The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-21 00:00:00

EVENING SUN 3ECOND EDITION SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. PRICES OF CAN AL ,ll OCK, ASSISR ANCE COMPANY SHARKS, &c. &c. &c. LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN. 21. Number Dividend Price of per CANALS. per Snares. A nnum , Paid. Share •, 1.765 7 per cent. Ashton & 0/dham...Average97l.lBa.sh. - ‘8 1,482 41 . Astaby.de.le.Zouch Average 1131.5 h , - 72 1 " ......... Basingstoke -...........1001.5h . 5 • /, 090 1.16a065 'Aar -ii-• Brecknock and Abergavenny 150'. ... sh., 92 1.,. RV. Birmingham, 1.16 th share ... S. & ill. I " 4 , 22 .., . Ditto & Liverpool Junct.l 9 ll. sh. 100 pol 21 '' 31 .. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool. sh. all p.l - f 0 0,„ „ 51. Cheliner and Blackwater ......... 100Lsh. 105 auu 221. Coventry 1001.6 h. SOO Croydon. Average3ll.26 .l od. sh • 2CO 5/. 0.1 Dut11ey............ ....... .. ............. 1001. sh. 192 600 13/. Derby lOO l, sh . 120 Z,OOO 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d.pd 3U 3,5753 4 , Ellesroore and Chester AVel'Zgel33.:.sll. 75 231 6*21 Erewasn ............... ......- .. - 10 ° 1 • 1 h • " 5 6,485 8 3 /, Forth e .nd Clyde WO/. sn. 100/. pd. Int 11.155 it. Orono ..unction -. ...1001.sn 115 2,f494 25a. Grand Union lool.lh 26 560 ......... Orand Surrey 1001 sh. 15 1 .00 01 V. per cent . Ditto (optional) Loan 1001. 196 Grand Western 800 131.125. Sid. Ohntragan:hire, Aver. cost 1721.139. W. 2: - .0 749 12s. Oranth on lsol.sh. :Pt., 6.338 21. Os. Hud,lersll3ld Average 5/1, 6s. Bd. sh. 2114 100 Kensington loll,h. allpd If% 3'1.329 11.10 s. Kennet and Avon, Av. 39/. 18s. 104. sh 18 11.8001 11. 7s. Lancaster Average 471. Os. 84 ta 2,8971 301. Leeds and Liverpool ... 1001. a h 730 5451 IIL Leicester - l4Ol. it 1311 .gin 5/. pa. Leicester & Nort koopton Aver. n 1.10: 71% 2,409 101. Monmouthshire ......... ......... ..100/.11 200 450 101. Melton Mowbray .... ..... 1061.1 h. 117 600 254 Mersey and lrwell #, 1001.6 h. 510 3,000 21. 10s. Macclesfield IOU sh. all pd 23 247 171. Neath IOOI.A. 365 2.400 51. Peak Forest ..... ....Aver.ge about 711. sh. 71 • 1,418 Ss. Regent's (or London) Av. 331.165.8 d. sh. 10 ' 1,8611 61. Rochdale Average 361.5 h. 112 ' 500 8!. Shropshire /351. sh. 137 • ;SOO 111. 10s. Somerset Coal ........ .......... .. . lsol.sh. 176 3,6001. 6 p:r cent Ditto Lock F un d St oc k 700 M. Stafford and Worcester. 1401.5 h. 686 WO 151 Shrewshu7 1251. sh. 280 300 94 3t 3 urbridge ..............i..........-. 1451. sh. 390 3,847 21. oe. Stratiard-on.Avon Aver.... 791. 9s. &I. ab. 33 538 133! • Swansea . ... ............. ..... .. . 1001. sh. 265 - 3,762 2/. 12a. Sever n and * Wye &Railway Av. 261.95. sh. 45 2,6601 sh . 32/. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 3 share .. lOOl. sh. 500 8,149 ... ..... Thames and Medway Av. 191735. Bd. sh. 2 I.ooosh touoish l 161. Warwick and Birmingham . 100/.sh• 203 9110 131. Warwick and Naptwn:... ......... lool.sh. 117 , s 7,000 41 Worcester & Birmingham Av. 781.85. eh. 55 5.000 365. - Wilts and Berka Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. 28% eon 6., -, 1. Willer and Essington 1251. sh '74 .28 Wisuezicn ........... ....... .......- 1%1. ;h. 30 605 ii Wei and Arun. llOl. en. 20 DOCKS. 12 ." ° k 2p. C. Commeec Al .. lOOl. sh . 61 1,065a5h. 5 per cent. Bast and West India .... . ....Stock 102 3,238,31021. :U. p. ct. London Stock 74% Ditto Bonds 2,209 3/. 61. sd. Bristol ............ ..... Average 14^1. las. sh . 75 86,324/. 5/. par cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lng 3:2,752 S percent. St. Katharine Stock 94 50C ('9O 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds ' .1014.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years , BRIDGES, 1.600 IL 11arnmersmitt. ..... ............ ... ...N.11.1 h. 21)4 1,231 Southwark, 01d........Av. 631. 29. Bd. sh, n e 1.700 1/. 159. Ditto, Now, all per cent.. 501. sh. 153( n ,OOO 5.060 : - .ls. Oil. Ditto, Old A tinnities of 8/. ..... 60/. p*l 21 5,18)0 199.3 d, Ditto, New Ditta of 71. ......... 401. pd 1816 - no,nent. 5/. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,848 27s • Vauxn.-.11 .......,.Average 701. 10,.3d. sh 26 " ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3/10s Albion 5OOl. sh. 50/. pd '72 6 ier cent. 83.000 1 I nd 1 ,. } Alliance British &Foreignlool.sh. lU. pd 14% awono 6 percent. Ditto, Marine '1 00 r sh. 5/. pd 51 4 4 4 t otlo di. per eh. Atlas .... ..... 513. sh. 51. pd 14 1,200 ish. 51. Birnmigharn t•ire...... ...... 253/. sh. 55/. pd 107% 20,000 4/. per vent. Fetish Fire 2501. sh. 501. pd 40 12,000 61. per clot. tritish Commervial 5Ol. eh. Si. pd 6 5,090 5/. per cent. Clerical & Medical Life. 1001.5h.21103 pd 6 1 A, 4,100 2/ Os County lOOl. %h. 101. pd Ii %WO ss. Eagle 50/. sh. 51. pd 4% ~..„, r 5 per cent. 1, E .oo . omtc Lit, 10001. sh. 250/. pd 400 land 301 tn. 2,2'11 225. percent. European Lii, 200 sh. all rid 22 &WO 2s. Ditto, New 20/ oh. '2l. I.ti 1% 1.000,1,001. (1. per et Globe Stock 119 20,000 51. Guarasn 30, , ,C0 43. Od. Hope .50/. sh. 5/. pd 55,, 2,400 51. 120 6d. Imperial Fire 5OO/. sh. 501. p 4 135 - 7,W0 12i. Imperial Lite lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 11 12,45 5/ percent . din Marine lOO/. sh. 8/, pd 20% 2,020 Si 104 Kekt Fire sol .sh. all pd 142 3/. Ditto Life so!. pd 66 10,(4 . 10 Ins. Law Life lOO/. sh. IW. pd 32% 5,00 les. London, Fire 25/ sh. 12/. 10s. pd 18% 3900 Ids. London, Ship •)5/ sh. 12/. 10 s . p d 18% I.‘fP,oool. ... . . ... Minerva Lite 1001 eh. 2 ~000 s'. rer cent. National Loan Fund.., 01. sh 2/. 10:. pd 2% 0z,f;111 51. per cent. Palladium Lite 5O/. sh. 2/. pd 2/ Os 50,'C4) 51 per cent. Protector I;fe 202. sh. 2/. pd :Led 30,00 4 per cent. Protestant Distenters ....101. sh. 5!. pd 5% 2,500 1/. Provtd.ent Lite HOW. sh. 101. pd 20 : 20 0 ,110 4s. Od. Rcck Life tri,•....:01 51. per c •st. Royal Exchange Stock 170 6,000 5 per cent. University Life 1001. sh. 51. pd K. 10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. 5/. pd 714 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 9 , 5,p00 ... ..... Agric and Corn. of Irelanil2s/..sh. IW. psi I%nno 1 per cent. Australa,la 401. sh. 40/. pd 53% 10,0041 10 per ceut. Bank of HU mi ingham 541/. sh. 10/. pd 13 10,0 0 d 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 'o/. sh. 10/. pd 13% 31,000 6 per cent. London Is Westminster 1001 sh. 201. pd 22% 60,030 5/. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 10!. pd 12% 2,/`OB 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl. sh. VV. pd :10 25,00 lb per cent. Liverpool,.„. 1001 sh. 1211. pd 19 150,000 7i percent. Manchester and Liver.] 501.5 h. 151 pd 19% pool Dis'onnt 20,000 7 per crst. Manchester lOO/.sh. 101. pd 41 40,0647 Bpe eent. Provincial Batik of 1 relandlool. sh. 25144 40 104 00 6, er cent National Bank of Ireland 501. sh. 171/. pd 17% 10,000 6 per cent National Prov..cial Eng.loo/. sh. 30/. pd 35 10,000 ...... ... Ditto New 100 sit. 101 pd 9% 14,000 ......... Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 10/. pd 32 6,000 10 percent. Hampshire ........... ......... 50/. sh. 5/. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AN!) COKE COMPANIES, 2,500 ]6s otl Bath 20/. sh. 161. pd 22 5.000 ..... .... British 40/, sh. 16/. pd 18 6.,,10 1 ., 5/ , .rercent.l intto Prnsincial 2Ol. sh. 191. pd 2414 Id Bs. 6s. 9 - 28 51 lOs Ilirmingl.am 501 sh. 96 4;2.50 2101 lltistol 2O/. sh. Se 2 '250 2./ les Brytton _. 20/. sh. 13% _. . ._ . - ._ VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Continued fiOin our Afternoon Edition.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) COCIUIURN V. RAPHAEL. This case came before the Court on a petition put in by the defendant, Mr. Alexander Raphael, praying that it might be referred to the Master to-take an account of the funds of a certain charity, and that the funds of the charity might be administered in this country, and placed under the jurisdiction of this Court. It appeared that Mr. John Raphael, the father of the petitioner, a Roman Catholic, but of Jewish origin, had died in India, and left by his will a certain fund, which was to be devoted to the establishment of a 'school, or schools for educating Armenian youthi. in the Roman Catholic religion. By a former decree of the Court of Chancery, it was or dered, in conformity with a report of the Master, that the principal school should he established at Venice, as being the place best suited for carrying into effect the objects of the charity. A school was consequently , es tablished in that city of the description con templated by the testator ; and it was conducted by the abbot and monks of St. Lazarus. The present petitioner had got a power of atto rne y to rece i ve t h e funds from the Accountant-General, which he after wards transmitted to the monks, for whom he acted as agent in this country. The petitioner after some time thought he had reason to suspect that these funds had been improperly administered ; and he complained in particular that the monks had given no account of certain sums transmitted by them'to Constantinople. It was on these accounts that he had come to the Court with the present application. It was stated on the other hand for the defence that the sums transmitted to Constanti nople were devoted to the maintenance of a branch-school established in that city. Accounts were also put in for the purpose of showing that the funds had been admi nistered with - the greatest possible economy. A further objection was taken to the application of the petitioner, on the ground that the Court could not interfere with the administrator of a charity established : by a former order of the Court of Chancery in a foreign country. ' The case had not been brought to a-conclusion at the rising of the Court, and the further arguments were post poned till to-morrow. QUEEN'S YENCHi-(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) LIABILITY OF CARRIERS.-HINTON V. DIBBIN AND 7-S0 31 103 Ditto, New ....20/. sh. VA/. pd It 2,471 41 per ceiit. Brighton General .201. sh. all pd 01,4 4,01() 71. lis. Continebtal ConsoiWatcd ....751. 0:11.0 !10 1,000 0/. City ot I.ontion.. ....... lOO/. sh. all pd 195 1,(1)00 61. Ditto, New lOOl. s Si. 751. pd 150 4,1100 II!. W. EquiLd•Le 5O/. pd 20 10000 5/. per cent. Imperial .lO/. sh. 61 800 5:. per cent. Isle of Thanet 951. sh. 201. pd 1834 4,:330 6/. Ivor cent. Irid.Tcrident 10/.4h. all r., :AS 9,090 41. per c,ent. Phoenix 5O/. sh. 391. pd 33 1,000 I/. per cent. !tate - tiff lOOl. eh. 801. pd NI 4,09 S.outh :tl4tropolitan 501. sh. - 1.3;41. pd 17 LOW 51. per coot. United netters! 501. sh. 47/. pd _Si 240 51. per cent. Warwick 5O/. sh. 50 400 5/. per cent LVakei. , ld 9,000 9/. Westminster Chartered 800 191. Ditto New ........5( /. sh. 101. pd 1134 780 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2Ol. eh. lot. p 4 WATER WORKS. 1,900 31s. Birmingham 25:. sh. ?SJ. pd 21 4,4:-3 71. East London 1001. A. 162% 5,514 2/ Iss. (Irand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4d. sh. 55 COCO '2l. Kent..,... 1004 sh. 52% ''72 IN. Liverpool Bootle 2 -201. sh. 3i15 1,500 2110 s Ncw River London Bridge Water Ann... 60 0,4,6 :110s Manchester and Salford 100/. sh. 54 1,0;0 5 percent. South London lOO/.sh. iS 4,-...111 441. West Middlesex Average 631.1121. 9d. sh. 90 1,:160 11 Rs York Building (,o. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 35 IRON RAII.,,VAYS. 6,300 2/. Os. Warn - ingham and Derby ..." IOW pd 52 9,5'4) . .... .... Birmingham and Hloucester !CO/. pd 641 15.110 IL 4c Bristol and Exeter .........1001. sh. 60 pd 25 7,500 ......... Cheltenham &G. Western 1001.8 h. 72A 1. 15 2,00.7 ......... Clarence 1001. sh. 100/ pd 20 9. 4. 40 ......... Dublin and Drogheda 1001. sh. 51. pd 60.00 4 0 ......... Eastern Counties .251. sh. 23!. pd s% 10,000 ........ Great North of England 10 0 /. sh. 1101. pd 694, 310,918 I 3 per cent. Grand Junction lOO/. sh. all pd 124" 2.5,. OC 3 per cent, Great Western MU eh. nu. pd 87 95,4100 ... Ditto New ........... .......501, sh. 501. pd 6i >,r 6000 5 per cent Gosport Junction...". ..... .504 sh. 501. pd LgNi 2,003 6 per cent. Hartlepool lOW. sh. 1001. pd 115 , 4 8,0110 'Hull and Selby ........ "...Mi. sh. 504 pd au 2.100 _ 4 per cast. Leeds and 5e1by......... ............ ....100 sh. 6514 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchoster 10(Lsh. 1001. pd 199 , 4 7.14 8 10 per cent. Ditto lief Shares 5Ol. pd 90 11,105 10 per coat. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd 45 liti,t iou ........ London and Brighton .501. sh. 50/ pd 37 24,01::0 Condon and Blackwell 251. sh. 251. pd I I 10,00 9 per cant. London and (Ircenwich .....:10/. sla. 201. pd 64 25,01)0 hi per cent. London S.: Birminshans 1001. sh. 90/. pd 1634 115,000 al, is Ditto Quarter Shares -.25/. sh. 51. pd 31,250 Dit o New Shares. ..... ...321. sh. 32/.14 29 6,600 5 per cent. London and S. Western Av. 384 17s. tld. :43., 1 1e3,000 ......... London and Croydani A n 1 1 .11..” i 56. vu.' Ditto New Scrip.... j " v " 12 13,000 t, per cent. Dianchcster and Leeds 100/. sh. 701 . 1'd 72 13,0t4) .. 10.000 ... Manche, ter and Birmiligham 70/.sh. 40/. 2tt . .... ... Ditto F.xtension 10 000 2L les. Midland E oun ti es 'Oa sh. 100/. p f d I I 15,000 I 15,600 N. Os. North Midland ..... .... 1.0!. sh. 10 0/ pd 71 i l IL w 1 lOs. Ditto Neer 10. ,,, ..... .... Northern and Eastern.... 50/. sh 401. pd ^^ 1 2 , a Preston rnd Wyre 5Ol. sh. 301. pd 36 ,tkia it€ooo ... ...... South Eastern and Dover .... ..... , 11. pd 27 1.000 trit. per cent. Stoektou and Darlington .. .. ...,1001. ch. 205 0,10 A) ........ Tha.es Haven 50/. sh U. pd ~0 0 ... ..... York and N,rth Midland 50 . sh. 50!. pd 21% "' MINES. 5.000 Albion Concr.... ........ ......5/.11, 21/.114 12 4.000 H. 54. A :ten l5l. sh 12g. it kpd 10 'Now .......„ Anglo ME xican.i,s. W. pm.lool. sh. al 'I d J Ditto Subscription ... ........ -.....zr. pa ig 4,060 pi. Bolanos ....... 150/. sh all p:1 35 10,009 11. P;s Brazihaulinp. lig. N. pm... 95/. sh. f)1. pd 8 ...... Macaubas .* Coca es United 5/ sh pd 4'4 11,c00 Ditto St. John Del Rey ...V11„ sh. 111 pd li 1(,000 ......... Bolivar Copper Company 20/.sh. 201. pd i 10,000 ... Ditto Sail, ............10/, sh. 101. psi 2 20,000 ..- ..... British Iron .00e British Copper 5/. sh. 4jl. pc) 1% Cu i ttr..nca Li/. pi 6% Candor • 7/1. pd 5 10,000 1 1 topiw. -.................:10/. it,. Li/. p 4 10 1;,500 ..• Colttratoan. 13s. si. pin. -.551. sh. 551. pd 0 2,e50 3/. lloglith l4/. Cs. pd 3 20,000 6,155 76:04C4i , C 41111.43, 1001.31, Gat pd 3,0400 Pult)cra - t, Consols .- ....1111. sh. 81. pd 4 11.500 Real del :Monte, Uk•rezlstered...... .. . ...... 3"i DlttO Loan Note: , 1501. pd 160 50 000 «.. United nexican, les. 2 pro. 40!. sh. all pd , ... ... • Dint. Scrip.- lli Ditto New Scrip 4/ pd 3 Vl'estCork .......... .501. sh VV. pd 36 - . - -- LITER A ItY INSTITUTIONS. Louden, ivith - Bronze Ticket ...75gs. sh. 14 sf, 1:5 6 :10 ' o ** London University ..... 1001. sh. all pd :UU King' 'College lOOl. 19X • biISCELLA NEO US. 10, Ci 15s. Australian Agricultural.lool;sh. 2l! pd 37 00 0 0 1. percent. British American Land Company 3,41. pd 9 10,(..t0 6/. per cc:4i. Canada Company ..... ....1001. sh. 32j1. pd 28 36.0(.1; st per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 pxr cent - 59 20 . 000 I/ . G s . General Steam Navigation 15/. :h. 14/. pd 24% 101. per cant. Hudson's Bay Stock ,000 IL London Com. Sale ltooms....Av. 751. sh I9M ,eeg ......... Caoutcheuc Company 1211. pd 12% New trunswick Land Compasy...so3. pd 12 2.:54 Ilf.p,r coot lteversi,nary Int. 50e...100/. sh. Wel, pd 92% .%.cai Si. per cent. Ditto New........ ....... .100/. sh. 1001. pd 107. 4, 41 ( 1 1 Thames Tunnel ........501. sh. all 1.41 10 10.000 6s, Van the.neres Land....l OM. Bh. ISji. pd 73 LIST of SCOTTISH' COMPANIES' PRICES ~ JAN. 15, 18121 . 1.4 0,80 , " , ng, P. e , B. BA N Kti, _,___, ~. ‘,.. ~. _.. c.. __, tk i ot Scotland —834 Bs. Bd. ih. all pd 154 1 4 f t 9 ) 1 , .:! . .2 . :: ‘ , .. 1: . I I e l iEyaof Scotland 100/.sh. all pd 144.; mi g .. j . " 0 ' 0 ( 4 , 1. -4 , . p. ct. B r i tish i :.orin. Linen Company 100/.sh. all pd tt; 500,(,c0,. I; ii. ct. National . .5001. sh. 100/. pd 15'.) 1,050 , 00 . :0u 06 .0 1 71 ; t p , .. tett.. omlraes,gtocivrnUothisocn 2157/1::t: 5100,/.. pd 87 8 1 71 % otland 2OOl. sh 401.1x1 CO% INSIJRANCE COSIPANIES.. oln.4ooah. AI p. ct. Scottish Union —2ol. sh. 1/. pd t3s.9cl. 72,00 11) p. c:. licrculcs ... l a.:iaxi 10 p. ct. Insuranet C . o . .. ..... d loo ti/ o s h lt . ifl Pd a 1 11 5 0.00 e 10 p. ct. North Ltitish.... tilnst-,,n•-,1--,--- a ll P- - t a A:40,.,00iii 110 0 ri: c c: : C E a d lcd i .botii.fliithn L. Fir te e . ......:...................ZE:i; . . 110°11: pct 2 1 0 7'4 100,000 s i p , ct. West 01 5c0t1and........ n°l. 'h. 101 ' ~I )1 14 :.1161.1NLi.A NEO U " 5 " ........ ..... IW. '- Edit]. alid o:3s Up (7. 4,818 ......... Ditto As _..„- • -,na,150/.,h. all pri 8 Locat , r.o . gel. sh. an .. .sh all pd at 225,40/. el per Cent. Edinlr. int Stcck Water.2s/ 'd 45 I,ooost. ei per cent. Shotts Iron F0UT0R1v......50/. sh 48/ pd to (1,000 3 poll cent. .',.i:intt:rgh & Leith Glass.2o/.sh. Hi/. id -- •_t , d OM' h Coal Gas .25/. B h. all • -% 4,5(0) 10 per cent. i'• , S O , 4,450 10 pet Cint. Glasgot, as •. 25/. sh. all pd 52 75 7a per cent. Leith Coa l GAS ~....... ...... 21.4-alt. all pd 22 1.154 ...... Edinburgh and Dalkeitlidaitsvay AoL ah 30 .. . CHRISTENING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.— We can now positively state, that there is no intention I. l' the - part of the Government to t?rder that•the'theatres 'ul4 l be opened gratuitous! y_ to th e public cn Tuesday evening next. No such intention exists. - OTH F. RS. The COURT also gave judgment in this case. It was an action brought to recover the value of a quantity of silk which had been entrusted, to the defendants, as common carriers for hire, and which had been lost by their negligence. The plea. was that the defendants ere carriers'after the passing of the Act Ist Wil. IV. c. 68, and that, in pursuance of the provisions of that Act, they had caused a public notice to be affixed in their ,office, that certain excepted goods therein enume rated, being above the value of 10/., should pay an in creased rate'of carriage--that the silk in question was one of these excepted articles, was above the value of 101., and that there was no engagement to pay the in creased charge. In the replication it was stated that the defendants, as common carriers, had been guilty of gross negligence. To that there was a rejoinder that the goods had been delivered by the defendants to their ser vants in the.ordinary course of business, and that they had been lost by their servants while under their care, and negativing any want of care on the part of the de fendants. To that the plaintiff had demurred. The question in the case was, whether, since the passing of the Act Will. IV., carriers were liable for goods lost from gross negligence on their part without notice and without payment of the increased rate having been made. In the declaration the expression was misfea sance, but that was dropped in the replication, and negli gence substituted. In deciding upon the present case, which was the first that had occurred since the Act came into operation, the Court must be guided by its language and by the state of the law at the time it was passed. In all the cases that had been decided in the Courts previously carriers were held liable for the loss of goods beyond the value of 101., where they had been guilty of gross negligence. In the case of Wylde v. Pickford, reported in the third volume of "Law Jour nal," 392, it was said that some uncertainty existed as to the cases that were taken out of the notice required to be given, and it was concluded in the case of Bodmin v. Bennett, that the notice was intended to protect the carrier from extraordinary , events, and not from the effect of the want of due and ordinary care ; while in other cases it was urged that the carriers were not by the notice protected from the conseqUences of misfea sance. In a case before Lord Ellenborough it had been held that the notice exempted the carrier from the conse quence of his negligence, but not where there had been a want of ordinary care, the want of such care being described to be such care as a prudent man would take of his own property. The weight of authorities, then, -was in favour of the doctrine that in order-to render the carrier liable, it was not necessary to prove a total aban donment of the goods, but enough to prove ordinary neg ligence. The result of the decisions in all these cases appeared to be that, supposing the protection of the car rierto have been the object of the Legislature, there was a.great deal of doubt and uncertainty to be removed, and the Court saw no reason why a more limited con struction should be put upon the Act than- its title im plied. The Act, which was for the removal of doubts and the better protection of carriers, was absolute in its protection, and without reservation of those cases where there was an intimation of the contents of the packages and of the value of . the goods contained therein. It was further contended that no carrier was liable for the loss 'of any, property beyond the value of lot., unless, at the time of its being de livered at his warehouse, the value and nature of such property was declared, and such increased rate of pay ment made and accepted .by the party receiving such property. The Learned Judge then referred to the various sections of the Act which bore upon the question before the, Court. On_ the whole, the Court was of opinion that the lan- g,nagla of the first section was clear and unani biguous, and without any exception, and none could fairly be implied from any of the other provisions it con tained ; and it held that the carrier was free from liability as to all the articles enumerated, unless notice was given, and the increased payment made and accepted. The Act, then, had, the effect of removing great doubt . and difficulty, which had previously existed as to the liability of the carrier. In the present case the Court was unfettered by any authority in putting their construction upon the Act, and they were of opinion that in this ease the defendants were not liable for the loss that had occurred, and their judgment must therefore be for the defendants. MILLWARD V. HIBBERT. This was an action upon a policy of insurance to re cover the value of a quantity of pigs which had been thrown •overboard in a voyage from Waterford •to Lon- don. The defendant pleaile'd that the pigs having been placed upon the deck, had thereby impeded the naviga tion of the vessel, and that the shipowner was not entitled to recover their value. To that theTlaintiff had demurred. The Court in pronouncing its judgment, observed, that there might be valid' rettsons for stowing goods of a certain description on decic, such for instance as timber and live cattle, and they might be so stowed as not to interfere with the navigation oftho vessel. The danger of the crew being tempted to throw them overboard when the vessel was in distress was quite insufficient to bar the plaintiff's right to recover. Much would depend upon usage, which in the present case was in favour of the plaintiff, and it seemed to the Court that the mete faet of stowing the goods on deck, without assigning that they had . been improperly . so stowed, was not suffi cient to exempt the defendant from his li a bility. H av i ng referred to several authorities on the subject, the Court observe& that, in their opinion, the plea had been pro perly demurred to, and their judgment must be for the BAIL COURT—(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) MANDAMUS—THE QUEEN V. TOWN COUNCIL OF HARWICH. Mr. GURNEY applied for a rule.for a mandamus direct ing the Town Council of Harwich to swear in Mr. An thony Cox as Mayor of that borough. At the last elec tion for Mayor, Mr. Hart and Mr. Cox were the candi dates,*nd Mr. Hart had the majority- of votes; but pre vious to the election notice had been given to the voters that Mr. Hart was not qualified; he not being-an Alder man, which 'he claimed to be, and that consequently all the votes for him would' be thrown away: Since .then application had been• made for a quo warranto, calling .on Mr. Hart to show by what authority he claimed to exercise the office of Alderman, and judgment of ouster had been obtain g 4 against him. Under - those circumstanced Mr. Cox was the ,only legal candidate for the office of Mayor, and therefore he now-applied for a rule nisi for a mandamus calling on the Corporation to swear him in.—Applieation granted. THE QUEEN V. "THE BRIGHTON GAZETTE." -CRIMINAL INFORMATION.., Mr. PLATT moved for a rule calling on the proprietors of tha Brightim• Gazette to show cause why a criminal in formation should not be filed against them for the pub lication of an article of a libellous character, reflecting on the character of two of the. Brighton Magistrates. _ Mr, Justice lirii.L.Lois referred the Learned Counsel to the full Court, and:observed that, as it was one of the highest functions the Court could exercise, he thought the full Court by far the most proper place in which to make all such applications, THE KING •OF PRUSSIA. _ FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Shortly. beforetwo o'clock this afternoon, a special gime - ifs messenger arrived at the Foreign Office from Ostend, with dispatches for the Earl of Aberdef announcing that his Majesty the King of PrUssia would not arrive in this country until to-morrow, when he might be expected at Greenwich about one o'clock. At the time the messenger left • Ok tend, only one of the three British steamers which had been sent to convey his Majesty and suite had arrived at Ostend, but the others were every hour expected. The Earl of Aberdeen not being at the office, the messenger immediately proceeded to the Noble Earl's private -residence, and orders were sent to the Admiralty fer the intelligence to be immediately forwarded to her Majesty and Prince Albert, at Windsor Castle. We regret to record the death of the vene rable Master of the Charter House, the Rev. Dr. Fisher, who died at Kingston on Wednesday last. The Rev. Gentleman was in his 92d year. By his death there is also a vacancy in the Canon-Residentiaryships of Nor wich. By a somewhat remarkable coincidence, the Rev. Robert Watts, the Librarian of Sion College, who was exactly of the same a g e, died the same day at the Col lege. The Rev. Mr. Watts was also Rector of St. Alphage, London-wall, and a Prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral. - The Chancellor of the Exchequer had a long in terview with Sir James Graham this morning, at the iforni)-office. • THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1842 SPIRIT of the PUBLIC 'JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAVERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—Public attention has recently, by certain flagrant cases, been directed to the state of the Bank rupt Laws ; but the real causes of the evils complained of arc but little understood. The two recent cases which have attracted public notice possess this feature in common--that the facts complained of are made known by the statements of the bankrupts Men:- selves. It will be asked how is this ? How is it that parties in the situation of bankrupts, before a public Court, should be induced to expose their own dishonesty, or irregular proceedings ? An answer to these questions will show the faulty state of the law. By the law, or practice in bankruptcy, the Court takes cognizance of the conduct of the bankrupt only after the issuing of the commission, or fiat. No matter how irregular or even fraudulent may have been the past conduct of the bankrupt---if he do but conform to the bankrupt law, and give up his effects, or appear to do so, the law in this Court cannot touch him. A man in insolvent circumstances, therefore, consulting a solicitor in what is called sharp practice, may be supposed to say to him,—" I have been a great rogue. I have incurred debts which I could not pay, and had no prospect of paying. I have given preference to my friends and relations, and I have wasted my creditors' property in extravagance and riotous living. What shall I do ?" The answer of a lawyer of the de scription in question would be, " Nothing more easy : say you have been a rogue ; state, or admit, that you have done all these things, but that you are now ready to give up all that is left to your creditors ; do this, and nobody can touch you ; your creditors may com plain —your assignees may make a show of opposition —the Commissioner, perhaps, will look gr a v e , an d throw out a hope that such conduct will not prevent you getting your certificate ; but there the matter will end—nobody will, or can, prevent your passing your last examination, and all aill be well in the end." The refusal of a certificate is, in such a ease, th e only remedy left to the creditors ; but a certifi cate is generally granted to interest or importunity. The remedy to: this evil will be found in giving the Court of Bankruptcy power to inquire into and take cognisance of the previous conduct of the bankrupt, and the means by which, before the issuing of the fiat, he obtained credit. Whatever defects may appertain to the " Insolvent Court," that Court exercises with great advantage to the community a power like this re ferred to, being enabled to remand and punish parties who have obtained credit fraudulently and knowingly without the means of payment—a power not possessed by the Court of Bankruptcy. STANDARD.—The affair of the Creo!e, the au thenticated United - States report of which we gave yesterday, is likely to open a new question with the Republican Government, and one which from its not elty, as well as from the different views of the con dition of slaves entertained by England and the States, may lead to perplexed negotiations ; other wise the matter seems to be pl a i n enoug h. If we assume, as in England we are bound to as sume, that a Slave'. his a right to vindicate his liberty by all rneens—by force if necessary—it is quite clear that the 'British authorities have acted as it was their duty tp act ; or that, if they have erred, it is in favouring too much the claims of the slave-owners. It is, however, perhaps too much to expect that Americans, accustomed to treat slates as mere pro perty, will acquiesce in the free man's view of the affair. Still, on the lowest ground, it is difficult to see how the British authorities could take a different course from that which they took, without assuming the character of keepers of slaves for our American kinsmen. A vessel arrives at a British port, under the command of a body of negroes, exercising complete control over the ship and crew. The majority in command, in com:non with the origi nal commander and crew, claim the intervention of the British Governor at a time when there can be no question that the latter were perfectly powerless, and at the mercy of the negroes. The British Governor grants this intervention to the extent of placing on board a guard for the protection of the crew, the vessel, and her cargo ; and all these are so effectually protected that they ultimately arrive in safety at their port of destination. About seventy of the slaves, however, against whom no charge of any kind is made, use the opportunity to employ their liberty. Neither the law of England, nor of any free country, nor the law of nations, would permit the British Government to obstruct them. These men and women came to the British port voluntarily, and they came as perfectly free as any persons whom they found there ; for they bad been previously emancipated by the gallantry of their more active friends. To coerce them would have been in fact to reduce them a second time to a state of slat ery. This the British Government could not do directly by its own instruments ; and what it could not do directly by its own instruments, it could not do indirectly, by connivance at a war td be made in a British port, by American citizens, upon 'strangers seeking hospitality. bo remembered that, according to accounts from Ilavitnneh received some time ago, via the United States, Mr. Turnbull, the British Consul, had been arrested by the Spanish authorities of Matanzas, an important town and port lying east of Havannab. The charge agaiast him, rather vaguely stated, was that he was found tampering with the negroes of a plantation in the vicinity of that place, and exciting them to insur rection or insubordination, with a view, so far as could be understood, of procuring their release and transfe rence to Jamaica. The correspondence of the Post and Herald of this morning from Madrid confirms the extra ordinary fact of this arrest, without however throwing any additional light on the subject. The Herald thus refers to the affair;—" The,Havannah Correspondence states that Mr. Turnbull, our consul, had been arrested at Ma tanzas, where he had gone on business, and brought in custody to the former city on a charge of having at tempted to prevail on some slaves to mutiny against their owners. If true; this is a serious business, one which may bring about serious differences between the two Governments. . Another disagreeable occurrence is likewise stated, namely, that an English boat laden with contraband goods, being closely pursued by the revenue cruisers, attempted to take shelter under the protection of our receiving ship there, but that she was nevertheless captured." The Post pithily remarks, that "Our correspondent fears that a mis understanding will be occasioned between this coun try and Spain on the subject of the arrest of Mr. Turn bull, our Consul at Cabs; charged with an attempt to provoke some slaves to mutiny. Mr. Turnbull was appointed by the Whip. He is a most indiscreet emancipationist ; and it was like sending a firebrand to the Havannah." We are entirely of accord with our Contemporary. It would have been difficult to select a mote imprudent and hot-headed functionary than Mr. Turnbull, for a post eminently requiring the union of a cool and conciliatory deportment with strength of mind and firmness of principle. Numerous have been the complaints and the remonstrances lodged at the Foreign-office, during the time of Lord Palmerston at least; against the conduct and proceedings of this person since his appointment, not only by the authori ties of Cuba and the Spanish Government, but, as we have reason to believe, by British residents in Havannah also. We were given to understand some time since that so impressed was his Lordship with the force of these combined representations, as tev have intimated his willingness to satisfy the Spanish Government by his recall. THE POETRY PROFESSORSHIP AT OXFORD. At a meeting held this morning, before the Vice- Chancellor, for the purpose of ascertaining the number of votes respectively promi s ed to the candidates, it ap peared that there were for Mr. Garbett, 921; for Mr. Williams, 623: upon which the friends of the latter gen- . tleman immediately withdrew him from the contest. Oxford, Thursday, Jan. 20, 1842. THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) The Gazelle of this evening contains a list of 67 Ad dressed of Congratulation, transmitted for presentation -to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on the occasion of the Birth of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and presented to his Royal Highness by the Right Ho nourable the Marquess of Exeter. • ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, JAN. 21, 1842. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Susan, Countess of Dalhousie, to be one of the Ladies of' the Bedcham ber in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of Mary, Countess of Sandwich, resigned. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 17. The Queen has b ee n pleased to appoint Captain Augustus Leopold Kuper, of the Royal Navy, to be a Companion of the Most.Honourable Military Order of the Bath. WiiITEHALL, JAN. 20. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. David Sutherland, Preacher of the Gospel, to the'Church at Strathy; in the parish of Farr, in the Presbytery of Tongue and shire Of Sutherland, vacant by the transpor tation of the Rev. Angus APGillivray to the Church and Punish 'of Dairde, in the Presbytery of Cupar and shire i)f Fife._ _ WHITEHALL, JAN. 150842. .. _ . The Lord Chancellor has appointed Richard Hudson Hall, of Birmingham, in the' county of Warwick, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. _ WHITEHALL, JAN. 1. The Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas has appointed William Henry Honny will, of Puriton, near Bridgwater, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be one of the Perpetual Commis sioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and reco►eries, and for the substi tution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the said county of Somerset. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 21. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign W. D. L. Kimbo!ton, from the 11th Foot, to be Ensign and Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Sir T. Moncrieffe, Bart. who retires, Jan. 21. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant C. S. Burdett, from the 60th Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, vice Fraser, who exchanges, Jan. 21, Scots' Fusilier Guards—Captain F. Seymour, from the 19th Foot, to be Lieutenant and Captain, vice Byron, who ex changes, Jan. 21. sth Regiment of Foot—Captain W. C. Kennedy, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Jenkins, who cchanges. Jan. 21. 11th Foot—J. T. T. Boyd, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Lord Kimbolton, appointed to the Ist or Grena dier Regiment of Foot Guards, Jan. 21. 19th Foot—Captain the Hon. G. A. Byron, from the Scots' Fusilier Guards, to be Captain, vice Seymour, who exchanges, Jan. 21. 37th Foot—Lieut. S. R. M. Byrne to be Adjutant, vice Lewis, promoted, Jan. 21. 60th Foot—Lieut. J. W. S. Fraser, from the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Burdett, who exchanges, Jan.. 21. 65th Foot—A. Alactlonnell, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Rhatigan, promoted, Jan. 21. Ist Vest:lndia Regiment — Serjeant-Major A. Smith to be Quartermaster, vice Allard, deceased, Nov. 18. 2d West India Regiment—Captain T. Jenkins, from the sth Foot, to be Captain, vice Kennedy, who exchanges, Jan. 21. Royal Newfoundland Companies —H. B. Chambers, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Gillespie, promoted, Jan. 21. HosetrAL STAFF. —A•sistant-Surge on J. Murtagh, M.D., from the 6th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, July 2, 1.41. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Haverfordwest. George Roch, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Jan. 8. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Henry Edwyn Chandos Scudamore Stanhope, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; William Unett, Esq., tobe ditto. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire. King's Regiment of Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry.—Tabley Troop—William Worthington, Gent. to be Cornet, Jan. 7. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. WILLIAM HENRY WELLS, builder, Goldsworthy place, Rotherhithe, Surrey. EDWARD MALLAN, dentist, late of Great Russell street, Bloomsbury. BANKRUPTS. JOHN MAIDLOW, builder, Fetter-lane, to surrender, Jan. 28, and March 4, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore., Ba‘inghall-street, official assignee ; Rhodes, Beevor, and Lane, Chancery-lane. GEORGE OGDEN BROWN, timber merchant, Sheffield, Feb. 2, at twelve, and March 4, at two, at the Town-hall, Sheffield. Atkinson and Pilgrim, Church -court, Lothbury, London; Smith and Hinde, Sheffield. RICHARD NURSERY, tallow-chandler, Whitehall-place, Kentish -town, Jan. 28, at two, and March 4, at eleven, at the Ceurt of Bankruptcy, Groom, Abchurch-lane, Lombard street, official assignee; Starling, Leicester-square. PETER LEICESTER, slate merchant, Manchester, Jan. 31, and March 4, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Cotterill, Throgmorton-street, London ; Fletcher and Hull, North John-street, Liverpool. CHARLES SANDERSON, fork-manufacturer, Sheffield, Feb. 4, and March 4, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Sheffield. Rodgers, King-street, Cheapside, London ; Vickers and, Jer vis, Market-place, Sheffield. CHARLES SAMUEL EVANS, master mariner, Corn hill, Jan. 28, at eleven, a n d M arc h 4, at twe l ve , at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell,• official assignee ; Lawrence and Blenkarne, Bucklersbury, City. CHARLES ppp and HENRY BENT, ship brokers, Riches-court, Lime-street, City, Jan. 26, at two, and March 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, Basinghall street, official assignee; Toune,William-street, Belgrave- square. WILLIAM YOUNG, nurseryman, Milford-nursery, God aiming, Surrey, Feb. 2, at one, and March 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lackington, Coleman-street-build ings, official assignee ; Bolton and Merriman, Austin-friars. • JOSEPH SMITH NEEDHAIII, banker, Ullesthorpe Lei cestershire, Feb. 11, and _March 4, at twelve, at the Castle of Leicester. Graham, Ironmonger. lane, London; Kern-Jarvis, Hinckley, Leicestershire. MARK FOTHERGILL and MICHAEL FOTHERGILL, drysalters, Upper Thames-street, Feb. ,5, at one, and March 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Cattlin, Ely-place. JOSEPH SCOTT and PIEN /tY COKER, woollen warehousemen, Cheapside, Feb. 4, at one, and March 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore," official as signee, 13 asinghall-street ; Turner and Hensman, flaring-lane, Cheapside. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending Jan. 18, 1842, is 38s. 3id. per Cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation thereof into Great Britain PROMISSORY NOTES. (From This Night's Gazelle.) An Account of the Average Aggregate Amount of Promissory Notes payable to Bearer on Demand which have been in Circulation in the United Kingdom, distinguishing those circulated by the Bank of England, by Private Banks, and by Joint Stock Banks, in England and Wales, by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of Ireland, and by all other Bank:: in Ireland, and of the Average Amount of Bullion in the Bank of England, during the Four Weeks preceding the Bth day of January, 1842, pursuant, to, the Act of 4 and 5 Victoria, cap. 50. ENGLAND. Bank of England £16,293,000 Private Banks Joint stock Banks 3,042,197 SCOTLAND. Chartered, Private, and Joint Stock Banks ... IRELAND. Bank of Ireland - 3,205,875 Private and Joint Stock Banks 2,515,677 Total.. £33;605,013 Bullion in the Bank of England . £5,628,000 HENRY L. WICKIIAII. Stamps and Taxes, Jan. 21, 1842. COURSE OF EXCIIANOE.—(THIS DAY.) Amsterdam CF. 12 7i Gibraltar . . 4O Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 8 Genoa Antwerp Hamburgk M. B. 13 14 i Venice .. Alton& Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 65 , Palermo, per oz ll9i Ditto, 3 months 25 9G Lisbon Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeiro 27 Frankfort on Maine... 154 Bahia Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37 Buenos Ayres Berlin... 7 - New Y or k, 21 slays sight 46i Vienna, effee. 11. 3M. 954 Philadelphia Trieste, ditto • 9 55:iialcas OF BULLION, PER. OZ. Madrid ... 36i I FOreign Gold, bars 1:3 17 9 1 Cadiz 364 Bilbao 36 Barcelona Seville New Doubloons 0 0 0 ,New Dollars... 0 4 9; Silver in Bars 0 4 1 al Gold C0in...3 17 5 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London New Price Current of January 21.) SUGAR.—Tge trade have been less disposed to pur chaso British t'lantatiop Sugar this week, and the mar ket has presented a dull aspect ; Berbice low greyish dark brown has been sold at 59s 6d to 61s ; Jamaica good brown for the pan 635, yellow for the scale of mid quality 64s to 65s ; St. Vincent's good strong grey 67s to 68s ; Demerara fine of the new crop 695, good brown 61s. To-day the market was in a quiet state for West India, grocers as well as the refiners being very cautious in their operations ; prices were, however, sustained, the supply being scanty. The purchases for the week are 900 hhds and trcs. Some. ships are daily expected. REFINED.—Prices have been sustained for Refined Goods this week, and .a good demand has existed. Standard Lumps at 81s 6d to 82s, ord and good brown lumps of the old make' 74s to 765, patent 77s to 80s, Tittlers ord 80s to 81s 6d, mid to good 82s to 87s, fi:le 88s to 925, Hamburgh Loaves commen 82s to 84s, good to fine 85s .to 95, superior and double•100s to 120 s per cwt. Treacle common 27s 6d to 28s, patent 28s 6d to 31s, Golden Syrup 32s to 33s per cwt. For Pieces prices. are firm; low to mid at 635 - tO 695, good to fine 70s to 75 per cwt. Bastards of good . and fine quality at 51s to 60s, other sorts at 40 to 48s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 29s to 22s 3d for the best. Loaves at 31s 6d to 32s 6d for 101b5 and 141bs. Treacle dull at 12s to 12s 3d per cwt. Bastards and Pieces in gOod request at 15. to 225. Matinrries.—This afternoon 4,800 bags 72 brls of the new crop were offered (an excellent parcel), the whole found buyers at full rats, but there was little spirit in the bidding's; fine yellow went at 69s to 70s, good 6Gs Gd to 68s Gd, mid 63s to 65k, low 57. Gd per cwt. EAST INDlA.—Bengal has met with less attention, and former rates have been barely supported for white; brown qualities however have brought previous rates. This after noon the public sales consiSted of 493 bags brown, 525 bags white Bengal and 16 casks Madras. Bengal only partly sold at rather easier rates ; good white went at 71s to 725, brown 47s to 48s ; Madras fetched 36. per cwt. Java continues iu request ; 250 baskets have been dis posed of privately at 18s 6d to 19. for good yellowish gr 7. • I c.REIGN.—Y6IIOiV Havannab has .been in increased request, and an eiteniiive business has been transacted this week,.. at 20.. 6d to'2ls for fair quality. White has been in fair request, and 29s to 32. paid for good and fine quality. Brazil low to fine at 15. 6d to 17s 6d per cwt.; white at 20. to 24. for common to fine quality. MOLASSES—Prices have boen sustained for West India; the demand, however, has been extremely limited this week. COFFEE. —British Plantation of clean quality has been much inquired after, the small supply at Market has, however tended to restrict business, all the parcels offered have found ready purchases at rather higher rates ; by private treaty sales of middling Jamaica have . been made at 118 s to 120 s, low middling 103 s to Ills, good to fine fine ordinary 73s to 100 s : at auction 21 cks Jamaica went briskly, low mid dling mixed at 102 s 6(4 good ordinary 755, ordinary mixed 55s per cwt ; middling and good middling sorts are much wanted ; of unclean kinds of Oofice ' several parcels have changed hands at improved prices. This afternoon prices were firm for Coffee, and the demand good : at auction 606 bags 20 cks Ceylon, and 626 bags Java were offered, the former sold at a further advance of Is per cwt ; good ordinary fetched 70s 6d to 72s 6d, fine ordinary 74s to 77s 6d, the latter brought full rates ; fair to good quality 49s 6d to 53s per cwt. TEA.—There has been an increased demand for Free Trade Tea, and extensive purchases have been made in all descriptions. Bolien, commo n sold at is 61d to Is tiid ; Congou, but middling fiat and rather old at is 10 d to is 101(1, but mid rat h er s trong 101 d to Is 1 lid, but Odd d d t l o )la 2 l s ti : ld hleaf S ou ki n d' 2s to 2s Id, mid blackish leaf strong Pekoe flavor 2s 41d to 2s 71d ; Twankay, but middling coarse Is 1014 . to Is lid, middling strong 2s gm s o d i lo tos 3 t s rg 7 o2 d os ( ; 1 : 0 111 2d ; s p , but mid 2s 61d to 2s 71d ; Gunpowder, fine 6s, good 3s Imperial, Orangeua c i i l i ob o u n 3tp f, s , , me 13i n cddo i mid blackish coarse scented oa:cdkt2ddin is . s h i6d l i( l e d2 a rsta f o9n 3 i s dse t ; o BdPR 3 , s eygk O os -1 000 : nd l ~ ; blackish adifiovlrrei al orlyt 0 is 2s I p O e i r d i b t . o is ln ICI Com pany's .; Caper, good ordin ary fresh Is 9 1d t o Is 10 s g t o r od ong to 4s fin s e i Pekoe, fine 33 Is to 3s - T a ra t d l e s C lO o i n d . middling 2s 61c1 to 2s 10d ; young Hyssop, fine bright d3stosd4sto63ds:lotido,wgeor)od, m iddling 3s to 3 s Odd , leofPekoe, but middlesisaitilgr-e 6d ; Hung Muey, good asiort heslcl e p a a s n h y:s %i i o C i ch n go i s the lea lowest common m F ad re e e gou ; the Tea market wears a healthy aspect, both buyers and sellers entertain a favourable opinion of the article. The stock is decreasing, the deliveries being extensive ; last week they amounted to 520,000 lbs. For public sale on Monday 18,000 .p ac k a , bea, an d for Thursday, 5,090 Porto) packages are declared, and 179 packages Assam ; 6,000 packages Tea are also announced for the Ist February. Two vessels have arrived with 15,646 packages. To-day ' there was less life in the market, the attention of the trade being generally directed to the public sales declared, still a fair business was transacted and prices were firm, common Free Trade Congou is 10-, 1 . ,d to Is lld cash, Company's is lOid per lb. CocoA.—There has been no public sale this week, and , privately the operations have been extremely limited in Nest India. Foreign neglected; good Para 34s per cwt. ' SPlCES.—lmporters of Cassia Lignea are still anxious to sell, and prices have further given was 3s to 5s per cwt. Pepper at full prices, good . fair bright E as t ern ' fetched 2 4 d to 21d, good brown 24d to 2P ; fair Ma labar 3d, and ordinary 3d per lb. White at previous rates; Pimento at 2icl to 3d for low middling to middling qua lity. Cinnamon his been little inquired for, and prices have still a downward tendency. Mace at lower rates. Nutmegs good to fine brown 4s 8d to 5s Bd, middling 3s 8d to 4s 6d, and inferior 2s to 3s 6d per lb. Cloves dull of sale, common Bourbon is Id per lb. RICE.—For Bengal this week full rates have been paid; good to fine white lls Gd to 13s 6d, middling white at lOs Gd to 11s and low middling lOs to lOs Gd per cwt. Java 6d cheaper ; middling white lOs to lOs 6d, low 9s to 9s 6d, and fine yellow 8s per cwt. Carolina for home consumption at 28s to 36s per cwt. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—There has been a fair demand for West India Rum this week, and rather higher rates have been paid for Leewards. Jamaica has sustained the former value. Leewards at 2s to 2s Id for. proof to 1 per cent. over, and Jamaica of fair quality, 30 per cent. over, at 55 3d. East India Rum has further improved ; Is 4d - -to ls 4fd for proef Calcutta ; The Brandy Market has been in a dull state. Cognac, first brands of the vintage of 1836, hhds 6s, puns 5s 10d, ditto 1837, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 5d ; ditto, 1838, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; ditto 1839, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d • ditto 1840, hhds 4s 3d, puns 4s Id per g a ll on , F or Geneva, 2s for common, and 2s 6d to 2s 8d for fine fit for duty. British Corn Spirits at 9s 9d to 9s 10d per gallon. To-day, during the progress of the sale, 206 chests were withdrawn by the proprietors. 719 chests have passed the sale. The biddings were more brisk, and the proportion which found buyers is much larger than on any previous day, but without any improvement in prices. Some lots of old goods were, however,. forced off at very uneven prices, which varied from 3d to Is 8d per lb discount. 93 chests were bought in by the proprietors. Oms.—For all descriptions of common Fish Oils this - week, rather lower prices have been submitted to ; Pale Seal at 421, yellow 341 to 381, brown 31/ lOs to 381 10s, Cod 301, Southern good to fine 331 lOs to 35/ 10s, common to middling 311 lOs to 331 per tun ; Sperm moved off slowly at easier rates, fine quality at 891. to 90/, and inferior 861 lOs to 881 per tun. Linseed Oil on the spot at 34s to 34s 3d, and for delivery at 35s per cwt. Rape, pale at 51s to 51s 6d, and brown 50s to 50s 6d per cwt. Olive has been in good request, Gallipoli at 65/ to 66/, and Spanish 591 to 61/ per tun. Palm at 321 for the best. Cacoa Nnt, at 41s to 42s for first sort. This afternoon fine Southern at 321 to 331; 60 tuns fine Sperm 88/ to 88115 s ; 50 tuns Newfoundland' Whale of fine quality 321 lOs to 3315 s ; 40 tuns Newfoundland Cod 29/ to 29/ 15s ; 60 tuns Palm 31s to 32s per cwt; 20 tuns brown Seal 201 per tun. TALLOW: —Prices have been steady for Russian Tal low this week, on the spot there, has been a brisk de mand for immediateconsumption, and 48s have been paid for large parcels of P. Y. C. For February and March 48s 6d, and for the last three months of the year 48s 9d to 49s per cwt. South American, at 40s 6d to 46s for low to fine quality. Town Tallow has met with a free sale. This afternoon the demand was good for Petersburg Yellow Candle, at 48s to 48s 3d on the spot, and 48s 6d to 48s 9d for delivery. GREAT ANTI•CORN-LAW MEET ING AT GLOUCESTER. GLOUCESTER, THURS DAY MORNING.—Last night onse of the greatest meetings ever known in this county wa held in the Shire Hall of the city of Gloucester, for the purpose of discu ss i ng t h e quest i on of the Corn-laws, and considering the propriety of adopting a petition to both Houses of Parliament, praying a total and immediate repeal of the obnoxious tax on food.. Seven o'clock in the evening was the hour appointed for the commencement of the proceedings but long before that period the immense hall was crow d e d to suffocation. Between two and three thousand artisans were present ; and the platform was occupied by some of the principal 'merchants of the city. It will be seen that a foolish and abortive attempt was made by the Tory party to create disunion and confusion; but it failed, as it might be expected it should. The MAYOR having been called to the chair by accla mation, proceeded to observe that the present meeting of the citizens of Gloucester had been called in consequence of a requisition presented to him, most numerously signed by the merchants, manufacturers, and others of the city. J. C. KIMBERLEY, Esq., a merchant, then came for ward and said that upon previous occasions, when they had met upon this most interesting and important ques tion, it had been trumpeted forth by the monopolists that they would resist any alteration whatsoever in the Corn laws; but, from certain indications , it was pretty clear thatit wus the intention of her Majesty's Government to propose some measure on the subject on the opening of Parliament: Thus, therefore, it would be seen that pub.• lie opinion had extorted something even from the Tories. —(Cheers.) Of course he was not prepared to say what was the character of the proposed alteration adopted by Sir R. Peel; but thus much he would aver, that no mea sure which recognised the fraudulent sliding scale would be satisfactory to the country.—(Cheers.) They did not need to go to see the direful effects of the Corn-laws to a great distance. Let them look at the port of Gloucester and its solitary condition, with scarcely a vessel floating in its noble basin.—(Hear, hear.) Let them look at the impoverished condition of the labouring classes, and the ,distress pervading even the - tradesmen.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Did not these things speak loudly for some sweeping alteration in the Corn-laws ? He did not see how it was possible for the Tory Ministers long to resist the overpowering moral influence which would ere long be brought to bear against the iniquitous Corn laws.—(Cheers.) They might prevaricate, they might shut their eyes and their ears for a brief period, but ul timately they might be compelled to yield, and grant what the people so evidently desired—a total repeal of the Corn-laws.—(Vociferous cheering.) Mr. Kimberley having again road the resolution, sat down amid loud and continued cheering. T. STURGE, Esq., seconded the resolution. S. BOWLEY, Esq., then came forward to propose the adoption of a petition to both Houses of Parliament, praying for an immediate and total repeal of the Corn laws. He said that this was no party question. The principle of an exchange . of commodities with foreign countries had a higher principle than mere national wealth. It was excellent in so far as spreading civili sation, and Christianity too.—(Cheers.) Every country should be their country, and every man their brother.— (Hear, and cheers.) Let them look at Wales, for ex ample. They speak a diff eren t l anguage, and formerly they were independent. Now, supposing for the sake of argument, that it still remained an independent nation ; well, they have discovered iron in abundance, a large portion of people aro employed in her mines ; and what is the result ? They have ten times more iron than what they want • and accordingly th e y sen d to E ng l an d and elsewhere the superabundance. We also send them food. Now, suppose the Welsh were to say to us, " No, we shan't have our food from you." . We reply, " Well, we shan't have your iron." And what is the conse quence? Why, the Welsh would pay dearer for their food, and we would pay dearer for our iron. (Hear, hear.) Now, that was a very simple vay of explaining the operation of the Corn-laws to all: except those who had the landlords' dust thrown in theit eyes.—(Laughter and cheers.) Again, let them look at the condition of the agricultural labourers. He had found, on examina tion, that in six agricultural counties in England there were more paid in poor's-rates thin in any twelve ma nufaCturing counties in England.—(_llear, hear.) But they were, told that the estates were_ mortgaged, and unless the landlords had high rents they could not exist. Now, his reply to th a t was , t h at if h e went into debt, he must bear the brunt of it himself. The kndowners would not pay his debts, and he saw no just reason why he should pay their mortgages.—(Loud cheers and laughter.) But let them for one moment see what the landowners paid in land taxi first as compared with fo.: reign countries, and secondly as compared with the amount of other taxes paid by the manufacturing popu lation. He read from an authentic document:— " The whole taxes imposed in Great Britain were— Land tax .01,183,585 Other taxes 51,997,000 FRANCE. 'Land tax.... Other taxes Land tax .... Other taxes . £23,250,000 17,500,000 PRUSSIA. £3,994,000 3,667,000 AUSTRIA Land tax Other taxes Thus it would be seen, that whilst all foreign countries of any note paid in land tax more than equal to the other taxes, England paid about 1,000,0001. out of upwards of 50,000,0001. of taxation. He would therefore throw out a suggestion which he th oug ht s h ou ld b e adopted through out ngland. That was, that a book should be opened in every borough, where all who were opposed to the existence of a tax upon food should enrol their names, pledging themselves to vote for no candidate but who was a Corn-law repealer.—(Loud cheers.) Their strength would thus be known. The petition was then read. J. G. FRANCILLON, Esq., seconded its adoption. W. COTIIER, Esq., then came forward to propose an amendment, when he was, received with a burst of hisses and laughter, and it was in vain that he attempted to obtain a patient hearing. lie at length retired from the' platform, together with his Tory supporters. The petition was adopted without a dissentient voice. Thanks were then given to the Chairman, and the meeting dispersed. A Cabinet Council will be he'd at the Foreign office to-morrow, at two o'clock. • THE NEW .JUDGE. —..Mr. Creswell yesterday afternoon rec e i ve d his appointment as one of the Jdes of the Court o f Common Pleas, in the room of Mr. o Jugs tice Bosanquet. This appointment causes a vacancy in the representation of Liverpool. LONGEVITY.......A few days since a respectable farmer, named Cummins residing withi n a f ew m il es o f Carlow, died at th e advanced age of 111 years. His re mains were attended to the grave by a numerous pos terity, amongst whom was a cousin of the deceased, who has attained the equally patriarchal age of 102.—Carlow Paper. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE.—me Commissioners appointed to examine into the way in which business has been con ducted in the Exchequer Bill department, and to pro vide a remedy against frauds in future, are busily en gaged, we hear, in their investigation, and have had some of the holders of the spurious or impounded paper under examination. Their proceedings are conducted ri with great sec rec y. Th ey carry on • their labours - with as much mystery as if they.were engaged in illicit prat= tices themselves. We must admit, however, that their examinations are properly enough conducted in private; but we see no - reason why the parties examined should consider themselves obliged to keep all to themselves. We can account for their quietness only in one way, which is, that the line of examination pursued by the Commissioners has been of a searching, comprehensive, and satisfactory character, bringing home to the minds of those before them a conviction that they intended to present a complete and full report of all the facts and circumstances of the case, so as to bring out with no reserve the clear and bona fide character of the transac tions under which the innocent holders advanced their money on the impounded bills thus' leavin g no part i c l e of doubt in the minds of P ar li a ment and of the public, of the entire equity and p er f ec t j ust i ce o f the i r case. The present calm which, on the near approach of the meeting of Parliament, has succeeded to the endless articles which daily graced the columns of our Contemporaries for a series of weeks on this subject is certainly remarkable. HE R ALD.— A. morning paper (the Chronicle) has thought proper to state, and the statement has been re iterated with more confidence still by its Radical evening double, that " the East India Company, having to make a large contract of cloth for' its troops (we have heard to as large an amount as 700,0001.) has given the order to Belgian or Prussian manufacturers, because it can get cloth from them 15 per cent. cheaper than from English manufacturers." This statement is pretty much upon a par with the " rough ice "• rubbish of a story which the Globe invented one day, for the sake of swallowing its own foolish falsehoods the next. The falsehood, for such it doubtless is, in the one case as in the other, will, however serve the turn for the 'time calculated, that is for the full twcnty-four hours' start which it will have uneontradicted i in the country, where at Anti-Corn-law meetings it cannot fail to be in the more extraordinary request, as all the 'standing old fallacies are worn down to the stumps. SUN.—No intimation hiti:been given during the day of ' any intention on the part of the Spanish Commissioner arrived here to advertise the payment of the dividends, but some notice of the kind is generally looked for. The Brighton Railway Proprietors had a very long and stormy meeting to day, and did not appear very well satisfied with the statements made by the Directors. The English Funds were godd. Consols, however, did not leave off at the highest point of the day, being marked 89+ to 89 1 1 sellers for present transfer, and 891 buyers for the 24th of February. The Unfunded Debt was firmly supported at 16s. to 18s. premium. Bank Stock was worth 1671, and all the heavy securities main tained the previous range. The speculative market for Foreign Stocks was quite at a discount, even Spanish being unheeded and flat.. The Actives Were 241 to 25. Mexican Bonds were better than the other Foreign Securities, being 294. The Brighton Railway Shares gave way when it was found that so much more money was required. They left off at 13 discount ; Birmingham were 79i ; and South Western 19i premium. 'Brazilian Imperial Mining Shares were 13 discount. WOOLWICH. -THURSDAY. EVENING SUN ro PRSENTATION OF TWO n — tA o f MEDALS BY MS MAJESTY THE KIN" 1.. THE FRENCH TO TWO CAPTAINS OF P TISH VESSELS. The following letters have been received at Lloyd's 17, 18 42 ' SIR,—My Lords Commissioners Adnlirulty having received through her Majesty's Secretary a St t t k g for. Foreign Affairs two Gold Medal's which have b conf,Tred by his Majesty the King of the French uP° :. Aclmiralt o y i J t a h l e i. II Captain Sharp and Captain Ward, Masters of the P s , tish merchant vessels the Clifford and the Mysore, te timony of the services rendered by them to the Freaneo frigate Magicienne, which was wrecked in the Ch u bf sea on the 29th November, 1840, I am command ed id their Lordships to t ransm i t to u, herewith the s a id medals, and to req ues t th a t the Committee o for maLq . ,,,,i the affairs of Lloyd's will cause them to be forest.'" to Captains Sharp and Ward respectively, and the r !, - , ceipt of them acknowled ge d. I t i s state d t h a t CaPr c , al Sharp's address may be f oun d at M essrs . Pi r ie and ' 1 " 71, Cornhill, but that of Captain Ward is not line"' -I am, Sir, your obedient servant, • FRS To the Secretary, Ll o yd' s . SIDNEY HERB j%-dm y i , of the Admiralty, t o transmit to you a copy of a from the Mini s t er o f th e U n i te d S tates o f A me ricas ceived from her M a j es ty' s S ecretary o f S tate f or Fer' fc.-a r L a o l t Lords Jan c orn l 11 4 1 , s l s B i SIR,—I am command e d bm re Affairs, expressing the s e nse en t ertaine d b y t h e .Amerl'll - 0 Government of the cervices of Captain Staall ) 4,, of the English bri g R over , i n rescu i ng eleven or, `,,f crew of the Mary A nne , o f N ew Y or k , o n the 2 51 '1„ - a August last, when sh e foundered off S ar dinia. l''" g their Lordships request that the Committee for manngr r , the affairs of Lloyd' s , w ill cause t h e same to be l' f) " 1 . , warded to Capt a i n St amp o f t h e R over. —l am S your most obedient servant, SIDNEY HERBEAw To the Secretary at Lloyd's. (Copy.) ter The undersigned E nvoy Extraordinar and Mi nister Plenipotentiary of the Unit e d St a t es o f A mer i c a haste` 'aonour to inform th e E ar l o f Aberdeen, &c., that a l eg, has been received at this Legation, through the Anlf tp ri t i can Legation at Mad r id, f rom t h e C onsu l o f t h e ITIID` a States at Malaga, cont a i n i ng i n f ormat i on o f t he resew' from immine n t d ea th o f e l even persons of t h e shi P o f company of the American vessel Mary Ann e ' At ii New York, foundered off Sardinia • on- the of August. • This noble act was performed "..; Capt. Stamp, o f th e E ng li s h brig Rover, bound , e Ts; Smyrna to Cork, with i mm i nent d anger to his own'v fe . at the time, and grea t su b sequent inconvenience. "df presentation of captain Stain 's generous act h a s alrfa., been made to the Government of the United Stateo ud the Consul at Malaga, and the American citizens at q i !, place have endeavoured to convey to Captain- Stamp, in proper way, their sense of his humanity. The • signed feels it n o t th e l ess hi s d uty to seize thrishe ui opPe ldrel l i° pity, on behalf of his Government and count ° Li; press the . feelings of admiration and gratitude with n'i c , he contemplates th e b e h av i our o f C apta i n Stamp, ali„oe, bring it, in the most f avoura bl e manner, - to the know of her Majesty's Goiernment. (Signed) EDWARD EvEREV• Legation of the United States, Dec. 21, 1841. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' CO wvitT AND , g ITS PRACTITIONERS. po f Within the last few day s th e qa lifi cat i ons o f sol e .the " practiti oners " o f th e I nso l vent Debtors ' Court ":00 been before th e p u bli c , i n th e investigation of a Pern before Mr. C omm i ss i oner Bowen, who had , 4 acted Coati Qeveral c ases t o b r i ng the insolvents before the C° „ ".. 3 , The subject has been under consideration for many Y eil r io and rules ha ve b een a d opte d b y the Court to prevent 0) business of " agents," which was formerly curried on a great extent. S ome years ago i t was a very eolnin°l occurrence for several 6 , clerks' to answer for an attorn-t, as the cases were call e d on , an d i t was feared that ti!eiv in fact employed th e attorney on th e sc h e d u les, gi /I° o a certain " fee" for usin g hi s name. A short t i m e i n ‘ n,. t00 it was elicited that a " c l er k" w h o had acte d i n e r which had been sadly neglected, had been an auctionl'a and a tailor. He had taken the benefit of the Act , . 7:4. was remanded for " eight months." The Cornruissl ° ;0 ,old him he was a most improper person to interfer e tt ", the cases of insolvents, and ordered no more pap er9 oll be received in the office from the same individual. , the following day the Commissioner said he had bg' ° him " four" sched u l es o f th e same person. The C,°,rt .° investigated the conduct o f th e a tt orney, who decille, that he was the actual party, and had sot lent his ualee, The Court eventually ordered him to complete the e b i, glected cases, telling him his future position t o Court depended on the manner in which he conclu e ' rt , himself. The " clerk" was dismissed from the COI) and the attorneys were warned against employing hid' He was told that if it had been proved he had Rote in the name of the attorney he would have been sent to Nelvgl. INTENDED REVIEW AT WINDSOR ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA. The three troops of the Royal Horse Artillery utder the command of Colonel Dyneley, -C.8., will march from Woolwich to-morrow for Windsor. On the first night they will be billetted at Kingston, and on the second at Staines or its neighbourhood, to be in readiness on the day of the christening, when their services will be re quired. One of the troops is a rocket troop, and the men have been actively employedin Making preparations for a grand display during their stay at Winds or . The orders issued for the Life Guards to hold them selves in readiness' to attend - the King of Prussia from Greenwich to Wandsworth; where they will be relieved by the 11th Light Dragoons (Prince Albert's own Hus stirs), and be by them escorted to Windsor, still remain uncountermanded ; and that is the present fixed route by which his Majesty the King of Pri,ssia will proceed im mediately after landing at Greenwich. During the dense fog which prevailed on Wednesday morning, the Firebrand. steam-vessel, in going down the river, came in contact with 'another large steam. vessel, and by the collision the Firebrand lost part of her figure-head: , The . Shearwater steam-vessel, one of the vessels composing the squadron, ran aground during the fog in Northfleethope, and the Firebrand and Lightning steam-vessels had to remain there until the Monkey arrived from Woolwich to assist in towing the Shearwater off. The Monkey._ returned to Woolwich to day, and the others proceeded: to Ostend. It is now scarcely possible the, king' of Prussia can arrive in this country before Saturday. It is expected the Royal party will at once embark in the steam-vessels, and that they will return without waiting for the company of the sail ing vessels, and that the latter, after firing a Royal sa -I,ite in the British Channel, will return to their respee tive' posts, owing to the unfavourable season of the year. ROYAL MARINES. The whole of the Royal Marines in the garrison at Woolwich fit for duty assembled this forenoon with their Officers and with the. detachment from Chatham, all under the command of Colonel Conolly, their Com mandant, and went throbgh all the exercises in a highly creditable manner which they will have to per form on the landing of the King of Prussia at Green wich. The officers carrying -the colours of the corps were also present, and the spectacle was very animated, as the number of the men is larger than has been the ease for some time, owing to the recent addition of the detachment which had served in the Powerful and a considerable acquisition of recruits. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Rhadamanthus steam frigate and troop-ship, Master Commander Thomirtien, left Woolwich on Monday afternoon for the Mediterranean. Captain Dun lop and 11 gunners and drivers, to complete the company of the Royal Artillery at Corfu, embarked at the dock yard here for a passage to their destination. Fifteen women and about as many children, the wives and fami lies of the men of the Royal Artillery stationed at Corfu, obtained a passage in the Rhadamanthus. Maor Vicars's company of the Royal Sappers and MinerS, under the charge of Lieutenant Ford of the Royal Engineers, embarked at the same time ; and it is a circumsta n c e worthy of record to show the steadiness of the corps, that not one single man of the company was absent from the barracks on the previous evening after the usual hour. Sixteen women and about thirty children, the wives and families of the Nen of, the company, accom panied them on board for a passage to Corfu, where they arc to be stationed. Three very respectable-lookin g females cried bitterly on being refused a pasiage with their husbands, on its being ascertained ; that although they might have been legally married, their husbands had not asked the consent of their commanding officer— an excellent regulation in the army to prevent the pos sibility of any soldier marrying twice or oftener, which might be the case if there were not a check of this de icription. The Prince Regent, transport-ship, has been at Dept ford for some time receiving stores on board, and is ordered to drop down to moorings opposite the. Royal Arsenal, where the following troops will embark 'in the early part of next week for Berfnuda :—Major Moles worth's company, 6th battalktn_of the Royal Artillery, to relieve Major Wood's Company, Bth battalion ; the latter hiving gone abroad on the 9th of November, 1835, have consequently been upwards of six years on the i3ermuda station. Captain 13eresford will take the com mand of the company, as Major Molesworth will not proceed abroad at present. A company of the Royal Sappers and Miners embark at the same time in the Prince Regent transport, consisting of . 90 effective men, under the command of Captain Fenwick, Royal Engi neers ; Lieutenant Jenkin and second Lieutenant Gray, of the Royal Engineers, have also been ordered to pro ceed with the company. This company is not to relieve any other, being the first time a full company has been ordered to Bermuda. We mentioned some time ago that . a challenge to fight a duel had been given to General Levasseur by M. Arrighi, a chef de bataillon on the retired list, in consequence of some offence from the former to the latter. The principals had arrived at Mar seilles for the purpose of fighting the duel, but it ap pears from a letter in the Seinali4ore, signed by Messrs. de Lescazes, Falcon, and Bernard, who were to act as the seconds of General . Levasseur, that the conditions of the duel have been refused - by that gentleman and his second, M. Casabiaaca. The seconds of General Levas seur state that, when they proposed to those gentlemen a . duel with pistols, at a distatice of thirty paces, they re plied that they would not consent to a greater distance than from six to ten paces. In consequence of this con duct, the seconds of General Levasseur have desired that he should renounce the idea: of a duel, and throw himself upon public opinion. On Friday last we were shown a note for 5/., of the bank of Messrs. Clarke, Mitchell, Phillips, and Smith, with an endorsement . somewhat unusual in bills of that kind. It was to this effect Farewell my note—and vvhereSoe'er you wend Leave gaudy scenes, and lie the poor man's friend You've left a poor one—go-to one as poor, And drive despair and hunger from his dcor. —Leicester Journal. The Diario di Roma gives an account of the progress of the evening schools for the instruction of men in the -pontifiCal capital, th e ru l es for , laid down by the v i car - general, Cardinal which i i ng were Della Porta, last June. These schools have greatly multiplied in Rome, and the Government is urging fathers of families and masters to send to them their chil dren and apprentices. The clergy also lend their exer tions to the promotion of this branch of education. INQUEST AT BRIGHTON. --0 11 the 6th inst. an inquest .was held, at Westburton, on the body of Henry Flint. Deceased was bailiff in th e serv i ce of Mr. Bisshopp, and went with two other men into Houghton forest to collect leaves for their master's pine pits; and seeing a dead beech tree standing, the men began to cut it down for their own use, and fixed a rope round the top of the tree and all three pulled, when tho tree sud denly snapped and fell upon deceased, who died from the injury he received in about a quarter, of an hour. Ver dict—" Accidentally killed.'! Upon a special report of the Minister of Public Instruction, the King has conferred the insignia of the Order of the Legion of Honour on, M. Sismonde de Sis mondi) Foreign Associate of the Institute. THE MARKETS. COUNTRY MARK ETS. Barley. a. to a. 27 34 31 32 0,.t , . I. t , S. 22 26 t. 3 26 Wheat. Beans. re• "14; 46 Per Quarter. Seth . Slandlord dridport '.hard Exeter Zloucester duildford Newbury Reading Salisbury Sherburne ... Sheptonbialret Uxbridge Warminster ♦ Worcester 1. to s. 53 64 52 72 68 56 72 64 70 GO 65 58 76 4$ 76 45 '75 52 '72 58 68 54 70 S. .to a. 3$ 42 48 214 32 22 28 27 34 21 22 26 30 21 c 8 29 38..28 31 DS 35 18 30 23 38 19 31 27 34 20 28 2$ 85 24, • &.2- 28 37 ifl 27 37 43 23 28 I 28 85 24 0 5 32 83 : t 42 ;?.8 4 20 24 30 L 8 30 40 44 - 19 CORN 51 iIiKET: 801 b. In. ••••••• OO 6011). • • 00000 • ' O sus. to dk p icolnglitre 2z••• • 38 42 .... 40 , 54 70 64 68 52 62 LEEf Wheat, Norfolk and S ufi --- York. and Linco atiny, Norfolk and Sum Yorkshire and Lis 10 '42 95 40 40 40 33 44 40 50 42 4 44 40 44 Jq 36 41 35 36 40 , 6 0 36 „, --- Grinding ' Beans 631 b. 36., to 40 3 . t flats, Potatoe `2la. to 25Jal e --41ealing. For. 11d. to ISd Eng. 11d. to 12)4d. Pet 're l i t %hailing 2le. to 2Ss. Pet DEVIZES CORN MARKET. , cl. Per Sack. a. 4. a. d. Per Quat ter. s. d• 1 0 First Wheat St G to rti 0 Oats 2l 0 to 9 4 q S r e h c i o r i c id .... ....... ... 30 , 0 4 1.3 0 ta u n r s g r r I vo is is g 5l i i ; Barley 2 5. 0. 35 0 Bkead ( pet ga llon). 1 4 -- M MARKETS. Per lb. d.ti7 6 Z CHELTENHA, Per Bushel. s. d. to a. d.i Wheat 7 e 9 0 8eef........................ darley. Oats 3 0 3 9 Veal Beans 5 0 5 4 Pork ?ease 5 0 8 0 Lamb Hay 41.51. to 41. 103.0 d. per ton. CANTERBURY MARKET. Wheat, 0rhite.....„..... 655. to :05...... 01d...ft.... —s. tO 76S , . —...., red............... 6 , a. to ekti I • 1..... Okl. ...g. to e. i Barley, Malting ...... 303. to 34s ..... Grading.. —4. 10 "..,. Oats -- ........ 21s. to !Xs. —. Old _, ,to -' ......... 32a to 40s. ...... 01d...=,_ —s. to ''„ .......... 40s. to —s. ...... Grey 54,. to " CHELMSFORD MARKET. Wheat, White............ 57 to 68 Oats oto 3 , Red 53 65 Pease, Gray 3l g Barley 3O 33 White 3l 0 Chevalier 'l3 35 Beans, Ti c k '5 0 Grinding ......... 23 29 Mangan .... ...... gd aeons' itaie 6 a 6 ; It PUGILISTIC CONTEST EETWEEN WwL l9 e AND MASON.—A correct report of this Fight wi ll given in Belts Life in London, of Sunday, Jan'i f or which Jou rna l i s pu bli s h ed i n time for the Sat afternoon railway. P r i ce o f Bell's Lift i n Lon g °n' RAILROADS.---" A meeting of Peers a nd D e { puties," say s th e D e b ats, " have been to the Presiden t ey the Coun c il an d to t h e M i n i ster of Public Works. le"re Were deputed by severa l o f their colleagues to lay belo these Ministers th e powerful arguments which exist ill IA favour of th e li ne o f ra il road from Paris to Marseilles' Jr Dijon, with a b ranc h to M ulhausen. The Deput i es the departments interested in the formation of a rai-110, from Orleans to M arse ill es, met on Friday in one o f Conference Rooms, under the Presid enc y o f M. 13110-f They named a Provisional C omm i ttee , com pose Messrs. Benoit (President), Charlemagne, Roger, .Ab l* tucci, and Lanyer." The Pilote du Calvados states that Colone l Reyau, commandant of the depot.of horses at Caen the remounting the cavalry, h as rece i ve d orders from Minister of War to go to Syria to purchase stallions for the military studs, and that Colonel Descarrieres, 1 1„ tached to the sa me d epot, i s going to England for same purpose., ' f CURIOUS. FACTS IN NATURAL HISTOSI. --Birds sing less in August than in other months. i'„ tt ; dies chatter less i n F e b ruary. The former of thes e'euri,% t • facts in nat ura l hi s t ory . h as some mystery about i t --h the why and wh e r e f ore o f t h e latter may be found i ll circumstance that—February is the shortest moillh the year. SILVER•PLATED CORNER DISHES T. COX SAVORY, Manufacturing Silversraith, No. 479 t '"," its hill, London (Seven doors from . Gr acechurch-street), 911 " — n er the prices of the following patterns of strongly Plata Cor n er Dishes, with silver handles and edges, and silver shields engraving the crest or coat of arms and The Gad Ptern. 0 Four St rong l y Plated Corner roon Dishes and Covers._ £lO 10 Four Extra Strongly Plated Corner Dishes and Covers• The Flower Pattern. Four Extra Strongly Plated Cereer Dishes and , 0 0 Covers .. . . 13 N.B. The cov ers are ma d e with moveable handles, so tlot they form ext ra di s h es. D rawings of the above forwarded to any part of Great Britain or Ireland, postage free. 12 12 BIRTHS. On the 7th inst., at Rome, the lady of George Russell Nix ° "' Esq., of a son. SIOn the 20th inst., in Upper Woburn-place, Mrs. Re'b ellu ' of a sta. MARRIRD. 00 On the 13th inst., at St. George's Church, Hanover-gl°, th e Thomas J. P e tt an , E sq., to M argaret, youngest daughter o f late Richard Waring, Esq., of Belfast. On the 19th inst., at /Newton Valence, Hants, the Rev, Farquhars on , Vi car o f T arrant Monkton, Dorset.hire, to P a.- riet Alaynard, eldest daughter of the Rey. T. snow. On the 20th i ns t., at T r i n i ty Church; Marylebone, J . Eq, of Burgh-hill, Sussex. to Emily, second daughter of Hobson, Esq.,_ of Harley- s t reet. On the 20th inst., at St. G eorge ' s, Hanover-square , , he Rev. John Hamilton Forsyth, M.A., of Weston-super - l i P:ici .Somerset, to Mary Catherine, second daughte r of the late s- Edward O'Bryen. DIED. On the 18th inst., in the 15th year of hi s age , sepb, second lon of Joseph H orn b y , E sq~ of sepb, verton, °- Liverpool.. On the 14th inst., at W oodhall, near Askrigg, M. E. r --s• rite, wife of the Rev. J. S. Wood. On the 14th inst., at St. Helier's, Jersey, Elizabeth AO' wife of Captain H ec t or D ownie, First West India Regimetp . On the 16th in s t., at R ockland House , neer Dover, 1 " " idow of the late T. Horn, Esq., aged 88. London: Pri n t e d an d P ublished by MURDO YOUN G , °f No. 112, Stran.l, at The Sox Office, No. 112, Strand , the County of AlidcUesex, F r id ay, J anuary 21, 1e42. An Th Lk! oi "ery Of tn whid 4d vi , hf et j 4 'I/id Arti e! Per c e i eratie k- t l) Alai n Pack ton, tl( ' (1 1 ( 4,4