The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-17 00:00:00

COU ItT CIRCULAR . it4 isOß, FRIDAY.—Her Majesty Ind Prince Al t zun, yad . their aceastaimu early walk in the n oon - Iv a l i l L is Royal "Ili4iness Prince Albert afterwards p ld the Earl of Liverpool. ph Ea r l of Aberdeen took h i s departure from thek or town, this m o r n i ng . M ajor M a l co l m a l so leav fe dad o. Real Highne ss th e D uc h ess o f K en t, at tprt'''' by Lady Fanny Howard, took an airing in an eov e arriag,, both yesterday- an 1 to-day. ) 41 qs are laid for eighteen. The Royal dinner at the Casa° this evening is expected to include 11; 14 .:esty the: Queen, hi , : Royal Hi g h ness P r i nce li S l t, her L oya l Hi g h ness ' the Duchess of Kent, I,qii,xcellency M. Van du I .Veyer and Madame Van 0O) e 3 Lady Fanny H owar d, th e E ar l o f Liver sir, kr. George Edwar t nod the Hon. Mrs. Anson, George Cowper, the Viscountess Canning, 1 k .„. 41 it Syd ne y, th e two 'Maids of Honour in t N 1 ; 4 °7 ? the Groom lau l the Equerry in Waiting Anicsty,. and the Equ err y i n W a iti ng on his Royal Higltries , the Duke of Cambridge her Royal 'highness the Duchess of e Glouces -1 Thursday. r-vening, at Gloucest er H ouse . Hi s 41 Ifigliness a ft erwar e s went to hi s res id ence w. • Nk ft .",` ) P ll Iligl'ness - Prince George of Cambridge `" 11 fin' Leeds, to join his regiment. '; 5 11 1 "1 ! P ''. 11 of libraleen arrived in town yesterday, le.e ; visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. His T nc ythe. : French Ambassador visited the Noble F. , oreign-office in the afternwn.. General N l ,'`ie Spanish Minister, al s o v i s it e d hi s L or d s hi p. * en 'e l , v.. J. R. Wood, Ch a pl a i n t o h er M a j esty t h e ' 1 144" 'Wager, arrived rt Marlborouei House on evening from Worcester. 'The Rev. Gen- NF,:* s : left town yesterday for Canford House, Dor e, the residenee of the Queen Dowager. )( 4 .; . ' lion. and Rev. B a ptiSt N oe l w ill officiate to- Jaw, as Chaplain'in . OzdinarY, atthe Chapel Royal nleetin, of the Customs' Revenue .Commission I }k / ,' e ut \ - esterday, at Gv.ydyr H ouse , Whiteh a ll. issioners ' present_ were Lord Granville So atlt, the Ri g ht H on . W. ca a d st o ne, Mr. Bingham CO, Alexander Pringle, and Mr. Milnes 1 1• • ' W iL•kham, Chainaan of the. Stamps and Taxes, , hitt.tview with the Chancellor of the Excite e.t3'.'estel day, at nis official residence, in Downing- PRICE OF SUGAR. EFFECTS OF MONOPOLY. LONDON, DEC. 17, 1842. Veilowing average prices of Brown or Alusco- Veitish Sugars, exclusive of duty, were pub in th e Gazette of last night : West India ..345. Rid. per cwt. tast India 33 9t-, Th e Mauritius 35 2f ~Clpaverage price of three ki n d s , j o i n tly com p u t e d, IVive of dut.:, is 345. 41d. per cwt. Th e actual weights of sugar sold on account of the t. 'N r ,:;,,.. r si in the week ending th e 13th i ns t., accor d- Coe returns made upo n oa th by th e sugar bro .o compliance with the Act of Parliament, and weights the above prices are computed, c0n °116490 cwt. West India, 12,922 cwt. E as t 1 4ancl 2,415 cwt. of Mauritius. 04,11,td 800 cwt. of very dark un s o un d suga r s h ave h:in the same week ; th ese h av i ng b een c l asse d "4 4 ,...leturns, partly as East India and partly as Itik i ; ' 4B , unfairly depress the average prices of those e 1 1•13 of sugar, as well as the total average price. le sugar:, equal to doable refined manufiic la London, for exportation, from foreign raw % rti %ay be purchased, free of all charges in putting ab oard a British ship, for 265. 6d. per cwt. s 4a el ;cellent suga r i s consequently, Bs. 2d. per cwt. Pter than West India Muscovadoes, which are equal in quality to the Foreign Muscovadoes, W hieb the said white sugars were made. The i e s.orJ3ritish SUP:II'B for the above quoted week N i l l 'ing-lane, were 31,927 cwt. Assuming that k t, eB of sugar by i mpor t ers out o r L on d on , were sa ele extent as th e we i g ht so ld i n th a t mar k e t, -(lnsurners bought 63,531 cwt. of sugar at 345. In Per CWt., amounting in r oun d num b ers t o igl.• „'" 11 They might have bought 63,854 cwt. of SIP ear at 18s.' 61. per cwt., amounting to • Y, th l W aiting a difference of 50,5491., that is to ` l .• 'ration, by buying foreign, instead of the ~I 1 ( 4 4 1 5- suga r , would have saved thit a m o un t, w hi c h, : 1 4,; - t 0 .325,4991. (see The Sun of Dec. 10), gives the .excess of' price paid by the p u bli c i n .1. ' th ' oxisecative weeks. t have been various rumours afloat for the d eli m onth relating to an alteration of the sugar h 4 clai,qhat they will be altered during the ensuing • Parliament there remains little doubt, or that effect would not have been given for ,mrs thr-Legislative Assembly' of Jamaica, as ap- • ,"' L lo n :qa ve ,b een the'case by the • n e wsp a p ers o f th a t g h at 6 1 ;. Qed .we,. further gather froth' the same source, • N.,, 4 t: alteration will be a reduction of duty on 'tail sugars • here all knowledge approaching to ceases. The rumour, however, 'goes on to h v eat amount of duty will be taken off, assert -4;ltit'it the- Government has • alreatly determined to \ ‘l, -t t he duty on British sugars from 255. 3d. per 16 3., and on : f ore i gn from 655. 2(1. to 30s. per i4h . .. 1 - 11 at these figures are corr ec t is very impro- N , k s rehtes. to British sugar s . It is not likely, exigencies of the country are such that the are compelled to have recourse to an : 4 4 1 '•tax to_ meet them, th a t they will ' 4 e dream of throwing away more than hi, the amount of the present duty on British "a tax, co ll ec t e d a t a comparat i ve l y t r ifli ng 3ai 4 , 4 an article too bulky t o b e smugg l e d ; an d, 'qtt l ne would be a boll man i n d ee d w h o wou ld ven "hie Propose a measure to the House of Commons t Wt w ould confer a protection, or bonus of 14s. hear • (equivalent to 2,800,0001.) on the British ),tsProducers This would be a costly and clumsy toe 44 4.4 4 P , c to vamp: up West India interest indeed. i tit on is already ta x ed 800,0001. a-year to pay 'N,, e rest of the 20,000,0001. compensation money thLo them, and the notion that we are to smart, to 1 ,k4t 7 ,,, 11 e of 2,800,0004 in addition, through indirect to sustain the consequences of bad manage -140• 4 ' 4 the _West Indies is preposterous. The °f the reduction of duty on British sugars d es .-xterit named must be erroneous, and probably b t % Origin t o th e i ngenu ity an d invention of h eir ''ritish sugar producers, who devoutly wish 4 4 t : Ailietion s m ay b e ver ifi e d. B es id es , a slight I k4 l , l g 4 tion would display that one-third the British i mported in 1842 w ere grow n in the East Ni s ' and the Mauritius. These, as we stated last need no protection. Th e produce of these Si' L P may, from ch ea p ness o f wages, suc ,'4, t k ,:3", cope with any f ore i gn produce of a like 111`,Ler which may 'he brought in competition !tfN it, either in this or any other market. If ' ll di k tti ° ll , therefore, is to be conferred on West Nl v : ll gar the scheme of differential duties will not 13 4 - [ r t he purpose, without at the same time grant i'Vf,"ls to sugar whi c h does not require it. We ''sl4 l ;e revert to our suggestion, that all sugars ate h 0 ad m itt e d t o h ome consumpt i on at t h e same Nt:,duty, and a b oun ty o f 4 s . or Si. p er cw t. b e en sugar i m p or t e d f rom an d cer tifi ca t e d a s ° r( N'th of the West Indies. Under such a system . 13,Rer rai se d by f ree l a b our i n Cochin China, Java, ktt •milippia o Islands, Siarn, &c., would have a fair op 144111itY of. coming freely into competition against t'e 44 - our su ga r s ra i se d i n th e Brazils, Cuba, &c. The 4ve?_ners of th e l as t- name d countries would surely tlver'worstof the co n i xs t, an d, after theexpiration of veitionth we should h av e . little of slave-raised 'We,' Slavery and th e s l ave t ra d e would die a natural atit'°on aft erwar d s . L e t us no t be misunderstood ' °l 4-4 4e4 ',: bounties, because we have suggested a Qt thy West India sugar; we have only pointed '414,, -3 , lll ctde of tre at i ng West India sugars as pre - Lo the pla n o f f or tif y i ng th e i r p r i c e by diffe .l4.4 dutie sl - , , which will also enhance the price of and Mauritius sugars, IRELAN.b. ulq4, - DEC. 14.—STATE OF THE COUNTRY: f 46117, Gazette of l as t n i g ht o ff ers a rewar d of fired ° l' the apprehension of the pa r ty or parties who y 4 jc) 4 l . t and wounded Rich ar d M urp h y , s t ewar d of E 4 ,,,t% ; (1 ,ener.,,,l Sir Jame s K earney ; a s i m il ar rewar d e u. for the apprehension of those who fired at, ~'~ather nded D an i e l K ee f e, steward of Matd.ew Pen- New Park, coui . ity of Tipperary. The '-iliardian received thr, day, has the following: ( I'vv " ARRESTS. i : 1 14 11 :,° Inen named Qaigly and Bri en , f rom th e ,qiood of Carri ga t og h er , h are b een arreste d , 4 17,04113 Identified, as being of the party that attached keeper, at Ballywilliam, as report e d i n a a n i;;, "or of the Guardian. 141 t ;..Butler and Janes Gleeson alias Money, ~tl t lQ d - "shonny, near thi s t own , h ave b een appre i! kis a nd identified as b e i ng o f th e p ar ty th a t fired 4 .zP rI, Moneygall, on the morning of Sunday, n ct T ll°l „ " THREATENING NOTICES.F j lee has been serve d on M r . K enne dy, th e : 1/t4 4 tl l v ' ti sPector, threatening him with the death of his Kenn e dy Keeper,' if he should dare to en mqvite order s o f th e T own C omm i ss i oners in re `l'.l)lll'. the obstructions with which the pavements , io' l eicafl e d every day in the week. Ptol 2 t he mo rn i ng of Tuesday, a man armed with a ‘4llteered tie house, on the l an d s o f D e rry, ne a r 44 16 - ti c rY, and ser ve d a th rea t en i ng not i ce.* At the L 'Lest - ( iL l ', Presenting hi s wea p on a t th e woman ' s head, A i i","ng Vier to quit the place. /, • d e. at e notice has , been served on a work .h % I ::lore:as B. Darer, Esq. le -ni(,-ht of SAturday, head con s t a bl e B our k e r D TI M seizing oft the ti)llowing in the house of c 4 , 01s, of Be l echvvood, a labouring man A cavalry pistol, a bayonet, 2 ball cartridges, 32 lead balls, a quantity of slugs, a horn containing powder, some powder in paper, 2 lbs. of shot 6 flints, 2 turn screws, and 3 large pieces of lead." THE VACANT BISHOPRIC. It is now, we believe, quite certain that the Rev. Ro bert Daley, the newly-elected Dean of the Arch diocese, will obtain the vacant mitre. The Statesman of last night says, that the Hon. and Rev. B. H. W. Maude receives the Deanery of St. Patrick's ; and that the Rev. Mr. Balfour, nephew of Lady De Grey, rce Ayes the Deanery of Clogher. The Castle of Dublin is now called the " Cole-hole," and really the number of relatives and connexions of her Excellency, who have obtained the means of living therefrom, justifies the nickname. DEATH OF A. MAN SHOT IN A SCUFFLE WITH A POLICEMAN. The Kilkenny Journal of this morning has the fol lowing :—A short time since, a servant of Mr. Daniel Lalor, of Ballyragget, named John Holly, had been carrying a gun belonging to his master, which, by his direction he had employed in the shooting of cro.As. A policeman of the name of Baxter, who had been serving summonses in the neighbourhood, demanded the gun. Holly refused to give it, saying it was his master's, who had a certificate of registry, and that if the policeman accompanied him, he would find he was telling the truth. The policeman, however, insisted upon the immediate surrender of the gun. A scuffle ensued, in which Holly was shot in the leg, from the effects of which (mortification having set in) he died yesterday, in the County Infirmary. TESTIMONIAL TO TIIE MEMORY OF SIR M. O'LOGIILIN. The Dublin papers of this day contain a long re quisition, signed by all the leading noblemen and gentry of Clare, for a meeting to be held at Ennis on Saturday next, for the purpose of making arrange ments for the erection of a testimonial to the memory of the late Sir Michael O'Loghlin. THE LEAGUE FUND. The people of Belfast have set an excellent exam ple to the other towns of Ireland. Upwards of 1001. have been subscribed by a few individuals to the Lea.• gue Fund, and arrangements are in progress for a general subscription. THE POOR-FATES. The Wateiford Chronicle states that on Friday last, as Dr. Barron was serving poor-law summo:lses at lUlonamintra, near the Ballimacaw-road, a number of people were assembled by the blowing of horns, and the collector was glad to effect his retreat by way of Kilcauharagh-hill. The assembly at the latter place, mentioned in Saturday's report of the Board of Guar dians, was principally composed of people from Killea and Carbally, not from Kilcauharagh itself. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, DEc. 15, 1842. Royal Regiment of Artillery-Second Lieut. C. H. Morris to be First Lieutenant, vice Parker, deceased, dated Nov. ; Second Lieut. N. M. Mackay to be First Lieutenant, vice Hewgill, resigned, Dac. 7. MENonamatim.-The dates of the promo:ion of the under-mentioned officers have been altered as follow, viz.:-First Lieut. A. Peter, Oct. 13 ; First Lkut. A. P. S. Green, Nov. 1 ; First Lieut. E. A. Williams, Nov. 3 ; First Lieut. 11. W. Patton, Nov. 26. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 15. Corps of Royal Marines.-Alfred 1)e Ilochepied Ne pean, Gent.., to be Second Lieutenant. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire. Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Mi litia.-W. A. Cross, Esq., to be Captain, Dec. 13. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Durham. Durham Militia-T. R. Grey, Esq. to be Captain ;J. Arrowsmith, Esq., to be Captain ; T. V. R. Dutton, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; E. H. Havile, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. Upperward and Airdrie Lanarkshire Yeomanry Ca valry-Stephen Gray, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Dec. 2 ; Robert Lockhart, Gent., to be Corn e t, D ec . 1 ; J o h n George Brown, ent., to be ditto, Dec. 2. WHITEHALL, DEC. 12. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Gorge Smith, jun., of Altrincham, in the county of Chester, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The following places have been duly registered for solemnizing marriages therein, pursuant to the Act of the 6th and 7th William IV., cap. 85 :- Open Communion Baptist Chapel, Ileham, Cambridge shire. Sutherland Chapel, Walworth. BANK RUPTS. GEORGE PARSONS LETHBRIDGE, linen draper, Portsea, to surrender, Dec. 23, and Jan. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall- street. Gibson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Wren, Fen church-street. CHARLES 'HUNTSMAN, druggist, High Holborn, Dec. 27, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Green, Aldermanbury, official assignee ; Myrick, Furnival's Inn. • ISAAC SMALLCOMBE, coal dealer, Bradford, Wiltshire, Dee. 28, and Jan. 25, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Bush and Son, Bradford, Wiltshire ; Whitaker, Gray's Inn-square, London. THOMAS HYATT, scrivener, Shepton Mullett, So mersetshire, Dec. 29, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court of Bankruptcy. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Ashford, Shepton Mallet. HENRY CIIIDLAND, saddler. Totnes, Devonshire, Dec. 27 and Jan. 19, at one, at the Exeter District Court of Bankruptcy. Hirtzel, official assignee. Exeter Red- dell and Co., Lime-street, London ; Edwards and Byrett, Totnes. WILLIAM CRABB KNIGHT, builder, Great Suf folk-street, Southwark, Dec. 24, at half-past one, and Jan. 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing hall -street. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's place, Old Jewry ; Lawrence and Blenkarne, Bucklers bury. JOHN SMITH, grocer, Wednesbur . y, Dec. 24, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 24, at twelve, at the Birming ham District Court of Bankruptcy. Valpy, assignee, Birmingham ; Rawlins, Birmingham. JOHN JENNISON, victualler, Manchester, Dcc. 26, at one, and Jan. 21, at ten, at the Manchester Dis trict Court of Bankruptcy. Potts official assignee, Manchester ; Dearden, Manchester. JOZE LUIS FERNANDES, NOWELL LUIS FERNANDES, and JOZE LUIS FERNANI)ES, jun., corn-millers, Wakefield, Dec. 29, at ten, and Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Taylor and Westmorland, Wakefield. JOHN CREED MAYER, joiner, Burslem, Stafford shire, Dec. 23 and Jan. 27, at eleven, at the Birming ham District Court of Bankruptcy. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Starrier, Newcastl e . SAMUEL BLNDLEY LINES, grocer, Oldbury, Shropshire, Dcc. 21, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 14, at half-past twelve (instead of Jan. 7, as advertised in the Gazette of Dec. 13), at. the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy. 'Whitmore, official assignee, Bir min ;ham Rawlins, Birmingham. THOMAS WILLIAMSON, grocer, Salford, Dec. 27, and Jan. 31, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Bower and Back, Chancery•lane, Landon; Barratt, jun., Manchester. WILLIAM ATHERTON, flint glass manufacturer, Manchester, Dec. 28, and Jan. 21, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Kershaw, Manchester. CHARLES MILLS NICHOLSON, corn merchant, New Corn Exchange, Mark-lane, London, Dec. 27, at half-past one, and Jan. 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; M`Leod and Storming, London -street, Fenchurch-street. CHARLES MAIDLOW, builder, Finchley o Dec. 31, at half-past one, and Jan. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Edwards, official assig nee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Rhodes, Beevor, and Lane, Chancery -lane. JOHN ALDERSEY, jun., broker, Liverpool, Dec. 24, at twelve, and Jan. 17, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court of Baakruptcy. Cazenove, Liverpool, official assignee ; Jones, Liverpool. JAMES HEAP, publican, Burnley, Lancashire, Jan. 5, and Jan. 30, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy. Fraser, Manchester, official as signee ; Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, Lon don ; Crossley and Sudlow, Manchester. THOMAS BAKER. brass cock maker, Birmingham, Ike, 23, at half -past eleven, and Jan. 27, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Unett and Sons, Bir mingham. GEORGE ARMSTRONG, grocer, Castle Eden, Durham, Dec. 22, and Jan. 20, at eleven, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court of Bankruptcy. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon .Tyne ; Harle, New castle-upon-Tyne ; Chisholme, Hall, and Gibson Lin coln's Inn-fields, London. , NOTICES OF BANKRUPTCY. WILLIAM CIIUMBLEY, watchmaker, Sheffield. WILLIAM PORTER, provision dealer, Oldham road, Manchester. HENRY ADAMS WADE, clerk, Wynyatt. street, Clerkenwell. ROBERT FLEMING, trader,ll.loakwearmouth- shore, Durham. CHARLES FREDERICK GREEN, hat-manufac turer, Aston, Warwickshire. WILLIAM SEAWARD, Lieutenant, R.N,, Coast Guard Service. Fishersgate, Sussex. WILLIAM FRANCE, engraver, Liverpool. WILLIAM REYNOLDS, retail brewer, Hinksford, Stafford. ELIZABETH DOW, lodging- housekeeper, Granville square, C'eaker ,veil. THOMAS BUNDY, carpenter, Cross-street, Ilatton garden. THOMAS REYNOLDS, bricklayer, Sheffield. JOSEPH GOLCHER, gun lock maker, Darlaston, Staffordshire. WILLIAM BASTOW, smith, Exeter. • THOMAS DAVISON, bootmalter, Cox hoe, Durham. JOHN REVELL, small-ware dealer, Sheffield. THOMAS STEAD, cloth•manufacturer, Bramley, Leeds. RICHARD RYLEY, commission agent, Montague street, Portman-squa re . JOHN SOWDEN SLATER,. beer-house-keeper, Isholt, Yorkshire. JOHN BLACK, brewer, Leeds. - JAMES FLETCHER, overlooker, Hulme, Lancashire. ISAAC DICK, pattern designer, Hultne, Lancashire. SAMUEL WILLIAM TURNER, attorne.y.t-lalir, Sheffield. • JOHN HEY, shopkeeper, Thornton, Yorkshire. EDWARD LO WE, iailo•, South Lynn, Norfolk. JOHN WHITE. butcher, Kempston,.Bedford. CHARLES BESLEY, clerk, Mill-bay-geove, Devon. WALTER CALVERLEY TREVELYAN, gentle man, Topsh on, Devonshire. EDWIN CROSSLEY KENDALL,, hosier, Peterbo rough, Northamptonshire. WILLIAM BiLLIN, cattle-dealer, Cochrane- terrace Portland-town, Marylebone. THOMAS HIGGS, stage-coach driver, Bexley, Kent JOSEPH NEWSOM, licensed victualler, Leeds. JOSEPH ROBERTS, fishmonger, Gloucesfer-place, Hackney-road. MICHAEL LEECH, innkeeper, Huddersfield. JOHN MELLOR, woollen cloth manufacturer, Rud der:l .Id. WILLIAM BROOKS, attorney at law, South-end green, Hampstead. WILLIAM GAWTIIORP, commercial traveller, St Lawrence Jewry, City. ISAAC JOHN KITCHIN, stablekeeper, Bedford square. SACKVILLE FREDERICK GWYNNE, coach pro prietor, Park-place, Regent's•park. ; • JOHN LILLEY, artist, Oxford-greet. ROBERT EDWARD DRAKE, farmer, Faggoter's Farm, High Layer, near Harlow, Essex. PHILIP HENRY BISHOP, surgeon, Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire. TIM SUN LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMB°4:R 17, 1842 SECOND NOTICES. JOSEPH HENRY NICHOLASS, green-grocer, Roches:er, to be examined Jan. 7, at half-past two, al the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Groom, official assignee, Abehurcfi-lane, Lonabard-street. JAMES STEVENS, accoitutant, Windsar-terrace, City-road, Jan. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basin ;hall-street. Groom, official assignee, Loinbard street. SAMUEL HARRIS, fishmonger, .Langley place, Commercial-road, Dee. 23, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy, Basinglyill-street. Green, official assignee. DAVID MORGAN, fireman, Tregarron, Cardigan, Jqn. 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court of Bank ruptcy. Acraman, official as,;ignee. WILLIAM KEY, linendraper, Hammersmith, Jan. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall stroet, Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street. JOHN BRYDEN, surgeon, Manchester, Jan. 7, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy. Pott, official assignee, Manchester. CHARLES COOPER, shopkeeper, Wentworth. Yorkshire, Dec. 21, at one, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. liAlt!tY WYETH PRAGNELL, retail dealer in beer, Brandon -street, Walwortli, Mc. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Johnson, official assignee. JOHN fEADBENTER, British wine clea'or, Huline, Lancashire, Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Manchester Dis trict Court of Bankruptcy. Putt, official assignee, Man chester. WILLIAM ANDREW, attorney, Salford, Lancashire, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the :Manchester District Court of Bankruptc}•. 80. official assignee, Manchester. CHARLES HENRY, WEATHERLEY, student, East Acton, Middlesex, Jan 7, at two, a; the Court of Bankruptcy, Basingliall-street. Edwards, official as signee. ROBERT REED. beadle, St. Luke, Middlesex, Dec. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall street. Turquand, official assignee. JOHN THORNELY, provision shopkeeper, Newton moor, 2flottram, Jan. 12, at eleven, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester. Putt, official assignee, Man chester. ROBERT REED, coal-lust- manufactl:rer, Bishop wearmouth, Durham, Jan. 9, at on; at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Cuurt of Bankrupt:7. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle. JAMES P 17017, watchmaker, Stockton-upon-Tees, Durham, Jan. 16; at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court of Bankruptcy. Biker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne:. WILLIAM RAVEN, dealer in horses, Melton-ter race, Southwark-bridge-road, Surrey, Dee. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Green, official assignee. Aldermanbury, City. II AR V14;1 - LEACH, comedian, Bedford-street, Strand, Dec. 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Basinghall street. Gibson, official assignee, Basinghall-street. CHARLES KUMMELL, merchant's clerk, Pilgrim street, Kennington, Dec. 20, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, - Basinghall-street. Graham, Basinghall-street, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. A. C. Marsh. navy agent, Great Scotland-yard, Jan. 6, at eleven—D. CampseP, merchant, Cleveland-row, St. James's, Jan. 6, at half-past eleven—G. Gibson, up holsterer, Ratcliff--highway, Jan. 6, at two—J. Ellis, merchant, Calcutta, Jan. 6, at twelve—T. Giles, wire worker, St. John's-lane, . Clerkenwell, Jan. 6, at two— W. Hill and W. K. \Vackerbarth, ship agents, Leaden hall-street, Jan. 9, at half-past twelve—M. Hyslop, mer chant, Tokenhouse-yard, City, Jan. 9, at two—T. Cole man, victualler, St. Alban's, Jan. 9, at one—L. Allen, tanner, Great Coggeshall, Essex, Jan. 9, at half-past one --7,L C. Adams, woollen warehouseman, Basinghall street, Jan. 4, at twelve. In the Country. G. W. Longridge, ironmonger, Sunderland, Jan. 13, at one, at .the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court of Bank ruptcy- S. Jacobson, picture dealer, Newcastle- upon- Tyno, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court of Bankruptcy-E. Roberts, draper, Os westry, Shropshire, Jan. 10, at two, at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown . to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. W. Norton, fancy waistcoat manufacturer, Clayton West, Yorkshire, Jan. 6-11. Turvill, baker, Kingston upon-Thames, Jan. 6-11. C. and H. T. Gray, rope makers, Grosvenor-place, Commercial-road East, Jan. 6 -A. Webb, carpet seller, Liverpool, Jan. 6-E. Moss, draper, Liverpool, Jan. 6-O. Hills, grocer, Bow, Jan. 6 -J. Thompson, dealer in paper hangings, Oxford-street, Jan. 6-D. Barbour and J. Norris, soap boilers, Liver pool, Jan. 6-G. Booth, lime-burner, Princes-street, Lambeth, Jan. 6-J. Lamont, J. D. Stewart, and J. Ma travers, brewers, Skinner-street, Bishopsgate-street. Jan. 6-C. Davidson and S. Bradley, merchants, Fen-court, Fenchurch-street, Jan. 6-E. Wright, commission agent, Manchester, Jan. 6-W. Jones and J. B. Windle, wino merchants, Liverpool, Jan. Miller, patent sail cloth manufacturer, Stock t(Q-un-Tees, Durham, Jan. 6-W. Nicholls, livery-stable keeper, Adams- mews, Edgware road, Jan. 6-E. and C. C. Manning, drapers, High street, Aldgate, Jan. 6-J. IL Loup and G. Godbcr, cotton factors, Cateaton-strect, City, Jan. 6-J. Patter son, linen factor, Cateaton-street, City, Jan. 6-J. Ro binson, merchant, Dundalk, Ireland, Jan. 6-G. J. Green, glass manufacturer, Birmingham, Jan. G-G. H. Watson, apothecary, Bayswater, Jan. 6-J. Irvine, salt broker, Liverpool, Jan. 6-P. Walters and M. Llewllyn, timber merchants, Neath, Glatnorganshire, Jan. 12-S. and W. T. Clough, alkali manufacturers, St. Helens, Lancashire, Jan. 9-G. F. Kerschner, victualler, Great Surrey street, Southwark, Jan. 14-M. Gilbert, inn keeper, Lawrence-lane, City, Jan. G-J. Beddow and F. Berryman, Manchester warehousemen, Little Love lane, Wood-street, Cheapside, Jan. 12-T. Saunders, linen draper, Northampton, Jan. 10-R. Marsh, licensed victualler, Upholland, Lancashire, Jan. 9-11. Ford, grocer, - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Jan. 9-J. Hurley, plumber, Woburn, Bedfordshire, Jan. 10-J. B. Morgan, laceman, Southampton-row, Bloomsbury, Jan. 13-F. Roberts and C. Rowe, milliners, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, Jan. 10-J. Cocker, dyer, Barnsley, York shire, Jan. 10-J. C. ,Rawdon, wool merchant, Leeds, Jan. 5--= H. M. Walker and T. Casson, corn factors, Man chester, Jan. 7-J. Berry, grocer, Rugby, Warwickshire, Jan. 9-H. Carey, hat manufacturer, Basford, Not tinghamshire, Jan. 13-W. Bushell, innkeeper. Evesham, Worcestershire, Jan. 5-j. S. Mottram, woolstapler, Alrewas, Staffordshire, Jan. 5-J. Atkinson, builder, Leeds, Jan. 9. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. Hall and A. Nelson, bottle merchants, Bath—E. Wills, jun., E. Raymond, and LI. Wills, glove manufac turers, Yeovil, Somersetshire—H. Dinsdale and C. Cooke, medical agents, Dyer's-buildings, Holborn—R. T. Clay, J. Deck, and H. Newson, wine merchants, Thet ford, Norfolk—T. Ellison and J. Lodge, brewers, Birken head, Cheshire—W. C. Loraine and B. W. Barker, timber merchants, Store-street, St. Giles's—W. and A. J. Lewis, printers, Finch-lane, Cornhill-41. hart and C. Brooks, carmen, Swan-street, Newington—R. Hindlev and H. Miller, common brewers, Chorlton upon-Medlock, Lancashire—W. Hills and H. C. Buskin, Fenchurch-street—J, Shepherd and R. Smith, teazle dealers, Huddersfield, Yorkshire—B. Brierley and W. Wilde, printers' joiners, Manchester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. JOHN LINDSAY and GEORGE LINDSAY, builders, Glasgow, Dec. 20 and Jan. 10, at twelve, at the Chambers of A. Livingston, Glasgow. ALEXANDER FULLARTON and JAMES WELSH, joiners, Glasgow, Dec. 21 and Jan. 11, at two, at the Chambers of Hodge and Stewart, Glasgow. WILLIAM JOHNSTON, wright, Kilmarnock, Dec. 21 and Jan. 11, at one, at the Chambers of T. Fulton, Kilmarnock. ' PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending Dec. I'3, 1842, is 41d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain. ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE FUND. It appears that there has already been collected in the following places : Manchester, in two days, upwards 0f.....£4,000 Liverpool, up to Monday last Nottingham, upwards of . . Leeds, upwards of Huddersfield Halifax .. . e• 780 Bradford (tea-party) Holmforth (tea-party) .. 100 Blackburn (tea-party) . . 6OO • Rochdale ••• • . £12,752 It is probable that the Manchester subscriptions are already more than double of tilt) sum collected in the first two days. EREATUM.—The name of Mr. Hubbard was erro neously substituted for that of Mr. Laing, in the be ginning of the third quotation which appeared in the leader yesterday morning. We regret to hear that Admiral Sir Davidge Gould is prevented arriving in Brighton, so early as was intended, in consequence of his having slightly fractured one of his ribs by a fall, when in the act of crossing the dining-room at Hawlishead. We are happy to add that the venerable Admiral is going on extremely well.—Brighton Gazette. PRESENTATION of the PORTRAIT OF G. WILBRAHAM, ESQ., TO LADY ANNE WILBRAHAM. , (Abridged from the Chester Chronicle) Wednesday last was the day appointed for the pre sentation of the portrait of George Wilbrahani, Esq., late M.P., for South Cheshire, to Lady Anne Wil braham. The artist is Sir M. A. Shee, R.A. ;. and the frame was designed and supplied by. Mr. Hig ginson' of Middlewich. The in scr ipti on o n th e f rame is as follows " To THE LADY ANNE WILDRAHAM.—This portrait of George Wilbraham, Esq., of Delamere llouse, is presented by his supporters and friends in the county of Chester, as a memorial of their gratitude for the zeal and ability with which he advocated their interests, and in admiration of the integrity and manly independence which characterised his political conduct during the ten years he repre sented them in the House of Parliament.—Dec. 14, 1842." At three o'clock the subscribers and friends pro ceeded to the large Assembly-room, where the picture was placed ; and Lady Anne and Mr. Wilbraham and Lord Robert Grosvenor were received with loud cheering. When it had subsided, Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR said,—Lady Anne Wil • braham, in the name of the subscribers, admirers of Mr. Wilbraham's conduct as well in public life during a lengthened political career, and in the performance of those less conspicuous, though not less valuable duties of a Magistrate, neighbour, and friend, the pleasing duty devolves upon me of presenting this portrait of Mr. Wilbraham to Voll.—(Cheers.) I trust you will do us the honour to accept it, and to preserve it as a testimonial of the estimation in which Mr. Wilbraham is held, and as a pleasing reminis cence, that when he retires from the toils of public life—an event, I hope, that will be long delayed— (Cheers)—it may also prove a spur to active exertions in the same memorable and useful cause, in those who are destined to succeed him.—(L ou d c h eers .) Lady ANNE WILBRAHAM, who was much affected, in accepting the portrait, said—Lord Robert Grosve nor, I have not words in which to express r 1 thanks. I hope you will believe how truly grateful I feel for this proof of your regard and approbation of the poli tical conduct of Mr. Wilbraham, while he was your 4 ,representative.—(Cheers.) Mr. WILBRAHAM then came forward, and was re ceived with the most hearty cheering. lie Said he should be sorry if this presentation passed over with out giving him the opportunity of thanking-them for their kind attendance on this occasion, when this splendid testimonial was presented to:•his family. This present to his family was double. acceptable— first, because the idea had first originated with. the respectable yeomanry in the neighbourhood of Sand bach, and had been carried out by the aid of many in a more humble station of life, and whose trifling donations he was more proud of, than if out of their abundance they had been able to afford larger con tributions ;• secondly, because it was presented by a Nobleman with whom he had always had almost an entire identity of political sentiment, and who stood in that room as the representative of a family which had always known how to combine what is due to its high rank and station with the rights and liberties of the humblest individual.— (Loud cheers.) Another reason came nearer to his heart—because they had presented the gift to a lady whose kindness and affec tion constituted the happiness of his domestic life.— (Loud cheers)—and who had ever sympathised with every change in his political fortune.—(Loud cheers.) DINNER TO MR. WILBRAHAM. • At five o'clock above two hundred sat down to a sumptuous dinner at the Royal Hotel Assembly-room. Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., was the President; and had the able support of the following gentlemen as Vice-Presidents :—Colonel Tomkinson, Clement Swettenham, Esq., R. J. Congreve, Esq., J. Skerratt, Esq., and E. Worthington, Esq. Mr. Wilbraham sat on the right of Lord Robert Grosvenor, and Lord Crewe on the left. In the immediate vicinity of the Chair we observed Sir R. Bulkelcy, M.P., Colonel Biddulph, Shakespeare Phillips, Esq., E. J. Lloyd, Esq., G. Wilbraham, jun., Esq., G. Wynch, Esq., J. Finchett-Maddock, Esq., Dr. Williamson; R. G. Temple, Esq., J. Pickford, Esq., &e. After the usual loyal toasts, The CHAIRMAN, in proposing - the, Army and Navy," could not permit the occasion,to pass without alluding to the splendid achievements of our arms in the East, where our gallant army and navy had nobly shed a lu s t re on t h e i r country . He wish e d to couple with th e t oas t a m i g h ty name b e l ong in g t o no party, because it wa s th e proper t y o f every part y an d a l so the prop er t y o f t h e country—the D u k e o f W ellington —(Loud cheers)--a warrior who, though he acted with a party, h a d show its trammels. shown himself incapable of wearing soldier s b e ." Glee—" How m err il y we live who The Noble CHAIRMAN would congratulate the meeting on the progress of the principles held by his honourable friend and th emse l ves d u ring the last year. —(Loud cheers.) Not w i t h stand i ng the untoward events of last election, there was no abatement of the zeal of their friends, and he had letters from Lord n, r. J. Mostyn, Sir J. Brought on, m E J Stanley, Mr. Lloyd Mostyn, and many ot h er gent l em en of influ ence in the county, some of whom were absent from domestic affliction, some from business, and other previous engagements, but all of them declaring their unabated confidence in Mr. Wilbraham, and the great principles he has always honestly, supported.— (Cheers.) And not only that, but their determina tion to support him if he thought proper to come forward at next election.—(Greatwas no need of special ple a di ng i n this case . There were no unredeemed pledg es thbe a a p c p c l o a u us n e t . e ) d there (Great cheering.) There were no un h a ppy confes sionsre of proressed "farmers' friends" to be apologised His friend was not loud in pro misef for.—(Laughter.) r. — a ( n L d a u g silenthte i. ) perform.. to --(Cheers.) He had not to apologise to his supporters for having permitted him self to be dragged through the mud.—(Cheers and laughter.) lie would be ashamed of himself were he to have to find excuses for such con d uc t. During a Parliamentary career of many y ears h e had pursued a conscientious, a consistent, and to crown all, a manly course, which entitled him to the entire confi dence of his constituents and the country.—(Loud cheers) He had three times —he might say four times, in the course of eight or nine years, stood for ward to give the electors the opportunity of recording their adherence to the great principles held by his friend, and by this great and respect able assembly.—(Loud cheers.) These principles were imperishable, because they were founded on truth and justice—(Cheers) — an d if they had re cently been only partially de ve l ope d , i t h a d b een be cause they had been fostered by unwilling hands. Who could have predicted last year, w ith th e l oss o f candi date of the cn after can do achieved d r bya wa at . e l , such nd a gre a t mora l t r i um ph as had been forcing Peel to the abandon mentthe adoption of his new leunclhdd be epeoxseed exceeding sliding scale ? The subject was ex t reme ly t em pti ng , a enter upon it, but he felt nd thath e was he v the limits of a chair man's duties, and would therefore le ave it t o hi s H on . Friend. He would now beg to pr o po se th e h ea lth of m George Wilbraham, Esq. The toast was given with loud-long-continued, and frequently renewed applause Mr. WI naAnAm on rising was received with pro longed cheering. He said, the events of that day, a day 'memorable to him, had made so strong an impres sion on his mind, had so thoroughly absorbed all his thought and feelings, that he might well stand excused, if in answer to this last compliment he merely expressed his grateful thanks for the high honour ; but when he recollected the relative position in 'which he had so long stood with respect to the representation of this county, he felt that he should not be doing justice to his own feelings if he did not revert to some of the topics of the day. They had lost the services of a Ministry which had at one time, and most justly, en joyed the full confidence of the country on account of its principles, and attachment to civil and religious liberty ; but which had given way to the expressed voice of the country ; why, he would not say—whe ther for any fault of its own, or for any mismanage ment, or from a versatility of disposition in the peo ple, who having obtained great and important mea sures from one party, were now anxio us to get all they could from another. He had given the late Mi nistry his confidence, not because he thought it always right, for he had often expressed by his votes his dis sent from its measures ; but because he had the fullest reliance on its principles, and knowing the honourable public character of the men composin g it—(Hear, hear)—and also knowing the public character of the men opposing it, he did not think it was likely to be succeeded by a Government willing or capable of rendering greater services to the country.—(Hear.) Look to the characters of the present men in power. The Duke of Wellington, the ornament of that or any other Administration : be and all other public men must always look with respect on his services, whe ther as a warrior, a diplomatist, or s in the civil charac -1 ter of statesman, he was at all times manly and straightforward.—(Hear.) To Sir It. Peel he was at all times willing to concede all those high qualifi cations for public life his friends so liberally gave him credit for : he was a man cognisant of the business of office ; industrious, indefatigable, and versed in the practical part of the business of Government, and clever in debate. He would not throw a shadow of imputation upon his character; but if they were to look for that high character for consistency—for those high and consistent qualifications which ought to be the characteristics of a British statesman, they might indeed look—but they looked in vain. —(Hear.) At a former period of his political life, he remembered him being, in an adjoining county, feasted and compli mented by the exclusive party, and being also the idol of the clergy and of all those who resisted to the Utmost all concessions to the Roman Catholics, or the Dissenters; yet within three months of the time, when an oak had been planted with , inuch display, as an emblem of the radical firmness of his principles in resisting civil and religious freedom to his equally loyal fellow-subjects, and before that tree could bud forth its shoots, he astounded his party by bringing into Parliament a measure, with all the weight of the Government of which he was a member, giving greater concessions than -had even been imagined, or proposed by Fox.—(Hear.) He did not say Sir R. Peel was wrong ; for on that occasion he gave him his warmest support. He did not blame him, he again said ; but where was that great principle of con sistency they h a d a right to expect from statesmen?— (Hear.) Let them look to what had been done in the last session of Parliament.—(Hear.) The ma jority had been sent, in order to keep every thing in Church nd State as it existed. They recollected the declarations against change which were made on the hustings, and the principles upon which the present Government was raised to power. What had passed induced them to suppose that their views, like the Delphic oracle, might he read another way. With respect to corn the antagonist party railed not only against a fixed duty, but against any, even the slightest change being made in the law as it then ex isted.—(Hear.) The first thing the Government did was to throw the existing Corn-laws overboard.— (Hear.) He did not say that the Government was wronm ; but again he asked, where was that high principle for consistency which alone can be the ground and justification for confidence in statesmen ? —(Hear.) Would any man at that board or else where tell him that Sir R. Peel, supported as he was by a monopolist majority, and placed in power on monopolist principles—would any man tell him that he would not go down to Parliament in Fe bruary next with measures for a further ex tension of free trade ?—(Hear.) Those could hardly answer for him who had witnessed the see-sawing of the last session ; at one time relying for support upon some of the most ultra free-traders, and at another, when he saw the danger of being out-voted, falli ng back upon his own party.—(Hear.) Of other gentle men, members of the present Administration, he spoke with reluctance. He had k nown th em as th e greatest advocates of the principles they now most virulently opposed.—(Hear.) He did not blame a man for Changing his way of thinking upon any great point of national policy. He might possibly have learned by experience that his former, opinions had been hastily formed, and his conclusions practically wrong. But he who from disappointed hopes, from personal resentment, Or from the meaner motive of acquiring place or Flower, deserts the political friends to whom he had always been attached, and transfers his alle giance to what he had always been in active oppo sition, might well expect that the world would note the change with incredulity and derision ; nor could he have the right to complain.—(Hear.) He would now take the opportunity of stating his opinions first, on;the'Corn-law ; next, on the Tariff; and thirdly, on the Income-tax. He was not one of those who thought that the stagnation of trade and the existing distress were traceable to the Corn-laws only ; he thought other causes had been in operation, such'as the state of the American markets and the finan cial derangements of that country ; another cause was, the competition of foreign countries. Only two years since a motion had been made in Parliament by Mr. Villiers, for inquiry into the state of the manufactur ing districts, and how the existing distress had been influenced by our commercial legislation, having a direct reference to the Corn-laws. He voted for that motion.—(Hear.) From that moment he knew his fate was sealed—for it was represented to the. farmers, that because he had voted for that inquiry, he was their enemy, and that vote was made the pretence for organising an effective opposition to him. But of all the votes he had given that was the one he had the least repented.—(Loud cheers.) With respect to the Corn-laws he had come to this conclusion, that to make the trade in corn safe, for honest and prudent men to engage in with confidence, the means of easier and more extensive exchanges, that the food of man should no longer be the subject of gam bling and speculation—that this i s th e first, distinct, intelligible measure a statesman should now propose. —(Loud cheers.) But in itself this would. not be sufficient to place our manufacturing system in a perfectly satisfactory state. He had told them he did not ascribe the whole evils that now affected our manufactures and commerce to the Corn-law; but he would not hesitate to repeal that law, the prin ciple of which was the sliding scale—(Loud and con tinued cries of "Hear. hear")—as a necessary mea sure towards effecting the salvation of the country. He said that, as a country gentleman, connected with land, all his property being in land, and all his prejudices iu favour of land. He had always been the advocate of, and contended for a fixed duty; but he would rather the law was repealed without a fixed duty, than the present abominable, oppressive, and tyrannical system should continue.—(Loud cheers.) tWith respect to the Tariff, it was a mixture of. good and evil; excellent in theory, but bad in practice.—(llear, hear.) The speech of Sir Robert Peel, in introducing this measure, had abounded with excellent declarations of ultra-Liberal policy ; but it had been well said, that the assertion of great. principles had been followed by a little measure.—(Hear, hear.) The measure ex cluded two of the most important articles of consumption, affecting the comforts of the la bouring classes—corn and sugar. It had done nothing for commerce; six hostile tariffs had been provoked in one short. year.—(Hear.) With respect to the In come-tax,'he consideredlit unprecedented under the circumstances, uncalled for, and tyrannical.—(Loud cheers.) Any man who, even in theory, approved of such a tax as this, was prepared to support a despotic Government.—(Hear.) The feelings and prejudices of Englishmen were decidedly contrary to it.—(Hear.) It would be a waste of time to show how it operated —how the professional man, whose income was de• rived from his daily labour, had to pay as much as he (Mr. W.) who had an income from land worth 30 years' purchase. But one argument that was much resorted to, was that it did not affect the poor. That might be true as respected the immediate operation ; but no tax could more materially touch them by an indirect process.—(Bear.) The wages of labour were upheld and paid by the profits of capital; but if the last were reduced by the Income-tax, it W2S clear that the means of employment were diminished. They were told that this tax was to last only three rears. lie was incredulous on that point.—(Hear.) "'hat was, a question, however, to be decided by Par liament—or rather, by Peel, for he was the Govern ment, the Parliament, and the State. But had they confidence in the declarations of i a Minister of Finance?' Age, Odell gave few advantages, at least brought ex periencfg. aHe . wps old enough to recollect this tax being iaPotdlo.79B t at the time when we had a re bellion ti Irel444,Mutiny tiethe Nore, and when an 0 4 . • 6 • • , • - army J - f) ;9qoafti"4i - On - the coast of France threat ened to t a nt;ilailf,il;,tilliit,i7, 'lie people under these circumi ac:63 to an Income-tax, and it 0004d:until the 'Peace - Of Amiens in 1801. It was theh prOpoied to, renew it as a peace tax ; but Mr. Addington, now Lord Sidmouth, said that as the war was at an end, he could not, as an honest man, propose that it should be continued, and it was consequently repealed. War broke out again, and the tax was re imposed, and continued till peace was again established by the valour of British arms.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") In 1816 Mr. Vansittart, the Finance Mi nister, proposed that that which was put on as a war tax should be renewed as a peace-tax under certain modifications ; under the plausible pretext of the enormous expenses incurred at its close. He men tioned these things in order to show the little reliance that can be placed in the declaration of finance mi nance ministers, when they are permitted to put a tax On. His great objection to this tax, was that it was arbitrary and inquisitorial.—(Hear.) He would read .them the words or a celebrated man, once the pride of his country, whose words were as manna—and who was looked upon as the champion and defender of the rights and liberties of the people—he meant Lord Brougham. In 1822 speaking of the Income tax hesaid — "Let the peOple profit by the experience of former years. L Income-tax e-ta e them x t recollect iladbeeniiltr the odu manner in ced,thealm 01Nhit.ch theimper ceptible ‘b h y ad wh ev ic e l n i. wa it 1 1 1 1 3, a , d b g e r c o om wn e. up i. de a t nd th t o h se e curse Nwhich e i e t s who had groaned under that pernicious impost, be ware, now that they had got rid of it, how they opened a door to its return. Let them judge if the Chancellor of the Exchequer once gets his foot upon that chosen ground, if he would abandon it, till he drained it of their last shilling. if they had looked to the returns of what the landed interest had paid, and considered the many burdens with which they we re at present oppressed, it would be evident that such a tax, however modified, would not be endured."— Times, Feb. 18, 1822. These were the opinions of Henry Brougham— whether they were the opinions of the ox-Chancel lor, he would not venture to say.—(Hear.) lf he saw good Aneasures from any quarter, he was not so much bound up with party as to reject them, because he did not or could not trust the men proposing them.—(Flear, hear.) He would hail an y prospect of relief, come from where it might. But look at every interest. Where were there the least signs of that improvement, which Was pro mised to be the immediate results of Sir It. Peel's ac cession to power ? He would ask the landlords if their rents were better paid—or did their mines, minerals, and other property yield a better return? Can the farmer better meet his engagements than two years ago? Look at the state of the labouring population, many of whz,ni were happy to obtain a place of mere shelter. Were these the signs of returning prosper • rity ? Had anything in reality been done for the coun try, or was there anything to hope for from the late measures?—(Hear, hear.) But he did not despond. He knew the great enterprise of Englishmen, and that, with but little to encourage them, they would resort to great activity. The manufacturing classes ought to have the earnest attention of the Government; and he should have thought that the great insurrection of the present year, would have stimulated the Government to pay more attention to their embarrassments. But he might be permitted to ask in what respect was this Government superior to the last in preserving the peace of the count r y ? Some years since, at Bir.sning ham, the mob had possession of the town for four hours, and some houses were burnt. They all recyl lected the inignant language of the Duke of Welling ton, who said that in all the course of bis campaigns he never knew so much desolation caused in so short a time. How different the feeling, when he looked at: what occurred under his own administration,—(Hear.) The mob had dominance--not four hours, but four teen days, and hundreds and thousands of marauders were dispersed through the country levying cAntribu tions : our armies in France and Spain had never more complete military occupation of a country than these mobs had.—(Hear, hear.) The Govern meat was unequal to the protection of life, libertry or property.—(Hear, hear.) It was to the mode ration of the people themselves that we were in debted fur our preservation ; and he gave great credit to the military in disdaining to stain their swords with the blood of their fellow subjects—they did not renew the scene of Peterloo—not wanting the battle in the town, or out of the town—(Hear)—and it was due to their humanity that a stop was put to the g,reateit servile insurrection since the days of Wat Tyler and Jack Cade, without extensive bloodshed.—(Hear.) After some further observations Mr. W. rebutted the charge that the state of the country had been de scribed in terms of exaggeration. What was the case ? The masters say that in consequence of re stricted commerce, they are obliged to lower wages and press upon the poor men, or to throw up the means of employment altogether. It was the duty of the Government to strike at the root of the evil, and by decisive legislation effect that change in our com merce, without which neither the condition of the peo ple nor the circumstances of the country could be raised. On this point he would venture to make a prophecy —that within a short space of time, the Corn-laws would be repealed. They saw signs of this every day : many who had supported those laws, and who observed the signs of the times, admitted those laws were doomed ; and, preferring place and power to being consistent, they were prepared to repeal them.— (Hear.) The Corn-laws will be repealed.in all their obnoxious principles, and by Sir R. Peel; and he, as on other occasions, will have the support of the Liberals, who have always shown, with respect to great principles, that they do not mind the man, so that they can get the measures.—(Loud cries of Hear, hear.) And Sir R. Peel in repealing the Corn laws, will have the support of the great body of those country gentlemen who swore on the hustings never to allow any Minister to touch the Corn-law, Whig or Tory.—(Hear.) They have already violated that declaration.— (Hear, hear.) They have done much to save their favourite Minister. Let them do more to save their country.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. W. then briefly touched upon the foreign policy, and demonstrated that though the present Govern ment had reviled the policy of their predecessors, yet that they had been contented, now that they had suc ceeded to office, humbly and servilely to adopt it. With respect to Lord Ashburton's treaty, it was all surrender—surrender—surrender—(Hear)—and he was afraid it was pregnant with great evils, and would ultimately produce great misfortunes, and also that war, its professed object was to avoid.—(Hear.) Mr. W. next alluded to the attempts of Sir It. Peel in the last session to deprive the people of • their right of petition in the case of the Income-tax, as showing the true feeling of Toryism as respects popular rights. He next touched upon the recent appointments of borough Magistrates, as reminding him of the dark deeds of the reign of Charles 11. He mentioned in contrast the conduct of Lord Grey's Government, of which Sir J. Graham was a member, who, though the great bulk of the Magistrates were Tory, had dis dained to swamp them by wholesale creations.— (Hear.) He did not thus insult the County Ma gistracy. But now Sir J. Graham unblushingly avowed that his object was to degrade the Liberal Magistrates; and he designated the act as most abominable and unconstitutional.—(Hear.) This was the conduct of a man who once called himself a Whig; and who would tell them, if they wished. him, that though he had abandoned his party, he had not deserted his principles.—(Great cheering. Mr. W. thus continued—lie was not satisfied with the present state of the law affecting representation. There were grievous faults in the practice, as many of the county electors were made to regard the vote as their landlords, and many of the town constituen cies sold their franchise.—(Ylear.) He would mate rially extend the franchise—so that all classes com petent to its judicious and independent exercise should enjoy it.—(Hear.) But though he thus declared him self a progressive and constitutional Reformer, yet he was not prepared to adopt the crude theories of those whose ultra views were put forth as the only panacea for all the ills of our social and political state. — (Hear.) If he could think that the points of the Charter would ameliorate the condition of society, and do away with the existing evils, then he might view that measure with favour ; but it was because he thought to the contrary—and that those who were most warm and earnest, and most honest in supporting that measure, would be the greatest sufferers—he meant the operative classes themselves ; because he believed that it would lower down this great country to the very dust, and destroy the people themselves, he had always opposed, and always should oppose, views which he honestly re garded as chimerical and delusive.—(Cheers.) What confidence could the varied interests of this country place in a Chartist Government ? What confidence 'could foreign Powers place in it ?—(Hear.) If a Parliament was constituted on the principles of the Charter, the want of confidence would ruin all inter ests, and fall most heavily upon those who are the dependent classes—(Hear)—and commerce would necessarily be kept unsettled, and without the slightest chance of being legislated for, so as to give prosperity to . the people.—(Hear.) One of the re sults of these extreme views would be to do away with the national debt; and he might be permitted to say, that it would be equally honest to do away with all debts whatever, and individual liabilities.— (Hear.) The debt was a sacred charge incurred to save the State and our liberties; and its spoliation ought not to be countenanced.—(Cheers.) There were many other topics upon which he might have addressed them, but time would not permit. " I deny not that I have been a party man ; but a most disinterested one ; and I defy any one in this company, or in any other, to say that I ever sacrificed my principles to any party. I could not be so blind as not to foresee the issue of the late contest; for when a large Whig interest joined the Tories and threw themselves into the arms of their former opponents, it was in vain to expect that I, who had no numerous squadrons of mounted tenantry to follow me, who trusted wholly to the independent voices of the people, could con tend against such an array with any chance of suc cess.—(Hear, hear.) I however fought the battle to satisfy my 'riends, and, if I fell, 1 fell in a good ca use, and I preferred falling as I did, in company with a Morpeth, than to retain the most perma nent seat in Parliament by the sacrifice and abandon ment of any of those great principles which first re commended me to your notice—(Loud cheering.) He had now endeavoured to explain what the prin ciples were on which he had been guided, and he had also in reverting to the measures of the present day, shown what his decision would have been had he been in Parliament; and he ,appealed for their verdict, but that verdict had been given before he had pleaded his cause.—(Hear.) He thanked them for the patience with which they had listened to him— aud also for the active services they had rendered in the hour of conflict—and he promised them, that on any occasion when his services might be required, he would lose no opportunity of supporting and vindicating their rights.—(Loud cheers.) given, after which the Many other toasts were then company separated at a lat e hour. GREAT LEA---GUE FuND.SO,OOOI.—A che er i ng in stance of the growing zeal for the success of the fund occurred in Little Bolton the other day. The Com mittee appointed to canvass Eastward, called in one instance, upon an old schoolmaster, who stated that his receipts had fallen off, during the last few years, more than twenty shillings a week, and he was sorry he really had no money to give them. But, turning to his wife, he said, " Kitty, go up stairs (into such a drawer) and bring down the old Queen Anne's crown piece, which was thy brother's." The old lady trotted up stairs, and speedily returned with the coin in question, which she handed over most cheer fully, although she said it had been in the family up wards of forty years. The old couple made the col lectors heartily welcome to it, bade them " God speed" in their benevolent work, and they went on their way deeply struck with this noble trait of self denial and unassuming zeal, which puts to utter shame the comparatively paltry contributions of more pre tending repealers.—Bolton Free Press. The late favourable summer season, which has not been equalled for many years, was so productive to the Watermen's steam-boats on the river, and the number of passengers carried so far exceeded that of all former years, that at their recent annual meeting, it was stated that the net profit for the past year would enable them to declare a dividend of 15 per cent. ; hut as they intended to build additional boats to meet the increasing traffic on the river, it was agreed upon to declare a dividend of 10 per cent., to be paid forthwith, to lay by a reserved fund of 1,0001., and to present a donation of 50 guineas to the Wa termen and Lightermen's Almshouses, making in all 100 guineas which they have presented to that ex cellent institution. A very handsome iron steam boat, to be called -Waterman No. 8, is now ready for launching at Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare's factory at Blackwall. She is to be fitted up with two engines of 16-horse power each, with machinery and boilers on an improved system by Messrs. Penn and Son, of Greenwich, who have been so successful in fitting up the numerous river steamers. The Watermen steamers 9 and 10 are building, and will be ready in t a few weeks. The same Company intend building eight other steam-boats. LLO YD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, DEC. 16.—Wind this day at n oon, S.W., light and hazy. DEAL, DEC. 15.—Wind S.W. by S. modernt. Arrd. Pink, Patterson, Calcutta; Itoseberry, Y ou ig, Montreal, Sld. Golden Fleece, Perna mbmx); Whaza ilea, Demerara. Remain, Fiedel, Venergia, f or Ri o Janeiro; Edinburgh, New Orleans; Ocean and Jean Graham, Sierra Leone ; Isabella, for Demerara; Charles, for Tobago; and several others. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 15.—Wind, S.S.E.. fine.--Sid. 'Quebec, New York. Orr BEACHEY HEAD, DEC. 14.—Manhattan, Bith ;nib New York, for Amsterdam ; Adeline, Chum be.:-s, Quebec. ITEA . X1;10ETII, DEC. 15.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Roy alisi, ,Shapeott, Demerara; Pestonjee Bomanjee (,' - ranspo., - t), Launceston, Quebec. , DEC. 15.—Arrd. Albion, Hick, Quebec. Sld. 11 7 1111m1 Miles, Jamaica; Hero, Fayal. SWAaSEA, -DEC. 13.—Arrd. Helen Simpson, Cuba. L ARNE Chieftain, Quebec. GnANGEMOUnr.—Arrd. Hampton, Quebec. GLAsoow, DEC: .15.--The Fidelity, from Lerwick to Bristol, stranded on the Island of Jura, has been jot off* after discharging her cargo, and put into Ardilshan to repair. Ir.FRACONEE, DEC. 15.--The L udd, from Cette and Gibraltar, has been towed in here with loss of rudder, spars, and sails. Llvraroon, DEC. S.S.W., moderate.— Arrd. Richard Anderson, Bernyett, Virginia; Port land, Robinson, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Bitlston, Calcutta ; Fame, Buenos Ayres ; Windsor, Ceara; Ariadne, and (John Boltcm New Orlea ns; Mary Campbell, and Greenock, Mobile ; Garrick, New York ; Levant, Magnolia. The Hampden, bound to Liverpool, was ashore on the Bar of the Mississirmi about Nov. 8. Orr IlAsTiNus.—Glen Huntley, Calcutta. DUBLIN, DEC. 13.—Arrd. Industry, Stephens, St. John's, New Brunswick. LOIVESTOFF, DEC. I.s.—Anna, Haward, of New nrt, which was on the Holm Sand, has been assisted oft; and proceeded. S i VELDS, DEC. 14.—Sid. Princess Victoria, Monte Video. lI I TL4 DEC. 14.—Arrd. Harriet Rochwell, Brand, Chariestog, THE GREAT GALE on LAKE ERIE. A furious pie took place on Lake Erie on Friday last and the night following, accompanied by a driv ing fall of snow, wilich _rendered the atmosphere so thick as to obstruct the Tisiol: at a few yards' distance. / The weather was very cold wjthai, aiid we fear the damage done on the lake was very gz eat. The Bilfalo Commercial of Saturday evening rec:rimts the follow ing disasters within a few miles of that rort " The schooner Jefferson, Captain I.lougall, went ashore at six o'clock last night, about three miles above Buffalo light •house, and is a total wreck, at tended with a melancholy loss of life— one entire family, husband, wife, and five children, together with a young woman, and on e o f th e me n belongiog to the vessel having perished ! Captain Dougall, front whom we have the painful recital, says that about two hours after his vessel beached, the companion-way was washed off, and the children and young won:an drowned in the cabin and forecastle. A portion of the crew had got ashore in quest of help, old were endeavouring to rescue the family. The mate wrapped his overcoat around the woman, an& tried to keep her warm by walking her to and fro on the beach, but she soon became exhausted and inca-• pable of motion, and was placed in the boat which had: washed up, where she died in a short time. Her husband was delirious on reachin g shore, and attempted to escape into the swamp near by, but perished within a short distance. One of the hands belonging to the vessel, named James Bruce, got into the swamp, and was likewise lost. The Jefferson was bound for that: port, with a cargo of 500 barrels of salt, 40 tons of iron, and some merchandise, which will be mostly lost. The crew succeeded about mid-night in getting on hoard the brig Olive Richmond, beached below them, in a greatly exhausted state. When our reporter reached the vessel this forenoon, the figure of the young woman above-mentioned was discoered standing in an upright posture, in the fore— castle companion way, frozen stark and stiff, with hands partly raised in an imploring posture, and her eyes fixed with a cold and stony gaze upon the shore. Of the vessels heard from, eleven in number, all have been wrecked, in a distance of some twenty miles from Buffalo, which is the extent of the coast heard from ; what the effect has been beyond isvn- known, but it is apprehended will prove most fearful. The steamers Great Western and Wisconsin, from the upper lakes, and due at Buffalo on Thursday, had not arrived. The Canal is closed at Rochester and westward. GALE ON LAKE ONTARIO.-tt letter just received from Oswego, dated Nov. 19, says— " We are in the midst of one of our most tremen dous westerly gales. A, schooner, froth mismanage ment, has just been driven-on-the!eastlisr, within the piers, and must be lost. I neVer this , a more prodigious sea running." Further advices we fear will swell the tide of suf fering for days yet. No steam-boats had arrived_ down the lake for 24 hours. We learn verbally that the Erie Canal, as far east as Rochester, closed with ice on Saturday night—doubtless from the effect of the snow fall. We fear that by this time the Canal i nearly closed throughout, greatly to the disappoint ment and loss of the mercantile community, who have now millions worth of produce embarked on it, or awaiting transportation the wrong side of Albany. The water rose five feet in Buffalo Harbour, and the Rochester packet of Friday night had not reached Buffalo on Saturday at two P.m. EXPENSES OF THE LATE CONTEST IN YORKSHIRE*. —A paragraph appears in the Leeds papers, to the effect that Miss Rhodes, of the Stafford Arms Hotel, Wakefield, filled as many as 8,000 classes of brandy during the election for the office of registrar, and charged them to the committee acting on behalf of the lion. Arthur Lascelles. The statement is wide of the mark by several thousands ; and 800 would be much nearer the truth. The gross amount of 111iss Rhodes's charge to the committee is 2,1701. Mr. Hodgson's expenses fall short of 4,0001. Mr. Las celles will hardly be free, it is said, for 5,5001. or 6,0001. Both parties are paying off as fast as the bills can be got in; and we hear of no grumbling on either side in regard to deductions from the charges in the bills.—York Courant. BRUSSELS, DEC. 11.--On Friday the 16th of this month, the fifty-second anniversary of his Majesty's birth will be observed in the. usual manner.—lt will be remembered that the Chamber of Representatives has resolved to search for, collect, and publish docu ments relative to the ancient national assemblies of Belgium. We learn that the Chamber has just ac quired some highly interesting MSS. towards this collection. These papers (between 550 and GOO) concerned the States-General assembled at Brussels and Antwerp in the years 1576, 1577, 1579, and 1580. Count John and Lady Cecil Delafield, leftiMvart ; s Hotel on Thursday, for the Earl of Limerick's Bedfordshire. DEATH OF TUE HON. C. H. STRATFORD.—Letters have reached town which announce the death, at sea, on his return from China, of the Hon. C. 11. Stratford, Captain in the 18th Royal Irish, and second son of the Earl of Aldborough. EOLOGY.—A person residing in this place lately picked from the top of an old dyke a piece of sa n d s tone, which struck him as being marked with some singular impressions. On submitting it to the inspection of several of our local geologists, they were convinced that the impressions were organisms of an uncommon type ; but they were unable to define to what genus of animals they belonged. Subsequent light has been thrown upon the spec imen, howeveri and it appears that the impressions in question are the scales of the Holoptychius, a fish which belongs to the upper formation of the old red sandstone, and which, in point of grotesquesn ess of form an d p ecu liarity of construction, will yield to none which the wonder-revealing science of geology has yet brought to light. The spe c i men o f t h e sca l es which has been discovered here, is supposed to have come out. of Tudhope quarry, near which it was found. The quarry has not been wrought for several years ; but now th a t thi s di scovery h as b een made, there is no saying to what extent the remains of primeral days may have been brought to the surface by the inobservant quar r y man . A s it i s , a new i nterest will beimparted to the sandstones of this district, and we have no doubt that geologists will find a new field for further discovery. Scales of a similar character to those above mentioned have , been found by an intelligent gentleman of Rule Water, near the foot of Wynbrugh Hill. There are few instances in which an entire specimen of . the Ho4tychius has been found anywhere. The most perfect is that discovered by the Rev. James Noble, of St. Madoes, in the sandstones of Claslibe in nnie, and which has created a great deal of discussion its day. —Kelso Chronicle. We understand that communications have been exchanged between the Bishop of London and the Attorney-General on the subject of the impunity which has hitherto been permitted to the pub lishers of blasphemous tracts and placards, and that measures are about to be adopted by th e Government for the puni shment of the guilty parties. A very few days bef ore th e i nter f erence of Mr. Knight Bruce, a young gentleman of the name of Wileis had applied at Bow-street and other police-offices for warrants against the miscreant whose windows were broken by Mr- Bruce, ' without success ; those gentlemen, alt h ough one of the placard s was produced before them, de' dining to interfere.—Standard.—[Wl3° a re the en tlemen to whom our Contemporary r efers ? The only parties to which the leader alludes are police offices and Bow-street, never till the present time reckoned gentleniep]