The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-22 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS A N D Ottigic " Who runs may read.' FOREIGN. The King of the French, with the Dukes of Ne Tao da and Montpensier, visited Vincennes on Mon ,Y. His Majesty reviewed the troops of the garri inn, after which he inspected the works of the fort, j'citil thence he went to Saint-Maur and the fort of karenton, and returned to the Tuileries in the evening. b 0 0 Sunday th e ir Maj es ti e s received Admiral Baron ;')usin, Baron Pelet, and Lient.-General Schramm, p eers of France. A rep or t w hi c h crea t e d some sensa ti on was curren t 6 the Paris 'Change, that the Regent of Spain had d P aanded the recal of M. de Lesseps, the French da tes at Barcelona. The evening Ministerial journal "es that the r umour i s w ith ou t foundation. serious difference has taken place between the O ttoman Porte and the Court of St. Petersburgh re- Veeti ng Servia. A lett er f rom Constantinople asserts that the Otto vanv Cabinet has ordered all the subjects of the Sultan ILI° are not Mussulmans to wear on their caps and at,.% a silver ornament, which varies according to their ra nk or profession. ail The C oun t o f N assau ( ex -Ki ng o f H o ll an d) arr i ve d his Countess at the Hague on the 17th inst., and alikhted at the Palace of Noordeinde. # A letter of the ~ loth insi — fro;Algiers gives the i 1 0 Wing account of the proceedings of Colonel Ma- IN° in raising the village to be called St. Ferdinand. forty-five days he. cleared about 110 acres of land 64 vered with brushwood, and had them sown with i llee4 , • He has constructed a redoubt, forming an ;"'llle temporary camp, built six double houses of free more and a chateau surrounded by fine orchards. In more months the village will be complete, and 'l've as a model for others. The hamlet of Novette, in Savoy, has been almost : 11 1 tirely reduced to ashes, upwards of 60 houses, in • Ming the parsonage, having been burnt down. MONEY-TRADE-COMMERCE. At A large free-trade meeting was held at Bury on nday last, when upwards of 800 persons were p r esent ; the subscriptions for the evening amounted ' 7 721. 17s. 4d. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. 4 Yesterday a numerous meeting of the Committee ?Pointed to watch over the progress of the Health of i"vns Bill, for the purpose of opposition, was held h Moorfields to receive the report of a deputation ap tZilited to wait on Sir James Graham, on the ques h, nwho had stated to them that Mr. Mackinnon's had been under the serious consideration of Go- Zonlent, but they were not prepared to adopt it ; a suing on this subject will be brought forward in the -944 ing session. r i „ LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. In The sale of the metal of the great equatorial instru- Olt, made for the Kensington Observatory, by loisrs. Troughton and Simms, took place yesterday, Sir J. South's the well-known astronomer, at Cam -441-hill, Kensington. It was divided into fragments, 4 d originally cost 8001. The amount realised did no t transpire. COURT-FABBIONABLE. The Earl Cornwallis has returned to Hill•street, NI Maidstone. 4The Earl and Countess Craven have left for Gor nbury, the seat of the Earl of. Verulam, near St. Ib ar e s. 4 1 4 e Earl and Countess of Sefton returned to Sefton °use Belgrave-square, from Croxteth Hall, Man chester, yesterday. In a few days they leave town to 148 s the holidays at St. Leonard's. Lord Norreys arrived in town yesterday from a tour. rlady Frances Hope still remains at Leamington Pa in very delicatebealth. Lord and Lady. .Waterpark left Croxteth Hall last W eek for Bath. Lord and Lady Carbery have returned to Castle Sk, near Dublin, from a tour. ir, John and Lady Shelley left the seat of the 44 of Sefton on Monday last for Preston, in Lan trtshire. f At St. Giles's, the seat of the Earl of Shaftesbury, a J a i ly party are assembled, consisting of Lord and Ila n Ashley, Hon. Anthony John Ashley Cooper, ° P. Lionel A. Cooper, &c. t Lord and Lady Charles Beauclerk left to Ain yes terday, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Essex, Cashiobury Park, where they will pass the Christ as-holiday3, and proceed thence on a tour of visits Christ the north. ISICELANEOVS. The remains o f the Ho n Henry Butler were in- Ped at Nunmonckton, near York, on Monday. Mr. ate wa s cousin to the Marquis of Ormonde and the t e Earl of Kilkenny. meeting took place at Greenwich on Tuesday, in t?ition to those in the metropolis, already given in i t ile Sun, when a delegate was chosen to attend the 44 rmingham Conference. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) HODSON V. BALL—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR in giving judgment said, *V's Was a motion for discharging au order of the b, diancellor, by which he directed a supplementary z '! l to b e taken off the file, on the ground that he con• ° f f (lered it a supplementary bill of the nature of a bill .review, and that it had been filled without the per ,lssion of the Court. The original bill, as far as it 'u,, elated,, t o th e th ree defendants, called on them, as ex ecutors and trustees, to account to the Court for the nagement of funds committed to them, and it was M ated against them. The supplementary bill that after that decree was carried into the ;7aster's office, it was discovered for the first time, that the trustees had been guilty of great misconduct enuelves in managing the affairs of their trust , and t hat g n o t merely as to what came through their hands, th em on account of what might have come throu g h ern, but for their wilful neglect. As that decree so 'p r ayed for was essentially different from the decree I r enounced by the Vice-Chancellor in the original , to , on this ground it was stated that it ought to be yen t off the file, because it had been filed without permission of the Court. The answer to this tit that this was not a supplementary bill, 4 -. only a supplementary bill in a id of decree, and a passage in " Mitford's Treatise 0 Pleading" was referred to and rea d, which setsited that a supplementary bill might be filed l e aid of the decree, when it was for the purpose of pa rry ine that decree more fully into effect. This tleew wa - Q.,.n0 doubt the correct one, for the po si t ion of questiOn was, the purpose of a supplementary bill aid of 'a decree. He apprehended that such '` bill could not vary the princip le of that de cree; it was to carry out its p rinci p le,, and eve 3 it more • full and complete execution. He t f . 'Prehended, therefore, that the dist i n ction was one he had stated. In the present case the de the prayed for was quite contrary to the principle of or decree; the original decree was merely for 4 common account ; the supplementary bill pray ed f or one of quite a different character, founded on the M isconduct of the parties, calling for an a ccount of oat they might have received, hut for wilful neglect s i n their part. It was considered, therefore, not to a supplementary bill in aid of a decree, because proceeded quite on a different principle, 4 , 11 d had a different object. He thought th e p arties to the bill themselves had pronounced the same °pi llion on the face of the bill itself, because a supple- I llcritary bill in aid of a decree did not require aver tbat the matter in which the bill was founded had been discovered since the original decree was pro tounced '; those averments were necessary t o s upp ort a Lill o f the n ature of a bill of review , an d in this case } a found' 'those averments stated . The ob j ection, t herefore, tCP the order of the Vice-Chancellor could n ot he sustained. The next point was one of form, Whether the bill ought to have been ordered to be t aken off the file.' He would consider this both on rlinciple and authority ; if the bill was put on t he e improperly, what course could be more proper or Just th an to take it off? From the decisio n of Lord Ic .didon in Perry v. Phillips, it was evident that 11. e considered this the proper course. Both thprinciple and authority, the taking of the bill off ie file in the present case was a proper proceeding. 4 t had also been objected that this was not a supple 14entary bill, but one of the nature of a bill of re view, and that it could not be taken off the file, as tart o f it was there properly. The answer of the ILiee-Chancellor to this was a proper one ; it wa s that if they had chosen to mix up together different ob -"rats in the bill, the Court could not.detach the p arts ruin one another, and if one,portion was improperly on the file, the whole must follow the portion that dismiss improperly placed there. Ile should therefore V ice-Chancellor the motion for discharging the order of the "cc-Chancellor with costs. Another part of the Thoti on was an application for leave to file a bill of t he nature of a bill of review, and, as the affidavits W ere very strong, the Court would g rant p ermission .. ' 0 file the bill as prayed. The first part of the motion 14 As then dismissed with costs, and leav e g iven to file „ ' - oc bill of review. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius at the Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN and a London Special Jury.) NOULTON V. BIDDULPH AND OTHERS. This W9B an action against the London and West- Minst er Rteam Packet Company to recover the value l 'r a boat, the rroperty of the plaintiff, which had been I.ll a down in the Thames bY one of the Company's Packets. The nation `vas not brought until eight Tonths after the accident iii:.l. occurred, The Jury f ound a verdict for the plaintiff-15i'M 0 4 .... ~. ___ The traffic on the London and Brighton Railway has experienced a considerable increase this week, the total amount of receipts for the week ending 10th December being 2,9211. Bs. 9d. —Brighton Gazette. The late Earl of Dudley laid down the following axiom on the subject of dinner :—" A good soup, a small turbot, a neck of venison, ducklings with green peas, or chicken with aspaaagus, and an apricot tart, is a dinner fit fig un emreror." BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) IN RE PHILIP DAECKWAER. The bankrupt in this case carried on business, as a general merchant, in the Minories. His trade, in connection with several large houses in New York, had been very large, and the amount of his debts and liabilities, was 84,7001., a great part of which arose from bill transactions, for which he received no consideration. This being the day appointed for the final examina tion of the bankrupt, Mr. West appeared on behalf of Messrs.lVilsoA, and several other creditors residing in New York, when he (the bankrupt) stated that, on the 27th f March, 1841, he consigned a cargo of Sheffield goods to Boston, where the opposing credi tors had a house, by the Lord Wellesley, for which he received bills upon Messrs. Nicholls and Duncombe for 7,0001., the balance of 1,8001. being made up by a quantity of cotton, which was subsequently seized upon by the Customs. Shortly After the bills being presented to Messrs. Nicholls and Co. they became bankrupt, and to this fact Mr. Daeckwaer attributed his own bankruptcy. There were some Mexican Bonds which were given to a person named Clair, who kept a public-house at one time in Long-acre, and who was now a bill discounter ; hut the Court decided that he had a lien sufficient to give him priority before the other creditors. After the termination of the bankrupt's examination a few proofs were admitted, when he was declared en • titled to pass his final examination. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Patrick Johnson, an official assignee to the Court of Bankruptcy, residing in Basinghall-street, was charged with having violently assaulted, on Fri day last, a bankrupt of the name of George Clerk. Mr. Hobler appeared for the complainant; and Mr. Parker for the defendant. It appeared from the statement of the complainant, that he had been formerly an agent for patents, and the proprietor of the Inventors' Advocate, car rying on business in the Strand. In the month of December, 1841, his affairs became embarrassed, and he found himself obliged to declare himself a bankrupt. He had accordingly applied to the Bank rupt Court, of which the defendant was an official assignee. The parties were by these means brought frequently into communication with one another; and it would seem that they had had some former misunderstandings. On Friday last complainant had applied at defendant's office for a certain docu ment relating to his affairs ; but it was found that a box which contained some of the complainant's pro perty or papers was missing. Some altercation then took place between complainant and the defendant's clerk upon this subject. The defendant entered in the meantime, and joining in the dispute, told witness that "he was not an honest man." Complainant told him he was " a calumniator and a liar ;" upon which defendant took him by the collar, and, after attempting to throw him down the stairs, knocked him about, and pushed his head against the wall. Complainant used no violence whatever. He now applied to have Mr. Johnson bound over to appear for this assault at the Sessions, and to keep the peace towards him in the meantime. It further appeared that some months since Mr. Johnson had thrown the defendant down in his own office, and treated him with some 'violence ; but their dispute upon that occasion had afterwards been ami cably arranged. Mr. Johnson now stated that he had had much rea son to complain of the conduct of Mr. Clerk, from the improper and imperfect manner in which he had furnished his accounts. The de fendant had thus been put to much unnecessary trouble : the creditors could not be satisfied, and the complainant had been kept waiting for his discharge for more than twelve months. The defendant also stated that his situation was one of a very difficult and trying character • he had charge of the accounts of more than eight hundred estates, and many of the bankrupts threw every possible difficulty in his way. Under these circumstances he might have been betrayed into an act of violence by the provocation he had received, and by what he consi dered the improper conduct of the complainant. He was ready, however, to make any apology which the Magistrate might desire. With respect to the former assault, it had taken place under these circumstances : —The complainant was undergoing an examination before the defendant, his answers being taken down in writing. Complainant wished to have one of those answers altered, and a dispute having arisen on this point, the complainant seized the paper on which the answer was written; upon which defendant seized him and recovered it again. Sir PETER LAURIE said that he thought a case of the kind, in which the parties seemed to think they had' each reason to complain of the conduct of the other, was not one in which either should be bound over to keep the peace. He would recommend that the communications between them should for the fu ture be carried on in writing; and he should now dismiss the case. The parties soon withdrew, after some recrimina tions and explanations, 'which threw no new light upon their proceedings. BOA'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) A young man, who gave his name as Charles Henry, was charged with enticing away, for improper purposes, a girl of nine years of age. The case was only,partially investigated, when the policeman who arrested the prisoner, stated, that when he took the prisoner into custody he several times offered to bribe him, but this being' of no avail, he knocked witness down with a violent blow, which:almost stunned him. Ile was, however, captured and confeyed to the sta tion-house. It appeared he also assaulted a woman who refused to let him 'enter her house with the child. Mr. HALL inquired what he was ?—The prisoner said he was of high .family, and was a law student, but he was not called.- Mr. HALL—There Are three distinct charges against you. I shall at present give no opinion upon that part of the charge which relates to the child, because another course may be adopted with regard to it. The assault on the woman and the policeman does not interfere with any proceedings which may be adopted with respect to the child. For the first assault on the woman I fine you 51., and in default of payment commit you for two months, and for the assault on the policeman, I commit you for one calendar month. The witnesses were ordered to remain in Court till the other charges were disposed of. CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS. DAY.) A young lad, dressed in a butcher's smock-frock, was charged with loitering about, with intention to commit felony. Sergeant Archer; 8 G, deposed, that on the pre vious night, between eight and nine o'clock, he saw three boys in the waste ground off Percy•street, at the rear of Mr. Cubitt's buildings. As soon as they saw witness they ran away in different directions ; he followed the prisoner, and arrested him. In en deavouring to secure another of the boys he slipped, and the prisoner escaped. He followed, and overtook him near the House of Correction, where he again arrested him. After his apprehension the second time he questioned him as to what he was doing in the waste grounds. He replied that he was looking for something. On the policeman being further examined, it appeared there was no charge whatever against the lad, and he was consequently set at liberty. John Thompson, a well-known thief, was charged with picking a gentleman's pocket. It appeared from the evidence of E 37, that the prisoner, with a crowd of the honest characters in St. Giles's, were standing in High-street on the previous night, when a gentleman passed. One of them said to the prisoner, "Now Jack, have at him." The pri soner immediately ran after him, and dexterously picked the gentleman's pocket. The constable wit nessed the occurrence, and arrested him. On his way to the station-house he pulled out a clasp knife, but other constables came up and secured him.—He was committed for trial. 111ARLBoROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) John Screlidge, a very old man, of squalid and dirty appearance, and clothed in tattered garments, was charged as follows :—Thomas Rainey, one of the con stables employed by the Mendicity Society, stated that about seven o'clock last evening he saw the pri soner go into several shops in Bear-street, Leicester square, to solicit charity. On takinghim into custody he made great resistance, •by clinging to the lamp posts and railings, and calling out "Murder," and on a crowd of persons assembling he endeavoured to ex cite them to rescue him. On searching him at the station-house there were found, in a bundle be had witn him, several penny- loaves and rolls, a quantity of cooked meat, and other provisions, and in a bag concealed under his clothes, two sovereigns, two shillings in silver, and Bs. Mid. in copper. The constable stated that he was a well-known mendicant, and Mr. HARDWICK): committed him for one month, and ordered the record of his conviction to be returned to the sessions, so that it would ever after be three months. The money found on him he should send to the prison, and order to be expended for his main tenanee while there. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. ! well acquainted with the state of the case, to be a most erroneous view of the subject. Not only does the distress appear to be extensive and terrible,, but this further motive is assigned for stepping forward at once to give timely assistance, that owing to the simple manners and abstemious habits of the people generally, very small sums will go a great way in re lieving them, and would save hundreds in danger of perishing from want in the streets of Funchal. A well-written letter, describing their situation, says— "lt is impossible in so expensive and luxurious a country as England to imagine the low scale of ex penditure, the simple life, of every one in Madeira, nor to guess how far a small sum goes in doing good to the ill-fed, half-clothed, patient population of Ma deira. The greater part of the labourers (except those corkin g for the English residents), never in the course of the year receive full pay for daily work, except in the brief season of the vintage. Numerous other classes and trades derive their chief support from the wants and wishes of the English visiters of the winter season. Even in that comparatively pros perous time, I have known charwomen and others glad to give a hard day's work for a meal, saying they are better off than those at home who will have none.' From amongst the gentry I could cite, did not delicacy to them forbid, instances to prove how hard the times do indeed go with the once rich lords of the soil ; add to all this the yearly decay of trade, a treasury with often less than 51. in it, and it is clear that never has a more legitimate case occurred for real unsophisticated benevolence." CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The report from the Liverpool Cotton Market states that prices have been rather steady, and that a fair business has been done. About 1,000 bales of American were taken on speculation, the total sales being 5,000 bales. In the Rail way Shares there had been a better business Idoing in Brighton, but the inquiry for the other lines was dull. Birmingham and Gloucester Scrip were 12 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 481 ; Birmingham, New, 331; Brighton, 36 ; North Midland, 62 ; Paris and Rouen, 24i ; and South Eastern, New, 16-1. The East India files, by the steamer Tweed, fur nish but little news. The accounts from Jamaica represent the weather as having been very favourable, and the island seems in a more prosperous state. From Demerara the advices are also more satisfactory, the drought having been succeeded by copious showers. From the minor dependencies we find nothing of the least interest to the general reader here. Accounts have also been received from the Cape of Good Hope to the 26th of October. The har vest was expected to be most abundant, and the drought in the frontier provinces had entirely subsided. One of the Caffer chiefs had intimated his disapproval of the reports in circulation as to an intention on his part to invade the frontier and which he solemnly denies, calling upon the Go vernment to investigate the affair, and bring the ca lumniator to justice. The revenue of the colony had been decidedly improving, there being an increase of 18,0001. in the October quarter. In the funds we have had no improvement, but there is a slightly increased disposition to purchase at the present reduced rates. Consols for the opening have ranged from 934 to 934. Reduced Three per Cent. Annuities have been 94 to 944, and the Three and-a-Half per . :Cents. 1001 to 1011. Exchequer Bills have realised 495. to 515., and India Bonds 445. premium. Long Annuities are 12i to 12 9-16. The broker acting for Government - has taken about 5,0001. Reduced Three per Cents. at 641. CIIRONICLE.—The organs Of the Mexican au thorities, who have been supporting them in their clandestine over-issues of stock, seem to consider that the communication from Messrs. Lizardi and Co, in our columns this morning, and the relative decree of Santa Ana confirming the agreement made with the bondholders on the 11th of February last, placed the conduct of the Mexican authorities in a better posi tion. We cannot perceive any reason to think that the decree in question of Santa Ana, which merely confirms the previous act of his agent here, forms any difference on the merits. He could have done no less. Messrs. Lizardi and Co. state, in the very out set and on the face of the agreement confirmed by him, that they were fully • authorised to conclude the same, which sets aside one-fifth of the Custom re venues, in place of one-sixth, to the payment of the dividends, in consideration of the sacrifices made by the bondholders; Santa Ana was, therefore, bound, on every principle of law and justice, to confirm the contract. lle could not, indeed, have thrown it overboard, for the notoriety of the agency of Messrs. Lizardi and Co. was sufficient to bind their employers. At all events, it is no ground of laudation to the Government of Mexico or to the agents of Mexico, that the President of that Republic has tardily done that which his agents offi cially declared they were empowered by him to do, and which, founding on that authority, they had done accordingly. Had Santa Ana refused to cor roborate the acts of his London agents, the bond holders would have had strong grounds of complaint; but the Mexican Government has no claims to appro bation for merely fulfilling the agreement entered into by their European agents. The question that presents itself on this point is of a very different character. We should wish rather to know how it happens that the confirmation of the agreement of the 11th of February does not 'take place till the 10th' of October. We are told that Santa Ana could not confirm what Busttimente had sanctioned without the express consent of the Mexican Congress. Has that consent, then, been now obtained, or h as Santa - Ana pro ceeded on the sole authority of the seventh article of the settlement of Tucubaga ? • The decree gives that article as the authority on Which it proceeds, "as sworn to by the representatives of the departments," but it says not a word of Congress, nor does it profess to emanate from their sanction. fust it still be sub mitted to Congress, or is the decree of Santa Ana final without "them ? If his decree in this case, sup ported by the representatives of departments, be equiva lent to law, the Mexican Congress may shut shop. Messrs Lizardi and Co. say that they are empowered either to issue stock for the amount of the commis sion and -expenses, under the said agreement, or to deduct the same from 'the proceeds - of the new as signment made on, the Customs' revenues. They for merly gave the bondholders reason to suppose that this mode of defraying their charges of commission had been resorted to by . the Mexican Government, and we are quite ready to hold their statement as correct.. But vve"must add that it is totally at variance with the original decree of conversion, and also with their agreement of the 11th of February. The former expressly declares that the conversion shall be com pleted free of all expense to the bondholders ; and the latter, we believe, is silent on the subject. This me thod of paying agents is most objectionable, and dis tinctly contrary to the contract with the bondholders. But without further reference to that point we should wish to ask the organs and supporters of the Mexican Government, in their illegal conduct, whether or not the bondholders are to infer that the whole 630,0001. over issue of active stock was appropriated to the payment of the commission of Messrs. Lizardi and Co. ? and if not, to what other purposes of the Mexi can Government the proceeds, being fully 200,0001., were appropriated ? We should wish also to know whether the surplus stock created, to the amount of 1,500,0001. was deposited in the hands of the London agents for the purpose of paying their commission, and if not, for what other purpose it was created, and on what grounds that deliberate act of bad faith is sought to be justified ? It would be desirable also for the bondholders to know what limit, if any, is put on .the issue of surplus stock .by the Mexican autho rities ? Are the agents limited to the sum necessary to pay "their commission and expenses under the said agreement," or are they authorised to go further ? Have they gone further ? 'Where is the limit ? And where can they be stopped ? The - acknowledgment of any such principle is, fraught with danger to the bondholders, and cannot be too severely censured. We understand, by letters from Rio de Janeiro ' via Pernambuco and Liverpool, that the question of the duration of the existing treaty between' this country and the empire has been decided in favour of the in terpretation • put on the clause by our Government; consequently no new duties on British merchandise can be levied until November, 1844. ft remains to be seen what bonus this Government has given to that of Brazil for its acquiescence. . POST.—The business doing in the produce market is more than equal to what is ordinarily transacted at this dull season of the year. In the articles of coffee, sugar, wool, and dye stuffs, little or no alteration has occurred. The same may indeed be said of most other staple .commodities. 'fee,_ however, declined very considerably a t th e pu bli c sa les which took place this morning, the dealings - exhibiting the same want of animation as noticed in previous instances since the declaration of peace with China. The gross decline has been no less than 3d. per lb. .since, in November, the lowest price was ls. 6d., and the same quality (com mon congous) is now Is. 3d. only ; or, as quoted • by some of the brokers, no more than Is. 2id. per lb. Seeing that the prices have come down to the old level, ia,considered that it would be no more than good policy on the ,part of the importers to relieve the trade by reducing the depositi‘ in the same degree. Advices received from Rio Janeiro,' by the way of Pernambuco, mention that the Government of Brazil had at length conformed to the reading of the Eng lish treaty of commerce adopted by the Government of this country, thereby agr ee i ng t o ts continuance in force to the year 1844, or t wo years longer than ther e i was formerly a disposition to accede to, as requiredby the provisions of the document. The statement is given apparently without any adequate guarantee for its authenticity. It should, therefore, be received with a caution commensurate with the importance of the subject. The practice which is adopted by the West India Mail Company of making their vessels call at Corunna and Madeira on the outward voyage, is spoken of with great dissatisfaction among the merchants, who conceive that the English public are thus made to suffer an unjustifiable delay for the sake of the Company getting a few additional passengers. Consiaering the undertaking to be altogether a public one' ' the least appearance of an attempt on th e p ar t o f the Company to reap a private benefit which in any way interferes with the prompt transmission of letters to the West Indies, is an additional reason for the merchants wishing that the whole scheme should be undertaken by the Government. Hence there are all sorts of suggestions as to modes of rigging sailing vessels so as to insure a swift passage, given in the hope that the steam system may finally be super seded. A Correspondent asks with some indignation, why vessels carrying mails should make two stop pages instead of proceeding direct to St. Thomas's, for the mere purpose of taking out a few Spaniards and Portuguese, who might as well employ our Penin sular steamers, and come to Falmouth, if they are anxious to go to the West Indies ? The necessity of taking in coals is alleged as a cause for stopping at Madeira; but as the American steamers are enabled to come direct from Liverpool to New York, this ne cessity is by no means admitted. SUN.—fhe depression in English Funds, though not so great as that which has occurred in the French Rentes, is still more serious than would result from any minor cause, and indicates the anxiety with which all parties regard the future. There has not been such a promising hitch for the war-fever, or Tillers, party in France since the much agitated Eastern ques tion. Consols closed at 934 1 for the opening, without the dividend. Exchequer Bills were 495. to 51s. pre mium ; Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 1004 to 101 ; and the Three per Cents., 94 to 944. Canada Debentures remained as in the morning. Business in the Foreign Market was checked by the heaviness of our own Stocks. Spanish Actives were 184 to 1 ; and the Three per Cents., 234 to 24 ; Portuguese Converted remained at 321 ' • Mexican Stock, after touching 314, receded t o 311 ; Venezuela Bonds were at 284; Brazil Stock realised 69 ; Peru vian, 171 ; and Old Portuguese, 63 ; Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. closed at 524. The Railway Shares were rather more animated, but prices were not so high. Brighton, 141 to 144 discount; Midland Counties, Quarter, par; Northern and Eastern, Scrip, 5 premium; Paris and Rouen, 41 to 44 premium ; South Eastern, 28 discount ; Great Western, 244 premium ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 24 discount; and Bristol and Exeter, 22 discount. London Joint Stock Bank Shares were 34 premium, and British North American Bank, 61 discount. At the public sales of Tea to-day, about 10,900 packages were offered, of which but '2,000 were sold, and of this 400 packages were taken by speculators. On Congou and fwankay there was a decline of id. per lb. The trade will not buy, at least till after Christmas, and there are sales declared for the 10th of next month. The Canada Guaranteed Debentures have been done at 1 premium. . . . The news from France and Spain, and the further decline in the Rentes at Paris, prevents, of necessity, any symptoms of returning buoyancy in the Spanish Securities, though it is satisfactory to find that they are not depressed so materially as the anxiety or alarm felt by many might have led us to suppose. The Actives have been quoted 181 to 184, and the Three per Cents. 234 ; Portuguese, Ne,w Five per Cents. are worth 381, the Converted 821 to 3210 and the Three per Cents. 324, which are rather steady quota tions. Mexican Stock is neglected, although the packet is understood to bring a remittance. Brazil bonds have been rather good, owing to the satisfactory in formation received of the continuance of the present treaty till the year 1844. The rates have been 68i to 694. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are at 524, and Danish Bonds at 84 to 84f. We have scarcely a bargain to notice in the Rail way Shares. South Western are 204 premium, and South Eastern Scrip, 3s. discount. In the produce markets, though there is not a large business doinit, we have still to notice more activity than might be expected so near the close of the year. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY' AT ONE. RA. ILWATS. Paid. Par Share. London and South Western ... 41% ...'.. 61i to South Easters and Dover... 6O Ditt. Scrip PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 20. Three per Cent. Console.. Ditto, New, 1830 . MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 21.—We have had a very quiet market to-day in Shares. Our quotations are as follow :—Sheffield and Manchester, 31i ; South Eastern New, 17; Manchester and Leeds, 73 to 74 ; ditto Halves, 314 to 32 ; Manchester and Salford Water Works, 52i. MARKET NEWS. (THIS DAY.) EAT MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Coarse meadow illy, 31 to 3/ 15s; useful ditto, 4/ to 4/ ss; fine upland ditto, 4/ 6s to 4/ lOs ; Clover Hay, 4/ to 51 lOs ; Oat Straw, 1/ 163 to 1/ 18s; Wheat straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ 3s per load. The best hay and straw—which were in mode rate supply--sold somewhat freely at full prices, but otherwise the demand ruled heavy. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse meadow Hay, 3/ 5s to 4/; useful ditto, 4/ 4s to 41 8s; fine upland ditto, 4/ 10s to 4/ 13s; Clover Hay, 4/ 5s to 51 8s; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2l; Wheat Straw, 2l to 2/ 2s per load. Supply limited, and trade dull. Prices about stationary. WHITECIIAPEL. Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ to 3/ 15s ; useful ditto, 3/ 16s to 4/ 5s ; fine upland ditto, 4/ Gs to 4l 103; Clover Hay, 4/ 5s to 51 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ 16s to 11 1.85 ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ p6Proad. A good supply, and a heavy inquiry, at the above qa6tutions. ST. THOMAS'S DAY. CORN MONOPOLY AND INCOME-TAX. St. Thomas's-day draws out what is passing in the minds of the citizens of London. Two subjects chiefly engaged the attention of the wardmotes—the Corn-monopoly and the Income-tax. For the hostility to the Corn monopoly we were prepared. But we confess we were not aware That the short trial of the Income-tax could have produced so rooted an aversion to it as was yesterday manifested. The ward of Aldersgate, presided over by Sir Peter Laurie, adopted the amended resolution proposed by Mr. Besley, in preference to one embodying the reso lutions of the Common Council, proposed by Mr. Ward. Mr. Besley " was satisfied in his own mind that the Corn-laws were passed away—that they were in effect abrogated, and that it was only for the convenient concurrence of time and means to arrive, for them to be for ever wiped away from the statute book ;" and his amendment severely stig matised the Corporation of the City of London as a corrupt body, and recommended the'pruning knife of economy and the reform of abuses which hindered commerce and deeply affected the population of the City. The amendment was carried ; but no one stood up for the Corn-laws; though it is but justice to Sir Peter Laurie to notice that he has not yet found it convenient to make up his mind on the principle in volved by these laws. We suppose he has made up his mind as to the Tariff by this time, and he now waits for a signal from Sir Robert Peel to make up his mind as to the Corn-law. MEAT"MARKETS. SOUTIIALL, DEC. 21.-1 n to-day's market, we had on sale a full average time of year supply of stock, both . as to numbers and quality, while the demand was, on the whole, firm, at the folloWbig,quotations : —Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 64 ; Mutton, 3s 44t0 4s 6d; Veal, 3s hl to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 33 $d to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink the offal.—Supply—Beasts, 52 ; Sheep, 1,841 ; Calves, 29; Pigs, 32. RomFoßn ' DEC. 21.—For the prime Beasts and Sheep we had a firm inquiry; but in. Calves and Pigs a very small amount of business was passing. — Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal,3s 8d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 4d per 81bs. Sucking Calves, 16s to 29s ; quarter-old store- Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Mulch Cows, with their small calf, 151 to 181 lOs each. llefisulm, DEC. 21.—We had a very moderate at tendance of buyers, on account of which, the general inquiry was slow, at the annexed rates. Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 6d; .Mutton, 35 6d to 4s 6d; Veal, 3s 6d to 48 2d; and Pork, 3s,Mto 43 per Blbs. ARUNDEL, Dxcp2o,--Beef, •from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 64 to 4s 6d ;"Nreal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2d per 8 lbs. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. CHICHESTER, DEC. 21.—Prime Beef and Mutton were held at high rates, but otherwise the demand ruled slow. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 2d ; and Pork, 3s 64 to 4s 2d per 8 lb. In Farringdon-within, which returns fourteen members, before the last election there were eight monopolists, and six free traders. That election re versed the state of things by giving six monopolists and eight free traders. One of the free traders had become renegade, but the inhabitants of the ward having determined to improve on this state of things, met on Tuesday evening, and resolved— " That the time has arrived when the_prosperity of this country—the safety of its institutions—and the loyalty and attachment of the people to its constitu tion and laws—greatly depend upon the repeal of those laws which restrict the freedom of trade; and particularly of those which restrain the importation of food. That this meeting determine to support the following gentlemen, viz.: Deputies Westwood and Pritchard, together with Messrs. Ashurst, Bcnsor, Fisher, Holt, Morris, Ridley, Taylor, Virtue, and Hartley, having ascertained that they are prepared to support a repeal of those laws, and they earnestly hope their brother electors will use their individual exertions to secure the above-named eleven gentlemen by a triumphant majority." The show of hands having been in accordance with this resolution, two of the rejected, Messrs. Eagleton and Rutter, demanded a poll, which we trust will not better their position. TIMES.—It will be observed by the quotations of the day, that notwithstanding the favourable nature of the Mexican decree, and also the intelligence of the arrival of remittances, that Mexican Stock has not advanced, which may perhaps be explained by the consideration that so much stock now remains unissued in the hands of the agents, which will probably, under the op era ti on o f t hi s d ecree, b e now unreservedly offered for sale. If this should be the case, it is highly desirable that the matter should be set at rest, by a declarati on f rom th e agen t s o f w h at they mean to do, since, if the stock is to be sold, it would be better for the m td take the chance of what it may produce in the op en mar k et, t h an to resort to an y course like that practised heretofore. This re mark will, of course, only apply to the Active Stock, for it is not to be supposed that it would be worth while in any case to bring the Deferred Stock to market, seeing how small a sum it yields, and the great additional liability it entails on the Mexican Government. COAL M) Ships arrived since t R KET. last market.day, 161. r. d. Adalr's Charlotte l7 6 Holywill Main l7 6 Ord's Itedheugh l5 Raven sworth West Hartley 17' 0 Tantiold Moor Bute's l5 0 Wylani Walls End Clennell l7 3 Walls End aosfoith Walls End Hedley 1913 Walls End Hilda ... 18 0 Walls End Killingworth .... 18 6 Walls End Newmarrh IS Walls End Nunhumberlatid 18 fl s. d. Walls End Todd's Renshaw -14 9 Walls Endßelmotit W. E. Braddyll'sHettun Walls End Harwell.... Walls End Hetton 21 6 Walls End Larnbton Walls End Morrison ...... 19 6 WarlirEnd Shineliff l9 0 Walls - End Caradoc Ol 9 Walls.Eud Quarrington 2O 0 Walls End South Durham 19 6 Walls End Tees Hetton 16 6 Wal,s d erre -)1 0 Walls End West Tees lO 9 COUNT Y CO N MARKETS. The English Funds continue to droop, under the depression occasioned by the fear of a collision be tween our Government and that of France on the question of the Barcelona affair. By mercantile letters received in the City from Brazil yesterday, it appears that the treaty with this country is continued to the 10th of Nov., 1844. a party conversant with what is going on there in the A l e tt er from Madri d of the 1 2 th inst. , written by hi g h financial circles, says that the propositions stated in the journals to have been made by the house of Baring, are by no means accurately described. All that they have done is to declare their intention, through an agent sent to Madrid for the purpose, to enter into the competition for the quicksilver con tract, and to press upon the Spanish Minister 1 to treat with our capitalists regardi ng that con the propriety of sending some pe rson to London tract. Their agent has received from Senor Cala trava a polite assurance that he wa s u n fettered by any other engagement , and could, therefore, treat with them, and there the matter for th e present has ended. The account given in the Madrid papers was, that this the Finance Minister aloano f4OO house ,o h o a n O l toen thede e r s d t e cu o ri of theproduce of ty the Almaden mines, and had declared their inten tion, capitalists, moreover, to in make conjunction 6,000,000/, which the Minister is au th or i se d to ra i se, if he can. Senor Calatrava is said t o b e ma ki ng great exertions to organise anew th e C ar bi neros o f the Finance Department , so as to render th em an effective and creditable force for th e es pecial s e r v ic e proposals for the loan of of the Customs. He is endeavouring to give them the combined advantages of military discipline and the moral force which attaches to a pecuniary trust in the hands of men of some education and charac ter. These officers are to give security for their good conduct, and are to receive regular pay, a point not provided for under the old regime, so that these guardians of the public revenue, in default of sa lary, necessarily live upon bribes for betraying their trust—a state of things utterl‘ , e incredible in any other country than Spain. ' the Minister who has these most salutary and necessary reforms in hand is well aware at the same time that his measures for the better organisation of this , force will have little chance of success until a treaty of commerce with England and a reduced tariff come in aid of his efforts. The smugglers, while the present syst em lasts, can afford to give " silver" against his " copper,. not to mention the uncertainty of the final pay ment. Doubts having been expressed in some quarters of the reality of the distress in the island of Madeira, it is but right to sty that this is decla red , In Billingsgate Ward a vacancy, caused by the re tirement of Mr. Potter, was supplied by the election of Mr. James Roberts, a Liberal, the rejected Tory candidate having declined a poll. In Bishopsgate Ward, Mr. Deputy Stevens de clared himself a decided friend to the repeal of the Corn-laws, and all other laws which restricted com merce ; and all the other candidates expressed them selves in favour of "an immediate and unconditional repeal of the Corn-laws." The sense of the meeting having been taken, Mr. Alderman Copeland declared fourteen gentlemen, all Reformers and free traders, to be duly elected. A poll was demanded by Mr. Thomas Welch, an out-and-out Tory, but the poll proceeded very languidly up to three o'clock, at which hour only nine votes were recorded in favour of the Tory candidate. In Cripplevate-Within, Mr. Packwood observed, there was a question agitating the the country from one end to the other—he meant the Corn-laws ; and it behoved them to send men to the Common Council who would support resolutions for their repeal. As some of their members had not supported the reso lution for their repeal, he nominated a gentleman merely to allow the representatives to give an expla nation of their conduct. A poll living:;;; -- demanded, the wardmote was adjourned. When public opinion has had an opportunity of ma nifesting itself, it has been unequivocally pronounced against the Corn-laws. At present we are unable, from the necessarily brief accounts of the elections in the smaller wards, to form an opinion as to the parti cular opinions of the parties elected. The other subject brought prominently forward was the Income-tax. A very short trial of the Income-tax has, it appears, been sufficient to enlighten the citizens of Lon don as to its objectionable character. Resolutions were passed yesterday at several wardmotes, in which the tax is condemned as odious, inquisitorial, and vexa tious, and the conduct of the surveyors and assessors is severely censured. At the wardmote of the Ward of Tower, it was resolved— " That it is the opinion of this wardmote that the Income-tax is a war tax, and should be a war tax only; that it is odious, inquisitorial, and vexatious, repugnant to the feelings, and derogatory to the in dependence of Englishmen; and should, under the present circumstances of peace with India and China, fbrthwith be repealed." At the wardmote of Broad-street Ward it was re solved unanimously— " That the wardmote expresses its indignant cen sure for the unwarrantable conduct of the surveyors THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1842. I Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease. -- Per Quarter.' a. to a. a. to a. a. to a. s. to s. a. to a. Carl isle ..... 62 46 -- Hex ham 4' 72 36 38 •-3 23 Morpeth Penrith f. 6 33 2h 411 Sheffield 64' 32 23 4 3 Winchest,r 52 56 '27 90 20 26 35 411 Per Bushel. s.d. s,d. s.d. s.d. s. d. s.d. s.d. s.d s.d. s.d. Carmarthen 6 3 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 9 5 6 • 0 • 0 0 0 Cowbridge.., 76 80 36 46 2! 90 50 5:3 00 06 Swansea Per 8011. Barnardcastle 13 0 106 $0 90 4 • 74 9 6,,,11 • •0 00 Durham Richmond 136 15 696 100 60 • 0 100 110 •0 00 Stockton IRISH MARKETS. CUBL.H4 MARKET NOTE for the Week ending DEC. 16 From To A v erage 2,160 Wheat i pel barrel:o .t0ue..... 18 0 83 6 2 5 1 —o 0 0 lostone 2,607 Barley Blame; lO ti 14 6 12 5 12,083 Oats 14 stone 8 0 11 0 810 Flour, per cwt. .. se— 0 I • 1,202 8 stone I 9 6 12 10 7 2,160 Wheat i pet barrel:o ,tone 'Sere le stone 2,607 Barley Mame; 12,083 Oats 14 stone Flour, per cwt. .. 1,202 Oatmeal- 8 stone Sold to Bakers only. 10,533 Cwt. " ...... ........ 6it 18 0I 18 43 Average price of W . heat and lour 46 8,1 per sack Receipts of Flour, 13,4533 18 s ee° , from 165. Od to 18, Od "es pt I)° ' 13 ' from 139. 0.1. to 164 Od `Third; . from Os. Od. to 13s Od MICE OF BRZAID. Quarterr. I.oat ...... 7d.1 halt Quattern CORK MARKETS.—Dec. 17. Wheat (pa 20st.'17s 0t1.t0229. Od•ttats (per Hat. 75.6.1. 95. Od. Barley (per 16,31.510 0 13 0 IFlot't (per cwt ).. 6 • 17 6 Oatareal (per cwt.)............ 0.. Od to Os. 61 Reel; Bet. to N.J.—Mutton, bd. te.tid.— Veal, 4id to 5d Pork, 4d. to sd.—Fresh Butte', 11d. tc , —d per lb. PRICK OF 'name. To the Merchants. To the Count r) First Quality... Secend 72 /1, third Fourth 55 ..... .....•......•••• 45 Fifth 3l •••••••• 1.0.111.4 Sixth 4O .. ..• ............ :,0 CI.ON3IELL MA It KETS..... Dee. 17 Per Cwt. a. d. fa. d. a, d. a. d New Butter ...... ...1 0 oto I 6 0 Hide& ut. Oatmeal 0 I'. 0 Bacon 1 1 11 ..,...,..,. 21 C 21 Rendered Lard 0 52 Per 8.% • Fleur,Second . . - 0 30 t) lour,Tturdx." 0 ..--Household 0 21 ' 0 1 --- Fuurths......l rer Barrel. Rapeseed 20 0 -- 01 Barley — 0 11 6 Bere.•. ..... ..... 0 9 0 (s.al, ...... IJ- • CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Dec. 17 , 1842, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and roving in England mai Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 465.10.1. 1 O a ts Barley 26s. 5S I Itye AVERAGES OF THE LAST six WEEKS. Weeks ending WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. I EVE. I BRANS. Nov 12 48 49 8 28 1 49 6 28' 1 48 6 27 9 47 3 97 1 4115 10 16 5 17 9 17 10 17 9 17 9 17 3 17 5 PECAS/t 32 2;31 8 8131 6 32 2 91 4 28 1 30 11 29 5 30 3 28 11 29 10 Dec. 3., IMPIRRIAL AGORZGATI AVERAGIS 07 THI 51X WIRES ••••• 48g. 5.1. Oats •••••...• 17 s. 7.14 8ean5.........308. Id Barley, DUTIIS OW TORWIGN CORN. Wheat........, 2OJ. Od. I Oati RarleY 91), Od. ... 33 2 34 2 3 3 7 33 5 3s 3 32 2 :0 i and assessors under the Income-tax in respect of the houses in the ward, as having occasioned the inhabi tants much unnecessary inconvenience, and as having subjected them, by unjustiable surcharges, to a gross imputation upon their integrity when making returns under a solemn declaration. " That a copy of the above resolution, signed by the Ward Clerk, be transmitted to the Chancello of the Exchequer." At Langbourne Ward, Mr. GUDE, after a speech in which he forcibly described the inconvenience and trouble to which the citizens were put by this inqui sitorial tax, moved a resolution— " That the inquisitorial Property and Income-tax, having been imposed for the express purpose of raising money to enable her Majesty's Government to carry on the war in India and China, now happily termi nated, it was the opinion of the Wardinote that every endeavour should be especially used by the citizens of London to obtain the repeal of io odious and inquisi torial an impost." The resolution, after being modified in that part which stated the Income-tax was levied to defray the war expenses in India and China, was carried by a large majority. Several gentlemen complained bitterly of the in justice to which they had been subjected by sur veyors. One gentleman (Mr. Long) said " lie had seen the books, as he had been appointed an assessor of Income-tax, but had refused to net, and he could state that the surveyor had altered the returns of the house rents." If in the metropolis, where, for obvious reasons, it must have been desirable to execute the Income-tax Act in such a manner as to excite as little dissatis faction as possible, we find - the patience of the citi zens fairly exhausted, and the tax characterise 1 as odious, inquisitorial, and vexatious, we may be sure, that in other parts of the country the surveyors and assessors have acted still more harshly, and supplied still more cogent reasons for hostility to the tax. The London Wards have commenced the war, but it will not surprise us if the example set by them be not speedily followed throughout the kingdom. It is im• possible to make the tax palatable to a people like the English, who hate, above all things, to be inter fered with in their business operations. It did not require the gift of prophecy to foretel what would be the result of Sir Robert Peel's experiment. This In come-tax was, indeed, a capital blunder, and we are much mistaken if, by this time, lie is not himself of that opinion.— Chronicle. THE WEST INDIA MAILS. I'm-mourn, DEC. 20.—The Royal Mail steamer Tweed, Franklin, Commander, arrived here.th is morn ing with the West India and Mexican mails. Her dates of departure are as follow :—Jamaica 18th of November, Cuba 19th, St. Thomas's 24t11 ; and Ber muda 30th. She experienced very boisterous weather on her passage, and in consequence of a heavy gale of wind, was unable to communicate with Fayal. She has on freight 60,000 dollars, 11 passengers, and 45 bales of cochineal, and left the following vessels at St. Thomas :—Royal Mail steamers Tay (with mails from England of the 3d of November), Thames, Dee, and Trent, and the Liffey schooner ; her Majesty's ship Scylla, Captain Sharp, and the Montezuma war-steamer, destined for Mexican service. Her Majesty's ship Charybdis sailed from Port Royal, for England, on the. 17th of November, with the crew of the Spitfire steamer (which had been wrecked), and a considerable freight of specie. Her Majesty's ships Imaum and Magnificent were at Port Royal. -'Her 'Majesty's ship Illustrious,-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, from Halifaxs in '.tow of the Carron steamer, was obliged to slip the warps in cone• quence of strong head winds in the narrows off Ca therine's Point. The Tweed passing at the time, her services were put into requisition, and she took the ship in tow and brought her to Bermuda in safety. The following are the names of the passengers per Tweed :—Mrs. Davis, Mr. Nunez, Mr. Gladson, Mr. Dempster, Lieut. Hannant, Mr. Gordon, Captain Cox, Mr. Page, Mr. Fullerton, Mr. Huggins, and Mr. Couldry. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 21.—The Royal West India mail steam-packet the Tweed, arrived here at nine o'clock this morning, in time for her private dispatches to be forwarded to London by the nine o'clock train, by which means the Company received their letters several hours before the post-office delivery. The Tweed left St. Thomas's on the 24th of November, arrived at Bermuda the Ist of December, and sailed on the 4th. In consequence of a severe storm, which lasted three days, she was unable to communicate with Fayal. The Tweed brings home fourteen passengers, 60,000 dollars, and 45 serons of cochineal. BARCELONA. DEC. 13.—Yesterday, at half-past three oclock, p.m., 13 men were shot of the 239 who were arrested on the 4th, for having taken up arms against the Go vernment. The execution took place on the glacis of the citadel. They were selected from amongst 93, who had been tried and convicted by the military commission which is now sitting permanently in the place for the trial of those who had been concerned in the late troubles. A few of those who were thus executed went to the ground in their uniform of the National Guard. A portion of them had belonged to a sort of free corps attached to the Carlist army during the civil war, and which in the Catalan idiom is called patulea ; they had subsequently passed over to the Christino ranks, and continued up to the latest moment in the service. They were thus consequently guilty of a double desertion. The only immediate result which has as yet fol lowed the attempt at insurrection made by the 13arce- - lonese, is the complete reconstruction of that portion of the citadel which was pulled down last year by the more turbulent portion of the National Militia, and in the demolition of which Lines, who lately commanded the insurgents here, so much distinguished himself. More than 2,000 men are at this moment at work at it ; they commenced operations yesterday : and it is the firm determination of the Regent, as well as of the Captain-General, that not the slightest relaxa tion shall be allowed to take place, until it is placed in precisely the same state as before the events of Oct() ber of the last year. The expenses of its reconstruc tion are to be defrayed by the city of Barcelona. The late events have so completely disgusted the Captain-General Van Helen with his present com mand, that he has more than once expressed his firn determination to resign, and that within a very short time. It appears that Cortina is very popular in Catalonia, but particularly in Barcelona; and the late events must have left behind much and heart-burning, which the continued presence of Van Halen would probaby serve to perpetuate. Ten companies of engineers, 1,000 masons, and the prisoners of the presidios in this province, are those who are employed in the reconstruction of the citadel. They are employed from sunrise to sunset. No re monstrances—no reclamations of any kind or nature whatsoever, that may be made by any party, or by any portion or class of persons, or the inhabitants of Barcelona, against the completion of three works will be attended to. During the last three or four days provisiom.s and munitions de guerre of every kind have been sent to the citadel, the fortress of Montjtfch, and Atarazatia , , sufficient for two months. Zurbano left the day before yesterday for Ger o n a . He remains Commandant;in-Chief of that p rov i nce, : l well as General of the th . rd division of the Catalan army. He has at present with him the re g iment Africa, America, the 14th of the line, and the ltl.• heavy cavalry. The Regent has not as yet entered Barcelona. Ile remains at Sarria, about half a league from the city. Illness is the ostensible motive of his not appearin' here. It is, however, • believed that he is unwilling to enter until the fate of those who are now prisoners on account of the part they took in the insurrection, be decided, and until all the executions are over. There are at present about 25,000 men in the.who!e of this province, 14,000 of whom occupy the town of Barcelona and the fortresses in its immediate vicinity. The gu ides of Luchana and the Eseuadron tie hi Reins are with the Regent at head-quarters. The officer commanding the escort of Van Ilalen, Lieutenant-Colonel Delamere (an Englishman), who w as wounded in the last charge made on the populace previous to the General's retirement to the citadel, has almost entirely recovered from the effects of his wound, which was not so severe as originally reported. Two men of his troop were severely wounded, as well as two horses. The Brigadier Castro, who commanded the fort of Atarazanas, under General Pastors, will be tried by the Military Commission at present sitting here. Pre• vious to the unfortunate occurrence which, amongst military men, has so tarnished his character, he had the reputation of being one of the best officers in the Spanish army. The fort of Atarannzas is a strong position, and by means of the Puerta Madrona a com munication is obtained with the fort of Muntjuich, which completely commands the town of Barcelona. He had three battalions, of more than 600 men each, the best and bravest men in the service, and rations , for one day in his possession the night before The sur render. lied he remained but a few hours longer in his position, he would have been supplied with every thing he wanted, _as Van Helen's first care after leaving the citadel was to make a circuitotse move ment for the double purpose of keeping open the Madrid road, and supplying and aiding Atarazanas and Montjuich, and which lie succeededindoin Con sidering the previous character of this person, and his well known skill and courage, it is a wonder amongst military . men what could have induced him to evacuate such an important position. It is probable that some curious revelations will be made whenever his trial takes place. A graver accusation than the above hangs over the head of the French functionary. 'This accusation is n ot one made at rand om, or on suspicion, by a Pro gresista, Moderado, or a Republican paper ; nor doe's it owe its origin to coffee-house reports, or promenade conversations. jt accusation wade itt An official s- ; = ••• 1.:(t . 4w - t e and formal manner by th e Captain-General; T i '• ; m • f' against the rtprescntative of France in liarcOt inc A bribe of 30,00 dollars was offered by - tfie . • to the Guveri or of the fort of Montjuich, and an zmrance cf a ;.:ate passage to France on board a Freft4 . v , ,•ssil, on cunditidn of his surrendering the inificiito4 - li,, ' pu,ition he commanded. The offer was rejecteltg. dsl y u ati ternptuoudy; it wes again and again r e p ea • v a . . l ain and. rerused. T l_~ fy SPAIN. A1.11.ZI1), DEC. 13.—The news conveyed by the Barcelona express of the 9th instant, mid published this morn ing in the Gazette, is scarcely worth allud ing to; • IV is - Clarions to observe the. change of opinion which has taken place in Spain within - a short period. The Navarrese, you . will recollect, were the last - to aban don the cause of Don Carlos. In their province it was that he expected to make a last struggle for the crown of Spain. In 'Pamplona, the capital of that province, a Te Deum and public rejoicings have taken place to celebrate the Regent's successful mission to Barcelona. Maria Christina and her favourite Ge neral (Leopold O'Donnell) will doubtless wonder not a little on hearing that the city selected by theM only twelve short months ago for - rekindling the Civil war, should so soon have become so enamoured of peace, 'Espartero, and the Constitution. The;everit furnishes another reminiscence. The hireling, and factious scribblers who are now endeavouring to move heaven and earth against the Regent, for having at - length used a necessary and justifiable force in putting down the insurgents of Barcelona, never comulained of the said Leopold O'Donnell, for having fired last year upon the unotiending city of Pamplona. Neither do they take the least notice of the two or three hundred soldiers and officers shot almost defenceless in the streets of Barcelona, from behind strong Walls and barricades, in the most cowardly and sanguinary manner. In the one-sided criticisms of these writers, the military arc something to be shot at ad 'libitum, even when endeavouring to preserve the peace and institutions of the country. The insurrection of Bar celona was unprovoked in its origin, treasonable in its objects, and brutal in its execution ; and all - that is said consequently about its castigation mere nonsense. In no country in the world would such lenity and forbearance have been shown towards so criminal an attempt. By the parties who clamour against the severity of the measures taken on the occasion, the praises of the French naval force there,"for haying as sisted in extinguishing the fires caused by the shells of Montjuich, are pointedly contrasted with the con duct of the British and Spanish Marines, who took nu part in this humane office. Fives Active 25 15-16 cash to-day. NA VAL INTELLIGENCE.. Tsmorru.—The Austrian frigate liellone, com manded by the Archduke Frederick, is taking on board live stock, &c., preparatory to returning to Trieste. She will go out of harbour in a day or two. A grand ball will be given on Wednesday in honour of his imperial llighness, which will be attended by all the elite of the neighbourhood. Naval officers who have visited the ship report well of her internal condition. The new steamer Spiteful, built at Pembroke, has been commissioned at Plymouth by Commander William Maitland, 1840, reported for service in the Mediterranean. The Samarang, 26, Captain Belcher, fitting out at this port for surveying service in the Chinese waters, is progresEively getting manned, but retarded in her e►luipment by-the unfavourable weather. She is to be supplied with lanterns for night-actions, invented by Mr. hay, operative chemist, of Portsmouth. The Cambridge, 78, Captain Barnard, recently from the Mediterranean, is in the harbour refitting, and, contrary to expectation, is ordered to proceed as soon as ready to Plymouth for further directions. ller destination is not known. The Warspite, 50, Captain Lord John Hay, has left Spithead for the West Indies. She goes m the first instance to Bermuda, to meet the - Vice-Admiral. Sir Charles Adam, and for her. Captain to be present at a Court-martial, ordered to he assembled for the trial of Captain the Hon. C. Elliot, of the Spartan, •?ti, for having flogged a Midshipman 'of that ship. We - ascertain by letters of the Bth instant, that the Formidable, 80, captain Sir Charles Sullivan, Bart., has arrived in safety at Minorca, and was repairing her damages in the harbour of Port Mahon, having been towed thither by the Cyclops steamer. She has lost her rudder, and is leaky, and after 'temporary repairs is to proceed to Malta. Her safety is ascribed to the light wind which then prevailed, or she would have been a total wreck at the mouth of the Llobre gat,near Barcelona. The Pilot, 18, is ordered home from the West Indies to be paid off, having been in commission upwards of four years. The; Tyne and Conway, 26 gun ships, are being brought forward for commission at this-port. The new sloop Frolic, 16, Commander Willis, is ordered to proceed to the West Indies, as soon as ready. She is to convey to th e B a h amas , G overnor Sir James Cockburn. At §pithead.—No ship of war. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Cambridge, Excellent, Royal George, Samarang, Frolic, Nau tilus, and Thunderbolt, Rocket and Volcano steamers, and Austrian frigate Bellone. We have jut heard that orders have been dis patched to the Captain of the Formidable, 80, Sir Charles Burt., to return to Spithead, as soon as the repairs of the ship are effected.—Brighton Gazette. "We learn from Belize, that General Metrazan Pre sident of the State of Costa Rica, was deposed and murdered in the middle of September, while prep ar i ng to make an attack on Nicara g ua. Xn insurrection arose in the capital, and his troops were. driven out, :ollowed by the insurgents ; he was overtaken :at a distance of five leagws. N 1 here he was shot, and hi a oldiers massacred to a 1080. This event, adds the accoutt, shows that the Indian race, at the head of which is Carrtra, the rival of Morazan, are about to become the matters of Costa Rica, as they are already of the rest of Guatemala.— Galignani. We understand, says the Hampshire Telegraph, that more wheat has ben sown in Sussex this autumn than was ever before known, wheat being-substituted in many places where oats in course ought to have been sown. TUE Coors.—Owing to the long-continued dry weather in the autumn, the breadth of land sown with wheat is unusually large, and as the weather since the grain has sprouted lnio been damp and warm, the young wheats are very forward, and in most in stances looking remarkably tine.— Worcester Chronicle. CAPTURE OF EIGHTY WHALE S AT ORKNEY.—Ex. tract of a letter dated Kirkwall, Dec. 6, 1842.—At Scapa Bay, a shoal of whales has appeared, and a lot of boats arc in hot pursuit, and will in all likelihood capture them, as they are very near in with them at this moment. As it is just about post 1 Cannot wait to tell of their success, besides, I am most anxious for being off to be in at the death of the - monsters. A most glorious day for a whale hunt. IVcdnesday, Dec. 7. The whales were captured yesterday; but I was just out in time to he too late to see them killed.- There are from 6to 18 feet. Twenty alp;o7. N t ei n i t i y e c o i f , s t e l: witisnatanol ati n i:. i ie l i t r l ta),g g e i b •e oo a af t t , sto n Nu i v e re as rien u e r e i rtm n boat; g and the scene altogether was a most animating one, especially , at the death—the monsters lashing the sea, red with their own blood, into u thousand forms, and tossing the boats hither and thither with the stroke of their powerful tails. The day was calm, clear, with sunshine, and the "red " sea being sprayed about between the spectator and the sun, had a very grand appearance. Two or three boats were more or less damaged during the conflict, but nothing serious happened.—Thursday, Dec. l B. The whales have since been sold for 2141., a sum which, when divided among the captors, will prove a seasonable relief. MALTING.—The extraordinary mildness of the at mosphere, during the last wed:, has kept the malt sters extremely busy in turning their couches. We are told that at no period since 1835, has barley been in such a fine state for malt, particularly that &or., re th m a i t sesi the southern counties.—Yini C ourcuit. - • • ROYAL FREE HOSPITA L FOR TIER D'APTITUTE SICK.-1t gives us sincere pl easure to ha con tributions towards the new and extusive Gray's Inn-road, purchased for US - excell en t institu tion, are beginning to flow in pretty copiously. Within these few days donations of 100/. from Miss Lee, of Knightsbridge ; 2001. from J. ;P.; and 1001. from B. G.; besides many other: -smaller amounts have been paid to the account of the charity. Those under the initials of J. P. and B. G., came through their bankers, Messrs. Grote and Co. - CHARITY. —Yesterday, the sitting Magistrates at Bow-street, Worship-street, and Clerkenwell Police Courts, each acknowledged a donation of 101. from the Goldsmiths' Company, for the relief of the _poor. We learn f rom T ur i n t h at the hamlet of Novette, in Savoy, has been almost entirely reduced to ashe s , upwards of sixty houses, including the parsonage, having been burnt down, leaving a hundred famil .U 4 without shelter - or bread, as the %%hole of their har vest, which was in the barns, has also been consume 4„ The church is much damaged, and narrowly esespe4 total destruction. THE SEASON.—To the numerous other 4, pr oo f s the mildness of the season," furnished by our emus; pondents, may be added, that, on Sunday last, this e a y nt fast, very finis mushrooms were gathered oil Knavesmitot his Royal Highness ilea E r N.to c t •i T t.l..: o ro ti rk Tu C e ( s n d ir a the D touke of Sussex p assed. through this city, on hi s way Castle Howard, where, we understand, h e w ill spend the Christintis:—. York Couraht. PesETBM ANb Tim LAITY.—The curate of a pa , rich church, not a hundred miles from Rowley Regis, we hear, has been suddenly ejected fain' the curacy. It is said that his hearers generally had become indig nant on discovering that he had imbibed Fuseyite sen timents,— WQrceacr OrOttick. ......