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A-NV INTELLIGENCE Cii ANcEwy,_(THIS DAY.) This. TAyLort V. RUND.I'LL AND OTHER , S. tiCin c a'e 'was partly arge,ed before the long vaca- . . It n eei s e on nf e ar I, efore'the‘Court upon appeal from the i Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, allow r4exeepticns taken to the suflici‘aacy of the answers Tt a h 3 r de:'endents to certain interrogations. el,ni'l'etefenclants are three of the Directors of the Ge -41.1,1114111g Conipa.ny, mid also trustees of a lease of a e --( ''' by his late Royal Highness the Duke of York m ' e el la ll l reines in Cape Breton to the Corn- Th e t a • ••*a;eed special covenants, lease coe, .• itif e e"' '!- 1 1 they were bound to give every Iviti l e nal lein that might be required of them I.l;t' e 'lk'et to the werl•-ing of the mines. A bill of fe r - k ver 3 7 . was flied by the e xecutors of the Duke of au • acalia•- the • aae -e e and to that bill they put - r a i n ylnewer, which was considered insufficient. Cer ka ; e ' llte rrogations were then put to them, and the ie.. 4 ii '' er s to thtwe interrogations were also considered Ri4' l lt• The defendants stated that they could (e),„l'a the answer as the ether Directors of the •eraa the, 3 rvfued to allow them to have access to („11:-.e docuieents of the Company which were neer-s -ill . to en „, ant them to give mere distinct answers. ease nt'"•;ter had reported the answers sufficient, but e cpt''' - e . " °113 were taken to that r?port, and those ex- Il ree l-n s were allowed bv the Vice-Chancellor Knight bre r ;:;_ , and from that decision the present appeal was The j a ut nn CHANCELLOR, at the conclusion of the t hert -te---":ItS, gave the defendants liberty to put in a f ur 4-ahi:nation, end allowed them a month to do so. V/ ( e D. 1 4 c !lAN cE it Y.— cr HIS DAY.) • 4 11 fore tne ITICE-CIIANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) The C%urt was occupied in hearing motions. SLOGGIT r v. BRYANT. C osts te rnaaa moved, in this case, for security for Ifroni the clefendentse against whom a verdict h adj ell • given. Tee plaintiff was a resident at to b e l p -n • ' ll Cornwall, but on application he was not ta teed . ° 4ll d at his residence, but he was afterwards tor e f e te, and discovered, in a solicitor's chambers in I llade -n. The application for security fbr costs was at ' resithe ground of th e i na bili ty to discover him Bence. f o rie t , r ,;, B7 -imanT opposed the application. The de- Pert y -- ; resided at Bo:1min, and his residence and pro 'aere i ver e still there ; and he contended that the 0 4et pf S. coming to London himself , and—not aer s °3 ' ills hat being found in an attorney's cham• for w aa snftbicnt to warrant a security aka -es t,'• 11i had actually brought himself the ue, "''thin the 'erisdiction , of the Court, for Ne' a se of fili n j a . cross bill. He had certainly I 'llt *". }• „l :' his hat an d teal from Bodinin to London, Payi n wris - still a householder of the former place, Ab sen f :eut and l o t ; an d t h e mere f a ct of his . being to ee ' ra ra his home was not to be taken as abscond illtlicient to warrant the application 7 l jaa '„ E 'rr•Ear. said, when be first opened the case he , 4 ad li t; a ware of half its enormity. The defendant 'ort u ,'?ilght into Court fourteen or fifteen un etee ? I e i ndividuals, who, before they could pro : D, es,` oll4 step, were by the order of this Court, com • t ae e Pay no less than a thousand pounds for e 'lare:,! e "PY of the bill, which amounted to the '% . 4 1) ; - “ . , 3 number of 1,618 folios. (The cffice copy l e ilor;•, - „- (1-4i eed, and excited some laughter from its 'eft hi" SiZe). In addition to the fact that he had lid l 'eirience, he had admitted that his house Stripped of all the property in it. Perf e ' c llnee that i he was putting in a cross bill was a etlt,l l , - alse of te rms . He was avowedly an and 4 t riiing from th e pursuit of legal proceedings, "Y pultejnPted to evade the consequences cf his acts e the - r s -- ,: e n e: in three bills, one of 1,618 folios, and the phis 00 and 800 each respectively. '- i : P 0 1111 allowed the application in the usual " o ti e could not arrive per salient at the conclu teeß4lth'rat the enorm ou s bill before the Court was al 'et b l a fraud, whtever it ;tight appear, should it his misf or t une a to read mi (Before Sir J. K. BaucE.) MOORE V. DEARDON. e allSe, the hearing of which occupied two or ails If I 3"s, his Hoatourt gave judgment this morning. e trose e ) ,Pult said there had been great delay in th e 4 . 414 4 2 ( . 1 4°11 of this suit, the bill having been filed . m f or 3.oar s r , c4o. He had not heard any satis ac bil ci•e4oll Why - the cause had not been heard, or the istll3' di n °ll in the lifetime of Mr. Deardon, the l ag : la- of the original parties not now living. Havd the ,”',fra t rd to all the circumstances of the cause, an l ah th /vil* of the pleadings, he could not the plea 1-a jar -e defendants had set up in opposition to the th iff' s titl • e e t r eadrey.. He thought the case was oxe for re b'rlt was incumbent on him, whatever d Which ll , a might feel, occasioned by the long perm ' l ie° "ad already been passed in litigation, and the k lsida rahle amo lt the property, to desist from toss er 111 'estlgiltlon. His mind bad fluctuated be the fore' a ury and- the Master's office. In proposing l ' l cler e er, he had teen influenced by the con- L 14.4 1 41 t hat the evidence to be laid before a Jury e kid I %,as extensive as that which could usefully u adel•X cl uro the Master and must ultimately come t t b °oo4 ll . e t review"' of the Court. On the whole he aie t ,; e ! better that there should be an issue tried in ran‘`'lre at the ensuine• as sizes between Mr. Fer kissliii t he preeent ' Delion as plaintiffs at law, and ee 's e s th His Honour then di • d eve • asia es a isasuese to e bet ried at the next Lancaster In th. I)I.TPUY V. TRUMAN. t r'slf r' s „_case, Mr. RUSSELL moved the Court on to " l eplaintiff, Sophia Dupuy, for an injunc dispo, retrain Matthew Truman from selling out or his ri a ' in of certain Bank stock at present standing in stat e i rn h e. The Learned Connsel was proceeding to f Th e -Vase at length, when s-ei.6l4att-CHAN-cßiloft inquired . whether the de ed to make any immediate use of tha 'c't• ,1 1 kl'ictssos for the defendant, said certainly mi " . defenda n t is only anxious for the most fuse l l vesti gallon. ilte4ll i ,'" O uR said he thought all he could do at h I ; r e.iud ..t ,. va 'i to make a n order by consent without Protecting. the furid,theplaintiff undertaking t hat h e the cause. If both parties consented 1 1 ' 841 ' of e adjudicate upon the merits, or direct an to make hearing the motion, it would be his duty to -° oink motio n ; oth erw i se , all that he could doNvas or th e e an orde r f or t h a t w hi c h wa s the sole object k r alotio n . 1 1 4 dut, S ,. l 4 . l "'ElNsori thought he would best discharge , Pusal. (2 ' his client by assenting to his Honour s pro rt Th e Nr., mer end 'CE-CHANCELLOR—Then by consent of the t 4 ea al 't) and without prejudice to the question the e 110 tk e ti o s c e, let an order be issued in the terms of w u - i d ril° tlon t with liberty to either party to apply. auge e ansider each party bound to accelerate the in ev e' Y Possible way. „ this PINNOCH V. RIGHT. 'lle en IS 111(4 km the point to be decided was, whether l'est r ert of Chancery - • could grant an injunction to Arbb: the Ecclesiastical Court from grantingthe e of a will. t 4 mot °° Per and Mr. IVallett appeared in support of Th e ,", and Air. James Parker opposed it. 64 of skilling„ic,E-CRANcELLoft said that this question was n. great importance, that lie should be u decile it upon interlocutory motion. At - C e4rit t. e more - satisfactorily decided at the °tl nsel. threw out this for the consideration of „ Aft er ti ' ~ a short discussion, it was ultimately agreedcoif . t rTh in° tion should stand over until the fi r st sea - I cdi the "defendant undertaking to take no p ro In the Ec c l es i as ti ca l Court in the mean time. ( 'efore Sir JAMES WIGRAM.) tA TII • sErT WRI GHT. " 4°l :Oi e t a j, in g o mi f this cause was continued during the ius d, y. • -"ak:dN'S BENCH—(THIS DA (Sittings in Banco.) 41 111 CASE OF CAPTAIN DOUGLAS. A ___ so,s1;; I N T ER' I4 OP ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, r_ N l l. 1.4 4 4 THE CUSTODY OF THE KEEPER OF . TO 'I -lIELDS BRIDEWELL.-11ABBAS CORPUS bo C Prisoner is this case is Captain Archibald 1 u .glas a i 1. t klia e , ni itary officer in the service .of the 1:42..,t C our t (PP an Y, and the Compan this d., - his Ilighness the linja of Tanjore, and was y's Resident a_t ths th e sa 'Y to have been brought up, in order to have_ ,.e tr4o%, ll'e of his imprisonment inquired into. 1 h ,rid a , e r r L it will be recollected, v. as committed on oast 1%,:; 1 , 5t b Y a Magistrate as a deserter from the °illy ;"14 Sorviee, oil the ground that having leave vaA,` ° gO to the Neilgherry Hills, he had taken a( -) eta;g e of that kayo Of absence to quit India and t , be fore England. It was hinted at the examination s 'B'ai l ;; 1 ' Airtßistrate, that there were sundry charse l:(,,, s t the prisoner in biz political capacity, winch, i which had notbin , z to do with the charge , o e_ terti he mas cominitted, namely, that . Monday,ot d Oi l 4,1 7 ,, 1 . Ali% Justice Patteson had, of habeas'notion of Ale. M. Chambers, granted a\ ) ... on vii Soifer" f o , ' the bringing up the body of the in..n.. iiiitto.r ti'( purpose of hearing the cause of his elo,ointheil.tirti(„iittliisreßd r ii i l d t t o w . ei l i :Vhen the writ was served at h(lidlitc,,eit,ttieldr,ernitoveN\d.asindiscot‘..,oerStN:db 1 e t 1 11 3 a p t r c i s a o p n t I , r i e n h D ad o _ u h g e l t a r: s) tnitiOri-ti.ia.ligr-. ~ ./e- 1 7 \ t ‘ 0 . ,d , r3 e , , ( a le n s (l pa N t v e a l s i c o d n a h f i t s ei r . oa n d i_t t i.,, writ ^ e'. . served, and the rett.in was made thts so,The Attorney and SV ' C I and Mr. Clark ,o icitor- , - enera , i n 'Si , appeared cri the part of the East India Company Cha ui r r t of the commitment, and Mr. Montague coOtae.rs appeared for Captain Douglas. On t IrIN:t USI°II of the arguments in a case of a rule for a 'lal. Ivbieli pre -4, 1 - Iti. - cl no fcr . tur . es of interest, . , . .._... effe of C:1 )- grauted ''.•.. -- t ' , 1 • ) and Whi.ch your Lox(l.,thips had appointed for argument to-day, I am informed that my Learned Friend, Mr. Chambers, who appears on the part of Captain Douglas, is desirous of further time. • Mr. CIIAMBERS—I understand. that the other side also are desirous of further time. Lord DENMAN—If you wish for further time, that is enough. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—We have no objection, my Lord. CIIAMBERS—I am anxious for further time, for this reason—the application for a habeas was made in a great hurry, and no motion was made with regard to the depositions taken before the Magistrate by by whom Captain Douglas was committed. I am anxious to move for a certiorari to remove them into this Court before the case comes on for argument. .Lord DENMAN—I suppose there is no objection to that ? - The ATTORNEY •GENKRAL—None whatever, my Lord. Perhaps your Lordship Will be so kind as to fix this day week for the bearing. Lord DEMAN —ls there not something else ap pointed for that day? Mr. CLARKSON—The Solicitor-General, who is in the case appointed for this day week, has desired me to state to your Lordship, that this case can be taken either before or after that case. Lord DEN - mAN—llow can we tell how long the case before or after that may last. It would be bet ter to take it some other day. In the present state of the Crown paper, I think we may fix this for Wednesday. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL —lf your Lordship pleases. Mr. CnAmnrals—There is some difficulty, my Lord, as to the custody. If Captain Douglas continues in military custody at Chatham, his legal advisers would not have the same opportunities of access to him as if he continues in custody in London. Lord DENMAN—I do not think we can interfere in that matter. I dare say you will have all proper faci lities given toyou for communicating with your client. The case was accordinglypostponed till Wednesday. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) TIIE QUEEN V. BADGER AND CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Justice PATTESON delivered judgment in this case. Upon looking at the affidavits, his Lordship said, I find that the defendants were not only quite wrong in refusing bail on the grounds stated by them, but from the manner in ‘Nhich they refused it, the expres sions they used at the time, and the circumstancesthat they stated, they had other reasons, which the y did not choose to bring forward, though desiredto do so; and raised such a ease as to justify the granting of a rule calling on the Magistrates to explain their co nduct. The rule, however, murt be against the two Magis trates, and not against all the five, because though the warrant of committal seems to have been signed by all the five, Badger and Cartwright seem the only two who refused the bail, and the other three do not "seem to be implicated in any way in refusing bail. The rule, therefore, must be against those two only. EXCHEQI ER COURT-THIS DAY, CORPUS• CHRISTI COLLEGE V. ELLIS. This was an action of q,ectment, in which the Mas ters, Fellows, and scholars of Corpus-Christi College, Cambridge, were the plaintiffs, and a gentleman, of the name of Ellis, was the defendant. The question in dispute was as to the right of pro p9rty in a piece of land, in the immediate vicinity of the town of Cambridge. This piece of land adjoined the grounds both of the plaintiffs and the defendant; and the dispute respecting it had arisen on the expi ration of an ancient tenancy. The case was tried be fore Mr. Baron Alderson, at the last assizes for Cam bridge, when a verdict was returned for the defendant. Mr. BYLES now moved for a rule to show cause why this verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had on the ground that the verdict was centraryto the weight of evidence, and the Learned Judge had excluded evidence which ought to have been admitted. It appeared from the 'statement of the Learned Gen • tleman that the plaintiffs bad put in two deeds, dated in the year 1587, conveying to them certain lards, at that time the property of Sir Francis ilinde, in which it was all but manifest that the land now in dispute was included. It further appeared that the Learned Judge had refused to allow in evidence a copy of a college deed, of which the original could not be found. it was on these grounds that the pre sent application was made. Lord ABINGER said that the Court felt disposed to grant the rule; they should, however, first consult with Baron Alderson on the matter. WILSON V. ACKERMANN. The plaintiff in this case is a paper manufacturer, and the defendant is the well known prints-seller. It was an action brought for the recovery of the payment of a quantity of paper furnished by the plaintiff. It appeared that in 1838, the defendant, Ackermann, and two other parties, named Whitehead and Carlisle, agreed to bring out a monthly periodical, to be called the " Sporting Review," of which the first number appeared in January, 1839. By the terms of the agreement between the parties, it was arranged that Whitehead should furnish the paper, and print the publication, making a fair charge for his trouble and expenses ; that Ackermann should be publisher, receiving a commission; that Carlisle was to. be the editor, at a certain monthly salary ; and that all the profits were to be equally divided between the three parties. The present plaintiff had furnished for the publication a quantity of paper to W hitehead, who, being unable to pay for it, plaintiff sought to recover the amount from the defendant, on the ground that he was answerable for the debt contracted by his part • ner. The case was tried before Lord Abinger at the Guildhall, when averdiet was found for the defendant. Mr. WATSON now moved, by leave of the Learned Judge, for a rule to show cause why a verdict should not be entered for the plaintiff, on the ground that the defendant was liable to the payment of a debt incurred for a publication in which he was a partner. The Couta held that the defendant was not so liable, as the business of printing and providing paper were left, by the terms of the agreement be tween the parties, exclusively in the hands of White- Lead.—The rule was therefore refused. . BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) THE CASE OF LORD HUNTINGTOWER. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONDLANQUE.) The examination of the bankrupt was resumed this morning by Mr. COLE, who appeared on behalf of Messrs. Peason and Co., creditors for 1,8001., Mr. Elmore fur 1,2001., and Mr. Mathieson for 9861.; and after a short examination the further hearing was put off till the 13th of January. ?MACE IiNTEPAGENCE. OUILDHALL.—(THIB DAY.) A returned transport, named Thomas Batty, was placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman John Johnson, on the charge of stealing a coat from the premises of Mr. Stirlino- i n Fleet-street. By the evidence it ap pared that the prisoner had been transported for bur• glary for 14 years, but had had a portion of his sentence commuted. After his return he resumed his old practices, and on Wednesday morning last went into the pro secutor's house, where he boldly took a valuable coat from the hall, and walked off with it. Two boys saw the whole transaction, and gave informa tion to Mr. Stirling, who pursued the prisoner, and, after a sharp chase, captured him in Fetter-lane. He was fully committed for trial. An ill-looking fellow, named William Duchet, was charged with picking pockets yesterday on Ludgate hill. The constable stated that he saw the prisoner trying the pockets of several gentlemen in the crowd, and having drawn a handkerchief from the pocket of one, the individual turned round and seized his hand, from which he took the handkerchief. The witness asked him to come to prosecute, but the gentleman refused to sacrifice so much time at the Old Bailey. Mr. Alderman JOHNSON said he regretted the per son who was robbed did not attend to prosecute, as from the number of pickpockets now infesting the streets every exertion was required on the part of the public and the police.—Committed for 14 days. A great many other cases °Ca similar nature, which occurred during the Lord Mayor's procession, were disposed of by sentencing the culprits to terms of im nrisonment varying from a month to seven days. • BOW-STREET. —(THIS DAY.) A young man, named Nicholson, the son of a wine merchant in the City, was placed at the bar charged with damaging a cab. It appeared that the prisoner, when in a state of intoxication, called a cab last tight in King-street, Covent-garden, and insisted upon driving himself. The driver allowed him to do so, and he drOve the cab against a lamp-post, thereby damaging it to the ex tent of 101. The , prisoner was thrown from the box, and was taken to the station-house in a state of in ' sensibility. The prisoner, in his defence, said he recollected no thing of the circumstance. Mr. HALL, said the amount of the damage done to the cab placed the case out of his jurisdiction; but he would advise the prisoner to compromise the affair with the owner of the cab, as, if he did not, the case might cost him 701. or 80/., as the law would most t avi he prisoner. oofne themr. l 3i 'le aga prisoner strate. certainly give the full amount of the da ma g e a g ainst said he would take the MARLB“ H ouGH-sTR-EFT• ( Tins DAY.) William Barrett, an unlicensed driver, was charged with having, between ten and eleven o'clock, while in a state of violent intoxication, driven the cab, No. 252, against the chaise cart of Mr. Thor. Hardcastle, of No. 8, Poland-street, Oxford-street, cheesemonger , and causing damage to the amount of 3/. ; and also endangering the life of Mr. flardcastle, who wa s th row n cut of. , I ' trorn, -, force. but I The defendant was tined bi. his misconduct, and the THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1842 amount cf the damage done, and not being able to pay he was connuitted for two months to hard labour. AIARYLEIIONE.—(TIIIS DAY.) Joseph Harper and Henry Field, the former 22, and the latter 14 years of age, were charged with being concerned with another lad, named Joyce (also in custody, but who is remanded till Monday next), in burglariously entering the shop of Mr. Kennedy, bookseller and stationer, Portman-place, Edgware road, and stealing therefrom money and 'other pro perty belonging to the complainant. John Kennedy swore that he shut up his shop on Tuesday evening, and left in a box, which stood in the parlour behind, the sum of 10 guineaS in gold. When hecame downstairs on Wednesday morning, he found that a back window, looking into a small garden bad been forced open, and the contents of the box, with some pocket books, pen and other knives, two f,cals, tortoise-shell box, a number of silver thimbles, and other articles from the shop, had been stolen. He gave immediate information to the. police. Hal!, 64 D, said that he took a boy named Joyce into custody in Northumberland-street, with the tor toise-shell box stolen from Mr. Kennedy in his ''pos session and acting upon information received from him, he went to the prisoner Harper's lodgings in 20, Stephen-street, and, with the assist ance of another constable, took him and Field into custody. Thompson, 4 D —Went to Mr. Kennedy's 4nd traced footsteps from his back window through Other two gardens, belonging to other parties, and saw that the thieves must have got over a low brick-wall, from Hatton-place ; found a number of small articles con cealed in some lime in the further garden, which Mr. Kennedy identified as his property. Duke, 4 D, heard Field, when in the cell at the station-house ask Harper who had " -and when the other replied that he could not tell, he said, " it was that b— Joyce, but he would do for him yet." Mr. Fell (the chief clerk) said to Mr. Long, that the boy Field and another had already been com mitted from that office, and had been tried at the Old Bailey for burglary, but had been discharged, as it was alleged that two such boys could not have been guilty of such a crime. Mr. LONG having asked if the prisoners .had any thing to say, and being answered in the negative, re manded them till Monday, when they will be brought up with Joyce, and finally examined. THE ig BRIGHT EYE'S" LAST. • The following edict, taken from the Pekin Gazette, was published in the Hong-kong Gazette of July 7. It will be seen that the Emperor's brave troops have made short work of Sir Henry psittiager and a Bri tish General called Pa, and wounded a great many barbarian , chiefs, among others General or Admiral An-tih-che. It is needless to say .that Sir Henry Pottinger, according to the last accouvts, was alive, and actively carrying on operations -which truly arouse the Imperial ire : " The Imperial commands have been received as follows :—Yihking, upon clear investigation, has sent up a document relative to warlike engagements, the attacking and capturing of traitorous natives; their examination and accusations. It appears that the rebellious . barbarians have captured three cit.:es, basely exciting confusion and disturbance. They, moreover, have leagued themselves with traitorous banditti, who prowl about spying into our military affairs. This verily is sufficient to cause the. hair . of the head to stand erect through indignation. It had also been represented that the rebel leader Pottinger attacked Tinghae during the sixth. month of last year, but was killed by a gun fired by llowanfe. It is now said that this turns out to be false. It still appears, however, that during the at tack upon Tseke there was a barbarian British chief killed, and the barbarians dwelling in the city of Ningpo went into mourning for him. It was re ported that. the name of the barbarian chief killed was Pa (?) The rebel barbarian An-tih-che (?) received a wound on the arm, and a great barbarian chief re ceived some very severe wounds. There were five ship-loads of the dead bodies of the barbarians taken back to Tinghae, and there interred. There was further an important cap' ure in the person of the traitorous native Chin-pan-keun and four others, • who were clearly adjudged and executed. Besides the above, the report states that a barbarian chief was caught, and many traitorous natives. At present there are well-known names of important personages among the rebellious barbarians who have either been killed in their ranks, or who have been slain by severe wounds. Those traitorous na tives who aided the rebels in their outlawed wicked ness, Yihking succeeded in capturing at different times. The barbarians employ those abandoned traitors as !spies and guides,.--and the traitors cram themselves with the profit of the barbarians ; and thus villany existing both within and without, arouses my Imperial vengeance and. ire. The people ant the mi litary being aware of the calamities being poured upon us, let them combine their energies and increase their exertions for defence ; and let Yihking and his col-. leagues lead on our forces to the extermination of the enemy, and the rigorous seizure of traitors. Let there be no remissness or delay, until the last traces of the rebels are swept clean from the face of the land, and traitors brought to submission, all of which will accord with the righteous vengeance of heaven. — Respect this." Unclaimed dividends 1,808 14 0 Salaries ...... ..... .. 707 10 0 CLERKEN WELL.-=—(THIS DAY.) Inspector Penny communicated the following dis tressing occurrence to the Magistrate :—The wife of James Parfitt, police-constable 38 G, an active and efficient officer, has lain . dangerously ill at Bartholo mew's Hospital for some time back. - On Monday last the constable when he got off duty went to visit her; on passing through Smithfield a large shepherd's dog ran against him and knocked him down. In falling his leg was caught in one of the pens, and badly frac tured. He was conveyed to tha Hospital soon after, and now lies there under surgical treatment. The poor fellow has a large number of children, who remain at his lodgings in a most distressed condition. There is no likelihood'of their parent being able to leave the IleTital for many weeks. The Commissioners of Police allow lls. a week, which is barely sufficient to procure some little refreshments for the parents in ad dition to the Hospital fare. Interest on bills on hand ........... 1,149 17 2 Current bills . . 747,607 4 10 THE BANK - OF MANCHESTER. A meeting of the Proprietors of the Bank of Man chester was held on Monday. Long before the hour appointed the large room was well filled with the Shareholders, many of w'h , ~m came from a considerable distance to attend the meeting. Mr. Smith having read the advertisement conven ing the meeting, and also the 74th clause of the deed of settlement, empowering the Directors to call such meeting. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had been called together to determine upon the dissolution of the Company, provided any one Shareholder, in con formity with the clause just read, thought proper to move a resolution to that effect. Mr. Smith had pre pared a Report of the present state of the bank, bringing it down to last Thursday, the Report which was rend at the annual meeting only bringing .the accounts down to the month of June last. Mr. Smith then read the following REPORT. The present meeting of Shareholders has been convened in conformity with the 74th clause of the deed of settlement, and in consequence of the follow ing summary of the condition of the bank on the 30th Jane last, which was laid before the Board of Direct. ors on the 7th ult., and by them submitted to the annual General Meeting of Shareholders on the 14th of the same month. The .Direetors have only further to report that the arrangements then alluded to, for paying off the lia bilities of the Bank, have been hitherto carried out, without interruption, and they have no reason to douht that their views on this head will be fully realised. They beg to acknowledge the promptitude with which a large portion of the heaviest Shareholders have an• ticipated the payment of 2/. per share. The following is a statement of the joint liabilities of the Company, made up to the 27th ult.:-- Notes in circulation.. £9,680 0 0 £ s. d. Post bills Promissory notes 99,580 0 0 1,810,462 18 11 Reserved surplus Branch fund . . Profit for year... 14,236 19 7 Capital..... 741,030 0 0 £2,595,1C2 7 8 UNION HALL.--(THIS DAY.) Edward Beaslum was charged with stealing a piece containing one dozen bandanna handkerchiefs, from the shop of a hosier, in Newington-causeway. The prisoner walked into the complainant's shop, and having desired to look at some silk stocks, took an opportunity, w hen the shopman's back was turned, of secreting a piece of silk, containing twelve handker chiefs, under his coat. He was taxed with the rob bery, upon which he ran out of the shop, and in his flight knocked down an old apple-woman, whom he fell over, and before he had time to rise he was secured. The property was found in his possession, and he was committed. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Parliament was further prorogued by Commission, to.llay, until Tuesday, the 13th of December. Shortly before three o'clock, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buccleuch, end Lord Wharneliffe, entered the House, robed as Lords Commissioners, and took their seats below the Throne. . The Lord Chancellor having directed the Commons to be summoned to hear the Commission for further proroguing Parliament read, Mr. LEY, one Of the Clerks at the table, accom panied by several officers of the House of ommons, appeared at the bar es the representatives of that House. The Commission having been read by the Clerk at the table, The LOAD CHANCELLOR, in her Majesty's name, declared the Parliament further prorogued until Tues day, the 13th of December next. The representatives of the Commons then retired from the bar, and the Lords Commissioners left the House. CORN AVERAGES.. OF-NEI:A L AVERAGE PRICES OF 13RITISI1 CORN, For the Week ended Nov. 5, 1892, made up from the Returns cf the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Qua: ter. Wheat 9B: '7d. Oats 1 B.trier 2 8 5. 2.1. Rye AVERAGES OF TILE LAST AIX WEEKS. Weeks ending IWHFAT. BARLEY.' OATH. 1 RYE. 1 BRANS. [ PBASIL - ___................................_.................., ....._.... ____ (IS 6 11 f3l 0 3: 4 18 6 30 0' 33 0 18 01 31 '7 3'2 4 li 1 32 7 32 2 18 5 1 31 7 32 2 17 51 29 10 31 11 Oct. I 33 2 51 8 .51 1 50• 9 49 ( 48 7 28 5 28 8 28 10 28 i 1 28 4 28 2 :.9 I Nov. 5 . ..... ...I 23 6 33 1 33 10 33 3 33 7 34 4 - • IMPERIAL AGORZGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEFES Wheat......... 59. 9; : Oats ......... has2l.l Beans 32, t d.hl Sultry f4'B3. 7 I Rye - - - - - - - DUTIES OK rolutlGN CORN. Whcat ...... SO, Chi. I Oats Bxrlev THE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. Coarse meadow bay, 3/5s to 3/ 15s; useful ditto, 41 4s to 4/ Is ; fine upland ditto, 4/ 5s to 4/ 12s; clover hay, 4/ lOs to 51 12s; oat straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ 18s ; wheat straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ per load. Both hay andstraw moved offslowly, at the above quotations. CUNBERLAND.—Coarse meadow bay, 3/ 8s to 41; useful ditto, 4/ 2s to 41 6s ; , fine upland ditto, 4/ 8s to 4/ 14s ; clover hay, 4/ 4s to 51 lOs • oat straw, 1/ 163 to 1/ 1 8 s ; wheat straw , 2 / to 2/ 2s per load. A short supply, and a sluggish demand. WIIITECRAPEL.—Coarse meadow hay, 3/ to 3l 15s; useful ditto, 41 to 4/ 4s ; fine upland ditto, 416 s to 4/ 10s ; clover hay, 4/ 8s to 51 15s ; oat straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ 18s ; wheat straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ per load. Trade very dull, at late rates. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, Nov. 9.—Our market to-day was mo• derately, but not to say heavily, supplied with stock, the quiaity of which was inferior. The primest Beasts and Sheep commanded a steady inquiry at full rates of currency ; but otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 6d per 81b, to sink the offal. Supply — Beasts, 40 ; Sheep, 1,929 ; Calves, 28 ; Pigs, 30. ROMFORD, Nov. 9.—Prime Beasts sold readily, but in other kinds of stock exceedingly little was passing. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 4d per 81b. Suckling Calves, 16s to 28s; quarter old Store Pigs, 14s to 18s ; and Mikh Cows with their small Calf, 15/ to 18l each. . HAILSIIAM, Nov. 9.—We had a fair demand for stock this morning, at the following rates :—Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s, per Blbs. ARUNDEL, Nov. B.—Beef, 3s 4s to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2d, per 81bs. Supply very moderate, and trade heavy. CITICIIESTER, Nov. 9.—Our market today was . well supplied with stock, which moved off slowly at the following quotations :—Beef, 3s 2d -to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 2d per Blbs. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY, Traffic returns for the week ending Nov. 5, 1842 1 Passengers .. Merchandise 566 13 11 £1,302 1 5 Corresponding week last year ...1,293 14 0 Darlington, Nov. 9. W. O'BRIEN, Secretary GREAT WAR STEAMER.—The Lords Comrnis sioners of the Admiralty have adopted the design of a magnificent war steam-vessel, with propelling engines of 800 horse power, submitted by Mr. Oliver Lang, master-shipwright of the Woolwich Dock-yard, and have ordered that she is to be constructed at this Dock-yard under the immediate personal superin tendence of Mr. L2ng. To convey an idea of the great size of the war-steamer about to be built here, it may be mentioned that she will exceed the Tra falgar by 20 feet 6 inches in length of the deck, and by 26 feet 5 inches in the length of the keel for tonnage ; the depth in hold will also exceed that of the Trafalgar by 3 feet 10 inches. The Income- tax Commissioners sat on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday last, at the Town-hall, to hear appeals under schedule D. We understand that the entire number for the whole of the Brighton divi sion was about 40, of which the greater part consist of persons claiming exemption altogether, on the ground of their incomes being under 1501. About 30 cases diqrl6Fed of, a ninjorit yof which were con , aria the rcinai 1 , 1 i. 3: vt hi be heard on Friday next.—Brighton Gazette. BRIDPORT—WEDNESDAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUZ Sin—l thought I would inft rm you of the election of Mayor for the Borough. lam happy to say that Joseph Gundry, Esq., cur highly respected and ta lented townsman, a Reformer, a thorough " good man and true," was re-elected without opposition. Proposed by T. C. Hounsell, Esq., and secondedby A. Nicholeits, Esq.,' a vote of thanks for the able man ner in which he had - filled the Chair the 'past year, was carried unanimously, and the compliment ac knowledged by Mr. Gundry in a neat and appropriate speech, amid general approba ion. Mr. Hounsell, in proposing Mr. Gundry's re-elec tion, observed that he was led to adopt the rather un usual proceeding of proposing his re-election from the circumstance, that during the past year, when a va cancy occurred in the Magistracy of the town, the Council proposed a list of names to fill the vacancy, including that of Mr. Gundry, the Mayor, and sent them to Sir J. Graham, when the appointments were made, and it was found that all t he nam es sent f r om the Council; including the Mayor, than whom it were impossible to find a better man to fill the bench, had been passed over, and the appointments made from a list privately furnished. He (Mr. 11.) considered the conduct of Sir J. Graham insul tin g to the Town Council and to his excellent.friend , t h e Mayor; and it m-asto to proposemarkhissen h s i e s of such re-election to the postonduet that h came forward of honour for the year ensuing be had so ably and satisfactorily filled for the year now ended. I may add that two of the gentlemen appointed by Sir J. Graham have not yet even qualified themselves for the magistracy. Such is the fact. W. S. A LESSON FOR SIR J. GRAHAM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I am happy to inform you that the Town Council of this borough has to-day taught a lesson to the Home Secretary with reference to his late intment of Ma gistrates , which it ma cost him ap some extraordinary brass to prevent is feelingp o heartily ashamed of his renegade conduct. The bur gesses of Hull, as you will be aware from the pro ceedings in Parliament, had the right, prior to the Municipal Reform Bill, of electing the Magistrates, though, as the burgesses were generally- Tories (or were made so by Tory " Jacks or rum" and money bribes), few but those of that kidney were eligible to the Bench. When the Tory leader of the Lords do prived the Municipal Bill of the clause empowering the Council to nominate M ag i s t ra tes, Lord John Russell avowed that the Crow n wo uld always take the recommendation of those b o dies. Disregarding this fair dealing, Sir James Graham, as everybody knows, tried to swamp the Magistrates (so to spea k ) popularly appointed, and by so doing was the utensil of those intriguing Tories in Hull who, in 1818, when he contested this borough a red-liet Radical, were his most violent opponents. Well, Sir, the Town Council to-day has taught Sir James a lesson, by electing as Mayor of Hull, John Atkinson, Esq., a stanch Refor mer , but a gentleman nut in the Commission of the Peace. Heretofore it has been the practice to select a Magistrate as Mayor, but this year the rule has been departed from, - and thereby a Liberal Magistrate secured for two years in spite of Sir James Graham. May duplicity and recreancy ever meet their deserts. Yours , • in haste, REFORMER. .ull, Nov. 9, 1842. SwINDON, ON THE GREAT WESTERN ERAL7I:y. " The new town of Swindon, si tuated in the vicinity of the station of that name on the Great Western Railway, has recently been making rapid progress. Out of the 300 houses intended to be built for the use of the Company's officers and ser vants at this, their central establishment, a consider able number are already tenantable. Accommodation is required for between 1,000 in cluding guards, policemen, and 2,000 persons, porters, &c., about half of e t s d . a i r n e s the imil engine ar t o f t a h c o t s o e r y a t . Tw h h i ec h wi n lo u l i e nb o e f r th w e il a l r b r e an e g m e p n l i o e 3 n , the central station of the London and Birmingham Railway, at Wolverton. MAXIMS WORTHY OF PUBLIC A T TENTION. — "Men ' can bear hunger for a long time under the equator, but cold and hunger united very soon exhaust the body." " The cooling of the body, by whatever cause, it may be produced, increases the amount of food necessary. The time which is, required to cause death by starvation depends on the amount of fat in the body, on the degree of exercise, as in labour or exertion of any kind, and on the temperature of the air." "As an immediate effect of the manifesta tion of mechanical force, we see that a part of the muscular substance loses its vital properties, its cha racter of life ; and all experience proves that this con version of living muscular fibre into compounds des titute of vitality is accelerated or retarted accordin to the amount of force employed to produce motion. " With the external cooling the respiratory motions become stronger, in a lower temperature more oxy gen is conveyed to the blood; the waste of matter in creases, and if the supply be not kept in equilibrium with this waste by means , of food, the temperature of the body gradually sinks.' —Liebig' s work on Animal Chemistry. A meeting of the Westminster Reform Society was held last night at Stannard's Hotel, Charles-street, Covent-garden, for the purpose of receiving the Report r a of the Registration Co mmittees. Mr.Charlewode in the chair. Several new me mbers havin g been admitted, the Secretary, Mr. G. Hagg ett, read the Report,rbeyatvkheieh it appeared that the nu mber of claims an d object ions sustained 788, sustained ; stailB4l, made ned 594. ec made adep ad and ritshoant oo ffa sustainedthe pi b ra y es vtßeformersotubsre year, ea ye , years. thiss will be seen by a year glyx s. Reform objec tions,fis7 sustained : In 1 The Committee likewise stated in their report that the 1 cause of failure in many of their objections arose from 84 0 4 , 92 ; made 824525,, made the decision of Mr. Arnold in the " Chamber cases," he having decided, after mature consideration, that persons occupying chambers, though not in any of the inns of court, are entitled to be on the register. And his having also decided, that where houses are underlet, the proprietor retaining a room or cellar therein, he is entitled to vote. But it is presumed that if these decisions are fully carried out, it will be highly beneficial to the Reform cause. CHURCH-RATES.—A brief letter in another column announces the fact that the dwellings of some respect able parties in this city have been forcibly entered during the past week, and a quantity of goods carried off, to support the richest religious establishment in the world. The amount demanded was 1/. 15s. 1 id., the estimated value of the goods seized 6/. 12s. Is not this very . like religion being " wounded in the house of its friends.,_worcester Chronicle. AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—In consequence of a dispute at the Union Club between Poingdestre, Esq., and Thomas Carvick, Esq., a hostile meeting took place near Kilburn yesterday afternoon ; when, after an ex change of shots, Mr. Poingdestre withdrew the offen sive observation he had made to Mr. Carvick, where upon Mr. Carvick retracted everything he bad said derogatory to Mr. roingaestres honour. ASSETS. Current accounts . . . Building societies Lodgment account Assignees and trustees Suspense accounts Insolvent ditto Bank premises and properti , s Albion Bank shares .. 99,580 0 0 Bank of Manchester ditto . 38,637 14 6 Stamps 626 9 8 Over-due bills 176,780 17 1 Bills cn hand and current 1,0E3,512 16 C Cash Cu hand ... 57,589 6 6 Funds in transitu, with branches 2,133 0 9 £2,595,102 7 8 Total estimatpd loss £800,887 15 9 Total estimated net assets 1,794,214 11 11 LIABILITIES. Current accounts.. £746,158 11 4 Building Societies 1,078 17 3 Lodgment accounts Assignees and trustees Suspense accounts Manchester .. .£690,060 11 0 Bolton ... 19,077 9 0 Newtown Macclesfield .. Total liabilities 713,082 9 10 By order of the Board.. G. R. CHAPPELL, Chairman. From the foregoing it will apirar that the direct liabilities of the bank amount to .. .£1,810,462 18 11 While the estimated net assets amounted to • • . 1,794,214 11 11 Showing a deficiency of ... 16,248 7 9 Exclusive of the entire capital And the reserved surplus fund, and profit for the year, amounting in the aggregate t 0... 43,6::0 8 9 And making in the whole a total loss of - . . £800,887 15 9 Mr. J. S. STUBBS then rose, and said that it was perfectly evident a large sum of money had been 1( st by the Proprietors, and he thought they had a right to know how and where it had gone. There were 41,186 shares held by Manchester and Salford people, and the loss upon them would amount to 410,0001. His own opinion was, that every Director who had had anything to do with the bank was bound to sell every stick and stone of his property to pay the rest of the Shareholders, as far as possible; for it was clear that the Shareholders had been robbed: and swindled out of their property.—(Applause.) As he said before, it was necessary that they should know where the money was gone ; and, in the first place, he should like to know how much had been lost by the firm of J. H. Heron and Co. ? The CHAIRMAN said the property which would come to the bank from the estate of Heron and Co. was at present in such a state that it was impossible to answer the question. Mr. STUBBS—That is what I expected. Perhaps you will tell me what is the loss by Raleigh and Co.? The CHAIRMAN—In the present state of affairs it would be quite impossible to answer that question. Mr. STUBBS—Perhaps you will tell me what loss will be incurred by Burdekin's absconding? I see, by a paper published on Saturday, that he is the owner of upwards of 1,400 shares. The CHAIRMAN—The defalcations of Mr. Burdekin will be more than made up by the securities. Mr. STUBBS—YOU will, perhaps, answer me the question whether he has gone away with the cogni sance of the Board? The CHAIRMAN—He has not • gone away with my cognisance. Mr. STUBBS—Perhaps you will tell me whether any arrangement has been made between the bank and the celebrated Richard Roberts ? The CHAIRMAN—There has not. Mr. GREIG observed that there was no motion before the meeting, but he thought the steps he was now taking would bring a motion before the meeting. He endeavoured at the last meeting to prove certain charge.; which he brought against the Managing Directors, but he had not been able to elicit the in formation needed in consequence of one individual not being present. The individual to whom he alluded was now present, and he trusted that the Chairman would see the necessity of allowing the resolution for dissolving the meeting to remain in abeyance until that gentle man came forward and gave the explanations which, as Shareholders, they were entitled to receive, and which they must receive before they entertained such a question as the dissolution of the Company. He had brought some distinct charges against Mr. Roberts, which he would repeat in his presence, and to which he expected that individual would return due and faithful answers.—(Applause.) He was aware that an attempt might be made to throw all the blame upon the unfortunate man (Burdekin) who had absconded, but, utterly worthless as he thought him, still he thought he was unable'to have carried on successfully so complicated a system of villany as had been carried on. He should now charge Mr. Roberts with having, first of all, abused the trust and confidence reposed in him as a Director; secondly, with having abused the trust reposed in him as one of the Managing Com mittee ; thirdly, with having deceived the Sharehold ers and the public ; and fourthly, he should charge him with fraudulently abstracting money from the Bank for his own private uses. lie charged him with these acts, and asked him to stand up before the meeting and disprove them.—(Applause.) Mr. ATILLINGTON impressed upon the Shareholders the necessity of thoroughly investigating the accounts before they gave their sanction to the dissolution (~f the Company. Before they passed such a resolution he hoped they would take care to well understand whether or not they should be placed in a worse situ ation by so doing.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. GREW proposed that Richard Roberts shou7d be heard, observing that if he did not come for ward and answer the charges he had brought against him, he (Mr. Greig) s hould submit a resolution against the dissolution of the Company. The CHAIRMAN said the object in ca"ling the mee!- ngtogether was to inquire whether th it was the wish of y one Shareholder to propose e dissolution of tl e Company. Mr. CURTIS (of the firm of Parr, Curtis, and Co.) rose to propose the dissolution of the Company, and argued that there were three parties to blame for bringing the bank into its preSent state. lie consi dered that the Shareholders themselves had not ac quitted themselves as they ought to have done, in having received the statements of the Directors at each succeeding halfLyearly meeting without inquir ing into the particulars upon which those statements were founded, and therefore the Shareholders them selves ought to come forward and hear a portion of the blame which jointly attached to them. After some further remarks from Mr. Curtis, Mr. GREIG referred to the 74th clause of the deed of settlement, and said, so far as he could understand the words, it was not necessary in order to the disso lution of the Company that there should be either a mover or seconder. If it required a resolution at all, he should move an amendment that it be not enter tained at all till thebusiness of the bank was explained. Mr. E. Itoizaws afterwards read long defence of his conduct whilst a Director on the General Board, and also whilst a Managing Director. He first alluded to the fact of his accuser, Mr. Greig, having only re cently become a shareholder, and therefore must have purchased his shares at a very reduced rate. Mr. GREIG said he paid 51.11 s 3d. for the 112 shares which he now held. Mr. ROBERTS then entered into a review of the cir- 1 cumstances connected with the management of the bank since he became a Shareholder, in 1831, when he was appointed upon the General Board. For a con siderable period after he became connected with the management he had no account withthe bank, and did not open one until the bank with which he had previ ously transacted .business (Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co.), intimated to him, that as he was a director of an other bank, they did not think it right that he should be a borrower of them. He said that when he became connected with the bank as a Managing Director, he was in easy circumstances, and attributed his subse quent losses to the badness of trade, and to the fact of his having paid upwards of 8,0001. to the bank as in terest. He also alleged that at the period of his re tiring from the bank in May last he was not aware that anything like the losses had been sustained which were now represented. He concluded by calling upon the Directors present to state whether they had any thing to allege to his charge which called in question his honesty and integrity . At the request of a Shareholder, Mr. Smith, the manager, read the statement of Messrs. Hilton, of Darwen, and of Messrs. Raleigh and Co., from the period of their opening an account with the bank to the time of their respective failures. It appeared that on the 31st of December, 1840, the debt of Raleigh and Co. was 169,1191. Gs. 7d.; on the 30th of June, ,1841, it was 183,8761. 15s. 2d.; and in December, 1841, it was above 235,000/. ; and on the Ist of March last it was 225,8071..195. 10d. Mr. Smith said that in the present state - of the affairs of Raleigh and Co.; it would not be prudent to go fur ther into the particulars of the debt. Mr. ROBERTS entered into a lengthened explanation oE the state of the law accounts, the. particulars of which had been read to the Shareholders, and said, Has regarded that of ilton's, he had yet to he informed as to whether or not the bank was in possession of security to a very large amount, and which he be lieved would nearlycover the whole of their liabilities. It was not his business as Director to investigate those securities, but the duty - of the then solicitor of the bank. That -account was taken up in 1836, and there appeared to be a good working account, and, as far as the Directors knew, up to the time of his (Mr. Robert's) leaving -the bank, the securities were good and adequate to the debt; and when the Report was made in October, 1841, it was his honest opinion that the account of Joseph Raleigh and Co. Could have been paid to the bank. Mr. Robert's explanation oc cupied a considerable time, but afforded no satisfac tory explanation to the Shareholders, a part of it being a justification of himself, on some charges brought against him by some of the newspapers. After some further discussion, Mr. STUBBS moved that the meeting be adjourned till - Wednesday, at eleven o'clock. Mr. WALKER moved an adjournment for three months, r.s an amendment. _ . The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment, which vas carried by a considerable majority.—After a rote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting ieparated. IiGNEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING TIMES.—Much speculation is afloat in the Citv on the expediency or practicability of a reduction of the Three-and- a.-Half per Cent. Stocks to Three per Cent. in the course of the next year, and some go so far as to assume that Sir Robert Peel has determined on bringing forward that very important measure early in the session, in order to avail himself of the great saving to be hereby effected' in the public ex penditure, which would exceed 1,000,0001. annually. 'This last, however, is probably only a plausible con jecture, for it may safely be assumed, without any information at all, that such a subject must occupy the attention of any finance Minister, whd is looking around him for the means of a reduction of expendi ture, more particularly at the present time, when the great abundance of unemployed capital is pressing on the funds and producing a great advance on them, which, under the in fluence of the new tax on property, few persons had anticipated. With respect to the practicability of the reduction, the majority of sound opinions in the City is at this moment against it, unless such a bonus were offered for the conversion as would increase the capital, while it effected at most but a small reduction in the interest on the debt. This, it is generally contended, would not be good policy, as it is held almost universally to be the only safe principle to adopt in the reduction of debt, that the lower denomination of stock shall have risen either to par, or so near it, that the holders of the higher de nomination . of stock shall be willing to accept it with out any bonus. Our Three per Cents. have a consi-.. derable rise to undergo before that point is attained, and the' very large amount (above 200,000,0001.) to which the reduction is to apply must make a prudent Minister pause before he exposes himself and the country to the consequences of a failure, and the diffi culty of providing for the numerous dissentients who would reject the conversion and require payment in full. This they would be encouraged to do by the recollection of what happened at the last conversion, when the dissentients, in consequence of a fall in the funds, which took place afterwards, derived a con siderable advantage from holding out. We have heard one suggestion made on this subject which is worth mentioning, because, though it. removes the final conversion to a distant time, it offers a very safe mode of effecting it, and that is to give to each holder of 1001. Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 100/. in the Three per Cents. and 10s. Long Annuity. Whether this is likely to meet the views of the Prime Minister or not, it is impossible to say, but it is certain that the greatest caution is requisite in the mode of bringing forward any measure of conversion where the amount of debt to be dealt with is so large, and when the pos sible consequences are considered of effecting the con version by the aid of new and large issues of money upon such markets as those in prospect for some years to come. The panic of 1825, which followed the conversion of the preceding year, is distinctly traceable to that cause, and has produced injuries which, though removed from public notice, are still felt among the trading part of the community. POST.—Allusions continue to be made to a proba ble reduction of the New Three-and-a Half per Cent. Annuities, and if the state of the markets be such as to favour the project, it is to be hoped and believed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will not hesitate to avail himself of so legitimate an opportunity of lightening, the public burdens. The conversion of the funds in question into a Three per Cent. Stock may, if accomplished, be attended with a saving to the country, allowing for the trifling bonus that will most likely form an element in the Right Hon. Gentle man s arrangement, of perhaps some three-quarters of a million sterling. Such a saving in the present cir cumstances of her Majesty's Treasury is most desir able, and it would be thought that no voice could be reasonably raised against it; but least of all the voices of those who affect to feel for the tprivations of the people. The Government broker has lately been in the market making investments in stock for account of the savings banks. These investments have nothing unusual or peculiar about them. They are transac tions naturally arising out of the system of savings banks, and such as may be expected to take place at intervals from half year to half year, but, as a contem plated reduction in the interest of a portion of the public debt has become a subject of conversation in the money circles, occasion is taken by the Liberal press to censure the Chancellor of the Exchequer for an assumed participation, on his part, in the operations of Mr.. Mullins, which, after all, have been operations Of moderate extent and of no extraordinary import ance. The abundance of money is- alone a sufficient solution of the cause of the late rise in Consols, with out an indulgence of idle suspicions of attempts being made to carry up prices by artificial and unworthy expedients ; while the state of the markets themselves, and the easy position of the Bank, must naturally have presented to Mr. Goulburn's mind a condition of things not to be overlooked. The Bank was never more free from pressure, and the prospect of a reverse was never more remote than at the present moment. The corn speculation, which had been for years in creasing in its gigantic proportions, has at length been reduced to a more manageable limit, and may, for the time to come, be readily dealt with. The exchanges are at an elevation highly adapted to our financial pur poses, and it may be years before the Bank Directors have at their command a stock of bullion S 3 large as that which they now hold, and with so little employ '. ment for it in the ordinary pursuits of commerce. CHRONICLE. --The provincial journals perceive the importance of the proceedings in the Canadian Parliament, regarding the admission of American wheat and flour into those colonies at a fixed duty of three shillings per quarter, which we have of late s• c i a lly alluded to under this head; and we m a y add exclusively so, in reference to the metropolita n press. That singularity of position is, of itself not worth mentioning, were it not that the silence of the London Ministerial prints upon the subject shows that they look upon it as very dangerous ground t o t ouc h upon. It is a question of vast national importance, and in volves within itself essentially the principle of fixity of duty . on the importation of foreign corn. The Provincial Parliament passed a duty of three shillings Bill to levy a fixed pe imported to Canada, on the quarter ae r on expressed A me conditionr American wheat aod understanding that on their so doing, all wheat transhipped from Canada to this country, whether grown pr i o n d u C o a e n i a n d t a o or Britishn ot,s p h o o r u t l s d , be admitted as Cana dian; accordingly. or questionaa s d such accordingly. raised ; that fact ther a e nd ca p n a n y ot du b t e y so that when the act of the Pro- vincial Parliament takes effect, the produce of tbe great corn-growing States of America may all be imported to England via Canada, under a duty of 3s. per quarter paid in that colony, and under a further maximum duty of ss. per quarter when entered for home consumption in England, making in all a maxi mum duty of Bs. per quarter when the average is under 555. per quarter, and a duty of three shillings and one shilling per quarter when the average reaches .58s. per quarter. This measure will take effect from and after the sth of July next, when American wheat will thus be admissible into English ports, at a duty of Bs. per quarter ; for that is the substantial meaning of the opration of the law passed by the Provincial Parliament of Canada in accordance with the sugges tions contained in Lord Stanley's dispatch.. of the 2d of March last. SUN.—Business was slack this afternoon in British Securities, but prices were generally main tained. There is some talk of the Bank of England reducing its rate of interest from 4 to 3 per cent., but we can hardly affirm that there is any foundation for it, inasmuch as money is too cheap already. The Bank, however, must necessarily suffer by its high cbarge. Consuls realised 94 to 94k, both for money and time, and Exchequer Bills 595. to 61s. prem. ; T a h ie re o e i a d n T d- h a ree - Bank Stock .rose to 172 and - 173, and India Stock C w e as nts. st b ead ro y ugh a t t 1 2 0 5 1 8 i to I N O e l7- 11 - and Half per Cents., 1008 ; and the Reduced, 100 i to , 100 i. The Tisee per Cent. Annuities were 931 to 931. The additional transactions in the Foreign Market were of a very limited character, and did not establish any variation of interest in the current roes. Spa nish . Actives were 18 • to 185, and the Three per Cents. 22 to 24, being about previous quotations. Mexican receded a little, being 33 to 33* • Buenos Ayres were at 2 1 f ; and these were the only South American investments dealt in. Portuguese New Fives were good at 38i the Old at 58; and the Converted at 33. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 521; and the New Five per Cents., 981. In addition to the bargains noticed in our Share report this morning, we have t o record the following as comprising the afternoon's business :—Gr at West and - ern, New, 12 ; Bi rm i ng ham Thirds, 281 ; Paris Rouen, 2ft ; and SouthVestern,lBa prem. Birming ham and Gloucester 59; Midland Counties, 343: ; and South Eastern Scrip, 2 1 1 discount. OPENING OF THE BELGIAN CHAMBERS. SPEECH OF THE KING OF THE BELGIANS IN THE ROYAL SITTING OF NOVEMBER 8. SESSION OF 1842-43. The following is the speech delivered by the King of the Belgians on the afternoon of the Bth : " Gentlemen,—l congratulate you, in the name of the country, upon your ° long and labourious session, ended a few weeks since, and during which you hare resolved so many important questions. " The short interval which separates us from it has been employed by my Government in the execution of some of the laws to which you have given your as sent, and to the preparation of others which we are coming to. "'The loan that you have authorised, ayd the con clus'on of which was urgent, has been contracted at an advantageous rate that attests our credit. " The law on elementary instruction has been re ceived everywhere in a manner which gives me a plain confidence in the facility of its execution, and presages the favourable solution of questions of the same nature. "You have been eager to answer to the appeal that I made to the national sympathies in authorising my Government to concur with the provinces and the commonalties to perpetuate the memory of men who have illustrated the Belgian name. The exhibition of pictures and sculpture has given a new proof that our country has maintained the rank that it has acquired during three centuries. " Ihe direct_negotiations opened during the year with the Cabinet of the Hague, have been brought to a conclusion satisfactory for every interest; all the difficulties relative to the separation of both countries have been simultaneously resolved : this treaty, a com plement of the treaty of London, will be undoubtedly the first object of your deliberations. " It is without intermediate party, and inspired by a mutual sense of conciliation, that the two Powers are come to place themselves definitively in a normal situation ; the first consequence of this accord has been the signature of a convention of internal navi gation. " This result, in regulating our relations with the Low Countries, will have a favourable influence on our connexions with the other Powers which have con stantly given to us proofs of confidence and amity. " The negotiations with Spain have brought up, as a first result, a convention which will be submitted to you, and which opens anew this ancient market to one of our principal industries. " In prosecuting other negotiations, it is impossible not to consider certain measures of internal legislation as necessary. " Several products, which are the basis of our ex portations, are submitted by law to export duties which nothing can longer justify. " Other articles of foreign importation mar be sub jected, without any grievance for our commercial con cerns, to an increase of import duties, for the sake of national in lustry and of the public treasury. " You will have to decide also upon the conclusions ef the Commission of Inquiry * which you have in stituted, these two years, and the ope rations of which I have contemplated with great interest. " Perhaps in order to encourage our exports for re mote countries, we shall be led to recur to an institu tion to which the present laws of nations oppose no more the obstacles N'‘ hich existed in other times.t a l gt up t o customs, account Ilice ,a n n t d er p n o a s t t io -o n fl a i l ee q s u will he b r r e o l rou ting t g i ourrailway havinagessed over the frontiers of France, and being on the point of reaching those of Germany; the Government will probably have occasion to de mand special powers for their solution. " The province which has been laid out of this great system of communications has received 'with gratitude the compensation that you hare allowed to it; another province,§ a victim of the precedent of di plomatic necessities, is in expectation of the law, which willrealise one of the boons of your last session. " Independent of the projects of law which are yet lying before you, you will examine several lawsproposi tions,hpteri pet their etaletodnai objectn r o e gf. c ets o hhe m isels i di i i i orm g ennp t o rhioiaiN t .sin h e m e ab it ul e nft n a d eso , rfgn a ri n ieae d glsiis.s o eld t a h ti e oi r ,uy s some of which are designed to maintain tem poraryia n a v d, e tf o e t r bated, importance ted, andb ys several h o N, e t ra e questions lacts so w fna h ti lch onalhae e q uity,• b d thesee fit solutions, though they do not compromise our financial situation, require, however, the creation of nt.w ways and means, for the purpose of bringing the public revenues to a level with the charges. " Several financial laws have been presented to you, others will be presented at the same time with the budget of ways and means. Provisional resources for 1843 have been regarded as indispensable until these laws, designed to increase our income and to do :,ustice to the claims against several imperfections of actual legislation, be adopted and enacted. opportunity to modify . ,advantageously " The new legislative dispositions have the situation of our army, and have forwarded promotionslawfully attained. wyen the *nstruction, and tion, which, added to the discipline, 1 ves roofs,p continuo devotedness of which the army gi " These measures have stimulated a noble . emula to render it worthy of my confidence and of your in terest. momen t ar ily interrupted; I have your deliberation s is " Gentlemen , y ou will now resume the course of but one wish to offer, itthat, in all respects, the be, for the country and for myself, n t h e e w s o e n s t s i i n o u n a t may i on of the preceding one. " * Parliamentary . Commission of Inquiry into the com mercial and industrial Concerns of Belgium. t The speech a lludes to the ancient Commercial Com pany of Ostend. The province of Luxemburg. The province of Limburg. FRACAS AT ZANTE.—CORPU, OCT. 11.—On the 3d inst. a fracas tiook place in Zante between the sol diers and inhabitants, 'which might have beenattended with most serious consequences. The facts in a few words, and without exa ggerat i on, follow:—In the 'barrack of St. Lucia, near the Grand as Sabionera, is stationed the grenadier company of the 97th Regi ment. Four soldiers of this company, at about eight P.M., entered a can t een, a b out fif ty paces distant from their quarters, and a ft er h av i ng taken their wine de sired to retire without paying. The owner opposed them, and one of the soldiers began to laugh, and gave a whistle. At this signal almost all the company, armed with sticks, rushed out, and a violent scene ensued. Two Zantiots were severely wounded by blows from the sticks ; one died i n a few minutes, and the other was in a state of imminent danger when the the express left. Of the soldiers three were wounded by stones, one severely in the head, and the others were badly contused. The police force arrived in time to quell the tumult , which threatened to increase, and order was restored, accordtng to our letters from Zante. Several orders are said to have been given to the troops, and to-night the Geyser steam-frigate will leave this for Zante with two companies of the 42d to relieve the 97th, who will be brought to Corfu. Lord Wro . ttesley has lady finished the erection of an astronomical observatory on his estates near this t o wn. It is built in a commanding situation about a field's length from the great Holyhead road, and is fitted up with a variety of suitable instruments.— Wolrerhanipon Chronicle. METAL HOUSES.—Houses compo Intro duced exclusively of iron and cast metal, the first of the kind ever into Ireland, are about to be co nstructedin Carysfort avenue, near Blackrock. The cost of each house is estimated at 1,200/. —,Dublin Freeman Journal. ion tba e re ern here to ; ior asea in the en o 6 g At ling' op the Li a ,ver, ; ou r tho Sao" uth- Y• 1 , rom 100 ga. !eze with :one :oPe , Die' i ;, , ed