The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-27 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS. (THIS DAY,) COLONIAL. The markets for Sugar, Coffee, and other colonial Produce are now closed, and will remain so until the 3 d of next month. The only transaction, therefore, Which we have to notice as not given in our last state inent is the sale of a cargo of yellow Havannah Sugar, Sold afloat at 21s, deliverable at a near port on the Continent. The quantity of British Plantation Sugar landed last week at the East and West India Docks ;_vas 215 hhds and tierces, and there were taken for tionle consumption 581 hhds, 105 tierces, and 158 ' l a. The stock in th• same places is 12,022 hhds, 1 ,508 tierces, and 1,227 brls. RIM —The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 200 puns 17 hhds ; there Were taken for home consumption 187 puns 44 hhds ; "Id exported 81 puns 24 hhds. The stock in the Mize places is 14,505 puns and 2,570 hhds. TEA.—This article is dull, and at nominal quotations. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 47i 9d to 48s per cwt on the *Pot. HELY riIIs.:EMETS. ,SAIITILFIELD.—Coarse meadow Hay, 3l to 31 15s; bleful ditto, 4/ to 4/ 4s ; f.ne upland ditto, 4/ Cs to 4 1 10s ; Clover Hay, 41 to 51 105 ; Oat Straw, . 21 to 212 s ; Wheat Straw, 2/ 2s to 2/ 4s per load. °l:Tply very moderate, and trade on the whole dull. uUMBERLAND.—Coarse meadow Hay, 3/ 5s to 41; b*eful ditto, 4/ 2s to 4/ Cs ; iine upland ditto, 4/ 8s .„to 41 r2s; Clover 'Hav e 41 to Si 8s; Oat Straw, 1, 1 , to 21 3s; Wheat Straw, v 2/ 4s to 2/ 5s per load. 'gay and Straw were in fair average supply, and 81Thargish inquiry, at the prices above quoted WIIITBCHAPEL. Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 to 11; useful ditto, 31 5s to 4l 5s ; fine upland ditto, 41 6s to 4/ 103; Clover Hay, 4/ to Si 12s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 183 to 21 ; Wheat Straw, 2l 3s to 2/ 48 per load. A good supply and a heavy inquiry. Pitl , LE iIitEAD. ate highest price of tit e ,4i i be I..:tropllis is 734 d for the 41b Good Bt.:Ad may be had at J. PRICE 3 Ol v SEEDS. Per Quarter Per Cwt. ~ *l l, English /tett Clover...sos ;5. `.:i. Foin ..... ... ..... —s @Bs 44s rtevr Ditto Ditto —s —s s ltye Grass —s 28s ttis „„_ 4 ` Foreign Ditto. - ....—s 56, , ;5s Parry Grass —s —s —s 'NI Ditto Ditto —s —s —s L.liseed, for feeding ~.—s es 56s !iv/ White (ever 50s s's C• s fait o, 'for sowing —s blis 14s „uld Ditto Ditto —s s—s flltto, for crushing ....—s 40s 4-s ;`,.,./ Trefoil... —s 18s 0 ).11.in —s 42s 48.! ad Ditto —s Si is Canary —s 60s 76s Fs —s ••1{ —s Per Bushel. F4lish Carraway —s 4 , s 4 s White Mustard.... Ss Od to lls lid reign Ditto —s 4'.s 4 , 4 Brown Ditto 10, Od to Nano &?riansler —s 14s -Os 'fares PltlOE .11 . ' OIL •-•:. Rape Oil, brown, per ton £4l 10 Ditto, refined Linseed Oil 3l 10 Linseed Oil Cake at the Al El (pet 1000) ll 0 e. . ~.. 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A case involving the loss of human life, and ori -Mating in the custom of " Waits," or parties pro eeed,. ing round the village with music and singing on ~ Ijaristmas-eve, occurred at Great Waltham, on Satur n' night; a quarrel and fight took place between "le party when excited by the drink they had received t the different houses, and at length Frederick Olive, NO 27, a carpenter, received a blow from John 34 -10vrs, a shoemaker, which instantly deprived him imistence. Yesterday an inquest was held upon the body at the Si x Bells public-house, betore C. C. Lewis. Esq., end . a. highly respectable Jury. After a lengthened I nvestigation of witnesses, the Jury returned a verdict "Manslaughter" against John Gowers, and the Itigoner was coininitte on the Coroner's warrant for Itial at the Assizes. He appears about thirty years of 48. e, and has a wife and two children.—Essex Herald. HEREFORD GRAND STEEPE CHASE.—We under ttatid that the number of entries for the grand chase knandicaps with 1501. added), which closes on the 2d Vaauary next, will be very numerous, and that the ;e of country over which it is probable to come off, . 1 -!‘ one of the best in England. LYNCH LAW IN MAILYLAND.—A negro fellow in Calvert county, Maryland, recently beat a lady and ,r ebbed'her of five hundred dollars, for which he un 'ubtedly deserved severe punishment perhaps lging ; but there is no excuse for the outrage that ,711.1 committed upon him. He was apprehended, it !terns, by a number of persons, and hanged by the leek until nearly dead, to extort a confession, which did make, and pointed out where he had secreted the money. All this, without trial, and without even t 'enfronting the lady, to be identified. ; It is quite pos sible that the confession thus extorted was all true and that the culprit, so far as he was concerned, had b° more than justice in the premises; but there is 110 Inething horrible in this mode of adjudicating upon qirne.—New York inquirer. MORPETH, DEC. 24.—Intelligence has been re 'seived in this town this afternoon of an accident which bas befallen Mr. Richard Hodgson, the Member for 11 ,'wick, at or near Brinkburn Priory, distant about nine miles hence, the residence of Major Cadogan. -Ake reportt s to the effect that whilst Mr. Hodgson l kdMajor Cadogan were shooting this afternoon on the {,,fate at •Brickburn, the former received a gun -shot , Found in the leg , by the accidental discharge of Major 1 -'sdogan's gun. - Tau CHINESE HEROES.—At the meeting of the Limerick Corporation last week, Alderman Watson it'ave notice of a motion of thanks to the gallant rlcers, natives of Limerick, who distinguished clnselves in China, namely—Sir Hugh Gough, aPtain Bourchier, and Major Sergeant and his son, 18 th Royal Irish. Councillor N. Kelly suggested t hat, as Limerick had ever been distinguished by the fallantry of its ladies, tl.e name of Lady Sale should u e included. Alderman Watson said he would do so 1° 11 :01 great pleasure, and he read an extract from the , f s on. and Rev. r. Spencer's sermon in support of 7, 3 views respecting the China treaty.—Limerick 'aper. Cll7/tIOUS ASTRONOMICAL FACT.—There is no new 24 00 n in the month of February, 1843, but there are 'Po new moons in the month of March knowing. is a new moon on the 30th of January ; hgain on fhe Ist of March; and also on the 80th otMarch. We hear that a great reduction is likely shortly to place in the fares by that delightful route to London, Herne Bay ....Dover Chronicle. TEE BRAIITIBS OF TWO INCOME-TAM.—The eSsess tnents have been made out, and notices have been delivered that the day of appeal is fixed for the sth °f January next. We have seen some of the notices c'f assessment, and we must acknowledge that we are "-onished at their contents. For instance, a person *leis a yearly tenant of a farm, paying one hundred "and thirty pounds a year, returned that sum, with Te name and residence of his landlord, and con sidered himself entirely exempt from the tax, hay lug no other prop e rty than the stock on his farm. t will scarcely be believed that this person is now charged, first, as the owner of the property, 130/., and also as the occupier, another 1301., and , is called ou to pay between five and six pounds. This we find t° be a general thing; and we were told by an asses !ol' yesterday, that on account of the charges being ade in the above manner, upwards of eighty persons 11 the parish in which he resided would have to ap lieNl against the charges made on them ; and, we sup- Anse, in order to prevent people from doing so, tho notices of appeal must be delivered at the office of the curve yor of Taxes, at Bruton. Who will not cry :Aluzz a for Sir Robert Peel and his precious Income ?—Somerset County Gozette. 1742. 1842. „Ilan to the plough.' Man, tally-ho, to the cow, Miss, plane, ir ,utrl to the yarn, Wife, silk and satin, ' 10 „ to the barn, Boy. and Latin, ' 4l3 ulyour rents will be net led. And you'll all be gazetted. ‘PXWS.—At a meeting of the parishioners of St. '"largaret's, on Thursday, the following resolution rite agreed to with one er two dissentient voices : That the pews in the church should be open to all parishioners, and that the churchwardens be re quested to take such measures as would prevent any 4,4!enfusion for the .first few Sundays." We hope that .13 ther parishes will adopt similar resolutions.—lpswick mess. k f . jRAFFIC BETWEEN IPSWICH AND LONDON.—Last l'eek, the Orwell steamer carried not less than 5,000 turkeys, geese, &c., to the metropolis.--Ipswich Ex . 'l)reg i . Miss Hamblin has been tried for murder, for hay "ng stabbed a Mr. Ewing in the theatre at Mobile, ad acquitted.—New York Tribune. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW STREET.—(THIS DAY.) There were upwards of fifty charges at this office this morning, the majority of them being charges of " Drunk and disorderly." The grotesque appearance of many of " the charges" excited much laughter in the Court. Some were covered with mud, all had their clothes more or less torn, and highly ridiculous was the appearance of every one. The defences were that yesterday being the day on which Christmas was kept, they had availed themselves of the opportunity of taking " a drain." One or two appeared highly indignant at the idea of being taken into custody for getting drunk on Christmas-day, as they seemed to believe they had prescriptive right to do whatever they pleased on that day. Air. Twyford, however, taught them otherwise. The interesting charges were in some cases fined and others admonished and discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) John Jones was charged with having been found in the area of the Senior United Service Club -house un der suspicious circumstances. James Murray, one of the pages of the establish ment, stated that between five and six o'clock yester day evening he found the prisoner in the area front ing Pall-mall, supporting himself against the wall, and holding his leg as if he was much hurt. He was questioned as to how he came there, but was unable to speak from excessive intoxication. Inspector Beresford of the C division said, that after the prisoner had recovered himself a little at the sta tion-house, he stated that he had no recollection whatever of how he got into the area. He had been drinking very freely during the afternoon. The house-porter of the Club said that the prisoner must have climbed over the area railings, which were at least five feet high, and then have dropped from a height of about 12 feet into the area. The prisoner repeated that he had no recollection of how he got there. Air. MALTBY said that he was perfectly satisfied that he was,not there for any improper purpose, and he should therefore discharge him, hoping it would be a caution to him in future. The prisoner said it no doubt would be, as he had seriously hurt his log. MARYLEBONE.—(THIS DAY.) James Cannon, a decently dressed man, was placed at the bar on the following novel charge. James Cross, 5, Stafford-street, Lisson-grove, said that while walking up Wimpole-street the preceding evening, between five and six o'clock, the prisoner came up to him and demanded what money he (wit ness) had upon him. He replied that he had none, when the prisoner again said, "D— you, I know you have, and I'll have what you've got." Witness seeing the man had been drinking, walked on quickly, but the prisoner still kept close behind him, threatening and swearing. He (witness) walked a considerable way, but could see no policeman; at last, however, one came up, and the prisoner was given into custody. Police-constable 178 D said that when he came up he heard the prisoner say " D--- your eyes give me what you've got." Mr: liAwiiNsoN said that it was a serious charge to advance against any man, and asked the prisoner what he had to say why he should not be sent to Newgate to stand his trial for an attempt at highway robbery ? _ _ The prisoner said that he had been keeping Christ mas very heartily, and had, he believed, got drunk. He had no recollection of asking money from any one ; but as it appeared that he had done so, he could only express his sorrow for it. kr. itAWLINSON said he could only suppose it a drunken frolic, and would fine him 10s., with a re commendation to be more careful in future. David Jones was placed at the bar charged with attempted pocket picking. It appeared that last evening, as a female named More l , was making ,her purehases in a shop in Craw ford-street, the prisoner, who was standing beside her, put his hand into her pocket. He afterwards went away, but the husband of the female, who had watched his movements, followed, and seeing him make a similar attempt upon the pockets of another woman in a shop in the same street, he,gave the prisoner into custody. As neither of the women had lost anything, and the last refused to appear as a witness, the case was remanded that further inquiries might be made. UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.) Thomas Harding was charged with robbing a woman named Macdonnel of 2/. 10s. on the preceding night. Complainant went into the Craven public-house with a townswoman (Glasgow) to have a " wee drap," and while standing at the bar the prisoner thrust his hand into the complainant's pocket and took the above sum out of it. She caught the man's hand in the pocket, but he contrived to get away from her grasp, and was seen to pass something (supposed to be the money) to a female accomplice, who hastily ran out of the house, and made her escape. The complainant said that the loss of the money was a serious affair to her, as it was intended to fit out a son of her's, who was going to sea. The prisoner denied the charge, and said that there was a crowd at the bar, and that she had mistaken him for the thief in the confusion that ensued. She however adhered to the accuracy of her state ment, and the prisoner was remanded. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY) LONDON, DEC. 27.—Wind this day at noon, S.W., moderate breeze and hazy. DEAL, DEC. 26.--Wind S.W. to W.S.W., blow ing hard.—Arrd. Ludlow, Johnson, Demerara; Great Northern steamer, Londonderry. Last night and the whole of to-day it has blown very hard. The Ludlow arrived in the Downs last night, with head of mainmast sprung, and part of ground-tier washed out. At half-past two, r.m., this day, the mainmast went by the board, and carried with it the mizen. Four P.M., she is now riding with two anchors down. There is a large fleet in the Downs, and several of them have driven. Seven P.M., it still continues to blow hard, with' every appearance of a stormy night, SHEERNESS, DEC. 26.—A loaded schooner, got on the Nore Sand this morning, but got off and pro ceeded for London. OFF MARGATE, DEC. 25.—Carleton, Cobpriesson, Singapore ; Sourat Louisa, Hamburgh for Laguayra ; Prince George, French, Halifax, with loss of bul warks, &c. The Crown, from Liverpool to St. John's, New Brunswick, was abandoned on the Bth inst., in lat. 42, lon. 48, dismasted, with loss of rud der, &c.; crew saved by the Prince George, ar rived here. HARTLEPOOL, DEC. 22.—Arrd. Agnes, Chadleigh, Quebec; Redwing, Stewart, Miramichi. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 26—Wind S.S.W., fresh.— Arrd. James Redden, Quebec, for Flintshire ; Bru nette, Quebec. The John Cadmus was reported last week as off port—it should have been the Chester. CORE, DEC. 24.—S1d. Simeon Hardy, Jamaica. HULL, DEC. 26.—Sld. Ventroza, Boston, United States. BARNSTAPLE, DEC. 24.—Arrd. Breoge, Pugsley, Prince Edward's Island., PWLLHELI, DEC. 22.—Acrd. Hannah, Quebec. POOLE, DEC. 22.—Arrd. Albion, Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 26.—Wind, S.W., squally.— Arrd. William Rowe, Q ue b ec, sa il e d 19th ult. ; Eliza Keith, Hull, for Mobile. It has blown a gale at S.W. throughout the day. COWES, DEC. 26.—Arrd. General Brock, London, for Africa; Lord Stanley, do., for do. TORBAY, DEC. 20.—Arrd. Victoria, for London for Lima; James, do., for T r i n id a d. FALMOUTH, DEC. 26.—Wind W.S.W., strong breezes.—Arrd. Pakenham, London, for Vera Cruz. ILFRACOMBE, DEC. 26.—Arrd. Brothers, Smaison, Newfoundland. The Orozimbo, Watts, from'London to Ensworth, in crossing Chichester Bar, struck heavily, and has received damage. ADELAIDE GALLERY. The concourse of holiday visitors at this charming theatre of instruction to the young, and of entertain ment to every age, sex, and condition, was last evening immense. Yet, although there were up • wards of three thousand persons within the building, from seven o'clock to eleven, the inconvenience from throng and pressure was but little felt, and the pro menade concerts were freely enjoyed by the largest portion of that vast number; perhaps owing to the great variety of contemporaneous amusements, by which the diversified curiosity of the company is at tracted, and their manifold tastes are gratified, without the interference of one group with the engagements of another. The grand novelty of the present week is the celebrated and most beautiful " Toy Symphony" of Haydn. It was executed with faultless precision and effect by the very efficient orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Julian Adams, and was rapturously encored. The favourite vocalists, Miss Thornton, Mrs. Wilson, and Messrs. Martyn and Smith, were rewarded with rapturous and well-merited applause. The Infant Thalia, who has become so great a favour ite as to require her performance three times every day, acted with even more than her usual animation, and was accordingly the object, if possible, of even more than the usual admiration. Dr. Atkins delivered a short, interesting, and satisfactory lecture on the Boccius light. This new mode of illumination is now adopted in the gallery, and serves to show the magnificent works of art with which the walls are adorned, in a day-like clearness, at the same time that with the aid of numerous and costly mirrors it gives the saloon and galleries a splendid appearance. The extraordinary works of calligraphy by Mr. Rosenthal attracted the admiring attention of the elder absentees from the school, whilst the children of all ages find their most gleesome entertainment in the magic hall of Mr. Crambrooke. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1842. TREMENDOUS STORM AT SEA (From the Boston Morning Post of December 1.) In the evening, about six o'clock, a south-east snow storm set in, which continued until about nine o'clock, when it commenced raining, and the wind, which up to that time had blown moderately, burst forth from east-south-east with tremendous fury. Many vessels which were riding at anchor in the harbour were driven from their moorings, and either dashed against the ends of the wharves or jammed alongside of each other. A large vessel was almost blown on her beam ends, and several schooners and brigs were jammed together, chafing and cracking, some of them with no person on board. One or two small vessels were also sunk at this wharf. Such was the terrific violence of the gale, that it was dangerous for an individual to venture to the ends of the wharves. We were informed that more that a dozen vessels had been sunk, and that the crews of one or two of them had perished ; but the names of the vessels we could not learn. Although we saw twenty vessels more or less damaged, we could not obtain any particulars, for most of them were deserted. The schooner Conclusion, of Glou cester, lying at the north end of T wharf, had her stern stove in, and sustained other damage. A large ship, said to be the Riga, was driven up the dock of Long Wharf, and had her bowsprit carried away close to the knight heads. One of the ships which arrived yesterday was reported to have drifted from her anchors, and sustained great damage. A ship at the end of - Commercial Wharf was also reported to have suffered considerably. The barque Anita, too, was said to have sustained some damage. Perhaps no gale that has . visited this place for some time has destroyed so much property in this port in so short a time. We fear that a few days will unfold tales of shipwreck and death along our coasts that will bring pain and sorrow to many a beregved bosom ; for no vessel close in with land could carry sail or ride at anchor in exposed situations and weather such a tempest. We have taken no notice of the damage on the land, but undoubtedly it is consi derable—for nothing fragile, exposed to such fury, could escape unscathed. (From the Boston Evening Transcript, Dec. 1.) Ships Emporium, Charlotte, Riga, and Olive Branch; barques Ten Brothers and Hebron; brigs Angola, Gallio, and Dlontella ; schooners Joseph Howard, Union, Echo, Henry, Marion, Cygnet, Sappho, Peru, William Wallace, Rebecca and Polly, Ligona, Ballna, and Independence ; sloops Hepso both, Brilliant, Coral, Eleanor, and Simon—were more or less damaged by running into each other, and smashing up against the wharves. The revenue cutter Hamilton arrived from a cruise yesterday, and anchored in the stream ; Captain Sturgis, finding the gale increasing, paid out full scope of chains, so that she rode out the gale with gallantry and safety. Professor Geyer, who was charged with the exa mination of the papers contained in the mysterious cases deposited at the University of Upsal by King Gustavus, has made his report of their contents. The chief papers are-1. The memoirs of Gustavus, writ ten by himself, and commenced in 1765, when he was only 19 years of age. They contain important ob servations on the revolution of 1772, and on the two receding reigns. 2. The history of the house of asa, which, says Professor Geyer, displays distin guished talent. 3. The plan of the form of Govern ment of 1772, and a plan for the regulation of the Diet of 1778.—Swedish paper. The Earl of Pembroke has presented the valuable living of Bishopstone, vacant by the lamentable death of the Rev. G. Montgomery, to Archdeacon F. Lear, of Salisbury. THE N(THQ-INTRUSIONIST FOILED.—A story is cur rent that a Rev. Gentleman, anxious to distinguish himself, wrote a long epistle to the Premier, detail ing, for the hundredth time, the recently-discovered Non-Intrusion grievances ; and, by way of postscript, concluded with stating, that unless all these were forthwith remedied, he would resign his charge. What a mighty personage this Rev. Gentleman must have _ _ imagined himself, when he dispatched his " pothooks" to Sir R. Peel! An intimation by a parochial clergy man that he intended to resign his living was so ex traordinary an event, that he naturally concluded the Premier would, at least, be " dumbfoundered ;" but how his Reverence's self-esteem must have been mor- tified when he received a note, in course of inti mating that, when he did resign, there was another clergyman ready to fill his place.—Edinburgh Observer. COURT Gossip.—There seems to be no doubt but that there is to be another intermarriage between the families of the Citizen-King and that of the ducal house of Coburg. The second son (Prince Augustus) of Duke Ferdinand of Coburg Kohary is to marry the Princess Clementine. Duke Ferdinand fixes the apanage of his son at 4,0001. a-year, which few will think a very liberal provision for one who is to support a daughter of the Royal House of France. We will undertake to say that the Duke of Hamilton will do something better for the Marquis of Douglas when he marries the Princess of Baden. The present Duke of Bedford, when Marquis of Tavistock, had 10,0001. a year settled on him by his father when he married. It is not as if Duke Ferdinand were very poor, for he married the heiress of the first and last Prince of Kohary—one who made an immense fortune in trade, and invested it in a title and estates, leaving his daughter one of the greatest matches in Germany, and of whom Duke Ferdinand was the greatest wooer. Duke Ferdinand must therefore be rich ; he has no other children to provide for, his eldest son being on the throne of Portugal, and his daughter is Duchess de Nemours. This son is therefore to be the heir of the Kohary property. 4,0001. a-year secures, there fore, rather a shabby allowance for the future Kohary and husband of a Royal bride. But, in pecuniary matters, both papas are likely to look very sharp ; for Louis Philippe has the reputation of being rather a keen man—and so, perhaps, after all, it is only " dia mond cut diamond."—Cheltenham Looker-on. THE LATE ALBION BANK.—This bank, it will be remembered, discontinued business in the month of May last. After paying half-yearly dividends at the rate of first eight and then six per cent. per annum up to the end of last year, the shareholders received back their whole capital, 251. per share. Since the return of the capital, they have received two bonusses amounting to 3/. 10s. There will, it is expected, be a third bonus, amounting, probably, to 1/. 10s. ; and making, with the capital, a total payment of 30/. per share. The proprietors of the late Albion bank owe a large debt of gratitude to the Directors for the judgment and prudence with which they managed its affairs while in business, and the care and vigilance they have evinced in winding them up since its disso lution.—Liverpool Albion. THE SHIP MILWAUKIE WRECKED, AND NINE LIVES LOST.—ALLEGAN, Nov. 19, 1842.--(Extract from a letter.)—The ship Milwaukie came ashore yesterday morning about two o'clock, two miles north of the mouth of the Kalamazoo. There were of officers and crew fifteen persons on board, of whom but six are saved. Among the lost are all the officers, the cook, and two boys. I have not learned the names of any except the Captain (Wetmore). Her freight was mostly flour, of which she had nearly a full load. Report says she took on 300 barrels at St. Joseph. The second mate and seven sailors left the ship and swam for the shore—in the attempt one of the sailors was drowned. The six remaining sailors made their way to a house two miles distant. On their return to the beach the second mate was perishing, and died in a few minutes. They left the ship about nine o'clock in the morning.—Detroit Daily Advertiser. INFANT LECTURER.—Master Arthur Harvey, of Halesworth, aged eight years and a half, has been lecturing on astronomy, at Framlingham, Wood bridge, &c. The correct and appropriate language of the young lecturer, illustrated by many suitable dia grams constructed by himself, excited the admiration and called forth the warm approbation of his auditors. His modest self-possession and freedom from embar rassment, his extraordinary retentive memory and accuracy of minute detail, we are told, would do cre dit to an experienced lecturer.—Norwich paper. PROPOSED NAVAL BOARD OF CONSTRUCTION. — It is rumoured that should the model just completed by the three members of the School of Naval Archi tecture, to whom the task of preparing drawings for a man-of-war of each class has been confided, prove satisfactory to the Admiralty, a Board of Naval Con struction will be formed; of which those gentlemen will be members, which will be placed under the di rection of Rear-Admiral Ross, Sir George Cockburn's brother-in-law. In this event the new Board will immediately commence the construction of a ship of each class, from the largest size downwards. Tan INCOME-TAX.—A POSER.—A Correspondent informs us, that on Thursday last, at the meeting of the Income-taxers, held at the Half-way House, be tween here and Canterbury, Mr. Manti, an Italian, and a dealer in watches, &c., appealed against his surchdrgage, when he was asked to produce his books. In compliance with this demand, Mr. Manti pulled from his pocket a memo randum-book, which contained certain jottings in his native language, and presented it for the inspection of the inquisitors, telling them that it was all the books he kept. Whether this document contained satisfactory evidence that Mr. Manti was, or was not, entitled to exemption, was not explained, no one of the inquisitors being able to read it ; but, at all events, he got clear of the surcharge.—Dover Chronicle. The Leipsic Gazette states that the Due de Bor deaux was received on his visit to that city with great honour. All the officers of the garrison were ordered to wait upon him, and a guard of honour was stationed at the door of his residence. --- ----- FARCE TURNIP.—A turnip of the white Norfolk kind was pulled in a field a few days ago, belonging to Mrs. P earson , o f C o l tsga t e -hill, Y Ripon, whose cir cumference was 40 inches, and weighed the enormou s weight of 211b s . I t h a d but but a single stem, and is considered the largest and most perfect specimen of the kind ever seen.—York Herald. THE LEVANT MAIL, (From the Malta Papers to the 15th inst. lONIAN ISLANDS. The news recently received from the lonian Islands announce a fresh blow by the lonian Government, ' not less direct than usual, against the political liberty of the citizens, but also against the dominant Church of these States. It appears that the Executive Government has, in opposition to the canons and laws of the State, disapproved of the election of the Rev. C. Tipaldo, nominated on the 24th of last October, as the Bishop of Cephalonia, by the clergy of those Islands, and substituted in his stead the Rev. Condo micalo, a candidate rejected by the clergy, notwith standing the leaning of the Government, who made use of a thousand violences and illegalities to get him elected. The impression created in the minds of the lonian people by such an attempt is very grievous. They judge that their religion is in danger, and are momen tarily waiting to see the altar of their God overthrown. ZANTE, DEC. B.—lt is reported, that on the night of the 6th instant a final peace was concluded be tween the families of the Regent Count George Lo gotteti and the ex-Senator Dr. Demetrius Plessa. Dr. Demetrius Frangopulo was the mediator. Should this be true, the country ought to erect a monument similar to that which the seventh Parliament decreed in honour of Sir Howard Douglas. This pacification will be of the utmost service to our country Wretched country, in what a state are you placed. The crop of olives has failed not only here, but also at Corfu and Cephalonia. GREECE. Our last advices from Athens are of the 30th of November, but are of little interest. Government is on its last legs ; ruin, poverty, deso lation, appear to await the people. The change in the Finance Department has but opened the eyes of the new Minister to the horrors of his own situation, and reports are rife, that, disgusted at the state of affairs in general, he will shortly resign his seat. The Minerva and Seicle have been seized. MALTA, DEC. 15. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.—SIIIP S IN MALTA HAR- Bouß.--The Queen, 110, bearing the flag of Vice- Admiral Sir E. W. C.F. Owen, Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean ; Ceylon, receiving ship, bear ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. Louis, Superin tendent of Malta Dockyard ; Impregnable, 104 ; Monarch, 84 ; Vanguard, 80; Belvidera, 38; Cy clops, steam frigate; Geyser war steamer; Magpie surveying cutter • Prometheus, Polyphemus, and Alecto steam packets, and Radamanthus steamer, troop ship. DISTRIBUTION OF THE REST OF THE FLEET.—Rod ney, 92, Inconstant, 36, at Barcelona ; the Formida ble, 84, at Mahon ; Savage, 10, and Owen Glen dower, convict ship, at Gibraltar; the Lizard steam tender, on her way to Malta from Gibraltar ; L'Aigle and Snake at Corfu ; the Howe, 120, bear ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir F. Mason, second in command, and the Scout, 18, at the Piraeus of Athens ; the Magicienne, 24, and Devastation war steamer, at Smyrna ; the Stromboli war steamer at Constantinople; the Indus, 78, Vernon, 50, the He cate, and Vesuvius war steamers, at Beyrout ; the Medea war steamer at Alexandria ; and the Beacon, surveying vessel, at Suda, in Candia. MOVEIIIIiNTS.—The Snake arrived from Syracuse on the sth inst., and took her departure on the Bth for Corfu, conveying thither his Excellency the Right Hon. Stewart M`Kenzie, who arrived unexpectedly, incasr., on the 7th, in the French steamer from Mar seilles. The Dutch frigates Rhyn and Jason sailed for Smyrna on the 10th, calling at Athens. The Geyser steamer-of-war, bringing the lonian mails, arrived from Patras, Zante, and Corfu, on the lltb, after having been ashore outside the lighthouse of Cephalonia, thrown overboard her gulls, and sustained serious damage. The Cyclops steam-frigate arrived from Barcelona and Mahon (whither she proceeded to escort the For midable, considerably injured), on the 12th, and re turns to Mahon, accompanied by the Vanguard, as soon as the weather permits of their getting to sea, to assist this crippled vessel, which it is pretended, is, if practicable, to be navigated to Malt a , w h ere th e captain and fficers will stand their trial for getting her ashore, or rather for not keeping her off. The Great Liverpool arrived from England and Gibraltar on the 13th, and the Polyphemus from Marseilles, on the 14th, bringing the overland mail of the 6th. The Magpie, surveying cutter, arrived from Suda Bay on the same day ' • the Rhadamanthus, troop s t eamer , from Plymouth and Gibraltar ; and the Belvidera fri gate, from Barcelona, with the Right R ev . L or d Bishop of Gibraltar, who seems to be doomed to be unfortunate at sea, having experienced a most awfully terrific squall in entering the harbour, which the vessel did under a mere jib. The Great Liverpool, owing to the bad weather prevailing, only got to sea, on her voyage to Alexandria, this morning. The Belvidera proceeds to Gibraltar on Monday next, to be at hand in case of fresh disturbances on the coast of Spain. On the 12th a French ship of the line passed Malta, steering to the westward. The French steamer, which arrived last night from Syra, brought no Smyrna or Constantinople mails, as these had not reached Syra when she left. POLICE COURT.—VALETTA. (Before Mr. Justice Harper.) MONDAY, DEC. 5 .-- Lieut. Gibson, of the Rifle Brigade (2d batt.) was placed at the bar, charged on the oath of Mr. St. John, Adjutant of Police, with having caused a disturbance at the theatre on Saturday night last, and afterwards for having made use of in decent and improper language to the public assembled near Mula's coffee-house, after having left the theatre. It appeared in evidence that the prisoner, being in a box next to the family of Mr. L. Barbar, a respect able merchant, had insulted two ladies, who were there with their brother, by making improper signs, and by taking their opera glass without permission, and afterwards using improper language to their brother.—The prisoner niade no defence. Mr. Harper, after severely censuring the prisoner, observed that he could only attribute the taking the glass to one of two motives—either to steal it, which he (the Magistrate) could scarcely believe, or to in sult the family of Mr. Barbar, The Magistrate concluded an able speech, by sa ying that it was highly disgraceful that an officer wearing her Ma jesty's uniform should make that iform the cloak for crimes of so disgraceful a naturg that it was the province of every gentleman, and more particularly of every officer, to protect females from insult, and not, themselves, to insult them; and after hinting in a delicate manner at the melancholy consequences which, not long since, resulted from liberties taken with females of respectability and character, sentenced the prisoner to a fine of 51., and a period of five days' im prisonment. We learn that Mr. Barbar has applied to his Ex cellency the General Commanding in-Chief for redress for the insult offered to his family, the above case having been brought forward by the police, without any reference to himself. And he has equally brought to the notice of the Colonel the conduct of Lieutenant Hamilton, another officer, on the same occasion, which is, if possible, even more reprehensible. The indignation of the people has been raised to the highest pitch at these outrages upon all decency. The insult offered to the public at the door of Mula s coffee-house was of peculiar danger as well as atro city, and might, and would i n some countr i es, h ave produced a popular commotion. We sincerely trust that his Excellency, as Com man d er -i n -Chi e f o f t h e Forces, will show to all the world that such acts can not be committed by the military, or any other per sons, with impunity. We have heard that his E xce l lency h as wr i tten a letter to the Colonel of the Itifle Brigade, in which his Excellency has most severely reprimanded the officers in question, and has ordered the Colonel to read the letter before the-whole of the officers of the regiment. __________=. from the Manchester Board of Ga s Di rectors— " Th at PRICES OF GAS.—a appears b y in all large gas establishments—ex cept those i n Liver pool, where the price to all is 7s. per 1,000 feet—the charge varies according to the quantity used by dif ferent classes of consumers. With reference to their present report, the Directors have applied for and ob- 1 tained returns from. seventeen of the principal gas works of the kingdom, and the averag e highest price 1,000 feet; the average lowest charged by these seventeen work s i s Bs. 00. per price mss. 104 d.; making an average difference betw een the charge to is the aboutsm a smallest l e thest and difference larg largest w hiewhich consumers ex of t 2s. lid. This is in the Man chestered bell t o the class of a reduction of pncew s a c s al m e s t d il e l t o h f e l y s e . a ß r er lB l 3 ,o 6, w OO. , and none to th e feet pnce class consumers paying the paying lowestthe leaving the difference here as it at present stands, ds, at Is. p er 1,000 feet. " The new rate for supplying gas in Ma nc h es t er com mences at Christmas, when the prese n t pr i ces o f Cs. to large consumers, and 7s. to small c onsumers, w ill b e reduced to ss. and 63. per thousand cubic feet, ac cording to the quantity consumed. PECULIARITIES OP SOME NATIOIVS AS TO Fool). — Other nations abstained from eating parts of certain animals, as well as the Jews, from a religious princi ple ; neither the Assyrian, nor the Egyptian, ate any fish, and the Priests of the latter nation used no meat nor drink imported from foreign countries; and, as to the product of their own, exclusive of fish, they ab stained from beasts that have a round foot, or divided into several toes, or that have n o hor ns ; an d bi r d s that live upon flesh. The Egyptians accounted, espe cially swine's flesh, unclean ; whosoever touched one, though in passing by only, washed himself and his clothes. Mayor's History of the Jews. The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel the Columbine, from Rotterdam, arr i ve d off t h e Custom-house yesterday with the Dutch Mail. A bright little fellow on being asked by his school ma'am—" What is a bridge ?"—promptly replied, "A thing for vessels to sail under. MEETING, at WOUVEREIAMPTON. On Friday evening, the 23d instant, a public meet ing was held at Wolverhampton, for the purpose of re ceiving John Bright, Esq., and R. B. Moore, Esq., delegates from the Anti-Corn-law League. The meeting was held in the Music-hall, many ladies at tended, and the room was filled. John Barker, Esq., a county Magistrate, was called to the chair, supported by Joseph Walker, William Walker, Benjamin Walton, J. Bradshaw, S. Cart wright, H. Walton, Alexander Walton, and other in fluential gentlemen of the town. The CHAIRMAN read a letter from the Hon. Charles P. Villiers, one of the Members for the borough, ex pressing his great regret that he could not leave Lon don, but strongly urging the importance of support ing the League. Mr. THORNELY, M.P., was received with cheers. He said it afforded him the highest gratification to at tend this meeting of the inhabitants of Wolverhamp ton. He had been absent from the country, as many of them were aware, since the prorogation of Parlia ment. Fourteen y ears h a d e l apse d s i nce his previous visit to the United States of America. Among the changes which h e h a d w i tnessed there, nothing surprised him more than the great extension of manufactures. It was stated to him by a gentleman largely engaged in the wholesale dry goods business in one of the large towns—a business includ ing cotton, woollen, linen, wors t e d, an d s i lk goods— that he estimated the stocks of the importing houses to consist of 30 per cent. of English manufactures, 5 per cent. of German, 10 per cent. of French, and 55 per cent. of American goods. Now, he had not the least hesitation in declaring that one great cause of the increase of American manufactures, and the dimi nution of British goods, was the restrictive system of this country, and especially the operation of our Corn laws. Indeed, one mercantile house of very long standing, with whom he conversed, remarked that, when they began business, upwards of thirty years ago, they had no difficulty in keeping one or two ships regularly employed in the Liverpool trade. They loaded them with flour, staves, tobacco, and flax-seed, but, they added, "an alteration in your Corn-laws and your timber duties cut off the expor tation of our flour and staves, so we abandoned the trade, and have devoted our capital to manufactures," and they produced samples of cotton goods, the pro duce of their works. These gentlemen, no doubt, from their change of 'position, had become what is called high tariff men ; and, in fact, a very powerful high tariff party now exists in America. On the subject of the corn trade of America, he (Mr. Thornely) had visited the town of Buffalo, a port of considerable business upon Lake Erie. It is here that the wheat and flour which are brought down the Lake are transferred to the boats upon the canal, which con nects Lake Erie with the Hudson River, above New York. He found wheat putting on board the canal boats, and, on inquiring the price, was informed it was 70 cents, or 2s. lid. sterling, per bushel of 601bs. He wished the meeting to Understand that to get this wheat to England very heavy charges would have to be incurred, as canal and river freight, freight across the Atlantic, and commissions; but he made the statement to show that abundant supplies of cheap wheat could be had in America. He would mention one circumstance to show the extent of the internal navigation of America, which should always be borne in mind in considering the importance of the Ameri can trade. When he reached Lake Erie he had travelled upwards of 500 miles, but upon inquiring the distance from thence to Chicago, for which a steam-boat was to sail the next day, he was answered 1,000 miles. He really did not believe the statement till the course was pointed out upon the map, when it appeared the steamer would have to traverse the whole length of the lakes Erie, Huron, and Michigan ; and on her return she might collect wheat and flour at all the various ports which she might touch at. He then visited the town of Rochester, standing upon the Genessee River, about ten miles from Lake Ontario. Here were many manufactories and flour mills, work ed by water-power. The price of wheat was here 75c., or 3s. 2d. per 601bs. A gentleman who was an ex tensive dealer in wheat, and also a proprietor of flour mills, Wormed him it was impossible to trade with England under our sliding-scale ; in fact, .he said, " Your sliding-scale is a trap, and half the losses sus tained by houses in Rochester have been owing to your sliding-scale; and we support our tariff because, excluded from your market as we are by the Corn laws, we wish to raise up customers, by establishing manufactures at home." (Loud cheers.) The meeting was, no doubt, aware that the Ame ricans had lately passed a high protective tariff. This, in his judgment, was highly impolitic. Ame rica, like the rest of the world, would be most prosperous under free trade, and he believed it had 'already been found by the working of the new tariff, 'that it would neither sustain the price of goods nor yield the revenue required by the State. He had omitted to mention that, at Rochester, he conversed with some English workmen, from whom he learned the rate of wages. Labourers were receiving 50c. to 75c., or 2s. ld. to 3s. 2d. per day; and an English bricklayer told him his wages were a dollar and a half, or 6s. 3d. per day, equal, at the price of wheat to two bushels per day—the man added, that from the severity of the frost he could do no work in the winter; but then he added he could earn enough in the summer to maintain his family without work in the winter. He (Mr. Thornely) had gone into the market at Rochester, and found the price of the best beef to be 4d. per lb., pork 2,11, potatoes 7d. to 9d. per bushel. His reason for making these remarks was, that the advocates of Corn-law repeal had often been charged with an intention to lower wages, al though it was undoubted that the rate of wages depended upon supply and demand, and that high wages were compatible with a low price of food. At the city of Washington he went to pay his respects to the President of the United States. He was the bearer of letters of introduction to him, and was received by President Tyler with the utmost courtesy and affa bility. It happened that before he left England he had prepared a printed statement of the reductions made by our tariff of the present year, in the duties on articles imported from the United States. He presented to the President a copy of this statement, assuring him how much he was gratified that these reductions would increase the commercial intercourse of the two countries, and adding that, from the spread of free trade principles in England, he looked for still greater reductions in the tariff; a large party, him self among the number, looking forward to a total repeal of the Corn-laws. The President expressed his acknowledgments for the printed statement, which, he said, was an important document, and should have his attention. He only added, he did not see how America could import largely of corn under our present Corn-laws. lie (Mr. Thornely) would now say a few words upon the state of parties in America. Next week they would receive the President's Message to Congress, but this was the same Congress which had passed the high tariff, and its functions would cease on the 4th of March. Now the elections for the succeeding Con gress had already taken place, and the result had been a large increase of the free trade party. The high tariff would undoubtedly undergo a revision ; it must be modified, and might possibly be so to the extent of making it a tariff for revenue only. The new Con gress might not meet till the time fixed by the Con stitution, namely December, 1843, but it might meet any time after the 4th of March, if the President called an extra session. It was then of the utmost importance that in the coming session of Parliament the Corn-laws should be put upon a sound footing, for this would strengthen the free-trade party in America, and would materially influence the new Con gress which would meet next year. He (Mr. Thornely) should vote for the total repeal of the Corn laws. 'Whatever change might take place, should be adopted at once ; there was not a moment to lose ; the Americans would not be influenced by speeches made in England upon free-trade; they would look at our deeds, and especially at our Corn-laws, for almost half the American population might be said to be corn growers. In regarding America our views should be prospective—she has already a population 0f18,000,000 —her population doubles in 25 years, so that in a quarter of a century her population would have reached thirty-six millions. The gentlemen who would next address them, Mr. Bright and Mr. Moore, would direct the attention of the meeting to the evil effects of th e C orn -l aws upon our own population.. Re (Mr. Thornely) had confined himself to the effects produced by the Corn-laws upon our commerce with America, knowing how much the people of Wolver hamptonrh were interested in the American trade. e Corn-laws were probably the pivot upon which our future commerce with America would turn, and hence the importance of dealing with them at once. Join' BRIGHT, Esq., deputy from the League, delivered an eloquent address, which occupied an hour. Mr. MOORE followed, and was loudly cheered throughout his address, and a committee was ap pointed to collect subscriptions in support of the League. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meet irgEparated. In consequence of arguments respecting the height for soldiers, we have taken some pains at various times to ascertain the relative height of English, Irish, and Scotch recruits. As far as the Line Regi ments are concerned, the Irish have a decided advan tage in height. It must be, however, taken into ac count, that the Guards, the Marines, and the majority of the Cavalry and Artillery, are English, and the re cruits for these are all of superior standard. It may then be doubted, if an equal number of tall men were deducted out of the total recruits raised in Ireland, whether any difference would exist. In weight the English recruit has the advantage, the heights being equal. A regiment of the Line that consists wholly of Englishmen will generally be .found to average shorter than either the Irish, Scotch, or the mixed corps.—Naval and Military Gazette. NAVAL OFFICERS DISTIN GUISHED IN CHINA. We regret to learn that our gallant friend, Captain Charles Richards, who lately distinguished himself in China, and was so honourably mentioned in Sir NV. Parker's dispatches, has been seized with serious ill ness, in consequence of the hardships he endured. Captain Richards was in the Albion, at the battle of Algiers. He was long stationed at Portsmouth in the Victory and Britannia, and was Flag-Lieutenant to Admiral Bouverie, when Superintendent of the dockyard. Captain Peter Richards, of the Cornwallis, who was also honourably named in the Admiral's dispatches, was First Lieutenant of the Queen Charlotte at the battle of Algiers, and served on shore at the attack upon Chin-hae and Segahon, as well as at Chin k iang-foo. Captain Bourchier, C. 8., has been in all the affairs in China. He commanded a brigade of seamen at the capture ofCanton, was engaged at Amoy and Cbin-hae, and at the attack upon the camp at Segahon, as well as at Chin-kiang-foo. Commander R. B. Watson was First Lieutenant of the Calliope, at the capture of the forts of the Bocca Tigris and Canton ; commander of the Blenheim, at Amoy, and of the Medeste, at Chin-hae and Segahon. Commander W. Maitland, who killed two manda rins at Chin-kiang-foo, was First Lieutenant of the Benbow, at the attack upon Tortosa, and the bom bardment of St. Jean d'Acre. Lieutenant W. T. Bate, who had the honour of capturing a mandarin, single-handed, was mate of the Blenheim, and was wounded at Canton, in 1841, and has served in all the affairs in China. Mr. Bate was son of the late excellent Captain Bate, who died when Governor of Ascension.—Hants Standard. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. -.CITY, MONDAY EVENING. POST.—The London payments of the Yorkshire Agricultural and Commercial Joint-stock Bank have proceeded to-day at the house of agency as hereto fore. The deputation of gentlemen sent up to town by the Directors have returned to Yorkshire, where they will lend their assistance in the negotiations for the transfer of the business to another bank, which it is believed will have a successful and mutually satisfactory termination. The banking derangements in the North of Eng land are owing more immediately to the late failures in the corn trade. The Canada papers by this arrival state that, in consequence of the advices from England regarding American provisions, some of the largest holders had withdrawn themselves from the markets. The stock of beef at Montreal had been almost wholly absorbed, the late low prices having induced large shipments to this country. The last sales made were at 21 dollars for cargo, 4 dollars for prime, and 64- dol lars for prime mess. The stock of American pork was estimated to be about 40,000 barrels, and cargo had realised 4f dollars, prime 5} dollars, prime mess 7 dollars, and mess 5 to 18i dollars. Canadian cured provisions had ranged from ss. to 7s. 6d. per barrel higher, which was, in reality, lower than the price of American, as the atter are inadmis sible in this market, unless at 13s. per barrel extra duty. The entire supply of Canadian pork had already been shipped to England. The project started some time since by the mer chants of Halifax, for fitting out vessels from that port for the prosecution of the whale fishery, and in furtherance of which subscriptions were entered into, is about to be carried into execution. Two vessels, namely, the ship Rose and a new brig, were upon the point of being sent on a whaling voyage. It was expected that Halifax would be much benefited by the measure, as it would have the effect of retain ing a large amount of capital in the city, while it would render the province independent of the Ame ricans for supplies. TIMES.—The commercial and financial portions of the President's Message. which appeared in the whole of our yesterday's impression, are necessarily the chief objects of consideration in the City to-day. From his declaration that extravagant duties defeat their own object by setting the agricultural and manu facturing interests in opposition to each other, and by holding forth a temptation to contraband trade, it will be seen that Mr. Tyler clearly perceives the ne cessity of a more liberal tariff, and that the modifica tions of a law, which he confesses was hurried through Congress, will, if his wish is carried out, be made in the direction of free trade. The warehousing system, which has for about a month past been advocated in the American papers as a relief necessary under a pay ment of cash duties, and as a prevention against the whole of the export trade falling into the hands of a few wealthy capitalists, will, it is evident, find an ad vocate in the President. The Exchequer plan which is proposed on this occasion for the reformation of the currency is the one that was brought forward at the beginning of last session. The choice lying, as Mr. Tyler observes, between an exclusive specie currency on the one hand, and Government issues on the other, he selects issues made directly by Government agents, and therein differs from the sub-Treasury plan, by which all currency but specie was excluded. It is useless to repeat hero the description of a scheme which was so long before the public, especially as it will be brought forward in detail, and will be fully discussed in the course of the present session. The message of the Governor of Virginia, which is given in the papers of the present arrival, contains a review of the participation of this State in the course which produced the present financial difficul ties. A mania in favour of public works, without due reflection on the means of paying for them, created the debt. The message of the Governor of North Carolina shows that that State, which has hitherto been free from debt, has " loaned" its credit to two railroads, to the amount of 1,050,000 dollars, and has subscribed 600,000 dollars to the stock of one of them, the inte rest on the bonds being paid by the roads if they can earn sufficient. From the proceeds of the public lands he expects 22,917 dollars. From the message of the Governor of Missouri it appears that the receipts for the two years ending September 30, 1842, were 266,518 dollars, exceeding by a small balance the disbursements, which were only 233,930 dollars. Here the distribution of lands is spoken of as an act of absurdity. Recent accounts from Madrid, stated the particu lars of a proposition which was presented to the Spa nish Government by an agent of several Spanish and foreign houses, in which they ordered an advance of 1,560,0001. upon the produce of the mines of Almaden during seven years, at the price of 65 dollars per quin tal of quicksilver. A more extended proposition has since been made to M. Calatrava by the same party, offering on cer tain terms to the Government to undertake the pay ment of five years' interest on the Three per Cent. home and foreign stock almady in circulation, and also that which may be created for the capitalisation of arrears of coupons for 1841, 1842, and first divi dend of 1843, proposed to the Cortes. These parties claim from the Spanish Government, in payment for their advances, bills upon the revenues of the colonies, payable from January, 1845, upwards; an assignment upon the tobacco revenue of Spain from January, 1844; and interest at 8 per cent. per annum upon the amount of their advances. As guarantee for this contract they require the creation of 5,000,0001. Bonds of the Three per Cents., which will be deposited in the Bank. These Bonds cannot be put in circulation, except in the event of the said parties claiming them, during the years 1843 and 1844, at the price of 35 per cent. In such case, out of the payment of the 1,750,000/. of their value, 750,000/. in cash to be invested in British Exchequer Bills, to be deposited in London, especially applied to the payme n t of five years' interest on the said 5,000,000/. created. The contracting parties demand likewise of the Go vernment that a proposition, having these objects in view, may be submitted to public auction, that the Spanish nation may derive the benefit of competition ; and they offer to guarantee the performance of this contract on their part, if successful in such competi tion, to the satisfaction of the Government. So much uncertainty has always attended opera tions of finance connected with the Spanish Govern ment, that it is not to be expected that any new one, however plausible in appearance, will materially raise the hopes of the creditors. The offer above described is aproof only of the greater confidence entertained by foreign capitalists in the present Government of Spain, and until it has arrived at a much more ad vanced stage, it would be unsafe to draw any con clusions of a favourable nature from it. SUN.—There was an almost utter absence ofbusiness in the City this afternoon, those branches of trade ex cepted which contribute to the due observance of the festivities of the Christmas holidays. Most of the wholesale houses were closed, and enjoyment seemed to be the order of the day. The appearance of very many in the streets soliciting alms bore, how ever, ample and distressing evidence that the new tariff has yet failed to effect that improvement in the condition of the poorer classes which was so san guinely anticipated by the Premier and his colleagues, when Sir Robert Peel brought forward his commer cial alterations, now not far short of ten months since. The Public Securities bore all but nominal quota tions this afternoon. The Exchanges were, in fact, almost entirely deserted, and shut entirely at two o'clock. The last price of Consols for account was, 93k; ; of Exchequer Bills, 54 premi um ; o f I n di a Bonds, 47 premium ; of Spanish Actives, 18i ; of the Three per Cents., 244; and of the Portuguese Five per Cents., 40. Mexican was last done at 31,+, and Colombian at 214. The alteration in Shares this afternoon was too trifling to require special notice. Lieut.-Colonel Malcolm will leave England with dispatches for China by the first steamer that takes out the Indian mail in January. N CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A MAGISTRATE. ' A D . ( (From the Blackburn Standard.) 0i.4 On Wednesday last, Mr. Robert Grabs at the Sessions' Room, in this town, to su • fa! charge of as s ault w hich he had preferr,Aiks. William Henry Hornby, Esq., one of her Justices of the Peace. The case excited jute NraS Palk' terest, and the room was crowded to excess. • Graham conducted his own case, and Mr. Elling thorpe appeared for Mr. Hornby, who was absent during the hearing. Mr. Graham gave his evidence to the following effect :—On the night of the 20th of October, I was assisting in extinguishing the fire at M r . Eccles's factory, in this town. I was in front of the building, when Mr. Eccles gave orders to open the door. I was standing on the causeway near the door, when Mr. Hornby came up, and said, "What business have you there ?" I replied, " Just the same as you." He said, "If you do not go off these premises I will give you in custody," and he then took hold of my collar and shoved me off the landing. I thought I would not quarrel with him, and walked away. He next refused to let Mr. Ellwood go into his own house, and then refused to let Coulthard, an old servant in the employ of Mr. Eccles, come forward. There was a great outcry for trucks to convey away the cotton from the burning premises„ and I went to my shop and fetched mine. On bring ing it .up I encountered Mr. Hornby, who stood in the road. I said to him, "If people who call them selves gentlemen would act as gentlemen, everybody would be willing to assist." He said, "Do you mean to say lam no gentleman ?" I replied, " I said no thing about you being a gentleman." Mr. Hornby then said, " Damn you, we will send all you Radical devils, to hell !" He then knocked me down. Mr. Polding, sen., was present, and exclaimed, " Shame, shame, Mr. Hornby," and then defendant walked away. It was a few minutes after twelve o'clock when he knocked me down, and the place was no thoroughfare, but my own yard. Mr. Ellingthorpe—How does it happen, Sir, that you have not made this complaint before ?. This fire occurred two months ago, and yet no seeps have been taken by you up to the present time ? • Mr. Graham—No, I went to Preston to consult an attorney, who wrote to Mr. Hornby on the subject, and received a letter which advised me to get an in dictment preferred against him, but this he said would cost 60/., and that is a very serious sum, or else to bring an action. Mr. Henry Pearson was the next witness—l was present at the commencement of the difference. I was ordered to break the doors open by Mr. Eccles, and Mr. Hornby would not allow them to be broken open, and then Mr. Graha m • an d h e h a d some words, and Mr. Hornby pushed him off the landing place, and they went out together. They were not at high words. Mr. James Briggs said, I was present on the night in question, and heard what took place between Mr. Graham and Mr. Hornby. I heard nothing improper fall from Mr. Graham. Mr. Hornby asked where Mr. Eccles was, and Mr. Graham replied that he was somewhere there. Mr. Hornby then said, " I will not have you here," and got hold of him by the breast, and pushed him off. Mr. Hornby seemed very fresh. Mr. Lister—l considered it exceedingly reprehen sible in Mr. Hornby to push him off the steps, when he came there to render his assistance. Ido not see what wrong Mr. Hornby could suppose that Mr. Graham was doing. Mr. Simpson—We understand that Mr. Hornby had pushed him off the parapet before Mr. Graham made use of the language. Mr. Ellwood--Mr. Hornby was standing at our yard end when I came down. I thought that our house might be in danger from the fire, and I said to Mr. Hornby I want to come into my house, and he said "'You shall not." He took me by the col lar and knocked me into the street, and said, " I, as a Magistrate, recommend that nobody shall come here this night." He said, " You may go where you like." Simeon Coulthard—l am one of Mr. Eccles's men, and was going from the fire with a bundle of papers belonging to Mr. Eccles, when Mr. Hornby came up and threatered to strike me. Mr. J. Polding—l was coming down the yard be longing to Mr. Graham, and met Mr. Graham and Mr. Hornby. Mr. Hornby struck at him several times. I said it was a shame. Mr. Hornby said, " Damn you, do you say I am no gentleman," and he struck him on the outside of the premises, and when he was going into his own yard. James Ingram--I remember the night of the fire. I was standing by the side of the stable door when Mr. Hornby came up, and he struck at Mr. Graham twice. He said, "Do you mean to say lam no gen tleman ?" and then struck at him. Mr. Ellingthorpe then called the following wk nesses for the defence : Mr. T. Myers said, on the night of the fire I was assisting in removing the goods. I never saw Mr. Graham remove any goods out of the warehouse. Mr. Hornby and he were together. They seemed a little bit confused together, and I saw Mr. Graham's foot slip and he fell down. He insisted on having the warehouse opened. He called Mr. Hornby a fool, and a puppy, and no gentleman. Mr. Hornby said " the door shall not be burst open." I said there was no danger. Mr. Graham—Did you see Mr. Hornby collar me ? —I saw him put his hand to your breast, acid heard him tell you to go where work was required ; you was not wanted there. Mr. Ibbotson—l was present on the night of the fire. I saw some persons attempting to break open the cotton warehouse, and Mr. Hornby came up at the time, and requested them not to do so. Mr. Graham said it was necessary the Pace should be broken open, and the cotton removed. Mr. Hornby said that Mr. Graham had nothing to do with it. Mr, Hornby inquired for Mr. Eccles, but previous to his coming Mr. Hornby and Mr. Graham continued to exchange words , and at last Mr. Hornby told him to go about his business. Immediately afterwards I heard Mr. Graham call him no gentleman. There was not the slightest degree of violence used. I can not tell exactly the precise words used, but remember the words fool and puppy. When he was on the parapet he told Mr. Hornby that he had as much right there as him. The parapet is about eighteen inches high, and I will swear that it was not two feet. I do a considerable deal of business for Mr. Hornby. Mr. Hartley—l saw the scuffle between Mr. Gra ham and Mr. Hornby, and I sa w M r . G ra h am going up towards the warehouse, as I suppos e , f or t h e pur pose of opening the door, but Mr. Hornby said he thought there was danger in onening the door, and he pushed him oft the parapet. M r . Graham used some kind of language, and came up again. The language was very insulting, and I said to another person that I would not take such language. I did not hear Mr. Graham complain that be was hurt. The case being then gone through, Mr. LISTER, the Magistrate on the bench, said he should put off the decision for a fortnight, remarking that there was a great deal of excitement at the time of the fire, and that above all things, on those occasions, a Magistrate ought to be attended to. Air. Hornby is brother to one of the Members for Blackburn, and is one of the recent Tory appoint- ments. DEATH FROM OVER EATING AT A CHRISTMAS FEAST.—Last evening Mr. Payne held an inquest in the vestry-room of the church of St. Mary Somerset, Upper Thames-street, on the body of Thomas Rod gers, aged 55. It appeared in evidence that the de ceased was a workman, in the employ of Mr. Rath bone, of Trigg's Wharf, Thames-street. On Christ mas-eve all the men on the premises were, according to usual custom, regaled: with a supper, and at eight o'clock sat down to the table. The deceased ate very heartily, and upon the removal of the cloth, drank freely from the bottles of whisky with which his master had provided them; they were allowed to take as much as they could drink. After eleven o'clock at night he could not hold his head up, and as he leaned forwards on the table, his companions, thinking he would be safer if placed by himself, conveyed him into the counting-house, where they laid him on the floor, and put a great coat under his head. At one o'clock all the other men, with the exception of George Stagg, left the premises, and he being so far intoxicated as not to be able to get home, laid down by the side of de ceased. At seven o'clock deceased was found dead. Mr. Pullen, surgeon, said that death was caused by congestion of the brain, the result of eating and drink ing immoderately. He was predisposed to that affec tion, and had before suffered from fits of epilepsy. Verdict, " Natural death." THE APPROACHING LONDON SEASON—HER MA. .TESTY'S DRAWING RooMs.—A morning paper, a few days since, alluding to the probability of her Majesty's accouchernent, taking place about the month of May next, observed, that until that period, " and for at least a month afterwards, her Majesty will be obliged to restrict the circle of Royal hospitality, and society will he deprived of that impulse which our Sovereign has habitually given to pleasure, no less with a view to the solid benefit of the industrious classes than to the more ephemeral recreation of their superiors" The paragraph then proceeds to state that there is a " rumour prevailing in the highest regions of society, that an illustrious lady will be deputed to hold the drawing-rooms during the season," the " illustrious lady" alluded to being evidently her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. We have authority for stating that no such arrangement as that referred to by our Contemporary has ever been in contemplation.—l'imes. A schism, says a letter from the canton of the Valais, in Switzerland, has taken place between the two first powers of the State. The Council of State has just protested against the decision of the Great Council, which confers upon the clergy of the Upper Valais the right of appointing a representative to that body, in place of the Bishop of Sion.