The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-25 00:00:00

MORNING SUN FRANCE. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. SPEECH OF M. TRIERS ON THE ADDRESS. M. Thiers addressed the Chamber. He began by say ing that, as the Eastern Question had been argued so fully, he would confine himself to general remarks, and would, above all, avoid recrimination and personal al lusions. He then said, I will commence by reminding the Chamber that what I said on this subject has been completely verified. I said that the Cabinet was about to return to the European compact, under the induce ment of an act of slight importance, viz., the closing of the straits. I said this on the 13th of April, and on the 4th of March the initials of the Government to the draft of the Convention were affixed. I was perfectly correct, therefore, both in the fact itself, and in the details. It has been said, in the course of the present discussion, that the solution which has been come to—a solution which some think bad, others a little less bad, but which no body considers to be absolutely good—is due to the friendly disposition of the German Powers. Whether this assertion be strictly - corr ect or not, I will assume it to be so. I will allow that the German Powers were desirous that France should again become a party to the European compact, and I will crave permis sion to remark on the useful information which this fact conveys. I will, gentlemen, on this point, speak with perfect candour, for it is my duty to be frank on so seri ous a subject ; it is not my intention to give offence to any person, but it is necessary that the truth should be told. There are three Powers always ready to unite, I will not say against us, but against our influence. A fourth Power is sometimes with us and some times against us ; but, from the nature of its Govern ment, it ought to be with us more frequently than against us. Amongst the Continental Powers is one, Russia, with which we are at peace, but with which all our friendly relations have ceased, either on account of our revolution of 1830, or on account of Poland. Russia is opposed to our influence in Europe. As to the two German Powers, they have attempted to seek for support from Russia against France ; and here it is necessary that I should draw the line of distinction between the people of those countries and their Governments. The people of Germany have a great deal of sympathy for our principles ; but if it be true that our principles have made great progress in Germany, the people also remember our invasions under the Empire. They are, therefore, in some respects with us, and in others against us. As to the Govern ments of Germany there is not one which does not regard us as an enemy who will soon become very formidable to them. There are two motives for this—motives of territory, and motives of principle. At the present moment nearly all the Governments of Germany are, from the partition of territory made by the treaties of 1815, necessarily against us, for they have, nearly all, possessions beyond the Rhine, and they feel that, sooner or later, France will endeavour to make of the Rhine her frontier. France is in their eyes the type of revolution. When France stirs, there is effervescence in Italy. Thus, in the eyes of the German Governments, you repr esen t a formidable question of territory, and a still more for midable question of principles. All the great Powers of the Continent are, therefore, against you, not because there is any person on the Continent or elsewhere bold enough to assume the initiative ; but there is always the desire, when the opportunity presents itself of doing so without great danger, to weaken and annul your in fluence, in order that other nations may reckon less upon you. As to England, you have the chance of finding her sometimes with you, and sometimes without you. She assisted you in the Belgian question, and even in the Spanish question, because the Whigs had contracted en gagements towards Spain. What the Continental Powers have been aiming at was to detach England as rapidly as possible from the cause of France. And do you know what inspired the Continental Governments with confidence on this point? I will tell you. On the Belgian question, you began with grandeur, for it must not be said that since 1830 nothing grand has been done by France, although, when one speaks of one's country, we must not use the word b eTandeur too com placently.—(Disapprobation from the Left.) I repeat, that we did a grand thing in Belgiuni. Europe, which could not prevent it, retained it, however, in bitter remembrance, and had at heart the taking its revenge, by seeking the first opportunity to annul our influence in Eu rope. The good understanding between France and England, in the affairs of the Peninsula, was an extra ordinary occurrence,!which increased the unfriendly dis position of the other Cabinets of Europe, and at that period the efforts of the German Cabinets were directed to exciting suspicion and jealousy in the French Cabinet of Lord Palmerston, who, it was said, was going too far in Spain. Austria succeeded in separatine. England against us. Then came the Eastern question. How has it happened that on this question you have had every body against you? Did you say that you were determined alone to bring about the solution of it ? Did you say to Eu rope th at it should obey your dictation ?—No. You said, through your diplomatists, that to crush the Pacha of Egypt, was to crush the only Turkish power existing in anything like an organized state; that fresh disasters would arise in the Archipelago, and that Egypt would be given up, not to the Sultan, but to anarchy. This was the language of all the diplomatic documents. Austria acknowledged that France was right in demand ing Egypt and Syria for the Pacha ; Prussia adhered to the same view; Russia had not explained herself tho roughly, but she did not appear to offer any opposition to the proposition. Do you know what I thought of the subject? If only the Pacha had been concerned in the question of Egypt, I should not have been inclined to take it, up so seriously as I did; but when I saw that, as regarded the East, all the Powers were leaguing against us, I said to myself that if France, even on a ques tion of influence, should refrain from showing that she was disposed to enforce her influence, that influence would be gravely compromised. Let my opponents say what they will, here lies the whole question. If you do not show, when an attempt is made to annul your influence, that you are ready to incur every sacrifice to make it re spected, you are no longer France —you are no longer a great nation. This was the question with me. I had a profound conviction that if we did not show that we were still la grande France our influence would be lost in Europe, and I predicted that if one day or other, upon one queston or another, we should not resolve to display all our energy, the regime to which I am devoted would have to bear the shame of having come into the world to degrade the country.—(Approbation from the left.) Now where could a case of war arise in Belgium ? The des tiny of that country is fixed by treaties. In Spain, ex citement as to that country is calmed down. The only case for war was in the East, for there was the question of territory, there was the question of influence, and you ought not to have al lowed Europe to coalesce against you to settle the question of territory, and annul your influence. Be convinced then that, in abstaining frbm the course which I declare to have been necessary, you have not removed any danger, you have only rendered it more formidable. It has been said that the Cabinet of the Ist of March was insulting, and that it gavi provocation to the Powers. On this point, however, I can appeal to the Minister of Foreign Affairs himself. From the moment when I and my collftglies came to a decision that it was necessary to assume an attitude of energy, we used only pacific and moderate language towards Europe. I never ut tered the word war on any occasion. But w hen tho Powers saw that without menace, without boastings, we were preparing for war, and that we were re- . . - solved coute qui coute to fortify Paris ; when Lord Granville was convinced rather from my silence than from my words that our resolution was serious, and that we would not retract it, the language of England was changed, and the hereditary right which had been refused to the Pacha of Egypt was con ceded to him. I do not say this for the purpose of showing that the Powers were afraid of France. Every Power is respectable, and ought to be respected ; but they saw that the peace of the world was seriously menaced. There were, therefore, in the English Cabi net, two parties, that of Lord Wellington, which wag for pushing things to the utmost possible extremity, and another which accused Lord Palmerston of imprudence for being willing, for such an interest as that of the East, to place the peace of the world in peril, and break off the alliance with France. The latter party pre vailed on account of our demonstrations. Our arma ments were what induced the German Powers to aban- don their first determination. It is true that to France the Pacha owes the possession of Egypt, but it was to France resolute, not to France timid, not saying, "We will yield every thing rather than go to war." lam convinced that if a few days more had been allowed to pass by without acceding to an arrangement, the Pacha would have obtained, if not brilliant conditions, yet certainly better conditions than those which have been granted to him. I was perfectly prepared to see the Paeha defeated on the coast., but, although defeated on the coast, he was not lost. He had still 70,000 men between Aleppo and Damascus. His enemies had only the coast, and it was not known what France would do, It was not known whether the Pacha would give way. He was still strong. It was not because M. Guizot came into office that difficulties ceased. It was not because M. Thiers went out and M, Guizot cams in, that the position of things changed. It was because the Ministry of the Ist March had resolved upon energy to the end, and the Ministers of the 29th October consented to accept con. ditions which had been rejected by their predecessors. M. Thiers here reviewed the present condition of the Pacha, which, he said, was not powerful and indepen dent as it ought to be, and said that, with such a small army as he was allowed to keep up, he could never de fend himself successfully if he should be attacked; conse quently, said M. Thiers, all the conditions which had been granted to him were illusory, as he could be re moved at the pleasure of those who granted them. M. Thiers said, I repeat, that if there have been any con cessions, they are due, such as they are, only to our momentary display of force and energy. The empire of the East has come out of the hands of its protectors more sickly than it was. There is in the Turkish piro a i gr/;admont of disorganisation. So long as the • existed Na han a state of power, the Sultan could avail himself of it against the encroachments of T the Greek race. e mo they are onlymentwill come when the Christian rac , will rise, and waiting for the opportunity. A t Constantinople there are neither finances nor an army. Th of civilisation, which has to is only a commencement struggle a nd ignorance of true Turks. with all the routine We ing France who have acquired on h e av la e had Turks visit toms, and our civilisation. These Turks are ridiculous in the eyes of true Turks. What, th en ex pect from them ? Tho Russians know , are we to that the not of Constantinople i s a terrible one for them. question i that so long as the q uestion of Poland shall am sure be defini tively settled, they will not go to Constantin o • Constantinople , but Russian diplomatists aro resolved to expend their last rouble, their last man, to prevent any Power from going to Coastautinople. In three days Russia can send an army to the Orfinea, and in three days . she can hare an army in Constantinople. Russia, then, is in the same position as if she had every day an army at the gates of Constantinople. N ew , I ask you, if France had constantly an army ready at foot of the Alps, the English a fleet before Alex t'', tike Austrians an army constantly ready upon the I Po, would Europe remain indifferent ? The closing of the Straits is a mere farce when Russia can, in three days, reach Constantinople. Two months are necessary for a dispatch to France from Constantinople and an answer, but in a week Russia is ready for action. The closing of the Straits protests her from the resistance of more distant Powers. In what does the interest of Russia consist ? In the closing of the Straits. What have you adopted ? The closing of the Straits. You have, there fore, adopted the interests of Russia. What then are your treaties as regards the question of the East ? Nothing. What is something, however, in order to pre vent a great act of usurpation, is that there is a nation, France, which, cruelly treated in 1815, so unfortunate indeed at that period, that even misfortune was not re spected, and which having lost a part of her terri tory has not protested ag ainst the treaties of 1815. And I also have been o opinion that no protest should be made, for there is something immoral in say ing to the world our territory is too limited, we cannot breathe in it. But if France has thus suffered herself, she will not permit the violation of treaties which were made to fix the limits of the territories of the other Powers of Europe. If an attempt of this kind should be made, I will defy any Ministry to say, as is said now, " Peace every where and for ever." I will defy any Mi nistry in France to co-operate in a great act of usurpa tion. When Frederick proposed to the nations which surrounded him to divide Poland, he was asked, " What will France say ?" he replied, " France sleeps." She does not sleep now, however, and when it shall be pro posed to divid e Turkey, France will by her arms oppose it to the last extremity, and th( n Turkey will be better protected than by all the treaties in the world. Yes, gen tlemen, when we shall be thought strong as we were a few months ago, peace will be better guaranteed than by all your treaties. Yesterday the Minister of Foreign Af fairs said that right was necessary with might. Certainly, for moral right constitutes power, and therefore it is that for 50 years we have been the strongest nation in Europe. Our revolution was legitimate in principle, whatever were its excesses, and the Powers who com bined against it had the right against them. At the present moment, after 25 years of peace, to say to the country that it should rather attend to its material in terests than to its greatness, is to hold a language which might have been proper in 1812, but which is now much misplaced. On the contrary, we should say to France that she should be great and powerful, and resolved upon any sacrifice in support of her dignity. Yes, this is what should be said to France, and there is more courage in using the language which I hold than that which you (pointing to the Ministerial benches) indulge in. I have now done. I have only obeyed the voice of my conscience. I speak with a profound conviction, and, although it may be disagreeable to many persons to hear it, I will say to my country—Remember your glory, flmiember your exploits ; do more than remember them —prepare yourselves.—(Applause from the left.) M. Passy ascended the tribune, but there was for some time so much agitation in the Chamber, that he could not be heard. He could not agre e w ith the last speaker in the opinion which he had expressed of the feelings of the other Powers towards France. He was convinced that there was none of the hostility which had been ascribed to them, but he had no hesitation in say ing that, if they should find France anxious to go to war for a slight cause, there would be a general league against her.—(Cries of " Yes, yes.) It was true, said M. Passy, that France had lost her alliance with England, and he would not deny that this was to be re gretted ; but neither, on the other hand, should it be taken too much to heart. It was an evil, not without a remedy. The remedy was to live in harmony with the other Powers. Prudence should be mingled with firm ness. The real strength of such a policy consisted in rejecting exaggerated pretensions at home and abroad. This was the best way, he said, to secure respect from foreign nations and domestic welfare. Under any circum stances he would boldly affirm, that the closing of the Straits was a better policy-, as regarded Europe gene rally, than the opening of them, which M. Thiers had advocated. By the convention for the closing of the Straits, Turkey was brought under the collective protec tion of Europe, and if Russia, abusing her proximity to Turkey, should at any time attempt to enforce ambitious designs, by this convention all the other Powers were bound to resist the aggression. M. Berryer said that the question of the East was of high interest to France. He maintained that France had much to defend and protect. Above all she had to assort her influence against that of others. Had this influence been upheld ? He replied—No ! France has gained nothing, defended nothing, preserved nothing, and, on this account, he objected to its being said in the Address that the question of the East was con :. eluded. M. Berryer then drew a comparison between the advantages of an alliance with Russia and an alliance with England, which latter Power, he said, had never entered into any alliance with France except for her own interest- It was England, said M. Berryer, that France should watch, for on every point her,influence was preponderating; on every point therefore should France oppose influence by influence. It would be remembered that he had defended those who had fought at Waterloo, and that lie had not been to Ghent.—(Great interruption.) I am a Frenchman, added M. Berryer, but I am attached to a principle of government, and I have never changed my colours. M. Piscatory said he approved of the principle laid down by M. niers, and thought that whilst France spoke of peace to the world, she should have her hand on the hilt of her sword. He was for a more dignified tone than the advocates of the Address were disposed to use. A call for a division was now raised, and the first pa ragraph of the Address was put to the vote. It was car ried by an immense majority. About 50 deputies only stood up when the vote on the negative was called for. The Chamber adjourned at Six o'Clock. PORTUGAL. LISBON, JAN. 17. The Braganza steamer arrived here last night from Falmouth, having, amongst other passengers, the Pope's Nuncio, Monsignore Cappacini, commissioned at this Court to regulate, in conjunction with her Most Faithful Majesty, the ecclesiastical affairs of the kingdom, which, ever since the breaking out of the war of succession have been in a most unsettled state. Some prospect is thus afforded of the hostility of the Church in Portugal, both to the reigning dynasty and the actual Government, abating in its intensity, and of that great corporation becoming reconciled to the exist ing order of things. Hitherto the influence of the prin cipal Church dignitaries has been added, with that of the Miguelite partisans, to the weight of Oppo- i sition. The large confiscations of ecclesiastical property which have taken place of late years have added fuel to the flame; but the still sufficient provision which is awarded to the service of the parochial churches has in some degree reconciled the most inveterate hostility ; and it is hoped that, with prudent management, the pre sent mission may beget peace and a good understanding, in the room of jealousies and endless contentions. Mon signor Cappacini will make a considerable stay i n Por tugal, and has taken the mansion and elegant gardens in the rua Sao Felix, lately occupied by M. Van Zellar. The first accounts of the results of the muni c ip a l elec tions have reached Lisbon during the present week; with the single exception of Aveyra, they will all go in favour of the Government. On Friday his Excellency Senhor Rodrigo Da F. Ma galhaes, her Majesty's Secretary fur Foreign Affairs, gave a grand dinner to the Ministers and members of the diplomatic corps. At his right sat Lord Howard de Walden, the longest resident Foreign Minister in Lis bon, and on his left the French Ambassador. At the other end of the table the Prime Minister, Senhor Aguiar, presided, supported on his right by th e l)uke of Ter ceira, and on his left by the Duke of Palmella. The embarrassment which the Government is encoun tering in reference to their capitalization project is greatly increased by the conduct of the Directors of the new Company, who are literally backing out of the terms of their own contract. Instead of giving money to those Empregados, whose titulos are stated at 56 per cent., they merely permit them to subscribe and send out their runners into the market, with a com mission to offer from 48 to 50 per cent. in cash for these same titulos, so that the Compaay ter•Ly be enabled to pocket the difference. This conduct, which is little short of roguery, has produced universal disgust. The Govern ment shares the obloquy, although not fairly responsible for it; and the chief blame rests, not with the Bank Di rectors, but with the universally unpopular tobacco contractors. Portuguese politics present little to instruct or amuse during the past week. The only thing of considerable note which has occurred, is an unsuccessfully and very quietly exploded attempt on the part of the ultra •Chartists in Oporto to proclaim the Charter of 1826, in its original purity, and divest it of the additions made to it by the revolution of September, 1836. The attempt was exceed ingly silly, and even with reference to the principles of its abettors, illusory, since it could effect no change either of men or of measures which could at all compensate for its disastrous consequences, even if successful. The weight of obloquy which Ministers have drawn down upon their heads by the late financial operation is tremendous. It is not alone that the battery which was opened at first by the Opposition Journals has since kept up an incessant fire, and that in coffee-house saloon, a n d oon, public lounge, they have encountered the most invete rate- hostility, but amongst their own friends, and in the circle of their most immediate followers the measure has awakened a rancorous spirit of resistance. It has revealed the fact, not even suspected before, of a most extensive traffic in the titulos, about which so much has been said, in the most improbable and improper quarters. The jobbers in question have in many instances been Go vernment officers, highly placed. The needier class of Em pregados have been tempted to dispose of their titulos for a trifle to other Empregados, more fortunate in their posi tion, and possessed of some conamand of money. The confidential employes, to whom these remarks refer, did their best to depreciate the value of the poor underlings' titulos by preaching the final insolvency of the Government, and their peculiar facilities of information made their repre sentations readily believed. They thus brought•up the inferior flactionaries' papers for a song, chuckling in se cret ever the success of the manoeuvre, and entertaining the secret conviction that they would be finally paid to the uttermost farthing. But behold them caught in their owa trap. The very event which they painted to others, but disbelieved themselves, to trick their dupes out of the documents representing their hard earned gains, has in reality occurred, and through their own underhand dealings has visited their own doors. The tardy arrival of the Braganza, which should have been here on Friday, and did not reach till Sunday night, is the only cause which delayed Senhor Aguilar's de parture for Madrid. His Excellency is an Andalusian by birth, and makes this coasting detour for the purpose of visiting his native province en route. There is a con siderable affinity between the Andalusian and the Gascon character ; and it is no wonder, therefore, that his Excel lency should have been heard to brag that he will shortly be back again in Lisbon in the same capacity (query, incapacity ?) of Ambassador, and that he, forsooth, isnot to be removed at the beck of Portufal. In the language however, of the G ar con an d qu asi - Andalusian , Thie rs , the fin al ram:mai of Seam Aguilar from the diplomacy •of Lisbon may be considered " un fait accompli." The new Spanish Charge d'Affaires, Senhor Tehran, has already arrived. This gentleman has for a considerable time past been an attache of the Foreign-office at Ma drid, and is said to be a competent person. Amongst the numerous objections whieh have been raised against Senhor Avila 's financial plan is the fol lowing, viz.—That of the holders of the 2,375 contos of Portuguese bonds in London, a portion of which it is proposed to convert into the "internal debt." Many will not consent to the operation. Contemporaneous with this great financial operation is an extensive sale by auction of national property, con sisting of convents in Lisbon and other places, together with confiscated property, and property accruing to the Crown in default of legal heirs. This sale is in pursu ance of a law passed on the Bth of June last year. It commences this day, and will continue during the space of a month. The ecclesiastical property which is thus to be disposed of is very considerable, and consists of the convent of our Lady of Mount Olivet, reformed Augusti nians in the suburbs of Lisbon ; convent of our Lady of Grace, Augustinian eremites in Torres Vedras ; convent of St. Dominic in Lisbon ; monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra ; monastery of St. Mary, of the order of St. Bernard, in Alcobaca ; convent of St. Francis in Curia ; and house of the order of Christ in Castro Marira. Exchange on London at 30 days' sight 53d. per milrei FROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS. IMPROVEMENTS IN CLEANING COTTON.--.Whit.. ney's cotton gin seems likely to be superseded by a new machine for cleaning cotton and wool, which appears to have been introduced with success at Lowell, Mass. It consists of a common feed apron from which the cotton passes through the rollers, is thence taken by a common picker and thrown into comb-teeth arranged on a solid iron cylinder, and is then taken forward under a revolving floated wheel guard. The fibres of cotton are then doffed from the comb-teeth by revolving brushes, and turned out freed from all foreign sub stances. The secret of the success of this machine in cleansing cotton lies in the ingenious arrangement of the floated wheel-guard in connexion with the comb teeth. The advantages of this machine over Whitney's cotton gin, may be easily seen. The latter has been in use successfully ever since its invention, but does not leave the cotton perfectly clean, and injures the staple in some degree. With this machine there is no chance for foreign substances to pass through ; and the opera tion of it shows that the cotton is much better cleansed by it, and with far less injury to the staple. Even cotton waste, no matter how much dirt it contains, may be per fectly cleaned and rendered fit for use. THE AMISTAD AFRICANS.—A. letter from Port Principe, Cuba, to a gentleman in this city, dated No vember 16, says—" The Captain General of the Island has demanded of Mr. Carrias all his accounts, including interest, damages, &c., of the negroes of the Amistad ; and insists that Mr. Carrias shall be paid the whole of it. And it appears that the Captain General intends to deduct the amount from 570,000 which the Spanish Government has to pay to the United States." The Philadelphia papers report a case as occurring lately in Delaware, which discloses more barbarism than we believed extant in the United States. It is a■ follows : The Court at Newcastle county, Delaware, was in ses sion last week. Several persons were convicted of lar- 1 ceny, and sentenced to receive twenty-one lashes on the bare back. One man pleaded guilty to three indict meats, and was sentenced to receive twenty-one lashes for each indictment. But a more extraordinary sen tence is that of a young girl, who pleaded guilty on ten different indictments for larceny. She was sen tenced to pay twofold value of goods stolen to the owners, to wear ten T's on her outer garment, and to receive twenty-one lashes on the bare back, well laid on, in each case, making 210 in all. The Governor, who was prabably shocked at the idea of a young girl being stripped, tied, and scored with a whip, humanely remitted the corporeal punishment. LATEST FROM BARBADOES,--Frolll Kingston, Ja maica, papers of the 30th ult. we learn that the distress which has been experienced in Jamaica, and the heavy taxation to which we are subject, seem to be equally felt in Barbadoes. In a petition to the Governor, pray ing that a vacancy in the Magistracy might not be filled up, there appears the following paragraph :—" That the state of the country at this time is one of unprecedented depression, and the distress which pervades all ranks, but presses with peculiar severity on the poor and mid dle classes, is greatly augmented by excessive taxation to support an extravagant expenditure, created within the last few years, and maintained without due consi deration of the actual wants of the country, or the pecu niary ability of the inhabitants." BARQUE AMERICA FROM SICILY Sum—Yester day morning, about ten o'clock, the pilot-boat Phantom, while off Sandy Hook put a pilot on board of the barque America, Captain Faulkner, from Sicily ; at which time the barque was leaking at the rate of four feet of water an hour, with her pumps in such a bad condition, having been in constant use for fifty days, that it was impossible to make any use of them. The pilot disco vering that he would be unable to get her into port, im mediately hoisted a signal of distress, which soon brought the pilot boat alongside tho barque, notwithstanding it was blowing ♦ery heavily from the northwest. The America at this time was filling very fast, and all on board had to make their escape so precipitately that not a soul belonging to the barque saved anything ex cept what they had on. She went down about twelve o'clock, only a few minutes after all hands had got safely on board the pilot boat. The captain and crew came up to the city last night in the Phantom. The barque hid been out ninety-five days, being unable to carry sufficient canvas., on account of her leaky condition. On the 23d inst. Eyvan Nyhn, one of the crew of the America, fell from the maintopsail yard into the sea and was drowned, THE NOTTINGHAM DEPUTATION AND SIR ROBERT PEEL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—It will no doubt be with some surprise and no small pain, that you and every one pledged to seek the entire repeal of the Corn and Provision-laws, must have read the report of what is said to have taken place at an inter view betwixt three influential gentlemen who took an active part at the late Derby meeting, and the Prime Minister, on the subject of the Corn-laws. From the high character' of those gentlemen, and from the sound information and zeal some of them are said to possess on that question, the writer of this is led to believe that, in the reported conversation said to have taken place, there must be some mistake. It was as follows : " The Deputation, in a few brief and forcible remarks, showed, that the • sliding scale,' under almost any modi fication, would be unfair towards distant countnes, and more especially injurious to the trade with the United States of America ; and therefore urged upon the atten tion of the Right Hon. Baronet the adoption of a moderate fixed duty, whereby the importation of grain from Ame rica might be rendered a safe operation for the mer chant. The Deputation proceeded to show that, if such fixed duty were adopted, we should furnish the Ameri cans with the means of paying for an increased amount of British goods, and thus accomplish two important ob jects—obtain a supply of food for our operatives, and the employment of their labour in purchasing it. " Sir Robert Peel, after cautioning the members of the Deputation against drawing any other infertile() from such questions as he might put s than that he was desirous of obtaining 4very possible information on the subject, asked them, whether an improved mode of taking the averages, and such a modification of the sliding scale as would lessen materially the extent and suddenness of the fluctuations, would not meet the case. "In reply, the Deputation assured the Right Hon. Baronet, that it was the almost unanimous conviction of those engaged in commerce, that a fluctuating duty was essentially mischievous; but at the same time suggested, that, if Government were determined to adhere to a fluctuating duty, its ejects might to some extent be counter acted, if time were allowed to exporters from distant comp tries to bring their corn into the British market, without being subjected to any higher rate of duty than that charged on the earlier importations from the Continent of Europe." If this were true, if the Deputation did urge upon the attention of the Minister a moderate fixed duty, or, if needs must be, some new curi ous contrivance of the sliding scale (which I do notbelieve), what will the working-classes of this country say, what will the stocking-makers of the Midland Counties say to this, think you? Shall it be said that men calling themselves free traders, Corn-law repealers, or may be Radi cal Reformers, shall take credit fdr, and assist in, padding and bolstering the galling collar to make it just to be borne before it is again rivetted on the neck of the starving stocking-maker? Who shall blame Sir Robert Peel should he bring forward some such abortion as one of those said to have been suggested by these gentlemen? Nobody; it will be the scheme ofsuch Deputation, and they will be fairly entitled to all the merit or odium to which such a scheme may entitle them. Such a measure may suit a manufacturer for, or a merchant trading to, the United States. But it will not give satisfaction to the working m an , to the maker of such goods, who under such a continental fboaty the scheme price Vil p l a l i i d ave by to e s a u t ch his manufac turers with which he will have to compete in the American markets, and at three times the price, taking into account the duty the English manu facturer will have to pay at the American Cus tom-house; the disadvantage will be against the English manufacturer and the English workman (for it is the workmen that compete) as one is to three, that is the American manufacturer, and of course the American workman, will receive three times as much fbod for the same amount of labour. What will the Anti-Corn-law League say to this? I have much mistaken the men if they do not at once repudiate it. FRANKLIN. FOOT RACE.-(FRO M A CORRESPONDENT.) —A grand foot race for 501., distance 130 yards, between E. Smith and R. Nash, will take place at Lord's Cricket Grounds on Wednesday neit, at two o'clock. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUAR/ 25, 1842. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—Considering the strength of our cause, and of the evidence which presses from every side, and from every part of the country, in support of it, we really must almost confess to feel a sort of humiliation in ob serving what an amazing deal is made by our adversa ries of the smallest crumb of fact, fit for their purpose. that happens to fall from our table. What astonishing fel lows our Tory Contemporaries would be, if they had but a good cause ! But perhaps the monstrous deal which they can make of the slightest argument for a bad one, would render them too convincing in logic, too over whelming in rhetoric, if they had but those weapons and magazines at command which the truth furnishes. " Works may have more wit than does 'em good ; As bodies perish from excess of blood." The Flemish painters acquired their astonishing skill in perspective from the necessity imposed by the want of aids to a picture which bold scenery gives. In like manner, our Tory Contemporaries exhaust their art to give colour and character to the worse than Flemish :flats of Pro-Monopoly advocacy. It is not Tory Contemporaries seemed to regard it, as they studiously abstained from saying a word about it, and were indebted to us, after all, for the wel come news that it was without foundation)—yet it is not a fact which our views would have led us to regard, on reflection, as probable. It is our manual labour, unaided by machinery, that is chiefly under surprising they should have learned to make much of a little. And much, indeed, do the Post and Standard make of the fact which we furnished them—that th• East India Company have not been giving large orders for cloth is Belgium. Although the fact, if true, would have been most striking and startling (and so indeed, our sold on the Continent. And though we are far from saying that the same thing is nut happening also to more skilled branches (as, for example, the manufac ture of fire-arms, and other articles, in which Birming ham and Sheffield have been used to consider themselves unrivalled, as Leeds and Manchester in their depart ments of cloth and of cotton), yet our readers are aware that we have rather regarded the ruinous depre ciation, and forced sales below their value, of our goods in foreign markets than the prospect of being outbidden in cheapness. That prospect is indeed neither remote nor visionary ; it is already realised in many articles, and will be in many more. We may mention as a fact which is within our knowledge, that French paper has been exported to an important colony of this country, at a profit of 80 per cent., after paying 6 per cent. extra duty. It is quite impossible that productive industry should be burthened as it is in this country, without these effects taking place, while the rest of the world remains at peace, and at liberty to exercise the arts of peace in fair competition with us. STANDARD.—Year after year manufacturers and corn buyers have rushed madly on in anticipating, and the anticipated time has unhappily arrived. Now, what remedy can be proposed ? To enlarge trade—that is, further to extend the field of such desperate specu lation. Why, the effect would be merely "to pile upon new ruin" upon a mare tremendous scale—to have ten Manchesters and Glasgows painfully suffering instead of two. If, as we have been told by the Anti-Corn-law lec turers, the:country is now within six months of anarchy, what must be our condition, with distress five or six fold ex tended and aggravated? What, then, is the remedy? We acknowledge the difficulty of answering the question, but the difficulty of finding a remedy is no apology for feeding the disease. We, for ourselves, must once more quote M. the Count Saint Aulaire. It is in states manship as in medicine. The cure is effected most surely by causing the patient to last longer than, the malady. We must not try to get rid of an inter mittent, by turning it into an acute, fever of a fatal type. As long as there is no direct control of over-trading which the Legislature can apply, and we confess we can imagine none, the evil must be left to correct itself by periodical chastisement; but mean while the resources •of tha nation must be protected from being squandered in commercial gambling, and the labouring classes guarded from suffering by mis conduct, in which they are not participators. These objects can be secured only by an efficient Corn-law and a liberal provision for the poor, institutions, too, which must operate as constant, though moderate re straints upon the spirit of commercial . gambling. A vast amount of the present distress may indeed be ascribed with reason to the new Poor-law, which has enabled hard-hearted landlords and farmers—for they when bribed in the same way can be just as hard-hearted as millowners—to force agricultural labourers into the manufacturing districts, and thus aid the spirit of over trading. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. POST.—It has been ascertained that a joint stock bank in the south of Lancashire is about to discontinue its business and wind up its affairs. The establishment having commenced operations just as the share mania, in 1836, was at its height, and owing its existence principally to the cupidity of those who subscribed for its shares, for the purpose of selling the scrip for a premium, the list of bona fide shareholders was comparatively limited, and among the number were very few of extensive connections. Its business, though cir cumscribed, was conducted prudently, and if it was unable to present an imposing array of share holders, or to boast of a multitude of accounts, it nevertheless managed to avoid the bad debts which seem to be so commonly attendant upon joint-stock banking, and to preserve its credit in a healthy state. In progress of time, however, the Directors and manager had differences of opinion, which led to the resignation by the latter of his office, and, ever since this occurred, the idea of dissolving has been more or less enter tained. The event took place some months ago, yet the reasons for it were not publicly known till very recently, when it appeared that the manager had found fault with the conduct pursued in regard to the accounts of so:ne of the Directors, and in such a manner as very greatly to offend these gen tlemen. The circumstance which developes this fact is the insolvency of one of the Board, who is, it seems, considerably indebted to the Bank in ba lance of account, besides a further liability on bills of exchange. It forms a gratifying feature in the affair, that the manager of this bank, rather than compromise his character by a departure from the strict line of duty, and shield Directors from the consequences of improper accommodations, should at once retire from a post in the fulfilment of the offices of which he was thwarted. To his prudence is mainly owing the result, that the Shareholders, upon the winding up of the concern, will be enabled to receive back the value of their shares after hav ing regularly obtained dividends on them, from half year to half year. Trade, according to letters from the manufactu ring districts, is more promising. Money was easier than it had been, which would, in some de gree, accelerate the improvement noticed ; but this, under all the circumstances, must, it is considered, be very gradual. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTE R SALL'S—YESTERDAY. The indications of improvement in some of the Derby favourites, noticed in our reports of the betting last week, were confirmed yesterday afternoon. Attila was basked for 1501. at 7 to 1, Auckland at 25 and 26 to 1 to upwards of 2001., and Wiseacre, in two or three quar ters, at 25 to 1 ; 40 to 1 about the Joanna colt was ob tained with considerable difficulty ; the subsequent offers against him, and the remarks apply also to Auckland, showing an advance of five points. Espartero was fan cied rather strongly at 50 to 1, and will probably be a better favourite ere long. A decline in Meteor is the only other movement to be pointed out. Scott's lot was backed for 200 L at 3 to 1, and some outsiders for small sums, at the odds prefixed to their names. Bto 1 was offered against Passion for the Oaks, and 25 to 1 against Bella Dame, but nothing done. Closing prices : THE DEBBY. 3 to 1 agst Scott's lot 7 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Attila—taken 10 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Chatham 20 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland 25 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre —taken. 35 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Joanna colt 45 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsha,y's Moss Trooper—taken. 50 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor 50 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Artful Dodger—tn. and off. 50 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Espartero—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Defier 66 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's Master Thomas—t. & off. 66 to 1 agst Hon. S. Herbert's Nessus 66 to 1 agst L or d J ersey ' s Brother to Phenix—taken 8 to 1 ag s t Ch at h am an d Wiseacre. THE OAKS. 8 to 1 agst M r . Et wa ll' s PassionTHE CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Rhodanthe — taken 50 to 1 ag s t M r . S m i t h' s The Maid—taken Portsmouth B EA U MCi o TuesdayNnT SMITH: Tti to .-- ascertainAn i nquiry i f accommodation could be found i n t h e I sa b e ll a c onvict ship, lying at Spit head, an d b oun d to Hobart Town , f o r Beaumont S m ith' s passage to his place of transportation, keeping in view that h e was to be placed separate and apart, during the passage, f rom the other felons. The answer, we pre sume, was in the affirmative, as it is believed that this person came down by the railway to Southampton on 'Thursday, and was immediately conveyed to the ship, which sailed yesterday.—Hampshire Telegraph of Satur day. paragraph is n G o lt w E g A o T in papers, in which i t i s g W th E e S T r E ou ß n N d R of A th iL e W A Y.—A asserted that, in consequence of the late accident, the traffic on the above lino fell off, on the following week, to the extent of 2 ,280 1 . That t h e traffic fell off to that amouttt is correct enough ; but it was utterly false to assert that it was owing to the accident. There was a much larger falling off on the London and Birmingham line, and a great falling off on every line during that week, owing to the holidays. The rumour doubtless originated - with- one of the London speculators, who wished to damage the concern and bring down the price of shares.—Bristol Mercury. The Stockton shipowners have resolved to lay up their vessels rather than continue them in the coal i trade, at the p resent ru i nous freights ,- Nunderdand I Herald. ... I LAW INTELLIGEN CE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Jan. 24. JUDGMENT.—WALICER V. ASTON. - The LOAD CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morning in this case, the arguments in which concluded on Satur day. The object of the application was to give Messrs. Storr and Mortimer the conduct of the suit, which had been filed for the admini. Ira ion of the estate of Mr. Harvey Aston, and the ground on which the application was made was the want of due diligence on the part of the plaintiff. His Lordship ordered the motion to be dismissed with costs. BAYDON V. WATSON. The further arguments in this part-heard case occu pied the Court the whole day. His LORDSHIP will not sit to-morrow (this day), in consequence of having to attend the christening of the Prince of Wales, at Windsor. ROLLS' COURT, Jan. 24. GREEN V. MAITLAND. In this case Mr. Kinderaley was heard on the part of the defendant on a motion for dissolving an injunction which had been obtain e d aga i nst the defendant, for • the purpose of restraining him from landing a cargo of flour. The case possessed no feature of general interest. His LORDSHIP disposed of several other motions, all of which were devoid of public interest. VICE - CHANCELLORS' COURT, Jan. 24. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) BRUIN V. KNOTT. The plaintiff in this case, Mrs. Bruin, claimed a share of a certain property now in the hands of her mother, Mrs. Knott. • It appeared that in the year 1823 a gentleman of the name of Aldridge, a freeman of the City of London died intestate, leaving a widow and three children, one son and two daughters. They became entitled, according to the custom of the City, to certain shares in his property. One of the daughters died under age, and her share de volved in moieties to the two surviving children. The on also died soon after, and willed his moiety of the share of his deceased sister to his mother. The plaintiff, however, claimed that moiety, notwithstanding the will, according to the customs of the City of London, which are of a particular character, and not regulated by the ordinary statute of distribution. The case having been argued at length as to the title of the plaintiff under the customs in question, His HONOUR said that, before he gave his decision in the case, he wished to have an opportunity of reading over the documents which had been referred to by Counsel on either side, and he should therefore reserve his judgment. His HONOUR intimated during the course of the day that he should not sit to-morrow. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) CHAPMAN V. THE BRIDGEWATER AND TAUNTON NAVIGA TION COMPANY. The plaintiffs in this cause were John Chapman, the owner of certain lands in Somersetshire, and John and Edward Seely, the occupying tenants of a portion of these lands, under leases o f a determi nate number of ye ars . The defendants were the above mentioned Company, and the object of the suit was to have it declared that the plaintiff Chapman (in whose interest that of the other defendants entirely merged), might be declared to have a lien on the pre mises of the Company, to a certaim amount of compensation. The plaintiff's claim arose thus : Under an Act passed in the seventh year of William IV., the Company received power to make a branch cut from their original canal. The lands of the plaintiff were situated on the line of this branch cut, and were of considerable value, inasmuch as the soil was especially suited to the manufacture of bricks, tiles, &c., and was in part appropriated to that purpose. The question to be decided was, whether or not, under the provisions of the Act, the Company were not bound to pay the costs, charges, and expenses of assessing the amount of compensation money to be given to the plaintiff for his lands. Another point in dispute was, whether or not the Jury which assessed the amount of compensation were, in doing so, right in taking into account prospective da mages in respect of a particular part of the lands called No. 2. After the Jury had assessed the amount of compensation, the Company insisted . that the Jury ought to have assessed only a certain propor tion of the amount, and that they were wrong in assessing the whole amount. In this state of matters the Company proceeded to take possession of the plaintiff's property, and make the canal. The lot of land No. 2 had not been worked in the manufacture of bricks, &c., but it was intended by the plaintiff to be so ; however, No. 3 was, and kilns, &c. had been erected upon it, and the effect of making the new cut was the severing of No. 2 from No. 3, where the kilns were. The company had offered 2171. as pur chase money for the land, and 215/. for damages ; those offers were afterwards increased to 300 L for purchase money, and 2501. for damages. The plaintiff did not con sider that amount sufficient. The verdict of the Jury awarded to the plaintiff 269/. as purchase money, and 481/. for damage to the land—apportioned thus 121/. in respect of the lots Nos. 3,5, 6, and 7, and 3601. in re spect of No. 2. The defendants objected to the amount assessed, that whether or not the plaintiff was entitled to damages for the separance of his land ; the warrant un der which the Jury acted, directed them only to inquire into the damage which should arise to other lands of the plaintiff, namely, Nos. 5,6, and 7, and did not refer to lot No. 2, and that, therefore, they were not warranted in making any assessment respecting it. In consequence of the assessment being thus disputed, the plaintiff required the Company to sus pend their working. That they refused to do, and therefore a bill was filed in August, 1838, when an in junction was granted by the Vice-Chancellor of Eng land to stop the Company from proceeding with their works. An application to have the injunction dissolved was subsequently made, on the part of the defendants, to the Lord Chancellor, and his Lordship granted the ap plication, on condition that the Company should pay into Court 750/., the whole amount assessed by the Jury. The sum was accordingly paid into Court, where it still remains, and the plaintiff now sought for payment of that money out of Court, also of costs and expenses, including those of an investigation into the plaintiff's title to the lands and those of the present suit. It was contended for the defendants that the Jury had no right to assess future damages ; that the lands No. 2 were meadow lands, and not used in the manufacture of bricks, and that it was only in the event of the brick-works being extended to those lands that any claim for damage respecting them could be sustained; and therefore it was that the payment of the 3601 already mentioned as referring to him, was refused. In support of this view, the authority of the sth of Geo. IV., sec. 34, was cited. His HONOUR postponed the further hearing of the case to Wednesday morning. Mr. Wigram and Mr. Turner appeared for the plain tiffs ; Mr. Simpkinson for the defendants. -- The Court rose at half-past three o'clock. (Before Vice-Chancellor WiortAx.) His HONOUR was engaged durinc , the whole day in hearing a part-heard cause of W illiams e ' v. Moore. When the plaintiff's case was concluded, the cause was ordered to stand over generally. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY V. THE COOPERS' COMPANY. As the Court will not sit to-morrow, his HONOUR stated that he should defer his observations on the argu ments of Counsel until Friday. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 24. CLAYTON, BART., v. CORBY. Lord DENMAN gave judgment in this case, which was an action of trespass for digging in certain land belong ing to the plaintiff without his authority. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the Court upon certain points reserved. To the ac tion the defendant had pleaded, first, that for aperiod of sixty years he had possessed and enjoyed the right of digging clay in the land in question ; and secondly, that he had enjoyed that right for thirty years previously to the commencement of the suit. To these the plaintiff had replied denying the de fendant's enjoyment of the right for 60 years, and setting forth that Sir William Clayton had been tenant for life, for 27 or 30 years, and, therefore, the usor of 30 years, urged in the plea, had not run against the plaintiff. The defendant rejoined, denying the right to claim the life estate independent of the 30 years. It was proved at the trial that tho plaintiff had been tenant for life from 1785, but the defendant proved the enjoy ment of the right from 1761, and the question was, whether the 30 years must be computed independently of the life estate, and such, in the opinion of the Court, was the true construction of the 2d and 3d Will. IV. chap. 71. It still remained to be considered whether the unity of possession had been proved. The Court thought it was not, for the land in question was proved to have always been the property of the Lord of the manor, and held by the tenants under him. The Jury found for the plaintiff in the first plea, and on the second plea they found an usor of 30 years by the plaintiff But the lat ter did not dispose of the 30 years' engagement claimed by the defendant, that not having been put in issue, the rule for a new trial must therefore be made absolute. THE ROYAL CHRISTENING. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL had been requested by the Bar to inquire whether it was the intention of their Lordships to tit to-morrow. Lord DENKAN—I believe it is generally understood that to-morrow will be a holiday, and I do not see why Westminster Hall should be an exception. At a subsequent period it was intimated that a Judge would come down and adjourn the Court. DOE DEM. WILLIAMS, BART. V. LAUSRETT. The COURT gave judgment in this case, which was an action of ejectment to recover the possession of a cottage. The grandfather of the plaintiff; many years ago pointed out a spot on the waste of the manor where the defendant's father might build a cottage, for which there was no proof that he paid any rent. The father died in 1829, and the widow held it till 1840. The plaintiff's steward applied to her for rent, or au acknowledgment of her tenantcy, and she paid for three years Is. p er annum, and she then received a regular notice to quit, but died before its expiration. The de fendant, as her son, succeeded to the possession, and at the trial the Judge left it to the Jury to say whether there was a tenantcy from year to year, or whether the payments were of the nature of high rents. The Jury found for the defendant. The Court, however, was of opinion that there should be a rule for a new trial, on payment of costs. THE QUEEN V. WNAMA.RA AND OTHERS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL prayed the judgment of the Court on the defendants, seven in number, who had been convicted of a conspiracy to procure certain per sons to vote at the election of Bridgemaster of the City of London. Mr. KELLY had been instructed on behalf of the de fendant William Powell, to move for a rule to show cause why the judgment should not be arrested, or why there should not be a new trial. There were nineteen persons indicted, and the seven defendants had been found guilty. 1 The indictment contained 18 or 20 counts,andthecharge I of conspiracy was made in the most general and indirect terms. He should first address himself to the motion in ar rest of judgment, because if that was successful the other ould be unnecessary. There were a large humoer of persons indicted and: the charges were of a very general nature, and the natural result was, that in the obscurity in which the facts of the case were involved, the Jury found a verdict against the defendant Powell, without a tittle of 'evidence of conspiracy against him. The four teenth want charged the defendant and others with con spiring to procure the election. of Gibbs to the office of Bridgemaster by improper and illegal means, but did not set out any of these means, or any overt act of the defendant. Now the object of the defendants was not in itself criminal or unlawful—it was to secure the election of an individual, and when that was the case it was necessary to set out the means. - The case of the King v. Peck and others, 9th Adolphus and Ellis, 666, was decisive on that point. The Learned Counsel having referred to that and two or three other oases, submitted that the judgment must be arrested. The COURT was of opinion that the objection must prevail, and:meantime the prisoners wore remanded. BROOKES V. M'LEOD, The COURT g ave judgment in t hi s case , w hi c h was an action for goos sold and delivered. The defendant had purchased several pieces of cloth at the plaintiff's ware house. Some of the pieces did not answer the description purchased,and were refused on the ground that having been sent in eight days after the order, they had come tett) late. The whole question turned upon the nature of the bar gain between the parties, and that would be best under stood from the evidence at the trial. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the value of all the pieces, but the Court thought that verdict could not stand. There might be something in the nature of a compromise be tween the parties, but their opinion was that the rule for a new trial must be made absolute. EX PARTE CLARKE. The defendant in this case, who bad been committed by the Master of the Rolls for a contempt of the Court of Chancery, was now brought upon a writ of habeas corpus. Mr. PASHLEY, on behalf of the prisoner, submitted that in its present form the return to the writ was liable to grave and serious objection, and that the prisoner was entitled to his discharge. The first ground upon which he moved, was that the return did not state either that the Warden had received any legal warrant, or that he was present in the Court when the order was made. His second ob jection was, that the prisoner was alleged to have been committed for a contempt of the High Court of Chan cery at the bar of the Court of Chancery ; whereas the prisoner had been committed from Lord Langdale's pri vate residence. There was no evidence whatever to show that the man had ever been brought to the bar of the Court of Chancery, the order of Lord Langdale merely setting forth that the prisoner be turned over to the custody of the the Warden of the Fleet. The Learned Counsel then re ferred to the Act, the Ist Will. IV., chap. 36, entitled an Act for altering and amending the law with regard to the commitment of parties for contempt by Courts of Equity, and contended that the commitment of the prisoner had not taken place in the manner and form prescribed by that Act of Parliament, and the consequence of which was, according to the provisions of the Act that the pri soner was entitled to his discharge. Mr. JERVIS waa heard in support of the return, &c. The COURT was of opinion that the action was good. The Master of the Rolls was an officer of the Court of Chancery, and wherever he sat must be taken to be the Court of Chancery. The prisoner was consequently remanded in custody. IN RE BERNARD CAVANAGH: THE FASTING MAN. The prisoner was brought before the Court on a writ of habeas corpus, the return to which had been previ ously argued at considerable length before Mr. Justice Williams. Lord DENMAN said the Court was unanimously of opi nion that the commitment was bad, and the prisoner muse be discharged. CRIMINAL INFORMATION-THE QUEEN V. THE PROPRIE TORS OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND CONSERVATIVE JOURNAL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for a rule to show cause why a erinkinal information should not be filed against the defendants for an alleged libel upon Lieut. George P. Somerville, a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and one of the Magistrates for the borough of Devon port. The article complained of charged Mr. Somer ville with being the author of an attack upon Mr. George Robert Dawson, which appeared in the Devonport Telegraph, stating that in their opinion he was the author of that perfect specimen of blackguardism—that he was the same individuel whose evidence was erased from a public document for his insolence, and that two of his family had been provided for by the Government, and a third rejected because he did not know how to write. The affidavit of Lieutenant Somerville totally denied these statements.—The Court granted the rule. BAIL COURT, Jan. 24. His LOVDSHIP was occupied the whole morning in hearing motions, relating to points of prastice, of no pub lic interest. The Court will not sit to-morrow, except for motions of course. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 24. BELL V. HITCHIN. The Court was occupied the whole day with arguments on the pleadings in tins case, which possessed no public interest. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON .ffix. 24.—Wind this day at noon N.W. DEAL, JAN. 22.—Wind S.E., moderate ; 23, W.N.W., par., N.W. to N., squally.—Arrd. John Knox, Forest, Cal cutta, 23d ; Adrastus, Hughes, Singapore ; Swallow, Strugnell, Fayal ; Mount Vernon, James and Ann, John Taylor, and Argestes, westward ; Wanderer and Alli gator schooners, do. Arrd. from the River, Miranda, for Antigua • Euxine , Bombay ; Prince Alb e rt, C a p e ; Berkeley, London ; Lady Catherine Barham, Jamaica ; Ontario, New York; Coquette, Cape Patinas ; Florence, Madeira ; Princess Royal, Constantinople ; Clio, Malta, 7 P.M. The outward bound are preparing to sail, OFF MARGATE, JAN. 23.—Arrd. Crusader, Inglis, with loss of sails, &c. RAMSGATE, JAN. 23.—Arrd. Despatch, Dania, for London, assisted in with loss of cutwater, jib-boom, &c. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 22.—Wind S.S.E., fresh.-23, N., fresh.—Arrd. Osprey, Bombay ; Peru, Smith. Benin— sailed Nov. 13 ; Alleghany, Michaels, Alkmar; Eustis and Eurotas, Crosby, Charleston ; Princess Victoria, Gilbert, Trieste ; Milton, Rio Grande ; Ann Dingwall, Arthur, Laguira; Powhattan, M`Cerran, and Georgiana, Toole, New Orleans ; Trenton, Savannah ; Camera, Bal timore ; Wave, Cumming, Leghorn ; Nimrod, Malta ; Guielmo, Smyrna ; Parton, Palermo. Sld. Triton and Ann Eliza, Hayte ; St. Harlampy, Havannah ; PeH, Azores; Red Rover, Malta; Elizabeth, Corfu. The Erin, from Londonderry to Savannah, foundered at sea, 7th ult., hit. 26, lon. 74—crew saved. The Britannia, steamer, from Dublin, got ashore on the North Bank, yesterday, but came off without damage after discharg ing her cargo. The Fergus, bound to Apalachicola, is at anchor off the Bell Buoy; dismasted, having been in contact with a vessel off the Skerries. Assistance has been sent to her. Put back, Jamaica, for Jamaica; Eugenio, Genoa. OFF VOEL, NANT, JAN. 23.—An American ship with black cross in-foretopsail, inward bound. OFIP DOVER, JAN. 22.—John Wesley, Coher; and Ju liana, Ogilvy. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 22—Wind S.S.W., Jan. 23, N.—. Arrd. Mozambique, Boman, Batavia, sailed 10th Oct.; t. Helena, 2d Dec.; Courier, London, for the Cape, H.M.S. Spy and Radamanthus steamer, Eastward. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 23.--Wind N.W.—Arrd. Jersey Lass, Trieste ; Tuscan, Leghorn. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 23.—Arrd. Tagus steamer, Gib raltar, left 12th inst., Cadiz 13th, Lisbon 17th, Vigo 19. Sailed Neptune steamer, Gibraltar. FALMOUTH, JAN. 22,—Wind S.W. to W.N.W., strong breezes and squally.—Sld. Hope packet, for Plymouth. Arrd. Emma, Toft, Odessa ; Lord Bruce, Poole, Malta ; Alexandre, Havre, for Guadaloupe ; Sir Robert Peel, London for China ; Iris, ditto for Ceylon ; Forester, ditto for Tobago ; William Raye, ditto for Trinidad ; Juba, ditto for Gambia. BER - wicx, JAN. 22.—The Victoria, Dagleish, from Shields for Dublin, struck on a rock at the entrance of the Sound of Mull the 15th inst., after which she drove ashore, and is expected to become a wreck—crew saved. HOLYHEAD, JAN. 22.—The Trident, Flint, from St. Domingo to Liverpool, being disabled and emlwed in Carnarvon Bay, where she struck very hard and un shipped her rudder, has been carried into Porthaven Creek. At two P.M. the Head Telegraph reported a barque or brig off, dismasted. The packet arrived from Kingston reported that one of the Liverpool packets had been spoken : she had no flag up, and was steering, otherwise assistance would have been sent her. WHITBY, JAN. 23.—The Stockton Packet, Charlton, of and for Scarborough, in taking the harbour yesterday, struck at the Pier End and filled. SOUTUROLD, JAN. 23.—The Sovereign, Farren, from Norwich to London, was stranded during a gale last night. The vessol has been got off and brought in after discharging. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals.-Dumfries, Thompson, from Penang, off Dover, sailed Sept. 6th, Singapore Oct. 10th, Anjee Oct. 17th, St. Helena Dec. 13th ; John Knox, Forrest, from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed Sept. 16th, St. He lena Dec. 4th ; Adrastus, Hughes, from Siam, in the Downs, sailed Aug. 7th, Singapore Sept. Bth ; St. He lena Dec. Ist 9 • Osprey, King, from B om b a y, a t Liver pool, sailed Aug 21, St. Helena Nov. 26 ; Mozambique, Bowman, from Batavia, off Portsmouth, for Rotterdam, sailed Oct. 10th, St. Helena Dec. 12th. Arrivals at St. Helena. - Margaretha, Johanna, Dec. 6th, from Batavia, and sailed 7th, to Amsterdam; Voyageur, 6th,fromßourbon, and sailed 6th to Marseilles; Congaree, 6th, from Manilla, and sailed, 7th, to New York ; Portuguese schooner, Bth, Mr. Sprye in charge, prize to the Brisk, no slaves on board ; Morrison, Bth, from Manilla, and sailed, 9th, to New York ; Copeland, Syms, 9th, from Bombay, and sailed, 9th, to Liverpool ; Hotspur, Wilson, 9th, from Calcutta, and sailed, 10th, to London ; Joshua Carroll, Porter, 10th, from the Cape, and sailed, 12th, to London ; Louise, 10th, from Ba tavia, and sailed, 11th, to Rotterdam ; Jane Mathilde, 10th, from Bourbon, and sailed, 11th, to Nantes ; Can dahar, 11th, from China, and sailed, 13th, to Liverpool ; Pauline, 11th, from Bourbon, and sailed, 11th, to Nantes; Progress, 11th, from Bourbon, and sailed, 11th, to Bor deaux ; Rubens, 12th, from Batavia to Cowes ; Singa pore, 12th, from Singapore ; Fairfield, 13th, from-Cal cutta ; Janet, Boyd, from Mauritius, all to London ; Byker, 11th (passed), from Lombock and Cape to England. Departure from St. Helena. -Speedy, Adams, Dec. 11th, to the Cape. Yesterday was the anniversary of the birth day of Frederick the Great, who was born in 1712, whose illustrious relative has just arrived in this country to be present at the Royal christening of the Prince of Wales, and this day is the anniversary of the birthday of Robert Boyle, born in 1627, and also the birthday of Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, who we,* born in 1759, MORNING SUN THE MARKETS.-(YESTERDAY.) COHN EXCIJANGE. Last week's arrival . of Bay ley and Oats we. c go° cl ' but limited of other Grain ; the fresh supply was m° , derate. Wheat wa s ver y d u ll, an d, un l ess fine, ls. Pe r quarter lower. Barley sold heavy, and hardly . mor tamed last quotations. Beans and Pease went off sloWli at former prices. Oats difficult to dispose of, aLlo factors would not su b m it t o l ower terms . Flour very dull, and shop p arce l s rat h er c h eaper. ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST Wr i " • Wheat. Barley. ..141.. Sou' English Irish --- 13,264 •32 , Foreign 8.560 - 4 774 bra , 11 !RACES OR ,- - - Wheat,Red (old) ......—... White (old) —s. —a. ....--.... Rec 11841) ' 525. 555. --- Fine slis 63s Superfine 66i. 675. -- White (1841) 541. 58s. b u t the ---r- Fine 604. 6-2 s. Superfine "Os. 735. ---Foreignfree i .565. Wis. Ryt 336 40s Barley 26s. 32s r— Grinding ''6s 30s. Malting ..33s 365. Malt .565. 60s. -- Fine New 625. 645. Pease, Grey, New 10s 3:21 .--- Maple New . Sit. 33.. White .34s 36s --- Boilers 36s 38s. .s.Bß.e.annsco, sml Fs1:1 1 ? 440 (new)..... . .......--....._ (014) 42 411 s. Tick (new) . ........ 98 3i ! a. ..S.- (old) .......... 311..4 , • --- Harrow (new) ...... 32, • 341 ' (old) ....... 38s. 425. Brank Oats, Feed .—s. •••••8 --••••••••••••-. Nell I6S• gig Poland ....5.... 4 ' - -New 2 0. .2 54 Potatoe • —s..- - _ 'Jew ......... 245. VP. Scotch 26*. r" Irish 15s. ... 18s. 224. Flour Town (per *ack).... 58s 62 ., b Seconds 0 , 2 ..,,'• --.. N.rth Country 51. 0.1. B ran 7* P. SMITHFIELD MARKET. The supply was moderate, the trade brisk, exeePt t ot beef, at the present quotations. Beasts, 2,557 ; Sh ee a l: 21,450 ; Pigs, 380 ; Calves, 60. B ee f, 3 s . 6d. to 4s. ° " Mutton, 3s. 10d. to 55.; Veal, 4s. Bd. to ss. 10d. ; 4s. to ss. 4d. TEA MARKET. Prices of Free Trade firm, with a good deman d ' Company's Congou Is. 10Id. TALLOW MARKET. The demand for Russian Tallow good, and prices fir ll 2. at 48s. 3d. on the spot, and 48 s . 9d. f or d e li ver y in t he next two months.. PROVISION MARKET. Butter in good request, and p r i ces are fi r m. .., 111 3 Dutch, 114 s. to 116 s. per cwt. B acon so ld s teadily 51s. to 545. per cwt. HOP MARKET. Prices are firm, with a good demand for all sorts. PRICE OF BREAD. the highest pike of lire id i the Maroons is 10d. for the 40 Loaf. Gotd Bread may be had at Si. PRICES OF SEEDS. Per Cwt. , ... Sew English Red Clover...7(e 95s St. Fein _ —s --.' go Old 1 . ittu Ditto —s —s — s R ye G rass --* ...I New Foreign Ditto.- ..—s 70 s 92 s Pacey'Grass —s — 1 o f Old Ditto Ditto —s —s —s Linseed, for fettling ...—s 51 ! 65 1 New White Clover 56s Ros 70 s DiVo, for sowing —4 ot', ;go Old Ditto Ditto —s s —BDitto, for crushilig ....—s t.; go New Tre oil .... —s 20s 40s'Herny ............ ............--s .71100 Old Ditto s 20s 38s Canary • —s As 'fr folium -s —a —s! Per BosheL E , lglish Carraway —s 50s 51s White Mustard.... Os Od to 4(4 Foreign Ditto —s 46s 50s Brown Ditt o 12 3 0d to 11,, i i Coriander ... —3 —s —s,Ta f es ..........„. Si Cd to ,' PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. 6 0 Town Ru s sia ...... ........X2 12 6 Melting Stuff ..t I I, 0 Yellow Russia 0 is a White o 0 0 Graves ...... .... ..... ...-••• b - Soap Ditto 0 0 0 Good Dregs . 0 PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of Ms' :Si. il i. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) Pei Quarter PRICE JF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, per ton Ditto, refined Linseed Oil Lins,ed Oil cake at the Rape t ake, per ton 0 52 0 36 0 l(per 1000) •••• 000 13.1 0 .. ... .. 7 1° COAL M Ships arrived since 1 A RKW7, last martet .day, 11. Adair's Bell, Robson & Co. Hartley 18 0 Buddle's West Hartley lB 6 Pontop K indsor 1: 6 Wam Walls End Clennell lB 0 Walls End Hilda l9 t Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth Walls End Perkins lB 0 WE. BradtlylPsHettou Walls End Hatton Walls End Lambton ; Wald; End Pemberton Y,40 Wads End Shine ...... Walls End Stewart's! „ ..... 0 Walls End Hartlepool ....... 0 Walls End Caradoe ........... r i; 0 Walls End Camp 3 Walls Et d Evenwood ...• • Wall, End Seymour Tees.* 6 Walls End South Durham . 0 Wal s Did lees .......... cowpen ........... 16 • Elsicar » 0 Hartley ......... • RN MARKETS. COUNT. 22 9 22 9 'RY CO' Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. r e°6 Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s . t o s . s. to a . s • to " Carlisle 5B 73 33 34 46 46 Hezham 4B 72 36 38 •,3 28 4 0 51orpeth 52 64 f 8 36 22 26 40 42 3$ Penrith • 64 33 22 46 •-•' 41 Sheffield 65 31 21 47 5 3 Winchest,r 54 68 27 30 20 26 40 42 3 5 s .d Per Bushel. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d . s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d slut, 00 Carmarthen 7 0 G 0 0 0 42 0 0 20 5 6 0 0 " I) 0 r ;owbridge 76 80 0 0 40 0 0 30 5 0 53 0 0 0 Swansea 7B 8 4 3 8 44 22 28 5 6 60 u Per 8011. 10 BarnardcastLl4 0 19 0 8 9 9 0 4 0 7 4 9 6 1 1 0 9 t y 0 Durham 1 116 166 76 9 0 5 0 60 00 106 0 0 ~, 10 Richmond 12 0 IS 610011 0 60 74100 12 0 9 0 Stockton 05 0 19 0 9 0 9 0 6 0 7 0 9 0 11 6 8 ~' 1 NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE "' White. Wheat, Northumberland 541 64s au. eso Norfolk and Suffolk . ....... 635. 675....... 68.. 103. Berwick and Scotch.,. sos. 641 s4s 6 6, * I Foreign 62s 66s 664. 40 7 4 9 6 110 50 60 00 106 60 7410 0 120 60 7 0 9 0 116 _,N EXCHANGE- Red. White. Wheat, Northumberland 541. 64s sss. efil Norfolk and Suffolk . ....... .... 635. 67s 68.. 'M._ --- Berwick and Scotch . } , sos. 641 • 545. on. Foreign 62s. M 5..... 66.. eh Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk 35, 38,....... —s. --S. 1 ~• -- Foreign ... Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk 3ll. 343 —4. -.- 1 * ..., - Grinding and Feeding ' Si. 285..„.. --s• —r• ~0 Malt, Norfolk and 5uff01k..„.„....„..... 51s. 54s ...... —l4 --'l' Beans, ' mall -- Tick Ws. 4's —4:-' 4 ' - Pease, White 4os 42s —s. ••••••• ' Gray 325. 345....... —II. —4 " Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe ... —..- Feed. 2or. 225. —s. -- 5 . —Foreign 205. 225. —s. ---5 * i Flour (per sack) _ HULL CORN MARKET. Wheat, White (per Quarter) 6os. 625. 665. Red ... - sac 5. 1 1,. 605. Foreign - Malting 3os 3 - s. 335. - Oats, British GriEding 2Bs 295. 34.5. 16s. lt4s s. . 225. Foreign (in bond) lB5 20 225. Beans . . 32 6 - L6 5. f:' Pease, Grey Blue and White , 365. g. as Linseed.. Flour per sack aeos••••. 000000 11•••• • •• ... • ...• • 465. .. ty. Rapeseed (per 10 quarters) -LW" Barley, SCOTCH MARKET, SCOTCH MARKETS. _--- Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. tiaMeal a5......••••••,..11. ... 10 tbcrdeen 6O to 70 26 to 30 15 to 2. —to -... Ir, Berwick 3O 45 15 22 14 17 30 35 / " o p t - 4 2 i.oldstream Cupar (Eifel 48 65 2 3 31 IS 22 22 2 6 3 3 Dunbar .„ - t . . 0 64 29 33 18 24 57 28 3 ';71 ...- Elgin 7O 72. 30 31 22 25 38 5 0 Inverness 6O 70 29 31 22 23 42 33 ".. .." Kelso ..,...._ 30 47 17 23 16 18 36 30 ,„ .... Kirkaldy Perth 6O 67 30 40 25 15 41 44 " 11:11.• The size of the measure va r i es th oug h ou t th e coun try HADDINGION CORN MARKET. Pe ps W First 67 h s e lk t l . 1 Harley. Oats . 1 1 11 8 e:14 , 19 , I , li t Second s6s Od 16s Cd 23s 6d Sits Od I°: td third AI. Oct 14. Oct 225 . 0 d 3Ol Oct " Average - 21. 17s 5:1 al GLASGOW CORN Mt RKET. ir. Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d. s.d. Oats, per 2f4lb. 11 . `" ,40 " British, old 330 to 35 6 It*sb ...--- new — 0 C British l7 6 „ Canada, free........... 0 0 Beans, per 2601 b. . Irish Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish English .......... ....... Y5O 27 6 Pease.Scottish .....5 6 ?. 6 , Iv! Scottish 23 6 26 0 O atmeal, per ItOlb. 17 " 55" Irish DALKEITH CORN MARKET. peas . ' First Wheat. I Barmy. I Oats. 1 Pease. I ~„ 06 665 0,1 335 Oa 25s 84 35s Oct 44 ," Od Second s6s Od 8s Oct 22s 4d 335 Od Od 06 " Third 1 Al. ACCIDENT BY GUNPOWDER.—Mr. C. worthy, an actor at th e G arr i c k Th eatre, was brough. t :4 the London Ho s pit a l on F r id ay n i g h t, having recec w j a severe injury on th e f ace b y t h e di sc h arge of *P,.. too close to him, while enac t ing a melo-dramatic The powder and waddin g b urne d his face in a aer1 0 ; • manner, but not so dangerously as t o cause an y seri° apprehension of his recovery. A shepherd boy, only 15 y ears o ld, o f St. -e 0 lug de Marvpjois, in the Gard, was a f ew d a y s a go tenci ale his sheep, when a wolf sprang suddenly into the soial lo of the flock, seized 'one, and dispersed the rest. , h 6 youth threw a stone at the beast, an d str iking it o 8 head stunned it for a moment. His dog seized the ° ,, e mal; and a conflict ensued, which probably would h a d ended in favour of the wolf, had not the courageous bestrode its back and laid it lifeless under him by plo. ing a knife into its throat. GOLD WA'l HES, LONDON- MA. 9 1:11 A. B. SAVORY at.d .ONS, Watchmakers, No. 9, ; London, opposite tl.v ;3ank of Engl an d, su bmit for select of very large STOCK n: GOLD WATCHES , the wh?''" which are made and tir.ished under tho careful inspeu" - s r• experienced workmen their own premises, and each is A ranted for correct pet to. mance. SiZ , ?. FOR LADIES. Fine Vertical Watch jewelled, in engine -turned ~,, 0 gold cases and gold d• als, warranted ......... ... £lo Iv Fine Vertical Watches. jewelled, with double backed engine turner; gold cases and gold dials, 0 warranted Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four holes, with double-be 3ked gold cases and geld 0 dials, warranted SIZE FOR GENTLEMEN. Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four holes, seconds, and double-backed gold cases, warranted •• Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in six holes, seconds, deuble.backed gold cases 0 and enameedials, warranted l7 1 ' Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in six holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases 0 and gold dials, warranted - e lf! Either of the Gentlemen's Watches may be had l o t hunting cases for 3/. 3s. each extra. N.B. Second Watches purchased in exchange. ___„,e' the leclf of B IRTHS. M On the 20th inst., a, -•ort... ,lawr, Crickhowet, the Rev. T. Y. 0. Ormerod, f a daughter. On the 2lst inst., in Glo o ucester-place, Portman-Kustet Mrs On the y 22d. Twford, of a son n . ,_,l t of inst., i Duke-street, - Westminster, the sa. , John Gordon, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. -0,4001 1 ' On the 12th inst., at Devizes, the Rev. Charles W. x' t i s ry stone, Vicar of St. Mary's, Marlborough, to Susan 0' D'Oyly, eldest daughter of the Rev. P. H. Douglas. , ,01.1 Lately, at Aston, near Birmingham, William A. Pee' , son of the late J. Peel, Esq., of Culham, Oxfordshire, to nn e• second daughter of the late Major Leavias, of Diewc a3 on- Tyne. On the 20th inst., at Tottenham, Henry Powell, Esq. , 1: 02 - youngest son of Baden Powell, Esq., of Lankton, near Eir e bridge Wells, to Mary Sophia, eldest daughter of Jame' Watson, Esq., of Tottenham, Middlesex. DIED. On Sunday, 23d inst., Richard Mouniford, Esq., of Sb Salop, in his 71st year. On the 19th inst., at Boimoor, Herts, Mrs. Mary Call: 0 11 On the 20th inst., Elisabeth, relict of William 13 '"" Simonds, Esq., of Caversham Rectory, near Reading. On the 18th inst., in Paris, Susana Maria, relict of John Theodore Koster, Esq. Jo" On the 20th inst., at Dale-park, near Arundel, Suss e s ' Smith, Esq , aged 75. On the 21st inst., Mr. Delvalle, of the Old Ken On the 22d inst., at Piccadilly, ' Mrs. Elizabeth Frank!lu„..:... ot London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOV II_.O 14 No. 112, Strand, at The Suit Office, No. 1 12, 6°344 0111 . 031111ty of MiddkHz, hoary Os 16424 follo w ; an