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EVENING SUN SECOND EDITION THE FUNDS-(C OSING PRICES) BRITIS: FUNDS. Bank Stock l6B / India 5t0ck.........247 3 per Cent Red. B9& \ Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent Cons 894 Ditto Old Annuities ... 3i per Cent Red 99i I Ditte New Annuities... New 31 1 per Cent ssi Ex. Bills, 1,000/....24d 20 pm New 5 per Cent Ditto 5001. . . . lB pre Long Annuities to expire , Ditto Small. 18 pm Jan. 1860 124 'Bank Stock for Acct... 168 Oct 1859 l2i India Stock for Acct....246i Jan. 1860. augh.)—There being no further business before the meeting, thanks were voted to the Chairman and Direc tors, and the meeting adjourned. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS' /ROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—Everybody must be struck with the complacency with which Sir James Graham talks of his colleagues and himself ; and the contrast between this complacency and the absence of any cause for it known to the public, is equally striking. The most sterile of all Ministries is, nevertheless, the most self-complacent. With what unction Sir James talks of the Premier, the Duke, and himself 1 Yet, except a barefaced attempt to take the credit of the Anti-slavery Treaty, be does not produce a single good deed done or intended, as a pretext for his unc tuous complaisance. " Look at me and my col leagues—did you eyer see the like of us?'' Yet not one good thing can he adduce. " Did ye ever," said a happy father, addressing a Scotch hostess, " did ye ever see sic a sight in your house before, as me and my three sons a' placed ministers o' the Kirk o' Scotland ?" " Never, Sir," was the reply of the dame, remembering that none of her guests could preach a good sermon, " but once, when I had a Highland piper and his three sons o' Highland pipers, and deil a tune amang them." Of all the Administrations which have held power of late years, none has equalled the present in sterility of ideas. Their friends, when saying the best they can for them, hare merely hinted they still have sense enough to adopt parts or imitations of the measures of the men they have displaced. Ideas of their own they have not, nor pretend to have. Nobody knows what they will do, nor does any one of themselves know. Sir James Graham only seems to think it clever to vapour about how soon and readily they will resign. Search the universe, and you will not find a more con temptible sight than a purposeless Government And the Cabinet of Sir Robert Peel is purposeless. Observers, who have Tory friends, know that they always consist of two kinds—men who wish to retake power which has been conceded to the people and men who wish to concede still more power to democracy. In Ireland there are men resolute for taking away the grant to Maynooth, and those who are bent on conciliating the priests by increasing the grant and giving endowments to the entire priesthood. Yet these men of opposite purposes both belong to the Govern ment party. Scotland has Conservatives determined to give up their party if a power is not given to the people in the election of their clergymen ; and the strength of Scotch Toryism lies in the patrons from whom this power must be wrung. How long will these men hang together? In England, an active and zealous body of Tories are Ultra-Protestants, who have societies all over the land for agitating against Romanism. Another, and a more powerful body of Tories, are banded together to make the Church of England more like the Church of Rome. Can these persons continue to pursue the same path 7—to form companies of the same army in the same war ? We trow not. Again, in the last general elec tion the rallying cry of the Tory party was, the preser vation of the Corn•laws untouched. Already the altering of these laws is reckoned a certain thing —per haps prematurely enough. Undoubtedly, however, the Tory party is divided on this very matter, and consists of free-traders, who feel the necessity of concessions to allay the distresses and the discontents of the manufac turing interests—and of bigots of aristocracy, who menace the Government with destruction the instant a reforming hand is lifted up against their monopoly. STANDARD.—That the public distress has had some influence upon the revenue, if not in producing the whole or any considerable part of the Excise de crease, at least in preventing an km: ease, which the great increase in the other sources of revenue would seem to promise, we aro not disposed to deny. The sinking of the edifice is first felt by those en the ground floor, and they are unhappily the last to emerge from it. The humbler classes, the great con sumers of exciseable commodities, are always the earliest in sufering by general distress, and the latest to enjoy a recovered prosperity. That the nation is re covering is proved by the signal improvement in the Customs' revenue. Allowing, as we have done, that some of this improvement is borrowed from the Exciso, still an improvement in the Customs, at the rate of 1,658,000/. per annum, ,manifests a wonderful aug mentation of public confidence, and a corresponding revival of foreign trade—the trade upon which so many tell us the happiness and security of the country depends. It will not 4p to say that this improvement in the Customs is all the produce of corn duties, be cause it is an increase upon a quarter of the same year in which 1,200,000/. was received in corn duties ; and if 414,000/., or any great proportion of it, has been realised upon corn duties,—much of these dufes being col lected at the rate of one shilling the quarter,—what is to be said of the practical exclusion of foreign corn, It is idle, however, to pursue the inquiry further, until we shall have before us the particular details. We have now but to congratulate our fellow-subjects upon the first financial fruits of Sir Robert Peel's Government, the enjoyment to which for many years they have been unaccustomed, of a well-grounded prospect of improve ment in the revenue of the country. COURIER.—We do not seek to justify the indis cretion, for it scarcely amounts to more, committed by the Herald in fixing the imputations falsely current in public rumour with apparently so much distinctness on one or two noble persons, and two there were equally answering by title and other circumstances to the one de scriptive process employed; but we may be allowed to say that had the existence of such rumours only been referred to, without personal application, the Herald was no more than in the just performance of its duty towards the public, not only without prejudice to individuals, but the reverse, for the notice of such rumours would have led to more particular inquiry on all sides, and thus parties injuriously and falsely implicated, but still in ignorance of the privately circulated slander by which their fair fame was hourly being assailed, would come to cognisance of the fact through some friend or other, so as to enable them at once to meet the ca lumny, and vindicate their reputation, What most surprises us, in the otherwise proper retractation of the Herald, is the terms in which made, at least so far as the first paragraph, as follow :—" In our paper of the 21st ult. we noticed upon authority, on which we have been accustomed to place implicit reliance, the exist ence of rumours relative to the Exchequer bill fraud, which we were assured had gained an extensive circu lation in the City. The result of inquiries which we subsequently instituted on the subject now leads us to the conviction that we have been im posed upon, and that such rumours hsd gained no such circulation as our informant confidently . sta ted." W e can; only say t h at the Herald, impo se d up on at a ll, was gross l y so, b ut not certa i nly by the i nforma n t by whom the " existence of the ru mours"! as'l”serted and th e i r c i rcu l at i on i n t h e Ci ty. The " Inquiries instituted" must h ave b een con d ucte d in a strange fashion to lead to the " conviction" that the rumours alluded to "had gained no such circulation" as stated. Ifor in fact they were unfortunately the talk even in taverns of public resort. From the moment that the rumours were first guardedly broached in the Times we ourselves heard them broadly connected with names, not in the City merely, but in the west end of this metropolis. We sincerely rejoice that at length they have been disposed of, as the base fabrications of calumny for which there existed not the slightest foun dation. The last of the royal mail steamers, the Teviot, proceeds steadily in her equipment, and will complete the six furnished by the Clyde builders for that splendid undertaking. _ The Duchess of Kent has been pleased to di rect that a shawl, similar to those lately made for her Majesty, shall be made for her by the inmates of the Royal Victoria Asylum for the Blind, Newcastle,— Tyne Mercury. ' It has reached its that their Serene Highnesses the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg, uncle of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Dowager Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, will unavoidably be absent from the christening of the Prince of 'Wales. It is said his Excellency Baron Gersdorif, the Saxon. Minister, will have the honour to officiate as represent ative of his Serene highness as one of the sponsors, and we believe her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will act for the Dowager Duchess. THE PEussrAN EMEASSIti—The personnel of the Prussian legation have removed to his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen's mansion (recently Lord Stuart de Rothesay's),on Carlton-house -terrace, whereßaron Canitz and Baron Schlenits have taken up their residence. LIVERPOOL, JAN. s. —(From a Correspon dent.)—The Jenny Jones arrived from London on the 2d. About twenty miles east of Tuskar fell in with her Majesty's steamer Avon, hence to Plymouth, on fire ; remained by her for about an hour, when the fire was got under by ripping up the decks. The Avon then bore away for Milford. It appears the candidate who was expected to come forward on the Tory side for Dublin was Lord Jo celyn, but he would not meet the support of the mode rates of nis party, and is besides engaged for Lynn. The deputation from the Dublin Orangemen has arrived in London, to " fish up," somewhere or other, a rich squeezeable" candid a t e . A mongst others to whom, in the desperation of the Orangeman, it is said they are likely to apply, is Mr, Colquhoun LAW INTELLIGENCE. ADMIRALTY COURT, Jun. 5. THE OCEAN QUEEN. This was a motion to arrest a vessel under the 3d and 4th Victoria, c. 65. The vessel was built and registered at New Brunswick, and was the property of a firm carrying on business at Liverpool, in Nova Scotia. Having arrived in the Mississippi, to obtain goods on freight. the master left the vessel in the river, and went up to New Orleans to see if freight could be procure', and there applied to the house of Lizardi and Co. for advice and as:L3tance. He had goods on board, taken at Panama, and under the American navigation law he had rendered his vessel liable to seizure and condemnation in an American port ; whereupon Lizardi and Co. advised him to put to sea again, but he wanted funds to pay for necessaries, and neither he nor his owners had any credit at New Orleans. Lizardi and Co. accordingly advanced the necessary funds, amounting to 250/., for which the master gave bills of exchange payable in London, but they were refused acceptance by the owners at Nova Scotia. The :vessel had now arrived in the port of London, and a warrant of arrest had been applied for on behalf f Lizardi and Co., who had a house in London, which the registrar had refused to issue, on the ground that the 6th section of the Act gave this Court jurisdic• tion in such cases only over " foreign ships or sea-going vessels." It was contended that the word " or." being disjunctive, placed all " sea-going vessels" within the jurisdiction. Dr. LUSHINGTON, ho,wever, was of a different opinion, and rejected the motion. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 5. IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM BRETON. Mr. WOODROFFE, on behalf of the insolvent, who had been in very affluent circumstances formerly, and resided at Walham Cottage, in the county of Devon, but who was now reduced to the deepest distress, moved for the ap pointment of an assignee. The grounds on which he founded his motion were, that a small property had be come available to his estate, and upwards of forty of the creditors, compassionating his unfortunate reverses, had signed a release from all demands, and petitioned that Mr. Ford, who was a creditor for 1,5001., should be ap pointed assignee, in order that this property might be appropriated to the old gentleman's use. Mr. Commissioner BOWEN said he should appoint the assignee ; still he thought it possible that the few cre ditors who did not sign the document alluded to might call upon him to account to them. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NEW COURT. BIGAMY.—Joseph Cooper, aged 32, was indicted and charged for that he on the 13th of September, 1832, was married to one Rebecca Cooper, and that he on the 30th of May, 1838, was married at St. George's, Hanover square, to Elizabeth Perkins, his wife Rebecca being then alive. Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner. Eleanor Harvey stated that she was the mother of Re becca Cooper, who was married to the prisoner 11 years ago last September. Her name had been always Cooper, which was the maiden name of witness. She was born before witness was married. Witness was at her daugh ter's wedding, which took place at St. Luke's, Chelsea. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Her daughter Rebecca was 24 years of age when she was married. At that time she was a laundress. Witness did not know that she got her living in any other way. She lived with witness. She used to be out of an evening, but not all night. Witness knew a person named Godfrey. He kept company with her daughter. He was a Catholic. Witness never heard from her daughter that she was married to him by a priest before she married the pri soner. The prisoner and her daughter only lived toge ther two or three years. She had no child. James Hatfield was a labourer, and came from Wing field, Berkshire. On the day of the marriage of the prisoner with his last wife, witness was in the neigh. bourhood of St. George's, Hanover-square. The pri soner came up to witness, and asked him if he would go to church with him, as he had been disappointed by a young man. Witness went to church, and saw him married, but he did not know to whom. Besides himself there was a young woman present, who acted as bride's maid. Had never seen the prisoner before or since, until he saw him at the police-office. Witness was cer tain the prisoner was the man, because he took particular notice of him. The prisoner gave witness half-a-crown after he was married. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Was out of situation at the time the occurrence took place. Witness saw the prisoner that morning about eleven o'clock. When he asked him what he was, the prisoner said he was a gardener. Witness could not say whether the lady to whom the prisoner was married was tall or short, dark or fair, nor could he say what coloured bonnet she had on. Witness signed the register. Could not remember what coloured coat the prisoner had on. His trousers were drab. The reason he had come to give evidence was because he had been summoned by the police. At the time he re ceived the summons he was at Wingfield, in Berkshire. Witness was not acquainted with Mrs. Harvey, nor the prisoner's first wife, Miss Cooper. Had been to two other weddings since he attended the _prisoner's, but did net know either"' the parties. Could not say whether he should know the woman the prisoner married three years ago. • _ _ _ _ _ Thomas Bates, a policeman, produced the certificates of both the marriages of the prisoner. He apprehended him on the 16th of DeCember last. When he did so, the prisoner said to him, " They think they have a pull upon me about my first wife, but she was married before, and I don't care ar.ything for them." Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—The prisoner was living, when I took him into custody, very respectably, in a cottage at Battersea. Witness saw the first wife at the Police-court, but did not know how she got her livi lg. The two certificates he had produced liere,sent to the station-house. Witness had examined them with the original registers. The reason witness apprehended the p:isoner was, that he received an order from his ser geant to do so whenever he saw him. The supposed second wife was not at the Police-court, nor had she made any complaints to him. Did not look after the second wife after the first day. The reason he went to find the mother of the first wife was, that he was sent to do so by the Magistrates. Found her in the Commercial road, Pimlico. Mr. CLARKSDN here objected to the reading of the first certificate, which was overruled by the Court. The certificates having both been put in and read, Eleanor Harvey, the mother of the first wife, was re called, and in answer to Mr. Clarkson, stated that she was delivered of her daughter, the first wife of the pri soner, before she was married. Iler daughter was not walking the streets, to her knowledge, before she was married. Mr. CLARKSON then, at some length, addressed the Jury on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. Justice MAULE summed up, and The Jury, after a short consultation, found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly recommended hi-n to mercy on ac count of the dissolute conduct of 'ormer wife. Mr. Justice MauLE sentenced him to two calendar months' imprisonment. FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent..., Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian 80nd5.... Buenos Ayres, 6 per cea Chilian, 6 per cent 7l Colombian, 6 per cent.. Ditto, 1824. Danish, 3 per cent Greek, 18:45, 5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent 29} Ditto, 6 per oeut. 1837 Peruvian, 18'25, 6 per ct. SH A !Portuguese, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto — Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent — !Ditto, Metallic Spanish, 5 per cent 251 Ditto, Deferred .. French, 5 per cent. —f. — c , Exchange French, 3 per cent —f. —c Dutch, 2i per cent 5l Ditto, 5 per cent. RES. Great Western 'Railway( 65 paid) B6i Ditto New Shares (50 paid) ... 60i London and Brighton (50 paid) , 39 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) l2i Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ... .. 70 Northern and Eastern (40 paid) •••• 33i South Eastern and Dover (43 paid)......... 22 CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. OLD COURT. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) MAGISTERIAL NEGLECT. The following case is strongly illustrative of the loose manner in which depo sitions are taken in the Police Courts, and the little reli ance that can be placed on their accuracy. Peter Welch, printer, aged 17, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing 56 yards of bed-ticking, value 31., the property of Charles Thompson. The firstwitness called was the shopman of the bedding wareh'ouse from which the ticking was alleged to have been stolen. lie stated that the name of his master was Rickards, and that he knew nothiag about any person named Charles Thompson. Mr. Baron GURNEY—Why, in your deposition before the Magistrate, you state that you were in the employ of Charles Thompson. Witness—l told the Magistrate that I believed my master's name to be Rickards, and that I knew nothing about Thompson. I understood that I said the ticking was the property of my master. Mr. Baron GUNNEY—Then you know nothing about any Charles Thompson? Witness—No, my Lord. Mr. Baron GURNEY—CaII the next witness ; and let us see if he knows any thing about Charles Thompson. The next witness was the policeman, who appeared to be equally ignorant of the existence of any C. Thompson. Mr. Baron GURNEY—TeII the Magistrate that there does not appear to be any such person as Charles Thompson connected with this case. The Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge, immediately acquitted the prisoner. It appears from the calendar that the prisoner was com mitted on the 23d December, by. J. B. Greenwood, Esq. ANOTHER L4rsrs.—Joseph Clarke and Henry Clarke were indicted for stealing certain goods, the property of William Mills and another. On the trial it appeared that Mr. Mills had no partner. Mr. Baron GURNEY—Who gave orders to have the in dictment prepared at Mr. Clarke's office ? A City policeman stepped into the box and said ho had done so. . _ Mr. Baron GiraNEY—What directions did you give? Witness—That they should be indicted for stealing the goods of William Mills. I said nothing about any partner. Mr. Justice WicirrmAN said that under the circum stances it was the duty of the Jury to acquit the pri soners, which they accordingly did. The Court, how ever, ordered both the prisoners, and also the prisoner Peter Welch, to be remanded until next session and in the meantime gave directions to have proper indictments preferred against them. TRIAL OF A LASCAR.— ---- Russell, a lascar, was placed at the bar, charged with feloniously cutting and wounding Abraham, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. The prisoner, who was attired in a pilot coat, with a large fur collar, which was closely buttoned up to the chin, surveyed the Court with a look of the most intense curiosity and satisfaction, uniningled, however, with any thing like an appearance of appre hension or anxiety ; he seemed, in fact, to regard the whole proceeding as an exhibition got up for his own especial amusement. When brought up to plead in the morning, on which occasion Mr. Sheriff RogCrs addressed a few words to him in Hindostanee, he appeared attired in a turban. He now, however, stood at the bar bareheaded. An interpreter having been sworn, The first witness, who was attired in a turban, was sworn on the Koran. He said his name was Abraham, and that he belonged to the ship Fort William. The prisoner was his shipmate. Prisoner had struck him when he was on board ship in the East India Docks. Witness was under the forecastle when Russell gave him five dollars. Russell was en trusted to give out money. Witness gave three of the dollars to one of the topmen, and with two dollars bought some clothes of the Serang. The Serang told witness to give another man two dollars, but he had no more. The prisoner was the Serang. Witness said he had no more to!, i • Prisoner said he must give, and struck him with the hooka produced on the forehead. It bled, and hurt him much. He had done nothing to the prisoner to make him do it.. The hooka was produced in Court, and appeared rather a formidable instrument. Cross-examined by the Prisoner, through the Inter preter—Witness was clerk to the Serang (the prisoner). Prisoner had given him 90 dollars before. Mr. Baron GURNEY-Interpreter, tell the prisoner the question is not about the dollars, but about striking him with the lu.oka. The Interpreter (after communicating with the pri soner)—lle says that he did not wish to break his head. Mahomet Greatoo, sworn upon the Koran, and exa mined through the medium of the interpreter, deposed that he saw the blow given with the hooka by Russell, and that Abraham had done nothing to Russell pre viously. The constable of the East India Docks deposed to taking the prisoner into custody on board the Fort Mr. Blew, a surgeon, described the nature of the in jury the prosecutor had received. Mr. Baron GURNEY—lnterpreter, ask him if he has anything to say in his defence. The interpreter, after communicating with the pri soner, said, he says he has nothing to say. Mr. Baron GURNEY summed up, and The Jury found him guilty of a common assault. The Surgeon of the ship said that the prisoner as Serang was a man whose presence was required on board the ship. lie was the chief and manager of the native crew. Mr. Baron GURNEY sentenced him to be imprisone, for one week. REVERSIONARY INTEREST SO CIETY.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the Proprietors of this Society was held this day, at their Office, King's Arms-yard, Coleman stret t, fur the purpose of electing a new Director. One of our reporters attended, but he was not admitted to the meeting, as he was told it was entirely private. NORTHERN AND EASTERN RAIL WAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) A general meeting of the Shareholders in this Com pany was held this day, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of confirming the forfeiture of certain shares on which calls had not been paid. W. Cat SHAY, Esq., took the chair, and said he was happy to inform them that there were only fifty Shares to be forfeited, all the others previously declared for f,ited having been redeemed. He then called upon some Proprietor.to move a resolution, confirming the forfeiture of the Shares. Mr. BULT moved, and Mr. SMALE seconded, the reso lution, declaring the,:said shares to be forfeited to the Company, and empowering the Directors to dispose of them. Mr. BELL inquired if the shares would be sold in the market? The CII.kIRMAN said the Act of Parliament empow ered them to sell them in any way they thought best. The motion was put and carried. Mr. HARVEY said the London and Birmingham Rail way had set them an example worthy of their adoption, which was that of stating the probable amount of divi dend at the next distribution. The CHAIRMAN said he should be sorry to state any thing which he wasnot certain of. They had not made out the year's accounts, but they should be happy to allow any gentleman to go into the office and inspect the books. He knew nothing with respect to that railway which he would not communicate to any individual. Mr. WILLIAMS made an application to the meeting respecting the payment of shares, but it was decided that the subject could not be taken into consideration at that meeting. The Hon. Gentleman also wished that the forfeited shares should not be disposed of till June, upon which a short conversation arose but it was decided that the subject could not be enter tained except at a meeting called for the purpose. A. PROPRIETOR inquired what portion of the 240,000/. granted at the last meeting had been raised ? The CHAIRMAN said that about . 6B,oool. had been raised. Some conversation then arose as to the propriety of at once connuencing the line to Hertford and Ware, which nill be fully discussed at th 2 next general annual meeting of the Company, which is to be held in February next. A Paw-nu:Ton inquired when the railway would be opened throughout ? Th e CHAIRMAN said he had consulted Mr. Veto, and h e had statrd that it ‘Tould be finished in April next. In answer to a question from a Shareholder, The CHAIRMAN said that the Company could not carry goods yet, as accommodation had not been providc4. HARvEY said that with respect to the prevention of accidents on thZ railway, he wished to inquire if th e plan of placing an empty carriage next the engine, and also one bAind, had b. an adopted? He thought it might be desirable that some means should be adopted to pre the recurrence of a cc id ents, i n vent, as far as possible, order to give confidence to the public. The CHAIRMAN said he did not think empty carriages placed in the manner described would prevent accidents. Mr. limixatito said that frequently stage coaches were placed between the passenger carriages and the engine. He was happy to say that thip line of railway was less liable to accidents than any other, as there were no cuttings or embankments. They had never had an acci dent yet. The CHAIRMA2i—Don't toast,. Mr. Kinnaird.-= (A' THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1842. SURREY SESSIONS. The General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, which were opened at G uildford on Tuesday, were yesterday held by adjournment at the Sessions House, Newington, be fore Mr. Puckle and a full Bench of Magistrates. William Hopei, an aged and lame man, and Richard Stofel, a young labourer, were indicted for stealing two cows, the property of John and James Knight, from a field of theirs, in the parish of Farnham, on the night of the 28th November last. From a vast body of evidence which was adduced, it appeared that the cows were of the Alderney breed, and had been in the possession of the prosecutors, or some part of their family to whom they had lent them occa sionally, for the last ten years. It was about seven o'clock on Saturday evening, the 20th November, when they were turned out into a meadow which was closed by a gate opening inwards. On the Sunday morning the gate was found to have been opened outwards, and nearly broken, and the cows gone. The two prisoners were seen in company on the Saturdayevening. About four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, one of the witnesses, who was a buyer of cattle, and was on the road to Guildford, met the two cows being driven towards town by two men, one of whom he positively swore was Hopei. Ho could not so confidently identify his companion. He took particular notice of the beasts, as they were of a singular colour, and ole of them (the hide of which only was found), had; pecu liar horns. Next day he saw a bill describing the cows, and offering a reward for the apprehension of the thieves, and in consequence of the information he gave the prisoners were apprehended. On the even ing of Sunday the two prisoners arrived at the yard of the Earn Inn, Smithfield, where they put up. They were very urgeht with the landlord to purchase the cows of them. He at first refused to have anything to do with them on the Sunday, but as the old man pressed very much he agreed to give 151. for them, but would not complete the transaction till the following morning. They slept that night in the yard amongst the cattle ; got up very early, and insisted upon the landlord being called up before six o'clock, that they might, as they alleged, receive their money, and be off to some fair. The landlord did get up, and gave the old man a cheque for 151., but in consequence of something his servant told him, he snatched it back, and refused to have anything to do with the beasts. The two prisoners then drove them into the market, where they sold them to a butcher in White chapel, who had them killed, and the skins sold to a large dealer in such goods, where the one last killed was found, and fully identified by all the preceding witnesses, in consequence of its peculiar marks. Hopei, when taken into custody, was put in the cage at Farnham, and upon the morning after he freely con f esse d t h e robbery, which he said had been concocted by Stofel. The Jury, after a very loni inquiry, found both pri soners guilty, and the Chairman sentenced them to be transported for ten years. The case occupied a very long time, and was not over till a late hour. _ During its progress the Grand Jury returned all the bills which had been laid before them. In their present ment they regretted that Magistrates were not empowered to deal summarily with many of the petty cases which had occupied their attention and put the County to much expense; they suggested, that in no case where any wit ness had assisted in theft, by purchasing goods at much below their real value, should such witness be allowed any of the expenses of his attendance. The CHAIRMAN said the first question was a very wide one, and one with which they could not meddle with there; the other suggestion would most certainly be acted upon.—They were then discharged. BRENTFORD PETTY SESSIONS. Yesterday Mr. Charles Butler, the landlord of the George public-house, Isleworth, appeared before the Rev. Dr. Walinesley, Henry Pownall, B. J. Armstrong, and Thomas Twining, Esqs., to answer an information laid agaiust him, under the Police Act, by Inspector Maequard, of the T division of police, for opening his housebefore ono (.419eic cm the afternoon of Christmas day last. Mr. Butler pleaded not guilty. Sergeant John Poole, 1 12, deposed that twenty mi nutes before one o'clock on the morning of Christmas day, while on duty in the parish of Isleworth, and pass ing the George public-house, kept by the defendant, his attention was attracted by hearing a number of persons, he believed men, singing in the defendant's house, and joining in chorus. While listening outside, he saw a woman come out of the defendant's house with a can con taining beer. About a quarter of an hour afterwards he saw a woman enter the defendant's house, and come out with some rum iu a measure. John Cussam, T 157, bore similar testimony, awl cor roborated the eyidenee of Skrgeant Poole, • • The defendant, in answer to the charge, contended that the information must be dismissed, inasmuch as although he admitted that the persons had left the house, ' as had been represented, yet they were a private party, and not persons who came there for refreshment subse quent to the appointed hour for closing. Although he had kept the above house for 15 years, he had never before been summoned before the Magistrates, and he appealed to the police to bear him out in stating that his house was invariably closed at twelve o'clock, and he de clared that on the night in question, after ten o'clock, but two persons had visited the house, with the exception of the party he had before spoken of, and those two had quitted long before twelve o'clock. Poole was recalled by Mr. PowNALL, and in answer to questions put to him he stated that when he passed the house, about half-past 12 on the night in question, it was then shut up, and he admitted that the persons he had seen quitting the house seemed to be private guests. Mr. Butler then stated that, having received instruc tions from Messrs. J. W. and C. Farnell, the brewers of Isleworth, to provide en the night of Christmas-eve a supper of old English fare for thirty 7 tive of their men, fur which they would pay, he considered he was acting as every hotel and tavern- keeper would have acted on the occasion, by allowing the party to remain until they broke up. That entertainment was annually given by Messrs. Farnell, but each year at different houses, and having been assured that, when it took place on the pre vious year, at the London Apprentice, a policeman, at one o'clock in the morning, came up into the room, and having ascertained that it was a private party, left with out anything further being heard of the matter, he thought he could act in the same manner. The Bench said they did not consider the case proved, as the persons whom the police had seen come out were admitted by the witnesses to have had the appearance of being private guests. The summons must, therefore, be dismissed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. James Steptoe, who had been tried at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, on an indictment for being a party in steal. ing a bale of silk and a box of furs, the property of Messrs. Littlewood, of 'Milk-street, Cheapside, and Messrs. Ellis and Everington, St. Paul's Church-yard, for which he was acquitted, was placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman Copeland, on the charge of stealing a so vereign and some silver, the property of Elizabeth Bretten. • It appeared, from the evidence, which was very lengthened, that the prosecutrix, who was a simple country 'girl, after leaving her situation, went to lodge with a woman named Griflen, where the prisoner also resided, and on the evening of her arrival, while sitting beside her, he stole the money, which was all she was worth in the world, from her pocket. She identified the sovereign by a peculiar scratch upon the rim. Inspector Woodruffe said there were several other charges against the prisoner.—Committed for trial. No less than eight persons, most of them able-bodied men and youths, were charged with entering several bakers' shops, and forcibly taking bread from the coun ters. In excuse they said they were starving, and un able to get work. They tried at the workhouse, but could get no relief, and they were unable to resist the tempta tion when they saw the bread in the windows. Mr. Alderman COPELAND said several cases of stealing bread from shops, by force, had come before him these few days back, which he treated with leniency, having only sentenced them to seven days' imprisonment, but in every future case brought before him he should commit the offending parties for trial at the Old Bailey. BOW-STREET. William Esworthy was brought up for examination charged with having defrauded Lord Stanley, the Colo nial Secretary. Emma Norman, a servant at the Colonial-office, in Downing-street, deposed that on the evening of the 27th of December, between seven and eight o'clock, the pri soner came to the office with a large parcel covered with matting, which he said was a handsome chandelier, a present to Lord Stanley, and that the servants must be extremely careful in handling it. He said he had brought it from the docks, that there was 3/. ss. 4d. to pay, and that he would write a receipt. He then asked for a pen, which was given him, and witness went away to get the money. He said something about wine, but she did not recollect distinctly what it n as. Eliza Maling, also a servant at the Colonial-office, deposed that on the same evening her fellow-servant (the last witness) came to her in the kitchen, stating that there was a man waiting for the payment of a par cel for Lord Stanley, upon which she r ent up and saw the prisoner standing at the desk in the hall, writing. She told him Dodsworth, the office keeper, was out, but if he would wait, he would be back in a few minutes. He said he would, and she remained with him till Dods worth came in a few minutes afterwards, when she told him, in the prisoner's presence, that he had brought a box from Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, Governor of the lonian Islands, for Lord Stanley, and that it came to 3/. ss. 4d. Dodsworth, finding that he had not the money, went out to get change, and came back in a few minutes. While Dodsworth was absent she con ' versed with the prLoaer, who wrote on the parer, which he intended for the receipt, 35 cases, 8 bales, and two letters, S. L. He remarked that there were 72 bottles in each c .se. Dodsworth returned in about five or ten mi nutes,. and she went down stairs. There was a light in the hall while she remained with the prisoner. Thomas Dodsworth, officer and store-keeper at the Colonial-office, was next examined. He remembered that on returning home on the evening of the 27th of December, that a man was standing in the hall of tho office, who said there was a present for Lord Stanley, and that there was 31. ss. 4d. to pay. Wit ness asked him if it had been opened, and he replied "Yes, it's all right," and showed him a paper with the name Grantside upon it, and also the name of Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, via Malta. From the pro duction of that paper, and another, apparently a printed receipt eti . the Custom-house, he was led to believe that the box came from the Custom-house. Finding 'he had not enoash money he went out to his butcher's. Hav ing the loan of 2/. he came back anti paid the man the 3/. ss. 4d. He would not swear it was the prisoner. Jle received a receipt. [The receipt was produced.] The witness Dodsworth gave the box the next day to Ed ward Bleaden, by whom it was taken to Lord Stanley's residence, No. 8, St. James's-square, where it was opened by George Willis, his Lordship's butler, and found to contain nothing but stones and straw. The box was produced and identified, both by the witness and Dodsworth, who said that he had paid for some hundreds of things in the same way, and never be fore had any fraud. Gough, a policeman of the A division, deposed to hav ing searched the prisoner's lodgings in Rose-court, Tower-street, City. The prisoner bore but an indiffe rent character in the neighbourhood. Daniel Miller, a clerk in the Receiver General's office in the Custom-house, deposed that the receipt given by the prisoner, and marked Grantside, was one of the printed forms used in the Custom-house in the treasury only, but never given to any person out of the Custom house, nor for sums under 15/. The receipt produced was a fictitions document. According to the practice of the Custom-house, on a parcel arriving for Lord Stanley, notice would be sent to his Lordship, and if no Treasury warrant was forwarded for its delivery, as being for the national service. the duties would have to be paid, and all charges before its removal, the same as any other article which came there. The prisoner, in his defence, said ho could call seve ral witnesses to prove he was in the City at the hour it was alleged he was in Downing-street, and wrote down their names and addresses; but, on being called, none of them answered except the prisoner's brother-in-law, who, on being asked if he could identify the prisoner's hand writing, said he could write six or seven different hands, but on looking at the receipt given to Dodsworth, he thought it was the writing of the prisoner. The witness was going on to say that the prisoner once sent him with a similar parcel, for which he was tried at the Old Bailey and nearly transported, when he was stopped by the Ma gistrate. The prisoner then said that he was charged with hav ing received 31. ss. 4d. Dodsworth would not swear that he was the man to whom ho paid it, and the two female witnesses would not say that they saw it paid, and he did not see that, under these circumstances, there was any, ease against him. Mr. JARDINE said he would leave the decision of that question with another tribunal, and ordered the prisoner to enter into his own recognisance in the sum of 1001., and two sureties in the sum of 50/ each, to answer the charge at the next session of the Central Criminal Court, and to give forty-eight hours' notice of bail. The prisoner was then fully committed. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.—CHESTER, 1842. TUESDAY.—Nominations for the Trades' Cup : Miss Kitty Cockle, aged—Zelmyra, 5 yrs—Fidhaun, 4 yrs—Black Bess, 5 yrs —Rodanthe, 5 yrs—Duke of Wellington, 4 years —Knight of the Whistle, 4 yrs— Marshal Soult, 4 yrs—All Fours, 6 yrs—The Ruler, 5 yrs—Lanercost, aged—Kingston Robin, 5 yrs—Black Beck, 5 yrs--Disclosur e 4 yrs—Portrait , 4 yrs —Satirist, 4 yrs—Sleight of Hand, 6 yrs—The Lord Mayor, 6 yrs —Ermengardis, 4 yrs—Brother to Harpurhey, 4 yrs— The Squire, 4 yrs—The Shadow, 6 yrs—Alice Haw thorn, 4 yrs—Cormorant, 5 yrs—The Potentate, aged— Bellona, aged—The Young-'un, 5 yrs—The Maid, 5 yrs —The Dean, 6 yrs—Humming Bird, 5 yrs—George, aged—Nancy Dawson, 5 yrs—Vulcan, .5 yrs—Tamburini, 6 yrs—Billingham Lass, 4 yrs—E.O. 4 yrs—Arrarat,6 yrs —Clinker, 6 yrs—Pagan, 4 yrs—Una, 4 yrs—Fitzroy. 5 yrs —Rebecca, 4 yrs—Topsail, 3 yrs—Tripoli, 3 yrs—Proof Print, 3 yrs—The Carrier, 6 yrs—Retriever, 6 yrs— Jolly Tar, 4 yrs—Wardan, 5 yrs—Mustapha Muley, 4 yrs—Camp Follower, 4 yrs—Leporello, 5 yrs—Sterne, 4 yrs—Tupsley, 5 yrs—Welfare, 5 yrs—Broadwath, 5 yrs—Greenhorn Boy, 4 yrs—Sister to Glencoe, 4 yrs— Millepede, 4 yrs—Galaor, 4 yrs—Johnny, 5 yrs—Rory O'More, 6 yrs—Studley Royal, 4 yrs. FRlDAY.—Nominations for the Cheshire Stakes.— Miss Kitty Cockle, aged—Cruiskeen, aged—Satirist, 4 yrs—Laurel c., 4 yrs—Alice Hawthorn, 4 yrs—The Po tentate, aged—Bellona, aged—The Young-'un, 5 yrs— Moonbeam, 4 yrs—Humming Bird, 5 yrs—George, aged —Una, 4 yrs—Topsail, 3 yrs—Tripoli, 3 yrs—The Cur rier, 6 yrs-- 7 -Camp Follower, 4 yrs—Millepede, 4 yrs-- sMollett, aged. _ COURSING. Dold Hail Meeting, fatC3.—The Bold Cup of 100/. was won by Mr. iTc9lfe's Bees-wing; the Sultan Stakes by Mr. Tunstell's ; and the Patten Stakes by his Traveller. Rawclifl'e, Dec. 30.—The Cup, 116 dogs, was won by Mr. Milner's Crafty, beating Mr. Bamber's Flora. H. G. WARD, Esq., M . P.—We are sorry to hear that our excellent Member has had much affliction in his family. by the illness of his children of the scarlet fever. Two of them have been in extreme danger. The fever was introduced into the family by one of Mr. Ward's sons, on his return home from school.—Shef field Iris. • FRENCH CHAMBER of DEPUTIES. The Members of the Chamber of Deputies assembled oni Tuesday in their bureaux for the purpose of elect ing the Committee to draw up the Address in answer to the Speech from the Throne. On this occasion there was, as usual in each bureau, a discussion on the foreign and domestic policy of the Government. In the first bureau M. Berville attacked the Ministry for the convention of July, for its policy as regards Spain, for the reduction of the navy, and, in fact, all the measures which meet with disfavour from the Opposition. M. H. Passy defended the con duct of the Government on every point assailed by M. Berville, and declared that all that France requires, in order to maintain a proper position in Eu rope is a firm and resolute policy. M. Gaulthier de Remilly took the same :line as M. Berville, and was followed ;by M. d'Herambault, who said that the true policy of France was to act chiefly against England as her true rival. On the ballot the numbers were, for M. fl. Passy 24, M. Berville 9, M. Gaulthier de Re milly 1, M. d'Herambault 2. M. Passy was conse quently elected.—ln the second bureau, the Ministry were attacked sharply by M. Delespau', and in a minor degree by M. Piscatory. M. Isambert followed in nearly the same strain as M. Delespaul, and was re plied to M. Hebert, who supported the Ministry. M. Isambert having, in the course of his speech, alluded to the affair of Dupoty, and attributed the condemnation to the doctrine of moral complicity, M. Hebert de dared in strong terms that the charge of the Hon. Deputy was unfounded. M. Billaut spoke with much energy against the Government, and, passing in review all its acts, bestowed upon them un qualified ceast)re. The only candidates in this bureau were M. Benjamin Delessert and M. Billault. The former was elected by a majority of 19 to 16. The third bureau, after an uninteresting discussion, in which M. de Carne, one of the candidates, expressed his general approbation of the conduct of the Go vernment, and M. Lacave-Laplagne, the other candi date, expressed his dissatisfaction at the policy of the last Cabinet, elected the latter, who had 19 votes, and M. de Carne 13.—1 n the fourth bureau M. L'Herbette spoke at some length, and with great ani mation, against the whole policy of the Government, particularly the attacks upon the press, and he blamed with much severity the recognition of the right of maritime search, demanded by the British Govern ment. M. Cunin Gridaine, the Minister of Com merce, replied to M. L'Herbette in a speech of much length and ability, which was, however, chiefly a reproduction of the art urnents brought forward by the Cabinet on different occasions in support of the foreign policy. It is the less necessary to go into any detailed account of the speech of the Minister of Com merce, as the greater part of it was on the Eastern question, respecting which every thing that could be said has already been said in the two Chambers. With respect to the attacks upon the public press, the Minis ter said all that the Government wished was to repress licentiousness in respecting liberty, and it would suc ceed in its object, for in this attempt it would, lie was sure, have the support of the Chamber of Deputies. M. Vivien made a speech, in which he attacked many of the measures of the Cabinet, and was replied to by M. Muret de Bard, who said that, although he did not approve of all the measures of the Cabinet without distinction, he was well satisfied with the general re sults of its policy. M. Charamaule blamed the con duct of the Government, and particularly as regards Spain. M. Jaubert followed in the same strain. He said the Government was weak internally and externally, and must be so with its present policy. The two can didates in this Bureau were M. Muret do Bord and M. Vivien. The former bad a majority of 21 to 18.—In the fifth Bureau a speech was made by M. Duvergier de Hauranne against the policy of the Government as regards the question of the East. The Hon. Deputy con tended that the interest of France had been compro ' wised, and demanded the production of papers. M. de la Tournelle replied, that if the papers connected with the affairs of the Esst, and for the production of which M. Duvergier appeared so anxious, were to be pro , dated, he would see that the interests of France bad been fully appreciated. M. F. Delessert followed M. de la Tournelle, and, like him, contended that the in terests of France had in every case been protected. M. Dupin said a few words on the late census. He expressed his regret that this subject was taken up by the Opposition on political grounds. He should ' like to see it treated exclusively as a financial question. The candidates were M. Dupin and M. Duvergier de Hauranne. M. Dupin was elected by a majority of 26 to 10.—Tae most remarkable fact in the discussion of the sixth bureau was the answer given by the Minister of the Interior to M. Desmousseaux de Givre, on the question of Algeria. M. Desmousseaux de Givre said he supposed the allu sion in the speech from the throne, relative to Algeria, was connected with the appearance of a squadron off Tunis.—The Minister of the Interior replied that the passage of the speech referred exclusively to the pro ,' iects which the Porte was said to have upon Tunis. 'no French Government hail declared that it would not permit the present regime in Tunis to be disturbed, as the overthrow of the authority of the Bey might create embarrassments and difficulties for the French posses sions in Africa which it would be prudent to prevent. The Minister, in reply to a question from M Lacrosse, ' as to the Words in the Speech, sons affaiblir noire orga nisation militaire, said the navy was alluded to as well as the army. The Government, he said, was desirous of having the navy as strong as possible ; but, in order to establish an equilibrium in the finances of the Siate,there must be reduction of expenditure for the navy as for the army. Order in the financea was, said the Minister, an element of national power, as well as the army or the navy. The candidates in this bureau were M. Dumon and M. de Tracy. The former said a few words in de fence of the policy of the Government. M. Dumon was elected by a majority of 22 to 9--The discussion in the seventh bureau was short. M. Jacques Lefebvre called the attention of the bureau to the paragraph relative to the extension of our commercial relations, rind alluded to the negociations with Belgium. M. Thiers thought that although a customs union might create apprehensions in some branches of commerce, it would have the advantage of attaching Belgium still more closely to France, and prevent her from yielding to the influence of Germany. This union, however, was, he said, no longer in question, and the matter in consideration was a treaty of commerce. Without ab solutely repelling all the treaties of that nature, it was only requisite that the interests of France should be considered in these negotiations. M. Tcste, the Mi nister of Public \Yorke, observed that the question of extending the commercial relations of the country was one of great importance, and it was the duty of the Government to give all possible development to trade and manufactures, but in doing this prudence of course was necessary. The election in this bureau fell upon M. Jacques Lefebvre, who had 25 votes. His compe titor, M. Moreau (de la Sein), had only 9 votes. There were titre.: candidates in the eighth bureau—M. Fould, M. Leon de Malleville, and M. Amilhau. M. Fould spoke in favour of th e Mi n i s t r y i n connec ti on w ith th e quertion of the E ist. He said France had got out of the difficulty better than could have been expected, and had resumed her place honourably in the Euro pean compact. M. de Malleville said France had received no reparation for the insult which had been put upon her, and then entered upon a censure of the policy of the Government relative to the cen sus. On the ballot, out of 83 votes, M. Fould bad 18, M. Leon de Malleville 8, and M. Amilhau 7.—la the ninth bureau, after a discussion be tween M. Rivet and M. Lanyer, in which the former expressed a wish to know whether the allusion in the Speech from the Throne to the disturbances occa sioned by factions was to be received as an announce ment that none of the projected reforms were to be adopted ; and the latter immediately replied that in the present state of things there ought not to be any inno vations. M. Odilon Barrot observed that in the dis cussion on the Address, nothing could be more impor tant and significant than the words which had just been exchanged. Thanks to the candour of these explana tions, the confusion which had reigned in the Chamber, and rendered its legislature abortive, was about to cease. There was not, nor in fact could there be, in the political world, more than two serious and sincere parties ; the party of those who conceived that the country was in possession of the full amount of liberty and security which were due to it, and the party of those who, on the contrary, thought that certain institutions, certain guarantees were in want of a more complete de velopment. It was to this last party that the elections of 1839 gave a marked victory. It was with joy he saw, `after so many differences which could not be justified, all the elements which had caused a temporary division of this party again formed into one common opinion. Men henceforth would be divided -only by their opi nions, and not by personal combinations, which the country could never comprehend. M. Dejean declared that he would oppose all attempts at innovation. M. Durand de Romorantin, on the contrary, demanded reform, and complained that the policy of the Govern ment was not sufficiently enlightened and national. M. Bignon defended the conduct of the Ministry.—The candidates were M. Bignon and M. Rivet. The for mer had 21 votes, and the latter 19. M. Sauzet has taken possession of his official resi dence in the Petals Bourbon, as President of the Cham ber of Deputies. _ - • T HE BRITISH ARMY, PAST AND PRE SENT.—The state of the British army has recently at tracted- fiery general notice in this country, and has been discussed in our public journals with a talent wor thy of its surpassing importance. One writer, how ever, has afforded so very clear and comprehensive a view of this subject as to preclude the necessity of re ferring to any other source of information. We allude to the author of that able paper in " Colburn's United Service Magazine" for the present month, entitled " The British Army, Past, Present, and Future," to which we particularly direct the attention not only of the profes sion, of which it conveys so encouraging an account, but of every reader who possesses that attachment to his country which should make him look with the deepes interest into its military resources. M. de Latnniennais has been liberated, the twelveazonths of his sentence having transpired. EXECUTION IN NEW YORK. (From the New York Morning Herald of the 9th ult.) The execution of Patrick Russell, for the murder of his wife, in June last, took place yesterday in the rear avenue of the city prison. He was attended at an early hour, in his cell, by the Rev. Dr. Curran, and the Rev. Mr. M‘Donough, Catholic clergymen, who remained with him until the execution. The gallows used was the same on which Coleman, the negro, was hung, for the murder of his wife, in Broadway, by cutting her throat in the street. It consisted merely of two upright posts, and one transversely placed.. Through the centre of the transverse piece, over a pully wheel, the rope was passed, and to the opposite end five fifty-six pound weights were suspended by addi f onal blocks and tackle. It was placed in the centre of the yard, and immediately opposite the rear window of the cell in which Colt is confined, he therefore having a view of the whole ceremony by raising him self to the top of the window, which we understand he did ! A few minutes previous to the hour fixed for the execution, the prisoner's coffin was brought in and placed on the side of the gallows. It was neatly made, and had been provided by his brother-in-law, Mr. Logue, The time drawing near, the officers stationed them selves in front of the pavement on each side of the ave nue, forming a line inclesing the persons present, who numbered about 150. Everything being in readiness, and his spiritual advisers having informed the Sheriff that he was prepared, a procession was formed at the outer door of the prison, consisting of the Sheriff, Mon mouth B. Hart, Esq. ; the Under-Sheriff, John I. Wes tervelt, Esq., in full black dress, with swords and cha peaus, followed by the twelve citizens, selected by law to witness the execution, the Deputy Sheriffs appointed for the occasion, and a number of other persons. Pre vious to leaving the cell, the short rope, with the noose, was placed around his neck by the Under-Sheriff, John I. Westervelt, Esq., and directions given him not to move his head while under the gallows, as it would change the position of - the rope, and thus cause him to struggle ,much before life was extinct. He obeyed these injunctions explicitly while under the gallows. He was clad in a white muslin frock coat and pantheon", trimmed with black braid, and a white cap, also trimmed and ornamented with a tassel. At twenty minutes be fore eleven he left his cell, and proceeded in procession round the centre building to the gallows, the Rev. Drs. Curran and lel‘Donough walking on each side of him, and the Sheriff and Under-Sheriff leading the procession, followed by a number of citizens, Deputy- Sheriffs, and police officers. The prisoner evinced no emotion on perceiving the gallows, but walked slowly and steadily forward without support until he reached it, and then knelt by the side of his coffin with the clergymen. He held a crucifix in his hand, and his face appeared of a livid hue. On kneeling his whole frame trembled with emotion. He then joined the Rev. Dr. Curran in prayer, still holding the crucifix in his hands with his eyes intently fixed upon it. On the re sponse being delivered by Dr. M`Donough, he ap peared to repeat it in a low tone, and on concluding he pronounced audibly the word Amen. This was the only loud word spoken by the wretched man after leav ing his cell. The reverend clergymen then kissed him on the cheek, and he rose with their aid and took his stand beneath the rope. At this point be evinced no particular sensibility or emotion. The Sheriff, aided by his Deputy, having previously placed the noose around his neck, then attached the upper end to the hook leading from the main rope. The Rev Dr. Cur ran here stepped forward, and whispered in the prisoner's ear, " 0 merciful God, have mercy on my soul for Christ's sake," which Russell continued to mutter. At this moment, twenty-five minutes before eleven, the cap was drawn, the rope sustaining the weights cut by the Under-Sheriff, and in an instant the unfortunate man was suspended between heaven and earth. Not a movement of the body was perceptible for nearly a mi nute, when a slight shudder passed over it that shook the gallows frame ; this was followed by several convul sive efforts, which continued at intervals for upwards of six minutes, when the vital spark appeared to be extinct. Dr. Curran continued reading prayers until the last gleam of life appeared to have departed, when he retired with his associate. Although his hands were par tially grasped immediately after he w as drawn up, yt t from the fact that the ends of the fingers on each had been frozen off some years since, the crucifix and handker chief that he had held dropped to the ground on the third convulsive movement. The body remained forty eight minutes on the gallows, when it was lowered down and placed in the coffin, the lid of which was put on without removing the cap from his face. His remains were then banded over to his friends for burial in the pew Catholic ground, corner of Eleventh-street and Second Avenue, the funeral of which takes place this morning. He maintained, throughout the whole cere mony, the same apparent insensibility that has charac terised him from the time of his trial, and although penitent and satisfied of the justice of his sentence, yet I e died as one feeling no apparent solicitude as for his fate, His two children, both girls, one aged four and-a-half years and the other three, visited him in his cell on Monday, for the first time since his incar ceration, and tholgh it has been only since Juno lust, he did not recognise them as belonging to him. The eldest one ran out of the cell, at first stating that she was afraid of bins, because he looked so wild," but the youngest remained until he came to his recollection, when he wept over them with considerable demonstra tion of feeling. An application was made to the Sheriff for the use of his body to experiment upon by the galvanic battery, but owing to the omission of Judge Kent in his sentence to authorize the delivery of it to the physicians, and the application of his friends to obtain it for burial, th e Sheriff delivered it to his brother in-law, Mr. Logue, who took it in charge, and removed it from the prison yesterday at two o'clock. Dr. Cornelius B. Archer and Dr. James H. Her attended as physicians during the execution, by the re quest of the Sheriff, and we cannot close this notice without alluding to the orderly manner in which the whole ceremony was conducted, both on the part of the Sheriff as well as the persons assembled. The prisoner's counsel, Henry M. Western, Esq., was present, and in alluding to the scene, observed that the Sheriff had so well performed his duty that the prisoner must have died in the most easy manner that such a death could possibly be effected. It will be remembered that the law compelling the execution of prisoners within the gaol-yard, snakes it incumbent on the Sheriff to summon two Judges of the Court of Sessions, two physicians, and twelve citizens, to witness the execution, and give a certificate that the penalty of the Jaw was properly put in force at the time selected. An occurrence took place in front of the prison, while the execution was going on, that created consi derable sensation. It appears that Mr. H. Sic., a bro.. ther-in-law of Sheriff Hart, made application at the gaol door for admission, but, the prisoner haring left his cell, he concluded it was too late to witness the execution, and immediately stepped out of the prison entrance on Franklin-street, and was accosted by Mr. T. Day, who remarked to him that he applied at a late hour. He answered in the affirmative, and turning round, fell headlong to the side walk. The `force of the fall caused a profuse flow of blood from his nose, and upon raising him up, it was found that he had been at tacked with a fit of apoplexy. He was immediately conveyed across Centre-street to the hotel kept by John Cadent', and placed in the back room, where every at tention was rendered him by the inmates of the pre mises. Some fifteen minutes elapsed before a physician could be obtained, when Drs. Smith, Wood, and Pen nel arrived, who were joined by Drs. Hart and Archer immediately after the execution had terminated, and every means was resorted to to restore his life, but without effect. lie remained in a state of insensibility until six o'clock last evening, when death terminated his agonizing convulsions. Truly may we say—" In the midst of life we are in death.", LOSS OF LIVES AT GREENOCK.—Yesterday an accident of a frightful nature, and, we regret to add, attended with the loss of lives, happened at the ship building yard of Messrs. John Scott and Co., of Green ock. A fine vessel, the Brahmin, fur the East India trade, was launched from the stocks in the above yard, at twenty minutes before three o'clock, in presence of a large concourse of spectators. The deck was thronged with boys to the number, it is computed, of 150 to 200, who, as all went on agreeably, seemed to be in the height of enjoyment. The vessel glided smoothly down the slips, when suddenly the ballast shifted, and she fell to one side, and sunk gradually till her masts were covered, and the water was within two feet of the hatch. The confusion and cries of distress rendered it impossible to ascertain how many persons h a d b een carr i ed w i th the , esselinto the stream ; but no time was lost in procur ing boats, and other means of saving the sufferers. A good number were taken out by the boats, and others hung on by the side of the vessel which was uppermost, until assistance was procured for them. At five o'clock, when the train left, the vessel continued in the position we have described ; but it was still impossible to tell the extent of the calamity, although the number of lives lost must be considerable.—Glasgow Courier. FA LMOUTH, JAN. 3.—The West India steamers Tay and Thames left this harbour this after noon with exceedingly large mails, which were increased in number 75 per cent. beyond the usual ratio. The form©r had about thirty passengers, but their names could not be ascertained. The report is that the Di rectors have arranged for the Thames to be the first home with the return mails, and might be looked for in the course of two months. Besides the making up of these mails and despatches, the Peninsular steamer, Tagus, received those for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon,.Cadiz, and Gibraltar, with which she left at noon. The Oriental steamer sailed yesterday with 132 passengers, and in all about 80 boxes and packages of mails and papers. Her Majesty's brigantine Lynx came in late to-night with the Lisbon mails of the 19th ult., despatched thence, owing to the non-arrival up of tho Montrose in due course. A lawyer in the West of England has 3, and only 3 children ; 3 brothers ; 3 sisters ; 3 aunts, mater nally ; 3 uncles and 3 aunts, paternally ; 3 cousins, pa ternally ; 3 nephews and 3 nieces by his wife ; 3 ser vants ; I clerks ; and his firm consists of 3 partners. EVENING SUN LLOYD'S SHIPPING ...- VESSELS SPOKEN Wms. Trident of Hamburgb, outward bound, Nov. 19, lat. 20, lon. 40 ; Alert, Co" penhagen, for West Indies, Nov. 21, out 56 days, by the, Janet Gibson, arrived off Swanage ; Garrick, Liverpo?' to New York, and Susquehannah, ditto, to Philadelphilh 25th ult., let. 47, lon. 28, by the Thomas Mellor, or' rived at Liverpool. Velocity, Newfoundland to Oporto; 12th ult., lat. 42, lon. 11 • Umoase, Liverpool to Bon'' bay, 15th ult., l a t. 42, fon. 11 ; Galetea (Hamburgh , No. 24) 22d ult., lat. 45, long. 11, by the Diligence ar rived at Liverpool. Mary Dick, of Dysart, 28th ult; 125 miles S.S.W. of the Lizard ; Governor M`Leao; London to Cape Coast Castle, 80 ditto ; Cecilia, out 5 3 days from Galway, 19th Nov., lat. 1 N., lon. 21. W., 1 1 by the Berkshire, arrived in the Downs. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals.—H.M.S. Conway, Bethune, from Chino, at Plymouth, sailed July 17, Batavia Sept. 6, Cape Nov. I, and St. llelena Nov. 17 ; Berkshire, Norris, from Boor bay, in the Downs, sailed Aug. 25, St. Helena Nov. 5. Arrivals at St. Helena.—Helen Thompson, Wilson , Nov. 8, from Calcutta, and sailed 11th to London Wetherall, Hall, Bth, from Singapore, and sailed llth to Liverpool ; ILM.B. Water Witch, Watson, Bth, from Cabenda ; a Brazilian brig, Mr. Stiirdee in charge , 11th, Prize to the Water Witch, and sailed 13111 to Ascension ; Eclipse, Whitmarsh, 12th, from Mtwara , and sailed 14th to Salem ; Claudine, Brewer, 15th, from Madras, and Cape Bengalee ; Trainet, 15th, from Cal' cutta to Marseilles ; Caralahar, Ridley, 15th, from Bombay and Cape, to London ; H.M.S. Andromache , Barnes, 17th, from the Cape to Rio ; Fortitude, Hutton , 17th, from Lombock and the Cape, passed for Cowes. Departure from St. Helena.—Reform, Miller, Nov. 9, to Ascension and the Cape of Good ?lope. Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope.—ChathalP , Oppenheim, Oct. 23, from London to Sydney ; Sore' reign, Archer, from River Fortitude ; Hutton, 25th , from Lombock and Mauritius ; Cape Packet, Lambe , 26th, from London ; Wellington, Kenrick, 27th, frail Portsmouth and -Madeira. Departures from Table Bay.—Dream, Squire, Oct. 22, for Mauritius ; Bolivar, Fenwiek, 23d, London; Margaret, Scarborough, 24th, Sydney; Bristolian,Thom s ' 24th, Sydney ; Jim Crow, Geere, 26th, Algoa Bay. Arrivals in Table Bay (Cape of Good Hope).—Susan' flah Collins, White, Oct. 25th, and Artemis, Goulding. 26t122 from Liverpool. Arrival in Simon's Bay.—ller Majesty's ship-.FO - Butterfield, Oct. 26th, from St. Helena. . _ Arrivals at Lombock previous to the 22d of August.' Frederick Keith, Toby, from Sydney and Batisin Byker, Christie, from ditto. Arrivals at Batavia.—Concord, Spavin, Aug. 294 1 ' from Boston; Ililda, Hall, from Manilla; Neptune' Carleron, from Bourbon; Rubens, from Bourbon; NOT gator, Bridges, 30th, from Liverpool; Alexandre, .M.l - -Sept. Ist, from Bourbon; Columbus, 3d, frog' liamburgh; Egmond, from Samaran,, , r; Argo, Batt 4th, Sydney; and SourabayaMargaretha, Barcham, 61 London; Gonda Suzanna, Mulder, Bth, Amsterdam. Departures from Batavia. Thule, Coleman, Aus 28th, to North America; Psyche, Somerville, Sept. 3' to Singapore. Arrival in the Straits of Sunda.—Robert Henderson , M'F arlane, Aug. 31st, from - Liverpool. Arrival at Sourabaya.—John Bartlett, Bartlett, Alt 24th, from Sydney. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, 4 For the Week ended Dcc. 31, 1841, made op from the, Returns!, the Inspectors in the different Cities and Tewns in England 2 Wales, per Imperial Quarter. St u. ri. Wheat l3s. Id. 1 Oats Barler 29r 91. 1 Rye AVERAGES OF THE. LAST PIZ WEEKS. leaS i Week ending , WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. RYE. i DEANS. ......: - .......0, ------ - - Nor. 26 6t 9 ' :i2 41 22 3 41 7, 41 2 4 0 1 . Dec. 3 63 6 31 9 22 6 14 5' 39 4 30 4 10 62 7 31 9 22 2 4 8 39 0 39 0 1 7 21 31 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX Wl , "! i i Wheat fat 3.1 Oats Barley. 304. It/T.l Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORK. g i l .1 Wheat s W.l Oats Barley l6s. 10d. 1 Rye THE M LRKETS. ARKET. last market day, 11. COAL M Ships arrived since Buddle's West Hartley l7 01 Walls End Killtngworth lq „ n Ches tor Main ... 17 0 Walls End Hetton ............ 9 Ord's Itedlieugh l5 0 Wails End Shindig!" ......... I Original Windsor's Pontop 17 i 3 Walls End Car.sdoc ............ West Hartley Walls End Clark and Co. Walls End Clennell l7 0 Walls End Seymour Tees S Walls End Hedlcy 2O 3 Walls End Tees Hetton ...• 1 COUNTRY CORN MARKETS, Wheat. i Barley. I Oats. Beans. 1'ea .C .,... ......../ • ---- —.. -,— .. Par Quarter. s. to s. s. to r is.to s. a. to s. A. t. ° 10 Boston ilraintrce 52 70 '27 341 93 9.9 1 , 3.1 38 35 . 9 B. ighton 63 73 :8 1'.7 '.2 .13 37 -44 3 1 3 i 0 Cambridge— — 6:1 25 18 33 -- sO Chichester 6O 66 '2l '5 21 24 38 s 0 :8 49 Dunmow Grantham Grimsby 56 74 29 33 16 21 136 40 -- •3 Hailsbant Hitch in 5O 73 37 55 il) 30 34 4a -- .35 Ipswich 6O 67 29 f'2 21 26 33 31 31 34 Lewes (0 70 32 ai 31 22 34 38 33 53 Lynn 56 66 '26 31 2 0 26 40 46 34 ..• Maidstone 59 761 36 39 136 33 39 40 ---_, 40 Norwich Petworth Rom ford Sandwich Tnettoril Wisbech Witham 62 7.1 29 35 24 31 31 42 35 40 (armouth I (10 69 i3O 32 124 30 38 40 99 LIVERPOOL CORN DI A RKET.—Jan. 4 91, WHEAT, English, White, per 7011). ~. Red Scotch, Welch, anti Manx —. Irish, Whit_ 7 6 15, 0' ..lan. 4 611, „ 9. 10,1, to 10 10 9 4 0 • .... 6 8 6 8 • ° d' 8 10 11 2 9 3 0 " u _(.l r- - Red . urvit.i OATS, English. Woleh, and Scotch, per - I rist. Foreign BARLEY, EI;i110, Malting, per Imp. quarter -- Scotch and Irish, per 60Ibs. - Feeding BRANS, English, per Imperial quarter Irish, 8“... • •..• .r,2 • 3 1 , 4 0 0 3 10 42 U 411 0 40 0 41 , I. ~.. 40 0 4 , 0 • 0 4i , • 42 0 44 0 48 0 0 In 0 b 0 6 .. 27 8 9 ' V 33 € 0 Ab 0 e. - Foreign PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter - Foreign Ecovie,. English, per 280 lb. -- Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per .21Illbs INDIAN coax, per 480Ib. RYE, pet Imperial quarter MALT, per Imperial quarter DEATH OF THE BIS HOP OF The Right Rev. Dr. Fowler, Bishop of Ossory, Ferns, 11 ,: e ., Leighlin, against whom a c omm i ss i on o f l unacy was oh cently taken out, expired at the Palace, Kilkenny; ' 4 Friday evening. The de cease d P re l ate was i n the 7 v tt year of his awe, and was consecra t e d Bi s h op o f Ossort„ji May, 1818. Dr. Fowler, previously to the melanco,: e j visitation with which he was afflicted, was distinwnin, in a pre-eminent degree for his princely acts of c'harl.,';' Possessed of an ample private fortune, it is well 10 1 ° e i that for a lon g period he devoted the revenues of his ! a t to the exclusive use of the poor and friendless thron° ll ,u o , his diocese. The names of Dr. Elrington, Regitts °l fessor of Divinity, and the Very Rev. Robert 1 / 3 b l; Dean of St. Patrick's, are mentioned as the proba candidates• for the vacant Bishopric. " You have given me only fcur sorereiori s ' said a clerk to his employer as he was going o ut to a bill of forty pounds. " Goad heavens !" said the 0 0 ter, " I gave you forty this instant !" " Here they ti f said the clerk. " Well, then, what do you mewl if saying I only gave you four. " " Why, Sir, you Odd gave me George 111., George 117., 11., Victoria." " Get out, yo u w i tty rogue, and pay the" - directly." 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SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9, Cornhill, Le e ' don, opposite the Bank of England. • Jul BIRTH'S. the On the 31st ult., at Scavington, Ilminster, the lady of Rev. Alexander Ramsay, of a daughter. On the 3d inst., at Rise, Yorkshire, the lady of Wil lll/0 Bethel!, Esq., of a daughter. On the sth inst.,at Brompton, Mrs. H. Vickress, of a sOn.d On the 4th inst., the wife of Reginald Curteis, Esq•' Eaton-place, of a daughter. MARRIED. to On the 4th inst., at Cheltenham, Charles Monro, Eiq' o f Elizabeth, daughter of the late Vice-Admiral Lechmeret nt i, Steeple-Aston, Oxfordshire, widow of Major Watkins , Regiment,.of Almston House, Gloucester. On the 4th inst., at Riv, nhall Church, S. E. Comyn, M.D., of Cheltenam, only surviving son of the late Abet General W. Comyn, Bengal Establishment, to Emily 1 -11 " 1 ,i.: second daughter of Paul Kneller Smith, Esq., of Rive n " place, Essex. On the 4th inst., at Hampton Church. David Blenlarri the Esq., of Rye-terrace, Peckham, to Jane, only daughter of late W. Berryman, Esq., of Hampton. of On the 4th , st -t B-igh H, Al. lder, E' A m t , . inst., a, irighton, Aenry ...texank Clarendon-place, Hyde-park-gardens, to Sabine Hester, e daughter of the late T. Taylor, Esq., and Lady L. Taylor. k la- On the sth inst., at St. Leonard's Church, Percy D„i c i . e • lon, Esq., to Eleanor, cities t daughter of Lieutenant B. herd, R.N. DIED. • S Bart•? °f , jst ult., at Mockrum and Kirkdale. On the 31st ult., the wife of Mr. Spicer, Coborn-roa d, rj° . 9t ri On the let inst., at Earlsgift, Tyrone, Charles, the Beec ' son of the /lon. and Rev. Charles Douglas, aged 17. On the 2d inst., at his chambers in the Temple, Robert f o r Casherd,Esq., Queen's Counsel, and one of the late Judge° On th lerma, Sir Samuel atinay, the Welch circuits. are , On the 3d inst., at Gloucester-place, Portman-W..4c, Frances, relict of th e l a t e R. Fleming, Esq., of Stahol"' county Meath. On the 4th inst., at the house of Dr. Bowring, M.P., Queen square, Westminster, Mrs. Rachel Nunes, aged 74. , de r, On the 4th i ns t. H enry , t h e on l y son of Mr. J. H. Ver' n of St. Paul's-ehurc ' hyard, aged 8. Dyer,- third On the 4th inst., at Camberwell, the Rev. John Dyer ,— sqn of the late Secretary of the Baptist Missionary Societri,, On the 4th i ns t., W a lt er Henry Watts, Esq., of Ear court-terrace, Old Brompton. London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNCTI.:" No. 112, St ran d, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand', the County of Aliddlesez, Thursday, January 642: ...-...._ Ste arn South a Pilmot O n Parts o: %nd ti c pany , s . 41 1 the 7 frurg E Royal Cil OE Di Th e COME give no the 15 t Paid at The exarnin 0 ULD 'The Y of they w i next en ONE , RANT. 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