The Sun. — London, England, 1842-11-09 00:00:00

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Two l g the Pr very in' v oirieter Sund3l of Cony A r of the ussels on 4elY Pr om tbst n is but that age n ex . t is a nd 511 o w, And , of the t he even: ipondenbr that tb! a At B e • order } l ope 19th nit ' . opeo ll .Cap wi a ° boo at w ith d Zu en " a t he doh w-- d t flg iall • bo asseJ c ii i tio' Po've 6 e .011' of t he I)gti -ea Le s et : O r ors s "11 alla ,1 ° t. tb 000 osv—calvr ro feer" ac. t ive joy to 3 155 0 01 , for Apill 5 P ;Clt le/1111 ha ter" c )f Dr oll s ' er s ,`l,,cll° e 0 In ver° fla tri h tl o• e Dol . ) of r•eder,,c -; Ke ith t „ Otis` ,an s' p bee° re' r Tottle s il , .the 'a to WYl3' Dwn - tea t° e%P ec pot' fth ‘iiadie too 0 r 5 0jor n t, it 'es the aer, „ a t O r d ig e P ro debt / " t t the I he w hool i f e gut ,eit' ter, u? o r . ust sa itE. b ` Is h e inig be W/1° bOli t pink 3- 59, lien , a rt' halll -C° ber T n ated On d ": r, l i d the he L o kee p " io beas t i ,' l „ e lc• nt v" -- se ) f iro lve n n ey 1 of In ° iv " • !ing $ ad her iv , oil be P o e itives s t re w age oil ot the eve rd be --° Ol rived fro sty 'MOIOEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS 1 1 1. illl f,,,:,•, .. . CITY, QUARTER TO TIll?EE. of the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the sales were 3,000 bales at previous quotations. Railway Shares were quiet, and without any material alteration. 6 i Accounts from St. Etienne state that the Silk-trade "wit - improving, and that orders had been received from Germany, France, England, and even from the united States, so that the manufacturers were in .. better spirits. ," .., The expose of the aairs oe Bnk of Manchester ..,. „ *fitis excited much att e ntion f th a in the City, such a s la '-'tl .1., rinentable exhibit being indeed very seldom witnessed. `'. ` l` ',The loss of 800,000/. in so short a period shows the '' , f •.entire rottenness, and the gross partiality, of the sys ,ui ' tem' upon which the business of the concern was con i., -,!,, ducted, and imperatively demands, as was represented ,??4 , ,,._ by one of the Shareholders, the payment of the de . '''' ll .4; - : lieiencv out of the pockets of the Directors. Legally, there can be no question, the whole of the Shareholders 'l i':)':. are liable, and almost deserve their loss for not having ' ( !1,, more effectually controlled the actions of the managers '., they themselves elected. The fact is, however, that „ ' '`i' ., • the annual or half-yearly meetings of the Proprietors ,p 41 - ,in Joint Stock Companies are too often a mere matter j-16.' , s a form, and the few questions asked are either over t;,,. ruled by the close corporation which directs the affairs. of the Company, or so vaguely answered as to Z t li /Y: l eave the Proprietors as much in the dark as ever: It 1 - I ; t ues ~,,a evident that the . only check upon Directory de sk lir Jinquencies is for the Proprietors to search narrowly „to ~,i nto the accounts, which for this purpose ought to be : 41 1 'Isit;tdwa,ys ready some time prior to the periodical meet ' brl , v) ; klgs. - As to the talk of confidence in the Directors, i l ' - wc., this is a convenient cloak for all manner of ras ,4etit.; cantles, and argues poorly for any concern. This %. 1 4_;...,falnous plea was made in the case of the Bank of j .l'i .lanchester, and what has been the result, but the l'4i ; .i a in of the whole establishment ? It is positively casgusting to witness such &perversion of what should be a benefit to the whole community—joint-stock . . : . banking. ..: -' 11 6 Commercial Markets are rather dull, and the ''• Public sales very limited. By 'private contract we near, however, that there has within the last few days . .' b een an increased amount of business transacted. A further small purchase has been made by the .• G overnment brokers, on account of the Savings ' ' l ank& The quantity of Stock taken, however, did not exceed, we are informed, 5,0001. t Again, we have to notice a further rise in Bank e. 7 1 c. The reasons assigned by us for this rapid wil "Igovement We in this Stook, we believe to be correct. : I ;:iii - 'a re - purchases this morning at 173 for money, F1, 4 .. 1 1 ,1; . at 174 for time. At the present moment, the .1):4`:41t; . ' are 1 per cent. lower. The Three-and-a-Half ; Jo. °P.i. l', ents, continue to fall, while the Three per Cents. tli,„& . , ft .,, ll .efoOking up. The current price of the Reduced 44 .41 .„ 1 ii' - a, ?lee -and-a-Half per Cents. now is 100 - 1, and of 14 1 " i vt.„,%'.e New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 104 i-. IN i • 4 ' 46 New Five per Cents., the interest upon which ni . ,,,, 1 4 i .. . , Ut . ranteed until 1875, have risen to 25 per cent. a f th N i ti si lie par. Consols for Money have been quoted only 'll, l ' ll , m . 94 and 941; and for the Account precisely the 't.,,, , LlT: B acne values have ruled to-day. Reduced Three per 51 1 , 4 1 .. i ? l nt. Annuities were firm at 93k, but Exchequer Bills fi)„,, . ave receded from 61 to 59 premium. '''' The market for Mexican Stock has not been !..'''; quite so firm this morning; the prices having receded 1.ti;, r :, ( 6.,7 33 i. For the Spanish and Portuguese Bonds there ';;;, .. be en been but a limited demand. Spanish Consols have tr.% rn quoted to-day at 18 ; the Three per Cents. are iN i ; .. 1 1 itt at 22 ; Old Portuguese may be given at 58 ; the i til t ,: s •'_ N ew Bonds at 381, and the Converted at 33. There ' , ltikt..f.: l, l no alteration worth notice in the other Foreign ttiik;, 9eeurities. (ti., ;: ",,. The Share Market has been pretty firm to-day : ...„.-;+ 1 - : 4o ndon and Birmingham Railway Shares have again 1-4 4 : 4 ~i'en sold at 92 premium ; the New Shares at 27k ;t i „;," l. e temium ; the Great 'Western at 25 premium ; the 4,4-,, as..— Shares ~'' ea' fl at 111 i premium ; the Fifths do. at 4 sitr Premium; the London and Brighton at 13 k discount; ' t he Loan Notes at k premium ; the South - Western at '';Y''' ,I.l.premium ; the Paris and Rouen at 2 k premium ; ' 1 ;1 1' `• ..:Le North Midland at 37 discount; and the York and orth Midland at 41k premium. The British North ~4 ! ;, . A mer i can Bank Shares were at 61 discount. lii , "..; PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. fitir,,„ •i•,_ ~•. .„, i AMWAY& Nisi. Per Share. t..,. , ndistern Counties , : ',lrty, Ditto New Bl. 6s. Bd. ... l Ol 4 16 . , , Ditto Debentures •..81. 6s. Bd. 4 " q • .Croat I 'd, Western - 65 'eq , Ditto New ..... ... ... ......... ... 50 , . Ditto Fi11 5........ 4 8 MI.. London awl Brighton .•.... 10 .. ... 36* t. ',ti • • Ditto Loan Notes ~;,4 t, : Loud on and Blackwell tri t ~'• Loudon and Birmingkara......... 90 lBl ...... to 182 lk,'' ' . , Ditto New ... ... 2 s q.__ to q,''' , • • 144 1,•_ glen aid South Western ... 41% ... s9i to 60 1 is . ' ; '; - ''"'"d*u and Croydon (Trunk)... 131 lO '•''''.' . "II Midland IOO • Paris and Rouen ... ... • . ...... 20 ...... 2 2 g. •• • to • ' ' Oll.. tk &sten aid Dover ' ' • ' I t'll and N:atb Mid1and......... 60 .COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(XESTERDAY. !', . '' A/ usterdall CF.I2 9 ;Gibraltar 46 . ., at sight - 6 Leghorn ! ...................30 60 ' . Reac t ; • , At,4,ban .........2 U. 12 911 , G enoa u t 'H ik Zl?, ..... , „ l2 8 Milan Alto n 6h • " 51.8. 13 15 Venice ; L .' ... .. . 14 . 14 Naples ..............40 tte:; 1 •Yli . sigkt !Palermo, per es 120 1y, 4 , 14 ; i1 , toiths 25 95 ' Lisbon - R OBId' lej ••• • 28 0 ;Oporto 52 .- •,,•. . f elux 26 0 'Rio Janeiro 231 • .••; ; ' Peee, ' • rankf ° ,1 Maine Bah' on .. .152 la ' , .'ll t is L'urgit 3 Us. 37 ;Buenos Ayres ... — • . : rim ,'•• i rien ... ....... . : T y i es t , di eti tt e o e. 8. 3 M lO 1 Philadelphia hi ... 10 2 'FILICES OF BULLION, PER OG. Cadiz . ?' * iftailvbllll-e .............. 361 Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 36f Portugal Gold Coin —.3 0 17 0 . 0 5 , , ‘ ~iireeolo..l4.. „„.„„.„, 36 ; ;New Doubloons - 36 - ; New Dollars 04 91 mi,e . ........... ...:... 36 ;Silver in Bars... 0 0 0 : • • ~ C HESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 8 —There ls n o . improvement to note in our market. The p ri ces e Manche s t er an a Leeds, Half Shares, 28i; Man . • Chester irnehester, 30 to 301 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow , 45 46 1 i Union Bank of Manchester, 6f. : 4 4 L LO YD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 9.—Wind southerly, fresh breeze, arid clo u d y. i) EaL, Nov. B.—Wind N.E., moderate.— Sld. Deana, New Zealand ; Justina, Calcutta ; Bombay; Superb, Rio Janiero ; Tulloch castle, Jamaica; Gibraltar, Dominica; Diamond, D emerar a ; Helen, Tobago ; British Queen, Haven nah. s i ;ALMOUTH, Nov. B.—Wind N.N.E., moderate. — m. Tagu s packet, Gibraltar. IlalsToL, Nov. B.—Sid. James Daly, Africa. v.,.LivzerooL, Nov. B.—Wind S.W., light.—Arrd. • United St a t es , Britton, New York. Sld. Adrian, .A ltiaa ttica Entaw, New York ; Royal Albert, Jamaica. t T o T _ Nov. rd• off, Hon es t a . ‘ 1141 ' 03 7 Sld Rebecca, Port Phillip. Af:" . uLL, Nov. B.—The Gertha, Breckwold, from `°fla to this port, was driven ashore on the 10th 1 / 4 4, d sj• at Mabl e th orpe ; cargo di s charging in good con and the vessel expected off, should the wea , ` l4 moderate. • i ta C a °tARAvEN Nov. s.—The Essex, from Ja - A c. e,; i i ‘ I Fa to London has been brought in here to-day, been fallen in with 30th ult. in lat. 46, lon. 11, r i : ar doned, rudder gone, &c., with five feet water in 5g "Id, by the Pauline Houghton, Tait, from Mau- I ..,, tt 4 he ilti us to ,„ , ondon, which vessel put on board the former J, • c hiefmate and part of crew. •s, MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) , CORN EXCHANGE. h rt , • arrivals of grain were small to-day, being t. tr , d 'Y a holid a y in the City. There was a thin at alma at market, and no variation in prices. trORTING INTELLIGENCE. , /3 x ,„ TTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. •41 11 ,..;'''!--8 to 1 agst A British Yeoman, 20 to 1 agst erstone, • 1 a - :. 2 3 to 1 agst Winesour, 27 to 1 agst Philip, 27 to • C o rh zi ` Aristides, 35 to 1 agst Amorino, 40 to 1 agst 40 to 1 agst Napier (t), 40 to 1 agst Lan (4130,,i1 "It, 50 to sgst Dumpling, 50 to 1 agst Clara colt o ' o to 70 t), 50 to 1 agst Black Drop. 14 ti t 1 1 13 * -- -8 to 1 agst Maria Day, 10 to 1 agst Wee Pet, to C. 1 agst Testy, 20 to 1 agst Sister to Coronation, 25 IN TELLIGENCE Sister t o S a ti r i s t. Th EXTRA.—EG HAM, 1843 . ei t ‘lagn a Charts. Stakes of 50 soy each, h f t, for ';; s .; Sir G. H eat h co t e ' s Si r ik o l, Mr. G. Ongley's ioQueen of the GipsiQs, Col. Wyndham's Murton rdship. • ~; ~~ AL COURSING. do TAR MEETING, Nov. 3 AND 4.—The Cup (16 T4 l) was Won by Mr. K ers h aw ' s Kelpie. Mr. Bldg if:3,,,rledgauntlet r an u p an d rece i v ed the sovereigns. - b e ,: c S efton Stakes were won by Mr. Swan's Stork, I t „"ng, .in th e d ec idi ng course, Mr. Unworth's Un -own• The Croxteth Stakes were won by Mr. Clowes'd ituderella. The West Derby Stakes were won by Mr. Hawielc. The ])itchin Stakes, by Mr. Kelmia. The .Altcar Ilall Stakes, by Mr. 4 n's Satirist. The Aehers Holt Stakes, by Mr. ewes's Ci n d ere l la. The Mile House Stakes, by Mr. X: rall aws Kepp e l ; an d t h e C onso l at i on S ta k es , by M r . i!sbaw's Kidnapper. koLYbEsuALE (SLUE Nov. 4 AND s.—The Puppy Cup L a cin s ! I nn by Mr. L. Ev:ing's Ida, beating Mr. A. 6 rah am's 1 G ra reng-ag o . Tlie Cadzow Puppy Stakes, by Mr. A. : • A . it u g arlfB Sir Ed war d . Th e Ch am pi on C o ll ar , b y Sir W. • L. 17a.zwell's M us i c . Th e E ast Kilb r id e S ta k es , b y M r. X • wi ng's Lacerta. The Hamilton Stakes, by Mr. L. w ings Lively. The Clyde Stakes, by Sir W. A. Max. h 4 Mr 6 by e E Mai ng'd E d of Honour ; and Ole Dychmont Stakes, TL. wiarl. 314, to:' 1 Ile months . ago an old Peninsula and Waterloo . -"leer applied to Lord Hill for an ensigncy for his 'cre441",,,,,,8°,a without purchase. The candidate's name was _ -pla t d are: with on the crowded list at the Horse Guards, a promise of early notice. On the Duke sue • . ce ec p atioi l e n ff Lord his Grace's old follower again a d i`' but through an influential channel. The pithy_ grati fYing answer was, "The Duke has anticipated Your wishes." The lucky candidate will be gazetted I,' • .•41 11 4.Z.4841401d and• distinished corps on the Indian station not f 1142 8.51 hi ller is a proof that -" the Duke" has or gOtte old followers.—Limerick Chronicle. LAW INTELLIG ENCE. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) IN THE CASE OF THE HOT BLAST PATENT.-NEILSON V. SMITH AND OTHERS. This case came before the Court upon the petition of Mr. Neilson, praying that his Lordship would stay the further proceedings upon a scirc facias which had been issued to repeal a patent obtained by Mr. Neilson in September, 1828 ; that patent expired in September of the present year, and upon that ground it was that the present application was made. The patent was for the application of hot blasts in the smelting of iron, an invention of the most invaluable nature to the iron trade. Mr. Neilson having obtained his patent in 1828, continued in the undisturbed posses sion of it till 1832, when it was infringed by a person named Wilmer, against whom the patentee filed a bill in this Court, and after certain proceedings had been taken against him, Mr. Wilmer acquiesced in the patent, took out a license, and afterwards worked under it. No further infringement took place till 1836, when the proprietors of the Dowlais Iron Works in Wales were guilty of a breach of the patent, a bill was filed against them, and they took out a license, acquiesced in the patent, and worked under it. In the year 1840, the patent becoming ofgeneral use, the iron masters in Wales entered into a species of combination to work without a license, the consequence of which was, that consider able litigation took place, and actions were brought against the principal iron-masters, one of whom was Mr. Alderman Thompson. Those actions were tried in the Court of Exchequer, and the validity of the patent established. The sub'ect then came again be fore the present Lord Chancellor, who decided that the judgment come to in the Court of Exchequer was correct. A similar combination was entered into by the iron masters in Scotland ; proceedings were taken there, and a similar result took place ; the validity of the patent in that country was established. A bill of exceptions, however, was taken to the ruling of the Learned Judge who tried that case, and that bill of exceptions was now pend ing in the House of Lords. In the meantime, how ever, from some cause or other, the parties in Scotland had applied to the Attorney-General for his fiat to issue a scire facias to repeal the English letters patent. The Attorney-General, upon the application being made to him, issued his fiat for the scire facias in August last, that writ being returnable on the 2d of the present month. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Bethell, and Mr. Camp bell, appeared for the petitioners, contending that the Court had jurisdiction to stay the proceedings under the writ ; that if those proceedings went on the patentee would have to plead, and to litigate the validity of the patent at enormous expense, for no legitimate purpose. The scire facias was a preroga tive writ issued by the Crown, and there was no legi timate ground for issuing that writ on the part of the Crown, because there was every opportunity for the parties to discuss the validity of the patent in the pro ceedings that were now going on. The Attorney-General, Mr. Wakefield, and Mr. Roupel appeared to oppose the application. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was proceeding in his address to the Court in opposition to the petition, when His LORDSHIP interposed, and at his suggestion the case was ordered to stand over till the bill of ex ceptions in the House of Lords was decided. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY). (Before Vice• Chancellor Sir JAMES WIGnAm.) MORRALL V. PRICKARD. His Honotin gave judgment in this cause, which came before the Court on demurrer yesterday. The case stated was an agreement come to between the plaintiff and Adam Lodge deceased, whose executors were defendants in the cause, by which the plaintiff agreed to convey to Lodge a piece of land in Lodge lane, Liverpool, for 500/., subject to the payment of the debts and incumbrances affecting the said pre mises. The plaintiff also agreed to assign to Adam Lodge all his interest under a certain contract for the purchase of a piece of land, by which it was stipulated that certain messuages and offices would be erected, subject to the payment of the existing debts affecting the same. The plaintiff further agreed to assign to Adam Lodge all his right to an equity of redemption to certain houses in Sackville-street, Liverpool. Now putting out of the case the statute of limitations, there could be no question about the 500/. being a good charge ; it was quite clear that the agreement had not been performed by which Adam Lodge agreed to indemnify the plaintiff, in respect of certain charges. In the case of a surety entitled to be indemnified, if the executor would admit assets, the Court would not allow those assets to be dissipated without making provision for the payment of debts. It had been con tended that the deviseesPf the real estate ought to have been parties. He thought the case which he had put of suretyship would get rid of that point. This was a personal contract, by which Adam Lodge agreed to indemnify the plaintiff out of his personal estate, and that estate would, therefore, clearly be liable. The same observation would apply to the point of multifariousness, which had been put in sup port of the demurrer. It was contended that Graves, who had been in partnership with Adam Lodge and the plaintiff, ought to have been made a party. It was a very common thing for a merchant of the city of London to be a partner in four or five different concerns. It would be impossible to take an account of his share in each. of those concerns without separate suits ; hut if one of the parties agreed for valuable consideration to indemnify another party, it would be impossible to contend that in a bill to wind up his affairs all the parties in all the concerns ought to be brought before the Court. It appeared, therefore, to him that this demurrer could not be sustained. PINKETT V. WRIGHT. The hearing of this case was continued this morning. QUEEN'S BENCH—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The COURT took the Crown paper to-day. Their Lordships were occupied the whole morning in hear ing cases of disputed settlement of paupers. EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY. PARRY V. MAINWAIRIRG. This was an action brought by a publican, for the payment of refreshments furnished by him to the par tisans of the plaintiff at the last election. The defendant was a candidate for the Denbigh shire boroughs, and had succeeded in his election. The plaintiff kept a public-house at the village of Holt, one of the borough. It appeared that on the 28th of May the defendant came to the plaintiff's house and or dered refreshments for a number of his supporters, which were accordingly given. On the 22d of June he called again ; and certain witnesses deposed that on that occasion he had given them a discretion to order refreshments for his partisans. They had consequently given orders to the plaintiff from time to time; and there was no doubt but refreshments to a large amount had been furnished. It appeared from the plaintiff's bill of charges that on the 3d of June 340 glasses of gin and rum, 11 glasses of brandy, and 128 quarts of ale and porter had been supplied to the defendant's supporters; and on the Ist of July there had been furnished 360 glasses of gin and rum, 32 glasses of brandy, one bottle of wine, and 70 quarts of ale and porter. This had taken place in a consti tuency of 95 electors, 58 of whom only had voted for the defendant. There had also been a dinner at the plaintiff's previous to the polling, for which seventy tickets had been given out ; there had been a dinner of congratulation after the election, and s übsequently a ball. The bill of the plaintiff amounted altogether to 1221. ; of that amount 701. had been paid by the defendant, but the remainder was objected to. The case had been tried before Mr. Baron Gurney at the last assizes for Chester, when a verdict was returned for the plaintiff in the sum of 1101. Mr. WILLIAMS now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had, on the ground that no evidence had been produced to show that the defendant had given an unlimited order for the supply of refreshments by the plaintiff, and that his charges had been exorbitant. It was stated by the Learned Gentleman that in the plaintiff's bill of charges the gin was put down at 3d. a glass some time before the election, and that for the three days which preceded the election, as the polling drew near, it was put down at 6d. a glass. Lord ABII4GER—The supplies were probably be coming scarce. There was a yielding to the pressure. Mr. WILLIAMS submitted that that could not justify the increased charge. Lord ABINGER — You may take a rule. These exorbitant demands At elections are becoming very frequent, and they require to be cautiously looked I after.—Rule granted. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) The Court this morning went through the re mainder of the demurrer paper. CHINESE TRADE—IMPORTANT DECISION. EVANS V. HUTTON. This was an action for a breach of contract, the de fendant having failed to deliver at Canton, as con tracted, a cargo of goods consigned to that port by the plaintiff, per the ship Manilla, belonging to the defendant. The plea chiefly relied on for the defence was that the landing of the goods at Canton, accord ing to the consignment, was prevented by the British Superintendent and Representative at that place, and that the defendant having carried the goods thither, had fulfilled the contract to the best of his power, being released from further responsibility by the in tervention of the authorities constituted in the Chinese ports by her Majesty for the pro tection and government of British subjects. To these pleas the plaintiff demurred that the inter vention of the Superintendent was not of sufficient authority to release the plaintiff from his contract, as he was the representative of the Sovereign only for the protection of British subjects trading in Chinese ports, and had not the power of declaring war, a de claration of which alone would have justified the de -Ifendant's omission to'deliver thegoodg as consigned, and according to his undertaking. That not having THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1842. occurred, he must take the consequences of any other hindrances that might have arisen. Mr. Sergeant CHANNEL'. this day appeared to answer the demurrer, and Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS re plied. After an argument of considerable length, The COURT decided that the plea was insufficient, and judgment mnst be given for the plaintiff. Upon referring to the Act of Parliament, the 2d and 3d Wil liam IV., by which the Superintendent was appointed, it appeared that he possessed no such power as was in the plea alleged. He might have exercised a sound discretion in the course which he had taken, but in doing so he acted upon powers which were not con ferred upon him by the Act of Parliament ; and, there fore, the allegation in the plea was not sufficient to exonerate the defendant from his contract. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) John Robert Drewer, a young man of respectable appearance, and who has only been married very recently, was charged with robbing his employer, Mr. Henry Buxton, of No. 17, Greek-street, Soho-square, perfumer, under the following circumstances. The prisoner had been for between 3 and 4 years in Mr. Burton's employ as porter, and was considered to be a trustworthy and good servant. Latterly Mr. Burton had discovered that an extensive system of robbing his stores of property to a great amount had been carried on by some persons in his employ, but the prisoner was not for a mo ment suspected as being concerned in it. How ever, yesterday afternoon, a set of lady's tortoise-shell combs were missed under such peculiar circumstances, that no reasonable doubt could be entertained but that the prisoner was the thief. He was in consequence given in charge to police constable No. 3 of the F division, who on searching his lodgings, at 4, Lloyd's Court, Crown-street, Soho, where he was living with his wife, various articles of perfumery and other goods, of the value of between 71. and 81., and which had heen stolen from his employer, were found. The prisoner made no defence, and was remanded. MARYLEBONE.-(THIS DAY.) Wm. ilfassarn, described as a beadle in St. Paul's Church Lisson-grove, was placed at the bar, charged with creating a disturbance :n Stafford-street. Police constable 38 D, said that the prisoner, in ad dition to his other employment, sells coffee in the, streets, at night, and while"witness was on duty in Stafford-street, he hear defendant quarrelling with a rival coffee-seller, who had charged him with stealing a basket of.meat. As he would not be quiet, witness was obliged to take him, into custody. Mr. ItAWLINSON asked if the defendant had not at one time been in the pollee force, and was answered in the affirmative. _ _ _ The prisoner said that the Rev. Mr. Davis gave him liberty to sell coffee at night, as his other income was insufficient to support his family. Another party, who sells coffee also, accused him of stealing some meat, and while threatening to punish him, the po liceman came up and took him into custody. Mr. RAWLINSON thought it was very wrong of the Rev. Gentleman to allow him to wander about the streer.3, coming in contact with infamous characters of every description ; but as he thought the officer had been too hasty in the discharge of what he con ceived to be his duty, he would discharge him. UNION HALL.-('PHIS DAY.). John Pearce, a young lad, was charged with pick ing the pocket of a Mrs. Abbott, at the entrance of the Surrey Theatre. The complainant stated that while she was waiting with a crowd of other persons at the pit entrance of the Surrey Theatre, on the preceding night, she felt a hand at her pocket. She turned round and saw the prisoner, a diminutive lad, forcing his way through the crowd, and missing her purse, containing sixteen shillings, she rushed after him and secured him on the spot. He had, however, contrived to pass the purse and its contents into the hands of another, who was previously seen in his company, but who made his escape during the confusion that ensued. It having been stated that the prisoner was conti nually in the company of thieves, he was committed for three months to Brixton. CLERKENWELL.- 7 (THIS DA Y.) Henry Berry was charged with stealing a large quantity of hares, wild ducks, widgeons, and other wild fowl, the property of Charles Brand, of Castle street, Long-acre. The prisoner went into the Two Brothers public house, on Wednesday night last, and met the prose cutor there ; the former made the latter tipsy, and then asked him to sell him some snipes. The prosecutor took him to his shop, but from intoxica tion fell asleep there in a few minutes. Meantime the prisoner packed up four hares, and the wild fowl, in baskets, and when they were filled, delibe rately walked away with them. Some of the hares and wild ducks were found on the prisoner yesterday evening, when he was arrested, but the prosecutor was unable to identify them ; and there being no other evidence, Mr. Greenwood said he could not detain him further. Joseph Coles, an old sailor, was charged with begging. It appeared that the prisoner roughly ac costed several gentlemen last night in Holborn, asking them for, alms, and for doing so police constable 21 E took him into custody. The prisoner said he begged because it was an offence—anything before starvation. He had several times asked the policemen on duty in Holborn to take him to the station-house, but they refused. He had traversed the greater portion of the Peninsula and India in the service of his country, and had been allowed only a pension of 6d. a day, which was con tinued but for twelve months. He was a native of Uppingham, in Rutlandshire. Mr. GREENWOOD—I will send you for 14 days to the House of Correction ; that is all I can do for you now. Prisoner—l am very thankful to your Worship. May God bless your Honour. FIRE AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY ON THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RA ILW AL—Last night, about twelve o'clock, as the luggage train of the London and Birmingham Railway was proceeding towards London, it was discovered, on arriving at Kilburn, that some of the trucks which were heavily laden were in a blaze. With the assistance of some of the Company's servants and a-number of the Metro politan police, the said carriagQs were speedily un loaded, and the engine, being detached from the train, went on to Euston. square ; it speedily returned with a supply of water, and after the lapse of a short period the flames were entirely subdued, but not before a considerable deal of property had been destroyed. Air RSHIII E.— C OLLIERS' STRIKE—RIOTS. -- We re- gret to state that several disturbances have taken place in the neighbourhood of the coal-pits in this quarter, caused by the turn-outs annoying, intimidating, and, in some instances, abusing the new men at Whitletts, and other pits. On Friday evening last, about eight o'clock, a large party congregated, and made an attempt to carry away some coals from a bilk; at the Antelope-pit, but were confronted by the watchman stationed for its protection, who took one of the party prisoner ; but, the others having come to the rescue, he was obliged to surrender his prize, and it was not until he had threatened several times to fire on the assailants, that they made off. The mob then pur sued their way to Whitletts, at which place the manager of the coal-works resides, and demolished his windows with stones. Several of the inmates, we learn, were slightly hurt with missiles thrown through the windows. The houses pf two men who had lately joined the works were treated in a similar man ner, the doors broken up, and a promise extorted, by threats, from the inmates that they should discon tinue working. The houses of other workmen, as also the wright's shop in the vicinity, were somewhat roughly handled, and the inhabitants threatened if they did not suspend labour. The rioters afterwards made their way into Waliacetown, where they attacked several houses, and forced promises from their inmates that they should no longer remain in Mr. Gor don's employment. The same afternoon two men that had lately come to reside in Whitletts were at tacked on the highway, while returning from their work, by an incensed mob, who threw stones at them and seriously abused their persons, holding out the most determined threats of vengeance should they con tinue longer at work. The consequence of these out rages has been a cessation of labour about most of the pits in the vicinity of Ayr—the men preferring to give up their employment rather than risk their lives. Several of the most active have been taken into cus tody. We regret to state that similar demonstrations have been made in other quarters where the colliers still continue to stand out, more particularly at Stevenston, where special constables have been sworn in, to protect those who are willing to remain at their labour. Petty thefts are also becoming numerous in the various localities in which the strike continues For the protection of property, watchmen have. been stationed in several places armed with guns. A detachment of about forty of the Carrick troop of yeomany are to assemble here, and will remain for some time, in order to prevent any further outbreak from taking place.—Ayr Advertiser. ARGYLL HOUSE.—The Earl of Aberdeen, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gave a Cabinet dinner last evening. It was the first Cabinet dinner given by the Members of the Government since last winter, previous to the assembling of Parliament, for it is a fact, that so engaged were the members of the Admi nistration throughout the last session with public busi ness, that those customary dinners were wholly dis pensed with. There were present last evening the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Wham chfre, Duke of Buccleucb, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, Earl of Ripon, Right Hon. Henry Gold burniEarl of Haddington, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart., and Lord Lyndhurst. LORD MAYOR'S SHOW. At an early hour this morning, the numerous streets leading to the Mansion-house were crowded with pedestrians all wending their way to the start ing-point of the Lord Mayor's procession. No vehicle of any kind was allowed to pass further into the City than the end of Farringdon-street, where there was, of course, occasionally a little. confusion. Ludgate hill, in consequence of this 'arrangement, appeared quite a different place to Ludgate-hill of yesterday ; and Cheapside looked like a race-course without the turf. 'Wandering musicians were congregated in it, and several open air exhibitions were put forth, doubt less to the gratification of many of the holiday folks. Not a little stir was caused in Cheapside by the ap pearance of Freemen, the "great" American pugilist, who is generally called " the American giant," to which title he certainly has a just right, as he is up wards of seven feet high. It was not a little amusing to hear the various remarks passed upon him as he walked through the streets, with a posse of boys and women at his heels, which, like a snow-ball, increased in size as it rolled along. The prevailing re marks were, " Oh, my gracious ! there's a man." " Oh, he is on stilts," said one man ; and one group of individuals who had got it into their heads that he was the new Lord Mayor Walking about to show himself, were canvassing amongst themselves the pro bable amount of good things he would eat at the dinner. The giant eventually took up his station on Waterloo Bridge to view the procession on the water. The procession commenced forming as early as ten o'clock in King-street, Cheapside, and by eleven there were a great number of carriages, the coachmen and footmen all adorned with rosettes in their hats, of the colours of the new Lord Mayor—blue and white. The arrangements of the police during the early part of the morning were extremely well managed, and deserve the highest praise. The procession in passing through Cornhill and the Poultry proceeded over London-bridge to the stairs on the Southwark . side, in which locality the present Chief Magistrate holds a very large property. In consequence of its being nearly low water at the period of embarkation, with a tide running down, it was determined that the various City Companies' barges should be towed up, and four steamers were in readiness for that purpose. The Lord Mayor's barge, with that of the Goldsmiths' Company, was taken in tow by one of the 'Waterman steamers, and the Fish mongers' and Grocers' by another boat belonging to the same Company. The barges of the Merchant Tailors, the Stationers, the Skinners ' the Tallow Melters, and two other Companies, also joined the procession. On arriving at Westminster the Lord Mayor pro ceeded to the Court of Exchequer, where the usual ceremony of swearing in was gone through before the Cursitor Baron. His Lordship afterwards proceeded to th 6 Court of Chancery to invite the Lord Chancel lor to the banquet at Guildhall this evening, and to the several other Courts fur the same purpose. The banks of the river and the various bridges were crowded with spectators, and guns were fired from the various wharfs and other exposed situations. The present is, we believe, the first occasion of a Lord Mayor taking water on the Surrey side of the river, and it has originated through a desire on the part of district. h d i i sL ri o c rd ship to gratify his numerous tenantry in that PHRENOLOGICAL SOCIETY. — The first meeting for the winter session was held on Monday evening at the rooms of the Society in Exeter Hall, Dr. Elliot son, F.R.S. President, in the chair. Mr. Wood pre sented to the meeting casts of the heads of the two in dividuals who were executed at the last Spring As sizes at York for the murder of their wives. The head of one of these, aged 60, displayed a great deal of in genuity and secretiveness, and the crime was not so much remarkable for atrocity , as it was for premedita tion and concealment, the head having been laid across the hearth after it been struck, so as to lead to the supposition that his unfortunate victim had killed her self by falling upon the fire. This person, having left his wife, had kept a beer-house of a very low description, and cohabited with another female. The other cast was that of Robert Knoll, a man, 30 years of age, also for the murder of his wife, who had been coha biting with another person. . The skull exhibited marks of several previous injuries, and displayed the organs of attachment and love of offspring very , largely developed. This was exhibited by the repent ance of the unhappy man, who surrendered himself di rectly after the act. Mr. Booth explained some phreno logical developments in the unfortunate female who was left for execution on Saturday last, at Mold, in Flintshire, for the murder of her husband. In this case the organs of cunning and acquisitive ness were very largely developed, which were consi dered quite sufficient motives to account for the crime, t e h x e ce f e e d m e a d le 7. beingo The butnelx9t, casehi was of a still more lst the age of her hushand pain ful description, being that of a female, 22 years of age, for the murder of an illegitimate child 10 months old, to whom she had always displayed the utmost degree of maternal affection. In this female, who was sentenced to death at the last Chest er Assizes, but whose sentence was commuted to transportation for life, the chief predominant organs were benevolence and the love of children, which were very largely de veloped. An interesting conversation ensued, and the meeting adjourned till the 21st of November. FATAL COLLISION S AT SEA.-011 Sunday after noon last the Caledonia steamer, from Hamhurgh, ar rived off Gravesend, having in tow a vessel called the Louisa, belonging to St. Petersburgh, which had been met with disabled, and no person on board, while on the steamer's homeward passage, drifting about the German Ocean. The supposition entertained by the Caledonia's crew upon coming up with the vessel was that she had been in collision, for her bul warks were stove in, and altogether she was seriously injured about the hull an d r i gg i ng: Since then it has been ascertained that such was really the case. It hap pened on the night of th e 30t h o f l as t m onth, during a violent gale from the S.W ., about seven miles off the coast of Orfordn ess , an d t h e o th er vessel proved to be the Swedish bri g R evanc h e, b e l on ging to Mar seilles. The crew, expe c ti ng th e vessel would go down, jumped into th e l ong -b oa t, an d made for the he h succeededlostads sunk in nh kt r . e o a f c T h t hh i n ee gvv value i ls u n s ee ls, of ff f re the hyn Theyshore, say they which t theyh believed e shortlyy wh Louisa is reported to be at least 1,6001. Accounts have been received of th e t ota l l oss o f th e b ar k Jack son, Captain Caithmer, belonging to Dundee, which is said to have resulted i n consequence o f h er com ing into collision with another vessel on the night of the consistedtgfe twelve 29th of October, near th e eas t coas t o f Gothland, while from Liverpool to Dundee. i individuals, of whom five m et with a watery grave, name ly, th e mate, two sea men, and two boys. The re s t s a v ed themselves by the ship's boat. On Friday l ast, t h e 4t h i ns t an t, a dread ful collision occurred i n Ie crew her voyi o the Channel, occasioned by the darkness of the night. It took place about eleven o'clock, near the Sherries, between the Reform, a schooner, from Tralee to Liverpool, and another schooner, name at present unknown. Such was its violence, that the former commenced filling rapidly, and there was scarcely time for the crew to save themselves before ,she went d ow n in sixteen fathoms w ater. She is insured for 8001. On the same day another schooner, named the Hope, was run down at the entrance of North Shields harbour by the Union, a brig belonging to that port. The latter was driven into the harbour under stress of weather, and it is described to have been entirely accidental. There is some chance of her being raised if the weather mode- rates. AN IMPROVED CIIA.MDER-LIGHT.--We extract the following account of an improved and economical chamber-light from the " Annals of Chemistry," to which excellent periodical it was communicated by a Correspondent who thus desdribes his invention.—l employ a common cylindrical ointment pot, a two oz. size in the winter; in the summer a smaller one. This is filled with any kind of fat. I usually have it filled .the kitchen. This is wick sold at the tallow -chandle r's, being simply stu ck trimmed with by thaebowuatshtealffat an from ,the of the common wax into a thin slice of a wine-bottle cork, upon which I first place a strip of sto ut filter ing paper • half the diameter of th e cork in bread this is about breadth, and a dia meter and a half in leng th. It need not be quite so broad, but it must be at least the length stated. The reason paper i s , that it feeds the wick c properlyth;e using without it, s or some such contriv ance, it will not burn. I rem ove with the handle of a f k o r tea spoon sufficient of the fat to allow the cork to be a little below the surface, and then place the fat so re moved over the cork and paper, neatly spreading it, to make an even surface. The light is now prepared. I think the plan might be improved, for the conve nience of those who are not early risers, by having an aperture at the bottom of the pit, and placing it in water, which would rise to the level when the fat is melted, and extinguish the wick when it is exhausted. If not extinguished when the fat is burned up, the cork, &c. will be consumed, and occasion an un pleasant smell. SINGULAR TRICK. —On Friday evening, about a quarter past seven o'clock, a man, attired as a water man, went into the shop No. 68, Kirkgate, and or dered eleven yards of striped calico, for shirts, to be taken to No. 2, Duke-street, together with the neces sary change for a sovereign, and he would then pay for the calico. The purchaser Immediately left the shop, and shortly afterwards met the boy carrying the goods and change, and told him he was to take them to 52, Off-street, to which place he accompanied him. As soon as they entered the house he asked the boy for the 12s. Bd., which he tendered, being the difference in the price of the calico and the sovereign, when the villain suddenly bolted out of the door, leaving the youth in utter amazement at the rogue's manoeuvre. lie was an unknown lodger at the house, and the probability is that he has left the town. — Leeds Mercury. A wood pigeon was shot the other day at Rozelle, in the maw of which were found 117 beans, one acorn, an d 105 pi c kl e s of grain.--Glasgow Constiutitonel. THE LANCASHIRE AND YORK- SHIRE MAILS. An alteration in the mode of conveying the mails by railway, which has been recently carried into effect, is exciting great attention and discussion in the manufacturing districts. We extract from the Man chester papers some proceedings on the subject at the Manchester Town Council : Mr. Alderman \VILLERT rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice, as to the hour of departure of the Yorkshire mail from Manchester in the evening. He thought it very desirable that all should know the importance of that mail, and the great injury to which the trading community of this borough and the public generally were subjected by the alteration lately made in the departure of the Yorkshire mail, taking letters from the manu facturing districts through various towns, in cluding Rochdale, Halifax, Bradford, lluddersfield, Leeds, 'Wakefield, York, and Hull ; to which there was a correspondence from this place of the utmost consequence. By that mail was also conveyed the correspondence to a very large part of the Continent. From the port of Hull every week were despatched five steamers, each of them carrying post-office bags. With the exception of a few weeks in the depth of winter, those steamers ran the whole year. One, from Hull to Rotterdam, took the correspondence for the whole of Holland, the Rhenish provinces, and a great deal of that down to Switzerland. Three steamers weekly to Hamburgh took the whole correspond ence for the northern part of Germany, and for the whole of Russia, being transmitted from Lubeck by steamer to St. Petersburgh; and one steamer weekly to Gottenburgh, took the whole of the correspondence to Norway and Sweden. If any one considered what an immense tract of land received its correspondence by these steamers, and that it was to those parts of the Con tinent with which we here were most connected, he could not fail to perceive the importance of this mail. We had till lately enjoyed the privilege of posting our letters to a late hour. 'He recollected that formerly the box closed at seven o'clock ; it was afterwards ex tended to half-past seven, and then to eight o'clock ; and at or immediately after the opening of the Man chester and Leeds Railway (which, by the Leeds and Selby, and Selby and Hull Railways, had a direct communication with Hull), it was extended to half past eight o'clock ; and at the same time, by paying a small fee, parties were allowed to post their letters to twenty minutes past nine o'clock. When the faci lities for dispatching goods to Hull had been so much increased by the railways, it was - also very desirable that the advices which the merchants send for their shipments there should have equal dispatch. He would therefore move-- " That a memorial be presented to the Postmaster- General, praying that arrangements may forthwith be made for such an alteration in the hour of dis patching the Yorkshire mail as will allow the boxes for the reception of letters to be kept open until a more convenient and later hour than half-past five in the afternoon ; at which time the box has been re cently and is now closed, instead of half-past eight o'clock in the evening, as has been the case for years past. " That the memorial now read be and is hereby adopted by this Council, and that the same be signed by the Mayor in behalf of the Council, and have the common seal of the Corporation affixed thereto ; and that such memorial be transmitted by the Mayor to the Postmaster-General." Mr. G. H. WINDER. seconded the motion. A memorial recapitulating the facts stated by Al derman Willert was then unanimously agreed to. THE NEW BANKRUPT COM MISSIONERS. The following is a true and correct list of the new Commissioners, of their respective seniority, calls to the Bar, and present rumoured "location :" Commissioners. Bar Calls. Location. 1. Mr. J. Balguy, Q.C June 14, 1805... Birmingham. 2. Mr. Sergeant Ludlow . Nov. 27, 1805... Manchester. 3. Mr. Sergt. Goulburn—June 9, 1815 ...Exeter. 4. Mr. W. Skirrow, Q.C., May 23,-4810...Liverpool. 5. Mr. Sergt. Stephen Nov. 24, 1815...8ri5t01. 6. Mr. Nath. Ellison Nov. 22, 1811... Newcastle. 7. Mr. Martin J. West June 16, 1812... Leeds. 8. Mr. E. R. Daniel Nov. 22, 1816... Birmingham. 9. Mr. Wm. T. Jemmett, Nov. 10, 1820... Manchester. 10. Mr. Charles Phillips Feb. 9, 1821 ...Liverpool. 11. Mr. M. B. Bere June 21, 1825. .Leeds. 12. Mr. Rich. Stevenson May 6, 1831 ...Bristol. VISIT OF TIER COURT TO WILMER CASTLE.r--I' gives us infinite pleasure to learn, that previously to taking up their abode at Brighton, her Majesty will reside for a few days with Prince Albert and the Royal Infants at that beautiful marine retreat, Wal mer Castle, which his Grace the Duke of Wellington will entirely relinquish for the accommodation of Royalty. Her Majesty is known to have always en tertained a preference for the Kentish coast, and some time ago, our readers will recollect, a project was in agitation to erect a marine residence for the Royal Family in this neighbourhood. It is not improbable, if this visit prove beneficial to the health of the Royal infants, that, the idea will be revived, and that a suitable spot amid the picturesque scenery in the salu brious vicinity of Walmer or Ramsgate will be selected as the future Kentish residence of Britain's high-born Sovereign. It is generally reported that theßoyal cortege will arrive at Canterbury about three o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday. A body of the 7th Hussars, which regiment is stationed at Canterbury barracks, will, we understand, form the escort of the Royal party from Sittingbourne to Canterbury. At our old and loyal city a detachment of the East Kent Yeo manry, under the command of Major Deedes, will be in readiness to receive her Majesty, and will accom pany her as the Royal guard to her delightful desti nation at Walmer Castle. Yesterday the Town Council of Canterbury met at the Guildhall to decide upon the most befitting mode of reception to be given by the loyal citizens to their lovely and admired Queen. A communication was ordered to be made with Sir J. Graham, inquiring if her Majesty would graciously accept a loyal and congratulatory address from the Council. A triumphal arch was ordered to be erected in Westgate-street, between St. Dunstan's Church and the Westgate. It is not generally known what length of time the Royal family , will reside at Walmer, but it is reported that if the air is favoura ble to the Prince of Wales and his Royal sister, they will remain at least a fortnight.—Kentish Gazette. SOUTHAMPTON, NOV. 7.—Captain Loney, who com manded the Isis, proceeded immediately to London when landed from the Medway, at this port. The crew of the Isis were landed here in a deplorable con dition, having lost everything but the bare clothes they had on when they were saved. In consequence of the loss of their vessel they will receive no pay from the day they left the last port in her. The value of the Isis was estimated at 90,0001., and she was insured to about half that amount. BOULOGNE.—We stated last week to all travellers that permits for embarking could be obtained every day from one to four o'clock, and for one hour pre vious to the sailing of the steamers. We call atten tion again to the fact, to remind our readers-of the great convenience they now enjoy, and how much they are indebted to Mr. Adam, the Mayor, for his assiduous care to contribute all in his power to render their stay in the town comfortable and agreeable. The ladies, we are certain, will thank him for this atten tion ; fathers of families will remember him with gra titude. Now, instead of waiting about with their children, they can at once proceed from their own houses on board the boats.—Boulogrie Gazette. SUFFOCATION OF PRISONERS IN CLONMEL GAOL.— The Tipperary Free Press contains the following : An inquest was held on Friday, in the County Gaol, on the bodies of Edmund Burke and William Sullivan, two prisoners, who were suffocated in their sleeping cell during the previous night. .It appeared from the evidence that an Arnott stove was placed in No. 2 corridor, the flue of which communicated with the chimney through the cell where the unfortunate men slept ; this flue was made of tin, and un soldered. The rules of the prisdn direct that where more than one prisoner is in a cell, that three should sleep together , ; and the bedsteads in those corri dors were admitted to be too small for three persons • to sleep. The unfortunate men placed their bed on the floor, and the carbonic acid gas, which escaped from the flue during the night, deprived them of life. Fetherstone, the turnkey on duty, heard the de ceased moaning about 4 o'clock ; but, as one of them (Burke) had a sore leg, he believed that was the cause of the moans ; however, he called on Mr. Hill, the senior turnkey, who refused to get up, as the prisoners did not rap or make any alarm, it being the practice of several of the prisoners to moan during their sleep. The Jury found a verdict—" We find that the de ceased, Edmund Burke and William Sullivan, came by their deaths on t he mornin g of Friday, 4th of No vember, 1842, by suffocation, from inhaling carbonic acid gas, which gas escaped into their cell from a tube leading from an Arnott stove ; and we beg to draw the attention of the Gaol Committee to the necessity of having the tube removed from its p resent p osition.' At four o'clock the same evening, the third man who slept in the same cell with the above unfortunate de ceased, expired in the gaol ; an inquest was held on him, and a verdict similar to the above was returned:' PARISIAN DIAMONDS.—It may be interesting to our readers to know that those beautiful imitations of the " priceless gem," which have lately attracted so much attention, are made by a chemist in Paris, and are only the oxide of tin. It is to be regretted that the brilliancy which has rendered this imitation so famous cannot be depended upon, as, after exposure for some time, they become as dull as common glass. —Mining Journal. CHEAP Fisg.—The take of cod-fish at Brighton has lately been unusually large, fine fish selling at less than one p enn y a pound. On Monday the mar ket was completely glutted, and seven fish, weighing from 251 b. to 301 b. each, were sold for Bs. The fish are fresh from the water, and the flesh is firm and good. THE EMPEROR of CHINA'S LAST PROCLAMATION. The following is the latest proclamation from the Emperor, relating to the management of the affairs of the barbarians. It is dated 4th moon, 27th day (June 5, 1842). In the 4th moon, on the 27th day, the imperial edict was received. " I, the Emperor, on account of opium flowing like poison into China, bringing down calamities on the people, have in former years sent down, in edicts, my express orders, directing it to be strictly prohibited in every province. Again and a third time have I, with the most assiduous heedfulness, given clear and ex plicit orders and warnings r-and because Canton was the place where the outside barbarians traded, I gave especial orders to Lin Tsihseu, to proceed thither, examine into and manage the business. The barba rians of each nation eagerly and sincerely obeyed the restraints, and bound themselves by promises; it was only the English rebellious barbarian, Elliot, on ac count of the destruction of the opium dirt, made a pretence to cause disturbance. Lin, on account of his bad management, was immediately degraded and banished to the frontier. Yet the said rebel, in the 6th month of the 20th year of Taoukgang, rat-like sneaked in Me waters of the province of Chekeang, and stealthily took possession of the city of Tinghae, and then proceeded to the offing of Teetsing, announcing the presentation of a petition. I, the Emperor, con sider China and outside nations with one heart and mind, and esteem it of importance to cherish and treat with mildness men from afar, and not contem plating that his (Elliot's) first thoughts were of re bellion, and to tell and explain his grievances his last, without any consideration of (his country's trade) being rejected and cut off, I again commanded Keshen to proceed to Canton and verily to examine into and manage the facts. Further, the General Elepoo, the Commissioner in the province of Chekeang, seized the barbarian officer Gantihhae (Anstruther), and many others, and by great favour saved them from death ; and when Tinghae was evacuated (by the English), sent them back to their country. " But the said barbarian, crafty and deceitful, turning and turning, still begging with unsatiated appetite, and clearly understanding the pacific inten tions and language of Keshen, who did not prepare proper means of defence, at length summoned troops, and first attacked successively the forts at Shakeo and Takeo (Chuenpe and Tykoktow) ; killed my great officers, and troubled my blaekhaired race on the coasts ; and the causes of disturbance and war have been occasioned by the selfish selling of opium by the rebellious foreigners ; further, he openly begged for favours, and secretly used deceptive schemes ; turning his back upon truth, and making useless all my favours; at such conduct both gods and men were indignant ; and I, the Emperor, ordered my officers to lead forth my troops. These are the real circum stances of the case. " When the rebel-quelling , general, Yih, arrived at Canton, the rebellious foreigners, rat-like, entered the inner waters, spying about the provincial city ; and thet reason that the great officers then assembled their troops was occasioned by the avaricious and greedy desire for profit of the said rebel ; who medi ating trade earnestly begged that the debts owing by Hong merchants to the said foreigners should be paid. I, the Emperor, treat all with perfect sincerity, and have never cherished ill feelings in my bosom : thus if he (Elliot) really obtained profit, he said there should be peace and that he would not go to other places, and cause disturbance.: on this account I con sidered the bestowal of this favour (the 6,000,000 dollars) as a very little matter, and certainly did not grudge it : doltish fool of a hateful race ! how can he attempt' to equal or rival me (the Emperor of the heavenly dynasty) ? but my anxious thoughts and care being for my people in the maritime provinces, could not but comply with the force of circumstances. Who could have imagined that the rebellious foreigner cherished such an evil heart in his bosom, deceiving heaven and opposing reason ? " The province of Canton was left in quiet, but the provinces of Fuhkeen and Chekeang were again agi tated like the ocean waves; Tinghae was again fur tively watched, and the city again invaded and kept ; and my minister (Yukeen) died in defence of his country; and my officers threw away their lives, and numbers of my people were slaughtered. Elliot's crimes it is difficult to number. I especially ordered the awe-inspiring General "Hiking and others to lead on their troops, attack and exterminate the English. Some time ago the robbers retired from Ningpo, and then laid Chapoo in ruins. " When the said foreigner was in the province of Canton, after his schemes were satiated, he went to Chekeang, where he plundered the province for the subsistence of his army; such is his cruel, barbarous disposition ; but the measure of his iniquities is full, and no larger respite will be granted by Heaven. When the heavens above leek down on his deeds the barbarian will surely be exterminated. What crimes have my people committed that they should be afflicted with such cruel calamities. " On self-examination, my mind (Origl. five vis cera) is filled with anxiety and distress ; and my every thought is that the poisonous sprout (Elliot) is not yet cut of; and that I cannot rescue my subjects ; with painful feelings I severely blame myself and hate myself for being unequal to my duties ; for me repose by day or night is uifficult. Ye generals, leaders, governors, lieutenant-governors, the civil and military officers at Peking and in the provinces, all ye minis ters should regard the state of my mind, and hasten to save the people, and not have a thought of repose, but attend to the present emergency and divest yourselves of selfishness and deceptive conduct, to cause your name not to stink in after times. " As to officers and men always talking of the strength of their ships and their destructive gunnery, the murderous fire of which it is hard to bear; why immediately they . see the robbers they are frightened, and fly like the wind in disorder ; and then the thieves entered the river without your knowledge ; and soon then you became aware of your danger, and the troops rushed forward with ardour, and entering into battle did not retreat, and they were also aided by the bold villagers. " But the power of lord and guest (the Emperor and Captain Elliot) is by no means equal, and the difference in the numbers of the people of our coun tries is great; but on account of (the richness) of my country, he has availed himself of an opportunity (of making war); but what difficulty will there be in conquering him ? " As such are the barbarous dispositions of the re bellious barbarians, the spirits of .my troops are not equal to them. "The connection of the native traitors with the rebellious barbarians, has been caused by the poverty of the ignorant people ; or it has sprung from their distressing difficulties, and on account of profit thus have they been deceived, and-induced to connect themselves willingly with robbers, that they might procure sufficient food for their families ; and thus through their avidity the robbers have attacked and plundered several places, and when the robbars came they were sent in advance, and thus they were the first exposed to slaughter ; and when the robbers re tired they were placed in the rear, and were subject to seizure by the troops, and forthwith executed. Yet the people have the dispositions of men, and should know how to repent and return to their allegiance. " I, the Emperor, am your heavenly appointed Lord; if you, will only regard that which is before your eyes, you will rest in repose, and not be trou bled with great affairs hereafter. " But had I been careless of the broad-flowing poison and not have prohibited it, I should firstly have been ungrateful to my imperial father from whom I received the important favour of the govern ment of the empire ; and secondly, I should have proved myself incapable of preserving the lives of my people ; thus, how was it poslihle for me not to exert my utmost strength in pro hibitin g it ? and barbarians are " Now, although the trai tors causing trouble, and on account of avaricious desires of profit are daily.committin g murder and robbery, all ye leaders, ministers, soldiers, h ld y manifest received my gracious favours, you s ou &c., as ou hare heavenly principlessand and a good heart, and clearly ex plain the laws, a strive to be first o n them rewards shall be forthwith conferred;. hut for those who retreat, instantly exe cute th without mercy. If these orders are obeye , what tackattack will they not be equal to ? and what place will they not be able to hold ? before (Lin, " The officers who have riiatiagect.l:ad Keshen, &c.), each have been dismissed ; yet if they ly atone for their crimes and establish mer itorious gainy connive hereafter, they may be excused ; but if a t n h d e lOse the opportunity and ruin my People , d and r l e s a h te all aebecord-iwnigthtothteheforseeivgenreersst, cthoeunrseshaolflltahz un able to show any further indulgence. "Amongst the multitude of my people there are many valiant men of talent ; excite them to a right eous zeal, to preserve themselves and their country ; and the officers and troops to recover the lost cities ; to guard important passes from the entrance of the robbers; to burn the barbarian' ships, and seize the leaders of the robbers ; or to lay hold of and act by the principles of right reason, and announce to all the foreigners, that they cause the English to know, that if they repent, and are able in length of time to esta blish meritorious deeds, they shall become the reci pients of inexhaustible and the greatest favours. " The .first affair, is to prohibit opium, that I may compassionate the people's lives • in opposing the enemy, the wish is to preserve the people's lives ; 1, the tmperor, have night and morning a nxious thoughts, and cannot but attend to the most trilling concerns ; all ye ministers should agree together in the measures of managing business, and excite the troops to battle, devising measures, exciting the people to civil join the ranks, Witho u t dis o rder or hurry ; t the and military o ffi cers ac t th us we can exclude .the i bar barian worthless sprouts, swee p ing le of the depths of th e wid e ocean , and give to th e p eo P them into the empire to enjoy the blessingsof peace and tranquillity. " This is special as concerning the management of the affairs relating to the barbarians from first to last; for my first thought is to exclude calamities from the people. " A special edict. Let it be made known far and near.—Respect this.-4th moon, 27th day (June 5)." (Translated by) J. SLADE. TRANSLATION OF THE CHOP JUST RE CEIVED BY HOWQUA, MACAO, efULY 23.—The Imperial Commissiouer and Great Minister Ke, and the General Elepoo, both now at Keangsoo, send a flying dispatch on the following affairs :—The English barbarians are now creating disturbances in the provinces of Keangsoo and Chekeang, and day by day their ships are in creasing in number, and we are apprehensive they will stalk into other places. We therefore desire to explain to them the true principles of reason, and the formidable calamities created, but at present it is dif fi;tult to find interpreters. On examination we find that hitherto the English have reposed the greatest confidence in the Hong merchant Howqua, and we have heard that the said Hong merchant is more than 80 years of age, and, we fear, he will not be able to come. But his younger brother, son, or nephew, are able to hold conversation with the foreigners on busi ness. After consideration, let one or two of these men hasten to Keangsoo with the rapidity of a shoot ing star. We shall hold ourselves fortunate if a day is not lost when the aforesaid brother, son, or nephew obey the orders and hurry to Keangsoo, they will give lasting proofs of their loyalty and patriotism, and services to their country ; and as the said Com missioner and General will certainly make an extraor dinary report (to the Emperor), we have sent a report to the Emperor at the same moment we forward this flying dispatch. It is absolutely necessary that they be ordered hither forthwith, that they may be at our command to be interpreters ; so that there may not be a moment's loss. MONEY MARKET and CIT Y NEWS, FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. POST.—Some large sales of New Three-and-a- Half per Cent. stock were effected this morning, and considerable investments being at the same time made in Consols and Three per Cent. Reduced stock, the impression was that they were made with the proceeds of such sales. The Government broker is believed to be now bringing his series of transactions for account of the Commissioners of the Savings Banks to a con clusion. The high course which has prevailed for some time past, and which led to the accumulation in the ;Bank vaults of the large amount of gold presented by recent returns of the liabilities and assets of the corporation, has had the effect of bringing forth some of the long hidden treasures of the northern cities of Europe. Among the other coins sent over from that direction is some amount of old Dutch ducats. They are in fine preservation, having evidently never been in general circulation from the time of their original issue. It is said that of those which have been paid into the Bank of England a reserve will be made against fu ture emergencies, in the event of which they would be found highly serviceable on account of their ready currency in all parts of the globe. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 12 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25 45k, and the exchange at Paris on Lon don at short being 25 62i, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 432} per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 B,i, and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 103-, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. Bank Stock has advanced considerably, the latest quotation of the day being 172 to 174. India Stock has also improved in like proportion, and closed 258 to 260. There is no accounting for this sudden advance in these two securities, without it arises from the cir cumstances of the jobbers being bare of stock, since no extensive purchases have taken place in either descrip tion. The business transacted, as far as can be learned, has presented nothing remarkable, it being for the most part, only small investments for private individuals. It should, however, be stated, that these being very susceptible securities, a scarcity, though limited, would at once produce a sudden and unex pected action on quotations such as the one now noticed. By the official returns published by the Customs, the exports of the precious metals to foreign and colo nial parts for the week ending Thursday last were as under : Ounces. Silver coin to Hong Kong .. 176,971 A slight decline occurred in the Foreign Ex changes, owing to a greater demand for bills on the leading points than usual. Amsterdam, Paris, and Hamburgh, are in all instances quoted at a reduction. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Royal Mail (West India) Steam Pack et Company was con vened to-day, for the election of four new Directors, and the gentlemen chosen were Mr. Michael M'Chlery, Mr. Charles Mangles, Mr. Henry Nelson, and Mr. John Shepherd, who are all acknowledged to be inti mately acquainted with the tide and localities in which the operations of the Company are carried on. In the election of these parties to t ake an active par ., i_, _. _. in the duties of management, the old Di rectors have entirely acquiescad with the wishes of the shareholders, who, it must be remembered, at the last meeting expressed the strongest possible desire to see in the Court of Directors individuals - who were capable of taking . upon themselves the responsibility of sug gesting in conclave improvements which, from their own knowledge and experience in such undertakings, could be made, both respecting the navigation of th e vessels and the expenses of the general establishment. BUNGAY SAINT MARY. CHURCH-BATE. On Friday last a vestry meeting was held at St. Mary's Church, Bungay, pursuant to notice, to make a Church-rate for the expenses of ,the current year. But few persons were present ; on one side the usual thorough-going supporters of the system, and on the other Mr. Charles Childs. The Curate, Rev. H. P. Cookesley, having been voted to the chair, Mr. Mann. the churchwarden, read an estimate of expenses amounting to about 501., for which he called on the vestry to grant a rate of 3d. in the pound. This was moved and seconded, and on being put, Mr. C. Childs rose to speak, but the proceedings from this point were little more than a disjointed conversation, in which there were seldom fewer than half-a-dozen speakers at once • and of which the object seemed to be the carrying of a rate without discussion or remark. Mr. Childs said he had long ago relinquished every claim upon the justice of the vestry, but he must once again ap peal to their regard for themselves. The churchwardens thewohueredbeen sluvei dd by reason had .now shown that the expenses of the current year, that is, from Easter, 1842, to Easter, 1843, would be not more than 50/. ; whereas, when they entered upon office at the former date, they.4d just 701. in n according. to their own account to book before it was them. He therefore warned the vestry that present rate, not competent for them to imme which Mr. Mann said the rate mus t t be passed r w e h as ic o h n , other aopfaretxfereosmsivaelnless. rAeasogr:ntnns, to Norwich; diately, as he had urgent occas ion d a single rate disturb them now, as he mid to speak, Mr. Childs said he was en ti tled for years. was included in the his name because he was sure and that it was perfectly atr ocio us ha n ot for . Mr. Childs to had that no h w e hthade notchu church warden's they all knew this was not such a rate for years, h butbecause they on , only for want of will in their a . O w ra a t r e d b e e n fo s re au t t h h e e m r i ty fTorhethveestfrayct And this led him h ow earnestly he had warned them for several years th a t they had failed in . all the i r attem pts compel him. they were making bad rates ; and how, after multi farit,us proceedings, and a long suit in their own ecclesiastical court, they had in every instance broken down, and succeeded only in h -- -ring* vast expense and huge contempt upon themselves. He thought they s hould take warning from experience, and, better late than never, follow the advice he gave them. He w i s h e d the venerable Incumbent of the parish, Mr. Archdeacon Glover, had been present. At a meeting of that vestry the Rev. Gentleman referred to the case of an aged couple within this diocese who had died in prison, under the process of the ecclesiastical court; and he would have liked to ask him how he had re conciled it with the character of his sacred functions, ,o have permitted parishioners to be brought within he peril of that court, without, at least, an attempt to Interfere. He believed, however, if report spoke truly, the worthy Archdeacon had him self been not far from its visitation, and that not so m uch for the Lealth of his soul as of his body. The rate was then carried without a division. ___-7.- - -- - =---_ Shakspeare's play of the Tempest will be produced to-night at Covent Garden with some very beautiful and novel scenic ef fects. The first scene is " the sea an d will display the most perfect repre sentationtempest that has ever - been attempted in with a sh i o p f ,.' a ' a theatre. The whole of the stage will be occupied by a gigantic vessel completely rigged, and moved by a novel m echanical power (the invention, we believe, of Mr. Sloman), which produces the exact illusion of a ship at the mercy of the waves. The play is strongly cast, and the whole of the music has been re arranged by Mr. Tully. • HEREFORD GRAND STEEPLE CHASE.—We under stand that this meeting is fixed to take place on Thurs day, the 16th of February (and not on the 9th, as er roneously announced). The first chase will be a Handica Sweepstakes of 25 sovereig,ns ea ch, 15 for ' feit, with 1501. added, and as there are a lready 21 subscribers, we have no doubt that th e entries will be second to none in the kingdom. The entry will close on the 2d of January next._oeNforsionfB.