The Sun. — London, England, 1842-04-28 00:00:00

•---~~ VIS to} al Or• 1 comae late 11• irdaio, limber f the De- , ecea sed.' , indeed , is morn' !omment• ice of the was sin,' uy, as 4 , without atilictiou time to Humana Ice to lee l dervaltie 7es winch. id Ili u'i" utast int. would be SO touch tal men• order aaa is and . 1 1: whir , nst Ltor, wi° e better , rubt this' deter te n the ell of the which tik )ears tbst umber ,000 ,310 ~ 852 ,000 1,000 062 l ehaplaill laid to 10 WI great LAM INTELLIGENCE. I{OLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) .1 1:5 being motion day, some few that were set down for b ating, were called on at the sitting of the Court, but the r''Qunsel engaged not being present, his Lordship proceeded to Lear the p-heard (awe of STRICKLAND V. STRICKLAND. The defendant's case was not brought to a conclusion when *e Went to press. VICE-CUANCEIty_(THIs DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor BRUCE.) Ilia Iloaou a was engaged during the morning in disposing Ormatinns, none of which were of sufficient importance to Justify a report. The Court rose at a quarter-past twelve. QUEEN'S BENC(I.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco. ) u The GAT'. this mornin; heard arguments in cases in the ' L le;r Trial Paper, none of which *ere of any .public interest. EXCHEQUER.-(TIIIS DAY.) The Court was occupied during the morning with hearing the Part -heal d case of Bain v. Cooper. The points raised were of I Purely technical character, and presented no question of general interest. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) TUCKER V. INMAN. This, which in substance was an application for a prohibition t" !ton proceedings instituted by the defendant in the Eeclesi ;mini Court, came before the Court by way of action. A verdict 'ag found for the plaintiff, to aet aside which a rule was obtained hY Mr. Sergeant Nlanning, for the purpose of bringing the ease, which is altogether one of law, before the full Court. Mr. pageant Channel this day showed cause against the rule, Mr. Sergeant Manning replied. The circumstances out of which it occurred were these :—A lady, named Sarah Inman, dying .in her husband's lifetime, made a will, 111 Which she appointed him her executer. The husband dying to, the defendants applied to the Ecclesiastical Court to prevent e plaintiff (the surviving executor) from administering, on t he ground that the will was invalid, being made by a femme corteerte The answer to this was that she had the consent ?tiler husband, and so the Jury found. The defendant ob tained the present rule on the ground that such amount was sufficient. The arguments occupied the Court from its setting to elate hour, when tbeirLordships took time to consider. INSOLVENT COURT-(THISDA Y.) RE SAMUEL GILES. The insolvent's petition to be discharged was opposed on the ground of vexatious defence to an action. It appeared in evidence that he had joined a person named George, who subsequently became bankrupt. in a bill of ex- Change, for which he (Giles) received no consideration what ever, and an action being brought for the recovery of its amount against bo h parties, George defended it, whilst the insolvent consented to a Judge's order being taken by the plaintiff to tome legal expenses, and tendered a portion of the amount of the order. • The COURT deemed that there was nothing in the casecalling for a remind, and ordered the insolvent to be discharged forth with. ,Several unopposed petitions were disposed of during the mw alog, and the applicants discharged. POLICE S INTELLIGENCE, BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) We are happy in being able to state that there were only five s brought before Mr. Hall, the sitting Magistrate, this "timing ; of these two were cases of drunkenness, and the par t'es were ordered to pay, one a fine of five shillings, and the other, l'ea shillings and sixpence. The other charges were against %tee unfortunate females, whose means of support depend 11 Pun the prostitution of their body, for annoying gentlemen. 4 s these appeared to be the first offences of each of them, they 1 /Ere a verally dismissed with a caution. UNION-MALI..-(TII IS DAY.) Mary Hooper, the wife of policeman 179 M, was charged Milt stabbing her husband with a pair of scissors. He stated that on the preceding night, as he was going on duty, the l i tiv.A.ner, - from whore he had been living apart, rushed upon 1 / 4 411 when he was leaving the station-house, and aiming a blow it his face, wounded him with a sharp-pointed instrument in t he forehead, from which the blood gushed. She attempted to r 1 ,4 array, but was pursued and taken into custody, when a Wig' of scissors with blood on the points were found on her. The prisoner was remanded. William Duthie, the son of a solicitor, was charged with his father of a quantity of plate. The father said that it was painful to appear against his son, , 4 _ , d requested that he might be remanded, to give time for him conmder whether he should press the charge. He was remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) ~,Fanny Thomas, a good-looking female, about 18 years of ~, and very . respectably dressed, was placed at the bar on '° o following charge Mr. Joha Barrel!, of No. 28, Sherrard-street, Golden :Ware, stated that about two o'clock this morning, on his re ing borne he found a young " I t genteman, a lodger of his, who !Id come upfrom the country for wo months improvement 14 London; , just entering the house ; and as he was poceeding up stairs, witness heard a noise on the had above. and knowing that the rest of the inmates "til long previously retired to rest, he suspected that something 1118 going forward in his establishment that was not " correct," I nd , on proceeding up stairs, discovered the young woman trciuching on the stairs, and, as the young gentleman denied "1 1 ,3' knowledge of her, and she herself not attempting to ex- Vain how s he came there, witness called the police, and gave ' 1 ,,.e! in charge. The Magistrate asked the young woman what Z 4 feouht she was inclined to give of herself there. The young woman, who seemed to be really ashamed of the Ideation, reluctantly acknowledged that she had been intro 'tired into the house by the "young gentleman" spoken of; fact, she had visited him there before, as he was her sweet leart. , The MAGISTRATE asked Mr. Barrell if he had reason to be eve that there was any truth in this statement? , Mr. Barrell said he had, for a ft er the young woman had been 'liken to the station-house, the young gentleman confessed that ' 0 had brought her home with him. The MAGISTRATE said that Mr. Barrell's lodger was to blame i bd not the young, woman • he should therefore discharge her, Id also advise Mr. Barrel; to get lid of his "young gentleman finer," who had " come up to London for improvement. immediately " Mr. Barrell said he should do so, and the young r oman was allomed to depart, at which she appeared exceed- I lly rejoiced. .1•111111111 QUEEN-SQUARE.-(THIS DAY.) 1 Lis day the Court was occupied but for a short time, in th Faring of seven drunken and disorderly night charges of no t least public interest. 'WORSHIP-STREET-(THIS DAY.) j stout hearty looking young man, who gave the name of ° Ein Smith, was placed at the bar upon a charge of soliciting si 4 , l • _ _ It appeared that as Mr. Bingham, the Magistrate, was t r6 teetling this morning towards the Court, he observed jirisoner crouching down in a supplicating attitude Uhtswell-sireet, and the words—" lam starving," were Pitten in chalk on the flag-stone, in front of him. Mr. Bing directed the attention of a policeman towards the prisoner, : 4 1 . t.erc e i v i ng w hich, the latter instantly started up and walked With a degree of celerity that was truly remarkable in a „ 7trving man, but after a hard chase, he was secured by a t 'vil , an, and given into custody. The prisoner said that he was a journeyman book-binder, 'M. lie had been out of work for some time. Mr. iltrionaat said that the circumstance of his running !Way impressed him with an opinion that the prisoner was an i mpostor, and he should remand him in order that inquiries 4, ight be made respecting him. - 'LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 28.—Wind this day at noon, S. E. Drat., Aram 27.—Wind E. N.L.. fresh.—Arrd. from the ..."Iver and sailed, Ricardo, Calcutta ; Hindoo, Jamaica; Ed 'in, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Combattail, Quebec. Ps °FP PORT! AND APRIL 22.—Joseph Guid, Vanderbroke, T' h fi asco for Antwer ; Republic, Zegeter, Havannah ; Caro • . t Volkman, Virginia; Rebecca, Bought, New York, all ' ci r Bremen. (3 PF HASTINGS, APRIL 27.—Charlotte, Hiansodie, New 'Lams, fur Gottenburg. h"Pr PINZANCE, Aran. 26. Childe Harold, Webber, • B ItIsTOL, APRIL 27.—S1d. Eling, Trinidad. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 27.—Wind S.E., fresh.—Arrd. Safe r;tartl, S m ith, Charleston. 81d. Candahar and Anne; Bombay;; 41 n. Cape ; Bounty Hall, Africa; Catherine , Monte Video ; Fr ances, liarbadcws ; Grace, Antigua; Hannibal , Susan, an d Zitran, New York ; Compton, Quebec. Arrd. off , Mearns, } Joao, and Cor n elia, French, Mobile; Agnes, Porto Ca -‘llO ; Dale, New Orleans. PowrsmouTit, APRIL 27.—Wind S.E.—Sid. Ida, Quebec. CowEs, Aritin Pusey, Hall, Queue. The Fran i, Soloon, from Havannah,. has arrived here leaky, with le eks swe pt , art of car o thrown Overboard, &c., and is Nita • • g N. I n into port to discharge. . • Mersey,. TY:10 N MOUTH, APRIL 27.—S1d. Albion, Newfoundland; Mirantichi. PtvistouTis, APRIL 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. her Majesty's Yp'Malabar, Malta ; Camcronsr Laotian for Berbice. 81d. tak Packet (transport), Calcutta. The Niord, Mattson, ura Leghorn to Aberdeen, was in contact with a brig on the Tklit of the 2d inst., off the coast of Portugal , and received 'ltage to hull. Aram 26.—Wind E.S.E. to E., strong l ' ,, t . zes.—Arrd. Magnet Packet, Rio Janeiro, left Feb. 3, " 11 18,0001. on freight ; Siren, Grells, Bahia ; Seringa- Stephen, Calcutta, sailed from St. Helena 13th ult. "e Susan, arrived h-re from Bahia, has lost head, jib-boom, having been in contact on the 23, in lat. 37 N., lon. 36, wi th the Prince of Wales, Young, irons Newcastle to Ha arinah, which received damage in rigging. Con ic , Arm 25.—Arid. Minstrel, Burton, Manilla, std. e St. Helena, Feb. 15 ; Kato Kearney, Belcher, HULL,, Aran, 27.—Wind E. N.E.—Sld. William and Ann, ; Tagus, Monte Video; Sir E. Hamilton, New York. Wirtalse, APRIL 25.—The Glasgow, 'lnane, fro% Wark wth to Calais, which was ashore on Upgang Rock was got off, ~ktl pt oceeded after repairing. SALE AT STRAWBBRRY- HILL. —The l ots o f boo k s ri aliosed of yesterday were of a very miscellaneous description. e most important portion of them consisted of historical c d political tracts, history, and memoirs. The six f irst lots „s li " r L chluced upwards of 1201. They were "Tracts and Pam hqiets in prose and verse at the time of James I. and Charles 1. , V l ny of which are extremely rare and curious , interspersed L th notes and prints." The seventh lot, " A Book, containing th e true Portraiture of the Countenances of the Kings and Qo ei ris of England, from William the Conqueror to Queen i llzaheth, engraved cn wood, printed at the Blackfriars in 59 7. small quarto," sold for 161. 16s. These lots, we under- Znd, as well a 4 some others of a similar nature, sold at this rs sale, are to form part of a most distinguished library in t us kingdom ; they are as follows :—Lot A.collection of t acts historical and political, in prose and verse, many of thich i are very rare and curious, sold for 81. 18s. 6d. ; Lot 69. i tios ditto, el. 18s. 6d. ; Lot 70. Ditto, ditto, 61. 16s. 6d. 4 addition to the above, high prices were obtained for many the lots ; for instance :—Lot 11t. A collection of tracts and rqaphlets, historical and political , published during the reign t king George 111., in prose and verse, collected by the late lOrford, was purchased by Mr. Thorpe for 361 . 15 s. Lot LO. 41 The 'theatre of George 111. ; a collection of plays formed Y the late Earl of Orford, consis.ing of several hundreds, :I‘ lll forrnly bound; with the contents of each volume on the fly a• l. in Lord Orford's hand-writing , was knocked down to • same buyer for 221. 10s. Lot 17 1 . The British Journal, ,( 1 Mist's Weekly Journal, was sold for ill. lls. Lot 201. "lernoirs of Richard Walpole," " The Jesuit , " and thirty i t t :ier tracts, and relative to the family of Walpole, most of em containing notes by Lord Orford, a very curious collee was purchased by Lord Walpole for 5/. The proceeds of " day's sale amounted to nearly 600/. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON', 3 O'CLOCK. In . our report of' Tuesday's racing, tke., we scarcely did justice to our subject ; indeCd, so immense w as th e throng, that it was next to impossible to proceed W ith any approach to regularity.. That i‘o large and motley an assemblage should be drawn to - • this generally quiet town, is not to be placed solely to the ac count of the races—a fight be: wecu the noted English pugilist, Johnny Broome, and the Australian cham pion, Bungaree, was arranged to come off this morn ing, within a few miles of the town, and the thou sands of high and low degree, that flocked into the town from all quarters would almost warrant the infer ence that the taste fin- this amusement is reviving. his almost needless to add, that many questionable charac ters were in the neighbourhood, and that " pockets to let" were the natural consequences. The excitement did not terminate. With the day ; carriages of every' de scription rattled into the town in the middle of the night, kitchens became bed-rooms, and hun dreds, lacking even this sorry accommodation, were feign to put up with perambulating the streets from dusk till daylight. The bustle continued this morning; coaches and private carriages, Mile-end omnibuses and shattery-daps (things never heard of at Newmarket until now), and horsemen out of number, poured in until ten o'clock, and then, for the first time for twenty-four hours, the " peaceable inhabitants" obtained a respite from their fears (of what nature may be guessed) and troubles. The trusting place vas Mildenhall, and thousands of all classes pointed their horses' heads north, leaving the settling for Tues day's races to its fate. • Most of the aristocratic visitors went with the stream, and the Stewards of the Jockey Club have very considerately put off this afternoon's racing until half-past three, by which it is expected their friends will have returned from the " mill." As it is un likely we shall procure a horse to forward our express of the races, we may. as well state that of the four in the list two only will be run, viz., a Handicap of 20 sovs. each, A. F., for which Bellissima, aged, Bst 91b ; Sir Hans, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ; St. Colomb, 4 yrs, 7st 12Ib ; and Eleus, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b, stand ; and the 100 sovs. Stakes, AM., for which Attila, Paladium, and the Devil-amongst-the-Tailors are left in. 4to is offered on Attila. Lord Kelburne's Muley Moloch colt walks over forthe 50 SOvs. Plate, and Lord Albemarle's Nuncio receives from Lord Orford's c by Jerry, out of Petulance (on the coughing list), in the D.M. match for 200, h ft. The Tuesday has again passed without a challenge fur the Cup. The Marquis of Exeter was omitted in our list of arrivals yesterday. v IsIEWMARKET—WEDNESPAY NIGHT. The two races mentioned above were decided as follows : Handicap Sweepstakes, of 20 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old, &c. A. F. _ _ Mr. Sadler's Bellissima, aged, Bst 101 b (J. Day) 1 Mr. Bigg's Elena, 3.yrs, 6st 121 b.... .......... ........... 2 Mr. Thornhill's St. Colomb, 4 yrs, 7st 12st 3 Duke of Rutland's Sir Hans, 4 yrs, Bst 71b 4 Even on Eleus, 3 to I agst Sir Hans, and 7 to 1 agst Bellis sima. Won easy by half a length. Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, h ft, for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b, &c. D. M. (10 Subs. ) Colonel Anson's Attila ...( Scott) 1 Mr. Etwall's Palladium Mr. Osbaldeston's The Devil-among-the-Tailors ..... 3 7t02 on Attila. Won by' six lengths, BETTING IN THE EVENING. CHESTER Cur.-6 to 1 agst Vulcan, 7to 1 apt Marshal Soult (t), 8 to 1 apt Rory O'More (t), 10 to 1 apt Lanercost, 16 to 1 agst Jolly Tar, 17 to 1 apt Alice Hawthorn (t), 18 to 1 apt The Young'un (t), 29 to 1 apt Ileßona, 25 to I agst Zelmyra (t), 28 to 1 apt Retriever (t), 100 to 50 on each of the three favourites apt Alice Hawthorn. It is thought that there will be nearly 25 runners. DERBY.—Offers to take 4 to 1 about Attila ; 500 to 100 agst Scott's lot, bar Attila; 1,700 to 100 agst Auckland (t). No others mentioned. ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Queen's Plate.—The Carrier, Flambeau, Barbara, E. 0., and The Nob. Sweepstakes of 10 Sovs. each, T. Y. C.—Michaelmas Day, c. by Mulatto, d. by Middleton, Robin, Patchwork, and c. by Bay Middleton out of hlanto. Sweepstakes of 10 Sovs. each, First half of Ab. M.—Sweet meat, Citron filly, Balance filly, Drummer Boy, Revision, Bradwell, and c. by Colwick. Handicap of 25 Sovs. each.—Garry Owen. 5 yrs., 9st. ; Langolee, 4 yrs. Bst. ; f. by Buzzard out of Emma, 3 yrs. sst. 121 b. ; and c. by Retainer, d. by St. Patrick, 3 yrs. sst. 71b. Lord George Bentinck has purchased Mr. Wilson's Oaks filly out of Yorkshire Lass. THE FIGHT BETWEEN JOHNNY BROOME AND BUNGAREE, FOR £6OO. The above contest took place yesterday, a few miles the other side of Newmarket—and since the days of Molineux, who came from America to wrest the laurels from Old Torn Cribb, the Champion of England, and Dan Donnelly, the Irish Champion, who left Paddy's land to knock about the nobs of the descendants of John Bull, there has been nothing like it. The excitement has been kept up for the last three months all Over England, more especially as Bungaree was termed a foreigner! It is true he was born in Australia, and born of English parents, who were settlers ; according to his account, he had beaten several good men in Australia, one denominated Old Dutch Sam, from his likeness to that tremendous boxer of the light weights ; and Bungaree had also defeated one of the Clalkers, renouned for their pugilistic achievements in that part of the world ; but it should seem accord ing to the mill yesterday, that fighting in Australia is rather different as to character and style, to the scientific boxing in England. Bungaree on going to scale weighed lOst. 61b., and Broome but 9st. 81b. The latter had fallen off his weight in the last four days, owing to indigestion, hut in every other respect - he appeared as fine as a star. The road appeared as usual in high bustle and style; so much interest had been created in the lordly nobs of the Corinthians, and also in the " upper stories" of the commoners, " that it would be in bad taste for a foreigner to crow over Englishmen." Bungaree with - great confidence first threw his tile in the ring ; and Broome soon afterwards exhibited the same token of defiance ; both of them were well received by , the spectators. On sitting down close together in the most friendly manner, previous to stripping and the commencement of the battle, Bun garee observed, with a smile upon his countenance, " Johnny, I shall lick you easily to-day—l am cer tain of it." "You have got that to do yet; and as a proof that you have overshot your mark, I will bet you 251. to 201. that you lose it. Nay, more, I'll make it 301. to 201." And he immediately went up to a sprig of nobility, who had made a trial of Bun - garee abilities, and a l so b ac k e d hi m, say i ng, "N o b le Sir, lend Bungaree 201." However, no bet took place, and the fight commenced. The odds 6 and 7 to 4 on Broome. Seeing what we have previously seen in the P.R., Bungaree stoodbadly on' hi s pins, w ide apart and not like a winning man. But, nevertheless, h e appeared confident, and, after the exchange of a few blows, Bungaree was thrown. In the third round, Bungaree put in a heavy right bander on the nob of his opponent, which appeared, fur a short period, to leave something like a stunning effect; but Johnny soon shook it off, and then had it all his own way, by giving the first clear knock down blow, drawing the first claret, and gaining everything in his favour to wards winning. Broome now clearly saw his way, and his practice in the Ring made hini go to work with a certainty that conquest would crown his efforts. Bungaree received repeated knock-down blows; the superior fighting of Broome was manifest to the spectators; and the odds from all parts of the Ring were loudly offered upon Broome. It is but justice to say, on the part of Bungaree, that he proved himself a game man ; and he could make a good hit with his right hand, but whether the conceit had been taken out of him, or that he was getting abroad, he did not use it, and he had no character as a scientific fighter. Both his peepers had been "measured for a suit of mourn ing; and the last two rounds he fought totally in the dark. The chance being against him, his 'friends re quested of him to surrender the victory to, his oppo nent, but he would not. However, as he could not see his way, of course Johnny Broome, amidst loud shouts of his backers and friends, 'Was declared the victor in fifty-five minutes. Bungaree might have been able to have continued the contest for some time longer, as the fight was not exactly out of him, but he would not consent to have his eyes lanced. He Was punished about the body. Broome, excepting a hand blow on the side of the head, had little to com• plain of, and; after the fight, dined with several of his friends at Newmarket. On the colours of Bungaree were to be seen in large capital letters, " Australia advance." From the specimen he has exhibited as a fighting man, it might now be prudent to take on him, Australia retreat." Broome arrived at his house in Air street, early this morning, and his mug did not show much that he had been engaged in pugilistic contest. All the houses belonging to the boxers were crowded to an overflow last night ; nay, Air-street was filled with persons az early as five o'clock, and did not feel the least sort of fatigue at waiting till past one o'clock be fore anything like an accurate statement of the fight could be obtained ; yet so confident were the backers of Broome, that, at seven o'clock at night, three to one were offered that he had won the fight. Jem.Burn's house, Swift's, Sp r i ng ' s , Hannan's, and Peter Craw ley s, were cr ow d e d to su ff o cation, givin an indica tion of rathe r a rev i va l o f th e s ports in the prize-ring against the hor r id i ntro d uct i on o f the knife. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. This contest, whiclll;sexcited such interest in the sporting world, and upon which bets to an enormo us amount ha ve b een pen di ng , was decided yesterday in favour of Broome, who from his 'frequent victories had become the champion of what is technically termed the " light weights." He is a fine scientific fighter of great muscular power and stamina. His opponent, an Australian, named Bungaree, is also a man o f great strength, and for a foreigner, possesses great know ledge of sparring and the tactics of the ring. Both men for the last few weeks have been in active training, in the suburban districts-of the metropolis, under the most experienced professors, and their con dition was considered b 1 the best judges to be first rate. The Australian, from being comparativly un known to the fancy, did not meet with so many backers as his opponent, but nevertheless he obtained consi derable patronage from some of the principal support- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1842. ers of the prize-ring, as he was reported to have fought several well-contested battles, and to posseN the most determined courage. The odds on Friday and Saturday last, at the sporting houses, were 6 aild 7 to 4 on Broome, and notwithstanding this confidence there were plenty of takers among the London fancy. According to the articles of the match it was ar ranged that the fight should come off within twenty miles of Newmarket, and it was generally understood that the ring would he formed on the Six Mile Bottom, the favoured resort of boxers in the palmy days of pugilism, and where, - among other celebrated battles, the great fight between . Gulley and 11. Pearce, at that period known by • the cognomen of the " Game Chicken," was contested. After the ring had been formed, the fight took plea.p, which terminated in less than an hour, amidst the cheering of the friends of Broome. CORN AVERAGES GENERAL AVERAGE PRICEII - OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended April 22, 1542. made up from the Rehabs the ltispectory ut the different Cities and TOWt. in England at ci Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat......... 60s. id. Oats Barley 2'73 M I i. Rye AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS. Wnik ending! WHEAT. IHARLEY.I OATS. RYE. I BEANS. IPE iSt Mar 18 5 1 9 27 18 1 86 11 ;30 I , 31 3 25 :A 4 26 6 17 4 3 , 1 4 1 `,9 9 0 April 1 8 trt 2 I'6 2 19 11 43 10 ; 2 , 1 7 '29 4 15 59 10 26 11 19 2 32 6t :0 11 30 5 1.:2 , 51; 1 27 3 19 3 32 11 '3O 9 3! 2 IMI'YItIAt AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF 'mu FIE wiceK Wheat 59 ld, Oats 184 111. Beans 10.. Se. Barley. 2 I 6.1 Bd, 1 Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat 9- 11 841.1 Oats Barley 225. 10(1. 1 Rye MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL MARKET. There was a fair business transacted at full rates. Raw Sugar firm in price, but few West India parcels were to be had. Coffee met with more attention, and holders were firmer. Ceylon of good ordinary quality at 7.55. to 755. 6d. per cwt. Saltpetre wanted at 275. to 295. 6d. per cwt. TEA MARKET. Prices were sustained, and Company's Congou was not to be purchased under Is. 10d. per pound cash. TALLOW MARKET. There were few buyers, but prices were sustained, viz.:- 465. 3d. for parcels on the spot. COTTON MARKET. The public sales went off at full rates. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. The supply was moderate, with a middling demand for all descriptions at the present quotations :—Clover, 2/. 10s. and 51. Bs. ; flay, 21. and 31. 10s. ; Straw, I/. 12s. and 1/. 16s. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last rnarket.day. 45. s. d. s. d. Can's Hartley Chester Main Holywell Main.. Old Tanfield l4 0 Walls End Monison ..... ... l'i U Ord's liedheugh .......... Tanfleld Moor l9 6 Walls End Whitwell West Wylam Wylam Walls End Hilda. .. ... Is 3 Flartleyi. lB 6 FINE ARTS. THE ROYA L MARRIAGE. ' We this day attended a private view of Mr. Hayter's picture of the Royal Marriage; which was painted by order • of her Majesty, and from which, by her gracious permission, an en graving will shortly be made. The most conspi cuous figures in the 'lticture are, of course, her Illa •jesty .and - Prince Albert,i:who are • represented stand ing at the altar with • their hands joined, while the Archbishop of Canterbury is reading the marriage et - - vice. A little behind the Queen• stands the Viscount Melbourne, bearifig the Sword Of State ; and close beside him the Duke-of Sussex, who, if we remember rightly, gave away the Royal bride. • Behind the altar, in the back-ground, appears the Duke of Cambridge ; and on this side of it, close t;) the spectator, are Princess Augusta of Cambridge and her Royal Highness Princess Sophia Matilda. On the right hand of the Queen, but at some distance from the altar, stand Prince George of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg, and the Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, which last bears a striking resemblance to the present King of Belgium. In a box, in the rear of the chapel, are seated the Duke of Wellington—who, by-the-by, looks exceedingly grim; or rather sulky_ the Dukes of Sutherland and Devonshire, and .he Mar quis of Anglesea, each of whom is dressed out in the richest and most showy Court costume—in fact, is quite in a blaze with gold lace and orders. The twelve bridesmaids, who stand immediately behind the Queen, holding up her train, are grouped together with great skill and judg ment. The portrait of her Majesty is excellent as a likeness, but we cannot help thinking that the coun tenance has a little too much set gravity of expression. Prince Albert, too, is rather too tall ; but his figure and attitude are full of easy grace and dignity. Of the like ness of the Duke of Sussex, we must speak in terms of very qualified praise, for we were compelled tc, turn to the ex planatory printed sketch in order to ascertain who he was. Lord Melbourne may be detected at a glance, and there is a quie:, arch smile in the eye, that is very character istic. The colouring of the picture, considering the sub ject, is remarkable for its chasteness, but we should have been glad to have seen a little more cheerfulness of expression thrown into it. Almost all the distin guished personages represented, look as grave and thoughtful as if they were attending at a funeral rather than a bridal ; but this was s2arcely the artist's fault, for every one knows that an English wedding is one of the most formal and melancholy affairs in existence. In nine cases out of ten, the bride bursts into a passion of tears ; the bridegroom looks exceedingly foolish ; the bridesmaids rest less, and, perhaps, envious,—in short, all parties ap pearout of their element, with the exception of the parson and the clerk, who alone look tranquil and contented, front a prompt and pleasurable recollection of their fees. The Royal Marriage will make an excellent engraving, and it will, we understand, be immediately put into the hands of one of the first artists of the day. MEETING- IN THE CITY. SIGNAL DEFEAT of the TORIES and CHARTISTS. Last evening, pursuant to announcement by placards and ad vertisement, " a public meeting" of the electors of the City of London took place at Bourk's Assembly Rooms, 'Chai.ge alley, Cornhill, for the purpose of memorializing the Lord Mayor to convene a Common Hall, for the purpose of •calling on Lord John Russell to resign his seat as Representative of the City of London in Parliament, on account of his " faction, opposition to the tariff and other mca4ures of Sa• Robert Peel's A dministrat ion." The hour appointed for taking the Chair was seven o'clock, but at half-past seven there were not 100 electors present, and great impatience was manifested. I Shortly before eight o'clock an elector mounted the platform, and said lie would move that Mr. Nicholson, of Fenchurch street, do take the Chair.—( Cries of " No, no," cheers, groans, and laughter for several minutes.) An ELECTOR—Three cheers for Lord John Russell.— ( Cheers, waving of hats, groans, and hisses.) Amite!. ELECTOR—I move that Mr. Chileott, of Fenehureh street, take the Chair.—( Cheers and groans.) This motion having been seconded, was put sod carried. Mr. Cruncorr took the chair, and said he was no speaker, nor did he know by whom the meeting was called. —( Cheers and laughter.) He believed, however, that a gentleman who hail received money flout the Carlton Club to figure at Le o min=ter was at the bottom of it.—( Hear, hear, said "Oh !") But it was very strange that they could not provide a chair man. ( Chem arid laughter.) All he could say was, that he hoped all parties would have a fair hearing. Mr. Bitook - E said that he knew nothing whatever of that meeting, but by an advertisement in the public pri n t s and by placards paraded through the city—(" Oh," and laughter)— but it appeared that they were called together to give expres • sion to their disapprobation of the course Lord John Russell had thought it proper to pursue in opposition to the measures of the present Ministry. Now he was one who approved of the course which the Noble Lord had pursued iu opposi tion to such infamous measures.—( Loud cheers, groans, and uproar.) He had expected to have seen that room crammed to suffocation, and those who had got up the meeting c o m e boldly forward and declare their object.--(Loud cheers and groans.) He (Ilr. Brooke) would maintain that the conduct of Lord John Russell hail been strictly correct.—(Oh, oh, and cheers.) He believed that the City of London generally was of that opinion.— ( Cheers, and no, no)—and that if Sir Robert Peel were to dare to contest it with him, even upon his Income-tax ques tion, his Lordship would beat the Premier by a majority of a thousand.—(Cheers, roars of laughter and confusion.) Ile would move—" That the cordial thanks of the meeting be pre sented to Lord John Russell, highly approving, as they do, of the course he has pursued in opposition to the Income- tax, and other measures introduced by the present Administration."— (Cheers, and great uproar for several minutes. ) Mr. WHITE seconded the resolution. He applauded the determination of Lord John Russell in resisting the infamous Income-tax and other obnoxious measures proposed by Sir R. Peel.—( Cheers.) He contended that Lord John Russell had taken up the cudgels for the people, and deserved the thanks, instead of censure, of his constituents.—(Cheers, laughter, and uproar. ) Mr. Winersrsos rose to move an amendment. He was no party man.—(" Oh, oh," and laughter.) He knew nothing of who had got up the present meeting—( Cheers, and " Oh, oh")—bnt he considered that the measures proposed by the present Administration were calculated to do good for the working classes, who were ground to the very earth by priva tion.—(" Oh, oh," cheers, and laughter.) Mr. Wilkinson concluded by moving as an amendment, " That the meeting approved of the measures proposed to Parliament by the Mi nisters of the Crown, being on the whole to better the condi tion of the working people, improve trade and commerce, and increase the revenue. That they regret the retarding their accomplishment by futile and factious opposition, and deprecate the conduct of Lord John Russell, who, as one of the members of Parliament for that city, ought, to the utmost of his power, expedite rather than retard so great a good, and thereby put an 'end to the state of uncertainty which at present paralyzes the trade and commerce of the country."—(Cheers and groans. ) Mr. WEBBER seconded the amendment. Mr. MORTON at great length called upon the meeting to pause before they supported either the motion or the amend ment. He did not think the time had 3et arrived when Lord John Russell should be censured for the coo se lie had pursued, nor were they certain he was entitled to praise. If they al lowed the measure to come into operation first, they would be better judges.—(Cheers and laughter. ) Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and the resolution was put amidst a scene of the most indescribable uproar. The CUAIRMAN declared the resolution in favour of Lord John Russell to be carried by a majority of 20 to 1. The Tories and Chartists disputed the decision, and great clamour ensued. Ultimately a vote of thanks was passed to the Chair man, and the meeting separated at a late hour, after giving three cheers for Lord John Russell, and three groans for Sir Robert Peel's ministry. DINNER - BY THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. Yesterday the Directors of the East India Company gave a sumptuous entertainment at the London Tavern to the Marquis of Tweeddale and Sir George Arthur, on occasion of their ap pointment to the Governorship of the Presidencies of Madras and Bombay ; Sir James Lushington in the chair. The tables were decorated with a profusion of gold and silver plate. The dinner, wine, and desert were of the moat recherche character, and did unspeakable credit to the taste and re sources of Messrs. Bathe and Breach, the proprietors of that magnificent establishment. The Chairman was supported on the right by the Marquis of Tweed&le ' the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Lincoln, Earl Delawarr, Earl Dalhousie, Lord Stanley, Lord Eliot, Sir R. Peel, Mr. Astell, the Right Hon. Sir G. Murray, the Right Hon. Sir J. Graham, the Right Hon. S. R. Lushington, toe Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Attorney-general, and the Solicitor-General ; on the left by Sir G. Arthur, the Deputy- Chairman, the Lord Mayor, the Duke of Buceleuch, the Mar quis of Douro, the Earl of Haddington, the Eatl of Clare, Mr- Wigrarn, Lord Bloomfield, Lord Fitzgerald, Lord Abinger, Lord Seaton, Chief Justice Tindal, Sir H. Hardinge, Sir E. Knatchbull, the Right Hon. J. Nichol', &c. Amongst the other company (about 140) were Lord Gifford, Lord W. Hay, Lord A.:Hay, Vice-Chancellor Bruce, the Hon. Captain West, the Hon. W. B. Baring, the Hon. W. i•raser ' Sir H. Lushing ton, Sir R. Jenkins, Sir J. M ac d ona ld, Si r D. Baird, Sir T. Wiltshire, Sir T. Fremantle, Sir R. Comm, Sir 11. H. Inglis, Sir W. otton, Sir J. Doveton, Sir E. Ryan, Mr. Mills, .31r. Tueker, Mr. Lyall, and Mr. Muspratt. The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal toasts— " Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen," " The Queen Dowager," "His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Albert the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," were drunk with all the honours. The CHAIRMAN then rose and said, he had a toast to pro pose which he was sure the whole company would drink with the most cordial good-will—he meant the health of the Must Noble the Alarquis of Tweeddale, Governor of Madras, and Commander-in-Chief of the Indian army. The Directors of the East India Company had the fullest confidence, in nomi nating that distinguished individual to so important a situation, that he would perform the arduous duties it entailed upon him in a manner not only creditable to himself, but most satisfactory to the Court and the country at large.--(Cheers. ) Th e firmness and decision of character, the sound judgment, the good sense, and the habits of business which they knew him to possess in so eminent a degree, assured the Court of Di rectors that he would administer his government most advan tageously to the public service. —(Cheer.) The Gallant Marquis, is a soldier, had performed services under the eye of his most distinguished Commander, whom he was happy to see present upon that occasion, which afforded indisputable evidence of his capacity to fill the high and important situation to which he was called, and at the same time most amply justi fied his appointment as Commander-in-Chief. lie begged, therefore, without further preface, to propose to them, " The health of the Most Noble the Marquis of Tweeddale, and suc cess to his government in the Presidency of Madras." The Marquis of 'Twieenioa LE said, he felt it a proud dis tinction indeed to have his name mentioned in so kind a man ner by the Chairman or such an assembly ; but it was more peculiarly gratifying to hear upon such an occasion from the chairman of the East India Company that so humble an indi vidual as himself, appointed to so important a trust, possessed his confidence and that of the Board. Ile begged most sin cerely to return the Directors his best thanks for the honour which they had conferred on him by placing him in so proud a position. He had no services connected w ith India to offer as a security for the course he should pursue during the time he might remain as Governor of Madras, but he could assure them they would always find in him a willing servant, it not an efficient co-operator, for neither labour, time, nor trouble should be considered valuable, except as affording him an opportunity of doing everything he could to carry out their views, with a due consideration of the circum stances in which he might find himself.—(Cheers. ) The Chairman had been good enough to say, that he had re ceived the recommendation of the Duke of Wellington as a fit person to discharge the military duties of the Presidency. That was a compliment which undoubtedly he must ever highly appreciate, for no one in this world was more capable to judge of another's efficiency than the Duke of Wellington. —( Loud cheers.) Ile would only further say, that in assuming the command of that army, in connexion with which the illus trious Duke's name was first made known to the world, ue trusted he ad gained tinder him that knowledge which wou'd enable him to preserve its discipline, while his care should al ways be to do nothing that might in the least sully the honour of that distinguished service. —( Loud cheers.) The. CHAIRMAN, in giving the next toast, observed, that it rarely fell to the lot of one in his position to propose the health of two Governors and one Commander-in-chief upon the same occasion. However, it was with great satisfaction that he now submitted to them the health of Sir George Arthur, the Governor of Bombay.—( Cheers. ) Sir G. ARTHUR briefly returned thanks. Tin CHAIRMAN next proposed "The health of Lord Had dington and the Navy."—( Loud cheers. ) The Earl of HADDINGTON returned thanks for the tribute of respect which they had just paid to that great branch of the public service. The CHAIRMAN next gave "The health of Lord Hill and the Army."--( Loud cheers. ) Sir G. Mu KRA'S' said it was a most unexpected honour to be called on to return thanks for the last toast. He felt in- deed that it was almost improper for any one to rise for such a purpose in the presence of that illustrious man to whom alone belonged the honour to speak in behalf of the British army.— ( Loud cheers.) The Noble Duke to whom he referred could speak not only in the name of the army of the Crown, but also in the name of that gallant army in the service of the East India Company, who were companions of his earliest victories, and who would be the well-deserving sharers of his immortal renown to the latest posterity.—( Loud cheers.) It was peculiarly gratifying to him to offer his acknowledg ments on the part a the army, not only for the toast which had been drunk, but for a still higher compliment which had been paid to that service by the Directors of the East India Company in choosing from its ranks two distinguished brother officers of his for situations of the highest trust in the Eastern empire.—(Cheers.) They had been selected, as the Chairman had stated, because, frcan a knowledge of their characters, and the experience they possessed, the Directors were convinced that they could not send out more efficient help. mates to the Governor-General than the two officers to whom he alluded. Sir G. Arthur had filled important public situa tions in the eastern and western hemispheres with equal suc cess, and he had no doubt the career he was about to coinmence in India would be alike brilliant and satisfactory.—(Cheers. ) For many years he had been linked to his Noble and Gallant Friend on the right of the chair by the most inti mate and warm feelings of friendship.—(Cheers.) He had seen him rising from the situation of a subaltern officer in the gallant Sir J. Aloore's regiment, and afterwards he had narrowly watched his conduct while under his own direction in the Peninsula, where he uniformly found that every duty which could be required of him was discharged with the ut most ability, assiduity, perseverance, and courage—( Cheers ) and he was quite satisfied that his duties in the East would be performed in a similar manner.--(Cheers.) He would only add, that he believed there was not an officer or soldier in the British army who, if the country could spare him, would not be happy in the present state of a ff a i rs to ded i cate his serv i ces to the East India Company in that important Fart of the Bri tish dominions.— (Loud cheers. ) The CH -AMMAN said, he had now the honour to propose to the company a toast which he was sure they would receive with the utmost cordiality ; it was " The health of her Majesty's M inisters. "—( Cheers. ) Sir R. PEEL, in replying to the toast, spoke as follows: On my own behalf, and that of my colleagues in the Govern ment of the Queen, I beg leave t return you cur sincere ac -1 nowledgments for the very flattering manner in which you have received the proposal of cur health. We are grateful to the Directors of the Eas India Company for the oppor tunity they have affurded us of meeting them on this occa sion, when two distinuguished officers are about to leave this country for the purpose of discharging important func tions in th e a d m i n i strat i on o f I n di an afairs. Those officers I owe their appointment by the East India Company, and their confirmation by the Crown, siugly and exclusively to the confidence which is placed in their quilitications for the great public trust reposed in them—(Clacers ) and we feel assured that - they will, by their conduct, fully justify that confidence, while they confirm and extend that reputation which they have justly gained by performing emi nent, services to the Crown in every capacity, civil or military, which they have been called upon to fill.—( Cheers. ) We are met on an occasion of peculiar interest. It is impossible not to wait with interest at least for the full explanation and develop ment of those events in India, of which, hitherto, we have received but partial and imperfect accounts; but though we cannot divest ourselves of feeling that deep interest, there is no occasion for apprehension or distrust—there is no occasion for any other feelings but those which are most becoming to an Englishinin—the firm determination to repair any disaster we may have met with and to overcome every dithiculty with which we may be encompassed in the administration of affairs in India.—( Loud else, rs.) When I recolleet that there never was a period when there existed a more intimate, cordial, good understanding between the executive authority in this country and the East India Company—when I reflect on the high character and qualifications of the civil servants of the Corn. pany in India—when I reflect on the valour of the united armies that are rivalling each other in the field of glory in a friendly competitien—when I recollect that this country is still blessed with the advice and counsel of that illustrious man who in India disrlayed that extraordinary combination of moral arid intellectual qualities which he has evinced alike in military and civil government during his after life—( Loud cheers)—when I reflect on this combination of advantages, so far from seeing any occasion for despondency or alarm, I feel assured that every difficulty will be overcome, and that the trials to which we may be exposed will, being surmounted, only lay the foundation for the increased stability and enduring suc cess of our Indian empire.—(Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the next toast, said, they were favoured with the company of an illustrious guest, whose name was a heart-stirring word in whatever circumstances it might be uttered. Sage in council, unconquered in the field, known to them in India as Sir Arthur Wellesley, the strenuous defender of their eastern empire—known in Europe as the Duke of Wellington—(Great cheering)—its deliverer from tyranny—under both appellations commanding universal re spect and admiration, his whole life, which he prayed Provi dence yet long to spare, having been one continued devotion to the service of his Sovereign and his country, he called on them to pay their homage to the illustrious Duke by drinking his health, up-standing with three times three.—(The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. ) The Duke of WELLINGTON, who appeared in good health and spirits, said—l beg to return you, Air. Chairman, my thanks for the honour you have done me in making such par tial mention of my name, and to this assembly for the kind manner in which they have received my health. Having had the honour of serving the East India Company—having lived for some years in that country under the protection of their government, and having witnessed the benefits conferred upon the natives in the vast regions under their sway, it is not sur prising that I should on all occasions have felt an anxiety in respect to the choice of those individuals who are to govern the different portions of the territory forming their mighty empire. Upon no occasion have I been more satisfied with the choice au • flounced than upon the present evening.—( Cheers.) 1 have long known my Noble Friend who sits near me, and this I will venture to say, that all his qualities, his temper, his fortitude, his habits of business, his ability, and'assiduity in the service he undertakes to perform, assure me in the strongest manner that he will give satisfaction to those who have confided to him this important trust.—(Cheers) ;I say nothing of his military qualifications • they are known to the public, and I am convinced that the &tat of Directors could not have made choice of any individual better calculated to perform all the services that can be required from a Commander• in-chief.— Loud cheers.) I have not had the same opportunities of being acquainted with the other Gallant Officer, appointed Governor of the Presidency of Bombay, but 1 know him well by reputa tion. I know that he has been employed heretofore in the ser vice of the late King, and lately in that of her Majesty in North America; and I know that, in both situations, he gave satisfaction to those who employed him. I think, there fore, the East India Company have every reason to feel confidence that he will execute the trust reposed in him with honour to himself and advantage to the country. (The Noble Duke sat down amidst loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the President of the Board of Control. Lord FITZGERA LD returned thanks, and said it was difficult on such an occasion as this not to allude to the important events which had lately occurred in.lndia, and excited the anxiety and sympathy of every heart in this country; but his Right Hon. Friend who returned thanks as first Minister of the Crown bad anticipated what he should have ventured to offer, and power fully and eloquently described those sources of confidence upon which he built a hope that the clouds which hung upon the aspect of affairs in the East would pass away, and the reverses of which but imperfect acc o unts had reached this country, would be thoroughly repaired. He placed his reliance upon the means, under Providence, which his Right Hon. Friend had indicated—the ability of those to whom the government of India was confided, the large experience and eminent 4,ualitica- Lions of the Governor-General, the zeal of the public servants of the Company, who in the whole conduct of their political affairs exhibited qualifications and powers unequalled in any other service in the world ; and, above all, the gallantry of that arm), which had already achieved such wonders in India, and to whose prowess he wou:d still look for maintaining the glory and power of that great empire.—( Cheers. ) 44 rho Lord Mayor," " Sir J. Lushington, the Chairman," "The Indian Army," " The Civil Service of the Company," and "The Bank of England," were afterwards toasted, and the festivities were kept up till near midnight.. DINNER 10 SIR ALLEN ISI,NAB. Last evening a public entertainment was given by the Colo nial Society to Sir Allyn ll'Nab, in the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street, as a proof of the feelings enter, tamed towards him by gentlemen connected with Canada, allt the British public in general, in respect to his late exertions in the loyal cause in Upper Canada. About fifty gentlemen sat dewn to a sumptuous dinner, of whom towards of thirty were Representatives of as many British colonies, and it is probable had net the entertainment been got up at such short notice, that the company assembled would have been still greater. The Earl of Illounteashel took the Chair, and Dr. Rolphe, of Canada, acted as Vice• President. _ The usual loyal toasts were given from the Chair, and re sponded to with the utmost enthusiasm. The Noble CHAIRMAN then said that, in rising to propose the next toast he experienced the most sincere gratification. It was the health of their gallant and worthy guest " Sir Allen APNab."—( Applause.) The great services he had rendered to Canada and to these realms were matters of history. There was one fact, however, which was not so well known, which he would wish to refer to. When he (Sir Allen 111‘Nab) first en tered the Housed Assembly, he found that that body was almost universally disaffected towards the British Government, and he, almost single-handed, raised his voice and made such exer tions in the cause of loyalty that I.e brought down on himself' the most grievous oppression. Indeed, he was incarcerated for nearly the whole session. At the time of the outbreak in Canada he (Sir Allen APNah) filled the high situation of Speaker of the House of Assembly. He came forward on that occasion, when no other man could be found to adopt so bold a course ; he rallied round him 1,600 men, all volunteers, in a few days, they placing in him that confidence which his character warranted them in doing ; and, aided by them, without a single regular soldier in the province, he boldly went forward, and put down the rebellion himself.—( Cheers ) But be it remembered that during part of this time he was placed in a most responsible situation. He particularly al luded to the case of the Caroline, in the matter of which he ran very great risk in taking upon himself the responsibility which he did. Be, however, undertook that responsibility, and the consequence was that he destroyed that piratical vessel —( Loud cheers.) He was sure, from the cheers which he heard uttered around him, that in doing so—that in destroying the Caroline—he only did his duty. He (Sir Allen I\l•Nab) had done nothing more than was thus sanctioned, and he trusted that, when the people of the United States came to a sober state, when they reflected on the matter in a cool and delibe rate mariner, perhaps they themselves, though somewhat of the latest, would do justice to the conduct and the merits of Sir Allen M'Nab.—(Loud cheers.) He begged to propo with all the honours, the health of Sir Allen 11`Nab, their chg . tinguished guest.—(Laud cheering. ) Sir ALLEN APNAB said that he felt himself quite unable to express in adequate terms his feelings on the present occasion. As a Canadian, he had ever felt it to be his proudest boast that he was a British subject. But although he was a Canadian by birth, he never could forget that he was the son of a British soldier. He had been for many years a member of the local legislature of Canada, and he could refer to every vote which he had given, as an earnest of that affection and that pride which he felt for and in the British country, constitution, anti people.—(Cheers.) He did not consider the present a fitting time for him to enter into the politics of the country in ques tion, but he could with some degree of propriety refer to some of the events which had occurred before the period of 1837 anti afterwards. On the occasion of the outbreaking of these disturbances lie had great satisfaction in uniting with his neighbours in the district of Gage. and proceeded to Toronto, accompanied by a deputation of upwards of 1,000 freeholders, with a resolution, in the shape of an address, to his Excellency, the then Lieutenant- Governor, assuring him that they were determined to maintain with their services, their property, and their lives, the connection with the parent country. In 1837, at the period when the lo3al party were in a most fearful condition, when the Upper Province was left without a single soldier to protect it, when thousands of armed sympa thisers were hovering on the frontiers, Mackenzie came forward with a letter in one hand, and a dagger in the other, and pro claimed to the people that the period had arrived for throwing off the hateful dominion of the mother country. Fortunately the government of the country was then entrusted to a man who, knowing the difficulties of the State, left without a single soldier, nobly resolved to throw himself upon the ptotection of the loyal men of Upper Canada, and he trusted that their conduct had convinced the people of England that they were determined, at the risk of their lives, to maintain the connexion with this country. He would not detain them with an account of what had occurred during the insur rection. It was fresh in the minds of almost all present. Eut he merely wished to impress upon them that Canada was a most important part of the British empire. Its national debt did not amount to more than 11. per head, while that of the United States amounted to 41. per head. There was a million and a half of acres of fine land ready to be cultivated, and he felt surprised that the tide of emigration shou!d not have set in there so fast as he could have hoped. The Hon. Baronet con cluded by proposing" The health of the Noble Chairman, Lard Mountea,hel." The Earl of MOUNTCASIIEL briefly returned thanks. Alany other toasts were proposed and disposed of, and the evening was spent with the utmost cordiality. - _ PLYMOUTH, Arm', :26.—The York, Capt. Legg, freighted with troops for India, having had her deck repaired, sailed in the night for her destination.—The Alban steam vessel, Master Corn. King, arrived here last night from the westward, whither she had been dispatched to relieve the home ward.bound vessels.—The Nightingale, ti, Lieut. Com. J, Barnes (a) arrived in the night from Ireland. She will be paid off at this port.—Our respected Commander in Chief Admiral Sir Graham Moore, Bart., G.C.8., G.C.M.G., will strike his flag on board the Caledonia, 120, guardship, this day at sunset. —The Lightning steam-vessel, Lieut. Com. E. S. Pearce, arrived here yesterday for the purpose of attending on Sir G. Moore and family. ..)IAII, PACKET STATIONS.—(Front a Correspon dent).— Great dissatisfaction appears to prevail in the mercan tile world on the subject of foreign correspondence through the medium of the packets which now take on board the mails at Falmouth. The public, however, appear to have forgotten that an Admiral (Sir James Gordon), an Elder Brother o f th e Trinity House (Captain Drew 1, and a Secretary of the P ost . office (Thomas Lawrence, Esq.), were, about two years since, directed by an Admiralty order to survey the coast, and report the most favourable place for enbarking and landing the mails. It was their opinion that Dartmouth was, in all respects, the most desirable port ; and all the inconveniences so greatly complained of will be removed by adopting their recommen‘ dation. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. ( From the Second Edition of the Liverpool Courier of yesterday. ) We exceedingly regret to announce, that a most lamentable occurrence took place this morning on our river, by which three young gentlemen. of great promise and high respecta bility, have lost their lives. It appears that a party of five individuals, having breakfasted at the mansion of Mr. Moss, at Otterspool, embarked in a rowing gfg, for the purpose of re creating themselves on the river. The party consi.ted of Me. James Ramsey, Mr. Arthur Littledale, Mr. Royds, Mr. Taun ton, and Mr. Crewe. Tneir object at setting out was to pro ceed to Monk's Ferry, but it appeared they first rowed up the river, and then pulled across. The boat was one which had been frequently used by parties of young gentlemen, who were in the habit of rowing on the river. The party had arrived cif the Lazarettes, and were laughing, and in great glee, at the slight commotion which rocked the gig. Suddenly, by some means, which the survivors are unable to explain, the boat got between two waves, and was immediately split up through the middle. The unfortunate gentlemen all clung to her, but she rolled over several times so as to shake them off. Two of them, however, succeeded in regaining their hold and clinging fast, one to the bows and the other to the stern. The other three, who were endeavouring to grasp the boat amidships, could not make good their hold, and, after several fruitless efforts, they were overwhelmed by the water and sunk. Some parties on board the Redbreast, Lazarette, saw the accident, and put off to the assistance of the other two, who were taken up and carried to New Ferry, where they were promptly attended by a medical gentleman, and, we are happy to state, are doing well. The survivors are Mr. Taun ton and Mr. Crewe. The three unfortunate young gentlemen who have lost their lives aro Mr. A. Littledale, Mr. Reyds, and Mr. James Ramsey. PROTEST AGAINST THE THIRD REA DING of the NEW CORN-BILL. Dissentient—Because the new Corn- Bill, although it was allowed by the Minister who proposed it to "cause a very con siderable decrease of the protection' which the present duties afford to the home grower," is not accompanied, as in justice it ought to have been, by the following measures, viz. :- 1. The repeal of all the taxes which fall directly upon land— the land tax, the malt tax, and - the hop duty. 2. The equaLsation of all the rates of which the occupiers of land bear at pesent an undue and unfair proportion, poor rates, highway -rates, and county-rates. 3. The repeal of the Tithe Commutation Act, which can no longer be just or applicable. 4. A legisative enactment, authorising all persons who hold leases to surreaer them on giving six months' notice before Lady-uay or Michaelmas. b. A legi,lative enactment, directing the payment made under every %i rittcn contract to be reduced according to the pi °portion %hid' the average prices of wheat, under the new Corn-bill, may at the time of making such payment bear to its average price at the time that such contract was formed, so that such payment may be of the same value as was ori ginally intended and agreed to by the parties. STANIIOPE. TIKE MINING DISTRICTS. BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY EVENING.--The town of Dudley is yet free from any marked violence, but I rather fear there are some grounds for supposing that things will not end without some unpleasant disturbance. The Magistrates are apprehensive, and have taken every precaution to keep the peace. Lord Clive has arrived, and is in constant consulta tion with the Magistrates. This morning, about two o'clock, one hundred yeomanry marched into the town, and soon after two pieces of artillery arrived, so that it would seem that the authorities had some cause for alarm. Nearly a troop of the Enniskiden Dragoons are also stationed in the town, and the rest of the two troops are quartered in the neighbourhood of Lye Waste, Stourbridge, Hales Owen, and other places. All as yet, in these parts are quiet, but if the men caLnot be prevailed upon to go to work, how long it will remain so is uncertain. It is a fact that the colliers are expected to turn out on Mon day next, and they are a powerful body. A reduction of their wages is said to be the cause; indeed, the whole district is, as I before wrote you, in the utmost distress, and there is no tin mediate prospect of relief. lam sorry to know that one man, named George Gill, was soverely wounded on Mcnday evening, in Dudley, his nose being nearly cut off by a sabre wound. A public meeting was called to-day of the Chartists, when they wore addressed by Mr. Cooke, of Dudley, and Mr. Candy, from Yorkshire, on the necessity of union, and the advantages that would result from the People's Charter. All passed off quietly, but there does exist very great excitement in the town. Lord Littleton, Lord Lieutenant of the county, is also on the spot. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta,—ln these days of universal taxation, when Sir Robert Peel, as a last resource, is about to make his grand attack upon the pockets, feelings, and private interests of the com munity, elevating himself tn,on the self-erected pinnacle of all sufficiency, to stand or fall by his tariff-compensating-Income tax, there appear to me two eligible subjects for increasing the revenue, viz., a tax on mustachios worn by civilians—certainly. as reasonable as the old hair-powder tax—and to judge by the number of mustachioed puppies that perambulate Bond-street and Regent-street, of an afternoon, would produce as much to the revenue as some of the articles in the paraded tariff— whereon a mighty reduction is made, because the reduction will benefit nobody. The second, to be an increase of 100 per cent., on foreign servants, which, notwithstanding the case of Lord William Russell, and the pending one of the Marquis of Hertford, would, from the strong predilection of the aristocracy for that artic:e, insure a considerable return. These hints are given on the cox sideration that, as a great struggle is to be made, it is but fair we should pay for our luxuries. Your obedient servant, INDEX. FUNERAL OF MARSHAL MONCEY, DUKE DE CONEGLIANO. At half-past ten o'clock Tuesday morning, the Church of the Invalides was Red with the persons invited to attend this ceremony, and presented an imposing aspect. Generals Count de Rumigny and Baron Gourgantl, and Lieutenant-Colonel Dumas, the King's aides.de-camp, arrived in Royal carriages ; all the surviving Marshals; Admirals Baron Duperre, Minister of the Alarine, Baron Roussin, and Mackau ; several Vice and Rear-Admirals; many Generals and superior officers of the army, and other functionaries of State. 'lire four corners of the pa" l over the car were again borne by the four senior Marshals. The late Marshal's charger was le t next behind the ear, and then came the family of the illustrious deceased, his household, and the rest of the distinguished per sons already enumerated. During this part of the solemnity several battalions of the garrison of Paris fired volleys in honour of the deceased. M. Dupin, in a short but brilliant discourse, glanced at the Marshal's career, chiefly in a civil point of view, and showed that throughout his whole lifetime he had been guided by an inflexible love of justice, which 'elevated every command with which he had been entrusted. Marshal Soult gave a rapid sketch of the military career of the illustrious deceased, declaring that he had been his com panion in arms for 40 years, and he had always found him the same—brave, full of talent, and modest. The Marshal was throughout considerably affected, and concluded his address with the following words :—" Adieu, my ancient friend : adieu soldier without fear and without reproach ! Adieu, Moncey ; adieu !" The solemnity being thus concluded, the assemblage retired. CHATSWORTH.—This superb chateau is now nearly complete in its improvements, and ready for the reception of the noble owner, who is daily expected to arrive from Italy. The new fountains ate unrivalled, and excite the astonishment of visitors. The jet d'eau of the,:principal one i 3 projected to the height of 80 feet, the supply being ob tained from the neighbouring mountains. The new conser vatory, which has cost the Noble Duke immense sums, is the largest in the kingdom, being :360 feet long, 70 feet wide, and 70 feet in height. The arrangement is somewhat similar to that of a thumb, having a middle and side aisles. The water pipes, tic., for warming the structuie exceed seven miles in length. All the statues collected by the Duke in Italy are de posited in the mansion and grounds. A fire broke out on the evening of April 20, says a letter from Orleans, in the woods of M. Lonet de Mainville, in the commune of Marsilly.du-Villette. The inhabitants, and the gendarmerie of the neighbourhood, got the -fire under in about four hears. The space laid bare by the conflagra tion extends to about eleven acres. The origin of the fire is not stated. INDIGO.--There is every reason to believe, from a communication made by Mr. GladstOne to Mr. Beckett, the Member for Leeds, that the duty on Indigo will be reduced to 2s. per cwt. on Foreign, and ls. on Colonial, and a corresyoud ing reduction on other dyeing goods. CONCERT. The Melophonic Society gave a concert last evening, at the Music Hall, Store-street, Bedford-square, when Handel's serenata of Acis and Galatea, with a short miscellaneous selec tion, was performed. 'Miss Fanny Russell did not sing nearly so well as we have heard her—she positively mangled the very sweet recitative and air, " Hush ye pretty warbling choir ; ' she was much better in the trio of " 'the flocks shall leave the mountains," with Mr. Simmons and Mr. Shoubridge ; and her last song, " The rocks where coral grow," was exceedingly well sung. Miss Cubitt was in capital voice, and sung charm.' ingly. We have seldom heard that very sweet air, " Would you gain the tender creature, softly, gently, kindly treat' her," better executed ; it was all sweetness, and was sung with admi rable ta<te. Miss Cubitt was most deservedly euc.red in this, as well as in the air in the miscellaneous:selection, " The Bird and the Maiden." Mr. Shoubridge sung the recitative and air of " Love sounds the alarm " exceedingly well. If this gentleman would be a little lass stiff, and a little more animated, his sing ing would he much more pleasing ; his voice is good, and his comprehension is good, and we do not see why he should not always sing well. Mr. Simmons's recitative, and air, "0, ruddier than the cherry," was admirably sung. But by far the most charming thing of the night was the beautiful Italian duet, "La riu pura," (Gabussi), which was sung by the Misses A. and M. Williams ; the ease with which these ladies accomplished this difficult duet, and the harmony which they instilled into it by the beautiful combination of their voices are indeed indicative of great acquirements, and well did they deserve the rapturous encore with which this piece was met. The well-known' Italian air, "Al dolce canto," (Rossini), was tolerably sung by Miss Porter; and Miss Thornton exe cuted one ur two airs remarkably well. The hall was crowded to excess, and the concert went off with great eclat. We have nothing further to add save that it was announced for repetition next Wednesday, amid consider able applause. WOOLWICH. INSPECTION OF TUE ROYAL ARTILLERY AND EXPERIMENTS IN THE MARSHES. At a late hour on Tuesday evening intelligence was re ceived at the garrison that the Master-General of the Ordnance, General the Right Hon. Sir George Murray, G.C.B. and G.C. H., would visit Woolwich on Wednesday forenoon, and inspect the whole cf the gallant corps of which he is Colonel. At an early hour yesterday morning the garrison presented a scene of activity, orders having been issued that the varty de tached fur experiments in the Marshes should be on the ground at nine o'clock, and the battalions of the Royal Artillery, in heavy marching order, on the parade ground by ten o'clock, and the three troops of Royal Horse Artillery, and the three field batteries, by eleven o'clock, on the upper common, where they were to be stationed in readiness to receive the Master- General. Shortly after ten o'clock Sir George Murray arrived on the parade ground, attended by Lieut.-General Lord Bloom field, G.C. B. and G. C. H., Commandant of the garrison and Colonel of the Royal Horse Artillery ; Major-General S,r Hew Dalrymple Ross, K. C.B. ; Colonel J. E. Jones, Assi4- taut Adjutant-General; Colonel R. Jones; Lieutenant-Colonel Blachley ; Major Sandlands ; Brigade-Major Cuppage, a n d Captain Henry Wm. Paget, 51ith Regiment, Aide-dc-Camp to the Master-General. On the approach of General Sir George Murray, the whole of the battalions previously formed in line, received their Gallant Colonel with the usual salute; he afterwards, accompanied by his staff, rode along the whole extent of the line in front anti in rear. The battalions tin n marched at slow and quick time, and afterwards returned to their barracks. About eleven o'clock General Sir George Murray and his staff proceeded to the upper common and inspected the Royal Horse Artillery and field batteries. These branches of the ser vice marched past at slue and quick time, and the Horse Art it. lery at full gallop, and performed the other usual evolutions in a manner to the entire satisfaction of their Colonel. The time occupied in the various manoeuvre s of the Horse Artillery and field batteries was about an hour and a half. At the conclusion of the exercises the Mater General expressed to Col. Dyneley, C. 8., who commanded the Horse At finery, and to Col. Cleve land, who commanded the field batteries, his approbation of the soldier-like appearance of the officers and men, and the precision with which they acquitted themselves in their various duties. At half-past twelve, General Sir George Murray, ac companied by his staff, and several of the officers relieved timn duty, with the female relations and friends of the Master- General and the officers, in carriages, proceeded to the Rotunda, to examine that extensive depositary of ancient and modern arms and models connected with naval and military warfare. The Master- General, after leaving the Rotunda, visited at the residence of Major-General Sir Hew D. Ress, and then re turned to town. 'EXPERIMENTS IN TIIE RSIIES.-At nine o'clock in the rtiornin ~ of yesterday, Colonel Cockb urn , C o l one l L acy , Li eu t.- Colonels' Dansey, C. 8., W. B. Dundas, C. 8., H. G. Jackson, J. A. Chaliner, Major Hardinge, K. IL , and A. W. Ilope, and Captain Grant, of the Royal Artillery, Colonel Love, C. B. and K. H., commanding officer of the 73d Regiment, and a number of officers of the Royal Artillery and the 73d Foot, assembled in the Marshes to witness the firing at a target erected at the butt, eighteen inches in thickners, and of considerable dimensions, behind which was erected an iron case box, holding upwards of thirty tons of coals. The orders issued by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to place boats, for the purpose of warning vessels not to anchor within the range, will not come into operation until arrangements are made for that purpose, which will cause a delay of a few days, and on that account a difficulty was experit n ed yester. day morning by a brig having anchored in a direct line with the target. After warning her off, and waiting patiently until nearly twelve o'clock, practiCe commenced, and some excel lent shots wet e fired from a range of 950 yards distant, under the direction of Co'othel tiansey. Four shots out of the five fired at that distance entered the target, and one of them passed through the whole of tl.e coals, about six feet in thick ness, and indented the furthest part of the iron case. Various other distances were tried with 32-pounder guns, and two of the point blank shots at 400 yards distance went through the target and coal-box, with considerable indentations on the furthest side, but not of such a nature as to have had the slightest effect in injuring the machinery of steam vessels pra• tected by the plan against which the experiments were made. It was at one period of the day intended to fire with red but shot, and a fire was lighted in the morning, and six 32-pounder shot kept at a red heat all day, but the other fit in; having oc cupied until half-pas three o'clock, the firing with red hot shot was deferred to a future day. In the afternoon Lieutenant- General Lord Bloomfield, Brigade-Major Cuppage, Major Anderson, Captain Burnaby, and the Gentlemen Cadets be longing to.the first class studying in the Royal Arsenal, and a great number of naval officers were present, and appeared to take considerable interest in theresult of the experiments. 'Hie entrance, and various part of the marshes easy of access, was kept by detachments of the 73d Regiment. CARLISLE.--THE RELIEF FUND.—Mr, William Gore Ouseby,- who, a? well as, the under-named, kindly sent a donation, last week, to the Relief Fond (in consequence of seeing in some of the London papers an appeal by P. H. Howard, Esq., M.P.) spent, we believe, when a boy, some Bishop thpe of state of his delicat e years on the banks of the Eden. The liberal gift of the venerable Archdeacon Goodenough will be deemed a grateful recollection of the ties which once b ou nd his honoured sire to neCalCatholic climate B by of Clifto n , The unknown this county. It gratified us also t o see a contribution from the Right this district, who, health,, t te e ot v tt . or yDh hear, has milder, l, la k os t s . bean thobliged,o benefactor who forwarded his timely aid through Mr. Peile, of the Oriental Club, has, we believe, as well as Lord Robert Grosvenor, no connexion with this county, save that holy bond of Christian charity which unites all counties, and which, we trust, may induce other distant friends to lend their succour to the still suffering and distressed poor of this city.— Carqtle Journal. [We underttand that any donation forwarded to Mr. T. T. llailton Treasurer Relief Fund, Carlisle to Mr. P. H. Howard, Corby Castle, Carlisle; or to the Mayor of Carlisle, Carlisle, will be gratefully received, acknowledged, and applied to the benevolent purpose of providing some note, No. 17,443, whole some tooth for the necessitous poor of Carlisle. The Chancellor of the Exchequer beg s t o acknow ledge the receipt of half of a five pound to be placed to the recount of the window-tax, forw ar d e d to hi m anonymously.—Downing-strcol, April 2 7. INDIA NEws.—Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India-house, when the Alost Noble the Marquis of Tweeddale, K. T. and C.B. was sworn in as Go vernor and Commander-in-Chief of Madras, and Sir George Arthur, Bart., as Governor of the Presidency of Bombay. The Marquis and Sir George afterwards dined with the Di rectors at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-stre e t, when they were honoured with the company of her Majesty's Ministers, and many other distinguished personages. MAJoit 111urato.—It is with pleasure that we ob serve among the list of newly created Knights the name of Major Munro, of Poyntstfield. The Major has long been de serving such a mark of distinction being conferred upon him, and her Majesty could not have exercised her prerogative in a way which would have given greater general satisfaction. —John 0' Groat Journal. A man named Malabirade, of Arthes d'Asson, (Basses-Pyrenees), aged 64, died a short time back in con vulsions. It was discovered by the autopsy of the body that he was poisoned. His son-in-law has been taken on suspicion of having given him arsenic in a roasted apple. A SOLDIER'S REWARD. Charles Scarlet, an Irishman, about -10Y;;;;f age, wait charged at Guildhall yesterday with begging in St. Paul's Church-yard. The policeniTn said that when he desired the prisoner to move on, he peremptorily refused to do so. He said h e was destitute, he had no friends, and he had determined to beg there, or be taken into eus - ody. He found the prisoner ha served the East India Company eleven years, and had been sent home invalided for deafness, without a pension. No pension was gr annul for less than fourteen years' service. He had lost his hearing by sleeping on the ground on his way to Candahar, and through the noise of the cannon at the taking of Ghuznee. He had his discharge about him. The prisoner, in answer to the inquiries of the Magistrate, said he had keen sent to Dublin by the East India Company, and discharged with 28s. to take him home, but he wanted to go back to India. He should starve in England or Ireland, but. he knew he should do very well if he could get to Calcutta, where he had a wife living in the service of a general, and a son in Bishop Heber's school. Mr. Alderman KELLY thought that it was rather hard, after so long a service, and sustaining injury in that service, that be should be allowed by the Company to sink fir want of a little help. lie directed a letter to be addressed to the Secretary, brgeing his consideration of this poor man's case. The policeman returned with a dry reply from the military secretary's (Alice, that the pension did not become payable for less than fourteen years' service, and that the immuner uas discharged at the end of eleven years. Mr. Alderman KELLY said lie knew all that before, and he did not, send him as a man who had a legal claim, but one Mho had a strong claim on their sympathy and kindness. Ilowovi-r, he would send him to the Cation-sneet Union, and perbal.s the Guardians would renew the appleation to the Company, or do something for him. MONEY MARKET Eva' CITY NE W S FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—The ill effects of the Batik f England lowering the rate of discount to 4 p er cent. are now universally felt and acknowledged. Money is so very abundant that dealers in it have literally no employment for it, apart from the public see curities and shares, which in some branches of business would not be a fitting employment of capital. Some have supposed that a power exists in the private dealers in money of maintain ing a high rate of discount, even in opposition to • the Bank of England. but this supposition has been founded on an imperfect survey of facts. For though it is true that there are a large class of borrowers, who hot being of that standing to receive assistance from the Bank of Er gland, and being therefore ne cessarily thrown upon the private dealers, are obliged to agree to such terms as they may require, still in the majority of their transactions the private dealers are completely ruled by the Batik rate of discount, and are obliged to discount at a lower rate in self-defence. Besides, it is to be considered that even if the private dealers in money were determined to take a strong position against the Bank, and refuse to lower their rates, every person that left them and borrowed of the Bank would bring fresh notes into circulation, and the abund ance thus increased would be sure to lower the value of money everywhere. The result of the present exttaorbilry state of things is looked forward to with much curiosity. The impos sibility of finding any legitimate employment of capital will probably lead once more to a taste for speculation, and the sudden appearance of Bucuos Ayres and P eruv i an Stooks at an advanced price in the Stock Exchan ge a few ( l ays ago, after they had long ceased to be regarded as marketable securities, may be considered as a sign of the spirit that is reviving. There has lately been a great decrease in the circulation of country bank notes, as compared with former times, which has been contemplated with some interest, though the cause is not generally known. A solution has been offered, which seems a plausible one, and that is, that the de crease is owing to the working of the present system of penny postage. Formerly, when the conveyance of the notes to London was attended with considerable expense, a country banker would reserve all the notes he had received from other country banks fur perhaps a week, and would then send them all in one parcel to his London agent. T he banks making their returns of the amount of circulation, of course included those thus held by the other banks. Now, however, as the charge of a single penny will at ence convey a note from any part of the country to London, the notes are sent by a country banker to his London agent as sown as he receives them, and they tied their way back to the bank that issued them with equal rapidity, and are at once retired from circulation, makdig a great differ ence in the return of outstanding notes. As some false conclu sion might possibly be drawn from a decrease in the number of outstanding notes to a decrease in the amount issued, this expla nation may be Lund use.ul. The stoppage of the Leith Banking Company has been men tioned to-dry in the City. It was a very old estakished con cern, but the business seems to have been dwindling away for some years, so that it has lately been considered of very little importance. The explanation which it is said has been given is, that one of the shareholders having retired from the con cern, took the precaution of advertising his retirement in the newspapers, and that the depositors having taken an alarm at this, a iun on the bank commenced, and continued till it was deemed advisable to wind up its affairs. '1 his is the explana tion said to have been given by the parties at Leith, and here it is generally believed that sufficient assets will be found to satisfy every demand. SON.—:The British Funds continue to rise, and the market left oft; buyers, of Consols, at 921 fur Money, and 92i for the Account ; B an k St oc k, 166 - ; India Stuck, 243 247 ; Exchequer Bills, 38 40 premium. The principal dealings in the Foreign Securities have been in the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., which were 52i 52 ; and the Five per Cents., 1004, 1014 ; Belgian,lo3 ; 80:1- 8I 4 ; and Brazilian, 67 68. Mexican has been neglected, the quotations being the same as at the commencement of business, namely, 354. Transactions in Railway Shares have been which must be chiefly attributed to the small number of the principal lines uttered fur sale. Great Western were 281 291 ; the Half Shares, 28 i 4 . 29: ; and Birmingham, 89 91 premium. Birmingham and Gloucester, •55 5 ; South Western, 62 621 1 ; Gosport, 62 62:k ; North Mid land, 67 69 ; the New Shares, 32i 33 ; South Eaetern and Dover, 291 30 ; Eastern Counties, 9.1 10 ; wall, 12 124 ; the New Shares, 10.10 - ; and Brighteii, 34-, 4 36 per share. Scarcely any bargains were made in the Bends, of the insolvent States. The quotations were, nominally=co lombian 26 1 261 ; Portuguese Fiv e per C en t s ., :371 381 ; the Three per Cents., 22 23 ; Spanish Five per Cents., 24 24 ; and the Three per Cents., 24 24f. A portion of the East India merchants have been en deavouring to alter the terms upon %%licit sugar from Bengal is at present sold. The present conditions arc, for the importer to pay the duty, and to allow a credit of two months, or, if the buyer 'should prefer to pay fur the goods at once, or if the seller, for any reason, should choose the money in preference to the risk, then in either ease the purchaser is allowed interest for the unexpired term of the credit. This system. has latterly been found to work extremely well for both parties ; by relieving the grocer from the obligation of keeping up a large capita!, thereby pro portionably reducing the price to the retailer and the consumer, and procuring for the seller a higher price than he should otherwise get, in consequence of the facility offered to the buyer inducing competition. This method for selling the article in question, has survived the introduction of the bonding system, first introduced by Mr. Pitt ; and, as the duty on the produce of the East Indies and the Mauritius, was equalised with that of our West Indian Colonies, so were the terms assimilated ; and, at present, the intention is, if possible, to oblige the buyers to pay immediate cash, and pay the duty themselves, as they may require the goods. The strongest objections which the merchants can urge will be the risk and the expense ; the latter is almost too small to be of consideration for a moment, the extra amount being the brokerage and commission on the amount of duty, (245. per ewt.,) and the two months' in terest, if the goods be paid flir, which can scarcely be put into competition with the advantages derived from the extended demand which the facility of transacting busi ness causes ; and, as it will have been observed above, it is optional with the merchant to trust the buyer, as immediate payment, with the deduction of interest ern be, and most frequently is, demanded. Many houses who have been most extensively engaged in this branch o f business have never, from acting with proper can- Lion, met a loss by giving credit ; while ethers, by acting recklessly, have been severe sufferers. It the alteration be made, all parties connected with the article, except a few large capitalists, will be losers ; the plan ters front the absence of competition, the wholesaks, grocer and the retailers will all be at the mercy of, and obliged to pay what the middle men may demand, who, from their wealth, may conunand both the market and the prices, and thus a complete monopoly will he created. \WILKIE'S SKETCIIES.—The third day's sale (yes. terday), which included " Studies of hands for celebrated pic tures," " Sketches in Holland and the Netherlands i n 1 4 11 6, " some " Chalk anti tinted drawings," and " Copies from ancient and modern masters," brought altogether 409/. 16s. 6ii, j r , the chalk drawings, lot D, " A figure," realised 81. 1.53., and lot 327, " Drawing a Net," 15/. 15s. Out of this co;deti from ancient arid modern masters, lot 340, " Head of Ilaffaelle," fetched 61., but the largest sums were obtained for some of the tinted drawings. Of these, lot 352, " A Woman with their," was sold for 8/. 83. ; lot 364, " A Negro in the Pic.. ture of Josephine," signed, 31. 10s. ; lot 367, " A Study SO the Whiskey Still," 25/. 4s. ; lot 368, " Sir David Baird covering the body of Tippoo," a large sketch, 101. ; lot 360, " George the Fourth's Entry to Holyrtioti House," 101. 10s. ; lot 370, " An East Indian," 6/, B s . ;lot 372, "'l'! , e Sercuatie, Seville," 16/. ss. 6d. ; an d l ot 377, " The First Ear-ring," 21/. The sale of the drawings mad° by Sir David Wilkie during his last journey will take place to-morrow and on the day following, and the sixth and lu swill be appropriated to the disposal of the sketches made in oils, which includes his "School," a beautiful composition of thirty-six figures, treated with all the nature and :kill for which the artist was celebrated in the peculiar wyle of composition to which the picture belongs. DR. 11.1.11) 5 S LECTURES ON CIIEMISTRY.-Dr. Reid deliver e d a lecture at Exeter Hall, yesterday evening. The time w a s occupied chiefly in explanations on the nature and variety of gases, and in a brilliant series of exper_iments . tendi ng to prove a principal fact, that the internal column of a flame of gas did not possess the property of igniting substances, but that it was the particles existing in the outward cylindrical flame that alone were combustible. Experiments also on the diverse tlnurtidhetinletettourteh.e ft i pb le l y l i a i r a g le e a ro nd eni blu ew , ay: as colours of fla m e, and the causes of these variati ons, from the rive A later from Ancona of the 15tli i ns t ., the truth a r n i s e i n s i l l a . l, i y a , s e l in u ro m g w in d d o e i v d u e s . rs a i i t ' y d of which is attested by the British Consul resident in that place, states that on the night of the 13th of February, a Bri tish seaman, who was peaceably proce e di ng along the streets, was eldinagned till severel y dre the 12th i nst., when he died. The man wounded b y sums' assassins, of which woundsdeclared that he was unconsci ous o f having given offence to any person. All attempts t o di scover die murderers proved irr atta he ek effectual. When the funeral of the poor man seas about to take place, an order came from the Vicar-general that he, being a Protestant, should not be b ur i e d by daylight, which is al lowed, it seems, to the Jews. This order was enforced under the protest of tho Consul against it. These facts, of which we, have been specially desired to . make public mention, exhibi,-, certainly, an extraordinary state of things for an age and coun try pretendin g to b e en li ghtene d. The General Stearn Navigation Company's British ship, Wilberforce, Captain Stranack, arrived from Antwerp this morning after a fine passage of nineteen hours. Sir Frederick Hartwell and family, Lath James May and family, and Captain Kean, R.N., were passengers on Tuesday, in the General Steam Navigation Company's packet Magnet, from Boulogne. Th e Sardinian Government, wishing to encourage the influx of company to the waters of Aix (in Savoy), h as j us t ordered that strangers going to that town shall not be required to pay for the visa of their passports, either on the frontiers of the Sanlinian States, or at Chambery, or Aix, provided they stay at least forty-eight hours in the town. w eet. I,'"d , will ; to iter wag woo the vent I.s°i' • • ■