The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-27 00:00:00

IP ~, A 1t v. - . ", ' • . r li , . ?e. , 1 ,..i., i i. k C 3 -. _____ _...... ......_____ ..........________ :HONE Y and CO 3 MERCIAL, NEWS. CiTY, QUARTER TO TIIREE. The second Hudson's Bay ship, laden with the va • luable products from the Company's establish ments, has arrived, very much to the satis • ;faction of, the merchants in the fur trade, who re gulate their t ransactions by flae supplies reteived, and who will now b e in possession of the details ne -';', ee ssary to. enable them to judge as to future °Perations. ' The previous vessel 'from Hudson's Bay is said t o h ave brought a deficient supply of ' -. B eme, but a. large r quant i ty 'if other skins ; and, for tunately, the diminution is said to be in many in . stances upon such skins as are in full supply h ere- The recent f a i r at Leipzic, though fa vourable to vaiious articles of man ufacture, !Ines not appear tilt. have given satisfaction to the fur trade, the ':.saies not having ciently extensive or retr unerative. As the Hudson's I.lay • . . Imports , are of imyortance, we shall endeavour to ascertain further par;ticulars. The Cotton Marks ,t. at Liver.pool was tolerably rbrisk yesterday, and iii. a few iAstances an advance of : per lb, was r€ ale s , 2 ,200 bales ...1180., 'The sales were 5,000 d`r• In Rail ~ .'bf which were on specula ' may Shares a fair business was specula done, but st;' - Prices. Edit . 4 ! without any improvement in Junction 1' 1 " burgh and Glasgow were - 461 ; Grand Initio nn ,' ', 3 ; Liverpool and Manchester, 174 ; Bir- IVe, 58 . ' • Brighton, 4 36 1 ; Great Western, , 180 4 3 All 0 f; South Eastern, 221. Yeste r , - 4e Vessel s w hi c h l e f t Li verpoo l the day before T I , I ny had to put back. age At purch ase on account of the Savings ' Bank has_ th 41 been r e p eate d , 10,0001. having been taken by r 4 GoveinMent broker in the Reduced Three per ,:knt. A nnuities at 93k. Consols for present transfer aloe realised 91 to and e the same. Ex- c hequer Bills are 57 9 s. to 3l 595. pm .; Ti India Bonds, 48s. In s° , s ' PM. • New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. realise it - ed l t °, 10 i; and the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. .... .ced, 10 0:1 to 100 i; India Stock is steady, but Zit_ quite so high, being at 253 ; Bank Stock realises 4 7°1 to in 12 5 164. and Long Annuities are w orth 124 - which speculation is going on in the Spanish Bonds, ter Leh , do,r,ot support the extreme advance of yes- T h 7. 3,. tne Actives being at 1.7 i to 17i, and the n ew -ee ,1 31- Jr Cents. at 211. There is some talk of a ralf, ; ican being intended. Portuguese Bonds are other again, so that as one goes down the Z i • 37..•7 1 S rigged up. The New Fives are 13 / :` ° 38 h, and the Converted 32 to 321 ; Mexican m o Ns are worth 324 to 328, which is barely the pre 'T u : : 4 _,lue. Russian Stock is at 1124; and Dutch sil W n,:', ° ° - a-Half per Cents., owing to the slight de lila' Amsterdam, are rather heavy here at 524. ' but t6 re , i s but a limited sa l e f or th e Railway Shares, 19 ; / N : Flees obtained are go od. Great W es t ern are GlViasestern, P 4 ; Brighton Loan Notes + ; and South Glasgow 4 ig to . 171 premium. Edinburgh and 8 ' and are 3 ; Bri g ht on , 131 ; Northern and Eastern, iNft:•' South Eastern, 271 discount. . Sh riosiness in Banking, Mining, or Miscellaneous kr . ' s to-clay. PRICECOP SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. e, It A iLwAys • Paid. Per Share. jo t . e ,, r °, Snaiti • 23 4 :. ‘ lo •-•"•usbentesres ilaaburih and G 1 81. 6s. Bd. ... .... 94 50 47 s'ett. Iv, Glasgow p j stern ...... 65 1.. itto Nerr . ! . ' .. • 50 61i ..... to Vi l t7i n a n('-Rri . ihion .. ............ ...... . ... 60 .....• 36ki ... to Lo lici ;° Loan Notes Mitt ti onh l) Ind South Western ... 4115 ••• •• 58 1 to 591 804th *n Easter n Severn and Dover. 50 AI • Scrip.. ....... rarkANCIIESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 26.—Our eset to-day has been dull and inactive. The only 'lv o octions are .—Manchester and Birmingham, 194 ; " rth u n i on, 64 . ; Manchester Assurance, 94. .......___ „, CORN AVERAGES. t °,r lr' I,4II4LAVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, 'he 1e,,,,-..sek'ended Oct. 22, /842, made up from the Returns of tbal;',.`ctOisl n the different Cities and 'Towns in England and •yh e ,, • rer Im per • ' 44 tiev: . ” .... 50s. 0(1.1 Rat e s Quarter . .... . 18s. ld. Beans 325. 2d. ....... i 4.1 Id. I y ............. 921. 7'. 1 Pease ..... ,331. 10d. Vv. , ~.... .41 p h , . Il•YEltAairs OF THE LAST :RYE . M ,--............. WHCAT iIIASI.IIIII OATS. ' BRANS. PLASS "I'M, 17 .-- --: ~ .—..— 7 A .." .... 52 $' 27 2 17 6 29 10 f 32 12 3 1 1 6 •••ct, ..... .....5I 0 27 lo is 4 2 1 0 ° ;1 4 31 i 4.::::::1, g 2.: 5 1: 6 31 0 33 8 33- 1: u _ --- tj, 1 28 10 16 0 31. 7 32 t 3 3 g 10 t"02,........ d ' i a.. 22 11 18 1 32 7. 32 lhut..ls,L AGGREGATE ATINAGIE OF THE RIX WE 5515 -.14 1......_ ". " .. 52 5• 24. I Oats .. ... 18.. 21.1 Beans 92.. lIM W t -.." 2814 61. I Ry e 30s. 1014 Pease 33s ad. i1gat.......: DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. 44 7 ..'•'• ' 18 s• Oki Oats ..... .... ' ..... 9g • od- I BY.Bs. Od.l Beans.... 10 6 ... 64. 10.. 6d.1 Pease .. . S 1‘ 11 "RTI - 14G1NTELLIGENCE. 1 ,,, (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) B wep "r . W lIARKET—WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 1111- C1 14 : 41 of 10 sous. each, for two-years-old, 7st 21b, (12 Q Yrs. 9st. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 1501. &c. k Albs b iz ; Lord a °II s lia w k, 3 rsy (Nat) 1 2 Lord it.,c?V's fby Bay Middleton---Trampoline, 3 yrs r o Z I :e fo w il o til l‘ e i r o ' .. s cby Bay Middleton, 2 yrs . , _ o_o 3 . __,,_ also started :—Mr. Phillimore s S .. l_ ,I3shal:ars,---Mr. Dawson's The Biddy, 3 yrs--.5 k 1r , . i(r?Psail3`,°ll-3 Wohisman, 3 yrs—Lord G. Bentinc s b'ethl'A l - Yrss—Mr. E. R. Clarke's Lady Harriett *"0.,, yew, -I V, 3 yrs—Lord Exeter's Buck, 2 yrs—Mr. 4-eel' Hartse : Gilbert, out of Gitana 2 yrs—Colonel 2 s on , sr?"' Betti l 2 Yrs—and Mr. Goodman's Bother'em, tst hawk, n g - --4 to 2 agst Trampoline filly, 4 to . 1 4 to 1 agst Topsail, and 6 to 1 agst Silvertail. a to I a ,, st Scott's Iot BESOI7tIoNGI. I : to t° 1 24 ; 3 t . British bERIIY agst Newcourt— . t. 2 5 t o 1 a nt N turat--4. 4s to ; agst Philip —t. Yeoman 2000 to 30 agst Dumpling, t. 1000 to 15 agst Cotherstone 25 to , agst Winesour--t. 1000 to 15 agst Queen of I S t o 1 agst Parthian Trumps c—t. 1000 to 10 agst Jamel—t . . 40 t o i a g s t Aristides " 0 t o i agst O xy.geo c_t. 1000 to l t o . agst Multiphea- S s o o to t° i l alg g a 4t t IC A D a i P e w rs r— t3 ,- e_t. 12 to 1 agst Philip and Wine sour—t. t , .-. zauld L imn . Q_ Wine -50 Ot o r e n 5 Sync 14 to 1 agst Progress c and Chesterfield Philip—t. 1 IS t 2 „ <mks. 12 4° , -gst Maria Day —t. 120 to 1 agst Laura f—t. 20 to t agst Wee Pet —t. 125 to 1 agst Sister to Coro ' agst Judithliutter, tl nation—t 5,4- ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. . R,,id fotTStakes of 10 sous. each. T.Y.C. I Voi ,',,0/, &c.—Edmand, Blazer, Ladye by Carew dant,',""Y out of Devvdrop, 2 yrs, and filly W of in s n ii e v r er t k o e b id e bI „ • liarii.. , tbtontan, 2 yrs. Ajax d'eaP Plate. D.l.—Discord,- 'Forester, 6 Yrs' ;Yrs, ist 81b—Una, 4 yrs, 7s s t I Y ol r h-- s Lß 9s e t lis 6 sita, y, s, pq 101b---Tambcrini, 6 yrs, 7st 91 b 3 y rs r u 't 111h—Snowdrop, 4 yrs, 6st 61 •eepstak Sw' ''' t 6%- - n, 3 yrs, sst 81b. agst are aeratehe_, esofsovs. each. 5o Ab. -M. Ghunzee, N;N I _ 1-1 bnt :Murat, Testy, and Bastile. rte.vt iblatch for Saturday.other'em, ~T rrli 7st 41b. D.M. 50. sw_ .aI.ALTOX OCTOBER RACES.—TUESDAY. 7st - 91 A1 b, l lepstakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, with 15 added. Hea ts, kr, N. one mile and a half. (3 subs.) 1 1 Ait...;..,Mealfc's Donna Maria, 4 yrs, 7st fib x , I hit , . • 3 2 .4r . r. -4, , rinker, 4 yrs, Bst 2 3 k,atton's Candidate, 4 yrs, Bst Th e r Von easy. 41inkeepers Plate of 3 son, each, p.p., with 10 added. Mr' 4 Heats as above. 0 1 1 kr. s.°Pwood's Birthday, aged, list fib 1 2 3 kr. IA/1111Psons Aggravator, ned, lOst 51b Pitz6!`.man's I, by A-Riley Moloch 3 yrs ••• sst 111:), 11 w `%l-- 'atn, 6 yrs, lOst 51b, and Waterlily, 32Yrs, ~. Were not placed. Won easy. a. -41 e liaek Race was won easily, in three heats, by Mr. elVerd's Slender Sall heath; four others. _ Y g M. is DAY.)I 1 °YD'S Slilifigii-G—(TH -- -4 15 - 1113 °N OCT. 27.--Wind, this day at noon,Wester y tex.ll breeze and fine. prince All Ocr. 26.---Wind W.S.W., moderate—Arrd. Poit.rAlbert, tiudson's Bay. ---Art(1311("u 26.— Wind nanster AL ' OCT.c Pxym -Iltruse, London for C a lcu tta. A rd. Wood- T W.N.W. .NIT to W. W.— r La brador; 41 ' 11 ' OCT. 26.—Wind dal sterns Ilinderwell, Laguna ; Dahlia, ItiaD.,4, nricii, Odessa, With cargo supposed ,3. and loss of boats. to %V., strong to be da , -ka. kotrr London, f or bes a nd s 11 Maria Louisa, °reez 11, OCT. 2 6.—Wind S.W. . ~...41abia cilia y.—Arrd. Asl tt , • NF OCT. 26 .—Arrd. John, Quebec. li ''llt, Ocr. 24 --Sid. Agno, London, for S4I4BGATt 0 . Ad. Harrington, kt . H , , • CT. 26. rr frica. 41, tetla. Chic'rnitu, OCT. 25 .—Arrd. Sir Charles Nap . i9 . r . , and s l , ', St. Andrew's, for Liverpool, with loss o 1 .; C nh tt : ) ,, r t of provisions ; Chieftain, Dunn, Quebe c or owar.sea, for Cuba. LaurP IkiNsALE, Oc•r. 17 .—Theodosia, Rivers, ' n ee, and supplied with provisions. `i.lattlii'''P: Noit-Tiro—F kNGLAND RAILWAY. pit Leturns for the week ending Oct. 22, 1842 : £943 7 6 At "gerS ......... .. . .......... erehandiSe .............................. 5 10 19 5 £1,454 6 11 t l Corra • —arii -sPonaing week last year ...£1,339 6 5 n4ton, Oct. 26. W. O'BRIEN, Secretary. Ti lt G - "" — n C siderable inaiitt,„..ltzAT WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Considerable on 'sat nip, was manifested at the Paddington terminus, cithi:tn,thittLsilowing to the train which usually gets to C het at a quarter -past ten o'clock, not arriving alfpast twelve. The same feeling was or fort y Ye(l at the Reading station by some thirty f t•stry n g t n, gentlemen who had attended at the Masonic deis t in in that town yesterday, who feared that the at th e Jr which arose from the non-arrival of the train . IV, aerßsalar time, Was caused by some accident. not haPPy, however, to state that the delay was . ha hY any accident, but arose from_ the c.ir col-444.4,e of the luggage-train, which receded that Ind' passengers, having stopped in the Box at the 4tid thus prevented the latter getting forward " 'toilet hour. It i„ qauvhtetated in certain quarters that a Countess, the eio t ; . 1. of a Duke, h w as left her house under suspl eireltralitameeS ith a friend of the family. . . CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) t i OLD CO Cni7: (Before Mr. Justice ERSKINE and Mr. Justice MAULE.) FORGERY.—Edward Bannister, 39, and James Campbell, 29, were indicted for feloniously having in their possession 100 forged Bank notes, for 500/. each, well knowing the same to be forged ; and also for having possession of an engraved plate of a Bank-note. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. The Attorney-General, Mr. Adolphus, and Mr. Clarkson conducted the prosecution. Mr. Bodkin defended Bannister, and Mr. Ballan tine defended Campbell. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL having stated the case to the Jury, said, the indictment was framed under Act 1 Wm. IV., cap. 66 ; and he begged to inform the Jury, that the prisoners stood in no danger what ever of their lives. By the 12th section, it was en acted, that any pe r s on w h o s h ou ld purchase, or re ceive, or have in his possession any forged instrument knowing it to be forged, should be deemed guilty of forgery, and the party in whose posses-ion the instrument should be found was bound to show that he had a right to have it in his possession. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to state the facts of the case as they afterwards appeared in evidence, and then called the following witnesses : John Roe—l am a police officer. In consequence of information I had received I went to Bannister's warehouse, in Grocers' Hall-court. I found the two prisoners there. I found a quantity of what appeared Bank of England notes open on the desk. I gave them to Mr. Freshfield. The prisoners were standing near the desk. I found an engraved plate in the hands of Campbell. I searched prisoners and found several good notes, and 6/. 10s. in gold on Bannister. Igave them alsoto Mr. Freshfield. The notes and plate produced are those I found. The three notes produced are some of the good ones I found. Isaid to the prisoner Bannister, " Halloo ! what are you going to do with these ?" After a moment or so, he said, "I was not going to do any thing wrong with them." I then searched the desk, and found a quantity of papers, among other things the agreement produced. Ban nister then said, " I intended to give them to hawkers as a kind of an attraction." I asked Campbell who he was. He said he was a servant to Mr. Bannister. That was all that passed ; I then took them into custody. The agreement to engrave an exact representation of a bank note bet Ween Bannister and Hardwick and Co. was put in, and read. It was signed J. Collins. Cross-examined by Mr. Bomene—l had been in communication with the engraver three or four days before, and knew the plate was progressing. I knew the notes and plate were at Bannister's, and it was by agreement with the engraver that I went there. I found several commercial papers there. By Mr. BALLArTINE—I -searched Campbell's pre mises, and found nothing connected with this matter. Joshua Freeman—l am an inspector of bank notes in the Bank of England. One of these notes is a genuine note ; the other is not. It does not purport to be signed by a cashier. With that exception it is a resemblance word for word of a Bank of England note. It would mislead any person if it bore a signa ture. The plate produced is not the plate of a ge nuine note. I should say it was the plate from which this note was struck. The paper is nothing like the Bank of England paper. It has no water-mark. It might mislead a person. George Webster Collins—l am a copper-plate printer. I have a partner named Isaac Hardwick. We carry on business in St. Mary-axe. My partner has engraved flash notes. In the month of September the prisoner Campbell came about engraving a note. He asked if we could engrave an imitation of a bank note. My partner showed him the one produced, and asked if it was something like that he wanted. He said " Yes, only on better paper. The flash note I showed was on the Bank of Engraving. I agreed to engrave a plate for a guinea, and five shillings a thousand for printing them off. He told me he came from Mr. Bannister, Grocers-hall-court. He said he applied to me through buying one of those notes of a hawker. He called again in about a week, and my partner served him. I was called in by my partner. He then asked me, if instead of putting Bank of Engraving, I could put Bank of England. I told him we could put any thing that was required, but that, as they were strangers, they must leave a deposit. He said the object was to send the notes to New Zealand. He left, promising to go and consult Mr. Bannister. He called again on Monday, Sept. 19, at Mr. Hardwick's, by appoint ment. Mr. Hardwick was there. I was called down, and we all then went to the office together. He said he had come to give some orders, and produced Mr. Bannister's card. I said, to engrave it well I should want 50s. He said if it was done nicely he would not be particular. I agreed to take 1/. deposit. He said whatever was done must be done by Friday, as he was going to leave Mr. Bannister to go to New Zealand. I next saw him in about half an hour. He wrote the draught of an agreement. I made two copies of it. I signed both. He signed one, which I retained. He promised to call again, and bring a note to be copied. I communicated to Mr. Bush, the solicitor to the bankers, what had oc curred. Mr. Hardwick accompanied me. This in terview took place before Campbell came back with any genuine note. Campbell returned at half-past two o'clock, and brought two notes, a 101. and a .5/. I believe the notes produced are the notes. When he brought the notes I called his attention to the differ ence between a 51. and a 101., and asked which I was to copy. He said he would consult Mr. Bannister, and call the following morning. He received a shilling as his commission for the order he had brought. I said are we not running great risk ? He said no ; I know what I have done, I am no fool. He said if I got it done nicely, Bannister would not be particular to a pound or two. I found him at the office, on my arrival on Tuesday morn ing. He said, instead of a Si. or 10/. note, we were to make it a 5001. note. He said we were running no risk, because they were not to be signed, and he wished me to take the whole management. He called the following morning, but the- proof was not ready. I afterwards saw him watching our premises, and went up to him and again asked if we were not run ning a risk. He said, no ;it was all right. Shortly after I saw Roe, the officer. Up to that moment the copper had not been touched. Ido not engrave my self, I employed Mr. Ash to execute the plate. I went to Grocers' Hall-court, and saw both prisoners. I told Campbell I wanted a note to compare, as he had refused to leave one ; and he said, go, and I will fol low. He arrived at the office immediately after I did, and produced a 51. note, which is the top one of the two here. The plate corresponds with that, except that it is for 5001., instead of for Si. I gave the note to Mr. Ash, and told him to take his directions through the prisoner Campbell.. I did not hear what those directions were. Mr. Ash afterwards went with me to Mr. Bush. While the plate was in progress, it was taken by me and Mr. Ash to Mr. Bush's, and then to Grocers' Hall-court, to the prisoner's ware house. Both the prisoners were there. Bannister saw it. I told him the plate was getting on nicely, but that the price was too little ; it ought at least to be fifty shillings. He said that he could not give that, and that he would have his sovereign back. Campbell said, " I have promised him, if he does it nicely, you would not be particular to a few shillings." I said I would get it done, and trust to his generosity. On the Friday morning, the plate -was complete, and some impressions struck off. I took one to Roe, the officer, and another to Bannister. Bannister said they were of Do use to him, unless we could produce the water-mark. I said it was impossible. My partner said we would use our endeavours, and I said, "Nonsense; he might as well ask for a bank note itself." I left, and then returned and told him he could put the water-mark in after. He said he was glad I had returned, as he was thinking of sending Campbell to the Mayor about us. I told him a would do the best I could, and let him have 100 by five o'clock. The plate had no numbers. The numbering was to be done by hand; and the notes were be numbered progressively. I got 100 notes struck, and my partner took them to Bannister at five o'clock. I had then apprised the officer that I had taken the notes. Bannister said these are no use at all—the numbering won't do, and you promised to put in the water-mark. He pro duced one of the agreements. I said I had not pro • mised the water-mark. I had done the best I could. I pressed for payment. Campbell said he believed Collins had done his best, but if it had depended on Hardwick it would not have been done at all. While they were viewing the notes I left. Cross-examined by Mr. DOANE—I should not have engraved the plate or taken any of the impressions but for the authority I had from Mr. Freshfield and Mr. Bush. By Mr. BALLANTINE—I believe we have issued se veral thousands of flash notes. Isaac Hardwick—l any the partner of the last wit ness, and was present at several meetings between him and the prisoner. I have heard my partner exa mined. lie has stated the truth. Frederick Ash—l am an engraver, and was ap plied to on Wednesday, Sept. 21, by the witness Collins, to engrave an imitation of a Bank of England note. objected to do' it. He said he had the authority of Mr. Bush, but I refused unless I had the authority of Mr. Bush myself. (The witness then corroborated the evidence of Collins, as to what passed on different occasions between the witness Collins and Hardwick, and the prisoners, relative to the engraving of the notes.) This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. BODKIN addressed the Jury for the prisoner Bannister, and contended that the circumstances as given in evidence not only did not rove, but abso lutely neg a ti ve d , the charge laid in the indictment — that the prisoners had knowingly and wilfully pur - Was it likely, chased a n d h a d i n their possession any forged notes. if they had intended to act felo niously, that they would have been so indiffer ent as to the s ah O s o o l l . u e t a ei c y h a to s t r o efu l s l e ig gt i oe f otrk possession 'of th ese 100 notes for a e possession of them, few shillings, and THE SUN, LONDON ) THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER 27, 1842, The engraver went away, and left the notes there at the very moment that Bannister was repudiating the agreement. There was no willing reception on the part of Bannister., They were left there by Collins in order that the officer might find them, and a forced possession, such as this, was not a guilty possession such as would support this charge. He put it to the Jury that this was not a voluntary possession, and therefore that they had not willfully, willingly, and knowingly, had: these forged instruments in their possession within the meaning of the Act. The indictment, therefore, failed at the outset: It had been proved that all that was done as to the engraving of the plate and the taking off the impressions had been done by the authority of the Bank of England itself; that he thought furnished a lawful excuse to the prisoners for the possession of these notes, inasmuch as no guilty intention had been shown on the part of the prisoners. In this case there was no contrivance, no conceal ment, nothing whatever to show that the prisoners had any fraudulent intention. It was evident that these notes were intended to be flash notes, and were to have been used as such by Campbell in New Zea land. The very fact of the notes being for 5001. negatived a guilty intention ; it was monstrous to suppose that any man could be foolish enough to imagine that he could circulate one thousand 5001. notes without detection. A 5001. note could WORSHIP-STREET —(THIS DAY.) Mary Ann Palissier and Mary Rose were brought up before Mr. Broughton charged with having been riotous and disorderly in Bethnal-green workhouse. Cases of the present nature have for some time past repeatedly come before this Magistrate, who took oc casion to observe that Bethnal-grleh workhouse formerly appeared to be the most quiet and now seemed to be the most disorderly in his district. • Tt appeared from the statement of the Master, that this change had followed from the introduction of more stringent regulations in the. internal •manage ment of the house. The inmates were for merly allowed to go out on Sunday mornings. But as it was found that sonic of them were in the habit of abstracting various articles on those occasions, an order was passed by the guardians, prohibiting all the paupers under sixty years of age from leaving the house on any occasion without special leave. It further appeared that although the friends of the inmates might see them once a week, they were forbidden bringing them tea and sugar ; although this latter order was not strictly enforced. The MAGISTRATE said that whatever might be the nature of the regulations observed in the workhouse, insubordination and violence should be suppressed. The defendant Palissier was sentenced to one month's imprisonment ; and the other defendant discharged in consequence of her general good character. not easily be changed. If it had been the prisoner's intention to put these notes into circulation, they would rather have had them en graved for 101. or for 51., than fv- 5001. If they had had any guilty intention, would they have gone open) y to Collins to give the order, or would they have sut fered without remonstrance or objection that the exe cution of the order should be transferred to Mr. Ash ; or would they have left these notes and the plate openly on their desk in their warehouse, a place open to all the world—open to the officer, and where the officer had found them ? He therefore put it to the Jury that there was no proof of guilty intention, and that in the absence of such, it was their duty to acquit the prisoners. Mr. BALLANTINE, for the prisoner Campbell, con tended that he had throughout acted under the autho rity of his master. He had never had possession of these notes ; he had never purchased them. If there was a guilty, possession at all, which he denied, it was the possession of the master. If there was a guilty purchase at all, which he denied, it was the purchase of the master. Campbell had throughout acted without any guilty intention. lle had merely acted as the servant of Bannister through out these transactions, and he confidently trusted that the Jury would acquit him of this charge. Both prisoners received excellent characters, from 1 1 several witnesses. Mr. Justice Mamma, in summing up, told the Jury that the first question they would have to consider was, whether the prisoners had the bank notes laid in the indictment in their possession. If they were not satisfied on that point, it would be their duty to acquit the prisoners; if they were satisfied on that point,then they would have further to consider whether they had any lawful excuse " for such possession. With regard to the first point it appeared to him that the evidence of Collins was not conclusive, either one way or the other, as to the acceptance of the possession by the prisoners; and there was nothing in Roe's evi dence to show that the notes had been touched either by Bannister or Campbell, after they had been left on the desk by Collins. With regard to Campbell's being the servant to Bannister, that would be no ex cuse for his obeying his master's unlawful commands. With regard to the second question, it appeared to him, that if a prisoner could produce on the minds of the Jury the impression that he had some lawful excuse that would be sufficient to entitle him to his acquittal, without his proving any specific lawful ex cuse, and if they were intended to be given to haw kers to exhibit, not as bank notes, but as imitations of bank notes, then he thought that such a person could not be said to have them without lawful excuse. The Foreman of the Jury wished to know from Mr. Freeman whether the figures on a 5001.-note were of the same , description as those on the notes which were the subject of this indictment. Mr. Freeman—The figures in a genuine note are larger. The Jury, without retiring from the box, acquitted both the prisoners. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proposed that the trial of the prisoners on the remaining indictments should be postponed, in order that the prosecutors might have an opportunity of considering whether they would press them. After a few words from Mr. Bodkin, the applica tion was acceded to. NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) At the sitting of the Court to-day, several prisoners, upon whom judgment:had been respited, were brought up to receive sentence. Among them were John Olzen, Margaret Dudman, and Ann Clark, who were con victed on a former day of stealing at different times copper coins, the property of Wm.'Monks, a baker, the master of the male prisoner. From the evidence given it appeared that the female prisoners were in the habit-of going to the prosecutor's shop, when the male prisoner handed them over the money. The COMMON SERGEANT thought the, case one of clear conspiracy, in which Olzen, as a servant, was the most guilty party.. He should, therefore, sentence the male prisoner to seven years' transportation, and the two females to two months' imprisonment. COMMUTATION 05' SENTENCE.— Carter, who yester day pleaded guilty to two indictments, and was sen tenced upon each to seven years' transportation, was this morning again placed at the bar, the Learned Judge stating that, upon reconsideration of his case, he had determined to commute his sentence to ten years transportation on one of the indictments only. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) A man named Thompson, who is well known to the police, was placed at the bar, charged with having in his possession a quantity of soap, of which he could give no account. A gentleman residing in Lincoln's Inn here stepped forward, and said that two or three months ago he found the prisoner in his chambers, and gave him into custody on a charge of breaking into the house. As he (witness) was obliged to leave town on the day the pri soner was brought up, he was discharged, not being identified. Hearing that he was in custody this morning, he came up to prefer the charge against him.—The prisoner was remanded on both charges. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) Henry Baylis and John Wriggleswade, young men of respectable appearance, were placed at the bar, the former charged on suspicion of stealing five silver tea-spoons, the property of his master, Mr. William Martin, the proprietor of the Running Horse Tavern, in Duke-street, Grosvenor-square, and the latter with receiving a part of the stolen property. It appeared that Baylis had been in the service of of the prosecutor for upwards of two years, and had conducted himself with so much pro priety that the fullest reliance was placed in his in tegrity. The other prisoner was in the habit of using the house as a customer. About eight o'clock last night he went to' the shop of Mr. Keysen, of Tottenham Court-road, watchmakers, and offered for sale a silver tea spoon, which had evidently been purposely broken into pieces. Mr. Keyser suspecting that it had been stolen, closely interrogated the pri soner as to how he became possessed of it, and at length he confessed that he had received it from Baylis, who, he said, had directed him to sell it for whatever he could get for it. On this, Mr. Keyser directly called in the police and gave him into custody, and on the spoon being shown to the prose cutor, he immediately identified it as being his pro perty, and one of a dozen in use in the business, and on looking over his plate, missed four other fellow spoons, upon which Baylis was also given into custody. The prisoners were both committed. QUEEN-SQUARE:.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Burrell, the Sitting Magistrate, was engaged for a considerable time this day, in adjudging upon several warrants got out by-the police, against the drivers and conductors of the Chelsea omnibuses. It appeared from the evidence adduced, that there are two omnibus companies from Chelsea to different parts of the City, and that considerable rivalship exists between them, which is generally shown by racing, in a reckless manner, along the streets, one party very frequently waiting over time, till the other would be ready to start. Mr. BURRELL said the police hai received strict orders to look after any irregularities of this nature, and whenever such were brought before him, he thought his duty to the public was best shown by sub jecting the parties to a fine, more or less, as the case might be aggravated or not. The different parties were then fined in sums rang ing from ss. upwards. CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.) Thomas Squeers, a boy, aged eleven, was charged with firing squibs and a miniature cannon in the street. The offence was proved, and Mr. GREENWOOD said it was very painful to him to be obliged to punish innocent little boys for letting off squibs, when those who sold them the squibs escaped with impunity. He knew nit what directions the police had from the Commis sioners, but he would direct the Inspectors in each of the, Divisions to institute proceedings against each of thoSe shopkeepers who, sold those squibs and crackers' to little boys. Let the Act of Parliament be rigorouily enforced against them. A person could not walk alon g th e s t ree t without being alarmed, perhaps blinded, by these squibs, which little boys perhaps robbed their masters or parents to purchase. —The boy was locked up. THE 'METROPOLITAN NEW PUB LICANS' PROTECTION SOCIETY. The eighth annual general meeting of the Mem bers of the Metropolitan New Publicans' Protection Society, and other parties connected with the beer trade, was held yesterday - at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet street, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the proceedings of the Committee during the past year, the Account of the Receipts and Expenditure, to re ceive the proposition of the Committee as to the sum I to be appropriated among those widows of deceased beer-sellers, members of the Satiety, who had applied for the same since the last annual general meeting, to elect officers for the year ensuing, andon other general business. Mr. LINDSAY, the Treasurer, was unanimously called to the chair. He was happy to state that the affairs of the Society were going on most prosperously, and feeling convinced that the Report would be most gratifying to the meeting, he would not detain them from the satisfaction of hearing it by any observations of his, but would at once call upon the Secretary to read it. Mr. Bishop, the Secretary, then proceeded to read the Report of the Committee, which, after referring to the exertions of the Society in former years, and the difficulties and vexations to which the beer •sellers of England had been subjected, most of which had been remedied by the exertions and perseverance of the Society, proceeded as follows : - "In the past year the important question as to whether the successor of a beer-seller can obtain a licence to carry on the business in premises rated in the name of the previous occupier, had again been raised, notwithstanding that in several instances last year the Excise Commissioners decided that in all such cases the required license should be granted. In the later instances, some few Supervisors of Excise, not having been furnished w ith a general order on the subject, have taken their own view of the construction of the law, and have refused the license. In these cases it is the practice of your Committee to direct your Secretary to memorialise the Commissioners of Excise on the subject ; and your Committee have the pleasure to say, that in no instance in which a memo rial has been so presented have the Commissioners ob jected to grant the license. "Other questions of importance to the trade"have also come under the notice of and been disposed of by the Committee, and they are here noticed for the reason that they involve points which are most im portant to beer retailers. The first is, that the pro perty of lodgers or inmates may be detained by the beer retailer, as a hostage for m on ey d ue f rom the lodger to th e beer-retailer. The knowledge of this may be useful in cases where otherwise the beer- seller might suffer by lodgers getting into his debt, and then leaving without settling their accounts. "Again : attempts have been made by the police in several situations to prevent beer-sellers who sold coffee, tea, or other articles, from opening their shops at all on Sunday morning ; their plea for so doing being that no person having an Excise beer license is entitled to have his house open before one o'clock, on any Sunday, Good Friday, or Christmas Day. ' As regards the sale of beer, or having any beer drawn or drunk on the premises during any part of Sunday morning, this position is perfectly correct, the law on this point is plain and distinct ; nor is it the wish of your Committee to interfere with its being carried into effect; but the present question in volves another, which cannot properly be included in, and determined by the law, which was only in tended to apply to beer-houses, and regulated the sale of beer; many a beer-seller, from a laudable intention of providing for his family, has had recourse to some other means of subsistence, such as keeping a cook's shop, a coffee-house, selling fruit or vegetables, or other luxuries or necessaries of life. Now, in the present state of society, to be deprived of doing as all others, vending the same articles, or carrying on the same trade, is a manifest injustice, and it is the very injustice that your Committee have the pleasure to say they have succeeded in putting a stop to--where a beer seller was thus carrying on a second or auxiliary calling, and in pursuance of that calling opened his door for the admission of his customers on a Sunday morning, the police stepped in and laid an informa tion, contending that the law which affected his beer trade, equally applied to any other pursuit in which the beer-seller was engaged. Having on a former 'occasion taken the opinion of counsel upon this very point, and being in possession of the opinion of an eminent lawyer, now a distinguished Member of the House of Lords, that no offence was committed unless beer was sold or drunk, inasmuch as the offence con templated by the Act was, not having the house open, but having it open for the sale of beer, your Com mittee directed the Solicitor to contest this point; and, after several hearings, in every one of which he was ultimately successful, the question was decided in favour of the views entertained by your Committee, and the point is now e s t a bli s h e d that a beer- seller, having any other articles for sale, may if he secure his beer-engine, so as to afford evidence that he cannot sell beer without unfastening his engine, open his house and sell either cooked food, coffee, vegetables, fruit, or any other article in .vhich he may deal at any time, as others by law or custom may carry on the same trade, or sell the same kind of articles. This decision is peculiarly important and applicable to all persons hav ing a beer license; and, in additi o n th ere t o , k eep i ng oyster, or alamode beef, or refreshment rooms in the neighbourhood of theatres, coffee-houses near public markets, cook-shops in populous situations, or lodging houses near the water side or in public places, as by this decision they may keep open their premises to a later or earlier hour (having at the proper time shut up or secured their beer-engine) than they could otherwise do. " The other point in dispute, but now also satisfac torily settled, has reference to lodgers in beer-houses and relatives of the beer-seller. Strictly speaking, the beer-houses should be closed at the hours during which beer is prohibited by law to be sold, and no beer can then be sold or drunk therein without offending against the beer laws ; such is unquestionably the letter of the law, but as in all cases the construction of a law admits of a liberal as well as a literal interpretation, your Com mittee considered it was not too much to assume that the law never intended to deprive lodgers from having what beer might be necessary for them, either for meals or refreshment, they being in fact at home ; nor did your Committee suppose, for a similar reasoning, that if a relative or personal friend of the beer-seller happened to be with him at any time, the beer-seller dare not present him or them with a glass of beer, or enjoy any needful refreshment. Following up these opinions, your Committee was anxious that the Soli citor should have this point settled; this has been done ; and the able manner in which Mr. Ashley has, in every case, maintained the views taken by the Committee, and succeeded in establishing those views as a rule or precedent, is equally creditable to that gentleman's talent and judgment as the result is impor tant to the entire body of beer-sellers. The rule may now be defined as leaving the beer-seller and his lodger and relatives at liberty to act reasonably in their own peculiar situations, but does not extend to such a lati tude as to permit the usual business-rooms of the beer seller to be occupied even by lodgers or relatives, for the purpose of enjoying themselves with beer at such hours as by the law the beer-house ought to be closed." The Report then went on to state that, in the course of the past year, the Surrey Theatre had been en gaged by the Committee for the purpose of benefiting the Pension Fund of the Society, but the attempt did not prove successful ; it also stated that the usual steam-boat excursion had realized a very handsome balance after the payment of all expenses, and that the anniversary dinner had been equally successful. The Report then stated that, though it could not be done at present, the Committee hoped the time was not far distant when the Society would be enabled to give permanent assistance to their aged supporters ; in the interim, however, it c ou ld h o ld out a helping hand to the widows and orphans of those who had supported it, and in concluding their Report the Committee expressed a hope that all persons con nected with, or carrying on the trade of brewers, or beer-sellers, would feel it to be their duty to join in the support of a Society which had achieved so much for the trade. The SECRETARY then read the statement of the re ceipts and expenditure of the Society for the last year, from which it appeared that the amount of cash invested, added to the value of the previous year, was 5331. 14s. 3d.; and that of that amount 3741. 12s. 3d. was set apart for the Pension Fund, leaving a balance of 1591. 2s. 2d. applicable for the general purposes of the Society. On the motion of Mr. HUSSEY, seconded by Mr. lasx, the Report and Account of the Receipts and Expenditure were unanimously agreed to amid much cheering. Mr. PROSSER moved "That the sum of 3741. hav ing been stated by the Auditors' Report to be the amount in hand on account of the Pension Fund, the sum of 401. be appropriated, agreeably to the resolu tion of the last annual meeting, among the widows of deceased beer-sellers eligible to partake of the same." —(Cheers.) He was hippy to say that the prevent was the second occasion on which the Society had had to perform that gratifying duty, and he trusted he should live to see many such performances, but on a more extended stage.—(Cheers.) Mr. STALWOOD had great pleasure in seconding the proposition. The widows it proposed to relieve were all well known by him, and he could assure the meet ing that they were all members well deserving of the benefits of the Society. The resolution having been carried without a dis sentient voice, The CHAIRMAN, efore presenting the • sums to the four widow ladies declared to be entitled, begged to assure the meeting that it was the highest tion to him tO be called upon to perform so pleasant a duty, as that of giving to those who needed it; but that gratification, though 'ilpt.ex ceeded; was at least equalled, by seeing the:;.%aiety ; :iii . dr-condition amply to afford it.--(Cheers.) . " lie had advanced his -capital MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. _ TIMES.—To return to the subject of the loan to the United States Bank by Messrs. Denison and Co., with deposit of State Stocks as collateral security, it may be useful to reprint the trust deed executed on that occasion, on behalf of the bondholders. It is as follows : "Whereas the President, Directors, and Company of the Bank of the United States, by a power of at torney, duly executed under the seal of the said Bank, and dated Philadelphia, August 23, 1839 (a duplicate of which is deposited with the undermentioned trus tees), have appointed Samuel Jaudon, late of Phila delphia, but now resident in London, their lawful at torney, with full power to deposit and hypothecate all State Stocks and other securities in his possession to them belonging, and to raise a loan or loans thereon for the use of the said Bank ; now, therefore, in virtue of the said power, I, the said Samuel Jaudon, do hereby deposit and hypothecate in the hands of Messrs. Denison and Co., of London, the following State Stocks, viz. :- 617 certificates of Pensylvania 5 per cent Dollars. stock 300 bonds Michigan 6 per cent. stock 444 bonds of Mississippi 5 per cent. stock 888,000 Amounting altogether t 0... 4,450,000 " The above-mentioned stocks to be held by them in trust for securing . the due re-payment of a loan of 800,0001., to be raised upon notes of the said bank, to be dated at London, the 14th day of October, 1839, and par ticularised as follows, viz.:— Notes. £ £ 1 to 100-100 notes of 500 each = 50,000 101 to 200-100 notes of 1,000 each = 100,000 201 to 325-125 notes of 2,000 each = 250,000 : . 400,0001., • due Aprills,lB4l. 326 to 425-100 notes of 500 ench = 50,000 426 to 525-100 notes of 1,000 each = 100,000 526 to 650-125 notes of 2,000 each = 250,000 400,000/., due April 15, 1842. " And we, the said Denison and Co., trustees as aforesaid, do hereby acknowledge the receipt of tile said State stocks, and do engage to hold them as se curity for the due payment of the said notes ; and it is hereby agreed between the said trustees, acting for the holders of the said notes, and the said Samuel Jaudon, attorney, as aforesaid, that in the case of any default in the due payment of the said notes, or any of them, the said trustees shall be at liberty to sell or otherwise dispose of the said State stocks, or any part thereof, as to them may seem expedient, and apply the proceeds to the payment of the said notes, or such of them as shall remain unpaid, the Bank of the United States alone remaining liable for any defi ciency that may occur. And further, that at any time previous to the maturity of the said notes, the said trustees, if so requested by the said bank, shall sell the said State stocks, or any part thereof, and ap ply the proceeds to the purchase of the said notes, it' at or under par, or, if above par, to the liquidation of such notes as they may draw by lot from the whole number first maturing to an amount of not less at any one time than 20,000/. ; and the interest upon the notes so drawn shall cease one month after notice is given in the London Gazette of the numbers of notes which have been so drawn to be paid off. In w itness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 12th day of October, 1839. " S. JAUDON, Attorney. " DENISON and CO.', By this document it will be seen that the deposit is intended to cover 800,0001., or two loans of 400,0001. each, of which the United States Bank can pay no portion, and the bonds deposited as se curity having ceased to pay interest, neither prin cipal nor interest on the bank bonds or debentures are forthcoming to the subscribers. The disposition of the security is therefore the remaining question between them and the contractors. A correspon dent has suggested, that Messrs. Denison and Co. should convene a meeting of the holders of the debentures, and take the opinion of the majority as to the future mode of proceeding, which appears reasonable enough, and not unworthy of considera tion even with a view to their own protection. They do not intend, of course, either to adopt the debt, or take upon themselves the responsibility of the mode of realising the security, and would probably he glad to wash their hands of th - . whole affair. It would be useless now to discuss the prudence of the original contract, in favour of which there is very little to be said, but they are certainly bound by every consideration to use their best exertions on behalf of the bondholders who supported them in it, and to treat all their applications to them with.the utmost respect and courtesy. The improvement of the communications between t China and Bombay is . one that sh ou ld occupy h. attention of the East India and China Association, and of the merchants trading with that part of the world. The last mail from China was 120 days, and that now expected to arriv e cannot b e much less, ' yet it has been done, as was stated the other day ' through the employment of a steam- vesse l , in - 3 day s, and an i sailing -vessel it was instance occurred in the beginning sainiisn ofthe present year in which by employi ng a l accomplished in 87 days, and such vessels are gene rally to be had, if steamers are not. It is to be hoped, see i ng the general anxiety on the subject, that the Government . or the East India Comp any w ill ava il thetnselves of the-mail of the 4th . oPNoyotriber to send in the beer-trade when everything was dark and out instructions for a steady and improved anode of dreary around—at a time when they were torn out of unimunication between India and China. • their houses and business, by those pests of cciety, HERALD.---During the progress of thea-ililligo 7\ 4 : the common informers—men who had everything to • sale, which closed yesterday, the perchasea op ac gain and nothing to lose, and who cared not w h a t count of th e h o m e trade were far more extensive then they did or said so long as they could obtain their had been anticipated, and from the late period of the - ' 4 !-*; own ends.—(Cheers.) These locusts, however, were year at which the sale terminated would appear to in not all they had to get rid of. The Legislature was dicate an improvement in the business of the inanu-1 1, "'.. against them for years, but at last they found I facturing districts. - The total quantity thus disposecle members of that bedy who manfully supported their of amounts to upwards of 2,000 chests, includi ng a cause, and among them he was proud to say was the portion of the lots bought in during-its progress, . - at , :_f_L j e great hero of th e d ay , t h e Duke of Wellington an advance on the average of 6d. per lb. upon th e it." (Cheers.) Hope, then, shined upon them;• they ob- prices paid in July. The exporters, and especially tamed a little, then more, until at last they stood in the French, have also bought extensively, and it is their present proud position.—(Cheers.) For that considered that had the importers been more mede position they were in a great measure indebted to rate in their demands consequent upon the late ad their present able Secretary, Mr:Bishop—(Cheers)— vices from India, the whole of the large quantity about a man for whose exertions in their cause they never to be offered would have been taken off. Besides this could do enough.—(Cheers.) He must confess that indication of a revival in the home trade, it may be at first he distrusted him, but that distrust was soon noticed that the accounts of the wool market are changed into the most unbounded confidence by the equally satisfactory, and recent intelligence from zeal, ability, perseverance, and integrity, displayed by Yorkshire states the stocks there to be very materially Mr. Bishop.—(Cheers.) While he expressed his reduced, and the demand for yarn to:be, ex tremelysatisfaction at the prosperity of the Society, he could s t ea d y, t h e holders being firm in their.prices, though not but state the great disappointment he felt at the the quantity shipped this year has not been so large apathy and lukewarmness of the brewers ; the truth as it was in 1841. Meanwhile the honCe den and has was, those who ought to do the most did considerably increased, particularly for lower qua the least.—(Loud cheers.) Instead of the chair lities of goods. being filled by so humble an individual as himself, it POST. —A gloom was spread over the City by ought to have been occupied by such men as the the announcement of another extensive failure in the Thornes, the Matins, and the Tubs.—(Cheers.) He corn-trade. Messrs. Hunter and Coventry, factors of could assure the meeting, although he had given up high respectability, have been obliged, in consequence the business, the Society had not a greater admirer or of the heavy drafts passed upon them against con truer friend than himself--(Cheers)—and its welfare, signments, and the depression of the market caused by and that of the trade was, and would be, his constant the abundance of our native crops this season, to sus study and delight.—(Cheers.) He hoped that the pend their payments. The liabilities of Messrs. bounty which the Society extended to the widows to- Hunter and Coventry are understood to reach, if not day would act as a stimulus to other members of the to exceed, 120,0001.; but as their means are ample, it trade to join the Society, because it must be remem- is hoped that the inconvenience of which their sus bered that death was uncertain and the smiles of for- pension must be the immediate cause will prove but tune fickle.—(Cheers.) The worthy Chairman then temporary. The fact seems to be, that their avail in a most feeling manner, presented Mrs. Matthews, able property is, for the moment, all locked -up in gra of Marsham-street, Westminster ; Mrs. Hill, of the naries, owing to the impracticable state, of the trad e . Jolly Gardeners, Putney; Mrs. Davis, of Little Messrs. Hunter and Coventry were members of the George-street, Chelsea ; • and Mrs. Maynard, of Union- Society of Friends, and Mr. Coventry is •se still, but street, Pimlico, with 101. each, for which they expressed the senior partner of the firm, Mr. hunter, has been their grateful thanks. Having performed this pleasing some years 'deceased. This failure has, it appears, duty, the Chairman said he trusted the time was not far been in no degree brought on by speculation, as was distant when the Society would have almshouses for the case with some other houses in the same line of the reception of decayed members and widows. He had business which have given way. heard before he took the chair that several gentlemen The event has called forth very general expressions had regretted it had not been in their power to hand of regret on the part of the commercial body. in their subscriptions, because the collector had not SUN.—The high rates obtained for English Stock called upon them; he hoped he should never hear now check thedispositiontospeculateforfuturedelivery, again of a beer-seller being backward on such an ac- notwithstanding the great abundance of unemployed count; he trusted that in future every one of them capital. The consequence is that time bargains in would be their own collectors.—(Cheers.) • Consols are now effected upon precisely the same Mr. Brsnor, the Secretary, observed that two terms as those for immediate transfer, the closing other widows had applied to be recipients of the quotations this afternoon being a3l to 934. Exche bounty of the Society, but their cases must necessarily quer Bills were firm at .57 to 59 prem. ' and India be left for consideration till nex t y ear . Bonds were at 48 to 50 premium. Bank Stock was Mr. KINNERSLEY felt highly delighted at the pros- worth 1664 to 16.54, and India Stock 254, the latter perous condition of the Society enabling them to con- being an advance of 1 per cent. The New Three fer benefits on those who stood in need of them, not- and-a-Half per Cents. were 1014 to 102 and the withstanding the drawback s it h a d h a d t o conten d Three per Cents 924 to 934. , with; in almost every session they had been dragged Generally there is not much doing in the Foreign before Parliament, and yet they had funds at the pre- Market, if we except Spanish Bonds, which appear sent moment to the extent of nearly 500/. He trusted at present to have taken the place, as a jobbing in that all who were connected with the trade would vestment, occupied very recently by Portuguese Stock. join them, for, if they had no other object in view than The latest quotations to-day, however, were not quite benefiting the widows of their members, the task was equal to those paid in the morning, being for the praiseworthy, and called upon all to support them. Active 171 to 174, and for the Three per Cents. 211 There was not one among them who could tell how to 214. Portuguese New Bonds were -dull at 371, soon their widows might stand in need of the bounty and the Three per Cents. at 221. The Converted rea of the Society.—(Cheers,) Added to this it must be lised 32 to 324. Mexican Stock looked better, as the remembered that the trade had been surrounded with quotation was 324 to 321; and Colombian was at 204 difficulties, and it was impossible to say how soon to 21 ; Chilian brought 834, and Brazilian 644. they might be beset with them again.—(Cheers.) He Dutch Five per Cents. were 1004 to 1004. was sure if gentlemen would only bestir themselves The Railway Shares supported the improvement they would shortly place the Soci e ty in a position as of the morning, though with no increase,of activity. high and as beneficial as any other in the metropolis. The bargains this afternoon comprised Birmingham Mr. Bishop was re-elected Secretary amid general and Derby at 584 dis.; Eastern Counties Debentures acclamation, on the motion of Mr. STALWOOD, se- at 14 to 14 prem.; Edinburgh and Glasgow at 3 dis. conded by Mr. CoeviN. the New at 4 dis.; the Brighton Loan Notes at 4 Mr. &snot., in returning thanks, t rus t e d th a t hi s prem. ; the ' Greenwich at n dis.; the Northern and conduct during the next year would insure a similar t astern at 84 die. ; and the York and North Midland result at the he'd general meeting. at 40 prem. Nine gentlemen were then elected to complete the The stoppage of Messrs. Hunter and Coventry in Committee, in the room of those who went out by ro- the corn-trade was spoken of on 'Change this after tation. noon, and their liabilities are said to be very large. Mr. Harris, of the Cambridge-r oa d, was unan i- This is a Quaker house, and it is inferred that unless mously elected Auditor for the year ensuing. the produce held by the firm can be realised at fair Messrs. Charles Bishop, Boyce, and Colville were rates, an eminent discount firm intimately connected appointed collectors; and a vote of thanks having with the Friends will upon this, as upon former occa been carried to the late Committee and the Chairman sions recently, sustain their share of, the- loss. The the meeting separated. derangement in the corn trade generally is sufficient to account for the untoward event. _ . PROVINCIAL STATES of PRUSSIA. The Prussian States Gazette, of the 19th inst., publishes the following account of the opening of the Session of the Committees of the Provincial States : All the members of the Committees of the Provin cial States having arrived at Berlin on the 17th, the solemn opening of the Session took place on the 18th in the Hall of the Palace allocated by the King fur that purpoSe. As soon as the members of the As sembly had taken their places, a deputation composed of several members waited on the Ministers of State to apprise them that the members had assembled at the Palace. Count Arnim, Minister of the Interior, then proceeded to the l'alace, and opened the Session with the following speech : " Princes and Gentlemen—His. Majesty has ap pointed me to open the Session of the Committees of the States, conformably to the Cabinet order of the 19th of August last. Two years have'elapsed since you assembled round the throne at the King's invita tion, to renew solemnly, in the venerated capital ofan cient Prussia, and in this same place, the bonds of the King's love, and of the unalterable fidelity of his subjects. You have responded to this appeal joyfully, and there is no one amongst us who has not preserved the most lively recollection of those days when the legitimate Sovereign addressed his faithful people, and united them by the indissoluble bonds of love and of respect. He has at present again summoned the representatives of the provinces, and they have again cheerfully assembled round the steps of the Throne. The unanimity with which Prussia, at the moment of taking the oath of allegiance, repeated to its King the sacramental affirmative, which had a long echo, and which was heard in the most remote provinces of the kingdom—that unanimity which, with the Divine assistance, has so materially, contributed t 9 the maintenance of peace—that same unity forms the element of your present meeting. The• provinces of Prussia are united in their love for the King whenever it may be necessary to protect the national independ ence. The King confidently expects that the same una nimity will attend the deliberations of this assembly at a time when his sagacious will, through pure Royal grace, has carried into effect this important complement of the institution of the States by assembling the several councils. On those points where the opinions of the provincial States are divided, the Session of the Com mittees will unite and conciliate them ' Whenever it shall be necessary to determine whit are the wants of the country the Committee will point them oat. Whenever it may be necessary for the King's Govern ment to consult the States on questions of administra tion by means of an organ, the Committee shall be the medium. No doubt different opinions will be displayed in this assembly, and they will no doubt be debated with force and conviction, and the general good requires that it should be so. But whenever such a difference of opinion arises, this fraternal con test should be conducted with a view to the general welfare of Prussia, which is common to all, and with a recollection that we are assembled here as members of the same body politic, as faithful subjects of the same King. On this the first day ...l ef e your assembling, the King's will has, fromwith height of the throne, offered. you, . b full liberty, a gift of the most noble conrfikcaleilie as the most confidence.. For that reason, this day will be ever remarkable glorious of the reign of Frederick William IV. It will likewise be remarked in the annals of Prussia as one of the most haplt will be a day of joyous .. recollection for the king who has given . it to us, and it will afford a flattering pledge to those who, by th e confidence of the King and that of their provinces, have been for the first time invited to assemble round h;m. We have a sure guarantee of this in the tried zeal with which you '.ill devote your Self to the ac complishment of your commission as faithful and conscientious subjects, in the sacrifice of your private interests whenever the public good' shall require it, resolutions. N Z . a e s a Feldan d biys opened e unanimity —ornf you —may i r es t r by o your h l and the Divine benedictio n produce h a ppy fruits:' the Prince of S o l ms, as Marsha l of the Commit tees, replied in suitable terms, the Ch a mb er resoun d e d with cries of " L ong li ve the King.". 2 T r h ed e uf a roo ss t e imon m tha b o ly f, b t b e e I n a id adjournedbefo before e the i runtil c o t n h s e id 2 eration are taxation, and the construcitil capital to each o f t h e provinces. ra e ,irroads fir . st questions to q‘r , t HOLESALE AND RETAIL PROVISION TRADE. — Ile effect of the new tariff, hitherto but partially felt in the metropolis, is beginning to become more and more manifest, as importation increases. It is gene rally considered amongst wholesale-dealers in provi sions that the imArtation of ]ive stock from the con tinent (oxen being the only kind to be had in any quantity) is not so good a speculation as bringing over cured provisions. The animals are invariably small, and for the most part so low in condition, that they require a month's fattening before they are in a tit state for the English market. There have been seve ral large arrivals of American hams, bacon, and pork, during the past week. The hams and bacon are well cured, and of tolerably good flavour ; the former is re tailed at 5d., and the latter at 4d. or 4fd. per lb. Prime bacon and pork of home produce will alway s find purchasers; but there is no doubt that a fall of one-third in the price of -salt provisions will be the ultimate result of the tariff, when in full operation.— Adrei-tiscr. The appointment of chief constable of 111a4eilter has ben conferred upon . Curt. • NEW MUSIC. - THE NATIONAL PSALMIST. By Charles Dan vers Hackett. Consisting of Original Psalm and *Min Tunes, Chants, Responses, Anthems, Parts VI., VII., and VIII. Simphin, Marshall, and Co., London. The continuation of the " National Psalmist" cor responds to the high opinion we entertained of the work on noticing the former Numbers in our Journal. Part VI. is enriched with four new tunes, by Dr. Crotch, written in his usually chaste style. They are beautiful specimens of that pure and simple harmony which should always cha racterise the music of the Church. The Psalm by the late Professor Thomson, of Edinburgh, in I) minor, is a gem. It has a lovely melody, plaintive, and devotional, and the descending scale in the third part is sweetly. harmonized. ." Ipswich," by Goss, is a good specimen of a quiet and correct style. " Chichester," by S. Wesley, is singularly bright. " St. Bernard " has a fine melody, but Mr. Gauntlett is frequently eccentric in his modulations ; for instance, the introduction of the sixth in the last chord but two, at the end of the second part of this Psalm, is quite unnecessary; the plain chord would have been more effective. Mr. Gauntlett has har monised, in the same manner, in the tune called " Chatham," Part VII. We also object to the accom panying chords to the words " is our Redeemer," in the Psalm " St. Bernard," as being overstrained. The first part of the Choral Hymn in Part VII., by Professor Walmisley, is very smoothly written, and purely vocal ; there is however a sudden change to the modern style in the last ten bars, which took us rather by surprise. The Anthem, by Wesley, which follows, exhibits a strong feeling for the Handelian school, so much so, that in one part we fancied we were listening to the exquisite duet, " Oh, lovely Peace !" in Judas Maccabeus. Part VIII., is a collection of Anthems, Collects, and Responses, by ancient and modern writers. We find among the former the names of Dr. Blow, Orlando Gibbons, Richard Farrant, and Dr. Rogers. We need not comment upon the writings of these great masters; to all the lovers of Sacred music, their works must be well known. Farrant's Anthem, " Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake," when once heard, must ever be remembered. Mr. Hackett is entitled to great praise for the manner in which thin work is compiled, and he displays considerable ability in the compositions which bear his name, included in these numbers. HANOVER .SQUARE ROOMS. A series of subscription concerts for the present season commenced in these rooms last night. Their arrangement is on a liberal scale, and the terms of admission to them singularly moderate. The instru mental band mustered, u n der the difection of F. forte and Willy, a f or approaching very close upon that of the Philharmonic, and including a large portion of the artists from that body, and the orchestra of the Italian Opera. ' They executed on this occasion Beethoven's Pastoral Sinfonia, and the Overture to William Tell, in admirable style, besides supporting the choral portions of the vocal pieces. The pro gramme for the night was inordinately crowded. The names connected with it were those of Mrs. Alfred Shaw, Miss Birch, Miss Bassano, Miss Rainforth ; Mr. Phillips, Mr. Manvers, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Young, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. J. Parry. The company was numerous and elegant. The con cert commenced with Grand Sinfonia (pastorale), Beethoven, which was followed by the National An them, finely given by the vocalists. One ofthemorceaux of the evening was a grand concerto, pianoforte by Madame Dulck en, with full orchestral accompaniments. Mrs. Alfred Shaw was in fine voice, and sang a pretty cavatina from Gli Arabi; she likewise took part in a duet with Miss Birch. The chief attractions of the programme consisted in the performances of the band and chorus; as examples, we may cite Handel's grand double chorus from Israel in Egypt, " He gave them Hailstones;' Storace's septet and chorus, " Hear, 0 h ear , th e s i mp l e story;' and the overture to Guillaume Tell. The , concert as a whole, went off brilliantly. There can be do doubt that these sub scription concerts will attract large and fashionable audiences. MINING OPERATIONS AT CHATHAM.--Towards the conclusion of the day, and after our reporter had left the engine-ground on Tuesday last, one of the mines which did not ignite during the operations in the middle of the day, owing •to a slight defect in the priming, was exploded, and produced a crater measur ing 40 feet in width. This explosion has proved that 2001bs. of gunpowder fired in one mass is capable of producing'a greater effect than the same quantity of powder divided into two charges, although fired simul taneously. RESULTS OF Tin STAFFORD SPECIAL COMMISSION. —Of the whole number of prisoners tried no fewer than 54 have been transported. O u t o f these, 11 have been transported for life, 13 for 21 years (among them William. Ellis, one of the most dan gerous men in the Pottertes), 9 for 15 years, 18 for 10 years, and 3 for the term of 7 years. A very large proportion , of the remainder have been sen tenced to imprisonment and hard labour. There are in all 146 prisoners who will have to undergo this kind of punishment. Nine of them are sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour for the term of 2 years, 1 for 20 calendar months, 9 for 18 calendar months, 6 • for 15 calendar months, 33 for 1 year, 3 for 9 calendar months, 7 for 8 calendar months, 55 for 6 calendar months, 8 for 4 calendar months, 14 for 3 calendar months, 15 for 2 calendar months, 1 for 1 calendar month, 6 for 14 days, and 1 for 10 days. Eight have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment without hard labour, and among these are Linney and Cappur, the Chartist agitators, the former of whom will have to remain in prison two years and three, months, and the latter two years. 55 prisoners were acquitted, 2 were discharged on entering into recognisances, 6 were discharged by pro clamation. and 3 have traversed till the next assizes, these three being O'Neil, Cooper, and Richards. The whole number of prisoners for trial was 274. INVENTION OF THE STEAM ENGINE.----A Madrid letter states that there have been discovered, in the archives of Salamanca, documents showing that experi ments on the application of steam to navigation were made at Barcelona, as long ago as 1543, by a naval officer named Blasco de Garray. Thete experiments were made in • the presence of Charles V., who, al though the idea was not adopted by the Governinen t made the inventor a present of a considerable sum of money. THE PORTENDIC AFFAIR.—M. Guizot, we are glad to learn, has at length consented, on behalf of Louis Philippe's "Government, to refer the claims of British mershants on France, arising out of the illegal of the King of blockad e Prussia; of an d P or Lord tend A i c t b , e o r d t e h e e n decision likewise agreed to such a reference. The terms of the reference are not yet settled, but there are few difficulties, we h ear , i n the way of the settlement. THE LA TE MARQUIS —The attach ment of Lord Wellesley to Eton was of so ard en t a nature, that, when in the course of conversati on it theAb Abbey v s i h ce o u o l f d h c i s r ocNounm he expressed a de c id e d pre - WELLEsLET. was suggested th a t a public funeral in West m i nster s pent, as his h a d b een, in ference to have his remains placed in Eton College Chapel. Shortly afterwards he wrote the following lines ;—" Lord Wellesley wishes to be interred in the chapel of Eton College, with the following lines en graved on his tomb : " Fortuute, rcrumque vagis exercitus undi s In gremium redeo serus, Etona, tuu tn Magna sequi, et summae r atrari cumina f arnze , Et purum antique! lucis adire jubar, Auspice te, didici Puer, atque in linaine vitae Ingenuas verm laudis aware vias. Si qua metun vitae decursu gloria nomen .Auxerit, nut si quis nobilitaret hones, Muneris, Alma, tui est : altrix da terra ; sepulerum, Suprentam lacrytnam da! memoremque mei ! " Kingston House, Jan. 5, 1842. RE -OPENING of the ROCHDALE CANAL.—We are glad to learn, that in consequence of tht , rain which ,has recently fallen, the Rochdale , Canal, which, as we announced, had been stopped for want of water,; Ar t ow re-opened for traffic. , --Manchester :Paper. 1, n ~; , ,[llll i;-: r^'r' ,i 1 iJ i 1 • 4 40, 0' .a!~'