The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-19 00:00:00

PORTUGAL. LISBON, DEC. 12.—The Portuguese Government had the views of the English Government on the tariff question under their consideration, and Lord Howard had had an interview with the Duke of Pal mella, but it was not anticipated that any immediate result would be arrived at—unless, indeed, the Duke thought proper to break off the negotiations. The real difference between the two Governments was not believed to be very great, as the Portuguese do not attempt to abide by their so-called " ultimatum." It appears by tables published at Lisbon, giving a list of all classes of British goods that pay a duty equi valent to above 25 per cent. ad valorem, that there were 161 kinds of cotton goods thus situated, and the average duty on which amounted to 47i per cent.; 65 of woollens, averaging 59-l i per cent. ; 27 of linens, averaging 53 1-3 d per cent.; and 88 of hardwares, averaging 891 per cent. The duty on British earth enware averaged 761 per cent. ; and that on porcelain 130 per cent. Newfoundland salt fish was taxed with a duty of 53 per cent. ; Irish butter paid 321 per cent.: English cheese from 40 to 60 per cent; and what makes the latter case the worse is, that in defi ance of our treaty, Dutch cheese is admitted at lower duties than English cheese; the former paying only 1*(1. per pound weight, while the latter is taxed, the commonest double, and the finer sorts four times that amount. It appears that out of our total imports into Por tugal in 1840, the declared value of which was 1,110,2441., cottons alone amounted to 728,3091., and of these two-thirds were supposed to pass into Spain, leaving about 600,0001. as the value of British goods actually consumed in Portugal, and against which she has to set off the wines, fruit, oil, wool, &c., which she exports to England to a far greater amount ; yet a writer in the Repolncao, by the easy process of doubling the value of British goods imported, ditto of the interest paid on the Portuguese debt, and adding both together, and by assuming further that the British goods which enter are all, or nearly so, for Portuguese consumption, and on the other side by vastly underrating the amount paid by us for the wines and fruit of Portugal—contrives to make out a ridiculous balance of about 9i millions sterling against Portugal, and which he says the latter has to pay in hard cash every year as the result of "Bri tish connection." The cause of Senhor Silva Cabral v. the Nacional newspaper for a libel, in charging him with the author ship of the . late publication against M. Diet; and station that they knew where the manuscript copy existed, came on the 10th. No manuscript copy was produced, nor was any evidence beyond hearsay brought to connect the matter with Senhor Cabral. The Nacional was, however, acquitted by the Jury. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Leeds Merc'iry.) FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, I)EC. 1 6.—The middle and low descriptions of Foreign Wool have been in tolerable request during the past week, such wool being most adapted for the China trade ; but in the finer sorts no change of any importance has been discernible. V AKEFIELD WOOL MARKET.—There is no varia tion in our Wool Market this week. Sales in all kinds'are limited; but as stocks continue small, any sales that are effected are at the top quotations of last week. There is scarcely any demand whatever for blanket pods. TRADE OF LEEDS.—There have been some heavy deliveries of goods from the manufacturers this week for the India and China markets ; but with this excep tion, the cloth markets at both halls have been exceed ingly dull. A more confident tone of feeling, how ever, prevails as respects improvement in trade after Christmas. As usual at this late period of the year there is very little doing in the warehouses, but a very confident expectation is generally entertained that an improvement will take place early in the new year. Prices are firm, and the stocks of goods on hand are much lighter than they were some time ago. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—We cannot re port any change for the better in the Piece Market ; the merchants buy very sparingly, which is fully met by the diminished production, and this has had the effect of preventing any material accumulation. Prices or all kinds are firm, and at the time of the year, a slight advance may be fairly looked for. There is a steady business doing in yarns, and at old prices ; sales are not difficult to effect, which the spinners feel re luctant to comply with, consequently the mills con tinue still to be partially employed, and in many cases working daylight only. The business done in wool during the week is by no means an average, which may be attributed to the pricesdemanded by the stapler being such that the spinner cannot accede to. TRADE OF MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.— On 'Tuesday the cloth market was more flat than for the three previous weeks, and prices generally were lower. Since that day there has been no signs of improvement, and the market to-day must be called if anything still duller, and it is, in fact, difficult to describe its real state. Twist is lower for nearly all numbers, and the probability is that it will further re cede, if sales are pressed before the usual purchases commence preparatory to the spring shipments. NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER YANG-TSE-KIAN G. The following letter, dated Yang-tse-Kiang EiVer, August 23, 1842, from Captain Ord, of the brig Li verpool, will be found to contain many important and interesting particulars relative to this river : " I left Amoy on the 21st of May, for Chusan, and after a very severe dead beat along a coast and through channels very little known, and almost with out charts, with the exception of a rough sketch chart, I at length arrived safely at the latter place on the 11th of June. I completed loading, July 8, and pro ceeded to join the convoy lying in the outer harbour. Here my misfortunes commenced. Among the Chusan islands the navigation is the most intricate of any part of the globe, the currents running with fearful rapidity, and in whirlpools, and rendering ships totally unmanageable, an account of which, and the accidents that have happened, are too lengthy for this letter. On the evening of the Bth I was obliged to anchor in twenty-eight fa thoms, in a dangerous part, to avoid being driven by the currents on the rocks, where the ship and cargo would have been totally lost. At ten P.M. the best bower parted ; came to again with the small bower, close on the rocks. The windlass having carried away, rod e by t h e mainmast. This damage was all done by the rush of the tide, there being but little wind. I fired signals of distress, which were promptly answered by h er M a j esty ' s ship Thalia, and by several transports, who sent about 70 hands. At four o'clock A.m. on the 9th, when the tide eased, we succeeded in getting the small bower, but not until heaving off one of the arms which had hooked a rock; after losing another stream anchor and hawser, got into safe anchorage by six o'clock A.M. We proceeded with the convoy on the 10th, and after a quick and fine passage arrived at Woosung, in this river,_ on the 14th J u l y, where we remained quiet until the 4th of this pre sent month, when we received orders from the senior naval officer at Woosung to proceed to Nankin, in company with the Beretta Junior and the Sir Robert Peel, under convoy of her Majesty's ship Harlequin, and reached the point of the river on the 6th instant. It is about fifty miles above Woosung, and about one hundred from Nankin. It is the most dangerous part of the river, with rapid tides and shifting banks, so that the channel is very uncertain ; the width of the river at this point, from shore to shore, is about twenty miles. It is now my painful duty to give you an ac count of the loss of the ship. On the day in ques tion, steering after her Majesty's ship Harlequin, we observed her suddenly ground; the Liverpool's an visor was immediately let go, and in turning round she grounded also. 'The two other transports being a little more astern, dropped their anchors also and avoided the bank which is not correctly laid down on the chart. We had immediate assistance from the transports, and when the ship was once again swing ing to the stream, the capstan gave way, and the bare end of the hawser being fast, slipped, and the ship was then immediately forced on the bank again, and all efforts to get her off failed. In the meantime her Majesty's ship Harlequin had got off. On the Bth, blowing strong, with a swell, the vessel strained a good deal and became leaky. On the 10th we com menced discharging the cargo into the junks on the ebb, and throwing overboard on the flood, as they could not then lay alongside. We toiled incessantly day and night, with every possible assistance, but on he 11 th liwas convinced the ship would become a wreck, there being six feet water in the hold, and both pumps constantly going. I, with the assistance of a number from her Majesty's ship Harlequin, corn menced saving and putting on board the junks every valuable article, either to owners er underwriters. At this period the ship had broken her back. On the 18th I abandoned the wreck, nearly buried in the mwl, •ind divided the crew on board the two junks.' I " P.S. SEPT. 11.—Since writing so far we have reached within seven miles of Chin-Kiang-Po o (the last place taken by the English), forty-fiv e miles from Nankin. Peace is now concluded, and the fleet leaves on the 12th instant. The whole of the fleet, consisting of seven sail, lave been on shore, son - !e three or four times, so intricate is the navigation of this river." SIR Ca.tar.rs NUGENT —We are; happy in being able to state that th's gallant officer has so far reco vered from the effects of his late serious accident, as to be able to sit - up for some time every day. Sir Charles, however, at his own request, remains at Charing Cross Irospital, where every attention is paid him by the officers of that excellent mAitution. CARMARTIIENSIIIRE ELECTION.—The day fixed by the Sheriff's proclamation for the election of a knight of the shire for this county, in ths room of the ]ate John Jones, Esq., deceased, is T uesday, the 20th instant, when the nomination will take place at Llan- I db. N o opposition to the return of Mr. Saunders i Davis is expected,— Wehhman. AMERICAN NEWS. FIRE IN BUFFALO. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. There were 12 buildings burnt in Buffalo on Sunday last. The Gazette of Monday says— " Our city was, on Sunday morning, visited with the most disastrous fire which has occurred in eight or ten years. The group of buildings situated on both sides of Mechanic-street, erected by Benjamin Rathbun, and now owned by Orlando Allen, Esq., was, with the exception of two dwellings, entirely consumed. The coach, sleigh, and waggon manufactory and the blacksmith-shop of Mr. Rainey caught from the barns, and were burned to the ground. A large portion of the contents, however, was saved. Two horses perished in one of the stables burned. The night was bitterly cold—a strong wind blow ing and the' air filled with snow, which rendered the efforts of our efficient fire department nearly unavail ing. The amount of the loss we have not been able to ascertain ; but it will probably be from 25,000 dol lars to 30,000 dollars, including building, a consider able portion of which was covered with insurance. The canal-boat Laporte, lying in the basin in the rear of the buildings, was burnt to the water's-edge." FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. BeIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. GLOBE.—A meeting was held yesterday in the Ward of Tower, when a great number of merchants and tradesmen of the highest respectability assembled, to devise some means for protesting against the sur charges to which they had been generally subjected. Forbearing studiously from expressing any opi nion on the policy of the Tax itself, they em ibodied in a resolution their desire to denounce, in the strongest possible language, the " improper and vexatious system of surcharges " which had been, " without investigation or reason," and in the face of " a solemn declaration," very generally im posed on them. It seems, from the statement of one of the district assessors who attended the meeting, that when he sent in his book according to the actual return, it had been sent back to him with an intima tion that he must revise and raise the amounts— an order with which he complied, according to his own statement, " most reluctantly." We must confess that if he could only do it "reluctantly," we thiuk it was his duty to refuse to do it at all ; for his reluctance could only have arisen from the impression that the return first sent in was correct, and no order of his superiors could justify his making surcharges which he believed to be erroneous. If it be true that the Government orders these sur charges to be made " without investigation or rea son," it is little better than a robbery on the public, who in many cases will prefer paying the unjust surcharge, to incurring the trouble and expense of appealing against it. If the district assessors are desired, without discrimination, to raise the amount of the assessments, it is indeel time for the public to protect themselves against so gross an impo sition ; and meetings ought to be held to denounce an evil which individuals have neither the time nor the energy, perhaps, to successfully grapple with. The meeting in the "Ward of Tower has furnished an example which ought to be immediately followed, and the revelations of the assessor l eave no room for doubt that surcharges have been made in a spirit of speculation as to how much can be wrung from the pockets of the public—dependence being placed on the general disinclination of men of business to devote trouble and time to such matters as an appeal, involving a sum less in amount than they might lose by neglect of their ordinary occupations. Even the Government assessor, who wrote a letter to the meeting in the hope of exculpating himself, makes admissions that prove the justice of the complaints made against the whole system. He says that several hundreds of names were returned as having made no assessments, which allegation, he declares, from in quiry, he believes to be partially untrue ; for he thinks " some of the parties made returns, and the assessors have mislaid or lost them." Here is a specimen of the " secrecy " which the public were promised should be provided for in the arrangements made for carrying out the Income-tax. Many of the returns were " mislaid or lost," and who shall say how many hands they may have passed into since the negligence of the assessor let them go from his own possession ? It was mentioned at the meeting alluded to, that the party who had already paid his Income-tax had a fresh charge made against him, and though Sir R. Peel caused a letter to be written, pro mising " immediate inquiry into the circumstances," how is the individual to be repaid for his loss of time and anxiety in rectifying a blunder which the mean est capacity and the commonest honesty, added to ordinary care, could not have fallen into ? STNDARD.—The Morning Chronicle of this morning, taking the same line as the sham-Peter— a bad Champetre of the Globe (if the pun will be excused)—magnifies Mr. Wilbraham, the ousted Whig-Radical Member for South Cheshire, through six columns of report and leading article, upon the occasion of a picture of that gentleman being presented to his lady. Air. Wilbraham, who lost his election, it is assumed, in consequence of his support of the Bs. duty scheme, is placed by our Contemporary in invidious contrast with the Conservatives, who, though they opposed that scheme subsequently voted for Sir Robert Peel's Bill, by which we have a duty of 205., now in operation. We cannot see any grounds of contrast in the case. There is not, we are sure, a Whig in England who does not perfectly under stand the difference between Bs. and 20s.—and understand it well, too, for all practical purposes. Even, therefore, if this were all, there surely would be no inconsistency in voting for a pro tecting duty of 205., though oue had previously voted against reducing the protecting duty to Bs. But this is not all : the fixed duty was notoriously a fraud : almost undisguisedly a step to the abandon ment of all protection whatever. This may be a very good reason for the money jobbers and mill gamblers preferring it to Sir Robert Peel's law ; but we pre sume all farmers would rather have 48s. a quar ter for wheat in this and in future years, than 38s. this year, and 30s. or less the year following : and so for the future, we presume that all such farmers think that they have made a good exchange of Lord Melbourne for Sir Robert Peel, and are thankful to the gentlemen to whom they are indebted for that exchange. As we have before said, the late reduction in the price of corn is no more the effect of Sir Robert Peel's Bill of last session than it is the effect of the statute of prernunire : but that the reduc tion has not been greater, much greater, is the con sequence of the principle of protection which that Bill has carefully preserved. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS' POST.—This was the day fixed upon by Govern ment for recceiving tenders for the first instalment of the million and a half sterling Canada Four per Cent. Loan, and some little curiosity was expressed in the moneyed circles to know the result; but a good deal of secrecy, if not mystery, appears to have been observed on the occasion. Nothing transpired re specting the biddings until a late hour in the after noon, and the particulars that were at length com municated proved imperfect, and by no means such as could be relied on. It was said, in the course of the morning, that there were parties prepared to bid as high as 115 per cent., the long period that will elapse before the redemption of the 300,0001. capi tal can take place being the alleged inducement for offering so liberal a price. For some 20,000/. there was, in all probability, an actual tender at 109 ; so it was affirmed, but the reports current regarding the higher price noticed, do not seem to have been well founded. The biddings are understood to have ranged, with one or two exceptions, between 1021 and 108 per cent. The house of Maubert and Co. are re ported to have tendered, on behalf of themselves and their friends for the entire sum, at the price of 107/. lls. per cent., and, with certain deductions, to have been the successful candidates for the loan. The amount tendered for at 109 per cent. would go in re duction of the portion allotted to Messrs. Maubert and Co. There might possibly have been other ten ders for minor amounts somewhat exceeding theirs in point of price, and, if so, these would have to be also deducted ; but they will most likely be found to have taken the whole of the remainder. It is stated that Messrs. Rothschild and Co. presented tenders, but at a rate that was quite out of the question, their figures being among the very lowest that have been men tioned. TIMES.—As it has usually been the practice in receiving tenders for loans to declare the price and amounts of the tenders, and the terms accepted, in the presence of the parties making them at the Treasury, and that at the hour specified in the 'announcement, the public were disappointed that a similar course had not been pursued in the negotiation of the Canada de bentures to-day when the biddings were made. The general expectation was, however, that an official notification of the terms accepted by the Government would be made through the medium of the Bank of Ethnagt 5 o'clocklant 4 o w 'c o l u o l c d k. b the.eltw a h s ou af r t , e b r u w t ar e d v s en th iufd e e n rst n o o od . thing of an authorised chAracter had transpired, and the busi ness o f the day had closed before anything was known for certain. The impression, however, of the issue of the operation is pretty general, and Mr. Maubert is nam e d b y t h e voice of opinion as , the suc cessful bidder for a larg e p ort i on, if not for the whole of the stock, the Bank of England, Messrs. Rothschilds, and some of the Scotch banks being mentioned among the unsuccessful applicants. Report even goes so I'ar as to specify the price which Mr. Maubert tendered, as being 1071. 1 ls., a high price, when it is reckoned that the value of the stock to yield 3i per cent. is 107/. 2s. There are are rumours that as low as 1041. vs as offered, and even 1021. A most numerous meeting of the Shareholders of the Star Steam Packet Company was held yesterday at the George and Vulture Tavern, and is described as having been one of the most disorderly and up roarious assemblies of the sort ever witnessed in the City. There appeared to be no respect paid to par ties, either in their characters of Directors, Commit tee-men, or Shareholders, but in one general pele melt a discussion of the most personal, violent, and irre gular description ensued on the subject of a dissolu tion. The Shareholders seemed for the most part to be individuals who could not well afford to lose the money they had paid on their original subscription, much less to be involved in debt, or perhaps in a Chancery suit, if the running of the packets was con tinued, and were, therefore, most vehement in their declamation against the Directors, who they alleged were merely desirous of carrying on the concern to enable them to receive their salaries. This class of Shareholders urged most strongly that an iin mediate dissolution should take place, so that they might be relieved from all future responsibility. On a previous occasion a resolution, it appears, had passed in favour of a dissolution of the Company, which fail ing, however, to be strictly in accordance with the deed of settlement, increased the anxiety of the share holders that all the proceedings of the day should be perfectly legal, in or d er th a t " no n ew quibble, as they termed it, might be raised to prevent so desirable an object. This party took the prominent lead against the Directors, and most severely criticised the ma nagement, and at once produced a scene of uproar of a most intolerable nature. The opposition raised against the Directors told from all corners of the room. Some were for an immediate dissolution of the Company, with an absolute sale of the vessels ; others wished to see the concern wound up, but to allow time for the sale of the packets to save a sacri fice ; while the friends of the Directors expressed their confidence in seeing the business of the Com pany return to its former profitable paying point. The history of the dispute between the Shareholders and their Directors furnishes another instructive lesson to the public of the necessity of looking well after the management of joint-stock companies. Here the Shareholders are evidently dissatisfied : they have re ceived, as is stated, for some years, a very high rate of dividend, and now, suddenly finding that the Com pany, if allowed to proceed, is likely to involve them in difficulties, they wish with all due caution to see it wound up, that they may be quit of responsibility. This is prudent, but it may be fairly questioned whe ther or not, long ago, the contingency that has no w arisen ought not to have been provided against by an ample reserve fund, which could have been well spared out of profits of the enormous amount asserted to have been made in the first few years of the Company's existence. The result of this meeting is understood to have been in favour of the Directors, who, with their friends, holding the largest stake in the concern, out voted the resolution of their opponents, when a scru tiny was demanded. CIIRONICLE.-At the close of business nothing definite had transpired regarding the offers for the Canada Loan, and considerable dissatisfaction is ex pressed by the bidders that they should be left in doubt. 'We hear that the Chancellor of the Exche quer did not think proper to attend, and was repre sented by a Secretary. It is said that biddings as high as 1091. 2s. were made for 20,0001., and some at 102/. for the whole 300,0001. A party on the Stock Exchange bid as much as 107/. lls. for the lot. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 17. . IN RE SUISSE. In this case, which was partly-heard yesterday, Sir C. Wetherell resumed his argument, and was followed by Mr. Sharpe. An injunction had been granted by Vice-Chancellor Wigram, restraining Nicholas Suisse, the valet of the late Marquis of Hertford, from selling out a quantity of stock, on the allegation that it had been purchased with the money of the late Marquis. The question now before the Court is, whether the in junction should be continued or not. It was stated that after the death of the Marquis, Suisse had pur chased stock to the amount of 30,000/. ; he had also received 4,0001., which in the course of his duty he ought to have applied to paying the household ex penses of the Marquis ; this sum, however, had been traced, and found to have been invested b e y Suisse in the purchase of French Stock. The defendants answer was, that there had been a verbal settlement between he and the Marquis, and that he (Suisse) had received a check, but he could not remember the amount; he also denied generally that he had applied any of the money of the Marquis of Hertford otherwise than directed, except in paying some bills on his own account. VICE- CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec.l7 . (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) HICKS V. MAINWARING. Mr. BETHEL in this case moved for an order of the Court to set aside a deed of conveyance of estates to a very large amount, as fraudulent both in conception and design. The circumstances of the case render it both interesting and important. It appeared that Sir Henry Mainwaring, at present a gentleman advanced in years, was possessed of very large estates in the county of Chester. From various causes, however, his circumstances be came much involved, so much so, that, previous to the year 1838, he was compelled to retire to the Conti nent, where he resided at Boulogne, in order to avoid the demands of his creditors. While he so resided there, his son, Harry Mainwaring, formed a scheme for getting the life estate of his father, transferred to himself, and prevailed upon his father to make the conveyance of that life interest by the representation that otherwise the creditors would take possession of the property, and that he would be deprived of the means of support. The scheme, therefore, in which the deed ori g i na t e d was, both in its commencement and throughout, a direct endeavour to deprive the creditors of their just demands. The scheme so per fected by the son, had not only that direct end, but also, in the issue, ano ther one, for after Sir H enry Mainwarin g p ar t e d with the life estate, the son's pro mises to provide the father with an income were utterly disregarded, and the old man had not received a shilling of the rents, and had been obliged to sur render himself to the very creditors with a view of defraudi ng w h om he was prevailed on b y hi s son to make this conve yance. The bill was no w fil e d f or t h e purpose o f se tti ng aside the deed o f conveyance as fraudulent, and the Court would then be asked to take possession of the rents of the property itself, as it ap peared that the son had received since the date of the deed rents and profits to the amount of 27,0001., and unless the Court interfered the creditors and tenants would be deprived of every shilling. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to read the allegations of the bill, and entered into a minute statement of the case, which occupied the greater part of the day. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir JAMES WIGRAM.) BALDERCOTT V. DALDERCOTT. His HONOUR said he had read the papers in this case, and he was of opinion that he could not make the or der asked. It was a bill to administer the estate and effects of a testator named Benjamin Bragden, who devised his real and personal estate upon trust to his wife for life, for the benefit of herself and children, with remainder over. His wife being dead, a bill was filed to administer the estate. An answer had been put in by the executors stating that there was no personal estate after the debts of the testator were paid; and, therefore, that the wife took nothing. That made no difference in the view of the case which he had taken. The executors alleged that the wife ex pended money of her own in the lasting improvement of the estate. What was then asked was an inquiry before the Master whether that had been for the bene fit of the remainder now and tenant for life, and whe ther a decree should be made accordingly. 'With re ference to the statement that this was done in order that the wife might obtain a security by way of mort gage, ho did not mean to say that there might not be cases in which that would affect the tenant for life. It was possible; but in some cases the Court might be induced to make some such decree as was here asked. In the case of a real estate devised in a strict settlement the Court might think it right to preserve the estate already existing rather than to lay out the whole on other lands, without any attempt to preserve the existing estate ; but in the case of a tenant for life laying out money for the improvement of the estate, he had never heard of the Court creating a charge upon the reversion in order to reimburse him for what he had expended. He must make the common decree. GILL V. WATSON. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dcc. 17. IN RE DAVID FRAZER. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) BOW-STREET. MALLALIEU V. MILLER. In this case his Hoxouu directed the issue to be tried in the Court of Queen's Bench. WELCH V. WELCH. The plaintiff in this case gave his estate to four persons, on trust, foi his wife, and after her death for the benefit of any child, or c hildren, who might still be living, with a giftoyer in case his children should die under twenty-one. He died, leaving one child only, the plaintiff in the cause. The mother had mar ried again. There had been a difference among the trustees with regard to the management of the devised estate, and three of the trustees had given notice that no money should be paid to the fourth. The bill was filed to have a receiver appointed. The decree sought by , the present application was a decree for an in quiry as to what children of Christopher Welch, the testator, were living, to have an account taken, a declaration of th e right of the several parties to the suit, and for the Master to approve of a proper settle ment.—Decree accordingly. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 17 GRAHAM V. KENSINGTON. The plaintiff and defendant in this case are both extensive East an d W es t I n di a m e r c ha n t s an d ship owners, and the action is brought to recover 6871. 17s. 6d., for the freight of goods carried by one of the plaintiff's ships, from Antigua to the defendant's con signment. Th e d efence i s, that t h e freight was paid, and it appears that the defendant paid the amount de manded to a broker, who has since failed. The case for the plaintiff is, that the payment was made without authority, and contrary to the custom of the brokers connected with the port of London, according to which, freight is not due until two months after the arrival of the cargo. Upon this question of cus tom the whole case turns, and a host of witnesses are brought up to speak to it on both sides. The case occupied the whole day, but nothing was elicited in the least degree interesting to the public, the ques tion being altogether a very uncertain one of custom. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 17. BURTON V. NOKES. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a surveyor, to recover compensation for work done by him in favour of the defendant. It appeared th at t h e d e f en d an t's son had been en gaged in various transactions, both as purchaser and seller of Pope' s Vill a, at Twickenham, and some lands adjoining. The plaintiff was proved to have been fre quently seen both with the elder and the younger Nokes in the course of these transactions; and it seemed that he had occasionally acted as friend or agent to the parties. The case for the defendant was that he had merely acted on behalf of his son, after having received a power of attorney authorising him to do so ; and, secondly, that no contract had been entered into be tween the plaintiff and either of the other parties, a n d that no Services had been rendered by him for which THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1842. he was entitled to payment. It was proved that other surveyors had been engaged by the defendant in esti mating the property. The Jury immediately returned a verdict for the defendant. On Saturday an` action was brought in the Court of Exchequer, Guildhall, before the Chief Baron, by Mr. E. Gill, late the owner of the celebrated trotter Confidence, to recover 51. from Mr. T. Watson, the landlord of the Saracen's Head, Camomile-street, Bi shopsgate-street. Mr. JERVIS briefly stated the case. He described the plaintiff as a gentleman of the highest respecta bility, carrying on extensive commercial transactions, but passionately addicted to sporting, and particularly trotting matches. In the month of October last, he had the good fortune to be possessed of Confidence, a trotting horse of great power and speed, in fact, a per fect phenomenon, and which had now become the property of a celebrated sporting Nobleman, Lord H. Seymour. At that period the plaintiff was a regular visitant at the tavern kept by the defendant, which is the resort of gentlemen of the turf. In the course of conversation one evening, he spoke of Confidence being capable of trotting two miles in five minutes and a half; cer tainly a most extraordinary feat. The powers of the horse were, however, doubted by a gentleman who was present, named Lyon, when the plaintiff offered to match the animal for 501. to accomplish the task. The bet was taken, and 51. each " posted" as a deposit. The defendant officiated as stakeholder. Mr. Lyon then proceeded to draw up articles of a match, in which were stated the locale where it was to take place, the day, hour of starting, &c. The plaintiff, on perusing the same, discovered that his horse was not to have the benefit of what is technically termed a " flying start," that is for the horse to be put on his speed some distance from the starting post, as thereby some time is saved, which would otherwise be occupied in getting the horse in a trotting pace at starting. After a length ened discussion, the point was yielded by Mr. Lyon, who declared his willingness to allow plaintiff a " flying start." The plaintiff ultimately declined pro ceeding further with the match, intimating that he was of opinion that some advantage had been at tempted to be taken of him, and consequently he de clared off, at the same time requesting the return of the 51. he had staked. • This was declined by the defendant, who considered the deposit as forfeited to Mr. Lyon, and that gentleman having made good his stake, by placing at the proper time the balance of 451., in the hands of the defendant, he felt no hesitation in paying over to Mr. Lyon the 51., which he, the defendant, considered had been forfeited, but before he gave up the money, he had an interview with the plaintiff and a friend, when he urged him, in order to settle the disp u t e , t o ap point Tom Spring, the ex-pugilist, or some other sporting man, as an arbitrator, but this he declined, and hence arose the present action. Witnesses were called, when Lord AI:UNGER. expressed himself in favour of the plaintiff, who, he considered, had a right to have had his money refunded to him on his declining the match. The agreement, or articles, not having re ceived his signature, was not binding, and, conse quently, he was entitled to the verdict of the Jury. Verdict for the plaintiff, 51. The insolvent was described in his schedule as a master mariner. He had also been an extensive ship owner, and traded largely between London and Cal cutta. The amount of his debts was stated to be 6,0001., and there were also liabilities upon bills of exchange to the amount of 7,0001., for which he re ceived no consideration. He had been a bankrupt about four or five years ago, when he failed for a large amount. In reply to the Learned Commissioner he stated that he attributed his insolvency to the wreck of two ships, of which he was proprietor. In his schedule the name of Baboo Chandee Dost, a Calcutta mer chant, was mentioned as a creditor for 1,000/., which the insolvent stated was incurred by the sale of a vessel called the Royal William, which was subse quently lost. The names of several others, native merchants, appeared also as creditors, While there was no return of any debts due to him at Calcutta. Mr. Commisioner HARRIS commented rather strongly upon the circumstance of the insolvent having incurred liabilities to the the amount of 7,0001., at a time when he was in a state of bankruptcy. Bail was allowed to justify, and the insolvent was liberated until the day appointed for his fi na l he ar i ng . _ _ IN RE THE REV. JOHN ROBERT BARBER. In this case the insolvent who was a clergyman of the Church of England, stated that he had a family of ten children, whom he endeavoured to educate and bring up in respect ability, and the eldest of whom was now only 23 years of age. The amount of revenue derived entirely , from his living was only 1501. per annum, out of which he had to pay 501. a year to a curate. He had some landed property which he was compelled to mortgage for certain monies, for which he was in debted to a gentleman named Hawkins. He now ap plied to be liberated upon bail until theday of hearing. The Learned COMMISSIONER having looked over the balance-sheet accepted bail in the amount of 4001., after which the insolvent was .discharged. A market gardener, named George Goodwin, was placed before Mr. Twyford, charged with obstructing the road at Covent-garden market, and with assault ing the officer in the execution of his duty. Police-officer F 129 stated that he was on duty this morning at Covent-garden market, when he ob served the prisoner's cart placed in such a position as to obstruct the thoroughfare. He went up to him and told him to remove, but he refused to do so, and was very abusive. Witness told him that if he did not remove he must take him into custody, when the prisoner seized witness by the throat with one hand and struck him violently with the other. Another officer came up, and the prisoner was conveyed to the station-house. This evidence was corroborated, and the prisoner said, in his defence, that his cart was not in such a position as to obstruct the way ; and he would call a witness to prove that he never struck the officer at all. Another market-gardener was then called, and stated that no blow whatever was struck, and he was present all the time. Being deaf, he could not say whether any abusive language was used or not. Mr. TWYFORD said there must be perjury on one side, but he could not say which. He must, how ever, take the evidence of two witnesses against one. The prisoner said if it had been any other day than Saturday he could have brought several witnesses. Mr. TWYFORD said he must take the evidence as it stood, and fined the prisoner 205., or, in default of payment, commit him for seven days. The money was immediately paid. James Patterson, of No. 8, Holywell-street, in the Strand, was summoned for unlawfully exhibiting cer tain blasphemous placards in the windows of his shop, to the annoyance of the inhabitants and passengers. Mr. Chambers, the barrister, attended to support the charge. The defendant was called, but did not appear; pad: after a delay of nearly an hour, a lad named George Clark came forward, and stated that he was in the service of the defendant, who was at present out of town, having gone to visit a person named Holyoake, who was now confined in Gloucester gaol, and it was uncertain when he would return. In answer to questions put to him by Mr. Cham bers, the lad stated that he was fifteen years of age, and had been in the defendant's service as errand-boy about five months. The defendant had not slept on the premises in Holywell-street within the last month, and the last time witness saw him there was about half an hour before Mr. Bruce came there and broke the windows. Witness had put up placards in the window by the direction of the defendant. They were brought to the shop ready written by a person whose name he did not know. Witness knew Mr. Ryall, who was the Secretary to the Anti-Persecution Society. He could not tell where he lived. He had seen Mr. Ryall and several other gentlemen at the defendant's. One of those persons was then in Court. The defendant had not been at the shop since the ser vice of the summons. Witness had put up placards in the window since the visit of Mr. Bruce. A variety of further questions were put to the witness, but he declined giving any further information respecting the defendant. Mr. Chambers said he appeared on the part of the Government, who felt it their duty to put a stop to the exhibition of offensive placards, similar to those which were placed in the defendant's window. Such papers, so exhibited, were calculated to excite feelings of disgust and indignation in the minds of all well dis posed persons, and tended to corrupt the morals and ruin the young persons by whom they were principally read. The L earne d C ounse l t h en state d t h at although the defendant had not appeared to the summons, still it was not his intention to apply for a warrant against him, as under the circumstances such a proceeding might appear harsh, but he would merely request that the Magistrate would issue another summons against him, commanding his appearance on Saturday next. Mr. HALL granted the request, and a fresh sum mons was issued accordingly. The Court was ex tremely crowded during the proceedings. DISASTER - S . ON LAKE ONTARIO. Loss OE THE ONEIDA AND ST. DAVID.—By papers received from Kingston last evening, the loss of the steam-boat Oneida is confirmed. She sprang a leak during the gale of Saturday, the 19th inst., in her passage down the lake, and was run ashore on Stony Point, where she soon after became a total wreck. The crew and passengers were saved. The steamer St. David went ashore during the same gale, on Howe Island, together with five barges which she had in tow heavily laden with flour. The passengers left the boat during a terrific storm of wind and snow, and after wandering some time through the woods, they found shelter in a log hut, where they remained two days. They were brought back to Kingston by the steamer Prince of Wales. 'When they left, the sea was making a clear breach over the boat. She, as well as the Oneida, probably, went to pieces soon after. The Princess Royal broke her 'shaft near Presque Isle, on Sunday morning, and was obliged to return to Kingston by canvass.—Rochester Democrat. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Devonport Independent.) Her Majesty's ship Thilnderer, g 4, Captain Pring, is now waiting orders. The crew was paid wages on Wednesday last. Her Majesty's steamer Locust, Lieut. Lunn, having taken a supply of coals on board, and had her defects made good, will sail to-day (Saturday) for the Medi terranean. The Pestonjee Bomanjee, transport, arrived from Quebec on Thursday, with part of the 67th Regiment on board. The troops were landed on the same day, at the Royal William Victualling Yard. Ships in Harbour.—Caledonia,l2o, Capt. A. Milne; San Josef, 110, Capt. F. W. Burgoyne; Locust steamer, Lieutenant John Lunn ; Confiance steamer ; Diligence and Pestonjee Bombajee transports; and Rochester lighter. In the Sound.—Thunderer, 84, Capt. D. Pring. We have received a letter from her Majesty's sloop Champion, 18, Commander Richard Byron, dated Callao, Aug. 19. It states the country (Peru) to be in a most unsettled state from insurrection and civil war, relative to the election of a new President, fur which there were three candidates in the field. One of the rejected has command of the troops, which he had taken by force; the one elected had a p o rti on o f the troops, with the populace, and an engagement was soon expected to decide it. The Champion was lying as guard-ship at Callao, waiting the arrival of the Admiral, when it was expected she would be sent to the Sandwich Islands or Mexico, being the only small craft on the station. The Carysfort, 26, Captain Right Hon. Lord George Paulet, was daily expected from England, and the Pear], 20, Commander R. H. Stopford, from the Brazils. Her Majesty's ship Druid, 44, Captain Henry Smith, C. 8., arrived at Bombay, from Trincomalee, on the 26th October, and was there on the Ist Nov., waiting orders for her return to England, where she may be expected about the beginning of April. Her Majesty's ship Blonde was to leave Nankin the latter part of September, with three millions of dollars on board, for England, part of the Chinese tribute, and might be expected in March, 1843. Mr. Coaker, master of the Cornwallis, is coming home as Master of the Blonde, from ill health, having been three years in China. Mr. Henry Liddell, surgeon (late of the Blonde, and who was acting on board the Cornwallis at the time of signing the treaty, during the temporary ill ness of her Surgeon) is appointed to the Nimrod. APPOlNTMENTS.—Lieutenant—George Goldfinch, to the Warspite, vice Gordon, promoted. Mates—H. T. A. F. Maddock, to the Warspite ; G. T. S. Winthrop (from the St. Vincent), to the Agincourt. Master's Assistants—Thomas Spicer, to the Sama rang; M. Richards (from the St. Vincent), to the Warspite ; N. J. Loane (from the St. Vincent), to the AlegaL•ra steamer. Assistant-Surgeon—T. R. Pickthorn, to the War spite, vice Mason. Midshipman—F. P. C. Owen (from the St. Yin • cent), to the Warspite. Clerk—Stuart Watson and Charles Richards, to the Samarang. Vols. Ist Class—S. L. L. Peile, to the Samarang; A. D. Mercer, to the Tweed. Third Engineers—Owen Owen, to the Thunder bolt; David Douglas, to the Alban. Warrant Officers—Edward Aldridge, boatswain, to the IVarspite, vice Collins ; George Mason, boatswain, to the Samarang; Thomas Westlake, gunner, to the Gorgon steamer. MERIT NOT REWARDED. — We are happy to see that meritorious and deserving young officer, Mr. Wm. Bateman, appointed from the St. Josef to the Acheron steamer, as Clerk in Charge. Our readers must re member how highly this young officer was spoken of in our paper about two years since, while serving on the coast of Africa, on board her Majesty's sloop Wolverine, in which he performed the arduous and multifarious duties of Secretary to the senior officer, Clerk of the ship, kept the officers' watch, boarding officer, &c. He has served six years and not yet re ceived his promotion to the rank of Purser, but we trust the Admiralty will soon do him this act of com mon justice. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 17.—The Warspite, 53, Cap tain Lord John Hay, was paid her advance on Thurs day, and sailed to-day for Bermuda. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Cambridge, Royal George, Bellone (Austrian), Sa marang, Frolic, Nautilus, Thunderbolt, steam frigate, Rocket, Volcano, and African, steamers. At Spithead—Tory, transport. PROMOTIONS. Commander Charles Richards (1840), of the Cornwallis, to the rank of Captain. Mate—S. H. Derriman (1835), Dublin ; John Seccombe and S. Fowell, of the Harlequin (late of the Cornwallis), to the rank of Lieutenant. APPOINTMENTS.— Commander —G. C. Robinson, to the Gleaner ; William Maitland, to the Spiteful. Lieutenants—E. J. Bedford, and Edgar Slade, to the Gleaner. Master-LW. Mills, from the Styx to the Spiteful. Acting Master—J.W. Symonds, to the Gleaner. Second Master—Robert Walker, to the Gleaner ; A. Betts, to the Cleopatra; A. J. Halloran, to the Acheron steam vessel. Fro lic Mates—W. C. Marshall and Excellent dP. Willoughby, to eto t Gorgon ; A. Luckraft, from h ; C. M. Aynsley, to the Scout. Midshipmen—T. P. C. Owen, from the St. Vin cent, to the Warspite ; P. Saumarez, to theYrolie. Volunteer Ist Class—A. W. Bedford, t o Samarang. Masters' Assistants—T. Spicer, to the Samarang. Clerk-in-Charge—Wm. Thomas, to the Gleaner. First Engineers—John Boswell, to the Virago ; John Henty, to the Wildfire. The following Mates passed for Lieutenants at the Naval College, on Tuesday :—Mr. Edward G. Hore, Queen ; Mr. C. J. Stanhope, Warspite ; the Hon. P. F. Pellew, Aigle ; and Mr. Aug. C. Hobart, Excellent. Mr. Alfred De Hochepied Nepean qualified for a Marine coimission. UDDEN DEATHS. On Saturday between eleven and twelve o'clock as two men named Webb and Sothey, by trade brick layers, were passing down the Waterloo-road, Lam beth, and when near Granby-terrace, the former, while making an observation to Sothey, suddenly fell on the pavement in a fit. His companion in stantly lifted him from the ground, and a cab having been procured he was conveyed to his residence in Kennington-lane, where he died about ten minutes after being placed in bed. At about half-past nine on Saturday, a stout elderly gentleman, apparently about fifty years of age, when just opposite the Post-office in St. Martin's-ie-Grand, was observed to stagger as if intoxicated, and to reel against the iron railings. Some gentlemen passing immediately proffered- assistance, and in the presence of a police constable his pockets were searched for some clue to his identity, and a card-case was disco vered, on which was the address, " Mr. Willmot, 6, Cleaver-street, Kennington-cross." The unfortunate man appearing to rally a little, he was put into a cab, and the driver was directed to get as fast as possible to the above address . but on his arrival there he was insensible, and died before the cab had been discharged from the door. DEATH Or MAJOR. GENERAL HAMILTON.—The sad event, for which we have been some days prepared, took place this morning, at half-past six o clock, when the above much respected veteran expired in the bosom of his disconsolate family, at his residence, Nelson place, in this city, after a long and painful illness, which he bore with Christian resignation.—Dublin paper. MARYLE . BONE. Elias Collis, one of the leading members of the swell mob, was charged with robbing from the per son of complainant a 101. Bank of England note, four sovereigns, and six half-sovereigns, in all 171. Jane Pounce, d respectable tradesman's wife, re siding at No. 33, •Edward-street, Portman-square, said that she left home yesterday afternoon, to pay a visit to her sister in Edmund-street, Dorset-square, having, just before leaving the house, ascertained that the money stated was in her purse, which was in her pocket. When in Park-street, ors.t-square, she thought she felt something at her pocket, and putting her hand in, found that her purse and its con tents were gone. She turned round immediately, and saw three respectably dressed men walking arm in-arm from her. Knowing that they had not passed her, she run after them when he in the middle (the prisoner) looked back and saw her. The three ran off as hard as they could round the corner, and she followed after. Saw the prisoner and another in New-street, the third at a distance turning into Dor set.square. She informed a policeman in the street that the man had robbed her, and he gave chase, and caught the prisoner, the other had in the meantime escaped. He was taken into a baker's shop and searched, but no money found upon him. John Duff, 137 D, said he followed the prisoner and took him into custody. When informed that he was charged with robbing the complainant, he said, " You are mistaken in me, I am a respectable trades man the person you want has run round the corner." Mr. Black, inspector of the D division, said that he was prepared be prove that the prisoner was an asso ciate, in fact a leader of the swell mob. ' The case was remanded till Thursday next, when, even if no further evidence be brought forward, the prisoner will be committed for trial. CLERKENWELL. John Leonard, a boy aged about 15, was charged with begging. Police-constable 73 G deposed, that he saw theTri soner going into a baker's shop on the previous even ing in Red Lion -street, at five o'clock. He was begging—ask:ng for a bit of bread. The prisoner, a very sickly, miserable-looking lad, acknowledged the offence, and said he was unable to earn his bread as he was subject to fits of epilepsy which made him very infirm. Mr. GREENWOOD said from his appearance he did not wish to send him to the House of Correction, but having sent four famished looking young men to St. Giles's workhouse a few days ago, requeating they should be admitted and relieved, the authorities there refused to admit them, and the overseers of the parish came down and requested he would send them to the House of Correction for vagrancy, which he was obliged to do. Under these circumstances he must send the prisoner to the House of Correction for seven days. On Saturday, as soon as Mr. Greenwood had taken his seat on the Bench, Mr. Maisey, the superintendent of the G division, addressed him, stating that one of his inspectors had lodged an information against Mr. Coleman, the landlord of the Empress of Russia, in St. John-street, which was to be heard on that day. The same party was convicted for an offence under the Police Act within the last month, and his object in now appearing before the Bench was to request an immediate return of that conviction to the Session house, that he (the superintendent) might be enabled, on the hearing of the summons on that day, to give in evidence a record from the Clerk of the Peace of such former conviction, in order to swell the amount of the offence.. Mr. GREENWOOD remarked that it was rather quick work to accomplish all this within about two hours, as about the end of that time the charge of that day would be heard against Mr. Coleman. He asked whether it would not be advisable to withdraw the present information, and prefer another for the beginning of the week ? Maisey said Yes, and in the meantime he would procure the proper record. Mr. GREENWOOD said he would rather the case stood as it was. Should the defendant be con victed on its merits, he (Mr. Greenwood) would re port it to the sessions, and on another occasion it would answer all purposes ; but he hoped there would be no occasion for it. Mr. Maisey—l shall be most happy to act in the way your Worship thinks fit. Mr. GREENWOOD—Then let it remain as it is. If you were to do otherwise, it would look so much like making up a case. In the course of the day Mr. Coleman was called on his summons, charging him with suffering drunk enness and other disorderly conduct in his house. Mr. Childe, of the firm of Wire and Childe, attended for the defence, and pleaded not guilty.• William Gray, 12 G, stated that as he was passing defendant's house at 25 minutes to three o'clock, on the morning of Wednesday last, he heard a noise, such as talking loudly, inside. He knocked at the door, which was instantly opened, and on entering he saw in front of the bar eleven men, ten of whom were drivers of cabs. Several of them appeared the worse for liquor, and two, he could positively swear, were. drunk. Defendant was present, and said the cabmen had just done their work, and had, as was usnal, come there to take their supper. He denied that either of them were inebriated. They (the cabmen) left the house immediately, and hooted after witness and his brother officer as they went along. Police-constable Moss, 195 G, corroborated this evidence. Mr. Childe then addressed the Bench. He observed that he would not even attempt to deny a single word the policeman said, but he was anxious particularly to impress upon the mind of the Magistrate that, if a conviction took place. upon the testimony, his client would stand in a most perilous situation----in fact, would be a ruined man ; and he was not the only person that must suffer, for every one interested in the building must share in so serious a loss. If, as he said before, a conviction took place, the pollee, as was their arbitrary conduct on a licensing day, would appear again against him, stating that his house was badly conducted, and that two convictions having taken place, he was unfit to hold a license, a n o pi n i on in which the Magistrates generally coincided. Hence a sacrifice, too frequently of the most heart-rending description, reducing many happy homes to scenes of poverty: The house of the defendant was not one of the ordinary description. It is opposite Sadler's Wells theatre, and at the close of each evening's ,perform ance a number of cabs are upon the spot to take up fares. The cabmen usually return to their yard, which is close to his client's premises about two o'clock, and invariably they repair to Mr. Coleman's to partake of their supper. He would grant that they were a rough and noisy lot, but would that justify a licensed victualler in refusing to serve them? They were a useful class in their station, and must, at all hours, find accom modation somewhere or another, and as they took up so many persons in front of defendant's house as they left the theatre, they were entitled to some little consideration at the hands of his client. Had all the cabmen been drunk together disturbing the quietude of the neighbourhood, and had it been proved that they had become in that beastly state in the de fendant's house, the case would be widely different, and his client could find no fault. Nothing of the sort, however, could be alleged against him, and he prayed the merciful consideration of the Bench. Mr. GREENWOOD said he had nothing to do with the use the police might hereafter make of a con viction. lie had to judge of the evidence before him ; and believing that the cabmen were " drunk and disorderly," he should fine the defendant. Mr. Childe—Will you allow me to ask the police men another question ? Mr. GREENWOOD said, Certainly. Mr. Childe then asked the witnesses whether they saw the cabmen drinking ? They said they did not. They heard one of them ask for a quartern of gin, 'which the landlord refused them. Mr. GREENWOOD said that did not alter his view of the case, and fined defendant 51. UNION-HALL. Frederick Charles B. Blackwell, a respectable look ing man, and Phoebe Blackwell, his sister, were charged with forging an instrument purporting to be the will of the late Mr. Joseph Constable, of Mount Pleasant House, Lewisham. Mr. Clarkson said that the charge against the pri soners was of a most serious nature, and that he would give an outline of the circumstances. He then pro ceeded to say that the complainant's name was Miss Elizabeth Hollis Constable, the surviving daughter of a gentleman of that name, who died on the 31st of December, 1840, leaving her the whole of his real and personal property. That, subsequently to Mr. Constable's death another will was produced in favour of a Mr. Stanley (since dead), purporting to be the last will and testament of Mr. Constable, devising his property to the party named, and after his (Mr. Stanley's) decease, the prisoners claimed as executors under the will, and in conformity with it turned Miss Constable out of her father's house, and took possession of the whole of the furniture, &c. He would' show that the signature to the deed, purport ing to be in the handwriting of Mr. Constable, was a forgery, that individual being at the time incapable of signing his name, as he was in a state approaching to helpless insanity, and that the document throughout was a forgery. The Learned . Counsel then called Mr. Stephen Olding, one of the firm of Messrs. Rogers, Oldiug, and Co., the bankers, who produced the in strument in question, it having been deposited in the hands of the firm by a person named Lever. On examination of the document the complainant stated that the signature did not resemble her deceased father's handwriting. She added that her father made his will on the 30th of October, 1816, leaving her his property. The will now produced was a forgery. Stanley was not related to her father. Mr. Richard Birch, a solicitor, stated that he pre pared the will in question ; and that late in the day on the 31st of December, 1840, Stanley came to his office for it. On that occasion the deed was not signed, nor dated, and Stanley, on taking it away, sad that he was then going to get it executed. Mr. Bonson, a solicitor, produced the probate of the deceased's will, bearing date 1816, assigning his pro perty over to the complainant. On the part of the prisoners, it was contended that no proof was adduced of their being the parties by whom the alleged forgery was committed. After some further evidence was gone into, the pri soners were remanded, bail being accepted for the appearance of the female. MARKET NEWS. COVENT—GARDEN. Although the supply of vegetables was not to say great, the demand for them ruled heavy, at barely previous currencies. English and Foreign, Fruit was again abundant, and selling at low prices. ro tatoes were very abundant and of superior quality- There was a very gay display of Christmas decora • tions. Potatoes, from 3s to 4s 341, per cwt. ; Tux' nips, 2s to 2s 841; Carrots, 3s 6d to 5s 8d; Colewort s t or Greens, 2s to 3s ; and Leeks, Is 2 c l to Is 6d per dozen bunches; Onions, is 6d to 2s 6d; Apples, 3d to 3s; Pears, 4s to Gs ; and Spinach, 10dt° Is 3d per half sieve ; new Oranges and LeMOll5, 85 to lOs ; and Walnuts, Iod to is 4d per hundred; Br°- coli, 12s to IBs ; and Celery, 12s to 17 s per dozen bundles ; Endive, is 6d to 2s 6d per scor e ; Savoys, is to 2s ; and Red Cabbages, 2s to 8s per dozen. heads• NEWGATE AND I.E.ADEIVILA X.X.. We had a very extensive supply of Meat h ere to ; day. The pri m est qualities were taken off freely, bt other kinds hung on hand. Beef from 3s 2d to 45 ( 1 Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 241 ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4 s 4d; an Pork, 3s 8d -to 4s 6d per 81bs. As is inv ariably the case on the near approach of Christmas , the stIPPli" of Game and Poultry on offer here to - day , are plea •tiful. Trade was throughout dull, at the follow ing low rates of currency :—Turkeys, 5s to 20s ; :Gees4e; 4s 6d to 7s ; Capons, 4s to ls ; Roasting rig s ' , to 8s; Rabbits, 6d to is 6d Hares, Is 8 d t o 3s 3 A 6-a Partridges, is 3d to 2s ; Woodcocks, 2 s 6d to s „ A : 3 Pheasants, 2s 6d to 3s 9d; Grouse, 2s 6cl to 3, 5 7 Ptarmigan, ls.Bd to 2s 6d; Snipes, Is to 2s, 4d to Is ; Wild Ducks, is to 2s; Widgeons, 10d.od ls 8d ; Plovers, 441 to 8d ; and Pigeon s, 6d t each. Fowls, 3s 6d to 8s ; Chickens; 2s 6d to and Ducks, 3s to 5s per couple. Fresh B utter, 15 Y' to Is 541 ?er lb; Eggs, 8s to I is per 100. NEWPORT. Whi le Our supplies of Meat here to-day -Were large , in the demand was inactive, at but little .Variatio,d to prices. Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 4 , A to pl4:rbsit3c2lls:; ; and 4s 2d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s'i`"" 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. BILI.INGSGATZ. i an d We had a steady inquiry for Fish this too" jos the rates were tolerably well supported. rbioi to ; to 223; Cod Fish, is 6d to lOs ; liaddocks• od 6 : Days. 2 W s htoiti4nsg;s,c4rcalbtso, 8d dd to ; 11 2 1 s a 8 c1 d ie ; rel, 8d to is "`" ' 6d to I s s melts, 3 s 6d each ; Soles, 841 to 3s an 3 d d is 8d to 3s ; Fresh Herrings, Is to 2 5 ''s a lmOni Thames Flounders, is 2d to 2s per dozen ; d Eels, 841 to is 4d ; Crimped Skate, 6d to 10d ; a A O n IrSterSt 641 to is 3d per. lb • Sprats, 3s to is; a nd to 26s per bushel. 'VTHITECHAPEL• the trade Although the supplies of meat were gOOO , 4 , to was slightly improved. Beef sold at from " ;5 4 , ; 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s ; Veal, 3s 10d t°,.b•l'the and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 6d per stone of 8110, ,u carcase. 817NGERPORD. were The supplies of most articles on offer here e nd tolerably good, but the demand Was inactive , 3 ; 11 14 can notice no material variation from the Prices in most of the other London markets. BREAD. lis are The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metr °l3° , l d per from 7d to 70; of Household do.; Si d t° 6 ' 41b. loaf. Raw Hides at li pe l r D s E ton mil e of lt l4 lc l 2 bs ir . —. r i rs to f' ll o 4 Heifers, 6s to 6s sd; middling Hides, 55 - - a c a lf 10d ; inferior do., 4s 8d to 5s 2d. sheep and skins, at per skin.—Market Calf, 8s to 95 to 3s• woolled Sheep, 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; short do., 25 2a HAY MARKETS., ql tO 41; SMITHFIELD.—Coarse meadow flay, - 5 to 4 u l sefill ditto, 41 to 41 4s; fine upland ditto, 41 5 v lOs; Clover Hay, 41 to 51 10s ; oat T l rg p s e ; 1/ 163 to 11 18s ; Wheat straw, 1/ 186 t ° ,„bout load. late CUMBERLAND.--Coarse touseful ditto, 4/ 4s urmatEe Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, a. ~ 4/ 12s E s ltLAND.—Coaese ' ' Meado w Hay , ''''' il air,tat s o g , s 4 i t ° l o l4l :: Best St a l f t _ b_ l u 6 t s I:sa4ldvi. ; , Cibie td H 4/ 8s ; fine upland little to variation H io I A T s E ; CIT C A I P o E ve L r . ; Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2 s yy, moderate supply. Trade throughout lle to s ; useful ditto, 4 or / H nC to i 0 a n a 4 y r t ls h e4 e hi sm l ; currencies.efitaondeo,u,s, Hal'p_Blas. Oat ,ii i , ttito6 i 4 t rol o F s ; i r , l 11. Ms to 1/ 18s ; load. Supply good, and N a N y h , ea t s t t o raw s4 , 117185 to 21 per 'TRY 1 Barley. ..--• t o o 40 .... , ; 7 2 !... 5 -- 44 40 91 9 9 . 5 43 st: 55 5d COU ................. Per Quarter. Sath Blandford "H tiridport ,-. - .„ - - - - -.• 44 shard ~............... 48 56 28 3 2 14 20 i 36 Exeter illoucester 52 54 24 32 18 24 ' : ' duildford ~, 4B 62 27 31 24 24 •SI 59 Newbury ..., 44 62 a 6 29 22 3, ny 38 ' Reading., 42 65 26 3" is • 1 2 1 53 s S ra h hl e kirb° p sb to u n rrn li Ye la .w 11et 1 58 96 56 7 - 0 21 '2 3 28 32 3 4 . "2 1) t) . 5. -:: 6 1 . 4i i l' lt Uxbridge ‘vvvoAr,cneiisntes r te '''''' r.,., l 4 5 - 4 4 56 60 - 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 0 , t ' 2 , 6 tll d .. , 7 A 1 , i &mil I s i 60 24 28 :22 24 -- waAs rfaitt:hr WAKEFIELDesru suppl y eroftolCvbohueßya.Nt, MARKEL-I'l4l°4lsl'olP without alteration from the r b ao u t a t e t s t s h o e f f i t il l r d a a s d s t e : e li e i k : d g i s 35 :0 1101.1d)). : p ea p s l Beans as before. 01 . •• , ~ New PS. 4 5.. • '''' N W 42 3 . .„, s :: 55 . h NeW 48 ' 1 7 7,. white ?/,'," 11 d 42 5 -- o - • • 7 •^'' tied 4s. ..•'_. ~;.•:‘,Ol. Per (1°,°,,," r 1 1 II; v 5 g i Barley, Norfolk and 5uff01k .. .......... Nw ' 6 ' . t " ---1 "1. 4840: f ,:: 60 4,, 1b. i.0.5 t0 : t h . : .4..r : 5 5 :1 0 : 1 •. . Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ...... 2.):: 27,. • ... ...3. Sc tch l. Grinding .....• 22 . 243. t _ , ••,,,be h b • " ...s Per • 4r.' f 631- * r. ... 0, .. as , 3,. Beans, New • ~.. - g2;. ••• .., Old .4.. .. V 7 • ' Li ••• ct orr Oats, Potato a* d Poland hiealing 100. to 10%d , Forel Shelling. ....... .. ............. ...31.1" ' per I . { Malt ............................ _ t: a _ e 32A. Pc Di , .................. .3 ,,, ,, ° "0. Os. P c R weaved Wheat, white—CA2l...l.sEoslTY, CANTERBU RY red,..................... 483. to he,. -0 1 d.........• .... . re"' Barley, Sialtia g ........ 271. to 32 ...... Gr•ntling....... to••••'°' Oats ...-...—....------ 203. to 245.....- 014-.44:4 4 •" . -.s. to t Beans ................................ 274 to 325.....- 01d.......! o c .to , 4.- -- 5......1AR0KidE."..T.,..... 7.1.,,.,,,,,,....--1. Pease ~...............—.......... 3,5. to--5...... Gretr•••••"" citELTENtiAm RI All K El`ii. Per Bushel. s. d. to a. d.l Pet Ri• AN hs:at 6a: icy 3 0 3 9 Il Oats C 9 79 I Be e t ................•..•• .................... . .... ................... 30 39 Vea1...... ..• -• .. ... Beans ..... rease 5 0 8 0 Lamb ...... .... o ".."Vori. H a y 41.55. to 4/. 10s.4)0. Po • oC 6 16 t y 9 CHELMSFORD ,MA Illif.T . .... / Wheat, White 47 to 57 , Oats ...*...................... ... 3 :,, Red Farley Chevalier ........ G r i n di ng S. to 5. 59 64 46 52 a. to a. 25 28 20 27 11. t •, 11. 22 2 8 '..0 23 so o • • 40 qo 49 . 3t 40 tia Wneat, Red, Essex and Kent Norfolk and Supfllk•. Boston and Wisbeacl Yorkshire.... ...... English, White ..... « Old koreigh 9 6 0 ... d• d. ti 1 6 I 6 1 6 6 6 g 7 and - We are glad to--------------- XT bl e _f• C . mons, are occupying part find that a number of •,-.° .ore 0 _ _ olu Honourable Gentlemen, Members theirthe leisure to e ti during the recess of P . . arliament, in volts the c° re nufacturing districts, and in investigating 5. The dition of the mercantile and labouring close „„i, • v err - ' other week Lord Sandcn, Member for Ll ant r visited a nd the r i ' d hie _ at the West Riding of Yorkshire f c uring towns of South Lancashire for this laud s9'' _purpose, and this week George G. liareoart,bisbot, Vember for Oxfordshire, and son of the Ar ch jeeds of li York, has been in Leeds on a similar visit.-- fereury. tw o BRISTOL 16. --We has , e m x a p d e e c t l e d III .-13 ' SUGAR MARKET, DNe• a very flat week, and the ' sales so inconsiderablFiar_ not to call for any observation , . Irirdlv to I u s no; 4 • heads 1 risto ' Mercury. arrived from Dem er ara; d' th ea r e arket. The Anna with 00 ()f hogs 9 l; : 11 : an ano er , S DEVONPORT D 9 EC. 16.----Mfijor .. of Legation ; Male at China, is expected to re of Poe" port to-morrow,with , .treaty the Chinese board th'3 ratified by her Majesty, bark on and to ern _,tinder Lunrl,; Locust, 2, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Cnr°,.:; . ~,r and for Malta, on hi s way Sir genry i oltinb - 1 „. to • theConnlle the he -ad quarters of Sir Huth GoUg, t ha'` der-i • n-Chief of the Forces at China The LoOns ,s 1 hp paid vr,,9 had her defects repaired, the crew will ' t he U 3 ' this afternoon, and she will start immediately lent Major gets on board. nhatu,ruSectroettahrty _ ---------- - nob' -- -- BIRTHS. f C. R. jj ' '' On the 11th inst. , at Teignmou th, the lady 0 - „f l''' wood, Esq., of a son. On the 12th inst., near Hammersm ith gate, th e wiel ''' fsil'' W. Horton, surgeon, of a daughter. p r eys, On the 15th inst., at Streatham, the lady of 13 * f a son, ttill-born. nerke leY' On the 15th inst., the Hon. Mrs. Fitzroy, in square, On the ltth on inst., the lady of Samuel Nes.ington, FA' daughter, MARRIED. , l i a l, s eGe org° On the 21st of June, at Scone, New South of p os , Foster Wise, Esq.. eldest son of Edward Wises EN" f t he 1 !!, bridge, Isle of Wight. to Frances Lucy, datighttr 0 late :: 4 Alilbouree Marsh,Esq , of Jamaica, and niece of the Francis Forbes, Chief-Justice of New South Wales. LIEU. •h 4 ti gel''' . ( 1 At Hanover. on the 10th inst., Mr. E. D. H. '` e 'l 0 also wag for fifty years in the service of the Royal Fam ily, Y 9 whose father had previously served them as lon „„. be r On the 29th of August, at Lima, George T. Sealy, r' s ''' Britannic Majesty's Vice - C onsul at that place. Thomas fe tt , ef On the 9th inst., at Ching ford, Essex. Aix. of Brown's-lane, Spitalfields, dyer, aged 51. On the 14th inst., Mr. John Stanbury, yard, Aldertvibury, aged 64. ~ „ , fo t On the 14th inst., in Nevrgate-street, Joseph Dasr, J.-11-doll many year a member of the Corn ration of the City el 1 - i ps. On the 14th inst., at Regency-square, Brighton, Wa i l 0 1 11 ' second daughter of the late K. Warner, Esq., of Carnb er green, Surrey. Di a " On the 14th inst., R. Francis, Esq., of Fultenerstreet, , 0 0 On the 15th inst., at Lee-terrace, Blackheads, the in fan of T. B. Stow, Esq. of the Ocorge•if ---, Jr 0 ) London : Printed and Published by MURDO l'OCrl' ill No. 112 ! Strand, at The Seta Office, Na 1194 5., 1 1 the County efMldlesex, Monday, Decembor W, 171". ARF ETO Oat • k• th e *l f thet , a N, A