The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-28 00:00:00

eb tit 91tiittmii THE FUNDS-(CI BRITISH USING PRICES FUNDS. Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons 31 per Cent. Red 101 i ew 31 per Cent — Ntw 5 per Cen' Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 ...... 12i Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 — India Stock Ditto Bonds ....... 49 pm Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities — Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 55 Dm Ditto 5001 53 pm Ditto Small 53 pm Bank Stock for Acct. India Stock for Opg... 70REIG !Consols for Opg. ;,9.% I FUNDS. (Portuguese, 5 . per cent. Austrian, 5 per cent Belgian, b per cent Brazilian Bonds... 7l Buenos Ayres 6 per cent. 25 Chilian, 6 per cent. 75 Colombian, 6 per cent — , Ditto 1824 2l-1 Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent — Danish, 3 per :ent creek, 1825, 5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent 32* Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. 19i SHARES. Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) ...,..... 48 1 Great Western, (65 . paid) Ditto New Shares (50 paid) London and Bri ghton „ (50 paid) Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid) ... ...... 10 3 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) Midland Counties Railway ( lOU paid) North Midland Railway (100) Paris ard Rouen (20 paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid)......... 22i Ditto Scrip (20 naid ) c Ditto,New Prussian, 5 per cent. ... 40: Russian, 5 pei cent ..... Ditto, ;Metallic... Spanish, 5 per cent. 18/ Ditto, Deferred . 104 'French, 5 per cent 118 f. 75 e . !Exchange —f. —c French, 3 per cent —f. —c. Dutch, 2i per cent. 53 Ditto, 5 per cent. ... 101 SPIRIT Gl' the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM' THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—Lord John Manners knows what the peo ple want better than the people know themselves. Many of them fancy they want work and bread; but this young Lord has found out they want amusement : they are dying, in fact, of ennui ; as Lord John might, in Papa Rutland's halls of Belvoir ; and so he beguiles his own ennui by prescribing for theirs, and responds to the cry of " a fair day's wages for a =fair day's work," by recommending—holidays. This style of construction makes us strongly suspect that,Lord John Manners, and the Morning P os t on this - subject, have isome connection with each other. Two such commentators on the Statutes of Labourers are hard to imagine co-existent. The whole !scope of theme statutes was to keep down wages in husbandry ; which the demand of the towns for labour was raising to rates inconvenient to the landowners. The rate of wages was so high compared with the price of provi sions (it would have been useless to legislate for prices then—that is a " duty of Christian love" devised since) —that labourers could afford to take holidays and feed well on them. This was the effect of plenty of the produce of land. compared with the consuming population. When that plenty shall return—through whatever process, or combination of processes— through whatever aid of commerce ,''to agriculture, when both are freed from the incubus of mono poly—when the old English plenty shall return, the old English holidays may—not till then. What power on earth can make men enjoy holi• days, who are only too thankful for every day's work they can possibly get ? Talk of holidays in Paisley, or in Manchester—aye, or in Buckingham shire ! " Shall we observe the holidays of the Church ?" asks Lord John Manners. Very willingly, my Lord !—if you, or Papa Rutland, will furnish roast beef and plum pudding, to observe them with. In the mean time, Mother Church, and her disciple, and the inane zeal for bread-taxed holidays, suggests nothing to our minds at all apposite, but the old nur sery ditty— " There was an old woman, who lived in a shoe, She had so many children, she knew not what to do ; She gave them some broth, without any bread ; She whipped them all soundly, and sent them to bed." So good night, Lord John. Manners, for a nice young son of Mother Church ! Get the old lady to spare whipping for our sins, till she helps us to bread for our broth ; and impetrate from Papa Rut land, for the people of England, leave to buy better bread for themselves than he thought good enough for the workhouse. STANDARD.—The difficulties that obstruct the -collection of the poor-rates in Ireland present a some what new view of the anomalous state of the land tenure in that island. The minute subdivision of land in a country must render the collection of any im post difficult, because the impost will have to be collected generally from paupers, or from persons on the verge of pauperism ; but the difficulty is in Ireland augmented by the extent to which land is let upon the truck system. An immense proportion of the Irish cottar tenantry hold land in this way, and in consequence never see money--at least never possess a piece of even the lowest denomination of coin during their lives. The labour of a man and his family is paid for by a scrap of ground, which scantily _ ma in tains the wretched household with potatoes, TEised from road dirt, or; on the coast, sea weed, collected by its infant members ; their cloth ing, if they have any, is obtained by the labour of the females, who card and spin, and are paid in kind. Now it is plain that they who never possess money for purposes of their own can not be provided with coin to pay rates, or any other impost. If we ascend a little higher in the scale, the difficulty scarcely diminishes ; the larger proprietor, who pays for his morsel of land in a money rent, is generally as little master of any amount of current coin ; he conveys his sack of grain, or drives his pig to the market, sells it, and instantly transfers the pro duce to the collector,of his landlord's rents—the suste nance of his family being still:lepenc'eat upon the patch of ground reserved for potatoes.. Practically, the great numerical majority of Irish tenants are strangers to the,possession of money, because, practically, labour of any kind is not remunerated by money payments. One of the witnesses before the Tithe Committee of 1832, a clergyman of great talent and of unbounded benevolence, the late Rev. Richard Ryan, Vicar of Rathcone, denounced the absence of money payments, as the principal among the causes of the distress of the Irish poor. The Rev. Gentleman, as we remember, produced the tithe valuation book of his own parish, which exhibited a great number of tithe debtors, whose debts varied between sixpence and three half-pence each. As these debts overran a great part of the parish, the Vicar, a be nevo l ent man, was, to their extent, de prived of his legal incom e . B u t it was not of this Mr. Ryan complained; but of the condition of the poor creatures the tw en ti et h or thirtieth of whose whole living—or their land was their whole living— amounted to a sum between sixpence and three-half pence. Mr. Ityan proposed as his remedy a law pro hibitory of land trucig, and enforcing money payments for labour. That such a law would prove beneficial there can be no doubt; but ten years ago it was im • possible to enforce it, and we fear that it is scarcely yet possible. Something, however, must be done. l'IlE COTTON TRADE OF SPAIN, The Prussian State Gazette contains a letter from its Madrid Corr es p on d en t, u pon the subject of the Spanish cotton t ra d e , an d th e p ro po s ed commercial treaty between this coun t r y an d Sp ain , from which we extract the following remarks : "The French papers mention that this Government proposes to conclude a commercial treaty with Eng land, by virtue of which the import of English cotton goods is to be permitted, whilst England on her part is to guarantee a loan in favour of Spain to the amount of 500,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 reals. "That such a plan may be in contemplation I doubt not, but that its execution will be attended with very serious difficulties seems to me to be no less clear. " The result of such a treaty in the present state of things would not merely have an effect upon the in dustry of this country, it would; in a political point of view, be a matter of so much importance, that it may be well worth the trouble to look well into all the cir cumstances bearing on the case. " The import of foreign manufactured goods has been hitherto strictly prohibited in Spain ; the ques tion for the decision of the Cortes is ,simply, under what conditions their import shall now be permitted. The last tariff purposely overlooked these articles, and the Cortes have delegated to the Government the office of bringing a project of law upon this subject before the assembled Legislature. " Amongst the members of the Commission named by Government for this purpose, are the ex-Minister Calatrava, the deputy for Cadiz, and Sagasti, the deputy for Pampeluna, who are charged with the duty of bringing forward this project. "The views of these gentlemen are so well known as to render it a matter of some doubt whether they would offer any very extraordinary enlargement to the freedom of import. " . It is well k nown th a t t h e cotton manufacture Of San for the last twenty years has been a matter of very minor importance. Lately, however, in spite of desolatiug civil wars, it has recovered in an extraordi nary degrce, and at the present moment it is on the increase. " The seat of this b ranc h o f i n d ustry i s confined to Catalonia, to a small part of Valencia; and the Balearic Islands._ From th e stat i st i cal statements published by the Spanish Government for the last two years, it would appear that in the year 1839 there were in Catalonia 18,204 looms, giving employment to 102,213 workmen, whose annual wages might amount to 190,000,000 reals (19 reals 5f.), and who :•pun and manufactured 11,000,000 lbs. of cotton wool into or dinary and common goods, whilst in the Balearic Islands there were 2,000 looms. The capital employed in this trade was estimated at 25,000,000 piastres, and the goods produced in each year were valued at 521,556,305 reads. " In fact, 20,000,0001 b. of .cotton are a ll t h at is require I for the trade, which . has lately . b een exten ded to tle production of mushns and finer sorts of goods. " It is perfectly notorious that the Catalonian ma nufactories cannot supply more than two-thirds of the quantity required for consumption in Spain, ne vertheless they maintain that a protective duty of 80 to 85 per cent. is absolutely necessary to enable them to exist, if the import of foreign cotton goods is to be permitted. "'They say that if the Government would favour the native manufactures, these would increase to such an extent that, in course of time, they would rival the goods of other countries, both in price and in quality. In the meantime, they consider that people should pay a high price for their common home•made goods, and that the foreign article, though infinitely better and cheaper, should be excluded from their market. And this is put forth in the face of proof that the whole of Spain is deluged with English and French cotton goods. " France exported into Spain, according to her official papers, various articles, to the amount of 104,679,141 f., of which 34,251,068 f. were cotton goods. " The value of English cotton goods brought into Spain in 1839, according to the calculations of the Spanish Consul at Bordeaux, was 416,500,000 reals (at least 104,122,0000, of which three-quarters came in from Gibraltar, the rest from Portugal ; so that it would appear that the smuggling trade owed its activity to the refusal of the Spanish Government to enter into commercial relations upon the subject with England. " From goods so imported the Spanish Treasury does not derive one farthing benefit. The whole of the income which Spain, notwithstanding her enor mous duties, obtains from her customs, does not ex ceed annually 70,000,000 to 80,000,000 reals, whilst her comparatively insignificant neighbour, Portugal, receives 72,000,000 from the same source. Thus the duties which Spain otherwise might receive go to enrich the Portuguese Treasury. " The Spanish consumer pays the Portuguese duty as well as the expense and profit of the smuggler, which in some cases may amount to 40 per cent., and still the goods he sells are cheaper than those from Catalonia. On the whole it is reckoned that the pro hibitive system of Spain costs her yearly more than 350,000,000 reals, which is, in fact, so much bounty paid to the Catalonian, but lost to the country generally. " It is, however, but natural that these should up hold the maintenance of the present system. On the other hand, the inhabitants of that part of Spain who would benefit the most by the free importation of fo reign goods, have used every means in their power to break down the monopoly by which they conceive themselves injured, Frequently since the death of Ferdinand VII., popular commotions have broken out in the south of Spain, and invariably on such occasions the principal demand by the Junta was for the free import of English cotton goods at a mode rate duty. " In this consists mainly the difference between the Catalonians and themselves, and hence arises those constant bickerings between them and the An dalusian landed interest, which render the settlement of this question so very desirable and necessary. "Andalusia, as it is well known, exports the greater portion of her wine to England; at the pre sent moment this is subject to so high an import duty there, that little profit is to be obtained from it by the Spanish wine-grower. The Andalusians enter tain the hope that England will, in the event of her cotton goods being permitted to enter Spain, lower her high duties upon wine. " In the meanwhile, the Government says to the Catalonian manufacturers, the smuggling occasioned by your monopoly amounts yearly to 300,000,000 reals. If we allow the import of cotton goods at 25 per cent., we shall obtain 75,000,000 duty, and have, besides, the prospect of a favourable market for our wine, fruit, and other southern produce. Renounce, therefore, your monopoly, and learn to supply your goods at such a price as that, under the protection of a moderate duty, you may have no need to fear the freedom of import. " On the other hand, the Catalonians answer, a pro tective duty of 20 to 25 per cent. will not diminish smuggling, which affords a profit of 60 per cent. Generally our industry supplies annually 30,000,000 to the Exchequer, and the South takes from us about 60,000,000; from Andalusia we take 16,000,000 in oil, and large quantities of other goods ; and for wool alone we pay Seville no less than 20,000,000. It is true our goods, are dear, but they cost us dear. The interest of capital with us is from 6 to 12 per cent. ; in England it is only from 2to 2 per cent. The price of coal is four times higher here than in England. The necessary machinery is 70 per cent. dearer here than in England, and 20 per cent. higher than in France. But the hardest of all is, that we cannot use such machines as we require, as the work men oppose us, and the Government affords us little protection from their insolence, but rather supports them in it. Since 1835 the large manufactory of Benaplata in Barcelona, which worked with modern machinery under the management of foreigners, has been burnt by the workmen, and since that time the manufacturers have been compelled to use exclusively the old looms, so that at the present moment, out of a number of 28,204 looms, there are now only 231 modern machines in use. From these circumstances it will be seen that the Catalonian manufacturer must always work at a dis advantage of 25 per cent. at the least as compared with the Englishman. What, then, is the duty of the Spanish Government under these circumstances ? Ought they to choose a middle path, and by getting up a fresh tariff allow the importation of foreign cot tons at a protective duty of 40 per cent. ? This would be far from satisfying the Catalonian manufacturer, neither would it annihilate smuggling. As little would it answer the demands of England, or appease the wishes of the Andalusians. " England requires more than a tariff; with the latter only the Spanish Government might increase or lower the duties at pleasure. The French manu facturer, also, would require to be put upon an equal footing. England, therefore, requires a treaty by virtue of which Spain shall bind herself to admit English (not French) goods for a determinate series of years, at a moderate duty. The Andalusian requires that in such treaty, so far as it extends to him, England should bind herself to make some corresponding concessions in her own tariff in favour of Spanish industry. Hitherto every Spanish Ministry, from Mendizabal downwards, have declined to bind themselves irre vocably to any alteration in their tariff, so as to afford favour to one nation more than to another, or to leave themselves without the power of making future re clamations. It seems, however, to be Espartero's fortune to prepare the way for such relations, and to bend all difficulties by the mere force of his own powerful will. " The difficulties to the carrying into effect such a a treaty would seem to arise from three different sources. The first of which consists in the opposition of the Catalonians. These gentry, however, may be, and most likely will be, left to the care of Zurbano, who will under any circumstances, so soon as the treaty comes into force, know how to make right bend to might. In the second place, the Cortes may refuse their consent to the measure. So far as appearances at present go, there is nothing to favour the supposition that this will be with held, and the Ministerial papers uphold this view of the matter. The Government, moreover, claims the right of closing such a treaty witho u t th e i nter f erence of the Cortes, so that itis , believed that there must, sooner or later, consent. The third difficulty is in the opposition of France, and this would appear to be the point wherein the greatest impedim en t i s li kely to be found, as the French are in a great measure in terested in preventing the conclusion of such a treat, and, as their papers already show, are not very nice in the means they take to effect their object. " Their objections are easily accounted for in the fact that a general freedom to import cotton goods into Spain would completely swamp French interests, as the English could, on an average, afford to sell their goods 25 per cent. cheaper than the French merchant, and this would completely annihilate French smuggling. " Independently of this . , a treaty such as that before mentioned would place Spain in the closest state of political dependence upon England, as it follows, of course, that if the English Government under take, in consideration of such a treaty, to guarantee the contractors of the loan, England would then have, to a certain extent, both a right and inte rest to object to the participation of any third party in the benefits to be derived from a treaty which she has exclusively paid for, and she would als o b e i n some measure bound to prevent any embarrassment or op pressive measures to the prejudice of Spain on the part of third Powers." ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, DEC. 26. Though there was but a thin attendance of buyers in the market, there has been a fair demand for flan nels, considering the time of the year. For some months back, pieces have met with a ready sale; but the manufacturers have not been able to obtain an advance in price. In general, even when trade is good, there is but little business transacted between ChriAmas-day and the new market, which is always held the first Monday after the 6th of January. The wool market still remains heavy; the dealers expect ing a rise from an increased demand for goods, and the manufacturers being unable to give an advance until they are enabled to sell their pieces proportion ably higher. CORN-LAWS.—We understand that Mr. Acland, whose lectures produced so strong an impression in Scotland at this time last year, is a ga i n a b ou t to v i s i t thisquarter of the kingdom on a mission from the Anti-Corn-law League. Mr. Acland will, we believe, commence by delivering lectures in this city, and is afterwards to visit several towns throughout Scotland, which he was formerly unable to overtake.— Glasgow Argus?, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, DECEMBER 28, 1842. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 24, 1842. The Queen has been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint Major-General Alexander George Lord Saltoun a Companion of the Most Honourabl e Military Order of the Bath ; Colonel Robert Bartley, of the 49t h Foot, with the local rank of Major-General in India ; and Colonel James Holmes Schoedde, of the 55th Foot, with the local rank of Major-General in India, to be Knights Commanders of the said M os t H onoura bl e Mili tary Order of the Bath. Her Majesty has also been pleased to nominate and appoint the following Officers, in her Majesty's service. to be Companions of the said Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath e—Colonel Colin Campbell, of the 98th Foot; Colonel Peter Edmonstone Craigie, of the 55th Foot ; Lieut.-Colonel John Knowles, of the Royal Artil lery ; Lieut.-Colonel Jeremiah Cowper, of the 18th Foot ; Lieutenant-Colonel William Johnstone, of the 26th Foot ; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Warren, of the 55th Foot ; Lieutenant-Colonel George Alexander Malcolm, of the 3d Light Dragoons ; Lieutenant-Colonel David Lynam Fawcett, of the 55th Foot • Lieutenant-Colonel John Bloomfield Gough, of the 3d Light Dragoons ; Lieute nant-Colonel Norman Maclean, of the 55th Foot ; Major John Grattan, of the 18th Foot ; Major James Hope Grant, of the 9th Light Dragoons ; Major Thomas Scott Reignolds, of the 49th Foot •, Ma jor William Greenwood, of the Royal Artillery ; Major Henry Charles Barnston Daubeney, of the 55th Foot ; Major Ferdinand Whittingbarn, of the 26th Foot. Her Majesty has been further pleased to nominate and appoint the following Officers, in the Service of the East India Company, to be Companions of the said Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath :—Lieutenant- Colonel George 'William Aylmer Lloyd, of the 68th Bengal Native Infantry, Commanding Bengal 'Volun teers ; Lieut.-Colonel Roger Williamson Wilson, of the 65th 8.N.1. ; Lieut.-Colonel Francis Spencer Hawkins, of the 38th 8.N.1. ; Lieut.-Colonel John Kynaston Luard, of the 2d Madras Native Infantry ; Lieutenant- Colonel Frederick Blundell, of the Madras Artillery ; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Wallace Young, of the 14th Madras Native Infantry ; Li eu t en ant-Colonel John Campbell, of the 41st M.N.1.; Major Phillip Anstruther, of the Madras Artillery • Major Henry Moore, of the 34th 8.N.1. ; Major William Henry Simpson, of the 36th M.N.I. ; Major Francis Archibald Read, of the 6th M.N.I. ; Major Thomas Townsend Pears, of the Madras Engineers ; Major Richard Cornwallis Moore, of the Madras Artillery. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 24. The Queen has been graciously pleased tonominate and appoint Captain Thomas Bouchier, R.N., a Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, to be a Knight Commander thereof. Her Majesty has also been pleased to nominate and appoint the following Officers in her Majesty's Naval Service, to be Companions of the said Most Honourable Military Order :—Captain the Hon. Frederick William Grey ; Captain Peter Richards ; Captain Sir James Everard dome, Bart.; Brevet Lieut.-Col. Samuelßurdon Ellis, R.M. ; Capt. Charles Richards ; Capt. Henry Kel lett ; Captain Rundle Burges Watson ; Captain William Henry Anderson Morshead; Captain Richard Collinson. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 24. The Queen has been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint Colonel John M`Caskill, of the 9th Foot, with the local rank of Major-General in India, to be a Knight Commander of the Mo s t Ho noura bl e Military Order of the Bath. Her Majesty has also been pleased to nominate and appoint the following Officers, in her Majesty's Service, to be companions of the said Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath :—Colonel Samuel Bolton, of the 31st Foot ; Lieut.-Colonel Michael White, of the 3d Light Dragoons ; Lieutenant-Colonel Abraham Beresford Taylor, of the 9th Foot ; Lieutenant-Colonel George Hilbert, of the 40th Foot ; Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Skinner, of the 31st Foot ; Lieutenant-Colonel George Henry Lockwood, of the 3d Light Dragoons ; Major Franklin Lushington, of the 9th Foot ; Major Ferdinand White, of the 40th Foot. Her Majesty has been further pleased to nominate and appoint the following officers, in the service of the East India Company, to be companions of the said Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath : Colonel George Petre Wymer, of the 38th Bengal Native Infantry ; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Frederick Wild, of the 30th B. N. I. ; Lieutenant-Colonel John Tulloch, of the 60th B. N. I. ; Lieutenant- Colonel Lewis Robert Stacey, of the 43d B. N. I. ; Lieutenant-Colonel George Wayland Moseley, of the 64th B. N. I.; Lieutenant-Colonel James MacLaren, of the 16th B. N. I. ; Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Ful lerton Richmond, of the 33d B. N. I.; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Richard William Lane, of the 2d B. N. L ; Major William John Thompson, of the 12th B. N. I. ; Major Frederick Samuel Sotheby, of the Bengal Artillery Major Henry Delafosse, of the Bengal Artillery ; Major George Russell Crommelin, of the Ist Bengal Cavalry ; Major Charles Devaynes Blair, of the 10th B. C. ; Ma jor Edward Sanders, of the Bengal Engineers ; Major Thomas Seaton, of the 35th B. N. I. ; Major John Hal kett Craigie, of the 20th B. N. I. ; Major Joseph Ferris, of the 20th B. N. L ; Major William Anderson, of the Bengal Artillery ; Major Julius Brockham Backhouse, of the Bengal Artillery ; Major Thomas Hare Scott, of the 38th B. N. I. ; Brevet Major (local rank in Affgha nistan) Robert Leech, of the Bombay Engineers ; Brevet Major (local rank in ,Affghanistan) Frederick Mackeson, of the 14th B. N. I. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 27. 10th Regiment of Light Dragoons—T. T. S. Carlton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ferrier, promoted, dated Dec. 27. 2d Regiment of Foot—Ensign C. Darby to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Kippen, deceased, July 30; H. E. H. Burnside, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Darby, Dec. 27. sth Foot— Lieut. J. L. Campbell, from the 25th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Woodgate, who exchanges, Dec. 27. 6th Foot—Captain H. Darley, from the 98th Foot, to be Captain, vice Gordon, who exchanges, Dec. 27. 12th Foot—Gentleman Cadet T. Dundas, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Yates, whose app o i n t men t h as been caficelled, Dec. 27. 17th Foot—Quartermaster-Sergeant A. Baxter, from the 26th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Moore, promoted, Dec. 27. 18th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Lieut. Sir W. Macgregor, Bart. vice Collins o n, kill e d i n act i on, July 22 ; Limit. E. Jodrell, vice Stratford, deceased, Oct. 24. 22d Foot—T. Andrews, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur .ehase, vice Wright, appointed to the 99th Foot, Dec. 27. 25th Foot—Lieut. W. Woodgate, from the sth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Campbell, who exchanges, Dec. 27. 26th Foot—Ensign W. W. Turner to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Postlethwaite, who retires • Gentle man Cadet Sir G. F. R. W a lk er , B art., from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tur ner, Dec. 27. 31st Foot—R. Mackenzie, Gent. to b Ensign, with out purchase, vice Sparrow, promoted. Dec. 27. 33d Foot—Gentleman Cadet F. W. l'Estrange, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Knollys, promoted, Dec. 27. Assistant-Surgeon F. Andrews, fr.= the Ist West India Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bowlby, deceased, Dec. 27. 43d Foot—Lieutenant W. R. Herries to be Captain, by purchase, vice Tryon, promoted ; Ensign H. P. Denniss, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Herries ; F. G. Wilkinson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Denniss, Dec. 27. 49th Foot—Captain T. S. Reignolds to be Major, without purchase, vice Stephens, deceased ; Lieutenant J. T. Grant to be C a pt a i n , vice Reignods, July 30 ; Lieutenant H. G. Rainey to be Captain, by purchase, vice Meik, nho retires, Dec. 27. To be Lieutenants without purchase—Ensign C. Faunt, vice Gibbons, kill e d i n action, July 22 ; &sign G. D. Prettejohn, vice Weir, deceased, July 26 ; Ensign J. G. Bolton, vice Grant, July 30. To be Lieutenant, by purchase—Ensign C. S. Glaz brook, vice Rainey, Dec. 27. To be Ensigns, without purchase—Sergeant-Major W. Porter, vice Faunt, Dec. 26 ; Gentleman Cadet H. F.P Ponsonby, from the Royal Military College, vice Prettejohn, Dec. 27 ; Gentleman Cadet L. Bellairs, from the Royal Military College, vice Bolton, Dec. 21. 62d Foot—Captain 11. Astier to be Major, without purchase, vice J. Kitson, who retires upon full pay ; Lieut. H. Jackson to be Captain, vice Astier ; Lieut. G. Evatt to be Captain, without purchase, vice Bu chanan, deceased, Dec. 28. F n u i l 2 ton, To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign K. E. hbaes E be n e s n ign ea:c w el i l t ed b 0 , Hillier, vice Scobell, deceased, Dec. 7 ; Ensign C. Lam bert, vice Gason, deceased, Sept. 7 ; Esign S. M. D. vice Hillier, whose promotion, on the Ist Nov., uturclhas• e_Ensci vice Evatt, Dec. 28. Nov. To t M. Kelly, from the 13 h Ensign o u R r - S p e o r i g g e l a as n t Foot, vice Lambert, I)ec. 26 ; W. L. Ingall, Gent., vice F u ton, 7 . M. Batt, Gent., vice Douglas, Dec. 28 t h . Dec.• 66th Foot—Lieutenant J. IL Ross, from the 92d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Pratt, who exchanges, Dec. 2' 89th Foot—Ensign G. A. F. Ruxton, to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Dillon, who retires ; W. Duff, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Buxton, Dec. 27. 90th Foot—W. Maclise, Gent., to be Assistant -Sur geon, vice Cowper, appointed to the Staff, Dec. 27. 92d Foot—Lieut. E. B. Pratt, from the 66th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Ross, who exchanges, Dec. 27. 95th Foot—Capt. W. H. Cockburne, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice C. D. Allen, who ex changes, receiving the difference ; Lieut. J. R. Ford to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cockburne, who retires ; Ensign A. Taylor to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ford ; A. T. Mosley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Taylor, Dec. 27. 98th Foot—Captain G. A. Gordon, from the 6th Foot, to be Captain, vice Darley, who exchanges, Dec. 27. 99th Foot—Ensign C. E. Leigh to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice D. Beatty, nho retires ; Ensign F. W. R. Wright, from the 22d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Leigh, Dec. 27. Ist West India Regiment —Ensign G. Webb to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Moffatt, appointed to the 53d Foot : C. Q. Dick, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Webb ; T. J. H Times, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Andrews, a )pointed to the 33d Foot, Dec. 27. 3d West IT di s Regiment--W. R. Renwick, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Stewart, deceased, Dec. 27. Ceylon Rifle R )giment--Lieut. R. Mylius to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice Dickson, deceased ; Second Lieutenant W. C. Vanderspar to be First Lieutenant, vice Mylius, Oct. 9 ; Second Lieutenant R. B. Staveley to be First Lieutenant, vice Vanderspar, whose promo tion, on the Ist Nov., has been cancelled, Nov. 1 • F. Gent., to be Second Li eu t enant , v i ce Staveley, Dec. 27. UNATTACHED.—Brevet Major S. Tryon, from the 43d Foot, to Le Mayor, by purchase, Dec. 27. BREVET—Capt. W. H. Cockburne, of the 95th Foot, to be Major in the Arm v, June 28, 1838. The undermentioned Cadets of the Hon. the East India Company's Service, to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign during the period of their being placed under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for field instructions in the art of Sapping and Mining : G. W. Walker, Gent. ; E. Hemery, Gent. ; J. C. Ander son, Gent. ; C. E. D. Hill, Gent. ; C. V. Wilkinson, Gent. ; E. A. Foord, Gent., Dec. 27. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant-Surgeon G. A. Cowper, M.D., from the 90th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Kelly, deceased, Dec. 27. MEMORANDUM.—Major D. Wentworth, on half-pay Unattached, has been allowed to retire from the Army with the sale of a Majority, he being about to become a settler in New South Wales, Dec. 27. WHITEHALL, DEC. 21. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Moore, of Wimborne Minster, in the county of Dorset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chan cery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. ISIDORE BLOOMENTHAL. wholesale stationer, Thornton -street, Dockhead, Surrey. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM JAMES BERNARD STAUNTON, wine merchant, Salvador-house, Bishopsgate-street, to surrender Jan. 6, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Graham, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Turner and Henstnan, Basing-lane. SAMUEL PARTRIDGE, licensed victualler, Peer less. row, City-road, Jan. 10, and Feb. 7, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Turquand, Copthall-buildings, official assignee ; Cox, Sise-lane. THOMAS FORD HARRIS, draper, Great Portland street, Jan. 10, and Feb. 6, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Turquand, Copthall-buildings, official assignee ; Reed and Shaw, Friday-street. GEORGE COATES, apothecary, Bloomsbury, Jan. 13, at at twelve, and Feb. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Turquand, official-as signee, Copthall-buildings ; Cox, Pinder's-hall, Broad street. THOMAS KIMPTON, draper, Newington-butts. Jan. 11, at half-past one, and Feb. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Edwards. official-assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Reed and Shaw, Friday-street, Cheapside. JOHN FAWCETT, coach builder, St. John-street, West Smithfield, Jan. 6, and Feb. 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Johnson, offi cial assignee, Basing,hall-street ; Swan, Sergeants' Inn, ' Fleet-street. GEORGE HARKER, farmer, Sunderland wick, Yorkshire, Jan. 10, at one, and Jan. 31, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Jennings and Conyers, Great Driffield. THOMAS HOLT, dealer, Clitheroe, Lancashire, Jan. 11, and Feb. 9, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court of Bankruptcy. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Bailey, Clitheroe, Lancashire ; Wetherall, Temple. London. JOHN NEWTON SARGENT, grocer, Notting ham, Jan. 9, at one, and Feb. 6, at twelve, at the Bir mingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Valpy, offi cial assignee, Birmingham ; Parsons, Nottingham. NOTICES OF BANKRUPTCY. MATTHEW KNOWLES, cooper, Tadcaster. THOMAS COLES COX, milkman, Cheltenham. THOMAS WADE, grocer, Castleford, Yorkshire. JAMES ROGERS, billiard-table marker, Exeter. HENRY BURGH, jun., farmer, Gloucester. • RICHARD BUTTERY, wood ranger, Little Wen lock, Shropshire. • THOMAS APDERMOTT, military knight, Lower Ward, Windsor Castle. JOSEPH GARDNER, licenced victualler, Dudley. JOHN GILLIBRAND, coal dealer, Birmingham. lIENRY DELCOUR, appraiser, South Molton-street, Oxford -street, JOHN WILLIAM HENTIG, jun., gentleman, Judd place East, St. Pancras. - EDMUND NASH NORCOTT, Captain on half-pay in the Royal Navy, Cecil-street, Strand. THOMAS RUSSELL WILKINSON, mercantile clerk, _ Jeffries-terrace, Kentish-town. JAMES SMITH,' cheesemonger, Lombard-street, Chelsea. BOLTON EDWARD STRETCH, Lieutenant on half-pay in the 7th Regiment of Foot, Westbourne street, Eaton-square. JOHN KAY. beer-house-keeper, Doncaster. JOHN MAY, retailer of beer, Golca,r, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. SIMEON HOLROYD, grocer, Clayton, Bra ford, Yorkshire. ROBERT BARKER, saddler, Burton Leonard, York. lire. WILLIAM SCRUTON, grocer,Walmgate, Yorkshire. JOHN EDWARD PEARSE, beer-seller, Manchester. WILLIAM KNIGHT TURTLE, printer, Walvvorth. WILLIAM PEECH, coach-proprietor, Sheffield. BARNABAS TRAVIS, baker, Sheffield. THOMAS HAIGH, brass-founder, Sheffield. JOHN NEWBOULD, table knife hafter, Sheffield. WILLIAM QUARMBY, jun., clothier, Linthwaite, Yorkshire. JABEZ QUARMBY, weaver, Linthwaite, Yorkshire. JOSEPH REDFEARN, pattern designer, Almond bury, Yorkshire. THOMAS SMITH, ironmonger, Leamington Priors. JOHN GEORGE HUTCHINSON, tailor, Westgate, Yorkshire. SIMON SMITH, saddler, Lambeth. RICHARD ROSER, gardener, Brixton -hill, Surrey. JOHN SKERMAN, whitesmith, Hertfordshire. THOMAS LEACH. overlooker, Bradford, Yorkshire. ROBERT FLEETWOOD CROUGHTON, vicar of Melton Mowbray, Leicester. THOMAS CHISHOLM, greengrocer, South Shields. JAMES PLUMB, labourer, Woking, Surrey. WILLIAM NEWPORT, cooper, Manchester. THOMAS SIVITER, engineer. kston, Birmingham. FRANCIS LOVETT, china dealer, Guildford, Surrey. MOY THOMAS, . clerk, Nicholas•street, Horton, Middlesex. HENRY BRITTAIN, smith, Aston. Warwickshire. JAMES TRUSCOTT, victualler, Swansea. GEORGE WATSON, stone mason, Ripple, Worces tershire. JOSEPH CRESSWELL, farmer, King's Bromley, Staffordshire. CHARLES WARD, flour dealer, Liverpool. BENJAMIN DONKERSLEY, fancy manufacturer, Almondbury, Yorkshire. WILLIAM RICHARD CHAPMAN, clerk, Kings land-road, Hackney, Middlesex. JOHN MILLER, painter and glazier, Maidstone. WILLIAM COOK, coach smith, Pancras-street, Tottenham-court-road. CHARLES GILL, butter and egg dealer, Leeds. JOHN TILCOCIt, seedsman, Market-place, St. Alban's. JOHN PIGEON COTTRILL, grocer, Worcester. JOSEPH GOSLIN, eoal-dealer, Smethwick, Stafford shire. SAMUEL EfABBERLEY, shoemaker, Smethwick, Staffordshire. FRANCIS JOHNSON GIBSON, wool dealer, Leicester. SECOND NOTICES. JOSEPH PEIRSON, gold chain-maker, Clerkenwell, Jan. 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing hall. street. Pennell, official assignee. WILLIAM THOMAS, shoemaker, Woolwich, Jan. 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall street. Pennell, official assignee. THOMAS PItESTON, civil engineer, Lower George street, Sloane-square, Feb. 1, at two at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street, Lackington, official as signee, Coleman-street-buildings. GEORGE CAIN; victualler, Melton, next Gravesend, Kent, Jan. 17, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy, Basinghall-street. Lackiugton, official assignee. JOHN SOLOMON, watchmaker, Princes -street, Stamford-street, Blaekfriars-road, Jan. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankraptcy, Basinghall-street. Edwards, offi cial assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. WILLIAM HOPKINS, tailor, St. Pancras, Middle sex, Jan. 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall- street. Groom, official assignee, LomJard street. ISAAC DICK, Hulme, Lancashire, Feb. 1, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy. Pott, official assignee. JAMES FLETCHER, grocer, Hulme, Lancashire, Jan. 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy. Fraser, official assignee. THOMAS MOXON, mason, Eckington, Derby shire, Jan. 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy. Fraser official assignee. GEORGE SHARP, grocer, Liverpool, Jan. 20, at twelve, at thc Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee. WALTER WILLIAMSON, tea dealer, Leicester, at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Valpy, official assignee. EDMUND POLLITT, Spotland, Lancashire, Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy. Pott, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of B an k ruptcy , B as i ng h all-street. W. Smith, timber merchant, Curtain-road, Jan. 17, at hj , oil: and colour-man, We s t m i nster 19, at e l even —C. Pi car d, w h olesale bridge two—S.- road,C"t linen draper, Friday-street, Jan. 19, at half-past eleven. In the Country. J. Smethurst, smallware manufacturer, Manchester Jan, 24, at one, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy —R. Sands, lace manufacturer, Nottingham. Jan. 26, at one, at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy—W. Seddon and F. Jordan, millers, St. Helen's, Lancashire, Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. G. Boggs, W. Taylor, and W. Shand, jun., merchants, Great Winchester-stre e t, City, Jan. 19—W. Newton and J. Newton, silk throwsters, Macclesfield, Jan. 19.—W. Smith, timber merchant, Curtain-road, Middlesex, Jan. 17—W. Barrett; plumber and glazier, Edgeware-road, Jan. 20-3. Nutter, miller, Cambridge, Jan. 20—J. Gale, sen„ and J. Gale, jun., rope makers, Love-lane, Shad well. Jan. 19—T. J. Lancaster, merchant, Bucklers bury. City, Jan. 20—M. Willis, coach proprietor, Egham, Surrey, Jan. 27-1. N. Wigney and C. Wigney, bankers, Brighton, Jan. 24—J. Phillips, tavern keeper, Hercules passage, Threadne e dl e - street, J an. 18 —W. Morris, leather dresser, Long-lane, Bermcndsey, Jan. 18—G. Donaldson, watch maker, Pall-mall, Jan. 24—J. M'Con nal, tea dealer, Liverpool, Jan. 19—T. Taylor, book seller, Liverpool, Jan. 24—J. M`G-ahey, printer, Liver pool, Jan. 18—E. Mansell, uph,alsterer, Chippenham, Jan. 30—J. Froste and I. Ashlin, merchants, Liverpool, Jan. 18—C. Evans, coach maker, Bristol, Jan. 20—R. Clough and B. M. Galan, Poulton-cum-Seacombe, Cheshire, Jan. 19—R. 'Wilkes, tailor, Shrewsbury ,Jan. 18—J. Edwards, banker, Shrewsbury, Jan. 18—J. Robins and C. Williams, carriers, London-wall, Jan. 19 —L. M'Key, merchant, Dublin, Jan. 19—G. T. Kno , ,vles,' cotton spinner, Stockport, Jan. 18—J. Sanderson, cotton manufacturer, Crawshaw Booth, Lancashire, Jan. 18-- SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. JOHN HILL, commission agent, Broughty Ferry, near Dundee, Jan. 2, and Feb. 1, at one, at the chambers of W. Bain, Dundee. ALEXANDER HUTCHESON, merchant, Dundee, Jan. 4, and 25, at eleven, at the British Hotel, Dundee. JAMES RIDDELL, treasurer to the Harbour Trus tees of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Dec. 31, and Jan. 21, at twelve, at the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen. JAMES HENDERSON and CO., merchants, Dundee, Jan. 3, and 24, at one, at the Royal Hotel, Dundee. WILLIAM and JOHN STEEL, sbip•builders, Elie, Fifeskire, Jan. 4, and 24, at one, at Smith's Harbour head Inn, Kirkcaldy. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals.---Thunder, Small, from Singapore, at Gravesend, sailed 3d August, Anjef 25th August ; Carleton, Colepepper, from Singapore, off Alargate, sailed 25th August; Margaret, Kerr, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed sth August, passed St. Helena 7th November. Arrivals at St. Herena.—Velox, Adams, Oct. 26, from the Cape; Olympe, Dupeyrat, 28th, from Ma dagascar, and sailed 28th to Bordeaux ; her Majesty's ship Bittern, 31, from the Cape, and sailed 3d Nov. to Coast of Africa ; Danaide, Rosamel, Nov. 1, from India and Cape ; Pauline, Saillaut, 2d, from Bourbon, and sailed to Nantes ; Brenda, - Ward, 2d, from Zan zibar, and sailed 3d to Salem ; Babiole and Auguste, 4th, from Marseilles; Britannia, Hardie, previous to 9th, from Sydney. Departure from St. Helena—George the Fourth, Parsons, Oct. 29, to the Cape and China. Arris'al at Madeira—Diana, Strickland, Dec. 3, from Portsmouth to Bombay. Arrival at Batavia—Ganges, M'Donald, Sept. 7, from. Sydney. Arrival ut Hong Kong—Zenobia, Putnam, Sept. 24, from Liverpool. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Glenoia, Cork to Quebec, 22d ult., off Goose Island; William Miles, Bristol to Jamaica, 22d ult., lat. 49, lon. 10, by the William arrived at Portsmouth. CORONER'S INQUESTS. SUPPOSED SUlClDE.—Yesterday evening Mr. Payne held an inquest in the Vestry-room of St. Magnus', London-bridge, on th e ' b o dy o f J osep h A nn i s, aged 45. James Ratcliffe, 582 City Police, said that on Sunday morning, about a quarter-past eight, he ob served a hat lying on the steps at the Fishmongers'- hall, London-bridge, and, picking it up, found some cards and papers inside it. The cards were addressed "Joseph Annis, paper-stainer, 52, Broadwall, New cut, Lambeth." The tide was running out, and he looked in the river, but could see no one. John Spooner, waterman, found the body about six hours after under the inside arch of the bridge, lying in the mud, with his face downwards. His clothes (with the exception of his hat) were all on. Eleven dupli cates, and several other papers, were found upon his person. Charles Ogle, 17, Dyer-street, said he had known the deceased for a considerable time back. He was last seen by witness on Thursday morning, when he seemed much depressed, through failure in busi ness, and being out of employment. Has left a wife and six children without the means of subsistence. Verdict—" Found drowned." The Jury very generously subscribed 11., which was given to the widow, for the immediate use of her ' family. Mr. Payne held another inquest the same evening at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of James Jeff; a fine boy, five years of age. It appeared that on last Saturday week, about half-past one, as two carts laden with sand, were standing across the stones in Playhouse-yard, a dust cart was trying to pass them, when the deceased, in running to get before the cart, got jammed betwixt it and the post at the edge of the pavement. The driver stopped immediately, and the child was picked up and conveyed to the Hos pital. His eye was badly hurt, but he went on very favourably for five days, when his breathing indicated that some serious internal injury had been received, and the child died yesterday morning. A post mortem examination was made, and it was found that several of the intestines had been ruptured. Verdict, "Accidental Death." Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Imperial Crown, Bromley, before Mr. Baker, Coroner for Middlesex, on the body of George Wenner, nine years of age. It appeared in evidence that the de ceased had left his home,in Mann's-buildings, Bromley, about two o'clock in the afternoon of Christmas day, for the purpose of going out to play with some other boys ; i et having returned, and having continued ab sent for anteral hours, search was made for - him, but in vain, and ten o'clock at night having arrived with out any tidings of him, his mother thought he might have fallen into the well in the garden, and having obtained a pole to fathom the well, the body of the deceased was found lying at the bottom. He was im mediately got out, but life was quite extinct. The well was within eighteen inches from the footpath leading to the house, and was never covered up. An intimation was here made to the Court that it would be at once closed up. Verdict—" Found drowned." LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.—We mentioned in our last the intention of Lord Clonmell's Monaghan tenants to meet for the purpose of arranging the best means to acquaint him with their distressed con dition, and of imploring him to make a necessary re duction in their rents. A correspondent informs us that the meeting took place in Monaghan on Thursday. " The tenantry of Lord Clonmell, ' says our Cor respondent, " assembled to-day at the Court-house of Monaghan, to protest against the impolicy of his Lordship extorting from them rents whicb they were both unwilling and unable any longer to pay. Th e y were met by Lord Clonmell s agent, who said that he had had a communication with his Lordship, and that his Lordship would redress any •Trievances of which his tenantry had to complain. I'he meeting, of course, was put off on that account." Tl'ie example which Lord Clonmell's tenantry have set is 1 ikely to be followed by all the other persecuted, d ff c t o u r e a l en m e od t h of wwhichin ki making they the, werelandlords wont f half-starved, and insulted dependents in the neigh bourfmod of Monaghan. This is practi ca l ag it at i on, and eel the th at to regard the distresses and suff er i ngs o f t h e i r tenantry, most the indifference will no longar be patiently or tamely borne, and that, their apathy is not only criminal towards others, but dangerous to themseires.—Belfast Vindicator. [We should not wonder if that example were to be followed in England, too, where the poor half-starved people have as much reason to complain as in Ireland.— ED. Sun.] GREAT FREE , TRLDE BANQUET.—By a reference to our report elsewhere, it will be seen that the Town Council have resolved, by a very large majority, to confer the freedom of the city upon Mr. Cobden. This mark of respect. to so distingrtished an advocate of free.trade principles may be, in itself, intrinsically of little value, but it is of some importance as coming from the local representatives of so large a commu nity. The presentation will, we trust, take place in some one of our large halls, to which the public can be admitted, and the forenoon of the day fixed for the great banquer seems the most suitable time for that purpose. We have again to congratulate our readers upon the circumstance of so many persons connected with the landed interest coming forward to join in the approaching demonstration.—Glasgow Argus. Yesterday Mr. Bingham, the sitting Magistrate at Worship- s t ree t, announce d that a sum of 201. had been received in aid of the poor-box of the Court. The benevolent donor had given his initials G. H. I. A sum of 101. has also been received, the bequest of the late Mr. :llavidge, the comedian and theatrical manager. J. Wallworth and T. Wallworth, corn dealers, Manches ter, Jan. 19—S. Thorp, merchant, Manchester, Jan. 19 —J. Watson, muslin manufacturer, Manchester, Jan. 26 —J. R. Hayward and W. C. Fletcher, booksellers, Man chester, Jan. 18—W. Ansell, shopkeeper, Pontypool, Jan. 17—W. Reynolds, cotton spinner, Breightmet, Lan cashire, Jan. 17—J. Beagley, victualler, High-street, Camden• town, Jan. 17—J. Reeve, carver and gilder, High Holborn, Jan. 17—J. Reynolds, Sen., and J. Rey nolds, jun., drysalters, Dowgate-dock, Upper Thames street, Jan. 17—J. Atkins, sen., and J. Atkins, jun., lime merchants, Coulsdon, Surrey, Jan. 17—W. Mills, innholder, Caterham, Surrey, Jan. 17—W. N. Hunt, stationer, Watling-street, City, Jan. 17—W. Huskisson, linen draper, Birmingham, Jan. 17—F. J. Mitchell, builder, Aldersgate-street, City, Jan. 17—B. J. Wood, optician, Liverpool. Jan. 17—R. Wharton, innkeeper, Oldham, Jan. 17—R. Bill, japanner, Birmingham, Jan 17—R. Wild and H. Williams, linen drapers, Beckford row, Walworth, Jan. 17—E. Cooper, High. street, St. Giles's, Jan. 17—J. J. Smith, bookbinder, Gate-street ; Lincoln's Inn-fields, Jan. 17—J. Brookbanks, mercer, Dudley, Jan. 17—G. P. Kennan and A. Samson, calico printers, Manchester, Jan. 17. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Warland and H. Layton, brewers, Russia-lane, Bethnal-green—F. Massey and W. Massey, braziers, Chester—W. Beaumont and G. Wood, tea dealers, Hali fax—W. Marriott and S. Burton, hat manufacturers, St. Andrew's, New Kent-road—R. Ackerson and T. Pol ling, builders, Brighton—W. Young, J. Shaw, and E. P. Tee, iron founders, Barnsley, Yorkshire (so far as re gards E. P. Tee)—J. Appleyard and J. Appleyard, tanners, Heb'len-bridge, Halifax—A. Herbert, and J. Herbert, ribbon manufacturers, Coventry—E. A. Jones and W. H. Scarnett, merchants, Billiter-lane, Jarvis and J. Gibson, brass founders, Leeds—J. Baddeley and G. Baddeley, Oxford-street—B. Norton and J. Nor ton, watch case makers, Banner-square, St. Luke's—J. Nair and R. Andrews, warehousemen; Friday-street, City—M. F. Pearson and G. Peirce, printers, Castle street, Holborn—S. Ilooper and E. Closson, stationers, Fleet-street—J. Power and J. Wallace, merchants, Liverpool—R. Cranch and J. T. Wright, attorneys, London-street, Fenchurch-street— J. L. Douglas and J. Abbey, attorneys, Market Harborough—W. Pepper come, J. W. Peppercorne, and C. Peppercorne, stock brokers, Bank-chambers, City (so far as regards the said. W. Peppercorne)—A. Anderson, T. Anderson, J. An derson, and W. Thorburn, woollen manufacturers, Man chester (so far as regards A. Anderson)—J. H. Stanway and G. Smith, public accountants, Manchester—J. Lance, sen., W. Tucker, and S. Collins, tailors, Blandford Forum, Dorsetshire. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, (YESTERDAY.) CLERKENWELL. A young man named John Shamrock, was charged with having been riotous on the previous night in Bagnigge-wells-road. Police constable Archer, 8 G, stated that, between nine and ten o'clock, the prisoner was crying and shouting, and otherwise disorderly ; his conduct caused a great crowd of persons to assemble, and he took him to the station-house. Inspector Penny, of the G- division, said, when he visited the prisoner's cell, about twenty minutes after he was locked up, he found him lying on the ground, apparently dead ; he was foaming from the mouth. On examination, he found that the prisoner had at tempted to strangle himself by a cord, which was noosed round his neck at one end, and fastened to his right leg at the other. Witness immediately cut the cord, but for many minutes the prisoner was insensible ; at length, by the aid of restoratives, he revived. A person was left to watch him but he slumbering, th e prisoner again attempt e d to destroy himself by fasten ing his neck and pocket-handkerchief in the same manner as before. His struggles to effect his purpose , aroused the watchman in time to save his life. The prisoner, a lad of nineteen, of very melancholy aspect, acknowledged the attempts. His widowed mother wept bitterly, and she promising to keep close watch on him, Mr. COMBE ordered his discharge. THAMES-POLICE. Yesterday Robert Hoye, a tall young man, an ap prentice on board the ship Chance, lying off Mill Hole, Rotherhithe, was brought before Mr. Broderip, on a warrant, charged with feloniously wounding Robert Horrow, the mate of the same vessel, with in tent to murder or do him some grievous bodily harm. The mate, who appeared with his head bound up, and in a very pitiable condition, stated that on Mon day morning, between the hours of seven and eight o'clock, he called all hands to turn out and go to work. Directly afterwards he went into the forecastle and found all the people had turned out and got their clothes on except the prisoner. He told him if he did not get up he would cut his hammock laskings and let him down by the run. The prisoner threatened if he did so that he -would take his life. He was about to let one end of the hammock down, when the pri soner tumbled out on the other side, and used very bad language. He requested him to keep his tongue quiet, but the prisoner continued using the most foul language. Witness then threatened to thrash him, and did give him one slap in the face. The prisoner im mediately proceeded to the carpenter's tool chest in search of sharp tools, and swore he would murder him. He seized the prisoner, and some of the people took the sharp tools away from him. The prisoner kept his tongue going for some time, and followed wit ness upon d ec k , an d took up a marlinspike (an iron instrument, tapering to a point, 20 inches long), and came towards him. He told the prisoner to go away, and said if he offered to touch him he would give him a rope's-endi ng on th e b ac k. The prisoner immediately attempted to strike him with the marlinspike, and witness made an attempt to remove it, on which the prisoner shifted it from one hand to another, and, ran it through witness's clothes into his back. One of the men on deck seized the marlinspike at the moment the prisoner made the blow, or he should have been run through the body. The man who seized the marlinspike remonstrated with the prisoner, who exclaimed, "I will mark the -." A few more words passed between him and the prisoner, who went below, and said it was his decided intention to take witness's life. Soon after wards the prisoner again came on deck with the mar linspike in his hand, and while witness was in the act of picking up some chips the prisoner came behind him and struck him a heavy blow with the marlinspike on the back of his head and laid it open. He fell on the deck from the effects of the blow and became insensible. When he recovered he saw the prisoner with the marlinspike still in his hand, and he followed him to the forepart of the ship and leant against the bows. While doing so, the prisoner advanced towards him and struck him twice on the face with his clenched fists, and again stupi fled him, and he could recollect no more. Charles Smith and John Whiting, seamen, con firmed the statement of the mate. John Douglas, a police constable, No. 279 R, stated that when he apprehended the prisoner he admitted having first stabbed the mate with the marlinspike, and afterwards struck him on the head. The prisoner, in defence, said the mate grossly abused him, and after striking him with his fist, and knocking the senses nearly out or him, beat him with a rope's-end, dashed him down the forecastle, and used him with such great brutality that, whilst smart ing under his ill-usage, he took up a deadly weapon and used it upon the mate. Mr. BRODERIP said the evidence was such as to leave him no alternative but to commit the prisoner for trial for felony, in cutting and wounding the priso ner, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. During the last , two or three days'the weather has undergone a considerable change for the worse. On Wednesday it was showery, but the atmosphere con tinued mild. On Thursday rain fell in much larger quantities than on the preceding day, and the tempe rature was some degrees lower. In the evening the change became more marked still, and, during the succeeding night, the wind occasionally blew almost a hurricane from the south-west, accompanied by heavy blasts of rain and hail. A few minutes after nine o'clock, likewise on the night referred to, just when the storm was at the fiercest, several successive flashes of lightning shot athwart the gloom, followed by rattling peals of thunder. Once, in particular, the report followed the flash almost instantaneously, and with appalling loudness.—Glasgow Courier. A white marble statute of Mme. Malibran, has just been placed in the mausoleum which M. de Be riot had erected, in the cemetery of Lacken, to the memory of the celebrated cantatrice. The monument itself is about ten feet long, and nearly as many wide. The interior is circular, and is crowned with a cupola. The door is composed of open work, which allows the statue to be seen towards the other end. The white marble is thrown out from a brownish ground, so that Malibran appears quitting the tomb, and rising to wards heaven, where she is about to be received by angels, painted on the cupola. In the centre of the cupola a lamp is placed, which sheds a subdued light over the whole statue. On the front of the pedestal is to be placed a basso relievo, representing the Genius of Music bewailing the loss of this celebrated singer. —Galignani. BLACK BAND.—Most of our readers who are en gaged in mineral undertakings are, doubtless, aware that a great sensation has been created in this part of the Principality during the last feW weeks, by the report that the Messrs. Baileys, of Nantyglo, had discovered the seam, or vein of iron ore, so well known in Scotland under the na me o f Mushet's Black Band, that name having been deservedly given to it in consequence of its having been first discovered by the celebrated metallurgist of that name, Mr, David Mushet. We have now the pleasure of communicat ing the interesting fact, that it has recently been dis covered in the anthracite district of this immediate neighbourhood.—Cambrian. INCOME. TAX.—A Correspondent, carrying on busi ness in a town in this district, complains loudly of the manner in which his appeal against the assessment of the inspector was disposed of by the Commissioners. Although he offered to make oath to the correctness of his return and to produce his books, kept in the most careful manner, in proof, he was informed that his business must yield a larger profit than he had alleged, andthe surcharge was confirmed, his veracity, and even his books, being thus stigmatised by the per sons entrusted with the power of declarinr , that they know the a ff a i rs o f th e i r neighbours better than their neighbours themselves. Our Correspondent well asks, " Where is the Englishman's boast, Justice, to be had if I am made to pay between four and five pounds for what I will be put upon my oath Ido not possess r lie inquires of us whe ther there is any further appeal, or whether, as the inspector informed him, he must a bid e b y his decision. We fear that he has no redress whatever : the Act (sec. 130) allows any person, on being surcharged, to appeal to the Special Commissioners (the Board of Taxes and others appointed as their coadjutors) in stead of appealing to the General Commissioners; but if he appeal to the latter their decision (s ec . 122) is final. This is one exemplification of the working of this iniquitous Act of Parliament, which we did our best to alarm the country about whilst it was in transitu, but to no purpose. Now we find that the friends and adherents of the " Conservative" Govern ment are amongst the loudest inveighers against it.— Bury Post A LAST RESOURCE.—We venture, as the year draws to a close, to invite the clergy and laity yet further to support the Gazette. And we would point out, in as few words as possible, how that support may be most efficiently given. First—By procuring additional subscribers at twenty shillings per annum, if paid in advance. Secondly—By advertising in our columns, and prevailing on their friends, acquaint ances, and dependents, to imitate their example. Thirdly—By forwarding their works, printed sermons, reports of Church Societies, and other publications, for review ; and fourthly--By corresponding with the Editor, and thus joining that phalanx of contributors to the columns of the Gazette, which we desire more and more to render worthy of becoming, in every re spect, a true and faithful exponent of old Church of England-principles. And we press these matters the more urgently, inasmuch as our usefulness can only increase by means of a larger circulation.— Church and State Gazette. HEREFORD GRAND STEEPE CLIA.SE.—WR under, stand that the number of entries for the grand chase (handicaps with 150/. added), which closes on the 2d of January next, will be very numerous, and that the line of country over which it is probable to come off is one of the best in England. , MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of December 27-) SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation was in a dull state all last week ; Grocers as well as Refiners purchased with much caution, taking only ample for their immediate wants ; the purchases for the three market days amounted to only 800 hhds and tres at prices 6d under those previously quoted for the best yel low' and fid to is per cwt for all other kinds. To-day the Sugar market was closed and will remain so until Tuesday next. REFINED.—For Refined Sugar prices have further de clined, the supply of goods being large, and demand limited. For Bonded Crushed Sugar the demand has been excellent at 27s 3d to 27s 6d for first qual. In Loaves large sales have been made at 31s for 14, 31s 6d to 32s* for 10, and 34s to 35s for 6lbs. Treacle has been more in request at 10s. Bastards at 17s to 18s 6d, and Pieces at 19s to 24s per cwt. Dutch Crushed Sugar at 24s 6d per cwt, on board in Holland ; damaged at 22s 6d to'23s per cwt. MAURITIIM—IroIders have refrained from offering any at auction ; former rates have been sustained in most cases ; fine yellow 64s 6d to 66s 6d, good 625 Gd to 645, middling 59s to 625, low 56s to 58s, good to fine brown 53s to .555, low to middling 455 to 53s per cwt. EAST INDlA.—There has been a good demand for white Bengal 4ugar at 66s to 70s for good to fine white; Dobah sorts at 64s to 68s per cwt, but brown and low yellow have met with a dull sale. Siam 23s 6d for low white. Manilla at 17s to 17s 6d for low, 18s to 19s for mid to fine brown, and 19s Cd to 20s 6d for fine yellow. Java has fetched full rates. FOREIGN.—For yellow Havannah there has been a ively demand since last Tuesday, at stiff rates. Bahia, brown at 18s to 19s ad, and low to good white 13alna and Pernambuco at 23s to 25s ad per cwt. ' Porto Rico at 11s to 19s for low mid and mid quality' MOLASSES.—The transactio ns h ave b een u pon a small scale only ; good sorts are held for the former currency, but common kinds are rather lower. COFFEE.—There is a large consumption of Coffee going on and which is likely so to continue, , s prices are moderate when compared with those of former year s .' but the market h as b een i n a d u ll state b ot h f or Wes' and East India sorts since we lust wrote, the trade n( 4 having yet disposed o f th e i r o ld stocks. Ceylon Cof fee is dull of sale, and prices have a downward tendency' Mocha sells slowly at the late decline. Foreign Coffey has been less in request, at barely former currencies; COCOA.—Price s h ave b een susta i ned for West .111 dis ;1 Cocoa, and a fair dem a nd h as ex i ste d. T r i n id a d fair red at 335, good grey 31 s t o 31 s 6d , and without ce rtificat e 28s 6d per cwt. P r i ces have suffered no further depres sion for Foreign. TEA.—lmporters of. Tea are still desirous to sell, have pressed further parcels upon the market ; the tr 5u ...,, e still entertain an unfavourable opinion towards the 1 1— ; cle, and purchas e w ith muc h caut i on, no t w ithstanw l L'' the considerable decline th a t h as ta k en Place , prices of late. The limited business transact!. • since this d a y wee k h as b een at a decline o f ld :o r common, lid to 2d f or goo d C ongou, l d f or Twanai l l" 2d for Hyson, and Id per lb for all other sorts of Tom ' privately is 2d h as b een accepted for goo d commo n ' Congou, cash. To-day a parcel of low Souchong fr° l 4 Bombay was sold at i s 3d p er lb cas h . T he T ea mar k et is flat. 26,000 pkgs are declared for sale on Jail. 10. RUM, BRANDY AND lIOLLANDS.—For all sorts Of SV" I. Ruin rather lower prices have been taken, Demerara of fair qu a lity a t 2 s 10 d f or 30 per cent 0. 7 and Jamaica at 3s ld f or 3 0 per cent. 0. P. Eas India at is 3d to is 6d with, at and is 2d without certia' cute ; low descriptions of Cognac Brandy at 2s ld to,„, 2s 3d per gallo n , b u t a ll ot h er ki n d s h ave b ecom e dull o f ,. sale, and pric es ar c rat h er l ower ; C ognac b est b r ands of the vintage of 1838 hhds ss, puns 4s 10d ; do 1839 hhds, 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d ; d o 1840 hhd s 4s 3 d , puns 4s Id ; 411) ' 1841 hhds 3s lid, p u n s 3 s 9d per gallon. Geneva t.. is 9d to is 10d. E ng li s h Corn Spirits 9s 7d to 9s ° per gallon, cash. SPlCES.—Pimento has been in excellent request at, former rates. Gi nger h as susta i ne d former ra tes, an?' the demand steady for East and West India. Fein ) " 19 held with firmness. Nutmegs have sustained the f ormer value. Cassia Li gnea is more in demand, and 74s to 78s paid privately for mid and good mid quality. PROVISIONS.—In the value of Irish Butter no variation has taken plac e s i nce we l ast wrote. Dutc h, finest at 108 s to 110 s per cwt. Th e t ra d e f or B acon has been j, 9 drill one. Lard h as b een i n goo d request Prime l-Ire have secured a fair sa l e ; b ut i n f er i or h ave been li ttle asked for. Th e mar k et i s fl at f or Pork, but t he d e mand for Mess Beef is g oo d, an d i t i s scarce. Th ere is hardly any India Beef in the mar k e t. RICE. —The mark e t f or B enga l i s f i rm, pre vious have been fully sustained, and a good business has been transacted privately a t 11 s to Ils 6d f or l o w and rind , and at 12s to 19s for good mid to fine clean white. ect , TALLOW.—The mark e t h as presente d a quiet asp ,p 4 for Russian Tallow since we last wrote ; and prices " a " - declined 3d per cwt ; on the spot at 47s 9d t o 48s for P Y Candle of first quality. F or delivery 47s 6d for spring months. Town Tallow has fallen 47s 6d to 480 nett cash. South American at 41s 9d to 46s 6d. SAGO.—Prices have further improved for Sago El° ur c i and at 15s t o 16s a good business h as been tra nsacted by private contr a ct. S ag o i s i n reques t, an d severa l parcels h a v e b een so ld at lO s t o 14s 6‘.1 for low and mi d, 15s to 18s for good, and 19s to 23s for fine. INDIGO.—For Spanish the demand has been good, an 36 serons Guatimala at public sale were sold at 3s 3 d t ` 3 6s 5d for Cortes and Sobres, being full rates. Holders of East India are firm, and supply the market sparingly with all descriptions. On.s.—Lin;eed Oil 30s 9d to 31s, being rather higher. Rape, pale at 41s to 41s 6d, and brown 40s to 40s 9d per cwt. Olive Oil is dull of sale. Gallipoli 51/ to 511 los. Spanish 49115 s to 511, and Barbary 48110 s to 49/per tun. Palm at 30s 6d to 33s 3d for low to tine quality. Cocoa N at Oil at 38s to 40s per cwt. In common Fish Oils holder: are firm ; 31/ lOs to 321 paid for Cod, and 401 tor pal Seal. Sperm 741 to 7 9 / a ccording to quality. THE WOOL TRADE..--The wOOl market at on December 15, c on ti nue d fl at. The appearance of ; an early winter h av i ng put a stop t o a ll other but the inland business, w e h a d a l rea d y ma de up our mind s to keep our la rge s t oc k o f woo l unt il the spring, when al l at once, with th e news f rom Chi n a, some buyer s arrived from Ha m b urg h. Th ey we re followed by others from the Netherlands, and at the s ame time combers and spe cu l a t ors made their appear ance in the market, which immediately became buoyant, and for many years past, with the excep tion of the fairs, ther e has not been so much Ivol sold in so short a time. Full 10,000 cwt. have changed hands within the last 14 days, with a fair prospect of more sales being effected. The qualities most in demand were the lower sorts—from 45 to 5 0 : —ls. 6d. to ls. 7id. per pound, but a great deal of business has also been done in the sorts from 5 0 t° 55, at ls. 70. to ls. 9d. per pound, which are consi dered much cheaper. In better qualities from 60, about ls. 104 d. and upwards, there has been little done. In respect to prices, I cannot say that they have advanced much, for most of our holders Wer e very ready to sell. The latter purchases, however! are fully id. to ld. per pound higher; at the present moment many dealers are not disposed to sell even at this advance. There is every prospect ttait these prices will be maintained, and some of our speculators, who entertain very sanguine expectations on the sub ject, have begu n a l rea dy t o con t rac t f or th e new-eliP -.Leeds Mercury. DESTITUTION.--A young man, apparently abo eighteen years of age, was, on Thursday forenoon, during the very heavy rain, seen standing shive r h i l in South Albion-street, with nothing on but his shire and trousers, and consequently drenched to the sion' Seeing a police officer passing to the office, he tbe rately forced his hand through a pane of glass, back window of a shop in Nelson-street. S wals immediately apprehended, and when taken before the Lieutenant, and que s ti one d as t o hi s reason for breal t ing the glass, s a id he was we t, an d starv i n g of cold'. and hunger, and, having now h ere t o go to, he thought' it much better to do wh a t h had done than to ste 3l s h e ite ac which he had no wish to do—in order to get in the police-offic. He pled earnestly for a Pi ci ec e irt bread before being locked up. It appeared in 11°1-1 that he had once before been placed at the bar in pre cisely the same circumstances.—Glasgow Argus. o r A man in white habili men t s , with snowy head d beard, by the name of Sil as Lamson, ' is going abit among the Millerites p reac hi ng a new d oc trine. li d believes that the r esurrec ti on i s a l rea d y past, an d that we are now iu heaven I—American PaPer. A' IR TR S. .. of Hastings On the 23d inst., at R e i ga t e L o d ge, t h e wile Nathaniel Middleton, Esq., of a daughter. the lady o f On the 23d in s t., a t Willi ng t on Hall, Cheshire, Colonel Tomkinson, of a son. la dy of On the 24th inst., a t Y or k-t errace , L eam i ngton , the la_ Robert M'Alpin e , E sq .. o f a son . f the R ev ' On the 25th inst., a t Brisley Rectory, the lady 0 E. J. Ash, of a s on . On the 21Ith inst., at Queen's-parade, B a th, the lady of J ' ' Mason, Esq., of a dau g ht er . On the 26th in i t., M rs . R o b er t s , U pton H ou se, Vpto 0, Essex, Of a d aug ht er , s till-b orn . Wa lt e r On the 26th inst., at Liverpool, th e l a d y o f C a ptain H. Whitehead, Hon. Company' s S erv i ce, o f a d aug hter. a _ , e 5 On the 2dth inst., at Norwood, th e l a d y o f t h e R e v. Ch T ' Turner, of a son. _ --- MARRIED. On the 26th inst., at St. James's, Piccadilly, Jukes Coil ls°° ' Esq., of Hans-place, Sloane -street, to Catherine l) --° lll° P' youngest daughter R. Stevenson, Esq., of Sandori, Stafford- On the 26th inst., at High Wycombe, Bucks , Mr. Th em ,„ as Hall Woed, to An na M ar i a, e ld est d aughter o f the l a te Gen" - ral Johnston, of the Royal Engineers. ne n bert On the 27th i ns t., a t S t. Al p h age, Greenwich, A- hitworth, Esq , of the Inner Temp) e, barrister -at -11134 1* Eliza, elder dau g ht er o f W. Billinghw .s t, Esq., of On the 20th inst., at Coblent. DIED. K. Cathrey, eldest son of theist , : T. Cathrey, isq. , D elner rel On the 23d inst., Emily J',ne, eldest daughter of 17.Mic.1 Blood, Esq., of North Audlev, . street, Grosvenor-square,sitee t On the 23d inst., Thr,rZs, eldest son of Mr. J. Elyard, of An o n n e On the 24th ir Millbank-row, W eshr.inster. zin Prussia, Henry Janie! , hire, 111 . th G War" ic " '..- .st., at .nwor reaves, the"2-Y4the wife of George Wakefield, EMI. IN Ir M. Dunnett, Is . . inst., at Cottage-green, Camberwell, • ‘e of Cheapside, aged 82. On ill , : Cooke Es _ . q, of Pool House, near Hereford, aged 76 ' • hop, ° a the 26th inst., Samuel, third son of S. 11. T. Bishop, 26th inst., in Southampton-street, Charles Gotrond F..sq On ~ late of the Paragon, Blackheath. the 26th inst., Mary, the wife of Mr. W. Buttner' West bourne-street, Hyde-park-gardens. of Little On the 26th inst., Mr. T. Smith, coachmaker , Marlborough -street, Regent-street. London: Printed and Published b y MURDO YOU N G ' of No. 112, S trand, at The S un C o tt ee , No. 112, Str 3n no the County . of illidelesex, Wedireaday, December 28,