The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-14 00:00:00

SUM MANY OF NEWS AND ;Public Opinion. " Who runs may read.' 702tErG117. e j Th b e altrnal du Havre states, that M. Thiers will etti e chit pletely separated from the Gaucho in the en- I t. ll session M. de Tocqueville having declared to Barrot, in the name of sixty members, tide he yielded to the deceptions practised during ist two sessions his party would not follow him. b e „l e Chamber of Commerce of Bordeaux having the a gain consulted by the Minister of Commerce on Peen!aa question, has question that it knows but one pres a s of the q, viz., the entire sup - the of home-made sugar. tew.4e Toulonnais says :—" When the Etna, after li efi la g the Formidable off the sand-bank, passed the oi6, lle S in gaining he r anc h orage , th e cap t a i n an d 5,.,,` r ,s of the l a tt er t oo k o ff t h e i r h ats , an d cr i e d out th e li times, Thanks, thanks, sir ; you have saved o rtaidable.' At the same m omen t th e w h o l e tie f i„ r aanned the y ar d s , an d l ou dl y c h eere d th e Et na, t taih me crew o f th e F orm id a bl e, i m i tat i ng t h e same ; e, gave six cheers for thatby shouts steamer, which, on lt e il',u,e,) replied to each vessel of Vive le f ro The Al iv , ger, ship of the line, sail e d a f e w d a y s s i nce I ‘L -Loulon, for Africa, with 900 men on board be (,.!l'..g to differ en t reg i men t s . N"'nroandant Lelievre, who • commanded at Maza- S 4, ' Passed, on the Bth i ns t., th roug h Chalons-sur %lle, on hi s way to Par i s, by •order of the Minister i tur a r• He was accompanied by another officer and tik,!!'°/). This journey, no doubt, is caused by the N l iZtY of giving explanations on th e co ntradi c ti on bntt Tl ed m the English journals, relative to the 4 . ll l a p tit defe nce o f M azagran. 'a Phalipon, who was condemned to death at her rt of A ss i ze o f A veyron , f or h av i ng po i sone d kasband, to marry a p aramour , was execu t e d a t Esi on the 3d inst. NtPartero still remained, on the 6th, at his head lotl er s of Sarria. General Zurbano entered Barce lvanten the sth, with a battalion of infantry of the r kt t , ,2nparriai and the Constitutional, Barcelona half apologise to th e ir r e a d ers f or a pp ear i ng on l y - sheets, as the bombardment had prevent e d L oo taPositors from setting up 'the type. In the r . Paper, the' theatrical bill appears as usual. ires were—Angelo, the Tyrant of Padua, and , 11 p t e t of The Lover without a Mistress. tiN be ci the end of August of the present year, there hl~en emancipated at Martinique 457 slaves, at Gua 111' " e 31 9, atF h Guiana 48, and at Bourbon 25. Isrenc number, being added to those enregistered in the 11 4 coloni es since 1830, gives a total of 33,820 4Elies!t free. ter from Vienn a , N ov . 29, says Princess Vl~ri t tin Czartoryski died yesterday, after a short tit 3,:, at h er country seat at Weinhaus, near this 1 44 a g e d 5 2. She has left a husband, four sons, and fro titer to deplore her loss. The former is bro atis;, Prince Ad am C zar t or y s ki, now res idi ng i n l'he Iti,`kugsburgh Ga z ett e o f th e 7th i ns t an t s t a t es , %Eters from B uc h ares t o f th e 26th u lt., announce e Assembly of the States would not be con to elect a new Hospodar, but that the Prince - 4 1 13 e. appointed by the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh , Inlletion with the Ottoman Porte. Prince gad been appointed in this manner. l PUBLIC OPINION. fir st outlines of a plan have been developed 4, 'rat number of a series of Government Cur t/aParniklets, which, if acted upon, will effect as 4,l:evolution in our banking and monetary sys li tr 4 :Jti,. l ways and Penny-post have in our modes 0 1 ,(1 e , 1 "ung, and in giving facilities to corres ,ll,, e e• The Times of the 7th instant says O j nio principle of the scheme is the same with `Nen many sound thinkers onthe curren c y ha ve l ti, e ' u vocated, namely, that the Government should \ i s ? le issuer o f a paper currency, and that the ri ',bankin g i ns tit u ti ons w hi c h en j o y a t p resen t ON gut of issuing notes payable on demand, ON b e deprived of that privilege. The i N a !elit is to issue the amount of o ne y ear ' s e ta l ',de t rivable from taxes in n o t es , var yi ng f rom N frk uv, which are, of course, to be a legal tender 1,,t the B r iti s h d om i n i ons ." Nit 'lmes makes the following remarks on the !4 0 r iterit of the Prince de Ligne as Belgian Am takt at Pari s :—" Th e appo i n t men t i s pro b a bl y t o ,h. o t' 0 - e as a further indication of the secret determi 'sse the Courts of the Tuileries and of to resume at the earliest convenient opportu- L eoti neg o ti a ti on f or th e commerc i a l un i on o f th e and we trust that this nobleman, who e th Q ~rto been conspicuous on no occasion except :Ni 4t 4 'ronation of Queen Victoria, and then for his 4 11 2q n ents rather than his abilities, will be found ON t he important task of defending the inde- Ot e : and the real interests of Belgium against the eik e 'Ptati ons h e ld ou t t o h er by th e C a bi ne t o f L t % In the meanwhile the French Ministerial 'Whi ch l a the had commenced so vehement an agitation eteßlect, has subsided into total silence, pro )`y . °4l , a consciousness that the measure was more be carried by sleight of diplomacy than by l b S' V f (r)nvietion, and that more was to be ob iNft the tipathy of Europe than from her ac ce• The two great arguments of the pro - 6 f the union—the one being political, and the , ;, 11 1:„ Int nereial—produced exactly opposite, though tello $),..." • eous eff e cts on public opinion in Belgium 'ee• If as at first, it was contended that s k,4Ought to be ready to make any commer .i,4lt, ees in exchane for so great a political a i o - '2 Belgians naturally . took alarm at these L''tcv us, and began to inquire whether a great :me r at result, w hich France was ready to pur -4,141,ti Nto price, could be anything but a great 14 4 t lef ,els to th e ir own national power and inde -014 If, on the other hand, the Belgians were t edm of the incalculable advantages which C t rir manufactures in the wide markets of thge, Whole phalanx of French prohibitionists e ir united voices to resist a measure which li ' l 4 , s e much to Belgium at their expense. In ae -I na there was nothing for it but to abandon th ‘4 l Public argument which went so much fur -1 h i .. °115 4 4e , l it Was intended to do, and unluckily raised i' 4 it ` e on the one side exactly equal to that r emoved on the other. It now remains to i l ltkbi ll ether private exhortations will have a more tire effect, and whether, by engaging the atten ;i't e xe l Princ e De Ligne and the Belgian Govern -1,113, c i.,. ll sirely with the commercial considerations, 4 ,44 '. 4 ling the French deputies on their arrival 43, of the political attractions of the scheme, of t h eir be possible to bring both parties past the !y e, ileir apprehensions, as it were, by blinding Certainis, it that if the French and the ItiNt* nth taken into consideration both sides of , e the v i en, both countries will reject the measure, 11 try.,_ e ry reasons which reciprocally incite the one y.aa'i'ast deter the other." . ; N,,,„ronzcle, in adverting to the Corn-laws, ien seem everywhere to have made up 'qe - us to two things ; the inevitable termination e q'ti monopoly ; and, second, that such an " beneficial to all classes. The idea of k „l'trit - Prospering by means which destroy the e .,b e Y 4 of the rest of the community, is, we trust, ,711 11 , 1 for ever. What has made this country , 11ai tie 1 34 ), W . erful is the extraordinary development q," 1 1 turlng industry. We have extraordinary plat " in our mines of coal and iron, and in our So long as other branches of industry It tl 4 R l Eiti ie . uhure must prosper. The world has never am Instance of a country distinguished for in -1.,N1h- Commerce, that had not also a prosperous t ! What agriculture wants is a market; and they t ces e are manufactures and commerce, there Le s L ti ' l lY a market for food. The landed interest t4 tie li -s ured that it is only when there is no im -44.-qktie„of food into a country, which has a large t 1 " employed in manufacturing for foreign ea : th at agriculture can be in distress, for this pi ti Prie es a Proof that the crop had been so abundant , consequently so low, that no importation ag ia th e place. So long as food is imported, so area ritish agriculturist in glory. Except in a n ) which the crops of this country exceed o ti , of the inhabitants, agriculture must always iNtl i tO lia. Against abundance from favourable ete can b e no protection." 4 14.'t thus renews its attacks on the renegade 'ec kti nlb ers :—" The members of the Anti-Corn stepre e l and their political 'allies, the Conserve- N al s ,cotatives of Somersetshire and other coun t4h a "Y protest that the best encouragement for tQs klicriculture is the encouragement of manufac ct commerce. Our county Members have no anent ti Peculiar interests to take care of. The ti 'llia hs "ves of hag towns are the most appropriate I,„ tl ess i. o f the ricultural interest, tbr their i to take care of manufactures and corn "" t re hat s the best way to take care of i',Nce t °n• If this be a soun - d theory—which It ' i etil a ,'ave to d ou bt—it follows that there is no u se for county Members; The country e t her might assign the cares of legislation k u `1! the Members for London and Liver- O ° ilii; e ilester, and Glasgow, and the rest. f th e „ is admitted by the country gentle 'l,‘,Crie,,l"ew school that the best mode of encourag anrire is through the encourazement of corn ,,leieetn_anufactures, it is a further tenet of the eo ,.,`' a Dle philosophy that the best way to en- Met e rl eree and manufactures is to permit an ' l nPortation of foreign agricultural pro eth exch an eb e ge for British manufactures. There -1400 S '• Iva to encourage British agriculture, is It a • y grieultural produce from abroad. But considerable importation of agricultural produce from abroad would immediately lead to the abandonment of the cultivation of a great portion of our inferior land at home, therefore the best way to encourage British agriculture is to pursue a system which will very much discourage BritiSh cultivation. This conclusion seems to us to be absurd ; but, for aught we know, it may seem very reasonable to the enlightened gen tlemen who have lately addressed agricultural so cieties. At all events, it is a legitimate conclusion from their premises. The Herald gives this description of city patriot ism :—" The citizens of London are exhorted by the agents of the Anti-Corn-law League to signalise the forthcoming St. Thomas's Day, by returning to the Common Council representatives who are violent op ponents of the Corn-law. Worse advice could not be given ; the best qualifications which a Common- Councilman can possess are a perfect acquantance with the municipal affairs of the City, and with the wants of his ward, a high reputation in his private capacity, and moderation in political opinions. The career of every red-hot Liberal spouter—of every hungry Whig-Radical who has of late years successfully sought the distinction in question, has almost invariably exhibited an attempt to advance his own personal interest, by either soliciting some corporate place, or turning the influence which he has acquired to his own advantage. Mr. Charles Pearson is now City Solicitor, Mr. W. Pritchard is now High Bailiff of Southwark, and Mr. D. W. Wire has repeatedly selected a Sheriff to step into the emoluments of the Under Shrievalty. City patriotism is in truth another name for City jobbing; and if the reputation of the City of London have, in despite of municipal ban quets and culinary displays, somewhat fallen during the last twenty years, the cause is, that the easiest access to its Common Council has been political agitation, not private worth or eminent muni cipal fitness. The Corporation of London derives its present importance chiefly from external causes, over which it has no control ; it has ceased to be respected begause of its general excellence, its internal merits, or its utility to the City. Its Alder men are no longer first-rate city merchants! and its Common Councilmen have ceased to be rising and in fluential City tradesmen. There is doubtless much respectability in the Corporation ; yet does it not command very much respect. The Institution is supported from such assaults as the Whigs made on it ; but descend from the aggregate to particulars, and respectful sensations are not spontaneously ex cited as individual members are noted. Cliguerie is everywhere observable ; the meetings of the various wardmotes no more indicate the public opinion of the wards than the resolutions of the Common Council testify the views generally entertained in the City." The Advertiser, in reference to an article in the Quarterly Review, says :—" Much stress is laid by the Quarterly on the fact of the Rev. Mr. Massie, of Manchester, having at a public meeting burned a copy of Sir Robert Peel's Sliding-scale Bill imme diately after its publication ; and while the assemblage were trampling beneath their feet the flaming leaves on which the measure was printed, exclaiming—' So perish all laws which deprive the people of bread.' Will the Quarterly, or any abettor of monopoly, con descend to inform us what there is wrong in this ? As regards the burning of the Sliding-scale Bill, we suspect there are thousands, even of those who in the first instance expected to profit by it, who now wish with all their hearts that the first copy laid on the table of the House of Commons by the Premier had taken fire' on that memorable night,", and been destroyed, and never heard of more. We are not now speaking of the injury which that mischievous measure has done to the country generally, but of the vast number of individuals, who, in their capacity of corn-merchants, have at home and abroad been victimised by it. Nor is this all. We are grievously mistaken if even Sir Robert Peel himself, the author of the Bill, does not by this time heartily wish that accident had done for it, before it was laid on the table of the House, what Mr. Massie, amidst the acclamations of the crowded audience by whom he was surrounded did from de sign. At any rate it will not be denied that no mea sure of the Right Hon. Baronet has done more to damage his Government in the estimation ofthe country. What is there, we again ask, in Mr. Massie's exclamation So perish all laws which deprive the people of bread,' that is wrong? That book to which Mr. Massie and allministers of the G o sp e l l oo k u p w ith th e reverence due to divine authority, and which in all matters they take as their guide—that book denounces in the very strongest terms, and in numerous places, not only the laws, but the persons of those who deprive, in any way, the poor of their bread. And surely, so far from its being ; unbecoming in a minister of the Gospel to ex press a wish that all laws should perish which with hold from the poor their necessary food, it was an act which equally commended itself to religion and hu manity. Nor is it merely because the Corn-laws de prive the working classes of their bread, that they are fit subjects of denunciation on the part of ministers of the Gospel. These odious imposts are, in myriads of cases, indirectly the means of withholding spiritual food, in other words, religious instruction, from the operative population of our large towns." MONEY-TRADE-a OMIVIERCE. A new Association, to be entitled " The St. Giles' and St. George's Bloomsbury Branch of the National Anti-Corn-law League," was formed on Monday evening, to assist in further carrying out the plans of the League in London. ECCLESIASTICAL. Twelve new churches are now building, or are about to be commenced, in various parts of the metropolis. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. The statement that Mr. O'Connell is about to pub lish a "History of Ireland," is denied in a letter by himself. He has, however, at press, a portion of a "Memoir on I re l an d an d the Irish." THEATRICAL. The second season of those very popular perform ances, the French plays, .-.lt St. James's Theatre, will commence on Monday, the 16th of next month. COURT-LramixoNiumn. The D uke of Wellington is not expected to return to Apsley House, from Strathfieldsaye, until after the Christmas holidays. The Duke of Manchester, according to the latest letters, intended to pass the winter at Nice, for the improvement of his health. Lord and Lady Seymour, accompanied by Lady Duffoin, arrived in Spring-gardens, on Monday even ing, from Devonshire. Lord Charles Wellesley left Apsley House yester day for Chester Castle, to resume the command of the 15th Regiment. Lord Stanley left town yesterday morning for Latham House, Ormskirk, Lancashire, the seat of Lord Skelmersdale. Lady John Russell was safely d e li vere d on Satur day of a son and heir. Lady Langham arrived in Berkeley -square yes terday. Sir Charles Des Vceux led to the altar, at All Souls Church, Langham-place, yesterday morning, the Lady Cecilia Paulet, daughter of the Marquis of Winches ter, and afterwards left town for Tunbridge Wells. MISCELLANZIOUS. It is suggested, that if there is to be any rej o i c i ng on the occaaion of bur victories in China and Affghan istan, the Monday and Tuesday succeeding Christ mas-day should be devoted to a national holiday; and that, to render the event more memorable, the autho rities should throw open the parks to the public for a fair and fireworks. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY) LONDON, DEC. 14.—Wind this day at noon, southerly, fresh breeze and fine. RAMSGATE, DEC. 13.—The William Hamlei, from Shields to Guernsey, which put in here on the Ist inst. leaky, is discharging her cargo. DEAL, DEc. 13.—Wind S.W. to S.S.W. mod.— Arrd. Carolina, Quebec. Arrd. from the River, Pilgrim, for Rio ; Nailer, Maranham ; Ocean, Sierra Leone; Eleanor, Barbadoes ; Jane Lockhart, Dominica ; Pakenham, Vera Cruz ; Neptune, Ha vanna; Denmark, New Orleans ; Quebec, New York; Garland, Newfoundland. BRISTOL, DEC. 13.—Arrd. Anna Jones, Demerara. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 13 .—Arrd. Oriental steamer, Alexandria. COWES, DEC. 13. Arrd. Ellena, London, for Monte Video. -- Wind S.—Arrd. Syria, PLYMOUTH, DEC. 13. Bristol, for Civita Vecchia, with loss of sails, bul warks, &c. Arrd. off, America, Perry, Bahia, for Amsterdam. FALMOUTH, DEC. 13.—Wind S. S.W., strong breezes. —Sid. Montrose steamer, Gibraltar. It blew a heavy gale, with violent squalls from S.S.W, during the night, but moderated towards daylight. TEIGNMOUTH, DEC. 13.—Arrd. Rover, Walling, Newfoundland. OFF MARGATE, DEC. 13.—Gratitude, Harvey, Cape of Good Hope, with quarter boat stove, galley, &c., washed away, having experienced a gale from W. to N.W., in lat. 39, long. 32. DUBLIN, DEC. 10.—Arrd. Cynthia, Crag, Deme rara ; Ariel, Clements, St. Sebastian. KINGSTOWN, DEC. 10.—Arrd. Wanderer, St. Lucia. SHIELDS, DBC. 11.—Put back, Crowley, for Ham burgh, after being on Blyth Rocks. LIVERPOOL, Dac. 13.—Wind S.S.E. ' moderate.— Arrd. Jane, M'Donald, Africa, left Corsica, Oct. 8 ; Mary Ann, Saunders, Antigua ; Venetia, Vickers, St. Andrew's • Pride, Montgomery, Quebec. Arrd. off, Agnes Gilmore. RAMSGATE, DEC. 12.—Arrd. Sally, of Dover, with loss of sails, rigging, &c., having been run into off the South Foreland. BRIDLINGTON, DEC. 12.—The Scotia, from New castle to Rouen, went ashore in here, but was as sisted off and proceeded. A verdict of " Manslaughter " has been returned against Gabriel Cook, for the murder of Wm. Mann, at Cambridge, and he stands :committed to Norwich Castle for trial at the Lent Assizes. TILE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1842. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.) THE COIWOILATION OF LUDLOW V. - This cause carne on to be spoken to on the opening of the Court. The arguments have already been laid before the public. THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ELY V. BLISS. The arguments in tliis appeal were resumed ; the defendants are very numerous, all being alike sub jected to a claim for tithes on the part of the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Ely. They also alLilike put in a plea in bar of this claim, founded on the last Statute of Limitations, generally known as Lord Tenterden's Act. The arguments on the part of the defodants occupied the greater part of the day. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) YELD V. SIMPSON. This case, which has already occupied the Court two days, came on again for hearing this morning. Mr. Teed argued at considerable length on the part of the defendant, especially urging that the defendant should not be compelled to pay the large costs in curred in the suit by the plaintiffs laving gone into documentary evidence of enormous extent, to prove facts which were admitted by the defendant, and which were not at all required to be proved in that manner. His HONOUR reserved his decision till he shout have examined the evidence. INSOLVENT COURT—(THIS DAY) The Court was occupied during the day in hearing applications for bail, all of which were granted except the following IN RE AARON ISAACS. The insolvent tendered two individuals, named William Davis and William Whitley, as sureties for his appearance on the day appointed for his final hearing. Mr. COOKE, on behalf of the detaining creditor, opposed the sureties upon the ground of their being what is commonly called " straw bail." Some allegations were made against the respect.. ability of the parties by the detaining creditor and his solicitor, but Mr. CRESSWELL on behalf of the insolvent, con tended that the responsibility of the bail was alone to be looked to, and not their moral character. The Learned COMMISSIONER coincided in the view of the law taken by the Learned Counsel, and ordered the case to stand over until the property of the sureties was valued. IN EE JAMES HILLER. The insolvent applied to be liberated upon bail. Mr. Commissioner LAW after examining him at great length, said it appeared that he had in con junction with his brother, whom he knew at the time to be in a state of insolvency, succeeded in getting goods upon credit to the amount of 3,000/.,forwhich,at the time, there was not the most remote chance of their ever being able to pay. The insolvent had been a clerk, at a salary of 1501. only, and yet he professed to have been able to lend his brother 5001., for which the latter gave him a judgment. This was one of those cases in which he should require very heavy securities—in deed, it was one where the insolvent's conduct was so bad, that he deserved imprisonment, and he should, therefore, refuse to allow him to go out on bail. The insolvent was then taken back to prison. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron GuaNEjandMr.Baron ALDERSON.) Alfred Ingall, labourer, aged 18, was placed at the bar charged with committing a criminal assault upon the person of Eleanor Amelia Cranston, a child under ten years of age. The child stated that she and the prisoner lived in the same house, No. 36, Great North-street, and that on the evening of the 7th of the present month, the prisoner asked her to come up to his room to play the accordion, and while there c o m m itt e d th e assau lt. Frederick Cranston, the child's father, and Mr. Nice, surgeon, were also examined. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and the Court sentenced him to transportation for life. Thomas Mountain, Richard Rayson, and William Davy, were placed at the bar, charged with the man slaughter of Samuel Nathan, who died on the 7th of the present month. Mr. Doane conducted the prosecution, Mr. Payne was counsel for Mr. Mountain, and Mr. Huddlestone appeared for Rayson and Davy. Mr. DOANE stated the case as it afterwards appeared in evidence. The first witness called was Peter Hancock. He said he was present on Wednesday, the 23d of No vember, at Mr. Fost er ' s auct i on-rooms, in Pall-mall. Saw r. Nathan, the deceased, there ; saw the pri soners there also in the hall. Heard Rayson desire Mountain to send in for some person to drink, and then to give it to him right and left. The deceased came out, and then Mountain struck him. The three prisoners were in the hall. Rayson and Da vy encouraged Mountain to beat the deceased. They desired him to serve him out. Mountain struck him in the eye. He tumbled and kicked him when he was do wn i n th e sides. lie (witness) went for a policeman. Mountain said that he would use any person so who accused him of unnatural practices. Cross-examined—Did not hear Nathan say that Mountain was guilty of any unnatural practices, or that he got his living by such practices. Mountain appeared to be very angry. Jacob Davis stated, that he remembered the 23d of the month; he was in the sale-•room. Saw the three prisoners there. Saw Nathan, the deceased, there. The parties went out into the passage. Heard a fall. Saw Nathan on the ground. Mountain was in a rage. Saw him pull Nathan on his face, and kick him on the side. Rayson said that Nathan was served right. Did not see Davy do anything. Charles Harrington proved that he saw Mountain striking Nathan in the passage ; he got a dreadful blow over the eye, and a great deal of blood was flowing from his face. Edward Wm. Radcliff stated that he saw Nathan struck by Mountain. He (witness) took hold of Mountain, and Davis pulled him back als o . D avy said that deceased 'had used an expregsion no man could bear. Mr. John Brady, surgeon, stated that he was called to attend the deceased. He was suffering from in flammation caused by wounds. Witness examined him after his death. He examined the head. There was effusion of blood in the brain. The head was ex ternally injured. The right eye was injured. Blows by the hand would produce inflammation of the cel lular membrane. He thought seriously of the matter at first. Cross-examined—He was first called in on Friday. Is of ()pinion that the wounds caused the death of de • ceased. Jacob Mordan examined—Was a friend of the deceased. Saw him after he received the wounds. Was of opinion that Nathan was in a dying state. He made a statement to him (witness) which he re duced to writing. He read it over to the deceased. The statement was then read in Court by the witness. It stated that Mountain, Rayson, and Davy struck him in the passage leading to Mr. Foster's rooms in Pall-mall, on Wednesday; the 23d of No vember. That mountain was the first person who struck him in the eye. That Rayson then struck him, and that Davy also struck him. That he did not recollect that either Rayson or Davy tried to take Mountain away. That he did not accuse Moun tain of unnatural practices ; and that he made the statement believing he was in a dying state. The de ceased then signed the statement. The case for the prosecution having closed, Mr. PAYNE addressed the Jury for Mr. Mountain, and said that his client had no idea that the death of Mr. Nathan would be the result of the attack he made, and that he made it under the provocation of being called a name which no man could bear. Mr. HUDDLESTONB addressed the Jury for Rayson and Davy. Thomas Hill examined—Was at Mr. Foster's auction-rooms on the 23d. The defendants were there. Mr. Nathan was there. He was near the fire-place. Mr. Mountain went to Nathan, and asked him whether he said that he (Mountain) was guilty of unnatural practices. Nathan said, " Yes, it is right enough ; you know you are." The prisoners Mountain and Rayson then went out for a policeman, and came back in some time. Nathan then said, " Give us something to drink, and we will sav no more on the subject.' The parties went out, and - Mountain laid hold of deceased by the collar, and struck him in the eye ; did not hear Rayson or Davy use any words of encourage ment to Mountain. Air. Samuel Hart corroborated the testimony of the last witness. Mr. Baron GURNEY summed ua r the evidence. The Jury found ,a verdict otlGuilty against the three prisoners, with a recommendation to mercy. The COURT then sentenced each of the prisoners to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. IVI:W COURT. Henry Pratt Burrowes, a respectably-dressed man, was indicted for bigamy. The prisonerpleaded Guilty. Mr. HUDDLESTONE who appeared for the prosecu tion, read the advertisement of the last marriage, which took place at Cork in January of the present year, de scribing the prisoner as H. P. Burrowes, Esq., Lieu tenant in her Majesty's service, to Maria, daught er o f the late - Hayes, Esq. He (Mr. Huddlestone) understood that the prisoner had been a foremast man in a revenue cutter. The COMMON SERGEANT inquired of Mrs. Jackson, the second wife, who was extremely well dressed, and rather good-looking, how long she had known the pri soner before her marriage ? Mrs. Jackson (holding down her head)—About a week, Sir.—(Laughter.) Mr. HUDDLESTONN—She was a widow, my Lord. . The. COMMON SERGEANT—Do you consider that an excuse ?—(Laughter.) -Mrs. Jackson said she had been married before she saw - the prisoner, and her husband had been dead about twelve months. She was 29 years of age. She thought this man would:provide for her, and she mar ried him, but she c ou ld ne ver h o ld up her head again in society. Mr. Alderman FAREBRdTHER—You were in too great a hurry to get married again. The COMMON SERGEANT asked the prisoner if be had anything to say in mitigation of punishment. The prisoner said he only saw the lady on the Tuesday, and married her on the Friday, - Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER—Why did you for get your wife ? P - risoner—l never saw her for three years. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER—You never looked for her. The constable said he understood that the prisoner had a wife in Hamburgh, one in Liverpool, and an other somewhere in London.—(Laughter.) The COMMON SERGEANT said they had nothing to do with that, as it was not proved. Had it been proved, the prisoner would certainly have been trans ported. The sentence then was that he be imprisoned for one year. The Court disposed of a great number of Mint cases, which were of the usual character, and the prisoners were sentenced to punishments varying from three to twelve months' imprisonment each. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DA Y.) A boy named Williams, about 11 years of age, was charged with selling prints in the street. The constable 41 E, produced five little Christmas pieces, which he said he found on him, he saw the prisoner add r e ss i ng a l a dy c om i ng out her house in Euston-square. He took him into custody. The priso ner an i nnocen t intelligent-looking child, said his mother lived in Westminster. She had given him a few pence in the morning to purchase prints in St. Paul's Church-yard, he paid sd. for seven of them: Mr. GREENWOOD said the prints were very nicely coloured and executed, and he did not think they could be sold so cheap. One of the officers of the Court said they were sold at that rate. The prisoner begged of his Worship not to punish him, as he sold the prints for the support, of a widow mother. He had done no harm, and hoped his Worship wouhi not punish him. Mr. GREENWOOD said he considered it,htit as an excuse for begging, and he would punish the prisoner for that offence. He would send him to the House of Correction for fourteen days. A poor lad, about 14, with scarcely as much gar ments on him as screened his nudity, was charged with begging. Police constable 41, said, he saw the boy begging in Great James-street. Mr. GREENWOOD—I suppose he put on these gar ments for the purpose of exciting compassion ? Constable Dodd—Oh, I suppose so, your Worship. Prisoner—Your Worship, let the constable come with me to my room and see whether I have any other garments or not. I have not indeed, Sir. i wish I had. Mr. GREENWOOD—You must go to the House 01 Correction for 21 days. MARYLEBONE.—(THIS DAY). James Callaghan, Joseph Cody, and Richard Price, three well-known thieves, were charged with enter ing an uninhabited house near Hendon, and stealing therefrom a quantity of lead. On evidence to that effect being given by the police, they were committed to the House of Correction for three months. A respectably-dressed man, named John Pearce, was charged with embezzling the sum of 4/. 145., the property of a Female Provident Society. It appeared that the prisoner had been engaged to act as secre tary to the Society, and had for a considerable time back been suspected of peculating small sums from the funds ; but as the books were almost wholly in his own power, it was not till lately that the case could be clearly brought home to him. The books were then taken from him, and the above defi ciency being found he was given into custody. The members of the Society had no wish to prosecute if the prisoner or his friends (who are highly respect able) would make good the amount taken. The prisoner said some of his friends were in Court prepared to do so, and Mr. RAWLINSON saying this would be the better way for all parties, the money was paid, and the prisoner discharged. BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—We believe we may state with confidence, that the Directors of the Birming ham Railway have for some time contemplated plac ing a carriage between the tender and the first passen ger carriage of every train. Several experiments were made to ascertain the description of carriages best suited for the proposed object. A carriage truck was first tried, but experience proved that the only carriages suitable were either second-class carriages or parcels vans. A number of parcels vans were then ordered to be built to supply advanced guards for each of the trains, and until these carriages are com pleted an empty second class carriage will be used as a substitute with every:train. We are happy to hear that Tomlin, who was most' hurt, is going on well. ROYAL GEOG RAFHICAL SOCIETY.—A numerous meeting was held on Monday evening (W. R. Hamilton, Esq., F.R.S., President, in the Chair\ when several valuable presents were announced. A. letter was read from Mr. Warrington, British Consul of Tripoli, giving some account of the present state of geographical science in that country. They had , few instruments for observation, but some important geographical information had lately been obtained from French and German travellers, and there was every probability of a commercial intercourse being shortly opened with the interior. A letter was next read from the British Consul at Panama, containing some particulars highly interesting re garding a communication being opened across the Isthmus of Panama, which was likely to be a very important one. The Chairman read a letter from Sir W. Parish, giving a description of a map of Pekin, given 'to him by a relative who accompanied the expedition of Lord Macartney into China. He had forwarded the map for presentation to the Society, but it had been shown to Lord Stanley, who had taken it to her Majesty, at Windsor. There are some young Chinese at Rome, who are educating as Mis sionaries, by whom the map was translated, although some difficulty was met in the reduction of Chinese to Italian miles. The whole circumference of the city might, however, be stated as 26 miles, and the map was very full, containing the names of all the streets, public offices, gardens, canals, treasuries, &c., being complete in every respect. It was stated by, a mem ber that a similar map was at St. Petersburgh,, in which the circumference of the city, which had nine gates, was stated as 23 miles. RETURNED EMIGRANTS.—AIthough it iS usual during the latter part of the year for numbers of persons to return in the steerages of the ships from New York, this year the number has been much greater than usual. The majority of them are people who emigrated early in the year, and who, dis appointed on their arrival in the United States at not getting employment, have returned, many of them in a state of utter destitution. The Liberty, which arrived in the early part of the week, brought From th e scarc it y o f 120 in the steerage, and the Hotti nguer, w hi c h ar e seaboard, it is likely tOneOdt. the f seaboard, w ill y e t re turn.--Live that i m ve p d l h o o y o n o m d F e r D e r tdi Friday, i a n y o the :c u o i g p t i p h e l o s 0 2 0 turn.—Liverpool Albion. WATER MONOPOLIES.—We are truly gratified to perceive, by an advertisement in another column, that the Licensed Victuallers are taking active mea sures to defeat the scheme of extortion aga i nst them selves and the public generally, atte mpted by t h e Companies at present entrusted with th e supply o f water to the southern divisions of the metropolis. A meeting is to be held at the London-bridg e . Hl on inh abitants of the Friday next, under the auspices of Mr. Vousiy en . ; and as its object is purely one of self-pr o t ect i on, i t 0 0 , t s e cannot fail to elicit the warmest support of a ll inte oresssetcodtiat o in th f e li p fe u , re w a a n te d r, c t h o ea t p ho su io p h ply b of that great ' boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark and their neigh bouring localities.—Advertiser. SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—The works on the South Eastern Railway are going on at a rap id 'rate from the west of the Shakspeare Tunnel at D over t o Ashford. Great progress is making on the sea - wa ll, and the cliffs above the latter are being thr own d own by small blasts, thereby saving great lab our . Th e Abbot's-cliff Tunnel is no ways behind ;it i s h ar dl y to be believed that so great a quantity of work could have been done there within the last three or four months. Maidstone Journal. _..... _. ..___ THE TURKIS H AMBASSADOR ' S VISIT T O WEST MINSTER BRIDEWELL.—ShortIy before one o'clock yesterday his Excellency the Turkish Ambassador, accompanied by Monsieur De Place and hi s Excel lency's dragoman, inspected very minutely th e differ ent departments of this establishment. His E xce ll ency expressed great admiration of the cleanliness an d goo d of the establishment, and W pleased to vcom pliment Lieut. Tracy in very high terms, remark i ng that the excellence of the arrangements exce e d e d any thing of the kind he had ever before witness e d. Hi s Excellency is a young man, about 2 5 years of age, possessing a very pleasing manner and - countenance. He has been Ambassador at the Court of Great Bri tain about six months. _ _ THE MODEL PRISON.—The Commissioners for the government of Pentonville Prison held a meeting on Monday. There were present the Duke of Rich mond, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Chichester, Lord John Russell, Sir Benjamin Brodie, Dr. Fer gusson, Major Jebb, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Russell. It is understood that the rules and dietary are finally settled, and that the prison will be occupied in the course of the present week. THE REVOLT AT BARCELONA. The following particulars of this affair furnished by the correspondent of a Contemporary at Perpignan will be read with interest : On the morning of the 14th matters came to an issue. The crowds in the Plaza San Jayme were so numerous and so tumultuous that it became absolutely necessary to dislodge them. The advance was sounded orders were given ; and the troops proceeded au pas de charge against the mob. The National Guards were prepared for battle, shots were fired, and the combat soon became general. The military, though greatly out-numbered, fought with much steadiness and bravery, and there is little or no doubt that the victory would have remained with them were it not for some acts of pillage which in the mean time took place. Three houses belonging to the principal goldsmiths in the Calle Plateria were broken into and plundered ; it went about that Zur bano had given orders to his soldiers to do so. Whe ther that General be justly or unjustly accused, the tidings of this act of violence went like lightning through the streets, and the feelings of the populace were lashed into the highest pitch of fury. Every man turned out, and prepared himself to defend his house and family against military lawlessness. In less than three-quarters of an hour the entire city was put into such a state of defence that each street became a fortress; every window, every bal cony, became a bulwark ; and, as the military passed beneath, tables, beds, chests, benches, tiles, stones, hot water, boiling oil, melted lead, were showered down upon them. Every article of furniture, the most precious as well as the most worthless which could cause death or inflict injury, was flung down on the defenceless head of the unhappy soldier. The very children crawled along the house-tops for the purpose of stripping the tiles and chimneys to keep up the supply of missiles. When every article was exhausted in the work of death, the women flung the puckero, the earthern pot in which the afternoon meal is cooked, with its contents of lard, cabbage, garhansos, and soup, scalding hot, into the faces and eyes of the officers. Whilst this fierce warfare was going on, orders were given that the assembly should beat through the streets, to call the entire force of the National Guards to arms. They at once responded to the call. They rushed to their barracks ; from this position they opened a deadly fire on the troops, who, notwithstand ing the resistance they met with, were gaining ground, and gradually approaching the Plaza San Jayme. They would, beyond any doubt, have taken p ossess i on of this important position in a short time, had not an operative, named Manfalls, rushed to the cathedral, mounted to the loftiest turret, and then commenced ringing the somaten a rebato—the tocsin, the alarm 1 bell which rouses all to arms. It is necessary to have spent some time amongst the mountains of Catalonia, and to be conversant with the habits and usages of the wild people who inhabit them, in order to appreciate the effect produced when this dreadful summons is heard. There is a sort of superstitious awe mingled with the feeling which its sound calls into existence; and the Catalan who would remain by his hill side unmoved by its echoes, would be accursed in himself and his posteriti. The fiery cross in days of yore, speeding on its fierce and flaming course, never called the Highlands of Scot land into wilder life and tumult than the somaten a rebate the mountains and fastnesses of Catalonia. It is believed to be the voice of God himself which awakens the Catalan, and summons him to the defence of his fueros, and his customs, and the ashes of his fathers. The combat deepened in ferocity and in bloodshed the moment the roar of that " horrid bell" opened from the Cathedral. The battle was fought with the utmost desperation, until the soldiers, seeing their best and bravest officers lying dead or dying in the streets, began to retire along the Rambla, towards the citadel, and in the direction of the sea wall. While in the act of retreating by this point, they un fortunately, through 'haste or imprudence, formed a dense mass, and thereby presented a mark to the enemy, of which they . were not slow to take advantage. The first battalion of National Guards, whose barracks are close to the wall, lifted their pieces as one man, and threw a volley into the thick of the fugitives. More than 800 bullets carried death and destruction amongst them. This was the last attempt at serious resistance on the part of the military. Van Helen, perceiving the state of affairs, now thought proper to retire into the citadel with the troops. Ile was, however, soon attacked in this strong hold by the people and the nationals, and with such vast effect, that he had to make his retreat at half-past two o'clock in the morning by a particular outlet, no doubt intended for so sad a purpose, and called the Puerto del Socorro. The insurgents remained complete masters of the town before the day dawned, and of the troops that as yet remained in it. In the interest of truth it must be told that they did not abuse their victory by any ill-treatment of their prisoners. The soldiers and ocers who had been unable to effect their retreat were those who occupied the barracks, called, from its vicinity to the University, the Quartel de los Estu dios, and the fort of Atarrazanas. Seeing thethselves thus isolated, and completely cut off from their com panions, they were forced to capitulate. The officer commanding them, and who signed the capitulation, was Brigadier de Castro, whose arrival here, having been threatened to be shot by Van Ilalen for that act, I have already noticed. • On the troops who thus remained, the most friendly attentions were lavished. Their necessities, which were great, for they had scarcely eaten, drunk, or slept for the two days previous, were supplied in abun dance. Money was also issued to them. The officers were regaled at the cafes and hotels in the most sumptuous manner by the fiercest of the young Re publicans. A supreme popular directive junta was imme diately formed after this victory. It was composed almost entirely of young men of Republican prin ciples, and they proceed e d t o di scuss pi m p for the establishment of order and tranquillity in the town, which had been entirely left without any governing authority, the Political Chief having retired with the General and the troops, to take measures of defence against the force under Van Halen, which was block ading the city from San Felix. Various flags of truce were sent, and several in terviews were held with the General by Commis sioners from the insurgents, in order to restore tran quillity; and Van Halen, pledged himself, in case he was not attacked, not to inflict any unnecessary injury on the place, at least, until further notice. In addition to the attack in the Plaza San Jayme, there were other combats more or less important in the Plaza Santa. Anna, particularly one in which a colonel of infantry was killed ; in the new walk oppo site the citadel, where, it appears, acts of the most audacious valour, and worthy of a better cause, were performed. At a short distance from the gate of the citadel, in the garden called Jardin del General, a battery of artillery was captured by a party of the populace. It was turned on the retreating troops by them, and caused much destruction. Something more than 1,000, between killed and wounded, formed the loss of the military. Amongst the civilians and National Guard, about half the number. From the period of the evacuation of the citadel by Van Helen, to the 27th, nothing worthy of particular observation occurred. The letters from this place addressed to you will have completed the sketch from the 27th to the pre sent date. PERPIGNAN, DEC. 7.—The news of the surrender of Barcelona, and the entry of the troops, is con firmed by arrivals late last night from Port Vendres. The respectable portion of the National Guards, all who had a house and some property and a family to defend, were compelled (it is said without any stipu lation) to throw open the gates of the city to the soldiers, in order to protect themselves against the rabble they themselves had armed against the Go vernment. You may form an idea of the ferocity, acts of plunder, and licentiousness, which must have been perpetrated by an armed mob, when the mis guided, but, it would appear, now repentant, insur gents, were forced to fly for protection into the arms of the enemy that was bombarding their city, rather than be plundered and massacred by their own men. During the evening of the 3d and the morning of the 4th the mob, casting aside all regard for anything like discipline or order, and answering with menaces the remonstrances of their leaders, attacked the Town-house, where, it seems, the treasure of the mu nicipality was deposited. They broke open the chests, which, in a short time, were emptied of their con tents. They then proceeded to other houses, where, it was supposed, a similar booty could be obtained, and repeated the same acts. During the whole of that night nothing could surpass the confusion and violence which reigned everywhere. It is stated that the amount in money thus plun dered by the rabble is upwards of 200,000 dollars, independently of articles of plate, jewels, Stc., which could easily be carried off. It is possible that the amount thus stated may be exaggerated, but it is a fact that the National Guards of Barcelona threw open their gates to the Regent, for the purpose of saving their properties from plun der and themselves from massacre. It is not said whether Espartero himself has as yet entered the city or not. The destruction of houses and property in Barce lona, caused by the shells, was at first very much ex aggerated here. It was stated that all Barcelona was one ruin. The fact i 3 that very little mischief was done to the houses. Several shells fell that did not burst at all, and many, very many, burst in the air, and the fragments reached the ground without doing any harm. The greatest injury appears to have been done to the Consistorial-house but that occurred from a peculiar cause. A magazine containing am munition is quite close to that edifice,--a shell fell and ignited the powder. The explosion was terrific, and its effects were such as to inflict much injury on the 107.105 Leaving out the third decimal as unimporta, we find that the value of 1001. Canada stock is about 107/. 2s. The premium on gold at Paris is 14 per mile, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 50i, and the exchange at Paris on London s at short being 25 65, it follows that gold is 0.58 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 434 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10fd. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 Bf, and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 10, it follows that gold is 0.80 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. According to further letters received this morning from Madrid, being of the 4th instant, the competi tion for the quicksilver contract had much increased in earnestness on the part of all who were engaged in it ; and as the circumstances are important to all the creditors of Spain, through the bearing they have on the credit and resources of the Government, it is well worth while under this head to keep them in view. Connected with this contract, a new offer had been made by the Bank of San Fernando for the loan re quired of 40,000,000 reals (400,0001.), proposing if that offer was favourably received, to take the quick silver of the Almaden mines at the price of 75 dollars the quintal—terms which before had never been thought of by any competitor. The house of Roths child, who have hitherto enjoyed something like the monopoly of this contract, as well as the current finan cial business of the Spanish Government, and un doubtedly, on many occasions, had rendered the most timely and essential service, were becoming uneasy at the interference with them, not only by the Bank of San Fernando, but by the agents of vari ous foreign capitalists, French and English, and had in structed Mr. Wiesweller, who transacts their business in Madrid, to address a protest to the Minister of Finance against the efforts of rival houses to break up the good undertaking so long subsisting between them and the Spanish Government, and to request or rather demand to be informed of their highest offers, engaging in that case to give I dollar higher than the highest bidder. This very simple document had, it is said, been actually presented to the Minister, with an intimation that it would be repeated every four days until the contract was decided. We state this nearly in the terms used in letters from Madrid, which are ssritten by parties generally aware of what was going on, yet the fact is hardly cre dible. If the proceeding, however, is correctly described, it was not likely in the new position the Spanish Ministß had assumed to answer the pur pose, but rather ( infirm them in their views of the prudence of car* , f ig their previous determination into effect, and to open the financial business of the country to the capitalists of Europe generally. As a proof of the extent to which the great quicksilver contract has engaged attention out of Spain, it may be mentioned that a couple of Scotch bankers were in the field, and had expressed their intention to make proposals, though they were too late in coming for ward, too distant, and too ignorant of Spanish politics, to have any prospect of success in so large an under taking. The agent for the London houses already adverted to had increased his first offer, and proposed to advance 1,0 0 0,0001. sterling in the first year in money, and to keep one-fourth of the produce every year in Seville or Cadiz, to be sold to the Spanish merchants for America. Other proofs are afforded by these letters from Madrid of increasing confidence in the present Go vernment. Propositions had been submitted on be half of some English houses for carrying into exe cution the grand scheme of the improvement of the navigation of the Guadalquiver between Seville and Cordova, at present at a stand thr o u g h the selfish op position of the people of Seville, who did not wish to see the produce of the interior brought into competi tion with them in the markets of Cadiz and London. Great hopes are now entertained of the carrying the commercial treaty with England speedily int o effect, and the late events in Barcelona, not then brought into operation, would tend to strengthen that feeling. In fact it becomes more evident every day, even to the Spaniards themselves, that this is the pivot upon which the restoration of the credit and the character of the country must turn. It may be interesting to the merchants to know that the Lords of the Treasury, in reply to a letter from the East India and China Association, request ing that on the return of the steamer which brought Major Malcolm from Nankin, she might carry back a bag of the merchants' letters, state that the Auck land steam ship immediately returned to China after landing the Major at Suez. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have this day issued a printed statement of the late proceedings which have taken place in regard to the issue of Mexican Bonds. The facts recapitulated and the documents contained in this statement have been already before the public under this head, so that it is unnecessary to print it at length. The whole con cludes with the following remarks : "The refusal of Messrs. De Lizardi and Co. to pub lish the numbers of the Mexican bonds actually in circulation precludes any further proceedings on the part of this Committee, beyond that of submitting to their constituents a statement of the facts as they have occurred, and the result, which may be thus briefly stated : " The amount of new stock re- quired for the conversion of the old debt would apppear, according to the docu ments sent to Messrs. De Lizardi and Co. by the Spanish-American l3ond holders' Committee on the 24th of November, to be £9,247,937 " The amount actually created Messrs. De Lizardi and Co. state to be 10,800,000 " Presenting an excess of .... £1,552,063 or of each denomination - - of about £776,000 " The actual amount of Active stock in circulation is stated to be " So that the agents would appear to have still in their • possession in Active about 145,500 " The actual amount of De ferred stock in circulation is stated to be be . . 4,615,600 " Of which, it wou ld appear, the agents have still in their possession about 784 ; 400 5,400,000 5,400,000 some part of which will still be required to complete the conversion of the old bonds. " With these facts before them the Stock-Exchange and bondholders will judge for themselves how far the avowed issue of new bonds beyond the amount of old ones converted (which over-issue is stated to have taken place under the authority of the Mexican Government) is reconcileable with the decree of the Congress, and the President's Order in Council, already referred to. The 19th article of the lattes stipulates that—' The issue of new bonds shall be limited to the precise sum required to satisfy the amount of the old bonds, with arrears, &c., which shall be presented for conversion, so that there shall never be issued one new bond except to replace an old one. which latter is to be directly cancelled, and deposited in a place of safety, as provided for by the preceding article.' "Also, how far such over-issue can be reconciled with the certificate on each bond, bearing th e signs ture of Messrs. de Lizardi and Co., that—' This bond is issued by us, in consideration of having received, for the purpose of conversion, bonds of the Alexia:in Government proceeding from the loans effected in London, or for interest due thereon, represented by deferred bonds and receipts, or dividend warrants (otherwise coupons), to the amount of L ; one half of which sum is represented by the present bond, and one-half by a deferred bond, or land warrant, of this date.—London, the 30th day of Sept., 1637."' The late advices from Sydney bring the report of the local Directors of the British Colonial Bank and Loan Company, which expresses their satisfaction at the conduct of, its affairs, and their surprise that securities such as the Scrip shares should have met, with 3o little encouragement from the English capi talists. They are willing to believe that it was more the depression of monetary afthirs, thad any other cause, which so unfavourably influenced their re ception. The Company is represented as making considerable progress in business, at a remunerating profit. SUN.—The market for the English Stocks left off firmly this afternoon, in the absence of any increased business. The jobbers regret much the smallness of the first instalment of the Canada Loan, as it pre cludes them from any participation, it being ra moured that the Alliance Insurance-office, or some other rich corporation, will take the whole amount. Consols for the opening brought 93+ to 94. Money continues abundant, not being worth more than 2 per cent. in the Stock Exchange, while in the discount market it has been onl y }' 2f to 21 per cent Exchequer Bills support the premium of 51s. to 335.; and India Bonds were firm at 475. Bank Stock was at 1724 to 1731 ; and the Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents were 1 00 - to 101. We are glad to perceive that the Committee of the Stock Exchange has published its report resp ec ti ng the conversion of Mexican Bonds, the material points of which, however, have already appeared, and we regret to observe that the Committee being unable to ' procure the numbers cif the bonds actually in circu lation from Messrs. Lizardi and Co., are prevented from taking any further proceedings in the matter. The bonds were a shade better to-day, being 31+ to 311. From Spain there is nothing more against the Bonds, the capitulation being unconditional. The Actives touched 18 to 181, and the Three per Cents. 231 to 231. Colombian were steady at 21/ ; Chilian Active at 92, and Deferred at 23 ; Peruvian at 171, and Brazilian at 69. Dutch Two-and-a-Half par Cents. were steady at 521 to 521. Shares were dull, the only additional barrains since the morning being (these :—"Eastern Counties at 14 ; Brighton, 141; and Bristol and Exeter, 241' discount. South Wester n a t 201 ; an d P ar i s and BOuen Oi to 6 premium. In the rates for Bills of Exchange upon one or two Continental cities, there was a slight iznprovement, and all were firm, being as follows :—Paris, 20f. 871 e. to 921; llamburgh, 13 111 to 12 ; Frankfort, 1514.t0 151 i ; Amsterdam, 12 51 a; Trieste, 958 to 69 ; and Antwerp, 12 51 COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam C F. 12 .9 Gibraltar.. ... ..... ...... 46 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ..... ....2 U l2 gitGencia ........ ... 26 10 Antwerp llamburgh DI. B. 13 14 Venice .. 47 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 75 Palermo, per 0c..—...:..120 Ditto, 3 months 26 0 Lisbon Marseilles Bourdeaux 26 5 'Rio Janeiro 25 Frankfort on Maine ...152 'Bahia Petersburgh, 3 Us. ... 37 - /Buenos Ayres Berlin -, -I Vienna, effec. fl. 3M. 10 IPhiladelphia - 4ll Trieste, ditto lO 2 PRICES OF auza.toN, PER 114. Madrid Cadiz 36i Portugal Gold C0in...3 17 5 Bilbao 36 New Doubloons ...... 00 Q Barcelona Seville ... 36 Sil ver i n B ars... ..... 0 4 llk SCARCITY OF SILVER. A scarcity of silver coin forms matter of genera} and well-grounded complaint amongst the people of this neighbourhood at the present time, more especi ally amongst the mill-owners and the workpeople. it, would appear that such is the dearth of silver, that 'it has been found necessary to pay two or three Poriple together in a gross sum i n go ld, l e aving them Vo ob tain change where and how they could. Thi s , i n a moral as well as pecuniary sense, has subjf jete d t h e workpeople to the gravest disadvantager, in Almost re, by rthe ale-Houses onl yle- cLa u n s c e e s oafndobbtaeienrirsghocphs,anwgehe,a4l offered the first place, they were obliged to submit to a re duction from the standara value of • the gold, whether light or not; and, secondly, th e ,, j 'were ex pected to spend a part of their earnings in ale, or beer, by way of compensation to the landlord f o r the civility of' providing them with change. Thus ev , en those who have no disposition to drink are obliged to do so, whilst others who are prone to intemperance have an excellent pretext thrown in their way. It Ist utterly useless to attempt t o ame li orate the general cdition of the working man so l ong as he is beset on k like this. It i s one o f a hundred which g l" tri on ei a .i e s oa up the sum of his grievances. Andi ).,et the manufacturers themsemselves ate not to blame in the matter. It would appear that their b au k er3 h ave declared them se l ves unable to provide tbie requisite quantity of silver. But this excuse =is initalrnissibie. Several large and influential manufacturers, aereible of the disadvantages at which their workpeople were placed by payments in gold, applied et once to the Bank of England, and, having seen a letter from the Deputy-Governor to one of them, we have ometWsig like authority for saving that silver, to any amount, may be had at the Bank at a small per centage to cover the cost of carriage. The gentleman to whom we have referred has already procured, in this way, two packages of silver coin, to the value respectively of 1,0001. and 1,500/. It is clear, therefore, , that the banks can have no difficulty in procuring remittances —indeed, the letter of the Deputy-Governor expressly says so; and we do venture to hope that advantage will be taken of our information. attendisq to little matters of this kind, we shall effectually consult the interests of our humbler diipendents, and so long as this can be done, with so little cost and trouble to ourselves, assuredly we ought not to be negligent or indifferent.—Manchester Courier. GOLD MEDAL.—We have much pleasure in m en . tioning that his Majesty the King of Prussia present e d a beautiful gold medal to Douglas Morison, E sq .. a British st t o artist, Germany. o f ci gr eat n onepromsiidse of th e medal theree, during his r ecen t vi are representations of figures in alto-relievo, of Sculp ture, £Slusic, Poetry, A „ iie , hitecture, an d a Rood like ness of his Majesty riedr. Wilhelm IV., Koenig v . Preussen: On the obverse the Temple of Fame, aid Apollo riding in his chariot drawn by four horses, and attended by the four Seasons. His Majesty W29' SO much pleased with Mr. Morison's views of Haddon Ball, Derbyshire, that h e not only bestowed a medal of the highest order awarded to artistical merit. in Prussia, but was graciously pleased to invite Mr. Morison to a regal birth-day banquet, and expressed his unqualified admiration of Mr. Morison's forthcoming work, consisting of Views of the Ducal Palaces, Castles, and Htiat ing-seats in Saxe Coburg-Gotha. Many of •liese views are singularly beautiful, paFticalarl , the 7," alaco of Ehrenburg, the birth place of the Prince Albert, and the Citadel of Coburg, the fortress in which Luther was concealed during the merciless and protracted persecution to which he was exposed. Although it is gratifying to see a British artist stimu lated to renewed exertion by the patronage of such illustrious persons as the King of Prussia, the King of the Belgians, the Duke and Hereditary Prince of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, and by other foreign Princes, it is more satisfactory to know that Mr. Morison's work will appear under the patronag e o f h er M a j esty the Queen and the Prince Albert. While Mr. Morison was taking the above mentioned views, he was honoured with the most distinguished kindness by his Serene Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, from whom he also received a very handsome medal. The venerable Earl of Lonsdale, accompanied by his daughter, Lady Frederick Bentinck, have arrived at York House, Twickenham, from town, and intend to remain there during the winter. Town-house. The greatest consists, however, in th e destruction by the fl ames of the papers, documents, and archives of the city, which were there deposited. Beyond that, the injury done to the town has been trifling in proportion to the number of shells thrown, and the time during which the bombardment lasted. I have just seen letters which have been received by one of the refugees here, who had himself commanded in the free corps, from some friends in Seville and Cordova. They speak of the perfect tranquillity the south enjoys ; they add that there is a determination to participate in no movement which has for its object provincial or peculiar interests ; the only thing likely , to excite them would be any a tt empt against the con ' stitutional liberty established in Spain. Navarre is quiet; not a sound nor stir is heard in the Basque provinces. " Wild Biscay "is in repose, and not a discordant voice is heard from Sarragossa. If the majority of the Spanish people detest Espartero they have a most curious, a most extraordinary mode of showing that feeling. I should have mentioned in its place, That it is be lieved by the Spanish refugees that the trifling effect produced by the shells was intentionally produced, and it was arranged so as that the greater part should fall harmless. Such seems to be the feeling of all parties amongst the Spaniards. If this be true, it is highly favourable in every point of view to Espartero. EIGHT o'CLocx, P.m.-1 he entry of the troops into Barcelona was effected in the most peaceable manner. , It had all the appearance of a quiet parade. The Na tional Guards and the soldiers embraced each other, and fraternised together in the most amicable manner. Over 900 shots were fired into the city during the bombardment. There was little loss of life ; and the public edifices, with the exceptien of the Consistorial house, did not suffer much. Several private dwell ing -houses were, however, much injured. In the Hotel des Quatre Nations alone six shells fell, five of which took effect. Sixty-nine shells burst in the air. There are at this moment something more than 10,000 troops in the city and forts. The foreign Con suls have returned to their houses. Fortunately the warehouses and manufactories have suffered but little. The latest accounts from Barcelona are up to four o'clock on the evening of the sth. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FROM THE MORNING PAFERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. TIMES.----It has been already stated that the pros pect of a reduction of the Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Stocks chiefly causes the announced Canada loan to be regarded with interest. Those holders of the heavy stocks who would like to see their present an. nuities continued for twenty years more, are anxi ously calculating the price at which they could pur chase the Canada Four per Cents. to yield them the same return. The value of 106, which was mentioned yesterday, is not the full value of 100 of Four per Cent. Stock, if 3i per cent. interest is to be obtained, though it is thought likely that price will be offered in the tenders. On the other hand, several calcula tions have been made giving far too high a value to the Canada stock, and, according to these, the price of 115 would represent the value of 100 at 3i per cent. This calculation is right, supposing the an nuity to be interminable ; bvt its fallacy consists in overlooking the fact that the Canada stock is redeem able in twenty years, which gives it a very different value. The following calculations, based on the cur rent interest tables, h ave been made by an intelligent member of the Stock Exchange, and will serve to give a clear view of the subject. It must be borne in mind through the whole calculation, that it is made on the assumption that interest is at 3i per cent. : The value of 1/. per annum for 20 years is, by the tables 14.212 This multiplied by 4 gives .. The value of 1001., receivable in 20 years, supposing the stock to be redeemed, is .. 56.848 50.257