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Zhirb Nbition THE FUNDS-(C BRITISH Bank Stock 1721 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Con. 3i per Cent. Red 101 ew 31 per Cent... lola New 5 per Cen' -- Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 Oct. 1859 Jan. Ul6O :40SING PRICES.) f FUNDS. India Stock — pm Ditto Bonds 45 pin Ditto Old Annuities — Ditto New Annuities Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 48 pm Ditto 5001 48 pm Ditto Small 4B pm IBank Stock for Acct. 1721 India Stock for Opg... Consols for Opg. ...... 94 kl FUNDS. Portuguese, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian, 5 pei cent Ditto, Metallic ..... Spanish, 5 per cent., lB Ditto, Deferred.... French, 5 per cent. —1 —e. Exchange —f. —c French, 3 per cent —f. —e. Dutch, 2i per cent. 52; I Ditto, 5 per cent. 101 i FOREIG Anstri.n, 5 per cent. -- 13elgi - 5 per cent — .3raxilizai 80w15... 69-i Buenos Ayres6 per cent. Chili,m, 6 per cent. 9O Colombian, 6 per cent — Ditto, 1824 — Cuba Bonds, 8 per cent Boi Danish, 3 per _ent — Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent 303 Ditto, 6 per cent. 1t37 Peruvian,lB2s,6 per ct. SHARES. Eastern Counties (23 paid) Ditto New (—paid) Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... Ditto New Shares ( '5 paid) ........ Great Western, (65 paid) Ditto New Shares (50 paid) Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid) London and Blackwall ( paid) .. 5 i London and Birmingham (90) Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid) •• 50 London and South Western (411 6s 10dpd) 614 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) Ditto New Shares (30 paid) .. Northern and Eastern (45 paid) Ditto Scrip ( 5 paid) 9a Paris and Rouen (20 paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid). Ditto Scrip (20 paid) SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—At every opening session, and in every Tamworth harangue, before he took office, the increase in our exports furnished Sir Robert Peel with his stock topic, in answer to all the complaints of com merce, and all the attacks on the Corn-laws. It was useless to tell him that increased exports did not necessarily prove an increased trade, but might equally indicate a depressed home consumption, and a deprecia tion in the value of goods, the export of which was forced, to relieve the home market of a pressing excess, and to bring back the gold which large imp o rt a ti ons o f corn, at high prices, were draining from us. Sir R. Peel turned a deaf ear to the fact that this increase of ex ports by no means proved that those exports could be disposed of in foreign markets, but only that they could not be disposed of here; and that an urgent ne cessity existed among our manufacturers to obtain advances upon them at any sacrifice. Consignments to foreign ports was the only apparently regular process, though really ruinous one, by which such advances could he obtained ; and forced sales, in foreign markets, were the unavoidable consequence of such forced exports. An American Correspondent a year or twc back (quoted by Mr. James Wilson) observed, with re spect to these Peel-proofs of prosperity of the export trade, " I would wish to give a hint to th ose B r iti s h manufacturers who continue to send over goods to this country to be sold at forced sales at almost any price. If the practice is continued, the loss will be enormous." Such, however, was the stock topic wherewith Sir Robert Peel soothed the misgivings which even country gentlemen might sometimes be supposed to feel respecting our commerce. Such were the syren strains wherewith he lured them, and made them be lieve that our manufacturers did not know when they were really well, and that he would let well alone. Such were the grounds on which he disputed the fact that the Corn-laws were destroying com merce ; and led the Georgic and Bucolic herd to the inference that he would still protect them against commerce. The Whigs declared that the time was come when the Corn Trade and Sugar Trade --the twin monopolies which formed the principal pressure on commerce and consum pti on — s h ou ld lie thrown open, at duties only calculated to pro tect home-producers to the extent to which greater actual burthens could be alleged as sustained by them, and not to the extent of baffling all regular trade in their produce. This, we repeat, was the question between Sir Robert Peel and the late Go vernment. The question was regular trade, or no regular trade in agricultural prod uce . Th e agricul tural interest rejected the idea that their produce should be exposed to an open trade. It was not the question between this or that figure of fixed duty ; it was the question between fixed duty, as admitting trade at all times in landed produce, and sliding scale, as excluding trade at some time; i. e. as much as possible. STANDARD.—More than one important consi deration recals attention this day to Irish affairs. The first consideration, and that with , which we most readily engage, is suggested by the address of nine Prelates of the Church, Presidents of the Church Education Society, announcing the resolution of her Majesty's Government to continue the application of the education grant upon its present footing, and, therefore calling upon the Protestant people of the United Kingdom to aid by volunteer exertion the Society that labours for the instruction of the Irish peasantry in the religion of truth. We see in some of the Irish journals much complaint against the Government, founded upon the address in question, complaint of which the Right Rev. Lords who have issued it afford no example in their own conduct, and which indeed they earnestly deprecate. The com plaint is unjust. The Irish plan of education, by - whomsoever contrived, was a fatal mistake—more certainly fatal because irrevocable. By that system Parliament was pledged to a latitudinarian principle, and, practically, rights were conferred that cannot without injustice be revoked. There are now in the schools nearly 300,000 children, whose education con sumes the whole grant. What can any Government do with them ? It may be said, separate the chil dren according to creed, and apply the grant in pro portion to the numbers of the separated classes, placing the Protestants under the care of the Church Education Society, and, of course, leaving the Roman Catholics to the Maynooth priests. Would this be an improvement ? Would it be for the future ad vantage of Ireland to leave the education of the risingr, race of R oman C at h olics absolutely in the hands of the Roman Catholic priesthood ? Or it may be again proposed, that the present grant be applied as heret o f ore, b ut that an additional grant be made for exclusively Protestanted ucaftiotnh: Experience, alas, t eac h es that the effect would be soon to devote th e 5 0,000/. now allowed to s an exclusively Romanist education. The path is, we see, beset with difficulties, like every path originally chosen in error; but the principle of governing Ire land, as a country to be Protestant, once abandoned, as it has been abandoned many years, the Administration have probably preferred the best course—the course most sure to profit the Protestant cause in the end—by abstaining from taking a part, and leaving to the volunteer exertion of the Protestant people of the United Kingdom, indeed of the whole empire, for all are deeply interested in it, the complete reformation of Ireland. If the demand of the Church Education Society were once well understood, and a hope of its success fairly offered, a fragment of a grant of 50,000/. per annum would be an object of little con , sequence to the Right Rev. Lords whose address we QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) (Before a Common Jury.) STANCOAME V. DEE. This was an action brought by Mrs. Stancombe, a publican, residing at Chelsea, to recover 181. 14s. 6d., the amount of a bill for beer furnished from June 1837, up to October, 1839, to Mrs. Dee, the defendant. Sir John Bailey appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Martin for the defendant. The delivery of the beer and the correctness of the account was admitted, and several witnesses were called for the purpose of proving that defendant had made a promise to pay. Mr. MARTIN, for the defence, contended that the defendant was acting as housekeeper to her son, to whom credit had been given, who alone was liable for the payment, and it was only because the son was not in a condition to pay, that this attempt had been made to make the mother liable, and called the son, who stated distinctly that the credit had been given to him, and not to his mother. On his cross-examination, he stated that he was a elerk ; that he was not a clerk now, but had been one ; that he resigned his situation three weeks since ; that he lived in various places ; that he resided now at Hoxton, but did not think he was called upon to tell where. When asked why he did not pay plaintiff; as he said he owed her the money, his reply was, why did she not sue me ? The Jury interrupted Sir John Bailey in his reply, and, without waiting for the summing up, returned a verdict for plaintiff for the full amount claimed, namely 18/. 14s. 6d. Sir James Graha m ---------- the Privy Council not (we understand) at tendat - Windsor on Saturday next, in consequenc e o f Lady Grah am an d th e f am il y o f th e Right Hon. Secretary u f haring lately had an attackrof the Home Department scarlet f ever , from the are effects fast r eco of which,ing. however, Re are h appy to say they ver Several of the Cabinet Ministers visited Sir R Peel this morning in Whitehall- gardens. R. Sir Robert Peel leaves town on Friday on avisit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Th e Right II Baronet is not expected to return to Whitehall-g a r. °ll- ._ dens until Monday. THE POISONING CASE AT MAN CHESTER. THE SCOTCH CONVOCATION. We cannot tell whether any of our readers feel a strong desire to know the secrets of the bugbear Con vocation ; but if they do, we can assure them they have little chance of being gratified. No detailed report has yet appeared, nor is it reasonable now to expect any. Hostile listeners seem to have been care fully enough excluded; and the friendly have their reasons for keeping quiet. Apart from their loose character, the resolutions contain only one feature worthy of peculiar notice. We ourselves have been abused, again and again, for asserting that the clergy wanted power for themselves, and, that they only talked of conceding privileges to the people with a view of more effectually securing that power. Well, what do we find as the result of this Edinburgh Convoca tion ? Why, that the Non-Intrusion clergy threaten to leave the Church, not because the Government refuses to give the people a voice in the choice of their pastors, but, because the Government refuses to relieve the clergy from the salutary control of the Civil Courts ! Will this fact, we wonder, help to open the eyes of the simple dupes of the clergy? Let the most cha ritable and generous of our readers examine the Edin burgh resolutions from beginning to end, and he will find that the only condition required to induce the subscribers to remain in the Church is, that they shall be left at liberty to do what they please, without the intervention of the Civil Magistrate. They ask no Parliamentary recognition of the Veto, the Call, or any other embodiment of the principle of Non-In trusion; all they seek is, that they may be allowed to hold their endowments without subjection to civil control. " Oh, but," it will be argued by some of the weak and confiding lay adherents of the wild party, " the clergy would be sure to use this independence of the civil power for the purpose of carrying out Non-Intrusion ! They would give the congregations the choice of their pastors at once." Would they ? Have they shown any great desire to carry out honestly the wishes of the laity ?—or, rather, have they not, from first to last—from the original ex ception to the Veto Act, in the case of presentation by Presbyteries, to their latest alteration, which gives them the power, in certain cases, of disregarding the opinion of the majority of the parishioners—exhibited a firm determination to turn and twist their pretended concessions to popular influence into a means of cle rical aggrandisement ? Dr. Chalmers, in advocating the liberum arbitrium, did nothing more than honestly avow the real intentions of the whole party. But even if we were assured that, for a time and to some extent the clergy would use their independ ence to promote Non-Intrusion, what security have we that they would not make it available for other and worse purposes ? Their intermeddling, for the last few years back, with coaches, railways, steamers, news-rooms, and other temporal matters—and all on spiritual grounds too,—gives too much reason to believe that, if they were " relieved of their sub jection to civil control," they would find means to create more ill-feeling and promote more mischief, than would be counterbalanced by the full realisation of the brightest picture they ever drew of a land abounding in Non-Intrusion piety. No; the clergy want power for themselves—they have often avowed it—but certainly never more plainly than in their Edinburgh resolutions.—Aber deen Herald. INTRODUCTION OF CHRIS TIANIT Y INTO OTAHEITE. Seldom had any enterprise commenced under au spices more favourable, or that could promise more certain or speedy success to its authors, than the in troduction of Christianity into Otaheite ; and yet, after the labours, sacrifice, and anxiety of twelve years, it arrived at a termination alike disastrous and fruit less. The missionaries had left their native land to save the remnant of an interesting people from destruction, and to promote their tem poral as well as spiritual welfare. But not withstanding their utmost endeavour s , they had seen the proces s o f d e p o p u l a ti on urged on with a fearful rapidity, by causes which, though they re gretted them, they could neither diminish nor con trol ; and amidst anarchy, bloodshed, and all the other horrors of barbarian warfare, they were ultimately driven from the field where they had trusted to gain a triumph for :the Gospel and the benign spirit of civilisation. There were many grounds to conclude that, during the time the mission had existed in Otaheite, the experiment of raising a savage people to the rank of a Christian community had been tried and completely failed ; and the result, according to the ordinary grounds of calculation, might be sup posed to demonstrate the impropriety of expending more labour or money upon an object for the accom plishment of which it might be asserted that the time had not yet come. But as the darkest hour of night is that which precedes the dawn of a new day, so the gloom now cast over the mis sionary cause was about to be followed by a brighter light than had yet shone upon their exertions in the South Sea. Pomare, who felt that when the Eu ropean settlers left his shores, one of the principal means of improvement had been withdrawn from his peopl e , no sooner saw affai rs i n a somew h a t more settled state, then, in the mos t earnes t manner , he invited them to return. He was still, indeed, an exil e i n Ei meo, excluded from his paternal dominions, and, consequently, had less power than formerly either to protect them from danger, or to aid their endeavours for spreading civilisa• tion among hi s su bj ects. It is doubtful, too, whether his favourable thoughts towards the Christian brethren ought to be ascribed to his late re verses, and to an impression thereby Produced in regard to the inefficacy of idol -worship f ing "supernatural aid ; or - whether adversity adln'd not lead him to reflect on th e d ec l arations he had so often heard respecting the trueGo n d t , ed. and nu to t connect his present condition with a s i nful life, of which he had not yet seriously repe whatever may have been the motive, there is no doubt that his fallen estate had subdued his spirit, and at the same time weakened the influence which his native su perstitionhad till then exercised over his heart. In the autumn of 1811, the missionaries left their retreat in New Holland, and set sail for the Georgian Isles, the original scene of their labours. They joined the King in Eimeo, where they now established a school, and so far m circumstances would permit, resumed their wonted course of instruction in public and in private. It was not long before their pious efforts were rewarded by a signal triumph of the Christian faith over the ab surdities of idolatry. In July, 1812, the King pub licly professed his belief in Jehovah, and his desire to be baptized into the sublime doctrines and hopes re vealed by the Gospel.—Edinburgh Cabinet Library, No. XXXIII. Polynesia. PRIVY Couricu..—Her Majesty will bold a Privy Council at Windsor Castle on Saturday, when a pro clamation will be agreed upon for proroguing Parlia ment from Tuesday next to some future day, then to meet for the dispatch of business. IMPORTANT CASE.—At the Old Sessions room, on Monday last, James Scholfield, gamekeeper to Wm. Halton Esq., was summ one d f or t respass i ng upon the Hulton, and Leigh Railway. Mr. J. K. Watkins appeared on behalf of the Company, and Mr. Woodhouse for the defence. It ap peared that Scholfield had passed along the rail. way in pursuance of ilia duty as gamekeeper, on the 23d ult., and on being ordered away by one of the Company's servants, , refused to obey the command. The defence set up was, that Mr. Hulton being Lord of the Manor, and the defendant having a deputation, had a right to pass upon the railway in pursuance of his duties ; for that although the surface belonged to th e Company, the manorial rights were still retained. The case stands over for decision until Monday next.—illanehester Guardian. GUNPOWDER TEA. ---On the occasion of the 30th depot feu de j o i e in commemoration of the our arms in Chi na success firin g ofcommemoration, a gentleman accosted another in the street to inquire the object of the firing. 41 D on t you know," he replied, " that our old friend, Sir Hugh Gough, has compelled the Chinese to give us their Congou and Bohea teas in exchange for our gunpowder ? and the 30th depot is just discharging --Galway their samples." Vindicator. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER.—The market yesterday was per fectly firm, with some advance in the prices of shirt ings, and of such descriptions of yarn as are suitable for the East India and China markets ; but there was not quite so much demand for printing cloths, the prices of which r ema i n s t a ti onar y. Th e s t oc k s of nearly all descriptions of goods and yarn continue extremely low, and most of the spinners and manu facturers, especially the latter, are still working to order. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, DEC. s.—We have had to-day something like an average flannel market. Coarse wools are rather stiffer, and worse to buy ; but there is little change in other kinds of wool. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) An inquest has been held on the man named Hunter, who died last week, as supposed, from eating porridge, in which arsenic had been. mixed by his wife. After the evidence had been fully gone into, Dunn, one of the prisoners, was discharged, after which the Jury came to the following verdict : " That Mary Hunter was guilty of murder, and that the deceased came to hi 3 death by poison, which was administered by his wife (the prisoner)." The verdict was received by a vast multitude outside the house with some consider able cheering ; and when the prisoner was departing she was assailed by hootings. The prisoner heard the verdict with the greatest coolness, not at all affected by the decision. The inquest lasted two days. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. TIMOTHY FISHER, victualler, Camden Arms, Camden Town. BANKRUPTS. JACOB WICKS, clothier, Trowbridge, to surrender Dec. 23 and Jan. 23, at one, at the Bristol District Court of Bankruptcy. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Brent, Trowbridge. HENRY TWISTLETON ELLISTON, music seller, Leamington Priors, Dec. 21, at twelve, and Jan. 11, at two, at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Russell, Leam ington. JOHN BOLTON ROBINSON and WILLIAM ROBINSON, ironmongers, Macclesfield, Dec. 17, at twelve, and Jan. 19, at one, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy. Fraser,' official assignee, Man chester ; Proctor, Macclesfield ; Cole, Adelphi.terrace, Strand, London. WILLIAM HOARE, apothecary, Alstonefiel4, Staf fordshire, Dec. 14, and Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith, Derby. JOHN 'WHITEHALL, innkeeper, Wellington, Salop, Dec. 14, and Jan. 17, at half-past one, at the Birming ham District Court of Bankruptcy. Valpy, official as signee, Birmingham ; Garbett, Wellington. GEORGE PORTWAY, metal refiner, Birminghath, Dec. 15, at twelve, and Jan. 12, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Bittle ston, official assignee, Birmingham; Reece, Birmingham. THOMAS SPENCE, market-gardener, Maryland point, Stratford, Essex, Dec. 13 and Jan. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Pennell, official assignee ; Bodmin, Queen-street Chambers, Cheapside. ISIDORE BLOOMENTIIAL, stationer, Dockheed, Surrey, Dec. 9 at two, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Lackington, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Jones, bise lane. THOMAS EVANS, scrivener, Denbigh, Dec. 21, and Feb. 1, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court of Bank ruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Liverpool ; Deane, Liverpool. SAMUEL BOSS, tailor, Frith-street, Soho, Dec. 14, at two, and Jan. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy, Basinghall-street. Johnson. Basieghall•street, official assignee ; Stafford, Buckingham-street, Strand. GEORGE BDDELEY WORBOYS, perfumer, Bristol, Dec. 12, at twelve, and Jan. 17, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Hinton, Bristol. JAMES HILLIAR, innkeeper, Lymington, South ampton, Dec. 20, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 16, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Graham, Basinghall-street, official assignee ;Fosters and Co., John-street, Bedford-row. CHARLES WILLIAM WALTHEW, chemist, Poultry, Dec. 15, and Jan. 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Graham, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Henderson, Mansell-street, Good man's-fields. EDWARD DAVIES, blacksmith, Great Crosby, Lan cashire, Dec, 21, at twelve, and Jan. 19, at eleven, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool. Turner, Li verpool, official assignee ; Cross, Liverpool. JAMES ARCHER, wine merchant, Liverpool, Dec. 16, and Jan. 27, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy. Cazenove, Liverpool, official as signee ; Bretherton, Liverpool. • SAMUEL BASTICK, hatter, Dec. 13, at two, and Jan. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing hall-street. Groom, official-assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street ; Horwood and Griffin, Austin-friars, City. JAMES MEREDITH, maltster, Pershore, Worces tershire, Dec. 14, and Jan. 13, at twelve, at the Birming ham Court of Bankruptcy. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Oldaker, Woodward, and Hall, Pershore. JOHN DAVIES, plumber, Wellingtoi, Shropshire, Dec. 14 and Jan. 17, at one, at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Christie, official assignee, Bir mingham ; Bradley, Wellington. WILLIAM RYLAND, tanner, Liverpool, Dec. 15 and Jan. 24, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy. Bird, official assignee ; and Brabner and Atkinson, Liverpool. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. A. and C. Duncan, merchants, Tokenhouse-yard, Dec. 27-W. Burrell, farmer, Chingford, Essex, Dec. 27 -J. and T. Metcalfe, upholsterers, Cambridge, Dec. 29 -J. Bradshaw and G. Williams, woollen drapers;Mary lebone-street, Piccadilly, Dec. 29-D. Hodgson, banker, Sandwich, Kent, Dec. 31-B. Moses, jeweller, Hanway street, Oxford-street, Dec. 29-T. Farris, baker, Man chester, Dec- 29-T. Morris, grocer, Now-bridge, Gla morganshire, Dec. 29-J. K. Myers, victualler, Sunder land, Dec. 24-S. Cartwright, ironmonger, Great Bolton, Lancashire, Dec. 30-R. H. Hoskins, victualler. Liver pool, Dec. 29-J. Heaword. sen., and R. G. Beesley, cotton spinners, Manchester, Dec. 22-J. and T. Hill, merchants, Wisbech St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire, Dec. 26 -W. Ellam, jun., patent cock founder, Birmingham, Jan. 2-H. Hardie, merchant, Manchester, Dec. 28-E, T. Gough, bookseller, Strand, Dec. 27. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. Dyer, jun ., and C. Pull man , C o l eman-street-R. and W. Burrell, millers, Middleton , Essex -W. Tyler and A. Chardin, per fumers, Old Bond - street, Pic cadilly-W. A. Wilson and W. Lonsdale, engineers, Li verpool-J. Brightman, G. Cohen, and J. D. Dow, mer chants, Lombard-street- Chambers, Clement's-lane-H. and E. Channel], coal merchants, Southampton-F. E. Preedy and G. S. Harvey, importers of cigars, Wey mouth, Dorsetshire-J. and W. Cunnington, farmers, Great Stukeley, Huntingdon s hi re --N. Barnsdall and T. Hawksley, coal merchants, Nottingham -J. Wadeson and E. Stamford, builders, Hull-J. Thornley and J. Mason, cotton-waste dealers, New-mills, Derbyshire-J. Hiatt and T. C. Measam , soap makers, Manifold-place, New ington-butts-J. L. Phipps, C. P. Phipps, H. S. P. Eyre, J. Carlisle, and B. Butterworth, Liverpool (so far as re gards J. Carlisle)-J. Crabtree, A. Crabtree, R. Aked, 0. G. Adamson, E. Fenton, and J. Elliott, commission merchants, Pernambuco (so far as regards 0. G. Adam son)-C. Geater and C. T. Cox, brick burners, East Woodbay, Southampton-H. J. Hamblin and G. R. Hollingworth, chemists, Birmingham -J. Clare and E. Browne, crown glass manufacturers, Warrington, Lan• cashire-W. Sissison and G. Grant, curriers, Hull-R. Stephenson, G. Stephenson, E. Pease, and M. Longridge, engine manufacturers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (so far as regards M. Longridge)-L. Heyworth, jun., H. T. Pearce, J. F. Wright, J. W. Carter, and H. W. Lake, merchants, Liverpool-T. Bostock, E. Bostock, F. Bos tock, and T. Rostock, jun., horse shoe manufacturers, Stafford (so far as regards E. Bostock)-J. Richardson and T. James, booksellers, Bulstrode-street, Welbeck street. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. GIDEON SCOTT and SONS, millwrights, Hawick, Dec. 10, at ten, and Dec. 30, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Hawick. EDWARD HILL, writer, Annan, Dec. 12 and Jan. 6, at one, at the Chambers of Farish and Brand,Annan. GEORGE MALCOM, wine merchant, Glasgow, Dec. 10 and 30, atone, at the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow. MAGNUS JOHNSTON, Swannay, Orkney, Dec. 14 and Jan. 4, at two, at M`Donald's Hotel, Kirkwall. DAVID FOGO, Row, Perthshire, Dec. 14 and Jan. 7, at one, at T. Kinross's, innkeeper, Dumblane. WILLIAM CARSWELL, jun., and CO., wrights, Glasgow, Dec. 9 and 30, at two, at the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow. INDIAN DISPATCHES. (Froin the Gazette of last Evening.) INDIA BOARD, DEC. 6,1842, ,• Dispatcher', of which the following is a Copy, have been transmitted by the Governor-General of India, and received at the East India House to-day : Enom MAJOR-GENERAL G. POLLOCK, C. 8., COMMANDING IN AFFGUANISTAN, TO MAJOR - GENERAL LUMLEY, ADJUTANT•GENERAL OF THB ARMY. Head-quarters, Camp Caubul, Sept. 22, 1842. Sir,—l have the h onour to report, for the information o ro hiseffficce officers Excellency received ne information l 1 soldiers,enc y the prisoners nmeßraasnmtdhee there, r; e i n n :th C haa n dt i et, made ae that, having h av iEuropeans,ng arrange ments by which they hoped to effect their own liberation, I, at the suggestion of Mohun Loll, of the Loll, i w iu ith the concurrence h theeree d e y ll daydeparture of Khan, o chief our r o f 700 arrival o f hheizrs z e l t a eo o h mf e e s ,e meet a tnhce tolisfotniih i e d h r hs inst., S. s horse, on the party. Same difficulty occurrin g on the se'o r I advanced 10,000 rupees, w hi c h were deliv eredmbrS e Tr ' R. Shakespear, who accomp an i e d the Kuzz ilbashes. Being Being apprehensive that attempts would be made to in tercept the prisoners, I detached Major-General Sir R. Sale with the following troops, viz., her Majesty's 3d Dra goons, Ist Light Cavalry, Backhouse's Mountain Train, two companies of her Majesty's 9th Foot, four companies of her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, Broadfoot's Sappers, Ferris's Jezailchees, 80 Sikh horse, and 160 foot sol diers, under Captain Lawrence, on the 19th inst., to ,a r s g h a u d n e d l a e y e pass, of tw e n and - f t o h u e r h circumstance oursw ould provedh a proce ed ve enabled nfaob t r o lteudn t the le A tan Jan, who was in pursuit, to over take our people. lam happy to state, that the whole who were in confinement (as per subjoined roll), with the exception of Captain Bygrave, who is with Mahomed Akbar, arrived in my camp yesterday evening. I cannot conclude without recording my opinion, that to Khan Shereen Khan and Mohun Loll may be attri buted the safety of the prisoners, and I have reason to believe the Chief of the Kuzzilbashes to be a steadfast adherent to the British Government.—l have, &c., GEORGE POLLOCK, Major- General, Com manding in Affghanistan. LIST OF PRISONERS RELEASED ON THE 21ST SEPT. 1842. Major-General Shelton, her Majesty's 44th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Palmer, 27th B. N. Major-Griffths, 37th B. N.J. Captains—Boyd, Commissariat ; Johnson, Commis sariat Shah Soojah's 26th N. I. ; Barnett, 54th N. I. ; Souter, h er Majesty's 44th Foot ; Waller, B. H. A. ; Alston, 27th N. I. ; Poett, 27th N. I. ; Walsh, 52d M. N. I. ; Drummond, 3d B. L. C. Lieutenants—Eyre, 13. A. ; Airey, her Majesty's 3d Buffs ; Warburton, B. A. S. S. F. ; Webb, 38th M. N. I. S. S. F. ; Crawford, B. 3d - 31. I. S. S. F. ; Mein, her Ma jesty's 13th L. I. ; Harris, 27th B. N. I. ; Melville, 54th B. N. I. ; Evans, her Majesty's 44th Foot. Ensigns—Haughton, 31st B. N. I. ; Williams, 27 t h B. N. L ; Nicholson, 27th B. N. I. Conductor Ryley, Ordnance Commissariat. Surgeon Magrath. Assistant-Surgeons Berwick and Thompson. Ladies—Macnaghten and Sale ; Mrs. Start and FROM MAJOR-GENERAL G. POLLOCK, C. 8., COMMANDING IN AFFGHANISTAN, TO MAJOR -GENERAL LU3ILEY, ADJU 0111onTolluBrCAtaFipf' Caubul, Oct. 1, 1842. r orward a copy of a l e tt er * s T i A r N ,— T- I GE h N ay E e nA th L e from Major-General M`Caskill, KM., commanding the force which I detached under his command, for the pur pose of dispersing the enemy collected in the vicinity of Charekar, as stated in my letter of the 28th instant. The success of the Major-General's operations against Istalif is most gratifying, that place being considered by the Affghans as totally inaccessible to our troops. I have, &c. G. POLLOCK, Major-General, Commanding in Affghanistan. FROM MAJOR-GENERAL 31' CASKILL, K. H., COMMANDING DETACHMENT IN KOHISTAN, TO CAPTAIN PONSONBY, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL. Camp Istalif, Sept. 30, 1842. Sir,—l have the satisfaction to acquaint you, for the information of Major.. Gen. Pollock C. 8., that the troops under my command yesterday made themselves masters of the strong and populous town of Istalif, totally defeat ing the numerous levies collected for its defence, under the infamous Ameen Oolla Khan Loguree, Khaojie Ameer Kotwal, Hazin Khan (an assassin of Sir Alex ander Burnes), Hazir Alee Khan, Khuleefa Ibrahim, anp many other chiefs of Caubul and Kohistan. The Major-General is aware that the force detailed below* was placed at my disposal for operations in these valleys on the 25th ; the two brigades formed a junction near Khowja Rawash on the 26th, moved to an encamp ment near Zimuree on the 27th, and pitched their tents within four miles of this place on the 28th. The same evening I reconnoitred the enem?s position ;:it is impos sible to conceive ground naturally stronger. The town of Istalif, consisting of masses of houses and forts, is built on the slope of a mountain, in the rear of which are yet loftier eminences, shutting in a defile which leads to Turkistan, and in no way can this place of abode of 15,000 people be approached but by surmounting ranges of hills, separated by deep ravines, or traversing by narrow roads its gardens, vineyards, and orchards, fenced in with strong enclosure walls ; the whole of them, with the mountain side and tops of the houses, were occupied by Jezailchees, and the strongest proof is afforded that the enemy after this disposition considered the place un assailable, by their having reta i ne d w i t hi n t h e town th e wives and children not only of the inhabitants, but of thousandsef refugees from Caubul. The observations which I was enabled to make under a sharp jezail fire and the report of Major Pottinger in duced me to determine to assault the next morning the right of the enemy's extensiveposition, as it was there that I could hope to bring the artillery most effectively into battery ; arrangements were made with this view. The troops were formed into two columns of attack and re serve ; Brigadier Tulloch's brigade and the mountain train composed the right ; Brigadier Stacy's and Capt. Blood's battery and the 18-pounders the left ; these were supported by the third column under Major Si monds, her Majesty's 41st, consisting of a wing of his regiment and the Cavalry under Major Lockwood; Capt. Christie's corps protected the baggage. The troops moved soon after daylight, and, traversing the plain in perfect order, passed nearly from the left to the right of the enemy's position. Our light troops and guns repressed the occasional attacks of theirJezailchees from the gardens, who were numerous and most audacious; but when the column arrived in front of the village Is millah, I resolved to make a combined attack on this point. Brigadier Tulloch's brigade assailed its left, and je Brigadier Stac right. y• making a longer detour, attacked the I cannot expr ess i n adequate terms my adm i ration of the style in whi c h the former column, covered by skir mishers, rushed upon the gardens filled with bold and skil ful marksmen. Her Ma sty's 9th Foot, the 26th Native Infantry, and Captain Broadfoot's Sappers, vied with each other in steady courage, and their rapid and un hesitating advance soon left the enemy no resource but flight; very shortly after this assault the three light com panies of her Majesty's 41st, the 42d, and 43d Native Infantry, covering their own column, got into action, and on their side stormed the village and vineyard with distinguished gallantry; the combination was steadily persevered in, and, though I had few opportunities of using the artillery with effect, I had soon the gratifica tion of seeing the enclosures, forts, heights, suburbs, and town successively won by the two columns. The enemy were driven from them, and pursued with a ra pidity which left no time to rally, arid a singular spec tacle was then presented in the escape up the mountain side of the women and children from the places to which no interception was offered ; but as detached parties of the beaten Affghans still occupied some very lofty heights, the mountain train ascended them by a dizzy pathway, and dispersed the fugitives by its effective fire. Our reserve was now established on the lower heights, and the whole of the place, filled with property of every description, much of it plundered from our army in 1841, was in the hands of our force ; two guns, brass field-pieces' were also taken, and one of them was seized with such promptitude that its captor, Lieute nant Elmherst, her Majesty's 9th Foot, turned its fire upon the fugitives with some effect. I directed the town to be set on fire in several places, after taking out various supplies which might be useful to our troops, and the work of demolition is still proceeding under the direction of Major Saunders, of the Engineers. Our loss has been trifling, for the advance of our officers and men was too rapid and decisive to allow of the sharp fire of the enemy THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1842 TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. OFFICE OF ORITNANCE, DEC. 5. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain W. R. Nedham to be Adjutant, vice Somerville, promoted, Dec. 4 ; Second Lieut. E. A. Williams to be First Lieut., vice Balfour, deceased, Nov. 29. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 25. Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieut. F. J. Polking horne to be First Lieut., vice W. L. S. Atcherley, deceased. one child ; Mrs, Mainwaring, one child ; Mrs. Boyd, three children ; Mrs. Eyre, one child ; Mrs. Waller, two children ; Conductor B,yley's wife, three children ; Private Bourne's (13th L. I.) wife ; wife of Sergeant Wade. Major Pottinger, B. A. • Captain Lawrence, 11 th L.C. ; - Mackenzie, 48th M. N. F. ; Mr. Fallon and Mr. Blewitt, clerks, not in the, service. Her Majesty's 44th FoOt—Sergeents Wedlock, Weir, Fair. Corporals Sumpter, Bevan. Drummers—Higgins, Lovell, Branagan. Privates—Burns, Cresham, Cronin, Driscoll, Derney, Duffy, Matthews, M'Dade, Marron, M'Carthy, M'Cabe, Nowlan, Robson, Seyburne, Shean, Tongue, Wilson, Durant, Arch, Stott, Moore, Miller, Murphy, Marshall, Cox, Robinson, Brady, M'Glynn. Boys.—Grier, Milwood. Her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry.—Privates—Bind ing, Murray, Magary, Monks, Maccullar, M'Connell, CutE Bengal Horse Artillery.—Sergeants . —M‘Nee, Cleland. Gunners.—A. Hearn, Keane,Dulton. Sergeant Wale, baggage sergeant to the Caubul mis sion. G. PONSONBY, Captain, Assistant Adjut.-Gencral FROM MAJOR-GENERAL POLLOCK, C.D., COMMANDING IN AFFGIIANISTAN, TO T. H. MADDOCK, ESQ., SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Camp Caubul, Sept. 27, 1842. Sir,—l have much satisfaction in reporting, for the information of the Right Hon. the Governor-General, the arrival incamp this morning of Captain Bygrave, the only person who remained in the hands of Mohamed Akbar Khan. It appears that Captain Bygrave was al lowed to join my camp by Mahomed Akbar, who has sent a letter to my address, copy and translation of which shall be forwarded by the "text opportunity. I have, &c., GEORGE POLLOCK, Major-General commanding in Affghanistan. FROM MAJOR-GENERAL W. NOTT, COMMANDING FIELD FORCE, TO MAJOR - GENERAL POLLOCK, C. 8., COM MANDING WEST OF TEE INDUS. Camp Urgundee, Sept. 16, 1842. Sir- 7 -I have the honour to acquaint you that Shum shoodeen, Sultan Jan, and other Affghan chiefs, having assembled abont 12,000 men, occupied a succession of strong mountains, intercepting my march upon Benee Badam and Mydan, on the 14th and 15th instant. Our troops dislodged them in gallant style, and their conduct afforded me the greatest satisfaction. The artillery distinguished themselves, and I beg to mention the names of Captain Leslie, Bombay Horse Artillery, Captains Blood, Bombay Foot Artillery, and Anderson and Turner, of the Bengal Horse Artillery, and the 38th and 4 43 d Bengal Native Infantry. I beg to bring under the favourable notice of Government Captain White, of her Majesty's 40th Regiment, in command of the Light Companies of her Majesty's 40th and 41st Regiments, and of the 2d, 16th, 38th, 42d, and 43d Bengal Native Regiments, for the able manner is which he carried my orders into effect, and for the gallantry displayed by him and thecomphnies under his command, in ascending the mountains and driving the enemy from their positions ; I had every reason to be pleased with the conduct of all the troops, European and Native. I forward a list of killed and wounded.—l am. &c., W. NOTT, Major-General, Commanding Field Force. Return of Killed and Wounded of the Field Force under the command of Major-General William Nott, in the Engagements with the Enemy, on the 14th and 15th of September, 1842. 2d Troop Bengal Irregular Horse .Artillery-2 horses wounded. 3d Company 2d Battalion Bengal Foot Artillery -2 ma gazine Lascars wounded. Ist Troop Bombay Horse Artillery-3 horses • wounded. 3d Company Ist Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery-71 private, 2 drivers, wounded. 3d Regiment Bombay Light Cavalry -1 private killed, 1 horse wounded. Ist Regiment Bengal Irregular Horse-1 naick, 4 pri vates, 8 horses wounded. Christie's Horse-1 private, 10 horses wound e d. H. M's. 40th Regt. of Foot-1 drummer, 1 private killed ; 1 lieutenant, 3 privates, wounded. H. M's. 41st Regt. of Foot-1 private killed; 1 corporal, 1 private, wounded. • 2d Regt. Bengal N. 1.-1 lieutenant, 1 private wounded. 16th Regt. Bengal N. L-1 havildar, 1 private wounded. 38th Regt. Bengal N.L-1 havildar, 11 privates,wounded. 42d Regt. Bengal N. L-1 havildar, 2 privates, wounded. 43d Regt. Bengal N. L-1 lieutenant, 1 subadar, 1 ha vildar, 15 privates, wounded: 3d Regt. Irregular Infantry-5 privates wounded. Total of each-1 drummer, 3 privates, killed ; 3 Lieutenants, 1 subadar, 4 havildars, 2 corporals, 45 privates, 2 drivers, 2 magazine lascars, 24 horses, wounded. Grand Total of killed and wounded-63 officers and men, 24 horses. 40th Regiment, Lieutenant slightly. Lieutenant Majesty's W OUNDED. se verely. ' Infantry, Lieutenant A IN ang 2d Regimentßengal Native Lieutenant G. Holroyd, 43d Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, slightly. .F e rr F :IC herE OFFICER S S w, NOTT, Major-General, Commanding Field Force. Excl. THOS. POLWHELE, Captain Deputy As sistant Adjutant-General. * Note.— So in the original, but a name seems to be omitted. telling much upon them, and, deceived by the direction •f the reconnaissance of the 28th, the Affghans had ex pected the attack on their left, and posted their guns and the elite of their force in that quarter. I have now the pleasing task of expressing the amount of my obligations icr their exertions in the field to Brigadiers Tulloch and Stacy commanding brigades and columns ; to Lieu tenant-Colonel Taylor K.H., her Majesty's 9th F oo t ; Major Hui s h, o f the 26th Native Infantry ; and Captain Broadfoot, of the Sappers, commanding the corps on the right, which bore the brunt of the action ; to Major Simonds, her Majesty's 41st Foot, commanding the reserve ; to Captain Backhouse, commanding the mountain train ; and to Captain Blood, commanding the battery of 9-pounders ; the last was ably aided by Lieutenant Terry. I have received valuable assistance throughout our operations from Major Pottinger, C. 8., and Major Saunders, engineers, and yesterday from Captain Mackenzie and Lieutenant Airey, her Majesty's 3d Buffs, and Lieutenant Webb, 30th regiment of Madras Native Infantry, tempOrarily attached to me, and since we marched from Caubul, as on former occasions, from my own staff, departmental and personal, viz., Captain Havelock, Deputy Assia tan t• Adj utant-General ; Lieut. Mayne, Deputy Assistant-Quartermaster General ; Lieutenant Pollock, Artillery, Aide-de-Camp to the Major-Gneeral,who volunteered his services with me; an to Lieut. Bethune, her Majesty's 9th Foot, my own Aid • de-Camp. Regarding the last mentioned officer, I take this opportunity of rectifying an oversight on my part ; I ought especially to have reported to Major- General Pollock Lieut. Bethuners valuable services in the recent affair at the Huft Kotul, in which I was intrusted with the command of the main column. Brigadier Tulloch reports in very strong terms on the good conduct on the present occasion of Capt.' Smith, her Majesty's 9th Foot, his Brigade-Major. I inclose a return of the killed and wounded, and two of the guns captured.—l have, &c., JOHN M`CASKILL, Major-General, Commanding the force in Kohistan. * Artillery. —Captain Backhouse's Mountain Train ; Captain Blood's Battery of 9-pounders (Bombay) ; two 18 pounders. Cavalry.—Head -quarters and two squadrons ; her Ma jesty's 3d Light Dragoons ; Ist squadron of Ist Light Cavalry ; Captain Christie's (late Shah Soojah's 2d Regiment) Corps of Cavalry. Infantry. —Brigadier Tullock's Brigade, with th• ad dition of Captain Broadfoot's Sappers and Miners, and the exception of the 60th Native Infantry ; Brigadier Stacy's Brigade. Return of Killed and Wounded of the Troops under the Command of Major-General M'Caskill, K.H. Camp Istalif, Sept. 30, 1842. Mountain Train-1 European officer wounded. 3d Company Ist Batt. Bombay Artillery-2 rank and file wounded. Christie's Irregular Cavaloy-2 horses killed and two horses wounded. Her Majesty's 9th Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, 1 sergeant,l3 rank and file wounded. 16th Regt N. I-1 rank and file killed • 1 European officer, 3 havilda rs , 8 ran k and file, wounded. Broadfoot's Sappers-2 rank and file killed ;1 European officer, 6 rank and file, 1 horse, wounded. Her Majesty's 41st Regiment. —1 officer, 1 rank and file killed ; 4 rank and file wounded. 42d Regiment N. 1.-4 rank and file wounded. Total.-1 officer, 5 rank and file, 2 horses killed ; 4 European and Native officers, 4 sergeants and havildars, 37 rank and file, 3 horses, wounded. NAMES OF OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED. Lieut. Evans, H. M. 41st foot, killed. Lieut. Richardson, horse artillery, slightly wounded. Lieut. and Adjutant Spencer, 26th, N. 1., slightly wounded. Lieutenant Lister, H. M. 9th Foot, slightly wounded. Captain Broadfoot, sappers, slightly wounded. Lieutenant and Adjutant Orr's charger wounded. IL HAVELOCK, Captain, Deputy Assistant- Adjutant-General Infantry Division. RETURN OF ORDNANCE CAPTURED FROM THE ENEMY ON SEPT. 29, 1342. Camp, Istalif, Sept. 30, 1842. 2 brass six-pounder field pieces, of native manufacture. J. B. BACKHOUSE, Captain, Commanding Artillery with the Force. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 6. HUGGINS V. COATES. _ The defendant in this case was the individual who, some years since, acquired the soubriquet of " Romeo Coates," from his histrionic propensities. He had, in 1826, sold an annuity of 2251. to plaintiff for 1,5001. Of that annuity he had only paid the first annual in stalment, and the annuity bond had subsequently been set aside for irregularity. The present action was brought to recover the purchase-money advanced. Ur. Platt was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Huggins for the defendant. Several technical objections were taken, and some points were reserved. - The Jury found for plaintiff—Damages 1,500/. Lord DENMAN reserved leave to defendant to move for a nonsuit on a verdict for plaintiff, on the ground, that the money having been advanced in 1826, the case came within the statute of limitations. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 6. IN RE EDWARD CORAH. The bankrupt in this case had carried on an ex tensive business as a draper and mercer, in the firm of Corah and Shileto, Union-street, Bristol. The amount of his liabilities was 4,0001. at the date of the fiat, shortly befor‘ which time he drew certain moneys from his banking account, with which he absconded to France. Previous to the issuing of the fiat, a com position of 10s. in the pound was offered to the creditors, which was subsequently raised to 135., but both tenders were refused, as it was alleged he was well able to pay 20s. At his last examination he stated that the money which he drew from his banker he lodged in the bank of M. Adolphe Adam, ,at Boulogne, for the purpose .of paying through their agents in London certain debts which he owed in England. Considerable doubt having arisen with respect to this fact the case was adjourned, in order that the bankrupt might produce more tangible proof of the money being thus appropriated. The case having again come before the Court this day, the bankrupt professed his utter inability to furnrsh the information required by the Court. The official assignee said that no further informa tion had been afforded with respect to the moneys alleged to have been lodged at the Boulogne bank. The LEARNED COMMISSIONER said the case should be again adjourned, and if the bankrupt did not render all the information required by the official assignee, he (the Learned. Commissioner) would avail himself of the new powers now vested in him under the Bankruptcy Amendment Act, and commit him at once to prison. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MAIV SION-HOUSE. A man named Thomas Edwards, who is cook on board a steamer, was brought before the Lord Mayor, and Alderman Thomas Wood, charged with having obstructed a Custom-house officer in the execution of his duty, in apprehending a man accused of smuggling. C. W. Davis, the Custom-house officer alluded to, stated that on the 10th of last month, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, he detected two men smuggling brandy from one steamer to another. Having apprehended one of the smugglers, whom he put into the custody of a brother officer, he went after the other, but the defendant pushed away the man by force, and advised him not on any account to allow himself to be taken into custody. Resistance to the witness's authority was accordingly made, but by the interference of the captain, the smuggler was se cured, and was, upon being taken before the Lord Mayor, fined al., and a similar penalty was inflicted upon the other person engaged in the contraband transaction. Mr. Lewis, the defendant's solicitor, represented to the Magistrates that his client might have been brought up along with the two men referred to on the l Oth of last month, instead of having the charge hanging in terrorem over him, preventhrg him from attending to his business with comfort and profit. Even if the obstruction complained of had actually occurred, it would be unfair to defer the prosecution until it suited those who might order it. The LORD MAYOR asked the efficer why the de fendant had not been complained against before ? Davis said the decision of the Board of Customs as to the prosecution of a person accused of obstructing an officer must be received before the necessary steps to procure conviction could be resorted to. The per son who obstructed was not dealt with until the smuggling was disposed of. Alderman T. WOOD asked whether it was to be understood that a case was to hang over a man for a month because it was not the custom to dispose of smuggling and the attempt to obstruct the officers in the execution of their duty ?—Davis replied that such were the directions issued to the officers. The Com missioners investigated charges of obstruction before they ordered prosecutions for the offence. The offi cers sometimes did not receive answers from the Board on the subject for seven days, The LORD MAYOR—It is very hard that this man should be taken from his business so long after the occurrence has taken place. Alderman T. Woon—Most certainly it is ; and it is the duty of the Magistrates to see that matters of this kind are followed up by the law. There is no ground whatever for delays of this kind, The Solicitor for the Customs called witness to confirm the statement made by Davis. In the main statement the testimony of the witness was similar to that already stated, but the new witness did not ob serve that the interposition of the defendant was marked by violence. Mr. Lewis argued very ingeniously upon the weak ness of the evidence of the witness called to confirm that of Davis, as well as upon the extraordinary delay in deciding upon the prosecution. The Lonn MAyoR, after a consultation with Al derman T. Wood, said that they could not, under the circumstances, think of convicting the defendant. They at the same time admonished the defendant to look to his future conduct with particular care, wad assured him that the heaviest punishment should 'be inflicted upon him if he happened to be found protecting or defending smugglers. The next charge was made by Mr. Lonsdale, hosier, Regent -street. The prisoner, it appeared, had called at the shop, and obtained, at various times handkerchiefs, stockings, and other property, to the amount of 131. The prisoner had always stated that she had been sent by the Hon. Mr. Laseelies. The Hon. Mr. Lascelles deposed that he had never authorised the prisoner to obtain goods from Mr. Lonsdale. The parties in this case were also bound over to prosecute. Mr. Lonsdale and Mr. Smith inquired about the property which had been pledged by the prisoner. The pawnbrokers were present, and the goods could be identified by the owners, as some had private marks on them. It was understood that the ultimate disposition of the property was to await the issue of the trial of the prisoner. CLERKENW ELL. Mr. James Elliot, an attorney, residing in Bruns wick-street, Barnsbury-road, Islington, was brought before Mr. Greenwood, in custody of the master of the Islington workhouse, and other parish authorities, charged as being of unsound mind, and a person who was unfit to enjoy personal liberty. The evidence to sustain the charge of insanity was given by one of the warrant-officers of the Court. He deposed that on Saturday night week he went to his residence to serve a warrant on him for breaking a door; it was between eight and nine o'clock; the prispner was perfectly naked, with the exception of a blanket thrown round his shoulders, and declaiming scriptural texts, from a Bible fastened to a wall, with great violence of language and gesture. On Monday he again visited him, when he was occupied in the same manner, and nearly in the same naked con dition. The parish authorities took him into custody, and placed him in the workhouse four days ago, where he had since remained. Mr. GREENWOOD refused to interfere, and the prisoner withdrew. WORSHIP-STREET. Charles and Mary Greenwood, a decent looking married couple, were charged before Mr. Bingham with having violently assaulted two policeman of the K division, and rescued a prisoner from their custody. Police constable B 70, stated, that he was on duty in Hackney-road, at one o'clock on. that morning, when he heard a loud uproar, which was created by a drunken man, who lodged in Minerva-street, in the same house with the prisoners. Witness repaired to the spot with another officer, and, after a good d ea l o f persuasion,. they i n d uce d the man to retire into his house, but he came out again soon after, and renewed the disturbance, up on w hi c h th ey took him into cus tody. As they were endeavouring to remove him, however, the prisoners and two others persons rushed out of the house, and rescued him from them. The male prisoner had only his shirt on, but he was armed with a large and heavy piece of wood, with which he struck witness a violent blow on the face, and caused his nose and mouth to bleed profusely. He then retreated back into the house, but witness followed him, and took him into custody. In answer to the charge, the male prisoner said he was aroused from his sleep bythe disturbance in the street; and, on looking out of the window, he saw the policemen engaged in a struggle with a man whom they were beating in an unmerciful manner with their truncheons. The man's wife, who was standing by, implored them not to murder her husband ; and on seeing him at the window, she begged him to come down and interfere on her behalf. He accordingly went to the street door, and requested the policemen to desist from ill-using the man, and either to let him go or take him at once to the station-house. He had no sooner urged the request, however, than the police men relinquished their hold of the man, and ran to wards him, and having pursued him up stairs, they took him and his wife into custody. Joseph Powley, a shoemaker, living opposite to the prisoner, stated that he looked out of his window on hearing the alarm, and saw the policeman struggling with the-drunken man, and using their truncheons with the utmost violence. He heard the prisoner re monstrate with them from the e thresholdnd n e of tred his own door, upon which they left man, and house after the prisoner, whom they . brought out, together with his wife, in their custody Mr. BINGHAM said that the case wasirone of so much decisioni m po rt a n c r e e s , p t e ht e a ti ehge it t o u w l t h n e o u t p a r s r e i e v i e n a g t t a h e satisfactory r, and l l h l e e p sh ri o s u e l e d adjourn ersw,e it for relitler lis attendance a i tedupenbail for their appearance on Thursday next. EXTRAORDINARY MATRIMONIAL AM:IR.—The love .%ffair in Dublin that appeared this week in the p a p ers will find something to do for th e b ar . The ,gall'Aut Captain G--, of the 84th Regim en t, came - over. from Chatham at the desire of Miss —g to be married. The dresses were made up, and the hour fixed, when the fair one gave the Captain the slip, and went off with an old flame, a Mr. whom her friends h a d di scar d e d. It appears her father left her fifty thousand pounds fortune. It is said that Captain G— is about to institute a suit for breach of promise of marriage Against Miss ll—g.—Limerick Chronicc. The defendant said he defied any one to say that he had ever in his life committed an act of smuggling. Deputy Peacock and some other gentlemen of the Corporation waited upon the Lord Mayor for the purpose of complaining to his Lordship of the shoot ing upon the artillery ground at Woolwich. The Deputy said that on the day before, in passing by the Woolwich artillery ground, in one of the Star Com pany's boats, a ball passed over the raised ground into the river, within a few yards of the bows of the vessel. He, considered that if the ball had fallen a few yards nearer to him very great destruction would have taken place. The captain of the same vessel had undergone a similar hazard as he passed some time ago, and two or three years ago the head of a water man was actually blown off from the gunnery at Woolwich. The LORD MAYOR said he had never heard of such a calamity, and asked whether it was generally known. Deputy Peacock said it ought certainly to have been made known, and he did not know how it could have been concealed from the public knowledge. Mr. Hobler said that complaints had been made of the dangers arising from the practice in the artillery ground, and that a representation to — the authorities was always efficacious i n p u tti ng a s t op to i t. One of the Deputation to the Lord Mayor said that bombs often struck the opposite bank of the river. The LORD MAYOR said that the practice ought not to extend to the river, and that he should at once write to the Ordnance Department upon the subject. Mr. Godson, the Deputy of Aldersgate Ward, said he waited upon the Lord Mayor for the purpose of asking his Lordship whether what was complained of generally as a very great nuisance could not be abated or altogether removed. He had gone with his family to Fresh Wharf, Thames-street, in order to get on board a steamer for Gravesend, and upon entering the wharf a dirty fellow demanded half-a-crown of him for wharfage. He by no means objected to pay the demand, but he requested that a ticket should be fur nished to him of the amount. The acknowledgment was refused, and he was referred to the clerk. He applied to the clerk, but he was treated with very nearly as little ceremony by these gentlemen. The LORD MAYOR said, that he, as a wharfinger, would certainly not allow any clerk or other person in his employment, to take money without giving an acknowledgment for it. A wharfinger would be sub ject to loss himself, if he were to permit any Qther practice, so that he had his own property as well as the property of the public to look to in having his re gulations rigidly attended to. His Lordship was convinced that the proprietor of Fresh Wharf would take care to look into the abuse complained of, on having the representation made to him. Deputy Godson said he had no doubt of the inter ference of Mr. Knill to prevent any repetition of the nuisance, and stated that he had heard of so many in stances of annoyances of this kind, especially in the case of females, that he was determined to mention what he had himself been a witness to, in the presence of the Chief Magistrate, who was so well qualified to judge of the duties of a wharfinger. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Harriet Davison was brought before Mr. Maltby for final examination, charged with having defrauded several tradesmen by obtaining goods under the frau dulent pretence that they were for the Hon. Mr. and Lady Lascelles, of 'Wilton-place. Charles Thorpe shopman t o M essrs . Di c k ens , Smith, and Co., silk-mercers, Regent-street, stated that in October last the prisoner came to the shop, stating she was sent to make some purchases for Lady Lascelles, a customer. Wit ness serve d h er w ith th e articles she asked for, which consisted of plaid, lace, velvet, and French cambric. These goods were packed up and given to the prisoner, in the belief that they were for Lady Lascelles. In about two days afterwards the prisoner called again, and said she had made a mistake in the quantity of lawn, which ought to have been sixteen yards instead of six, and she was accordingly supplied with ten yards more. A few days afterwards she came again for some silk, for two mantles for the young ladies, and she took the goods away. Witness served all these articles under the impression they had been ordered by Lady Lascelles. On a former day proof was brought forward of the manner in which the prisoner came into custody. Messrs. Dickens and Smith had been apprised of the prisoner's proceedings, and when she came last week for some more goods, she was detained, and given into the custody of a policeman. The Hon. Mr. Sebright Lascelles, of Wilton-cres cent, said the prisoner had been engaged as wet-nurse by Lady Lascelles, and had been discharged last January. In October last Lady Lascelles was on a visit at Chatsworth. At present Lady Lascelles was too much indisposed to be able to attend to give evidence. All parties were bound over to prosecute in this case. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of December 6-) Si:MAR.-Although the demand has been limited for British Plantation Sugar both for grocery and refining purposes since Tuesday last, still importers have shown firmness, and have obtained full rates for good 'and fine yellow descriptions. This afternoon there were two public sales ; one of 100 hhds Barbadoes, and the other 352 hhds 2 trcs a nd 118 brls St. Lucia ; the former went off at full rates and all sold, fine yellow at 67s to 70s, good mid and good 66 3 to 66s Gd, mid 64s to 65s 6d ; the latter went off qdetlY at a decline of 6d to ls, fine yellow went at 675, good 533 9s to 61s ed, low and mid 57s to 58s, ord to go od g re y to 575, low to fine brown 53s to 565. REFINED.-To-day the Refined Sugar market fair firm, and the home trade were purchasers to f'd d extent ; Standard Lumps could not be obtaine under 74s 6d per cwt. ; there is a great dis. parity between the price of refined and raw Sugar. Treacle of good and fine quality is more in request ; 29s paid for best old make, and 27s to 30 s for golden syraP, but inferior sorts are dull of sale, cerninon at 21s 9d to 22s per cwt. Fine Bastards and Pieces at former rates. Bonded crushed Sugar at 26s 3d to 26s Gd for the best. Matfarerus.-This afternoon 1,792 bags 6 casks d e. dared for public sale were postponed, the dark ness of the weather preventing the samples being properly seen. s of EAST INDIA.-This afternoon three public sale Bengal, con s isting of 5,493 bags 36 hhds were postpone°, owing to the foggy state of the weather. F or Cpl of Manilla of' fair and good brown 17s to 18s 6d paidPrr vately. For 100 hhds Foreign Muscovadoes 193 pau, i li FOREIGN.--To-day there was no public sale. Br u t !. Brazil is wanted, but the market is without a suppi,v,; white in request at fully former rates. A. opinion is entertained towards yellow Havanna!' St,S ? r r s notwithstanding the advanced period of the year; h e olf ss i supply the market sparingly, and there are 5 orders unexecuted ,• 21s Gd paid for average parcels, olt, quality cannot be obtained under 20s 6d per cwt. Fl ing cargoes are wanted, but there are none offering. fid „ MoLAssEs.-This afternoon the demand was ste favouraotel, for West India ; 67 puns St. Lucia at auction sold at 2 0 , : to 25s 6d : 100 p uns St. Vi nce nt's were disp osed of pat, vately at 25s 6d to 26s 6d for fair and good. COFFEE.-The demand for West India Coffee_ e° l l/ _: tinues on the incr ease , an d th e business tr ansacted been to a extent since this day week at firm rotas. be This B rnoafteon there was a fair desire shown on the P" at auction 107 casks 11 bags Berbice, an d of the home trade to urchase Coffee, and holders are son at were offered, the former sold as followsqd mid 613 100 s to 102 s, mid 92s to 975, fine and fine fide ` 'slue ; to 12s 6d, good triage 80s to 84s, being the ful '7 rid ord to the latter went at former rates, fine ord s ' f E a st good ord parcels o _ s 62s to 645. Private ' ly some India were sold, Padang at 29s to 315 6d,150 bags s,eisa s . s poro to 26s Gd, Company's Java 45s to 495, and 0 1 3 11, „ a id to s s; 35s to 37s per cwt. This afternoon 3 15 6d d f s or for ord to real good ord Rio, and 31s to 5 25 6 Domingo. tion a nd Cocoas-Prices are firm for British Ilant a i, 4o ' fa sts the demand has been good. This afternoon _r at a ue- Cocoa Berry Husk of fair quality were offer"' " held Sumatra 2s 0 tion and all withdrawn, the rice at which it was being 13s per cwt. P dull sta te TEA.-The market for Tea has been in a - 11 , 3 inac since we last wrote. To-day there was increases' it t he tivity in the Tea market, and so limited have bee sa fes, purchases made since the conclusion of the publiCweves that it is difficult to quote prices ; they are' b ° olo a again lower, and is 4d to is 5d is the value of co sound Congou, cash. Lee rd RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-For ma jcs , land Rum, merchants are more disposed to se ll- ' a a a ro of good and fine quality at full rates, but commo n o w tiler lower terms ; 26 to 32 per cent 0. P. E n ,t d di d at 2s 9cl to 3s 2d, 30 to 34 over V - , tO 3s 6d to Sc 10d, 34 to 36 ever g°°"4, er 4s. 2d, 34 to 36 over fine 4s 4 d to „ per gallon ; strong Demerara at 2s 9tl to ° 3 7c li3 gallon. Calcutta Ruin is dull of sale, Is 3d to is f a r the value with, and is 2d without, certificatosssffase, Brandy we have to report a healthy market. 1 ' 7 7 for first brands of the vintage of 1839 selling t 4 5 1 841, hhds, punslB4o, hhds 4s 4d, puus 52d ; si s hhds 4s id, puns 3s 11d, and low sorts 2s to 2s 4d P e 2 x 63 Ion; Geneva at is 8d to is 9d for common, and fine a: d to 2s Bcl per gallon. British Corn Spirits at 9 5 l O N gallon cash. To-day l a rg e purchases were ma nun' ig sorts of Brandy at 2s Id to 2s 3d per gallon. -Irolly, dull of sale and good sorts of Jamaica ar e held ", s gd but all other kinds are looking down ; is Sid to is the value of Leewards. ;nes a nd Sissoes.-This afternoon 589 chests Cassia 1." fai ner 3,0 2 bags Pepper were offered at auction ; th e ; tlte' went heavily and at a cons id era ble decline in price orunts, reduction as compared' with the last auction a nl lb to 6s to 8s per cwt, real goo d coarse 1 t ° 865 e bundles sold at 88s to 89s, good - mid 855 6d to eucis , mid 79s- 6sl to .82s low mid 72s 6d to 745, W . :2 04 74s to 76s ,6d, broken 69s 6d, mouldy 69s to 75 5 f reD sea damaged 31s to 69s ; the demand for the lattll ter in at very limited, and the whole of the sound was teen 3d for good brown Sumatra, damaged sold at 24- being id to id per lb cheaper. brisk RICE.-The demand for Bengal Rice has been wive by private contract since last Tuesday, an ci d ut P ti r i i t c ;:a o t r i s s : advanced 3d to 6d per cwt. Carolina, best and other kinds at 25s to 28s. Patna at 15 : c Rice Meal at 5s to 7s, and dust at 4s to 4s Gd P e "- -Idling' To-day Bengal Rice was at lis9d to 12s f°' Int" and 12s 3d to 12s 6d for good mid t o good IA upon-, This afternoon Carolina, from Boston., s °- cfit' mid new at 17s 6d to 18s, and good mid old 15s P i ,1 SACO.-This afternoon 637 boxes Sago, 50 totb3Pn oca, and 200 jars Guava Jelly- were offered at "a d a 133 Sago sold at 15s 6d to 16s for • • • 195 6 63 middling . travioca for low • • middling, and Its for very low ; and Jelly 6d to Bd. Fran eg FRIIIT.-At auction this afternoon GO pags rte s, went at 91. to 9/. is for cartons, 9 1 . sold at 35s to 36s ; 420 lc,s lmperial French rtr, whit. d and 101. for qr-cartons ; 436 pkgs Muscatel Raisin .2°l'l at 80s to 90s for boxes; and 90s to 100 s for illdf-hoo3.!bss, lOs for lialf s Tj pkgs do in layers sold at 75s for boxes, 80s for r ough , 55s for damaged ; 504 drums Malaga FigS wro wants Ives, in at 40s ; 90 butts 130 crtls old Parras Cu, o f care taken out at 45s to 488 for butts, and a teels sold at 48s ; 15 butts 5 crtls old 2ante Pa(l°.were er h a lorim 45s for crtls, and 74 buts 41 crtls C fat taken out. state dull sts SALTPETRE.-The market has been in a rough, and prices have further declined 6d to 15,•_ of .27 4 COCHINEAL.-This afternoon the public Weather pre' bags was postponed, the heavy state of the weatn small lot 0 venting buyers from inspection the sainples• g ute d $ INDIGO.-The market for East India has pre re s ented firm appearnance during the past week , and °I. have offered their goods reluctantly. Tile s(ll° TALLOW or Russian Tallow since la " t 481 prices have advanced 3d per cwt ; on the sP° sc a e , so been currently paid for I' Y Candle from tb e se a s erf to 1/ „ 48s 3d per cwt from the warehouse. For st ti stl in 47s 9d to 48s up to the end of the year, and fern' ad for Spring months. South A m erican 'a 9cl pe r price. North American melted at 47 s aa to 4 ss . t cwt. Town Tallow at 48s 6d to 495, nett cash - the spo f To-day a fair business was done in at 48s 3d, and the market closed firroly. 1 South American are declared for Friday • farth er Ons.-For common descriptions of Fish Oilst 3111 reduced rates have been s d Cod 011 46 • accepte , 3 to s a 31/ los„ pale Seal 3 9 / 1 5s tr, 40/, and Southernl3s to Straw and brown Newfoundland Seal at 3 11 r t° I !; 10s, and Newfoundland Cod at 98/ 15s to 31/ los at 01' Sperm Oil at 761 to 8,0/ for' British. G013,,a to sate 'F.Y.C);lblitic 551° ° at 40s Gd to 41s pertwt. Linseed Oil at 3 ,ale at 6d ; for delivery at 30s 9d to 31s per cwt. Ila , P v e t : r an d 4 81 to o riel 41s 9d to 425, and In-own 40s 6d to 41s per c , 50 to Oil 53/ for Gallipoli, 501 for Spanish. for Barbary. Palm at 30s to 33s 6d for carom. ------,'------- •—_ THE MANCHESTER AND .BOLTON RA-L"";°.c.--00,4e; MENSE CONSUMPTION OF CAST T RO N"." -- ' ll 1 ti v" Manchester of the intended unc Lion of the i s • t i evir er ii i i l ;:s ti :* 3 ll o l :l o : Hunt,s .. b a N n i c t . h ab th o e ut 200 Leeds o o r n 2 d 5O M a y n a c r l i d e s dxecuted by the Bolton. Railway a b t; Coalr in d * will will be formdd entirely ( d cast von, a i l ' ~f tile be t elevated some 18 feet aEove the leve . !_ ;_ ria etal hams will be required, each weighing ( - AB, and a similar numb‘.;•of pillars, e3clijberigedtli eri gth a i• five tons. Besides this, the 1 Total of the road \Nal have a co,:aplete cast. - nfio tons, The - _ estimated weight of du, w hole, is , The rail elusive of the wrought - 7 and there ls. r "'" - for - Aron fT• street, le a _ way will be formed ire s entire the o centre The des ign 0 ing a carriage road on e ach side. „ a nces , beautiful; and the work, jiwiging from aPPe'rfi• /tog tion -- ° will be of the most s b - • -1 • . u sta ntia. descrip • -.....0.0_? Free Press. floorini, of BIR T S On the 6th of June, the la dy R of . h James Winter, ~"El,slqiertsr Ellereie, Van Diemen's Land, formerly o f Shenley- of a son.ma t of the On the 270. 1 . ult., at Ben , :telehen (in Prussia), the fl oes' BaronrVoV Esq.,ende of a datig lebenUek ,n e t t e in n a nn, the lady of A ford Broe',~e, rtba On 'ale 3d inst., Mrs. Parkin, of Notting-hill- of daurhler. G hWu' On the 3d inst., at the . Rectory , Rodmar o • shire, the lady of the Rev. J. S. Il a ygarth, of a son. • ~,0 1 7 € 0 On the sth inst., in Portman-stree t, the w if e of Gwyn, Esq., of a son.. term.. On the sth inst., in Westbout me-street, Hyde-park-ga the lady of Thomas Arbuthnott Whitter, of a sou. of the IteP On the 6th inst., in Stamford(-street , the wife James Lupton, of a son. lIIA IE D. On the 6th inst., at Hackney, Henry Walter Phillip? , o r' 0° 1; of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge , to Catherine, Y° daughter of William Clark Esq : , of flackney._______/ Dll3 D. On the 25th of July:,' in the *expedition 011 Chin-ke I - Lieutenant George Wen-, aged 22. On the 28th ult., at Boulo gne-sur-Mer, George II Esq., late of Laleham. 'Middle sea, aged 92. po On the 28th ult., at Burton:„ nary, widow of the IWO Jan i- Tod, Esq., of Burton, Hants. On the 30th ult., in Upper :Montague •street, Robert P°".th Esq., of Clashmore House, ClaAnnore, Waterford, Ircland. Jane On the 2d inst., nt Upper Isaker-atreet, New-road, Miss Louisa Marehant, aged C 9. On the sth inst., Catherine, wife of Mr. D. N. Little Distaff-lane, Old 'C'nange, aged 63. c hill, Cher On the sth inst., in Tr'.nit) -row,. Islington, W. Esq., aged 64. Hop kins , On the sth inst., at St. Leon aril's -gin-Sea, Mrs. 0 widow of the late Pinysician to the lOuchess of Kent. . . re- On the sth inst., at Wanstead, .1 :.ssex, Catherine Letitia, lict of the late G. Del traar, Esq., o f Blake Hall. C urate On the sth inst., at: Stepney, t] ft Fvan James, ne Rev. _.................. of that parish. ......--............... _-- -- o' .........---- ......-......—... - _ I ....."-""- ----- 1( V l*l6 ' • London : Printed and' Publish MURDO - JP I P C"( , by No. 112, Strand, at The Styx Office, No. 11'2' Stria:4,,, ,§hury, of the County of Middlesex, Wed nesday, December 7, '