The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-15 00:00:00

CORN AVERAGE S. r u rEitAL A - % ERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Dee. 10, /842, made up from the Returns of trlllSPectors in the different Cities and Towns in Englan. and Wh ea I .es. per Imperial Quarter. t.. -"'•• - ..... 475. 3(1, I Oats R 0 3.1 ' ..... .... 97e. IS. Rye Wp.A. - ' AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS. .....7..ending ,WHEAT. SARUM! OATS. RYE. BEANS. IPIASA 7,7---0 ...• ---.....--1 .---•----- ----- • 5 ......... 49 7' 28 3 17 5 29 10 31 11 34 4 2 ......... 48 8 27 11 17 9 32 2 31 8 33 2 19 ................ 49 8 28 1 17 10 .11 8 31 6 34 2 "` „,, 2 6 . 49 6 28 1 17 9 32 2 31 4 33 7 • 3 ....... .. 48 6 27 9 17 9 28 1 no 11 al 5 10... 47 3 117 1 17 3 29 5 30 3 31 :3 l l :Pklttat, AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS bar 174 Beans 21, 3d 1. /.... ..... 27e. 101. 1 Rye ... ...... 3's. 7 .1 , 1 Pease 33 61. w heat,.t DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. .. ..... 20.1 01 Oats srl e l ...... ... 9.1. 1 . 01. Rye MARKET NEWS. (THIS DAY.) . HAY MI 'MET* e ittrurttLD.-Coarse meadow Hay, 31. to 31 15s. 1 4 1 1efal ditt o, 4 / . to 41. s s . ; fi ne up l an d ditto, 4/. 6s. to Illos. ; Clover Hay, 4/. to 51. 10s. ; Qat Straw, 1 0 „,'Gs. to 1/. 18s. ; Wheat straw, 11. 18s. to 21. per „gu• Supply s h or t ; t ra d e , th roug hout, dull, at the r l ices above quoted. C UMBERLAND.-Coarse meadow Hay, 31. ss. to 41.; Zeful ditt o, 41 . 4s.to 4 1 . Bs.; fine upland ditto, 41. 10s. i 4 El3s. ; Clover Hay, 41. 4s. to 51.105.; Oat Straw, 6, 48 8. to V.; Wheat Straw, 21. to V. 2s. per ti t - 7* A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand, but little variation in figures. W urrEcHAYEL.-Coarse meadow Hav, 3/. to 4/. ; t fa ditto, 41. to 4/. ss. ; fine upland - ditto, 41. Gs. 0 1 . 10s. ; Clover Hay, 4/. to Si. 155.; Oat Straw, 1 4 Cs. to U. 18s.; Wheat Straw, 1/. 18s. to 21. per ,7 4 . We had a very sluggish inquiry for both Hay -41 Stra w , at barely late rates.____ 0 MEAT MAILKETS. k/ OrT}IALL, DEC. 14.—Our market to-day has been t9e,,ily supplied with e ach kind of stock, yet, owing ire near approach of Christmas, the general in- Ir Y was steady, at improved quotations—Beef, from 4 €l to 43 6d ; Mutton, 33 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s t: (1 to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4 s to 4s 4d per 811)s. to sink C e , offal. Supply Beasts, 141 ; Sheep, 2,001 ; I , l 4 `ves, 30 ; Pigs, 36. Nearly the whole of the sup found purchasers. 11011 FORD, DEC. 14.—Prime Beasts and Sheep ' utn teanded a ready sale, at an' advance of quit P e t 81b s; ; but, otherwise, the trade ruled dull. Beef, 3 °14 3 s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, ' 8 (1 to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs. 1 4 11eit ing Calves, 18s to 28s ; quarter-old store-Pigs, ',lto 203 ; an d Mil c h C ows , w ith their small calf, l 5 to to 191 each. kr'tivzs, DEC. 13.—This was what termed the 1 , e at Christmas market, and the display of stock exceedingly good. We had a fair inquiry, and 1.1 3 - the whole of the supply was disposed of. ef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d; Mutton 3s 6d to 4s 8d; 14481bs 3 8 8d to 4s 4d; and Pork 3s 10d to 4s 6d ARKET. e last market.day,l6 s. d Walls End Haswell ...« 20 9 Walls End Hetton 20 9 Walk End Lainbton Walls End Morrison Walls End Stewart's 2l 6 Wells End Burdon l9 6 Walls End Heugh HMI io b Walls End South Durham 19 6 Walls End Tees Hetton 6 Wal d'lees Walls Ead West 6 11 • 110 96, 10 0 11 (3 90 111 COAL M Ships arrived since 141 1 , dcll . •. d.l Alep e 4 West Hartley l7 01 ar , ‘er m ain 41-fartley ( hci,'44 Hartley iv 4 Itedheugh l5 0 i j i a ti Iv,-, 4 End 11 w" 'ice &Co l9 3 I 1 4;'r End Barnard eic ,yells'Xr -, End Go.corth 4 End flo - ts )ur ly , End Killil l igworth I. 4 b : naddyll'sticttcn Barley. Oats. s. t o s. 31 36 38 '2B 34 COUNTRY CORN MARKETS Wheat. a. to I. 46 -- Beans. 8. to S. Pease. s. to 6. S. to s. Quarter. ..... ... i' it P A 'r tutl: - ' '''arth el ' ow tri , en_ "'N4g e 41,r t, r it o j .... tirha..r_dcastle 13 0 16 6$ 9 9 0 4 0 7 4 h l r ...... 12 0130 0 0 05 9 6 9 I, oek t u nd .... 13 15 5 9 10 06 U 60 (4 1 ...... 14 0 176 90 9 0 6 0 70, b \b. GLASGOW CORN MARKI per 24016. a. d. s. d. Oats, pt Nt;., ......... . ...... 240 to 25 0 Irish 41101.0 ................. 19 0 24 C British 0r e 1.... . 20 0 28 9 English llgi:t h e per 3201 b. Scot ............ 18 019 0 Peas tish e,Scottish gish ....... 17 6 19 0 Flour per 28011 , DALKEITH CORN MARKET. F, to. . Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. leans. tte o ....... 55s Oa 32s 61 I 22s 8.1 34s 0.1 8-la Od 0 14 4 4 ...... Ms Od 26s 6d 18s Sd 32s Od 22s Od ...... 42s Od I 23s Od 15s 4d —s 0.1 —s Od EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET. Fir st er P Sack of 2301b5. Per Stone o 141 b. r at Oatmeal .......£1 10 0 First f £0 1 N 1. ,-ond Ditto. 1 7 0 Second ditto 0 1 pL tl eYmal ` 4l eme o al 1 4 0 Peasemeal ... 0 1 6 Pot Barley from 2/s. to 225. per sack. 43 72 43 54 `,3 25 1$ '2'2 40 42 52 561 s. d. s.d. 63 70 76 80 60 74 27 30 s.d . 5.4. 00 40 36 46 30 3! 20 26 I. 8.(1. 00 19 29 3 2$ 40j 43 35 41 5...1. s. d 56 •0 50 53 56 60 .!r tIC4Ib. ..... per 2COII s.d. s.d. 00 00 0• 00 0• •• CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at '24 gallons to the bushel.) le 00 00 00 00 00 tIO 00 s. d. a. d. 13 0 to 15 9 IS 6 16 0 17 0 16 0 17 0 13 0 36 0 176 17 0 Is U 176 420 Wheat. Barley. Oats. s. d. to s. d. a. d. to s. d. s. d. to s d ht I .te n 'i"•••••... —• 0 0 30 0 38— 0 2 0 t ; k1 444 te11.. ..... 0 710 0 39—0 0 t t .'k 4, e , r ", ... ...... 0 7 4 --0 44 0 0 075•0 3 8 0 tliz 4ll o _4l ..... 6 6 7 7 4 3 0 3 4 2 6 0 ". ......... 0 8. 0 4 0 0 ,he Wcek ending DEC. 9 ETS. (l b . IRI.SH MAR ~ " 4 124 MARKET /4 . OTE for si eo ~ .., Wheat l perbarreliso3toee...... 1 9;0 7 Uere,„......„ ......... 16 s torut...e• 4 ,4; 53 Barley ............ 16 stone..., i . .., ° ,, , t5.........«...... 14 stone..... ' o '2 o`thAr. per cwt... 85t0ne..... Stites! 8 5t0ne...... lug„Sold to Bakers only. , nl.Flonr. ....... 6 0 I 18 e I 16 4% ... .......... h e, Averageprlce of Wheat and lour 46. 13:1 per sack. l itl e e , o P„ts of Flour, 15,418 Fir5t5.......... from 16s. pe e r to 18s Od ' Do. 10,533 /Seconds ........ from 133. Od. to 163 Od Thirds ...... from 6s. Od. to 132 Od PRICE OF BaltAD. Quartern Loat ..... 741 Half Sluartern .....3%d. Ct, t„,. CORK MARKETS ,.- Dec. 10. - tle secr 204)17s •0d.t0221.041.10ats (per fist .... 75. 6 d. to 9 s. 01 ( Per 165t.)10 0 13 0 IFlovr (per cwt )..6 0 17 6 '., Oatmeal (per cwt.)." ..... ... 9.. 04. to 93.61 f, 6d. to 60.—Dlutton, sd. tnod...—Veal, 4id to 5d irork, 4d. to sd.—Fresh But tes . Ild. to —d per lb. PRICE OF BUTTER. To the Merchants. To the Country ~ t5tatia1ity................. 77i •................• 01.. ... ... 72 ...,................ ' -...rd "*"*"".."" ******* .61 ..................... , '',„ t r011etb . ;:" ....... " ********* ......... 55 ................ ...... —41111„.„,„, ....... . 6 7.... ... 51 .... 04.11•00.1. . ' 44 th ....Z . 7:::............... 40 ...... ... CO • ~. CLONMELL MARKETS...Dec. 10 it Per Cwt. il itti tt. s. d. s. d. s, d. s. d 1 444 "er 1 ....S0 oto (6 0 Hider (raw)........ 4 , t , - .7, 0 I 0 0 8ac0nrig5......... 21 C 23 0 Pt-11 . ra "" •-- - 0 52 0 Head5...m.0....21 '..) 0 s _ 4,2_ _ Per Bal. ~ :".cond . ...,... 0 30 0 Ililour,Thirds.......* tious e h o rd.,_, 0 23 0 F0urth5...4. 12 N G .. Per Barrel. N .. ~. ... ......20 Barley ........ 0 11 6 ), ". ....... "....._ 0 8 0 IC-x.15 ................-- 0 -- " 1/4 4 KILKENNY MA ItKEI b. I L Ntl.„ , oetbarrel)2l33.od.to 335.04. Beef Lt..... pt. , ............... 12 0 19 0 Muttell ........... 4'; ..... • ......... 14 0 15 0 Pork .... ...... ..... b titt,,xf'er bag) ....25 0 bil 0 Veal ............. p ton ( i :er cwt.)... 0 0 98 0 ktesh Butter..... "Ms . 'Zs 45 0 46 0 %aft Ditto ......... ............... .. 1 0 1 S Potatoes (per it.) _ From 18 0 To 33 6 A verage. 25 1 - 0 10 6 80 - 0 9 6 0 2 0 8 10 o 0 TO o io 0 0 .0 Os, Oel. to Os. O 5 0 8 ti 4 0 7 O 0 0 T O 0 1 0 • 6 010 L 9 0 0 pv. — ' I EY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. te ll " Cotton Market at Liverpool was steady ye s- A ta : 3 :. Sales 6,000 bales, including 500 ba l e s of r icao, at .51d. to Sid. ; 400 of Surat, at 3id. to i lar ; 4 00 of Maranham, at Sid. to 6d. In Ra ilwa y qos es not much had been done, and the market Il e(4 very heavy for Eastern Counties , w hich were t., s i r B i. Grand Junction were 190 . B irmin g ham , 5 63 f; and Paris and Rouen , 25 / . 26t a Itoscius New brings accounts to the llth ult. from New York ; the 24th, from Boston ; the the from New Orleans ; the 19 th , fr om Q uebec ; and tle 4, `_,' l from Montreal ; also Havanna h to the 9th. In tli,..l)u.6nt of the accounts given in another column, re not not much of interest. The Money Market 4 ot W i Led in nearly the same position, and there . does eki x , rear to be yet an end to the failures in some r of the Union. From South America the advice Itlist t Pler interesting, but it is impossible to judge by the,:lng transmitted through New Orleans, what is tat a iTtlial state of affairs in Mexico . , any m ore than we tie relati on i nw hi c htheArgentineand Monte Vid ean Ay l : 'lies stand to each other,bythereports of the Buenos the Papers. The latter, however , app ears to be ';'ealiest; and the very best thing that could hap part f or the com merce of England would be, that one th u Y or the other should gain a decisive victory, and b q i; r estore peace. This would, in reality , b enefit teat . of the Republics, which are much in need of i vei to . As to Mexico, we predict nothing but loss and Illivi,; 1°11 to it from the Texian war, its oppo nents p - R very little to lose, either in reputation or cash. ll yt r°l- a Canada we learn that the duties levied at fl)? T . : 11 1 Upon timber floated down the Ottawa river 1 84 0 " e last five years, show a great increase up to the alt though what effect the recent alterations in of a t Y have had, remains to be seen, in the absence n Y later re t u rns. --In 1838, the gross amount of dutiesB4o, was 14,4481.; in 18 3 9, 15 , 6321 .; and in Th e ' 9 5596/. ; or a total in three years of 80,3451 . cla ri Letal quantity of white pine pieces forwarded 2,1 3 1 :g the three years was 49,783 ; of red ditto, ; of oak and elm pieces, 7,834 of deal 46,250 ; an d of saw log pieces, 48,272. int e „, e Spanish American Bondholders' Comm i ttee 'ed to address further representations to Messrs. Ilre e Y ll, but, anxious that no further stir should de o/104e the market value of their bonds, they: will Cor y a pply to the Government to set apart more duties /il ee ting the charge of interest on the over-issue. 4 e di e Belgia n manufacturers complain of the pro estigs of the French Custom-house officers in levy asiae "e duty upon cotton twist, and which, as they N e t t , are so contrived as to neutralise the effect of the pi ece nt Concessions, the whole package being taken to ci ezle s and we i g h e d separately, and any deffi- Illike in particular parts, though the who le " 13 e quite correct, being deemed fraudulent. ar.l l little business is doing in the English Stock 'et) hut generally prices are steady, if not quite Iso buoyant. Consols realise 93* to 94 for the open ing ; and Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 101 to 101*. The purchase for the Government was to about the same amount as usual, 5,0001. in the Reduced Three per Cent. Annuities, at 94* ; Long Annuities were at 12 9-16. For Exchequer Bills the premium has remained at 50s. and 525. Bank Stock is supported at 173. The Foreign settlement is going off in favour of the Bulls, who are enabled to obta-n better prices for the Stock wanted to complete the deliveries of the losing party. The Spanish investments are most af fected, being I to 1 per cent. higher, viz. 19 to 191 for the Actives, and 241 to 241 for the Deferred; Portuguese New Five per Cents. have realised 381, and the Three per Cents. 23*; Mexican Bonds are steady at 311 to 31*; Chilian without the Deferred Stock have risen to 75, being in so few hands, that almost any price two per cent. over the market rate may be asked, where a party is bent upon investing in it; and Brazilian Bonds are rather dull at 694. Dutch Stock has been brisk, at 52* to 521 for the Two-and-a-Half per Cents, and at 1004 to 101* for the Five per Cents. The Share Market is quieter, but Brightons are up ; the settlement haying been in their favour. They are called 14* to 131, discount ; Grand Junction are 91, • premium ; Birmingham, 991; and Ditto Thirds, 314, premium. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAY& Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Ditto New 81. 6s. Bd. Grand Junction 100 l9l London and Brighton ... 60 . 3s' to 361, 36 London and Birmingham......... N Ditto Thirds Ditto New ... ... 2 Midland Counties... lOO ----- Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 3 Paris and Rouen ... .... . ...... 20 ...... 25i to s;ii - t - Cia.;i;r — i; ;Ad Dover N Ditto Scrip . JOINT STOIK BANKS. London and Westrainster . .. 20 Union of London lO . 10: to 9; PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 13. Three per Cent. Consols 94i Three and a Half Stock Ditto, New, 1830 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 14.—We have had less activity in the Share Market, but prices are well maintained. London and South Wes tern, 62; Manchester and Birmingham, 20f; Paris and Rouen, 251 to 264 ; South Eastern, 221 ; ditto Scrip, 18 to 18k; Bristol and Exeter, 461 to 47. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.-LTHIS DAY.) FBTTON V. HUGHES. This case came for re-hearing for judgment. A change of solicitors having become necessary in the suit, an application had been made to the Court for a decree to that effect. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment, granting the decree for the change of solicitors, as prayed. The Court then proceeded to hear appeal motions. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR, of ENGLAND.) The Court was occupied throughout the day with hearing motions. BRISTOWE V. NEEDHAM. This was a motion to amend an •order formerly granted by the Court, appointing a receiver of rents of a property in houses, in Crown and Sceptre-court. It appeared that this receiver had received the rents of certain houses not included in the property before the Court. Mr. ANDERTON, with whom was Mr. Calvert, opened the case, on which the arggments occupied the greater part of the morning. The Court was required to make its order with regard to a future receiver, and to give such protection with regard to the past re ceiver as it had in its power to give. Mr. STEWART replied for the defendants. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron G URNEY, and Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) John Bowman Reynolds, aged 25, David Barnes, aged 33, George Deane, aged 20, James 11PDonald, aged 23, and George Sole, aged 26 (sailors), were placed at the bar, charged with feloniously killing and slaying Philip Keel upon the high sea, within the juris diction of the Admiralty of England. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Doane conducted the prosecu tion ; Mr. Clarkson appeared for Reynolds, the mate of the vessel, and Mr. Wilkins appeared for the other defendants. Mr. BODKIN stated the case for the prosecution. The prisoners and the deceased were sailors on board the barque Clydesdale, which was homeward bound from Bombay, and when almost in the port of Liver pool, the prisoner Reynolds, the mate of the vessel, ,came to the forecastle, in which Philip Keel, the cook, a man of colour, was lying ill. Reynolds told the cook to get up to prepare breakfast,, but, he said he was too ill, and was not able to do so. The mate then said that he was skulking, and would bowse him up if he did not get up. The Learned Gentleman then went on to detail the other circumstances of the case as they appeared from the evidence. This oc currence took place on the Ist of the present month. Thos. Stephens, a man of colour, was the first wit ness called—Was on board the Clydesdale, a barque coining from Bombay ; was a sailor on board that vessel ; on the Ist of December that v essel was abreast of the port of Liverpool. The deceasod, Philip Keel, was sick in the forecastle on that day - ; he had been sick for three or four days; early in The morning of Friday, Reynolds, the mate, desired Keel to get up and get breakfast. Keel answered that he was not able to do it. The mate said, " you_ skulking thief there is nothing the matter with you ; we will bowse you up if you don't come up ; ' Keel said, " you don' t know my feelings ;" the mate then said, " I will get a watch tackle to bowse you up." Witness was lying in the forecastle at the time; the prisoner, David Barnes, was in bed in the forecastle. George Sole was there also. They were in bed. Keel was in bed i srroaning. Barnes said, "if you don't hold your noise will put a rope round your neck." George Sole s aid Deane said, " That if the rope was put round his meek they would haul him up." The rope was put dwwn, and Barnes went to the cook, Keel, and put the end of it round his neck. The other end was on dieck, and it was then drawn up. Keel was pulled out. of his berth by the rope. Deane and Sole were in the, forecastle when the rope was put round his neck. Deane then went up. Newman, the carpenter, was in the forecastle at the time, he jumped out of his berth and said," avast hauling the rope, you will choke the , caan." He then pulled the rope and slipped it round his breast. George Sole then said, " haul him up ;" the head of the cook was near the scuttle. When he was pulled up his head struck the scuttle ; Sole cleared the head from the scuttle, and the cook was pulled up. In about twenty minutes the cook was bro u ght d own an d placed in his berth. Witness went to him in about five minutes ; his eyes were shut and his mouth was open ; he was dead then. The secon a mate was be low. Witness said to him "the man was dead." Cross-examined by Mr. Wiums—The cook was complaining some time before of a pain in his stomach. He appeared very sleepy and dreamy. Witness's berth was underneath that of the cook. Light was admitted into the forecastle through two bull's eyes. The oc currence happened about six o'clock in the morning. To Mr. Baron ALDERSON—The deceased had a blue shirt, a pair of drawers and stockings on him. The deceased was darker than witness. Witness was ill himself for about two days, when he got into the colder climate. Henry Newmann, a native of Hamburgh, was next examined. Was in the forecastle of the Clydesdale on the morning of the Ist of the present month. Witness was in his berth ; he heard a noise and he got up. He found the cook with a rope round his neck, and his head lying on a chest underneath. He called out to those who were pulling the rope, that if they did not'cease the man would be choked. Witness then loosened the rope from round his neck, and slipped it round his breast. The cook was groaning. When witness loosened the rope, he went to bed aga in. When the watch was changed witness went on deck, and saw the cook in the fore-hatch, with two or three coats on him. The second mate ordered Deane and Sole to take him to his berth; he was not then dead. Did not see the first mate. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Wilkins. Baron ALDERSON—Why did you not do more than loose the rope from the man? The witness was silent. The witness was re-called and said, that the crew was a very good one. Baron ALDERSON—You cannot say they were very good helpmates. Joseph Ball, examined—Was in his berth on the morning of the Ist of December. Saw the cook on that morning with a rope round his neck, and his head on a chest. The carpenter, Newmann, loosed the rope from round his neck. In about 10 minutes after witness saw him on deck. He was not at all dead then. He was in. stagnant state. He died after he was taken down. Leopold Philips, the second mate, was then exa mined, but there was nothing particular elicited. Wm. Renfrey, the master of the Clydesdale, exa mined—This witness gave the prisoner Reynolds an excellent character for clemency, and stated that the remainder of the crew were very quiet, and good seamen. Mr. George Wood, surgeon, exam ined b y Mr. BonsiN—Exami ne d a man o f colour on the 2 d of the' present month. He found the lungs highly congested, and the bronchial tubes filled with a fluid mixed with air. The right side of the heart contained a large quantity of half fluid blcod. The left side of the heart was more unnatural, for it was quite empty. The liver appeared rather enlarged; the veins and sinews of the head were filled with a dark fluid, and a more than usual quantity of dark dots were appa rent. In witness's opinion the deceased died from suffocation. ' Upon cross-examination the witness said that the deceased might have died from exposure to cold, but it was not probable. Thinks that an exposure for an hour of a person accustomed to a warm climate, in almost a state of nudity, might produce the appear ances he described. There were no external marks of violence. Re-examined—lt is possible for suffocation to take place without any external appearances. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—Does not think that a per son dragged out of bed by a rope, and then the rope loosened, would produce suffocation. At this stage of the proceeding Mr. Baron ALDER SON stopped the case, and addressing the Jury, said that there was no evidence that the man died of stran gulation, and that the charge of manslaughter could not be sustained. His opinion was, that the man's death was caused by the brutal exposure upon the deck. The Jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. Baron ALDERSON asked if there was another count in the indictment to meet this case? The Counsel for the prosecution replied that there was not. He knew nothing of the case till it was sent to their hands. Mr. Baron ALDEusoN—There ought to have been such a count. It was not right that, in a Christian country, the ends of justice should be so defeated. Guilty persons ought not to be thus suffered to escape upon a mere point of form. It deserved the attention of the highest authorities in the State, and, in par ticular, of the Attorney and Solicitor-Generals. The Learned Baron made these statements with much earnestness. 4 Mr. Baron GURNEY—These matters were much better managed in the time of the Advocate for the Admiralty. Great care was then taken in bringing forward those cases, and they were properly managed. The same care ought to be observed now. Henry Stanton, alias Stanhope, alias Winkwork, aged 39, and described as a labourer, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing two gold watches, the property of Mr. Menzies, a jeweller in Clerkenwell, value 351. The prisoner was dressed in a brown Taglioni coat, and had a boa tied round his neck. He appeared quite unconcerned at his position, and in terrogated the witnesses himself. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner came to Mr. Menzies in the month of August, and inquired for lodgings, and promised to call again. He did so, and in a short time wrote a letter stating that he would go to his lodgings on a certain day. He came ; and while Mr. Men zies and his wife were out of the house, taking a short walk, he took two gold watches, which he carried to a Miss Millar, and induced her to pawn them, stating that his father was coming to town, and that he wished to make a decent appearance. It was proved that the prisoner was the person who called about the lodgings; and the pawnbroker and Mr. Men zies identified one of the watches which was pawned for 61. 10s. The prisoner, by his questions, endeavoured to prove that he was not the person who called about the lodgings, and asked the servant-maid whether it was not from a portrait of him which was shown to her, that she was able to identify him ? The witness replied that she did not know him from the portrait, but that she knew his own appearance. The portrait was exhibited in Court, end pos sessed little resemblance of the prisoner. Under neath was written, below a coat of arms, the motto, _ " Nec timide, nec temere ;" and the following— " Henry Stanton, Esq., officer in the army, born in Liverpool, one of the candidates for the representa tion of Southampton in Parliament, 1830, and author of the most extensive petition that ever emanated from that body against the Catholic claims, 1829. " For his country's cause eloquent and bold, True to Church, and never bought or sold, So were his writings—to the poor a friend, Unawed by wealth, he'd to no faction bend." Mr. Baron GURNEY summed up the evidence ; and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty. The Jury also found that the prisoner was the same person who had been convicted for felony in the year 1836. The record of his conviction was produced and read in Court. _ _ Mr. BarOnALDBRSON inquired how it happened that the prisoner was not transported before. • Mr. CLARKSON, who conducted the prosecution, replied that he believed the prisoner performed some service for the Government in Ireland, and on this account the sentence was not carried into execution. Mr. Baron GURNEY in passing sentence said, Henry Stanton, it is to be regretted that the sentence which was passed on you before was not carried into execu tion, for ever since that time you have been living on systematic plunder. This time the sentence of the Court will be carried into execution, and it is that you be transported beyond the seas for the term of your natural life. A slight manifestation of applause was manifested in Court after sentence was pronounced. NEW COURT. EXTEORDINARY CASE OF BIGAMY.--A pretty look ing young woman, with a child in her arms, named Eliza Corsain, was indicted for intermarrying with Theopolis Tyniall, well knowing that her former hus band, John Corsain, was living. The prisoner pleaded Guity Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for the prisoner, said this was one of the most extraordinary cases per haps that ever' appeared before a Court of Justice. The first husband of this young woman had actually lived in the same house after she was married to the second husband, who was not the prosecutor in this case. He should call that gentleman who would state that the formerhusband had used inducements to make his wife marry again—that he had given Mr. Tyndall 1001. to marry her, and had held out other promises to him. Mr. Tyndall was then called, and said I am married to this prisoner. I was married in 1841. I lived in the same house with the first husband Corsain. I have lived in the same house with him ever since. This prosecution is quite contrary to my wish. She mar ried me in consequence of ker husband not behaving with the spirit of a husband. He bought the ring for our marriage. He was well aware of the mar riage. He said he would lend me 1001., and he did so. Mr. BALLANTINE—I cannot offer any evidence as to what the inducement was held out to the poor young woman by her husband to marry again, but I have no doubt that when she married she believed she had a legal right to do so. Your Lordship knows the case of the Countess of Essex, and she knew very well, from certain circumstances, that her husband was no husband at all. The COMMON SERGEANT—^HOW old is the first husband ? Mr. BALLANTINE—Forty, my Lord. The child in the prisoner's arms is said to be the first husband's. There may very well be a child, you know. The second husband actually slept with the first husband Corsain, at the time the prisoner was confined. There is not another man in the world, J hope, like this Corsain. The COMMON SERGEANT then left the Court to consult with Mr. Baron Gurney on the case. He shortly returned, and the prisoner was called upon. The COMMON SERGEANT then addressed the prisoner and said he had attentively considered the case, and he felt it necessary to pass a sentence of imprisonment on the prisoner, as these sort of marriages must not be allowed. The first husband ought to have been indicted as an nccessory before the fact, and it ought to be done now. The husband having offered a hundred pounds to ilite se cond husband as an inducement to marry her, made him an accessory before the fact. The sentence cin the prisoner was, that she be imprisoned in the Hox ise of Correction for three months, and to be kept to hard labour. The prisoner as soon as she heard . the seal fence fainted away and was carried from the bar. Mr. BALLANTINE—I hope, my Lord, she will find justice and mercy in the llouse of Correction? The COMMON SERGEANT—I hope she will. Mr. BALLANTINE—I do not mean that remar ic to apply to your Lordship, because I knew very well that when I recommended the poor young wome al to plead Guilty that it would be before a merciful Ju, age. It will be easily seen to whom my remark applies. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY -EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1842. POLICE INTELLIGENCE UNION HALL ._(THIS DAY. ) Thirteen more poor men were charged with 3 refus ing to work for four hours in Newington work house for shelter for the night, and breakfast that morn ing. The defendants are all stout-looking men, an el by their accounts they came up from different parts of the country :in quest of employment, and were driven to their present distress by want of work. It was stated that a mob of I 'early one hundred persons had assembled at the gates of the workhouse, and excited a disturbance, in consequence of the want of room to admit them. Mr. Cottinsham pointed out to the defendants the folly of their r. con duct in leaving their own homes on the uncerta laity of getting work in London when there were dready such an incredible number of poor destitute per. sons. If the defendants could not obtain employ in their respec tive parishes, the parochial authorities were boun d either to find them work or provide them with fc lod, and their coming up here only increased the listress, which already existed to such an extent. T he Ma gistrate then committed the defendants for tl vo days each, with the sole view that they might be, l wovided with passes to take them home, and impress( !d upon them the necessity of their quitting London as soon as they came out of prison. ZOLLVEREIN.—This word is from the Germ tut zoll, toll ; and verein - , union ; and as now applied ,it sig nifies, on the Continent, the union of eustot ns dues or tolls. DREADFUL FIRE-SEVEN LIVES LOST. At a late hour last night, the vicinities of the Mi nories and Goodman's-fields were thrown into a most painful state of excitement by the outbreak of a dread ful fire, accompanied by f ear f u l sacr ifice of human life, in Little Prescott-street, Goodman's-yard, Mino ries. The premises in which this deplorable event originated were situated at the west si le of the street, within a few yards of the Blaelcwall Riilwr.y. '1 hey consisted of a dwelling-house, four stories high, the property of Mr. Cook, a soap •boiler, - hi Goodman's fields, who let them out to numerous faMilies, to the number, it was reported, of no fewer than 25 indi viduals. The ground floor was tenanted by a green grocer, named Shackleton ; the first-floor front room by a foreigner (a manufacturer of Dutch drops) ; the third floor by Mrs. Holland and her four daughters ; and the remainder of the rooms by other persons, the names of w h o m could not be obtained. The discovery was made about a quar ter past ten o'clock, and the first to raise an alarm were some of the inhabitants, whose atten tion was attracted by the smoke and sparks issuing from the room over the shop front, tenanted by the Dutch-drop maker. They instantly commenced knocking violently at the street-door, whilst others endeavoured to arouse the inmates by throwing stones at the windows; but for a length of time none of them made their appearance. At last the front door was opened, and two females rushed out in a state of nudity. By this time police-constable Rutlege, 192, of the H division, came up, in company with other constables, when an attempt was made to force a pas sage up the staircase, but it was found impracticable, in consequence of the smoke and heat, which was in tense. A few minutes afterwards two females made their appearance at the windows of the second floor, in an abject state of suffering. It was evident that the window was their only means of escape, and the mob, which had now increased to nearly one hun dred persons, shouted out to them to hold on until some ladders were brought, while others called for them to jump out. The poor creatures got one of their legs over the sill of the wind ow , a nd after remain ing in that position for a second or two, one threw herself out and fell with awful violence upon the pavement, smashing, apparently, every bone in her body, the height being upwards of thirty-five feet. Directly afterwards the other precipitated herself in a similar manner, but, fortunately, her fall was in a alight way broken by alighting on the lead front of the shop window ; before being picked up she was proved to be dreadfully injured, and as soon as the stretcher could be procured, she was forthwith con veyed to the. London Hospital. The other unfortunate sufferer proved to be dead. She was recoanised to be Julia Holland, and the other her sister Nancy Ilol land, young women, under the age of three-and twenty. In the interval the terrible element had made rapid progress ; it had extended up the stair case to the rooms above, and shortly shot forth from the roof, attracting an immense concourse of per sons to the spot. A body of the II division of police had previously blocked up the different avenues leading to the burning building, under the direction of Mr. Pearse, the Superintendent, as sisted by Mr. Inspector Norman, thereby affording ample space for the operations of the firemen, who speedily came up from the stations of the brigade in Jeffrey-square, Wellclose-square, Watling-street, and other parts of the City. Immediately the firemen reached the scene, they used every effort to ascertain whether any person remained on the premises, but such was the consternation that prevailed that they were utterly unable to obtain the slight es t i n f orma ti on upon the subject. Mr. Braidwood, the superinten dent of the force, accompanied the Watling-street station engine, which, with the rest, were brought into active operation, the supply of water being plen tiful. In consequence of the dilapidated state of the premises, fears were apprehended that the flames would communicate to houses that adjoined ; but ultimately, through the strenuous . exertions of the firemen, they succeeded in stopping their extension to that in which it commenced; it was nearly gutted ere the fire could be checked, which was• not till 12 o'clock. , Shortly after the fire had been somewhat got un der, Mr. Braidwood directed some of his men to dis cover whether any person was missing, and shortly they learned from a poor man named Proudfoot, who tenanted a room on the second floor, that three of his children were not to be found. He said he had saved his wife and two children, but whether any one had preserved the rest he was unable to say. The poor creature was running about in all directions in quest Upon of them, and appeared almost distracted. lichhaa been placed this e ad inform a ti on , M r . B ra id woo d ordered two of hi s men to ascend th e sca li ng l a dders which against the walls of the premises, and, if the ruins would permit, to search among them. At one o'clock in the morning two bodies, namely, those of children, were found by Carter and an other of the brigade among the rafters of the flooring, on the second floo r , s h oc ki ng ly burnt and disfi gure d. d These ren! shprovedort Shortly to after be those anotherb of poorody of a child was Proud fo ot's c hil found on the same floor, apparently a girl of about six years of age. Two o'Cnocx.—We regret to state that the fire men, in further searching the ruins, discovered three other bodies—namely, that of an elderly female and two children. At the present moment Mr. Braid wood and his men are lowering the mutilated remains down the ladders in blankets, and conveying them to a public-house on the opposite side of the street. The latter are supposed to be the mother and sisters of the unfortunate creatures, Julia and Nancy Holland, who threw themselves out of the window. It is impossible to identify them, nothing remaining but their trunks, burnt almost to a blackened cinder. The sensation that exists in the neighbourhood is immense, and the place is thronged with people. LA.IEST PARTICULARS THIS DAY. The scene of this truly melancholy disaster is thronged by thousands of persons as the day advances, and the utmost excitement prevails. From the con fusion incident to such an event, it was almost im possible to come at any thing like a succinct or trust worthy account of the origin of the fire, or its con sequences, but the prevalent opinion amongst those who have means offorming a true one is, that even more per sons than what, was originally stated have lost theirlives. A number of labourers, under the direction of the Fire Brigade, are excavating the ruins, and it is to be feared that the report that all Proudfoot's children were lost will be soon verified by the discovery of their remains, as much of the rubbish at the back part of the house in which Proudfoot's family resided, has been cleared away. The two unrecognised bodies, which were found in the ruins, have not as yet been identifie-1, but it is surmised they were those of the sister and niece of the foreigner who lodged in the second floor. It is now known that up wards of 30 individuals lodged on the premises, and those_who escaped are at present located amongst their immediate neighbours, by whom they are treated with that sympathy which their melancholy si tuation should excite. The poor girl (Holland) who m iraculously herself f rom th e w i n d ow , s till lie s escaped being dashed to pieces in a state of insensibility in the hospital, and consider able doubts are entertained of her recovery. It was s tated that the premises were insured to the full amo unt of their value, but th e p oor persons who were when s s o he precipitated lodgers have lost all their property, as, owing to the sudden outburst of the flames, they were unable to save more than the clothe s upon their backs. From a source upon Which we can rely, we are enabled now to announce the melancholy fact, that no less than nine individuals have lost their Eves by this dreadful fire. It originated in the room occupied by the foreigner, who, with his wife, were fortunately enabled to make their escap e . When the fire first broke out Proudfoot rushed dow n the burning staircase with a child in his arms, and escaped through the hall into the street, after being severely burnt. His wife after some delay attempted to follow him, but the stairs were then all in flames; and through the exer tions of Mr. Cock she was saved, by getting through a back window, after being shockingly burnt about the head and neck. Mrs. Holland and four daughters resided in the attic. Of the melancholy fate of two we have spoken already ; but the more painful task remains of stating th at the mother and the two other girls, both remarkably fine young women, after remaining at the window for several minutes imploring that aid which no person could afford, fell back into the burning mass and perished. Upon the same floor resided a person named Sum mers, with his wife and three children, of whom two of the children were unable to escape and were burnt to death. THE EXTRAORDINARY ATTRA -IPT AT MURDER AM) SUICIDE . AT THE AUCTION i &ART TAVERN.—Last night sYrnptoms of the female w and info rmat i on h a d b een sen t to Mr. Commissioner Harve y to that effect. The erel i e t ss was r ep o rted , that the young man, Connell, who is still at St. Thomas's , after a stable of the City police, has been pronounced by the in custody of a con- Hospital, where he is constantly medical gentleman of the Institution to be out of them that in a few days to love her?' be able to undergo h an e e ." x ' Major, at the Mansion House. He appears to be d evotedlydang er, examination it the recovered Lord attached to his 1 : 8 1.WORTII PEEL.—We Consstuancl:l3,a. ejaculating,disparitof i , n , c o t e Dh n E d t id aiti v w i o c o t rm i m aA , n ; u b t. o h u na g t OhßEt woman,iteTr e I years between them. He is of the above gentleman, brother of the Right Hon. Sir Lawrence Peel, Chief Justice protracted illness, of Bengal, and first have to announce the death cousin of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart. Ile died at St. Asaph, on Saturday last. The deceased was in his 53d year, and was formerly in the 3d Dra goon Guards. Christmas-day, which this year occurs on Sunday, will not so fall again for 11 years— namely, not until 1853 ; the year 1848, in which such an event would otherwise have happened, being leap year. • NEW ZEALAND. We have received a file of the Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, to the Ist of May, from which we extract the folowing " SPEECH OF THE GOVERNOR AT THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION. " GENTLEMEN—I cannot allow the session to come to a close without congratulating you, and through you the colony at large, on the result of your labours. " I believe that the statute-book of New Zealand for the present year contains a more important code of laws than was ever passed by any colonial legislative body during a single session, and I cannot but esteem it a privilege to have had an opportunity of taking part in laying the foundation of the youngest and most distant, but by no means the least important of the: numerous colonial dependencies of Great Britain. "During the present session, provision has been made for the efficient administration of justice, in all its various branches, with a due regard to the exist ence of scattered settlements, rapidly increasing in number and extent. For this purpose, the ordinances for establishing a S u p reme C our t and County Courts, and indeed all the ordinances of the session, have been based upon the principle of localising the machinery of the government of each separate settlement, and of rendering them as independent as possible of the capital. Circuit Courts have been established, to sit twice a year—and Local Courts to sit monthly, for the dispatch of both civil and criminal business. Though possessing but limited power in ordinary cases, the Judges of the County Courts are invested with the power of granting injunctions, and other im portant powers, which must be exercised promptly to secure the ends of justice, and to prevent irreparable injury to property. " By confiding to the paid Magistrates alone—to men who are appointed to the office for their fitness for the efficient discharge of its duties—the important power of depriving their fellow-subjects of liberty, on charges of felony or misdemeanour, and, by securing to every man committed for trial the verdict of a Jury of his country, openly declared, instead of the secret fiat of the Attorney-General, the Police Magistrates Bill appears to me to be calculated to effect a bene ficial alteration in our colonial practice. " The power of dealing summarily with trifling cases of larceny, given to the Police Magistrate by that Bill, has been suggested by the recommendation of her Majesty's Criminal-law Commissioners. " In a new country, where land forms so impor tant a subject of commerce, it is desirable that its transfer should be made a simple and easy trans action.' To effect this object the law of real pro perty has undergone a complete revision ' • many of the useless forms and subtleties of that difficult branch of the law have now been abolished, short and simple modes of conveying property have been substituted, and I believe it will be found that the Bill to facilitate the transfer of real property and to simplify the law relating thereto, embodies almost all the well-considered amendments which have been recently suggested by the most distinguished English lawyers, but which, from the technical nature of the, subject, and the opposing influence of a powerful pro fession, have not been effected in the law of real pro perty in England. It is not only desirable, however, that the transfer of real property should be made simple and easy, but that , the title to so frequent and important a subject of sale and mortgage should, as far as possible, be rendered secure. To effect so de sirable an object, a Bill has been passed to provide for the registration of deeds and instruments affecting the title to real property. In the framing of this com prehensive measure, advantage has been taken of the copious and valuable reports of the English real pro perty law commissioners. If carried into execution with accuracy and skill, the Registration Bill will, I trust, prove one of the most valuable colonial enactments. " In a political point of view, the most important, measure of the session remains to be noticed. If her Majesty's Government had not pointed out the expe diency of doing so, the physical character of the country would have suggested the necessity of invest ing the inhabitants of the various settlements in this colony with ample powers of local self-government. While it grants to every body corporate the power of undertaking, at the cost of the borough, any works that may be required to promote the good order, health, and convenience of its inhabitants, and to render the navigation of its harbours safe, easy, and commodious, the Bill to provide for the establishment of municipal corporations makes no requirements which may not readily be complied with. By leaving to the various settlements the management of their own local affairs, the general government will be relieved of a duty it could but ill perform. The inhabitants of each of them will be interested in developing its resources, and in making it as attractive as possible to the emigrant; and by this means an honourable rivalry will be created, and the prcsperity of the colony at length ultimately promoted. That the opposition which this measure met with in its most popular principles, dur ing its progress through the Council, should have been led by one who was selected as representing the colo nists of the New Zealand Company's principal settle• ments, a body of people bringing with them in all its freshness, unimpaired, the English love of liberty, may well form a subject of astonishment and regret. " Believing that neither the interests of the claim ants themselves, nor the future prosperity of the co lony, would be consulted by allowing Sir George Gipps's plan for the settlement of the land claims ques tion to be carried into effect, the Local Government with much labour introduced a measure, which alone appeared calculated to meet the many difficulties in which that subject was involved. So beneficial ap peared to me to be the general principles of that mea sure, that, in introducing it to the approval of this Council, I did not hesitate to incur the resposibility of deviating from the letter of my instructions. If that Bill had become law, the said claimant would almost immediately have acquired a valuable, and available, and marketable property. Every ab sentee claimant would have had an interest in bringing before the public the many recommen dations and valuable resources of the colony ; a numerous body of settlers would have been drawn around the three principal settlements of the northern part of this island, and the value of property in them rapidly increased. By satisfying all the claimants southwards of Auckland by grants of land in the neighbourhood of this town, a district containing all the advantages of vicinity to the capital, and to the two harbours of Waitemata and Manakau on the eastern and -western coasts, fertility of soil, and the extraordinary facilities of internal water communica tion afforded by the various branches of the Tarnuki, it is not easy to decide whether the claimants them selves, or those who are interested in the prosperity of the capital in the colony at large, would have de • rived the greatest advantage. Believing, though it would now seem erroneously, the clamour raised by its introduction to represent the feeling of the claim ants generally, I deemed it my duty to withdraw the Bill first introduced for settling the land claims ques- tion. Though the motives of The Government were then generally misrepresented, vilified, and impugned, I believe the time is not far distant when it will be as generally considered, that the original land claims bill would not only have promoted the successful co lonization of the country, but would, at the same time, have materially advanced the interest of tha claimant. " In the course of the session, it has been made a subject of complaint by one of the members of this Council, and formally recorded by him upon the minutes, that the suggestions of the merean tilt mem bers have not been received with due deference. I trust and believe that such a complaint is without foundation, and that the charge conveyed by it rests on the unsupported assertion of its author. Through out the discussions of the Council, Ihave been anxious to avail myself of information, assistance, and advice from all its members without distinction ; and I feel assured it will be acknowledged that, on all occasions, due deference was paid to opinions when deference was due, and that if no deference was paid, it was be cause no deference was due. " Gentlemen, I now dismiss you with the thanks of the colony for your services in Council, con fidently trusting, that you will endeavour to promote the harmonious working of those laws, which y (:)u have been so long and arduously engaged in preparing for the Statute-book." Tux LATE LORD HILL.—The funeral obsequies of the late Lord Hill are to be marked by every mani - . festation of respect on the part of the inhabitants of Shrewsbury; and it appears that a similar sentiment pervades all classes in the neighbouring towns of `Vein, Whitchurch, Market Drayton, Press, Hodnet, &c. All the shops are to be shut on the day of the funeral, and nothing omitted which can mark in the strongest manner the high sense entertained in that part of the country of his eminent public services, and his great private worth. The funeral of his Lordship, will take place on Friday next at the church of Had nal, within a mile of Ilardwicke, which edifice had been renovated a few years ago at his Lordship's ex pense. In reference to the successor of Sir Rowland Hill in the representation of the Northern Division of Shropshire, it is as yet not quite determined whether Lord Viscount Clive will come forward ; but at pre sent it is the wish of those in whom the gift of the membership rests that his Lordship should be the per son ; and it is thought that he only w ait s till th e ti me prescribed by the ordinary observances of etiquette shall have elapsed to address the electors. So great is the reduction which has taken place in the price of wheat, that on Saturday last the guar dians of the Boston Uxion entered into a contract for the supply of good thirds bread for the ensuing quar ter of 4id. per 41b, loaf; only a few months ago the contract price was 7id. the 41b. loaf.—BostonHerakl. THE CALF THAT SUCKED TWO Cows.—An empty headed youth once boasted that he had been to two of the most celebrated schools in England. " Sir,' said a by-stander, "you remind me of the calf that sucked two cows." And what was the consequence ? , "Why, Sir, he was a very great WV GLASTONBURY CATTLE SHOW. (Abridged from the Sherborne Journal.) The annual exhibition of stock was held as usual in the Abbey Kitchen Ground on Monday. Although the market was well supplied with cattle and sheep, the show yard exhibit e d b u t a very poor spr i n kli ng o f animals. The Umpires for fat stock were Messrs. Gifford, Eades, and Lovell, and for breeding stock Messrs. John Haine, James Evans, and Look, who, having finished their labours, repaired with the suc cessful cJinpetitors, gentry, and others, to the Town hall, where dinner was dished up for them in a very superior style, by Mr. Dilly, the proprietor of the White Hart Hotel. R. C. Tudway, Esq., High She riff of the county, presided, and he was supported by W. Miles, Esq., M.P., F. H. Dickinson, Esq., M.P., R. Neville, Esq., M.P., Sir A. Hood, W. P. Langton, Esq., W. Pinney, Esq., E. F. Colston, Esq., Captain Hood, George Warry, Esq., T. P. Porch, Esq., R. James, Esq., G. Lax, Esq., T. Roach. Esq., R. T. Chaffey, Esq.. J. P. Hodgson, Esq., R. R. Woodland, Esq., W. F. Knatchbull, Esq., Rev. W. R. Newbolt, Colonel Horner, Napier, Esq., Somerville, Esq., Dr. Colston, Davis, Esq., T. Bath, Esq., W. Ryall, Esq., and upwards of 100 highly respectable agriculturists. The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal toasts were given, after which the Chairman gave— The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese." The Rev. W. R. NEWBOLT, being generally called on, rose and said he was not at all prepared to reply. He came there thinking he should not have known a single person. He knew what it was to get into the reporters' books, and as there was likely to be one in the room —perhaps in the clock case—(Loud laughter) —he should be very cautious in what he did say. He himself had had the rod, and he believed many others in the room had tasted it ; he should, therefore, say very little, but this he would say, that ho did think it a most cruel thing for what was said in moments of conviviality to be pulled to pieces not only by the pro vincial but the London Press.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") However, he should be very cautions; they would get nothing from him.—(Laughter.) llis brethren in the East could not show up as they did in the Western Division, but there was he to represent the clergy of both Divisions, and he hoped he should get a prize.—(Laughter and cheers.) There he was to return thanks for the sort of filial homage paid to the Church, to which the great majority, he felt, were proud to belong. He had had very little to do with Glastonbury, and he dared say they wanted very little to do with him—(Laughter)—but he would say there were very few men, speaking of them as a class, who were more interested in the good of agriculture than the clergy. Why, they lived by it. —(Laughter.) If he entirely depended on Somer ton for his living, he did not think he should look half so fat as his friend Mr. B. at the other end of the table. They must take these remarks cum grand salis, and as they were all classical scholars he shouldn't translate it. There was one speech at the late Yeovil dinner that particularly struck him—he meant the observations of Mr. Moody, who said, if things went on as they did a new agreement must be formed, not only with the landlord and tenant but the landlord and parson.—(Loud cheers.) lie fully agreed with him ; they must meet the exigencies of the times. The CIIAIRMAN next gave " the Army and Navy." Captain HOOD acknowledged the toast. The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Lord Lieu tenant of the County," which having been drank, Mr. MlLts gave the health of the High Sheriff. Mr. TUDWAY thanked the meeting for the honour done him. The CHAIRMAN said, in return to the Hon. Member for East Somerset for , having called him upon his legs, he would give " The Members for East Somer set."—(Cheers.) _ _ _ Mr. MILES rose and addressed the company as fol lows :—Since I have been your Member I have never alluded to a parliamentary topic or one political, but I have studiously , abstained from them in agricultural meetings, commons that in meetings like these there must be a clashing which must lead to differences— but if I am tempted to diverge from my usual prac tice, by being placed in a very singular predicament, you shall be the judges whether I should take the pre sent opportunity of setting myself right with the county or not—caring nothing as a political character what others think of me. I had the honour of meet ing a very large assembly of country gentlemen at Clevedon ; I have told you the invariable sub:ect of My address on those occasions, and I will put it to my Honourable Friend on my right (Mr. Langton) whether I did not act up to the letter. I merely gave to the farmer my opinion, and you shall hear it again—(Cheers) —you shall hear it again, be cause I tell you, from what has passed, you must. not look to•high prices ; but it is in vain, I can see such an alteration has taken place in things, that it would be the greatest injustice and fallacy if I had told .them, look up to high prices, which is a passing shadow and will soon fleet away. I told them this, that gentlemen who farm frequently keep back their wheat till the price is 685., and then lose the chance of the market. I told them also that they kept their meat back when 6d. a pound was offered, and I recom mended them' to part with their wheat when the price was between 50s. and 605., and not to refuse a bid of 6d. for their meat. To my utter astonishment, I find that I, with my most Noble and Hon. Friends, are placed in a very awkward pre dicament. There has been an allusion made that there is a reporter in the clock case, and in this case, much asl admire the Press —great good as I think they do to the country—much useful information as I think they spread, I do wish that the reporter who sent my garbled speech to the papers had not only been in the clock-case but up the chimney.—(Roars of laughter.) Now, I think the Duke of Rutland, Mr. Bickham Escott, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Acland, and myself, are what you call put into a very happy little quintette. I really cannot speak of what they have done or said, but this I will say, that to those who read the Times of Friday last, and looked at the leading article, first. of all that the writer of that article had no right to impute sentiments to me which I did not avow ; and next that from garbled extracts of my observations, he takes only certain passages to suit his own views. My sentiments I explained on the hustings to you; they are known to you both on the Corn-law and the tariff; I expressed them in the House of Commons, and by those sentiments I abide. —(Loud cheers.) It has been said, and I fully agree in it, that it is a cruel thing that we cannot meet on these convivial occasions, thinking little of course of what we say on these occasions, speaking the mere utterance of feelings, which predominate, andalways properly guarded against introducing political sub jects ; it is most distressing if agricultural associations are to be annihilated by such articles as have appeared in the Times, and I believe in the Morning Post. 1 say not one word on the Tariff or Corn-laws, but this, my opinions are unaltered , and a t the same time, that as long as the commercial and manufacturing interests are protected, as far as it is in my humble ability, if [ stand alone, shall the interests of agriculture be pro tected.—(Cheers.) Mr. W. G. LANGTON, in his father's name, thanked them for drinking his health. The CHAIRAIAN then gave " The Members for the Western Division." Mr. DICKINSON rose, on behalf of his colleague and himself, to . return his best thanks for the honour. Ile said I have not seen all th e thi ngs t h at have been said against me ; I understand there are two fierce co lumns in the Morning Post; I have not as yet read them, but I suppose I must. If I allude to what I said I hope you will not think me going too far; it would be unpleasant to me at all times, and doubly so now, to trespass upon your attention, but, if you will bear with me, I will state what my impressions were when I m e t the gentlemen at Yeovil, and what I stated to them. I said that on the whole I did not think restrictions and artificial systems of government were right; that though a rtificial systems did exist, it would be wise, if circinnstances admitted, to relax them; that I did not think, where interests are pro tected w, that it was right to disturb them sud by denly or harshly. .I am not aware that I stated snore than was my wish or intention. I said that the state against restriction, and I d o no t thi n k o tto t s hi those persons Siaspersos who represent the agricultural interest would be able to stem the torrent, and, in addition to that, I took the liberty of suggesting that they might rather lend themselves to the state of things which ex isted, than to endeavour to oppose it fruitlessly; that they should endeavour, by the improvement of agriculture, to make us able to compete properly with foreigners.—(Cheers.) This was the drift of what 1 said. I stated nothing of my future conduct ; I had no intention of altering that conduct which I have pursued. I have given my support to the Govern ment, but not without restrictions, not without care fully weighing what has been said ; and on several oc casions, with my friend Mr. Miles, I have given them my opposition. I shall be ready to do so on any oc casion, with any measure that I think will be to the destruction of one interest or the derangement of the whole of our interests.—(Loud cheers.) The obser vations which fell from the Duke of Rutland and from Mr. Miles have been taken hold of as if those persons connected with agriculture were proposing a further relaxation in the laws. I do think that the results which have been drawn from our speeches are not fair. Time will shoW ; if prices are to fall permanently low, it will be the duty of every landlord to make such reduction to their tenants—(bravo!)—it will be the duty of all of us to be kind and considerate one to another, that the loss which must fall upon the country should be thrown as little as possible on an individual interest. — (Cheers.) If these changes work without injury to the interests of any, I for one shall not be against carrying them further, and I have no objection to say it before you; but I beg you to remember that my own livelihood depends upon agriculture, and it must be some claim of justice or of absolute necessity to damage that cause. Mr. T. Ponca begged to propose the health of "Sir A. Hood." Sir A. HOOD said he need not say how e e flattered he was by the manner in which had been proposed by the gentl eman on That was a time when it did require that the gentry at large should meet the yeomanry of the land, and he would re-echo the voice of an honoured individual in Devon, he meant Sir T. Acland—" Don't press the tenantry, give them plenty of time." He only told them what he was doing himself, and he recommended it to them, that was, to take a great deal of the super fluous labour from the tenantry ; they would be greatly benefited by such a system. Again, there was another system which showed a willingness on the part of the landlord to meet his tenant, in bearing his portion of a measure which ought to stand on the shoulders of the rich. He was taking that dose him self—he paid his own property .tax for his tenants—they certainly were few in number, and it might be complained of, that he did very little, still it was a great satisfaction to him to do it because he highly approved of it. But don't let it be supposed that the land alone was feeling the pres sure of the tax • the fundholders were severely suf fering; he himself was reducing his principle through paving it, and he had no hesitation in telling them that he rejoiced as a fundholder in paying a very con siderable portion of that tax. Some allusion had been made to the low price of wheat. He did not like the system of h.troducing the name of a gentle man in his absence, but ther e h a d b een a name men tioned dear to the Western Division of the county— he alluded to Mr. Escott, who, he did think, would decry more than any man the horrible Anti-Corn law League. Lie was sure Mr. Escott's speech had been misrepresented by the Press. The proceedings of the evening most judiciously closed on the health of " The Ladies" being given. IRELAND. INSTALLATION OF THE DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S. DUBLIN, DEC. 13.—The chapter of St. Patrick's Cathedral assembled this day, when the Rev. Robert Daly was installed as Dean, with the usual formalities. In consequence of the protracted litigation, the revenues of the deanery, amounting. to upwards of 3,0001., have been accumulating, but Dr. Daly, who had in the meantime been receiving the income of his rich benefices, will now pocket the arrears. The story goes that Dr. Daly is to get the vacant Bishopric of Cashel, as the Government have the next right of presentation to the deanery of St. Patrick's. THE CONSTABULARY. Yesterday the Lord-Lieutenant reviewed the con stabulary force at the depot, Phoenix Park, previous to their being sent to the different counties for which they have been selected. The body consisted of four divisions of 50 men each, forming a total of 200, ex clusive of non. commissioned and other officers. OPPOSITION TO THE POOR-RATE. _ _ _ The Waterford Mirror says—" On Friday, as Dr. Barron was serving poor-law summonses at Moona mintra, near the Ballimacaw-road, a number of people were assembled by the blowing of horns, and the col lector was glad to effect his retreat by way of Kil caunalugh-hill." TESTIMONIAL TO FATHER MATHEW. The following individuals have authorised Mr. Pur- cell to attach their names to the requisition to con vene a meeting to present a testimonial to the Apostle of Temperai:ce Marquis of Sligo, Sir Richard Co; D.L., Sir Arthur Clarke, Mr. J. O'Connell, M.P., John O'Connell, Grena ; John Howley, Q.C.; Walter M. Bond, J. Vesey Dawson, and John llutton and sons. MONEY MARKET and CLTY JEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. TlMES.—Private mercantile letters received from Calcutta state, on good authority, that it is in con templation of the Indian• Government to maintain the number of steamers lately employed in the Chinese war, although that war has terminated, so as to form an additional means of communication be tween this country and Bombay or Calcutta. The effect of this arrangement would probably be the arrival of letters from the East once a fortnight, in stead of once a month. The general impression among persons resident in India, who are well acquainted with the vicissitudes of the seasons, is, that it would be more advisable to select Bombay as a starting point than Calcutta. A correspondent has furnished some facts which. seem to argue a strange defect in the money-order system at the Post-office. We give them in his own words : " Having received on the 30th of November, 1842, a Post-office order marked with the office stamp . Clogliein,' for .51., made payable at the office at Charing-cross, I presented it on the Ist of December,' and was told by the clerk they had not received any advice about it, therefore I had better take it to St. Martin's-le-Grand. When I presented it there, the same answer was given. I was then sent up to the Secretary's office twice, and was told that they sup posed the Postmaster's letter had miscarried, and that they would write to him that night ; I therefore put up with all this trouble and inconvenience, waited until the 7th, and then presented the order again at Charing-cross, but merely got the same answer, ' no advice,' with a suggestion that I had better go again to the,General office, to which I objected, not wishing to be sent thus from pillar to post. I therefore said I should immediately write to the Secretary, stating the whole case to him, which I did on the same day (the 7th instant), but he has not deigned to make any reply whatever. I therefore should feel greatly obliged by your inserting these facts in your valuable journal, that the public may be apprised of the grass neglect occurring in that important branch of the public service." POST.—The Spanish and Mexican markets were good. In Spanish, particularly, the transactions arising out of the news communicated from Barce • lona were considerable. But there appears, more over, to be an impression abroad that the financial condition of Spain is about to exhibit some amend ment under the administration of Senor Calatrava. It may be a fallacy, and in fact it must be so, without a radical change in the system, of which there is not the remotest prospect or indication. t The old delusion about the quicksilver mines of Almaden, and the vast resources of the country generally, is revived, but the time has gone by when vapourings of this kind could have any practical effect beyond that of a fractional advance in the stock, and even this must be, and is, confined to the speculative circle of Capel-court. It has been too clearly proved that resources, without the ability or honesty to apply them to legitimate and useful purposes, are no guarantee for the fulfilment of contracts, and hence the torpid state of the Spanish market, in the face of the most encouraging an nouncements. SUN.= unattended T her e by Nv as m SUNmore activity in the Stock Market, though any special alteration in the quotations. Consols for the opening remained at 93+ to 94, and for Money were 95 ; Exchequer Bills brought 51s. to 535. prem., and India Bonds, 455. to 478. prem.; Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. were 100+ to 101 ; Bank Stock was hrm at 172 to 173. The speculators for a fall in Foreign Bonds, having engaged to deliver a good deal of Stock to-day, were occupied in obtaining the necessary amount to com plete their bargains, and the natural consequence was a slight improvement in most of those having a specu lative character. The Active Spanish Bonds were at 181 to 19, and the Three per Cents. at 231 to 24. Portuguese New Five per Cents. were also a shade better, being 381 to 381 ; the Three per Cents. were done at 221 ; and the Converted at 321. Mexican Bonds ranged from 31i to 31i ; Colombian were steady at 21i ; Chilian at 73, without the Deferred ; Buenos Ayres at 23} ; and Brazilian at 691. Dutch Two and a Half per Cents. were at 521 to 52+. The bargains in Railway shares, besides those already reported, ‘N ere these :—Great Western Fifths were 41; Birmingham Quarter, 24+; and Northern and Eastern Scrip, Si premium. Brightons were 13+, and North Midlands , 38 discount. Australasia Bank Shares were 13+ premium. DEPARTURE OF Ins IMPERIAL HIGHINESS THE ARCHDUKE FREDERICK OF AUSTRIA --Ms Royal Highness the Duke of Cambrid ge v i s it e d th e Arch duke Frederick of Austria ou Tuesday, at Mivart's Hotel, and took leave of his I m p er i a l Hi g h ness . Many of the leading Nobility called also at the hotel to pay farewell visits. His I m p er i a l Hi g h ness gave an elega nt . dejeune ala fourchette in the morning to Baron N ie umann, Austrian Minister; Baron Koller, Charge d Afiaires ; Baron Lebzeltern, Secretary; and the other gentlemen of the Austrian Embassy, and the members of his suite. In the afternoon the Arch duke, accompanied by Baron Nieumann, and attended by Baron Lebzeltern, Count I(arolyi, Chevaliers Ma rinovich and Kochel, and Captain Du Mont, left Mi vart's for Portsmouth, proceeding by railway as far as Gosport, at the landing-place of which a boat from the Bellona frigate was in waiting to convey them on board. His Highness did not land again, but dined and slept on board the Bellona. It is understo od that the Archduke will not take his departure until Mo nday or Tuesday next, when he will leave for Gibral tar and the Mediterranean. In the mea n time he will visit all the public establi s hments of this port, which, from the shortness o f his sta y upon his first arrival here, he was unable to do. Captain Pavazza, of the Bellona, left yesterday for London, land w ill return o n Friday or Saturday. His Highness landed yesterday afternoon at the Dockyard, where h e was me t by Ad mirals Sir E. Codrington and H. Parker and a num ber of naval officers, who accompanied him over the various departments of the Dockyard. It was under stood that he would dine with the Port-Admiral in the evening. HYDE Pxnx.--The Earl of Lincoln sent a written order to the park-keepers yesterday morning, at an early hour, directing them in future to exclude her Majesty's grooms, arid all oth&- pers"s , been in the habit of exercising horses, from the r who h ave . rides. w 1... , ry N ie tifte-i?'TI 14 , '---------- q . 4.-Z' F.; i.\ A" ..‘v ,t4m - 0,,,rw• --...i.:-.5 lii i;