The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-31 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS. (THIS DAY.) n COVENT-GARDEN. "Wing to the continued mildness of the weather, "e bad a very large supply of most kinds of vegetables °ll sale in to-day's market, while the demand ,was L • 7 4 y'y at barely last week's currencies. Fruit was s l a In e.hundant, and extremely lowin price. Potatoes ' u la heavily at their quotations. Potatoes from 3s to 4s Per cwt • Turnips,ls 10d to 2s 3d; Carrots, 3s to ss; Col eworts or Greens Is 3d to •2s ; and Leeks, is to "dyer dozen bunches ; Apples, is 3d to 3s ; Pears, 4 sto 5s Gd; Onions, Is Gd to 2s 6d per half sieve; " Oranges and Lemons, 8s to 10s, and Walnuts, 10d t Is 4d per 100; Brocoli, 6s to 12s, and Celery, 13s 1 18 8 per dozen bundles ; Endive, ls 6d to 2s 64 per ; Savoys, ls to .2s, and red Cabbages, 2s to 8s t? dozen heads ; Mushrooms, ls to ls Bd, and small 2d to 3d per punnet; Turnip Radishes, 8d to 7Per dozen hands ; Horse-radish, ls 6d to 3s per ttndle ' • Spanish Nuts, 2s to 3s ; Barcelona, 3s to 3s 3d; 141(1 Chesnuts, 2s 6,1 to 3s 6d per peck. ICEVTGATE AND IMADENHAIM. ._Our markets, though they did not exhibit a very l:lensive supply, were. in a very sluggish state, and irquotations were a shade easier. Beef from 3s to 4 , 84 ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; Veal, 3s 84 t o 4s 2d ; tola Pork, 35 8d to 4s Gd pe r Blbs. by th e carcas e. e supplies of both Game and Poultry on sale here * Clay being extensive, th e g en era l i nqu i r y was h eav y Ilia following soinew hat depressed rates. Turkeys, 4 to 20s ; Geese, 4s to 7s ; Capons, 4s to lOs ; casting Pigs, 4s to 8s; Rabbits, 4d to is 3cl; Hares, to 3s 6d ; Partridges, Is 3d to 2s ; 'Woodcocks, .to 3, ; Ph easants, 2s to 4s ; Grouse, 2s to 1 Ptarmigan, Is 9d to 2s 6d ; Snipes, Is to Is 6d ; ;' 4l , 4d to ; W Ducks, is 34 to 2s; Widgeons, 8d t I ,s 6d; Plovers, Gd to,Bd ; and Pigeons, 6d to 10d • Fowls, 4s to 8s ; Chickens, 2s to 4s ; t o ', bucks, 2s to 4s per coule. Fresh Butter, ls 3d " .5d per lb; Eggs, 8s to lls per 100. BILLINGSGATE. 1 4 1' ish—We had a decided improvement in the de -18:11(1 for most ki n d s off Fish, and the rates 1 an upward tendency. Turbots sold at from 47 to 24s ; Cod Fish, is 6d to 12s ; Haddocks, 6to ls .2d; Whitings, 4d to 8d ; Mackerel, 8d to Is 24 ; 14 3's, 2s. to 3s 6d ; Crabs, Gd to 2s Gd ; and Lobsters, 1; 34 to 35 64 each; Soles, 8d to 3s 3d per pair ; Smelts, i t _lod to 3s;. Fresh Herrings, Is to 2s 4d ; and j o 7, rues Flounders, Is 2d to 2s per dozen ; Salmon, 6,14, to is 4il; Crimped Skate, 6d to 10di and Eels, leq is 3d per lb ; Sprats, 35 - to 4s 3d; and Oysters, to 25s per bushel. WHITECIZAPEZ. The supply of Meat being large the inquiry fur it 11s sl ow a t l ate rates. B ee f f rom 3 s 24 t o 3 s 8d ; ll tten %'4d to 4s 2d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 2d; and o r t 4 38 6,1 to 4s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. -211YNGEurbR,D. N otwithstanding the supplies of meat and other k Oles were scanty, the general inquiry was slow, at -qit late rates. EWPORT thi s e ,had a large N supply of m eat brought forward 4 3 Morning, the sale for which was slow. Beef from t r) 2 d to 3 s 10d ; Mutton, 3s: to 4s 2d.; Veal, 3s 8d t ,,, 48 4d; and Pork, Is 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs by the BREAD. t h lle prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are 4% 111 7d to • 7-Vd; of Household do., 5d to 60 per loaf. HIDE MARKET. .w . Hides at per stone of 14 lbs. ; Sheep and Calf 1,1.t'3, at per skin.—Best Steers and Heifers 6s to 6s ' middling Hides, 5s 4d to 5s 10d ,• inferior do, h l :(1 to os 2d. ; Market Calf, 8s to 9s ' • Long-woolled s p, 2s "10d to 4s 4d ; short do, 2s 2d to as. HAT MARKETS. ! k rrurmx..—Coarse meadow Hay, 3/ to 3/ , 15s; i` l4 l ditto, 3/ 18 s t o 4/ 4 s ; fi ne u pl an d ditto, 4/ds,to / I , l °s; Clover; Hay, 41 to lOs ; Oat Straw, ' ' 0 212 s • Wh ea t St raw , 2/ 3s t o 214 s per load. „ th; t'l3' moderate, and trade rather dull, at about sta oy prices, 111 meadow Hay, 31 5s to R 5 ; useful ditto, 4/ to 4/ 5 s ; fi n e upland ditto, f% 13 to 4/ l2s ; Clover Hay, 4/ to 51 6s; Oat load. 2/ is to 2/ 3s ; Wheat Straw, 2/ 4s to 2/ 5s inaAl. A short supply, an d a steady inquiry, at i,bove quo t a ti ons . t y l IITEcuArEL. Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ to 15 s ; useful ditto, 4/ t o 4/ 4 s ; fine upland 5,4°, 4/ 5s to 4/ 103; Clover Hay, 4/ 5s to 5115 s ; i 4 Straw, 1/ 18s to 212 s ; Wh ea t Straw, 2/ 2s to 2/ I ,4er load. Both hay and straw met a slow inquiry, gout material alteration in figures. I,,IWAREFIELD CORN MARKET.—FEIDAY• tr,, k 4 'ere was a good supply o f most ar ti c les in the trade ti s 4 ", 11 1) for this mark e t. N ew Wh ea t. in good condi tikd found buyers at last weeles prices, but,parcels in of which there was a great portion, were difficult to (4, 1 4 at a decline of ls. to 2s. per quarter. Barley, Beans, ' n d fo Uat a without alteration in value, with a limited de r each article. tY, Per qr. of 601 b. to the hush - I. eat,. Red, Essex and Kent New Us. to 4 9, • xtra 50, N.,r1011. an 4 SlTpoll.. New 455. 48.• 50% Bostim and Wisheich New 445. 4 s. 4 9 8 . Yorkshire. N w 43i. 445. ... -gl sh, White New 48.. M.. •. 55 Old koraign kt• Per quarry imperial. leY, Norfolk aml Suffolk New - 6.. to 28.. xtra 305. Yorkt.hrte a d Lincolnshire 24.. `26t. 275. Sc itch Gri. ding 22s 24.5. —s. Per qr. of 631 b. to th ... bus!lel. 141113 . New 25;. 295. —s 1 1 / 2 , Old 29;. 31s. ... 22. Potato a &Poland .... 10d. to 101 , Fon:4n —d —d. pet Stone itirng 235. to 244. per ad. 000000000 l6s tine 39;. per d. sed ....... 301.05. 311.05. per LAP, I ls e .. PRICE OF BREAD. i lv highest price of Bread bi the Metropolis is 7%d, :or the fib ' Got4l Bread may be hid at 5)4d. p is Per Cwt. PRICES OF SEEDS. 1 Pm Quarter. , o ,if,tliglish Red Clover..: 75s St. Fein —s fBs 41s , ls,,,'„'ltto Ditto s—3 s'Rye Grass . 1111 4 13r,oreign Ditt0......-3 56s 75s Pacey Grass . . -s — s •-.3 ts, Ditto Linseed, tor feeding til WI ' i d lite (..over 503 ses fil , sDiVo, for sowing .......--s ties 145 kt., ,,1 tt0 Ditto „—s g a!Ditto, for crushing ....—s 4es Otis tlfj T rerlDi I —s 18s 22s'llein ....... ...... .. ........... 42s 48• tr, l 'itto 1, rnihin irtii. h 3 —3 ....3 ...--3 i Per Bushel. r ,or,• s '. ay —s 4es 4'is; White Mustard.... 9s Od to Ils ed l•oti.!Rn Ditto ..41 : der —s 143 :20sTares as 6.1 to 5, 0 PRICE 31 , OIL. Dame Oil, brown, per ton £4l 10 Ditto refined Linseed Oil - 3l 10 1 • 11 )3 , •ed Oil Cake at the Mill (per 1000) ll 0 1 4 4i.e per ton .. 510 tot„ „ I'll ICE OF TA LLOW, SOAP &c. per 112 - fallow .C2 10 0 Melting Stuff £1 14 0 WV'" Russia p it li ;; ........ 0 0 0 Good Dregs 0 5 0 I' lle, PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of albs of fallow (as stated by th e,Tal low Melters) COAL MA II KET. 4 11 Ships arrived since last maraet.day, 57. i cf. IC. d t il dit% 15 ti W. K Braddyll'sHotton ... 21 o C,,plor M ai 16 6 Walls End Riddell's lB 6 li f e in t Main 16 I , Walls End Todd's Benaham 14 0 'l,, •hvt Il i- 11 1 1 e • ork i. , , Moor ant l7 6 Walls End Iletton ic At Vl, , N . l "414 ,31am IR Walls End Stewart's ' , lid Clennell l6 I Cowper, l6 6 RAILWAY RETURNS. W e x , i e extract from the Railway Magazine the sums re 1 tt d on the principal Railways of Great Britair lo t tt t he week ending on the day of the month prefixd h„.. t lxch. The return includes the money received fot Cr k se ngers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer lodiz e ;.___ .. tytk Miles Llit_le4 Name of Railway. Opened. - '„_ 2 4 Birmingham k Derby Junct. 48 4 a Birmingham and Gloucester 55 s— Brandling Junction 25 2 3 Chester and Birkenhead .. 25 Dundee and Arbroath ... 2 4 Edinburgh and Glasgow 2 5 Eastern Counties .....» 17% 2 4 Glasgow and Alr .. ... . 24 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 22% 2 4 GrandJunct.,Chester&Crewe 113 24 Great North of England 45 2 5 Great Western --- Hayle ... 18 2 4 Hull and Selby --- Lancaster & Preston Junction 204 23 Liverpool and Manchester 3l 2 4 London and Birmingham 1124 29 London and Blackwall ...... 24 London and Brighteß - ---Ditto Shoreham Branch ..•••• 5% 2 7 London and Croydon lO% 2 9 London and Greenwich 3l 2 5 London and South Western 22 Manchester, Bolton..and Bury 10 24 Manchester & Birmingham 24. Manchester and Leeds 2 4 Midland Counties . . 57% 24. Newcastle and Carlisle ,60% 24 Newcastle and Noy4F.Shields 7 2 5 Northern and Easf7rn . 29 24 North Midland 2 3 North Union 24 Preston and Wyre 19% 24. Sheffield and Manchester 7 2 9 South Eastern . 24 Taff Vale . tre Ulster 24 York and North Midland 2B Total. X. S. d. 1,322 7 9 1,719 15 6 372 1 8 184 9 ICi 1,693 18 4 947 .711 779 8 7 589 18 11 7,741 18 6 1,332 7 8 13,691 0 5 882 4 8 3,693 19 10 16,886 8 10 56;► 11 0 3,379 9 5 222 6 7 825 9 7 5,516 14 6 537 7 7i 2,477 1 8 3,966 11 3 2,718 2 0} 1,201 13 2 286 8 9 1,331 6 2 4,330 12 8 910 16 9 139 8 11 220 '2 7 1,712 18 1G 593 8 1 432 5 5 1,706 11 5 th We are h a ppy t o announces f rom persona l in qu i ry, t h a t considerable revival of tr a de is visibl e i n mos t o f de mand Gl ouces t ers hi r e c lO t hi ng di str i cts, w h ere a b r i sk the exists for the kind s o f c l o th manu f ac t ure d for , rti China tr a d e . Th ere i s f a i r groun d f or h ope, not v _ e rely that this improv emen t w ill b e sus t a i ne d, b u t Liat it will extend.—Devizes Gazette. PRESENT TO IlEn MAJEsTy.--Forbes Esq., la of' PRESENT NnonEay, one of the first sportsmen' in the I:ligh bncls! on Friday last sent, through the Duke of b u eelcugh, to Windsor C as tl e , f or th e acee pt ance o f er Majesty, a you ng d eer -b oun d o f th e true Hi g h, nd breed. Thi s gen tl eman, w h o i s t h e b rot h er o f f e Present Lo r d Ad vocate , h as long been celebrated thaving the b es t ,b'reed of this species of dog in h.eotland: We feel assured that this present will be i ghly prized both by h er M a j esty an d P r i nce Alb er t. d "le body of the u n f or t una t e tnan Gib son , w h o was w r elvited in crossing our river about five weeks ago, picked up on the Wootton marshes on Thursday ' l it --Norwich AVercury. NEW YEAR'S GIFTS. Sparkling in beauty, who comes through the air, Like a Prince of the Heavens, all splendid and fair ? Who slides down the skies, in a sphere of sweet sound, With the white-footed Hours, gay-wheeling around ? Whom cymbals and lyric-harps worship and praise, , And the youths and the damsels whir: in their lays ? 'Tis he—the New Year—say, what gifts loth he bri►tg ? Beryl and diamonds drop from his wing Chrysolites leap from his glances and smiles, Blaming the ocean, and lighting the isles : But—great as those treasures--beyond them he brings Yet lovelier prizes, and blesseder things. Charms to young Beauty !—a thousand new charms— Glory and bloom to her bosom and arms ! Tresses, that flow hyacinthinely sweet, Like clouds of soft loveliness, down to her feet ! Songs to het lips, so with luxury flowing, As hymns sung by seraphs who warble while glowing ! Besides—such sweet lustres to brows and to eyes, As would take a whole kingdom of hearts by surprise. But what to bold Boyhood !—ah, say what to him ? Pride to his intellect—strtngth to his limb ! Bushy gold clusters of locks to his head, The hawk to his eye, and the king to his tread ; Blood to his pulses to bound in their beat, And wine, that his veins may run crimson with heat. And Age ?—though fast sinking, scarce borne by his staff, ITath joy in his heart, and delight in his laugh ; For the rich gleams of old re-awake in his eye, As his daughters and sons stand and image him by— Arrayed in the beauty—or strong in the power Bequeathed by the Year as its gift and its dower. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.) In the case of Henry Samuel Peters, the self styled Lieutenant in her Majesty's 85th Regiment, which had been before this Court on Thursday last, an application was made by Mr. Pare, the prosecutor, and landlord of the Barley Mow, public-house, in Salisbury-court, to the effect that the prisoner might be discharged from further custody, upon compensa ting the landlord for the injury he had sustained. A letterfrom Peters was then handed to the Ma gistrate, in which he expressed his regret for the dis graceful assault, and stated that if further proceedings were stayed, he should pay Mr. Pare one pound of the damage, and make a donation of one pound to the poor-box of the Court. It appeared from statements made by various par ties, that the young woman Louisa Love is already well known at many of the police-offices, and that the alleged Lieutenant acts in the capacity of what is termed ingenteel parlance, her "-protector." Sir C. M.tasHAr i. said that before the prisoners were discharged, he should require Peters to enter into his own recognisances in the sum of 401. to keep the peace to all her Majesty's subjects for six months. BO W-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) In consequence of the illness of Mr. Twyford, Mr. Bingham, the Magistrate from Worship-street, pre sided this morning. A young man, who gave his name as Edwin Hal ton, and who stated that he was a compositor on a morning paper, was charged with violently assaulting police cous'cable Luther Carter, F 64, while in the execution of his duty, by beating and kicking him, whereby his head was cut open. The officer, who appeared with his head bandaged, and with sundry marks of violence about his head and face, stated that he was on duty in the Strand, near to Temple-bar, between one and two o'clock this morning when the prisoner rushed out of a public-house, and commenced creating a great disturbance in the street. Witness sent up to remonstrate with him, and then the prisoner seized him by the inside of the stock, and nearly choked him. lle then threw him down on the pavement, and jumped upon and kicked him. Witness got up, and the prisoner immediately knocked him down, whereby his head was dreadfully cut. By this time witness was completely exhausted, and was nearly fainting, when another policeman came up, and after a violent struggle the prisoner was taken into cus tody, and conveyed to the station-house. The other policeman corroborated the latter part of the last witness's statement, and said, he never saw any person so violent as the prisoner. If witness had not came up when he did, he believed the pri soner would have killed the last witness. The prisoner, in his defence, merely said he was drunk, and did not know What he was about. Mr. BINGHAM said he had never heard of a more aggravated assault. If he were to commit the pri i soner, which he felt inclined to do, perhaps it, would, he the ruin of him, and it was only upon that consi deration that-he was about to inflict the punishment he should award, which 'was; that the prisoner be fined; .51., or in default -of payment be committed to the , House of Correction for one month. In inflicting.. ihis_punishment he hardly knew if he was justified in being so lenient. —The money was not paid. . MARYLEBONE.—(THIS DAY.) Richard Rose, a boy about 16, was placed at the bar on a charge of stealing two pieces of Orleans cloth and a printed dress, from the shop of George Simpson, draper, 42, Crawford -street. Benjamin Fountain said that he observed the pri soner and another young man, who has escaped, take the clothes and the dress from the door, where they were exposed for sale, and run off in the direction of Brvanstone-square. Witness followed, shouting " Stop thief," when they threw the goods down ; a young man picked them up, and the prisoner was eventually caught by witness. The prisoner had nothing to say, and was com mitted for trial. CLE RK EN WELL.-.(THIS DAY.) Thomas lFilliam ltileed Shadwell was charged with bigamy. Mr. Flower attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Stoddart for the prisoner. Mr. Flower stated that he was in a condition to prove that on the 10th of May, 1832; the prisoner married Sarah Shadwell, at St. John's Church, Hackney, his lawful wife, and lived with her for two or three years, that he left her in 1834, and on the 21st January, 1838, married, at Trinity Church, Cambridge, Caroline Sparrowhawk Smith. Mr. Flower then handed in certificates of both marriages signed by the Register-General and produced John \Vhitcher, one of the " Detective " force, who deposed that he took the prisoner into custody in Church-street, Islington, on the previous evening. Mr. Justins (Mr. Flower's clerk), said the prisoner when arrested on the previous evening, admitted that he had married both wives, and on the certificates being produced admitted them to have been the true documents. Some ether witnesses were produced, who left no moral doubt as to the prisoner's guilt; but as Mr. Flower said the evidence of the second wife was ne cessary to complete the case, he *as remanded. . The prisoner is a robust man, about 35 years of age and a tradesman in very th r i v i ng c i rcumstances, and very genteelly connected. In reply to Mr. Stoldart, Mr. Combe said the case was too clear to admit of bail. FOOT RACE FOR 251.—0 n Monday, the much talked-of race, between Patrick, of Leeds, and Long bottom, of Wakefield, came off on the turnpike road, half-way between the two towns. The distance was 120 yards. It is calculated that there were from 4,000 to 5,000 persons present. After a few false starts, the men went off at speed, and Patrick had best of the short distance, but he Was headed about, the middle of the race by I .4ongbottom, who then kept the lead, and won the race by from about two or three yards.—Leeds Mercury. PoicnlNG.—An inquest has been held on the body of a gamekeeper named Hunt, in the service of Capt. Hitchens, of ldlicote, I Varwiekshire, who was killed on the night of the 10th instant, in an affray with ten poachers, who were destroying game in his master's coppice. None of the offenders have been yet appre hended ; and the inquest was adjourned to afford time for the production of further evidence.—Shrewsbury Chronicle. C. P. T.—A few days ago, a vessel came up the river to this town, bearing fur its name the letters " C. P. T.," which excited the curiosity of some per sons to know the meaning thereof, who accordingly asked the Captain, when he replied—" It means Christ, Prayer, and Temperan ce , an d I' ve all on ' em on board." He further added that he saved annually 201. by temperance.—Leeds Mercury. A favourite canary bird kept in the house of Mr. Beer, of North-street, escaped from its cage a few days since, and was immediately caught by a cat be longing to the house, which instead of injuring it carried it to Miss Beer, and placed it in her hands unhurt. The bird was at first much frightened, but is now as lively as before.— Western Times. BEI.voiR CASTLE.—The Duke of Rutland will cora plete his 65th year on Wednesday next, when, as usual, there will be great rejoicings at the Castle. The Marquis of Granby, the Earl and Lady Katherine Jermyn, Lord Forester, Lord Charles Manners, Mr. A. and Lady Elizabeth Drummond, and other con nexions of the family, have already assembled. The odious Income-tax assumes a more frightful aspect than ever, and produces a degree of exaspera tion in the public mind which may lead to the most serious results. From the reports that reach us, it appears that the Commissioners have paid but little regard to the returns, but have assessed parties accord ing to their own fancies, and in amounts, in some cases, which are perfectly absurd.—Cormrall Ad wale. • STOPPAGE OF THE YORKSHIRE I AGRICULTURAL BANK. • MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. On Thursday, a meeting of the Shareholders was held in the Merchants' Hall, Fossgate, York. The attendance was very numerous. Mr. Blanchard, the Chairman of the Directors, entered into a long statement for the purpose of show , ing the actual position in which the Company stood. It appeared that the whole of the original capital had been lost, and that the liabilities of the bank amounted to upwards of 170,0001. This is a much larger de ficiency than was expected by most persons, and shows that there has been gross negligence somewhere. After a very stormy meeting, during which several of the Shareholders declared that they had embarked the whole of their fortunes in the Company, and that they were now ruined, it was resolved, that a call of l/. per shire, in addition to the two calls of 1/. each lately granted, should be made for the purpose of meeting the deficiency, and that the affairs of the Com pany should be wound up as soon as possible. The greatest distress prevails in this city and neighbourhood upon the subject, and it is feared that this stoppage will have the effect of ruining scores of respectable individuals.. It is also thought that the three calls of 11. each will not be sufficient to meet the liabilities, but that it will be found necessary to make a further one. The following is from another correspondent : " A very large and influential meeting of the Share holders of the Yorkshire Agricultural and Commer cial Banking Company was held on Thursday last, at the Merchants' Hall, Fossgate, William Blanchard, Esq., in the chair; when, after receiving a Report from the Directors, detailing the circumstances which had led to the suspension of payment by the Com pany, it was unanimously agreed to wind up the busi ness of the bank, and for carrying that into effect, that a contribution of 3/. per share should be paid by each Shareholder, 2/. of it to be payable immediately, and the remaining V. to be paid on or before the Ist of February." We have inquired concerning the liabilities of the bank, and we find that besides the loss of the whole capital of the bank, there will be a loss of about 100,0001. As there are 35,000 shares (615 share holders) 3/. a share will be required to pay the deficit. We believe that the original paid-up capital of the Bank was 185,0001., to which 26,000/. has been added since, making a total of 211,000/. The w hole of this has been lost. The grossest errors were committed at the very outset, of which the following is a ample. The Directors took the business of the orthern and Central Bank at Leeds, paid them 6,0001. for the good-will, and took accounts to the amount of 80,000/., for which they paid down Bank of England notes, and on which 80,0001. there has been a loss of about 40,0001. We need not say that blun ders of every kind might be expected from Directors who could make such a bargain, in ignorance of the parties whose accounts they took. In point of fact, there ought never from the outset to have been a divi dend declared : all the dividends have been paid out of capital. It is a painful feature of the case, that many of the Shareholders are widows and persons of small means, who, tempted by the success of two other banks in York, invested their all in this under taking, and have of course lost every thing.—Editors of Leeds Mercury. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, DEC. 30.—This being the closing week of the year, only a very mo derate amount of business has been transacted ; but as many buyers are deferring their purchases until the new year comes in, a considerable reaction may then be expected. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, DEC. 30.—We have not any alteration to report in this branch of trade. As is usually the case in Christmas week, the ;ransactions in business are very small. We are, lowever, hoping for an increase of business in the new year. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, DEC. 30.—As is usually the case the last week in the year, the Wool Market has been exceedingly quiet, and we do not vary our report in any respect from that of last week. LEEDS.—The past week's markets have been as dull as possible at both our Cloth Halls, as few goods hav ing changed hands during the week as in any week of the year ; but although there has been so little done, a general expectation is entertained that trade will re vive early in the new year, the prevailing opinion being that goods have now seen their lowest price, and that both Wool and Indigo are looking up, whilst the stock of goods on hand is considerably less than at the same period last year. This being the season for taking stock there is little going forward in the warehouses. BRADFORD MARKET, TIIIIRSDAY. — This being the last'Thursday in the year, was formerly not an ac knowledged market for pieces, but that custom was abandoned a few years ago, and to-day fully an ave rage business has been done with former seasons,and the manufacturers are not without considerable hope that at the commencement of the year an improved 'demand will take place. There is not any marked alteration for yarns, and the continued short time working keeps the stock low, and prices very firm. During the last week but little business has been done in the wool market, and the dullness applies to all kinds of long wool. In broke and noils the de mand continues steady, and late prices are fully maintained. TRADE or' MANCHESTER THURSDAY EVENING.— We have had a decidedly MANCHESTER , feeling in our cloth market since Thursday week, and on many kinds of goods an advance has been realised. The demand for shirtings is as good as need be, the manufacturers finding a ready sale, and realizing a fair profit, and on printing cloths generally, prices are exceedingly firm at the advance. The China mail is looked for with great anxiety as it cannot fail to bring important commercial intelligence, which may serve as a com pass by which there may be more certainty to steer. Twist, if not higher, is very firm, and the market closes with every appearance of improving rates on Tuesday next. As this favourable appearance in our cloth and yarn market has taken place amid stock taking, and the balancing of accounts, it is deemed most significant of better times being at hand. TRADE OF BARNSLEY. — The linen trade continues firm. The manufacturers of fancy drills are very busy, and all the weavers are employed; and by the time the dull season ends, it is to be hoped such an improvement will be experienced for plain goods, as to give improvement to the weavers in spring. THE BRITISH CONSUL AT BAR- CELONA. TO TILE EDITOR OF Tilt MORNING HERALD. Sir—As my father's conduct, as British Consul at Barcelona, has been noticed in the Herald, and much commented upon by the French papers, I beg to for ward you au extract from a letter just received from him. It will prove that whilst he most properly re fused to compromise his Sovereign by any overt act on his part as her representative at Barcelona, that, rather than abandon the Spaniards who had sought refuge under his roof, he preferred exposing himself and family to much personal danger. The sad event evidences the extent of the risk to which his generous conduct subjected him : " When the place was in the hands of the insur gents, and we expected to be fired on by the Fort of Montjuich, I sent your mother to my Vice-Consul at Mataro, where she was most kindly received and treated; but she was anxious to return home, and, as we had no reason to believe that the people of Barce lona would be mad enough to oppose the entry of the troops, almost everybody had re-entered: the city. When we were threatened with the bombardment, Captain Maunsell. of the Rodney, requested me and my family to go on board, but said he could not receive any Spaniards. As I had some under my pro tection who had been threatened with assassination, I determined not to desert them, and we stood out the whole bombardment, which your mother bore with great courage and calmness. But on Sunday morning, when everything was over, Captain Maunsell sent to say that Espartero had complained that I impeded his operations, and urging me as a point of duty to go on board. I could no longer resist, and taking your mother out of a sick bed and going out in a heavy sea to the ship in the roadstead proved too much for her shattered constitution, and she sunk under it." The above extract will show that, for the sake of indulging their ill-feelings against England, the French papers have not scrupled to make a cowardly and false accusation against my father, who, had he retired on board the Rodney when first urged to do so, would most probably have preyrved that life which is now lost.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN PENLEAZE. Black Torrington Rectory, Devon. TORQUAY. It is stated that a Catholic gentleman who died here a short time since has left 20,0001. to be applied by the Rev. Mr. Macdonnell in the erection of a Catholic chapel, and an endowment for the mainte nance of a, priest for ever. Mr. M'Donnell is success ful in his labours, and his zeal and talents have secured him many friends in the town.—Exeter Western Times. CREDITON.—The people of this place are enraged beyond description, at the indiscriminate delivery of papers to the tradesmen and others, who had claimed exemption from the Income-tax, assessing them in different sums. Many of those assessed are not gaining forty pounds a year by their trade, and although they may escape the imposition by appealing to the Commissioners, yet the expense and loss of time they have been put to, to say nothing of the alarm caused them at being assessed in such enor mous sums, will leave a feeling of bitter execration against the authors of the 13i11. Western Times. The late Mr. Ord, the owner of Bee's-wing, employed fourteen servants, who, in the aggregate, lived with bhn 320 years, or nearly 23 years each, on the average. ---Durham Chronicle. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1842. MR. BUCKINGHAM and the EDITOR • of the LONDON EXAMINER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER. Sia—As you stated to me on a former occasion that it was your established rule not to admit into your pages the communications of authors, referring, to any criticisms of their works that may have ap peared in the Examiner (a rule so singularly incom patible with the generally received notions of the liberty of the press, that had I not received the infor mation directly from •yourself, I should have doubted its existence in any Liberal journal), I am shut out, as far as your power of exclusion can effect it, from any appeal against your unjust judgment, to the very readers by Whom it is most important that my appeal should be seen. Nevertheless, I owe it to you, as well as to myself and to the public at large, to seek some other channel for this purpose—and happily the press of England is not so entirely closed against the claims of the misrepresented and the injured as are the columns of the Examiner against the remon strances of those on whom it first inflicts an injustice, and then denies them the right or privilege of being heard before the same tribunal in their own defence. Having been for the last three months engaged in the north in the advocacy of free-trade principles, and moving rapidly from town to town, in order to enlist as many of the community as possible ;n a demand for a repeal of the Corn-laws as soon as Parliament meets, I did not see the Examiner of the 10th instant till yesterday. In it I observed an article professing to be a review of the third series of my work on America, the tone and temper of which furnishes sufficient proof of the substitution of personal feeling in lieu of calm judgment, by which your editorial re ference to any labour of mine has been usually cha racterised. The evident object of that review is to throw ridicule and contempt upon the work, and thus to deter or dissuade others, as far as your opinions could influence them, from taking the trouble of looking into it for themselves :—you desire to make it appear, in short, that the book is vapid, lifeless, dull, and heavy—and that while either useful or agreeable information is so scantily supplied as scarcely to be found but by the most diligent search through its thousands of pages—yet an inflated style, selfishness, conceit, and quackery, are so superabun dant as to be seen in all of them. To some of your readers your decision may seem so oracular, that they will Deceive it without a doubt. But I will venture to affirm that if you had carefully examined the volumes of which you speak so flip pantly, you would hardly have injured your own re putation so much as this unjust-censui* will injure it, with those who have examined them. And if you have not read them carefully, as a literary examiner ought to do, you are not warranted in pronouncing such severe and unjust censure : for literary reputation is as much the capital and property , of an author, as pecuniary or mercantile reputation is the capital of a banker or merchant, and no one has a right to assail the one or depreciate the other without careful inves tigation and sure and just grounds. That you have not given your usual attention, how ever, to the works themselves (arising probably from some pre-conceived prejudice against the author) is tolerably certain from these few facts—lst. That the first series, though noticed favourably by almostever; public journal at the time, was never mentioned, as far as I remember, in the Examiner at all. 2d. That the second series was dispatched in a few lines, and called " a book with one idea," whereas a greater variety of scenes and topics can hardly be found in any work of the same size than in it. You were de ceived probably by the title, and thought that as this was "The Slave States of America," it must neces sarily be filled with the subject of slavery. It is, however, in reality the most varied of the three.- 3d. Though you say of the third soles that "you have not read with any degree of care, the three large volumes just issued ;" yet you write two columns to throw contempt and ridicule on what you have not examined, and you then print fragments of notes, and swell out heads of chapters in large type, to give an impression as unfavourable as you can, of the whole production, I know well that many others besides myself will think all this, quite unworthy of the editor of the Examiner. It might have been in place in the Quar terly Review, or the John Bull: and there it would have been harmless. But those who know my his tory or character (and few persons in England are now ignorant of either) know that I deserve more fairness from an editor who professes to be peculiarly just and impartial in his treatment of public men and public labours. " You do not deny," you say, and " you are , not diSposed to forget," the services I have render ed. to free trade and other causes which you have " m uch at heart." But of what avail are these cold admissions, when contrasted with your. conduct in heaping ridi cule and contempt on le very labours calculated to promote these causes P•lsty single-handed batt!e for the freedom of the press and trial by jury in India— for free settlement, as we ll as free tade with that country (all won by my persevering for six years with the Oriental Herald, and four years in public lectures against monopoly, through England, Scotland, and Ireland, when no auxiliary was in the field to help me, either in funds or in labour) might have entitled me to better treatment at your hands - , My labours in Parlia ment were always directed to gain something for li berty; and my votes were never otherwise employed. Education for the people—protection for the suffrage —removal of civil disabilities on account of religious opinion—abolition of slavery and impressment—abate ment of intemperance, and the substitution of innocent and healthful recreations for the poor—all topics in which you profess to " feel an interest :"—these were my objects and pursuits there. And now, at the very moment in which your ungenerous sneers and sarcasms are directed against my character as well as my writings, accusing me of " selfishness, quackery, and conceit ;" and describing my writings as " empty, lifeless, inflated, and dull. " lam en gaged in advocating, with as much zeal as I did twenty years ago, the abolition of monopoly and the establishment of free trade : and this is my reward ! If half the pains bestowed by you to pick out frag ments of notes, and heads of chapters, had been de voted to reading and examining my works, you might have found something worthy of consideration in them. But while you attempt to cast ridicule on the testimonies of some of the few individuals whose names you have mentioned, you have omitted all re ference to others of far greater importance. I ask you, for instance, whether the praise of Lord Ashburton, of any work on America, is not high testimony ? whether that of Sir Robert Ker Porter and the Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone, two of the most accomplished travellers that England has ever produced, is nothing ? whether the praise of Mr. Cat lin, Mr. Adams, and Mr. Delavan, all Americans of extensive knowledge and high character, is of no value ? Of 211 these you have not said a word, be cause your object was not to do justice, but to defame. And even when you quote Lord Morpeth's high and generous testimony (as unsolicited as all the others), you say that "no doubt there is some truth, some re search, and some impartiality," to be found in my work ; as such a man as myself couldlardly write eight large volumes on America without this: (leaving the insinuation or inference that a very little of each might perhaps be discovered) : while Lord Morpeth's more frank and generous nature led him to express his con viction, that these qualities were characteristic of the whole of the volumes which he made the companions of his journey. My regard for truth and justice, as well as the na tural and laudable desire to preserve my own repute tation, (all that the tyranny of the Indian Govern ment, and the faithlessness of the Whig Administra tion has left me,) impels me to enter this pu blic • test against what I cannot but consider unjust and illiberal treatment at the hands of a professed friend i don e that f ) foo e np r r etuyf public through ihl freedom de k o norue rights, y_ hi t th t h i a : sit s arh e ntlay l dl c h . yaahedva A aedv reens added of as fn s ufferedi done, return, the pecuniary m—whenlabournyinn convertstyhoeu advo cacy.t shallo lho t ho h foas e pvsLeee d s' octrifie of Free Trade as I have had the good fortune to do,—you will receive a more liberal mea sure of reward from future Literary and Political Examiners, Critics, and judges than it has been my lot to receive at your hands. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, J. S. BLICLINGHAM. Leeds, Dec. 28, 1842. TIIE SMOKE NUISANCE.—On Monday next a new era will commence in the town of Leeds. There will be a fine atmosphere (so far as smoke is concerned) floating over it, or a fine levied on all who obscure it by outpourings from their tall chimneys. A special clause in the Leeds Improvement Act provides summary process in behalf of this most desirable change; and we ought to have had an equally beneficial clause in the Liverpool Act. And we now think it only fair to in form those amongst us who may persevere in the manu facture of coal-black clouds, that as soon as the bustle of proceedings at Leeds (if such should occur) s hall have been got over, a. legal functionary will visit this town, and prefer indictments against them fur the nuisance. Of this we have received a strong personal declaration, and we believe the intention will be resolutely acted upon. Obstinate parties may, therefore, "look out for squalls."—Liverpool Mercury/. A Correspondent writes from Naples : "The house of Rothschild, in concert' with that of Minucci, has engaged, from the beginning of 1843, for the entire monopoly of the tobacco of Naples, but not including Sicily. Minucci had this contract before in partner ship with the banking house of Torlonia at Rome." AN INFERENCE.—A schoolmistress was advocating temperance, when a little boy inquired, " Did you ever get drunk and fall into the river ?" "Why, no, my child," she replied, with some astonishment, " how came you to think of such a thing ?" "Because my grandfather did, and that was what made him a cold water man.. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. CHRONICLE.—Governor Corwin's message to the Legislature of Ohio is described by the American , papers as an able State paper. The interest on the • debt of that State has been duly paid, and it has abundant means to maintain its credit. It appears that there are twenty-three banks in the State of Ohio in a solvent condition, of which the charters of thirteen are about to expire. If these banks are suf fered to go out of existence, the Government says the existing pressure must be greatly aggravated, as in that case only eight banking corporations will re main in the State to provide a currency. By the message of the Governor of Virginia the finances of that State appear to be in an unsatisfactory condition ; the receipts into the Treasury being 550,000 dollars to meet demands of 906,000 dollars, exclusive of ) 350,000 dollars, a loan made under the a :authority of the last Legislature. The Governor urges the adop tion of immediate means to meet the demands on the Treasury, as the payment of the 350,000 dollars amount of the temporary loan will deprive it of the means to pay the interest on the debt falling due on the Ist of January. The Governor• further recom mends that an increased tax be laid on the people, to supply all deficiencies, and that on no account should any Act be passed either to repudiate public debts or to stay the execution, or delay the payment of any obligation. SUN.---Stocks closed very firm, and appearances, judging from their scarcity, were rather in favour of an advance. Consols left off at 94 to 941; and Ex chequer Bills at 60s. to 625. premium ; India Bonds touched 51s. to 535. premium; the Reduced Three per Cents advanced to 94* ; Canada Debentures got up to 2 and 21 premium; Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. were 1011 to 1014 : and Bank Stock realized 17211-. "fhe Foreign market was quiet this afternoon. Spanish Actives were 18* to 181, and the Three per Cents. 2'41 to 24*. There was an improvement from 64 and 65 to 70 in the Portuguese Bonds of 1836, on account ofthe new proposal of the Government. The Converted were 344; Colombian rose to 22* and 221; Mexican were 31.4 to 32 ; and Brazilian 71; Belgian Bonds were steady at 1014 ; and Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. at 53-k. More activity prevailed in the Share Market, and the holders were firmer at the subjoined quotations : Bristol and Exeter were 21 ; Edinburgh and Glas gow, 21 ; the New ditto, 1 ; Brighton,l3-g ; and South Eastern Scrip, 21 discount; Great Western were 251; Brighton Loan Notes, 1 ; South Western, 20*; Nor thern and Eastern Scrip, 5 to 54- ; and Newcastle and Darlington Junction, 1* premium; Colonial Bank Shares were 5; London Joint Stock, 3i ; and National Provincial of England, 4 premium. In the Foreign Exchanges there was no particular alteration this afternoon. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY. ) Amsterdam CF.I2 9 (Gibraltar 46 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 9i,Genoa 26 25 Antwerp Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Venice Altona Paris, 3 clays' sight ... 25 /10 Palermo, per oz 120 i Ditto, 3 months 26 5 Lisbon Marseilles Bourdeaux 26 10 Frankfort en Maine 1521 Petersburgh, 3 Us. Berlin . 7 Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M lO 3 Trieste, ditto lO 4 Madrid ... 36 Cadiz 36 Bilbao 36 Barcelona Seville ... 36 Oporto 52 Rio Janeiro 25 Bahia Buenos Ayres New York, 21days sight 46i Philadelphia 4l PRICES OF MILLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin ...3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars... 0 4 91 t Silver in Bars... 0 4 ilk IRON MASON OR STONE-CUT TING MACHINE. On Friday, the 23d inst., a number of gentlemen engaged in the building business of this city and and neighbourhood, were invited to witness the per formance of the new patent stone-dressing machine, erected in Mr. Neilson's quarry, Kelvin-street, North Woodside. The machine, since its erection in the early part of the year, has been principally employed in making,. experiments to ascertain the best forms and method of setting the tools, and to find out the proper velocity for their motion, and for the advance of the stones to be dressed under them ; besides this, however, a number of the blocks employed in the erection of the new County Buildings were hewn by it. It is driven by a strong steam-engine, and is in tended for the larger sizes of stones, but can be used, we understand, at any time for the smaller kind, The experiments of Friday were to show how the machine will dress the Kenmure Rock, which is p2rhaps the best a nd stiffest of the freestone em ployed in the buildings of Glasgow, and most exten sively used for the finer fronts. The trial showed that this new and giant mason is :perfectly able to put out of his hands beautiful work, and at a rate which, if practised in a complete establishment and on a large scale, will go far to revolutionise the trade, and it is not unlikely that in the coming season it will be widely brought into operation. The stones pass through the machine on a long train of carriages ; each carriage lhaving one stone fixed into it. The cutting is performed by revolv ing wheels having tools fastened in them. The stones enter at one end of the machine rough as they come from the quarryman's pick, and at the other end come out hewn and polished on the surface, and cut straight and square down the sides. The stones dressed on Friday were of the size of ordinary ashlar. Eight of them, containing 40 feet of surface work and 32 feet of side hewing, passed out in twenty minutes, which is equal to the labour of 120 men ; but as the capacity of the machine is for work two and a half times the breadth of this, and as it has already dressed the broad work many times with the same facility, it is equal, we are informed, to 300 men. The greatest difficulty in the way of preparing building stones by machinery, was presumed to be the preserving the corners and edges unbroken and unhurt. This difficulty, however, has been effectually obviated by giving all the cutting wheels a slight in clination, or, in other words, by giving the plane in which the point of the tools revolve, a slight dip where the tools first strike into the stone, so that in passing away off the stones the tools are elevated so as not to touch them. Many of the most eminent builders and architects of the city have at various times witnessed the experiments with high satisfaction, and in the pre sent instance the trial was eminently successful. The patent is the property of Mr. Wm. Neilson, builder, who has so successfully proceeded with the erection of that splendid edifice, the new County Buildings.; of Messrs. David Lyon and Co., at present engaged in the construction of the Victoria Harbour at Dunbar; and of Messrs. Y. and W. MLOnie, engi neers, Glasgow, by whom this machine has been made. The cost of these machines, with engines to drive them, will vary, we believe, according to size, from 4001. to 6001. each.—Glasgow Herald. DEMISE OF THE MANCHESTER CHRONICLE. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The Manchester Chronicle will appear for the last time this day (Saturday), after an existence for the long period of 611 years, it having been published for the first time on the 23d June, 1781, by the late Mr. Charles Wheeler, price 2id., the stamp duty at that period being one halfpenny. The demise of a Tory journal, after so prolonged an existence, is an event in newspaper annals so extraordinary, that it would seem to demand some special notice why such an event has occurred—for during many, many years it was the principal advertising paper in the town as well as the county, and understood as being one of the most, if not the most, lucrative also. The first publication was remarkable for the ab serice, of what is never understood, a prospectus, by which the readers of a new journal are in general made acquainted with the political course its Editor intends to pursue. There was, however, a very short address, as follows : " The Editor of this paper respectfully solicits the indulgence of the public for any inaccuracies that may appear consequent in the hurry of a new !Mali cation, and at the same time wishes to observe, that he has every reason to hope a very extensive circula tion, and the chief object of his care shall be to malcF , it invariably worthy the attention of the pu rchasers. " A few statistics may not be uninteresting as con nected with this Tory journal. As to the advertise ments, in the first number there was a remarkable paucity, only 12 ; and even after an existence of twelve months, the first number in 1782 only con tained 16. In 1791, however, the number had in creased to 67; in 1801, to 87; in 1811, 126; in 1828, 147 ; and in 1830, to 167. Its dimensions in 1781 were 17 by 22i inches, about 1-sth the size of the Liverpool Mercury of the present day. Its cir culation fin- many years previous to 1838 varied from 1,500 to 2,000 per week ; since which period it may be said, with the exception of a short interval, to have been gradually declining in its circulation. The fall of so remarkable, and once lucrative ajour nal, may be traced to the refusal by the proprietor some ten or fifteen years ago, to receive any adver tisentent'Sr publication on Saturday unless received early on the previous day, by which resolve adver tisers were literally compelled to advertise in the Guardian, which at that time had little to boast of in that way, and so may be said to have completely established that paper. There has been sad havoc of late among this class of journalists. MANFRESTER HOUSE.—The dinner given on Thurs day evening by his Excellency the French Ambassa dor, was to the Count and Countess D'Harcourt, Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci, Lady Eleanor Robinson, C oun t de Revel, the Sardinian Minister, Hon Captain Ca dogan, and Miss Robinson. CBItONOLOGICA L ANI) STATISTICAL TABLE 0 R 1842. ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND SCOTLAND. Jan. 5. The official statement of the revenue for the year and quarter ending Jan. 5, 1842, showing an in c•rease of 506,0951. on the year, and 338,5491. on the quarter. An increase of 121,031,000 letters for the last year at the Post-office, since the reduction of the postage. 7. Dinner at Petersfield to Messrs. Hector and Lacy, banks rs of the town. 13. (.4overnment orders the payment of 100/. to the two constables at Kitchen, offered for the apprehension of Blakesley, the murderer. 17. Prince Albert lays the stone of the New Royal Exchange. 19. The Earl of Eldon elected President of the Pitt Club. 22. Arrival of the King of Prussia at Greenwich. 23. Accident on the river Mersey, opposite Liverpool --four men drowned. 25. Christening of the Prince of Wales at Windsor. 26. Kin.. of Prussia's visit to Eton C o ll ege . 27. City Address presented at Buckingham Palace to the Lang of Prussia. Laurence Peel, Esq., appointed Chief Justice of Bengal. 09. Dreadful storms and hurricanes throughout the kingdom—extensive wreckage of vessels, and many lives lost. Feb. 1. Visit of the King of Prussia to St. Paul's Cathedral—to Newgate with Mrs. Fry—Drury-lane, Covent-garden, the British Museum, Thames Tunnel, and all other places of public note. Resignation of the Duke of Buckingham—is suc ceeded in the office of the Privy Seal by the Duke of Buccleuch. 3. Fall of three houses in Charles-street, Drury-lane; two lives lost. Statement of public income and expenditure. Total income, 50,185,7291. Os. sd. ; balance of public money, 31,241,7531. 9s. 91d. 12. New Post-office regulation ; time of posting let ters extended to a quarter past six o'clock. The Monastery of St. Bernard attacked by four teen brigands ; five of the assailants killed by the fathers. Sir Robert Peel burnt in effigy at Derby, Man chester, Nottingham, and Rochdale ; on the 17th at Hull, and on the 21st at Carnarvon and Blackburn. The Court at Brighton. 19. Explosion of Messrs. Curtis's powder-mill on Hounslow Heath ; two lives lost and three persons in jured. Explosion of the firework manufactory of Messrs. D'Ernst, Doughty-street, Lambeth-walk, four lives lost. `)8. Visit of the Queen to Portsmouth. March 14. Destruction of the Oxford Post-office, by fire. 16. ller Majesty's Levee. 23. Meeting of the East India Court of Propri( tors to consider Indian affairs. Explosion of the steam-boiler of the Telegraph steamer, off llelensburgh, in the Clyde ; sixteen lives destroyed. 31. Meetings at Edinburgh, Liverpool, in the Ward of Farringdon, London, and other places, against the In come-tax. April 1. Derby inundated by a flood, and a young woman drowned. 5. The official statement of the revenue for the years and quarters ending the sth of April, 1841, and sth of April, 1842, shows an increase of 687,9411. on the year, and 111;382/. on the quarter. 7. kler Majesty holds a drawing-room. 11. The Queen holds an investiture of the Order of the Garter at Buckingham Palace ; the Garter conferred on the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Salisbury, and the Duke of Cleveland. • 13. Levee held by her Majesty. 15. Her Majesty's State ball. 25. Meeting to adopt a memorial to the memory of Dr. Birkbeck. Assemblages of working men in forth Wales, Bir mingham, and Lancashire. Sale of the Strawberry-hill effects. 27. Dinner to Sir Allen M'Nab, late Governor of Ca nada. Dinner of the East India Company to the Marquis of Tweeddale. 28. Riots at Blackburn, on the announcement of the issue of the election petition ; one man killed. May 1. Tremendous fire at Hamburgh ; 1,000 houses destroyed, and 100 lives lost. 2. Great Chartist demonstration ; presentation of the Chartist petition to the House of Commons with 3,317,702 signatures. 8. Queen's Letter to the Churches to collect alms for the distresses of the people. 12. Grand Bat Masque at Buckingham Palace. 14. Celebration of Robert Owen's birthday, at Har mony Hall, Hants. _ _ 19. Review in St. James's-park. 20. Destruction of the Georgia, East Indiaman ; five yes lost. 26. Grand Spitalfields Ball ; her Majesty present. 28. Entertainment of the Bishops and dignitaries of the Church at the Mansion-house by the Lord Mayor. Anniversary of the Pitt Club. 30. Attempt on the Queen's life, in St. James's-park, by John Francis. aged 23, a carpenter. June 1. Her Majesty's Levee. 4. Explosion at Apothecaries' Hall ; one life lost. 7. The Oxford Convocation ; vote for and against the repeal of the statute against Dr. Hampden ; the non-re peal party in the majority. Large tanks and a reservoir constructed at Windsor Castle for the prevention of fire. _ 9. Government Proclamation against the light gold of the kingdom. Destruction of Mr. Willan's cotton-mill at Man chester, 8,0001. worth of property burnt. Provision riots in Ireland ; two persons kille4, and 14 wounded. 16. The Queen's Drawing-room. The infant daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Villiers christened at St. Peter's, Pimlico. 18. Dinner at Apsley House in commemoration of the battle of Waterloo. 20. Explosion of a colliery-mine at Wolverhampton, 7 persons killed. 23. Entertainment of the Company of Spectacle makers at the West India Dock Tavern, Blacksvall, Lord J. Russell, &c., present•. 29. Meeting of the Jamaica planters and merchants at the Thatched House Tavern, to vote an address to Sir Charles Metcalfe on his resignation of the Government of Jamaica. 2E. Destruction of Cooke's New Royal Circus by fire at Glasgow. 29. Entertainment given by the Goldsmiths' Company to her Majesty's Ministers. 30. Meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern on the foreign piracy of British literary works. Accident to the Marchioness and Marquis of Wa terford. July 5. Great Anti-Corn-law Conference held at Herbert's Hotel, Palace-yard. The Revenue for the year and quarter ending July 5, 1842, shows the decrease on the quarter to be 26,4071. ; and the increase on the year 665,1751 ; the decrease in the Customs on the quarter 426,395/. ; and the increase on the Excise Stamps, Taxes, the Post office, and Miscellanies, exhibits a total of 371,4111. 7. Testimonial to Mr. Harmer at Ingress Abbey. 9. Interview of the Corn-law Delegates with Sir Robert Peel. Return of Lord Ponsonby to London. 14. Sale of Messrs. Rundell and Bridge's jewels and stock. Great agricultural meeting at Bristol. -- Duel between Captain Boldero and the Hon. C. Berkeley, M.P. 15. Dinner to Sir Allan M'Nab at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street. _ 18. Public Meetings at Coventry, Leeds, and Paisley on the public distress, 20. Fire at Tottenham ; 10 houses destroyed. 21. Rising of the Colliers at Ketley, Shrewsbury. 22. Meeting and Show of the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland at Cork. 26. Afeetisig of the Witte Trade in Mincing-lane. Meeting at Deptford : disturbances and apprehen sion of Dr. M`Douall and several Chartist leaders. Violent thunder3torm in the metropolis; much da mage done. gpening of Crosby Ilan. 27. Rev. Archd. Tait chosen head-master for Rugby. 28. Meeting at the E.►st India House ; case of the Raja Of Sattara. 29. 'Grand Banquet at the Mansion House to the East India Directors and the members of several important commercial companies. Aug. 10. The colliers of Ashton•on-Lyne march to Manchester, and stop the mills. 12. Prorogation of Parliament. Christening of the infant son of the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter at Burghley Hall—the Queen Dowager one of the sponsors. 15. Spread of the Manchester riots to Yorkshire, Preston, Leicester, Warwickshire, Bolton, and other towns in the vicinity—artillery and guards dispatched by Government. 19. A young woman aged 22, throws herself from the Monument. Mr. Green a3cends in his balloon from Dorset, with Captain Currie. Meetings of Chartists, at Kennington, Paddington, Clerkenwell. 28. Loss of the Abcreromby Robinson, , and the ship Waterloo, in Table Bay ; 189 persons drowned. 29. The Queen leaves Woowich for Scotland—arrives at the Nore. Opening of the Tidal-dock, at Southampton. 30. Presentation to Sir R. W. Clayton, Bart., late M.P., for Marlow, of a handsome candelabrum, by 378 ladies of that place. 31. Meeting of the Great North of England Railway Company. Sept. 1. Her Majesty lands at Granton Pier, and pro ceeds through Edinburgh, visiting Dalkeith, Holyrood, Scone, Dalmeny Park, and other seats and castles. 5. Celebration of the Merchant Guild, at Preston. 9. Michael Smith, an American diver, leaps 110 feet from Sunderland-bridge, Sunderland. 22. Dreadful fire at Liverpool, 25 persons injured, threo of whom die ; property destroyed to the amount of 500,000 L 24. Arrival of Lord Ashburton from Am eric a. 27. The fire at Liverpool again breaks out. 29. Alderman Humphery elected Lord Mayor. 30. Examination and committal of Patrick Doran, of Liverpool, on the charge of setting fire to the buildings of that borough. Arrest of 18 Chartists at Uanchestcr. - - Oct. Three children poisoned at Bolton le-Moors, by their mother. 9. Great meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League at Manchester. 11. The Revenue for the year and quarter ending Oct. 10, 1842, shows the decrease on the quarter to be 67,473/, and the increase on the year 355,981/ Increase in the Customs' duties of 206,760/. 23. Loss of the Hope and Nancy 'barques on the Goodwin Sands, with property to the amount of 14,0001. 25. Festival to Mr. T. S. Duncombe in Holborn. 26. Combat with poachers at Chester, and murder of a gamekeeper. Nov. 3. Fire at Bearwood, the seat of Mr. Walter, M.P. '5. Anniversary of the acquittal of Tooke, llardy, and Theiwall, held at Radley's hotel, Blackfriars. 10. Her Majesty visits Widmer Castle. 12. Shipwreck of the Reliance Indiaman of 1,400 tons, homeward bound from China ; 110 persons drowned. 18. Great Chartist meeting at the Crown and Anchor, upon the late Special Commissions for trial of the rioters. 19. Banquet at Ashburnham House. Decision of the 3larylebone vestry to erect the column to the memory of the Scotch Reformers in the Regent-circus. 20. Ayrshire colliers' strike. One man stabbed and ten beaten. 26. Visit of the Archduke of Austria to the Model Prison at Pentonville. 28. Fire at Kingswood Hill, near Bristol, destroyed the warehouses and property of Messrs. Budgett to the amount of 1,5001. Dec. 3. Meeting of the Merchant Company on the Income-tax, and resolutions to petition against it. 6. Meeting of the Proprietors of the Grand Junction Railway. 9. Meeting of the citizens of London to present a tes timonial to Sir John and Lady PiHe. 15. Fird in Goodman's-yard, Minories ; lost. 14. Presentation of the portrait of G. Wilbraham, Esq., to Lady Wilbraham, by their friends and supporters in Chester. 21. East India House: meeting of the Court of Pro prietors. Election of Common Councilmen in the Metro• politan districts. FRANCE. Jan. _l2. Grand ball at the Tuileries. 18. Condemnation of the Siecle by the Chamber of Deputies. M. Perree sentenced to a month's imprison ment, and 10,000 E fine. Count - de Salvandy arrives in Paris from Spain. 23. Re-opening of the Chamber of Deputies on the Right-of-Search question. Prince de Joinville elevated by Royal ordonnance to the rank of Rear-Admiral. A pension of 1,500 f. granted to the nidow of Alex. Duvai, the author. Feb. 13. M. Lefrancois, responsible editor of the Dix Neuvieme Siecle, sentenced to five months' imprisonment and 2;000f. fine. 16. A majority of 41 votes in the Chamber of Depu ties negatives the question of the suffrage in France. 20. Protest of the American Ambassador against the ratification of the Treaty of the Five Po►vers, for the suppression of Slavery. Chariot, the butcher, dies, who carried the head of the Princess de Lamballe on a pike. March 20. Anti-Slavery meeting in Paris. Duke of Broglie presides. The Archbishop of Paris orders prayers to be put up for the Church of Spain. April 27. M. Lacave-Laplagne succeeds as ➢iinister of Finance, on the death of M. Humann. May i 4. The 7'emps ordered to be suppressed, and a fine of 102,300 francs inflicted, by the Sixth Chamber of Correctional Police for irregularity in registry and non deposit of its caution money. Report of Messrs. Combes and Senarmont, French engineers, on the accident at Versailles. June Report and ordonnanee on the new linen tariff in 'France to the King. July 17. Death of the Duke of Orleans. 26. Opening of the Chambers by the King of the French.- M. Sauzet elected to be President of the French Chamber. Aug. 9. The Regency Bill brought in. The members of the Commission for the Regency Bill elected. Oct. Twelre new Consuls nominated by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs for Europe, the East, and Africa. 30. Dismissal of General Pajol ; his place supplied by Lieutenant-General Sebastiani. Dec. 29. General Jacqueminot elected as Deputy for Paris by a majority of 147. • SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. Jan. 20. Law presented to the Cortes, forbidding all recurrence to Rome for mass, dispensations, &c., in con sequence of which the Archbishop of Toledo resigns his pastoral trust. 27. Insurrection at Oporto for abolishing the Portu guese Constitution and proclaiming the Charter. Feb. 1. Cabrera appears in France, having been per mitted to escape b} the French Government. Bill pas;ed by the Cortes for mustering, in case of need, 50,000 National Guards. 19. Queen Isabella nearly struck by the accidental firing of a gun in the Royal Gardens. 20. The Government authorised to make an issue of Treasury bonds to the amount of 160,000,000 reals. March 7. Order of the Minister of Justice to seize and destroy all copies of a work by Father Magin Ferrer, printed at- Toulouse, entitled " Allocution of Gregory XVI., against the Manifesto of the Spanish Government) Project of a new Corn-law for Spain, published by the Minister of Finance. 16. The Queen of Portugal delivered of a son. 20. The young Queen of Spain refuses to confirm the appointment of Col. Dolce, by M. Arguelles. . . The Duke of Palmella appoint(.d Plenipotentiary, to, negotiate the commercial and slave•trade treaties with England. April 2. The brigand and Carlist, Jose Tristany, killed by the marines, at Barcelona. 20. Meeting of the Spanish bondholders, in London. Death of Signor Aguado, the Spanish Minister of Finance. May 9. Failure of the Portuguese firm of Lima Sum. payo at Oporto in upwards of 200,000/. . Sale; of national property in Spain down to the 31st of March, 1842 ; 50,309 national properties, lying in 41 provinces, realize 1,821,562,003 reals. June. Resignation of the Spanish Ministry. 13. Appointment of a new Ministry ; Rodil war ; Al modovar, foreign affairs ; and Lander() ' home affairs. 21. The Scrutiny of the Elections for Estremadura concluded ; the Government defeated by a large majority. July 14. The Queen of Portugal opens, the Chambers. Strike of the Printers at Madrid. ' Sept. 22. Present of the ex-Queen of Spain of four fine horses to her Majesty. Oct. 10. The Young Queen of Spain attains her 12th year. Nov. 7. M. Gomez Becerra nominated President of the Senate. 13. Insurrection at Barcelona between the workmen and soldiery ; 500 men killed, and the city in the power of the insurgents. _ _ The Cabinet defeated by the Parliamentary coalition, Senor Olozaga being chosen President of the House of Congress. . . _ Dec. Election for 26 Deputies in Portugal termi natedin favour of the Government. 4. Barcelona, after a day's bombardment, capitulates to Espartero. AMERICA—NORTH AND §bUTH. Jan. 12. Arrival of the American Mail, Containing ac counts of a dreadful earthquake at St. Cartago, ir. Cen tral America, by which a large number of lives are de stroyed, and houses thrown down. Riot at Cincinnati ; attack and plunder of the Miami bank. Feb. 17. By the Columbia, news brought of Mr. Clay laying resolutions on the Senate table to amend the Constitution of the United States. Mr. Justice Wiley convicted as a receiver of stolen property. John C. Spencer appointed Secretary of War. News of a formidable insurrection in the provinces of Paraiba, South America ; the Vice-President shot. Trial of the Rev. W. van Zandt, Protestant Epis copal Minister at Rochester, for seduction of Miss Sophia Murdock, damages 3,000 dollars. _ _ Mr; Charles Dickens enthusiastically received in America; dinners and ball given to him at New York. Organization of the United States for 1841 ; aggre gate of army 12,539. Capture and destruction of the Carthagenian fleet by her Majesty's brig Charybdis, commanded by Lieut. De Courcy. Stoppage of the British steam-packet by the Go vernor-General of Havannah. Feb. 21. Explosion of the steam-boat Mohican, at New Orleans, and 14 lives destroyed. .... Arrest of Mr. Hogan, an Irishman, arising out of the Caroline affair, who acknowledges his share in the burning of that ship. Engagement between the Texans and Mexican forces in Rio Grande ; 500 men slaughtered or captured. April 20. Arrival of the American mail, with amounts of the war in Texas. May 2. Papers to the 10th of April by the Columbia ; amongst the passengers Washington Irving, appointed Minister to Madrid ; Lord Ashburton's arrival in the United States ; second arrest of Hogan. Explosion of the steam-boat Medoia, on the waters of the Chesapeake, ; 20 lives lost. Engulihmeni of the city of Cape Hayden, St. Domingo, by an earthquake ; 10,000 persons perish. July 29. Arrival of American mail ; steam-boat ex plosion at Montreal, and 58 lives lost. Aug. 9. Riot and bloodshed at Cincinnati. 31. Ratification of the British treaty by the Senate of the United States. Sept. 20. Change of Ministry in Canada.. Dec. 27. Arrival of the Message of the President of the United States. INDIA-CHINA. Jan. 1. The British Army, to the amount of 5,400 men, cut into pieces in the Pass of the Khoord Caubul. Lady Sale, Lady Macnaghten, and ten other lagies, with many British officers, taken prisoners. 2. Ten million dollars. another portion of the Canton ransom, arrive at Portsmouth by the ship Conway. 6. Arrival of the Overland Mail, announcing that the British had taken the strong fortress of Amoy without the loss of a man. The Chinese lose 18 war junks, and 500 pieces of cannon. 7. By order of her Majesty the force employed at the capture of the outworks of Canton are to receive, out of the money obtained from the Chinese. a donation equal to one year's amount of the Indian allowance called " Bette." 11. The Indian Government, to carry on the Chinese war with vigour, dispatches 16 transports from Calcutta, with 10,000 additional troops on board. Feb. 6. Arrival of the Overland. Dial, announcing the