The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-15 00:00:00

MORNING SUN THORNTON r. CHARLES. This was an action for the Value of a quantity of tal low, which was tried before Lord Abinger, at the Lou don Sittings atter last term, when his Lordship non suited the plaintiff: Mr. RICHARDS now moved for a rule nisi to enter a verdict for the plaintiffs. for 837/. under the circum stances. The plaintiffs, Messrs. Thornton and West, are large dealers in tallow as well as other things; in 1840 they employed Smith and Marshall to sell for them 300 casks of the best St. P e t ers b urg h ye ll ow can dl e ta ll ow . Smith and Marshall were also the brokers of the de fendants, and of the 200 they sold to them 50 casks to be delivered between the Ist of September and the last day of December. They sold the whole 200 casks to three parties, none of whom were known to the plain tiffs. The tallow was put at their order on Sept. 14, when the defendants objected to receiving it as their stock was l arge , an d t h e b ro k er sa id he would deliver it to other parties, and give them theirs after. They be came bankrupt soon a fter, and the plaintiffs finding by their books, to whom the tallow was sold, brought their action, although none had, in fact,' been delivered to the defendants. The Learned Counsel contended that- the delivery to Smith and Marshall was in law a delivery to the defendant, as that firi.n . was act ing as. the agent for them as well as the plaintiffs. The COURT had never heard such a proposition before, but as the case was one of much importance, they would • ~,..rant a rule ; and as the facts were all agreed on, it had better be turned into a special case.—Rule granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 13. CRAWIHAY P. THOMPSON AND OTHERS. This action, it will remembered, was tried at the Lon don sittings after last term, before the Lord Chief Justice, and was brought by Mr. Crawshay, the ironmaster, against the defendants, Alderman Thompson and Messrs. Foreman, his partners, on the ground that they had im properly marked their iron with the letters " %V. 0." in an oval, in order that it might be taken in the Turkey market for the iron of Mr. Crawshay, hich bore the v mark of " W. C." in an oval. The evidence showed that the two marks, although dis tinguishable, might be mistaken the one for the other ; that Mr. Crawshay had been in the habit of so marking his iron for a number of years ; that his iron was known at Constantinople by that mark, and highly estimated ; that Alderman Thompson had used the mark " W. 0." at the request of a house at Constantinople, which, at the same time, begged that the letters might be perfectly distinct. The Jury, the case having occupied the Court nearly three entire days, found a verdict for the defendants. Mr. Sergeant SHEA now moved fora rule to show cause why that verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had, on the ground of misdirection, and of its being against evidence. His Lordship had left two questions to the Jury—first, whether they were satisfied that there was in the defendant's mark such a close resemblance to the plaintiff's mark as in its own nature was calcu lated to mislead the unwary, and injure the sale of the plaintiff's goods. If it was not a mark to impose on those who had some little skill in the commodity, and would take ordinary care, then the plaintiff' could not recover ; and, secondly, what was the intention of the defendant in using the mark complainel oft Was it for the purpose of supplanting the plaintiff, or done in the regular course of trade, an .1 in the execution of foreign orders sent to their house? Because it seemed to him that, unless there was such a fraudulent intention existing, and proved to their satisfaction, the defendants would not be liable. He (Mr. Sergeant Shea) submitted that the question was improperly left, as on this declaration it was not necessary m prove that the defendants had used the mark with the intention and for the purpose of supplanting the plaintiff, and passing off their iron for the plaintiff's iron ; but that the substantial part of the allegation was made out if it was proved that the defen dants, having received orders to mark the it iron in a way so nearly resembling the plaintiff's mark that they knew it was calculated to pass off for the iron known in th e Turkish market as (W.C.) the plaintiff's. That was suf ficient, what( ve,. the motive was, and the intention of supplanting the plaintiff was not material to the question.- His Lordship also omitted to read the notes which had passed between the parties, and in which Alderman Thom pson was informed of the injury the close resemblance to the plaintiff':; mark was doing to the plaintiff. That no tice was a most material point, for after it had been given, Alderman Thompson had persisted in using the mark. The Lord Chief Justice had certainly told the Jury that a man who used the identical mark after notice was lia ble ; but whether the fact of a man persisting to use a mark that he had used innocently was actionable, was a que , tion for after consideration. He (Mr. Sergeant Shea) submitted that, in point of law, there was no dis tinction between a fac-simile and so close a resemblance as was calculated to deceive. The - same reason that ren dered it unlawfid to use a file-simile made it unlawful to use a mark that was calculated to deceive. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE thought it must be a.s surned here that this mark was calculated to deceive, otherwise the defendants were not bound s to obey a notice that the mark they were using might deceive the plain tiffs customers. The questions were, was the mark cal ciliated to deceive, and was the act done fraudulently ? Mr. Sergeant SHEA further observed that the Jury wished to give a qualified verdict, but that the Solicitor- General had objected to their stating their reasons, and his Lordship said he could not have them without the consent of both parties ; whereupon the Solicitor-Gene ral said that he did not wish them given, and the verdict Was taken for the defendants generally. Now, the very objects the Lord Chancellor had in view, in directing this queition to be tried, had by that course been frustrated. If the reasons of the Jury had been given, the view they had taken of the matter would at once have been seen, and the object of the inquiry satisfactorily answered. The Learned Judges having consulted together for a abort time, The .Loltl) CHIEF JusTrcE said the question was one of great complication and importance, and the rule should be granted on all the points, in order that the matter might be fully discussed.—liule granted accordingly. BULMER AND ANOTHER F. GILLMAN. Mr. Sergeant CHANNELL moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict which had been found for the plaintiff should not be set aside, and a new trial had. The cause was tried before the Lord Chief Justice at the Middlesex sittings after last term, and was brought by the plaintiffs to recover a sum of money for work and labour done, as Parliamentary agents, in carrying a Bill through the House of Lords for improving the city of Norwich. The Learned Counsel moved on the ground of misdirection.—The Court granted the rule: BAIL COURT, Jan. 14. THE QUEEN V. TILE MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF MAR- WICII. ANDA M rg. Mr. Burr applied to the Court for a rule nisi, calling, upon the Mayor and Corporation of Harwich to show cause why a mandamus should not issue commanding them to adopt measures to secure the payment of 1,3001. to the late Town Clerk of the borough, as compensation for the loss of the offices which he held under the Corpo ration. The circumstances of this case hare been fre quently before the public. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS granted a rule nisi. TTIZ QUEEN r. THE SLIEFFIELD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. CROMPTON applied, on the part of a Mr. Shaw cross, for a rule nisi calling upon the Company to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to the Sheriffs 'Of Lancashire to empanel a . jury to assess the amount of damages done to the property of the applicant by the defendants. The applicant was a bleacher, and, in the course of his business, had occasion to make use of a stream of water miming through his property. In con = sequence of the works of the Company in the neigh bourhood, the water had become deteriorated and unfit for use.—Application granted. COA.TSWORTH V. OLDAHRE. This was an action brought to recover 301., the price of a horse. The plaintiff is the proprietor of the Favourite, Maidstone coach, and the defendant a saddler, residing on Finsbury . -pavement. Mr. PASIILEY having opened the pleadings, Mr. PLATT addressed the Jury for the plaintiff, and said that the parties had agreed in the first place to an exchange of horses, that after wards the, defendant told t he plaintiff that he did not wish to exchange, but that he would purchase the horse of tie plaintiff; an entire horse, for the sum of 301 to which plaintiff agreed. The horse was delivered over to the defendant, and had remained in his possession ever since, and this action was brought to recover the price of it. What could be the meaning of the defendants in paling fd. into Court, he (Mr. Platt) was at a loss to conceive, nor could, he understand the meaning of the plea which had been put upon the record. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call witnesses to prove his case, who were cross-examined by Mr. Pear son, with a view to prove that the horse was unsound. At the conclusion of the case for the plaintiff, Mr. Justice WILLIAMS asked Mr. Pearson, who ap peared for the defendant, if he could contradict the evi dence as to the bargain. Mr. PEARSON said hewas not in a condition to do so; and The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 241. ADMIRALTY COURT, fan. 13. TILE VERNON. The Vernon, an East Indianian, of . 1,000 tons burden, with sixty hands on boar&on her voyage from London to Calcutta, came into collision with a brig, the Alsen, a foreigner,-.• of 200 tons, from Nantes to Christiansand, in , Norway, on the 13th of August last, at half-past ten P.M., off Dungeness. The brig was on a starboard - tack, and the Vernon on a larboard. They struck—'the brig's rigging and her cutwater were damaged ; :die floated for about two hours her crew were savedf and s h e sun k. Th ese f ac t s w e re admitted on either sia, and they only were admitted. Every other paint wttSdisputed, and whatever was alleged on the one sale wr,stoutly denied on 'the other. " The wind was S. by E. A says the brig's'erew. " No, it was S. by half W.," SillAWfW the Vernon's man. " The night was very dark," againsays the brig. " No ! objects were visib'e at a dis tame," replies one of the Vernon's . witnesses ; and the s listle between " very" dark and " rather" dark was strongly insisted upon by Counsel. The Master of the brig lays to the master of the Vernon—" You ought not to A ye put; - your helm down ;" and lie rejoins, "Y ou h a d tfie Wind free; and you should have kept your course. If ja yott had mit Ittlfed, and crossed our bows, we should have joissed . fre e ." And thus, on every question of fact and - 1 a navigation, there was difference of opinion and eon . ,Etradiction of evidence. The Vernon had a pilot on hoard, and the legal point as to his decision of the liabil ity Court, instead o f h er k). 6s , owners , necessarily awaited the 3t Sind , of Captain Stanley Clerk a.ndChapotmainit ryas Ellaerabsys,isttew(-10, 14 brothers of the Trinity Ifollsei hx.lvir ' ll as to the liability of either of them : 1.1 . - • pr. LIISHINGTON left to the Trinity Mast e rs the follow -4 jug questions:—" Was the Alsen Al.sen or t he was V er n on to - blame ? If the latter was, w as the : p of she had on board ' in fault, o r were h er officers- and'i w alone in fault, or did they shar e th e wrong f u l act bet een them ?" The Trinity Masters held that no blame attached to the Alsen; that the Vernon was.aione in fault; and that Olt fault mild 13! exclusively attributed to her pilot, giving his orders. The legal point was reservA. It turns on the jurisdic tion of the Trinity llouse to grant licences to pilots INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jun. 13. George de Vipont, an elderly man, was opposed by Mr. Cooke on the part of Messrs. Carlisle. This case was before the Court on several occasions, and formed a striking example of the much " hard swearing," as it is termed, committed in this Court. The opposition was for a collusive arrest, which it was positively sworn had nut taken place. It appeared that the insolvent, who had been a hosier at Clifton, near Bristol, had been taken in execution at the suit of a person named George Palmer, for an alleged debt of 71. I3s. Palmer, who is a smith and dealer in marine stores, in Long-alley, Moorfields, was to-day examined respecting the debt, which he swore was owing, and he produced an account -b oo k . H e d en i ed, on Ins oath, that he had seen the insolvent in Whitecross Prison since the 3d instant. He likewise denied that he was with the insolvent yesterday. Mr. COOKE repeated the question, and said he would give a chance to recal his words, Palmer, who had put a bold front on the matter, paused Mr. COOKE told him he should call the officer of the prison to show he was there. l'almer still paused, and, on being pressed, said, " I cannot deny but I was there. The COURT indignantly dismissed the petition, and Palmer, who seemed unmoved at the exhibition, left the Court. IN RE JOHN RANGELEY. In this case the Insolvent was described as an engi neer and patentee for certain improvements in railways, residing in Champion-grove, Camberwell. He was also described as engineer to the Safety Rotation Company. He bad been a bankrupt twice, and in the first in stince his debts and liabilities amounted to about 16,0001. The debtsset forth in his schedule under 1 i+ present insol vency amounted to 1,724/. 48.5 d. During his exami nation ho stated that several influential persons in the City had formed a Company for the purpose of bringing his invention (which consisted of a peculiar construc tion in the wheels made to run upon railways, by which the danger of jumping from the rails would be avoided), into practical effect. His wife was possessed of certain property vested in trustees, which produced about 2001. per annum, and be attributed his present insolvency to the fact of his having expended large sums of money in perfecting his mechanical inventions, from which he has as yet derived but little emolument. IN THE MATTER OF WM. COLLINS. The insolvent had held a situation in the Navy Pay office, from which ho retired after a service of thirty yearty years, with a small pension. H e th en go t a situation as box-keeper at Drury-lane theatre, and after wards at the Italian Opera. He now applied for his discharge. Mr. NICHOLLS, on behalf of the opposing creditor, Mr. Hutton, said he was instructed to offer no further opposition to the discharge of the insolvent, owing to his old age and infirmity, and he was consequently ordered to be discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAN SIOA -HOUSE. A man of respectable appearance, and evidently un practised in the ways of the town, applied to Alderman Wilson upon a summons which had been granted against a person to whom a bill had been intrusted for the purpose 1)1 being cashed. The defendant appeared by his attorney. The complainant stated, that having present occasion for 20/., he applied to the defendant, whom he believed to be able to procure the money upon his bill. The defendant agreed to draw upon the complainant for the sum, and for the commission of a sovereign, to procure cash for the bill. Neither cash nor bill, however, was forthcoming. Alderman WILSON said that numerous applications were - made weekly at the Mansion-house against par sons who fraudulently possessed themselves of the cash produced by bills under similar circumstances, and the complainants put it out of the power of the Magistrates to render them any service, simply because they did not inform themselves of the substance of the Act of Par liament on the subject, which Act of Parliament re quired that the parties who desired to have a bill dis counted, should give to the party employed to get it cashed, a direction in writing to that effect. The Al derman asked Mr. Hobler whether such was not the fact, and whether there was any mode by which, in this case, service could be rendered to the complainant. Mr. Hobler said that the Act to which Mr. Alder man Wilson alluded really appeared as if it had been made to entrap men of business who might require accommodation. The applications for summonses and warrants against persons breaking faith after having been entrusted with bills for discount were very fre quent, and unfortunately the Magistrates could render no service in such matters. Alderman WILSON—I have no doubt at all that this complainant has been robbed, and I am very sorry that it is not in my power to benefit him in aoy manner. If he had given a written notice on the occasion, I should send a warrant after the man who has obtained biz ae ceptance. The complainant said he supposed that any person who detained either the cash given for a bill, or the bill itself, was chargeable with an offence cognizable by a Magistrate. The attorney for the defendant submitted that it was too soon for the complainant to say that he was de frauded, as the bill was not yet payable, and the de fendant who drew the bill was responsible as well as the acceptor. Alderman WILSON said he entertained no doubt upon the subject at all. The complainant was cer tainly defrauded. The Alderman then told Mr. Hobler that it would be serviceable to men of business to be made acquainted with the clause in the Act of Parliament, which it appeared so few knew anything about, and called upon him to read it. Mr. Hobler then read the following from the 7th and Bth of George IV., cap. 29. " And for the punish ment of embezzlements committed by agents entrusted with property, be it enacted that if any money or secu rity for the payment of money, shall be intrusted to any banker, broker, attorney, or other agent, with any direction in writing, to apply such money or any part thereof in the proceeds, or any part of the proceeds of such security for any purpose specified in such security, and he shall, in violation of good faith, and contrary to the purpose so specified, in anywise convert to his own use or benefit such money, security, or proceeds, or any part thereof respectively, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years,: nor less than seven years, or to suffer such other punishment, by fine or imprisonment, or by both, as the Court shall award." It would, Mr. Hobler observed, be extremely advantageous to the public to know, that unless a person accompanies the bill he desires to get cashed with the "direction in writing" referred to in this case, however extensive the fraud may be it is outof the reach of a criminal procedure. Alderman WILSON—So that, if a man hand over a thousand pounds to his broker with a mere verbal di rection to buy stock for him, and that broker chose to convert the money to his own use, the Act cannot reach this offender. Mr. Hobler.—Exactly se. The Solicitor of the defendant submitted that the quotation just read took the cue quite out of the juris diction of the Magistrate. Alderman WILSON-It is the case, and I very much regret that so many delinquents escape in consequence of what appears to me to have arisen from a very great oversight in the powers of the Act. Several boys who are apprentices to Messrs. Newton and Co, extensive cigar manufacturers in Friday-street, were brought before Sir P. Laurie a few days ago, charged with having struck in consequence of the in troduction of a boy to the work who was much younger than any of them. Mr. Towse, the solicitor to Messrs. Newton and Co., appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Hobler, jun., attended for the prisoners, each of whom received from 10s. to 18s. a week for working in the factory. The trade of cigar-making has, as must be well known to every body, become of wonderfully great ea tent, and increases daily ; for boys not only make but smoke cigars ; and Mr. Towse stated that his clients had 46 apprentices and 27 labourers constantly em ployed, so that any check to the business was calculated to do great mischief. Mr. Newton thought proper to introduce a boy, about twelve years of age, into his fac tory, and the lads who were brought before the Magis trate, not liking such a liberty, declared that they would not work any more if the boy, whom they consi dered, on account of his youth, as an intruder, were not discharged. Sir P. LAURIE said he did not relish those disputes between masters and apprentices, and he was, therefore, desirous to act as a mediator. Mr. Hobler, jue., said that the apprentices very rea sonably objected to the employment of a boy whom they believed to be no more than nine or ten years old amongst them, who were many of them eighteen or nineteen. and who would, therefore, labour under great disadvan tages in comparison, as such a child would, by the time he arrived at their years, be out of his time. They would return to their work with alacrity if their master gave them the fair play they asked for. Mr. Towse said the apprentices bad no right at all to interfere with their employers. One of the apprentices said all he and his comrades asked was, that Mr. Newton would do them the favour of discharging the boy. Mr. Newton said the boy, who was twelve years old, was taken in to learn what was called " bunch making," and had a brother in the concern. He (Mr. Newton), could not, for charity's sake, think of discharging the poor boy,' and he could not for a moment suppose that his apprentices had the power to control him. Sir PETER LAURlE—Certainly not. They have no right to act in , this manner ; and I would therefore advise them, if they wish to avoid the treadmill, to return to their duty. They are to consider that the employment of this boy is a peculiar matter, and I am sure Mr. Newton will not make a precedent of it. Several of the defendants said they were desirous to _THE SUN,. LONDON, S ITRDAY, JANUAItY 15, 1842. go back to their work, but they could not help saying it was too bad in Mr. Newton to take so mere an infant as an apprentice. Sir P. LAURIE then discharged them all, with the exception of one who appeared to be the ringleader, and whom he therefore caused to be remanded, and kept upon bread and water till Thursday last. That unfortunate apprentice, and three others, who had been refractory subsequently, were brought up on Thursday last before Sir P. Laurie. Sir P. LAURIE asked whether the defendants were sorry for the rebellious sprit they had exhibited, and whether they were disposed to return to their duty ? They all replied in the affirmative, and requested to be informed whether their masters would treat them in the accustomed manner. Mr. Tows• said that they should receive the usua , treatment. Mr. Hobler, jun., repeated that it was a great hard ship upon the defendants that so young a buy should be put amongst them, and Sir P. LAURIE agreed in that opinion, and dis charged them, with strict injunctions not to be in subordinate. PANAMA. The provinces of Panama and V er a guas h ave erected themselves into a sovereign and indepen dent State, having during the present revolution thrown off their allegiance to the Central Govern ment of New Grenada. Tice Constitution which has been adopted in the late Convention, which held its sessions for upwards of three months in this city, differs but in little from the Constitution of New Grenada. The legislati ve power i s ves t e d which meets y ear l y . E very t wo in a Congress years the body of the people are appointed to as semble and choose electors of the parishes, who form a provincial assembly, which is to elect the &c. The right of suffrage is universal. The original voter f representatives to Congress, is required to have completed twenty-one years, to be free born, to live by his own labour, and not by servile means, and after the year 1850 to be able to read and write. The executive power is exercised by a President and Vice-President, who are elected for four years. The fundamental law of the State declares that the Isthmus shall never again be incorporated - with New Grenada, except under a federal system, anti that only if adopted to promote the welfare of this State. The same law also declares that the State of the Isthmus ackow ledges and promises to pay the foreign and domes tic debts in the proportion that will fall to its po pulation. The Isthmus is distinguished for its vast capa cities for improvement. Its varied and exhaust less resources of wealth remain yet to be deve loped. With local and geographical advantages which render it both in itself and by its position one of the most important points on the face of the globe, politically and commercially, all its resources lie dormant for want of active capital. Its mines of gold and copper afford scope for brilliant spe culation. The gold mines of the Darien were for meily very productive, but have been long aban doned. In the immediate vicinity of Panama gold is found in the mountains and " quebradas." The mines in the province of Veraguas are very consi derable, and of great value, but, from the want of labour, intelligence, and capital, the produce is trifling, not exceeding 20,000 dollars annually. By the sufficient investment of capital, and the intro duction of machinery, these mines might be worked to considerable advantage, and prove the source-of great wealth. The ore of Veraguas is considered the most valuable in South America, and fetches tire highest price in the Jamaica market. The ports in the Pacific are Panama, and David in Chiriqui ; those in the Atlantic are Portobello, Chagres, and Bocas del Toro ; of these latter, the first-named is one of the most serene harbours that can be imagined, in the form of a deep crescent, secured against tempestuous weather on all sides by lofty hills, and capable of admitting vessels of the largest burden. The entrance to the Port of Chagres is difficult, and, in its present state, no vessel drawing more than 14 feet water can pass the channel; it is, however, susceptible of improve ment by blasting the rocks, and thus opening a wide and deep entrance. After travelling two or three hours up the river Chagres, a magnificent country opens upon you ; no high nor inaccessible mountains, but a gradual undulation running throughout the most luxuriant richness of soil, with all the advantages of natural irrigation, combine to invite to labour and cultiva tion, requiring but little aid from the hand of man to pour forth in endless abundance all the productions necessary to sustain an im mense population. Were the Isthmus to fall into the possession of the British Government, or were the existing Government to invite and encourage an influx of settlers, and bring about the hitherto abortive project of uniting the two seas, instead of meeting a single hovel scattered here and there, stamped with poverty and squalid wretchedness along the whole line from Chagres, we should see within a short period towns and villages arising, and an overflowing harvest of general produce yielded by the now naked and neglected soil, and this highly interesting and important p ort i on o f the great Conti nen t would become one of the most flourishing spots in the universe. The propulsion that commerce would receive, and the advantages that would flow to Great Britain are incalculable. Panama would become a great emporium for Bri tish manufactures, and, would supply the coasts of Mexico, Costa Ri ca ; the Equador, &c. It would be the half-way house between her colonies of New Holland, New Zealand, &c., besides the bridge o speedy communication to the East Indies. The Isthmus is situated between 7 14 and 9 50 north latitude, and 77 to 82 50 west longitude. It is bounded on the west by Costa Rica, on the east by the department of the Magdalena, on the north by the Carribean Sea, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. As to the territorial, or rather superficial extent of the Isthmus, I will not venture a decided opinion. The quantity of miles square of its superficie4 has never been accurately defined. It is about 120 leagues long and 10 broad. Its population is about 12 0,000. The seasons are di vided i nto wet an d dry ; the wet commences in May and continues until the latter end of November ; the dry begins in the early part of December, and lasts until towards the be ginning of May. The climate of Panama is hot and extremely humid, and consequently trying to European constitutions. The average range of the thermometer (Fahrenheit) is about 86 in the day and 78 to 80 in the evening. In the wet reason, a difference of 5 or 6 degrees will be observed, being about 83 in the day and 76 at night. The agricultural productions, from the present imperfect and very defective mode of cultivation, are maize, rice, sugar cane, coffee, plantains, and yams, ail growing in spontaneous abundance. Sar saparilla, vanilla, gums and balsams are found throughout. Mahogany and cedar, and a great variety of other woods, afford the material of a valuable timber trade, and would be a source of great wealth in the hands of a people of settled and laborious habits. Pearls, tortoise shell, and hides, are amongst the articles of exportation. Pearls form one of the principal objects of industry and export at present ; the value may be said to be from 40,000/. to 50,0001. annually. The pearl fishery is carried on at the islands in the bay of Panama, about thirty miles distant, and is per formed by divers without any aid from art or ma chinery. The price of ag ricultural production s fluctuates rem ar k a bl y , an d may be quoted as fol lows :—Maize, per fanega, of 2501b5. per 3 to 6, and sometimes so high as 9 dollars. Rice, per alums, of 30Ibs, from 5 rials to 20 rials (a rial being 6d. sterling). Coffee, only produced in small quantity for domestic consumption, 14 dols. per quintal, or 100Ibs. Sugar, 12 dols. per quintal. Molasses, per cantara, weighing 501bs. I dol. to dol. The fluctuation observable in these quota tions is, in my opinion, ascribable more to the desultory labour and indolent habits of a scanty population than to any other cause. The revenue of the Isthmus amounts to about 100,000 dollars per annum, derived from the Cus toms, tithes, monoaoly of tobacco and distilled spirits, and from stamps. Hitherto the revenue has not met the expenditure, the deficit having been supplied from the Treasury of the Central Government a t B ogota . The mili tary f orce ma y be estimated at 500, includi ng t h e m ili t i a. T he i ns ignificant body of undiscliplined and wretched troops constitutes all the str engt h an d h ope o f t h ese people to maintain their ind e p en d ence as a separ ate Government. The port of Panama is situated at the head of the Bay of Panama, and formed by several culti vated and fruitful islands, particularly Flamenco, Perico, an d N ao , at a di sta nce of about two leagues from the city. U n d er the lee of these islands ves sels of l arge b ur d en may li e ancho rage at about in perfect safety, and the a nc h orage ground i s taken up generally by prevalent calmnes s men-of-w ar . V essels o f i n f er ior tonnage find se curetwo miles distance f rom the tow n i n consequence o f the of the sea in this harbour. The tide ri ses h ere about t wenty -fi ve feet t h rou ghout the y ear . A t about th ree l eagues el i l n en a t waterto the in greatother procured. high state o i f s a l from the city , and contiguous a here in s a f e t y c l ose n island d affording of ab Taboga, is a compl e t e gar d en, o ebuu d i nt idv i a s ant ie t oe h n e , Ves sels of any t onnage ma y an la d y easily o f Panama pl en tif u ll y w i th to the shor e . supplyingthe T m h ar is ke i t sland fruit and vegetables, an d producing maize, rice, sugar-cane, &c. Th e land is the property of the inhabitants, who have united themselves in a small village co mposed of about 1,000 inhabitants. Th ey derive a comfortable livelihood from their industry, and would not be induced to alienate their right and titles to this beautiful and fertile island. Taboga is about one and a half to two miles long, and three-quarters of a mile broad. It rises abruptly to a moderate elevation, and pos. sesses a salubrious and drier clime than Panama. The islands in the Pacific appended to the Isthmus, at the disposal of the Government, are those situated in the Gulf and Bay of Montijo, and are Quibo or Coiba, Cebaco, Gobernadora, &c. The first mentioned, Coiba, is of very considerable extent, about sixty miles in circumference. Of all the waste lands at the disposal of the Government, this island is by far the most valuable part ; its soil is capable of yielding profusely all the tropical pro ductions in sufficient quantity to sustain a very large population. It is in parts covered with the most enormous timber; its elevation is gradual and well fitted for culture—it is watered with numerous streams —possesses three ports, one of them at the mouth of a large river, which is perfectly secure and capacious. The commerce of Panama is at the lowest ebb. The causes that have brought about its decay were the uncertain, dilatory, and dangerous con veyance of merchandise across the Isthmus. From the want of security and despatch this way, the route by Cape Horn came, in consequence, to be looked after, the navigation became better known, and, ultimately, has been adopted to all the ports in the Pacific. The commerce of the southern coast of Mexico, Central America, the Equador, and Peru, owing to the alleged cause of defective and dangerous mode of transport, has been turned from this its former channel. The transit trade to Guayaquil, in the Equador, and to Paita, in Peru, is all that is left to the Isthmus, and this falls off from year to year. The population of Panama is about 7,000, in which there is considerable proportion of people of colour, and many negroes- The establishment of steam navigation by the Pa cific and Atlantic Companies, is hailed by the Pana • menos with joy and enthusiasm, to the successful re sults of which they would cheerfully contribute all in their power. They already see, through the vista of hope their ancient splendour restored, and hear their public offices again resounding to the din of busi ness, the jingle of doubloons and dollars, of bars of gold and silver, as in the time of the Spanish galleons. They have lately passed a law granting liberally several privileges to the vessels of the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company of London, which I have transmitted to Mr. M'Queen. through his agent at Jamaici, in anticipation of the approach of the steamers in October. Mines of excellent coal have been found in the Isthmus at Hirigin, in the province of Veraoms, hitherto undiscovered, situated two degrees west of of this city. Within these few days the dis covery of another mine, at a short distance from Panama, has been communicated to me. At Bocas-del-Toro, on the Atlantic side of the Isth mus, being north and south with the locality of the mine at Chiriqui, coal is also found. It is, therefore, not improbable that the vein is exten sive. A couple of weeks ago the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's packet schooner Lord Abinger, arrived here with instructions to me, as agent of the Company at Panama, to procure per mission from this Government for the vessel to proceed to Chiriqui, to take in some fifty to one hundred tons of the coal. On application the per mission was granted, and I am now awaiting with anxiety the report of a scientific person, who came in the vessel for the express purpose of exploring this mine, and determining its extent and the quality of the coal. In submitting the preceding loose and- imper fect sketch of this interesting country, I must claim your indulgence. It has been written in a hurry from my other occupations ; its only recommenda tion is, that the simple facts it contains are drawn from authentic sources and personal observation. Without dealing in Utopian visions, I will say that no country possesses more vast natural re sources, and the elements of individual and national wealth are nowhere to be found more prodigally bestowed than in this favoured region ; but it is melancholy to contemplate this magnificent and fertile soil, as it now is, under the withering influ ence of depopulation and misrule. Would that the British bondholders, whose claims you have so ably and eloquently defended in your pamphlet on the subject of the South American loans, were to take into consideration how the Isthmus might be made available to the extinguishment of Abe debt of New Granada, which, in my humble opinion, will be postponed eternally, unless such a measure be resorted to. It is delusion to trust to the surplus of their revenue, so managed as it is, or to the se questration of any of its branches, for the repay ment of British capital so generously lavished upon these republics. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Mr. and Mrs. Loftus Tottenham, at Long's Hotel, Bond-street, from Brighton ; Henry and Frederick Thompson, Esqrs., and Miss Thompson, at ditto, from Yorkshire; William Maskell, Esq., at ditto, from South ampton ; R. Robinson, Esq., at ditto, from Alcester, Warwickshire ; William Long, Esq., at ditto, from Hampshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Lowten Lowten, at ditto, from Manby Hall ; H. M'Calmont, Esq., at ditto, from Leamington ; Colonel Chaloner. at ditto, from Portnal Park ; Francis Smith, Esq., at ditto, from Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire ; Colonel. Charlton, at ditto ; Capt. Teesdale, at ditto ; J. Cooper, E sq ., Bth H ussars , at ditto ; J. Campbel, Esq., Scots Greys, at ditto ; T. I‘Dermott, Esq., at ditto ; George Gardiner, Esq., at ditto ; Thomas Gardiner, Esq., at ditto ; J. Da Costa and family, at Nelson's Portland Hotel, Portland-place, from Reading ; J. Pike, Esq., and family, at ditto, from ditto ; Rev. J. C. Prosser, at ditto, from Chepstow ; H. Leese, Esq., and family, at ditto, from Faversham. DEPARTURES. J. Campbell, Esq., Scots Greys, from Long's Hotel, Bond-street, for Brighton ; 11. M'Calmont, Esq., from ditto, for Leamington ; Baker Dawson, Esq., and Mrs. Baker Dawson, from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Loftus Tot tenham, from ditto, fur Ireland ; Randolph Robinson, Esq., from ditto, for Warwickshire ; G. Gardiner, Esq., from ditto, for Brighton ; Wm. Sh e ph ar d, E sq ., f rom Nelson's Portland Hotel, Portland-place, for Bristol. MUSIC. "THE MAN THAT COULDN'T GET WARM.' A TALE, BY JACOB BEULER. The subject of this story, which has been set to music, is evidently of Yankee origin, and is founded on matters of fact, peculiar to the " Far West." An East India merchant long accus tomed to the luxuries of a warm climate, while on a visit to the inhabitants of the Mississipi and Missouri States, had imprudently taken an ice while over-heated, and was suddenly seized with a shivering fit of such an awful description, that the unfortunate sufferer chilled every man and beast that approached him. He was finally drowned in a hot bath, and found with the water frozen all around him. In order to understand one of the subjoined verses it must be premised that all his servants had given him " warning," and even the wife of his bosom had deserted him : Tamake his wife come home again Ile Doctor's Commons tried in vain, For there his looks did soon condemn The man that couldn't get warm. The Proctors' feet with cold did shuffle ; Learned Brothers 'gan to snuffle, The Clerks for warmth their bodies thump'd, And round the Court the crier jump'd. The Judge had nigh a frozen nose, And he, in haste the case to close, Decreed against, you may suppose, The man that couldn't get warm. Then he with grief fill'd to the brim, Resolved to go abroad by steam ; But not a ship would move with him, The man that couldn't get warm. He went in th'Engine-room, I'm told, And gave the stoker sudden cold, Condensed the steam, which stopp'd the wheels, And gave the passengers the chills. The vessel ice-bound seem'd, and so The Captain, shiv'ring top to toe, Affirtn'd, on shore again must go The man that couldn't get warm. CHURCH -RATES. MIDDLRBOROUGH, YORK, JAN. 13.—0 n Thursday last, the 6th inst., a meeting was called at the Church vestry to levy a rate. The minister took the chair at &even o'clock, and proposed that a rate of one penny in the pound should be levied. An amendment was pro posed that the meeting should adjourn till Whit- Monday, the Chairman refused to put it. Another chairman was proposed, and carried by a large ma jority, and the rate negatived. On Sunday, the 9th, an other notice a pp eare d on t h e c h urch d oor for a meeting to-day, the 13th. At the hour appointed, about 500 persons assembled, but the Church party never showed their faces, and thus treated the people with contempt. A meeting is now(l2 o'clock) held in the market-place by the anti -party. It is impossible to levy a rate in Middleborough. G overnment s h ou ld sett l e t hi s question. A law-suit now pending in Tenessee, between two families, has run for such a length of time, that it takes six men of the strongest memories in the State to remember when it was begun. HE-BEARS AND SHE-BEARS.—When George the Third pensioned Dr. Johnson, he also pensioned Shebeare. Some one remarked that the latter did not merit it. " Pooh !" said Foote, " when his Majesty pen sioned the He-bear, he could not avoid doing the same by the She-bear 1" MARYLEBONE. On Thursday .Henry Giles and John Howse, the former foreman, and the latter shopman, to Mr. Samuel Adams, a tailor and woollendraper, residing in Brewer-street, St. Pancras, were placed at the bar before Mr. Long, on the charge of having plundered their employer of property to the amount, as it is supposed, of from 2001. to 3001. The evidence, which was very voluminous, went to show that, in consequence of prosecutor having missed property to a large amount, he communicated the fact to Inspector Aggs, of the S division, who on Wednesday evening, the sth inst., repaired to the shop, and there saw the prisoner Giles. He was questioned by prose cutor with regard to 17 yards of cloth, which had disap peared in a most unaccountable mariner, but he denied all knowledge thereof ; he was searched, and two dupli cates, which he had secreted beneath his under clothing, fell upon the floor, the said duplicates being for cloth pledged at the shops of pawnbrokers in the neighbour hood. Both the pieces were pawned by the prisoner Howse, one in his own name, and the other in that of Giles. On the Inspector telling Giles that his lodgings must be examined, he expressed a wish to speak to the prosecutor, at the same time making an observation respecting his wife and family. His lodg ings were searched, and in them were found some hundreds of pieces of black, blue, and medley-coloured cloths, of different lengths, a pilot coat, a frock ditto, two pairs of trowsers, three waistcoats, and a quantity of silk and thread, together with 21 pieces of shalloon, 45 pieces of moleskin, and a variety of other articles, a por tion of which property he (Giles) admitted belonged to the . prosecutor, and said he hoped he would not be pressed against severely, on account of his wife and children. - The property was produced and prosecutor identified a great portion of it, and he had no doubt with regard to the whole of the articles discovered being his. The value of what had been, brought forward was between 351. and 401., which was somewhere about a tenth part of his loss. The prisoners stand committed for trial, but will be brought up again on Saturday. THAMES OFFICE. Thursday Mr. Baker the Coroner, attended by several jurymen and other gentlemen, waited upon Mr. Ballan tine, and stated that he had just been engaged in a very important inquiry respecting the death of a man named James Skelton, late - boatswain of the ship Ellen Mary, who died in consequence of eating buffalo beef of a most unwholesome description. The Jury had come to an unanimous decision that the beef was of a noxious and dangerous quality ; but they were unable to impose a deodand, because the putrid meat was of no value ; but were anxious that the buffalo beef which remained on board ship in the London Dock should be destroyed, and requested him to apply to the Thames Police Magis trates on the subject. Samples of the beef had been produced by the Thames Police officers, and it was most offensive to all who came near it. Mr. Evans, the Su perintendent of the River Police, had examined the provisions, and declared that such food was unfit for human beings, and condemned its use. He hoped, under these circumstances, the Magistrate would direct some of his officers to seize the bad meat and cause it to be destroyed. Mr. BALLANTINE' was not aware that he had any au thority to seize and condemn stores, unless they were Government stores improperly on board ship, nor had he any control over the river police. If the Learned Co roner was satisfied with the verdict of the Jury, it would have its effect if the decision found its way into the public journals ; and after that, should the Captain of the vessel dare to serve out provisions condemned by the verdict of a Coroner's Jury, and any fatal consequences ensued, he would be liable to severe punishment. He should be happy to assist the Coroner if he would point out the means. Mr. Baker—l think some power is vested in the Magis trate to seize and destroy unwholesome food, and can be applied in the same way as the destruction of bad meat in a market. Mr. BALLANTINE—Under some local Acts, powers are given to Magistrates to seize and destroy unwhole some food, but I know of no general law on the subject which gives me authority to send an officer to seize bad provisions on board ship. Mr. Symons—There is no law to enable a police officer to go on board ship and take the stores away. Mr. Baker—Well, I have done my duty, and can take no further trouble in the matter. Mr. BALLANTINE—If there has been any.mismanage mew with the provisions, the owners will take care and remedy the evil, and prevent this bad meat going out again. You had better speak to some of the 'name* Police Inspectors on the subject, Mr. Symons, and they will do what is right, I dare say. Mr. Baker thanked the Magistrate, and took his leave. THE POLISH REVOLUTION. (From the Court Journal of Jan. 8.) Much has been said with reference to the late changes at Warsaw, but in so vague and unsatisfactory a manner that we have thought proper to inquire more closely into the subject, and have obtained the following state ment upon the highest authority : Upon the unsuccessful issue of the last Polish Revolu tion, in 1831, the Emperor abrogated the constitution, the scrupulous maintenance of which 'formed, we are proud to say, at the instigation and through the instru mentality of England, one of the chief provisions of the treaty of Vienna, and the obligation, by which only the tenure of Poland by Russia has been sanctioned by the other parties to that great European compact. The so called " organic statute" was substituted for it. France and Great Britain remonstrated, and in the belief of the best informed diplomatists, protested against this change. They suffered, however, the Polish rights to free institutions to remain in abeyance, in the con fident hope that the course of years would calm the Emperor's ire, would cause him to abandon the system of unheard-of persecution and tyranny; stigmatized as it was repeatedly by the unanimous voice of all Christian nations, and that matters would slowly and gradually reassume their ancient position; but in this they sig nally erred, and failed in all their provisions. The state of Poland, instead of ameliorating, has been for these nine years daily approaching that crisis which, setting even aside the rights of the Poles, threatens Europe with an immediate and most imminent peril. " What," says Prince Czartoryski, in an admirable speech delivered on the last anniversary of the Polish Revolution, " What, if the Autoerat should find no longer any opponents in Poland, if he should succeed to fuse both countries into one compact empire, and if warlike -populations thus united were to cast a longing look beyond the Oder and the Carpathian crest, what would become of Prussia and Austria? What a panic would shake Germany—what a consternation must needs seize the rest of Europe." From the very outset, the Russian Government began to set at naught all the provisions of the treaty. In vain did the Pole obey the Imperial mandate ; in vain did he long for a brief repose. All was useless. With persevering hostility nationality was hunted down to the russet vestments of the peasants, language expelled from official acts and from schools, an annual tribute of children for peopling Russian deserts enforced, the entire population of whole districts transplanted into distant colonies, Polish prelates thrown into irons, churches converted to the uses of the conqueror's creed, and wholesale conversions to the Greek religion, accom plished by compulsion and intimidation. And if any thing could add to the heinousness of such proceedings, it is that fatal and incomprehensible recklessness, which made the enforcement of such measures always coincide with the Emperor's visits to Warsaw, that is, whilst peo ple were naturally led to expect paternal oblivion, leni ency, and mercy. Thus it happened also in last Septem ber. With a single stroke of his pen he abolished the last two monuments of the separate existence ofPoland— the State Council and the High Court of Justice, annex ing and merging them in the Russian Senate sitting at St. Petersburgh. It is true that the ukase still maintains the seat of those two bodies at Warsaw,. and this cir cumstance has given an opportunity to the advocates of Russia to say that nothing is changed but the name. But if it were so, why this new gratuitous insult to Poland ? Can we nest see how easy it will be for the Emperor to decree, with another stroke of his pen, that whereas it is expedient that all component departments of the Russian Senate should reside in the metropolis of the empire, those hitherto seated at Warsaw are trans ferred to St. Petersburgh ; and then all se cur it y to pro perty in Poland, whether in the hands of P o l es or o f foreigners, is at an end. Harassing delays, consequent upon so great a distance of the seat of justice ; entire ignorance of Polish customs and laws on the part of the edges ; but above all, their corrupt practices and pro verbial bribery, will achieve the work begun by the op pression, rapacity, and exactions of the Russian officials in Poland. This master-stroke of •policy will then be come a powerful enhino to destroy all the landowners of that country ; and it is because that class- is most ob noxious toßussia, as suspected of cherishing still the hope for national in dependence, that all powers are set at work to ruin it. In the old day of Italian supremacy and the power of Imperial Rome, her citizens erected at the entrance of the Forum the statue of Marsyas in terrorem litiyatorum. Flayed and agonizing as it was, it might find a more appropriate place in the temple of the Russian Themis, as a true representative, of that sort of justice, which only enriches the Judges, generally ruins both plaintiffs and defendants, and perplexes all. Under these circumstances, we are happy to announce that our present Ambassador at the Court of St. Peters burgh has received instructions to state to the Emperor calmly, respectfully, but firmly, the resolution of her Majesty's present advisers, to stop all further inroads upon Polish independence, and to revert to the tone and spirit of the treaty of Vienna. SEASONABLE B E I4 EVOLENCE.--MoUnt Vesu vius has distributed a g oo d d ea l of bring among the poor in the neighbourhood. • THE PHILIPSTOWN OUTRAGE. It seems we had too good an opinion of the present Government when we credited the report that it was about to cause an investigation into the shocking transaction at Philipstown. The Government will do no such thing—it still stands on the Coroner's in quest. But the matter cannot stand here. We again ask, who was the Coroner ? Did he charge the Jury ? Who were the witnesses ?—who the Jury ?—what the evidence? What was the conduct of the parties even after the day of the dreadful deed ? What were their intentions previously 2—and did not the knowledge of them keep away from the party a respectable gentleman, on whom a gross outrage had been previously plotted ? The' facts must and should come out, in spite of all the money lavished for suppression, and all the paragraphs for intimidation.—Pilot. LONDON CITY MISSION.--On Thursday fore noon the annual meeting of the London City Mission took place at the Music-hall, Store-street, Bedford square ; R. C. Bevan, Esq., took the chair. The Secre tary read the annual Report of the Committee, from which it appeared that an addition of several friends to the Society had taken place since their last annual meet ing. The number of missionaries was then 52 ; it was now 59. Some changes had taken place in the distribu tion of the missionaries, and the chief new districts allotted to their exertions were those which most required them; viz., Field-lane, Saffron-hill, Cow-cross, the inhabitants of which were in a most deplorable state of spiritual destitution. In one of the courts north of Holborn-hill, containing 391 souls from the age of six upwards, 280 could not read, and of that number 119 were upwards of 20 years of age. In the same vicinity there were found 107 heads of families unable to read. In other localities out of 158 persons 102 could not read, and elsewhere out of 106 only 77 could read. The Report concluded by appealing to all charitable Christians for further sup port. On the motion of the Rev. Hughes Ilughes, seconded by the Hon. and Rev. B. Noel, the Report was received. The usual thanks having been voted to the chair, the meeting broke up. BUTCHERS' CHARITABLE INSTITUTION.— On Thursday a meeting of the members of the above society took place at the Freemasons' Tavern. Mr. Gib lett, the President of the Institution, took the chair, and stated that the object of the meeting was to hear and receive the annual Report of the Committee, and to elect officers for the ensuing year. The Secretary read the Report, by which it appeared that G. Edwards, Esq., of Shaftesbury-terrace, Pimlico, had bequeathed to the Institution the sum of 1001. There had also been a bequest of a similar sum by Mr. Desstam. During the past year the sum of 9371. had been applied to the sup port of fifty-two indigent members of the trade. The total receipts last year amounted to 1,8151, and the dis bursements rose to the sum of_ 1,1151. 13s. ld., leaving a balance in the Treasurer's hands of 6991. 6s. 11d. The total number of persons or pensioners maintained by the Institution since its establishment was 94. The Report was then adopted. Mr. Giblett was re-elected President, and the other minor officer; appointed. The meeting, thanks having been voted to the President, then separated. MERCHANT TAILORS' COMPANY. The Master and Wardens of this ancient and loyal corpora tion have issued invitations to their brethren of the Livery to a banquet at their hall on Wednesday, the 26th inst., to celebrate the christening of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. GARDENERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. —The third annual meeting of this Society, of which the Duke of Cambridge is President, was held on Thursday, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand; Mr. Sangster, F.H.S., in the chair, who was supported by most of the leading nurserymen in the neighbourhood of the metropolis. Mr. Bowler, the Ifonoiitry Secretary, read the Report of the Committee, which congratulated the meeting on the improving prospects of the Society. Durin the past year an additional sum of 2001. had been invested in the Three per Cent. Consols, and a balance was left in the banker's bands of 581. 6s. 11d. It was intended to invest an equal sum from the forthcoming subscriptions, and to add two pensioners to the list of those who are already the recipients of the bounty of the Society. The total sum received during the past year was 310/. 1 ls. 10d. A new Committee was ap pointed, and in the evening a--numerous party of the subscribers and friends of the Institution dined together at the same tavern. ROSS.— EXTRAORDINARY AND DETER DUNE]) SUICIDE.—On Sunday morning last, the family of a respectable tradesman named Phipps, an engineer and wall-sinker, resident in the churchyard, Ross, was thrown into a state of dismay by the discovery of the body of William Phipps, his son, who had destroyed himself, and was found hanging in an outhouse in the occupation of his father. It appears that the deceased was a young man, 18 years of age, of generally sober and steady habits. In the early part of the day on Sunday he attended church, and much surprise was created by his absence from home during the night of Sunday. The unfortunate youth had strapped his legs together with a leathern strap and buckle, for which purpose he must have been seated on a platform or floor, which divides one part of the shed, so as to form a partial upper story ; this must have been done. it is supposed, after he had reached the elevation by means of the ladder, which was left standing, and up which it is not probable he could have stepped with his feet so confined. A handkerchief had been carefully tied over his face, with the corner hanging below the chin, so as to prevent the possibility of sight. In this state he was cut down, and removed to his father's house, where the body awaits the Coro ner's inquest. No cause whatever can be assigned for the committal of the act ; the youth was in possession of robust health, and the enjoyment of apparent happiness. —Hereford Journal. _ _ BRUSSELS, JAN. 12.—The average price of Wheat last week was 21f. 35c., and that of Rye 12f. 52c. per hectolitre. Wheat remains free from import duty, while Rye is subject to a duty of 21f. 50c. per 1,000 kilogrammes. The export duty on both is only 25 centimes per 1,000 kilogrammes.—The central section appointed to examine the affair of the British Queen steamer, after having dedicated to this affair the first week of the Christmas holydays, met again yesterday. Several journals have erroneously stated that the ques tion was decided. The central section had decided that it will meet to-morrow to visit the British Queen, and examine it in detail. It is hoped that immediately after this has been done, the report may be drawn up and pre sented to the Chamber. FATAL MAIL COACH ACCIDENT.—We regret to state that the Lynn mail was upset between Mel bourne and Royston, about half-past two o'clock yesterday morning. The guard, coachman, and one outside passenger, were thrown with some violence upon the road, and, unfortunately, the coach fell upon the driver, and caused his death almost immediately. The guard escaped unhurt, and the passenger with but slight injuries. The deceased was a very timid man, and not many minutes previous had requested the guard to drive for him, which he was doing at the time of the accident. Not the slightest blame is attached to the guard. SERVED RIGHT.—In consequence of the late disputes on the subject, a new order of precedence, under the Queen's sign manual, had been received at Calcutta for the civil and military services of India. This docu ment had created some sensation in the Indian bar, in consequence of the total omission therefrom of the Ad vocates-General of the Presidencies ; the controversies of some of whose wives are said to have led to the order being issued.—herald. MEN OF GENws.—There are some features which, in people of genius, are always the same. They are uniformly dissatisfied, restless, longing after some thing better, nobler, higher, than the present life. They are awkward in little things, benevolent, modest, yet ambitious, with violent passions, and a long train of vir tues or vices, according to the direction which th ese pas sions happen to take. SHEEP-STEALING.—If accounts of all the felonies of this kind, committed within the range of the Journal, were weekly sent us, we believe the details would occupy a considerable portion of our columns. Sheep-stealing is now committed to an extent unheard of before, and the owners of this species of stock are conse quently in continual dread of the boldness of these mid night marauders.—Sherborne Journal. DISTRESSING CASE AND Loss OF LIFE On Sunday afternoon, the 9th inst., a number of youths were sliding on a sheet of water at Golden Valley, near Codnor, in this county, when it appears some thought less person passing at the time, threw a penny piece a considerable distance from the bank for any one who had courage to fetch it. James Grice, aged 18, son of John Grice, a collier residing at Golden Valley, eager to outvie his companions, darted after the penny. I n attempting to pick up the prize, the ice gave way, and he was suddenly immersed in the water, a depth of only six feet. The sufferer was struggling in the water, ulti mately under the ice and in sight, nearly a quarter of an hour. After some loss of time a rope was procured and thrown to him, which he seized, but the terrified com panion let slip the end, and before a second could be procured, the poor fellow, exhausted, sunk to rise no more.—Derby Reporter. THE RECENT MURDER NEAR CHInE.— A report prevailed in this town yesterday that Williams and Slawson, now in Salop county prison, committed for trial at the assizes on a charge of murdering Emma Evans, of Bronygarth, near Chirk, on the 16th ult., had made a confession that they were guilty of the crime imputed to them. On inquiry, we find that a confession has been mad.. The prisoners have been kept apart, and had no means of communication, but we understand that each has made a confession, in which they admit the truth of the evidence against them, and declaring that no one else was implicated. We are informed that one of the prisoners committed the murder, at the sug gestion of the other, and that admission to the house of the deceased was obtained by 'knocking at the door, early in the evening, when on the appearance of the deceased (she living alonio), she was knocked down and murdered. For obvious reasons, the particulars of the confession have not been permitted to transpire.—Salopiun Journal. We are informed that invitations have been sent to Thomas Wakley, Esq., the Radical M.P. for Finsbury and to. John Walter, Esq., to attend the dinner to be given by the ratepayers of Nottingham, on Tuesday , next, and to Mr. J. Brewster, as Chairman of the Not tingham Union.—Nottinyhani Review. A GAMEKEEPER SHOT.—A most unfoeunate accident happened at Baylham on the 3d instant, just at the close of a day's shooting. A rabbit sprung up at which Sir William Middleton shot, and, unfor tunately, at the moment he pulled the trigger, Hick ling, one of the keepers, not seeing that any one was about to shoot at the rabbit, sprung forward to strike it with his stick, and throwing himself directly into the line of fire, part of the charge passed across the upper part of his face, lacerating the bridge of the nose. He was immediately taken to his cottage, which is near the spot where the accident, happened. We are happy to say that the man is going on weli.—Suffea Chronicle. MORNING SUN 4' INQUEST AT BIRIVIIINGHAg• (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) JAN. 13.—The dreadful case of Bassilesa Steapenhill, who was shot dead by her husband, Ezra Steapenhill, as stated in The Sun of Mon day last, has become one of engrossing interest at Birmingham. An inquest was held o n the body by Mr. Stinton, and on the followini Tuesday a J ur y was empane ll e d at t h e Grant' Turk, Ludgate-hill. The evidence of John DLO a boy thirteen years of age, who witnessed th e transaction, brought nothi ng against Steapenhjb ,. but in the evidence of a young girl named Caroline Silvers, a curious fact transpired that she 110 1 accompanied the deceased to a fortune-tellero) with the avowed object of inquiry whether she should die from sickness or from shooting. Wednesday the inquiry was resumed, bt l * the Coroner ordered that facts should n ot be made known till the whole evidence had ar" geared, and it was in course of continuation at the moment that our informant left. Steapenhill, the prisoner, is a young giant of about twenty-six years of age ; his complexion is dark, and he was a member of the Tee-totA t i Temperance Society; the wadding of the gun foun d in the body of his deceased wife proved to be part of the "Temperance Advocate " of a recerl date. The deceased was 25 years of age, an u had been married to Steapenhill about two year s / and borne him one child. The wound in le f t chest was four inches in depth ; much unhapr ness is reported to have existed between them i arising out of family quarrels. Th e ver dict probably be given to -night. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of January 14.) SUGAR.-The market for West India Muscovad° Sugar continues to present a firm aspect. To-day 0 3 merchants were firm, and the rates previously establish were fully supported ; the business done is, howeve r } limited, the scanty show preventing the execution e: several orders to supply the wants of the grocers, v/h u are for the most part bare of stock. REFINED.-There has been a brisk demand from the home trade for all descriptions of Refin e d goods tur t week, and prices have advanced is to is 6d per ca't' Standard Lumps at 81s 6d to 82s, ord and go od broWi lumps of the old make 74 to 765, patent 77s to 8 , • ,,°'; Tittlers ord 80s to 81s 6d, mid to g o od 82 s t o 87s, n 88s to 925. Hamburgh Loaves common 82s to 84s, go r to fine 85s to 955, superior and double 100 s to 120 s per cwt. Treacle common 28s, patent ord to good 29s to N.' o and golden syrup 32s to 33s per cwt. Pieces good •. fine at 70s to 755, mid 67s to 695, c o m mon 63s to 66,_ 0 , i Bastards at 50s to 60s f o r good to fi n e, an d low to 0 at 42s to 48s per cwt. B on d e d C rus h e d S ugar a t 29s ,5 for the best. Loaves at 32s to 34s 6d for 10, 6, 141bs. Treacle at 12s. Bastards and Pieces, at 1 4 s, to 21s 6d. In Dutch Crushed Su ga r 27s as k e d for w.! , best on board. MAURITIUS.-Fine yellow at 69s 6d to 695, good 60 • 6d to 67s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon the trade were 1 7, i buyers Bengal. The public s a l es cons i s t e d of 9, 8, 1 bags, a fair proportion sold at full rates for white, 01 0 brown went 2s higher ; mid to good white sold at 700- 14 , 71s 6d, fine 735, good to fine brown 47s to 545, very 10 0 to mid brown to mid 40s to 465, low to mid y e llow 54°, 58s per cwt ; the bulk consisted of brown. - O W FOREIGN.-Foreign wears a firm appearance. Ye V Ilavannah, good to fine quality, at 20s 6d to 21s '6d cwt ; white at the previous value. Br ow n B r azil, i re ?, full rates have been paid for s ma ll quan titi es . Whig, held firmly. MOLASSES.-Prices have been firm for West Ina i 6 , Demerara good at 25s ; Antigua fine, 30 s ; St. I' t ` ord 23s to 245; St. Vincents fair, 255. per cwt. For gal Syrup, 24s to 25s 6d is the value ; and Foreign g' lasses, 6s 6d to is 6d per cwt. TEA.-There has been an improved demand for r 7, trade Tea, and importers have evin ce d more firmness; the public sales which commenced yesterd a y and fi le eluded this afternoon attracted a large attendance 01 A trade, who were anxious to purchase, and for both bhf i '", and green descriptions the demand was excellent : merchants evinced much firmness, and bought in 1 6 withdrew large parcels at stiff rates. Company' s CORP frt met with a slow sale in the early part of th e weelf",,, f , Is 94-d to is 94d, but yssterday there were se v eral buyer' and prices advanced to is 9,id per lb cash. On 'Cho however, this after noon , th ere were no se ll ers n i ho is 10d, several buyers at is 94d per lb, and Is 10d isZt lowest rate for common Free Trade Congou; the nutr" 7 altogether wears a healthy appearance. COFFEE.-For all clean descriptions of West 11) Coffee the demand has been active this week, and p have further advanced 2 s p er cw t ; unc l ean ki n ds r, been in good request, at an advance of fully Is I ;l c market wears a firm aspect. This afternoon the PII : . 0 1 sales of Coffee were well attended ; they consiste(.l_,.4 2,072 bags 10 boxes Ceylon, 148 bags Mysore, 24 4 7.5 Salem, 117 bales Mocha, 106 casks, 177 brls 120 t o West India ; Ceylon sold at very full rates, good to ~,t ; ordinary at 68s 6d to 71s, Colory 74s to 805 per Mysore sold at stiff rates, good yellow at 59s to 6 n,, Salem at the 6d duty takeu in at 90s for good greenT, and low middling Mocha at 100 s to 102 s 6d; West In' went at full rates, mid Jamaica, 115 s to 118 s per cwt...:„ COCOA.-For West India prices have suffered ade p e r :oi r" .sion of 2s. per cwt. Grenada good red at 41s, mid4l l , 365, ordinary 33s 6d ; Trinidad, good greish 385 , „ n a red 425, fine 445, Para good 34s per cwt. ['his afterlir Trinidad taken in at 40s to 445. • • SPICES.-For black Pepper a good demand has Ka: visited privately, and very full prices have been, „C l e f White must again be quot e d c h eaper. Jamaica bi7oo sold at 414 s to 101 for middli ng t o goo d . Thi s a ftern 4 the public sales consisted of 209 bags Pimento, 616 h t . l 9 black and 300 bags white Pepper ; Pimento sold st oo l for middling ; Pepper fetched full rat es , good Frig to *I, good and fine Malabar 3,id to 4id, white per lb. alt • RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-Th er e has h - brisk demand for all descriptions of Rum since no. last, both for home use and ex p or t. L ee wards brought id to Id advance ; other kinds have fully l' o/ O tamed the former currency. The sales haw beet o ylf puns Leewards ; proof to 4 per c e nt over a t 2s to A 8J; 8 to 12 over 2s 3d to 2s sd, 16 to 20 over 2s 6d te 29 54 4.0 140 puns Demerara, 30 over or d qua li ty 3 s 2d, 30 "airet over good 3s 6d t o 4 s ; 300 p uns J ama i ca 28 t o 30 at 4s 8d to ss, 33 to 35 over 5s Id to 5s ad ; 800 fia , Calcutta at is aid to i s 4 d , proof. Brandy i s held fir,p• g and a fair business has been transacted at tfie folio` 6, rates :-Cognac, first brands of the vintage of 1 5 ,1; hhds 6s, puns 5s 10(1; s 51 d, 48 di p t ou t , o nhs 1 h 8 5d 3 ss 7 3 , d 4; s hhds3dittods p7ud,nsp 1839,u 21 0 rit t 69 p d u it n to s , 4 1 5 8313 0 , d hlids 5 ditto gallon. Genev a i s diffi cu l t of sale at 2s to 2s la common, and 2s 6d to 2s 9d for fine. British Corn .10 rits dull of sale at lOs ld. To-day several purehlito were made in R um , proo f L eewar d s f i rm at I s 11 , 2s, Calcutta proof, Is 4d per gallon. figa' llicE.-This afternoon there were few buyers of gal, and 2,500 bags at public sale went heavily, $ 5 O O part only finding buyers at a reduction of 6d per t low to good white selling at 9s 6d t o ll s 6d p e r evy'let TALLOW.-A decline of 3d p er cw t h as t a k en phi c-,, fei Russian Tallow, on the spot, d ea l ers are di s p os ed to o f stocked at the present rate of 48s for P. Y. Candle,: li t delivery, 48s 6d to 48s 9d for th e nex t t wo , aott,ab three months of the year. Town T a ll ow h as met Willa good demand. A 00 This afternoon prices w ere . f u lly sus t a i ne d, an. 50 demand good for parcels on the spot: at auctiorv a lo pipes 62 hhds, &c. South American went at 409 3 45s 9d for low to fine quality. eo OILS.--The market f or common Fi s h Oil s h as be er a tranquil state since this day week, and rather ,i t 'osi rates have( been accepted ; p a l e S ea l at 42 1 to 421 Cod 30l ss. to 301 10s; Southern 321 to 351 lOs per 0 0 0 Sperm at 901 for the best British ; Linseed Oil at 35 ;e , the spot and 36s for delivery ; Rape 51s 6d to 5 2 ,10 cepted for pale, and 50s 6d t o 51 s f or b rown ; for AJ fet Oil prices have fallen considerably, 651 accepted to Gallipoli, and 601 for Spanish ; Cocoa Nut Oil at 3 0 0. 41s per cwt for inferior quality ; P a l m a t f orm er ro The LincolnM ..oln .ercury intimates that Mr. Ch topher's constituents are greatly dissatisfied .with late speech upou the co rn ques ti on , an d are ahu" take steps to express their feeling on the subject. _ v•elm—,. SILVER PLATED CORNER DIS H V S tif A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmith!: 00 Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England, subtile; 4 o l prices of the following patterns of strongly-plated CON - fol DISHES, with silver handles and edges, a n d s il ver s hill"' engraving the crest or coat of arms : The Gadroon Pattern. The Flower Patter Four strongly-plated cos Four extra irrongll-. I . ner Dishes and Covers ...£lO 10 plated Corner Dishesiis Four extra strongly.plati d and Covers Corner Dishes and t. over. 12 12 N.B. Tho Covers are ma d e w i t h moveable handles, i ' n I r e they form extra dishes. D raw i ngs of the above are forty"' to any part of Great Britain or Ireland, postage free. _.......e, BIRTHS. the gee' On the 12th in s t., a t Newbury, Berks, the wife of John A. D. Illeakin, of a d aug h ter. oOn the Bth i ns t., t h e wife of W. Turpin, jun., of t h e Serpent, King. street, Covent-garden, of a daughter-__>-' • MARRIED. fott rill On the 12th i ns t . , at Fi nc hl ey, Mr. F. Mawhood, -to son of the late Charles MawhoOd, Esq., of Fortis-gr ° Miss Simpson, of Finchley-common. 1 , 0 0 0 On the 12th inst., at Christchurch, St. Leonardo, . Charles, son of G. W. Cockerel], Esq., of St. John's ti be° Battersea-rise, to Elizabeth, only daughter of John I" Esq., of Lavender-hill, Surrey. wein ise• On the 12th inst., at St. Mary' s , B r y ans t on . squ are, e i, if Archer, Esq., of Montagu-str ee t, P or t man square, surg -Of Emily Martha, only daughter of the late Joseph ftaifr „ Royal Navy. Ir le' d On the 13th in s t., a t St. Pancras, Captain Frederi c me t ander Miles, r engal Arti lery, to Ellen, youngest daug Brown Collison, Esq., Guildford-street, Russell.squar t ,okf, On the 13th inst., at L am b et h Ch urc h , D. T. Sri{ior the Lawn, South Lamb et h, E sq., to Mi ss D i ckenson , °' wond-place, South Lambeth. • DIED. Mr On Tuesday, the 4th i nst ., o f consumpt i on, M r . Hen r y mory, aged 29, optician. tb On the 9th inst., at Herschel House, Slough, Is*" wife of James Redingfield Bryan, Esq., M.D. Job* of On the l lth inst., Mary Ann, th e wif e of Mr. YT $ the Pheasant, Stangat e - s t reet, L am b eth, aged 38. . 4 ., 1 • o r On the 12th i n .t., at S t. Leonard ' s on Sea , Blanshard, relict of the late John Blanshard, Esq.. f°s o ri the Hon. East India Company's Service. Fell $ On the 12th inst., the Rev. Henry Kuhff, late e Assistant Tutor, of C at h er i ne H a ll , C am b ridge, aged 39. . On the 12th inst., Th omas Cock, Esq. of Penton o 94 - On the 12th inst., a t R e i ga t e , James ' Deacon Hu late of the Board of Trade, aged 68. 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