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

*ITH NINETEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE CRITIKSHANK, ALFRED CROWRUILL, • AND LEECH. The JANUARY NUMBER, price Half-a-Crown, of BENT LEY'S MISCELLANY, Will contain : THE ADVENTURES OF MR. LEDBURiainififs --- RIEiID JACK JOHNSON. By ALBERT SMITH. WITH AN ILLUSTRATION BY LEECH. CHAPTER X.—Mr. Ledhury's Journey Home. ~.....61101APTER XI.—A few particulars of Mr. Ledbury's family. - 100FIAPTER XII.—Of the Grand Ball given by Mr. Led burv's friends to celebrate his return to his Native land. ERaces at Celle (Life in Hanover). by Dudley Costello. i s World of Ours, by W. G. J. Barker. rge . Child's Second Love ; a Legend of Southwark. by Paul Pindar. The Wandering Jew ; Leaves of Legendary Lore, by Dr. W. Cooke Taylor. Pleasures of a Trip in a Badgerow, by H. R. Addison. Song of the Morning Star. Christmas Eve ; the Story of a Scull, by Henry Curling. A Lay of Ancient Rome, by John Stewart. MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH SHEPHERD MUNDEN, COMEDIAN. BY HIS SON. With Original Anecdotes of Garrick, Shuter, Mrs. Siddons, George Frederick Cooke, &c., &c. THE GALANTI - SHOW ; or Laughter and Learning all the Year Round, by Jack Gossamer, P.P.P.S.S.E., Rail road Philosopher Extraordinary to the Million. With five Illustrations, by Alfred Crowquill. The Soft Man, by Alfred Crowquill, with Illustrations. The Seder, by H. R. Addison. To Anna, by K. J. FIGURES FOR THE MILLION, by a Cypher. With ten Illustrations by Alfred Crowquill. THE GOLDEN LEGEND: THE LEGEND OF ST. MEDARD. Ry THOMAS. INGOLDSBY, ESQ. WITH AN ILLUSTRATION BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. &c., &c.. &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington.street. EDITED BY THOMAS HOOD. ESQ. ILLUSTRATED BY LEECH. THE JANUARY NUMBER FOR 1843 OF COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY • MAGAZINE AND HUMORIST, Contains the following interesting Articles:— PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE Of the late LADY HESTER STANHOPE. ETCHINGS MORALIZED, and THE DEFAULTER, By the EDITOR, THOMAS HOOD, ESQ. A Farewell to December. By The Recantation, a Poem. By Barry C,rnwall. llorace Smith, Esq. The Widow's Alms Houses. All Sorts of Little Attentions. By the Author of " Peter By Laman Blanchard, Esq. Priggins." MY GRANDFATHER'S DREAM, A Tale founded on Fact. By JAMES SHERIDAN KNOWLES, ESQ. Extracts from my Indian Diary. Granada. A Poem. By the By the Old Forest Hanger. Medical Student. Obituary Remarks on the late A very So-So Character. Mr. 1342—deceased. The Barnabys in America. By The Advertisement Literature Mrs. Trollope. Illustrated of the Age. by Leech. ELLISTONIANA Or, Original Anecdotes of the late R. W. Elliston, Esq. By W. T. Mnncrieff. Esq. No. 1. Conjuror and No Conjuror 2. The Genius of the Lamp-3. Measure for Measure-4. The Sanguinary Public-5. Fallen Hero-6. Humbug. "„* The New Year being a favourable opportunity for com mencing a periodical, those who may desire to take in THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE are requested to give their orders without delay to their respective Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. classes. Nor has that other great combination which is opposed to the leading principles of the party at present in possession of the Government, been weakened or dissipated in 1812. The Anti-Corn law League is stronger, bolder, more confi dent, and nearer success now, than at the end of last year. Its numbers and its funds have increased. Its principles have been consecrated by the chosen Minister of the monopolists, who has been unwillingly obliged to praise those whom he was placed in power to condemn and subdue. Though the League cannot yet boast of having obtained any practical relief; it has made a most rapid progress in gaining public opinion over to its cause. Aided by the distress of the agriculturists, and by the continued distress of the manufacturers, on whom the Legislature has conferred no advantages whatever, it is fast becoming completely master of the public mind. The farmers begin to listen with respect and friendship to its admonitions; the landlords show, by their abuse and their vacillation, that they dread its power. Though its progress to a triumph has been dearly obtained by a long continuance of sufferings, which hearkening to its advice would have avoided, there is no longer any doubt of its ultimate and com plete success. So far as argument is con' cerned, the total abolition of the Corn law is settled, and we have the gratification of believing, at the close of our labours for the year, that no power in the land can long with hold a legislative sanction from the opinions and plans as to the Corn-laws, which The Sun haS steadily and zealously advocated. The success of this cause, however, will be a triumph obL. tained, by the force of truth and facts, over the monopolists and over the Government, which was constructed to be their instrument, and that success will give additional power to its other opponents to effect, in spite of its opposition, still greater changes. Though we deeply deplore the sufferings which delay has caused, we find fot them some compensation in believing that in the end, and probably before the close of 1843, the destruction of the monopoly will be thereby the more complete. If our home affairs offer us no other consola tion at the close of 1842 than the hope that me. nopoly, after having done its bravest and its worst, totters to its fall, affairs abroad present themselves to us in a more cheerful light. At the beginning of 1842, we were engaged in two contests, and were alarmed lest they might •not be the only ones. A glorious peace has put an end to the war with China, and a great success in Affghanistan has obtained for us all we wanted —the recovery of our friends, and a safe retreat from that country. How much of the merit of the final conclusion of these two contests belongs to the Whigs, who say, that they made the preparations which led to success, and how much to the Tories, under whose guidance they wrre actually concluded, we pretend not to de cide. In our eyes, both of them have deserved so little at the hands of the community, that we are willing to leave them both with a share of the merit, to hide their otherwise great naked ness. To Sir ROBERT PEEL and the Tory Ca binet.belongs exclusively the merit of settling the boundary dispute with the United States, and putting an end to all apprehensions of war on that account. From them, too, we must not withhold the praise of having, to a consi derable extent, quieted France and Europe, disturbed, at the beginning, of the year, by the somewhat restless policy of their predecessors. At the same time the close of 1842 sees the flame of disturbance kindled in Spain and rising in the East, and the opponents of the Ministers declare that in both quarters they have sacrificed the honour of the country. On the whole, the fo reign policy of the Tories has, during the year, been more successful than their home policy, apparently because there they have not con travened any known law of Nature, while here and struggled in vain, t o they have struggled, regulate prices, and have in doing it violated the first principles of all Government. On the whole, we conclude that at the end of 1842 the Government is much weaker, the people more discontented and in greater difficulties, than at its commencement; and we infer that if the same policy and progress be continued in the year which is now to commence, it will not close without witnessing some great change, or some greater disturbance than the outbreak of 1842. TIE NEXT DISTRIBUTION of MONEY DIVIDENDS, AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED by HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, contains MONEY DIVIDENDS of £5O, £6O, £7O, £BO, £9O, £lOO, £llO, £l2O, £l5O, £2OO. £4OO, £6OO, £BOO, £l,OOO, £1.500, £5,000, and £25,000 Sterling. Amounting together to x:72,170 sterling. Direct for PROSPECTUS with full particulars, WITH OUT DELAY, to - HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, Or, to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK. HEINE BROTHERS having remitted during a very short time very large amounts of Money Divi dends to their Correspondents in Great Britain and Ireland. Divjsiends of 25,0001., 18,000/., 9,000/., 5,000/., and 3,6001. to Mdon ; 3,600/., 8001., and 7001. to Edinburgh ; 3,600/. to Dublin ; 3,6001. to Beverley ; 3,6001. to Halifax ; 1,200/. to Porthleaven Harbour ; 9001., 7001., and 6001. to Liver poi)/ ; 900/. to Uull ; 900/. to Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; 9001. and 6001. to I”finehester •, 700/. to East Retford, Nottingham shire • 700/. to Colne, Lancashire ; 7001. to Ryde, Isle of Widt ; 600/. to Cork ; 600/. to Bideford ; and 600/. to Bradford, &c.. &c., they beg to call the attention of those desirous to obtain large Money Dividends to the approachin4 ERILITEENTH DISTRIBUTION of LUBECK, gua raateed by the Government. This Distribution offers the possibility of obtaining more than 2.5.000/. upon One Share. 2,400 of the Shares obtain Money Dividends of 11. and upwards. Price of One Share, 11. ; two Shares, 2/. ' • three Shares, 3/.; four Shares, 41. ; five Snares, 51. ; six Shares, 61. ; seven Shares, 71. ; eight Shares, 8/. ; nine Shares, 9/. ; ten Shares, 10/. Direct for Shares, without delay, to HEINE BROTHERS at Lubeck. The full Prospectus, with all particulars, may be had gratis, urn addressing a line to Hine Brothers. THEATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN. TI4 D EVENING, DEC. 31, Will be repea r. Arne's Opera of A RTAXERXES. Artaxerxe, Mrs. fred Shaw ; Arbaceg, Mr. Ntanvers ; Ar tabanes, Mr. W. Harrison; Mandane, Miss llainforth; Semira, Miss Poole After which, DEAF AS A POST. Tristram Sappy, Mr. Harley ; Sally Maggs, Mrs. Orger. To conclude with a New Comicality, called PUNCH'S PANTOAIME ; or, HARLEQUIN KING JOH:141, and MAGNA CHARTA. By the. Writers of " Punch." King John, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ridgway ; Pan taloon, Mr. Garden ; Columbine, Mrs. J. Ridgway ; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway. Doors open at Half-past Six, and the Performances com mence at Seven.—Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 3d. ; First and Second Circles 55., Second Price 2s. 6d. ; Pit 3s; Second Price 2s. ; Gallery Is. Prirate Boxes to be had at the Box-office ; of Messrs. An drews, 167, New Bond-street; Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street; and of Mr. Sams, Pall Mall. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Whit low, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY-MARKET. -THIS EVENING, DEC. 31, Will he repeated Congreve's Comedy of THE WAY OF THE WORLD (Adapted for Representation). Period, 1699. Sir Wilfull Witwond, Mr. W. Farren ; Fainall, Mr. Vining; Itlarwoud, Mr. Stuart; Witwoud, Mr. Charles Mathews; Petulant, Mr. Buckstone; Waitwell, Mr. Strickland; Mil lament, Madame Vestris ; Lady Wishfort, Mrs. Glover. To be fol:owed by the Drama of THE BASTIL E. Louis Quatorze, Mr. H. Hull; Fricandeau, Mr. Webster; the Dnehim de Montbazon, Miss 'Charles; Ninon Labatte, Ma dame Celeste:- To conclude with a Grand Comical Burlesque Bur etra, called RIQUET, WITH .THE TUFT. Prince Riquet, with the Tuft, Hr. Charles. Mathews ; Green-horn the Great, Mr. James Bland; Prince Finikin, bliss Charles; The Princess Emeralda. Madame Vestris. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING, DEC. 31, Will be repeated an English Version of Bel ini's Opera of LA SONNANIBULA. Coma Rodolph, Mr. W. H. Weiss.; Aleesio, Mr. Walton ; Liza, Mrs. T H. Se- Tern ; Amina, Madame Eugenia Garcia; Elvin.), Mr. •Tem pleton. To conclude with a New Fairy burlesque burletta, entitled THE YELLOW DWARF. Principal characters by Mr. Oxberry, Mrs. Anderson, Miss Noel, hladle. Melanie Duval, and M. Deneze. Phces and Private Boxes to be had at the Theatre, and at all tte psincipal Libraries. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL " Yankee Notes" a decided hit—Best Pantomime in London. THIS EVEN ING, DEC. 31, Wllltbe repeated the n Burletta, entitled THE 111ER eltANT AND HIS CLERKS. The principal characters by Uessrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Wright, Maynard, Wieland, Miss Chaplin, Miss Brooks, and Mrs. P. Grattan. Ater which, a New Farce, called YANKEE NOTES FOR EITG,LISH CIRCULATION. Principal Characters. by Mr. Rica (the celebrated representative of Negro Character), Mevas. Wright, Wilkinson, :laynard, Mesdames H. P. Grat tan, H. Beverley, and Chaplin. To conclude with a Ne%cjilistmas Pantomime, called THE SHILDREN IN THE \N‘9II , 3D ; or, HARLEQUIN AND NOM.DY. Harlequin, -Mr. Frampton ; Anti •Clown (No- If), Mr Wieland; Clown, Mr. H. Beverly; Pantaloon, Arr. Handers ; Columbitiliss Ilullin. Boxes, It . ; Pit, 2s. llery, Is. Doors open at half-past six, commence at seven 6 efock. DAVIDGE'S MARL SURREY THEATRE. Rs usual, the most magnificent Pantomime in LondonL-A ter rific hit !_ Acknowledged by audiences crammed to the ceiling , ---,Superb Dresses—Splendid Scenery—Unequalled Appoint ments. In another place we publish an extract from the Chelmsford Chronicle, giving an account of the poor in the Chelmsford Union Workhouse in 1841 and 1842, which is worth notice as a spe cimen of what is at present going on in thei.agricul tttral districts. It is well known that the amount of pauperism was much greater in 1841 than in the years immediately previous, and the whole in crease in the Chelmsford Union between 1841 and 1842 is 20 on 277, or :one-thirteenth. Con sidering that 1841 was favourable to pauperism, that increase is great. But the able-bodied men have increased from 15 to 27 ; the able-bodied women from 28 to 38; the able-bodied lads, between 7 and 15, many of whom should be able to get their own living, from 30 to 46; and girls of the same ages from 29 to 41 ; showing, on the whole an increase of paupers amongst that popu lation, which in a prosperous condition of society would find employment, of no less than 50 per sons out of 297, or an increase of pauperism to the amount of nineteen per cent. in the working population since 1841. 11* that may be taken, as we believe it may, as an index to the condition of the agricultural districts generally, it shows a state of society which may appal the heart of any statesman. The account presents one or two other features of interest. There are of infants and children under seven years of age 17 less than in 1841, indicating, we think, that the number of children born is, and has been for two or three years back, diminishing; otherwise, with such an in crease of able-bodied paupers the increase of children should have been considerable instead of there being a decrease..llt may gratify the Nov ready, price One Shilling, with characteristic Illastra- t his great reputation. The close of 184‘) wit tinng by Leech, Part IX. of THE FORTUNES OF nesses the country more deeply plunged in dis t' EC T 011, O'HALLORAN. tress and misery than at the commencement. By W. H. MAXWELL, Esq., After a whole year of additional suffering, there Author of " Stories of Waterloo," " The Bivouac," &c. i s • far less hope of relief from him than when the Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. To be had also of all Booksellers. year began. His eagerly expected measures have ended in universal disappointment. He has unsettled everything, and destroyed all the sanctity of prescription, without satisfying one clamorous or discontented party. The bulk of the, laws now restricting trade, which inflict so much misery on the community, can boast of only a few months' existence. To theunmitigated distress of the manufacturing classes is now added the almost equal distress of the agricul tural classes; and all which they can rely on to protect them against the ever increasing dis content of their opponents, and against that free trade which many of them dread, are he ill-concocted enactments of last session. Pau perism is increasing ; there is no demand for money indicating an increase of trade; bank ruptcy is extensive ; crimes are numerous; the Minister has been tried and found wanting; there is, at the end of the year, increased distress and increased difficulties, and no longer any con fidence in a single public man. There was much discontent among the people when 1842 began, and it is not lessened at its close. Sir ROBERT has not soothed the Chart ists, nor gained the middle-class manufacturers; and he has alienated the farmers, and many of the landlords. His increased taxation, particu larly his odious Income-tax, has offended and disgusted a great multitude of the warmest sup porters of every Government. The recent Con ference at Birmingham, however divided and unsuccessful, shows that there is no abatement in the hostility of the bulk of the people to our present institutions, while their fearful outbreak in the autumn has taught the Government and the upper classes that they have at least the power, and may not want the will, if their present feelings continue, to do an im mense deal of mischief. There has been no pro gress in the year 1842 to reconcile the bulk of the people to the Government; and 1843 begins with a still heavy, lowering aspect of contention between the mass of the population and the in. stitutions which are patronised by the ruling THIS EVENING, DEC. 31, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled RICHARD SAVAGE, in Ishich Messrs. Hughes, Hicks, R. Honner, J. Webster, Neville, Smith, Mrs. R. Houner, Mrs. H. Vining, bliss Terrey, &c., &c., will perform. 4 After which, a New Grand Fairy Pantomime, with splendid Scenery, Dresses, Tricks, Mechanical Changes, and Appoint ments, to be cslled HARLEQUIN PUCK; or, THE EN CHANTED STATUE ()F THE CHRYSTAL FOUN TAIN. Harlequin, Mr. Harvey; Clown, Mr. C. Montgo mery; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Blanchard; Columbine, Miss M. R. Fairbrother. The effects will exceed everything hitherto attempted. Menrs. Sams, Mitchell, Andrews, and F_eguin, are Agents for Private Boxes during the run of the Pantomime. Places and private Boxes to he had of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the Box office, from eleven to four. : f6L* l - Sal 4 - 4 ~k IC •-•r y ee .;:‹ c 7 s t - YU. • c t uistt4 LONDON : SATURDAY 111011,NING. DECEMBEIt 31, 1842. Before our nest impression the new year will have commenced, and We may therefore now briefly run over the leading events of 1842, as they recur to our memory. In the beginning - of 1312, the public were eagerly anticipating Sir ROBERT PEEL'S pro mised measures of relief, and hoping much from :-- rate-payers to see in that fact the prospect Of an ultimate diminution of pauperism, but it will afflict the statesman and philanthropist, who know that there is no surer sign of misery than a decay of population or a diminished rate of in crease. When that sign is exhibited, it is cer tain that many of the population are exposed to extreme hunger, and are subject to extreme distress. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince Al bert enjoyed their accustomed early walk in the morning for some time, and her Majesty and her august Consort again promenaded in the afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal have been taken an airing to-day. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback about twelve o'clock into the Green Park, attended by Major-General Sir Edward Bowater. His Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured Mr. F. Newenham by sitting to him for a full-length portrait in the uniform of the Scots Fusilier Guards. Covers were laid this evening for twelve. The Royal dinner party at the Castle is expected to in clude the Lady in Waiting, the Hon. Misses Lister and Liddell, Marquis of Ormonde, Hon. C. A. Mur ray, Captain Meynell, Captain Francis Seymour, Hon. Colonel Grey, and Sir Edward Bowater. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex is staying on a visit to the Earl of Carlisle, at his seat, Castle Howard, Yorkshire. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge has left town to rejoin his regiment at Leeds. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived at his official residence in Downing-street, yesterday, from Cambridge. The Earl of Haddington has left town on a visit to Lord Montague, at his seat, Ditton-park, near Windsor. Dispatches from Sir Charles Bagot, Governor of Canada, were received yesterd a y a t th e C o l on i a l- o ffi ce. Dispatches were also received from the Governors of the other North American Colonies. ANTI-CORN-LA NVLEAGUE. MANCHESTER, DEC. 29.—The usual weekly meet ng of the League was held at the Corn Exchange, Hangingditch, this evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. George Wilson. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he had great pleasure in stating that the freedom of Glasgow had been voted to Mr. Cobden, M.P., by the Corporation of that town, and that it , would be presented to that gentleman by the Provost. -He said that many proofs of conversion had taken place during the week, and that many subscriptions had been re ceived from men who scarcely ever ventured to speak anything of the League except in language of oppro brium. The working classes were also joining the League in large numbers. Shortly before the hold ing of the meeting he (the Chairman) had had several tracts put into his hand, which were being circulated by the monopolists, and which were almost wholly composed of extracts from the celebrated article in the Quarterly Review. He happened to know who the parties were who were engaged in putting these tracts into circulation, but he thought it might be undesir able to mention their names. It was well known that the League were at present actively engaged in the distribution of their tracts to every elector in the kingdom. If, then, the monopolists would consent to pay half the expense, the League would willingly cir 7 culate the tracts of both parties.—(Cheers.) The SECRETARY read extracts from the correspon dence, and said that rather more than 300 letters had been received by the league during the week. Mr. POTTINGER, a Dissenting preacher from Brad ford, was the fi rs t spea k er . He commenced by stat ing that our legislative principles with regard to corn were wrong in principle, rotten at the core, and most disastrous to society. He thought that the sooner this state of things was put down, and that the sooner the tree of monopoly was torn up root and branch, the better would it be for all classes. He thought the time was now come for striking a decisive blow, to put an end to the spiels of injustice, oppression, and iniquity. The Leagio should either advance to fur ther triumph or go back to feudalism. Past events and future prospects bade them go forward. He could see the tide of British indignation setting in against the system of plunder, and rolling on with sublime grandeur and with ever-accumulating force; and he could venture to say, that all the aristocracy of the kingdom, with all its landed interests and family connexions, ramified through the length and breadth of the land, could not furnish a breakwater strong enough to stave it off or roll it back. He concluded by saying, that the watchword of the League should be " onward," and that speedily they would go for ward to conquest, to glory, and to happiness. Mr. BRIGHT, of Rochdale, next rose, and com menced by saying that there were many towns in the country who were as anxious for the success of the cause of repeal as Manchester, and that the de putations from the Council of the League were looked upon by the people in the country districts as the very deliverers of England. He thought that if the League had swollen from small beginnings to large dimensions, the information of the League had also increased, and that, the Corn-laws had had the effect of lowering wages. It was a manifest fact that we had 30,000,000 of surplus labour in this country to be exported, and that manufactures and commerce were in a state of great suffering and depression. He maintained that the day was not far distant when the Anti-Corn-law League would be hailed as the farm er's friend, notwithstanding all the opposition to which their lecturers had been subjected. He further main tained, that if the manufacturers had been lashed with thongs, the farmers had been lashed with scorpions, and that the latter would owe their redemption to the people who formed the great body of the League. It was a melancholy fact, that the agricultural labourers had also been most intense sufferers by the Corn-laws, and that when they came, as they did, in shoals to Man chester and the other manufacturing districts, they preferred to suffer starvation there rather than return to those rural scenes where they had previously be come acquainted with the tender mercies of the Boards of Guardians. It was no wonder, under all the circumstances of the present day, that the voice of the agricultural labourer should be the voice of the torch, and that he should express that voice in the midst of burning barns and stacks, because the Corn law was no benefit to the manufacturer, the farmer, the farm labourer, or the landowner. Ten years hence, when the Corn-law would have been repealed nine years—(Hear, hear)—the honesc-minded land owners would acknowledge that the League had been the best friend they ever had. Ile admitted and re gretted that the repeal of the Corn- law would effect a great injury to one class of the com munity—namely, to the clergy of the Estab lished Church, who were paid in tithe under tie Commutation Act, and who must of necessity suffer by a fall in the price of corn. Ile con cluded by saying that the League should be cautious, and not make any false movement at the present time, inasmuch as they were now visited with the obloquy of one party in the country, and the coaxing and ca jolery of another. The party who held the reins of Government until lately, and who might have held them for ever if they had acted wisely, were yet dreaming that they could return to power with an Bs. fixed duty, and were as anxious that the League should be crushed as was the most determined sup porter of monopoly. Care should, therefore, be taken that the present political struggle was not one of mere play between two parties, and that politics be a gain of substantial advantages for the people. There was power enough so to do, because there was not a bo rough constituency in the kingdom which might not he induced to return to Parliament men in favour of free trade principles, if the League continued to appeal to the industrious and middle classes of society to sweep away the law which feudalism and an unjust Government had established in the country. Mr. BROTRERTON, M.P., moved a vote of thanks to the preceding speakers. In doing so, he said that he subscribed t by them. to el‘"li7oPinion which had been ex pressed. Bright had shown the meeting in what way the labouring classes were mulcted of the fruits of their labour, how the manufacturers were deprived of their customers, how the merchants were driven from foreign markets, how trade was crippled, and how the people were depressed. In order that the meeting might see the importance of having u country governed by right principles, he (Mr. Bro therton) would state the honest conviction of his own mind, that, if the Corn-laws had never been imposed, his sincere belief was, that at the present moment the whole of the national debt might have been completely _ . . - paid, every public creditor might have been paid 203. in the pound, we should have had a prosperous people, the labourers would have been enjoying the fruit of their labour, and our commerce would have been ex- ported to every part of the world. There was no doubt but the Corn-law had been a tax on the people of this country, since 1815, of more than a thousand millions of money ; therefore, the people should be united, zeal- ous, and persevering in their endeavours to remove the accursed law. It was quite certain the law would be repealed. The only question was one of time, and whether it should be done by degrees in a gradual way, or whether it should be total and immediate.— (Cries of "Both.") He knew that it must be total and immediate. He had no doubt that if the country were enlightened enough to see their own interests, they would never allow the law to continue on the statute book. Mr. Bright had, moreover, shown that the League had really been the farmers' friends. He (Mr. Brotherton) hoped the latter would see that the best protection the land could have was the pros perity of their customers. He found from all quarters of the kingdom, and from every farmer with whom he conversed, that the fluctuating state of the law was the worst thing for the farmers that they could en counter. They were saying, " Let us know what the protection is that we are to have ; if we are to have no protection we know we must rely on out own exerti ; but it is this relying on a law that can be repealed at any time which prevents us from improv ing our land in the manner we ought ; and this is the cause why so much of the land is in the state de scribed—wanting cu:tivation." They knew they could have as much money for a small as for a large crop under the present system, and therefore no improvements were attempt e d ; but when they saw they had an interest in having abundant crops great improvements would be made in agriculture, as great improvements had been made in manufactures. It was manifest, then, that the law must be repealed. He knew that a great struggle would be made to have a fixed duty, but this, while it would relieve the com mercial interests, would operate very injuriously to the labouring classes. He knew that the manufac turing population were just, that they wished not to do any injustice to the landed interest, but he durst say that many had felt rather cool in advocating the cause, believing that the total repeal would operate injuriously to the labouring classes. So far, however, from this being the case, it was clear to demonstra tion that it must be a great benefit to the labouring classes, because cheapness and plenty of food must always be a great blessing to all classes. Some had said that, if we imported large quantities of corn from foreign countries, land in England would thereby be thrown out of cultivation ; but, if 1,000,000 of acres should happen to be thrown out of cultivation, a tax of 4d. a quarter would pay all the labourers employed on that 1,000,000 of acres ; and yet a tax of Bs. had been sought as a source of proteetion, when 4d. a quarter would pay all the labourers employed on 1,000,000 of acres.—(Loud cheers.) Many were also saying that the League wanted too much, for getting that the law was unjust, that the tax ought never to have been imposed, and that it could not he unjust to take it off. The farmers were saying, "If it is to be removed, remove it at once, and don't let it be done by degrees." He had heard of one farmer being asked whether he would have a total or gradual repeal, to which he (the farmer) replied, " Look at that sheep ; if you intend to cut off that sheep's tail, don't cut it off an inch at a time, but cut it all off at once."—(Laughter and cheers.) Others were argu ing that it could not be taken off all at once, forget ting that it had been put on all at once.—(Hear, hear.) It was plain, then, that all the arguments in favour of the law were futile, and that they had been repeatedly refuted. It only required that the people should be earnest, that they should come forward unitedly, and endeavour to impress on the Legisla ture the importance of repealing the law, which was unsettled at present, and the sooner it was repealed the better. Great calamity had been brought on the country by the injustice of such a law, but when it should be repealed all other monopolies would speed ily be removed.—(Cheers.) Mr. D. AINSWORTH seconded the motion of thanks, which was carried. The meeting then adjourned until Thursday next, when it was announced that Mr. Villiers, M.P., would deliver an address. THE NATIONAL UOMPLET SUFFRAGE CONFERENCES, BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY EVENING..-The Complete Suffrage section of the Conference "went into Com mittee last night, upon the "People's Bill." To save time, in the course of the proceedings it was suggested by the chairman, that it would be best that the Secretary, Mr. Morgan, should read the marginal index to the provisions of the Bill, and that any mem ber having any amendment or amendments to propose, should state so when the provision which was wished to be amended was read. This was agreed to, and they went at once to consider the various details of the proposed Bill. The Chartists being absent, and engaged at the Mechanics' Institution in amending and perfecting the Charter, the discussion in the Sturgeite department of the Conference appertained chiefly to mere matters of detail. One portion only of the discussion is .worthy of notice. A delegate introduced a clause in "the People's Bill," in which it was proposed to render any gentleman in "holy orders" ineligible to sit in Par liament. The Rev. Dr. RITCHIE strongly objected to the clause. As for holy orders, he knew nothing about them; and as for "stripping off gowns," he could only say he never, in the whole course of his life, wore one upon his shoulder. The only gown he knew much of was worn by his wife—(Loud laughter)—while at the same time he (Dr. Ritchie) would answer for it that he at all times and upon all occasions when at home, wore the breeches.—(Roars of laughter.) The clerical party succeeded in their objections, and " the Conference " then proceeded to discuss the re maining provisions. The whole discussion went off very smoothly. The meeting adjourned until four e' 4. this after noon, when, the Bill being settled, , proposed to make arrangements with a view to ate; ~c the country, by public meetings, in support of the People's Bill of Rights. The Chartists equally " purpose " to counteract this " Suffrage" agitation, by an agitation, in support of the People's Charter. The Chartist delegates, having spent l as t n i g ht i n going through "in Committee several clauses of the People's Chartf4," met again this morning in the Mechanics' Institution. In accordance with a reso lution of the Executive Committee, strangers 'were admitted to witness the proceedings in the space below the bar. Before the regular business of the day commenced, Mr. ROBERTS, of Bath, rose for the purpose of sub mitting a motion relative to the course pursued by the Members of the Complete Suffrage Union, in withdrawing themselves from the National Conference, when they were defeated in the attempt to foist their Bill on the Chartists. Mr. Roberts considered this secession as an unworthy desertion by the Sturgeites of their duty to their country, and he was probably the more induced to bring forward the present motion against them, which is equivalent to a vote of censure, on account of the desire evinced by Mr. Vines, at the meeting of the Complete Suffrage Union, to arrogate to the Sturge section exclusively the title of the National Convention. Mr. Roberts pre - faced his motion by stating that the Complete Suffrage Union had been guilty of a breach of faith. The members of that union invited the people to " elect representatives to hold a National Conference at Birmingham on Tuesday, the 27th of December, 1842, for the purpose of preparing a Bill to be sub mitted to Parliament for securing the just represen tation of the whole people; and for determining on such peaceful, legal, and, constitutional means, as may cause it to become the law of these realms ;" and yet when the people's representatives assembled together they were called upon not to prepare a Bill them selves, but to receive a Bill already prepared by others. —(Cheers.) For his part he would never have con sented to sacrifice the money of his constituents if he had been told that,he must submit to such a degrada tion as that.—(Hear.) He concluded by proposing a long resolution, giving an account of the proceedings of the Chartist and Sturge parties at the Conference, and terminating by declaring that the Complete Suf frage Union had, in the course they pursued, "evinced a want of good faith and honest purpose." Mr. F. O'CoNNoa. seconded the resolution. Mr. LOVETT wished the resolution had not been proposed, as it was calculated to produce irritation and hostility between the two parties—results which he deprecated. He thought it was understood that the Chartists and the Complete Suffrage Union were working for the same object ; if not together, at least, as had been observed by one of that body, " in parallel lines ;" and he reminded the Conference that they had already given an unanimous vote of thanks to Mr. Sturge.—(Hear, hear.) He moved that the words " want of good faith and honest purpose" be omitted from the resolution. Dr. WADE regretted the division which had taken place, and would do nothing to increase it. The Chartists and the Complete Suffrage Union might move towards the same point by different roads. A delegate near the bar cried out that the Sturge party had left the Conference in a, sneaking way. Mr. F. O'CoNNoR said, with respect to the vote of thanks to Mr. Sturge, he supported it, being ready to acknowledge his services as Chairman, but reserving the right to discuss his conduct in seceding.— the Chartist delegates had b (C ee hee nd r e s lted SP , u a p nr ig t n hen had left the Conference, would they not have been stigmatised as factious (Hear, hear.) Was not the course pursued by the party a gross violation of good faith ?—(Hear, Complete hear.) e Their object was to get the control of all the proceedings of the Conference, not for the purpose of pushing forward principles, but for the purpose of pushing the leaders of the people out of their present position.—(Cheers.) After the country had spent 2,0001. in sending them there, they could not separate without expressing an opinion on these points.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. PATRICK O'HIGGINS (the chairman) regretted that the resolution had been proposed. File did not wish to rip up old grievances. As a proof of the li berality of the view s o f th e sece di ng party, h e men tioned that a motion proposed with the view of disfranchising paupers for three months after receiving relief met with no support there ; while in that hall the division had been nearly equal on a similar question. At the request of Mr. LOVETT, Mr. ROBERTS consented, but with much reluctance, to omit from his resolution the words " want of good faith and honest purpose," and to substitute " want of good taste." He said he felt great repugnance to concede to Mr. Lovett, for " he didn't like to be frivo lised away to nothing in that manner." Mr. LOVETT said he could now agree to the resolu tion as a statement of facts. The resolution thus amended was carried unani mously, and the rest of the morning was consumed in considering the People's Charter" in Committee. UNANSWERABLE.--Why should a teetotaller never have a wife ? Because he cannot sup porter. TO MAGISTRATES, MAGISTRATES' CLERKS, SO LICITORS, CLERKS TO POOR-LAW UNIONS, &c. This day is published, price 6d. stamped, Ne. 52, Vol. VI., of THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE; Containing :—Penalties and Forfeitures recoverable be fore a Magistrate or two Justices in the Metropolitan Police district, to whom payable. Lamont v. Beiffe—Construction of statute, 1 and 2 Vict. c. 110, sec. 3. (Abolition of Imprison ment for Debt Act)—Discretion of Judges. Edwards v. Banbury. Bart.—Tithe Commutation A ct—Award—Appeal— Feigned Issue—Matters Issuable—What—Affirmation of Issue —On whom. Morgan v. Leach—Magistrate—Service of notice of Action. Practical Points—Correspondence, &c. London : Henry Shaw, 137, Fetter-lane. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning...... IS minutes after 1 I Evening ...... 40 minutes after 1 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DEC. 31. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 51 ; Highest, 56 : Noon, 53 BanomETER, 30.21.—W1ND, S.W. NolE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. TO CORRESPONDENTS " W. D. Bushell."—The paragraph was taken from the Times. ?gib " JCL it SUN OFFICE Verce. o' The result of the Birmingham Conference, from which so much was expected by many, has disappointed all parties but one—the enemies of further reform in the representation of the people. Hopes were entertained that when the two sections of :Reformers met, the one pro fes ing to represent the middle classes, and the other the working classes, there would be a disposition on both sides to make concessions, to deliberate maturely on the principles ad duced, and to secure at any reasonable sacri fice, the mutual co-operation of both, so neces sary —we may say, absolutely necessary—to carry out their plans with any hopes of success. The Delegates assembled upwards of three hundred strong, and proceeded to discuss, not the six points of the Charter or the plans of the Complete Suffrage men, but to de cide what should be the ,title of a Bill which was not yet drawn up. Impartial observers would have supposed that the more rational and more amicable course would have been to ascertain whether, the leading features of both possessed the same diameter, and in case of any difference, whether by both sections yielding a little, an unanimous resolution might have been come to. This plan in fact was proposed by one of the members, who moved that both be taken into consideration, that clauses from each should be alternately read, and decided on by the meeting, so that a perfect Bi 7 l might be prepared for presentation to Parlia ment. This wise and conciliatory proposition, however, was rejected by the leaders the ques tion was put to the vote, and being decided in the negative, one-third of the members seceded in a body, and formed themselves into a separate Convention. This looks bad enough of itself; but the stronger party seem determined to make the position of affairs still worse by a de claration of hostility to the seceders, for at the meeting yesterday, a specific motion was brought forward denouncing the conduct of Mr. STURGE and his followers as "a gross violation of good faith." This was properly rejected, but a modified resolution was adopted, which will have nearly the same effect, and make a complete separation between these two classes of Reformers. Cannot the leaders see the vast injury which this division will cause, and the powerful arguments it affords their opponents for resisting both ? If Reformers professing the very same principles quarrel about a name, and break up the union, they weaken their strength in pro portion to the number of the deserters. But they do a great deal more. It is well known that all the higher classes, and a vast majority of the middle classes, are opposed to the Charter as a whole, and when they find that not one iota will be given up, not even the name for the sake of peace, they only become more alienated from the cause. The great question is, car► the Chartists carry their six points, or any one of them, without the assistance and counte nance of the more wealthy of persons engaged in trade, who have much to lose by agitation, and in Eta, of the great body of the community to whom they have repeatedly declared "we will have the Charter, the whole Charter, and nothing but the Charter." A similar cry was raised for the Reform Bill, but even with all the weight thrown into the balance by the existing Government, by many Peers of the realm,by the general voice of the country, and a large majo rity in the Commons' House of Parliament, the people got anything but the 44 whole Bill," and were forced to make a compromise. Do the leaders of the present movement, divided as they are, believe that they can fare half so well, much less compel a strong Government—all the aristocracy, all the Church, all the upper classes, and indeed the whole population, ex cepting a section of Reformers—to adopt their principles without modification or curtailment ? Never was there such a vain and despe rate attempt. Physical force, and the peaceful means of overcoming opposition, they have re nounced. What is left but agitation, and that, as Mr. O'CoNNELL knows well, cannot be carried on without rent. The meeting at Birmingham has already cost 2,0001., and done great mischief; and what prospect is there, even if they had fifty times this amount, that their object, under such a system of mismanagement, would be one degree nearer to completion ? A Morning Contemporary has a lengthy lead ing article on the subject of the political events of the present year—now, while we write, within a few hours of its close—in the course of which article he indulges in a variety of state ments and reflections, conspicuous chiefly, the statements by their perversion of truth, and the reflections by their absurdity. We will adduce an instance or two. Speaking of the present condition of the Church, our Contemporary says--" The schism which at one period of the year raged in the Church has been checked by the temperate interposition and kindly remonstrance of its Prelates; her mis sionary spirit has been roused ; the piety as well as the learning of her priest hood has been promoted; and a desire to draw within her fold the entire population of England is now common to all Churchmen." It would appear from this passage, first, that Puseyism has received a decided check, and is no longer the bugbear that it was to its opponents at the commencement of the year; and, secondly, that the utmost unanimity exists among all parsons, each of whom is actively vying with the other in his endeavours to bring all men round to one way of thinking, as regards the Protestant Establish ment. Now so far is Puseyism from having re ceived a decided check, that it is more on the alert than ever; if it does not work so openly as it did some months since, its influence is steadily on the increase. We see it in the growing popu larity of the pew-question —a most democratic question, destined ere long to produce important social changes; and we see it also, in a still more marked manner, in the recent Episcopal Charges, some of which indicate a disposition on the part of those who delivered them, to meet the Puseyites half-way, and sulkily and reluct antly submit to innovations till they can be thrown overboard with impunity. Then, so far is the Establishment from being united as a body, that it is actually more distracted at this moment than it has been since the days of WESLEY and WunFrELn. It is now divided into two distinct sects—the High Church, and the Los/ Church party—each of which is watching the other with the utmost dis trust. High Church is moving as fast as she can, with discretion—for she is very jesuitical in her conduct, and unwilling to excite alarm by undue precipitation—in the di rection of Rome; while Low Church is moving in just the opposite quarter. High Church is all for show:and ritual, and the external ceremonials of religion; Low Church is for the plain, un adorned simplicity of worship that was estab. lished at the Reformation. High Church main tains that Popery is not so great a monster after all, but, on the contrary has many redeeming qualities;, Low Church -is most devoutly of opi nion that it is neither more nor less than Anti christ, and that no quarter is to be given to it. At present, as we have before observed, Low Church is. compelled to abate something of her detestation of Popery,in deference to the wishes of her influential rival, High Church; but no at tentive observer of the times but must see at a glance that this compromise is a hollow and a temporary one; that the party offering it is any thing but sincere, and will relapse into her old no tions the very first suitable opportunity. Between High Church and Low Church there never can be a more cordial union than exists between oil and vinegar; the one will always distrust the other, and watch her movements with as much keenness and jealousy as a torn-cat watches those of a mouse. And yet our Contemporary congratu lates his readers that the Church is at length united, and that the voice of discord is effectu ally silenced! Never was there a greater per version of fitct In reference to the late insurrectionary move ments in the manufacturing districts, our Con temporary remarks :—" By the combined in fluence of Anti-Corn-law fury, Chartist confede_ ration, and the weakness and feebleness of pur pose of a partisan Magistracy, popular distur bances in the midland counties were fanned into insurrectionary movements, and were only prevented from being . blown into the bad dignity of rebellion by the energy and decision of Government." There are here nearly as many. blunders as words. In the first place, the riots were not fomented by the Anti-Corn-law men; they were prompted by hunger and destitution, and by no other agency, direct or indirect ; secondly, the Chartists played but a very subordinate and tminfluential part through out the transactions; thirdly, the Magistrates that interfered to quell the riots did not fail, by reason of their being " partizans," but simply because they were timid and inefficient; and, lastly, the insurrectionary movements were put a stop to, not so much by the energy of the Executive, as by the re turning good sense and moderation of the rioters themselves. That Government did its duty on the occasion, we have no wish to deny; but the insurrection was more than half at an end, before the military power hadeome into the full exercise of its authority. From the circulars issued by the Government to overseers and churchwardens of all the parishes throughout England and Wales, we may rest assured that one of the .measures to be brought forward next session will be a Bill for .the payment of Church-rates. The members of the present Government opposed the plan pro posed by Mr. SPRING RICE, and though in every respect unobjectionable, putting self-interest aside, we may rest equally assured that no relief to Dissenters and Catholics will be obtained from the rents of the Church lands. Minis ters will probably adopt the Bill of Lord ALTHORP, and take out of the Consolidated Fund, that is out of the pockets of the people, an annual sum of 250,0001., for which Churchmen and the other classes who maintain their own Church will be taxed. Sir ROBERT INGLIS; too, if we may judge from the organs of the party, will bring forward his Church Extension scheme, which, if carried, will probably cause an addi tional tax of one million a year. Sir ROBERT PEEL gave a very equivocal opinion on this pro ject last session (and no man can excel him in the mystery of concealing his sentiments by the multiplicity of words); but as he has given great offence to many of his High Church supporters, he may be desirous to propitiate their anger by building More churches, and giving employment to some thousands of half-paid Tory curates. This is a delightful prospect, and if Dissenters and Catholics, and the .enemieS of the Income tax do not bestir themselves, they will find this grievous impost, which was to last for only three years, transformed by Act of Parliament into a perennial tax. The interests of religion, the great blessings con ferred on the people by the Establi6hed Clergy, and the dangers of dissent and infidelity, Will all be drawn up in array ttrfavour the scheme. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, QUARTER TO THREE:. The Cotton-market at 'Liverpool yesterday was steady and the sales were 6.000 bales, a good busi ness having been done. Shares were dull :—Bir mingham and Gloucester Scrip at 13; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 48 ; Grand Junction ' 190 ; Birming ham, New, 334 ; B r i g ht on , 361 ; South Western, 62 ; North Midland, Thirds, 201.. From the manufacturing districts we have better accounts this week, and although trade in the metro polis is dull, preparations are making for a more ex tensive business. The extreme mildness of the weather, gratifying to the necessitous poor, has proved very injurious to severhl branches of the winter trade, as many articles will be now dispensed with altogether, even if a little privation be submitted to, on account of the anticipated shortness of the cold season. In the print line, we understand, the arrangements for spring goods are very forward, and some large contracts have been made with the manufacturers by town ware housemen for the home market. We fear that the American trade will not improve much, owing to the vacillating policy in regard to duties. The Colonial Markets re-open next week, but only a moderate number of sales are announced. The Yorkshire Agricultual Bank is still paying its drafts through the London and Westminster, and will call up more capital, to wind up its affairs. We learn that some of the French ports are exhi biting marked signs of activity and enterprise, and that the means of communication between them and distant ports are becoming daily more e x t en d e d. Dun kirk is said to be a striking instance of this, having established steam-boats not only to the north of Eu rope, but very recently to the Mediterranean also. The consideration of these facts may not be without utility when we compare the great trade we formerly carried on with the Mediterranean and the Levant, with the diminished commerce now enjoyed. The English Stocks continue very firm, and a rise may be noted of + to I per cent. upon yesterday's quotations. The Savings B an k purchase has been at an improvement to 95 for the Three per Cent. An nuities. Consols have realised 94+ to 941. Exche quer Bills are 61s. to 635. premium; and India Bonds, 525. to 545. premium, which is a further advance. The Canada Guaranteed Debentures are 21 premium. Reduced Three•and-a-Half per Cents. bring 101+ to 1014; and Bank Stock is steady at 1721. The Foreign Market is duller, owing to the non arrival of the French and Madrid mails. Spanish Three per Cents. are flat at 24+ to 241. Mexican Bonds are supported at 32 ; and Colombian at 22+ to 224 ; the Portuguese New Stock is at 414 to 411, the Converted at 35, and the Three per Cents. at 25, being higher for all. Dutch Bonds are worth 101+ to .101+ fur the Five per Cents. Shares do not vary to any extent, but they are firm, and with rather more doing. Great Western Rail way bring 251 ; Ditto New, 144; Birmingham, 99; and Eastern Counties, New, 2+ prem. Brighton are 131; Blackwell, 11+; South Eastern, 271 ; and Bristol and Exeter, 211 discount. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per share. Bristol and Exeter 7O ..... 481 j...... to Eastern Counties Ditto New 3l. 61. 5d....... 101 Great Western • . to Ditto New London and Brighton ...... 60 . 36i to London and Blackwall London and Birmingham AO South Eastern and Dover Ditto Scrip - JOINT STOCK RANKS. London and Westminster .... 0 0 Union of Australia . 25 .....31. to FOREIGN.FUNDS. Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent. Y Ditto Three per:Cent. AI.3.NCHESTEK STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 30.—We have nothing particular to remark as to the state of our market to-day. There has been nothing quoted. BOROUGII OF L AMBETII .—TIIE CORN-LAWS.----A meeting of a few influential inhabitants of this borough took place at the York Hotel, Waterloo-road, last night, to receive a communication from the Secretary of the Central Anti-Corn-law Committee at Cockspur street. The meeting resolved itself into a committee, Edwards, Esq„ provisional chairman, for the pur pose of organising a general and active subscription throughout the borough. The presence of gentlemen at this meeting of different shades of political opinion, and the zeal evinced by them, is a surety of an unani mous movement on the subject throughout this highly important borough. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz arrived at Hamburgh on the 23d by the steamer from London, and proceeded im nleshately on his landing to New Strelitz. SU WI7 HEY OF ni . hi„Egis AND nt) tic Optitton. " Who runs may read.' roItEXGN. The French mail had not arrived at the usual hour of going to press. A letter has been received at Berlin from Warsaw, according to which some violent Measures had been put in force against the Jews of that city. The reason for this rigour is supposed to be the part which several took in the great bank frauds. No other in formation has been received. IVe learn from Berlin that the IVar-office has been much engaged for some days past with measures re specting the numerous Russian deserters on the f.ontier villages of the Government of Gumbinnen, among whom there are nit many military. IIIONEY-TRA.DE--C6IVIBTERCEI. A meeting of the Mcmbei s of the 'Metropolitan Anti-Corn-law Association was held yesterday at the offices, West Strand, for the purpos e o f deciding on 3 plan for the organisation of the metropolis, for collact ing the Great League Fund. A plan was approved of, and ordered to be carried out. The Canada Company held their meeting on Tinos • day in St. Helen's•place. The total sales of land for 1842 were expected to amount to 100,000 acres; the receipts of the Company are very satisfactory. ECCLESIASTICAL. . _ on A Church-rateileetini\;;;Ula Woolwich Thursday; the measure was protested against but finally carried. _ A new Church is about to be erected at Sonning, near Reading, on the site of ground given by Vis count Sidmouth ; its estimated cost is 2,0001., the population of the place amounts to 3,000. The Earl of Yarborough has given a piece of land at Brigg for the site of a Roman Catholic Chapel. The parish church at Ipswich has been cleared of all its pews, by command of the Bishop of Norwich, preparatory to its being fitted up with open benches: on the principle that in "the House ofGod all are e qual. At Coventry, also, the Bishop of Worcester and the Archdeacon of the former place have stated that the parish church (Trinity) is equally the property of al l the parishioners. The poor man's Church, it is re marked, cannot afford to pay for drawing-rooms in the shape of pews. ELECTIONE ERING. D. A. S. Davis, Esq; of PetTe - ,Cva;, on TuesdaY last, elected as a member for Carmarthen, in the roonl of the late John Jones, Esq. Mr. Davis is a Liberal Conservative. LAW AND POLICE. William Brady was finally examined at Bow-street, charged with forging two checks, for the several sum s of 181. and 20/., with intent to defraud Messrs. Coutts and Co. He was fully committed to Newgate. John M'Carthy, tailor and marine-storokeeper, Wa s 4 charged at Marlborough-street, with stabbing James Hutchins, barman at a public-house in Berwick-street , '1 Soho. The 'prisoner was committed to Newgate fur trial. THEATAXCALZ. . i Stataligl and Duprez are to appear at Covent garden, as soon as their co n ti n e n t a l engageme nts wille , permit. ,!' COURT--PASIEXONABLE. .11/ The Earl of Haddington has left town on a visit to Lord Montagub, at his seat, Ditt on P a rk, near Windsor. The Earl and Countess of Rip on i n t en d t o remain 11 Leamington Spa until the cl ose o f th e ensu i n g month• Countess Craven and her infant dau g hter are loth going on as favourably as po ss ibl e a t C oom b e Abbey. The Earl and Countess of Hill s borough, the Boa- • Wellington S. Cotton, and a p ar ty, are p as sing the Christmas week with Viscount and Viscountess Com bermere, at Combermere Abbey, Cheshire. (11 The Marquis of Douglas is on the point of leaving oi town for Anglesea Villa, on a visit to the Countess leaving Lincoln. The Dowager Marchioness of Ormonde is passing=, .-a the Christmas at Garryricken, her Ladyship's seat In , Ireland, with the Ladies Butler, Lord Walter Butler , Mr. John and Lady A. Wynne, Mr. and Lady Louisa Fortescue, &c. The Marquis of Douro has arrived in town from a tour. The Dowager Countess of Clare has completely recovered from the effects of her late serious illness. Lord and Lady Bridport have a family circle as" sembled at Cricket Lodge, near Chard, for the holidays. The Hon. Lady Murray and Aliss Murray are making a tour in Wales: Lord and Lady William Vane Paulett arrived In Curzen-street titVrriday,frotn Downham hall, Norfolk., Sir, Bethel and' Lady , COdrington leave Park-lane 4.01 oof a day or two for Doddington Castle. 'he MISCELLANEOUS. '.rho late Lord Gillies was nearly 80 years old. Tr t p . f , t l/1 1787 he was admitted a member of the Faculty 01 .0 I"; Advocates, • and in 1811 was elevated to the beneli - frol In his early years his Lordship was a decided whig,,,p By accounts from Palermo of December 6, Mount Etna was emitting fire and red hot stones to a g reat height from its cone, and currents of lava were _.-- 0011 I'6 ng down-its cider._ The Red Barn, at Politead, in Suffolk, rendered notorious, about eighteen years ago, by the murder of Maria Marten,f by William Corder, was burnt down on Wednesday. It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS I)AY.) COURSING. _ _ BELMONT MEETING.—The Cup was won by Mr. Bremer's Beeswing, beating in the deciding course, Mr. Richter's Thingshill. BINGIIAM MEETING, DEC. 23.—The Chesterfield Stakes were won by Mr. Chettle's Lath ; and the Se cond Class of the Chesterfield Stakes by Mr. Taylor's Tawney. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. 'DERBY.-6 to 1 agst Scott's Lot, Bto 1 agst a British Yeoman (t), 23 to 1 agst Aristides (t), 40-to 1 agst Pro' gross colt, 40 to 1 agst Newcourt, 50 to 1 agst Oxygen colt, • 1,000 to 15 agst Cotherstone, 1,000. to 15 RP' Everton, and 1,000 to 15 agst Zamiel. SALE OF THE LATE MR. CLARK'S STUD AT YORIE. —Baronet 440 guineas, Master Thomas 110 gs, Lord of Holderness 36 gs, Philip 370 gs, Abernethy 120 gs, 1 : 11 1 /Era 390 gs, Mr. Benjamin 50 gs, Ameine 44 gs. Woo(' M res—The dam of Ameine 76 gs, Philip's darn 110 gs , JEra's dam 80 gs, Chapeau do I'aille 31 gs, mare by Ishmael out of Arachne 63 gs, Lollypop 53 gs, mare by Laugar out of Marion 100 gs, Rory O'More's - dam 1 35 gs, Mare by Velocipede out o f D ora b e ll a 33 gs , mar e by Velocipede out of Streamlet 70 gs. Yearlings—Brown Bess 29 gs, Yates 255 gs, Theraicus 250 gs, ch g by Ebberston 52!gs. Foals—Colt by Bay Middleton out of Ameine's darn 29 gs, c by Bay Middleton out of Philip's' dam 185 gs, c by Gladiator (d by Langar) 30 ga, c bY, Gladiator out of Lollypop 21 gs, and f by Gl a di a tor by Ishmael) out of Arachne 17 gs. The Shah (stallion) 325 gs. Col. Thompson's Hamlet fetched 470 gs. LLO YD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY) ,1 LONDON, DEC. 31.—Wind this day at noon, SM., fresh breeze and cloudy. ;! ' DEAL, DEc.3o.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W—Arrd.,, t o Mary and Anne, Blackston, Valparaiso; Lady liar-. vey, Redd, Monte Video ; Camerons, Young, Ber- Ince. Put back, Stratheden and Gazelle, for Sydney; z Euphrates, Calcutta. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 30.—Wind W.N.W., strong and squally.—Arrd. Waterlily, London for Jamaica. TORBAY, DEC. 29.—Arrd. Cecilia Louise, llani burgh for Valparaiso; John Oldham, London for Ja maica. DARTMOUTH, DEC. 29.—Arrd. Eclipse, for Rio Janeiro. FALMOUTH, DEC. 30—Wind W., fresh breezes.— Arrd. Johannes, Wolf, Coquimbo, left the Bth of August, bound to Swansea, lost bulwarks, &c. ; Xaver, llamburgb, - Vera Cruz. BRISTOL, DEC. 30.—Arrd. Eleanor, Demerara. DEAL, DEC. 29.—Arrd. Endymion, Quebec ; Ventrosa, Bull, for Boston ; Geo rge Delano, ditto, for St. Thomas. OFF SOUTHWOLD, DEC. 29.—St. John, Miramichi. WHITBY, DEC. 27.—The Hostelina, of Guernsey, has put in here with loss of bowsprit, cutwater, &c., and foremast sprung, having been in contact with the brig Pearl, yesterday afternoon. CORR, DEC. 28.—Arrd. Robert Watt, Johnson, Virginia, with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c. ; Olinda, Edmondson, St. John's, New Brunswick. CLYDE, DEC. 28.—Arrd. Blomedon, Newfoundland. NEW Ross, DEc. 26.—Arrd. Juliet, Newfoundland. The Felix, from Findland to Gibraltar, has been towed into Ramsgate, with loss of windlass. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. —On Wednesday se'nnight, about half-past six o'clock, as Mr. Sim cock, of the Branch Bank of England, was on his ro ad to his residence at Arrow, in - Cheshire, in co npa►.y with a young gentleman, the gig Was stopped near Preston Brook, about a mile on this side the village of Wbodchurch. A gang of seven or eight men completely occupied the road, and having stopped the vehicle, one of them seized him, and dragged them backwards out of the gig. They then proceeded to jalunder the purses of both Mr. Simcock and his friend, Neither of them offered any resistance, such being perfectly useless, nor was any further violence used by the robber,s, who were armed with bludgeons. They took ten sovereigns, some silver, and a ring, and tearing off one-half of Mr. Simcock's waistcoat, carried it off, doubtless expecting to find a watch in it, but in this they would be disappointed, as they took off the wrong half. The young gentleman was less fortunate, his gold watch being carried off. The police are diligently in pursuit of this daring gang.--- _ Liverpool Advertiser. The General Steam Navigation Company's vesse the Countess Lonsdale, from Hanaburgh, arrived off the Customhouse, at eleven o'clock A.M., this day, with the liamburgh mail. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEIIIO4:R 31, 1842