' , t0 ... ...... Birmingham and Gloucester 10 0 /. pd 8 4 15,1 1 00 ......... Bristol and Exeter lOOl. eh. 6') pd 3)4 7,500 ......... Cheltenham &G. Western 100/ sh. 62 s. 1. 3034 3,003 Clarence 100/. oh. 100/ pd 25 5,000 Dublin and Drogheda,.....loo/. sh. 5/. pd 10,0041 Eastern Counties 25/ sh. 231. pd 8X 10000 ...... ... Great North of England ton/. sh. 70/. pd 15134 10,918 14 per cent. Grand Junction lOO l. sh. all pit 212 11,000 Great Western 1001 sh. 65/. pd 05 25000 Ditto New 50/. sh. SO!. pd 61% 5,000 per cent Gosport Junction... 50b sh. 3.51. pa 4234 2,000 5 per cent. Hartlepool 100/. sh. 100/. pd 14534 8,000 Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh. 010/, pd 4914 2,100 41. per cent. Leeds and Selby lOO sh. 6534 5,101 10 percent. Liverpool & Manchester 101 /.sh. 100/.0 185 7,°418 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares 5(11. pd 57 1 ,E 11,495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 0 5/. pd 45 .16,1100 „....,... London and Brighton 50/. sh. 50/ pd 43% 24,000 London and Blackwall '251. sh. 221/. pd 193% 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 2Ol. sh. 20/ lid 834 23,000 El per cent. London & Birmingham 100/. ,h. 901. pd 172 25,000 ... ...... Ditto Quarter Shares -.25/. sh. U. pd 27% 31,050 ...... ... Dit o New Shares 30. sh. 211. pd 49 3 , 1,00 5 per cent. London and S. Western AV. nsr, 17s. SM. 08.4 33,;,00 London and Croydon/ Ditto New Scrip.... Av . 13/. 15s. Pd . 1 1 34 1 1 4 ...... ... Manchester and Leeds...lool. sh. 70/. pd 801 i Ditto Half Shares 5O/. 25/. pd 3134 , Manchester and Birmingham 70/.sh. 401. 27 1 4 Ihtto Extension 7l. pd 3 ~ 4 10, 0 00 Midland Counties 'OOl. sh. 1001. pd 84 15,000 North Midland Ditto New 4O/. pd 4034 5,128 ... ...... Northern and Eastern.... 60/. sh 301. pd '27 . 9 600 Preston and Wyre 5O!. sh. 30/. pd 36 zt,ooo South Eastern and Dover ...... ... 281. pd 133 4 1,1100 104 per cent. Stockton and Darlington 10('1. sh. 275 9,000 Thames Haven 5Ol. sh. 5!. Pd 6,000 York and North Midland 50 ..h. 50!, pd 71 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 51. s' , . Si/. psi 12 4,000 11. sg. Alton l5/. sh. 12/ li tpd 10 10,000 ... Ditto Subscription 254 c ' 134 2,000 110. Bolanos l5O/. sh all w 1 35 10000 1/. 108 Brazilianlmp. iss. 51. pm 351. sh. 20/. Pd 12 i 6,000 Macauhas de Cocaes United 251.5h.251. pi 15 "1,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey -204 sh. 141 pd 2% 001000 Bolivar Copper Company, 20/. sh. 20!. pd 1 10,000 Ditto Scrip lO4 sh. 101. pd 2 20,000 British Iron 501. sh. sbl pd 1 908 British Copper 5!. sh. 41/. pd 1% ~. ...... C l'.l BrAnca 6l/ pd 234 Candonga ..... .0,000 Is Copiapo 800 ~ Columbian, isa. - st. pm. 55/. sh. 55/. pd 0.0 2, ,5 850 3/. English :0,000 General Mining Association2o/ sh.lBl. pd 3 6,155 Mexican Company lOOl. sh. 074/ pd 6 3,006 Polherou Consols .. lO/. sh. 81. pd 4 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered ....... ........ 232 Ditto Loan Notes /50/. pd 160 ('1,00(1 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. 40/. sh, all pd 2% Dan. Scrip 3l. Ditto New Scrip 51 pet 5 1 4 West Cork 5O/, sh 50/. pd 38 LITER A RY 1 NSTITUTIONS. London, with Bronze Ticket ...75gs. sh. 16 London University lOOl. sh. all pd 6 Russell •15iss. sh. King' College lOO4 1934 MISCELLANEOUS. 10, 519 Itie. Australian Agricultural.loo/Ish. 281. pd aN ern , 1 , per cent. British Americ an Land Company:23i. psi 10 10,006 1. per cent. Canada Company lOOl. sh. 30!. pd 1114 90,000 51. per cent. U pp er Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent ............. 20,0n0 I/. 6s. General Stearn Navigation 15!. sh. 14/ pd 251. • 10/.per cant. Hudson's Bay Stock ,000 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms ....Av. 75/. sh, 19 4,000 ...... ... Caoutchouc Company 1211. NI 12 New Brunswick Land Compaay...sol pd 12 2, - ,7i4 Si. per cent. Horersionary Int. 50c...100/. sh. 1001. pd 110 2,633 5/. per cent. Ditto New 100/. pd 117 4,000 0.000 es, Van Dr e_nen's Land.... 1001. sh. 171/. pri 9 LIST of SCOTTISH 12 COMPANIES' PRICES JAN. , 1841. BANKS. ri ed. t. ft. Bank of Scotland ...SS/. 6s. Bd. Jh. all pd 162 ~4 11 ,iii e l l 'k) 41 c,. 0. ct. It c yal of Scotland 100/. sh. all pd 155 - '6 - 00" ; iipA: ?3, p. ct. British Linen Company 100/.sh. all pd '229 5001.1 h. 1 00/. pd 17434 .560,61 t , et. v. ct. Cotninercial i ni. it j"ationa l O Ol. sh. 10/. pd 14% 50 0 , 00 ' 4 - - .'' -,' ti top , * Union 2501. sh. 501. pd 84 50,000/. 71 . r. c" ' Scotl4od 2OOl, sh 401. pd 72 1 1,000,000/, 6 p. et. Western i,. -•,,,e t INSURANCE COMPANI 150.0005 h 6}p. ct. Scottish Unicn 7099 Tr. et. liercules i "' Ot 7o / I ..s s n h .. : 1 . C.. PI 24136 d i i ' . l i 101,0110 sli tt. Insiltatleellch of Scotland .10/.sh. all - ;id 50,000 14. et. North tit itivi ...,,,,,, . - 4 0t11: sh. 10/. pd 1S 1,000 Bp. ct. caledoniah Fir0.,,.......4 10Dt. §h. 104 'stl fit_ 000 6p. ct..F.ilinhnegli tare....:, OO/. sh. 10/: ad lifi 10 50 , , 000 31 p. ct; iVell of SOotlaid - - • .-- 101. id IdiCEI,LAREO b 8. 4,818 ... i.... Edin. and Cllas. Un. Canalso/.sh. all i).l 10 Ditto l. 06/. sh. al tl 41 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Allocatpd Stock Water.2sl. allsh. p pd 35 2,0005 h 15 pe r cent. S hotts I ron F 0unnerv......50/ sh 48/. pd 53 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass.2o/. sh. 16/. pd E 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 95/. sh. all pd 59 1,4;i0 10 per cent. c lasgow Gas 251. sli, all pd 52 1 % ilei 7/ pet Cont. `...eit h Coal Has .... ..... ~ 29/. ch. all pd 51 1.`..8,0 Edinburgh and Dalknit h ilanstay 50/. Sh 53 THE INCREDIBLES OF PARIS.—WC per ceive by an advertisement in the usual part of our Paper, that " Lea Encroyablea," or the " Incrediblcs of Paris, are announced for Monday next at t Victoria Theatre." Th e performrlpes of these extraor nary artists ie created a great sensation ' in Paris, h iu factit ey are there quite the rage, and even 'the ji l dhs' ribixtls jsre called " Les Encroyables.7 Gc&t priPa t ratio stArebeing made in the theatre, as it is ihtendt clip . n reduce these won. deriel neon in a gland ,tallet i)filt • a , written exrresEly for them by NI. 13044 Wt.,40 13 wish the sririteti lessee success in: thiti undertaking, and hope the Incre dibles will prove ar good a card to hint as the Bedouin Arabs did to Davi*, UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAY. 14.—This being the first day of iiilary Term, a congregation was holden for granting degrees, &c., when the following were conferred: — Bachelor in Civil Law—Rev. Charles Brereton, Fellow of New College. Masters of Arts—Rev. Robert M. Du kes, of Lincoln College ; R ev . John William Prout, of Wadham College. Although Term commences this day, the Colleges do not meet till Frida the 2 1 d inst. of Arts are required to determ ine this tertii whether they will proceed it Arts or otherwise. Our readers will find elsewhere au advertisement respecting who perished on b oard of the F a i r y, a nd we hope that it the vrid ews an d o rphans of the unfo r tu nate men will not only receive their attention, but prove the means of exciting their benevolence. The tars of England aro the glory o f t h e i r country, a nd he who has not a heart to foci for th e woes of the ber e aved widows and o r p han children of the me n w their co untry, must bo devo id o f eve ry feeling which ho have exposed their lives fo r the benefit of unites m an to man. A considera bl e su bscription has, we understand been alr ea dy made--we shall add to it our humble mit e , an d h ope that our examp le will be followed by every one according to his capacity, who has sense enough to kn ow t h at the mainstay of his country is in the the dangers and advance the w,.oden . walh of Old F,ogland," and best mode of -.. , gtci:hi g 111,.. in i 3 b e .:opport of rims , Pi dli.' 6 o ll A hose relatiyes have been placed in a situation to encounter Advertiser. glory of our land.--Morning . I - TftE MARKETS-YESTERDAY CORN EXCHANGE. There have been small arrivals of English Grain this week, but a good quantity of Irish Oats. In the Wheat trade little done, and prices as on Monday. Barley met a very slack sale. Oats heavy in disposal, and hardly main• tained their late value. The Flour trade dull this week. a ~~~ , . home consumption has been selling at 2s 7d to 2kBd. Or tish Corn Spirits have been in good request at lOs cas h., OILS.—For common descriptions of Fish Oilo this vice'. prices have been steady. Pale Seal 331 to 331 i O4 rn yellow and brown 27 1 to 31 /. C od 271 10s Southe 25/ 10; to 27l for ordinary and middling, a nd 61 27 1 1 „,1 to 291 lOs for good an d fine. SperM lr,,, to 106/ for first quality. In Linseed oil floc"; h ave f a ;_len to 27s 6d to 27s 9d. For dei n in the nex: two and three months at 28 s to 29; 6* Rape Oil pr;ces firm, Pale at 46s and brown 'l nl. Palm 35 1 f or fi rs t :mality. East India Cocoa Nu t at 283 ' for good quality. olive Oil has been in good requ est %, TALLOW. _p r i ces i m .„:e still a downward tendency. T; or Petersburgh Yellow Ca lw y j demand has been limited ..` on the spot, and although ho. on have accepted 4 66 ei to 46s 6d, being a rtduction on last week's to i rf V 3s 6i per cw , 'till both chandl;7l's and soap-roo l o have purchased only sufficient for th,9ir present *l e y For delivery in the next two an d three I.4o ll tbn the trono actions have been on a small sca le onl y , a.nd prices Mc( declined to 46s 6d to 46 ; 9 d. For some sn2BllParceAls,lt SOT Is America 393 a 45s 6 1 base been taken 1;or tor/ Aw ls to good bright quality. Town Tallow has howes e,r Ig i e 3 :, i air demand. Some smal l p arcels of Tallow haN'e e l '-' been received from the East Indies. COUNTRY MARKETd. r Wheat. ,Barley. Oats. 1 Bevnii. r y i , ' - ------, t'er Quarter.,,', s. to s. !, s. t a. i s. to S. • s. to s. Bath ....... t.... CO 72 :70 31 24 28 40 60 Blandtbrd ...—.. 56 3 30 33 k.,..t 26 48 Bridport ......... .68 Chant ....,..—...... 58 64 ‘.B n 92 24 ,44 48 Gl ou cester 5 6( 428 37 20 `.° ° 40 Exe' er Guildford Newbury .... 5O 6; 27 28 19 30 , ....'' lA , Reading .....» 41 72 28 :-. 9 '.:O 22 '43 Salisbury ...«' 52 65 26 135 2'2 28 4',', 4 1 I - Shtrborne L4 62 30 36 22 30 j 42 1 ' " .. .i, . Shelton Mallet 56 61 32 40 22 28 40 V. 1 ' 0 Oxbridge I 37 43 23 28 —•-• o! Warminster 1,6 66 31. 41 25 32 148 56 "r_ ~ Winchester 6O 64 —. ,0" - t'eovil ,56 (10 30 34 22 30 142 LO LEEDS CORN MARKET. Wheat, Norfolk and S uffolk, 6 Ibo. York. and Lincoln. 60 1 b. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk lls to:r" ; Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans Oats, l'otatoe —M eating, For. —d. to—tl Eng. Ild. to 13e. P", 4 0. ;belling 2Bs. to 21.)s..Pc'' :c8 4.9 , Z 6 f 9 , 5 o 40 , THE RIO DE LA PLATA• MONTE VIDEO, OCT, 28.—The French stet' Tonacrrc came in yesterday from Buenos Ayres, s t she left on Sunday, the 23th ct:rrent. U p to that ; riod no settlement had taken ploce.. though comma tion between the parties was of daily occurrence. t Boulognaise had arrived in the inner root.l of the ° hour, but nothing whatever is known of the p"g res the negotiations. The steamer has brought duvi ° ,l,6 p asse ngers, chiefly French subjects, and this dries e t like a probability of an amicable settleme nt being ell' An ol.d French resident, a man of 70 years of tkg e ' f ir Varengot, wo,s assassinated, and his house ona„ 0 0, perty plundered, on the night of the 18th current, "$ circumstances of peculiar barbarity, and this ew e ! I, itself will throw an additional obstruction , easy adjustment of the d fferenceiz. It is said (.13, 3 '0 miral Mackau had given the Gover.ement three let decide upon his proposals, the term t which vio ti pire yesterday. . . . There is no e e ir to-del ls ,,bdi f l the French men-of-war, of which we have; now 104`000- nineteen vessels of a large class, and ni42o or, e te : l h e river craft, that I counted this morning, a,Ncl" miral contemplated immediate hostilities t.\efit) doubt that all vessels that could navigate t.3° would be ordered up to Buenos Ayres. . is stated that Lavelle has returned to the prow l - 0 Buenos Ay ns, and taken the towns of San Nic and San Pedro, putting to the sword all who ref i llo surrender. On Sunday morning a human bet a li discovered to be fixed to the top of the triun.; t i ramid which stands in the centre of the pla za in Buenos Ayres, and heads are carried throur to streets on the points of lances. The assassi.n ati°° o o been resumed, and I fear may go on to an awf: l . l should war be declared by the French Admiral; It is said also that six French officers had beet / patched by Admiral IVlackau to visit L a vair,e'd latest letters are towthe 14th Oct, from Buenos 1 ; 1 9 0 when no apprehension was el2tertained for the Pert' safety of Englishmen, and my correspondent re 4f his opinion that with ordinary prudence no 0 0 man has any just cause to be alarmed ; and if aloo creme necessity should aiise, subjects 0 ,4 always find an asylum on board the DritiSh rp war now lying at Buenos Ayres. THE DOUR,O QUESTION; MADRID, JAN. 4, 1841.—Tne anwnded cods 5. 4 gulations for free navigation of the river I.)ourer b e e hi l the former one had been agreed upon ao ,d 1836, by the Commissioners Trubrecht and Can'Tlil? on behalf of this country, and Messrs. j3raga aoal, two wealthy Oporto merchants, on that of Pl c was only concluded and si g ned at Lisbon by 1 ! Creus and Blanco on the one side, and Ma' s Ferreira on the other, on the day prexious to the 01 of the Portuguese Cortes, the latter end of last g!, / ,, f the Spanish Charg e d'Aff a i res , D on Carlos Cr e :, ceived the solemn assurance of the King Consort,' as of the Mnisters, Count de Villareal, aodrige, cis o atca Magalhacs, and Count de Bomfim, tha t t `fioll, should be ratified by her Majesty, without Prollail submitting it to the approbation of the L e ° 00 Chambers, the very moment that the Queen M e ol Spain had sanctioned it. M. Crcus was further', , to send an express off to Madrid to convey s° ll o-, surauce, in strict compliance with the pledge ° t i c ti 7 been given to Spain at the time when M. Perc y , 0 41 / tro so powerfully contributed to bring about L. 1 7 6 t1i, throw of the Sabrosa Administration on the November, 1839. M. Creus accordingly scu t ) , 0 attache, M. Areizaga, a son of the General ',60, 1 the battle of Ocana during the Peninsular war ,f ,;ol 7 o ! rier, to Madrid, in order to obtain the rati fi eat'';, - Government to the said " revised regulatioa s ',A' proved that great duplicity was at that rlq - 0 11 11 7,1 use of by the Portuguese Government. ' 14 0,1 can be more removed from my intention t...7 f #0 15 ; sanction the late hasty proceedings of the ' or r y, Government towards the neighbouring n ation , I,g tr,' harsh terms-in which the last note presented.," 9' Charge d'Affairer, Vin e;ra, now in Mad r l t i f y couched. Neither can 1 admire the hostile leiu . /0 41 ' ticks inserted in the official journal, the. Gr I L Mad? id, inithe early part of last month on ''' - n or subject ; but it is but fair that the Britisis should be in possession of th e w h o l e , no t of °.entieri tion, of the facts. Fully conv i nce d d o I e° ° i ti. taji be, that force of a rms w ill no t b e r esort„.eu o din spite of the persev er i ng manner i n w hi c h the og IO journals urge the Regency, for the sake of Oe. chgrity, to th e i mme di ate i nvas i on o f P or tugal' 111, 1 The ultra P ro g r esisl a s cons ider th a t the in ° ,, g bet h f question which th e C o rt es w ill h a v e t o deciders , " re te, r the Regency s h a ll b e i nv iol a bl e like the Sole tt whether it shall be appointed for the abb e of her Majesty's minority, or only during t '4 sure of the Chambers ? a nd lastly, whether ' o r P o i be intrusted to one person, or to three lerl indiviiiials ? It is said that General Ellar ter- ill F 4 l towards its being confined to one man, but he lb few of his politi ca l f r i en d s w illi ng t o co incide tiovii in this respect ; as to t h e I n f ante D on Fran7, o ll Paula, he do es not appear to b e t h oug ht of 171 7, 0 0 t" ferent politic a l p art i es , so t h at i t amoun ts to o n ' il certainty th a t h e wi ll not- be named either as s gent or as member of the Regency. Crs'o The irregularity in paying the servants of Of, —of o n ly i ssu i ng out to t h em f our or fi ve nioatP‘ o ro l s, the year—is necessarily produ c ti ve o f the. 1n° 11 ‘ t ,40_,..1 ous consequences ; it tempts them t o receive v — r t s well as to plunder the State, when they have tr o ilio of doing so, more particularly if they have a l i oto„ i r support. This crying evil extends to the 016 i0 1: 0 1 —to those who ought to be the most. imp ar lold pensers of justice, and there are few who ee° against temptation. . . Ca pri d. BRUSSELS, JAN. 13.—The average ', wheat last week was 181. 95e., and that of !I REGISTER STOVES, 3 ft. wide, 04 1;9 Poles for Window Cu r t a i ns , I s . Bd. per f oo t. --' ItegT e r ,0" B€l. per inch ; elliptic stoves, 4d. per , finch ; reg,r n - reV; with bright fronts, bright and black' tars, bronze",:dia jr • loos. ; brass poles for window' curtains, i" e 7 fr i r Is. 3d. per foot • 2 incheaeh. ;a 2 inch r e ' for ' O O inches long, with ends, rings, and brackets, cemPle te ' A rti c Catalogues gratis, containing the price of 0 41 .' iroongery. nm IPPON st e ,o R and BURTON, Wells-street, Oxfor rC t BIRTHS. the At Park Village West, Regent's Park, on -Friday' inst.. the wife of James Wyld, Esq., of a daughter. too On the 9th inst„ Mrs. T. Teape, of a son. „.bO 4 „ On the 12th inst., at Cambridge •street, Culul a 'r ol" Mrs. C. S. Drewry, of a daughter. On the 13th inst., at Clapham Lodge, Mrs. ••• daughter. On the 13th inst , in Russell.square, the lady or C' S'° / Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. c. .rb ° Csir On the Ist inst., in the Island ofJersey, Mr. J ~,,,e late, r pet to Miss Elizabeth Adel. ide Stewart, daughter cc tain W. Stewart, formerly Town Major of the sl am On the 12th inst., at Skirbeck Church, Sir A1 36 0000' onlylingh c a h m i I , d o ß f a H rt . . ; C o l f ar C k a e s , tl E e sci ß . e , ll o in f g w haz, s l k r i e rt la e l , t r l ou se: .",/ colnshire. f p DIED. , ug hter ° On the 10th inst., at Walthamstow, Jane. tb s Hall, Esq. • MO W " On the 11th inst., at the Rectory, 'Margaret 3 1a of wife of di* Rev. T. Moseley, Rector of St. 31 ' f mingham th . h a° ' On e 30th ult., at Florence, Lieutenant Pap4,st Royal Horse Artillery, aged 28. e ra, f 119 1" 1 1F t he On the 9th of November, at Mussnrie, near the b.°l Lieutenant-Colonel George John Shadwell, vice. 9 4" Daine°!,loo' c ß e e l l g o i r m o e f n On the 30th ult at Naples, John - Aliddictr o f England.t Native Cavalry, younger brother of fourth son of the ' late Rev. J. J. Barnes, V ''' r LukUwo iyl4o: 0 ;0 I I . London : Printed ,a,nd Publi,hv cl by :I‘.lli , ' II% stl . 0 No. 112, Strand, at 7'he Sun Office , 1 6,1 4 the county of Mi ddlesex.—Satcrday • hay" • - • :,/// SMITHFIELD. The supply of Cattle was shor and trade dull. Our prices of 5s botb for Beef and Mutton wero obtained with difficulty, and that only for the choicest quality. The sup ply of Veal was short, and the best sort were disposed of quickly, while the middling and inferior qualities were dull of sale ; but few small Porkers at market. Beasts, 304 ; Sheep, 2,160; Pigs, 317 ; Calves, 99. Beef, 3s 8d to 5s ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s ; Veal, 48 to 63; Pork, 3s 6d to 55. COLONIAL MARKET. There was not much business transacted either by pri vate treaty or public sale, but prices underwent little varia tion. The arrivals were to a fair extent from most parts. TEA MARKET. The market was qfiiet, but prices were steady. Company's Congou produced Is 6id cash per lb. Some public sales have been declared. TALLOW MARKET. The demand for Russian Tallow was dull on the spot, but prices were not lower. 46s 9d was the quotation of fine quality. PRICE C-F D. The higheir. •r;e of • i •he M t•eolis is 9 1 ,4c1 for the llb • of Bre d may be hail at 71,4-1. E, OF SEEDS Per Quarter Per C.,..t i Ntw E gl sh It, Clove'...sos 84s St. F.in ..... -s Mis 70, Old i it ~ Dii o -s -3 - s Aye G ass -s Itis 130,, New Foreign Di to ...... -s 5.5 s is F.,cey Grass ,-- s -s --; Olt Di ,o Di to -s -s -s I, , esecti, Ihr fe di, g ,„--s hO 5 cw White Clover -15 s Ses ('Os 1/it o, fe sowing ..., ,-s t;0 614, Old Di t , Ditto -s 5 8 Ditto, for crushi. g ....-s 40s 48 i w 'l're oil ... -s :Ss 4's R. in -s 130, 4 / Old 1 itto - s 20s 130 s Canary -s 85. 56 Fr foliurn -s 4Ss 70s Per B. steel. E glish Carraway s 50s 5 s White Must,,rd..., is Od to Ils 0 , Foreign Ditto Coriander -s I Is 18s.Tares P A :CE JF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, rer ton £44 0 DiVo, refined Linseed Oil 2B 0 -Lins 111 Oil Cake at tiL., Mill (per 10 , 10) l4 0 -. Pta k e ake. per to , ritt,..g OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. Town Tallow £2 13 6 Melting Stuff .£1 19 0 Yellow Russia ' White . ~ 0 t ()raves Soap Ditto - 0 0 0 ileod Dregs 0 5 0 PRICE OF RA %V FAT, per stone of 81bs, Price of T:.11ow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) 3s. Id (COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last market-day, 3 1 . s. d.. Finfield Moor , . :2'2 C Townley . ..... Wort Bartley ......... Walls E d rietvic .e and Cl 2:3 i Walls End ~lonfetli ..... Walls Fled:Heaton ., 23 :. %Valls End Hedlry... Walls End Lambton Walls End Pemberton t3 Walls Et:d Hartlepool 2l• 9 radiant's Hartlepool l4 3 (From the London New Price Current of January 15.) SUGAR.-Holders of Brbish Plantation have displayed firmness this week, and the grocers have been anxious to purchase ; good and fine yellow descriptions havo been in brisk request, and the ma' ket has been daily nearly cleared of such ; the supplies bring rather small, buyers have been compelled to pay an advance on former rates of 6tl to Is per cwt ; brown and the lower sorts of yellow have been disposed of to a fair extent at previous prices. The refiners have not evinced much desire to do business, still they have been on the alert, and a steady demand has existed for all strong sorts, which have fetched fully former rates, but soft kinds have moved off slowly ; fine yellow Jamaica has fetched 83; to 84s, mid and good mid 73; to 79t, low 723; Trinidad, good brown 693 to 71s ; Antigua, good and fine, but not with muTh colour 79. to 81s, mid and good roil 733 to 793; Grenada good mid and good 773 6d to 793 ; Demerara very dark grey ish brown, with some heavy samples amongst them 645. good and fine brown 68s to 71s, low mid yellow 72s to 735; Dominica good mid 775. To day there was a good demand for middling to fine yellow, and strong grey descriptions, which brought rather higher rates; making the advance for the week Is per ewe, brown and low yellow sorts cannot be quoted higher, stilt they were in fair request. The :total sales for the week reach 2,400 hhds and trs. REFINED.- There has been an excellent demand for Refined Goods from the home trade since this day week, and rather higher rates have been paid for the better de scriptions, Standard Lumps have been disposed of in large parcels at 93; ; Tittlers and Hamburgh Loaves, good 94s to 965, fine 97s to 99; ; Brown Lumps, fine 91s 61 to 925, good 903 to 91e, ordinary 883 to 893 per cwt. Treacle common in small parcels at 363, patent 37s to 38s, beat old make 41; to 425, for golden syrup 42; 6d to 43 , Pieties have beer. in excellent request, and prices have further improved ; fine sorts have been selling at 823 to 86s, good 79s to 81s, middling 77s to 78s, ordinary 75s to 765. Bastards of common descriptions may be had as low as 493 to 503, but the better kinds have brought full prices • , middling and good descriptions at 56s to 67e. fine 68s to 70s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 32; 6d to 32s 9d for first quality. For Loaves prices are firm ; 141bs have been disposed of at 375, 10Ibs 37s 6d to 38s, and 6lbs 403 to 41s. Treacle at 14s 9d to 153. Bastards at 16s to 193, and Pieces 20s to 255. Dutch Crushed Sugar on board at 30s 6d. To-day prices were firm for Refined goods, but there was only a limited busine. s transacted for home consump tion, in other articles no variation occurred. MAURITIUS.-This afternoon a fair demand prevailed, and 1,049 bags at public sale sold 6d above former rates, fine yellow fetched 83s, good 793 to 80s, low and middling 74s 6•i to 75s 6d, fine brown 68; 6d, low 50s per cwt. EAST INDIA.-Fine Bengal has been disposed of at 85s to 863, good 84s to 84; 6 , 1, mid and good middling 82s to 833 6d, ordinary 813 to 81s 6d. Low dark soft brown at public sale was bought in at 51s to 523, 50; 6.1 was offered for a part. 300 bags yellow fetched 71s 6d for soft dingy and washed 69s per dwt. Manilla for Refining un der bond at 21s a 22s 6d. Siam at 26s for good mid white. This afternoon 5,720 bags damp brown Bengal were of fered at auction, and all disposed of at, and after the sale, 3s above the general valuations, low quality realized 55s to 58s 6d, the bulk went at 573 per cwt. FOREIGN.-Brown descriptions of Brazil would com mand full former rates, but the limited quantity has re stricted business ; 25s for middling white ; yellow Ha vannah rather above former rates ; middling quality has fetched 245. Cuba imported from Jemaice, tierces fetched 22; 61 to 23s 6d for middling yellow Muscovado, and the remainder 22s 61 to 24s 6d for middling and good clayed yellow, and one lot fine at 255; if holders would accept 233 6d for fair yellow quality of Havannah, it would lead to the disposal of large parcels. Porto Rico continues in request, and prices are firm; at auction 208 hhds fetched 23t to 23s 6d for good middling strong greyish yellow. MOLASSES -For West India there has been a good de mand, and 200 puns have been disposed of this week at rather higher rates; fine Demerara has been selling at 32s to 335, Antigua 383, Berbice and Grenada ordinary 30s, Dominica and St. Vincent's good 323 to 333 per cwt. COFFEE.-The trade have not evinced much desire to purchase clean descriptions of British Plantation this week, still holders have displayed firmness, and the former rates have been supported. For Ceylon full prices have been paid, ordinary sorts at 72s to 735, good ordinary 745, fine ordinary coloury 753 to 783 per cwt. Java at 56s to 578 for good ordinary pale. This afternoon there was a fair demand from the Home trade, and prices were firm, 768 bags Ceylon ; and 10 casks B. P. were offered at public sale. The former sold readily at full pi ices, good ordinary fetched 73s 61 to 74i, fine ordinary pale greenish 75s to 765, fine for ordinary even pale 80; to 818. The latter, of ordinary quality, fetched 70s to 75; per cwt. COCOA, -British Plantation has maintained its former value, but there has been only a limited demand privately, and none has' been offered at auction ; a large parcel has arrived. Foreign in small quantities has been selling at late rates. TEA.-There has not been much activity in the market for Free Trade since we last wrote. The business done has been almost exclusively for cash, and on the following terms :---Congou common is 6d to Is:64d, coarse is 61d to is 7d, fair blackish leaf Is 7d to is 74d, mid Is 8d to Is 84d, good and fine is 9d to is 104 d, very fine Pekoe flavour Is lld to Is 114 d, Twenkay common Is 7d to is Bd, good brightish leaf Is 84.21 to is 9d per lb. The operations have been principally in the lower kinds of Congou. In the speculative market a fair business has been done ; but prices have been unsteady, and have varied between Is 6id to Is 7id for Company's Congou cash ; the closing quotation yesterday was Is 6td cash, and is 7d prompt one month. For auction on Tuesday 5,000 packets are declared. To-day several parcels of free vade were disposed of, and upon the whole a fair amount of business was trans acted, prices were firmer, and the lowest point of the mar ket for common Congou cash is Is 64d per lb; of fine kinds of tea there do not appear to be many parcels pressing for sale. Company's Congou was in steady request, and closed at Is 6iel a Is 7d cash. Spices.-For Pimento holders are firm, and former rates have been maintained; ord coarse at 20, and low mid 3d per lb. Cassia Lignea is held firmly, and prices have an upward tendency ; mid descriptions at 90s per cwt. For Black Pepper, holders are firm ; common St matsa at to Sad 31d, fair Malabar 38d, and 4d to 40 per lb. West India has been in fair request. Cloves arc held firmly. In Nutmegs prices are inclined to advance. RICE.-This afternoon less demand existed for East India, but prices were firm ; 1,993 bags, and 788 pockets Bengal, 1,191 bags Madras, and 251 bags Siam, were of fered at public sale. Bengal was taken in at 14; 6d for good middling white, being the full value, and Madras at 10s 6d far fine yellow ; Siam sold at 9s 6d to 10; per cwt. FRUIT.-The business done has been partial this week the importers continue to force sales of Turkey Figs, es pecially those parcels in bad condition ; a public sale was attempted yesterday consisting of French Fruit, Lipari Currants, and damaged Valencia and Denis Raisins ; a very thin attendance, and nothing appeared to have been sold. BkANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—For Jamaica Rum -al buyers, especially of fine descri ption;, there firs • offered, but the short supply at Chid frtl~ rites kale bye.. "d the sales this week market has tcsttieted business, - quoted. Lee have not eiceeded 100 puns at the rave war& bate been less in request , still a fair bu5u.....7 has been ttaticaercd, and fottner prices have been maintained, 200 puns have been disposed of, proofs at 2s 9d to 2s 91d, 2 to 10 pet cent over 2, 10c1 to 3s Id, 12 to 15 over 3s 2d to 3s 3d, 60 puns Demerara have b:en sold at 5s 2d to bi Od for 29 to 36 over-proof. The demand has become dull for Rain; India, and prices for Calcutta have fallen to 2i Id to 2s Lid for proof, at which 80 hhds have been disposed of. The arrivals of Rum have been b7O puns and hhds since this day week. The transactions in Brandy have been on a more extended scale, and a fair business has (leen transacted at improved rates. Cognac first brands of the vintage of 1836, has been selling at 5s 5d in hhds, 5s 3d in puns, do 1837 hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id, do 1838, hhds 53 Id, puns 4s l Id, do 1639 hliti6 4i I Id, pow.' is 9:- 1 , Ill:? 6 , ,rt3 of last :;e15011'6 Vintage. ilov.t:vr, have been only in hmi ed request, ill l 5 at 33 9,1, puns 3,7 d. Geneva has been in lair demand, and the supply being small, prices have improved, sales hare been made for shipping at 21.10:1 to 21 2d, and fine for MORNING EDIT !Or. 1 4 4