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IM PERU PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took his seat at Twelve o'clock, at which time the gallery was much crowded. Mr. BULLER. moved for a return of the quantity of raw and manufactured silk during the present year, and the quantity of silk ribbons imported since July, 1826.—Ordered. Sir C. BURRELL presented a petition from certain land owners and inhabitants of the parish of Ntrthurst, in Sussex, complaining of the practice of paying the wages of labourers out of the poor rates, and praying the House to provide some other remedy. The petition was read and ordered to be printed. Mr. LAMB laid before the House the copy of a letter ad dressed to Lord Melbourne, by the Council of the Royal Col lege of Surgeons, which was ordered to be printed. Lord DU NCANNON moved the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Office of Works Regulation Bill, which, after a few observations from Mr. Herries, was read a third time and passed. THE RUSSIAN LOAN. Mr. HERRIES rose, in pursuance of a notice which he gave last evening, for the production of certain papers which were connected with the Russian loan. As, lswever, he did not wish to interpose between the Übuse and the ptirpose far which they had met so earlyl he would, in the expectation that no objection would be made to his motion, very shortly ad 'vest to the eircionstanets Which had given rise to it. He had been much aStonisheit at the interpretation which had been last hi ;ht ptituPtio treaties and Acts of Parliament, notwithstanding `the dikOrallins and terms of the treaties were so distinct ri , e'tlOred them scarcely possible to he misunderstood, There SVi•re certain payments provided for, and certain tiontingencie-, an:. notwithstanding those contingencies had occurred the law officers had taken upon thensselves to advise the payments to be made. There were two conventions, by virtue of which this country was now paying a debt contracted by Russia, the first of which contained an article binding Great Britain to pay, Up m certain conditions, two slims of two millions and one million, and by the 3d article England was boUnd to pay pant passe with ilolland, such further charges as should be agreed upon by the high contracting parties towards the final and satisfactory settlement of the Low Countries, but not exceeding three mil lions, to be defrayed by way of loan. The next convention pro fessed m spring out of the first, by virtue of which England Was to pay pars passu with Holland. It appeared from What [ n ed last night that Holland had refused tO isay her share, and hat of course put an end to the engagement on the part of gland. The Right Iloholirable Gentleman said he would ab stain from calling for the iTillions given by the law officers of the Crowns unless it ,htetld appear hereafter to be necessary. He wished also to know to know to what amount this country was t°llntailly t4a , ,•, for, perhaps, the House would be surprised to Near thitt tine sum would be at length nearer four minions pan ts‘.';ee.—(Hear, hear, hear.) 'l'o this subject he pledged nhi ",elf to call the earliest attention of the House after the 'r.olidays. The Right Honourable Gentleman then concluded by moving that an humble address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he will direct to be laid before the House copies of the convention between Great Britain and the Netherlands, dated 13th of Aug. 1814; of the convention between Great Bri tain, the Netherlands, and Russia, dated the 19th May, 1815; an account of the sums paid up to the sth of January, 1831 ; an esti mate of what sum remained to be paid after that period, under the convention of the 19th May, 1815, and copies of all warrants &c. for the issues by the Treasury. Sir ROBERT INGLIS seconded the motion. Mr. HUNT said, he had risen to second the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman, but had been stopped. He had no doubt, that he should be told by the. Press, and the hangers-on of his Majesty's Ministry, that he was always ready to support any mo tion of the Tories. On this subject, however, he had not had the slightest communication with any of the Tories, but when they were disposed to look into subjects like the present, he should be always ready to join them, for if they proceeded in this way, he had not the slightest doubt, of soon seeing Tories and radicals meeting together. Every measure against extorting money from the pockets of the people had been passed by its con sequence, as it was stated, of the importance of the Reform Bill. This measure, however, was now in good hands, and he had no doubt something would speedily be done. The Right Honourable Gentleman seemed to have some deliCacy in moving for the opi nions of the legal advisers of the Crown, but he (Mr. Hunt) thought if the Right Hon. Gentleman had heard the taunts of the Attorney-General last night, he would have no delicacy on that point. Lord ALTHORP bad not the least wish to oppose the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman ; but he would observe, that at the'priVer period the conduct pursued by Ministers would be full explained. Sir It. VYVYAN could net agree with the Noble Lord who had just sat down that this was not the proper period to ask for explanations on this point. The present subject, to his mind, was far more important than Reform in Parliament ; but if the House, or the majority of the I - louse, were determined to overturn all the regular modes of debate, and proceed by clamour with the Reform 11111, he had nothing further to say. He was exceedingly sorry to observe that, during the greater part of the last session and this, the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department bad het made his appearance in the House. It might he convenient for him to do so, in consequence of the negociations that were going on, or on account of fearing that the question might be put to him, but he should have thought when a notice was on the paper relative to foreign affairs, it was his duty to be there. Had he been here, lie (Sir R. Vyvyan) had intended to put a dis. tinct question to him, but as he was not here, he must address himself to the Noble Lord opposite (Althorp). Although in every State in Europe the protocol of the conference held its London, and the treaty signed in London, not ratified, had been explained and published in all the papers, and also at the Hague, yet the British House of Commons were perfectly uninformed of those matters in which the interests of the coun try were involved. He thought it would be well to consider before the treaty mentioned its his Majesty's speech was ratified, whether there were not certain articles in that treaty which deserved re-consideration ; and whether, in case of its being ratified as it now stood, there were not parties who would con sider it as waste paper. Lord ALTHORP had understood it to be the intention of the worthy Baronet to put some question to him, but lie did not understand him to have done so. He begged, however, with re spect to the Hon. Baronet's speech, to decline entering into the topics contained in it. With respect to the Worthy Baronet's accusation against his Noble Friend at the head of the •Foreign Department, he had not the smallest doubt that he did not consider a discussion like the present would have been entered into, and he (Lord Althorp) was, therefore, not at all surprised that his '_noble Friend was not in his place ; but he had no doubt that, had he been here, he would have followed the same course which he (Lord Althorp) had done. The pro per time for the discussion of the treaty was when it was laid on the table of the House, at which period Government would be able to uphold the steps they had taken. Mr. COURTENAY stated that it had been his intention to put a question to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, re. lative to Portugal, but as the subject would require a great deal of detail, and as the Noble Secretary was not present, he should now give notice, that very soon after the recess he should call the attention of the House to the subject. The motion was then agreed to. Colonel EVANS gave notice of a motion for leave to bring its a Bill to repeal the 59th of George lll.—the Foreign Enlist. ment Act. REFORM BILL. On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL the order of day for resuming the adjourned debate on the second reading of the Reform Bill, was then read, and Sir ROBERT INGLIS rose, and after passing a high com pliment on the speech of Mr. Croker, observed that he was not at all inclined to follow the precepts of the Noble Lord oppo site or his supporters. He had observed that by the present Bill the same men would be returned as at present. That proposi tion he begged to deny, for he had no hesitation in saying the Home, under the present Bill, would become the depository of democrats, and would alone be governed by the will of the people. By the operation of that measure, eight hundred millions of pro perty will either be wholly expunged, or greatly reduced, by those who, it had been admitted, would not be the real repre sentatives of the people. He, however, did not look so much to property as to higher interests—looking also to that great dete rioration of property. A Noble Lord last night had twice stated is his speech, that every body now admitted the necessity for some Reform in Parliament. Now even if he were to ad mit—which he could not—that a Refonn was inevitable, he would never admit that it was needful.—(Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) No measure like that proposed by the Noble Lord (Russell) was called for by the people, and the attempt to introduce it had been productive of derangement to the interests of the country, and would eventually tend to their destruction.— (Cheers from the Opposition.) The Bill, although altered in some of its details, appeared to him in all its substan tial properties the same as the former Bill. Its great principles were disfranchisement and enfranchisement, without the slightest evidence of a necessity for it, such was the Bill " at the beginning,.is now," and he feared there was no hope of its amendment.---(Laughter.) If it should eventually pass that House, he hoped that those to whom a reference had so often been made—he hope i the House of Peers, in the same spirit with which they rejected the formerßill, would reject the present one.—(Cheers from the Opposition.) From the first he had protested against the principles of the Bill—principles which now for the first time in the history of the country had been introduced into that House. He protested against con. fiseation without remuneration, without trial, and without any thing to justify it. From the first to the last he had not heard any Member of the Government give any states. man-like view, first, of the necessity of the proposed measure, and secondly, of the effects which would follow it.— (Cheers from the Opposition.) If any Hon. Gentleman could get up and say that he was wrong, he would be glad to have his re collection refreshed, but during a discussion of now nearly nine months, he had not heard on the part of Government any general view of the evils of the existing system, and of the benefits to result from the alteration. The Noble Lord oppo site, on its first introduction, stated that his object was restora tion ; on the second introduction he had discovered for the first time that the Constitution was seriously decayed ; and now, on the third occasion, the Noble Lord stated that it would re store to the people their just rights. He (Sit 11. Inglis) denied that originally the people had the right to return Members, and if the House now gave the people what they had not got before, could it be said that they were restoring the people their just rights? The Honourable Baronet, the senior Member for Westminster —(1 laugh)—had slated that the people had the same right to be represented as the Peers had to their House. The Honourable Baronet might, perhaps, go a little further and say the people had a right to a division of pr o perty.—(Laughter.) If the argument of that Hon. Baronet had any weight, why should the'peison who paid W. a year rent be deprived of the privilege ehjOyed by him who paid WI. Reference had been made to Lord Somers, but that great man, who, so far from being an innovator, rested hit great fame en his zeal in maintaining the principles of the Constitution—(Hear)—Lord Somers—whose successors the old Tories were—valued with his heart's blood those principles which were now sought to be destroyed.—(Hear , •hear , hear.) It had been said that for the last seventy years the 'people had seen so much of bribery at elections, that they had lost all confidence in the pre sent system. Now, he asked, would it be contended that the present Bill would prove an adequate remedy for such an evil I , Let the House imagine what would he the expense of the number of polling-boothsand poll-clerks employed at various parts of the county at a single election. He bad higher objects in view than the mere expence of an election. While the the se made, by common consent, the production of a qualification a mere form, it was by no means , undesirable that the future Members tvho would be brought into the House by the proposed measure should give some test that t he y were possessed sof some stak e i n the coun try, before they were allowed to legi. slate on the fortunes of others. He never contended that that House was, or ought to be, the strict rep resen tation of the people. If there be no such right as the right of actual representation, the question whether this or that e wnin u' nity be represented by having a King's writ sent to• them, was not necessary to be much discussed. The whole question, was whether the present system be or be not practically beneficial. Until those who brought forward the measure stated the practical effects of it, he should think they had not discharged their duty to their King or country. He contended that the Constitution, as it was at present, had produced more blessings to the people than any other was likely to produce, and he would prove that the Constitution, as it existed now, was in the main the same, but practically changed from what it was formerly.—(Hear, hear. Could any man p o ssessed of common sense f a il t o see, ) that by the change in the value of money, that which perhaps in the first instance gave the elective franchise, was im measurably smaller than now ? The constituency had in &eased fifty-fold. There was that principle of elasticity in the Constitution which applied itself to all the changes of the trines.—(Hear.) It applied itself not only to the constituency, but to the representation. LoOk at various parts of the country during the late elections. It was said last night by an Honourable Baronet (a Member for Hertfordshire) that the new representatives of the county of Worcester were unconnected by birth or property with that county ; and he argued from that, that Worcestershire was decidedly favour. able to Reform. He (Sir Robert Inglis) could, however, make another use of that circumstance, namely:---that it was a most convincing proof of the power of the people to choose a representative from any part of the country—a power which was not in existence two centuries ago. The Honourable Baronet also adverted to the last elections for the county of York, as proofs of that argument He thought it was clear therefore that there was now a larger diffusion of the popular will than formerly. The Noble Lord opposite did not affirm that the Reform Bill would send representatives to that House, who would have any interest in upholding the institutions of the country, but it had been repeatedly stated that the people were dissatisfied. He wished the Hon. Member opposite to state in svhat shape it appeared the people were dissatis fied. Would is be said, look at the result of the last general election ? Did the House feel sure that the people now held the same opinions, and looked with the same eager. ness to the Bill as they did six months ago. Although he would not say that there was actually what was technically called a re-action, he was fully convinced that there was a very considerable subsidence of public opinion respecting the measure. Was it to be contended that the petitions of the people prove their anxiety to have this Bill and no other ? He would ask if there had not been other occasions on which the people expressed as strong a will, and yet that will was not granted ? That House were to consider that the people had only a life interestlin the Constitution of which theythe representatives were the trustees, and they were not to suffer an injury to the Constitution, but to see that it was transmittedto pos terity uninterrupted. lild the intelligence ofthe country demand this alteration ? He denied it. Did the Noble Lord mean to state that the Universities demanded it ? On the contrary, they were strongly opposed to it. There was another topic, although of minor importance, and that was, that both by principle and precedent the Noble Lord was bolind in sweeping away existing fights togive compensation. The Hon. Baronet then entered into the question, and contended that it ought to be granted in a similar manner to that adopted at time Union of Ireland with England, in which case no less than one million two hundred thousand pounds were granted by way of compensation, He then proceeded to state, that until the Noble Lord had shewn that there was not perfect freedom and security under the existing system, he had no right to derange it, and he contended, as had been stated by the Hon. Member for Preston, and as had been proved at various meetings in the North, that the present Bill would not satisfy the wishes of the people. He doubted whether the grant ing or the refusing the measure would prevent agitation— in refusing it the House would prevent the necessity of making farther concessions—but in granting it they would then give the means of enforcing further concessions. In granting it all the great interests of the country would be attacked—the state of the Church—funded property—the law of primogeniture, and last of all the House of Peers, which as a corporate body was already destroyed, to all intents and purposes, in the judgment of many persons. He admitted that there was danger in refusing Reform, but he was convinced there was greater danger in concession. Under the existing system—the people have' received greater blessings than ever fell to the lot of any country in the world—such comforts, such wealth, such freedom, and universality of em ployment (although he admitted the prevalence or want of em ployment) were never before combined in any country. It was very rarely they could find in the history of any country such evidences of civilization as prevailed in Eng land under this degraded, this despised aystem.—(Hear, hear.) There was no shore that was not tributary to our comforts,—no sea but had witnessed our victories,—no sword had been drawn but had been drawn to conquer, and sheathed but to spare,— but if this Bill passed, it would be attended with great danger to the highest institutions of the country, and to the perpetual derangement of all our social comforts.—(Cheers.) Mr. S. WORTLEY was anxious to address the House at this period, not so much from a desire to enter largely into the merits of the question, but from an anxious wish to state his reason for voting upon the second reading of time Bill. From the first introduction of the measure he had given it his most decided opposition in every one; of its stages, and be did so without hesitation, because he believed it was totally unnecessary, and that it was pregnant in all respects with great danger.—( ( Loud cheers from the Opposi tion.) He was also desirous that the people should have aim ample opportunity of re-considering its probable effects. He had hoped that he should have been able to give his Majesty's Government more support than he did last session, but he had been bitterly disappointed. Ile had looked carefully at the Bill with a desire, if possible, to find something to change his opinion, hut he could not do it. He admitted that there were many points in the new Bill that might be considered as improve. ments. He wa s prepared to say that the test of population in the present Bill, though not quite unobjectionable, was, without doubt, an infinitely better and juster criterion than that adopted in the previous Bill. He was ready also: to admit, that it was better to take the arbitrary number of the boroughs contained in the schedule of the former Bill, than that they should say that there should be such a. given amount of population. In the next schedule there was considerable improvement, as there was a restoration of the ancient Constitution, from the Bill of last year. There was still a representation by two Mem bers continued to certain places. But what was more important was the abandonment of that principle which formed an essential part of the former Bill, which gaverepresentation according to the size of several places. There was also another important alte ration in time abandonment of Commissioners. That every one should be able to decide for himself was an improvement. Then came the enfranchising part, schedule C. He there found there were a number of those places, which by the former Bill had had single representation allotted to them, were taken from thence and put among those which were entitled to a double representation. But the Hon. Member had great doubt whether the advantage, or otherwise, of this part of the Bill pre ponderated, the representation of the commercial interest being considerably increased, and that of the agricultural, lessened. The intention of Government, however, to confer on those places a corporate Constitution was certainly a great improvement. There was another point to be noticed, which was the concessipn made in favour of ancient institutions, and in his opinion the man who looked with coniempt on them, very much mistook their real value. He (Mr. S. Wortley) considered that the course taken by Ministers last Session, of decrying all the country's institu tions, was an evil, the effects of which would be long felt. Another improvement was, the obtainir g at once, without any question, a proper returning officer. He would! not trouble the House by detailing all the parts of the Bill, but he would mention two other points, first the preserving to the free men, by inheritance and servitude, those rights proposed by the former Bill to be taken from them ; and secondly, the advantage a faith would be derived by the retention of those rights. By that retention they were not bound to fix any number for the con stituency of the smaller boroughs, and it would preclude the necessity of including within the limits of that argument a great number of the smaller districts. He (the Honourable Member), however, notwithstanding these improvements, could not get over his objections to the great principle of the measure, and he, therefore, would not take on himself the responsibility of voting for the second reading. He could not consider the changes made essentially altered the Bill from the one introduced before. At the same time he must be allowed to say that he was not one disposed to pursue a course inconsistent with that desire of bringing this question to some sort of arrangement, so greatly desired by all. He had no hesi. tation in saying that their Lordships had fully justified themselves in rejecting the last Bill—(Loud cheering).— and he never recollected a political step that he had taken with which he was more satisfied than his vote on that Bill. He thought it the duty of all to ascertain whether there were not some means by which the agitation of the country could be avoided. He had heard expressions which had given him a hope that there might be a disposition on the part of Ministers to consider whether greater improvements might not be effected in the present Bill in the Committee, (LEFT SITTING.) We will give the remainder of the Debate in a Second Edition.) DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS. THE HAGUE. SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES-GENERAL. BITTING OF DEC. 10. A Royal message was received, with a project of law for re newing for one year the law of 3d Nov. 1930, for checking and punishing seditious and ill.disposed persons; and that of Dec. 1, 1831, for trying such criminals. Numerous petitions were pre sented chiefly relative to the proposed financial measures. THE HAGUE, DEC. I3.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange arrived at Bois-le-Duc on Saturday morning; on Sunday he went to Nimeguen to take leave of their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Albert of Prussia. Prince Frederick set out for Bois-le-Disc yesterday : evening. Yesterday his Excellency , the Minister for Foreign Affairs made a new communication in the name of the King to the States-Ge neral, respecting the political affairs of the kingdom. Nothing is positively known of the contents of this communication. Report says "That his Majesty has, within these few days come to a deci sion on the twenty.four articles, and the protocols of the London conference relative to them, and that he has resolved to reject these articles as they are proposed. It is said that in the answer every thing is examined, and the reasons explained why the King can or cannot accept it. The King's report is said to have been sent to the respective Courts, and the substance of it to be that the King, however well-disposed to accede to every equitable proposal which may lead to a final arrangement, considers the articles in question as incompatible with the interest of the na tion and with his dignity, and consequently as inadmissible. The objections are reported to be three. 1. Against that point rela. tire to Luxemburg, respecting which his Majesty, as Grand Duke, can decide nothing without the concurrenceof the German Confederation. 2. Against that part which relates to the debt, his Majesty being ready to abide by the preceding arrangements. 3. Against the permission given to the Belgians to navigate our canals and rivers. Our Ambassador at London is authorised to negotiate with the conference for a new treaty of peace, or for modifications of the 24 articles, conf ,rmable to these objections. Our Government expects the answers from London and the other Courts." It is said that the Minister communicated also a note from tbe German Diet, in which the King is requested to acquaint the Diet, by the 15th of December, of his resolution respecting the acceptance or the rejection of the 24 articles. The Minister, it is added, gave also the answer to this note of the Diet. is understood that the Chambers resolved that the docu meta communicated shall not yet be printed. AMSTERDAU, DEC. 13. Actual Debt, 2% per cent 39N to 40% Amort Syndic, 4% percent 64 4 to 64% Ditto, ditto 3% per cent. Voluntary Loan, 6 per cent 86.74 to 874 B ERLI N.—CHOLERA New cases. Recoveries. Deaths. Dec. 8 9 Remain seven patients. Total number of cases from the commencement, 2,228; deaths, 1,405 ; recoveries, 816. • At Konigsberg, on the Ist and 2d of December, there were only three new cases (all on the Ist) eighteen recoveries, and four deaths. There remained 22 patients. Total at Konigsberg since the. commencement—cases, 2,191 ; deaths, 1,314; recove ries. 855. BERLIN DEC. ). St. Schuld Sch. 4 percent. ................ ........... . r 4 Prussian En,glih Loan, 1818, 5 percent... 100% Ditto Ditto 1822, 5 per cent. lOO% ..__ Ditto Ditto 1830, 4 per cent . B9 VIENNA, Dec. I.—Private letters from Moldavia say that the Porte has refused its assent to the Constitution drawn up under the influence of the Russian Government for Moldavia and Wallachia. HAMBURG—CHOLERA. New cases. Recoveries. Deaths. Dec. 7,8, and 9 Remain Total from the commencement, 844.—Deaths, 472.—Reco. veries ' 371. INIHAMBURG, DEC. 9.—BoasEN HALLE, HALF-PAST Two.— The supply of Wheat in the market has been somewhat larger than for some weeks previously; prices nearly the same; tine parcels, however, brought better prices. Wheat; Aniudt, white ll5 Wei to ght. Rix-dollars. 122. 125 to 134 r to -- Silesian and Bohemian 120 to 125 125 to 134 _,.. Meeklenintreh 118 to 124 lIS to 140 Holstein, red 118 to 125 115 to 136 _.--. Lower Elbe 116 to 123 115 to 136 EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, Dec. 9 .-13.8 ; two months. 13.634. BERLIN. DEC. 6.—Three months. 6.263 , fi. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 13 . -11 .90.—Tw0 Months, 11. 82 5.10. . THE AUTHOR of TuFMAINE.—We are r:-quehted to state that the Court Journol of Saturday will contain, in addition to an unusual variety of original pipers on topics connected with high life, a most interest ing description of Gilston Park, the beautiful seat of the distinguished author of " Tremaine." EVC LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1831. CHOLERA NIORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT. COUNCIL OFFICE.—(TEAS DAY.) DAILY REPORT of CHOLERA CASES, SUNDERLAND, DEC. la, 1551. Remained at last report IR New cases 8 Total Dial It motercd 5 Remaining at this date, 8 o'clock, A M l9 From the Commencement of the Disease, on Oct. I]6, 1631. Cases, 464.—Died, 159. NEWCASTLE, DEC. 15. _ . . • Remained at last report New Cases Total. 46 Died lO Recovered 2 Remaining at this dale, 8 o'clock, A.M 3l From the Commencement of the Disease, on Dec. 7, 1831. Cases, 61.—Died, 23. • NORTH SHIELDS, Dac. \ ls. Remained at last report 1 New cases Died 0 Recovered Remaining at this date 1 From the Commencement of the Disease. Cases, 3.—Died, 2. SEGHILL COLLIERY, DEC. 15. Remained at last report 2 New cases 0 Died 0 Recovered 0 Remaining at this date From the Commencement of the Disease. Cases, 4.—Died, 2. . WALKER, DEC. 15. Remained at last report 2 New cases 0 Died. Recovered 1 Remaining at this date 0 From the Commencement of the Disease. Cases, 2.—Died, 1. SEA HA M, DEc. 15. New eases 3 Died Recovered Remaining at this date From the Commencement of the Disease. Cases, 3.—Died, 1. (Signed) WM. MACLEAN, Secretary. On the motion of Lord ALTIIORP, that the Re form Bill be read a second time last night, :Lord PoRCHESTER proposed an amendment to the effect that it be read a second time that day six months. A long discussion followed, which enabled Mr. MACAULEY—the legitimate successor of HENRY BROUGHAM in the House of Commons—to deliver one of those stirring and efftctive speeches which indelibly imprint themselves on the mind of those who read, not less' than of those who hear them. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman argued with his usual felicity—and his are not the state; trite arguments a thousand and a thousand times repeated —in favour of the great question, and insisted that "by fair means or by foul, either through Par liament or over Parliament, the measure of Reform must be carried." Mr. CRoKEIt at tempted to neutralize the effect of the Honour able and Learned Gentleman's eloquence—'s ith what effect, we leave those to judge who are best ac.. quainted with the style and substance of the Ex- Secretary's oratory. The Right Hon. Member was specially vindictive on the subject of democratic influence : " he could demonstrate," he said, " that democracy was the cause of all the mischief that had disturbed the land." Indeed ! What a notable dis cove. y ! And with what peculiar propriety it proceeds from the lips of a man, who himself has only just sprung from the democracy, who has neither birth—. ancesrry—connection—nor superior intellecual qua lification to boast of ; who but yesterday a grub, is to day a butterfly, but even in this, his first clumsy attempt at flight, still bears about him undeniable traces of his origin. Mr. CROKER sneering at the democracy ! Oh for a forty-horse power of laughing! So doth Mr. Wig gins, the tinker, sneer at the " wulgar" origin of Mr. Higgins, the tailor; so doth my Lord's gentleman object to my Lord's gentleman's gentleman, that he is " low," and "not noticeable in polite society. Had the taunt about democracy proceeded from an indi vidual of ancient descent, of high rank, and aristo cratic connexions, though it had been still in bad taste, it had been more endurable; but for Mr. CRoKER— who in order to show what a fine gentleman he had become, professed igno rance the other day of the topography of Rassell square—for this " person," we quote his own super ' cilious expression as applied to Lieut. DRUMMOND, to come forward and denounce with ultra-fastidious ness, the democracy—the respectable, influential de mocracy of three kingdoms ;—can any thing be more arrogant—more offensive—more outrageously and insolently preposterous ? The Right Hon. Gentleman, we presume, would bring back the good old days of Ultra Tory ascendancy, when the " democracy" were hewers of wood and drawers of water, and the aristocracy stood over them with the whip, the scourge, and the branding-iron. But he may dismiss all hope on this score, Despite his own exertions, and those of a thousand such " small deer," the just influence of democracy must and will make itself felt, not to the restriction, not to the de triment, but to the support and the security of all legitimate aristocratic privileges. Let us hear no more then of this vulgar slip-slop brawling against democracy ; those who throw stones should not live in glass-houses; those who spring from the lower or middle orders, and whom a series of lucky acci dents, dexterously improved, has raised above their just level, should not rail at the class from which they sprung. Possibly Mr. CROKER is desirous of ingratiating himself with great Lords and Dukes; of showing how strongly (and naturally) he sympa thizes with the aristocratic prejudices of the House of Peers; how completely be is identified with them in thought, habit, and sentiment ! The idea is in genious, but, under the circumstances, ridiculous. Dutch Papers mention a report that the KING has resolved to reject the twentv•four articles, and that his objections to them were three :—First, against that point relative to Luxemburg, respecting which his MAJESTY, as Grand Duke, can decide nothing with out the concurrence of the German Confederation. —Second, against that part which relates to the debt, his MAJESTY being ready to abide by the pre ceding arrangements.—Third, against the permis sion given to the Belgians to navigate the Dutch canals and rivers. CHOLERA AT NEWCASTLE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The official report of this day states that there are eight new cases, seven deaths, and thirty cases left under treatment. I mentioned yesterday that three patients went to the hospital ; to-day there are two more, making five in all : two of them aro very likely to recover, the others are more doubtful. It is much to be regretted that some of the poor people attacked refuse to be taken (or their friends for them refuse to allow them to be taken) to the hospital. The accommodation and attendance there is so much better than they can have at their own houses, that by removal, in almost every case, to the hospital, the chance of recovery is much increased. Instead of being confined to the New Road, or Sandgate, as at first, the disease has made its appearance in the Castle Garth, and New. street, Pandon, Pandon Dene, and to-day at the foot of the Dog Bank. The cases at the river side, I regret to state, are also increasing. Yesterday I said there were two cases at Dent's Hole; to-day there are five new cases there; two of them, Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs. Emmett, are dead ; the remaining three are considered mild cases. It is proper to state there is a great deal of filth at Dent's Hole. There are two fatal cases (a ma❑ and his wife) also at Byker.bar, about a mile from New. castle, on the road leading to North Shields; the name is Nicholson. The husband died this morning, after little more than twelve hours' illness. The old woman Donkin, the keeper of the dead.house here, whom I mentioned in my letter of yes terday, as having been employed in laying out the dead bodies of two persons who died, died herself in the course of last night, and is included in this day's report. I repeat my firm persua sion, that cases are admitted into the report that are not of ma. lignant cholera. This is now in some degree admitted, and ex cused on the ground that the admission of such cases causes a great number to be stated in the report as recovered : and that theputting the malignant cases only into the report, would pro. duce more alarm, from the large proportion of deaths that take place amongst them. I doubt, that if there are thirty cases set down in the report as malignant, it is plainly more calculated to produce alarm than if there were fifteen. But alarFci or no alarm, the truth should be stated. Newcastle, Thursday night, Dec. 15. TITHES.-DREADFUL MASSACRE IN THE COUNTY OF KILKENNY. FREEEMAN'S JOURNAL-OFFICE, DUBLIN, THURSDAY. We have this morning received the following melancholy it telligence from a friend in Kilkenny;— " Kilkenny, Six o'clock, Wednesday Evening, Dec. 14. "We had a dreadful scene in our county this day. Mr. D- has just returned from the neighbourhood in which it occurred, Castle Morris, the residence of Captain Pratt de Montmorency. " A party of forty policemen went out this morning, under the command of Captain Gibbons, chief constable, with a man named Butler, a process server, to serve subpcvnas for the Rev. Dr. Hamilton's tithes on the union of Knocktopher. The party were attacked, about the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon, at Kilkeasey, by about two thousand persons. Captain Gibbons Butler, the process server, and twelve of the police were killed, and four more so wounded that there is little hope of their recovery. There are many more badly wounded--all the arms of the police were broken into pieces, and left with the slaughtered bodies. Two of the police escaped to Knocktopher, and one got into Kilkenny. Immediately after his arrivol, Mr. Joseph Green, Chief Magistrate, with a party of dragoons, proceeded to the house of Dr. Hamilton. The assailant party were armed with pitchforks, prongs, spades, &c. The police were only able to fire about ten shots. Three of the mob are said to have been killed. The attack was made suddenly in a lane, or bohreen, with a wall at each side of it, and the arms of the po lice were at once rendered useless. Mr. Morriss Heade, a Ma gistrate, proceeded about three o'clock to the place, and had all the bodies removed into Kilmagany. " I write the above in a hurry for post. The same report goes from Mr. Tuckey, the Inspector of Police here to the Govern ment. Should there be any thing of moment. I shall write to you to-morrow. I understand the moment Captain Gibbons gave the order to fire, the police were knocked down, and their arms taken and broken. Poor Gibbons had a large fa mily. An attack on Dr. Hamilton's house is apprehended this night. Mr. Green, the chief resident Magistrate, has stationed himself there with a party of dragoons." LA TEST PARTICULARS, and EXECUTION of JO FIN WILLIAMS HOLLOWAY, fur MURDER. Yesterday morning this criminal was hanged on a temporary scaffold erected in front of the gaol at Horsham, in the presence of a larger assemblage than was ever before congregated in this town on any similar occasion. On his retiring to his cell on Thursday, he threw himself on his knees, and his agonised cries, groans, and invocations to the Deity, to save him from impending damnation, could be heard throughout the prison yard. The prisoner, during the rest of the day, prayed at various times. He was alone with Mr. Nate, who was once his employer, for some time, and stated that his third confession was all false , and he made it to save Kennett. His first confession he declared to be true; and as Kennett had been saved from capital punishment, he would in his dying moments confide to him (Mr. Nate) the whole truth. He then asserted "that Kennett was in the house when he slipped the cord over the head of Celia, his wife, and assisted him in strangling her. And she was also present when he cut off the head and separated the limbs from the body." He also communicated to Mr. Nate that he had seduced several women, and had attempted to violate two others. He had robbed a man of his watch and money in a barn, and was tried for the offence and acquitted. The following is an extract of a statement written by Hol loway to Mr. Nate, describing his attempt to violate one of the young women above alluded to. He induced her to go out on an excursion to sea, in a boat with him " She was true to her appointment. The morning was foggy, and I took the boat right out, and kept pullong right out for some hours after we lost sight of land. She became alarmed at last, and on my attempting to take advantage of her, I found my mistake ; for she told me boldly, that before she would com ply with my wishes she would leap overboard. Her determined spirit so confounded me, that I could not look her in the face, and I rowed her to land and took leave of her." At half-past four o'clock yesterday morning, the Rev. Mr. Wetherby and Mr. Nate arrived, and were admitted to the cul prit. He told them " that he felt, notwithstanding the hor rible crimes which he had been guilty of, that through divine grace he should be saved from eternal damnation, which he so justly deserved, for he had cried unto the Lord, who had mercifully heard him." He continued his devotions till nine o'clock, when he adverted for the last time to his forced marriage, and railed against the overseers of the parish of Ardingley. He had written (he said) an account of the whole affair, which he hoped would be a warning to overseers not to destroy the happiness of young persons as they had done his. He, however, freely forgave them, and he hoped God would also. Soon after eleven o'clock he took the Sacrament. At eight o'clock in the morning the scaffold commenced erecting in front of the gaol, and the preparations were con cluded by eleven. Black cloth covered the front of the scaf fold, which was directly opposite the large folding doors in the right of the gaoL The executioner arrived from London on the preceding night. The Under Sheriff; Mr. Palmer, and his officers, arrived at eleven o'clock, and at a little after twelve o'clock delivered the convict into the hands of the Sheriff. The executioner proceeded to pinion the criminal's arms. Holloway closed his eyes, and said," Lord, I am ready," which he repeated several times. He turned round, and took hold of the Bible with both hands, kissed it again, and again said "blessed word." While he was being pinioned, he whispered to the executioner, " Mind, you have promised that I shall have time to speak," and the executioner replied " You shall." . . . - Mr. Nate asked him if he died in peace with all mankind ? He replied, " I do, I die in peace with all men, no one has injured me that I know of, if they have I forgive them.—l die justly." He ascended the scaffold with extraordinary firmness. There was a distinct expression of disapprobation on the part of the crowd. The culprit fell upon his knees and prayed for a short time. The executioner then fastened the rope to the beam, and Holloway stepped forward (the cap over his eyes), and addressed the multitude as follows. He spoke in a firm tone of voice, without the least appearance of trepidation, and so silent were the spectators at the time, that every word was distinctly heard : Now, my dear friends, I need not tell you that sin has brought me to this untimely end. As sin has brought ale to this un timely end, I would intreat you to be aware that there is not one among you. who, if he follows a life of sin and folly, may not be brought to the same condition: for when you trifle with sin, you know not where it will end. I know I suffer ju , tly : 1 have spilt innocent blood; but, however deep my guilt, I hope in the mercy of that God who has said to the penitent, all your sins and blasphemies shall be forgiven you. Therefore turn from your sins, and the Lord will forgive you. After such a warning as this you now witness, you will have none to blame but yourselves if any of you should be overtaken in sin, and follow courses which lead to certain destruction. Consider seriously what I say, for in a short time the eye that now sees you will see you no more, and in a few years you will be in eternity. May the Lord bless you and keep you from sin, by which I am brought to this dreadful end, and may God Almighty, through the Lord Jesus Christ, receive my spirit!" After he had finished his speech, he retired bask on the plat form, and the drop fell. The struggles of the culprit conti. thied for some minutes. He had told Mr. Nate, in gaol, that if he felt a full assurance of salvation at the time of his " de. parture," he would raise up his hands as a signal, but he drop. ped without giving the sign. After the body had hung a short time, a most revolting scene took place. A countryman, with a sort of wen upon his forehead, ascended the scaffold, and the hands of the corpse were untied by the hangman, and the coun tryman rubbed them against his forehead, under the absurd notion that the death sweat would remove the excrescence. Some disapprobation being expressed, the countryman sneaked off. Shortly afterwards one of the " Ranters," who had stood on the scaffold while Holloway was executed, got upon the pri. son wall and addressed the crowd. This fanatic declared that the soul of Holloway was saved by his being brought to the gal. lows. The Under Sheriff and Governor of the gaol put an end to his address, and the multitude dispersed. At one o'clock the body was cut down, and having been placed in an oblong box, was delivered to a young surgeon con nected with the Brighton Infirmary, to which place it was in stantly conveyed, where a public exhibition of the body of the murderer will take place. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) NEWTON v. MANNING. Mr. Augustus Newton, at the sitting of the Court, claimed the indulgence of his Lordship to make an application in this case in which his Lordship gave judgment on Thursday last. It will be recollected that this was the case in which Mr. A. Newton applied for the committal of his brother, for having 'abetted in the removal of one of his sisters, a ward in this Court, out of its jurisdiction, and also an order on his father, requiring him to use his utmost efforts.to bring back the young lady from France.. The Lord Chancelroltdecided that in the very peculiar circumstances of the case it was not proper that he should interfere. When the case was argued, several letters (exhibits) were produced by the plaintiff, Mr. Augustus; among the rest one marked D from his sister Camilla, to himself. They were handed to Sir Edward Sugden, the Counsel against the applica tion, that he might inspect them. That letter had never been seen since it was seen in the hands of Sir Edward ; and the first complaint the plaintiff now had to make was of the non-return of that letter to his solicitor. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN recollected perfectly well having read the letter. It was a letter written in a peculiarly lively, jocular, and able style. It began with this expression— ., It is always a word and a blow with you, my troublesome brother," and ended with these words--P After all this confu sion one might think we were going to discover the source of the Nile, or the Northern Passage," alluding, we believe, to the plaintiff's request that the ladies should go with him. If I hear anything more about it, I shall not stir a step, as I am Cain." The Learned Counsel had the most distinct recollection (as was al ways his habit when originals were handed to him) requesting the solicitor of the plaintiff to take back his exhibits, but he could not distinctly say that that letter was in the parcel which was then taken back by Mr. Dean. This, however, lie declared upon his honour that he had never seen the letter since, and that lie knew nothing of it whatever now. Mr. Augustus Newton regarded this as the most important let ter of all that he had. The LORD CHANCELLOR remembered reading a copy of the letter, and he had paid so much attention to it that he could almost himself, from a recollection of it, say what was or what was not a true copy of it. Mr. Dean, the plaintiff's solicitor, said that on looking through his exhibits, which he had taken up off the table before Sir E. Sugden, in about an hour after he had left the Court, he found the exhibit D missing. He could not say that that letter might not have been lost out of his bag, though it was not likely. Mr. Thornbury, solicitor for the defendants, had never had either D," or any one of the originals, in his house; nor had his clerk. When Mr. Dean and the plaintiffcalled at his office, on the following day, he put the whole of the papers into their hands, with a request that they should look carefully through them, to ascertain for themselves if the letter had got among them, and they did not find that it had. Mr. Dean said that he had a copy of the letter, which herouM Swear to be a true copy. Sir E. SUGDEN, after reading the copy, said he would•have no objection whatever to sign a.note, pledging his conviction that it was a true copy ; and if it was consistent, he would also make an affidavit to the same of Mr. Flather made a similar statement. Mr. A. Newton would have no objection to take the copy as the original, provided the Learned Counsel would verify it to be true copy. The LORD CHANCELLOR would not permit them to make an affidavit. They had stated and offered to do all that could possibly be required of them. There was nothing more common than that at the bar the papers of one gentleman should get into the possession of another, and that those papers should subse quently be returned to the right owner. The plaintiff had now just as good an exhibit of the letter marked D, as if he were in the possession of the original; but still, if he thought proper, he might have from the Learned Counsel the note which they had offered to sign, and also an affidavit from Mr. Thornbury and his clerk, stating that they neither had nor knew any thing of the letter in question. The plaintiff expressed himself satisfied on this point, and now claimed the indulgence of the Court whilst he passed on to as. other, namely, what had been said by his Lordship in giving judgment respecting the handing up of an affidavit to the Court which had not been used at the bar. The LORD CHANCELLOR told him it was perfectly un. necessary to say a word upon that; nobody was to blame for what had been done in that respect—it was a mere mistake—no injury had been done—the irregularity would not be committed again, and there was an end to it. . . - TM; plaintiff's next complaint was against the printer and publisher of the Morning Herald, and he had to pray that his Lordship would order them to be punished for having misre ported what his Lordship had stated in judgment, and which was calculated to prejudice him. 'The LORD CHANCELLOR could really hear no such com plaint, nor any such application. He knew what the plaintiff was about to detail if permitted to go on, tut he could not hear him ; thus much he would say, that what he had stated with respect to the parties retiring from this Court without the slightest an peachment upon their characters or motives, applied solely and exclusively to the ward, Miss Caroline Newton, and her father. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN pronounced this part of the plain. tilt's application as totally irregular. He had certainly seen a report of the judgment in the public papers. He had not read the whole of it. What he had read was yer fectly correct. He had not read the whole of it, be cause having been in the case and having been present when judgment was delivered, it' could not have been interesting or edifying to him to have gone through it; but thus much he felt bound to state, that speaking generally, he was astonished at the accuracy with which the proceedings in this Court were reported in the public papers. 1 have never .een continued the Learned Counsel) one report put in in malic The LORD CHANCELLOR—PerfectIy free from it—per fectly tree from it. . _ Sii• EDWARD SUGDEN—I declare, I never recollect seeing a single case in which I could detect any thing like malice in any report I ever saw of the proceedings in this Court. It is dittkult, of course, at all times to be perfectly correct, particularly if the reporters are not lawyers themselves, there may have been some slight inaccuracies therefore at times, but never any thing put down in malice. The LORD CHANCELLOR—CertainIy, since I came into this Court, I can say, that I have never seen any thing more free from malice, and generally speaking, more accurate, than the re ports I have seen of what has taken place here. The plaintiff then bowed and left the Court. PRICES OF THE STOCKS Tt• Wink Stock ... ....... ..... 191% 2 3 per Cent. Red. ...... ...&46%% 3 per Cent. Cons. 356 per Cent. 89% Ditto Red 8 9 %% New 3N6per Cent shut 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 - I per Cent. 1826 Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1660 l6 9-16 Oct. 10, 1859 - Jan. 3, 1860 Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 Jan. 5. 1870 eAJCES OF roREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE ocLt)ex. Austrian Bends ...... ......... Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonds 41!4 Peruvian Bonds — &mins Ayres Bonds Portuguese Bonds — C avian Bonds — Prussian, Old — colorntrian Bonds — 'Ditto, New — Otto, 11444 Danish 66 Spanish,lB2l ................. . 14 %4 Greek Bonds — i— 182.3. — atto, 11425 . — French Rentes, sp. c. —l . G ua I temala — ----- Exchange —f. —.. Xexican Bonds . — I ---- 3 per cent —f. —.c. Attn. 18 , 2 s — Exchange —t.._; HIS DAY AT ON K O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds 4 3 dis. South Sea Stock shut Old Annuities New Ditto ... . shut :3 per Cent. Ann. 1751.... .... shut Ex. Bills, X 1,000......... 4 6 on . Ditto 500 5 6 pm. Ditto Small • Ditto Commercial. ...— pm. Ditto Advertised • Bank for Opening - India for Account -- • Cons. forUan. 19 B3 COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) FARRAND v. SCOTT. This was an action of trover brought by the plaintiff, a corn_ factor, against the defendant, who is agent to Lloyds, at Leghorn, to recover the value of some corn that had been withheld from him by the defendant. lhe Court was occupied the whole of the morning with the cause, and at length the Jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1204 The case of Captain Garth against Mr. Anderson, the editor of the Morning Advertiser, for a libel, had not come on when our reporter lett. •:111PPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, DEC. M.—Wind S.S. W. fresh.—Arrived from the river and remains, the Grecian, Smith, for New South Wales. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 16.—Wind S.W. squally.—Arrived the Sir:William Bentley, Sellers, from Quebec ; put back his Majesty's ship Revenge, for Lisbon. FALMOUTHMEc. 15.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W.—Arrived the Duke of Clarence, Fenwick, from Port-au-Prince; Janus, Richards, from Quebec; and Falmouth packet, Slugg, from Malaga. JERSEY, DEC. 14.—Arrived the Pelican, Hubert, from Tri nidad de Cuba; Laurel, Joyce, from ditto ; Day, La Parolle, Polperio, and Jouvien, Priaul, from Gaspe; Angea, Le Bas, from Newfoundland; and Arechal, Petou, from Cadiz. MARGATE, Dec. 16.—Arrived the Arnold Wells Clark, from Virginia ,• Resolution, Rutter, and Latona, Tindall, from Quebec ; and Valleyfields, Comer, St. Petersburgh. DOVER, Dec. 16.—Arrived oft* port the Devon, Dalby, from Bilboa. COWES, DEC. 16.—Arrived the Andes, Barton, from New Orleans. _ _ POOLE, Dec. 6.—Arrived the Malta, Williams, from Pic tou ; and Hope Shaddock, from Newfoundland, with loss of bulwarks, sails, &c., bound to Genoa. GUERNSEY, DEC. 14.—Arrived the St. George, Grutt, from Rio Janeiro ' • and Arechat, French, from Cadiz. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 15.—Arrived the Royal George, from Messina; Royal William,: from Prince Edward's Island; and George Canning, Stephenson, from Quebec. LIVERPOOL, DEc. 15—Arrived the Lady Douglas, from Maran ham ; Lady Havannah, Ellis, from Savannah ; Isaac Hicks, from Charleston ; Birmingham, from New York; Alice, Oakley, from Quebec ;.John Bentley, from St. John's, New Bruns.. wick; Britannia, Oliver, from Miramichi ; Hannah, Blensdale, from Cocayne ; Minerva, Stroud, from Newfoundland.—Off port, Eliza, Bouch, from Honduras; and Bellona and Jessie, from Miramichl. . _ _ GRENOCK DEC. 14.—Arrived the Crown, Hever, and Spen cer, Murray, from Quebec. The Zealous, Reed, of Sunderland, was abandoned by the crew at the entrance of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, early last month, being water.logged. The Friends, Howard, from Riga to Antwerp, is totally lost on the island of Schonwen--crew saved. COURT CIRCULAR. The Ambassadors and Ministers of Russia, Austria, France, and Prussia, assembled at three o'clock yesterday aftornoon, at the Foreign-office, and held a conference with Viscount Palmer. ston. M. Van de Weyer, the Minister from Belgium, had, before the conference, an interview with Viscount Palmerston. Earl Grey was also occupied with the Noble Viscount at the Foreign-office last evening, during the time that the Foreign Ministers were assembled. _ _ Prince Talleyrand, the French Ambassador, and the Ministers from Buenos Ayres and the Hanse Towns, transacted business on Thursday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY. TWELVE 0' CLO CA. The onlyarrivals this morning are from Bombay and Calcutta, and they are of old dates. The debate in the House of Commons last night engrosses the whole attention of the public at present, and by which we per ceive that a strong opposition still prevails against Ministers and the Reform Bill; but it is generally exp e cted that it will p ass the second reading this night. We have neither reports nor political information up to the present hour. Consols opened at th e same pr i ce t h ey l e f t o ff at yester d ay, 83N n for the Account, with scarcely a bargain doing. In the Foreign Market Don Pedro's new loan still maintains its to 1 per cent. premium. privat private letters from Amsterdam by the mail this morning sptarTiteche'ethat from li the Dutch Government are going to fortify Amsterdam. BALF-PAST ONE. The Diario of Havannah of Oct. 25., states that at a Council of War for the naval department, upon seventeen individuals tried and convicted of piracy on the high seas, seven of them were condemned to death, eight to the public works for fourteen years, one for six years, and one pardoned. Letters received from Hamburg, of last Tuesday week, bring accounts that there was only one person sick of the cholera, and no deaths. Accounts from 'Valparaiso, to the 3d of August, state that at the above date the country was tranquil, and was expected to re main so for a length of time, as the persons at the head of the Government were moneyed men and of considerable talent, Which was the main-spring that every thing turns on in South America. Since the early part of the morning a trifling improvement has taken place in Consols, as during the most part of the forenoon they continued at 833( to 83% for the Account, since which they may be quoted at 83%, buyers. Up to the present time we do not hear of an express from Paris. In the Foreign Market Don Pedro's new loan bears a premium of yi.to % per cent.; Spanish Bonds have rather fallen:in price. THREE 0 CLOCK. Consols for Account, ElSi. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Ditto for Account 88i- if Danishi Grrek, 1825 — Brazilian Bonds.. 44* Mexican, 1825 _ ( Buenos Ayres.... Peruvian Chilian Ditto .... Russian ...... Columbian, 1824 Spanish l4l iJ There was a good supply at th's morning's trade was steady. Apples, Horse Raddish; : dearer than on this day se'nnight; prices lathe: s. d. s. O. Potatoes (cwt.) ..... 3oto 6 0 Spinage(half-si Ca' bastes (12 heads) 1 9 3 0 Apples • Red ditto 3.6 5 6 Pear Cauliflowers 3 0 4 6 Mushrooms .., lic , rse ltadish(bundle) 3 0 7 0 Onions (for pi Brocoli 0 9 1 Span. Chesnur Celery Carrots ,12bmiches) 4 0 7 O l Spanish Harlem Ti.rnips .. 2 0 3 6 trench Walnut Coleworts or Greens... 2 0 3 6 Brazilian Nuts., Leeks . 1 6 2 0 Eng. Grapes (per New Oranges (100) 6010 (1 F0reign............, Seville Oranges 8 0 12 0 Filberts ....... ..... , Lemons 8 0 14 0 Pine Apples (lb.' English Walnuts 1 0 2 6 Endive (pumme Radishes (12 hams) 0 6 0 9 HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 33 CUMBERLAND (LATE ST..JAMES'3.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 btq New Meadow Hay Useful Old !)itto ' 215 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay.s- 3 15 Clover Hay Oat Straw .£1 Bto£l 10 1 Wheat !ktraw.,‘ 1,14 _,,„. Supply to'erably gocd, and trade dull ; prices as last IF SMITHFIELD; - Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay . 10 t• New Meadow Hay - Useful Old Ditto • 3 Fine Upland Moulow an t Rye-grams Hay....; „ 3 1.1 er lixy (extra fine)....£s 10...Generallif 4 0 Cat Straw 1 10 to £1 12 1 Wheat Straw 1 lif Supply good, trade dull, and p ices st4tiOnar7l . . PRICE OF SUGAR. - The average price of Brown or Muscovado - Sitgar, from the Returns made in the week ending.Dec.lB, per cwt., exclusive of the duties of customs paid ot payab on the importation thereof into Great Britain. rItIOES OF HON:, —Dec 10. 41 10.. 5/. 18s. to 41 12i. 51. Os. to 41. 10t. 64' ta 9/. 94, 121. .os. to 01. Os. 71. be t 31. 10s. 51. 16a to 4 4 41. Os. 4 1 . 10s. to 61, 41. OS. 54 AS. 1 0 Duty raid at 174,664/. Kent P0cket5........_ Svifsex I)itto Prrrx I)itto Fairborn Ditto, Find. Seconds Kent Bags- Suisax Ditto Egsex Ditto.. PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown —a2.l. ch..-- Refined Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per th0u5and ....,...• Rape Cake, per ton PRICES 0 50 6 LEEDS CORN l'4lA !MET Wheat, Norfolk and Sunlk, 601 b. York. and Lincoln. 601 b. . _ .—Dec. 13. 4 501 Ms. to 2,01 !!Zlk Barley, Norfolk and Suftblk - .. Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding ft, Beans (3lb. Oats, Potatoe —Mealing, For. 12d. to 13,1 Eng. 12d. to 13)0 1 '.1 0 , Shelling Rapeseed, English , la to 241....... Foreign, —I. to --i. I SOUTHALL MARKET.—Dee. 14. ,11 , This day's market, which exhibited the great Christnij, V was well supplied throughout, and the assemblage of bol"„ don and country buyers was numerous. The trade 11 ';` ; 1v kind of prime meat was brisk, with that of middling on. ;651. quality rather dull, at the following prices per stone 0 ' sink the opals tcY : Beef 3s. 2d. to 45. - 10 d. 0. 4s. .• Mutton 4 2 5 4 Pork 4 2 la The foregoing quotations are Beef 44, and Mutton 0 ,1 :,,,0 per stone higher than on this day se'nnight ; prices o stationary. A considerable part of the supply left unso. HAI LSHAM MARK ET:Dec. 14. to Beef 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. Os. al. • 4 Mutton 3 0 510 Pork 0 0 i' I Supply of Beasts great, of Sheep, Calves, and Past Trade tolerably brisk throughout. bie44 CATTLE SHOW.—Our Christmas Cattle Show, it . 4 held here to-day, exhibited a great number of very !lot ' and Beasts, but the prizes were not awarded at the was sent to post. ARUNDEL MARKET.—Dec. 13. 3s. 4d, to ss. ('d. Ind. to 4 : Mutton 3 8 5 6 I York .3 10 Supply good, and trade rather dull. o , CATTLE SHOW.—The following are the award' ti prizes :—A piece of plate, value 10/. to the owner of t ri o' Opt fit Ox, without r e striction a s to feeding, the gift o f the ( 0 4 1 Norfolk, to . Mr. Suter, of Tortington. A piece of ple te ' c ftl k , r t• let, to the owner of the best fat Suss e x O x , f e d enl"., o[4( food only, the gift of the C or p orat i on of Arundel, to Oi"Der,l field, of Greatham. A piece of plate, value 11)/., to the, 00 0 ,0 of the best fat Steer, under five years old, without restl ,c , to feeding, the gift of the M e mb ers o f th e B orou gh. 'of', Lupp, of Pulborough. A pi ece o f pl a t e , va l ue 101 . , t o thefp! of the best fat Su-sex Steer under five years old, fed on„,1011 lent food only, the gift of 'the trade s m e n of A r undel. Coote, of Climping. A piece of plate, value 71., to the 0 Alp. the best fat Cow, five years old or upwards, bred in SusseVey Old restriction as to feeding, the gift of the tradesmen o f rI del, to Messrs. "'enfold, of Wi , ' geuholt. A piece of plo„tY 4 t 71., to the owner of the best fat open Heiler, under e V 0 1'‘ old, bred in Sussex, fed on succulent feud only, the giit te r. r b tradesmen of Arundel, to Mr. G. Drew, of Lemninb piece of plate, value 51., to the owner of best fat Scotc h A 611 fed on succulent food only, to Miss Bushby, of Goring. /ifs n/ of plate, value 3/. to the owner of the best p e n o f ten itgioi, Down Wether St:cep, bred in Sussex, without restric ts F li n t feeding, the gift of the tradesmen of Arundel, to Mr. t,i( of Tortington. A piece of plate, value Si., to the ow ner co ily best pea of ten fat South Down Wether Sheep, fed on surtr food only, to Mr. T. Duke of Leominster. A piece c y,r value 51. to the ower of the best pen of ten four-t oo th fat plf. d f sheep, cif , any description, fed on succu l en t f oo d on ly, to fortes, of Angmeritig. A piece of plate, value Si., to the„,ti p of the best pen of ten fat Ewes, of a ny d escr ipti on , each I ,' brought up a Lamb since lit D ece mb e r, 1830, withou_t_2 lion as to feeding, to Mr. Duke, of L eo min s t er . RUMFORD MARKET.—Nov. 14. F' i. d.tos. d. ra. d. )lt Beef 5 4 4 4 I Veal Mutton 3 6 410 Pork 3 Lei ' Suckling Calves from 14 e . t o 40 s ; Q uar t er old Pigslf.."cto Supply good, and trade steady. BIRTHS. • CI On the 14th inst. the wife of Mr. George M. Schram , Wandsworth road, of a daughter. the 7 On the 12th inst. at Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, of Sir T. F. Frecmantle, Bart. M.P., of a eon. At St. Hillier, Jersey, the lady of J. 1:e V culls', twins, a boy and a girl. At her previous accouchenicrt t De Veulle gave birtn to two boys, who arc now living. MARRIED. On the 13th inst. at Islington, Mr. W. A. Hallows 1° Eleanorth e 9 rry. On Be th inst. at Glasbury, Radnorshire, Charles I;JtI Esq. to Miss Georgiana Frances Wilkins, of Mac-slough, " same county. DIED. 01, 011 the 12th inst. in his 70th year, the Rev. James Rector of Chastleton, Oxfordshire, anti formerly College, Oxford. , V On the 14th inst. Sophia, second dau g ht er o f J. H o oPe" s ,, of Peckham, aged 16. On the 13th inst. at Brompton, Delia, th e wif e o f Mr. J. o p. in her '.sth year. on the 12th in. - >t. in t Devonshire-place, Paddington. rigg )i, E he l : 9th dt;6 ( inst. in Southampton-row, Flug;ell.squ:l r i - 0 4 therine, relict of Captain T. J. Dixon, of the Rith /leg; ss . ' and third daughter of the late Rev. R. Adkin, Rector 0 ' ham, Norfolk. O S _ . PRINTILD AND PUBLISHED BY MURD-0 SUN OFFICP, 11:/, STRAND, LOXD;;P; THE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) - WIDI COVENT-GARDEN MARKET acti• on Mot ti E F being; r 411GLAN '''..... c . (F . i ll t ,tentit I) ins L. so twithst tZ,IOOO to 6,_ ; •.'1741 1 ,..z -I)4b rern o . ru . n ii°de t a h :d r e k ted c i i ! i,vt t kitted by Poi n rthere . p Is it Put this ' sap., hate :Ka.a,..inEm.edivTsar.eec..):o4:o4:..:ll'l:4lTAulairacnit°:vNeol. rw I. to the I . Le i . „ We hot" Pie—kri '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1 " ( P ec V AIL ' Dist ni. J nata...•••• 9 tatio ts '••"*;*".s t DINB' 'Perib. .... l TISEI . 7 1 ..::::: + 14i n G SHEET 1"17 : ::.1. : : 615' le l : P Gd i A a l p A e e N t t: . 1; f r uits(*) it hit a week r ............_ MESS) ' A Itertisers ~.:f2 b/1 qvertisemenl ... 2 15 . 1 . ;.. 2 1 5 ln whiel ... 3 15 1,, ------ 7, ... 45 . M on day v, ..t . 1,14 :eon lag Elmo , it -rt t tits PRICES OF LEATHER. ' l. il lirle. :ia g u t:, Per lb. d. to d. 0 el dillaniate Per lb. Butts, Eng1i5h........... 16 21 English Horse Hide's. 0 kit of the tr Ditto, Foreign ....--- 15 181 Spanish Ditto ............. ,ntilitam al Dressing Hidts—.. 121 141 Per dozen'. ~_ 0 ti - It vw ay 'b e r st of Lvonf Ditto —.................. 16 18 Calf Skins.. 36 to 4th ... Ditto, light .--.- - Ditto .......... 50 to 701 b• w zead y • Crop Hides, light,..., 12 131 Ditto 70 to 1301 b• Si ..,, , o r b r o c.F2 Ditto 40 to 451 h 13 15 Small Seals. Greenland; sulteh - a l u l . b n . es agat Ditto l5 161 Large ditto.-....-....... , - .i! L'i- :let T t eh These fro WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.-Dec. I , s ti tis h „..` 'Echo Hay . 4040d. to 70.. Od. 1 Clover-- 50s. Od. to •", Itstffort3 Straw„_ _. 245. Od. to 345. Od. - ' ti,, ri e lea PRICE OF POTATOES-Dec. : .21.5,. to3l. 1 6,8 6.. pt,...r to s ,i , s h , and w aff ro c Ware-..-- It yr l efina S, ug D k: Scotch h y i s teds __________. (0 01. . Os. os. to to tv 3/.. O ft. d d i i t sv- v?. . Lati t a, PRICE OF RAW FAT , per stone ot 81b. 0. 'l: sB * of i PACO of Tallow (as stated by the 'fallow Me1ter5)........." tw i e' re P's PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b• 1 ense maji Pown Tallow ...-..--. 505. Od. Yellow Soap..-..........." Yellow Itussia--....... 445. Od M0tt1ed......-............ ; test, says White- --- 455. fid. White Soap Ditto 425. 6d. Graves -............-%.' -.. . 4 0 ' kis e4 s e t x u ce s P el t Melted Stufr---......, 365. Od. Good Graves ............. : to 4 Rood re Ditto R0ugh............-.. 245. Od. ~ !tt e .. ; be,_rhe ordi rt ANv HIDES. A, , itiZ n '' I gated ] Per Stone. a. d. to s.d. Per Stone. Lr. ' ith a - ',70, bees des t Heifers& Steers 2 8 3 0 Ordinary 1 Y U. eit WI 0 'QV ifiddlings- 2 2 2 6 Market Ca1f......-.... ti • Would'. 1 ions are CrtAL MARKET.-Dec. 16: . f , slj. thennsel Bell, Robson, an .I Co. 44 0 4 and t Walls End tiosforth.. , Low Main --____,. 255. 6d Walls End Heaton....?' 0 4lt St.'J Ea.t l'ercy.---__..— 25 6 Walla End Hilda -.....1 b.L . Th e ~,.4 0 Hebburn Main .........-.. 30 0 Ditto Northumberland F i Ely,b y 'ii. ic 1i01ywe11............---- 29 0 Ditto Pearetli....-:4•"0" 7;_ t - 1.. of thc Kenton West —.-.- 29 3 Ditto Perkins and Co.. 1 0 6;;:tirts h i t wit Killingworth ~,,.w , .,,,,,,,,. 29 3 Walls End Riddell's... , sj -141 "-o these t'ontop Windsor. . 25 0 W a il s E n d Walker.... p fantield ....... 28 0 Walls End Hetton ...•' S 1 --• (t'r olit tat West Hartley --.-.. 25 (1 Walls End lambton.... 61 w Willington 3O 0 Walls End Stewart's •• tiii., Were tl Walls End Bell & Co.- 30 0 W. E. Stewart's (Son" if t ....._ - "ou of a Ditto Bewicke and C o . 31 6 ham) —..........-....... ' '59 -- . 1 „ Mon o Ditto 81ake......,.,,.,..,,, 28 (i Hartley «....,.,........... ,poesday Walls End Boundary... 26 6 Walls End Henderson' ti l l o customi Wall- End Callerton —29 3 Tan field Trader.......... . 11 1 4•611 whi Walls End Carr and Co. '.B 3 Silkstone small ............ as, sy , Z o arisi an 1 Ditto Clarke and C 0... 28 6 Callerton small -.........111 ratl e , i n •.trps at market, 557,4—Ships so ld, 335i—Unitold.. , S ti p Son _ -_____ ______ tsl ' * COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE ~, ~ 5 • w , ' mi e w !I new 1 Wheat. Barley. , ats: ' Ilti e ` tune 11 Per Quarter. ' , ;the I 72 --.— ~- ~ Itt,, ltteha . Ashburn -.. 162 34 40 26 34 4 % ~ tt h „ 11, t Basingstoke ........ 50 72 30 37 21 25 .7 2 „t0 of Bath 146 66 52 42 26 30 " ' . ' being '52 62 3 , 3 42 113 24 0',,, - • , 'age (a I B li r r i i e d t g or ater —... '5B 72 26 31 22 26 L e i °° _i_lrse, sr Chesterfield .-... 64 70 - - 2 11; 6 32 .:' , , the fun Derby -..-....-..--. •64 68 .41 - 49 26 29 40_,. ,i i b pit. to tat Devizes .- .. 66 70 26 40 20 27 -7., ~* d., to, o Doncaster ...........- 57 68 o 3 38 17 20 - 42.' " I , ', k- jobber D0rche5ter............... 52 64 35 42 22 23 u° ' ' 4ILL I ordinal Exeter (11 70 31 40 - - ..,•"'" h, tk - "`".n,..,_148 of i G10uce5ter............. 49 (38 26 43 20 29 „, 41 * , 44 1 , 43 when liungerford --... 50 68 29 37 21 27 0 " '• ~g a offiee Leice5ter................. - 75 - 44 - 29 ;* slitired Newbury. , Romsey ................ 56 64 32 40 24 26 "". - list . Jour Shaftesbury - 56 -37 „ - '27 ' , ttiZ tt g to it 1 , Shepton Mallet «. 52 63 34 43 '2O 26 , ..hi ain ci Sherborne.-.......... 56 64 36 42 20 %4 '''''.. .. ttquohin k Paiinton ...-.—..... 58 72 - a 20 - ,t ° tfi k ,!_ordst. Ye0vi1....,......... 56 64 34 40 20 26 ""d, ' ' i". 7c ) Per Bushel. a. d. s. d. s. d. s.d. s. d. s. ii. s• 6 . ohizle Fran Shrewsbury -.--. 8 0 9 0 5 6 6 0 5 0 6 0 I t i !ike_the to '7., -~ Fellot ercei ibour make of I ,354