The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-10 00:00:00

Just ready, with characteristic Illustrations by Leech, A WASSAIL BOWL for CHRISTMAS. By ALBERT SMITH, Esq. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. :NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " PAUL PRY." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., PHINEAS QUID.DY; By JOHN POOLE, Esq., Author of " Paul Pry," " Little P?dlington," &c. " One of Mr. Poole's cleverest and most successful efforts ; and another wort; is not required to recommend it to the public." —Literary Gazette. Henry . Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlhoroogb-street. raillE NEXT DISTRIBUTION of MONEY DIVIDENDS, AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED g 7 HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, contains MONEY DIVIDENDS of £6O, £6O, £7O, £BO, £9O, £lOO, £llO, .£l2O, £l5O, £2OO, £4OO, £6OO, £6OO, £l,OOO, ,500, £5.000, and £25,000 Sterling. Amounting together to x:72,l7Erterling. Direct for PROSPECTUS with full particulars, WITH OUT DELAY, to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, Or, to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK. IFI EINE BROTHERS having remitted during a very short time very large amounts of Money Divi dends to their Correspondents in Great Britain and Ireland ; Dividends of 25,0001., 13,000/., 9,0001., 5.0001., and 3,600/. -eo London; 3,6001., 8001., and 700/. to Edinburgh; 3,6001. to Dublin ; 3,6001. to Beverley ; 3.600/. to Halifax ; 1,200!. to Porthleaven Harbour ; 9001., 7001., and 600/. to Liver pool ; 900/. to Hull; 900/. to Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; 0001. aeil 609/. to Manchester ; 7001. to East Retford, Nottingham shire ; 7001. to Colne, Lancashire ; 6001. to Cork ; and 6001. to Bradford, &c.. &c., they beg to call the attention of those deeirons to ',obtain large Money Dividends to the approaching EIGHTEENTH DISTRIBUTION of LUBECK, gua ranteed by the Government. Tis Distribution offers the possibility of obtaining more than 25,0001. upon One Share. of the Shares obtain Money Dividends of 1/. and upwards. One Share, 11. ; two Shares, 2/. ; three Shares, 3/.; four Sharef, 41.: five Shales, 51. ; six Shares, 61.; seven Shares, 71. ; eight Shares, Si. ; nine Shares, 91. ; ten Shares, 101. Direct fur Shares, without delay, to HEINE BROTHERS, at Lnhgck. Tht , Prospectus, with all particulars, may be had gratis, upon addressing a line to Heine Brothers. S 3 f G' -, : HEATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING, DEC. 10, WilltepresentedSCakspea re's Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Bartley; Master Slender, Mr. Harley; Mr. Ford, Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Ford, Miss Kate Howard ; Mrs. Page, Miss Rainforth ; Anne Page, Miss Poole; Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. Orzer. To conclude with Auher's Opera of MASANIELLO ; or, TII.E DUMB GIRL OF Popt . rici. Masaniello, Mr. W. Harrison ; Alphonso, Mr. Travers ; Elvira, Miss Poole ; Fcnella, Miss Bailin. _ _ boors open at Half-pad Six, and the Performances com mence at Seven.—Dress Boxes 75., Second Price I.;s. 3d. ; First and Second Circles bs., Second Price 2s. tid. ; Pit 3s; Second Price !1. ; Gallery Is. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Whit low, at the Box-:aflice, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had. Private fluxes to be bail at filo Box-office ; of Mews. An drews, 167, New Thnd.ttrert ; Mr. .)litehell, Old Borid-street ; and of Mr. Sams, Pall Malt THEATRE ROYAL, HAY-MARKET. THIS EVENING, DEC. 10, Will be repeated the Comedietta of A CURE FOR LOVE. Felix Trimmer, Esq., Mr. W. Farren ; Richard eadprove. Esq., Mr. Buckstnne. Mrs. Felix Trimmer, Mrs. Malone Raymund; Mrs. MAjor Browne, Mrs. W. Clifford; Miss Bitterton, Mrs. Glover; Mrs. Tubbs, Mrs. F. Matthews. After which, THE DOWAGER. Lord Alfred Lyndsay, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Dowager Countess of Tresilian, Madame Vestris. To be followed by THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STIL BERG. Ernest, Mr. Webster; Margot, Madame Celeste. To which will he added Mr. T. H. Bayly's Burletta of ONE HOUR; or, A CARNIVAL BALL. Mr. Charles Swiftly, (his original character), Mr. Charles Mathews ; Miss Dalton (her original character), Madame Vestris, who will sing Love i 3 the Theme." To conclude with the Farce of MRS. WIGGINS. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, DEC. 10, Will be repeated a New Drama, in Two Acts, called YOU KNOW WHAT. The principal Characters by Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Wright, Mr. Maynard, Miss Fawcit, and Miss Murray. After vrhie.h, a New Comic Burletta, called AN PONY and CLEOPATRA. Antony, Mr. Wright ; Cleopatra, Miss Murray. To be followed by a Grand Ilurletta Spectacle, entitled ALMA. Principal Character; by Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wieland, Frampton, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, and Madame Proche Gi abaci. To conclude with THE MISER'S DAUGHTER. Prin cipal Characters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Lyon, H. Beverly, Wright, Sterling, Wilkinson, Maynard, Craven, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, Miss Faucit, Miss Murray, Mrs. H. Beverly, &c. Boxes, 45..; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors open at half-past six, ewomence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, DEC. 10, Mr. T. P. Cooke in a new Character, and positively the !rat Night of his Engagement, commencing with a new Pnema called THE FORCED MARRIAGE ; or, RE TURNED FROM SIBERIA, in which Mr. T. P. Cooke will Ise supported by the Entire Company. After which, UNION JACK; or, the SAILOR and the SETTLER'S DAUGHTER. Jack Steady, Mr. T. P. Cooke ; Mary, Airs. R. Honner. Toolonclucie with The PLEDGE OF LOVE. Places and private Bores to be had of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the Bos.-office, frora eleven to four. -MAP OF CHINA. THE NEW CHINA SUN IS NOW ON SALE, CONTAINING EVERYTHING INTERESTING WITH RESPECT TO CHINA, AND 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE FIFE FREE TRADE PORTS OF CANTON, AMOY, FOO-C HOW-FO 0, NIN GPO, AND SHANGHAE ; WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS Orders recezved at the SUN-OFFICE, 112, Strand, and of all News-Agents. HIM{ WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. ,Torning...—.Z6 minutes after 7 Evening .31 minutes after 7, LONDON : ' SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 10, 1842. We have long since ceased to consider the olitical opinions of the Times—which, on alter ate days, takes different sides, and, on the same ay, opposes in one column what it advocates in lother—to be worthy of the least attention; but a vane to tell which way the wind blows hen it begins to set in with a trade breeze, (in a Juble sense,) that journal is of the highest public nportance. It is an infallible index' to the tide r opinion which will carry a newspaper into a rofitable haven. We rejoiced, therefore, very .uch yesterday on account of the good cause of am-law repeal, which we have steadily sup nited, to find our Contemporary boldly assum ; so himself the merit of having lost some po larity by pressing on the landowners' attention tree trade policy. "We have long since," he " remarked on Mr. ESCOTT'S speech as ainous of further relaxation of the Corn-laws, .d we have now to call our readers' attention to Good of corroboration pouring in from the ya ms agricultural societies throughout the coun i." Then our C ontemporary refers to the de trations at the Leicestershire Agricultural So :ty, at the dinner at Yeovill, already no •ed in The Sun, at another meeting in memetshire, where " Mr. MILES, the sworn ampion of the four-footed race of native 2ed," can give no better consolation to the mere than that they must plough deeper and :st more to their indulgent parent, mother alt. The public may rest quite assured, now .t the Times openly espouses the great ques a of relaxation of the Corn-laws, and boasts leing supported by " those who will be the ncipal losers by the proposed changes," that h wind and tide have set in steadily in favour '..d'orn-law repeal. can supply our Contemporary with another , p to swell his Rood of corroboration the Cirencester .Agricultural Club-dinner last (says the Wiltshire Independent) the Hon. W. burst and Mr. W. Cripps, M.P., both attributed orescnt low prices to the depression of 7nanqfac s, and the distress of the manufacturing popu m, which prevented their being such good cus ers to the farmers as they had been. They denied the tariff could have had much, if any, effect in ging down prices. .Tor are the Gloucestershire gentlemen, and landed gentlemen generally, without far tiger reasons for their conversion than were r supplied even by the thunder of the Times? endiarism is spreading through the country ds of men, we are told, begin to wander at in the agricultuial districts, demanding ' : , i-Vtitorapik • ,t,, 414, , 014 ttt employment, and rendering it extremely un pleasant to inhabit lonely farm-houses; the poor-rates are rapidly increasing ; the farmers, particularly in the southern counties, where the harvest was short, are turning off their hands in spite of the parental calls and admonitions of the landlords to employ as many in under draining, deep ploughing, and all manner of improvements as possible; the winter is dreaded, and farms can scarcely be let. " Mr. DAVID BowLEy," we are told by the Wiltshire Inde pendent, at the Cirencester meeting, " stated, that in a parish in this county (Gloucester) an estate had been let absolutely rent free, the tenant being induced by that means to pay the rates and taxes." " Since 1836," says Mr. W. R. GREG, in his admirable " Prize Essay on Agriculture and the Corn-law," " the manufacturing districts have found employment and subsistence for at least 400,000 additional persons." Much of that stream of population is now, as we learn from va rious quarters, (Mr. C.Woon, for instance,) flow ing back on the land, or cannot flow from it. and remains to flood with pauperism the agricultural districts. Hence the terrified landowners are everywhere becoming favourable to the altera tion, or the repeal of the Corn-law, and hence the Times now raises its voice to swell the note and share the honours of Anti-Corn-law agi tation. It is our duty, at the same time, to put our readers on their guard against the future machi nations of the landowners. We have no respect whatever for these men in their legislative capa city, wherever their own interest is concerned. They have now, by their conduct and their lan guage, assented to the opinion that the. Corn law has been greatly injurious to the nation. The present condition of the tenantry and the agricultural labourers convicts the law of all that has ever been charged against it. The law is now unanimously and universally condemned. The sliding scale must be given up; but the landlords will try to capitulate—they will not surrender. They will demand a moderate fixed duty, which is described to be a fixed injustice ; or they will require to slide through a series of petty frauds, lessening so much per year, into honesty and justice. We %rill not now recapitulate any one argument with which we have from time to time, since 1837, as zealously opposed a fixed duty, or a vanishing duty to lessen year by year, as a sliding scale of duties; we will content ourselves with saying that after it has been so generally, not to say uni versally, admitted, that the Corn-law is inexpe dient and unjust, that it inflicts immeasurable evils on the community, and is a violation of the rights of the people, and the duties of the Le gislature, being equally iniquitous and impious, it will not be the fault of the landlords, it will be the blame of the public, should any rag of the enormous legislative fraud be allowed to re main a single year. Universally denounced, no part of it can be preserved without the public sanction. In that case, and hereafter, the public must and will bear the consequences; and if it do not now oppose any and every modification of the law, short of entirely sweeping it away, it will not be justified, as at present, in throwing on the landlords exclusively the blame of the misery which any and every modification of so unjust a law will be sure to inflict on society. Henceforth, the public, enlightened as to the nature and demerits of the law, not the landowners, will be responsible for its continuance. HAMBURGH MAIL. HANOVER, Nov. 28.—The most important infor mation we have to communicate at this moment is the prolongation for a year, i. e., to the Ist of January 1844, of the Convention concluded with Brunwick on the 16th December last year, by which the Harp and Weser districts of the Duchy of Brunswick con tinue in the Customs' Union of Hanover and Olden burg. It appears, therefore, that the accession of Ha nover to the Prussian Customs' Union is by no means so near at hand as some persons have stated. lIAMELN, DEC. I.—On Sunday, the 27th of No vember, Deputies from the towns on the banks of the Weser arrived here. They had already met several times in this town for the purpose of preparatory discussion, on the establishment of s t eam nav i gat i on on the whole course of the river, between Bremen and Munden. On. the following day they met and deliberated with some Deputies of this place. On Tuesday there was a general meeting of all share holders, at which there were several from distant parts, who took the most lively interest in this under taking. It was alleged in the general meeting that the Government of the States on the banks have en deavoured to support the undertaking, especially with respect to the improvement of the navigation of the river and the building of bridges. It appeared, also, that far more shares were subscribed for than were mentioned in the prospectus, as re quired, for a commencement; and it might, therefore, be hoped that they would be able to proceed rapidly, and, in fact, many shares were subscribed for before, and during the general meeting, at which many im portant resolutions were passed. Directors and sub- Directors chosen, and instructions were given to the Directors, in conjunction with the Deputies of Mun den, Hameln ' Minden, and Bremen, to proc ure t wo iron steam-boats, to begin with, for the navigation of the Weser. FROM T lIE MAINE, Nov. 27.—Some journals have lately published many reports, which give rea son to suppose that Hanover will shortly accede to the German Customs' Union. We are able to affirm, on good authority, that these reports, if not unfounded, are premature. Hanover will not join the Union till it is compelled by absolute necessity, or till some change should give a different turn to the intentions of that country. It is certain that in the highest circles, the disinclination to such an accession is stronger than ever, not only out of considerations for England, but likewise on pDlitical grounds. Among the commercial classes hardly any, except the great manufacturers, are in favour of the accession, because they suffer much by isolation of the country, and the loss of the fairs of Brunswick, Frankfort, and Liepsic. The retail dealers, on the other hand, with few exceptions, are opposed to it. TURKISH FRONTIERS, Nov. 19.—(From the Sik- Sian Gazette).—The latest accounts from Bucharest state that a Russian courier had passed with great speed through that city, with dispatches for General Von Boutemeff, at Constantinople, and that a general report was spread that the contents of those dispatches relate to a protest of Russia against the last revolu tion in Servia. Letters from Bucharest say that Prince Ghilca had not made the slightest objection to give up the insignia, which was demanded of him. Well-informed persons, however, say that the jewels with which the insignia were adorned have been long since employed by the Prince for other ornaments, and that in their stead Bohemian stones resembling those have been substituted.— Hamburgh Papers, Dec. 6 . DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, DEC. g, 3i Actual Debt, 2.% per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per coat. P4ta Amen Syndic,4% per cent ( lt 71 7 75 Pstto, ditto, 2% per coat Commercial Company, per cent 1 3 4% )J3 101 Exchange on London, One month..." . Hamburgh, One month ..... Loan 1837, 5 per c0nt..... ................ Two months 12 15 _ 14 12 )41 20 , c1;11 Two months 35 Dutch Papers, Dec. 7. BELGIAN FUN ..3.—Baussmts, Du. 7. . . . Actual Debt, 2% per Cent, Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent. lo2i Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 93 Three per Cent.... ..... ---Thirty-seven Milli ns, ditto . 7IX (1840) 103% Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent. 97 Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent. Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 76 National Society — Exchange on London (short) ,... .-- -Brussels Papers, Dee. 7. AUSTRIAN FUNDS. — VIENNA, Nov. 23. ft* Cents. MetallMtlea ....... ..............- 109 .....•.. ....... II•••••••••••••••••••••••• 100 1 , Three per Cents .. 76% Bank Shares .. .... ••••••••••••• 11••••••••••• MN. 1620 illlganeine Zeitung, D ec. 3. HAMBURGH I3ORSEN HALLE, Dec. 6. Bills. Money. Austrian 3 per Cents. .............. .1p...cr....1es 110 ..... Bank Shares 1640 Anglo.ltussian Loan lOB% 108% Russian 5 Der Cent., Ist series, Certificate ION Inscription, lot series Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series — - Att. in Certificates - New 4 per Cent. (1840) V% 96 % Dutch Actual Debt, 236 per Cent..,...., SIU :51 Dittoper Cent. Polish Bond; . New Tickets . ... ... A n3 l O-Danish Loan, ' 3 per Coat. — :- , 1 % Spanish, New 5 p .r Cents EXCHANGES ON LONDON.HAMEtt7RPIX, Dec. 6.-13 9, Two months 13 7'. PETERSBURG, Nov 2 5.— . .Chree months, 37% Pence. Rum, Nov. 2ri. -T hree Months, 37A. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, DEC. 3 . Bills. Money Prussian English 13014 1 , St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent. ..... .. .- .. 10434 11 1,3 NI 1830, .1 . per C't;t.'lo2% 1 , 2 Exchange on Landon _ ..... - - ' .. 6 24% Prussian Slat! Gazette . lie . .. . i.. Four I WESTERN EYE DISPENSARY, ST. GuEs,—We Understand that David Dundas, Esq., has ge nerously contributed five pounds to this excellent dispensary through the medium of Hugh Houston, Esq., one of the surgeons, and the founder of the institution, COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—His Imperial Highness the 1 Archduke Frederick of Austria and suite took leave of her Majesty this morning for the metropolis. The Archduke and his Royal Highness Prince Albert left the Castle in the forenoon, to prqceed to London to view the prize cattle, by a special train, on the Great Western Railway. Their Royal and Imperial High nesses went to the Slough station in one of the Royal carriages, the Marquis of Exeter, Earl of Jersey, Earl of Liverpool, le Chevalier Kochel, and Sir Edward Bowater following in carriages, and the Hon. C. A. Murray in a phaeton. , This morning the Queen, attended by her Lady in Waiting, and accompanied by the Princess Royal and her attendants, walked for some time in the Home Park. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty at the Castle this morning. His Royal Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by his suite returned to the:Castle to lunch from town at half-past one o'clock. A Privy Council for the further prorogation of Parliament is appointed to be held to-morrow (Satur day) at the Castle at two o'clock. The Viscountess Sydney took her departure to-day. Sir Robert Peel arrived this evening on a visit to the Queen. The Hon. Mr. Murray has left on a shooting ex cursion to Wimpole, the seat of the Earl of Hard wicke. Sir Charles Metcalfe is the only addition to the Ro3Nal dinner party this evening. Covers were laid for sixteen. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, and his Impe r:al Highness the Archduke Frederick of Austria, arrived in town yesterday morning from Windsor Castle by the Great Western Railway. A numerous party from Windsor Castle attended their Royal and Imperial Highnesses to town, including the. Earl of Aberdeen, Earl of Liverpool, Sir Edward Bowater, Baron Lebzeltern, Count Marinovich, Captain Ko chel, Captain Dumont, and Count Carolyi. On arriving, the Royal party immediately went to the Cattle Show, and inspected the collection, and afterwards went to Mivart's Hotel, where the Arch duke Frederick and the Noblemen and Gentlemen of his suite alighted. Prince Albert, attended by his suite, proceeded to Buckingham Palace. The Prince went into the new Chapel Royal erecting at the Palace, and after inspecting the build ing, walked through the Royal Gardens to the Sum mer Temple, recently erected. Prince Albert, after remaining nearly half an hour, took his departure from Buckingham Palace with his Suite, in two carriages, for the terminus of the Great Western Railway at Paddington, on his return to Windsor Castle. The Earl of Liverpool, the Marquis of Exeter, Viscount Sydney, and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, were in attendance on his Royal Highness. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge arrived at their respec tive residences in town yesterday afternoon from a visit to the Duke of Wellington at Strathfieldsaye, Hants. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand of Mecklenburgh Strelitz accompanied the Royal Duke to town. Baron Knesebeck was in waiting on the Duke of Cambridge. Their Royal Highnisses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge also left the Duke of Wel lington's seat at Strathfieldsaye yesterday for Kew. In the afternoon the Duke of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz left town for Kew. Viscount and Viscountess Barrington have arrived at Canford House, Dorsetshire, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager. The Viscountess has succeeded the Countess Brownlow as the Lady in Waiting on her Majesty. Lady and the Hon. Miss Gore have arrived at Canford House ; the Hon. Miss Gore is the Maid of Honour in Waiting on her Ma jesty. Sir David Davies arrived at his residence in Park-place, St. James's, on Tuesday night, 'from Canford House. The Hon. 'William Ashley (Vice- Chamberlain) and the Hon. Mrs. Ashley have arrived at Canford House on a visit to the Queen Dowager. The Earl of Denbigh (Master of the Horse) has left Canford House for his town residence in Eaton-place. Sir David Davies left town yesterday afternoon for Canford house. His Imperial Highness the Archduke Frederick of Austria, attended by Baron Lebzeltern, Captain Du mont, and other gentlemen of his suite, visited and inspected the United Service Institution yesterday afternoon. His Imperial Highness and suite also went to the Horse Guards. The Queen will hold a Privy Council at two o'clock this afternoon, at Windsor Castle. Summonses for the Council were issued yesterday, from the Council office. Sir Robert Peel left town yesterday afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. Baron Neumann, the Austrian Minister, and M. Dedel, the Minister of the Netherlands, returned to town on Friday, from a visit to the Duke of Welling ton, at Strathfieldsaye. Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, and the Che valier Bunsen, the Prussian Minister, transacted busi ness yesterday, at the Foreign-office. Captain Seagrave, R.N., had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Thursday at his official residence in Downing-street. The Earl of Haddington has returned to town from a visit to Lord Wharncliffe at Wortley Hall, York shire. The Earl of Jersey arrived in town yesterday from Windsor Castle. Lady Graham was better yesterday, and was going on favourably, Dispatches from Sir Hugh Gough for Lord Stanley her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for War and the Colonies were received yesterday at the Coloni4-office. Dispatches were also received from the Governor of Malta. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. Lord Campbell gave judgment on an ap peal from the Arches' Court of Canterbury. The Rev. Henry Erskine Head, rector of Feniton, Devon, v. Ralph Saunders, of the City of Exeter, gentleman, promoting the office of the Judge. Their Lordships affirmed the decree of the Court below. The Queen's Advocate, followed by Mr. Moore, was heard on an appeal from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, James Edwards v. George Fineham, in the goods of Martha Yeomans, spinster, deceased. Dr. Lushington gave judgment. Mr. Burge, Queen's Counsel, and Mr. Moore, were heard on an appeal from the East Indies, " Jewagee and others." Mr. Loftus Wigram, Queen's Counsel, was also heard on the appeal. The Court rose at four o'clock. The Lords pre sent were Lord Campbell, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Jus,tice Erskine, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. The Bishop of London attended the early part of the sitting. INCOME-TAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Some time ago, with the rest of my neigh bours, I received an Income-tax paper to fill up; I filled it up, at the same time desiring that I might be furnished with a form _to fill up, to show that my in come was below 1501. This was furnished to me, and I there showed that my income was below 1401.; however, yesterday I received a tax paper assessing me at 1401., for which lam charged 41. ls. Bd. What am Ito do in this case ? I thought it was only incomes of 1501. and upwards that had to pay. Will you please, at your earliest convenience, to give me your opiuion, a n d oblige your mo s t obedient, N. S. Bury St. Edmund's, Dec. 9, 1842. [The tax applies only to persons having an income of 150/. a year and upwards, and as the paper left by the Assessor shows that our Correspondent is not liable to it, he need take no further notice of the matter.] Lying-in c3,e C i nn i tgi Hospital :117 1 addition p : i t a l3 l lately s r i T o m s v ton t , to the muni -bsirreuest, L o on t o. ie e ßritish further learn that the lately deceased Mrs. Long-acre, we Worting, near fßasingstoke, has bequeathed to it a legacy of 1001., free of legacy duty ; and the lately deceased Mr. Joseph Tanner, of Somer's-town, has also bequeathed to it a legacy of 1001. New Three and-a-Half per Cents. ROYAL ARSENAL, Wool:slum—A casting of about four cwt. of brass took place yesterday, under the superintendence of Mr. Clarke, being the quantity of metal required for each leaf of the Corinthian order, to be appended to Nelson's monument in Trafalgar square. The leaf cast yesterday completes the re quisite number, and the artist is about to commence casting the volutes, which will still occupy him a con siderable time. At the last casting of brass guns under the superintendence of Mr. North, foreman of the foundry department, two brass cylinders were also cast fir an eminent silk manufacturing house, per mission having been granted by the Master-General and Board of Ordnance. The cylinders have now been finished, and on trial have been found to be of a superior nature to any hitherto obtained by the house, although the firm are said to have tried the castings of several of the most celebrated foundries in the country. VESSELS SPOKEN WITIL—New Constitution, Que bec to Dublin, lat. 46 lon. 39, by the Mary Bibby, at Cork. Sea, Liverpool to Messina, 4th inst., lat. 49, lon. 10, b y th e Lill y, arr i ve d at Falmouth. Mar shall, Bennett (whaler), May 24, lat. 13 N., lon.llE. CURE FOR HYDROPEDIA.—At Udina, in Friule, poor man lying under the frightful tortures of hydrophobia was cured with some draughts of vinegar, given him by mistake instead of another potion. physician at Padua got intelligence of this event at Udina, and tried the same remedy upon a patient at the hospital, administering to him a pound of vinegar in the morning, another at noon, and a third at sunset, and the man was speedily and perfectly cured. TESTIMONIAL TO SIR JOHN AND LADY PIRIE. A private meeting of merchants, bankers, and others, took place at the London Tavern last week, in consequence of a very anxious desire expressed at the conclusion of the late Mayoralty, to consider the pro priety of testifying their approval of the public con duct and private worth of the late Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Sir John and Lady Pirie. Mr. COTTON, the Governor of the Bank of Eng land, was unanimously called to the Chair, upon the motion of Mr. John Masterman, M.P., seconded by Mr. Hughes Hughes. The CHAIRMAN said it gave him sincere pleasure to attend a meeting convened for the purpose of bearing testimony to the merits of Sir John and Lady Pirie. Of the value of the public services rendered by Sir John Pixie during his Mayoralty, there was but one opinion, for every one acknowledged how ardent a friend he was to the cause of charity, and how ad mirably he performed the duties of the office from which he had so lately retired. It was quite unne cessary to use more words in speaking of a most worthy man, who had been long known in the mer cantile community of London as a person of the highest claims to public esteem for the exercise of pub lic and private virtues.—(Cheers.) He had heard many commercial men allude to the subject upon which the meeting had assembled, and he felt con vinced that a subscription would be rapidly advanced for the purpose of presenting to Sir John and Lady Pirie a suitable testimonial.—(Cheers.) It was suggested by some gentlemen that, for the purpose of accomplishing the object in the most effec • tual manner, it would be advisable to call a public meeting, and submit to them resolutions for their adoption. To this proposition the Chairman, and others of the meeting, entertained some objection, upon the the ground that the immediate appointment of a Com mittee, treasurers, and secretaries, would answer all the purposes, without any of the parade of a public meeting, at which, after all, nothing could be uttered except language in praise of those whose excellent qualities were the theme of public approbation. Mr. JOSEPH SIMES said he would most willingly join in furthering the object of the meeting, but he was sure that the less flourish there was about it the more congenial it would be to Sir John and Lady Pirie. It was ultimately agreed that operations should commence without having recourse to a public meet ing. A Committee was then appointed, with power to add to their number ; Mr...knderton and Mr. Har rison, members of the Corporation of London, were chosen honorary secretaries, and a resolution was paased that the subscriptions should be received at Messrs. Masterman's bank, the maximum limit of which subscriptions to be (for a single person) 51., with rid minimum limit. The subscriptions at once commenced. Yesterday the Committee assembled at the London Tavern, Mr. Benjamin Green in the chair. Mr. ANDERTON stated, that although there had been as yet no public notice given of the testimonial to Sir John and Lady Pink, he had received a great number of letters from some of the most eminent merchants and bankers in the City, requesting to have their names added to the list of the Committee, and inclosing contributions for the intended object. He felt great pleasure in stating that the contributions were' as numerous from one political party as from the other, so that it was quite evident the conduct of Sir John Pink was as warmly admired by Whigs as by Tories. In fact, a man more free from the errors of party spirit never existed—a sentiment in which all the members of the Corporation agreed. Amongst the contributors from the west-end of the town was Lord Dudley Stuart, who had sent a most warm letter to the Committee, expressive of the pleasure it would give his Lordship to be one of those who should present a testimonial to Sir John and Lady Pixie, and requesting that the Committee would re ceive him amongst their number. The General Committee, consisting of 60 members, was then formed, and a Sub-Committee, consisting of ten, to have the management and superintendence of the subscriptions and expenses, was appointed. The bankers appointed to receive subscriptions were Messrs. Masterman and Co., Glynn and Co., and Grote and Prescott. The Committee, after some other arrangements, resolved that the testimonial to be presented to Sir John and Lady Pine should be approved of .by the majority of the General Committee, and afterwards by a majority of the subscribers at a general meeting. The Committee then separated. The list of subscriptions will appear in a few days in the newspapers. PRICE OF SUGAR. EFFECTS OF MONOPOLY. LONDON, DEC. 10, 1842. The following average prices of Brown or Musco does British Sugars, exclusive of duty, were pub lished in the Gazette of last night : West India 3ss. Oid. per cwt. East India 35 Ot Mauritius 26 114 The average price of the three kinds, computed jointly, exclusive of duty, is 355. per cwt. The actual weights ok sugar sold on account of the importers, in the week ending the 6th inst., accord ing to the returns made upon oath by the sugar bro kers, in compliance with the Act of Parliament, and on which weights the above prices are computed, con sisted of 18,333 cwt. West India, 12,514 cwt. East India, and 131 cwt. of Mauritius. About 100 cwt. of very dark unsound sugars have been sold in the same week ; these having been cla sse d in the returns as Mauritius, un f a i r l y d epresses the as well as the total ave raavgerearicoef.that kind of sugar, White sugars equal to double refined manufactured in London from foreign raw sugars may be purchased free of all charges in putting them on board a British ship, for 265. 6d. per. cwt. ; these white sugars are con sequently Bs. 6d. per cwt. cheaper than West India Muscovadoes, which are about equal in quality to foreign Muscovadoes from which the said white sugars were made. The total sales of British sugars for the above quoted week in Mincing-lane, were 30,973 cwt.; assuming that the sales at the outports, added toge ther, were to the same extent as the weight sold in the London market, the consumers bought 61,946 cwt. of sugar at 355. per•cwt., amounting in round numbers 108,2051. They might have b oug ht 61,946 cwt. of foreign sugar, equally good, at 18s. 6d. per cwt., amounting to 57,3001., exhibiting a difference against British sugars, of 51,2051., that is to say, the nation by purchasing foreign, instead of the protected British sugars, would. have saved that amount, which being added to 274,2241., the fruits of protection for the five previous weeks (see The Sun, Dec. 3), gives 325,4291. the precise value of the sugar monopoly to, the sugar producers, and the cost thereof to the public for six consecutive weeks. Last -week we said we would, as all other expedients to suppress the traffic in slaves, had signally failed of attaining that desirable object, address a few remarks for the consideration of that great and influential party in this country who have the cause so much at heart. To suppose that sugar will be raised in the West India colonies under the exi s ti ng b a d manage ment, so cheaply that it can compete in price with slave-labour sugar, is to indulge in a fallacy ; it is, therefore, necessary to advise the Anti-Slavery So ciety of the fact, that there is raised by free labour east of the Cape of Good Hope an abundance of sugar, which in price would drive slave-labour sugar from the market ; and that the Anti-Slavery Society has no reason to doubt the truism of its own prediction, namely, that free is cheaper than slave labour. The remedy for the cure of slavery, and ex tinction of the slave trade, is to be found in free competition ; the markets of Great Britain offer a fair field for the trial ; first, because the producers of free•laboUr sugars in the East have full confidence in the integrity of the parties to whom their property may be consigned ; they are s ure there will be noplunder of the article, or trickery in the price of it. Secondly, they are assured that the power of capital is exists no probability of th e i r sugars n ot finding this country is such, that there cus tomers prepared to advance money on the sugars pur chased by them. In order to secure, however, bona fide, a free competition, the duty on all Muscovadoes must be alike, and that amount imposed solely for the sake of revenue. The experience of a twelvemonth would teach the Anti -slavery Society that real com petition ought to be encouraged, that the slave-owners will be unable to c on t en d i n pr i ce aga i ns t th e ir free labour rivals; and that the culture of the sugar cane in the slave countries wou ld b e u ltimately abandoned, and that the liberation of the slaves on that kind of property would f o ll ow as a matter o f course . Ihe great difficulty in admitting to home use all sugars at one uniform rate of duty, would be how to treat West India sugars. East India and Mauritius sugars need no cannot be produced ; i n other wor d s , th ose co l on i es protecti on , but the other does, or it cannot be maintained without it. Suppose, therefore, that a bounty of a f ew s hi llings per cw t. was con f erre d on sugar certificated as the growth of the West Indies, this would defeat the chance of East India or Mau ritius sugars participating in the benefit which dif ferential duties in favour of British sugar would con fer; besides, by allowing a bounty of so much per cwt. on imported West India sugar, the nation would arrive exactly at the cost of maintaining those colonies—a knowled ge w hi c h , b y th e present hocus i pocus system, t can never attain. The Rev. M. Oliver, who for the last forty years has so ably and effici en tly di s charged the duties of cu rate of haplod e , Li ncolnsh i re, h a s been presented to the living of La m bl ey, near Nottingham. This W ' venerable member of the Established Church is now in his 90th year, and purposes, we understand, enter ing upon the duties of his new office on the Ist of January next. Returned value, 4761.—Nottingham paper. The registratio n o f electors o f T r inity Colle ge , Dublin, closed on W e d nesday, a nd makes the qualified constituency for life 1,727. NOTICE. —WHEREAS the Right Honourable Robert, EARL of KINGSTON, of Mitchelstown Castle, in the County of Cork, in that part of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland, called Ireland, has by Deed, under his hand and Seal, duly and sufficiently REVOKED the POWER of ATTORNEY heretofore given by him to Julius Count WINTZINGERODE, and every power and authority therein and thereby granted, and every clause, mat. ter, and thing, contained therein, or in any other deed, instru ment, or paper writing signed by him the said Robert Earl of Kingston, and being, or purporting to be, or containing any right power or authority to the said Julius Count Wintzingerode to act in any way whatsoever for him, the said Roberti Earl of Kingston, or in his name : Now, the public are hereby re quired to take Notice of such Revocation, and are cautioned against entering into, or completing any contract or agreement of any kind whatsoever with the Julius Count Wintzingerode as agent or attorney for the said Robert, Earl of Kingston, under said revoked power of attorney or otherwise howsoever. Dated 6th December, 1842. Signed on behalf of the Earl of Kingston, WILLIAM ADAMS SHERLOCK, Solicitor, THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DEC. 10. THERMOMETER, Lowest. 37 ; Highest, 57 : Noon, 40, BAROMETER, 30.3.—W1ND, S. to S.E. : 14,-.- a-, ? - , - ot. A,.,.. - .b krzon'il4 4- ' 9 ,bfittott SUN OFFICE • Three o'Cloch. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM has at length ventured to meet his tenantry. Yesterday his GRACE attended the annual dinner of the Bucks Conservative Association at Brill, and candidly explained his views as to the policy of Sir RO BERT PEEL. While all others arc changing around him, while the Duke of RICHMOND and Sir EDWARD KNATCIIBULL, and nearly all who Professed the same opinions regarding the Corn laws, are either silent or acquiescent in the new law and the tariff, the " Farmer's Friend" still remains inexorable, and denounces these measures as dangerous to the country. ". Whatever changes may have overtaken some," said he, ". these changes of opinion have not altered mine.' Those opinions remain firm and unchanged; those opinions remain un altered; and I look back with regret, and with deep regret, to the passing . of the new Corn Bill and the Tariff; which I regard as hostile and dangerous to the interests of the British farmer." In order that there may be no mistake, he reiterates these sentiments before the close of his speech, -and vainly imagines that if he only re main firm, the renegades will see the error of their ways, and return to the right _path. He may as well expect time to stand still. The fate of this important question is sealed. In every town and city throughout the empire the cry is, " Free trade, and down with monopoly !". and neither the House of Lords, nor the Tory House of Commons, can resist this universal opi nion, so distinctly pronounced by the commer cial and manufacturing interests. The agricultural interest, too, is fairly on the turn; and from all we can learn, both landlords and tenants are anxious to have some final enactment which shall put the question for ever at rest. Many are now willing to grant leases, but the tenants raise all but yearly engagements. Agricultural improvement, therefore, most stand still, - or the landlords imist take the land into their own hands, generally a ruinous speculation, till the Legislature allay all fears as to future changes. The speech of the Duke throwghout displays great despondency; and, therefore, augurs well for such a result. Four cler gyman spoke at the meeting, and it is a re markable fact that neither of these gentlemen, generally so .obsequious to his Grace, nor any other speaker, said a word against that Bill which the Duke pronounced as " so hostile and dangerous to the British farmer." The following remarks made by the Rev. G. CIIETWODE is a fair sample of the rest, and show that they are satisfied to wait the results of the trial. "I am sorry," said he, " that a cloud has been so long banging over the interests of the British farmer, but I hope it will not be of long duration. I hope, however, that it will soon vanish, and that our rulers, by the results of what they have lately done, will not find themselves mistaken." - Our attention has been directed to an appeal case, which was heard before the Justices sitting in Quarter Sessions, at Knutsford, Cheshire, on the 28th ult., which deserves to be made known to the public, as an illustration of the mode Of administering the laws out of the metropolis. So long ago as July 6th, there was a turn-out of silk-weavers, in Congleton, on account of the wages paid by Messrs. READE and Co. On that day a crowd assembled about their mill, in order to : prevent some persons who, it was sup posed, were inclined to work, from' pro ceeding to their business. One man, in particular, of the ;natne of BILLINOTON, was said to have been forcibly ejected from his work by persons whom Mr. READE knew, as they had formerly worked for him, and to whom he spoke at the time. He saw the Mayor the same day, and he made no charge against any person, nor did he at any time make any charge before the borough Magistrates. It appeared in hiS evidence that he had no confidence in them, for what reason is not stated, but we.presume it was merely on account of their political opinions and having confidence in the county Magistrates he repaired, on the 15th of• September, to Sand bach, seven miles from Congleton, and on his depositions, two county Magistrates granted warrants against three persons, accused of hav ing ,forced BILLINOTON away from his work on the 6th of July. For us that is the first curious circumstance. Mr. READE does not 'take his workmen before the Magistrates of the borough in which they reside, and in which their charac ters are known, he takes them before county Magistrates, who can know nothing of them; and who ? perhaps, are infected with .that un happy prejudice against the manufacturing classes, which is common to country gentle men. What would be thought inl,London if a master-manufacturer in Spitalfields, ten weeks after the commission of an offence, chose to apply to the Magistrates; not of Worship-street, or the City of London, but of Epping in Essex, and the gentlemen were to issue warrants to carry the culpable silk-weavers before them ? We know that such things cannot be done here, but something similar was done at Congleton, and it appears to us a strange inversion of the ordinary course of the law. Mr. READE attained his end. The Magistrates convicted the three men named, FARRALL, MA.. HONEY, and JEPHSON, and sentenced the last to three months' imprisonment and hard labour, and the two first to imprisonment with hard la- law in the House of Correction .Xnutsford, which implies, ‘ve are informed, a prohibition of all communication with their frieads outside the gaol. The men appealed againq the sen tence, and the Justices in Quarter Session, under the Chairmanship of TRAFFORD TRAFFORD, Esq., confirmed it, and, moreover, condemned the appellants in costs to the amount of 401. 10s. Oa what evidence the original conviction was grounded, we are not aware, but the evidence on which it was sustained is reported at considerable length in the Macclesfield Chronicle, and, judging from that, we must say that men were rarely pnnished on slighter evidence of guilt. Mr. IIEADE proved the presence of the prisoners at his gate, and proved that his own men stayed away from work, but it was not proved that they did not stay away voluntarily. The charge was that the accused obstructed one WILLIAIvi BIL LINGTON ; and BILLINGTON, who was not exa mined on the first conviction, though present, was examined on the appeal, and he swore posi tively that he had determined, on the evening of July 5, not to work for the Messrs. READE and Co., that he attended a meeting of the weavers on the morning of July 6, and did not attempt to enter the factory on that morning to rent iv his work; cross-examination did not shake 1..1 testimony, but another person swore that Bir.- LINGTON said he had been shoved from the gate. The men assembled, undoubtedly, in a crowd, but we can see no evidence whatever of their having forcibly prevented any person from pur suing his work, and that crowd dispersed the instant they were required to do so by the Mayor. The sentence seems to us as severe as the whole proceeding was exmordinary. The Justices, we are bound to say, took a 7 . . ferent view from ours; the Chairman would not hear the advocate for the respondents to an end ; and declared that, without hearing him, the Bench had made up its mind to sustain the con viction. The bulk of the workmen in the coun try cannot possibly see such decisions in the same light as the Magistrates, who must not be surprised to learn, that with many people the phrase "Justices' justice" is a bye-word and a mockery. •We hold the interference of the County Magistrates, in the first instance, to have been unwarrantable, and the conduct of their brethren in sustaining the conviction to have been in conthrmity with the original impropriety. Tortured as the people are by numerous summary punishments, and by arbitrary proceedings such as these, we wonder more at their patience than at their discontent, and admire submission tar more than we can ondemn disorderly conduct. The accounts from Madrid are to the Ist inst., but they contain no news. The Three per Cents. were done on the Madrid Bourse of the Ist inst. at 22 21 15-16 at 60 days. The Five per Cents. at 261 cash, and 261 at 60 days. The intelligence from Barcelona is to the 2d inst., which will. be found under that head. The following agreeable intelligence respecting the Formidable, has been received by the French Government :—" The Etna on its return from Tarragona, joined the Gassendi by the order of Commandant GATIER, inorder to assist in getting off the English ship the Formidable. After many hours of hard exertion she was got clear of the coast, and was yesterday towed by our two steamers into the roadstead of Barcelona, where another English ship,. the Rodney, had anchored in the morning. When the Gassendi and Etna had completed their task, the crews of the Eng lish ships saluted them with five hurrahs. The French ship of the line Jemmapes, of 100 guns, has cast anchor off Barcelona." The following are the only articles of the slightest interest in the Paris papers:—" Our Cabinet," says the Commerce, " is said to have foreseen the eventuality of direct relations of trade with China as a consequence of the war against that country by England, and we are assured that, Colonel DUBOIS DE JANCIGNY was furnished with powers to become accredited by the Chinese Government. This eventuality hav ing arrived, it is believed that M. DE JANCIGNY has assumed in China an official character, as representative of the French Government." The Journal des Debats gives a repoet that the Formidable had brought ammunition of every kind for the army of ESPARTERO at Barcelona. "The Barcelonese," it adds, "were the more con vinced of that fact, as during two days many pieces of cannon, cannon-balls, and other pro jectiles were conveyed from the coast to the fort; but all those articles belonged to the armament of the Formidable, which was necessarily light ened of her immense materials of war, in order to be extricated from the sands into which she had sunk. Independently of the Jemappes, we have before Barcelona the Meleagre brig of war, the steam frigate Gassendi, the Etna, and an other steamer. Our countrymen are thus sure of an efficacious protection and a respectable asylum is offered by the French vessels to Spanish emigiants of all classes." BOURSE—PAms, THURSDAY, DECEMBER S. First " Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. 119 75... 119 75... 119 70... 119 75 Four per Cents 101 30... 101 30 .. 10 1 30... 101 30 " Threes, ex div 79 30... 79 30... 79 25... ,79 25 Bank of France 3345 —.3360 ...3345 .. 3360 Latlitto Bank I,ooof 1057 50 ..1057 50...1057 50-1057 50 5,000 f 5080 —.5082 50...5082 50 ..5082 Belgian Bank, 1841 lO7O ...1070 ...1070 ...1070 Belgian Fives.. 1840 lo4k ... 104 k ... 104 k ... 104 k Spanish Active. . 23i ... 234 ... 231 ... 234 Neapolitan, ex div lO7 25... 107 25... 107 25... 107 25 Roman, _ . _ .. RAILWAY SHARES, Versailles, R.B 270 .... 270 ... 270 ... 270 L.B B7 50.... 90 ... 87 50... 90 Rouen Orleans.... 612 50... 615 ... 612 50... 615 Strasburg to Bale 203 75... 203 75... 202 50... 202 50 PRIVY COUNCIL.—A special train left the Pad dington station of the Great Western Railway, at one o'clock this afternoon, with Lords Aberdeen, Stanley, and Fitzgerald, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Ministers, to attend the Privy Council for the further prorogation of Parliament, appointed to be lick! at two o'clock this afternoon, at Windsor Castle. Mr. Greville, the Clerk of the Privy C ounc il, also went with the Ministers. It is understood that a proclamation appointing the time of the meeting of Parliament, will be issued this evening. Major Malcolm with dispatches from China, ar rived in town this morning, and immediately waited upon the principal Cabinet Ministers. AMERICAN NEWS EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING. By the New York packet-ship Hottinguer, Captain Bursley, we have received papers one day later than those previously brought by the North America. The Hottinguer brings 14 cabin passengers, and 200 steerage; the latter, we un derstand, paid four dollars each passage-money. They are returned,emigrants. The papers by this arrival present nothing whatever of importance to the English reader. Speaking of the excitement produced by the suicide of Colt, the murderer, one paper, the New York Herald, says : " The local intelligence which we give to-day, of all kinds continues to be of the most exciting cha racter. New York was never in such a state of excitement as it has been for the last few days. " The horrible tragedy of Colt, and the mysterious juggle by which he set at naught the execution of the law, and the administration of justice, continue to agitate the public mind in an extraordinary degree. " Masses of the people disbelieve his suicide, and persist in saying he is still alive, and the conflagation of the tombs and the Coroner's Jury, are only dust in their eyes." Mr. James Watson Webb, editor of the Con rier• and inquirer, has again been committed for duelling, and likely to be imprisoned not less than two years, nor more than seven. Business matterslstill continued gloomy in New York, and prices generally had a downward tendency. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, Nov. 19. The Stock Board to-day exhibited no new features. Sales of State Stock were to a fair extent, at fair prices; fan , py Stocks were down ; Delaware and Hudson fell 1 per cent.; Mohawk i; Harlem f. Mobile Funds were quoted 17i to 20 per cent. dis. SAGES AT •THE STOCK EXCHANGE. $3,000 New York State Sixes, 1862 1,000 Kentucky Sixes, 1871 " 761 6,000 Illinois Sixes, 1870 25 Shares Bank of America.........• •• • 761 30 Ditto of Common Scrip .. 20 Ditto of Delaware and Hudson 10 Ditto do ••• • 87 11 Ditto of Utica and Schen 15 Ditto of Auburn and Rochester 25 Ditto of Boston and Providence .. 85+ 115 Ditto of Mohawk.. ..... . 100 Ditto do 150 Ditto Harlem 100 Ditto do 150 Ditto of Long Island 47f 25 Ditto of Stonington SECOND DOARE). 50 Shares of Mohawk The following are the sales of t Stocks : $l,OOO County 6's 1870, 94; 25 shares Mechanics' Bank, 12 ; 7 do. Philadelphia and. Trenton Railroad, 48 ; 20 do. Harrisburg do., 6i. STATE OF TRADE. The general character of the markets remains the same ; prices have still a downwar d tendency. COTTON.—Prices are in favour of the buyer, and were farther reduced *of a cent: per lb. Sales of 1,600 bales Upland and Florida at 6 a 8 cents.; 600 Mobile, 6:1 a 8i; and 500 New. Orleans, 6 a 81, making a total for the week of 6,400 bales. TonAcco.—Kentucky continues dull. Sales by auction, 40 hhds at 24 a 54 cents. MOLASSES.—SaIes Porto Rico, 20 cents.; 36 brls. New 0-leans, 20, 4 mos. NAVAL STOKES.—North County Turpentine for export at $2 75 ; Wilmington, at $3; North County, at $2 75, both for distilling, taken at the North Carolina Inspections. Sales of Spirits Turpentine, at 40 cents. ATTEMPT To Pozsoic—The Tuam I~~erald states that a young woman, named Ruane, an a l h er mo th er , have been committed to Galway gaol fo r having at tempted to poison the husband . of the for mer , by giving him corrosive sublimate in stir-about SUMMARY iF NEWS AND Watt 4 4% VintOM " Who rAs may read.' PO2.EXGN. The King and Queen of the French, on the evenin: of Wednesday, received at the Tuileries Mars Soult, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finances's. Generals Jacqueminot, Tiburce Sebastiani, Aupick, and Carbonnel, the Grand Referendary of the Chambeg of Peers, the Prefect of the Seine, Baron de Barante, and several ladies. The Duchess of Orleans and the Comte de Paris are perfectly well. The Due de Chartres has been for some time very much indis— posed, but has sensibly recovered during tho last few (jays. The prosecution instituted against the Freese, for an. infringement of the law by publishing a di3tiect• journal (the Bulletin des Tribunaux) without h:vvi'ig made the requisite deposit of caution money, calm -! to a hearing on Wednesday before the Correctional 1 bunal. After a very able defence by M. Paillet, t be, counsel for the Presse, the Jury returned a verdict 01 acquitt The Prince de Ligne, the new Ambassador fro re Belgium to the,Court of France, has arrived in Par is: and alighted at the Hotel Meurice. The Princess al la the remainder of the family are not to arrive until ti ne beginning of January. The Globe (a Paris journal) announces th at th 0 Ministry will present, in the approaching session, s Bill relative to the Sugar question, a Bill on patent° another on secondary instruction, and a fourth en % prisons. Captain Bouet, who was recently vomit atel to the Government o: Senegal, has been authorised to en gage in Africa a certain number of SpahiF, to rep 1 / 441 ' henceforward in the colony the soldier v; now sent fool France, and who fall so rap . dly vietin.i.s to the elbotia• The Imperial Ukase ordering everyr person up for incendiarism in Poland to be tried befor e a Council of War, has produced, says a German .jour nal, the happiest effect, fires having become raj I less numerous than before. A letter from Lubeck says :—" Oar Constit u which for nearly 200 years has been but little talon alter is aboutto be revised. A commission has b een ,1 pointed, composed of burgesses an legal rge n ' he are to prepare propositions to be laid before 1 , Senate." M 0 NET—TRAM E—C OMMERCSI. On Thursday last an Anti-Corn-law soiree 1 / c 3s h held at the Temperance Hall, Bradford, at * hi ] dr nearly 700 persons were present, including inanY 5 . dies. The speakers on the occasion were, W. 131 ' ler feild, Esq., M.P., Wm. Acroyd, Esq., of Otley, 11 :5 Stansfield, Esq., of Leeds, and Dr. Bowring• scriptions to the amount of 4851. were announced. b., important meeting has also taken place at Ro cbcli where upwards of 1,2001. were collected in aid of i Fund. The distress in Marylebono is greater in that kyr parish this season than at any former period. In I to winter of 1840-41 above 2,500/. was subscribed alleviate the prevailing distress. NAVAL &ND razz.awsr• The examination of the gentleman rr. cadets of the fir 3 class, educated at the East India Company's Dlilitar Seminary, took place yesterday, when 33 cadets wel A brought forward, of which number six were select( or engineers. C OUELT—P.ASII/OND.SZE . f' The Duke of Devonshire left town yesterday afta . e noon TheD by the two o'clock train for Kemp-town. k owager Duchess of Bedford arrived at Bovvie. Hall, on Tuesday last. i e. t ena l to TpahsesAtlhaerhcpoiliisdaanyds at l‘la T r a c p lo o n w es i s io o o f s T e, h ße n rk oion s The Marquis of Wi nc h e ster has arrived i n Caven dish-square for the season. The Earl of Haddington has returned to town. The Earl of Jersey arrived in town yest erda y from Windsor Castle. exp T e h c e te a d c , c i o n uc ß h dhi Berkshire. e e rg v e r n ae t f Lady r John Russell is hour], sgua Sir William and L a dy Chatterton have arrived ill Berkeley-square, from a t our . Sir Michael Shaw Ste war t Lad, and Miss Stewart. e. leave Belgrave-square, i n the course of a f ew days for Scotland. Sir Ralph and Lady Howard have arrived in Bel' grave-square from a tour. e null Sir John, Lady, and the Misses Shelley a r on a visit to Teddesley Park, the seat of Lord Ha ton, in Staffordshire.ther , • Mr. St. John Mildmay returns to Berkeley-squall early in the ensuing _ M week, from Leamington. LLANEOUS. Lady Graham is fast recovering from lier sever V attack of scarlet fever. In the ward of Bishopsgate Without, Mr. DP u . t : Peacock was elected for nomination as representatort Tayiol of the Court of Common Council, and Mr. B. and Mr. Woollett for Farringdon Without. h The death of Mr. Fitch, sen situation of Vestry Clerk. and al leaves vaca nt t so that of Clerk t ° the Board of Guardians of St. George's, Southwark Three or four candidates are about to start. The banquet at Glasgow to be given • • to is fixed for the 11th of J anuar y. Mr. Cobdo ARRIVAL OF THE TRE AT Y ' A A ?" DISPATCHES FROM Cr. • (From the Plymouth Times of this day.) Lunn, arrived here yesterday from The Locust steamer, Lieutenant Commander (Tabu Afalta, Malcolm, Se left on the 25th ult., bringing Major Richards! cretary of Legation, and Commander C. of her Majesty's ship Cornwallis, the former charged with the Treaty of Peace concluded NYith Chi"' and the latter with Dispatches for the -A•din ir3 ,, tY :i proeeu e . , with which they immediately on landing Auckland. which s express for London. The news by the b e found steamer, which brought them to Malta, will in other parts of our paper. (From the Devonport Telegraph of this TA &IP) t. DZVONPORT, FRLDAY.—The Locust steamer, IL Lunn, commander, arrived here this 'morning in 1 etarrdays from Malta, bringing Major Malcolm , Se er to the Embassy in China, with the much-looked- °t Treaty of Peace between that country a nd Gre „,„ lL Britain, and a letter of assent from the Emperor, pressing his readiness to sign it immediately it Sj r, s" have received the signature of her Britannic Ma..le."• It bears the signatures of the three High Commis' sioners sent by the Emperor to Nankin for that Pf., pose. Commander Richards, of her Majesty's 5 ,“.!. Cornwallis, also came home in the Locust, w ith ell' e patches from Vice-Admiral Sir William parker, the Naval Commander-in-Chief in China. The 131°1 vo Captain Bourchier, had sailed from China with -% millions and a half of dollars. thori' Especial orders had been received by th e on' 1., ties at this port to relieve the Locust from clu ar3- e : f tine with all possible dispatch, and pratique %vas th e f t ". ore granted very shortly after her arrival, when 31 so jor Malcolm and Commander Richards set off exP re ~ for London. The news by her is merely confirmat°l?t of the intelligence received overland. The Locust left Malta on the 27th, calling at Gibraltar and g o .- to coal. She left Gibraltar on the 3d instaut;e. which time nothing was known at that place o f is, • reported wreck of the Formidable, 84; there therefore, every reason to hope the reporti bisraitar, founded. The Lizard and Savage wer e at G oas t of the latter under orders to sail for the north eriarce. s pain ; the Inconstant was under orders I.°l* f e 1i ours. lona, for whi c h place she was to sail in 5 ",:vv,cb" Wa s The Locust brought a mail from India, which landed here in the course of this morn in g (FridaY)at..., - - THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.--Tho Walla th is nefit of Mr. Archer, the box -book-keeper o f . , theatre, is fixed for Monday evening next, the r 2tr to l inst., and a rich combination of tale nt appear ars se favour the occasion. Five first-rate pieces ar lected for the evening, in two of which n orig Main3l dam? Vestris and Mr. Charles Mathews perform i characters, one being a comedietta , w hich having its name still kept in secresy, is no doubt some extraor dinary delice. In addition to this expected surprisalt the Sadgrove of Buckstone, the Felix Trimmer of Farren, Mrs. Glover's Miss Bitterton, and Celes,te's Suzanne, range severally among the attractions . The Tarantella, by Mr. Charles Mathews is to be.dan ced t and Madame Vestris sings her charming song or " Love is the Theme." , An over-crowded house will of course be the result. FATAL ACCIDENT AT NEWGATE MARKET.---This morning, at about half-past four o'clock, as one of the Sussex wagons was hurriedly unloading a very heavy load of dead meat of all descriptions, near thp end of Newgate-street, one of the heavy hampers, or baskets, slipped from the top of the wagon and fell directly upon the head tof. an Irish porter, named Michael Donovan. lle was immediately crushed to the earth, the weight of the hamper being upwards of four hundred weight. On being taken up and car ried to the hospital, it was discovered that the verte brae of the neck were dislocated, and that death must have been almost instantaneous. , NEW CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—It is reported that a new Central Criminal Court is to be erected on the site of the Fleet Prison. If this design be carried out, it will be a material improvement upon the pre sent one, as the yard of the Fleet Prison extends s 3 far as to abut upon the houses in the Old Bailey, nearly opposite the gaol of Newgate. A small tunnel would at once afford the means of conveyance to and from the CJourt. .~:~ N N\ a THE SUN, LONDON, SA URDAY EVENING, DECEMBER io, 1942.